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-/ ( . ?. I . . I . . I ? " Circular. Oi riCK cr Stati: Scptcc intkni>knt ok EnucVrtos. Cohmiiia, S. 0., Juno Kith,1883. The Normal Institute of 1881, for ihe While Teachers of the State, will assemble at Columbia, August 7th, and remain in session until August 31st, 1883. Faculty. Prof. Henry B. Shepherd, M. A., Tres. CollCharleston, late sup. Public Instruct., Haitimore Mil , Principal School Economy, Methods of Instruction. Prof. Edward S. Joynes, Ph. D? (S. C. College.) Philology of the Euglish^Language, Methods of Teaching. /' Prof. 11. Means Dtvvis^S. C. College.) History, Geography, Met heals /{ Teaching. Prof. ?s-? Arithmetic, Algebro, Methods of Tcaclling. Prof. J. J. V/nce,. LL D., Prof. Elocution, Metlintlv nf Tia-l.J.. ... -TOVUIIIg. Prof. \V.|' J[. Wiiherow, (Principal Chester GraileJ Softool,) Musio. Methods of Teaching. ' Prof. D. Sloan, (S. C. College,) Lectures on Physics. Dr. A. N. Tallcy, (Columbia, S. C.,) Lectures 1 on Physiology and School Hygiene. I Prof. L. 1J. Hnynes, (Columbia Female Col- ] ego.) Secretary. Ample facilities wLl be provided for instuctiontti (he theory and practice of Teaching, and a conspicuous part will be assigned to actual ^ illustration of the best and most approved methods. ' Tuition in all branches free, Board can be obtained in Columbia at.greatly reduced rates, and may be engaged in advance of the meeting of the , Institute, by applying to the Secretary, Prof. L. B. Hayncs. > Reduced rates have been offered by the Rail- j roads of the State?one first-class fare for the round trip; tcncliers to purchase round trip tickpl? n? lk?!? ?* ?. aimions, upon representing to the ticket ngents tlmt they are entitled to receive the benefit of the reduced rntcs. Addresses on subjccls connected with Education will be delivered during the session by distin , guished speakers. Certificates of qualification will be granted on examination at the close of 1 the session. These Certificates of qualification 1 will bo of force in all Counties of the State.? < Persons desiring to become teachers nre entitled to all the privileges of the Institute, and to re- . duccd fare on the Hailroads. School Officers arc earnestly requested to use all diligence in communicating the contents of ? this Circular to the teachers of their respective ] Counties. l-'or further information relating to the Institute, teachers should address Professor L. 11. 1 llnynes, Secretary, Columbia, S. C. Ashkuy Cowarp, j State Supt. Education S. C. Attempt to Wreck a Passenger Train.? ' The Charlotte bound passenger train on the Air ? Lino road narrowly escaped a bad wrecking accident yesterday morning near Ayersville. nt ' the 80 mile post." It was about 8 o'clock in the morning, and Capt Henry Danlap was coming < down the Mt Ary grade at the rate of thirty j miles an hour, when lie saw a short distauce ahead of hiin a pile of railroad iron laid across ' the track. He reversed his cngino and applied the brakes, hut thcspccd of the train was too ^ great to stop short of the obstruction. The pilot of * lite cnerinc throw n 1 * ? ? .v?|?? UI me rniis OH, OUl the other's were curled and twisted under the trucks of the engine. The train weut about ^ forty ynrds before stopping. Capt Dunlap was jolted against the cab and received severe inju- t ries to his right, arm, disabling him so badly as r to prevent him going out to day on his rcgulnr tTip. The scene of this attempted wrecking is n in the big cut where the landslide occurred last ? October and into which Capt Dunlap ran with u his engiue. The track walker had passed by t the spot fifteen minutes beforo the train arrived and (lie obstruction must have been placed on ] the track by parties in concealment, immediately after he pnssed the place. In this instance j the pilot saved tli'e train from a terrible wreck. , The pilot was torn all to pieces. Not withstand- 1 jng the accident, the train arrived here only a ' short while behind time.? Charlotte Observer, t Mth. t A Fei>::kai. and Conff.df.ratr Reunion.? * Springfield, Md., July 3.?At a meeting of the i committee last night arrangements were con- , eummated for holding a reunion of surviving ' participants of both armies in the buttle of Wilson's Creek or Oak Hill on August Dili, 10th t and 11th next. A fund of several thousand ^ dollars hns been raised for the proper reception and entertainment of the soldiers. The occa ( sion promises to be successful in cvery way and 1 immense crowds are expected to be present, i Hundreds of letters from all parts of the conn- ( try have olready been received from survivors of tlie buttle and ninny have come from prominent officers of both armies. (Jens. Siegel, , Hturges, SchoDeld and other Union officers arc expected to attend, nlsoGcns- Pearce,Churchill. Herbert, Clark ami other Confederate officers of . distinction. The reunion will last three days and all Southwest Missouri will join in welcoming the visitors. 1 Onk Mom: Horror Duk to Dkixk.?llrook- ^ lyn, .July I.?Mrs. Agnes L. Wj-nne.of 9*2 Myrtle nvenue, was fatally shot to tiny by her lius- * band, .)ames H. Wynne. Mrs. Wynne is 10 years { ol*l and her husband a year younger, 'lhcy f were mnrtied eighteen moiilltf ngoand have one t child three months old. Wynne had been drinking heavily of late nnd when he went home to- ^ day a quarrel took place between himself nnd liis wife. He threatened to shoot her, nnd she answered, 4,I dare you to do it." She was ly- t ing on the oed with the baby beside her.? { "Wynne drew a tevolver and fired, the ball entering his wile's breast. He made no attempt to ' escape, but went for n physician. Mrs Wynne 1 was taken to the hospital, whero her wound was i pronounced fatal. The husband was locked up. 4 -r...~ r. - - luriucr pinymaies 01 airs. Wynne were ' present when the shooting occurred. 1 Taking iusC.xptors dy Scrprisk.?St. Louis, June *21).?At Blend City, Rasper county, Mis- 1 souri, yesterday.(I.nne Britton was arrested on a charge : f murder committed sometime ago in Ucwtcn- After bis arrest Britton was permitted 1 to go into his house to get liis coat. lie reappeared with a rcvolrcr and opened fire on his captors, instantly killing ono of (hem, constable F A. N. Davis, and mortally wounding the other Q. I C.Davis. lie then mounted a horse and fled. A . large party of citizens is in pursuit but Britton has probably escaped into the Indian Territory. 1 He is a desperate man and has once before been 8 tried for mnrder. ~ < ? < Curing Clover.?In curing clover, the sun is only necessary to wilt it after cutting. When 1 this is uell done, the clover should be put in ' coGks, small at the base, but as high as they can j well be made. The cocks mny be tramped some , in making. In a day or two they become hot ' witbinanV must be opened out, hut not until an dew amVrain has dried off. Take the cocks /Inm-n in A.DtM witlinill lllmltinK In !??? --.I * expose to the shm. After being thus exposed fur an hour or t\vH- the clover can be removed to thjD stock or irowV Each layer in the stack should have a light sprinkling'of salt. A Uailroai> that Curves.?The Shepnng railroad, running from Bethel to Litchfield, Ccnn., has extraordinary curves. A conductor is reported as saying: "Speak in' of curves, the first engine Tom King look up on this road was the nine o'cb ck evening 'way,' and when he got just beyond, llawley ville, he whistled dotvn brakes and went ahead to see what train was stan4io' iu front of him. Well, sir he hoarded the car and came right through the train to his own engine.?Boston Advertitrr. An incendiary gang of seven negro meix were airested at Kichburg on Wednesday of the charge of having burned the cotton house of./. O. Hardin, near that place on the night of the 28lh February Inst. They were ai-realcd on suspicion and Till (laslon turned informeV on the rest of the gang, rendering sufficient etjdcnce to lodge ' them in Chester jail, for trial In ttclobrr. 1 - J (T.hr offiultlii (Union ?imcs. \l. M. STOKES. Editor. UNION, FHIDAY, JULY 0, 188:}. SUBSCRIPTION-?88 00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING. ^ -1 " One square or one inch, first . Si 00 Kach sul?equent insertI . 73 Liberal d'scoiintjjyjdfT'" merchants and others advertising for stj ?**onths or hy the year. Notices of ten lines or less, Inserted free. " " oror ten liues, charged a* Advertisements. TAKE NOTICE. Citations, Notices to Creditors and Notices of Final Discharge must bo paid for before they will appear in our columns. Aunt Malindy this week gives some very sensible ndvice to young Ladiss who aro hankering after tlio blessed state of matrimony." ?5X. We invito perusnl of the article on our first page, headcl "The Tax Exemption Act" rrntnll,....-! T.VI - T, II -I - ? *" - r<uvi uuu-. 11. uu , i>sq., 01 spartan, burg, and is published in the Tunes by request jf several individuals, OSF" The following young men of Union bounty were of the grnduting clnss of the South Carolina College, at the examination last week : W. F. Beaty and Macbeth Young. The following are among those mentioned as lisiinguishca students in their classes: J. II* Liltlcjolin and W. A. McGowan. These young jcntleman nre now at home for the vacation. , Gents furnishing goods at reduced prices, at 1 Mark & Endel's. B. M. WINSTOCK, Manager. 1 BF5U Mr. Britton, the accomplished Teacher ?f the Male free school, at our request, has furnished us with the following list of the pupils tvho have taken position in their respective j classes for the pnst session : Fist class. 1. John P. Rico ; 2. T. M. MoSally, jr.; 3. Daniel E. Smith. . Second clns3. 1. Aubry Bice; 2. Thomas Johnson and Willinm Mullinax , 3. Daniel ] Mullinax. Third class. 1. William Wallace ; 2. William ( ?owcll; 8. Lindsey McNally. Fourth class. 1. Ben. Johnsonj 2. Wallace ( Soon and Claude Graham ; 3. Isaac Eison. Sickness and other imperative causes of < ibsence from school, prevonted some of the icholara from taking positions in their classes. Sudden Call. Mrs. Leo received a letter from Atlanta last Saturday summoning her home, as her husband lad suddenly teen taken very sick. Sho left on he night train. The nobbiest clothing at the lowest prices, at dark & Endel's. B. M. WINSTOCK, Mnnager. "ho Charlotte Journal-Observer. Ilou A N. Waddwell has Bold his interest in his valuable journal and retired from its cditoial management. The Journal-Observer is an bly conducted journal, published by active, nergetic young men, and Charlotte is one of the aost important wholesale anu retail cities beween Baltimore and Charleston. Mr. Britton BoelectedWe are pleased that the Free School Trustees tavc reelected Mr. E. E. Britton Principal of the dale school. They could not have done better, dr. Britton has proved himself a most excellent ;nd popular teacher, and the patrons of the ichool are delighted with him. We intend dts:ussing the school afTairs of this town during the mention and shall speak of him again. To Old Fogy. It is impossible for us to insert your communicn' ion this week. It shall appear in our next.? fou are right, friend; we invite "honorable dissuasion on anysuhjcct before the people. "Let he people of Union speak through the Times ? 18 colums are open to them for courteous diseasing on all proper subj. cts. For SI?32 yards good calico, and all kind of ;oods at tbc lowest prices, at Mark & Endel's. B. M. WINSTOCK, Manager. , lay Your Taxes. Only a few days longer will tho books ot tbo 1 fotvn Treasurer be open for the payment of I own Taxes. To-morrow week will be the lasi lay, and all who do jiot step up to Capt. Par- 1 mm's office by that time will have to pay tbo 1 >cnalty of 20 per cent. The big fish and little ish will be hauled into that net without any 1 liscrimination. The B. B. Commissioners' Work. The Railroad Commissioners have completed he work of framing a schedule of passenger md freight charges and classifications to be >bserved by the roads in this State. They have published the results of their labors and sent it o the officers ot the various'roads. We shall ;iwe it in our columns next week, exceptingihc able of figures. All kinds of Boots, Shoes and slippers at rook lottom prices at Mark & Endel's. B. M. WIN8TOCK, Manager. rho Cotton Plant. This is a new Agricultural monthly journal mblishcd at Marion C. II., by our good friend V.J. McKerrall.at the low priceof 00 cents a 1 rear. The first number is before u?, and if 1 leatness in appearance, ability in its conduction < m 1 a largo amount of invaluable practical agri. lultural reading matter, will insure success, the Jotlon Plant is bouud to become a welcome jourial in the home of every tiller of the soil in the liate. We pronounce it the best agricultuud ournal ever published in Soutli Carolina, for general practical information. The nobbiest line of Spring and Summer clothing in town. We call particular attention o this department, and can fit any one. Suits rarying from $8 to $20. Also a fine stock of ipnng lints nnii nna nana sewea shoes. Call ind see us. J. C. HUNTER A CO. ? ft. W. Sh&ad Esq., to Leave us. With unfeigned regret we lenrn that It. \V. iband Esq., hoe determined to leave Union and 'enide in Columbia. At present we will onlj iny that .Mr Hhand's removal from our comrnulity will be seriously felt and sincerely regret* id by all. lie has won his way to the hearts >f the people of this county by a hightoned lonorable course of conduct, and no man more uslly commands the respect and confidence of lis fellow citizens. Not until he has left us will this community fully realize the true moral, loeinl and intellectual worth of the man. To is it is sad to think of losing so pure mid so rue a christian cit zen. Ezlbition of Clifford 8omlnary. ^ We do not remombor ever to h??e been f delighted at a school exhibition than wr last Thursday nl the pe^ormnnccs of the pA ^ of the Clifford * if . ^^iwSepPfand most creditable to th^^ipBagh training of that institution as well as the pSils themselves. Wo have hoard from a nurnhsAal competent judges who were present, that it^Es undoubtedlj the best exhibition of MomOil scholars ever given in Union, and they donlfted much if any school outside the County ootid excel K, taking the performance of the.HBole rchool together. The Young Ladies of the vanccd classes certainly exhibited uncommon skill nnd proficiency in munio, while those efiho lower classes did themselves and teachers g*hat credit by the remarkable aocuracy of time ^nd measure they observed in the performand# of cnch piece. yr' We have never seen Nicholson's halV so crowded as it was that night, nor have we aver seen a more respectable, orderly or better pleisod assembly of Ladies and gentlemen. me i/iinoru seminary is mainly oomfttfed of Young Ladies from the country, and it |? ? peculiar, but we think very natural, faot, iat the progress of a scholar at each session ?-so marked that one pupil from any aeotion oft he county invariably brings one or two more tdrhe Seminary at the next session. Mrs. Clifford is undoubtedly an wneonrjpai^ competent Teacher, an untiring worker in bit school room duties and a thorough disciplinarian, and in all the branches of the Seminary she infuses among her pupils a laudable spirit of ambition to excel and a love of study. Mr. Clifford, who assists in the higher branches, is one of the finest scholars in tho State; and is also a thorough woiking teacher, giving'the jroung Ladies of the Institution an advantage for <ahighcr education" that but few schools can offer. Misses Julia and Susie Schofield have charge of the classes in tho primary departments, and '.hey, too, aro indefatigable in their efforts to lay foundationH nnnn wliii?h m?? K? Ki.ll# est character of education. In this Seminary, ;ach one, Teacher and pupil, is required to^do lcr whole duly in imparting and receiving^ in" iluction. m ^ rhe County Fair* With much pleasure we announce to the Farmers of Union that the new officers of the Ceuny Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Union have determined to continue tho old irgnnization and have an exhibition of Stock of til kinds, Farm Products, Farm Implements, Mechanics and nil things that go to make up tome comforts, bono luxuries, and the deration of our social and artistic i&sles. The owner of tho Fair grounds has very generously tendered the use of the property, free of iharge, for the next Fair, and the officers of the Society are now preparing a premium list, which vill be liberal and attractive. Instead of tho extra expenses proposed by lie last meeting of the Association, the new ifficcrs have concluded to curtail expenses and hrow all the means at their command, with their imc and labor, into the general good of the Sosiety. ? Such a spirit of liberality and County pride ihould l>e appreciated and we believe will command the active cooperation of the whole people, of the County. In particular, do we appeal to the young farmers of the County to come to the front in this organiza'ion. You should <ake promiuent positions in it, but if you take no interest in making it a success, but rather voluntarily stand aloof from it, bow can you expect to be recognized, na a pari of it? Come to l lie front, young Farmers of Union, and assist is establishig a Farmer's Association that shall be a credit to yourselves and a benefit lo the County at large. The Ladies, of course, will require no appeal in this matter. On the contrary, we expect the Ladies will volunteer their assistance in every way possible. Severe Drought?Crops. This section of our county is now suffering from a severe drought. Wo have had but one good rain since the 11th of May. Last Monday week a good rain fell here, but none fell five miles on either sidq of us then, and from that timo to now the weather has been extremely hot. Wc are pteased to hear that in almost every othcr part of the county they have not suffered (pr rain and there the crop3 of cotton and eorn are looking well. Particularly was Ibis the case along the ihieolet, Thickety and uppor part ol Fairforest, until a few days ago. Now the eorn throughout the County is wanting rain. At present the cotton, though small on red land, is not suffering, and if it gets rain in a few days will be in fine condition, m it han been well worked, generally, and la eery dear of grass. While our farmers are beginning to get anxious about the continuance of the drought they are not despondent, as a general rain this week would set their crops booming. Oar* Jens are about "gone up." Watermelons are looking rery doubtful. Sweet Potatoes are sadly in need of rain, but there is time enough yet for them to "come out" All tilings considered, it is to) soon to~mak(6 any great complaint of the condition of tbecern and cotton crops, for they are looking very fair and the prospects for a good rain grow brighter daily. It won't do to "slack up" in working them. Free School Fionio* The boys of the Free School had a glorious pionic last Friday, and not ontyrdid the hoys of the school enjoy it, but the girls aad bays, large and small, who did net belong t? the school, and a number of us old boys and?-?girls look a lively interest in the fan. We did not engage in the races or bag jumping, therefore we won none of the prises, but we took ear ftill share of chicken, pie, oake and lemonade, whoa they came round. ?. ^ Mr. LUtton, the rery popular teacher pf the ocbool was as deep in all the sport* as the boy* were, end prove 1 bis sohool discipline by tb* complete control be bed of tbe boys ost of tcbool end the respect they evinced for hiss.? We sew some awful tell running tbet day, end the boys didn't do ell the running either. It seemed to as thet the whole of Ut* tpwn and some ot the country bed telcen en 'interest in it end sent their best things to set, tbeir prettiest srirls end most gellent beaux to make the day enjoyable. A beautiful lot .7*5' Indie Linens, Figured Linen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria lawns/ Bishop's lawns, Lace Muslins, Printed Moslln*,. etc., etc., at 0. HUNT Kir* Co. Wk ..ih'U : [X Sudden Death of Coi. W. J. T. Olenn. This community was startled on Tuesday morni ing last by the announcement that Col. W. J. T. ' Olenn, a well known iutelligent farmer of the upper part of tliW County, had died at hie residence after only a few hours eickuess, from apoplexy. On Monday morning he weut into the field to hoe cotton. About noon he was seen feebly attempting to return to the house. He was then enable to speak, and <yter being placed qn his bed be motioned for materials to write with, but when they were brought he was unable to use them. Ife nerer spoke, so as to be understood, after ho reached home, and lingered until early the following morning, when be died. Col. Olenn was a graduate of P.mory and Henry College, Va., a gentleman of fiile education, and highly respected for his moral and honorable character. He was a prominent member of the Fair forest Presbyterian church, and nt tha time of his death held the high position of a ruling* elder. He had passed the 64th year of hin ic? ?0lie was a prominent Mason, and his standing sin that honorablo fraternity was evidenced by the large assembly of his brother Masons at his funeral composed of members of Spartanburg, Qlenn Sprins, Paoolet and Jonesville Lodges, who gathered around his grave and solemnly Juried him with Masonic honors. He leaves a devoted wife and a large cirole of * ?*?^ ? -- ?- ' > Somebody Hart Our remark last wcok upon a Communication sent to us by a lady ot this town, signed 'Matilda," have caused much comment and inquiry from certain individuals. What they say about ourself we caro not a jot for. nnd we respectfully inform them that the name of the Editor of this paper is alwaj s at tho head of the editorial columns, and he can always he found during business hours, at his office, and he alone is the proper person to enquire of as to the authorship of auy article that appears in tlieso columns. The hands in tho oflice are forbidden to give the names of our correspondents even if they should know. We will further inform the young gentlemen who are "winged" that Matilda is a veritable Lady of this town, not in the lenst connected with the Timet, who has of late frequently been compelled to hear more than modesty would permit her to tell, and from recngniied voices, too. A word or two more to you, voting men : Your private affairs a newspaper has no right to display before the publio ; but when yon make these affairs publio by boisterous conduct and improper langunge, at all hours of the night, annoying and disgusting to the moral portion of the oommunity you may rely upon it we shall neither ask or grant favors in condemning your conduct and the disgraceful source. Personal Mention. Mr. and Mr*. Jns. Allen, of Charleston, hare been spending two weeks in our town, on a visit to their relatives, W. A. Nicholson and family. Miss. Marion Qerardeau of Spartanburg is on a visit to her friend, Mrs. J. li. Rodger. Mr. Stephen Schofield and family, of Davidson College, N. C., are visiting their relatives, Rev B.G. Clifford aud family. Mr. and Mrs. 11. F. Stokes and son of Charlotte, are spending a few days with their relatives heri. Miss Ida Font, of Newberry, is visiting her relatives here. . Gen. Jos. F. Gist has returned from his visit to Arkansas. Mr. Fulton Shell has arrived from Davidson College and is spending his vacation with his mother. Misses Julia and Susy Schofield have gone to Augusta to spend a few days with their relatives in that city. Col. A. G. Rice is recuperating nt Glenn Springs. Tribute of Hums** Merchants & Planters National Bank. Union 8. C. 1 Thereat Governor Thomas B. Jeler, Vico President of this Bank from its organization, and one of its most liberal, sagacious and energetic supporters, has recently bees removed from amongst us by death : . Resolved, That Ibis Board hereby expresses its sense of the heavy blow the Bank has bus tsined in the loss of a zealous and enlighted friend, and a wise and faithful officer, to whose foresight and ability it has owed much of its prosperity. , Resolved, that we feel that it is a privilege to pay this tribune of respect to the memory of a member of our Board who so worthily filled high positions of honor and trust, who was always scrupulous and exact in the rectitude ot his ebaraeter aad conduct, w 10 was ever ready with fidelity and judgment to aid this Beard in the discharge of its duties, and who stood foicmost in our fraternal lovo and esteem. Remlved, That a page in our minute book be inscribed to his memory, and that a copy of these resolutions be sert to his widow and family, in the earnest hope that such tokens of his good name, nobly earned and acknowledged by all, may soften the grief with which they . mourn an irreparable loss. Extract from the minutes. R. R. WALLACE, Pres't. and Secretary of Board. ?-. For the Times. Have We a Town Conneil I Mn. Ed.to* In riding through the streets 1 km always inclined to ask if the tqwn Of Union hna a Town Council f If it has, do Ike atroeta come under their supervision. If they do, ah) don't they put them in decent order? 00 which way I may I am in danger of breaking the baggy wheels, sr some other accident/ 1 have never aeen the streets in auoh bad condition, in the autnmer time, aa they are now; and I am afraid, if aometbing is not dona to them at onoe, neat winter we shall be completely tnod-oound?worse thin laat winter. Not only onvntreeta, bat for miles oat the approaches to the town area disgraee to our civilisation, and If something is not done to improve them i by Mx^ winter we may confidently expeot to Had tbe farmer* hauling tbeir cotton to Ssntuo, Joneovllie or some other msrket on the railroad, to eeoape tbe bad road* to and equally bad Ireete in Union,?and no on* will blame them. Give tbe work of putting the street* in good order to, a man tbat understand* euaMHkrk, i pay him a flair price for it and makewiFra ponslble for it* being well doue. I boiler* | >aIinost every business man and property owner la tba corporation would be witling for an extra tax to be levied on thorn for that purpose , klf, "when done'twere well done." JAXPAYPR. ] - ' F f ' ?- % Reply to A- B- C. Mb. Editor :?Please bIIow me to reply briefly to the article of "A. B. C." wliich appeared in your Iaet issue. In order to Jo so intelligibly I must quote the greater part, if not all, of his artic*e. llis filrst paragraph Iff as follows : "Mr. Editor :?Please giro in your next paper the law In relatin to employing teachers In the free schools. It is thought by noma that the sohool Commissioner has the right to appoint and the trustees to empioy any one not holding a certificate, whenever in their opinion the necessity for a school exists. I understand this has been done in several instances, and to the injury, it is said, of teachers holding certificates from the Examining Board." The burden of his complaint as expressed in the above paragraph is, that teachers have been allowed to teach without certificates. This is true, and the only strange thing about it is that A. B. 1 has just found it out. It occurs in this way : Only two examinations aro allowed dur (>ng the year?one in January and the other in July. Teachers find it very difficult, sometimes, lo attend the January examination, on accouut of bad roads, bad weatber or high water. In a few cases of this kind 1 hare allowed the teacher to teaoh the Spring session without a certificate, with the understanding that be will get no pay unless he gets a certificate at the July examination, and will be paid only according to the certificate he tuny get at that time. !! . thereof* to VM* impossible for the public interests to suffer, because the children get the teaching, and the teacher takes tho chances for his pay. Suppose I did not pursue this course ; suppose I would refuse to allow hint to teach ; the result would be to deprive that community of a school during the very best part of the scholastic yea^ simply for the sake of being considered nice and exact nnd martinot-like, while the little children would be suffering for teaching and wasting precious time. Mr. "A. B.C.," with all his stock of moral ideas, can't convince me that such a course as I have last mentioned would be either wise or profitable. Again, it sometimes happens that a community does not organise and select ateaeher until after the cjpmination has passed, and that community may select a teacher who had not,until selected, thought of teaching, r.nd consequently, has no certificate. In such a case I would allow him to teach until the next examination, and have done so in a few cases?the tencheqksking the risk hereinbefore mention^. Now how can the community sutler? It is simply the old rule of trying an article before buying. In theordinary business transactions of life, it is considered an advantage to have the privilege of making a test before iuvesting our money, and I am unable to understand why it should not be so in the matter of employing teachers. Agaiu, I do not hesitate to issue a certificate to a teacher without any examination when I am well satisfied that he is q islified for the position. A formal examination is not the only way of judging a teacher, and. in fact, it is ofton the least satisfac'ory, and whenever I become satisfied otherwise thnt a teacher is qualified I issue a certificate to him. I know this is not a popular w \y of doing, and opens the door for nervous fault finders to raise the cry of "partiality*' and "favoritism" and all such horrible names . t but I am in the habit of adopting my own oourse and of pursuing it without regard to popularity or other consequences. I will add, however, that very few certificate*, comparatively, are issued without a formal examination. This may serve as a sort of restorative for the nerves of such as are about to despair of tha republio. "A. U. C.'s" next paragraph is as follows: "In a conversation recently with a gentleman living in Santuo township he told me that hia wife had a good school last year, holding a certificate from the examinirg board and employed by the trustees, that at the second session a lady not having a certificate set up q school near his wife, without the consent of the trustees, And got her pay from Maj. Townsend, notwithstanding the trustees refused to endorse her illegal claims-" Now this is all true exeept the allegatlve that that "wife" bad a "good" school, (she having had an average daily attendance of only nine pupils during the whole of her Session) and except, also, the allegation that the second lady had no oVtificate (she having had one at the time, and had held one and taught in that neighborhood for several previous years), and without the consent of the trustees (she having been expressly employed by them.) and exeept, also, the base insinuation that she surreptitiously obtained the signatures of the trustees to her papers in order to get her pay: the trustees who employed her having promptly approved her papers at the close of her sohool, and they came to my hands in the proper condition. From this the public may judge of the number of base falsehoods contained in the paragraph above quoted, and how recklessly "A. 1). C." hurls hit vile slanders at the character of better people, utterly regardless of the^ truth or falsity of his charges. "A. B. Ce." next paragraph reads as follows: "My informant said there was money enough to run one school tight or ten months, but the funds were divided between the two, to the injury of the entire school, and in violation, as he thought, ef the law. He said the matter was before the Grand jury in Maroh but that the foreman said they had no jurisdiotioh in agch violations of law." Ten months ! Just think of that I Or even eight months! "A. B. C.M has unintentionally passed a high compliment upon me. 1 know he did not intend to do it, and it will hurt him wfien he finds it out. Why, the average free school term at the place he speaks of has not exceeded three montht (1 speak from the reeord) from 1877 to the time I oame into office in Jan, uary 1881, and yet, according to "A. B. C.," under my management, there were sufficient funds in 1882 to "run" that school eight or ten months ; the very thing the whole 8<M? has been trying to accomplish ever sinoe the adoption of the free school eyelea ! It it no wondpr ii?i ik. i... ?i? ..?k H?> f.V -KM 0 MUM WUI J Ul<4 UW? IH?VI IVIV Willi * BUUII violation* of l*w," A fbw more suoh "violations" will raako Union the banner County of l^e 8Uio. Of course, if thpre irero fundi sufficient to carry on that school ton months ell the other oohoola la that township could have boon carried on the aaica length of time, which ail will admit to bo a ?vt Un pre rem eat, aiaoe I took charge of the school business. "A. B. C." saya, however, that the funds wero divided between two schools at that place, Ac. Sufficient has been already said, 1 think, to show how the natter wae managed. Whether It wae managed wisely, or not, men may differ, aa they do about everything else; but no oae except "A. B. C." and hie Informant will denbt that wht^j^k dune wpe donp sylth honest motlvef. . r -.1 \ . . ; "* '"A. B^^a^pext paragraph is as follows: I have heard of several instances of persons teaching without dartificates, or getting a certi* * ficnlo without au examination?an undoubted '**piece of favoritism o&tbe part of Maj. Towns* end, and one that is very unjust and unfair to , other teachers. We know of two persons teaching at this time In one township without any certificate. In a conversation with one of them be informed roe that Maj. Townsend told him to r go ahead, if the trustees were willing, and oome up in July to the examination, get a certificate and he would get bis pay nil the same. Thin lost is not only a case of favoritism, but one in which both the Commissioner and trustees have oonsented to squander the free school ftind." I think I bavo nlrea'<W explained sufficiently in reference to all the allegations contained in this paragraph, except thai'baaiaiaeUihJtiitiW^Bw*^^* sentence thereof, and ih^t allegation I pronounce a bate, malicious and wilful lie. His next paragraph is as follows : There is a regular school within three miles ' /? with an average attendance of, perhaps, ten*, scholars. V^th a lannh.r at ?9f? ? ??-' ?? ? ? vv ? WWII II Alio other has an average attendance of about two and one-half (2J) scholars, the teacher of which expects to get a first grade certificate, with corresponding pay, no doubt, while one of the trustees will require $10, at least, for the use of the v nigger cabin in which tho lesaona are heard." The precise nature of the complaint contained in this paragraph is not well defined. It seems to be a sort of complaint, atjjl?ia-sirder to cover the nrlinlo- grohnJ in" my reply. I am compelled Jo write S2JDO o'.Vi.Trweirm^h otherwise would When I took charge of IBtS offrCe "(sefcoct commissioner) in January 1881, I saw the necessity of having better school houses, and more of them. In many places the people had never had the benefit of a single dollar of the school fund, although they had been paying heavy taxes for that purpose for thirteen years. In other places they had had a school now and then, sometimes in a negro house and sometimes in mm some other sort of out house. This was especi- M ally the cose in certain corners of townships, where, because the children were few in number and isolated, or from some other cause, they had been entirely neglected, I considered this unjust, and determined to remedy it by putting oliool houses, so far as I was able, within convenient reach of every child in the County. I expected trouble, and had plenty of it. I was charged with "squandering the public funds," threatened time and again with law-suits and indictments ; but if I ever hesitated for a single mom:nt in my purpose I am not aware of it. V" have built thirty school houses, and there are a few more to build; and, in the mean time, the free school Sohool terra in Union County has been steadily increased instead of diminished. Now, having said this much to the County in general let us look at the condition of things la the township of which A. B. C. speaks?hie own township. There are only fifty six white school children in the whole township, and, of course, they are scattered all over the township. It is, therefore, simply impossible to havo large schools, and yet it would be unjust to deprive the people of that aeotion of schoote because the school's are necessarily small. It would bw equally nnjust and foolish to say to them, that they roust put up with very cheap teachers because the schools aie small. They pay their taxee and, in my opinion, have a right to good teaoliers, if they can get them, and the teachers have a right to be paid for their services. Now "A. B. C." mentions twq schools specially, in' hla township. The first he says has aa average attendance of about ten, and the teacher get? ' $20 a month. I don't know whether he intende this as a complement or not, but I will say her* that during seven months of the free sohool terns in 1882 the dally average attendanoe in that sohool was 10 3-7 : So that its present average is about its usual average. He mentions another sohool within three miles of the one jus ft mentioned above, in which he says the average* attendanoe is only two and one-half (2|). E knjw the looalitv: and know also that the teacher is teaching on his own jisk. That is the school that causes A. B. C. so much anxiety and trouble and, no doubt, many sleepless nights^ That school was organized for the benefit of pupils who lire in the corner of the township, also in the corner of the County. Bo far as I am now informed those people hare never befora had a publio school, notwithstanding the f^ct that they are, some of them, if not all, heavy tax payers. The trustees did not "squander the funds" by building them a comfortable house, but allowed them a teacher and the nee of a negro cabin. If the teaoher gets a certificate at the July examination, he will receive sach pay as the trustees think just and proper: if he gets no certificate, he will get no pay. This is the extravagance which so exercises the soul of "A. B. C.'\ He lives near the first mentioned school ^ house, which is a good one, but it chafes hla spirit to think that then other people should have the luxury of a "nigger cabin," and ba allowed a teacher. But probably the greatest scare of all is the $10 which that trustee "will require" for the "nigger cabin." This is a veritable ghost, and one that will not down at his bidding. Well, so far as I know, that trustee has never for a moment thought of charging an/ rent for that cabin. The next paragraph of "A. B, C's." article I will omit, as it is nothing more than an exgreg- i sion of his opinion, and a word of advise to all whom It may oonoern. "A. ft C.". oonoludaa the whole matter with this sweeping declaration. "The whole thing is a farce, any way, and onght to be abolishtd, or the Commissioners and trustees be made to conform to the law govejrg? g ing them. I ?- - - - ' - ? 11)18 ?QnOUBO?IB?nS, although dlNMfl again *t I ne, will no doubt slartla our low makers and, 1 in fact, ail tba foremoat educators of'tha day. What a pity thd Legislature can't agree with "A. B. O.," and abolish the ^rhols thing. What a sbango baa come orsr his dreams ainea I tba times whan ha usad to aat up in Iba school ?, house and teach tba publie school, and go abou| counting tba children la bis township, and drawing his pay t. tf>a ynh||g And now, when Dim* days and those oeneeara^^**'1 no mora, ba Js ^hdly shangad, and wants tba "whole thing abolished." Now, lstaa saa whether any progress baa been 'Wk. asada In his own township in ths firs# sohool ^ business. and thai will ... ?. '.j - > | | M W J UUgO IOnt< I whet of the soundness of his views about sbol. , 1 ishlng ths "whole ibiog." Vroas 1877 to Jso* j bwj 1881, when 1 osssrftlto ofkoe, ths overage I Are* sohool term In his two township did sot /' u?Hd ihrss sod three fourth months j la 1882, I Pgewent, she Arse sohool* Jo Us jl oootioued seven months, m4 K. io?Hy os long In 1888, We think j 9 lime, two new sohool houses } ed. Here Is soother oese tor I PP^PP ~~un0,hrr "*)oUtlon of K IV %