Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A UNSOUGHT HONOR FOR THE TARHEELS LEADS IN POINT OF ILLITER ACY. South Carolina Not far Behind-Com pared with Other Countries the Showing of the United States is Favorable. Zach McGhee, the Washington cor respondent of the State, writes his paper: The question as to which state stands at the bottom of the illiteracy list ought now to be settled and the lpng rivalry between North and South Carolina for position of honor at che bottom of the column finally decided. A bulletin issued by the department places North. Carolina at the bottom of all the states with 166.1 illiterates out of every i,ooo. Next lowest is Louisiana, then Alabama, then South Carolina, with 148.4 out of every 1,ooo. In the whole country one person in every ten is illiterate though the bul letin takes pain's to sitate that if you eliminate the negro and the foreign element,that large percentage:wotud be reduced one-half. Among native white males of native parents the degree of illiteracy, age 45 to 54, is exceptionally high, not only higher than in- any younger age group but higher than in the next older age group, 55 to 64. Since those persons who were between five and six when the .Civil war began it is evi dent their illiteracy reflects the condi tions :that prevailed during that con flict .when the interests of popular ed ucation in the south were no doubt seriously neglected. Even in some parts of the north there are evidences of an increased illiteracy among the children of that period. Thus -the rec ord of important historic events may be traced in the dry statistics of il literacy. The Official Bulletin. Washington, November 29.-Ac cording to a bulletin issued today by v the census bureau, about 1o6 persons out of every i,000 in the United States over 1o years old are unable to write or about 'one in ten. Of the native -' white -population only 46 out of every 1,ooo, or fewer than one in 2o; of the ' foreign-born whites, 128 out of every 1,oo0, and of the negroes, 44 out of every 1,ooo are illiterate. Internation al c:omparisons restricted so far as possible correspon-ding classes of the' population, are on the *whole favor able to This country, indicating that in most European countries illiteracy is much more prevalent than it -is here, Salthough the United States is still far behind Germany, Sweden and Norway, Denmark and Switzerland. inhere is also gr und for satisfaction in the sta tisticali evidence that illiteracy is steadily 'being reduced. In 1890 the number 'of illiterates per 1,ooo was 133 for 'the total population. 62 for the native' white population. 130 for the foreign-i5orn white. and 568 for negroes, Indians and Mongolians. The female sex is shown to be more illiterate than the m'ale, the illiteracy for .females being 112 per 1,000, and for males '101. But the contrast is less marked than it was in 189o, when' Sthe illiteracy for the two sexes was 144 and 132 respectively. In explanation 'of the fact' that the - irls have caught up .with the 'boys, it is suggested that boys are less sub ject to' parental control than 'girls and ~more prone to play truani:; and that diey are also' more frequently requir ed to contribute to the family. income by becoming wage-earners when they should 'be in school. Commenting on this condition the 'bulletin says: "Thus the changes which are in progress point to The coming of a time when females of all ages will 'be less illiterate than 'males. They also ? point to the coming of a time in the more remote fuiture when illiteracy for all classes will have practically dis appeared, and equality of the sexes in this respect will thus 'he restored in a millennium of literacy." In the country the illiteracy among children is 89; in. the city, using this term 'to -designate collectively cities of over 25,000 inhabitants, it is only 10. The contrast is least in the North Atlantic states. In this section child illiteracy in the city is 8 and in the country 11. In the south the differ ence is very marked: in the South At lan'tic division, 32 and 193 for city and * country respectively, and in the South Illiteracy is in general greater in the south than in the north for all classes of population. Pet-haps the fairest (basis of comparison between the two sections is that for native 4 white children living in cities of over 25,000 inhabitants. In the North At lantic division the illiteracy for this class of,.children is 2.1 and in the North .central 1.9; in the South At lantic division it 8.3, and in the South ~z !~~- ::::: a-n aong. the children of foreign-iborn parents than among those of natives, owing, it is said, to -the fact that a greater proportion of them live in cities. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S Thanksgiving Proclamation-A Re markable Document. It is very appropriate that at this S time should be republished the first Thanksgiving proclamation. It is singularly significant, -too, that he who was the Father of His Country, first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen, should be t the first American to have the honor of proclaiming, on the part of his peo ple, acknowledgement of God's bless ings, by setting apart a day of Na tional Thanksgiving. The original document is in the children's room of the Dubuque, Iowa, public library. A Proclamation by the President of the United States. When we review the calamities which affect so many other nations, the present condition of the United States affords much matter of conso lation and satisfaction. Our exempt- . ion hereto from foreign war-an in creasing prospect of the continuance of that exemption, the great degree of internal tranquility by the suppression . of an insurrection which so wantonly i threatened it, the happy course of our public, affairs in general, the unexam pled prosperity of all classes of our citizens-are \circumstances which r mark 'our -situation with indications of the Divine beneficence toward us. In c' such a state of things, it is, in an es pecial manner, our dutyr as a people with devout reverence and affectionate gratitude, to acknowledge our many L great obligations toward Al.might-y B God and to implore Him to continue and confirm the blessings we experi ence. Deeply penetrrated 'with this a sentiment, I, George Washington, o president of the United States, do e: recommend -all religio(is societies and denominations, and to all persons a whomsoever within the United States, a to set apart an'd observe Thursday. s the igth of February next, as a day a: of 'puiblic thanks and prayer, and on F that day to meet 'together 'and render 'j their service and hearty thanks to the , Great Ruler of na'ions, for the mani- t fold and signal mercies which dlis tinguish our lot as a- nation. particu- ti larly for the possession of consti.tu tions of governiments which unite, an .1 by their union establish liberty with order for the preservation of peace. foreign and domestic, for the season able control, which 'has been given to a spirit of disorder in the suppression of 'the late insurrection, and generally for the prosperous course of our af-d fairs, public and private, and at thed same timne humbly and fervently to q beseech the :kind Author of these 0 blessings graciously 'to prolong them to us, to- imprint on our hearts a deep 0 and solemn sense of our obligation to M Him for 'them-to teach us rightly to estimate their immense value, to pre serve us from arrogance of -prosperi- * ty, and 'from hazarding the advantage we enjoy 'by delusive pursuits, to dis pose us to merit the continuance of His favors. 'by not abusing them; by u: our gratitude for them and 'by a cor- A respondent conduct as citizens and as w~ men, to render this country more and o: more a safe and propitious asylum for fr the unfortunace of other countries-to 6 extend among us true and useful F knowledge-to diffuse and establish R~ habits of sobriety, order, morality, and finally to impart all the blessings we possess or ask for ourselves to the whole family of mankind. Tn testimony whereof I have caused the seal of:the United States of Ame r ica to be affixed to these presents and signed the same with my 'hand. Done at the city of Philadelphia, Jauary 1st. 1795, and in the Tne- 1 pendence of the United States of America the 1gth- t. (Signed.) George Washington. d There are more suckers on dry land Suiith, Nc We want the pec ounties to com Drugs, Mec A full variety of Gard ept in a well appointe( criptior department. ar Cough Syrup. Lar Did you ever use Si uccess with them,-anc hem and you will be p We sell Parker Luc resents. We sell Gold VAN SV Phone 158 A Reflections Of A Bachelor. It makes a man a good deal madder 'be called a liar than to be one. A girl can make an awful lot of ouble by not letting you kiss her hen she 'wants you to. When a .woman says that her cook just dying to stay she means she ay not go till the end of -her week. A person always has an idea that hen 'he is fhalf asleep with a fishing >d in his hand 'he is a great an. A man has to be very prou of his ildren to think they are as good ioking as he would be if he didn't ve so many business worries. ETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION y Johin C. Wilson, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas M. R. Swittenberg hath aide suit to me, to grant 'her letters E administration of the Estate of and fects of W!,m., C. Swi'ttenberg. These are therefore to cite an.d adT Lnish all and singular the kindred ad creditors of the said Win. C. wittenberg, deceased, that they be ad appear before me, in the Court of robate, to be held at Newberry on uesday, Decem'ber 5th next ,after ublication thereof, at 11 o'clock in ie forenoon, to show cause, if any iey have, why the said Administra on should not be granted. Given under my hand, 'this 20th day F November Anno Domini, 1905 J. C. Wilson, J. P. N.C. SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. All road overseers, who have not >ne so, are hereby directed and re uired to perform the 'six days work a their resp'ective districts as requir I by la,w and make their return on r before the 20th day of December, os. J. Monroe Wicker, Attest: Supervisor. Fred II. DMinic'k. Clerk. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is 'hereby given that the reg Lar annual election of Mayor and idermen of the Town of Newberry ill be 'held in the council chanm'bers a the 'twelfth day of December, 1905, 'om 8 o'clook in the morning until o'clock in the afternoon with Thos. .Tarrant, Win. Shackleford and W. .Jones as managers. By order of the Town Council. - Geo. B. Cromer, Attest: Mayor. Eugene S. Werts, City\ Clerk. [OTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that by order f the Probate Court of Newberry ounty I will make a settlement of 1e estates of J. T. Enlow, on the 22nd ay of Decem'ber, 1905, at 1o o'clock the forenoon, and that I wi:1 imme iately thereafter apply for a final s Drul wbeiry, S I-MJM-a >ple of Newbery e and see us licines, Cigars i en Seeds, Stationer: I Drug Store. Best c Among our specia ge bottle 25c. Pleas nith's Liver Pills? V they are making ne leased. Call for a sa ,ky Curve Fountain Fish. Give u a call ITH, P THE N BERI Newb Capital stock paid i Surplus . . Deposits . We do business o We extend every with safe and sounc Four per cent. pai Department Burglai JAS. McINTOSII, President. Are You Pla Many persons .ai making plans and homes. It has often been building experiences before Let Us Pla will gldly callnith onour cata *the samples of "$ tad" V for booklet "'Modern Home F C.C Stor .0 C -y and surrounding when in need of and Tobacco. y, and all things usually ;f drugs used in our pre .s is our White Pine and -ant to the taste. Ve are having wonderful w friends every day. Try mple. - Pens-nice for Christmas roprietor. Iy SAVINUS BANK, erry, S. C. n . $ 50,000.00 . . . 25,000.00 . . . 235,000.00 a business principles. consideration consistent banking. d on deposits in Savings Fire Proof Vault. Proof Safe. * J. E. lN0RWOOD, Cashier. rining a New Home? e occupied at this season in specifications for their new said that a person must have several the ideal home is constructed. a Your Plumbing? If you wllallow us to plantheplumb-S ig of your home, I ~ we will make it right I the first time. We J do no experimenting but execute all con tracts on the most approved sanitary lines- employ the mo0st experienced and competent me chamels and use the) very best fixtures mad -namely "5$tandard" Porce Slain Enameled Baths and One-piece Lavatories. If you do not find it convenient to call in person, write or ' phone us and we [ogues and other literature on the subject@ rould advise, however, that you inspect are displayed in our showroom. Ask Pumbin."e Free upon request. 3R SALE BY )AVXTR Newberrv. S. C.