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mp> 0. B. MARTIN GETS SARCASTIC VVI/ \*u Appointment?Statt i\\I( \dont Feels That He \ ^en 0onsu,1ted Suf^C\ /About the Mat| ter' I yesterday says: / v that Ho?- Join " ^4>uld probably be ap QTiiwn Jill1 of tl,e s(a,t* *31 ?litiie vacancy cans TWPWfV"1 I IIJD 1 ["aused a decided!' '? be issued by M.i \ MAXIMUM <?s,ate swpei-inten ' \ CEPIP ' say! / JfxK personal agaius Ded)( ru. rx'x<,'-pl Mini Ire pro ?<,? theory that all member; J.?e board should be educators. H0 K st?l??'ent Mr. Marti, Mjent the following letter to Gov. An jg(io\. M. 1?\ Ansel, Columbia, S. C P l,n lv 1 am infoi'med that yoi W J ve offered the position on the stat! f of education from the secon If sneh 1? ",,'nv-vcr "ml px"oOvcrnoi Ir such be the ease, I wish to servi ?*t>ec that 1 expect to make a vh'o,' ous protest through the press. C\ action will seriously injure the worl f lIns department, as well as have clcpressniir eriee, upon the school an" educators of ||,js "hisTiir*1 T '? ,he S('e,M,<I dli " , ' nnko1 ,XVo ?PPointmonls o, ?<e state board of education, and !h teaching profession has not been rec h- T Sllrc that 1hc'y will fee shan . -t0 Hlom ve,-y kee"?v. shall not hesitate to speak frarikl m regard to this matter! Sincerely yours, O. R. Martin, Mate Supt. of Education. lows-6 ment refe'-'x?d to is as fol "I regard the appointment as poli tical rather than educational. Whil I have an exalted opinion of the an Pointee, I believe this position wa tendered him because of former asso eiation m politics and because of hi political prominence. "The law says the state board o education shall constitute an advisor body with whom the state superin endent of education shall have th , ? eo,,sult when .he is in doub as to his official duty. There are oth er statutes which make the dutie and reJahoM of this board very clos L w i? su'J.en 11 indent of educa lie law gives the governor th power of appointment, but I thin] that common decency and courtcs demand M,a| Mlc s(llte ent of education be consulted. A least several very distinguishel ?<>v ernore, including that delightful onsiderate gentleman w.ho adorne, bat office during the past four voai> iavc taken this view. 1 know' tha tins is the view held by a very la., ^lO'M.V of the educators of tlii state. "In tibe second district T did no even know that the name of the dis tinguishcd ex-governor was being con sidered for the position until afte - ? POSiltion was tendered him. I rc fuse to believe that it was ever in tended that the governor sihould b ji political and paternal Santa Clan f'Mder surprise appointments to child-like state superintendent. Thi same chief executive made a simila surprise appointment in the sixt! < istnet and T concurred in the rc suit because I realized the necessit '// ,1lavi?s? ?1U> excellent lawver oi Mie board. "In the name of I!,<? schools o South Carolina I insist that an edn catlonal board shall consist of educa tors. What would be said if teach era sbou d be put. on the pharma ceutieal board or the state board o medical examiners? (), Wihv not !?. tethers conduct bar examinations to o has been a decided dispositioi i'w so".lh I'ecentIv to put educator jjical lonal offices. Kverv soul lien the ^-"Penntendent of education lia trict VPerience in teaching. A fev triet bF? "bis was not true. State torneyj 0 political boards of educa Standi Passing laws requiring I ha if ''' *ed school men shall consli At0 }hc "membership of state board; f f education. Bills to that effect an /now pending in the Georgia legisla ;/ ture. IMicy have had a board of staT olhcers. f I he state board of education pre pares all questions for teachers' ex 1 animations, makes out course* o i study, examines reading circle papers selects books for teachers and cliil en and performs other duties mor< or less professional. f Why a man who is really lookim l"f official efficiency and service t? tiie scluiols does not want people wlu have devoted their lives to that lim \ of work is more than T can see. T looks to me like niijliippoiiittiuMii upon ^ perlunetory association and patronixj io?- pulitit*s"1 am .speaking- plainly in regard to this matter beoause it is a luxury k- so to speak, and because 1 am convinced that educational progress may bo seriously handicapped by guber3 iiatorial obtuseness, stupidity and selfish political persistency." The Governor's Idea. Gov. Ansel when asked about the matter yesterday lwid nothing to say i? reply to the letter except that he , considered Gov. Sheppard a good man and tiliat his idea was to ap)M>int j another layman who could assist the _ board in reaching- decisions from a , legal standpoint. He said that he had no idea of giving offense and in the appointment hud lilie best inter^ ests of the state at heart. s ,.p^ov" Sheppard bias been in public t life for many years and the position _ was tendered him by Gov. Ansel sevs ei-al days ago. The latter was out _ ?' (*'t.v Monday, but returned yesy terday when the statement from Mr. Martin was given out. It was the case of considerable comment at the state capitol when it became known. The singular part of this contro' versy between the governor and ?he \ statc superintendent of education is that they were both elected from Greenville county. (Jen. .1. ('. Hovd, p adjutant general, and Ma.j. ,Jno. 11. ha He, railroad commissioner, are al1 so from Greenville. This is the lirst time that any discontent in the happv 1 family from that county has mani* tested itself, although ir lias been known for some time that Mr. Martin and Gov, Ansel have not had the 1 same views on the dispensary question, although this, of course, has " nothing to do with the case in point. Although Gov. Ansel has ig'nored ^ publicly the fervid statement of Mr. V Martin, yet it was talked about the state house yesterday that Gov. Ansel called upon Air. Martin as soon as he heard that the state superintendent "t education was worked up over the situation. Gov. Ansel declined to make any statement at all, although - it was stated yesterday that the site nation in the second district had been - discussed between Mr. Martin and s Gov. Ansel, but all names promised - were not acceptable for one reason s or another and Gov. Ansel being responsible for the appointment namf ed Gov. Sheppard. y It is said that the precedent for - Gov. Ansel's action dates bock as far e as Gov. MeSweeney's administration t, anyway, for Gov. MoSwceney and . State Superintendent Mc.Malwin did s not agree upon the appointments at e that time. e HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN k AND HIS COUNTRY. v . The Carpenter's Saw?The "Ugly t Duckling.''?1' Such Happiness Dreamed I not of, When 1 I was an, Ugdy Duck[1 ling." t James T. Macon in Sunday News, e We suppose there is scarcely a s child in America who has not read some of Hans Andersen's wonderful t fairy stories, vet while we were in Denmark, the land in which he lived, - we did not see a single fairy. Hut r we saw many rosy-clicked children i- like those from whom he wrote his - stories; we walked in the silent woods e where the evergreens and beech trees s grew so thickly that we were sure we a could hear (lie fairies laughing and s whispering at our feet, hidden in the I* beaut il ill green moss, or on some li marshy pool almost expected to see - little Thunvbelliza float by on a 1 illy V c.ii.wn by a but: r,' - An 1 ence, ii when the sea mist made all dim about us, we found a gnarled old willow f which looked so like that dreadful - monster, the marsh-king', we hurried - away in fear, lest he should stretch - out long, thin arms and draff us un der the swamp, as he did the lovely f Egyptian Princess in the tale of the t " Marsh-king's Daughter." And so it '? is, the charm that clings around Detill !m rk comes /from the Ynyemop-y of s Hans Christian Andersen's writings. ii In the year of 1805 a yellow-legged s sfork visited a shoemaker named Andersen in the little town of Odense, s and brought a baby boy?;jus| a little, - screaming baby like any other child; t but what a wonderful man he was - going (o be. Of that his poor parents s knew nothing, but they had him Christy toned Hans Christian, a very com mon name there, and he grew up e among the other poor children, runnine everywhere in his homespun - clothes and trockos, and plavin O' with - (he boys in the paved streets of the f town. A very ugly boy he was, too, and an odd, dreamy little fellow, who, - at the early age of nine years, tried " to write tragedies. All his early life lie si niggled : against poverty and misfortune. His > father died when lie was only four> teen, and his mother yielded to his earnest wish and let him go to CopenI hagen. Here, after great hardship, Ik* nuule friends, and finally succeeded in gaining tlie education lie so much desired. During- his school days lie wrote several poems which attracted attention. So when he entered the University of Copenhagen people j were ready to notice him, and with the publishing of his first book, in the year his success and happiness 'began. Sweetly has he told of his early struggle in the story of "The Ugly Duckling." The poor duckling who was so ugly that the other fowls chased it out of the barn yard, was a picture of Hans himself, and we arc glad he finishes the tale with these words: "And in his heart he said: ''Such happiness dreamed I not of, j when i was an ugly duckling.'" I Thus showing how pleasant was his { later life. As lie grew older he travelled much and became famous and beloved by all. People did not think of bis homely face, because of his fine mind and the beautiful books he could write; nobles^ and even the King of Denmark, were proud to do honor to I lie poor shoemaker's son, and his seventieth birthday was made the occasion for a great celebration in , Copenhagen, lie died at I lie age of j seventy. j The country iin which the lived is almost as interesting as a story it-! self. Let lis imagine we are walking ' together in Denmark, down one of j the long lanes between narrow dit-| dhes. Very often we will pass sm-ii queer little cottages. They are very low. and built of stone or brick whitewashed, with slanting thatched roofs, on which the green moss grows prettily. Out of every cottage a dog is sure to run, barking loudl; . No matter Oiow poor a family may be here, lliey are sure to own a dog like those which started at the little girl in the story of what the moon saw. On either side of the road stand pollard willow trees, looking like overgrown bnsihes, the branches having been cut down till they grow in a clump from the tluick trunks. In the spring theses branches arc cut oil' and used for weaving the wattle fences, and fresh shoots spring out. Possibly beside some ditch in the fields we shall see standing a tall black and white stork, with brig'ht red beak and yellow legs. The storks come here every year in the spring and remain during the summer, although there are not as many as in former years, for the great marshes where they used to find their food are being drain- j ed and turned into farm land. The people always welcome the storks gladly, and no Danish child would dream of hurting or frighting them, for it is always believed they bring good luck;'and if! you seejonc flying, people will tell you, you are sure to take a journey before the year's end. On our way we should probably meet little, solemn-looking children hurrying home with school bags on t.hcir arms and troeskos on their feet. Troeskos are wooden shoes with a knob under the heel and front part of the foot, which lift the wearer high above the mini, and are most useful, for Danish roads are often very muddy. All the little girls curtesy and say: "flood day, and all the little boys pull off their caps and say "flood day," also, very politely, when they see us. Shall we stop and ask tliis tiny little girl, who does not look more than five or six years old, what she is learning in school She will make us a funny little curtsey, blush very much, and answer, almost in a whisper: "lVe been to sewing-scl.ool." "Surely you cannot sew very much" we suggest trying to laugh. Indignation almost conquers her shyness: "I'm making a shirt for my baby brother," she says, and off she walks. The next uirl we meet is older? perhaps eight. We slop her and ask the same question. She also curtseys and answers: "llible history and arithmetic." Everywhere, all over Denmark, stand litle school I h ?i tsi*audit lie'Danes claim with pride that every one in their country can read and write, and we wish you could see the neat sewing and knitting some of the little girls can do. If we trolled along as bravely as these little Danes, perhaps we should reach some small Danish village, with a red brick church in the centre, and a windmill or two slowly grinding out tilic people's corn, and such narrow streets all paved wiMi great round rough stones. There is a gutter beside the street, but no sidewalk, so we must walk right in tJic middle and he careful not to got run over. The road is .so rough, however, that we can hear a cart a long distance away, and (lie Iroeskoes make a great cliller-clitter over the stones, especially -when some child, running fast, drops I hem off, which frequently happen--. All the houses in (these (owns are built close to the street, and are rarely ever one and a half stories high. Their chief difference from the farm cottages in the country consists in I'll at they uiv roofed wilh red tile.instead <>t thatch, and in one of these little* houses, probably back of liiii lather's sho|?, Andersen was born If yon get out your geography booh and look at the map of Europe, yov will find that Denmark -consists ol Jutland, ;i Ion"' peninsula north o! Germany, which stretches into th< North Sea, and several islands, on? of the largest of whictli is Fyen; Od enso is on Kven. The ?ccnery of all Miese sout-heri j islands is very similar?flat ant narshy wii?li long, level roads, little t.*\vns dotted about andishort track: of woodbind composed of oak a ml ever j green trees and many beautiful bceel trees, of which the Danes are ver; fond. The sea is very sheltered ant shallow around tlhese islands, and i: usually <|uitc calm, but on the wes coast of Jutland, on the mainland, i iw very different. There the wave: of the ocean come dasriiing 011 tin beacili: the coast is rough, and tin ?reat rolling sand dunes, which hav< been the seene of some of Andersen': saddest stories, stretch out for mil Of Inland the county is very pictures que. with pretty lakes and stream: nestling among the thickly woode< ihills. And all this varied land, thesi serious, imaginative people, thesi sturdy children. Andersen wrote for and loved with his kindly, genia heart, as we as strangers learned t< love t hem. Pliey are so industriou: and liouot. and look so good temper ed. We lik. to think of Hans himsel as a bright-eyed little Danish boy wandering about, his school books un der hi* arm. ever watching and think ing about his dear native land, til 'lie could write such delightful storie about it. lliat be taught {'11 t'lie worb to love it for his sake. News from Maybinton. Maybinton, July 30.?Mrs. Annii West and son, Paul, are visiting a the Douglass home, the home of Mrs West's childhood days, she being j Miss Epps before her marriage. Sh makes Atlanta her home now. J Mr. J. A. Hendersi-u. wife am grandson, have been visiting friend and relatives here t he past week, j J. M. Henderson is spending som J time at Whitmire with bis daughters I Miss Willie and Mrs. M. E. Abrams. Miss Jessie Rutherford, of Ml Pleasant, S. C., is visiting Miss A11 nie McCarley this week. Col. F. L. Bynum, of Ncwbern was here recently looking after hi extensive farming interests. Miss Joe Ooldwell returned bom after well we won! say, to the regret of her man friends. Little Miss Mary Hardy has rc turned to the home of Mrs. Minni Caldwell. Mrs. B. S. Hardy and ? < n, ar spending a week in Sm.-v .;:iburg. Mrs. W. D. Rut lit.; ford has bee elected to teach the Ren wick sehoi here. Mrs. Rutherford is one of th best teachers in the state. Paul Hardy is spending the sun mcr at his father's, having bee salesman at Carlisle since the firs of January. Quite a party of gentlemen are a Lyles Ford, one of the greatest fisli ing resorts in the state, for a fe> days. Miss Mary Wilson is visiting i ] ( lii's)er for 1 lie week. Julian Welch has returned io hi 1 home at. Carlisle after a week's visi : to relatives here. 1 A. (J. Lyles, of Carlisle, was her <?ii business the past week. W . D. Rutherford, of ATI. Plea? 1 iwnnriwi !! !! ! IIIHM 11,1 irrray nrnrrMTtrrn-T wi CHARLESTON ft WESTERN OAR OLINA RY. Schedule in effect June 9th, 1907. I Lv. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:40 p. m j Ar. Laurens 1:52 p. tr Lv. Laurens (('. & W. C.) 2:15 p. rn j Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. in j Lv. Laurens 1:58 p. in Ar. Spartanburg 3:30 p. in Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m Ar. Hendersonville 6:25 p. m Ar. Asheville 7:30 p. ir, Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. in Ar. Greenwood 2:50 p. m Ar. MeCormick 3:55 p. m Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. m Pullman Chair Cars between An gusta, Laurens and Asheville, tri weekly. Leave August* Tuesdays Thursday and Saturdays ;leave Ashe ville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. Note: The above arrivals and dc part urea, as well as connections witl other companies, are given as infor mation, and are not guaranteed. Ernest. Williams, Con. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C. Gen. Agt., j ant, S. ( ., was visit in? here the past week. 1 lit' Wen wick school will open for the summer term (he first Monday in August. I ( . K. Hison says he has the finest | cotton in this section. It will average 4 1-2 feet high the place over. ^ ^ I lie corn prospect is the best here ^ for five years, but cotton is not up to the standard. It is unusually large and late. H. S. Hardy will begin sawing for ' the summer on the Wen wick place 1 this week. Listen, we are going to revolution? ize this country at an early date by the ringing of the wedding bells, 1 won't call any names. M. 10. Abrams and wife visited Mrs. A'bram's relatives here this 5 week. v Within the next sixty days we will 1 have this county connected by 'phone ; from Newberry to the and other places. I have just read your editorial on ' the resolutions of the farmers' un1 ion in session in Greenwood. If you recall my views on the above situa lion you will see that that body of men ' drafted said views in (hat particular part of the resolution, as to the ad' vance system ami our fanners dispo-* ; sit ion to one another in employing his neighbor's labor and even offei" I ing inducements too. We farmers ' <*ould manage the situation with but ! ; lit lie legislation if we would d<> by | others as we want l<> be done by. or (in other words, live up to the (.'olden Rule. \>, s. 11. J *~ ? ? The deepest sounding on record - was recently made in lite North I'aeiI tic, where the bottom is .">,2(10 fath; oms. or a lit lie less than six miles. The I abyss is called 'Nero Deep. NOTICE. I will furnish refreshments and a > good barbecue dinner in the grove at t the Little Mountain spring on Au. gust 2nd, 1007, for the accoimmodai lion of the visitors that attend the ; Newberry College Reunion to be held on that day. Come one and all and I hear the good speeches and meet all 5 your friends and have a fine largo Jay. Respectfully, ? A. N. Boland. mmmmmwm THE VICTOR. The popularity and reputation that the Victor enjoys is due to its solid-as-a-rock construction. The s use of the liigliest grade of material and skill, mechanical and mile sical, that the world affords, makes ( it what it is. v > For the Cottage. For the Mansion. i he prices of the Victor range from $io.oo to $ioo.oo, payable in easy monthly installments if desired. HEAR THE VICTOR AT i SALTER'S > Art and Variety Store, Main Street, Newberry, S. C. I " ;.j Capital $50,000.00 Deposits $J "J of Newbei ; TO BRID( an emergency you ma The Commt , is prepared to loan reasonable j [ at legal rates. If you need mon or for other purposes come to t! positors of course receive the p '! -at * Interest Paid in Sa "The Bank fo." 1 J NO. M. KINARD, Pres. | J. Y. McFAL New Market. I have opened a first class-Meat Market on Friend street,. next door to the Observer office, and am prepared to furnish choice meats of all kinds. All orders entrusted to me. will receive my personal attention. Come to see my market',. It is the cleanest and most upr to-date market in Newberry* J. A. WRIGHT, Friend Street. Phone 232. Barbecue. I will turnisli a first class harbccuo at .1 no. 1\ Wicker's August 22, to bo prepared by J. A. fJraluam and II. M\\ ieker. Everybody conic and enjoy a good dinner. W. Ti. Oraham. NOTICE. l'lie undersigned as members of theRelief Committee, appointed for the. purpose of soliciting funds in aid of tlx; persons suffering loss by reason of the lire of March 20th, beg to report that we have on hand $27-|.:W romainin.tr after givintr aid to all worthy applicants sulleriuir loss on account of (lie said lire. I he Tresnrer of the Commit tee lias received $S2(i.:i!) and paid out .f552.0<^ which as slated above leaves n balance on hand of $274.30. The Committee is at a loss to know what to do with the balance on hand and have determined to turn it over to the Bachelor Maids, a charitable organization, on the lf)th day of August, 1007, unless contributors to the fund object. Any contributor desiring a return of the pro-rata share of his contribution can file his claim. with the Treasurer, before August 15th, at which time the balance them in the hands of the Treasurer will bo turned over to the Bachelor Maids. A. T. Brown, Ch'm.'n.. W. II. Hunt, John B. Mayes, M. Ij. Spearman. Soc'y. and Treas. NOTICE. The undersigned have been requested to audit the books of M. L. Spearman, as Treasurer of the Fire Belief Committee. Wo boy to report that wo j have carefully examined the receipts land disbursements and find them to be correct. As Treasurer Mr. Spoa.'inan has received fS2(?..'U) and paid out #.">52.00;, leaving a balance on hand of $27-l..'ifL Uospoc! fully submit t ed. Tos. II. Hunter. 1. K. Norwood. J. Y. McFall. rnpr To women for collecting ? ! ? names and selling our novelI 11 Li la ties, we give Big Premiums. Send your name to-day for our new plan of Big Profit# with little work. Write to-day. Address C. T. MOSELEY Premium department, ^2 lv. 2yl Street New York City. Surplus$54,924.33. 324,552.84. RCIAL BANK rry, S. ' 3-H3 OVER y need a little money. ercial Bank >urns on acceptable collateral ey to pay or discount your billshe bank and talk it over. Dereference. Covings Department. your Savings." o. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. -L, Cashier. I <