Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E. H. AULL. EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New arry. S. C., as 2rid cias inaue-. Friday, September 13, 1907. In the next few days the schools and colleges throughout the state will open. All indications poil.t to a very large attendance upon all of the schools,. showing that the people of the state are very much interested in the education of their children. Some college president a few years ago observed that when the price of cotton was low and times were hard, attendance upon the schools was lar g,er than when times were more pros perous. But during the last fdw years, even with moderately prosper ous times, the interest in education seems to be on the increase. DET R9 T D TO WIN. The Atlanta Constitution prints an interview with Mr. Charles Barrett, president of the National Farmers' Union, in which Mr. Barrett says that there is little doubt that the farmers will win the fight for fifteen cents cotton. It will be the greatest fight in the interest of the cotton growers, that has been made since the war. It is proposed to win without the enactment of any laws; and there can be no' doubt that if the farmers will only stand together that they can win in this fight. We do not know wheth er it is true or not, but a gentleman told -3 the other day that a cotton milt man had said to him that he was now selling his goods on the basis of seventeen cents cotton, and that even at that price he would make a profit. The fact is that the'farmers would rather have high priced cloth in order to get high priced cotton than to have low priced cloth with a low price for 4cotton. It -seems to us that it would be better for the manufacturer to pay more for the cotton and get a propor tionate increase for the his manufac tured product; because that would mean more prosperity for the cotton section. Certainly the Southern man ufacturer ought to be willing to pay a high price for cotton and higher pri eces for' wages, as he could make the same profit out of his manufactured product. And yet, strange to say, you will find some of the mill presidents are always on the bear side of the market. But in regard to the minimum fixed by the Farmers' Union, which is also the minimum fixed by the Executive Com.mittee of the ,Southern Cotton As sociation whieh wet at Jackson, Mis sissippi, a few days ago, Mr. Barrett is quoted as saying: ''On the stand ard of the Farmers' Union there has been nailed the inscription: 'Fifteen Cent Ootton', and by that motto they will win. What boots it if the gamb ler, playing with the product of the honest toiling farmer as if it were a stack of poker chips, names a ficti tious value to cotton, when the man who makes it 'and who holds it in his warehouse tells the world that his goods will not be sold except for a certain minimum price?~ We will win the fight easy enough if the farmers hold together, and I believe they will, and the New York .exchange will soon *be out of business.'' If, as Mr. Barrett says, the farmers are really in earnest and will stand by their resolutions, they can win. Mr. Barrett thinks that the next, most. importan,t work whieh the Na tional union has done is its opposition to the importation of foreign labor. He says that the Union now has 1, 622,000 members, and that all of the Southern States are represented. An organization composed of that num ber of 'earnest and enthusiastic far mners can weild a powerful influence. In regard to the importation of foreign labor Mr. Barrett is quoted as follows: ''The next most important work, in my opinion, that the national union did, was the opposition to the impor tation of foreign labor. We passed a resolution by a unanimous vote that stated unequivocally our opposition to foreign immigration, and will take active steps to prevent it, so far as the south and wvest are concerned. We don't want such labor, and we are not groing to have it.'' Every other calling and p)rofession1. unless it be the newspaper folk. is or ganiized for their own protection, and we can see no( reasonI why the far~ mers should not organize. But if they mean to get fifteen cents for their cotton, we cannot understand why they should market it at twelve and a half and thirteen cents. We observe that there have been established in this state forty-three hi.h schools under the Act of 1907,1 a ::d 1r(v1V(ii'i n-win d ie staie al. I W1 1!1t I I IV1 V i11 dit'd to) lb; hundred dilClars, or an avera;e p f ti~ hund1ed dollari4. U'nder that Aei. as We recall it. oily two high"! i liihls v:m be estah!ished in any one county during any one year. The statement of Mr. Martin is that only about fifty per cent of the ( appropriation has been taken up, and 'r if there are not more applications for ii high schools, that the surplus will be divided among the high schools al ready established. We understood the Act to g:ive to I each high school only fifty per cent of the amount which would be r-aised locally. In other words, for a school district to receive five hundred dollars p for tile establishment of a high school. 1 it must raise locally one thousand f dollars. But. as we have observed e before in regard to this matter. it a seems that the state board of educa- v tion is inteipreting the law to be what the state board thinks the leg- t islature meant to do, whether that was a done or not. q MAILS ON C. & G. An effort is being made by the Co lumbia chamber of commerce to get the Southern Railway to inaugurate I mail car service on the train which E leaves Greenville for Columbia at 9.30 a. m. and on the train which leaves Columbia for Greenville about noon. g The other passenger trains operated y over the C. and G. carry mail cars. It t was first proposed that the railroad s be requested to take the mail car off of the train leaving -Columbia at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and put it on the- one leaving there at noon. There was considerable opposition to this plan. It would not suit the peo ple from Greenwood up to have such a change made in the mail service on the line. If the Southern can't see its way to make all of the passenger trains between Columbia and Green- E ville mail trains, then it wouldn't suit at all to make a shift as was suggest- n ed. At any rate, nothing- should be t done in the matter of chaning the service without submitting the pro-1 position to the commercial bodies of the majority of the towns on the line. The Greenville board of trade should be on the lookout for this.-Greenville News. We refer the above to the proper committee of the Newberry chamber_ of commerce. The Herald and News has called attention to this matter several times heretofore.. In .order to make sure that there shall be no change in the present ex- t cellent schedule which the Southern ~ Railway is giving, between Columbia ~ and Greenville, it is important that all of these pas.senger trains should be mail trains. We believe that if there is unanimity of action by all of the commercial bodies from Green ville to Columbia, including these two points, that a regular mail service can be put on the two midday trains. It would be a great convenience, and we hope that the proper commit tee from our chamber of commerce will take the matter up with the Columbia chamber of commerce and the other~eommercial bodies. We have heard of no complaint of the present arrangement of schedules on this road, and we are satisfied that everybody is pleased. It is really more and better service than anybody thought of asking, and yet our ob. servation ini travelling upon all of these trains1 is that each one of them has about as much travel as there was on any one of 'the trains when we had fewer trains between Columbia and Greenville. It is important that these midday trains should be mail trains, and it would be well also to have them handle express, as they do not now do it. There is another matter in connec tion with these trains to which we take- this opportunity to direct atten tion. It will be recalled that .both of these trains carry parlor cars, which are a great comfort and security to those who use them; and we bel-ieve that more people would use them if they understood the rate. The addi tional fare from Newberry to Colum bia is only twenty-fie cents, and from 1 Newberry to Belton, only twenty-five I ents, and from Columbia to Walhal- 3 la, only seventy-five cents. In other words, the rate is based as near as it is pssible upon a rate of one-half of oue cent per mile. It makes travel mneh('l mor4e pleasant and the addition alI cost is a good ivestmlent, not only from the viewpoinlt of comfort, but as a life insurlance policy; because there can be no doub)t that travel is made much safer in one of these cars than il tile ordinlary day coach. .The new Curfew Ordinance, which was passed by the city of Anderson, went it to effect on Wednesday. It (14N Dw'ral eil a iliel. Senator Latimer and Editor A. M arlenter have returned from Eu ope. We are glad both reached hom< 1 safety. The board of trustees of Clemsor ave requested the resignation o rfessor Chambliss. The Quack's Friend. Theophratus Esculapius Stubbe roprietor of the Universal Life-Ever ;stin Golden Bitters, was in his of ee and about him was gathered ar ager group, listening to an accoun f the wonderful cures he ha< -rouaht with his medicine. By and by a man in sober garb-z hill, pale-faced man, sedate and mel nehol-entered the office and in uired for the proprietor. "I have that honor." said Theop ra;us Esculapius Stulbe, with dig itV. 'You are the proprietor of thE Tniversai Life Everlasting Golder itters?" said the pale visitor. "I am. How can I help you?" "I have come to see if I couldn'i et you to establish an agency foi our bitters in our town. I want you send a smart man-one who cat 1ll a large quantity of your medi ine." Theophrastus rubbed his hands ani miled exultingly. "You see," pursued the sombr< isior, "My buq'nes4 is !etting dull nd I thought with your help wE iight revive it." "Can't you take the agency your Pif, my friend?" asked the grea tubbe. "No, no," said the melanchol. ian, with a shake of the head. "I 'ould not do for me. People migh hink I was interested." "Aih! What's yo,ur business?" "I am an undertaker! "-Tit-Bits The Head of the Family. ~ew York Press.' Mrs. Hoyle-Mr. Boyle is lookii r a horse that a woman can drive, Mrs. Doyle--That's a fad of her -gettigg things she can drive; lhe iusband is that kind of a man. NOTICE. The public schools will open Sep mber 23. I will be in the office fron Ito 11 a. m. on Friday and Satur Lay previous for the purpose'on lass fying new pupils. W. A. Stuekey, '-6-3t-st. Superintendent. * 8 B~ E'K. No PARAW. YOULTTYLL BSTER E. WNLL INR AWE oToE BoYVE TERL AEMBE WHEN YoU WAN oUEER Ho ASUAMED WAE NICE EVoTEYTHN RoWNOUCLOTHGEYOR L RIELL THEY ILAN STU HLLYRENRE WECAN REA5PECTfUI. UP TO TO THE PATMVNSi -D F Good Workmanship I desire to announce to all good dressers, that I am pre pared to fit and p!ease them ' from my new fall stock of ClWorsted and Woolenettes of. the newest designs and at prices always reasonable. Come in and see the new styles, and select your new fall suit. E. T., CARLSON, Merchant Tailor. TEACHER WANTED. The teacher for Johnstone Aca demy having resigned another elec- of tion will be held at the ;chool house TI on Friday, 20th September, at 3 fai o 'clock. School will be ran seven months. Salary $40 per munth. Lady teacher wanted. J. B. Halfacre, w1 G. MeD. Sligh, yc W. F. Stone, Trustees. Newberry, R. F. D. No. 5. TEACHER WANTED. For the Maybinton school. One who can teach music preferred. Salary JI $35 per month. School to run 6 or 7 months or perhaps longer. Those wishing to apply for the school will please send their application to th. undersigned trustees. W. B. Whitney, clerk. B. H. Maybin. J. L. Thomas, Blairs, R. F. D. No. 1. REGISTRATION NOTIDE. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration for &he Town of| Newberry, S. C., are now open, and the undersigned as Supervisor of Registration for the said town will keep said books open every day from 9 a. m., until 5 p. m., (Sunday ex cepted) including the 1st day of e Scamber, 1907. Eug. S. Werts, 'Supervisor of Registration. OEPRATES TO WASHINGTON. On September 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1907, we will sell tiekets to Washington. - good 15 days from date of sale at the rate of $15.35 for the round trip. Ex - tensions of return limit can be secur - ed until Oct. 4th, by payment of 50 cents. G. L. Robinson, Ticket Agent. mm S m.MmDE SEE BOWJ Too. STRTTH2 BRoWN IS NOW AT HIS AY rRoM HIM MAY SIT a DRESSED. Do YOU RE RE A CHILD AND WERE fl BECAUSE YoU DID NoT EN YoU WENT To SCHoOL? ITTLE BUSTER BRoWNS Y THEIR LESSONS BET WoRTH WHAT CLoTHES VE THEIR BooKS, ESPE GET A DR..........$.5 .........$5.00 TH-AT LITTLE BSTER USTER BROWNS WEAR. TI US RIG THEM o-UT. lit E AT OUR STORE. .. fu: LY, c ART-PERRY CO. N THE MINUTE DEALERS. Lpital $50,00000 Surplus$54,924.33 Deposits $324,552.84. THE COM LRCIAL BANK of Newberry, S. C, One B ilIlio n0 Dollars money about the house or office is a constant source of danger. iere is always the risk of thieves or fire. You owe it to yourself and nily to avoid such risk. Put your cash in The Commercial Bank iere it will be safe fr,:,m both and be just as convenient to use as if u had it in your pocket. Think about it. Interest Paid in Savings Department. "The Bank for your Savings." qO. M. KINARD, Pres. 0. B. MAYER, Vice-Pres. J. Y. McFALL. Cashier READY It IRESS 6000$SS All the PNEW COLORS!,' hocolates, Leather, Browns,. Greens, all the new styles. oiles, Serges, Panamas, Fancies, of the newest fashions. STRIPES ARE EXCELLENT. We have the goods ready to how, with linings, .trimmings, tc., etc., to match. At your service, Mark Your1 Clothes It is false economy to save the 5 cents that it will take te buy bot tle of Indellible Ink and lose garment that cost six times as such. Mageis' BooK( Store. POINTS OF EXELEC:Hig'Standard. Able faculty, ~orough instruction. University methods. Fine equipment. Splendid rary. Excellent laboratories. Beautiful site. Unsurpassed health ness. Honor system, Full literary, scientific, ainusical and artistic urses. Degrees of A. B. and B. M. Winnie Davis School of History. xi 3ession opens September 18th, 1907. Send for catalogue. LE DRTAVIS LODGE, A. M., Ph. D. President.