The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 03, 1908, Page FOUR, Image 4
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! ;. 11. AUIA., KDITOH.
Entered at the l'ostoffic.e at New
berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter.
Tuesday, Miami H, 15)08.
IGNORANCE AND CRIME.
Tin? whiskey rpieslion lias so en
grossed (hi1 aitteiilio.i ?>l" tiio newspa
jpers and tin? ollieo-seekers c? 1* Soutl
Carolina for Ibe past several years
itliat other questions of more vita
land far-renc'h'i'ny importance hav(
Jjee/n lost sight of.
We believe if the people of tlu
fitale ami of every section of it were
(made to realize more fully the importance
of 'education amd would givi
Di'orc atenlion t<? the 'education ol
llheir children, that the whiskey ipiesHioii
mini other ?)Uesti?ims would 1m
an ore readily solved.
In (irei nwood I;inI week I). \V. Hal
lew. :i white man. :i11.1 his mui. I'. ?l
lltallew. were I fled ill the M'ssionIpourt
hefori* -Indue (I-ayc oil the
It-liaise of aidiir: pii^-oii. rs |o c.>eap,
from tli.' county .j:iiI. it heiii?r alh-.r(fd
!'i.i,t !'! < \ had I :iken ke\ i- and
col,| clii-rl and a hainer i.ito tlu
Ice 11 when* prisoner-* were coufincd
fto aid two vomit:' white mem win.
Iwero related to them to make theii
tescapc. The Slate used as wiliicsse.-tlwo
ol* the other prisoners who wen
^ haruetl will 11 cow stealing. one ol
|whom, a lad <d' Ihirleen. whose honi<
is a>l Ninety Six. made his cseiipe
AVhen the young hoy was on tlu
island .ludye (I age asked him if hi
had ever heeu to school. I lis repl\
was that lie had not, and .Indue flay*
.iol.l the jury to lake llrfal faot hotn?
land consider it. When t'lie eldei
Ballew look the stand he was ipies;lio)ied
hy .Judge Cage, and it wiu
,'hrouyhl out that Ire had nine children,
eiylill. of whom had never heei
lo school, and the oilier lieiiiy abli
.to w rite ***;* III lie," as he expressei
;il. Another of l lie witnesses, mii eld
lerlv ma.i. stated thai lie could nol
.read or write.
The liallews were convicted am
were senteineed to nine months vacl
on the chain gang.
In (Ireenwood county there are today
ahoul .vU)0 neyro children in the
(common schools Ms aiyainst 2000 whiti
children.
In Newberry county 1 lie proporhiui
'is ahout the same, ami in mosl of lb*
H'ounties there are twice as many ne
{UTo children at school as w'lnles.
These are >laitlinu I'iyures, anil
?yet the leyisl-alure ai its las) sessiol
(killed all compulsory educat'ioii
ihills. And one of?ihe principal aryu
Uiienls used hy the opponents ol
(compulsory education is that il will
:force I he negroes lo school.
AI the same lime the leijislal urt
fwas killi'iiy the compulsory educat'ioii
bills enormous amounts were heimj
appropriated for the hiyher institutions
of learuimv, which can ?>.il\
Ihenelil those w'lio have already reiceived
preparatory (raining, and
which can nol aid in the slightest tin
jlarye luum'her who haive never .alien.Ifc?d
a session of the common schools.
The St>ale provides common school
^education lor the children, and lliosi
|parents who do not realize t'lie dut\
fwhidh they owe their children should
jbe forced to send them lo sc liool. Tin
.children of today will he the cilizen?
mf tomorrow. and the State has th.
triiilil and il is her duly to see tnal
1'hos'e who will he in clvarye ol hei
inflairs within the uiexl few year?
Iliave at lea.-t the rudiments of ai
' education.
It is too late to 1 a conipulsor\
education law at this session ol tlu
leyi'shut lire, hul it is not loo late ti
iwork up a se.ilimenii which will guar
>anice its passage at the next session
iCriMuo can not thrive in an eduealei
k'onuniinily, amd when -a'lI our whit,
'children are rcceiviny an eiluoail-ioi
which will fit them for I lie ordinary
duties of life the whiskey ipiesilioi
land other ipieslions id' nvinor import
lance will he easier of solution.
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l-.iininy lo Second-Class "Mail Matter
issued January 1st. 100S:
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f This is the ruling of the Post Office
Department, and oL' course it will
he rigidly enforced. Hence we take
- this means of notifying subscribers
who are in arrears Hint unless this
order is complied with then nair.es
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estly request that subscribers co-operate
with lis in this matter.
As our subscribers know the editor
has been absent from tire office practii
cully iill of the time for the past six |
t weeks, and therefore has said nothing <
1 during that time in regard to this rul- i
; ing by the post office department. We
have now only one month left within
, which to bring up our subscription
[ list so that it may comply to the rules adopted
by the department.
We desire to make -earnest appeal
to our subscribers to co-operate with
us by which arrangements may be
, iiiii.li' that their names may be retain- t
ed nn our list. As you will see from
III.' extract which is printed above ^
: there is- n<> discretion left and the
'' ; ras> h;i' !e 'l i inc *' I rI'erred I' > ex- I i
i>'.- i.11 the lii -1 of A |?ri 1.
We trust that il will be only necessary
li? call the attention <>(' our ]
suh-criher- to this rule and thai those
I w'm ha\e It, eu indulged ['nun vear If' .
I I t t t , V
year will not force us to toe necessity
' of taking their names from our list.
We have sent statements to nearly *
all of those who are in arrears and
will within the next few days send i
'. statements to the others.
Please yive heed to these state- ,
merits. If any mistake is made as
to the dale we will be glad to correct
; it.
G
In the death of Pdsliop \\ .
, Duncan, whic.li occurred in Spartan
burg yesterday morning. South Car- t
oliiui and the Southern Methodist ?
, church have sustained a heavy loss.I t
. A man of brilliant intellect, of firm- (
, ness and of courage he was one of
. Ihe ablest bishops the Methodist
| church has ever had. [
I Nearly every man of any proinin- I
eiice iu South Carolina has been incnI
tioned in coiiiu'clion with the t nil(
ed Stales seualorship.
County Teachers' Association Meeting.
! To the Kditor of The Herald an 1
News:
The County Te:achers' association!
1 has selected the subject of "Spell- 1
1 ing" for discussion at ids next meet-I
'ing the second Saturday (1 Ith) of .
March. Kadi teacher was requested
1 to ive his or her experience on this j
i all important. but, in many instances
i sadly neglected study. j
Willi a view to obtaining some- j
irhiug like uniformity in the discusI
siou, 1 lake the liberty of sujqyesting
the following questions, the an-I
' swers to which invav be serviceable to I
i the meet ing:
: |. In the light of your experience,
what is your present .judgment as to
(the value of oral spelling? tW writ
ten spelling?
I 'J. How much time do you give to
1 'spelling directly as a el'ass exercise?
3. What proportion of your pupils
are naturally good spellers? What
I proportion naturally wretched spel- I ]
' ?lers ?
1. What is your judgment as to )
I spelling words Hie child never sees
in the reading '-and never has occasion
J I to write !
Do you use a spelling book and
!do you think it helpful?
li. Have you ever tried any devices!
t or schemes in teaching spelling that
i j seem to have produced specially I "
I good results; if so. what are they? 0
7. Haw yoti any suggestions to of
fer as to improvement iu spelling in j11
> your schools?
May I ask the older teachers,
. those who have done service ten or I
I fifteen years or longer: Do you think 1
1 there is a decadence in the ability ton
i spell among the pupils now as com- j
k* {.pared with former days? II so. to K
i what do you attribute this falling U
- off ?
.7. R O'Xeall Tfollowav. <
A Cure for Misery.
c "T have found a cure for the mis
cry malaria poison produces," says I
l{. M. .lames, of l.ouellen. S. C. " Il's 1 j
called Klectrie Hitlers. and conies in U
. .*?() cenI bottles. It breaks ut> a case ,
f of chills or a bilious attack in al-J {
s most :io time; and it puts yellow (
r jaundice clean out of commission.'' I f
- This great tonic medicine and blood L
purifier gives quink relief in all u
stomach, liver and kidney complaints
and the misery of lame back. .Sold
- under guarantee at W. ft. Pelliam Si
s Son's drug store. >
May Do It Now. t
n "In the olden times it is said that i
e ! it was possible for a man to render
f himself invisible.''
i ' Pshaw! That's not at all remarks
|hie. Men in this country are doing it |l
Factory Sole of &i
Will Continue Until Entii
That Will M
All the beautiful Pianos on display at Murra y <
be placed on sale at Factory Prices. iJvery in:>ti
M 25.00 in price that they may bt; Uf: in Nona
actory product. : : : : :
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?.--===: - ? t =: ^ l'1'" wvwMvmmrwm'mn
Thousands of people in New- I | J||kI ^0 m vi
>erry and vicinity have visited !; ||||m- i \
he beautiful display of Pianos | |
)eing shown in Newberry. It |ffl Mil
11 11
Prominent musicians through- j [|jjT* """^"V**"8:or
their beautiful tone, elastic j |
iction and artistic case design. ijl J
.\mauc awu.rn/A'or, niimim><uLgww?t,A?>w'. vggwiunwrf ?BiBimgEBn?aBWMi<nacw?iwmCT?iBWiaMMMnBimaggaB!a?i
WE WILL NOT SHIP THEM BACK. Every instrumeni
;he winds. Retail prices and prices at this sale are marked
;aving. Instructions are to make terms to suit the eonvenie
;o buy a Piano may avail themselves of the bargains offered
continue until entire lot is sold at prices that will move then
K. S. CONRAD, I\
Walk (0 Walk '
Over $jjM Over ?
Shoes Yyff Shoes 1
For Wf~\ For ?
Men fS-CSr Men
Fellers \ Morgan.
Shoes. Furnishings and Hats. !
TsMllIIsT |
Gloves, Mitts, Base Balls, Bats, j
Heel and Toe Plates, Tape, Dolce, 1
Base Ball Shoes and Uniforms. I
Mayes' Book Store, j
very day." eh'aractcr in one of my novels.
"Von don't say so! How do they j Criticus?All, 1 see! You punish ?
nanage it?" the poor fellow by burying him alive,
"By marrying .famous women!" j as it were.
i
Practical Illustration. How It Was Becoming. I
Teacher Cold, you know, is mere-? "That dress is becoming, my j
y the absence of heat. To what sim- i'dear," said the man who t'hinks he I
?le phenomenon do we owe the ah-i js a diplomat. 1
?nri of heat <ll.rii.fr the winter j .K||(. k(,(|'n| Mm ooW,v ?ol. a mo.
,"''l1lhs ' : . II.cm and tlien replied:
U lnss (in ?n.?oi.l?The janitor "Yes. It is becoming ll.rendibarc."
loes:i t turn it on!?Chicago rriMinc.
NOTICE.
It Does the Business. ?
Mr. K. K. Chamherlian. of Clinton, j To the Creditors of J. T. Smith and J
Maine, says of llueklcu's Arnica | F. A. Smith, Individually and as
Nilve. "It dm-s the business; I have! Partners Doing Business by and j f
ised it for piles and it cured them. Under tho Firm Name of The)
rsed it for chapped hands and ii cur- j Smith Co. ^
'd them. Applied it to an old sore .
and it healed it without leaving a Xewberry, S. March 2, 190S. A
rear behind." 2oc. at W. K. Pelham J. T. Smith and F. A. Smith, indi- '
fc Son's drug store. vidually and as partners doing busi?.....
ness by and under the 'linn name of c
Proud of His Anocstors. the Smith (V>ni,pany, having made a
Hill?AV'hat in the world do you deed of assignment to nie, there will j |
suppose makes whales blow so much? j be a. meeting of the creditors in the
Jill?-Why, didn't you ever hear i offices of Klcase & Dominick at New- j
hat Jonah story ??Yonkcrs States-J berry, S. ('., on Monday, t'he ninth '
will. day"of MW.i, ISIOS, at 11 o'clock
a. m., for the appointment, of an
Brutally Frank. for the benefit <>f its creditors.
iSeribihles?'When T fake a dislike Cole. L. Hlease,
o n man I use him as the villainous (it Assignee. I
? > " f)
re Lot is Sold at Prices I
ove Them. n
Golden'-. Tailoring and Dry Goods Store will }\
rumfjnt in the exhibit reduc d from $75.00 to
finerry as iiv n?, advertisemens of the Kimball /
>; j?riOTM?\Ejpsi.rr.v'TK:11
This is your opportunity to i! j
R'et the Pian? f?r y?ur h?me >
\j__-Ji j that you have been thinking
<iabout. We offer you a selec- W
tion of many different case de- {
signs, and you can select this
^ j M pleases you most, and at prices jf
BJBllHSSift you will never be able to dupli- Ml
1 cate, quality considered.
b in this display must be sold. Profit has been thrown to W
in plain figures. You can see exactly what you are T
nee of the purchaser so that every one who ever expects j
. Every Piano is guaranteed in all respects. Sale will J
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i/Igr. for Factory. il
??i??i??ww?a m M>M?iui? <???i ???uroimwm? ' J&
The Man of the
iaasffiMKu' G^sasaBB
Hour ^
Is the man with the money, for he is ready for all '
financial emergencies, and his interests have always
been identified with a bank from the time he first
opened a Savings Account up to the present. B *
Would you not like to follow in his footsteps? ?j
Come in and we will show you the way. g
4?- I ^
Interest Paid in Our Savings Department! ? 1*
The Commercial Bank, ^
OF NEWBERRY, S. C. M
#
JNO. M. KINARD, President.
I O. B. Mayer, Vice Pres't. J. Y. McFall, Cashier. | ' |] \
'ymmsmssmswEZEs. %'''
You Ocin Got jjf
Black or Brown Panamas, White fj
and Black Mixed Worsted and'??
~?ray, Plaid arid Checked Skirts
or just $5.00 each. These Skirts I
are made of all wool goods, trim-l?
med with plaits, bands and but- sf
:ons. All seams bound.
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