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t! == Newberry Co? Fair I High School Declamation. WjT Boys?Newberry Opera House? S P. M., March 31. Girls?Newberry High School? 8 P. M., March 31. B II Grand Paradei?10 A. M., April 1. WL III Literary contest?11 A. M. H W pinner?12:30 P. M. A V Athletics?2 P. M. VI Viewing Exhibits?9 A. M.?o I.?PRELIMINARY CONTESTS. A miniature public Fair and Field Day contest should be held in every [school or group of schools on or before .March 12. As for as possible the school exhibit should then be on dis- , play. This community fair will be; mnoA * ~ +v. ^ in^iviHuol cfhrvnl vy VJ1 l>ii ill L. I. ; 1 tU LLLC JU.A ava w v ? w v - Here thre? judges should decide who will represent the school in each contest. Names or, contestants must be sent to the 'County Superintendent's office by March 15. Failure to report will debar any contestant. II.?GRAND PARADE, i Children, teachers and trustees will assemble on the Court House lawn. VEach teacher will call her roll to as-! certain the percentage of attendance, j \ Each teacher will lead her school. The pupils will march four abreast. The fcrb^tees will march in the rear with their schools. The Parade committee, Mr. Cannon Bleasie, chairman, will call for formation of lines. & It is suggested that girls wear white middy b.ouses or white sailor suits and go without bats. The pupils may wear their sc'aool colors that are carried on a banner. III.?LITERARY CONTESTS. In all contests except declamation visitors will be admitted only by tickets. Each contestant may invite two visitors for whom tickets will be sent the teacher. Each group of schools ^ r jmay enter one pupil for each contest. A teacher from each committee will . conduct each contest; and three impartial judges will decide. ? Rpadinsr?Mrs .T :FL Norwood, chairman. ^ Pupils will bring their regular readers and be examined from them. First and second grade pupils will read silently and look up to tell what they fcave read. Pupils above the second | \ grade will sustain interest by looking ^ at the audience occasionally. 1?iFirstg ratfe. ^ 2?Second grade. 3?Third and fourth grades. 4?Fifth, sixth and seventh grades. 5?Eight, ninth and tenth grades. b Spelling?iMiss Katherine Chap pell, chairman. Fifty words will be called by a teacher, written by all pupils in tie , contest, and judged. 1?First grade. 1?Third and fourth grades. Pro^ gressive Course in Spelling, Book One. 2?Filth, sixth and seventh grades. s- Progressive Course in Spelling, Book 3?Eight, ninth and tenth grades. c Composition?Miss Elizabeth HP Dominick, chairman. ... 1?'First and second grades in same . contest. A story will be told to these r contestants who will one at a time reproduce the story. 2?Third and fourth grade pupils will be requested to give an oral reproduction of a story, read or told to them at the contest. 3?'Fifth, sixth and seventh grade pupils will be requested to write a theme (limited to 150 words) similar to one of the following subjects: 1?How Nature Prepares for Winter. 2?What Wre Did for Fair and Day. F3?frhe Horse Fly and Its Dan- j gers. 1 . 4?How We Improved Our School t House. 4?(Eighth, ninth and tenth grade pupils will write a theme, limited to 200 words, on a subject similar to one of the following: 1?Advantages to a Community Which iCome from Home Ownership. 2?Labor Saving Conveniences in the Country Home. 3?What a Boy or Girl Can Do to '+ Make Home Attractive. A IA T .off or nfltllTA to be designated by judges). d Arithmetic?Miss Lucy Riser, chairman. For regulations see "Suggestions for County Fair and Field ^ Days." j 1?Fourth and fi.th grades in same i contest. A test paper containing sev- j <?ral exercises; one in addition, con- j sisting of seven or eight numbers runjfing up to millions; one exercise in ^ /'multiplication with multiplier of two or three figures; one exercise in long JF division with three places in the ^ divisor; one erercise in subtraction. 2?Sixth and seventh grades in same P contest. A test paper containing several exercises involving more difficult additon, subtraction and multiplication; one exercise in Ion? division ! t f, mty and Field Day i ?_??- i with five places in the divisor; and ! simple examples in all the operations i of fractions. 3?Eight grade. Five problems in percentage. e Declamation?Mr. J. B. O'X. Hoiloway, chairman. All recitations are limited to 10 minutes. 1?On the evening preceding Field Day, the High School Declamation Contest will be held. 2?On Field Day the elementary i school declamation contests will be! held lor boys in Holland Hall audi-'s torium; for girls in Excelsior Hall, j' IV.?DIXXEK. I Dinner will be spread on the grounds i by the dinner committee, Mrs. L. W. |. Floyd, chairman, Newberry, S. C. V.?ATHLETIC MEETS. | The athletic events will take place j ] on the college athletic field, Coach j j Parish, chairman. Each school will! \ be aliowed one contestant for each j? i event, except the Relay Race and Tug j { of War in which each school will have | four pupils and the 3-legged race iu j j wmcn eacn win nave i?u pupus. iwm pupil may enter more than three | < events. In judging events first place i will count five; second place three; and third place one. , 1?Boys (Elementary School.) i a?100 yard dash., \ b?880 relay. < c?Running high jump. 1 d?Running broad jump. . e?Three legged race. "2?(Jiris (A 11 grades.) a?50 yard run. b?Base ball throw. 3?High School Boys. 1 a?100 yard dash. ] >?220 yard run. c?220 low hurdles. ' d?Shot put (12 lbs.) * e?Running high jump. I f?Running broad jump. g?Tug of War. 5 h?One mile relay with 440 yard laps. ( TI.?EXHIBITS. Exhibits from groups of schools will ] be displayed in the gymnasium under . the direction of Prof. F. W. Chapman, chairman. Mr. Tate says: -The School Fair should exhibit work < 1 done by the pupils during the year in the schoool or at home under the inspiration and supervision of the school. ] No article may be exhibited for 1 more than one year. 1 The continued success of the Fair ' demands that the articles submitted 1 shall actually he made by the pupils and not by their parents or friends. The teachers and the Fair Committee should use e. ery precaution to se- ' uu J. e iiuiicoi cumto. , Excellent exhibits may be planned by consulting the bulletin entitled "Suggestions for County School Fairs and Field Days." Exhibits should in- ] elude: s 1?Regular School Work. ; Note books, compositions, papers j frrim Mfh Hass-room subieet will re- i i ceive special attention. 2 Pennmanship?^liss Lucy Ligon, , chairman. a?First grade writing on unruled paper. J b^-Second- fourth grades writing books. c?Fifth-seventh grades writing ' , i books. 3 Drawing?'Miss Mary Gilbert. ; chairman. ] Best water color, crayola and pen- 1 cil drawing from 1 a?Elementary grades. b?-High School grades. c?'Special classes. * * :Uaj) uniYViiig?MISS rean vv esv, chairman. 5 Domestic Science?iMiss Martha Creighton, chairman. ] 6 Domestic Art?Miss Maymo Swittenburg, chairman. 1 7 Manual Training?Miss Gertrude 1 Reeder, chairman. 1 8 >'atur\l Science?Miss Olive s Feagle, chairman. (Described as ar- < tides for school museums in Mr. I Tate's Manual for Teachers pp. 113, 115, 119, 121 and 132.) 9 Agriculture?Miss Willie Mae Wise, chairman. Suggested articles under each subject will be published. ( Each article to be exhibited must be . marked by one of the enclosed tages Articles not properly marked will not be received.. TIL?HONORS. Blue ribbons will be given the winner in each contest and will be pinI ned on articles in exhibit. The school i winning the greatest number of points will be announced. I Whenever You Need a Genera! Toon, Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a ; General Tonic because it contains the | well known tonic properties of QUININE j and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives : 3ut Malaria, Enriches the Blcod and ^jilds up the "Whole System. *0 cents ~ i i * THEDACiA SEIZED BY FRENCH CRUISER AXE Kir W STEAMER ('AH KYI Mi COTTON FOR liKEMEN TAKEN. No Protest Likely I'ntil Erenoli Priz'4 Court Passes on the Status of the Ship. Paris, Feb. 27.?Via London, Feb. 28, 1:30 A. M.?A FrencO. cruiser lias arrested the American steamer Dacia j in the Channel and taken her to Brest., This announcement is officially made. (The steamship Dacia left Gal-.eston for Rotterdam on January 31 with 11,000 bales of cotton to be trar.s ?3 * ~ I 4- ti-or. a v n a / < t a "! I allippeu 10 oicuitu. ii >\ aa tAi>tv.n. j : that she would be seized because Gr-^nt ! Britain questioned the validity of her transfer from German to American registry. She touched at Norfolk on February 11, fc':en proceeded. . The Dacia formerly was a HamburgAmerican -reight steamsaip in trade between Bremen and Gulf ports. At the outbreak of hostilities she was tied in at Port (Arthur. On December 26 she was purchased by an American, ind on January 4 American registry K'as obtained. It then was announced :hat she was to be used to move cotion and loading was begun, with a :argo to be taken to Rotterdam and ihence shipped to Bremen. Representations were made immediitely by t':e British embassy at !A'ashin gton questioning the validity of the :ransfcr and it was generally understood that if the ship sailed she would 3e seized by British or French war- i ships and taken before a prize court. ? I Court First to Decide. Washington, Feb. 27.?While no of- j ficial word had reached tiie state de- J i [jartment tonight on t: .e seizure of the American steamer Dacia, it is known :hat no protest by the American government is probable until a French prize court passes on the ship's status. This has been the general policy in ill similar cases. The Dacia was formerly German Dwned, but was purchased by an A.merican, who was said to have furlished United States officials and t British embassy here with proofs tending to show that the transfer was nade in good faith and that the former j owners retained no interests in the. vessel for ner reiransier at uie ciose Df the war. The voyage of t-e Dacia has been regarded as a test case upon which inal decision as to the right of neutrals to purchase vessels from citizens Df belligerent countries might be Dased. TAX FOR THE SCHOOLS. rhe Town to Vote on Levying an Ad ditional Tax of One Mill For ! Schools?The Act. i Tha Vpwhprrv rtelps'ation nassed a Dill ordering an election between now ind July 15, on the question of voting in additional tax i or the schools, flue following is the act: Relating to Newberry School District. Be it enacted by the general assem- ( Dly or Souih Carolina: Section 1. That the trustees of New- j berry school district are hereby au t'r.orized and empowered to submit to the qualified electors of said scliooi district not later than July 15, 1915, he question of levying an additional annual tax. of one mill on the taxable property in said school district, to be iised for current expences incurred for j the support and maintenance o j schools. ?ec. 2. Said trustees shall order an election on this question on not less j than full four weeks' notice thereof,j published in the newspapers of said j schoool district, stating the time and I place or voting. TV.:ey shall appoint j three managers to conduct the elec-j tion, prescribe the form of ballots, receive the written returns from the managers showing the votes cast for and against the levy of said tax and declare the result of the election. 'Sec. 3. In case the majority of the a. i". i~. r\ f i Vi CQl'rl ta Y vuces ua.sc IS III la v vi ui 1."^ levy, the trustees shall certi y the fact to t/fce county auditor, who shall thereupon annually assess said tax on the (axable property of said district and enter the same upon the tax duplicate. The county treasurer shall thereupon collect said tax at the same time and in the same manner.as other taxes. Sec. 4. The county treasurer shall keep a separate account of said tax and pay out the same on the warrants of the trustees issued for the purposes I aforesaid. j Sec. 5. The trustees 01 saia uisu ici nre authorized to borrow money on account of said tax, if -voted for the p'irpose aforesaid and to pledge said j tax for the payment of such money as ihey may borrow. \ j Sec. 6. This act shall go into effect ; immediately upon its apnrovil by the i * Arnrnnr \ WILL CUT OFF ! SHIPPING TO GERMANY! j GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AN1) j Rl'SSIA SERVE NOTICE. 1 ? ! ; Everything in the Way of Commerce is Included, Except Cargoes Shipped Previous to Notice. London, Feb. 27.?Great Britain, j France and their allies ha\e advised j neutral countries that th?y /old them-1 selves at liberty to stop all shipping ! to and from Germany and the coun- : ;ries of her allies. Fublic announcement of this action will be made early next week. The text of the declarations will set forth j that the decision is necessary because j of German submarine attacks, but that! Great Britain and France will respect; the lives of crews and passengers in I any steps they may take. The declaration is not a reply to the j A merican representations loooking to | a cessation of German submarine ac-j tivity and the admission of food to, Germany for civilians. The declara- i tion will not affect the cargoes shipped before the date of this advice to neutrals. The exact date carried by the declaration has not been aunnounced, but it probably is February 26 or 27. >'o Specialties. Xo special articles of commerce will be mentioned in the British-French declaration. Cotton and foodstuffs, for example, will not be specified, but the terms will be general. The situ-1 ation created will be entirely justified, | according to the English view, be-j cause of Germany's unprecedented ac- j tion in attempting a submarine block-j ade regardless a. danger to the crews and passengers o; ships. Shipping in the Baltic will not be j affected except as Great Britain and' her allies prevent supplies from entering Norway Sweden and Denmark lor re-exportation to Germany. Holland, by^making its prohibited export list conform with the British contraband list, and by the creation of the Netherlands Interseas Trust?to whicib virtually all cargoes entering Holland o-ra r>rmci<rnpri with thp Government guarantee that they will not be ex- j ported to Germany?has put its shipping in a position which will be affected little by the declaration. It is believed here that the Scandinavian countries doubtless will take similar acticn to insure continuation of supplies from America and else' where for home use. While Denmark Swreden and 'Norway have repeatedly modified the lists of prohibited exports, their regulations for the preven tion re-exportation apparently have been unsatisfactory to Great Britain, or the administration o'. the regulations has been unsatisfactory, as arnavian countries with t'.:e same freegoes have not moved to the Scandidom as to Holland. FINALLY SHE BALKED. Ifc Was a Good Scheme, but She Thought It Was Going Too Far. It was an extraordinary notice: Inctihl. I Ill ICC UJU.\\ u?l A J J. %? |/C?? ? *CiUo , tion.?Anybody wishing typewriting; done, but having uo money to pay for I same, will be accommodated in this otfic-e between the hours of 5 and 10 p. m." A young woman was tacking the sign on the office door when the man in a plaid suit stopped. "Who is the public benefactor?" he asked. "Me," she said. "I thought I might as well advertise and save my employer's friends the trouble of hunting me up. They always have something for me to do. Even on days when I am so busy that I hardly have time to breathe they come in with rolls of manuscript and ask the manager if 1 have time to copy it. Sometimes that j makes the manager squirm. - ? ?* -? t "'Are you quire Dusy, ajiss .loues: i he asks. 'Quite,' I say. Then the manager thinks. But he always gives in. 'Oh, well.' he says, '1 guess that isn't very important Just let it go and copy this for Mr. So I copy it, and Mr. ? says. 'Thanks; you are very kind.' He never thinks of paying. It is the easiest way in the world to get typewriting done. 1 was afraid there might be a few men who had never heard of the scheme, so 1 have put this sign out for their benefit"?New York Post Crude Petroleum. Roumania holds the honor for the earliest production of crude petroleum. having put it on the market in 1857. Two years later the United States produced its first petroleum, 2,000 gallons. Italy was a producer the following year, and Canada, within twelve months, entered the field. Russia quickly followed, and for years these countries were the sole producers. Russia is now second only to this country. Hawaii's Crater Lake. Waiapele. or Green lake, on the island of Hawaii, is a body of fresh water in the pit of an old crater near KaDoho. This lake covers an area of about five acres and is fed by springs below (lie surface. A pumping plant takes water from this lake for domestic use and for irrigation purposes. r GRACE REVO^S j PREVIOUS RULE WI:TIIDRAW;S ORDER OF MODIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT. Charleston Mayor Announces That j He. Considers it l nbecoiiung Sot to Chancre His Plans. The State. Charleston, Feb. 27.?Mayor Graco stated today that his announced programme for enforcement of law in Charleston . to become effective on j March 1 had been revoked as a result of a telegram received yesterday from Gov. Manning, in which the mayor was urged "not to condone violations of the laws," by promulgat- 1 ing a decrce, which, in the language 1 of the governor's message, "practically admits that violations of the laws will be allowed by the city officials 1 after that 'date.'' < Mayor Grace is in correspondence 1 with the governor today, and issues the following statement: "After thinking Gov. Manning's tel- I i gram over, I feel that in viewr of t'.ie [I position he takes, objecting to my pro- l gramme for the enforcement of law j after March 1, it would be unbecoming in me to insist on putting that programme into effect. Therefore the 1 rules heretofore published are hereby ] revoked. In the meantime, I will con- ; sider what is the most feasible way ] to accomplish what the governor desires. I regret very mud* that I am thus compelled to revoke a pro- : gramme which I had conscientiously i supposed was a splendid step in the 11 right direction." I i On February 16 'Mayor Grace an- j 1 ncunced in the course of a statement, that "I eel it my duty to republish the following rules, which the po'ice ;1 department will more rigorously fol- j1 low, beginning March 1: !: "1. The closing of blind tigers at 32 o'clock and on Sundays. *'2. The banisl'-ment of slot! mav* A oil ?/\r*-nr?r* r\ f m or?VlQTTiP9l UUU1C& CX11U CLll LKJILllO \JL U1WUM1AAVV** i gambling. i "3. The closing of turf exchanges and the prevention of hand books in that connection. "4. The suppression o? lotteries. "5. 'The shutting off of illuminated signs w.:ich lead to places a. lawlessness. "6.The absolute prevention of liquor selling to boys (and especially those in school unii orms) and to men when ti' ey reach a certain stage of intoxi-! cation. "The measurable restriction of ! houses of ill fame and assignation.'' J Invigorating: to the Faie and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, ttROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria.enriches the blood.and builds up the sys- | tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c j en ailing stock so that farm Bell Telephone Service to get the veterinary quick It also keeps you in tc your neighbors. If there is no telephoi day for our Free Booklet. Address Farmers' Line SOUTHEKN BELL T AND TELEGRAPH BOX 163, COL .STATE SLN'S iONDESSEi). Items of (Heueral Interest of Important Uainin'/nffi! Tlipdnifh Vanth vu^u ^jvuiu Carolina. iMr. J. C. Barksdale, of Laurens county, has been appointed county demonstrator of Barnwell county. * ?o? It is estimated that the farmers of Florence county have planted over 1,500 acres of wheat t':;is year. ?o? The State Industrial school for boys at Florence has established a mattress and broom factory in its plant. ??? The .Tudson mills, of Greenville, have been awarded the contract for making the goods for spring uni orms at Winthrop college. ?o? Senator E. D. Smith has been invited by the faculty of Clemson college to deliver the commencement address there on June Sth, next. ?o? Gov. Manning says fre is in favor o? i law for the reorganization of the Confederate home, but is opposed to :he measure to abollish the institu:ion. . Mrs. R. C. Hoyt has been elected honorary president for life of the W. VI. U. of First Baptist church of Columbia, after serving six years as president. It is announced trat the fede^-i bureau o> markets will detail a specialIcf f a v*?rv r?r\L- in fliic? Qfo + r* in _ lot 11/ ui vrv xi? iiiio uiuic m w u fy v *tion with tf:e United States farm demonstration agents and Clemson college. ?o? . Capt. S. J. B. Schindei nas been detailed by the war department to make the annual spring inspections this year at Clemson, the Citadel and the Bailey Military institute. ' On acount of the demand for goods the "Wallace cotton mill at Jones<ville will put on a full night force and offers six nights' pay for five nights' work. It is announced that Henry Tillman will make the race for congress from this district in 1916, and Jai/n A. Horton, of Belton, also announces he will be a candidate again. Provision is made for the erection ci a statute of Wade Hampton in statuary hall in the national capitol by c bill just passed by the general assembly. It is stated the 'Southern railway win hpein to build the double track between Spartanburg and 'Central at an early date. tthat Lasts ^ WHITE I ||p Come ~ at once! / y horse is sick. apt attention must be giv? work mav not h<* HplaveH. i on the farm enables you ly. >uch with the markets and le on your farm write to/ Department. ELEPHONE COMPANY uJpj/ >j-MrEo UMBIA, S. C. ^