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! i -AS ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION Columbia, June 25.?An analysis of tile textbook adoption by the State I board of education shows the following: Books displaced -9 New books adopted to take the place of hooks displaced 23 i 1<1 hooks readopted 37 j New books added "to meet the requirements of the course of I study 71 i It ^was remarked today "by one who j fcaa studied the list closely that dur- j ing the next five years the back of j L many a child will be bent, as though t with the weight of years, in carrying) to school the numerous text books I which it will be supposed to master. The percentage of changes was 34.8, ?nt af a -noasihlf =?0 Der cent allowed \y the law. More new books were added "to meet the requirements of the course of study" than were ineluded in the original list which was before the board for change or readoption. ' The "books displaced" and "old fe vomru> cent the list f wuu roawirvot* f text books adopted by the board six years ago. That board "was composed of Got. Blease, ex-official chairman; State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen, ex-of&cio secretary; Prof. D. M. O'Driscall, Charleston; Judge Hayne P. Rice, Aiken; Prof. D. W. Daniel, Clemson; Prof A. G. Rembert, Wofford; Hon. J. L. Glean, Chester; Prof. Nathan Toms, r Darlington; Prof. A. J. Jackson, Or*ageburg. Their adoption, according L the summary given out t>y tne present I feoard of "books displaced" and "old W fcooks readopted," included 66 text1 books. Even with this number the etate superintendent of education, in feis annual report the following January, registered a vigorous protest. "The board made sweeping and \ -wholesale changes," he said. "The progress of knowledge, science, pedagogy and text book manufactured within ?ve years is never enough to justify ?o many changes. Books are tools of the teacher and aids to the child; tout what of the workman who finds it accessary to "buy an, entirely new set of tools at one time? * * * * The state text book list should be so classified and subdivided that not more * tfcaa one-third of the books in use cotiki be changed at one time." WTSE-NORMAN. Caapie Wed Yesterday will Lire in Japau. *e State, 24th. At an impressive ceremony per ~* a - on formed yesterday 2lMCrilWii at i. uv o'clock at Ebenezer Lutheran church Miss Lor1 k- Wyse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. M. Wyse, became the bride I of the iwov. Clarcnce Edward Norman, ) I Who was recently graduated from the Lutheran Theological seminary and who is to enter the educational misi sion field in Japan as a teacher in I Kumamoto. When the young couple ^ left immediately after their wedding ^ yesterday for the bri.TSgroom's home f in Concord, N. C., they began their long journey which, by easy' stages, will take them to tneir iar away iuieign home. After a visit to Concord rtfeey will go to Washington and Philadelphia and then to Seattle, whence they sail for Japan about July 16. The ceremony yesterday was performed hy -the "bride's brother-inlaw, the Rev. V./Y. Boozer, of Leesrfile, assisted by the Rev. C. A. Freed, pastor of the church. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Ernestine Barr of Lexington, as maid of honor, and Misses Annie Milne and Carolina Voigt of rolnmbia. as bridesmaids. The maid ?f honor was in pink voile with a ^ink georgette hat and carried a bouquet of sweet peas, and the bridesmaids wore summer gowns of white marquisette with pink ribbons and white maline hat and they, too, carried sweet peas. Little Elizabeth Sutton, as ring Nearer wore a fluffy white frock and v carried the ring in the centre of a long stemmed pink rose. rThe groomsmen were the Rev. A. If. Huffman of Charleston and the Rer. W. A. Reiser of Summerville, k and the man was C. P. Barre of v Newberx-r r?.th wkom the bridegroom ntered. The bride, wearing an exquisite afternoon gown of filmy white net and Jace with a white georgette hat, and carrying a bouquet of white roses, entered with her father by whom ?he was given in marriage. C. H. Wiesepape, organist of St. Paul's church, played the -procession al and recessional marches, and just v before the bridal party entered Miss Nina Norman, the bridegroom's sinter, sang "At Dawning" and "Because.' The church was beautifully dec rated in ferns, palms and white datefos. Ttw yomg ?ou^le went rigkt away f 4 . > & v \-.jcv x [ after the ceremony, the bride stopping at her home on Elmwood avenue to don a rose colored traveling suit and a smart broad brimmed sailor hat. 1 i The bride lias a wide circle of friends in Columbia "who mingle witn I their interest in her wedding an in-1 I | | tense regset that it is to take ber( f nriolVnnrl Knma j SO lar away liuui uct gu'iuuvu auiuv. I Mr. Norman made himself well liked j j and admired during his student years j j in Columbia and his fTiends here will j ! watch with keen interest his career j in the fruitful field to which he has been called. j The bridal party was entertained j informally by Mr. and Mrs. Wyse at| their home, 1020 Elmwood avenue, | after the wedding rehearsal Tuesday | evening. _ | i NATIONAL CRESTS TO SITPPLY IHOOD FOR FUEL NEXT WINTER i - J Washington, June 29.?To meet any possible coal shortage in the West' next winter, more extensive use of fuel wood from the National Forests is urged by the Government's fores- j ters, who are advising both ranchers; ard town dwellers to be forehanded j in making arrangements for the sup- j ply o* their fuel needs. The supervisors o fthe 153 National Forests will be instructed to afford all possible facilities to local residents wishing to obtain cordwood, j which settlers may obtain free for their home use and wibich is sold at low rates to persons cutting and hauling in order to sell to others. Since the material thus utilized is mainly dead timber, its removal, it is explained, helps clear up the forest and thus lessens the fire menace. Timber which is insect-infected, or old V and deteriorating, or otherwise damaged or undesirable from the foresters standpoint, as also disposed of j ior fuel purposes. The demand in the s * mnnthc i<? eXDeCted tO | 11CA I, incut uivuwu a j break all records. j There is a pocsibility of a coal sihortj age because of the increased demand i for coal by industrial plants and the lack of sufficient means of transportation. It is believed that it will be quite feasible and economical for many western communities to utilize , an increased quantity of National ! Forest wood for the fuel next winter. When dead and down timber or other timber which is deteriorating is not available for cordwood, the cutting of mature living trees will be ! permitted to the extent necessary to meet demands. . i While wood as a fuel is less econoj mical to handle and use than coal, it j is in many parts of the West cheaper i r?rir-o lftVAls. StOYeS I eveii cll uui mm {/ >w ? 1 and furnaces, however, equipped to I burn coal usually require different : grates to permit of the substitution I to advantage, and this is pointed out as one^ reason why the householder ?;ii An won tr? lAnk ahead and decide I Y? iil UU ?< ! beforehand how he will keep warm ! and what he will feed the kitchen ! I stove next winter. , \ Where sawmills are operating in the I woods at points within hauling disI tance of towns, there is a chance to .! obtain slabs and otSier material that | ordinarily goes to waste. Since green . j or wet wood is both poorer fuel and , i heavier to transport and handle than j dry, mill waste as it comes from the . j saw is relatively undesirable for 1m, mediate use. For this reason, as well ,|as in order to be sure of a supply, I the Government foresters suggest that j a good-sized woodpile in the back' yard or under cover before wdnter ; sts in may be found a thrifty provi ! sion. ? :{ During the last fiscal year over 30,t' 000 permits lor the free use of Na, tional Forest timber mainly in the form of fuel wood were taken out by ' * " : J am/Mint /"if Hm lOCcll r^dllQCUtK* X UU UUIV U U ly VA www i j ber involved approximated 250,000 j cords. Additional supplies of cord-! wood were obtained from the Forests at a nominal price by others who were not entitled under the law to t2ie ' free use of timber. ADMIXI8TRATI03H NOTICE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.?ss. By w. F. Ewart, Probate Judge: WHEREAS, Mrs. M. L. Monts has j made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and ef. fects of J. E. Monts. THESE ARE, THERPORE, to cite k and admon/ish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said J. E. Monts, deceased, that they be 1 and appear before me, in the Court J of Probate, to be held at Newberry, j S. C., on Wednesday, July 18th jiext, - - .1. i after publication Hereor, at 11 ociqck. in the forenoon, to show -cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand this 28th i day of Jane A. D. 1917. W. F. EWART, P. J. N. C. t ! KI.AJME$ DESTKOY HOME. | ? _ j : Residence of }frs. Adiekes in York j Destroyed Monday. The State. York, June 26.?The home of Mrs j Helen Adiekes, 011 north Congress street, one of the most valuable residences in York, was destroyed by fire o.f+aT- 11 oV'inpt vest.erdav morning. The blaze had its inception in the bath room on the second floor and is believed to have been due to defective i insulation. All the furniture on the! first floor was saved, but everything on the second floor was lost. The I house was valued at $5,000 and the j insurance carried was $2,700 on tbe j building and $1,000 on the furniture." Weak water pressure hampered the i firomon in fi?htinjr the flames. i -hi i DO >OT BUY COAL AT PRESENT PRICES| Greenwood Journal. The advice of Mr. Harris, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission is not to buy coal at the present prices. He declares that prices are outrageously high. As this is of vital i in.toroct tn fi-rsenwood people we are ! quotingin full what he ihas to say' about the coal situation: "There is absolutely no danger. | from a shortage of coal in the coun-' I try; coal is plentiful, and there is no] i excuse for the present prices, which \ | are outrageously high.' f Such was the statement Tuesday' ' morning of W. J. Harris, chairman of: j the federal trade commission, Trho ts; ! in Atlanta staying at the Ansley ho-! i.-i | Mr. Harris said that lie talked| with President Wilson before leaving! : Washington and that the president.; 'expressed himself in regard to-the! coal situation, saying that he was j very much opposed to the "holding up" policies of some of the coal op-, erators and retail dealers. i I "The trouble has been, said Mr. j ! Harris, "that the coal operators ! couldn't get cars. The operators are ; fighting the retail men a*d the re- i j tail men are fighting the consumers, j ! "Congress .will give rresiaent wnson the right to direct the movement of coal cars, and this will relieve the situation. There is plenty of coal to be had. "The real truth of the matter," continued Mr. Harris, "is the fact theit the coal mine owners and operators are making efforts to gouge the peo pie. My advice to people is: Don i buy coal at the present prices." FLOOD SWEEPS TOWN AWAY. Dam Breaks and Causes Much Damage in Oregon, Baker, Ore., June 28.?Reports from Haines says the town of Rock Creek practically was swept away today, when a fifty-foot dam at the flooded wiiiamanne lake, fifteen miles west of Haines gave way* Almost every building is said to have been destroyed. It is not known whether there has been any. loss of life, as communication is cut off. Along the path of the rushing waI nttAnia Trorft floftine. carrying with I IC1 J ywvj^i^ *f V* w ? u, w ! them what few belongings they were able to gather, according to reports reaching here. Several ranches have fceen flooded. The loss will run into thousands of dollars, it is believed, as the district affected is considered one of the most productive grain and hay sections of Oregon. *riiiAmannA lake is located on the summit of the Elkhorn mountain range. When the dam gave way the water cut a path 200 yards wide down the mountain side. LABOR AGENT ARRESTED AT CROSS HILL, S. C. Berry WilUams, Former South Carolina Nej^ro, Had Transportation for Xesroes When Arrested. Cross Hill, S. C., June 26.?Berry Williams, colored, aged 35, a former resident of this place but who has been living In Philadelphia for more than a year was arrested here last night on the serious charge of enticing labor from the State. Williams ' "? - 1 J 1 T Had oeen ai -uiis om uumc uuc iu? oc?eral weeks pretending to be sick, but the officers were on the job and had gotten wind of the fact that he was persuading negroes to leave for the north. Williams had all his plans made and has passes for five negros over the Seaboard and as he and his crowd attempted to board the night train he was promptly arrested and sent to the Laurens jail. The other negroes were sent home and put to work. Williams will be tried at the next term of court. RUB-*- Y-TISM?Antiseptic, Relieves Rheumatism, Sprains. Neuralgia -tc. WOODED IN FRANCE 10 BE TREATED HERE I I Plans Formnlated to Lessen Conges- i ti?n in Hospitals Abroad. I Washington, June 27.?It is report- j ed that French sick and wounded | would be brought to the United' SlciLeS LU ICSS^U Ciie CUUgCBllUU i." j French hospitals. Quarantine stations: in all parts of the United States are; being rapidly put into condition to? handle these patients. The big prob-1 lem to the health service of the coun-j i!y. it was said, was to prevent the! introduction of contagious diseases; from abroad. j The war in Europe is called byj government medical experts here the j melting pot of diseases. War, it was said, brings an extra strain and dang-j er, and the perils from disease become more menacing than in peace: time, owing to the fact that war. brings longer hours of labor, harder j \\ork, less food, less clothing, less; warmth, and more nervous strain, j The public healthy service is plan-) ning to extend its work in every part of the country and expects the co-j operation of tne people, it win ^ee* to prevent the spread of peculiar urban diseasess. In this connection, it was remarked to-j day that before the civil war typhoid j fever was 2 city disease. The civil war ; was characterized by epidemics of it,? and ever since it has been a rural dis-1 ease. ! ** 11? e ?Aii+nnmKor li6^U13 iruni vv uuuus *stiixj.c&Au w* . deaths from disease in Europe, the. first time in history that such has! been in the case, it was pointed out; also that never has the health of the^ British army today. Pauperism also modern medical science has accomplished, been better than that of the British ormy today. Pauperism alsoj has disappeared from England dur-; 1*- * " ?? "> *-"1 n-nnrnin cr fhp ing LUfc? prcseilL nai, auu n u*juB entire situation for the medical scien-j tists is the enormous amount of re-: search work that is being carried on.} TO DESIGNATE REGIMENTS. ! I j Will Be known bj Jiomber and Ser-j ! vice Branch. Washington, June 28.?Designation} of all army regiments hereafter by; . * i j number and service branch only, with-1 | out distinction between units of the! ' Tcgnlars, National Guard and nation-] al army, has "been decided on ty the War Department to simplify official | records of the great war forces now j being developed. The regular regiments will retain their present names from the First infantry, First cavalry, etc., upward. j The National Guard regiments will be renamed, their numbers beginning where those of the regulars end, and the new units 'to be organized under the draft will taKe tneir numoer uuward from the last of the guard regiments. ! For the purpose of the local identification. but not the official records, National Guard and national armyregiments v.ill be permitted to use In parenthesis after their names the names of the States from which they came. In the case of the National n-na.rd. the former name of the regi ment may be used in full in, paren-! thesis, including both the name of the State and the former State num-! ber. Thus a national army regiment could he called the "two hundred and fifty" (Ala.), or the "sixty-fifth field artillery" (Tenn.), while a National Guard regiment use the designation "sixty-sixth infontry (First Georgia), or "tenth engineers (Twenty-second Louisiana"). No parenthesis will be applied to regulars. i ; | JtejoiciBg In France. Florence Times. It is worth something to be one of the first of the American troops to,1 land in France in this war and it will j be something to the soldier's pos-! terity. You may well imagine that there is rejoicing in France, where the man power has been so nearly exhausted, to know? that there is a steady stream of fresh men coming for the redemption of the land and that there is unlimited money a.nd I power and ability to feed and care for the men sent in the great country | that has started the movement. It is time to be happy an France. Always Ready. j Florence Times. I America has not only kept up herj old record of being ready for most | anything at any time, but she has established a new world's record for getting troops into fighting. We had heard a lot about our unpreparedness j but we never took a great deal of stock in that sort of talk. When the United States needs to, itr can not only "be waked, but can wake itself and somebody else also. THE HERALD AND NWS ONE j TEAR FOR $1,501 [ I CONURESSWOMA* UOINtt TO FILBERT Miss *eanette Rankin Scheduled to J Speak at Annnal Political (fathering. York, June 28.?Miss Jeannette Rankin. of Montana, the first woman to be elected to the United States congress, will in all probability be a speaker at the Filbert picnic, which will be held this year on Thursday, August 2. An invitation has been ex- j tended Mis Rankin through Coir j " TTT T7< O^Aimnann otlil a hfls ! gi cnsuiau vy . jc . uicicu^uu, uuu j informed Mr. Stevenson that she will i surely be present if sdie can be re- j lieved of her congressional duties j at Washington for the day. Among the other notables who have been invited to be present are Congressman Tom Heflin, of Alabama;! Congresman Tom McKeown, of Okla-j homa; Congresman Stevenson, of thej Fifth South Carolina; Governor Richard I. Manning, Former Governor Cole L. Blease, and Senator John L. McLaurin. It as confidently expected that they will be on hand when the biggest picnic ever oield in South Carolina comes off Thursday, August2. Off Tear Politically. It's an off year politically, so to j speak; but that cuts no ice with the Filbert Woodmen of the World, un-i oer wnose auspices tne auuum political pow-wow has been held for years. They are going to do everythings possible to make the vast .crowd ths,t is expected to be present, forget about the war and the condition of the crops and their thousand and one other troubles for the space of I ore day. With that idea in vir?w j they have gone out of the State and j sent toWasnington for nations! ceip-| brities to come to the insignificant; I little villageof Filbert, which on pic-! nic day, assumes the proportions of aj large city. Sister Rankin wil discuss woman' i suffrage or any other subject she plea-! ses, since she is a woman; Congress-j men Tom Heflin and Tom McKeowni will likely talk about the war. "But where is Filbert?" some one asks,-and the reply comes that it is little hamlot about as big as a minute, located on the Carolina' and Northwestern railway, five miles north of York, formerly Yorkville, in the county of York and State of aforesaid. Filbert consists of several residences, two or tine stores, a postoffice and a churcl-. Some of the best cooks in the world live theer. t"? rloim tn jrrp^t i 1X16 uurg s piuioipc,! v^iuriu* w v??v | ncss lies in the fact t> at it includes | the most noted picnic grounds in | South Carolina. ! There is going to be plenty of po litical speaking, var talk and soup; I noted personages and fried chicken, j erood music, pop-corn and orackerjack , ~ TV?ns_ j at Gilbert, uounty ui ivi*., uu dr.y, August 2. i Farmers Ne^d Help of Boys From City. Official Bulletin. | Farmers are getting over their old ' prejudices and now admit that they | prefer eity boys to the kind of help on which they have been. oDiigea to depend during the harvest season in pie', ions years. This was the statement made by Willdam E. Hall, nal tional director of the United States j Boys' Working reserve, who declared - - * ?- - * ? *"U jthat^the demand ror tne uo>? on mc ' farms was in many places greater , than can be filled. In many sections I of the country farmers had to pick | up wiiatever unskilled labor they ! could find lying idle around towns. This year tlie farmer is beginning to realize fully that good, clean, healthy Touni? men who are willing to work 1' t and have a sense of responsibility are far better then cheap, uncertain and (irresponsible labor on which he formerly depended. According to reports received here I the farmers in New York state alone ! desire the help of 22,000 boys. The | recent census of farm help in New j York state shows that there are 16,000 less hired men on the farms this * ' T ? year than last year. m ouuiuuu, 44,170 sons and 43,130 daughters of farmers liave left the farms for towns and cities. The reason why the farmers iii New York and other states are finding n!ty boys desirable, according tc Mr. Hall, is because the boys are making good. I Mrs. Marshall Berry The State. 1 ? , ^ oo MsranalTi k5?11UOil, June ? o.??it >>. 4iuuu?~.. Berry died at her home in the Bethany section Monday night and was buried at Bethany Tuesday afternoon, the funeral services being conducted1 by the Rev. W. P. Meadors of this place, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Smith of Chappells. Before marriage Mrs. Berry was a Miss Werts, daughter of Lawton Werts. She was only 16 years of age. She is survived by her husband and a baby, besides numerous relatives. THE W03IA>" WITH TIIK H0&. Fanning' and hardening Call Overalls and Practice! Working: Clothes for Women, Sew York, June 29.?The famifeiart... age-old saying tells us there a ame> for everything, and just now "Jaere. is no doubt that the time has come to shoulder the he? and cultivate theland. Women as well as men are joining the great army of the soldiers of the soil for which the country calls*,. for this is one of the ways in vaieGu we are urged to "do our bit" in giving, helpful service. Women who are seriously takingto farming and gardening have to decide on suitable clothe6 to work la.They have adopted practical overalls and simnle uniforms consisting of & short si: - and a plain, practical waist. }0% pm P, ^ K 1 \ \ 'V h V. ' ^ " <K V~t Oi-v.-v-Vi y\ )V v Equipped for Outdoor Work Witfr rtvftrnlls ?nd Snii-Hftt. ! Whether women are really going to devote a great deal ol time to farming in earnest, or whether they are' sdmply going to cultivate the small. | plot in the backyard to raise the ! tables for the family supply, an over? . all suit is the thing to get. The sketch shows a suit of verjf| practical overalls. This is the fciadU j that is worn with any separate blouse,. . , the top of the overalls being made-inj j jumper effect. The bloomers are-j roomy and comfortable. They are gathered at the lower edge and se-*curely tucked under the tops of thfc | high lace shoes, which are the correct 1 shoes to wear for gardening. No dirfe | or twigs will get in and make tfae feet "TiAnmfnptaWo whpn the bloomers arc? UUWlllXUt VUViV ? * V .. ?. , arranged in this way with the shoes; i laced up over them. i Some overalls are made all in ons& with waist and sleeves sewed ' formeng a complete costume wiiicfei j eliminates the necessity of wearing? j a waist underneath. This style is pre? I ferred by some women. j The overalls illustrated have beea , adopted by the National American, i Woman Suffrage Association whose* ; members use them in the agricultural: ! department. I Women in the home are also takingr i to overalls for performing tne rougn ' duties about the house. When used for this purpose, they are usually made up in the lighter materials such as perj cale. chambray and gingham . ' TFord Off Freckles With a Snn-HatP While women are cultivating the i . soil they surely do not want to be * ! cultivating freckles as well, so the 1 gardening outfit is not really com? J plete without a sun-hat or a sunbonneir to protect the head. An excellent type 1 of sun-hat with a brim which may be: } rolled up or down is shown with the* | overalls (illustrated. This is just asi essential to the gardener as the hoe*. i j rake or spade, not to mention the j important overalls. The overalls ancfc i hat are usuany maae 01 iue siuue znarj terial. and one of the most practical j material to use is khaki or heavy | kahaki-colored materials. This colorj is the best to use for the obvious rea~ | son that it does not show the dirt ast i much as any other. Women's overalls: j are also made up in blue jeans that : practical fabric which has always been* ) used for men's overalls. tfany Attend Summer School;. York News. 28th. More than 800 teachers are attend^ ing the Winthrop summer school no-win session, and it is expected tha?\ this number will be largely augmen- ted by new arrivals during the next rV few days. The faculty this sumttfer is unusually strong, being composed* i of distinguished educators from all' | parts of the country. The teachers taking the course hare changed froin.instructors to pupils in short order,. and are now eagerly pursuing theirstudies. The present session Mds-fair to be the most successful one 1s? Wiathrop's history.