Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 01, 1914, Image 2
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THURSDA^. OCT. 1. 1014.
Keep 'Em Moving.
For years and years, farther .
back than most of the residents
of Fort Mill can remember. the '
town has been visited by bands '
of wandering Nomads. When i j
these bands reach the city the ,
men folks content themselves |
with sitting around on their <
wagons or endeavoring to trade (
a horse or two while the women j
separate and work upon the (
people, especially the ladies by c
offering to foretell the future. 1 <
Sometimes these bands are '
small, and consist of but two or ;
three wagons, while at other, i
times there are a dozen or more 1;
wagons in one outfit. 1
There are few women in the
city but who have hurriedly j
called her small children home
when she caught sight of a
1 covered wagon, dilapidated generally.
but with a gaudy top, 1
decorated in all colors of the
rainbow and meant to depict j
scenes of woodland with a stream
of crystal water wending its way
between the trees, come into1
sight. These wagons, heavily
laden with humanity and a few
blankets, usually lumber down'
the streets, the wheels wabbling
and creaking, drawn by a pairol
aged horses; fitted with gaily j
bedecked harness covered with
brass trimmings. Usually numerous
animals are trailing be- .
hind for trading puiposes. When
a number of these outfits unite (
in one caravan it makes a great 5
eirrKf on/l k A ?r\Ai\rvl^ ! J c
mm uic WdUll! '
have continued to have an op- *
l>ortunity of witnessing it. had |
the gaily and gaudy female t
\ members of the hands not be- ?
rnme so aggressive in their pur- *
suits of money, by fleecing 1
innocents who are desirous of c
jeering into the future. t
In many towns the time is t
limited in which Gypsies are 1
allowed to stay, others will not f
s
allow them to stop at all. The j
latter plan is the best. This i
kind of treatment will no doubt 1
have the effect of driving these *
people out of this locality, and J
that is what the people desire. ^
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Papers everywhere are full of ?
warnings to parents against per- t
mitting their children to play on :
the streets. Cities where slat is- I
tics are kept show in every in- t
stance that the number of '
automobile accidents increase t
every year. Public streets are ]
being: transformed into thorough- c
fares dangerous as a railroad s
right-of-way: the time ha? come s
when they must be abandoned as (
playgrounds. The street is at j
best a very poor place for chil- c
dren to play and now that the *
automobile is hero to stay, and
numbers of them are on our ,
streets daily, we must take j
cognizance of the added danger \
to the little ones ami use greater 1
diligence to keep them out of the lf
danger. The admonition which
makes us careful when crossing r
the railroad tracks must be re- r
peated with reference to the s
street.
FOR SAl.E 2-ft Oak and Hickory
Wood at single cord. for
? card lot*. OSMOND ItARHKR a
Watennk Farm. 0
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Conditions in Our Rural Schools. ' *
Editor Fort Mill Timos: i
The country has and always (
tvill hp the basis of national prosperity
antf the source of national
power. If the city with its
wealth, its culture and its com- J
plex social institutions is the !
[lower of civilization, the country 3
must always be the sturdy plant !
utfhiph hpnrs if Thp fnnriamon. !
tal wants of man are supplied by I
the country and anything which i
touches and influences, either i
favorably or unfavorably, the development
of the farm afreets ;
fundamentally the whole social
and economic structure. #
In discussing a subject sjuch as
we are attempting to do, more
or less sentiment is injected in
order to secure a verdict. But
we shall endeavor not to allow ,
sentiment to usurp the place of i
facts. We shall endeavor to confine
ourselves to plain truths,
just as we know exist, and will1
not make an appeal to the pas- j
sions and prejudices of our readers
in an endeavor to secure a
verdict.
It has always been a source of
much thought to us why the
state gives such a small amount .
>f support to the rural schools.
It does not require any effort to
ecall that most of our appro- i
nvi'if orl cplinnl mnnotr rmoc tr\ fUn I j
um \4 uvuvvt luvuiv j tv tllC
iolleges, high schools and city
)i* town schools, always keeping
:he country schools at the bottom.
How is it possible for us to secure
a high grade school teacher,
)r a college graduate, to instruct
air children when we can only
iffcr them $50or $60 per month?
\ first grade teacher can not
lfford to accept such an offer
vhen there are better positions
iwait'ng him. Consequently, ?
ve are seldom able to secure a
college graduate as instructor. ;
Then too, our teachers are con-1
fronted with an even greater:
ask than the high school i
eacher. Enter the school mom <
it any time and you will more I
han likely find the teacher try- ,
ng to pound geography into a
jupil \Yithout either globe or
nap. trying to teach physics i
without having necessary meas- ?
iring utensils, or endeavoring to ,
lemonstrate mathematics on a j
ough piece of board, which
serves as a blackboard. You
.vill find him hurrying along
.vith forty or fifty pupils, rangng
anywhere from the first j
;rade to the tenth, many of j
,vhom are only there every other I
veek, making it. impossible for ]
lim to give himself justice, his
tupils justice, or his patrons j
usticc. If you will think the
natter over thoroughly, you will j
nen see wny we have to send : J
>ur children from the rural J j
school to our neighboring: high ! j
school in order to prepare them j
or college. Kveryone will agree
vith us that this should not be;
he case. We should be given
nough money to enable us to
secure high grade instructors, .
ind thus bring our schools up to j
he standard of the city schools, j I
How many of our citizens re- i |
eive their education from the; J
olleges? Weigh the question I I
arefully and you will find thai I -j
our-fifths of the voting citizens j >f
South Carolina have never I I
cen inside of a college. Study |
he biography of our great men jj
ind you will see that three-! i
ourths of them come from the j
arm. Now, if these two adnitted
facts are so?no one will li
lardly dispute them is it not of 1i|
rreat importance that we should j H
nvest more money in our rural fi
schools? *
Our State colleges are not get- ing
too much money if you look
it it from one -point of view. ?
>ut when it comes to making
he rural schools suffer for their
sake, there is something fundamentally
wrong. Robbing Peter
,o pay Paul is not a good policy.
Sural schools are the foundation
>f all education, add we fail to
;ee why our law-makers do not <
tee to it that our foundations are i nade
more firm by improving
>ur schools. The future pros- *
jerity of our nation depends up- <
>n the educational qualification <
hat we give the common work- i
armer; and if we do not teach
>ur children how to farm on a t
nore scientific basis, we wilJ "1
ind our nation decreasing in <
>rosperity instead of increasing, <
or it is a known fact, and an <
mdisputed one, that the farm;rs
run the world.
So we say, "Give us more 1
noney to invest in our schools, <
naking it possible for us to <
ecure high grade instructors, <
ind then watch us chase il
iteracy out of the State at a <
apid clip. Watch business 1
hrive as it has never l>efore, <
ind soon we shall see the grand <
Ad Palmetto State standing' ?
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imong the leading States of
;hc Union in enterprise and iniustry."
Reader.
Sign Peace Treaties.
Treaties between the United
States and Great Britain, France,
Spain and China were signed a
few days ago by Secretary
Bryan and the British, French
Spanish and the Chinese ambassadors.
The pacts, the Washington
government believes, will
make armed conflict between the
United States and these nations
almost if not entirely impossible.
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T STARTED THE WAR.
:ialist got drunk and killed an Austrian nobleman and his escort
Anyway, it was some sort. Austria then got hot under the collar
via: "See here. now. we don't want any of that rough stuff. I
ne into the woodshed." Russia was peeping through the fence
i, and seeing what was going on. said to Austria. "Don't you dare
d, anyhow, you'd make a h? of a lookin' daddy." "You've got ani
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lusinu. 1 uun t use ine coior 01 your eyes, anyhow, and your feet
;k you with one hand tied." "Bully boy," says Wilhelm of Gercan
and by gosh I'll do it. I can lick anybody: lean lick everybody;
o Germany slips up on France when she ain't lookin' and lands with
tm. "Get otFn my belly," says Belgium, "or I'll bite your leg off.'"
11 get off when I get ready." "That's not fair," says France.
Germany a hot one on the snoot. "I hate a scrap." says England,
guy that slaps my friend." "You don't hate it worser than I do,"
r a hand in the game. "Well, I guess you started it. anyhow," says
rybody begins to yell: "You started it yourself!" and each one
r fellow and they all clinch and the little fellows begin to dance
get in a a punch and run. And there you are. ?N. Y. Sud.
rALK WAR?TALK BUSINESS."
uis a $">,000 stock bought at old prices and our customers will pay
j New Fall Goods {
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: At Mew Low Prices. i
t Every department brimming full t
of goods for 1 all shoppers.
Lad ies' Coat Suits, Odd Skirts,
I Sweater Coats, Underwear, Hats and ?
Caps. Children's Sweaters, Under
^ wear, Caps, Gloves, etc. J
; All materials for making up Suits, ;
Skirts, Dresses, Underwear and the
I like are here. $
t Boys' Suits at $1.39 to $9.00. A ?
great line to select from. 4
Men's Suits at S10, $12.50 and
J $15, that are worth 3.00 more than ?
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i save all you can?then come to see
j? us. Get our Low Priced,
Quality goods at the rate of
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TELEPHONE NO. 85. "SELLS IT FOR LESS." |
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W oolens and Leathers |
Have Advanced.
If the viar lasts any length of time, it will be impos- 8
sible to obtain Wool Suitings, and our having bought
before war was declared enables us to sell you a Jiinda
nr y suit of C lothes at the old prices; in fact, some 8
prices are even cheaper, as we are going to quit the
clothing business.
McElhaney & Co.
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