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— ; ^ * — OUR SCHOOLS. PAPER NO. 2. BY ritor. WILLIAM U. HAM). a* Beggarly Salaries for Teachers. The services of a bank cashier, of a book- ~r ~ r ~ r ; —v— — keeper, of a carpenter, and a, school teacher have a market writoc. The market value of these * services is baaed upon what the employer feels that the employed is worth to the business.—What valueJwwtT the peo- pie of South Carolina put upon the services of a white school teacher? Laat^ear the State paid an average salary of |267, a year, or 145.87 a month for a little less than six school months in the year. This salary Is lower even by the month than the wages of an experienced dry goods salesman, or a competent stenogra pher. By the year, the salary of the teacher does not compare with that of the unskilled carpenter, or plasterer, or bricklayer. Almost every town of 2,000 people in the State pays, by the month, hfgher wag- es to its policemen than to its women school teachers. Men teachers art- paid a little better, but beggarly salaries have run almost all the men out of the schoolroom. "As will be seen by the, various figures I have given, either men or "women working in the cotton mills and exercising less patience are readily making more money than the average public school teacher."— August Kohn, in The Cotton Mills of S. C. Is it reasonable to expect the ser vices of competent men at $G0 and |70 a month, and competent women at |35 and |40 a month, for a few months in the year? The answer in volves a very* simple question in economics, it has cost either per son from four to six years in lime, and from |800 to $1500 in monejv *; to prepare himself to teach. And if either is fitted to teach, his prepara tion fits him for something decidedly better pecuniarily. If neither If fit ted to make more than .$2 67 a year in some other vocation, he is on the high way to penury. Why do our people pay no more for teaching'’ Is it due to poverty? There was a time when that explah- Uon could have been given, but not so now. We have on every hand too many evidences of plenty and even luxury to accept any such excuses now. The real explanation Is hard to admit. These salaries represent the • vliuation our people place upon edu cation "By their fruits ye shall know them. Our people rate the education of their children when they employ teachers, somewhat as they rate their land when they visit the tax lister. Our people are well ablw to pay better wtlariesr-aod-Ok** - will pay bettor alaries only after they have come to appreciate the value of better teachers and better schools. Many of the praises of good schools are mere Hp-sorvice. Incompetent Teachers. To dls- discuss this feature of our schools is very distasteful, but it must be done and done fearlessly. Every well-ln- formed person knows “that our Mchools are burdened with a host of incompetent teachers, persons fitted neither by nature nor by traiuiug Such teachers waste the money of th< children, ruin the children thomaelv es. and discredit teaching Itself. They know* nothing about what to teach and even lesa about how to teach nmo and ogain 1 have sat in school rooms watching the- blind blunder Ings of teachers plodding through recitations without ever getting hold of a teaching fact or a^teaching prrtr rlplo, until jny ver.r heart aphed In sympathy for the children who had ~to endure It all. Yet 1 have gone out from Just such scenes to be tdld with in three hours by some patron that In that school they had a fine teach er. The travesty of such teaching is bad enough, but when the patrons are pleased with It. it becomes pathe tic. I con put my finger on the natu es of doxens of white school teachers who could not to-day pass an ex amination in the eightn grade in the Columbia city schools. Yet to these Incompetents are entrusted the edu cation of children, and the people are aatlfled. and are paying to them the children's money. I know teachers by name who go to their schoolrooms day after day without having studied a single’ les son they are supposed to iteach. Some of them do not own a single book that they are attempting to teach How can such a teacher succeed? If he has In'Jiim'nothing of the stu dent. how cad he expect to inspire a , ' pupil with the goal of -the student’ To such a teacher the name of Spen-' ccr and Arnold and Mann are but sounding brassjadd tinkling cymbals. Some teachers and tome patrons bank largely on the teacher's exper ience. Experience is an excellent thing when coupled with other qualifications, but when divorced from them, experience is to teach ing precisely what it is to the practice of rred1clne-»-lt kills as often-as it cares. ' * Scholarship, stndiousness^ train it)g, cod energy are all necessary to the highest success in teaching, but there is another qualification which far outweighs all these combined— manhood! The personality of the teacher is the first consideration. Is the teacher able to take hold of the life of a child and •gufde -trfnrupward to the limit of the child's capacity? la the teacher’s life worthy of being reflected In the life of every child he teaches? If not, he is incompetent. Will your teacher measure up to this standard? Why are so many incompetent ' teachers employed? There are sev oral reasons. The one most obvious , Is, that saeh teachers can be bad cheap. Most people wish to keep opsa their schools a reasonable length of tlsfle. and the pittance in the school drill not employ a com pc- for long. Hence, a ping, the horse-Jockey Would say. to la Charge of the school. Wben- r a school board foes out to find . a cheap teacher, it succeeds in get ting a cheap onc^tn every seaae. If a man goes on the market with seven ty-five cents with which to purchase a dollar article, he need no.t, be sur prised to get shoddy. A school board need not expect to get a $750 teach- er for $267. - Why will not a $1000 r lege has nd jicflaite meaniBg. there is nothing by which one college can be legally differentiated from an other: Therefore all college gradua tes arc accepted in the schools on equal terms. It is a fact well known to all educators that a person may in the course of ten years not only fall to improve, as teaching grows better, but actually grow inferior. Beside:-, some college courses offer teacher training, some claim to do so, while others make no claim at all. Yet another defect must be taken- into iMjcount: A student with very poor preparation may go through a fairly ^putable college, taking only academic work, only to find himself lamentably ignorant of the common school subjects which he is required to teach. The best colleges and .the AFTER IT IS PICKED. FARMERS LOOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLORS BY THE Careless Handling of Their Cotton After It Is Gathered and Being Prepared for Market,. Every year cotton farmers worry themselves almost Into nervous nros- ilMFLE DIAMORD Ba lsa ary Paw■ bickers Have J salved by Minn* Fakers. "Thera *rs few psrsons,” rsaxark- sd a Jeweller, "whs are abls (• pur- chess a diamond •• the strength of thslr own ksowisdgs and observa tion and without placing impbtit ooaftdsncs la tbs man w no sells ico Stoss. It U a fact that, even pawn brokers hats often been taken tu -oy Jewelry and percious stens iak«*t*. ’‘Although it takes many years of actual observation and sxperient-e bsfsrs one can become a diamond ex- A SARTORIAL STAB. • .—i— , pan. there srs sr fjw gimpis xgsu which will considerably aid a buy- or of diamonds. On# test is to prick s needle hole through a card and look nt the hole through the dojlt- Tinilont. "If the latter is spurious two holes will bo seen, but if it is a diamond only one hole will be risible. Every raitst-.oa stone which resembles o' diamond gives a double reflection, whil* the dlnmoad'a refraction is .iiigis. - "Ibis is a delicate test, ‘because it • dlflcnlt to aee even a sharp and ieflned object through a diamond. The single refraction of the diamond also allows one to determine an un certain atone. *‘lf the finger la placed behind it and viewed through the etone with a watchmaker’s glass, the grain of the akin will be plainly aeen if the stone Is not a diamond * But if It la a diamond»the grain of tha akin will not be distinguished at all. "A diamond in solid settinga may be identified in the same manaer. If genuine the setting at the back can not ha discerned, but if it le n phony ■tone the toll or setting will be eeea. "There le no acid which has any perceptible effect upon a genuine diamond. Hydrofluoric aeld, if dropped on a stone made ef glase, will corrode it, but wlll.net affect a diamond ona way or the other. A trained eye ran sed^the hardness la n diamond, whereas the imitatlone appear soft to the vision ef the ex perts.” - ■ — .A OonsM^able Doubt an to the “Whar. ■ bouts" of Mins JoaesTr Mr iad,.-on, co.ored, had''come to thr hnnrw of his fiance, M$ss Jasmins Ini* s. to uiflll an afternoon appolnt- *NVt finding the lady'at 1 the ci.r.t'iiiisry tryating place in the front yardv. Mr. Jackson leisurely •tro!!cd around the house, thinking he would probably come upon her there. The lady was yet not to be found, but' her mother was discov ered on the back porch doing jthe fanr.iy washing. Approaching with BRYAN FACETIOUS POINTED CRITICISM OF TAFT AND ROOSEVELT. . t: <» - ■ .. 'V Many Things With Regard to Which * *• Republicans Hare Come to His Way of Thinking. WHfiafi J. Bryan left Lincoln. fv'eb., Tuesday for Chicago STiff Thus began a three weeks’ campaign tour, will carry him into the middle West, the eastern states and back \ through the West Into South Dakota befo^xeiumittg- .home: - - Perhaps no recent news afforded the Democratic, candidate for presl- man teach school for $500? Simp ly becaue he has sense enough to teach school. To-day in South Caro lina any competent man teacher of two years’ experience can get'a nine- months school at from $ij to $100 a month. School boards are adver tising for such. Why should I be willing to teach your school for $&() or $60 ~a “month for less thamvjilne months? When corn Is sTltTng In the open market at one dollar a bushel, will I offer mine at sixty rents—if it Ih marketable? Does the school 'lonid hunting a cbeap teacher catch tratlon over the matters of seed selection, excess of mots’ure, drought pupils from the best colleges are the most willing to submit to examina tions for teachers’ certificates. The Inferior college and its graduates arc very much opposed to these examlua- Uoits. No further"comment Is nec- cessary. , The certification of teachers onght to be in the’ hands of a competent State Board, appointed to that office, and with certain wcll-deflnod quail- \ flratlons. Still, a man or woman may- pass an excellent examination, but prove a dismal failure in the school room. Such can be eliminated only through a responsible and competent the lorai trustee who^stipervlaor: : Until some such plan Is adopted', we may make up our minds to having'our schools filled w-Rh in ferior teachers. Supt. Martin recom mended last year a beginning in the direction of reform in these matters, and the General Assembly showed a commendable willingness to take some action, but failed to do so. William If. Hand. University of South Carolina. \ the meaning? ^However, there arc other and more Bo^iu.-xreasons why we have so many Incompetent teachers. There is the daughter must havAsome of the school fund with which^o buy her clothes. What difference dAes it make if she has had no othorV education tl^an that which she received in the very school she is going t<ptry to teach? What inference doe/it make if she knows no more tbpn some of her"most ad vanced mRflls? What-difference does it make if she never saw- an educii^ tional Journal or a book on the art of teaching? What difference does It make If she is but eighteen years old, and without a practicle of ex perience in teaching or in life Itself? Then, there is poor widow Smith's daughter. The mother Is poor and the daughter is in poor health, per haps. Really the community owes iioth something, and the district vchool is the easiest charity to be low. The uneducated daughter can •onwhow drag through -the recita- Mflns. and manage to keep the big )oys inside thr school house. She <et the school, and the people solace themselves. by thln'VMng that they have done "a mighty, good thing.” Then, again, there Is Mrs. Brown. 70 rears old. No one ever accused her of leing educated, or in any other way of being fitted to teach school, but she taught school Just before the war, or just after the war. Some enemy to competence advocates her election, remarking that "Rhe is a mighty good teacher:! went to school !o her forty years ago: in fact, she laiut me about nil I ever was larnt." Mrs Brown keeps the school house ANDREW CARNEGIE TELLS 0X1 in English Mj*r." ha >‘«abln • It ™wa.r- open most of the time for six months. Irawg $ir.O of the defenseless cbll- iren’a money, and the community feels tranqnai over its “act <M pious gratitude. 1 hope that I am not misunderstood In this last example, f am glad to know that some teachers at seventy years ol age, educated and vigorous, are abl 'o do effective work, even In the com mon schools. Old age and misfortune should b« groevfttlly rememberec* and cared for, but not at the ex punse of the education of our ctiil drew. Pensions should In* paid out side the school house, not Inside There is yet a more serious reason of so many incompetent teachers*— more Serlooa; because they are her* under the sanction of law. Hundreds if incompetent teachers are in out schools because of the vicious system by which certificates are granted and renewed. I disclaim any intention whatever of casting any reflection against any set of persons, but under the present system we need pwt-h^qiv to get rid of inefficiency among oui teachers of the common schools. Let us face the facts: Tv^vhers*.certifl cates are granted by the count) boards of education, composed of the county superintendent and two laj members appointed by the State superintendent upon the recomnien dntirm of the county superintendent The county superintendent must gr every two years to ask the people tc vote for him. Many of the people who help to elect the superinton tendents expect a return of favors These superintendents must sit in judgment upon t?To efficiency of ap pllcants to tench school. \V(^ are some of these applicants? Sons mid daughters, brothers and listers, of men w ho helped to elect, the county superintendent. Now. it would be an insult to tgtftnite that any honest county superintendent would violate his honor by granting Intentionally an unmerited certificate, but it re quires no sagacity to see the unen viable situation of the superinten dent in such contingencylie ought to be relieved of any sndh embarrass ment. It may he appropriate to, give the facts concerning a few cases of abuse In granting certificates. The writer knows of more than one teacher that holds a first grade certificate, but that has never stood any examination whatever, though not exempt by law. Another ts the rase of a teacher hold ing a first grade certificate for over ten years, but-stopped teaching long enough to let" her Certificate expire. Later she returned to teaching, and on taking the examination failed to make a grade high enough for any certificate at all— iiuestion: How did she get a rertiflcate. and why Was it renewed from year to year with out examination? Some county hoards have made such records for uprightness in granting eorttfleates 1 that anv other county boanj feels safe In^reoewing one of the former's certificates; while a few have made euch nenviable reputation in grant ing these Certificates that no other board is willing to renew a certificate' issued by the former. These are un palatable (acts. Many claim that good teachers are assured by accepting the diplomas of reputable colleges la Hen p/ examina tion*: Thia plan la .faolty. !• cot section of tkd country the term col- Wawfed Mea lo Stop Ktwokltrp Hi Noe-Kmoklng Car. Andrew Carnegie, at a dinner that wat recently given In hie honor, told an amusing aneriote at his own expense.^ > "I was traveling on a railway Londonwards last •aid. "and had chovea a •on-amoklng carriage. At aide station * man boart'>d the train, aat Uown In my comp»rtment anr lighted a vile clay pipe. *’ ’This 1* not a smoking car- riags.’ said f "’All right, governoi/ said tbs n.an. Til Just finish thi* pipe ber**.- "He finished it, then refilled it again. ‘‘See her*,’ I said. ’! told yea this wasn't a smoking carriage, tf $ou persist wiih that pip I shell re port you at the next sth'loa to the guard. "1 handed h!m my card. Ha tookad at it, pocketed it. but lighted hia pipe nevertheless. t the next station, however, he charged to an ether coiiipartme.it. , "Calling a guard i tol l him what bad occurred and tl«in; ndej that the amokei’a name and address be taken. ’*’Yea sir.’ said the guard and hurried away. In a Hti:.» While ba returned. He s»emru rather awed He bent over me and sa'-l apologetl eally: „ " T)o you know, al - . if I were you I would not prosecute tl t man. Hs Just gave me his card. Here it is. He la Mr. Andrew C’arn x*e. A KBEN TELLO V. Robtr.son:—“Rlfltyn is a caustle fellow, always making cutting it THlrks.’’ Dobson—"It comes natoral /to* was formerly a sword awglliyrer.” Faith That FiUs^ Skeptical Patient (to faith doty to))—How do you propose tq cure thia pain in my chest, ’.octor? Faitl Doctor—1 shall pass iy bands ore» your chest * few time* and then tell you the paii is gone and it will be gone. Patient—Ah, yes! Will you dl'~e with me, doctor? You can peifortn tba cure-afterward. Doctor—With pleasui*. Patient—Well, take this loaf o* bread and rub it on ..our waistcoat I few times and say you have had /our dinner and you will bava had A If the ex per (men. is a anreesr wa will go ou with the ebast cure.— Tit-Bits. Lover of Habit. "Closs .shaft, "ilr?” No response. "Would you prsfei the loaedT." V,,.;*.— window No response. "Getting rather cold eh?” No response. “Trim your mustache, air?" \No rtipoose. "Think Roosevelt will accept « tftirfl term?” No response. - '‘Bay-Rum?” No response. "Any news about the murder trial t" No response. „ Whereupon the country bsrber Tho wss alone In hie ehop, took a it greatly refreshed. He bed bees shaving himself!— All**: . . ^ A - "firing," army worms, rust, boll wee til and a dozen other ills to which the growlni; plant is subject. Hut when the staple has come to maturity and been harvested (in a more or less careless ‘amd Wateful manner,) what do they do? This Is the ques tion propounded and answered by the Savannah News. Beginning With the picking and running through to the final market ing there Is a tremendous amount of waste, roughly estimated to amount to mosc than ^ million dollars per crop. The "clean" picker is the ex ception rather than the rule. The average picker, hustling to get out the greatest number of pounds in the shortest space of time, leaves many ripe bolls unplucked to take the weather and drops other open cotton upon the ground to be trampl ed and lost. In hauling to the gin- houses much more cotton Is lost through careless handling. In gin ning modern methods have made the losses inconsiderable, which Is also true of bailing. But after the fierce is baled then follow the greatest and an<J most inexcusable losses of ally The bailing is not carefully done, in such manner as to preserve the con tents of the package m the best possible condition. Tnere is no- standard or uniformity in slxe of press boxes, no standar' of density of compression and no standard rule for covering that will keep out mois ture and dirt and prevent what may for convenience be called leakage. The farmer will watch hts growing crop as carefully as-he would a sick child, and then, after the cotton is ginned, permit it to be badly baled and rolled out Into the open to take tne sun and rain as they come. It is not an uncommon sight to setj, hundreds, even thousands, of bales of cotton "parked" in the open air at a shipping point, the bales ragged and unkempt, and without protection against water or fire; and the same sort of thing is true on a great many farms. The producer teems to lab or under the impression that his duty to this crop ends when he has got it [IcK^d and - He wHTser he bales get soaked in a heavy rain without "turning a hair.” or he will see the bales rolled through mud- puddles without entering a protest. But if be were to see n bug in his growing crop he would have a uerv ous chill. Bad baling inflicts a tremendous loss upon the cotton growers every year. It is unreasonable to supjiose that spinners will pay as much for a bale that Is dirty and wet and rotten on the outside as they will for a bale that la clean and dry. It Is against the tery common sense of things that they should do so, Indian cot ton nearly always reaches the spin ner in excellent condition, because great care Is taken in the baling of It and the bales re always kept in good order. When tW.Jndian bale is broken open at the mill there are no 10. 2’0 or 30 pounds to be thrown out as unfit for spinning as is very often the case with American bales. Efficient packing of cotton, of course, costs a little more than poor packing and -acre is some expense attached i (best long run. real economies I-* the !. erect ion of sheds, added ‘costs are, *n the • Rural Information. The lost- traveler accosted the freckled lad astride the gate post. "Socny,„how far is i from here to the next town as the crow flies?" "Dutino. mister, I xin t no crow.*’ "Well, which is the “best way to Alj th« pike?" "Hit it any way you want, it ain’t got no feeling." ’’Tut, 'tut. my hoy; don’t be so facetious and tell me if 1 can make the next car." “Hardly, it’a jHroad> made.” — The traveler frowned a- —removed tbe perspiration from hia brow. ’ You appear to be a pretty smart youngster." "Not half as imarj as my broth er, mister." "H’m! What made him smart?" "Wby. he fell into a yellow jack et*’ nest." j hi* “most pompon* air, the’ future •on-in-law Inquired, “Mis’ Jones, can TC ’ Jell-me anrthlng_of de whaf- • bouts of Mis* Jasmine dl* fin aftah- noon?" ’ , ’ "De wharabout* of Jasmine, did you say Mistah Jackaon?” puzzled the old woman looking up from her tub. ‘‘Yes’m, dat'* what I tay, de whar- abouts of Mis’ Jasmine^’ -f "Wal," muttered the old negress, as she began hastily to overhaul the contents of the * )b, "If dey all heah. I reckon she’s done got on."—Brooklyt Life. - ^ ^ JUNGLE VAUDEVILLE. The Soldiera’ Monument in the cemetery of Tipton, Mich, wa* the ftrat monument erected In honor of the soldiers killed in the Civil War raised in the United States. It was erected ih l$6ff. and was dedicated en July 4, of that year. The Value of Expectation. A popular New England preacher says that if hi* sermon ever stretches beyond the twenty minutes to which be means always to limit it tbe words of his little daughter ring in hia ears and he reflects that some of his con gregation are doubtless feeling as she did on a memorable occasion. Tke occasion w** the little girle •ixth birthday, which chanced to come on Thanksgivla^ Day. Bhe went to church with her mo ther and sat quietlwThrough tbe see vice. The sermon wsa unusually good, the minister could not heir thinking: he had plenty to say. and he said It fluently. "How did_ycu like my sernaen?" •he asked hie yeung critlr as they walked "home together, her small hand in hie big one. "Yon preached awful long father, said the little girl, "but I beared It beeouse I love you, tad £ ksew Ud have a nice dinner when I got home and fdrgot what I'd hoea through —Youth’s Compaaien. Grandfather or Grandmother. A Brewer In Pbilalelphia xavg that one morning be observed an unusually expansive smile on the face of tbe jovial Gorman who is forefnan at tbe establishment # An interesting event bad occurred at tbe home of the German the night' before. “f congratwfate yon. Hans,'* SmTl- ttgly raid tbe employer. "Of course tbe now arrival is a wonder?" "Of course it is!'* wa^ the ent- llatic rep!?. "D'a baby va>s more uuJ fifdeen poinds!" "Splendid! An l Is it a bo/ or a girl?’ A Cure tor Aeaeickneae. A chat with a hardy Breten fisher man brought forth this nevol cure for aeaalekneee. Whilo tho old man told of tha stermo that ho had been through, tho narrow oocapoo he had had. and the long journeys ho had taken, he wae interrupted by the question, "And seaslckiesn? Were you ovor sink?” "Now.” ropMoff the old man, "and 1‘1 tell you the reason if you like .to kear—I novot went on any ship wltkont taking a Itttlo mirror In my pocket. Af soon ae I felt the elckneee coming on 1 laokad in tka glass, and all ayntp- tams passed away. I got tka ear* from my fathar, and I never knew 14 te Tke receipt to s—Hr tried, and K it 4see aat eeavlnaa tke skeptical there la tke eoaoetatta* r’li. . "In dcr excitemen grt to find out vedder I wa».a grand, I’aJdtr or a grandmuJder!" Preparing to Get Even. "Yea,” he said, "I with to adopt a girl.” • "A little girl?" "No. a girl old enough to have en ergy and perseverance and one who baa had enough experience with the piaao to mako bar thiox she knows bow to play It. And If she thinks eba can sing. why. so much the bet tor. I tall you, I am going to get •van with tha people in tbe hext flat #)«n if 1 havo to adopt two musical Vrodlffio*.pppmcoU’R ~ . What (he Waltkir Mad. “In Omaha,” aaya a Nov« Torkor, whose bualnese keeps him oa tha road quite a bit. “the general breasi. ness of tho Wnat to shared by the waiters In the raatanranta. ' "A legal light of that town rocant- ly entered r. restaurant and waa immediately approached by a wait er, who observed cheerfully; " I have deviled kldaeye. ptga’ feet, and calves' brains.’ " Hav* you?’ coolly aakod U» lawyer. 'Wall, whkt are your trou Lies to me 1 1 came here tc eaL' ” -A dent so much interest as the an nouncement that Mr. Talt proposed locking a campaign tour. Mr. Bry- >•* ' >ls opponent’s decision vindication of his course , _ _ ttut, as 'welli as his two --^rious campaigns, when he treked over the ebuntry and delivered sixty speeches. When asked if he had any com ment to make on the—suBJect, Mr. Bryan said: ~— "Well, I am getting a great deal of consolation out of the way the 1 president and Mr. Taft have been doing. I used to be called hard names because I advocated an Ineomc tax and now the income jtax has been endorsed by the president and Mr. Taft. I used to be bitterly denounc ed because I favored railroad regula tion. Now the president and Mr. Taft have brought that reform into popularity and I am no longer con sidered dangerous. 1 used to get a good deal of criticism because 1 fav ored tariff reform, but now tariff reform has become so u-gent that Mr. Taft 4s willing to have a specie. session called Immediately after in- Wher s fire goes out, where does it augurafioii Jo act on the subject. It used to be that when I talked about independence for the Filipinos I was told the American flag never came doyn ’when it once went up. Now we have-a Republican candidate for • Arr-- h *• preslderfcy who believes the Fill- CLASSIFIED COLUMN niust u,,hn * to, >' i, * v * inciepeu j "But ITjave reason to rejoice ovc r like ram thatsonh* ofthe things Ihavu FOR SALE—Common building krlek. done are now viewed in’ a morn red color, Immediate deliver) favorable light. /When I msfie some Prices upon application.. OtoxdiPB p hono(?r a p h records In order that 1 Press Brick Oo., Camden, 8. C. 1 might discuss political qusstions be- WAN^TFID—Pine logs bought “foi ! fort ‘ more P^P 10 , th< * Republican pa- cash. For particulars aii’ms i P*’ rf; ridiculed me and called It un- Kuroter Lumber Co., Hunter. 8. C. j dignified, but Mr. Taft lias lifted ttt- ■»■■■■' ■ ■ ■■ ■ ' phonograph to eminence by talking FOR HALE—One 5 horse ! lBto , t h , mBe i r . Blakeslee Gasoline Engine Ufttsi - “And now my greatest win—is to over $400. 1A11I take $100 (fir R-j j )e virtue by imitation. Surely im- 9 go- - — . Tbs monkey a?k?d the vpe, "Can't say,” said tho ape, "Yet I’ve a^en a fire eacape.” $50 repairs will get It in good con dltion. Apply to Jas. L. Sims, Or- nngebnrg. S. C. illation is the slncerest form of flat- iterv.’ When I went (flit campaigning i» 1 896 and 1900 they said it was TEACHERS—TKUSTKK8. |demagogic to run around over the We secure schools for teachers and |country hunting for votes. Now ft have many excellent vacancies. We iis eminently proper since Ms. Taft Is recommend teachers to trustees ' gr.ing to do it. and I hope the Re- and sell school furniture ef ell : publican papers will make due apolo- klnds. Write. Southern T«kek-1 gies. erw* Agency, Columbia. H. C. WANTED—Clerks, cotton buyers, farmers, warehousemen and oth ers to learn grading and classify ing cotton in our sample roetns. or through correspondence course Thirty day scholarship complete* you. American Cotton OoRrjje, MilledgeviUe. G*. PIANO AND ORGAN ECONOMY. If you are interested in tke pur- -base of a PIANO or an ORGAN, we wam to sell you owe. x Don’t think you must go te aqme mall order uouso to buy a low pric- •d piano or organ; nor outside of South Carolina to get the best piano «• organ. We have a great variety >f grad£?, and a, l *tyl**. at P rtet * which cannot fail to laterest. you. We are manufacturers factory re presentatives for several of the largest and mod tamoos makers of >lanos and organs. jVe take old Instruments in ex- •hange and make most liberal terms >f payment to those who e i c ’h to buy on time. No house—-quality of ulanbs and organs considered—can indersell us. Twenty-four years of air dealing in Columbia and tkr*n*h- They said in 1896 and that I was scared when I made speeches from the rear end of a train, and I was and the result showed that I had reasons to be. I have been wonder ing whether this explanation would bed given w hen Mr. »aft start? out and whether the result will be the same with him that it was with me. - - ‘ "It is hard for us to keep our pat ents from being infringed on tuts year. I am afraid they will try to rab.e a campaign fund by popular contributions next." Aged Veteran Commits Suicide. At Birmingham yesterday Robert Wlltse, an old veteran, shot himself. < After al!. our bread doesn't fail "butter ride flpwn" more than haH- thc time. ’«► '"A- Those who think tth have all re ligion are the on>'s wh«» most need to worry whethe rthey have any. Lots of people let their daily man na spoil while they pray for butter and and sugar to spread on it. , Women frequently )nmp at Cop- Ind guarantee. 0 * i * a ‘ 8 ^ j elusions that arc anything but alarm- Writ* us at once for catalog price I ing. The abuse of worship as au end and terms. 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