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■ "r « i V Bmmra. VOL. XXX. W'ALTHRBORO, S. C. FKBRUARY 12, 190)*. NO. 25 OUB COLUMBIA LE1TER yon can't pL-iue all the people all the • time. We tliink our frien»l!» in Co- J. B. !>• Interestingly. Editor Frees and Standard: A clipping, printed in your issue of 5th, under caption “What to Expect of Your Editor," is so full of human nature and every-day observation than 1 am almost tempted to close my eyes to apparent presumption and venture a 6>mment on it. Newspaper men, like all others who serve the public are watched by a great many more people than they have in their mind’s eye at the time of such service. ' It takes a great many people to properly populate a world as big as this, and if the world were twice as big as it is and had twice aa many people in It as it hat, there would still be just as many opinions as there are people. I have thought a good deal, re cently of that debatable question as to whether or not children inherit their character from their parents, and I have reached the conclusion that they do, and it is possible for this to be a rule without an excep tion. And the great diversity of character, of disposition, of likes and dislikes is the strongest evidence in support of this position. A boy take* all the bad traits of his father and a second boy takes those of his mother, a third takes all the good traits or both, and an early daughter take the good traits of one and the bad of the other and hence you have a family who have inherited their several characters from the same source and yet there are no two of them alike, but rather they are aa different from each oth? «r as chalk is from cheese. Now just come with me over here in the neighborhood of “Mount Ara rat” and recall if you can the time of that memorable cloud burst when Noah had to bnild an ark to save his iamily. Noah, you well remember, was .an exceptionally good man (though he was n^TFrohibitkmist) but his wife was not a good woman, as at least we may reasonably sup pose thatjhe was not, for if there had been anything good in her the Bible would have recorded it Their aoe Ham, who ha* had the same training, and the same educational advantages as those enjoyed by his two brothers, violates all laws of propriety and displays a lone snMoty character, while his brothers show * themnlveo to be men whoeouldnot took upon such a character “with the toast degree of allowance.” Now imagine if you can the q*ead of tim millions of Noah’s posterity and the vast multiplication of traits inlhuman Uvea. A veritable “chain letter” system multiplying itself ten thousand tones ten thousand in the ages that have since rolled up and plunged into the sea of eternity, and theu think of one littla man away % down here in the twentieth century, whose arms are too short to brush his hair and his legs too short to reach the ground, try ing to please everybody, wrf&n one grants white and another black, one . wants cold and another hot, and he has but one dish out of which to feed them all. Teacher V* ril«* Teaching Fo* Money or ? K uforlVt-M mid Standard;—Mav! Khw I’us, rtul StamUra:—ievsr* their vantage ground J 1 .,wnl epsoe In the cotflamaol wvok* u-ci t;u teacher# of » j ra.;**i *0<; r i>. per It r a few words »>f appli* lajtiOvU in t nlletou eou .iy, bdo&iud did- li-c adrn rahle article !ront ^Kamois oi the du*4Uatac tin* j» ii of MUi S lb© , jit JOUr issue lioii Itudud md car* ut the tru.U'H,. o! H.t it.8t,y 1 enjovttl reading it., a ‘ 1 d uueters wish ih® teachei# . I m fail of good su^estioas. that ^iricu to-ua counuied and luntbia frer^ would l>e able to see what is best for most of the people ami do it, irres pective of popular opinion. States men are those who see and who fear , not to do, and our legislators are i statesmanlike. Editor.] , W. •k’# Wrttiaj# I am a reader of your fine paper and do next think you can imporve it very much unless, you would fill one or two columns with helpful hints “how to make money.” As I have not seen very much for weeks I will try to fill a small space. Sonr.eof os aie glsd that we have not had any exceedingly cold weather this wintel, while other* are grumbling about the little cold wo have had. Some of our far mers just finished gathering corn last week which does not look like hard t’mes. Since the ex cessive laiur have ceased the farmers are preparingj]ieir fence and gelt ini: teady toTplo Mr J D Canady is very sick at his home near Canady’s Ctosa Roads. The Csnady’s schools is pro gressing very nicely this year, we have a very good teacher so far. Messrs L M Rishcr and J E Bailey, are moving their grits mill and cotton gin to the Cross Roads. We are glad to see Mr Amos Yarley, homo again. Mr T L Lott is putting np some more wire fence, a good example for the other folks to follow. This year promises to be a good crop year, 1 will tell you in what way the next time. The money panic ia over and 1 have not seen any one that seems to be 4 badly injured. Our neighbors held a meeting at Bank School house last Satur day for the purpose of moving the obstrnctipn out of Red Bank Canal, from the head of it near J T Bailey*, Saw Mill to where it fiowe into the Ediato River a a distance of about four miles, a committee was appointed to accept contributions to pay for the work and the contract, will be let to the lowcet bidder to complete the job. Every one that is interested ia this country should lend a helping hand and do a brothers pert. We hears that Ex Magistrate, W C Bailey is expecting to run for Count? Commissioner and 0 N Langdale for Magistrate, good for them. We need some representation in this county for it has the appear ance of being; forsaken by the looks of the public roads, and also by the fence in places. ! Weeks, Jan. k7th Chopper doupi u-«s will serve a* m incentive to -oiiitf oilier leaoliers of our rural sclMtih to w«tke up and put lorth some eflorc in tne iinprov »meat of the sur ouiidtugsof tuur school houses and grounds. Tuere i* no reason whv the schools of Colleton county eh >xld be inferior to tko* «f other counties, or lack in educational in tenets. Witi the excellent count of study planned by our 6cate 8upt, ot Educa tion, there is no exonss fir ot r being behind. Tne arrangements of this course/boss the wisdom and tasce of an experienced teacher, mid fills a long f U want, Some yean ago I taught, when the schools wen under dilfer^nt state management. I find the present plan a decided improve ment over the old one. ° ^ True we may find it hard to get parents c see the necessity of getting all the books required foi their chil dren, but gra ually Inis d.fficulty may be over ootne. That is a p et y thought brought out about neatu< in the personal up peaanceoftbe teacher; I heartily agree witn bar. 1 think a teacher should make herself, (or himself as the case may be,) aeattrartive in the eyes of the pupil*, as possible. Not only in dress, is the teacher a model, bat i i general deportment, out side the souooi house, af well as during school hours.* How oiremnspeet our jives should be il we would command the nspeot of our pupils! If the teacher is guilty, of an unbecoming or undignified step notioaole it is to the children*! Tneu too, we have so many oppor tunities of instil ling into young minds principles of rignt Teache.s should ever be can ful of the impression they make on the plastic nature of ohik ran We should be on the alert, to leave no opportunity in bringing out some thought found m the lesson, that natui ally might be over looked by the child or in emphasising some trutn expressed all ot which go to make character* Are we not respooible in some measure foir the character of our pupil Let us then as teacher be watchful of ourseieea, oar credit. Tde beautifying of the surroundings of oar schools; the establishing of libraries,- and aiAh> suggestions .•Pi*/. Tl<«*« wt*r« m nifl tru#kt» thvretorenue cluuroit.u cm led a inceiiug of the Hoard, aod iuvflcd tile principal of tne to bool to be preeeut When asked the c*um of tbe disstlafactiiou ria rep:y was. ’‘We sie worked too hard, and have too many papl's to do J tut ice .o auteM we have larger saUriem" Tbe trustees to relieve tii« sitnatlua smptoyed another teacher, but refused to raise tbs ■alarlaa, ssjiag ins teachers twew tbe work to be dons and tbs amount paid before acdbpucg tbe poel- ttoae. The incident briage to mind the qoss- tiou. Are teachers in love with their worn, or with tbe cbeok that comes at toe ead of tbe moatb? There le no reason why one shoo id not be in love with both. Bat the more you love the former, the larger the latter will be. The more yen love the latter the emalicr will bo.h bs. No teacbet na« a right to accept a position unless bs is g Ajg to giv s bis best efiori to the wort no muter what tbs tajary. A t^a;her who doss not do good work lor $30 or $35 s moth will nut do good wo;a lor $50 ur $75. Good earnest teacher# are never paid enough Poor teacher# are always paid too mtcb- vVhen teacaers gvte noue#t fmltbfai, conscientious service they can demand and wdi reeeivo just coiupe n- sal ton. Kola Baihshatshie, Feb. 1st. Tenchov’s The County Teachers Assoc iation and the School Improvement Asso ciation met ht the Academy here ttotorday. There was a good alien fiance of teachers and much intortst was shou n in the meting. The follow ing prograpi was earned out. Opening prayer by Rev. J A Givens, Reports school improvement meet- iag Mim C £ Weekley, Addreu Dr 11 W BUok. ThefollowingoAoers were then ele3- feed: Mim Louise Gage, White Hull second Vice Psemdent, Mia Estella Smowk, Ruffin, Treas urer The Aaocisfeion decided to invite Prof Hnnfi to be present it their next meeting March 14th and delives an address. W. O. W. Supper. Thanday evening tbs new lodge, Woodmen of the World, at Meggett gave an oyster supper el their hall thich was enjoyed bp ell thoss who made by the 1C 8. L A. ere m them- attended. Thie ise new orgunisetion selves, worthy of our ettontion, hut let us not lose sight of the fact that we have entrusted to our case, immor tal souls, whose lives may be influeu- oed by our traini jg. I exhuot close this article without saving a word or too in uefeuse of ••Oid Blue Back.” There buve been i scute modem improvements lii the Blind Tigers in Trouble wa/oUptlLis,yet ^e^tenhe author It appears that for sometime ;oi tba* old book, h*»* iou^ Uou u E F ^cliachtc and II A Bowick J recoguiz^i standard. is this section and is becoming quite popular. Among members^ who tne? be specially mentioned are Robert Smith, BJ Donaldaou, J W Smoak, II F Towles, and others. Little Child Burned to Death Editor 1'reM and ^uttUtd—While playing ar.und u hutuiiig ►tump in-t Moudav moiuin^’ Feb 3 litt.e Jmiiui CkveUad Fcrrell'd tluthing cauirli lire ; but tuighiy cold weather. ^n.1 in »pt;e of beroiu ftl*rt# »n tie' Island ton Happenings. .Mr Editor pitas i allow me Space in volt r vuluah t* coin at us tor a few dots from ot r liUle lowu Istandtoii is on u l/Kini now. Mr. W . f. Barns is doing line busi ness at tins pK.ce now. We wish him well. Mr George Godly and Mu Rents diued with the latters grand mother at Mr. I>. E. W. Crosby” •Sunday last. Misses Irene Godly and Carey Crosby spent the day very plmaant with Misses Amelia and Pope Rents a few Sundays ago. Mrs W. P. Smith and little sou Perse of Hampton haa been (pending a few day* with her pare nts Mr and Mrs. J. T. Rents, One of Mr. David Godly’s children was painfully burnt by falling in tbe fire a few days ago. He also has three children sick with lagripp. Misjea Ella and Lillie Godley were welcome visitors of Misses Annie Laurie and Nina Barnes a few Sun days ago Frank and Wadey Rents after spending the Holidays very pleasantly at home returned to Bamberg to school. Mr J. B. Murdaugh and daughter Mias Rosa visited her sister Mrs. J T. Rents a few days ago. Misses Dozie.-and Nathan Crosby visited the home of their aunt Mrs J. T. Rents a few Saturday nights ago. Mr Chtnley Barnes and Mias Amelia Rents visited Miss Sudie Harper at Mr P K. Crosby on second buuday. Mr and Mrs P K Crosby spent the day very pleasantly at U B Crosby’s iatt buuday. M. as Sadia Harper dined at Mr D S Godley’a on 19 inat. Mia J D Rents has been suffer ing immenaely from a bone felon on her thumb foi three weeks We hepe •he will toon improve. Mrs H 8 Crosby dined at the home of J T Rents a few days ago. We are pained to bear of tbe ill ness of Mrs J D Crosby an aged lady of our community. She was struck with paralysis of the throat aad tongue a few days r go. Miss Jnlia Dobson dined with Mia Fat Rants on last Sunday. Bessie Sullivan o. Brunson hni been visiting reUtivts around in this scotiou. Frank Rims of Groekettville spent the day with Charley Barcea on 19th inat. We are pained to hear of the illness of Miss Garry Craaby she is suffering mj much with pneumonia ia both luugs We hope she will soon be al right agei u Mr aad Mrs J I Hears gave a quilting on the 17th and a parly that night which wat very much eu joyed by those who attended. . Mrs Tom Polk died last Buuday Jau 19 1908 at her home. She was an a 0 eu iady of this community More About the Colleton Shortage. Coiuplrot'er tJ*ii»ri»! Jonei tub- mitird to the Krtneral a**9mbtv the retail of Id# invo* i{»'i >11* ia tevera! empties undetari act approprutitii'Sl 000 for j the work. luvea witioat were made la Ih rkuley, CoUetou, Faiilleld, Cherokee, ClM-’ei flel.l and Ptvheai aa I bxrtial ia- veetigatioat. were medu ia Edgefield, Pope 8p*run»*arg aad Marlboro coumiei. , . ft Colleton County. Is Colktoa Coauty there was a tedi ous laves.igmtioa from the year 1000 to the transfer of the offles lo the preseal traamrer in Jaoaary, 1937. Oa January 8,1907, Coaoky Treasarer D. L. Smith rwlf n«l and Mr R B Jones, his moosaa- or, took charge as coanty trsaearer, January IS, 1937. Maura. R. I. Jones sod D. L. Smith requested the eomptrol- ler general to make the InuuCer la per son, Mimnith desiring Anal aad corn- ty treasurer. Bat, as Is weU known, it was impossible for the comptroller f*— errnl or any of hli olerhi then to Isavsr this offlos. , Daring tbs month of October I seat Messrs. IB B. Wdsaa aadto. H. Wlss to mako a throogh iavestigstioa of the boods daring Mr datith’s moambeacy la In the odloe, seven years, from 1*00 to 100b, Inclusive. Errors and omissions were corrected, caused by b»d book- keepiu*. It wss found that a balance wan due tbs State, coanty and school fnod o( $9.633.$i. nr. builtb wss dnly notified and taraed over to Mr. R. K. Jones, bis snooe*»or, $1,013 in bis bank, and asked that he be allowed credit for $1,103 that bs aad in unpaid tax receipts 1 could aot aoosds to ibis request, for tbs reaenn that Mr. 4mUh was oaryiag ibeas sax reosipts as a personal matter. Tne full balaaoe of $1.(1063 Was de manded a and ,wsa complied with Mr Hautb tarnedover to Mr. H. E. Jones, county treasaier, that amount. This discharged all claims again** Mr. Smith as oounty treasurer loo ad in toe Inrss- tigutiouezoept $1704whioh, in my opts- ioe, is szoeedingiy doantfata* s charge against him aad wUl cequre further In vsetigatloa.- ihe Slats. ■ A Letter frem The CitadsL We rooeiva (ha Ooaniy paper hero, it comes much appreciated by (hone of aha home County, I say (hit not as an item of nears, or as a alar oa the paper by im plying the fact that copy comes to Oborlesioo bat because ore are truly glad to get in touch with the writers from our homes. We used to read with unusual pleasure some competitive arti cles in regard to suffering human ity and T tho weak poor “boo# scrapers” They have ceased Cd be. Reason unknown. Gooes wo will have to infer that every body it woR ia Uoiteton or paid thoir Doctors biila. I ask this for inforutatkm. Address nil com munications to Farmer Biocam, Wind, Ain. Lets, ana 1 hnva|baurd of n dti- sea “Bob white” who usnd to write, make stories, to think of him ia bnt to hope that he will give us another one, Professor. Now the beat of nil that I men- tio»is the one who lives at the “City ou the hiU” signs up some thing like P. M. P., if von ever read anurticle you will remem ber it for his wit is of the assor ted kind, 1 wonder if he too 1ms In 1 hiU head under his wing? Yesterday was a monumental m * , JU* A. W HM V «i t 'V- caiev* m w «w — JUvl r : S3 %Jl UU t \Jl\J V" XI t» t O till II g Oh for miraculous povNcr, have been runuinz a blind ti^er .'ly youui: lr»eud may not know pur of pnrcu:* *cii Trie id* hep waa i-u*—i*:- 1 - loaves and l ! • - - : - might multiply the five .uu. ui re801t tUmt tlltec ih»t iu. due of tue Old Blue U«k fcM.t.urewnmandtoMt.^the ttiir ^- ln m M Monilavlot Bluch ulure ^ au. umt nunwer or a i. , . . *. , »».. .• ' When you undertake to harmonize » U ‘ l . 01 '»« ^ M fc. oi n>» oplnidn of the frtm and Stand- Ho«.ii.»i'-«i very badly beat- with that of t Kifi skltiAA Iw Itnttrwlf ivnst slature from •Citl.B" .hall a member of the en thJN^ a00 by Rowick who, vteyag in Giur.olu? a. t i Colleton, is it any *s paid to le hu eX prize fightea. wiijse notug A v-ug v . II i* •* _ L. ..Oi I Xfti tils# ii-bc aiinii four yeurs itijo i C. Tbe ladj? Vibiting IiimI day for Charleston. The general Wo arc having tome very pretty a^se^ihly ca:no here and inspeted the-Cifadd. They were of eouriie 1 uiuau'i fur get to .peak aboill vaterlamed by tboro who knew . •! /. vc ii I how and it is n^lei* to say limy .. w , m onr new pattor Hi other C W Burgeba, m . . fi / lenbly boriml, Tuee^lay ne died ft om ,, ... a ^tjoil 11 lue or tlieir ex- the effect of.the buroH, W nlne-fb) ht-' ul \ w,lp 1 hi,n v f e ^ ,U,10U prce^ioii!* lie like auctioncrs. Ihe m love wuh h ui iv e ijup.: biui ( was to show them how much #uoc*-*s iu ms ycais wock. j h t> iiy Wt . war^iu need of money w <aM to t^l tu tne Smouk l>uri!n^ groand.netf dMInb churob. li»d tue. little livid ao l March Stnvhe would bat' b *u thne ytars old. Re.was the »on of It A ami ’ Salke* 1 must motto witii gOvKl wishes lor the'Press aiid B a mrtl. ‘•Bob 0 link” find them running through the were pinfeed } u jaii Monday where j WiW tokl that this book was UArd iii ark and ont on the hill beyond before they reuiained till S;uurdsy, the City orwded Schools up to the they touch. It is ihsrcAto, young Hethi^gton was j Nightn D'ptyiw’fiout ot danger by lo the Le- ■«, y‘ars It may be la the better la::d . - Wo’lll read thq atctuMUnr rf our rears itot» yottr <lutj r and mine to seek to i wi *• »•««">** r8 -: 31 “ Teacher Aad (here, s «netime, we’ll umieis etui, «Uk ! lmwM#jr.b'i« a m. < greanst number o| people, butpe l««ia the pr.wiier. ou »SOO c«hj hl^V^ e.fcundanUaJnSTwduTn'toftKHKt^ekchMr Towte. ta. twjjllQNto Jf hv^were ap3Smorpwre5tly matcheu the raulej ore welcome within the. his pose 53 ion. new bills of mdict- were m pAAxm&ed igoinktt ideuMoi f^cf ion of idriymg a of whop all men speak well. JUie Carey-Cothrau Law. vih- sao tivli fuW Feb Jk* *44 j O. rtr-^rtr A Sad DeetV uid hotter ouarters, that is more f-xco jsivfj. The chief feature of the day were the.speeches iu tha H ill at ihe Citadel. They hear 1 by men of honor, brion-'inic to an honorable body, of *no work the Oita ltd h d done ever •‘itiee its foundation and if fare”well wnownund liked; tnegr.ooms h t f| er this money is not giWn, mesons of former Treawrhr A. if. | |u | >(rwef u f „ goto, ' Sr " aU * truth no longer exists ami an ini- con verted. There was a double marrifiire at Stnoaks Bunday. Miss Carrie Bmilh and Lonnie ii. Smith ; Misdi Eunice BmoaK and Kudin btmih The brides are 1 well WnowAand liked; .Lncgr.ooms Liftchln is quoted as " I [To be Continued.} 7 * . (■iains tlwt filllW parties jiaye fWt been fanlug this blind tige ktiiQfi bdt the people of mm and Jftion, apw > n r - .• ■ Movcl Trio. ' “Do you like ttuseuibie eicslc?” the city jflri asked young Na^tttti Hobbs , Of Wi !otrl y/^*to *.\rn trains Lo .eater- to h.ar of the | tala li«r et tbo church eocflcl. fcatban |. If I'lockor A^l^d.tuuik^T ,. w , Lord called S' nwiaa lau .nqlpy F e of Mr Blocker! cr.d UadnAterffi pT porian.. body convertetl into a crowd whi) do not know IvHiat the ueuds in ihfi Way of ap- * . (.« , ,**»T I. Kdeli bis ba te*,. on, Vi It W( gain. hard to, is her ms new ^cquaiutat lit together?” i^ftig Hi st is a c:*nJL>v»^UJ w pi w.; ^ nunt kfiiiafouu xmu m bW inifc i tho nn. bo ai-is iiK isctogtaLije’ J Jf, ive It! 'Wa&iM -'f'<« Vv '', imi wt. it bA Jrv&fe ■* vt * i '*■ ■<>. 'mm: %Z> w EW" :, m y & -v;.