Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ry << - ' - mT^.’ “ , " ■“ $ : r^err; f. _ \ fBB PIPS AMD 8TAMDA1D, WALTXRBOMO. A a NCflrmBCA It. till. Prize AUTOMOBILE RACES Savannah, - - Ga. ♦ November 27th to 30th % On account of the above important International Event the ATLANTIC COAST LINE • * i i *v Has Announced the Low Rround Trip Rate of 70 I From Wa’terboro to Savannah and return Correspondingly low rates will be made from all other'points on the AtlUntic Coast Line and from many Eastern Cities. Tickets will be on sale from points in South Carolina on November 26 to 29, inclusive, limited, returning, to reach original starting point not later than midnight of December 4. Department of ' . SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CONDUCTED »Y MISS a f. MALONE • • 7 t J COMMUNICATIONS FROM SCHOOLS SOUaTED | 1QI I, J Children ( fivtf years of age I | [and under twelve ( Half Fare * * Handsomely illustrated folder, replete with information, re garding the races mailed on application. For tickets, schedules and further particulars, call on D. J. KIRTON, Ticket Agent, Walterboro, S. C. W. J: CRAIG, T. C.AVHITE, Passenger Traffic Mgr. General Passenger Agent. WILMINGTON. N. C. c-f Ifl V t T HE man who tries to keep his business in his head can’t keep ahead in his business. , His brain can’t stand the strain -it’s built to remember facts—not figures. ' „ The hiMian mind is never completely accurate. The National Cash Register thinks with a brain of steel. It keeps track of every detail, of every sale—stops leaks and checks losses. A store using a National Cash Register is a good store—it’s run on system -it’s • bound to giv e you 44 money s wo. t h. ” THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, DAYTON, OHIO. . HARRIS HURST, SALES AGENT. 302 King St., Charleston, S. C. S. S. LOPER ' ' PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER. practical machinist, Rice Mill Repairing, Boiler Patching. AH, Work Guaranteed. Reasonable Prices. WALTERBORO, * SOUTH CAROLINA From the excellent bulletin pr»> pared Home time ago by Prof. W. K Tate. I quote the following extrcct on school attendance and conaollda- tloix of school! which apply partlcul arly to the condition of our rural schools. They convey a live mes sage to us-—one wo cr-nneF afford to neglect. S<ho(il AUriututre. An examination of the star 1stles of the t>UUf SupeTinUndeut will reveal the fact that the school at- tti-.iiace in the rural districts of South Carolina is far from satisfac- | lory, in the course of my visits in 1 many coumi s during the past luo mouths I hr.ve rarely found mote than fiftj pet emt of the ordinary a.uual c-urollment actually In schod | n n<an> ins ancen not more than twenty per cent, of the children or dinarily enrolled were in school. This statement does utt take Into consideration the children* who should be in school, but who do not attend rt all during the ses sion. 1 have made dllgent Inquiry as to the cause of this negligence. Sometimes the children are pick ing rotten or attending to some other farm aork. More frequently the;i have simply “not started yet/’ I hr.ve been more impressed with our negligence along this ‘ Hue since a recent visit to the schools of Indiana, where Id a whole county the prrcentrge of attendance for the first two months of the ses sion this year was over ninety-five * per cent. With all our educa.tonai | eedeaver, it is Impossible to teach children who are not m school. , If the farm worh prevents the children front coring in Octo ber, the schools should net be op erated urtil the children can at tend. The opening of the schools should be made an important e^ent in the community and teachers and trustrts thculd r'l combine to se cure a full enrollment oil the first day. The present irreg iii r entrance and more irregular att-jc '.nice pro ve!.. classification rid graduaiien of the pui ils ai d nu 1 ' fy the i osl efforts of a good teacher. Compulsory .VtU»-l;titce Ijivv. I am thoroughly <oii"iaced that the tUne is ilpe in Somh t'atnlins. fojgflMbt ginning of a comnulsory atM^^Dc^law. Only by such a law will^Wt get into the schools some of the children who need most the advi ntagts which ‘.ho school otfers. Hhere are counties In the State where pubblic opinion la sutficicnt- ly advanced to ei force such a law and these counties should be given the privilege of bringing to pi*>s a better state of uffan.* <n school attendance. In the menu! line, wvery cltlxen of South C’aro.ii a -vbo be lieve* that ia educaii- l ntuwn I the only guaraudee of prospcrllj. and true greatness, should lend his voice to the development of a *;» - tlnirnt whjch will put the cnMdron of the State In school and dec:ease the percentage of Illiteracy Definition of Knrollmcnt. As contributory to better school attoivtnnce. 1 would suggest the ad visability of changing the definition of enrollment, upon which the con stitutional three-mill tax is up- portioned to tho district! of tlfs county. At present, by the defins- j Mod of be Legislature, ten dn>s during the previous scnoiastic ses sion is neceFEsry to eiinsm.ent. This encourages negligence as to regular attendance. If (Us defi- i.tlon were chuntjel to n - .frtgc dai ly attendance. It wou’d give to Hie teachers, trustees and petiouay a pecuuao InceLtiva’tu reguinr 8*-nool attendr-ace and brln,, about at once j material iniprovenicin u> condilioas (ii.usolitlaut-u of Scln oIn aid 'i’rtuot- l>..r(aLit n of t’upils. Wo have far too many rural schools in South Ca-.gi’ia .vll o\tr tho State we find ihecc smr.-ll schoo tuifgfct by one teaclur and housed in buildings forly adapted to school purposes, devoid tf all ••enny or attractiveness, and unpro.jc'ed with the most necessar/ facilities for school work. The teacher has all grades of pupils from th i t-cgiunVrs lo tho high school work She has frequently us many as thirty-five ro citaliois per day and even then her pupils are poorly graded and ch sbified. ’i he school docs not ap peal to the pride of the community and does not grow iu the affections oMhe pupils. Only the most in- euced teacher can be Induced ertake the arduous task, and are an annual occurence. | Such a school has never satisfied the progressive ruiai community, in many sections of the State, fortun- i-tely, there is a strong movement toward the consolidation, of these weak schools into stronger schools employing two or more teachers. Such schools may be more easily boused in a comfortable building, are provided with better equipment, rftd offer greater opportunities for satisfactory work to pupil and teach t-r. t reuqently these consolidated schools become rure-1 high schools and true centres of community life, it should be a State policy to &?- celeiate In every way this educa tional movement, which has made notable prognis in many States of the United States cad has never fulled to bring better educational conditions. With our sparso white population in South Carolina it is more difficult than iu- some States to bring to t. central school enough children for two or three teachers. Several commuRltirs in tho SUUe 1 have adopted the plan of transport ing at public cost the more distant children in the district. This plr.n has been used for years In other sec tku.a of the country and always wi 4 great satisfaction. 1 believe thai it should he encouraged by offer ing special aid to consolidated schools which Lre willing to un dertake it The school extensioD act now limits the State appropria tion to the amount raised by spec ial taxation, not to exceed $100. 1 believe thr-t a further appropriation of $100 to consolidated schools employing two or more teachers to be used iu maintaining wagons for the transportation of pupils would speedily qODvince the Stc.‘e of the feasibility of the transportation idea, in no case should the total State rproprlation to the district exceed local tux. LATEST I'll ASK IN JON KM CASE Mattel A.piMal IVrding am! I*n>l>ul>- A)' Aiguitl Next Month. Columbia. Nov. 16.— Sped.*'; !t was 8ti>t d today thul the appeal of John J. Jones, the Bratch it:>» ai-j lorney who was convicted at >r angeburg last Jr-nuary of ihe mur der of Abe IVarlstlne at B ran eh- vllle and sentenced to ten veari and one mouth Imprisonment, wi'l be argued before the tlupcsme Court i.-> December. Jones !s in Cio Penltcntifri. r*d bus been there for some time awaiting the outcome of his care, which will be argued in December Those familiar with the case w<ll recall that Jones and Pearlsttne he- j came involved in a fist fight at Brr.tchMIle in the postoffice an-t that after the fight hat ended Jones turned as he wa« about 'o reach the door and shot Pearis/tne down. TJH^'ea^jKMKAS tried befor> Judge Mornlnger/NgOi Orangeburg. ai<d resulted In Jone\ being found manslaughte ced to fen years and imprisonment in tho Following the con vie'Jon. Jones remained In the Jail at Orr-ngnburg for two weeks and wuk Then remov ed to the penltentlarfr^there^ he now is. He Is not In stripe* at*.l much comment has been caused h> this fact, for it was generally thought that the appeal to the Su preme Coart had been abandoned It s now strAed, however, that an appeal to the highest Judicial tribunal Is pending; that the re cord In the case Is Dot complete, owing to some conflict which arose between attorneys for the defence and prosecution as to certain mat ters, which have been submitted to Judge Memlnger for settlement and his decision has not yet been made known. It Is stated as soon as he renders a decision and case Is returned It will be filed with the Supreme Court. •‘There could be no better medi cine than Chamberlain’a Cough rorn edy. My children wore all sick with whooping cough. One of them wre In bed. had a high fever and was coughing L’t* blood. Our doctor gave them Chamberlain's Gough Remedy and the first does eased them, and three box tie# cured) them, says Mrs. R. A. Donaldson, of Lex ington, Mian For sale bp All sun senten- )ik» mouth's jerXtentlary. A South Outollna Opinion. Gov. Blease said Saturday la a speech at Anderson that rather thr^n uso the office of governor In order ing out troopH to defend a negro brute and require those troops to tire on white citizens, he would resign the office to Which he had been elected, and would have caugl | the train to Hoiva Path and led the mob. Is South Carolina proud of her chief lawmaker? The very fact that Gov. Bleaso Is opposed to making a registration certificate c. requirement in pri mary elections is the principal rea son why it should be made neces sary. Any principle of government favored by lllrn»e 1r rate to W a bad one.— Rock Hill Record. ( HYING FOR HELP. I Lota of It In Walterboro bat Dally Growing Lush. The kidneys cry for help. Not an organ in the whole body so delicatel}' comstrucied. Not one eg Important to health. The kldDeys are the filters of <the l Joed. When tlnay fall the blood become#- foul and poisonous. Tnere can be no bendth where there Is poisoned blood. tnckaohe is >Bc of th) tiru Indi ra ions of k'doey trouble It la the kidney's cry for help. I Deled It. Doan’s Kidney Pills are what Is wanted. Are Just what overworked kid- rwys need. They strengthen and invigorate the kidneys; Lelp th*m to do their work. Antona Kalmut, Bay 9t., Beau fort, 8. C., saya: “I have need Doan’s Kidney Pills and they have been very beneficial to me. 1 took this remedy when. I was suffering from a lame ard aching back and trouble with the kiJnoyi secretions and the good work It did, convinced me of Ha merits.” For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents. Foster-Mllburu Co., Buffalo New York, sola agents for tha Uni ted States. Remember tha nitre—roan's— t and take no other. Has None 1 y in the • — BANK.” Y OP RAVE often heard people say this in speaking about a man. It fhowa that folks have respect for such a man. It alto show's that the fellow is '‘getting op in the wot Id.” HOW ABOUT YOU ? It’s a gi'O-l thing for your stardirg to have money in the hank and it will l*e >our salvation when that proverbial "Rainy Day” comes that is most .a»uredly ahead of every individual. Open an Account Here Today We offer you every facility for "hedging” again>t the day of adversity. ^ Smoaks Banking Company SMOAKS, S. C. / J. E. SMOAK, F. J BEKRY, C. A. THOMAS, President. Vice President. Cashier. Fall Announcement We desire to announce that we have greatly en larged and improved our stock of Goo^s, adding several new lines. We have just completed a hand some new store building, and are prepared to give you the best of service, and take care of your every want We Sell Furniture One of our n< w lines is a complete stock ol Fur niture to be sold for cash or on installment plan. Other Lines o We Carry a well selected stock of Ladies Dress Goods, Dry Goods^ Notions, Shoes. Hats. Our stock of groceries is also complete. Special Sale of all Summer Goods Ql at Greatly Reduced Prices. 'Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention^--,, J. D. Ackerman & Sons Cottageville, South Carolina When You Think of Buying ' THINK OF HYRNES We carry acomplete line of Dry Goods, Notions, Hosiery and Un derwear. Our Shoes and Hats have style combined with comfort and give / excellent service. Complete Assortment CHOICE ai HYRlfS STORE. Walterboro, • South Carolina. . Hoa. O. W. Way. of Mt. Carnal, was among thosa who atisnded tha Baptist Sunday school oouvaotioa hers last waak. For Solid Gold and Silver Jewelry Go to J. L WASTER BERG, Jewelry Store. Main Street, Next Door to New Postoffice. WALTEKBOKO, ft. C. I