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\ X <» X- x \ / « 1915. TH£ PANDARD FARMING IN COUNTRY SCHOOLS ♦ •V “ TS ’ . ' • . Prof. J. M. Napier Tells In His Own Words How He Introduced The Subject In The Schools of Darlington. - ' A tlose ftm’v of the present da« needs of our rural districts shouM . govern the type -of agricultural instruction RiVeTt . in. our country schools, and It seems J® h>f that the time has come when we should de velop a system that will fit our pres ent day needs. This problem of teaching rural school agriculture is a more vital one for eighty-five per rent of the .people .of our state are . directly dependent upon farming for a livelihood; .and though Clemson and Winthr#p are doing a noble work, yet they can never hope to reach but a small per cent, of the future citizens of our state, and we can not deny the large majority the training which by right they should have for their life work. We all realize that the advance ment of our citizenship, both socially •■and materially, is governed by onr educational efficiency and there is no force which can touch and mould our rural conditions «s the teachers of South Carolina. ”On account of certain physical fea tures and condition*. South Carolina has been, and • probably nlv. av*. v ni be. purely an arrleultnrrl rnv system of rdi'ca*;o*< to t>e r^nttr % rfCnrttvo in the rural d’strict-- of jhi.-* state must b« based upon the proper traiulnu riven in the teaching *<vt! topcher. rural school arrlcnlture. 'An<i if the ‘ teaching rf this subject is to ho pn-- ropsful it must reflect the daip- life and rests Of our people I am presenting no’.new problem ;<■ the body of teachers': For many years RducaUkys have tried tq^ solve the onc^tion teaching nnM «• hool ag riculture, aril have put fprth many schemes to solve it: but we must ad mit. eVcepf in the cases of a few iso- thof taken as a.whole vov Kavo resulted in failure. I^t us tartaln- the reasons why the mlyze the fact* and see if we can Bhemes have failed *’* Causes of Previous Failure. To my mind the principal causes of failure have been, first of-all. a lock of ieachers who have been train* o«1 alone agrimltural lines to rarrv the work on. The hnlk of our rural school teachers of the past, as well as of the present, have been voung ladies, the greater number of whom have had no conception of manv of the vital farm problems: neither have they been prepared to . solve them: this, however, was no fault, of theirs. | n the second olace % ^iilure has resulted from, the fc*n«l of suh«**«>t matter nrpsented to the countr*’ chil dren which has principally ob tained from text books qT n verc gen eral and oftentimes Imurpctifll na ture. and which did not doal with the r>nnv vital ouestions wfth which the farm *-urroutid:ng-. and if you nr? not willing to o.ick the work up with your moral support. then never on-, courage any one to take up.work thfc nature in your particular school for if: you do it is almos* sur? to fail. - lies inning of Darlington l**|H*rimc»it Ab-jut a year ago Prof. Lon.* told me Ije hoped to evolve a scheme • hereby rrra ! school agriculture could be successfully taught. Vhen in a brief way he outlined hi« plans. They appeared so feasible ta me that I readily agreed with him that such a thing was possible. He then told me to get busy and. work odt the de tails and later we compared notes again, and it Is this general scheme of his which we are carrying on In’ Darlington county, that I wish to tell von about. . 1 hope you will notice particularly P'at at the very outset we have tiled to guard against the causes of failure which T mentioned a little while e.go. Firs? of all. I bjjve located rov work :n neighbor hoods which afforded . consolidated soho'do and where the nubile sentl- mont •.vae-goo l. T? Is t<> be assumed. for the precept at lea*?, that I a*'? p'ore or less well fitted to carry on tbo work* )'<■ p tie o’i?sef the ’.p-k v-.i wMl dictulss of a • t Darlington county atfe lerfrplng ’ and doing. Suffice it to eay. that I *® trying to present to them la the sohool room the moat . important phases of each.;of the branches of agriculture; and in almost every case they are afforded practical de monstrations of what has 1 ' been taught, either in the four acre plot at the school or in one of the dubo which we have formed; thereby be ing enabled to actually do with their own hands what they have learned in the classroom, and In this way I ligve gotten them Interested In ag riculture. and many are beginning to realize lhat there Is more to farm life than the drudgery which are so oftentimes see. However, the work do®? pot stop at the classroom door, forTwealize the necessity of winning the patrons’ confidence as well a'f the child’s. Besides making many personal visits, to the patrons* homes where some phase of agriculture was discuss.ed, I have marketed quite a hit of country prod.*--, held 20 pub lic meetings, vaccinated £<>* h,og!*. and have put out between 50 and *0 new home orchards, have pruned over 2.000 fruit trees and sprayed over 500 others, and by so doing .1 feel that I rf|p winning the confidence of the community, and to my mind, so far as the teachers of rural school agriculture icsoncerned, Mr. Long's solution will solve the problem. PtwedMIltle* of the Future. It is hard to tell what the future will bring ' forth, but feeling that the work we are doing Is along the right lines, and that it Is also to be a permanent feature of our educa tional system. I believe that In' the future you will see the teaching of rural school agriculture progress still further; and Instead of our small schools there will be consoli dated schools with teachers’ homes ird school farm* and pastures, tltea npoceeds of these going towards the •"ipnort of the teachers. And upon these farnta ibApe will he a model a nice brood traine I [ orchard, a itcfod dairy cow, jpaltvot hop", and a mnnle •rd- Vow ps to our methods of j'-oved, j mar o'- td'P’ill tuodcru Jnj'lements. tyre; * . :v« vveli as^nisa’mule colts. When The Method* of Procedure. wc hive and grained teachers. We ^looted five nchoo's each of ”'o outfit for tetjehioc will be com- which gave us control .of four acre? ) olete. and l»heh that. tiTiie cotites of land. Three of these acres we | 'here will he «mall bodies of trained hgve sot aside as a soil building and "omen and men in each county COULD DOT SLEEP, MU EM Woman So Weak and Nervous Could Not Stand Her Chil dren Near Her — Vino! Changed Everything for Her Plar.t City Fla.-" I wish I could tell •Ten liody aU>ut V inol. For pine years I was in bad health. I got so ! could 001 “l W’ antl 1 couI,J notstapd it to have »ny children come near me. I could not even sew or do any heavy housework. I was simply tired all the time. I tried ■o many medicines I could not recall them all,* but nothing did me any good. • Oneday a friend-asked me to try Vinol •nd said it was the best tonic she ever s»w. I did so, and soon got the first good night s sleep I had had for a long time. Now I sleep well, my appetite & good, my nervousness it all gone and I ■m so strong and well Ido all my boose- vgork and work in my flower garden without feeling tired or nervous. Vinol has made me a well and happy woman.” -Mrs. C. H. Miller, Plant City. Fla. yinol contains the curative, healing principles of fresh cod livers (without • oil) and tonic iron. ^•We ask ereryweak, run-down, ner- rous person in this vicinity to try Vinol, OTr delicious cod liver and iron tonic without oil, on our guarantee to return their money if it fails to benefit R. F. CARRIERS MEET. rotation demonstration, using “the staple farm crops; for we realize that soil fertility is the keystone of suc cessful farming. The other acre has a model orchard upon it and this fall , we expect to* add a. home 1 garden. These four acres serve not only to teach the pupils but are object let*- mhih to the patrons of the communi ty as well, for any of them can prac tice on their awn farms what we are conducting on ’school plots. I visit each of thV^e schools two days per week, teaching one hour at each visit, the teachers reviewing the work the other three days. I have my schedule so arranged thgt ^ I complete my school work in the morning—this allows me one after noon each week in each community to work among the'patrons, the na ture of which will be brought out In another paragraph. The Subject Mutter Presented. As to the subject matter being presented, will sav that I could find no text hook which would supplv the needs of the children as I saw them, and with (he help of one or two oth ers. I am prepar*ng one which deals teaching the girls home making and the boys farm making, and there will be Impressed upon the young minds of rohiing generations^- those principles which will make our counties one big community where Intelligence, the spirit of co-opera tion and successful aaVnilture will prevail. j. M. Napier: Darlington. Are You interested? If you are Interested In the sub- lect of agricultural education, and think It would be a good thing in children and their parents had to " i,h i » ho tr » p '’ ni1 Practical -roblems s rotltond nn-1 the teachers being nn-J r ^ »he farms of South Faroliira. Take trained could not <ro bevond the '.suction of soil fertility. •, I hare pares of their tevt hooks and bring ,r 5 p '' aa ^ ^'ild to impress upon in hein from outside sources. *he hovs* minds the no’cessitv of win- \nothef vital reason has been the * ft r cover crons, then the bov* and lurk of dcPM.nMrntl.ms and material. ™;*Mf : bowed these < rops on *he to Illustrate the principles erpaund- ed In the.school room, thufc affording no opporttin.itv for the ddld to liVT vtocother H' mind, hit; hands, an,] the ohieci* under consideration. In oilier •voids, too many have been gujity of u« in thA till of the year, and we teaching in tV'abstract otid tint th-> | tried to solve.it on the sc hool ground concrete, thereby fa Hire to inter, tjrt ♦h't s^n-sop sehocl.grounds, and ererv day these crops are n divine examnle to remind then o' - - o' Fie thin' , 's mug'd concern in? soil fertllitv. The r,roi>- Icn of winter rover crops confronts vour », ho(,l. null ,hl. coupon to Th, « lh ' er.lc. th.t they reprent. Press and Standard. Walterboro. 8. C. Send it now. Your name will not be printed. ************* ' t May. •1911 I t-hink agricultural instruc- # tion should b« given in every- * rhamherlain’s Liniment * school possible. I would like * * to see It in my school. * * •. ' * # NanW . . . v * * * ‘Address . . . . . . * * •, it * School * * ****** * .* * •* * * * * * *i. SI MO Keward, $10(1. ’ ‘ <• Tim readers of this paper will b^ pleased’ to learn that there is .it least one flreaded disease that sci- enc« has been able to cure in ail, i’s stages, and that is Catarrh. Hali’-c t*re. venr y hep it the thA children, which is of the eon'rents their .fathers ’on importance for the. suc cess of a:iV'farm, rt home. • teaching: Again- ibe teachers not j *»«;.*! election l« another fail proh- treatment having imen coined itlohir• .agricr?- and the i)ov=:. sfief having hepu taken internally, acting directly up- ■ it in Orders rit Klcctlou. A. I. JJcuhea. lieufcuiant governor yesterday issued a proclamation, or dering art # lo. tion in <’!ar»'V..U*u county September 11.. when a *!!.'■ cessor to the late Louis. A |ipwi‘ ’> .11 ('atarrh fur is the only positive cur »i be elected to repre^-n? thin'<’unty new known to the medical fraterr.i ln thp ’1*' ^' nate. ^ 'n . ; Democratic ex.u uti. > r'I'lmito.. wdl Catarrh being a constitutional I,, eRi l( , , h .. (ia|o for „ri ., a r; ’ ’ uiK now known to the medical frateri.i ty. disease, requires a constitution.tl'and Arrange' all incid« n‘ai Hall’s Catarrh Cure* I ' *— ~*1 lines, thev could not go 1-eyhn.J *o’d w’-vs nnd whc r <>fores of it In their schoolroom into t».*i cdmrmtv!- ’ 5 ’" flassrc'Hjfuf. it was brought hnn.c tv and help t'l.e farmeiw uu.l jMitn.Ti- ’^'ru by thev tV^elv * .r’uali' ]rc.:*;e SOTI'C on the blood and tmteouse surfaces of the system, thereby destrotir-: a fiet.] n''-ir!the disease, and giving the path • * with their msnv renl i rolijcn - In ttic 7 . . 'fields! thereto- falling to wie their t»<« schuol. rs.tve.i ss-dolntr nte twfv* [strength by building up the con«r! eonflde'rre nnrf sunrort as v ext¥»nr/! in ents and better famine. This f: -1 c’ ...roc-c * tr<vs. ^Inne would doom the und'Ttak.i g But. l«t it# hn«t« a on 'to- the presen* nnd c ee 'vhaL^o-have'to oi.er a* solution. • ” • " Conditions Veeesen. v foe SuccKs. .lust at this t>oint 1 •• i to-nau e « few conditio!*® v.-i i**'*»are rcc-s- SsF*’ before we r-’n hone to sol'e -ti^ •problem. First’ is the fon-otid tic > nf our rur'* 1 F f ljeois. ?>c, or , d; :-'vpi Pathetic sci on’ n v t<i'<'s T* <1 < mnnliios. nn.i tht-1. t* Levine train ed toaehers for the work. -f > ' ^ * Hemari v t*' 't'c-.cti-r Ttoforo min- anv further I ’• *'sh t ’ emPhttpi'"' *fie tm«orfner> nf th*- .'ode taken by'the local tci«i '- Pow Of ypn ■*'*' f tutlon and assisting nature tn doin : its work. The proprietors have much faith in its curatibe pow rs that they offer One Hundred I»o’- lars for any case that it fails to’r; :Send for list of testimonials. Address: F. J. Chetiey & Vt't. :<«w to rn l spray •nr. trees, ve go thua n*tcrhv nrch- '•rd >nd aetnaUi; erincti'/' whi* has no- t r r well .ovN*-!}. ljvf.1* j r„ n »« ht ho.MO iIt.1 tf Is tftre i"-*1l|Cm •o bestir themselves alonp- ^•i!nH:>r , Mres. , ■ » ^ IntrccNdlng *he Bov in Horn," \V .Oc A • mng’other things th-'-t'o-.* haye'Tob’do, O. • . emt nd v- ith Is m’rki.nr S>:d '. ^-\ s^id by ail Druggists. T5b i- r g'tho f.-milv now '.VI. - noi irt- v - • ft. Mr- in hi« work so h >* # f; it] + in a drtidgerv. tiv ’him • «»•« » lo - l «roopi the sec re*'j of i. it- • Or ',1 n*tofi. '•nd th.c r’on i * -I 1 .]o. rived by keeping milk ard-' l r ot<b»* . * * CALOMEL MAKES / YOU SlfK. UGH •T»ed>c n’- l iter Ton<’’ B-Mer TllRU (’ulomcl ami < an >. *t ' Salitalc. raienud fores VO.I f! d.V VoU : * re - f Know wliat. calop c 1 is. It’s Mercury • - enlcksilver. (’alotu. 1 >•< d pg roits. Fn / it NTake’Hall’s Family Pills-for con stipation. . . —' 7 ■ state B n-Vn- SocmmiUc) mite, c ramping n i •' ‘ickcr.ip.: you. Calomel atbtck xhr‘ 1;' m • arid «hpuld nev'-r .be I ”.* turo yr;-r sya- tem. \Vh« n you f> ! »-M, m’. rn'>«'i Pti t “d and |.j ■: nocked out jnnd belie- .' vi'U pr d :i <L of dan- gcrouf cd >v • 1 J 1 1 tretn' mb“r th it •d»iir ctrnc"i«t f r m cent a a Next ('onvention in Florence on July I. fiircme. Mav L’n. Tip' next .an- nurtl meeting of the rural free de.* ItvM-y carriers of tjie State' will” be held in this city on .Inly 4.’ - A meeting was held In Florence about two velars ago and the H. F. D. nien en oye'd the hospitality of Florence and have beep enthdsiasrtc abou* their \lsit here ever since. They were invite'll to Florence last year h\ tiie ( hamber of Commerce' hj'.J. as irc'd tl^t a special preparation would W> made^for tlieir entertaln- rfunt. S. A.’ Burch, head of. the rural rarrifrs of th.' P«>e Dee section will be director general of the pro gramme of events. Mr. Burch say.* that he hns received a number of letters from his brother carrier* in various sections of the State assur ing him that-they will be here and telling him to look out for a Ikrge attendance. This organization has grown very much since its meeting here two years ago alM*lv»s accom plished much for the ^mpeoveiment ICECREAM ^Te are now receiving Ice Cream from Hahn’s. This is made of the best material and contains no chemicals of any kind. The Pure Food Cream. SODA FOUNTAIN ’ We have recently renovated our soda fountain and made it more sanitary than ever. Have also put in a new line of syrups and crushed fruits and have a man that can mix the drinks to suit your taste.: GASOUNE We have recently instated a gasoline depot and are now prepared to furnish you gasoline in any quantity at the right price. We ask you to allow us a part -of your business. ,» r ' THE FARMERS Are especially invited to our restaurant when in Walterboro.' Our service is bound to please. OUR SPECIALS We handle the best line of candies in the town, and when you want any call and see us. Remember, we also have a fine line of cigars and tobaccos. ■ H. G. & F. G. CROSBY ■ [\ Thig preparation la Intended es* pc'clally for rheumatism, lame back, sprains and like ailments. It is a favorite with people who are well acquainted with its* splendid quail* tie*. Mrs. Charles Tanner. Wabash, Ind., aays of it,»'T have found Chan berlain’l^lnlment the best thing for lame back and sprains I have ever used. It works Ilk" a charm and relieves pain and soreness. It has been used by others of my family as well a s thyself for upwards of twen- ey years.” ^5 and 5A cent bottl n s For sale by-all dealers. * * * Colleton and Dorcliester Counties 9 * • Have Recently been added to my territory for FORD GARS. I have ' about 20 in stock. Be glad to sell you, either in Olat or Walterboro. If in need of otie, take it up with tne at Olar or Mr. Ayer at Rizer and Ayer's Stables at Walterboro. C. F. RIZER OLAR, S. (J. A Step in the Right Direction POR those whose feet require particular eare in fit; whose shoe • v taste runs to popular novelties or \ • conservative models, and who de- • * f ; ‘ . .• < ♦ maud service that must meet hard , usage. •/ "i h' , v"' iVr * ’ , i/ , 1 Tl ,< ' Stn'c ihn'rrnv lyg hoar 1 V*« s k-'v« h‘* v r*t .vnt^k !•' t’'« i -» t{ lst horro".cd Sd0ti;‘»i*IV to •;.i* • he nt'*-' child. li.-itior «g*'V:ti1i"cr 1 r'V ’’ f 1 ^ V-rr ] rrnMoT" f‘'f ' ’’ v rrr ♦ * Ipflu/iNoo *l’f> "b ; ’'1 1*1 ,,T' ' liv voo r r" rgi rt *fir v"-,r-- (>: *nc» vvnn<*c"- r, ii np «f iM't-k mi.tntr, nrd | "tn *-v : n : «-* t -*h rente of our f-ittv" f'-ffi. - ,ho a.>« .-•rt-'r". iik .vi'] a? tie e r *c c -- ••tv nf r-i ing rr»**nr C*x>.f= -.o-l » , ,i ^ r^r t, - Jr.tier «| -end l-^vc . . ’ . , -a. l . 4 i* # a. . _*&<) ■jlnrc.-’ hot;1 vhicih 4s qf l Ison’s Liver Ton?, . c.t5*]v.:’v Vvl*. t ihl:* : •* 1 running c\-. -n^es the .Sint f r r, tn ^ nt din'll * a xer\r qme hi. monev -V ir borrowed from tl * iial Lank, of .Sumter, at a rulX I’ per cent per annum, the ost rate at whic h the State he 45 borrowed money: The* lov < !>eretqfore under" former eel- i: tlors »n« ^ oer rent. The r.’ 2 Cl ruder (lovtrnor Manning - a 1 vlng of thousands of did; g- V jt, x " , nb'ftS'i nt to ink o Mid ! •! terfciti ; tmlmPitu fo - i, (irt-y-l ft : • coar- ; an»ced to ii* rfyur U' ■ without storing you uf>- ic.iiie. n:;’ can not 'salivate *. ’ : * ! T)of' 9f inkc ' *'■ ,lor * ’ ’ If mnk'*s iVo.u si 1: ; the ■ r , \ ; r] V it JO'C'f.' VO It Walk-Over Shoes *' ' ■ *r , ■ ■■«■■■■ Will solve Cvery footwear require^ ment. Full appreciation is in the seeing and trying-on. Come in and make us prove it. '•> cPh;’-. work. Ii-d'i->u.V Liver Ton.' ; ^tr-icht/ri- vo*i ri—’ ' u*' an'l von I f eei rr-' -'X Civ* 1’ to the children Ke/ n- it W i> rf < tty lia'rulb - ■ and cloesn’t hrijie.x r ,.^<i- i t p-".-e often noticed to ''in /'o-n ne«i l.nfivvto^JclM 1 ' find inlcrc'-* i to., r hxr« v<‘” Ond .en0'* , ‘d‘"-?*c etiib reembor*-—" hero ' cr Crut - tn ti"^- ^ -W tea Cher-- vnr '•-d 1>f ir - *rrw«./t r’Mhs p” ' L'* 1 - ’--'ll* e- , i»,o (1 nyrirm - • —i * !r>n s'-ire''’ ' r i-> ■» r-'rr'-'-VT en _ .• tit, .Lrr’K*140 xehoetx.'ln *'«**- ,t»>,t1v evpvf\f>'' -3A .»k-r. f'e Tt.!» rf tUe. ♦eai't'oV f Lie **' week T-VM c r ■] Ovu " cMldrX^ entl uvt- fr.tte nn'’ fb" er^V-' reed apd where the\*eacher i c tn- fiiffArent the ponil« e^L nntreni i’’- indiffereat. MV advlc^ dq. that if j you do not believe in teaching chil- -, ;Art* Yc*ti Bliei,m«11 r .*—try Sbiiin’s ,1' you. want quick and r»-il r> t he Vo pi -r •** * >»ih, of t h '^Clem •ton e tr (T* •nn h” -i”'’ 1*ew *o t'e»t'he"ii of larcre ^•(.Vennclty from tho«e nf «tmli ""x .rr.r -uitv. kjtow how to build *• '/hotiwnd other people are doing J.P. HERNDON & SON “THE WALK-OVER STORE." J lllieutnnti‘in o- from Rheumatism, do v*hat so n.v v * ypH-u l^iiic'kly to Slnf'ii*'*. You <\rV» prevent >n attack of Rheumatism from c'y.onittg on. hut Inins* ta.nicXBatclv hat ther.. ;* culture to be ig.-’incd t- , rr.d h'are it stodvine about potato roots as wr!l f ’oids. Sore as Creek roots. . ■ . X N Work Doesn’t Knd In Cla-«rtioni I will not br’tden you fvfher vitb dren how to improve their home anj illustrations of what the boys of slant relief. in the h6cts.»--ag^iff-t and Swollen Joints, Lumbago. Sciatica and like ail ments. Your Jnoney back if Pelt satisfied, j^ut it does give almots In- Drucist and have it in the house--*, against. Folds, Sore end Swollen Joints. Lumbago. Sciatica and llko ailments.. Your money back If not satisfied, hut it does give almost In ztant relief. , CLEANLINESS, OUR MOTTO Whep you get a shave or hair cut you Vtijch to feel that ev- * .'* erything is ewtc tly ire -h and clean. This we guarantee. • v , t , • y «» 7 * IJic? navt^,experienced barbers. Your patronage:.solicited SMITH S BARBER SHOP ■ ; e . ■ . ^ * H. It. KAflTH, Prop. 4! / i -H