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rp. IT VS'' - We .-have usteceived ,another ship ment of the famous Hamilton-., Brown make. American Gentleman for men, in A different leathers, - . 4.00 $5.00 American Lady for ladies, in differeit Jeaters, - ' $3.25 to $3.50 (hildren's Patent Leathers, Tan $ 00 to $200 and Vici, . . . .S 9( 29 Pants for Men and Boys The Pants We sell are made to fit and wear. When in the P1 market for Pants let us show you what we have. Made l)y J. Schoneman, "The Pants King Man." Shirts and Collars We like to tell you about the excellent line of Dress Shirts and Collars we sell-the Lion Brand. We do not think this line has a superior. The Shirts fit well, wear a long time, the color good. Collai's in different styles, 15c or two for 25c. -runks and Bags Let us show you this line when you need anything of the rrieces and kinds. ind Shuttles 3edle breaks come to us for a new supply. raig Brothers Company Pickens, S. C. A Complete Business Education For Twenty Dollars Less! From fiow till September i you can obtain a Scholarship in Perry Business College, at our Special Summer. Rate, which will save you TWENTY DOLLARS. Scholarships are unlimited as -to time,.and you can review your course without extra cost. We will also. furnish all text books to our students FREE OF COST during this Spec ial ReduS-ion. If you want the best training possible at a 4saving of $20 on a business course, then you are certainly interested. We Have Never Before Made So Liberal An Offer We will also make the Terms of Payment * I Easy, Guarantee Positions and Guarantee Satisfa~tion. I) Remember, a. Perry Business College gradu * ate means .efficiency in the highest degree. Do you not wish to increase your earning capacity? If so; enter our College and pre ,urself for the good position that iou. We give individual instruetion pupil. Our teache~rs are of the very d most capable. Our College equip the latest and most modern. neans take advantage of our Special Summer Rates an~d save money. Patronize the best school possible and you will be sure -to come here. For particulars, address QPerry .Business College Grand Opera House Building, GREENViLLE, S. C. of Pickens County *FOR twenty-three years we have done business to gether, 'I have' tried to give you good service and Full Valu.for.Your Money.. I have enjoyed agood patronage from you and appreciate it, and ask a con tinuance of sama.'My stock is full and complete with all seasonable Dry Goods, Underwear, Hosiery and Shoes, Blankets. etc., at as low prices as dependable *goods egih be sold. We Do Not Talk War. Europe will take care ot its War. We war against High Prices Sand try to give values and service. , Notwithstanding Sprices on Shoes have advanced, we still sell at Old Prices. .*. Our Underwear and Blankets will keep. you warm. -.'.. All goods as advertised. -.-. I pay cash for hiy goods,.so when there are bargains on the '4 arket I get then, And Sell Them. A. K. PARK, West End GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA R nopain, no dangete' Yo' detention ri j estimonials furnishy4 , people alon or write me fq lar~j~s an~d ing mn tvaricd nct of treatiuig Act to Require Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Asembl of the State of South Carolina, ehat from and after the first day of July, one I thousand nine hundred and fif-) teen, every parent, guardian, or any person, temporarily .or per manently residing in the State of' South Carolina, having charge or control of a child or children I between the ages of eight and I fourteen years, shall cause such 1 child or children to attend the f local public school in the district I in which he resides, continuously < for the entire school term of each ( year, except as hereinafter pro- 1 vided. This period of compul sory attendance shall commence < at the beginning of the school v term nearest to the eighth birth- E day of such child, and shall cover 1 the compulsory period of six con- I secutive school years thereafter. ( This period of ;ompulsory at- E tendance for each public school shall commence at the beginning of the school term of said school, < unless otherwise ordered by the i County Board of Education in < writing; in case of town or cities a of two thousand or more inhabi- j tants, according to the preceding E Federal census, by the Board of f Trustees of the public schools of f said towns or cities with the ap- 1 proval in writing of the County u Superintendent of Education. r Continuous attendance u p o n s some other public schooi, or upon t some private or church school taught by competent teachers, i may be accepted in lieu of at- c tendance upon the local public c school; Provided, That such a period of continuous attendance y upon such other school shall be 1 for at least as long as the public s school term each year: Provid- v ed, further, That any private a school or church school receiv- c ing for instruction pupils be- s tween the ages of eight and four- r teen years shall be required to a keep such records of attendance of such children, and to render c such reports of same as are here- v inafter required of Public schools, c and attendance upon such school c refusing or neglecting to keep f such records or to render such f reports, shall not be accepted in t lieu of attendance upon the q local public school of the said t town, city or district where the 0 child shall be entitled to attend: Provided,. further, That the com pulsory school term in all agri cultural districts shall be four i months, or the full term if the school runs less than four months, said term to be fixed by the Board of Trustees of such district; and any child or chil dren not engaged in work at home in such agricultural dis tricts, must attend a full term. This four months' compulsory provision shall also apply to all children residing in agricultural districts and attending schools i in any town located in such dis tricts. Sec. 2. This Act shall not ap- K ply in any case in wvhich the s child's physical or mental con- ' ditisn, as attested by any legally qualified physician before the ai Board of Trustees having juris- I diction of the matter under this Act, renders his attendance im- Ic practicable or inexpedient; or in e any case in which the child re- s sides two and one-half miles or r more by the nearest traveled I route from the schoolhouse; or s in any case in which, because of r extreme poverty, the services of : such child are necessary for his i own support or the support of < his parents, as attested by affi- 1 davit of such parents and of I such witnesses as the Trustees of the district may require; or in any case in which said parent, guardian, or other person hay ing charge or control of the child shall show before the Trustees of the district by affidavit of himself and of such witnesses I as they may require that the< child is without necessary books I and clothing for attending school I and that he is unable to provide I the necessary books and clothing: Provided, That when books and i clothes shall have been supplied ; by any means whatsoever, the i child shall no longer be exempt i from this provision: Provided, i further, That if the child lives < two and one-half miles or more ] from the schoolhouse, and means I of transportation is furnished, the said child, if otherwise eligi ble, shall be required to attend the said school under the pro-I visions hereof, and it shall be the duty of the Trustees of the school to provide, out of the pub lic school funds, books for the use of such indigent pupil free of 1 charge. The power of the Board of Trustees to suspend or expel 1 any pupil shall not be curtailed by this Act, and children so sus pended or expelled shall not be subject to the provisions of this Act during such period of sus pension or expulsion: And, pro vided, further, That the Board of Trustees of any school dis trict may excuse temporarily any child from attendance, good and sufficlentreasons.being made to appear thierefor; and in case any child is excused temporarily under the provisions of this Act, the said Board of Trustees shall reduce to writing the reasons their action, and the time * ,9hild I 'cubed. xparent, guar x71" 7 School Attendance dian, or other person in the State of South Oarolina having charge or control of a child or children between' the Ages of eight and lourteen years shall cause such bhild to attend school as afore iaid: Provided, That occasional %bsence from attendance by said ,hild, amounting to not more han four (4) unexcused absences n four consecutive weeks, shall 10 t b e unlawful: Provided, 1 urther, That the superintendent, )rincipal, or teacher in charge I >f any school may excuse any t :hild for a temporary absence t >ecause of unusual storm, or bad ( veather, sickness or death in the ( hild's family, unforseen or un- < Lvoidable accident, and such < xcuse and reason therefor shall E )e recorded by said superintend- t int, principal, or teacher in t harge of the school, and report- t d to the Trustees as hereinafter t )rovided: Provided, f u r t h e i, l'hat in case of protracted illness ( & any child whose attendance is C equired under this Act, or in case f f quarantine of the home in ( vhich the child resides, upon re- t >ort of the health officer or upon ( atisfactory evidence to this ef- c ect, the Trustees shall excuse ( rom attendance such child until t te is fully restored to health, or f Lntil the expiration of the time i equired by law that he shall o tay out of school after quaran- ( me has been raised. t Sec. 4. Every parent, guar- I Ian, or other person in the State f South Carolina having charge t r control of a child between the c ges of fourteen and sixteen t ears, who is not actually, regu- r arly and lawfully engaged in t ome useful employment or ser- i ice or who cannot read at sight s nd write legible simple senten- I es in the English language, t hall cause such child to attend t egularly some public school as f foresaid. Sec. 5. Any parent, guardian, 0 r other person violating the pro- . isions of this Act shall be guilty ' f a misdemeanor, and, upon t onviction, shall be liable to a I ine of not less than two dollars C or the first offense, and not less han five dollars for any subse tuent offense, nor more than 1 wenty-five dollars in any case; Lnd upon failure or refusal to >av said fine said parent, guar ian, or other person shall be im )risioned not to exceed thirty lays in the county jail: Pro iided, That the fine for any irst offense may, by order of Jourt, upon the payment of cost, >e suspended- and not collected mntil the same Party is con victed 1 >f a second offense: Provided,1 further, That af ter the expirationl >f three days from the ser vice of he notice by the Trustees,eachi mdi eyery day a parent, guardian,1 >r other person shall wilfully and mnlawfully keep such child1 ori hildren from school, or' allow im to remain out of school, shall t onstitute a separate offense, and L hall subjlect such person to the. enalties hereinafter prescribed. Sec. 6. The following duties % r'e hereby devolved upon tihe ~oard of Tirustees of each school' istrict. They shall take the ensus of children between the ges of six and twenty-one years, nd shall keep the attendance ecords of their dlistricts. It shall e their duty to take an annual chool census during the calendar nonths of July and August, and o furnish each superintendent, inmcipal, or teacher in charge if a school with an accurate re )ort of said census of the district hree days before the opening of he school, and also to furnish it the same time a copy of the aid school Census of each district o the Conunty Superin tendent of ducation: Provided, That in ~ase the school census is not aken as herein directed, it shall )e the duty of the County Board f Education so to dlo,a nd to meet he expense out of the funds of he diistrict. TJhe Board of Trus ees shall serve written. or print d, on partly written and partly rinted notices on every pa rent, ~uardian, or other person violat ng the provisions of this Act, mnd prompt compliance on the >art of said parent, guardian, or ther person is hereby required. ~rosecution under this Act shall >e brought in the name of the state of South Carolina before my Magistrate or Recorder of my Municipal Court withiin the imits of whose territorial juris liction the person prosec'utedl re ides. The Boardl of Trustees hall have the right to visit and mnter any office or factory or >usiness house employing chil Iren for the purpose of as (cr aminng the names and1 ages of ~he children employed, to facili ~ate the enforcement of this Act. When doubt exists as to the age >fa child, thcy may require of she emplover' a properly attested irth certificate or an affidavit statinlg said child's age; they shall ken an accurate accomnt >f all notices served, of ess prosecuted, and of a' er vices performed, an .ke an an ual report of or befor~ July 15th of (; to thq ounty Superb. of ication: Provide r T at the Boardof e~a i school r~~7. veste authoritjI * y a cler re rkst wh: sation shall dtdhr cents per capita Lor qtainling census for each ethfI distri for each school term. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty all superintendents, prilcipal and teachers to co-operte wil bhe Board of Trusteesln the el Eorcement of the law; to this er t shall be the duty of the aupe .ntendent, principal, or teach( n charge of any school in whic ?upils between the ages of eigi md fourteen years are instrue d, to keep an accurate record c he attendance of such pupils, t ender during the period of con )ulsorv attendance of each schoc ern monthly reports of same t he Board of Trustees and th Jounty Superintendent of Edu ation, showing all absences, ex used and unexcused, and li ase of each excused absence tating the reason therefor. Upoi he wilful or negligent failure o Lfny supsrintendent, principal, o eacher in charge of any schoo o comply with the provision f this section, the County Sup rintendent of Education shal leduct from his or her salar or the current month the sun if five dollars before approvinj he voucher therefor; and in casi >f a second offense on the par f any superintendent, principal r teacher, the County Superin endent, of Education is hereb, orbidden to approve the salara varrant of said Board, who nial ,pueal from such action to th< Younty Board of Education, an< he decision of the said Count' loard of Education shall be final Sec. 8. It shall be the duty o he County Board of Educatioi f each county to cause this Ac o be published in full in som, tewspaper published in the coun y, if there is one, and if ther s none, in circular form, an civen the widest possible circu ation at least four weeks prio o the opening of the schools fo he school year, beginning Jul, irst, one thousand nine hundrei nd fifteen, and annualy there fer, if in their discretion i eems necessary. The Board o rustees of any district, city o own shall give two weeks' pub ic notice of the date of openini >f any school under their jurik liction by publishing said notic n a county newspaper or b )osting said notice on the schoo louse door. Sec. 9. The notice of an Board of Trustees giving t: late of opening of aty school < schools shall also state the pri posed length of the term as nea ly as practicable, and a cop signedl by at least a majority < bhe Board of Tlrustees shall 1: 'iled at the date of issuancei he office of the County Superli ;cndent of Education. In an listrict, aggregation of adjoir ng districts, this Act shall ni ake effect and b~ecome operativ .mtil, and unless, a petitio ;Igned b~y a majority of the (]ua fled electors of such district, as ~regation of districts. requnestini he compulsory school attend ~nce under th is Acet be au thoriz~e We can so ne $ what they wan + pay-is because 'not what we thi + We are in busir remember this. Specia Men's Palm Beach Suits, S 44, value $7.50. Our spe< Ladies' Palm Beach Skirt Big jIob regular 5c toilet sc it lastsi 2 for.......... .Big line Ladies' Parasols ors. Prices 50c, 69c.. Misses' and Children's WI D Iresses, $1.00) yalue.. We have lots i you about, but i ever, if you'll < + show you. Edwin "TI EASLE 4.a * -i-x m A%;A ee in such territor be a submitted to th Of U ot The said Clerk of I" amine -uoh petition Wit W f reference. to the legibility f s, names contained thereoni,'r h has found them to he s h ai (giving the number). Inmed d ately upon receipt of the petitIo ri and the statement of the Cler )r of Court,' the County Board c h Registration shall check suc it petition against the registratioi books of the county or of suc tf number thereof as may be af o fected, and the said Count, - Board of Registration shall cer ,I tify its findings in writing t o the County Superintendent o 1 Education. U po n receipt o such certificate showing tha - such petition bears the signa I tures of a majority of the quali fled voters of the territory af fected, the County Board of Ed ucation shall forthwith declar r the provisions of this Act of ful I force and effect in such territory s If such petition for any district - or aggregation of districts, il 1 filed with the Cleric of Court r checked by the County Board o 1 Registration, and certified t< the Qounty Superintendent oj a Education aftdi the opening o t any school or rchools, the Coun ty Board of Education niay fl) the (late for the beginning of the r compulsory school atterndanc r for that year; or the said Count3 r Board of Education may ordei 1 such compulsory school attend I ance to begin at the opening ol r the next succeeding scholasti( . year. That where no such pe. f tition is filed, signed by a major. i ity of the electors as herein pro t vided, upon the filing of a peti 3 tion signed by one-fourth of thi - qualified electors of such dis 3 trict, or aggrevation of districts I an election shall be ordered b3 - the County Board of Education r submitting to the qualified elec r tors of such district, or aggrega tion of districts, the question o: .1 compulsory school attendance o no compulsory school attendanc< t for said district, or aggregatioi f of districts: Provided further r That the County Board of Edu cation, in all school districts con Y taining a town of a populatioi of 1,500 or more inhabitants e upon a petition of a majority o y the Board of Trustees shall orde 1- such election. The said electioi 1shall be held'at the schoolhous( y or schoolhouses, for white chi ie dren, in the said district. or at )r gregation of districts. T i )- managers shall be appointed b r- theBoard ofTrustees of each di! y I rict, and the said election shall L >f conducted in accordlance wit h th ec rulesgoverning general election: nI TheJ County Board of Educatio - shall supIply printed hallots,a y follows: ''Compulsory school al i- tendance accepted1 ;" "'Compul >t sory school attendance r'ejected, -e and1if tihemajorityvote ilntihesai ni election "'Comnpul sory school al I- tendance accepted1." and the: - provisionis of this act shall appi to the said district, or aggregi - tion of dlistricts. The said ele( I tion shall be held onl t he scon0 arily always give ou -and at just the } we study the custc ~nk would please our ess to please our cl Is For Thi 3izes 34 to Ladies' $5. sial price.. $5.98 Voile D)res 3.......98c LUadies' Figi ap, while .......... c A big si pretty patte in all col- $.0 appreciate t Men's Pain iite Lawn' ........ 3c Attractivi of other new good ; can't in this adve some to the store w L. Bolt &( 1e Store That's-Alway: Y, SOUTH Cl sre 2aisF 'U 't. nine hUidred t lng the filingz 0 pr0 the second of- any subseq 'ds riot..omitting, ft s ng Ito - accept I- school attendance n vided, either b k. eledtion, m ado .rovl. , f ionr of this act subse [i quent year, either 414aor ri by election as her nab*'e 1pro I vided. Sec. 10. The board f educe r tion of each county, a n1 cas of cities and towns of tw t ou. Y sand inhabitants, the boa of f trustees therein shallbave pow (er at any meeting to make such t rules and regulations upt Ia- con - flict with the provision . 6 ,4L - as they may deem best L" - erence to the time, place hours for school attendanceeo to secure the attendance 1 I children between the eight and fourteen yeau the schools of the county as in provided, and such rules atid regulations, when approved by the county superintendent of education, and posted at the courthouse door and at the door of each public schoolhouse In the territory affected thereby, shall have the force of law until, atid unless, they have been revoked 3 on appeal by the state board of education. The .operation of such rules and regulations may be suspended by the state super intendent of education during the pendency of such appeal. Sec. 11. No tuition, contin gent, matriculation, Incidental, or other fee of any kind shall be charged or collected for the at tondance of any pupil upon any - school in the common or public school department residing in this State adopting the profis ions of this -act. - Sec. 12. The County Board of - Education shall have full oower F and authority to remove from r oflice any trustee, or Board of 3 Trustees, neglecting, refusing, I or omitting to carry out the pro visions of this act, and to fill the - vacancy thereby created on said Board in accordance with exist I ing law. Sec. 13. Tl is act shall be in f full force ani ef'ect from and r after the fi -t day of July, one I thousand ni le hundred and fif a teen. All at and parts of acts - this act be, and the samie e hdreby, repealed. C Approved the 20th davof Feb y ruary, A. D). 1915.. lCHIHESTERS DIAMONDB years regarded as Best.Safest Always Rei abde. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS I TIM, EVERY WHERE TSIsos SON [r customers just rice they want to ~mer 's wants, anid selves every time. 2stomera. Please s Week: ises to go at............$3.98 ired Crepe Drcese..... ...................98c and $1.48 * pment of new laces in wide, rns at 10c, 12de and1 15c. Y ou'll hose when you see them. Beach rouer.015b.........$2.98 3 prices on all Millinery.4 s we'd like to tell rtisement. How- + e'll be pleased to -ompany i ?Busv" LR LINA