The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, February 05, 1878, Image 3
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LOCAL ITEMS.
CHANGE OF SciiEDULn.-The follow
ing is the schedule of the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad
DAY PASSENGER.
Going South. Going North.
Leavo Blackttook, 3.15, 1. .r. 2.15, -. bt.
Winnsboro, 4.02, P. m. 11.26, A. 1%.
lidgoway, 4.38, , r. 10.82, A. Mi.
NIGHT PASSENGER.
Going Sout.h. Going North.
Leavo Blackstock, 12.31. A. br. .'.03, A. AT.
" Wianboro, 1.14, A. 1. 1.14, A. At
4 Ridgeway, 1 .40, A. m. 12.36, A. Mr.
The night trains moot at Winns
boro.
New Advertisements.
Citation-O. R. Thompson, J. P.
F. C.
Fresh Arrivals-J. 0. Boag.
We trust something will be done by
our citizons toward it dinner or colla
tion for the Fairliold survivors of
the Florida war, who, it will be
romembored, meet at this place next
Monday. We hope the la'lies -will
take the m.attei- in hand-and then
we are sure tho,thing will.;be success
fully carried out.
Justice Haskell having resigned
his position as a member of the State
Democratic Executive Committee,
Gen. Johnson Hagood has been
chosen a member to fill the vacancy.
Gen. Jno. D. Kennedy has been
chosen temporary chairman, and
the Committee will meet on Thurs..
day to fill the vacancy permanently.
The February number of the
South Atlantic, a new magazine,
published at Wilmington, North
Carolina, has reached us. It con
tains an interesting article on the
early history of the Carolinas; the
first chapters of a history of the last
campaign in South Carolina, by E.
J. Maxwell; a serial story by John
Esten Cooke, and other articles.
It is edited by a lady, Mrs. Cicero
W. Harris, and it has our best
wishes for entire success.
8& WANTED.--We desire to pro
cure copies of the following nun
bers of the weekly NEWS AND HERALD:
October 5, 1876.
October 12, 1876.
October 19, 1876.
May 9, 1877.
May 16, 1877.
May 23, 1877.
May 30, 1877.
July 11, 1877.
Any person having these num
bers, or any of them, will be
liberally compensated on bringing
the same to this office.
ILLUSTRATION DY PIcTURiEs.-One
of the great contrasts between the
School books used by the fathers
and mothers of the land, when
young, and those now used by the
children, is the use of pictures. As
a curious instance of illustrating
the meaning of wvords by pictures,
look at the three pictures of a Ship
on page 1751 of Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary,.-these alone
illustrate the meaning of more
than one hundred words and terms
far better than they can be defined
by any description in words. *
W Our employees complain of
the interruptions and inconvenience
to which they are subjected by the
frequent visits of persons who come
on no business, but simply for
curiosity or to kill time. We do
not wish to be rude, but we must
again call attention to the notice
conspicuously posted in different
parts of our printing-office--"No
ADMITTANCE ExcEPT ON BUSNESS."
WVe do not wish to be either unkind
or discourteoons. But the matter'
of which we complain has really
become extremely annoying, and we
trust we shall not be troubled any
more.
p
DENTAL NoTIOE.--Dr. Isaiah Simp
son, Surgeon Dentist, Winnsboro,
S. C., takes this occasion to return
his grateful ackriowledgments to
his friends and the public generally
for the confidence reposed and
patronage bestowed during the
past ten years. And as he is now
permanently 'located in Winnsboro,
he hopes, by performing faith(ully all
operations.entrusted to hIs' care, in
the Waest and :ndst scientife mnan
nor known to the profession, to
recoivo a continuance of the saie.
He will ho found at hIs ")ico on
Market street, opposito the Town
Clock. Offieo hours from 9 a. u.
to 1 p. i., and from '4- p. in. to 5
p. n. Call early, as he will bo
absent two wooks from the 20th of
Fobruary. *
THE 01I) SIXTI.-Tho Ches to
Repor ter says : "All the members,
and all those desiring to become
members, of the Survivors'
Association of Companies A, F and
I are requested to bear in mind thar,
the first quarterly meeting of the
Association wi 1 be hold at this
place on Thursday, Fobruary 7th,
at eleven o'c-.:lI All who were at
any time uwo.s of any of the
companies raised1 in Chster, either
during the first twelve iniths of
the war, or after the reorganiza
tion in March, 1862, may becomo
members of the Association. The
meeting will be favored with the
presence of General Bratton and
Maj. T. W. Woodward."
Foit Tin .NEWS AND IIHiAr.D.
Democratic Meeting.
At the call of the prosidont the
Oakland oImocratic Chib of town ,
ship no. 5 mot on the 28th of
January.
The Club was reorganized for the
campaign of 1878 with the following
officers: President, Maj. Jas. Pagan;
first vice-president, H. F. Gibson
second vice-president, Richard
Matchett ; member of County Ex.
ecutivo Committee, R. P. Lumpkin ;
secretary and treasurer, A. J. Lamar.
After a few well-tiied and ap
propriate remarks by the president,
explaining the object of the meeting,
and dwelling earnestly upon the
necessity of united action in the
coming campaign, a 6ommittee was
appointed to draft resolutions, which
wore as follows :
Whereas, we have learned with doop
regret that certain counties in this
State have recently lost the election
of the regular Democratic nominees,
through the influence of other can
didates, known as "Independents,"
but recognized by all truo Demo
crats as the old Radical party;
therefore, be it resolved
1. That this Club do organize for
the campaign of 1878.
2. That we will recognize and treat
as Radicals all independent candi,
dates.
3. ,That we renow our obligations
to the Eighth Article of the Consti
tution of the Demoucratic party, and
p)lodge our sup)port to all regular
nominees, both State and county, of
the said pafrty.
4. That those resolutions be sent
to THlE NEws AND HERALD for publi
cation.
Our resolutions may not be as
wvell expressed as they might have
been, but they come from men who
will not flinch when duty calls. Our
Club is a unit, and if there are any
Indcpcndents in old Fairfield they
had better "go in their hole and pull
the hole in after them." In other
words, we are going to take care of
"Ginx's baby."
Let Greonbrier know that we
have aounded the buglo, and the men
are in ranks: nndy ,md o.goer for the
fray.
"Down with ladopa)neuts and
down wvit.h Radicali,m," is our watchL.
word.
Let us hear from the other Clnbs.
Ours is to meet on the fourth Sat
urday in each month. WVATEREE
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Some Suggestions on a Subject of
Great Importance to all Our J?eople.
Miesers. Eiditor, Being compeiledj,
in conseguianeo of rain, sleet
andl violent N .E. gales to remain
within doors to-day, I have conclud..
ed to drop you a few desultory
thoughts on the subject of the com..
mon school system of education.
Some persons eulogize the present
system and think' it should be uni,
versally admired and imitated, while
others pronounce it circumscribed
in action and feeble even where it
acts. It becomes us to wvaste no
time in composing this strife. If it
is good, let us improve it ; if bad,
reform it and make it better. Boeing
fully assured of the fact, that there
is no human institution so good that
It cannot be made better, or so bad
that it may not become worse, we
should not comnna omr syste wit
others, moroly to determino whether
it may be a little more or less per.
feet, but wo should contrast it with
our highest ido-s of perfOection itself,
and thon improve it forthwith and
continually. How, then, aro the
pilposeH of edcitation to be accoin
plished 1 We answer-obtain first
the best method, and then lot it be
universally diffused. Before noticing
somo particulars, allow mne to pro
miso that acquirement and pleasure
should never be separated, but
should go hand in hand. Toll a
child the simplest story which is
intelligible to his present state of
men tal advancement, and he will have
food untastod-yoa, he will forgot
sleop, and would not be enticed
from hearing it, though shining
fragments, broken off from the sun,
were given him for playthings.
Wo then assume the position that
the voice of nature forbids annoy
anco, discomfort and pain upon a
child, while engaged in study. If
he really suffors, from position or
heat or cold, not only is a portion
of the energy of his mind withdrawn
from his lossen, but ait that tender
aigo the pain blends itself with the
study, and thus curiosity and the
love of learning are deadened. This
is tle philosophy of children's hat,
ing study. If possible, pleasure
should be mado to flow like a sweet
atmosphere around the early learner.
The first practical application we
would make, is in regard to our
schoool-houses. We have seen some
school-houses, in our own township,
with seats made of rough plank,
about six or eight inches in width,
without any back-boards, and some
of them so high that the feet of the
children sought in vain after the
floor. Yet on these hard boards
the children must sit five or six
hours daily! It is utterly impossi
ble to keep a lively child still on
such seats without absolute imUalo
mont. The children wvill resort to
every possible bodily motion for re
lief, and though they may change
the place, they still experience the
pain. In keeping with the seats
you find the cracks in the building
all open, rendering it so cold that
on a very cold day the ink will freeze
in the pens while the pupils are
writing. This house would be an
excellent place for the teacher to
illustrate one of the facts in geog
rap)hy--for five steps would carry
him through the five zones. The
multiplicity of school books is to
our mind another serious evil. It
seems to us that thirty or forty dif
ferent kinds of school books would
be amply sufficient for our common
schools; yet, strange to relate, there
are hundreds of different kinds of
books now in use, and seeking for
adoption in this and the adjoining
States. The standards, in spelling,
writimg and pronunciation, in rules
of arithmetic, are as various as the
books. I would ask, is not unifor
mity on these subjects desirable ?
Are not somic of these books, ae
cording to the opinion of compo,
t.ent jitdges, better than others ?
Could they not 1)e furnished much
cheaper ifr uniformity were adopted ?
We all know howv much hardor it is
to unlearn than to learn. Then
why not teach childron aright the
first time, and avoid the trouble of
learning, then unlearning, then
learning again ? Could there not
be a committee, elected or appointed
by the proper authority, whose duty
it should be to examine the va
rio'us books, and select the
best?
Education, we knowv, is
to inspire the love of truth, as
the supremest good--that it
must prepare our citizens to fill all
th)e maiold relations of life. Let
education, then, toeh our children
this great truth, that God has so
constituted this world, into which
he has sent them, that whatever is
truly valuable may be possessed by
ill in exhaustless abundance.
January 30, 1878. IAmnos.
Taken Up,
T' have now in my' possession a horse
.stolen by one baniel Adam, an os
~apedl conviet, from sme person in
3hester county. The animal is a sorrel
muare, between fifteen and sixteemi hands
uigh, blazed faco, whibe hind foot, and
ihowing-much of th6 whites of the ey.es.
L'he owner dan recover the mare by pro,
tr Popertyr and paynR OZDenses
HLTTC, WICE
HAVE ALWAYS ON H AND A CAR
-AND A CHOICE I
TE.AS, WIJSEJs.
ORDER8sent reoivo the same attentio
ca Is given to packing. ond for C
ja --TERMS
TO THE ]
Y customers know that I have hereto
South, in style, quality and prices.
Tho timo has come whon those goods on
the North and West.
I do not go backwards, but continually
new stylos. I h vo iade roduct.ions in. pr
eOxpeimo to place in your hands a price list
I rospectfully invite you to call and oxa
chasing elsewhere.
Orders by mail will receive as much attb
Itwould matke the list too large to descr:
Parlor Suits, Dining Ro in, Ofilco, Stant
ries, Dwarf Libraries, and Book OaseR, ma
Thanking you for past favors, I remain,
147, 14
jan 8-.
.M- No eharge for drayage or packing.
TH E
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W. G. ROCIHE,
HERLCIlANT TAI LOB,
IIAS removed to the store next to the
post-office, where lie will be glad to re
ceive his friends and customers.
A full line of Samples will be kept en
hand, from which customers may make
selections, lie now has the finest line of
French and English goods over brought
to this market.
He is also prepared to eut or to mak
up goods for those who desire,
Garments of all kinds repaired and
cleaned.
fP Cleaning a specialty.
Thankful to the public for past pa6ron
ago, lie solicits a continuance of the
same, and guarantees satAsfaction,
sept 18 W. G. ROOCHI.
School Notice.
NEXT SessIon opens January
21st. TaItion I8.00, *14.00,
,$?0.00, per s0ess0o), Board,
*8.00 per month, or *1.2 per
week. Patrons have thre ben.
Bt of a publio' tau
ENBERcG & 00.,
EFULTLY SELECTED STOCK OF
SSORTMENT OF
A.]ITD TQCO.j:S.
n as when given in person; ad speeal
talogue.
CAF1LE
PUBLIC.
,ore led the FUR NITURE trade of the
n be purchased as cheap from mean in
raise the standard of my goods, and add
iooi w horovor possible, and spared no
that will 11011) you to p1rohase goods.
iine my stock and prices before pur.
ntion as if given in person.
be and copy all the different prices of
ling, Parlor and L%dje' Doks, Socrete.
unfacturod by me.
yours respectfully,
. V. DeGRAAF,
7j and 149, BROAD STREET,
-A.-tml1ta, (3-a.,
.E.Mgaer&aco.,
137 and 139 Meeting Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
ZrTO333W3Eg c-am
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIO
H ARDWARE, Cutlery, Guns, Sad.
diery, Bar Iron and Plow fteel, Cuoum.
bar Pumps,
FAIRBANKS' SCALES.
Agents for South Carolina for the
Patent Steel Barb Fencing, and the
celebrated Farmer's Friend Plows, one,
two and three -horse, at reducid prices.
Liberal Terms to the Trade.
Large assortment of Agricultural Im.
plements. Agricultural Stools a specialty.
Bull Tong es, Turn Shovels, Scooters,
Sweeps, 1fe Bolts, also, rough steel
Shapes, &e.
Shate Agents Tredegar Horse and Mule
Shoes.
flill All orders shall receive prompt
and oareful attention.
J. E. ADGER& CO.,
137 and 189 Meeting Street,
dec16-. Charleston, S.
RESTAURANT.
THE undersigned be5 l eave to inform
his friends and the pub lie generally that
the Restaurant attached to the Lorning
Star Saloon is open, and supplied with
tihe best the market affords--such as
Beefsteak, Hlam, Bologna Sausage, Oys
tara in every style, .tish, and other deli
cacies.
-ALSO
A full supply of the purest "Wines,
Liquors an~d Larger Beer. Je North
Carolina corn Whiskey a speoialty.
--A LSO
A well selected atock of Tobacco and
Segars.
The patronage of the public is solicited.
J. GROESOHEL,
o 14-tx Proprietor.
Egg Nogg l'or Christmas
3HIIE undersigned respectfully calls
..thle attention of the citizens of Fair
field to the fact that he has a full stock of
tihe finest LIQUORS and WINES .in the
Bore, and guarantees its purity in every
Instance. In hisastock are the follow.
Duu,Otard & Co., Cognac Birandy,
O1l1 genuine Jamaica Rum, genuine 1868
Cabinet Rye, gonuie 1868, iloanoeke
Rye Whiskey, genuine Kniekerbocker
Rye Whiskcey, genuine N. C. Apple
Brandy, genuine N. C. Sweet Mash Corn
Whiskey, gen nine Atone Mountain Sour
Mash Corn Whiskey, genuine Bauche,
Fits & Co., Champagne, fine Pale Table
Sherry; and a full stock of all Domestie
Liquors, Wine., Ale. Cigars, Tobacoo,
Pipes, &e., &e.I
Respeotfuy
.e8 V. W. JLABENIOBT',
KEDMOV3DD.
'HE subscriber has removed bis Boot
Iand Shoe Manufaote tqatwdoorg
below W. Rt. Doty & 0o.'d ocIystore,
and opposite J. M. Gal * sb.rdware
store, where he will be plaed to see hi.
friends and customers. Hie has lowered
the prices of all kinds of work in his
line, vis:
Fine Frenob Calf Skin Boots to $10.
Gaiters, $7.'0.
Shoes from $8,00 to $8.00.
tMendIn An repaia prompt1!. at.
~bAlwork v.auted.