Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4oUNTRY IFE. * * (Written for The School Journ- * * al but too long for publication * * there. * * * * * * + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W\'ilcha 14 hetter, conatry life or city life? The answer to this question re solves itself into the staten't of the advantages of the one over the oth a'r. Pure water Is one among the many advantages of country lilfe over city life. In the country the water supply i derived from wells, which furnish an abundant Supply of cool and pure water; it is pure .because it is under ground and is thereby free from the germs that infest the tanks and standpipes of a city. Then there is -pure air which always will be present in the country no long as It continues to be as thinly settled as at present, and as long as trees and the many plants continue to grow; because plants give off the gases which we inhale. Pure air, as a gen eral rule, is not to he found in at large city, tecause of the dese pop u!:lion, the som1etI ncs had drainage, an:! the 'bhsenace of plants. When one wishes to see natural xcetlery, where des he go to look for it ? lie goeh to the country. One may go to a large city to view t::e c en(ry, but that which he finds there i.; all artillei:t1. therefor('e when one wishes to see the natu 'al he goes into the country to look at the great moun tains, the -beautiful sioping wood lands and small c!ear rills that wind their way down the imountain sides and through. the maeadiowlandus growing as they go until they are large enough to turn the water-wheel of a corn 'mill or to run the machinery of a great cotton mill. In the countr. we have very few imlmoral attractions. No cheap thea ters are to be found, which, as every one knows, La an advantage of the country. If one habitually attends a cheap thleater it affects the mind in lutch the saae way :.s reading tel cent 11o'('s alfects; it. Also, lin the country social companions are more select. The country is not so densely settled ::s the( city, therefore, hecause there are fewer peolple together one has a better chance of having more select social ('ompanions, and should they prove not to he of the better type, w'h i!e one 'e~tatins in the couln tary he 'rill not he throv.n into their come panry very often. Ilut country life preselnts sole (is advn tages. In the country we have very few good schools. One of the m:.any reason.s wly tae counttry schools en not very gool i.; a lack of etuip Imnt, because thy -' a utty people as a !u''aerai thing "re poor and uneldu cried. which accout.s for taeir tal ing so little interest in the schools x11al not inttiing any 'tore money to them. M* lay co trey school:; .ve v1ery shour teorms. Hivery one knlows, or shtout 12 la.'', that no school can be carried on to the best advantage unless it has a term something like seven or eight mnoaths long. But I muast say that it Is a sad fact thiat many of the couantry schools fall far shor't of a sevena or eight months terrn. Then too, thae lack of funds is oane reason why the country schools, as a general thing, are prtovidled with a .poor' teaching force, Tihe 'host teach ers are in demand~ anad they havo a Tight to demand in tur tn a good salary, -wicht taecoutrty schools can not afford, 'hecaaase they haave not theo 'means with whaich to pay the hest; nnda~ as a consequaetnce thtey take what thley caan get. with what money they havie. The counta'y -people are 'beig Iapse upon1 1101 by itncapable teachers and thecy (10 not realize it. A so called teacher puts1 in ana application foa' a schtool aand the first thing the truastees want to know is, -how much Ito or she wants. If thec price is -rather' low thecy say, "That is the very one we ar'e looking for.'' Tihe chaurchaes in theo country ar'e few and far apart, anad like the schools 'they lack the meaans to have preach lng every finndaay. Once or twice ina a month is an often as they have 'preaching, so that 'peple (1o not have the pr'ivilege of listeninag to inastruac tive seanmoana evea'y Suntday as they 'wold wer'e thecy living in a city, In every city of any impor'tance is to be fouand a iat'ge library. Buat siuch is not found in the couantry. One' inaty find a few buat they are very ,small and cannaot be very beneficial. -And, again every large city has a, nuamboer or lyceuam attractions each! years, but one never hears of a lyceum lecturer visiting the country. The country people scarcely know what a lyceum attraction is. If it were an nounced thaat a lyceum couarse would tbe given at some country school 'house during the vachool year many 'poople would scarcely know 'what it ieannb. Then in conclusion: Which is bet terfi country life or city life? We abelieve that any commnunity could, 'with a little effort give to its people many advantages now enjoyed by our of ties. These combined 'with its own advanftages would make country life1 In our "Easy-Oj "Twis A Kitchen Tragedy. The black coal scuttle hugged the stove One freezing winter's night, (1or cook 1'Und banced the kitchen fire and closed its dampers tight.) "iear snz!" it groaned, with famish .ed air, "My sto'lnach's; empty, qiuite!" I've doled out fuel all aily long, With never a complaint; Yout're nourished withi my chestnut *coal, While I am lean and faint. It must be -grand to feel so full," The stove vouchsafed: "It aint!" "My indigestion's something fierce! "1'is. better far to be A trifle empty, than to have Your innards stuffed like me!" The settle rubbed its aching void, "You make me tired!" snapped lie. "My drafts are clogged," the stove complained, It wheezed, then snored full deep. 'e scuttle, like the Spartan boy, Endeavored not to Weep Dreaming sweet dreais of luscious coal, Toward morn, it fell asleep! --Mazie V. Caruthers, in N. Y. Times. TIiI(, OLOSSV lAllt FlLEE FRIO3M 1).ANI)RtUFF Girls! Try it! flair gets soft, fluffy, and luxurin( at onc----No nore ia']. ing hair. If you care for heavy hair, that glistens w ithi beauty and is radiant with life; has an Incomparable soft ness and is fluffy and Ilistrous, try i)anderi ne. Just~l one application doubles the hemaity of your hair, besides It immen diately dissolves every Iarticle of dandI'l rufl'; you cannot have nice, heavy healthy hair if you have dindruff. This destructive scurf robs the iai of its lustre, its strength and its very life, and if not overcome it produces a fev erishrness and itching of the seaI p; the hair roots famish, )oosen and die; then the hair falls of t fast. f y our hair 1l'as b en nogle. tel and is thin, faded, dry, raggy or too oily get a 25 cent t tle of Knowlton's )anderine at any' drug store or toilet counter; aply a little as directed and teln minutes after you wilt say this was the best investmenit you ever mnado. We sincerely believe, regardless of everythuing else advertised, that if y'ou .desire soft, lustrous, beautiful hair anid lots of it-nio dandruif-no itch ing scalp) and nio more falltng hair you mluist use Knowton's D)anderine. If eventually-why not now? Lost Horsepower. According to a conservativo osti mate, in an ocean steamner of 100 foet b~eamn, 950 feet length, and, let us5 say, 60,000) horsepower, no less than 20) per centi. of the horsepower, or about 12,000, would be consumed in overcom ing head-wInd resistance when the ship was steaming at 15 knots agaInst a 65-mnilo gale. Thousands of People Pleased. Have bought and are buying Gowans, KIng of I0xternals. (Gowans Is an external prepara tion that always scatters conges tionl arnd inflammantion which are the agencies producing colds, Crt upl, iineumionia. You just rub GIowans on. No dangerous fumps to inhale. No dlangerouidru a' to get in your sys tern. GIowdtys ocs its woirk so wvell that ethical 'litysicianis freely ree omumend Its use. Croup comes in the night. Prneu monia develops suddenly. A bottle of G)owans in the home makes you feel safe. Buy a bottle today. All druggists, three sizes, 25c, 50 and $1,00. GOWAN MEDICAL 00. Concord, N. C. Daily Thought. Part of our good consists in the en deavor to do sorrows away, arnd in the power to sustain them when the endeavor falls; to bear them nobly, and thus help others to bear their sorrows as weli.-Leigh Hunt. well nigh ideal. Is such possible. We answer, yes. Elnbert Freeman, 10th Grade. Prinneton Graeda School, Ne Paten NewPaeS NewShk New Si New p DAVI IBeads all Col eJLANFORD NEWS.* Lanford, Feb. 23.-Mrs. 0. 1L. Fan ford delightfully entertained the mis sion ary society Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Deshields are the guests of Mr. and 'Mrs. C. L. Waldrep. lHon. John M. Cannon and family spent Saturday night andl Sunday with his parents here. 'Mr. and Mr's. ln. F. Bonmer spent the week-end hiere with Mrs. Bomer's ipar en ts. Mias Nell Wolborn visited in Lan ford a few days last week, returning to Spartanburg Sunday night. 'Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Thomas and little son and Mr. and Mrs. L. 0..Moore were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ri. Franks Saturday night and Sunday. Miss Levonia Thompson spent the week-end with Miss Sarah Wolff. Miss Flor'rie Lanford spent Saturdamy and Sunday in Woodruff. Miss Carrie .Fowlor spent the week end with her -parents at Warrior Creek. .'Miss 'Robin Patterson acconm panied her. Mr. Brutus Moore is visiting at his father's, E, HI. Moore. iMr. an~d 'Mrs. J. B3. Hunter visited in Woodruff Saturday. The sick of the community are all improving. To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR. PORTER'S ANTIsIPTIC HIEA LINO OIL, a our. gical dressing that relieves Dain and heals at the sanmp time. Not a lniment. 25e. 50c. $1.00. 'Another big shipment of Window Shades, just arrived. These are priced very low, yet the quality is real good, Sa Mu & E. H , ~ k . &Co SHOE THE F. F. DAiLEY CO., LTD.. E NOW SI Styles in Sprir irts irt Waists ring Coats New Goods Nov A Pleasure to Sbi S-ROPE Laurens' ] No Extradition Possible. The case of Bud Musgrove was called before the Clay ccanty court. Counsel for Bud rose, divested himself of a sigh, and addressed the court. "Yo' honor," he said, "this case cahn't be tried, if it please you-all." "These cases must be tried hand running, counsel," admonished the court. "Why cahn't Bud's be brought befo' the bar?" "If it please the co't," answered counsel, "Bud's in another state." "Justice requires that Bud be brought hyeh," ruled his honor. "He must be extradited. What state is Bud residin' in?" "There ain't nobody who can oxtry. dite Bud right away, yo' honah,' in. formed counsel. "He's in a state of inebriety, seh."-New York Evening Post. Natural Defects Overcome. Lessing once said that "if Raphael had been born without arms he would nevertheless have been a great paint er," and we are reminded of the queer phrase by the appearance on the stage of a Berlin theater of an armless art. 1st. He challenges our wonder and admwirajion, writes a man who saw him, and his performance is a groat lesson to those who hesitate In the face of ordinary obstacles. The pio tures which this genius produces are made with pencil or brush held by the teeth and guided by the head's mo tions. Landscapes, portraits and still life pictures are made in this way, and while they may not be in the acadetny class they are more wonderful than many works Which aspire to that die tinction, "The Valiants of Virginia." a serial story of love and adventure, starts on paige 2 of this issue. po not imss the first chapter! it contifiues for a num bor of weeks. Popular Polishes lOc POLISHES UFFALO. N.Y. HAMILTON. ONT. New Beads .r Company 10WING ig Coat Suits--all the New a $9.9,5 U p.' / New Ginghams New Dress Silks. New Silk Dresses r Arriving Daily ow Them to You R COMPANY Best Store Beads all Colors A. L. MAHAFFEY HEADQUARTERS FOR Heavy and Fancy Groceries MY PRICES AR(E ALWAYS IN LINE GIVE ME A CALL Phone 244' WHENEVER YOU NEED A GENERAL TONIC - TAKE GROVE'S The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is lEquully Valuable as a General Tonic because It Acts on the Liver, Drive. Out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System, Po egnPol and,Children, a. the formula is printed ea eery label showing that it contains the well know toni ad i~s in Tasteless ormn It has no equals fot natrg, Chillo ng estbter Weakness, genera debility and loss of appetite Gives life and ~io o Nrsng Relieves nervous depression and low spirits. Arouses the liver to action and purfie tie blod hA Tne onic and Sure Appetizer. A Complete Strengthener.