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MAY ADD ANOTHER YEAR'S WORK School Trustees Considering the Ad. 1isability of rlving Four Years of High School Work, The trustees of the city school have under consideration the advisability of adding another year's work to the high school course, making four year's work instead of three. Tihis is being considered largely to place the Lau rens schools on a parity with the other schools in the state whose diplomas are accepted as (ualiflcation for en trance into the colleges of highest standard. Of course. also, the inten, .tlon is to provide for Laurens children not able to attend colleges the same advantages brovided for school chil dren of other cities. In view of this contemplated movement on the part of the trustees, the following letter from High School Insepctor W. H. Hand is oppo)rtune: "Columbia, lay 8, 1915. "To the Patrons of the High Schools: "I feel an intense interest in every high school in the State. I am anxious to see them grow in attendance and in efficiency. Hence, I am asking a mo ment of your time to discuss your own school. "How are you pleased with your high school? Is It well attended, reg ularly attended, and doing good work? If so, does it not pay? Is it not a good public investment? "Is your high school failing to do what it ought to do for your comnmun ity? If so, what is the trouble Are your people standing shoulder to shoulder trying to make the school better? Are you keeping your own children in it until they complete the course, or are you and others sending your children away from home before they get through your home school? Suppose all your neighbors were to do this, what would become of your school? Where is the economy in tak ing your child out of your home school and sending him off to school at a minimum cost of $250 a year? Where is the wisdom in sending him away at a greatly advanced cost to do the same work, possibly under a different name? "How many years have you in your high school? If you have but three are you satisfied? .Do you believe three years in the high school enough to give ade(Iuate preparation to enter a standard college without conditions? More than 80 per cent of our high school pupils never see a college. Do you believe that only three years should lb offered to this army of young people who do not go to col lege? Do you not believe that the State is the loser when so few pupils have even a chance to go four years to the high school? -low many pupils have you in your third-year (10th grade) high, school class? Have you not enough to justify your adding the fourth year? Would not any com munity be justified in establishing a fourth-year class with eight pupils for a beginning? "Has your high school a single course of study or more? If but one, do you believe all the pupils are get ting a square deal? Does any right thinking man today believe that any single high school course of study is equally well adapted to any group of fifty pupils? Does your boy or girl need precisely the same course of study every other pupil in your' school needs? Has God made themn ail alike? "The colleges of this State are real ly desirous of gettIng better prepared students and of doing a higher grade of work themselves. To act singly wvas difficult anid not until very recently have they begun to act unitedly. An epoch-making step was takenm in this matter by the colleges less than a month ago. Should not you and your neighbors come to fie aid of the col leges as well na the high schools by makiug the~ high schools better' and eeping your children there until they complete the work? The colleges are yours, the high s~hools are yours, and tiie children are yours. "IHas your high school enough teach ers to do the work pr'operly?~ Are the clasres too large to (10 effective work, or are the recitations too numerouis or too short to (do good work? Are the teachers competent to (10 the work well? Are you paying enough to get competent teachers and to hold them, or are you experimenting every year? Are your people giving their teachers the proper moral support, arc they standing aloof, or are they finding fault? "D~o you believe that your omnmnity cati hhve andl will have just such high sc'hool as your' citizens deslro. Will not your school squaye with the Ideals of your peoiple? The means wiil be found to make the school youar people set their hearts upon. Miay t heir ideals be highl ''W. H. H-and, "Staste High School Inspector." Forge allhents' of4 Sroiedu / R.1 SIMMON'S 'SQUAW VNE WINE) is an effectiff regnedly It orroct s.4rregu ~~ ful spi and restores a ad Pn~rice $1.0 tdSP 8otie. - bh all druggits, * AgrIitrIII11 (onditionis in South * Carolina, * O 4 * 0 The very informing articles which have been printed in The News and Courier recently relating to agricul tural conditions and prospects ini South Carolina do not. encourage the belief that the State's production of cotton is likely to be cut Vbore than 25 Iper cent at the outside provided the seasons for making a crop are favor able from this time on. In Colleton the acreage in cotton is not likely to be reduced more than I. per cent. The same estimate obtains as to Cherokee. From Fairfield comes the report ihat from 80 to 85 percent of the normal acreage is being planted. So it gcesi all along the line. The estimate.ed1 Cui in Sumter Is 20 per cent; In Lee 25; in Pickens 18; in York 20 to 25; in Darlington 15; in Laurens 20; in Marl boro from 15 to 20. Less fertilizer is being used in all these counties. The reports to The News and Courier state that the re duction in the use of fertilU-.er in Marlboro will amount to 25 pu,' cent; in Laurens to 60 per cent ;In Darl ington 50; in Pickens 30; in Lee M'-1; in Sumter 50; in Fairfield 50; in Cherokee 35; In Colleton 30. These are estimates, of course. They suggest that the average fa-rmer is probably trying to get along on about half the the commercial fertilizer he has been accustomed to use, but that in many cases he has already concluded that he will not be able Ato do this. It Is not likely, however, that above 70 per cent of the normal supply of fertiliz ers will be purchased in South Caro lina this year. All the letters which have been re ceived sound a cheerful note. Labor is costing less, and the supply is abun dant. On this account it is suggested in a number of the reports that the production of cotton may not be far from normal, despite the reductions which have been made in acreage and in the use of commercial fertilizers. Everywhere it Is stated that farmers are keeping down expenses and are doing their best to live at home. Not as many hogs will be raised as ought to be raised, owing largely to the dif ficulty of getting as many hung pigs as are needed; but much more meat will be produced in South Carolina this year than ever before, and much more poultry also. This is true also as to wheat and corn and oats; al though the experience of the average South Carolina farmer the past win ter and spring does not invite the be lief that this Is likely ever to be much of a grain state. If the seasons had permitted the planting of more grain this year the acreage in cotton would have been reduced much more than it has been. The reports to which attention is called are from all sections of the state and are probably fairly typical of conditions throughout South Ca-ro lina. There will be regret that the acreage in cotton has been reduced so slightly, but as rTe News and Courier pointed out again and again last fall and winter, in opposing the acreage reduction law, nothing else than this wvas to have been expected. WVe have In South Carolina a large colored population which is absolute ly dependent upon the growing of cot ton for a livelihood. These people had to be taken care of some way and they could not have been provided with work If the cotton acreage had been cut in half. The situation which exists today is on the whole one which encourages optimism. One great lesson the peo pie of South Carolina seem to have learnedl fairly well already as a re sult of their experiences of the past year-the obsolute need of economy. Another and no less important lesson is beginning to impr'ess itself upon their consciousness--the fact that the tenant system of the State is wvaste futl to the last degree. fl'he farmer andl business man quoted by our l)arlington correspondlent as saying that diversifleation of agriculture is impossible in South Carelina so long as the present tenure system is re tainedl is right. Pr'ogress will follow this reform almbost automatically, b~ut progress caninot precede it.-News and Courier. FEl!ITI LiZElii TAO TAiX. Iteceipats at Clemsoni (ollege Fifty-live Per ('ent of 1914. Clemson College, May 2.-The fer tilizer tag tax for the period from .July 1, 1914 to May 18, 1915, was fifty five per cent of the tax for the same period last year. Figures from the offIce of H. M. Stackhouse, secretary of the state board of fertilizer con trol, at Clemson College, show the tax receipts to May 18 to be $148,102. The tag tax -rceipts on May 18, 1914, had reached $270,244. This year's tax is to ,date, ee re, ftygfiy ifrept Of EmS Mr l atnel period last year and fifty-three per cent. of the total for' lathear~which\ws $277.000. 1 "ALL ABOARD-FOR BARG INS" Our First Summer Excursion Train will run Saturday Special reduced prices in all departments of RED. IRON RACKET First stop, No. 1 Store, old stand, 210 W. Laurens St. Second stop, No. 2 Store, 0. B. Simmon's old stand, South Side Public Square. Our two stores are rammed, jam full of very near everything you may need. Everything going at Red Hot Summer Excursion prices. All aboard for J. C. BURNS & CO. We haven't time or space to list only a few items picked at randum from our big stocks. "All Aboard" Conductor Burns says "Let her roll." BIG STOCK OF MEN'S AND BOY'S 84c ad save 16c. Call aud see. 3000 MEN'S ANO BOY'S PANTS CLOTHING NOW R EAI)Y AT NO. 2 All $1.00 bottles, sale price.......84 ST ORH. All 50c bottles, saE. ie.........42 B' '1'ts .25, .39, .48 up to 1.48 a . Men's Suits, Crack-a-Jack Suits .. 6.39 All 25e bottles, sale price.22 M 1'ats going at .98, 1.25, 1.48, 1.98, Special values in Men's Suits 4.98 "p to $1.00 bottle Squaw Vine..84 2.25 34 up to 4.95 fort $65 ind 14.39. Some of the best suit bargains ev- $1.00 bottle Mytic Wine of Life 84 Wolk id we wiat you up. er shown in Laurens. $1.00 bottle Wine of Cardui. .. ol fie a g t 0 Red Iron Racket is making famous by sell- $1.00 bottle Beef, Wine and Jm'oii 84 cafed...................5.9 ing the same goods for less. $1.00 bottle 3-S. S. S. for the Blood. .84 (101(1 fil W garatd 20 $1.00 bottle 3-B1. 13. B3. for the Blood. . .84 l pair Lacie ourtham -99 o1.00 8,000 PAIRS SHOES AND SLIPPI'ERS $1.00 bottle Wampoles Cod Lier Oil .84 Otpar Lae Curtais..7 NOW READY. $1.00 bottle H1o's Sarsaparilla......84 OtP La2e Cutain . Ladies' white canvas low eut Slippers .98 bottle Ayers' i Ladies' low cut Slippers, dandy .. 1.48 $1.00 bottle i'aiiic.'s Celery Compound .84 lle Cves Scrs Pillow .13 Baby Shoe.....$1.00 bottle Sioii's Liver Regulator .84 ..a . . . ..... .1 Big line Children's Slippers, white, black, $1.00 bottle Thedford's black Draught .75 il..... .. ...48 Co $1.00 bottle Warnier' Safe Cure * , . 84 3.000elars bes .25,.39.48, 69aupco 14 tan and patent-leather. We have Shoees for the whole family: Every-Day Shoe., 'r bB a "aly est d .0 Sunday Shoes, Knock-About Shoes, Heav8 I ......0 toiii't ~~~~~Ii.00 bot tle 1)1-. ['iere's Goldenl MIel- ).)0l0.aes ev I )il...0vn 1 Courting Shoes, Sweetheart Shoes. Hi iry 1 o]Is Wall I ya .10 Bi Csok .e'sGos l h 0 l Ic Choe 8 Wec have the bigstfw'ok ol, Men 's aiad your spring bill here and save dollars. 5) bottlei Expectorant .42 S a Big -stock Dress Gloods, all thle latest-111 118'1dH t.A lcl weaiives and colors, inl Ripplets, Ratline, M'4 1 sae m t' Crepe', Crinkles, Poplins, Silks, Silk t ti rehis. M ions Hit Brocades, ~50v bott(t l)i-. Miig's Ne I)iscovery .42" slls onic( 1at harZis.3n' Pm a BrocadeLinens, Pajama Cheeks, Sniow 50 le Dodson s Liver Tone. .39 ii oig Ili .39. .8 .75, .98 on up to l'lake Crepes and Wool Skirti lig l o 2.98 for a Joii . Sttsmi I lat worth $5.00 faicv Waistings and staple Dry Gtoods, at Special pries. Cash business makes 2 St raw I hts, Sill hts .05. .10, .15 ad .25 it possible for us to under sell all coipe- "e, h ' Mother's Joy alv .22 tition. 25c bot tIe Cal. Fig Srp........*a $7.00 pa amia hat. Our hats er I DIurhami Duplex Razor, guaranteed .25 -, mt C ig Sru .22 1 ie heads or the people or ile 1'icdinot I solid gold Band Ring ..1...... 00 1 Pai' s~cCuff utton...........25 5c bot tle ( laniberlaiil's hii'a Balm .22 sc o ietl (wevisli c 1 pair 50e Ciutto ttons .... .. ...25 2e bol C('amberlaiii's Diarrhoea Big valiles ill en 's i'd Boy's Caps .10. 10(. Co lar Hutton ..5 ..5 ..5 .. ..8. .'om ..ll .05iis ~oi I Show Case of Jewelry, yomr choice .10 Remedy..22 .15, .25, t. Il.' eap hmra lion * each. CifY Pills, liar i s, I ger Rings, C'm lto is e f1 ins r Tic C's)s 5v bottle Il del i ('s HIomie Relief .. .22 We w\ill cover it. uy uttons, soarf Pin Ie Clasps,Pap.10 Beads all colors. 25( bottle \Vislow's Soothig Syrup .22 5 Stlspelmdlrs..10 12 Cohiar Biuttoiis .............. .03 ROLL LET i-ni ROlL 10(! Slis)(iiders..08 144 Shirt Buttons..05...et in the gallc while Red .ro.. Rakets 1.c .lalidkerehies . ..08 10C card Pearl Buttons ........ .05 Ii good I Ii eh k's..10 35e card Pearl Buttons ........ .10 Sale is on. 9 Whisk lroi.10 Big lot Colored Dress Buttons. cakes best Was 25 $3.50 Eight-Day Clock ........ 1.98 1 Cr i $6.00 fine Mahogany Clock .. .. .. 4.45 i d 1st- liiv ( 'oki.............1 $2.50 large Fa mily Bible ........ .98 Zg I inc of Smoking T obacig S boxes Mate(lies...........25 enet~ ialsaii leii oac $3.00 1Hollow-Grounld Razor ...... .98 I six foot Iuggy Whip ........ .10 ... v 5' -I m. hoittIe Lemon orw ni a xrc 0 Fine Whips .................25, 39 to .69 Itstlntowe iiilloncoRdGodSololsh.........0 3 enkes fine Toilet Soap .... .... ....10 I box Tooth Pickksii hih .. .). Aiiii- .).- 10..otleTu..i i........05..1 1 lar-ge Tablet ........ ........05 Gv 2goLedPencils .. .. .. .. .... .05 osThed(es od)ho I Lead Pecncil, good .... .... ......01 -ctosl rc.........5 XstotCn3 ~prmn.Bs Needles, Pins, Kei Chains.. .... ....01 'blsTrasae~ .....0 cohsm wes e~l.....1 15e Combtourrprice....................1 Coarse and fine Combs .. .. .. .....05 l~)~o edesl ~iC---0. Wno h~ds m lmPls 'm s 10ec Pocket Purse.. ........ ....05 ~Ple fPusl )'c.....0 hmI.OuilBx slncPns o Spe(cial lot Pocket Kives . .aim,.si.el.ce.--.--.--.10 1 big JDutcher Knife ............10 paagsEiepcal111....0 ('vitS: sanShti,'Ii-i. 1 lig Breadi~ Knife .... ...... ....10 boPaeanEneoesl...0 leiin IIehng CicndRkt 1 big Meat For-k.. .. .. .. ...... :10 3sik lig odLcsl mie.5Gosml pei u ntbe. myt U big Cake Prmoxide Bath Soap . . .. .10 eie annvSasl rc 2 m~nel 'neadlc U big cake Ideal Carnmation Toilet Soap .10 akieCelliSti-hsme--.1 smeyoirui 1equality Tooth Brs . . .. .05 me~5Gl ~ut sl 1ie...2 hswnefu araiahu 20e (qul1it y Tooth Br-ush... . .. . . . .05 Je1iWshai.........0 as lIi12loIen-prc-- .10 I1 nice Memora~inda IBook .............51O-.1mrg IiuIuke......10 GiaialtedFntin''ici foe 3 ph igs good Tobacco .. . ... .. . .. .25 I) pr aepi...........5 l oda IS o2c o......1 2 good C igarIs.................... .....05ii((rait eetlsl 10(otIqalt~ i-i1g.........1 7 good Cigarus, Stogas...................1 J il(s iI -e.......3 le'tt5 ldii 0 Scissors .10, .15, .25 up to .45. Cutting-il) 1lmguptg -vriie vmI 1.0 -11 eailI, ~a iy h uy foee $1 .00 Alarmi Clock .... ...... ....60 aiia ll ,~ )i~..........w'v',orls-ole hie.....1 75e l'mbriell I.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... I.59t1i0V o 11Cli -i lit aI~aI1t f~ i.iE '' iw15 $1,25 I 'mbriella.. .... ...........98 $ 11 tt(Co-i d(I r lts ml 6 iu oke ot.......1t 4 $1 .50 Umrlla ~Ch.... .... .... ...1.25$1(()-edetmadCiiaCupa i 45e Umlbrella, speial...............25 ame-, ml ni........6 10a-tsgot('lio.......3 See (mull IHosiery. We have a big line 1StIIie. o(,5i( ~'~.........' etLIIln....0 from the mills which we are selling at .10 Welve'ostes.1Iseitltfor Sela'yyl- 'tl hetilg....0 12 a pa ir. E-xtra good valdues.a d mlI ths rt'msaic -it- fllo tI-li--t'1Itllts111. ........0 Mihiuil-lllinery iry blomm iinl-tlalhlhseliof.lI I)ihetisligioryI llt t'tblooming tthlMIlii- in - fall. Now (come and1( s.5 t uu~~atih h agis.0 - j0e inoll Toilet Paper.......,.......08lttiig1 1-t-tuat-4iigiims11( Mtns .0 1 i-ol l'Toilet Pamper .... ...... ....05 ist Jl iIginlatmimt Fl, ll'h~ll~ lgiils..........0 1 Art- Stluar-e hlx12 fett, a Ildnd forl 2.48 li,('--km -.llam wa-, ag,1i-Glte I'ot........2 1 $1.0 ~Jute SamyrnIa Rug.. ......1.19 alisWallpr.rittltmLttl lt Alt-otggi EpecialI lot. Ih-uassels Rugs, ourn pmice .98 51)I'~* I I Sewinhg Mat-hi no, drcop head, guam-alntIend ~ IIP ~ .IIecl(fi' mll tlla .)lO 0 for1 10 y-earis................13.39 Lw(itTnIl........9ad.91I '' L dleeIii--------2 1 Sewing Mlachiin e, drcop head. balI bearm- CiiIl-e 's Iipins 'hiIe 1latka11gotlrtn. ............2 ing, a dand~y, gurned10 years t16.50 o ~l il1...........3 (1 lbs fmne pmirelied Coff'ee fori..-..-..1.00 Iddl5'lw(itSos uI tbak a, : ae c olt o ......1 7 lbs goodi parlcd Coffee, good( .. ..- 1.00 gii,.8 .5 .8 .8tpt .71pu'goiO-al........4 11cme is some of the best Standai-d Medi- Brnyorfostit;wwilo-e-Iprbstllci eias......9 cinesyou cn buy $1.0 hot ~es hreAfo $1.n0 bot fines adpricey. .oy's. .-ll...........84,.7 .4. C. BURNS & COMPANY'S 1 1000 BAIArM ALWAYS BUSY. THERE'S A REASON 1000 BARGAINS No. I StorE 210 West LAurens St. Next to Bramlette Shop. No. 9 5ore South Side of Public Square O 0. 8. Simmon's Old Stand I. '~ ' bF *.rr - I.~ I4j-q' -i, 'f '