The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, February 10, 1892, Image 2

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ELBERT H. AULL, EDITOR. 1 ELBERT H. AULL,) Proprietors. WM. F. HOUSEAL, P v NEWBERRY. S. C. WEDIESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1892. STAND BY THE FARMERS. Many of the farmers are in a distress iug condition. The percentage of their cotton yield has been poor, prices have E been ruinous, and as a conseq uence E many of them have been unable to bal- j ance their accounts. Too strong a disposition on the part of the factors and merchants to be rigid and exacting with the farmers would prove disastrous and distressing. It is true that their embarrassment is due in many cases to their own mismanage ment, but over and above this there have been conditons which it was be yond their power to modify. They have moreover learned some valuable lessons from the experience of the past year. Altogether they are entitled to the sym pathy and support of those who have their success or failure in their bands. If there ever was a time when the factors and merchants should stand by the farmers it is now, when, without s money or supplies, they are not able to stand by themselves.-Augusta Chron icle. This is probably all very true. But at any and all times the farmers and the factors and the merchants and the bankers ought all to pull together and work together, for they are all mutu ally dependent upon each other. In this stringency of the money market i the man who wants to borrow realizes -)re than any other the truth of this p,oposition. Those who have money to lend and can help ont this stringency should not hoard it nor should they take advantage of the necessities of their less favored brethren and charge them ex horbitant rates of interest. This a time when it is neceesary for our people to help one ano her. It is i;o time for class strifes nor prejudices. Those who I owed money and.depended on cotton to pay it, have been unable in many cases to do so. Where there is honest effort the more favored should be in clined to he!p and encourage. But The Herald and News believes that good will come out of it. Our people will realize the necessity and im portance of raising at home all their food stufis ;--d then what cotton is raised, the miouey we get for it will be kept among us for the uses of trade and exchange. Another lesson will be impressed which is that we are all interested in one another and mutually dependent upon each other. The farmer will need the banker and tbe merchant and vice versa. It is time to get settled down to busi ness and take courage for the future. Let us hope and believe that there is a good time ahead of us and go to work to realize the fruition of that hope. That was a grand ovation given Grover Cleveland in A tlanta last week, when it is remembered it was without previous notice. Mr. Cleveland was on a pleasure trip South and did not care for any notoriety. There is not another living American in private life who can arouse the enthusiasm of Mr. Cleveland among the people. He is a great man and a statesman and we believe will be the choice of thbe people for the next President. No ex-Presdent since the early days of the republic has so lived in the love, respect and admiration of the people as Mr. Cleveland. Col. Joseph H. Earle who made the race t wo years ago against Mr. Tillman has received numerons letters asking him to become a candidate again this year. He positively declines to enter the race. We direct attention to an article in another column by Mr. T. WV. Keitt on the subject of a State Normal College. The article deserves special attention. It contains some good su{ pstions as to standing examinations and issuing cer tificates. There is talk in Wasbingtcn of in troducing a bill in Congress to prevent dealing in futures in farm products. That wvould be a good scheme if it would be eff'ectual. Some people have lost lots of money in this business. May be if there was a law against it they would not indulge. Col. Ellison S. Keitt, the sage of Enoree, wvas in town this week and gave The Herald and News a pleasant call. He will have an article in our next issue on the financial problem. He says he has a scheme that will last coequal with the universe itself and give us plenty of money. GOOD ALLIANCE D)OCTRINE. The Executive Committee of the Alliance of Kansas, through the official organ of that State, has promulgated and set forth some good doctrine. It says there is no legitimate connection between the Alliance and the third party, or the Peoples' Party-"the People's Party being outside of, andt independent of the Alliance." In addition to this it says that the Alliance is rnot a political party. It says:t "We now otlicially declare that there is no such thing as an Alliance ticket. Neither can the Alliance hold a party< political caucus, a paIrty prituary elec tion or adopt strict measures as such within Allbance meetings proper with-] out hiability of forfeiting their charter. We have not the sbadowv of right to use the funds of the treasury for strict1 party purposes, yet w.e have the right< to advocate any principle or platform1 adopted by State or National organiza-1 tions, arid to judiciously spend moneyt for institutes, encampments, etc., beld< or legally authorized as part of the wvork of our order." We hope this is good Alliance doc trine, and that the Alliance as a dis tinct organiz.a:ion will not go into poli tics, especialy in this State. Let us all get together and elect the best men' to ottice without regard to factions or~ prejudices. The Allimu:ce should not attempt to bind the co;nsciences of its members in the matter of voting. Let every man vote as his judgment dietates, regard lne of any combinations ESS POLITICS AND MORE PRACTI CAL BUSINESS. The following is an extract from a -tter by 0. P. Bowser to the Dallas Texas) News. We find it in the Manu acturer's Record. There is so much rulh in it,-though some parts of it we may not endorse-tha t we feel that one good will be accomplished by re roducing it here. As long as we buy tore than we sell, money is bound to -o away from us and be scarce among is. What we want is capital, to come o our State to build factories and other nterprises. Instead of sending off verything we raise to be manufactured orewhere else, and buying it back at rom five to ten times what we got for t, we should manufacture it at home. What is said in this letter as true in Pexas will apply in large measure to 3outb Carolina. We should not have egislation antagonistic to capital, but ve should encourage it to seek invest nent in our midst. It puts more ncney in circulation and gives em olcyment to more. people. The truth of the business is we waste o much time talking about politics Lnd looking to legislation for the reme lies that we can apply ourselves. We hould get down to business and no. et too much excited about who is lected to office. W1, i the time comes o vote we should - -o the polls and ast our votes for good, sensible, prac ical and successful busines men, and et the professional politician and place iunter seek other employment: 'While we discuss constitutional and heoretical questions the Yankees go -ight along in their practical way and elect their representatives on business )rinciples, always getting the better of is. 'By way of illustration I will give a -ew figures to show why the practical i'ankee is long on cash, while we theo -etical and constitutional Southerners re always short in finances. "We sell our cotton at 8 cents per >ound and buy it back at 20. We sell vool at 20 cents per pound and buy it >ack at 50. Sell hides at 12 cents and >uy them back in boots and shoes at $1 o $3. We rush our wheat off to glut ed markets by the car-load and buy it ack by the 100 pounds. Sell broom orn by the ton and buy it back by the >room. Send our hogs to Kansas City md Chicago and get them back in ba on. hams and lard. Sell a beef steer n Chicago for $25, and when we have urchased the manufactured articles ro-n the horns, hair, hide and hoofs and the packed beef from the carcass, we have paid near $150 to get him back, a profit to the Yankee of about $125. "We have the finest stock-raising ountry in the world, yet buy our norses from Kentucky, our mules from issouri and our blooded cattle from [owa. With a superior corn country we get our starch from New York, lucose from Illinois, whiskey from ientucky and bacon and lard from verywhere. We send out of Texas very year from $10,000,000 to $12,000, )00 for machinery and agricultural im plements of every kind, while our own iron mines remain undeveloped and aur virgin pine forests untouched. And to on until we have imported e ;ery thing from a needle to a steam engine, from an axe handle to a thrashing ma ahine or binder. "On all these things we pay the manu facturers from $100 to $300 per cent. profiL, while our raw material lies un used and wasting. The manufacturer becomes a millhonaire and the Eastern farmer grows rich supplying the popu lous cities with the products of his farm, while our Texas farmer grows poorer and more dependent and despondent with.each succeeding year. "An unwise State policy, ;ollowed by suicidal legislation, has temporarily ag gravated our troubles and multiplied ur embarrassments. While we have iust marketed the m:>st bountiful crops ever produced in the State, and should naturally be enjoying a corresponding prosperity, it is well known that. our people have never suffered so greatly from a State-wide dlepression. Noth ing but grumbling and discontent everywhere, no railroads being con tructed, no factories being built, no new enterprises of any kind being es tablished, while thousands of honest working people are c ut of employment and hundreds of these idle unfortun ates suffering for the necessaries of life. The whole commercial and financial field is strewn with the wrecks of for tunes of our best and most enterprising and public-spirited citizens. Men who have spent their lives building up the State, developing her res:>urces and accumulating a competency against ld age are helplessiy seeing all swept away by two years of folly and incom petency. "Massachusetts laid the foundation for her immense wesith and perpetual prosperity when she enacted laws re iridig every family in the old Coin monwealth to spin at least three pounds of wool, cotton or flax per week for at at least 30 weeks in each year, and built an that foundation by enacting laws to keep her money at home and get as much of other people's as possible. As a result of that course the banks of the city of Boston alone collect over $200, )00,000 per annum in interest and divi lends, while we are laying the founda tion for perpetual poverty and depend ance in legislating money out of the Sts.te by enactment of alien land laws, raiway commission bills, land forfeit Lre suits and every kind of legislation on friendly to capital - that capital which is the only means by which we ~au construct railroads, erect factories and develop the wonderful natural re ources of the State, with which we ba;e been more bountifully blessed han any part of the United States, if ot of any part of the inhabitable ;lo be. 'Now let us go to work and build in he State of Texas 500 factories every ear for five years, and I will stake my ife that we will enjoy a prosperity sever experienced by any other people n earth in any period of the history of .e civilized world. And if I had two ives I would stake them both that in :en years our great Democratic majorl :y ould be for a protective tariff, op osed to free coinage, against the sub reasury and fighting land-bank bills ill as fanatical heresies. We would hen be wanting dearer money and iigher interest. "Let us concern ourselves more about hese actual business conditions and ess about politics, and we will soon -emove the horrible nightmare. What ifference 'does it make to the people of [exas -::ho is elected President vetber it is Cleveland or Harrison, Iill or Blaine? "We will never get a dollar until we ave earned it, nor retain thosei we ave earned until we have adopted a lirTerent business policy. WVill we re nove the one by adopting the other? DLnequal distribution is thbecause of our rouble. Shall we apply the one reme ly? Let us hear from others on this ~ubject." The Herald and News would like to ee ex-Governor J. C. Sheppard in the ace and elected. He is young, able mud progressive and wo-' make an excellent Governor. An Edgefie'd Dwelling Burned. [Special to The lState.1 EDGEFIELD, Feb. 6.--The dwelling if Thomats J. Adamis was burned at 11 clck to-day. Insurance $3,500. Mr. Adamns lost $13,000 in the fire two weeks -ro.NI AND JERRY." rhe 'eople's Party Leaders in Congres - I The Lunches of a Millionaire and Ag:tator Contrapted. 'R. M. L.," in The News and Courier.] I WASHINGTO., D. C., February. 4. rhomas E. Watson, of Georgia, the ecognized leader of the third or peo :e's party in the house of represe-nta ives, is a thin, wiry little man, with t ;mooth face and an abundance of Luburn hair. He appears to be sincere n his belief that both the republican t Lnd the democratic parties are beyond t edemption, and the only saivation of I he country, especially the farming j ement, rests with leaders of the third 1 yarty. Mr. Watson is an interesting 1 :ut not an impressive talker. His per ;onal appearance is slightly against him ind unless he braces up wonderfully luring the remainder of his career in :ongress he will h ard ly become a power n that body. His first lieutenant and Jaily companion is Jeremiah Simpson, >f Kansas, better known as "Soekless simpson.'' The jokers of the house refer to the two leaders of the third arty as "Tom and Jerry." Jerry's -nstant theme, when talking for pub-: ication or for the benefit of his collea ues, is "the starving people in Kan 5as," and his great anxiety to assist hem in their suffering. Several days ago I rassed through he senate restaurauL in search of a senator. I observed Vice President Niorton taking his noonday luncheon. FJe had ordered a cold pig's foot and a t jttle of beer. He was apparently en joying his meagre repast, which prob bly cost him about twenty-five cents. Nr. Morton is said to be one of the richest men in public life at Washing ton. Crossing over to the house side I went into the house restaurant to take Luncheon. The dining room was pretty well crowded, so I was given a seat at the table with the Honorable Jerry. le was not content with tht modest luncheon, as were many of his congres 5ional associates around him, but he t was evidently taking in enough nour ishment to supply two or three starving people from Kansas. First the waiter brought him some French bread and butter; then a surloin steak, with .he rim of the plate garnished with parsley and lemon. He next called for i dish of French fried potatoes, and t bolowed that order wtth a request for some French drip coffee. Tnis was uitea sumptuous meal compared with the cheap lunch of the vice president, nd I wondered bow Jerry's starving :onstituents in Kansas would have en ioyed being with him on that occa- t 5ion. E Mr. Simpson is not a very profound t reasoner, but he is always ready to tell 1 you about the wonderlul-but as yet nexplained-plan the third party has to propose to relieve the suffering peo ple of the land. When asked how he proposed to solve tbC problem that ppears to be annoying both parties at he present time, he simply said his plan would be given to the public in ue season. He is already beginning to alk about giving the boys a chance to go homne and look after their political rences. He i- very much pleased with mongressional life, and ,e proposes to ome back to the hoia of represen Latives if he can. He does not impress, )ue with being the equal of Mr. Watso;i is a faithful and conscientious advocate f the principles upon which the thiid party is based. Mr. Watson takes great pride in de t1aring that the people's party in the bouse has scored a great victory in breaking away from the Livingston wing of the alliance party. Whben the frst split occurred Messrs. WVatson, Otis ad Simpson ve:-e the only members to declare their ir.dependence of party saucus. Since then they have recruited Messrs. Clover, Davis and Baker, of Kansas, and Halverson, of Minnesota. I He does not hesitate to denounce Mr. Lvingston and those-who continue toJ follow his leadership as traitors to the Ocala platform. "For," says he, "they can not support that platform if they perit themselves to be dictated to by a party caucus." He made an effort to put them on record at the last meetingI be (Watson) attended, but thbe Living ston men~ declined to be led into the trap set for them. Danla's Democracy. Editor of The Herald an d News: Thbe present Sun building, at Frankfort and Nassau streets, in New York City, is, .he same structure slightly remodeled, which up to 1867 had earned national notoriety as "Tammany Hall." The politicians of Tammtany last used it dur ing the mayorality campaigns of 1867, at which time ~the new Wigwam on Fcirteenth street was in course of erec tion. This latter was formally dedi ated on July 4, 1868, at the meeting of. the National Democratic convention wbich nominated Horatio Seymour for President of the United States. Meanwhile Charles A. Dana, having purchased the Sun from Moses 1. Beach, had also bought the old Tam mary hall building and transformed it into a newspaper publication office whence was to issue a rampant Repub lican daily whose main purpose wasi to boost General U. S. Grant for the Presi dency. Unon the nomination of Gen eral Grant the Sun stated that he would "sweep the country like a tidal wave." With rare ability and assiduity the Sun championed Grant's fitness and predicted his triumph, and upon his lection and induction in to office i- con tinued with fulsome laudation of his executive acts. or Dana's devotion General Grant bethought him to tender some suitable appointment to the editor. He made Dana Surveyor of the Port of New York. Dana had been Assistant Secre-1 Lary of War under Lincoln,and there is 1 little doubt that he expected to be Sec retary of War under Grant. At any rate, he turned up his nose at the trivial position offered him, and, having de-t lined with polite sarcasm, thencefor ward trained his relentless guns upon rant, his administration, and the R:; publican party. Tracing Dana's appa rent change of political faith to its 1 ~orrect source, personal pique, it has 1 always been a question whether in any :rue sense lie ever became a Demo At present he is taking pains to coun mel the Democracy as to its proper ~ourse in the coming Presidlential cam aign, and his paper, the Sun, is a ran ~ankerous- David Bennet t H ill organ. With this brief glimpse of Mr. Dana's ilk-and-water Democracy, it mightr e suspected with reason that his ad vo acy of Democratic principles and of ill is very liable, even if not designed :o be, if effective, an irretrievable ini ury in the impending struggle for Presidential triumph. Ju':.cs. TH E WORLU's FAIRI. L Call for Representation of South Caro uina at Chicago. The Columbia Boardl of Trade hase ssued the following call :f COLCMBIA,:S. (C., Feb. 5th, 18142. To the Citizens of South Carolina : Apprieciating the importance of a proper representation of South Caro ia at the World's Columbian Expo mition as to its agricultural, mechanical Lnd other resources, thbe Board of Trade would earnestly ask every city, towvn, and hamlet, every manufacturing and 1 every public organization, to send del gates to a convention to be held in1 he city of Columbia on Thumsday and 1 Friday, March 10th and 11th; the pur pose of such convention being to settle 1 upon some dtefiuit3 plan of representa-I tion, and to elect five commfissio)ners, 1 whose duty. it shall be to carry out such plan. Very truly, W. .1. Mt'RBAY, President. BLAINE TAKES A BACK SEAT. rhe Man Forn Maine no Longer A Presi dential Candidate. WAsH iNG roN, February 7.-The fol owing letter explains itself: WASH INGTON, D. C., Feb. 6, 1892. rhe Hon. J. S. Clarkson, Chairman of be Republican National Committee 4y Dear Sir: I am not a candidate for be Presidency, and my name will not o before the Republican National Con ,ention for the nomination. I make his announcement in due season. To hose who have tendered me their sup )ort I owe sincere thanks, and am most ,rateful for their confidence. They vill, I am sure, make earnest effort in he approacbing contest, which is endered specially important by revon )f the industrial and financial policies )f the Government being at stake. The >opular decision on these issues is of ,eat moment and will be of tar-reach ng consequence. Very sincerely yours, JAM ES G. BLAIN E. Wi Y HE WITHDREW. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Fragmentary tDd incorrect reports of a conversation iad some time ago between Secretary Blaine and Col. Vincent A Taylor, nember of Congress from the Cleve and (Ohio) district, which throws ILueh light upon the reasons for the ecretary's letter of withdrawal, having ecently been circulated, Col. Taylor to light gave to a United Press reporter ,he following account of the conversa ion. In answer to a direct question vbether such a conversation actually ook place, Col. Taylor said: "Yes, I did have a talk with Mr. 3laiue, some two months ago, on the ituation regarding the coming cam )aign, and as he has now arrived at a Jecision, there can be nothing wrong n my giving you an account of what was said by him at that time; and as >ur interview occurred some two nouths ago, it will be of more intt-rest is tending to show that some of the beories held by some persons had no bundation in fact. I refer to one, that Ir. Blaine was holding on soas to pre ent others from coming into the field; Lnd to another, that there was an un riendly feeling between himself and he President. "Mr. Blaine said: 'I do not want he nomination. There was a time vhen I did, but that time is past. ext, the unwritten law of parties ac ords to a faithful public servant a re iomination; and so, unless it be clearly hown that the party is in danger of lefeat in the coming campaign, and hat I, as a candidate, would be the tronger man, I would have no right o be a candidate, no matter if I wanted he nomination, rather than not want ng it.''" THE UNION MUDDLE. [he County Still Without a Treasurer and an Auditor. [The State.] UNioN, Feb. 6.-To-day was the time ixed for the county commissioners to iola a special meeting for the purpose f examining the b.ond of Thomas H. ore, who received the appointment of reasurer in place of J. B. Scott. Mr. ore was on hand and presented his >ond to that honorable body, who after thorough investigation of the solven :y of the endorsers refused to approve t. The endorsers are W. T., J. F. and . A. Betsill, H. C. Lawson, and M. P. Peatton, the latter being aSpartanburg nan. The consequence is Mr. Gore ill have to try again. Gore says that he has thirty days in hich to file his bond and that he does iot think it will pay him to ride the ~ountry over to get up a $20,000 bond or the very small amount of salary in be~ office, and furthermore that the orn-up condition of affairs in the office ust at this time would be quite a lazardous risk for him to undertake. James R. Blanton who received the ppointmnent of auditor, in place of N. B. Morgan, has taken a more sensible iew of the situation of things, and has yositively refused to make his bond intil after the examination of the offi es, which is now in progress. So the county is still without a treas irer and auditor, and the time for col ecting the taxes expires on the 20th of his month. Up to this time there is ut little over 33 per cent. of the taxes ~ollected. What shall we do? Must we pay the 135 per cent. penalty? PREACHING AGAINST HILL. the Rev. Mr. Pate, of Greenville, has a Word to Say on Politics. [News and Conurier.1 GREENvlILLE, Feb. 8.-The Rev. Dr. . Thomas Pate, pastor of the Buncom >e Street Methbodist Church, in his 5unday morning sermon spoke of the Tact the w: ked prosper and Christians ~uffer, and alluded in his remarks to senator David B. Hill, of New York. EIe said as an instance of wicked men wo prosper take the case of Divver, nade a Judge by D. B. Hill in New York in 1890. He was a man ignorant >f law, a barlteeper, a political bruiser nd briber. It is to be hoped that the lay is far distant when a man of Hill's ;tamp is made President of the United states.. L Pension of $25,000 for President Beers. N EW YORK, February 8.-At an ad ourned meeting of the trustees of the Sew York Life Insurance Company his afternoon William H. Beers ten ered his resignation as president of he company and it was unanimously ccepted to take effect on Wednesday, he 10th inst. Beers, pursuant to the rrangement made byv which he gives p the presidency of the company, re ires on a life pension of $25,000. The board of trustees passed a reso ution that the hoard authorize an greement to be made with Mr. Beers o secure his services during the re nainder of his life in an advisory ca acity upon half pay, namely, an an ial salary of $37,500, in the form -ecommended by the special commit ee appointed at a special meeting of is hoard held on the 2.5th day of Jan zary, 1892, and presented to this board vith the report of said committee this lay. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Death of Maj. Griffin, of Ninety-SIx. N INFETY-Six, February 8.-Major R. . Griffini, one of the oldest and most uighly respected citizens of this comn nuity. died of cancer on his throat at us hoime, two miles from here, yester lay afternoon at 5 o'clock. He was 73 ears old, and leaves a wife and an only laughter, the wife of C7ol. G. McD Mil er, and several grandchildren to nourn his departure. He will be buried n the Presbyterian Cemetery to-mor ow morning at 11 o'clock. New MilItary Tactics. [News and Courier.] omcMmIA, Feb. 6.-Adjutant Gen ral H. L. Farley, to-day issued the ollowing, general and special orders 'espectively; General Order, No 1: The new revi ed tactics lately adopted by the United tates army under order from the Se retary of War are hereby adopted for ie militia or v'oluntet roops of South ~arolina. Officers of all ranks or grades will ake due notice thereof and prepareI emselves accordingly, but for the resent a thorough knowledge of the iew tactics will not be made a condi ion precedent to passing inspection. All officers desiringecopies of the new actics can secure them at the lowest ates by applying to the assistant adju ant general at this office. By order of the Commander-in-chief. H. L. FA RLEY, A djutan t General. Official: J. Gary Watts, Assistant TEACHERS' COLUMN. Taus. W. KE[Tr. Elitor. A Normal College. We have been thinking over our school system for some time, and after carefully weighing the matter, have concluded to offer a few siggeAti-ns, hoping they might attract the atten tion of teachers and elicit a decision of the subject. I suppose there is no teacher who claims our system to I.e perfect. I suppose, also, there is not one who will claim that the teachers of South Carolina have the facilities furnished them that they are entitled to for acquiring the professional knowl edge necessary for the successful carry ing out of their work. It gave us great pleasure to note t he views of our efficient State Superintendent of Edu cation, as given in his last annual re port in regard to a Normal College. It appears to us that a strictly Normal College is the-keystone to the arch up,,n which we are to build an efficient school system. We would not have the Industrial and Normal combined. We would have a college where the professional and technical training of teachers could be had. I dare say a large mrjority of the teachers of the State are well equipped with inforina tional knowledge, but deficient in pro fessional and technical training. Our means for obtaining the former are abundant. As to obtaining the latter, we have no means at all. Whose fault is this? I certainly think the teachers themselves are to blame. Upon the shoulders of the 2.537 white teachers in this State rests, in a very great degree, the responsibility for the character of ou' citizens and the future welfare of the State. "The child is father to the mai," and the impress left by the teacher ut>on the child during his school-days will remain with him throtgb life. Then it is of the ut most importance that teacheis. be equipped, not only with iniforn-ational kiowl edge, but wit h the best met hods known for~imparting this knowledge. Many, who are born teach-rs, find thenselves teaching areording to t he principles of education; the great majority, pei bap-, go on in the wa%s of their grand fat hers. We say that we ourselves are to lie blamed for this condition of affidrs. We should as a body dem:md of the State :hat we be given a Normal Col lege for the training of teachers. Is it possible that South Cai4lina, with her proud iotto, "Animis Opibusque "arati," is so poor that she cannot give this morsel of tread to her starving children? Surely we have but to ask, in order to receive. Then let, us ask the State to give us a Normal C-llege, to be located in Columbia. Let it be thoroughly equipp -d. Let this college be under ihe control of a Board of Re gents, which shall consist of the Super intendentof Ed ucat ion, ex-officio ebair man, and as many others as may be deemed necessary. These others to be teachers actively engaged in the work, and el-ected by the State Tieachers' As sociation. We would have the Regents elected by the State Teachers' Associ ation in order to get the board out of politics. Another reason is, that we would make this Board of Regents the State Board of Examiners, and as such it should be composed of practical teachers. A great drawi;ek to our system is the non uniformity in regard to exam inations. As it is now, each County Board ofExaminers, marks the examin ation papers and awards certificates. There will he just as many standards of marking as there are boards and hence no tuniformiity. A teacher may get a second grade certificate in one county and on the same paper get a first grade in another. This tends to lower the efficiency of the teaching ser- te. We would avoid this by mak ing it the duty of the Board of Regents to make up questions for examination, forward them to to the County School Commissioners, who would hold the examinations and return the papers sealed, to the Board of Regents, who would examine and mark them and order such certificate issued as the papers merited. This, it appears to us, would have the effect of waking the standard uniform. Then, as to certificates, I would sug gest a change. As it now stands, a teacher may go on teaching for life on a second or third grade certificate. This should not tie so. If a teacher has not sufficient interest in his pro fession to study and endeavor to rise, or if he has not sufficient ability to do so, he should step out arid make room or: a more competent person. I would suggest that thbere he three grades of certificates issued. Ist. A life certifi cate. This of course allows the holder to teach for life w ithout further examt ination This certificate should be rendered null by the holder not teach ing for three years. Should he resume teaching he miust stand the examina tion. 2nd. We would have a first grade certificate which should he good for five years. The holder could, if he de sired, take the examination for a life certificate each year, should he fail to stand a satisfactory examiination each year up to the end of the term for which his certificate was drawn, let him step out as one who has not the ability to advance in his work. 3d. A second grade certificate to be valid for three years under the same conditions as above. If at the expiration of the three years he cannot~ stand for a first, let him out also. Then licentiates, good only one year. Not to be granted to the samre teacher twice. The certifi cates to he issued by the Board of Re gents; the licenses hy the County' School Commissioners, as their judg ment dictates. The eff'ect of this would be at once alparent in the incre sed efficiency of our schools. The teachers woukd be forced to study and prepare themselves better for their arduous task, knowing that if they did not study they would be dropped from the ranks of teachers. Thus we would have our standard of eficiency fixed by t he Board of Regents of the Normal College. The college itself will supply the vitalizing element which will permeate our entire school system. For manny years we may ex pect our rural schools to he taught by graduates of grammar schools or high schools, and by those who have spent several years at college, but who have not diplomas. These schools are not able to employ a graduate of a Normal College. These graduates will lie ab sorbed by our city and town schools. There they will exemplify the methods of the Normal to their pupils.. These pupils, after graduation at the city and town schools, will go onit to the rural schools as teachers and there exemiplify the Normal methods as Iearned fromt the Normal graduates, and thus the little leaven that began at the Normal in Columbia will leaven the whole. The normal College is the key to the positioti. Through its Board of Re gents we would wake uiniformn the ex amination of teachiers, and the award ing of certificates. Through its gradu ates we would increase the efficiency of the teaching service by introducing the best methods known to modern educationists. T. W. K. Attention Teachers! Remember that our associattion meets on Saturday next. Show your interest in education by prompt attendance. We meet at the Graded School building at 11 o'clock sharp. T. WV. K. Johnstone's Maiden Speech. [Abbeville Medium.] Congressman Johnstone has tmade his maiden speech in the House of Representatives. He score~d a triumph, bowing accurate knowledge of parli mentary law and usage and handling his subject with skill and eloquence. FIhas already taken high rank end is evoting his whole ti me and energy to the service of his constituents. His many friends in thbis county are arati led at his course arid proud of the dis KEELY COMING CLOSE TO US. A 11raneh Inst il ute to be Opened In Colum bia. [Greenville News.] Co.1-i [A. S. C., Feb. S.-A branch institute of the celebrated Keely cure for drunkenuess will be opened here shortly as headquarters for the treat ment of person. diseased in this State. The institute will be in charge of Janies Crumpton, of Maryland, and it is be lieved that the old agricultural hall, ont of the fin(st buildings on Main street, recently bought by an attorney here, wns purchased for the purpose of this institute. O!d Clemson Mansion Burned. LThe state.] WASHINOTo, Febiuary 6.-The old Clemson mansion, about a mile fiom Hi ighland station, on the Washington branch of the Baltinioie and Ohio rail road, was tota"ly destroyed by fire last evening. This old place was owyned by a New York syndicate, which is inak ing a -ub-division in the vicinity, and wa's occupied by some of the employes. John C. Calhotn, of South Carolina, at one time owned the place. from whom it was purchased by the Clemsons. On account of its dilapidated condition, the value of the building was not over $500. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castora, MY HAIR WAS FALLING Scalp, Scaly and Crusty. Terrible Itching. Three Other Remedies Fail. Cured by Cuticura For $1.75. I have used the CcTcrpA REEZDIES for scalp diseases. My hair was falling badly, my foretop becoming crusty or scaly, and itched so badly that I could not keep my hands off my head. If I combed off those scales, a sticky or gummy substance would ooze out of the skin and form another crust. After trying two or three remedies, I sent to you for your boo c; and after reading it, I used one box of C,.rrcrit, one cake of CvTicrnA SOAP, and took one bottle of the CUTrcuTA RESOLVENT, which cured me. feel grateful to you for the remedies, and hart recommended them to my friends. I. S. TURNER, Sorrento, Lake Co., Fla: Bad Eczema Cured Three years ago my little boy bad a terrible sore on his chest, four inches across, besides other forms of eczema. His doctor had tried several remedies with noeffect, so I be-an to use the CuTcuna RExE. DIES. In two week* his chest was healed, and the skin white and smooth again. I continued the CUTicURA REsOLVEfT some time longer, until he was quite well, and even now give it to him ones in a while if he has any blod trouble. I am never without CLTIcUaA R EMEDIs, all three. Mns. M. A. CHENET, Kauanha Falls, Fayette Co., W. Vs. Cuticura Resolvent The new Blood and Skin Purifier and greatest of Humor Remedies, in:ernally, cleanses the blood of all impurities and po sonous elements, while CuTi cuRA, the Great Skin Cure, and CuricusA SOAP, an exquisite Skin Purifier and Beautifier, externally, clear the skin of every trace of disease. Hence the CuTicutA REMEDIE!, cure every species of itching, burning, scaly, and pimply diseases and humors of the skin, scalp, and blood, with loss of hair, from infancy to age, from pimples to scrofula. Sold e7erywbere. Price, CTICURA, 50c.; SOAP, 25c.; Resolvent, $1.00. Prepared by the PoTTZE DRUG AND CHENICAL CoRPonATIo., Boston. AW- " How to Cure Skin Diseases," 64 pags, 50 illustrations, and 100 testimonials, mailed free. LLEST, Whitest, Ciearest Skin and Softest LOVE Hands produced by CurIcuRA SOAP. WEAK, PAINFUL KIDNEYS, With thei. weary, dull, aching, lifeless, all.gone sensation, relieved in one minute by the Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster, the only pain-killL2g plaster. OPERA HOUSE. ONiE N.IGhT OILY. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10. CRANDALL, CLARK & HAKE'S SILVER-SHOWEiiED UNIFORMED BAND /ORCHESTBA. Presenting a Su perior Enitertain menat of Comedy andaiensational Novelties. No Worn-out Antiquated Acts. Everything presented is Fresh. Sparkling, Mirthiul and up to the Times. We Have the Best Comedians ! We Have the Best Vocalists ! We Have the Best Dancers ! We Have the Best Band and Orchestra Of any Minstrel Company trave'ing ! No Vulgarity. Nothing to ottend the most fastdious Watch for Our Street Parade. Prices 23, 50 an d 75 cents. Reserved seats on sale at W right's Book Store. OPERA HOUSE. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0oooooo TUESDAY EVENING, 16 Ovide :-: Musin Supported by a EUROPEAN ARISTS. SE A.TS NOW SELLING. NIITIE T OVERSE8ERS. A, LL ROAD OVERSEER~S ARE| Anotified to have their sections! put in good condition and make their returns promiptly as required by law. By order of the Board of County Cornmmissioners: GEO. B. CROM ER, February 8. 1892. Clerk. CONT RACT TO LETs T HURSDJAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, at 11 o'clock, a memiber of the Board of Co:lnty Commissioners will be fat tie Poor House to let the con tract for p'aiuating the buildings. The right is reserved to reject all bids. GEO. B. CROMER, Clerk. MRkEI STILLSTO RENT, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN i that all the stalls in the Public Market will be rented to the highest bidder at public~ auction, in front of said mrarket. at 12 o'clock M. on Fri cay, the ninete<mth day of February, for thte year conrnencing 01n the First Mon day in May, 1892, the Council re serving the right, to reject all bids. By order of the Council: J. S. FA IR, Clerk. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLTNA COUNTY OF NFWBERRY-LN (OM MON PL EAS. Sallie L. (Garlington, Plainatiff, against A LL PERSONS HOLDING clainms auainst tile estate of John Mhoni. (Cdeease. are requ:ire'i, by order o t he (Court of C'ommalon Ploas, to pre sen:t thle came to the un de-rsigned on or befre 24j h day of Febtruary, I 92. SIL AS JOHNSTI' NE, Maste for linfants "CastorisissoweUadaptedtochMdrenths Irecomme itassuperior.toanyprescripti known to me." H. A. Aacmm, X. D., 111 So. Oxford St., Brookyn, N. Y. "The use of 'Castoria' IIs so universal am its merits so well known that it seems a wo, Of svrmtontdOnLFwul intel es who do not keep Casto withinewrec. CAuit MA.mr, D.D., N1ew York City. Late Pastor Bloomingdal fmwd Chur T=Crf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA NEWBERRY COUNTY. By J. B. Fellers, Esq., Pro'oate Judge. W HEREAS,Robert Y.Leavell bath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Emanuel Berry, de ceased. These are. therefore, To cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Emanuel Berry, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate to be held at Newterry Court House on the 24th day of February. 1892, after publication hereof, at 11 'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 9th day of February, A. D. 1892 J. B. FELLER-, T. P. N. C. blACE CURTAINS The Opportunity of a Life Time. THH- GR EATEST BIRGAINS -IN LACE CURTAIIN, EVER OFFERED IN NEW BERRY. HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM an importer's sale 100 PIIRS LACE CURTAINS. I will offer them for the NEXT [HIRTY DAYS at 50 Per Cent. Less than Import Cost. Y"u can buy an Imported French urtain for $2.00 a Pair. [hese Curtains bave never before been old in the United States fo)r less than 4.0 a pair. DON'T MISS THIS 0I1N80 o decorate your house for half of the egular price. J. D. Davenport. Newberry, S. C. FOR FINE .WIN ES LIQUORS IGARS 9 TOBACCO CALL ON T. Q. BOOZ ER. A CHOICE LINE OF FAMILY GROPE RIBS AL WA YS ON HAD AT ST. . BOZER'S. TLATI CPAssEY N DE?ARTMrENT. Wilmington NC 0. Jan. 4, 1892. Between Charleston and Columbi and Uppe North Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. ozSG NT (l EA.~ 29 5.50 L4v....Charleston..Ar. 1 1. 119 540 7 30 " ...Lanes~.... pm1 95 20 9 ....$ um1.. ..L0 ..6 . " ...Winnsboro... " 4 26 .... .... 7 2 " ...Chester.. ...." 3 28 .... a m p m . ..8 7 ...Rock Hill..." 243 .... .... 9 0 " ...Charlotte... " 1 50 ..... ..' 0 "......Waenalla..." 9 00......... p m .... 435 "... A bbevlle... " it3 .j... 4 42 "... Asheville... " 2 30 . ..... -o. 2and1Slid trains betee Charles eper betwee Charleston au Cineci nati J. H. K ENLY, Gen'l ManaEer STORE FIXTURES, CQA8k for Caaogue, lEaRR M'r'Sn.. NASHIVILLETENN. and Children. bt ca.teriacare o0e, Constpation, Sour Stomach, Diarrh u Erctaon, Mims Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di lw= u us medication. d "For several years I have recommended k your*Castoria,' sand sbal always continue to e do so asItas invarablyprM ed benecm, a results." EDVW F. PAmms X. D. he Winthrop,"125th Sreet and 7th Ave. - NewYork Cit . wx Compa, 77 Na STNu. NNw YCA 2ines Assary in YS. SCHOOL 7-S^5HOESS the best mate ,1fighout; will not \.~~more hard UW;age ' oes sold at /A d $.75 CA ASAD REFLECTION.4 Yes, it -is indeed very sad'to reflect over the fact that we must sell our' goods at such very low prices. Still we are bound to lead and We Must Make aStir When we gt on the warpath the people chuckle with almost fiendish glee as they Listen to the Crack of falling prices. It is the sig nal that they are going to benefited, and they Rush Y'ith Eager Haste to look over and buy BAR GAINS from our large and.care fully selected stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, and General Merchandise. It is iio time to hesitate. You must come at once and take ad vantage of this Extraodinary CLEARANCE SALE Yours to please, 0. KLETTNEB ~ GREATEST clothing ga1e Ever Attempted by Any House in the City or State. O WING TO THE DEPRESSION of the money market and the low price of cotton. I have decided to close out my stock regardless of the cost. This is earlier than any house has ever attempted such sales. The usual time is February. Counter No. 1 contains 2.50 Suits that sold at $10.50 to $15 will now be sold at $7.50 cash for your choice. This is the BsT OFFER EVER MADE IN TIS CITY by any house. No odds and ends, but a good run of sizes. *This is your op- ~ portunity to invest if you want a bar Cunters 2 and 3 contain 500 Suits in Sacks and Cutaways, formerly sold from $15 to $25. Now you can have your choice for $10 cash. These count counters contain values that have never 1 been offered by any one. No trouble to find your size in these tailor made garments when you have such assort ments to select from. I want the money and room, so tbis (tock must be sold, and if you are judges of bargains you wilIl not delay, but come and help move these goads. In addition to the above I have placed 2.50 pairs of Pants on a counter. This line formerly sold at $.5 and $6; now take your choice at $3.50. This is the best bargain ever off'ered in pants. Remember this line of goods is not old stock, but new stock, this fall, and will be sold for cash. No goods of this sale are alowed on approbation. M. L.KINARD, SCO~IT.'i.ia S. C. NOTICE. Having retired from business all persons indebted to me will please call and settle 'at once, with me or my A ttorneys, Blease & Blease. H. C. SU MMERS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWBERRY COUNTY. By J. B. Fellers, Esq., Probate Judge. W HEREAS, L UL A B. L ANE bath made suit to mxe to grant, her Letters of Administration of the Estate and eff'ects of William M. Lane, - deceased. These are, therefore, to cite -and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said William M. Lane, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Newberry Court House, on the 1-th day of February, 1892, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admin istration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 2nd day of February, A. D. 1892. J. B. FE LLERS, J. P. N. C. Dissolution of Partnerrh.ip T HE PARTNERSHIP HERETO fore existing bet we'n M. J. Scott, J. A. Martin and W. S. Scott under the tirm name of M. J. Scott & Co., has this day been dissolved by mc tual consent. The business i ilil be rootin ued by M. J. Scott at the same old stand. Persons indebted to the firm will set tle with M. J. Scot t. who wtill also pay the debts due by the firm. J. A. M ARTiN. W. S. SCOlT. .