The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, January 07, 1902, Image 1
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gesegare r, the
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oa sstan the aver-~e
my observe the s.I
~1899 1900 1901
$181.2 859.12 $289013
.73.9 18.00 113 67
...49.97 5.91 507
4.-md,ZO 116.17 19625
Ricbland
White....281.43 30084 329 5
.Negro........15880 16000 1642
Mr. McMahan here. also quote
the figures for the connt;e3 of Fair
field, Greenwood, Laurens, New
berry, Orangeburg, Sumter an<
Beanfort.
Charleston bears the palm ani
Riehland comes second.
Evidently to have an effective sys
lem of schools throughout the State
we Ineed to spend at least twic4
What we now spend on teachers
rhen the wverage salary for the teach
rs' would be a little more for whitA
teachers and a little less for negroej
fhan in Richland at present. The fig
oas would then be$W77.82 and$160.
5%, and would be still far below thi
iveragein Charleston county. From
inch redections we should have a
arger and more solemn conception
A.wat we -need. in the way o
money for education.
NUMB or PUPILS To TEACHERS.
The work required of the presen1
orceof teachers is somewhat indi
wad by the statement of averag
upils to teachers. I shall summar
i here t43e. fgurea foi the fly
sputies that pay least and the fivi
that pay most to while teach
1899, 1900. 190.
Db e6terfidd
hit....... 41 39
tegros..........58 5
Hampto
Wte..35 29 3
Negro... .,..--41 4
Eorry
White,..........4) 38*
Negr i..........45 3
Wh .Ite..dO0... 35A 51
ero...........3 4
Whit. d% 39: 51
42~ .76
afort
bhite......36 27
S75 60.
White........ 3 58
Negro.............. 148 3
egro.,............. 7.
Negro...........58 880
The lengt .o........n iardy
Wigncnt . s the.s... yo...27e
Negr.,. has..obbly.e....ee72a
fentiretaind-knwiw
ndthe entir ofiessin one ears
igln fee the aladdryom eae
adtNumber of puplstagh b
eche~fr-wtems.192ta 20.54 in1th'
Thschs peroab.. .ne5ver heen ca
The enlentirepesentaatend knwi'w
e pratncays nor mnor.Itoa ther
aer of h children nn hae menel
af the opschool. thew sesion T
tllfeer ae attended teohr yad
Scretlyrcrdddaluaeda.
- pumer woul eks: ea sgn
1189. 1900r190
Theenrllenro rersnsattend
me ftn as men e. Itoter
1900.
m o hite ren.ob1aining the enea
Wre havtnne on hean ohe and
f oredeftely ecoded carcpoation on
abd rte attndieofgra schooifih
lealnc.hol ae isr given 6 tohb
rewso thoe ear terlmi i
tdT eUnited Stansceu
reotfr1900gvstecide
Wshoote"...........126,289u90,e.'
1901.Mha thnqoe-h
Wempatve nogres ofh knwin
repr dfts. htpoprin0
Abiloing ore tdentsin schollTh
legriae schoolis afr>6o all by
and girls over 16 years of age, we
still should be alarmed at the number
of children who do not attend school.
Doubtless nearly all attend .a short
time during their lives, some one
I year and some another. But this
this state of affairs is not to be tol
erated.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
The time has come for us to con
sider the necessity of enacting a com
pulsory education law. The State
cannot afford to permit children to
grow up in ignorance. If parents
are not alive to their duty, the intel
ligence and conscience of the State
should be equal to the protection of
these unfortunate children and of
the social whole. A moderate law
would yet be a great advance. It
should require that every child be
tween the ages of 8 and 12 attend
school at least 12 weeks in the year.
This law would insure only 36 weekt;
of schooling to each child, equal to
one session of nine months. In this
connection I call attention to the
resolution of 1he State Teachers'
association, and the very able address
of Dr. B. F. Wilson on this subject,
both of which are- published iii this
volume. -
TUE AUGUSTA CONVENTION.
South Carolina Delegates Wanted at the
Good Boads.Gathering.
Chairman Wm. L. Eve of the Au
gusta local committee has written the
governor as follows:
"The Good Roads train of the
Southern.Raily, , company, under
the management of Hon. W. H.
Moore, president of the National
Good Roads association, will visit
Augusta Jan 20 to 25 next, inclusive.
While here they will give a practical
demonstration of the building of good
highways. Realizing. the necessity
for the people in this section of Geor
gia; and that of South Carolina adja
cent to commence the mending of
their ways, we have called a conven
tion to meet in Augusta on Jani. 28
and 24. JI have been instructed to
extend to you a most cordial invita
tion to be present, and ask tha~t you
will kindly appoint several delegates
-from each county in your State to be
present. We have extended a like
invitation and request to Gov. Chand
ler of this State. I assure you that
our people would be delighted to
hkave yeu-present upon this occasion.
Hoping that you will be able to at
tend and comply with this request,"
etc.
The governor will name a number
of delegates in the next few days to
attend this convention.
DIsASTROUs FIBE AT iBISHOPVILLE
Uleisus. 0.0O. Rogers, J. B. Kelly and the
Dispensary the Losers-Fire Originated
in the Dispensary.
[Special to The State.]
Bishopville, Dec. 29.-A disas
trous fire occurred here this morning
about two o'clock. The large gro
cery store of G. 0. Rogers, the dis
pensary and the store of J. B. Kelly
were totally destroyed with all their
contents. The fire was discovered in
the dispensary but origin is unknown.
These were all brick buildings erect
ed a few years ago. J. B. Kelly's
insurance on stock is $2, 500, on store
$1,000, loss $5,000; G. 0. Rggers'
insurance on stock $2,300, loss $,8000.
The dispensary and G. 0. Rog
ers' store was the property of T. S.
Joy of Sumter.
The stock of liquors in the dispen
sary was insured for $1,500.
B00OsEVELT TO BE INVITED.
To a Young Negroes' Christian uonference
in Atlanta.
Washington, Jan.-Rev. I. Gar
land Ponn of Atlanta, who had charge
of the negro exhibit at the Atlanta
expcsition, today called upon Presi
Roosevelt and arranged for the re
ception of delegates on Saturday, Jan.
18, who are to invite him to a young
negroes' Christian conference in At
lanta next August, which is to con
sider the moral and spiritual train
ing of young colored people. Pres
ident Roosevelt told Mr. Ponn that
he looked upon the movement to be
a promoted by the Atlanta congress
a with favor.
HOW TO GET GOOD KDADS,
FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FAVOBEI
FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
Mayor Tolly,of Andarson, Regards the Re
cent Convention in GreenviLle as ''in Many
Respeets the Most Important in this
State Within Recent Years" and Ex
pects the Good Work to Gather Mo
mentum from the Coming Conven
tion in Charleston
To the Editor of the News and Cou
rier:
I have read with much interest a
recent article in your paper from Dr.
D. A. J. Bell, of Parksville, concern
ing the Good Roads Convention held
in Greenville and I would like to add
some words of my own.
I regard the convention held in
Greenville as having been in many
respects the most important held in
this State within recent years. It
was important, not so much in point
of immediate visible results, but on
account of its aims and purposes and
the ultimate good that will be ac
complished, and on account of the
representative class of men who were
in attendauce. The importance, the
necessity, of good roads cannot be
over-estimated by the people of the
State, and it is hopeful and encour
aging to see such an' awakened and
widespread interest being takeD in
the subject. It is very gratifying
to see at Greenville such men
as Gen. I. C. Butler, thy Hon. A.
T. Smythe, of Charleston; Mr. F. H
Hyatt, of Columbia; Ex.Governoi
Mauldin and Solicitor Ansel, ol
Greenville; the Hon D. C. Heyward,
of Walterboro; Congressman A. C
Latimer, and many county super
visors and municipal officers from
different parts of the State-men o
all classes of political opinions and
of all walks or life-met together foi
a common purpose. I say it was am
encouraging sign, and great and last
ing good is bound to come out oA' it.
I think one of the most importani
actions of the Convention was th
adoption of the resolution aking om
Senators and Representatives in Con
gress:to work for Federal appropria
tions for the improvement of public
highways on the same plan that ap.
propriations are now made for the
improvement of rivers and harbors
It cannot be denied that good pub.
lie highways are as necessary to the
welfare and growth of the country ai
improved rivers and harbors, and
that a vastly greater number of the
people will be benefited thereby.
It may be argued by some that ii
would be too great an undertaking
for the Government to go into the
business of improving the public
roads. Here are some facts thai
will completely answer this objec
tion: When it was first proposed,
some ten or fifteen years ago, to give
the people of the country free mai]
delivery, such as ed joyed by-the peo
pe of the cities the idea was laughed
to scorn. It was declared that ii
would bankrupt the Goveernment
Yet the rural mail delivery system is
going into operation 'all, over the
country and wherever it has beer
tried it has been found to work sue
cessally. There is but slight in
crease in the cost over the old sys
tern of having many country post
offices with the star route mail rider,
and in some cases the cost is ever
less and the service is vastly improv
ed. in Anderson County thTire are
now something like twenty daily
rural mail routes. There is no farm
er in the county who lives furthei
than two miles from a daily delivery
route and he can have his mail de
livered wherever he places his box
while the majority of the farmeri
have their mail delivered every daj
at their doors. I have not the ex
act figutres at h'and, but I am toli
that the system lis practically self
sustaining and that the free deliver2
system, instead of being a burden
is really if -anything over the oli
method.
I do not beleive that Federal ap
propriations for public road improve
ments will prove at all burdensome
but that it will be the wisest possi
ble expenditure of money. In addi
tion to the good it will do in develop
ing the interior of the country it wil
distribute some of the Governmen
approprintins amng a class of peo
pie who have never received any c
the benefit of it and where it will d
the most good. A small appropriE
tion could be made for Federal roa
building, say in each county, an
this, supplemented by State an
county and possibly even townshi
aid, would in a short time give to th
people of this country such a systet
of public highways as the world ha
never seen.
I was greatly impressed with thi
scheme when it was proposed a
Greenville and I have thought abou
it a great deal since. The more
think about it the more heartily ii
favor of it do I become. I believe i
will meet with the approval of an;
man who will give it consideratioE
I hope The News and Courier ani
other papers of the State will tak
up the question and agitate it, an
I want to see our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress comply wit]
the resolution adopted at Gree'nvill(
I hope there will be a large atteD
dance at the meeting of the Gooi
Roads Convention which is to b
held at Charleston on- February i
Every one who was at Greenvill
should go to Charleston and as man;
more as can possibly do so.
The question of good roads vitall;
concerns the whole State and if 'w
will continue the good work com
menced at Greenville much practicE
good can be accomplished.
G. F. Tolly.
Anderson.
Bachman Chapel and Union Academy ChIl
We promised some time ago that v
would report in full the names with th
&mounts of all those who contributed t<
ward buying the organ for Bachma
Chapel church.
We first state that the organ has bee
bought, paid for and placed' in th
church. We have made several efforts t
obtain all the lists so as we could verif
our promise; not that we desire to mak
a public show or blow of it, but as v
were placed on a committee to purcha
the organ, we know of no better way<
showing the appreciation of the men
bers and how the money was applie
than to makt public acknowledgement
with a full report.
We ur.derstand -that there were si
lists in circulation, but we have not bee
able as yet to receive but four.. We lear
that there is some objections to bublisi
ing the other two. It there.is not ia
will be glad at any time to report thetr
B'ere is the list, each one sepa: ate:
I MISS cARaB WILSON'S LIST.
G.S. Enlow...- ..... ---------$
R. H. Kibler .. .. ..--.-.-.
Thos. J. Wilson... .. .. .. .. I c
M.1L. Strauss... .. .. .. . ....
E. L. Strauss .. .. ..--.-.-.
Cash...... . .---..--.-..
W W. Kinard... . ... . . ..
A. B. Piester. ..-.-.-.. -.-.-.
M. L. Kinard ..... .. --..-.
D. E. Wilson.. .. .. .. ...
Nolen E~pps. .. ..-.-..-.--.-.
D. A. Livingstone . . . . .
J. H. Summers.... .. .--...
Cash .. .. ..--.-.--.-.-.-.
3. M. Johnstone .. . ..--.-.-.
E.8. Werts .. .'.. .--.-.-.-.
Mrs. Kate Beard. .. ..... --..
L. O.Griffin .. .-. . ..--.
Jno. M. Schumpert .. .. .. . .. I
E. H. Aul.. . ..-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Cash .. .. .. ..--.-.-.-.-.
J. M.Wilson... .. .. -..-.
Total..... .. .. --.. .. $10 C
MRS. CALLIE QUATTLEBAUM'S LIsT.
Miss Chellie Kib1er... ... . . . $
Mrs. Carrie Crosson .. .. .. ....
Mrs. Amanda Bridges. .. .. .
A. B. Piester... .. . ... .....
J. K.Epps... .. .-..--.-...
M. L. Kinard .. . . .--.-.-.
J. W. Bobb.. .. .. .. ...-.
Mrs. Nora Kibler .. .-.-..-.-.
Mrs. Tommie Long. .. .--.-.
Miss Rosa Long... .. .. .-....
Rev. H. P. Counts.... .. .. .. I
J.J.Sligh... .. .. . ... ...
Mrs. Bettie Kinard. .. .. ..
Mrs. Callie Quattlebaum ....
Total .. ... . ..--.--.$.4.
MISS LOLA KIBLER'S LIST.
J. B. Bedenbaugh....... .-$
Miss Grace Kinard .. .. ...
Jno. J. Kib1er...... ..... - I
E. M.Cook... .. . ... .-.
Carral Shealy... .. .. .. . -
Drayton B. Cook .. .. .. .. -
Dr. W. T. Dickert .. .. .. ..
J A. C. Kibler.. .. . ... ..
L. H. Kinard .. .. .. .. . -
J. D. H. Kibler... .. .. . ..
J. W.Bobb... .. .. .. .-. -
G. S. Bowers .. .. .--.-.-.
Hamp Wicker.......
Noen Epps. .. .. .. ...-.
T. L. Kib1er.. .. .. . ..-.
Dr. R. C. Kibler . . . . . . . . I0
Elmer Werts . . . . . . . . . . I0
Eddie Shealey . . . . . . . . 15
Henry L. Kinard . . . . . . . . 25
Clinton Shealey . . . . . . . . 25
Total . . . ... . . . ...$ 645
MISS IDA KINARD'S LIST.
e Rufus Livingstone . . . . . . .. $ 10
G. A. C. Wicker . . . . . . . . 25
Nora Troutman . . . . . . . . . Io
8 J. C. Kinard . . . . . . . . . . 25
S. A. Rikard . . . . . . . . . . 50
8 Miss Ida Kinar<T . . . . . . . . 25
t M. L. Kinard . . . . . . . . . . s2
S. J. Kinard . . . . . . . . . . 55
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1 95
t Grand total . . . . . . . . . $23 65
The above shows us what a blessing
those little donations amount to after
they are all summed up together. We
should always remember that those little
calls are from God, and when we give we
should take into consideration 'the spirit I
of the poor widow who gave her two (
2 mites and how it was accepted by Christ.
He blesses those little gifts if they are
given in a Christian spirit far above the
abundance that is given for show. It
matters not how poor and fallen, helpless t
B and utterly undone we may be, there is
always an opportunity or gift in our life,
some capacity of heart or mind or wiH or
voice or hand or some unknown capacity
of faith or labor, which, if in humility
and obedience is put into the hands of
V God he will gladly turn it irto a river of
9 blessings beyond all that the poor, help
- less soul could ask or think. So give,
dear Christians, always give to the Lord
with the blessed assurance that it shall
be given you in return.
Christmas passed off remarkably quiet
throughout this section. No accidents.
No rowdies of any kind to mar the pleas
e ures of the people-this is what we call a
good Christmas. The children's hearts
e were made glad by the usual expectations
e of t4e coming of old Santa Claus, while
>- the'larger ones enjoyed themselves in
n various ways. For fear of skipping some
one, and giving place for them to feel
n slighted we have baade a rule to omit
e the Christmas visiting.
o More than a usual amount of moving
y is going on among our white people,
e 'which we will note later.
e So far as we can learn the oats crop is
e pretty seriously injured by the recent
>f freeze-the first sowing, except on very
i- red land, is not yet too badly damaged to]
d miake a pretty fair crop, while the pyrinci
s pal part' of the November sowing is
killed. The wheat is very slightly in
x jured.
n We learn that Dr. W. T. Dickert will
n go to Charleston next Sunday to finish
L up his graduating course at the. Medica
e College. We suppose the doctor only
.lacks a small slice of getting the plum,
- whi.ch no doubt will add more - to- his
name than his profession, but the. way
the world looks upon things now-a-days,1
4a man must wear the name if he wants
5to gain the fame. -
0 How many votes do you suppose a man
o would get in Ne .>erry County if he was
5to announce himself a candidate for the
5House of Representatives, and it was
generally known that he couldn't write
5his own name? We venture the assertion
that cries of insaninty would go up in
oevery direction, regardless of how high
5his moral character and reputation stood.
5Then how did the .people get along 50
5years ago, when only about one-half of the
omembers were able to write their names.
This is not intended by any means as a
5lick at intellectual training, but we have
5thought for some time that this thing of
5education is 1- 'ng a little overestimated,
5if you don't think so-pop loose.
Most every man and woman who has
5any self-respect is seeking the nobilities
5of life. This is right, God knows, we
5love to see people with such ambitions.
And I present the following as a help:
"If you want to be wise, you must sub
mit yourselves to becompe ceachers; if you
0 want to be mighty; you must learn to
5 conquor yourselves; if you want to be
5 rich, just be contented; if you want to be
5 honored, you must honor others. There
is plenty of people who will sneer
at such little advice. But suppose just
~o a few at least-try it. We can hardly tell
o how a plan will work until we have tried
5 'it all around,
o0 Mr. Editor, your explanation on Santa
: Claus was not at all satisfactory, there
e fore we , have decided to drop the ques
5 tion, right where you have left it.
5 The socials and :dances bave been so
5 numerous for the past week, we will
- jump them along with the visiting.
~O It is almost time for our legislature to
assemble again, then the fault-finders
iand critics will begin. We suppose that
othere is about one hundred newspapers
) published in the State. Almost every one
.will have several different laws to sug
o gest, and if every fellow's plan don't re
oceive .some consideration, he will open
5 up fire. CmiPs.
5 January 2, I902.
22 The custom of having a slow pro
25 cessional and quick recessional at
25 weddings probably originated with
5some bride whose gown looked bet
ter in the back breadth than in the
m0 front.
VER HALF MILLION
TOTAL NET PROFIT,
LNNUAL REPOBT OF THE STAT's LI
QUOE BUSINESS.
rhe Schools Got Six Per Cent-ThO Stas
Board Mawes Its Report to the Governor
-The Gross Profits Stated.
[The State, 2nd.]
Late last night the annual report
>f State board of directors of the dis
>ensary for the year just closed was
ade public by the chairman of:th
)ard, Mr. L. J. Wiliamsn It'reads
a follows:
Co his Excellency, M. B.McSweeneyl
Governor of South Crolina:
We have the honor to submit to
rou, for your information and als
hat of the general assembly, this our
eport of the busiws done byth
ispensary during the fical year
losing Nov. 30, 1901.
Examination of the various
ounts attached hereto will show thok",
he total amount of 0ost of ligue
nines and beer, et., purche
hring the year has amounte&t6$
117,973.47, and that our gross sal
ave amounted to $2,328,681.21 (ex
lusive of sales of fresh'Wer by beei :
ispensers).
The net profit (to the Sta& W-)be
ecount of the school fund id
92.25. The net profits, that
mirmed to the counties and
livided equally, are
rhich makes a total. net Ow, T
545,248.12 forihe year, on n
>f the school fund and to a
lounties.
We have for some timel
ious need of pfore warhani
ice room, and also a saf.a. d ION
nodious fire proof vault for tb.et
ge and preservation of our pmi'A
ient records. Oonsuentl wehae
iad construetsW more storage pa
y, and also a convenient two story.
>ffce building with a .mmnis
md up-to-date fr6p *&l*k
is cost $14A,94.81, issides tbz
petty improvements.
The act approved, Feb. 1931),.
~orbids us to make more than
et, profit on aecount of thebsobl
and, and tbe- past year we
nade on that apcount in round *
ires 6 per cent, which leaves oul .
rery small margin with which &
h business, and while it istpur tb9%
ie -school fund is consdehj
imquting at present to $61134J
t is available very slowly for py
nentto the schools, as that isar
>nly working capitaL
We are gratified to be able tochw
mch a hig per cetg ofXen Pro.. --
yn the business don~e, espeeialRy we
he pricoof liquors have been s
aigh on account of the high raba
grain, while we have not paade an
ivance in the price to thec
The system seems to be iter.
hiorough working order in al iti de.
-Respectfully submitted,
L J. Willams Ohairman, -
ILHK Evans,_
A. F. K~ Dukes,
Stata Board ofDieor
ANT1-TEUST L.AW.
trne, Ienemal eUtmgeee Lettrt Ig
tatue-Na&onal Anti-TruS st a
Farce.J
Attorney General Belinuger has
prepared his letter to the legislature
giving an aecount of his investig
bion into~ the status of the -Virginia
arolina Chemikal company. in this
state. He has reviewed the state -
anti trust law and that of the Unmted
Sates, which he characterizes as a
"futile attempt, which, had the coak
gress been deliberately conspiring to
get credit under false pretenoes for
hiitting at the trusts, they could not
have done better than they did. He
suggests a number of changesin the
present law, especially as to the for
bidding one corporation to ownstock
of another, or to do a banking busi
ness unless i & was a bank tht ap
plied; forbidding the mortageor sale
of the franchise given to one corpor
ation by the state to another; re
quiring the pubhecation of flhe names
ad residents of all the stockholdes
The paper is avery strong one0 asd
will create a sensation in the legis
latre