The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, August 24, 1893, Image 4
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WAOOY THOMPSON, Editor.
Durinu the temporary absewe <>J
the reyular Editor, hie local work tie-
voiles upon H. C. Starr, Jr.
Thnrsday, Angust 24,1893.
A WORD ABOUT SCHOOL BOOKS.
And now comes Professor
Craighead, the president of
Clemson College, and a member
of the State Board of Examiners,
who advances the idea that the
State should take hold' of and
monopolize the school book
business to the exclusion of its
private citizens who are en
gaged in that branch of trade;
that the well-springs of knowl
edge should be controlled by a
public official similar to the one
who now ladles out to the thirs
ty “the juice of the forbidden
fruit.” The proposed plan is
unwise, unjust and impractica
ble in the highest degree. But
what else are we to expect ? As
Judge Hudson says, if the State
can claim for itself the exclu
sive right to engage in the sale
of intoxicating liquors, there is
nothing to prevent it from do
ing the same with other articles
of merchandise, such as books,
drugs, tobacco, etc.
Mr. Craighead is right about
one thing: school books cost too
much money. That is a point
upon which all men are agreed,
without regard to their political
opinions. The mistake with
Mr. Craighead is that he diag
nosed the case incorrectly. He,
like everybody else, feels that
the patient is very, very sick,
but he does not know what is
the matter with it, and will
never effect a cure by treating
it for the wrong complaint. His
proposal to take the sale of
school books out of the hands of
the present dealers proves that
he imagines the fault to be with
them. As a matter of. fact,
however, it rests with the au
thors and publishers, with the
laws regulating the tariff and
the copyright, and not with
these “middlemen,” who,
bound down by written con
tract to sell strictly at prices
dictated to them by the pub
lishers, realize too fully that
there is less profit for them in
school books than in any other
line of goods that they handle.
Appleton’s fifth reader, the one
used in the schools of this coun
ty, is dear for the very reason
that your novel by Thomas Nel
son Page costs more apparently
than it ought to. In buying
either of these books, you pay,
in addition to the actual worth
of the article, and a reasonable
profit to the producers, a tribute
to the brains of the author,
whose interests are protected by
copyright, and another to the
manufacturer, who has a ficti
tious valuation given to his
wares by the unjust taxation on
foreign material. Appleton’s
readers are sold to the book-
dealer at a discount of sixteen
per cent. At least half of this
discount goes to pay the freght
and drayage, so that his actual
profits rarely exceed ten per
cent. American copyrighted
novels of the same size as these
readers cost him considerably
less than they do, and he can
get a higher price for many of
them at retail.
Of course, it would not do to
compare with either of these
two classes of books a line of
some two or three hundred vol
umes, consisting chiefly of the
English poets and antiquated
novels, which are to be found
on sale in all book stores at
twenty-five cents each. These
last, while about the same size
as a fourth or fifth reader, are
poorly and often inacurately
bound, printed on the very
cheapest quality of paper, and
from shabby, worn-out stereo
typed plates which have been in
use in England for years, and
which, the copyright having
long since been exhausted, have
been smuggled into this country
for the purpose of making up a
lot of cheap books to supply a
popular demand. On these,
even at the low price he gets
for them, the bookseller often
realizes a clear profit of seven
ty-five per cent.
So, as will be seen, the price
of school books is not so high
after all as compared with other
copyrighted works which are
published in the same style.
The fact that with M kinds of
books, excepting, of course, the
cheap, uncopyrighted works
above described, the prices are
too high, is where the trouble
comes in, and it cannot be rem
edied by placing the State in
charge of the retail trade. In
truth, the remedy is far to seek,
and as the evil has been of long
standing and is a crying one,
directly affecting the poorer
classes of the people, it calls for
the exercise of the wisest states
manship and most conservative
legislation. The problem is
rendered even more complica
ted by reason of the fact that
what would seem the most ap
parent remedy has proved a
dead failure, namely, for the
State to take entire charge of
the writing, printing and publi
cation of its own text books.
This plan has been undertaken
by several of the States, notably
in California, only to be aban
doned as impracticable after
a useless expenditure of thous
ands of dollars.
Fresh mackerel at Coggeshall
& Co.’s.
THE GEORGIA FARMERS.
A Speech Before the Agricultural So
ciety that Shows Independence.
Augusta, Ga., August 10.—
The Georgia Agricultural Soci
ety adjourned at Stone Moun
tain yesterday after a two days’
session. Vice President Barry
made a speech on the condition
of the farmers, which voiced a
consensus of opinion of the meet
ing, that the farmers of the
estate are better off than they
have been in years, having, as
a rule, more homb-made bread
and meat, fewer debts and finer
crop prospects than in years.
Commenting on this the
Chronicle to-morrow will say:
“The applause which followed
Capt. Barry’s suggestion that
generally, and in his section of
the State, particularly, his peo
ple, are happy and contented,
and it was the duty of everj
good farmer to turn his back on
‘calamity howlers,’ was an in
dex to the views of the conven
tion on the existing situation.
The monetary stringency was
admitted, but in so many words
it was denied that Georgia far
mers are a set of paupers. Like
every other class of men they
felt the scarcity of money, but
are firmly resolved to work out
their own salvation in the pres
ent just as they have been
known to do in the past. They
have been quietly engaged in
this praiseworthy undertaking
for some time and the number
of farmers who make their own
meat and bread at home is
steadily increasing. The day
is close at hand when cotton
will be Georgia’s surplus crop;
that means, as suggested by
Governor Northern, that agri
culture will soon become an
avenue to ever-increasing
wealth and happiness, and our
young men will devote them
selves to it rather than to pro
fessions or to merchandizing.”
Tin and washstand sets at
Coggeshall & Co.’s.
HERE’S A GREAT STORY.
THE COUNTY NEWS.
(Continued fron 1st Page.)
NEW PROVIDENCE.
Mr. Isaac Ousley’s crop is a
very fine one indeed, while the
crops of other people in this sec
tion are first class, especially
the corn crop.
We heard with regret of the
unfortunate accident whichJiap-
pened to young Tommy Good-
son at Clemson Col lege and hope
for his speedy recovery.
A mule which Mr. H. K. Ro
gers was riding recently fell
down and hurt that gentleman’s
arm and shoulder very badly.
He is getting on very nicely
now.
Some of us attended the series
of meetings at Antioch Church
last week and were benefitted
thereby. Rev. N. N. Burton, of
Swift Creek, conducted the ser
vices.
Call and examine our full line
of crockery and glassware.
Coggeshall & Co.
WHAT EVERY MAN IS WORTH.
Chemical Compound* of an Average
Voter Valued at SIS,300
An interesting exhibit at the
National Museum shows i h e
physical ingredients which go
to make up the average man,
weighing 154 pounds, says the
American Analvist. A, large
glass jar holds the 96 pounds of
water which his body contains.
In other receptacles are three
pounds of white egg, a little
less than 10 pounds of pure glue
—without which it would be
impossible to keep body and
soul together—43} pounds of
fat, 81 pounds of phosphate of
lime, 1 pound of carbonate of
lime, 3 ounces of sugar and
starch, 7 ounces of fiouride of
calcium, 6 ounces of phosphate
of magnesia and a little ordin
ary table salt. Divided up into
his primary chemical elements-
the same man is found to con-
t a i n 97 pounds of oxygen—
enough to take up, under ordin
ary atmospheric pressure, the
space of a room 10 feet long, 10
feet wide and 10 feet high. His
body also hofds 15 pounds of
hydrogen, which under the
same conditions, would occupy
somewhat more than two such
rooms at that described. To
these must be added 3 pounds
and 13 ounces of nitrogen. The
carbon in the corpus of the in
dividual referred to is representj
ed by a foot cube of coal. It
ought to be a diamond of the
same size, because the stone is
S ure carbon, but the National
luseum has not such a one in
its possession. A row of bottles
contain the other elements go
ing to make up the man. These
are four ounces of chlorine, 3}
ounces of flourine, 8 ounces of
phosphorus, 3} ounces of brim
stone, 2} ounces of sodium, 2}
ounces of potassium, 1-10 of an
ounce of iron, 2 ounces of mag
nesium and 3 pounds and 13
ounces of calcium. Calcium, at
present market rates, is worth
POO an ounce, so that the
amount of it contained in one
human body has a money value
of $18,300. Few of our fellow
citizens realize that they are
worth so much intrinsically.
The Darlington Building and Loan
Association.
hly Meeting of
thi* Association will be held at
the oflice ol E. Keith Dargan, Esq.
Friday, night 35th inst., at
o’clock.
Dues received by undersigned at his
office until 6 o’clock p. m., and at the
meeting. CHAE. K. ROGERS,
, Secy, and Treas.
New Eyes Come to a Blind Man in
Michigan.
John Bahler, of Battle Creek,
Mich , tells a wonderful story.
Thirty-two years ago he became
totally blind. In t h e School
for the Blind at Janesville, Wis
consin, one eyeball was remov-
ed, and a year later the other
was taken out by Dr. Rider, of
Rochester, N. Y. In each case
the end of the optic nerve was
left as a stub.
Bahler wore artificial eyes
for ten years and then smoked
glasses. A year ago last April,
at his home in Fresno, Cal., he
suddenly saw a light He ask
ed his wife what was opposite
to him on the other side of the
room. Bhe replied that it was
a lamp. Upon examination it
was found that new eyeballs
were growing on the ends of
the optic nerves. Physicians
in Fresno examined his eyes
and said that it was the most
curious thing they had ever
heard ot.
Since that night Bahler’s eye
sight has been gradually im
proving, and now he can tell
such colois as white, yellow
and red. Bahler is a devout
Adventist, and believes that his
cure is a direct answer to his
prayers and to his faith. He
says that Elder Osgood, who
was the pastor of his church in
Rochester, N. Y., is now in
Battle Creek, and can vouch
for the truth of his story. Bah
ler is a Swiss, and for a number
of years during his blindness
he has been a missionary among
the Chinese in this country.
Notice.
W OFFORD FITTING SCHOOL
offer* ten scholarship* to the
State, covering the tuition of one
year ($40). A competitive examina
tion will be held at Darlington 0. H.,
Saturday, September 16, beginning
at 9 A M. U
Wanted.
E iorthe united states ar-
, ablebodied, unmarried white
men of good character, between the
ages of 31 and 30 years, ^tpply at En
terprise Hotel, Room 9. It
f&loetlo Coll# lastitole,
(For l>oth sexes)
LEXINGTON, S. C.,
Oi’kss Ti ksday, Sbptbmbkr 15, ’9S
DEPARTMENTS:
Gbbrral — Primary, Academic,
Collegiate, Commercial, Normal.
SpkciAL—Elocution, Music, Teleg
raphy, Shorthand, Typewriting, Pen
manship and Physicnl Culture.
Eleven Professional Teachers.
Cost—From $53 to $90 for board,
washing and tuition for full session of
nine months. No robbery hero 1
Healthy location; modern equip
ments. (Don’t confound Palmetto
and its low cost with any Yankee
missionary school. Palmetto is cheap
but operated by Southerners.) Send
♦or Catalogue. ' P. E. ROWELL,
Aug24— Principal.
For Rent.
M M Y Fraser place, a fine tract of
iTji land near .lovann. to be divid
ed and rented in farms. Only good
tenants need applv, and good recom-
mendafions will be required.
Mrs. LOUISA M. DAVIS,
Aug 10—$t Darlington, 8. C.
TIWIE=
YOU
MAY
KNOW
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Four COLUMBIA BICYCLE Points.
i
The Double Diamond Frame, supreme in rigid
ity, lightness, elegance.
The Baud Brake, of ample power and easy con
trol. It doesn’t touch the tire and can’t injure it.
2
3
The Columbia Pneumatic Tire; the tire you are
sure of; the tire that is guaranteed.
Always, now, (fnd probably forever, the STAND
ARD BICYCLE of the world. Absolutely guaranteed
4
You can tell a Columbia by the way it looks and the way it
wears.
U grows old beautifully. It wears out slowly.
J. D. BAIRD & CO.,
DARLIrtGTON.S. C.
July 20—3m
IS NOW
A complete line of every thing usual to a first-class Hardware
Store. Also a full line of
IgrinM [mphitts, Spun’ Silks, Macfaj, Sims
A-ISTID TUSTWATtE,
And will sell at the very lowest prices for cash.
Tinning, Roofing & Plumbing
OctG—tf
-A. SEZEai-A.LTY.
THESE ARE
> LINES «
WE CARRY:
Dry Goods,
Dress Goods,
Trimmings,
Notions, Laces,
White oods,
. Embroidery,
Shoes, Ready-made Clothing, Tinware,
Hardware, Crockery, Glass,
O-ErOCEKrlES,
(at Wholesale and Retail.)
We would just like the public to know that we have opened up a large
and complete line in all the above departments
For Spring) 1893.
Customers who have dealt with us in the past know what that means. To
those who never deatlt with us we wish to say that we pride ourselves on the
reputation we have .’ustly earned—“One of the . cheapest and most reliable
houses in the city of Darlington."
BRUNSON, LUNN & CO.
Asheville, N. C. to Chicago, Ills.
Through Pullman Car. NPMMPVNBW
VIA
Thi Rkhmoud S thuwille.
Cast Tinniun, Hryinh 4
r Oeorgia; Qu—i t Crmcirt
I) and Piiuii/lrania Railnadi.
NOT!THI
Lv. Ashevillr,
(R. A D. R. R.)
4:08 r.M.
Lv. Knoxvillr,
(E. T. V. A G. Ry.)
8:00 p.m.
Ar. Harriman,
(E. T. V. A G. Ry.)
9:50 P.M.
Ar. Lexington,
(C(. A C. R. R.) *
4:30 A.M.
Ar. Louisville,
(Lou. So.)
7:59 AM.
Lv. Louisville,
(Penn. R. R.)
8:15 A.M.
Ar. Indianapolis,
(Penn. R. R )
11:40 A.M.
Ar. Chicago,
(Penn. R. R.)
.U+J
A through Chicago Sleeper via Cincinnati, secured
at Harriman arrives at Chicago by Big Four Route at
5:15 p.m. Stop-overs allowed at Cincinnati, Louis
ville and Indianapolis.
oaxjXj oxo’ on. ‘wnxTFEi
John L. Milam: Trav. P»s*. Agt.,-
Knoxville, Tenn.
C. A. Benscoter, Dhr. Pas*. Agt.,
EEsrox'W'zx.x.:
C. W. Murphy, Ticket Agent.
* Asheville, N. C.
B. W. Wrenn, G. P. A T. A,
1, vaaarae.
CHICAGO.
The Queen A Cimtent Route afford, the
ickett Schedule., the not* Equipment,
d the
ONLY THROUGH CAR LIKE TO CHRAfiO. *
Chicago without change.
A Mother cv ms fra* Aaberttle to OmehraiH
H»ko cIom connection with ill Chicago lines.
Xb\ lor your ticket* Yla
QUEEN L CRESCENT ROUTE.
Aar Anatofth. K. e D.. E. T. ▼. * O. «r (tana *
meat will lira 7»u laformaUoa n to rates, ram.
^top'-overi allowed at CtaeiaBatt, Xoale-
wtlle or IndlsnsRoUa.
D. G. EDWARDS. O. P. A..
CINCINNATI, a
BANK OF DARLINGTON,
DARLING TON, 3. C.,
Capital, — — $100,000
Surplus and Undivi
ded Profits, — $45,973.80
DIRECTORS:
W. C. Coker, J. L Coker,
R. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward.
E. R. Mclver, A. Nachman,
Bright Williamson.
Transacts a General Banking
Business.
Savings Depaitment.
Deposits of $1 and upwards
received.
Interest allowed at rate of 5
per cent, per annnm from date
of deposit—payable quarterly
on the first day of January,
April, July and October.
For further information ap
ply at the Bank.
o
Accounts in both Depart
ments solicited and will be
given careful attention.
BRIGHT WILLIAMSON,
President.
L. E. WILLIAMSON,
Cashier.
Dec. 81—tf
LAW CAROS.
R. W. BOYD.
GKO. W. BROWN
BOYD & BROWN-
Attorneys and Oounsalors at Law
Office in brick building south of
the Bank of Darlington.
DARLINGTON C. B., S C.
PROMPT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO
ALL BUSINESS.
S. W. DARGAN. H. T. THOMPSON.
DARGAN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys at Law,
Office, Hewitt building (up
stairs) north side of the Public
Square.
Darlin/fton. S. C •
J. K. NRTTLR8. C. 8. NKTTLK8.
Nettles & Nettles,
Attorneys k Connselors at Law,
Darlington C. H., N. C.
Will practice in all the State and Fed
eral Courts. Prompt personal at
tention given to the collection of
Claim*.
B. O WOODS. T- H. SPAIN
WOODS* SPAIN,
(Successor* to Ward A Woods,)
Attorneys & Counsellors at Law.
Offices formerly occupied by
Ward & Woods, over Bank of
Darlington.
Practise in State and Federal
Oju rts. Prompt person al atten -
tion to all business.
W. B. McGIRl.U.D. S.;
Offers his professiouai wn rices to
the people of Darlington and vieinity.
Office over the store of Edwards, Nor*
■rant A Co.
Jan l$,’90-ly
A FOUNTAIN OF HEALTH!
Nature’s own remedy for the relief of
the sick and suffering.
IjlUllilJi
SPRINGS,
CLEVELAND COUNTY, N. C.
The most wonderful health giving
water., in the country.
A large and commodious hotel with
ail modern conveniences.
A telegraph office is located in the
building, and the railroad station is
but two miles off.
Always a popular resort with the
I>eople of Darlington, the proprietor,
who has made every effort to render
the season of 1898 particularly attrac
tive, solicits a continuance of their
patronage.
For circulars containing ail further
information, aMress
J. B. WILKINSON, Shelby, N. C.
July 30—tf
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Ap 18—tf
AREYOU
GOING TO
PAINT?
> say a
: paints
Avertll
If you are we want to say
few words to you about |
in general and The
Paint in particular.
Our long, hot season makes
ours one of the hardest and
most trying climates on paints.
Cheap paints are worthless.
The best white lead will
“chalk off” in a very few
months.
A paint to give satisfactory
results here must be especial
ly adapted to our climatii
«tf
iitions.
ipeciai-
tic eon
•’Fhe Jl-tfepill
Is just such a paint.
It has been used in this lo
cality for 36 years, and has al
ways given satisfaction. It
Is GUARANTEED
To give you perfect satisfac
tion after time sufficient to
thoroughly test it has elapsed,
and we are authorised to pro
tect this guarantee. Please
call at onr store for color cards
(free), and see book of 30 ele-
gaat designs for house-paint
ing.
Welling & Bontmll,
Jun