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MU THE REPORTS §F SUPERINTENDENT WAKDLAW AND TREASURER EDWARDS, Of the'St. Jehi’s Scheel—A Q—i SheviiR f#r all the Seheels. The following reporU are gnlt- milted for the ' infommti<m of the people of the soliool (listriot of the towu of Darlington. ^ H W. Bmtp, Ch’n Hoarj 't rugtetwi BUPEKIXTENUBST's BP.Pfiw. To the Dou.d of T.of the School District of the Town of Bar ling, on: (jlentlenien: I respectfully submit, the following report for t he school year begi'iu'ug Sep.. 26. 1392, aud ending properly June 2, tho’ prolon ged by l ansfer of two’ school-days, to June 6, 1383. The avetw^e attendance, for the first Sve months, of those eatitled to the benefit of the state two 7 mill tax —.hose repo-tod to tbs County School Commiasioner—was white; male, .132; female, 127; colored; mate, lQ2,fr, female, 102,3. The average attendance of all the pupils for the w&ole session was white 289.5 against 235.5 in 1891-’ 92;.colored 211.3 againat 181.4 in 1891-'92. The numbers remaining in school at the close of the session were white, 267 against 235 last year, colored, 210 against 188 last year. The largest number reported at the end of afty one month were white, 660 against 274 test session; colored, 266 agamst 229 last ses- aiotfe, r A comparison of this year’s iteax* imam numbers with toe numbers child, particularly of the lower grades, to read all the books suitable for itself and then be ready for more Thus, even in this class of hooks, our needs have not been half sup* plied. Next aiv reference books, without witch no school mu do fi"st-rs*e work. Then come the other books needed for nm-in con nection withcluss-work. There are, m I Imvetnged lefoiv, some studies in which the pupM's text-book work connli for next to nothing, unless Hccotnpauied Iw pa bulled reading. l!ut‘it»u 'eaclarf eittjecia.ly: that used lawks for such additiocal Tcad- ing. The teaching of him whose ivudiu^is no higher a id fuller than that of hisclasi will be meager and -laOTii't. The e ought to be, in each sc'.iool libzaiy, advanced books on alt subjects taught in that school, to say nothing of the b'gher works of ’>.?• atu e a"d tinnigh(. Then, once mo w, a school' Vbiary cannot be qu ! ‘e complete w .hout a good col'ecvoh of works on tevebing, gen- e.a' a-ni spec : al. Of books 'a.ended for icacne s’ leading a few have been preteh tod i« the library. As, however, we have concentrated our S eotiou and means oe bocks a first kind onr teachers have, hi to rely chiefly on their own pu ses aidpd by. exchange among them selves. Of coarse, no o?e awa e of the exacting reqoi ements of scbola.-- ship can suppose -that they w'H be tally set by this arrangement, or any other short of a large library. Yet I do rot hope that much can be doqe in this dusciioa for some |fme to come; All tb's is said in a spirt far f^om diteonteat, for I beltere that no i own in the State hs i more causa to be p.oud of what it has done far iia Mbrariet than has Dar- imam numhe-n witn tne numbers ,i DgtolL My ntsOM {or ^ K remA-UiBg at Ueend of the sessn*, into this aubiect are that it is aa nven above. enowV how great stm to ^ aTe onr ideal kept oonstan- ia theevxl ofunsieadteetneMof at- t ]_ bcVons, even the eonie years iendadoe. Our aohoalabannoireach, 0 £- Ut 'ft he remembered that first rate efficiency so long as sms fcsfe; Ouy-pporte need to learn that going to school is a business and, like any other business, cannot jiroe- per if followed by fits anp spells. Oar numbers have been such as were almost impossible , to handle With the reeouraes at our oemmandi Both at St. John’s and at Mayo, the space.was ectfcylt isqnfficieoij snd the strain on the i while every bit qf giowth in onr li brary has done immense good a 1 ! additional progress cai do equal good. This work' is .not ooe that can be finished and laid aside. I should like to prepareooeplan wWqh, I feel gore, wpjul4 iup,revemeat id the * enor- «!d a great many at refused admittance simi they could not be taken ,id. Yoor addition of a room and a teacher at SU John’s will be a great relief. A like improvement at Mi gently needed. The altendance at the Factory .School has not been encouraging. The -dreat trehble is i-regularify. 8 ill tnere u ah Tfciprofeiuent over the otner session daring which we had the school, snd I tnmk the ex periment has been successful enough to warrant tepaUttdn. ~ We have been trying to do each year, a little more toward soienoe- leacl made mains cuUies are many. One of rbese dif- flculiies is the lack of mate ial and appai-mus. What has been dope has not neSh It I tie ^inense of other s'adies, bat rather as an aid to mesa oruawe'pal addit on to the •surd iestoas. * WopeHy‘sang^li it is a part of them all—on tiie.r intel- lea taslRtdoi jUk fouudatioa all; aod ;» ue educational progress is 33E®e£fJ35r' w lam able.ro leportjery gjraU- fying proRtte of Jtholihtarms, 4 valuable gut to St John’s aud Mayo seboo's was received thro’ the kind- ness of Miss Brighpm,# whoyMre- seats a society organised fSr the of distributiiULlite •ature to thoireughncre our work orvt pi all propoviiou to its cox: ‘It Is a maUer of common observation that reading is the one f- fcb * ii,bicb ’ in nau ro ne gpjta of improved methods, compare! ly because Javo^bl/^rith the work of Mhwh^ needing ii' Pb)|giS f%»ik s standard magazines so hrhefactioa course from the fst^s of refinement fiw whose dout a barrel of the and reviews. T have used far their the money which they wo: fed zealously to raise for the school. Some friends, under the lead of Mr. Biggs, raised, by an ento.-taio- ment, enough money to make a very nice sta-t toward a special )<Ule 1<- btay fiaf rith% Feotoi^ Sohool, . Qf coui-ay, 2&ro the ■use of tW oentraf Rbrary. A : number of our townfolk have added to the stock of magazines at St. Jolm’s. By pa -tnereUm in an ex- bibiJm gives by, Mr. L 1. Barrett we made |18.85. But the crowning held _ Jble mission wad to cultivate a love for beautiful flowe -s and beautiful literature. The’r noble gift to St John’s Library Fund waa $100.00. I should never fail to men! ion the genftrou}. yearly.jQon- tribntors. Our library is thus making a fair beginning. Perhaps it will surprise some to near me say, after all that on conception of the needs school library is so inadequate. In the first place, it should contain, aa is now beginning to be understood, a atomamortment of breiks whose chief or only viriae in the eyes of the tho^the Teachers that their main purpose is to onlti- ▼atea taste tor good reading. one oonsidere the great variety of ages and the creator variety of tastes, 'll not seem strange that a v ge number of books ia needed COIDDNEEBD «IL. The Great Variety of Uses to Which It Pat the World Over. Charlotte Obse-ver. TbeqnegUot is fr,q,iei.tly askid, '‘what is cotton seed o<l used for?” 1 let y^ir there were probably >0,000 tons of seed rushed. Out of t’V'8Sc?d there were obi hine>l alMiui 1.000,000 barrels of oi <. At Chicago not less than 300,000 I urels aa* used by Ariuonr & Co ISwift & Co., Nelson Mo-ris, the ( hiosgo Packing Coiuptiny. and N 1C Fa rbank fo- making la-d. A St Louis, Kansas, city and Omahi about’200,000. bar re's are! need in mukeing lard. The lard is made by mixing bee! 1 suet with cottonseed u>l, the degree of hardness of the product bereg detenumd by the relative proportion the oil aud suet it is uotable that in much of the la-’d there is no hog product at all. Swift ft Co. name of cotton oil and suet is "coto suet,' aid Fairbank’s product is called cottoline.” About 20,000 barrels are used ou the coast of Maine to pask sardines. Probably 50,000 or 100,000 barrels are used by the soap-makers for msk- icg toilet soap, Amongst the notabii ousume/s of oil for soap-makers an Proctor ft Gamble of Cincinnati, win make ivory soap; Walker ft Co., oi Piliibnrfcaod Fairbank ft,Co>{ Chicago.- Some 200,000 or 300,000 go to Rot: teattem, Hollatfd, for making batter La-ge qusQ.lties go to Marseflles, France; Trieste. Austria, and various ponTon the Mediterranean coast, especially in Italy,- for mixing qjlve T^e poorer graflek are need for illu m-oat'og pu poseslu mines, sea lubri cant ftf 4u tank threads- qn pip* and bolts and otoef purposes. jgigg| -* It is not a good lubricatipg oil for fi jd a pro e s of refining that would latomrsSwh oil has been shipped toMextooand South America e bii o p ac- ce aufuiiijta to raded school will be s« reasoo is clear. Readlog, being an art, must be 'saiiie^ w'th much pi-ac. toe, aod by mosi’cb:ldre4, 'w , ih n.act'ce in class before ine teache'*. But bow much tb's p sc- toe amoauts to in a large $1, re/of a pep! Is ».toh"30 m'ontes for a recitalioi. Thus it is foood that there are, in every lower class, pupils tout can conje,.jup ' to the scqu’red steads -d H ivaatog ouly by a great deal of pi-es-sieut drilling, whith the toacher cannot take iime f d !ch ssssisnt I th’ok we m ; gbtgaiu much in this Hoe bv employing one oldest.and .t-jatiesk 'foe a iifcjtaia Budbfcriif , * * very small oost. 4 IlSopxpjeJimenting has a'readv been done in this direction with gopd results. The vital importance ofWding both on its own acconut and because of the dependence of tetiler siudies.upoa it, makes me very earscst to the wtoh that, if this p'au cap not be aooo< ded th : s year it may at ary rale be carried out ia one or two sessions. • i » ttoPy suhrasitied,,! i 'ATTERSOlt WA5DLAW, Superiniendent. fi REPOET. RKOCirrs or is Bo: jowed.. Special tes...... Two mills aud Poll tax Contingent aud TnOIote Fees., Miscellane o O 8 Fees. Subscriptions to jafldifidi^ rooms 390 39 715 00 8A8100 847 22 1,722 72 60 *,200 23 DI68BLR8EMKNTS. Borrowed money returned....,,$ 715 00 Teache s’ Qol “ Sala- ***** t ^ *^ Sonars Expen ses. Inaorsnae on Building Buildtog addi tions! i-oomA. On hand 5,44751 ..608 47 100 00 325 00'^ " 87 20 $7,290 23 C. B Edwards, Secretary aud Treasurer. Ap wr^“' [iippman Bro’s. Messes. Lippman Savannah, Oa. Dear Sibs—I wi'l write to inform yon that I was afflicted with Blood Disease. I tried one bottle of * * * * hnd it gave me no. I was in bed savqniOdnthA Iteiedphmiinenephy sicians, and they could not do me any Bond. I saw your advertisemept cf P. P. P. in the Apadachioola Times and thought I would try it The bottle 1 got tonight makes seven or eight; and, oh, how good I feel. I have my busi V'Y im ST0 for Infantt and OhHrfr»n» “ OaKo/Vabie veil addled to diiUna that I I recommend it aa superior to any preacrtpUoa mown to me." H. A. Arch.a, M. D., ,'U 80. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Kills Worms, gires sleep, aod prozhote* di | Witfo^mjurlouamedication. Tax CsaTADB Compakt, 77 Murrey Street, IV. Y. i cycle/ “first iriTTres and Improv/etnenfs SPAKTANBURO. S. V. For Catalogue address, MS. H. CIRLISLE, LL. D„ PREST. Two Full Courses. Necessary expenses for one j-ear, One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. J. A. OAMEWELli, Secretary of Faculty. NEW SHOES. Examine onr $3 Glove Fitting Good Tear Welt Shoe for Men. T • I ilfUf CF * “An elegant line oi all styles and prices We carry the bes line Hand-Sewet Goods ever brongb to Darlington. siliMMBSi StocNf Oxfords 1 For Ladles, [and Childi*en; ’widths We have them in the newest i ^ flit I jflLblli ( ■■■ c , Etc. j^We. have on hand a complete stock or the above goods at astonishing prices.] * 3 DARLINGTON SHOE STORE, WOODS & MILLING, Proprietors. e*iiy*6f dh beef suet with it In faotvmoet of the people of the earth aoleau vegetable oil for cooking to Awieri- con fats. The Aoglo Saxons and Ger mans are notable exceptions. &|, Its use in an mmdubterated con dition in this country as a cookiog greaieis rapidly iocreasiog, especially in Texas aod New England. All the mtauraiits in Houston, Galveston tnd other South western cities, and iu Boston Providence and New England cities keep pure refined cotteu oil on hand at all umes. In Boston the physicians u liformly prescribe food cooked iu cotteu oil as a remedy for ludig.stion aud the idea has growu very popular especially iu Boston and the adjacant towns and cities. A fine head of hair is indispensa- _ Vigor mait^JfnS^ ^rthfu? fre ^{^Wll3WPJfr xt Thirty T>ay» and Itnarianoo, restores to fadsd and gray hair ite origtoal color jiprente Cures scalp diseasefe.! It gives perfi sattofaction. When the hair begins to come ont in combing, it shows a weakness of the saalp that calls for ijamediste at- ^preparation to arrestftutte er loss of hair and restore the scalp Riders, of Victor Pneumatics carry an extra inner tube to be used in case of accident. By simply removing a punc- inner tube through a hole in the rim, repair is tured effected in five minutes by replacing with a new one. * If you are going to nde why not ride the best? Boston, OVERMAN WASHINGTON, ' WHEEL CO. v Denver, SAN FRANOfSOO. A HAPPY HOME Is made doubly so by good music. So make the. best of life and procure a good Piano or Organ. ir, e im: ie im: ib ie ir. You have onyl to invest once in a life time, provided you buy a good instrument. Don’t worry about hard times, as that has been the wail ever since Adam 11. to a heathy condition ' is Ayar’s Hair Vigor. ** ' Don’t be tolled into haveing »u operation as ft may cost you your Kfe Japanese Pile Gnre is guaranteed to cure you *y fH > Jobs A Bajrd, Do not complain of yonr wife's extravagance w^A a cigar ip yoaf mouth. lit' i QamaooM WJ inentb "©r Special indtuce- to Oaeili JBuyer» AU mtekiiHiZDWOOID! ism- Iff o We can save you from $40 to $00 on PIANOS, and from $15 to $510 on ORGANS, for we have no middle man to pay. TERMS: From ONE to TWO TSARS’ time granted to those not prepared to pay Cash, and only Eight per cent, added to cash price. Address, THE ONLY UNE ’ 1 RUNNING ' THROUGH CARS FROM ASHEVILLE AND KNOXVILLE CINCINNATI. DIRECT LINE VIS LOUISVILLE •E VIA CINCINNATI TO CHICACO AND THE WORLD’S FAIR. CLOSE CONNECTION FOR ALL POINTS * MOUTH, MOMTHEAOT. WEST, MORTMWEtr. ou may pub- health i and SOUP VESTIBULED TRAINS. ASK PCS VOVA TICKETS VIA QUEEM A CRESCENT ROUTE. . 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