f.ttftfSS OFriCIALS.
v
Vigorous Statement From Edi calional
Department.
Columbia, Special.?In reply to an
inquiry as to the progress of the annua!
rjepert of the superintendent of
education, Mr. MeGhce of the State
superintendent's office has given out
the following interesting facts showing
difficulties encountered:
"We aro still having seemingly endless
frouble in getting accurate reports
lrotu some of th? county superintendents
of education. Several of these
reports have been sent back four or
Tfive times for correction. The oiost
flagrant errois appear in them; as,
for instance, the failure of columns to
balance; giving total expenditures one
amount on one sheet and another
?4 ?? o V* On a oonntv I
ctU'UUUL Uil UUUIUCI auci l.
superintendent had an error of something
over $o0,000 in addition?these in
-spite of the fact that the report of the
county superintendent has been very
much simplicity, and Supt. McMahan
had printed very explicit directions
for medting out these reports. The
county superintendents received on rn
average of four copies of these directions
at four different times. In addition
to these, letters innumerable and
lengthy have been written explaining
points which it is hardly possible not
to know without explanation. For instance,
it has been necessary to explain
in some cases that the total expenditures
for teachers' salaries plus
the total expenditures for all other
purposes make the total expenditures
for everything; and that a\l the receipts
for the county less all the exfr?t
*Via <v\nnt-v vill leave ihp I
blance on hand.
"As an example also of the carlessncss
with which some of these reports
are made out. fully one-half of the reports
had to be sent back for the addresses
of the chairman of the boards
of trustees, although this was specifically
asked for. and only a matter of a
few minutes in some eaees to give.
"To Illustrate further and more specifically;
in one county there are aiue
districts. The county superintendent
reported the receipts from various
sources for each one of these districts*
Whoa it came to the State superintendent's
office the nine additions of three
items each were made, and it was
r j /.nnnfr cMnorintnniloit
IUUUU luat two vuum;
had five of these nine additions ineorreet.
In this same report there were
11 errors In making out averages.
Several reports were sent in without
the additions being made at all.
Of course these were inmmediately
sent back. When they returned the
additions were incorrect. After oeiug
sent back several times some of these
are finally in shape to be given to the
printer.
"Such a state of affairs is truly deplorable,
and we have in this an illustration
of the gross incompetency in
"Some of our public offices. It seems
"however, that the grossest and most
criminal incompetency is shifted off into
the educational line. It is a public
tluty. It seems to me. devolving upon
everyone who has an interest, even the
most remote in the education of the
youth of our State, to make efforts to
banish from the control of our schools
/cheap-john politicians. Nothing is
meant here against that class of good,
well-meaning men. distinguished for
piety and past sendees, who by bring
put into office thus draw a pension for
what they used to be. or what .hey
..V j v. - J' 1.1?c.v/?ont fhaf
wuuia ue it uicj vuun4
they should be relieved of the management
o? the schools."
> * ' ' '
A Boy Pardoned.
Governor McSweeney has granted a
full pardon to Coots alias Frees Watkins.
a*negro. convicted in Greenwood
county of manslaughter in March, 1'sOS.
and sentenced to five years in the State
prison. The boy was only 16 years of
age and was at a hot supper, when he
accidentally discharged a pistol he had
killing his own brother. At the time of
the trial Judge Bene' and Solicitor
Sease agreed to recommend a pardon
after the lad had served a portion of
his tor?. This they did and upon their
recommendations the pardon was
granted.
--a A_J n-:i /
uramcu oau.
Manning. Special.?Messts. Ragsdaie
of Florence and Rhame of Manning,
appeared before Judge Aldrich in habeas
corpus proceedings, applying fir
lia.il for Smith and Dennis, charged
with burning the town of Timmonsville.
Solicitor Wilson appeared tor
^^"liie State. Bail was granted in the sum J
.^^ of $3,000 each, justified bond. I
The Engineers Jumped.
Joneaville, Special.?Thero was a
head-on collision at Lockh&rt Junction
two miles from Jonesville Wednesday
morning. Passenger train No. 'J for
AsheviMe and a freight train met on
the main line at the junction. Both
engineers jurty^d in tjpe to save ihomselvea._
Conductor PTaist Camp was in
charge of th? passenger .train and Con
ductor- John Alexia was in cuar^e 01
the freigb train. Ttaer* was a misunderstanding
of orders which caused the
collision. Xo one waa seriously hurt.
The skiing and switches were all open
so tMt trains can pass As usual.
PHYSICIAN BHNG PMSKUTED.
V
Test Case' Being Tried in Court at
Bennettsville.
Benaetlsville, Special.?A ripple of
excitement was caused here Thursday
when it became known that l>r. Jas. C.
Moore, one of the graduates jf the
Charleston Medical college, class of
1901. was arraigned before Trial Justice
Crosland on the charge of practicing
medicine and surgery without a
licens-1. Col. Knox Livingston has been
retained by the State board of nu*di?al
examiners to assist in the prosecution.
The affidavit was sworn out by Dr. J.
L. Napier, chairman of the board, and
gave the names of T. B. Gibson. Q. P.
Gibson. J. D. Morrison and other citizens
of McColl. Marlboro count.*, as
witnesses to prove the .same.
When the preliminary was called
Mr. T. W. Bouchier. attorney'for I>r.
Mcoro. submitted an affidavit made by
Dr. Moore stating that on account of a
statement marie by Trial Justice Crosland
the defendant could not get a fair j
hearing and the case was transferred
to C. D. Easterling. another trial justice.
who proved to be a kinsman of the
defendant. At this juncture Dr. Napier
appeared before the grand jury wh!"u
is now in session. This afternoon they
made a special presentment to the
court. Solicitor Johnson will give out
an indictment against Dr. Moore tomorrow
and the issue as to the validity
o! the law exempting graduates of the
South Carolina Medical college from
passing an examination before the i
Siafe board will, for the first time, be
forced to a conclusion.
Out of a class of more than JO who
graduated in Charleston last spring
only one member, Mishoe. from Sumter,
appeared before the board. The
other members have all entered upon
the practice of their profession, claiming
exemption under that" portion of
an act of the general assembly which
reads: "Nothing in this section .shall
apply to regular .graduates holding di- |
plomas issued by anycollege of e?tab
lished reputation in this State which
has a four years course of instruction
and a standard of not less than f."> per
cent, on examinations and make satisfactory
evidence of their standing to |
the board of medieaj examiners."
These young doctors, save one. have
ignored the board, and now the issue
is squarely made to te-it the validity of
the act. In justice to Dr. Napier it is
stated that before the warrant was
sworn out he offered to give Dr. Moore
an oral examination to test his fitness
to practice medicine, but this Dr. I
Mooro refused, stating that he would
stand by the decision of his class who
have employed ex-Gov. Shepard to defend
them whenever prosecuted. It
this case is decided adversely then all
the other members of the class may be
indicted on the samo charge.
A Terrible Accident.
Anderson. Special.?Ivory Greenlee,
a respectable negro farmer. !;ving
near the city, met with a terrible accident
Wednesday. While out bunting
with an old double-barrelled, muzzleloading
shotgnn. one barrel was accidentally
discharged as he was loading
the other. The load tore away his
thumb, a portion of his nose, his right
eye, and a part of his brain. Dr. Sanders,
of this city, removed the mangled
eyeball aad a'small portion of the
brain, and In spite of his desperate
injuries the man seems to be on a fa'r
way to recovery.
David Aiken Dead.
Greenwccd. Special.?Mr. David Aiken
died emldenly at hie home in this
pity Wednesday night at 9 o'clock. He
had been sick for several weens wiui
malarial fever, but for the last few
days had been much better and sat up
most of the day preceding his death.
Mr. Aiken moved to Greenwood two
years ago. and was just beginning to
be prominently identified with the
business interests ofthe town. Ho was
exceedingly popular and his untimely
death is a cans** of universal sorrow. ,
Miners Make Demand.
Indianapolis. Special.?At the convention
of West ' Virginia and Virginia
miners and operators at Huntington,
this- week, a scale of from
fifty to 55 cents will be demanded by
the miners with a run of mine basis
and. two thousand and two hundred
nnnmta tr> th*? tnn. It is kuowil that
some of the big operators will attend
the convention, but the position the
others will take is a matter of conjecture.
Get His Commission.
Dr. J. E. Ensorhas received his commission
as postmaster at Columbia to
succeed himself. His appointment was
announced scone time ago. During the
interim he has filed his bond for $51,000,
with personal securities. Dr. Elisor
now has military and civil commissions
signed ' by President Lincoln,
Grant. McKinley and Roosevelt.
Thoug-a native ot Maryland, Dr. Elisor
served as a medical officer in the
Union army. en41 was sent to Columbta
on military duty;, When ordefe^ elsewhere,
he ^refefi^d CoThmbla, and has
been hare since 1863.
Hid ^ 1 IHWP
\ .A w"! . i
Un'uc'<Y Nam?s For Shio*.
pithing is ever likely to shake the
naval superstition that ships named
after things that sting arc doomed to
joss. Besides the Viper and Cobra, the
Serpent was lost with nearly all her
crew, the Wasp was wrecked with
heavy loss off Tory Island, and a second
Wasp, a gunboat, disappeared in a
typhoon, never to be heard of again.
In consequence of this double disaster
to ships named Wasp that name
has been struck out of the admiralty
list of available names. In the past
we have lost a Rattlesnake. GadHy and
Hornet. Probably a new Viper and a
new cobra will be built, but should
anything happen t<> either.of them the
name of the other is almost certain to
be changed by the authorities in deference
to the sentiment that prevails
afloat concerning unlucky names. The
only exception that obtains is the Resolution.
The present ship is the tenth.
No less than eight of them have had
tragic fates, and the present one sonic
years since very nearly met disaster
at sea. Most of the old Resolutions,
however, earned glory first in battle,
hence the perpetuation of the name.?
London Chronicle.
God does not pay weekly, but pays
the end.
BUELL & ROBERTS'
CASH
If IDS Sit
flfe oontlnue offering Inducements to eloa*
oat our Summer floods. We osa mention
only a few of the many Roods reduced i
Ladies' 8e Uodervests for 60.
10c Ties and Bows (or 80,
36c Ties and Bows f<r 15c,
Initial Handkerchiefs, H. 8., embroldired,
3 in a box, (or 19o;36o goods.
15o Uen's Black Initial Silk Haadkerc kiefs
(or 10c.
Men's large White Figured, Drawn-Stitch,
Japonet Handkerchief for lfto; worth 25o.
Six Large White Floe H. 8. Handkerchiefs
for 6O0. In fancy box- cheap at 75o.
Three large White Fine H. 8. Handkerchiefs,
In fancy box, for 40e- worth 6O0.
Black-bordered linen Handkerchiefs for
(So; cheap at 16c.
Good Mourning Handkerchiefs for 4a.
Handkerchiefs for lo.
Handkerchiefs for 8 l-lo.
? udkerchiefs for 80.
88-lnoh Madras for 7 l-2et worth lOo.
86-ln h Madras for 6 l-2cj worth 8c.
LAWNS AND ORGANDIES FOB
LESS THAN COST.
Shirt Waists for mach leas than It oost to
make them.
BiG REDUCTION ON SKIRTS.
40c Pique Skirts for25e.
88c Crash Sklrta for 81e.
All Summer Goods are being sold at re|
iuoed prices.
NEW GOODS.
On* cam Loneoloth 60( no sta rah.
Fine Black Henrietta at 60o.
TINSEL DKAPERY SILKALINE,
BALL FRINGE.
Blaok Duck at 8 and lOo.
KURMTl'RK DEPkRTMR.1T.
10-piece Walnut Suit* (78 to (100.
10-piece Solid Oak OuiU (18, (22,(28, (90,
(85. (40, (50, (58.
Oak Hall Itack*, French Plate Ola**, (7,
(8.50, (9.60.
Wardrobe* (8 to (28.
Bed Lounge* (9 to (18.
? ? - -* - *A A* 4. *1A
ueaue&o* o*.*b to viu>
Iron Bed*. Iron Cribs.
Parlor Salt* #84 to #50.
Baby Carriage* #6.60, #7, #7.00.
Floor Oilololb 80o.
Matting 10) 12, 14,15, II, 20, 21, 21, 27 and
Ho.
ll-pleoe Obambar Sets #119 to #8.
Window Shade* 11, 15,80, 85, 40o to #1.2#
StOTM 16.60, #7.60, #10 to #11
Trunk* #1H to #0.50.
Ml I IBIi
Registration Notice.
The office of the Supervisor of Registration
Will be opened on the first
Monday in every month for the parpose
of the registering of any person
whois qualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident of
/?.% 4 ? a woove an A n# ihi
IUU OkUit iUi k n u j uui D| wuv? v?
county od6 year and of the polling
precint in which th& elector offers to
vote four months before theday ofeleot:on.and
shall have paid.irix months be.ore
any poll tax then due and payable,
and who can both read and vrrite any
section of the Constitution of 1395
submitted to him by the supervisors,
of registration, or can show that be
owns, and has paid all taxes collectable
(taring the present year on property in
this State assessed at three hundred
dollars or more. J. J. EAD.DY,
Clerk of Board.
oKin mseases.
For the speedy and permanent en re of
.tetter, salt rheum and eczema, Chamoerlain'e
Eye and Skin Ointment is
without an equal. It relieves the itching
and smarting almost instantly and
:ts continued use effects a permanent
;ure. It also cures itch, baroer's itch,
scald head, sore nipples, itching piles,
chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and
granulated lid$.
Dr. Cody's Condition Powder* for
I horses are the best tonic, blood <jurifles
andvennifttjfe. Pricf, *5cente, Bold by
^ 1m Jfak'
x
Asthmalene Brigns Instant
Cure in All
ABSOLUTELY FREE ON J
AY BITE UR NAME AXI)
* ?
i?????????i Tliei
CHAINED lbriugs
FOB TEN caH*'
JOSks YEARS ...Th"
RELIEF. is asto
After having it carefully analyzed, we ct
no opium, morphine, chloroform, or ether
UK
Ave
Dr. Taft Rros. Medici.ve Co.
Gentlemen: I write this testimonial fr
wonderful effect jf j oin Asthmalene, for i
been alllicted with spasmodic asthma for tl
my own skill as well as many others, I cl
w indows on 130th street, New York, I at o
My wife commenced taking it about the fti
ed a radical improvement. After using or
ed and she is entirely free from all ?ympto
recommend the medicine to all who are afl
Yours respectfully,
Dr. Taft Bros. Mkdic ne Co.
Gentlemen: 1 was troubled with Asth
ous remedies, but they have all failed. 1 r
started with a trial bottle. I found ?-elicf J
your full size bottle, and I am ever gratefu
and for six years was unable to work. 1 ai
dohifl' hll?in??e? fvurv dm- i tuatimnnv
fit. Home address,' 235 Rivington street'
(
Trial Vtottle Kent Absolutely I
rv\ ii* ^e,av- Wrke at once, addressi
CO., 79 East 130th St, S. Y. City.
Sold by all Oru
* -
$100 JEtJE
FOR ANY C
CHILLS A.3ST
That Cannot bo
^Tb.e?l?r'!
When used 9trictly by directions. The oi
ment on the market. The liter and kidnej
Bvstem treated teparately. Wheeler's Ton
Cure Intermittent, Billieus
The Best Tonic; Great Appetizer; ft
Compounded; Contain* do Poison. Fori
D. C. SCOTT. KINt
j^^SUFFERFRc
Lahnr Savincr
0
Busy Men and
$3 00 a year I 1117 f JT1
A cent a day JL I* ?? w*
' ;
A Weekly Newspaper and. as Illustrated
of world-happenings every week in brief,
is the Editor-in-chief, and Hamilton
JACOB A. RMS F
The author of " How the Other Half Lives "wlH
give In The Outlook an intensely human and vivid in
account of his experiences as a child in Deamark, "
an immigrant in America, a workman, a traveller, V
a reporter, and finally a stadent ofteiiemeit house C
rblems, and as efficient sidtoTheodore Moosaveh ?<
reorganising the New York police. Mr. Kiis It
| writes with simplicity, humor and vigor. m
' - 1
1 w na A m n Q D ATT /
U I IVI M IW ? o u V 1 ? I
v&l c ontibut e a aetire of im portati t P?P~- r* on fund*- *
mental political painciplea an applied ID tweitttetn B
century probieca*. U will be called *JTm? 5
oa Maw, arrd will define industrial". educatkxwiand t
religious, att Well as political, rights and duties ^
> : ?
t
A { . '
i
IRE FREE!
Relief and Permanent
Cases.
RECEIPT OF POSTAL.
ADDRESS PLAINLY.
re is nothing like Asthmatoue.
instant relief. even in the worsts
It cure* when all else fails.
Rev. C. F. WELLS, ?f Villa Ridgf,
ys: "Your trial bottle of A?thma eeivod
in good condition. I cannot
it bow thankful I feel from the good
d from it. 1 was a slave, ehained
lutrid sore throat and asthma for ten
I despaired of ever being cured. I
uir advertisement for the cure of this
til ana tormenting disease, asuiid
thought you had overspokon yourbut.
resolved to give it a trial. To
(onishmcnt, the trial acted like a
Send me a full-size "bottle."
V. DK. MORRIS WECHSLER.
Rabbi of the Cong. Ihiai Israel.
2?ew York, Jan. 3, 19U1.
r.ti-r Bros. Mkdicixe Co.,
Jemen: Your Asrhrualcne is an exreincdy
for Asthma and Hay Fever,
; composition alleviates all troubles
combine with Asthma. Its succes#
nishing and wonderful.
in state that Asthmalene contains
Very truly yours,
V. I)R. MORRIS WECHSLER.
in Springs, i*. Y., Feb. 1, 1901.
r>m -i sense of duty, having tested the
the cure of Asthma. My wife has
ie past 12 years. Having exhausted
ha need to see your sign upon your
nee obtained a bottle of Asthraalene,
st of November. I very soon noticle
bottle her asthma bits disappearms.
I feel that I can consistently
aieted with this distressing disease.
O. D PHELPS, M. D.
Feb. 5. 19Q1.
ma for 22 yers. I have tried nume*an
across your advertisement and
it once. 1 have since purchased
il. I have a family of four child.en,
in now in the best of health and aoa
you can make such u*e of as you sed
S. RAPHAEL,
IT East 129th St., New York City,
ree on Recoipt of Postal.
ng DR. T,AFT BROS'. MKDICINU
iggists
i.TKT A -K>.-n
J v w - - ASE
OF
ID FEVER
Cured by
3 ToklIc
ily combined Gbill and Fever treatrs,
atomaob, blood, braid and nervead
ic will
and Continued Fever, ? ,
Logical Prescription Scientifically
ale everywhere.
ISTREE, S> C'JI
iM CHILLS, FEVERS
'm NIGHT SWEATS
1 other forms of maladies when you
can be cured by
rts' Chill Tonic
s not contain a better remedy. Many
es made by it 23 cents a bottle
ed if it fails to do the work. Delight*
HI Ipffi.
= i
Reading" for
I Women, in
tclook rrr::
Lv:: ' '
Magttwe m one. TeDs the story
cletf-erf paraphs. Lyman Abbott
W. 1 Mzbtt the Associtfe Editor.
1ALPH CONNOR
Under thkftwudony as were written two of the
ios? strikia* of recent aovdt, **BUcfc Rock " and
The Skr Not." A new. novel o< Canadian and
Vstta(?t by thk. author wiM appear in Th?
em oo?e Awing the yaw. In spirit, humor, pathos
id stroeg cfcaractcwdrawfas ft is etrea superior to
? priAutWOrt.
iPECLA}.
IFF F!? Oirrr.boic to new rend mmoJI
ers we will nend k for
wo moods' aial for 25 cents protad
thia paper is mentioned. Addrest