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W Planters BIoo ? The dry fish jrives body to H to the soil. It contains hisrheI phoric Acid, Ammonia, Pota ? that increased yields are assu ffi formulas?buv the fertilizer be J land more valuable. Ask our agent about these s Planters "Cotton am Planters "Soluble Gi Planters "Standard F Write us for information an every^ baj: is^ guarantee that ^ t t ol 1 I % I NORTl * Floid / , A passengerv and comfort,ecppc K Dining, Sleep* an For rates, $edil tion, write to m. ? } ? ?? ? 1 i r V* I a f ? Thrall MM i I Sepm *V Allcarti in Cd Y* fir Pi^irents wtend ej H will pie ase doiring tti Pafc rons fiends oj to visit t he sot an/ ? v r + J * ?^k?> }nf Any i fv* mi applying t J. W. Sfcenbe rintenc e > ^ King.' 0 d and Fish Guano | the fertiliser md iieures lasting benefit B 5t priced sohble ?d available Phos- f| ish mixed 1i s'xb exact proportions, B red. Pifferrnt sol requires different ? >st suited for you land?make your jw itandard "brands. || J Truck Fertilized' . 7-5-5 B lano" 8-3-3 fig fertilizer" 9-2-2 P R prices. Tw debark on Bl |ou are getting tbc^est t loon rSsnriB I ON TN( |A? ' r rQ, : Phosphate C. WjOL h Carolina /Wfl nate, Plih Scrap, Blood, r*ADCjj j? jt**1' BBM)W DrriCT"c" '\ { 1 I # | ? ^ B MIC (gftiT UNt I OUGHFAl^ fJ^/lVEL senffiewt)50UTH a?Cuia. ice untxcefed for luxury d with the ktest Pullman J Thorouglfare Cars, le, cnaps oiany informai i rn* in J. WIV/Aivj, | enerol Pnsscnfr Agent. jj Wfiuington, N. C. I I IED INF IGH SCHOOL ilegan f ber |, 1912 nentl re now tarkii Order atering thiihildren in the school i3 first weeff the fall term. t ' ] f the S-hoolre cordially invited Lne. I ormatiofnay be had by rg, E. C. Epps, nt Gk Board of Trustees. 5tree, % . g x B ( . I @:?:?.?:@:?:?:??:?' i LOUIS COI ? THE ARC/ @ 232 and 23i King Streel CHARLES ?. LARGEST WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ? 1 GREAT CLEAI | Our Stock ot Suits Re-i @ duced to Halt Price. v $17.50Snits rednced to $8 75 ? 20.00 Suits reduced to 10 00 @22.50 Suits reduced to. II 25 25.00 Suits reduced to 12 5o @ 27.50 Suits reduced to 13 75 30.00 Suits reduced to 15 ?>o 35.00 Suits reduced to 17 5" V. 40.Oo Suits reduced to 2o oO ? 45.IK) Suits reduced to 22 50 50.00 Suits reduced to v5 oo (8) 00.00 Suits reduced to 30 00 ^ 65.00 Suits reduced to 32 50 ?One lot Ladies' and Misses' Serpe and otliff Suits, val/Si Ces up to $13.08, which were AO i reduced 10 .jiu.ro. i nuncui @ the lot at So 49 One lot Ladies' and Misses' @ Tailor Made Suits.in Serges ?and Fancy Mixtures. Suits valued at S 0.98, choice (gj suit SO 9S ?. One-Fourth OK Former Low I Price. @S2.5o Children's Cloaks.now ?! 87 3.75 Children's Cloaks.now 2 81 @5.00 Children's Coats, now 3 75 0.00 Ladies' and Misses' Cloaks, now 4 50 7.50 Ladies and Misses' /fit rMnat-c rw.w 5 87 I H0 Vlv-Mw? - 9.98 Ladies' and Misses' (g) Cloaks, now 7 49 ?; 12.98 Ladies' and Misses' (g) Cloaks, now ?* 15.0' Ladies' and Misses' 9 75 ('loaks. now 11 25 mmh??mmmH??? ? See Clxaxle @?:?:?:@:?:?:??:?:?: mm WBuy Mixson's jL Seeds and B< /|W AH seeds are carefully grownjpjM being shipped to you. Th crop*. You make no mist . JtWh see^* ut guaranteed pu fi^V7? We save you money and M on the marker. Seeds suitable for Sout iKYAM Special prices and low fre ^S^XjflE ments of Beans, Cucum Crtmrfllim fnttnil <,n/4 r \fcjyf Why Mar i mffy Evening's J if tL I and suffer the te i/l AFwi? 1 neuralgia when a Ml ? lj'/( of Noah's Llnimt E'Fk you? | ll It has helped oth B I \ I two former sufTere P. I ly by their knowledg* * % Noah's I Penetrates ahd drives this t I ate relief. n It is also an excellent ren I ache, coughs, colds and astt I Noah's Liniment relieves thu no Inn. Sold bv all de) Tnd $1.00. jrsm. Could Not Sleep. "I suffered about five years with ^ |Y1| neuralgia and pain i 1111 in my side. The 1 UalJ fain was so severe I tim could not sleep. 1 illMl I tried Noah's Linlment and the first wi mm application made me feel better than I have in many yeara?Mrs. mm?m Martha A. Se?i ? ?" Richmond, Va," ttf Sold and guaranteed by Kin ?:@:@:?:?:?@:@:?:@:@ HEN & CO-, i VDE STORE, % anil 203 Meeting Street, | ITOX, S. C. @ MAIL ORDER HOUSE IH THE SOUTH. ? RANOE SALB ? $17 50 Ladies' and Misses' @ Cloaks, now $13 12 jgC 2".00 Ladies' and Misses' J? ? 'loaks. now 15 00 ? '.'">00 Ladies' and Misses' Cloaks now IS 75 @ 30.00 Ladies' and Misses' ^ J CI- aks. now 22 50 (g/ @ Clearance Price on Furs, @ 1-4 Oti former Price. @ Ladies* S3. Oo Coney Sets. ? n..w ' $ 2 25 ? Ladies' Fur Scarfs. $3."0 nualitv. now 2 25 @ Ladies' Fur .-carfs, #5.00 VsJ I quality, now 3 75 (2/ Ladies' Fur Scarfs. #7.5o igj I quality, now 5 S7 J8J Ladies' Fur Scarfs. #10.00 /g* quality, now 7 50 J?J j Ladies' Fur Scarfs, #20.00 I quality, now.. 15 00 Ladies' Fur Scarfs. #40.00 (8) quality, now 30 00 . . Ladies' Fur Sets, all new, (S) 10.00 quality, now 7 50 Ladies' Fur Sets, all new. (g) Sl-'i.OO quality, now 11 75 V Ladies' Fur Sets, all new, (?) #40.00 quality, now 30 00 W Ladies' Fur Sets, all uew. ? $5o.0o quality, now 37 50 jgj One lot Ladies' and Misses' /g\ ( loaks blacks, grays and S-. fancies. Values amongst /g\ them up to #12. Choice #3 98 rr. One lot of odd pieces of Fur, J?, i Scarfs and Muffs on sale on our /S) second floor bargain counter at J?. ! half price a"d less. (?) ston ZE^irst! ? ?:@:?:@.@:?:?:?@:?:@ I SEED CO. i High-Grade ; Protected. M I ?examined and tested before infi ll tey will grow the largest ake in buying from us as 1 ire and of high vitality. give you the best seeds hem soils and climate. ight rates on large shipibers, Cabbage, Corn, v^^/Jsr ther seeds. We have ruck farms or garden. ur free catalogue and | re placing their orders. sfl while you think of it. iN SEED CO.,^^^1] Pleasure irrible agony of few applications l| iers. Read what jIf \ rs say and profit jnimenfxi^" ^ I error away, giving Immediledy for sore throat, toothima. the aches, frightens away alers in medicine, 25c, 50c mm U Suffered Tetnu H "My wife sufrp fered for several A years with neuralIP. gia and toothache, fit BH She used about ill half a bottle of !S H Noah's Liniment a and got immedlata relief. I would , ,, ^B not be without It nr ^B In my house at ltai | any cost?J. a wmm I Fisher, Policeman. jgj J Hodges, S. C." I 4 gstree Drug Co. and M. L. Allen ^ * SENATOREPPSVS.COMPULSORY EDUCATION WHXCH SENATOR McLAURIN CONSIDERED ABLEST ARGUMENT PRESENTED ON NEGATIVE SIDE. Some time apo the Columbia State challenged Senator John L McLaurin, of Marlboro county, to a controversy on the question of compulsory education. Senator McLaurin having : taken themegative side of the subject when it came up in the State' Senate. Preliminary to the presentation of his able argument in opposition to the iniquitous measure under discussion, Senator McLaurin paid the following distinct compliment to Hon E C Epps, Senator from Williamsburg county: "The ablest speech (in my judgment) on either side was a manuscript read by Senator Epps. of Williamsburg. It is more thoughtful and carefully prepared than anything I have time to do in the rush of the closing hours. I am having a cony of the same made,and will send it to you with the request that you publish it at your convenience,for it is well worth preserving." - We have failed to see Senator Epps' argument published in the State newspaper up to this time,but fortunately we have been able to obtain a manusnript copy of the speech referred to and we are pleased tn nrpspnt it for the consideration of our readers. While the editor of The Record is emphatically opposed to anything that smacks of compulsory education, yet our columns are open to the views of any one who cares to discuss the subject, it makes no difference whether or not the views of correspondents coincide with our own. Senator Epps' speech is as follows: Mr President and Gentlemen of the oenaie; My observation is that many of our best thinkers are often unconsciously influenced upon questions of educational interest merely through the suggestive thought of others, rather than by the exercise of their own mental powers; and for this reason I fear that many of the distinguished advocates of this bill are being unintentionally deceived through the delusion of local option and the passive acceptance of the general idea that this is a harmless measure. Belonging to that large and less fortunate class of uneducated men, it is with embarrassment and with hesitancy that I ever venture to express my personal views upon any subject except such subjects as touch and affect only practical questions of business, and had it not been for the prolonged debate upon this bill, these remarks would never have been made. I assure you that I have been aroused to this through the sting of expressed disappointment on the part of some of my friends who seem surprised and to some extent mortified because I oppose this measure. I feel it now a duty to myself and to the advocates of this bill to make my position in the matter clear and unmistakable. Had my mind been trained along the lines of professional thought and stored with ideas of tl eory and experiment; ihad it been trained to accept and absorb the opinions and , views of others as coming from sources of authority too hicrh to be questioned and too sacred to be doubted; had my life's training been influenced by the study and adoption of pagan truths as recorded and preserved in the early and later literature of the human race; or had it been modeled and fashioned by reason of the subtle influence of association and intimacy with the past history of destroyed nations and dead languages; then, perhaps, I, too, at this time, after centuries of uninterrupted progress through the [ only Divine plan of evolution, would be lined up with those who now propose to force culture and refinement upon South Carolina as a compulsory product. But, my friends, what intellect I have has not been trained along the established grooves of educational thought and &rowt$ therefore,I ask that you weigh.lfceae words with a degree of toleraney?.. and especially do I appeal ,ta< the - a more fortunate members of this Senate. For, try as I mayj am unable to persuade myself to believe ? ' 1 that their intellectual insight is right and that my judgment is upon this pending question. I have exercised every power and faculty of mind in analyzing, in f studying and in sifting this bill in < order to ascertain its true value.and 3 1 U to arrive at a positive and conclusive decision. It is my opinion that the ' S bill is the most important measure, [ save one, which has been brought before this session of the General * Assembly. I mean to say that the provisions of this bill are fraught with possibilities and probable con- . sequences of evil not dreamed of by ' .vi its author or suspected of by its advocates. In fact, were we to strip J the bill of all its defects and leave embodied in it all that is of value, it would even then be but the shadow of a promise. I fear that this legislative body * has mistaken a sentiment of public expression and is thoughtlessly enacting into law an instrument which is directly and absolutely in discord with the true principles of educational uplift and progress. I shall not discuss the provisions of the bill in detail, for those of us who have already caught the glimpse of its disguise need only to be again reminded of its dangers. The members of this Senate who have failed to recognize its signal marks of discord and who, on their part, have turned from the responsibility of research, should remember their duty to their constituents and in casting their votes should give the benefit of , any doubt to an unsuspecting peo- * 4 pie. To this point and to others I shall direct your attention and pass on. In moments of silent thought I have wondered if this bill is the result of study and deep deliberation on the part of its author, or if it be the result of an inspiration from his burning soul in his earnest desire to lift the shame of illiteracy from the records of our State?or if, perhaps, , ^ after all, it be but the echo of a Superintendents' convention or the night-gown ghost of a summer school resolution. I have failed to trace the i ,? responsibility of this incomplete and immature measure to the door-step of the distinguished Senator from Darlington, although the abortion bears his proud name. I cannot help but believe' that in some way the words "introduced by request" have been omitted. I teel absolutely sure that the true power behind this proposition is lodged in some retreat > * of bachelordom, and that the measure has gained its present proportion? by the assistance of men whose souls have not yet been touched and softened by the strong, indestructible ties that bind children to their > parents. I have noticed, also, that the advocates of this bill who have talked longest and loudest in tavor of its passage are men who are now far beyond the reach of the dangers of its provisions. To these men I now appeal. Let us not enact into law this bill of discord. Though muzzled with a democratic idea of local option, it will, if passed, cause more dissension and strife and be a greater menace to our people than t were we to multiply "blind tigers" and set them free in the land. Be not deceived?the blanket of local option in which the bill has been < ?? tucked will gradually shrink until it * smothers, stifles and kills the splen- ' * did spirit of voluntary progress and achievement and union .which now * j permeates our common school sys- ' ' , tern. } It may be possible through a com- * pulsory law to compel our boys aftf ' girls to learn to read and write. But should we sacrifice for the sake of a * little learning the great voluntaryprinciple of initiative and individual- ' - tM* ity? Should we sacrifice upon the ? "# altar of compulsory law the spirit of . ' a living soul and thereby destroy ^ v ji, A iMnniwofiAn ITTKIAV! '* ^ | lib puwcx Ui lU^iiawiuu rf uivn cuvuv^( ^ f'v 1 is the Divine plan of uplift and ii|(li- < ; we viduality? My friends, we are upon * 1 the brink of a precipice. Sh^lJ we . \m avert the danj?f?' <<?- . , ' My opposition to this measure is1 basedin part on>the principle pot lined*'in the gfojSe|LtruIe. We&ofiM | be careful indeed^hen we aAve * ^ j (Continued on Eighth page.)' j