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STATE SCHOOL LAWS. HHOUIjD BK REVISED BY A COM ?lato Hupertntendctit Bwe?rin|en Kringa Out Nioeeaity in His An? nan! Report. The need of e revision of the school lews of South Carolina Is be Ina; dlscuseeed by many who are .'n tereated In education. The county superintendent's association, State'' teachers' association and other or? ganisations have favored a revision of the law and have adopted reoolu tlona expreastng thla opinion. No fa? vorable sctlon has ever neon taken by the legialature. A bill was introduced by Represen? tative Ayer In the house of represen tatlvee at the last seealen tit the ap? pointment of an educational commis? sion whose duty It would be to go over the achool lawa and straighten out the kinks. Thla bill waa killed At the last meeting of the State board of education a resolution waa passed favoring the appointment of a commission. The following Is the resolution: "Resolved. That the State hoard of edaoatlon respectfully recommenda to the general aaaembly the appoint? ment of an educational commission with full authority to re vis?, correct and amend tho existing school laws of the State, and to make a report of such recommendations at the session of 1111?euch commission to he com? posed of one representative of S ate colleges, one representative of pri? vate denominational colWres, one representative of city superinten? dents of education, one woman, one senator, two members of tho house of representatives and threj membra at large :o be appointed by the gover ?Ou\ That a sufficient amount be ap? propriated to provide a secretary for auch commission and to pay the actual expenaea of its members. Mr. Sweartngen, the state super? intendent of education, la a strong advocate for the appointment of an educational commission and in hia forthcoming report to the legiala? ture he will give some reasons and comparisons as to why thla com? mission ahould be appointed. He has the following to say: "Kvery recommendation made in thfa report nJght be used appro? priately im arsrutng for the -dp law mm framed In 1878 and he* purpose well. ??"Under It, ' i ration for schools beconj* a fix -inciple in South Carolin. xpendltures have Increased h 03 0.1! to 81. 888.888.?7. nent of 116. $lt has given place to an eroll ment of 884. v I two coun Uea today em) the terri? tory which had le thou? sand and eight h thirty three school dlstrlc orted lastend of 417. Mare than ? 000 officers and trustees #0 1 o day that was then doi ? I 100. The constitution of 1985 - ^ sup? planted the constitution of 1&63, but tho body of our school law stands almost as It stood 31 year ago. The parings and accretions of three decadee bear witness to the the slftlnga of public opinion; but the arm? of the educational guido post set up in 1878 can still be traced. Then the free public school was an experiment; today that achool Is the most Important con? cern of the state. "This catalogue of contrasts might be lengthened Indefinitely for educa 1 tlonal conditions change with social, economic and Industrial conditions. Though our problems may be the same, our facilities for aoivlng them are different. Any student of our general achool law can recognize its weakness, Its omissions and dupli? cations, its confusions and contrad? ictions, Its localisms and archaisms. "This condition is nowhere better VHustrated than. In the status of achool trustees. This Is the largest body of officers In the state. They have absolute discretion in the dis? bursement of school revenues, yet the law governing their appointment has been changed three times since 1802. In some districts they are elected, In some they are a self per? petuating board, In some they are Inted by county hoards of edu? cation and In some the active trus? tees discharging their duties without themselves knowing the source of their authority. There Is In some localities a motley board made up of special trustees and high school tees. The law fixes the day on which the trustees shall be appoint? ed but the conflict between the various statutes has mislead many county hoards of education by whom such appointments are made. "Trunteeship has been construed to be a public office. Since section 2. article 2. of the constitution for? bids a man s holding two offices, the schools are deprived of the services of many of our most public spirited MISSION. intmcnt of an educational rom The revtakm oi our school <mg been u~ged by th? education. The bod\ bf citizens. A man can not be a dis? trict trustee and a township assess? or, although the school districts are at present the units of taxation. This constructional inhibition Is disre? garded in the selection of many edu? cational boards, and since It has heen violated so frequently why should it be continued? A slight constitutional amendment would readily relieve the situation. Tho tenure of trustees is now two yearn. Since the board has to be appointed every second year it is impossible In appointive years for school boards to make legal contracts before late in the summer. An easy remedy would be the appointment of trus? tees for a term of three years in such a manner that a majority of the board would always be In of? fice. "The school districts of the state are generally unsurveyed. The mul? tiplication of new districts proceeds evory year in pialn violation of sec? tion 5. article 11, of the constitu? tion. "County superintendents are re? quired to secure reports from trus? tees and teachors, but possess no means of enforcing the law. Trus? tees may begin or end the seasion at will, without giving notice to coun? ty school officers, or securing the re I ports upon which appointments of public funds must he based. Teach? ers may be employed without prop? er credentials and do not learn of their inellgihility until they present their pay warrants for the county superintendent's approval. A certi? ficate valid in one county may be worthless in another. Two schools of one county may run 32 weeks, while those of an adjoining county can run only 19. The per capita ex? penditure per white pupil may be $35.70 in one county, while in an? other it Is only $4.02. A teacher of 40 years successful experience is compelled to qualify anew every second year, while a deploma se? cured before the war Is a passport to any class room. These are a few of the results of existing laws, to say nothing whatever of many points not now embraced In the statutes. "Too many hasty attempts have I already been made at amendment I and correction. The Interests af I fee ted are too vital to be treated by I piecemeal. Ther are men In the I state- who will do the work for noth I lng if your Judgment and wisdom \-m*M - --eanetlon their labors; The J state board of education has indors I ed the commission aril (recommends j Us appointment at the carllest op? portunity. An appropriation of $3, j 000 would provide for employment I of a secretary and for the actual ex I penses of the members. In my opin I ion the appointment of this commls I slon with full authority to amend, I correct and revise the school law of I the state, and to report at the ses I slon of 1911 Is the most important educational question that will claim I your attention. A STATE EXHIBIT. Anti-Tuberculosis laaOCiiMtnil Will Have Exhibit la Columbia miring Meeting of Legteiatare. Oreenvldc s. ?*.. r>ec. 22.?Have completed n| uients to postpone our meetlnfl In order that South Car? olina may have exhibition" is the tele*. n received here from Mr. W. L. Dunn of Ashevllle, President of the North Carolina Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Ac? cording to this message, after con? ference with Governor Kitchen, the local committee at Greensboro and the programme committee of the North Carolina Association, it is now possible for Columbia to have the ex? hibition during the time of the State legislature. Elaborate plans will be Inaugurated so that all of South Car? olina may benefit by having the ex? hibition at the State capital during the time of the State legislature. Several State gatherings will be held with representatives from all over South Carolina and a number of special "State Days" will be conduct? ed. It is expected that members of th.e State legislature will visit the exhibition, so that they may be In? formed as to what various cities and States are doing to combat tubercu? losis. South Carolinians will be deeply appreciative of tho courteous co-ope? ration of the "old North State Asso olation" which will mean so much Of value to this States. ?Foley's Orlno laxative is best foi women and children. Its mild action and pleasant tasto make It preferable to violent purgatives, such as pills, tablets, etc. Cures constipation. Sl bert's Drug Store. An error certainly acknowledged Is a victory won.? -Caseogne. ?Foley's Honev and Tar is the best and safest cough remedy for children. At the first symptoms of a cold, give as directed, and ward off danger of croup, bronchitis, sore throat, cold In the head, and stuffy breathing. It brings comfort and ease to tho little ones. Contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Keep always on un^A ??,,1 m+fi)mf\ ?rihetftotss Wharf's r*ru* Btoi I HEAVY BLOW DEALT IELAYA. HIS LOSS IN KILLED, INJURED AND CAPTURED 2,600. Six Hundred Men Slain in the En. gage i no nt fit Rania, Nicaragua, lletween Insurgent and Govern? ment Forcen?Gen. Gonzales Sur? renders, American Doctors Caring fOff Wounded. Bluofieids. Dec. 22.?Gen. Estrada has won a complete victory of the Government troops at Rama. A to? tal of GOO men of both arles were killed or wounded. Nineteen hun? dred of Zelaya's men have surren? dered, including Gen. Gonzales, who was in command. Two Americans are reported killed. The fighting occured outside the city limits. The wounded are being brought here. Commander Shipley has landed surgeons from the Des Moines to care for them. Z EL AY A ISSUES MANIFESTO. Raps the United States for Severance - of Relations. Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 22.? Ex-President Zelaya today Issued a manifesto declaring that his surren? der of the Presidency was caused by a desire to save Nicaragua the hu? miliation of outrages threatened by a powerful nation, which was now inaugurating a decisive Influence over the destiny of Nicaragua. Be? cause of his resistance against the imposition of tutelage, which was the forerunner of the conversion of the Latin nations of this continent Into dependencies of the United States, he had Incurred the hatred of that Government Inexplicably sever? ed relations with Nicaragua, through Secretary Knox'a letter to the charge d'affaires. He protested be? fore the world against the meddling of the United States and the threat to land marines. Tho former president declares that the Americans,' Cannon and Groce, were executed according to law. This pretext for Intervention, he asserts, la similar to that employed when the United States first Inter? vened in Cuba, for there was no proof that the Maine was blown up by Spaniards; yet this was taken as a cause for action. Nor is there any - " ' ~ ? A 1 were .Then* are persistent rui ors here Tfial orce >f H b, now refug in Gua) mala, ar* a rev lion ai $ i rop ..? to In Hond a at > Get 3onsal?s, li command of Governing in. uoopa at llama, official dispatch received here th ? morning, claims to have won - vic? tory over the revolutionists. Ho ad? mits having suffered e>vere loaned. The battle began at doon Monday, the Governmant's right wmg being attacked by (.'?..?inorro and the left wing bj Meiuty. These positions were defended until 6 o'clock In the evening 1>> Gonzales and Castillo. l.uOKIXG UP CLEMSON RECORDS Representative Lawson. of Darling? ton, Engaged in School Inquiry. Columbia, Dec. 21.?Representa? tive Lawson, of Darlington, who was In the city today, is looking up the records of Clemson College. Mr. Lawson is a member of the legis? lative educational institutions com? mittee and is studying the records of Clems'm College and the nature of the will of Thomas Clemson. It is probable that a special report will be made by this committee, and as there has been considerable discussion on the status of the members of the board now known as life trustees, this report will be a subject for much discussion at the next session of the General Assembly. A Policeman's Testimony. *J. N. Paterson night policeman of Nashua, Iowa, writes: "Last winter I had a bad co^l on my lungs and tried at least half a dozen advertised cough medicines and had treatment from two physicians without getting any benefit. A friend recommended Fo ley'a Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest cough and lung medicine In the world." Slbert's Drug Store. Prof. Charles Eaublln, formerly of the University of Chicago, was the lecturer before the League of Poli? tical Education, New York. After telling the audience, which was com? posed mostly of women, how the re? cent tariff bill was passed, Prof. Zueblin said that the old Idea of the eighteenth century under which the Constitution wes framed, "the great? est good for the greateat number," had passed its way. Rich Men*! GlflH Are Poor ?Besides this: "I want to go on rec? ord as saying that I regard Electric Hitters as one of the greatest gifts that God ha? made to woman, writes Mrs. O. R Center, N. T? "1 what It has done 1 js med? icine give? spirits, rigor of i> iith. it quickly cu eepless nesH, mela ckache, fainting at i build ?i t> ? Vi r> tt? r Try CALHOUN STATUTE ACCEPTED. Commission Meets in Washington and Ruckstuhl is Paid for His Work. Washington, Dec. 22.?The South Carolina commission in charge of the Calhoun statute met today and formerly accepted the work of the sculptor, F. W. Ruckstuhl. The commission, consisting of Governor Ansel, W. L. Mauldln. A. J. Banks, Mrs. R. Moultrie Bratton and Miss Margaret Gist, were well pleased with the work. After paying over the $9,000 to Mr. Ruckstuhl they de? cided to have the ceremonies of presentation to the nation on Janu? ary 19. Governor Ansel will pro preside. The statue will be unveiled by the two ladies and Mr. Mauldin will deliver the address of the day. It is not known what will be the form of acceptance to be provided by Congress. The amount paid Mr. Ruckstuhl was $9,000. This leaves $1,000 of the appropriation for the expenses of the commission. ?A sprained ankle will usually dis? able the injured person for three or four weeks. This 1s due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamber? lain's Liniment is applied a cure may be effected In three or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable preparations in use. Sold by W. W. Sibert. WILL LOCATE IN GREENVILLE. Rev. G. G. Ma yes Will Meoome Sup? erintendent of Home Missions. Chester, Dec. 18.?Bethel Presby? tery assembled at Yorkville last woek to enable Rev. G. G. Mayes, to dis? solve his paatorlal relations With Blackstock and Concord Presbyterian churches. He submitted his resign? ation to the foregoing churches last Sunday a week ago. Mr. Mayes re? signed to become superintendent of home missions at the appointment of Synod. His headquarters will be in Greenville, S. C, where he and his family will remove January 1st. Stung For 15 Years. ?by indigestion's pangs?trying many doctors and $200.00 worth of medicine in vain, B. F. Ayscue, of In gleslde. N. C, at last used Dr. King's New Life Pills, and writes they whol? ly cured him. They cure constipa? tion, biliousness, sick headache, stom neh. liver, kidnev and bowel troubles. Mrs Sophie Mayer, of New York, Is the flrst woman lawyer to appear lh the i mtU Oi Av^tr.\. Ahem*- M attorney of ? New York tailor Mrs. v ? r went, to Austria some tim< ?d obtained p- : m ss' n ?r m *b>: minister of justice in Vienna to ap pear. She won her case. ?It's a woman's delight to look her best but Dimples. skin eruptions, sores and boils rob life of joy. Lis? ten! Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them; makes the skin soft and vel? vety. It glorifies the face. Cures pimples, sore eyes, cold sores, crack? ed lips, chapped hands. Try it. In? fallible for Piles. 26c at Sibert's Drug Store. Congressman E. D.Crumpacker, of the Tenth Indiana district, announ? ces that he will be a candidate for renomination. He has served six consecutive terms in the lower house. Hexamethylenetetrainine ?The above is the name of a Ger? man chemical, which is one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hexamethylene tetramine is recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any irregulari? ties and avoid a serious malady. Si? bert's Drug Store. Rev. Sarah A. Dixon, Ph. D.. has been made pastor of the Congrega? tional Church at Tewksbury, Mass. Miss Dixon is a graduate of the Bos? ton University. She formerly held a pastorate at Tygnsboro. Mass. WHY SO WEAK, Kidney Troubles May he Sapping Your Life Away?Sumtcr People Have Learned This Fact. When a healthy man or woman begins to run down without apparent cause, becomes weak, languid depress? ed, suffers backache, headache, dizzy spells and urinary disorders, look to the kidneys for the cause of it all. Keep the kidneys well and they will keep you well. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and keep them well. Here is Sumter testimony to prove It Walter M. Folsom, 102 Hampton Ave., Sumter, S. C, says: "For some time I suffered from a dull Main through my loins and when 1 made a sudden. movement, Sharp twinges darted through me. After sitting for a while I became so stilt and lam* thai 1 found it dilticult to reguii: au erect position. Tho secretions from my kidneys were very unnatural and contained, a heavy sediment. Doan'" Kidney Pills, which 1 procured a China's drug store, soon gave me th desired relief, The bakache and pain vanished, the kidney secretions he came natural and I could rest wol I have no hesitation in recommend Ing Doan's Kidney l'iiis as they hav given me satisfactory results.'.' For sale by all dealers. Price 0 cents. Foster-MUburn Co., buffalo New York, sole agents for the Cnitei States. Kemember the naino?Doan's -an? taki no other. Io. 13 The Kind You Have Always Bought, ted which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of ? and has been made under his per* ffl-f jfj>s Bonal supervision sine* its infancy. *t<CA44i Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good* are but Experiments that triile with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and aKays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food? regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. VMS ?Kirrawn eeaMirr, rr mukhay aracrr. new vea* cm. WANT A WINDOW? sash or blind, a door or a dozen, a hundred of 'em? No better pla to get them for miles around th; right here. We have the goods saving prices and can deliver the quickly and correctly. This is a d pot for such building materials. V have a 'phone and we want your o ders. **is* Tha Crnnfor rWr C,?l. a, QMaS Coffer J. W. sfcKai**r, - - pr ?nr ? Birmes Drug ?|tore, 6 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. 0. -Dealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES AND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARh AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: MOTTO: PURE AND RfLIABLE GOODS. Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: BANK! The Farmers' Bank and 1 rust Co., Has the largest capital stock of any bank in Sumter Coun? ty with a rapidly growing surplus, a progressive and ac? commodating set of officials, it is able at d guarantees it's patrons the very best that's to be had in ihe way of conser? vative banking. Ike Lien Law Has to taalei But the Bank of Suprler w: customers. If you have not an ready, open an accoupf by makii ? business for 1910 is ;? <G, Pres. M. MOISE. 1st V W. F. RHAME. W WALSH, Teller. D. S Wm. J. CROWSO e of its farmer th this bankal tt. Bank of inter. H^SW0hH.2<l V-Pre?. ^G, ftookkeeper. or.