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THE UNION Ti MES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ?by the? UNION TIMES COMPANY Second Flook Times Building oveu Postofface, Bell Phone No. 1. L. G. Young, Munager. Registered at the L'ostoiHce in Union. 8. C., assecond-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION KATES _^?hie year $1.00 " Six months ------ 50 cent> ? ?*1? ? _ ?." r.>r>', xnree uiuutun - - - - - -v ADVERTISEMENT S One square, first insertion - - $1.00. Every absequent insertion - ;"ucents. Contacts for three months or longm will be nade at reduced rates. Locals lnsertwl at. Si emits a line. Rejected manuscript will not he returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. UNION, 8. C., FEBRUARY 12, 1004. THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Mr. W. H. Jones, County Superintendent of Barnwell county, prepared and published a pnper in which ho sets out in detail the duties and responsibilities of the county superin tendents. He begins by saying thai "the salary is inadequate and is incommensurate wit h the dignity anc respectability of the position." H< says that the duties of the superin tendent are manifold and require hi: constant attention. The duties onu merated by him are as follows: tin appointing and commissioning trus tees in each district, tiie sending ru by mail these commissions after en tering them in his journal and uis trict book, mail or express to tli clerk of each board tt check book aiv a sufficient number of registers f?> the schools under his ju.isdiction He has to apportion tha school fund among the districts according to th enrollment of the different school? This fund consists of poll tax, con stitulonal 3 mill tax, dispensary fund l?pA special levy, each requires u dis statementr snowing- tne?npporilot ment has to be sent to the clerk < each district. A separate aecour must be kept with eueh district, ever claim issued by the trustees to be e: amined, sealed, approved and enterc in two books, copy and enter th monthly report of each^eacher whic accompanies teacher's claim for an ary. Keeps an account with th county, in which is kept every cei: of expenditure for any and all pui poses and his report to the presidin Judge, the annual report to the Stat superintendent, this requires a mont to prepare. The attending of exami nations of applicants for teacher' certificates, summer schools, exami nation of contestants for free scholar ships in the various State instil n tlons, laying ofT new school districts location and building of new schno houses, daily correspondence, visit ing once n year every school in ses sion in the district. The perform ance of all these duties and man; others for which he receives the sun of five hundred dollars. That if i superintendent discharges the wholi duty as it should he, he has little time to devote to any other. REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEES We are indebted to Hon. A. C Lyles for a printed pamphlet copy o the report of Joint Committees ap pointed under concurrent resolutior to consider the several reports of th< commission on the completion of th( State House and facts relating thereto. This is a most exhaustive report, containing reports of former commissions, the work done on the building and its completion according to the plons and specifications, showing the thorough investigation of the present commission of which Hon. liobfc. Aldrich is chairman. The report shows and exposes the various failures and swindles on the part of the architect and contractors. That the contractors had not only failed to perform the work as required under the contract, but had actually caused great damago to the inner portion of the building by failing to protect it from the rain while the roof was removed, by placing tarpaulin or cwivass covering; this not being done the galleries and many of the rooms were flooded, thereby causing permanent damage antf ruin to paintings and frescoed walls of the two chambers. The committee recommends that suit ? be brought to recover if possible. That the discharging of the bond by former Governor McSweeney there was swindling and unlimited graft. / {L ) - ? - FEDERAL At! 7 OK i'L JiLir SCHOOLS. | I? i * with feelings of the moat pro-t found regret and apprehension that I we rend of an t tTort on the part of the national educational association, i through some of its henchmen, to revive the Blair educational bill. We very will remember the gallant fight to defeat the measure made by Hon. | M. C. Butler, then our senior Senator. The satne reason for the South'* not accepting federal aid for her schools, urged and ably argued by Senator Butler, are now being used in opposition to the scheme. We dosire to add our feeblo protest, and emphatic threshold veto of public opirdon through the press, hoping through this means to discourage the so-called philanthropic promoters of the scheme and their political1 auxiliaries iyi their organized efforts to bring about the subsidizing of public schools in the States by Congress. We are indebted to the Manufacture's Record for the information that not long since two Southern educators, while in New York, talked up the idea of inducing the federal government to bestow a portion of its great wealth upon the public school? ! of the Southern States. We very 1 mu h deplore such expressions com ir>g from a Southern educator, cspo daily a president of a Georgia University. That we are likely to hear of more discussion on this subject of 1 subventions to the public school sys? terns of the States, there can be no - doubt. Once get the ball of discuss sion in motion throughout the conn - iry, ar.u u will culminate into action ? u petition, a mcmoralizing of Con gross by societies of various ant t doubtful philantropliy. Tiio reiie - by itself, says the Record, might b< - welcome enough, but it behooves tin e States very carefully to count tin 1 cost of it. At, present the State r maintain and control their schools i. Once let Congress begin to pay lh 8 bills, and it will not bo long befor o the State will find Congress in con '. tr.?l, laying down rules and suggest i- ions. When that time com^aJJi s decision as to what text boo/""^01 ?- bo used (in the history cj' ,l any oT.e'iaitfgpha fiffesycoiii be kept out of the decision of sue matters? We are more than sorry t y say that already there are being use c" in our schools histories that teac (1 our children falsehoods and desigt e ing perversions of facts, and such " condition would bo fur worse if th States were at the mercy of Congre* e to dictate and control tiie tost book '* and school systems. We are glad t r- see some of the intelligent newspt o psrs beginning to awake to the dai p ger. The Richmond, Va., New '? Leader remarks : "The government' largess'would be a tremendous powo s in tlie hands of the administratio i* and self-seeking politicians in th '* States." It is absurd to suppose that th ? national government would pay ou 1 millions of dollars and not exercis - any supervision over it. We can eon - ceive of no greater calamity tha - could befall the South than to be V come dependent on the national gov 1 ernment for the means of educatinj * our children. The burdens irnposet , and sacrifices inade by the people o the South to establish and rnnintaii their public schools is one of th< brightest pages in her history, bu how long would this spirit of sel helpfulness survive the annual appro f priations by the federal govcrnmen' - for the support of the public schools > We cannot here undertake to enu ) mernte the many evils that wouh i flow from such a state of affairs?w( of the South would soon bo the vie , tims of unjust discrimination in th( expenditure of this fund, although if ; will be argued that the States will have the control of 1 ho disbursements of this fund, a mere nominrd powor to disburse, for in point of fact would be dictated and controlled by the government, thus tho States would control in theory only, never in nwn _ . ? I'"*v tice, and it would not be long before the school children who are beneficiaries would virtually kg thinking one way, would be rooted and grounded in the doctrine of paternalism. All educational lines would lead from Washington, and a precedent established for various other subsidies conducive to centralization. This scheme is simply the reincar-! nation of the old Blair bill, as we said at the outset. Honor, indepefid-: ence and self-rospect are of far more value than to be sold for public! money. The project, should die in its infancy, as should all other efforts to interfero with the exclusive, inher-1 ent and private affairs of a State. \ The South should never lose that \ spirit that has proved her regeneration since the Civil war, in nil directions, socialistic, educational, political and economic, the spirit of self-I reliance. The press of the entire South should take up the cudgel und wage a fierce aid (tlective warfare against this | measure, each newspaper add as it wore its little grain of sand to build an impregnable bulwark against this unconsciousable scheme. FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES. The bill introduced by Mr. Aull provides for tho establishment of a free library for the public schools upon tho following terms and conditions: That whenever tho friends and patrons of a free public school shall havo raised by private subscrip. tion the sum of ten dollars and ten. dered this amount to the count-; superintendent, of education, the county board of education shall ap propriate the sum of ten dollars fron: tho money belonging to that &chooi district, the State board of educatior shall then add ten dollars to th< fund. The local board of trustees h to purchase the books. Purchasei are to be made from the list udoptet by tho Stute board of education which shall make tho roles for tin government of the libraries. Th< trustees of every library are to carr; out the rules. Not more ihnn twelv schools in any county shall be entitle^ > to the benefit of this act. No schoc district to receive any benefits unles A*?n f A/1 tl. ^ ? ? * v/j)cicuvvi uliucl tuo in i school law. This bill passed the house aftc I much discussion and considerabl f opposition. This bill will fill a Ion felt want among our rural school! ;> and should be taken advantage of b b theso schools. To rend is to becotr 3 educated. Reading is the key thi . unlocks tho door to knowledge. IV,1 R1 WAR! WA ,#grr The first guns^lireiJ- JIZ gijjiji'Tl' *^aptn'H torpedo ^wo of Rufcia's largest war ? m g cruiser. A ionic in gunners fmffl ^ <!' Stianrnavy^sffS g eTi g toStt I w 1 V h numtiers. They have blh%? Japan for some time past in a <pii?\ Wt. In this way the Jap a loss navy has s cured the finest gunners in the world. a Uncle Sam is already preparing e move to preserve Manchuria to Chin BALTIMORE FIRE. :s ? The most destructive fire in the his'o i* of ihis city. The actual loss untold s:i i- to he three hundred million; great sti s feiiug. The peculiar ties which bii s the South and the city of Baltimo r makes her people grieva for the peop n of this metropolis, and weep for tl < destruction and distress. Tins self i I li oil ?inr1 ivili.!/vt!? * - ...... pnvuuuu JJ 'ijpie U-?C11!10 Oil c. side pecuniary aid. She, like tin Pho t nix, will rise from her ash-?3 more bei< . tiful than ever. e ?? A GREAT CONVENTION. t Thinking Men will Assemble 1 Spartanburg, S. C., for a Three Days' Conference. y | 1! The City of Spartanburg, S. C., wl f entertain the first Inter-State Convei i (ion of the Young Men's Christian A 3 scciations of North Carolim t The meeting will tlrse place Fehruai f 20-23. Heretofore each State met in separat t convenion, tint the recent federation ( : all the Associations in the Carolinas wi? i one Executive Committee makes it po? . sihle to meet in joint convention. I "Service" is the central theme of thi ? 1 i signiilcant. gathering of young men. Th convention is to be materially strength : ened by the presence of some promineu ' American workers from other section ' of the country. Arrong those who hav already consented to b-* present is Mr ('has. It. Towson, of Philadelphia. Mr Towson is Secretaryof the Pennsylvanii Railroad Department Young Men'i Christian Association which is by thi way, the largest association of its kin( in the world. C. C. Michener, of Nev xr - i oi k, is another prominent speaker, Mr. Mich'ener is ono of the international secretaries and is giving practically all oi his time to Association woik in great industrial plants. Prior to the convention, Mr. Michener and Secretary Knebel will visit some of the large cotton mills and confer with the presidents and superintendents with leference to the feasibility of erecting special buildings wilii all the modern equipments for the male operatives. W. D. Weatherford, of Nashville, who is the International Committee's Special Student Secretary for the South, will also be a prominent figure in the convention. II. O. Williams, one of the International Railroad Secretaries is another J ___ I To Ci< Is paved wit are after good way to your fc ; truth of this i i _______ [ ??????????? ' He drives a good i bargain who buys ; - 3 l Tl^ N >' HANAN SHOE i. , --i*10XY. I . ... J u-tf i*^ XR^AI JTUALg^; i>" ;e- ' prominant speaker. Mr. Williams an Mr. Michener will be the special speal to era on Monday night of the conventioi ia this entire evening will be devoted to discussion of "Work Among Industrh Classes." Rev. J. A. B. Scherer, Ph. I> , presi . j dent elect of Newberry College, will dt ^ liver four addresses on "Fundamentals. ^ Dr. Scherer is today the leading man i his denomination, a broad scholar and re . most attractive speaker. * Rev. M. 1). Hardin, pastor of th ^ Second Presbyterian church, Charlotte i win uenver the Convention Sermon. There will be a number of bueines ' and professional men who will fill place 1 on the piogram. Altogether it is goinj to be a most significant gathering?sorr.i of the choicest men in the Carolinas wil thus lie brought together in a three day'i in conference; ihey are coming from villiges, from cities, from railroad shops, from colleges and universities, to plan jjl together how t'ey may individually bt ;1_ of greater service to their fellows. This paper is authorized to extend a general invitation to any of its readers * who may be interested to attend this y convention. There will lie reduced railroad rates, but all who contemplate attending must first communicate with (> the State Committee's office and be sup> plied with the proper credentials. For h further information address State Secretary, Young Men's Christian Association, Charlotte, N. C. IB .< e Free Seed. t Washington, D. C, ' Dear Sir: e I am sending you a number of packnges of garden seed, which I J i- ? ' ' wuuiu uo gina to have you distribute a as equally as you can among the 3 people of your community who will s most appreciate them. 1 Having only a limited number of j packages, nod it being impossible to send to everyone in the State, I I havo thought best to adopt this method, in the hope that the seed will reach the largest number of people, and do the most good. If anyone who has not received seed will write me, I will try to supply them. I will esteem it a courtesy if you will publish this letter in your regular issue. With best wishes, Yours very truly, A. 0. Lattimer. | Stops Cough and Worka off the Col Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure, no pay, price 26 cents. G-ly. , The Pathway * . '.v'li )od Comfort a ... ..'1 h the footprints of people who Shoes. How about the path>ot? It is up to you to test the statement. Buy a trial pair. You may laugh atl Shoes are as old . , ' as they look, the weeping skies u " * if your foot is in a IVj/rtM f\VEEN VUALITY llgllBik. Shoes never look old because they are made to retain N their style and or tlie^northern TLS't'C^'to lici^Y stock that we expect to p -. GOODS COMPANY. * r,i OV*VV, MSr id ~ ' ' 1 ' yKtoi3ta?i-nw,? m | lt ;f O UR SHOES! , i) w ^ ?^ ' 5 ' ? S for children are making $ 18 5 " J w mothers happy.3 j ^ jj | fiiOES | f Watch the big Shoe Store. i"" ? "We are the shoe people." j J <9 V u.,w^' | ... -^W I ITm! r?i ? S uinunsnoeCo.,| | B WATCHING YOUR SHOE INTEREST, ft I g