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i SEE 1 Clemso About Ander; Jan. 24, 1906. Analysis N< Our guarantee, Ava. Pho: Clemson Pound . ' Jan. 24, 1906. Analysis N? I Qur guarantee Clemson found I? _ t- . n I reu. iu, ivuo. Analysis in Our guarantee, Ava. Phos Clemson Pound Feb 3, 1906. Analysis No Our guarantee Clemson Pound Feb. 10, Analysis No. 695 Our guarantee Clemson Pound Feb. 12, 1906, Analysis N Our guarantee, Ava. Phc Clemson Pound " ^ Feb. 15, 1906. Analysis Nc Our guarantee Clemson Pound Feb. 15, 1906. Analysis N Our guarantee Clemson Pound Haul Your Supply fl. W. AQI ___ ARRIVALSJAND DEPARTURES Of the Double Daily Passenger Trains Union, S. C. Train going North 9:00 a. m. 44 44 Soutli 11:35 a. m. " 44 North 2:35 p. m. " 44 South 8:53 p. m. P These trains only make a few min utcs 8top at Union, so that the houri of arrival are practically the hours o departure. Any change in this sched nl?? will Im nnlillalioH in Tnif Tt?v? fn the benefit of the public generally. Local News Note? Points Personal and Otherwisi Picked up and Paragraphed by Our Pencil-Pusher. Mrs. II. M. Estes visited friends in Joncsville this week. Mrs. Mildred Little, of Spartan burg, is visiting her cousin, Mist Ina McNally. Mrs. D. P. Steele, after spendinf a few days in the city, left for hei hoipe Wednesday. Don't fail to get a registratior certificate if you want to vote in th< city primary election. Mr. M. 13. Summer, with hit parents, has moved to his recently purchased place of residence. The rules and regulations of th< city democratic club require everj voter to have a County and Stat< registration certificate. K The Metronolitan Life Insuranci I Company, of New York, has cstab lished an office in this city in th< Nicholson Bank Building. Every voter should get a registra tion certificate from the County board of registration which meet) first Monday in every month. Mr. U. X. Guntcr, Jr., attorney general of South Carolina, died aftei a long illness at his home in Bates burg, Ijcxington County, last Sun day, and was buried Monday. Tho many friends of Mr. Smitl Wood and family learn with dee] regret of the death of his bright accomplished, and most popula daughter, Pearl, who was one o * the brightest members of the gradu ating class at Converso College She died at Spartanburg last Frida; after an operation lor appendicitis WHAT I >n Says son Fertilizers o. 6857, at Anderson, S. C. p. c. 5. Acid 14.00 " 14.26 o. 6855, at Autun, S. C. ACID POTASH 10.00 ' 2.00 10.48 2.21 o. 6956, at Donalds, S. C. Acid 16.00 16.96 . 6920, at Rock Hill, S. C. ACID AM. POTASH 8.00 3.00 3.00 8.84 3.00 3.65 5, at Donalds, S. C. 8.65 2.00 2.00 9.25 2.14 2.22 g o. 6968, at Abbeville, S. C. | )s. Acid 15.00 | 44 15.62 I ). 6990, at Parksville, S. C. | ACID AM. POTASH | 8.65 2.00 2.00 | 9.44 2.00 2.00 | o. 6989, at Parksville, S. C. | ACID POTASH | 8.00 4.00 I 9.25 4.57 I Before too Late. I ;B o b o, J 3NT. I > Gov. Heyward has appointc Genl. Ix:roy F. You mans, attorney ? general to succeed Mr. Guntcr. The Battery has opened up a mill inery department in connection wit their regular stock of dry goods, m tions, etc., and has secured the sei vices of Miss Nora Gaston, t " Blaeksburg, S. C., an experience f trimmer. r Gamp Giles U. C. Veterans. You are hereby notified to me* ? at Union on April 2nd, next, at 1 o'clock a. m., to elect delegates I ? the State and General Reunion, als sponsors for each occassion. T1 former meets at Columbia in Maj the latter at New Orleans on Apr 2'?th to 27th. i By order of Capt. A. H. Foster, F. M. Fark, Commmandi ^ Adjutant. Miss Wilhelmina PuGkette an Heires: t ?? An undo of hers who has reside for many years in Mexico, died few weeks ago, and by his deat i Miss Puckette becomes heir to 3 half of million of dollars. Mit Puckette is most pleasantly rcmcn bcred by the people of Union, si 3 having taught music in the centii f graded school one session., This no fairy tale, but one of those fac which is stranger than fiction. 3 fact in which she and her man f friends will rejoice together. SI 0 has lived long enough to be able 1 judge whether those who plead ft , her heart and hand are in love wit " her or her fortune. An Ante-Bellum Claim. Washington, March 20.?Spe< f ial: The bill introduced by Repn 3 sentative Johnson for the relief of rl Jeff Harris, of Union,was favorabl reported to the House by Itepreser r tative Garrett, ofj Tennessee, who a member of tho committee o claims, to which the bill was r< ferred. Mr. Harris was enumera ing the census of Union County i 1 1860, when the war broke out, an p communication with the Fedcri , authorities and the North was c\ r off. Owing to this fact Mr. Harr f never received full compensation f< - his work, and Mr. Johnston's hi . makes provisiortTfor the payment 1 y him of $341.&>.-R. M. L? i , News Mtd Oowm, ??J?r< ?, fcwwa? ? MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOLS VS SCHOOLS SIXTY YEARS AGO. An Interesting Artide Written by Geo. S. Bryan, Principal Central Graded School of Greenville, S. C. "I One of the most freqent criticisms of the public schools as they exist today, is that they do not teach the I subjects Spelling and Arithmetic in anything like as effective a manner as did the schools of ante-bellum fame. We frequently hear it said that because we have broadened our course of study far beyond that of the schools sixty years ago, we have thereby weakened the work of our pupils. The critics tell us, for example, that the scholars of today are poor spellers as compared to their forefathers. Even some educators, who might be extremists, are today declaring that the only salvation for the modern schools is to go back to the three It's and sacrifice everything else to them if necessary. So much for the criticisms. Now arguments and criticisms based upon facts are worthv of the most careful thought and study. But what are the facts in this case? How much of truth is there in these criticisms? How can we determine whether the schools of today arc more or less ellicient in the teaching of the three R's than the schools sixty years ago? There is only one way. If a set of examination papers of one ef the best of those old schools could he found and the same questions given to a corresponding grade in our schools today, and the results carefully compared - then we could determine whether our work is better or poorer than that in the old schools. Fortunately such a set has been found. A few years ago while cleaning out the garret of the old high school in Springfield,Mass., a bound volume was discovered, containing examination questions in Spelling, Arithmetic and Geography, with answers, as given by the 85 pupils of the ninth grade of 1810. In March, 1905, under the direction of Principal Riley, the questions in Spelling and Arithmetic were given to the pupils of the 9th Grades of the Springfield schools, and the papers and those of 1810 were carefully examined and graded by a uniform standard. The following is the result. 1840 1905 Arithmetic per cent of work correct 29.4 65.5 Spelling,per cent of work correct 40.0 51.2 Comment is hardly ijecessary. (' There is no getting away from the r~ cold logic of these figures. Now as to the fairness of this test. The Springfield schools in 1840 1, were ranked among the very best in ( j. | this country. They had had a Su.. ! pcrintendent?an expert in supervision?for six years. (l Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography and Spelling were the only subjects taught, consequently much more time could he given each subject than is done today. Special emphasis was put upon Spelling. -j1 The pupils were older than those in the corresponding grades today. ? They attended school six hours a iG day for forty-four weeks in the year. 10 That is to say they went to school more than two months a year long" er than our pupils today. It will he clearly seen from these facts that the pupils of 1846 had every advantage over our pupils and yet the latter do far better work. The results of this most remarkable test were published recently in an interesting and thoughtful article by Principal Riley in the "School d Journal." a At the suggestion of Mr. T. P. h 1 Hayne, an ardent champion of our a public senoois, tno tests vvero given >s three weeks ago to the pupils of the i- 8th, 9th anil l()th grades of the city ie schools. ill 1 Principal Riley kindly sent to the is Principal of Central School the ts standard used in correcting the paA pers at Springfield, y j The papers from all three grades were carefully graded according to to this standard. >r I The results, compared with the h work done in Springfield in 1840, are given below: Arithmetic? Springfield, ninth grade, in 1840,per cent of work correct 29.4 3- Greenville,eighth grade,girls 3- in 1900, per cent of work cor rect oz. y Greenville,eighth grade,boys i- in 1000, per cent, of work is correct 50.7 n Greenville, ninth grade in > 1000, per cent, of work eort rect 71.8 n Greenville, tenth grade in d 1000,per cent of work correct 85.5 fd Spelling? it Springfield, ninth grade, in is 1840, per cent, of work cor3r rect 40.0 11 Greenville, eighth grade, to girls, in 1900, per cent, of n work correct 55.9 - GiroeuviUe, etyh ?-? ill 1900, per cent, of ivork correct 00.9 Greenville, ninth grade, in 1900, per cent, of work correct 67.3 Greenville, tenth grade, in 1900, per cent, of work correct 80.8 These figures speak for themselves. It will 1x5 noticed that even the 8th Grades in our schools far outclassed the 9th Grade in 1810. It will he found interesting to compare the results of the Springfield Schools of 190") with our work. Comparing the 9th Grades it will be seen that our 9th Grade make an average of six points higher on Arithmetic, and sixteen points higher on Spelling. mi- ? . ? i ii<* '? mis bjj 'UKs won ior me ernciency of Greenville's corps of teachers and also.fok*?the wise and able leadership of Supt. Hughes. The Spelling examination consisting, of twenty words?and quite a formidable list they arc?will ho found below. 1, occidental; 2, accessible; 3, baptism; 4, chirography; o, characteristic; (>, deceitfully; 7, descccndant; 3, eccentric; 9, evanescent ; 10, fierceness; 11, feigncdly; 12, ghastliness; 13, gnawed; 14, heiress; 15, hysterics; Hi, imbecility; 17, inconceivable; 18, inconvenience; 19, inefficient; 20, irresistible. The questions in Arithmetic numbered eight, and arc quite simple. (1.) Add together, three thousand, nine, twenty-nine, one, three hundred one, sixty-one, fixteen, seven hundred two, nine thousand, nineteen and a half, one and a half. (2.) Multiply 10,008 by 8009. (3.) In a town five miles wide and six miles long, how many acres? (4.) How many steps of two and a half feet each will a person take in walking one mile? (5.) What is one third of 175 1-2? (6.) A boy bought three dozen oranges for 37 1-2 cents, and sold them for 1 1-2 cents apiece; what would he have gained had he sold them for 2 1-2 cents apiece? (7.) There is a certain number one-third of which exceeds onefourth of it by two; what is the number? fx 1 \vw ia ti?. of 81.200 for 12 years, 11 months and 20 days? It will bo of interest to give the I names'dT throse pupils who stood especially well on these two examinations. In the boy's 8th Grade there were no perfect papers though . evcral r members of the class were almost perfect. In the girl's 8th Grade, Miss Annie Ilughes, the daughter of Superintendent llughes, spelled every word correctly and worked seven of the eight examples in Arithmetic without an error. This was the best work done in the grade. Miss Florrie Burdette and Mr. John Hammond, of the 0th Grade were perfect on the Spelling test; and Misses Ituby Bellottc, Jessie Ihyant, Carlyne Keckeley and Mr. Charles Manly were perfect on Arithmetic. In the 10th Grade Misses Ellen Carpenter and Janie Reynolds had every word correctly spelled. The average of the 10th Grade was particularly good. For example,nine members of the class missed a total of only 15 words. In Arithmetic ten members of the class worked every example correctly. Their names arc: Misses Adeline Bedell, Ellen Carpenter, Leila Lawrence, Janie Reynolds, Cornelia Seyle, and Messrs. Geo. Adams, W. A. Barton Jr., Dalmar Blakcly, John Carter and Stanley Honour. Space will not permit a further discussion as to the reasons why our schools do better work than those sixty yftrs ago; but this fact is clearly established, viz.; that tho " broadening of the course of study as 1 it now stands has certainly not hurt il the efficiency of the work in Spell- | jing and Arithmetic. ? By Geo. S. Bryan, Principal Central School, in Greenville News. Admitted to Bail by Judge Memmingcr. DcPass and DePass, attorneys for defendants, Orange Smith and Margio Browning, went before Judge Memmimrer lnHt, Fridnv nt. <4rvirt?n- ? burg, and obtained bail for these defendants, both charged with murder. Orange Smith was granted bail in the sum of $1,CXX), and Margie Browning in the sum of S5(X). Margie Browning killed Vicy Broaddus by cutting her throat with a , razor. These parties lived near | Sedalia, and the killing was just after the adjournment of the sessions court here in January. Attention! Farmers. The Union County Cotton Growers' Association will hold its regular monthly meeting next Monday, April 2nd, at the conrt house. This meeting will be one of great importance, and all interested are urged to be present. [ t ? ^ , F- M Farb, Pres. [ W, Wr Qmtft ffe* * OXr-ORDS A Dull ) Gun \ Metal \ Calf, * Blucher, Vasser last. THE KIND OF SHI Are the kind tl tion to the ei the new lines will get a bro of popular las uuu a w iuc I el widths, in fat any other stort your feet to oi guarantee a fit WE ARE EXPEI Union J PHONE 41. flDID IT EVER f L That there is no better > *> buy what you really nee ? question to decide is wh ^ there is no better time t p better place than ours, g be beat in price, terms o 0? nearly everything neces: 2 Have you all the Fe want? Our wagon is ir expect to visit every hoi ing counties as fast as w interested and would lik and talk with you aboi Machine, Organ or anyl write us or send word a 36 Pound Fe; -l-i i r-in # ? I UniNLh c |1 NEXT T' MILLINERY OPENING I'hursday and Prida\ April 5th and Gth i o a. m. to 10 p. hi *11 the Ladies cordially Invited. lutcluQsoa & Wicker W. r OXFORDS Patent Kid Vamp and \ back stay with dull Ma* T?PRed fern last. )?5 WE ARE SELLING lat give satisfacitire family. In this Spring you ader assortment tc? n ?i r\ I + IO emu Lrcauici nge of sizes and :t more so than : in town. Trust ur care, we will RT SHOE FITTERS. >hoe Co. MAIN STREET. -- w- ?? ?>. ?>. WV. VS. ^ OCCUR TO YOU * svay to economize than to i ?d in your home? The only ien and where. We think :han now and certainly no Why? Because we won't r treatment. We have very m sary in housekeeping. ^ 'ather Beds and Pillows you * \ the country now and we me in Union and surround- ?? re can. If you should be jk ~~-e for us to be sure to see it a Feather Bed, Range," - _ thing in house furnishing, nd we will look you up. ather Bed $10.00. J JlMAYFIELDS _. ? O FLYNN S. ' SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS^ In order to move at once and make room in our warehouses for more stock, we will give a special | inducement in the way of prices on M) sacks 10 per cent Dissolved Bone ")0 sacks 1'3 per cent Dissolved Bono f .50 sacks 10-4 100 sacks Kanit. Best grade of goods?Wando Brand. If you have not placed your order, see us at once, and if 1 - C * ^i>11 niHHi a icw sacks lor tilling in, will bo glad to hoar from you. * Also offer a few sacks of Nitrate of Soda at attractive prices by tho sack. Parties desiring smaller quantities, will sell 100 pound quantities at 4 cents per pound; less . than 100 pound quantities at 5 ' cents per pound. Will be glad to havo your orders at once. THE UNION GROCERY CO.