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I mmmm E3E9^@S?s?fi2Es?B??a <IV M^H^^^^fibSTv?SH'" i ^ intsi How in God's nan dealt to humanity?St America will save the < your part? You coul American! Every peni ing, heipltM people of THE YOUI CAM! AM FOR RE a "DOES IT PAY" This office is in receipt of n booklet by Dr. Reed Smith, and published by the State Council of Defense of South Carolina, dealing with the subject of Education. We do not know of any better use to which the columns of The Advertiser can be put than the printing of copious exeracts from this booklet. We trust that all r?ur r<*?wl?*rvt \juhf? havo no! ri? reived a copy of this book will read carefully the extracts published from time to time and weigh them well. In his Preface, I>r. Smith says of the book: "Does It Pay" seeks to analyze the money value of education, with special reference to the situation in South Carolina. It is issued by the South Carolina Council of Defense as part of the Council's program of State improvement and after the-war readjustment. * * * The fact and figures are fro the best availabel sources, * - * Every effort has been made to give an accurate and unbiased presentation of facta." Mr. D. It. Coker nay of th e book . "Such a presentation of the: subject aa is made by Dr. Smith hould con vince the reader not only that ignorance is the mo i do tractive far tor to th'- moral and social fabric of our commonwealth, hut that our State can no longer afford to stand the burden of the tremendous financial losse i imposed by the presence of a large illiterate and semi-illiterate population." Natioaal Wealth and Power Determined by Education Tha richest and most powerful nation! are those Willi the best school systems, and they have not established g< od school systems because they arc rich and powerful, hut they are rich and powerful because they have established good school systems. The relation of Japan's school system to her remarkable recent develrtnm?ni strul hi*r niwcc^ nver in the Russo-Japanese War ten years ego te universally admitted. in .lapen ninety-seven nut i?f one hundred inhabitants above the infancy ago eari read and write. On the other hand, Kuaaian leaders themselves adrrut that the costly failures of Russia were dua to the ignorance of her brave but untaught army and to the education of the Japanese. Again, the recent collapse of Russia under the insidious spread of German propaganda and Bolshevism, is due to the illiteracy and ignorance prevailing among the great bulk of the Russian population. Russia suffers much because she knows little. The remarkable differences in these countries cannot be attributed to racial or climatic conditions, for in like manner in the United States, I England, France, Denmark, Scotland and Switzerland, wherever, in fart, there is adequate provision for education, there are found successful governments, great industrial efficiency, and large national wealth. The case of Scotland is typical. The far-reaching effect of the enactment ef the law in Scotland that evpttlah to the realm ebeuld tyw * |k ';U X+VM&^^r ^ ^IMr^ SHALL NOT PE ne can you let millions die th< x! n V ^ 1 - I arvanonr iou cannot ao lti orphans and babe# from their 1 d not do otherwise and be ly you give goes for food and < the near East. NATION'S QUOTA $30,000 * QUOTA $?? ?AIGN JANUARY 12-19-1919 ERICAN COMMIT! LIEF IN THE NEA1 aMiKiA- ancxcK"SYiUA-pras)/ a school is well summed up by Mac- ! aulay in these words. "Before one i generation had passed away, it be- : gan to be evident that the common people of Scotland wore superior in intelligence) to the common people of : any other country in Europe. To whatever land the Scotchman might i wander, to whatever calling he might, betake himself, in America or in India, in trade or in war, the advant- | age which he derived from his early i training raised him above his com- < petitors. If he was taken into a I warehouse as a porter, he soon he- i came foreman. If he enlisted in the? I army he soon became a sergeant. Scotland, meanwhile, in spite of the ; barrenness of her soil and severity of her climate,made such progress in agriculture, in manufacturers, in com mcrce, in letters, in science, in all that, constitutes civilization, as the old world had never seen equalled, and as even the new world has scarcely seen surpassed." On the other hand, in Spain, Russia, Turkey, Mexico and many South American countries there is the same -tory of poverty, revolution, and mis-1 ' ry, regardless of race, climate or thundance of natural resources. In England, for instance, where an efficient educational system is in use the average earning capacity per inhabitant is $1H0, compared with Russia, where an inadequate educa- , lional system is in use the average! annual earning capacity per inhahi- j lant is $.10. Comparisons to the same | effect are made between other Euro- ( pean nations. The total wealth per inhabitant in England is $l,f>10, while in Russia it is $305. Even in the United States, the arning capacity of the citizens of the different States is in direct pro portion to the e'?jciency of th<-ir school systems. If the forty-eight States are arranged first, in the ascending order of individual earnrriK capacity and second, in the ascending order of the efficiency of the school systems, the two lists would he found to coincide with startling exactness. Consider, for example, the comparison between Massachusetts, South Carolina and the United States as a whole in this double respect of wealth and school efficiency. By taking the sum of the combined products of the farms, factories, mines, and quarries, as given for each State in the report of the Census Bureau, and dividing by the population of the State, a very rough approximation of the average earning powers of the inhabitants may be secured. When this is done, it shows a productive capacity in If) 10 for Massa- I chusetts of $440 per year; for the I United States as a whole, of $332; and for South Carolina, of $171. Now the average schooling given in ) 1910 to the citizens of Massachus- < ettes was 7.4 years; that of the Unit- I ed States as a whole, 6.23 years; I while that of South Carolina was only i 3.18 years. > In 19 .' ) Massachusetts spent I 116,018,000 for Mbool j>urpo?es, or t / 0 f IWV J| " -w VNfV^WI ^ Bggj11 rishiPI ; most hideous death You will not do itl iun?er. Will you do a man, much less an :l*thing for the starv,000 I EE Ft. EAST K' $2(1.08 per pupil in average daily atendanee. The United States in 1010 ipent $2.10,272,000 for e<lucation, or $27.81 per |>upil in average daily attendance. Iluring the same year South Carolina spent $1,087,000 for school purposes, or $0.02 per pupil in average daily attendance. "It would, of course, he very unfair to attribute all this difference in productive capacity to differences in th,. educational systems of the several States. yt>t un_ biased observer must recognize that duration is a controlling factor when he sees that among all varieties of races, and accompanied by all kinds and conditions of climate, natural resources, geographical location, economic and social environment, in evevery ease educated people produce much and amass wealth, while uneducated people under the same conditions produce little ar.d save less." inu nuvantage in earn 01 tne euu-1 ration of all is admirably brought out in the following paragraph from Mr* Clarence Poe, (editor of The Progressive Farmer) : "Vou prosper just in proportion to I be prosperity of tbe average man with whom you are brought into busires ontaet. If the masses of the people ; re poor and ignorant, every individual, every interest, every industry m the community will feel and regi er the pulling-down power of their backwardness as inevitably as the thermometer records the temperature of the air. The merchant will have poorer trade, the doctor and lawy r smaller fees, the railroad diminished traffic, the banks smaller deposits, the preacher and teacher smaller salaries, and so on. Kvery man who through ignorance, lack of training, or by reason of any other hindering cause, is producing or earning only half as much as he ought, by his inefficiency is making everybody e I se in the community poorer." SELI FRS?MOORE Last Sunday evening, at the home of the Rev. J. I). Purvis, Mr. Robert B. Moore ?n<i Miss Wincey Irene Sellers, both of Ruby, w<-re united in marriage, the Rev. Purvis officiating. The groom is a son of Mr. Frank Moore, of Mt. Crophan, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. Billie Sellers, of near Ruby. Both are very popular and have our best wishes. WOULD NOT SINK SHIPS Washington, Jan. 4.?Secretary Daniels to-day expressed himsel/ as being personally opposed to sinking' the surrendered German warships. He thought Rear Admiral Rodman, who told the house naval committee yesterday he favored sending the [Jerrnan capital ships to the bottom meant only the older types. Even these, the secretary said, might be i: ' d like the old American battleships is training camps and if no use were foun t they might serve m targets a> test new gun* - <? LOCAL ITEMS Mr. W. J. Tiller spent Tuesday in Florence on business. Mr. W. H. Porter is in Cahrlotte this week, buying stock. Mr. T. K. Davis has been discharge ed from the S. A. T. C. and returned home yesterday. Mr. Henry Pusser has returned to Baily Institute after spending the holidays at home. | Mr. and Mrs. II. A""tin, of Florence, spent last veok here the guests of Mrs. F. B. Sanders. Miss Cora Craig was called to Cheraw this week on account of the illness of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Craig. There will not he the regular communication of Chesterfield Lodge No. '220 A.F.M., on Friday night, Jan. 10ih. By order of W. W. DAVIS, W. M. The State Bnptist Convention will ncet in Columbia on Monday, Jan. ldth, instead of at Darlington, as previously announced. There will be a box supper at Vaughn school house Wednesday, Januury 15th. The proceeds will go to the benefit of the school. Chairman C L. Hunley is in receipt of a telegram announcing the fact that a community Red Cross nurse will be sent to Chesterfield to aid in caring for the flu victims. Sergt. J. R. CoKKin, of Badin, recently returned from France, visited Miss Viola Mims in Chesterfield this week. Serfft. Cojrjjin nerved nearly live months in France as an aviator. It miy interest our hunters to be he reminded that the squirrel ami deer suson are out on January 1, and the bird season closes on January 1 Gth. At Shiloh church next Sunday there will be Sunday school at 10:30 and preaching at 11 a.m. Preaching at St. i'aul's at 7 o'clock, by the pastor, the Rev. B. J. Guess. The Stonewall Chapter U. 1). C. will meet on the first Tuesday in next month, February 4th, at the home of Mrs. Sheriff Douglass. All members please brin*? dues. Money to lend on Farm Lends et six end seven per cent, interest. 4G B.F.PEGUES, Attorney, Cherew, S.C. The Hon. G. K. Laney and Mrs. Lancy wilt leave for Columbia Sunday ni^ht. Senator Lancy will be on hand when the State Senate convenes Tuesday, January 14th. The Red Cross Ch^ters and their branches are discussing the proposition of having a trained Red Cross secretary to take charge of the Home Service Work. The office has been offered to Mrs. Millie Sand' .-s, who will be expected to take a course of training for the work. The regular meeting and installation of ofTicers of the Chesterfield Camp W. O. W. will be held January 18th. All newly el. del officers are requested to be pr* ent. A.I oti r members are also meed to atte,, I, and those in arrears with their dues are requested to pay up promptly.lit There will be an especially interesting service at St Paul's Methodist church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Alexander Johnson, of Atlanta, Ga., representing the Home oervicc ui me Amuncitn n?(i v.ross, will speak. Dr. Johnson is a fluent and entertaining speaker and has a message of special interest at this time. The Home Service of the Red Cross is now being organized in this county and it is very important that all our peoplt. become familiar with the work. A similar service will be held in Cheraw Sunday night. The new pastor of Kast Chesterfield charge requests us to announce services at the following churches Bbenezer, at 11 o'clock, Sunday, January 12th, and at Friendship at 3:30 in the afternoon of the same day. The pastor, the Rev. Dr. Wolling, makes a special request for the officers of these churches to be present. He wishes to meet-the trustees at Ebcneger at the morning hour. Littleton College, Littleton, N.C., which carried an advertisement in this paper during the summer, had the largest fall opening in several years. The institution is spending several thousand dollars on improvements, including the completion and heating of the new Science Building. Pupils may enter now or at any time and pay from date of entrance. Ip AUTOMOBILE BARGAINS? We have on hand for sale at exceedingly low prices eight automobiles used by the Government; also six automobiles that have never been used, bought at a bargain Prices $Hf>0 to 11050.00. Also want ascents rn each county for a good line of cars. COLUMBIA SALES AGENCY, Columbia, S. C. Phone 3783. PIG LOST Duroc Jersey pig, ahout five weeks old strayed away. Finder please notify W. J. TILLER and receive reward. Ip PEN FOUND Found: A Fountain Pen. looser my rectrver same by properly discribing and paying for this advertisement. C. L. HUNLEY. JAPANESE CANE SEED I hnve a few more Japanese Cane Seed for sale. Seed are well matured. Apply to I WALLACE Chwtsrfisld, Route 4. i, i i i''i 1 1 ' - 1 ? | FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS I Frank P. Vaughn Luxemburg, Nov. 24, 1918 Dear Father: I will write you a short letter this * morning as to-day is set aside as a "Father's Day," and the boys are all < writing. x 10van and I are well and enjoying life fine and I hope you are the same. I came through Belgium yesterday and the day before. It sure is a pretty country. I came through < ' Vitron and the city of Arlon. Believe me, that sure is a pretty city. I see I will have to make my letter Bhort as 1 am company barber and the boys are wanting to get in < trim to talk to thoes Luxemburger ] girls, and they are some good look- ( ing! I nearly forgot to tell you about the 1 time I had the night we spent in Belgium. The people were better to i us than anywhere else we have been. | I went to a dance that beat all the j playing that I have ever seen. The ( best of all was the ring play. I don't ! know what the Belgium name of the game was but the girls woulu choose the boys and kneel upon the carpet and kiss them. There was a man in the ring collecting francs for the ' music, and believe me, he was pulling them in. We all had a fine time. I think we nre going to like Luxemburg better than we expected. We thought we wou'd And the people stubborn nnJ sullen, but they seem to be mighty pleasant and clever. I shook hands with a Luxcmburgcr girl. She wus Rood looking and had a pleasant smile. Guess I wont' get home for Christmas as we are among the troops picked to enter Germany, but hope to come home soon. Give my love to Mama and all the rest. Your son, Frank P. Vaughn. Co. B, 117th Eng. MONEY TO LEND! A grant many farmers are holding their 1918 cotton and will need assistance this year in making their crops. The local banks are all using their surplus funds for holding cotton and it is wrfll for the farmers to look elsewhere for assistance in making the 1919 crop. The Carolina Bond A Mortgage Company will be glad to place a quarter of a million dollars at seven per cent, in Chesterfield county during the next ninety days. See POLLOCK A PEGUES, 46 Local Counsel, Cheraw, S.C. NOTICE I wish to thank my friends and customers for their very kind patronage during the past year. I am planning to install a large truck in the near future and will then be better able to serve you promptly. Your continued patronage will be greatly appreciated. With the best wishes for a very prosperous year, I am, Yours truly, J. M. REDFEARN. FORD FOR SALE 1917 Model Ford Touring Car; engine has never been opened. J. J. DAVIS, With A. W. Hursey Co. rch fer / I THE I If Tht Tht mei Thf 25C a pi F. S. RO" Norfolk, Va. Baltimore Columbia, S.C. ! Co . ' ' 1M1I '1 *| m^mmmmrnrn tUBY ROLLER MILLS ANNOUNCES GRINDING SCHEDULE Beginning Monday, Dec. 16th, we vill grind Wheat only on Mondays ind Wednesdays and Corn on Tueslays, Thursdays, Fridays and Satirdays. 42-p RUBY ROLLER MILLS CITATION NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. By M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: Whereas, I. P. Mangum, Clerk of Court, made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of, J. A. Lowry, debased, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said J. A. Lowry, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Chesterfield, St C., on 14th of January pext after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 2Gth day of December, Anno Domini, 1918 M. J. IIOUGH, Judge of Probate.' CITATION NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. By M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: Whereas Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mulloy made suit to me to grant her Letter: of Administration of the estate and effects of Willium A. Mullov. de ceased, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and Bingu'ar the kindred and creditors of the said William A. Mulloy, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate to be held at Chesterfield, S C., on 14th of January, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock ir thc forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the snid Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of December, Anno Domom 1018. M. J. HOUGH, Judge of Frobate. CITATION NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. By M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: Whereas, J. S Burch made suit to me to grhnt him Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of Emily Bee Patrick, deceased, These are? therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Emily Bee Patrick, deceased, that they be and appear before mc in the Court of Probate, to be held at Chesterfield, S C., on 14th of Jaunary next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 28th day of December, Anno Domoni 1918. M. J. HOUGH, Judge of Probate. f STE TILI T?AOI MARK RIQISTIRID. : GOODS FOR , BECAUSE 4 33 YEAF 5 quality lias never fai 5 ownership and mam it have never chanj 5 sales have grown fi tons to 400,000 t< oof of satisfaction. rSTER GUi ;, Md. Toledo, O. Tarboro, Spartanburg, S.C. Atlanta,1 lumbus, Ga. Montgomery, A ' * .. I JIJ III INK IWJJPJ 1 "I i????q? YOUNG MULES AND HORSES Hav# just arrived with oar; load of fine young Tannaasoo muled and horses, all broke, and must be as represented, or money refunded. TARLTON A CO. 46-p At Gulledge Old Stables TOWN TAX BOOKS OPEN Town Tax Books are now open for the payment of taxes. See me at the store of W. A. Rivers T. E. MULLOY, Clerk. SHINGLES FOR SALE I will handle No. 1 Pine Shingles and No. 1 Cedar Shingles. Will keep these on hand. See me for prices. J. AARON SELLERS. DUROC JERSEY PIGS I have 30 Duroc Jersey Pigs for sale, 7 to 8 weeks old. See them at the .Gulledge stables. 46-p J. E. TARLTON FOR SALE OR RENT Five-room house; one acre of land; well water, on the Ruby road, one m*1e from the Chesterfield Courthouse. J. H. GADDY. Chesterfield, R. 2. ' 2-p VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE All that valuable tract of land, consisting of one hundred and flfty-nino (159) acres, situated on the Ches (.erfield and Wadesboro public road jne mile south of Cason Old Field ind one-half mile north of the South Carolina line, known as the Alex Little tract of land, will be aold at mction upon the premises at the hour of eleven (11) o'clock A.M., on Friday, January 10, 1919 This is an unusual opportunity for persons to secure a splendid farm of sandy soil admirably located The land is free from hills, has been well terraced, and slopes just enough to be well drained. The place has four houses, one large barn and small buildings The ract will be subdivided into small tracts containing from thirty (SO) .o fifty (60) acres each, and will be ;old in small tracts and then sold as a whole. t In my opinion, there is no more iesirable farm in the County now on he market than this one. The sale will be made subject to confirmation >f the Court. All persons interested ire invited to inspect th? property oefore the date of the sale. T. L. CAUDLE, Commissioner. THE BEST OfEverything TO EAT At Lowest Prices , A. F. Davis Market Will pay highest marhat price far Hides. '1 ? -- - - ? - 1 :r'S ZER 0 YOU IS led: ageted: rom 3ns; \NO CO. k t /-i ?. , INA^. charlotte, IN.C. Ga., Macon, Ga. Ja, ' ' .'