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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-09
pclzcr Manufacturing Company,
PelHer, s, Z, October | 1901

4 ClrCl ~ ~ cClObCl l lOOU,
Hon. j. j. McMahnn, State Superin
tcnicnt OF Education, Columbia, s. c.
Dear Sir In writing about our schools
the other day | omitted to mention
that we pay our school children for at
tending school at the rate of ten cents
per month for each child who does not
miss a school day during the month.
find q great lack Of encouragement
given the school children by parents as
to school attendance, and frequently l
meet with direct opposition, and to
avoid this irregular attendance at school
we pay ten cents n month, in regular
Pelzer Manufacturing Company pay en-
velopes, to each child that has not missed
q day at school in the previous month.
We take no record of the standing Of
the child in school, but we simply want
their attendance, and the necessary
training and discipline will follow.
This amounted last year to $3.50, or an
average Of $45 per month for ten
months.
We have worked this plan for several
years, and find it to be q great aid in
inducing regular attendance, and our
average attendance last year was Over
SG per cent Of the enrolment. Yours
truly,
ELLISON A. SMYTH, President.
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and is used for our school. The Pelzor
school Is open TO all children in the
Pelzcr village, and VIC also take i'm a
humble OF children living outside Of the
village OF Pelzer, both in Anderson and
Greenville counties. The Pelzer Comp.
any paid three mills school tax last @
$2,67O, and directly paid the Pelzer
School teachcrs and other expenses from
the treasury Of the company $3.50. In
addition TO this teachers receive
their proportion Of public school money,
which does not come directly through
u hanus.
Bolton Mills The Bolton Mills EN-.
ploy QUO operatives and are not yet in
full operation, having only started in
July. This mill is in the town of Bel
ton, and we expect the children living
in the mill village to attend the graded
schools in the town of Bolton, and we
do not propose to have any mill school
at Bolton, or to separate the children OF
the mill people from the children Of the
town people AS this mill is ardly yet
under full swing. | am unable to give
you the information as to the amount
paid by the Bolton Mills for the supper,
of schools, etc.
1t may interest you to look at the cor
tract signed by people moving into
Pelzer and Bolton mill villages, and yo,
will see how ~anxiously we work to en-
courage the children Of our employee
to attend school, both at Pelzer anC
Bolton. If we had compulsory atten
dance school laws it would help us yer,
much in mill villages, but any laws at
tempting to regulate labor are canger
Gus.
started this term a kindergarten i
connection with school. Have titt
little tots 50 far and two teachers in tina
department. Yours truly,
ELLISON A. SMYTII, President.
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ELLISON A. SMYTu, President.
Victor Manufacturing Company,

Greer 8, > Y october u, 1900.
Mr.. j. j. McMahan, State Su%perintcn
dent of Education, Columbia, 8. c.
Dear Sir: | return you herein report
covering JOUR questions of October 3.
| would Coll to your attention the fact
that our schools will cost us yearly about
81 800 in excess of what we secure from
common school fund, and inclusive Of
the tax for common schools. | know
there Is a general impression that the
mills of the State are not doing their
duty as to education. l feel that this
impression is erroneous, and l am
thoroughly in sympathy with you in
your efforts to give proper information
to the people at large upon this point
and have, therefore, given you without
reserve answers as requested by you.
1t would be a pleasure to us at some
m for you to visit this community
and sec our building, In this connection,
at an early date | shall formally open
the new church house and school build
ing that we have built at a cost of about
So, 600 and, il you could do so, would be
very pleased to have you attend its open
ing, as l hope to get several other promi
ncnt parties here.
Very truly, LEWIS w. PARKER,
President and Treasurer.
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PROFITS OF THE BUSINESS.
The Dispensary Sales Reach
About Two and a Half Mil
1ipfo

lions.
The statement of the gross and net
profits Of each dispensary in the State
during the eleven months ending No.
vember 30, 1900, has been issued. The
gross sales for the period indicated
amounted to the enormous sum Of &C..
42l ,S40.22, nearly two and q half mil
lions Of dollars. On this the States profit
was $lIG.0l2.lS, and the net profits,
divided equally between the towns and
citice of the State, covering also the
beer dispcnsaries. reach $29S, 166. 29,
making the total profits for the eleven
months OF the States big liquor bust.
ness, $474,l7S 4G.
The net profits from beer dispensa-
ries to towns and counties aggregate
S27, 4G9 81.
From the ten ~dispensaries in Charles
ton County the net profits to that county
and city are $l2,305 28.
Columbia has four dispensaries cx-
c'usivc Of the beer privileges. From
these four the net profits going to the
county and city are 1872, 1913. 70.
G%rccnville with its two ~dispensaries
nets the city and county the sum OF
$~lO,l3O.42, and Spartanburg's two dis
pensarics net the city and county $l1,
382 03. :
1t should be borne in mind that a,
these figures refer only to the clever
months ending November 80, and dc
not include the heavy holiday business
done during the month Of December.
Here is the official statement, showing
in the first column the sale
at each Of the vi regular dispensaries il
the State, and the net profits equally di
vidcd between towns and cities-in tn,
last column
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Victor Manufacturing Company,

NtNSA " ~ w., 4NofCIlUCI g, l0UU.
The Hon j. McMahan, Superinten.
dent of Education, Columbia, s. c.
Dear Sir: | wrote you on October 81,
but delayed mailing the letter in order
to make a canvass Of the mill, to ascer
tain the number who could not read
therein. If | had been asked this uues
ton offhand should have replied 10 or
Is was, therefore, very much sur.
priscd when, after the it was
ascertained that there were So that could
mo- read. Such q condition Of affairs
is certainly deplorable. BY a great
many parties it would be pointed to to
indicate the illiteracy of the mill opera.
tive and as indicating a degradation Of
that class. The fault, however, does not
lie with the mill operative. That is, the
children who cannot read, as q rule ara
those who have lived in the country,
and moved to the mill village in the last
few years.
The lack of education is not, there.
fore, ascribable to the occupation in tho
mill but, on the contrary, in nv iudp.
ment, as ascribable to the conditions in
the country. A very small percentage
OF the mill hands in this mill have been
IN mill work longer than two or three
years; and, therefore, their illiteracy
was previous to their becoming mill
operatives.
l do not think that you, and others
who are leaders in the educational mat.
tiers of the State, can do too much to i'm.
press upon our white people the neces-
sity of educating their children. I re.
gard as almost criminal those who preach
the doctrine that the white man will al.
ways be superior by virtue of his skin.
IL Is Tar from pleasant to see how ambi.
tious the negro is to secure an education
and how little ambition the majority of
our whites show in this direction. ibe.
lieye if the white people are to maintain
their present superiority it is to be done
only by virtue Of their superior intelli.
gence, and do not think that too great
an effort can be made to impress this
upon them. When papers and leaders
preach the doctrine that the white man
Will always be superior by virtue of his
skin they lead the uneducated class 20
think there is no necessity for effort on
part and no danger Of their being
surpassed by the colored race.
With personal regards.
Very truly,
LEWIS w. PARKER.
President and treasure
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An employee Of the census Office a,
washington says that many ludicrouf
Misunderstanding occurred while the
count OF the people was in progress
among the queries on the blanks fur.
nished TO the enumerators was one
which was indicated thus: "Lenpth OF
residence" This was expected to show
now long each person had lived in the
place where he resided when the census
vas taken, but when the reports came In
IL was found that some Of the enumera.
Tors had misunderstood the nature OF
The question, and had answered Il in
hgures =" 20xz0," go feet,n etc, Evi.
IDENTIFY they had measured the length
OF the residences Of the people t6ey
counted. '
"A recruiting officer who was in
IOWA recently says that the percentage
OF men accepted in that State ON offer.
ing themselves for army service is con.
siderably above the average In any other
state. Enlistments in Iowa are largely
from the farms, and tho vast matority
OF young fellows who offer themselves
are young, strong and hardy.
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rays by Roentgen, the Krupp armor
plate the Developments in LIQUID air
and apparatus for producing it; the
merccrizing Of cloth under tension to
render it silky the practical develop
ment Of the bicycle and the automobile T.;
the building and launching Of the " o.
ccanic," the largest steam vessel ever
produced and wireless telcgraphy by
MarCOni.
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Pacolet Manufacturing Companv.

luR SOIuDanV.
Spartanburg, 3 G, October IS. 1000.
mr. John j. McMahan. Columbia, 8
C.-Dear Slr: / have answered most of
Ine questions you ask and herewith en-.
close the circulars
You Will notice the attendance at the
spartan Mill School is much more re-.
gnlar than that at Pacolet Mill School.
LIKELY some of the Spartan mill people
SCI their children to one OF the other
two school buildings in town.
we are proud OF our school at the Pa.
colet Mills there is not a better ono in
tho up'country. The school building
cost about $4,000 all at the expense Of
the company. Four female teachers
n of them principal. 1t would be a
great pleasure to me, for you to visit
That ~school-in fact, both OF them, and
any time you are in %Spartanburg I
DC more than pleased to visit them
WIN you. Very truly yours,
JOHN II. MoNTaoMERY.
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There lives In Paducah, KY, q blind
mschanio who can and does place laths
As evenly and drive nails 40 truly as anv
workman gifted with sight. He puts a.
his own scaffolds, and does ss muck
work In q day ~ any man In his trade.
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Harris Springs. daily except Sunday.
For Rates, Time Tables, or further in.
iormation call on any Agent, or write to
WIG. CHILDs, President.
o.t; LIVINGSTON, Sol. gent. Colum.
Il. NJ. EMERsoN, Traffic Mgr.
Wilmington, N. G. 'e''
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Close connection at Greenwood for All
points on 3. A. L.. and G.. & q. RAILWAY
anu at epartanburg with Southern Rail
For any Information relative to tiokats
fates, schedules. eto., address
W.. CRAIG. Gen. Psss. Agent
II. M. NoRrB. Sol. Agt. Aur. @. Ga.
I'm. EMERson. Trc : , anaoer:
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Numbcr of operatives in the mill, -
Number of children in mill from 10 to
III years old, -
Number of children in mill under 10
years old, -
Numbcr in mill who cannot read, -
attending school and working
in mill, -
Number children attending school,
of money given directly by
the mil Tor the support Of schools, -
Amount taxes paid by the mill for
support of schools,
Amount of three mill tax, - Amount
special or extra tax, -
DO tho mill children attend school
with other children, or is the school for
mill children only 49,. Length OF
school tcrm,--.
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fDalIy EI. Sunday.
Dining cars between New York And
Richmond, and Hamlet and Savannah. On
Trains Nos 81 and Al.
central time, SEastern Time.
FOR Tickets, Sleepers. etc., spDly to
q. McP. BATE, II. +. A.,
Tryon Street, Charlotte. y. G.
f.. ST. JOHN, Vice-President and General
Manager.
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GA ia.
ss.s. 'ha Tho Kind You Haze Always eossf
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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
Gigantic Railway Scheme.

st. Paul, Aug. 7.-Robert Barber,
manager Of the Russo-China bank OF
Pekin, representative of the Russian
government and manager OF the Man
churian railroad, who is at present
in st. Paul, is said to be connected
with a tremendous scheme Of rail
road construction destined to unite
Alaska and Siberia and furnish rail
and water connections between Circle
City and VladivOstOck, the eastern
terminus of the trans-Siberian rail-
road, at cost Of S200,OOO.00O. The
enterprise, it is stated, has the back
ing of the Bank Of France and power
full money interests in the United
States. 1t is essentially a French
American undertaking for which CAPT
tai is already in sight, should it prove
feasible, and in which it was talked
in railroad circles James ]. Hill is to
become interested.
The length Of the proposed railroad
from Circle City to Bering sea will be
about 1000 miles and on the coast OF
Siberia to Vladivostok 1900 miles. If
the concessions are secured from the
United States and the protection at
forded the property of the company
is adequate the primary survey will
commence shortly.
M. Barber, it is stated, is in the
United States for the purpose of OBJ
tanning information as to the probable
attitude Of the government towards
the DrOuOSed line
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
First Conviction.

Tacoma, WASH, Aug. 5.-State Labor
Commissioner William Blackman has just
secured his first conviction under the new
law specifying that female employees shall
not be compelled to work more than 10
hours day.
The case was tried at Everett before
Justice of the Peace 2. X. Lewis and a
jury. p A. Knudson, proprietor of the
Cascade laundry, was charged with hav-
ing compelled Miss Kelley, an ironer, to
work two hours overtime According to
her testimony she did SO the first night,
but when asked to do so second time
answered that she could not stand the
strain. She was discharged and refused
overtime. Another employee of the laun-
dry and Commissioner Blackman SUBJ
stantiate1 Miss Kelley's story.
The jury found Knudson guilty and a
fine Of $40 was imposed. The case has
been appealed and may go to the SUI
preme court.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
gold bullion which was taken from the

gold bullion which was taken from the
vault.
At Portland fire broke out at the Ore
gon livery and feed stable run by John
Kerr, at the northwest corner OF Sixth
and Couch streets, and the flames rapidly
spread to adjacent buildings. About %
horses are supposed to have been burned
to death. The total loss is about $4,000.
\ rich vein of copper ore has been dis
covered 25 miles from Dawson Word has
been received at Dawson that the Indians
from the headwaters have brought down
IA large bag Of copper ore OF extraordinary
richness to barter at Forty Mile. A new
strike Of gold is reported on Glenn gulch.
on the American side, near Rampant.
A freight wreck occurred recently on
the Great Northern railroad one and a
half miles west of Sultan. Freight No.
10 ran into a tree that had fallen across
the track, killing Engineer Charles War
ncr and injuring Fireman William Gun.
derman. The engine is total wreck.
Several ears of shingles and lumber were
burned.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
ROBBERS STOLE S340,O1
sELBY SHELTER THE LOSE,
Gold Bricks Vanished in Night til
-RObbers Tunneled Unde. 4.
Foundation Through the EYo
Absolutely No Clue Left.

Vallejo, Cal, Aug 1.-The Seby smel,
ing works was robbed of $4,000 in oo.
bricks. The robbers had evidently ho.,
working on the case for txo or Tin.
months. They had dug a tunnel from
outside the house, digging a shaft fra
about three feet deep. They then tim
neled in under the vault and, striking up
ward, bored hole in the strong rom,
floor. The hole was in the shape Of !,
manhole of boiler. Part of the hole ~
been bored two months ago, it is thoupb
and the last one was bored last night
Through that hole they took the eou
bricks and carried ZEN to the river ham,
near the tunnel east Of the works, wherl
they were evidently placed in a boat.
In their hurry they left two Of tn
bricks on the bank. During the night ON
of the workmen reported to his fellow,
that he heard a noise in the strong room
and he thought it must be ghost. TIM
others ridiculed him for his superstition
but an investigation was made to see wha,
caused the noise.
The entrance to the tunnel was covers
with frame, over which the employe
OF the smelter passed repeatedly ever
day, but no one seemed to notice anything
out OF the way.
The tunnel that the robbers excavate{
was about three feet in diameter and gay
them plenty OF room in which to work
1t is supposed that the dirt from the tun
mel was taken out at night and droppe
in the bay. The first report stated tina
the tunnel was 200 or 300 feet long, bu
according to late advices it is only abou
10 feet in length. The shaft was starte&
close TO the wall and was sunk below th
foundation. From there it was only
short distance under the floor Of the vault
1t is thought that the men who committe
the robbery took their plumber away in
launch and made direct for San Franciscc
There are plenty of other places, how
ever, where they could have gone-eitha
up the Sacramento river or to the shol
Of any of tn numerous bays.
Following is the list of the propert
stolen.
-Four fine gold bricks all numbered an
containing the following: No. 1886, liz
ounces and a fraction; No. 1887, 3a
ounces. No. 1898, 1923 ounces and fra
ton; No. 1899, 1887 ounces and a fra
ton; also 10000 ounces of gold i'll warrior
shapes, and little silver.
| The gold in the bricks is worth $40
ounce.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09

Michael's Fast Mile.

New York, Aug. 5.-The five great
pace followers, Bobby Walthour, Jimmy
Michael, Johnny Nelson, Harry Fixes and
Archie McEachern, were to meet on the
Manhattan Beach bicycle track to COM
pete in 35 mile race. At the last mo-
ment, however, it was announced that
Elkes would not race. 1t was said his
physician had refused to permit him to
do so. The other four entered the contest
Walthour won the race, his time being
54:05 As. McEachern was second, Nelson
third and Michael fourth.
The first mile Michael led, doing the dis.
lance in l:3O, thus breaking the world 5
record by one and two fifths seconds.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.

The agricultural department has !
sued a bulletin concerning the whed
growing conditions of the Pacific coas
in which the question of wages, fart
methods, cost of living, etc, are dl
cussed at length. The states include
are California, Oregon, Washingtd
and Idaho. There is on the averaa
4,343.S01 acres Of wheat harvested
the Pacific coast region each year. A
average for the past 10 years sho1
that this section of the county ord
narily will yield about Is bushels p
acre and produce total annual crd
of 65,017,582 bushels, valued on "
farm at $41 ,641,S12.
California is the state of large
acreage and production of the groul
the average for the past 10 years bei1
2,705,621 acres, producing 33,3OS,2l
bushels of wheat, with total value
$23,1S3,296.
Oregon has shown steadily increa
ing wheat acreage, interrupted on
occasionally, from 92,105 acres in III
to 1,173,769 acres in 1900, and the ave
age for the last 10 years was SSO,l'
acres.
In Washington the acreage averag
703,560 acres annually, the averal
yield being 20.8 bushels, with an ave
age sale of ss,2O3,739.
The average acreage Of Idaho Is 1V
1858, with yield Of 2,366,095 bushe
or 1913 bushels per acre. The avers
value for the vast 10 years was 7
34S,724.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
Columbia Beat Independence.

Bateman's Point, Aug. Sin a
beautifully contested race over a triangu.
lar course of 80 miles, and in breeze
that made carrying all of the racing cam
vas out of the question, the Columbia
again defeated the Independence about
three quarters of mile, as timed from
shore. The Independence. however, sailed
the last leg so fast that had the yachts
two miles further to go the Lawson yacht
would have won. The last five miles of
the race was one of the most exciting
brushes ever seen off Newport.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
Com man lnnt Froneman killed.

Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
Aug. 6.-Commandant Froneman, son of
the Commandant Froneman who, it is al
legged, shot peace envoy named Morgen-
dam, has been killed near Wimburg after
an exciting chase. Most important paper.
were found in his pockets.
The British have captured Boer con-
voy of 20 wagons near Boshof, Orange
River Colony.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09

Easton, Pa, Aug S.-The Central
Dor union has adopted resolutions
nouncing Andrew Carnegie as ice
labor and protesting against the sen
board of Easton accepting $4,000 IT
Mr.. Carnegie for library.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
To Harvest Canada. wheat Croy

New York, Aug. 5.-The call OF the
high commissioner of Canada for 10000
men from Great Britain to assist in har-
vesting the immense wheat crop of the
northwest province will, it is believed. be
fully answered, says the rribune's London
correspondent A large number of men
have already made inquiry at the domin-
ion office, and there is reason to believe
that fully as much interest has been ex-
cited in the provinces
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
Texa. bank Ha. Failed.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The comptroller
of the currency appointed Special Exam
liner William l.. Yerkes receiver of the
First National bank of Austin. Tex The
bank was closed on reports of National
Bank Examiner j. NJ. Logan, who re-
ported ii insolvent
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
Forest Fires in Montana.

Helena, Mont, Aug. S.-Northern
cific officials report so forest fires rag
in Missoula county. No damage
as yet been done, but owing to the nnl
ally dry condition of the forests and '
citation, the outlook is regarded as
rious.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
Insurgent Leader Pursued.

Manila. Aug General Chaffee has
ceived word that General Summers trc
are in close pursuit of the insurs
leader Malvar. They captured Mas'
camp while his breakfast was still hot
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
One Strike Settled.

Helena. Mont, Aug. 5-The labor
troubles that have existed since last Nav
at the coal mines owned by United States
Senator Clark at Bridges, Carbon county,
have been settled and the men will return
to work. They claim a victory.