The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-03-03
MORE GOOD ADVICE
And Rosy View Of Farm Life. by
Our Versatile Jack, the
Farmer.

Farmer.
promised to say something in
regard to our cotton convention.
but when ] heard Mr.. Smiths ad-
dress | decided he had covered all
the ground and had left nothing for
me to say that would be Of interest.
[ will say to those who were not
there that they simply missed
treat. He was both instructive and
eloquent. I think that the people
are in earnest. Nearly all that
were present were willing to sign a
pledge to reduce their acreage and
better their condition generally,
which of course is just and wise.
Let us all como and stand to-
gcthcr for our common good. Help
one another whenever we can and
we will all get along better and en-
JOY ourselves. Social friendship,
that word implies so much. l en-
JOY friendship with everybody, it
docs me good to think people think
well OF me, we cannot see ourselves
as others see us. / believe we
ought to let one another know what
we think before we arc gone beyond
the grave, it will do us some good
now, but when VIC arc gone all the
praises that can be hcaped on us
will do no good. So let us all speak
while we can yet hear. Let us be
up and doing, we have no time to
sit around and grumble.
A year or two ago I got behind
in my crop and one of my hands
left me and l thought 1 would lose
a part of my crop, but while 1 was
digging away q friend came along
and said, if he was as near up with
his work as l was, he would be all
right, SO that gave me new courage.
Kind words and deeds go long
way to make us happy and con-
tented.
will now say something in re-
gard to our public schools in Jones'
vile township. 1t is very cncourag-
ing to note the difference the people
arc talking now in the way of cdu-
eating their children and that of
few years ago. The enrolment gets
larger every year. People seem de-
termined to make better use of the
free school system, which 1 think is
very wise. Just last year there
were four schools in the township
that run their term out. The others
had to quit on account of scholars.
One school didn't run at all, but
now they are all running on full
time with good enrolment.
There is great deal of interest
being taken by the teachers, and
patrons are also taking n hand. I
would like to suggest here that the
patrons can do power of good if
they would only take little pains
and time to help the teacher. We
lshould go to school with our child
rem and meet the teacher and get
acquainted with her and be some
help to one another. / think it
would be well for the parents to
visit the school at least once q
month as well as the trustees. Go,
by all means, and help the teachers
advance your children. Encourage
the teacher by kind words and ac-
tons, let her know you appreciate
her efforts to instruct your children
and you will never regret it. En-
courage the children to 60 to school,
don't drive them if it can be helped
as it is liable to turn the child
against going to school. / think
our teachers all deserve great credit
for their efforts to instruct our
children.
| We have eight schools in number
in our township and all the teachers
put in a full days work which the
law does not require, as we all
know. The law requires only six
hours day. Some of them put in
eight and would be willing to put
in more if they could.
Let us get enthuscd in the way
of educating our children, so let us
go to school, talk school and sing
school, and thus prepare our child
rem for the realities of life, and when
the roll is called up yonder we will