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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01

progress. Naturally a teacner
wants his children to advance,
but the essential thing is that
they advance in knowledge as
we'll as in grades. The teacher
who makes the mistake of pro-
noting a pupil in order to please
the parents is failing in his duty
to parents, pupils and himself,
as we'll as storing up trouble for
some other teacher.
Another reason is the small
salary teachers receive. The
trustees apparently value their
services at very little, so they
live up to the expectations of the
trustees. AS rule we don't
expect hundred dollar work from
those we value at twenty-five.
To me this is mistaken idea on
the part of the teacher. If you
accept position with twenty
five dollar salary it is as much
your duty to fill that position
, faithfully as tho you were paid a
!. hundred dollars. That is the
? only way to see if you are worth
? the latter sum.
r Perhaps in no one thing is this
o lack of thoroughness so notice
3 able as in fractions. In the or
e dinary school you will not find
= one pupil in ten that really knows
r. fractions. AS every one knows,
# thew are the foundation of arith-
% metic. And if they are not
,s thoroughly learned, arithmetic is
e always a drag. Many teachers
g. doubtless know what it is to find
IF pupils apparently working pro.
70 portion, interest, or averages,
,r and vet have absolutely no con.
r. ception of complex fraction
1T You may know, too, that thu
n. n. most difficult of all things il
in teaching is to teach something
yn that has only been half learned
+? What a pupil knows is evidenc
oh of his teachers work. Show m
ev a pupil who knows fractions an
nm I will know that he has been ur
err der good teacher.
at at We do not realize how serior
ng this question. A pupil loses jul
to as many years If his life as
,he ,h passes through school witho1
'rf VI thoroughly learning the subjec
,eir that each year brings him. v
so of the South have seen too WI
low what effect little learning h
J or had upon the negro, and tt
.ter should guard us against lit
', @hS learning" and "half learning
hey our schools.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01

1894 he was elected superintend-
ent of the Union City Schools,
which position he has acceptably
filled for twelve years.
Mr.. Jeffries is not only a sue
cessful school superintendent,
but he is also a gentleman of
splendid moral character. His
life will help the children brought
under his management long after
he has passed from the earth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01

The closing exercises of the
Union city schools will be held
Friday morning at ten O'Clock.
In addition to the musical num-
bers, class prophecy and delivery
of certificates, DR.. R. P. Pell,
president of Converse College,
will deliver the address to the
graduating class.
This is the closing of one of
the most successful years in the
schools history. Many improve
ments have been made during
the year in the various lines of
work, and a large class of we'll
trained graduate rewards the
years labors. The attendance
has been increased, and the rolls
show for the year 1899 white pu-i
pills and about 700 negroes. The
increase in enrolment .warrants
the trustees in erecting another,
building. Already there are five
commodious and we'll. furnished
school buildings within the city's
limits. They are the Central
school, West End, Monarch, Ex-
celsior, and Howard schools, the
last named being the school for
negroes. The trustees will build
another school for the negroes
on Macbeth street back of Judge
r ready Nj Gb5ssns been gs EsesidsaqcA sha Thjf ls
that e building will be ready
for use at the opening of the
next session in September. The
present value of the city school
property is estimated at about
$37, 500.
There are twenty-six graduates
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01

at Kelton, Cokesbury, Blacks
burg, and Aiken institute. Was
chosen principle of Central
schools in 1898. He is a teacher
of fine ability, and his work in
the class room is of a high order.
He believes in strict discipline
and in thorough classroom work.
He is worthy man and citizen
as we'll as a first class school
man.
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BY Henry A. Wise, SuperlnrcnuenVOt
Jonesyille Graded School,


Jonesville Graded School.
Perhaps now, more than at
any other time, the attention of
the public is drawn to the
schools. 1t is the Commence
ment season, the end of the
school year, the time when we
look for the results of our work.
To the pupils, it brings the
"times that try mems SOULS"
examination time, when promo
tion or graduation depends upon
the way in which they answer
certain questions that may be
put to them. 1t is the time when
those who have worked shall
reap the benefits thereof, and
when those who have played also
receive their reward. For the
one the reward is success, for
the other it is failure. 1t is the
time too, when trustees and
teachers are making plans for
the ensuing session. How can
the condition of our school be
improved? Who is the teacher
best fitted to fill the position
Will a change be beneficial!
What can we do to bring our
school to the standard we have
in mind? There are many ways
in which these questions may be
!. answered. Many of them de
n pend upon the conditions peculia
:, to each school. What may sui
It one may not suit another. Th'
5; need cf one school is not Away
t. the need of another. But ther
! seems to me to be one that is es
f. sential to success in all ou
schools, one thing that might b
termed the greatest need OF ,ou
school today, and that is,. thol
ough teaching. II IS Wlthou
by doubt the crying evil of the cour!
eff try school as a whole, and
hit very many instances of the tow
ng school as we'll. What causes i
en- Why are not teachers thoroue
to in their teaching? Why are the
he willing to let pupils go fro
,ot their school with a little smatte
toe ing of this, little less OF ths
Dot and nothing at all of somethil
to else? Many things contribute
vas this state of affairs. One is t
Of mistaken idea that teachers ma
DR.. of pleasing the parents, and
on. the rapid advancement OF tn
nee pupils. They must go thro'
ing many books, whether they KIN
be the contents of those books
der not. Like the dog running al
,nts the train, what are they go
to Ito do when they get throu.
They know nothing Of what Il
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01
THE UNION GRADED SCHOOLS CLOSE n SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Enrolment of White Children I,Io9---EnroIImen
of COIored Children 7OO---Five Commodous
School Buildings; New Negro BuiIdnq---26
Graduates This Year from The Central
SChOOI--TedCherS Have Done Good
Work-AII are to Return EXCEPT
Miss Susie Parker and Miss
Mary BOyG who Did Not
Apply for Reelection.
26 TeaCherS--2I ,
White and
COIOred.
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NnruSEJruur1

Bv Miss Fr.ncA II. Whitmirc, Tr:, ci-
pal West EhI>y atraded School
Bread and meaU&orm the basis
of our daily food, and without
this staff our bodies become weak.
But bread and meat alone, be-
come monotonous diet. Our ap-
petites crave variety and delica-
cy. And as our mental appe-
tites call for something besides !
the bread and meat of school life, |,
we, as teachers, should not dole |
out to our pupils their daily ra-
tion of "Three RS" without an
occasional desert, when Truth
larder is filled to overfioWlng with
so much that is good and beauti-
full for the minds assimilation.
Mother Nature keeps an unllm-
tied store-house. Her goods
bear the trademark, "Genuine:'
and of her we may obtain num-
berless good things. Her price
is simply this: Use of the senses.
By spending five or ten min
utes daily, or twice as much ev-
cry other day in Nature study,
both teacher and pupil will de-
rive much pleasure and benefit.
"To him, who, in the love of nature
holds
Communion with her visible forms, she
speaks
She has a voice of gladncss and smll
nd nln
glidcs
Into his darker musings with a mil'
And gentle sympathy, that steals ava
Their sharpness, ere he is aware
The purpose of this work ma
be enumerated as follows:
1. For information.
2. To quicken sense percer
ton.
8. To create a desire to kno'
and love the things which Go
has made. =,
a. To cultivate an eye to tf
beautiful in nature.
5. AS a stepping stone to TT
sciences, botany, biology, geol
raphy, etc. ,
6. AS help in language,
means of conversation and wri
ten work.
7. To lead up to the study
Literature, by learning memo
gems and reading selections a
propriate to the object at han
8. To help in drawing, as t
objects studied should be draw
by the pupil.
The seasons, as they come a
go, furnish food for thought
this line of work.
Autumn brings the changi
leaves, the ripening nuts a
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01

and new ventures in this field.
In the light of what the Uuion
schools have done and are doing,
let the people be proud, but let
them not rest on past glorles;
there are newer fields and great
er things in the matter of educa-
ton than we have yet dreamed OF.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01
SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS JEfFRIES.
Brief Sketch OF Life Born in Union
COunty---Served Twelve Years
as Superintendent.

Mr.. Davis Jeffries was born
March 10th, 1868 in Wilkinsville,
Union county. He attended
school in Gaffney and taught for
three years at his home. In
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01
Notice.

The Union Cotton Growers Asso-
citation will hold their regular
monthly meeting in the Court
House Saturday, June 2nd. at IL
O'Clock.
F. M. FARR, Prest.
w. w. CoLToN, Secty.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-01
PRINCIPAL SPENCER NJ. RICE. JR.
Brief Sketch Born in Union County.
Graduate OF WOffOrd-- Principal
For Three Years.

Mr.. Rice was born in Union
county in 1862. He attended
Wofford college and was gradu-
ated in 1883. He taught school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
BIG POLITICAL EVENT
MEETING OF IRISH NATIONAL
lists AT BELFAST.
Special cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, January 6.-Undoubtedly the
greatest political meeting held in Ireland
during the present campaign was the great
nationalist demonstration at Belfast. 1t
was attended by Mr.. John Redmond, M. p. /;
Mr.. T. P. O'Connor, NJ. p. and Mr.. Joseph
Devlin, M. P. On their arrival in Belfast
Mr.. and Mrs. Redmond were received by a
large number of the leading nationalsts,
and a handsome bouquet of flowers was
presented to Mrs. Redmond, Mr.. O'Connor
had arrived on the preceding evening. On
reaching Linenhail Hotel deputation of
ladies waited on Mrs. Redmond and pre-
scented her with valuable specimen of lace
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jectionable young man than an undesirable
girl.
you see, we know everybody in TINS
neighborhood and strangers, especially giI.s
from other parts of town, don't often come
here: they'd rather go and dance in some
academy where their friends dance. No, We
never issue invitations in order to keep out
the few undesirable ones that might buy
tickets. We sell to everybody who looks
respectable and who IS dressed neatly and
clearly. If undesirable persons get in,
which has happened, we find trout pretty
quick and then out they go, and next tlue
they don't get in at all.
"Spieler' Foregoes "Spieling."
eve have more bother with the spiel
ers,' you know than with everybody else
folks that don't know how to dance right
and have learned to spiel and dance
tough other ways, you know.
How can Spelling be described? Well,
l don't know as it can be described. 1t Is
a way of sticking your arms away out
and whrling around curiously and taking
up all the floor space there is. It's very
unpleasant to the nice, refined young peo-
pie who come here, and they won't abide 1t,
not at all.
1--WE find, though that most of the spiel
eg1s' spiel not because they want TO bother
other folks but just because they don't
know any better. They have learned to
dance in some other part of the town,
where Spelling goes, or maybe have not
learned dancing at adjust picked it up in
some dance hall where there isn't any
dancing, except spelling.
MOSTLY when we spot a 'spieler' he says
he's sorry and asks to be taught how to
dance like a gentleman and joins one OF
our classes for grown-ups. We have four
teachers here and five classes week.
Not ALI Are High Grade.
1--WE have refreshment parlors next the
40 tl,ox lodi md
gentlemen can get something nice and cool
to drink between dances of course.
BLESS you, no. not beer-just nice, re-
spectacle soft drinks, like sarsaparilla and
ginger ale. Yes, there are academies where
you can get beer in the refreshment par
lors all right but not here. wouldnt
criticise such places at aid, but I will say
that there are some academies in town of
lower grade than ours.
kind of folks that dance at our recep-
tons? Oh, all kinds, except the swells and
the toughs There are clerks and sales
people, some nice gentlemen and ladies
among them, let me tell you, and stenog-
raphers and collectors and dressmakers,
most of them making pretty good money.
But, bless you, there's no objection to the
young chap or girl that's just beginning.
just because he or she can't earn more
than five or six dollars week.
Dancers on Academy Floor.
''Look through the door. See that big
gentleman that's dancing with the little
lady in blue? Well, he's the engineer of
the big apartment house over on the ave-
nue., Ell Sud Court. That stout gentleman
next to him doesn't work for wages; he's
the grocery man on the corner. He's dane
ing with his wife. Oh, yes, we have mar
ried couplee at our receptions here. quite
a lot of EN- The slim chap you see with
the tall lady in pink-the chap that has on
a long frock coat with a white tie and
dances like he can follow the pillow better
than he can waltz? Well, he's young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07

Touan Fang, governor of the province of
Honan and special commissioner to the
United States, with instructions to investi-
gate its institutions, has been appointed
viccroy of the provinces of Chekiang and
Fokien. China, with a residence at Goo
chow. where the board of trade recently
declared a renewal of the boycott or Amer
lean goods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
Bourke cockran's Health Benefited.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, January g.
Representative Bourke Cochran of New
York, who has been in Santa Barbara for
some days has greatly improved in health
and expects to return to Washington jan
uary 10.
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Paying 500 Net.

Two OF the best properties
street. One located near tn
bItt House. The other h
frontage of 1T3 feet.
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$40 Cash, So Monthly

VIII purchase large building lot for business or dwell
poses in
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BLUNDON, OBRIEN & BELT Inc, 1920 G NV, Sole Agents.
Bargains in
Business


To the man who is seeking
a business property for his
own use or for investment this
list will prove OF surprising
Importance. Every property
in it is materially under what
any one who knows values will
tell YOU it is worth.
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A Very Choice

modern F st. store, west of 10th,
To be sold at a very reasonable
price. Out-of-town heirs wishing
to divide the estate, will sell for
less than 5000 The lot is worth
$4,000 and improvements cost
100000 At present low rental 3
per cent net is realized.
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lawyer We don't have many lawyers, no
sir, but he's one all right.
Hes from up state, and he's farmer S
son, he tells me. Worked his way through
law school and came here and learned how
to dance last winter; said he paid US part
of the biggest fee he ever got-S25 it was,
and our charges for the quarters lessons
was $40. He's a junior partner now and
ing with is private secretary to the senior
partner of the firm. l guess the young
lawyer and the private secretary win make
a match of it by and by.
A Young Virginian.
1.-THE polite chap over there in the cut
away coat is young Virginian, a book
keeper, and that thick-set, rather red-faced
young man dancing with the girl in red is
from Missouri He's shipping clerk down
town. The dancing academy is a great
place for matchmaking and a great place
for the young fellows from the country who
get jobs in town and have no friends in
New York.
Before there were so many real select
academies like this one of ours young fell
lows from out of town that came here to
live-and there's thousands of them come
every year, you know, sir-had mighty
slim chances of getting acquainted with nice
girls like they have now; girls just as nice
ana as SOOu looking as II their QaQS were
worth millions. instead of having to work
for their living; girls, too. let me tell you,
that will make the young fellows better
wives, just because they know what it is
to earn dollar or two; girls that wouldn't
hesitate to go out and earn the dollars
themselves if their husbands fell sick.
Dancing masters that keep this kind of
academies are public benefactors? Well, it
may be so. But I'm in this business and
1 keep this kind of academy because there's
money in it. New York is all right and so
are New Workers, both them that are born
here and them that get jobs here and so
come to live here. They want things right
and it's good money in any mans pocket
to give them what they want.
Don't think I'm getting rich I'm not
but-well. I've taken my family to the
mountains every summer for some years
Maybe we'll go to Europe next year. Good
night, SIR
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S55,000.

Rents for $500 a year. A splen-
did corner property on our best
business street, opposite several
of the largest establishments.
Must be sold to close an estate.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-03-10

Picayune, | come again wishing
all well.
We are glad to say that little
George Hicks is improving nice
ly. DR.. Shell knows how to doc
ter pneumonia.
We are sorry to note the death
of Mr.. Gamers little babe. The
remains were laid away here
Tuesday. We sympathize with
the bereaved ones.
There has been several candi-
dates around. We would like to
cast a vote for all of them, but
cannot of course.
We are glad the committee
gave us a voting privilege at Gale
this time.
Let every one vote on his own
judgment and the right man will
be elected. 1t seems that some
of our people are stirred up over
the stock law and some over their
taxes being raised. 1t is hard
for the people to be put on oath
to give in their property and then
have 3 or A men to say they did
not swear the truth. &et's do
away with the Equalization
Board or let them assess our
taxes and not have a san to go
over the county for that purpose.
The free school will be out at
Gale the last of this month.
Mr.. A. H. Hicks and brother,
Sid, went to Prescott Monday,
Mr.. Jas. Helms and better
half, passed our burg Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Arthur TuTner spent We'd
nesday nf.At va, Sid Armand.
Mrs. w. I. Al hand is spend
ing this week with her daughter
who is sick, nef i Irma.
Miss OverF and Mrs. Ben
Turner visitedMrs Almand Sun
day.
Trip BaileT of Irma, is visit
ing his kinfy51s here this week.
Mr.. Ben tyok is handling lum-
Der at the Etle mill.
Don't fdrjet to take the Twice
a-Week HEyune.
Good lndyto everybody.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-03-10

salt, 10 to Z lie, dry flint, Is to
TIC.
WOOL BURY unwashed, 10
to 15c; clean unwashed, Is to
20 cents; tub washed, 25 to 30c.
BEESWAX 20 to Is cents.
TALLOW-3 to DC.
DRY SALT MEAT Extra
short clear, 9 IA to 10 cents.
SMOKED BACON-E x t ra
Short, clear 8 1-2 to II cents.
STOCK PEAS - Whipporwill,
ST. Is to $1.5O per bushel.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-03-10
J.T. BR0OKSDROWED
One of Prescott Most Prominent
Citizens Meets Tragic
Death Thursday

Thursday morning J. T. Brooks
and a negro by the name of Tom
Belts left Prescott for Okolona
in two horse buggy. They at
tempted to cross the Little Miss
ouri river at what is known as
Elkins' Ferry. The river was up
and very swift at this place but
Mr.. Brooks had crossed there
many times and thought there
was no danger. When they drove
into the river the horses baked
on accout of the water being SO
cold. Mr.. Brooks started to get
out of the buggy, evidently see
ing danger when the rapid cur
rent overturned the buggy and
carried him, team and buggy rap
idly down the river. The negro
held to the buggy until he passed
some drift wood when he caught
it and climed to a place of safety
Mr.. Brooks made an effort to
catch the drift but missed it.
Both horses were drowned. Rube
Shackelford was on the opposite
side of the river and hurried to
Okolona and notified the
people of Prescott what he
had witnessed. A large search
ing party left for the river and
assisted by the people Of Clark
county begun the search for the
body. It was found yesterday
about eleven O'Clock in the morn
ing.
! Mr.. Brooks was one'of the best
business men in Prescott and
was always ready to take hold of
every business enterprise that
was launched in the county. His
place in the business circles of
Nevada county will be vacant a
long time before one will be
found to fill it as he did.
He leaves many loved ones be-
sides a host of friends to mourn
his untimely and tragic death.
The remains will be inferred
this afternoon in the DeAnn GEM
etery.
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The following Judges, Clerks
and Sheriffs have been appointed
by the said Committe for the pur.
pose of holding said election.
Alabama Township.
Judges: E. l.. Kennedy, B.
w, Burns and S. B. Drake.
Clerks: Ed McSwain and Tom
Mcclure.
Sheriff: J. M. Mcclure.
Albany Township, Laneburg box.
Judges: C. R. Hudson, F. A.
billiard and T. A. Garrett.
Clerks: S. E. Franks ano
Amos Alsobrooks.
Sheriff: w. N. Murry.
Albany Township, Sutton Box.
Judges: ]. C. Woodul, Nando
Sutton and j. Louis Barham.
Clerks: J. w. Franks and j.
Richard Jones, Jr.
Sheriff: Sam Wren.
Boughton Township.
Judges: w. r. Barham, 7. j.
Lamb and J. l.. Stewart.
Clerks: w. C. McCargo and
j. M. Thomas.
Sheriff. w. H. Hoover.
Caney, Rosston Box.
Judges: J. w. Holloway, I.
A. Jetton and w. ID. Rhodes.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-03-10
PRIMARY ELECTION
Central Committee Issues Call
for Primary Election to be
March 18th.

In Obedience to the resolutions
of the last Democratic Conven-
ton, the Democratic Committe
for the State Of Arkansas, and
of the resolutions of the Demo
cratic Committee for Nevada
county, a legalized Primary Elec-
ton will be held in said County
at the several places designated
by said Committee on Wednes-
day, March, 18th, 1906, for the
purpose of determining the chice
of the Democrats of said County
for United States Senator, Rep
resentative in Congress, for all
State, District, County and
Township officers and for the
election Of one Committeeman
for eack township IA said county.
A County Convention will be
held in the Court house at Pres
colt, on Saturday, the 7th day of
April, 1905, at 1:30 O'Clock p. m. i,
for the purpose of receiving the
returns and declaring the result
of said Primary Election, and
for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the State, Congressional
Judicial, Railroad and Senatorial
Conventions. In said County
Convention the several Town
ships of said County will be en-
titled to representation as fol-