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Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-23

great dailies of the country consumed not
only columns but pages in interviews and to
the reproduction and discussion of the many
credtable and concise recommendations by her
for legislative procedure.
Mrs. Henrys political work has been
prodigious Her sustained courage nothing
less than superb and her achievements stu
penduous, and while the work has been un-
usual for a woman, it entailed no actual
animosty.
But harken to the howl of eXecration
that arose when this pioneer for principle
advanced still another step and attacked the
mighty-monster-th religious superstition.
The former not of afiable liberation was drop
ped from discussion and when her javeln
tipped with reasons point reached Jehovah's
VITAL cry assembled from pulpit and people
and press which drowned every plaudit that
preceded it.
In seeking to secure equitable laws for
her sisters, the champion of freedom had
discover that the subsection of Christian
women throughout the centuries and their
present degradation and economic dependence
is due to Bible mandates and the admins
tration of its precepts by the Priesthood, and
though reviled by former friends and ana
thematized by religionsts she calmly pursued
the policy of exposing the inconsistencies and
injustice of our Christian system.
In expressing herself on this point Mrs.
Henry says: Il pride myself more in my
Freethought work than all else I have tried
to do" And she has accomplished much.
Speaking at National and State Conventions,
contributing to the numerous Freethought
publications in the United States, Canada and
England Her name appended to an article
decides the editor to its worth. She is
the only woman who appears in Facts Worth
Knowing" a pamphlet which has reached
circulation of 100000 Her contribution in
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's innovation-The
Womans Bible was highly commended by Mrs.
Stanton who coincided with her estimate of
Bible responsibility for wrong.
Mrs. Henry was one of the chief champions
Of Editor Charles c. Moore during his per-
secution by the uncompromsing Christian
enthusiasts and also substantial supporter
of the Blue Grass Blade and for many years
almost constant contributor.
For propaganda work TINS prollfc writer
has had published the amphlets-Property
Rights of Kentucky Women, Women and
Christianity, Woman and the Bible, and
Marriage and Divorce all of which should be
read and studied by credulous Christians.
Mrs. Henry has held office in the various
Free Thought organizations and is now Pres
ident of the American Freethought Asso-
mic bo &c
CONTINUED on page l5)
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rather than hurt the little child he
guiped it down.
She took back the empty cup and
toddled away. He heard her murmur-
ing rs she went:
us kind to dranpa cause he's Old
Pretty soon she toddlcd back with
another cup Of buttcrmflk. and the
good hearted old man, putting down
his paper and pipe, tossed OFF the
warm mixture with fcisncd smile OF
JOY.
us kind TO dranpa cause he's
old" she repeated. And in little
while she brought another cup OF
milk. The grandfather drank four or
five of these offerings. and then for
fun he followed the little girl TO see
where she was getting aIl that milk.
Her way led straight To the hoSpcn.
AMI rs she filled her cup at the hog
trough the Mortified farmer heard her
say pionsly:
as kind to dranpa cause he's
old"
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OUR SCHOOLS.
PAPER NO. 1.
By PROF. WILLIAM II. HAND.
Let me say at the outset tha

Let me say at the outset that
| have no disposition to forget or to
disregard the many good things in
our schools, or to Withhold merited
commentator anywhere, yet 1t is not
INV purpose to tax the readers time
and patience with platitude and empty
eulogies, so frequently INDUCED in by
those who strive so diligently to blind
themselves to our patent weaknesses.
Our schools have been vastly lmprov-
ed within recent years. We should
rejoice at their growth, and ever hon
or those who have contributed to
that growth But we can not afford
to stop at that. 1t would be folly to
assume that pnr schools, and our
school system, are anything like per-
feet. Let us discover some of the
glaring weaknesses, admit what we
discover, and set ourselves resolute-
ly toward Improvement.
Some of the most conspicuous
weaknesses in our schools are these:
/. Lack. of funds sufficient to main
tain high-class schools;
2. Beggarly salaries paid to teach
ers;
8. Too many incompetent teachers
employed in our schools;
4. Short school terms, especially
in the rural districts:
5. Poor school houses and poor
equipment;
6. Neighborhood iealousies and
neighborhood quarrels;
I. Too many little half-supported
schools;
s. Inadequate supervision of vii
lage and rural schools;
S. Non-attendance and irregular
attendance OF, the pupils;
10. The missing link--the high
school.
I wish to discuss these features o.
our school system frankly, somewhat
fully, and altogether dispassionately.
wish to avoid anything captions or
hysterical. In these discussions, |
beg to offer, as unobtrusively as
may, some suggestions as to reme-
dies. For he is poor physician who
tells his patients that he is sick, but
offers neither to tell him what the
disease is, nor to prescribe any RENE
dy.
Lack of Funds. To maintain good
schools requires money. They can
not be run on ebullient sentiment.
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He Felt the Fire.

4 milwriSht was converted TO the
way Of thinking Of Il sect which peri
odicalIy was inspired with 4 fore
knowledge OF the immiAcncc OF the
day q! DOOM and set the date. prcpar-
ing for Gabrirl's greeting.
The date WAS set, and The day came.
The millwright 'lonncG his white robe
and went out into the fields to await
the coming meeting with tie ceies-
tial throis. The day passed Until 1t
was late in the afternoon, and the
nlilwright. having arisen ut the stroke
of midnight on the morn Of The event
rul day. grew Lrowsy and, throwing
himself down upon Il pile Of hay. fell
asleep at his watch.
Boys discovered him. and. with the
natural miSc,,icvousness Of boys. they
set fire TO tllc hay. The smoke anu
the heat soon woke the sumbcrlnS
millwright, and. sitting up with Il
Start, lie cried with the anguish OF the
lost:
"Just rs l cypcctcd-in hell after
ALL
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Our Schools.

To-day in South Carolina are to be
found very few people who would ad-
init that they are unfriendly to popu-
lar education, and fewer, still who
would admit that they are not friends
TO our common schools. TThe people
of the State have just passed through
q somewhat vigorous political cam
paign. In this, as in almost every
such campaign, many Of the candi-
dates for Office have taken occasion
to declare their deep interest in the
common schools. The candidate
doth protest too much, methinks, ;"
but most Of them are entirely sincere
in their declarations. Some Of these
men will soon occupy positions which
will enable them to demonstrate their
interest in our schools, and their
capacity for improving them. From
the outside it would seem that very
few Of these men have made any
careful analysis of the conditions of
our schools, and certainly few have
offered any definite, practicable plan
for their permanent improvement.
By no means do intend to cast any
slur at these men. Perhaps it is ask
ing too much of meu busy with their
own affairs and the affairs of the pub
lie. to stop to study the problems of
education-a field broad and rich in
vexatious questions. Perhaps, too,
those who have studied these pro-
blen1s, and are familiar with the con-
ditions, have been remiss in not tell
ing the people frankly what they see
and know.
For fifteen years this writer taught
in the common schools Of this State,
and for. seventeen yearsr he has tried
to study the conditions which make
for good or for evil in the educational
system of the State. During the past
eEenty-six months he has travelled
more than thirty thousand miles in
side the State. driven hundreds of
miles through the rural districts, and
visited not far from three hundred
schools in the State. He claims no
wider or richer knowledge Of the con-
ditions than is possessed by scores of
his fellow-workers. Yet he feels that
he knows something Of these condi-
tons; and that he owes it to the peo-
ple to set these conditions frankly
before them.
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THE STtNHARD WAREHOUSE
BEGS TO ANNOUNCE:

|. The rates for storage cover all
costs to the farmers;s including pro-
lection for his cotton from lire ana
the weather and the rate is as 20"
or lower than the farmer can insure
his cotton when housed at bone.
.. It's ware house receipts are re-
carded as the highest class OF BANK
able collateral.
. If money can he borrowed on
ANYTHING il can be borrowed on the
recciprs of The Standard Warehouse
Company.
q. The identical cotton that you
nl.cp in the warehouse is returned
upon the surrender of receipts.
5 In case of fire your cotton Is
Maid for at market value. and yo"
have no difficulty as to insurance, ehe
full insurance being maintained pF
the Standard Warehouse Company
6 The Standard Warehouse COM
many is absolutely independent OF
anv other Organization and coho"c's
its affairs upon strict hnsihcsS
methods. r
7. The paid up capital STOCK o.
The Standard Warehouse Company IS
s35O.OO0.OO and the company -
absolutely safe; and its ~arhouso
receints come ahead of the STOCK
holders. ~
The Standard Warehouse COM
pany is anxious to have cotton o.
farmers and others stored, and oners
tbe most complete protection and en-
couragelncnt for farmers desiring ["
hold their cotton.
@ Rates will be furnished upon
application to Mr.. Geo. a. sch'''lc''
Local Manager Standard Warehouse
Orngcburg, S. &.
r. B. Stackhouse, President I"~
l,,mhia s c.
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nor will spasmodic charity keep then
at very high standard. Money is
absolutely necessary to build comfort
able school houses, to furnish these
houses, to pay competent teachers
and to keep the schools open nine
months in the year. What is SoutA
Carolina putting, into, her common
schools, the training school of the fn.
lture citizenship Of the State? In
1907. the State enrolled in the COM
mon schools 314,399 pupils, or about
IS per cent of her total population.
On these pupils was spent 81, ,4l5,124}
or $3.50 per pupil. This $3.50 in
cludes the expenditures on school
houses, furniture, apparatus, libral-
! les, and teachers salaries. The aver
age attendance upon the schools was,
! of course, much lower than the en-
rellment, therefore the amount spent
per pupil on the basis of attendance
was larger-s6.37. In 1906, North
Carolina spent $500 per pupil in at
tendance; Georgia spent S7.45; Miss
issippi, sS.O1; Tennessee, SS.4S: Vir-
ginia, s11.O5; Florida, $11.3O; Louis
lana, S14.S3; Main, s2O.65;, Mary
land. s21.S2; Wisconsin, S2S.34;
Minnesota, s30.19; New York,
$47.40.
In 1907, South Carolina spent for
common school education 81 cents
per capita of her total population. In
1906, Georgia spent 9S cents; Virgin
ia spent s1.12; Mississippi, s1.13;
Kentucky, S1.19; Tennessee, S1.49;
Florida, s1.96; Maryland, s2.51; Wis
consin, $3.97; Minnesota, SAL;
New York, $6.27.
If Virginia has found that it requir-
es $11.O5 per pupil to maintain her
schools, is it reasonable to assume
that South Carolina can maintain
good schools on $6.37 per pupil? II
Maryland is willing to invest s21.32
per pupil in her schools. she must be
satisfied with her investment, for she
has been increasing the amount from
year to year. The question at issue
is not concerned with the relative
wealth of these States. The question
is this: If it pays to put $1l.O3 a
year in the education of Virginia
boy, does not a South Carolina boy
need or deserve more than $6.37 in
lis education. God has done hi, part
Ivy the South Carolina boy and gill;
has the State done its part?
Acst people VII admit that our
school fund is insufficient. How are
we to increase it? Several plans have
been offered, and several ways a"e
open. Some of them. however. do not
appeal to men Of experience. Not
few people insist upon increasing the
school fund by private subscription.
This plan is inadequate and rather
vicious in it's effects. The public
schools are snnrorted '"'r''"-'
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Try to Be Somebody.

The early formation OF a purpose III
life, the making up of ones mind. Is
one Of the chief characteristics or Il
personality prctleStincd to succeed.
IAN early aim shorteIs tlle way.
."rhc important thing in lifc," says
Goethe. lis to have Il great aim anu
To possess the aptitude and ncrSerer-
ancc to attain it."
Find your purpose and fling your
life out 10 it. Try with all your might
to h2 somebody.
Your purpose may not be very dell
mite 1t first but, like Il river which
starts in Il series of i'll defined pools
or streams. If al! your aims arc in the
right direction they will finally run to-
"cillcr and. swollen by hundreds OF
side ri!lS. merge into Il mighty stream
Of lurposc and sweep you on to the
ocean OF SucrcSS.-O. ). Mardcn.
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Lamartine's Modesty.

Lamartinc in 1913 was at the acme
of his glory and Il cabinet minister.
He had JUST contributed LA Marseil-
laisc dc la Paix'' to The Revue des
Dcux MondeS. and Buioz. the editor,
called on him ut the ministry. 81 be-
.ieyc | owe you 1000 francs. Here is
the money" said I.amartine, producing
n bundle Of hank notes.
pray deduct the amount Of the Re
vucs Indebtedness tn you for your
liocm." said the editor.
Il meant 10 make you present OF
IT," rcioincd the poet.
'N0t ri al. insist upon paying
You"
How muclI:"
"four own price. whatever IT. may
be-" ''..':'
".tf. well. If you will have it so
must obliGc you." said I.aDlartinc. and.
with Il magnificent gesture, he swept
up the whnlc bundle OF notes repre-
Scntlns the 3.OtEl francs and restored
them. with solemn ,liguity. to his pocS-
ct
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All Eiaht Either Way.

General Dabmcy II. Mau"y tells In
his "Rcc0llCctions Of Il Nirginian" OF
an old lady in Fredericksburg who WAS
reduced to taking in hoardcrs in order
TO make both ends meet On enc Occa-
sion Of pccGliar stress the lardcr was
50 empty that the good lady took to her
he'd and summoned her servant. NAH
cy." she said. there's nothing in the
house for my bOardcrs TO cat except
mlIsh. But give them that. IL they are
Christians they will accept it in rcsis-
nation ana thankfulness, and if they
are not Christians it is a deaf too good
for them"
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Old Time "Wireless."

Old Time "Wireless."
Patrick Malone was having an arSu-
mcnt with. a friend who was well post
ell in history.
"IIow can YOU contend that the an
cicnt Irish were more advanced than
the old ESyptians:' said his friend.
why. the Egyptians must have even
understood electricity. as wires cor
responding to our own telegraph wires
have been found in archaeological eX-
cavations there
That may be- answered Pat, but
the fact that no wires have been found
in Ireland simply makes it clear TO my
mind that the Irish were in The habit
OF using wireless .teleSraphy."
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The Old, Old Story.

The Old, Old Story.
4. youth who had been SpcJhlillS his
summer ny the sea WAS unexpectedly
Joined by his father and took the op-
porlunily 10 ask for a new tennis
racket.
"What' cried his father. a new
tennis racket: Why, | bought ?ou one
4 month ago. No, sir: You can't have
1t. Why. when WAS Il hoy didn't
have tennis rickcts and all those
things. let alone having new ones ev.
cry month. This can't go on. LOOK
here what are you going TO ,lo about il
Yourself: Some day your SONS will
want Il new tcnuis racket every five
minutes. What are you going to do
about il:'
oh" said the boy calmly. winkin=
At his father. III put mp the same old
story. III tell 'cm about when walls Il
hoy"
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a STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
Package Lost by Express Compay
Worth Over $4,000.

4 dispatch from Portland. Oregon
saws a package entrusted to the care
of Wells Fargo Express Comp; ~ at
Salem, Oregon. by j. r. Albert. the
president of the Capital National
Bank of that city and addressed to
Joseph NJ. Meyers at the Portland
Hotel in this city containing notes
and other valuable papers represet-
ing over $4,000 is strangely MISS
ing. As soon as the robbery was
reported to the express company de-
tectives were put to work.
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The Wily Earl.

The Willy Earl.
Lord krgin;tle! Ii"rcacrcS once court
cd al,!cEiIy the daughter Of Il New
Jersey millionaire. At Il SeaSonaDlc
moment in y dim conservatory he laid
his heart at tI,r yOnnS girls feet. She,
however. hrin- of Il rare type. Spllrned
him. Rising tn his feet. Lord Reginald
sail:
- have barred f" You the most sa-
crr' feelings ut my innost heart. May
ask HAT you will never reveal to II
Ii, iu@ soul What has passed between
us:'
Il ain not Il gossip. Lord Reginald y
lIr :.irl said llauShtily.
But promise me-" he continued.
"G.vc lie yollr solemn promise.
Il promise" she said. Tut why.
Lord Hc@inald. are You 80 persistent:
"BccallSc." he answered. si2hin% with
relief. Il purpose tomorrow To turn my
attention to your older sister
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
- The -
Scrap Book
Mistaken Courtesy.

Mistaken Courtesy.
a gllilclcss rustic who wished 10 be
employed Oh an English railway
emerged from the examination room
and Informed his cXpectant father tlla t
he had failed because he was color
blind.
"But you can't have" said his fa-
tllcr. You're no more color blind than
l am"
Il know that. fcyther," he replied.
'but it's all through bcin' polite"
What do YOU mean: Explain your
self"
"Wcll. fcytler. went into ROOM.
and chap held somcthin' up for me
10 look ut. This is green. isn't it,
ses he. Come. now. you're positive
It's grccn:' quite plcading-like. and.
though co:lld see plain enough that
It wor retl, couldn't find it in my
heart to tell him so. So agreed with
him. and they bundled lie out. No
more perlitcness for me. 1t don't
pay"
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Rank Nrccker KncadS Dough.

BILLY" Montgomery, former cash
ier of the Allegheny National bank,
at Pittsburg. who robbed the instltu-
ton of $4,000, is engaged in the
prison bakery and at present is Kept
at kneading bread dough. The war
den brides himself on his joke.
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Aquarium. DR.. Townsend. secured
the turtle from its captor and shipped
it to the Aquarium. Eight men wese
required to lift the turtle into the
large tank in the middle of old castle
garden building. where the Aquarium
is located.
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A Deceiver.

A DeceWer.
Labiche was once asked to support
as candidate for the academy cer-
tain literary mcndicant, but hesltated
for 4 long time and yielded only when
he was told that jf the ambitious. au-
thor should fail to I've elected he would
die Of it. Failure nevertheless did
come. ami the following year. when n
second vacancy occurred, Labichc's
vote was once more solicited in the
mans behalf. NO" shouted Lahichc
III vehement Indignation; Il will not
vote for y man who does not keep his
word. lie did not die"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11

81 acres Of Land North or Or
anseburg and within thirty minutes
drive of the Court House, l00 acres
uDon ely sub-soil, remainder Wood
land Will sci as whole or IN
tracts. Apply to L. P. Zeigler'
7.21-tf Neeces, No. 2, S. C.
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Monster Weighing $40 Pounds Is t'
BE Seen at Battery .iQuaSium.

A dispatch from New York. says
there is on exhibition at the AIu-
arium at the Battery the largest
turtle ever heard of by the Aquarium
authorities. It is of the leather
back variety, the largest known sea
turtles.
1t weighs $40 pounds and was
captured in isherman's net of
Belford, n. J. The director OF the
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
A Parting Shot.

~ U a. SI'J S'OS'
Two young persons had been ell
gagged. had uuarrclcd. but Wcrc to"
prond TO make up" Furthermore,
both were anxious to have it believed
they hal entirely forgotten each other.
One day tht voting man called, oS-
tcnSihly on business with hcr father.
Oh which occasion it chancctl she
should answer The dOorlcll.
The Young man was game "l';ir-
don me-" he said. with The politrst of
huws-"AliSs Eaton. believe. Is ynl;r
father in:'
II am sorry to say he is not" the
yOun" woman Responded! without the
slightest sign OF recognition. do YOU
wish io Srr him personality
Yes" replied the youE% nan as hr
tllrucd to 90 down the steps.
Il beg your pardon. called out the
yo,Ing woman aS lie reached the low
est step "lrt who shall S:ly called:
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Grew Some.

y keeper in y 70" was feeding the
pythOns Several live rabbits were
tossed into the cage and were imme
diateiy ana Srccdily seized by the rep
tiles. The struggling rabbits, although
seemingly almost rs large as the
snakes. We're swallowed whole one aft
er another. The Srisy sight prompted
the scholarly looking man 10 eNclain:
"GrcwSOnlc. cli. Keeper
The keeper turned Il glance of Scorn
upon The professor:
"YaaS. ;nd you'd a grew s6!ne. too.
il you'd ct all thai live stock. gueSS.
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Fleeing From Fate.

An English village rector while
walking ont one day noticed an old
man in front of him hpbblin" along as
fast rs his legs could carry him and
apparently trying IN escape him. Soc
ing LLat il WIS QUE Ot his culSrcS;l-
liun. who had not hrcli 10 church OF
late. The vicar hurried after him.
Hello. IGIll"' said he. "liow is 1t
that Invent seen yntl III church late
ly:"
.ir first the rector ,'n!I't %"t nothing
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
FIVE MEN BURNED TO DEATH.

Five men lost their lives and a
score OF persons were injured. several
OF them seriously, in fire that gut
ted the Belmont Hotel, at Denver,
Colo, a three-story building at 1873
Stout street Thursday morning.
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Effects Of Reason.

Reason. like the magnetic influence
impaired To iron. gives to mattcr
properties and powers which it pos
scsscd not before. Int without eX-
tending its bulk. ausnlenlinS its
weight or altering It's organization.
Like that tn which have compared
II. It. is visible only lsy lis efforts and
lrrrrpiihc only by its operations
Catch &. Cotton.
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BEAUTIFUL
NEW WOLFE
SKIRTS.

We nave kept the feathers Of
competition in fulfilled state all
the season with our low ceiling
of skirts. The skirts are so
muc!h. III fashion and q tritIe
longer than was the style |aSL
summer. We have some beau-
ties in black and brown, they
are exceptionally attractive. -:
sizes, easily worth $1,000 and
$3.50 for $3.50.
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It makes lot of difference wheth-
or Won think of religion as q system OF
medicine or as the simple life OF fuiF
moral health.
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SOWING TIL: SEED.

s0NlH1 IN. sTsElD'
Some are sowing the sccd OF word and
lc7l
Which the cold know not nor the careless
heed.
OF the gentle word and the kindly deed
That hath blessed the earth in It's sorCst
need.
Sweet will the harvest he.
And some arc sowing the seed OF pain,
OF dire relnorsc and 4 maddened brain,
And the stars shall fan and the sun shall
Wanc
Ere they root the woods from the soil
again.
Dark will the harvest be-