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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
DEPENDS THE TEACHERS


To the Editor of the Times
When we readers have read the
lectures which some people de
! liver to the teachers, I feel sure
that with all their faults, imagin
\ airy and otherwise, little sympa
thy shown towards them would
not be inconsistent with justice.
The essentials Of a good, SOUND
education, contend, are: The mu
tual cooperation of three people
namely. the parent, the child, and
the teacher. In the first case tn,
parent is q character-builder, thu
child the material. while ths
teacher. at the conclusion, will BIZ
the artist who will ornament the
( whole structure with a sound
knowledge of wisdom, which Is
admired by all.
But many failures take place,
and most of them are laid at the
door Of the school house. when in
truth they should have been laid
1t the door of the pupils home,
because of the failure of the par
emit or the child to cooperate with
the teacher.
It hardly seems fair to blame a
teAcher for a failure, when par
'ents, by reason of examples shown,
offer every excuse and give the
child every chance to waste its
time.
Parental neglect, in nine cases
out Of ten where failures happen,
= the blamable factor, an utter
disregard Of what constitutes par
entail control, or a dutiful sub
1n11rion on the part of the child
And when the sad fact of a hope
less future being in store for the
neglected child is manifest, thu
error Is seen; but I'm afraid mo-
admitted.
It IL, contend also, another
part Of the cooperation for par
ents to confer with teachers as Il
that natural liking for certain art
ma the aptitude of the pupils tt
falve hold to certain trades, wha
10 call talent, and to give tn,
4 mind = food that 1t will thrive on
n industrious child will soor
z uhow Its talent, and this ought tt
be the future mapped out. Nor,
Uuocess win accrue from teaching
7 4 child something about q task i
hae . natural knowledge OF, thar
examining its brain with q lot o.
11aaaical matter which II Nigh
never have occasion to use during
J, the course OF its whole life.
But while ! write this, do no
mean that the elements of learn
ing. namely: the three RS. should
bo neglected.
So, IN conclusion, think YOU
viii agree that system of mora
oo-operatfon Is necessary for the
advancement Of the pupil. and
that before parent should un.
6er<ake TO lecture teacher and
Ind fault with system Of educa'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
CAN YOU ANSWER THIS?
THE EDITOR CAN'T

Editor Times: Can you give
me some information in regard to
a game of seven-up? The beggar
begged. Dealer said he would
throw same in the deck. Beggar
claimed that dealer must run the
cards, that by asking him to throw
them In the pack he was feeling
his hand, and that the dealer lost
his right to give" point. Can
the dealer give" point, or must
he play the cards after making
such q propositionf II. X. X.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

me up to her room and put me
jerry to the dance steps.
I'm a love of a dancer, and II
wasn't hard to catch on to that
part of the stunt. This evening
I've got to learn the line of talk
the Milkmaids get off while dane
ling.
Say, their sthuff is OLD as the
hills, but l don't care. The,a audi
|ences stand for it.
(COntinuad \ ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

'tion, he should first be certain
that he gave into the teachers
care material of a sound, healthy
nature, morally and otherwise,
that would easily subject itself to
the discipline required of it.
Yours truly,
JAMES F. DONOVAN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Now I am one of the Spinacchi
Sisters, and appearing as the
"daintier" of the Two Dainty
Dairymaids at the Medallion Nick
el Palace till Camelia Spinacchi
gets well. I wish her no BAD
luck, but I hope her case of house
maids knee doesn't allow of too
quick recovery.
Carlotta, the other sister, took
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Vice President Fairbanks is to
plant 100 acres Of his California
ranch in grapes and the rest in
oranges-unless perhaps he puts a
few acres in cherries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
THE JURY's REVENGE

Friend: What was the effect of
your hypothetical question upon
the jury?
Lawyer (sadly): They returned
q hypothetical verdict.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Buy now, Smith & Flies addi-
ton, good lots, close in, easy
terms; branch office 23rd and o
streets; open Sundays. Take So.
Tx car. Parsons 4 Smith, Cali
foruia building. see
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Great unrest in Abyssinia over
selection of new emperor. The
tough part is that there is no way
of escaping an emperor of some
kind.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Spray pumps and spray. Taco
ma Imp. & Seed Co., 18th and
Com. sssl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
THERE WAS A REASON

Sociologist: What fun do you
find watching other people work?
Idler: What fun does anybody
find in watching moving pictures?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

With Uppy Sinclair announcing
his shame at being married, mag
inc the feeling permeating Mrs.
Sinclair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

. Although 5000 cats have been
shipped to Japan, no one in this
town reports an abation of the
midnight do, re, me, from the
alley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
A GUN PLAY BROMIDIOM

Friend: How's the revolver
business?
Hardman Man: Flourishing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

What makes you cough SC
much?
Il have a cough drop in my
throat"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

The first postmaster general of
the United States was appointed in
1892.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
LETTERS FROM TIMES READERS

Short Communications Times Readers Subjects Of
6Neneral Interest VIII Be Printed in These
to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

In addition to cleansing New
York streets, big Bill" Edwards,
former football star, has started
cleaning out a lot of grafters,
whom he says mulcted the metrop-
oils out of $4,000 a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

"Chibiabos, the mighty hunter"
might fit Roosevelt when he drops
his present title, March A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

sides, the others will lose a part of
a days work and ! can't afford to.
l have five little children to care
for"
King George smiled and handed
the woman his purse. well, you
may tell your friends who have
gone to see the king, that the king
came to see you'll"
Then he walked quickly away,
while the astonished woman could
only stand and stare at him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
TINES HUMOR DEPARTMENT
FROM DIANA'S DIARY
BY FIRED sCHAFFEl

Miss Dllpickles
for One Of Spnacch Sisters.
SCHAFFER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

In Virginia, in seventeenth GEN.
fury, every planter was required
to provide a messenger to Harvard
mail, FORGETTING hogshead of to-
baccO should he fail to do so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
PROCEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE.

Truthful chap, that fellow Orkins."
Glow -
At the banquet he said prepared to make
speech" ?
"Then did he sit DOWN."
Nope He ahead proved prepared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

"Say, Jones, I'm in a deuce OF
a tight hole"
you are? What's the mat
teri"
We've started keeping house
in a flat"
Under Charles 1 of England
letter carrying became a govern
ment monopoly. A letter cost 6
pence delivered in England at
more than 140 miles. The cost
was pence to Scotland and 9
pence for Ireland.
"Only fools are certain, my
boy; wise men hesitate"
Are you positive, dad?"
Eyes, may boy; certain of it."
The first official notice of a
postal service in the United States
is found in the general court of
Massachusetts, in 1889, when the
house of Richard Fairbanks of
Boston was designated as the
place for letters from abroad.
Automobiles: What did the
farmer say when you told him we
were stuck In the drift?
Boy: He said, "Glad to hear It,"
and gave me two bits.
In Virginia, in seventeenth GEN.
fury, every planter was required
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
AM ALARMING SUGGESTION

T Now, Johnny, you have been In mischief, and
make clean breast of it."
i "Boo-hoo, NAV, I don't take no BATH"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
THE WISE ONES DISCOVERY

said Sheba to King Solomon don't take terri
BILE risk with 300?"
Not at ALL" replied The each wife
antidote to the other"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17
A Word from Josh Wise.

"Pioneers are
greatly admired, but
who wants ter
change places with
q piOneer?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-17

Keepers Terrible accident to the glass snake!
Zoo Manager: What's the matter?
Keepers 1t swallowed dynamite cap and n
system Is completely shattered.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Columbia.

3 Main street, in Columbia, is as
brilliantly lighted as when the noon
day sun sheds it's pure light on clear
day. Hundreds of large Tungsten
lights are stretched across from one
side Of the pavement to the other on
three of the principal blocks of the
street, from the State House to Tay-
lor street. These lights are turned on
each night at o'clock and burn until
10 o'clock, except on Saturday nights,
when they burn for an hour longer.
This iswhat Columbia has long needed
and is in keeping with the receh3
improvements that have been made
on the streets. The paving has been
completed and the streets of the city
compare most favorably with the
streets of any city in the entire south.
Columbia's growth has been rapid.
Her suburbs have outgrown the most
ssnguine expectations of the owners
of the property, and Golumbia will
continue to CROWN greatness and in
population. Her business men,, and
those in charge of the city, are wide
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
At Mimnaugh's.

Mimnaugh's Greater Department
Store, Columbia, has been busy
centre during the past few days.
Crowds, after crowds, have fiocked to
the big store to reap the benefits of
the special sales. Thousands of
articles have been removed during
this bargain feast. A sale at MINI
naugh's always carries with it a
mighty rush, but not in years has a
special sale attracted so many people.
Coming, as it did, at a season when
everyone must have summer Clothes,
it meant the saving of thousands of
dollars to the people, and loss of
that many dollars to Mr.. Mimnaugh.
In few days now the large annex
will be completed and the rearrange-
ment of the stock begun, and if you
have not already visited Mimnaugh's 9
you had better do so at once. Acom-
petent force of salesladies. and gentle
men await your coming, and will give
you hearty welcome.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
r enterprising newspapers

Ed Bynum could have been placed
in the Lexington Jail with as much
safety and would have received just
as much protection as in the State
penitentiary. tits true that he would
have been killed had he been cap
tured soon after the crime was COM
mitted before the extent of the sher-
ifs injuries could be determined.
The entire militia of the State would
have been of no avail, and Bynum
would have been shot like a mad dog.
But the people of Lexington are a
lawabiding people; they believe in
upholding the strong arm of the law,
and they will see to it that the negro
gets fair trial. Sheriff Corley, like
the brave officer that he is, though
bleeding and suffering intense agony
from the terrible wounds inflicted by
the dastardly scoundrel, authorized
his deputy to capture the man if pos
sible, and not to kill him unless he
was forced to do so. The people Of
Lexington scorn the idea OF having a
military escort to attend the trial and
it is hoped that Governor Ansel will
not put this extra expense on the tax
payers of Lexington county.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Memorial to Mrs. AZ. G. Rawl,

Mrs. M. G. Rawl, of blessed men,
ory, was the beloved President of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
ary Society of the South Carolina
Synod from October "a, 1890 to Octo-
Der 21, 1894, and died March 6, 1895
The committee on memoirs said OF
her: "She will ever live in the hearts
of all who knew her." and this true,
but there should be visible memor'
ial to one so deeply interested in mis-
sion work and so dear to our hearts.
Such recognition of her worth and
work is to be part of the Women's
Memorial church of Spartanburg, S.
G. A beautiful window has been pro-
iected and will be built, conditioned
only on the receipt of one-hundred and
twenty-five dollars more for this pur-
pose. So please send subscriptions at
once to Rev. S. T. Hallman, Spartan
burg, S. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
South Carolina Anti-Cigaretts
Law,

Criminal Code of 1902. Section 800.
It shall It be lawful for any person o.
persons, either by himself or them
selves, to sell furnish, give or provide
any minor or minors, under the age Of
eighteen years with cigarettes, tobacco,
or cigarette paper. or any substitute
therefor.
Any person or persons violating the
provisions of the preceding section,
either in person; by agent, or in any
other way shall be held or deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon in
dictment and conviction therefor shall
be punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, nor less than twenty
five dollars, or by imprisonment for a
term of not more than one year nor
less than two months, or both in the
discretion of the court; one-half of the
fine imposed to be paid to the informer
of the offense, and the other half to be
paid to the treasurer Of the county in
which such conviction shall be had.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Home1ike.

The homelikeness of the Caldwell
Hotel, in Columbia, cannot but ap-
peal to the weary traveller. We find
it a most ideal place to rest after, a
days. work has been finished. The
oftener you stop at The Caldwell, the
oftener you want to stop. In fact, it
makes you feel like home. There is
an air of attractiveness about the
place that appeals strongly to every
one who has stopped there. The
meals served at this popular hoste]ry
are the equal of the hotels whose
rates are much higher. Stop at The
Caldwell and you will be pleased.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
CIRCU LATION 1895.
The County Changing.

We take off our hat to County Su-
pervisor Langford and here and now
congratulate him upon the excellent
work he is doing with the county
cha ingang. Not since the inaugura-
tion of the system in this county has
the gang given 40 much satisfaction.
tits worth days journey just to see
the gang at work. 1t is really sur
prising to see how rapid the work of
clsying the roads is being done.
Every foot of the Augusta road,
between Lexington and Columbia,
has been clayed, the work having
been completed last week. With
the present force of hands the
,chaingang can build roads in the
sand at the rate of nearly one mile a
week. There is no finer piece of road
work anywhere in the country than
the Augusta road between Lexington
and Columbia. The railroad cross
ings, however, are in bad condition,
but it is understood that this matter
win be reported to Superintendent II.
A. Williams, and it goes without say
ing that he will put the crossings in
good condition at once. Supervisor
Langford intends to keep the good
work going and it is safe to say that
it will not be long before the roads OF
Lexington will compare most favora'
bly, with the roads of any county in
South Carolina.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

It is burning shame that every
train on the Georgia Railroad has
been tied up since Saturday night on
account of the firemen's strike. It is
matter of regret that the strikers
and the railroad cannot adjust the
differences. Human lives have been
endangered and the property Of the
rnilroad damaged. Every agency of
the law has been appealed to without
relief. This is a terrible state Of af-
fairs.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Spring. Park Hotel.

We WISH to direct attention to tn
advertisement of the Spring Park
Hotel, Travellers Rest, S. G. This is an
ideal place to spend the summer. Beau
tiful mountain scenery, first class ac:
commodations, excellent table fare, low
rates. Mrs. H. w. Woodward, the
proprietress, is an experienced hotel
woman, and it goes without saying
that our people would be treated in
royal style at the Spring Park Hotel.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
i704.l706 Main ST
Mr.. Rockefeller's Kindness Ap.
preciated.

The people Of Lexington appreciate
the kindness of Mr.. D. H. Rockefeller
in offering his automobile to the auth
critics to bring the bloodhounds from
the State penitentiary on Wednesday
to run down the negro who shot Sher-
iff Corley.
Mr.. Rockefeller is the popular man.
ager of the Lyric theatre il Columbia,
and is a clever and accommodating gen.
tlemsn. His theatre is one of the most
up-to-date and popular play yhouses in
Columbia.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Shooting ARRAY in Columbia.

Columbia, May, 24.-As the resllIt OF
a general fight on Gates street at 4
O'Clock Sunday morning, Heber Ash
ford lies at the hospital very badly
wounded, having been shot in the
left side, and w. E. Melett, of the
State farm in Lexington county, is
wounded in the leg. Lonnie Hall, and
White of the State farm, are under
arrest. Owing to the fact that the
shooting appears to have been gener-
al, no Straight account of the fight
can be secured. Hall did not have a
pistol, it is stated, but knocked the
pistol out of one of the other mems
hands,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

Itseems that the Orangeburg papers
and the Calhoun Advance are having
an interesting little discussion over
the probable outcome of the dispen-
sary election in August. Both coun.
ties are in fopes that the other will
vote it out. Orangeburg wants to
keep it and is hoping that Calhoun
wont. Calhoun wants to keep it and
is hoping that 0rangeburg will vote
it out; This is the way it looks to us
at this distance. r.,.. 5.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
VIM. Plat 3 Sons.

When you are in Columbia be sure
to visit the well known dry goods store
of William Platt & Son. Here you find
an up-to-date line of ladies' dress.goods,
notions, fancy millinery and pattern
hats. You'll find the prices at Platt's
very reasonable. Lexington people
always welcome.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
With The Sick.

Mrs. Frank w. Shealy continues to
improve at the Columbia hospital, but
it will be several weeks before she will
be able to return to her home here.
Hon. S. P. Wingard, who has been
uuite sick for the past several weeks,
is resting easy this morning.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
The Grand Theatre.

A delightful programme is on at the
Grand theatre in Columbia this week.
The best amusements-singing, dane.
ing, moving pictures, etc, The price
of admission is only 10 cents, and the
show is worth ten times that amount.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

awake to her every interest. The
State and The Record are doing a
great work for Columbia. They never
let an opportunity pass to boost the
many opportunities offered invest
ment seekers by the city. There is
no agency that has had more to do
with the maingkof Columbia than
her enterprising newspapers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Church Notice.

There will be preaching at Pisgah
Lutheran church next Sunday at II a.
m. The subject of the sermon will
be ''The Duty of the Christian to the
Cause of Temperance"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Shoes! Shoes!

You are invited to inspect the select
line of low quarter shoes and oxfords
for men, women and children at Meetze
& Son. They come in all the leading
feathers, and the prices are the lowest.
Call to see them.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Where to Trade.

Whenever you need dry goods,
notions, shoes, groceries, crockery,
tin-ware, farming implements, etc.,
all at lowest prices, see US before you
buy. H. n. Hammer & Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

Lexington Sweet Girl Graduates
are the sweetest of them all. Respect
fully referred to the brilliant para
graDher of the Charleston News and
Courier. =
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Peach Crop Short.

Indications are that the peach crop
will be short, but the old reliable
blackberry is already in evidence and
will be with US to the end of the sea-
son.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

Wanted-Piedmont cigarette cou-
pons. I will pay 45c per hundred cash
in redeeming these coupons.
Rice B. Harman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

Bottle drinks of all kinds and havors
will be found at the Bazaar Fountain
On ice in season.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

What has become of the electric
light and waterworks commission?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

Lexington county roads will soon
be the equal of any roads OF any
county in the State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

The trouble at Clemson seems to be
adjusting itself.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
..,., r.. MEET Me At TAPP'S
WHITE GOODS SALE.
Fancy Lawn Waists

One lot in Stripes checks dots and plain white special for this
occasion,
The Directoire" White Waist trimmed in lace and
broidery special, each.
beautiful assortment of fine Lawn Waists with extremely
swell lace designs, each 'Slzo
Other fancy lace trimmed Waists special lot at special prices
the spot cash sae $780, s1sS $24S $685. $3.50 up to s44
Big Flower Sale
The lot consists roses cherries wreah sprays and punched
flowers in every conceivable syle
Lot number worth $780, Spot Cah Sale
Let number two Flowers in Silk and Fencb Null worth s20
Just Received
berufu line of new white trimmed Hats for midsummer
The newest and most exclusive shapes here shown.
Dress Goods
Regal Long Cloth, - yards in the bol s25 value special
Spot Cash sale price, the ....95c
36nch Nainook, soft and fne II yards piece worth
Sl75 special Spot Cash Sale price for -
Staple Gngham, the SIC grade the yard. >...5c
Sea Island nice smooth quality the
Fancy Silks.
this great Spot Cash Sale offering all Silks at
great reductions This the chance of your life buy silks
Ready-to-Wears.
White Duck and Cannon Cloth Wash Skirts special Spot Cash
Big line Of Wash Skirts special 119 1885, up s24S.
Lingerie Dresses white and colors from to $3.50
Silk Petticoas in all the colos special each ....s39S
MaHings at Big Cut Prices.
Maings special Spot Cash Sale price.. ...27
Heavy quality 35c Mangs Spot Cash Sale
All the best 25c Maings grades that will and give salts
faction, special Spot Cash Sale price, yard
ORDER BY MAIL.
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