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PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEl OF INDIANA, f aT1d .cities are generally Jerjr . TO sLRUEM?Eli AYiifr 15. .
efficient, but the attendee is" cJneral poarr. UwtIUm to Come In
small. yhQ majority of the j vfith His Eiftire Force anfl AIL Their
people seem to be satined when I Kines?. v
their children complete the' Manila, March 27. General
work of the eighth year. Very Smith, who is in command of
BY KEY. JOSEPH EuWIN SMITH.
Good Roads and Free Transportation;
Long Terms; Crick Houses; (iood
Salaries; Compulsory Laws and Truant
Officers.
(Continued from Thursday.)
THE TRUANT OFFICER AND COM
PULSORY education:
During the last three years
they have haji compulsory
education for those between
the ages of six and fourteen
years. Those who have com-
work, and have certificates of
graduation are not compelled to
attend further. This law, of
course, is not popular where the
children make the living for the
family, and would work serious
hardship and send many to the
poor-house if the State did' not
assist where it is positively
necessary in orVer to get the
child into school.
When clothing and books are
necessary the State supplies
them, but the law is being en
forced against parents who can
and" will not send to school.
This is no doubt a good law, and
few young men and.womqn.
the American, forces on the is-
comparatively, seek a college !land of Saraar, had &" three
education, and but a small per j hour's interview yesterday with
cent of these attend the denomi- the insurgent general, Gueverra,
and several officers of his com-
national schools.
The great State institutions,
mand. The general, succeeded
with free, tuition, make it difficult 'General Lukban as leader' in
for a Christian college to'mSamar, and signified his in
survive. As I see it. overy ! tention of surrendering to the
State should' provide for the -American authorities,
children, instruction through the j 11 ' was arranged between
eighth grade. The High School i Generals Smith and Gueverra
work is an expensive luxury and; that tho latter, with the entire
no State can afford luxuries. It
relieves the people of all re
sponsibility and encourages
force under his command all
their rilles would surrender
April 15. The serviceable rilles
paternalism, which is self-de-' to be turBed over number 250.
tractive.' Possibly the State 0f theso 125 are Krag-Jorgen-
should provide in some degree
for Universities, and yet it is an
open question whether these : his interview, said he was sur-
should not depend upon endow
ments from the friends of the
institution. With great pride
and thanksgiving to God I think
of the many High Schools and
I should like to see it enforced colleges in North 'Carolina
which are under the direction of
Christian men and filled with
young men and women who,
though under the necessity of
making a great struggle and
come out more
wherever children are forced to
toil in factories with no shadow
of a chance for even the
rudiments.
sens.
General Smith, referring to
prised at Gueuerra's bearing and
the leader impressed him as
being a man of resource and
devoted to a high purpose.
The N&w Footwear fffr SpTrijig
This Department is at present very bright and
interesting with the
New Styles in Footwear.
We carry a largqr and better assortment of fino
and medium grade shoes than many
Shoe Stores,
This spring the manufacturers have m ado the
effort of their lives to combine with Che best styles
the most seryico and the greatest possible comfort
and this department is just full of good things
for your inspection ::::::::::
Now to enforce this law it
tnlrpe mnro thnn moral snn.sion: sacrifice, will
in 'many instances it 'requires 'than conquerors in due time.
vigorous
measures. This is
I long to see th day when our
left to the Truant Officer, whoso .State shall offer to its people
business-it is to seo that all the' as long sessions and as efficient
children are in school and look ' service through the common
after especially those who'scbo1 work as Indiana' does.
"snap."
This may not bo brought about
For the confirmed truant there , m da.Y but is coming. The
is a special school prepared in . recer.t larger appropriations by
Tr,,iiormv,rVi;c n n A nihnr l" r o rt ' the Si ate aro si gns of i t.
cities, where these toughs are
tnken and put under more
severe discipline.' I think that I
have known some parents who
could cure the worst case in a
day.
EXPENSES AND IJKVENUE.
No expense is spared in most
Concord, N. C.
(11ET SOUTHERN UAINS.
houses and the bast teachers.
The average school session is 'done to railroads
7-3-5 months; and free education
almost "as free as water," is
offered through the common,
high schools, industrial schools sippi Valley road. About Brook
and universities. The revenues
of the Stale for school purposes
are enormous, supplied largely
by contributions from t he United
States made in the farly history
the State, and also by direct
and special taxation.
No child there need bo iirnor
ant long and none is alloul to
be. They must attend school
regularly, .pass succesr.,rely
each grade,
fire gradea
twelfth gr;.de.
Th
for all tL
:lols
up
-.T.OOiS
'o Alio
High Schools in the towns
Those Pretty Little Hoxes.
As you aro passing around you
will find at a half dozen businoss
houses very neatlittle glass boxes
sitting on the counters to receive
contributions for the Jefferson
Davis Monument fund. Mrs.
Allison ordered this number,
which is quite sufficient, but the
interest taken in them was so
great that they wcro quickly
placed and as many mere would
have been accepted if she had
had them. They cost 1.00 each
however, and for oconomic rea
sons Irie number was limited.
These boxes are beauties and the
cause is so winning that, to look
at them, means 1o place soeio-
thing m them, liiey inspire .an
impulse to give, to which you'
will yield. We'vo tried it and
have found it to bo so.
That you Kiy not overlook
them jusi remember :.hat you
will find one at the Raekot store,
ono at Johnson's Drugstore, one
at FotzcrV Drug store, :;t, the
Concord Drug Company's store,
one at the St. Cloud ard oao at
the Gibson Drug store. Ilunt
thtm alhand you'll give tc each
and enjoy a comfortable sensa
tion. Has Kcut-Iied Ih-rSlth Birthday.
Mrs. ITettie Wintjcoff reached
her 81th birthday toda. In
honor of the 'event her daught
ers, Mrs. J "'-V Fetzer at, I Mrs.
Ai J b'reein.tij, will give a ta at.
the' home of Mr. M J rreernan
t 7:30 o'clock tonight. Messrs.
G W, A M and.M L Drown, her
nephews arid their wives, are the
invited guest.':.
" T.I; , j. , Mrs. Winecoff has survived all
Mfss Maltie Littral ent over
to Charlotte Uiis morning !o the parental family over;:: Mr.
Eight Inolieu full Within 21 Hours -(irent
Floode and Winds
Thursday, the 27th, was a day
of groat Southern rains.
Vicksburg is practically cut
off from the outside world. With-
instances to give the best school n twenty-four hours, eight inches
The Jvegina for Women. Ideal
rat. Kid. bciit known for dress.
Price $300
$2.00 in such a popular price.
."We make a specialty here three
or four brgt makes known. We
can bIiow you any ntj le you cunt
call for at $2.00
, O rover's. Iland Turned Soft
Shoe for Tender Feet, guaranteed
corn and bunion curers. Trioe $2.25
The II. O. Godman Shoe Co.
and Wolf Bro's & Co, make our '
$1.50 Shoes. To those who. know
the brand this is a sufficient guar
antee. All styles and weights
heel or spring heel. $1 50
Lady Florence and the Old Vir
ginia, both made in the Rich
mond penitentiary, in all styles,
lace or button, are the lwht KLoch
made for the price, $1.25
B. and T's. "Korrect Shap"
the finest grade Patent Vioi and
Colt. Price 5.00
Snow's Original 1'ntent OoltH.
Style and sarvice. I'lto $4 00
Suow's Old Glorv, spring
weights. Vici, Velom or IWn
Leather, button or 1mc nee
$3 00 and $3.50
James Means' Shoes for. Mm
haye stood the test and sold utn
j the best 3.00 Shoes for 30 year.
Pnoe now $2.50
Cheaper Grades for Ven 1! x
Calf, Velonr ard Vicis, .-amn.
styles as fouod in the hilr
grades-$1.00, $1.25. fl.f 0 and $'2.00
LADIES' OXFORDS coming in on every freight. The most complete
line in the city. Trios from $1.00 to $3.00. It will interest yon t- tnem.
of rain fell. Great damage was
aid bridges
suffered heavily. As much as
six miles of track is washed
away on the Yazoo and Missis-
haven, seven inches of rain fell
and it is.the greatest Hood since
18S0.
At Birmingham, Ala., 7.19
ineKes of rain fell after Wednes
day morning. ,
At Little Hock, Ark., ihe wind
was severe. It moved a string of
25 cars oi the Uack one-eighth of
fni m'h
No very serious casualties are
4. .,.3
, l i vyui tun. i
is what we are after. The day o.F auctions be over Our
stock of Furniture and House Furnishings the best the
State affords. Buying in car lots and savins freight : nd
discounts gives us a long lead over small buyers.' Whui
in noed of anything in our lino if you'il give us a call we
will convinco you in a minute that we can give .w u the
best goods for the money invested. A tine line of
Bed Room Suits, Parlor Suits, Dining Suits, Till! R;ks,
Side Boards, Hocking Chairs, Dining CJi-.iirs, I 'inintr
Kind Parlor Tables, Cook Stoves, Oil Stoves, Refrigera
tors, lee Cream Freezers, Hammock and Law;; Swings,
everything you can think of lo make you feci eomioiiahle
Bell
St Harris Furniture
KOK OVELl SIXTY
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Mrs. AVinhlow'g Mootliiui; Syrup has
lren UHed for over sixty j-ears by roil-lior-a
of riotht'rH for thoir cJiildreu
v. h'.!- tec tl.'ng, with perfect pneccss. It
;oo!,!jck tlin child, boftcrs t'ao pnnH,
allays till puiu, cures wiisd colic, n v i'h
the hffct remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
r li 'vetfie poor little sutl'trer ircmodi
u'oJy. bold by drupsiHts in every part
of the world. Twenty-five centa a hot
tie. He sure and ask for ''Ulrs. Wiu
fil(ws Hoot. I inpr Hyrup," aud take nq
ofliwr k:rr
George Bost her only brother
Concord - -National
Bank
Has paid 54,000 in dividend
si nee, it opened doors in July,
1888. Its surplus and undivided
iY; ,).' is a0" ono.
'!"h" los-es from Wad loans in
as eui mi ' history are ;;3"j.00. It
has oovcr sued any ono or been
su. !.
Its (if,;e rs are: ' J M Odel?,
pr-s!(eia; i) it uourane, cas ter;
j DColtri.no, assistant cashier;
I M Ilendrix, bookkeeper.
LU;a rd of Directors WII Lillv.
W U Odell, Jno. P Aiiiscn. J S
(!;:),;,. Kh.m King, J M iDddl
and D B Ccltrane.'
0? COUliSE YOU
about getting
yourself a
jiairof Spectacles
Why study any
longer ?
But go to Cor-
roll's and h:ivo
your eyes tested.
Yonr money bacic
if Glasses dou't
suit.
Yours to plen.se,
W. C. 1
CORRELL
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lirits his yr-.-to di
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The Dector'.n bo. in Ca;ooil ut
the St. Cio1..1'.! on
spc4d Easter with Inends. j