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1DAY, JUNE 29. 1915.
CATHER FORECAST
TuoBday. clear on the
fcvlncsday Showers.
-may yet have to salute thc
I tho Alps lies the censor, ns
l Centro cquarthqunkc shook
, to tho center, so to speak.
--o
lengo any editor-gardener in
match our crop of weeds.
ry Thaw,
Irs he's sano.
-o
'o his Intent trial,
That ought to set
> is able to cut a suit
must be a tailor for
5 'ultra-fashionable women.
to convicting on dr- !
?vidence, your neighbors
in the world skinned o
Ho.
le remarks'that peroxide
all the sentiment out of
old song "Silver Threads
ld."
-o
ratl^rench of the British army]
viand's "f?ir gallantry and dls
iotq tn tho field" fifty
^Hn^HEt of tho military nursipg
Wlint holy joy that recogni
sing to the hearts cf the
agettes!
day's formar eacretary is'
of swiping Gypsy Smith's
and olher/hoted evangelists' pennon??.
If the n*v. ? bhMh cnn take otlier
;:preacta<:
tame
ermons and do ten times
od with them aa the au
n did. lot him do it
i wrft?r in the Lonaon Outlook
.s: "1 should not be surprised if. as
>. result of tho present war, tho Rus
a languette and literature should
1 a immanent place in Ute cur rt cur.
cur arboola and universities." Tito
rc la ail right, but heaven,pro
t us- from tho lan silage !
sr of thc Amcr
gfcer than ever j
f purchase Rrlt
f?stnca, C< ; m'in I
Russian ruble
?buying thin j
tjfrw Yera*v i?
.MIL M'LKNDOYS SINI'EHITY.
in mingling with the people of tho
city und speaking of the McLcndon
meeting which is at present ?rr. 'ng
so much Interest in this section o! the
.-tato, thc two things that seem to Im
prcss everyone most is his sincerity
ami the plain way in which be *:ocs
about hiu work of preaching tho gos
pel, Everyone will nuy that he ls one
of thc mont sincere mon they have ovor
seen and all admire the stralghtfor
WOIH! way in wliioli be attacks the
devil, which is sn plain that no one
has ovor to read between tho lines to
got tho meaning.
Those two qualities alone are worth
a ?rai deal and they can teach most
people u gr? at lesson. Only eight years
ago last October tho evangelist de
rided to become u preacher of tho gos
pel and since that tim? ho has devoted
every minute of his time and every
ounce of his energy In preparing him
self In order that ho might bi tter suc
ceed In his mission. Ho states now
thal ho ls Just getting ready to preach
and lie studios and works ns much as
my man can in order to learn and
keep up with his great work.
On account of this attention to tho
preparation for his work and because
of Hie sincerity In which ho goos about
it, ho is making a great success and
be promises to become one o' ??ie most
noted evangelists of this generation.
If every man or woman would be as
sincere in following up their duties
and would spond as much of their time
as possible in the preparation for their
profession, there would bo more suc
cesses today and less failures. Sin
cerity is one of the greatest attributes
any business man can have, and the
better prepared ho ?B for bis work, if
be IR sincere, means that he will meet
with just that much more success. It
ls a wonderful thing to be so enthused
with ono's wbrk that ho or sbo thinks
it worthy of all thu sincerity and at
tention thut can bo devoted toTt.
WSINLSS MEN AND HHIl'PINU.
The referendum taken by tho United
States Chamber of Commerce shows,
at least, whnt the majority of tho coun
try's business men think about the re
establishment of our shipping. They
want a merchant marines worthy ot
the nation's political and commercial
standing. They want tho flag carried
through all the seas and made familiar
In every world-port. They want lt
for thc sake of both patriotism and
trade advantage. And they want the
government to help in the process.
lint they want no government own
ership, undor any arrangement. By a
vote of 098 to 82, commercial bodies
throughout thc country declare against
federal ownership and operation, and
by a vote of 711 to 54 they oppose fed
eral ownership with privato operation.
What they do want ls private owner
ship witli federal subsidy. Tho voto
in favor of "subsidies from the govern
ment sufficient to offset the difference
in cost between the operation of ves
sels under the American flag and op
eration In thc same deep set trade
routes under foreign flags" stood f^S
for and 188 against.
A' much larger majority favored
government aid in the form of sub
vention "to establish regular mall and
freight lines under tho American flag
to countries In which tho commercial
lntorostB of thc United States nro Im
portant, and to American dependen
cies."
jit remains to bo seen whether the
public In general, which ls not so well
organised as tho business interests,
and Is far more difficult to canvass,
will agree with the chambers of com
merce. "Subsidy" had always had an
unpleasant sound to moat American
ears. No congress, either Republican
or Democratic, has yet ventured to
vote ship subsidies In the face of thc
recognized public opposition. "Sub
vention" doesn't sound quites so bad,
but to the ordinary citizen lt seems
much like the same thing.
It lt ls to be assumed that the busi
ness men generally are in favor ct
subsidy, aa this canvass indicates, and
that the rest of the publio ls against
lt au heretofore, It looks aa if one aide
or the other will have to yield with
bte best grace lt can. The nesd ot
American shina grows every day, with
the expansion of our foreign trade un
o?r thc war stimulas, and new ships
aro not forthcoming as they should be.
The La Follette seamen's bill stands
accused of having scared capital out
et tba business; but even if the bur
y?ino provisions ot otbat law are
reamed by amendment, there will bo
a powerful demand tor further action
when congre*? assembles. There will
ly a?atber bitter struggle between the
goviW-nontownorfthlp and govern
nicnl-subsldy factio..- vltb the sur
sldy advocr.tos mora nslstcnt than
A bloodthirsty mob In Atlanta htaeedj
Ex-Governor Slaton and eontemptons
him "King of the Jews." We'd j
?ueh a gina than king of
. hie!? Insulted
"GERMANS >VE HAVE H ILL KI)."
Th?' (jiioplion of thp quantity of mu
nition? supplied to tho allies arouse?
increasing bitterness in Germany und
Increasing sensitiveness in America.
Whatever may be our legal, logical and
morai justification for continnuing thc
sale of arms and ammunition to acces
ible belligerents, no American likes
to think of the actual slaughter
wrought by such merchandise.
German statesmen and editors, how
ever, are not likely to persuade us
to stop the arms trafile by such ab
surd misrepresentations as they have
been guilty of. A member of the Ger
mun war board, amplifying rumors
that have echoed through Germany,
told an American correspondent that
300.000 (,'erman soldiers have been
killed or wounded by American bul
lets and shells. That ls about one
fourth of German's admitted casual
ties from such causes. Neutral in
vestigators estimate that the amount
of American ammunition that has so
far actually found Its way to the bat
tle front ls probably 1 per cent, and
certainly not more than 2 or 3 per
cont, of all the ammunition used by
the allies. The German war board's
statistics, then, are from one-eighth
to one-twenty-fifth true.
Vast quantities of ammunition have
been ordered, but little has yet been
delivered and still less has been used.
Whatever share our factor?a may
have eventually In determining the
outcome of the war, they have had
slight effect thus far. And it ls even
suggested-though no accurate figures
are available-that tho arms and am
munition Germany has bought from
neutral nations since the war began
almost equals our shipments to thc
allies, if we're going to discuss this
Birra question at all, let's deal with
facts. ,
HOPE AT LAST.
At est tho Great White Plague shows
signs of coming defeat at the hands
of tho enemy. The death rate from
tuberculosis over the country at large
Is showing a decided decrease. Thf;\
however, ls over a long period of years.
In 1S80 the rate was 326 per 1,000 pop
ulation, and in 1913 it was 14G.6 per
1,000.
This gain in life-saving does not
come from any marvelous "cure," but
simply from a long, gruelling strug
gle in educating public opinion in mat
ters of hygiene. It means that nearly
twice as many people now believe in
the value of fresh air, sunshine and
nourishing food in their every-day
lives as in 1880.
One hundred and forty-six and six
tents per 1,000 is not a cheerful rate
to contempate, evon though it ls bet
tor than 326. It means that ono out
of every ten people of one's acquaint
ance is going to die of tub?rculo-.ls
until lt Improves. But the fact that
it is improving means that tho sam;
procedure must continuo to bo follow
ed with more and more vigor. The na
tional association for the stu?y and
rh-evcntlon of tuberculosis recom
mends increased care In respect to
milk, building regulations, dust and
fumes from industrial processes, com
pulsory notification to health ?ni'Mon
tlea of every recognized case, cleaning
by vacuum wherovor possible, dis
couragement of marriage of Infected
persons and isolation of palien Li.
Some of these method.* may cause
Inconvenience, or even sorrow. But
every good thing demands its price
Sacrifice ls worth while if it means the
extermination of tuberculosis.
SUPPRESSING A'JINGO PAPER.
It ls hard for Americans to set up
any enthusiasm over the suppression
of press freedom under any circum
stances, and yet there ls a certain sat
isfaction in the German government's
treatment of the Bolin Tageszeitung.
The suppression of that newspaper
means the mauling of Count von Re
ventlow, the naval critic whose utter
ances ia regard to the German-Ameri
can naval controversy have been most
violent and tnflammartory. Von Re
ventlow has steadfastly urged the re
lentless pursuing ot the subamrlno
campaign, at whatever cost in friend
ship of** neutral nations or the good
opinion of the world. He has even
suggested t*?at the possibility ot war
with the United States waa ot no im
portan de whatever.
No more significant sign has been
given of the desire of the German gov
ernment to come to a friendly under
standing, with the United States. It
its evident that the Gorman admiralty
has already stop^ped attacking Ameri
can vessels, abd apparently has stop
ped attacking passenger ships of the
enemy. Germany baa taken pelt s, too,
of late, to apologise for tba sinking of
Scandinavian ships. We need hardy
expect the acceptance of ail our de
mands, but tbe situation looks better
than anybody expected a month ago.
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? CLEMSON'S GREAT YEAR.
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. (Columbia Record.)
This ls the greutest year in the
history of clemson College. Notwith
standing tlic privations incident to a
depreciation in a portion of revenues,
the college has managed to do u splen
did work.
At the commencement a few days
ago there was graduated a class of
107, half of whom received diplomas
In the agricultural department. The
significance of this statement may not
appear unless wc add that Clemson
was established as the farmer's col
lege, to teach farming-and it did
not.
For some years Clemson College
seemed to get away from the concep
tion of a farmers' college, and the
scientific schools were favored. Thc
editor of The Kecord recalls one grad
uating class even within the last 10
years, when of about 100 members,
only a half dozen took the agricul
tural course.
in commenting upon tills anomal
ous situation thc writer used some
rather pointed remarks. Subsequent
ly Senator Tillman took nup the com
plaint and began the movement which
has saved the agricultural work at
Clemson College and has put it upon
'he high plane that lt is today. Clem
son was first^planned as n manual
labor soho? 1 wliere poor boys could
go and could pay t'iieir way by work
upon the farm or In the workshops.
That idea did not pass the opening
session, for while there are some who
support themselves, the majority have
no gruelling physical work to take
their minds from self improvement.
Senator Tillman caused to be rear
ed at Clemson a beautiful dairy barn,
elegant silos, a very handsome dairy
and to cap it ali, a beautiful agricul
tural hall with class rooms.
The whole department of agricul
ture has been given substantial back
ing and the sons of Clemson rejoice
that so many chis year desired to be
come sons of the soil.
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,? GEORGIA-CAROLINA +
PRESS. ?!
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The Song That Byran Sings.
Ile that docs not fight, but runs
[away, may live to fight another day.
Bryan.-Valdosta Times.
Difficult lo Cet Ont?.
If peace should finally come to Mex
ico it would assuredly be that pence
that passeth understanding.-Bruns
wick Banner.
The Engine House Rules.
In Augusta they ask applicants for
posit ions on the fire department how
much corn a horse should be fed each
day. In moBt Aro departments it Is
I the more important to know how much |
to score when one melds four kings.
Savannah Press.
The Munitions of 'War.
The manufacture of munitions of j
[war is engaging the attention of Eng
I land. This Is perhaps safer than stand
ing up having the munitions shot at |
you.-Rome Tribune.
Odds Are on tho Europeans.
As gloomy os the outlook may ap
I pear, we aro willing to take a chance
at predicting that the European war )
will be over before there ls peace in
Mexico.-Greenwood Journal.
? A New Way ot Putting lt.
No, gentle reader, you do not owe us
I anything. Your subscription ls either
[ paid in advance or you are simply car
rying aren nd some of our money.
Barnwell People.
The Fellow Who Is on the Job.
The official distributor of news at j
I Petrograd must be tho guy that puts j
the Hes In the allies.-Greenville Pied
mont.
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? WIT AND HUMOR. *
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"My employes divide tfielr tima be
tween the cloak and the mirror."
"Minc. too. And soon tho thermom
eter wHl be in tb.i running, ?'-^-Puck.
Hudband-Is this butter perfectly
fresh?
Wife-Tho dealer told, me lt was
Just from tho crematory.-Birming
ham Age-Herald.
"Daoghte*", who waa that young
nuisance honking in front of the house
last night.
"It waa Montmorency, father. Six
teen honks means ?I love you.* "
Life.
Lady Customer-Tes, this is better
wheaiuer now. Som? people think ^11
the rain we had a tittle time ago waa
caused by tho firing of heavy gunn In
Belgium.
"I suppose yon are saving up fer a
rainy day?"
"No." replied Farmer Corntoosel.
"Out ?his way we pray for rain. I'm
saving up for a drought."-Washing*
ton Star.
Hobson-No; if it's edible lt gaea
into the hash, and if it isn't it will
do to trim a - hat.-Judge.
Wth the Wits
Le Captain-You may 'have one
Wish gratified bo toro you die.
L'Espion-May I choose the place
In which I shall b?-ahot.
La Captain--CortalnmcjU.
L'Epsion-I wish-I wish to be
shot in the ann.-The Widow.
"Chauncey Dapew anya tho world la
losing Hs sense of humor."
"I expert tie's right."
"You think so?"
"He seams to have th? proof. The
world no longer laughs at hla joke?,
and they ?re abe same jokes with
K laugh fifty
! years ago "-Houston Post.
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? ABOUT THE STATE. ?
77 Straight Hits.
Mr. John I. Chlpley has returned
from Birmingham. Ala., where he took
part in the Alabama State Trip Shoot.
Mr. Chlpley broke his own record in
this contest, making an average of 94
per cent. lie was awarded a gold med
al for making the long run of 77 shots
without missing. lie finished third in
the amateur class.-Greenwood Jour
nal.
Graham Flour.
Our good friend. Mr. D. M. McKoy,
brought TIJO Enterprise a sack cf gra
ham flour from his mill. It wai; ?orne
of the first to be manufactured by
him this season and it is fine. Last
Saturday we saw a sample of the
flour and it was very nice and white.
Mr. McKoy stated that his mill will
be running full time next week.
Mullins Enterprise.
Rob (oner ti ton e.'
On Wednesday night last some
miscreant removed from the front of
tho First Baptist church of this city,
the marblo tablet bearing the date of
the erection of the building. They evi
dently thought it was the cornerstone
and no doubt expected to find some
thing valuable therein, but all t'hat he,
she or they got for their trouble, how
ever, as the fruits of their labor, was
the satisfaction of knowing that they
are the very, lowest of thieves, and
the c'hagrin that one of this class feels
when disappointed.-Easley Progress.
He's Some Man.
A woman who was rolling a baby
carriage down the east Bide of North
Main street this morning, probably
owes her health, and possibly her life,
as well as the healtlr or life of her
baby, to the strength and courage of
Chief of Police J. P. Noe, who threw
a runaway horse Just before the
frightened animal ran over the wo
man and baby.
Chief No0 suffered " some . slight
bruises and inconsiderable abrasions.
The horse, despite the fact t'a at the
.giant chief fell upon him,, was doing
well at last reports.-Greenville
News.
Well Pilled Song Rooks.
There will be an all-day singing and
also memorial services at Camp creek
church the fourth Sunday In June.
You are requested to come and bring
well filled baskets and song books.
-I'ickeiiB Sentinel.
' 48 Tears . Subscriber.
Mr. J. Sol Hendrix, one of our old
-var comrades and one of the best men
in tho county, is able to be out again,
after haying been confined to 'lils
-home by serious illness. Mr. Hendrix
was In town yesterday and paid his
subscription to The Dispatch for the
46th time in his life-the oldest sub
scriber on our books.-Lexington
Dlr patch.
Bless Me Life, a Knock!
. We notice that a dispatch from
Greenwood say* the railroad ls sure
to bc built from that place to Saluda.
Well, we 'had rather hear the whistle
blowing than tho officials.-Saluda
Standard.
SetteJUr Gasqne.
It ls good to aee Solicitor Gasquo
In charge of the state's business in
oar present sessions court. The ad
ministration of that big office has
been such in the recent past aa to
bring reproach upon the court and
contempt for the law. It is safe to
say -that under the present efficient
incumbent ot Gio office the court will
be more respected and the dignity ot
Ute law botter upheld. Mr. Oosque has
blah ideals and exceptional examples
to live up to-In th? careers-of John
Wilson, J. Monroe Johnson, and Wal
ter H. Wella.. The attributes ot char
acter that men honored and admired
them for were fearlessness and indus
try . itt the.- Oui; il Ut Ira. Tho ? il
e to be attributes - which oar
Think this over with yo
Do you like to buy ir
where the suits are arrai
them without loss of til
Where the assistants r
dictating?
Where the assortment
a big chance?
Where your satisfactu
consideration and wh<
your suit or money bac
If you like that kind c
this one.
Suits #10 to $12. Pali
Mohairs $8.50 to #12.5
Everything in men's ai
.Ti? Sta,
PRESS CC
(Richmond Times-Dispatch.)
Robert Louis Stevenson loved war,
and in his intervals of illness, when
he was prostrated and unable to
write, played an elaborate war game
with his little stepson. In this war
game he employed lead soldiers and
devices intended to represent wagon
trains creeping nlong strategic high
ways and exposed to capture by raids
of leaden horsemen.
Second only in romantic Interest to
the soldiers on the firing lines were
the long lines of wngons driven by
humorous serai-noncombatants and
hauled by that familiar friend of man,
the mule. For these ages past the
mule has been one of the chief fig
ures in warfare. Ile dragged Napo
leon's supplies from the Ebro to the
Moskva and made tho great strate
gist's campaigns possible. He was
present in the Crimea, tho Franco
Prussian war, and all the other Eu
ropean struggles of t'.ie lasi century.
He did yeoman service for both ar
mies in our conflict of half a cen
tury ago. And in the last stages of
that war, when horses were scarce
und of poor quality in the Confederacy
many a gray clad cavalryman be
strode a mule* The most precious
and poignant memories of wa, fare
have the mule somewhere In the back
ground.
And now the United States army
plans to do away with mules. Some'
kind of automobile will take his place.
War is s J Hie icnt ly unromantic and
mechanical at .present. The elimina
tion of mules and horses will do away
with the last touch of picturesque
ness; the future soldier must be an
expert mechanic before anything else.
Man wlll.be the only live and breath
ing thing in the great maBs of iron
tubes, wheel-, motors, gases, and cov
ered ditches.
The Experience of Qne Battalion.
(Savannah News.)
If fae experience .of the First West
ern Ontario battalion in the fighting
near ha Basseo on June 15 were typi
cal the war could not last very long
because the armies would speedily
wipe eaeh other out. The battalion
went Into action less tuan 700 strong.
In brief but terrible fighting lt lost
in killed and wounded nearly COO
men. Of 23 officers 12 were Killed and
eight wounded.
The fight occurred at a very small
spot on the Western battle line and
was over tn a vfery short time. It ls
likely thpt nono of the estimates of
the total losses. In killed and wound-,
ed on both sides in the war arc ac
curate, and certainly they are not up
to date, but the world knows that Eu
rone has become a great slaughter
house.
It is almost Impossible to - realize,
however, how great the slaughter real
ly ls. When.one man it killed in days
of peace lt attracts rho attention of
the . wh;?? community, and yet the
practical wiping out of a battalion of
nearly 700 men is but an inciden*, o;'
part of a day ot a little spot in the
war-area.
Tito Canadians proved their valor
and the Germans proved their ability
to kill. When ?he fight waa over both
sides were In their original positions.
The net result, was that botfh lost
heavily and back homo tn Canada and
Germany wore new widows and or
phans and more sorrowing mothers.
. Boat far Calor Effects.
(Baltimore American.)
It does not seem that dye factories
have been going np with a rush any
where ia the United Slates as a re
sult ot the alarm talk that followed
tho jsfhutoff In the importation of Ger
man dyes. Before "we :..?-> ^.t~
large* plants for thc production ot
special and rare colorings, we must
har? the scientific processes of ex
tracting and .combining that ara
necessariy to the product loa of many
of thc channing color effects that
tint the silks, the.-towna and the mus
ohean?sie wu-stvpat Wer i
urself. v'
i an exclusive shop
riged so you can view
me?
eally assist without
and variety give you
m is the store's first
?re you can change
k and no "hatred"?(
?f a store, you'll like
m Beach $7 to. $10. V
?0. Silklike $10.'jj
id boys' wear. / ^ V^,
i ?o?h m
)MMENT
cessful stunts with their retorts and
boiling vats.
There are reports coming in from
one point and another, however,
which indicate that a large amount
of quiet processing is going on, and
that some really valuable methods o'
producing certain much-used colov?
have beon found. Black, it seems, is
one of the most difficult colorings for
American dye makers to produce-a
black that will not run in the wash
tub nor fade in the'sunlight. A Mur
?alo factory is now making a black
dye which, lt is claimed, will stand
the soap and Water test, and experi
ments with a new black dye have
been made in Philadelphia ?Which are
encouraging.
Of certain kinds of dyes the United
States not only produces a sufficient
homo supply, but "a large quantity for
oxport. The brownish-yellow khaki'
dye is made In this country, and this
dye, since the beginning of the Euro
pear -war, has been exported In
enormous quantities. Many vegetable
dyes are made in the United States,
and some of these are good. And we
know 'how to get several of the
aniline dyes, though niost of these
are carefully guarded color secrets.
i An Expression of Faith.
(Buffalo Nows.).
The report of the local postal sav
ings bank show marked increases
for thc past eight months, in keeping
with the announcement from the
postmaster general at Washington
that all records have been broken
throughout tho country for* the sa?no
period.
Foreigners constitute more than
half the depositors in the govern
ment's bank, and the increase of de
posits in a period corresponding to
tho European war is a compliment by
the faith these aliens have in . the.
United SiatcB government.
Tho postal savfuigs . banks have
proved a godsend to these'people in
America and have also been ot much
benefit to American business. For
merly it was the custom of these peo
I plo to hoard the money or send lt out
of the country. Now lt is turned into
American financial Channels.
Moro Slow Surprdreadnsnghtu,
(News and Courier.)
Thoo has beon the ususl ..patriotic"
hurrah ever the launching of the new
superdreaduaught Arizona. She ls
described as the most powerful ship
afloat, the queen of the seas, etc., etc.
But, coming down to cold facts, Bbs ts
nothing ot the sort. Like the Pennsyl
.vania, concerning which the ?ame .ex
travagant statements were made when
she was launched a few weeks ago;
the Arizona is Inforlor in fighting effi
ciency to a considerable number of
the new ships built or building for for
eign navies. There may be diff?rence
of opinion as to whether her battery,
of twelve 14-inch guns la superior t<?
the battery of eight > 6-Inch guns cai
r'ed by tho British-ships of the Qtteo
Elizabeth class, for instance. But thet
can be no difference ot opinion col
cerning the serious weakness of Jr. '
Arizona class because of their $
speed. The Ar Ison a would be ht
for the Queen Elizabeth for the
reason that tho former's spca
knots and the latter's Spm :
25 knots.
The Arizona and he
ships and are valuable addition
navy, but nothing ia to be ga tn?
exaggerai
planned and on th
Hon before th? war 0
newer ships wi
cow plnp
American nava