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YOUNG PEOPLE'S MANNER And now Dr. Eliot, of Ham ?views with alarm the manners of youth of our land. This and o jeremiads upon the same theme 'cently sent forth recall to mind famous motto of a famous sci chosen by its famous founder, liam of Wykeham, in the lourtei century. The motto modern ;reads, "Manners make the man.' It is by no means my purpos< ' laud the manners and dress of Ai ican young people. Both are opel criticism. But my disapproval chastened by memory of our i youth. We have reason to hesi to cast the next stone. Every generation as it reac declining years finds fault with behavior of the rising generat Usually, it finds fault, also, with . -way girls dress. The clergy of ev .creed in every age have led the c rus of denunciation, and when Teads their philippics in chrono] ical series, one is appalled at uninterrupted downhill course the human race. Particularly, Catholic ecclesi 'tics have thundered at young won to cloth themselves more seemly. 1 ideal of feminine apparel that p -vades these moralists seems stron? influenced by the man's ga Their views on masculine attire i distinctly more liberal, as witness 1 splendor of texture and color wc "by the princes of the Church as th mass in religious ceremonies It woi seem somewhat inconsistent i "bishops and cardinals to adjure you women to dress soberly, but they not see it. It is natural that the manners the mature should be gentler th those of the young. Social experie ces and employed energies bring tl about. Laments upon degeneracy the rising generation relieve the motion of people who have quiet .down about people who have n< Anyone familiar with animals h seen old horses, dogs and cats loi look with similar exasperation up< the gambols of the young of the species. Manifestly it cannot be true th; the manners and dress of the your people have been getting worse f< three thousand years, documentai ?vidence to the contrary notwit' standing. Such a theory would* endo prehistoric children with a wierd ar incredible perfection . Also, eve "we should on this theory have muc with a glacial slowness Of deseen "worse manners than we have nov It is true that as we gaze about u $Tom vCambridge to San Francisco th majority of girls chew gum and cart le shrilly, and the majority of boj lounge uncouthly and smoke, as D: Eliot says they do, in the presence o the opposite sex. Moreover, "smart girls in increasing numbers are rc taliating by smoking in the faces o the boys. We cannot blame the war fo these crude manners. They were wit' us before the war. But the war cer tainly gave a new impulse to ever: form of let-down. The manners o: our youth but reflect the disillusioi and pessimism of world-wide ruin. : But granting the American younj people have crude m?nheri, thal cit: girls paint and powder with Byzan tine lavishness and wander arounc nights without chaperon-though th< chaperon business is a very feeble encuragement to propriety-cando] compells us to remark that all is no1 right with many of those who sorrow so publicly over these things. Whj should the sight of a highly colored girl in a short skirt, with her hair in fftueer knobs, send one into a virtuous 7brainstorm? Very likely she is the mainstay of a widowed mother and . is sending little brothers and sisters - to school -out of fifteen dollars a - week. She" has.as good a right to wear 'her hair in knobs and use a lipstick r as her critic ;has to wear a stiff collar and silk hat. Both methods of fix ' ing up are equally abhorrent to the : angels and arise from precisely the : same instinct. There is a pathological tinge to a good deal of the horror at women's . clothes. The mutual calm and content . of a youth, and maiden parading in . wet bathing suits before a crowd of ' their" fellow- men in the same predic ament on a bathing beach, is health. ' ier. The sooner we get rid of the no tion that there is virtue in wearing " bales of- cloth, the better. "Likewise it were well for some people to learn to bear with resignation >the thought that all human beings have arms and ' legs, and that the only-valid reason for covering them up are-the climate, rheumatism, or badly set fractures. These short skirt moralists might well take more time considering their " blessings. What-if evolution has de . cided that women should be centi pedes instead of bipeds? Those who know young people re alize that they attach very different ? values to dress and behavior, from : tho?e of older persons. They are gen ei-ally innocent of motives attributed to them by their sophisticated elders. This is not saying that these motives may not be obscurely at work, but it accounts for the fact that young people h^ve been scandalizing their seniors for thousands of years, and that there is an indestructible mor ality about them nevertheless. Not that the young are ignorant nowadays on sex subjects. What good did it ever do them to be igno rant? It is possible to take a course in embryology and preserve one's virtue still. In fact, about the surest way to instill habito of virtue into the young is to send them to a coed ucational university an^ cause them to take laboratory courses in biol ogy and modern drama, with stiff examinations. The only way to get a really high average of manners in a demflcracy is to give the young an adequate education. That means a sound high er education, in conduct as well as book knowledge. The home and the Sunday-school are quite incapable, at present, of doing their jobs. The cler gy and the average parent are better scholars than teachers. As long as things are as they are and we have children quitting school in the grades, we are going to have raw minds and consequent raw manners. Bishop William <pf Wykeham may have scold ed and sorrowed and pleaded at the youth of fourteenth-century England,. but he did smething a good deal more effectual when he founded inter mediate schools ' at Winchester and New College. This country is niggardly in edu-? cational expenditure and extravagant in military expenditure, like every ( other "civilized" nation. We say that we must pay the war debt and get ready for future war before we can 1 do much to make the world a toler-' able place to be born into. Some very expert financiers have advocated un iversal canceling of international debts as a necessary prelude to a sane reconstruction of a tottering society. But do we hear any welcome to this suggetsion? No! We prefer to totter. Young people may not have as good manners as their elders, but the monumental follies and catastrophes o? history have come about because of the ''wisdom" and parsimony of, the aged rulers of the world, - . ..^rae ? *. To Reduce the Weight. From the number of letters which keep coming, the whole feminine ' world is too fat and wants to know_ how to reduce itself and make itself ? more comfortable and more attrac- j tive. There are a number of reasons why we should not allow ourselves to . become too large. First, an excess of ! fat is not healthy, it is hard on the heart and dangerous in other ways; j second, it is not comfortable; and third, it is not becoming. I do not' mean that we all want to be skinny or that plumpness is unattractive. As a general rule it is simply a : question of eating too muchl There ' are some people that eat very spar ingly and still continue to put on flesh but they are the exception and j should see a doctor if uncomfortably stout. ; - a " ?j igBj?rg ? ? * Therefore the first thing to do td reduc? flesh ls to eat small portions i of all foods, always leaving the table j a little hungry. It is a good rule to j limit oneself to one helping of each dish. Starches and sugars should be ! avoided-potatoes, cereals, breads, puddings and pies. Do not use an ex cessive amount of sugar in tea or coffee; and leave off candy, especial ly between meals. After all these "don'ts" there? seems'very little left but not so; for one can eat plenty of green vege tables, salads, and fruits, excepting bananas. Milk, meat and eggs taken in reasonable amounts do no harm and butter may be used sparingly. To make oneself more comfort-1 able and aid the appearance one i should buy a good corset that fits j well and comes just above the waist| line, and a snug, well-fitting bras siere. Stocking supporters should be attached to the corsets and broad heeled shoes worn. More exercise will be taken if we are properly dressed and \the expense is more than jus tified. For dresses the stout woman should select loose ones that have long lines; those that hang from the shoulders are good. Avoid light shirt waists wtih dark skirts as these add to the apparent size, as do broad stripes and plaids. There is nothing that is more universally becoming or that will make one look smaller than dark, loosely-fitting clothes, neat shoes, and skirts that are not too long nor full.-Progressive Farmer. Notice. As the Federal Land Bank will re sume the making of loans to farmers, I will receive and file applications for loans for farmers. S. McG. SIMKINS. Why Some Towns Grow Others Do Not. Two Greenwood merchants are taking more space in the Press and Banner ^oday than all the merchants in Abbeville are taking. The Green wood merchants are going to use more space in the Press and Banner. One Greenwood shoe shop sold more shoes to Abbeville people last week than any'three stores in Abbe ville sold to Abbeville people. If you will read the Greenwood po per, and it is worth reading, you will find that good Abbeville people are in Greenwood every day. They , go there to trade. The Greenwood merchants adver tise in their home paper, and 'thus they have built up a business which reaches out into other counties as, far as the paper reaches. They are. beginning to reach over into the town of Abbeville and take away the cus tomers of the home merchants. The latter think business is dead. If you will read the Lexington pa pers you will see that they are full bf the advertisements of Columbia merchants. On the streets of Colum bia, and in the Columbia stores, every day you will find Lexington people doing their shopping. If you were in Lexington you would find the Lexing ton merchants asleep on their coun-. ters, or maybe sitting on a drygoods box of last year telling somebody how dull business is. But the merchants in Columbia and in Greenwood know better. Hence,' they advertise. Some people want to know why I Abbeville does not grow and prosper : like other communities. Look at the advertising columns of the local pia* pera, and you will know the reasan why. Our merchants have lost their "pep." It takes "pep" to get busi ness. ! Intern the Gossips. "They say," "It is rumored," "I have been told," and kindred expr?s- ^ sions have caused more heartaches/ blasted more characters and thrown into bankruptcy more business in stitutions than any other combination of words in the English language. 1 To destroy confidence either in an in dividual or in a business institution c by circulating unfounded rumors, ^ maliciously or not, is a "most r?pre- ; hensive practice. Those who indulge t in it should be interned on some is- ( land in the middle of the sea where ( their uncontrolled tongues could -\ have full play without making vic- ? tims of the innocent. ( Recently an. unconfirmed rurnj&?1 ? that a large bank in the city of Dal^' t las was in trouble was circulated, i The report spread throughout the 1 city and within an hour depositors were crowding the lobby and extend out into the street, each one intent on fighting his or her way to the win dow before it was too late. Fortu nately the run on this bank was made r by small depositbrs only, but had not the financial interests of the city, through their representatives, ad dressed the crowd and issued state- * ments through the newspaper extras 1 showing that this particular institu- ( tion was solvent beyond a doubt, th? run might have been more serious. ' Even though this institution found it ? possible to aatisfy all demands eas- ( ily and without embarrassment, fi nancially there is no way of estimat ing ithe injury done by destroying or weakening the confidence the thou sands of depositors had in the bank and in its officers and directors. The neighborhood gossip, despic- " able as he or she may be, mas a. com- i paratively narrow influence. The ped- ' dler of rumors in the business world undermines the confidence of the public in institutions in which thou sand are directly or indirectly inter ested. One false rumor-one careless remark-frequently becomes fthe ba- c sis for exaggerated stories which may eventually wreck a bank or other . business institution, which, according 1 to all rules of business and reason, ' was solvent. ^ Confidence is necessary in busi- . ness. A good reputation is often bet- ( ter security than lands or bonds. At ( this period in the history of this Na- ( tion we need to restore confidence in our fellow men, in our business in stitutions and in ourselves. It is a - time when men and organizations ( should work in harmony and lend a helping hand where needed. The prac .tice of the Golden Rule would do j much towards restoring peace and ^ prosperity throughout the world.- j Farm and Ranch. i Why That Headache? 1 When you know the cause of a dis- j ease a cure may often be effected. \ This is particularly true of headache. \ Headache often results from consti pation or a disordered condition of the stomach which may be corrected by taking s dose or two of Chamber la'Vs Tablets. Try it. These tablets ' are easy to take and mild and gentle J in effect. CLEMSON COLLEGE SOUTH CAROLINA'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND AGRICULTURAL W. M. RIGGS, President 1571 ACRES 'OF LAND. VALUE PLANT OVER $2,300,000.00. ENROLLMENT 1919-'W, 1014. OPERATED UNDER STRICT MILITARY DISCIPLINE. DEGREE COURSES Agricultural (Seven Majors). Architecture. Chemistry. Chemical Engineering. Civil Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Textile Industry. Industrial Education. General Science. SHORT COURSES Agricultural. Textile Industry. Pre-Medical. SUMMER SCHOOL June 13-July 23 Agricultural Teachers. Cotton Graders. College Make-up. Removals of Entrance Conditions. Agricultural Club Boys. VALUE OF A TECHNICAL EDUCATION A technical education is the best insurance against hard times. In earning capacity, it may equal an estate of $50,000. 'For the untrain ed are tue positions of poverty and obscurity. ? Times are hard in South Carolina, but the cost, of an education at Clemson College is comparatively low,-sufficiently low to be .within the reach of any ambitious young man in South Carolina'. Scholarships, free tuition and the payment .by the United States Gov ernment to R. O. T. C. students, still further reduce the cost. Do not allow the financial difficul ties to keep you from entering col lege this fall to prepare yourself for the opportunities that lie ahead. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXAMINA TIONS The college maintains one hun dred and seventy four-year scholar ships in the Agricultural and Tex tile Courses. Each scholarship means $400 to help pay expenses and $160 for tuition apportioned equally over the four years. Also fifty-two scholarships in the One-Year Agricultural Course, these scholarships are worth $100 and tui tion of $40. The scholarships must be won by competitive examinations which are held by each County Su perintendent of Education on July' 8th. It is worth your while to try for one of these scholarships. Credit for examinations passed at the county seat will be given to those who are not applying for scholarship but for entrance. R. O. T. C.-Clemson is a member of the senior division of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. All R. O. T. C. students receive financial assistance from the Federal Government, this reaching about $200 per year during the junior and senior classes. FOR FULL INFORMATION WRITE OR WIRE THE REGISTRAR, CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C. APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Bank of Western Carolina, John ston, S. C., Plaintiff. Against Ed ward Mathis, H. G.' Eidson, V. E. Edwards and George Williams, Defendants. To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and're juired to answer the complaint in his action, a copy of which is here with served up?n" you ?hd to serv? i copy of your answer,to the said ?omplaint on the subscriber at his >ffice at Edgefield, South Carolina, within twenty (20) days after the ?erv:--! hereof, exclusive of the day )f su.;: service; and if you fail to inswer the complaint within, the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the re ief demanded in the complaint. T. B. GRENEKER, / Plaintiff's Attorney. Edgefield, S. C., May 19th, 1921. To the Defendant, Edward Mathis, Above Named: Take notice that the complaint in ;his action, together with the Sum nons, of which the foregoing is a :opy, was filed in the offices of the 2!lerk of Court of Common Pleas, at ScTg?field, in the County of Edge ield, and state of South Carolina, m the 17th day of May 1921. T. B. GRENEKER, Plaintiff's Attorney. Attest: W. B. Cogburn, C. C. C. P., E. C., S. C. 5-18-6t. Farmers Can Borrow Money ?ow The Federal Loan Act.has been leclared constitutional. The Federal Land Bank at Columbia will begin msiness soon. We have been author zed by the secretary of the local as sociation to take applications from larmers for loans on real estate. All 'armers who wish to borrow money :an procure application blanks at our )ffice. Avail yourself at once of this >pportunity. N. G. EVANS. C. T. BURNETT. Candidate for Cotton Weigher. I respectfully announce that I am i candidate for re-election to the of fice of public cotton weigher for the ;own of Edgefield. I have served on y one term and the experience I lave gained will enable me to ren ier more efficient service in the fu ;ure. If elected for a second term, I pledge th? same faithful and impar ;ial service that I have rendered in ;he past. ' W. G. Byrd. Would you buy more gas if you ;ould get it for 26 cents? Come in ind let's talk it over. . YONCE & MOONEY. Southern Railway System Announces Excursions Fares, SeasonN 1921, for the Following Special Occasions Identification Certificate Plan One and One-Half Fares Round Trip ATLANTA, GA.: Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, June 12-16. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.: Mystic Order, Veiled Prophets of the , Enchanted Realm. June 28-July 2. CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-: Southern Baptist Convention, May 12-18. CHICAGO, ILL.: International Association of Printing House Craftsmen. July 23-31. , CLEVELAND, 0.: International Convention, Kiwanis Club, June 20-25. DETROIT, MICH.: Annual Convention World-Wide Baraca Philathea Union, June 23-26. LITTLE ROCK, ARK.: Sixteenth Annual Session of Sunday School Congress, June 8-13. . LOUISVILLE, KY. : National Convention Travelers' Protective Association, June 13-18, I NEWARK, N. J.: Grand Aerie, Fraternal Order Eagles, Au gust 8-13. NEW YORK, N. Y.: International 'Convention United Society of Christian Endeavor, July 6-15. ST. LOUIS, MO.: National Conventional Modern Woodmen of America, June 18-25, * TOLEDO, OHIO: Annual Convention Suprem? Lodge, Loyal , Order of Moose, June 27-July 2. UNION BRIDGE, MD. : Annual Conference Old Baptist Church, May 14-17. WINONA LAKE, IND. : General Assembly Presbyterian Church, of U. S. A., May 17-27. . \ Certificate Plan One Fare Going, One-Half Fare Returning. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.: National Confectioners' Association of the U. S., May 23-28. ATLANTA, GA.: National Fraternity Society of the Deaf, July 11-16. BUFFALO, N. Y. : Union of American Hebrew Congregations, May 23-26. BUFFALO, N. Y. : Photographers' Association of America, July 18-23. BUFFALO, N. Y. : National Association of Electrical Contrac tors and Dealers, July 20-23. BUFFALO, N. Y. : Association of Operative Millers, June 6-11. CINCINNATI, OHIO: Annual Convention Wholesale Grocers' Association, May 10-13. j CHICAGO, ILL.: Annual Convention National Electric Light Association, May 31-June 3. CHATTANOOGA, TENN.: Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras san, August 9-13. CHICAGO, ILL.: National Wholesale Grocers' Association, June 8-10. CHICAGO, ILL.: The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Asso ciation, May 18-20. CHICAGO, ILL. : National Association ef Real Estate Boards, July 12-1-5. CLEVELAND, OHIO: American Water Works' Association, June 6-10. CLEVELAND, OHIO: National Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women's Clubs, July 18-23. HERSHEY, PA. : Church of Brethren Annual Conference, Jnr.e 9-16. HOUSTON, TEX.: National Association of Mercantile Agen cies, August 14-16. """)UST" Retail Credit Men's Association, August HOUSTON, TEX. 16-19. KANSAS CITY, MO.: National Association of Retail Grocers, June 5-8. KANSAS CITY, MO.: National Leather and Shoe Finders' As sociation, June 13-15. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.: Annual Convention Commercial Law League of American, August 8-11. NEW YORK, N. Y.: National Tuberculosis Association, June 13-17. NEW ORLEANS, LA.: Convention National Association of Master Plumbers of the U. S., June 7-9. NEW ORLEANS, LA.: National Baptist Convention, Unin corporated, September 6-12. NEW YORK, N. Y.: American Optometric Association, June 26-Julyl. , PHILADELPHIA, PA.: Meeting American Cotton Manufac turers' Association, May 27-28. ROCK HILL, S. C. : South Carolina Sunday School Association, June 8-10. ^ ST. LOUIS, MO. : Twenty-Third Annual Convention National Association of Letter Carriers, September 5-10. ST. PAUL, MINN. : Annual Convention Retail Monument Deal ers' Association, August 16-18. ST. PAUL, MINN.: Annual Meeting International Association of Display Men. July 11-14. WASHINGTON, D. C.: American Institute of Homeopathy. June 19-24. For further information call on nearest Ticket Agent or commu nicate with . s. H. MCLEAN, G. W. CARTER, District Passenger Agent, District Passenger Agent, Columbia, S. C. Augusta, Ga. Those who are using Fordson trac tors on their farms wonder every day how they ever farmed without one. YONCE ? MTOONEY. ' FOR SALE: 450 acres of land, six mil?s of town, fenced, $10 per acre, cash or credit. JOHN RAINSFORD. ;