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SEND ONLY FLOWERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECIDE THIS TO BE BEST. 5K?e Sending of Costly Presents to the Stage May Humiliate Some Less Fortunate Ones. The question of sending presents, other th3n flowers, to the stage for the members of the graduating class, and others who take part in the commencement exercises, is being discussed at this time. The main ob jection urged against this custom which h?.s prevailed here since the beginning of our schools is, that there are always some chldren whose par ents are strained to prepare their children for graduation, and are un able financially to provide presents costly or otherwise for these occa sions, "There is no objection to the giv ing of presents to our dear children ?as many and as costly as we can afford?bu*: the question is, should they be sent in public to the stage, and thus have home of the children receive many and costly presents, while some, worthy though they be, are less fortunate in their worldly affairs, receive little or nothing? May not some worthy ones be humiliated and discouraged, and some proud spirit crushed? In a number of instances our best colleges have prohibited the sending of gifts other than flowers, to the stage on commencement occasions, and it has been found much more satisfactory. This uatter has been considered by our local boart of trustees, and the unanimous opinion of the board is that it would be better not to send any presents but flowers to the stage. All can secure flowers, and all have an equal chance in this respect. If ?we desire to give to our dhildren and young friends presents, costly or otherwise, let us do so, but let them be sent or given in a private way. They will be none the less appreciat ed, and by so doing we may gave humiliating some poor but worthy child. We believe, too, that it would also be well in some measure to sim plify the dress on such occasions. It is our duty to make our chil dren and loved ones just as happy as possible whenever we can, but in doing so let us be careful that we do not bring humiliation and sorrow to some other ones, who are children of other parents, aud who may be just as worth, ambitious and deserv ing as our own, but who are not so fortunate as our children. ' MIDWAY NEWS. Personal Notes from that Section of the County. Midway, May 27th?Special: Mr. Geo. A. Jackson, who has been in the artesian well business for some time, spent last Saturday night and Sunday with relatves here. He re sides at Sumter at present, but is thinking of making his future home at Augusta, Ga., where he will be in closer, touch with his work. He has built up for himself a very profitable business In the past few years .and his many friends here ?were very glad to see him again and wish him much good fortune in the future. Miss Angie Hungerpiller is spend ing a few days with her cousin, Miss Vernie Smith. We have been having quite a num fcer of picnics for sometime. Guess they will cease now for awhile, at least, as all of the schools about here have closed. Miss Burnham Jenkins, of Co lumbia, is spendng a few days with her cousin, Mrs. T. E. Cuttino. The crops of this community are looking very well considering the warm, dry weather we are having. A goo 3 rain is mucrt needed. Misii Maggie Smltb is vititing rel atives and friends at Creston this week. Mr. John Hangerpiller, who has been ! eaching school st McBee, stop ped fri his home a few days last week on his way to Jacksonville, Fla. On returning he will go to Chicago, where he will attend sum mer school. Mr. John Smith, of Columbia, spent last Sunday and Monday at his old borne. MiMa Hary Huffman has returned home- after teaching BCb?ol near Fort Motte the pa8t year. Miss Annie Parier is spending sometime here as the guest of her cousin, Miss Ola Hungerpiller. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Troutman spen.; Sunday at the home of the latter's parents. Pine Hill School Closing. The closing exercises of the Pine Hill High School will be held at the school house on Friday night, June 2nd at 8:30 o'clock. This school closes one of the most prosperous years of its existence. The teachers for the past year were Prof. D. H. Farchant. Jr., Miss Lizzie Fuller and Miss Oressa Collier. On Saturday June 3rd will be held tlv> annual pic nic at the Pine Hill school. Ad dresses will be delivered by several prominent public" speakers, including Supt. of Education L. W. Livingston, Jerry M. Hughes and others. The public is invited to come and bring well filled baskets. -? ?o ?? Accdentally Drowned. Horace Godwin, who lived with his mother near Bass Bridge. Lynch's river was accidentally drowned Monday afternoon while in bathing with some other boys. The river is extremely low, but there seems to be a suck hole near the bridge and Horace got in it and was never seen again until several hours later his body was found in the bottom of the hole. He was about thirteen yezrs old. DOINGS OF SOCIETY. King's Daughters and Dixie Club Hold Good Meetings. The regular monthly meeting of the King's Daughters was held with Mrs. I. W. Bowman on Amelia street Tuesday afternoon. Everything was got in readiness for the pillow sale which is to be held at the home of Mrs. Norman Bull Wednesday after noon at six o'clock. The hour has been placed at six so that regular prayer meeting services wilii hot be interfered wlfcST Mrs. T. O. S. Dib ble read an Interesting account of her visit to the convention of King's Daughters which was held it). Lancas ter recently. Several needly caseB were reported and the circle made arrangements to supply their imme diate} wants. The report of tile district nurse, Miss Mowbry, was read. * ? * The Dixie Club card party which was held at the home of Mrs. L. S. Wolfe on Amelia street Monday af ternoon proved quite a success. There were a great many players present and a neat sum was realized for the library. A number of lad Lea who were unable to attend sent their con tributions. The first prize, a hand some begonia, was won by lt.'rs. A. C. Ligon. Ice courses were served. The ladies present were Mesdarces Gelzer Jennings, Gelzer, Ligon, 3runson, Malpass, E*. Sooville, Harry Wanna maker, Fred Wannamaker, Atticus Marchant, W. C. Wolfe, Lawrence Wolfe, L. S. Wolfe, iMissws Alma Wannamaker, Gertrude Smith, Leila Marchant, Earle Bruhson, Louise Salley. * * " ? Tuesday night Misses Claire Low man and Mary C. Dibble were hos tesses to the graduating class of the Orangeburg High School at the resi dence of Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Lowman on Russell street. The large lawn in front of the beautiful hotne was tasti ly decorated with Japanese lanterns and the young folks had .a most en joyable evening. Ice courses were served. Besides the members of the graduating class the following wert? present: Prof, and Mrs. A. J. Thack son, Misses Baskerville and Shaw. * * * Mrs. Edward Wannamaker enter tained the Comos Club Tuesday morning at her residence on Glover street. The color scheme was yellow and nasturiums were used in pro fusion. At noon a four course lun cheon was served. Members of the club were present. * * * Instead of meeting on the first Monday of the month the Dixie Club will hold their June gathering at the home of Mrs. F. F. Malpass on the second Monday in the month. The meeting will begin at six o'clock. excursion Rates. Southern Railway Announces Special Low Fares to Points. (Meridian, Miss.?Account Sunday School Congress of the National Bap tist Convention, colored. Tichets on sale June 5th and 6th, final limit June 14th, 1911. Philadephia, Pa.?Account North ern Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance Opngress. Tickets on sale June 9th, 10th, 12th, 16th and 19th, final limit Jun? 29th, 1911. Extension of final limit may be had by depositing tickets and payments of fee of $100, until S*pt. 31st Asheville, N. C.?Account South ern Students Conference, Y. W. <j. A. Tickets on sale June 8th and 9th, final limit June 28?h, 1911. Black Mountain, N. C.?Account Southern Students Conference, Y. M. C. A. Tickets on sale June 15th and 16th. final limit June 28th, 1911. Chcrlottesville, Va.?Account Uni versity of Virginia Summer School. Tickets on sale June 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th, and July 3rd and 10th, limited fifteen days, unless ex tended at Charlottesvirie, until Sep tember 30th, 1911. Knooxville, Tenn.?Account Sum mer School of the South. Tickets on sale June 18th, 19th, 20th, 24th. 25th, July 1st, 8th, 9th and 15th, 1911, limited fifteen days, unless ex tended at Kuoxville until September 30th, 1911. For information as to rates, etc., apply to Ticket Agent, or address: J. L. Meek, Asst. Genl. Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga., or W. E. Mc Gee, Division Passenger Agent, Char leston, S. C. tf "?" ? m ? Working for Canning Factory. Secretary Marchant of the Cham ber of Commerce is in receipt of a letter from M. V. Richards, Land and Industrial Agent of the Southern Railroad, replying to a letter ad dressed to him by Mr. Marchant re garding the establishment of a Can ning Factory her?, in which letter Mr. Richard) advises that Mr. J. F. Monroe Agricultural Agent of the department will soon visit Orange burg with J. B. Finsier Travelling Emigration Agent of the same de partment. These gentlemen will in vestigate the proposition and hold a conference with the Chamber of Commerce directors looking To the organization of a canning factory here. Such a factory is needed and woul i stimulate the growin?: of tomatoes, corn, asparagus, etc.. more than any thing else. We need to emphasize the importanre of the trucking ad vantages of this section of South Car olina and a canning factory would materially aid in such a work. Candidatt Card. To the Voters of the City of Or angeburg.?I hereby respectfully an nounce myself a candidate for the office of Mayor of the city of Orange burg at the approaching municipal election, and will appreciate the en dorsement of my candidacy. Very truly yo^rs, William W. Wannamaker. SOUIH'S OPPORMMIY THE WORLD'S NAKED MILLIONS AND SOTJTH'S DUTY. To Properly Clothe the 1,500,000,. I 000 People in the World Would Take 42,000,000 Bales of Cotton. Sometime ago The Augusta Chron icle commented on the statement of President Franklin W. Hobbs of the National Association of Cotton Man ufacturers to the effect that it would take 42,000,000 bales of cot ton a year to comfortably clothe all the people of the world. Following will be found his actual words in regard to the needs of the world's naked population: It is estimated that there are now on the earth 1,500,000,000 persons, of whom only 500,000,000 are com pletely clothed, while 750,000,000 ar<a only partly clothed and 250, 000 practically do not possess any clothing at all. It is farther esti mated that to clothe the whole of humanity would require 42,000,000 bales of cotton each year, instead of about 17,000,000, the last year's production of the world. With the increases of machinery which have been made, it is evident that the consumption of the mills of the world on full time would not be less tban 20,000,000 bales. The query thus arises: Where will the addi tional amount of cotton needed for the world and its increasing popula. tion come from? I think I am not too optimistic to believe that from the present acreage the American production could be doubled if pro per methods wen? used, and it is along such lines that our friends in the South must work to secure the best results for themselves and the spinners. The Chronicle further says the) iSouth is producing about two thirds of the world's supply of raw cotton. We manufacture into goods llout one-fifth of whut we nrodnce; tn? country as a whole uses fbou> one-third of the total domestic pro duction. Two-thirds of our cotton is exported in the raw state, and very little of it returns to us In manufactured form; none of it should do so. Perhaps cne.half maybe two-thirds or more, of the cotton goods we make, including the products of cotton seed, in the raakng o' which we have a monopo ly, is for those people of the world living beyond the borders of the United States. Americans as a whole wear more and better clothes, than any people in the.world; they consume more cotton for clothing and other purposes per capita than any other people. The chief reason for this lies in the superior pros perity and intelligence of our ranks and file. Contributing causes are that the product is produced and, for our uses, largely manufactured at home; therefore it is cheap and available. During many years the mind of the Southern farmer has been cen tered on some form of retrenchment. Variations in price received for what they produce has led them to seek various means for using their "con_ trol" of their chief product to over come and outwit the natural laws of supply and demand. For the pur pose of meeting adverse conditions due to current influences, retrench ment, as embodied in reduction of supply by planting less and "hold ing" the product for the price de sired, is a valuable weapon, and the use of it is altogether excusable. *n view of our wide acreage, less than ten percent of which is planted in cotton, or with present labor con ditions could be, it is essential to the full prosperity of the Southern farmer that he adopt the policy of "living at home." iBut a little of the energy poured out in the usually futile effort to persuade the farmer to cut his cot ton acreage or to hold his bales for a fixed price would reap a greater benefit if directed in securing better market for his product. Those well-intentioned people who apostro phize on the theory that we have a "raonoply" of cotton production ar gue from a false premise. At best we only "control" tho raw staple. Today, half as much cotton as we raise is produced outside the United States; and the major portion of it is of such superion quality that our own mills find it necessary to im port it by shiploads for mixture with our own. If Egypt, India, Chiny Brazil, Mexico and Turkestan can produce 5,000,000 bales of cotton annually they can produce 20,000,000. Today, they are producing more than the entire world produced in 1SHO. Science has been so co-mingled with business in the cotton bottoms of the Nile that the harvest per acre there is growing by loaps and bounds every year. Tired of Its dependence on this country for the bulk of cotton used in its hundreds of mills making cotton to be exported over her wide dominions, Great Britain has supplied her finest brains with ample means to develop the industry in a half dozen of h?r likely col onies. If outside production prows for the next 20 years as it has for the past 20, in 19.-.1 the fickle Nile will have more effect on tlio price of cotton than a South-wide epidemic of the boil weevil would have. Then, the South would have to bow abey ance to Liverpool or discard its present commercial king. We hear much about "cutting down the crop," and "holding your cotton for-cents a pound." We also hear a good d^al about im_ proving its quality, reducing the cost of its produotion by improving and conserving the soil, by intensifying its cutivation, by minimizing the waste of effort in gathering and pre paring it for market. All that Is good and encouraging. But we hear little about extending its sale HOLLY HILL SCHOOL. Closing Exercises Held on Thursday and Friday Evenings. On Thursday and Friday evenings the closing exercises of the Holly Hill iligh School were held. This event marked the close of one of the school's most successful sessions. On both evenings the large auditorium of the school building was filled to overflowing. Thursday evening the crowd was addres?eu Sy Prof. A. G. Rembert, of Wofford College. He delivered grace fully a most earnest and practical talk, a talk urging the parents to provide their children with that ho*me culture without which the efforts of the best teachers are largely futile. After the lecture Supt. Livingston presented diplomas to the graduating class. These were James Wiggins, Samuel Hutto, Marguarite Salters and Louise Golphin. During the evening the audience was entertain ed by the school with several chor uses, also some good piano, violin, and cornet music. Friday evening was given over to the recitations, drills, tableaux and songs of the children, all of which were enjoyed and did credit to both teachers and pupils. Thanks must be returned to Mrs. R. B. Gross, Mrs. J. J. Steverson, Mr. Shealy and Mr. J. A. Smith, for the excellent music during this seslon. The school has been ably conduct ed by Prof. J. B: Kdon, who has accepted the position for another year. Miss Hughey, the capable High School teacher will also re turn. To fill the places made vacant by the resignation of Miss Montgom-, ery, and Mrs. Rhame, the trustees have elected Miss Coleman and Miss Nettie Dantzler. Mrs. Gross has had charge of the primary department for years, and Is considering the question of retain ing her position, she is almost in dispensable to the school as well as the town and community at large. The new term will open the first of September. KILLED BY FALL FROM CAR John Hutto, Young Man, Meets In stant Death. At the planing mill of the Dan ville Lumber company, one mile south of Pelion, at 5 o'clock yester day afternoon, John Hutto, a young white man, was thrown from a tram car and instantly killled, his neck and skull being broken by the fall. The young man was an employe of the Danville Lumber company and was operating the car. The brakes refused to work, it is thought, and the car crashed into a spur track with great force. The accident was witnessed by a number who rushed to aid young Hutto, but he was al_ ready dead when they reached him. John Hutto was the son of Brltt Hutto, and was well thought of n the comunity. His remains were buried in the cemetery at Good Hope Baptist church this afternoon at four o'clock. to the quarter of a billion of naked and three-quarters of a bilion of the semi-human beings on this globe. CIvilizaton's torch is opening the eyes of the world to a sense of mod esty; it Is inflaming a desire for those comforts which clothing af fords. This is certain: Henceforth cotton is going to supply the pro duct for making at least 75 per cent of the clothing worn by man. Who will supply the clothes? Somel>ody will have to do It. Will it be the people and the favored soils 'A the south, or will it be Egypt, Ii dla, Turkestan, Brv.'l or Argen tina? It is 'or this country to say. In the great contest we have six-fold advantages. We are tue pioneers. We have the best climate, and soils sufficient to grow 100,000,000 bales, under present methods of cultlvaton. We can remain in the ascendency. It is a question which should not be overlooked by Southern congress men. Let them insist on the gov ernment taking the matter in charge and cutting the way for our cotton products into the farthermost cor ners of the world. Let us cease to dream about nullifying the earth covering law6 of supply and demand which we haven't. Even our "con. trol" is becoming doubtful. Down in thi? state of San Paulo, Brazil, 85 per cent, of the world's coffee is pro duced. Backed by its national gov ernment, which in turn has the back ing of several international banking houses, they set aside the laws of supply and demand, by a policy of retrenchment that not only regulates production but casts into the sea all over production. In two years the farm price of the product was dou bled. "But what is the result? The United States is planning to break the combine by making it more profitable for the coffee growers out side of Brazil to supply our demands. This once accomplished the growers of Brazil will fc> given a set-back be side which all their present advan tages will be as naught. The South and the United States should take lessons from that pecul iar situation. Clemson's Agricultural Train. The Agricultural Train of Clemson College will be in Orangoburg on June 21st. Tltfs train intended at first to stop at some other point in the county but as a result of corre spondence on the part of Secretary j Marchant and Capt. Claffy of the Farmers Union, the decision was made to civo Orangeburg the bene fit of a day and Holly Hill another day, or two days for the county. It is hoped that every farmer in this section who can possibly b'" present will take advantage of this stop here and will .be in attendance upon the lectures and demonstrations which will take place at that time. No more valuable object lesson could be'given the farmers than this corps of experts from Clemson give. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. Miss Rosa Dantzler, of Auiauga ville, Ala., is visiting relatives and.! frends n this county. Mrs. James Pike, of Columbia, S. C, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Tilden B. Fersner on Amelia street. Among those graduating this year from the University of South Caro lina is the name of Mr. John Henry Hydrick of this city. We have received invitations from Messrs. J. Edwin Stokes and Will W&nnamaker to the graduating ex ercises of the University of Mary land at Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Horger, ac companied by Miss Minnie Smith, the latter's sister, returned to Jam ison on Saturday, after having spent the week with friends and relatives in Columbia. This afternoon at six o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. N. H. Bull there will be a pillow sale for the benefit of the King's Daughter's Circle. Refreshments will be sold. It is desired that a big crowd at t. nd this sale and help the Daughters in their noble work. Of special interest to the ladies. The Theodore Kohn Store has se cured Miss A. Louis Fontaine, of Philadelphi, to demonstrate the la Nest modes of drtessing the hair. She will be at the store from Mon day, June 5, on. It is absolutely free. Why not attend? At a meeting of the stockholders ot the Bank of Neeses the following officers and directors were elected: D. D. Davis, president; W. R. Will Hams, vice-president; B. S. Coigburn. cashier. Directors: Messrs. D. D. Davis, W. R. Williams, H. M. Stev enson, Dr. A. W. Conner, P. A. Neese, E. C. Phillips, F. M. Living ston, J. G. Dukes, H. W. Black. WOUNDED BY WADE HAMPTON. Col. Crews Mistaken for Enemy, Says Gen. Brooks. Gen. U. R. Brooks, an authority on Confederate history, Monday made' the statement that Col. T. B. Crews, of Laurens, who died early Sunday, was wounded In the war once. It was, stated Gen. Brooks, when Gen. Hampton was sending out two scouting parties, one of which was led by Col. T. B. Crews. The two parties were looking for the Yan kee, always expecting attacks. The scoutng parties were kept on the go in Virginia. This was In 1863. The Instructions to Col. Crews were that if there was anything in the road to charge. It so happened that one of the two Confederate scouting parties took the wrong road. It met the other party and the firing commenced. Both sides having ex hausted their fire, the fight was at closer range. Gen. Hampton reach ed out with his sabre and cut a man in the head. It was Col. Crews he cut. The parties recognized one an other when Col Crews called out: "Eh, it's Gen. Hampton and his men," and then Gen. Hampton said: "Tom, I would not have hurt you for anything in the world." Two horses were killed also. Gen. Brooks stated today that was the on ly time that Col. Crews was wounded in the war and he was surprised that the incident had .been overlooked. Another comrade of Gen. Brooks, who was asked also, said today that this was the correct statement of the incident when Col. Crews was wounded by a'sabre cut. GLASS EYE BURSTS. Goes Off Like Gun as Man Talked With a Friend. With a report like a gun, Building Inspector Frank R. Minner's glass eye exploded as he sat chatting with a friend in his office at Allentown, Pa. Minner fell to the floor and sank into unconsciousness. A physician was called and Minner was rushed to the hospital, where he is in a serious condition. It is feared that particles of the eye have penetrated his brain. He had worn the eye 12 years. "Local physicians say this is the first accident of its kind in history. They advance the theory that cellu. loid was substituted for glass in the eye and that the heat of the sun's rays, focussed on it by a mirror un felt by Minner, caused it to explode. Rattlesnake Catche? Rabbit. Bowman. May 31st?Special: Tom Dantzler, son of Mr. L. If. Dantzler, on R. F. D. No. 1. while crossing the dam on Gow Castle swamp near Shi loh church, heard the cry of a young rabbit, and upon investigating found a large rattlesnake which had caught one. The monster, snake was too larg." for the lad to risk killing sb he called to some fishermen near by and it was shot. There wore 1 I rat tles and a button and the snake was j five feet four inches in length. Automobile Burned. A Buick automobile belonging to Mr. Oscar Anderson, of Ninety-Six was burned Saturday night about 10 o'clock. It seems that Mr. Anderson struck a bridge and turned the ma chine side-ways, after which it taught fire and was almost de stroyed. The engine and part of the running gear is still good. He car ried $r>00 worth of insurance. The accident occurred on the road lead ing from Cambridge street to the home of Mr. J. R. Abney. DEMONSTRATION OF MODERN HAIR DRESSING BEGINNING, JUNE 5th AT THE KOhN STORE. Miss A. Louis Fontaine of Philadelphia has been en gaged for th s special event. She will show our custo mers how to dress the hair in ihe most fetching and stylish way. The splendid West Electric Hair Curlers will also be demonstrated. I The demonstration is absolutely fr;:e. It will cox>- ! tinue for sometime. Many other events are being plan ned in connection with this. Be Sure to Come June 5. THEODORE KOHN. Mmiairr i? ?, rr outomut, cin?u< * co. cmicmq iu. Dear Friend: If you want to get some dried fish for dinner tell your mamma that we had some to-day for dinner. How many kinds of dried Osh do you think there are* Codfish, Fish Flakes and Fish. Roe. Some fish are wet fish, like mackerel and Pickle Salmon. Your friend, JACOB. P. S.?You can get dried fish or wet fish at CRAIG'S PURE FOOD STORE Get Our Prices On CORN, OATSAND HAY Can Save You Money. Our Feeds for Horses, Cows and Chickens are Manufac tured by us from the best Grains which means a big saving to you in your feedlbill PKONE 50 AYERS & WILLIAMS MOTECTON THAT PROTECTS., STRONGEST IN-TOE WORLDc THE JEQUfllABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO GH ET Yo Send the date of your birth and find out precisely how you can secure this protection. ZEIGLER & DIBBLE SPECIAL AGENTS Orangeburg, S. C. 4> ? For the Best Stationary ?GO TO? SIMS BOOK STORE