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PAGE FOUR Sly? (Elirntttrlr PUBUSHED EVEHY THURSDAf BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher entered at the Clinton. Post Office as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Six months 75 Tkrce months 50 Payable in advance ies must be reckoned by millions, for they flow from every hamlet and vil lage and city in the world. To trace this mighty river of love to its source one must go back through the history of the human race. Back through modern eras, back through ancient times, back through the ruins of forgotten civilization; back, and on back nearly 2,000 years, and fEen the seeker of the source of this won derful river finds it in an empty tomb in the land of Palestine. For there, and ncT in the manger of Bethlehem, the mighty stream of Christianity had its beginning in the* Resurrect ion. , .. And thus it comes atout that at the The Chronicle f.eeks t ® j Eastertide season we are now ap proaching, the thought of the world I turns to that empty tomb and its ' meaning; “Death is swallowed up in '•'ictory. 0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory?” Theological Seminary what was then and is yet one of the finest collections of theological books to be found. It is said to be one of the best three such libraries in America. So Captain Smyth is merely follow ing the promptings of his blood. Why not tell them some facts some times ? When we make progress, let us have due praise for that but in Heav en’s najne do not go beyond the facts. Play To Be Given At ' Renno Scl^lhouse — “A Little Clodhopper,” a cjomedy- drama in three acta, by Walter Ben 0t its subscribe* s and readers — the publisher will v. all times apprwiate suggestion"» and kindly advice. CLINTON, S. C., MARCH 28, 1929 10 PAGES luting is here—it’s clean-up time, f Most advice people give costs noth ing, and is usually worth just about tiiat. Things might be worse. Suppose the Icgiplature were to stay in session for a whole year. The fellow who fo^ts his friends in prosperity will find that his friends will forget hiiti in adversity. WITH THE PRESS It Is In the Blood (From The Columbia Record) The principles of esprit de corps, or noblesse oblige are great. More than once in the history of the world they This is true also—when a man ob- have accomplished great things. Fre- jects to a monopoly^ the other fellow .quently they have meant the differ- iin<t it. ^ence between defeat and victory. So frequently they put things over. Just now we are talking of the splendid gift which Capt. Ellison A; Smyth, now living at Flat Rock, N. C., but a real and devoted son of South eSrORha, has made to the Presbyte rian college at Clinton. It is not so much the money value of the gift, tho the money value is great, but it is the sentiment behind. - Looking over the top of his spec tacles doesn't add to a man’s wisdom, but most pepole seem to think it does. A great many people are now at tempting to live without work, the convicts included. New York may be the chief patron ®f the drama, but Chicago has her beat in melodrama. — WHY ALWAYS THE BUNK? (From The Greenwood Index-Journal) Governor 'Richards pompously and platitudinously informed the members of the South Carolina Teachers asso- Hare, is to be staged by the young ciation last Friday in Colu^ia that p^opig ^f Renno, on Thursday night. South Carolina had a public schooL ^pril 4th, 8: 16 o’clock,, in the Renno sj ^em equal to any in the country, school auditorium. The proceeds will By what standard. the Sardis church fund. Certainly not by its effects on the Characters: population as a whole. Septimus Green, a young book Consider only the native born white j ^gent, full of pep-Miss Mattie Ab- population of South Carolina. Six and I mn^s. one-half per cent of this native bom white population is illiterate. That is, six and one-half per cent of this na- tive bom whit€''populatibTrmn neither read nor write. How ^bout the native bom white population of such wild and wooly Ocey Gump, a fresh country pro duct—Floyd Pitts. -George Chiggersdri, an innocent lit-' tie lamb from the city—Don Copeland. Mrs. Chiggerson-Boggs, his doting mamma, with a smooth scheme—Mrs. A. I. Dixon. Miss Julietta Bean, a comedy old- either of these three States ^are illit erate, That is to say for every native bom white person in the States of Utah, Wyoming or Idaho who cannot read or write there are twenty native born whites in South Carolina who cannot read or write. Take in all classes and colors and South-t^rolina, drops i^ctically to the bottom of the list of all the States. How does this compare with some other Western States? Iowa has fewer illierates than any State in the United States. Only one He has given about 300 volumes of i and one^enth of one per cent of all choice Caroliniana to the college. This : Iowa’s population cannot read .or represents a collection of years. It contains many volumes which cannot States as Wyoming, Utah and Idaho? _ __ _ _ _ Three-tenths of one per cent only of maid and boarding h^se keeper—Mrs. the native born white population *in i j h. Bell Charmian Carter, who thinks she’s a vampire—Mrs. Bluford Cooeland. Judy, a mischievous little clodhop per from the poor-house—Mrs. David Copeland. Country folks attending' Miss Bean’s party: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weir, Mrs. Floyd Pitta, Misses Lyde Ray, Evelyn Ferguson, 'Mattie L. Copeland,' and Messrs. Tan and Jim Ray. Synopsis of play: Act. I. Mias Bean’s birthday party in the country. The old-maid and the country boob. The scheming Mrs. Chiggerson-Boggs from the city, knowing that Judy is an heiress, de termines to marry her to her son, Georgia.. Judy is accused of theft. Act II. The home of Mrs. Chig- gersoi^'^^SSrs in the city. A couple of Dr. W. T. Hughes DENTIST f Clinton, South- Carolina Offices Formerly Occupied By Telephone Exchange Office Phone 65 ■ - -- - --r--- ' - - storm. Act in. A blackmail scheme. Mrs. Boggs passes Charmian off as Judy. weddings. Judy is thrown out in the The sick old man from Texas arrives. SOMETHING NEW ABOUT ROUGE It is not the amount you use that gives the prop- • er shade, but the manner in which you apply it. Come in and let us demonstrate for you. Only One Shade Necessary for All Blondes —- One Shade For All Brunettes. ARMAND’S ZANZIBAR—BRUNETTE ARMAND’S. AFTERGLOW—BLONDE Each In Compacts — 50c CORNER AT UNION STATION PHARMACY PHONES 377 and 400 4 v* Another community nuisance is the konse-to-house peddler, and he is the only fellow we know who is able to avoid overhead. 4—- CO-OPERATION NEEDED The value of co-operation may be seen in the evils which mark its ab sence. In private life a lack of co operation buries our friendships and in nationaj life the absence of co-op eration has strewn the dead upon the world’s battlefields. When debtars and ■creditors do not co-operate bankruptcy comes to the individual and panic to the world of commerce. Failure or suc cess is largely dependent upon a man being willing to co-operate with the cVreumstances in - connection with which his energies must be engaged. It is lack of co-operation which brings fricticn, defeats the best laid plans, causes hopes to go qnrealized, de stroys harmony and generates hard ship. I .ack of co-operation is as sand pound into the gears public life. The value of co-operation is em phasized by the blessings which it brings. Co-operation grows as civili sation advances. It turns pur brains ■ and hands into the ways of helpful ness. It creates that unity among men and nations without which there can be no abiding strength. It forms the basis of the strong church, of the write. Compare this with South Caro lina’s eighteen and one-tenth per cent be duplicated, rare and costly, and to' and recall that in 1910 South Carolina the book lover are invaluable. To the ; had the astounding figures of twenty- jj student of history they mean a source ■ five and seven-tenths per cent of its ); of information rarely available. . ! population as illiterates. It was natural for Captain Smyth i Only one and four-tenths per cent to make such a gift. His father, the i o/ all the population of Nebraska can- j •. Rev. Thomas J. Smyth, D. D., had **0^ read'or write and of the native j' done the same thing years ago to the population the percentage j 1 Columbia Theological Seminary, now: is four-tenths of one per cent or just in Decatur, Ga., then in Columbia..Dr.' one-tenth of one per cent greater than ; Smyth is said to have had one of the Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, largest private libraries in the coun-j Why is it that politicians always try in his day. It contained about 27,- think it proper to administer soothing .a. travel on life’s crowded thoroughfare. GETTING ON Yesterday rny'chauffeur took me They get on,the wrong side of the through a much-crowded traffic-way. street, get fined, curse the traffic po- Some of his. maneuvers with the ma- licemen secretly, and, imperil the lives chine were hair-breadth in precision., of their fellow-men, as though life He "never grew ruffled in temper; his ■ were a trivial thing, nerve seemed absolutely dependable, I The fellow who never gets there though his welfare and mine were, hasn’t looked for the* opening; goes of private anddanger-zone. I congratu- around in circles, with eyes half clos- lated him when we alighted at our ed. Then he grumbles because business destination.. I is dull; he is the dullard: The opening I “It’s done by practice,” said he. is there, just as soon as the other' “You’ve got to observ'e the rules—j driver gets out of the way. watch for an opening, and go ahead.” Then, if he doesn’t see the opening Simple enough. Just obey the laws,, —hasn’t looked for it—he aimply nev- watch for your opening — and go er goes ahead. He is in a position to ahead! Come to think of ti, don’t the get bumped into, and soundly roasted same three simple rules hold good-in because he is obstructing' traffic; every walk of life? worse than all, he has only iiimself aoccessful ^hool, of the-happy home, 1 are people who are very lax to blame. If he doesn’t do it, his fel- of the useful and thriving business, i travelers will blame him in full of the brotherhood of man. It destroyswith-a very undesirable measure. Obey the rules, watch for selTishness and narrowness and ^ub-1m men and women. Negligence the opening—then go aheaJ. Simple, stitutes wise generosity and breadth : existing laws, grows on folks that. isn’t it? ' , of vision. It lightens the burden of men and smooths every pathway lead- i-ng into the future. It is the corner- ^one upon which we should build. % 5 Gu I DEPOSTS TO By Bernarr MQCy::ddzn AN EASTER THOUGHT Ivmg, long before the continent we «*J1 America was discovereJ a mighty Fiver was pouring its water throu^ WB* western country. Aboriginal man gwaed upon it in awe, and wild ani- moiIb crept to its banks to quench tkeir thirst. Thq same river is sweep ing tlirough those regions today, as it win be doing in the ages fco come. On its broad bosom vessels of all. de- ntriyUons transport cargoes of things' ample; A girl decides she wants a and necessary to the existence I certain chap for her husband—and she mas and beast. Its'waiters irrigate j sets out to get him. He may be will- regions devoted to the production i ing, or he may not, but girls have a SELECTING A WIFE | “Handsome is as handsome does,” Young men like to think that they j is a trite old saying, but like many select their wives; it caters to their [old sajnngs it has its fo-undation in vanity. But actually, it is often the wives who do the selecting. Fo; ex- truth. Beautifully molded features, while pleasant to look upon, are not all-important because the impacable march of time changes them. But a beautifully molded character lasts as _ long as the spirit is in the body. And foodstuffs,' of fabrics for clothing, j way of knowing how to win over the i no character can be called beautiful that does not count among its dearest possessions a fine set of moral prin ciples. In choosing your wife, it must be * I remembered that you are also choos- There are mMy.sUndarcU of course,.^e mother of your children.'and T. tkl. ■ a, • . r ""T" i unfortunatdly this is not always given I '• “'.“Iconsideration. Your wife should be flt- OM mart begin at the Gulf of I certain innate qualities th« a girl ] ted to bring into tHe world children of empties, and; must possess m order to be a good j materials needed in the con- j reluctant male, and in the end he us •traction of homes, and churches, and , uall^ succumbs. •diools, and-mills, and all other struc •■res essential to the welfare of man kind. For the water course along "vkich this river flows is about 2,500 in length. But there are young men who really do select their wives, and it is to them that this little talk is directed. CO, into which it oceed northward. At certain inter-. wife to any man. And these are among ' tribataries are encountered, there'them: . - ' ^ J r- First of all, she must possess a splendidly vigorous body. The more vital she is the better your chance.for marital happiness. She should be a natural, wholesome, vivacious girl, who will be honest and ab(^ve-board in all her dealings with Since long before the discovery of [ you. The painted, sexy little vamp is 5 thousands of such streams, large small. Northward, the source er travels, until at last he finds it i^Itasca Lake, a small body of water i Northern Minnesota—the begin- place of the tremendous Missis- -i, the “Father of Waters.” .a-S l&is continent there has been another mightier river-^-a river of love, rrying spnritual healing to-the na- of the world. It stops not at ■orans, but crosses them. It sweeps mnar mountains and down into valleys, tfmHigh cities and communities of all laadsp and eten penetrates the jungles Jmxicest Africa, carrying to bar- aod savages, the message of and hope and faith. Its ffibutar- be a living, lusty, glowing tribute to your love. Scrawny, spindle-legged, knock-kneedjbow-legged children are anything but this. But even though you agree heartily with this advice—watch out. Many a bright young man has said: “Oh, I’m just killing a little time. I have no se rious intentions. But how about the girl’s intentions*?''She may be serious and if she does not measure up to your ideals, you are in danger. j Sometimes it is painful in the ex treme to br^kk off an association of not the one to choose for your l^/e partner; she is usually a “fair-weath er” friend. She shoiild love you for what you are and not for what you have. She should have a background of | surgical oper wholesome family life in which she But if you do not break it off has learned to respect the rights of break you up later on-r others, along- with unselfishness and ^hen your hopes and dreams of a loyalty. And she must have reverence Blissful married life have gone on the for its divine associations. rocks of disillusion. WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS SOUD CAR-LOAD Refrigerators and Ice Boxes \ Just Reined Special Low Prices ! 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