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k PRINTING JOB PRINTING VOLUME XXIII. <'AMJ>KN, (SOUTH UAHOIJNA. FUimVARY U*. loia. M Miu:ic 4a. |TTENP THE MEN AND Rfi iGION Meeting at Methodist Church Sunday Night IRCUM8TANTIAL, UVIDKNCjfi. Tmtfedx Tli*t (>lm?oiw the An nate of Kentucky Recalled. tallied by tragedy 1* ?very coun Q the "dark and bloody ftrourtd.'* circumstantial evidence lit due at least, of the tragedies crim ing Kentucky's annale. In the ly days of the paat century Dr. u P. Sanderson was murdered In t portion of Barren (now known Metcalf) county. Suspicion soon on John C, Hamilton, a weal citizen of the neighborhood. Ha ton wa? tried, convicted and iged. Wholly circumstantial, the lence was withal bo remarkable character as to convince the Ju und the whole surrounding pop tion of the accused man's guilt, i this notwithstanding the fact t Sanderson was hits friend and ow traveler, the honored and rlshed guest of Hamilton's fath-j Iamilton came of a wealthy, aris-' ratic and proud family. His ex-i ulveness excited the prejudice of! lous neighbors. He wub a tra1} ; driving stock to settlements in! isissippi, where he made much! ney and some friends. He waft' a return trip that had proved ; cessful, accompanied by Dr. San-; son, a rich planter, residing near; tchez. Sanderson came to Ken ky for a double purpose ? to on- i his friend Hamilton's hospitality 1 to buy slaves in Kentucky fori vice on his Mississippi planta? j n. To buy these slaves he' >ught with him a large sum of, ney, of which fact Hamilton was ly aware. The routo on horse ;k fay thru a wild and thinly set d portion of the Indian ? territo-j as the vast region immediately, stji of Kentucky was then called, i Dr. Sanderson was taken at the! tset with a severe illneBS,- which rassed him thru the greater part ; the journey. Arrived in Barren inty, Hamilton and his friend, nt to the residence of Hamilton's! her, where It took several weeks' Sanderson to recover his health. ? Soon after Sanderson's recovery : Ung Hamilton and his father's! est left the house. Hamilton act-. 1 as guide for nine miles to a ' nt where the road forked, one( inch leading to a neighboring' inty, where Sanderson proposed attend a sale of negroes at pub- ? auction. The two men were no-, ed together at various points on 1 ? nine-mile stretch, the last time) a point three-quarters of a mile >m the forks. Hamilton soon af > returned alone. Sanderson's ri rless horse came the night follow 5 to the Hamilton residence. Sanderson was never again seen ve. Several days having elapsed ' thout any word from the missing in, suspicion arose that he had en foully dealt with. The people rned out en masse to search for s body. Covered with brush and Hiars, it was found near thp road, ^fte dead man's hat was found in ? hollow stump, \tfhile under a log H)se by appeared a brass horse Hntoi with the hammer broken. In He dead man's head were found I number of shot and a piece of He pistol's hammer. Under the Hiing of his hat was secreted7' a Bt of thirty-three $100 Misslsslp H bank bills, their numbers and Hi enumeration of those to whom He bills were* payable. ? When Hamilton was arrested bills Horespondlng to the list found 4n Hmderson's hat were taken on him. H was further shown by the state Hat he had borrowed the pistol of H>lonel Qorin, of Glasgow, that th Hot in Sanderson's head correspond Hi in size with the shot bought a Hw days before by Hamilton, that Hamilton's overalls, concealed in H" father's barn were blood staln H They were fully identified by He- dead man's sister* _ H For the defense it was urged that Hnderson and Hamilton were inti Hate friends; that for many days Hey . had traveled together thru I wild country; that a little neglect Hiring his sickness would have Hused Sanderson's death and Ham ?ton could have thus easily secur Hd the money. Mississippi money Has at' that time under discount in Hentucky ahd Kentucky money un Bcr discount in Mississippi. Hamil Hn being about to visir Mississippi, Hhile Sanderson needed Kentucky Honey to buy slaves, they had for Hutual acomodatlon exchanged mo |6)'. Hamilton proved that he had, H order to make up the sum need Bd for the exchange, borrowed $1, ? 00 from a Glasgow bank. / Hamil ton's father declared that he had |K>rrowed the pistol from Colonel *orin to lend it to Dr. - Sanderson, vho desired it for personal protec ion. When leaving Sanderson Ha milton gave the pistol to his friend. As to the blood-stained overalls, Hamilton averred that they ht? >een stolen by a negro to go to a lance, where he got into a fight, nvolving much blood-letting. The legro had, it was claimed, conceal-' id the garments in the bai'n till an ?pportunity might offer to efface he blood stains. Hamilton's defense lacked the sorroboration then deemed necessa *y. John Rowan, one of the most selebrated of the many famous Jur ats, whom Kentucky has given the country, defended Hamilton with masterful skill and ability. The pro-; (ecution was conducted by Solomon Sharp, destined himself to meet I i few year*- later, with a tragic j ?*e. Thoroughly convinced of Ha milton's guilt. Sharp showed him no fcercy. Hamilton's immediate rela-J Men lUitquct. The Kershaw County Medical As sociation gave lts annual banquet la the grill room of the Klrkwood i Hotel Tuesday night. Th?? Assocta-' lion had with them c.h guests sev eral wotl known uum in < )u medical iralerrily of America. They we-n; Dr. Marvel, of New Jersey, ex-Vlcej Presldeut of the American Medical] Association; Dr. Robert Wilson, dean of South Carolina Medical Col-1 lege, and Chairman of the State i Hoard of Health, and Dr. Carey, of j Richmond. Each made short ad dressss. The menu Berved by The Klrkwood was all that could be! desired by the most exacting eplcu rlan.' At each place wa? placed a Hkull, containing matches, and a 'skeleton holdlnga cigar. Dr. S. C. Zemp, who is Major and Surgeon of the Second Regiment, N. G. S. C., and President of the Association, and Dr. S. F. Braslngton, Mayor of the City and vice-Presldent of the t Association, occupied chairs at each end of the table. Others to en- j joy the feast were Dr. J. T. Hay,! of Roykins,; Dr. Gj^gGby, of Bin-, ney, Dr. E. Z. Trueadale, of Be- j thune, and DrS. Alexander, Alston,' Dunn, W. R. Zemp, F. M. Zemp, Clyburn, F. L. Zemp, Corbett, Saw y?v, DuBose, Goodale, Uurdell, De Pass, Burnett and City Health Of ficer Jno. W. Wilson. 1 Story lU'fivshin^ly New. A notable feature of Charles Kleln'B "The Lion and the Mouse/' which the United Play Co. brings to the opera house, on Thursday, Feb. 29, is the wholesome and dis tinct drawing of the various char acters in the story. There cannot be found in the piny a villain, a frivolous matron, a way ward girl nor an adventur ess. Nowadays It Is a rare occurr1 enco to visit ihe theatre without having to hear the doings and mis doings of one or more such charac ters on the stage. Mr. Klein has displayed a keen knowledge of what is most desired by the public today. The cleanliness of "The Lion and the Mouse" has been a huge factor in the remarkable suc cess enjoyed by this interesting and well told story of certain phases cf America's money world. Buried in Sumter." Sumter Daily 'Item, Feb. 12. The remains of Mrs. Julia Bur dell, the wife of Mr. William Bur dell, were brought to thin city (.*kis morning from Florence, where Mts. Burdell died at five o'clock Sunday afternoon, and taken direct from the train upon its arrival to the cemetery where the funeral ser vices were held and the interment took place. Mrs. Burdell was a native-of Ker shaw county, but had lived in Sum ter a number of years and had -a number of friends and acquaint ances here. She is survived by her husband and four children, three daughters and one son. L: A Call t<> Me# and Boys. Next Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock, Dr. E. O. Watson, of Columbia, will speak in the Lyttleton Street Meth odist Church on the Men and Relig-: ion Forward Movement. Dr. Wat-; son is in Charleston this week talr- j ing part the movement of the two j Carolinas, and will come to us with t ?the best things given out by the I specialists there. We urge the men and boys to ' attend thiB meeting as it is an ef- 1 fort ? nation wide ? to advance the . Masters cause by gripping, Inspir lng and . energizing the men and j boys. - - Whllf* the meeting is for men and boys we desire to extend a cor dial invitation to the ladies to mec*. with us. Let all the people come. H.vB. Browne, W. B. Gordon, J. C. Rowan, M. L. Dawson, Sec'y. Committee. tives were almost alone in believ ing him innocent. He died protest-; ing innocence. The sequel came in 18C9, when Gen. Richard H. Rosseau, of Ken-j tuclcy, then U. S. minls-ter, was vis- 1 ited at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, by! Col. Gibson, a rich planter of near Vicksburg, Miss. Col. Gibson in formed Gen. Rosseau that thirty or thirty - five years before, a man hanged for murder in eastern Mis sissippi, had made on the gallows threshold, a, confession, clearing up the mystery Of Dr. Sanderson's mur der. The condemned man confess ed that he and a companion, both fugitives from justice, were hiding in the ravine where Dr. Sanderson's body was subsequently found. See ing Sanderson approach, they rush ed forth, dragged him from his horse and wrenched the pistol out of his hand. They struck him with the pistol, breaking the hammer, part of which remained In his head. Having robbed their victim- the mur derers concealed his body and fled. They had heard of Hamilton's exe cution for the murder, but main tained an obdurate silence. One of the guilty men was, soon after Ha mil ton's execution, led to the scaf fold for another murder, but kept silent as to bis share In the Ken tucky tragedy. The surriiror felt it 1 a duty to clear the mystery.-? Springfield Republican. KKAI/TY THANSFKKS Ak Hhowu by llookn in County Aud itor's Office. ? ? ? | r-" Joseph Simpson to W. D. Stewart 4 2 acrwb, $4 00. Henry Smith to Joseph Simpson, 4 2 ucreu $160. J. P, Abbott to John H. Abbott, 26 acres $50. Emanuel Fletcher to King Fletch er, 33 acres $287. W. G. Murphey to William Simp son, 26 acres $200. H. L. Norwood to H. H. Hart and 8. G.' Hunter, 1 lot In town of Bethune, $27.50. H. L. Norwood to G. W. McCas klll, 1 lot near Bethuno, $14.66. J. H. liurnu 4o B. T. aud W. T. Hasty, 2 467-1000 acre?, $247.20. W. H, Jones to G. A. Williams, Jr., 119 acres, $6. J. T. Hay to W. H. Jones, 4 3 8-10 acres $22. J. R. Holley, Jr., to Jesse E. Hol loy, 156 acres, $600. M. Adella Cunningham to Springs Banking & Mercantile Co., 40 1-2 acres $416. Jesse Holley, et al, to J. M. Car son and Jno. T. Stevens, 6 5 acros, $500. Jesse Holley, et. al., to W. P. ltodgers, 90 acres $1,000. 1 Henry Savage to Thomas Helton, 1 lot north of Camden, $660.. Mary Johnson Copeland and lte bocca Johnsn to Fred Williams, 1 a'are north of Camden, $3 0. / Robt. Dunham to T. H. Team, 155 acres $600. J. T. and J. T. B. Elliott to M. L. Haley, 5 0 acTGH^yO. ? J. J. Self to Nancy Self, 50 acrs, $500. George Self to Nancy Self 58 2-10 acres, $5. Nancy Watts to Nancy Self, 58 2-10 acres, $60. Nancy Self to J. M. Carson and W. H. Threatt, 58 2-10 acres, $3 60. M. E. Munn to J. B. Munn, 20 acres, $230. W. C. McCaa to Irene Curoton. 218 acres, $500. James H. Burns to A. A. Shanks, 1 lot in city of Camden, $1,100. Geo. T. Little and Jno. T.' Mac key to S. M. McCasklll, 1 lot in city of Camden, $500. uonaid M. Alexander to I. H. J Alexander, 1 lot in city of Camden. ; Paul Sprlngman and Alleys W. Springman, 3 acres, $1. Exchange1 of lands^ i W. D. McI>owall to ?Ellen W. Mc- j Dowall, 194 acres, $1,800. Martin Stark to M. B. Brooks, j et al., 30 acres, $300. P. G. Perry to L. L. Clyburi>, L-i lot at Liberty Hill, $500. . '1 Austin Alexander to L. L. Cly-I burn, 100 acres, $750. L. D. Watts to J. W. Moak, 15 acreB, $200. ? Gay H. Baum to J. K. Humphrys, 2 50 acres, $1. B. L. Norwood to Zeal Mackey, 1 lot near Bethune, $33.33. L. A. Wittkowsky, Master, to Ep Xvortli Orphanage, 1 lot in city of Camden, $3,400. Cond^-Moore Mule Co., to W. C. Moore, 15 lots in Kirkwood, $365. 75. Nellie Doby to Emma Gastrins, 1-4 acre in Kirkwood, $5. J. M. Watkins to Queen Mackey, 5 1-2 acres, $50. C. C. Hughes and R. C. Ellis to J. L. Guy, 412 acres, $6,620. Z. W. Wooten to M. B. Wooten, $5 1-2 acres, $355. John R. Halley, Jr., and W. T Halley, to Jesse E. Halley, 60 acres, $20J, John Halley, Jr., and Jesse E. Halley to W. T. Halley, 229 acres, $460. John R. Halley, Jr., and Jesse E. Halley to W. T. Halley, 4 8 acres at $100. W. T. and Jesse E. Halley to Jno. R. Halley, Jr., 457 acres, $900. W. T. and Jesse E. Halley to J. ? R. Halley, J^.j-68 acres, $150. I. H. Richardson to J. N. Mc-' Laurin, 6 acres, $900. J. J. Workman to Ben Brown, 1 lot in Camden (Team property) at $150. Jesse Jj. Williams to John J. Workman, 1 lot (Team property) $70. 9 Paul Brown to C. N. Humphreys, 175 acres. ? Powerfully Interesting. An announcement of greftt Im portance to the theatregoers her alds the engagement of "The Lion and the Mouse," the phenomenal success of the last two years at the opera house, Thursday, Feb. 29th. "The Lion and the Mouse" has all the elements of popularity ? a powerful central interest; an In tense love story wherein tho lovers are in peril many times; and a good portion of comedy. Added to this the people of >the story move in the most "select circles" and talk of millions as though they were Juggling copper cents. i^The seats are on sale for "The Lion and the Mouse." Former Pastor Here. Rev. L. A. Mitchell, of Rhine beck, N. Y.,- former^ pastor of the Camden Baptist Church, is in Cam den for a few days, tp the delight of his many friends here. The Baptists feel very grateful to him for their handsome church building, which was erected during his pas torate. At prepent Mr. Mitchell Is supplying ' at the First Baptist church of Florence, 8. C., During Kit stay in Camden Mr. Mitchell is the guest of Mr. W. R. Ere, Jr. - IIUMIIHHTS M:WS JTKAf M Nmv Kchedule oit Nortliwcatorii will Nut Afft'il ChiikIcii. Rsmbertu, S. C.. Feb. 14.? The snow Saturday evening wuh a hea vy one. It measured Sunday morn ing 8 inches on the level, and In drifts It was two feet deep. The writer got caught In It coming from Camden, and he can certify that it was a cold ride. Snows foretell a good crop year. We have never seen it fall. The rise 'in cotton will not materally affect the acro age thlia year, which will be large ly reduced.; also Kuano. Borne work has been done the fanim, Irtit generally all w la backward. We don't hear of any trouble about good men getting . the money they need for their bus iness. The banks of Sumter sup ply thitt section with money. The bank* of Camden would get a good deal of business through here if tbey would change their policy of loaning. The banks of Camden want collateral and an endorsee. The. banks of Sumter ^nke collator , ul apd no endorsee. Bo you boo the difference. A man la not go Ting to ask a person to endorae for i him when he can get the money without. The notes given to the . Sumter bnnks by the l'lsgah people . are always paid 100 cents' on the dollar when due. This section sella largely its cotton to Camden buy i erg. sv . y The change of schedule on the Northwestern railroad will not af fect Camden, any so far as this t section is concerned. People gen erally go in their vehicles to Cam den v (is the distance is about ten mileg and Mr. West ban given us a good road to travel, and by "way '.of parenthesis you may hunt your | county over and you will nover'get j a better ?upervisor than M. C. West. We have always found the mer fchantu of Camden very nice and 'obliging, and they get a good bit i of trade from here, and probably | more In the future, as the change ! in railroad schedule will play havoc i with Sumter's trade from here. So I what will be Sumter's Ions will bo j Camden's gain. Five young men Btood the exami nation to fill the vacancy of car rier, on route 2 from here. B. C. Dul're made ihe highest number, 97 out of 100. Mr. JameB lleames is the substitute carrier, and he with all the others made good num bers. Don't know who will get it as yet, as the substitute carrier has some advantage over the others by {way* of service. 4 MIbscb Ilattie Hussey and Eva Gardner, of Stockton, came over on Friday evening to visit the fami lies of Rev's J. W. Kenny and T. L. Oole. Dr. S. F. Braslngton, who bought a part of the old Burrows land, is developing it by building and clear ing up, and no doubt will make It a fine place. The Dr. has many friends thru hero and at Piagah. WEEVILS IN CORN. Late Fall Is Host Time t<> Handle Thin Insect. The best time to handle! the weev il is in the fall, when the corn is stored; but if yon fail to do bo then, it is advisable to treat it now, Rince the weevil is actiively at work these warm days, and will become even more active later in the spring. Carbon bisulphide, or "Fuma", is the substance at about twenty-five cents a pound, or in larger quanti ties from wholesale dealers at about IB cents per pound delivered. This substance is a volatile liiquld, evap orating rapdly whien exposed, and giving off a foul smelling gas, al most three times as heavy as air. Extreme care must be exercised In its use that- neither matches nor flire in any form is brought near the crib during fumigation, as the gas is easily inflamable, and an ex plosion would likely occur. This substance, should bo applied at the rate of iv punods per 1000 cubic feet of space, or, approximate ly 100 bushels of corn. Spread sacks over the surface of the corn and poupHhe carbon bisulphide ov er these. Care should be taken to have plenty of room between the corn pile and the top of the crib ?to allow free movement of the man who does the fumigating. Begin ning at the back of the crib, pour the liquid as uniformly as possible over the surface of the corn. The gas given off being heavier than air sinks immediately down through the corn, and, penetrating to the weevils, kills them by suffocation. Carbon bisulphide U not dangerous to apply when care is exercised to breathe as little of it as possible and to apply it^as quickly as is practicable. In the average crib, confine the gas as longas possible; in practically every case it will have entirely escaped withiln 4 8 hours. Fumigation with' this strength of the liquid) so far as is known. In no way Injures either the germinating or feeding qualities of the corn so treated. ? I Wilson P. Gee , Assistant Prof, of Entomology. Clemson College. Feb 3;mi2. - \ For Rent. House of BenJ. Halle, on Fair Street. Two bath rooms ? one on each floor. Apply C. P. DuBose ft Co., Agents., Camden, 8. C. ' I Klectlou ut liluney. Blauey, S. C., Feb. 14.? The election at Blauey yesterday result ed uh follows; For lutendunt? -K. W. Sutton. 13; J. 13. Cooper/ 6; K. Meares, 7. Necesnary for election on first ballot, 14. There will be h second election between 11. W. Button and 10. Meares. For Wardens? Kev T. J. Cupstld, 26; L. B< SlHloni, 2G; (J- O. Fran ter, 20; J. W. Bradley, 17; T. W. Watson, 16. The first four Ward ens wore elected. With the above board of wardens and a competent intendant a Jutft and Impartial administration of the municipal Interests of HIaney 1h predicted for the ensuing twelve months. Ounce Tut*d?y Night. One of the most enjoyable enter tainmen<ts of the season was the dance on Tuesday night given by the young men of Camden in honor of their friends at the several dif ferent tourist hotels of i^ho city. Invitations hud been sent out and about two hundred responded to "trip the light fantastic." Dancing was Indulged in till the woe small hours and delightful punch and refreshments were serv ed at intervals. Quite a number of the tourists were In evidence and all enjoyed tho evening to tho fullest extent. Meeker's Concert Band had boon engaged to furnish music, but ow ing to previous engagements, an other was substituted which furnish ed sweet music for the occasion. CORN KX POSITION i In Columbia Next Yeni' To lit* Na tional (iatherlng. Columbia, S. C., Fob. 15. ? Tho Fifth National Corn Exposition will bo held In Columbia, S. C., Jan. 27 to Feb. 8, 1913. Tho four previous expositions were held In tile North ern States and the Bclectlon of :> Southern States for the next in an acknowledgement of the fact that the South is no longer looked up on as purely a cotton producing soc tton. For the first time in tho hlutory of the country, all sections ? East, North and West ? will have an opportunity }u meet In the somth for the holding of a great Nation-! al Agricultural Exposition. Those who are familiar with the past history of thiB Movement and what it stands for in Its relation to agricultural education and de velopment know that it Is more than a mere corn show. The com petitive exhibits o* corn, other grains, and grasBeB lb only a minor part of tho Exposition. The great feature will bo the exhibits and de monstrations of the various State, Agricultural Colleges and Experi? ment stations and tho United Statos Department of Agriculture. Those exhibits will depict In graphic and forceful manner the various linen of agricultural experimentation and Investigation being carried on by the United States Department of Agriculture and the different State Agricultural institutions. Each ex hibit will be In the chargo of ex perts, who will explain the details to the visiting farmers and point, out how tho results of this work may be applied to their own farm conditions. In addition to this there will he a display of farm and dairy equip ment and machinery, more extensive than anything ever assembled In the South before. In the dairy di vision there will be representative animala of the various dairy breeds, brought together under the auspi ces of the National Dairy Cattle Clubs; also a modern milk handling plant whore cheese and butter wjll be made. . - Conservation, country life and ru ral school problems will bo treated in a fundamental way both? thru ex hibits and by speakers of national reputation. There will bo competitive classes for all kinds of grains and grasses and cotton. As this Exposition is National In scope it is necessary to limit the number of competitive ex hibits to tho prize winners in their respective state shows. In this way only tho best that has been produced by each state wil Ibo ex hibited to compete for Zone, Na tional and International sweep stakes trophies. \ Two years will lntorvono between this. Exposition and the one held at Columbus, Ohio in 1911. This length of time will enable the man agement to put on a show at Co lumbia that will far surpass any exposition of this kind previously held. The National Corn Exposition is a grand round up of all state agri cultural meetings and shows ? the' best in .thought and the best in ex hibits. It summarizes, in graphic form, tho agricultural progress of tho nation. Tea Postponed. The tea that waij advertised for Thursday, the 15th, a/t the residence of Mrs. Henry Savage, has been postponed to Tuesday, Feb. 20th, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It will be given by the Ladles Aid So ciety of Grace Church and will con sist of tea and other refreshments, and an attractive program of music and recitations. A part of th? pro ceeds will be to the Hospital fund, ^d a large attendance Is hop ?d for. Admission 2 Be. LIBBBTV HI Mi NOTEH. Many IVriimiHmt Improvement* ll?* ii>K Mwlo Around. Liberty Hill. S. .0., Fob. 14. ? We aro having a lot of real winter wea ther. Siiow ou Saturduy about JO 1 lichen deep ou a level-- a lot of It still on the ground, and It hi rain ing and freezing today. There has been very little far.iu work done yet, and we think It will be Hoinotiine, before there In much done toward another crop. A number of permunent improve ment h have been made in t Ii 1h sec tion this winter. Mr. H. F. Halle, local manager for the Southern I'ower Co., In having some tenant houses built on their lands near here. Mr. N. H. Richards bus built two neut tenant houses on Ills place west of the "Hill." J Messrs. Maekey, Jonec & Co., have also built two comfortable tenant ' houses on their "Klwood Farm" "not far from here. , The many friends of (Jon. J. W Floyd will no doubt bo pleased to know that he has so far recovered from his recent 1 linens, as to be ablo to ride out. His son, Dr. Kloyd, of Tabor, N. C., was oyer to seo him recently. Mr. 10. It. Cureton, who accepted a position in Wlnnsboro last fall, has given up Ills place there and returned to his old place as head salesman for Mackey, Jones & Co., of this place. Jlis friends here are glad to welcome him hack. Mr. J. K. Thompson, of Atlanta, spent Saturday and Sunday here with his brother, Hon. W. K, Thom son. . ' Miss J. 10. Hoffman has gone, to Charleston, after spending several weeks with hor sister, Mrs. It. C. Jones, of this placo. Capt. and Mrs. II. F. Halle went to Hock Hill to visit last week. Mr. Hallo returned on Monday, but Mrs. Halle will remain for several days longer. Mr, A. ('. Cureton, one of our ? progressive young farmers, who re moved with his family to Chester last year, has returned to his old home bore. . ' Mr. F. It. Floyd, who has been making his home at Tabor, ? N. C., for several years has corpe back home on account of the health of his father, (Jen. Floyd. Miss Lizzie Rlcharda, who Is ?e;je|)lng school In Lap.ca.8ter-coUli-.__ ty, spent the week end at home. VALTK OF BlLKNCFi. Tu<> Much Talking as the Cause of Many Failures. Youth's Companion. Many of the falluros In business and professional, an well as social lifo are due to injudicious talking. A young man of apparently very moderate ability has recently as tonished his fellow-workers by his noticeable success In business. "Pure luck," it has been called, but a policy or natural habit of si lence la the real' cause. In' his flrHj, position he succeed ed a man of Ion& experience and excellent Judgment, a circumstance that made his yotfth and Inexper ience conspicuous by contrast. He made no apologies and asked little advice. He was courteous to his superiors, considerate of his busi ness Inferiors, but absolutely deaf to all the gossip and irresponsible talk so prevalent in every large business offce. He had held his position for a year; gossip had it that he had failed, for in that tin^e he had not suggested a single innovatoin * or enlarged his department In any way. But soon It became known that he had proposed a change that WOUld result In an annual saving of >$2. 00 0. Gradually hl? step became, firmer, his mannar mnrft assured, and ho no longer outstayed the jan-~ itor at night. Slowly but Burely ho gained the confidence of the gen eral manager and the heads of oth er departments, and it soon became their habit to come to him for ad vice. At the end of five years ? when his former associates were all wondering If they could afford to get married, he was admitted to membership in the firm., In every establishment where' a number of persona is omployed is always an undercurrent of gossip v A dissatisfied stenographer talks her troubles over with the book keeper. The bookkeeper confides to the telephone operator that he ex pects to get an increase in salary. The elevator boy explains that ho Is going to leave soon for a better job. These bits of news are ex changed until they become common.^ property. k The employer, learning that the stenographer is dissatisfied, tells her that she may leave at her owlV" pleasure. The bookkeeper fails to get his Increase in salary and the elevator boy does not get his "new lob.'/ Especially if you are dissat isfied should you refrain from dis cussing your position. ? ? - -r . Civic League to Meet, Owing to the fact that the regu lar meeting of the CHvic League could not be held on last Monday, it will bo held on Monday, Feb. 19. Gtortrude M. Zemp, Sect'y. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. M* Kennedy, JiS of Savannah are visiting rela tives here this week. ?12^;