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V.RUIN ISLANDS ABE mm DEPOPULATED ; Residents No Longer Able ' to Earn Living. New York.- Out of the 20.000 na rtv? inhabitant* who, at one time con stituted the intlrie population of the Virgin Islands, #.<**) of them are walk ing the streets of Harlem today. Thl? unusual exodus fr?m St. Thomas, St John and St. Crol* ta New York has been gaining Impetus far two years. A fealing of apprehen sion exists among prominent "Island era" that, unless tha economic status ?f the native* la Improved, twdthlrds af thoae now remaining will bs Har lem bound Juat aa anon as their inanrea will permit. Opportunity to earn braad and hut tar la the question of the moment In ttie Virgin Islands. Tha people are sut of work. The acals of wage* Is from 12 to 22 rent* an hour? when one la fortunat? enough to obtain employ ment, and then It la only for aeven or tl*n days In a month. There la n<? sueh tiling aa ateady employment. Relations 8end Money. "If work In Ho searee and the people run earn hut little money, how db they ftmniige to make their way to New york In auch large numbers?" llotha fllilhl Francis, editor of the St.. Thomas Kiutiriclpalor, who la in thin country to-eking to impress ofllrlnls nt Waali hu'ton with the gravity of (he situa tion, wua naked. ? "It coat h $ir? to tr/irol stoeraire from 81. t Thomas to New Vork. Natives liv ing In Now York send money to rela tives ii nd friends and In this way the Virgin ialanda are belnj? steadily de populated," waa t,he answer. Virgin Islanders have formed organ! sfltiona In Harlem and, through united effort on their part, the negro popula tion north of One Hundred and Twen ty-fifth sTreet Is being muterlnlly . ln eTeaaed. Prohibition Blamed. I'rohlbltiOU la primarily responsible for the eeonomlr nllwhi nf tlm purchased by the f'nlted States from Denmark In W17 for f2ft.00n.00f>. in the rontentfon of KranMs. "St. 1*homas was fsmons for Its bay run* and St Urolx equiilly ss famous tor Its sugar-cane mm, bnt now we are i MX permitted to mike augar-cane nun and there In little demand for hav rum i\ which there \n nallryllc arid." Finn ?-ta ?wild. "St Theninn hiis modern wrhnrf* and <Tjin accommodate the hlg??*t ahlps, hut ao longer do they tourh the Islands to fjike on coal, oil or water There are miaon* Tor this unofficial boyentt Ships srv n<d Mearfbe'r) for liquor nr Jamaica. the P.arhndoa and other ports. im st St. Thomas Then they ba*e h?*<-n made free pnrt* of entry, wti lie St. Thomas 1? a port of rail and subletted to drastlf quarantine regu lations. Constructive Measures. "With foreljm shlpa refunlntr to tOu?h St. Thomas. there Is hut little V??rk for stevedore* Cominerre is at a standstill snd the amount of mnni>v t*i circulation In small. The legislator* St-nre without pav We are now aaklnc indent Tit Washington lo have con^r**** enact n-medial lejiBlatlon enabling nn to denl with forelrn ships the same n* tfiry do In-Panama nnd the Philippines, two of the United .States' possesslonw do not want to engnce In tho trnf M liquor ? we only des'.rr, rertnlt rratrleflve nioawnes lifted.** Insignia for Guarda Made in Germany I'ertland. Ore. ? A ^enersl order wn? Iflmied r(>rent1y to othrera of the Ore tt?? National (Joard reqrilrlnjj them t< IHirrhase new gilt or j;old ln?!<rnla foi tlhelr uniforms la line ulth War do aartment orders to the rerular anuy Insignia arrived an<1 wbr helnu dls tMhuted when Col. Hiram H. Weleh <twnmsnder of the troops In this roun tf, discovered stamped on the hark <r ttoe roat of arms of the United Statei lie wan about to faiiten to thi ftxwit of hla rap. the legend, "Made It dermnny." All of the offerers declined to wear the InaiKnla J _ _ Lion Gnaws Way Out of Cage in Express Cat Ivan*!!* City A Hon heinj jhlppec from Hutrhinson. Kan. fo Tloyd Klnj <tf l,ounf?1lle ,gna?ed the vood awai Amm two Iron han In his enje anr epamed free In two ror?ne<~f!nc rsprt-a? efi m as a Santa Ke pm/rnpr trait spe<1 eastward to this r!f? Th?* N^sit wa.s padding around nmenr -eiprex# parrels In the <*:?r?. w : <-?, uc* sw!trfie<1 to the ^rgentin? (l\;?n A rnr<ln. and the superintendent <>f " t Swope park 7i?o hore snrnn-' "?ne 1 t( r?ge t^e nnlma1 City F inds Auto I? Not Worth Ita Keep Hajr>nn??. N J This rlt* ko ; <1 at public atirtlwii rerentiy a Minn 1 1 automobile ft XJ.N), for th? Btorajrr of *lilrh r!t> la the drferxlnnt In a ?olf for The intmnoM'p wn? 'ound abandoned her* two jfirs ago ?nd pot In atoracr at the mrug * of J. H. FItxmHurlr# He, h<> ln? unable to aecure r?m?r>Fal o< It by the city. charj?<l fh* |*t ter tmr Ktorage. Tl*e Kill ho* not been p^ld and tfce rtrft f* new pe?di?c Plain Dumpling f by an Imperial Dtcnt 1 ' " Aot tr; h has !?><? rt renttj ^mer^i'd from the dread Hh)id"W til fbidiiti* f?>r any Austrian tv>t tdterlj ? ,ilh?u? or frivolous to regard v hole f*>? >? J of any kind with ?*rti|?i . I.ijl If vritH not always ho. Nearly a hundred > ear* ago when tourists from, ?fr? rare ho we learn f mm the "Hemlnls* ences ef an Idler" an American rtsltijpg Vienna found every one laughing *t the Intent whlni of the Emperor Ferdinand, who wa* wu hio I* able and t hlcfc wilted monarch, deeply Int created In petty and personal mat ter* and not In the leant interested Id large and national affairs. Hunting not lone before In the Sty rlan mountains, Kerdluand aud bis at tendanta were overtaken by ? violent thunderstorm and found refuge In the nearest farm house, the occupant* of whlrh were about to dine. The good natured emperor ordered them to pro ceed with their meal, and presently, sniffing the aavory odor of a smoking dish of dumpling* that the housewife had Just aet upon the table, he an nounced that he should like to tnale one. They were made of coarse flour dropped In a vegetable broth, but they were well-flavored, hot and feathery light;, and when the proud farmer's U | f ? served him he not only ate his trial dumpling with gusto but passed^ hla pint <? for another and yet another. In fact, his equerries nn'l courtiers had never seen him display such nn appe Mte That was all very we'll as part. of a ! pausing ad venture, but when, on re taining to the palace, he ordered 1 1 ??? cooks to produce live aatne sort of. hiiiipHni's dally /is a regular par* of the Imperial dinner, there was wide nreiui dismay The empress was morfllle'd; the courtiers were shocked ?he cooks were Indignant; the grand chamberlain remonstrated, und the court physician was Induced to declare ? hat dumping* were fiilnous to any ?vept peasant digestions und must he f4v?-n up. Knt to the general astonish ment tb*" emperor, who usually whs docile and easygoing. absolutely re fused to surrender his new fancy. Me irrew angry ? furious ? apoplectic? 1m iiprlnl ' Mr? hronijht Mnn'n Hlc ??.? n bnng nnd rrled : "Kmperor I am, and dumplings I will have!" Naturally he had his dumplings. Knt the phrase became h common by-word. Any one who Insisted upon a allly whim of any kind was sure to henr some one quote mockingly for his benefit. "Kmperor I am, and dumplings I will have'" Ferdinand was not the only emperor who was partial to plebeian food4*; Napoleon I delighted In onion soup, nnd Napoleon II many times drove his chef to the verg?* of resigning his po sition bv demanding that boiled cab hu pe bo served with partridge; 1 Pripch emperors, however, concerned themselves with many other matters quite outside the range of palace und kitchen It might have been as well for the world If they bad stuck to dumplings. ? Youth's Companion. Poor Betty! There are many stories about the parsimony and niggardliness or Lord Kldon. n famous English Judge of a century ago Whether they do him Injustice we do not know, but some or them are In their way amusing. It 1s said that once when Lord Kldon was ontnrtalnlng a few friend* at din ner In a t a vern he dropped a guinea on the floor when about to pay the bill. As he couldn't find the piece, he said to Hetty, the wait rows.. "Betty, I hare dropped two guineas on the floor and ran t And thenv See If you can help me." Hetty went to work and quickly found the lost guinea Lord Kldon slipped It Into his pocket. "Thank yon. Hetty," he said. "When you find the other guinea keep It for your trouble." Youth's Companion. Oil Still Used to Calm Sea Far from helnjc an out-of <1 ? t e de vice of ancient marin^ra and modern' atory wrltera. the use of oil to calm angTj sea? la frequently reported to by aea captalna. A eaae recently re ported wan t1>at *f tha American ateamer Rlue Triangle, caught in a hurricane off the Carolina co?at. The | radio aerial* had Keen carried away and the vea+el wallowed practically ' unmana geahle In tremendous aea*. The en*1nea ware atopped and a socially I prepare<l oil allowed to drip overboard : from the drain* Tho steamer then rode fairly eauy and on the following day whcti the wlr ri had fallen to a velocity of ahout ?'.x'y mile* nn hour * n.s ahlr to proceed on her voyage. Talking Ray of Photophonc At the recent meeting of the Hrlt lah a s*oe! a I ion n demon*! ration wna In connection with the wonder ful talking riw of the photophone 'I !.?? ^realc^' :? < i \ a't'aije of thi* np 1 [>ar.<t<M !" !?* v. , \ only perttona I to whom tho ni ? ? ! ! c?-'-t??d can re j eelvo tlio ti,es*u^?- V r;? v of light ' 1 8 reflected trom n o!e trv lamp, and j the r;hrnti^n? of 'he human voire cau'f M r ! ^ h ; r ? r t < I tn-inhle and oscillate ?!U'htly. Iliese fremMlngs Are picked up a' *' ?"> re.-ejvlng end of the phoiophone hv -<elen:iim cella, and translate hnck n^'a n. through j tele phone receiver, into inteii'gt^'e sound*. Maybe Long Distance "Whv. IftfM. ?hi'ici )<nr i ffle * . *tior ' ' I \ p 'oc^ed }'?;?> info ?, . iu'lics 'Invf t. 11,- <4 ! ?? r* f i ,n .tir-ie !? ? ? "( i- n>dne*?. wh\ urci'l roij [.lavlnij *n v more*" "We are Tin ih* teieitfjitne lady ?od hf> vn!t!n| for a ?v?nneef Ion.** HOW MAN WILL &OK SCO YEARS FROM NOW Wili Be Weaker, Owing to Mechanical Aid f. The last 500 year* record a gradual change In man iiis phy#l<*tl power* have become wcnki-r, his ItMOt are less keen, hl? teeth are wor*. and he would be unable to stand for unjr length of time the hardships of hl? forbears. This wtikcnlni pro(*nwll) not sto^ oday. Therefore, In considering the av ?rave man ?f 500 years hence we must obviously e*f>ect hiin to be a far weak er creature than he la today, owing to thevu*e of many artificial aid*. We cannot expect any striking phys ical change* In the roan of 1423, write* Prof. A. M. I>ow, for ft take* thou aands of ycara to alter e?r structure but he will In all probability seek t# Improve hla body by grafting and elec trical treatment and by permaneatly fixed mechanical appllaacea, such aa sight corrector*? a great Improvement on the pre^nt clumsy glassea. Iltj will dress In sensible and com fortable one piece clothing In place of the absurd conglomeration of clothes worn at present and. owing to the In crease In baldness, will wenr a hat of tome description practically nil the ?time,. ,? Just ?? our modern meals are >>f 'ess Importance t r> ns than the ?*?r?r?*n i!h". of olden time* ?<> will the future mm' pur even less- ^Mention to food ; one meal a ?dav will posslhly MMfft't*. as?t,k<?ed. If noceflxarv, by "?naefc?s" In eoiiccn' rated f<>nn, mid compared-. with today hl? standards' of living will he extremely luxuribna. His lower limbs will heepme atro phied from disuse. Tor his methods of travel on moving sidewalks an< com municating by wireless will render anv xfreAuous travel unnecessary. Ills educational standard will be very high without any exception ; thought will he an Infinitely quicker process* and all amnsements will he of Hn Intellectual variety. Games ?f brute strength will die out, Ih>jI^ will he regarded much as we regard the brutal priee fights of bygone days, and In every way It will bo an sge of bruins und noj brawn 1 He will treat women In what we ahoold regard nv a most casual man ner. He will think nothing of stop ping one for a light for his pipe. By 2423 women will have educated and advanced themselves more rapidly than at present seems possible, and will thus he In a position to compete with mnn In every way. However, ?s he will scientifically understand "love," he will treat It with far greater re spect. HI* life will he, relatively speaking, far more complex than ours, and hv 2123 the slutf* of wave motion will hnve led to the habitual use of wireless sight, and many other developments of that period. The mental transference of thought at present claimed hy many tricksters, but not a scientific fact ? will he thor oughly understood, and that point nlone will Increase efficiency and speed up his mode of life generally. He will most certainly use a shorter pho netic system of spelling. London Kx prnsa. Nature Embalms Bodies Nature can sometimes ll?.-&3 good ? Job In mummification as the expert embalmers of Tut- Ankh- Amen 8 day. Not long ago the body of an ancient warrior was exhnmed from a Oreck temple where he had heen burled 1.500 year? ago without any especial effort having been mado toward preserving his body. It was so well preserved that the wounds which killed him wero plainly visible. Within the last few months a perfectly preserved body, burled 221 years ago, was ex humed in Germany, and many such In stance* have heen noted. The ex planation is not known but seems to he connected with the cause of death, the bodies of persons dying fvom bac terial Infection being apparently more prone In decay. Hare and Hair A n?wly marrle<1 man bought a r?b- . bit and asked hH wife to make a rab- ( bit pie for hi* supper. lie returned, home In the orerting expecting to find) a goorl meal awaiting him. bur, InRtearl, he found his wife In tear?. "Well!" h? exclaimed, "wl at's the] matter, dear?" "Tour supper isn't ready. darling," j replied his wife, between sob*. "I've j been nil the afternoon trying to pull the hair* out of that rabbit." Appropriate The occasion was a society ureddlng. ? Mis* - ? was being married to Lord Something w ont wrong and th? j bride had to wait ten minutes for tb# ; bridegroom's nrr'vnl W I.. 11 he diil turn up th?? anthem, rhosen by the bride, wk? sung T wait ed for the T.ord " Wanted to Be Exact He whs n very ke^n young business man. He had written on m square rrt paper to be stuck outside his office , ?loor "Out to lunch. Hack in half a* hour" i An afterthought wtruck him. Me j added the words, "Been out Jo minute# i already." ' He Didn't Know It! 7 nupp^se," said the master lo a bey who was Jofnlfte th<? Kngllth lit emfure class. -you don't know much abort Tennyson's works?' "No. sir." answered the lad. I caa't say I da, though I kno?- ioovt of the #?ct#rie? !n rfc* ttwo" R<vV [Ate. VOTING BY MAIL Out of State Elector* May Htill Have Their 8aj. Signed by Gov. Thomas G. MeLeod Tuesday morning, the socallcd "ab sentee" voters' bill is now the "Jaw of In- state and voters, abst . nt from precincts on election day on account of business or >icKne?, may under its provision cast their ballot by mail in j any primary election. Th*- bill, which was introduced last; ? year by Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell, ! chairman of the state Democratic ex- : ecutive. committee, was signed in the j presence of Mr. Brown and Senator T. T. Pearce of Richland, who had . been in charge of the measure in the senate. Two pens were used in sign ing the bill, one being given to Mr. lirown, the other to Mr, Pearce. The bill, brought over-on the hou,sa calendar from last session was amend ed by the author, Mr. Brown, to em body in it the result of a summer's research and in this form was passed by the lower house and in turn agteod to by the senate. The act would aUow any voter "ab sent on account of his or her business or on account of sickness from his or , her voting, precinct during any pri- ; mary election" to cast his or her ballot by, mail under certain restric tions as set forth in the act. Such voters, knowing they will be absent on the day of he election, are required to file with the enrollment committee or club secre ary an appli cation for a ballot, such application o be made not less than five days nJr ?iore than sixty days prior to the I primary. % The club secretary or enrollment ?oramittee after ascertaining if th ? voter is correctly enrolled is then u> mail to the voter a sealed ballot, a "voucher,? a properly addressed re urn envelope. Tht< envelope contain ng the ballot is to be opened by the voter in the presence of a postmaster, assistant postmaster, rural delivery carrier or some person authorized to administer oaths, who is to certify as to the voter's description, etc. The voter after marking the ballot with out assistance and signing an oath that the requirements of the act have been complied with shall mail the marked ballot. h?rk to thp voting nr<? cinct and it is there tabulated. Tho decision of the enrollment com mittee or club secretary as to the nec essity of any particular voters' being allowed to vote by mail, the act pro vides, shall be final. John E. . Wisler, cashier of the York-Haven state bank, York, Pa., has been arrested and placed in the York county jail, charged with the embezzlement of $12,000 of the bank's funds. Wisler stood high in social and religious circles. 1 Honor Roll Jackson School. The honor roll of the Jackson Graded and Junior High School for the sixth month, beginning: February 11, and ending March 7, in as follows: first "B" Grade ? Maggie GJauden, Alice Gary, Kmma Johnson, Mary Bishop, Carrie Salmond, Virg e Boy kin. Willie Lee Moore, Hattie Wright, Roosevelt Turiey, Mary Thome, Jose phine Haile, Eainestine Johnson, Jjunti English, Bennie Catoe, James Johnson, Marie Throne, Dan Wil liams, Itebecca Deafly Isaac I)eas, Mary Alexander, Earnest Truesdei, Jim Thomas, Eliza Bradford, Essie Whitaker, Jessie Wilson, Joseph Whitaker, Hermon Clerdasera, Sallie Bradford. First "A" Grade ? Thomas Jones, Melvin Pee, T. J. Williams, 3rd, Ellen Clemmon, Robert Lee Duren, Georg iana Johnson, Welhelmina Lowery, Lydian Lowman, Georgia Lou Lykes^ Marie Stewart, Flora Taylor. ' Second Grade ? Gertrude Coleman, Edna Carlos, Harriet Carlos, Mamie Ditren, Mary Dow, Mary Deas, Hen rietta Esther, Amy McKeever, Sallie Belle Truesdelle, Ida Belle Whittaker, Grace Belton, Alexander Boykin, Nurver Brown, Richard Dow, Elliot Hampton, Tony Kirkland, Singleton Whitaker, John Wesley Jennings, Charlie Brown. Third Grade ? Sarah Howard, Anna Welch, Rebecca Wright, ?Beulah Thompson, Zylphia Jennngs, Henri etta Williams, Iva Jones, Jimmie Howard, Ella Brown, Edna Gamble, Ann e Malcolm, Beatrice McGirt, Margurite Jones. Maria' Balden, Anna Bratv, Julia John-on, Mary Johnson, Jan'V Tucker, Lily Yarbough, Lc? tie Williams, Virginia Dawson, Eio se English, lis tile Griffin, Eugenia Jones, Bt. rinie Joni'S, Napoleon Waddy, Frank. Deas, James Gibson, Lonnie Dixon, A melt Wright, James Lowman, Ha. nest Burkes. Fourth Grade? Walter Jenkins, Anderson Styvander, Blanch R >b n son, IJattie Powell, Susie Boykin, Margaret Williams, Ulysses Brown, .Sallie Vaughn, Bertie Wilks, Louisa James, Cora Du:en, Georgia Kirk land, Shirley Wright. Fifth Grade? Elease Cook, Anna Bell Jones, Lucy Carter. Sixth Grade ? . Wilhelmina Ross, Alice Brown, Nora Darby, James C. White, Albertus Bishop, Harold Mc Lester, bdgar McLester. Seventh Grade ? Calista Shrop shire, Alvin DuBose, Ruth Whittaker. Eighth Grade ? Patsy Williams, Lola Carter, Etta Boykin, Naomi Boykin, Ralph McGirt. Tenth Grade ? Ruth Alexander, Eva Hodge, Ross Harrison, Sadie Haith cock, Eddie Aaron. P. B. M'dodano, Prin. See "Little Old New York," at the Majestic next Tuesday. A love story off America's days of youthful glory. RBALTY TRANSFERS. Change* of Real Kntate at in County Auditor** Office. J. B. Zemp to C. F. Williams, l u< ? Mill St.. Cttmden, $330. * C. F. Williams to II.. P. Kendall 1 lot, Fair St., Camden, $4,250. c. A. Ilehning to Mabel H. Cara&. bell, 1 lot, Walnut St., Camden, $$9g. J. B. and W. R. Zemp to Sa?ilU I Jones. 1 lot, Cureton Park, near Cam. den, $150. H. M. McLaurin et al.,'to H. I ' Goble, 8,605 acres, West Water** $12,000. Henry Hracey to W. L. Blackraou, ?1 acres, Flat Rock Township, $50. Robert and Mamie Boykin to J. Karesh and H. L. Schlosburg, \ ]0/ Rutledgo St., Camden, $7b. F. N. Gay, et al., to Mrs. M. K. Gay, 66 acftes, Flat Rock Township, $5., etc. Charles R. Marsh to Edgar E. Marsh, 200 acres, 8 miles east Cam den, $500., et?. Isaac B. English to I. J. McKinzie, 26 acres, cast of Camden, $949.75. B. B. Clark, Master, to R. E. Stev enson, 29 acres near Beulah Church $900. . J. B. and F. M. Zemp to Rosa Mr I, i wd, 1 lot Union St., Sarafield, Camden, $G00. R. E. Stevenson to G. E. and L. T. - Dixon, 29 acres, r^ar Beulah Church, ?l.-00. ?J. W. Boykin to Willoughby Keys, 1 lot Monroe Boykin Park, near Cam ikn, i?'0. A. P. Brown to \Vrilliam Cantey, et al., 1 iot near Camden, $G1. Li iov Spring.? and John T. Steven* a 1). F. Effird, Trustee, 1000 acrea, West Watered, $13,000.' J. P. Pickott to John Jenkins, 1 lot, Campbell St., Camden, $75. Annie L, Rhame to Emma Haile. } lot; King St., Carriden, $1000. B. B. Clark, Master, to Grace Me* Girt, 1. lot and building, Campbell St, Camden, $2,300. B. B. Clark, Master, to E. H. Dibble, 1 lot and building, Church St.. Camden, $1,100. Maggie E. Rabon to Mamie E. Smith. 14 acres. West Watf>rppf B. 1). Trapp to Walter L. Trapp, 2 lots, Walnut St., Camden, exchange property. Walter L. Trapp and wife to B. D. Trapp, 1 lot on Lyttleton St., Cam den, exchange property. Hermitage Cotton Mills to Wateree Mills, 1-20 acre, near Camden, $16. R. M. Roberts to Mrs. M. J. Dease, GO acres, Buffalo Township, $500 B. B. Clark, Master, to Sarah E. Stokes, interest in 649 acres, near Oakland School, $2,120. J. H. Osborne to H. T. Lovett, 1 let, Mill St.. Camden, not stated. More Than $500,000 for New Telephone Plant in 1924 ORE than $500,000 will be expended for the construction of new plant and for additions and extension! to the Bell Telephone System in South Carolina during 1924. This is a continuation of our active construction programme and practically the entire sum is new money we have been able to secure for investment in the telephone business in South Carolina. The growing needs of South Carolina will require an esti mated addition of 2,550 new telephones. * To accomplish this the telephone workers must handle 13,890 telephone stations during the year ? an average of more than 1,150 per month. More than $436,000 will he expended at the local telephon? exchanges throughout the State and the balance will be required to add new physical and phantom circuits and reconstruct part! of the I<on? Distance System. The telephone workers ot South Carolina approach this enor? mous tnsk cheerfully, lecling confident of your continued friendly interest. MOKflAN I?. SPE1R, Carolina** Manager " Bell System" SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 2^ n??ttjr, i>n? !)?*<?% IM+mmt Strrnimm, w*4 *# jft jjf^j fr ii bi rf faffr Jf. j|j> 4