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POLAND WAS NEXT IN SIZE. Celebrated for ( rain Production.. Has Xo Political Entity. The Poland oi 17 15 was iarger than any other European country, with the exception of Russia. Today it has no political entity, says the National Geographic society, in a statement. Two centuries ago its domain reached from the Baltic to the Carpathians, and stretched ironi east to west for a distance of approximately six hundred miles. "The tirst partition of Poland came in 1772, when Prussia and Austria, alarmed by the progress of Russia in Poland, suggested, as a means ot maintaining the equilibrium of Europe, that all three powers readjust their territories at the expense of Poland," reads the society's j bulletin. "Poland lay utterly helpless. She lost about one-fifth of her population and one-tourth of her territory. "The second partition, in 1 793, re/ duced Poland to one-third of her original dimensions, with a population of about 3,500,000. A third treaty of partition was signed in 1796. "The congress of Vienna, in IS 15, divided Poland between rrussia, Austria and Russia,'with the exception of Cracow, which was erected into a republic embedded in Galicia. Posen and Gnesen. with a population of S10.000, were left to Prussia. ' Austria remained in possession of Galicia, with its 1,500,000 inhabitants. Lithuania and the Ruthenian palatinates continued to be incorporated with Russia. The remnant was constituted as the so-called congress kingdom, under the emperor of Russia as the king of Poland. "In the same year Czar Alexander I granted the new kingdom a constitution which declared it to be united to Russia, in the person of \ the czar, as a separate political eni tity, Poland retained its flag and a national army, in 1830. following the outbreak of the French revolution. a military revolt took place in Warsaw. This lasted for ten months and at the conclusion the congress kingdom was reduced to the position L of a Russian province. The last remaining remnant of Poland's fceparate political existence was Cracow, and it was Anally occupied by Austria in 184 6. The last attempt of the Poles to achieve independence was in 1863. It was marked by no real battle and the uprising was soon regressed. The national history or Poland closes with this attempt at freedom. In 1868. by an ukase of the emperor of Russia, the government was absolutely incorporated with that of Russia and the use of the Polish language in public places and for public purposes was prohibited, i,- "Russian Poland contains the firsi line of defence of the Russian Em' pire on its western frontier. The marshy lowlands, covered with forests on the western bank of the Vis? tula, offer a natural defence against i an army advancing from the west, and they are strengthened by a number of fortresses on that 'river. The centre of these latter is Warsaw. "The Poles are rather of medium stature and well built. Those in the south are dark and in the north are inclined to be fair. For several years past the German element has been annually increasing, both in number and in influence, in Russian Poland. From remote antiquity Poland has , been celebrated for the production and export of grain. Since lSTT, there has been a remarkable development of manufacturing enterprise. The railroads of Russian Poland have an aggregate length of 1.300 miles. "The entire administration of the province is under the governor-general residing at Warsaw. After the insurrection of 1863 all towns with less than 2.000 inhabitants were deprived of their municipal right. The elective municipal councils were practically abolished and Russian officers nominated in their places. The prevalent religion is Roman Catholic. NOT GOING TO TAKK PART. Plaxico Will Not Coni|>ete With Colored Contestants. Columbia. April 21.?O. C. Plaxieo. of the University of South Carolina, will not be allowed to go to Pennsylvania to participate in the relay race carnival to he held on Franklin field because it is understood that at least two negroes will be entrants in that race. Mr. Plaxico was informed by the University authorities this morning, according ^ rnliuhla infnpmolinn if went to Pen 11 sylvan lit he would be expelled from the college. It is also said that when lie found there was a likelihood of negroes being in the carnival .Mr. Plaxico had no desire to go. The University of South Carolina will not be represented. Mr. Plaxico is a native of York county and lias been at the university for two years. He is said to he the fastest sprinter in the two Carolinas. ItKXKW OLD FIMKXDSHIPS. j wm State's Survivors of Confederacy in J I Columbia for Annual Iteunion. 6 Columbia. April The passage of a half century of time was temporarily forgotten today while the remnant of the heroes of the Confederate armies contributed to that gallant cause by South Carolina gathered in ^ Columbia for their annual reunion. 1 The streets and business houses were gay with bunting and everywhere the ^ stars and bars waved bravely to the soft April breeze. The city, which was laid in ashes fifty years ago by Sherman's army, threw wide her gates and received with open arms the men who followed Lee and -lackson and Hampton and Butler and the other famed leaders of that epoch-making conflict. Several hundred survivors of the ch Confederacy were assembled in the ^ Columbia theatre this morning at 10 eg] o'clock when .Mr. W. A. Clark, com- xt mander of Camp Hampton, called the in< gathering to order. The stage and thi theatre were tastefully decorated of with Confederate flags and growing thi flowers. Grouped on the stage were ca the sponsors and maids of honor, 8e' making a beautiful background to the ? D6 gray uniform of the aged Confederate all veterans, who occupied .the seats on cr( the front part of ttye platform. tUi The Columbia Mills band kept the f0j old soldiers enthusiastic with the ch songs that they sang when going into Tl battle a half century ago. And "Dixie" always brought the "Rebel" yell. Mingled with the war songs of the Confederacy were the national songs, and even "Tipperary," the . .. ? ... , A re marching song or tne tjritisn. was not forgotten. fli: The exercises were opened by the ^( singing of the "Doxology." led by Mr. F. F. Whilden, of the Y. M. C. A., bt the entire audience standing and $7 joining in the singing. The invoca- tit tion was made by the Rev. F. O. S. *n: Curtis, of Walterboro. division chap- ^ lain, who feelingly voiced the rapiditv with which the thin gray line is I _ I mi getting thinner, and who in the ce course of his prayer returned thanks, ch that a Southern born man now oc-| cupied the chair of Abraham Lincoln,j pr and was guilding the nation through is the troubles of the present time. j Mr. Clark introduced governor R.' Se I. Manning, who made the address of *? j welcome on behalf of the State. The! ' governor was received with cheers! . ! in; i and paid a warm tribute to the devo- ^ j tion and self-sacrifice of the Confed-' jje l erate soldiers and praised the right- no I eousness of the cause, for which they j j gave their all. His references to the ur 1 old soldiers brought cheer after cheer of j and when the governor referred to se the fact that the president of the op i United States was a Southerner, that I cii the chief justice of the United States &g supreme court was an Ex-Confeder- jj 'ate soldier, and of the commanding' ^ j and leading part the South had in the wl I affairs of the nation he provoked pro- re longed applause. ; by .Mayor Lewie A. Griffith welcomed s the veterans on behalf of the city of I Columbia and Mr. John W. Lillard, chairman of the board of directors, on behalf of the chamber of com- ** merce. Lieutenant Governor Andrew p( J. Bethea made the address of welcome on behalf of Camp Maxy Gregg, Sons of Veterans, and Mr. \V. A. mi Clark, commander of Camp Hampton, it] made an address of welcome. Re- on sponses on behalf of the veterans ta were made by Col. Alfred Aldrich.l of Barnwell, and on behalf of the aB Sons by Col. A. L. Gaston, of Ches- ' mi ter. the State commander. fu JASPER'S YOUNG FARMER. ci I I Joy Makes 70 1-4 Bushels Corn to CO Acre, Ploughing an Ox. Ridgeland. April 21.?Charlie Ben- ii| jamin Mclvenzie is the champion T1 rorn grower thus far in Jasper coun- th ty. He is a modest little fellow not e11 quite eleven years old. hut has the 03 J snap and energy to succeed in life, j i In 1914 he made 76 1-4 bushels of . b l corn on one acre and 9 bushels and t SO ; 4 quarts of peas on the same land. ^ i The startling thing about this yield ca I is that he did most of the work him- nc self and ploughed his field with an ca ox, a horse not being available. Char-' bj lie won S2"> in prize money and one! month's scholarship to Clemson college. When asked if he would go *n to Clemson in August, his replv was cc "Yes, sir," Charlie is the son of .Mr. i Ben McKenzie. who resides about one: ai mile south of Tillman. A sketch ot j ai .Mr. McKenzie's life is interesting. He! tb moved to Savannah. Ga., in 1893 and' ac worked on the shipyard and on the th ^ vo^irc T4i? fnniilv ! Or it seems, could not stand it. as some j of them were practically all the time! sick. He finally moved to his pres-j ent farm near Tillman, on 1 2 or 13 acres of land which he purchased for m $ 1 He now has six acres of clear- ; cr | rd land, with a nice dwelling house pa thereon. He states that he goes in by ! debt for nothing* and at the same in j time he works ah ox. hut stated that m I he housed more corn in 1911 with er : that animal than many farmers near-j by did with two mules. Mr. McKen-i "I zie is also a specialist with bees and h; produces some very fine honey. j ht I Best material and workman- E ship, light running, requires B little power: simple, easy to E handle. Are made in several E sizes and are good, substantial 9 money-making machines down E to the smallest size. Write for E catolog showing Engines, Boil- fl ers and all Saw Mill supplies. E LOMBARD IRON WORKS & E SUPPLY CO. I Augusta, Ga. B FACTS AND FICTION Experience of Bamberg Citizens Are HE RURAL JURCHi fE FARMERS THE CUSTODIANS OF THE NATION'S MORALITY. ^-operation of Church, School and Press Essentia! to Community Building. By Peter Radford Lecturer National Karmers' Union. The church, the press and the school :m a triple alliance of progress that ides the destiny of every communstate and nation Without them dlization would wither and die and rough them life may attain its greatt blessing, power and knowledge le farmers of this nation are greatly lebted to this social triumvirate for eir uplifting influence, and on behalf the American plowmen I want to ank those engaged in these high llings tor their able and efficient rvice, and 1 shall offer to the press series of articles on co-operation tween these important influences d the farmers in the hope of ineasing the efficiency of all by mull understanding and organized efrt We will take up, first, the rural urch te Farmers Are Great Church Builders. The American farmer is the greatest urch builder the world has ever town He is the custodian of the tion's mprality; upon bis shoulders sts the "ark of the covenant" and is more responsive 10 reugious mlences than any other class of citmship The farmers of this nation have lilt 120,000 churches at a cost of 50,000,000. and the annual contribu>n of the nation toward all church stitutions approximates $200,000,000 r annum. The farmers of the Unid States build 22 churches per day. lere are 20,000,000 rural church comunicants on the farm, and 54 per nt ot the total membership of all urches reside in the country. The farm is the power-house of all ogress and the birthplace of all that noble The Garden of Eden was the country and the man.who would t close to God must first get close nature The Functions of a Rural Church. II the rural churches today are gog to ' ender a service which this age mands, there must be co-operation tween the religious, social and ecomic life of the community. The church to attain its fullest mease of success must enrich the lives the people in the community it rves; it must build character; develthought and increase the efficiency human life. It must serve the soil, business and intellectual, as well the spiritual and moral side of life. ro Hen an Haas nnt mnlrp a man more pable, more useful and more just, lat good is it? We want a practical liglon, one we can live by and farm , as well as die oy. Fewer and Better Churches. Blessed is that rural community lich nas but one place of worship, hile competition is the life of trade, is death to the rural church and Dral starvation to the community, stty sectarianism is a scourge that [ghts the life, and the church prejuce saps the vitality, of many cornunities. An over-churched communis is a crime against religion, a seris handicap to society and a useless x upon agriculture. While denominations are essential id church pride commendable, the gh teaching of universal Christianity ust prevail if the rural church is to lfill its mission to agriculture. TTT- Worn +Vi TOO r\T> fmiT* vv t; ii^aCUUY uai? vui wv/ w? urches in a community which is not rte to adequately support one. Small ngregations attend services once a onth and all fail to perform the re;ious functions of the community. ye division of religious forces and e Creaking into fragments of moral forts is ofttimes little'less than a lamity ana defeats the very purpose ey seek to promote. The evils ot too many churches can : minimized by co-operation The cial and economic life of a rural immunity are respective units and nnot be successfully divided by deiminational lines, and the churches m only occupy this important field r co-operation and co-ordination. The efficient country church will 'finitely serve its community by leadg in all worthy efforts at community lilding. in uniting the people in all i-operative endeavors for the gen al welfare of the community and in ousing a real love for country life id loyalty to the country home and iese results can only be successfully icomplished tv the united effort of ie press, the school, the church and ganized farmers She Was ( lad. During the last G. A. It. encantpent there was one woman amid the owd of spectators on the day of the trade who made herself conspicuous her noisy hurrahs and excited wavg of a flag as the old veterans arched past. One of the bvstands told Iter sharply to shut up. "Shut up yourself." she retorted, f you had buried two husbands who id served in the war. you would he trrahing too."?Harper's. Easily Proven to be Facts. The most superficial investigation will prove that the following statement from a resident of Bamberg is true. Read it and compare evidence from Bamberg people with testimony of strangers living so far away you cannot investigate the facts of the case. Many more citizens of Bamberg endorse Doan's Kidney Pills. James A. Mitchell, R. F. D. mail carrier, Calhoun St., Bamberg, says: "The jar and jolting in driving was no doubt responsible for the trouble I had with my back Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the People's Drug Store, brought me relief. 1 never lost a chance to say a good word for this remedy." Price 50c, at all dealers. - Don't simply ask Tor a kianey remedy?get. Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Mitcnc.i naa. r osier-iunuiuu vu., ?rops., Buffalo, N. Y. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents R. P. BELLINGER ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Over Bamberg Banking Co. General Practice Now Well "Thedford's Black-Draught is the best all-round medicine I erer used," writes J. A. Steelman, of Pattonvflle, Texas. "I suffered terribly with liver troubles, and could get no relief. The doctors said 1 had consumption. 1 could not work at all. Finally 1 tried THEDFORD'S BLACKnRAIIGHT K M and to my surprise, I got better, I M and am to-day as well as any H B man." Thedford's Black- B B Draught is a general, cathartic, H H vegetable liver medicine, that B has been regulating irregulari- B jfS ties of the liver, stomach and H u|l bowels, for over 70 years. Get k| Gjm a package today. Insist on the Nfl genuine?Thedford's. E-70 K Sii KH m JJULIP .UIMJilH?HIIIM lfl : Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives -?? Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 certs. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law GENERAL PRACTICE BAMBERG, S. C. I FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law Office in Hoffman Building GENERAL PRACTICE. BAMBERG. S. C. I CHICHESTER S PILLS TIIK DIAMOND KUANII. A Ladle*! Auk Tour llniKlut f.t /A , i\ E*v<a <'hl.cbe*-ter? Diamond Tfrund/^\\ 1*1 iIh in I{ed and (Void mcui! (?\w/ ?Zd?xRJ l*?es, sealed with Blue Ribbon. V/ Take no other. liny of your * I'l ~ ft? DrnggM. 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Without charge we shall cheerfully give you our opinion i Make OUR bank YOUR bank * We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly on savings depsits 1 ' ; Farmers & Merchants Bank RHRHARDT, S. C. , i -! A Big Bundle of Currency ' 'a* is a pretty dangerous thing to /* " about you. But a check book of the Enterprise Bank is never P k a temptation to violence. It is fjg^ of no use except to the owner. ^ cash? Some murdered men lyV I would still be living if they had ' Enterprise Bank I 5 per cent Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. ? A FLAT TIRE ^ ^ jTTTTI>_ . ^ is repaired by us in a few mo- lOfLE 1 ments. Just run your wheel in- DCDAIPIIKG Jr to our store and we'll start on ttl 1 : !i it at once. If you are in a ' fin jjffifoj make a specialty of quick re- ftjP V" : pairing and never disappoint W you?It is ready when we say yi\ will in> tt'lic vnn learn y^\-? 1/ ' I how low our prices are you ^ \\^/ 9 I will be a steady customer. ? I j J. B. 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