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GETTING RID OP DIPLOMATS It isn't necessary to bold any ani mosity., ugainat,^CPpi^Ih Bby-toJ and Von Papen, tho naval and mUHary at taches of tho Gorman embassy whoso .recall our government has asked for. Their offenses have been irritating, but it isn't likely that those gentle men are much to blame as individuals. They have done thou* duty BB they saw lt; In co sar. as thoy may have acted ?? on their" own initiative, they are cul pablo ; but presumably their courue of action over since they began tu enrry tho war into America has been . Inspired and directed from. Berlin. . At any rate, they are thc. agents of their government,' and tue-responsl ? ??iiiiy i-r *n c; r ? -conduct ? rests with thoir government. "Their dismissal lo therefore a direct rebuke to the mill tarlst-statesmon ri Berlin who havo not. scrupled 'o disregard American fovcreipnt" and ride rough-shod over American rights. Thoro will, ot course, bo an- outcry to the effect thst our government dlB criml?at?a against Teuton diplomats. : When anybody can point to a repre sentativo ot any of the allied powers , who has abused pur hospitality, and y patience as ..these gentlemen havo dono, ttie.ro should be no less delay itt handing him his passports. Thus far it has not been shown that any of the at ilea nations, or their diplomatic representatives, or their American . nympathisers, havo subsidized disloy alty and crime in the United .Staten or directed a propaganda against our Tjcnco and safety. Berlin and Vienna should i take thia I?r?on to hoart. In a spirit of chastise ment rather than' indignation. Dr. i Je. nb erg . lias gone, Dr. Dumba has rone.1 Boy-Ed and Von Papen are on their way; wo don't want to haye to :>; send any more diplomats back homo. OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER ; In Paso, Texas; a man lay ill, in tho last stages of tuberculosis. His ; .^fe^wh? had been dol-jg washing all .;<. day. had. gone tb town to earn a blt more; f^r.^ her family by washing ?dishes :.c a restaurant. The two little boys, bab four, one three, had said goodnight to their father and tumbled into their bcd across the room ir. tho little, cabin. The ftUher foll asleep and was awakened by smoke. The root bad caught fire from the chlmnby.* He Xx?i^i^?^^at?i children but tho fumen stifled his weakened voice. He had not been able to move more than ! ulr hand for dayfi, but somehow he managed, Inch by Inch, to drag him self off the bed and to take a step or two towards the children before he i fell unconscious. Tlie children burn I cd to death. The fathor is In a se j rioua state. The mother la on the j verge of a mental collapse, i When one studies a case Uko tbirj with a view to preventing future ac cidents of similar type, one ls led in many directions. I Why did the roof catch fire? Be leueae the cabin was so flimsily built as to be unfit for human habitation, I but the community was careless enough to let humans Inhabit lt, ; Why was tho mother away? Be cause tho family needed her' small earnings badly, and the community , was careless enough to allow her to t go out ut night on one Job after a day spent at another one. ' Why couldn't she earn enough ot ? i I one Job to keep the family comfor I (aldo? Because she had not been edu cated by the community Into any sort i of skill. Her labor was rough and < untrained and worth but little. j Why couldn't the father Bupport the family? Because he was dying of 1 the white plague. The whole country ls carcloBK enough to let people con tract and die of tuberculosis, a per fectly preventable disease. This kind of thing happens right along every day everywhere. Often thc circumstances aro not quito so , ghastly, but they are bad enough. I Fires and disease and unskilled labor j and malnutrition and bad housing aro all preventable. Each person thinks it's the fault of soute one else. . And Coln said to Jehovah "I am not j my brother's keeper." SENSIBLE RELIEF A group of fashionable New York. Women recently fellator ono of tho ronny freak preparedness schemes that are sweeping tho country. Their organization, known BB the Special ] Relief Society, Is listing summer homes for emergency hospitals and planning all sorts of relief work for I the war they evidently anticipate in tho near future ' lt ls to be wished that tholr ardor ] and patriotism had been captivated , by a saner and more immediate noed. ? There 1B much In our daily life that could very profitably occupy tho time and attention of tho Special" Relief . '? Hocioty. .. . ,_".r/. j j They could begin right away by i'opening their country homes not In j imagination to future convalescent ' soldiers, but right now to tho many i, convalescent turned .out cf public : hospitals before they are quite well. - I Without walting for a chance to sew j shirts for soldiers, they can sow right now for tho ixtmy of babies who need ( warm clothes before the Invasion of \ winter." But they probably will not do any thing ot tho sort. Thoy knew about tho poor and needy before and have undoubtedly belonged to - several "charity" organizations in tho past, havo worked frantically at them for a while apd then dropped them for the newest thing in relief work. Until thoy acquire imagination and insight enough to find the proper ap plication ror their energies and sanity enough to -keep their beads in any sit uation, they will always be flying off to organise now societies of some sort, leaving undone tito work ot hand. I Somebody should organize a Special Relief Society for tho women-aad men-who are always so frantically pursuing impracticable schemes to uso up their, surplus energy and ig noring tho humdrum services and ob ligations of life. They ought to be taught that these very humdrums re quire true'patriotism and are worthy and beautiful.. . BRITISH PIRACY We don't mind Brittania ruling the wave, as long as she rule lt fairly. We don't object to ber pre-eminence In international trade, os long as she gains and keeps lt in fair competition. But we do most seriously object when she Uses her naval power to Increase her shipping and swell her trade, at our expenso.. , ' The commandeering bf the Hocking and Oenhessee for her own use by a friendly and supposedly honest power ls an insolent denial ot American property rights at pea. It ls on a par with Gorman denial o' nur rights of lifo at sea, au! only lesa serious as property ls subordinate in impor tance to human rights. Que fohn ot aggression Is no more to be tolerated Utan the other. I These two ships were bought from J a Danish line by tba American Trans- : atlantic company of lj-elaware. Thus there was no, taint of belligerent 1 origin. They passed from ono neu? 1 . tral flag to another neutral flag. Great j Britain entered a protest at ? 'of the transfer, charging that der- . many owned an interest in the v?ase!. Our department of commerce mado n full investigation and decided (hat there waa no ground for refusing to udmit tlie ships to American registry That Hhould have settled the matter Great Britain, however, seized the~? nt the (irst opportunity, as she has seized many other American vessels, and then, without even awniting judg ment in her own prize courts, re quisitioned them for her own trade. Such action ?B not only In defiance of American rights but it ia contrary to British law. If thc British gov ernment isn't disposed to he'd the protests of the United States, it will do well at Inast to heed tr 3 advice given in tho House of Lords hy Vis count Bryce, thc former American nmbnssador, and Lord Landsdowne, loader of tho conservative- party, against abusing their power under the plea of "necessity." If the British government means to follow the Karl of Portsmouth, who urges it to "sweep away all Judicial niceties" and all Hiich "rubbish" as prize court law and the declaration ai London, and resort to "the old sea laws of our ancestors," lt is no better than the Gorman admiralty in its re cent, and now repudiated, period of "frightfulness," Wc don't expect tho British to act .ike piratee In dealing with Ameri can shipping. If they persist, there may bo a demand in this country that we act as wo did In 1812, and treat them ns pirates. A L?NEI o' DOPE! Weather Forecast-Cloudy with probably local rains Wednesday, Thursday partly cloudy. The regular monthly meeting of tho county board of commissioners will be held today. Only routine matters will come up for consideration. "I am already receiving calls for pension money that has not yet been appropriated," stated Mr. Jas. N. Pcarman, clerk of court, yesterday. This money will be appropriated ivhen the stnte legislature meets in lanuary. , _o .\Supt. Sweorlngen will certainly be in Andorson on Saturday to confor (vith tho county delegation and to meet with tho teachers association," ?tated Supt. Felton yesterday. "Ho, Supt. E. C. McCants, members of the county board of education and I will go to P?tzer on Friday evening to rlsit the school there and will confer with the board of trustees about some matters that have been up for some time." . At tho last meeting of'Hiram Lodgo, No. 68, A. F. M., officers were elected for tho ensuing year as follows: W. A. Speer, worshipful master. Q. W. Evana, senior warden W. P. Marshall, junior warden. J. K. Hood, trcasuror. W. H. Fraser, secretary. These ofFlcora w?ro installed and the . worshipful master anouncea tho following appointments: ' v,\ i). McLean, senior deacon. Mho:-;. V. Hill, junior deacon. Raymond Beaty and Louis Ledbet ter, stewards. J. Sam McClelland, tyler. . Burning Bush Chapter, R. A. Mt will eloct Its officers next Monday evening. Mayor Godfrey ts In receipt of a letter from Mr, T. H. La al ay, presi dent of the Southeic raving Com pany of Chattanooga, Ten*:, in which the writer states that he hopes to be present during the celebration on tho completion of the paving hore, which will be held some time early in next year. Chattanooga, having had a sim Uar celebration, papora containing ac counts of this have been asked for. Mr. Laslay's letter follows: MDear Mr. Godfrey: Your letter of December thlr? received, and under separate cover we are sending you the Chattanooga papers requested. The celebration here, had to be post poned several tlmeo, but was quite a success after all. If wo can send you any further information along this Uno or bo of any assistance to you In working up a similar occasion in Anderson, we will be very glad Indeed to do lt "We aro mighty glad to seo the In tercst you are taking in the matter ot further paving for Anderson and trust you will be able to create sent! m?at tor considerable ..: addl'.'onnl work. "I shall be glad to know of the data sot tor this celebration and If possi ble, will endeavor to be present. "With bc Gt regards, , Your* very truly. WBSSSiSSS^'^' **. Laslay; ...-?'.??. Another nun ha? boen added at the lk o! Anderson, it being Mr. Mel in Brown, non of Mr. John Wesley Irown pf tho Anderson'' Cotton Mill. Ir. Brown ?11 be assistant collcc lon clerk. Dr. Fraser will deliver his lecture n the "American Negro" at Denver chopl house on Thursday night. -O Thc Southern Express company will his morning deliver or distribute nvelopes containing stickers and ards to assist tho people in sending heir Christmas packages. The en elopes contain Christina:; Btlckers or thc name and address of tho per in to whom the package ls nddress d, "Do Not Open Until Christmas." tickers an'' *i post card on which Is he following littlo verse: 'ta sending .St. Nicholas to your ad dress Ile travels by way of Southern Ex press Vith a gift, aud the charges prepaid all the way. But please do not open until Christ mas Day. o - ? The average water pressure on thc niblic square was found to be 33 lounds by tests made yesterday after toon by Chlef Jackson. 110? KILLI Nd TIME ionic l'clnters on Killing and Cur ing Winter's Meat. Clemson College, Dec. 7.-The irrival of early winder makes prep arations for hog-killlu^ in order and he death rate among Soith Carolina jokers may bo expected to In ;reaEo amazingly from now on. But .hero aro rl&Mt ways and wrong rays of klllinij andi curing liogs and iccording to the extension livestock (xpetts of Clemson Collego many togs are .so killed or their mea t so :ured ' as to prodiico food that is lard ly palatable. Kill on a clear, cold day. The car ass must" cool quickly and If the tay Is somewhat warm, butcher in ho afternoon, as it Is usually cold-, ist at night. Keep all feei from togs for twenty-four hours befo-e :llUng. Bleeding should bo rapid aud com >lcto. As soon as tho hog ls dead t should bo scalded and scraped JI4 the internal organs removed, weeping tho hog in hot water about 150 degrees temperature) for omcthing moro than a mirato froald make tho hair looson and lip easily. Hang u>' the carcass and rash lt with clean, cbld water. Re nov? the internal :organs as soon s tho hair has bc3n completely '.ken off. Spret .tho carcass wide pen, wash it out with clean, cold. rater, and hang it in a cool place ! ill tho next morn Inge Two 12-incvi ticks inserted crosswise, in the pening will help tor.v.keep the car asa opes and lot it .cool out more irickiy. . '. '<;... .- . -: Curing by dry malting, which ls udcrstocd by most .farmers, often roduces meat thal become:) too aid, dry and salty. . A surer meth d 13 to immerse tho meat In a rir.-e solution, made as follows for ach 100 pounds of meat; 12 pounds cannon salt, 3 pounds brown sugar, ounces saltpetre 6, .gallons water, loll together gently .for one <:our. .lake the brine the day 'b??oro put ing tho meat in lt, os', it , ought to 1 io cold when used. A well cleaned syrup barrel ls a ;ood \c-3sel for the brine' sad moat. Mm tho plece3 cf meat neatly and mt them in the barrel. meat side ip. Put a heavy weight on top of di, Tuen pour. brine over me meat intll tho top piece cf meat is at least wo inches below thc surface of tho ?rine. Examin? tho brine frequent- i y. If it becomes tainted or ropy, vash each piece of moat and make \ new brine. Small pieces of meat : tihould re nnin in brine 30 to 40 days large tams perhaps 50 days. After taking t fro mtho brine, >.ang the meat up or two or titree days, then smoko lt . t a tight houeo is used, th fee or our days of con'.'iuous ' smoking ?hould be enough. Let tho' meat :ool after smoking. Then wrap u n paper and nut in an trou.s o?g hat has been dipped ; in ?tari?-1 ?r tainted with a rn ste to keep out In leois. Tie tightly and . hang - up; ---._:_ip I ? On the Water Wagon. The alfalfa delegate "was paying his irst visit to a city ^ bf - any size:' Handing along . tho sidewalk, he handed to see a sprinkling tart corn il G down the street, and no cor;ncr .nd he set eyes on th? thing than he ?gan to laugh like tho boy at a min trel show. "Say, old pal!" he remarked hil ar l lusly, punching a cop in the ribs, don't that Just beat all?" -. v 'Don't what beat ali responded the i-oadoring cop. ."What's the Joke?"' "Jost look at o :at ; feller on that vag?n!" replied the alfalfa . party, minting to tho 8?i-tokl?irT:.?Th'at der.v d chump -won't have r. drop of water eft by the time he-gem heme!" Philadelphia Telegraph. "I like to see a smart,-woll-educ?t d womin,". said young DeSapp, "but wouldn't marry one?, who' knows sore than I do." "Too thad,? rejoined liss Swltt. . "I'm Sorr^" to hear that ou Intend to remain' a bachelor all our life."-Indianapolis Star. . ? ; ; ?-?'.. .'?:--.? An old Rep Van- Winkle of a.tel?ow rant into a country dftg store and lilted .ipr some powder. "'Faca, gah orr bugf,Vastted the lcrk, leaning far over '-.We counto?. "Bug" replied the old .man, rand Can to mind "about VrappbV it lip dst blow R on m> whlahers. KED CROSS SEAL FIGURES 225,?00,000 Holiday Stickers Already Distributed In United States. - Few people i.;avo any conception of the magnitude of tho T:3d Cross cnristnias seal campaign. Hero are a few figures that will show what a gi gantic movement this is. Airea,ly 225,000,000 seals have been printed and practically that entire number distributed to agents In every state and ?territory of the union from Alas ka in the north to the canal zono In tt:e south and from Porto .Rico In the east to Hawaii In the west. Adver tising circulars, pesters, cards, etc., to ?the number of severa 1 million have also been distributed. Not less tuan 1,000,000 personal letters asking peo ple to buy seats have been sent out. It is estimated that the army of workers, nearly all of whom aro vol unteers, engaged in selling the seals numbers well over 500,000. Tao ad vertising an<* publicity donated to tho campaign amounts to several hun dred thousand dollars. Evary effort ls being pat Xortii to sell 75,000,000 seals, or less than one for ovory men, woman and child in the United States. This will mean $750,000 for tho ontl* tuberculoals campaign In tho United States, and particularly ali of thc 1 200 anfl-tubcrculos'.s associations of the country derive their support from )Red Cross seals. PUT HA V UNDER COVER Leaving Hny Exposed to Wintor Weather ls Wasteful. ClciuoGu c?i?cge, Dec, 7.--Au un ; usually heavy crop of. hay was made in South Carolina, this year and on many farms a largo quantity of this hay has been left In stacks in the open. In some cases this is Cria to tho fact.that t>':e barb has been filled and there ls no move storage space. If this hay is baled, room for R can probably be found In the barn by baling enough ot that already pot. In to allow for tho bales brought In from the field. To leave hay exposed to the rougTi weather of winter is to waste a lot of it. Where the stack ls made on the ground and left for. a long timo, the part of the hay near* the ground will be spoiled. Moreover, all the hay on tho outside .of tifo;stacie will be weatherbeaten and . unpalatable Baling hay not only euvos room, but also lessens danger of fire In - the barn... By this time . farmers who owh hay .presses have probably " finished using them". These eftould bo rented If possible by. other farmers and all unsheltered hay baled at . the. first opportunity. ? ;Blr. Ford's Penco Party. Henry' Ford's ".mintons- have gone to (Ms hean. The fact that a man can make n cheap automobile ia not ne cessarily a qualification for becoming a world levier and showing . ail tho belligerents how much pleasanter and chearie*. peaco is than warV.Hte excursion party of pacifists will; not Lbet any . snore successful than- Jacto Addams and her convention of women I There is nothing that either can tell tr-** belligerents about war. that they do not already know VJry welV much i better than .Henry Ford or Jane Ad d'ama do. - Philadelphia Becor?l. Tola Waat He, W?ted.:^ The newly arrived clttscn from Italy wa?: trying fc$}J?V?#>.l#t? calendar, but could not aruko \ tho clerk understand wbat bo wanted. | The clerk shoved him savetal-kinds' of pans, but at; eaeh. h? qhowy?fii head. Finally he got an idea.. . ; "Give^a me.diaVa kind,". he.?sift: '.55e water go iahead, tte macaroni Time to get busy on those Christmas pr?sents for father, brother and friends. No better time than right now-no better place than this store to buy presents for any man. A pris ent worth while is something which saves the recipient just so much money by not having-to buy it. Handkerchiefs fi?5* I'M *' '? Something every man needs-never has enough. Many .?ift problems can be strived in our handkerchief stocks. Excellent linens at Soc and 25c; initial style.; at 25cand 3 for 50c qualities; still other styles ' and qualities al a dime up.. Men':-, Hose Another liberal field for gift seekers. One of the most appropriate of all men's Rifts. Six pairs Holeproof Hose, mercerized quality, guaranteed six months, S1.5o per box. Three pairs, silk laced, guaranteed three months, $1.50 a box. Other qualities at from a dollar down. 'Christmas boxes. .a, The Christmas Store for Men's and Boys' Gifts. The Store with a Conscience How His Sister Received Sergeant Haggi The Sergeant and Hh' Sister. His Father. When* Quartermaster Sorg'eant,I smother, him. -, Thorej wero crowds Haggi, among thefirst Canadian S about, but what did he care. When soldiers to be invalided "homo from .'she got through witii him his fathor lim trenches In Prance, reached .Tor-? shook hands; He was ono of 192 onto.'hiB sister rushed to him-to I Canadians who had Just returned, i; The Immigrant's Rlgti to Work. On the -first" dayof? Nov?""ybcr, the supremo courf or the Wplteif States decided that u state hos.no right to forbid i tho ; employment of a work man because he ia an allon.'On'the last' day of November7 nv?'same'-court decK-J that'a et?tdfcos' th?'irlght to. forbid the employment fallen workr men. - . . ' . ; The first.caso ; concerned 'the Ari zona, lav/, which proWbited.^the- em ployment of more .than a small per centage of aliens for. any,;purpose hy any'cltiten. ' Th?' court annulled' the law/on the ground that it took away tko right to earn a Hying which ls implied fa the admission, ot - aliens to our' country and guaranteed -by tour ? ir eign treaties , It declared that the slate \forioot sanction dlscrlminatiou again?-'', allens by private employers. .Tfie; second case'Involved the' New apmK-taw, which prohibits the- em ployment . of. any allens ea . publio Dorics; Itt-upholding this law, the ifa premo court, apparently rules thatXCie state as an emplbyer:can do "What its citizens as . employers -cannot do. . it's rather pucsllng' to & layman? It's hard io see any diftcroncaa in .tho principio of the two'lpf^^?m?VTO?riWf'' )&jjjjp?tlCAl difference, however. U tho state refuses tovg'ive an allon' work, he can presumably > get: a job; somewh?r?yelse, whereas if all private cmployera refuse him work, foo' IB helpless. . But suppose tho state Should take t>Vor ?ill InriiicirJAa^ A- ?J.j, esdai Sst urge, and. tims become! -trio ..sole Employer? What about' tho Tights" of allens > thenT^Augusl? Chronicle. . ;..-' ^^^^v?fot-So Easy,,. [ l.'_. ' A Scottish prison chaplain recently appointed entered; one, of the', .cells' ou hts first round ot inspection and thun addressed the prisoner '. who oc cupied it, Tit-Bits relat?s: "V "Well, my man, do you know wtio I am?" / "No. nor~?. diiina care," was tho nonchalant rep^y.. t - -.^^^1^^ ; ''Well, i'm your, npw chaplain.'' "Oh. ye are? . Then I haq heard o'v ye before.'* .V. ? V "Arid' what did you hear?" return ed tho chaplain, his 'curiosity getting: the helter ot hts dignity. .;, *'W?ll, I . heard that th? last two kirks ye were ?ri ye preached ?hom haith empty; but I can say'de wilina lind, U, quito ?aa ? easy to' do tho -same ^tWs-placey* ,:?MMM