Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FEARED TO BE MISJUDGED Man Wio Wanted to Read Bible Without Arousing Suspicion as to His Motive. His face was of the kind characteristic of men who had gone up against the world and won over all obstacles ? and he wanted a Bible, gays the New York Sun. "Haven't you got one with a back Just like the ordinary book and without lettering on it?" he asked. The slim little brunette saleswoman looked surprised and shook her head decisively as she produced a volume of the Scripture bound in the customary fashion with the usual Inscrlpion. "Nothing at all like that," she said. "I doubt if you can find such a Bible. We never have any call for them bound that way." "Then perhaps you can find me one with a good stiff back, without the lopovers at the edges, so 1 can put a cover on it?" The saleswoman handed him a Bible bo bound. She was too well trained to ask questions, but she unconsciously betrayed an expression which plainly said: "I hope you are not ashamed to be seen with a Rible." The man was quick to perceive the expression. "I know this is an unusual request and an explanation might interest , you," he Bald. "I want to read the | Biblo. I want to read It all, which will require some tln?e. as you know, and as I am very busy and most of , my spare time is of the odds and ends variety, I'll have to read it wherever and whenever I have the opportunity. "And I desire to read it without causing comment. You see, I've never | been a churchgoer, and my business , associates and acquaintances have not had reason to regard me as exactly a patron of religion. Should they ee me reading a Bible at odd moments, on the train, say, or when motoring about. I'm afraid they might be seriously apprehensive or dlgusted, or both. They'd probably remark something like this: " 'Lor k at that old reprobate, will you?reading a Bible! Trying to play pious, eh? And him not a bit better than any of the rest of us, either!"' | "Oh, I see!" the little saleswoman exclaimed, smiling understanding^. "They might think, for Instance, that you're trying to put something oxer." t The man beamed on her appreciatively. Tm afraid they might misjudge my motives and think I might be trying to do something like that," he aald. "So I'm going to put something over on them by disguising my bible. ! I think that It will be the better way ?for a while. Fll take this one, please. | Til have paper covers fitted on It and then I can peruse It In peace, without fear of precipitating a panicky suspicion among my friends." Drew Straws. It didn't make any difference to George Klrchoff. a Knox county farmer, and Miss Margaret Myers of Odon , Just who pronounced the words that made them man and wife. Accordingly they drew straws to see whether J. C. Sheley or J. W. Kellams, both Justices of the peace in Washington, should marry them. After getting their license the cou- , pie made It known to the deputy clerk that they wished to be married Immediately. They were Informed there were two Justices In the courthouse ' and for them to pick their choice. "We don't know either of them," 1 aid Klrchoff. "so It doesn't make any' 1 difference which one gets the Job." < "Well you might draw straws to decide It," said the clerk's deputy. "Sure, that's as good a way aa any," ( Klrchoff replied. "Fix up your straws." Justice Sheley Is the tallest man | and It was decided that he would be yanraaan t aA V?# a*- ? *? ??A .VF.VDU..1<TU UJ I.IIO lOMRPBl Birmw while Justice Kellams had to take what was left. The drawing was held and Klrchoff pulled the long straw. Justice Sheley performed tho ceremony at once In the office of the clerk.?Indianapolis News. 8ure Thing. Charles M. Schwab said at a dinner In New York: "It's old-fashioned nowadays to believe that crookedness pays. We have no more crooked advertisements. We have no more crooked millionaires. We have no more crooked jokes. They're old-fashioned. * " 'What sort of a chap is your fiance?* a girl was asked last week. " 'Oh,' she answered, 'he's the most honorable, upright, generous, godly fellow in the world,' "'Goodness, you'll starve to death!' Is what this girl would have been nynloelly told In the past; but the answer she got last week was: " Then one of these line days you'll be living In a white Fifth avenue boipse with 17 baths overlooking Central park.'". INTBRBHT ON FARM IA>ANS . Five Per Out to Fanners Throughout Country. Washington, March 19.?-The Farm Loan Board announced today that the Interest ra/te on all loans made to fanners throughout the country by the federal land banks would be t per cent. A rate of ?uauuewfA TJ WAS AFRAID SOMETHING AWFUL WOULD HAPPEN Madden Declares He Live'd in Constant Dread of Evil. SO WEAK HE TREMBLED. In Statement, Belton Man Says it Seems Strange as He Thinks of Past. "Since Tanlac got me to feeling no well and Btrong, It seems strange now that I once was in such bad health and felt so badly." said J. W. Madden, of Belton, night engineer of the Delton Mills, In a statement he gave in endorsement of Tanlac on February 24th. "Before I took Tanlac," continued Mr. Madden, "1 couldn't lay or stand still. I was so nervous, and I felt if I didn't keep moving I would just fall over dead or something else awful would happen to me. "I took Tanlac for a very bad form of nervousness. 1 had an appetite and ate almost nothing. Any noise would fly all over me, that's just how nervous I was, and I had a nervous headache almost all the time. "All the time I was in a dread of something awful, hut I did not know just what. 1 had no energy, and I was so weak I trembled all the time. I am in charge of the boilers of the Delton Mills at night, and before I took Tanlac I did not feel like doing a lick of work. "The Tanlac just did me all the good in the world, though, and I soon was in fine shape. My strength <ame back and soon I was eating heartily and enjoying my meals. 1 began right away to pick up in energy and my nerves steadied, and 1 then got so I felt a good many years J UM II^CI . A UUII I UltMIl III/ WUI IV UI anything else now, and my general condition is good and the Tanlar improved me in every way. "You can take it from me, Tanlac is all right. It is a good medicine and it will do all that is claimed for it, which I say because I know from my own experience with it." Tanlac. the master medicine, la sold exclusively by J. F. Markey Lancaster; Peoples Drug & Grocery Co.. Heatb Springs; C. O. Floyd. Kershaw.?Adv. A GREAT MEETING OF SOUTH CAROLINA METHODISTS The South Carolina Wesley Bible f'lass Federation of the South Carolina and Upper South Carolina M. E. Church, South, the largest religious gathering in this State and the oldest and largest federation in the South will meet In Washington Street Church, Columbia, on March 28-29;to. The first session of the federation meeting will begin at 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, March 28, and continue through the noon on March 30. With nearly 1,000 classes enrolled and others enrolling every day, with a membership of nearly 25,000, and representing a Sunday school enrollment of nearly 100,000 and a church membership of over 106,000, between 1,500 and 2,000 delegates are expected, and it Is possible that it may exceed 2. 000. The third meeting held in Spartanburg in 1915 niched the high water mark of that number. Interesting Program. The program for this year is a very strong one. The federation theme will be "Religious Education." Some of the speakers who will appear on the program are \lis:< Minnie K. Kennedy, Elementary Specialist, and I)r. Chas. D. Bulla, Wesley Bible Class Superintendent. M. E. Church, South, both of Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. 11. C. Howard of Emory University, Atlanta; Dr. W N. Ainsworth, Savannah; Dr. H. N. Snyder, President of Wofford College, Spartanburg; Dr. J. Walter Daniel, Marion; Dr. J. W. Frazer, pastor Central Church. Spartanburg, Mr. J. M. Way, Divisional Field SecMtary of the Atlantic Division; Rev. F. H. Shuler, Commissioner of EduRUB OUT PAIN' with good oil liniment. That's the surerft way to stop them. The best rubbing lirument is 11 MUSTANG LINIMENT Good for the A ilments of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Good for your own Aches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, UK LANCASTKK NKWS J* *1* tftnlv ' I?J | PHILLIP | The Last Opp | have in store % order to mak< X prices that ha X will be Cut to t 10 and 15c Dress Good Ble 18 and 20c Cloth, while it la > 25 and 35c Dress Goods a All better Goods priced . ?? Men's $1.00 Hats, only. . . y Men's $2.00 Hat, only. . . *% Lt? Caps | Shoes 39c, 69c, 79, $1.19, $ $ Shoes cut half in two. Laces, Ribbon, Ladies' W prices. It is wonderful how iV stock. Don't take our word yourself. j V We are showing a wonderf our new store for Field Day j be here. We have made gre & of both days. Our store is anxious to serve you in any X make our place headquarte V Easter at prices to suit yoi teed with every purchase i |> back. We Sell It For Cash% Ladies' Readj V Ladies' $1.50 Silk Waists y Ladies' $1.50 Cotton Waii y Ladies' $3.00 Value Waisti f Ladies' and Misses' 75c 'S Ladies' and Misses' $1.50 1 I Rodm T i * Jl^A _?^_? ration, South Carolina Conference, Columbia; I)r. J. W. Kilgo, Presiding Elder Columbia District, and others of the Conferences. Officers and members of the Sunday School and Educational Hoards, and members of the South Carolina Conferences, presiding elders, state and district officers of the federation, prominent members of the church and of the Wesley Classes throughout the State, the field secretarv and elementarv workers of the Methodist Sun.lav schools of the State and others are all expected to attend. The federation is an autonomous union of all Wesley Bible Classes of the M. E. Church, South. The South Carolina Federation was the first organized in the entire church and it still holds first place. Noith Carolina, Florida. Alabama and Kentucky organized last year, and Texas organlzd in 1915.^- The first meeting in South Carolina was held 'in Main Street Church, Columbia, in i j October, 1913, two years before any i other State and conference, and it was the remarkable success of this movement in South Carolina that led ! to the formation of federations in ! these other States. It was under the leadership of J. M. Way, thon field secretary in South Carolina, that the first federation was formed, and they have enlarged and broadened under the later leader ship of the present secretary, nev. W. C. Owen. The officers of the Federation are: O. P. Hammond, Spartanburg. president; Dr. Vance W. Brabham, Orangeburg, vice president; Prof. T. C. Fastening, Marion, secretary; and O. M. Heard, Anderson, treasurer. Besides tbese officers there is an executive committee composed of one man from each of the 12 districts of the State. Very Ix>w I la Broad Hates. All of the principal railroads of the State have granted reduced rates aa during the past two "years, which Is the same as granted to the State Fair Table 3?and means a^out one FHIDAY, MARCH 2:?, 1<) One M< = OF THE SAI 5-BLAKEf ortunity to Capt for you. This h 5 a "Clean-Up" c ive been in force ? Pieces for ONE aching at .. .... .. 7 l-2c Yd sts at 9c nd Soisette. ail on one counter 13c 16 1-2 and 33c 50c $1.00 33 and 59c 1.79 and $2.19. Prices on these aists and Skirts at clean up cheap we are selling this entire for it. Just come and see for ul line of New Spring Goods at ind Easter. The time will soon | at preparations for the coming open to the public and we are way possible. We want you to rs?the place to dress up for ir purse. Satisfaction guaranmade with us or your money -More Goods For Same Money. hto-Wear Dept. 95c sts 95c ?, only $1.95 falue Middies, nicely trimmed, 48c /alue, only 98c an-Walli CASH STORE OF 4^!| A^A 1^1 J^jTA 4TI1 "y y y V^r ling by choice thus holding a unique f place among religious* gatherings of the State, and a forerunner of what must be with all. The reason for I this position is that few citizens can entertain such a large gathering without embarrassment, and the I Federation Is unwilling to place any (City in debt for its entertainment, thus maintaining its own self-respect. For information regarding the I meeting write to Rev. W. C. Owen, j field secretary, Spartanburg. Those . having boarding accommodations I and those desiring reservations write ,to Rev. A. N. Itrunson or Prof. H. A. jWiee, Columbia. I * The Quinine Hurt Does Nat Anact The Rasa Becauae of Ha tonic and laxative effect. LAX A T1VK BROMO QUININK la helterthan ordinary Quinine and doea not cause nervouancaa r -r ringing In head. Remember the full name ai?i look lur the signature of K. W. GKOVH. 25c. ILETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION State of South Carolina, County of Lancaster. By J. E. Stewman, Judge of ProVa4A U?lO. j "Whereas Beckham Clyburn hath (made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of William U. Clyburn, deceased. I These are, therefore, to cite and , admonish all and singular the kinjdred and creditors of the said dei ceased, that they be and appear be|fore me. In the Court of Probate, te be held at Lancaster on 21st day of March, 1917, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why i said Administration should not be granted. | Olven under my hand, this 6th day ef March Anno Domini 1917. J. E. BTEWMAN. Probate Jndge. No. Six-Sixty-Six This is a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS 4. FEVER. fjj* w ill dotw Will break any case, ynd i > V s 17 n* n 1 ire Dig uayi .? AT THE ===== I IEY OLD STANDi ure the Great Bargains we | ias been a Great Sale and in t in everything, the murdered t since this Great Sale started ? DAY. I Children's Nice Spring Ginghams Dresses, regular 75c V Dresses, only 48c V Children's $1.50 Value Fast Colored Ginghams Dresses, as low as 89c and 98c Exceptional Values at $1.38 and $1.48 A A Beautiful Line of White Dresses. Priced 48c, 98c and JL $1.48. V Ladies' Underskirts 48c, 98c and $1.38 ^ Ladies' Silk Underskirts $1.98, $2.25 and $2.39 & Ladies' All Wool Skirts, new Spring Styles. Priced $2.48, ?! $2.98, $3.48, $4.95 up to $7.48. & Ladies' Coats for Early Spring Wear. These Coats are ?$ priced considerably under the market and the way they are X selling they will not last long. Priced $2.98, $4.95, $7.48 X and $10.95. 1 A beautiful line of Ladies' Coat Suits, in all the new ? shades of Apple Green, Gold, Checks, Blue and Black. X Priced for less. J Ladies' $12.50 Value Coat Suits, all wool, only.... $9.48 ^ Ladies' $16.50 Value, only $12.48 and $13.95 & Ladies' Coat Suits, better qualities. Priced in our same & old way for less $16.50, $19.95 and $23.50 Special m Ladies' 10c Gauze Vests. Special 5c & Ladies' Nice Gauze Vests and Cumfy Cut Vests & . .8c and 15c & Ladies' Fine Ribbed Vests.. . 25c and 38c & Ladies' Nice Gowns, neatly trimmed. ? .... Priced 49c, 85c and 98c & Lup Company f. GREAT VALUES ? Y ii^l A A A A A ii^A A^4. A. Modern Business Financing 0 ' It is unnecessary for a growing business or progressive farmer to keep in reserve sufficient funds to finance their operations completely the year round. The modern practice is to maintain enough capital to meet ordinary deman 1 ill i ' - supplemented ny a oanxing credit wlucli I can lie drawn upon at the busy season. ! This institution is ready to extend I every accommodation consistent with H sound banking principles, to both i'aryiers 1 and business houses. S First National Bank I Lancaster, S. C. I