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W;*memBmmtsa^^ssS Winthrop News. Jan. 25,1015. 'fy. The General Assembly visited "Winthrop bn 20th of January. This visit was one of the most pleasant in the history of Winthrop College. The guests arrived about 11 o'clock and were met by Dr. Johnsou and members of the U. D. C., and were esf. corted to Main Building, where they were i met by the Marshalla, and inombers ol ? the faculty. From Main building they went to the auditoiium. A committee ol | girls from oach county had been appoint ed to entertain the visitors, from the couP ties respectively. The girls [on this com mittee awaited their guests under placards . designating their county, in the auditoi rium. After meeting the guests, an inspection of the buildings was made. Then a most bountiful dinner, consisting ol throe courses, was served. After dinner a concert wfes given by students of the v music department. The General Assem ; bly left at 6:30, after a very pleasant day. , This visit showed the Assembly that Winthrop does need a gymnasium, and the \ hope that is foremost in every Winthrop j girl's heart is, that when the General Asi sembly' adjourns they will have made ad| equate provision for a new gymnasium for KS Winthrop. The following Abbeville people visited v.V "VHntiirop on General Assembly day: Hon. ? Vm. N. Graydon, Senator J. M. Nickles, k Representatives Robinson and J. Howard . Moore, Fraser McDill, WyattKnox, Misses Julia fcMabry and Norma Cheatham and Mrs. Robinson. The ^committee to enter^ tain these visitors was: Blisses Mary Hi'l, K Sarah Haskell, Ruth Calvert and Lillian Swetenburg. ^ I. The General Assembly gave Winthrop e gtrls a holiday on Thursday after their I visit. It was the Hon. Win. N. Graydon, of Abbeville, who first put motion before the Assembly, and he has the heartiest > manits 01 every wintnrop girl. 'Midsummer Night's Dream" will be given as Inter-society play, in April, ji)' c Frank Speight, noted reader and imperii' sonator, will give *'David Copperfleld" on | Jan. 30th in Winthrop College auditorium. We were very much disappointed to ^ iearn of the illness of Schuman-Heink. ; , On account of her illness she has cancelled i her engagement. L. S. Bcllevue On Wednesday of last week Mrs. Arial, of Willlngton, entertained a number of her friends at an elaborate dining: in bonQr of the birthday of her mother, Mrs. K. E. Morrlg. $ jEMr. John Wardlaw is in Columbia this 'y w&k on business, also to see his daugh ters. Misses Bebeccaand Elizabeth Ward ft law, of Columbia College. I Miss Alston, of Pettigrew, was recently BO a victor in Bellevue. K;-;. Miss Georgia Mars and ber uncle, Mr. fc '-W. W. Mars, were in Bellevue for a short K while Thursday afternoon on business. K Mr. and Mrs. George Watkins, Mr. and ^.Mrs. McQlelland, and Mr. Frank Hendsr1 '.son spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. Of D. Morrah. Rj~' On account of bad roads and high water, Bp Bellevue was not very well represented at 9* Mrs. Arial's since,Wednesday, this being R tbe first break in the "Merry Go Bound" November. 9 Mr. Welsh, of Charleston, was here for a 9 few days last week buying cattle for the ^Charleston market. L Miss Malvlna Parker was charming litS tie hostess on Friday night to a number of 9 her friends in honor of her anniversary. On Friday of last week^ Mrs. J. L. Kennedy was hostess at an elegant flve-oourse dinner, ^given in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Kennedy was assisted in'receiving ; ber guests by Mrs. Cade and Mrs. Parker. : Bellevue, Willington, Pettlgrew and Troy were represented. Thirty guests enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Kennedy on this [ happy occasion. fs K5 The Southern Farmer,Merchant, ' Business Man and Banker \: 1* Facing the Way Out. Here are the facts that are waking the : south up to a revolution in its farming, business and banking system: j; "The last census," Mr. Houston putaout, "shows a lamentable neglect of live stock ; in the south. The average Iowa farm has six milk cows; in North Carolina and Ala. bama it has lees than two; in South Carol lina one. v "The average Iowa farm haa thirty-five t hoge; in North Carolina and Alabama it \ has leas than Ave; in South Carolina lees r than four. "The average farmer in Iowa has more ' than 108 heaa of poultry; in North Caroliiia and Alabama he has leas than twenty; pin South Carolina less than seventeen. $7'An. investigator recently said that the 'average farm in Georgia produces less ^than two eggs a week; less than two^ thirds ouncesi of butter; two-thirds of a > pint of milk; one-third of a hog; one,y twelfth of a beef ; one-one hundredths of a sheep a year for each member of the famy ily, and the cotton crop of the state does '. not pay the state's food and feed bill. B'; '^Twelve southern states import $175,000,000 worth of wheat, corn and oats. 'The same states import 148,000,000 worth of meat; milk and poultry products." \ The south can grow cattle, sheep and . hiogs as well as any other section of the rPnited States. ?- There Is enough land In the south to #row ail the cattle, hogs, sheep and all the ^e6d stuff for hogs that the southern peo feple could consume. By' There are enough fenoe corners and unBpised scraps of oottbn patches where the Bpptowman does not run out to the endo* his Wyow to produce vegetables sufficient to K '&ed the southern people. B^ The labor of one man in the south, K&qulvalpnt to ten days' working from sunB up to sundown, will produce enough potaK; toes/ cabbage, tomatoes, beans and onions K;to supply vegetables to the average famH | There is enough waste pasturage in the K jsouth to graze during the. summer cattle KAufficlent to give us milk and to eat, and B?lsogB sufficient for pork. v : The cotton seed meal mixed with a raH tlon of other stuff we could. grow in the Rigtath would fatten enough hogs and cattle B -/to make us enormous exporters. B " If the south went into diversified farmB ' ing, there would "be work at good wages R ,-for every negro on the cotton plantation maw days intjie year. A Broader Sphere for Religion?New Field for the Rural Church. If the southern farmer and farm laberers consumed half of their idle time id giving attention to corn, oats and live stock, they could produce in this half of their idle time enough to supply the south. The question of diversification is just as important if cotton were 15 cents a pound , as it is when cotton is now 7 cents. The time will come in this country, unless the south itself goes in for live stock i and grain, when the diminished supply 1 grown in the west and the north will command such a high price that we can no longer grow cotton even at 15 cents a J pound and have any money left when we buy meat and flour at the prices that will prevail. i ____________ Take Liv.Ver-Lax And Feel Well Don't suffer from the ill effects of an inacth e liver, such as headache, indirection, constipation, lick of energy and low spirits, when for a little money you can get h remedy of proved merit. URIQSBY'S LIV-VER-LAX will get your liver ri^ht and let you enjoy better health and brighter spirits. LIV-VER-LAX acts naturally and effectively. Has none of the dangers and bad after effects of calomel. ' Bold under an absolve money refund guarantee at 50c and $1 a bottle. Each bottle Is protected by the likeness of L. K. Grigsby. For sale by any druggist. ' , MrfmBMHiniMwm??m?t Ab oeville-Gr een wo od MUTUAL iium ASSOCIATION. Property Insured, 12,100,000 January 20th, 1915. ' %1XTcUTti TO OK CAIili on the njaderalined * or jDlreoior oi yoiu low*.. <or ai(7 information yon m*.y deairt about jut of iXisaranoe. V>> injure yoar property ogalagt destruction ut u?rw muamimu ah fiMHlMfiMR IUM, WUIiWIlM lift WHIMM, !?nd do so obeaper tto?P *nr ]r>inm>rtr'? rw> pauy in existence, Dwellings covered wltt metal roola ure Insured lor 25 per cent, cheape th<*n uiher property. we nr? prepared to prove to yot lo^iuursle me sATnflt wurt cheapest plar n tiMiun-aoe S. B. ?LAE?, Gen. Agent Abbeville, S, 0. J, IKASEK LTOH, Pres. Abbeville, & C. 8. U. Alujoru,...?........Greenwood ' " **< *>? < Cokesbury C H. Dodson ... ...jlk?h?uu? ?.o. t-. Due Weol W. W. 1>. KeUe:.... uoag i. Ju-Jielter ?biaitiiVlllb D. A. Wardlhw ttedar Bpria# W. W. ciudl y ....Ani>t>vnie ur. j. A. Anderscc Autrevllle y. 8. Hole**/ LowndesvUle * o Ma&jolla W. D. Morrah u?aiuQu niiu? o. r. Mo. run. ?0t46&CX H. L. Kasor Walnut Ciroye W. a. NioXlee ...................Hodges M. (i. Bowles ..Corooaoa jj. v Haiuv-uiuer .Ninety-Six " ?.? ... c. nuiUt " " Kellowstal^ Jofibpb Lake.... . Phcen x J. W.bmitb Vera*- y J. fcu Uliiiv* ?.E rat ley T ?VT ton Tlroy E. K. MoseJey ?..Y> dell T. B. Bell n IHkoii " ' Irkseys Abbeville, S. C.. Jan. 20,1916 / Blue Ridge Railway Co. Eflecuve Oct. 18,1914.' No. 12 No. 10 No. 8 Baatbonnd. / Datiy Dally Dalij % Ex. Sol Stations? A.M. P.M. A.M. Lv W alba) la - 7 (JO a 15 7 *> Lv W?*t Uulou ...... 7 05 3 ;0 7 36 Lv Seneca 7 23 3 88 h 00 Lv Jo'danla 7 28 3 41 9 02 Lv Adapts 7 41 3 5.1 9 28 Lv Uuerry's ? ... _ 7 44 3 59 9 80 Lv Pendleton 7 56 4 11 8 40 Lv Anton 8 04 4 19 9 68 ' Lv Bandy Springs 8 07 4i<2 10 02 Lv Denver. ........ 8 la 4 28 10 10 Lv West Andersun .......... 8 28 4 42 10 80 Lv Anderson (Pass. dtp). 8 l?l 4 47 10 Lv Anderson (Fgt. dep)... 6 ?4 4 t-0 10 to Lv Ersklne Siding 8 50 5 10 1108 Ar Belton- 9 00 5 20 11 18 Westbound. No. 11 No. 8 No. 7 Stations? . P. M. A. M. A. W. ' LvBftllon 5 35 11 22 1160 Lv Eraklne Siding.. 5 45 II 82 1?00 Lv Anderson (Fgt. depot) 6 ou 11 47 12 18 Lv And?r?un (Pass. dep). 6 08 11 60 12 20 l.iW?t An/ltnnn ft OS 11 S7 138 Lv Denver............. 4 20 18 >0 1 53 Lv Bandy Springs.- 6 25 12 IS 2 el Lv Antun . 6 27 18 18 2 05 Lv Pendleton ? 34 12 28 2 17 Lv Cnerry'S tt 44 12 3fl 2 83 Lv Adams 6 46 12 38' 2 87 LvJordaDiu 7 01 13 57 . 8 01 Lv Seneca .; 7 08 1 00 8 05 Lv West Union 7 21 1 33 4 28 Ar Walballa 7 85 1 42 4 35 Will alBO slop at tbe following stations anc take on and let off passengers?PhlnneyV Jaines, Toxaway, Welch. J. R. Andersor. Superintendent, PASSENGER SCHEDULE Piedmont & Northern Ry. Go Effective January 17th, 1915. GBEENWOOD, 8. C. Arrivals. Departure*., No. 1 8:55 A Jl- No. 4 6:45A.M No. 5 12:15 P.M. No. 8 10:(M)A.M No. 9 4:10 P.M. No. 12 2:00 P.M No. 11 6:30 P.M. No. 14 4:20 P.M No. 15 9:50 P.M. , No. 16 7:40 P.M G. S. ALLEN, Traffic Manager. "IjCnnniMnMMMTJM?ifMTTMfifTfc^n I i i r -* '? Man's Moral Being. It is a fearful thought that we, as it were, exhale ourselves every breath we draw. A man's moral being Is concentrated in every second of his life:. it lives In the tips of his fingers and the spring of his instep. A very little thing tries what a man is made of.? Cardinal Newman. Liberty a Gift. The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the .same time.?Thomas Jefferson. Hail Kills Seagulis. In a- thunderstorm at Teesmouth, England, it is recorded, so much hail of such large size fell that the beach was strewn with the dead bodies of gulls and other sea birds. On threequarters of a'mile of. shore, 300 dead gulls were" counted^ all killed by the feftIL By Peter Radford . Lecturer National Farmers' Union . The social duty of the rural church is as much a part of its obligations as its spiritual side. In expressing its social interest, the modern rural church does not hesitate to claim that it is expressing a true religious instinct and the old-time idea that the social instincts should be starved while the spiritual nature was overfed with solid theological food, is fast giving way to a broader interpretation of the functions of true religion. We take our place in the succession of those who have sought to make the world a fit habitation for the children of man when we seek to study and understand the social duty of the rural church. The true christian religion is essentially social?its tenets of faith being love and brotherhood and fellowship. While following after righteousness, the church must challenge and seek to reform that social order in Which moral life is expressed. While cherishing ideals of service, the rural church which attains the fullest measure of success is that which enriched an many lives as it can touch, and in no way can the church come in as close contact with its members as through the avenue of social functions. The country town and the rural community need a social ccnter. The church need offer no apology for its. ambition to fill this need in' the com munity, If an understanding of its mission brings this purpose into clear consciousness. The structure of a rural community is exceedingly complex; it contains, many social groups, each of which1 has its own center, but there are many localities which have but one church and although such a church cannot command the interest of all the people, it is relfeved from the embarrassment of religiously divided communities. Social . Needs Imperative. The average country boy and girl have very little opportunity for real exiju^meut, tuxu uavo, as ? iuic, a vague conception of the meaning of pleasure and recreation. It is to fill this void in the lives of country youth that the rural church has risen to the necessity of providing entertainment, as well* as instruction, to its membership among the young. The children and young people of the church should meet when religion is not even . mentioned. It has been found safest for them to meet fre? quently under the direction and care of the church. To send them into the world with no social training exposes 1 them to grave perils and to try to keep them out of the world with no social privileges is sheer folly. There is a social nature to both old and young, but the social requirements of the young are imperative. The church must provide- directly or indirectly some modern equivalent for the husking bee, the quilting bee and the singing schools of the old days. In ono way or another the social instincta 1 of our young people must have opportunity for expression, which may. 1 take the form of clubs,, parties, pic-: nics or other forms of amusement. One thing is certain, and that is that the church cannot take away the dance, the card party and the theatre unless it-can offer in its place a satisfying substitute in the form of more pleasing recreation. Universal Instinct for Play. ( In providing for enjoyment the church uses one of the greatest methods by "which human society has '"'eveloped. Association is never secure until it is pleasurable; in play the instinctive aversion of one .person for , another is overcome and the social 1 mood Is fostered. Play is the chief educational agency in rural commun-ltles and in the play-day of human childhood social sympathy And social habits are evolved. As individuals come together in social gatherings,; their viewpoint is oroadened. tneir ideeja are lifted and finally they constitute a cultured and refined society. It is plain, therefore, that the phurch which aims at a perfected so? piety must use in a refined and exalted ' way the essential factors in social evolution and must avail itself of the universal instinct for pj$.y.. If the church surrounds itself wftfc social functions which appeal t# the young among its membership, it wiU fill a large part of the lamentable gap in rural pleasures and will reap the richest reward by promoting a higher and better type of manhood and womanhood. The Church Flag. The church flag is the only one that may be flown above the flag of the United States. It is hoisted on the j taff-rail of warships, above the nation- ' al ensign, during the church service. Alcohol From Nlpa Palm* The Philippine islands produce approximately 10,000,000 gallons of al- I cohol yearly. Almost all of this is * made from the sap of the nlpa palm ' that grows in great abundance in va- i frrrrr "'"raniiriliirmil mm mi WIITIR6 ON THE CORNER By JOHN PHILIP ORTH. (Copyright, 1914, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Mies Madge Seaforth was playing the piano in the parlor of her father's house when all at once there came a jangle. If one is playing "Tl?.e Old Folks at Home" and absently wanders off into the air of "Yankee Doodle," there's going to be a jangle. And then you suddenly remembef that you borrowed Bessie Walter's dream-book a day, or two ago, and solemnly promised her that if the reading of it caused you to dream you would faithfully relate that dream to the lender of the book without unnecessary delay. Well, Miss Madge had read the book from cover to cover. Much of its contents had made her gasp and shiver. She had dreamed of being chased by snakes, wolves, brigands aud runaway locomotives. ' They had run her through swamps, thickets and meadows, they had run her up hill and down; they ran her through streets and alleys. At last, after the chase had continued for miles and the poor girl had just jumped a fence ninu feet high without her French heels touching a splinter, she caught the lower limb- of a tree and clamfcered up to safety. She went to , the telephone to relate the dream in full. Mies Madge settled herself for a cozy chat when the answer came back from the central office: "Can't do it; the lines are crossed." "What's the matter with the :iine?" "It's never in order!" "And I wanted to 1 talk to Wall street!" "You man with the big bull voice, shut up!" . Miss Madge found herself interested. There was one firm, clear voice that dominated the rest, though i t was lost in the shuffle now and then. The girl caught these worctti: "At least ten thousand. Abour. two o'clock. The corner of Willow and Stark streets. Don't strike to kill, but to stun. Yes, two of them. Then upstairs and down the back "fray. Sure thing.'.' " What was the meaning of those words! Here was something different from a dream. It was a mystery. "I am going to be there and see It," she mused. At 1:46 that .afternoon fin auto with Miss Madge Seaforth Belted In the tonneau was at the corner of Willow and Stark istrqets. Three men were leaning against a wall. From down. Stark stieet came two men. One of the msn, carried a leather bag. , ' A moment more and tilings began to happen. The three loungers attacked the^ two men with the . bag. There ware shouts and blows and Bcuffliiig. The chauffeur leaped to the walk and ran away. Miss Madge opened the door of tho vehicle and Btood screaming. She hardly* realized it when one of the men thre^; the bag at her feat. "Save if; from 1:he thugs if you can!" And thon the girl founcl herself at the wheel and spsedlng away. Straight home; a mile away, and the bag was carried Id to the house. It was then that Miss Madge had a lit of hysteria. The evening papers had a sensation, and aj> Miss Madge rend the scare* heads Bhe was a* white as a sheet. "The boldest holdup for years!" "Plained by a handsome girl!" "She waits in an auto and drives off with the $8,000 that was to pay the hands in a factory!" "The robbers arrested, but they won't tali!" y , "Their victims seriously injured in their pluclcy fight!" "Who is the handsome queen of the robber gang?" No police and no re porters until Mr. Sea forth arrived home and telephoned them. A few explanations and all was made clear. Ac tan+1iraa onrl 91 wnnrfera *uv uv vvvv> t v # m* ?v[/v4 kv?w called fit the Seaforih residence for in* terviews. The 1'actory men called. StrangerB la the city.called and said It was a bully thing to dcv Seventeen photographers wanted uittinga, and felt ill-used when they did not secure them. " Among the last callers was StephenAdair,one of title i others' victims. He it was who tlirew the bag into the. auto and shouted to the" girl to drive off, and he had baen made a hero of: He still wofe a piaster or two overhis hurls, Ibut it is always .proper for m AI*A tifnnl f A /IAII AM A 1IA?A{?IA a, uci u naui tv/ van uu a uuiuiud. And there "was opportunity for admiration t) grow into love, and it grew. Water Cooled Without Ice. In semi-arid regions natives supply themselves wiuh cool water through the use of porous earthen urns which are placed whwe they can be exposed to the action of the breezes; at the same time .t he urnu are protected from the sun's rays, being placed in a locality where there is shade. The mois; ture in the urn penetrating through the jar to the surface accumulates nn tho outside and! is avanorated ran idly by the action of the hot winds, and the water within cooled. The same principle may be utilized by having concrete tanks or receptacles for water where ice cannot conveniently be procured. Ordinary concrete is porous and because of this-serves in the same capacity as if it were earthenware. Such a container is well suited for uue in harvest fleljip and on golf courses. Never the Right Road. It's plain enough you get into the wrong rozid i' this life if you run after this arid that only for the sake o* making things easy and pleasant for yourself.?George Eliot, Formation of Coal. Coal, according to Doctor Jones, was formed by the vast forests of giant trees that 1 wcurlated upon the earth when its. atmosphere.was full of steam ind contain?} from 2 to 5 per cent oi? r V nw pas SESSSSSSSSSBSSSS9 ? " " By Peter Radford Lecturer National Farmers'Union . The fanner gets more out of tl fair than anyone else.. The fair to .. city man is an entertainment; to farmer it is education. Let us take stroll through the fair grounds ai linger a moment at a few of the poin of greatest -interest. We will fir visit the mechanical department ai hold communion with the world greatest thinkers: You are now attending a congress the mental giants in mechanical s< ence of all ages. They are addressii you in tongues-of iron and, steel ai :ln language mute and powerful tell s i eloquent story of the world's progres The inventive geniuses are the mo valuable farm hands we have ai lihey perform an enduring service mankind. We can all help others fi a brief period while we live, but lakes a master mind to tower into tl realm of science and light a torch progress that will illuminate the pat way of civilization for Zuture gener tions. The men who gave us tl sickle, the binder, the cotton gin ai hundreds of other valuable inventioi work in every field on "earth and w: continue their labors as long as tim Their bright intellects have conquer* death and they will live and ser mankind on and on forever, witho1 money and -without price. They ha1 shown us how grand and noble it to work- for others;- they have ah taught us lessons in economy and ei ciency, how to make one hour do tl work of. two or more; have lengt eded our . lives,1 multiplied 01 opportunities and taken toll off tl back of humanity. They are the'most practical m< the world ever produced. Their i ventions have stood the acid test utility and efficiency. Like all usef men,, they do not seek publicity, y millions of machines sing their prais< from every harvest field on earth, ai aii many plows turn the soil in mu applause of their marvelous achlev ments.* * " ". . :?L FARMER RADFORD ON WOMAN SUFFRAG The home Is the greatest contrib Hon of women to the world, and tl hearthston6 is her throne. Our a cial structure Is built around her, ai 1 v. I. social righteousness is in her charg Her beautiful life lights the skies < hope and her refinement is the char of twentieth century civilization. H< graces and' her power are the cum lative products of generations < queenly. conquest, and her crown < malted womanhood is jeweled wii the- wisdom of saintly 'mothers. SI liias been a great factor in the gloi of our country, and her. noble achiev ments should not be marred or h< hallowed influence blighted by tl coarser duties of citizenship. Amei can chivalry should never permit h< 10 Dear me Duraens 01 aeienaiag ax maintaining government, but shou preserve her unsullied from"thealli< influences of politics, and protect hi from the weighty responsibilities < tho sordid affairs of ilife that wi crush;her ideals and lower her stan ards. The motherhood of the far Is our inspiration, she is the guardia of our domestic welfare and o guic to a higher life, but directing ,the a fairs of government is not within w mon'n enhflrft and nnlitiral cors .would cause her to neglect the hom forget to. mend our cldthes and. bui -the biscuits. RURAL SOCIAL CENTERS We need social centers where' 01 young people can be entertaine amiised and instructed under the <3 reclion of cultured, clean and cor 'pteteht leadership, where aesthet surroundings stir the love for tl beautiful, where art charges the a moHpbere with inspiration and powe and innocent amusements instrui and brighten their lives. To hold our young people on tt farm we must make farm life moi attractive as well as the business < farming more remunerative. Tt school house should be the social uni properly equipped for nourishing an building character, so that the lives < our people can properly functio around it and become supplied wit the necessary elements of huma thought and activity. Education is a ' developing of tt mind, not a stuffing of the memor; Digest what you read. Old men have visions, young me have dreams. Suecessful farmei plow deep while sluggards sleep. . The growing of legumes will retar soil depletion and greatly a<ld to il power to produce. Two Kinds of Wisdom. There are two kinds of wisdom? the kind found in books, which any body can get; and the kind found ii you, which only you can get?Wil liam J. Burtscher. A Unkind. "I wonder how many men will bi m*de unhappy when j. marry?" sai< the flirt. "How many do you expec j THAT UNLUCKY KlIMBEfl I ? n. >i 1 By WALLACE MbftfbN. ' ' r* % ' Copyright, 1914. by the McClur^ Newspa per syndicate.) 1 Mrs. Garvin-'auryeyedf' the dinlni table with delighjted' eyes.T Certainl] there , was little to complain of In tha daintily conceived "decoration, for th< coming of an honored guest I' Sir John Vance, the great, matinw J hero and exponent of the. drama, wai | coming in for high tea, together witl a notable number of well-known per sons. Sunday evening being the ohl: time when theatrical stars were free Mrs. Garvin had chosen that night to. their entertainment. She fluttered about the table Iik< 16 a umall bird twittering over a re a splendent flower bed and hoped tha a nothing would occur to mar the beaut; a of an expected joyous evening. Mre Garvin and her retinue of servants ha< ta spent much time and thought over thi st decorations suitable for an. eminen ^ actor, and the result was gratifyini 1 ? at least. The center of the table was a masi of of laurel, and around It were place* 3i* fourteen little manikins represent^ Sir John In various parts througl which he had won his fame. Tha m little figures seemed to stroll about tbj g table. st A few moments later the doorbel ld rang and the first of the twelve, ei to pected guests arrived. Sir John Vana Dr followed, and soon all save one of th< 'lt fourteen visitors were safely under thi ie roof of their hostess. When anothe of quarter of an hour had passed Mrt k" darvln became anxious lest somethin] a" direful had happened to JDrlna Warflei that would, we vent her coming am ld thus upset the entire table arrange X ment8'. . , > ' / V 1,1 Another monient and the telephom ?- rang. Drina could not come a?d ther would of necessity be a vacant plao crn ' ~ at tne table, , ut Mrs. Garvin sighed. Brit since ther was no chance of getting anothe guest at that late time she follow? *? her party Into the dining room, he -fingers resting lightly on the arm o Sir John. .J : : . "I wanted Drina Warden' especial! ar -?to meet yon,".she told him. wit 10 dainty flattery In her eyes.1 "It l.a he Iossa however, that she Is unable t m he here." n* sThe great r<!tor rewarded her flat ?| tery with his vhimsical smile. "I can assure you I will not notice.th 6 absence of?anyone," he returned, an Mrs.. Garvin blushed prettily. | 'It cuts our number down to thii teen, though," she said laughingly. ;" hope, you are not superstitious, Si John " she added, and was startled b; a quick glance he cast over the guestt "But I am," Sir John' told , he _ frqnkly, "I cannot sit down with thii lE teen at table. .The greatest loss have sustained In my life followei ui such an occurrence, Do ask some on ie in;-it does not matter who.". o- Miss Gray, the childrenVnurse,'pre id tested in vain. "You look, as sweet a e. a new-blown rose in that pink blouse,' / ?.- ?_ 1.11 i '1 OT .mtu. uarviu toia uer. m Enid Gray* -was flushed and inwardl; er trembling as ,Mrs. Garvin pulled he u- by the hand into that assemblage o of notable people, but outwardly she ei of pressed the calm of a placid lake. Th tb ordeal of presentation was most trj ie ing, and only when she was,seated b< ry side the guest-of honor did she fln< e- time to realize that she was not dream Br Ing.' He had Offered her the flowe ie from his lapel the moment she hai rt- seated herself. . ar "That is for being a good girl" hi id told her with his delightful smile, " id would have had to miss this high ta id, Mrs. Garvin invited me to had you no ?r completed our number." . i . of And since the ice had been brokei 111 in so effect've a manner tea proceed d- ed with more merriment than it woul< m have had Drina Warden graced thi m table with her presence. ie Later when, the guests returned t( Li- me arawmg ruom, racu cuny wg t o- manikin representing Sir John,, Mis.i Ip Gray would have slipped off to th( e, nursery had not Mrs. Garvin detainee *n her.' "No, no," she commanded, puttini a determined hand on that of Enic Gray, "I \^ant ypu to sii^; those sweei little lullaby songs you do for th< kiddies. Sir John Is very fond o: ir music, he tells me, and none of ui (j> can sing a note." v , , : v [j! When Enid retired to her room thai Q. night her eyes were sparkling and hei lc cheeks flushed. She still felt the warn la thrill that had swept over , her whei t- Sir John had drawn her hand closc r> within his own and the look in his eyes when he had said to her, "I hav< always regretted my superstition?un te til tonight. Now?it is a most bonder -a ful asset." - * 3f 16 Feared for Grandpa. Walter, aged three, was taken b3 ld his grandfather .to ^ee a great factory As they were finishing their tour oi n Inspection his grandfather happenec b to notice that it was within a few n ' - rn.u i Ulr minutes or noou. lu&iug uut iuc watch, he Said: "Now, Walter, keep your eyes on ie the hands of my watch and when both jr. of them point straight to the top something will happen." Walter watched eagerly and just at n the minute that the hands came to.g gether the great factory whistle pounded a deafening blast. waiier 8 eyes uanceu mr au maiam., ,d and then an awful fear overtook him. ta "J3ut, grandpa," he ? gasped, "what Would they do to you If they knew you gld that?" .1..L?au,',,'?y^ ' Her Lay. "This is a nice lay out!" observed 5 the heu, when she found the coop . locked and couldn't get in. Seek Cause cf DIabeie3. The. Raiah "of Pithapuram has jiven oO.OOfr rupees, about sixteen thousand j' dollars, to the government of Madras t for au investigation'into the. causation, t prevention and poaaible cure of <Jla ' .The Local .Paper. a MM U?f,,l B Agency on the Farm^-The Pros?, h Pulpit and School a Trinity of t Influence That. Muit Be [ Utilized In Building I Agriculture. j llMiSmr+m&m-. :* 5 By Peter Radford a Lecturer National Farmers' "Union 1 A broad campaign of 'ptdffloJJy on ? the subject of ratal life is "needed In a this state today to bring: the, problems b of the farmers ta fcfe jfortfrbhtl .The b city problems are. biazonod '^poo the front pages-of the metropolitan' diill1 ler and echoed, la the country press^ but the- troubles of the farmers are b seized told, except by ibosfr -who \ b seek16 profit by the..story, and the p glitter of the package pfttimes, oh* r scures the substance. A scathing taI. vestigation into the needs of the 5 farmers will reveal manyiriherent tieji. fects in ouf economic system that can 9 be easily remedied whet properly unh' derstood and Illuminated py tire po*-, er of the press. h Thp niMl nrens. fhfl rmlnlt and thtt e school are a trinity of powerful Ine fluencea that the fanner must, utilize , to their fullest Capacity before/he cati e occupy a commanding pcrpitlioai?,,ln pubr lie affairs,- These gigantic agenbtea afe,; i organized eve^ : rural coffli^tmity' r and only, await the patronage and cof operation of the. farmers', to fu^f^develop their ?energy and usefulness. Y They are local, forces, working; tor; fc the best interest of,their respective 0 and their objects 'jffiiteeva,: , Theyj prosper only throughthe development t- and prosperity of the community. Every fhrmer in this state should e subscribe for the localpaper, as well d as farm periodicals andsuchother -J publications aa he .may. .find profitable, v - but he should by all ineane subecribe 1 for hie- local paper, and /no 'home r should be without it The local paper; y la part of the ccmmunity. Mf? and the !. editor understands the faiiner'a probt lemd. Jt is the local press that'^fil > study the local problems j^nd through I its columns, deal with subjects of nipatl | vital .importance to local life, of the s community. ' A Noble Task. ' 5 In too many lndtahces the country papers mimic the "city press by giving "prominence to ^candalS^ ac cidenU " and political agitation. The new T rural civilization has placed upon the 1 rural press renewed responsibilities, and enlarged posslbflities for useful? ness-' It; cannot perform'Hs mission to agriculture fcy recording the. frail^ M^oliAnn 4nAiwIlnaKa o m iico, uxo uiMaayq \cuiu mmt bitlons 9* hum&nlty, or by Ailing Its l" columns with theechoesofthe strug' gjes of busy streets,; or by enchanting 1 stories of city life which' lure our \ children from ;the farnu, 3 It has a higher and nobler , task. Too often the jfegea of the pity dallies v, * bristly with the struggle or Ambitious men in their wild lust forpowef, and many times the flames of personal 1 conflict sear the tender buds of new ' civilization and laminate the .path1 way to destruction. 1 The rural press 5 .Is the governing power of public sentiment and must hold . steadfast to / 1 principle and keep the ship of state 1 in the roadstead of progress. The 3 rural press can best serve-the inter 3 eats or tne-rarmers dv appiywg. iw 1 energies to the sojutioi of. problems affecting the local community, It I must stem the mighty life current 1 that la moving .from the farm to jj6&K cities^ sweeping, before it a thousand 3 boys and girls pe^~ day. I,It has to deal f "with the fundamental problems of 1 civilization at their-fountain head, Its , mission is to direct growth, teach .ef* t flclency and mold the intellectual life * of the country, placing before the pub1 lie the daily problems of the farmer* i and giving first attention to thfe/legt J islative, co-operative, educational and ? social needs of the agricultural classed > within its respective commu^^^^v^^. L The Power o^talwrfiadng. The i&Ottfence or advertising is clearly visible in the homes and habits of the farmers, and the advertising, col* ' iimns of the press are making their ; imprint upon the lives *t)f our people. The farmer possesses the things that ' are best advertised. The farmer is entitled to all the 1 advantages and deserves all the luxuries of life. We need more art, scl1 ence and useful facilities on the L farms, and many homes and farms . ' are well balanced in this respect, but v the advertiser can repder a service ; by teaching the advantages of modern . ' equipment throughout?tte columns of 1 tHe rural press. " The farmers are in need of personal . ' leadership. They have political lead- * era, but they need local industrial' ; ?4... . community and educational leaders. ___ / ; Rope Is as Strong as 8teel. Recent experiments show that m#* nlla rope Js as strong as gplld bar Steel, weight for weight, whereas aleather belt is less than 40 per cent as strong, compared In the iame way. A year's use will take 50 per cent of a rope's strength, after which the weakening is more gradual. ' 'v .?i An African frog sounds a call under ft|S| water that can be" heard for long di*.