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Mas-7- ' v r . , ^Tlii'fni.'iTri'lll. Ill I iiTiihiiimH? The Press and Bannei - a ABBEVILLE, 8. C; Published Every Wednesday by THE PRESS AND BANNER 00 WM. P. GREENE, Editor Wednesday Feb. 10,1915. COMPULSORY EDUCATION We have never been quite sure tha public schools were altogether advis able, and our doubts are somewha added to by the statement made ii "The State" a few days ago, that th percentage of those who signed b; their mark was greater on the Dem ocratic club rolls than on the muste rolls of the Revolution. However it is now the settled policy of th< State to have public schools. Ther< /is hardly a chance that the system will be abandoned at this late day It remains therefore to fperfect th< system by such changes and regula tions, by such additional legislation and such additional requirements, aj the times demand. Obviously the most logical positior for the taxpayer to take is that ^'hei he has paid for universal educatioi of the masses, the education shouk be general. When the taxpaye without children pays his money t< educate the children of his less fortu nate brother, he has a right to expec ayd demand the beneflts'which sucl education would guarantee. Whei there are those so ignorant or so un mindful of their obligations to thei: children as to keep them out of tin public schools, how shall the tax payer and the State, as his agent, re ceive the consideration lor which th< price has been paid, except by a lav which requires all children to attenc school for a certain number of dayi in the year. When you admit th< justice of public schools, and the ne cessity for them, you necessarily ad % mit the right of the public to demanc attendance upon the schools.^ Anj other position is illogical. The General Assembly is nov wrestling with the question. Then seems to be a majority in both house committed to compulsory education but some of the members I seem to b< getting tame. Tw"o plans are undei consideration,?the one puts a com pulsory education law into effec throughout the State, and allows eer v?tain counties or school districts tc vote it out; the other plan is that th? law shall become operative in anj school district only on a vote in thai district. , , # Compulsory education is eithei , good for the whole or good for nt part of the State. The people of th< State are of the opinion that it shoulc be adopted in the State. It is mani |?svffist to the most credulous of person! jthat 4^ the question be submitted t< L ja vote, those districts which are mos u\\u nee^ of the system will vot< J Xgainst it, while the districts when v$he law is not needed, the people be ing already awake to their interest wilL adopt it. This is not the objeci of the law. The last mentioned plai above is the ruse of some clever pol itician to defeat compulsory educa tion, or the plan of one who is try - ing to satisfy both sides with his po sition. Any sane man knows thai the plan will amount to nothing. The people of the State will not b< fooled. The members of the legisla ture must vote for compulsory edu cation or against it, and a vote foi this district local option bill is a vot< against compulsory education anc the people will understand it. There was a time in the State wher we had representative government Men Were sent to the legislature be cause they were thought to be lead ers in thought and of superior ability to the rest. In those days men hac haokbones and lejHftlatpri fnr tho ovw of the State. They neither sought t< hide behind primary elections oi "niggers." If the members of th< legislature have enough sense to ge home after adjournment they shoulc know that this is a question to be de cided by leaders in thought in th< State, by representative men, whicl they are supposed to be. Thapublii will either take water, or take i straight, but it wants no "circus lem onade" legislation on this subject. HOW TO RUN A NEWSPAPER. We have received a considered amount of advice on this interesting subject; in fact we did not knov there were so many men in Abbevillt who knew just how the "trick coult be turned." Some of the best advic* we have stored away for mature con sideration, while some has been al ready digested, and is ready to be pu into practice. Our friend "Buy Nov and Pay Later" Kerr tells us that ii order to run a good paper, we shouh have a man on every road leadinj into town in order to "notice" ever; one who comes in and every one wh goes out; if the watcher does no know one entering or retreating he i to "collar" him, find out his nam and his business, and possibly reliev him of the price of the paper for year. He also says that it is a' bad idea t write only about the people ontsid the town. He thinks we shoui mention early and often thft name of the people at home, especial]; those who are prominent He think ' ' 'it especially advisable to iflefltiofl ^ the names of prominent merchants, -land if a man is running two establishments, there is nothing amiss ic naming him twice in the same issue, He believes it is a good plan alsc for a man starting any new business to give a supper occasionally, and tc invite such men as will talk the sup> = per and you "up." A little free advertising also ap_ peals to him. lie says that if a pa per is run for the benefit of the town it should talk a good deal about the t goods the merchants carry, and say j h good many kind words about th? t merchant himself, again calling his a name in print. e He tells us also that we will break y down occasionally, and be in trouble _ about getting the paper out promptr ly; in all such cases, he thinks, if w? . will tell his wife the news, that il e will be duly published, and no one g will be disappointed at the non-apj pearance of the pap3r. Mr. Kerr is the well known furni g lure man on main sireei anu is v . nephew of Mr. Stark, the mulej seller. , CUTTING OUT THE CARi RJLER8. 1 The post office department is advo1 eating not only an impolitic, but a r very inadvisable change, when it 5 proposes to dismiss rural mail car" riers, and substitute in their stead * carriers of mail under the contracl 1 system. The carriers in this section 1 have performed their duties so w$ll, * and the service has been so absolutep ly satisfactory, that we ?re unable tc J understand on what ground they are " to "be ^removed, unless possibly the " department has an idea that the ex3 penses of the rural mail service can ' be lessened. "We do not believe this * can be donejn the first place, but il 3 it can, expenses should not be the 3 first consideration. Good service at " a little more expense is to be prefer* red to poor service, though cheaper ' for the government. The service 7 should be the first consideration. In Addition to this the department 7 should be mindful of the great injus tice which has been brought about * by the contract system of carrying > mails. The contracts have been gob bled up by a few men, who have r speculated at the expense of the gov" ernment and good service, men who [ never intended to carry mail them" selves, but who were on the inside, } procured the contracts, and then subJ let them to others at lesser prices. ' In many instances these sub-con1 tractors after performing the service have been swindled out or their pay. r The government should not allow a } system which will make possible i such speculation. Of course, it is 1 claimed that this will be guarded * against, but abuses will creep into 3 the system, and sooner or later the } carrying of the mails by the contract * system will fall into the hands of po5 litical favorites, and political worki ers who must be rewarded. These ' abuses are never tolerated in the bey ginning, but the contract scalpers k will be on the job, and in the course 1 of time will be able to circumvent * all rules. There Is a certain dignity attach" ing to a government official which * will not be the property of a sub1 contract mail carrier. The people served will respect the one. more 3 than the other. They like to come * in contact with the representative of " the government, and it is good for r the government that they Should. ' Under the carrier system, the positions are awarded to' applicants 'from among the patrons of the par1 ticular office. They are acquainted * with the people whom they serve; * they are in better position to serve ' them, and to advise them; they feel 7 more interest in so doing. As an of 1 fleer of the department tjhey feel that ' they owe this to the . people whom 5 they serve, while a contractor would r be interested only in living up to the 8 letter of the law regardless of his ^ patrons. * The carriers are paid little enough " as it is. In certain seasons they may - seem to fare well, but in the last 1 three months they have earned sevc eral months' wages. We believe that they should have better pay,? * pay commensurate with the work they do, and the expenses incurred. They should wear a uniform, and travel in conveyances approved by the government. They should be a part of the government, and as its B servants serve the people, the mails , should not be carried by those who 7 deal with the government at arms' q length and who seek only to make j money. j 3 Should the mails be carried by of. ficers ol the government as hereto. fore, we may expect in time, and t perhaps before long, that we will rev ceive federal aid for good roads. a These days remind us that we need j some assistance. We cannot expect g that the roads will ever be satisfacy tory, with our sparsely settled como munities, unless the governmenl comes to the rescue. As long a? the l8 mail is carried by the government ite self, through its agents, it will be ine terested in the subject, and there it a ground for hope; but when the mail is carried by a man who contract* 0 with the post office department, one e' who is looking out only for himself d and who in a measure has in teres! f a antagonistic to 'the depajrtment, wt J may expect that no ^ili be s manifested in this mMrtaaeMtooiMitnaBaMi > lllttAM TILMAN Tt'STEN. ' Our friend of yesterday has gone to the land of his fathers and there he sleepeth. A long, busy, and in many ways an eventful life is ended. He moved among us for eighty-six years. He filled the place of citizen, soldier, and business man. He was blessed with heaven's richest gifts, a good wife, and children and grandchildren who are a Ci*edit to his name. He loved his home, his family, his friends and humanity at large. He knew the truth and he spoke it. He was not afraid. He loved the trees which he planted, and which adorn our streets, he loved the birds and beasts of the field and he loved life. He was a companionable man. He ' ? -i L-J ii-. ' was numan ana nau me iruuweo which belong to humanity, but when 5 he shall be judged on account of the ^ deeds donf in the body there will be - much to praise and little to censure. At the end he bore his afflictions as a man should, and he entered undismayed into >the unexplored country. 1 Requiescat iti pace. A NEW SIDEWALK. Before the High School was established on Gtreenville street, and until , a few years ago, only a few families l resided there, and a sidewalk on one ; side of the street was all that was , necessary. Now that the High School is established and people have . learned that Greenville street is to Abbeville what Peach tree is to Atlanta, (everybody is trying to get on | it or within a block of it) there is im, perative need that a sidewalk be , opened up on . both sides of this , thoroughfare. At present we believe it is only necessary that the right of way be secured from Mr. Stark, Chief ! Justice Gary and Mrs. Perrin. The r walk is already open at all other points. We suggest that City Council consider this matter at its next meeting. : We imagine when the matter is presented to these property owners, and they are assured that the walk will be so constructed as1 not to damage the adjoining property, they will not object to donating the right of way. Parties on the opposite side of the street have already done this, and if it were not for the consideration of' others, in thus donating & walks, we would all walk to town n these mornings in the middle of the & street. We do not think the parties named will be less patriotic than {? their neighbors. mmmm?mm?m?mmmm Si tl LAWS AND LAW-MAKEBS. t] P The Administration Ship Purchase lc Bill continues to hold the center of the d 1 stage in Congress The Democratic p forces supporting the president hare j had their number Increased by the ar- ? rival of Senator Newlands from Ne- el vada, and, Senator Smith, of South d Carolina. The latter has been at home n 1 8< with his wife who has been ill in a y , hospital. With these two additional votes the Republicans have been un, able to recommit the bill even with > the aid of seven Democrats, who were ; not supporting the administration measure. . ?1 The Republicans have again resort- ^ ed to the filibustering and threaten to talk the bill to death. It Is not _ ! likely that the bill will pass Congress before its adjournment on March 4th. The only chance the measure will have 1 will be in (he calling of an extra session of Congress shortly after ad^Aiirnmonf n ?* a Since our last Issue, President Wilson has vetoed the Immigration bill tl containing the literacy test An effort v was made to pass the bill oveer his ! veto, but its supporters lacked five B votes in the house of having the nec- ^ . SJ eesary two thirds mapority ? ^ si ?o? A In the State Legislature most of the 8 time has been taken up in the last j few days discussing compulsory edu- p cation. The house has whipped from one side of the question to the other ^ until Anally on Saturday a committee was appointed to draft a bill which P , would be satisfactory to all supporti ers of compulsory education, The _ . committee reported on yesterday. The proposed bill makes the school dis1 trict the unit and provides that com- * pulsory education shall go into effect in any district upon a majority vote of the qualified electors therein, which i election may be had upon a petition 1 of a certain portion of the electors, 1 or upon vote of the trustees, or in several other ways tl 1 The Sinkler Bill in the Senate which si p at one time seemed to have a good ^ chance to become laW has been bo at | amended that Senator Sinkler says * that there is nothing left of it except q the title. ii I The forces seem to be divided be- a I s . tween the different plans for putting p the lawinto operation.. With the de- b , lays which have occurred and with ? ^ the record wlhch has been made alj ready, It Is apparent that If a compulr P . sory education bill is passed at all, H . will be a very defective and unsatls- _ I factory one, I A strong fight has been made in the } Senate upon the Prohbltlon Referen5 dum Bill, but the test votes taken II i seems to indicate that this bill will v ' become law and that an election will * be ordered at some future day upon t] 5 the question of putting State-wide pro- tl hibition in force la the state, C ... GttAKD JttttOJrtS, 1015, fe. W. Harper; Jr.-~-Lowndefltille: J. 8. Strom?Bordeaux. W. 0. Covin?Calhoun Mills. G. E. Putnam?Abbeville. W. F. Crowther?Diamond Hlli. J. S. Stark?Abbeville. S. C. KllllngsTforth?Dcnalds. L. M. Strawheen?Long; Cane. H. E. Hester?Magnolk.. J. M. Seawrlght?Dlamond Hill. H. D. Sharp?Doe aids. W. H. Cochran?Abbeville. 8. B. Winn?Donalds. J. P. Smith?Donalds. O. Y. Brownlee?Due West. G. P. Watklns?Calhoun Mills. A. D. Kennedy?Due West. W. D. Morrah?Calhoun Mills. Petit Jqry February Court. J. M. Smith, Cedar Springs. Frank Purtley, Abbeville. J. D. Moll wain, Long Cane. W. H. McNalr, Calhoun Mills. Eugene McCarter, Diamond Hill. W. J. Williams, Abbeville. L. E. Walker, Due West. E. S. Martin, Donalds. Charlie D&nsby Cedar Springs. A. E. Newell, Long Cine. J. L. Clark. Abbeville. J. A. LeBoy, Calhoun Mills. J. R. Gorley, Bordeaux. M. L. Link, Cedar Springs. J. W. Dodson, I'on aids. J. F. Burton, Due We9t. M. B. Lewis, Lc wnde?vllle. T. C. Milford, Diamond Hill. H, W. Boyd, Calhoun Mills. E. P. Satleyi Diamond Hill. Charlie Wright, Lowndesville. C. W. Loftis, Lowndesville. E. B. Link, Cedar Springs. John McGrath, Bordeaux. B. W. King, Long Cane. A. L. Hall, Abbeville. C. L. Evans, Abbeville. W. E. Long, Indian Hill. J. <3. Hughes, Bordea'ix. J. L. Lesly, Calhoun Mills. R. M. Fettigrew, Cede.r Springs. W. R. Wilson, Abbeville. W. E. McCaslan, Abbeville. Sain Irwin Abbeville. " W. C. McNeill, Cedar Springs. R/O. Edwards, Abbeville. PERILS OF PAULINE. Notes 1 Drafts! Accounts I Mortgages! Over-drafts! And, "There air no money;" The Topsy Turvy Honey Moon Co. th omes to the Opera House, Thunidi ight of this week, Is one of the lari j nd must elaborate company's of the Idi lat his ever visited tho* South. It la Eu8ic.il Comedy of the highest order, ai ?built for laughing purjxKes only. Pt icular pains have been tfiken to make t bow absolutely free from the slight* race of vulgarity. Mlsii Buelah Bettc ae piano donna, is a well known star ai ossesiies a voice that is a treat to mat >vers. Doc Doorman, ae principal con: lan, la a riot in the German character ortrt^rs. The chorus Li far above t vengs and is .beautifully costume here are 35 merry makers in all In t jmpany with a car load of scenery ai lectri'jal effects. Lovers of good slngln anclng and good comedy will enjoy ire treat In this production. Reserv sats can be obtained at McMurray's Dn tore. City Registration The City Books of Registration are nc pen for the registration of qualified ele >rs, and will remain open until April li >15, at the office of City Clerk. T. G. PERILIN, Registrar, Master's Sale, 'he State of Sowth Carolim County of Abbeville. Court ot Common Pleas, teve Parthemos against S. B. Bake By authority of a Decree of Bale 1 ae Court of Common Pleas for Abb ille County, in said Htate, made tie above stated case, [ will offer f tie, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville < L, 8. C., on Salesduy in Marc D., 1015, within tbc> legal hours ale tJbe following described land, rlt: All that tract or parcel of lai itUate, lying and beiug in the City ibbeviile, in Abbeville County, in tl tate aforesaid, containing One ( .ce, more or less, and bounded .1 Estate of Taggart, Marie Miles, Jot atton and Brooks Dixon?being tl ime tract of land conveyed to 3. ] laker by William Johnson by de< ated October 1st, 1890. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser ay for papers. R. E. HILL. Master A. C., 8. C. Master's Sale, 'he State of South Carolini County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. [rs. Elda B. Beal, Plaintiff, again J. B. G. Campbell, Defendant. By authority of a Decree of Sale I 3e Court of Common Pleas fur Abb ille County, in raid State, made I 3e above stated cage, I will offer f< lie, an Public Outory, at Abbeville ( [., 8. C.t on Salesday in Marcl .. D. 1915, within the legal hours < ile the following described laud, i 'it: All that tract or parcel of 'ar Ituate, lying and being in Abbevll ounty, in the State aforesaid, fron ig twenty-five feet on Cox Avent nd running back by parallel lines I n alley at a distance of One Hundrc 'eet, bounded North, East and Soul y lands of Calhoun Falls Investmei o., West by Cnx A venue,?bting 1 fo. 36 in B ock No. 1 of said town. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchasers ay lor papers. R. E. HILL. Master A. C., S. C. Man's Moral Being. It Is a fearful thought that we, i t were, exhale ourselves every breat re draw. A man's moral being is coi entrated in every second of his life t liyes in the tips of his fingers an tie sp;rlnf of his instep. A very litt] hing trios what a man is made of.lardinal Newman. immmmmmmmmmmrnm COnON MARKET. . February 9th. Closed. March 8.66 May : 8.91 July 911 October :.. 9.35 December 9.47 Local spots 8%. Cotton seed 47 cents bushel. It's the Talk of the Town i The Bargains at the Great Hardware); and Creckery Sale of the Big Stock of The Bargaining Company South Side Public Square ABBEVILLE, S. C. Now Being Sold by G. W. Groves & Co. Well they may talk, as this is unquestionably the greatest commercial sensation bearing rectf*| in the annals of Abbeville's merchandising. By reckoning the great values, this is an opportunity that no man, warns,n or child in this city, or surrounding country can afford to miss. You all know when you buy goods at Dargan-King Co., you buy the finest and most reliable. Read These Prices and Come 1 Lot, No. 8, Skilletts and Griddles, go at 12c 1 Lot English Plates, value 10c, go at 06c RV ^ 1 Iiot Bowls, value 10c, go at 05c n(j 1 Lot Cup and Saucer set, go at 39c a 1 Lot Keen Kutter Shovels, go at 98c ad l Iiot Good Shovels, go atf 69c 1 Lot Perry Cultivators, go at....$4.16 he I Ix>t Harrows, "Little Joe Style" go at $2.09 ' Q(j 1 Lot Flower Pots, 6 inches 04c lie 11/ot Half gallon Glass Pitchers, ie- go at 12c he 1 Lot Thick Goblets, go at 04c be 1 Iiot Lamp Burners, go at 04c 1 lot, 2 Burner Boss Oil Stove, Ta ?>? .$7.48 gi 1 Lot, 12 qt. Enameled Preserving a Kettles, go at 49c 0(1 Remember this sale closes Feb 17, 18 and will be a rush to the finish at the . old stand of '' THE DAR6AN-KIN6 CO. (W Abbeville, S. C. 4 it, ' i Many Disorder* Cnu<o from th? Liver Arm Ton Jnot at Od<U with Tt^oraelfT Do Ton r?sulfite LIvIdk f Are you pometimes at odds with yourself and with the world? Do i you wonder what ailsyou ? True you may be eating regularly and Bleeping well. Yet. something is the matter L Constipation, Headache, Nervouenesn 1 and Bilious Spells indicate a SluegiBh ,r Liver. The fried remedy Is Dr. King's -< New Life Pills. Only 25c. at your >V Druggist. ' ^ Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin in Eruptions. nr C. of ' 8eek Cause of Diabetes. to The Rajah of Pithapuram has given id 80,000 rupees, about sixteen thousand of dollars, to the government of Madras tie for an investigation Into the causation, , 1) prevention and possible cure of dla- 1 b?tes. , , in ' : tie i I Receiver's Sale! ; The State of South Carolina, j /t a? _ m a i_i ill. uoumy 01 AotMjviue. ; Court of Common Pleae Ex Parte W. H. White, J 1, In re 1 Perkins Manufacturing Company, < Plaintiff, against R. E. Cox, at) < Trustee, etc., et al, Defendants, wherein D. H. Hill was appointed Receiver of all and singular the property of W. J. Tucker. >y By authority of a Decree of the ] e- Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville t In County, in said State, made in the , ar above stated cause, I will offer for sale, , 3. at public outcry, at Abbeville (J. H , b, 8. C., on Salesday in March, A D. of 1915, within the legal hours of ?ale the ' to following described land, to wit: J id 14 Thirty-Nine and One - Eighth t le " Acren, situate, lying, and being in ^ t- " Magnolia Township, Abbeville ( " County, and State of South Caro- , to " lina, and being bounded by lands jd " tbe Estate of Dr. William Taggart, lb " Estate of C. G. McAiister, Flat- 1 at " woods Creek, the G. A. Tucker ^ ot 14 Tract, and others, and being a por- * 14 tion of a tract of land sold by R. O. | 4_ II tl^ll InlV r rpn/ttruv " Id IJCii IV ?? *? A uvm 11 w Also, E 1 Fifty-One and 3-8th Acre", situate, 11 lying and being in Magnolia Towu- e _ 14 ship, Abbeville County and S ate of f " South Carolina, and beii g b >unded [' " by Estate of Dr. William Taggart, I " Mrs. R 0. Bel', and others, and b-- e " ing more accurately described by 6 l* " plat made by William L. Mitchell, h " Oct. 1913 ? a Q* Terms of Sale?Ca>-h. Purchaser lo ^ >: pay for the papers, d D. H. HILL, l? Receiver of all and singular the prop _ erty formerly belonging to W. J. ? Tucker . \ ' -i r. \i GARDENS AND THE 6IRL By HARMONY WELLER. (Copyright, 1914, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) The gardens In the little suburban village that nestled at the foot of the Chlltern hills were beginning .to show the lack of care. ' The war had robbed those tiny cottages and left then Btripped of masculine hands. Wives and mothers and sisters who were left behind to grieve and toil had nc time for gardening when there were children to care for and homes to keep tidy against the day when the soldiers would once again be wel corned back. However, there was one pair ol masculine hands In the village thai might not fire shots at the enemj because his physical body had been found far too weak to stand the stren uous life ofN the battlefield. George Bassington grieved sorely that he wa? unfit to go with his fellow men tc fight the great fight, but he realized there must be some way in which he could be of service to those left be hind. . - . "I could take care of those gar dens," he pondered as he walked through Laurel lane and witnessed the condition of growing things. "Perhaps It will help the struggling women at muoh as the outdoor work will bene fit my own body."( At the end of two weeks George Bassington had done wonders with six small gardens. Flowers again raised joyful heads, vines clambered over gate posts and vegetables con tlnued to add table necessities to the six tables. There was one house on Laurel lane that Bassington took infinite care over and that one was the home 01 .Tamoo Hnllrtov "Ra QcHncrt/in roallTar that because of the Inmate he fount himself lured there in spite of him self. He supposed the fair womax within to be the wife of Holiday be cause she tended Holiday's two tin: children and seemed ever busy wltl household cares. So busy was sh< that Basslngton had never, during hi: short stay In the garden, had mon than a word or two of conversatioi with her. "I can hardly ask her if she is Holi day's wife," laughed the temporary gardener to himself. As weeks slipped past Basslngtoi began to regain the health that hac escaped him. The recruiting office! would not turn him back again, h< felt, and with that thought in viev he once again went into town in or der to offer himself for active service This time he was not sent awaj from his medical examination witt drooping head. He had been accepted for active service and he was to joiz his old regiment and leave for th( front with them. It was with joyful heart that he approached the little cottages in Lau rel lane and told each of his now ex! cellent friends of his success. It waf going to be a trifle difficult to teli Jim Holiday's wife, and as he dropped the shining brass knocker of her dooi he braced himself as if for the flrsl volley of shot from the enemy. Once inside the trim little house Basslngton looked long and earnest ly at the fair girl who seemed evei to elude his level , glance. "I am going to the front," he said In his straightforward manner, "and I wanted to tell you that I have arranged for another man to care foi the gardens. I am off on Saturday." "Oh!" gasped the girl, "then you are not a shirker! I have been thinking ycu were a coward not to enlist when all our brave brothers and husbands have gone to fight for us." A deep flush spread even up to his temples at the girl's words. "I am sorry you thought me a shirker, Mrs. Holiday," was all he said. The quick apology In Jean Holiday's eyes was mingled with amused sur< pi JOt7. "But I am not Mrs. Holiday," she told him, "I am Jim's sister/ "Mrs. Holiday has gone down to be near Jim as long as possible before he goes to the front. He's in camp now." "Not anybody's wife?" questioned Bassington, and realized that he would change that situation when he returned from the war. "I am sorry you thought me a shirker," he said, "and that I thought you a wife and mother. Otherwise we might have Bpent many wonderful hours here in the shadow of the Chiltern hills? lust you and I." "The hills will always be here," Jean said with dainty frankness, because she had loved Bassington in spite of herself, "I, too, expect to be LICIO YYUOU JTUU 1CLU1U. "May that day be soon," Bassington said, and took both of her proffered liands In a warm clasp and raised them In turn to his lips. "Until that lay," he added softly. Beth In Sad Condition. Sublime satisfaction in one's own powers must be a very delightful conJitlon, but a celebrated English musician, Doctor Arne, who flourished in the first half of the seventeenth century, for once wittily turned the tables on some singers of this type. Be was asked to decide on the respective powers of two vocalists ivhose talents existed entirely in their >wn imaginations. After hearing them Doctor Arne said to one: "You are Via wnrof olnapoi* T ovoy* Ttaor/1 in rr>V uw "Ui DI oiuggi * o t bi uvui u iu iu^ ife. Then, exclaimed the other: "I vln." "No," answered the Just judge, 'you can't sing at all." Itate of Ohio, city of Toledo, l? . Lucas County, j""* Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he li enlor partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney it Co., doing business in the City of Tosdo, County and State aforesaid, and hat said Arm will pay the sum of ONE IUNDRED DOLLARS for each and evry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured y the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURB. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In jy presence; this 6th day of December, u D. 188& (Seal) A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Care Is taken Internally nd acts directly upon the blood and muous surfaces of the system. Send for sstimonlals. free, ^ j.^ cHmqpT'jfc oo. TotoJcu a Half Yeur Living Without Money COfit 1 A right or wrong start ill 1915 will make or br?ak most farmers In the Cotton States. Wfl art all facing a crisis on cotton. Cdtton credit Is up* / ? set. The supply Merchant cannot ad* vance supplies on 1915 cotton: You must do your best to produce on your i own acres the food and grain supples i that have .made up most of your store ' debt In the past. f* i A good piece of garden ground, i rightly planted, rightly tended and i kept planted the year round, can be i made to pay half your living. It will i save you more money than you made ) on the best five acres of cotton you t ever grew! But it must be a real i garden, and not the mere one-plant ing patch in the spring and fall. Hastings' 1915 Seed Book tells all f about th? rfcrht Hnd of a monev-sav* : ing garden and the vegetables to put ' In it. It tells about the field crops i as well and shows you the clear road . to real farm prosperity, comfort and i independence. IT'S FREE. Send for y ' it today to H. G. HA8TINQS * CO* Atlanta, Ga^-Advt. 1 -V - < . Average Normal Nation. The object of the average normal 1 nation is to have more prosperity to ! raise more taxes to' build more bat1 tleshlpa to seek more markets to 1 sell more goods to have more, pros' perity to raise more taxes to build more battleships to seek more mar1 kets to sell more goods to have more \ prosperity and so on until something | unforeseen happens.?Life. v "< 5 Real Americana. The American Indians are the only I race properly classified as "the Amerj lean race" insomuch as they are the f aboriginal inhabitants of a continent , I resettled by European peoples.:" The I word "American" Is applied, however, to all native-born inhabitants of the j continents of Tforth and South America, and specifically to citizens of the r United States. ^ 1 . Arrest for Debt 1 While Imprisonment for debt as It 5 at one time existed in English and 1 American law, by which a debtor might be arrested and imprisoned for * mere liability to pay his creditor, no r longer exists in the United States, the statutes of the majority of the states > provide for the arrest of a defendant " i in a civil action upder certain condi* ' tlons, such as fraud, or. torts, or em- . ' ^ J bezzlement. etc. . X. j Bui Not on That However, the city chap who imagines he could get rich raising chick1 ens on a two acre farm may be per* 1 fectly sane on all other subjects. [MEN] ' ; CURED FOREVER Byatruespe- AjSSSSSSS5S cialist who # IaMPgl i possesses the experience of nHH| years. The Ml right kind of . experience ? HHmgHMHvS'l I doing the same thing ^I | therlghtsay HjMB?aM?I^IMIil hundreds I and perhaps \ thousands of times, with unfailingper- 1 manent re- ESsSS^SEES! < suits. Don't you think it time to get the right treatment? If you desire to . consult a reliable long-established specialist of vast experience, come to me and learn what can be accomplished i with skilful, scientific treatment I . nold two medical diplomas and certificates by examination and other requirements from the boards of medical i examiners of 14 States in the Union, together with over 20 years' experinge in specialty practice, 1 successfully treat Blood Poison, Varicose Veins, Ulcere, i Kidney and Bladder Diseases, Bhema- t tlsm, Gall Stones, Paralysis .Dischargee, i Piles and Rectal Trouble, Stricture and all Nervous, Chronic and private dlsi eases of Men and Women. Examination free and strictly confidential. Hours: 9a.m. to 7p.m. Sun- t days, 9 to 2. Call or Write. Dr. Register, Specialist, \506 Union National Bank Bldg? Cor. Main. and Gervais 8ta , COLUMBIA, 8. C. Had Worn Out Upper Garment*. 'Twas holiday tim?, and the gud* . man had had an enjoyable round of bibulous pleasure, which hit better , half strongly disapproved of "Look here," she began, "on every stomach there are three coats, and excessive in- | dulgence in alcoholic liquors wears these coats away." "Well, Susan," he replied, "if that's so my poor old stom *- ' ? 1 * I>1 aCU uao uetJii 5UIU5 ttuviuv ouii vsleeves a long time now."?London TitBits. Rea! Sinews of War. The bodies of men, munitions and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.?Sir "Walter Raleigh. Great Writer's Complaint. For many years it has been one of my most constant regrets that no schoolmaster of mine had a knowledge of natural history, so far at least as to have taught me the grasses that grow by the wayside, * and the little winged and wingless . neighbors that are continually meeting me with salutations which I cannot answer, as things are.?Carlyle. Implied Rebuke. A fc.ru Hnva ncn n little fHpnrt nf ours, three years old, stopped for her daily visit, but as we had other company we did not pay much attention to her chatter until Bhe said that she would go home. I asked her to come over again, and she answered doubt* ** fully, "Well, if you'd like to have me, | IU stay now."--Chica*o Tribune,