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Farmers getting away from the one-crop habit I Washington, D. C., May 16,? Commenting today on the report of the United States Agricultural Department on the condition of winter vheat as of May 1, President Harri;on, of Southern Railway Company laid: "From a Southern Viewpoint it s gratifying to note that, while the lepartment figures indicate that the otal crop in the United States will to 155,765,000 bushels below the crop Iot last year, tney inaicau; an uiwsaoc of 3,054.000 bushels in the Southern States traversed by the lines of Southern Railway Company. Increases pre shown for each of the States of Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and slight iecreases in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Missippi. These figures afford another illustration of the, tendency of Southern farmers to get away from the one:rop system and to strengthen ;he economic position of the South by growing a large proportion >f its food supplies. The same narked increase in the number and mprovement in the quality of live itock in every Southern state, as was llustrated by a recent census of hogs n South Carolina, showing an inxease of more than 150 per cent ince 1910." INDERSON COUNTY AUTO RUNS WITHOUT GASOLINE tAnderson Mail. Sylvester Williams, his wife and laughter created a sensation this on this nad itr theim the ailll amete on from their home at Denver in the irst "gasolineless" automobile. The amilv are neeroes. living near Dea Iver, S. C., and the ingenuity displayed in the make-up showed wonderful thought. ( "Gasless" auto steamed down North Main street, to stop in front oi the Confederate monument, immedi-. ately surrounded by a throng of curious pedestrians. The crowd blocked the street and packed itself around the machine. The Daily Mail reporter pushed under and vainly tried to in* - J' - 11 11 1M 1 1 Iterview me ~ cuuuu iuuy wuv waa seated in great pomp jnst behind tne fire box. In her lap, as thoroughly hot and uncomfortable as could De imagined, set the daughter and heir. The husband had gone into the court house on business. The husband soon arrived and the crowd fell back, in deference to such an inventor?an inventor who has put one over on John D. and has steamed to townab solutely independent ot tnat ncKie fluid gasoline. After seating himself in the machine, the proud husband kicked open the firebox and chucked in a small pieco of coal, turned a little wheel, and the smoke and steam began to fly. Another "twist of the wrist" and the machine glided away?less noise than p. "twin-six", and -.ecidely more economically. The happy family turned their car around and started around the court house square. The excited throng followed, some running and some hurrying across the square to get in line to catch a sight ?- AP? if fNQCCAr) fVl rt UI Wilt? dualize VCU1V1V uo xw Jk/uoovu vnv other street. Of the remarkable machine, more anon. It looked like a combination of one of the archives of Motordom, a steam roller and a Ford. To class the three is regarded secretely as a sacrilege, but for a pure description that fits it. Mounted in front was a steam boiler. This had a short stack just high enough to permit the smoke and cinders to pass harmlessly over the heads of the occupants. A series of ninps. roils, nuffine- steam, injectors, (valves, etc., covered everything in reach, while under the seat, the really smallest part of the vehicle, was the engine, ?one cylinder, and that run by steam; simple in its design, but capable of running and keeping on [running, and not dependent on gasoline. Vainly did the auto owners view the Strang sight in envy, and many did say in their hearts, Lo, the day of our anguish and suffering is past, for surely a delivery has come out of Denver. No more do we scatter our sheckles before the greed of an unending rise of gasoline prices, and veriley we are freed of the bondage of the gasoline man. We ride, we rejoice and are exceedingly glad, for pure H-2-0, alias aqua pura, combined with coal or wood as we may gather by the wayside, shall propel us on our way, and peace rides in our hearts. Water and coal were carried in a barrel and a box mounted on the rear rvf flip machine. The verv simolicitv of the get-up shows that some other means of locomotion will soon be employed when gasoline gets too high. Sylvester Williams, creator of the machine, is a negro man about 30 years old. He gathered together the pieces of the machine from various places and some time ago revealed his finished product to the world. It ran. Aspiring higher, he came to Anderson, and anyone who saw the machine will agree that he is deserv " 2 J i-i- : mi mg 01 consiaeraoie praise, ine iiegru built the machine on his own place, getting the materials from where he could, and has put together a machine that will joyfully run along the road when the flivvers are packed up in the garages with gasoline 50 cents a pint. He Had. l\fT nltn'MAA in A WOlflYH* J. ncy met u.v tucwicc ixi cuc vyaiwu room of a railway station. "My friend," began the man with the bag full of tracts, persuasively, "have you ever reflected on the shrotness of life, the uncertainty of all things here below and the fact that deatn is inevitable?" "Have I?" replied the man in the shaggy overcoat, cheerfully. "Well, I should say so. I'm a life insurance igent."?New York Times. s / ' PARADE BRINGS CLIMAX ( FOR VETERANS' REUNION Gray Clad Remnants of Gallant Hosts Marched Through Streets of Birmingham as Meeting Passes Into History. Palmetto Flags Attract Attention. 0 C Birmingham, Ala., May 18.?The s ; 26th annual reunion of the United q \ Confederate Veterans became history t: ; when the remnants of the gray uni-1 v j formed armies of the South passed \ 'in reivew in_their grand parade this c | afternoon. The closing scene 01 tne a gathering was witnessed by tens of i [thousands of persons. c Washington, the national capital, | will entertain the Southerners next n year but there will be few veterans j ; there. According to Adjt. Gen. Mikle, | death is reducing the ranks at the c rate of 14 per cen\ a year. I t Those who can go, however, are ? promising themselves the pleasure of marching down Pennsylvania avenue n and being reviewed by a Democratic p president. 'Si Following the parade in the after- c noon a brigade of Texas veterans t] [commanded by Col. Vik Reinhardt ti land several companies of the Alaba- b I ma National Guard, commanded by d I Mai. Carl Seals fuoght a sham battle at the fair grounds. At the conclu- s sion the Texans marched back to the e citv. declaring they had won the fight e without the loss of a single man. ;v Tonight scores of special trains are j scattering the veterans and visitors | to their homes in all sections of the T O iL A OOUU1. Cool, cloudy weather helped to fur- ^ nish ideal conditions for the parade and comparatively few of the veter- r ans were forced to withdraw from the line. It took two hours and 20 j minutes for th eprocession to pass a given point. Ij Massed in front of the reviewing stand at Twentieth street and Fifth p avenue where Gen. Bennett Young, and his staff took their positions, were j the bands, while the departmental staffs as they arrived at the stand (took their positions on the right of the general staff. L To show the public they were far from their last annual reunion gath-' . erinpr, hundreds of the old soldiers indulged in dancing as they passed in ? review at the end of their long march bringing wild cheers from the crowds. Cheers and the old rebel "yip-yip" j resounded from sidewalk to sidewalk all along the lne of march. |, Battle scarred flags were borne by many companies in the various com- 1 , mands. Negro body servants who had * served with their masters in the war i , marched again by their sides today ,^ and there were many women, too, L who marched along with their hus- 1 bands, veterans, manifestly proud of the opportunity. I Few Sailors Left. L Commodore A. 0. Wright of Jack- 1 sonville, Fla., commanding officer of | the Confederate States navy, and a A handful of veterans were the only representatives of the navy which at I the time of the war was composed of about 5,000 men. A. The Alabama National Guard, headed by Col. E. J. McCrossin, was ^ represented by cavalry, infantry and i artillery sections. Boy Scouts from "i several States who had accompanied veterans to the reunion also were in 1 line. Four automobiles loaded with Ku'j5 Klux in the fantastic garb of white robes and white peaked hats worn by that organization wound up the procession. A One of the most picturesque units among the old soldiers was a brigade of Tenessee troops in full uniform and acrrying their old muskets with / fixed bayonets. "We were there, We're all ready to figth now," they veiled as they passed in review. The Forrest cavalry in their faded yellow waist length blouses also atracted at- ? tention. Thousands of school children, all , waving the Stars and Stripes and the Stars and Bars, marched in the pa- 11 rade, while thousands lined the streets and as the bands came along ^ playing favorite Southern airs the children took up the songs. Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Ten- ? nessee and Mississippi furnished prob ^ ably the largest bodies of troops in line, but West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Florida, Texas and Arkansas were well represented. The 1 South Carolina flaps with the palmet- * to on a white background, attracted much attention. John A. Wood of Tennessee, 101 a years old, and said to be the oldest ? member attending the reunion, rode . in a car by himself and attracted 1 considerable attention. Thf rptiring commander, Gen. Bennett H. Young, tonight sent the following message to President Wilson: "To the president: The United Con- _ federate Veterans in annual conven- ? tion by unanimous vote wish to com- * mend and indorse your conduct in keeping our country so far in hon- e orable peace. At the same time they ? pledge you their cordial support to maintain at all times the dignity and ? honor of our government." f Gen. Harrison tonight reappointed William E. Mickle adjutant general n J i- - - -< - r -i._ a 4-u ^ ?o?L- nf 3 clTlQ cniei UI SlcUl YVltll LUC xaim V* I major general. , 13 c I CUT DOWN THE HIGH I f | COST OF CLEANSINGl J t u The best washing compound is r one part borax and three parts soap. ? Twenty-five cents' worth of this ^ will go farther than fifty cents worth r of bar soap and twice as far as a twenty-five cent package of washing * powder. It works easier and gets out more dirt, too! And with no injury to fabrics, paint, etc. It costs less and you get twice the results. Prove it yourself. Order today a twenty-five cent package of "20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips. "-^-Adv. CAMPAIGN BEGINS ? JUNE 20th, CLOSES | AUGUST 29th. | !i Columbia, May 19.-?At a meeting 1 j* 11 _ _ a j ' Ttr E i me state executive committee, w. ^ J. McGowan of Columbia, was elected | ecretary and Gen. Wilie Jones of E Jolumbia, treasurer without opposi- j? ion. W. F. Stevenson was elected ^ ice chairman. IE Gen. Wilie Jones moved that the [| ampaign open Tuesday, June 20,1e nd that the first primray be held E 'uesday, August 29. The motion was |?j arried. E The itinerary was left to a com- !| littee of John Gary Evans. Wilie {| ones and G. A. Guignard. E A committee o* assessments was [| reated as follows: Wilie Jones, ^ M. Moorer and John Gary E Ivans. g it was decided that the state com- Ej littee furnish the^iww books for en- {f otlment of all voters this summer. A g uggestion was made that carbon Ej opies be made for the books, but || [lis was rejected as being dangerous ra a the safety of the primary. The j| ooks will be opened the first Tues- {| ay in June. E A rule was adopted to give the j| itate chairman power to call togeth- g r the country chairmen of the sev- E ral congiessional districts to pro- [f ide for the congressional races. $ E An "If" For GirU. f you can dress to make yourself at- [| tractive, g ret not make puffs and curls your E chief delight, f vnn ran swim and row. be stroner rz and active, 4 lut of the gentler graces not lose g sight; E f ycu can dance without a craze for j? dancing, E 'lay without giving play too strong a {? hold; Injoy the love of friends without ro- e mancing, | 'are for the weak, the friendless and E the old; IS f you can master French and Greek | and Latin, Lnd not acquire, as well, a priggish | mien; | f you can feel the touch of silk and E satin, | Vithout despising calico and jean; ^ f you can ply a saw and use a ham- | mer, ? "an do a man's work when the need e occurs, ? | "an sing, when asked, without excuse g or stammer, e "an rise above unfriendly snubs and | slurs; E f you can make good bread as well }| as fudges, | Jan sew with skill, and have an eye e for dust, | f you can be a friend and hold no r grudges, ^ l girl wnom all > will love because .2 they must; " f sometimes you should meet and love anotner, " ind maKe a home with faith and peace enshrined, md you its soul?a loyal wife and mother? rou'll work out pretty nearly to my mind "he plan that's being developed tarough the ages, Lnd win tne best that life can have in store; ^ nn'll Ko m \r npirl o mnrlol nf -fVio P . vu A* WV illj 5*4 1) u VX V11V ^ ages? l woman whom the world will bow before. ?Elizabeth Lincoln Otis. AUSTRALIAN RECORD IS SET BY OVERLAND. News has just been received by 'he Willys-Overland Company of 'oledo, of another record broken by ne of its cars, a 1916 Model Overand setting a new mark in Austral a a short time ago by making the un from Albany to Armadale, a istance of 238 miles, in 6 hours and 2 minutes, one-third of the runin^ time made "by the express trains etween the two points. The former ecord was 7 hours, 28 minutes and: 6 seconds. j The run was made by Charlie Lewis ?'ho holds the 150-mile championship,' n Australia, and Arthur Anderson of he firm of Anderson and Adams, )verland dealers in Perth. On the road the car had to tackle 11 sorts of road conditions. The reater portion of the journey was j ver wet sand, with occasional turn* j ng out into the bush for fallen trees, i /ool teams, rocks and scrub, while ccasional bush tires were also en- i ountered. [ Although elapsed time was 6 hours nd 32 minutes, an average speed of. ff 6.4 miles per hour, actual running J imo was but 6 hours and 11 minutes, | , speed of 38.6 miles per hour. The F xcellence of this performance can S nly be appreciated by motorists who I :now the Australian roads. Thruogh andy patches the car was sometimes orced at a speed of 40 miles per I lour. In places a speed of 65 liles was attained. Spoon drains nd hump backs were taken at 40 L liles. 11 No effort was made to spare the ? ? *-- ?i. xi T- i?4. ? ^ L ar 10 get inruugn, uuu un uemg m- pected after the rough and trying [ ourney, it did not show the slightes ? igns of waer or tear. Throughout he run no tools of any sort were | ised, while the engine never stopped f unning at any point in the run. No ? ixtra lubricating oil was put into I he engine, and only one quart of vater was taken in throughout the ? un. I In every way the feat was a great liece of work, both for the Overland ar and its occupants. 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