Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Oldest Newspaper Iii ^ VOL. 74. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23rd, 1909: N0.22. JOHNSTON NEWS. Death of au Aged Lady, Very Brilliant Reception. Large House Party, "Tots in Toyland." Miss Ella' Pauline Pechman en tertained with a luncheon on last Thursday morning, in compliment to two of her class, mates of Con Terse college, Misses Adelle Mu dr ow and Rosabel Pedrick., After i;he arrival of all, ' a progressive game of Old Maids was indulged \? in, and played - upon tables beauti ful ^jth" bo wis- of sweet' peas and nasturtium. The score cards bore the Converse pennant in water col . orsanoVwasthe work of the hostess Miss Addie Ouzts carried off the prize, a Converse pennant of pur pie and gold, and Miss Mamie Stawell, the' consolation prize, a darning gourd for the "old maid." At the conclusion of the game a two . course luncheon of fcalads and sweets waa served. The affair was greatly enjoyed by all present. Misses Rose and Petula LaGrone have been visiting their sister, Mrs. James Hart. Miss Hattie Toney and Master Mark Toney have gone to Wrights ville Beach, N. C., vfor a pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Turner en tertained Miss Ella Pauline Pech man and her visitors with ?a dining oh Wednesday last. . Miss Mary Cobb, of Piedmont, is the guest of her uncle, Mr. G. P. Cobb. : On Sunday night of last week, Mrs. Ann "Crouch died at her home near town. She had lived to the age of 84 years and for some time feebleness had been coming on. She; was a consistent member of the Baptist church, and more and more as the years went by she experienced the satisfying evidence that she was . a child of God; nearing the eternal * shore she enjoyed peace ?nd:restful confidence in her Saviour. She was loving mother and her chief please] re was in doing for her children nd others.. She. leaves three dni ren, Mesdames Marj- Cullum, J. ' M. Rushton and Mr. Charlie Crouch. The funeral took place on Mon day morning at Ebenezer. Mrs. J. L. Walker is entertain ing this week with a house party,' four of the young ladies being from ;l Newberry. Misses Langford,Browne, Spearman and Rowland/ Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eidson and M-?BS?S Myrtia Smith and Emmie ; Wright have, gone, to St. George to attend the state conference of the Epworth League. The Band of Hope will picnic ?t Lake View on July 5th. A special coach will leave Johnston to carey those who will make up the party. Miss Mary Spann H?rrison en tertained the younger set on Thurs ' clay evening in a charming manner. On Wednesday night of this week, the play, "Tots in Toy-land," will be had at the school auditori um. Mr. Stewart, of Columbia, is coaching, the play, and it promises to be a very entertaining one. Prof. Wilber Wertz, who has been principal of the . school at C'owpens, is at home for the sum mer. The pond drawing at Yonce's on Friday of this week will attract a, crowd from town; .both old and young anticipate going to picnic and buy shares. Mrs. Bettie Adams., and Misses. Bessie Ford and Frances Turner have returned from a short visit to friends in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs! W. J. Hatcher have returned from a two week's visit at Memphis, Tenn., where they . have been visiting relatives. Prof. W. C. Zeigler, who resign ed as principal of this school, has been elected as principal of the St. George High School. Invitations have been received to the marriage of Mr. Carl Norris and Miss Carrie Cooper which will take place on June 30th, at Norfolk, Va. Fo/ a number of years Mr. Norris made his home here and the warmest congratulations are being wafted to hkn by his numerous friends upon the happy event. Propose or Get Out ''You've been coursing me now for a number of years, George," re-1 marked a girl to a young man, ac cording to the Philadelphia In quirer, "and I want to.make a little leap-year proposal." . "I-I am not in a position to m-marry just yet," stammered the youth; but" "WTio said anything about mar riage?" interrupted the girl. "I was going to propose.that you stop com ing here and give somebody else a chance." Teacher-Where was the Magna Charta signed? Intelligent boy-At the bottom . r.-Harvard Lampoon. COLD SPRING ITEMS. Farmers in Excellent Spirits in Spite of Rains and ' Grass, Many Visitors .Come and Go Earmers are in better spirits now than-theyVere some time' ago, as the weather has been favorable for work. Crops are looking well, also the grass in places, as there has been so much of it' Even farmer Little john has been afraid the grass would rur away, with his cotton and that he would be obliged to turn out about "ten acres, of i t(?). Among the many visitors in our town Sunday were Mrs. Pat Robert son of Modoc, nee .Miss: Maud Holmes, Mr. Tom Qnarles, of Au gusta, Mr. John Wood and wife, of Clarks Hill,.Mr. and Mrs. Cab Key and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bussey of Modoc. There were many others at church from Colliers and other nearby com munties but we prefer to think of them as a part of our regular con gregations. There has already been a thou sand Quarleses attending our church services and other meetings in our town,but another came on the stage of action Sunday,*being none other than Master H. E. Quarles, Jr., and the way those giris and others paid >attention to him was a caution. Ought to have seen the broad smiles on Iiis grandaddy Quarles's face as he would look across'the church at him. or hear his voice. He went to sleep in church, but never mind, see if he don't be a preacher yet. Cornelius Holmes has been at home a week resting up. We are glad to see him looking so rriuch better. Dr. Pattison who has many friends in this section as well as in all oth er parts of Edgefield county, is prac ticing in this community and board ing at Mr.. Wy T. Brown's,. We hope.thathjs coming will be a great ^benefitto our. community. Miss. Essie .Bussey who ha* been goingto^choolin Anderson is back ath?r^ncrflt??er welcomed by her many friends. Prof/P. H. Bussey. who is by no means a stranger here, was a wel comed visitor at Our B. Y. P. !\ Sunday afternoon. Th? . excellent speech he made to us was very much enjoyed and appreciated. Pat, as he is familiarly called by his old friends here,? is a young man in "whom both the young and old have a great deal of confidence, and is greatly beloved by those who know him. We hope that he will be a reg ular attendant at our B. Y. P. IT. and other services during his vaca tion. > Our young people's worlc it; very encouraging to thc large hum ber of both young and old who have the work at heart. We feel that our feet are i being "placed on higher ground." X.*Y. Z. Rural Telephone Lines Needed. Of great importance to Edgefield and the entire county is the devel opment of the rural telephone lines. Under the plan of the Southern Bell Companjr there is no reason why ev ery farmer shouldnot have" a tele phone, the cost being so low as to place this, modern time-saver within reach of all. The Bell people have received inquiries .from several sections of the county for informa tion as to rates, and the manner ,in which sorcvice can be secured. The plan is a very simple one, providing as it does for the organi zation of a club of farmers in a giv en locality, who jointly build the line to the limits of the Bell Tele phone Company's Exchange; the Bell Company then connects the line with its Exchange, and furnish es free service between its Exchange subscribers and the subscribers on the Farmers' Line, and in tum the' farmers or the country merchants who are connected on the line get free service with the Bell Company's Exchange. The charge made by the Bell Company is 50 cents per month, for the service, where there is six subscribers on the line. Each sub scribes buys his own telephone, and the subscribers together buy the ma terial and build and maintain their own line. The estimated cost of building a .six mile line, including everything, except poles, which the subscribers furnish; would be only about 812.00 to each subsciber. There has been considerable de velopment of this business in the counties adjacent to Edgefield, and we are glad to see our farmers tak ing hold of this matter. The Stranger-Do the people who live across the road from you, Rastus keep chickens? Rastus-Dey' keeps some of 'em sah.-Christian Advocate. Program Woman's ? vention pf the Soul odist Coi ; Opening; Exercises, By President. Roll Call, Delegates seated hy districts. Report from Preliminary Meeting Introductions. Report of delegates to Annual Meeting of Woman's Board. President and vice-president re port year's work. Ndon Hour. \ Memorial Services, led by Miss I. D. Martin. Afternoon. / Devotional Service. Institute, conducted by Miss Da vies. . . . - Evening. , Devotional Exercises conducted by pastoi. Address of Welcome. Response by Miss I. D. Martin. Addrers, "The Methodist Church and Missions," Miss A. M. Barnes. Friday Morning. Devotions, led by Mrs. J. N. Wait. Roll C.vii, Minutes. Report of six District Secretaries. Report, Secretary Young Peoples Work, Miss Alice Stackhouse. The Young Christian Worker, by our Editor, Miss A. M. "Barnes. ^ioon Hour. Miss E nina Gary". Afternoon. Committees meet. Devotions led by Mrs. Humbert.' Reports from six District Secre taries. , . Talk ph China by Miss'Emma Gary. ' Fv?'m'in? ''"""Devot iori H, !'e':l rry* Talk by Rev. A. L. Bowen. Assignment c Mrs. W W Adams, Miss Elizabeth Lucius, Miss Lil lian Newton. - Mrs. W S Adam s, Mrs. J A and F H and Sam W Barber, .Hid Miss) Nina Shuler. Mrs. J H Allen, Mrs. E R Kleekley, Mrs. J P Fant\ Mrs. ILE Connor, Miss Sal ' lie Dubois. Mrs. O B Anderson, Miss Leila 'Epps, M iss Annie Crouch. Mr. .Tame? T Bacon. Mrs. A H Hard, Mrs. W Hilton. Mrs. O P Bright, Miss Mattie Evans, Mrs. McDon ald Green, Mrs. Heriot, Mrs. W ? McKelvD.v. Mrs. PP 31alock, Mrs. E T Shell,-"Miss Virginia Willis. Mrs. C E Burts, Mrs. Wait, Mrs. W Barber, Miss Clara Osborne, Miss Davies. Mrs. Seth butler, Miss A M Barnes, Miss L Neville. Mrs. T P Burgess, Miss Eula Moody, Miss Lizzie Miles. M rs. W A Byrd, Mrs. J R Watson, Mrs. R A Jones. Mrs. W P Calhoun, Miss Er?v Stuckey, Miss Lula Welch. Mrs. J H Oantelou, Miss May Owings. Mrs. B T Moore, Miss Alma Bethea, Miss Finnstrom.' Mrs. J M Cobb at Grice House, Mrs. McSwain, Mrs. Pitts. Mrs. W S Cogburn, Miss Bertha Fate, Mrs. Herring. Mrs. W B Cogburn, Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. Raysor. Mrs. W H Dorn, Miss Sue Kleclcley, Miss Verda Little. Mrs. R L Dunovant, Miss A B Sealy, Miss Fay Walsh, Miss Ethel Hardin and Mrs. J J F Hardin. Mrs. W L. Dunovant, Miss Sallie Key, Mrs. J S Kidd. Mrs. J G Edwards, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Owens. Mrs. A V Evans, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Tatum, Miss Alma Gibbs, Miss Garrison, Mrs. T B Gibson, Miss E Gary, Miss Dosia Register. Mrs. R N G reneker, Miss Fairey, Mrs. McGhee. Mrs. James. E Hart, Mrs. Rearden, Miss Powell. . . . /. 'oreign Mission; Con th Carolina Meth ?ference. I Report,, Conf. Cor. Sec Mrs. Humbert Report, Conference Treas'n ref, Mrs. J. P. McNeil. Ad dress ?by Miss Davies. , \ . Saturday. Devotions, led. Mrs. Mcneil. Reports of Standing Committee*. Training School H?jiiv Round Table, led by Miss.Davies. (Miss E McCullough Student at j T. S.-) Noon Hour. In Charge of Mrs. ^R;;^E: / Stacie- j house. Afternoon. Devotions, led by Mrs; R. W. Barber. Reports of ' Committees, Report Librarian. Election of officers, District Sec retaries and Auditor, Editor Column in So. Ch. Advocate,. Alt?rnate to Meeting Woman's Board 1910. Place of next Meeting, Pledges Correspondents for N, M. Adv. and So. Ch. Adv. f% Report of committee on r?solu- j tions. Evening. Devotions, led hy~ Address by Prof. Gist Gee, Soo* chow, China. ^ Dr. Ainsworth on Institutional Church. \ ' / ? W'V' Sunday. Testimony Meeting, \ Eleven o'clock, Sermbifi;Dr. Ains-1 worth," Savannah, Ga. Afternoon. . Young People's Hour, Ci by Miss Davies Address by Miss Davies. >f Delegates.1 Mrs. Mary Hartley, Miss Lizzie Bates. Mrs. S B. Hill, Mrs. R W DeLoach, Miss Meta DeLoach, Mrs. Kinnaird. Mrs. John W Kemp, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Bessie Crouch. Mrs. B B Jones, Mrs. Maybin, Mrs. Pressley, Mrs. Lillardj'Mrs. Divver. Mrs. N M Jones, Mrs. Epps, Mrs. Wooten. Mrs. J. H. Reel, Miss Bessie Talbert, Miss Jincy Covington. Mrs. L B Jones, Miss Alice West, Miss Lula May. Mrs. Luther Jones, -Mrs. Thomas Arnold, Mrs. Thom .as Charles. Mrs. W C Jackson, Miss Eula Satchcr, Miss ' Ruth Smith. Mrs. W E Lynch, Mrs. N A Bates, Mrs. J S Beas ley. Mrs. W E Lott, Miss Fannie Brownlee, Miss Louise Hellams. Mrs. E J Mims, . Mrs. Hattie Switzer, Mrs. Epps, Miss Fue, Miss Jtfyra Watson, Mrs.WCHyer, Mrs. R L Cun ningham. Mrs. J L Mims, Miss Jessie Curtis, Mrs. G L Dickson, Miss Bessie Lee Black, Mrs. Dave Felder. Mrs. James T Mims, ' Miss Alice Jones, Miss Tarrant, Miss Sara Bye, Miss Smith, MBS. S J Bethea. Mrs. Sallie Mosely, Mrs. Pate, Mrs. James Ellis. Mrs. M J Norris, Miss I D Martin, Mrs. E S Her bert, Mrs. Marvin Auld, Mrs. Jas. Montgomery. Mrs. B E. Nicholson, Mrs. W H Holland and daughter, Mr. Gist Gee, A C Bowen. Mrs. W G Ouzts, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Boulware, Mrs. J L Smith, Mrs. R M Vaughn. Mrs. J P Ouzts, . Miss Maud Brabham, Miss Kate Gardner, Miss Eloise Moselfy, Miss Cora Watson. Mrs. A E Padgett, Mrs. N Timmerman. Mrs. J W Peak, Mrs. R E Stackhouse, Mrs. Olin Auld. Mrs. W T Prescott, Miss Nettie Philips, Miss Edith EDUCATIONAL RALLY. ? ? ? Distinguished Educators to Ad dress Meeting in Every Coun ty in the State. Under the direction of State Su perintendent of Education J. E: Swearingen educational mass meet ings will be held in each county in the state during the month of Au gust. The meeting at Edgefieldis to be on1 Monday, August 9th, as will be shown from the following copied from The State of Monday: \ 'The schedule of mass meetings to be conducted this summer by the educational campaign committee has been tentatively arranged. The se lection of the place in each connty has been left to the county super intendent. In a large number of counties, rural communities have been selected, and this it is hoped will serve to interest the people at the rural sections in the purposes and plans of the oampaign. -"Many of the most distinguished educators, jurists, divines, editors and law-makers of South Carolina have been invited to join in the dis cussion, and have ' gladly consented to assist in bringing better educa* tional facilities to every county. The campaign opens simultaneously in Spartanburg and Darlington. It is in no sense political, but repre sents the needs and^interests of the children. Any locality desiring bet ter schools might find it advanta geous to call on the county super intendent and ask him to commu nicate with the secretary as to. the place of holding the meeting in any county. "The following is the schedule beginning on August 2: .Monday, August 2-Spartanburg, Darlington. Tuesday, August 2-Laurens, Chesterfield. Wednesday, August 4-Green ;ville, Marlboro. Thursday, August 5-Pickens, Marion.^ Friday. August. -O-Oconee, Clar endon, f ' '^tur?;; LT list -7-Anderson';-] Horry. " .. : ' '\ ? ' - v Monday, August 0-Chester, Edgefield. , Tuesday, August 10-Lancaster, Saluda. Wednesdaj', August 11-York, Greenwood. Thursday, August 12-Cherokee, Newberry, Union. Monday, August 23-Abbeville, Florence. Tuesday, August 24-Aiken, Lee. Wednesday, August 25-Barn well,. Sumter. Thursday, August 26-Hampton, Kershaw. Friday, Auguse 27-Beaufort, Richland. Saturday, August 28-Colleton, Fairfield. Monday, August 30-Lexington, Williamsburg. Tuesday, August 31-Orange burg, Georgetown. Wednesday, September 1-Bam berg, Berkely. Thursday, September, 2-Dor chester, Charleston, Calhoun. \ Philips. Mrs. T H Rainsford, Miss Alice Stackhouse, Miss B Armstrong, Mrs. A S Manning, Mrs'. A J .Iones,Mis8 Mattie Cloud, Miss Deschamps, Miss Dessie Stewart, Miss Florence Stone. Mrs. S H Sanders, Mrs. W. P. Yarbrough, Miss An nie Rikard. Mrs. J C Sheppard, Mrs; Lemaster, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. J W Payne, Mrs. Kittie Kay. Mrs. B Tim mons, Mrs. Wightman, Miss May Wightman, Mrs. J W Humbert Mrs. W H Turner, Miss Idele Duncan, Miss M Riley. Mrs. JG Tompkins, Mrs. J N Tenhett, Miss Kate Durant. Mrs. Ella Tompkins, Mrs. Boineau, Mrs. Otis Brab ham. Mrs. Wates, ' Mrs. M E Smith. Mrs. H A Smith, Miss Mary Hamlin, Miss Bessie McGraw. Mrs. Willis Duncan, Mrs. J D Peeple, Miss C A Hub bard. ( Dr. Marsh at Mrs. Ida Sheppard's Miss May Wannamaker. At the Parsonage, Mrs. Porter Gaston, Mrs. W S Martin, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. M M Ferguson, Miss Sarah Monroe, Mrs. Everitt. "Did you have a good time at the Sunday school picnic, Bobby?" "I should say so," answered Bob by, enthusiastically. "They was three fights."-Buffalo Express. INCREASE THE HUMUS. Impoverished Soils Must Have Fertility Restored by Plant ing Crops That Increase Humus. -Experience has taught the south ern farmer that with the advanced price of implements, fertilizers and labor he can no longer make ends meet by cultivating poor land. Whereas under former conditions h? could exist by cultivating land that required three acres to make a bale of cotton, he must now make the same yield at less expense from a smaller area. Farmers generally realize this and are putting forth greater effort to increase the fertility of their soil from year to year. The most economic aa well as most effective way to restore the. soil on impoverished lands is to plant such crops, especially as a winter cover ing, that will increase the humus in the soil. The following from the Farmers' Uuion Sun is a timely ar ticle upon this subject: "SoUs poorly supplied with hnmus are never productive. Without a liberal supply of vegetable matter the crops are small, late in maturing and poor in quality. Science and practice have taught us that humus conserves moisture, furnishes plant food, accelerates chemical action, un locks the mineral elements, favors bacterial life, secures porosity in compact soils, gives body to sandy soils, prevents the formation of hard crusts, and reduces the labor and expense of tillage. Humus is the great need of all sections. The hank account of many farmers is suffer ing because their lands are deficient in organic matter. Truckers as well as fruit growers are giving, this question more attention than ever before. Vegetable and small fruit growers, who are generally too far distant from- the city to transport manure by wagon, are beginning to . realize that yields will soon diming ) ish unless the supply of vegetable matter ?B increased. Gardeners and ' small fruit growers throughout the - North are agitating, the doctrine of more humus and. ,.th?re js,reason to. J believe that the general discussion "i of this subject will result in greatly improved soils and increased profits. - One of the greatest, if not the great est, conservera of humus is stable manure, but as this is inaccessible in sufficiently large quantities to most farmers, the next best thing is to sow the land for early spring turning in clover, vetch, or some such plants, which, in addition to conserving the humus of the. soil, provides food stuff for subsequent plant life." No Need For a Doctor. Dr. Scott, a prominent physician, had a patient who suffered from over-eating. Despite all warnings every few weeks the doctor would be called in to assuage the grief of his patient. Once several months passed without a summons, so that, meeting his patient on the street, the , doctor asked: "How is it I haven't heard from you in so long? Are you taking ' my advice or my prescriptions, or : have you joined the ranks of the food-faddists?" "I have done none of these things," responded the former dyspeptic. "I have found a perfect rule for per manent good health and I believe I ? am done with doctors forever." "How is that?" asked the doctor, j "Well," ejaculated the discoverer, "when I sit down at the table I am , careful to see that I measure just six inches from the edge of the table, j Then I eat and eat and when I hit -I quit." Suffragette-We believe that a woman should get a man's wages. Married Man-Well, judging from my own experience'she does. Boston Transcript. A Bright Boy. "Now, Tommie," said the teacher, 1 you may give me an example of a coincidence." "Why, er," said Tommie, with some hesitation-"why, er, why me fadder and me mudder was both married on.de same day."-Harper's , Weekly. The Family Enjoyed It, Too. i When the minister, who was a bachelor, had been helped to Mrs. Porter's biscuits for the third time, he looked across the tabfe at Rhoda, staring at her with round, wondering eyes. ^ - "I don't often have such good sup- < pers as this, my dear," he said, in ] his most propitiatory tone, and Rho- t da's face dimpled. < "We don't always," she sail., in j her clear little voice. "I'm awful f glad you came."-Youth's Compan ion. 1 PARKSVILLE LETTER. New Public Road" Completed, Supervisor Moultrie Com mended, Crops Looking Welt Yesterday was a good day re ligiously fpr Parksville. Rev. Mr. White preached a good sermon on "sowing and reaping" in the Bap tist church in the morning, and Rev. Geo. Lee, an excellent one nt the Methodist church in the after noon, on " repentance." Our people are witho ii excuses as to church privileges. The new road from Parksville to the ferry by way of the Twin City Power Companyis about completed, and it is ? good one too, fit for au tomobiles to travel. The truth is, some of the Parksville "upper tens1' ought to get one, if for no other good reason, just to travel the new road, and enjoy privilege? commen surate with their wealth. The chaingang is still in our midst in charge of-Sergeant Sawyer, Supervisor Moultrie is doing good, work, widening the! roads where possible and in every wa3r looking lo permanency, rather than great speed. If he will commence to go around our hills when practicable we will vote him our thanks, though / we dare not publish them, ( and de clare him one of the best-if not. the best-Supervisors in the state. Bob Moultrie is a conscientious fel low, and will hew to the line, it matters not where the chips fall. Misses Addie Bell, Sallie Parks and Martha Dorn are engineering a great fish fry to take place on s the Savannah river or somewhere else. One of the girls is quite much wrought up over former disappoint ments. One time papa was to? busy sowing peas and another the rain came, but with resoluteness born of true courage they refuse to. give it up. We hope for them a grand time. '^Misses Julia and Weinona Strom, ' accompanied hy the latter's little sister,'Ethel, spent the , day to-day in Parksville. They are returning from Aiken, where tiley haye been spending some . time . with their Gilham. They must have had a "swell time," in youthful parlance, for they both have so much stout ened up. Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Parks,' of Plum Branch, worshipped with us yesterday at the Baptist church. We are always glad to have our Plum Branch friends with us though we can't/get used to thinking but What they still belong to us, this being the home of Mr. Hamp and Reho both of Miss Fannie May. Mrs. John Branson has returned home from a visit to children in Augusta. The crops are looking fine and so is the grass. If we can have a few days of sunshine the farmers will come conquerer. ; We had a fine meeting of the young people last night. The subject was great Bible characters-Paul. Miss Addie Bell gave an outline of the great apostle's life and Miss Martha Dorn wrote well on his character. ' Messrs. W. W. Fowler and J. A. Miller gave good address es on an estimate of Paul's works. "MORE ANON." Will Hang For Burning House Aiken, S. C., June 16.-Moses Stevens, a negro, was convicted last night in the circuit court here of ar son. The conviction, which carries the death sentence, is on the charge of burning the: barn of Mrs. M. C. Moseley. ' Steven's wife and moth er-in-law testified that he told them that he burned the barn for revenge because Mrs. Moseley refused to lend him some money. Right in His line. "I'm surprised that you should be interested in watching those silly ?udes." "Force of habit, I guess. I'm president of a real estate improve ment company." "Well?" "Well, they're a vacant lot." Married. "Now tell me," said the doctor, 'do you ever hear a buzzing noise in your ears?" "Of course, doctor," replied the pa tient: "I thought you knew her." "Eh? Whom?" "My wife." An Infantile Insult. Baby's first vocal accomplishment ?vas to learn to imitate a duck, and rf course he had to go through the performance for every visitor. When :he family physician arrived, the mild, without waiting for the usual prompting, toddled up to him and laid: "Quack, quack!"-Harper'* Week