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VICTOR OVER CHINESE DRAGON American-Made Motortrucks Are Win ning Way to Popularity in Land of Conservatism. Way back before th? year 1 they used to build high stoni> walls around the cities in China to koep out the ex ponents of civilization. Today they are tearing down these walls, breaking them up into fine pieces, and using them to build highways that will en able their now progrsssive govern ment to make the best use of the American-made motortrucks which China is beginning to utilize. , This is, perhaps, as striking a com ment on the economic and political changes that are takln j place within this interesting country as has come out of China in a long time. The cred it for such progressive policies is given in the main to Dr. George E. Morris, famous explorer and political adviser to the Chinese republic, an exchange states. Doctor Morris has succeeded in substituting a lot of new American ideas for the superstitions and conser vatism of the one-time "heathen Chi nee." And now ft is the motortruck that has gained his championship. A considerable number of trucks are now in use iu China, and they are do ing everything required of them with remarkable efficiency, in spite of the Ufficulty of securing skihe'd drivers and competent mechanics in that part of the world. GRATEFUL FOR COLD WATER Thirsty Fighters Went on Their Way Blessing the Thoughtfulness of That Red Cross Worker. There was plenty of water in X, but a tin mug o? it was more deadly than a German machine gun. It's Impossi ble to push two or three hundred thou sand soldiers back and forth over a locality, especially when half of them are Germans and there isn't time to clean up after they have been de feated, and keep the water supply un affected. And when, as. is the case often, the water wasn't very pure to begin with, it's not at all wise to dally with the Idea of drinking it. But what can you do when you've been out all day fighting and pursuing Germans and your canteen's empty and the roof of your mouth feels like a vulcanized scrubbing board? That's the thought that came to a Ked Cross field service man during the hottest fighting in August It was hot in two senses. The bullets flew and the sun melted. And the Red Cross man took out his largest mar mite and filled lt with water that was cool and purified. He kept it full all day and every soldier that passed that way had a drink of water. It was water they wanted just then. A little Initiative on the part of ene man made the solders as he himself put it "ab Kurdly grateful." But after struggling -across fields and roads all day lc the hot sun, well-well men do become ab surdly grateful for a drink of cool water.-From a Red Cross Scrapbook. Smashing All Reooi .s. The knell of such musical German propaganda as "Die Wacht am Rhein" and "Deutschland Uber Alles" was wounded the other day when more than 1,500 phonograph records embracing these and similar airs w>?re destroyed by a committee of women acting un der the auspices of the National Phono graph Records Recruiting corps. The records were reduced to fragments with hammers at the corps headquar ters. Aside from ridding the country of all German records that savor ol propaganda, the primal purpose of thc organization is the gathering up of all "slacker records" in the country foi The entertainment of American boys in the front-line trenches. To this end n ?lacker drive for records will be launched next week.-Now York Sun. Practical Jimmy. My little cousin went away with his Toother to visit his aunt in the country, His mother went in fear and trembling nt the thought of how he would mis behave. But to her surprise he was -tngclic during the whole visit-always did as he was told and never misbe haved. As soon as he entered his own home, however, he was his natural sell again. "Why, Jimmy," she said, "you were so good while you were away, why dc you start acting badly now?" "What's home for?" asked Jimmy. Chicago Tribune. Novel Contribution Box. A Minnesota man has invented a novel contribution box for churches. If a person drops in a quarter or more there ls silence; If he contributes a dime a bell rlugs; a nickel sounds a whistle. If an unfortunate pretends to be asleep when the box is passed, lt wakens him with a watchman's rat tle/ It is said that a Nebraska man has perfected an invention which en ables the usp of a party telephone to identify any other subscriber who may be listening to his conversation. Even the milder transgressions are becoming impossible. Kidding. A buck was hauled up before the C. O. for missing, reveille and asked why he failed to get out nf the hay. "Why, sir." says the buck, "I had Green sleeping on one side of me Brown on the other, White above mp and I am red-headed so I figgered 1 was camouflaged and that the tof wouldn't see me."-Plane News. Literally. "Did you see where a big bombing plane tc show Its capacity carried a piano from Paris to London?" "Well, that was music in the air.'* OC0?0?0?089O0909C?0?04a89f THE SOLUTION By AGNES G. BROGAN. li (Copyright, 1018, Western Newspaper Union.) Kathleen's observant gaze fell upon the pocketbook as soon as she had seated herself In the ca.\ It was ly ing clasped by a rubber band, close at her side. She held up the purse, look ing questioningly toward those about, but lt was evident that the lost pock etbook was neither the property of the fat gentleman upon the opposite cross seat, or the woman near by. "A soldier got out of that seat Just before you came in," the wompn whis pered, "probably he left it there." Before placing the purse in the hands of the conductor, Kathleen de cided to examine its interior for clue of ownership. , Besides a small roll of bills, she noticed in a separater compartment several folded papers. These contained no desired Informa tion ; but as she opened the last sheet of smooth, unwritten paper, Kathleen gasped In surprise, for looking ont at her from its protection was a very lifelike picture-of herself. And the remarkable thing about this picture' was that she had had but one copy made from a large photograph which was her own-in order to send lt to a fcr-away aunt. To enter Kathleen's sitting room, divided by doors from the city boarding house parlor, was like enter ing a beautiful flower-garden at the end of a dreary road. In Kathleen's room all was soft rose colored light, and Inviting comfort. "After all." she told herself, "one lives upon the inside, and not the outside." So, this evening of the finding of the pocketbook, Nora, the housemaid, rrjet her in the hall. A'nd because her excited spirit must have a confidant, Into N ra's ears Kathleen poured her tale of adventure. "I shall advertise the purse tomor row, Nora," she said. But the follow ing evening it was Nora, who burst ex citedly into Kathleen's rorm. Violently she slapped a newspaper down on the tnble. "Read that," she demanded, point ing to the 'Lost' column. And there unmistakably was a plea for the re turn of the purse Kathleen had found. "Suitable reward to finder," the ad vertisement ended. Kathleen spent much time in the wording of her re sponse. It was necessary that the j owner must call to Identify his prop erty; also necessary that he describe contents before clrlming. And how vt as she to stand there before a strange man, while he described to her the appearance of her own photograph and his strange wish for its possession? "ni tell you," suggested Nora, "just leave the whole thing to me. I'll open the door when he calls; then Til tell him the picture was of a friend o' mine, an* find out about it before I glv' him the~ purse. Yon won't have to see him at all." "Very well," Kathleen assented doubtfully. When, therefore, Nora went one eve ning to answer the summons of the door bell, palpitatingly Kathleen lin gered behind the closed door of her sitting room. Distinctly she heard a man's tread following Nora's shuf fliner one into the stiff parlor. His voice ha'' i pleasing sound. "So i found th.^ purse''" he said, and proceeded in detail to describe its contents. Shamelessly Knthleen lis tened. "And-" he said abruptly, "the photograph of a young vt oman." "What sort of lookin' yonng woman, nov.'?" asked Nora. "The sort of a face," he mused, which would make a man believe in all the good of the world. True, steady eyes-" "The queer part of lt." said Nora, "is that the girl's a friend o' mine. An' we've been wonderin' how you come by her pieter." "A friend of yours!" repented the man. Astonishment spoke in every word. "I owe your nend an apology, then," he went on. "I'm afraid my ret and my motive both will be hard tr- explain. You see, I was down at the photographer's here one day, hav ing my picture taken before starting overseas, and-I wasn't feeling very happy at the time. Then all at once this girl's face looked up at me from o counter full of photographs, the very eyes seemed speaking of cour age and smiling bravely. "Who is it?" I asked of my friend the photographer. But he evaded the question. "That picture was copied from a large one which I made for the sit ter," he said, "it was not s. ''.factory to me, so I kept It and gave ' a bet ter one." " That picture ls my mascot,' I said decidedly. Tm going to carry ft through the wars,* and he laughed, making no objection." The soldier paused, Then a sigh came quivering from the girl behind the closed doors. "And it went with me," he continued, even through that last, awful time. I'm heme now recovering from the wotfnd. But it's going to be slow. You will tell your friend all this, please, and tell her, too, that her face never ceased to be my inspiration. When it was hard-those eyes of hers seemed to understand." Then Kathleen threw wide the door, the understanding eyes .were bright with tears, and the wounded mail stared unbelieving. "The original of the picture is glad to have helped," she said, "will you come In and tell me about it all?" Eagerly the soldier obeyed. And to them both the little room became as a garden of flowers at the end of a dreary road. NOTICE . Any parties ; having boats in my pond will please get them out before Feb. 20th. If not out by that time I will take them in charge. S. E. MORGAN, : Edgefield, S. C. Insure your Horses' and Mules' lives at $7.00 per $100.00. E. J. Norris. Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1802. Property Insured $4,268,300. WRITE OR CALL on the under signed for any information you maj desire about our plan of insurance. We insure your property againsl destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING* and do so cheaper th?n any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared tc prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan cf insuranc? known. Our Association is now' licensee to write Insurance in the co?ntie? of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, Richland, Lexington, Calhoun and Spartanburg. The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei Lyon, President, Columbia S. C., J. R. Blake, Gen. Agent, Secty. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. O. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J._M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J. Frase on, Columbia, S. C. W. C ?, Batesburg, S .C. W. .?'harton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, GEN. AGT. Greenwood, S. C. February 1st, 1919. 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