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President Harding's Inaugural , Address. (Continued from page Two) ever service, military or civic, the individual is best fitted, where we may call to universal service every plant, agency or facility, all in the sublime sacrifice for country and not one penny for war profit shall inure to the benefit of private individual, corporation and combination, but all above the normal shall flow into the defense chest of the nation. There is something inherently wrong, some thing out of accord with the ideals of representative democracy when one portion of our citizenship turns its activity to private gain amid de fensive war while another is fighting, sacrificing or dying for national preservation. Unity of Spirit and Purpose. Out of much universal service will ?ome a new unity of spirit and pur pose, n new confidence and consecra tion which would make our defense impregnable, our triumph assured. Then we should have little or no dis organization of our economic, indus trial and commercial systems at liome, no staggering war debts, no ?wollen fortunes to flout the sacri fices of our soldiers, no excuse for sedition, no pitiable slackerism, no outrages of treason. Envy and jeal ousy would have no soil for their menacing development and revolution ?would be without the passion which ingenders it. A regret for the mistakes of yes terday must not, however, blind us to the tasks of today. War never left j such an aftermath. There has been IJ etaggering loss of life, and^measure less wastage of materials. Nations are still groping for return to stable ?ways. Discouraging indebtedness con fronts us like all the war torn na tions, and those obligations must be * provided for. No civilization can sur- 1 vive repudiation. ] We can reduce the abnormal ex penditures and we will. We can strike at war taxation and we must. We must face the grim necessity with | * full knowledge that the task is to be solved, and we must proceed with 11 a full realization that no statute en- j < acted by man can repeal the inex orable laws of nature. Our most dan-1 i g?rons tendency is to expect too much of government and at the same time do for it too little. < We contemplate the immediate 1 task of putting our public household .an order. We need a rigid and yet sane economy, combined with fiscal justice and it must be attended by in- j dividual prudence and thrift, which | ' are so essential to this trying hour and reassuring for the future. Reflection of War's Reaction. The business world reflects the dis turbances of war's reaction. Here j in flows the life blood cf material ex- 1 istence. The economic mechanism J is intricate and its parts interdepen- ; dent and has suffered the shocks and 1 jars incident to abnormal demands, credit inflations and price upheavals. The normal balances have been im- 1 paired, the channels of distribution ( ihave been clogged, the relations of 1 labor and management have been ( ?trained. We must seek the readjust- i ment with care and courage. Our peo- 1 pie must give and take. Prices must 1 reflect the receding fever of her c activities. Perhaps we never shall y know the old levels of wa?e again, because- war- invariably- readjusts * compensations and the necessities of v 3ife will show their inseparable re iationship, but we must strive for normalcy to reach stability. All the -.penalties will not be lij|ht or evenly -distributed. e There is no way of making them ,?.o. There is no instant step from dis- * order to order. We must face a con- j dition of grim reality, charge off our losses and start afresh. It is the e oldest lesson of civilization. I would like government to do all it can to mitigate them. In understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for Jthe common good-our tasks will be' * ;?olved. " No altered system will work a mi racle. Any wild experiment will only .add to the confusion, our best assur ance lies in efficient administration <of our proven system. . ?From Destruction to Production. . The forward course of the business 0 cycle is unmistakable. Peoples are r turning from destruction to produc- y tion. Industry has sensed the changed order and our own people are turning v to resume their normal onward way. j .The call is for productive America to a go on. I know that congress and the ^ administration will favor every wise t government policy to aid the resump- ? tion and encourage continued pr^g- ^ ress. i I speak for administrative efficien- z cy, for lightened tax burdens, for 1 sound commercial practices, for ade- i quate-peredfc facilities, for fvmpa- 1 thetic concern for all agricultural 1 problems, for the omission of necessary interference of governi with business, for an end to go\ ment's experiments in business for more efficient business in gov ment administration. With all of must attend a mindfulness of the man side of .activities so that cial, industrial and economic ju? will be squared with the purpose a righteous people. With the nationwide inductior womanhood into our political life; may count upon her intuitions, he finement, her intelligence and hei fluence to exalt the social order, count upon her exercise of the privileges and the performance of duties of citizenship to speed the tainment of the highest state, f Prayer for Industrial Peace. I wish for an America no less a in guarding against dangers fi within that it is watchful against ernies from without. Our fundami al law recognizes no class, no gre no section. There must be none in ] islation or administration. The preme inspiration is the comn weal. Humanity hungers for in1 national peace and we crave it vi all mankind. My most fervent pra for America is for industrial pea with its rewards, widely and gen ally distributed amicTthe inspiratii of equal opportunity. No one justly may deny the equ ity of opportunity which made what we are. We have mistaken i preparedness to embrace it, to bi challenge of the reality; and due ct cern for making all citizens fit i participation will give added streng >f citizenship and magnify c ichievement. If revolution insists on overtui ing established order, let other pc pies make the tragic experimei There is no place for it in Ameri< When world war threatened civilis tion we pledged our resources a: >ur lives to its preservation, and wh revolution threatens we unfurl t lag of law and order and renew o consecration. Ours is a constitutio il freedom where the popular will ;he law supreme and minorities a jacrealy protected. Our revisior reformations and evolutions reflect ieliberate judgment and an order progress, and we mean to cure 01 ills, but never destroy or permit d itruction by force. I had rather submit our industri ?ontrovers?es to the conference tab iii advance than to a settlement tab if ter conflict and suffering. The ear is thirsting for the cup of good wi! Understanding is its fountain sourc [ would like to acclaim an era < jood feeling amid dependable pro perity and all the blessings which a :end. Protection of Industries. It has been proved again an igain that we can not, while throv ng our markets open to the worlc naintain American standards of In ng and opportunity and hold ou ndustrial eminence in such unequ? competition. There is a luring fal acy in the theory of banished bai .iers of trade, but preserved Ameri can standards require our highe production costs to be reflected ii )ur tariffs on imports. Today, as nev ;r before, when peoples are seekinj ;rade, restoration and expansion, w< nust adjust our tariffs to the new or 1er. We seek participation in thi vorld's exchanges, because thereir ies our way to widen influence anc he triumphs of peace. We know ful veil we can not sell where we dc lot buy and we can not sell success 'ully where we do not carry. Opportunity is calling not alone 'or the restoration, but for a new ira in production, transportation and rade. We shall answer it best by neeting the demand of ? surpassing tome market, by promoting self re lance in production and by bidding interprise, genius and efficiency to arry our cargoes in American bot oms to the marts of the world. An America of Homes. We would not have an America iving within and for herself alone, mt we would have her self-reliant, ^dependent and ever nobler, strong r and richer. Believing in our high r standards, reared through consti utional liberty and maintained the ame1'heights. But pride in things wrought is no reflex of accomplished asks. Common welfare is the goal if our national endeavor. Wealth is tot inimical to welfare, it ought to be ts friendliest agency. There never can be equality of re gards or possessions, so long as the luman plan contains varied talents .nd differing degrees of industry and hrift, but ours ought to be a coun ry free from great blotches of dis ressed poverty. We ought to find a vay to guard against the perils and ?enalties of unemployment. We want tn America of homes, illumined with lope and happiness where mothers, 'reed from the necessity for long lours of toil beyond their own doors, nay preside as befits the'hearthstone of American citizenship. We want the .cradle of American childhood rocked under conditions so whole some and so hopeful that no blight may touch it in its develpoment and we want to provide that no selfish in terest, no material necessity, no lack of opportunity shall prevent the gain ing of that education so essential to best citizenship. There is no short cut to the mak ing of these ideals into glad realities. The world has witnessed again and again' the futility and the mischief of ill-considered remedies for social and economic disorders. But we are mindful today as never before of the friction of modern industrialism and we must learn its causes and reduce its evil consequences by sober and tested methods. Where genius has made for great possibilities, justice' and happiness must be reflected in a1 greater common welfare. Service, the Supreme Commitment. Service' is the supreme commit ment of life. I would rejoice to ac claim the era of the golden rule and crown it with the autocracy of serv ice. I pledge an administration wherein all the agencies of govern-: ment are called to service and ever promote an understanding of govern ment purely as ari expression of the popular will. One can not stand in this presence and be unmindful of'the tremendous responsibility. The world upheaval has added heavily-to our tasks. But with the realization comes the surge ; of high resolve, and these 's reassur ance in belief in the God-given des tiny of our republic. If I felt that there is to be sole responsibility in the executive for the America of to morrow, I should shrink from the burden. But here are a hundred mil lion, with common concern and shar ed responsibility, answerable to God and country. The republic sum mons them to their duty and I invite cooperation. 1 accept my part with singlemind edness of purpose and humility of spirit and implore the favor and guidance of God in His heaven. With these I am unafriad and confidently face the future. I have taken the solemn oath of office on that passage of Holy Writ, wherein it is asked: "What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and love mercy and walk humbly with thy God." This I plight to God and country. WATER "CURES" OLD BELIEF In Both Ancient and Modern Days Fountains Have Been Considered Pools of Healing. When you drink mineral water do you do It because you believe In Its curative properties or because you are superstitious? Or both? Extraordinary virtue has been at tributed to the waters of pools ano streams by nearly all peoples of all times. Among tlje modern Greeks to day we find the remnants of the old Dellef that the water from the Grotto of Macedonia would cure all those who drank if they entered the cave with a lamp or torch in one hand and a pitcher in the other, filled the pitch er and left some scrap of clothing be hind, goingo silently and not turning back from "being scared by the noises . that ensued." And not only in Greece, but in England, there are many spots where the bushes around a certain pool will be hung thick with shreds of clothing left by those who came to be cured. According to modem Greeks the mineral .?prings are under the protec tion of the Nereids, and the virtue of the water depends upon it being drunk in silence and with appropriate sacri fice. Old Church of England canons dating back to 1102 forbid the wor ship of wells without the bishop's per mission, attributing the custom to heathenishness and a survival of the worship of the fountain as a symbol of the source of life. It was pointed out then that the naming of wells was as old as the days of the Patriarchs;, that Abraham and Isaac are both spoken of in the Bible as having done so, but that worshipping them was a different matter. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern : Whereas, H. W. Kenner has made application unto this Court for Final Discharge as Administrator in re the Estate of W. B. Kenner deceased, on this the 14 day of February, 1921 These Are Therefore, to cite any and all kindred, creditors or parties interested to show cause before me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on. the 18th day of March, 1921, at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of Discharge should not be granted. W. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge, E. Co. 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