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Harding to Consult Bankers of Every Section of Country. Washington, May 27.-A group of bankers and financiers from every section of the country are to be con sulted by President Harding before ie concludes the series of financial 'conferences begun Wednesday night at a White House' dinner when east ern banking interests were chiefly represented. No appointment for fur ther conferences have been made but it is probable a group of financial leaders from the middle west will be the next to be summoned by the president. It was indicated today in adminis tration circles that so far as senti ment had been canvassed the finan cial men are virtually unanimous in believing that the federal reserve board holds the key to a proper re adjustment of general financial con ditions. Those consulted are under stood to have told the president that in their opinion the board could go a long way towards restoration of i normal conditions by exerting its in fluence to keep loans at a reasonable j rate on a sound basis. Eemoval of restrictive measures placed by the board on credit exten sion, under the federal reserve act, .was said to have been advocated by the bankers as a means of solving the problem facing the farmers of / tiie country. Progressive rediscount rates, which the board continues in the St. Louis . and Kansas City districts, it was con tended, work a hardship on the agri cultural interests because banks which are charged more for money ?merely pass the increased cost along to the borrowers. The reserve banks charge mem ber banks up to a maximum of 7 per cent in St. Louis and 12 per cent in Kansas City for loans in excess of the base rates progressing one-half per cent on each 25 per cent of loans in excess of the base. Legislation to permit longer cred its to the farmers through extension ?of tije limits fixed by the reserve on Agricultural papers eligible for re discount at reserve banks was said to have been favored. The opinion was -expressed that restriction of eligible agricultural paper to six months was too early a maturity in the case of many farmers. Extension of the ma turity limits, it .was argued, would enable the member banks to extend correspondingly longer terms to the farmer. The administration is understood, however, to have taken the position that the government could not under take any guarantees on behalf of ex porters but should confine its aid to cooperation between governmental agencies and the various factors ?working together in the country for world rehabilitation. Typhoid Fever. Typhoid fever can be contracted only by taking into the stomach the .germs of typhoid; and these germs always come from the bodies of some other cases of typhoid. Usually the typhoid germs are spread in the bow el discharges from the sick person; this may occur in several ways : 1. By drinking water containing these bowel discharges. 2. By drinking milk containing these discharges. 3. By the direct transfer of ty phoid germs from one case of typhoid to another well person. 4. By eating food contaminated with these bowel discharges, or wash ed in' polluted water. The germs may be carried to food by flies. This is a very common meth od of spread. Typhoid fever is a disease of filth. It can only be contracted by taking into the body the waste bowel prod ucts of one previously ill of the dis ease. These waste products, as has been mentioned are conveyed from ?one individual to another usually by means of a third object, such as wa ter, flies, or milk. Typhoid fever can be controlled and avoided. Immunity by typhoid vaccination is safe and sure. To stop the disease the custqms and habits -of people must be controlled,and the spread of human bowel material stopped.-Progressive Fanner. R. F. Erwin Regarding His Troubles. "A year ago last winter I had an attack of indigestion followed by bil iousness and constipation. Seeing -Chamberlain's Tablets so highly rec commended for ftomach troubles I bought a bottle of them and they helped me right away" writes H. F. Erwin, Peru, Ind. If you have any trouble with your digestion give these tablets a trial. They will do you good. For Sale. One thirty-foot steel tank; one one-horse electric motor; one Weston & Brocker sewerage disposal ceptic tank; one pump and jack; 60 feet of galvanized pipe. 5-11. B. B. JONES. The Gospel of F. K. Lane. Washington-Franklin K. Lar formerly secretary of the interior ai for years one of the most popul figures in social and political life Washington, sent some characterisi impressions from his hospital bed friends in Washington a few days b fore his death Wednesday at Roche ter, Minn. He died of an attack heart trouble following an operatio "It was a bet on the high card wi a chance to win," wrote the late se retary, referring to the surgical o eation that had been performed u on him, "and I took it." The secretary's letter referred ' his impressions before and after 1 had walked "into the valley of tl shadow," and is a remarkable doci ment,, reflecting much the humanne of the man. Mr. Lane submitted 1 the surgical operation without gene al anaesthesia, this being prohibite because, as he described it, his hea: had "been cutting up some didoes, and to his friends the former seen tary forwarded a description of h feelings. "I have seen death come to me in various ways," wrote Mr. Lani "some rather novel and Western, once saw a man hanged. And I hav seen several men shot. And came ver near going out that way myself tw or three times. But always the othe fellow aimed poorly. He Could Not See the End. "But never, before have I bee called upon to deliberately walk int the valley of the shadow, and, sa what you will, it is a great act. have said in the past months of end less examination that a man with, little curiosity and a little humor am a little money, who was not in to< great pain, could enjoy himself stud; ing the ways of doctors and nurse as he journeyed the invalid's path. I was, indeed, made a flowery path fo me, as much as any path could be ii which a man suffered more humilia tion and distress and thwarting ant frustration, on the whole, than hi did pain. "But here was a path the end o: which I could not see. I was not com pelled to take it. My very latest doc tor advised me against taking it. '. could live some time without takini it. It was a bet on the high card wit! a chance to win, and I took it. "Lead Kindly Light," His Gospel. "For two-days I had had know! edge that this operation was to tak( plac? at this time and my nerve? had not been just as good as thej should have been. Those men whe sleep twelve hours perfectly before being electrocized have evidently lee more tranquil lives than I have, 01 have less concern as to the future, Ah, now I was to know the great se cret! For forty years I had been won dering, wondering. Often I had said to myself that I should summon to my mind when this moment came some words that would be somewhat a synthesis of my philosophy. Socra tes said to those who stood by after he had drunk the hemlock, 'No evil can befall a good man, whether he be alive or dead.' I do not know how far from that we have gone in these twenty-four hundred years. "The apothegm, however, was not opposite to me, because it.involved a declaration that I was a good man, and I do not know anyone who has the right to so appreciate himself. And I had come to the conclusion that perhaps the best statement of my creed could be fitted into the words 'I accept,' which to me meant that if in the law of nature my indi vidual spirit was to goi back into the great ocean of spirits, my one duty was to conform. 'Lead Kindly Light,' was all the gospel I had. I accepted." Timely Hints For Hog Raisers. Any change in the brood sow's feed should be made gradually. Through liberal feeding lies the only road to profit. . Balancing corn with wheat shorts alone is too expensive. Use some fish meal or tankage. Corn alone may be made "handi est" feed, but pork thus made is ex pensive. A good system of farming includes at least "one good brood sow-prop erly cared for." Many a little has been lost for want of a good farrowing house. In each case the price of a house was paid, but no house obtained. Water constitutes over 40 per cent of a hog. His thirst costs his owner money. When a pork hog is not gaining in weight he is 'not paying rent for the land he occupies. No matter how good ? pasture is, a hog cannot pay for it without addi tional feed. A man may be a mighty good feed er, but he will never make money producing pork under dry lot condi tions.-Progressive Farmer. SCHOOL SAVERS ARE DOING SPLENDID WORK IN THRIFT CAMPAIGN MANY SOCIETIES FORMED AND MEMBERS ARE NOW BUSILY WATCHING THEIR M Ort EY GROW ^ '? Teachers and children are enthu siastic over the new thrift spirit in the school room, which has already resulted not only in giving a novel and practical interest to tiine honored sub jects, but in the organization of ap proximately 11,000 rchool savings clubs in the schools jf this district Last year the gross sales of Thrift and War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates in the fifth dis trict amounted to more than 12,315,000 during the school session, and it is hoped that when the figures are com piled for the 1920-1921 session, an even better record will be shown. 1 . Thousands of penny and nickel sav ings books, text leaflets in thrift and wall charts for showing the records of savings clubs have been mailed out to schools asking for them. Boys and girls are learning to put their money into government savings securities in stead of wasting it, and in order that they may not look upon savings as an j end in itself, and gain a false concep- ? tioa of thrift as a form of stinginess, j they are encouraged to save for some I definite, worth-while object such, for j instance, as a college education or business capital. Saving is only a third of the game, however, for the youngsters earn much of the money they cave and invest in Thrift and Savings Stamps. Weeding tobacco, running errands, clerking in stores, washing dishes, raising vege tables and live stock are some of the callings in which school savings club members engage during summer vaca tions and after school hours, and keen is the rivalry among them. Even the smallest tots are taking an active part in the "Earn and Save" movement, and patriotic teachers who understand the value of thrift as an element of good citizenship are devot ing their time and thought to making it part of their educational work, and are also encouraging the organization of savings clubs by the children them selves. They realize that they are rendering a real service to the country by teaching sound economic thought, practical patriotism and prosperity. GIVING SPLENDID AID Postmasters are giving splendid co-operation in the effort to create new capital by increasing the num ber jof investors in governmnent savings securities. Approximately ?j 300,000 letters have-been distributed by them since the middle of Feb ruary to patrons of their offices, through post office boxes or by means of the regular' carriers, call ing attention to the fact that the man who saves even a dollar out of his income has to that extent become a capitalist, and to the ab solute safety of government securi ties SB investments for such sav ings. The postmasters are to be congratulated not only for helping to finance the government but for making their influence felt in be half of the welfare of their own communities. Distribution of these letters means that the benefits of saving and sound investment have been brought directly to the atten tion of thousands of persons in Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia and the two Carolinas. SMALL CAPITALISTS RAPIDLY INCREASING GROWING NUMBER OF MODEST INVESTORS CONSIDERED SIGN OF NATIONAL PROS PERITY . One of the most hopeful signs for the future of this nation is the ever increasing list of small investors. This movement, which gained such great stimulus through the issue ol Liberty Bonds, is now continuing with added momentum. Having once tested the joys of coupon clipping, having learned the rewards of economy and thrift, the man of small means has become an inveterate investor. Never before has the absolute safety of investment in government securities been so coupled with opportunity tor sure profit as at the present time. Lib erty Bonds, Treasury Savings Certifi cates and Savings Stamps offer the chance for every man, woman end child to join the ranks of the capitalists and to do so without inconvenience or danger of loss. Equally Important is the effect on the habits of the people. The movement strikes directly at the na tional vice of extrvagance. Already it has done much to change the Unit ed States, from a nation of spenders to a nation of savers and the end is not yet Practice thrift and saving for thirty days and you will never abandon the .habit. In that time you will have learned what it means to you. Thrift Stamps pave the road to prosperity. Anyon* can be a failure! It takes Intelligence, thrift and bard work tn bo a success. 1 arette The Camel idea wasn't born then. It was the exclusive expert Camel blend that revolutionized cigarette smoking. That Camel blend of choice Turkish and Domestic tobaccos hits just the right spot. It gives Camels such ? mellow mildness and fragrance! The first time I smoked Camels I knew they were made for me. I knew they were the smoothest, finest cigarette in the world, at any price. Nobody can tell me anything different. R. J. REYNOLDS Tobacco Co. \VinBton-?alcia, N. C. How Often Do You Clean Your Henhouse? Much of the "griefthat sometimes visits poultry flocks is invited by lack of proper cleanliness and sanitation. A good many folks have the impres sion that cleaning out the henhouse once a month constitutes poultry cleanliness. It is cleanliness, to be sure, compared with the semi annual cleanings which some houses get, but it still falls short of the mark and there is no real danger of any house being cleaned too often or too thor oughly. Most folks would find their flocks more healthy and profitable if they would keep their henhouses clean all the time instead of periodically. This takes a little more time and effort, but we have seen this difference in flocks time after time, and know that it pays in dollars and cents. It is not merely a matter of keeping the poul try, house neat and clean, but also free from filth and vermin at all times. The matter of sanitation, accord ing to Nature's standards, is another prime reason for removing the drop pings frequently. Let us consider the fact that in the wild state chickens roosted in trees sufficiently high that the fumes arising from their excre ment would not reach them. Now, on the other hand, when fowls are forced to sleep in domestication on perches only a few inches or a few feet at the most, above the gathered filth of many nights, it stands to reason that sooner or later the hen's throat and lungs t are going to get out of order and this leads to germs and infec tions that soon sap her strength and vitality.-Iowa Homestead. Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Every family should keep this prep ration at hand ready for instant use j when needed. Severe attacks of colic and cholera morbus often prove fatal \ before medicine can be procuder or j a physician summoned. The uniform success that has attended the use of this remedy and the prompt cures which it has effected have made it a staple article of trade. Ford products-Ford touring cars, Ford runabouts, Ford coupes' Ford sedans, Ford trucks, Fordson trac tors-have all tumbled in price until they are within reach of people of very moderate means. If you need a Ford, any kind of Ford, come in and let us talk it over with you. YONCE & MOONEY. , IT S NOT WHAT OU MAKE UT WHAT OU SAVE THAT COUNTS CoDirieht 1909, br C. E. Zimmerman Co. ..No. 66 EVERY DOLLAR that you spend foolishly, every proportion ate amount of money that you earn that it would be possible to save and do not, is only money that you have to work for again. On the other hand every dollar you put in the bank is money that is going to constantly work for you. Which is the best; money always working for you, or you always working for your money. Come in and start that bank account. Don't put it off another day. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, President; A. S. Tompkins, vice-President; E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. C. 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