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SJiiiiiiHiiiujiniiiiiuiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiuiiiiW I A I I Fallen Idol ?j ? I By ELLA SAUNDERS | FTi 11111111111111111111111:11111111111 i i f 11 n 11111?H Copyright, 1812, Wilora Newspaper Union. "You do love Mumslo; don't you Johnny?" asked his mother, betiding down to kiss him. "Very much, Mumslo, but I love Miss Rogers, a teeny little blt more, .cos she's so lilce to me." Mrs. Adair watched thc little fig ure depart upon its way to school with up old pang at her heart. She. had hud two children, but ono had been taken from hor, aud she hud clung to her little boy with au the devotion of the mother of ono. Miss Rogers, capable, cool, efficient, yet seemed a poor substituto for her self bi Johnny's affections. Had she not slaved for him, given up every minute of her life to him? She had watched tl ie little ilgure asleep with passionate love. And now ho loved Miss Rogers a little bit more. For a moment sho almost bated the school-teachor. She would . have liked to havo torn her hair, scratched her face, committed any excess of out raged mother-love. Then common-sonso came to her aid. After all lt was probably a childish fancy. "Mumslo, dear, what shall 1 give Miss Rogers for her birthday tomor row?" "How do you know it's tomorrow?" " 'Cos she told me. She'll be twenty four." Mrs. Adair smiled. So even olll clent Miss Rogers wn? not above wom anly deceptions 1 "And I can't fink whether to give her n pin-box or some flowers. And I've got forty cents." "What did you give Mu??ste inst birthday?" "But I forgot lt was your birthday," protested Johnny. "You should have 'minded mo." Mrs. Adnlr hardened her heart. She choked down her distress. "I'm afraid that's a matter that you'll have to de cide for yourself, Johnny," she an swered. Johnny pondered ^over the problem all the way to school next morning. When he , entered the classroom his mind was still not mude iu> Ile glanced up at Miss Itogors, presiding over the little boys and girls. How beautiful sho was, with that smooth curl on her forehead I He loved her. He lind never dared to toll her so. Ile wondered If she could guess how much he loved her. "Johnny, sit up!" Johnny sat up In consternation. Miss Rogers hud never spoken to him quite so crossly as that before. Tears came Into his eyes. How sorry sne would feel when he gave her her present. But what should lt he? Should lie give her tho pin-box the next morning, or should ho give her tho hunch of flowers? He could not possibly make up his mind. Which would Miss Rog ers prefer? Suppose he gave hor flowers and she would rather have had the pin-box I "Johnny, come here What do you mean by lolling hi the class like that for?" Johnny stood In tho middle of the room, painfully conscious of the scorn ful glances of the other children. Ho began to cry. His Miss RogorB-to treat him sol He fought down the tears, but lils Ups trembled. Miss Itogors was really upset that day. She hod hod a quarrel with her sweetheart. But, of course, Johnny could not have been expected to know that. - "Johnny, you've been idling and dreaming nil through the lesson. Now repeat to me what I've taught you." It was true. Johnny could not re peut a single word. How should ho, when he had not heard ono? His thoughts had been far away-dream ing about the Howers aud tho pin-box-. "You really oro a very Idle, bad boy. Now go to your sent mid try to pay attention to what I tell you." Johnny went back. Ile felt the tears running down his face. He could no longer contain himself. 0 "Cry-baby 1" whispered tho little girl next to him. Ile shipped her face. "Johnny I" Amused, Mis* Rogers bore do il on him. "Leave the room nt once, if you don't behave yourself I shall send you to the principal." He stood miserably'outside till the elnss was over. A terrible scolding succeeded it. It was a wretched Uttlo ilgure Hint went drearily away In tho woke of the other boys and girls. It brightened as lt drew nearer home. Mrs. Adnlr, walting on tho pondi, fd ret ched out ber amis to tho little figure. "Why, what have you got In that parcel, darling?" she asked. "A pin-box. And lt's for you, Mara gle, 'stead of Miss Rogers, 'cos I love you ever so much-ever so much bet ter than her." Multiplication Is Vexation. The little girl at the elementary Behool had been promoted to multipli cation and for her homo work was get the task of finding out how marty legs -loo normal horses possess. A blt ptmlod as to how to work It out, In Hie evening as sho sat with her fexenlso d?ool< In front of h?r, she railed In Mho services of hor grund?' mother. "Let's see," said ghnndma, adjust ing ber spectacles, "ono horse"Il have four legs, two eight, throo twelve, four Mxteon, live twenty-" irnd then sho broke off. "How many horst's did yon my?" she asked. "Four hundred, granny," replied the little girl. "Ee-o, child," sahl the o?d lady, shut' dng up tho book, "there isn't ono liv rig could do that sum."--Edinburgh Icotsmnn. / CAROLINA CLIM HS IN KDUCATIOX/ H?s HisoH from Third to Sixth Pince from Bottoni in IHI>6racy, i ~ , (Andorsdn Tribuno.) ?! * South Carolina has ' during . tho past ton years made remarkable stops forward In reducing ber illiteracy, and now loads tho Union in reducing her percentage from 85.7 per cont in 1910 to 18.1 per cont ?H?920. This result has bbc ti securod by a vigor ous fight made by the State Depart ment of Education, assisted by tho illiteracy commission. Tho statistics in this conntotion liavo only been issued within tho past fow weoks. In the matter of white HUteraoy the * State bas climbed from third Ph.ce from tho bottom in 1910 to sixth placo in 1920, now ranking abovo Now Mexico, Louisiana; North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. In negro illiteracy tho State ties with Mississippi for third place, maintain ing the same position ns in 1910. While this record testiilos to the good work which the publicschools and the schools for adults have boon doing, there is yet much work to bo done before wo can rank with many of our sister States. Iowa rocords tho lowost illiteracy-1.1 per cent while Louisiana rocords U?e gveatost -21.9 per cent, limine St/ales loss than 2 per cent of tho population was illiterate', while in ton States, South Carolina included, the per centage was 10 and oyor, Richens county now registers tho least illiteracy in South Carolina" 10i7 por cent. - Grocnvillo county ls second, witli ll per cent, while tho county of Rorkeioy registers the highest in illiterac-38,4 por cent, with Jasper county tho next highest, With 33 por cent. The data for tho county of Greenville shows: Total number of illileratos, 7,179, cr ll per cent. Number of white illiter ates, 2,983, or 0.3 per cont. Number of negro illiterates, 4,140# or 23.7 per cent. ' According to tho 1920-21 report Qf tho State Superintendent of Educa tion, 11,250 pupils were onroilod in the 42S schools'during tho past year. Eleven counties - Aiken, Anderson. Cherokee, Colleton, Darlington, Pick ens, Greenville, Greenwood, Rich land, Spartanburg and York-enroll ed over 300 pupils. Spartan burg led thc State ?with an enrollment of 1, j 3 19. Anderson county canto next with 933 pupils, wbilo Grccnvillo took a j third placo with an enrollment of 735 pupils. Only seven counties in tho Stalo reported no work. Practically ' two thousand pupils ' were perfect in attendance. In tho bust grado there were 4,130 pupils, .while 3,430 of thin number learned ] to road. For instruction of these pu pils the Stato paid $3.85 per white pupil and $1.30 por negro pupil. j Some schools wore in session dur lng tho entire year. During tho wln 1 ter tho work was pushed among the mill villages and in small towns, and tho summer months were largely de voted to tho lay-by schools in coun try districts. The teaching in the mill villages and small towns was done by day teachers at night, while during tho summer special teachers were employed to devote their entire timo to tho work. Schools were usu ally taught In tho publlo schools, al though some woro bold in churches and sonto - in homos. Wherever a group of pupils and n teacher could mool, tbero a school was taught. Tho figures given for both Slate mid counties demonstrate tho worth of tho adult school work. Tho fact that two thousand pupils did not miss a session signiflos tho koon do j siro of tho adult to ocquiro learning, i They carno lo school after a hard day's work through winter's cold and summer's boat and struggled ?nod naturedly over their lessons. Often a teacher or visitor would hear thom express genuino rogret that they bad hoon deprived Of an oducntiou n youth, but they rejoiced lu tho portunlty now given to thom by tho Stato and wore happy In tho thought that compulsory education now makos lt possible for children to grow up with educational advantages which they woro denied. Tho great est good which is coming to tho Stalo from, this work ls not to bo found in tho fact that many pooplo aro loam ing to read and write, but that tho adult, students aro awakening to a large realization of their duty to tho community, and Stato. Thoy no lon ger feel that they ncvor lind a chance, and furthor, tholr exnmplo In attending school ls causing many persons with lfttlo education to pull down their books, who, If left to themselves, would bavo fallon into illiteracy. '.-.. * -. Plica Cured in 6 to 14 Days DnifldlntB rotund money if PAZO OINTMENT :Vili* to euro Itchiii?!, Blind, filccdlwt or Protrudion Files. Instiiruly relieves Itcbinit Piles, nnd yr,u cnn rtet restful ulcop niter tho iir.st nui>lle<itlon. Price C0t A stool tapo measure is enclosed in tho handle of a now pocket knifip designod for the uso of tailors in rip ping seams, * THE ALEXANDER REUNI?* Many Friends im?LOld Associates Met at J,lttlo Uiver Sept. loth. ' The fourth Alexander/ roun iou was hold at the Little Rlvor graveyard on Saturday, Sopt. Kith. 'Many of tho Alexander family and friends met and passed tho day quietly, but in terestingly. Tho first fcaturo of tho day was the prlvllego extondod to tho Alex anders and friends to .give limited talks. Sevoral rospondod to this op portunity. Af tor tho goneral talks Rev. W. C. Seaborn delivered a ser mon froth tito' 14 th chapter of St. John. At the closo of Rev. Soaborn's sermon a bountiful table of edibles was displayed by ,tho good wives who had como from far and near. Several reasons woro given why they ate so heartily. Somo started that they ate heartily because they knew that they were welcome, while ?thers were willing to confess that thoy ate* hear tily because they wore hungry! BQ this as it may, 1 am sure that the good housewives were willing to ad mit that several had the "capacious swallow of Ichabod Crane." Nolle went homo hungry. . . Wo are sorry that through care lessness the timo of tho reunion was not published in tho papers. Tho fixed timo of ibo Alexander reunion is Saturday beforo tho third Sunday in Soptembcr. Tho prosenco of all Alexanders and their friends will be greatly appreciated on that day ^ioxt year. D. V. Alexander, Secretary. ASPIRIN Say "Bayer" and Insist! Unless you seo the name "Bayor" on paclmgo or on tablets, you are not getting tho genuino Bayor product prescribed by physicians over twen ty-two years and proved safe by mil lions for' Colds Headache Toolhacho Lumbago Earache Rheumatism Neuralgia rain, Pain *> Accept only "Bayer" package, which cdntalns proper directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell bot tles of 24 and 100. Aspirin ls the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacldestor of Salicylicacid. Tuberculosis Death Hato Lowered. New York, Sept. 21.-The death rate from all foi'ms of tuberculosis, in tho year 1921, reached the re markable low levol of, 90.7 per 100. 000 of population. This information has boon obtained by tho National Tuberculosis Association from the registrars of 4 5 States In the Union. In 1921 returns from forty States showed a death rate of 108 por 100, 000. The docllnh 111,1921 is equiva lent, according to tho association, to a saving of about lS.OOu iivos In 192 1 over 1920. Tho association points out further that slnco lt began its active pro gram in 1905 the tuberculosis (loath rato has" been cut from slightly over 200 to a figuro well below 100 per rOO.OOO of population. Suspension Kollows Hazing. Croonville. Sept. 2 1.--"Bud" Lah ford, star guard of Eurman Univer sity's football team for '.wo yoars, was Indefinitely su spoil dod from col IORO by ?ho faculty yesterday ns a result of charges growing out of haz ing of freshmen. The student, body held a mooting last night and drow up a petition with a viow to having Lan trod reinstated, but tho faculty has taken no action on it yet. Lan ford was rated as ono of tho host guards In the Stnto and his loss will bo a serious blow to tho Eurman team. Child birth Val un 1<I o llluitrnted Book Sent Free How thousand* ot women, by th* ?Implo method of niwamlnent physician, havo avoided unnecessary miseries through many months ni,-J up to tho moment - baby has arrived, is fully explained In tho rcmnrkablo book, "Motherhood nr.d tho llaby." Tells nlso v>hat to do beforo and niter baby comes, probnblo date of birth, baby rides, otc..?and nbout "Motficr'a Friend." used by tbrto Ronerouon? of mothers, and sold In nil ilruit elores everywhere. "Mother's J/rlond" I? ap plied externally, t* anfe. freo from narcotics F?r* mila easier natural read juslment of mv:?.-ien and n?rvea (luring ox pectnncy and childbirth. Start -sting- tc to day. Mrs. E. F.. Kerprer ?'.aylon. Minn., Bay?? "It pulled, me throiuth." Send tot book to day, to bradfield Rejada lot Co.. DA .36. At* lanta, Oa. "Mother'? Friend" {? ?old at ?ll drug ttoro*-, CATHOLIC PRIEST TO TRANSFER To Other Work in tho State-r-Futhor Mackin to Co to Oiangeburg. ? (Anderson Tribuno, 21st.) Bishop Bussell, of Charleston, bas appointed Father Mackin to be tho rector of tho Holy Trinity parish at OrangobiirK, suecoodingg Hov. Jas. Quinn, who lias in turn boon named rector at Sumter to succeed there tho late rector, Father Mahoney, lt is not yet announced who is to succeed Father Mackin in tho local'parish. The' Orangoburg appointment is regarded in tho light of a promotion for the rector of St,. Joseph's. It will be remembered that previous to his present charge Father Mackin was secretary to Bishop Russell. Ho was named vector of Anderson and its at tached missions after the doparturo of the previous priest in charge, Rev. George Delta; whoso health broke down under tho duties incident to tho caro of approximately 100 square miles of mission territory. Father Mackin bas for throo years boen in charge of St. Joseph's Cath olic church and Its attachod mis sions, and In that Hmo has mado Hie parish very nearly a solf-supporting organization, when asked regarding the chango to a now place ho ex pressed himself as very loath to leave his present charge; that he bad made many close friends boro, and that only tho sense of a call lo duty in another place prevented him from strongly urging tho bishop to permit him to romain hero. Tho people of Anderson rcgrot to soo Father Mackin loavo. Ho is tho kind of citizen that any community would welcome, for bo believes and works for tho best Interests of bis adopted homo, wherever that homo may bo. He is a progressive young man, capablo and conscientious. Fa ther Mackih's mother will come from h?r home in Washington, 111., to make her homo with hor son in Or ongeburg. Anderson, too, might have had. this resident had the local church.had a homo for their pastor. Father Mackin will loavo Ander son for his now charge tho dist of October. Greatly Beloved in Ocpnco. Tho nbovo will bo road with inter est and deep regret by many in Wal halla and Ocnnco. Tho church In Walhalla is a part of thc mission bold attached to the Anderson work and he has had chango of this mis sion Since be enme to tho lipper part of South Carolina. His parishioners boro will indeed rcgrot io glvo him up, for he has greatly endeared him self to them by bis earnest work for tho church and among tho membors of it. Ho ls a great personal worker, gottlng among his parishioners in a most friendly manner, sharing their joys mid sorrows to a degree that draws his pooplo very closo to him. We regret that bo ls to leave our section. He ls a citizen of worth and merit of whom any community may well bo delighted to boast. Broad, liberal In his vlows, his doparturo will bring real regret to Catholic and non-Catholic allko in his mission field In "hud around Walhalla. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It stops tho Courth and Headacho and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVL'S signature on each box. 30c. Only Two H. C. Members Voted. (Anderson. Daily Mail.) Only two members of Congress from /South Carolina actually voted on the Presidential voto of tho bonus bill, according1 to information receiv ed in Columbia from Washington, but In all six members of Congress from iliis Stato woro recorded in fa vor of giving tho ex-soldiers tho bo nus. Ono member, Representativo Dominick, of Newberry, would have voted against the bonus bad ho yot cd. lie wos paired, however. Representativo Byrnes, of Aikcu, and Representativo McSwaln, ot Greenville; voted to override tho ve to. Messrs. Logan of (marleston, Fulnier of Orangeburg, Stoll of Klngstroo and stevenson of Choraw, wore paired also, but showed in their pairs that thoy woro in favor of tho bonus. * 14, C. Onicer Named Rear Admiral. Columbia, Sept. 21. - Word was tecoived in Columbia to-day by tho Stato that tho Un I tod States Senate had confirmed tho nomination of Capt. Geo. W. Williams as rear ad miral of tho Hue. Senator Harris, of Goorgla, had held up tho appoint ! mont for a time bocauso ho thougla other men who milked Capt., Wil liams woro hoing negloctod. Admiral Williams ls a nativo of York, S. C. Ills mother, Mrs. Mary Williams, I sj now living In Columbia. Ho has a distinguished record. At prcsont ho ie chiof of 8tnff of tho Atlantic floot, but is temporarily with Socrotary Hughos's pnrty in Barzll. Subscribe for Tho Courier, (post.) COTTON MADE NO PROGRESS. Condition Continues Very Poor All Over tho Heit. Washington, Sept. 20.-Rainfall was frequont Mn the moro southern portion?, of tho cotton holt, hut was gonerally light elsewhere, and tem peratures wero mostly high. Thorc was very little ci-ango In tho condition of colton, wkh unsat isfactory progress continuing In mont localities Recent showers woro fa vorable lu Arkansas, and . cotton mudo fair progress in Oklahoma. Thoro was Utile or no chango in tho Texas Urea, where progress was in tho main poor, with very ltttlo or no top crop. Conditions continued unfavorable in Mississippi, and there was further premature .opening In AlnbaiUa. Ex cessive rains were Injurious in some localities. In ' Southern Georgia, but continued dry weather in the north ern portion of the State prevented furthor development. Tho week was dry in the Carolinas, with steady de cline in the condition of tho cotton crop* in- South Carolina, but thoro was some improvement in southern North Carolina on account of min thoro. Picking was interrupted in tho moro southern portions of tho bolt by frequent rains, but olsewhoro tho weather was generally favorablo for picking and ginning, which mnde rapid progross, willi unusually far advancement In Texas. Shot Three, Got Bank's Cash. Cookstown, Minn., Sept. 20. Throe men woro shot and a boy was knocked unconscious during a rob bery of the Mentor Stato Rank of Mentor, 25 milos southeast of hero, by four mon early to-day, according to reports received boro. The rob bers fled with all tho bank's cash, tho amount undetermined. N Balloon Encounters Moonshiners. Rock Hill, S. C., Sept. 21:-A kni ted States naval balloon,which Its of llcors wero reported to havo said had been fired upon near Mooroo,-N. C., landed near hero lato yesterday be cause of loss or gas, it was loamed boro to-day. Tho firing presumably was dodo by moonshiners, it was said, but nono of tho five occupants was injured. Seml-Annual Singing Convention. Tho Oconeo County Soml-Annual Singing Convention will meet with Madison church tho first Sunday in October (the 1st.) All good singers and lovers of good song aro Invitod tc con?o and bring woll-fillod baskets. Como and lot's havo a good day In prayer and song. Nv. M. Lem mons. Waitress Typhoid Oarrl?i;?* Columbia, Sept. 21.-An Orange burg waitress is snspoctod of being a typhoid carrier, according to in formation received by the Stato Health Department from Connecti cut authorities, and Dr. A. H, Hay den, State opldemologist, left boro to-night to investigate# Four cases of typhoid are believed to have boon contracted from this waitress or from another servant who ls now in Now York, dury Believed "Asthma Curo" Story. .Greenwood, Sept. 21.-A Jury of his peers bollovod "Dill" Wilkinson, an aged whlto man, when ho told them in county court yesterday that tho pint of liquor found by officers in his bureau drawer was "asthma medicine," and turned him loose. Six moro pints found in a potnto patch near his tent, In which ho makes his homo, wero not on his premises, ho further swore, and tho jury decided that this contraband was orphaned, and consigned it to tlin county. Spartan Girl Wins Opern prisse. Fontalnoblou, Franco, Sopt. 21. A first prlzo in opera was awardod to-day by tho American Conserva* tory of Music to Miss Gortrudo Cour tenay, of Spartnnburg, S. C. .- -.. i~-.I..... Six Clues "Broken Hone" Fever. Columbia, Sept. 21.-Six ensos of donguo or "brokon bono" fovcr havo .eon reported in Columbia, according to a statement to-day by Dr. Joan Lnborde, health officer. Ceylon's railway ls 712 milos long. , An electrically hoalod tlovlco that can be operated from any light sock et for dissolving drugs for physicians and dentists has boon invented. Tho Argontino government has es tablished a refinery for tho produc tion of gasollno from natural gas with a monthly capacity of 40,000 gallons. * " I: cigarettes. They are GOOD! 10* GANG SENTENCES FOR CULPRITS Judgo Peurifoy Gives ix "Group'* of Heven Terms oil tho Gang. Lancaster, Sept. 21. - Tho fall torin of the Court of General Ses sions adjourned .to-day, having hoon in session since Monday. Judgo Jns. E. Pourifoy, of Waltorboro, presided for tho first timo in Lancaster. Tho docket was practically clear ed, only a fow casos being continued. Tho majority of tho casos tried woro for violation of tho prohibition laws, and those who did not plead guilty were convicted and received son toncos varying from two months to one yoar on tho public works, not a lino being imposed on any dofond ant. The county chain gang was re cruited to tho extent of slxtoou pris oners, Boven being white mon. Judgo Peurifpy paid a high trib ute to tho ebor i ff of Lancaster coun ty and his deputies for their vlgi lanco and the vigorous manner In which thoy had run down violators of tho prohibition law. Abuso Brings Abolishment. Columbia, Sept. 21.-Issue of tho demonstrators' licenso platos for au tomobiles will probably bo discon tinued In tho near future as a result of reports of misuse by many deal ers, it was stated bore yesterday, fol lowing a meeting of tho State High way Commission. Tho demonstra tors" liconses, sold at a nominal fig ure, aro hoing used on prlavtcly own ed cars, trucks and'repair machines, iccordlng lo members of tho commis sion, who said thal it was virtually decided to charge full liconso feos for all platos. No final action was ta ken, howovor, it was Btated. $100 for Niuo Inches Realty. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 20.-A suit over nine inches of -?eal estate is ponding In Hamilton county com mon pions court. It was filed against Joseph Heine by bis noxt door neigh bor, Joseph Novak, who assorts that tho disputed torrltory has beon "seiz ed and hold" nnd that ho is unlaw fully kopt out of it. He asks that tho land bo rostore?Hp him and that he be paid $100 damages for the loss of its uso. Winthrop Opens with Record Number Rock Hill, Sept. 21.-With open ing formalities disposed of, tho larg est enrollment In the history of Win throp Collago got down to work to-day when tho 1,300 'young wo men who matriculated startod their classes. Tho enrollment is so largo that many of tho students aro hoing quartered In private homos. If dor mitories woro available, according to Presldont D, B. Johnson, tho bn rollmont would bo between 1,800 and 2,000. Tho opening yesterday marked tho beginning of tho ',{7th yoar of tho Institution. Held for Three-Year-Old Murder. Savannah, Ga., Sopt. 21.-W. 13. McCoy, former omnloyoo at Hxloy Lumbor Mill, at Plne.orn, Effingham county, bas boon placod In Jall\at Springfield, charged with murder. McCoy is accused of killing \V. P. Braxton, throo yoars ago, who was also employod nt tho Exloy mill. Wil liam McFadden, a negro, was con victed of tho murdor and sontoncod to tho ponltontlnry for Ufo. Ho la now in tho Georgia ponltontlnry. McCoy was arrestod at Garrett, S. C., and roslstod his return to Geor gia. It is oxpoctod plans will bo put under way at onco to havo McFad den released, --? ? i -m*0^. Only Half Crop for Greenville. Greenville Sopt> 20.-Groonvlllo county will mnko only d' GO por cont cotton crop this yonr on account of boll weovll damagp, according to a fltntomont to-day by County Agont A. IL Chapman, following an Investi gation throughout tho county. Only tho oarller bolls havo yot matured, and many of. the nowor bolls, while appearing healthy, have boen? punc tured by tho woovll and will wither, i ho says.