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BOWMAN UTTfcR. T!i3 First Quarterly Meeting of the Orangeburg Circuit. The Attention of the County Com missioners Called to the Bad Con dition of the Roads. Bowman, Feb. 17.?Special: The first Quarterly Conference of the Or amjeburg Circuit was held last Satur day and Sunday at Ebenezer Church about five miles below Bowman Presiding Elder Chas. B. Smith was ,:it his post on time to begin service?, at the appointed hour Saturday morning. After a very impressive sermon by the Presiding Elder, the business of the Quarterly Conference ,was taken up disposed of decently and in order! In fact it may be truly said in the dispatch of the routine business of the conference he ap peared like an "old hand at the pump." Capt. A. D. Fair was elected Sec retary, which position he has filled efficiently for twenty years. Capt. Ab. is like the little school boy now, he knows it. all "by heart." The churches were all represented with the exception of White House. The financial condition of the Circuit is In good shape, and a very creditable showing was made. Rev. G. W. Dav is, the Pastor, is doing a good vork, and it is hoped that his labors will be abundantly blessed with a larg" harvest at the end of his work from this charge. . A. D. Fair and W. H. Patrick were elected delegates to the District Con ference, which will convene at Branchville later on. The next quarterly Conference will be held at Bowman. The time is not yet desig nated. Presiding Elder Smith preach ed again on Sunday morning at eleven o'clock to quite a large aud ience, notwithstanding the cold, blus tering weather that was experienced on the occasion. Charlie Smith, as h is most commonly called, is a popular preacher, and his sermons are always filled with rich, soul stirring food, and his sermon on Sunddy was n exception to the rule. Mr. Ben F. Keller, of Cameron a brother-in-law of Rev. Mr. Smith, accompanied the Presiding Elder on his initial trip to Bowman. Mr. Keller is well and favorably known in this section, hav ing participated in several campaign meetings. The fain and cloudy weather ex perienced at intervals for several months past, coupled with the haul ing of large quantities of fertilizer of late, has played havoc with the roads in general. The fact of the business in some places in the main thorougl fare leading to Bowman is well-nigh impassable now, auu unless there is a marked improvement in weather conditions soon or some work done hauling, under any circumstances whatever with a loaded team will simply be an impcssibility. The citizens of this community do not think they are being treated at all right in this matter, and are loud in their denunciations of this treat ment at the hands of those in author ity In the report of the grand jury at the last sesison of Court at Or angeburg that body recommended, if your correspondent is correct, oue month's work in each township, or to equalize the matter, each township was entitled to one month's work by the chain gang. This fs nothing more than equitable and just. The rural communities and small towns have been given the go by in numerous instances, and the com mon country people," so to speak are muttering and grumbling no ilttle about the manner they have been treated in this respect. Many of the rural Free Delivery Routes in the county are on roads that are a dis grace to a civilized country. Some are never worked at all, while others have an occasional hole filled up with lose dirt in the Summer after the crops are laid by and nothing else to do. There is a law on the statute book requiring the county commissioners to have all dead or dangerous trees in the reach of the public road cut. No one doubts the wisdom of such a law, and yet it is disregarded and neglected and its enforcement un heeded by those in authority. There is another evil complained of no lit tle, and that is ploughing into the public roads. This may seem finite a little matter to some who perhaps travel over roads once a week, but it is nothing less than a nuisance to say th least of it, and no one who has been guilty of the act should ev er repeat it again. The public roads are laid out for travel and should not be trespassed upon in thi? manner. There is a law prohibiting this, and it should be en forced. It is anything but pleasant for one when driving in a hurry or trying to make a schedule to he jolt ed or twisted in every conceivable way on account of this carelessness. Your correspondent does not plead guilty to the charge of a chronic grumbler, but in all earnestness re spect fully request the County Com missioners or those in authority that these complaints and abuses be at once heeded and rectified. Dundee. Senator T. M. Ruysor. Tho Greenville News says. "A boom for Hon. Thos. M. Raysor, of Orangeburg, for Congress has lately been launcred. Mr. Raysor is one of tho lev ring members or the State Son:-'". He is one of the ablest lawyers in thai section of the Statut antl ia a citi a of ' he finest typti He would worthily represent South Carolinians in any office that they have to give." The Solon OH *:;!!. This eil ?.-::! slipped through this citv Tuesday afternoon twenty-two barrels of oil. V\ a are glad to know that this oil mill has proven a suc cess. FOOLISH YOUNG MAN. Gets in Serious Trouble For Raising a Money Order. A foolish young man by the name of W. O. Warren, who lived near Kline, in Bamberg County, has got ten into serious trouble by his dis honesty. Warren is charged with raising a nostoffice money order and the warrant for his arrest was sworn out by Postoffice Inspector S. W. Kingsmore. Deputy United States Marshall A. Fisher, of this city went for Warren and returned with him to this city on Tuesday. The foolish young man admits the charge and the only excuse offered was that he did not know why he did it. The facts in the case are as fol lows: On November 2, 1907, Mrs. A. E. Beverly, Waren's aunt, purchas ed a money order at the Bamberg postOffice for $1.81 in favor of a Chicago mail order house. The mon ey order and order for goods were given to Warren to mail, but before doing so he changed the order to $9.81 ond added several articles for his own use. When the package arrived at the express office it was delivered to War ren, who removed the articles which he desired for his own wf? and car ried the balance to his aunt, who was perefctly ignorant of the irregular part of the transaction. The matter was reported to the postoffice author ities by the Chicago house and the inspector was not long in locating the guilty party. Warren was taken before Robert Lide, Esq., United Staets Commis sioner, who bound him over in the sum of three hundred dollars for his appearance at the United States Court. Warrer. is a young white man about twenty-two years of age. THE GOSPEL MISSION Will Hold Services in the Court House Next Week. The Gospel Mission will hold re ligious services in the Court House every night next week, except Sun day and Wednesday nights. Wednes day night is the regular time for church prayer meetings and on that account there will be no service at the Court House that evening. Promptly at fifteen minutes to eigiit there will be a song service; the reg ular services will begin at eisht o'clock and will close about nine o'clock, but will not continue longer than a quarter past nine. Local workers and laymen will conduct the meetings, but the ministers of the city will preach at every service. Our friends who live in the country, near the city are requested and. in vited to attend, and Christians in the city are earnestly and cordially in vited not only to attend but to do all they can to help this most worthy un dertaking. Let every one use his special talent; but all can attend and go up to the help of the Lord against the mighty. Christians, remember your solemn vows, and do something for your Master. Orangeburg Hospital Association. A charter has been granted the Orangeburg Hospital Association. The Association is a charitable insti tuton and the charter empowers it to own porperty and erect such build ings as will be needed for hospital purposes, and to perform such other duties as may be required by an As sociation of its kind. The Associa tion is well officered, and we predict for it great success. It is a noble work the Association has in view, and all should become members of it and contribute their mite to make the movinent a success. Millitary Band Concert. The Orangeburg Millitary Band, which' is fast developing into one of the best in the State, proposes to give a concert shortly for its own benefit, and we are sure it will meet with grand success. Orangburg need ed for a long time a good brass band, and now hse has one in the Millitary Band. By all means let the band get up its concert. We will guarantee a full house. Help the Company. The Young America Steam Fire ?Engine Company have secured the services of the Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette for the evening of February 24th, and the proceeds will go to benefit the Com pany. If you have not yet bought your ticket, be sure and do so for you connot afford to miss this en tertainment. The tickets will be on sale at Lowmon's Drug Store. Notice to Bicycle Riders. Chief of Police I'ischer wants it generally known that it is the in tention of the police department to enforce the ordinance regulating bi cycles in this city. All riders are warned to keep within the law as regards bells, lights, speed and such other regulations as are set forth in the ordinance. Washington Birthday Entertainment. A Washington Birthday Entertain ment will be given by the pupils of the Cameron Graded School this eve ning at eight o'clock at Culler & Rickenbaker'8 Hall. The program will consist of songs, drills, plays, etc. An admisskn fee of 15 and 25 cents will be charged. A Home Wedding. Mr. A. E. Brock and Miss Bessie Louise Rickenbaker were married at 'the residence of the bride's mother, '.Mrs. E. E. Rickenbaker, on East. . Hover Street, on Wednesday af!<T f:c;ou at six o'clock. The happy young couple has the best wishes of the entire community for a long and happy lii'e. A Cold Snap. A Tier a few days of Springlike .veathor we are new having one of iie coldest snaps of the seasoa. Let us h? thankful that we have the sun shine once more, if it is cold. THE LO^ITAL AGAIN. The Rer. D. D. Dantzler Writes In terestingly About It. (No. 4.) The proposition I submitted in my last, looks well in theory, but will it work? Let as see. .We have a por tion of this world's /roods over and above our person.-.: needs, and the needs of those who look to us. By our foresight and business sagacity, we place it all where it is safeguard ed with g*,od security, and where it brings us large returns of the same kind. We reinvest it all, with accru ed interest and other earnings in the same way, tili we ^re considered wealthy or well to do. Our friends congratulate us. We congratulate ourselves, and say: Nothing wrong .:bout that. We made it honestly in the exercies of our business ability, and in accordance with legitimate business principles. Suppose all that to be true. Come now, and let ur; be gor.erous enough to look at a similar situation from the viewpoint of One who is greater and wiser than we. "The ground of a certain rich m;;n brought forth plentifully; and he thought within himself. What shall 1 do because I have no room to bestow my fruits? And he said, this will I do. I will pull down my burns and build great er, and the-c will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, So il, thou hast .much goods laid up for many years take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul he required of thee. s Then whose shall these things be which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Luke 12. 16-21. Again, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth "nd rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust can corrupt, and where thelves do not break through nor steal." Math. G: 19-20. And again, by the same Person. "I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousners, that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlast ing habitations." Luke 1G: 9. Mark you these passages do not address themselves to our charity ac count simply. There are plenty others which do that, but not thes-j Neither am I now pleading for the poor alone. The thought to which I wish to direct our attention and upon which I insist, is that each of these passages addresses itself to our self love. We want to provide for our selves. We want to distribute our surplus, in the way of investments, where it will be secure, and where its dividends will provide for our own needs all the way through. Every one of these passages recognizes that fact as being natural and commen dable; and hence, the appeal to our judgment. They appeal to our bus iness capacity and foresight, and they unmistakably indicate the very best place to invest some of our surplus? the place where it will be of the greatest benefit to us when we shall be dismissed * from our stewardship here. Ours is a Christian commun ity. We are a professedly Christian people We remember that wnen our Savior was upon the earth, His distinctively personal work was the relief of human suffering. And sure ly, we will admit that to follow His example in this respect is the most Christian like work in which we can engage, and at the same time, one of the most profitable investments that we can make. Feb. 20, 1908. D. D. Dantzler. Base Ball Meeting. A base ball meeting was held at the Academy of Music on last Monday night. There were quite a number of gentlemen and ladies present and arrangements were perfected for put ting out a good team this summer. Mr. H. C. Wannamaker stated the object of the meeting and told what was intended to be done for base ball this year. He impressed upon those present the great necessity of money in the matter of putting out a ball team. A committee of ladies wil> wait on the citizens for contributions and it is hoped that a handsome amount will be realized. The ladies will also giv entertainments to raise funds for the base ball associa tion. Young America Supper Tho Toting America Steam Fire Engine Company will have its an nual supper this evening. We hope that before another anniversary comes around that this gallant com pany will be equipped with a hose wagon and a pair of horses. It cer tainly deservesthat audall theconven inces in the fire lighting line, and it should have them. Still After Their Rights The voters in the Calhoun County election who were denied the right to vote have not civen up the fis'.it to secure their rights by any means. Several of them have been in the c ity in the last few days talking over the matter with their attorneys, but what decision was reached we have uot learned. Cow Stolen. Some one stole a cow from Evan dor Jamison on Wednesday night. The cow was tracked next day and was found in an unused lot six miles from Springfield. The thief visited several other families in the neighborhood from where he stole the cow, but. he must have been scar ed off as nothing else was missed. Sprin ;':el(3 Elect Ion. The municipal election at Spring field came off on last Monday with the following result: Dr. T. A. Jones. Intendant.; Mn L. W. Minis, Dr. !! ?:?. v ' hinct, Mr. L. B. Fulmer and Mr. \ '. M. Folder, wardens. The new v. m ocil met and elected Mr. S. W. Dibble for clerk and treasurer. CAUSE A SMILE ____ A Column of Light Reading That Will Be Enjoyed By All Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag zines and Papers. Interpreting a Prescription. A lady one day in July visited her physician. i "Madam," said the physician, "you are only a little run down, You need frequent baths and plenty of fresh air. and I advise you to dress in the cool est, most comfortable clothes?uothing stiff or formal." When she got home her husband asked what the physician had said. "Fie said I must go to the seashore, do plenty of automobillng and get some new summer gowns." THE PENALTY. Pleasure has bounds. Too greodlly pur sued Enjoyment ceases and disgust ensues. Thus, at first glance, some recent paint ing: viewed, The verdant landscape smiles In all Its brightest hues. But stand and ?azc awhile, and by de grees The eye grows tired, tho colors cease to please; Its beauties vanish, and Its faults arise; You think of other times and criticise. ?Secundus. Where She Was Needed. At a Sunday school convention at Louisville, Ky., in answer to the roll call of states reports were verbally given by the various state chairmen. When the Lone Star Sfate was called n brawny specimen of soutuern manhood stepped out Into the aisle and with ? strident voice exclaimed: "We repre sent the great state of Texas. The first white woman born In Texas is still living. She now has a population of over 3,000,000." There was a pause for a moment, and then a voice from the gallery rang out clear and distinct: "Send that woman to Wyoming. We need her."?Everybody's. He Should Learn to Sew. "My busband annoys me very much," said the clubwoman. "He Is so slip shod. His buttons are forever com in? off." "Perhaps," said an old fashioned wo man gently, "they are not sewed on properly in the first place." "That's just it. My husband is one of the most careless sewers I ever saw." The Burglar's Meal. Charles Lamb was awakened early one morning by a noise in his kitchen and on g">iug downstairs found a bur glar doing his spoons up in a bundle. "Why d-do you s-s-st-t-teal?" he asked. "Because I'm starving," returned the housebreaker sullenly. "Pup-pap-poor fiif-fuf-fellow!" said the essayist. "II-here's a 1-1-leg of L-L-Lamb for you." Aud. with a dexterous movement of his ri;:ht leg, he ejected the marauder int^ the street and, locking the door securely, went back to bed. Riding a Chautauqua. The citizens of a thriving town of about G.000 people arranged for a Chau tauqua assembly. They held the meet ings in a big tent about a mile from the town, and the attendance was large from the lirst day. An enferpris ing circus man landed in the town on the second day of tho Chautauqun with a steam merry-go-round, which he lo cated about halfway between the town and the Cbautanqua grounds. Along in the afternoon a young man from the country districts was accosted by a citizen of the town. "Wei!, E::ry, I suppose you are in to the Cuautauqua?" "I shore am. Jist come from thar uow." "Ilow'd you like it?" "Fine ez a lid.'ic! I rode on the dura thing nine limesT'?Llppincott's. The Thoughtful Employer. "Are you aware, sir," said the fa'tb fnl bookkeeper, "that today is tbe t'o?* tieth anniversary of my service with you T The employer took a square box neat ly wrapped in white paper from his desk. "I know It, Mr. Quille," he said, "aud I have prepared a little surprise for you. Pray accept this alarm clock, with my best wishes for your conau ued punctuality." h'o Couldn't Oblige. Curate's Wif>; (given to nerves) llopp'.tt, would you mind seeing me as far as my house? The la:.e is so dark. Cherry Clodhopper- -Well, I'd rather not. mum. I promised my young wo man I'd chuck that all up.?Ladies' Home Journal. Took No Chances. A Scotch farmer went to town to have a tooth extracted. "I would advise you to have it out by the painless system. It is only a shilling extra," said the dentist. lie showed the apparatus foi admin istering gas, remarking that it would cause him to fall asleep, and before he awoke the tooth would be out. After reluctantly consenting, the cus tomer proceeded to open bis purse. "Oh, never mind paying now!" "Hoots! I wasna thinkin' o* thot, but if I'm gacn tae sleep I thocht I wa like to count ma siller first." Toasting a Deaf Miser. A deaf man?let us call him Brown was disposed to stinginess and to get ling every dollar be could out of every body and everything. He never mar ried, but lie was very fund of society. So nne day be felt eon polled to give a banquet !j llic many htlies and geu tlemen whose gM.c??l ho bad been. '\ ivy were amazed t':::t his purse rtrings had b. ? n unloosed so far, and they thut:ghl be i.e.... I .... - tiiivit, so i: v: .-; :::\\:. I !;" should be toasted; Ofie ?>f the'most daring young uj< :i <>; Vac niiii;i: wns selected, for it tun!; nerve in p. >-.? :t toast to so unpopular a i;i::;.'. " it Mi ? youi.g man ro ,\ and Brown, v.iio L.t ; Deen notified of wbtt was to occur, fixed bis face Id tue customary manner of a man about to be toasted. And this is what was heard by every one except Erown, who uever heard any thing that was not roared Into his ear: "Here's to you. Miser Brown. You are no better thaD a tramp, and it is suspected that you got most of your J money dishonestly. We trust that you I may get your Just deserts yet and land , in the penitentiary." Visible evidences of applause made Browu smile with gratification. He got upon his feet, raised his glass to his lips aud said, "The same to you. sir." Did He See the Point? A young woman of the official set In Washington at a public function found herself bored by the attention?; of a fresh young man. the son of a senator. Soon after his introduction he pro ceeded to regale her with a sto/y of some adventure in which he had fig ured as hero. "Did you really do that?" she asked, not knowing what else to say. "I done it!" was the proud response, and he began \ forthwith another lengthy narrative, more startling even than the first The young woman again politely expressed her surprise. "Yes." said the hero, "that's what I done!" A third story followed, with .mother "I done it!" whereupon the sirl re marked: "Do you know, you remind me so strongly of Banquo's ghost in the play?" "Why?" "Don't you remember that Macbeth said to the ghost, 'Thou canst not say I did it!' "-Lippincott's. r.'en Don't Change. ijad (severely)?And look here, Ethel, you mustn't encourage that young man to stay so late every nig'at It's disgraceful. What does your mother say about it? Ethel?She says men haven't altered a bit, dad. A Lost Apology. "What a beautiful woman Mrs. Ray mond is!" he exclaimed as he entered the sitting room. "I have just had such a pleasant talk with her in the bookstore." His wife looked up from her sewing. "John," she exclaimed, "where Is your collar?" He p::t Iiis band to his throat. "1 must have left it at the barber shop. Yes. that's it. I wont to the barber shop, then to the bookstore. Why," lie ended lamely, "Mrs. Raymond would think it very careless of me to appear in public without my collar, wouldn't she?" "Rather." said his wife. ''Perhaps you'd better call her up and tell her just how it happened." lie wont to the telephone. "Hello, central; hello! nello! Is this Mrs. Raymond? Yes? Well, really, it was very stupid of me. Mrs. Raymond; but, you know. I had been tliinking of something very Important, and i quite forgot to put on my collar. I?oh?ah? goodbyi" lie suddenly bung up the- receiver and gave utterance to a mild exclama tion. "John!" exclaimed his wife. "She says she hasn't been out of the house today," he groaued.?Harper's Magazine. Woman's Wit. A man found that his wife had bought a few puffs of false hair. This displeased him. S? one day he hid in tho hall outside of her room, and just n3 the lady was adjusting the false puffs he darted iu upon her. "Mary." he said reproachfully, "why do yon put the hair of another woman upon \ nur head?" "John." retorted Mary, with a glance at her husband's shoes, "why do you put the skin of another calf upon your feet V"?Every body's. Nerve. A lady sent her cook to buy the Christmas turkey, but when the cook returned she had two chickens. "Martha," the lady said, "I told you to get turkey, not chicken." "I know, mum, but I don't like tur key." A Competent Witness. A friend of the family had been sum moned to testify, much against his will, as to certain domestic disturbances in a Chicago household. "You saw these blows administer ed?" asked counsel. "Yes, sir." "Did you see the beginning of the quarrel between this men and his I wife?" "I did." "When was it?" "Six years ago." "Six years ago! How is that possi ble?" ! "I was a guest at their wedding," said tiie witness.?Ladies' Home Jour nal. Lincoln's Way. Lincoln at the commencement of the war was much abused by one of his generals. He was even openly insult ed by this man. In his splendid way 1 he put up with that mistreatment im perlurbably. But when the thing kept growing more ami more flagrant his i friends told him he was suffering more than was reasonable or right. Bui Lin coln only smiled his odd, tad. humor ous smile. "I'll hold his horse for him." he said, "if he will only bring us success." A Nice Gift. Through the kindness of Hon. A. P. Lever, our Civic League has re ceived quite a nice collection of Flow er seed from the Agricultural Depart ment at Washington. Our energetic ;Congressman has promised the ladies of the League r.ny aid he can possl bbly give in making Ornngeburg a "city beautiful." Lets got to work, md have u live, energetic League. Mrs. F. 1). Bates, Sec. PTi ughing Backward. T**<? r ins ' l lest week flooded the jwUolo reunlry. Tho ground is too iwet "or ploughing end the farmers are "just waitin?" for better weath er or f< ? thi igs to dry off some. The rivers over the state are booming, and tho fnntoe and Edisto j swamps are o\.flowing. PLEASANT OCCASION. A Most Enjoyable Social Affair Takes Place Near Cope. On last Saturday evening guests as sembled at the residence of Mrs. M. E. Thomas, near Cope, in responce to Invitations sent out by Miss Marie Thomas. Several guests were engaged in during the evening, which all joined in and seemed to enjoy very much. Those present were Misses Annie Whisenhunt, Rebecca Wbisen hunt, Creola Binnicker, Maggie Pear son, Marie Thomas and Mrs. M. E. Thomas and Messrs. Julian Griffith, Arthur Robinson, Eddie Robinson, Vincnt Binnicker, W. Fogle, L. Fogle, Solomon Boitin, Willis Murden, Jake Thomas, Sam Murden, Tom Baltze gar, J. H. Thomas, W. Thomas, Shelly Hutchins and ? Bair. Delightful music for the evening was furnished by Miss Marie. Thomas on the organ and Mr. John Henry Thomas on the banjo. In conclusion an old time cake walk wos indulged in. In the cake was concealed a ring, a thimble and a dime. In cutting, the ring fell to Miss Annie Whisenhunt, the thimble to Mr. Arthur Robinson, the dime to Mr. Shelly Hutchins. All who were fortunate enough to be present wishes many happy returns of the occasion. One Present. Comic Opera Tot.' fht. Comic opera with its clever come dians, quartetts, pretty ;r;rls, gifted singers, catchy song:; a id brilliant music is the promise of the Colonial Opera Company which appears here tonight and tomorrow night, r..': :iie Elmore x>f the Elmore Sisters, who were the hit of "The Royal Chief* last season, and Juanita Rush, the "Belle" in "the Belle of New York" are prominent in the cast. Charlie Picquette, the lyric tenor is highly complimented by the Savannah News and the Charleston News and Cour ier. John Berthelson, the leading baritone is favorably known through the principal S?uthern cities, having appeared with Alice Neilson. The comedy is ably handled by Charlie Van Dyne, Sam West and Joe Burns, three of a kind, which would be bard to beat. Several specialties are introduced during the operas by the Trocadero Quartette. Popular prices, 25, 35 and 50 cents give all an op portunity to enjoy the entertain ments. Deafness Cannot be Cured, by local application, as they cannot reach the diseased portions of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and tnat is by constitution al remedies, ueal'ness is caused bj an intlamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eu^tachian Tube. When ?his tube is Inflamed you have a rum bling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deaf ness is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed Co." ever: nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give 5100 for any case of nonfness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall'i Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars Lee. F. J. Chenney & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold b}\Drug?is:s, 75c. Good Musical Company. A few years ago the coming of a good musical company to our city was a great event and always hi led the house with a fine audience. Of late nfusical entertainments have not boon so freely patronized here. Why? Simply because the usual programs were too classical and cold for the average auditor. In the program to bo given by the Schubert Symphony Club d;:a Lady Kuartette on Fcbru iry 2-lih, we have a musical enter tainment that is highly enjoyablp from first to last. Our readers will do well to remember that it is not often that wc are offered such a feast of musical good things as the Schu bert's program contains. Gone to Rest. Mr. David E. Thomas died at his home in Providence Township on January .11, and was laid to rest at Providence Church. He was in his sixtieth years. He had been a con sistent member of the Methodist ! Church for several years, and was I ready for the great change. He leaves a wife and six children and a host of friends to mourn his death. May God comfort the bereaved fom '? iiy. A Friend. How to Keep Cent.-rpieces. What to do with one's best and most beautiful centerpiece has long been a ? trying problem to many housekeepers. : Rolls of stiff pasteboard, satin covered at each end and silk covered on all sides, are shown, with a beautiful eov i er of silk or satin to be tied with nar row ribbons. The centerpiece is smoothly relied over the stiff cardboard and can thus be kept |K?rfeetly clean and free from dust when the cover is tied in place. One (hat ivas seen was of pale pink moire exquisitely embroid ered in the new ribbon embroidery. How to Make .1 Hair Tonic. For t!;in an 1 failing bair shampoo every I wo weeks with the egg chain poo. Apply the following tonic every day massage for ten or (lftecii min utes after using: Sulphite of quinine, twenty grains; tincture of cart ha rides, two drams; extract of jaborutidi. two drams; deodorized alcohol, two drams; bay rum. seven ounces; eldertlower wa ter, eight ounces. How to Be Prepared For Guests. Every housekeeper should have nn emergency shelf. On the day when Company unexpectedly arrives and you have only a pick up meal ready it Is convenient i" go to the shelf for a can of polled chicken, olives or sardines, canned I e.;>:;. etc. Every can should be replaced as soon as possible. Hew to r.-cs!::n Up Velvet. To renovate velvet dip a brush in damp sand, rub liglitlt and the soiled co!i:u- or cuff will look like new it is a cle.-tnitiK process, too for the slight moi i.:re removes dust and the harsh action of the sandy friction gives new life to the nap which has been worn down. HOME TRADE PAYS. Some of the Disadvantages of Buying Goods by Mail By Proper Newspaper Advertising the Local Merchant May Compare Successfully With Big Outsider. In a recent talk Elmer S. Batterson of Chicago, a noted town boomer, made the following pertinent remarks con cerning the mail order trade and kin dred topics: "The mail order house has no advan tage over the local stores. The cata logue house sends out a catalogue to the farmers once or twice a year. The local merchant may reach him daily in the local press. It costs at least $1 apiece to get out the catalogue. The local merchants send out little for ad vertising. E ery new customer costs a catalogue house at least $1. The local merchant secures his patronage at a less Ggure.. A mail order house has a large force of clerks with a large ex pense in a large city, and its goods are shown by pictures and printed pages in catalogues. A local merchant can show his goods in his window daily. A local merchant has the advantage, fie can give you goods on approval and exchange them easy. It takes time to - make an exchange with a mail order house. "Catalogue houses do not undersell the local merchant. This is true. One item Is but a fair test. Take ten arti cles or compare a business of two months with a local merchant and a mail order house and see. Catalogue houses do not run an illegal business. They run a legal one. If they did not they would have been excluded from the malls long ago. as every commer cial club is on the lookout 'The mail order house receives an order for a parasol for a baby cab from a woman on a rural route. This Is enough. The mail order house at once surmises there is a baby in the family. It must have clothes. It will j grow. Jn another year more clothes J arc needed and stiil more the following year. This child must have a father j and a mother, and probably other chil dren are In the family: They need household articles and. being oh a ru ral route, live in the country and need farm Implements. Holding the letter up to the light, it is noticed that the paper is branded and is of good qual ity, so tho people must be well to do. "Merchants may go Into the cata logue business. Get out a circular every so often. Have the type stereo typed. Rave the [dates, and when you have a dozen or so you may get out a catalogue at a nominal price. "You must take care of your custom ers even if you lose money. Xo mer chant should turn down a customer. He should see him provided with the article desired. A cpiick sale is better than having an article on hand for a long time. "If farmers do not come to town, something is wrong. Investigate It by asking them. If it is because lumber h?s advanced and can be bought cheap er in a neighboring city because there is but one lumber dealer in your town, organize a new lumber company com prising the merchants. "All selfish motives should be cut out. Do as much business as possible, ; but don't get jealous if your neighbor j does more. An unfair merchant Is a : traitor to his town. I "A largejstore in a small town does ! not hurt the small stores. It takes In a large trade radius. If your town Is four miles in radius and yon draw trade from five miles surrounding it, the ratio is 0(5 to 4. If you increase tue radius one mile, you increase the trade radius almost 4tJ per cent A new de partment .--.tore with improved methods will increase the trading radius, if merchants in neighboring cities get the advertising space in local papers, ? it Is because tho local merchants don't j want it and the outsiders do. "The town does not stop at the city limits. It takes in the farmers in the surrounding country. A market day Is a good thing for a small town, a bar gain day also, when farmers may sell their goods at auction. The refunding of railroad fares also draws. (Jet up a banquet for the farmers. Have a re vival in a country church. Get people to come t.> town by giving them a prize c-j utest.' "Let the parcel.-, post come. Let It ILe. It will prove a good thing. The locr.I merchant may get better advan tages out of it than the mail order house if he takes advantage of it. "Merchants should spend -i per cent of their earnings in newspaper adver tising. The majority spend less than % per cent in sinull towns." Evolution ar.d Transformation. It Is possible that the most telling ef fect of the past ten years' campaign In the cause of outdoor Improvement Is the Influence It has had in broadening ? out school cducutl ?i. The many linos in which this may be observed, in giving I the subject a few moments' thought, I is remarkable. Arbor day. school gar I dens, later the tentative efforts to lu 1 trodncc elemental agriculture Into the rural schools and lastly the lutroduc i tlon of the subject of landscape gar \ dcnlng as a part of the agricultural! college course re-.illy owe the credit for their rapid development to the! growth of public sentiment In favor ofi the Improvement of our homes and public places, upon which the renllza-, tlon has been forced that to finally suc ceed In making a beautiful Americaj education to that ?nd must begin at, the bottom. Laid to Best. Mrs. M. A. FJolmnn, relict of the late Dr. J. C. Holman, passed away ?it the ho'T'e of '-or daughter, Mrs. D. FI. Rush, near Elloroe, on last Mon day inon : ig. Mrs. Holman was for many years a member of the Metho dist Chin rh, and was a consecrated ':. ?! tinn. She had reached a ripe old age and had many relatives rnd friends who will regret to herr of her death. Her remains were I si a to /Men Methodist Church iu the Fork and interred in the com story there beside the loved ones who had preceded her to the better land.