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SCHOOL CLOSING. CLASS OP SEVENTEEN BOYS AND GIRLS GRADUATED. ?. From the Orangebnrg GiadecI School This Year?Xg^CQbsing Exercises ; Were Very/lflapefting and Enter taining. : ' " The closing exercises of the Or angeburg Graded School were* held on Thursday and Friday evenings. They were very interesting and were witnessed by a packed house; in fact many people could not' get in the Opera House to witness them. The school during the past year-has done most excellent work in al| depart ments. The teachers have put in some good and faithful work and everything has been moved along like clock work, thanks to the ex cellent management of Superinten dent Thackston and1 his able corps of teachers. The school this year graduates a class of seventeen boys and girls, who are pretty well equipped for the battle of life if they never attend- a higher institution of learning. Every member of the class participated in the closing exercises, and all of them acquitted themselves most creditably, showing that they had been careful ly trained. The commencement ex ercises embraced two evenings, Thursday and Friday evenings of ' last week. On Thursday evening the Literary Society of the school held ' its annual debate and other public exercises, all of which were of a most entertaining and interesting^ character and were witnessed by a large audience. Literary Society Exercises. After prayer by the, Rev. a Bj Smith. President Herbert L. Collier called the Literary Society to order. The roll was called and the min utes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. Then the Presi dent delivered an appropriate address of welcome to- the large audience present. He then introduced Miss Minnie Bowman, who read an ex cellent paper on "Forestry." This was followed by a piano solo by Miss Lucile Melton, which was sweetly rendered. Miss Mary Inabinet read a selection very nicely. Then came the debate, the question being: "Resolved. That Simplified Spelling as suggested by the Sim plified-Spelling Board, should be ad opted." -Miss Gertrude Smith open ed the debate for the affirmative side with an excellent paper. At the. con clusion of its reading we were con vinced that, the simplified spelling should be adopted. Then Miss Angie MoLees read a strong paper on the negative side, which convinced us that we did not need any change in our spelling at all and that we ha^te'tter ,iog along: like our fathers haBjKone before us. Mr. Ashley Merflman then came forward with a most con vincing argument, which he present ed En an eloquent and forcible man ner, showing that the simplified spell ing had come to stay and would eventually knock out the old style altogether. We had nearly agreed with him when Mr. Milton Crum came forward and made a most elo quent and logical argument for the old system. This last speech mixed us ail up, and we found it impossi ble to decide the question at all, and so we left the matter for the judges to decide. The judges were Messrs. A. J. Hydrick, S. J. Holliday and J. M. Hughes. They*retired and consider ed the mater, and, after being out some time, . returned and . through the Hon. A. J. Hydrick reported that after much trial and tribulation that . they had finally came to "the conclu sion that the affirmative side had won by a hairs breadth. Mr. Hydrick in a little talk complimented the young ladies and gentlemen very highly on the able manner in which they had upheld their respective? sides, and said the committee had found it very difficult to decide the matter, because they had all done so well in the argument on both sides. Then came the "Aspiring Dish washer," by Miss Lucile Melton, who declaimed this amusing, piece most naturally and amusingly. Miss Ber tha Barton, as the critic, read a most amusing and well written pa per. Mr. Elliott Salley then read the prize essay written by himself on the South Carolina traditions of the American Revolution, which won the medal offered by Moultrie Chapter, D. A. R., for the best paper on that subject. Jerry M. Hughes, Esq., presented the medal to Mr. Salley on behalf of the Chapter in a neat and appropriate little speech. This about concluded the exercises for the even ing and the audience was dismissed with the beuedict.iou. Every one went away pleased. Graduating Exercises. The graduating exercises proper took place on Friday evening in the presence of another crowded house. Rev. W. S. Holmes offered prayer, and then the balance of the program was taken up and carried through without a hitch. All the speakers and those who read papers acquitted themselves in a most creditable man ner. Mr. Theodore Jeffords delivered the salutary in fine style. Mo was followed by Miss Addie VonOslieu in a well written essay. "In All Labor There is ProfiL" Thpn (came Mr. Lawton Ashe, the "Class Lawyer" who read the will of the class be quething sundry and divers good and bad qualities of the members of tin tenth grade to the ninth grade. Then Miss Fannie Wasnaraaker read an essay entitled "The Navigation of the Edisto River," and Miss Alice Ken nedy read another estltled "The Need of Industrial Education in Our Public Schools or Orangeburg." The "Class Poem" by Mr. Elliott Salley was very good, and so was the "Class History" by Miss Oressie Collier. "Uncle Sam," an essay by Miss Lucile Melton informed many of us things about the old chap that we did not know. "Class Phrophecy," by Miss Marie 3etsell was well written and read, 'lnen came the Valedictory by Miss Mary Inabinet. Her subject was the "Rainbow of Promise" and she handl ed it well. This ended the class exercises and then Major. W. L. Glaze, the effi cient chairman of the Board of Trustees, presented diplomas to the following young ladies and gentle men: Misses Minnie Bowman, Lucile Mel ton, Mary Inabinet, Gertrude Smith, Angie McLees, Bertha Barton, Addi' VonOshen, FannieWannamaker, Alice (Kennedy, Oressie Collier, Marie Bet sell and Messrs. Herbert Collier, Ashley Merriman, Milton Crum, El liott Salley, Theodore Jeffords and Lawton Ash. Maj. Glaze announced that the following teachers had been re-elect ed: Misses. Christine South, Fanny B. Beckman. Sadie Tucker, Mary Burton, Maude. Houser, Daisy Hart zog. Minnie Glaze, Rebecca Alber bergottf, Mazzie Breeland, Lizzie C Sheridan, Kittie Albergotti, Meta Kortjohn, Mary Copes, V. L. Bryan and Mrs. Lizzie Melton. These teach ers and Misses. M. A. Spence and Lula Harvin, 'who declined a re-elec tion, did good :and faithful work during the past year, and, together with Prof. Thackston.the Superinten dent, who has also been re-elected, deserve the thanks of this communi ty.. The entire Board of Trustees, which is now composed of Major W. L. Glaze, Dr. A. S. Hydrick, Capfc B. H. Moss, Mr. W. B. Thompson and Mr. Jas. L. Sims attended all the closing exercises of the school. DEATH OF A PROMINENT LADY. Mrs. Sue Gissendanna Dies After a Short Illness. North, May 19?Special: The many relatives and friends of Mrs. Sue Gissendanna were very much surprised to learn of her death, which came as a surprise Sunday night about ten o'clock at her home about four miles from North. Mrs. Gissen danna had been in failing health for several months, but no one suspected that the end was so near at hand. She had only been confined to her room about four days when the end came. Mrs. Gissendanna whs the oldest daughter of our distinguished friend, the late Richard D?nnerley, and a neice of Major G. VV. Danner ley of our town. Being a descendant of such a family on her father's side, she needs no other introduction to the community to be held in the highest by all who knows the family. Mrs. Gissendaana was about thirty eight years old. She was married several years ago to Mr. Walter Gis sendanna, a very prominent farmer, of whom were born six children, she being survived by all of them and her devoted husband. Also by three brothers and two sisters. In speaking to some of the near friends who knew her for many years any one could tell that she was a woman of rare quali ties". A consistent member of the Methodist Church for many years, always ready to aid any one in dis tress and at all times cheerful, meet ing every one with a smile, even in times when adverse conditions con fronted. The very deepest sympathy is expressed for the loving children and husband who are left behind to mourn her great loss. R. H. S. Cameron Graded School Closing. The closing exercises of tne Cam eron Graded School wil take place Thursday and Friday of this week. Thursday evening will be taken up^ by an entertainment by the children consisting of songs, drills, recitations, etc., and on Friday evening Dr. Jas. A. B. Sherer, President of Newberry College, will deliver the annual ad dress to the graduating class and de liver the diplomas and medals. The authorities are indeed fortunate in having Dr. Sherer to speak on this occasion and we have no doubt but', that a large and cultured audience will greet him. He is a great favo rite in this section of the State. The school is just closing a most success ful session, and will go on record as one of the most successful in the his tory of the school. Prof W. E. Der rick has been in charge with Misses Virginia K. Walker, Pearl Powell and Marion Lykes as assistants. They have done splendid work and have all been re-elected for the coming year. Rase Ball Notes. Orangeburg played Rock Hill at Rock Hill on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Our team managed to win Saturday's game, but the other two went, to Rock Hill. In one of the games, in which Samuels pitch ed, Guy Gunter got three two bag gers and one single, which was hit ting them some. The team will play at Chester three days and then open here on Thursday afternoon with Rock Hill. We hope a big crowd will greet Guy Gunter and his heavy hit i'ivs. Executive Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Orangeburg County Democratic Executive Com mittee will meet here next Saturday. County Chairman Lido says it is im portant that the meting be a full one and every member of tbe committee is urged to be present. Several mat ters of importance will have to l>o considered and determined in regard to the county campaign and arrange ments made for the State campaign meetings which wii. be heid here. A Coining Marriage. The following wedding invitation has been issued: "Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glover Dantzler invites tyou to lie present Wednesday evening June the third nineteen hundred and eight at six o'clock St. Paul's Metho dist Episcopal Church South. Or angeburg. South Carolina, to attend the marriage of their daughter, An nie Walter, and Mr. George Robert i Bowman." j CLOSING EXERCISES / - Of the Poplar Spring High School Held on Thursday Evening. On last Thursday evening the clos ing exercises of the Poplar Spring High School entertained the patrons and friends in a highly creditable manner. .Long before the nour set for the beginning of the entertain ment the spacious rooms of the build ing were crowded with people to witness the program prepared for the occasion. This school has been for seven years conducted by Prof. Lu cius W. Livingston, and for the term just closed he was ably assisted by Miss Edna M. Dukes and to say that the school has been in competent hands is putting it mildly. The only regret of the -rustees Is that they will not be able to have the services of Prof. Livingston for another term, as they will have to sacrifice him to the good of his county, where they know he will serve justas ably and conscienouslyas ne did his charge at Poplar Spring. This school will be in need of a prin ciple for another term, and applica tions for the place must be of the highest order, as they want nothing but the best. The exercises of the evening com menced with the introduction of Prof. E. H. Houser, now principle of the Pine Hill school. Mr. Houser gave a very interesting talk on "Our Country," and was frequently ap olauded. He paid special tribute tc the principle of Poplar Spring scho-j). as to his efficiency and asked that they keep him for another term. The following program did credit to both pupils and teachers and showed much patience and a thorough training Song. "Welcome as the Flowers in May," oy. school. Evening Prayer, by Annie May Holinan. Good Financier, by Herbert Barton. Why He Married Mary Ann by John Richard Holman. Little Flo's Letter, by Viola Hay den. My Pocket, by Linnie Lee. Billy Grimes, by Mollie Holman. Evangeline on the Prarie, by Maud Radcliffe. Song, Yankee Doodle, by schoo'. Paddle Drill, by Herbert Barton, John Holman, Linnie Lee, Joe Bee singer, Spurgeon Mount, Tllman Bee singer, Edgar. Hayd en, Herman Hay den, Bryant Lee, Sewell Lee, Fritz Lee, Henry Holman, Eddie Fogle, Lawrence Johnson. Concert Recitation, by Leorine Johnson, Blanche Beesinger, Lola Lee? Bryant Radcliffe, Vera Hayden. Yona Whissenhunt,- Lunette Beesing er. Coming Thro* the Rye, by Annie Holman, .Nadine Johnson. Ida Foglf;. Amelia Barton. . May Pole, by Beulah Radcliffe, Jennie Fogle, Annie Holman, Viola Hayden, Nadine Johnson, Blanche Beesinger, Lorine Johnson, Ida Fo gle, Amelia Barton, Lunette Beesing er, Yona Whissenhunt, Vera Hayden. Good Night Drill, by Eugenia Wal ton. Mollie Holman, Ruth Walton, Annie May Holman. Music, by Messrs. T. M. McMichael, D. H. Marchant, Miss Mary Living ston. D. C H. Professor Cram Promoted. The State says: "Mr. L. Q. Crum, who was elected principal of the high school, is a native of Orange burg and a graduate of Wofford. He has been connected .with, the city schools for two years and the trus tees have been very much gratified over the manner in which he has developed." Prof. Crum is a most excellent young gentleman and his many friends in Orangeburg are glad to hear of his promotion in his chos en profession. About Fish Traps. War is being waged in some parts of the State on fish traps, and it will soon be waged in this section. The (penalty for running traps is two hundred dollars fine or six months in jail. Mr. Rice, who has charge of the matter gives notice that he .proposes to enforce the law. It is reported that traps are set in some of the streams in Orangeburg county if such be the case the owners had better take warning. Candidates Announced. Mr. T. M. Felder announces himseil as a candidate for re-election as Magistrate for the Fourth Judicial District and Mr. J. R. Bardin an nounces himself as a candidate foi the same position. Mr. J. B. Smoak announces himself as a candidate foi Cotton Weigher in this city. We commend all these gentlemen to the kind consideration of the voters. Revival Services. The revival services at the Metho dist Church will continue through out this week and may be longer Mr. Speak Is doing some good preach ing and it is bound to result in much good to this community whether the results be visible or not. Services are hold every morning and evening All are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Jericho School Closing. The public is cordially invited tc attend tbe closing exercises of the Jericho School. Friday May the 29th commencing at 10 o'clock. Come and bring well filled baskets! I<< cream will be served in tbe afternoon by the young folks, of the Jericho Church. Should lie Muzzled. The petition which has lieen circu lated asking the City Council to muz zle the dogs has been generally signed and the request should he granted at once. Our little children ue entitled to this protection ami they should have it. All stray curs should be killed. Meeting of Base Hall Fans. A meeting of those interested in Hase Ball is called for today at 0 o'clock at the Court House. If you care about our team finishing out the season attend. THE COTTON PROBLEM NOT TOO LATE TO REDUCE THE ACREAGE. The Farmers Union Advising Its Members to Plough Up Cotton and Plant Grain. The Farmers Unkr is advising its members to plow up 25 per cent, of their cotton just planted and put the same land in oth*r crops. This is the only effective way to get a pro fitable price next fall and the Union will push the plan to the utmost. The effect of this action on the present crop yet in the farmers hands would be instareous. The Carolina Union Farmer has the following to say on this subject: The plan to remove the possibility of low-priced cotton is simple, prac tical and effective. It is simply to go into your fields and plow up a given amount of cotton and plant the land in peas, corn or some for age crop. This will cause a change of your plans, you say? Of course it will, but the change is absolutely ne cessary to win your fight. You can't afford to follow an uncertain and foolish plan in this contest, when there is a sure and certain way. You can't compete successfully with the cunning brain of the gamblers with out using your own brain and busi ness sense. The way to defeat an enemy is to deceive and surprise him. As a plan for winning this fight for the price of cotton, it is better to plow up the cotton already planted, than to have reduced the acreage to that extent at the beginning. This action taken now is at a time when it is too late for the Southern fools and traitors to increase their coton ac reage, as they would have done, if this action had ben taken earlier in the season. It will not only defeat those who would be disposed to act the traitor, but it will attack the gamblers' stronghold in a place least expected, and their defeat will be inevitable. It is a fact sustained by his story and by trade conditions that a ten million bale crop of cotton will bring more money in the aggregate than a 15,OC 0,000 bale crop. We are a business organization and as such we must learn business ways from busi ness, men if we succeed. When the manufacturers find that they are not getting as big profit on their goods as they want, they meet in organized "shut down" until the price advances, Inasmuch as the manufacturers have decided to "shut down" rather than pay the Minimum Price for cotton, il is putting into practice the best kind of business sense for farmers to de cide to "shut down" by plowing ur. a part of their cotton crop. By plowing up a portion of the cotton crop the benefit will come tc us in a twofold way. It will cause the price of cotton to advance to s point where the acres that are left li cotton will bring more money than the whole would have brought. There fore, whatever crop we raise on the land where we plow up a certair amount of cotton, that crop will re present a clear profit over and above what we would have otherwise had in the windup. The corn; peas oi cane that is produced on the lane on which cotton Is plowed up, wll add that much more value to out products next fall, and the best pan about the whole plan will be th< beautifully crushing defeat of th< gamblers who intend to price oui cotton at 8c, or less, next fall. D the fight worth winning? This is i matter that appeals to the patriotlsn of every Southern farmer and test; the loyalty of every Farmers' Unior man. Shall cotton prove to be an other "lost cause" in the South? Lei each individual answer this questior by going promptly into his field anc do some plowing that will yield a bif ger profit than the same amount oi plowing bus ever yielded in this.coun try. - ' Meeting of Rural Letter Carriers. On Saturday, May 30, there will be a meeting of the Rural Letter Car riers Association of Qrangeburj County. The meeting will be at th< Court House at 10 o'clock a. m. Al members are urged to be present anc a cordial invitation is extended tc each and every rural carrier and sub stitute in the County to come anc join in the work of organization. W< need and want you to come and think it will be a day profitably spent. At this meeting the annua election of officers for the ensuinf year will be held, also the selectioi of delegates to the State associated meeting at Aiken in .Inly. Let m( urge you to come out. .lust a few have been trying to keep the Asso ciation together and they are aImos discouraged at the lack of interes taken by other carriers in the Conn ty. D. C. Hayden. Notice to Shippers. The following rules have been is sued by the Southern and the At lau tic Coast Line Railway and the at tent ion of all shippers in this cit] is called to them. They are effectiv? June 1st ? "Each package, bundle or piece o less than carload freight, must b< plainly marked by brush, stensil pasted label or securely fastened tag showing the name of the consigne? and the name or station, town oi city, and the State to whicu destined "Postal labels or securely fasterec tags should be used only when tin character of the freight prvenh marking by brush or stensil. S. A. Dantzler, Agt. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. W. S. Cooper. Agt. Souihern Railway. Hand Concert. It is very probable that the Or angeburg Miliatary Land will pla: on the square this afternoon at 6:3t o'clock. Hear them and then drinl at Doyle's as the receipts at the foun tain go to Base Ball. NORTH PROVIDENCE SCHOOL. Closes After a Good and Successful Year's Work. Friday witnessed the end of the third year's work of the North Pro vidence School, under the supervision of Prof1. Geo. Harris Webber, a Charleston ni3n. This school has had a phenomenal growth, and is one of the leading rural schools, in the State. To further raise the standard a ballot will be taken on its establishment as a high school. The following program was success fully caried out: Invocation, Mr. Andy Evans. "The Man of the Crisis, an ori ginal essay, Grady Shuler. Needles and Pins, by vithe'i Shuler and Lillian Evans. Bobby Shafter, by Harold Evans, Mamie Rast and Ina Shuler. The Frolic of the Holidays, by the entire school. Calisthenic Drill by the boys of the school. Boarding School Play, by Eva C. Dantzler, Jimmy Shuler, Laura J. Shuler, Maria Evans, Jesse Way, Viola Shuler, Everlou Shuler, Bes sie Evans, *? lossie Rast, and Luelle Dantzler. The numbers on the program were interspersed with music under the direction of Mr. Theodore Shuler. The entire school participated in the program, yet it was not unduly long or monotonous. The exercises of the children were followed by an address by the Hon. Stiles R. Mellichamp, Superintendent of Education of Orangeburg County. Mr. Mellichamp was at his best and in a characteristic speech introduced the Hon. O. B. Martin, State ?uperin tendent of Education, as the speaker of the occasion. Mr. Martin in an eloquent address made a lasting im pression on his auditors. The first part of his discourse was directed to the young people on "purpose," and the second part to the older folks "on co-operation." For an hour Mr. . Martin held his audience although it was exceptionally warm, demonsirat i ing his ability as an orator. The exercises were brought to a i close with the presentation of diplo mas to the graduating class by Prof. ' Webber, who in a( few words gave ? the young people some wholesome ; advice anc. encouragement to go on i with their education. Those in the graduating class are i Misses Viola Shuler, Everlan Shuler, ? Bessie Evans, Flossie Rast, Marie (i Evans, Eva Dantzler, Jessie Way and ; Masters Carlisle Evans, N. L. Rast i and Frank Evans. I The next number on the program .' was an invitation to a bounteous old > fashion picnic dinner. This with re i freshments closed the festivities of t the day, and added another success I ful page to. the. record of the school ? under the supervision of Prof. Geo. ? Harris Webber, assisted by Miss An nie *.V. Shuler, the accomplished and i faithful assistant teacher. ? . , ! Death of a Little Child. 1 On Thursday May 14,- 1908, God 1 silently sent his harvesting angel in 1 to the happy home of Mr. and Mrs. " Dan Livingston, of Livingston, and ? plucked the little flower of that home 1 and planted it over on the bright and " Golden Shore. Only about two years ' and two month was little Mary Agnes, ? allowed to remain with her dear parents to bless their life with her ' sweet smiles and prattles. She was ' of a sweet disposition and was loved by all who came in touch with her. ' Her parents has seven children left i them but none of them can fill her i place. God saw that she was too r pure for earth, so He carried her 3 above. She now sweetly sleeps in 1 the arras of Jesus. The little 1 remains are now resting be 3 neath the cold sod in the Cemetery 1 at Herbon Church. May her dear parents have the consolation of 1 knowing that although she can not 1 come back to them, but they can go ' to her, and may the good comforter ' help them to look up and remember ' how happy the little one is and when " they two are called above they wil find their litle darling waiting at the pearly gates to gives them wel come home. I. I. A. Kill tbe Mites. ; Now is the time when the roosts ; of most hen houses are more or less alive with the terrible little mites. In kerosene we have a cheap and never-failing remedy. Soak the roosts with it from time to time; or, still better, spray it all over the in side of the building, reaching every crack and crevice. It kills wherever it touches, and the treatment will save much suffering to the poor fowls, and money for the owner. Don't Forget This. When you are mopping your face in the harvest sun. consider the good wife in the supper-heated kitchen bending over a hot stove in the pre paration of food, and ask yourself if you have provided her with satisfac tory help. Full barns will bring one little satisfaction if the wife is broken down at the end of the har I vest. Filters llace Again. ? In today's issue of there appears the announcement for the office ot County Supervisor by Mr. M. C. Edwins whose friends have, prevailed [on him to again enter the race. Mr. j Edwins withdrew several days back I but bis friends have been constantly jal him to again enter the race and he consented to do so. Santo?' Hilles Picnic. The Santee Rifles will hold their annual picnic at Jerusalem Grove, near Elloree, S. C on Thursday. Several prominent men have been invited lo he present and deliver ad dresses. The public is cordially in vited to atend and bring well filled baskets. Will Go to Base Ball. The receipts at the fountain of A. Calhoun Doyle & Co. today from 11 o'clock go to Base Base. Drink early and often. RESULT OF A TIGHT SHOE. Caused Wood Poisoning, Which Soon Proved Fatal. A dispatch from Bamberg says one of the saddest deaths which has oc cured there was that of Mr. Julius A. Rentz early Saturday morning. Mr. Rentz has been sick with blood poisoning for nearly three weeks, and. the manner of his death was peculi arly sad. He had been to a picnic, and on his return home at night felt a. pain in his foot, caused by his shoe being too tight; his toes were slightly bruised and from this the blood poisoning started. Physicians worked with him con stantly and operated several times, first amputating a single toe. But the poison continued, and on ac count of the bad condition of the patient's blood, it could not be stop ped. Several days ago as operation was performed, one leg being amputated, but Mr. Rentz finally succumbed. There were three physicians in at tendance and all possible means were used to save the life of a well'thought of and promising young man. Mr. Rentz was 30 years old and unmarried. He was a farmer, living about five or six miles from Bamberg. His estate is considered quite vcl : able as he had always been a ve.\ economical man. He was a son oi Mr. Jacob Restz, who died last year. BETTER THAN MEDICINE Breath Hyomei's Tonic Healing and be Cured of Catarrh. J Nature has a remedy for catarrh, a treatment that is far better than dosing the stomach with medicine and drugs. It is the healing oils and balsams of Hyomei which medicate the air you breathe, reaching the most re mote air cells in the nose, throat and lungs, killing all catarrhal germs and restoring health to the mucous mem brane. The use of Hyomei is like a cura tive internal air bath, and has the same healing and antiseptic effect as the air where the pine forests give off their fragant and healing, balsams. Breathe the invigorating and heal ing Hyomei and see how quickly you will get relief from catarrh. If it does not help you there will not be a penny's expense, a3 Dr. J. G. Wan namaker Mfg. Co., agree to refund the money if it falls to cure. The complete Hyomei outfits costs only $1.00. . ff JAMISON GRADED SCHOOL. Closed on Last Thursday Evening With Successful Exhibition. TheJamison Graded School clos ed another successful year on Th?rs-, day evening with a most entertain ing exhibition, which was witnessed by a large and appreciative audience. The program consisted of dialogues, recitations, tableaux and songs all of which were successfully carried out. All the pupils acquitted themselves handsomely, showing that they had been well taught. The following pu pils took part in the different num bers on the program: Misses Lizzie Beckwith, Louis Beckwith, Linnie Golson,. Jennie Horger, Bernice Horger, Ella Horger Adelle Barley, Sadie Inabinet, Ruby Joyner. Willie Mae Joynev, 'Evelyn Sineath, Maggie Sineath, Beulah Sineath, Florence Waltz, Mattie Waltz, Mattie Lee Sauls. Claudine Waltz, Vickie Sauls, and Masters. Leisle Antley. Arthur Beckwith, Cooper Cams. Earle Cams, Harry Golson, Charlie Golson, Bennie Gol son, Homer Horger, George Horger, David Horger, Harry Harley, Leroy Joyner, Dreher Inabinet, Rob. Sauls, John Williams, Sidney Williams, Boyce Williams, Jimmie Sauls, Mea dows Sauls. Music for the occasion was fur nished by Miss Lillian Horger and Messrs. T. W. McMichael and D. H. Marchant. Jr., and it was good music too, being greatly enjoyed by the au dience. Mr. John W! Inabinet and Mrs. W. M. Harley, the teachers, are doing a fine work in this school and they are held in high esteem by its patrons. I This school has made great pro gress in the last two years . In that time the old school house has' been replaced by a new school building? a beautiful, comfortable commodious structure, with modern school furni ture and appliances and it stands now as an exponent of what can be done in a community where the teachers and patrons and pupils all unite in the determination to have a good school. Vacant Lot Committees. If you live in a town where there is no improvement society, get a vacant lot committee appointed from your board of trade, woman's club, literary society or some like organization. Vis it all vacant lots, find owners, either In person or through correspondence, and labor toward keeping them clear of weeds and rubbish at all seasons of the year. This particular phase of civic betterment is all that some improve ment clubs aim to do, and there is nothing in the average town that so badly needs attention and zealous su pervision, nothing that adds more to the general appearance of a thickly settled town or village or that will give such good returns for labor or mouey expended. Odorless and Neat. Anything that tends to keep the out side of a house neat and tidy adds tc the good appearance of a town. A lit tle wooden house, much like a dog ken nel, Just hoids my garbage can and ash can. Two lids and two doors allow easy access, says a writer in Good Housekeeping. There is no bottom. In stead the whole thing stands on a smull brick pavement, which is easily washed off with the hose. Consequent ly there Is never any odor. A neighbor has a wooden bottom to bis?also a MAY CAUSE A SMILE A COLUMN OP LIGHT READING THAT WILL BE ENJOYED By All Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag azines and Papers. Hogs and Tims. A northerner riding through West Virginia came up with a mountaineer leisurely driving a herd of pigs. "Where are you driving the pigs to?" asked the rider. "Out to pasture to fatten 'em a bit" "Isn't it pretty slow work, to fatten them on grass? Up where I came from we pen them up and feed them on corn. It saves a lot of time." "Hell! What's time to a hawg?'-Ev ery body's. His Tim? Limit. A girl got on a Cleveland street car carrying one of those muffs the size of an ordinary hassock. She had only one hand in the muff. A young man sitting next to her took advantage of the opportunity to slip his hand into the unoccupied end of the muff. The girl turned upou him severely. "I could have you arrested for such a fa miliarity." said she. "but I'm from Bos ton, aud I propose to keep calm. Now. I'll just give j-ou ten minutes to let go of my hand." In the Game All Right. While walking aloug the street a gentleman noticed a group of boys ap pareutly playing a game. "\YTell, boys, what are you at today?" he asked. A bright youngster looked up and said: "Why, don't you know, sir? This is the latest game out!" "Oh! What do you call it?" "Automobile, sir." "Automobile! Why, how do you play It?" "Well, you see, sir. I'm the driver." "Yes." "And this here fellow," pointing to his neighbor, "he's the horn, and this fellow 13 the hamper, and thoje two boys over tl. .re are the passengers." And so on he described the duties of the happy youngsters. With a kindly salutation the gentle man passed on. About ten paces away, sitting oh the curb, be* saw a little chap with a very forlorn countenance, so he stopped and said: "Well, my little man, why don't you join in the game with those other boys?' "Please, sir, I am in it; I'm the smelH" ' : Qualified^ For Promotion. Strolling about his camp in the Phil ippines one day, tbe colonel came upon one of bis officers fondling a monkey. "Colonel," said the officer, "this Is-the most remarkable monkey I ever saw. Why. he can take a stick and go through the manual of anus almost as well as one of the soldiers!" "Sh!" cautioned the colonel, glancing about in great alarm. "Don't tell any body. Supposing the war department heard of it! They'd make him a briga dier general!"?Every body's. Rash Rogers' Experience. Pouitney Bigelow, author and jour nalist, has a chicken farm. "I hope we succeed with the farm. I hope our experience won't too close ly resemble that of my old friend, Ho ratio Rogers." said Mr. Bigelow. "Rash Rogers lived in the suburbs. On the suburban train one morning he said to me. with a sour laugh: " 'I've got something nobody else has got Mr. Bigelow.' '"Have you. Rash? said L "What is it? " 'Well,' said Rogers, 'I bought a fifty dollar incubator last month, pot $15 worth of eggs In It and hatched out a bluebottle fly.' y "He frowned, then sighed. " 'Yes,' he said, 'I've got the only sixty-five dollar bluebottle fly in the world.'" A Literal Result. A little girl was asked to write a sentence containing tbe words "bitter end" aud after some effort produced the following: "Our neighbor's dog chased my kitty, and as she ran under the porch he bit her end."?Llppln cott's. The Witty Scientist. ? "Now, if there Is any scientific ques tion that any of my friends would like to ask, 1 beg of them not to hesitate. I shall be ouly too happy to answer any inquiry In my power," said the scientist condescendingly at the lec ture's end. An old lady In spectacles that gave her a severe, stern look rose and said: "Why do wet tea leaves kill roaches?" "Because, madam, when a roach comes across a wet tea leaf he says. 'Hello, here's a blanket.' and wraps himself up In It, catches cold and dies," said the unruffled professor quickly. A Hurry Order. As she examined her Thanksgiving turkey she asked her little son: "Did the butcher tell you this turkey was quite fresh?' "No'iu. He just said to hurry home with It as fust as I could." A Definite Date During the money stringency lately a certain real estate man, having uoth ing else for his clerk to do, sent him out to collect some rent that was over due. The clerk, being of Swedish national ity, had their peculiar twaug In his speech. Returning from his trip, tbe Swedo seemed very jubilant. The proprietor, noticing his smile, said, "Well, what luck did you have?" aud the clerk answered, "Purty good." "Well, did anybody pay you?" "1'aas, Smith he pay. and Yones he say he pay in Yanuary." "Are you sure Jones said he would pay In January? He never before has made any such promises." "Veil, I tank so. He say it bane a dam col' day when you get dot money, and I tank dat bane in Yanuary."? Judge's Library. _/_^