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f?RftiRS INSTITUTE $ -7??? HELft Df OR^GEB?BXr ?X LAST FlUDAY. Persons Interested in. Agriculture Hear Highly Interesting and Bene ficial Addresses. The Orangeburg correspondent of the State, says an event of unusual ! interest, and .importance to persons interested, in agriculture was the Cflemson college \farmers" Institute held here. Friday. The court house was comfortably filled with represen tative citizens, of, all .classes, and, while special . effort was made to reach the farmers, the proceedings were such as would benefit men In every line of business. The. morning session convened at 11 i "?l?K.-k and up to ihe dinner hour three speeches had, been made and the attention and? applause accord 'ed each speaker was" conclusive evi dence that their work in behalf, of the fariners/of. South Carolina is not in vain and that great material bene fit will result, * ? ., Col. J. S., Newman spoke on agri culture in general and labor-saving ed out many ways in which farm-ex penses can be reduced, which means implements in particular. He poini more money in the farmers' pockets.. Prof. D. W. Daniel, assistant pro fessor of English at. Clemson, used ns hfs subject "IndustnalEducation" nad handled it in a masterly manner/ This speech was exceptionally strong cad elicited much favorable com ment. Prof. J. N. Harper, director of the | experiment station at Clemson, madej an able talk on "New Agriculture" i 'rud gave valuable information along) the line of crop diversification. The | audience was particularly interest ed in this subject, as many farmers in this county are disposed to adopt \ a system of crop rotation. At the afternoon session appro priate talks were made by Prof. C. L. Goodrich and Mr. Guy L. Stewart of the department of agriculture; and Prof. Conradi, entomologist at j Clemson college. The Hon. John E. Wannamaker, than whom there is no more active worker in the cause of agriculture in South Carolina, presided at the meeting, which was a success from every standpoint. i "The party left on Saturday morn- J ihg for Sumter where an institute j was held that day. CANDIDATES IN OR AN GEBUKG. Final Meeting Before the Primary | Held Saturday. The final meting, before the pri mary, of the Orangeburg county De mocratic executive committee was] held in the court house Saturday. Several maters of political interest were disposed of. Several would-be candidates, who failed to nie their pledges within the required time, re quested that they be allowed that privilege now, but .the committee decided that under the rules this could not be done, so these gentle men will have to wait two years be fore they can hope to serve the 'dear people" in an official capacity. These requests referred to minor offices. Several clubs have not yet been reorganized and were given until August 10 to effect their reorganiza tion. The plan suggested at the county convention for the selection of cotton weigners in this county was made permanent. The arrange ment provides that the entire county of cotton weighers in this county Orangeburg and those clubs near the various other platforms shall deter mine who are to perform . this duty in their respective localities. Manag ers for the primary were also ap pointed. City League. On Friday morning team B. beatj team A. by a score of 6 to 2. In, the afternoon team C. beat team A. j by a score of 13 to 6. The score by innings was: A.000 000 020?2 2 9 B.002 003 100?6 11 1 Batteries: Hugo Sims and Kort-| john. Josey and Henry Sims. A.'.' .'. ..130 200 000? 6 g 12 C. . ... . .322 002 40*?13 11 Batteries: Fischer and Hugo Sims Brunson and Wannamaker. W. L. P.C. A.12 10 545 B.11 io a23 C.. .... 9 12 4: Give Us the News. If you know of an item or a piece of news, tell us about it.That's what we want.But a newspaper man sometims experiences more difficulty in gather ing^ news than one -would imagine. This was the case when a reporter in a neighboring town, who, a few days ago was sent to write up a fire in a residence. Going to the door he in quired for the lady of the house. The maid, said she was out. "Are any of tae family at home*'"* inquired the scribe. "No. they are all out." was the reply. "Well, wasn't there a fire here last evening?" "Yes," tfaid the hired girl, "but that's out, too." A Good Entertainment. T'3e Ladles Minstrel was present ed tq a good house at the Academv of Music on Thursday evening and it was enjoyed by all who attended. The show was composed of local talent aud each one did their part well. It is understood that some thing over $100 was realized, which will go to the Hospital Fund. Postmaster Appointed. A dispatch from Washington says, that among the changes an nounced in the postal service for South Carolina is at Vance, Orange burg County. George T. Dukes has been appointed postmaster, vice A. P. Avinger, resigned. MEETING OP VETERANS. They Elected Officers and a County f Board of Pensions. At a meeting held Saturday, to elect a County Board of Pensions for QxangebUiTg County, at which there were sixteen veterans present, the following were elected to pre side over the meeting: Comrade J. C. Pike was elected Chairman, and F. S. Dibble was elected as Sec retary of the meeting. A ballot was taken for the elec tion of Chairman of the Board, the following veterans being nominated: Comrade' T. C. Albergotti and Com rade J. S. Rowe. Upon ballot be ing taken, there were sixteen ballots cast, of which Comrade T.-C. Alber gotti received 11, and Comrade J. S. Rowe received 4, and blank 1. Com rade T. C. Albergotti was declared elected Chairman. On motion, Dr. T. A. Jeffords was elected Physician, and Comrades Z. E. Gramllug, M. F. Antley and .lohn S. Rowe were elected as the board, by acclamation. Meeting then adjourned. F. S. Dibble. Secretary. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Some Items Picked Up Here and There. Mr. I. J. Dukes of the Rowesville section was marrieu on July 19. to Miss Bernice kflicks by Rev! A. R. Phillips. We have received an open boll of cotton which was raised in the Bow man section. This is the first we) have heard of in this county. A pocket book was found yester day morning in Pittan Alley near Bryant Bros, stables. Owner can get same by calling at this office. A very pleasant impromtu dance was given in the Elks Hall on Fri day evening. About ten couples were present to enjoy the occasion. The sparring match which was pulled off at the Academy of Music Friday evening was won by Wenick, who knocked out Slawson in the third round. On Friday afternoon the Band gave a concert on the square, which was enjoyed by a large crowd. The Band appeared in jtheir new uni forms, which gave them a very hand some appearance. Mr! O. B. Ros senger took a picture of the Band, which was good* BANK OF ELLOREE. Report at Stockholders' Meeting Shows Sound Condition. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Bank of Elloree was held at Ellorde Friday aSternoon,. Mr. E. F. Ulmer was elected chair man of the meeting and Mr. W. M. Fair secretary. President Robert Lide made his annual report to the stockholders of the showing of the bank for the past year. His report showed the institution's affairs to be in sound cqnditiou. While the net earnings have not been as much as the previous year, the figures were gratifying to all of the stockholders. Throughout the recent financial stringency the bank has maintained a reserve of I available assets equal to the amount of its current deposits and at the same time has supplied all reason able demands of its customers for loans. The stockholders re-elected the followiri." directors for the ensuing) year: Robert Lide. W. F. Stack. J. D. Shuler. E. F. Irick, A. A. Dantzler and Dr. P. L. Felder. The directors met and re-elected the following of ficers: President, Robert Lide; vice president. W. F. Stack: cash ier, W, M. Fair; assistant cashier, C. B. Dantzler; solicitors, Moss and Lide. A Birthday Party. On the evening of July 30, a crowd of girls and boys were gather ed at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Huch'et to enje> a birthday party that was given in honor of their daughter. Ruth Dukes, her fourteenth birthday. She was the recipent of many beautiful presents. They played games of various kinds and was furnished by beautiful music. Then they all dispersed to the dining room to enjoy a repast, where cake ice cream and confec tionaries were served in abundance Team Sent to Charleston. Yesterday morning Lieut. F .F. Pooser, Corp. Lee and Private D. C. Hayden left for Charleston where they go to attend the annual j meeting of the militiamen of his I state to participate in the Itarget practice to be held there. Thsee gentlemen have been -sent as the ?epresentatives of the) Tillman Volunteers of this place, they hav ing made the highest score during the recent target practices which have been held here. A Sad Death. News was brought here this morn ing of the sad and unexpected death of little Louise Henrietta the little ten >ear old daughter of M?*. and Mrs. L. C. A. RoessVsr of Charles ton. For several years this bright little girl was a pupil in the Graded school and her many friends here will be pained to learn of her sad death, the cause of which was ap pendicitles. The sorrowing parents have the sympathy of their many friends in this city. Results of Target Practice. On Friday afternoon on the target range of the Tillman Volunteers the following scores were made out of a possible 75; Capt. Claffy 61; Lieut. Pooser 40; Sergt. Smoak 37. Capt. Claffy lead on the 500 yard range. On the 200 yard range Lieut. Poos er lead on slow fire, and Capt. Claf fey on rapid fire. AN ORDINANCE Requiring All Dogs Running at Large To Be Muzzled. Be It ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Orangeburg, in City Council assembled: Section 1. That all dogs of every kind when running at large within the corporate limits of the City of Orangehurg, during the months of May, June, July, August and Sept ember in each and every year, shah be muzzled with a strong and sub stantial muzzle, which shall be so arranged as to prevent such dog from uitting any person or other animal, and such muzzle and the adjustnier/t thereof shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police of the said City. Any dog of any kind found run ning at large within the corporate limits of said City, during the said nionths, without a suitable and pro per muzzle, shall be caught and plac ed in the Pound, which shall be pro vided for that purpose; and shall be kept there until , called for by the owner or 'other persons entitled to the same; Provided that, if any dog so impounded shall not be claimed OP called for witbin forty-eight hours after the same shall have been im pounded, such dog so impounded shall be killed or sold under the di rection of the Chief of Police of said City, and in case of sale the money from such sale shall be paid to the City Clerk and Treasurer of said City for the use of the City: Pro vided Further that the owner of the said dog so impounded, or other per son entitled thereto, who may de sire to recover the dog so impounded, or take the same from the said Pound, shall first pay the sum of Two Dollars, for the use of said City in defraying the expenses of keeping said dog while in Pound. Section 2. Any person who shall wilfully permit any dog of any kind to run at large within the corporate limits of the said City of Orange burg without a muzzle during the months prohibited by this Ordinance, shall for each and every offence upon conviction be fined not exceeding ten dollars, be imprisoned not more than ten days, with or without labor on the streets and v ays of said City. Section 3. The City Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Orangeburg is hereby authorized to pay from the funds of the said City fifty cents to any person, other than a regular policeman, who shall catch and de liver to the Chief of Police any dog of any kind running at large without a muzzle, in violation of the provi sions of this Ordinance; the impound ing fee not to be paid until the dog is disposed of as ,is provided in this Ordinance. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police of said City to notify the owner of any dog im pound ed under the provisions of this Or dinance, if such owner be known. Section 5. All ordinance or parts of ordinance inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are here by repealed. Section 6. This ordinance will be of force and effective cn and after July 25th, 1908. Done and ratified in city council in the city of Orangeburg, South Carolina, this the tenth (10) day of July, Anno Domini, nineteen hun dred and eight (1908.) J. W. H. Dukes, Mayor. L. H. Wannamaker, City Clerk and Treasurer. 2t. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DOXE. What is Causing the increase of , CataiTh in Orangeburg? Catarrhal troubles are increasing, not only in Orangeburg but all over the country. Catarrh is a germ disease and, to cure it, germ life in the nose, throat and lungs must be destroyed, and this can be done only by breathing Hyomei. There is no dangerous stomach drugging when Hyomei is used; no tablet or liquid mixtures whereby the digestion is often destroyed and intestinal troubles added to the hor rors of catarrh. Breathed through the neat pocKet inhaler that comes with every out fit, its healing balsams penetrate the most remote air cells, destroying the catarrhal germs so that quick recovery follows. The complete out !fit costs but $1.00, and Dr. J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., agrees to re fund the money should Hyomei fail to do all that is claimed for it. COTTON CROP'S CONDITION. Government Reports Note Improve ment Over Last Month. The average condition of cotton was 83 per cent on July 25, as against 81.2 a month ago, and 75 a year ago, according to the report of the department of agriculture given out on. the .first. The condition on The condition of cotton on July 25 in 190G. 74.9 in 1905 and 81.4 for the past ten years. The condition fo cotton on July 25 and the ten year averages respective ly by States follows: Indiana, 90 and 93; North Caro lina. 89 and 91; South Carolina, 84 and 80; Georgia. 85 and 81; Florida, 85 and 84; Alabama, 85 aud 81; Mississippi, 86 and 80; Louisiana, 83 and 82; Texas, 82 and 82; Arkansas, 86 aud 82; Tennessee, SS and 84; Missouri, 88 and 84; Oklahoma, 66 and 65. * Mrs. Laura Owens, of 1103 Pendle ton street, Columbia, S. C, says "My son had malaria? fever for two months. Used Globe Tonic and was benefited by the first dose. One bot tle improved him so much that he was able to go to work." Samples free or $1 bottles 50c at 14 S. Broughton, St., Orangeburg, S. C. A large shipment of pound paper just received at Sims Book Store, which will be sold for 25 cents a pound. STATE LEAGUE CLOSES FINISH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS CLOSE. (Sumter Wins the Pennant With Chester a Close Second?Orange burg Brings Up the Reur. The State says when cue last bat ter went out in the Sumter-Orange burg game at Sumter ? Saturday afternoon and the last lAtter went out in the Chester-Rock H?1 game at Chester, the third season of the South Carolina State league came to a close with Sumter the winner for the second time. Camden under the management of Guy Gunter won out in 1906. Gunter was manager at Sumter last year and landed his team in first place. P. A. Dingle turns the trick for the Gamecock city this season, while Mr. Caldwell takes second place with his Chester hustlers. Guy Gunter holds third place with his Rock Hill bunch, while Ornage burg, under the leadership of Sturte vant, closed the season in last place. The little four-club league has given to the fans of the four towns making up the circuit season of good baseball and great interest has been taken by the fans of the four towns. Sumter and Chester made a great fight for the pennant and the flag goes to Sumter by 32 points, Sumter having won one more game than Chester and lost three less. s" The players of the league will now depart for their homes or other ball fields, while' fans will talk about next year's league and who will win the 1909 pennant. The following is the standing of the clubs at the end of the season: Won. Lost. P.C. Sumter.41 27 603 Chester. 40 30 571 Rock Hill.28 40 412 Orangeburg.. .27 39 409 THE AUDURON SOCIETY. A Full Statement of That Society to Date. President B. F. Taylor has mailed me a statement of the amount re ceived by the Audubon Society of South Carolina, since the 15th day of last December. It is such a remarkable one. that one could wish to preserve it as a memorial of an achievement to be handed down to future generations-. Has any State anything to compare with it, the good accomplished for the amount of money handled? Let the report speak for itself. Here it is: Received from Game Pro tection Fund.$ 1,607.23 Received from membersuip dues.1,158.50 Cash on hand at last report 52.17 Total Receipts.$ 2,817.90 Cash on hand with Treasur er.:.? 4.99 Amount Expended to date? 2,812.91 Less than $3,000 for the pay of wardens, lawyers, printing the laws of the State, secretary's salary and traveling expenses, and all the other things connected with enforcing the bird, game and fish laws of a State. J The State of Alabama pays her game and fish commissioner $2,500 a year and all expenses. The State of Alabama can not show as many con Ivictions as can the State of South Carolina; it can not begin to show the amountof educational work done everywhere among the people, which is at last the true test of effective ness, for this alone assures the per manency of the work. Now it has been urged in langu age as strong as it could be made that the Audubon Society needs help and needs it at this hour. There will be no time in the future when so much good can be done by so little expenditure. The ground gain ed ought to be maintained at all costs and it can be with a reasonable amount of help. There remain five months before the legislature meets, during which time the game season opens and the time is most critical for work. With $2,500 in hand the society can main tain the status and go into another year with the situation well in hand. If sentiment be cast to the winds, just an ordinary common sense cal culation will show that it is worth many times that amount to check violations for the coming season. Think how many thousands of young partridges can be saved during the months of September and October when the market-hunter is most active. Will the sportsmen of the State permit this? Have they not enough regard for the cause of saving the birds to contribute each his quota? When it is figured down it will be seen that each sportsman is asked merely to give 250 shells to the cause?about what he would shoot away in ive we k. There has not been a violation re ported in South Carolina that the Audubon Society has failed to handle, no matter where it was, no mater what it cost to handle it. This has been done by the pracitce of rigid economy all along the line. There ought to be five hundred men in the whole State of South Carolina, with its one hundred and thirty thousand white voters who would contribute six dollars each to such a cause. That would be only a dozen to a county. James Henry Rice, Jr., Secretary. New Business. The Globe Remedy Company has opened a branch store at 14 South Broughton Street, (Crum Building) for the purpose of introducing and advertising their medicines. The public is invited to call and get free samples of their Globe Tonic?the world's best medicine for the liver and kidneys. MUNICIPAL TAX NOTICE! Office of City Clerk and Treasurer, Orangeburg, S. C, Aug. 1, 1908. In pursuance of the provisions of the following ordinance and bther ordinances of the City of Orangeburg relating to the assessment and col lection of taxes therein, notice is hereby given that the City Treasur er's office will be open on the first day of September, 190S, and continue open every day during said month (Sundays excepted) from 9 o'clock in the forenoon till 2 o'clock in the afternoon for the receipt of city tax es, without penalty for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 1908, and ending March 31. 190 9. The total levy as fixed by the attached ordinance is 15% mills on each and every dollar of the assessed value of all real and personal property in tne City of Or angeburg, as follows: Ordinary, expenses.. .. 7 mills Interest & Sinking Fund R. R. Bonds. 1 ? mills Interest & Sinking Fund W. & L. Bonds. 134 mills Interest & Sinking Fund Sewer Bonds. 2% mills Street Paving. 2%mills All persons interested will take no tice and govern themselves accord ingly. By order of City Council, L. H, WANNAMAKER, \ Clerk and Treasurer. An Ordinance. To Raise Supplies and Make Appro priations to Meet the Liabilities of the City of orangeburg for the Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 1008, and Ending March 31, 1000. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Orangeburg jin City Council Assembled, and by authority of the same: Section 1. That for the purpose of raising Supplies and meeting the ordinary expenses of the City of Or angeburg forr the fiscal year begin ning April 1, 11)08 and ending March 3i, 1909, a tax of seven (7) mills be and the same is herebby levied on each dollar of the assessed value of ai. real and personal property in the said City of Orangeburg (except such I property as is exempt by the laws and constitution of the State from taxtation.) Section 2. That for the purpose of paying the annual interest upon the Railroad bonds issued by the said City of Orangeburg under and by the authority of the General As sembly of the State of South Caroli na, approved the 22nd, day of Dec ember, 1891, and for the purpose of creating a sinking fund for the re demption of said bonds, a tax of one and one-half (1%) mills be and the same is hereby levied upon each dol lar of the assessed value of dll real and personal property within tneCity of Orangeburg not exempt from tax ation. Section ii. That for the purpose of paying the semi-annual interest upon the water and electric light bonds issued by the said City in ac cordance with the Act of the General Assembly of the State, approved the 2nd, day of March, 1908,, and the Acts amendatory, and for the pur pose of creating a sinking fund for the redemption of the said bonds, a tax of one and three-fourth's (1% ) mills be and the same is hereby levi ed upon each dollar of the assessed value of all the real and personal property within the said city of Or angeburg. except such propc^y as L- ejctmpl wo'-.y taxation. Section I. That for the purpose of paying the semi-annual interest upon the sewerage bonds issued by the said City in accordance with law, and for the purpose of creating a sinking fund from the redemption of said sewerage bonds, a tax of two and one-fourth (2%) mills be and the same is hereby levied upon each dollar of the assessed value of ali real and personal property within the City of Orangeburg except such pro perty as is exempt from taxation. Section 5. That for the purpose of Improving and paving the streets and sidewalks of the. city of Orange burg, a further tax of two and one half (2%) mills be and the same is hereby levied upon each dollar of the assessed value of all real and personal property within the City of Orangeburg, except such property as is exempt from taxation. Section 6. That all fire and life insurance companies, telegraph and telephone companies, express or other like companies, shall pay into the City treasurer of tue City of Or angeburg, on each dollar of the gross receipts collected or received by them or their agents, from business done within the City of Orangeburg during the year 1907. the taxes levied and provided for in sections one (1). two (2), three (3). four (4) and five (5) of this ordinance, or upon so much thereof as is not exempt from said taxes. Section 7. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the forgoing sections of this ordin ance, the City Clerk and Treasurer is hereby authorized, directed and empowered to take ah such steps and do all such things as may be necessary thereto as is provided by law and the ordinance of said City. Done and ratified in City council, by the City Council of Orangeburg, at Orangeburg, South Carolina, this the Tenth (1U) day of July, Anno Domino, one thousand nine hundred and eight (1908). Seal Attest: J. W. H. Dukes, Mayor of the City of Orange burg. S. C. L. H. Wannamaker, City Clerk and Treasurer. A Live uhost. An Alken dispatch to the News and Courier says: "The other night while Officer Busch was walking bis beat he saw an object in white ap proaching him, and upon investiga tion found that it was a gentleman who was walking in his slumbers. A little dog began to bark at him and the somnambulist was awakened, to his great surprise finding himself upon the street in his night clothes. RAILWAY BEAUTY SPOTS. Phlox and Hydrangeas For Stations. Blue Grass For Right of Way. One of the good things for which people have to thank the railroads Is the progress they are making in beau tifying their right of way. It is the practice of*he Pennsylva nia, as Moody's Magazine points out to surround Its passenger stations, which are practically the doorways to towns and cities, with little parks with terraces aud gracefully curving paths and roadways. To care for these Sta tion parks is part of the duty of the maintenance of way department, just as It is to keep the rails and ties iu good order. Flowers and shrubbery are plauted In artistic plots, and gar deners keep them fresh and tlourisb iag. At a station on the Long Island rail road, which Is a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania. UOO trees and shrubs be sides beds of phlox and hydrangeas were set out this year. For another staiion on the Long Island 423 shrubs and twelve trees have been ordered of the so called perennials and ever greeu3. In the open country, too. far from -towns, the Pennsylvania has adopted the policy of making its right or way pleasant to look at Slopes of uu sightly rock or dirt are transformed Into green terraces. Henceforth the standard ro-idbf.t, when the tracks are In a cut. wiii in clude I he sodded slopes. Blue srass used for sodding will prevent the ero sion which has given engineers so much trouble in times past. In helping to solve the drainage problem the grass is even more useful than it is orna mental. CITY ROSE fOGE. How a Small Back Yard Wa3 Easily Made a Beauty Spot. Iron fences can easily be made at tractive and greatly euluiHce the beauty of a town by following the scheme described in this article: There is a little two story house on a street in West Philadelphia that boasts one of the prettiest rose hedges chat ever reminded the tired city dweller of green lawns and country gardens. The house has. as most West Philadelphia houses do. a wee bit of sodded yard behind it?only a few feet square and surrounded by a low Iron fence. Over this fence the roses trail, gay crimson ramblers and dainty pink ram blers and rare bits of sweetbrier. From the street through the narrow distance that separates the house from its neigh boring "pair" the passerby catches glimpses of what looks like some love ly pleasure garden. In the warm days the family who live in the little house all the year around eat their supper in a corner of the yard beside the roses, and on summer afternoons they enter tain callers there. It is one of the prettiest places in town, this back yard of a little two story house. And all that the wise housewife did was to buy some little rose plants, the climbing kind, and train them over that ugly wire fence. High Culture Manifest. Surely we are undergoing a pleas ing development In civic life In the matter of municipal beauty, cleanliness and conveniences. Those places are indeed behind the times which provide no resting places, drinking fountains and evidence of community pride and thrift The Individual may help much toward the desired goal If he only cleans and cares for his own premises In a proper manner. Work of this kind, like the measles, is highly con tagious aud soon affect the community generally. Visitors wonder why such a place is so much more attractive than others similarly situated and are unconsciously attracted and if looking for a home will not fail to consider the live, up to date appearance when the final decision to settle Is made. Tidy up your premises and brighten the scene with a few flowers. How to Improve Your Premises. Every person who owns city prop erty, village farm or country home stead should consider what might be done to Improve the looks of the prem ises. Mauy of us will find the shade trees are full of dead limbs or limbs in dying condition for the want of some plant food to eucourage new growth. Cut out all dead wood. Trim the trees so that the branches will be well bal anced all round. Clean up the yards. Free the roadsides of bushes and brush and bum them. Paint the buildings or repair as needed. * In God's World. My heart throbs with pity For him of the city Whose feet never press the green sod. For ho lives, with his clan. In a world made by man And not in the world made by Cod. Ah, 1 would roam over The fields full of clover On carpets of fragrance and bloom. I would breathe the free air. Feel the warm sunshine rare And live where Is plenty of room. I love to be straying Where meadow brooks playing Sing melodies soothing and sweet, Where the white daisies dip The cool waters to sip Or the ferns and the lichens to greet. I would wake to the singing Of wild birds as. flinging Their rapture, they mount to the sky; To the balm on the breezo And the music of bees Or the katydid's neighborly cry. My heart throbs with pity For him r>f the city Whoso feet never press the green sod. For he lives, with his clan, In a world made by man. I'd live in a world made by God. ?Arthur J. Burdick In Gateway Gazette, Beaumont, Cal. Value of Playgrounds. All nature Is now awake to the full est, and no exception is noted in regard to our boys and girls. Our official play grounds are cougested with little folks, and petitions come in from all parts of Los Angeles for more space for ju venile recreation. These grounds should be supplied at any cost, for upon them, says the Los Angeles Times, much de pends in the creation of good or evil in the growing generation both in the moral and the physical sense. Give us plenty of playgrounds well equipped with apparatus and in charge of con* petent overaeera. MAY CAUSE A SMfti 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. LOOK BEHIND. Two wise men going on their way Were halted by a youth. Desiring of them that they stay Awhile and utter truth And wisdom that would serve to throw Light on the Way that he should go. "Your eyes must fix upon a star," The first adviser said. "And hold it. though it be afar And always overhoad. And if your gaze shall never quit That goal, my friend, you'll come to IL" "A fool advises you, my friend." The second wise man said. "Nor fame nor. fortune will attend Y?'hu only look ahead. P.ut look back now and tfen and see How great a fool you used to be." Coming Events. Let 110 one say that the mind has no power over the body. If it can cause such effects as in the case taken from the Berlin Ulk. bow much more cau It influence the physical conditions of the now and here! "You look pale and thin. What's got yon?" "Work, from morniug till night and only a one hour rest." "flow long have you been at It?" "1 begin tomorrow." _ i The Stains Went. The young man had sold Mrs. Bean the cake of stain remover the day be fore. When be saw her enter the shop again be was unpleasantly impressed by the look on her determined counte nance. "Didn't it take the staiLs from that shawl, madam?" he asked quickly. "I don't know whether It did or not," said Mrs. Bean sternly. "You told me it had got to be left out on the grass overnight and the stains would go. Well, they've gone?with the shawl. And now I want to know what you propose to do about It, young.man?"? Youth's Companion. Wise Diogenes. When Aristippus returned from the court of Dionysius he said to Diogenes, "If you knew how to flatter kings you need not live upon herbs." to which Diogenes replied, "If you knew how to live on herbs you need not flatter kings." A Ten Foot Locust. An antiquary laid down, with a laugh, the book he bad been reading. "It's 'L'Espion.'" be said, "a French translation of Fenlmore Cooper's 'Spy.' I bought! it from a Frenchman's valet What makes It valuable is an error it contains. "Cooper says In the book that a horsemau tied his horse to a locust He means a locust tree. But the French translator thought he meant an insect aud wrote that the horseman hitched to a 'sauterelle.' He stuck an asterisk at the end of the sentence and In a footnote said: '* *In America the locusts grow to an enormous size?ten feet or more. It is customary to place dead and stuffed ones as bitching posts before the doors of American mansions for the convenience of visitors on horse back.' "?New York Press. Where He Was'Most Needed. General N. B. Forrest was one of the fiercest and most determined fight ers that participated In the war be tween the states. Iu the midst of one of bis eampalgne a captured Federal chaplain was brought to his headquar ters. The man showed the deepest anxiety and depression, for the stories of General Forrest's severity were rife In the Union camp. A little later sup per was announced, and Forrest to the chaplaiu's surprise, Invited him to share It But his surprise grew to amazement when the .ceneral turned to him reverently and said: "Parson, will you please a3k the blessing?" The uext morning Forrest courteous ly gave him an escort through the Con federate lines, for he wished no non combatants for prisoners, and bade him goodby. with the remark: "Parson, I would keep you here to preach for me If you weren't needed so much more by the sinners of the other side." Voltair? on Newton. No person bus done more honor to the genius of Sir Isaac Newton than Voltaire. He declared "that if a gen eral assembly could be convened of all the men of talents who ever flourished they would without hesitation assign the place of precedence to Newton." Much Simpler. At a country fair in Kansas a man went up to a tent where some elk were on exhibition and stared wist fully at the sign. "I'd like to go In there," he said to the keeper, "but it would be mean to go in without my family, and I cannot afford to pay for my wife and seven teen children." The keeper stared at him in aston ishment "Are all those your chil dren?" he gasped. "Every one," said the man. "You wait a minute," said the keep er. "I'll bring the elk out and let them see you all." No Hair Splitting. "But." argues the exasperated auto moblllst who has been haled before the country justice, "you haven't the shadow of a reason for arresting and trying me. Why, niau, my machine was standing stock still, absolutely motionless! u,ven the constable will tell you that" "The automohull was a-standln' still all right" acknowledges the constable, "but its engine was runnin' full blast, an' It sounded Jnst like they do when they go forty miles an hour." "But my machine was not moving! Judge, this Is prepos"? "The evidence Is all against yon." coldly decides the Justice. "Twenty dollars and costs. This is not the time or place for idle technicalities."?Judge.