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VOLOIE LIU, 3UMBEK 71 DEWBERRY, S. 0, 1TESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 191*. TWICE A WEEK, $1M A YEA*. TO MEET IN NEWBERRY The Federation of Young People's Society of Lutheran (liureli Will Hold Annual Electing Here. The fifth annual convention of the Federation of Young People's Societies of the South Carolina synod will be held in the Church of the Redeemer October S-10. The following is a list of the officers, cnAaicPT-R on the Drosram and dele gates who will attend: Mr. C. E. Xorman, vice president; ! ZNIiss Willie Mae Wise, corresponding secretary; Mr. G. H. Ballentine, recording secretary; Miss Rosalyn Summer, literary secretary; i.Miss Elberta j Sease, assistant literary secretary; Mr. j i No treasurer. 1 . XI U - 7 Speakers on the program, Miss Elizabeth Voigt, Rev. P. E. Monroe, Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, Rev. R. C. Holland, j Rev. H. A. MeCullough, Re>v. W. H. j Greever, Mr. J. B. Ballentine, Mr. \V. j A. Reiser, Miss Mary Ballentine and; ' Miss Emma Lou Schirmer. Delegates: St. Barnabas, Charleston?Messrs. Fred Bischoff, Harry Likes and Miss Emma Lou Schirmer. Grace Church. Prosperity?Mr. L. M. Wise. Miss Isoline Wyche and Mrs. J. F. Browne. St. Stephens, Lexington?Mr. David Schwartz, Miss Ernestine Barre and t Misses Ruth, Caro and Essie Efird. Summerland College?Misses 'Mary Ballentine, Helen Nichols, Annette ^ i Long, Gertrude Yonce, Agnes Monts, | Ruth Long and Sarah Huffman. J Mt. Pleasant, Ehrhardt?-Misses An- j ' * TT ! nie Sue -L'opeiana, rreuu nicis ana \ Minnie Bishop. Bethlehem. Pomaria?Misses Olive Richardson, 'Willeze Boinest, Pearle Ballentine and Edna Leitzsev. Mt. Olive, Prosperity?Misses Annie "Wise, Bonnie Lester, Anni Julian Harmon and Mr. X. L. Wessinger. St. John's, Irmo?Mr. tVarion Elea-! zer. Miss Mildred Derrick and Mr. W. Harry Derrick. St. John's, Lexington?Mr. J. L. Bal- J lentine. Pomaria Lutheran Church, Pomaria! ?Misses Katie Wilson, Ida tMae Setzler and Elo'se Hipp. First Lutheran, Greenville?Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Bowe and Mr. H. hi. Lx>sse. Providence. Lexington?Miss Lucile C'cok and Mr. D. I. Win gar d. Theological Seminary, Columbia? Messrs. J. A. Shealey, W. A. Reiser, F. B. Lingle. C. X. Yount, Arthur Huffman and C. E. Xorman. St. Marks, Charlotte?Miss Wilhemina Rock. Ebenezer, Columbia?iMisses Bertha Habenicht, Bessie Milne and Margery Luther and the president of the society Mc. Tabor, Xewberry?Misses Lucile Counts, Xell Shealy and Olin Bun drick. Mt. Pilgrim, Prosperity?Misses Eunice Long, Lucile Shealey and Mr. Henry Brooks. This list is incomplete, as all of the names have not been sent in. The Athenean Literary Society. The following officers have been selected for the present term in the Athenean society: 'Ernest Digby, president; John Higgins, vice president; John Floyd, secretary; George Rodelsperger, treasurer; Clyde Harris, chaplain; Joe Vigodskv, sergeant-atarms; Russell Swain, Drayton Xance and. Thos. E. Davis, critics; Charley West, Pat Livingston ana ri'nos. raysinger, executive committee. The program last Friday was as follows: Scripture reading and the Lord's prayer. Roll cail and minutes. Debate. "Resolved, That the United Slates Government Ought to Recognize Carranza as the Head of the Mexican Government." Affirmative, Geo. Rodelsperger j and Clyde Harris. Negative, Beale I Cromer and Drayton Nance. The neg-1 ative won. Reading on "Coal Gas," by j Fulmer Wells. Oration, "The Carving I of a Life." by Strother Paysinger. Dec- j lamations by Edwin Setzler and F?ed Hayes. Current events, Fred Sale. The subject for debate on the previous Fridav night was: "Resolved, i That the United States Ought to Prohibit the Sending of War Supplies From This Country to Any of the Belligerent Nations of Europe." The offirmative speakers were John Floyd and Joe Vigodsky. The negative was defended by John Higgins and T. E. Davis. The affirmative won. i- V <$ V V V V >8> ?> 3> <$> 3> < > ?$> f THE IDLEK. <^ s> <S> /$'$- $' ^ <s> <? <$><$ <?> <$> $> <? <?><$> <^ I really enjoy reading sometimes when I nave nothing else to do and want some little diversion?1 started ~..4- ? ~ r.n,. tliot I Anl'nv PQjHl'nO r>Tl Cif . (JUL cc a-av mat i cuju; i?.uu>u9 casion the views and observations of the two local reporters on the two local papers. They .very frequently have some very bright ideas and they tell them in good shape. For instance 1 notice that the local reporter of The Herald and News gives out under the head of Various and All About the startling and valuable information that. "October comes in on the first ~ ^ 4-U^v ntrtnfV* tViio VDQ T '' T Yl'fl > UiiV Ui IUC XlIUiil>4i tino j just wondering if it came in on the second or third day of the month in ether years. At any rate, I know the reading public is delighted to receive the information that October comes in cn the first day of the month this year. Ana then I was reading -under the head of observations in the Ocj server that "October the beautiful dawns this morning. It is the loveliest month of the year. Welcome, sweet October." October seems to be a great favorite with these writers. Well, it is a sadly sweet month. Space | must be filled and it is the sort of stuff the people want and that is the thing to give them. They are pretty ! gocd local reporters and not much : happens that they fail to hear about and that is the thing to make the local paper interesting. I would not 1 make much of a local reporter, as I would never hear of the thing until it was almost ancient history in this fast and rapid age. Times are not like they used to be. A thing?now, that is not elegant diction, out i recKon it will pass?I was going on to say that a thing that happened last week is too old to print. The world has done moved on and does not care to hear about it. Now, I am not criticizing or finding fault and I do not want any one to mistake what I am writing. I really enjoy these little sayings and they are truly a recreation to the tired mind and I do not wonder that the reading public enjoys them. And then as I have said aforetime, 1 like to read and quote sweet little sentiments expressed in verse. There may be people who do not like to read it, and, as I have said oftentimes, there is no compulsion on any one to read anything that I write, and if you find something now and then in this column that you do not like, why just skip over it and I will not know any better, and if I did I would not care. I read a little poem the other day that I think carries not only beautiful sentiment. but a great truth, and one that I wish I could impress upon every boy and every girl as they go out from the old home, and that is that they do not forget the folk that they have left behind, and if you care for them let them know it while they may appreciate it and before it is too late. The tendency with most of us is to wait until the lips are hushed forever and then try to make amends by strewing the casket with flowers and shed-* - x ii-.i 4. ~ amg lears mai can nut ue sccu aim saying kind things that can not be heard. The tender words never spoken will do no one any good. Read the following little poem, my dear young friends, and put it in your scrap book and read it every day and then act on the good thought which it contains: Before It's Too Late. If you have a gray-haired mother, And from home you are away, Sit down and write the letter You put off day by day. Don't wait till her tired steps Reach heaven's pearly gate, But snow 'her that you think of her | Before it is too late. , I If you've a tender message, Or a loving word to say, Don't wait till you forget it, But whisper it today. I Who knows what bitter memories May haunt you if you wait? | So make your loved ones happy, Before it is too late. The tender words unspoken, The leter never sent. The long-forgotten messages. ."i ne weaun 01 love unspent. j For these some hearts are breaking, I For these some loved ones wait; So show them that you care for them Before it is too late. ?Anon. ?o? If you do then you will know and realize and appreciate the joy of living. \ou must striKe tne proper gait lr you would know something of the joy of living. And that reminds me that I read another little poem the other day on this very subject?the joy of living, and I think if you will read it carefully maybe you will be helped in your effort to live. Here it is: ?o? Joy in Living. There is lots of joy in living if you .ctriL-o tVia nrnnor croit* cii nvv, mv. v/yvi ) If you always come up smiling in the face of every fate. If you're keeping step and whistling some lively little tune, You'll be living gay and happy as a summer day in .June. Keep a level head, don't worry, help your brothers on the way; Let the sunshine of good humor shine upon you ev'ry day; Speak a cheerful word at all time, never "knock" your fellow man And you'll surely be rewarded?just keep doing all you can. There is lots of joy in living if you live your life aright. Lots of sunshine and of roses, keep your eyes turned to the light, Look behind the clouds of trouble: there's a silver lining there, And you'll find it if you're only living life upon the square. Scatter good cheer like the thistles scatter seed before the wind, And the petty woes and troubles soon will be left far behind. Be a "booster" every minute, help along your fellow man And you'll surely be rewarded, just keep doing all you can. ?Exchange. You know, when you really come to stop and think about it seriously there are really very few of us who know the first principle of the joy of living. \\T r\ avicf ao if egqttic! >f o in^i CAioi auva ouuxw ixx^o n uvviiio to me that we make a poor out of existing. If we could just fuHy appreciate the beauty, for instance, of the October days and the many things thai have been put here for our enjoyment and pleasure and think less of our noble selves, we would all be a great deal more happy and know more of the jov of living. I have met some people whom I always felt must be miserable. They never :had a kind word or a pleasant smile for any one. They were always saying unkind things and seemed to think that every other person was a bad citizen or that something was all the time wrong and the world was all out of joint. Nothing was made right and in fact they could only see the dark side of the picture. I have often thought that life to sucn must be a terrible thing. Certainly they had not learned the first principle of the real joy of living and then thi worst part of it, they made others with whom by the ties of nature they had to stay?yes, stay with?most miserable. To such life must be truly just one thing after another, as seme one has said: "If you're keeping step and whistling some lively little tune, Vnn'li hp living 2av and nannv as a summer day in June." Yes, whistling, even at the risk of disturbing some germs. Would be a good thing to transfer some of these germs. They might do good. And then be as happy as a summer day in June. Yes, whistle and sing as you go and get some of the joy in living. ?o? Xow to demonstrate to these two youthful local reporters that I appreciate and enjoy their bright scintilla tions?I reckon that's a good word and used in the proper connection?I am going to commend to their careful consideration a beautiful little poem by Helen Hunt Jackson on "October's Bright Blue Weather." It may be found in one of the present day school books, but for fear that it has been so long since they went to school I am going to quote it in full for their special benefit: "0 suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together. Va ^a-nrmt rival for one hour DIPLOMATS THINK THAT BULGARIA TEUTONIC ALLY Public Interest Still Centered on Allies' Offensive in West and Austro tinman .unuiict in ta^u 1 London, Oct. 1.?The belief that Bui- . garia has taken sides with the central < powers and that the Anglo-French and < Russian troops will assist the Balkan J friends of the entente powers, momenisrilv has divprr^rl the attention of 1 diplomats, but has riot dampened the ' interest of the public in the situation ? in the Eastern and Westtern theaters v.f war. ; The allies' offensive in the West and j the determination with which the Rus- i : ! . ?ians are opposing the Austro-German 1 advance in the East are the absorbing topics. Tho npw-o frnm fho twfi fronts is cnn- ^ siilered the best for many months. j , I j The French and British forces ap-1 parentiy have "made no further prog-! i ress except in the region of Xeuville, j in Artois, but they have been success-' . wArMilmV/Y + V* /\ Aftrrvion nrvnnfor ! J.U1 HI 1 CJj'UlBlllg lUC UCl uiuil \/UUll- I attacks and so far as is known have j held 'Virtually all the ground gained. In the East the Russians appear to be making a much better effort, for < except just in front of Dvinsk and in < Volhynia the Germans claim to nave ] made no progress, while between thoso two points and in Galicia, according ; to Berlin, all the attacking is being ] done by the Russians. Indeed, the ? Russian troops, by countering the attack which Field Marshal von Hinden- < burg launched at Minsk?from the northwest?'have succeeded pretty well ( in strengthening out their line from north to south. Italy also is showing signs of renewed activity and has commenced an offensive along the Isonbo river, particularly against the important Austrian fortress of Tolmino. Nothing has been heard of the much talked of Austro-German offensive against Servia or of the operations on the Gallipoli peninsula. I October's Dngnt oiue weamer. When loud the bumblebee makes haste, Belated, thriftless vagrant. And golden rod is dying fast, And lanes with grapes are fragrant ] When gentians roll their fringes tight To save them for the morning, And chestnuts fall from satin burs iWithout a sound of warning. When on the ground red apples lie m pues like jewels snining, And redder still on old stone walls Are leaves of woodbine twining. When all the lovely wayside things .Their white-winged seed are sowing, And in the fields, still green and fair, Late aftermaths are growing. When springs run low, and on the brooks, In idle golden freighting, Bright leaves sing noiseless in the hush < Of woods, for winter waiting. When comrades seek sweet country haunts, By twos and twos together, ] And count like misers, hour by hour, October's bright blue weather. 0 suns and skies and flowers of June, i Count all your boasts together, Love loveth best of all the year f October's bright blue weather." Since reading this little poem I am convinced that I know at least why < the local man of the Observer so loves i the blue October days. It is because, as Helen Hunt Jackson says, ] "When comrades seek, sweet country haunts, 1 By twos and tows together." , Of course you know what kind of : twos. Then, too, she says it is a time when ] "Love loveth best or all the year." i Now. my dear young friends, I love you and enjoy reading your little para- - graphs. I, too, was once young and know just how you feel about all this, j And I wish you every joy and pleasure 1 In these blue October davs. " THE IDLER. *1 THE CONDITION OF COTTON < IS NOW 63.7 PER CENT Xew Vcrk. Oct. 2.?The condition of < :-otton on an average date of Septeni- < :)er 23 as ascertained by over 2,000 re- < plies of special correspondents of The < v ^ /. ^ r?o - i ,, journal 01 commerce was oo.i :ent, as compared with 70.7 per cent i month ago,, representing a deterioration of 7 points. This .is somewhat excessive, having jeen exceeded only once in the past ten years, when in 1907 the depreciation amounted to 7.4 points; in 1908 it was 7 points. The ten year average is 5.2 per cent deterioration. Unfavorable weather conditions < drought about unusual shedding and < :he striking feature of the report is < universal prediction of an extremely < short top crop. A year ago at this < Lime condition was 75.5 per cent; in < 1912 it was 67.1 per cent, and in 19.12 !< it was 70.3 per cent. < Largely on account of much prema ture opening, picking is well advanced, < being 35.4 per cent gathered, against < 33 per cent last year, 30 per cent in < 1912 arifl 2S.2 ner cent in 1912. < Oct.-Sept. States. 1915. Xortii Carolina 71.4 76.8 South Carolina 65.8 72.0 Georgia 62.1 69.8 ' Florida 59.5 69.3 Alabama 59.8 67.0 Mississippi 6&.7 70.7 Louisiana 62.0 69.5 rexas 62.7 69.G A.i*kansas 63.2 74.7 rennessee 72.9 78.0 Missouri % 71.7 78.2 j Oklahoma 66.8 72.4 | Average 63.7 70.7 RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT MASS MEETING Request City Fathers to Hold Meeting Not Later Tlian Tuesday Morning. . T?"U ^ ao i ntliArl? Al"^ lilt; (J1HZ.CJULO VUUIUillltl , uuiuuwuvv. by resolution at the mass meeting Friday night, tonight addressed letters to Mayor Griffith, and E. M. DuPre, C. M. Asbill, R. C. Keenan and M. M. Rice,1 councilmen, requesting a meeting of i city council not later than Tuesday at I 11 o'clock in the morning <.o investigate the charges preferrtd against the mayor by R. J. Persons. The committee is composed of W. Andrew Clarkson, Christopher Atkinson, T. S. Bryan, W. B. Summersett, F. AV. Parham and B. R. Heyward. The following is a copy of the letters: "We, the undersigned, in pursuance af the appointment made by a mass meeting held in the court house in this city last night, respectfully re- < 3uest you to call and hold a public < meeting of the city council not later < than Tuesday morning, the 5th of Oc- < tober, at 11 a. m., for the purpose of < investigating the charges against the < nayor for disorderly conduct on September the 18th; and to ascertain and ' letermine whether or not the position * :>f head of the police department should be taken out of his hands and >nn f rrvl a n r) rem C CI an p-d J ,-V/UCl VI ui;u i ? "Also to ascertain and determine whether he has the power to remit i fines and if so, has it been properly exercised; and should this power be ( revoked and reassigned." THE SEWS OF PROSPERITY J ( Cotton Selling and Business Good? 1 Tliieres and Gamblers at Work? <e William Lester Chapter. i SnoHsi m Thp Herald and News. Prosperity, Oct. 4.?With a number Df wagons loaded with cotton and cotton selling at 12 cents, and all the merchants in town busy, looked as if Prosperity truly has returned to "prosperity" again. Mr. Drayton Moore of Saluda was a business visitor in Prosperity Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hawkins spent Sunday at St. Lukes. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. .Counts, Mr. and T f PrAcorvn and Miss frPrfrild? ?. fj. O. VIWJ^JVU MUU ? Bobb spent Thursday in Greenville. Mr. A. L. .Wheeler is spending a few 1 jays in Columbia. t\!iss Effie Hawkins has as her guest, t Miss Eula Taylor of Newberry. Miss Annie Moseley, who has a music i studio in Batesburg, is home for the 1 week-end. Mrs. D. E. Ridgell and little Chris- ( ;ine have returned to Jacksonville, af- [ ?> <$> <S> 5> <? COTTON MARKET <3> 8> ?o? <s> ?> i> Xe*yherry. <?> r> ?Cotton 12c <?> s> Cotton seed, per bu 53l/i ? ? <? j> Prosperity. ^ t> Cotton 12c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 52^c <S> ?- - $> ' Pomaria. ^ y Cotton 12c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 51c ^ V <? t> Little Mountain. ^ ^ Cotton 12c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 52^c ^ & 3> ? SiWerstreet. ^ + 19r> $> ^ UUtLUll jl-V* $ Cotton seed, per bu 52J^c ^ j> S> Chap pells. <?> Cotton 12c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 54c 3> <S> Kinards. <S> ^ Cotton 12c Q>( Cotton seed, per bu 52J^c $> s> From Mr. Robert McC. ^ -- - - - ^ T /X ?> Holmes The Herald and :\ews y received the following report <S>and the- government report, both <S> of which come out yesterday: $ "Ginners report made up to ? $ September 25, 2.900,000 bales ? compared with 3,382,000 last ?> year. t "Condition of crop by U. S. ^ government up to September ?> 25, 60.8 compared with 73.5 last <? ^ year and ten-year average of <S> ^ fiSS" / , <? ? Mr. Holmes estimates the ^ ^ crop at 11,000,000 bales. ^ ? With this. report the future ^ ?> market advanced from 60 to 55 ^ points. The spot market in ^ ? Newberry went to 12 cents, <? $ strong, and that is what was ^ being paid yesterday. On- Sat- <?> urday 758 bales were on the ^ Newberry market, 445" were <S> $ sold and the balance stored. - a ~ A ^ The average price was jlz cems. ^ ? iCotton seed had no market. It ? brought almost finy price that $ was asked. Some one said as <?> high as 56 cents per bushel. In Prosperity about 150 bales <S> came in on Saturday; 100 sold <$ ^ and the balance stored. ^ At Chap pels about 50 ba^es $ were sold on Saturday. Not ^ holding at present prices. ? tvTr. c. E. Summer, ^president of Summer Bros, company, and & $ an expert in cotton, had said <$ * several days ago that the gov- <$> ernment report would be 60.8, ^ exactly what it was. ,er spending the summer with Mr. and tfrs. W. A. Moseley. Mrs. J. L. Wise and Miss Nellie spent Saturday in Columbia. Miss Erin Kohn of Columbia is visting iMrs. J. F. Browne. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert spent Saturlay in Newberry. % Thursday night thieves entered Mr. N. Crosson's store and quite a lot )f merchandise was taken. Rural Po * t- -L ? i? i-U ^ iceman Taylor caugni one tn me utt?roes at Newberry and recovered some )f the stolen goods. The other negro s still at large. Again on Saturday night Rural Poiceman Taylor rounded up the negroes :or gambling and lodged them in Prosperity jail early Sunday morningMr. Ray Gibson or Columbia spen: ;he week-end with his parents, Mr. anl Mrs. W. T. Gibson. The Misses Koon have returned to dewberry, after a visit to Rev. J. B. Harmon. Dr. J. M. Kibler and tamiiy or isewaerry spent Sunday with Mrs. J. A. Simpson. Mrs. G. P. Bedenbaugh has gone to the iColumbia hospital to >visdt her lusband, who is no better. IMr. Lee Boozer of Saluda has enured the Prosperity High school. Rev. J. B. Harmon will move Wedlesdav into the Moffett house, in McS'ary street. .? The William Lester chapter, U. D. 2., will meet Tuesday afternoon at }:3j0 with Miss Aitta Kae Whaler.