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A REMARKABLE GATHERING. Pres and Banner. Its like will not soon happen ugain, we think. On Saturday there gathered at the home of Chief Justice Gary iurtje class-mates, au weix over )f yef.rs of age. They were, Mrs. M. C. > O.ary, mother of the Chief Justice, J Mrs. A,Jco Henderson, of Corcn :ca. and Mrs. Jane Gary, cf Kinards. Mrs.: M. C. Gary is 83, and the other two J ladies are 84. i Nearly three quarters of a century ago they were classmates at Limestone College. Mrs. M. C. Gary was Miss Caroline Tompkns soon after- j county; Mrs. Jane Gary was Miss' Jane Craigf, of the same county; and} Mrs. Henderson was Miss AlLe 'Sims, ] Iof Union county. They were girls then and like girls, they talked of tneir sweethearts and .of their plans for the future. They graduated in 1851, (and went to their respective home.{ |^iss Caroline Tompkins son aiterwards became the v/ife of Dr. F. F. fcary of Abu2ville, and she lias lived Din this county since her marriage. Miss Jane Craig became the wife of Mr. Dorsey L. Gary, of Kinard3, a | first cousin of Dr. Gary. She made : h^r homp in that vicinity since her j I marriage. Miss Alice Sims became J f the wife of Mr. W. T. Henderson, of f iCoronaca, and lived too in Abbeville county. The classmates had not seen each other for many years though they lived so near to each other. They L dislike to travel on the trains, so Mrs. Jane Gary invested in a Maxwell I touring car, went by Coronaca for (Mrs. Henderson and the two cane onj to Abbeville to spend the day with; the other girlhcod friend. They talked not so much, of the future as they did in the years gone by. They talked more of the days in the long ago, tnd of the accomplishments of the past. They looked hopefully to the future, not for themselves but for those who are to come after them. Many years await them here yet we hoiift and believe, but whether the years be long or short, it ^*as a pleasBttre to see the "girls" of the forties I together again, and to read in their faces the story of well spent lives. I devoted not to themselves but to their homes and to the community. On -Sabbath Mrs. Marshall spent the day with the three classmates. Li IV0L I Your Life I 1/ P M |l\9 1T1I Volunteer St: Af Ii VI i , P/vwimnyrial 1 ^ V^UUllll^i v&UA S 9 She is 84 also. It was a remarkable gatherng, and no school girls ever enjoyed a day together more. Perhaps no where else on this continent can three classmatc be found of this good old are. Mrs. M. C. Gary was Miss Caroline tsiacKDurn ana not miss lomyxmo. E-d. H. and X. FROST PREDICTED FOR EARLY DATE Dutch Weather Prophet Fixes Time for First Freeze Middle of October. Killing frost for the section of the State along the 34th paraiiei win occur this year v/ith October 18 as the central date, predicts W. P. Houseal, the Dutch weather prophet in yesterdays :State. Severe frost at this date, he says will be the earliest within 12 years. Killing frost 12 years ago occurred October 11, 1904, as the earliest date for that year and all other years since that time. Indications during the periods of low temperatures ulso make slight frost probable about October 7, he thinks. "At least two snows of large proportione are indcated for the section south and east of the Blue Ridge," he continues. "Winter temperatures will be lower than last year; and more frequent in occurrence. "The probability of a West Indiastorm along the South Alantic coast has been dissipated by the prevalence of the South Atlantic hurricane of July 15. Observation of West India hurricanes show that such disturbances usually occur during a season ' J otAi*ni /"if thfi in groups, a,liu tire uiov owilu. ? ? group is seldom followed in the same path, by a subsequent storm of 4he same origin. The storm of July 15 absorbed all the resources on the land upon which such storms maintain their intensity and destructive character. In this respect, therefore, nothing ii\ atmospheric conditions has remained upon which, a West India disturbances am subsist and the rceent disturbtmce which was reported as having originated in the Caiibbean seii w'as dissipated as soon as it entered the interior of Florida." Cores Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't j The worst cases, no matter of how long: standing:, are cared by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves ^i4 end Heals at tb^ ?arn? time, 25*^ 50c. J1-0P I TNT I %J II J. 5 for Your Ssdcc 1IDM >ecial Age ite life Insura Chattanooga, T Sank Bldg. N< WILSOX OPPOSED TO MILITARISM President Declares He Is in Favor of Adequate Defense of the Country ! 1 ? J Va AT AM/t Ifitifn a*lL' vn 1 V A Ilfl AU JlUir, Jinuai mm Abominable. | .New York, Sept. '12.?A letter from, | President iVVSlson dec-luring that the' ' cnirit and nrinciDle of militarism was' I abominable to him, was made public1 here today by "The Student Pacifist," i an organization which is arranging an anti-miiitarist demonstration on September 30 in oppositon to the new j state legislation requiring military j training in public schools. The presi-! j dent after declining an invitation to j speak, wrote: "There need be no misunderstanding as to my opinion. I have again and .again made it as plain as language can make it. I am in favor of adequate defense and no more. The whole spirit and principle of militarism is abominable to me, and I do tiiinir thn.t anvthine has been done I aw v.. .. j - w in the militaristic spirit. It has on the contrary been conceived and carried out with the single purpose of rendering the country safe against extortional dangers. I Jacob S. Coxey, of Massillon, 0., j -who more than twenty years ago led "Coxey's Army" of unemployed on a long march to Washington, filed papers "with the secretary of state as an independent candidate for United (States senator. In i894 he led 350 ragged, dirty, hungry, thirsty, weary men down historic Pennsylvania avenue amid the shouts and jeers of a great multitude of Washington's citizens. The marching men composed the "Army of the Commonwealth of | Christ." The march was the closc od - - - -4.W I the long tramp which 'Degan at >yiassillon, 0., five weeks before. It ended at the steps of the capitol of the United States in Washington. The soldiers of the army carried staves for weapons and all sorts of tilings for banners. When they attempted as an army to march into the capitol grounds they v;ere clubbed back by policemen. In 'May, 1914, he attempt ed lanother march. He reached tne capitol, but only with about nine men. rro I Li ?41\ j Family's * . / K r> CLJ I rti\jn nt nee Company Ann V&IA1* 3wberry, S. C. GRANT AND MARK TWAIN. Vhen the Humorist Took the Stump For the General. The year 1S80 was a presidential one Mark Twain was for General Garfield and made a number of remarkable I?i^. t'ovix" rirnnt camo to Hertford durin? t!u* campaign, and Mark Twain was chosen to make the address of welcome. Perhaps no such address of welcome was ever made before. lie began: "I am anions those deputed to we] come you t<? the sincere and cordial hospitalities of FT-?r:fo:-d. the city of the historic and revered Charter Oak. of which most of the town is built." He seemed to be at a loss what to say next. and. leaning over, pretended to whisper to Grant. Then, as if he had heen prompter] by ihe great soldier, he straightened up and poured out a fervid eulogy on Grant's victories, add ing in an aside as he finished. 'I nearly forgot that part of my speech.' to the roaring delight of his hearers, while Grant himself grimly smiled. He then spoke of the general being now out of public employment, of how grateful to him his country was. and how it stood ready to reward him "in every conceivable?inexpensive way." Grant had smiled more than once during the speech, and when this sen4.^?. r.A 4. o +- />Am. ItlK't* tnilltr UUL ai Luc CIIV1 m.-? v\/aiposure broke up altogether, while the throng shouted approval. Clemens made another speech that night at the opera house?a speech long remembered in Hartford as one of the great efforts of his life. A very warm friendship had grown up between Mark Twain and General Grant A rear earlier, on the famous soldier's return from his trip around the world, a great birthday banquet had been driven him in Chicago at which Mark Twain's speech had been the event of the evening. The colonel who long before had chased the young pilot soldier through the Missouri bottoms had become his conquering hero, and Grant's admiration for America's foremost humorist was most hearty.? Albert Bijrelow Paine in St Nicholas. A ?DIT? nC MHMPY n ui i vi mviib i The Use of the Term to Designate a Small Coin Is Very Old, There is more than one theory as to the origin of the term "two bits" and Its multiples of "four bits." etc.. as apnlipr? fr> monpv But according to a writer In the Nev? York Sun the use of the word "bit" in the sense of a small coin is very ancient The "Colonial Records of Pennsylvania" aver that at a council held at Philadelphia "ye 24th of the 8th month. 1683. under the presidency of 'Wm. Penn. Prop, and Gov.'" The Govr. telleth Ch Pickering & Saml. Buckley of their abuse to ye Go\*ermt in Quoning of Spanish Bitts and Boston money to the Great Damage and abuse to ye Subjects thereof They confess they have put out some of fhpiso npw hitts and in three other parts of the report of said council, the wnrd "bitt" occurs again. But as a matter of fact for whole generations before that time a ''bit" or "hit-f" was as common a svnonvm for a small coin in the slang of thieves in England as were the variants "boung," "bung" and "pung" for a purse. In 1607 Thomas Decker uaid in his "Jests to Make Merle:" If they once knew wh*re the bung and bit is? And further back In 1592 Harman In his "Defence of Coneycatching" said: Some would venture ^11 the byte in their bung at dice. ^ "What the real origin of the slangy 'bit" Is does not appear to be known, but it seems plausible that It is nothing more than the common every day "bit" in the sense of something small. Not So Easy as It Seemed. Twelve persons decided to lunch together every day and agreed not to sit twice in the same order. One of the number, a matnemauciaiL, surpnseu his associates by informing them that their decision meant that one and onetliird million rears must elapse before they would again be seated in the original order. Two men can sit together only in two different ways, three in six ways, four in twenty-four, five in 120, six in 720, seven in 5.0i0, eight in 40,320, nine in 362,888, ten in 3,628.800, eleven in 39,916,800 and twelve in 479,100,600.?Buc h fur Alle. Cost of Discovering America. The discovery of America cost a little more than $7,000. at least so say some documents that were found in the archives of Genoa. These documents give the value of Columbus' fleet as $3,000. The great admiral was paid a salary of $300 a year, the two captains who accompanied him received a salary of $200 each, and the members of the crew were paid at the rate of $2.50 a month each.?American Boy. Her First Day In Church. The two trustees in the church took ap the collection in the middle aisle, then begun in front again and worked the side aisles. "i should think." whispered the small girl to her father, "they would have four waiters, one for each aisle."? Newark News. Courage. What one needs to cultivate la a tenacity of purpose that will not quail nor turn aside, a courage that in emergencies dares to separate from the crowd, that never recognizes defeat One Way to View It. " 'Distance lends enchantment to the view,' some poet says.", "That's right. At any rate it's easier to admire a girl when she's well off."? Boston Transcript THE LAUBEXS COUNTY CLOVEK CLUB. Spartanburg Herald. The Herald commended) the other morning the Laurens County Clover club, pointing out the significance of ir.c nv>v eaicni. ?e aiu ucl to find Editor Clarence P^c, of The Progresive Farmer, taking notice of the achievement and endorsing it in terms that should cause the men who nave made it possible to feel that their labors have already brought t'ur'r county most valuable notce and will commend them to tho agriculturalists of the country, as having done a great work .cr the cc,u&e and for the county. TLe Laurens Advertiser, the newspaper that has festered the movement from the beginning, contributing greatly to its succccs, telis of ;Mr. Poe's interest in the plan. The Advertiser says: " i ne editor of The Advertiser is in i receipt of a letter frcm Clarence Poe, j editor of The Progresive Farmer, in which he says: 'Your Laurens County Clover club is one of the most inter-, esting things I have run against in a long time. Uie ieier was prompcea Ly a few clippings from The Advertiser which we sent to the ciover club. Mr. Poe thinks so much of the club that he has requested Farm Demonstrator Mot re to contribute a special article cn it to The Prcgresive Fanner. To Mr. Moore lie wrote: 'I think the farmers ail over the South ought to know about this club.' Laurens county farmers are gong to get into the limelight as a result of this clover i aeitotion and i;e want to see them make gocd. If they will follow the Instructions given by the experts, we believe they will. Doubtless they would if they did not heed the farm demonstrator, but we believe it will be best for all to work in unison and come out on top together." Xext Tuesday. "The Summer Girl," a fantastical farce comedy, directed by Edwin August, with Mollie King and Arthur \sTiley in the leading roles, will be the attraction coming at the Opera n xt n tt i fcAlUI T< ATLANTA, ar BIRMINGH VI Southern Wednesday, S ?ft Extremely Cheap Excurs Points as I Nev berry Chappells Prosperity Proportionately Cheap E Intermedia Excursion tickets will I regular trains of Sept 5 New Orleans Limited, f Special, No. 29. Excursi returning on all regularjt I ! M mew uneans Limuea, n starting point by Midnigh A RARE 0 To visit Atlanta theJMetr Birmingham the Pitl Seven days of Sight For detailed informati< from intermediate points, W. E. McGEE, Asst. G. P. A. J Columbia. S. C' House September 26. In this picture .Miss Kink and Mr. Ashley appear rm by far to the best advantage of their miotion picture careers. The story deals with a rich young girl who goes, down South to spend the winter, plays the role of a mischievous young country girl, falls in love with an artist, poor but honest. As success crowns the efforts ot the latter, he seeks Mary, his country girl idol, only to find that she hail gon^ to the city. From the laimdresc where Mary stopped, tfle artist learna her identity, and how she had ontwitted. Succeeding in getting h?r address, seeks her out, and after a thrilling courtship, makes her his wife. The production was directed entirely by Edwin, August, and the beautiful spring and summer scene?, amid the daisy patches and running brooks were taken at Asheville, North Carolina. The story was written by L. V. Jefferson. OUR >EXT COSGRESSHAX. Greenville News. The new congresman, Fred H. Dorainick, of Newberry was very much im evidence in Columbia, and was receiving congratulations from all sides. He is well-liked. The general opinio* ie hrm one of the abteat men on the Blease side, if net th^ ablest. Mr. Dominick took occasion, t* say that he is very much concerned \ i over the question of states rights, ? pecially with reference to the present centralization of power tj the federal government and the gradual encroachment by it on the constitutional demain of the several states. This is a vital issue although little is heard about it nowadays. John C. Oalhonm, the greatest defender of State rights, was a native of Abbeville, now in Mr.. Dominick's district, but formerly i* the Edgefield district. I Invigorating to tftc Pal? and The Old Standard general strengtheidng totrie. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Maluia.enriche U^e blood .and builds np?ne*ystexa. A true tonic For adalts *zd ch ldreo. 50a Em h, 0 GEORGIA id [AM, ALA. [A Railway ept 27,1916 ion Fares from Principal t Follows: _$3.50 1 $6.00 _ 3.25 5.75 .... 3.50 6.00 xcorsioo Fares from all ite Points be good goingjonly on all 57th, except New Yorkfo. 37 and Birmingham ion tickets will be good rains except New Yorko. 38, to reach original it Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1916. PPORTUNITY opolis of the South and tsburg of the South. Seeing and Pleasure in an/4 F Yrnftinn Faro# J fl IA&4VA m X/U , apply to ticket agents or S. H- McLEAN, D. P. A, Columbia, S. C I