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Eb IEawaa EImes. LOUIs APPELT. Editor. MAANNING, S. C., NOV. 5, 1913. PUBLISIED EVERY WEDNESDAV Publishes All County and Town Of. ficlal Advertisements. McC.AURIN NOT A CANDIDATE. The announcement of Senator John L. McLaurin that he will not be a candidate for governor is not a surprise to those of his friends who have been in close touch with him for many years. It will be recalled, we expressed the belief several times that Sen ator MeLaurin could not be in duced to enter the race as a fac tional candidate, this belief was based upon talks had with him, and getting from him his views upon the political conditions in this State. There is no man in pubhe life in South Carolinabet ter qualified to be the Chief Ex ecutive than Senator McLaurin; it was his ambition to be Gover nor, but he could not give his consent to offer for the position as the leader of a faction. He has for mpany years argued against factionalism; when he realized the harmful division brought abo ut by the revolution of 1890,how the purposes of that m vement had been diverted fi om , move inut for the people into one for po liticians, he tried to remedy the defect by inspiring the Forty Movement, which resulted for a time in bringing the people, miga measure, back to a peace ful solution of their political differences, and because of this step, he brought upon himself the-wrath of those who relied upon excitment and strife for their political success. Aftei a few years of compara tive peace another movement started which had the effect of again dividing the people into bitter.^ factionalism, McLaurin was n6t in active politics, then 'had concluded to rem tin out of it, -and did not participate in the last leated contest, except per ps to -e .9 . individual, - a the - p 'c- his county, . :cjw hij r:, died him into th ..i s-"r ..' to use his se d 'aac in bringing ons acondition by which the bitteirness of the past year could be done away with, and once more have the people harmon ised. Immediately upon his election to the State senate from -his native county, there came to him demands that he should stand'for gov~ernor, men of both ~factionsjoined in this call, but to each and every one of them - he said "1 shall not ally myself with any faction, and unless I *can be free and independent or - .factionalism I cannot give it a *moment's consideration." He was invited to attend a conference in Columbia last Wedniesday night, his speech was along conciliatory and con -servative lines-a plea for the people to come together, but it -did not meet with a hearty re ception from thos6 present, they wanted something with the old time fire, the speeches which urged a continuance of the schism was received with ap plause, this convinced Mc ILaurin "there is no field for a man ofi really conservative views,' therefore, finding him self without hope of being able to bring the peop~le together that all may work for the good of the State, he wiped his hands of the whole business and re fused to become a candidate. *South Carolina needs men of abilizy but as long ds the people are bent on having warring fac *tions, very few men with ability for statesmanship will offer their services. When we speak of factional divisions, we do not mean there should be no divis ' Ion of sentiment,or that all of the people must think alike, not at all but we do mean their different views should be discussed in a *spirit of friendliness with a vie w of arriving at what is best. There should not be a condition which causes friends to fall out and become enemies, neighbor hoods in turmoil, schools and churches in a condition of al most disruption. There should not be a situation which will give excuse for men to regard those who differ with them, on men and measures, as personal enemies; intense factionalism such as has been is having this very effect, and it is this that McLaurin pleads to end. He pleads to put an end to such conditions, because, as long as it exists, there cannot be the progress which would come if the spirit of harmony existed. We cannot say we regret the decision of Senator McLaurin, much as we would like to see him elevated as his ability mer its, because, if the people are not prepared to let by gones be by-gones and come together sincerely to better conditions, it is as he says "there is no field for a man of really conservative views," and he does himself proud when he refuses to sacri fice his manhood and reverse himself on what for years he has been pleading for, merely to lead a faction, and thereby at tain place. There are thousands in the State who will be greatly disap pointed in not having the priv elege to vote for McLaurin for governor, they sincerely wanted him to go befot *he masses, to set the pace for high order and intelligent public debate, and,they wanted him elected be cause they are confident his abil ity and experience in business. public and private, would give him an opportunity to help South Carolina. There are many, no doubt. who are glad of his decision, these be of the element who fatten on strife ard contention; calm and peaceful discussion o* public questions do not appeal to them, they must have vilitication, abuse, misrepresentation and noise, or their stock-in-trade will not at tract; until the time comes when the people realize the ne cessity for getting together re gardless of self appointed leaders, "there is no field for a man of really con servative views," and injurious divisions will continue. ANOTHER AJAX. Hon. Lowndes Browning of Union, has announced himself a candidate for governor, and still they come. Mr. Browning has issued a summary of his platform, which in' part reads well, but his advocacy of requir ing the same regulations for the 'primary as is required by the law for the general election will not be endorsed by the masses. There are some who argue, that it is not the purpose to prevent any white citizen from having the right to vote in the primary, neither does the present law dis criminate against negroes but, should the law they advocate be adopted, wnile the language of the Act would not discrimmnate the practical effect will be, as every discerning honest man must know, to eliminate from the electorate many. not because of the fault of the law, but be cause of the trouble and annoy ance of having to register, sev eral months prior to the elec tion, and to save the tax receipts at least six months to exhibit in order to be eligiole to cast a ballot. This talk of reforming the primary to prevent frauds is the veriest kind of rot; we hear men making such argument who would not hesitate to override the law to carry out their politi cal ends, in fact, they have done so in the past,and will do so again as itsuits their purposes, but they are now loud in their protests against the other fellow; in other words, what is a virtue with some, is the most diabolical rascality with others-Verily, ti's a cry of stop thief. Mr. Browning has been a member of the legislature for a number of years, and, we have no criticism to make of his re cord, but he was sent to the leg islature under the rules of the Democratic party as they. now exist, and never did be complain of the inadequacy of these rules until since he is no longer -a member of the legislature; now however, he joins with some others, to restrict the ballot in the primary to those who pre sent their tax receipts and regis tration certificates when they offer to cast a ballot to signify their choice for nominees of a party organization. Some one has said, -'none but the politicians object to the re stricted primary," but our obser vation is, the politicians NOT IN OFFICE are alone making thisl demand, and, should thiey secure it, there is no guarantee they will not use the -machinery~ for the elimination of those who are not in accord with them. Sup pose it was necessary to have the registration certificates in the primary, and those in con trol now or hereafter, are deter mined to stay in, could they not: have their partizans as registra tion officers who would be -hard to convince of the eligibility of those not of their way of think ing? We would further ask, when partisan feeling gets to the pitch it was last year, would it not e with a g-rat deal of difficulty. and annoyance for the opposition to become qualified to vote? And further, if white men are refus ed or harassed in this matter, is it not likely serious trouble would result therefrom. Under the registration law now, the eligibility of the voter is practically left to the judg ment of the registration officers, if a veter,white or black,applies to them for a certilicate,and they should require a reading of the constitution and its construction, the applicant may be a professor of law. and the officers laywen with ordinary education and in telligence, yet, if the officers know the Professor is on the other side, they could turn him down on the ground that his construction of the constitution is wrong. True, he has a rem edy. He can carry his case to the courts and force the officers to give him his certificate, but each case must stand on its own merits, and by the time a Judge orders the certificate given him the election has been held. This is not an overdrawn supposition. not at all, nor does it accuse one element any more than another. they will all do it. No better evidence of what will be resorted to for self preservation if, with the power, than the recent liquor election contests. Where the dispensarites had the power they did not hesitate to thwart the ballot by throwing out enough votes to give them a wajority, and the same was the case where the other side had the power-power not moraltty governs in a majority of contests. Therefore. it is preposterous for the Outs to make better claims to morality than the Ins, both are tarred with the same stick, and both will resort to the same. means to further their ends. THE RAI.ROADS WIN. It is gratifving to note that the Interstate Commerce Co=n mission at Washington has ren dered its decision on the rai!ro d mileage book controversy. We do not recall any queston that has been before the legislature more embarassing to many of the members than this. The drummers are a splendid body of men. and have warm personal. friends among the members of, the general assembly, who, would have been glad to favor them if they could have done so conscientiously, but when they were convinced the demands made by the traveling mens' or ganization's could not be sus taned, they were forced to vote against tbeir contention. Tbe recent decision sustains the ac tion of every senator and mem ber of the house who voted against requiring the railroads. to pull mileage coupons on the trains. Now since it 'is settled that the railroads cannot be forced to pull mileage on the trains, the demand for a fiat two cent rate will be more exacting, especially from a certain element of politicians who are always to. be counted upon to find some thing new to agitate; already Governor Blease who expects to go before the people niext summer, has given out a state ment urging the two cent rate to be charged for passenger travel in this state, true, he has advo cated this for a number of years. He made several speeches urg ing this legislation when a mem ber of the general assembly, and since he has been governur, he has sent messages to the leg islature recommending such a law, but the railroads have al ready convinced the majority that the courts would not sus ain such legislation, and there-' fore the two cent fiat rate prop sition has so far failed; it would! Qot surprise us however, for an Act to be passed at the coming. session fixing the two cent flat rate, should it be done, the rail roads will carry the matter to. the courts,and they will declare,: as they have done in many cases, hat a two cent fiat rate is con-: Escatory and cannot be enforced. The Federal government has for a number of years devoted zonsiderable attention to encour Sring the formation of boys corn lubs, and as a result there has been a great development in the ulture of this great food pro-l duct, now the agricultural de-L partment has taken up the mat ter of organizing boys' pig clubs as a means to settle the grow ing scarcity of the meat product. We hope every community in this state will have one or more of these clubs, and that within he next two years this country will be independent of the Wes sern meat. unniv. INDERWOOD REPRESENTS THE ADMIX ISTRATION. The senatorial contest that is >eing waged in Alabama is of inusual interest because of the ,andidacy of Congressman Un lerwood. The democracy in gen -ral regards him a party leader wecond to none, in fact, be is re C parded in the same degree as ;he President, and should Mr. Jnderwood be defeated for the j senate, his defeat would have a )ad effect on the present admin stration, for Underwood is its nouth piece so far as carrying C )ut the pledges of the Demo- , %ratic party is concerned. Con- g 7ressman Hobson of naval fame 0 s one of his opponents, and 1 hile it is conceded that Hobson .s popular in Alabama. and is ;omewhat of a national figure, he is not looked upon as being in i he same class with Underwood .n statesmanship, his eleva a lion to the senate over the floor t eader of the House would be j ittle shoirt of a calamity. We believe that Hoison's at ack upon Underwood recently )n the floor of the House, in which he asserted that Under wood was "a tool of Wall Street 1 ind the liquor interests" has ilready proven a boomerang, ind that if Hobson had anything like a chance of election before, tie lost it after making such a wild charge Whenever a charge is made against an opponent it I should be proven or it will have be effect of hurting the one wtfh made it. We believe the gov- C arnor of this State was helped in the last primary when his C apponents failed to make good the charges against him, and many a voter either 'changed from Jones to him or became indifferent and did not vote for itber. The people of Alabama will demand of Hobson to make iis charge goid by convincing proof that Underwood has un oly alliances, or stand self-con vieted of endeavoring to deceive f Wid attempting to get to the JUited States Senate under false -retenses. A SQUARE DEAL ] The Florence Times is the first, ;o far as we have seen, to begin i o disparage Charles Carrol t ims of B trnwell who has an zounced himself a candidate fur ~overnor . It says: "All we can ~ ~ell you is that he is a small C awyer from Barnweil with a mig-moustache. .He inherits the tbility t6tell good romances" " We have been looking for jus.t I ;uch tactics from certain news apers. but we did not expect it ~ sosoon. The writer has not de ~ ;ermined which of the very nany candidates for governor :le will support, there is plenty > time t6 make a selection, but we do not think it square to at kmpt to pre-judice the masses gainst acandidate by alludin~g x> him as "a sinall lawyer" when1 abe fact is Mr. Sims has the rep atation of being one of tbe best1 Lawyers in the State, not only is be a good lawyer, but a man of ine scholarly attimments, a splendid speaker and acourteous gentleman. How he wilU devel pe on the h astings we cannot say, nor are we prepared to say hat he will oe able to get the solid support of those who voted fr governor Blease in the last primary. but are prepared to ad rance the opinion that su -b at sempt, to disparage a man like Jiarles Carrol Sims, is unjust, nd will have just the opposite Liect. Our idea is to let all of ~ he candidates have a fair show, ~reat them all with the respect ~ ~hey deserve, and then let the ~ eople judge between them. I t The New York municipal y ~apaign just over must have t een as acrimonious as we bad i n Soutb Carolina. and may have ain next summer. "Grafter," -Liar," ''Unfit," "Scoundrel," r Renegade" "Traitor" were ; ome of the choice bits of coin gliments passed between the sev- f eral candidates, and their cami- t aign managers, and yet there I tre some who will say that i 3>uth Carolina's campaigns are a disgrace. If our campaigns are a i disgrace what must be said I f the campaigns in Missis- e ~ippi.. Georgia and New York. c President Wilson's tour to the Southern Commercial Congress t Mobile, Ala., was one con ,inued ovation as he passed brough the several southern ~tates and properly so. He is t ,he President of the United I 3tates and the first Southern a nan that has attained to that xalted position since Andrew ohson. .The South is proud, >f him and the record his admin- e ratinn as so far made. t IT IS A GOOD WORLK. Solicitor A. E Hill of the cir uit embracing the connties of partanburg. Cherokee and Un Dn is determined to do all in his iower to have law and order in is circuit, and he has adopted practice of holding conferen es with the magistrates to se ture their co) operation. He dis usses with themn the varions aws that are constantly being iolated and which bring so auch trouble to the courts, the %ws relating to carrying con ealed weapons, illicit :quor elng, the selling of all manner >f intoxicating drues and various ther matters. The- effeot of hese conterenices has alre.dy een felt Solicitor Hill will be doing a ood work if he can secure th earty co operation of the mag strates, and their constables, nd we think all of the Solici ors throughout the State can ollow the example set by Mr. lill' In this se.-tion we do not ave the lawlessness they have n the upper tier of countits. upposedly, because this section s not as tuicklv populated, and >)o, we bave a differeut class of .ople. Tbe population here is tot of the roving kind, we have io cotton wills wuiel. attract a shiftinx element, and many of iew are not of a high order of -utzenship, but there is some awlessness in this part of the iiate which may be curtaiiled.to considerable extent if the law fficers will confer with each >ther with a view of putting own violations of law. FLUKE. The convention called to or auize a Prohibition party by ,ev.George Gary--Lee in Colua ia last Tn .rsday did not amount much so far as numbers so. [he proposition is to have an in lepenident party whereby these vlo cannot get what they want rom the Democratc party can ave a ticket to vote for in the eueral election that is pledgt d or Prohibition. It is to be a -art of the National Prohibition oarty. and the members of it wil L , participate in. the Democrat , primary. We hardly think hat Mr. Gary Lee will have auch of a following in this tate, and properly so, because bould the bars ever be let own and a -third party e -eives rec >gmition, it will be he oeginnling of trouble all bould wish to avoid. The fol Dwers of Mr. Lee seem to be ,bout as much oipposed to the tti-Saloon League as they are o he Democratic p ,rty. Secretary McAd. o's schemeJ if turning koose $50,000.000 :o ove the crops of the South and &est did not do much towards he crop movement, but it had ,b.- e-ffect of causing those banks ha heretofore h.'e been rui g ,be mniey c-onditions to loose-n ap so there- would be no finan ial depression during tne liar rest season. In the future the nonied interests will be chary LW they bring on money panics. 6d esp. cially at a tine aht- to >ring ti em oiu means so much to e mas5s. A bout. the nervie~st propositiO senat ,r Tillmani ever nmade was rhen he proposed for S.:uator 4cLaurin to sofer nims.-If as a acrifice in the coming senator s race to clown Bieaseism If inator Tiliman fe-els the nei essity of downimg Bleaseism, u can better afford to make the criice by resigning his seat ,d then jump into the cam iaign, but Tillman will not do his. It is easy enough to .it ip in Washingtoui safe from the uims of the masses and urge ie other fellow to play the If the press reports can be elied upon Congressman Lever ill not enter the contest for the nited States senate. His riends have advised him again-t e step, notwithstanding the act, they realize his strength iih the masses, especially the gritural masses, and Lhat hould he ue sent to the senate Ce will make for the state a tong representative, but cir umstanes are such they fear ELever goes into that contest will attract others, and their Purpose is to keep the contest own to the governor and the resent senator, so the factiocial Lnes may be detimtely dra wn. n our opiuion,if Lever stands for he senate he will break into the actional alignments, and receive upport from oth factions with be result that it will obliterate ai a lsrge measure, factional eling because he has not of ended either side, and has made migty effort for the agricul n ral inteest of the countryv. It beg.nis to look as if the Unit d Staies means to do some thing about the Mexican situa tion without an% futher delay. Pre:sident Wilson h:ts informed Provisional P esident Huerta that he cannot iea-e as his suc cessor.any meuciber of his official family or anyhody .lse that he can be expected tocon:rol. Presi dent Wilson's ultinatum i means that Huertat must resign at once. MISSIONS. MANNING AUXILIARY IGNORANCE AND SUPERSTITION IN CHINA. One'fifth of all the .women of the world are faund in the homes of Cnina. One babv girl ->ut of every tive is cradied in a Chinese moiher's arms. unwel comed and unloved ty that poor mother's ht-art. One little maiden out of every five grows up in ignioragcet and neglect, drudging in the daily 1o1 of sone poor Chi:.se- f.imilkv or Cryinlg ovt-r the pain of her rWippieti feet in tWe seclusion of a wealthit-r home, Among all the youthlul brides wuo dv b.% day pass from the shelter of tiwir childhooa'. hom. one out of every tive iroes weeping in China to the tsrain of th mno.her m;aw he dre..ds and tht idiffer-nce Uf a husbund she has never seen. Of ail the wivt s and mothter, in the world on out of every tive turns in her longing to a g-ided goddess of mercy in some Chinese temple. *ounting lier bedds and murmur ing her U.M-aniiglevs praye.r. 0 it of every tiv who !i.. upon beis of pain, one is wholly at the merev of ChInese ignorance and super.tition One out of every tive at the close of earihlv life passes ihto the shadow aid ter or that su-round a Chin-se grave, never h:tving heard of H m who alone cto rou death of is sting. On, fif.h o all the women are waling, waiting in China for the Savior who so lOng has waited for them. What a burden of responsibility doe, this lay upon us. the women of Clrisendo!-Mrs. F Howard Taylor, in Missionar. Vo-ce, Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICAIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure It you must take internal remedies. Halls Catsrri Cure is taken internaly.and acts direct ty on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Uatarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was precribed by one of the best physician.' in this country for years, and is a regular prescription It Is composed of the best tonics known. com b -! with the best blood puritiers. actine di rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect S ...n~ation of the two ingredients is what pro d ices such wonderful results In curing Catarrh. snd for testimonials free. F. J. CH ENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. O. sold by druggists. price Thc tiall's FamilyFilis are the best. Royal Origin of "Blackguard." The board of green cloth Is respon sible for Inventing "blaCkguard," a word that has altered in original maning. When first used it was not at all a term of reproach, but referred to the lowly but honorable occupation of carrying coal In the king's palace. Can you find any other bad word in the English language that can boat of such a royal origin?-Londoa Chronicle. Out of -His Sphere of Influence. Father Farrell was addressing a lit te group of boys at the mission one night, and it wasn't long before all but one of them had been moved to tears. The good priest watched this boy closely, but he remained perfect ly possessed. Finally, pointing a fln ger at the lad, he canied out. "Why aren't you crying?" "Oh," says the boy, "I don't belong to this parish." Judge. _________ Counting Molecules. A French mathematician has tried to convey to our minds some notion of the infinitesimal size of the mole cule. He declares that if a person were to try to count the number of molecules In a cubic millimeter of hy drogen gas, taking one-billionth of a second to repeat each number, the task would occupy him for more than 1,000 years.-Youth's Companion. Ancient and Honorable. The word Gamboil, when used as .a surname, has nothing '.t all to do with any part or the anatomy. It denotes that its first bearer was a man of consi lerabie Importance and great power in the state. It is de rived ~.m the Norse word "gum bald." vaich itself has nothing to do with any affliction, but means "bold in war." The Church. According to the London Telegraph, the Bishop of London, speaking at the Mansion House, said that many people nowadays had a false idea of the church. "The popular idea was that yoi had only to put threepace in the slot, or rather in the offertory, and you got a handsome vicar, two good looking curates and a peal of bells." The Reason. "Miss De Pepper is one of the hot test dressers I know of." "She ought to be, she buys her clothes at fir males.'" The Devil's Shop. He who has no mind to trade with the devil should be so wise as to keep away from his shop. Love's Song. Love's song is all the sweeter if a man is able to reach the high notes of the wage scale.-Buffalo Express. To The Public ! I would announce thi it I am prepared to mnake~ .stimates. amnd contract for- all kinds of Brick Wok, Phasteing.~ Cementing and i~lg. All work done by mle guar-an teed. W. E.De L AINE, Manning. S. C. INRRNAIONAL NSNDAYSII LESSON (By E. 0. SELLERS, Director of Evening Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 9. ABSTINENCE FOR OTHERS' SAKE. (World's Temper'ance Sunday.) LESSON TEXT--Rom. 14:7-21. GOLDEN TEXT-"It Is not good to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth." Rom. 14:21. Paul was in Corinth, a city of lux ury, learning and licentiousness when he wrote this letter to the believers in Rome, a letter'of profound logic and ethics as well as a prokand study in psychology and philosohy. 1. None of us Ilveth to himself," vv. 7-11. Paul begins this chapter by giving a caution as to doubtful dispu tations, "judgments upon thoughts," cl-ether it be in the matter of eating hierbs or meats, or in the observance of set days. Who are we but fellow servants (v. 4) of God? About such things as habits and observance af days we must each be assured in our own minds, (v. 5), but while that Is true yet, "none liveth to himself" (v. 7), for "we are the Lord's" (v. 8). He Is the universal Lord, both of the living and the dead, (v. 9). What folly, therefore, for any believer to set him self up in judgment upon his brother. Four Things Suggested. - 11. "Give an account to God," vV. 12-18. Verse 12 suggests four things: (1) A universal summon, "each one of us," great and small, obscure or fa mous, each one must appear, none overlooked, none excluded, none ex cused. (2) A particular summons, "each one of us," not en masse, but as separate units. (3) A purposeful summons, "to give account," not of others but each of himself. It will not be "blind justice" that shall await us there, but a holy God, one who knows all, sees all, every thought and imagi nation of the human heart (Gen. 6:5) and whose judgment will be riglteous. (4) A rightful summons, because of Its source, "before God," and shall not the Judge of the whole earth do right? No excuse because of the failure of others will avail, no subterfuge be ac ceptable, "strict justice" will condemn. Man-made laws and ordinances as to what we eat or what days we may ob serve will then be revealed in the white light of the God whose name is love. In the light of such a prospect how pertinent therefore that we turn (v. 13), from judging others and look well to our own conduct, lest that con duct become a rock of stumbling to other and weaker brethren. Another Law. Ill. "Follow after things which make for peace," vv. 19-23. To follow that which shall edify is to exercise the "law of liberty." James in his epistle (1:25, 2:12) tells us to look into this law and to continue therein for by it we shall be judged, yet there is still another law, "the royal law" .(2:8, Matt. 22:36-40), the fulfilling of which will settle every question of man's re lation to man. We should so use our liberty that it be not evil spoken of or become a rock of stumbling to any. Whether or not the kingdom of God be in us, or we in the kingdom, d pends not upon the scrupulous observ ance of ordinances either as to eat ing, or the observance of days, but rather in the manifest righteousness of our lives and in having peace in our hearts, ch. 15:13, being filled with "joy in the Holy Spirit" v. 17. Therefore, if to eat meat shall cause my brother to stumble or to be made weak (v. 21) "I will eat no flesh for evermore," I. Cor. 8:13. All of this leads up to the true prin ciple of total abstinence as revealed in verse 21, "It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stum. bleth or is offended." This does not alone apply to the Great American Juggernaut, the commercialized liquor traffic, which, accordi'ng to the United States Supreme court, has no legal ground upon which to stand. When the members of the church of God in this "land of liberty" shall each be governed by this principle It will not be long before the liquor problem any many other questions that are troubling us will be settled.' The real question will not be "Is It wrong?" but rather, "How will it affect my brother?" All meats are clean, we know that, Acts 10:15, but we also know that many cannot eat, cannot participate in our acts, with a clear conscience because in so taking part there comes before the mind of the weaker brother the evil associations and practices which so frequently ac company such acts or such eating. Our indulgence, no matter how Inno; cent and entirely harmless it may be to us, is therefore not to be thought of. This settles the drink question, the tobacco habit, dancing, card play ing, theater going, and all "question' able amusements." For once teach a temperance lesson not on the ground of the harrowing effects of this awful traffic, but try to show that intemperance Is largely the result of selfishness. Show how less selnshness in our social relations would help to keep men away from the eaioon. Less selfishness in money would keep us from accepting bloody tax money. Less selfishness on the part of churches by activities during the week would keep children and young people from growing familiar with a::.i nnally embracing the mor ster vice. Many ancient authoriti insert after Ch. 14, Ch. 16:25-27. How They Get Them. Miss Gotrox was wearing a dia mond spangle around her neck. "What Is that?" asked the young man." "That?" she replied; "oh, that's only a doo dad." "A doo dad? Why do you call it that?" The cynic spoke up. "That's how they get 'em," he explained. Might Say Many Men. "Some men," said I,. PozzOzzle, "think that because they have one poor little woman bamnboosled at home, that they possess gre-t execa tive ability." Their Job. Wille-"Paw, what is a -jury?' Paw-"A body of men organized to find out who has the best lawyer, my son-" Philosophical. The philosophical proprietor of a seaside hotel ended his rules bulletin for men thus: "Remember, 'Time and tide wait for no man.' For la dies' rules, see other hnlltin"-Judpa. HOW TO SELECT CORN EARS* Difficult to Distinguish Between Breeds of Same Color-Each Va riety Has Characteristic Shape. The first point in judging a sample of corn Is to determine its trueness to the type or breed characteristics. There are breeds of corn, like breeds of cattle which have peculiar colors or forms which distinguish them. It is difficult to distinguish between breeds of corn of the same color, but this may be learned by experience in handling corn of various breeds. In pure corn of any breed there are cer tain marks which may be easily rec ognized. Take the shape of the ear, for ex ample. The ideal ear Is cylindrical, e not too crooked or too tapering. It Is as difficult to find an ear of corn per fect in shape as It is to find cows, horses and sheep with perfect forms. The shape of ears of the different varieties of corn differ as widely as the shape and form of the different pure breeds of cattle. Each class and variety has a characteristle shape pe culiar to Itself. The most desirably shaped ear In cylindrical from butt to tip. Where ears are Inclined to taper, it will be noticed that two or four rows, as a rule, are dropped near the middle of the ear. In judging the corn ear, take Into consideration the soil and cmatic conditions In which The ear at the left is too short and thick, although good in other to spects, the second is a desirable ear the third has an enlarged butt and Irregular rows, while the fourth, at the right, is too slender. the corn is grown. The shape of desirable ear for southern or central Illinois would differ in many respects from~ the most desirable ears for northern Wisconsin. The shorter growing season In the north demands a shallower kernel and a smaller to enable the corn to mature. DISEASE MAY BE PREVENT Fatal Malady of Canker Sore M Causes Extensive Loss of Little Pigs Every Year. The loss of little pigs from this dis ease annually Is extensive, but largely. might be prevented by proper care The cause of the disease is infection! of slight scratches of the nose, mouth and gums by what is called bacillus necrophorus. This germ is present normally in the Intestines of hogs and may be found wherever voidings have been dropped. The disease, therefore, Is moe' Ukel7 t-a.n% 43 ke;pt in the con!..gton ;urks .a.m :rom year to year. To prevent the disease,. s&ows a;g pigs abc~ld be pirovidsd -wit? -ctean buildings and yards. Be sure to hnavtn After one year all boars should have their tusks removed at least twice a year. Use strong nippera or sharp . blacksmiths' pincher. the bedding fresh and dry. !nns should be cleaned out often and k. - free from filth. Disinfectants and land plaster should be used In the pens daily. At birth the sharp teeth of each pig should be carefully nipped off with s"a:. pera. '. s r,.. 3~* harm than 'od may fono'. the gums are :.u;. er trais .r~ the operation. '~:-- the e-kere ty scraping e. 'er the 7 T rubbing It LMis wiua, a lunar ca..s tic pencil. Afterward swab the at ;ected parts twice daily with a Sve per cent. solution of permanganate of potash. "Breaking" by Kindness. A long time before the colt gets through sucking it should be petted and handled so it won't be a stranger to Its master later, when the time comes to break it to 'driving. The value of many a promising horse is re duced materially because this Tob of handling Is put off until tbp colt gets set In Its ways, and not only becomes set, but has the strength to have Its own way sometimes. Should Try a Separator. It will not cost you a cent to try a cream separator for two weeks or even longer. Any dealer will be glad to let you have co on trial, for one ased they will sell themselves. Financial Acumen. Millilgan--"If I be atther laying se curity aquil ter what I take away, will yez thrust me till nlxt wake?" Sands (the grocer)-"Certainly." Milign "Will, thin, sell me two av thim hams, an' kape wan av thim till I come agn."-Puck. Anomalous. Queer thing, wedlock! You find yourself attached to a woman, and go and get tied to her. When you flnd you're tied to her, the attachment ds appears.-Ju";e. Daily Thought. There Is no life so humble that If It be true and genuinely human and obedient to God, It may not hope to shed some of his light.-Phillips Brooks. Dressmaker's Comment on the Ocean. A watery stuff that, rufled by the stir's pursuing touch, curls like a helm along the bias beach, and Is fetterAd on Its elaeb the oa nm.-Jle