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-V INDIFFERENCE AND MORALITY. (By L. H. Smith.) i Indifference and morality play a decidedly greater tragedy in the ? world's history than one can lmag- i ine. To my mind they are more die- < astrous in the physical and spiritual j life of mankind than famine, war/' disease or pestilence. < These evil spirits, through the law i ,1 of heredity, from the fact that we i !J do not accept Christ while young, ' fasten their poisonous -fangs into our i lives, and as a result. Individual, na uonai ana world life sutler greatly. 1 and the fact, that its work Is seem- \ _ ingly slow and silent is unobserved. ' Indifference upon the part of Adam < and Exe to God's command in the Garden of Eden entailed untold suf- | fering upon mankind. Every Individual born into this world has to com- i bat with this gigantic evil. It is dis- i cerned in our lives while quite young; ( thus robbing young life of that. 1 which should, be sweet and sacred, t for in childhood we lay the founda- ! tlon for the future life and the law i of nature demands that the structure 1 become heavier as one grows older. < And if, indeed, the foundation is not < securely laid this 'structure must i crumble .and fall. ' At the tender age of six to eight < years, upon the entering of the school I room, indlffference to the teachers, i playmates and parents becomes prominent and as we grow older it becomes 1 a component part or a second nature in our lives. We become indifferent i to our own personal interest and that ui uur neignDor. we iau to speak a kind word to him. when a kind i word to our life and to the life of cur neighbor would mean so much. We fail to smile when to our life and 1 to the life of our neighbor a smile would mean so m'uch> Not to the aef- i r thetic only, but all life demands cour- i tesy and kindness, the rich, refined and cultured alike. God demands ?it. | Robert E. L?ee, whose memory not only thg south but the world cher- i ishes, soon after the war between the States was riding on a railway i train surrounded by friends and ad- ' mirers. The cars were crowded with i passengers, a young mother with her i baby walked into the car in which the General was sitting and it ap-j yearea mat mere was not a vacant i seat In this car and the young mother ] seemed to be unobserved by all except General Lee, who npon seeing her promptly offered her his sdat. General Lee's friends and those aboard very readily saw their ugly and discourteous act and in his act he gave those aboard a severe re- i buke. Dr. Jas. H. Carlisle lives in the lives of more ,men of the state, church and school room than any i other man ever born and reared in South Carolina. He was one of the most simple men in his life and char- i acter the writer has ever known; the most ignorant mQuntaineer or negt? in Spartanburg loved and respected him because he was always so courteous and polite- William E. Gladstone, England's great statesman, his life and character showing him to be cue of the world's greatest and best men, usually walked from his home to his office once' a day through the principal street of London in order that he might speak a few pleasant words with the street cleaners. Throueh this un?n,ilv omri? nf ! > , difference we neglect our health. Visit. if you please the leading hospitals of the country, in which the writ_ er has spent considerable time, and pi you will find hundreds of young men and young women fron\ twenty five to forty five, usually refined, cultured and people of means, who by ; indifference to their health have made a shipwreck of their physical lives thereby unfitting themselves fori further duties in life. To hear them speak of themselves is heartrending. Seldom if ever you see one in the hospital pass the meridian of life who has practiced this great evil of indifference as to their health. I venture assertion that not exceeding ten percent of the deaths that occur are from natural causes. Through ' the remarkable discoveries of science there is no reason why we should not live to be a hundred years. Our 1 people are doing a great deal to improve the pedigrees of cattle, horses and sheep but I fear that our health : is not being given the propel' attention and it seems that we should endeavor to improve our health just as eagerly as we endeavor to improve the animals of a lower degree. The schools of our country in sending out monthly reports TO the parents should have a space devoted to the health of the child and marking him 011 this branch just as he is marked on his , deportment. Should the child ever be seen in the school room or on the { play ground with unclean hands, face I or unbrushed teeth demerit him and If he found with a cirgarette punish , him with the black jack. This might ' create an Interest upon the part of J the parent and result in a healhy , public sentiment. The matter of health is important. Science may j patch up and prolong life but if that . health is lost which God gives, science cannot replace. Science may sweep ( aiound the ea#th but can add no star to the resplendent galaxy of truth and virtue. Underneath science, life 1 and health is God* Indifference breeds carelessness, and through carlessness thousands of our people are swept into eternity an* nually as result of automobile, steamships, railway accidents, discharge of fire arms, taking of poisonous medi- ] clnes and in various and sundry ways. ( Automobiles alone in the year of ( nineteen hundred twontv ?j ii ?u?j iuiim^r m thirty five hundred souls through ; nothing but careleaBneBB. And I ] should think it safe to say that not , fewer than a hundred thousand bouIb , perish each year as a result of carelessness. ( We are yet to tell however of the i saddest part played by this spirit of ] Indifference. It seriously effeots our I spiritual lives. W? beeom? Indifferent ) s THIS OHJLON H ta our religious duties, failing to read the word of God and to pray daily, to attend church services regularly. We cannot believe our Lord will excuse any one from attending all the services of his church after he has declared his allegiance for the kingdom, unless providentially hindred. The financial appeals of the church causes him to grumble and he can see no good reason why the church Bhould be calling for so muoh money. The writer has known individuals Eind communities to become bankrupt as a result of dealing in cotton rutures or in some wild cat speculation. but has yet to learn of an individual or community bankrupt by dealing with and for God Almighty. It is readily recalled how God's own people, the Israelites, suffered as a 1 result of this ungodly spirit- It represented Hint that he had made man and but for Moses their fearless leader who holdlv nlenri with flrwl man I in all probability would have been Exterminated. The ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Babylon, Chdrazin, Bethesaida and Jerusa'em were destroyed because of indifference. While every nation upon the earth has falln except our own great nation we have a lesson from the past which teaches us that should we drift into this great stream of indif-' ftrence the same fate awaits us as a nation. Less than fifty percent of our population are not members of any branch of the church and while I am far from passing judgment I am afraid that not ten percent of these lives is as God would have them. It was this spirit in Napoleon disregarding the rights and liberties of others that came near wrecking or destroying France. Great Britian's disregard for her colonies caused the RevoluHnnorv wo r nn ?tr'r. i??L 1*1 ttuout j nui . \jc i iimia uiv rv ui icxiiii In God and the twentieth century civilization incurred the preat world war. while the North disregarded the South and war was brought on be-1 tween the States. With all the faults and shortcomings however of this indifferent class they are not altogether unappreciative or desirable. They should not retard the religious or physical progress of anyone intentionally but on the other hand would do all in their power to further same if it had only occurred to them. They are simply unfortunate in life and there is an opportunity f r them to repent. The class however to which I refei now, the moralist is more poisonous to the world and mankind than the sting of an asp, probably robbing the Kingdom of more souls than any Due sin. "* To this class the Sermon on the Mount offers no efficacy in this life' and nothing that is sweet or assur- J ing in the life beyond. Their religion Is confined to the brain only. Their attitude on all life is of a mental nature. They can brilliantly relate the great work accomplished by our Lord while on this earth but ?hey fail to make'a norsnna 1 Snvinr him II I 111 | subscribe ^to the letter of the law as did the rich young ruler who came ] to Jesus by night. The joy "Which passeth all understanding" never en-| tors into their lives. They emphatically claim that no man knows when he passes from death unto life, or when Jesus comes into his heart. He is exceedingly careful as to his social standing and would say or do nothing that would bring discredit upon him for anything. He is usually more popular with the masses than God's people. He is a harsh critic and is full of egotism. If indeed the church or his neighbor is full of the Christ spirit he recognizes them as fanatics. He usually attends Sun day school and church but never prayer-meeting and boasts that he is ju?t as good or better than those who do these things. Unlike the indifferent class there is little if any probability of his ever entering the Kingdom of God or heaven. The writer offers no apology for writing what may be termed a- religious article to the secular press. Our people are so full of the reduction in cotton acreage and fertilizers, stringency of the money market and politics that a diversion might be of some sfcrvfbe. We are passing through the most perilious time in the worlds history and we should live as near the cross as possible of him who gave his life for us. Then and not until tfien will the innumerable evils in our lives be reduced to a minimum and our lives in harmony with divine life. o I.ITTL.E BOY DROWNS IN FORMER*QUARRY. ??? Columbia, April ?Robert Williams. the youngest son ot the Rev. G- Cfoft Williams, secretary of the state welfare board and a member of fc&gle patrol of Troop 11, Columbia Boy Scouts was accidentally drowned Saturday afternoon when he slipped ind fell into a water filled abandoned quarry. All efforts of fellow scouts and other volunteers to rescue the boy proved fruitless, the body not beine finallv lrw?nto?i imui 0.9 a li night after it had lain for nearly five hours and a half at the bottom of the deep hole. o COLUMBIA CITIZEN >> COMMITS SUICIDE. William M. Rose Said to Have Been Depressed by Financial Conditions. I t Columbia, April 18 ? William H. Rose, Sr., prominent business 'man of Columbia, a former resident pf Gireenville, associated with the for mcr ranter cotton'Mills Co., killed himself this morning early by cutting hi: throat. It is understood he was depressed over financial conditions and that he had been in bad health For several days. Derails of the tragedy .are lacking as th e family does not care to discuss it. Coronor Scott will make an investigattbn this afternoon. Mr. Rose w*8 in the waste business. * .1 * J XBALD. DDION, SOUTH CAROLIN WHY SEND MILK TO ITALY? There seems to be a very general j impression that the Itali&n Babies are cared for by the Central European1 Relief- * This, however, is not the case, as Mr. Hoover has himself emphatically stated- The Central Euro-1 jpean Relief, as its name indicates, cares for the children of Central Eu Irgpe?Poland, Austria, Hungary and I adjacent states. 3,000,000 children of these countries have been rescued ^his winter, but Italy too, needs help ;and we must give both of out sym| pathy and our substance to her in l this her hour of need. The question is often asked?"But why is Italy not able to take care of j ter children?but the circumstances j art- extraordinary. In Italy today a milk famine exists?due to the fact that many cattle had to be sacrificed th^ last year of the war to feed the army. Later the rll'Pnri U/ii.il- - uiiu nooi disease brokej out and swept the country of the re-; maining milk giving animals- This, has left them with no native milk. Four years of devastating war had left the nation with enormous war debts, a depreciated currency and great scarcity of the necessaries of life. As the currency went down the cost of living went up, and for i the poor the conditions of existence became almost unbearable. Foods were so high and so scarce that in November last the Government found it necessary again to issue; food cards?more stringent than during the war, and much of Italy's unrest has been due to the'food situation. Under these conditions, the Italian! mother, herself undernourished, has not been able to nourish her baby?| formerly she was abundantly able; to do?and in Italy the unprecedent-1 eu has happened?Italian mnther-i jhave had to feed their babies artifi1 cally. The artificial feeding of a baby is not the best way, but it can be successfully done if good milk is available, but without milk it becomes a question which scientists have not yet been able to solve. There is no substitute for milk?and the baby under one year deprived of it, cannot live. The littl^ cli^d over one year' may live but becomes an easy prey j to rickets, anaemia and tuberculosis j ?the hunger diseases?and with1 these the hospitals are filled. Three hundred baby hospitals' and institutions for children in Italy are now being supplied with milk by the American Free Milk Fund, and trrough its dispensaries and milk distributing centers 100,000 babies, hav^ been rescued, but many prov-1 inces have not yet been reached for! the relief can go only as far as the i milk goes. The institutions already established must be maintained and the work can be extended only through larger shipments of milk. Tlte situation in Italy is briefly this: The people are burdened with tremendous taxation necessary to pay their war debts and the currency so depreciated in consequence that they cannot buy from us with the ruinious exchange now existing. Few people here realize that the Italian lira,! which used to be equal to 20 cents in our money is now worth only 3 1-2 , cents. Five dollars used to be the j equivalent of 25 lire. Now it takes, nearly 150 lire to purchase five dol-1 lars worth of American goods. The milk that we are sending over I costs us here, wholesale 11 cents a quart, but if it is sold to the poor \ Iialian. he must nav npnrlv fifi /??ntc a quart for it in Italy. Can Italian babies be properly fed without milk if we sell it to them? 1 Italy's suffering babies are the vic-i tims of war?they are reaping the re-1 suits of Italy's great sacrifice in "the cause" which was "Our Cause."j Italy was our friend and ally. Shall we be content to offer her no sympa-j thy, no aid? A cup of milk is all that is asked in her name?that her bab-' ies> ? the future?hope of the nation j ? may not be dwarfed and stunted as a result of malnutrition. Send your contributions, large or small, to Miss Jane B. Evans Florence, S. C., State Chairman ? For American Free Milk and Relief fori Italy, Inc. Every Penny Counts. Is it Not Much to You: "To know that there is saved for great tomorrows A man who may stand firm for truth and right, May be the one to lead a groping ( people toward the light? * * "Somewhere in distant lands a child Is happy, , , And growing happier with its every, breath, Vf ?. ?UI1 1 1 * ^ mj cniia, wiiuiu, mrougn uoa's gracious bounty I saved from death." . o two killed when BOILER EXPLODES.! Serious Accident ?t McKelthnn Lnmber Company's Plant at Lumber, S. C. Lumber, S. C., April 18?Two negro workmen were killed and another serously injured in a boiler explosion at N thg big lumber plant of the D. T. McKeithan Lumber . com-, pany here at five o'clock this morning. The names of the dead men are John Hard and Alex Small. One boll-, er exploded, but the other six, as well as the building housing them,' were wrecked. The engine room was also seriously damaged. The qxtent1 of the property loss is not known as yet. The> lumber plant has not been in operation for about six months and 1 wag to have started up work again] thlp morning. The explosion occur-] j?eu a ibw minutes arter the fires had been built In, the boilers, i o Subscribe to The Herald. II.5? pr. yr. ^ . .. \ A, .THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 81 Professional Cards. i Surveying ; Drafting and Blue Printing ! x W. M. ALLEN Dillon, S. C. Phone No. 112 ' . L. H HAKKLDEN Attorney at Law DILLON. 8. C. oney to Lend on First Mortgage Real Estate. DH. J. H. HAMKK. JR. Dentist Office over Peoples Bank. OTIS M. PAGE Civil Engineer DILLON, S. C. I JOE P. LANE Attorney-at-I<aw Office Next to Bank of Dillon, Main St. Dillon, S. ( . DR. R. M. BAILEY, X Veterinarian Office at Dillon Live Stock Co's. Stables. Office Phone - - - 235 Residence Phone - ? S C. HENSLEE, M. I). Wye, Ear, Nose and rhroat Spectacles Fitted. Offlee Hours 9 to 11 and Z ta 4 livening Hours by At>polntmenf. J. W. JOHNSON Attonifj^t-Law ."metier In State and Federal Genre* Marion, 8. 0. DR. R. F. DARWIN Dentist Office Over Bank of Dillon L. D. IilDF, A11 on?ey-at -1 w MARION. R. C\GIBSON A MULLER, Attorneys-at-Law Office over Malcolm Mercantile Co. DILLON, S. C. Practice in State and Federal Courts DON'T ~j nrnn A. in i ULOrAlK jl If you are troubled with pains o; aches; feel tired; have headache; indigestion,insomnia; painful pass- j age of urine, you will find relief in | GOLD MEDAL i The world's standard ri^edy for kidney, liver, blauder and uiic acid troubles and National Remedy r.{ Holland since 1696. Throe sizes, all druggists. Guaranteed. Look for this itnme Cold Medal on every box - cce; i no imitation NOTICE TO CREDITORS Distinct Court of the United States, 1 Eastern District of South Carolina. In the matter of W. C. Parham, Bankrupt, Dillon County. Tu the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: i Take notice that on the 6th day of April, 1021, the above named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court piajing a discharge in bankruptcy, and that a hearing was thereupon ordered and will be had upon said petition on the 18th day of May, 1921, before said Court, at Charleston, in , said District, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. Rich. W. Hutson, Clerk, j ) w IF YOU I,IKE GOOD BEEF I or a good roast, don't go-any farther ! than this shop. You won't need to j telephone or shop around to find it, | because it's here and at prices that, i arc right besides. Our meats are all , carefully selected for your pleasure. I DILLON MARKET. I -r?v bic': 0-catiOD i \\ If HUNT'S S?t?? lalln In tb? I I \| treatment ot ITCH, RC4BM4. i Wht a If Fiwr u>neu tbttub i | I ( P/ otntv Itchln* ifctn Jtimnt iJ| Try 75 ooat boa at oar riata. ? Sold btf Brans Pharmacy - . 1921 NOTICE As cotton buyer for the American "Moducts Export and Import Corporition of Columbia I will bid on cot on graded by the Government Grad>r and will accept the government trades I.. Cottingham, Sec.-Treas. )illon Co. Warehouse and Market Corporation. 3-24. 'ubscribe to The Herald- $2.50 pr. vr. ( uyuauTvmOTiMX amoitaAit JCimG GuK&amXy3# cCttruxxitJ "vruyUL/ Money in the bank is a mngtn The START is the tilingStart a bank account with \ We take an interest in our to advise with them a? to how tl We invite YOUR Banking ] The Bank SAFETY, SERVICE rvii ? union, Sou CARL M1LI COMi Dillon, - - 1 We offer Corn-fa 1 fa a f one hundred pounds. This feed < fifteen per cent molasses and si ha\. It is as cheap as timothy h and corn. Use ten pounds of this !? uiius ui uuj <tn?i you win na\ 8 We offer Purity Self Rif per barrel. Single baps ^1.2 5. W sure this flour will please you. County to try at least one bap encourage a home industry. We ficient to take the output of ov evory business day in the year. % 3 We are now booking or scrphum seed- Best pet a pood own hay. Velvet beans planted planted in the middle of corn next year. Velvet beans is the p provement ever introduced in tl one gallon of seed will plant an grow as to cost. 4 We continue to operate for sale some choice planting Staple. 5 We have two cars Tim 6 We offer 55 per cent hundred pound bag. We offer cc died pound bag. Yours t Carotin* Com / - TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby forbiddca to hunt, fish or enter upon the lands of the undersigned without written permission from the undersigned. For hunting, fishing or hunting- of anything strictly forbidden. AIT persons violating this notice wltt bo dealt with according to law. S D. Graham, Mrs. S. E. Page, Mrs. Bet tie P. JoneK. 3 U- 3t. ?t which draws more money to it us. customers ami are always gte<i ley can make MORE MONEY. Business. : of Dillon AND 4 PER CENT ith Carolina ~)LINA LING PANY South Carolina weet feed at $1.75 per bap; of consists of twenty per cent corn, 5 ixty-five per cent ground alfalfa ay and can bt. used both as hay feed, five pounds of corn and five re a balanced ration. ling flour in 24 lb. bags at $9 60 e have an expert miller and feel We wish every family in Dillon of our flour and to that extent hope our flour trade will be suf- } ij nun aim mat we can operate p ders for peas, velvet beans and supply of seed and produce your ? in tht. drill with corn and peas rows will fertilize your land for reatest single plant for land mile South. It beats clover and as ; i acre it is the cheapest crop we our cotton seed grader. We have seed?both Cleveland and Long iothy hay in transit. digester tankage f3.75 per one V >rn feed meal $1.75 per one hun o Please, I a Milling I ipany Ij * i t' i