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It ir- too la^e for this to be a reminder
oi ihe Civic League meeting callec
by t;:j president for Thursday afternoon
(today), but it is hoped that e
large number will be out to discuss
t:ie new worn oi me cemeieries ana uj
elect new officers for various depart1
incnts and enterprises. Thi:; cea'.etery
work is a beautiful am! muchneeded
department, and it is of in,
terest to the entiie town. We want tc
make our graveyards beautiful?a
credit to the town and a credit tc
those whose graves it is our privilege
to keep in order. There should be a
full meeting this afternoon, and we
should go into this work with enthusiasm.
Committees will be appointed,
hut that does not mean that those
constituting the committees will be
responsible for all the wo: k and all
" the success of the plans. Each citizen
of the town should be willing and glad
to do everything in his or Ler power
to help.
Everything in a!! the many different
parts of the work'canuot be arranged
immediately, so the president
asks that anyone having suggestions
to make will notify 'her. She also
asks those who have anything to give
in the way of shrubbery, roses, bulbs
and roots of all 3orts will let Mrs.
Stiicklin know immediately, so that
the committees will know what material
they will have to work with. If
v.e all work together, in a short while
we will have the cemeteries in good
condition.
The Flower Show committees will
tip nnnninfprl fnrl.iv Thp hnrdpsf nart
of the work for these shows has already
been done by the old committees,
who blazed the trail: the Flower
festivals?Spring and Fall?aie established.
But the incoming committees
will keep on improving ti e management
and will bring in new derailments
and ideas; so we will Iook for
the April Festival to be the best vl t.
Last we^K the Mayor of the town
and a few interested members of the
League had the pleasure of listening
to an instructive talk by Mr. W. D.j
Woods, the tree "expert". It is a pity,
that all of the Town Council and the
League were not out to hear him, for
- he gave many suggestions and much 1
good advice in regard to planting trees '
and the care of them after planting.
Mr. Woods came here to examine and
f "dctetor" the big oaks on Mr. H.
^s^Mutioy's place. AlsoThe"one "en Mrs.
rTV p. Harrell's lawn. He says that the
reld giant in Mrs. Sam Reid's yard
could be fixed so as to add many years
to its life. Unless something is done,
and done at once, the town will lose
one of its most beautiful and re-'
/ markable troasuies. Can we afford to
it? Thorp will r.pvor hp such an
other.trec in Cheraw. With homes being
built closer and lots getting smaller,
there wiil never be loom enough
for the growth of such a tree.
Mr. Woods spoke of how many of
our elms were dying, saying that the
cause of that was the topping of the
trees when they were set out?a tree
so treated never lived one-third of its
allotted life. If the fo est: y committee
and the streets andx parks committee
would lake that suggestion and
act upon it, we would save' nine- i
tenths of what is now wasted 0:1 trees.:
For many, many years trees have beenj
s>tl out untie- pool conditions?impioper
trimming and improper planti;.0.
Gne-!:a!f of tr.-e trees planted
cyh year simpij died as they stood'?
made no effo t whatever. The other
half strugg'ed along for a lew yea s,
ma.hng 'unsat-Y factory growth, then
most of litem g ?te up and died, leaving
perhaps one o..t of every tight or ten
to lite tI n g lot '..ei.ty ov twenty-five
yeais u ;.rpy to ?'v?o v storm of sleet
or ruin or wi-u?. 'iuully giving out enUrel.v.
ami siamting f-us for yea.'S
some oj; ov streets are still stamlWood's
Seeds
For The
Farm arid Garden
have an established reputation
extending over thirty years, being
planted and used extensively
by the best Farmers and Gardeners
throughout the Middle and
Southern States.
Wood's New for 1911 will
I Seed Catalog
-to what crops and seeds to plant
for success and profit. Our publications
have long been noted
for the full and complete information
which they give.
Catalog mailed free on
request. Write for it.
T. W. WOOD 6 SONS,
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- ing?nothing but a trunk?bare and
11 unsightly, cumbering the ground.
t What we need is to have these stumps
i cut down and new, small, healthy,
j | whip-like trees properly (and intellii
gently) planted at the right distances.
' and' cared for and pruned (with iutelli
jva.jce; for a few years?then think of
now ou: streets would look!
! The forestry department has only a
> short time in which to do much work,
i Maich is the time limit of tree planti
ing. Will the work be done? Or will
! this year be lost to us? Couldn't each
. citizen of the town plant one tiee on
i the streets before March 1 ? That does
uot seem like much to do?and think
, of the result!
t We have only a short time more
left us in which to enjoy our evergreens;?they
are a pleasure at all
seasons of the year, but it'is in the
dead of winter that they are a joy.
Up to December we have flowers and
brigut colored leaves; then when these
floweis die and these leaves fall, the
e.eigieen leigns supreme until the
"burning bush" and "golden bells"
come, leading a mighty host of flowers
to establish another dynasty. Now is
the time to walk over town noting the>
evergreens in all their stately varieties,
and decide which ones our gardens
can no longer do without. There
are.always magnolias?first, last and
all the time. Those doubting the desirability
of magnolias, ;)ok at those
two magnificent trees in Miss Flora
McKay's garden; in Captain Malloy's
garden; in Mis. Kiusey's and Mr. C.,
A. Malloy's, and Mrs. McLauchlin's?j
all tall, graceful specimens?the most
beautiful bread-leaved e\ergieens in I
the world.
1'assiug by Mrs. Ddfems Flnlayson's j
(and seeing her two superb cape Jas-!
j mines, you win ai cnce mase up your,
mind not to let another year go by!
iwithout planting one;?hoping you
will succeed at least half as well,?for
these two are the finest in town. You
| will likewise make the same resolution
when you look at the "Apollo's
laurel" of Mrs. McLauchlin; the banana
shrub of Mrs. William Godfrey; the
pyramidal box of Mrs. T. F. Malloy;
the great round box plants looking
like giant cannon-balls, at Mrs. S. McIver's
and Miss Elizabeth Widdlll's; I
the oleanders of Miss Marie LynchjT
th.e ivy-covered tie* of Mrs. H. K. [
Godfrey: the lan^nnw in full bfcgai,
of Mrs. Pollock; the sweet olive oft
Mrs. A. L. Evans; the thicket of cedars
in the Presbyterian church yard;
the pittisporum of Mrs. Stevenson, also
her eighteen-foot palm; the rynchos- '
p mum vines of Mrs. T. P. Harrall,
Miss Lynch, Mrs. L. D. Ha; rail and
Mrs. McLean; the arbor of rhododendrons
and yellow jasmine at Mrs.
Hendrix's (this yellow jesmaine
blooms two to three weeks earlier
than any other vine in Chesterfield
county); the old mock-orange hedge
(the only one in town) at Miss
Lyncb's; and the old, old cedar hedge,
planted, nobody knows how many
years ago, by Mr. Jack Snipes, when
he built the house in which Mr. C. A.
Malloy now lives. This old hedge is
the only one left of many that flourished
here th rty or forty years ago.
It is at least ten feet high and bor-!
ders the wall; from the gate to the1
steps, then turning at Jight angles'
follows the outline of the house; muk- j
i"g the piazza practically what would
now he called a "sun parlor"?delight-1
ful, secluded, sheltered. No child ever I
went up this mysterious, cedar-scent-1
ed walk but k iows to a dot the feel-j
ings of the children of Israel when!
they walked through the Rod sea,'
with the water piled up?"a wall on
the right hand and on the left?"liable
to fall down at any minute, with
utter destruction. It is an interesting
relic of a foigotten style of the dead
past, speaking eloquently of the calm, j
retiring, non-curious time when houses'
and homes, built and kept for the
cmnfort of those who lived in them,j
who cared r.ht at all for show or dis- j
play. There are some thin places in'
the old hedge, but no breaks. May it |
stand for many, many years!
I IIOll lilSl, Ulll periliipa lin: muni lint?
fill evergreen we have, is the bamboo,
cat-brier, or Southern smilax?the
last name is the prettiest; so suppose
we call it by that name. This vine is
not as plentiful as it should be. It is
the vine for decoration?so graceful,
glossy and clean; no thorns, no dead
leaves no trash-just lovely sharppointed
dark green leaves that bold
their own for a long time, and that
give more than any other trimming
the "festive air" to church, hall or
home. At Miss Flora .McKay's her
garden has a perpetual 'ook of being
dressed for a reception?great graceful
sprays and festoons are hung on
the trees, around the piazzas, along
the fences, and spread upon the
shrubbery. The beautiful \ine of the
same .varie'y at Mrs. H. P. Duvall's
makes a green, restful shade for her
front piazza; and this vine and Miss
McKay's furnish the decorations for
jmany a festival hi town. Go by these
;places; see these vines, and decide
positively to plant at least one on
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your place this year, and raise youi
own Christmas decorations. Mrs
Stricklin can get roots free for all whc
want them. Now is the time to plant
A most unusual thing?not ngbtlj
an evergreen?is seen at Mrs. John H
jPowe's: a Marechal Niel rose in full
green summer foliage. This rose, a?
, everybody knows, is semi-evergreen
with most of the leaves a brownish
green; but the vine of Mrs. Powe is
>s green and lresh and vigorous as
if it were April instead of January
This is a magnificent plant?by far the
finest in town; it has more blooms
and they are larger and darker yellow
than any other vine around here, and
has never a rose with a wrinkled petal
or blighted outer leaves.
And now, with all our flowers, trees
anu vines, wiiai auuui iuc uijus luui
live in town? Who is doing anything
to encourage birds to build near them?
jWhat are we doing to insure us one ol
our greatest out-door pleasures?the
'sight and songs of birds? They are so
easilv encouraged! and respond to a
little kindness so soon! Put up a box
or two for bluebirds; scatter a few
crumbs each day; allow no shooting
nor molesting of birds around you?
then wait. A mockingbird nest in
,the vines of ydur piazz; a catbird
j building In a bush beside your window,
and a family of bluebirds in the
iyard pay a thousand fold for the little
trobule you Lav taken.
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The public will be glad to know
that the "New ?ealanders" who gave
such a delightful entertainment here
on the 17th, will give another at the
Town Hall on the evening of Tbuisday,
the 19th. On account of the very
inclement weather of Tuesday night,
many were unable to attend; they are
fortunate in having this opportunity.
Don't forget the date?Thursday, the
19th, at 8:30 p. m.
What the Word "Ginger" Means.
At the very mention of the word
"ginger" our thoughts usually "evert
to those happy childhood days when
we would steal into our neighbors'
orchards, shin Up our favorite apple
tree (for what young savage does not
have a thorough knowledge of the best
apple trees in his neighborhood?) and
when well located where the-leaves
and branches are thickest, and proceed
to fill our poor "tummy" with the
verv cveeneRt of ereen anDles: and
then when the little green fellows begin
to get in their revenge, run home
to mother and tell her that something
.you must have eaten for dinner does
not seem Jo agree with your stomach;
&4^^hen .mother dear begins to look
fafrrls-in- hm1 Miniature 1
drug store, located in the cellar waj I
or on the-top shelf of the old cupboa d
that stands fu the summer kitchen,
where tiny -fingers cannot reach the
precious bottles, and finally picking]
out a Lottie labeled after one of the
favorite islands of the beautiful Antilles,
mixes a concoction that will help
to soothe the awful giiping pain that
is causing so much trouble under your
waist.
This is the common association of
the word "ginger". The majority of
people do not know the real meaning
of such a simple word, other than in
its most commonly applied sense.
Ginger is the stuff life is made of.
What is it makes a man brave the
bullets of the enemy 011 the field of
battle, that he may plant his country's
flag 011 the battlements of the enfrniwhft'H
fnrr?<>q*> \V!,:it in it. mnkpa a
man get up at 3 in the morning that'
he .may drive ten or fifteen miles and
he the first one on the lake when the
fish are biting, or makes him get up
at that unearthly hour so that he may
have the grass cut before wifey has to
get breakfast? What makes him get
out and chase a baseball or a golfball
over a fen-acie lot by the hour, and
?U the Mine telliug you what a perfectly
delightful time he is having?!
What is it makes a man spend w?aks|
interviewing another man on a busi-j
ness proposition, finally landing just i
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. makes him do all these things, and
> many similar stunts?
Ginger?that's what it is.
' Some people call it nerve, grit, per.
severance, enthusiasm, and many
, otliof similar and dissimilar names,
i It is all contained in the simple word
, "ginger". "Ginger" is the single word
i In the English vocabulary that exi
presses at once that a man?or a woi
man, either, for that matter?has :*eal
. live blood coursing through his veins,
s | It means that he would brave the bit,
ter cold of the far north, or climb the
' highest mountain peak, dive into the
1 deepest sea, or go aloft when the
1 seething flames spell death to those '
who would venture In to save a life,
i Without ginger the wheels of com*
; merce and trade, scientific research
; and investigation, discovery, art, and
' literature and all the other things that ?
' go to make life worth the living, would 1
! be clogged with dust and humanity 1
i would waste, falter and fade. Without
ginger the brain cells would turn to
punk, the red corpuscles would turn
to water, and we would be a race of
molly-coddles.
Say, have you got any ginger? You
?you, I mean. Have you any ginger?
If you haven't any ginger, you had
better renovate your system and get Q
some ginger in your veins, if you want
to he in the race for the almighty dollar
and claim success In any particular
line. Get ginger!
E. J. DARGAN.
Chesterfield, S. C., Jan. 14, 1911.
Ho Wanted Figs.
At a small stag diuner the only p
young and unuoteworthy peisoti pies- ,
ent sut throughout the meal communing
with his own bushful fouI. afraid
lest by speaking he betray nis sophistication.
Dessert being served, he l'eit 1
he must have some of the candied
fruit ut the other end of the table.
Clearing his voice, he fixed Hie nearest
waiter with a glittering eye and. amid j
a sudden total silence, peremptorily
called out ut the top of his voice, 'Tigs,
fleas!"?Exchange. E
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Laytebyrd (as Laytebyrd comes
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excuse for coming home ni this hour
and in this condition. Laytebyrd?I
had one, my dear, and it was if grand j,
one. but 1 nan't thiuk what it was. y
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Among The Churches .
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Schedules of the Vi.\>
Churches for the Coming
Week.
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Baptist Church.
Dr. L. H. Shuck. Pastor.
Regular services next Sunday at x J
1:15 a. m, and S p. m. B. Y. P. U. at
1:15. All are cordially invitad.
Presbyterian Church.
A. H. McArn. Pastor.
Servlce/i every Sunday at 11 a. m.
ind 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 3:30
). m. Westminster League at o;*o p.
n. Prayer meeting Wednesday eveling
at 7:30.
St. David's Chruch.
A. S .Thomas, Rector.
Services and sermon every Sundey
torning at 11 o'clock.
Evenirtg prayer and sermon at 7:30
'clock on the first and third Sundays.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. '
Holy Communion at 11 a. m. on first
Sundays.
Adult Bible class 10 a. m. on Sun-'
ay.
Services and address on Wednesd y
t 4 p. m.
Methodist Church.
Marvin Auld, PaBtor.
Preaching Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8
i. m. by the pastor. ( * .
Sunday school at 5 p. m.; J. D. -s
Imith, superintendent.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
t 8 o'clock.
To all of these services everyone la
ordlally invited.
Marlboro Circuit.
John B. Weldon. Pastor.
First Sunday, New Hope. 11 a. m.;
leasant Hill, 2:30 p. m.; Oak Grove,
p. m.
Second Sunday, Shiloh, 11 a. m.;
Ibenezer, 4 p. m.
Third Sunday, New Hope. 11 a. m.;
leasant Hill, 2:30 p. m.; Oak Grove,
p. m. ? .**?
Fourth Sunday, Ebenezer, 11 a. m.;
Uiiloh, 4 p. m. ?
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Senator Tillman has introduced a
ill In the Senate to pay the claim of
It. Zlon church, at Winnsboro, for
amages done to its property when the (
Id church was burned by the federal ,
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