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"Do you have to walk as fast as
this?" \
"I said I was in a hurry. Once a o
week I get off a little early to go to o
the hospital. The Rosenfeld boy?"
The monstrous injustice of the thing "
overcame her. Palmer and she walk- S
Ing about, and the boy lying on his hot ^
bed ! She choked. u
'? ? V
"wear
"He worries about .his mother. If b
you could give her some money, It
would help." A
"Money! I paid his board for two 1
nionrhs In the hospital." 8
When she did acknowledge this generoslty?amounting
to forty-eight dollars?his
irritation grew. Her silence 8
was an accusation. She was too calm
In his preseuce, too cold. Where It
had pleased his pride to think that he 11
had given her up, he found that the 11
shoe was on the other foot.
At the entrance to a side street she n
stopped.
"I turn off here."
"May I come and see you sometime?" f
"No. please."
"That's flat. Is It?"
"It is, Palmer." 0
He swung around savagely and left (1
her.
The next day he drew over a thousand
dollars from the bank. A good a
many of his debts he wanted to pay ''
in cash; there was no use putting 11
checks through, with Incriminating Indorsements.
Also, he liked the Idea ^
of carrying a roll of money around. u
The big fellows at the clubs always
had a wad and peeled off bills like skin
off an onion. He took a couple or "
drinks to celebrate his approaching
Immunity from debt. ... ?
At nine o'clock that night he found v
Grace. She had moved to a clieap
apartment which she shared with two v
other girls from the store. The others v
were out. It was his lucky day, surely.
His drunkenness was of the mind, d
mostly. His muscles were well con- 11
trolled. The lines from his nose to the
corners of his mouth were slightly ac- ^
centuated, his eyes open a trifle wider ''
than usual. That and a slight pale- 11
ness of the nostrils were the only evl- c
dences of his condition. But Grace M
knew the signs.
"You can't come in."
"Of course I'm coming, in." 11
She retreated before him, her eyes A
' i M la his ' . f*
nP* to be as quick with a blow as with ^
a caress. But, having gained his point, 8
he was amiable.
? "Get your things on and come out. a
We can take in a roof-garden." u
"I've told you I'm not doing chat sort
of thing."
He was less steady than he bad been,
The heat of the little flat brought more 11
blood to his head. He wavered',as he
stood Just inside the door.
"You must go back to your wlfe.'\^ h
"She doesn't want me. She's In lovd 11
with a fellow at the house."
"Palmer, hush!"
"I only want to take you out for a a
good time. I've got money. Look
here.'" (|
He drew out a roll of bills and
showed it to her. Her eyes opened 11
wide. She had never known him to 1
have much money. ^
"Lots more where that comes from." *
A new look Hashed into her eyes, not
cupidity, but purpose.
She was instantly cunning. ^
"Aren't you going to give me some of
that?" v
"What for?"
"I want It for Johnny Rosenfeld."
He thrust It back Into his pocket, but
Ids hand retained its grasp of It.
"That's it," he complained. "Don't
lemme be happy for a minute! Throw
it all up to me!"
"You give me that for the Itoseufeld
boy. and I'll go out with you."
"If I give you all that, I won't have
any money to go out with!"
Hut his eyes were wuvering. She j
could see victory.
"Take off enough for the evening."
But he drew himself up.
"It's my lucky day." he said thickly.
"Plenty more where this came from.
I>o anything for you. Give it to the little
devil. I?" He yawned.
His head dropped back on his chair;
he propped his sagging legs on a stool.
She knew him?knew that he would
sleep almost all night. She would have ,
to make up sometime to ten me otner
I tflrls; but no matter?she eould attend j
to that later.
She paused, in pinning on her hat. j
to count the bills. She had never had :
a thousand dollars in her hands before. I
CHAPTER XXIV.
K. spent all of the evening of that ;
day with Wilson. He was not to go for
I ' Joe until eleven o'clock. The injured
man's vitality was standing him in
good stead. He had asked for Sidney
and she was tit his bedside. Doctor Hd
hud goue.
K. found Sidney in the room, not sit- ?
ting, but standing by the window. The
sick titan was dozing. One sitaded light f
burred In a far corner. She turned 1
slowly and met his eyes. It seemed to 1
K. that she looked at him as if site had
never really seen him before, and he
wa. right. Readjustments are always x
difhcult. '
Sidney was trying to reconcile the Iv.
she had known .to well with this new '
K.. no longer obscure, although still
shabby, whose height had suddenly be- t
conic presence, whose quiet was the
~ Miiet of infinite power. ] <!
She was suddenly shy of him, as he
stoul looking down at her. He saw 'I
he gleam of her engagement ring on
her anger. It seemed almost defiant. : I
.\s : n.ii-i, v)ie ]t1 I ineaiil by wearing
it V*. -'hi;-! low l'i bei lover. | i'
They did not speak beyond their
xeetiug, until he had gone over the
ecord. Then: "We can't talk here,
want to talk to you, K." m
He led the way into the corridor. It
vtis very dim. Far away was the night st
mrse's desk, with its lamp, its annuncl- I''
itor, its pile of records. The passage fa
loor reflected the light on glistening
?oards. pi
"I have been thinking until I am al- ht
aost crazy, K. And now I know how st
t happened. It was Joe.' ht
"The principal thiug is, not how it si
mppened, but that he is going to get hi
veil, Sidney."
She stood looking down, twisting her to
ing around her finger. nr
"Is Joe in any danger?"
"We are going to get him away to- ht
light. He wants to go to Cuba. He'll <$,
:et off safely, I think." I0
"We are going to get hltn away! y{
:ou are. you mean. You shoulder all
ur troubles, K., as if they were your fj
wu." w,
"I?" He was genuinely surprised. jn
Oh. I see. You mean?hut ray part in ei
etting Joe off is practically nothing, ui
is a matter of fact, Schwitter has put tu
p the money. My total capital in the
rorld, after paying for the machine ^
oday, is seven dollars." hi
"You. of course." said she. "You jj
nd Max and save him?don't look like si|
hat! You did. didn't you? And you lt
et Joe away, borrowing money to send
im." ot
He looked uncomfortable, almost ^
uilty. d
"When I look back and remember
ow all these months I've been talk- ^
ng about service, and you said noth- ,.j
ng at all. and all the time you were t)(
Ivlng what I preached?I'm so
shamed. K."
He would not allow that. It dls- dj
ressed him. She saw that, and tried
n smile. re
"When does Joe go?" jj
"Tonight. I'm to take him across the jc
ountry to the railroad. I was wonlering?"
,
"Yes?"
"I'd better explain first. Then if you
re willing to send him a line,' T think
t would help. He saw a girl in white
a the car and thought it was you, of aj
ourse. Carlotta was taken ill. And he
Ichwitter and?and Wilson took her st
pstairs to a room."
"Do you believe that, K.?" th
"I do. He saw Max coming out and nr
lisunderstood. He fired at him then." vc
"He did it for me. I feel very guilty, fr
l., as if it all comes back to me. I'll it'
rite to him, of course. Poor Joe!" th
He watched her go down the hall to- sii
a iu. -i-Ui. ?rrv,Ka
'ttiu nit* infill nurses uf3&, x new iic
. ent back into the quiet room. In
He stood by the bedside, looking
own. Wilson was breathing quietly;
is color was coming up, as he rallied he
rora the shock. In K.'s mind now was th
list one thought?to bring him through W(
or Sidney, and then to go away. He 0li
light follow Joe to Cuba. There were no
lmnees there. He could do sanitation I't
ork, or he might try the canal. ch
The Street would go on working out
:s own salvation. He would have to
fiink of something for the Rosenfelds. wi
nd he was worried about Christine, a
lut-therc-again,-perhaps, it-would be ou
etter if he went away. Christine's th
tory would have to work itself out.
lis hands were tied. "I'd better get sti
way from here," he told himself sav- ju
gely. Li
Someone entered the room. He fo
bought it was Sidney and turned with
be light in his eyes that was only for Jji
er. It was Curlotta. es
She was not in uniform. She wore a
ark skirt and white waist and her ev
igh heels tupped as she crossed the
oom. She came directly to him. th
"He is better, isn't he?"
J'He is rallying. Of course it will be bi
day or two before we are quite sure." hi
She stood looking down at Wilson's
uiet figure. sl
"I guess you know I've been crazy tli
bout him." she said quietly. "Well, to
hat's all over. He never really cared |)(
or me. I played his game and I?lost. ju
've been expelled from the school." rc
Quite suddenly she dropped on her j u
:nees beside the bed, and put her tr
heek close to the sleeping man's hand. b(
Vhen after a moment she rose, she
iras controlled aguln, calm, very white. S11
She turned toward the door. But K. w
ould not let her go like that. Her ?,
^^^ ^
Plenty More Where This Came From."
lie** frightened him. It was too calm, s,
no controlled, lie followed Iter across
he room. la
"What are your plans?"
"I haven't uuy. I'm about through at
vith my truiniug, but I've lost my
liploma." Ik
"I don't like to see you going away at
ike this." in
She avoided his eyes, but his kindly w
one did whut neither the Head nor the < la
xecutive committee had done that i
lay. It shook her control. , ti
"What does it matter to you? You pi
Inn't owe me anything."
"I'erit.ips not. One way and another ai
've known you a long time."
"You never knew anything very to
,'K'd." I t'1
"I'll tell you where I live, and?"
"I know where you live."
"Will you come to see me there? We
ay be able to think- of something."
"What is there to think of? This
ory will followj me wherever I go!
re tried twice for a diploma and
lied. What's the use?"
But In the end he prevailed on her to
omise not to leave the city until she
id seen hlirf again. It was not until
le had goi>e, a straight figure with
lunted eyefc, that he reflected whlmcally
that once again he had defeated
s own plans for flight.
Sidney brought her letter to Joe back
K. She was flushed with the. effort
id with a new excitement.
"The most remarkable thing has
ippened. What a day this has beenl
jmebody has sent Johnny Rosenfeld a
t of money. The ward nurse wants
>u to come back.*'
The ward had settled for the night,
tie well-ordered beds of the daytime
ere chaotic now, torn apart by tossg
figures. The night wus hot and an J
ectric fan hummed in a far corner,
nder its sporadic breezes, as it
rned, the ward was trying to sleep.
Johnny Rosenfeld was not asleep.
a incredible thing hud happened to
rn. A fortune lay under his pillow,
e wus sure It was there, for ever
ace it curue his hot huud had clutched
lie was quite sure that somehow or
her K. had had a hand in it. When
( disclaimed It, the boy was bewll red.
"It'll buy the old lady what she
ants for the house, anyhow," he said,
iut I hope nobody's took up a collec>n
for tue. I don't want no charity."
"Maybe Mr. Howe sent it."
"You can bet your last match he
dn't."
In some unknown wuy the news hud,
ached the ward that Johnny's friend,
r. Le Moyne, was a great surgeon,
ihnny had rejected it scornfully.
But the story had seized on his
inginntion.
"Say, Mr. Le Moyne."
"Yes, Jack."
He called him "Jack." The boy liked
It savored of man to man. After
I, he was a man, or almost. Hadn't
! driven a car? Didn't he have a
ate license?
"They say that you're a surgeon;
at you operated on Doctor Wilson
id saved his life. They say that
u're the king pin where you came
om." He eyed K. wistfully. "I know
s a lie, but if It's true? Don't you
ink you could do something for me,
r?"
When K. did not reply at once, he
unched Into an explanation.
"I've been lying here a good while. I
dn't say much because I knew I'd
ive to take a chance. Either I'd pull
rough or I wouldn't, and the odds
ere?well, I didn t say much. I he
d lady's had a lot of trouble. But
?w, with this under my pillow for her,
re got a right to ask. I'll take a
ance, if you will.""It's
only a chance, Jack."
"I know that. But He here and
itch these soaks off the street Old,
lot of them, and gettln' well to go
t ahd starve, aud? Mr. Le Moyne,
ey can walk, und I can't"
K. drew a long breath. He had
urted, and now he must go on. Faith
himself or no faith, he must go on.
fe, that had loosed its hold on him
r a time, had found him again.
"I'll go over you carefully tomorrow,
ick. I'll tell you your chances hontly."
"I liuve a thousand dollars. Whater
you charge?"
"I'll take it out of my board bill in
e new house!"
At four o'clock that morning K. got
ick from seeing Joe off. The trip
id been without accident.
Over Sidney's letter Joe had shed a
lamefaced tear or two. And during
le night ride, with K. pushing the car
> the utmost, he had felt that the
>y, in keeping his hand in his pocket,
id kept it on the letter. When the
?ad was smooth and stretched ahead,
gray-white line into the night, he
ied to talk a little couruge into the
>y'8 sick heart.
"You'll see new people, new life," he
dd. "In a month from now you'll
onder why you ever hung around the
treet. I have a feeling that you're
>ing io make good down there."
And once, when the tltue for parting
as very neur?
"No matter what happens, keep on
lieving in yourself. I lost my faith
myself once. It was pretty close to
11."
Joe's response showed his entire selflgrossment.
"If he dies, I'm a murderer."
"He's not going to die," said K.
outly.
At four o'clock in the morning he
ft the car at the garage and walked
ound to the little house. He had
id no sleep for forty-flve hours; Ills
res were sunken in his head; the skin
rer his temples looked drawn and
hite. His clothes were wrinkled; the
ft hat he habitually wore was white
ith the dust of the road.
As he opened the hull door, Christine
irred in the room beyond. She came
it fully dressed.
"Iv., are you sick?"
"Mather tired. Why In the world
en't you in bed?"
"Calmer has just come home In n
rrible rage. He says he's been robbed
' a thousand dollars."
"Where?" .
( hristine shrugged her shoulders.
"JI. <!<> '? 11 know, or says he doesn't,
in glad of it. He set ins thoroughly
ighteii'vl. It may be a lesson."
In the dim hall light he realized thut
>r face wus strained and set. She
oked on the verge of hysteria.
'Toor little woinun," he said. 'Tin
>rry, (Christine."
The tender words broke down the
st barrier of her self-control.
"Oh. K.! Take nie away. Take ine
,vay! I can't stand it any longer."
She held her arms out to him, and
cause lie was v< r.v tired and lonely,
id because more than anything else
i the world just then he needed a
oinau's arms, he drew her to him and
Id her close, his cheek to her hair,
"l'oor girl!" he said. "I'oor Chrisno!
Surely there must he some hupness
for us somewhere."
Hut the next moment he let her go '
id slopped back.
"I'm sorry." Characteristically he ,
ink tin- blame "I shouldn't have done ,
lilt- v- <1 kl l>o.' <t is Willi uie," i
"Will it always ??e Sidney?" "I'm
afraid it will always he &iiuey." I
CHAPTER XXV. '
Johnny Itosenfeld was (lead. All of , |
K.'s skill had not sufficed to save him j I
The operation had heen a marvel, bul
the boy's long-sapped strength failed
at the last. K., set pf face, stayed with
him to the end. The boy did not know ^
he was going. He roused from the
coma and smiled up at Le Moyne.
"I've got a hunch that I can move
my right foot," fie said. "Look and
see."
K. lifted the light covering. f
"You're right, old man. It's moving." I
"Brake foot, clutch foot," said Johnny,
and closed his eyes again. K. had forbidden
the white screens, that outward C
symbol of death. Time enough for
them later. So the ward had no suspicion,
nor had the boy. The ward
passed In review. It wns Sunday, and
from the chapel far below come the
' h
"Poor Girl!" He Said. "Poor Chria- !
tine!"
faint singing of a hymn. When Johnny a
spoke again he did not open his eyes. 1
"You're some operator, Mr. Le Moyne. t
I'll put in a word for you whenever I 1
get a chance." t
"Yes, put In a word for me," said K. c
huskily. i
He felt that Johnny would be a good
mediator?that whatever he, K., had f
done of omission or commission, (
Johnny's voice before the Tribunal E
would count. f
Johnny was close on the edge of his t
long sleep by that time, and very com- j
fortable. It was K. who, seeing bo |
would no longer notice, ordered the (
screens to be s<fctfMknd the bed, K. j
who drew the cot mgr. smooth and ,
folded the boy's hands over his breast. t
The nurse stood by uncertainly.
"How very young he Is! Was It au j
accident?" f
"It was the result of a man's damn- (
able folly," said K. grimly. "Somebody
always pays."
And so Johnny Rosenfeld paid.
The Immediate result of his death '
was that K., who had gained some of 1
his faith in himself on seeing Wilson '
on the way to recovery, was beset by '
his old doubts. And now came a ques- '
Hon that demanded Immediate answer. 3
Wilson would be out of commission for (
several months, probably. He was 1
gaining, but slowly. And he wanted K. '
to tuke over his work.
(TO BE CONTINUED.) I
MOST POTENT OF WEAPONS 1
i
Nothing Devised by Humanity Is Able
to Stand Against the Assault
of Laughter. 1
In "The Mysterious Stranger"?the
Just-published posthumous book by
Mark Twain?that authority on humor |
declared that most men possess only ,
"a mongrel perception of humor."
He elaborates his Idea by saying: ,
"The multitude see the comic side of a I
thousand low-grade and trivial things I (
?brood Incongruities mainly; gro
tesquerles, absurdities, evokers of the i
horse laugh. The 10.000 high-grade '
/./.mlniillflao ,i*htnh In tha lrnrlH t
are sealed from their full vision.
"Will a day come when the rac? will
detect the funnlness of these Juvenilities
and laugh at them?and by laughing
at them destroy them? For your
race, In Its poverty, has unquestionably
one really effective yea)*00? i
laughter.
"Power, money, persuasion, supplication,
persecution?these can lift at a
colossal humbug?push It a ll*tle?
weaken It a little, century by century; j
but only laughter can blow It to rags
and atoms at a blast. Against the assault
of laughter nothing can stand." J
Peculiar Disease of the Teeth.
The Colorado Dental aoclety has two
of Its members engaged In the Investigation
of a mysterious malady of the
teeth known, for the want of a better
name, as "mottled teeth," which occurs
in this country lu a number of
districts, principally In the southwestern
portion of the United States. II
has been noted In a somewhat more
violent form In Italy, 15 yeurs ago. It
manifests Itself In children and per
gists through life, and Is often so disfiguring
that the victims resort to artificial
crowning. It Is a defect of the
enamel-forming substance, and It is j
suspected that the cause Is due to I
some element In the drinking water, j
which It luis been Impossible to defl- I
nllely determine.
? *
No Wondar.
"I'll say one tiling for the apartment
house we live in. No one ever
has any reason to complain uhout lack
of heat."
"You must have a very unusual sort
of landlord."
"uh, it Isn't the landlord's fault. The
janitor has a brother in the coal business."
In Cuba tobacco is planted, crown
wild harvested in days
M SCHOOLS ARE
MILT BT STATE AID
UNDS AVAILABLE FOR YEAR ARE
DISTR. -JTED. ? MANY IMPROVEMENTS
SHOWN. '
1ISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
)olngs and Happenings That Mark the
Progress of South Carolina People,
Gathered Around the State Capital.
The state department of education
as completed the examination, approval
and payment of applications
or state building aid. This policy
/as intiated by the act of 1910. The
;rowth of the last seven years has
irougnt aaequaie, muueru ntuuui
lulldings to at least half of the school
listrlcts of the state.
The law provides that any district
upplylng one-half the cost of a new
chool houses may be given one-fourth
if the cost from the county building
und and one-fourth from the state
milding fund, up to a total maximum
expenditure from all three sources ol
il.200. Any district supplying $600,
either from taxation or from subscrlpIon,
receives $300 from the county
md $300 from the state. If two oi
nore school houses are consolidated,
*r if two or more schools districts are
:onsolidated, the county may give a
tonus of $50 and the state a bonus ol
150. Only one school house In any
me district may be aided in any one
rear. Building plans must be approv
d by the state board of education
ind the remodeling of old school
louses is not accepted by state and
:ounty officers as a basis for extra
iid.
The improvement in school house
irchitecture can not escape the notice
if every traveler. Nearly every town
(radically every hamlet and scoree
if country communities now possese
veil constructed, well equipped, well
urnished, well lighted school build
ngs, many of them surrounded by
igrlcultural plots and possessing
[itchens for girls and work shops foi
toys. The consolidated school is rap
dly supplanting the one room, one
eacher school house, and the erectior
if a building with only one class roon
s now the exception. *
The state department of educatioi
icknowledges with pleasure its in
lebtedness to Prof. R. E. Lee of Clem
ion College for his co-operation it
mpplylng free of charge blue printi
~ Turn aHltlnnn nf Prof
-U UUOIOCO. X nv? VU?V<WMW w_
l<ee'8 building bulletin have alread:
>een exhausted, making necessary th<
hird revised edition which will" b<
published during the summer. Th<
erection of so many new building!
iccounts, In a large measure, for thi
leavy increase In enrollment, the In
creased number of teachers, the longe
ichool term, and the gratifying growtl
)f rural graded schools.
The figures by counties follow:
Abbeville, $400; Aiken, $300; An
lerson, $4,350; Bamberg, $250; Berkc
ley, $800; Calhoun, $650; Chestei
$1,070; Chesterfield, $5,750; Clarer
Ion, $100; Colleton. $650; Darlington
(500; Dillon, $1,550; Dorchester, $300
Edgefield, $900; Fairfield, $350; Floi
ance, $2,150; Greenville, $3,400; Greer
wood, $650; Hampton, $700; Horrj
(1,562; Kershaw, $700; Lancaster, $1
482; Laurens, $1,600; Lee. $750; Lej
ington, $7,850; Marion, $900; New
berry, $700; Oconee, $600; Orang<
burg, $1,737; Pickens, $900; Richlant
(570; Salda, $350; Spartanburg, $2,050
Sumter. $300; Union. 2,000; Williami
burg, $1,086; York, $500. Thirt]
seven counties, $44,397.
Governor Appeals For 1,000.
"South Carolinians now have the!
last chance to become officers in th
armed forces of the United States t
be raised under the selective dral
Bystem," said Gov. Manning.
"The officers' training camp at For
Oglethorpe. Ga? will open May 1'
though the lists will close May !
Thi9 camp will train 2,500 men, wh
Rhnuld come from South Carolina
North Carolina and Georgia, and
want to see South Carolina represen
ed by at least 1.000 applicants.
"In case the camp at Fort Ogh
thorpe is not attended by 2,500 me
from these three southern sates It i
certain that the excess of applicant
for such training camps in the nort
and east will be used to fill the def
ciency in our camp. Unless our youn
men act and act promptly the!
chances to become officers will be nu
lifted for many months to come; 1
the meantime these same young me
may be called to the colors under th
provisions of the selective draft, an
Instead of serving as officers they wl
serve in the status of enlisted men.
New Enterprises Authorized.
A commission was Issued to th
Capital Lumber company of C^lumbh
the capital stock of which is\to b
$10,000. The company will ecffcig
in the general business of buying
selling timber and timber lands, bu;
ing, cutting, bartering, trading an
selling timber, lumber and wood
other building material, noin w?v/.sale
and retail.
A charter was issued by tha seen
tary of state to the Laureils Coc
Cola Botting company, with a cap
tal stock of $12,000.
A charter was granted by the He<
retary of state to the Santne mills c
Orangeburg. Capital stock of thi
enterprise is $225,000. The mill wi
"manufacture yarns, goods of cottoi
linen and wool, and other textile sul
stances." "finish and market th
same." and do other business inciden
to cotton manufacturing.
The Darlington Real Kstate and Fei
tilizer company of Darlit gton, cap
talized at $10,000, was chattered. Th
company will ileal in real estate an
fertilizers and operate farms.
\ clt"rfer W9S issued til? pepsl-Col
Bottling company of Darlii e on.
Organizing "Feed Yourself" Clubs.
Statewide effort is being made in the
cotton mill communities of South Carolina
to organize "Feed Yourself"
clubs. A special program to facilitate
the movement has been prepared
by George D. Brown. Jr.. state mill
school supervisor, and is being widely
distributed by the state department of
education. Special appeal is made by
Mr. Brown to the teachers in the mill
schools to mobilize the children in the
mill villages into hoe brigades. "The
child who plants a vegetable garden,
raises a pig or a dozen chickens or a
few bushels of potatoes, will be considered
a soldier no less than the
grown up man, who wears a uniform."
The program consists of talks by
school trustees, teachers or other invited
speakers, the reading of the governor's
proclamation of war. the singing
of patriotic airs by the children
and recitations by pupils. Instructions
as to organization of "Feed Yourself"
clubs are:
"Enlist successful gardeners or
farmers as lieutenants, who shall pass
i their knowledge gained from exper,
ience on to captains and volunteers.
"Enlist the teachers, ministers, or
other persons willing to give super
vision in gardening as volunteer captains.
"Enlist the children as volunteer
i gardeners. They are to plant their
; back yards and waste lands according
i to the Instructions of the captains,
i "Arrangements suitable to each
' community should be made by which
. captains can be given instructions in
gardening. Those who Join are urged
' to plant cabbage, tomatoes, beans,
' peas, sweet potatoes, butter beans and
i corn. Most of these vegetables can
' be saved without canning."
| In making the appeal directly to
L the teachers as the leaders among the
mill people, Mr. Browns says:
"In this time of great national
strain to meet the emergency of war
j preparation, there is work for all to
^ do. The world is facing a great food
t scarcity, such as it has not known
for years. South Carolina must become
self sustaining in food products
1 or our people will suffer.
"An army must be raised among the
' mill children of South Carolina. This
( army is not an army of fighters, but an
I army of feeders. The boys and girls
enlisted will not carry guns and dig
p trenches; they will carry hoes and
r plant vegetables. They will not de!
stroy; they will produce. The child
who plants a vegetable garden, raises
{ a pig or a dozen chickens, or a few
t bushels of potatoes, will be considered
t a soldier no less than the grown up
man who wears a uniform. Each boy
and girl must be made to feel that he
1 or she has a part in our national program
for war.
j "I am asking you to find out from
j the mill authorities what their plans
> are for home gardens. Ask the farm
j demonstration agent, tomato club
? 1 workers and members of the civic pre~
| paredness committee of your county
9 ! to arrange an evenings enugnienmem
B tor your patrons. In your visits among
9 people spread the gospel of prepared*
_ ness with the hoe."
r '?
l Camp is Pitched In Columbia.
Headquarters of the First South
Carolina infantry have been moved to
the state fair grounds, Columbia.
. During the week the greater part of
. the regiment was distributed about
the state for guard duty, so that Styx
[ is no longer a tented city.
Two hundred and sl:?,ty41ve men
are at present at the fair grounds?
h two infantry companies, headquarters
r company, supply company, Banitary
| detachment, machine gun detachment
and Col. McCully and staff.
u Every Important transportation line
j. in the state is guarded.^ Col. McCully,
[ whose headquarters will be here, will
.' be on the road a large part of the
time, for he will inspect each unit
fm once a month.
MaJ. J. E. Poore and his sanitary
detachment will be ready to care for
the health of the men. If necessary
a hospital will be established in Cor
lumbia in the woman's building on
6 the fair grounds.
0 The headquarters will be used as a
central recruiting depot. Recruits
will be accepted wherever units are
located. They will be sent to Columbia
from there and then returned to
their command.
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Hayne Confers With General Blue.
1 James A. Hayne, M. D., secretary
of the state board of health, went to
New York Saturday to meet with
3* the committee of six, who will confer
n ! with Surgeon General Rupert Blue,
9 relative to designating a national san8
itation policy under war conditions.
h The conference will in efTect federal'
ize the state boards of health. The
6 boards will revert to their former
r policy of state or local interest upon
the termination of the war, but the
n nationwide plan to unify the Interests
n and conform the efforts of the state
? , boards will do much to standarize
<1 the plans of the various state units
11 and will mean the elimination of much
conflict of policy.
Students Favor Liquor Measure.
? A telegram to President Wilson and
the South Carolina delegation in con
0 gress was sent by a committee from
e the studend body of the University
J of South Carolina, advocating the
f-1 abolition of the liquor traffic as an
1 emergency war measure. The resolu*
J tion authorizing this telegram met
?* with the unanimous support of the
students. A similar resolution adopt|
?d by the congergation of the First
a ! Baptist church of Columbia had been
i-1 sent previously to the president,
Speaker Clark and Congressman Lever
>f Medical Commission Named.
s Gov. Manning appointed ten memi
bers of the medical preparedness commiftpp.
which will be associated with
>-1 ?
e ; the council of national defense. The
it personnel of the committee is: Rouort
S. Cathcart, chairman, Charleston;
r- J. A. Mood. Sumter; F. H. McLeon,
i- Florence; Edgar A. Hines, secretary,
e Seneca; LeGrand Guerry, Columbia;
d Curran B. Earle, Greenville; Charles
W. Killock, Charleston; Lane Mulallv.
a Charleston; W. W. Fennell. Rock Hill,
and J. LaBruce Ward, Columbia.
GREAT REUNION 15
HELD 111 CHESTER
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS OF
80UTH CAROLINA BRILLIANTLY
ENTERTAINED.
ABLE SPEECHES K NEW
Hundreds of Visitors Attend.?Great
Parade is Headed By Governor
Manning.
Chester.?The South Carolina Confederate
reunion was held here with
about 800 old soldiers in attendance.
The city was decorated in profusion
with Stars and Bars and Stars and
Stripes, emblems pf a most animated
and genuine patriotism. Besides Veterans,
Sons, Daughters and Dames
were here in large numbers. A delightful
feature of the reunion was the
Spirit of Americanism of the Confederate
Veterans, expressing willingness
to do their part in supporting President
Wilson in the flght for the freedom
of the world.
The regular business session opened
with Capt. W. /H. Edwards, commander
of the Walker-Gaston Camp at
Chester, presided. Eloquent words of
welcome were neara irom Mayor
Vance Davidson, for this city, and Col.
Arthur L. Gaston, for the Sons. The
response was by Col. J. H. Wharton,
Laurens. S. C., and Haddon Johnson,
of Aiken.
MaJ.-Gen. B. H. Teague, of Aiken,
commanding the South Carolina Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
took charge at this Juncture, proceeding
with the business of the convention.
Col. J. Rice Smith, of Augusta,
Ga? a native Virginian and a member
of Stuart's Calvary and a resident of
Georgia, and a favorite with Veterans,
was Introduced as the orator of
the occasion. It was a magnificent
speech. The large audience was
rought to tears and laughter, as sentiments
of patriotism flowed from his
lips.
His experiences during war, the Reconstruction
period, Ku Klux days and
the campaign of 1876, made his address
of great historic value.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
gave a brilliant reception to veterans
and visitors in the parlors and ball
room 6t the Commercial Club, which
far eclipsed anything ever seen here
at previous reunions. General Teague
presented Governor Manning and he
made one of the best speeches ever
heard here. He came out vigorously
for President Wilson's selective draft
bill .and went ihto detail on the preparedness
^question.
A chorus of 15,0 trained ^SeTfronT
the Graded School and citizens of
Chester sang most beautifully old
songs of '61 and '65. After the reading
of a ooem, "American Flag," by
Mrs. Dr. W. W. Wallace, the exercises
closed by singing "Star Spangled Banner."
Fully 2,000 voices were heard
in the great climax.
The business of the convention was
concluded and the reunion closed.
The parade was a big feature. Governor
Manning, accompanied by his
staff, leading a long line of Veterans,
Sons and Daughters.
This is the third time within twenty
years that Chester has entertained the
veterans, and visitors have flocked
here in crowds to enjoy the well
known hospitality of South Carolina.
Fully 4,500 visitors have been registered,
and the Chamber of Commerce
has handled the situation in a
most creditable way, not one hitch
occurring to mar the pleasure of any
one.
Abbeville Plants Much Corn.
Abbeville. ? Information from all
sides of the county Indicate a much
larger planting of corn and other food
crops than heretofore. Cotton is being
rapidly planted and in some sections
is already up to a stand. Abbeville
county is still without a county agent.
Why this is so no one here seems to
know. This year, of all years, it
needs an agent to work up diversification.
Patriotic Meeting at Dillon.
Dillon.?Five hundred citizens from
every part of Dillon county gathered
at the court house for a patriotic rally
for food production. This meeting
came as a direct result of the recent
speaking tours held at the many points
in Dillon county and as a result of a
co-operative effort by the citizens and
business men of Dillon who advertisj
ed the meeting as a patriotic rally for
food production. This county had already
been stirred up on the subject
of food production.
Kinard Wins First Place.
Columbia.?Speaking on "The Sublection
of the "Philippines" before the
enthusiastic audience gathered in the
University to witness the oratorical
contest of the South Carolina High
School Oratorical and Athletic association,
Karl Kinard won first place
by vanquishing ten able opponents,
captured the Will Evans medal and
earned for the Greenwood school the
right to hold for a year the trophy
cup awarded by the Wiesepape Manufacturing
company to the school
whose orator wins first place.
Kill ftl,,.. r-.lntli
Abbeville.?Foster Barnwell, treasurer
and manager, and A. S. Thomas, ^
superintendent of the Abbeville cotton
mills, donated to the Daughters of ~
i the American Revolution unit' of the r
i Abbeville division of the ^National y
j League for Woman's Service, all of
the cloth required to make the pillow /
cases promised by that uuit. This /
generosity comes as a free will offer- M
Ing and the members c the' organize- /
tion are enthusiastic in rheir apprecia* / i
tion of the thoughtfulnes* that prompt- m I
ed it. M J
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