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dijcud / OF THE I>A y ?<p etheli ^ ULLUSTl (Copyright, by the 1 MR. STARR, a widower Methodist minister, has been assigned to the congregation at Mount Mark, Iowa. He and his daughter. Prudence?she is nineteen, and the eldest of five girls?have come on ahead to get the new parsonage ready for the younger members of the family. Of course the whole town, especially the UpthnHlfita la fhrnKKl n? VW CM %l*t VUUIU0 mill curiosity about the newcomers. Mrs. Adams, a member of the Ladies' Aid society, hurried over to cuil on Prudence, and nosing around found the girl on her knees praying in the barn. So she began at once to "pump" the girl for all she was worth? It would be great stuff to tell the neighbors?and is still at it. CHAPTER I?Continued. 2?? But to return to the Ladles?the parsonage girls always capitalized the Laches of their father's church?"One of us should go and help the dear child," said Mrs. Scott, the president of the Aids, when they assemble 1 for their business meeting, "help her, and welcome her, and advise her." "I was thinklnc of eoincr over." said one, nnd another, and several others. "Oh, that will not do at all," said the president. "I think in a case like this the president herself should represent the society. Therefore, I will undertake this duty for you." But this called forth a storm of protest and It became so clamorous that it was unofficially decided to draw cuts! Which was done, and in consequence > of that drawing of cuts, Mrs. Adams now sat on the front porch of the old gray parsonage, cheered by the knowledge that every other Lady of the Aid was envying her! "Now, just be real sociable and tell me all about yourself, and the others, too," urged Mrs. Adams. "I want to know all about every one of you. Tell me everything." "There isn't much to tell," said Prudence, smiling. "There are five of us; I am the oldest?I am nineteen. Then comes Fairy, then the twins, and then the baby." "Are the twins boys, or a boy and a gjrl?" "Neither," said Prudence, "they are """WBTTnui" . "More girls!" gasped Mrs. Adams. "And the baby?" "She is a girl, too." And Prudence laughed. "In short, we are all girls except father. He couldn't be, ol course?or I suppose he would, for oui family does seem to run to girls." "Prudence is a very nice name for a minister's daughter," said Mrs. Ad ems suggestively. "Yes?for some ministers' daugh ters," assented Prudence. "But Is sadly unsuitable for me." Mrs. Adams looked critically at this young daughter of the parsonage. 'Then her eyes wandered down to her -clothes, and lingered, in silent questioning, on Prudence's dress. It was a very peculiar color. In fact, It was no color at all?no named color. Prudence's eyes had followed Mrs. Adems' glance, and she spoke frankly. "I suppose you're wondering if this dress is any cotor! Well, I think It really Is, but It isn't any of the regular shades. It Is my own Invention, hut I've never named it. Fairy grew up and out and around, and one day when I was so nearly out of clothes 1 hardly felt I could attend church any more, she suggested that I cut an old one of hers down for me! At first I laughed, and then I was insulted. Fairy is three years younger than I, and before then she hod got my handeddowns. But now the tables were turned. From that time on Fairy's clothes were cut down for me. I still feel bitter about It. Fairy is dark, and dark blues are becoming to her. She handed down this dress?it was dark blue then. But I was not wanting a dark blue, and I thought It would be less recognizable If I gave It a contrasting color. I chose lavender. I dyed It four times, and this was the result." "Do the twins dress alike?" Inquired Mrs. Adams, when she could control ber voice. "Yes ? unfortunately for Connie. They do It on purpose to escape the handed-downs! They won't even have hair ribbons different. And the result is that poor Connie never gets one new thing except shoes. She snys she cannot help thanking the Lord in her prayers that all of us outwear our shoes before we can outgrow them.? Connie is only nine. Fniry Is sixteen, and the twins are thirteen. They are a very clever lot of girls." "And what are you going to do?" Inquired Mrs. Adams, looking with real affection at the bright, sweet face. "You ought to go to school. You're Just a girl yourself." "I don't want to go to school," laughed 1'rudence. "Not any more. I like it, just taking car* af father nnd tieJTDUC^ Left Diamond Stud on It, and That May Account for Turkey Find. Cuero, Tex.?What Thomas Lovett of this county believes to be the prevlf ous history of the recent story from "" Chicago telling of a diamond stud vaiued at $1f>0 found In the craw of a Thanksgiving turkey, had Its inception In a duck hunt here. According to Lovett'a story, while I -ETStlpEl .I^TOlSrLLGE. HUESTON HATED BY " "*a ill Jobba-Merrlll Company.) the girls?with Fairy to keep me balanced! I read, but I do not like to study.?No, you'll have to get along with me Just the way I am, Mrs. Adams. It's all I can do to keep things going now, without spending half the time dreaming of big things to do in the future." "Don't you have dreams?" gasped Mrs. Adams. "Don't you have dreams of the future? Girl's in books nowadays dream?" "Yes, I Vream," interrupted Prudence, "I dream lots?but it's mostly of what Fairy and others will do when I get them properly raised.. You'll like 1 the girls, Mrs. Adams, I know you will. 1 They really are a gifted little bunch? 1 except me. I'm Just common little Pro- 1 dence of the Parsonage?but the others !" And Prudence flung out her hands dramatically. i ] CHAPTER II. < The Reet of the Family. 1 It was Saturday morning when the 1 four young parsonage girls arrived in 1 Mount Murk. The elderly Misses Avery, 1 next door, looked out of their windows, 1 pending their appearance on Muin street, with Interest and concern. They ! were Episcopalians themselves, and In all their long lives they had never so much as heard of a widower-rector with five daughters and no housekeeper. There was something blood-curdling In the bare Idea. The Misses Avery considered Prudence herself rather a sweet, silly little thing. "You hnve some real nice people In the Methodist church," Miss Dora had told her. "I dare say you will find a few of them very likable." "Oh, I will like them all," said Prudence quickly and seriously. "Like them all," echoed Miss Dora. "Oh, Impossible 1" "Not for us," said Prudence. "We are used to it, you know. When we dislike people at first sight, we visit them, and talk to them, and Invite them to the parsonage, and entertain them with our best linen and silverware, and keep on getting friendlier and friendlier, and?first thing you know, we like them fine!" So the Misses Avery concluded that Prudence was not entirely responsible. And they wondered, with something akin to an agony of fear, if the younger girls "had it, too!" and when Miss Alice crle^ excitedly, "Quick 1 Quick 1 | Th?? nr^/v^mlnyl" ttvwyprt tn Mis* Alicia window with a speed that would have done credit to the parsont age girls themselves. , First carae the minister, whom they . knew very well by this time, and conI sldered quite respectable. He was lively, as was to be expected of a . Methodist minister, and told jokes, and laughed at them! Now, a comical rector?oh, a very different matter? it wasn't done, that's all! At any rate, here came the Methodist minister, Iuughing, and on one side of him ( tripped a small, earnest-looking maiden, clasping his hand, and gazing alter! nately up Into his fuce and down at the stylish cement sidewulk .beneath , her feet. On the other side was Fairy. ( The Misses Avery knew the girls by , name already?having talked much , with Prudence. "Such a Fairy!" gasped Miss Mllll, cent, and the others echoed the gasp but wordlessly. , For Fairy was very nearly as tall , as her father, built upon generous lines, rather commanding in appear- ] ance, a little splendid-looking. Even j ; from their windows they could discern , something distinctly Junolike in this ] [ sixteen-year-old girl, with the easy, ; elustic stride that matched her fa- i ther's, and the graceful head, well car- ( ried. A young goddess?named Fairy ! 1 Behind them, laughing and chatter- i Ing, like three children, us they were? i came the twins with Prudence, each < with an arm uround her waist. And s Prudence was a very little taller than < they. When IIipv rniwinwi tii? that bordered the parsonage, the scene I for a moment resembled a miniature I riot. The smaller girls Jumped and 1 exclaimed, and clasped their hands. < Fairy leaned over the fence, and j stared intently at this, their parsonage j home. Then the serious little girl 1 scrambled under the fence, followed ? closely by the llthe-llmbed twins. A f pause, a very short one?and then Pru- t dence, too, was wriggling beneath the < fence. c "Hold the wire up for me, papa 1" cried Fairy. "I'm too fat." And a sec- < ond later she was running gracefully ( across the lawn toward the parsonage. The Methodist minister laughed boy- t ishly, and placing his hands on the $ fence post, he vaulted lightly over, and reached the house with his daughters. Then the Misses Avery, schoolteachers and elderly, looked at one another. "Did you ever?" gasped the oldest Miss Avery, and the others slowly shook their heads. Now, think ! Did you ever see a rector jumping a three-wire fence, and running full speed across his front yard In pursuit of u flying family? It hunting two yenrs ago he slightly I wounded a duck and decided to carry c the bird home. He used his necktie to bind the bird's feet, neglecting to remove a diamond stud fastened therein, riacing the supposedly helpless bird ^ In the rear of his conveyance, he start ed home, when a flutter a few minutes later attracted his attention, lie turned c In time to see the duck flying off with his necktie dangling from its feet. I Cuero is in the center of a large ' turkey raising port.'-?n of Texas, and many of the birdf .vhlch roam over u to ay possibly have occurred?we have II lever seen It. Neither had the three U Hisses Avery. Nor did they ever ex- | >ect to. And If they had seen It, It s quite likely they would have joined he backsliders at that Instant. But without wasting much time on his gruesome thought, they hurried o a window commanding the best view >f the parsonage, and raised it. Then c< hey clustered behind the curtains, and vatched and listened. There was >lenty to hear! From the parsonage vlndows came the sound of scamperng feet and banging doors. Once there vas the unmistakable clatter of a chair >verturned. With It all there was a [j| ronstant chorus of "Oh, lookl" "Oh I )h!" "Oh, how sweet 1" "Oh, papa!" 'Oh, Prudence I" "Look, Larkle, look it this!" ** Then the eldest Miss Avery closed he window overlooking the parsonage ind confronted her sisters. "We must just make the bent of It," jlye suid quietly. 'But next door the gray old parson* ige was full to overflowing with satis- Jg Action and happiness and love. Every* (<< me has experienced the ecstatic, creepy * sensation of sleeping In a brand-new _ M>me. The parsonage girls reveled In he memoiy of that first night for many pr lays. "It inay be haunted for all we m tnow," cried Carol dellclously. "Just sp think, Connie, there may be seven pr jhosts camped on the bead of your bed, su malting?" "Carol 1" Fj When the family gathered for won- J5 hip on that first Sabbath mornlntf, Mr. Starr said, as he turned the leaves ** hla n?n1l_TO/\t?n TJIKIa "T 4hlnb I* 48 ua. uio n^ii nuiu uiv, A ilillin 11 would be well for you to help with the m morning worship now. When I finish reading the chapter, Connie, you will st make the first prayer. Just pray for in whatever you wish as you do at night for yourself. I will follow you." 'n Connie's eyes were wide with respon- In slbillty during the reading of the chap- ?' Tr jy fMt IM1? l * * tc "Quick 1 They Are Coining 1** a gi ter, but when she began to speak her A voice did not falter. Connie had nine ol years of good Methodist experience re back of her! A "Our Father, who art In heaven, we 01 bow ourselves before thy footstool In c? humility and reverence. Thou art our God, our Creator, our Savior. Bless us ^ this duy, and cause thy face to shine upon us. Blot out our transgressions, pardon our trespasses. Wash us, that ot we may be whiter than snow. Hide T, not thy face from the eyes of thy d children, turn not upon us In wrath. M Pity us, Lord, as we kneel here prostrate before thy majesty and glory. _ Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be uccept- m able In thy sight, O Lord, our strength v< and our Redeemer. And finally save rc us, an unbroken family around thy ^ throne In heaven, for Jesus' sake. Amen." a* This was followed by an electric silence. Prudence was biting her lips w' painfully, and counting by tens as fast 'lf as she could. Fairy was mentally go- ,n Ing over the prayer, sentence by sen- re tence, and attributing each petition to the Individual member in the old tr church at Exmlnster to whom It belonged. The twins were a little ^ amazed, and quite proud. Connie was R in honor to the parsonage?but they were concerned lest they themselves cc should not do quite so well when their lR lays came. 24 But In less thnn a moment the min- c? ster-father began his prayer. When le said "Amen," Prudence was on her teet and hulf-way upstairs before the Ri< ? ' ? * ziucia were iainy risen. Fairy stood j ?azlng Intently out of the window for 1 Ht i moment, and then went out to the ! Rt inrn to see If the horse was through I 17 Miting. Mr. Starr walked gravely and I Ce loberly out the front door, and around ! he he house. He ran into Fairy coming j th mt the kitchen door, and they glanced ' ag luiekly at each other. ' jn "Hurry, papa," she whispered; "you ' ran't hold In much longer! Neither ; th ran I!" And together, choking with laugh- ^ er, they hurried Into the barn nnd uive full vent to their feelings. . Rr ______________ th A. Doesn't it seem that the happy- fU ' go-lucky houseful of parsonage er girls will win the friendship of W the Avery. spinsters and tsar K: away the barrier of snobbishness and reserve which hedges them fe In? ca lis (TO HE CONTINUED > ^ urge range, find their way to tlio Chi- B< ago market. Junk Shop In Hog's Stomach. Br Lockliuven, I'a.?Dory Hummel I of ^ leaver Springs, killed a porker which le knew was a big one, but which exeeded the estimates of the moat con- R(^ orvatlve authorities by several annuls. In the hog's stomach were W* bund 50 tcnpcnny nails and six pieces m ?f scrap Iron, four to six Inches long T) >y one Inch wide ha (ATSON SURVEYS FOOD SITUATION >MMI38IONER PRE8ENT3 EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION OF 30UTH CAROLINA. ISPATGHES FROM COLUMBIA tlngi and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina People, Gathered Around the State Capital. Columbia. Comprehensive in its scope and mporhal nlnrmfnor in itR rPVAlatlnnu the exhaustive report prepared by >1. E. J. Watson, secretary of agriilture, commerce and industries, for >v. Manning, to indicate the state of eparedness of South Carolina to eet war conditions. Fourteen inlectors have been driving under essure since the request for the irvey of the food and feed situation imo from Gov. Manning April 28. fty-two cities and towns were lnuded in the investigation .these beg the principal market distributing tints in the state. Six hundred and wholesale and retail establishents. grist and flour plants and mix1 feed mills were included in the ock taking. Every important point the state was visited and about ro-thirds of the commercial business foods and feeds are represented, the words of the author, the object the report was: "To ascertain the whereabouts and nount of stocks of corn, oats, mixed eds, corn meal, grits, flour, hay, rd. sugar, hams, bacon, butter, leese, eggs, beef, cabbage, Irish potoes, sweet potatoes, opions, tu.*ps. canned goods, canned milk, ring chickens, hens, live hogs, cotnseed meal and rice. The inqury as directed to owtain the following formation: (1) The number ol ores with stocks of each commodity; !) number without rtock; (3) stock l hand at the time of the survey; I) usual stock carried at this season ' the year; (5) estimated amount ol ich commodity sold annually; (6) holesale prices now and a year ago; ') retail prices now and a year ago; t) source of supplies; (9) percentje of stock of home growth; (10) ngth of time present stock will last; .1) length of time stock bought or ntracted for will carry." It is em lasied that but two merchants in ie state failed to co-operate in the ock census plan. Stores Without Stock. A feature of the report, .calculated > give something of the aerious as sot of the situation is tlfe number ' stores reported to be wltlout stock certain commoditlea^Ajjy^^f a tal or 633 stores, "omfTffl^e^TTWl present stock of corn., An even cater percentage were without oats pproximately one-half had a stock : mixea reeas, wiui about- two-tniras (porting a supply of corn meal bout 85 per cent reported a stock ' flour and lard. Less than 5 per >nt were supplied with hams. The number of bushels of corn on md now was reported to be 11*2.122 gainst 121,362 for the corresponding srlod last year and 123,485 bushels ' oats against 138,688 last season he supply of corn meal has been re iced by 40 per cent. Only 38,45:1 icks of meal were reported against a >tal stock of 59,262 one year ago he supply of flour is another item ol ore than common interest. The sur iy indicates a stock of 47,769 bar ils against 58,787 last year, when mdltions were by no means normal he salt bacon situation is even more arming. From the business houses ' the survey, only 95,221 hundred eight of bacon was reported to be on md against 296.145 hundredweight May, 1916. The supply of ham is duced approximately 20 per cent. Prices obtaining are even more dis. esslng. The average retail figure ruck for flour fcom the total num (r of markets investigated was $14.71 barrel against $7.48 one year ago; >rn meal $1.99 a sack against $1.09, >rn $2.02 a bushel against $1.07; rd 19 cents against 13 cents; bacon cents against 15 cents; sugar 12 ?nts against 8 cents. Grain Acreane Abandoned. Some of the most alarming conclu ons deducted by Col. Watson are: "That on March 1 of this year the ock of corn on the farms of the ate was 13,100,000 bushels, against .904.000 at the same date of the pre. ding year. At the same date, of the >ma crop of oats still on the farms ere were only 900,000 bushels ;alnst 1,496,000 bushels the precedg year at the same date. "That the oat crop this year will be e shortest perhaps in several years." apolntments to Naval Academy. Special from Washington. ? Conessmnn Stevenson lias announced e following Annapolis appointments: B. IUvers, Mt. Croghan, Chester(Id county, principal; John D. Palmof Hidgeway, first alternate; Frank Lane, Rock Hill, second alternate, laminations will be held June 27. Having been advised during the last w days that there would be two vancies at West Point. Mr. Stevenson ia nnmA/l f hn fnllnwinc: Atwlrnl atton, York, principal; Kdgeworth, inclpal; J. A. Nelson, first alternate. sthea Delivers Many Addresses. Andrew J. Bethea. lieutenant govnor, addressed the graduates of the ountvllle graded school, Laurens iunty, last week. Also Mr. Bethea snt to Neeses, where ho delivered an Idress at a large picnic given, the icasion being the closing of the seses school. During the last two soks Mr. Bethea has visited & great any of the counties in the state :ie farmers, he says, are worktnng ird and crops are looking fine. He a returned to Columbia. Food Supply For Only Few Week*. More discouarging than price altt* tildes of foods as revealed in the stir* vey by Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, is the limited stock of staple food products now in store throughout the state. Census of the food and feeds in nearly 700 stores, wholesale houses, mills and food manufacturing plants indicates that the full stock would be consumed within three or four weeks. Estimated on the basis of average consumption, the full stock of corn would be dissipated in three weeks. Stores of available flour are calculated to last through two and one-half weeks, with the full stock of meal consumed within a fortnight. A somewhat parallel situation exists as to meats and lard. Bacon on hand would carry through two and one-half weeks, hams three weeks, lard seven weeks and butter two weeks. A seven weeks' supply of sugar is estimated. Canned goods have been purchased somewhat liberally and merchants are better stocked in this commodity than in other foods. The supply now on hand is estimated to be sufficient to carry the people 12 weeks. Insurance Fund Shows Increase. The insurance commissioner has turned over to the state treasurer on the first of each month for January, February, March, April and May the total sum of $111,029.78. For the same period last year $105,177.39 was turned in, showing an increase in collections of $4,852.39. Of the amount turned in this year $62,441.36 is what Is known as additional license fees, one-half of which goes to the state and one-half to the several counties for ordinary county purposes. The amounts which go to the several county treasurers are as follows: Abbeville, $447.44; Aiken, $549.50; Anderson. $1,641.62; Bamberg. $357.17; Barnwell, $487.84; Beaufort. $254.67; Berkeley. $67; Calhoun. $207.87; Charleston. $3,972.20; Cherokee. $492.80; Chester, $785.97; Chesterfield. $45.90; Clarendon. $451.78; Colleton. $276.72; Darlington, $911.80; Dillon, $299.23; Dorchester. $240.80; Edgefield. $311.29; Fairfield. $238.57; Florence, $1,036.60; Georgetown. $326.83; Greenville, $1.936.27; Greenwood. 1,085.99; Hampton, $366.36; Horry, $132.08; Jasper. $81.08; Kershaw. $373.29; Lancaster, $487.72; Laurens. $651.46; Lee, $294.72; Lex\ ington. $313.36; McCormick, $33.75; Marion, $515.64; Marlboro, $683*8; Newberry. $519.32; Oconee, $369.83; I Orangeburg. $926.03; Pickens, $249.26; Itiehland, $2,618.26; Saluda. $185.15; Spartanburg, $1,979.19; Sumter, $1,174.33; Union, $990.96; Williamsburg, $368.66; York. $1,165.65. Highway Engineer For Cherokee. The Cherokee county highway com1 mission has arranged to have an engineer come to Gaffney within the next few days for the purpose of laying out ' a state highway between Grover, N. " C., and the Spartanburg county line. The engineer will be sent by the stato : highway commission. The matter of 1 selecting an engineer for t?fr oerma* lit lit ilWMHBMHPscommlssion was^fl^lH^ne next meet - ing. i no (Minus 01 iuu ciiuruinn turn : secretary of the commission have been 1 accepted and filed and work on the roads will speedily begin. To Train at Musketry School. MaJ. G. Hey ward Mahon. Jr., First infantry. Greenville, and MaJ. James W. Bradford. Second infantry. Sumter .were designated by Adjt. Gen. Moore for training in the school of musketry, Fort Sill. Okla. Both these field officers were chosen with the view of special fitness to become instructors in rifle, machine gun and grenade training. The school will conclude August 1. War Prices on All Roughage. War prices prevail in roughage markets in South Carolina and the marked scarcity of some of the foods is calculated to - greatly intensify the demand later in the season. Peavines are quoted generally at $20 a ton. Little alfalfa is available. This is i selling from $25 to $3#. Oat straw is quoted at $10 in most places, with cot tonseed hulls bringing $20 generally. > The supply is reported to be very low over the state. \ Beef Cattle Scarce and High. Beef caMie are exceedingly scarce in South Carolina markets. Those now i selling are much better conditioned ! incident to the improved pasturage over the state. Prices range from 5 to 7 cents a pound. Hogs are slightly . more plentiful. Prices for hogs arc 9 and 10 cents and even 12 cents. , Wide variance prevails In the mari kets for dressed meats. . Manufacture Potato Products. , A commission was issued for the ini corporation of the Williams company t of Greenville. the proposed capital . stock of which is 1200.000. The company proposes to manufacture and sell i products from sweet potatoes, with the right to purchase and own real estate. Third Regiment Not Likely Now. That a third regiment of the National Guard of South Carolina is not likely to be organized in the immc. diate future is indicated in a letter . j received by Gov. Manning from Brig. Gen. Mann, chief of the militia bureau, who is in charge of the National Guard units of the country. Gen. Mann's letter incloses a eopv of a communica. tion addressed by the secretary of war to the governor of Texas, advising that [ official of determination of war department not to create other units until those in existence are fully recruited The units in South Carolina do not begin to approximate that condition. "The secretary of war directs me to ask of you, as far as you are able to 1 give it. similar support in the under1 taking in which we are now engaged." t writes Gen. Mann, that undertaking being the discouragement of formation i of new units at the present time. The i secretary of war points out that the > organlation of new units would mean a considerable financial burden to the . state and announces the firm opposi; tion of the department to the creation > of new units until those now create ' are at full strength. GOVERNOR NAMES STATE COUNCII TWENTYFOUR WELL KNOWI MEN TO WORK WITH NATION. AL BODY. DAVID R. GOKER CHAIRMAI One Woman on List.?Many of Thoi Appointed Have Large Farming Interests. Columbia.?Gov. Manning appointe a state council of defense to co-operal with the national council of defens The personnel of the board is compo ed of 24 members, representative < the business, professional, agricultur; and educational Interests of the stat D. R. Coker, who has been giving h time and means unstintedly to tl civic preparedness commission, < , which he was chairman, is made chai ! man of the new board. One worm: 1 holds a place on the council, Mil j Euphemia McClintock of Newberr i formerly president of the College f< i Women, since merged with Chicor j Many of those appointed have larj farming interests. Several are la1 yers. The banks also have large re | resentations. J. W. Wassaum of tl Southern railway has been named ar the editorial staffs of both the dai papers of Columbia and The News ar Courier of Charleston are represente ' Those appointed are: D. R. Coker, chairman, Hartsvilh I W. M. Riggs, Clemson College; Mi : E. E. McClintock, Newberry; J. Sinine, Greenville; Col. E. M. Blyth Greenville; William Elliott. Columbii ! Robert Latham Charleston; A. T. M j Kissick, Greenwood; John G. Ric ardson. Liberty Hill; J. W. Wassaui I Greenville; Robebrt McDougall, C lumbia; Eugene R. Buckingham, i lenton; Horace L. Tilghman, Marioi Christie Benet, Columbia; John ' Stevens, Kershaw; Dr. f\ H. McLeo Florence; John S. Reynolds, Colui bia; Otto Klettner. Newberry; W l liam Banks, Columbia; the Rev. Jol E. White, Anderson; Bright Williai j son, Darlington; J. Ross Hanaha I Charleston; William Godfrey, Chera ' and Robert G. Hall. Abbeville. ! Charleston May Get Hospital. j Charleston.?An announcement he that there probably will be located | Charleston a port hospital, accomm ; dating 2,000 wounded men, creati I no little interest. An inspection of i : available site at North Charleston w i made by Maj. C. E. Kilbourne, chl I of staff under Gen. Wood, and Liei Col. A. N. Stark, department surgec with R. G. Rhett and James O'Hei representing North Charleston int< , ests. i The army officers were higt pleased, with'the loeaiionr shown O^a P.aI fltorlr atotnif ** a Ka<1 mended the establishment of medic Bupply depots at Columbia and Atli ta. A receiving hospital probably w j be established at each of the Atlani j ports, for the treatment of Unit | States soldiers wounded in Europe war zones and Charleston is apparei | Iy destined to have a four unit plai costing about $200,000 and provldli 2,000 beds for wounded soldiei j brought here aboard ship and treat until able to be removed to lnlai base hospitals. Army Rifles For University. Columbia.?Three hundred arn : rifles for the use of the University J South Carolina cadet corps have f rived, and put into service. The gur , Bent by the war department, we Htarted on the way some tin ago. Brig. Qen. Henry T. Thompson. 1 G. S. C.. retired, who commands tl J training corps, announces that instrij | tlons in the manual of arms has begu To Can Vegetables. Rock Hill.?The chamber of coi merce is taking steps to start a sun cannery here to handle the surpl produce grown in the gardens of Roi | Hill and surrounding country. A. i Patterson has agreed to take chari , of the work and will can vegetabl I for a small fee, or will purchase oi right from those desiring to sell. Creamery Ready For Business. Orangeburg. ? The Orangebu , creamery opened for business Mondi morning. During the past week an e pert from the United States gover ment was here installing the new m chinery. The expert butter and 1 cream maker Has arrived. The creai ery has the latest butter and ice crea machinery and is fully prepared f big business. Lawrence S. Woll county farm demonstration agent, ai D. D. Elliott, special dairy agei have been hard at work securii j farmers to furnish cream. PIqw Up Cotton and Plant Corn. Bishopville.?Careful inquiry ov j practically the whole of Lee eoun ! shows a gratifying increase of acrea! planted to foodstuffs. In a number j instances farmers have plowed up c( I ton and planted to corn and potatoe j In almost every case the amount fertilizer used on corn has been hea ! ily Increased, in a number of cases tl , amount doubled. State Senator G. 1 1 Stuckey has plowed up from five to acres of cotton to the horse on one-horse farms and planted to cor ; potatoes and other food crops. Boy Scouts to Plant Corn. Orangeburg. ? The Orangebui Chamber of Commerce has inaugurr ed a movement in Orangeburg raise corn. All of the Hoy Scouts i Orangeburg have been invlte<l to s cure all the available plots of land the city for the purpose of rnisir corn. The two large fertilizer fa tories in this city have agreed to gh the fertilizer and the several har ware stores have agreed to furnish tl implements and the boys are goli into the corn raising bbusiness rig] her? In the city of Orangeburg. initbnaiional sunmrsoke Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Actln* Director of the Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute.) (Copyrlsbt, 1817. Westers Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR JUNE 3 U " JE8U8 BETRAYED AND DENIED. ie L.ES80N TEXT-John 18:1-11, 15-17. GOLDEN TEXT?He wai despised and rejected of men.?lea. 63:1. In teaching this lesson to some of the younger classes, emphasis might be "1 placed upon the dramatic scene in the garden of Gethsemane, and Peter's denial at the fire. In some of the Inter<** mediate classes the scholars might be asked to write short, one-minute esal says, describing the scene as though they, themselves, were present. For '8 the adult classes of course the central 10 theme is the way that Christ's followers neglect hlin today even as the disr ciples slept In Gethsemane, and bein tmyed him like Judas or denied him 38 like Peter. ^ I. The Place of Retreat (vv. 1-3). Ill his emphasis upon the spiritual grandeur of the deity of Jesus, John does ^ not dwell upon the agony in the garden. He, however, gives us that noblest p passage in the New Testament (chs. 14-17), the like of which cannot be found anywhere else In the world's ^ writings. Having spoken these words, Jesus and his disciples went over the Rrook Kedron (v. 1) to the garden, there to bear the awful weight of "' agony that was crushing him (Mntt. 20:38), while at the snme time he must strengthen his disciples, and fortify ' i them against the coming trials. That ' | this place was a place of frequent resort for Jesus, Judus was aware. It was l" a sanctuary in which Jesus met the i Father, and those who knew him * knew it as a place of prayer, and the 'J' most likely place to find him at that JL' time of night (v. 3). Rebuffed at ' Mary's prodigality, Judas had consort' ed with the priests, nnd now covetousness is to renp Its reward. Judas was not hardened In n day. His greed for in money, while at the same time listenD" Ing to the teachings of Jesus, had n* gradually hardened his heart. Notice w' there were two bands that came out to meet Jesus that night, God's band nnd the devil's. Judas had provided himself with a Inrge company of soldiers re (v. 3 It. V.). There is evidence of great at fenr of this humble mnn. God's band 10- was the disciples who, though they ed slept, were still "bis own." Had Jesus in seen fit to resist (Matt. 20:53) there as would have been a different history of recorded. His hour, the time appointed it. of God, had come, and he went forth in, to deliver himself into their hands ?r, (v. 5). B.r" II. Protecting and Protesting (vv. - >H)l (See Matt. 26 ; Mark 14; Luke ~22J. Jesus went forth in Older to 'Aftm* centrate the attention of the soldiers upon himself, and to prevent a general l"" attack upon the disciples. In answer to his question, they said they were ? seeking "Jesus, the Nazarene," a term of contempt which Jesus nnswered by an saying, "I am he." John adds, "and Judas also which betrayed him stood with them." Greed for money, growing Into theft and falseness of life, r?* ended with the blackest crime the e?j world has ever known. Ills salutation a<* sent them backward (v. 0). Perhaps among the officers were some who had failed to arrest him on a former occasion (ch. 7:40), and who were now ay overawed by Ills marvelous words and of majestic bearing. Again he answered, ir- "Whom seek ye?" (v. 7), and they is, said, "Jesus of Nazareth," the same re words as before, but probably in a ae changed tone, showing that they were N. prepared to listen with respect, though lie j certainly not with reverence, to what |C- j he might have to offer. What a dra n. innnc picture?me nrazenness or sin, Judas who stood among the enemy, and the fearlessness of virtue, Jesus. m. j facing his accusers. Augustine, Comtjj mentlng on this verse, says, "What U3 will he do when he conies as a guest, Pk j If he did this when giving himself up C as a prisoner?" His act, however, Ke , shielded his disciples, for not one of e3 ; them was to he lost (v. 0 It. V.). and 1 he knew they were not strong enough yet to stand the test of nrrest and '.rial. At this point Peter attempts to defend Jesus (v. 10). i"8 III. Peter Denying (vv. 15-17). As ay Jesus was led away, his disciples for'* sook him. They nil left him, and fled, n- but Mark adds that a certain young '* man followed Jesus. It Is conjectured ce that this young man was Mark. With m- quickness of action we are now transm ported to the judgment hall. There or we see him bound, with his hands 'p. shackled behind his hack, and led id first to Annas (v. IS), which was an lilt, legal transaction, "as though some ig reformer should he tried at Tammany hall In New York" (Robert R. Speer). Annas was now very old. From him he was taken to Cnlaphas, followed by ?r Peter "afar off," now In a different 'j | iimiiii i nun h ni'ii in* siimii' me iiij,'" 5? priest's servant's our. With him wns of that other disciple (John's way of re>t ferrlng to himself). Now John was >s. known to the high priest, and he went of In with Jesus Into the palace, hut .7- Peter wns standing without at the I? door. Notice the steps of his failure; V!. First, he "slept" In the garden; see15 ond. he followed "afar off" (Luke 14 22:M); third, he "stood" without; n, fourth, he "sat" In the midst. Then notice the denials, the last accompanied by cursing. Attempts to compromise with the world meet with rS the same measure of failure today as when Peter wns In the Judgment hall. 1? Pad company Is a good thing to keep out of unless gone Into to witness for ?- Christ. Peter did not have that purpose. The Lord had only to "look" at Peter (Luke 22:G1) and he "rememc* bered." We may deny Christ by our % 10 silence, by remntnlng outside of the d- church, by denying his existence, by i? profanity, by ridiculing his friends, ig by praising his enemies or by living bt ? life of worldllncss.