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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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(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.