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BENEFITS OF THE COUNTY FAIR TO A COMMUNITY County Fair a Real Necessity a? a Social Institution, Aside From Its Industrial Advantages. To thouo who uro lntoro?t?d ' iu the reason for county falrH, tho fol- j lowing charming Htory, written h y lOdua Cain, editor of tho Quit man (Ua.) Free I'rtJbM, which won fl Ht prize at the recent HrookB county fair, will bo of intercut. Among a largo uumbor of couIohI autu Mihu (iain watt awarded firut p.lzo, which waH lld^iii gold. HOT Interesting prize uMway follows: tfinoo education 1h a necessity the county fair Is a necessity because it 1h oducat ive iu tho broadest and] niOHt practical meaning of the term, it Ih' said that one cf tho greatest drawbacks to the farmer's I i f <> Ih bin iHolatlon; tiie Individual farmer in iu tiie nature of things loft large ly to work out ti ih own salvation on bin farm. While thin Ih not without certain advantages, it has great din- , advantages. It in-apt to. caitMo the farther- to get into a rut in tiie de velopment constantly being made iu agriculture. Ilo may reud farm Journals and ho informed ^aH to thoorlcs, tint he needs to hoc with IiIh own o^es tho concrete example* of Improved agricultural met'hodB. An actual ear of corn with twice as many grains on it an tho average ear, coming from a field which pro duced twelo an many bushels a? ti|o average field, Ih far more convinc ing to hin souses than reading an article , ahout how need Hcloctlon and certain methods of cultivation will douhlo 1 1 h corn yiold per acre. And thin Ih where tho necessity for the county fair becomes appar ent. It Ih at t h c? county fair one booh tho biggest ear of corn, the best hay, tiio host productu in ev ery department are on 'display. A farmer who Ih not groatly Imprososd ' *? # to hoar of 100 bushels of corn per aero . ralued at an experiment farm, will havo IiIh attention instantly ar roBtod when IiIh neighbor. Hill Jouob, ralnoB more corn and better corii por aero than had boon thought pos sible. Ho seek h out Mill Jones-? whoBe corn took tho premium at the county fair, and gotH ldean about the invpo/tanco of need selection, cultivation and . fertilizing. Ten to one, ho arranges to buy boiuo of Hill Jones' corn for Hood. In doing this ho get? a new lnKl^ht Into tho iioHsihiiitics of It Is farm, when bo~ foro ho had boon content to go on with the old methods, satisfied Ii raised us n?u< h "k hit* fuiiM t- l>< fore him did. Thus, I ho big yield of corn linn 1 1 h influence, ou many of thu farms whereas If It were not displayed m tho county fair compar atively few poodle would hear of It. Tho value of Mm crop exlblts at J tho county fair Ih doubled whon wo com o to tho 1 1 vii stock exhibit. If 1 lirooks county wore us advancod In Stock raising an in grain and hay product* and In bacon, her wealth would bo vastly increased, At tho cort}l?A/< fair tho exhibit, of homorals I/?d <horobroi| stock will he a potent example to every' farnior In thin Huctlon. The farmer who has scrub Htock will no longer be content wltJi undersized, poor animals. The wcru anlmala eat uh much au the improv ed ones, whllo the Huperior animal can be fattened quicker for market, or, If a draft animal, will grow lai'Kor and stronger on the sam< fejMl. The prize pigs and home' rain ed col t h at tho county fair afford a valuable comparison to tho farm er who hasn't paid much attention to the live Htock problem, lie re all/.oH that It: la better to raise a few ?*i;l i h In hia farm pastured at a cost of $2f? por colt, than to buy an animal in tho market ovory tlmd ho ncods one. These are two examples of tho practical value of county faira to tho farmers. Thoro are other con siderations which make tho annual county fair a necossity to ovory com munity that would bo progressive. Tho south is Just beginning an era of development as tho greatest sec tion of tho whole country in agri culture. These fairs, whllo they benefit the local farmers, also adver tise the county to homo - seekers. Progressive communities attract pro gressive people; no live man is looking for a home in a county that is behind the times, leant he, tpo, fall into a rut and' become a dead one. At this particular period -in south Georgia the county fair is a necessity more than at any previous time. Aside from the purely ma terial benefits of the county fair, there Ih a certain benefit which comes to a people In a community who get together and work for a cause. It stirs, community pride; tho man who dovotes all his time RANGE EXHIBIT EXTRAORDINARY .All- ivttj/'S Pr*efer*ttbIo We have arranged a special opportunity for you to see for the first time in our town, the only range made with Patented Keystone Copper - Bearing Alu minum-Fused Flues. THE SOUTH BEND MALLEABLE is the greatest triumph of range making. Its flues are made from the best rust-resisting metal known in range construction. An Expert Demonstrator Will Be Here All the Week We'll make every purchaser of one of these ranges during the week of the exhibit a present of a valuable set of PURE ALUMINUM COOKING WARE. These will be useful Souvenirs Free. Be sure and come early. Remerpber the Place and Date ? November 17=22. one-Pieice-Younft Hardware Go. and thought to hi* own farm or bun Iiiob* la apt to ki ovMUii row and m?)< flub. The! ogunty fiiir is a good meeting ground 1 01 < ho fitrun r |&d 1 ho merchant; It bring* (hem to gether In the host way to work for Hoinething which mIU bo of general benefit to the ootijity. The county 'fair lw a rail necessity as a social lim'ii uUoii. aside ttOTR 1 1 h Industrial advantugts. In workiug tor H all the people got bettor acquainted with each other; in seeing it they gain inspiration for their individual work on the faruiH and In the hornet;. And tho recreation fcaturo 1b hy no means tho leant; the harvest foatl val is an old as the art of agrlcul* turo Itself. Color**! Woman I>4'm<K Matilda Uavis, a woll known col ored woman, , died suddenly nt )t?*i home In Kirk wood .Sunday nlghl. For.. many years who had boon th< faithful servant in tho home of M rs. vonTrotu-kow and was liiKhly respect ? - /; > A for hAivE. I'VoHt proof Cabago plants, grown in (ho open air. Send orders to Laurens Street Greenhouse, Cam den, H. C. ' Swoiul WiM'k Jurors. J. II. I Jink Ins, Lugoff Jesse Nelson, Blaney W. 10. Pace, Koruhaw H. T. Anderson; Cassatt 1). F. UobinBou, Camden W. F. Nottlon, Camden W. I). Soegars; Jeffereon (J. W. Shirley, Camden J. A. Belk, Camden C. F. Miinn, Jeferson W. II. McCaskill, Lucknow Walter Hlhson, Camden K. T. Estrldge, Bethune W. M. Watkins, Cassatt (!. It. Daker'. Camden R. E. Sill, Cantey Joel PhlUtpB, Kershaw Robert Hay, Lugoff W. E. Ilendrlx, Camden C. A. Brannon, Lugoff H. It. Williams, Kerahaw H. A. Moore, Westville B. S. Catoe, Jefferson J. A. Bowers, Kershaw F. P. Truesdell, Kershaw I<. J. Baker, Bethune J. M. Sowell, Jefferson T. W." Watson, Blaney FMdie Barfield, I,ugoff T. L. Smith, Camden J. H. Sinclair, Camden J. I. Bowers, Kershaw C. J. Nunnery, Camden W. H. Goff, Blaney A. B. McLaurln, Bethune J. T. Sinclair. Camden MONEY TO I/O AN. On Improved farms. Ensy terms Apply to B. B. Clarke, Camden. S C. ? " * 50. A Schem iiy fcVELYN SPENQ.-K one morning John A l wood, . Im-i I'haut. r?H elved from his daughter. who wax nt I lit* till!** Ill Pans. >i letter link lug It 1 in to nil t|?u photograph* of her mother. some year* dead. (o her ?i||CC nllc IiikI foUl.d llll Ill list who could point n portrait frot * theii) Klv lilg t Ik* lifelll*' expretodo^, Mi** Atwood furthermore Hiigge?tod tint t he come mvr and attend to the idii it ?*t himself. The artist mIici referred to WIIH II rising mail III Ills profession ami would probably require h good price tor doing the work. Mr. At wood, gathering tin* pictures In IiIh piy*sesslou. HiilltMl for Kurope and one day turned up in I'uris. Ho wiih nt Qiiee taken to the studio of Clarence Whiting. the artist. who was to paint the portrait. Mr Whiting looked^ over tile photograph* carefully, asked which wiih regarded aw the heat llkeneaa of the original and remarked: "We portrait painters see resem blances more readily than other per hoiis. To me 1^1 las At wood la very like her mother, Hut I cannot tell whether the varjed expressions of her face are like her mnther'a, for a photograph haa hut one expreaaion. and tljat Is apt to he unlike anything ever found on the face of the original. Unfortunately I have never aeen Mra. Atwood. I will undertake to paint the portraJt from the photograph you like heat, enliven ing it wltJi Mlaa At wood's most plena I UK expressions. In other words. I will make up the portrait from both mother and daughter. I admit that I am much more likely to fail than succeed, hut If I succeed the result will he gratifying to you as well as to mo." Mr. Atwood wiih favorably Impressed with this and naked the sum that would be charged frr the work when finished, Mr. Whiting replied that, since he would be unable himself to Judge of his work, he would make no price until he learned If the father and ' daughter pronounced it a success. The matter being disposed of. the art ist took the photograph of his subject most approved of by the others, and It was arranged that Miss At wood should give him regular sittings. Miss Atwood at any sudden an nouncement that surprised. Interested or pleased her had a way of throwing back her head and looking fixedly at the person making the announcement. This Is a very lame description of It. but an expression Is indescribable. Mr. Whiting looked for It In the father and. not finding it. concluded there w.We many chances in favor of Its hav, Iifg been inherited from the mother. [|e determined to paint the portrait, giving the life period of Mrs. Atwood a^iout the time 'she died and the ex prfwrion referred to. Mr. Whiting worked a long while be Fore he produced what pleased him, I ? i making drawings innumerable before beginning t<? paint. Miss Atwood rare ly assumed what he was trying to catch and put on the canvas, and this materially caused delay. At any rate, the painting of the portrait seemed to require a very long time. Mr. Atwood. whose presence was required in Amer ica. became impatient. At last a satisfactory drawing was made, and aj'ter that the work was comparatively easy More time was spent hf smoothing and softening the lines, but Mr. Atwood Was assured that a time could he set for the finishing, lie was not permitted to see the pic ture while it was being painted, and it was not till it was framed and set up In a proper. light that he was ad mitted to the studio, where it rested on an easel. Whiting and Misa At wood both watched for the expression on his face when he should see It. knowing that success or failure would' be expressed there. The result was success beyond their expectations. The widower's face lighted up with an ex pression never seen there since" his wife's death, and he involuntarily put out Ills arms as If to clasp her. a living being. 1 After feasting his eyes on the picture lie drew a check book from his pocket and asked the artist what amount he should fill In for the picture. Whit ing glanced at Miss Atwood and saw there a sign which he seemed to un derstand and said. "Pardon me for a moment: 1 will make out a bill." and. going to a desk, he sat down, wrote something on a bit of paper, held it before Miss Atwood's e.ves: she glanced an approval, and he handed It to her father, lb read: . " Mr. John Atwood. To Clnronce WhltlnR. Dr., To painting portrait, one girl, Rthel At wood Mr. Atwood was some time getting the drift of the matter through his head. When he did he looked at his daughter sternly and said: "Kthel. did you work this scheme?" "I did, papa." replied the girl, draw ing short breaths. "And brought me over here on pur pose to turn you over to some one else?" "That was one object, prtpa." "Rut by no means the only one." the lover put In. "Refore your daughter had ever seen me. looking upon one <>f J my port r:i its, she remarked that 1 was j Just the person yon needed for the work . 1 have d<me " ; There wa- a long silence, after which j Mr. A two. id vji i,l ; j "Well. I it make It a dowry instead of pay for r tie pt.'-fure." And he transferred securities to his , daughter i h;it enabled her to marry [ nn artist YOUR CHANGE to make a safe and profit able investment is at hand Th? Wateree Building & Loan Assn. Will Issue lts fourth series next month. - The time is gutting close at hand. Hhares $1.00 each per month. Put aside a few dollars TO GET A HOMM wh||? the chance is up to you.. 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