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(OWKNTION MKT MONDAY. Delegate* Niimed (<> Hum* Oonveii lion it iid ItaftolutionM \<to,,(4<i. The Kershaw County Democratic, t onventlon met at -the court house Monday with a largo attendance o* delegates and city un<l county vot ers. The meeting wan called to order hy County Chairman Thou. J Klrkland. It wuu iu order to eiect officers for the coming yeur, and dr. Klrkland und Mr. IJirchmore wore nominated ujid elected Presi dent and Hecretary^ with Mr L A Minkowsky uh vice president. Mr. Kirkiand read a carefully pre pared statement showing the need of primary election system and made a forceful talk on the need of those changes. His paper fol lows: (Jontlemon of the Convention j iwg your indulgence to submit a few iotnafHTB, rgflUCed to writing for the sake of brevity. T|ie primary election of 1912 re vealed weak spots in our primary system as at present regulated. If! the difference of vote between Jones and H lease had been but a few hun , dred instead of several thousand ?, ijie situation would haveb een a grave? one indeed.. The most glar ing defect- which' became manifest wan M?e lack of any reliable lists j . of those entitled to vote in the pri mary, by which to. test for illegal voting. Under our present system the club roil a are tne registration lists and examination of these will show that they contain an average of thirty or forty per cent of du , P'leated names and names of those who have died or removed or be come otherwise lnelligible. The vote cast in the primary two years ago was amazingly large, and certainly within ten per cent o( the rull voting strength of each club. I he total vote of Kershaw county was 2570, being 533 above the larg est ever cast before, which wuh 2 - <)37 in the year 1910. We all know the agitation caused by the appar ently excessive vote ahd the suspi cion of fraud thereby ardusecT- In an effort to arrive at the truth, I endeavored to get all the club lolls and compare them with the poll lists. I could procure but 23 out oft he 3 5 club rolls in the coun ty. Some of them not authentic, . m' the best that could be gotten by persistent urging. I found that club rolls contained 3,085 names and that these clubs had cast 2,059 votes. Or^ course conditions were he same in the other 12Nclubs. I know however, full well, that this excess of names upon th$ rolls is due to no lack of good faith, and the fault of our system. Num bers of voters are enrolled on two, three or more clubs and no one knows to which club to assign ma "y of them, or from which club to strike them, and they remain dupli cated and triplicated. This is the most prolific source of the fictitious membership ? a menace,' and yet an 1 evil that baffles us. I Now representation in the County onvention depends upon the num , f ot members In the club, one delegate for each 26 members, or majority fraction thereof. As the club roils are encumbered with ma '?y extra names and a proper revis ion so laborious, and practically im possible. under present methods, the '"presentation in the County Con ention, and of course the state con i i'.T! l>?ing based, as the party inles now provide,' upon these er loneous roils, must also be faulty liable to cause endless trouble ; h< contention in event of a close ' 1(1 heated contest over some nom i k" or Im??rtant question. I have made a careful tabulation ww ve 11 here. showing highest ote c4Ht by each club Jn the ,aat m.-try election.- If the member ;,''p 0! ; this convention was based JK'\ ? e ,votG of- each clutt (the l list) instead of upon uncertain '<>11 Of members we could tell to a on. -hi . ?*. how "*ariy delegates s??l . j 8,tJ,n the convention. As S.r.rl'i i ? n^t think the real mem ? lup of any club exceeds by more it ten per cont the vote it cast '' the last primary, and my tabu ' on shows what I believe is about l0rr0c5 numl)er of delegates to r \ eac,h club ,B really entitled. , '"'rived at by adding ten per" ' to the primary vote qt each u" But this is approximate on . and we want no guess work in , matters.. We ought to be ar>iR to know. Therefore one reform much need *-<1 in my judgment is that member ship of the convention should be bused upon the vote ot the clubs in iht! preceding regular primary, the highest vote, upon the poll lists and not upon the club rolls. I shall venture, even further in the expression of my views* To re Peat, in case of a contested prima ry election for some important of fice or on some vital question, we must depend upon the scattered, in accurate club rolls, filled with the dead wood of surplus names, to de termine who and .how many had the right to vote. We runr the risk perfect anarchy and chaos as the result of our lax system. It needs i tehtenin gL_up^ .^.We -need radical changes. The corner stone 6f any now system must be ..the provision ^ f?r an accessible and reliable regis tration list of those entitled to vote, it Is a practically Insuperable task. PurKe club rollfe under our exist rules. There is no money to, employ the necessary labor Involv ed, and the task Is such that in n?y judgment no amount of diligence 43D u>i t ancle the complexities of 'be club rolls. Who can afford to Kite himself up entirely to such a Problem? 'Those- who tried it, with me two years ago. 1 will specify Mr. L. T. Mills, Mr. I. Hough and Mr K C. vonTresckow, will btiur me out iu saying that the Interlocking and overlapping membership of t4?e clubs, und other difficulties, defy any solution. T0 repeat again, the MWOtlil thing needed is a reliable r^giat ra tion lint of those entitled to voU flit eaeh primary precinct, filed In the court house where It can be readi ly consulted. I, have long been con vinced that there is but onu feast? bie method of securing what we need, and it in thin: t'rovlde that every white ihan may! vote in the primary who ban regis- j terod to vote In the general elec tion; that the prlihary election pre-' clnct be made the name as the gen- j oral election precincts; that a copy; of the general election books for' each precinct, made alphabetical for. convenience, showing the white vo- j ters there registered, be aupplled to' the primary manHnt-rH; ? that the only proof of qualification ' Cor voting be that the voters name appear on these books at the pre cinct where he offers to vote. ? By this plan throre would be no require ment of registration ticket or tax receipt, and few white men would be debarred unless they debar them selves by failing to perform the du ty of registering. We would thus havfe the voter confined to his pro per precinct, get rid of duplication and triplication of names on the rolts, and know how to determine those who may legally vote at any precinct. We have say 2,800 white men of voting age in Kershaw coun ty. Of these about 2,300 are al ready registered. Only laziness Js In the way of the other 500 who are not registered. This is a mere outline, and much more could be said, but time will not suffice. The plan suggested would require a drastic reorganiza tion of our machinery, but would prove, I firmly believe, beneficial in its effects. It would induce our citizens to register, and would lead tQ_ a much needed revision of our registration bopks - and vigilance where jthere is now dangerous In difference. It tyOuld give us com parative certainty for the inextrica ble confusion we- now have, and it might save us from a disastrous j muddle in the next unlikely event of a serious election dispute, which breeds frenzy, especially where we can arrive at n? data or have no available test by which to decide. If tha foregoing Views are unpop ular they hre none the less likely to be sincere. However, they may be criticized or denounced they are not prompted by a desire to exclude any worthy white man, rich or poor, from the right to vote, but proceed from a concern for the safety and welfare of the .state and Its people as a whole. V-.y.-, ? Resolutions being in order Hon. John G. . Richards, Jr., of Liberty Hill, Introduced the following reso- , lutlon, which was adopted: "We, the representatives of the Democratic party of Kershaw doun ty, while opposing fraud and irreg ularities of every kind, and while demanding fair and honest elections and a strict enforcement of the law against violators of the same, and while favoring amendments to our primary ruleB that will - prevent the enrollment of a voter in any other than the precinct or ward in which he resides thereby preventing re-* peat lug: Do however, most earnest ly protest against tfye adoption by the State v Convention 6f any rule' or regulations that is unreasonable or that will provont any white dem ocrat not debarred by the constitu tion or satute law of the state from ^exercising jiis- right to vote;, "Therefore, be it resolved, by the Kershaw County . Democratic Con vention that the delegates elected to represent the democracy of Ker shaw County in the approaching State Convention, be, and are here by instructed to oppose the adoption of any all rules pr regulations that will debar any white democrat of the exercise of his rljlttt to vote pr6 vided he be not debarred by the con stitution and statute law of ~U>e state; ' '< "Resolved further, that the mem bers of the State Executive Commit tee elected by this convention be and is hereby instructed to carry out the spirit and letter of these reso lutions." Hon. M. L. Smith stated his po sition in the matter of primary re form very clearly^and also cited his record in the legislature when the question was agitated some time ago. Said that the rumor had reach ed him that should he be nominat ed to represent the county at the State Convention that he would fa vor primary restrictions. That the parties who said this was either ig norant of his position in the matter or elee told an untruth. Said that he favored honesty In elections and did not want to deprive any man of his right to vote. Neither Mr. Richards or Mr. Smith stood for election in the convention. Hon. W. B, deDoach introduced the following resolution which vwas unanimously adopted and brought forth lou? applause: "Resolved? That we do hereby heartily -endorse the administration of Woodrow Wilson as president of the United States." Another resolution was that of Mr. Richards, opposing any change in the county-torcounti canvass by state candidates which was adopt ed. The resolution follows: "We, the representative? of the Democratic party of Kershaw Coun ty in convention assembled, are hear -tUy in favor of the "county to cnnn, ty" campaign as fair and just both to the people of ttfe state and those Continude on Last Page. , \ ' - - ,r. " mi:m<?u vi, kx ioiu jhkh riogiMni tih Arranged fu?* Tuesday, .May rjitlii >t it OYIoek The Ladies of the Memorial As sociation, John I), Kennedy Chap el I!. I). C.. Children, Veteran* ami Kershaw Guards are requested to assemble nt gate of Cemetery oil Tuesday afternoon ut 4:30. They will march t? stand til following or der und services will begin at five o'clock : Kershaw tiuards Ladies of Memorial Association Daughters of the Confederacy Children Marshal, Orator' and Minister Veterans Kt'iHlmw Gunrds The program will he an follows: I'rayer Song by Children Introduction of Speaker by Kev. John A . Davison. Oration by Col. .fas. 8, Bussey Salute by Kershaw Guards over gfftVM of "Unknown Head." The decorating committees are reuested to place the floral trib ute* on the graven before exercise* begin. All members of the Memorial As sociation and of the John U. Kenne*. dy Chapter are requested to meet at gates of cemetery and march in together. It itt particularly desired that, the school children will all Join In the procession. AtMmUon Kersliaw (jtuardo. To enable members of the com pany who live at a distance to participate more conveniently at the Memorial .services, on Tuesday, May 12th, theV ladies of the U. D. C. have very kindly Issued to mem?, hers of the Kershaw Guards, living in the country,, an invitation to the veterans' dinner at the Armory on that day. W. C. vonTresckow. Captain. - Iliwlw to Oow. . We, the undersigned banks, will Observe ^Tuesday, May 12th, as le gal holiday, that day oelng Bet aside for the celebration- of Memorl^ ex ercises. Wrst National Bank, Loan & Savings Bank, Bank of Camden. Stonelx?ro Hcliool Entertainment. Tonight at eight o'clock Stoneboro graded school will give its closing entertainment to which the public 1b cordially invited. The programme will consist of songs, plays, etc. Thjs will begin at eight o'clock. There will be no admission fees. Saturday at Beaver Creek church there will be an -educational and general community rally with basket picnic on grounds. Come and bring your friends. E. W. Bodle, Principal Stoneboro School. Fine Strawberries. The Chronicle force returns thanks to Capt. E. L. Phelps for* a lot of the. finest strawbprries we have seen this season. . They were of the "Klondike" varietyand were greatly enjoyed. Capt. Phelps has quite a large bed of this fruit and gathers a large quantity each morning. A CITY Ol'JflCKRH WTKO Nvurly all of ((ip Old Men Will Remain mi F?iw. At the first regular meeting of thu^pew City Council held last Mon day n i k I ) *, the' election of city of ficer* fqr the ensuing two years wun held Nearly all of the old force wan re-elected with the exception of City Clerk, G. 0. Alexander wuh not a Candidate for re-election and It was decided by council to combine the offices of recorder and clly clerk. The rcnult of the olectlon wuk uh followH: ' Chief of police- A. <}, Whltaker. Policemen? Rofot. Lulta, 11. 1). [Ooff, I,. T, Stewart and F. C. .lonen the last named being a new mem h^r added to tile force. Other ap plicantH were T, J. Urown, Nell Ilax ley, W. C. Raley and W, T. Smith, jr. ? ' city " rifirii Trnd * "ii8Corn??f j. J. Goadale, Other applicants were VV.j A. Schrock, G. .12, Taylor, John Can ley 1 Vernon Dixon and \V. C. ferown majie applications for the clerk's office alone City Attorney ? L. A. Wlttkow?ky. Htrei i Commissioner W. I). Whit' aker. Chief Klre Dept. ? H. L. -WntkinH. -r City Electrician G. A. l'artin. Lump Lighter W.E. Johnson, Jr. i The asBeosment on all taxable property within the city was raised from 12 to 16 mills. x llankeix at lteiiiH>t4Nvll|(- I The second annual convention of Group Six of the South Carolina Bankers' association was held in Bennettsvlllen Wednesday, May 6. C. Ht Yates, of Camden, Is chair man of this group, and David Has tening, of McColl, secretary. The following program was carried out: ^ Chairman's address, C. H. Yates, gashier, Bank of Camden. "The National' Reserve System," J. Pope Matthews, pashler of Pal metto National Bftnk, Columbia. _j_Addreaa_:_? Judge It. W. Memmln ger, Circuit Court, South Carolina. "Relation of Building and Loan Associations to Country Banks," by Capt. W. M. Shannon, vice president Bunk of Camden. General discussion. Election of officers. t Dinner. An Kg# Within an Kgg. Capt. E. L. Phelps was exhibiting on the streets Monday a freak egg which he found in his hen house One day last week. The egg weigh ed flve> ounces and measured seven tnclieB around middle />H*nd 8 1-2 Inches-around long way** Owing to Its large size Mr. Phelps decided to blow it and preserve the shell, when to his surprise he foifad another egg within the large sheH. It is the product of a Rhode Island Red and was an Interesting freak wher ever shown: In speaking of freak eggs the Chester News of last week says: "Our hen egg scrap book contin ues to get additions. The latest is from Lancaster, putting It consider ably ahead in the running. The Lancaster News tells us of the most 1 unique egg in their curio department MEMBERS OF CAMDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Araett.-N.-C, ?? Arrants, T. J. .Ancrum, Thomas Boy kin, A| JJ7 Boykin, E. Miller. Benton, R. L. Bolton, Chas. C. . Boykin, D. A. Beleos, Spero. Billings, c. W. Burns & Barrrett. Boykin, Belton O. Boykin, T: A. Boykin . .Tnhn ? ? Block, L. I,. Boykin, N. C. Braeington, S. F. Beattle, A. J. Bell,. R. Luther. Baum, B. H. Burnett. W.JS. Boykin. B.' ft Bruce, G. C. Baruch, M. Blackyvcll, G. L. Clyburn, J. H. Cunningham, J. G. Cureton, J. B. - Corbett, J. \V. Cam. Country Club V Cam. Wholesale Gro. Camden Chronicle Clyburn, T. B. Carrlson, H.G., Jr. Civic League Camden Brick Co. ? Campbell, Fr&nk,Jr. > Davison*. J^. A.,. Bev.. DuBose, C. P. DeLoache, W. R. DeLoache, B. P. Davidson, Leroy 8. deLoach, W. B. Dunn, J. S. Dunn, W. J., Dr. ?Eve, W. R.. Jr. Elliott, B. B, Fincher. H. M Griffin. C. H. fjolwonln>l>r'^gT-^y? Gilliam, Mi l-, Heyman, M. H. . ?' - Hough, W. H. *? Hirsch, Jacob. Hirsch. v Gus. Hough, W. C. Hough, 1. C. Humphries, A; L. . Hlnson, W. A. Hendrlx, E. M. Johnson, W. E., Jr. Kennedy. Rr M. Jr. K?nn<Hly , A, ft> Kirkland, S. B. Kirkland, L, A. Krumbholz, T. E Kerr. W. N. lierriBon, E. H., l)r. Lindsay, John S. Lang, J. K. Levkoff, George. Levkoff, Laxarus. Little, Geo. T. Little, T. Lee. Lipscomb, T. J. Lollis, W. M. ' Ix>wIb, C. R. Lewis, J. 1*. I^ee, William 8. Marvin, H. <*. McCaskiU Bros, McLeod, E. J. ' Murchison, K. W. McCreight, B. R. M it chain , H. W. McNair.W . L McKenxic. L J Mackey, John T. Mills, Laurens T. McLeod & Kelley. McDowell, W. L. Mooro, W. C. Moore, J. H. Nettles. Jofcn T. Pitts, R. B. -Pwiln, G A- r~ Perry, Stete L. Rhnmo. Or A. Rhame, J. E. Russell, W. P. Richey, H. l7~ Shannon, W. M. . Sarvfield Qolf Links Smith, J. W. Shannon, C. .J, Sr. Shannon, C. J., 3rd. Savage, Henry. v Schenk, L. ; Sheheen, A. Sheheen, J. xHmith, -Cbas.. Rev. Schlosburg, H. hi ? Sullivan, C. P. W. Shaw, L. C. Sowell, L, A. Sheorn, Willis Shannon, C. J., Jr. Smith, Pinckney W. Taintpr, C. M. ? Trapp, B. I). Thurman, D. H. Trantham, W, D. Team/ R. R. \ vonTresckow,. K. C. Whistler. K. G. Whitaker, C., <V Williams, R. B. Williams, 1 R. S. Wat kins, A. L. West, P. L. Wilson, W. O. Whitaker, L. J. Wlttkowsky, L. A. Workman, John J. Workman & Muckey Wat kins, H. L. Williams, David R. ^ Wooten, F, M, \ Young, W. M. Yates, C. H. Yates, C. H* Jr. Zemp, W. Robin Zemp, F. Leslie gemp, F. M. < Zemp, J.B. Zemp. 8. C., Dr: whW<h.vwuH brought it the other day : by Mr. H. P. Burton, of the mill vU- ! Ihk?' of that .municipality, it is Inj the shape op a gourd. jrhi^hahd!# Ik about ohe-hulf inch long and a (bird of an Inch wide and curve* to one Hide. "On top of this the Newberry j Observer tells cf finding a hen's '?it nine feet under the ground, whl in laborer* were excavating for the foundation of a building. A few day* following thta remarkable dlucovery the workmen rail acrOfP another egg, forty or fifty feet from the first, lying six feet below the surface. The pick of one of the diggers penetrated the shell und the whl ? and yellow flowed forth freely, na If egg had Just b,een fresh ly deposited upon the earth.'" M uivhl ??ou--Tttylo?\ The marriage of Mr. S. V. Taylor, Of this place, and Mints Martini MUl chlaon, of Camden, wa? quite a liir prise to everyone, They were very quietly married at the home of Mr. and -Mrs B. A. Boyle, of Greeley .,ii. and Mrs. Taylor left im modM^Jy after the ceremony for Wa.ilwpion, 1>. C'.. where they tire to spend a week. Ureoleyville cor. - :n.. 1 1< 1 1< n I'chC. April i'ann Lands So hi. A two hundred acre tract of land Hltuatc(f five ?miles south - euat of Camden. owiud by Lewis airtl Chrlat tnutt, wuh aold to Mr. John Watklna, of thla place last week. The sale *.i mjuiu ihrough tho real estate agency of Kennedy & Shaw. Mr. L. 0. Shaw, of the real es- j tate agency of Kennedy & Shaw i last weok purchased the cottage on Mill street formerly ownd byj ?Mr. John Watkins, who moved here: last year from Lucknow, and will j within the next week move into same where he and his family will j reside. 1 Annual Convention. The annual* convention .of Home] and Foreign Mslslonafy Societies' of^JJie.-Sumter district of the Meth* , odlst feplacopal Church, South, will ; be held In Camden, May 15 to 17. About sixty delegatea are expected. There will be several interesting speakers. . . W? The other churchea of the town are Invited to be present and to take part in the exerciaeB and the discussions of the Convention. Three Land Hales. Monday being sales day three tracts of land were put up far sale In front of the cpurt house.. The property disposed of waa as follows: Benj. Tidwell against Henry Wil liams, 50 acrea land aold under fore cloaure was purchased by W. B. de Loach, attorn6V> ifor $50. Two tracts, M. L. Alexander againat John Lock wood, aale under foreclosure. Tract No. 1 containing 42 7-10 acres, and tract No. 2 con taining aix acrea went to L. A. Irk land, attorney, for $500. Stevens Lumber CO. againat J. Wallace Hall and Wylie Marshall, 150 acre's, went to; J. T. Stevens and L. S. Davidson for/f$650. Married. Mr. W. Perry Bowers, of Ker shaw, route 4, and Mlsa Lula Peach, of Cassatt, route 1, two of Kershaw county's very beBt young people, were married .yesterday morning about 9:30 o'clock by Probate Judge W. i>. McDowell. These excellent young people start out on life's Journey with the best wishes of many good frlendB. *| Valuable Horse- Ikud. As av result of ah attack of dou ble pneumonia, "Shooting 8tar," the $1,500 roadster owned "by Mc Cray Bros., and stabled at Q. J. Douglas' place on Coffee street, died yesterday afternoon. The horse was to have been entered at the horse ?how here this wek in the roadster Class. _ The -^irfmal Tif a mare and valued specimen At horseflesh, hav ing Won blue ribbons over the best horses of her class In the state of Kentucky. She won many prizes at ?the? Lexington race*.~^? * M on d ay* r Greenville News. The animal was a mate to "Star Shodt," the fine animal jot Mr. G. T. Little, of this city, and was seen on the track at this place during the recent horse show. Mrs. Fletcher Dead. Mrs. Jennie Fletcher, wife of D. J. Fletcher, of Flat Rock, died at their home last Friday after a pe riod of ill health exending over four years. 8he was 5 8 year? of age and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Truesdale, of West ville. She left surviving her hus band and one daughter, Mrs. John C. Talley, of Rock Hill. Mrs. Fletcher was a member of long standing of the Damascus M. B. church, and by her strict devo tion to church and family duties, and kind ministrations to friends and neighbors won for herself a host of friends in the community in which her fllfe was spent. The fu neral services were conducted at Damascus church Saturday by her pastor. Rev. S. D. Bailey, and imme d lAteb/ after her remains were lalcT to rdst In the cemetery in rear ?f thg/church; ^"A large gathering was present to. attest their friendship and pay the last sad rites tcr their departed friend. The bereaved ones ' have the sympathy of the community,? Kershaw Bra. An autmooblle party composed of Mrs. N. R. Ratokin and Mrs. P. M. Zemp, Miss Marion Glass, of Chicago, Mlsa Loroe Arthur land Bts sell Kennedy drove over to Colum bia on Momday afternoon. CIVIC LKAdl K NQTKH 1'isliMtl unci r^uit Will be If ??l<l . In Month of June. ? Wan UP Wm)( is at huml uud iiii/.;. will bo awurdod next week The uteres are being Inspected ev ery day and results will be publish ed. (aiilvaulzed garbag" pulls Iff a ne cesglty to cleanliness In the backs of stores. Our streets and dralun also need more cleaning. The League whh quite successful with Its supper for the (Chamber of Commerce and ItH success whh duo to thi? unceasing effortB of "The Fuithful Few." Mrs. Davidson and her committee who roally mado the refreshments are duo extra thunks. some cf her helpers being neigh born who are not members of the League. We arc glad to welcome Into our ranks most pf the young ladU'H who Berved bo beautifully at tne supper and feel thut now we liiivr a Junior Leugue (hat will help puHh forward tho good work. The uhuuI May Day Festival has been changed Into u Midsummer's festival. and l'ugeunt and will bo hold In June. * - The meeting of the League "~on * Monday, April 11, will be most im portant. Til? following have sent money to the Hest Room: Redeemed pledges, It. 1). WlllamB, $U, Oif. W. O. Moore, $6; remitted roal bill, Mr. I. J. McKenzle, 5Qc. Let the good work go on. All who have not sent In Listiug Book certificates In Song and Story context please do so for the League. Mrs. E. C. vonTresckow, President Civic League. A I'aroble, < There waa once upon a time an eccentric old man who lived In a great city. One day when the tax collector came to pay hia annual v i h 1 1 the old man askd him: "Why. HhouUt I pay for policing and clean ing any other street besides the one. that I live on? Let me pay for my own policothnn and street . sweeper, and let those who live on other Htreets pay for theirs." I "That is all well enough," re plied the tax collector, "but the fact of the matter Is that the people who live in the adjoining streets are not as able to attend to them as you are to yours, andconsequently ' un less you help them In addition to what you do for yourself, their streets will be unsafe and filthy." "Very well," persisted our Boeo- . tlan friend, "let tholr surroundings be dirty. They can'.t affect me;" ''Can't they? though?" replied the publican. "Wait and see. Now. jUBt to prove to you the fallacy of your theory, 1 am going to let you try your scheme this year, ??d when ;' I come around next year, you tell jne how it has worked," and? so he left him. Shortly after this, our eccentric friend began to notice that though hlB own street was carefully swept each morning, nevertheless, the dirt from other streets was blown or tracked into his at an alarming rate- --so much so that work on his own street he would, the trash blown from adjacent streets was so abundant that he could not begin to keep^ his own decent. On protesting to property owners ? on the adjoining streets he mdrely got the reply that they were doing as well as they could;; that other streets made theirs dirty and that lEe re was no hope for any one of the streets being, kept clean until All in' the city were properly at tended to. To make matters worse, though his own policeman performed his duties thoroughly, rowdies from the other streets would break into his back yard or throw stones at his windows, and withal, make his I. miserable. _ I .Finally, the weary year ended, and once again the tax gatherer came; around., "How has *dt gone, my friend?" he asked. ,TBadly;" was the eccentric man's reply. "1 find timer matter How much money and care I expend on ray street, it is of no avail, since, unless streets which run Into them, are properly kept, it is impossible to keep mine decent.", . ' ' "Do you mean to say," said the publican, "that you have found that your street's welfare is dependent upon the welfare of adjoining streets?" "Worse than that," an swered the subject of this parable, "for I find that even if I paid to have the adjoining streets cleaned it would not suffice, since to keep would likewise have to be cleaned, and so it goes, until I find that .to have a satisfactory street of my otf n, I must see to it that the whole city is decent and cleanly." . "That ltf exactly whnt I wanted you to learn," said the tax collec tor/ '.'and I congratulate you on having discovered one of the basic principles of political economy, that the citizen who is really interested In the welfare of his neighborhood, must likewise be interested in the communities which surround it, and then those which surround them, ftTid s 6 Oft ahd~"6iV Ufctll his ' ?WtT' self-interest and his interest in his neighbors have made him interest ed .in thewelfare of the whole na tion." ? Ixrte at Cemetery. At the annual meeting of Che Cemetery association it was decided that after June 1st, 1914, the price of lots at Cemetury shall be chang* ed from So. per square foot to 10c. All persons contemplating buying lots will please note Change. Mrs.. H. M. Sill.