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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE l*ubli?h?<4) Kv?ry KrkUjr, Per Aiuiudi fl.<x? If I?. Nllnn. f > ! ? ?? 1 1 1 1 ?ll< I ? K. N. ?f<U<mell. . . > ?' *"? * ?> -^r~ ^7^ ? -*-? <-? ? ?.*,- r bd?4 m mcv^ cUm miI mHm h iIm f -??????? ?< CmUu, U?ik Cw?tiM. IIOU N. Ilr'unl HI, . 'I'lioMe iW +r. yryr . - -v*r -w' V . *: r > "#:?*>? - ? r-- *??? ( s. .lulu- is* ifii Out? thousand <lo||nrH (at good roads and eighteen thoiwaml fy h now com riiiT'-tn I hotel >nl*ed tn ii few ?tn v ? lllsputos thc lift re|H'Htc<l ?tll telllOlft made by kli?*'k?TH t lut t ( 'ii union 1* ii dead iowif, Tin**' kii'H'kfirf should Im Kin boosting. <!?khI roads iinil good hotel* ii n- good drawing cards, W. I'. pollock, of Chrrnw, In ih Just forward It'll Ills ploifkc and II ?? <*s??uienl ii h ii t-fi ii< I l<l>t f ?* for iIh' I n f !.?*#.( Ma ten Hen ate, Mr. Pollock nm* t?* tin* race, for CoDKrow from thl* district two ycur* ii go ii (|il l? vv?'IJ know it through* ol|| flu* state. Ill* ?IJHl<|f I'll II plat forru agatmft t li?* il f ?? administration und will l?o i jouht get a law vote. Hon. W. 1". Hti'Vi'liHoii, of Oicraw. wan In < 'amden In Kt Saturday shaking hands with his friends. Mr. Hteveu son Js an announced candidate fur CongrifiM froitii the Fifth district, and tin* gone tu work making a thorough canvass of 1 1 i?t district. lie Is 11 man wi'll known In' 'jiohllc iif<? In this state ami has always been prominent In |K>llth'H. Hi- nays that he Intends to visit every voting jireeffret in Kershaw i-oiinty before tin- primary In August and will see every voter in |s*rson. He i says h?* Is meeting with a great deal <?f encouragement over tin* entire district and confidently cxjiectit to be a win* nor. "HAVE YOU (iONE TO FRESH." That In a familiar <|Ucstion in a ncwspujicr oljlcc and over tin? tele phone to tin* editor. If anftwercd In thi' negative, as It sometimes Is ahout half past three o'clock on Monday. or Thursday, thiMi the next question Is, "Can't you put this piece In?" "This irliH'e" Is often an article a column or two long, which could as easily have heen hit tided in two days before. It Is things jlki' this that make tin' newspaper man's, life a burden and turns his hair gray before its time. The average person ticcms to think that "pit ure put Into the pupcr with a coal shovel, ami that It is no use handing them in until Just before "going tu press." In fact, if they had ii fourth -of-. Inly speech or a long report of a school closing t < ? go in. they would think II ample time if they got It to thi' office at .'{ :.">!? and would expect fn see It In the. paper on ho stri-et at precisely four o'clock. It takes lime In set lip things, even i>ii the linotype, and If anybody has anything tn go into the pa per. let hilll got il In I 111* oflire Just IIS soon as lie eali the sooner the bettor. > Newberry Observer. WIUTlSti FOK T1IK I'KKSS. A correspondent tins s?*i 1 1 to Tin* ? York News u well ncl i t ?'? I j ?I? ?< ?< ? of man uscript and after stating Hint ii was "admirably perfect, cheering. refresh ing e\hlllratlnjz." tin? ???! It t?r jrives out tin' following timely advice to those who would write for publication : "i 'iiri1 is what we would Insist upon on tlic. part of those who writ*' for 1 1 mv York News. Write every word, rv erv letter, piaiidy. Spell correctly if you known how. You ciin tind out | hoxv your neighbor's names nro spell- j ed. ?;??) thriu ri;:ht Put different ! Items of in-ws ;i 1 1 < 1 distinct parts of a subject in separate paragraphs. I.nt ( ilon't cut your article up into short] paragraphs without reason \Ye ? :i 1 1 f I'M-Usc errors in 'luimuaire it' ?i i xxiitej in an npi-n, plain hand. It' voii ? -:i n't j spoil and have no .dirt binary, at 1? -a - 1 write plainly. "l?ou't punctuate too much. Wlu-it j vim . don't known what point to iiso ] don't use any. 1 >oii't sth-k dashes nr j commas all aloinx after every live or six w o rd s, I ?on't use litem a t all tin j loss you know how. The ordinary newspaper correspondent has little if any use for (he dash, and n-ed unnoc essttrily it p; a nuisance i>? the man who edits the eopy. I'.xerx one oiiirht to know when to use the period and the interrogation |?.int. These with the comma in moderation, are ahout I all \ i'ii need There are :P few well known ihrv of the eolon that "-an easi ly he learned h.x observation. | ?? u i ' 1 U>e marks of pa relit hoses whole I ? omnia-- will answer, and they general I ly will. 1 ?? >i i* i nnderseore words fur} emphasis. a- i .> attention w ill he paid j to stjeh indication. If yon use the! rij;ht w "i d. that i- all the < ^iphasi> yon need. "Never ?scnd ?>tT a eommuilieat loll ' until vott have read it oxer carefully, eyeing every letter, and satisfied your self that eaeh word and letter ean eas ily he read bx one who eanmtt read manuscript well, l et us repeat. Uead every letter oxer earefully. whether written with pen. pemal or type writer. "These are a few respectful mi^'cs- I tions. or if x oil please, earnest re. ' ? I uest s, to eor r?*sp< ituh-tOx If you Trtko* thorn well xx e XX ill ^i\e y ou some ; more." A liusslan, who was injured in a I quarry at Willlnmston, refused modi cal treatment in the Anderson Hos pital. Ho made his cseaj>o and later I appeared In (Jroonville and Spartan burg where he still showed distrust of those In a jwisition ahove that of his own ra?v. CAMDEN SCHOOLS CLOSE. Interesting Exercises Held at Opera House This Week. < ( *?>nt fr??m I'itif Oii?* t to thought" of the fill l?r?\ WIllTf would I I** t ?*ii year* hence V Where would Mildred ami Bonnie tM? ? What rhttiig. - w oil )?l lot ve taken | ?!?*? ? * among III#* iiu-ihIhth of our china? i nut and thought for *hut may ( tut \ ?? la-en minute* or hour*. when and denl> mv meditations WfiW 1 u t ?*r rti | ?t ?*< J hy a vf-rv ?truligc |?er?on. When or liow bill* entered t h?.* room, I om? not toll > oi| ; all that I know 1*, that whe ku?I<I<miIv ?!<?>?)? iH'furo in'1. < ?hl. ami KM} and w rihkh-d, nlie Mood ami i/rt /<?' I down u|a?it iti*' ; h ml I. too much htiaa/.ed to ?i-?' from in> *cat or to ut | |t*r M wor?|. *al Mill ami gu/.cd lank [tit her TlH' ' 'ii<* thing which *t ruck mo an I., in- InUigcM llhout thl^ very Miaiigr jx-i -o;i. wan tli?' pair of Klan^'H which : >hc \> ?'?<? iijmih her long hooked no-c. \ er> large iiimI Very bright they were,' 1 They 4eoiD<*d to give ant uncanny ) 1 j?t?T to ( )m- lllth* woman - head.v hla?k eye*. Willi I knew as hli?> looked at me thru her riMiia rka Mr glasses, that she wan reading my very wmi I. 'l.ong Mini ?l?.*itilil n ?li<- looked, ami ju?t when I \\ ;? > ahout to -cream out from terror of her, a alow xintle began to play over her wrinkled old face, ami taking thoao' terrible glasse* from her eyoa, she H|*ok*' : "So 'you ar?' deairoUH of reading tin- future? Von would know what changes will have taken place anions l hi* member* of your duuk dur? Ing the next (on yeara?" Thu* who rend my inuiont thought* and I, t?*t m ma /.id to s|M*ak, wan only able to move my head In Hit* affirmative. She txa \ ?* her glasses to inc, ami bade mo look through them and view my chiNa* mates a* thpy would ho In tho future. Tor rl ll?*i I yet fascinated I adjusted the glasses to my oyew. Then a very re markable thing hapiiened ; my range of vkdon ncemed to widen Indefinitely, And Indeed It muat have' been, for tlx* old woman told me that these glasse* poKaoHaod the peculiar jjowor of enabling their wearer to see any de sired person or object, how H'cr far away, and what was more remiirkahre Htlll, iht'ir wfinvr could neo into the future. She had scarcely o'eaaed s|H?aklng when my attention was lirst attraeted hy a vast and lieautifnl Cathedral, nnignilioent In atatuea ami rare old |>te tureK. The place was lllled with a vast nuiiilior of woi'Hhlpia'i'H. wlio wore rapt expresHloii on their fa<,<kK as if listening Intently to the uiuhIo of a great master, whleh p?iured f<?rth from a huge pi | M' organ. I look<*<l toward the organ to eat eh a glimpse of this master mtislelan, ami saw the face of iny old < -lass- mate Kugono l'ea ree. Rut what Is this erowd Coming down the street? A woman heads them all, with a largo banner on w'hleh Is Writ ten in very eonspleuous lettern.: "The Wurhl's -(?reii teat Advocate of )0<pia I SulTnige. I low n - trodden AVoinen sliouM have their lights." The leader of this immense erowd I reeoghlfco as .Mamie lUssi.'ll. They sweep her away, leaving th<' crowd still gaping at the marvelous ? talent of the woman. I didn't expert tn Hud any of our hoys and girls heyoml the lliiiits of our own eountry ; least of all. did I think I'd Mud any of theiy in Africa. I?ut there it was. In the darkest part of "darkest Afrlea," that Wlilt I?emrir was engage<l in th<* almost hois-loss task of converting, those heathen. Kefiiro passing from Ihese foreign countries I found one more item of iti tere>t t<? us. Iii a lieautifnl Italian villa, situated near Venice, the Count ers l.evitisky, hettoi* known to us as l/orena lluinphrles. was entertaining a house party in honor of her -Ameri can guests. Skimming I ?n?-k to America. I strike i'i large city. some time I hail hecu nol Ii'Iiilc ill ixc- advertisements 1 >ii i n t ? ?? I in bright letters nil ? trees, houses, sign hoards iiini every oilier available place , lait hadn't taken time i<? Inspect tlicin closely. A familiar inline on otie of them made lue pa Use and v<'ad. II told of the most jnar veloiis discovery of modern times?a pill, which, if taken according to di rections. would. without fall, cure any mid every new-found .disease. The -discoverer is already famous I ?r. Claude Williams. In a quiet little town of < iyorgia. I see a cozy looking little hollsc. The vines were very thick and pretty all around the. veranda, everything look ed very precise; hut what .attracted ni?\ attention most was a large sitrn I eould <e?>. ou which was written: "Home for i Md Maids." And there on the porch, in a comfortable old rock i m *_r < hair, sat Mildred tioodalc. her hair >i'\ored, ;ind with the dearest lit I le olil eat in her lap. At the Ma rdi Cras in NVw t irlcaus an aviation meet is in full sway. Sam iluggin.s l.ni.s .? ii .- 1 captured a prize for breaking the world's record for high :1.\ lug in a two passenger machine. - While s? ?; 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 ir the crowded streets, of this same city. 1 am delighted to hehohl a girl whose face is familiar to me. speeding towards the suburbs in a touring car. She stops before a neat litle cottage and goes through the gate, over which w an arch hear ing thi< inscription: "Moinc fur maim ed and siipci'anuatcd cats, conducted by Miss F.vie Roberts " My attention was next attracted by l he glaring lines of a hllhoard, in a lit \ which I took to lie New York. They announced that Kugene Zcmp. the world's greatest prize lighter, to whom friends of the ring were now 1< Hiking to us the White IIoih*. will contend in strength with Young .lack Johnson. Hut wh\ is this large crowd gath ering around a \:>st arena. There seems to he great commotion and ap plauding a^- a )?ers..|i rides around the circle on a motorcycle, so rapidly as to be completely obscured by h cloud of dust. As this e\[M>rt rider demounts amid wild enthusiasm, to my astonishment i recognize Konnle Clark, now the world's greatest wom an motorcyclist. Something tells me to direct my search now to another and entirely different section of the large city. And. ever in the hope of tindtng mate rial. I gladly turn there. Columbia University proves to be the magnet which has been attracting me, and I a nt surprised beyond expression to one of my cl u mate* isrupytlif it plmv of 4)J?t tlx 1 1t'll til that renown . ?! c**ntcf of education Jhiih h Zemp 1* uii Instructor in flu* ih'partineut of Ijilln. I ftvl that I'm coming im-h ivr horn** HOW. an old South Carolina loon^^y I M-f < *r?* me, and my *?>???? r?*?l ou Win ttirop College. T|it*r? I fiii'l Margaret IliiUUf, wIiim' (kuriwt ambition has always I >4*4*i i to prei>arc herself to Ih* >i college instructor, occupying tin- po I nit Ion of Mathemath-M. Here I turned in the old woman ntdii(il)ill i n*n i < i ? * no* end v.i.i "i bivt see II each of my (^ttNHinatoH through your wonderful glass's, but iiov?r have I s??ii anything* concerning myself, Ih It not |M'rmttt4H) that a prophet s?**? her own future'/" "Why certainly said alio "you hIihII see (hat next. Ju#U look through "Suianh ! Smash !" "Wretch cried the old woman, "you have broken (In? maul** glasses, awl the future Ih forever cIommI to human eye*. I sorrowfully st<s>|>ed to pick up the fragments, when sud denly the floor MH'lUwl to heave up to iiitHft me. Oruetoiitf, gOpdnoaa ! What won tin* matter? There I wan lying on tilt? floor. beside my chair, grasp-: Ing a fragment of a glass vow? which I had overturned. Wan it |>osslhle that I had been asleep, and tliat the old woman and . the magic glasses ejtixt?*d only In a dream? That cer tainly Meowed to have lieen the case. Hut my mission was accomplished ? my Inspiration had been found. LOIS WILLIAMS, Prophet of (Mass 'H, VALEDICTORY. Classmates and f riciuis : It Ih with Htrange feelings that we stand today at the goal, which has ImjCu ko con stantly before uh all these yea rH. The way has seemed long and to some of us the hojH's of finally attaining 'this goal were often very faint. Hut here we all are, standing with reluctant feet and |s>rhaps with longing eyes, as our minds turn to the retros|>ect. If it were p<?HK|hh? for uh to sum up the joys and sorrows, of our course and we were honest with ourselves, would we not acknowledge that the Joys outnumbered the sorrows? Why Is It when we are passim; through exjieiieuces. the hardships look so iiiueh greater than the pleasures? Now, we begin to appreciate some of our privileges. In these closing words to my class-mates and teachers, I would say: "lict us treasure up the memories of these hard and happy years and let us kis*p as sacred the fiiendshii>K made. as we passed together over our thorny paths." May the very names of this class he Inshrlned in the heart# of each member and may the love ami good wishes of ail follow each one wherever he may go. To our teachers We would siH>ak a few words of grateful appreciation. We realize that their path too has not always been easy and from our hearts we thank them for the sympathy and encouragement which made It is>ssible for us to keep the goal in sight. Our best wishes will be with them thru' all the years and their names will l>o associated with what we shall always look bark upon as our carefree, happy school -days at the ' Camden High School. 'And. now, farewell ! Remem ber the words of our motto: "The horizon widens as we climb." May we never be content to cease climbing and tirtiy the horizon widen over pros pects ever fairer, nobler and better. Farewell! Margaret Iiogue. HISTORY OF CLASS '14. .lust mI.ii nit ten years ago, one bright September morning, a crowd of woe lit t )?? hoys and girls stood looking up nt m hig brick building, over the door were the words: "(traded School," and these were the little folks who had come to school for the llrst time. Ma nx thoughts crowded Into their little minds as they wondered what they would have to do and what would he done to them after they entered the do/>rs.. The chiss of 11)11 began the llrst hook of its history that Septem ber morning. This morning ends the tooth chapter. We wish to give you a synopsis of the ten chapters that form hook one. Chapter I. Scene: (irade 1. In J this chapter Miss Ml lie Zemp was the chief character. The chief event was learning to read, write and spell. This was u period of big School-hags, big lunch boxes ami few books. The only members of our class who started out in this chapter are l.orena Humphries and Monnle ("lark. Th<*other members have comc in as the b???k progressed. ? Chapter II. In this chapter all of the little folks were more at home. The building seemed smaller and we bigger. There were more books in our bags and more thoughts in our brains. We had two teachers in this grade. The first one we had was Mrs. With ers. when she left us Miss Ktta Zemp took here place. Under them we learned the mysteries of the time ta bles and uL (lie eml of nine months wore ready to be in trod 1100(1 Into the next chapter. Chapter III. In this grade Miss Margaret Hornet was our teacher.. In this chapter we took up Kngllsh and (Jeography for the llrst time. We had to study more than ever on account of these new studies. We were joined in this grade by Margaret Ilogne. Chapter 1 V. We went on the fourth year, when Mrs. Taylor took us in hand ami guided us up to the stairs leading up to grade V. Nothing of great importance hapj>enod in this chapter. In chapter V. we found ourselves upstairs mid of course much bigger in our estimation. Marching "up and down stairs seemed so Interesting. Our teacher. Miss Long did not stay with us long, but took a lighter position as a teacher of one. When she left us Miss Margaret Hurnet came to teach us again and taught us until the end of the year. Mildred tioodale joined us in this chapter. In chapter VI we had "very ' liari work. We also had two teachers in this grade. The first one we 'had was Mis Ada Trantham, who left us about the middle of the year for otlrer work and Mrs. Kdward Salmond took her place ami taught us for the remainder I of the term. Lois Williams. Claude Williams, .lames Zemp. Kugene Zemp and Sam Hugglns came to work with us. Chapter VII. \Ve were ] tasse<l on to Mr. Shealy. Our work was very strenuous, as we had so mueli time. "after iwtuMtl." Also Saturday ochool around very frequently, more often than Interesting. Ill this chapter we were joined by KvU? Kobertx and Wlill l/cnolr. . I buptcr VIII The change* from I In- Grammar to High Bchool. How 1 1 1 ? . ? to walk l?y t !??? Urauimar school tt ltd the "children" playing on the ground*. How hard l-atln and aikc bra were when we llrst started them. 'I'liln > ea r society WIIH thrUMt U|M>II MX debate*, readings, declamations ami lut iial.i. Mn mic BltiaeU Joined us here. Chapter IX. Mr Kennedy who !im?I been our superintendent fr??m the llrst chapter left us ami Mr. I a'W t<*?k Ills i>laee. In this chapter monthly test* wVre Inaugurated and Saturday school abolished. The latter emitted mu< h rejoicing by the' class of 1014. Then there were (He gradual 'prepara tions for chapter X, Our report* at t|ie ei.nl of the year caused much re joicing The only one of our elans who came to Work with um lit chapter IX i* Ihtgene I 'ear re. Chapter X. Ourelass at the liegtu nlng of the year had sixteen iuetnl>er*, hut 'a few of them have stopped and there are only thirteen who finish. We were greatly saddened- at the Imi ginning <?f the year by the death of Our beloved su|*'rluteiident. Mr. I.<cggc, Mr. Simpson took his place and he Iuik guided us since Mr. I <egK0'a death. I have not said anything about the teachers we have had since we enter ed High school. We have Ikhmi asso ciated with four of the ls?st, they have counseled, ^nhled and directed us. We have, met with success so far U) our attempts, and may the members of the <;Ihks of 1WI4 l?e successful lit all their battles of life. Itonnte Clark. A CARD. To the people of Kershaw County: Some months ago there 'apjienred in the state jmpers an article from state ments made by the Comptroller (ion eral's office, stating that there was an apparent shortage In the accounts of Sheriff J. S. Trantham, deceased, of something over two thousand dollars, ($L',(KK>.) I wish to state, as attor ney for Mrs. Tranthtlm that at the time this article appeared Mrs. Trant ham had taken steps to have the tax books written up for the purpose of arriving at the exact figures in regard to these taxes. it la ''.true that there did exist an apparent shortage, but from my knowledge of Mr. Trantham, and from the facts I have learned from looking into his affairs since his death. I do not believe that it was ever the intention of Mr. Trant ham, or that he knowingly improjierly used one dollar of the County of State funds. Unfortunately the books were not properly written up and an un wise metluxl was used in the collec tion of taxes, which I believe was to a great extent responsible for this trouble. Mrs. Trantham has settled every dollar of this apparent shortage, al though it lias been a great tax on her small resources. She deal red,, howev er, to make this sacrifice so there could be no charge of Shortage against her deceased husband. As publicity has been previously given to this mat ter. I think It nothing but right that the public should kho\y that neither the public hoi* the County has lost a dollar by Mr. Tranthani's adminlstra , thai 'of the otlice of Sheriff. I j. A. Wittkowsky. News Items from IMsgali. Renibert. S. June 10. ? Tills com munity whs refreshed by a nice. rail), which was greatly needed, as the crops hail had hut little since planted. 'Gardens are very poor around here on account of dry weather. Mr. Albert. Rogers, of Rlsliopvllle, Is visiting his son, Mr. T. M. Rogers. Misses Nena and Addle Rembert, of Reniberts. are- at . home after attend ing Columbia Female College . this term. . Mr. .1. K. Dui're went to Sumter last Saturday on business. Mr. and .Mrs.' Ix'Oii Stuckey, of Dal zell. spent the week end here with relatives. Rev. and Mrs. J. \Y. Kenney and children attended the union meeting at Mi/.pah Baptist church and reported a good meeting. . ' Mr. George Rogers, of BIshopville, si>ent a few days here last week with his brother, Mr. T. M.- Rogers. Statement ? Of the ownership management,, etc., required 1 > y t lu? Act of August 24. 1112. ??f The Cainden Chronicle, pub lished weekly at Camden, S. C., for April 1. 101 i : Editor: II. 1). Niles. Publishers: II. D. Nlles ami E. N. Mel >owell. Owners: II. D. Niles and E. X. Mel )owell. Known bondholders, mortgagees, ami other security holders holding 1 j>er cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or oilier seen lit is : None. E. N. McDowell. v Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st dny of April, 1014. \V. F, Malone, Notary Public for S. C. Resignation Causes Surprise. A special from Sumter dated June 0, to the Columbia Record says: "Considerable of a surprise was Hprung in the First Baptist Church, when, after the morning services, the resignation of I)r, C. C. Brown, who has boon the pastor of the church for nearly forty years, was read -to the congregation. After some discus sion and a motion to refuse to aecept it. it was sledded to defer action on the resignation until next Sunday. "In the meantime Dr. Rrown's rea sons for resignation will be ascertain od, and It is understood, efforts will be made to Induce him to reconsider his u-t ion. It is doubtful if tho nation will be accepted, unless Dr. Brown lets It be known that he ]k?s itively declines to serve the church any longer as its pastor. "Dr. Brown has served the church faithfully for the past thirty-nine and one-half years, and it has grown and prospered under his administration, lie is generally loved and revered by all of the members of the congregation and the separation will bo a hard one for both pastor and members." (4)MPIX80KV EDUCATION. Kuftw H. Blake (ilvn Intercutting Vmrt* on Important Qur?tiun. Kdltor of Ttu- dtroaJcl#: A negro school teacher In South Carolina re< -cully said that tho white people of Huulli Carolina pasaed a law In 1M?T? compelling the uegroe* to attend wliiMtl when the constitutional convention required that a negro ho able to read am) write, or that he hold prop k?rty batoty he could vote. He soilied and s>tld that sluc*\jthat time tho negro t'lilli)ri<U could not ha kept from going to H4'h<K?l, and that the ne gro schools were always crowded, hut tiuit how the wbit# would i>< forced h> pa*s ii compulsory Mlucatloii law to give thf white children the <m1 maiioii they would iMt-d t<> <-oin|M'i?' with the ileum. That negro toucher'# s(al?-nn'ii? 1> plai' enough. So w?- 1 1 >i \ in S..11H1 ( i?i< Una a compulsory law already for the ne groes. Here 1* what Hon. James D. Sullivan, chief of compulsory attend* it nee division of the State of New York, replies from Albany under date of .May 2?thf Hil l, as to I 1m* ert'ert of the compulsory attendance law In that state and what the i?eopIe think of It: Mr, jB. II. lliake. Greenwood, S. C. Dear Sir: Your letter of inquiry nmlcr date of May 25 received, and I lie# leave to answer your questions in the order submitted. 1. I)o you lielleve education has made greater progress In your state under a compulsory law than before such a law was passed? . No other single school statute has done.ao much for the cause of educa tion in this state as the Compulsory Education Law now In oi>eration here, "thousands of children who havQ&heen in attendance upon lawful instruction annually since the law went Into ef fect would have been growing up with out a chance for education, augmenting the ranks of Illiteracy and swelling the ranks of our criminal 'imputation, were it not for. the Compulsory Educa tlon statute. Rut very few children in this great State physically and mental ly comi>etent are found out of school, while the schools are in session. .'J. Are the people trying to get it repealed? They certainly are not. Every sin gle newspaper and magazine in this State is a staunch advocate of a rigid enforcement of this law . and all our |KH?ple in all the various walks of life have come to believe thoroughly in this statute. The compulsory Educa tion Law has come to stay, and it will yet do for our i>eople what a similar statute has done for the jieople in Ger many during the last 70 years. Il literacy in the German Empire is al most a vanishing point, as a result of a vigorous enforcement of attend ance laws in that country. 10 very state in the Union has now a workable compulsory education law except tlie following: Oklahoma, Tex as, Florida, New Mexico, Georgia, Mississippi, , and South Carolina. In no state where a compulsory education law has been enacted in my opinion will it be ever repealed, and in every State having such a law, year by year it is being made more mandatory, specific, comprehen sive and workable.' Mr. Editor, what are the white people of South Carolina going to do about It? Yours very truly, E. II. Blake. Greenwood, S. C., June 1J>14. EMINENT AUTHORITY DEFINES "HABIT FORMING." Dr. Mallet, late professor of chemis try at the University of Virginia, was one of the greatest scientists that A jnerica has evr produced. H? receiv ed his I'll. 1 >. degree from the' Univer sity of Gottiugeu: his M. 1>. from the State University of Louisiana : his LU. 1 >. from Princeton. John Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania, lie was honored with the title of Fel low of the Royal Society. At various times he occupied the chair of chemistry in the University of Alabama. University of Texas, Tii lane University. .Jefferson Medi a; Col lege and the University of Virginia, occupying the latter position for in.ir ly forty years. Testifying as an exjiert before the Federal Court. I>r. Mallet discussed t lie caffeine containing beverages (cof fee. tea. Coca -Coli^, etc.) and stated that his analysis showed that Cwa Cola contains less caffeine than either tea or coffee as ordinarily prepared. He stated further that the use of caf feine or beverages containing caffeine in moderation, is not harmful but ab solutely beneficial. l?r. Mallet explain ed why caffeine whs not a habit-form ing substance aiVrl gave- the following sclent i lie definition : "In the first place, I think that the habit* formed must be a detrimental one. and in the second place, one which becomes so firmly fixed ui>on a ]>erson acquiring it that it is thrown off with great difficulty and with considerable suf fering. and in the third place, that tl.e continued exercise of the habit, in creases the demand for the liabit forming drug."? advertisement. The story r-nnio from Wofford Col lege Saturday that a student who ?won a gold medal there several years ago had returned it. with the explanation that he had won it unfairly and his conscience troubled him. The college authorities admitted the report to bo correct, but declined to divulge the studnet's name. ThoyTiaid a statement in regard to t lie incident might be is sued by the college later. Even the stingy manicure is will ing to treat ftll hands. ? ? ? 1 1 (OM)KW) SCHOOL CLOHKH Keport Hhowa Ijurge Number luUr etttrd In Kduralion. The cloning exercises of the Jackson < traded Hchool <?*olored) begau Wed ncMtlay evening, June 3rd, when the eittflrt tin- dim <?f li))4: <Wtni?e ? . . neva Kuifb, Mlatatwiin i -i Y. Held, Jr., iiikI Kattf I a*' lJoy k In valedicto rian, itfllv^rw! (Iielr essays and ora tlutm it this time Cortane it<>a< h KMiig h Hido Mild the choral class ren dered two pleasing seieetions. Prof. H..V. then presented iii?* certlflcetew "ml Mr. \v. Birch more nwirii?(t the scholarship pjrlxtw. These consisted of ii handsome medal which was w{jn by Katie L. lioykin with rtn average of K9 3K) per cont In scholarship. The second prize was h pretty lunik, wblcfa W0n prMWUtod (.? Corinrfe Koach with an axerage of K4. Joseph li'HH's itnidt Jr., <>f 1 1?? ? i 1 was presented a token for faithfulness by itih father. The iifxt fMtOM of this evening was tin' deHainathai contest , In which Messrs. 1. J. McKfUKlVt J. L. Williams and w, It. I'.Vf, Jr., served as judges, Xluiir (jecuiuii was: first, Ruth R Alex auder ; second, Geneva M. Cureton; third, Thomas J. Halthcock, and hon orable mention of J a mew K. Levy. <>n this israslon tin' annual address was ilt-liv ered l?y tiu? Hev. Air. John A. Davison, pastor of the First liapttat Church. Tbe address was an eloquent one and everylnsly enjoyed It una h. We, the faculty hereby express our appreciation for all assistance given hy OUJT white friends. The 4-ontest prizes were presented by Uev. Ii. K. A. Williams. Kev. W. li. J din's Offered; prayer. Oil Friday evening, the general ex hibition was given hy the Intermediate and primary grades. ' These exerchies passed off to the delight of a packed house each Bight From these we realized $38. that was paid on the newly purchased piano. <, On this effort we were glveu strong supiwrt by the white merchants ami our colored friends and now we only owe w. on our instrument. To you, kind friends, we express our heartiest thanks. The total enrollment for the year was: boys 221, girls 300, total f>21. The total ten day ,roll was boys 204, girls 266, total 470. Th.e total average dally attendance was: hoys lrt?), girls 139, total 2ft!). The annua) promotions were: l>oys 79, girls 111), total' 198. Little Anion Levy of the third grade was presented a prize by Prin. Lowery in behalf of liis teacher for being neither absent nor 'tardy during the entire nine months. We are doing this to encourage a gixjd attendance every day and we so licit the. co-operation uf **11 who are able to help us. Respectfully, C. C, Lowery, Principal. NETTLES TO' RETIRE. (iives I'p Editorship of Southern Christian Advocate. Columbia, June 4.? -The board of managers of the Southern Christian Advocate in session at Greenwood reached a mutual agreement with the Kev. S. A. Nettles wherby he will l>e relieved , as editor and publisher , of the paper on January 1st next, the agreement having l>eeu made to that time in order to give Mr. Nettles time to jjet the business affairs of the pa l>er all settled up and for him to col lect the obligations and other credits of the pnpf i\ Mr. Nettles was under contract withN the board to publish and edit the tfaper until January 1, 1017 and when he gi\/ds up the place on the lirst of next year lie will have served one year of the contract. 1 hir ing the suspension of Mr. Nettles after the South Carolina conference met at' ltock Hill Uev. P. F. Ivilgo acted as editor of the Advocate but when the tfcnAral^ conference in Oklahoma City reversed the South Carolina confei; aiioe and exonerated Mr. Nettles of the charges he resumed the editorship of tlffe paper and Mr. Kilgo resigned. Mr. Nettles desired to retire from- the editorship and publishing of the paper and the board met at Greenwood Tues day night with nil present- except two. Rev. W. P. Meadors presiding elder -== of the Greenwood district and chair man of the board j) resided. The anr__ nounccment regarding the meeting was made here yesterday by Mr. J. W. llamel, of Kersliay, who is secretary of the l>oa rd, he pasing through Co-:' hl'h'iMa (bis afternoon - en route from - - the meeting at Greenwood. Notice Debtors and Creditors. All parties indebted to the estate of John T. Blackwell, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to,, the undersigned, and all parties (if any) .having claims against tlio said ? estate will present them duly attested wit hlii the time prescribed by law. Mary C. " Blackwell, , '+ Administratrix.* , Camden, S. C., Juno 8, 1914. Wood's Seeds Seed Potatoes FOR FALL CROP. The planting of Seed Potatoes in June and July is increasing to a wonderful extent. A great many farmers claim that they give better crops planted at this time than they do when planted in the spring. Potatoes planted in June and July mature in the cool weather of the fall, at a time when they can be harvested to best advantage. v Ik The Seea Potatoes we offer are putin cold storage early in the season, so as to keep in nrst class, vigorous condition. "Wood's Crop Speelal" C'vina prices and full information about ite Seed Potatoes and all other Season able Seeds, mailed free tm reqnest^ T^WTWOOD O SONSl Seedsmen, ^Richmond, Va/