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POSTAL SAVINGS Provide? a Mean* for Every Person to Save Earnings. - ;r'f .hn ?? wii j ?.i>y - ' ' 1 ? ? r \ r??:t ?!???? |m ?*ril?atlV to read Mm* following abstract from the |*ont irttlci) lH*piir(uiwil rt*lulW?4 U> th?? I 'oh tn I Having* SyHtem. This system Ik h intwiiH of providiiiK <? way for ev ery jx'I-moi^Io accumulate tome of their surplus etjruliiffH with ? U?* United States (iovcnimcnt a? aecurlty. Theae HtiviiiK" <*hii In* idarted for the small amount of (en cent* hy piiirhnsinK nav Idkh card* ami stamp*. The <-ar<t rep reaontK t<rf] ci'iifai ami on tin* fact' of Hino there In provided spflcen for nine t?*n cent Htaiii|M which can he houuht and pasted on at aijy time. Wlnm the card Is tilled an account will then he opened mid I'oxtal Having* Certifi cates Intend for same. These ccrtlll eaten are issued In the following de nominations: Onfw, Twiw, Five*, Tens, Twentya, Flftys and ^Ohe Hundreds, and if a depositor deal fen to do so he can always dejio*lt money and not use the card stamp system. Any further information will he gladly furnished hy calling at the Poolaj Havings I>e - part merit, at . I'oMtofllce ItulMing. c. .!. jKhHiuion. rngrran?tflr. Wyery person In the United Htutes ten ycar^ old or over may open an ac count in a potent savings hank after .Fuly tat, according to {in iiiHtructlve leiltlet on tlx* 1'<IHUiI Having* System juKt issued hy Postmaster General Bur Ichoii. Thin Important /extension of the service will lie made possible hy t>er mining peraoUH living In eoniniuiiltle* mo sparsely Mettled as n??t to juatity the designation of their local poat ottlecs as regular isistal savings hanks to 0]h?ii accounts h.v mall. Governor Mockery, Third Assistant Postmaster Oeneral, who has direot supervision of |>ostal K*ivlngs, v\yis ho Impressed hy jippeal* f aU over the country to o|m?u postal savings ae * counts hy mail that lie took up llie task nouip weeks ago of working out ? a feasible and siife method for meet . lng a demand well Illustrated In a let ter from ii Hallnc County M|ssnurinu. who resides many miles from a postal MJtviuKM Imnk. "Having h few hundred dollar* sav ed from tlfty years of hunt and ansld uoiix labor ctiifl Hkliiiplii# economy oil i in- i ?ii it ??r my wifo hikI we conHuded to deposit It 111 Hie Postal Having* Hank of - W e wrote to t !??? postmaster at that place ii i m I waived reply to the thiil none tint pa trons of lliiil could deposit In that office which Ih very dl*apf?olnlloK news to iih. Ouy little farm Ih not lurue eJiOUkll to kii|i|h>i-I iih anil laud is ho htf(h that it In Impossible for us to hny more with what little we have *a ve< I a ml we are ho ohl that we can't liihor vyiK'h "ow 'liwl We would he ho Kind to lay hy at least eftoiijgti to put iih away 111 decency," Under tin* plan adopted hy the Post MUiHter (lenernl for oftening aceoipiU by mall an Intending de|H?dtor. renld hiK where there Ih no regularly desig nated pontal livings hunk, will apply to J?i>4 local iioHtiniiHter who will nee Hint ncccHHary Identification data Ih prepared and forwarded to a nearby |M>xt otllcc authorized to accept depos ItH. '1'lie Intending dc|M?sltor will then lie given periniMion In forward hin first and subsequent deponitn hy money I order or regtatered mall direct to the poHtmiiHter at the hipiktiiR point for which receipts or certltlcatcH \y||| |>e Issued, He may withdraw all or any part of h 1m |H>stal saving:! hy mall and oil) demand together with any Interest Hint may he due him. The new leaflet points out that any person ten yearn ohl or over may open an account In his or her own name; that an account may he opened hy a married woman free from any control or Interference hy her hushand ; that post office officials arc forbidden to dis close to any tMUHOii, except the dei>oHl tor. the amount of any deposits; that withdrawals may he made without pre vious notice; and that the government guarantees to repay all deposits on de maud with jieerueil interest. The lea lift will noon he printed In liJ foreign languages for distribution thru I local post offices. The forolgmhom cit izen has taken very kindly to poKtal savings, and literature In IiIh own lan guage will he of great assistance' to him. In a recent article. Postmaster I (iencral Hurleson commented on the ' forelgiwborn .depositor as follows : "Upwards of 500,000 depositor* now have accounts in the Postal Savings i Nysteiri 'and they represent every na I tlonallty on the earth. They also rep resent almost every known occupation ~ ..TTT. ... ) == professional II 14*1 1 1 theatrical people, ; mechanics, laborers, hsIu-rilU'IJ, |MK'k ? (<? Hut the Hill joi it V ,11. Wage CIU'IICI S, HIM I of tills class till' for- 1 eign ln?ra largely predominate. A ccn Mis of i {cposl I or s taken by t)W Post Of lil'C I >??!*?! ? I IllCllt fellOWS Unit U|i|ilO\l niately 40 |ier cent (200,0(Mt) of the do iwisltors are forelgn-liorii citizens mid I hey own rtiorc I lix it ->0 | m r i 4ii t ?,r the <|??l?4>HttH- Hpi<*ii(lM ev Idence of the coii? ftdenec of our newly acquired citizens In tin* ability and ??? >? ?? I f ii 1 1 1 1 (if their adopted country to fulfill Its obllga- j tloilS. "There Is another reason which led j lininlKniht*. unfainlltii i with our Ian ! gUage and business methods, to turn to the i ? i > \( ? ii 1 1 1 1 1 >i 1 1 .to safeguard their humble savings and that reason In the disastrous experiences lliaiiy of them have had by the failures of bogus "prl vate hanks" officered by swindlers of their own tongue who have preyed mer cilessly upon their loneliness ami cred ulity. Postal savings receipts have broken all rccords the pant ycijr. During the eight months prior to April 1st there was a net gain in deposits of $1P,(HM), 000, as against a gain of $8,000,000 for the same months the year before. Thousands of new accounts hare hern o|iened and the millions made up largely of hidden savings have been turned hack into the channel* of trade Just at a time when there was press ing demand for every dolliir. RembertM News Notes. KemheHs, H. c\, May 17.- -The de struction by hail below here was very heavy. Lots of oats and wheat are de.* sfroyed. Cotton and corn are heat in tll0 ground. The storm width was not wide but dcstrUHlve. (hits and wheat have come out .? great deal alnce the rains. The crop will be short but better than expected. There Is a fine stand of cotton, and chopping out will start this week. There will be some lieaches but Hot a full crop. In till the prospect Is bright er all around than what It was hoiiu timp $?0. Beat of all. we hj^^e 'good health and' many other blessings. It Is amusing, to read of, the lifragyliig of the Allies as to what they are ^'o Ibtf to do with Germany. Better v.idt until they whip her first and then talk. Whipping her is more easy said than done. We hope Germany will wipe the earth with those who are fighting her then we will see a clean, moral govern ment established In the allies. A more corrupt, immoral government don't ex 1st than Fiance and England, and Uus sin not much better. The American government leans too much to Knglnnd. If Andrew Jackson, or '(.? rover 'Cleve land was president you wotll d j&jfr Bn ir land not crow so loud. She Is udthiug but a IiIk bluff and just needs taking down occasionally. Japan will soon absorb baby China, and Italy is like a cantering rooster-? all show and no light. .Misses Sadie and Madge lingers went to Stateshurg last Friday .to visit rela tives and friends. ^ . Mil ?!. 10. DuPje spent last Friday with Col. .1. J. Dargan at Marston, his beautiful country home. The farmers had a meeting and pic nic at Ilagood last Thursday. (Con gressman I). R. Flnley was present and made an address. David seenYs to lie at home with all the boys, whether In the Fifth District or not and we are glad to have It I tn come. >? Lightning struck a barn and stable on Mr. T. M. Rogers place Friday and killed a mule belonging to a renter of his. TIMELY POINTERS FOR ORCHARD AND GARDEN ((Memson College.) Keep ui> your summer sprays. Attractive packages sell fruit for] good prices. ; Preserve the shade trees about the home grounds. They are a valuable asset. Why not plant some of the more un common vegetables along with '{lie I standard kinds? You may like them. it Is not too late to sot out eg . plants. A dozen plants will nifeka| enough for home use and they will bear until killed by frost. Above all els?\_do not attempt- -th* marketing of ruit or vegetables ? In | soiled, untidy packages. A basket <rf strawberries will I >rlng a better price or at least will sell more.) easily if the top layer is attractively arranged. Pick oft' t lie tirst harlequin bugs tJl?a* make their apiiearanee. They are hard to control after tjiey become numerous. Keep the celery seed bed ? partially shaded until the plants are of eonsid erable size. Cool, moist conditions are j conducive to the best growth of the celerv plant.' - If you will cut hack geraniums, they will bej>*iuo^nore branched and wilt produce flowers muvh more abmrdnf?t*"{ lv. .? _ . Much greater returns may Im> realls ed frnnx Strawberries if they are grad ed according to size before l?elng plac ed on the market. The uniformly la r*e berries should constitute one grade,' the medlum-sieed berries another grnde, ?l nd the uracil l?erries a third grade. .Ino. C Mahaffey. of I Lancaster couft- 1 ty. a farmer aged 62. committal JMprkl clde with a gun on Wednesday nls~ " on acrount of bad health. Me lea a wife and Ave children. MAKE THE KITCHEN LIVABLE DON'T swelter . over a hot coal stove this summer. The NEW PERFECTION Oil Cook stove keeps your kitchen cool? and clean -and does away with all the ash-pan, coal-hod drudgery of the coal range. The NEW PERFECTION lights like gas, regulates like gas, and cooks like gas. _ It's gas stove coin fort with kerosene oil. Something New. ' An oven that be comes a Tireless choicer merely by pulling a damper. Ask vour dealer to show you the NEYy PERFEC TION No. 7, with tireless- cook ing oven; also the PERFECTION WATER H EATER. It gives you plenty of hot water, yet leaves you . independent of the hot, sooty coal range. Use Aladdin Security Oil or Diamond White Oil to obtain the best results in oil Stoves, Heaters and Lamps. STANDARD OIL COMPANY Washington, D. C. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. fNeW Jert?y) /BALTIMORE) Charlotte, N. C. 0 Ch?rU?toA, W. V?L Charleston S. C fHK COW anii ii kk i*koih;ct. (Imdmmi Collide Weekly Note* For Farmer hi id Dairy man. (These note* are |ii'<*|Mt red weekly Oy I In* Dairy Division of CleiuKon ? *<?! lege Which will be Kind to answer any (piestloiui pertaining to dairying, ) J { iiviiin in tint hive a |ood 0avor to hrlnu the l)H( i>rhe. A quad of ityUlt Ik equal lii fund vii 1 m* In tt'11 egg* or I" OUUCW* of fat round beef. Dairying In a branch of agriculture ves profitable employment on the farm the year ro ntd, 'f you feed a cow only enough to keep her allre. do not expoct her to produce la rue quantities of milk. Un derfed eovvn are unprofitable cow*. ? (iood butter ean be made on any farm, but to make good butter requires careful handling from the time the milk Is taken from the cow until the ? ?ream 1h churned. CleaullucMH is the moat liunortunt factor In preserving a good flavor In cream. He sure the milk is clean In tin' ihst piacc. Then use utensil* that have been thoroughly cleansed. No man could i>erfonn good work on bread and meat only, day In and day out. Neither can it dairy cow do good' work on a one-sided feed, Feed a bal anced- ration and plenty of It. Use the pure bred wire on your dairy cow*. It is the quickest and most eco nomical way to develop u good dairy! herd. In six generation*, you can get calve* that are 98 per cent, pure bred. Dairying educates the farmer who will giro Id* thoughts to It. No branch of farming pays better returns for care and thought and skill. The dairy farmer'* profits are in proi>or tlon to the thought and effort he put* Into his work. If you have not enough cows to make a silo pay, grow root ciojis to suppjy succulent feed In wJjjter, Mangel wur zels, stock* beets and turnips are good' crops for this purpose. Any farmer who expects to carry ten or more cows though next win ter should be making preparations now to build a silo. Silage Is the most eco nomical winter succulent feed. Silage Information will be furnished by the dairy division of C'lemson rollcpo. Keep a record sheet for your da|ry herd. Record the dally feed ?nd pro duction of each cow. Then, by hav ing the milk tested. /or butter fat oc casionally. you will know which of your cows are profitable and which are boa rders. ftKKMAN OAS VICTIMS. Journalist With Ited Cross Says Re covery is Almost Impossible. (London Dispatch.) Joint Colton Clayton. it journalist who has worked in several American cities. lias arrived in London with his left arm paralyzed from a shrapnel wound received In ^fte'ltghttiiK at Hill tM). near Ypres. Mr. Clayton, who is English hy birth, beeame an Ameri can citizen, but resumed his British nationality to join the HiitlslnKed Cross for the 'war. He bought his ow*i uniform, paid for his own pro visions and nave Ills motor car with out charge to the service in \yhieh it is engaged. # < "I have been at the front since No vember and have passed through the ences of my life. My paralyzed arm is nothing. I wjint to tell you about that (>erman gas.? It pulls men'ff mouths right around on the sides of their faces.' It sometimes dislocates men's Jaws. They cannot si>eak and they <li?* in ghastly agony. "It makes thqlr eyes look as If they had heen terribly mauled In the ring.* Not only <lo the eyelids and brows turn black, but th<\ cheeks and the forehead turn black also. Many lose their sight utterly. The skin of the face within a day or two after the gjts has been breathed becomes ulcer ous. ? "It Is 1,000 to 1 that any man who gets agood whllT of that stuff never recovers. 10 very day soldiers are com ing into the hospitals gasping for breath and panting like dogs on blaz ing summer days. It is heartbreak ing. No civilized being could believe ift. * "1 have seen other things. I have seen three little Belgian girls with their hands cut off at the wrist. It is pure barbarism; no red Indian ever heat It." ?' Notice. Jackson (traded School will , close on the 20th and 28th Inst. ? The - imblU'?tH-^ordtfftty ? Invited" to I attend. Our white frleiujs are cordial ly Invited. .Exercises will occur In stchool hnilding. , Wednesday 26th 8:'0 p. m. the grad uating exercises at which the annual address will l>e delivered by one ofj the prominent lawye^ of the city. * Friday evening the general exhibi tion wilt l?e given. Admission to all lo o'ttls. C. C. Loweuy. Free Air. To automobile and motorcycle own W. Bicycle* excluded on account of i wastage, at W. . O. Hay** Garage. - THE PLACE TOG? ? ? ? , ? 2L2 _,w va*j waat *! BUSES >'? ?V member of ?our t.nilly, U^HTVlVwid QUALM* U to be eonridered e*H ?" tllK CAM ^ThhOBCO where you wUl fliid Jurt whot you ?r? looking (or m "rite. " .??/ **? A1*? a ,,ne " Ueut'" ,runJ"hta?' Telephones on _ If there is no telephone on your farm write for our Free Booklet telling how you may get Service at 50 cents per month and up. A postal will do! Address: Farmers' Line Department. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE and telegraph company To Cincinnati " ? ?-*- --.J - ?? : - ; - ? , U"< Through Sleeping Car Daily from Kingville and Columbia, S. C. CAROLINA SPECIAL . Superior Service from Camden To Chicago and the West ?VIA . ? . ? ? ? . ? V- -?* ' A /> . ? . * ? . .. . . , ? ? ? SOUTHERN RAILWAY ' ? , ? ? - ? ? PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH "if Queen & Crescent Route -- Big Four Route SCHEDULEr ? i V**.ve C.?MD!?.N ?) 10:05 A.M. . Arrive Kingvllle *. 11:30 A.M. Leave Kln*viUe i 11:58 A.M. Leave Columbia - 12:55 PJH. ?Arrive Asheville, <E. T.) ...... .1. 8:10 P.M. Arrive Cincinnati, <C. T.) 10:55 A.M. Arrive IndHamupolis 3:20 P.M. -Arrivfe CHICAGO r 9:00 PJtf. 4 Excellent connections . made for Louisville* St. Louis And all points West. EQUIPMENTr Observation Drawing RftOW Sleeping Cars Kingville to Cincinnati; Drawing Room Sleep ing Car Kingville to ^Cincinnati; Coaches Kingville to Cincin nati Dining Cars. For Pullman Reservations, apply to Ticket Agents or s. n. Mclean w. h. caffey, District Passenger Agent, Division Passenger Agent, Columbia, S. C. Charleston, S. C. .? -? -4, . : t 1 RAliWAY ** . JV. ' < /(/ rtW V- -'t? "The Progressive Railway of the South" Lv. Camdeh For ? *? A : i. 1 1 11:00 A. M. } Columbia and intermediate stations. -+ ' > . loifo A. M. YColumbif, ' Denmark, Fairfax, Savannah, 11:24 P. M? ) Brunswick, Jacksonville & Florida points. 5t04 P. M. } Hamlet and intermediate points. - ? \ ~ . ' ? ., I ? M ) Hamletj lHnehurst, Sanford, Baleigh, 1^, *11 ? mond> Washington, Baltimore, Philadel M* ) phia, New York and Easterh Cities. stszgl V'J- . ? - For full information, Pullman reservations, etc., caH f? Ticket Agent or write C. W. SMALL, Di* Pas*. Agt , # 1 ^ Savannah, Ga- |