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Farm Lands Should be Listed Now During the war all farm produce commanded high prices, and farming' communities have enjoyed marvel ous prosperity. Now, with 'the coming of peace, ?*nd the opening of the market* of the world, should also come plenty. The real estate market should be active, It you intend to sell your land this year, list your property now and avoid the rush season when time for careful inspection of lan 1 is Jacking. I believe it will be to your advantage to list with me. If you intend to buy, see or write me. Farm lands are my specialty. W. M. MANNING, real estate ARCADE BLDG. COLUMBIA, S. C. School Attendance Law. TUe coinpulhory wchnol attendance law% pansed at th'^ lUMt session of the legis lature and now <?pcrntiY? ia Kershaw in published herewith for the in formation am) guidance of parent?, guar dians and ot her ( persons having the cu? tody and rare' of children between the ?gcH of eight and fourteen years of age. The attendance ofltoer appointed for this motility will begin hi h dnticx June lat. The following ix the full text of the law: h J. Mc Ken/.ir. County Sup.'i iut' iid. iit of Kducatiou* for Kershaw County. 1 An Act to'ltegulat? Krtiool Attendance of All Children Within Certain Ajjcs. Section 1. He it enacted h.v the (Jen oral Assembly-, of the State of South Car olina. That every parent, guardian, or other person having charge of any child between e|ght and fourteen .yearn of age4 must send such child to n public. pri vate o'r parochial, or to a competent tu tor, RUkJliCt t < ' the approval of the ('.mjii-J ly Superintendent of JCducution, school for four eons?*'ufive months, or eighty dayK during the scholastic year, that the. s<'hool attended is in session: Provided That iii casi) the term of any school is Ie?K than four months or eighty days attendance for the full term of such school shall he sufficient to meet the require* uo'iits of this Act, except j?* hereinafter provided. 'J. Cpon written petition a majority ??f the qualified electors residing in any school district requesting the attendance orf pupils on school throughout the full term, the County Hoard of Education _?hall order such attendance hereunder. 'Phi* .Act shall not shorten the period of school attendance in any district- where n longer school tenn than four months i< now maintained and attendat^e in re quired under the local option law. That any child whose physical, mental or moral condition unfits it for at tendnnce at school is exempt from the requirement')* of Section 1. that such child must l<c designated as unfit by a per* oil competent ? M ? iodge nod op]w?inted i.? /(.? |,y the Hoard appointing thr i It indaine oflicer for that territory. 4. .That auy child living wore than two afld onO-half mile* from any public, pri vnte, parochial hi'H.cmI, and any child un-" ?!*? r twelve yearn of age living more tha.n two miles from such school may claiai . \t lupiion fn?m the requirements of Sec tinn 1: l'rovldedt That any pupil liv ing within one mile of any regular route of a school wagon may not claim exemp tion. That any private or parochial school attended by any child between eight and fourteen yearn of age shall bo first approved by the State Hoard ot Kducation. Such school must give its in 'struct ion in t lie English language and it must teach such subject* as are re quired in a .similar public achool in South Carolina. 15. The C*>ur?ty Hoard of Education shall appoint such attendance officer or officers as the needs of the public school* of the county may require: Provided, That the Hoard of Trustees of any dis trict containing an incon>?rated town or city of two thousand inhabitants may nominate to the Couny Board of Edu cation the attendance officer for their district and iiyiy - fix his compensation from the special tax funds of their dis trict. The duties of such attendance officer shall be .to take annually a school census of all the children in each dis trict between the ages \>f six and four teen years, and to file with the County Hoard of Education, a report giving by School District the name of each such child, the race, the sex, and Jthe names and local addresses of each child's par ents. The 'census shall he taken during the months of July and August. Any child ineligible to attend the public schools shall be reported by the attendance of ficer to the County Superintendent, who shall transmit such rej>ort. to the execu tive head of the proper State school for such special child. 7. Women shall be eligible for employ ment as district or county attendance of ficers. N. That it shall be the further duty of each attendnnce officer to receive from the Superintendent* or Principal of any school within the district' or territory, tin* n.i me of every child between eight 4?t*l fourteen years ,?f age ? absent from j school; and to ascertain from the par ?*ii t 'or ruirdiiQ of niM'h child the rea K)0 for mim'Ii absence. If such absence ifi due to any other than prorWesrtial cause <>r causes or to ittch cause or causes as would Merloualy endanger the I health of 1he cH|M, such parent or guard ian must be notified to appear before the nearest Magistrate at a special time to show why he or she should not be punl?hed for hi* or her ' neglect : Pro vided, That the attendance officer may, in In* or her discretion, excuse any ab sence. A full , record of such excused gl^ence, together with the reasons there for, shall t>o, tiled monthly with the .CVuntjf Superintendent of Education. 0. That all attendance officers shall httVe the right to require a birth certifi cate or an affidavit as to the age of any child lu his or her district or terri tory. They shall have the further right to visit any place of employment to as certain if any child between eight and fourteen years of age la employed. These officers shall keep a record of all notices served and canes prosecuted, and shall make a full report of them once a month to the County Hoard of Education. 10. That any pareut, guardian oi other person having charge of auy child subject to the provisions of thi8 Act who willfully neglect* or refuses to comply nrrth these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon Con viction before auy Magistrate, be fined not less than five ($6.00) dollars, nor .more than ten ($10.00) dollars for each offense, That such fines are to be paid into the school fund of such district in which said offense was committed. 11, That it shall be the duty of each teacher, prluclpal or superintendent of any school to notify at once the*'attend ance officer of tlio absence of any child between eight and fourteen years of age from school, and teacher, principal, or .superintendent wilfully neglecting or re fusing to report any absence to the at tendance officer shall have deducted from his or her salary for the current mouth five ($5.00) dollars for each offense, the same to be deducted by the County Su .perintendeut of Education. Xl | 12, In the case of a widowed mother or of a crippled father any child above twelve years of age whose labor may be necessary for the support, lu whole or in part, of auy person, may be excused. The children of parents unable to pur chase the necessary books for attendance upon a public school shall, upon the or der of the County Board of Education, be furnished these books out of the pub lie funds of their district. The County Boards of Education shall be the compc tent judges of such cases. i,i. To pay the salaries oL nil the county attendance officers hereing author ized, the stun of $<k), 000.00 shuil be ap propriated annually by the General As sembly, no such salary to exceed $1,200.00, per annum. All disbursements obull be j made uj>on duly itemized vouchers' with j the Comptroller General. Said fund to be apportioned by the State Superintend- 1 till of Education. 14. No child under fourteen years of jiijo shall be employed in any factory, work shop or mercantile establishments or in any place or manner during the usual school hours in said district, uuless the persons employing such chi'-d shall fust procure a certificate from the su perintendent or teacher of the school said child last attended, stating that the child attended school for such current year for the 'period required by law, or has been excused from attendance as provided by tin third aeotiou hereof, and it ahali be -the duty of h ii ill ?uperintendcut or teach er to furnish such certificate on applica tion of the parent, guarduu or other peraon having control of such fctt titled to hutue. 10. All Acta or part* of Acta incon sistent with this Act are hereby repeal ed. Approved the lat day of March, A. I>. ID1D. Appropriate Anyhow, "1 understand that the organist went crazy during old I'hutpurr'tf funeral and made ? dreadful break," remarked Ler ret. "Yes," answered Vadiioh. "Instead of playing Chopin's Funrelu March as the casket iwiih being carried out, be utrilck up "Where Do We tlo From IlereV" The rack ICat. Few boy* arrive at man's estate with out > having the measles, or something jukt aa catching and almost aa bad ? a mania for collecting thing*. It may be marbles, fish-hooks, bird eggs, tinfoil, butterflies, bugs pr postage stamps, it matters not what, but for the time be ing, nothing else in all the world seems Ko valuable ami important as the par ticular things he ia engaged in collect ing. Kven iu later life tho effects of the . malady are seen and recognized iu the man who apends Urge sums in the purchase of rare and costly copie# of some favorite author, or Chippendale chairs, It ist he same disease the boy had, only he cannot carry his treasures around in his pockets, as 'the boy used to d? . .\\>w t here is a small animal, very partial to the Kocky Mountain regions of this country, that suffers from the same disease, and the worst part of it is, he never outgrows it, b^t it continues the ruling passion of his life. He is known as the l'ack Hat, or the Trade Hat. 1'ack is the Western word for carry, and as he certainly carries things., they naturally call him the I'ack Hat, And as be often brings something in exchange for what he has taken, his other name, Trade Hat, is not inappropriate either. He really looks more like a squirrel than a rat, and is so distantly related to the coarse haired, naked-tailed, mangy looking beast that scuttles out of sight when we open the barn door, that he does not even think of it as a cousin at all. j The Pack Hat is larger, wears hair on his tail like a- squirrel,' has large ears, and big liquid eyes that seem to ask a dozen questions* of the intruder, j His color above is brownish-yellow, -in- , <t?*ad of. gray, and white beneath. He lms an alert, cock-sure air about him, I hat 1m in irtrikiuf contrast with the sneaking, ashamcd-to bc-aeen manner* of the ivnnnou rat. aud altogether, has rather a plea*iug i??- 1 aonallty. The ne*t of this rut U fearfully ami wonderfully made, ami ha* a touch of the hignea* of uu.iht things Western ; it U not only a place to live in, but also serves an a xhoxv room for his ndlectl.in *if curioa, j lu the tnouutaii^oua secthm* %tho ue?tH are generally bulk among the rift-kg, in ' the lour crotch of a tree, or against a log ; while on the desert plains, a favor* ite location i.H the center of a clump of thorny cactus. The neat itself consist* of a pile of atickN and grans and leaven, sometimes four or live feet in height, and as many ax Rix or eight feet* across. ? In the heart of this mass of Rubbish la the bed chamber, a little opening eight! or 1' " inches wide, warmly furnished and <\>zy in the extreme. Several uar- : r<>\\ passage ways lead from this can* tral rooiu to the outside, tin* outer open- J inga of which are guarded by thorns aud : cant us needles. Usually 4beae hnqienae neata are txvupied by a single individual, though occasionally, two or mo'fe may get mo chummy aa to use the same room Like the meadow mice, they have reg ular runways leading from one pile of sticks to another, and' judging from the. packed and well-eared for condition of these neighborhood roads, one would sup pose they do a lot of visiting, if most of them <lo live in a big house all to themselves. Their only note appears to be a com plaining Hqtiek, uttered when quarreling among themselves, and they havo the Rabbit habit of thumping the ground with tfceir hind feet when alarmed.. When they select the base of a cactus p'aut for n building site it is one of nature's marvels how they manage' to transport the material for ho bulky a nest, through thousands of cactus spines and remain nil in one piece They sometimes make use of the thorns them Helve* as build ing material, and the nest has the ap penrance of nn immense pin cushion, only th points of the pins are exposed in stead of the heads. As goon as a house i^ finished the owner turns his attention to fantastic decorating, and to the col leoting of all small objects that may be laying around loose. As each ar ticle was to the newt it Was elth er placed on top. or stuck in some crev ice where it would show. As he is constantly adding to his col lection, the place he cnlls home finally becomes nn unbelievable conglomeration of useless junk. Sometimes he makes (} a collection of small pebbles, again it will be bits of sticks and a bushel or more of these may be seen piled about the nest. Hits of bones, pine cones, shells, scraps ?>f paper, small plepes of tltt, or toy bright ahiuy ubjaota her* and there aurfoug the .1 the uewi. ? A bras* cartridge ?hell, a buckle or a silver *|>oou are ? ^ the heart of thin little We*t*tn mm a brbute door plate ffinn Herevlw^ would be to the two-footed ivHttfo, 4 uiniiiu. K. A* noon an a cabi? fc |^| of a ramp estuMi-liM n, t)n. out-ty,.! sectioimt the Pack Huts will move eouwtrm-y their uests and at ou<* p^. Cee<l toyflewrate them with article pjj, fered ^roin tU?*ir human uei^hbur*. Su<-h thing* as collar button*, k?lT^ fork*. silver coin, itmu h. s bead* or mi),! appeal t<> tin ii u,-ih, lie t a-t*-, aud i^l given plao-s of honor in the outer wiU|M of thl* mountain museum. They ?teul thing* of no earthly u# to them, but they must lind Roiue tire in having thoin where they. em ^ and enjoy them or they would not n to, *0 imrh trouble and actual work fe collecting. Another very curious tk^ about them is, their habit of often 1^,. ? ing something in the. ylaep of irtidal stolen. A kind of a trade at it v(tta Mauy amuaiug atorie?iare told by ctu^l era of the funny doiugs of thcce li mountain folks. A metal buckle k*l been cut from belt or harueM, and tW I skull of a squirrel left In lt? placa; ? a i?air of aeissora has been taken,^ sibly to ease hi? conscience, the li^ ra^-til brought ba<* a i>ine cone, y>\<\ ? all the seed carefully removed and tatn,] ? 0, A. David. Shur-on AND SPI Made iti many attractive styles, with or without Slielltex Rims, Shur?on ? Mountings are comforta ble, becoming, and when fitted with\ ? lenses for .sensitive eyes ? you Have the utmost in refined and efficient spectacles or eye* ftlasset.l M. H. HEYMAN Jeweler and Optician / Agriculture, Chemistry, Engineering, Textiles, Next Session 5pens September ID Location and Environment ( 'lent* mi is l.M'at'il on tin* oM home stead of John <\ Calhoun. ami Inter of h;s son-in-law, Thomas <?. I'letiixon. The College is in the I'iedmpnt section of the State ?ii Oeonee and Pickens (.'/ouu Lit's at thi> foot of the Hlne Uidtfe njoun "V,tains. Thf elimate is healthy am! invig orating * The >t udents arc under military gov ernment, and every effort is made to train up ynoiii^ men who will relhvrt credit^ i|M?n the < Vdlejfe a n . I the State. Tein | rt .1 1 ions to dissipate or spend mon ? foolishly are reduced t ? > a minimum. Religious Influences i .? !!? ? tun. -tie> are !<M-ate-l in the i'oiii : . . j n : t y The ("olleg- is.nt nhutes. to the... -,i..ii v of i h ?? four ministers who <|o pa< ???r.il w.'tU anions tin- ?students, as well .?! ? .imi; luct *di vijie services. !'i\e Sunday S.-!i ^ .ire I a i ??! > attended h> the >tu ?I'-'lts \ . a : !:?? ?? H>i : : . < >< 1** in M. (' A. hi:. 1.1 u i -e, | reiijfj.Mis and social in tii. ,i tub ami t !.< faculty. r,. \ \l < ? \ coiidm-ts Sunday night -? : \ .i >'s (nl | ? Stii'l> ritiws. This . i ! i /.at. on ?e?-k- 1 ' maintain , al>.>ut the . : ; j d ? : 1 1 - .? !i u't. i : i ? ra! atmosphere. 's Requirements for Admission \n hon rj?.- fr->m tie- 1 n - 1 or ,i : ! ??ii< ! .'I is rn] wired. I'weJve it kill s. !,???! i,:nis re<| wired f ? ? r . !i:iinhioii 'o the I :? ?hman ("lass on . ' :ie;tre. wthout >vi;n I II !\ t i- '!! . Sello ii-i:'- n?MUir??noM(?. are x.\ru ,n detaii ; n the n >1 leffv i a ? a!. *? No .s'tudelit" A.il !??? :? lr:i.||ed who l? i-'t at ie.ivt v.-nr- ?? 1 at the t.mo >t en f * a nr* ' \ ? student ... '<? a ! whether ' r r"-.vlin:ss . r ti 1 ? ram .mle^s ??c has ti ?"! Ine |?;edye of pre'wriher} form It"! lo ha/e Hazing is forbidden b> the laws of the SUUv jk..\ ueil thr Uuh of tlte ( ollege. Scholarships The ...colbyjt1!''* maintains 109 four-year scholarships in the Agricultural and Tex tile courses, and 51 in the One-year Ag ricultural Course. I'iach scholarship is worth $100.00 per kohkIod and free tuition. Vacancies in four-year scholarships in H counties tn be tilled this summer. Vaca?ci??s in the <>n?;-year Agricultural Course Scholarships in every county. An excellent opportunity to secure a college training at a minimum of cost. VN'riU* now for the necessary applica tion blanks and full information in re gard ti> the ?wholnr*hip open in your county. Free tuition ($40.00 per session ) is granted tn students judged unable to _L?uy. The State Iloanl >f Charities and ( 'nrrect i* charged with investigate jiu' the iinancia! standing of all appli cants fur four-year schoia r*hip* and free tuition. and reporting their tindings to T li ? ? I'oard of Tru>tees of the College. This Hoard passes upon the matter. ac 'pting a- ??.?rr<i,t the information gath ? ?!???? ! by the St.O' Hoard. Appeal from the decision . >f the Trustees may be made t the Siiit<- Hoard <.f lMucation. Scholarship and Entrance Examinations Seho'.ftr?hip and entrance examination* w i ! ! he[ii by each County Superintend ent of Kducatioii on July 11th. li>10. t l.mng at 9 A. M. 1' wi!l !>e worth your While to try f r <>:>? "f t!ie scholarships in your county. A f . .ear -< hoinrship means JHtOOO to netp pay expenses and Jl'VMM) in tuition, divided ei|(iallv over the four years. Applicants seeking to enter by cxami nnt-.'.n are advised to take the entrance ? \ :i:i: ana t i"ii .?n July 11th, rather than v* a t untii thev is ?uie to the colloge thi" f.nl Cre.lit toward entran<*e will be gi\?Mi for nil examination* passed at the ? otinty seat. < t.f oid examination ijue*t.ir>ns will be furnished ujmh re.jnest. COURSES of, STUDY FOUR- YEAR DEGREE COURSES AGRICULTURE ? With an opportunity , to apecialize in either AGRONOMY ANIMAI. INDUSTRY H( VTA NY CHEMISTRY DAIItY I NO ENTOMOLOGY , HORTICI LTUItE SOILS TEACHING OF AGRICULTURE V ETERINA ItY SCIENCE CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL' ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING TEXTILE INDUSTRY ARCHITECTURE GENERAL SCIENCE TEACHING OF TRADES & INDUSTRIES SHORT COURSES (Regular Session) ONE-YEAR COURSE IN AGRICULTURE October 1st to June 1st. Requirements: 18 years of age, 0 years farm experience, eight grades in school. TWO-YEAR COURSE IN TEXTILES Requirements: 18 years of age, one year of mill experience, eight grades in school. For Catalogue, Application Blanks, Etc., ? N Write at Once to W. M. RIGGS, President CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C. Summer School 'Courses for ? " Agricultural Teachen ^June 30th to July 26(h.) Cot,ton Graders June 30th to July ItHh) Com Club Boys (July 7th to July 19th) Also intensive one-week courses ? Dairy Week June 30th to July 5th. Animal Husbandry Week July 7th to July 12th Horticultural Week July 7th to July 12th Poultry Week _ July 8th to July.llih. Farmers* Week July 21st to July 20th. This school will enable you to combine the pleasures of a vacation with an op portunity for study. A dormitory will be reserved for married couples and sin gle women. Prominent speakers ? Access to College Library ? Moving Pictures ? Swimming Pool ? Athletics ? A Pleasant Time. Writ^ for booklet giving full infor mation. ' One- Y ear Agricultural Course Is for young men who have neither the time nor the money to take the four-year course. It is open to young men 18 years old, and over, who have worked three or more years on the farm. It is designed to give the simple scien tific principles upon which good fanning The Id^a' is to take a man wno i? m ready a farmer and make him a better farmer. The course begins October 1st and ends June 1st. Fifty-one scholarships are open to men in this -course. Examina tions for the award of the?e scholarship* will be hHd by each County Superintend ent of Hdutation on Friday, July 11th. j rest*. Military Training Clemson College is a member of the Senior Division of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. All students are requlr ed to wear uniform and are under mili tary discipline at all times. All Freshmen, Sophomore and Short Course students are required to take the Basic course of three hours military in struction each weefr. Juniors and Seniors may enter the advanced course if physi cally and otherwise qualified, and if ad mitted, are required to take additional military instruction. The War Department has established It. O. T. C. units in the Infantry, Coast Artillery and Signal Corps branches of the service. Only n limited number of students will Jbe admitted to the Coaat I Artillery and Signal Corps Unlis. Med- J era equipment is supplied by the U. S. | Government. All students in the K. O. T. C. re? reive financial assistance from' the U. & Government. Juniors and Seniors at presedt are paid $12.00 per month, which may be applied to the living expense*. All It. O. T. C. students are jpven an allowance 011 uniforms by the War De partment. The amount has not been fixed for the coming session, but it is expected that it will be sufficient to cover at least half the cost of the service uniforms. No obligation rests upon the graduate of the Advanced Course. Momlberahip in the Advanced \3ourat amounts practically to a two-year .schol arship furnished by the Federal Govern ment. A student who holds a ref?*? scholarship and takes the AdfM*** Course rnreiven enough money t?> P*J all. expenses except books. % i Clemson Men , in the Service Tb* CSejnsnn Service Flag contains proximately XODO ?tir*. 18 trf wtltiL^l. gold as well as a number of blue oa? Relatives and friends of Clemaon a** who entered the service are earnestly t* questd to send to the College the aa?*? rank, division, regiment, or any oft* formation that will aid in the pw'"* ing of a complete list. Clemson men ?*? asked to do the same.