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WOMEN IN TURKEY ) to Class Them as of the Harem." Coder the Law They Have AL.Juie Control of Their Own Property, Which All Western Women Have Not. extremely modern >oung women, who mistake symptuips for *he cuuses of woman's Independence, should make a tour of Tilrkoy. sug gests a bulletin from Iho WlliJMUlltOtt headquarters of Hie National <<?'h graphic society. VTIwrt wqroatt Miioki*. Imvo had properly right# f?r oentuiles, niul divorcers easy, but who ???ln nil respects?wants to bo a 'lurk? The 'toys of the Turkish harfcm* were to bo pitied In many ways, It In true, but considerable pity for the#a has been misdirected, For example, the Turkish wo.mon who now are to l>o 'emancipated' have had absolute con trol of their own property for hun dreds of yours, whereas the German wives cried lu vain for such 'emanci pation' under the kaiser." Tho bulletin quotes from a commun ication by Mnry Mills Patrick, which gives a vivid picture of tho condition of Turkish women beforo tho world war, aa follows: "It Is a well-known fact that Homan law regarded the rights of the Indi vidual without consideration of sex; a man or a woman was alike a citizen of tho Roman world. This met the re quirements of .Mohammedan life, whero no woman ever necessarily sus tained a lasting relation with any man. "Therefore, during all the -centuries of Mohammedan history, women have legally controlled their own property. They have been free to buy, sell, or Bllenato It without consulting any wale relative. This has given them in dependence of thought and an Influ ence In business affairs that seems wholly Inconsistent with their life of comparative personal slavery. '?Enter a harem and there yon s^e a Circassian beauty, who has been newly Acquired by the tall, handsome pasha who has Just passed you In tho street. The air Is heavy with the odor of eastern perfume, and the black eunuch stand!* by the door to watch all who come~and go. The beauty herself Is thickly powdered, with an elaborate coiffure erected by her numerous maids. Jewels half, cover her arms, and /she wears a beautifully embroi dered negligee. There Is a languorous expression In her black eyes,? as she sits Idly smoking a cigarette and Hp ping Turkish coffee. "Would you think, to look at her, that when she draws her money from the bapk that Hhe must sign her own cheek? These two sides of life have been wholly at variance with each other; but, as years have gone by, the thoughtful .side has predominated among the more Intellectual Moham medan women, until now they are ready to enter Into the affairs of today with an understanding and vigor which the world has never accredited to them. ' "It has been on the social side that Mphammedan women have, suffered most under the oppression of the past, especially from .the frequency of di vorce. A mauv-tftuld legally divorce Ms wife at any minute, the only con dition being the payment of the dowry which was settlld upon her by the husband at the time of her marriage. "In the last attempt to keep the sex In the role assigned to them by the life of the harem, very strict laws have heon innde to prevent all possible prog ress among them. Laws have been proclaimed over and over again for bidding Mohammedan women to at tend foreign schools. In this emer gency they engaged governesses. Most of these governesses were aliens, and mauy of them were Inefficient, and bad moral guides to so large a portion of the population beginning to think and question. The governes? system ob tained so much Influence after a short time that laws were made forbidding women to have governesses. Yet they struggled on In an effort for mental Illumination, reading, writing, talking thing* over among themselves, and eometlmes getting help from their hus bands and brothers. They have ac complished much, with so heavy h han dicap. In literature, science, com merce end politics." He Knew Her. Sli? wa? h most charming little per ?on at n Hod Cross canteen In ?n army cnmp. Everyone coiled her Peggy and-her conquests among the soldiers from the rest camps were many. One afternoon a .voting officer came 1n and luked for Sho was out ?nd I undertook to entertain him. Hitherto Peggy had not counted offi cers among her adorers, or at least not In our sight. Hoping to mnke hlin feel more at ease l talked of Peggy, her iK?pu!*f-:ty, her charms, her shame le?* fllrt;<!t?ns; he was silent. ??Hi ve you known her long?" I asked. He stammered, blushed, and replied: ??Welt. yo>. 111>0111 thvee years; you ne? ?he's my wife,"?Chlcngo Tribune. The Coming Thing. ??What ii beautiful night! The place M#mn to distill beauty." "If you eome a little further yofll) find vlierc it distills moonshine." Fine Outlook. MOor Imports and eximrts are keep tag *.p, 7 see." "Km, end our d?i>orts are frtng ta ItCHi, too.**?Boston Ti an script. ASK PA ASK.TT; HE KNOW* just far Instance, Me Tslla Utti#T)Tem my All Abeut ths Deal* of Julius Cimr. v 0 ?'||a. who waa Julitia OaesarF aaka?! Tommy Askltt. "Oh, Julius. As fur aa I know. Thorn UK of course. I'm not nearly as learn ed am your father?but I am very sure Julius Caesa* wan ? IWOttlff or uncle to N'oro?maybe his son. Anyway, aa Hm-.v both ruled ovr Bom*, 'bey must have been some relation. Julius was a gl'Otlt flglltor. lie.?" "Dead wrong, Mrs. Askltt." Inter' ruptfil pa. who bad been quietly read ing before, but couldn't let a chance pawn without lording his superior !- in?\\ ledge over his wife nnd son. since home was the only place he could get away with It. "Yes. you're dead wrong. Why didn't you ask me, Thomaa? You come to me hereafter, when you want to know anything difficult and particular. Your mother says that Julius wa? a relation of Nero's. Why, Julius never saw Nero and?" "Hut couldn't he bo a relation with out seeing him? I nevor saw grand father, but Tn> a?'* "No, ho couldn't I" snapped pa. "Fur thermore. Julius was not a great fight er. Ho was Woman-craay, that's what he was. "Julius was a?er-?a great?er? Roman senator until he met, like alt good men do" (there he glanced mean ingly at* nia) "a woman on whew he showers Jewels, gold, ailver, eau de cologne, rocks, blows?r-everythlng 1 And then she treats hltn like a dog In the end. They're all alike, and poor Julie, although a senator, was no different from the rest. v "One day his good friend Hrutns whispered, \Jule, beware Of Id* .March!' (That was tpe woman'* name.) Hut Julie dldn't^y any at* tentlon 10 BrlUus* warning nnd fchat night they both went to Ida* house. They had some dumplings; he fell over In a flt. Hrutus Jumped over to him and Just heard his ias^worfla: 'Et two, Rrute!' and then he expired. ?Tin glnd 1 didn't eat nny." said Hrutus. "Hut pa,-what did Juljus call hi in a ?brute' for?" asked Tommy. "I don't know, Thomas. lie died be fore he could explain."?Detroit Free Presi*. Japanese Shrewdness. An Interesting illustration of Jap anese shrewdness, which a Connecti cut Yankee might euvy, wns given in a deal In copper. The .war caused an extraordlnury demand for this metal, and sent the price soaring. The coin still In common circulation in China is the copper "cash," about the size of an English penny, and so small in vatne that a gold dollar will buy anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 of them, according to the rate of exchange. In thy trav els In the Interior of China I had to have an extra donkey to carry the cash needed for my party. The cop per cash lu the province of Shantung alone would weigh nearly 50,000 tons. To buy these cash of the Chinese and sell them to tho Europeans, who need ed tho copper for shells, would yield a handsome profit. The Japanese proceeded to do it The "Manchuria Dally News reported that In a single year the purchases amounted to 25,000 tons and that the transaction was com pleted at a profit of 2.107,000 yen (H, 083,500).?Asia Magazine. Says "Shimmy" la- Old Dance. The shimmy Is 400 years old, thia "modern" dance hnvlng been done back In the sixteenth century^saya Prof. X-ouls Kretlow of Chicago, who has taught dancing for 63 years. He says many other of the modern dances haven't really changed since the monk. Tholnot Arbeau, wrote a book about them in 1588. They, were the same and.the positions of the dancers Iden tical with those of the present day. Arbeau knew tho shimmy, but called it "The Death Dance." Professor Kretlow, who wns born in, 1845, was teaching the latest fjteps when Milwaukee was a trading post>x It was mostly the reel and the Jig at that time, and In the most exciting sets the gentleman touched only his partner's linger tips. It was the day of the pantalette and hoopsklrt. Made London Laugh. I was working In American head quarters In London In March, 1019. Aa we were quartered on the opposite side of the city, we had quite a little ride or walk to where we worked. I arose one morning rather late and rushed off half cocked to work. On the way I noticed that every one around mo was smiling, some actually laughing. Im agine my chagrin when In the busiest street, at Trafalgar-square,- 4o~have a major touch me on the shoulder and call my attention to the fact that I kfd neglected to put on my leather leg gings, which left about two Inches of white sock and two Inches of equally white underclothes between the shoes and trouser legs. Believe me, It did not take me long to climb In n taxi and got back to my lodging bouse.?Exchange. The Caee Stated. "The .voung heiress Is tnklng a course of domestic science. And yet with all her money she doesn't have to be * good bread maker." "No, she doesn't have to, but she kneads to be." Started W "Ycur daughter. Mrs. Oomenp, has a cryptic way of talking." "I rrn?*a that Ip because she was tongue-tied when she was UlUe."?1 timers American. We. Can Help You H Make Money The right kind of printed forms will help your business prosper by saving your time and keeping your records in proper rfrnpe. Our service as printers is not limited to taking your ; order and putting some ink on J>aper according to your directions* / We are able to make suggestions for business printing duM is com_ The Utility .Jtasfoess Paper In order to give you the quickest service possible. ^ are able to make suggestions for business printing may save considerable money for you. Our plant ?mpletely equipped and we cany a stock of ? 4 " ?. ?. . ?> -V; The Southern Pines. (?rovo? of majestic Southern 1'lneft I Straight oh the arrow leaves the bow There splendid long loaf giant* grow Fm.u bods of tangled weeds and viuo^. Above the Ifoaven kissing trees. Magnificent against tflio _ Tlu y lift their gwceifuf leaves on high To whisper wjth the jpassing breeze. Their cqhos must fall a hundred loot! If over oil the war-swept Main (Vwnmerce unfurls her anils again Here are the spars to speed our Fleet! ?Oscar Laighton. IIoKkirk Inn, Camdou, 8. O. Newspaper Changes. Captain. W. R. Bradford, of York, who has boon state news editor of The State for the fast two years, Ailing that Im portant post with excellent ekill and judtfinent, to the tifttinfaction of his ew HloyorH, ha? reigned and' la conduction the Fort Mill Times, wlitoh ho has ac quired from bis brother, Mar. B. W. Bradford.' The Times hns long been * good newspaper, one distinctly above the average In merit ot 'those .publjtfoed. in other than the large towns, and its new owner and editor witt enlarge its influence <\tkl make it increasingly a factor con tributing to the welfare and growth of Fort /Mill and York county. Samuel L. Latimer has been promoted to the desk vacated by Oaptnln Brad ford. Mr. T/atimer has been reporter of The State a number of years. When the United States entered the World War he volunteered for t;he first training camp at Oj?lefhorpp, obtained a- Heuteuaucy^of artMlcry and was--**ssigned t? the 81st Division, w&bh which he served in France* . .. . ... v* WE CAN ? ? rt?Tp"? , ull' f I .? '* '? ' v-' ? ' ? c 2l~ OT? 1US^ <' ?; ,l..*?v By Making Your Old Clothing Serviceable We are doing it for thouaanda of others?why no v lifer you? W? believe a trial will convince you. ~k FOOTER'S DYE WORKS Cumberland, Md. ;? V: vM|lg| ' tT^iou bis discharge froqi the service. up on the return of the division, he resumed hiH work on The State's Vocal stafT. To hl? poeitlon of greater responsibility lie car rite 1#ic training of ? newspaper man devoted t* hie work And talents that iH him for it?Columbia State. - .... .?'? FORECLOSURE SALE State of South Carolina*, , Couuty of Kershaw. In The Court of Common Pleas I>ul a McClester, HoraceBatts aud lien Batta, Plaintiffs ? Against v? Frunk R.Butts, Tempo Xftrborough. 55et tie Johnwon, Hector Caldwell, and The Kershaw Miule Company, Defendants Vnd$r and ?>y virtue of a Decree of the Hon. Rdward Mc|ver, Judfe presid ing In the Fifth Circuit, of date Janu uary 15, 1020, I wHl offer for sale In front of tho Court House door In the City of Camden, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday iu Febru ary, 1020, being tho 2nd day thereof* the following described real estate: ? All that parcel or lot of land In Said Couuty and State, containing forty-two L jgtLiWrftft, apd fhogyxL JW--Tr?>t- No. 8, on tho plat by A.TVMcLanrin, Survey or, in the division oif the lands of the estate of Ksokial Batts, bounded North by laud of Smith,^"Hast by Tract No. 2. tas shown on said (plat, allotted to Ho rate and Ben Batts, South by land of Kstridfee, and West by Tract No. 4, (hereinafter, described.) This tract is that allotted to Settle Johnson in- <tbe division of the lands of the estate of Eaokicl Batts, in the above suit. Also, All that parcel or lot of laud In the sahl Oounfcy and Stato, containing thirty-eight (38) acres, and shown as Tract No. 4 on plat by A. B. McLaurin, surveyor, and allotted to Tcmpfc Yarbor ongh, in the division of the lauds of the estate of Eaekiel Batts made in tbe *-'???~ 4bovt) ?ult, and bouuded North by |u >t Hector Oakhvell. formerly lawfl the estate of Kaekiel Hatts, Ka?t \ Tract No, 3* above described allotted! Lottie Jofonnon, tic?jith by laud of a nold, aud West by lot of Bethel ("1^3 and l?v tract No. 0, a* shown ?? nj plat and allotted to Frank H; BattO Terms of &ait?Cash. Purchnwj pay for papers. U A. WITTKO WSKY, " aster #or Kershaw Counts t 1QOA v January 15. 1020. tonp FORECLOSURE SALE State of South Carol In as J; f County of Kershaw. I? The Court of Copwwn Plea* J ? , Wi." I n.iM.I>|-- ? ^ James'Cook, individually, aud as Adinl iatrator of ttbe estate of Peter Ooo deceased, ? ? ? * ? PlalntH Afcainst Henrietta- MloMe, Hattie ltobiuMju, 0 inlUa Kelly, Lottie Cook, Peter Co# Hununie Cook, William Cook, W*ll? Cook, Ben Cook, James Cook, Chafl Coo, Cleveland Cook aud John 4 ' Nettles, : ?*.; ? , ? ;15 Vr Under and by virtue of a Decrei ( the Hon: Judge Ed,ward Mclver, I'reii ing Judge of tbe Fifth 'Circuit, of .ds January 15, 1020, I will offer for n in front of the Court House door the City pf m the ffrst lft day/ in February, 1020, tbe same beii the 2nd day thereof, during the l?t hours of sale, the following desertt real estate. All. that piece or parcel of land, wi buUdiugs thereon, situate in the and County aforesfeid, $ontainui# si* (60) acres, more or Jess. and bound North by the Bishopville Road, East I lands of John Brown, South by Re? Branch, and West by 'lands of Staphs Lee,'the same being land of the esti of Peter Cbok', deceased* Terms of sale?Cash..^ pay for, papers. L. A. WITTKOWSK^f Master for Kershaw/ Cokni) January 15, 1020. . "*"? >?7-rzr?r /?.> . .?**?.,h.? -u=c;-Tp*zww: W-V: " "^V;- Wv r4 ????'-'- - ^r--- ?*-> -?? ?? 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