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VOLUME XXXI. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. !A' UARY 16, 1920. NUMBER 41.
CAMJDKN B0Y8 AT VVEMAN
Items ot General I uteres* From Great
Huptliit Institution of tntralni,
Green vlUe, 8. C., Jauuary 3,?Four
boya fro** Kershaw County ate utucLmt*
in Fuianau University. They are W. H,
Barfleld, of Jefferson, B. O. Brasingtou,
of Camden, H. F. Hufcsty, of Camden,
and Q. T. Uttle, of Camden^ Kershaw
is* thus very weTl represented in tbe atu
dent body. AW these young men are
makfa# **>4 In their work, aud
are filling Important places iu the atu
dent tarty. Mr. Barfleld wias one of the
representatives of Kurtman iu the great
Student Volunteer Convention whioh has
just been held at I>ee Moines, Iowa.
This W one of the most {important relig
ious meeting* in America, brlaglug to
gether able men from all parte of Amer
. tea aud fitocn the foreign missions fleWe.
Furcnan was represented by four atu
dent* Mr, Jake IUsor, of Cross Hill.
?. M. Harrison, <>f Plant City, Fla., H.
. M. Iteaves. of Union. W. H. Barfleld,.
of J?fferao?. . It is -therefore quite an
honor and a privilege 'which the student
body conferred upon Mr. Barfleld in send
ing him as one of their represent I vca.
The Obristmoa vacation is ever and
tihe men are baok at work. The fall
term has been a very great success, 287
students have been enrolled, which la
51 more than the institution ev?r had
in. an entire year in Its history before.
. Several new students will come iu for
the second term whkfti be^In* February
1st, which will proW)l?y run the number
to 800 or more.
Not only in the class work and in
tihe attendance. but also lu athletics this
bas been a good year. The football sea*
son was exceptionally successful. The
Fumiau team played nine games, winning
six of them and defeating every college
in South Carolina with the exception of
Clemson which it tied for the eft amnion
rfhlp of the state. Furman Wa? defeated
onJy by Georgia Tech. and ^Davidson, of
? North CaroHna. Furnian defeated Wof
ford, of, Spartanburg, Presbyterian Col
lege of Clinton. Ersklne. of Due West,
the Citadel, of Charleston. Wake Forest,
of North Carolina, and Oglethorpe of
Atlanta. /^prospects for the base ball
season are equally good as there is ma
terial for a very fine team.
The 'ifpifc' in- the development of the
college goes steadily forward. A new
dormitory to aoattmnodate substantially
lfiO men b?* been betnm. It will stand
on the ground now, oiooupled by the "Old
College" building, will incorporate
the beat features of the dormitories of
the country. Every room in it will have
running water, endh fcpro students will
h*ve g comtaxm study and a separate
bod room. There wMfl also be Installed
a central heutlu* plant ?from which uxwt
of the bnlklingH of ttie eoMege grouud*
wit) be heated. Ur. McOlothlin is at*
in* the AWmini to take u? tlie work
of -devehtping aud beautify iug the catnpua
The poosibiMties of beauty in the grounds
of Furman are not surpassed by tbe
caxnpus of any institution of the country,
and t*h?< President hopes to spend ten
or fifteen thousand doNaro within t^e
next two or three years in developing
thin natural beauty.
The Tru*rtees h?ve established a 1>?
pertinent of Education, aud K. la hoped
that a mud) larger percentage of Ftmnan
student* will turn "their attention to thia
old and -"honorable calling. The effort
will be made to prepare meu for po
sition* in every department of the edu
eat tonal IS fe of South fla-roHna, It la
certain that the profession of teaching
wiH ooon receive better recmineratjon
making it more attractive to able and
wnJbiHoua young men, Nothing will con
tribute to the welfare of ttoe state more
than a sufficient number of able and
devoted teadiera. ~ ?
A New Bulletin on Peanuts.
Gtanson "OoHege, Jan. 8.?TY> meet the
demand for a puMHoatiqu on tlie subject
of iMMiuita as a cash crop, to serve as
one mihstitutc for cotton In the boll
weevil area of the state, the Exteuslon
Service has issued Extension Bulletin
45, "Peanuts." The bulletin is written
by l*rof. C. P. BlaakweM, Agronomist,
-ontttakos the place of Extension Bulle
tin 21, whWh has been entirely exhausted.
The pubflicatlon discusses briefly aud
simply such topics as: What can be
expected of the peanut in South Caro
lina, V&rleties, soils. innoeulivtion of
land, seed required per rtteft,' planting,
time of planting, cultivation, harvesting
stacking and curing, picking and thresh
ing, care after threshing, peanut hay, ro
tations for peanuts, pasturing with hogs,
peanut machinery,, etc. *
It is now ready for distribution and
la free to citizens of the state. A card
addressed to The Extension Service ask
ing for Extension Buflsetin 45? 4,t*ean uts"
will get prompt attention^
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Norfolk Virginia Thirsty.
With apparently no rain in tight and
the lakes from which the city derives
:ts water supply so low -that they con
tpitied scarcely water to furnish the
people of Norfblk, Va., with what is
needed for drinking purpose, city of
ficials Monday were "forced to resort to
using the 'Street sprinkler to bring water
into the city from Virginia Beach, the
supplj thus secured being distributed In
five gallon tots. Tank cars owned by
railroads are also being used to carry
water into i the city from outside com
munities.
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,'KRWCO C1KTS CONVENTION
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\Vflnoii and Bryan Differ on Quest Ion of
Makliyr Ixsague An lasae.
Washington. J mi H.?Suu Francisco >?
the pilace aiul Mouday, June 28, at uouu.
la tfoo thuo for the democratic national
convention. The election wua mndc her#
Unlay hy the democratic national com
mittee at itw uuadrennial meeting.
The committee at t%e same time unaui
inoualy adopted re*otutiou? endorsing the
troa4y of Versailles and denouncing the
"arrogant" leadership of the
acnata aa having earned the ''eoutewpt
of the worM" by throttling t>he treaty
for seven own ttw.
After the committee went Into execu
tive sessiou to select the convention city
A. F. Mullen, notional committeeman
from Nebraska, submitted a resolution
proposing that the rule requiring two
thlrd*a vote of the convention for the
i*Mutn?tion of a presidential candidate
be dbtoisbed, but It waa tabled After soma
di*cus?6on.
Washington. Jan. 8. (By the Associ
ated Press).?-A anUt between President
Witaon and William J. Bryan over
whether the league of nations Should be
made ah issue at the coming eloctlon top*
pad off the J?ck?on day deliberations of
tflie (ksmocratic .party <Alefs.
n It came at the Jackson dinner as the
(flimax of a day In which San Francisco
hind been chosen as the''meeting place
of-tih* democrats national convention on
fune 28, and it charged the air with po
r i t i? v.'l electricity.
President Wilson, in his message read
to rhe diner*. assembled in two separate
ha I 1m, declared that NU* "CMflf auu single
way ouc,*' w?? to submit the q ?? nun it#
the voters ?m great and anlcsnn refgr
enduiu."
Mr. Hryan, 'showing ail the old time
vigor with whioh be led tme tight (or
the president's nomination at Baltimore
in 1012. Mml that the democratic
party could not too before the country
Ob <t9te Issue. because It Involved a delay
0f fourteen months and meaut success
only If th?? democrats captured a two
thlrdV majority of; the sonato. The
party, Mr. Bryan declared must "secure
suctt compromise* nva.v be possible." |
The disagreement between the Presi
dent and bis former secretary of state, I
the first In public view since Mr. Bryan
left the cabinet because* the did not agree
witb the President's course In Ike dip
'
lonratle negotiations with Germany, was
thus disclosed *1 * toot, although It had
been ruinored and reported lu the under
ground currents of national politics. In
the opinion of the political leaders it
crjwtaliacd ?n toue. > . "v
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President Wilson in hW message said
nothing whatever about .a tMrd teiini for
bImseW and neither did he mate nny
formal announcement of his intended re
tirement to private life, an some hjfr|
furwawt be Mir.. Hryan shiu
nothing bearing on sny ambitions to
wnrd a fourth presidential nomination,
but before reading his manuscript he
?aM be bad nothing-to- ask, a-nd that
therefore the diners would not listen
o him wifih the (bought that they wort*
listening to a candidate.
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I^vn were * dosen or more other
; sp. niters at the dinner and their view*
| mi whether tno league should be made
m vnunpabrn Uvuie were either"divided iu
favor of the President's Mud or llr.
Ilryan's or else they did uot touch on
the subject at all.
Tho MeNeely (lalm.
People of the whole atatc will watch
with keeu interest tlie outoome of t^e
!?'aim filed with the fttete Department
by (Sir. W. It. McNeetey, of Vnlon
<V*nty, 1W $30,000 damages against <ho
Oennan government for the dealh of hia
son, 0(HMUl Itobert ^Jey MeNeely, who
was drowned In the Mediterranean Sea
on his wvoy to Kgyfrt when the steamer
Persia was to^edoed December 30, 1015,
says the CHiarlotte Observer. The evi
dence In the case shows that H It a
Just claim and, therefore, may be pre
mmwd in a<hNWiee Chat the, Herman gov
eminent wlN have to pay H finally,
vhough. of eoiMwe, she will exhaust every
mean* to avoid It?Iwincaster News.
Ideal Halt.
While ?ea fishing with' a friend a
doctor 'U**t his sinker. Rather than cut
the day** fishing slwrt he hit upon a
luipii.v idea of Utilising his fiash, The
bottle wtw tilled with watt'r, carefully
onrked And sent down on its mission.
A few minutes later the doctor was
I
lucky enoUgh t*> ipull up a pair of whit
ing, one on earh. hook.
"Ha. doctor", exclaimed the eonipan
Ion, "twins this time/*
"Yet"/!- replied. the doctor with a
smile, "and brought up on the bottle."
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Now Making Dally Trip*.
'Plu' "Kloridn Limited" touriwt t#i>c<'it?l
of the He abound Air Lino, operating
frutu New York to Fk?rtl?, la wow wak
ing regular tatty trips sud since its
reinstatement January 5, Imu* bow* car
rying on the average from UK) to 100
pa*?enger? South a <k?y. This U? expect
ed to by average passenger lint for the
next month (Hiring the tourist rush.
The train im?vos (V4umbia at 1 :-W)
o'clock in flu' afternoon, u taking only
three wtoi** between Washington and
J?u<k*onviile, at Rk'hmond, (VJumbia and
Huvaunah The ntop in . < VdumbUt af
fords time for a change of cngltns. The
train is composed of all l'ulknaw, in
rindiug observation, drawing nootn, tour
ist aud regular sleeping can, to make
up one of** the lineal trains operating
through CVdmnbia.?Tueaday'a Btate.
California Has Aged Negrftsa,
lx?s Angeles, t\ullf., Jan. 8^~-Anna
I1 raters a negrew*. today official)* was
I luted ax lift year* okl by. federal cen
?tis enumerator*. t?he woa born iu
ftouth Carolina she naid; wan aold 10
time*, us u aUvej acted hn "mammy"
to fifty two wlilhte children, uud ran
away from three masters only to bo r?
? ?ai?t nrod each time. ?$*$3
WtbiKv toWlivg her life history, she
busied "herself with tewing.
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John R. HeWr, un obscure merchant,
who was murdered iu his store (Jhristwaa
eve at Wiminffluun, Ak, loft an estate
value at $00,000, and ko fat hot an
hehlr or oluiinnnt to any part of it 'has
been discovered.
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