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Ourra serves banquet "W OHkr mi the ImUti Star uM lu R* lat loo to rroeomoory The Worthy Grand Matron Mr*.. Griffin of Spartapburg paid Loalfe Zrnp Chapter No. Ill, O.E.S., an' official vi?4t Thursday evening April P, at which '. me the work vai exemplified fpa her ;xvapocUoe. The Worthy Grand Matron complimented the work vary highly, and informed the Chapter that due to its efficient work it had made tha honor ro!\ Th? is quite a. compliment, for young chapter, as very fear young chapters, and some of the older ones ever atUin the honor roll. After the routine work/ the Worthy Grand Matron made an interesting and nx?t luapiriog address which was very in^tractive and helpful and was greatly enjoyed by ait The Chapter was then called to refreshments and a delightful banquet vas .served. This wa? a very festive occasion. It may be interesting to lefrn something of the Masonic fraternities in Camden. Freemasonry needs not to be defended or glorified. It> reputation, it* standing is too well known. The Eastern Star is growing, is becoming influential and strong. It is a great sweeping tide of fraternity which is enriching the Land and carrying with it higher ideals of living, nobler aspirations for accomplishments and tremendous results along benevolent lines. By signs aBd symbols, we are brought into th' most intimate conception of spiritual truth*. The key to the fou.* sciences. mathematics, astronomy, astrology and architecture presented the most perfect plan and design for man to imitate in building for his dwelling soy! a mansion which would harmonize in proportion and arrange *men t. The labyrinth of human life was traversed, there were step- leading to mansions in the skies, and pi.tps that led to the abyss of the -bo t tornlesif pit; daily we see the need of careful Bible ?;udy.. The Masonic Order dates its origin back to the reigr. of King Solomon one thousand and fifteen years before the Christian era. When K:ng So'/mon was planning to bu Id a temple, be requested hit- friend and ally, Hiram K'.r.g of Tyre to svnd artificers of '-kill, t hief among them was Hiram Ab:f the widow's son who was male superintendent of all the workmen. The Holy Bible records, the achievements of these three Ma* tef Mttsrmr. ~ Masarrry~Ka*d" lls 'lncept?on in the hearts of these three men. I>r. Robert Morris' wps originator of the Order of the Eastern Star." In 1850 evolved the Eastern Star ( to teach three things. Bible truth, for Masonry is founded on the Bible, tbc precepts of Masonry, for it was , rqtended to be a branch of Freemasonry; and the means of adoptive I recognition. The five heroines of the I order ere Ad*h. Ruth, E#ther. Marti* end Electa. In the perfection of the Eastern Star ritual. Robert M peri* drew on his vast store of knowledge from the Holy Scr ptures.. I: ass prepared in wutdovn, strength a d bewuty. The a j?* has f and a ropor.sivc ch< -rd th. heart* -jf more than -one m l: ^ and twentyfive th6u*aM numbers. Whatever ' move* the Ch.'*'..ar. heart will equally affect a Masor.-c cnr. The word "t God ? appropriate to J?! *V.a' -Vfcughter. Tm histornal fart :* worded in Judges, chapter 10:29-40, The heart of the young heroine fearod not the dark waters of death. In Solomon's ^>ng, the iovehr.es* of Ruth's character :a exempJified. in her life and she was known as the loveliest among the lowly, pore and upright in heart In Mw'-pcHi 4:2 the sun of righteousners arises with healing in his wings. The history of Esther, the Jewish queen, gains peculiar intereat as the preservation of God's people was and is the preservation of bis law of the divine traditions. The Christian emblem appropriate to Martha is taken from John 1:29 and the motto is I-auib of God. We read in. Revelations 5:5 Behold the lion of the tribe of Juda. The allusion is to the Almighty power of God which sustained Electa in the strenuous trials to which she was subjected for Christ's sake. It is impossible to say here all that could be said about the Eastern Star. Few of us know and appreciate what the order stands for and teaches, or the countless benevolent activities of the order. The membership is composed of affiliated Master Masons, their wive*, daughters, mothers, sisters, half sisters and legally adopted daughters. JiJome of the landmarks are a belief in the existence of a Supreme Being. Its lessons are scriptural, it* teachings moral, and its purpose beneficent. Its obligations are based upon its honor of those who obtain its secrets, and are framed upon the fvnr.clp'e that whatever benefit.* are due by Mason? to the wives, daughters, mothers, widows and sis-' terr-.of Masons reciprocal duties are due from them to the brotherhood. ;?Contributed. * ' The > tato forms one-fourth <>f all the f 'id of Americans and Europea ti ?. TO BE SOLO FOR TAXES l-'nder and by virtue of an execution to me directed by Treasurer of Ko.?flaw County. I have levied upon fcmf w:tl ?sett tTl frpht of the Court House (foor at Camden. S. between the lega! hours of sale on the first Monday in May, 1926, being the third day thereof, the following described property, to wit:. Stock and fixtures in the store at 1022 Broad Street known as the Army ar.d Navy Store, said property levied upon and to be sold as the property of Max Mogulescu for taxes for vears. 1924 and 1925. G. C. WELSH, Sheriff Kershaw County. Lmmm Umm^ bf ?r*. The rttiltnct of LmKs >. Adam* oa Waal Church iTrr n^jiMt a short distance from the Metfcodiat church. *? d?ttoy*d by ?r?. Sunday mom-; ?*<C dur r.g the morning hour of %?rvjre* at the churches. Mr. Adam* was kitU^r oa tha front porch of his mother's hooaa jn conversation with I her when acme children. who ***?. rt t urning to htair homo from ?*.; tendance upon Sunday school, called] hi* attention to tha fact that' hit home, just r.ejrt door, was on fire. Running to tha home of Mr* Motley ha got Mr. Byn) to go down .town to nag the fire bell aod the fire department waa toon there and had two eirtam* going. In the meantime a Urge crowd had gathered and moat of the furniture waa gotten out of the budding, but the fire, driven by a strong, booth wind, burned stub' bornly and the structure waa practically a total loas. When diecovercd the fire was burning in the front part of the house and had made considerable headway. Mr. Adams is at a loss to know how it originated. He estimates his loss between *3,500 and *4,000, with only *2^)00 insurance on the building and *400 on furniture. Mrs. Adams and children were away from home visiting relatives at Catawba Junction.?Kershaw Era. Nicholas Trapishkin, convicted of; murdering 100 persons and commit-; ting numerous robberies during the i last six years, was on Tuesday sen tenced to death by the Moscow supreme court. r 1 ? ?r- ^ j1 When detertTveF went to a room of* Alexander Dohalenap, in a New* York hotel Tuesday, to arrest him on a| charge of first degree grand larceny,! the man collapsed and before he died ! said he had taken poison. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. ? - - * * J-v- t Interesting Notes Gathered From: Many Sources. i v V; Last autumn hundreds of miles of! picket fences were put up along publie highways in New York and Middle. t stern states to prevent snow front | drifting onto the road. The Sultan's palace in Constantly nop:e, the ^ ildcz"Kiosk, will pass into the hands of bankers to be converted j another Monte Carlo. A red blanket fell into a circus water-trough and stained the water fid. f Him this it is said came the' first pink lemonade which becfime so popular with circuses, Quebec serving men of a hundredi years ago rempved 'the tablecloth with one expert whisk while the fruit, dishes and finger bowls remained un-, disturbed. Christmas trefcs in France are potted and u?ed for several years, after which they are planted in foiests again. Kight million American Sunday newspapers are sold annually in Canada where Sunday newspaper printing is forbidden. American monthly and weekly magazines have a circulation of one million in Canada. The ?American-Canadian Pecuniary '.aims Commission has awarded the Cayuga Indians, now of Canada, for- * I meily uf New York, $100,000 in set-! t.ement of a guaranteed annuity of $23,000 that the state of New York; ceased paying m 1800. >v The eleven hundred West Point} cadets cat a ton of meat, 300 pounds i of >uga?. 230 pounds of butter and! 600 pounds of [flour :Vi breadstuffs ! and drink* 1 ,2v0*quarU of fyilk daily. | V, patron :n a Swedish restaurant} nejps hi nisei l to sandwiches, cheese, i and cold meats before ordering a warm dinner from the waiter. Women spend two to five times as much for <ihoes^ and stockings as for hats. There are. about 67,000 miles of trunk oil pipe lirfes, mostly eightinch size, for the movement of crude oil from the fields to refineries. University, of Tennessee co-eds are eating "a head of lettuce a day to keep cosmetics a war." i In 1874 the famous Dr. Osier examined two of his friends for life insurance. The one now surviving was refused insurance because of valvular lesion of the heart.' PENSION MONEY HAS COME The check for the pension money for the Confederate veterans and the widows of Confederate veterans has been received and the money will be 1 ready or distribution on Monday next, 11 'A%ril 19th $9,974.25 :s the amount i this year a5 against $10,584.00 last: year. While the amount is less by ?j >609.75 the individual apportionment ; is more, the list being smaller this! year. The veterans get $140.00 each and the widows $90.75. There are .13 veterans and 59 widows. The | pension board composed of W. F. i Russell, .1 R. l>el/Oa<?he and N. A. Be.thune met yesterday and made the apportionment. Where possible it is j desired each one call in person and i get their checks. When this can not be d one. however. I will take pleasure in sending the checks. w. u McDowell. ? j Judge of Probata.. April 16. 1926. j HI A lamioou* apidtr txUU in Burma,, but no ?p?ciaM but ever boon ctffht. Lt'THKK BL'KBANK DBAD (Continued from Pint Page) of value to humanity. Some of these mere urvier his observation for twenty-five years before being given to the world. V..- .. Several fine varieties of spineless blackberry, now grown around the world, were bred from a wild variety that was considered useless in its native state. A certain variety of rhubarb, under Bur bank'* magic touch, increased its stalks from the sue of a lead peocil to that of a man's wrrist, and was made perpetual, instead of bearing for a few weeks only. Canners appealed to him for a pgrftct pea, one frhieh would mature all of ita crop, retain uniformity of axe and all ripen at the same time. After three yeans of work he met the demand. 4> I Flowers, fruits, grains, grasses, vegetables, even orchard and foreat . trees were improved and given to the ' world in new usefulness through months and years of patient and frequently discouraging experiments. Wonderful as many of Burbank's achievements with vegetable, plant and flower life seem to the laymen, the methods by which they were accomplished were not in themselves remarkable. Patience was the chief requisite to his success. Deciding first what he wished to create, remake 01; improve upon in the vege-.. table world, he began by carefully selecting robust specimens, allowing them to go to Jhen experimenting with the seeds under widely different conditions of climate, fertilization and nourishment. The r product would in turn be submitted to radical changes from its natural elements and the product .of this would undergo further experimentation and so the artificial evolution progressed . until the final result either met the wizard's requirements or was abandoned as useless. When experiments with seeds alone were not entirely satisfactory, grafting upon the seeds or upon fresh young shoots often was employed. It was through a combination of these methods, fortified by his inexhaustible patience, that enabled Burbank to impart delightful odorto naturally ill-smelling flowers; to grow* gigantic plants from dwarf varieties, and to produce a perfect calla lily only one inch in diameter when full grown.. These are but a few of the queer anomalies resulting from the heretofore unheard of liberties he took with nature's vegetation Burbank's experimental farms it Santa Rosa and Sebaltopal, a nearby town, became a Mecca for statesmen, kings, princes, philanthropists, horticulturists, biologists, botanists ami humanitarians as the fame of their owner spread. Never of a commercial turn, Burbank permitted an association known as the Luther Burbank Society, chartered by the state of California and endowed by wealthy patrons, to disseminate the knowledge of plants and vegetables which he worked out. In addition to the Congressional grant of land, his work was recog* nized by the Carnegie Foundation in 1903 by a ?gift of $10,000 annually for a period of ten years to insure a continuance of his experiments. In 1021, when the city of Santa Rosa completed a new $300,000 park, it was named after^ Luther ' Burbank. He turned the first shovel of earth in the construction and later laid out the gardens, which cover a forty-oneacre tract. The state of California also honored its distinguished resident some years a go" by naming March 7, Burbank's birthday, as Bird and Arbor Day and the occasion has since been celebrated as a school holiday throughout the state. Bui bank married Elizabeth .1. Waters, of Hastings, Mich., December 21, 1016. As a Xew Year's gift to the world, the naturalist on January 1, 192G,announced a grotip of new flowers and plants. One of these was -the new cajnas sia, a striking blue flower, which exceeded all others of Ha kind in beautiand ability to toultiidy. From his ' rainbow corn, he produced the rainbow teasinte, a plant that grows , eight feet in height and beans <>jghL to fourteen ears to each stalk. The third was a new giant cactus flowering zinnia, while among thtothere were a hybrid trltotnas, a new species of the torch Kly; an Improved strain of the Shasta daisy, much larger and more colorful than the old, and a new kind of fluffy giant aster. "I can say that I am satisfied with my year's work," he told visitors at his gardens, "for I must be satisfied. The year is done and it has been one of my busiest. 1 have worked and enjoyed every day of it and I will g> on with the New Year." A few weeks-dater, Burbank" cre7~~ ated comment throughout the country by declaring that "as a scientist I cannot help but feel.Alutt all religions are on a tottering foundation." He alsb repeated former assertions that he was "an infidel in the true sense of the word*- ? Most of the comment was in opposition to the horticulturist's statement, a group of Chicago clergymen branding his remarks as '^unscientific" and "nonsense," while Chauncey M. Depew, in New York, said he regretted "sincerely that such a prominent man as Mr. Burbank should adopt this attitude, as it is contrary to the sentiment of per cent of the American people today." Appearing in the pulpit of the HFttkt Congregational Church in Sau' Francisco, Burbank declared he had "nominated" himself an infidel so as to cause people to think. - ? ?- ? V ' ' "O ' SEED FOR PLANTING Flower Seed and Vegetable Seed KKESII, FIJI1,1, ASSORTMENT Grown by Bui?t and guaranteed to germinate * W. ROBIN KEMP'S DRUG STORE Telephone 30 Prompt Delivery Notable Concert Company Coming at Chautauqua THE GREENFIELD ORCHESTRAL QUARTET The Greenfield Orchestral Quartet will he n premier feature >>f the eonilng Tlcdpath < *hautauqua here. 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