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| Country Papers.
1 took over The Tribune on
at, I had been out of touch
I country-newspaper world
rears. I hadn't seen an
in that time. And . I
Kjalizc that anything was
ething very remarkable has
I get small-town papers
Kver South Carolina, and I
uniformly excellent. All of
K seem to have linotypes
K of the publishers have
Bnough to justify printing
tore pages; and the makes'
ads indicates that printers
Hed a great deal or that a
has been imported from
ireekly comes to my desk that
pdit to its community?some[
its community to be proud
Seas the explanation lies in
ithat the State has been andering
doubtless the pub
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lishers could have printed papers
like these years ago if they had had
the business; but the excellence of
their publications now affords a distinct
and pleasant Shock to one who
has "been out of touch while the
change was taking place.?Robert
Quillen in Fountain Inn Tribune.
Western Inidians used cactus spines
for needles. ?>
If the water is not cold anr-oyster
drinks about eighty quarts of water
daily but if the water is below fortyfive
degrees he is believed to go on
a tfhirst strike.
Gutta-percha was unfittingly discovered
by Dr. Thomas W. Evans, a
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, dentist,
while looking for a substitute for
gold foil for tooth fillings.
The daily bill of fare for Peter, a
hippopotamus in the New York Zoo,
consists of 150 pounds of hay, 15
loaves of bread, 5 heads of cabbage,
and 60 pounds of cornstalks.
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American Legion
! For Airieneanism
(By Mr. Motrrin Lumpkin)
In the Preamble to the constitution
of the American Legion we find a
clause which commit# this organization
to the fostering and perpetuating
of a one hundred per cent Americanism.
While there' is scarcely an
organization in the country which
does not profess this same purpose,
the Legion believes that oftentimes
the coqpeptipn of what constitutes
"Americanism" has been confused
with other and eometifttes sinister.activities
for which this patriotic terminology
in simply used as a cloak or
Ihield.
The I^egion advances the thought
that it is peculiarly fitted ,to maintain
the principles of our Americanimti
by reason of the fact those
cit&zeus of the commonwealth, who
compose the legion's membership
have by their service,, and inert#ce to
the nation in time of great emergency
equipped themselves with a
clear understanding of these principle*.
In order to carry ^nto effect
its conception of a proper patriotic
program?its program of Americanism?the
Legion maintains at National
Headquarters in Indianapolis
an Americanism Commission. This
Com mission, composed of members of
the organization especially equipped
for such duties, functions at all times.
.So also at the National Conventions
one of the standing committees is a
committee on Americanism.
America today is filled with associations,
societies and organizations
all of which process a particular
brand of patriotism. The phra.ie
Americanism" is often substituted
to indicate that the patriotic impulsesleading
to the formation and functioning
of such society has to do with
American patriotism. When these
associations are the product of some
baleful condition that demands eradication
they often hold much of goo-1
for the general advancement of the
national welfare. But in most instances
they are of narrow scope and
directed toward some local influence
and almost invariably get out of
hand and become in themselves more
of a menace th^n a helpful contribution
to the national morale.
The Legion believes that even hs
its members gave unstintingly of
themselves in war so can they now iri
civil life give of their lives and efforts
a material part to the maintenance.
of those ideals which are accepted
everywhere and by all men a.<
making up the true measure of an
American. And this association further
believes that without interference
in the lives or personal affairs
of others, it can insist that this conception
of civic duty owed the 'republic
shall be accepted by all men
whatever their selfish or personal de1sires
may be.
When America entered the war
there were many exhibitions as to
how we should act and what we
should" do in order to bring that
&tl.Uggle to a successful conclusion.
The best thought given to the men of
our armed forces was given by an officer
of the army of our gallant ally
Great Britain. He said: "It is not
sufficient that you should be willing
to die for your country, that is wljai
.the German rulers want you to 33
Ydu - must be willing and able to live
for your country." In other Words
the demand was that we be willing to
forego every consideration other than
that of fully and thoroughly preparing
ourselves to 'wage intelligent
,,0t ?'mply to rush out to be
wbgfitered. So here in the performance
of our duty to the republic
yfc are required to equip- ourselves
for, and to conscientiously perform,
?very civic duty.
In itilr program of Americaniiifi
strives to' inculcate in the
hteafrts of every citizeff, native bt
. born the. thought that th?
iirst duty, the paramount duty, is
always to the common welfare. It
carries this thought vpto the schools
where the youth of the land shall b*
trained, with this idea always in mind.
It does not seek to teach a blind, unreasoning
devotion to a "fatherland/'
- ? to thfse ynnng pmhryj
citizens that unless . the republic'*
welfare is guaranteed?no liberty
no institution of free government can
exist. ' \ -T1
; , The Legion walks Its calmaiOg
fast way unde rthe light of the stan
of our common flag, believing and
knowing that the same principles ol
constitutional government that those
i IS""* *epr***nUd gfj^Wfatheri
who put them there, is ours todgtt
.So in this fair America today whei
"nrt nr*?.i?tior, for thi.
or that purpose lift th^ir heads unItss
.they can stlbacf fbe to these an.
wnt and revered ideals of civic duty
?in other words to what we rocog.
2" ? Americanism^the Legioi
girds itself far yet another battle 5*
defense of our heritage. , And heri
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tujiut CritickMa.
Typographical crrora are the buga
boo to a reporter. He oftentimes
seee a story irv'Whkh he has taken
(Treat pride garbled through a mistake
in the spelling of an important
word, or through the transposition
of lines and letters,
The average reader of a newspaper
fails to understand why so many
mistakes are made, and criticises
unjustly for such errors, uot realizing
that type is handled by many
persons before it goes to press.
, The fault of mistakes is not entirely
due to typesetting, as errors
of his own may not be caught as
he hastily reads over what has been
written, and even proof readers overlook
mistakes.
Recently a newspaper in a college
town carried an account of the inauguration
of the new college president,
and the newspaper account of
his opening remarks were as follows:
"The great objection of modern education
may be said to be the effort
to train youth to deal masterfully
with existing conditions," but it
should have read, "the great objective."
Newspaper publishers, editors and
reporters well know that such errors
leave a bad impression of the
Whole article, and there is no reader
wh^- realizes that any more than the
writer who gleams over his "masterpiece,"
and finds words misspelled,
and sometimes made senseless by
ludicrous errors.?Exchange.
An old circuit rider of Michigan
tells of receiving as his pay hay, oats,
socks, mittens, and cash, to the
amount of $59.56 for one year.
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Edmund Kean, the noted English
acfor,- valued the opinion of the com
mon people in the pit more highly
than that of aristocrats and dramatic
critics.
The minimum age of fourteen ye&Vs
for employment in industry adopted
by the Washington conference of
1919 has been ratified by fifteen nations.
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Rev. A. P. Caudill of \Vestwpod,
Ky., was instantly killed Friday by
a stick of dynamite which he held
in his hand. He had been using the
dynamite to blow up stumps.
A. J. Reach, founder of the A. J.
Reach company, manufacturers of
sporting goods, and a one-time baseball
player, died at Atlantic City,
N. J., Saturday, aged 87 years.
let us->sa{y that this I^egion arrogates
to itself no peculiar quality of patriotism?Americanism;
it does profess
and does demand of others that
Americanism be absolutely unqualified.
In
the matter of armament while
properly belonging in the realm of
national defense, the I^egion has
taken and will forever take a decided
stand. The Legion believes that a3
long as other nations are armed, that
until positive guaranties - of world
peace have been given?in good faith,
our armaments shall be second to
none, The Legion decries war. There
_ ,iR no set of. men and women any.-:
where that know better than those
I the horror of - conflict, ' But the
I-egion has no part with the pacifists
| of this country who, without knowli
edge of the preparedness of other n$|
tions, would disarm this great, proir
photos country and invite disaster.
In. .short the Legion's conception
of true. Americanism lies in this;
i The performance of every civic duty.
"IV^rvote in every eldcttsn and to cast
t that vote with one's hat off out of
jf respect to the tremendous importance
i of the act there performed. To
k serye 0pop the juries of the state
!, witbopt excuse and as conscientiousiy
a* -one attends divine worship?
, and as -prayerfully. To see that our
children: and those of the community
i receive in the local schools adequate
and proper training fa devotion to
the republic and to the state. To be
i ever*,, watchful of persons*or organizai
tions ripping up from the peaceful
; flowing waters Of our everyday difa
0 to disturb and disrupt the even pro!
cesses of constitutional l government
1 th*t rafrht fa some small fashion
threaten or.rqenace that government
' To demand and support a proper proc
gragp of national defense without
, which up government or people i3
i sa^e in the World tdday. To aid the
i governing authorities of the ^nation
'? to nypid war in every possible way
k' but if that terrible event should
\ transpire to be sure that every citizen
I of the republic shall be ready to aur?
r render not only their lives but them!
selves without reservation to the.jfcP
feus* o&this country and her institu.
tiortg. " ' ~~~ ~
i To tifta conception of Americanism
i the American Legion and its mem.
bera fofcever pledge their loyalty and
to it* maintenance we summon every
' mair. and woman of America, aye and
little child, each one who can lay his
t hand- upon- his heart and grasping
i the folds of our common f'.ag say
"This i: -.V.
DON'T LIKE SALARY CUT
Lieutenant Governor. Provoked Over
Trustees Recommendationa
Columbia, Jan. 19.?Lieut. Gov.
Thomas B. Butler today challenged
the legislature to keep faith with the
trustees of the ^University of South
Carolina and with Dr. D. M. Douglas,
president, by giving the latter the
$10,000 a year salary promised him
by the trustees instead of $7,500 as
recommended by the budget commission
headed by Governor Richards.'
Appearing before the joint session
of the senate finance committee and
the house ways and means committee,
the lieutenant governor, who is also
a trustee of the university, declared:
'If Dr. Douglas is not paid the
salary the trustees agreed he should
receive when they elected him, then
the State of South Carolina is getting
his services under false pretense
and misrepresentation.
"Dr. Douglac did not apply for the
position," he went on. "Wo had applications
from the north, the east
and the west, but the trustees felt
that the university ought to have a
South Carolinian to the manner born,
and they unanimously elected Dr.
Douglas before approaching him."
Referring to the agreement to pay
the incoming president $10,000, the
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lieutenant governor said:
"What do you want trustees for if
you have not confidence in their ability
? Why doesn't the legislature
elect a president for the university?
Or better still, why not have him
elected in a primary? I dare say
'-r 1 ; 1 1 ~ - %
you could get plenty of men to take
the job at $1,600 in that way?or *
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Dr. Douglas, who preceded thejT"^
lieutenant governor, said it errvbar- ;rassed
him too discuss his salary, but :' 4
he could have received as much or ~ "v
more by remaining at Presbyterian
college us several friends of the In- '" "*
stitution had sought to induce him to ?
remain there by offering to make ar- T
rangoments for his salary. But, ho
added, he felt be had a wider field in
Columbia, and after some thxva
months of hesitation, he accepted th?,
offer made him by the univertfty
trustees. , Twenty-four
fire alarms >were ' V
sounded in the city of Washington between
midnight and noon on Tuesday. ' :;
The police believe that the fires were
due to the work of a pyroraaniac.
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Searching for a will in the home J
of Mrs. Katrina Scott of Buffalo, &
Y., administrators of her estate found 1; :"1
$34,000 hidden between floors, and ibv -?
cupboards and closets.
, A Kansas City judge has ruled that
a wife is entirely within her rights ---p-vto
bend back the toes of her husband ;'V'^
in an effort to awaken him after
other methods had failed.
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Miss Frances St. John ..Smittbl;
daughter of a wealthy New YoVk
broker disappeared from Smith college,
Northhamptop, Mass., last Friday
and a nation-wide search is being \._T
made for her. " [
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