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; One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4,1917.. Established 1891
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS'
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Clippings.
Colston, Jan. 1.?Christmas has
passed and with it has gone the old
year. Visitors are returning to their
work. Now is the beginning of the
new year, and this is the time to
make new and better resolutions for
the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. George All, of Co
lumbia, spent the holidays with their
perents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. All.
Messrs. Perry and Charlie Fields
returned to their respective homes in
Florida and Georgia last week after
a visit of several days to their sister,
Mrs. L. W. Clayton, who has been
seriously ill with pneumonia, but we
are glad to say that she is now improving.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clayton and
little daughter, of Columbia, spent
the holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Clayton.
Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel Logan,
teachers of the Colston graded
school, spent the holidays at their
respective homes, and will return the
first to resume their school duties.
Mrs. Anna Kirkland and little
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: % several days at "the home of Mr. R.
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Misses Mamie and Dora McMillan,
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and Mr. Copeland Zeigler, of the
Bamberg graded school, spent the
Christmas holidays at their respective
homes.
Mr. John G. Clayton, of Walterfcoro,
spent Christmas with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, of
Norway, are spending several days
with their parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J.
B. All.
Misses Pretto and Annie Florence
Fender, students of the Ehrhardt
graded school, spent the holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Fender.
Mrs. Virginia Hfgginbotham and
^ baby, of Florida, spent the holidays
with her father, Mr. J. A. Jennings,
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Herndon, of
the Spring BrancJ section, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton.*
Mr. Albert McMilian and sister,
; Miss Ethel, spent Christmas day with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc
Millan.
Miss Nelle Clayton, of the Spring
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with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Clayton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Beard and family
spent Wednesday with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kearse.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Padgett spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr. and
p Mrs. Calvin Padgett.
Miss Evelyn Kirkland spent Christmas
day with Miss Mamie McMillan.
Messrs. Sandy Witt and John JorX
dan, of Greenwood, spent last weekend
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Clayton.
Miss Nettie Clayton is spending
some time with relatives in and
around Denmark.
Mrs. Laurie Copeland and little
daughter visited her sister, Mrs. J.
C. Beard, last week.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Jan. 2.?Yesterday,
Monday, was the first day of the new
year, first day of the month, and the
first day of the week. Truly, it must
have been the first. Last week was
a busy one with the merchants and
banks, not many sales, but winding
up the old year's business, taking
stock, and counting up their profits
and losses. They are highly pleased
with the business transacted during
the old year. The F. & M. bank paid
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to US SlUt'KIIUlUCI & a U1MUCUU VSJ. M V
per cent. A meeting was called last
week and the same officers were reelected
for this year. The Ehrhardt
(Banking company did equally as well
and will pay its stockholders as
usual, a 10 per cent, dividend; balance
will be added to the surplus
fund.
Previous years the bulletin
boards, telephone poles, etc., were
tacked full of notices, announcing
the closing of mortgages, liens, etc.,
so that a settlement could be had
between the contracting parties; but
this last fall they have had no such
news to tell. This shows that our
people will pay up their accounts
when they have anything to pay with.
The growth of the town last year
surpassed all years heretofore?four
fine brick stores have been added to
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the business section and a number
of nice. homes in the residential
parts, with several lots being cleared
and broken for the workmen as
soon as they can assemble after the
holidays.
Mr. Knopff, the "brick" contractor,
has under head-way a brick
building which will be used for a
garage as soon as completed, and it
is understood that several merchants
are planning for brick stores, to be
built the first of the year.
The farmers are moving tenants
and deciding where to plant cotton
that the boll weevil may not find it.
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Don't think they will use mucn commercial
fertilizer this year.
We are enjoying two competitive
railways now, and ought to get some
good, cheap freight rates.
The Christmas visitors have about
all returned to their homes and are
now resolving and commencing the
new year "right."
The school bell will call the young
folks back to their studies next Menday.
A young man drove into town last
Saturday, visited the express office
first thing and, after securely wrapping
(as he thought) his "self starter"
with the lap robe, left it in his
buggy and proceeded to the stores
to buy a bill of goods. This he did
and when he went out to load them
found that a visitor had called during
his absence and carried away his
"precious." However, after sniffling
around some, he struck a trail
and found the "4 quarts" hidden un
der an old out house. This brought
back all smiles, and he went on his
journey rejoicing.
Mr. T. W. Dannelly and family
(the sole residents of Hughes),
moved to town last week and will
new enjoy the city's conveniences.
The "show" arrived in town last
Sunday on the B., E. & W.'s southbound
train, and are now at their
height, music, dancing, racing,
candy wheels, etc., which are reaping
the money that Santa Claus left
frori Christmas. For several years
the town officials imposed such a
high license on such "stuff" that no
one could pay it, but for some reason
it must have been reduced and
now we all are having such a grand
time at the "show."
Miss Grace Moore returnei Saturday
from Hendersonville, where
she had been visiting relatives during
the holidays.
Mrs. H. S. Kearse, nee, Miss Mary
Mace, of Marion, is visiting relatives
at her old home town, Marion, S. C.
Mary has a little man,
That she calls her beau;
And every where that Mary goes,
He is sure to go.
He followed her one night to church,
This he often did;
And now he is walking with a crutch,
And has a broken lid.
What makes Mary treat him so?
The boys cried;
Because Mary has another beau,
The girls replied.
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Oak Grove Greetings.
Oak Grove, Jan. 1.?The old year
has gone and the new one has come
in.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hayden and
son, and Mrs. J. J. Hayden, of Cope,
spent last Sunday a week ago with
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland.
Miss Connie Carter, of Bamberg,
and Messrs. Ben Carter and Orin
Rentz spent part of last week with
Mr. and Mrs. John Hiers.
Mr. J. W. Copeland and two sons,
and Miss Clara motored to Norway
last Sunday, where Miss Clara will
resume her work.
A good, merry Christmas has
passed, and it was very quiet.
Mr. oia zeigier spent tn? nonaays
with his sister, Mrs. L. W. Copeland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Copeland and
Miss Lonie Copeland, Mr. and Mrs.
0. L. Copeland, Mrs. L. W. Copeland,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Copeland, and
Mr. D. P. Smith and family dined
with Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Smith last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. ?Malo Hughes, of
Lemon Spur, spent part of last week
with his aunt, Mrs. A. K. Rentz.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Zeigier, of
Bamberg, spent last Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Copeland.
We are very sorry to hear of Mr.
' G. W. Clayton's illness. We truly
hope he will be up again soon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Long and sons,
of Barnwell, spent last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Miley and family,
of Lodge, spent Friday with Mr.
1. W. Rentz.
Mr. Albert Smith, of Charleston,
spent the holidays with his mother,
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Mrs. C. C. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Copeland and
family, Mrs. D. M. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Copeland and Mr. I. W.
Rentz dined with Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Copeland and family last Wednesday.
Messrs. George McMillan and Tillman
Carter motored to Smoak's last
Tuesday and returning with them
were Misses feffie, Mollie and Bessie
Lirider, of Smoaks section.
Mr. Harry Hiers, of Charleston,
spent the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hiers.
Mr. Willie Carter spent part of the
holidays with his sister, Mrs. Eddie
I Sojisp nf Barnwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rentz and Mr.
Jesse Rentz spent last Friday with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs I.
W. Rentz.
Buford Bridge Budget.
Buford Bridge, Jan. 2.?Well,
Christmas has passed and everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves to their
fullest:
Miss Ada Kearse, one of our community
girls who is in training at
Fayetteville, N. C., spent the holidays
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Kearse.
Miss Ethel McMillan, of Fairfax, is
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a pleasant visitor at tiie uume ui nci
aunt, Mrs. J. B. Kearse.
Miss Alma Folk, of Denmark, spent
several days past very pleasantly with
Miss Sarah Neeley.
Miss Ruth Shuler has returned to
her school after spending the holidays
in Hephzibah, Ga., and Aiken,
S. C.
Mr.* H. C. Kirkland and family
visited relatives in Ehrhardt last
week. <
Among the school boys and girls
who are at home for the holidays are:
Miss Sarah Neeley, of Columbia college;
Mr. Edward Neeley, of Clemson
college; Mr. Clyde Kearse and sister,
Miss Cleo, and Mr. Fletcher
Kirkland and sister, Miss Elizabeth,
of Carlisle school.
Mr. Jack Kirkland, of Cope, was a
visitor in the community for the holidays.
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Mrs. Julia A. Brabham and Miss
Hattie Sue Brabham, of Bamberg,
and Mr. Hooton Feeder and children,
of Mullins, were pleasant visitors at
the home of Mr. A. L. Kirkland and
family during the holidays.
Mr. Will Kirkland decided that he
would spend his vacation in Allendale
with Dr. N. F. Kirkland. He reports
having a lovely time.
Miss Inez Kirkland was a pleasant
visitor at the home of Mr. H. M.
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I Graham, or Bamoerg, aunng me
holidays. BOAGUS.
Schofield Sketches.
Schofield, Jan. 2.?With the old
year gone by and the new year here
it is very likely that a great many
of us will make some resolutions
whereby we may live a better life
and be of more service to our fellowman
in 1917.
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I am not going to make you a
promise,
Which I should be likely to break;
Nor attempt to reform this frail nature,
Because of appearance sake;
But as through the days as Ii)ress
forward
With the great and small of my
clan,
I shall strive to my utmost endeavor
To do the best that I can.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Peeples spent
the holidays with relatives at Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Beard spent
several days with relatives at Columbia
last week.
Messrs. D. L. Shiplett and Lewis
Chist are spending the holidays with
their families in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
respectively.
Mr. F. B. Drawdy left Sunday for
North Carolina. He will probably
be away for several days.
There were no accidents reported
in or around town during the holidays.
Mr. James L. Owen spent a few
days with his parents at Fegstig last
week.
The Saltkeatchie Lumber Co. is
expected to resume operations the
early part of next week after being
shut down for the holidays and for
necessary repairs. DRAEBLR.
Olar Outings.
Olar, Dec. 30.?Dr. and Mrs. L. A.
Hartzog entertained at dinner Friday.
The following girls and boys are
at home from their respective colleges:
Misses Sallie Neeley, Columbia
college; Maggie Millions, Lander;
, Salome Brabham, Confederate col,
lege; Alma Lain, Carlisle; Girlee
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TOURIST HOTEL DESTROYED. ^
Hampton Terrace, North Augusta
Hostelry, Was Heady for Season.
Augusta, Dec. 31.?The Hampton
Terrace, a half million dollar winter
hotel, on Carolina Heights, in North
Augusta, just across the Savannah
river from Augusta and a mile distant
from the city, was destroyed by
fire at 3 a. m. today.
The hotel was to have opened for;
the winter season Thursday, and had
been completely renovated and outfitted.
One hundred persons of the
hotel help were in the structure when
the fire broke out. There were no
casualties.
The origin of the fire is believed to
hnvft heen in crossed electric wires.
The hotel and furnishings cost approximately
$600,000. The insurance
is $200,000. The directors of
the owning company will meet at 11
a. m. Monday to determine the future
of the property. The hotel was
bought in October by a syndicate
headed by James U. Jackson, of Augusta,
from J. G. White & Co., of
New York, at figures not given the
public. ' Twenty thousand dollars
had been expended on getting the
hotel in readiness for the 1917 season.
There were jio water facilities to
assist the Augusta fire department in
fighting the flames, which began in
the west wing, fourth floor, the fire
continuing through the main building
and to the east wing without serious
attempt to check it.
FATHER KILLS SON.
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Oscar Lanford, of Laurens County,
Shot During Excitement of Father.
Laurens, Jan. 2.?At 4 o'clock this
morning at Lanford Station, twelve
miles north of Laurens, Oscar L.
Lanford was shot and killed while
he and his father, John W. Lanford,
and James L. Fleming, all prominent
citizens of the town, were making
effort to capture a supposed burglar.
It is believed that Oscar Lanford was
shot by his father. After falling to
the ground mortally wounded, Oscar
Lanford fired one-shot* which
struck his father in the back part of
the leg near the thigh and ranged
upward, the bullet making its exit
just below the waist line, inflicting a
slight wound. The elder Lanford
aparently must have been standing
over his son when he received his
wound. It is said that Oscar Lanford,
who lived but an hour, exclaimed
as he fell that his father had shot
him.
The ways of some women are past
understanding, and some have no
ways at all.
Barker, Memminger; Henry O. Morris,
Furman; Earl Rizer, Bailey Military
Institute; Counthen Morris and
Edward Neeley, Clemson college.
Misses Powell of Columbia, are at
the home of the Rev. Mr. Sassard.
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Wright arrived
Sunday to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Starr.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd C. Chitty, of
Groveland, Ga., motored to Olar and
are spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chitty.
Dr. and Mrs. Williams, of Atlanta,
are in Olar.
Cecil Starr, of Columbia, is visit
ing his cousin, Wilbur Starr, this
week.
Mrs. Wescoat entertained the
young folk Friday evening.
Branchville Breezes.
Branchville, Dec. 30.?J. E. Mer
chant, of Catawba, is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Dukes.
J. W. Westbury, of Charleston, is
spending a few days with his brother,
D. E. L. Westbury. Miss
Minnie Jenkins, of Columbia,
is the guest of Misses Louise and
Tnez Rushton.
Miss Lydia Reeves gave a party
for a number of her friends at thev>
home of Mrs. Julius Myers Wednesday
evening.
Wallace Bethea, of Spartanburg,
is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.
P. Bethea, for a few days visit.
Miss Lila Sue Wright, of Rock
Hill, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. B.
Henderson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Byrd, of Savannah,
are guests of Mrs. Carrie Byrd.
W. A. Evans, of Columbia, is the
holiday guest of Misses Alice and
Rebecca Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Dreher, of
Irmo, are spending this week with
their daughter, Mrs. W. J. Stubbs.
Miss Chessie Breedlove, of Rowesville,
is visiting Miss Lula Hunt.
Carlisle Rushton, of Cowpens, is
spending a few days with his mother,
Mrs. Rushton.
COLUMBIA GETS LOAN BANK
AMONG TWELVE CITIES SELECTED
AS BANKING CENTRES.
The Carolinas, Georgia and Florida
the States to Be Served by Bank
in Columbia.
Washington, Dec. 27.?Twelve
cities in which are to be located the
federal farm loan banks were announced
today by the farm loan
boards, and it is expected that within
sixty days the new system will
be in operation, ready to make the
loans for which applications already
are pouring in from, every section of
the country. /
The banks will be set up in Springfield,
Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Colum
bia, S. C.; New Orleans, La.; Houston,
Texas; St. Louis, Mo.; Louisville,
Ky.; St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.;
Wichita, Kas.; Spokane, Wash., and
Berkeley, Cal.
Stock subscription books of the
banks will be opened within the next .
ten days, probably about January 2,
to remain open for thirty days. It is
expected, however, that the government
will have to supply most of the
$9,000,000 capital, under that section
of the law which empowers the
secretary of the treasury to make up
the unsubscribed stock.
lemporarjr
Temporary directors, five to each
bank, will be appointed, probably
within the next three weeks, by the
board. As soon as the banks have
been organized and borrowers have
subscribed to $200,000 of the stock
of each bank, the temporary directors
will surrender their authority to
boards of nine directors eacn, six of
whom will be chosen by the farmer
borrowers and three by the farm
loan board. The permanent directors
will serve three -years and receive
per diem compensation, as in the case
of federal reserve bank directors.
Each borrower must subscribe to
stock in the bank from which he borrows
to the extent of 5 per cent, of
his loan, and the original subscribers,
to the capital stock are required to
surrender their holdings as they may
be needed to meet this situation.
In designating locations for the
banks the board was guided chiefly
by the needs of the rural sections.
This has resulted in placing only two
of the twelve banks in New England
and Middle Atlantic States, the chief
centres of population. Three go to
the South, five to the farming States
of the Middle West and West and
two to the Pacific coast.
The Twelve Districts.
The twelve districts into which the
country is divided were announced by
the farm loan board today as follows:
District No. 1.?Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
New Jersey.
District No. 2.?Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of Columbia.
District No. 3.?North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
District No. 4.?Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee.
District No. 5.?Alabama, Missis- ,
sippi and Louisiana.
District No. 6.?Illinois, Missouri
and Arkansas.
District No. 7.?Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and .North Dakota.
District No. 8.?Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Wyoming.
District No. 9.?Oklahoma, Kansas,
Colorado and New Mexico.
District No. 10.?Texas.
District No. 11.?California, Nevada,
Utah and Arizona.
District No. 12.?Washington, Oregon,
Montana and Idaho.
Not as Advertised.
An English lord was visiting
fiends in Scotland. One evening
while attending a dinner in his honor
he met the little daughter of his host,
who, though too well bred to stare,
eyed him covertly as the occasion
presented itself, finally venturing a
remark:
"And you are really and truly an
English lord?" /
"Yes, he answered pleasantly,
"really and truly."
"I have often thought I would like
to see an English lord," she went on,
"and?and "
"And now you are satisfied," he interrupted,
laughing.
"N-no," the little miss replied
truthfully, "I'm not satisfied,' I'm a
good deal disappointed."?London
Standard.
Read the Herald, $1.50 per year.
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WON T CONSIDER PEACE.
Entente Allies Refuse to Consider
Proposition of Tuetons.
Paris, Dec. 30.?In reply to the ' t
proffer of Germany and her allies for
a peace conference, the entente alliee,
in a collective note, declare that they
"refuse to consider a proposal which
is empty and insincere." The note
was handed to the American ambassador,
William Graves Sharp, today by
Premier Briand, and was made public
simultaneously in London and
rans.
The entente allied governments insist
that no peace is possible so long
as they have not secured reparation
for violated rights and liberties and
the free existence of small States and
have not brought about a settlement
for the future security of the world.
The note declares that the proposal .
of the central powers is not an offer
of peace, but a "war manoeuver." It
is declared to be founded on "calcu- v' J
lated misinterpretation of tho*charjtcter
of the struggle in the past, the ,
present and the future.''^
The note does not specifically outline
the definite war aims of any of >? ;
the entente governments, except Belgium.
Before the war, it is pointed
out, Belgium asked for nothing but
to live in harmony with her neigh- .
bors. Assailed in spite of the trea- . ...
ties guaranteeing her inviolability,
Belgium, the note says, has taken up ^3*
arms to defend her independence and
"her neutrality violated by Ger-;
many."
London Paper States Terms.
London, Dec. 29.?The Spectator
devotes the greater part of tomor- row's
issue to answering President
Wilson's question as to what are the ?'
peace terms of the entente allies.
Briefly summarized the principal demands
as outlined by the Spectator
follow:
"The peace terms are to start from
the status quo before the war, thus
including the evacuation of the whole ;
of Northern France, Belgium and ,
Luxemburg, and of all lands taken
from Serbia, Roumaaiia, Russia and . \
Montenegro.
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"Alsace-Lorraine is tor d? reszorea
to France. The Danish portion of
Schleswig-Holstein is to go to Den- mark
and Posen, Polish Prussia and
Austrian Poland are to be added to ^
the new sub-kingdom of Poland,
which the Czar has pledged to create. / * J5
The Slavs of Bosnia, Herzegovina, ^
Dalmatia, Croatia, etc., are to be ereated
into a new kingdom. .
"Bohemia is to be an independent ;
State.
"The Roumanian section of Tran- ;'sylvania
to be added to Roumania.
"The whole Austrian Tyrol, pins .
Trieste, Istria and the other portions
of Austria which are Italian in blood . VfiS
or feeling, to be added to Italy.
"Turkey to yield Constantinople |9
and the straits to Russia.
"The Armenians to be put under yjj
Russian tutelage.
"The Arabs to be freed, while Syria,
be under external protection , v^J|
guaranteeing tranquillity. */?M
"The German colonies to remain in
the hands of the entente. Moreover,
a money indemnity for the ruin Germany
has done in Belgium, France,
Serbia, Montenegro, etc. ;>||
"As regarding shipping Germany
maVfl rpnaration in kind for all
ships of commerce destroyed, ton for
ton, neutral shipping to be replaced
only after all the demands of the allies
have been satisfied.
"The German navy to be handed
over and distributed among entente'
nations.
"As a guarantee against future
war the allies are to insist upon the
democratization of the German government.
"The Kiel canal to be neutralized
under an international non-German
commission, including the entente
countries, the United States and other
neutrals."
Quit Colleges for Monition Shops.
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To help toward meeting the ever
increasing demand for munitions of
war numerous groups of young students
belonging to more than 200
Italian State universities have signified
their willingness to quit the
lecture halls for the workshops. In
encouragement of this movement the
Italian government has decided to
grant exceptional concessions in the
matter of studies, examinations and
degrees, so that their patriotism may
not prove a handicap to the volun- Ateers
in their future professional, career.?London
Chronicle.
Every time a hobo comes to our
back door for a handout we wonderc
if he is a rich Mexican ranchero
driven out by the bandits.
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