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AMERICANS MARRY FRENCH. Subject is Interestingly Discussed by An Army Nurse. An American navy uurse who ad? mits she's slightly jealous, furnishes perhaps the first really thoroughgoing and expert opinion on the Franco-American marriage situation in France. After a year and a half in France this American girl finds French femininity "delightful," with a knowledge of captivating masculine hearts that would put most American girls completely out of the running. She suggests the advisability of presenting President Wilson with y a petition to send all American troops home at once, "in the name of Americai debutantes." Her letter written to a relative in New York appears in I* V ' the New York Evening Sun: You seem rather incredulous about so many of our American boys having married Frenchwomen. Why, I wonder? I don't see any reason why they should not. The Frenchwoman Is a delightful creature. Even we American and English nurses can see that, much as we should like at times to see otherwise, for we're still human and still feminine, and it goes . rather hard with us to see some of the finest of our soldier lads marrying pretty little Alines, Maries and Ninettes. We think we could And better mates for them, and some of us think that a few could be found without even going outside of France. But still they are being captivated?we call it "captured" when we talk among ourselves?by the Frenchwomen. Louise told me last night that she had it on positive authority that in the neighborhood of 100,000 American soldiers and sailors had married Frenchwomen over here! No wonder we are jealous?only don't tell anybody that we are, for maybe . I'm the only one of us who is ready to admit it even to herself. Still as I've just said, I don't blame the boys. These girls are really almost irresistible, and they unk derstand the art of flirtation better when they are born than the average American woman understands it alter her fourth divorce. They know how to dress, too, to bring out the * very littlest as well as the greatest of their charms. And they know how to talk to our soldiers with their eyes and hands and shoulders better I * than we Americans can talk to them ^ in their own United States. They speak a ^universal language?the language of appeal?and they never fail to make themselves understood. Besides this more or less superficial charm, the Frenchwoman is tru ly a woman. Ttiey mane wonaerrun wives and mothers. I've been her* long enough to see that. They make even better wives and mothers than ' they do sweethearts. They're wonderful housekeepers, although, ex^ I cept among the upper classes, they do run to too much furniture in their Mk\ parlors and too much garlic in their I kitchen, to suit my plain tastes. But how they do understand food conservation and economy. Mr. Hoover S;. could learn quite a few lessons from them if he cared to study them. j And on top of all this femininity they are fighters. They are the bravest women as a class, I believe I have ever known, and the most consistently patriotic. Their patriotism is so deep, so much a part of them, that they never think of saying anything about it. If you separate a Frenchwoman from her love of France and her desire to serve France, you would have to tear her limb from limb and pick, her to pieces, it goes all through ^ her. and enters subconsciously into everything she has done since she . has been a Frenchwoman. You know something of \<"hat they've done since the summer of 1914 from your reading of the papers and magazines, but that full history can never be written. So, why shouldn't our boys love them, and marry them? Anyway, whether they should or should not, they're doing it. Can't you do some V?{v?cr rtnrc-iioHa pr nrom m OTl t (.XiXU^ tv/ J^/^IOUHUV o v f \>* majuvm v to have them all brought home? We're thinking about presenting a petition to Mr. Wilson while in France, begging him in the name of American debutantes, to send ocr boys home. Merely a Matter of Choice. "Bobby," said the teacher sternly, "do you know that you have broken the Eighth Commandment by stealing James's apple?" "Well," explained Bobby, "I thought I might just as well break the Eighth and have the apple as to break the tenth and only covet it." His Satanic's Domain. Mrs. Mann?"The Brown boy wrote home that some of the enemy's ora civf Tf f Aftf oon T f V? i r? 1.' Uu-suui: CJ i ^ 01 - cj i vvi ? iwiu ^ lie must be exaggerating, don't you?' Mr. Mann?"Not at all. The Huns v'ere simply trying to get more congen ;?.l surroundings.*'?Buffalo Express. FOR THE BENEFIT OF ILLITERATES Bill Introduced In Senate and House In Their Behalf?The Church Organization Will Also Give Practical Aid. WILL PROMOTE EDUCATION ! The Significant Movement of the Times Is That of the Centenary of the Methodist Episcopal Church South?Will SpenS Millions Among the Uneducated. The fact that several thousand soldiers were unable to understand the orders given them from their superiors and that many, many thousands could not sign their own names to their questionnaires brought to light a condition so serious that two Southern Representatives at Washington are now introducing bills to promote the education of illiterates throughout the length and breadth of America. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, has introduced a bill in the Senate "to promote the education of illiterates, of persons unable to understand and use the English language, and other resident persons of foreign birth," and the same measure has been introduced in the House by Hon. William B. Bankhead, of Alabama. The introduction of this important bill means a great deal to the South, which, because of its negroes and mountain whites, has long borne a em- nut r\f nrnnor I cpuianuu 1U1 xiUkgiuv; vuw V* tion to that of the rest of the country. Just what steps will be immediately taken as the result of the passage of the education of illiterates bill at Washington cannot be stated at this time, but, certainly, practical measures will be put into operation for the establishment of schools in both rural I districts and cities. Other organizations besides that of the government are at work on the same problem?the establishment of schools in the heart of tenement dis- I tricts and rural communities being a \ matter of first importance with all of them. One of the most significant movements of the times in this con nection is that of the Centenary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, because that denomination will expend within the next five years over 13,000,000 among the uneducated classes in the Southern and Western States. The church is to raise a fund j of $35,000,000 in an eight-day drive in j April, the financial campaign being a j part of the Centenary Celebration of, the denomination. The money is being raised with a view to putting the work of the church on a business basis, the church considering its duty j to the illiterates here in America to be ; among the matters of first importance j which It should undertake. A survey | has been made and the result of the I campaign will be the apportionment of j $3,000,000 among the various illiterate population as follows: Mountain population, $750,000; Immigrant, $900,000; negroes, $500,000; Indians, $150 000; cotton mill population, $160,000; Christian literature for all of them, $100,000. With the definite step undertaken i at Washington, with one denomination j already completing its plans for fur-; thering the work among them, and with other churches and organizations eetting ready to join hands in their j behalf, it is more than possible that I the illiterates of the South are in a fair way to soon become educated citizens of the United States. METHODIST LEADERS RETURN FROM FRANCE Three prominent leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, | have just landed in America, after j spending two months in Europe, where they went for the purpose of investi-! gating actual conditions and deciding j upon a program for the expenditure of $5,000,000, which sum will be allotted to European upbuilding by the Centenary Commission of the denomination. The three returning church leaders are Bishop James Atkins, Chairman of the Centenary Commission; Bishop1 Walter Lambuth, who has been in Europe for nearly a year in the interest n* his church; and Dr. W. W. Pinson, General Secretary of the Mission Board. Dr. Pinson and Bishop Atkins returned to the headquarters of the denomination at Nashville the latter part of the week, and Bishop Lambuth went directly to his home at Oakdale, California. Whilo the plans for the European work have not been announced as yet, the returning members of the commission say that they have mapped out a very satisfactory program and that five million dollars of the Centenary fund vr^.l be expended in upbuilding schools ard churches in the devastated lands of Belgium, Italy and Franct. f UitE BREDPOULTRY What Gemson's Poultry Divsion is Doing. Clemson College. ? Improvements are being constantly made in the poultry plant operated by the Division of Poultry Husbandry of Clemson College. The main object in establishing this plant was to enable the students taking the poultry course at the College to study and handle typical specimens in the popular breeds of poultry, and *lso to supply breeding stock V*irrVi rtiioliftf +r\ tlao fVm I j KJL 4UUI t; IW CilVy luiliiviw WJU ?,UV State and to others who wish to im! prove the breed of chickens kept at home. The following breeds are represented: Barred Plymouth Rocks, in which both the cockerel-bred and pullet-bred lines of breeding are being carried on separately; Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, White Wyandattes, Single Comb Buff Orpingtons, Dark Cornish (Indian Game), Black Langshans and Single Comb White Leghorns. Every specimen in these breeding pens has been personally selected, and many State Champions, blue ribbon winners, and fowls of exceptional merit can be found therein. For example, the cock heading the first pen of Rhode Island Reds is a jbrother of the State Champion Male; the cock at the head of the Barred Plymouth Rock pen for producing exhibition cockerels came from Judge Cosh in New Jersey at a large outlay; the dark Cornish pen contains females that j were never beaten in the shows of South Carolina. For- four years Clemson College bred the Tom Barron strain of heavy laying Single Comb White Leghoims. j The stock and eggs of this strain have ! been distributed over the State and i the females are certainly heavy egg j producers. However, there is one ob-i jection to this strain of White Leghorns and that is their unfitness for pxhibition mirnoses. Since every other breed of poultry kept at the College is of the highest quality, the Tom Barron White Leghorns with their big combs, high tails and sometimes j brassy plumage looked entirely out of place. This year a breeding pen of the best exhibition strain of Single eomb White Leghorns has just been obtained from the leading breeder of Illinois. The male won second at the recent Chicago Show in a class of over three hundred Leghorns, while the females are of the same high quality. As many chicks as possible will be reared from this pen so that the flock of White Leghorns will be built up to its former number. I While it is not the intention of the I Division of Poultry Husbandry to grow stock for sale or to sell eggs for hatching, it frequently happens that fine breeding and exhibition birds can be obtained and also a few sittings of eggs from some of these high class breeding pens. Tnat the farmers and breeders of the State are availing themselves of this opportunity to obtain the best breeding stock and eggs is shown by the fact that the demand far exeeeds the supply. Further information can be obtained from the Division of Poultry Husbandry, Extension Service, Clemson College, S. C. PRESERVE EGGS. Water Glass Keeps Them at Two Cents Per Dozen. Clemson College.?The preservation of eggs in a solution of water glass is increasing in popularity every year. It is unquestionably a successful method of keeping fresh eggs from spring until the winter months. The process is very simple and no loss can be sustained if the eggs are placed in the! solution the day they are laid and the ; solution is pure and suitable for the! purpose. Unless a good grade of water glass for preserving eggs can be obtained i from the local druggist, it is preferable to order the liquid direct from the manufacturers. One gallon of the "E" brand used will make sufficient preserving solution to cover from fifty to eighty dozen eggs. A gallon can shipped by prepaid Parcel Post costs a little more than $1.00. The expense of the solution is, therefore, less than 2c per dozen eggs. i.'Ka r\i? r?nils fltnnA w uuueu Acgo, iu WO VA w ,r, i crocks, galvanized iron cans, or any j other convenient vessels will serve the purpose. It is important to keep the vessel covered tightly to prevent the preserving solution drying down and exposing the eggs. At least two inches of solution should be above the top layer of eggs. The vessels containing the eggs should be kept under the house or in a cool place in sum: mer, and in the pantry in cold weather. It has been found, however, that ! even if the solution froze solid the ! eggs were not injured in any way. The J name of the manufacturer of water! glass and further information can be ! obtained from the Extension Service of Clemson College. Do not wait when insects are found doing damage to crops of any kind. Start control measures at once. If j control measures are not known, see | j your County Demonstration Agent or ; write to the Division of Entomology, j Clemson College. The best results are | secured by prevention. - j The deeper you cultivate your brain t^e better the soil of your farm will, produce Fall field-selected seed com will out-1 yield spring cr?b-se>cted seed corn. i I GENEVA SEAT OP LEAGUE. ^Brussels, The Hague, Rome and Constantinople Considered. Paris, March 28.? (By the Assoted Press.)?It is understood that the committee having in charge the ^election of the official seat of the league of nations has reached a definite decision in favor of Geneva. Brussels, The Hague, Rome and j Constantinople also were considered j by the committee. The Hague, although it has the! advantage of possessing a building for peace conferences that would immediately be available, is objected j to by several countries, especially i some of the Latin world, which op-! pose settling the future league of j ^ 3 A ~ ~ ? "U ~ nations m nuuaiiu. Auumex gi oujj opposes Brussels. Rome, although j the cradle of international law, must j be discarded, the conference having almost unanimously decided that no great power shall have the seat of, the league. Constantinople is oppos-; ed because it is not convenient of access. tsa < p a New supply box files just received j at Herald Book Store. I TO THE AUTOMOBILE PUBLIC. 1 I Just a word on specialization and ! what it means: When you have tire trouble? See the tire man. When you have mechanical trou-1 ble? See the mechanician. When you have battery trouble? ! See FAULKNER ELECTRIC SER-! VICE CO. (Associate Willard Service Station) j A SPECIALTY: Recharging Repairing! Rebuilding. New batteries to fit all makes of cars. Rental batteries to fit all makes of cars. Service on all makes I of batteries.?Adv. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.) State of South Carolina, County of Bamberg. Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. K. C. Riley, Plaintiff, again&i Bella Bartley, William Bartley, Molly Sease, Bella Brown, James Bart- r ley, Mike Bartley, Lewis Bartley, Nancy Bartley, Annie Lou Curry, Isaiah Bartley, an infant under the age of fourteen years, Verdina Daniels, an infant under the age of fourteen years, Mary Alice Williams, an infant under the age of fourteen years, and Mrs. M. S. Copeland, defendants. Copy Summons for Relief. To the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to servo a copy of your answer to said complaint on the subscriber at his office, Bamberg, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the comrlaint. W. E. FREE, Plaintiff's Attorney. Dated Bamberg, S. C., March 14, 1919. To the absent Defendant, James Bartley, take notice, that the original summons and complaint in the above action is now on file in the of fice of Clerk of Court for Bamberg county. You will govern yourself accordingly. W. E. FREE, Plaintiff's Attorney. Attest: A. L. KIRKLAND, C. C. C. P. & G. S. for Bamberg county. 4-10. 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Mail dv-Ser ifataM^illlll 4 We don't want you to buy from ycur "home store" as a matter of duty, but because it's money in your i pocket. I lm H When you buy from us you see I what you want; you get It tne day B you want It; you have no freight to I pay; and we are here 365 days out I * of the year to make good on what fit * . 'V | we say and sell. H. C. Folk Co. 1 BAMBERG, S. C. .i BUY W. S. S. BUY W. S. 8. and Help and Help WIN THE WAR WIN THE WAR n. . ih I Just I Arrived I H ^ We have just received three car- ' loads of mules and hirses from the I Western markets. These animals I were personally selected by our Mr. W. P. Jones, and they are in the I jj pink of condition. They are now to , be seen at our stables. Don't fail to B J see them before you buy. j Jones Bros. I 1 | RAILROAD AVENUE BAMBERG, S. C. j I f '