PERSONAL MENTION.
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People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.
?Col. J. C. Guilds spent Friday in
Charleston.
?Mr. C. S. Henerey, of Ehrhardt,
was in the city Monday.
?Mrs. Cabell, of Virginia, is visiting
Mi^ Addvs Hays in the city.
?Magistrate J. H. Kinard, of Ehrhardt,
was among the visitors in
town Monday.
?Mrs. E. H. Henderson and Mrs.
C. E. Black spent several days in Columbia
last week.
?Mr. and Mrs. I. X. Dunn, of
Warrenville, have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Dunn.
?Mrs. E. P. Henderson, of Aiken,
has been visiting ner son, n.. n. Henderson,
Esq., in the city.
?Misses Margaret Easterling and
Kate Felder left Friday for Columbia
where they spent a few days.
?Mr. and Mrs. George S. Smith
spent several days in Atlanta last
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\ -tfeek attending the grand opera.
* '* ?Misses Margaret and Louise
Jones spent a few days at their home
in the_city last week from Columbia
college. j
?After spending a few days in
the city with relatives, Mr, and Mrs. I
J. G. Rentz have returned to their
home at Hunter's Chapel.
?Mr. Henry MuVray Ray, who recently
returned from overseas service
with the thirtieth division, spent
a. few days in the city last week with
his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Ray. He
has received his discharge.
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v Methodist Missionary Meeting.
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On Tuesday afternoon of last week
the monthly meeting of the Methodist
Missionary society was held at the
? church. This proved to be one of
the most interesting, and, at the
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same time, uuc <JI iue i-n umuun/
meetings we have ever had. Strictly
speaking, this was almost entirely a
home missionary meeting. The interest
manifested was good. The
president, Mrs. Glenn Cope, was in |
the chair and read the story of the
Good Samaritan', and called on our
/ j visitor, Rev. Mr. Garrison, to offer
prayer. Some good reports were
* made. The treasurer's report, which
does^ not inplude our social service
x work right here in Bamberg, was for
all purposes $387.85. This was sent
to our State conference treasurer.
Delegates were elected to our Springfield
district conference, to be held
on May 9, 10 and 11.
The vice president in charge of
the children's work made a good report.
A report of our State conference,
recently held at Bishopville, was
made.
Mrs. W. P. Jones, the leader for
* the literary part of the programme,
called on Mrs. E. O. Kirsch to tell us
in her own words what she thinks
\ are some of the barriers here in
Tlamhopfr tn cniritnal crnrcth q n H
God's work. Her barrier was indifference.
Then Mrs. Glenn Cope talked of
some sins of omission and commis^
sion. She declared that parents
teach wastefulness when they buy
expensive toys for their children.
Workers and money, she declared,
are needed in Bamberg.
Mrs. W. P. Jones, in the absence
of the one who was to talk on "Gossipping,
Fault-finding and Tale-bearing,"
spoke of the evil of all of this.
Mrs. Hendesson read a paper on
"Some things to do to make our town
a good town."
Then Rev. Mr. Garrison, who had
been invited to bring his work before
us, talked on "The Ministry of
Money and of Lives." He made an
earnest talk which set us to thinking
and hoping and planning and working
more than ever for the good of
' our own mill community.
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Denmark News Notes.
Denmark, April 26.?Mrs. S. G.
Mayfield attended the U. D. C. convention
in Darlington and while there
was entertained in the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Bethea.
Graham's chapter, U. D. C., had
two representatives at the convention,
Mrs. S. G. Mayfield and Mrs.
Frank James, who went to Darling
ton from Washington, where she had
attended the D. A. R. convention.
Mrs. Williams, of Allendale, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. O. J. Friar.
^ Now that the war is over, the ban
is lifted off things of a social nature,
and the Book Club once more asserts
its claim in life. It met Friday afternoon
at the country home of Mrs.
William Mayfield. There was the
usual course of mental food. The
hostess also served refreshments.
"Why do you use such a long cigar
holder?" asked Smith.
"The doctor told me to keep away
from tdbacco," replied Jones.?Cin^
cinati Enquirer.
COTTON PLANTING |"
DELAYED BY RAIN'
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CONDITION FAR FROM NORMAL e
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Columbia, April 27.?Commission- j v
er Harris is ?ery enthusiastic over 'v
the meeting recently held at Mem-1
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phis for the purpose of organizing a j
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great corporation to finance the cot-;
ton situation. This has been Mr. |
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Harris' hobby since 190"> when he
first began making public talks oni^.
this line. He. believes that he will J
see the fruition of his hopes of many!
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years. From Memphis Mr. Harris at-!
tended a meeting of the National I
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Good Roads Association held at Mm-}
eral Wells,"Texas. Of his speech at J
Mineral Wells The Daily Index of .
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thai city has the following account:
"In many ways the speech of the ^
session was made by B. Harris, com-1
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missioner of agriculture of South ! ^
Carolina: Mr. Harris said that
had prepared a manuscript for the |
occasion, but he believed he'd just J^
table and forget it. He said so much j
that was fine one must needs have
heard him to fully have appreciated
the bigness of his subject and the
earnestness and sincerity with which
he handled it?'The Farmer and His
Production.' The watchwords of his I
burning theme were organization and' ,
? q fa rm ore flip mof- !
J iu-upci aiiuii ui LII^ iuiAuv*wi i**v c
chants and the bankers and his i
sharpest criticism was directed t
against the speculator, who grew rich (
upon the labors of the tillers of the ?
soil. The South, he said, was the j
most favored section of the globe g
and it was just beginning to see g
glimpses of the prosperity which was c
its heritage. The South raised 65
per cent, of all the cotton that
clothed the world and in the handling
of that fleecy commodity a large part
of the world grew rich. It rested j
with the^farmed to control that prod- \
uct and to draw from it his full and ^
-ightful share of profit. In burning z
words he bade the farmers study f
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world conditions, organize and co- z
operate. His subject, he said, had a j
beginning, but it had no end. He ^
gave to the convention a message not r
to be forgotten." f
Upon his return to his office Mr. r
Harris spoke very interestingly of the r
crop conditions all along the line \
from here to Mineral Wells. "When f
I left Columbia," he said, "traveling s
via Atlanta and Birmingham, I found
all the way that very little cotton is
being planted and that three-fourths
I of the land had not been plowed on
account of the wet weather. From c
Memphis to Fort Worth, I traveled s
over the cotton belt through Arkan- s
sas into Texas. I found on that route
that about one-half of the ground c
had^been plowed and np cotton plant- i
pd. I nassed throuerh a fine rice belt I
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in Arkansas and found that none of
it had been plowed for the same reason.
From Fort Worth to Mineral I
Wells I found the same conditions, c
At that great convention attended by 1
more than 2,000 persons who were 3
representative and intelligent citizens 1
from all over the States of Texas, r
Oklahoma, Arkansas,. Louisiana, Mis- e
sissippi and Alabama, I inquired very v
particularly among all the farmers I
and business men ccfncerning the cot- e
tfon acreage. They all agreed that cot- c
ton acreage is being very much re- i
duced and they believe that it will
be cut one-third. I was informed that
in many places they would cut out entirely
the planting of cotton. They
have all agreed that the cotton crop li
is at least three week^ late. ?
"On my way back via Texas & Pa- d
cific Railway, which brought me I
through Central and East Texas *by
way of New Orleans. I found that
about one-half of the ground was
prepared and that about one-third of
the cotton for last year was being *
planted. The same conditions in the
northern part of Louisiana. I passed
through the rich cane field sections
of Louisiana and found them preparing
to plant. I talked with a great
many iarmers wun wnom i met.
They all stated that the planting seay
son was very late on account of the '
wet weather. In the rice belt in
Louisiana I foun4 that they were just
preparing to break up the land. In
Alabama and Georgia and on into Columbia
practically the same conditions
exist. At present only about
one-half of the land has been broken
up. It seems that all over the cotton
belt from observation and reliable t
information it will require ideal sea- t
sons to make normal crops. I saw
in only one or two places where the g
cotton was even peeping out of the "
ground. I understand that in Eastern
South Carolina and South Georgia
the crop is better advanced, as c
there has been less rain." a
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COTTON AND COTTON PRICES.
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ion of poverty or prosperity for a
rery large proportion of the people
f the South. It is a great moral and
ducational issue, because it means
he education or the continued illitracy
of a very large proportion of
he poorer classes of the South.
The maiv who opposes the higher
ange of prices for Southern cotton,
;hich would completely change the
conomic and educational life of this
ection. is deliberately forking tor
iiiman slavery, more galling, more
egrading, to the poorer classes,
liiro nnrl hlnrl, nf thp Smith than
ias the slavery of ante belluYn days.
He who wants to place himself on
he s'de of poverty and against eduational
development should favor a
dw price for cotton. All others will
avor a profitably high price.
For many years the Manufacturers
tecord has taken the ground that
he South would be infinitely bettei
ff if it had never raised a bale of
otton. Under that condition its agiculture
would have been diversified
md it would be far richer than it is
oday, and slavery would never have
een tied so tightly around the neck
f the South. Today the South can
iscontinue raising cotton'and turn
o diversified agriculture with far
5ss loss to itself than would be the
3ss to the rest of the world. If the
rorld wants the South V. raise coton,
it must pay a profitable living
rice.
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Unsavory Visitors.
Luring animals by means of phonograph
music has been successfully
ised by certain trappers, but this
nay sometimes have its unpleasant
iide. A summer resident of the Alicligan
woods set his phonograph on
he cottage porch to playing records
)f bird songs. It is well known that
ikunks have a decided fondness for
)irds' eggs, and it was not long until
i furry audience was gathered oat>ide.
Naturally the concerts were
liscontinued.
Seaplanes for Forest-Fire Patrols.
Guarding our forests with sea)lanes
^ems, at first thought, an unikely
procedure, but, according to
he May .Popular Mechanics Maga;ine,
this method may be used in Canica
and northern Michigan. When
i map is consulted it is revealed that
lundreds of lakes dot the territories
he airmen would patrol, thus l'urlishing
ideal landing places for small
lying boats. Many former forest
angers from both sides of the interlational
boundary have become miltary
flies, and, on discharge, should
urnish an excellent nucleus for a
lervice of this sort.
From Experience.
The question was given to the
ilass, "Why does a cow need two
tomachs?" and little George's an;wer
savored of experience:
"So that when she has an ache in
>ne of them she can use the other."
Election at Orangeburg.
Orangeburg, April 15.?Orangernrg
held a municipal election tolay,
which passed off very quietly,
rhere were two candidates for mayor,
dr. W. E. Livingston, who received
n/? 1? .1 c__ t t -U ^
. yo voies, ana Jir. ?j. j. duicu, wiiu
eceived 40. Mr. J. M. Sifly was
sleeted councilman, receiving 234
-otes. He had no opposition. Mr.
S. P. Watson stays in, having been
sleeted some time ago. Two hunIred
and thirty-seven votes were cast
n today's election.
Music In the Cellar.
Husband?"Mary, stop the pianoa.
Great Scott, woman, don't you
tear our half ton of coal rattling
[own the chute?"?Deroit Free
Sress.
What Else Could He say?
J'Man is a tyrant." declared Mrs.
iTubdub, "Isn't he, John?"
"Really, my dear, I hardly?"
"Is he or is he not?"
"He is."?Tit-Bits.
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Seizing the Opportunity.
"Never put off till tomorrow what
ou can do today,' " quoted Willie's
nother.
"That's rifTit mn " pptppH "Willip
heerfully; "so I guess I'll finish up
he other part of that cherry pie
ight away."
Why Edward Flunked.
"What was the principal result of
he flood?" asked the Sunday school
eacher.
Edward pondered the question
:ravely. "I guess," he said slowly,
the principal result was mud."
Have you ever tried Carter's "Penraft,"
the best ink made? For sale
t Herald Book Store. -
Bumptious Family.
An old farmer who, fly hard work
and parsimonious habits, had got to|
gether a little fortune, decided that
the time had at length arrived when
j he was justified in ordering a family
carriage. He went to a carriage
builder's and described in detail the
kind of vehicle he wished to buy,
"Now, 1 suppose you want rubber
tires?" said the carriage-builder.
"No sir." replied the old farmer in
i tones of resentment. "My folks ain't
that kind. When they're driving
they want to know it."?Edinburgh
Weekly Scotsman.
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Sly proposed our presc
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Truck Serves .Many Purjioses.
A new pumping apparatus, mounted
on a motor truck should prove a
valuable p.'ece of equipment for any
city. The pump is controlled by the
driver at his seat, and can be used
for cleaning sewers, catch basins, or
gullies, for tree spraying, or general
long distance pumping. And with
the simple removal of the cover plates
the body becomes available for liaul.
"ng and mechanical dumping, hand1
coal, ashes, and garbage.
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We are proud of the <oii(id<ui< e 1
doctors, druggists and tlie public ba\e
in *: :(> Chill and Fever Tonic.?Ad\.
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is a distinct anchor to ?1
icconnt, add to it. It
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he war is now over a
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'hurches, Schools anc
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Share the Joy of Life.
The only real happiness in this life
springs from doing for others, and
nothing gives us greater pleasure
than bringing our loved ones a box
of candy of which we are very fond."
?Columbus (O.) State Journal.
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(S6G quickly relieves Constipation,
Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and
Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.?
Adv.
The prettiest line of box papers
ever shown in the city now on hand
at The Herald Book Store. 4 0c to
SI.2") the box. All the leading colors.
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