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Quillen Gets Fortune Writing for Payei In Fountain Inn, S. C.?a villas of less than 1,000 people, lives man who is a philosopher and y< wants to write adventure stories < the South Seas; a humorist wl would like at times to be a tragei ian; a wanderer who stays at hoir instead of taking to the Long Trai His name is Robert Quillen. Bi His inenas?anu every ma.ii, wuma ?calls him Bob; he is the same Rol ert Quillen whose humorous, whol< some, human articles you read no every Sunday in many of the big p< pers under the heading, "Folks Bac Home." I believe I am the first newspape or magazine correspondent to whoi Quillen has ever given an interview The thing I wanted to know most c all was how he has succeeded in th writing game. "What is the secret of your su< cess?" I"asked him. He smiled?a warm, lovable smil< "I guess I ought to strike a pos * and say something that sounds big, he answered. "But the truth is worked, worked, and then worke some more. Success is measured b a fellow's willingness to sweat." After all, though, the real stor of Vuillen's success as a writer is th story of the world beating a patl way to his door, the world being pei sonified by the editor of the Saturda Evening Post. For twenty years Robert Quille wrote fiction. Wrote hundreds c stories, long and short. And neve to this day has he sold a single on of them. The same Saturday Ever ing Post which later gave his "Smal Town Stuff" to its millions of reac ers rejected several hundred of hi fiction stories. And then in a rounc -abount way the Post discovered tha lor years Quillen had been writln "homely, philostfthical little essays i the form of editorials for the Four tain Inn Tribune, a weekly newsps per owned and edited by him. Th Post discovered too that those sam editorials would be delightful to it readers. Then Robert Quillen natt arnvea It happened this way: Some five or six years ago Georg R. Koester, editor of the Greenville S. C., Piedmont, picked up a cop of the Fountain Inn Tribune an read one of Quillen's editorials. H immediately decided that the Pied mont needed Quillen, so he sent fo ; * him. ~ He told Quillen to write para graphs and editorials. Quillen sai he couldn't write paragraphs. Fi nally it was agreed between ther Khat he was to continue to edit am publish the Tribune and was to writ editorials and paragraphs for th , Piedmont too. Almost immediately the Literal*: Digest began to quote his paragraph and in a few weelw a Richmond pa per wrote to the Piedmont and want ed those paragraphs. So Quillen syn dicated them to the Richmond paper Within six months he had becomi one of the most widely quoted para graphers in the United States. Then one eventful day, the edito of the Piedmont received a lette from George Lorimer, of the Post The letter said in effect that the Sat urday Evening Post wanted Quillei among its contributors. Quillen ad mits that when he was shown th< letter he nearly fainted. "The only thing I had to send then was a batch of editorials for nex week's Tribune, so I named then 4Small Town Stuff' and sent then in, confidently expecting a rejectioi Mn oomo <onrt T had srot frnn OilJ^j VUV VMAMV WW* ? ? ? CP ^ ? the Post any number of times be fpre when I sent them a story. Bu fn tjiis case the rejection slip prove< te be a cbeck. And along with th< Cftme a letter paying the Pos v Slanted 'Small Towa Stuff' ever; week. ^ '.I* "It was the same material I hai been giving the readers of the Foun tain Inn Tribune for the last te: years. I'm still giving it tto them I haven't tried to write it to thei down to Fountain Inn or up to Bos ton." From that time on Quillen's ris was remarkable. In the Short pe riod of 18 months his income jump ed from about $2,500 to $23,000 year?and it is still jumping. Whe the Post made "Small Town Stuff a regular feature, Quillen signed contract with a large Chicago synd cate to handle his paragraphs. A the present time about 300 newsps pers in the United States carry h: paragraphs as a regular daily featur and half as many more carry h: "Home Town Stuff" as a Sunday fe< ture. And he's the same Bob Quille "who set the type and ran the litt] old hand press of the Tribune years ago. In fact, up to a vei few months past he continued 1 run the Tribune, although he di get a printer to help him because < the press of other work. He's not bit stuck up; not one little bit. He - i % still Bob Quillen to Fountain Inn. Newspapers and magazines have made him tempting offers to move " to New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore, but he stays in Fountain Inn because he loves the place, a His house is not the finest, nor his 3t automobile the most expensive in the village. to Bob Quillen was born in a Kansas I- "cow town" some forty years ago, te the son of a small town editor. He .1. grew up with the stain of printer's it ink on his homely face and hands, n When he was about 14 years old, he 3- drifted around the country working 2- on first one newspaper and then anw other, until at last he landed in i- Fountain Inn and got a job as a k printer on the Tribune. Here he found the girl of his it dreams, married her, and drifted on n again, only to come back again to 7. Fountain Inn. >f "We just knocked about from bad e to worse," said Bob with his whimsical smile, "until'at last we came back i- here and planted our vine and fig tree. No kiddie came, so we asked 3. the orphanage for a red-headed, ,e freckled-faced Irish boy. They sent " us a fair-skinned, golden haired girl. I And I guess we're satisfied.1"?Phild lip Warren. Byrnes Speaks for Democracy, y e Speaking at Denmark, Mr. James i- F. Byrnes, representative in congress *- from the second district, is reported y by The Bamberg Herald as "taking occasion to rap tiiose people who naa i n expressed themselves as wanting to >f vote the Republican ticket, if it were ir not for the race question, and told e some of the things the Republican i- party has done and is doing, remind11 ing his hearers that the G. O. P. was L- endeavoring to pass an anti-lynch is lay whereby all those taking part in I- a lynching would be tried in the -t United States court." g ''Would you vote," Mr. Byrnes inn quired, "with a party whose president i- appointed Henry Lincoln Johnson, a i- Georgia negro, as registrar of the e treasury, where more than 100 white e women are employed, and when he & failed to be confirmed, appointed a West Virginia negro to the same ' job?" And Mr. Byrnes concluded: "If there were not a negro in South e Carolina today, I would be an even J. more rabid Democrat than ever, be y cause l nave neen among xne ixed publicans for twelve years, and I tell ? you I know those fellows." I- Mr. Byrnes "called no names" in r this speech and the State woifld not say that he intended it to have any bearing in the South Carolina camd paign for governor, but it is not likei ly tihat Democrats will draw a disa tinction between those who would d like to vote the Republican ticket e and those who have since the elece tion of 1920 expressed themselves as rejoicing at the election of Presif dent Harding. s The time has come for some of - those placed in positions of responsi bility and trust by the Democrats of * the state to speak in defense of the party. Mr. Byrnes is speaking. There e can be no doubt of the effect of what - he said. When he directed attention to Democrats who would like to vote r 1 the T?prmh1iran ticket but for the r race question, he uttered a warning which the Democrats in every part of ~ the statJe will heed. 1 Bravo! Mr. Byrnes.?The State. 2 The Stout Old Lady and the Man. He rushed into the car? The crowded car?and ere The stout old lady who Had dropped her fare Recovered it he took the only seat That had been vacant there. sne graDDea a strap auu stuuu * Before him while * The car lurched on and on 3 Mile after mile, She looked down at him and P He gazed away; ? He sat-, she had to stand? * There's more to say. a The scgpe has changed: A maiden l* fair * - *- - ?v Q Plays lightly on a sweet guitar; '* Her cheeks are red and on her breast A bunch a fragrant roses are. 8 He comes at last; she greets him and Then leads him where Her mama waits, half buried in a Her easy chair. n A stoutj old lady glances up, 99 Wa bows and then a They both remember how and when l~ They met before; Diverging ways, l" A sad good-night; 13 It sometimes pays |e To be polite. . 13 *?D. H. Hepburn, Jr., in the Chil" cago Times-Herald. n Xot Yet Broke. le re County Judge?"How long have y you owned a car?" :o Motorist (charged with speeding) id ?"One week, your honor." - - - ?~ oHll ji juage? um?men yuu on** a afford to pay a fine. Twenty dol's lars."?Boston Transscript. MOTHER OF 20 CHILDREN. Yet Mrs. Frank Yoder Finds Time tc Enjoy Life. Mrs. Frank Yoder, aged forty, the ' - * a A__ - 1- M J n ?2. ^ t motner 01 twenty cnnuren, nueeu ui whom are living, probably is the busiest woman in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, yet she has time to enjoy life, according to her own story. Her husband, who is employed on construction work and only able to spend the week-ends with his family, is forced to throw the burden of caring for seven acres of land, fourteen hogs and the children on his better half. * The oldest son of the Yoder family is twenty-five years old, while the youngest is a girl of four months. The family live on the Plank road and are highly respected by their neighbors. One of the chief duties of Mrs. Yoder is the baking of thirty loaves of bread every other day for her vociferous offspring. In addition she sews all her children's clothes and does the family cobbling. Included in the family are three sets of twins. Yoder, who is forty-five years ol age, is employed in laying the foundation of the new Methodist church in an adjoining town. On his weekend visits to his busy frau and his children he always takes with him from ten to twelve pounds of pork chops for the family's Sunday dinner. Mrs. Yoder is a comely woman, smiling and busy at all times. She declares that big families are as easy to handle as small ones if one uses good judgment. +V> a nhiltlron whn arp nlri enough must do their part, and we j have no trouble while my husband is away at his labor," she says. "We produce much of what we eat right here on the farm, and life with a big family is not such a burden as some people imagine." Hope For Suckers. | Walt Mason in Greenville News. Nine times I bought some oil well j stock, from salesmen with the gift of tongues! They said with Croesus JI would walk?they said it trill they sprained their lungs. Nine times my hopes were running high, and I had dreams of princely state; I thought of gorgeous things I'd buy, when I had rubles by the crate. Nine times my visions knew a slump; the drillers only found hot air, and I was left upon the dump a hopeless picture of despair. Then came a salesman from Long Beach, who wished to sell me sundry shares; he said, "Our prospect! is a peach, we do not deal in fakes or snares. There's oil, my A c;?nal UH1 thara'a nil IHCUU) ucaiu oiguai imt, iuw v u WA? in windrows, heaps and piles; and when our boys begin to drill, the oil will squirt at least five miles." "Nine times," I said, distraught and blue, "I've listened to that line of bunk; nine times to blithe young men like you I've handed out my bottom plunk. I'm done with all your oil well stuff that cost me hard-earned beans; I am no hog, I've had enough, and now I'll play the slot machines." The Long Beach wells are spurting oil, and men with shares draw princely pay; and I, though wearied by such toil, still kick myself five hours a day. Tho TVavpli'n cr Man. Could I poor out the nectar the gods only can, I would fill up my glass to the brim And drink the success of the Traveling Man, And the house represented by him. And I pledge when he turns fr6m this earthly abode And pays the last fare fchart; he can, Mine Host of the Inn at the End of the Road Will welcome t^ie Traveling Man. ?James Whitcomb Riley. run cigarettes 10' They are J Notice of Primary Election August 29. For the purpose of nominating candidates for state officers, a congressman, and county officers, notice is hereby given, pursuant to the rules of the Democratic Party of South Carolina, that a direct Primary Election will be held in Bamberg County, August 29th, 1922, and the following named managers have been * appointed by the County Executive Committee to conduct the election at the several Democratic Clubs, tc s wit: Bamberg?E. L. Price, Sr., R. D. Free, and L. C. Price, Managers. J. " W. Folk, Clerk. Election to be held at the Court House. r Colston?G. W. Kearse, G. W. Beard and Perry Lee McMillan, Managers. C. M. Varn, Clerk. Election to ibe held at the Colston School ^ Building. i Denmark?T. P. McCrae, R. A, . Goolsby, and W. H. Cain, Managers. James Wiggins, Clerk. Election tc 1 be held at the Sandifer Store Building. (Edisto?Hubert Herndon, B. C. r Kinsey, and Jeanny Dempsey, Managrs. Clayton Jolly, Clerk. Election 1 to be held at Farrell's Store Build ing. [ Embree?L. E. Cooner, J. J. Eng. land, and Clarence Irvin Hughes, Managers. James M. Watterson, 1 Clerk. Election to be held at the ' Embree School Building. Ehrhardt?H. W. Chitty, I. D. L Copeland, and J. E. McMillan, Mani aigers. W. R. Copeland, Clerk. Elec1 tion to be held at Copeland Hall. Go van?R. L. Lancaster, Joseph i Gunnells, Jr., and Clifton Eubanks, Managers. Stoney Kennedy, Clerk. Plrtrtf iAn nrill Via V* rvl of f V>q flAtroT) | uictlivu n ill ug uciu at wg uuvau School Building. Kearse?G. E. Kearse, J. S. Breland, and L. M. Ayer, Managers. J. O. Ritter, Clerk. Election to be held at the Kearse Store Building. 1 Lees?J. C. Kemp, H. A. Cave, and F. L. Cox, Managers. J. W. Grimes, Clerk. Election to be held at the store building of J. W. Grimes. Little Swamp?J. Z. Harrison, Jr., R. M. Goodwin, and Q. H. Miley, Managers. J. C. Goodwin, Clerk. Election to he held at the Little Swamp School House. Midway?Q. H. Sandifer, B. D. Donalds, and J. P. O'Quinn, Managers. Gilmore Simms, Clerk. Election to be held at the store building of Q. H. Sandifer. Hightower's Mill?E. H. Hartzog, J. W. Hightower, and W. B. Gillam, Managers. L. W. Abstance, Clerk. Election to be held at Hightower's Mill Building. Hunter's Chapel?N. H. Fender, Arnold Walker, and David M. Smoak, Managers. Horace Rentz, Clerk. Election to be held at Hunter's Chapel School House. Olar?G. M. Neeley, H. F. Starr, and G. 0. Barker, Managers. E. C. Barker, Clerk. Election to be held at store building of H. H. Kearse. iSpringtown?G. Marion McMillan, G. W. Warren, and M. J. Free, Managers. R. L?. Kearse, Clerk. Election to be held at Duncanville School Building. Pursuant to a resolution passed by the County Executive Committee, the voters of the clubs of Bambeng and * Midway Will vote iur magistrate at the Town of Bamberg; the voters of the clubs of Denmark, Lees and Hightower's Mill will vote for Magistrate at Denmark; the voters of the clulbs of Olar, Gevan, Springtown I I ITl H L>111 B Ill BBBM ill For Sch p| ments, el I I Ban If I DON'T BE FL] |tl PRINTED IN r III BONDS ALREJ l|| MONEY. ANI 1*1 PRINTED. OT * BONDS FURNI f 1 * H * H * m ; j I : and Colston will vote for Magistrate i at the Town of Olar; the voters of the . clubs of Embree, Edisto, Hunter's i Chapel and Little Swamp will vote l for Magistrate in Fishpond Town ship, and the voters of the clubs of Ehrhardt and Kearse will vote for , Magistrate at Ehrhardt. The voters of the clubs of Bam. berg, Midway, Embree, Edisto, Hunter's Chapel and Little Swamp will , vote for cotton weigher at Ban berg; . the voters of the clubs of Denmark, i Lees, and Hightower's Mill will vote t for cotton-weigher at Denmark; the voters of the clubs of Olar, Govan, , Springtown, and Colston will vote , for cotton-weigher at Olar, and the ) voters of the clubs of Ehrhardt and . Kearse will vote for cotton weigher at Ehrhardt. Under resolution of the County Ex ecutive Committee, J. S. Tant and W. I XT PAII i'r?o />o n H o f ACi ^ JL JL vjuiiiu^ ^auuiuai^o iUl UUUiltj Commissioner, were declared to be in the Upper District, and G. W. Hunter, J. B. McCormack, and J. W. ? Zeigler, candidates for County Com missioner, were declared to be in ' the Lower District. The voters of the entire County will vote for one person for the Upper District and one for the Lower District. Under the rules of the Democratic Party and the law of South Caro11 -11 -1.-1 1 J? - Avti.Ml1w.nM4. llllit, ail CiUL>3 Liavi llg au cmunmcui '! of fifty (50) voters or more are required to conduct the election acJ^A | Attractive Round Tri | Fares to Pac | Mountain I :! | Southern Ra If "V Tickets on sale daily until S Y limit October 31st Stopovers a or returning within final limit oJ Week-end tickets to Seashor y Fridays and Saturdays, good to point Midnight of Tueesday fol | 3 HIGH-CLASS 1 J UIAV1UJ9, ruiiKinati I A Write for illustrated V ^ W. C. Walker, JF Traveling Pass. Agt., j Charleston, S. C. jH , 4 MAPI AND V il 1^ ool Districts, Town ] tc., furnished at lowest THE ^ iberg He HITT & BRUCE, Publishers Df-FLAMMED BY ALLOWING YOUK rHE NORTH AT ENORMOUS PRICES LDY PRINTED AND SAVE YOUR DIS? > COMMUNICATE WITH US BEFORE JR WORK IS ABSOLUTELY IDENTIC SHED IN ATLANTA, NEW YORK, OE =4 cording to the Australian Ballot Act. Therefore, the election at all cluhs except Midway, Lees, Hightowers' ; Mill and Springtown, under the law, will have to be conducted according to the provisions of the Australian Ballot Act, and each club will require one booth for every one hundred enrolled voters, or a majority fraction thereof. Under the rules, the polls will be opened at eight (8) o'clock, a. m., and close at four (4) o'clock, p. m. The managers are requested to designate one of their number to procure the ballots and ballot-boxes from the Secretary of the County pAmmU+oo WT "H "D attaII CjACu U tl V U v^VUiUiittCv) f i jl/, ivu w Cil) at Bamberg. The County Executive Committee will assemble at the Court House, Bamberg, S. C., at 12 o'clock, noon, on the 31st day of August, 1922, to tabulate the returns and declare the results of the Primary. There will be a second Primary for the nomination of Officers not nominated in the first Primary, to be held | the 12 th day of September, which Primary will be held under the rales and regulations of the first Primary and the Managers named for the first Primary will act as Managers for the second Primary. J. P. CARTER, County Chairman. Bamberg, South Carolina, August 14, 1922. ip Summer Excursion | ic Coast and X Resorts, via X JL ilway System I A eptember 30th, with final return ^ llowed at any points either going V C the ticket. ^ , e and Mountain resorts on sale f return to reach original starting V lowing date of sale. <* 1 [RAINS DAILY 3 f S AND DINING CASS. J Summer Home Folder. ^ R. W. Hunt, ^ District Pass. Agt., t Charleston, S. C. j A^A A^A A^A SI 9 1*1 8B8BBB8^^8^^8^8 mmmm^mmmmm^mmmmmmm ITB ,t.|H improve- is t prices by p| raid 1 BONDS TO BE I? }. SELL YOUR i| MOT OR TOWN KJ HAVING THEM |f I !AL WITH THE If I ; ELSEWHERE. * |* 1* Hr p I 1