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. t SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZrrtE SECTION rvawford Mt motionlwis for a long . llf . *t lant he pa»ed hi* hand* over eve*, leaning forward and looking h,. r fare. “1’ve aimply got to be £, n Jj with you,” be said; “1 know 'b-Srt^thereU no mistake.” *he said, hf , i ; !in ' ( r her h«-ad and baking him in |v" eve*—“unlees you have made the Bi'- ike-r-unlew,” *he said, quickly— •v..u do not want me.” ‘•Want vou!” he stammered, catching fir.. ,.f a sudden—“want you, you beau- ; i child! 1 love you if eier man" IpvmI on earthj Want you?” His hand fell heavily on hers and closed. 1; -tant their palms lay " sn For , r- ,<> - her heart almost stopped; then i flame few to her face and she .toiculed to withdraw her fingers t\\ .-^*^1 id nw» * p ‘ .. V.rti must Dot do that, she said, hri .tt hlessly. * “I do not love you— 1 :.rtn“*| you!” *J!c said: “You must love me! Can’t i „ understand. You made me love -—you made me! Listen to me!—it !1 a mistake—but it is too late now. I d not dare even -think of you— I have simply got to tell you the* did. not dare think of you—1 15. say it—and 1 can’t understand h I csmld ever have seen you and not ,] you. But when you sjsikt— a I . a I touched you—” i’ltase, please,” she said, faintly, ••} • me go! It is not a mistake; I — . abd that you love me; i will try ,,,ve you. I want to—1 believe 1 r -Wu 1 It c:t You Yes, must!” “ . . .1 will. . Pleas** let no breathless and crimson, sh** fell back in* her corner, staring at him. He dropped his arm on th«f back of the t • • seat. 1 *•. sently he laughed uncertainly, an*i struck hi$ foreheid with his *»|M*n bstyl. Oh, she must hasten now, for there ' was so little time .to live in the world * and every second counted. Healthy* of body, wholesome of soul, innocent and ardent in her new .bnrn*happiness, she could scarcely endure the rush of golden moments lost in an impetuous bath, in t«i>ting up her bright hair, in the quick-knotting of a riblxtn, the clink of a buckle on knee, and shoe. Theft, a* sin* slipped dofcn the stairs into tliV darkened hall, trepidation * seiz**d he'Xfor sh»* heard his st**|>. Tie came swinging along the hallway; she stood st 1,11, treuilding. He came up * quickly ami tisik her hands; shf «tid not move; his arm encircled her waist; he lifted her head; it lay back on his shnuldpr, and Imr eyes met his. . “All day. together," he was say inf; and her s*ml leaped t’o meet his words, but she eouid not s(M ak. He held her at aniW-Ungth, laughing a little trouidfd> “Mygt«*ry ^>f jm^sterie^,” he said, under his bream; "there .is some blessed Heaven-directed mistake in this, is there, sweetheart?” 1 ■ “No,”'sire said. “And;if-there was?” “C:ui ,you ask?” , : - <1 ■ ” “Then eotne to breakfast, heart of my heart! the* monieiH* are flying very swiftly, amf there is only this day left until to-morrow v Listen! 1 hear the steward moving like a'gray rat in the pantry. Can we endure a steward in lldcn?” "Only during breakfast.” she said, laughing. *‘l smell the wln aten .flap- jacks, and, oh, 1 am.famidicd!” These have been other breakfasts-— Barmecide breakfasts compared -with, their fir-t crust broken in love. • . But they ate -idi, indc«*d, they ate everything before them, from flapjacks to the piles of little, crisp trout. And thc\" might have called fur-more, but there came, on tiptoe, the steward, bowing, presenting a : telogibm* on a There was a ranoe on the river-bank below the lawn. He took a paddle and setting pole from the veranda wall, aYid they went down to the riser, side by side. Heedlews of the protests of the scan dalized bolted ’ kingfishers, they em barked on Sagamore Water. The paddle flashed in the sunlight;^ the quick river caught the blade, the spray floated shoreward! V. Late in . the afternoon the canoe, heavily festOom*d with dripping water- lilies, moved Ukc a" shadow over the shining sands. The tall hemlocks walled the fiver wfth palisades unbroken; the calm water stretched away into the forest’s sombre depths, barred hefc and-then' bV dusty xiinlieam*. Over them, in the highest depths-of the unclouded blue,, towered an eagle, suspended frotp muT-zenith. I nder. them the shadi/W^of- their craft swept the yellow gra*YI.. Knce'to knee, vis-a-vis, wrapi»«**l to their souls-in the enchantment of each other, sat the,, oiitcfincod voyager*. Their rods lay idle beside them; life was Serious just then-for |M-Oplc who Mood on the threshold of separation. . “1 simply shall depart tins lib* if you go to-morrow,” she said,' looking at him. The unfeigned misery in his face made her smile adorably, but she would not permit him totou\ji her. • "Si*** to what you have brought me!” she said. ’TTu utterly unahlc^to live without you. And now what are going., to do with me?” Hefeyes weft* very tender. He caught her hand; and kissed it, and laid it agajnst his face. "There is a way." he said. , She looked across the purple fields ,y of iris! Suddenly his meaning flashed out like a sunlieam. “lb* — dA you wish—that-r-now?’' she falterHl.- » He picked uV th^ pad«lle; she caught his band, trembling. V “No, no*"—s!m» wliis|*ered, wilb l*«*tit bead —-1 cannot; don’t take me so so • quickly. Truly we nmst Ih* ma<l t«* think id it." 1|«* held* the paddle poised; after a while her hand slid from the blade ami sin* looked up into his eyV-s. The- . canoe* moved Y*n. "t Mi- we are quite mad,” she said, un- stcadilv *: *T a'i. glad we are.” he said. • • T1 •• mellow tlip! dip! of the pa*hlh* wok** * he drowsing red-w ing«*d bl^ck- binls fr*nii the r**e*ls; the grav sni|«* w he* !e«l out across dhe marsh *iu . flickering ihgbt, • * Tin* aged parson of Foxtille. intent on- his h**bbing e**rk, hxikt'd' lip in .mild surprise t*» s**e. a can****, heavily hung with w.)!*-r-lili«*s. glid«* into Ids ami swing shoreward. Tin •par-on of Foxville was a very ohl man ulnu*st' tiai *>ld to fi.-h f*ir • *tr«*ut. Crawfor*! led him a pace as id*;, lc;*y- ' /' ■ \ NO. 28 RODRIGUES IS APPOINTED * Peurifoy Apiiolnts - Young rleston Man as Offlcial Stenographer. . ing Mi -- C:i.«llc,,s*tiiH'Srliat Ingkrt* •n<**t. kli*-e-.li '*•'!> in tin* purple iris. TIh ii r!f old itarsoii catm- t<Mldliui: i<» li«*r at. .1 t.-*k h* r hand.'ami .ih***;*' • i at Im t w,i •It In- au***l **\*«>, saying. ' 'Y**u arc *|in t«’ my uliilH* 3tn«l vt-ry and \ . ; ry. v< ry young S* 1 think. all. >* i w*iultl Is* lumh safer if you w«rc i utarri* *1." Sun < l.<>dy cncir« l**i| ln*r wai-t; turn. ■! ari*i li>**k***i into th* - eye* *> Chvr l«*v*r. and .*.1111 looking at him. slit* laid 1.. r hands in hi*. “"A wav? “Shall I it’s a mistake,” he said; “and if it ts - tray of silver; ami .Crawford’s heart a ti'-take, IleaV.en help the other man!" -.lie wat*d»ed him with curious *lis- Never could j*he have. b4;li<*ved n«:iV. ti, i? the touch of a man’s hand*coul<l ti .ill her? never Inst she imagine*! that ” • words of a man could s« t her heart |. apiiigJto bi«*«*t his stammered vows. A ii' W; shame set her very limbs quak ing as she strove U» rise. Tlu* *|istr**>s u'i her eyes, the n*\w fear, the pitiful shyness, calhsl to him for niercV. , • For a miracle he urtH«*rst*****! tin* mute, a;t)4al, and ‘he took her hand in his quietly and bade her good-night, f^ay-’ mg lyj would stay and smoke a while. “(iood-night r ” she said; ‘T .atil really tired. 1 would - rather you stayed here. Ik*you mind?” "No," he said. "Then I shall go back alone.” , Tie watched her across the lawn. AVts u sh«* ha«l gone half-way,.she looked 1* buck and saw him standing there in the | Moonlight* *■ And that night, ^ her little silver hano^lass reflected n**r brilliant chc*eks she veiled h«*f face in her bright hair and knelt down by her bedside. , " Hut all she could say was, “1 love him—truly 1 love him!” which ; was one kind of prayer, after all. \ deep, swtQ^hajppincHS aw*>k«* ~h**r I <s* - the earli«*st r*»bih •;hirj«*d. N«*ver I'-nice the fir>t pink light't<»uch**d Eden _ h:.d such a rose dav dawn'd for any ,t!iai«l on earth. ; . She awoke in h»ve; h«*r enyhante*! • vc- unclos***! on a w**rld she had never | known. , • ‘ \ I B Fnashame*!. .she held out her armv J to the waking w«*rl«l and spoke her I i-. ’s name aloud. I hen the young I i 1 , d Imp*-T,in h*an*l lo t eyes were '*f.e sta.'s aiti-r *i fain. stopped, and In* stare*! at the. bit of paper as though it concealed a coiled snake. . ’O'" She, too, suddenly apprehensive, sat rigid, the smile dying out in her and when lie finally took the envejjipe and tore it open, sin* shiver***!. “Crawford,• Sagamore Club: POphiClwis consolidated with Steel Thyik. Ypij take charge of London office. Make arrange- , # inepts to catch st**am«*r le&ving a week from to-morrow. Gar- ride ami f will lie at Sagamore to-night. ‘ ' ' . , James J. Crawford.” He sat staring at the telegram; she, (Vagmdy apprehensive for the safety of this mpv happiness of hers, clasped her hands tightly in.her lap and waited. “Any answer, sir”’’ asked the steward. Crawford took the offered tcleitratn blank ami meehaflically wfote: * . “Instructions r* - cviv**<l. Will expect you and Gareide to night. , * , James Crawford.” . Sb«* sat, twisting Tier fingers on her km*es, watching him in growing appre hension.* Ttye steward tmik the tele gram. * *•’ ' Crawford look***! at her with a ghastly smile. They rose together, instinctively, and walked'to the porch. “Oh yes,” lie said, under his breath, “such happiness was tod perfect,. Magic is .magic—it never lasts.” “What is it?” she asked, faintly.' t lie picked np his cap," which was lying bn a chair. "I.et’« get away, somewhere.” he \said, "!>o you mind coming with me XalMnc’" V -. •* i._ i ► - (i, \ * \ cthc tali I lead? NY on Id you follow?” “What do yoiU mean?” flic askt*«L^> amused. , ... “There is a way,” Is* . repeated. , “That thread o£ a brook leads to it.” He pointeiF «»ff to tin* westward, wh«*re through the forest a stream, scarcely wider than the camje, flowed deep and silent between its~mou r ipls *»( moss. ' He picked up the pmhlle and touche*! the blade .to the water; the canoe ,-wung westwanl. . ‘ . • * “Where are you taking me?” she asked. -' . • But tlie canoe was alr«*ady in the ■•narrow stream, and he was laughing * recklessly, setting-pole poised to swing round tin* short turns! ! “If we turht'sl»back now," sh* 1 sahl, “it would be sunset before w«* reached the club.” .“•WhaJ »lo we care?” h** laughlM. L*Klk.” i Without warning, a yellow glory broke * through the tr****s, and the canoe i*hor out int«> a vast, flat country, drenched with .the rays of the sinking sun. •' - . -n ' Blue woods belt***! the distance; all in front of them was deep, moist meuiiow- Tand, carpeted with thickets of wild iris, through which the stream wound in pools of gold.'- -s. ' < The Imautyof it* held her spee*'hl'^*; the spell was lit ion him, too,,-and lie sat, motionless, the water dripping from liis st»*el-tip|A*d setting-pole in drops of fire.- p. There w as a figure moving in the di-- txtit meadow; the sun glimmer* d mi something that might have hten a long reed quivering. “An old frierld fishing yonder.” he said, quietly. "1 knew he would be there,’.’ He touched licr and pointed to the distant figure. “That is the pe- son «.f FoxviUc.” he said V W e w !! tic* d him before wo go to London sky a can- 1, and the curlew A "• idmg amid the iris, all gray w ith tin- l lbi-ly wing- of ni<itli- that » i- h.'r fat* with the .opv of ti.*-. nltovc |i*T,* l aHing.'. ti amgli Ahe kindling du-k. and the t*' .■ proccs-io'ial rtf | li<> w oo. rs lining : • corridors **f j'h** coining tiigbt Ami .at la-t tin* aged par-on ki—cd / Inc tt’i l -b.s.k hairds with In r hu-l and and -! ainbli d away aero-- tin- in* adovC. Slowh northward through th**'.\lu-k st*d.' t h*- cams* biiiT nmrc. b.-aring tin - , bride of an ..hour, her In a*l' *>11* fi* r hu-fiati ! - kins;- l ln- star- e*,nn- out to wat« h th< in'; a necklace, oi bnbid* s trail* •( in t he* paddl* "s wake, -t ringing •'* awa\. twinkling in tin* starlight. “\ through the |M*rfnm.'d ghuun .they ttli-ied. In r warm head on hi- kih «-, his o' I s - l ived on t he Vaglle Water alu aT. A -t ag crasJli d t hri.llgh tlw»» reeds' a-hon ;■ th*‘ .bine fawn stared with ev.s Ilk*- fif.ie- in the dark.'- * tinward. *mward. through th«* spill bound fore-t: and at last the window - *.f th4' In* isC ^imm*'r<*d, refl*'i*t«al in tin* water * . , “wfiareide and (’rawford await«d th«*in on ll.c *«randa a- tin y came up, ri-mg in el.dhng sileii* - e, ignoring jHic. offered hau ls of gre**ting • - ‘ ■ 1 \*- a word to say to y**u.” snarl**.! tl lion. John ^ lar* i l*-, in his ward s ea• -.-"and alloth«T word for y*mr fool of ansaunt’ 1 ’ Sh*' shrank back again-t In r hu— band, ama/i.d and hurt. " W hat d*i \*iu nu-an?” she stammer*-.!; ">\e w«* are ihurrie-d. \\ ill you n*»t sjw-ak to my my husbami ‘ ’ A silence, too aw tul !*• last, w a- broken by a Imar-c b. .gin • — oii’re all right, Jim" said the elder Grawford., slow I v ‘"i»phir Ste. I 'tout slip thrmigli your fingers when I m under tlu* -sod H « n married long. Jl Jas. E. Peiirifoy appointed drigues offlcial court steno- for the new 14th Judicial id he began his duties Mo&- aing. Mr." Rodrtguei was •veral to make application Mitlon, and at the examina- ntljr held by Judge Peurl- tased every twt with great absolute accuracy in de- Ige IVurlfoy was so well lat he had no hesitancy in his appointment. •drigues is a native of Or- . *nd for several years has ographer In the law office d. River* & Young! Char- le has on a number of oc- ted as special stenographer trt*. and he presented with atlon a mass of testlmon- those for whom and with worked -. * . • drigues is a young man mily consisting of g wife •hild. He will make Wal- s home and will move here' i he finds time from his of- es to make the move.* The Walterbora will be glad to cordial welcome to this ’oung stenographer, and % LEARSE A CANDIDATE FAR OFFKUIS MSOISS FUNS ■' ■ ’ p ‘ * * . * ' SIXTEEN COUNTY ASSOCIA TIONS REPRESENTED AT ' COLUMBIA * I i‘ ■ r HUGHES PRESIDENT Secretary of Orangeburg Unit Wlfc Head J- ederut ion—Weeks Honda ' Him 1 Columbia. Mar. 3.—A moat ane- C !?* f rL conference of th ® South Car olina Federation of Faira was hel*| at the Jefferaon hotel yeatterday af ternoon, beginning prormptly at t o clock. Sixteen fair associations in the State were represented. , J, M. Hughes, secretary of the Or angeburg Fair association and vlce- * resident of the State association, presided. - ' * 1’harles R. Week*; retiring presi dent of the federation, was absent but sent his address, which was read at the meeting yesterday by William H. Timmons of Rock Hill secretary of’ the York county fair! He said in part: "1 do not'beliere. that circuits ar ranged on geographic location -HI be successful for three reasons; Each fair spends a different amount of money for free attractions; dlf-' ferent town* in a geographically ar, ranged circuit are apt to give very AM.*..*. aU pp ort to ^ f|l , r >Bd ^ ““ ■*“■“ amusement com- % lyn o. THE END / ■ 1 of Perry G. Kea t known citizen* of Brox- hip. appear* in thi* Issue ••***». and Standard an- hi*- candidacy for the of- nty Highway CommtaHion- earse is a resident of Ash- s w.**H known in business e was born and reared on id has had several years in building bridge* and in Ho worked for Hampton 1 13 year* ago bui)t Brox- whieh bridge is.standing strongly jis it di«i wh n rse stated to a represent- li* newspaper .Jhat he e a clean race for ftb* of- ’hway commissioner, and elected he' would build roads for the>ounty and he expense* of the county L . • nds feel* that they have nner and (hat Mr. Kea'se immensely popular in the sleep on during the cold weather, and not work too hard, said ^ the Judge.’ * * That portion of Judge McGowan’s charge relating tb schools was made especially impressive. He stated that schools should be brought into reach of every child growing up in order that they might have the ad vantage of an education. He also urged the grand jury tb look into the matter of attention given to the edges of the county by the principal public officials and stated that a great cause for dissatisfaction and ’’unrest In these outlying.sections was due to the fact that the outer edges of the county were usually neglected, and this was responsible for the cre ation of new counties, and 'th*., gen eral dissatisfaction in those sections. Upon thb-conclusion of Judge Mc Gowan’s charge. Solicitor Peurifoy handed in a number of bills of ln^ dictment on which special charges tp.tne grand/ Is/ were made te grand/jury. True Bill! E. X. Smoak and Ross Catterton, murder. . « ' Wilkes Lane, murder. F. W. Benton, murder* • G^o. and Julius Tarter, larceny. E. P. and A.'C., Carter, violation ot dispensa’ry law. Cases Tried. Thomas Metthews was tried and found guilty of violation of the dis- nensary law. A sealed sentence was left as defendant was absent. Joe Chisolm pleaded guilty to vio lation-of the dispensary law and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve a sentence -of three months in Jail or on chain gang, but upon pay ment of $50 the balance of sentence is suspended. . A. U,.Carter pleaded guilty to the second count of the '. indictment charging him with selling liquor, and was sentenced to serve a sen tence of three months on the chain gang. State penitentiary or public i <••1 for three months, or pay a fine of $100. Should he pay $60 the. re mainder of said sentence be sus pended. Robert Crawforl tried on a charge of assault and battery with intent to were disposed or by' a plea of guilty, resulting in a suspended sentence.. Several others will also make a sim ilar plea bv consent, of the Solicitor with the distinct understanding that 1 should any one of those entering the plea ever be found guilty again of a violation of the liquor Irws this sen- k tence will be first servei Murder Trial The court is engaged today jn the h*ial of E. X. Smoak and Ross Cat terton for killing Charley Smoak, the homicide occurring Oct. 1915, at the store of Jame* Yarn In the ^hiloh section fo the,county. E. X. Smoak is a brother of the dead man. and is hold as a principal > in the shwting Great interest is shown in this trial an<j^ the court house today was parked 'with * .witnesses and friends of thip parties. The State completed its testimony at noon to day and this afternoon the defense is being heard. Solicitor Peurifoy i* conducting the prosecution, and Padgett & Moorer the defense. The case wili consume the entire dav. X The follow ing Js tl\e jury sitting iin the case* B. B. Crosby, foreman; I R. 8. Avanf. M.'T,. Tavlor, A. E. Wil liam*. L. B. Smith. J. H Sauls. H. B. Williams. J. M. Strickland. Ji\. J. 8. May. Paul Walters, C. P. Wilton. ( F. W. Stanley. Other Cases Thi* Week. I Thursday the trial of Wilkes Lane ! fdt* killing Willie Padgett will be taken UP. . This' is ai^ither hgmicide case in which: there Is great Interest. n adgett was shot to death by Lan* last aummfr and the rase attracted much attention at the time. Friday • negro murder trial will be taken up., Ezekiel Simmons will he tried for killing another negro in the low country. Court Next W’eek. The Court of Common Pleas will, convene next Monday and will be in session doubtless for the entire week. Mrs. ,D. E. Martin Vrd other mem- bo's of hft family have arrived in town to make their home here. Mr. _ ^ _ Martin has leased the B. Levy home kill, and resisting an officer, pleaded w h®fe they will reside, guilty and" was sentenced to serve 2 yeira on ehain gang or par a fine of ' Herman Bischoff, of * Jacksonboro, •300. ThU negro shot Gi F. Garvin, iwm In Wtft?rbdro Monday. ' * - : » propriation for such purposes. It seems to us to be a very praclicsl law and a good one and w» h q.*> that thla .recommend it! in will *e- ceive careful attenti-ui. We have examined the jail and find the samt to be in a vefy had condition, indeed. We find that the walls should be white washed or calsmined and that the building needs scouring and a great deal of work along this“llne to put it in sanitary condition. We find the bedding very scarce and the venti lation very poor and we urge that this 'building be, given a thorougn renovation even if it has to be done ^ by the inmate*. Our former re,-*- !* ommendation in regard to this state of s\ffairs was overlooked and we specially nfge and recommend that this recommendiktion. be given at once the attention that it de serves. . We find that the road leading from Bells to I^odge. near Mr. Cald well’s place to he in’impassable con dition and as the *ame can b«f re- naired at a small cost we recommend that the same bp attended to at once and w«*make the same recommenda tion as to the road ’leading from Green Pond to Aer*e Hall. . It has been railed to our attention that Mrs. Susan Walker, with her five, small children, is, in de*tjtute circumstances and is entirely de pendent upon thr - krndness of a few neighbors and is a burden to the community and we recommend that the Highway Commissioner and his assistant* take the necesRary steps J ♦o relieve thi* distress by placing them on the poor farm or appro- prUting a' sum sufficient each month tolcqre for them until Jheir condi tion is Improved. •- All of which is respfctfully rub- mjtted. * W. C. SAUNDERS. Forefnan. .... a « a a«a pet « . *W ■ iw.*V Annie Avant! Walterboro. route 5; Mis* Mamfe Davis, Ehrhardt.' An other will be chosen before the. date for opening. Dr. and Mrs. Es’oDrn are plan ning an elaborate opening and will arrange for an inspection of the in firmary by the public prior to l.* formal opening? They desire lo make it of great .service to the com munity and any physician will be-it liberty to use it for his patients, and this privilege will doubtless be util ized by physicians of Walterbor.i and the entire coontv. .i OLD SOLDIERS HOLD MEETING Annual Meeting and Election of Of ficers Had Monday at Court House. - * L. M. RICE TO SPEAK l.odg'* March 6.—The next num ber on the school lyceum course will tv» «|ven at .the school auditorium ^-'day evening of this week, begin- p'ng at 8:30 o’clock. Hon. L. M. Pice wfiT be the speaker. The pub- "c is Invited to be present and hear this gifted speaker. Camp Heyward,-U. C. V.. held its annual meeting in Walterboro .Mon day, After roll call by the Adjt. 1st Lieut.,G. W. Way. prc.iid ng. the election of officers was in '-•■dor and the following were re-clecteiMor the ensuing year: Cimmander. D, B. Hudson: firi-t Lieut., G. W, Way: second Lieut.. A. A. Patterson. Sr.; Adjt. F. O. S. Curtis; Chaplain. Rev. S. W. Acker man, surgeon, W. B. Ackerman. M. ■ D,; color bearer, 8. L. Breland. Delegates to the general reunion, which' meet* in Birm**v.iam. Ala., in May. 1916: G. tl .lav and 8. L. Breland. Delegates State re union that mevts in Mar, 1916, In Bock Bill; S. C.: F. o! S. Curtis. .1 H. Illott. R. G. W. Bryan and Lucien Cannon. A-committee wa* appointed to se- ttet place, time dnd speaker* for a picnic to be Indd this year, com posed of G. W. W«y. R. C, W. Bryan and F. O. S. Curtis. , ; — %:XVOY DAVENPORT HERE f AN BUREN RE THIS WEEK First Address Will H? to Pupils at X**on Friday—4Mher Meeting** o yf *■ ' ’ Planned. Envc-y W. E. Davenport, with headquarter* in Charleston, was Id Walterboro this week in the interest of the Salvation Army. * Walterboro has a treat in stoic for the latter, part of this week in thh visit to Walterborp of Miss Maud vanBuren,, who will be here Friday and Saturday. .Miss van Buren is chairman of the department of Jun ior civic* of the American CDic Association, and comes to Walter boro under the auspices of the local Civic Club. She has a message »o every citizen of Walterboro, and her work in".other places has been, in strumental in arousing the people to a realization'of their duties and re sponsibilities. A special . meeting of the Civic Club was held Tuesday afternoon ‘q arrange a program for this series of meetings, and it was decided- to its** Miss vanBuren several times during her stay. The Civic Club desires to •jrgp upon all persons to attend the*'* meetings and to assist in making them a great success. The following lir tjie program ar ranged. ' ' Friday. 12 o’clock, noon. Miss van Buren will address the pupil* of the school in the school auditorium. Friday evening 8:<10 o’clock, the following program will be carried out at the school auditorium: Vocal Solo—Prof. E. H. Carpen ter. * • Instrumental SoIo^Mrs. flam Biddle. Vocal Solo—Mi»* Kate Rentz. Address—Mis* vanBuren. Saturday mognlng,, 11:00 o’clock, at the nchooF auditorium, address by Miss vanBuren., Saturday aft^’rnobn. 4:3Sl o’clock, "ddress to negro women at the negro Presbyterian church by Mis* vanBu ren. Saturday evening, 8:30 o'clock, address at school auditorium by Mir* vanBuren. ^ Admission will be fr«* at all these meetings as the Civic Club has ar- vranged all expenses. admissl life blood of k- principle we must recognize. Onr' race .came up from savagery through barbarism, chivalry, to civilization. No doubt our race spent more time in barbaric stage than we have In the civilized. The European war shows how easy ft is to drop hark. Science tells us that evefy individual repeals the race history. The bar barian likes excitement, show* gla mor. noise, rings in bis none nnd bracelets on lii»e ankles. - If we get the people to the fair, fhat we majr educate them, nfier they get thorei we must appeal to them through amusements that satisfy tiieir rr»*inl inheritance, of which we all Jin'e our share. Of Course it is theAlutv of the fair officers lo see that the amusement meets these require ment* ami is Clean' and elevating. This certainly is a problem for your" discussion.” A communication was read rela tive to the critical condition of Sec retary D. F. Efird, and the following resolution was unanimously adopt ed* , "Whereas we learn with regret that Secretary D. F. Eflrd of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical society is now undergo ing an operation at a Columbia hos pital and. "Whereas we shall be denied th© leasure and privilege of having the ’leneflt of th« experience and advice of Mr. Eflrd, therefore lie it “Resolved. That the secretaries of he South Carolina Federation of • ii-s assembled do hereby extend >ur heartfelt sympathy and earnest hope that he will speedily, recover.” The following subjects were dth- cussed; ..“Arrangement of Circuits Basis of Slam of Fairs Bather Than Location.” J. M. Hughes, Orang-- trtirg; “How to Secure Attractions With I*east Expense ’ and Secure Maximum Percentages,” Paul V. Moore. Spartanburg; “Pans and 'Ticket Troubles.” J. \V. Hicks^Flor-, cnee; “Judicial' Advertising,” Lu ther Ellison. Lancaster. - TI& secretary’s annual report waa read and approved. The following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: President. J. M. Hughes. Orangeburg; ' vie* president. C. L. Hunley; Chester field; secretary-treasurer, Luther El lison, I^ncaster; executive commit tee. T. ,1. Klqard, Ninety-Six, and W. W. Smoak. Walterboro; > circuit committee. J. M. Hughes. Orange burg: T.'J. Klnard, Ninety-Six; W. W. Smoak. Walterboro: Charles R. Scarborough, Conway. » m: ;■ iff t, fil t :M ! '/ I i j* | ijlj , -I! ' I 1 ■i ■ I ) § l Magistrate Bryan Again at Home. The friends of Magistrate Bryan are glad to see him again at home after a stay of several weeks at a sanitarium in the North. Judge 4lryan has been' much Improved by the treatment he took at this plar© and is fast regaining tii" accustom ed strength. Judge, Jas. E. Peurifoy had bust* nesa in Brunaon Tuesday. Community Club - ” Meet* Thursday. Th«» members of the Bethlehem Community club are requested to at tend the regular meeting of this club at the Hall school house Thurs day evening of this week. A special program has been arranged. Dr. W. K. Flshburne. of PlnopolH, jla at the bedside of his mother, >Irs« jw. J. Fishbume, who ia ill. ___ 1 v I I tV>