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MW POUT ' CHARACTERS i (Louisville Courier-Journal.) i Lurgan Sahib ?: dead. Wherefore ; 'it can be told w ao Lurgan really wa- . "While Kipling's characters are living it is hardly . al'c to point thorn out. They are too deep in that mystery of intrigue rrrsr; purpose which is India. With their passing, men talk. Hari Bai.ai o'c.i several vea.s ago and before him the keeper of the wonderj house, who \va: Kif.'ir.g's -'at'icr, and: now th?* man who taught Kir-. . o ;v.uch of India has gone to join them. Kim still lives, and Moggli, for Kipling himself was l oth of those. Strick land is alive, and M ah hub Ml. A least, an official in the militar> intelligence and a caravan leader of more than local fame are the originals upon wVwu-^ fho cforv t'?'W of India is bo-1 lieved to have modelled these two. Kurgan daaib was not a Hindu. He! was A. M. Jacob, an. Armenian 01 Pole. Probably the former, since his deep insight into the ways of the east argued an oriental strain in himself. He wms as wclLthe Mr. Isaacs of Ma-J rion Crawford's story and in the ro-' r^ant.t er^'eer o<" the man truth was j stranger than fiction. He it was tnrougi* whose little shop in Umbala passed the secrets of the Muhamme-j dan border states. There .Ja".ob sold pearls avd prec-1 ious stones, shawls, dates from Arabia and Persia and thousand other things, and behind the scenes hr? held the strings >' the Kussian and r'rencn i spy systems. Always these nations! were at Indias back door and the little sVhv> of the iewol merchant was the clearing house for the secrets which t 'Imimhi from th^ Moslem statesi hem in lidia at the top of the. map. Mahbuh All, caravan leader and vendor of secrets, came there first to whisper them. Often the l^nglivh used the same caravans, but Jacob learned many things they never found out. Sometimes the written word was brought, for men can swallow paper, i but oftenest the secret was graven j only on the memory of its carrier, which is why so many human bones lie bleaching on the sands of these deserts. News of Jacob's death reminds Dhan Gopal Mukerji the orient and the Occident meet. At least, he is a graduate of Leland Stanford university and has spent considerable time) in New York and about the United States, writing and lecturing. But Dhan Gopal is first of all a Hindu, even before he is a poet and philoso-J i _ i i i pner, oi' pernaps iifniusc m it. in:nm he came to America lie had been on the faculty of the University of Calcutta and of Tokio university. In addition, he is a relatives of Harl Mooker.iee, who was Hari Babu in Kim. "These vendors of secrets were not active for money, he says, "but for one of three reasons?love of adventure, of women or of religion. The greatest curse of the east is that it is always looking: for a miracle and one not to be explained. 'God has put 0*1 i His mask (the sun) and we must! tear it down,' at once convinces the1 east. "This man Jacob was one of the most fascinating characters in all Asia. He had a handsome face, a magnetic manner and was a fine figure of a man, and he knew precious stones as few men do. He grew up as a slave boy in Constantinople bi t the unu ual quality of his mind attracted the attention of his master, who saw to his education in the mystic philosophies of the orient. Few have mastered them a- he. He made his way to India after he grew in m;mhcod and was freed with a menta equipment which made it easy for hi,v" to dominate the minds of most with whom he came in contact. "Jacob was supposed to be very wealthy when Kipling made his acquaintance at Sirnia, but it is doul t* * * " 1 *1- * tu' ii no rvr was uiai. i r.cre unlimited money behind Jacob and through his hands passed millions? among* them the annual payment ty Afghanistan?but men situated as he was do not spend money cn themselves. He lived in a wonderful palace and entertained lavishly, but his personal desires were few and his own life a simple one. He drank no alcohol; did not even smoke; in fact, and was a strict vegetarian. This gave him his standing with the Hindus, for the Hidnu is averse to the society of one who eats meat?so much so that there was a time when the Hindu would take a bath after meeting a western man, as the only way of ridding himself of the pollution of the contact. Some do that even now. THIS IS THE MONTH? To go fishing. To seed timothy. To get up the fly screens. To tighten up the silo bands. To plant a little sorghum for youi Fweet tooth's sake. To breed sows for September pigs and the mare for an April colt. To put away the incubator. Cleai with scalding water and use a disin fectant freely. To plant the main crop of pota toes. Don't neglect the formalde hvde treatment for scab. To take off the hoys' and horses shoes. Going barefoot in the sprinf helps both. To sell all the old roosters. Don' bo partial to any. Better get nev blood next year anyway. To sow mangels or stock beets i there is no silo. But it is better t provide for both silo and silage now To fight lice. This is the hatch ing mouth for louse eggs as well a hen eggs. Whitewash, keroseiu powder?all will help. To spray apples and pears agai for scab, leaf spot; also for lic< moths and curculio. Iiime-sulphui viih arsenate of lead is good.?Fan Life. OF KIPLING ;1 "In spite of the vast sums which passed through his hands, Jacob died ix poor man, even struggling againsi j real poverty, in uji old pottery shop iti Bombay. His private fortune. I hat private fortune which perhaps '\e never had. was sunosed to have been dissipated in the court trial which succeeded Ins quarrel with the' Nizam of Hyderbad over the sale o the imperial diamond. Jacob *vas ac- 1 - uitted, but his day was over. The matter of the diamond may have had i j no real bearing on that. Possibly :j sold secrets. That occurs, in In -1 dia. :i "Mari Mookerjee.* Vho was the or- | iginal of Mari Balm in Kim, said;' Dhan Ciopal Mulker.ii, "worked with 1 Kipling on the Allahabad Pioneer, an;! much that Kipling learned of the 1 east ;>s he came into manhood was the result of discussions with Hari. There is no question of his being the* prototype of the character. His 1 fatness and oxlike walk and so on arc- J described to the life in the book. A 1 babu is the product of English edu-j cation in India. Macauley insisted that the Hindu should be made into an Englishman in everything but | complexion and the result was a car- : icature of an Englishman as well as j of a Hindu. I "Hari used to say- to me in the! I%> 1 ? ! years soon at ler imhj u;r inn h.-hvm. . <T\in'ing wrote Kim as a sarcastic answer to me and to many eastern ideas and I would like to reply to it with a book called "Jim" which would give my side of the case. Some of his sarcasm would be easily punctured." "Hari Babu proved that once a. Kin (!u always a Hindu by later becoming a religious saint from an agnostic and spent the latter part of his life singing tho praises of God. In his religious experience he was beyond the touch of those things which, had annoyed him earlier and did iiom care who called him what. "Had he ever written 'Jim its interest would have been very great, for while one who reads Kipling gradually discerns a subtle and powerful penetration into the inner of Hindu life and the Hindu conception of God, man and nature?the underneath all animals, man and the stars runs the golden thread of the spirit?yet there are certain phases' of Hindu life to which Kipling has never had and never * can have ac" ' - - i- _ i? .1 _ cess, i* or instance, ne nus inrvt-r uepicted a Hindu woman of noble birth. There is no way for him to come in contact with one. "Disregard of social laws, which are founded on religious beliefs, ha> resulted in the barring of the outsider from more intimate Hindu life. The tolerance of the Hindu for the westerner has really been fostered by the Christian. It is only a hundred years ago Hindu temples land sacred places were opened to him and the westerner, already prejudiced against the heathen, did not |hesitate to profane the idols and sanctuaries by carrying to them things which are prohibited. Even jtoday westerners can bo sen passing through the temples with their shoes on. "John Lockwood Kipling, Rudvard [Kipling's father, knew the real Hindu better than his son. He was the son of a missionary who came to In- i jdia to scoff and to convert. The ; passionary's son became a mystic. "Ruc'yard Kipling is not at all tKat. but ho ha:; always loved the I old school Hindu. Puran Rhagat in .the Jumrle Rcok. who at 40 gave up J all earthly honors and went into I the wild places to study and learn j of God, is his best character. There lis no other story of Hindu life ; which can rival this. Tn olden times )aU Hindus lived tho life of Puran (ancl today tho majoritv do not do\ late from such practices. Tho first j 20 years of tho Hindu life are dovoted to education: the second 20 to liro as a householder: the third two .decades are spent in pilgrimage; and the remainder of life in meditation I on God. Search after Cod is the esI sence of the romance in Hindu life. 'Puran Bhgat' is the veritable human document of the life of a single man, and of a whole race for 4,000 years. "Kim (Kipling himself) is the Irish hoy in India. Irishmen have? done the work in India. Wellington, Roberts, Kitchenor, D'Israeli was, of course, an oriental. The Celt Is never out of his wits in India. East ern mysticism is really an open book to the Irishman. AFTER RATINGS. A representative of R. G. Dunn & Co. was in Conway last week calling on our business men for statements as to their ratings. A good rating in the books of R. G. Dunn & Co. is a guarantee of credit to those thus rated. o JUBILEE SINGER AT BETHEL CHURCH. t Ande.-;on G. Gill, colored, famous Oak Citv Jubilee Singer, Dialect and Dramatic Reader, of Raleigh, N. C. assisted by local talent, will exhibit ai liethel A. M. E. Church Monda\ night, May 16. The program wil' vary from opera to the most comica ' Camp Meeting Song.? (By Request.) ' ? WILL BE RATED. y I J M i > i i < v i v"iiiimo,-.i\;n <iii ^ounces that applications will 1m rated as received for the position o ' Special Agent Special Intelligence ? Unit Bureau of Internal Revenue un ' til August 1, 1021; also examination: will he held June S-0 f<?> the positioi ' of Scientific Assistant in Marketing ? Persons interested in these or othei examinations will apply to the Unite< n States Civil Service Commission i, Washington, I). C., >r Secretary Loca \; Civil Service Board at the local post n [office, for detailed information an< (application blanks. 9 THE HORRY HERALD. OOt NUMBER OF f FARMS IN STATE Hbout 64 Per Cent of Total Not Operated by Owners. Census Figures Show. Washington.?Acting Director William M. Steuart, of tho Census Bu- ' reau, who has been nominated by tho ! President to bo director, issued a pro-1 liminary statement of tbo number or farms in South Carolina, North. Caro lina and Georgia. Figures as t:> the :irea of the farms are not available. The figures show that in 1920, there, were 192,693 farms in South Carolina, i)f which 124,231, or about 64 per cont ! were operated by tenants. This compares with 17(5,434 farms in 1910, of which 111,221, or about 63 per cent, were operated by tenants; with 155,-! 355 farms in 1900, of which 01 per j cont were operated by tenants; with 115,008 farms in 1890, of which 55 po;' cont were operated by tenants, and with 93,864 farms in 1880, of which or about 40 per cont were operated by tenants. In North Carolina in 1920 there were 289,763 farms, of which 117,4.~><>. or about 40 pre cent were operated by tenants. This compares with 253,72.!> farms in 1910, of which 40 per com wore operated by tenants, and with 157,609 farms in 1880, of which ."> "> per cent were in the hands of tenants. In Georgia there wore 310,832, farms in 1920, of which 206,375, or about 67 per cent, wore operated b\ tenants. This compares with 291,027 farms in 1010, of which GO per cent were in the hands of tenants, and with J 158,626 farms in 1880, of which 45 per cent were operated by tenants. 1 tlie entire United States flier" were 6,449,242 farms in 1920, of j which 2,455,879, or ott per cent, weiv in the hands of tenants, as compared with 1,008,907 farms in 1880, of which 26 per cent were in the hands of tenant*. In the entire South Atantic division, compose ! of the States of Maryland, Deleware, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Geor gia, Florida and the District of Colum l)ia, there were in 1920 a total of 1,158,976 farms, of which 542,009, or about 47 per ccnt, were operated In tenants, as compared with a total of 644,429 farms in 1880, of which 36 per cent were operated by tenants. It will be seen that there has been a steady increase in the number of farms with striking gains in the ratio of tenant operation. The South Atantic division of states has gained 1 1? e 4.1, 4-U^ in numoer 01 Lurin&s lusici man country as a whole, l>ut the gain in tho proportion of tenancy has not quite kept pace with the gain jn that respect in the country as a whole, though the absolute percentage in the South Atlantic is larger. South Carolina has gained faster than the South Atlantic division in number of farms and has a larger ration of tenancy, but shows no greater rate of increase in tho tenancy proportion. EXCAVATIONS OF BETH-SHAN Expected to Reveal Relics of1 Nine Different Civilizations. Relics ofv seven or more cities which successively stood on the same .-it'j and of nine different civilizations are expected to be uncovered j by the excavation of the Bibilicai j city of Beth-shan, in Palestine, which j is to be undertaken in June. The ' * 1 it 1 A. woi'K win oe crone uiuier me uirecuou j of Clarcnce S. Fisher, curator of the ' Egyptian section of the museum of) the University of Pennsylvania. Of-| ficial permission to undertake this | work has heen received from the gov 1 eminent of Palestine. Beth-shan is now known as Beisan. It is situated in the valley of Jezreel, just west of the Jordan and not far south of the Sea of Galilee. More great battles are believed to have taken place within sight of this city than, perhaps, on any other spot known to history. The investigators hope to find there the keys to the whole history of that section of the world written either on marble slabs containing the laws, decrees, treaties and other information or on bronze tablets or written in clay with cuneiform characters. Beth-shan was a . >'{lutcgr-j poml of value to any of the great military leaders of ancient times who aspired > to try his hand at world domination. ; It v as on the route of all the builders of ancient empires. Beginning 5,000 years ago, it suffered the laws of the armies of Sargon, Abraham, Hammurabi, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Thothmes, Saul, David, Alexander, Pompey and . Napoleon. Joshua led his troops | against Beth-shan but could not take it because its defenders used iron ' chariots?forerunners of the tanks of * the world war. I! The crusaders made Beth-shan a 1 point of attack in their vain effort.' to con(|uer Damascas. When the j Assyrians came down like a wolf or j the fold, Beth-shan was one of the 1 places they took and it has been dorr - inatod in turn by the Greeks, Komam and Arabs. H The investigators expect to find 2 there the strata of perhaps more - than seven cities each built upon the > ruins of the other as successive wav1 es of invasion swept over and do tro> ed it. It is within sight of the Mount 1 of Transfiguration, tho scone of }>:> I ties between David and Saul end tlv . Witch of Endor, who roca'V'd the I shade of the prophet Samuel to en lighten Saul, had her home near thf 1 ancient city whose secrets now arc , sought. 1 V/Jji, , fWAY, 8. 0 , MAY 12, 1021 F. $65 m tt w Ttj/ n a Vui h i u 0 The Fordson Tractor is ery out of farm work and so Fordson reduces the cost of be with horses, and saves a tl does lor the factory, the F creasing production at lower Apply this power farming idea in Move and more larmi-is a re making dependent of unfavorable conditions Fordson Tractor linked up with a ligl seizing the right moment*and being job without waiting and in quick tin arc avoided and profits increased. The Fordson operates with kerosen on belt work, running at full power M., the fuel consumption does not e Ions per hour. It will run the grist m H. AUTHORIZED FORD Fashions of Thirty Not Be Thoug-ht By HARRISON FISHF. Women are always seeking that which may he said to be an element o the idea that the woman who is bea womanly, less fine morally, than tin plainness. Some folks may think fashions o considered beautiful now if th<*y wer The old-fashioned garments of worn could be, for they were not intended There were beautiful women long ty was noticeable in any gathering am would have been ten times as beauti fashions of today. It is not difficult for a girl of ta though nature has not been over-gene years ago?well, look at the old famil But, heavens! Don't think 1 k ions, the why or wherefore of them! anything about women, either! THE HUT CLASS. Interest in the Hut Class is still mounting higher and higher. Two '. jew members were added to the roll on last Sunday, which brings the total membership up to one hundred and twenty. The Social Committee when called on for a report of activities announced that they were planning a barbecue to be held at an early date, probably next week. This report was received with much enthusiasm, and the class is looking forward to the occasion with much pleasure. 1 Mother's Day was observed and a committee of young ladies were present to pin the appropriate flower on each member in the class. wtw fnrtiinnln to linvp on i! this occasion a lecturo by Mr. J. O. ;; Norton of the Conway Bar. This was ijMr. Norton's first appearance before i the Hut Class, notwithstanding he > had formerly given a series of lecturi es before the Baraca Class of the ; Methodist Sunday school prior to the formation of the Hut Class. The lecI ture was quite an innovation to the , class for the reason that the lectures , to which the class hertofore had been' ,jtreated were based on a literary dis. (cussion of the lesson or Bible study, j while Mr. Norton's lecture was solely j ' from the point of view of the Philoso? phy Of Religion. ? Mr. Norton discussed the condi. tions under which a study of the! , Christian religion should be made, j . The religious impulse common to all I j mankind should be considered and ordsoi .5 F. O. B. DETROI taking care of every power jc living the labor problem. ] preparing the land to almosl [iircl lo a half of the farmer s ordson 1 ractor is accomplish costs and making farm life c your threshing or, wood saw, cott themselves in- will take care of by using the it thresher. By The Fordson pi able to do the day, handling two io, crop losses soil. It requires ; Ions of kerosene t< e. When used It is the ideal y at 1,000 R. P. its fall and wint xceed 2% gal- road work, haulin; ill, feed grind- water and moving L. BUG DEALER Years Ago Would r? j r? i \t neauuiui 1N0W i R, American Painter y I which is expressive of **-oo(l taste, j f henutv in dress. You mustn't get ulifully dressed is in any way less i woman who dresses with painful 1 f thirty years ago or more would bo 1 e generally worn, but that's not so. en never were beautiful and never to be more than a covering. \ ago, to be sure, women whose bcau1 might be as noticeable today. They ful long ago of they had worn the ?te to appear very pretty today even tour to her. But a plain girl thirty y photograph album. now anything al>out feminine fashI just draw them. I don't know then the content of the several developments of religion to the highest level of Christian civilization analyzed. Judgments of true and false doctrines are not for the student, but for the Theologian and tend to distract a student's attention from the facts sought. The unity of religion as a human impulse was stressed. The class enjoyed this instructive lecture thoroughly and hope to hear Mr. Norton again soon. o? CuC I . ., I, # s/ i'. In Mi*' eric) we tihd that the test of true humor Is the reaction It makes to the depression, sorrow and sadness of life and Its power to give bright* uess and courage In the midst of disaster. The Joke Is worth while that makes life more possible and sorrow u little less Impossible?that brings a smile amid tears, as sunshine In the heart of clouds Is seen cutting Its way through the darkness. Yet, despite (England's training In trouble, what Is there liner than the delicate humor of Oliver Wendell Holmes??Exchange. p Dog Loyalt/. That loynlfy. burning bright nn(3 true to the Inst spark of lift*, tbnt tinfiiillnK welcome on which n man enn count more surely than on nny human love?Indeed, there Is no secret ir a man's love for n dog, however wo may wonder nt the dog's love for tbe mnn. ?R. P. Utter In tbe Century Magazine. ?.1 ? - 1 ' 1 I T I o For son * it is taking the drudgPower farming with the t one-half what it would time. What machinery ing on the farm?it is mUtractive. on gin and farm saw mill, and every kind of belt work. ows f> and 8 acres in a 10-hour plows with ease in the average in average of only 1 V& to 2 galu the acre. ear-round tractor. It will pay for 3r keep in many ways, such as g grain to the elevator, pumping ; granaries. >K CONWAY, S. C. A WORRY. t isn't the sounds or rattle, or pounds, Of the engines you may have run; *Jor the strenuous trip, that weakOnC \?A11V ^1 ' ft Nor the "miles you've made," my son; ^or the scorching heat, or rain or sleet, Nor the winter's biting cold; >ut worse than shocks, or even hard knocks, Is tho worry that makes' you old. i'ou c:m take a brace, and cheerfully face Your trials, at day or night; Vou can drive along, with a mcery song Whenever your heart is right; If the? heart is light, tho re is pure delight In the hardest tasks you do: But worry you'll find, makes the ' hardest grind Out of simple tasks, for you. It isn't the worry that's caused by the hurry, And hardships of the things you've done; Nor the open swith, or the yawning ditch, That you know may be waiting soon; Nor the burden of years, but the haunting fears, Nor the trouble that fate may hold; But those we borrow, cause most of the sorrow And worry that makes us old. ?Jason Kelly, in Locomotive Kngineers' Journal o Accident Statistics. An American physician who has collected a mass of statistics regarding serious accidents on railways, in mlne9 nnd factories, has put It on record that the dangerous period of the month Is from the twentieth to the twenty sixth. He declares that nearly half the had accidents of Hie whole month oe? cur during those seven days. o : Novel Suggestion. Restaurant sl??n In Rutler, Mo.j "Don't divorce your wife because she can't cook. Rat here, and keep her a? a pet."?Boston Transcript. ? o Prison Fare. The milk having run out, little r Roper had to be contented with bread and water. "Gee!" he exclaimed as he seated himself before this meaner repast, "my stummick will think I'm in jail."?Boston Tran script. o ? There will bo no preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday on account of the absence of the pastor, Ucv. M. W. Gordon, who is attending the Southern Baptist Convention at Chttanooga, Tenn.