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PICKENS :PU ThePearl of the PIEDMONT. T"E IEpNSS Entered April 23. 9U3 at Pckenx, N- C. a Meeond etan I a.atr under act of Congrens of March 3. 8 79 - PICKENS, S. C.. FEBRUUARY 8, 1912. -NUMB.li 37 41st YEAR. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ LN MAKERS OF PALMETTO STATE THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE WEEK JUST CLOSED. MANY BILLS CONSIDERED What is Being Done in Both Houses of the Legislature is Told in Con densed Form For Those Interested in Such Matters. Columbia.-By concurrent resolu tion the South Carolina General As sembly directed Senator McCown and Representative McGowan and Steven son to extend Governor Woodrow Wil son, of New Jersey, a formal invita tion to address the General Assembly at some time convenient to him be tween this date and February 14. Senator Carlisle, chairman of the legislative committee appointed to in vestigate the old dispensary commis sion, the attorney general, the gov ernor and others in conection with the old state dispensary, said that the committee will hold a meeting in a few days when the plans for the work of investigation will be decided upon. The governor has approved the act creating Jasper county, which passed through the house and senate. The election oh the new county was held last summer. The new county was formed out of parts of Hampton and Beaufort counties. At a meeting of the joint assembly Maj. J. J. Lucas of Society Hill and Maj. E. M. Blythe of Greenville wcre elected members of the. Citadels board of visitors to succeed them selves. They were the only nominees. . The ways and means committee re ported and recommended the passage of a bill looking to submitting to the voters of a million-dollar bond issue to be expended in the developme of State Park, where the new .. a] for the insane is locate The general asse will give R. H. Jennings, sta . easurer, an op portunity to to the reflections cast upo in the annual message of G ease. The house agreed to ,w the state treasurer to ad ss a communication to the general assembly giving his side. It is prob able that the communication will be sent in a day or two. The Senate. The annual report of Dispensary Auditor Mose H. Mobley shows that there were 36 liquor dispensaries and 6 beer dispensaries operated i-n the state last year, on which the gross sales amounted to $2,474,298.33, and the total operating expenses were $117,969.69. The report was laid on the desks of the members of the sen ate. The bill to empower nurses of the state hospital to stand examinations after years service was passed, 29 for and 9 against. The bill providing for a system of medical examination for school chil dren and students of colleges, also teachers and inmates of such institu tions, passed the senate and was sent to the house for the amendments to be voted on. This bill originated in the house. The Crosson bill to create a state -highway commission passed the sen ate by a vote of 20 to 12. The bill has attracted state-wide attention and was generally discussed in the senate. The bill introduced in the senate by J. B. Green, senator from Marl boro, to create and operate a state warehouse system for storing cotton, passed the senate and was ordered sent to the house. This measure was first read on January 15, referred to the committee on agriculture and was reported back favorably. The committee on the penitentiary of the senate made a report of its findings from a preliminary investiga tion made. The committees did not make a close scrutiny of the conditions pre vailing at the penitentiary on account of the amount of time it would take Mcet and Consider Offers of -Sites. The committee having in charge the selection of a site for the Luth eran female college, to be located in South Carolina, met in Columbia when the offers by several cities of the state were considered. Several substantia! -~ offers in the way of land and cash endowments were made. It was de cided by the committee to adjourn until March 5, when the site will be s~lec-ted. In the treantime the com mitteemen will inspect the various sites offered. The meeting was held in the Lutheran Publication building Has Arranged To Cultivate Farm. lFro!'. L. N. Harper of Clemson Col leg -vho will hzv~e '::iarge of the ag rital experita ni st 'tion a: them awe y from regular legislative duties. They recommended that a committee be appointed to make an investigation into the conditions and to report to the sente at its next session. The following third reading bills were passed and sent to the hous~e: Mr. Rainsferd-To abolish the dis pensary constabulary force in Edge field county and to pros-!de for the es. tablishment and maintenance of a rural police system A bill by Mr. Gasque o fthe house to amend section 91, volume 2, code of loing. aco: 0 of judgl t chia' senate with'.-1 dais from accetin- f franks of any knd frcm a publie :n, viecorporation. Mr. Lide-To create a board i claims, and to prescribe the man: of payment of claims against the st and any county. This bill was am - ed by the senate. New Senate Bi!ls. Mr. Epps-To authorize the schol trustees of Cedar Swamp heli trict No. 28, to charge and colcet matriculation fee of pu.ils :e i ing school in that district. Mr. Stewart-To amend se ction of an act entitled "An act toincor porate the city of Rock 11111," app - ed 24th December, A. 1. 102' by pre viding for the election of a maycr. fixing his duties and compensation city council. Mr. Epps-To amend the h:I w'ithl reference to compens:tiCn and sala ries of county olficers. The House of -Represerntatives. The house unanimously sustaned the governor's veto -on the cami:; sion form of government act "S !P. plied to Charloston. It w:i.; a enron.: fig-ht The judiciary cor.unai port was unanimously sustnied. after the veto was sustained. Mr. MT. gill. Mr. Rembert anfd Dr. wy wanted a consideration of the repe on the ground that they vwnted record vote on the adoption o. l:i committee report reccmmen din tiw sustaining of the veto. on oon of the passage of the commission forr., of government bill with the rcoistra tion feature. There is said to be half of the "n tire bond issue of the s!tt hel1 in Charleston. The house has jn!t ras3* ed and sent to the senate a eneral bill providing for the refunding cf he present 4 1-2 per cent. brown cusal bonds on a 4 per ecent. basis. Thie Browning bill passed the house wili; out objetion and now goes to the senate. The house passed to third rcs A: a bill introduced by Jjr v-yr:ic prohibits the sale of toy i . n : air guns to chihfren undcr 12 yeers C age, and ,f.ther regulates the hant ling otdirearms. 'Fi ouse passer! the Cnrl- ie nile saig bill to a third reading by a vot of 7Z to 10. The measuire was - e ed by the senate last year an:1 wa.; continued by the house ant the In. session until February. 1, 19 12. Unless the veto of the zover-rer i. :Aterposed, a secticn of the Datri Fork nection of Lefxington county v:"1 he annexed to Richland. The sen ate bill to this effect passed its third reading in the house and was ordervd -nrolled. The Lexington delego fught the passage of the bill to the la-:t ditch. The house did some routine worl after the anti-racing bill was dirpm of. Mr. Beamguard's bill rel::tig to drainage ws passed to third r:s' The bill by D. L. Smith to ailow al bona fide sailors and soldiers in 1 War Betvween the Sections to pardi 'tate in the pension fund w; s e tinuad by a vote of 94 to :1. The tacr' spoke at Ikny~th on t'is bili. The house passed the fjlle- v. cal and uncontested mneasures enth r-alendar: Mr. Turnball-To amend an a or~t the protection of gaaexhi criteley, Eamberg, C ! 1:n, DI heater, Clarendon and WVilliamburg cunties. A bill introduced b'y Mr. 7.'i~r providing for holding an ce;ien o the question of votirg S$7 for building a new court hoast in Yor count. Mr. Hamilton-To repeal section of an act to fix the salary ci ti' :v ner of Union count y. Mr. Moore--Relating to lubaato of quarterly statements by sup~rv of Abbeville county. Dicastrous Fire At St. George. What bade fair to be the mno:st de structive fire that 'lim town cf S George has ever vi~hnesd coeurre d when a blaze star:e!i in the rer he livery stable of N. G. Lenarel just to the rear of the ',ethodist hurch, on Raysor street. From the stables the fire soon consumned th large tv.'o-story building adjoin'n which was recently purchased by M Lennard. The brisk westerly. v:in'. enabled the angry flames to eI: across the street to a large two-story\ dwelling of A. J. Patrick. Boys' Corn Club Met At Dillon. About 50 cornI club bhys of the county and almost as mny fatrmrs met in the auditorium of the 1,Dicte radead ochool for the imroe ci per ?e; tin't plans and *nolin~ new mem b h:-s for -!1~12. Sapcaint ndrL ' .T {jna'rd of the l 'i1 :n ''rndd scha also airraugcd for uis (hu in 1ariu tre, as well as ether hjitb srhoo classes, to be present. 0. P. .)irr;in. of the United Stat.:s (1. prmernt of agriculture, who vwas present. wa': ased to exliain the eiub work of that ~eparatmnent. The Extreme. "Old Moneybags vwas the quinte senc of meanness." "How so?" "IIe lived for years after he mari his pretty young w~ife, and to rap eliax, died just as she had suppid erslf with a complete impt''d adrobo of ho newe'st Parish "How do0 yo exlin tihc pecuia actions of that. 9une-e" "But shte'smri "Two men"c ue By Way Citr-st. Patron in Return (who hias:.'t ed 15 minutes for his soujd--Wai t. have you ever been to the zoc? Waiter-No, air. Patron--Well, you ought toa. Youd enjoy v:atching the tortoiec whiz past.-Lippincott's. The Difficulty. "Mrs. Bragg thinks that son of hers is the salt-of the earth." "I don't; he's too fresh.w - Farmers' Educifna and Co-Operative Union of America Matters fEsbecial Moment to ... the Progressive Ag'riculturist The producer is not robbing the consumer. The non-productive loan is a money wasting loan. Now is the time to plan the work for ncl:t season. Rejentance is all right, but no need of it is still bet-ter. Td you ever notice that tlie"muck ra~er" usually gets mixed in the ruu ck? -Study and master at least oue farm problem during the leisure time this winter. To lift up is better than to look up. Euth arc necessary to a forward-mov ing life. Quarreling neighbors are far worse thaii scoiding wivzs-and they are bad enough. Cc-operation in the marketing of fruit and tiuck products is of great value to producers. Every man who works for a living enould make it a point to lay up a lit t!o money for a rainy day. When a man can't stay on his feet in the country he is tolerably sure to get on his uppers l1 the citY. Texas cattle breeders made a good record for their state at the big Inter national Live Stock show held at Chi cago. "Examine all things; hold fast that which is gcod," is an ancient saying that should apply to our daily course In life. \Vith cotton prices sliding down many farmers in north Texas have planted a larger acreoge to oats and wheat than heretofore. Don't be too hard on the boys be cause they cut up at schoo!. itemem ber vnat a nice, obliging child you were when you attended the district school? Yorn are entItled to all you can get for~the products of your farm. You can't get near enough the -consumer, under existing conditions, to"hold him np with an army rille. BARRETT GIVES GOOD ADVICE President "of Farmers' Union Urges Farmers to App!y Yard-Stick of Sincerity This. Year. To the Officers and Members of thd Farmers' Union: The- impending presidential cam paigns and elections finds an unusual amount of unrest and uncertainty and dissatisfaction prevalent in the coun try. There will be the customary ap peals to prejudice and one's liking for that man or dislike for another. It is an excellent opportunity for the members of the Farmers' Union to view all men and measures, all par ties and platforms, not by what they say but by sheer test of sincerity and of past performances. Be careful of the man or the party that has, before, Dromised .you every thing to get into oflice, and after he achieved election, occupied himself rmainly with keeping his personal po ltical fences in order. Be careful or the man who does you little petty personal courtesies, such as distribut ing a few garden seeds or government bulletins, but who votes against the mneasures in which you are vitally in tere'sted. Be car-eful of the man or the party that makes you promises you know are impossible of performance, that are political gold bricks, pure and sim ple, coined to get votes, straw issues to be forgotten as soon as the party r the man rides into office. Vote less by the ear and the eye and more by the brain! Do your own thinking. Refuse to have your con victions ready-made for you. Size up political situations exactly as you would a business deal; with the same judgmjent, and with the same refusal to be iniuenced by --hot air" or the lever stor-ies of a man who would like to get thle best of you in a horse trade It is high time tile larmers of this country ceased being governed by sen timent in pol~ities, and be gulied by senseC insteadl. The cam:paign's about to open offer an excellent chia c-c for a ibeginning. for the reason that the situatio:: i : :ore confused t han inl many you.4, and there will be oppor tuniti-.: !nr .:c1n ::n:: pirties to prac tIce ?;rr bin n :e ordi'n:ny amoflunt 01 cap: :: ::. . .: ::: unedccmable CH..L-.S S. BARRIETT. I'nioni Cit y. G:: Dry Shelter for Sheep. If you are going in for a few sheep tis s(:Oon, don't overlook the matter of shelter. Shccp must be kept dry a~ to flcree and. feet. clherwise your e-ntu re will resuR I *:es irously. Pro vide dry quarter-s for vwet vw.'a:her and you'll have no0 diihculty in carrying them ovecr. Te2hi;j 0 __I - rk Everiy co :cGud be taug:t a fast wai~inr git.Thi can be done by :l::1 be sh:,i ne-rbe urged t0oo lng :at a "ime before cdlaaueing is -.oiig Gradie e: Crr' at Dif fr- Creameras D:7-ms v::e- farmers'& co-opera Ev ......eQ-:~ thre i of- n -he tr to '- ::is froem oeh 7.2.r'. P~edida e i re~;: of cream flupic k:: eepsm people going from on er. ,r to anoter. There is rva a-.-n the*1 buitter makers Anone ' k (- a!. a aatr on and hae him go ever to his competitor, ...,-te w W.Patrsn n?. rIna in EiUJT MEN MUST ORGANIZE C-Operaiaon Weans Larger Profits and Eetter Eusiness Methcds, Says Prof. Dickens. Co-operation in, the marketing of 'ruit is of great value to the producers. Fruit growers are beginning to realize hat the one-man association is not ef 'ective enough. Co-operation not onlY nereases the ' average price to the ,rower, but also reduces the price to he c-onsumer. because the product can be put on the market cheaper. The benefits to be derived from a ruit growers' association are,: Being ible to ship in profitable quantities; listribation of the crop, establishing . brand, and bringing about better business methods among fruit grow ers. Since the perfection of the CalI ornia Fruit Growers' Exchange the output has increased from a few hun lred to 50.000 cars. "The cbject of a fruit growers' association," says Albert Dickens. profcssor of horticulture at the Kan sas Agricultural College. "is to get the product from the producer to the buyer economically. Good farmers are not always good business men. For example. take a number of men with Ofty crates of strawberries. Probably there will be a glut on the home market, .vhh-e in some other place there is a great demand. The indiv:dual grower has a very small chance of loaating this market. and as a result he probably sells his straw berries at a loss. "The fruit growers' exchange meets and elects its own oflicers. It has a manager whose business it is to locate the markets. He receives telegraphic reports daily from all over the coun try concerning the prices and demand for certain products. The grower hauls his truck to the central packing house, where it is sorted and packed. and credit is given him for his load. If the market is over supplied in Den ver and there is a demand in Kansas City, the manager sends the product to Kansas City instead of to the glutted market at Denver, where It probahy would have to be sold for a low price. "The man-ager does not send all his cars to the same place. as there would be dange-r of 'bursting' the market. He distributes them over the mtrket areas. "One of the successful organizations of this kind in Kansa's is tile Wathena association in Doniphan county. In one year it shipped 1,000 cars of ap ncs, 700 cars of strawberries. 35 cars of grapes, and 300 cars of blackberries and r-spberrics. "Barrels and crates can be obtained much cheaper by buying them 'knock d-down' and employing a cooper to et them up. An association could keep a cooper busy nearly all the year. These barrels can be set up and stored until the season opens. If you pack the fruit yourself and send it to the hiping place, your nrimber is placed n the barrel, and if the truck proves to be in poor condition your number is referred to and you must be re sponsible. This helps to make a high standard and to establish a brand for FARMERS SHOE QWN HORSES Elaa!ksmith Co-operative Company Formt'ed In Wisconsin Town to Defcat High Prices. One of the oddest mnovements in the labor world took plhce at East Tocy. Wis., recently when seventy live for-mers of that locality formed a Ce.o~-oprati ye Blacks~mith company. Trhe action was caused by three lo cal blacksmiths who joined the horse shrs union and increased the price of work about 25 per cent. The farmer-s called a meeting and a:c-ussed the situation among them relves3. and finally determined to do their own horseshoeing and black :mi irng on the (-Operative plan. 'They formed a company and sub scribed stock to the amotmt of $3.000 nd eleted a full set of oflic-ars. The company will ct a shop and quip it with modern machinery 3.mbers of the association will take all of their work to the association shop. Prevent Leaching of Soils. T;s a shame to watch the water a~rrying the plant food out of the are fields into creeks and larger ar<-:ns. The faiig water is leach h~~e plantis nut of the soil on which .( crop is growing. Such winter rps as rye, 0ats, -etch. crimisca :over and others furnish witer gra: - M. ipreven't leaching out of plant foodl aii furnish veg;etab'le matter- forth :oi!. Thecre is no excuse for failina; !o lntviie einver erci.s on ev'.: -er (P e vate ! nth :uh - Plant More Foodstuffs. This your-s dlroaght and the ilw rice of ectin on;.:ht to t-ahu ii 1ia the- l i.tin ( ofh carcel (::dg cor and hay'. <re orn:h - iia in ' y er of :-rge fee crop : itas :.d~s s:'.e sy - or. otf' ar~ \'; lan too few .re of fo mi n hrb c he pric . .- Dim tirel :u ..))r-ac ac-re:1 01 ogenandther'.e force the Urb-e ' er:n up th'e unrn. .\ Afow rd rd (i 01 r~ rubbish mal.e syknid rie: ?-ar't Affrdi to Drink. '---C', a nk I carnot do it on n '-- ' s-~' -.i- others. It costs FlHOM ALL OVER TiE STAT A Column of Short Paragrap:.: Th Has Been Collected With Much Care by the Editor. Greenville. - At Anderssn Jiad! Prince issued an order appointir Fred W. Symmes of Greenville r ceiver for the Gilreath Manuf.,,turir Company, which concern was esti lished about two years ago for ti mafufacture of muslin underwea neckwear, etc. Columbia.-The veterans of Ric' land county, meeting in the Richlar county court house, named the cou: ty pension board. The members < the board are: David Ral.on, Jacc Krinim and Ainsley Monteith. TI board will elect a pension commi sioner. U. R. Brooks acted as chai man of the meeting. Sumter.-The work in this count .under the Rock HiH plan for the r, duction of cotton acreage is procce ing rapidly and will probably be con pleted by the end of another .week nothing happens to prevent. 'A nun ber of canvassers have already pral tically completed their townships an sent in their reports to Mr. Nei O'Donnell, the county chair man. Spartanburg.-While at work i Grace's oil mill, located near Dunca Boyce Shledon, colored, aged 15, wa caught in the machinery and instan ly killed. The negro was employe in the mill, which is operated bot day and night, and while atttending t his duties in some unexplainable mai ner was caught by a piece of the mi chinery. No one saw the accident. Charleston.-There was no deve opments in the milk situation, whic is being so vigorously agitated. Tb matter willkcome up in an unofficir way at the 'iext meeting of city cou cil, when the board of health wi report on the charges which wer atade by an oiclal of the Nations Corn show which seems to have star 3d all the newspaper agitation abot the milk supply. Florence'-A meeting of those ii terdsted in county a'fairs has bee called by the delegation to be hel in The Times auditorium to discus :he proposed new form of county gol ernment for this county, which pr< vides for taking the supervisor ou of politics and the employment b the board of an engineer for roads and the levy of a tav sufficient to giv the board about $40,000 to do permE nent road work this year. CharIcaton.-The matter of the el tablishment of commission goveri nent in Charleston will come up a the next regular meeting of the Chai .eston Community club on Februar t5, on a report which wfll be mad by the delegation that appeared bi ore the judiciary ccnmittee of th iouse and urged the passage of th -:ommission government bill of th -revious sesion which had been v( toed by the governor. Gaffney.-J. C. Duncan, a st.t cc: table, brought to Gffney a despei te negro, John Henry Lash by name :ho is charged with having enterea .h~e store of D. R. Bird in Blacksbur; ad stealing a considerable amount c uterchandise. t seems that the n( Iro effected his entrance by a wit dow in the store, tearing the iro; *rating away. Mr. Duncan struck th trail and finally located the thief o: a plantation in the Bugalow sectio3 of the county. Chr'rleston.-At a meeting of th .:hamber of commerce the Touirst an Convention league was organized fo the purpose of securing convention and visitters to Charleston. The mee1 in-g was attended by commercial, r tail, railroad and hotel interests, mal ing a combination which should prov effective in the special work. Oificer -;ere elected, rules anrd regulation adopted and the matter of the fori and cost of entertainment consit cred. Charleston.-United States Eng neer Major George P. Howell state that he had the report on the 20-fcc channel project for the Ashley Rive ready to go forward to Washingtox Some time ago Major Howell was ri quested to make an examination an furnish an estimatC of the cost c creating a 20-foot channel up th Ashley River as far as the Standar Fertilizer Works wharf. This pr< ject, if carried out, will mean muz to the fertilizer plants located alon the river. Walterboro.-At a recent meetin cf the stockholders and directors c the Colleton Banking Company, was found that the bank had enjoye a most prosperous year. The earr ings for the past year far exceede those of any previous year. Gaffaey.-Gaffnecy people are muc elated over the fact that the contrac for the erection~ of the public builh ing in this city has been let and the are an~xiously awaiting the beginnin of work. It is understood here tha there were only three bidders, on from Virginia, one from Texas, an one from Boston. Cha: iestcn. - Placards announcin the authecrization of $500I reward fo .! capture of the party or partie .ho tampered with the White Ha: witch recently ha~ve been distribt ::rlington.-Capt. William E. Zin -man, Confederate soldier, died r -:at thec ripe a~t.e of 81 years. . .(:ces? c i te War Betw.een th K. ,. ,.r. Zimcrman was captai * eime ?lt artillery. M - 'a n: 'l ci D'r. John l - -- -:: :2'>rchn~za D-jBose Zire "I didn't think so when 1 was young man," said the old tragediai p ensively, "but I began to suspect years ago, and now I know it. Yet there's a cipher in Shakespeare, m boy-and I'm the cipher!" All His Life. "You're a pretty old man to be bei ging?" said the lady at the back doe "Yes, ma'am," Bald the wanderer. "How long have you been begging1 'I dunno, ma'am."~ "Ybu don't know how long you's been begging?" "Na, ma'am; you see, I don't fun imnow how old I reall am. ma'am!" N THENEWDEPARTR8 GOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSIT' . SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE SUCCESSFUL. 0 2 DIRECTION PROF .WCUTCHE0 e r, A Course of a Practical Business Edu cation is Now Being Offered to thi d Students of the University of thi 1 ) Palmetto State. b . Columbia.-There has grown up school of commerce and finance un der the direction of Prof. Geo. Mc Cutcheon in the Unuversity of Souti Carolina, which forms a distinct de parture. An attractive card has jus1 been issued, setting forth the scopc -of this course for the training .p men for business and public service Columbia as a commercial center cf. fers peculiar advantages for a schoo' of this type, the success of which is shown by the number of enthusiastic students so far pursuing the course in .business methods. The work of this school is planned t give a general knowledge of mod dern business organization and meth ods and of their relation to the public welfare. The courses offered have r practical value for students looking forward to careers in business, jour nalism, the puplic service or law. Courses in economics, banking law bookkeeping and accounting, insur ance, public finances and corporation finance are offered in combination with courses in the languages, his tory and the sciences, with the ainr I of providing a university training foi e business life. 1 Upon completion of the regular four years' course the degree of A. B t is sonferred. A special course is of fered students of suitable prepara L tion for which a certificate Is given The university library contains , good collections of books on the sub ject, tncluded in the course, and th< various enterprises of Columbia fur. - 'iish object lessons for the student. t F Praise Given State Penitentiary. Columbia.-"The conditions are ex e cellent and far above the average. ' wish to congratulate the state foi the tuberculosis hospital located in the prison yard," says Dr. A. S. Orne, well-known social worker and philan. t thropist, after an inspection of the state penitentiary. He said that hi,. v visit to the penitentiary was unex e pected and that he found everythiwgg - just ias any oth'er visitor would.-- H e is in South Carolina in the interesi e of the establishment of juvenile e iourts and is a student of prisoners. South Carolina New Enterprises. Columbia.-The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Bank of Mountville of Mountville, in Laurene .county, with a capital stock of $25, 000. The officers are: J. N. Bryson president; A. P. Fuller, vice presi dent; M. B. Crisp, vice president; C -M. Fuller, cashier. A commission ha! been issued to the Home Insurance and Realty Company of Blacksburg with a capital stock of $2,000. Th( petitioners are: J. F. Kitchen, M. H Morrow and Charles Baber. Another Veteran Answers Last Calb Charleston.-Another veteran of the "Thin, grey line" has answered to hii last roll call. Mr. Frank Richards who was well known and respected in Charleston, passed away at the St .Francis Xavier Infirmary, after a pro longed illness. For several years Mr Richards has filled the post of healtl inspector for this city. In this capac ity he worked with the same faith fulness and energy that he displaye<~ when a mounted rifleman in the armies of the Confederacy. Harbor Commicssioners Meet. Charleston.-The annual meeting of the board of hubor commission ers was held several days ago. Mayor John J. Grace, chairmnan ex-officia, presided. The reports of standing Scommittees were read, after which Sthe election of harbor master and port warden was entered into, result inig in election of Col. Jas. A. Arm strong as harbor master and A. C. '2ud worth, port warden. Richland County Teachers Meet. Columbia.-A very interesting ano pr-ofitable meeting of the Richland County Teachers' Association was held in the McMaster school audi torium, and the following programme was observed: S. M. Clarkson, the C president, called the meeting to or der at 12 o'clock. The roll call was dispensed with, as each teacher in the public schools of the county is en t rolled as a member. The body of Steachers then joined in singing "Praise God, Fromi Whom All Bless ings Flow." r 'viil Reduce Cotton Acreage. Mayes, ille.--From the reports of S. WV. Rafild, the canvasser for the R~ock Uill plan" for the reduction of cctioun it eage for this township, the - caterr, bzth the white and the a Zioc-3, appear to have entered into the ;ln with unanim-ity, and if all the no'~sips throughou;t the cotton belt asL well, there will certainly be a ~nsiderni.le reduction in the acream2. :mo of thle hecavi3St pla;. rs in th I ate live in this seedein, and toi. y ha-ve not heisitated to agree to - rjr acreage this year. A Woniderfui Discovery. A nwi'enI (dis:cLvy that s no ie i t o prove of most r rawhn in~orianlc', and of bic th pu!! vyt knows too i ~e, is thait of vatccination for r\)')- ..t f r The( 4.pJerilnents -far h'v' b;-.-n-1laimcst marvel :Mv: ew'1l and the gov m1 u~b1t ha3s nl12(d the vaccinla 1 en~ ;m pulsory on all olicers and enlisted miei under -45 who h ave never had typhoid. the Orange Judd Fanler. The re sult is. many times, the butter maker! are reluctant to reject cream which 1t so low grade that it ought not to bi ac-cepted. They do not like to heai the patron say: "If you are not sat isfied with that cream why you jus leave it alone. I'll take it over to th( other creamery." Thus there are hun dreds of patrons in cc-operative sec tions that are imposng on creameriei because of the rivalry between but ter makers. With farmers' creameries there h absolutely no excuse for this. They get all there is in It. There should be co-operation ana not rivalry. iThe butter makers in the North Iowa Diry Improvement association appreciate this and have organized for the pur pose of bringing about a change. They have e!ected a president, vice-presi dent, secretary and treasurer and pro pose from now on to work in har mony-to pull together. They intend to meet every month to discuss creamery problems, score butter and compare workmanship. By forming this association these butter makers have made an original and one of the very best moves that can be conceived of. I notice the following rules in their constitution and by-laws: The object of this organization is: First, to co-operate with the intentior of controlling the grade of cream ac cepted at these creameries. All cream which in the butter maker's judgment will not make butter scor ing 93 or better is to be rejected. Cream rejected by one butter maker cannot be accepted by another. If any butter maker is found violating these rules the organization will use its influence to have him removed. Second, to secure uniformity in wcrkmanship and to manufacture a grade of butter which will score 93 or better. Third, to so co-operate with the of ficers of the North Iowa Dairy Im provement assoclation that a general rarag-r could guarantee a certain grade and contract- for the entire out put of all these creameries. For an organization of this kind there are many opportunities to do good. Even at present some of these creameries are making butter which scores 93, yet they do not get all that they might for the butter because it is sold in comparatively small lots, and it is not guaranteed to score this high throughout the year. If the but ter made by the creameries in this or ganization scored 93 or better and was uniform in color, salting, water con tent and packing it could be sold for an average advance of at least one cent per pound more. Butter firms will pay more for a guaranteed ar ticle. When they can contract it in large quantities, say two or four car loads a week by the year they will give more. They can afford to. They do not need to spend time and money in soliciting shipments. I will watch th'e work of this most practical organization with interest. In my judgment it is one of the most practical steps that a group of butte makers could take. They propose to work in unison. It will pave the way for the creamery managers to get to ether and buy and sellgon a large scale ini a co-operative manner, WORDS OF WISDOM. M\an is a bundle of habits.-Aris tile. P. man is what he is used to.-ip porates. Man ;s the animal capable of po litical wisdom.-Plato. Certainly man is no other than the dream of a cloud.-Plndar. Epicurus said: Thou art an animal carrying a corpse.-Marcus Aurelius. Why, I see all of us to be no more than vain worms and shadows. Sophocles. Man is a compendium of the Uni verse; in his reason he is an image of God; in his nutritive and reproduc tive functions he belongs to the ani mal order; he grows like a vegetable; besides he has much of the inert sub stance of minerals.-Pythagoras. Philip. father of Alexander, had a servant whose sole business it was to remind him that he was human. It Is said, accordingly, that he never wvent from the house, and having returned never gave audience to any one with out first this servant would say to him three times in a loud voice: "Philip, thou art a man!" TRUTH IN PLAIN CLOTHES. God1 hates a short yardstick. Bad seed flourish the best in good oil. Money alone cannot make anybody rich. Truth never dodges, no matter who shoots. The Dead Sea In human form is a religious sponge, The greatest of all commandments is to love one another. The only way to keep clear of sin s to keel) close to Christ. Those who preach only to the head con become tired in heart. The man who sets a bad example s woring for the devil, whether he nows it or not. The man who uses tobacco never soms to know or care how much cf a nuisance he is to others. The devil is not wasting any pow der on the man who is a saint in hurch and something else in busi ess.-Rami's Horn. The Test. Billy-Huh! I bet you didn't have a good time at your birthday party yes terday. Willie-But I did. Billy-Then why ain't you sick to day? To thev. m1y mCser I "a prav~r: Fed. ~Water.; c:Itre for' m: n11d, . hen the di w k it donf. prvide mnie, . s- aId a can drM Ahvays 1w kind to me. P sometimes, that I may you more ladi and lea"r love You, Do not jerk - rains, and do not whi r when going up hill. strike, beat or whip meswn do not understand whatvn want; butgive mea chance to understand you. Watch n and if I fail to do your bid see if soniething is not with my harness orfeet.: Do not overload me or. me where water will drop me. Keep me well'shod; amine my teetfi when Id elt; I may have an ulcea tooth, and that, you MAny. : is very painful. Do no"': my head in an unnaturPr, tion nor take away my-dst d fense against :;iosquitodSg cutting off my mane or tai ' I cannot tell you when" I' thirsty; so give'-ine clean ool water often. ,J cannot teLl d in words when I am sicki o watch me, and by signs e may know my coudingin Give me all po.siblesheksQ the hot sun; and put a b'airket on me, not when I am working, but when I am standing in the cold. Never put a frosty bit in my mouth; first warm' it by, holding it a moment in your hands. I try to carry you and your burdens without a murmur and wait patiently for you- long hours in the day or ni Without the power y shoes or path, I etimes fall on the bard pavements, and be ready at ; any moment to lose my life in your service. And finally, 0, my master, when my useful strength is aone, do not turn me out. to starve or freeze, nor cell m eto somem iabruti?, tabisloaly tortured ard starved to death; but do thou, my .master, take my life in the kindest way, and your God will reward you here and hereafter. Amen. (Pub lished by rev u'st.)~ The Strike Settled. The Manch(tsler,England,cott~ n mill opeiative's stiike has ban settled. The operatives struck because of the employ ment of non-union labor but they have now agreed to a truce of a year, leaving things as they are mean wyhile. The Union leaders op posed this action of the rank and file of the workers, and the fac tory owners think that they have won a victory. 1% the entire British Nation is much alarmed over the threatened strike of coal miners. Ii. this strike is decided on. it will affect 900,000 people. Dr. Broughton Goes to EnglanL ' Rev. Dr. Len G. Br >ughtos one of the most famous Bapti~ preachers in the South and pas tor of a unique instituti~une church founded by him in. At~ lanta, has accepted a call to th. pastorate of Christ 'Churel2l London, England, one of th~ izre.it churches in the world' greatest cit v. Dr. BronghtoW'k has been a striking force in th0 South's religious life and out * section suffers a serious- loss -in' his departure Getting Into Hard Soit. In raising a gcod crop, It. must be conceded that traction farmig Is far - ahead of farming done with anlfil power. It is a well-knownl fact that all agricultural authorities agree that deep plowing and the packing of the - sub soil produce a better crop than is . possible wtih the ordinary method of shallow plowving. It is almost- an Im - possibility to plow deep with horses, and the common horse plow, because the entire outfit is too light to get . down into the hard soil. On the other .... hand an engine is heavy and strn enoughl to be forced deep enough to secure good results. At the samc time it is far chearer to plow with an en gine than it is to plow with horses. Latest Big MAonopolY. The latest big monopoly .is said to be a trust which has obtained con-. trol of 'overy machine devised for the* manufacture cf paper bottles and other containers for food stuffs and - liquids. The new package or bottle will be made so that it will be de strayed when opened and mnust be tbrown away and a new one pur- - chased with every pachtase of food or liquid. Tis means that bottles for milk, vinegar and ~4 ui packages for butter. oys ei, mnce meat and everything else can be used only once. Tfhis will greatly h:crease the ecst of living. -*: