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FRENCH EXPENIT TRACES ITS IN. PLUENC! IN LITERATUR. Shows PossibliIty That the'Institution of the Nomad Troubadour Had Its Origin in the Country of Wales. Anatole le Braz. of the University of Rennes, Brittany, In a lecture on the Celtic influence in literature, at the University of Cincinnati, dis tinguished between two classes of Celtic populations, those Celtic in ori gin, but with an intermingling \or French an English blood, and those more pure y Celtic. The second class, he said, is found in France, among the Bretons, and in England, among the Celts of Cornwall, the Welsh, and the Irish. To it we must look for any remains of the Celtic genius and for the means -by which Celtic influence was brought to bear upon European S-literature. Ireland, which M. le Braz chose as his starting point, possessed, at the time of the Scandinavian inva-. sion, an old civilization that had been little influenced by Rome or Germany. Christianity, however, left a profound Imprint upon the Gaelic soul. It is in the religious domain that Ireland first Influenced the European world. Her saints evangelized barbaric Europe; and it was at the time of her religious awakening that she produced her artists. and philosophers. The influ ence of her epic poetry was no less felt than that of .her evangelization. The Celts of Cornwall and Wales, he continued, superior in culture at the time of the Saxon invasion, refused to be absorbed by their more savage con iquerors. The two chief Celtic pas sions, love of country and love of in dependence, found expression in the legends of King Arthur, who, they be lieved, would reappear to free them from the Saxon yoke. Through poetry and music those legends were kept ever fresh in the Celtic mind. Music and song were an essential part of theii' education, and the bard was a privileged character among then, from the sixth century through the twelfth. Grddually, as the Celts and Saxons united, the latter learned to appreci ate the Celtic poetry, and the Celtic literary themes passed into Saxon possession. But, as the new social stato evolved, formed of this alliance, the art of the bards ceased to be an official institution, and they were com pelled to find a means of support. 'They became wandering singers, go ing to assemblies, feasts and abbeys. "I should not be surprised," he marked M. le Braz, "if it should some day be discovered that the institution 'of the nomad troubadour, of the jongleur, so popular in Europe during the middle ages, had its first origina tors in the country of Wales.", Through the nomad bard, then, Celtic poetry was disseminated, sung in the three ,languages-Celtic, Saxon, Roman. Xerxes and the Hellespont. We can imagine our sailors apply Ing alliterative epithets to the Darda nelles when one of the weather inter ruptions occu's, remarks the London Chronicle. But we cannot imagine Admiral Carden doing that sort of thing ofilcially, as Xerxes did when a storm wvrecked his bridge of boats from Abydos to Sestos. Not content with hraving the engineers decapitat ed, he ordered the infliction of 300 lashes upon the strait and the letting down into it of a set of fetters. IHe rodotus discredits the story that Xerxes also sent irons to brand the strait, But the historian does give the pon-Hlellenic and blasphemous ternms which the scourgers were or dered to use: "Thou bitter water, this Is the penalty which our master in flicts upon theo "because thou hast wronged him though he has never wrionged thee. King Xerxes will cross thee, whether thou wilt or not; but thou deservest not sacrifice from any man, becauso thou art a treaciherous river of salt water." She Gently Swore. One of the new skeleton-trimmed hats wora by women caused merri ment in a New York subway train and cost one man tike price of a new pair of eyeglasses. The wearer of the hat, a short, stylnshly gowvned, good looking young wvomnan, was seated be tween two tall men, both of whom wvore eyeglassea with a cordl atta'ched. Every time the woman fIdgeted around the timming would catch the strings attached to the ey-eglasses of the twvo men. Suddenly one' of the mn started for the door as the guard called his station. WVhen lie arose he jerked the girl's hat almost off her head, and as the hatplns pulled her hair she gave a little cry of pain, The man confusedly murmured an apology, at the same time clutching at his glasses, which had been loas -ened by the concussion ad which fell to the floor and were broken. The .young man beat a retreat for the' door, while the young woman adjust ed her headgear and gently swore be neath hear lireath. M staken Influence. *"Pops w y doesn't the anticruelty society get after WVall street?" *"WVhy sh 111d it?" "Don't I icy have bull fights and bear'pita tere?" *omething of One. "Is your son anything of a sprinter since i'5 vent to -ollege?" "Well, in holds the family record for runuirbrg -up a bill." Effort to Secure.Fair Price of Cotton Object of Conference at Galveston. Galveston, Texas, -August 14.-Rep resentative bankers from eight cotton growing States here today pledged themselves to stand solialy -behind the producers in an effort to secure a fair and uniform price for cotton,'and in this they were pledged the support of the four Southern Federal reserve banks. The meeting of bankers resulted in the perpetuation of the Cotton States Bankers' Conforbnce, the next meet ing of which will be called for No vember or December. Joseph Hirsch, of Corpus Christi, Texas, president of the Texas State Bankers' Asociation, proposed the conference held today. The means by which it is proposed to secure to the producers a fair price for their staple is the gradual market ing of cotton. The bankers agreed to advance money to the farmers on cot ton securities and the Federal reserve bank representatives agreed to dis count this paper. Thus they hope to offer no more cotton than the market will instantly absorb. The purpose of such graduated marketing is not spec ulative, it is pointed out, but for the benefit of the producers. In the meeting today presidents of flive State bankers' associations, repre sontatives of three Federal reserve banks and numerous prominent clear ing house representatives took part. Unanimity of opinion marked the dis cussion and the opinion of the bank ers, as exiressed, was that the finan cial South is solidly behind them. There were seventy-two bankers pres ent. That the reserve directors are in sympathy with the movement was in dicated by the interest shown by W. P. G. Harding, chairman of the Federal reserve board. In a telegram to 'Mr. Il irsch Mr. Harding expressedi a will in1gness to meet with a committee of Southern bankers in Birminigham on August 26. Pursuant to this expres sion, a committee was appointed and will confer with Mr. Harding on the general subject of cotton marketing. The committee is composed of one represeitative from every State and nearly all the members are the presi dents of their respective State bank ers' associations. The formation of an association of Southern bankers had been one of the plans of the leaders in calling the meeting held here today, but after tite delegates arrived it was decided to abandon this plan. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cte nuy'case of Itching, Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Piles In6 to 14 days. The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c. - WOO) ON VOIUNTE' Eli A t.311. Says I'tledSlates lilts Plenty of 31 terial. Plattsibu rg, N. Y., August J1 .-The liiIted States has plenty of material for a volunateer~ army of 1,250,0010, and1( all that is needed is a plain for utiliz lng it, MAajor Geni. Ieoniard Wood said~ here todiay ini a statemient on t he na tion's ipreiparedness for war. The chief need, lhe declaredl was oflcers. lieI advoca tedi training college s tdens ini their junilor and senIor years along thle same lines ats now arec being used~ at the millIary camatp of inistruttion here. Gein. Wood says thle couin Iry has three sources from which to draw of fleers fronm privatIe life. Frirst of thlese, lieasserted, were mina who had been in thle regular service or il11Ita. See ond,1 lie would obitain oflieers from a li st of men kept by thle wari delpart mtent andt~ would have (tualil led by ex am inations. ''Te third~t sourcec would be~ froin schtools or inst itution s int whir- som011e iitaryv traIining is given. For any army of I,250,000, Geni \Vood Mid, Ithe nat ion would need 40,000 of fleers. From these 1,u should be chosenr each year for special gradles of the service. Tihese men, '' evenaly he wouuld have become the higher gradle of otlcers for volunute ers. Referrinog to mIlitary service Gen Wood said: 'No one has a right to consider his discharge of (duty as a soldier as vol untary. Th'is ditty is an obligation that is binding upon all whom are mentally and pihysically fit, and with in certain age limits. A man has no more right to speak of volunteering to dischar'ge his dlutties to the nation as a soldier than he has to talk of vol unteering to obey any moral law or i'ay his just debts." aen Wood also took a strong stand against waiting until Iiac of w~ar to organize a voiluntteer army. He as serted sucht a plan would be ab~out as effective as waiting until a fire broke out to organuize a volunteer fire com pany. Soldiers enlisted at such times, lie said, wonld iiot know what was ex pceted of them. 'The liner Laplaiid, tundier chtarter to he White. Star Line, sailedh for Liver 1)ool yesterday with 273 passengers. The carried a full cargo. Young Greenville Candidate ALmost Starts Something. Greenville, Aug. 6.--The only ex citenent of the race for the vacant seat in tile Greenville delegation to the gdneral assembly occurred tonight when Marvin R. Reese, recent grad uate of the University of South Car olina, essayed to denounce the legis lative delegation. Mr. Reese said he would prevent "rascality" when ihe got in the house. T. P. Cothran, mei ber of the delegation, asked what he meant by the remark and the speaker replied that he had reference to the actions of the Greenville county dele gation. Thereupon MIr. Cothran called him a "liar and a dirty puppy." The speaker was flabbergasted, but finally said he would not resent the remark as Mr. Cothran was an "old man." Then Senator Earlo arose and said, "I am a young man, Mir. Reese, and I tell you that you are a 'liar and a dirty iui)y." The meeting was held in the opera house here. Swine by Old Londoi. We hear much today of the dangers of '.ie Lonidon vtreets, but. we are sparrd some of ..he perils of an ear lier Ige, says thi London Chronicle. The recently i'u lished Calendar of Coro.iers' Rolls fo.' the City tels how the lany swine vandering about the stret>s were onca Loidon's greatest nuiptnces. In 1: !2 an inquest was helI on a child v ho was attacked in her --radle by a :;ig which had wan dern't in through tile open door oi' her parenits' shop. A -d a little earlier lett.- a patent werE !ssued to an infant who Icst an c-ar fre;n the same cause. Thet tetters certilled the cause of the accl er t, lest later' c.a the uncharitable shov'd sy that the 'ar had been cut off it tia pillory b3 the knife of the law. CONI)ENSED PASSENGER SCOETULE PIled mont & NorthephI liHway Co. Effective J 6, 1915 Grecenvi 0, S. C. Arrivals from )epartures to Spartanburg Spartanburg No. Time No. Time 3 7:55 A M 2 7:00 A M 5 10:00 A 11 4 8:10 A M 7 11:35 A l G 10:20 A M 9 1:55 P M 8 12:10 P M Il 3: 10 P Ml 10 1:45 P M 15 5:11) P M 12 1:15 P M 17 7:40 P M 14 6:30 P I 1.) 11:25 P M iH 10:50 P M Arrivals from Depart u res to Greenwood and Greenwood and Andierson Anderlson 4 8:05 A M 1 6.00 A Ml I; 10:10 A M 3 7:55 A M 3 12:101 P Ml 5 15:00 A Ml 10 1:15 P M 7 11:35 A M 12 41:10 P M 9 2:00 P Ml 141 0:301 P M 15 5:10 P M 16 1(1:50 P M 17 8:45 P M C. S. ALLICN, Tr'aillc Manage'. 2 Stores in Laur Sells Sal Clothing, I Glass, Crocker: Poles, Lace Cu' Watches, Jewe Cigaretts, Stati And remer Goods for Less Don't spend a I J.oC [1000 BARGAINS Any Time Post To These Superior Corn P only a delicious breakfa make an appetizing lunch the day. And how the kiddies d After play time---for lunel the crinkly brown flakes ju Post Toasties are ma( selected Indian Corn; st daintily seasoned, rolled an delicate golden-brown. Post Toasties reach yoi serve---just add cream or n no sugar is required as I cooked in. Also mighty g< kind of fruit. Ask your gr Post Toasti Notice of Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Peoples Loan & Exchange Bank will be held at the banking office on August 24th at II a. in. C. W. Tune, Cashier. 2-3t. Whenever You Need a General Tonk Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properticsof QUIN INl9 and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. NOTIl('I 01" EI.E("''l0N. S11114 of Souith ('arol'ina, ('ountly (f latuirens. VIere('as, petitions signed by a legal nubiher of the Ejiiaiild electors and free-holders lre iig in ullivan 11oo1 ditIct No. I, lIn rns ounty, Southi (arolina, askinlg for ani ('EotIont upIon thle qu Eest lin o voing anl addi - tional 4 tiill tax upon11 the prIoperity in sadsho disirictI to lbe utsedl for scoo aupss hae been ti !ed with thle' counEty bEoad( of (Eucat ion, ani ('ICe ion Is lher'ebyE ordlered uiponl sad quEies lion, sid el(ection to lbe hel (En the 1st dayc of Ietember, 195 at Priineltn me Goods -lats, Shoes, Dry G< y, Enamnetedware,I rtains, Trunks, Sti try, Standard PAt onary, Tablet Ver n ber we Sell More ( Money all the tim4 Red Cent until you, will be glad .* BURNS ALWAYS BUSY. TI Vest Laurens St. Next to Brarn Square, 0. B. Sim .R~ive AV, asti*es lakes are not ;t food---they at any hour of :enjoy them! k or supper t hit the spot. le of choicest eam - cooked, d toasted to a 1 all ready to ilk. Little or aure sugar is )od with any Dcer. es---the Superior Col school house. in said district, nde the alnagellent of tihe trustees of said school district. Only such electors as retuin11 real or I'ersolial Iplroperty for taxation and who exhibit their tax r'ceipts and ieg; istration certiflie tes as reiuired inl the I general election shall be allowed to vote. Those favoring the -1 mill additional tax shall vote a- ballot containing the word "YNlS" writell or printed there o0n. Those against tile inill addition al tax shall vote a billot Conltaini ng the word "NO" writfen or printed t'le1voln. P'oll* sha J opell at tile 110111 or x o'iock in\ th IforTnooI andl shllI revi'il tt open u i il the hour11 of 1 o'clock In thIe' afteInoptil wheln they shall be vlosvd, and thilt ballots collited. Ilie 1uIlstees shall replort the result! of, the ilectioni to the co nllity aliilor and county sup1erilteldent of dua tion within ten days thereafter. .JA.\li-S if. Sl'LLIVAN, lBy ordwr of C'ountly lloar. -1-21 NOTICE(' Oh'' El11TION. S'~infe of South (Cariolinni, ( ony of lII lurens. Whlerleas, lietitions signied by a legal nu111nher otf the <talitied eector's andii districet Noi. ;3, Laurens counlty, South Slaus for Less ods, Millinery, Noti Rugs, Window She t Cases, Table Oil ( nt Medicines, ToL icils, Envelops and ioods for Same Mot get to the Red Iror1 you came. & COMPA HIERE'S A REASON tiett Shop. No. 2 Store Sout m~on's Old Stand 9 t n Flakes! 'arolinta, asking lor' an election upon he question of' voting ana additional mill tax upon the property in said ichool distriet to he used for school wI rposes, have been iled with the !ounty board of education, an election s hereby ordere( u1pon said question, ;aid election to be held onl the 1st (lay >f Sepetber 1915, at Shiloh school iouse in said distriet, under the Man igemnent of the tI'ustees of said school listrict. Oly such electors as return real or iersonal property for taxaton and who x hi hit (heir tax recCei)t s a11(d regis ration certificates as required in the enteral elction shall be allowed to Thos favorin g thw :1 mill additional Xord "YEiS" writtenl or p)-intedl lhere M. Those against flyo :1 mil!1 addl ionl1 tax Shall vote Ai hall containl ig the wor'd "NO' /Written or printed Iiercon. I ' oils SI l I ope at the hour if' s o'clock inl the f'orenoonl and shiall 'Itmatin n util t hI e hour f1 1 o'lock ni the zuternoon whenu they' shall he 'losed, and thle hlilots ('ounted. Th'le tr'usteu's shall repiort (lie result >I (lie elect uitn to thei 'outnty auditor' ion wit hini ten days thetreaftert. Iliy ordlet' of ('oiinty I oard'. ~htering PricesI onis, Tinware, ides, Curtain loth, Clocks, sacco, Cigars, Racket Goods. iey and Same Racket. You NY 1000 BARGAINS 5 Side of Public