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"Strikes" Among Public Employees t . 1 There ought to be kept clearly in * mind the various points if distinction s between public employees and work- i ers in private industries carried on t for profit. In ordinary industry the 1 law of Supply and demand is always ' in operation. Unions are formed < am;>ng the workers, and agreements are entered into from time to time < i with employers in order that this so- I called law of supply and demand may * not work too harshly and unequally; ' but the principles of competition are ' not thus set aside. They are merely regulated in their working by such ( devices as collective bargaining, periodic agreements and arbitration. In public employment the conditions >iitv?rfn have been auite different, and it is essential that the distinctions be kept clear for the- future. The public schools 'of a city or a , State ought not to be subject to a strike of teachers for higher pay. The health of a community?as re- . garris infectious diseases, for example?ought not to be endangered in by a strike of sanitary inspectors, health ( board employees, ambulance-drivers and hospital workers in general. The pubh<* duty of vigilance on the part , of firemen, to whom has been entrnsted the protection of life and property, cannot be set aside in favor jpf the private duty of firemen to provide for their families. The protection of a great community against crime and disorder is a sacred truct imposed upon police departments that . have been trained and developed through several generations. A policemen in a large community is certainly the most indispensible of all public servants. When the young candidate passes the examinations : and secures appointment to the po- 1 lice force, he renounces the p>int of view of the worker in private mbus try, and accepts the wholly .iiffment ] status of a permanent public official j who represents governmental author- j ity. Elective officers like governors ] and mayors come and go; but police- ] men and firemen and the c'ass ' of persons engaged in teaching, in sanitary work and in certain other 1 "forms of public service, are carefully i protected against arbitrary dismis- j sal and are trained ty recognize the ] lesponsible nature of their callings. } They may indeed resign as individ- j uals from time to time; but thdir s moral obligation no; to endanger the ? y v' c well-being by strikes is not t;r? ?tly different frorr, the obligation < of Soldiers. It is a great pity that ? Il'^l Nov Three Splendid E what 3 Thprp is m " n If Soldier I CS. ST i3SOBUSSSSS8SB^SSSBSSS^!S!SSSfS he leaders of organized labor who lave generally been clear thinkers ii natters involving points of principle jhould not have insisted upon refusng to bring public employees like hose of tlib post-office, firemen, poicemen, and teachers into affiliation ,vith the unions of workmen employhI in private capitalistic industry. This new tendency to unionize public jmployees is hurtful to organized la3or on the one hand, and is not beneicial to public servants on the other fiand.?From "The Progress of the land.?American Reviews of Reviews ??? rt Lot ton Yarities For Weevil Conditions Clemson College, Oct. 28.?To help lessen the damage from the boll weevil, now advancing so rapidly in South Carolina, the Extension Service of Clemson College has tested during the last three years about twenty of the best varieties of cotton with reference to early fruiting and early maturing. The experiments were conducted in Edgefield, Aiken Barnwell. Hampton. Beaufort, and Charleston counties to determine the varieties best suited to beat the boll weevil. From the results so far obtained ahd from observation as to fruiting and growth, says E. E. ^lall, expert in cotton breeding, the Short staple varieties to be recommended for South Carolina conditions are Cleveland, Cook, Dixie, and Triumph. On land free from wilt Cleveland Big Boll has given the best average results, and this is considered one of the best varieties for South Carolina, if land is entirely free of wilt. Cook ranks among the highest yielding varieties in the State, but is not as generally grown, because an thracnose or boll rot is worse in tnis variety than in any other. * Dixie Triumph is the earliest and highest yielding wilt-resistant variety tested, and can be recommended Tor wilt-infested land. Dixie has also made good yields on wilt-infested and, but it is not as early as Dixie Triumph. Among long staple varieties Web>er 49 and .Webber 82 are the earlest tested. Webber 49 fruits and manures a little earlier than Webber 82. Both aie well adapted to the state vhere wilt does not occur,. as they rruit practically as early as the short staples and frequently yield as much >eed cotton per acre. Seed of any cf the above varieties . an be obtained from bleeders in the ;tate who. for several years, have II A GE CO 4 Of V ember Big Days xperinece, Lots of 'ou have done the E Dthing that helps c< t i s in uniform will be ac UBBS, Pres., III III?? been selecting ana breeding for easiness. The Extension Service of Clem i son College will furnish farmer: I with a list of the best sources o1 j seed in the state upon application. o , Our H>red Man | We've a soldier boy for a hired man His back is straight and his cheel is tan, | In his buttonhole is the croix d< guerre. And he whistles a jolly marching ail He, spades the garden and cuts thi grass. And washes the car till it shine like glass, Anri u-iohi^ his hroom with a mar tial grace, As he sweeps the walk of our lit tie place. | I open the door when he's workinj nigh, To give him bread or a piece of pit . And he says "beaucoup" or "s'il you j - plait,"* With an accent droll and a twin 1 kle gay. ! Or maybe he spins a bit of yarn, 1 To show .how the tide was turne at the Maine, 1 Oh, it's good to have such a hire man, ; With a back that's straight and cheek that's tan. o Poorly Paid Teachers 1 The teachers are probably the mos > poorly paid this season of any clas ' of American workers. Thousands o able young instructors and profes sors have abandoned the schools ar. ; colleges, and gone into business put i suits; and many women teacher have found other occupations. Col i leges have been making the mos strenuous efforts to find menas wit I which to increase the salaries o their corps of instructors. Harvar University, for example, has organ i ized a campaign for an- immediat sum of $15,000,000 a* fresh endow ment, the income of which is to b ~ " * ? * - *? 4.1. | applied cluelly to an increase m m pay of teachers. Temporarily the shortage of bet ter teachers for public schools wil be to the advantage of the untvain* and immature, especially in smal towns and country districts. Th larger school systems will, even mor than heretofore, offer inducements I the good teachers from the country At least, school-keeping will be shak en out of some old ruts. It is to b hoped that the resulting siluatioi i T RE; I OF Williams] llth, 1 for tlie Co Fun and Inestimabl past year. All Co lay. Schools, mak< ommunity interest 1 i credit to our coui Idmitted free on "Soldiers D. L FULTON, ^mmmmmmmrnrnrn r ^ mav stimulate the movement for conCO soli dating rural schools, and for the > adoption of a deliberate policy on the 5? f part of State government for the maintenance of rural life. Country ^ i children should be as well instructed g . as those of the larger towns and citI ies. One of the results of the short- ? ' age of teachers, furthermore, may ^ I be the revival of conscious and c'.es I liberate educational effort in the g home. Where the school teachers are g young girls without professional ? training, who engage in the work as g e a temporary make shift, i; is not g v ise to rely too entirely upjn schools 2 s for educating children. Sharp dis- ? tinction s'touM be made between pro- $ " i fe^sionel teachers of character, cx- ? 1,0:fence and proved sucv^s, and * i those of the ?.a : i u kin 1. 1 hi* ;*r? <? -- 3 Is^nul t.*?che? -.lou'd be wc'l laid. fi { or.fi should Ik icstored to t!"it ^ tion of ho.: > nr .' tufiivnre in the $ ,t! r.'.inmunil', that belonged t.> the ? s schoolmaster of an earlier day.? 2 i American Review of Reviews. s IN MEMORIAM ^ TISDALE?In sad and loving re- | 1 membrance of our dear mother, Mary x E. Tisdale, who departed this life | October 24th, 1918. | a I One year has passed, but still I miss ? I her' * i Friends may think the wound is a healed, | But there's none who knows the sor- ? ;t row deep within my heart concealed 1 One year ago thou left us, | 1 With hearts bowed down with grief, | But in heaven we hope to meet thee, a ^ Where no more farewell tears are | shed. Loving daughter, Jessie. I Mother, you are gone, but not for- | * gotten, I Never will you memory fade; | Affectionate thoughts will ever lin- | . ge,% 1 Around the grave where you are | 0 laid. :! Louise. S e ? is e Fair week special sale on bycicles. | Better call before they are all gone. I KINGSTREE HARDWARE CO. I 1 I RatI mst nronf oats. Dassed under ? 11 government inspection; best seed oats || e|to be had. - ! | e: PEOPLE'S MERCANTILE CO. f ? o Muff and Puff used to have the blues ^ Until they purchased Red Goose | e Shoes. | a KIXGSTREE DRY GOOD'S CO. 5 t r VDY F IED i i / _ Durg v^o 2th and lored People e Benefit to All. Fai Cnh/\/\1c iir< 11 I1U1CU UCUUUIO TT 111 Jj b your be? showing. like a County Fair an<] ity and to the South. vi ^ . V r Day." tor further inform Secy., ANDEI / s^?BSS?$BSBS?S$S8SB$8j$838S383SBlfa 'y. ' , ' I | Buy a Standard Piano at a j 1 ^ I standard price. We handle only j| < | proved reliable instruments that l| 4 I Qva rrnQVQnf^^rl lw tfoo mQrnTpsJP- US Jg Cli V gUUl UilVWU tuv 111U11UXUV I turer and back by our own guar- I | an tee. You are safe in putting 1 \ | money in any of the following I pianos: ^ ^ ^ ^ ISteinway, Kranich & Bach, Ivers 1| A- Pa**!' ^knnmrror Hi in finer* , i! W. A Villi) IVllVlUtl^VI ) * ag I ton, Aeolian Line of PlayI er Pianos, Faber | Piayers. | Write Us for Prices. ij 1SIEGLING MUSIC HOUSE, Inc., 1, OR 11 FAIR unty I < 13th, 1919 | i of This County 1 mers, do your best to show 1 >articipate on Armistice if I we want to make this one * 1 ation see Executive Committee. 1 Jfi r\n AtT Anunn i v m nB \MJN (ibNtKAL, Ireas. M 1