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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, ? EVYBY LETTE 118 FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest From ell Peru of end Adjoining Counties. IfOnCE TO CORRKSPONDBNTS. Meli your letters so that they will this office not later than Mon rhen intended for Wednesday's and not later than Thursday ?er Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular cc?respond esMM. In case of items of unusual ?ewe value, send In Immediately by telephone or telegraph. Such stories are acceptable up to the ir of going to press. Wednesday's la printed Tuesday Afternoon Saturday's paper Frldiy after MAYESVTLLB. Mayesvllle. Aug. 2.?Crop condi? tions In this section have greatly im? proved during the last few weeks, and one c*'i see some very fine fields of cotton and corn hereabouts. While the seasons have been backward, and crops are naturally not up to the normal standard at this time of year, yet the farmers around here are by no means looking gloomy. This Is undoubtedly a favored agricultural section. Garden truck and fruit have been plentiful this summer and this la a great help to every one. Merehants are thinking now about the fall business, and preparing to re? ceive their new fall and winter goods. Aa soon as the fleecy staple begins to move on the streets, the usual sum? mer lethargy win be broken and things In general will brighten up. All of the smaller towns In the cot? ton belt are quiet In summer In a business way. and Mavesviilo is no exception to the rule. Little Is heard around here In politi? cal lines at present, but no doubt auch matters will become more Inter? esting later on. Pollctical talk has never been a feature here, and it is bard to tell how the voters are going to cast their ballots. From all reports. Mayesvllle will have her own telephone exchange about September 1. as It is said the requisite number of subscribers have been obtained. This town Is a little late In getting this service and when R te Installed it will be an Improve? ment to the town and a great con? venience to her citizens. The large and modern ginnery of Bland Bros., Is nearina completion and will be ready In ample time for the ginning season. The county campaign party will be here on Wednesday. August 17, and It Is proposed to have a picnic la honor of the candidates. Mr. L. C. Mills Is building a hand eome residence on Cnurch street, next to the Presbyterian church, and will move Into town as soon as It Is com? pleted. He will be a welcome ad? dition to the town In many ways. Dr. Henly Mills has loacted here far the practice of his profession. Mavesvllle now has four physicians. Rev. H. A. Knox and family. Mrs. B. W. Mayes. and Miss Dorothy Cbaffln left Monday for Montreal, If. C. The following Mayesvllle folks uro In Waynesvllle. N. C. for a while Mr. J. F. Bland and family. Mr. R. A. Chandler and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Thomas. Mr. W B. Chandler and family, Mrs. Minnie Chandlor, and Miss Fan nie Chanlder have returned from Chick Springs. Mrs. M. C. Mayes and children are visit Ina Rev. Frank Drennan and family at I owryvllle, 8. C. Mies Edna Mayes Is visiting in Orangeburg. Mrs. C. N. Sprott and children are ?pending ?ome time in Spartanburg. Miss Edna Mayes is visLIng rela? tives In Manning. Mrs. Mllller and children of Au gwsta are visiting her sister, Mrs. W. W. Gardner. Mayor W. D. Womble. who ?| | operated on for appendicitis some, weeks ago In Raleigh Is reported to be improving rapidly. RjOCKl BLC1T. Ro<ky muff, Aug 3.?We are still having nke grass killing weather, and lots of the grass has been des? troyed the last week. Cotton is very much lmpr<?\ ed. Some have very pretty, roang i Mrs W. BffWWa spent Friday, I nrday and Sunday with her gjgetf, Mrs. J l l Mr. W. F. Baker and family spent Sunday at Mr. J. J. Hatfleld's. Mrs. W. R. Wells and Miss Eva Hatflonl went at Sumter I'rMay. Mr. H. It. Anils spent Sunday In Sumter with Mr. Graham. Mr Chsrllo Broadway, of Elliott, spent Suielav with* his sister. Mrs. W. F. Harfleld. Mr. Otis Pitman went to Mr. Willie Jones' Sunday. . Mr. Willie McLeod and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. und Mrs. O. P. Josey. Mra. Mary Davis Is spending this week wlht h< r ajptt) Mrs. W. Brown, and Mrs. Johnson White and chil? dren are spending the week with Mr. J. K. White. Mrs. R. R. Ardls and children spent Tuesday with Mrs. W. T. Baker. Mrs. Willie McLeod and children visited at Mr. Willie Hendersm's Tuesday. MAX. Max. Aug*. 3.?Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Floyd and daughter. Mrs. Kate Klrhy, left Saturday morning for Glenn Springs. The Misses Brockinton. of CharleV ton. Miss Cuttlno of Manning and Miss Edith Cole, of Seloc, visited relatives in this section last week. Miss Leda Hugerpllar, of Orange eurg. is the guest of Miss Marzelle Truluck. Dr. G. W. Truluck accompanied by a friend. Mr. Holiday, of Horry coun? ty, visited his parents recently. Miss Ellen Carraway Is the guest of relatives in Columbia. Mrs. O. D. Kelly and daughter, Miss Llllle, will leavo shortly for a visit to their former home In Alaba? ma. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Truluck will leave for Glenn Springs in a few days. Mis. J. E. Langston, of Timmons vllle, visited relatives about here last week. Miss Buena Chandler, of Sumter, and Miss May Humphrey, of Tim monsvllle, spent last week with rela? tives. Mrs. Laney, of Hartsville, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. K. Moore. A party from Olanta and here took a trip cross country., going one route coming back another, recently. Rest and refreshment* were taken In the beautiful grove arolmd the grand old brick church in Salem, on Black River. A spring of fine water nearby look? ed to one of the party, Just as it did many years ago, when it was seen through childish eyes. A great many crops were seen, none of which were remarkably good, a good many rather poor. All seemed to have been well cultivated and clean of grass except a few. Farmers deserve credit for their perserving industry. pisgah. Plsgah, Aug. 3.?The farmers are about laying by their crops, but the dry weather is scorching up the cot? ton. Miss Emutral Cooley, who is visit? ing her sister, Mrs. J. L. G?lls, re? turned to Darlington today. Magistrate Glllls had a negro to get away from him Monday night. He had on the cuffs. It Is thought he is an escaped convict from Darlington. It Is reported that the negroes near here broke the cuffs off. Mr. Alvln Mellett. of Hagood, pas? sed through here Saturday on his way to reunion meeting at Mlzpah. He has many frleds here who are al? ways glad to see him. Manning Locals. Maning. Aug. 3.?Dr. J. LaBrmx Ward will lecture on the hook worm In the graded school auditorium next Monday night. His lectures are both entertaining and Instructive. Little Hattle Blackmail, who v a ? killed by lightning last Wednesda\ was buried in the Manning OOJBOtei1 Thursday. Burial services were con ducted by Rev. A. R. Woodson Ol the Presbyterian church. lu v. W. T. Duncan, the highly ??> teemed presiding elder of the Sumter district will deliver sermons next Sun day morning and evening in tb Methodist church, and will presid? over the third quarterly conference for this year. l'rof. W. K. T?te. supervisor of elementary schools, was in Manning Tuesday. The Rev. A. R. Woodson was in Qraeleyrille last Sunday to assist In the dedication of a church, and from there went to Newberry on Monday tO hold a series of revival meetings thence be will spend a few weeks at Black Mountain, a Vacation which h< richly merits after an arduous is I ?on In J.is Master's vineyard. Hon. .1. Harry Lessens I formanahh aspirant for Congreai has returned from Dorchester and Colleton conn ttoa where he made several speech el In the int. rest of bis candidacy. Th outlook for Mr. Lent NDI 'l grows brighter every day. Mr. and Mrs. L. Dow Player an being entertained by Mr. Player's norther, Mrs. s. m. Reardon. Mr Player ras recently married to Miss Young, a beautiful and cultured young lady of Jacksonville, Fla, Mrs. t. m. Mouson, accompanied i \ her beautiful sister, Miss Clara WIN llams and Mrs. I. I >. IVarson. left last Friday for Wrlghtsvtlls Beach, where they will pass the summer. Miss Hazel Thomas, of FloronOS, wrho Ii so popular In social circlet end who has been }t guest of her uncle, Mr F, C, Thomas, returned horns Issi Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J, M. Brndham havi returned home after ? most snjoyahls trip to Saratoga, New York and Balti? more. Mr. A. l.oyrea, SCCOmpanlsd by bis daughter, Mrs. M. L. Barnett and Miss Annie Lorvea, left Tuesday for I frmb rs.>n\ llle. Mr. Samuel Welnburg. of Wedge field, was a guest of his brother, Mr. THE CAMEL AND THE NEEDLE'S EYE. Matthew 19:13-26.?August 7. "Jesus said, Suffer little children to cqnic unto me and forbid them not, for of ?urh is the Kingdom of Heaven." eN ROUTE towards Jerusalem the Master was met by mothers desiring to have his blessing upon their children. The Apostles, realizing the greatness of their Master and the importance of his time, forbade this and rebuked the mothers. When Jesus heard, he called them and said: "Suffer little children, and f orbid them not to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven," and he put his hands in blessing upon their heads. From this we are not to understand that the Kingdom of Heaven will be composed of little children. This erroneous idea has gone broadcast and such an impression respecting the Kingdom has thus resulted. On the contrary no little children can get into the Kingdom. Only those who have the hearing of faith are even "called" to the Kingdom and its glories. Our Lord's blessing upon little children merely signified his sympathy and love and his appreciation of the purity and lnuocence of childhood. Those who will be of the Kingdom of God must be like little children In the sense of being simple hearted, true, honest and trustful of their heavenly Father-of such-like will be the inheritors of the Kingdom. Another account tells us of Jesus' further words to the effect that all who would be his disciples must become a* little children?must be like little chil? dren In gullelessness, faith, etc. Rut those who will be heirs of the Kingdom will nil be "overcomes." Such take up their cross and follow the Lord whith? ersoever he lendeth. As our Lord could not hnve taken up his cross when he wns a boy of nine, so likewise children cannot become the followers of Christ In the Scriptural sense until they hnve reached the age of discretion, which with some may occur much earlier thnn with others. We hnve known children of twelve yenrs or therenbouts to give excellent evidence of fnith, obedience and consecrntion to the Lord's will and evidence of being begotten of the holy Spirit. These, of course, but no other children, could hnve hope of sharing with Christ In his Millennial Kingdom. On his journey our Lord wns accosted by one who snid, "Good Mnster, what good thing shnll I do that 1 mny hnve eternnl life?" He hnd the right idea; nnmely, that eternnl life is the grnnd desiderntum, the grnnd hope of all hopes before the human fnraily. We are glnd of the question; for it brought forth the Inspired answer in which everybody is interested. Whnt is the value of the present life, except as it lends us up the pnssngewny to eternnl life? How utterly lost we should feel If nssured thnt nt denth we would be blotted out forever! How little in this life would be wrorth consideration?how little it could do townrd filling the longing of our henrts, which yenrn for eternal life! Our Lord pnrried the question, in order to drnw out the young mnn and make him commit himself. "Why do you call me good?" Why do you acknowledge me ns a good teacher? I nm either the Messinh, ns I claim, or else an impostor nnd far from good. Do you accept my Messlnhshlp? If you do not, how can you call me good or acknowledge thnt nnything could be good that does not proceed from God, the Fountain of nil goodness? But answering your question; if you would enter into eternal life, keep the com? mandments. The young man replied. Which? The Master answered. Thou ahalt do no murder, nor commit adultery, nor steal, nor bear false witness, but honor thy father and thy mother nnd love thy neighbor as thyself. T/he young mnn replied, "All these things hnve I observed from my youth. What lack I yet?" He was a model young man and Jesus loved him. Evidently he wis keep? ing the Jewish Law to the extent of his knowledge and ability. He thought that he was loving his neighbor as himself ; but this was a mistake which the Lord disclosed to him by the following suggestion: "If thou wouldst be per? fect, go sell all that thou hast and give to the poor and thou shnlt have treasure in heaven" instead of on earth; sacrifice also your earthly reputation and be? come my follower. Ah, how the Lord knew to put his finger on the sore spot! The young man had come to him very boastful, very sure that if any one in the world was seeking to be in harmony with the Divine arrangement he was that one. He came for the Master's approval, that he might hear him say, "You are the one exception to the rule." The Lord did not say, "If you love your neighbor as you love yourself you will at least put forth an effort to make that neighbor as comfortable as you desire to be comfortable." He was content to be very rich while some of his neighbors whom he thought he loved as he loved him? self were very poor?abjectly, sorrowfully so. When Jesus discovered to him the difficulty of his situation, he grasped it at once. He snw himself ns never before. It became n new test with him. Thus it is with all. A previous les? son showed us the Kingdom ns a grent prize, a penrl of grent value, a treasure, which to possess, will cost nil that we hnve; nnd this lesson points out the same fact. Let us not mnke the mistnke mnde by some, nnd suppose thnt the young mnn whs lived so honorable n life nnd fniled to gnin heaven, would be thrust down into eternnl torment becnuse he did not sacrifice his all to become the Lord's disciple. Ills loss of the Kingdom wns n sufficient peunlty without suffering eternnl torment in the future. Such members of the humnn fninlly, under the blessed conditions of the Millennial Kingdom, will doubtless make very rapid progress nnd will obtnln eternnl life on the plane of human perfec? tion, though not worthy of the Kingdom honors which belong only to the elect. And the elect pre those only who nre gladly sacrificing their lives nnd their all to gnln the great prize. Our Lord commented upon the mntter to his disciples nnd ndded thnt the rich must hnve grent difficulty in connection with their endeavor to enter the Kingdom. He snid, sympathetlcnlly. rather than in n denunciatory mnnner, "It is easier for n enmel to go through the needle's eye thnn for the rich to enter the kingdom of God." This nstonished the disciples very grently; for they knew that the mnjorlty of the religionists of their day belonged to the wealthy class, the Scribes and the Phnrlsees. They replied, "Who then can got into the Kingdom, if these cannot?" Our Lord's reply wns. "With men this Is impossible, but not with God." Men would be inclined to sny thnt God would find no one for the Kingdom nt nil if he rejected the rich. In a word, DO rich man can get into the Kingdom. He must give up every? thing to the Lord or else be bnrred from a place in the Kingdom. The terms of acceptance nre the same to the rich ns to the poor. He who would hnve the "penrl of grent price" must sell nil that he hns in order thnt he may obtain it. The rich must give up nil to the Lord, nnd then as stewnrds of their riches will be held responsible for their stewardship. The following little poem describes the needle's eye, or small gate beside the larger gnte, through which the camels might pnss into the wnlled city after sundown and without any of their burden. So the rich by unlondiug nnd be? coming poor mny have access to the Kingdom:?' THROUGH THE NEEDLE'S EYE. "Tall was my camel and laden high. And small the gnte ns n needle's eye. "The city within was very fair, And I ana my camel would enter there. " 'You must lower your load.' the porter cried, 'You must throw away that bundle of pride.* "This I did, but the load was grent, ; Far too wide for the narrow gate. ! "'Now,' said the porter, 'to mnke it less, -! Discard thnt bumper of selfishness.' "I obeyed, though with much ado. ' Yet still nor camel nor I got through. ' ' "'Ah,' Bald the porter, 'your load must hold * Some little package of trust-in-gold.' J ,: "The mer< <\ handful was all I had. Yet 'Throw It away.' the porter bade. '1 r "Then lo, a marvel! the camel tall V Shrank to the size of the portal small, "And all my riches, n vnst estate. Easily pgaaed through the narrow gntel"_ Aaron Welnburg last Tuesday. Mr. Frank B, Barron, Of Charleston, Is spending his vacation with his brother! Clerk of court, A. I. Barron. .Mrs. S. J. Clark Is entertaining her sister, Mrs. J. C, McClenaghen, of Florence Mr, Hugh c. McKelvy has returned from Greenville after a very pleasant \ i it to his father. Miss Nellie Kamlner, of Bastover, is a guest at the home of Mrs. C. S. Rlgby. The accomplished and beautiful Miss Bleanor Todd left Tuesday for Anderson, to visit relatives Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Orvln left Tues? day for Asheville. Mr. G. W. WilCOX has returned home from Asheville. The many friends of Mrs. Emily McKagen, mother of Sergt. H. G. Mc Kagen of the police force of this city, will be sorry to learn that she was badly Injured, a few days ago, by fulling down some steps at the home of her son, Mr. W. J. McKagen at Blshopvllle. She Is Improving .how? ever. ? NOT FOOD, BUT MEDICINE All sensible live stock and poultry raisers understand how Important It isto keep their stock in healthy condition. And for ?11 the common diseases of Cat tie. Horses, M ules, Sheep, Hogs and Poultry there Is nothing that gives such satis fact or y results as Bosch's Golden Seal Stock and Poultry Medicine It Is laxative In action and quickly produces a beneficial effect. Veterinary authorities agree in endorsing this excellent preparation. Bold under a guaran? tee or money refunded. Sold by druggists and dealers. Price 25c, 60c. and fl a can. Sample on request. GOLDEN CHAIN REMEDY CO., Inc. Evansville, Ind. Busch's Disinfectant and I dp, guaranteed to destroy MITES and LICE on i your poultry, 50c Splendid All Round Remedy. I have used Busch's Golden Seal Stock and Poultry medicine on nay steak with the most satisfactory results. My wife also uses It on the chickens wken they get droopy. Several times friends of mine nave been to me as if I were a veteri? nary doctor and asked me to see want I could do for their stock with the remedy and whenever they come lor me I put the can in my pocket and go back with them and give some of It to their animals. The remedy is all right. Silas G. Buffln SIHEliT tt DRUG STORE. MILL SUPPLIES Roofing Galvanized and Painted Corrugated, Galvanized, Crimp, Rubber and Paper. I Belts I Leather, Rubber and Gandy. Try Revere Rubber Co'J. Giant Stitched aud Shawmut Belt. Every Foot Guaranteed. Packings Sheet and Piston. All Kinds and Grades. Circular Saws in Stock Simonds, Hoes, Ohlens and Disstons. i Shafting, Wood and Iron Pulleys, Wire Ropes and Manilla Ropei Rubber Hose, Pumpe, Bsbbitt Metel, Lace Leather, Bar Iron, Pipe, Pi| Fittinge, Valves, Etc, Saw Mills, Shingle and Lath Mschinee. If needing anything in the SUPPLY Line, write or call on Prompt 8hipmente a specialty. Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co. Phone 368. Sumter, S, Yiomen \\artsY\ue,S.G A Highly Endowed Institution Offering two (2) years preparatory and four (?) years Collegiate. Annual Interest Income over $10,000 assures superior advantages at a mini niumeost. 1170.00 covers board and tuition. Free scholarship. For Particulars address Dean, S. W. CARRETT, Hartsviile, S. C. The Y. M. C. A. Fund The first payments on Y. M.C. A. subscriptions are now due and payable. In order to facilitate collections and have these pay? ments made as voluntarily as were the subscriptions, ar? rangements have been made with the banks of the city to ac? cept same. We are therefore prepared and will be glad to receive and acknowledge any of these. ^ Bank of Sumter. DEPOSIT With First National Bank THAT'S ALL. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Established 1905. Capital Stock paid in. $120,000.00 Stockholders Guarantee to Depositors.. 120,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. 46,00000 Deposits. 295,000.00 You can open an Account with Us with One Dollar or more. We guarantee careful attention, courteous treatment, and we want your business.