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FIELD DAY EXERCISES Litt of Prizes and Rules Govern - lug Contest. One of the most important steps that has ever been undertaken for the Improvement and betterment of life In the rural districts of Sumter county snd which will be brought about by the children of the present generation now at school, hu? taken definite shape. The Rural School Improvement Association has appointed a commit? tee consisting of Mrs. H. W. ISeall. Miss Agnes Richardson and Mr. W. at. Scott to take up the work and be? gin the campaign. After holding a ?umber of meetings, the committee has decided to have what is known as "Field Day" exercises. To that end. Mr. Scott was appoint? ed a committee of one to solicit prises for the best eork done in the various departments of school and home life. In lese than three > ours, he su*veed ed In securbig e'ouf thirty prises to be given to enterprising and faithful pupils. The spirit us manifested by these business men of Sumter is very much to 'je admired, for It is through their generosity and Interest that the success of the Field Day movement It* assured. The dan set for Field Day is Sat? urday. April 15th. beginning at 10:30 and the County Court House will be tne place. Everybody is invited to come and make the occasion a de? lightful one. It la hoped that every teacher, every child, every trustee, every parent in the county will be there, to see and be seen. All aro re? quested to bring the'r lunch baskets as the exercises Wiii be continued in the afternoon for a short time. The fun and excitement will be In the afternoon as that will be the time for the athletic meet, consisting of run? ning; Jumping, ete. Competent committees will be on hand to select the 1 est in each de? partment and award prizes acoord Uagly Below Is a list for which the prizes are to be offered, and all necessary information pertaining to same. If additional Information shall be de aired, write to W. M Scott. Sumter, S. t\, and he will gladly furnish it: 1. Reading; Three prizes offered. Let each school send best readers. Beading selection made by commit? tee. Open to boys and girls. First prise goes to High School pupil, sec? ond to Grammar school; third to pri? mary pupil 2. Arithmetic: Two prises offer? ed. Each school should send best mathematician*. Examples given by auenmtttee. First prize goes to High School pupil. Stcond prize to Gram? mar school pupil; open to boys and girls, I. History: Two prizes offered. First prise to best pupil on South Carolina history; second prise to best pupil on United States history; open to boys and girls. I. Geograph\ ??ne prize offered. The contest will be map drawing of South Carolin* with ountles. Each pupil who enters contest should be supplied with d crayons. Open to boys and girls. I. Writing: one prise offered. Best penmanship. Selection In writ? ing given by committee. Ouejg In boys and girls. t. Oratorical Contest: Two prizes offered. Open to boys only. Any se? lection by standard author will be accepted. The first prize in this con? test Is undoubtedly the best and Is well worth working for. 7. Sewln* Two prizes offered. Open to girls only. The first prize will be for best made quilt square. Work to h*. done under supervision of committee. t. best Lauf of Bread One geint offered Open to girls only. Those entering t Ut contest should begin practice at >nce. Bring In on Aprl' Ik. what you consider the best loaf. Be prepared to state that no assist? ance was given. Assistance will be allowed on?- in trials or practices. 9. Best Biscuit: (>n? prize of? fered. Open to girls only. See in? struction* for best loaf of I i id 10. item Pound Hotter: < hsfl gains offered. I ?pen to girls only. Sc ? in? structions for best I. af of l.rea I. II. Hfst Cak?: one pr U< offeied. Open to girl* only. See Instruction-; for brst loaf of bre id. 12. Ib-Mt Pte/U Stock' On Dftgt offered. Open t ? t oys only. This plow stock Is to |,e mad- witlio it .o*. Slstatn ? and at durable material Should be brought to Coot HoUS before I.ha k. April 1 Mr. 13. Best A \i II indlt Hat pn/? offered. ? ?j, n \,, >onh, Bee |s etructo ns feg Beat Plow Stex I 11. Baal Btngt* trt One pn/ Offend. ? ,| r,, > ofdv. St gavuettoae leg t |*i?n ? ? k lBeet Cotton Baal I Oi t ? off* r< d ? ? i strut Hone for I* i i. It. Beat Mot Itaaus Uns prls< l?ff?'f?-d. * Mjn II ? |. ' . II ? auctions for l< u I j7. Ib'st S? dge Broom l pi ?/< offered. Open BO boj i snd Musi be made without l | p X aented at Court House before 10 00 o'clock, April 15th. 18. Heat Kree Hand Drawing: OihJ prize offered. Open to ?Irls on'y. Committee will give the examination. Materials furnished. 19. Best Free Hand Drawing Oltl prize offered. Open to boya only. Committee will give the examinations. Materials furnished. 20. Best Runner: One prise of fered. Open to boys and girls. Th'sin expecting to enter this contest shculd begin practice at once and do it systematically. This part of the pro? gram will be in the afternoon on tlv rear end of the Court House grow ml.-. 22. liest Standing High Jump: One prize offered. Open to boys oidy. See instructions for Hest Runner. 23. Best Running High Jump: One prize offered. Open to boys only. S?e instructions for Beet Runner. 24. Best Broad Jump: (Standing and Running.) One prize offered. Open to boys only. See instructions for Best Runner. 25. Best Speller: Open to boys and clrla. Each grade will be given an examination and ten prizes ar' offered?one for each grade. Books to be used in this examina? tion will be those nsmed by the State Board of Education for use in the public schools of Soulh Jarolina. The pupils of the city schools will not be allowed to compete in any of these examinations. Aa to The Prlzea. The prizea In thia contest are < t such value as to warrant keen com? petition. The majority of these prizes consist of money, ranging from $10 to $2.50. A great many Of the mer? chants of the city are going to give substantial articles from their stonm aa prizes. Any pupil in the county will be allowed to compete for one or more prizes. The school winning the most prizes will be presented a ilag. Rules for Entering Contest. Every pupil desiring to enter the contest should notify W. M. Scott, Sumter, S. C, of his or her desire, giving name, address, name of school, and most important of all, the prize or prizes for which he or she desires to compete. These requests for permission to enter contest MUST be in by April the first. A Word to the Pupils. lx>ok over carefully the lists for which prizes are offered. Select one or more subjects with which yog art thoroughly familiar and on which \<m are "certain you can make ? creditable showing. Send in your ap plleatbm for permission to enter the contest. Study carefully the rule* governing each contest. When this la done, kr ? to work and keep working until April 15. On that day, you will in all probability, go to you home a happy boy or girl, happy at having won that which you started out to win. Remember that practice male - perfect, and It is to the boy or | rl who works hardest, that the pri:? I go. A Word to Teachers. To a very large extent, the suco of this new movement depends until you. It la the duty of every teachei In the county to Interest themselves in this movement and help make It a success. Let every teacher study carefully the rules and regulation* governing this contest and be able to answer any luestions concerning same. There ma;* be some pupils In your school at whose home, no paper arrives. Then make it your busin? - to tell them all about the contest. By being Interested yourself, you interest your pupils. Talk with them, advise them, and help them whenever n? i - aeaary, y >u know your pupils beti r perhaps than any one else and it If! you to whom they will look for guld anOi and direction. Select your beat pupils In each department and ad Use them to enter the contest. Bei to it that there are a goodly numb. I of contestants from your scheid and that you yonratlf are there. A Word 10 Parents. Von are, of course, Interest'id ll your child's progreaa and advance ment and It Is hoped that you an going to join In line with us and h< I|j t.? Improve and better conditions in our rural communities eapeclally You can do this by help and BUggea< Ilona to tin- child. You know better than any one ? |s<- in tin world just What your child can ?b> and is capa? ble of doing. In tin* movement. It is deal red that you advlee your child eapeclally along the practical liner, Tin- teacher will manage the branches of study, if your uon has special ap tltude for making things useful on the f:irm or your daughter Inclines to sewing) then In !p them ab ? c three lines, and aae to if thai your home i v. i ll represented on April \ va in d t.. tin Pnhlk'. t ?? everybody r< m< min i the tlnu ind place Oi Baturd y, April llth. ? nntna ai r? ??? in ihe moinlng i ? ry one > . 11 riue it< I t?. hi inn 'i'ii lunch l?i k*?i and dim i a/Ill about two o'clock, Rhortly after dinner Ihi athletic meet will Im hi Id. This event promises to be very Inter? esting and exciting. The exercises will probably be over by 4 o'clock, if not earlier. In conclusion let it be said that the lUOOeeai of this new and very import? ant movement is now In the hands of the people. The work of the com? mute is well-nigh completed. Then let us all artee beautifully to the oc oaalon and show to the other coun tlea of South Carolina that Sumter Is still the Game Cock City and her county the beet Jn the State. ICELAND IN SUMMER. When the Sheen of Sunset Greets the Golden Glow of Sunrise. Iceland! The name itself is a barrier to tourist travel. But let the tourist ignore prejudice and embark at Copeu ha gen or Leitfa and be will find a de lightful voyage over n smiling summer sea 1/ ho should go during June, July or August lie will bf uavdily more than two days out of sight of land - the farreaching rockbound coast of Scotland or the snow crowned peaks of Iceland?but the Journey across will occupy about four days. For his amusement the dolphins will tumble, the whales will spout, the seal will swim and the sea birds will fly, and there will be glorious sunrises and sun? sets, with hardly more than two hours of night Intervening. When he finally reaches Iceland he will soe the sun set about 11:40 o'clock and rise again shortly after 12 o'clock, the golden glow of the sunset mingling with the golden glow of the sunrise. All these delights cannot be assured to the winter traveler to Iceland. In fact, he will be obliged to keep bis lamp burning until 10:30 In the morn? ing and then light it again at 2 o'clock la the afternoon.?Mrs, W. F. Crafts in Christian Herald. A VOLCANIC MONUMENT. Wonderful Old Balancing Rock Near Portland, Ore. One of the most remarkable rocks in the world la that known as the "bal? ancing rock," which stands ou the bank of the Willamette river a short distance above the city of Portland, Ore. Hlslng from a broad base Is n small column roughly round in shape. Just above this is n huge mass of rock bearing a tree on the. summit, the total height of rock and column being about a hundred feet Although a great deal larger and heavier than the pillar on which it atands, the big rock is very accurately balanced. For how many centuries this odd freak has stood not even the wisest scientists are able to determine, but it hns evidently been there for a very long period. The entire rock Is of a volcanic na? ture, and the most singular ihlng about it Is the fact that the knob and pillar are entirely disjointed from one another. Wind and weather no doubt are slowly wearing tho "balancing rock" away, but the process Is so Itu perceptible that, failing some unfore seen catastrophe, the monument will probably endure for many centuries.? Wide World Mnga/.ine. Making Up an Actor. In making up tin amateur actor ahouid remember that aa little paint as possible should be used, for, while it Is easy to disguise by a thick mask of pigment, the heavier the makeup the more difficult it Is to convey sensitive emotional variations by the changing expression of the face. If it Is possi? ble to arrange one's own hair in a way suitable to the character so much the bettor, for. though it may In no way seem more real than n wig, it will prove Infinitely more comfortable. When the actor looks as much like the part as he possibly can without the aid of artificial disguise he begins to apply nose paste, paint and powder, obliter? ating one characteristic nnd accentuat? ing another, painting the eyebrows out nnd redrawing them, changing the col? or of the skin, putting shadows around the' eyes and sinister lines running from the nostrils. He adds a roughly shaped beard or mustache of crape hair if the character demands it? Harper*! Weekly. Wonderful Hats. On one occasion Lincoln was pre? sented with two line lints, each by a different hatmaker, neither knowing that the other had made such a con? tribution. In the course of events they called upon the president, and it so happened that both called at the same time. When both found them? selves in tho presence of the executive they naked how be had liked the hats they had sent him, and. taking advan? tage of tin? opportunity of securing II statement of superiority of one or the other make, the president was asked to state bis preference. To many men such a question would be very embar rassing, but to Line.in not at all. " 1 took the bat, one in each hand, and then replied gravely, but with a mis chlorous twinkle In his keen eyes: "Gentlemen, your hats do mutually surpass ench other!*1 Conccicntious Donald 1 want 0 cake of soup. Mr McTavlsh Cheiulsi 1 ennna let ye tee n cake o' soap on th' Sawbaath day. Donald -llui ye sell'd that lassie some peppermint drnpa! Chomlai -Aye, ye can suck pepper' mini drape In Ihe kirk, but ye canna v ash ycr r there! Ryan, tin comer cop, gnvo us the best d< flnltlnn of strategy we have aver beard "Sthratcgy," says Ryan, "is whin ye keep right on shootln1 so the initm \ 011 t I ?; . \ e're all OUl a\ ammunll n " ci 1 land ri.thi 1 icsler a fellow f 1 ling 1 di ous kind, tlarrlck won LONDON'S DIALECT. A Perfectly Recognizable Child of the Old Kentish Tongue. In a little book entitled "London's Dialect" Mr. Mackenzie Maebride chal? lenges the view expressed by the edu cation department of the London county council that "there Is tit> Lon? don dinlect of reputable antecedents aud origin." and that "the cockney mode ot speech is a modem corrup? tion." He points out that the London dia? lect, especially on the south side of the Thames. Is a perfectly recognizable child of the old Kentish tongue, to which we owe our earliest written lit? erature. "Thet" for "that," "henk" for "bank." "keb" for "cab." are remnants of the old Kentish mode of pronuncia? tion. In the Kentish dialect "that" was spelt "thet" as early as A. D. 825. The use of "1" for "a." as in "lldy." was common from the Trent to the Thames in Elizabeth's time, and John Stow, writing In lOSO. gives us "bylyftV for "bailiff." The use of "au" for "a" in such cockneyisms as "telegrauph" Is of very old origin, and "abaht" and "ahtslde" are both warranted by an? cient use. As for "kep" and "slep" without the final "t." they are really uncorrtipted words, the "t" being an Intruder of late date. TORTURE BY WATER. The Third Degree In Sorcery Cases In Louis XIV.'s Time. One of the methods adopted by Louis XIV. to purge his kingdom of sorcery was the "question ordinary." This, according to G. Duval in "Shad? ows of Old Paris," consisted in having ten pints of water poured into the body. "The executioner placed the prisoner In a recumbent position, tirmly tied upon a table. A block was slipped un? der the loins, so that the chest and stomach were thrown outward and upward, while the contents of a meas? ure of two pints were forced by means of a hose down the victim's month. If he resisted his nose was held until he opened his teeth to breathe. After every two pint measure he was given a few seconds' rest and the opportuni? ty to confess. If he continued hfs de? nial the question was reanplled until the whole ten pints had been con? sumed. "In the 'question extraordinary* the quantity administered was augmented to twenty pints. The swelling caused by this unnatural amount of liquid in the body produced the most acute ago? ny." Knew the Risks. Chloe. a huge black cook of middle age, came to her mistress one day with the announcement that she was about to be married. Regretting the loss of an excellent cook and having real In? terest in Chloe's welfare, her mistress said: "1 hope. Chloe. you appreciate the fact that marriage Is a Werlous thing and you have considered carefully In regard to the step yon are about to take. Marriage brings great responsi? bility." "'Deed it does, ma'am!" said Chloe. with emphasis. "1 reckon 1 knows, fo' Fl been mah'ied fo' times. I knows just what reetkl yo* takes when yo' done git mah'ied. My last divo'ee cost me twenty-five dollahs. hut I made hlra pay half of It. Yo* nevnh know what yo' Is gittin' into when yo* gits mah'? ied."?Washington Star. % Ruins of Yucatan. The explorations of Arthur Dlosy hi Yucatan brought to light many new facts about the stupeudous ruins which stretch through the country In a chain 300 miles long. The most amazing thing about these ruins, ac? cording to Mr. Uiosy, Is that the peo? ple who possessed such high archi? tectural skill and the knowledge ot rich and graceful decorative arts, be? longed to the stone age and had no knowledge of metals. These wonders in stone were carved with flint imple? ments and a civilization which has been compared to that of Egypt grew up without even tie use of bronze and iron. Turned the Tables. Two hunters, ret timing from the Catskills. decided to try some New York city humor upon the agent of a little railroad statiou In the foothills. "When does the 3:4j train get in?" asked one. The old man regarded him seriously and at length. "Waal." said he, "she generally gets In Just a leetle behlud the engine." Later they approached him respect fall/. "About time that train Is due, isn't it. uncleV" "Yes." said the agent, "she's about due. There conies the conductor's dog."?Everybody's. Dauntless. "He cleared the sill at a bound and Vanished in the darkness." related Uo mance breathlessly. "But," Bcoffed Realism, "only a mo? ment ago lie was riveted to the spot. Did be Die the rivets?*' "Oh. no!" rejoined Romance, nothing daunted. "Fortunately it was only a small spot, n.j that by a superhuman effort he w renched it loose and car? ried it along with him."?Puck. Result of s fad. Poverty i line in at the door. Love Immediately flew out of the window "Ah." snid those who obsen ? "this Is wlini comes of beim: fresh air tau dlsts!" Judge's Library. Von cannot dream yourself Into ? character; you must hammer and i< rgs yourscli one. James Anthony Kroude In reverence is the chief joy and power of life.? Ruskin. THREE CHILDREN BURNED. A Pitiful Accident Near Tindals Fri? day Night. Three little negro children, John Richard Butler, aged 0, Jessie but? ler, aged 2 years and Mary Wilder, aged ? years were burend to death, about 12 o'clock Friday night, in ilie house of Richard Butler, COl . d, who lives near Tindal station, the house and contents being destroyed. An inquest was held Saturday morn? ing by Cormier Flowers and the jury I found that the children came to their l death from accident. The facts brought out at the in? quest were tha* Richard Butler had ben to Privateer on business and re? turning home about 11 o'clock found that his wife had gone to a near neighbor's house to supper, leaving eight children in the house, the eld? est being a well grown girl of thir? teen or fourteen years. Richard stop? ped at home a short time and then went to the neighbor's for his wife. About the tim*? he reached his desti? nation he saw that his house was on fire, and ran back as rapidly as he I could. But when he reached the j house it had tallen in and three of the children had been caught in the ruins. There was no lire in the house when he left it, but a lamp was left burning in one room. The eldest child testified that she went to bed as soon as her father left to go after her mother and went to sleep. In a short time she was aroused by the fire and made every effort to get the children out, but succeeded in saving only four of them before the roof fell in. She did not know how the fire started. She left no fire in the house when she went to slep, except the lamp. FIRE AT DALZFXU Stores of A. F. Smith and lt. L. Bur kctt Burned Late Friday Night. Sometime after 11 o'clock Friday night the store of Mr. A. F. Smith was discovered to be on fire and by the time that persons arrived it was one mass of flames and the store next to his. that of Mr. R. U Burkett, was caught by the- Intense heat. it was impossible to save either of the Stores and almost all of the goods were burned in the stores. The loss i>\ the lire to Mr. Smith will probably somewhat nenr $3,ouo as there was very little insurance on either the store or the goods. Mr. Burkett's loss will be about the same, though possibly not qmtc as much. One load of goods was saved from Mr. Burkett's store amounting to about $100, all of the rest of the goods being lost in the fire. Mr. Smith's store was valued at about $000 while It was insured for only $100, and his stock of goods, while valued at something over $2,000, had insurance on it amounting to $,"?00. However, h" lost all of his books and account! in the fire except his jour? nal and ledger for 1911, which he had luckily taken home wfth him that night to work on some time be? fore retiring. When discovered the fire had spread too far for any successful ef? forts to be made in fighting it and It was impossible to light it' as the heat was so great that no one could approach the building. It Is tin known how the fire originated, but it is supposed that it was of Incen? diary origin. Mr. Smith said that there were no matches in the store that he knew of except some which he kept for sale in his show case and it was impossible for rats to get to these, so it could not have* been set by them. No one had been in the store for several lo urs prior to the fire. The loss falls very heavy on the two young men as they have only been in business at Daliell for a few years ami haei Invested most of tin .r i funels in their business. I Capt. George C. Warren has re , celved additional orders from the War j Department through the Adjutant and ( Inspector General's office to report J to headquarters e>f the regular army ] at San Antonio, Texas, on the1 r?th I of April. To do this he Will have i to leave here s' r. t i t ? t' Apt:!. King Alfons j and som< timer I suppose* b- \\ Plttsburg Pe>st ' tt I ;i t \V '.. li er-1 o goes to Paris incog., ! worse. It is not to be ould use his own name. cltisens have kee Sentinel. Tili: Ii MSI I OF THE MUTUAL*, What Mr. Schwerin Gets Out Of The Kok* M the BenaaaBeg, Mr. J. A. Schwerin, the largest in? dividual owner of stock in the Mutual |O0 Co., to whom the business was transferred two years ago by the other stockholders at the time the affairs of the corporation became seriously Involved and who reoeutty Tl-fl?tha huiin-m to the new owner*?? of the Bumter Ice, Light & Power Company, says that he is in the same boat with the other stockholders who left him with the bag to hold. He sold tli ? Mutual Ice plant, good will, etc., at a valuation of 113,000, he to take the plant and physical prop? erty of the company to do with as he will, except that he cannot oper? ate It in Sumter County, at a valu? ation of $5.000, and receiving the bal? ance, $S,000, in cash. He assumes all outstanding debts and obligations of the Company. Theee obligations are as follows Honda. $5,000; sec? ond mortgage, $3,000; notes in bank, $2,150?total of $10,150. Mr. Schwer in's original investm? nt in the stock of the company was $3,500, so that to get out without loss he must sell the plant, which has been In oper? ation Ave years, for $5,*>50, which is an uncertain proposition. He says, also, that he lost money steadily and was gettng deeper into the hole each year, therefore had to sell out to save himself great- r loss than he had al? ready sustained. The above facts he desin s the people of Sumter to know, since the Mutual Ice Company was organised as a quasi public in? stitution, and he does not want the impression to go out that he has made a good thing by taking over and selling out the Mutual plant. If he had been making money on it he would have held on and continued the plant in operation, but he was losing money and was glad to find an opportunity to turn loose. < Ol RT PROCEEDINGS. _ I .Iuiy t.o.'* Out tO Cain's Mill to Look Over Site of Accident. From The Daily Item, arch 24. Very little progress was made in the civil court Thursday and today, the case of Thomas David vs. A. C. It, railroad company being continued throughout the afternoon and this morning. This morning several witnsses were put UP by the plaintiff in rebuttal of testimony given Thursday by the de? fendant but nothing farther was don*- , towards bringing the case to an Is? sue. It was proposed by the attorney for the plaintiff that the jury visit the place where the negro girl was kill? ed so that th y could get an idea of the ground and the location of the different places the witnesses were | when the accident occurred. The jury agreed t<> this and all of the jurymen, the attorneys on both sides of the case, the clerk of court and bailiff h charge of the jury all took an automobile ride OtXt to the place which was several miles from the city, the eirl having b. en killed on the crossing at Cain's Mill. The automobiles carrying the party re? turned to the city about 1 o'clock, alter which court was adjourned for dinner. The trip was taken so that the jury could decide for themselves whether or not the engineer was suf? ficiently distant from the place of the killing when he first saw the tfirl to have stopped his engine before he came to the trestle, he having tes? tified that there was not sufficient distance for him to stop the engin? after he saw the girl, and the plain? tiff having alleged that there was. Do you know that of all the m'uor ailments c.dds ar by far the most dangerous? it if not the acid itself that you need fear, but the serious diseases that it often leads OX Most of these are known am germ diseases. Pneumonia and consumption are among them. Why not take Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy and cure your cold while you can? Poff sale by all dealers. Cnlform excellence * and reliability . Kdueh ? m as ind reftm m nt, lates W. A. Thompson, , 6 S. 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