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Bf EDNA ELLIS MU* Vau Winkle was a very pretty firl with mild blue eyes, through which sbe saw veiy dlstluctly till au oculist ordeicd ner to wear glassea Sbe was troubled with hendu' hen, uud the glasses were Intended to correct aetigtuatlsui. Out day Wallt walking on the street sbe met Bob S< hofleld. and at the mo ment of passing tbe light, striking on ber glasses, got lu tbe way of her eye? sight, and sbe cut him dead. The next time they were together he asked ber what he hud doue to offend her. She was very iuu< h surprised and wished to know what he me nut, whereupou he told btf thut she had passed him on the sti. et without speaking to bliu. ?that inu?d 1.1 v ... hecn when 1 began to wear glasses." she said. "I've got unite used to them now. and you will hav e no I in flu r a use for complaint on that a ore." Nevertheless tbe next time Miss Van Winkle met Mr. Schofleld sue cut him agsin. Whether It was due to ber glasses or preoccupatiou or what it wss he did not know, but he was quite ? urv it v\as unintentional. A lew evenings after this second cut be cubed at the lady's house and was revelved graciously. He made no ref ereiee to her having ignored his pres euce a second time, but during his call asked ber If sbe hud got used to her glusvcs. 'juite so," she replied. "I can see better than without them, and 1 now seldom li ne a heada he." "Do you think if you passed uic on the street you would recoguize toe?" "Of course I would." "I doubt It " "What do you mean? Do you kuow my eyes better tbau I?" ? I don ' h? ih've you can see a church In the middle of the street." Well. I never! My eyesight is as good as yours." "I'll l?et you the next time I meet you in the street you won't know me." "I'd k.iovv you from your twlu broth? er, if you bad one." New, Mr. Schofleld bad no twin brother, ft*tit be had a cousin. Ernest Brown, for whom he bad often been mistaken. Wheu Miss Van Winkle epoko of n twin brother Bob thought of Ids cousin, Rrneat Brown, and j stra hi ? to lay for the .voting | lad) lb eerj rnesna, contemptible and dnttbonesl rnamssr, at I'll do You walk down Hilton avenue tomorrow after? noon st 4 o'clock. I'll meet you with another fellow. I'll bA you a pound of eiudj you can't pick me out from blm I take tbe bet " "I meau I'll bet yon a pound of candy! 1 don't want any candy my? self: yoi. gesjsj cover my stske with something else." ??t'lgnrs r '.No. a kiss" "Wbst Impudence! "Very well: 1 withdraw the offer." The seamp knew very well that she would <ouio to his terms In time and sbe did It wss not that she coveted the esndy: we are all sensitive to any pbysieal Imperfection in ourselve*. ami be had milled her as to her eyesight She agreed to his terms, and a condl tion was addod thai when Ibotst twen ty feet distant she should bow to the man she believed to Ih? Hob. they walking far enough npart to prevent any doubt in tbe matter. The terms having l?een "signed, sealed und de llvered." they sepn i itcd. Mr Sc hofleld went straight to his cousin and told him of his bet and ex pi ktttl the terniM. asking Brcwu to help hi in out Brown agreed to do so. snd the nett morning they met st ? tsllorlug establishment and bought twin muPs Then they went to n baffbtf and had their hair and ?eunls trimmed exactly alike. When they had Mulshed their pr??< es* of ujnl ing themselves alike?hats. scarfs, aults. gloves and l*?ots were ?'lastly *im lar?Bob hop.si that he had a chance of winning, tlsmgh he feared the o4dl were sgslust him At exactly 4 oYI.m-U the two men started from SSM end of Hilton avenue, while Miss Van Winkle "as .merging from her home itoar the other She was very ??outld.Mit if being able to tell Hot> from his friend, though she look every precaution, even (leaning her glasses with a compound of alco? hol and ammonia. But she expected I ? see them each dressed In his OWfl way and did md count on a similarity ss ?! ifi. She had gone but a few blocks keeping Inr eye? flxisl on fftff Spproacblng figure, When she s' W the two men coming} It did ? t fjftlf t" her that either of them was It. :, until *he ? rime within tb.. di-tame that Kli.' s\ i t,, ii, iko tin derision Not being able to designate the true ind mil v Hob. ihe p's ed them with out I - \ Ing to either Then each party turned '?| 4M t cure ? ponffal Mi^> Van Win? kle, "that WMtVf f ?lr nt all. You bad it ? right fe dress alike " "My co lain Mr I'.rown. Miss Van winv.i.-: stld Boh HH doable lifted Ida hat deferentially ami asked If tat bet M IIS ?o be pg I there ji lid t hi II. At wlib h Mies Van Winkle litres' it blm. I he. leaving btf with ll-jb. with Irew I bet was paid thst *sni* evening ? t vi \m WlnU'e's tioiiie. and tha kt-s faste?! so irood that Rob mutt have another and to g??t It he must make in tint and out prop* ma I, which be did. ?flar all, tbe girl wea, \SSt RKs INITFI? STATIN THAT HF WILL sAFFA.UAItl) FOR FIGNKRS. He ln?i?ta> UOfftlfJVi Thai Foreign Government* .Must Deal With Ulm and Not Through tho United States ?Two More American* Dfcsppear. Douglas. Ariz., March 12.?General Carranza has promised the United Statt! that th?? live? and property of foreigners in the territory controlled by the Constitutionalists will be pro? tected, but made it plain that if for? eign countries wish to deal with the Constitutionalists they must deal di? rectly with him and not through the I'nited States. News was received today that Charles Howard, a negro citizen of the I'nited States was killed by Yaqui Indians, while a detachment of Con stituionallsts soldiers looked on. Kdwln Oray, an American citizen, has disappeared from Juarez and no trttce of him can be found. RULES FOR COUNTY FAIR. Much to Interest Visitors in Live Stock Stock Says W. D, Bvrcl. Speaking at the annual meeting? of the South Carolina Use Stock asso? ciation In Columbia recently, W. D. Byrd Of LaurOBBi former president of the association, said: The county fair is an aid to better live stock will depend, gentlemen, in my Opinion, largely on the style of fair you have. One of a carnival nature will detract, to a great extent, the purpose, of your fair?better live stock. The young minds are easily attracted and impressed with some side shows, ball thrower, slelght-of hand trick or balloon ascension, go? ing home with the things that im? press them most on their minds? never thinking for a moment of that beautiful colt, the comparison of the dairy calf with the beef type, or the kind of chicken he or she would like best. Some of the older minds would ha attracted by a running or trotting race, or both, which would excite them up to a pitch that they would hardly remember seeing a colt, a pig Of a calf at the fair. Now, gentlemen, commenting a lit? tle on horse racing, I will ask what is there In a horse race, what is to be learned, what is to be Improved, what is to be gained? And I claim a coun? ty fair can not afford to have racing from a financial view. It is a ques? tion how \o finance a county fair, at best. T<? build a ra:e track and *o give prizes too will take a largo part Of your income, leaving small privc. (or other departments of yo * fair. Put up a small prize ind what uo you navel A scrub nice?a man with a good hone does not care to run him for nothing; therefore, you haven't much attraction at the race track. Now, 1 was told oy quite a number of people when I was working for our first fair, 1 could not have a coun? ty fair without horse races. My re? ply to them was, "Oentlemen, If it takes horse racing to make a county fair, then we will have a failure." And I am proud to teil, gentlemen, that we have held three in our coun? ty and each one has increased in at? tendance, entries, interest and en? thusiasm, and no horse races yet. And I am furthermore proud to say that we have proven, beyond a question, that you can hold a suc Ssenful fair without the least at? traction of any kind outsido of the main issu?'?live stock and agricul? ture. Now. on the other hand, gentle? men, i county fair promoted for the Welfare and betterment of the coun? ty will be Incentive to better Uvo stork. Now, take a county fair with nothing to detract from live stock and ugrirulture and you will draw I ha minds to the points desired ? some b.?y or farmer will be. attrac sd b\ the colt show, some girl or farmer s wife will be attracted by the poultry show and when you get Itiess interested they will then ob? serve more closely the prize win tu IS. I And now. Mr. President? comes the responsibility of the county fair to havi oompetenl and unbiased judges thai they may plane the ribbons where they justiv belong, which, by ? doing discords from their minds the narrownees of thinking the rib l?..n was planed <m the mun and not the colt. Then too, WS want to give them ,i type to work to - <WOUld have ttlf |udg? to bS able to define the dlf ferencs in two clone contests, explain* Ini why hi placed the ribbon where he. did Now, gentlemen, you ore aettlni the farint r Intereetod, von are teach* in*; him something. Iis sees what some othei farmer In the county is ? I' iiir Hi IOOS home -not thinking ibout that ?lelght*of*hand trick, ii. particular sideshow, thai thrill? ing event of man lumping from his balloon l.tet (eel In the air and . Ing snfel) on the ground by the Mia <*t bin pttrttubutw, or the ? in cash he lost on the home races, but 'with an interest, enthusiasm and de? termination to improve his live stock, that he may go to our county fair , next year with something' to show. Iff. President, we people need ed? ucation along these lines and a coun? ty fair should he a place to get some of this education. We need interest, need working up to the point of get? ting out of the old rut. The county fair ia a good plate to start us to thinking and moving. Possibly, gentlemen, It will be in? teresting to some one for me to out? line briefly the management of the Laurent county lair. First, a few of us (fanners mostly) decided to hold a county fair. Second, we decided on no gate or entry fee. Third, for the association to give no premiums, only a ribbon of merit; therefore, we needed very little money and secured that by volunteer contributions from a few public spirited citizens and our banks. The merchants, however, as an advertisement and to do their part towards the county fair, gave as premiums some articles in their re? spective lines, so that made it more attractive for the exhibition and showed a good feeling and cooper? ation between the farmer and mer? chant; then, too, we appreciate the liberality of the fertilizer manufac? turer in donating tons of fertilizers to go as premiums. 1 can't say how long we will be able to finance our fair on this plan, but with the good feeling and interest manifested at our last fair, 1 dare say we will be able to succeed for a few years long? er if not for years to come. Now, to get back to better live stock. 1 will say we had a better class of exhibits at our last fair than we have ever had. Our colts, calves, pit's and poultry were of a better type. The first year they brought anything, and many were in no con? dition for the show ring. Last year vc Raw much improvement. Much more interest is being manifested to? day in our county for better stock than I have ever known. One mule colt sold at seven months old for $125 cash last fall. Carrying such a colt to the fair shows what can be done and is being done, which is the most convincing evidence and en? couragement to better live stock. Some Random Thoughts. "Ilules for Fair," given by Byrd, is to my mind interesting reading, and is a complete answer to the smart doggerel of my lriend "Be Quick," a year or two age-, when the Chamber of Commerce was discuss? ing the organization of a county fair. Mr. Byrd is a brother of Dr. Byrd. tho president of Chicora College, and ia l successf il dairy man and stock man of Laurens county. eat The mixing and price of fertiliz? ers have been given more discussion this season than 1 ever heard of be? fore. Col. Watson, Prof. Long and [Secretary J. Whitner Held of the ! State Farmers' Union have made I homo mixing the burden of their talks wherever they have gone- A few nights ago I was trying to get a telephone connection and heard a strong voice say: "Tell your people that if they cannot sell me the mix? ed ftrtUlttrt at the right price I will do like they do next season, buy the matcriul and do my own mixing." 1 did not hear any names, so am un? able to find out what such a threat jsecured in the way of present price, tee In this connection. I figured on a formula that would cost me $18.93 per ton. I asked a friend to find out what his fertilizer company would sell me the same mixture for. lie t ailed them up on long distance i phone and later phoned me that 32ri.50 was the best price he could secure. Now 1 was USing as l-:i of my mixture a high grade guano on which the manufacturer had already made a good mixing profit. If the quantity had been sufficient for me to buy my blood, fish scrap, etc., in car load lots, I OOUld r vc reduced my price below $18.98. I expected a price of $20.00 and would have bet n willing to pay $1.07 per ton rather than dump, mix an I retack; but I could not stand to pay $K.75 for tlo better mixing of th? factory. tag Plowing is at a Standstill and has been for two weeks this evening, and will he for t week longer, even it' no more rain falls. But there is pltnty to do. Some repairing of houses, cleaning ditch banks, hauling logs to mill for lumber for addition? al repairing, building numerous to baoco barns, etc., furnish plenty of work for all the labor in the county. :t we had some of the Idle labor of die big cities, wt eould glvt them work, but i tupposs ws would over? produce to su< h an extent that 11 would bankrupt us with our present Hi.noinlc methods nf marketing Bachelor's Blunder. "if it wasn't for car fart mid lunch? eon/' lays a bachelor, "a woman wouldn't have an) need of money when t ho goes shoppiug." But every mart led man knew a better.? Chicago (MfWtk TUE IMMEUD MEETING. Speakers Mako Interest Ing Talks on Agricultural Topics. Dsrlzell. March 11.?-The education? al and agricultural meeting ot which previous notice was given through your columns come off today, under; the auspices of the School Improve-1 ment Association, Mrs. J. M. Parker, president, in the chair. i The meeting was opened at 121 o'clock and after the roll of the members was called and some other routine business of the association, a short address of welcome to the visi? tors was delivered. Dr. J. Hi Haynsworth, our county superintendent of education, was the first speaker introduced. He gave a very timely talk, as well as compli? mentary and expressing sincere sat? isfaction for the efforts that are being put forth in the way of progress and beuer things In this community. Mr. L. L. Baker, who is connected with the demonstration work, was next introduced, and he talked along the line of better und more economi? cal farming, laying stress on soil building and not soil robbing, where? by the farmer instead of paying out so much money for commercial fer? tilizers, can retain a part of his mon? ey crop and yet have his dealer satis fled for the advances made and the land left in much better condition for the succeeding crops. Mr. J. Frank Williams, our county demonstrator, was next presented. His theme was the education of the1 boys and girls of today for the du-1 ties that await them. He said that a hoy to succeed in life must be fit-i ted and prepared for the vocation he If to follow, and without the prepara? tion he can not attain to that high degree of efficiency in life, that he otherwise would. }ie further empha? sised the idea that the educational and agricultural interest must coop-! erato if the farmer ever expected to j reach the goal. He asked the ques? tion, what is the ideal of the farm-j er who tries to live and build up his fortunes, material and educational, within himself? By cooperation, he not only helped others, but his own interest was advanced and if we all could realize that fact, the country would be in a much better condition. I Miss Mary Lemmon of Sumter who is looking after the interest of the girls' tomato clubs and their other domestic interest in the county, was next presented and she gave some very practical hints along those lines. She stressed the idea of pure food stuff and the surest way to get it, is to do the canning ourselves. That the conning industry is not confined to vegetables, but there are several kinds of meats that can be preserved in t way. While talking, she held the uttentlon of the audience. Mr. W. H. Elliott, who previous to the opening, had diagrammed his plots on the blackboard of the school room, for a system of rotation of the regular field crops, injected with the winter legumes and humus cover crops, was next introduced and he tried to impress the idea that that is the only successful method by which tho depleted soil can be restored. He also stressed the idea of deep break? ing, followed with the harrow every few duys as the only successful means of conserving tho moisture. Rota tion of the regular Held crops, with tho cover crops In the winter to at? tract tho nitrogen and produce the humus matter necessary to making the land more porous, producing the bacteria, without which tho soil be? comes nonproductive, and deep breaking to keep up the moisture, is the only methods known to science, by which soil fertility can be pre? served. In opening, he said this was the lirst meeting he had attend? ed, over which a lady presided and In Addressing the chair, he would have to say "Mrs." instead of "Mr." President. On finishing his speech a recess of one hour waa taken, during which time dinner was lavishly served and the gnawing sensa? tions of the inner man were palliat Afler dinner the exercises were resumed and Mr. W. W. hong, State demonstration agent, took the stand and, after expressing himself with great satisfaction at some observa I tions he had made since coming on the grounds, one of which was that ! Dahtell hod the i.est rural graded school building in the State; that he bad traveled all over he State and he had not seen anything in the coun? try districts that would equal it and he wanted to congratulate and com? pliment the people who, by cooper? ation and progressive exertion, had I made possible its existence, launched out in an earnest and Instructive discourse, in which bo presented some very line ideas relative to suc? cessful agriculture and animal bus bnndry. He also talked along the line of soil building and soil robbing. Thai our forefather's method of farming was u complete system of soil robbery and that we bad pursued it 1 until our lands bad been reduced to a very low state of productiveness, notwithstanding we use a great deal I ot oommerclal fertilisers, These ed. beautiful level lands of Sunder coun ty bad been robbed of their fertility by an incessant one crop system and they never would come into their own until there were more legumin? ous and humus producing crops grown on them, that the bacteria, so essential to plant growth which had been burnt and destroyed, might be restored. The soil of Ger? many had been under cultivation for thousands of years and yet they are in a high state of production, kept UP by the scientillc methods practiced by those people and the lands of the1 , i south have been under cultivation a comparatively short while and that its productive powe&t had greatly diminished, which is an evidence that , there is something wrong some? where. After Mr. Long finished, Mr. Elli? ott took the stand again and enter? tained the audience, more especial? ly the children, for several minutes by mimicing the hunter's horn and hounds, the different kinds of animals and fowls, us well as the amphibious tribes and the whistle of locomotive After this was over the meeting adjourned, everybody feeling good for having been there, and while the married folks began to wend their: way homeward, some of the young people could he seen hanging around; talking that little wee chat and j casting sheep s eyes at each other. The exercises of the day were in terspersed with some most excellent music rendered by Messrs. Myers, Bros and DuBose, assisted by Mr. H. V. Bradley. It was a day we believe profitably, as well as pleasantly spent The School Improvement Association will meet again on the third Frida' in April at 2.30 o'clock and the pub- . lie is invited. FOOD SUPPLY STOPPED. 1 Hobo Army Goes to Bed Without Auy Supper. Sacramento, Cab, March 11.? "General" Kelly's army, temporarily detained on its march toward Wash? ington, went to bed supperless to? night in the shacks that form its camp in Yolo county. Sacramento county not only officially shut off the j food supply which has been contri-1 buted by the county, but issued an order forbidding any person convey i ing supplies across the bridge beyond which (be Industrial Workers are camped. This move was ordered by the city and county authorities yesterday in the belief that it would cause disin j tegration of the army. But some one disobeyed and twice a day food in j large quantities was sent to the camp. It was explained today when the) scurco jf the army's supply was dis covered, that the order for a single meal, given by a citizens' committee, had been understood to mean "sup-| ply until further notice." The result of shutting of the food' became apparent im?. ?diately. Men began leaving the camp singly and in groups. By night, the army, which had numbered 1,500 Monday and dwindled to 1,000 yesterday, further had been reduced to about GOO men. The leaders were finding it difficult to hold these in hand. The rural districts of Yolo county today were now overrun by hundreds of hungry men, who appeared at or? chard homes and enforced with threats their demands for food. Per? haps half the male population of the county tonight wa guarding homes| and property. While the shutting off of food is I in a measure solving the problem, the j situation with regard to the several ' hundred irreconcilables bent on 'marching toward the national capital \ regardless of ail obstacles is desper? ately involved, ? Sacramento will not permit them I to pass through. A half dozen sur? rounding counties have served olfi-1 ciai notice that they Will meet with armed force any atteir.pt to send i them across their lines. Plans to ship the men in small j groups in various directions, scatter ? ing them beyond hop- of reorganise Itlon, fell Oat today when the rail i road companies r fused to carry 1 them. There is a State law forbid? ding the transportation of undesir 1 aides. i c.ov. Hiram Johnson, addressing the Ad club here today, praised Bac I ramenfo officials for their stern sup 1 pression of "Oeneral" Kelley and his army . The governor declared the problem was not one of men involuntarily out ? it' employment, i>ut of neu who pre? ferred vagrancy and \\<>uid not work Wants to Stay "here. After a man has reached the top he begins to hope that the rungs in j the ladder will all give out?Detroit Free Press. Left Charlie Guessing. i "Cbatley, dem," said young Mrs. Torkins. "what is a four-flush?" "Wh) do you ask" ' "Mother used the term in conversation this afternoon and I couldn't make suro whether she was talking about you or a game of tarda?'1 I * ? - * ? - ?. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITIO* Of The Farmers* Bank und Turnt Co., Ixxatoxl at Sumter, s. c., and Its Branches at if |Willie and Piue wootl, at '1 he (lose of Business, March 4. 1911. RESOURCES Loam end discounts.. .. $62?(6t4.t4 '?verdratts. L',13?.ll Bonds and stocks owned by the bank. 5,000.00 Furniture and lixtures .. 2,418.: 7 i3anking house. IMSf.M Due from Banks and bankers. 5 3,8 8 0.0 3 Currency. 7,073.00 Gold. 422.&0 Silver and other minor coin 3,069.5 2 Checks and cash Items .. 4,284. ,1 Total.$72*0.122.04 LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in.. ..$1 20,000.4)0 Surplus fund.C0.000.0? Undivided profits, less cur? rent expenses and taxes paid. 24,80S.4? Due to banks and bank? ers . 1.2 "5.84 Dividends unpaid. 04.00 Individual deposits sub? ject to ? heck.373.312.92 Savings deposits.115,291.44 Time certificates of de? posit. 20,002.30 Certified checks. 03.80 Cashier's i hecks. 1,243.5? Notes and bill rediscount ed. 10,000.00 Bills payablt, including certificates lor meney burrowed.Nese Total.$726,122.04 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter. Before me came <5. L. Warren, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true or nditior. of said bank, as Bhown by the books of said Sank. ? G. L. WARRBX. Caaader. Sworn and subscribed before me this 12th day of March, 1914. O. L. Yates, Notary Public Correct Attest: C. G. ROWLAND, ISAAC SCHWARTZ, M. LEVI, Directors. UP TO OATB. Harry Furniss, the witty English Illustrator, came to America, he stated, because the strike had left no coal for the Fijrnisfl?said at a dinner party ihe.s. was given in his honor in New York. "The secret of successful humorous Illustrating is modernity, up-to-dute cecs, down-to-thio-minuteneas "Modernity, you know, Is always valuable. A man's wife said to hira 0? his return at four o'clock the othe." aaorniEg: " There, there! Don't put your thoes in the bureau and your necktie an the floor. And so you've been tip all night again, have you?' " *Yesh, m'doar,' the man answered. Up all night In a Wright biplane? hie. Got losht in clouds an' couldn't find way down till daylight?hie'" The Way Out. The trouble is," said Wilkins, as he talked the maUer over with his coun? sel, "that in the exciiement of the mo? ment I admitted that I had been go? ing too fast, and wasn't paying any attention to the road just before the collision. I'm af raid that admission is going to prove costly." "Don't vorry about that," sjJ.d his lawyer, "I'll brinsj seven witnesses to testify that they wouldn't believe you under oath."?Harper's Weekly. Behold Him. Behold th* ballad master On 's forehead is a curl, Bo's Just a poetaster And sings the worki.ig girl The Incongruity. ?The contest of that will la a vary rely proceeding.** "And ytt it is a dead issue." Arabia's Great Desert. In Arabii it seem* that there is a trad of land unexplored which i3 nearly live times as large as Great Britain. Probably there is no moro desolate waste to bo found In tho entire globe than that which is called the 'dwelling of the voij." Not a single river is estimated to flow throughout its entire 40\?,000 square miles. Some S;:.:at:on. Bo! The managers of ? Brooklyn ceme? tery advertise: "Graves finely situated, surrounded b) the beauties of nature, commanding a line vtevp of the bay, and, In abort, meeting every require? ment of the human family. People who have t: ied them cannot be persuaded to go eh en here " Beards in England and Russia. In I'UKlai d bea'ds were not fash? ionable efter the conquest 1I066) until the thirteenth century, and were die* continued at the restoration Peter the Great enjoined the Russians, even those of rank, to shave. Hut so fOnd were they of their long, flowing beardi that they refused, so Peter sent out his soldiers with shaving mugs and razors to destroy every beard they could ?nd.