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en Keys Btldpate ^ti*k*mL Mr. Magee sought the soli Vt4$Qi Ne> T. "JEtW alt I'm here to work," bo told hsntseft " AJhrm* tad excursions and are* a*et mm sot ton mo from my ton* \ Lot? see-whst wss my task? sVaVsav heart ttarnning toovos, s novel fcosi of rabid moltdroma. It becomes .djjacolt every si louts horo at sat Jan. Bui fast should only store sett to the straggts. I de? lta aest two boors la thought" f Wm als chair op bsfors the sod assed lato tao rod refused to last wss to so Tbej rosmsd fa ?tri so sissot to sr got srooitd to it Fifth arenas. Thon easy trooped to a far mors human girt a so pross oambrrc to her face la s station, walls s ginger haired " through tao bar* ileoo thoughts wore eflmbtsg there to wander la ssas of ghostly aawfos which _ pom tao shadows, holding 1 ttfempb gigantic hoys. Mr. ?and sloat hat little tao night ratAck December dash fill t When ho awoke with a start anrntod Mmosit ts think that probably 4 daaa aa on/y is tad that ho Bd tkora. nattily itrsajhtsaliai aad dasatna tao traces of alssp ? eyes with the aid of cold wa groat bare room was In dtrk saro for tao faint red of the are. sat the girl of the with a r . naht aas looked m " ehe aahl -to bo lote at Mr. Mages f m taaaaaad aardoaa, laaaaoi 1 fsil snloep and droaxnsd of ?% flfrl was wept |n n ralway am don. ans so ahawothor charming 1 tsar mynslf nwey* *f rear." she Isaatitd. "yon are old in he wsye of the world. A pssslon for ^seems to hare seised the ber fbe pro ranter has gone to his loom for that purpose, and Mr. Bland, ata broken heart forgot slumbers over there." 8ho pointed to the hnhordnsh sr inert In n big chair drawn np near ?hfrtsrVs dshk. "Only you and 1 Jo a? saa morld swalre." "Pretty mnostmo, teat ltr Mr. Ms tote gmnced over his shookfor nt the ?hadoere that crept in on them. 1 1 was asjttUsj It very busy whsn nLfsanar she answered. "You see. aft known tao inn when It was I nay warn summer people, end as 1 eat there by the ore I pretended 1 saw the of s lot of the people 1 know in hho dusk. The rock ltr dast sailed by" .jrtiatr } ^hW on* aytng. docks cleared for wc?on-l saw the rocking chair fleet go b|- Ban smiled faintly. "We al cslled them thnt Bitter, un m who sit hour after on tho Veranda and rocked ana jmmtosdgnd gossiped and rocked, r ??And 1 saw some poor little ghosts woaplng In s corner." she wt*nt on; re fesr-taet the fleet bed run down >nd snia m me sea of gossip. A little whooo mother had not been nil hove been, end the fleet ever had Its admiral, that makes Baldpate to And s few who fsroyv yssi isss bshjbk terrible of all .to them tao float showed no mercy. <And s One promt ?Irl, Mym Thorublll. Srho was engaged to s man named Kendrtck, and who never Oared corns Jbere again after Kendrtck suddenly dle Jiff to tod hoonass of tho wtlspered dis I i #ajaa flu I li |i 1 upon hie heed." 4 -^?Kfatkod womenr told Msg*. ~tki wtoasdmt women In tho work)/' answsasd hat girt "But every tum imer loaett Staat hsvs tm fleet 1 doubt U aasV atas thonajL aad PISBUSL "Its admiralT ?Yes. He Isn't really that. 1 Imagine ? 'i sttli er a rice or so nssistont or whatever It In, long ago retired from ^tbe nnvy. Every summer he comes hero and the piece revolves about him. etil so funny: 1 wonder If any r crowd ?tuins such heights of Mshnsse ss that at a aummer re? sort r It s the admiral this, and the Isdmlral that, from the moment be en? ters4'tho door. Nearly every day the manager of Baldpate bat a new pic? ture of the admiral taken, and bangs It bore in the hotel. I'll show them to * yoa when I ft light There't one over theo*?t>v tho desk of the admiral and ? tao manager together, and the man? ages? hoe thrown bin arm carelessly over the admiral's shoulder with 'nee "bow weffH kaow him' written all over < *, VfSfsV Oh. what snobs they ; ?*<i th#haWP eeaad Mr. Mages. ins him. Thov nek all day rot a smile from Ulm. They ?ecp track Of oil goings and comings, and when kg I? In too card room playing his yiiiy old gains of solitaire ttiey rao down their victims In subdued tones so as not to disturb him." "What nu interesting place?" said Mr. Msgee. "1 muse visit Baldpate next summer. Shall?shall you be uereV* "It s so amusing." she smiled, Ignor? ing the question. "You'll eujoy it And It Isn't all fleet and udmlral. There's happiness and romance and whispering on the stairs. At night when the lights are all biasing and tue band is playing waltzes in the Casino and somebody Is giving a dinner In the grill room and the girls flit about In the shadows, looking too sweet for words?well. Bnldpate Ion la a rather entrancing spot. 1 remember those nlgbts very often now.** "Many men have loved you." he said. "Are you reading ay palm?" the asked, laug hing. (To he Continued.) A CALL FOR ORGANIZATION. I Dr. Joynes Indicates Importance of Local Alumni Association of Univer? sity. To the Class of 1889 and other| Alumni: I wish to congratulate the alumni of the class of 1889 upon the choice of their distinguished classmate, Wil? liam A. Barber, as the alumni orator. I Who does not remember Barber? handsome, bright, genial and loyal? distinguished as a student, as a law? yer, as attorney general of South Carolina, and now an ornament of the New York bar?end above all a gracious and true-hearted Southern gentleman? Of all the bright stars of that brilliant chum none has shown with a brighter steadier light than he. Shell he not have a cordial welcome home, not only from his classmates, but from other alumni and citizens of the University and of the State which he has so signally honored? Mr. Editor, It is an old pussle with me why so few of our alumni attend the annual meetings or otherwise show any active Interest in their alma mater. It Is not so with other insti? tutions, which present no higher | claim on affectionate loyalty than does our own University: I might mention some whose annual com? mencements ere thronged with re? turning alumni. Let me relate a per? sonal incident. A few years ago I had occasion to spend a few days in our charming and unique city of Charleston. I was welcomed by the local alumni asso? ciation of the University of Virginia which I had left fifty years before; and of Washington and Lee which I had left thirty years before but I found no such organiaztion of the I alumni of Caroline. When I enquir? ed I was told that no such organisa? tion existed. My friend Mr. ?, a] member of the class of '89 answer? ed: "This city Is full of our alumni, but we do not know one another." Why is this thus? The utmost ef? forts have been made for years past, to encourage such local organizations but I regret to say only with poor success. Let me add, in conclusion, that the prosperity and usefulness of a uni? versity or college depend more on its | alumni than on any other agency. Trustees, professors, and students are temporary but the alumni as a self recruiting body live for ever. They stand permanently for what the Insti? tution Is and /or what it has done. What it can do is measured by their affection and loyalty?shall we not now have a new birth of seal In our alumni, and as un earnest of this shall we not give to our honored Barber a crowd and a rousing welcome! Edward S. Joynes. University of South Carolina. GREAT FIRE IN CLEVELAND. Lumber District Swept by Flames and Loss Is $2,000,000. Cleveland, May 2?.?Flames still raged today In the lumber district along the Cuyahoga river. Conser? vative estimates today placo the loss at $2,000,000. An unknown man leaped from the Central viaduct into] the heart of the flames and was in? cinerated. Three firemen have been injured. The viaduct has been bad? ly damaged and Rlngling's Circus nearby was forced to discontinue the performance and was damaged |&> 000. The heaviest loser Is the Fisher and Wilson Lumber Co., whose loss Is $1,000,000. Attention Veterans. Dick Anderson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, horeby invite each and every Confederate veteran ?n Sumter County to attend a dinner June 3?Jefferson Davis' birthday?on the court house grounds in Sumter at 12. SO o'clock. The male quartette of the University of South Carolina will pay a visit to Sumter at some time in the nenr fu? ture under the uuspiccs of the Sumter Y. M. C A. basebull team. The quar? tette is highly recommended and hWOVI of ?heginej sre uio inland * treat. PRIZES FOR SCHOOLS. FORTY AWARDS TO BE MADE THIS YEAR. Miss Mary Eva Hite Gives all Her Time to Improvement Campaign Rules of Contest. Columbia, May 28.?Through the support of the State department of education the South Carolina School Improvement association is able to offer $1,250 in prizes to be awarded In 1914. This amount has been di? vided into 40 prizes and will be giv? en to the schools showing the greatest amount of improvement during the year. There will bo ten first prizes of $50 each and 30 second prizes of $25 each. Announcement of the prizes was made yesterday by Miss Mary Eva Hite, president of the association, who has her office with the State de? partment of education. Until recent? ly Miss Hite was located at Alken. She is now giving all of her time to the school improvement work. Regulations governing the award of the school prizes are as follows: "1. Improvements must be made between October 1, 1913, and De? cember 1, 1914. "2. Only rural schools can com? pete for these prizes. Districts bar? red by the State high school act or by the State rural graded school act are Ineligible to enter the competi? tion. "3. Prises will be awarded by the State executive committee of the School Improvement association Im? mediately after the entries close. "4. All applications must be sent through the county superintendent of\ education, the rural school supervisor or the county organiser of school im? provement associations. "6. Prices will be awarded In checks sent from the office of the State superintendent of education to the county superintendent of educa? tion. The money will he deposited to the credit of the district in which the prise winning school is located. This money must be spent for the fur? ther Improvement of the school win? ning it. "6. All reports must be made on th? printed blanks furnished by the association. "7. In making application for a prase, the clean-up day score cards, a brief description, a photograph and any evidences of improvements should accompany the regular prize score card." SUMTER COUNTY PROGRESS. Farmers Have Hay to Sell and Less Western Hay is Imported. Clemson College, May 25.?Reports from Sumter county indicates that the people of that county are not putting their all into one crop and having to buy feed for their stock, but instead are having hay to sell. This and other encouraging facts were contained in the latest weekly report of Demonstration Agent J. Frank Williams to Clemson College. He said: ' Hon. R. I. Manning met me this wcok and Inquired of me If I knew of any farmer in the county who wanted to buy hay. He said that this] waa the first year in Sumter county that he ever had had hay to sell and could not Und a purchaser locally at this season of tho year. I answered Mr. Manning by telling him that there wero about 500 farmers in Sum? ter County that planted oats and vetch last fall and that are now cutting two and three and four tons per acre] of the very best hay. "Tho blooming fields of vetch pre? sent most beautiful sights to one traveling along the roads at the pres? ent time. I have had some views of tho best fields photographed and I wish that 1 could have had a hundred taken. I am besieged with inquiries as to the best time to cut oats and vetch for hay. The days are num? bered when a dealer can sell shipped hay in Sumter county. "We had a severe wind storm that blew the sand and killed and dam? aged a great deal of cotton in the sandy sections of the county. 1 no? ticed that where cover crops had been turned and where the soil wan filled with humus, even on our lightest lands, very little damage was done. "About every third man to whom 1 demonstrate tho Clemson College My trap says he is going to make one for himself. A boy rode three miles this morning to see the trap again to get some details to help him out in mak? ing a trap." From all reports, there appears to be little doubt that the farmers ol Sumter County have become ready converts t?? the saving doctrine ol winter co I l Infant. nemini ?Died, Blanch Annie, 1 nonths-old child of Mr. a J. Myers, after B month's - Friday afternoon at 4 o'ci Mr grandparents' home at I? The bereaved parents lympathy of the cnrmniim NORSE KILLS CHILD. SON OP W. C. SMITH SUCCUMBS TO POISON. Poison is Administered With Murder? ous Intent, According to Confession of Mary Edwards. Clio, May 27.?Rivaling the Joe Malloy case in the murder of two in? nocent hoys, comes the confession this afternoon of Mary Edwards, nurse for W. C. Smith, that sho on Monday administered to the 4 months-old son of Mr. Smith a quan? tity of poison with murderous Intent, from the effects of which it died this afternoon, despite the heroic efforts of the physicians here. She attempted some t.vo months ago the same deed by placing some poison in medicine the child was tak? ing but no suspicion attached to her at the time, as it was thought that it was placed therein by mistake, but her confession this afternoon cleared the mystery. After her confession to Mr. and Mrs. Smith she was taken In automo? bile to the county jail at Bennetts ville. An inquest is now in progress by the coroner. The girl hails from Lynchburg and has been here as nurse for some months. WINE OR GRAPE JUICE. Presbtyerit ns Will Have Right to De? cide for Itself Whether to Use Fer? mented Wine. Kansas City, May 26.?The question of the use of fermented and un fermented wine in the communion service today provoked commission? ers attending the general assembly of the Presbtyerian church in the United Stales (Southern) into a live? ly discussion. Advocates of unfer mented wine or grape juice apparently were victorious. 1 The discussion was precipitated when the Rev. J. S. Lyons of Louis? ville, Ky., representing the commit? tee on bills and overtures, read an overture from the First Presbyterian church, Savannah, Qa., asking if the session (the ruling board of the local church) has the right to choose be? tween . fermented and unfermented wine for use in communion. A second question which the church asked the assembly to answer was: "Is unfermented wine equally scrip? tural with fermented wine?" The-- committee recommended that the general assembly give the sessions! the right to choose between ferment? ed wine and grape juice. After a great deal of discussion the part of the committee's report permitting the sessions to choose the wine used was adopted. The thanks of the assembly were voted to the Rev. S. H. Chester of Nashville, Tenn., who retires now from the executive committee on for? eign missions after 20 years' service. The Rev. L. E. McNair of Nashville, Tenn., today presented a report which told of the work of the American Bible society acting in conjunction with the various denominations. Last year 1,706,459 Bibles were dis? tributed through the nine home agen? cies. This was an increasco of 280, 222 volumes over the preceding year. No account was taken in these figures of the society's distribution of the Bibles through the trade. The total issue for tho year was 5,500,000 copies, an increase of more than 1,000,000 over. the year before. In commenting on the report Rev. It D. Porter of Richmond, Va., asserted that the. best way to Americanize im? migrants was through tho Bible. "If we could put the Bible into the hands of every immigrant who enters our country, the problem would be solved," he said. The remaining business, chief of which is tho discussion of tho report of the systematic beneficence commit? tee, will be rushed in tho hope of ad? journing Thursday. Very Remarkable Cure of Liver Com? plaint. Mr. Albert Walker, of Procious, W. Va., suffered intense pain In the stomach and right side at intervals for fifteen years. He had consulted eight or ten physicians and while they all agreed that ho had liver trouble, they fulled to relievo him. He was eventually cured by Chamberlains Tablets. If you have any trouble with your stomach or liver, these tab? lets will certainly do you good. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. Dalzell School Closes. The Dalzell school closed its ses? sion of Friday with an all-day picnic near the school grounds, which was largely attended by the school chil? dren and patrons of the school. An excellent dinner was spread out en the grounds and was heartily enjoyed feature of the day's pleasures. Dur? ing the afternoon addresses were n,n,l Haynsworth and Mr J. I -nis. Sur ire of Stomach Trouble. j lank, of Chelsea, Mich. wai tomach trouble and in |ttac ?? that he lived for two mil mewater and milk. lie tht i?K Chamberlain's Tab let "l am seventy-six years of ver in my life used any in cured in such a short tu nberlain'a Tablets." For Advt AGAIN TAKES CHARGE. Rev. S. A. Nettles Once More Edits Tho Advocate. Greenville, May 27.?With this week's issue of The Southern Chris? tian Advocate, ,the South Carolina Methodist conference paper, the Rev. S. A. Nettles, who laid down the work when he was convicted, at the Rock Hill conference, of conduct un? becoming a minister, again assumes the editorship of the paper. Mr. Net? tles, who was exonerated by the com? mittee of appeals of the general con? ference at Oklahoma City two weeks ago, announces his resumption as fol? lows: "The court of appeals of our chur has reversed the trial commit*, verdict on every charge and on every specification on which they adjudged me guilty. My friends will rejoice with me in this complete vindication; and I assume that even my accusers will be glad, for I will not assume that any Christian, whether preacher or layman, prefers to believe a min? ister of God is guilty of gross im? morality, rather than to know that he is innocent, and that he can con? tinue to serve that Master, whose ser? vant he is, without reproach upon His name. "The highest court of our church has unanimously declared that I have not been proven guilty of any immor? ality; and if I have sometimes acted impusively, this court has held, also unanimously, and with the full facts, before them, that my acts in no case have been grave enough or offensive enough for the committee to have jurisdiction even to place me on trial for them. "But I was placed on trial. I was convicted, and sentenced; and I have fully carried out the sentence im? posed?suspension from the ministry for three long months of humiliation, of shame, and of anguish. That I should be convicted and degraed from the ministry for wilful lying? I who have loved the truth and hated a lie from my youth and I pray the merciful Father that one of my ac? cusers, or judges, or any other brother of the conference may ever know the agony of my Gethsemane. It I have ever wounded the feelings of any brother, and he has sought conp? n;-:a tion or revenge against me, surely I have made ample atonement! "As to the charges which were brought against me and the manner in which they were prosecuted, I shall say nothing. The Jew Zacchaeus said to the Master, "If I have wronged any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold." I believe that the re? ligion of Christ is no less exacting in such matters than the religion of the Jews. But I neither ask nor de? mand anything of my accusers or prosecutors. That matter is between them and their God. "Our conference, at its session in November, 1912, gave me and mv management of The Advocate a full and overwhleming indorsement. At its session in 1913 a majority of the same conference requested the bishop not to reappoint me as editor of The Advocate. This action was taken ex? pressly because of the charges against me which were then pending. Had the conference known that I was not guilty of any offense against our church, either in law or in fact, as found by our highest court, it is in? conceivable that they would have taken such action on such grounds. I had previously been elected editor and publisher of the Advocate by the publishing committee, who had full power from the conference to do so. I am under contract with them to do that work. After the judgment of the trial committee, in deference to the sentiment caused by their verdict, and with the co\currence of the pub? lishing committee, 1 employed another editor, for who? efficient labors 1 am deeply grateful. Since the decision or the court of appeals, I stand ex? actly where I was before the con? ference. There Is no longer any rea? son or excuse why I should not pro? ceed to carry out my contract with the publishing committee. With this issue I therefoio again assume the editorship of The Advocate. 'But I wish to lay down this work soon as possible. I have published .d edited The Advocate for eight ears. In that time I have more than doubled its circulation; sending it into thousands of hoi .es where it never went before; carrying the news of Methodism, and the teachings of our religion, and the words of wisdom of those godly men who have contributed to its oclumns. J reduced the price jto one-half its former cost, and am giving more reading matter than ever before. There is 1,0 other conference paper in Southern Methodism sold for less than douUe the price charged to the Methodist of South Carolina. But in order to uo this I have had to do the work of two men?both editor and publisher. And 1 have re? ceived for this double work less than the former editors received for doing the editorial work alone. I am get? ting to be an old man?nearly three score years have passed over me. This strenuous work Is too much for me. I shall ask to be released from it as soon as satisfactory arrangements can be made for my relief. "I have no hatred against any of the brethren. In the case of most of them they knew not what they did. And now may the peace which passeth all understanding be and abide with us all, for Christ's sal . "S A Netiles.** An Excellent Cough v. < t. The soothing aM. he . . rttee of ?? Chamberl&ln's Cough K aedy makes it especially valuable for coughs and colds. It . and safe to take and conti u no nar? cotic. For sale by o'l dealon*? AdvL - g Marriage License ' .<???nrd. A license to marry has be eh su^o to Dr. C. C. Brown Mrs Hogers of Sumter. Unequaled for a Bad ''old. Ask anyone who has iried it and ha will tell you that Chain bei U!u*^ Cough Remedy has ne\ - : been equat? ed. Miss Clara Outer, H - ngs, Mo., when speaking of this remedy* said: "I feel sure thar Cham! iln's Cough Remedy is the i>n the market to cure a > ougn ui ?. bod cold on the lungs. I am only too pleased to say a few words In its praise." For s.alo bv all dealers.?Advt. _ NOTICE. To the Members of the Sumter Coun? ty Democrat In Committee. The members of the Sumter County Democratic Committee are hereby called to meet at the Court House of Sumter, S. C, on Monday, June the first, 1914, at twelve o'clock M., In ac? cordance with the new constitution and rules of the State Democratic party, for the parpose of reorgan? izing -the Club Districts, and providing for the enrollment of the party's members, and for such other business as may be necessc y to carry into ef? fect the new constitution and rules. JOHN H. CLIFTON, County Chairman. +f?ttt + ttttt???????????????????tt? ???? I ????????????? I Join the "Regulars" You can join the "regular army" of -stivers by starting with a dollar bill an account at this bank. We'll be ?lad to help you with the saving idea. Start in a small way?it grows fast. 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