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fetpark* Prom Mc London's fk r*moii>. I wouldn't care If people heard some thins? I didn't aay; if they wouM hear aom? hinge I did aay. Mary will not sacrifice t crooked business, or the crooked price of an boat it business. I know what you are. by what you do. and I know what you thought, by what you do; for acts an simply thoughts gone to seed. I'll tell y )u. I had rathei walk to heaven over a rough ind st my roud with bare and blooding feet: than t ride to hell on dirty money. A lot of you people look nice on tht outside, but you have i rotten heart It is the Inside; and not the outward appearance, that counts. If the scholarship of the twentieth century says one thing, and the Uibh ea>> .mother; the scholarship of thi twentieth century can go to hell, am 1 11 take the Bible. I had rather undertake to save tor drunkards, than one old linanci id Shy look. 1 had rather be brave and decent brave enough to walk on the side of Jesus Christ and live fcr Him, and let some old whiskey keg here In Sumter laugh at me because I did It; than to refuse to do, It and let the devils laugh at me through eternity, because I was not man enough to take a stand. Some of you fellows haven t got anything but a cotton string for s backbone, with two or three ribs tloo to it. You don't expect to have the feAUrh> of a Christian, before >ou become i Christian, do you Some people think that if the> have this world's goods they ure lm mune from repentance. Never! N? man or woman, black or white, mil llonalre or tramp, philosopher o Ignoramus, general or private, banke or boot black, society woman or wasl woman, will ever be saved unless the^ are born again. Borne women In Sjmter leave thel poor little children v. 1th nigger nurse and and off after card parties. Tha child Is unfortunate, and I' would bi better off If It had a decent stop mother. Feeling Is all right, but It come after you do the business. Religion Is not a product of emotion No! Christianity Is obedience to tlu command of Ood. 1/ots of people go on day after da> living In sin, and thoy know It ant. everybody else knows It. They ar> not bom of Ood. and they will be li hell or the HUde Isn t worth the papei it Is printed on. Whenever you hear a woman say "< >. my h us Kind is the best thing In the world, but he don't belong to the church and he doesn't profess faith In t'brist " you can bet your life that shr has gone into co-partnership with tin de\il. to get her husband to hell sys? tematically Md Pontius Tilate was a typical machine polltl? .um, willing to -;aci Wlc Jesus rut. jr than lose his Job. Herod thought Ji-z.ua was a SO ft o slight of hand ptrformer that conic* do stunts to entertain rn>ult.>. but Jesus was or to his '-ur\ es and wasn't performing miracle for amusement. Every town Is cursed with a gang that Is neither good nor bad. These goody goody fellows are not worth ten cents a dosen in any market in earth heaven or hell. Comeouters are a sect that try to dissect a sect; and any uect that Is dis? sected by such a sect are tho most dissectable sect that thero Is. You can't please Jesus Christ and the world. If you try to pleane Jesu-1 <'hrlst you will go to heaven; und If vou try to please the world you will go to hell i uo. 'f give a rap wheth? er .?>u llk? mv preaching or not. I g> nt' expect you to. Jesus Christ sal I 'They hated me. and the) will hate you. If there Is any place on God's earth that needs a baptism of enthusiasm, (s Is the church You will never ac? complish ans thing without pure un tdultemted enthusiasm !>on't be afraid of beliu a religions ??nthusias: We are letting the d<-\.l have a mo? nopoly on It S -me Utile iellows In Urge town an standing; off barking it thi< meeting, and they are having n-t about a much effect on It. as a little poodle dog In Brownsville. Texaa. bat Jag at a \ -tibie train running Into Uhleagu If S-Mi fe||o?s will like hohl of \' If dOUbSj und pull ? op by the ro ts. mmi will find | SSsM St the bot? leui, and thai - eed i sin if Jesu? Chtsst of, ?v? rest at fives It. He is it tiod If He offen rest a' I ?anm-t gtVf I? Hi ??? us era/.y s ' ?on. Jesus Christ is a divine being; or He Ism Ivlng. deceiving impost er and th?* offspring of harlot Men snd * ? men ..f Suintet h it we wanl Is sin dethroned seif de throned Christ honored 'Christ glorl fie I; not Mf) amon | I ha > .. I n<>? oi 'y among the saints, hi i| ,,- | . :. In this eltv. in the gfgsTei h hi ml lh< counters, in the olllces, on |he streets in the court bouse und in ever ru n of hustnees. 1 would to God, that 1 could bring ? very >inner up to fueo the blazing ? v.ht and scorching presence of God's ( purity. , l There Is a big difference between personal liberty uiul gtvftc liberty. Per si.nal liberty knom no law. Civil lib? erty, is liberty, within the law. Peraonn! lihertv. u hen it comes to he boons, biisimss, monns "Ltt mo h.io-." It is the cry of the miserable. fJodVferaafccn degenerate, thai is do? ?ng something that he ha.r no business .o do. r oii.e of you people have studied lOOluj on etiquette, until you go b rough every rigmarole; but that is ?ot going to ?a\? you. Vou may go to church, read your ' |l le, take sacrament; but you must be born again. Everybody that is ?>orij again does these things; but ev , ryoody that does these things is not ;ot born again. A lot of you are just washed hogs. \'ow don't elevate your nose. I'm just quoting scripture. Peter said some of you wore just like a sow hat was washed, that returns to the mud; and a dog which goes back Mid icks up its vomit. A lot of you pro ess to follow the lA>rd, and you go ock to the old slop bucl'^ts and will barrels of the world. Some say "I Just dearly love to play ards; and when there Is a card I arty on Wednesday night and a pray? er meetlnr too, 1 had rather he at the CAVi party than at the prayer meet? ing." How do you explain it? Your old hog nature, that's all. If wine guzxliig and champagne drinking, card playing and dancing is analagous to the best society; to hell with your society, because I find more of It In the brothels than any? where else. J. A. HI NTER DEAD. Prominent Hamberg Otiten. Re? cent Candidate for Lieutenant Gov? ernor. Pnmherg. Jan. 2.?A telegram was received here today announcing the loatfr, at 10 o'clock thlj morning, of J. Aoullla Hunter at Johns Hopkins Hosp taL Baltimore, Md. He had been gg] 11! man for three weeks or more, an? was taken to Baltimore by his ohyst?ian. Dr. J. J. Cleckley, last Wed? nesday, with the hope that treat - men at Johns Hopkins might restore dm to ucalth. His death so soon af? ter arriving there was a shock to his family and friends here. J. A. Hunter was a man of promi? nence and Influence In this community. He w*s educated at Furm;?r Unlvcr* city, having been graduated there in the class of 1900. He taught school for several years successfully and then settled down as a hardware mer? chant here, where he did a large and successful business. He was twice elected to the house of representatives from this county and became promi? nent on account of his connection with the asylum investigation committee. In the last campaign he was a can? didate for lieutenant governor and received a very flattering vote. He was a loading member of the Baptist church at Bamberg, having served for several years as Sunday school super? intendent, as well as in other ofheial capacities. He was a comparatively young man, being at the time of his death only 43 years of age. Only uhout eight months ago he was hap? pily married to Miss Gladys Johns, daughter of W. I. Johns, of Baldoc, s. Cm who survives him. His aged father. Ex-Sheriff J. B. Hunter, and several brothers and sisters also sur? vive. The body will arived here tomorrow morning from Baltimore, and not un? til ther will funeral arrangements be i otnpleted. Founder** Day, University of South Carolina. I Founders' Day. one of the most in? teresting public functions of the Pnlverslty will be celebrated this year January the 28th. The special feature of the day will be the inaugu? ration of the new President. W. s. t'urrell. who entered upon the duties of his office In September. The pro? cram for the day is as follows: 11 A. m.? Meeting of the Alumni Asset iations In LsContt I'ollcge. 1.11 P. M.- Ten minute speeches by riprtnm lagteg tdueators in the unlver ?lt] chapel p m. Reception be Prosldeiti and Mm, Currell. ** P. M.- Inauguration address by the President. I II 1' M.- Alumni banquet, A fuller aeeount will be given later srhea nil the details art neue definite? a rrauKcd. I:u//ard- Spread < hulera. BuzznrdM are aeth ? agents In the Spread of bog cholera They Vlsll any pint e in ?hieb I here Is carrion Of OtfUl ?>f any BOrl and they baVe been bnowi t?? iranspori hog cholera gl mVS !'?>? loin; ihsi I .i< I n fui l in sann! oggea Ibers la no other i" si bis sou reg of ? cholera Infection ,\ et pt bj t he busard, All lioga I hut di< should be bm ned "i I urled, Till v, dl da SJWCh i? i i beeb I hi ? pi eud ol Infectious gwins diseases, SAD DEATH AT WISACKY. Mrs. Atkinson Ends Her Own Life?j Negro Killed ut Station?Christmas a (Julct ?IM9?Personal Mention. Whracky, Doe. 31.?We are at the eloae of another year, to which we can refer, some of us with sadness, oth? ers with pleasant memories. The fu? ture looks dark to very many. Oth? ers seem to be cheerful and hopeful. After a long wet and cold spell, we are having delightful sunshine. There will be very little moving as the sen? timent seems to be "Hotter let well enough alone." Some of our farm? ers are not through planting their small grain, and the bad weather has prevented numbers from finishing picking cotton, of which there is a lot in the fields to he gathered. Numbers of fin<. hogs have been butchered, and we have had fine I weather to save our meat. Numbers have sold their hogs, contending that .It is economy to do so, and a safer 'plan. Vei> fow of our farmers have sold any cotton, but all of it is stored IIn warehouses for better prices. I We have laid to rest today the re? mains of Mrs. Furman Atkinson, who took her own life. She had been in lOW apirits for a number of days, but Igave no evidente of her purpose to take her own life. She was quite I young and had been married only a few months?. It was indeed a sad j funeral, in absence of her pastor, Rev. J. S. Bethen, the services were jcondjctod by Rev. Hammond of the : Presbyterian church, j The prohibition sentiment seems ;greatly revived again. Numbers of petitions arc being circulated, and .freely signed to be presented to our I next legislature for their action. 1 j trust our lawmakers will realize the 'responsibility resting on them in this important matter and discharge tneir full duty. Most of our young people were at home for Christmas, and though the day was very disagreeable, everyone seems to have had a pleasant time indoors. Numbers of gifts were ex? changed, but were on the economical order. j A tiad accident occured at the de jpot Saturday afternoon, when Willie , laws, colored, who in attempting to [ride a short distance from the depot, jwas thrown from the train and had both legs so badly mangled they had to be taken off. He died soon after tho operation. He waa a fine young num. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Cooper, Jr., spent the holidays with Mrs. Cooper's mother in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. MoCutchen spent part of the holidays with friends in Florence. Ncarl" every family in the community had friends to share the joys of Christmas at their homes. Hoping yeu have had a pleas? ant Christmas and that you and all of the readers of the Item may have a happy and prosperous new year, I will close. SL'FFHAOISTS WILL BEE WILSON. Camimign on White House Will Re Renewed on Wednesday by Another Delegation. Washington, Jan. 3.?Woman suf? fragists will concentrate their cam? paign on the White House again Wed i nesday when a delegation of Demo? cratic women will as'c President Wil? son to support a suffrage amendment. The president already has expressed opposition to the measure on the ground thai each State should decide the question for itself. Mrs. George A. Armes, president of the District Columbia branch of the Wilson and Marshall leage. will legvd the delegation which will in? clude women from New York, Ten? nessee. Delaware, Pennslyvanla, Mary? land and Virginia. RANKS RESUME PAYMENT. Oil Demand of Deposits and Current Accounts. Washington. Jan. :!.?Important banks in France resumed payment on demand of deposits and current ac? counts January 1. according to a Paris dispatch today to the French em i >ass3. Minister Delasss, announcing this : stop, said: "The most important French estab? lishments of credit have of their own I accord renounced from January 1 the toneiiis of the moratorium as far as the Integral reimbursements of depos? its an i current accounts are con* rerned. This action brings back into Circulation considerable sums of moil? s'! Which had been hoarded up to the present time. "This demonstrates how much our economic situation, far from declin? ing;, has on the contrary Improved, it shows in striking mannet Ihe llnan ei.ii pi'OMperit) of Fro nee," The Ijftitrentlde eoiupaii) of t)ue? bee, producers i?f pulp .-md pulpwood i. reforesting iis non-agricultural out* over lands, it Im also Importing r< in? deer from Newfoundland I. If the) > .hi la k ?? Ihe place ol logs in win let' woods work. QUIET CIIIUSTMAS AT MANCHES-1 TEH. Interesting Letter From "Hard Times' i ?Mrs. Avin Better?Hrn. Arths 1 Celebrates 7oth Birthday. - Dark Coiner, Dec. SI,?Christmas' has tome ami gone Mid we are on the threshold of another year. Old 1914 has about pased away, never to return. And how do we feel about the year, its blessings, pleasures and troubles? We should he very thank? ful to our Heavenly Father for peace in our land, for good crops and for all of His blessings, both temporal and spiritual, for we sure have been bless? ed in so many ways. Now let us, dear j reader, stop and consider what have we done this year to make this world better? Have we striven to let our lives be a sermon to our fellow man that they might see our good works and be constrained to glorify Our j Father In Heaven? And remember I we are one year nearer the Great Be? yond. Let this be our motto for next year: "Nearer my God to thee Even though It should be a cross that raises me." j Christmas day was a wet day and a quiet one here. Plenty to eat and to drink with coffee, milk, etc., without any one boozing. Have seen but one man this Christmas that looked like he was under the influence of booze. A heard a young man say it iwas the best Christmas he ever spent. As the day was so rainy everybody I nearby stayed at home Christmas day. A. S., C. P. and J. C. Weeks went to see their sister, Mrs J. B. Mclntosh, at 'Manchester Christmas evening. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Geddings of ; Ramsey visited here on Saturday. Mrs. H. C. Scott and eight children land Mr. J. T. Childers of Brogdon I have visited relatives here and at Plnewood since Saturday, returning to Brogdon this evening. Mr. C. H. Johnston has moved from central Privateer here near the "Sycami- . Mrs. L>. E. Avin has been quite sick, but is better now. No other sick that I know of. Many, many thanks for those fine cigars scut me by my young friend of your city. May his pathway In life always lead through fragrant bowers here and may he hear "well done," I when he calls on Saint Peter at that beautiful gate. This is three years in succession he has so kindly remem? bered me. His was the only gift I received this Christmas which makes me wonder if there is only one in this broad land that thinks of "Old Hard Times" during the yulctide season. No, 1 tun not begging, I was only wonder? ing. 1 hope you, Mr. Editor, your force and all of the readers of the Watch? man and Southron and Item had a merry Christmas and will have a hap? py New Year. j Mrs. W. J. Ardis celebrated her 70th j birthday yesterday, the 28th, Inst. While in your city on the 21st, in? stant, I heard a great deal said about Rev. B. F. McLendon and his preach? ing. Too much cannot be said for him. I never have hearu him preach, but twice, at Pinewood last February. He (McLendon) Is a wonderful man. Just the sort we all ought to hear preach. I*want to say something more later for Bro. McoLndon. "Hard Times.'' P. S. A tine stary hound dog hai taken up with Mr. Weeks here at Week's Mill, color of dog, white, with brown ears. A brown spot on back and on his loins; also has on a nice ; brass collar. Has been here since the 136th, last Wednosday. WHEAT PRICES SOARING. Sohl In Chicago Today at 91.32 a Bushel?Highest Quotation Since Loiter Corner. Chicago, Jan. 1.?May wheat sold up to $1.32 3-4 today. This is the highest price since Leiter cornered the market. Kooky Bluff Notes. Rooky Bluff, Dec. 31.?Wc will soon I bid farewell to the old year and wel 'come the new. Let us hope that 191". 'may be a more prosperous, peaceful year than 1914 has been. i Christmas passed off very quietly here, as is always the case. I've no i tlced several killings during the holi? days in different parts of the Stale but none from Bumter county. t>n last Tuesday. December 22, one of our young men. Mr, John McLeod was married to Miss ESdna u?>ss of Rembert. Miss Annie Lou Newman spent Ninas with relatives in the Concord section. Mrs. w. .1. Hatfleld and children and Mrs. M. Ca pell ami family spent Xtnas at ba r father's. Mr. T. S. Watts. Messrs. Rugene Josey and C I.. Ra? ker spenl Monday and Tuerdny a: t:. illici t. Mis. V. \itii : ami i hildrcii spenl Ninas a> her wfather's, Mr. T. S, Watts Mrs. Mary .1 Cam Is visiting rohi i \ en at lforden. M; s Eva Hatib hi h spending some lime in Sumter with Mrs. .1. s. Ken uedy. .Mi^s Mela Newmnn of Concord is Visiting her sibler, Mrs. 1.. L. White. DISEASE DAD AS WAR. Science Association Told That Many Deaths are Preventable?American l*ucc Too East. Philadelphia. Dec. 30.?"It is tragic that 1.000,000 or bo of men should have perished in battle during the last Six months of 1911 and that many; more should have been wounded," said C. E. A. Winslow, of New York, today! before the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advance meat of Science. "Ami it i? also trag? ic that 1,500,000 nn n. women and children should have died in 1014 in i the United State:, and that some 3.-1 000,000 persons should be on the sick! list all the time." "The most fearful things about the' war," Mr. Whrdow continued; ' is that it seems to us at this distance so wan? tonly needless. Yet we are told on good authority that over 40 per cent, j of our annual toll of civil death and [suffering is needless also." I Mr. Wjnslow, who is director of the division of education and publicity of the New York State Department of .Health, spoke on community defense 'of national vitality before the social and economic science section of the association. He advocated a close I study of preventable diseases and that ,more serious attention be given to the conservation of public health, j "The United States spends each year $30,000,000 for protection against hu? man enemies who will probably never jcome," Mr. Winslow said. "Surely we can spare one-half of this sum I for foes who will surely and inevitably ; Kill 1,500,000 of our people this year if I we do not stop the slaughter." j There is evidence that American vi? tality, as compared to British vitality, Iis waning, according to Dr. Eugene L. jFisk, of New York, who spoke at the same section. The pace set by Ameri? cans in their every-day life is one of the l asons given for this condition. 1 In Great Britain, he s^id, the mortality :from disease of the heart, blood ves jsels and kidneys has remained station? ary for 30 years, but in the United States registration area in the same period there has been an increase of i S3 per cent. j One of the indispensable conditions I of military preparedness is physical {soundness and endurance of a suffl cinet number of citizens for national '? defense, Dr. Fisk said. The best prep 1 aration for peace, as well as for war, is to check the downward trend of American vitality and convert it into an upward trend. Dr. Fisk said periodic examination of citizens in detecting the early stages of these maladies is important. YOUNG ENGINEER DROWNED. William Lester of Washington Falls From Roat to Death in Congaree. Columbia, Jan. 4.?William Lester, a young engineer, employed by the government in connection with the work of dredging the Congaree river, i was drowned Friday morning at 6.30 o'clock, 30 miles below Columbia, when he slipped on frost formed on the bow of his launch and fell into the river. The body has not been recovered. He was 2G years of age and was a native of Washington, D. C. A searching party will leave Colum? bia early today and will try to recover the body. Ho had been employed here for two months. The launch was accompanying a ? jsand sucker, which was being towed to Columbia from Georgetown. Lester's mother is expected to j reach Columbia today from Washing? ton. LIVING UP TO NAME. Arizona Becomes Really an Arid-one. Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 31.?Arizona's constitutional prohibition amendment characterized as the most drastic in the country, will go into effect at midnight. More than 300,000 saloons, ten wholesale liquor establishments and a brewery will go out of busi? ness. Many of the saloons affected are I {located on the border. They will move across the street into Mexico. J An appeal has been ma le to the su? preme court of the United States j against the recent refusal of the fed? eral tribunal at Los Angeles to grant an injunction staying execution of the a mendment. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected dally by Ernest Field. Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 7 3-4. strict. Middling 7 f?-S. MiddlitiR 7 Strict Low Middling 7. Low Middling <i 5-8. staple Cotton, Nominal. New York Cotton Market. Opening. Close March.s.07 H.12 LETTER FROM EG VIT. Everything Quiet in That Section? Most of Cotton Sold?Personal Items. Egypt, Dec. St.?Perhaps some of your readers think that Egypt lias been lost during the past few months, but everything has been so quiet we could lind nothing to write about since the ?object "hard times'' has been worn out. Most of the cotton has been sold and lots of the farmers still owe some on their fertilizer bill. Lots of oats and wheat have been planted ami some of the farmers will plant motu when it becomes dry enough. The usual amount of \isiting has been done around here during the holidays. Mrs. Clara Latham, Miss Kate Mc Caskill and Mr. Wylie Hogue of Cam dent spent Christmas day in this sec? tion. Mr. Lawrence White, Jr., has just returned from a trip to Greenwood. I Miss Sadie White spent a few days I of this week in Camden. The Christmas tree at the Egypt school house was quite a euccess. Mrs. Burnton deserves much credit for training the pupils. Mr. W. T. McLeod spent yesterday in Camden. Misse? Lota McLeod and Ldla Boy kin, st dents at Linwood College in [Gastonia, N. C, are at home for the 'holidays. Miss Belle McCutchen, who is 'teaching at Pendleton, S. C, is at home for the holidays. Miss Maud Atta way is visiting her father, Rev. J. P. Attaway, at Smith vllle. We wonder if Gov. Manning will re? store the pardon board for duty when I he goes into office? Perhaps there 'will he a dozen left who desire par? dons. Miss Lou Kirk ley of Smithville is [spending a few days with Miss Al? mena Weldon at this place. Mrs. J. W. Gibson and children and Miss Irene Weldon of Bishopville 'spent several days of last week with Mr. J. W. Weldon here. Everybody seems to be well, and our doctors are enjoying a rest for the holidays. EVERYBODY IS PLEASED. Delighted With Prohibition in Russia. Manchester, Dec. 25 (Corespond ence of the Associated Press).?Writ? ing of the popularity of the teetotal movement in Russia, an Englishman in Moscow says in a letter to a Man? chester firm which he represents there: "At the present moment, It is Im? possible for anybody In Russia, whether rich or poor, to obtain in any place whatever anything in the form of alcohol, unless at a druggist's with a doctor's prescription. All the gov? ernment vodka shops have been closed since the beginning of the war, and now all manner of wine shops are closed. Even restaurants and hotels are forbidden to sell alcoholic drinks. The strange thing about it all is that nobody is grumbling and everybody is pleased. It is acclaimed on all sides?only the Russian peasant does not know what to do with his money. "The change th?t teetotalism has produced in the Russian village, often so remote from the outside world, is wonderful. Children, for instance, are being clohed in a way never dreamt of before, warmly and generously. "Government vodka shops, at least, are closed forever in Russia. That much has been decided on now, owing to the pressure of public opinion. Their business is dissolved. As a substitute it is proposed to establish a govern? ment monopoly of sugar, in order that the poor may have a cheap supply. Heretofore, it has been out of their reach.'' Don't Sell Breeding Stock. This autumn farmers have been howing a tendency to dispose of horses, cattle and mules indiscrim nately. selling these possessions be? fore anything else. In their hrste. men often sacrifice on the market animals which they should keep for use as the foundation stock of their herds or the producers of their fu jture work animate. Da not be too quick to sell your breeding stock. No. Six-Sixty-Six This Is a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. : Five or sis doses Till break any case, enl if t3ken then os a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and docs cot gripe or sicken. 25c DEATHraVERMW iFAT.'oRl? RAT CORN Best r:it nml mice exterminator made. KillSQUickly and sbaolufolf without odor! Mummifies-(ha* preventing decomposi? tion Better than all the traps ta the \\"; id. insiston (ieuulae RA r CORN. AV.oOc, $i ?1 dealers or >>v ?all.coat paid. BOTANICAL MFG. CO. 4 th 6 /face St?.. Philaditphia, Pm.