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pertod ofr thitr livesthe training that woe^d enable tha elttsens to step a* 000% easily and efficiently Into the U will bo Qotfbed that throughout thJej paper I hav% use* IM empifdhelnn ^^VaU'?-C tloe> all over our country to esjebUsh cereal |njp the* j make whaV In" my ent Would be a fetal mistake. I would soy to those cltjgeo*: IV nei etiaplo eewr own pu(pc high school. Build up. If Is fa wise to cripple an i'aetltutjton by dlvtftng |he loyalty and swp'poit of a roj*mo*#y jfcaj stolM belor g ex etuffraly'ane* eftWety to thin hietrw lien. Make sour hoys' high school vigorous end* vWe; segrcguto the ee*M: d? eveiytahit; to have a boys' mxjt hooi i>4j to this end put the mo j*y and IbVehy im* weubf. |to to the wtaa|shX^ end ra*lntoeai?ce of the propose?j aee^einy mto your pub? lic ilvh uchoerAhe crystanxatlon of the kits I of the democracy of oppor? tunely. Why not giro every hoy In tue community the *jVn? chance? Wktf go back ty the oJdj>nce of <fc wealth t Why Inaugurate special srtrJMit Ist i|S &57 dividetne riling generation Into classes, arising from snobbishness? Why pauperise the public high | ochpoJT I w m tiW%*M\\*> kit whfk? not losing sight of the tremsn oun esset of gentle birth and rear tag. I do earofstly believe ht the democracy of ojepctqnrty aisd in the artetocracy of character and achieve - 1 should, perhaps, be thought f)|ib ty ef exaggeration if I should tell the auseber snd the extent of the in entries that I have received relative to military training to oar schools. These Inquiries have come from every section of our country. It Is that I j might give a complete answer to these inquiries that I have ajvalle^ myself of the generous offer ef The Stair. I take occasion to thank it. JKLL DEAD ON WAY HOME. Mafia MeLaurtn, of f lorence, Stricken by Apoplexy. Storeaee, May 2J? ?This city and eommantty was shocked yesterday morning, when at an ear* hour U wag reported that the lifeless be4y ef j Mr,, Mitten MeLaurtn. a well Known yeeMg ^oetness man ef this city, had teem feeJa en the grounds of the new Pe^t School In Bast Worance. a|r. Met^arin on Saturday night hedj gone to the Coast Uns station aee) while there, it la stated, had bean talking with Evangelist Baxter McLendon about the meetings now beleg conducted in the tabernacle, and) which Mr. McLnurtn had been attending quite regularly. Mr. MoLaurtn decided he would go to fhe Tabernacle and attend the ser? vice and had 'phoned his home to that eitert. At a later hour. Mrs. McLaur In, because of his not coming home, 'Phoned Mr. Leslie MeLaurtn, his brother, snd suked him to see if he could find him. Mr. Leslie MeLaurtn Immediately wogt up town, but could find no trace of him. Then a search began, in which other relatives and friends joined, but nothing was hesrd until ?*e*>eL? ee'jtc es* * * ?7^ . after daylight, when a negro passing through the property reported the ending of the body. Coroner Ounn wus soon summoned and. after consultation with the coun? ty physician and Mr. McLaurln's lam try physician. It was decided tha t he came to his death from apoplexy. GOV. MANNING AT M Alt ION. Denvers risnssiaii samt Address snd ^Ipsqenss l>r. Branson Preschen Be rreta aerate Mormon. Marlon, May 29?A masterly ser mofi was preached by the Hev. John A. Brunaon. D. D., of Humter to a crojs?d?>a> aedttortirm yesterday morn? ing on the subject of "The Question ef This Age." or What Do You Think of Christ" He treated It as a question to be settled by each Indl vidual. and appealed to the gradual lag cjass to settle this question at once ?0 far as they themselves won concerned. Commencement exercises were held this morning In the gruded school au? ditorium and Oov. Manning In s very appropriate address delivered the dip? lomas. marriage License Record, A license to marry mm boen l&*uo* to Paul Tlndal and Cera A. Lincoln Hhlloh. First Lieut, lt. T Frown ban pom pitted his examination for the offlci of captain, to which fee was oleete< by the members of the Susnter Ugh' Infantry several weeUe sgo, and u the papers have already been exat.i ined by the examining, board, it l probable that his appointment will b< 1 t< |\o4 at sosjUf tp.01 In the n< v f lu*e. mk a I*. I. DOING AOHVE WORK. Ceenpany Miomeor? are showlug Fine ^ Form end Much Interest in New Ex The Sumter Light Infantry boys are not waiting for the equipment waich was ordered some time ago to arrive, but are very rapidly getting themselves In shape for service. In addition to the regular drills and week-end practice marches they are showing up very well indeed in put? ting bullets to the spot, *ihe officers of the company point with pride to [the fhct that so far not a single man has failed to quality for the State range shoot, the season tor which is ^ronj the first of April to the first of August, and they expect to take off several qualification badges when they go over. The following are the members who have qualified so far: Lieut. R. T. Brown, Lieut E. Bradford, Sgts. J. a Chandler and A. R. Richardson. Corpls. J. V. Morris, Walter J. Carr, J. H. Owens, and Privates Bartow Brunson, E. S. DesChamps, Jr., .Tqhn Davis, Jas." A. Crelghton, Jerome Bass, James Bradley. Wilton Adams, Charles Newman, Hasel Hatfleld, The members as a whole are taking a great deal of interest in the work of the company and the ulQoers have just reason to expect to see some good drilling and high scores made in the contests that are to be pulled off soon. The company did have a full mem? bership, but eight men have recently moved away and the first eight men who can Pass the physical examina? tion and who are up to the standard will be enlisted. No trouble is antie-U : pated In keeping the membership to, the maximum now, for privates wi^ be paid approximately $1.00 par drill and everything being run with the exactness demanded by the govern? ment, will make it a great deal more interesting and instructive for them. PORTRAIT OF MANNING. Columbia, May 30.?Eugene von Berger of Berlin, who has been a res? ident of the United States for the last six years, living most of the time in New York or Chicago, delivered yes? terday a portrait in oils of Gov. Man? ning which he had executed under commission from the governor's fam? ily. The portrait was exhibited for several days at the Mimnaugh depart? ment store. He made a smaller por? trait of the governor for Bernard Manning of Sumter. A GREAT CHARITY. The Sumter Trust Company Starts Dime Bank Campaign for Europe's Battle-Blimled. Five hundred thousand artistically designed vest pocket dime banks, by [means of which several million dol llars may be collected throughout the ?United States to support and train in I blind trades Europe's many thousand battle-blinded soldiers, are being is? sued by the B. F. B. Permanent Blind Relief War Fund from the organiza? tion's headquarters, No. 590 Fifth Avenue, New York. Several hundred of these artistic pocket banks are being distributed lo? yally by Mr. I. C. Strauss, president of the Sumter Trust Company, who Is the fund's sub-treasurer here. Mr. Strauss alms to raise at least several thousand dollars locally by thfj means. He is distributing the banks among acquaintances and also through the co-operation of a local committee, and through large stores and local Instltu I tions. j All money thus collected will be de? posited in the Sumter Trust company to the credit of the B, F. B. Perma? nent Blind Relief War Fund. It will then be forwarded to B. F. B. Fund headquarters, to Mr. Frank A. Van derlip, president of the National City Bank in New York, who is honorary j treasurer of the American section of I the fund. It will later be forwarded I to Sir Edward Holden, chairman of [the London City Midland Bank, the fund's honortary treasurer for Eng? land, and to M. Georges Pallain, gov? ernor general of the Bank of Frace, who is the fund's honorary treasurer of France. It wiil finally be distribut jed under the patronage of the King and Queen of England, the president of France, and the King and Queen of Belgium. It will be used to enlarge the present blind institutions of Bel? gium, France and Great Britain, to build new modernized blind homes, blind training schools, blind work shops, blind employment exchanges and to start various agencies for the sale of blind-made products. Many hundrd bank presidents, throughout the United States, who are sub-treasurers for the nation-wide movement in their localities, are al? ready distributing the dime banks. Each bank holds about fifty dimes. In addition to the banks, Mr. Strauss and the fund's other local sub-treas? urers are distributing leaflets and lit? erature regardtng the vast human re const'ruction work whieh the civilized world must assume in order to make Europe's thousands of the battle biiiided soldiers self-supporting and useful members of their communities. Among the American organizers of the fund are the Hon. Elihu Root, Vincent Astor, August Belmont, the Hon. Robert Bacon, Otto H. Kuhn, Whitney Warren, Joseph Widener and George A. Kessler. The American vice presidents of the fund now include more than 200 pub? lic men, bankers, college presidents and notable men and women through? out the United States. Europe's battle-blinded soldiers number at least 12,000 at preseht and the number win be increased by many thousand more before the v u is o\?r. The wounds ecu I i blindness result from bullets, I ... b nets, flames Of explosions, liquid i'.iv, nervous shock, infeclion, and debris and gravel thrown violently In the face. Among the Useful trades which the iL, ? 1 " blinded European soldiers will bo taught are carpentry, boot repaivi:. .... mat-making, chair-caning, typewrit? ing, massage, telephony. poultry farming and market gardening. Mr. W. F. Shaw, Jr., has returned home from Davidson College. . _ * ? Why You Should Own a Comfort First, because it it a comfortable riding car. Plenty cf voorn for five people; deep, soft cushions; springs made of the best spying steel, scientifically heat-treated, accurately suspended and balanced. You will always be comfortable in a Maxwell Appearance Second, because the Maxwell is a trim, smart, good-looking car. Many makers of heavy, high priced cars, as you kaq w, hqve copied the general lines, the shape of the bqdy and hood of the Maxwell This is more of a compliment than an mlringement. Service Third, because the Maxwell, being a product of thirteen years evolution. U so designed aiitf j^.uafactured that it gives unfailing, consistent and and satisfying service to tiiousands of owners. Maxwell can sue made of the best materials that money and brains can buy?and th?y ?re mad* right. You, can get out of any car only what is put kite it. Low First-Coat Low After-Co*t Fourth, because you get everything in a M<eptweil that you can get in any car anq you get it for less money. The answer to this is that the Maxwell is a light car and it is built in enormous quantities. The Maxwell Co. is one of the three largest pro? ducers of high grade motor cars in the world. Fifth, because the Maxwell will give you more miles per dollar than any car built. We say this without hesitation or doubt. It is our honest belief and we are willing to prove it by Maxwell owners, by comparison with any other car or by any other way you suggest or prefer. The Maxwell wUl please you. We know it will. Let us arrange for a dem? onstration and well take the responsibility of satisfying you completely. eWf Touring Car $655 Roadster $635 F. O. B. DETROIT T. N. GRIFFIN, Lynchburg, S. C. GRIFFIN-JOHNSON MOTOR GO.. Sumter, S. C. Time Payments if Desired