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.f.- * $ntere*ti?? Account of Trip to the Mountains Editor of the Item and Shmter. Coun-j . ' iy Friends: j I. wonder if' it is so^cooi down home this raorning as to make the cotton! , ?ick?- Coming up here- Tuesday and1 Wednesday by- tJtrck we saw Tery. lit-; tie cotton* that fafcketf liealthy. some j <?f the" land:, was just being planted, J wnite acres by the hundreds were be- j piaated. over. The o?t crop along' "e rJnad W*f came is very poor. Saw ( fine a&aifa ^.a&ocve- Witmshoro 3 and j V., Chester, some fields being cut and the y bay was being rake*' and put up. Xsooked like one to one and a-half: tons to the acre. ?* ? Spent Tuesday at the hospitable j h/oine'of my old friendsJ. Cri I* fSfchfte. has- a splendid* tract\.<>t;'Jfflidi.-kt-j Ev?hji; three .miles below Chester and is; hoi?i?g tftfee Oro^' o*t^e.<ftfon. ? He has: the siJechlating fever and is nock- j ike " money Sir rear estate deals in other states. Wanted -me to go in with &nV Said s?nn? of the prospects J as??i? cotton look, small and it is:'very ]^:c\:^^'B'-ittV-0n: in the mon^ that irbe i?g:^ma<re oh truck and citrus frattsV1 / C^^j^b^Y?i^.'^ p?^opfe>f Sumter say" to- i;o.CO. barrelaK?f: grariuJkted su^ar j heing unloaded at a side track tftfefe'j 3 ingles, ?way from a-town.' This is what Vc??tiily'. . Bros, dtd Monday. T saw, severar dosen barreife in their ware > -honse and- half a dozen empty har f&& that had Peen arfht hy\ retail' that day. i&fcnie Witherspooh; who is 1 with; the, saw negroes .taking off sugar | : hf ': and 100 pounds at. a tinte. j ? merchant frcera Charlotte came; d?^a:;the day before with, 'ft. 5 00' to \ ? ? pat ^"sugar. They let hirh iiave six j tJarreis.?? r tried; to find-^out how they get- it but that is a trade secret pf .3ay;?iend};:4: C. McAUiiy, left ?ii^x^-^oi^^t^TX tor more.. He ..say^r .. . th^tVtf^e. is jSfcnty -'?f sugar if a mer * .e$ant; ? emerprising : eii?ugh to get S;^-JU~c-<?t&..2*.'ceiftsr anid they -sen it Mk^r j w^oiild' hav%-bought a ba r - .: t^jfcZ; it lookFd ton -high- to . me. ,^^^^^'E#y^iaYe to p>?it: ;>eftat 7 a. in. Owing, to a ball; :**g riat/took tvftr m?urs; to .re in Winr^boro, the car with-Mrs. and Mrs: Furin'an, -/driven by e'. Da'btrs, ; caught up with us -'ffitiW* and went <>n into ^tfceir^the night Mr. and Mrs: l&3Blse early risers, and" had a fine ^?^k^jast' for. us at/C";?0, their-ns-f .'. ua*. til^e, ahdr we" were oh our way at; S: a. ra. It is' 5 4 miles from Chester ., tqt ^irtanbiirg by ."? Lockbart arid 9"0 p by" Kings Mountain, So Bbhbie I came by Lockhart on the as . \ s?iante. of. the' county? *pervis?r that . the ?a/d was good" toi k?ckljart anla" ^3Sg&'^? ??de. ft wa? good for 12 ?es >>ut of Chester; heft very crooked; fhck? ?n& steep oh to the xfveV at ' 3?o<^E*f3?rtt where there is a freeiferry* ^sizling out frOm" the . river' fs pretty bad pit except, for that and a; pftee* ^ra^S fhey :?re": reloc?trng/." the" road, ^ie-fc ;"jffhe - rc?s"" fix>?fL.ockbart - to J^?riir?*r TiEf cHfle^, and" go6d' frcm Jonesville to Spaartanburg; IS miles * More. t"CTe reachird^ Spartanburg at 21T; 15 andTni-?W iniittrfeBr tfcfe'ear came up, ^mt.had left Chester jtt ^l5, coming [1 t^f-' Yc rk ana Itfhgs "Moutrt?iri: r The ] 1 - ctEr ^p&rtrieft at one: and'-was' On the ij ?i "fft?Mbr ^olntalp/: $r iflires fr'pm'^: . S^at^rimirgr at <f: P5, having ^tdpbed ? fiaf -T^bh to "secure ? driver ffiat was ti?m^t with: the mountain road. - ' Slather5 broken bair and* w?rk on j >r. 15i$&gfei^r; 'delayed i wi'f3^koni<:three hosurs;: ?/?Owing, to-a iai?r ? jroir tire motmtaine. #e-^ecid>d ? to ?eave; the truck in Tryoif and* get; a i Fosi ^ bring us to ffie foot ?? the I moyjtaia, from' there^ w> walked and: I reartted here at 7:-r5. The ?ext day the track As sent up, bttt^awfng to a" rath tfir evening be fore and a good rain ih the night .. Kafr tti-unload half of out Ko?sehOld j > goo?s i??mfco'n^f ?nrth' 6t ?i? tr?ry up j > and- go bacir f?r thenr. Ev^n tKeh it tools: expert driving to phlr up. Tesierday morning,^ took itcBri-le I and Bobnie down in rhe- Studehaker and'?"?n^errea thefii to the truck at is- tn. and hope they made sir. r~: .7^%^eicx/ti<?i? back l tiri?r afternoon. - With an expert driver, I came back] np an* down again to he sure I knew ?ow o h?n^Ft* t?e c'af otf tKe turns and the steep grade. The Studebaker maJtesr all the^ grades iff intermediate i and without .ha/ins when dry. Put it"! as- Vrw_ for onty one grade. , Should! ' any of ay friends come to the moun ain^ if they will l??k out to the right when going into Horseshoe; Seed, they will see a white cottage ?wfify ebiJSpictKttis' on the side of War- j tiGr Mountain. This belongs to D. Wt ?airoiray, of Columbia, hd has been . occupied by former Secretary of State Jfcr M. /SfcCown sJitce February. He has j bought in Tryon and Mr. Galloway is! coming thi$ week. Then on a ttrood ed potnt somVsW yards west and 300 ffcet higher;np the mountkin'is "The1 ?efugft," wtoere I sit while I pen these lines. ("The" Refuge" is-from the heat of the-low country, but\not &om work, for a-vineyard and orchard ns<jnire' almost as much work as a cot ton ftlJTrf). The house is yery conspicuous in winter, but owing to the natural gjrowtu- that has been saved, and the rosee, flowering shrulis. and fruit trees, it is almost hid in the foliage. AtR ut a quarter oi a mile further | west" and 500/ feet lower is Mr. Ade a portrait painter, and his charming wife who was * Miss" Orr from Ander jfoon, S C. Mr. Ade did some work for M?y?:* Jennings of S?mter, and Mr. It; C Haynswortli. He has a few more acres in vine? than we have, hut not such a variety of frutt. We can see the trains' leave the station at j Tryor , ?n? run out of sight at Horse- j sfcoe* Bend, just circling the Golfj Links corn* into view this side of the! bend, and disappear two miles west at Malrose grade. v 1 North Pa^joret river (Tows in thel vallej between us and "thee railroad,! a&d \\UsbfS vaBey at the foot of ! otsr mountain is the valley road to Sftiuda... The commission that has cfT?fjge of the Federal Aid for roads ??"s?te":'-fistmaking the road from the ^tete line to Salu?a jone of the hett 1 in" the1- mountains. Spartan burg is building a fine road to Greenville iopimtt line but there is half a mile tbjift is m Greenvule county in the ex treme east end- th%t Spartanburg and T&f&n ' will" probably have to make good. Au revoir, 'till next time, X E. W. DABBS. Ttybii, N. C, May 15, '20. ' ?.-??i?i?Ju? EldECTRIC IRON C?CSES**TKE. ti&$te*te of Mr. P. %t Par** ykr rowly Escapes Destruction. _ ? i. A fire tltat eame near to doing much [damage occurred at the residence of i Mr. P. M. Parrptt late'Monday night.' fitbout li - df??ek Mrs\ Fa^rott was ?awakened and got up to-find the whole \house full' of smoke. The neighbor* [were aroused" who- turned- in the fire ? alarm. W3ieu\tbe fire department arrived' it^wa? fonftd that the Are was in be ^.tTsteen the ^alls in the back ?f tha fhouse. A- good-deal-of weatherboad-d j ins.-.-was-. torn pff to set between the ??flfalfe-'^nd tfae^flre was soon put out. The' fire .started from an electric iron being .ieffr'. with the- current on. ?The ir<m-wa*toircbing the wall on the back p<rfcb?'and thus- the fire started. Confederate Pemaon Xew^. The-'follpwins communications have been ; received by Judge Thomas C. :Riehards?n in regard, to the distribu ction of the'pension fund: - , Celiwnbia; May 15, 1920. Judges of Probate and County Pension Boards. Gei?teitse?: I am enclosing herewith copy of ; opinion rendered by Hom S. M. Wolfe, attcjfney ge*iefa2, regalrdixig the distri- j bmiou, of the pension funds. The! voucher forwarded to, yon yesterday! represents-the entity amount for your. ' county. Yon should deduct from* this total ?B^unt.ouerfourth aiwfcdwride it i 'equally axftoag-all of the names on : yoyr ,roIf,. thus- giving -each- pensioner $ i2.50 The remaining^ three-fourths suoulo* be= disbursed ?s your Board sees g? In accordance with the opinr 1^ ' of. tbe^ attorney general arid the cliass^e^iGw seta*an >by you, copy of which Ls also enclosed. $ Please advise this office at the earl iest: date practicable the amount paid eachi pensioner by your board. . .Thanking you for the co-operation you fiaW given this n"Tce and with best Wishes; I am, Tours' very truly, >:? d: w: MciiAURi^, Com missioner. P. S.?It is my. opinion that each pehsfoner sBouid receive at least' one tliird more- than they did in 191*9 as the appropriation is ebe-*bird- great er; This fs merely ? suggestion, ' Columbi a C., .May 13; 1920. Col. D. W. McL?ui^C Pension Coxtfmfssiohei* . Capitol Building-, Columbia. SV C. D^ar Cel. Me^urin:~ j ; iln response to your inquiry acid pursuant to conference with the ?ov arhor'aiid-' bis further communication \ under date of May 11th, I beg* to ad- \ vjise tHat in my opinion the most \ feasible and: iftr?t?bTe pblfiey^ffer the jj Pension Commiseioner to adopt is that g suggestf-ed.by y?ti, to.-wit: To appor- jj tion to each county such an amount as ?< is based upon 8? aggregate- of fr* peu- |< sioners, to be d^erinlheQ upon a per :J capita of the result e*dividing: the to- .jj fcal apropriation by the total num- j ber^of petitioners in the State, which. [ believe you have estimated to be*:-; ?5$ per capita; ,i.he classifications- of the pension- jj ?3- and- apportionment of funds to j each of the* various-bounties win nec- ] esssfc-Sty have to be made" by the lo cal boards' respectively, as it is a . practical impossibility for you to per sonally investigate the financial or physical condition of each applicant and it is upon this theory that the classification is mi.de. Very truly, SAM'L M. WOLFE, Attorney General. " Tli? 53*dvatk>n Ahrtay Campalgnt , A number of ladies have been out again today working iri the interest Of ' tire SE?lv?flbn Army Campaign and; they'continue" to bring in encouraging; reports. . They have d iseive'red that practice ally everyone desires to donate to this fund and they realize that1 a great many people have not been called up dn, owing to the short time the .ladies have had to organize for the cam paign and also. because* so many peo ple have been away from their offices .and nlajces" iof business when ifhey called. Sumter is responding generously as she always does, but has not yet sub scribed as m?ch sg she is able to give for this worthy and deserving organi zation. A number of checks were received today Varying in amounts from ^2.50 to $50. * if anyone has not been called upon* and has* not already' donated, the money or check will be received by Mrs. L. R. Williamson until S o'clock p. m. Saturday,, when the campaign closes. Au Ai^reciatrve* Veteran The following letter was received by Mii F. % Mitter, which i? typ ?al of the letters of appreciation that hav3 been received by those entertain-] tug Confederate Veterans: St. George. S. C. May iSth, 1920 | Dear Mr. Miller:? I have been kept so busy in my of fice since I got home two dags ago. that this is tbe first opporunity I have had to write and thank you and Mrs. Miller for your generous and overflow ing hospitality, and to say how thor oughly I appreciate it. You could not have been kinder or done more for nay comfort and pleasure, and I shall long-remember it. And 1 think every {Confederate m Veteran who at tended the' Reunion at Sumter, went home frraising tbe city and its good people. - Mrs. Reed also requests me to thank you and ?frst Miller for your taking such good rare of-me. Yours very sincerely, J. Otey-Reed. STA**& C?TTOX PR?SlPKCTS Floods fcam&ge Crops in Mississippi VaBey?ft R, C?ker Predicts Famine v During the^past ten days the. staple cotton areas of the Mississippi Valley have been visited by tremendous: floods oi rain which .have -fallen at [most every day and vhich h?ve seri ously injured the already poor pros pects, A considerable per centage^ of the cotton lands are under water arid" will riot be planted to cottbtr at all. The staple cotton * sections of Arkan sas. Teimesa^e,-'.and'. Upper Mississippi are only about half .planted. in view of very disastrous- conditions prevailing-In the' area* whielr produces iat least; two-third^ of* the American I Crop of Upland staples, it - lo?ks; as if there might'be again a fsmfne of this jkind' of cotton next season. In fact, it- does- not seehr possible even with ideal conditions throughout the bal ance of the season to- produce suffi cient cotfe^ of aji kinds- toi.-9tipply-'th#*: needs Of the" ^rfd. ' ? Tours very truly, '???'-? David E: Cofcer. Hartsv4?e; a &5 May- 1$,.1*20. ? j ? ? - i'c--., v. ? .1. \ .. >?" ? . .: ''? ? v . . -. '.?'?] ROW AT BAPTIST CRURCtt 1 ?:?y. -. ? . ? ? T\i o Dead From Pisfot Fight at Pleas ant Grbve Edgefiel? May If?Eugene Oliphant one of - the. participants. in the row at Pleasant Grove Baptist church which occurred yesterday, and who| was shot, it is alleged, by Aiphonsb Smoth ers, died from the effect of'his wounds last night. . He wa* the second victim* of . the. affair; olrpHaht, it is claimed took^ffei*se at a lehUlte i^i'en him by Kugene Strothers, whipped' out: Ui4 K;:&oJ-?nd:shot at him, the bail hitting | Anna, the wife .of Eugene, kpling hv-rl i::s-(a?i}y. AJphon&o' St r ? t her s, a broti> e-in-iaw of;.the .dea^wonmn, thett shot Eugene, oiipharit tw<iee, ;it i8;at~ ieged. Charged 'tvjlth&e death of Oi? pfiant, imme?tejy after the shooting brothers surrenderd to ' the sheriff and is nnw'in-jaii to .await triai. ?"' !? ?"Hi ,.fi ?. Tr^y is Rafting Creek Dissatisfied? ? ,: ' "' ??'-' /A comniunicatfon- is printed todaj-. from a.representative citizen of Raftr tog 'CreekiowQSftiip-in,which he, as the spokesman/of 'the.'.people of that sec tion, >ets forth their attitude towards the good roads program of Sumter county and their reasons for consider ing withdrawing fr??i. Sumtfr county and annexing to kershaw. The com* muni cation, is printed for the- informa tion-, and- consideration of-the people of this -city and other sections: of the county * . The position that the citizens of Raffing Creek Township hare taken- in respect to this- matter is^ not clearly understood; by the writer, and- this lack of understanding may be-the rea son for the charge made that an article publishes a few days since misstated, facts. Even.iB. the light Of the ebitt munication;printed today exactly what i the Rafting' Creek citizen* object to in the program outlined by the Coun ty knard-of Commissioners is-ixOt- Very; definite. As .'the-; writer- imdearstood [he 121 mile-' iardk Surface sj-Mem-fe* Sum t *r * county specific provision is made for the .pcristructioa .of a hard surface road from Sumter to the/ Ker shaw county line via;Dalzelfand Rera bert. itl^-j^6^\^m^-;^?i ?frthe program t?-which alt parties concern ed are definitely commuted and tnifc also seems to be. the principal' thing Ihht- the people of Rafting Cteek are demanding. Why there should* be diss atisfaction - is not understood, unless there is something that has nd$ c?rrie out in Uie discussion. In respect to the Garner's Ferry proposition the writer of the Rafting Creek communication* is entirely in erroivin alleging that the Permanent Highway Commission of Sumter coun ty has endorse! that project and pro poses to spend good roads funds de rived from, the bond issue, .for that purpose. , To the contrary, the-Perm anent Highway- Com mission^ declined as a body to endorse, the project or to have anything to do with it, taking the .ground that the Garner's Ferry bridge proposifion- was uot witbin the scopN? ?f their duties. Asked for an expression of opinion,, as: citizens, ?s to the'.^i^'e^'PtpyTj- Bridge, five but of the seveii declared against it. The Garner's Ferry bridge project was. brought up by;the County Board of Commissioners and when the question was put fb'; a vote by the chairman, two voted' for it and two against it. The tie was broken, by Chairman McLaurln voting in favof of the bHdge. " As a matter of information for the people of Rafting Creek it can .be stated that the. Garner's Ferry project does not appeal to a great many tax payers, in other sections: of the coun ty, . and in the City of Sumter espe cially, although there are those who believe that', it is of great importance. The sentiment In Sumter seems to.be strongly in favor of carrying-to com pletion the 121 mile highway system, including the road via Rembfert to the Kershaw line, before embarking upon any additional projects, such as the Garner's Ferry bridge and swamp' causeway. * FREIGHT BE LIEF BLOCKED Too Many Demands for Prefer entmi Treatment Disrupt Plans of J^iroads Washington. May 20?The demands of individual industries for perferen tial treatment in the allotment of cars threatens to disrupt the general plan adopted by the railroad managers andi Interstate Commerce Commisirton for! relie^'ing freight congestion, | DA^tSffif SAV- I TM STANDS - & ? ? ' Albany, May 20?Governor Smith, has vetoed the bfll repealing rh<> day light saving law i? New York. & C. DEVE^^PMlENT BOARSfc State Campaign Committee Gives ? - Unanimous Eadfl-rsiement To Pro-ram ' Columbia, May 19?Endorsement of . the. purposes and program of. the South Carolina Development Beard Was unanimous at die-, first meeting of the State campaign committee in in is*, city late Tuesday afternoon.-Sen ator Niels Christensen, of Beaufort, president of the organization, presid ed. Those present were: Governor Robert A. Cooper, chair man of the committee; former Governor Richard I. Manning, vice chairman; Charles H. Bar Of Columbia; C. L. Cobb, Of Rock HiB;; Dr. George B. Crom er, of New berry; B. E. Geer, of Greenville; A. B. Jordan, of DiHbti; LeRby Springs,, of Lancaster; Horace .Tilghman, of Ma rion; J.- SkottoWe vTannamaker, of Sit. Matthews, and P. A. Wileox, of Florence. ' ?' . * ? . i?ye^y member of the committee tO??' part- iu the discussion of the ?tan?r ttie result be?i?'the setting ut* of a- campaign prog-raanfc' which? Vfitl reaon* intb every part- Of the State. The iletaHs will be ptaced in ther hands* of an ? ese&xOw; conrmittee' of ave, ?;^hi6&-^i^or..Q35^'eT> was authorize* to appoint this making it unneces^ j s?ry t?: call the" fnU committee togeth- j er except as- Imporiaut matters arise: Though* the South-Carolina Develop ment Board: is- na ore th&tt a. year olb; it was felt that the . popular under sran-nr-g: of it- wis- sucli- that an ex tensive 'educational campaign must barnacle; _ Preparations for-thisr-hav^f ffeen already Worked^ out and will be >bt mto< operation at, once; : .SaVerai of the raefobers/of the com-p ?tfttee expressed ; the feeling that South Carolina will- enter heartily* mt& the mordent because of a growing? ^ppreeiaticw.' of tfie State's. resources1 :possi5iities. * Mr; Wannamafrer recalled' his difficulties in the orgaui ^tfcm;- o? irbe Ot>ttoh Association- aud; j "?was of the opinion tlKtt: the peotfte' trete coining to^ Valueunity of actloif mere Jrighiy tha n they had in the' -past.' * Governor Cooper and- former Gov1 ernor Manning? were mu*eserved in the^r e?dnrseirtent of the movement re^res^enl^.b^^ deyeb^raentbesard, !t?e?former describing; it is an- organi zation - which 'seel*s to give the people a ? vrsien that* is* state-Wide. Be wa~$ I iwrc the. citizens would "do the sen sible thing."* . Others-* who spoke at some length were Senator Cnrtstensen, who went iritb the details of the democratic ' form of the organization wbiclt has | been laid out auc> the definite' charcrc- f ter Of the- pianks- in the - t'et??trve. program of - activities; and Charles- ?. ? Barron, who* advocated a nation-Witfe . advertising campaign: for South Qsrru Una: ? '<$ i? * : The reports from the several dis~ . tiiois in- the State where the cam- ! paign maetuenry ha*& already been started were said to- be 'of an encour- ' aging nature. / RA JJURttAiDS LN CR2E ASE EARNINGS Fewer People Ride But Roads MaJc> ? - tog Mbze Money * - ' ? ; - ff Ii,,'.'' ^i ; Coiuu-biav Msy-18r?Fewer people ; 'are^ridiay on the ysti*?a&& iu>:Sbut& \ CarotfifAr-trHls- year m. South^ Ca?Rba I sind yet the roads are earningr v?stty \ more money tbis^yefer than fast; The Coast ? Lfti* earried fof .tfte first- tWtf j fEbnths- of thik year, according to* re ports Just ftWd with the South 'Caro^ Itna RadiJOfetd C?mmlssf?rf, 3*6,910 iias?*n-fier!3, as coitnTwCred With 41$,;238r tor tfte first two months of Esvst yeafr. Foa' the same period this year the Coe^t Line^rned %681,134 net, from . nil revenues* as conrpated" wHh $4?f>, net, for last year. The Southern ; hauled- in this period o95,403 passen- , ger?; this year and 631,029 last year, hut earned- $983,842 this year as com pered ,witfr $509,745 iast year. The ' 3ieaboard*? net earnings for the first < two months offhie year = were* $2^^* : 51-6. as compered* With $82,418^ for tKe^ \ aaiite perfbd* of last ye^r. ? The AH?'ntie Coast Line earned in February d? this year $864,72$; net, ; as cou*rpaTed- with. ti?5;3:82, net, fori ^febr?ary 6f WIO. The Southern's!' February earnings^ for .the two- years were- $350,741, .net, for 1920, as com pared with $261,423 for 191$. fhe : Seaboard's net' earnings for February, , 1920. were $75.320; for February, 1919 $39.036. r Operating expenses of the railroads have increased this year, according* to the February reports. The Southern's total operating expenses increased ; from $1,224,2:0 for February, 1919, to $1,529,852 for February of this year. February operating costs for the Coast- Lihe increased from $1. 018.016 to 41,1-5,056; the Seaboard's from, $?43,781 to $743,970. COKVENTf?N WS.L BE COSTLY Republicans' Plan to Spend Fifty Per Cent More Than In 1916 Chicago, May 20?The cost of the Republican National convention will bo fifty per cent more than in 1916, according to Chairman Upham of* the committee on arrangements and trea surer of the national committee. FOREIGN TRADE PALLS OFF Washington, May 20?The Depart-! .meat of Commerce announced today! .that exports for April decreased $135,-! 000.000. while imports felt ofT $30,-1 000,000, as' compared With March. FLORIDA YACHT LOST AT SEA Miami, Fla., May 20?Airplanes are" s^rchmk for ; the:.ya?5ht Gray- Duck, Which left, here Saturday for the Ba ;bama* Islands anr? has not been- heard from since: She caiTied eight pas ?engers._,, m >mt^ Imm?rtal Melodies Evolved by Mastort While- Their Fingers "Wandered UWy- Over the- Key*" A story Is told of Mendelssohn to the effect that the charming arpeg|io flgure in the Spring song of bis "Song Wiifcout Words," e?ae- be ?fr ^ t day when be $ayed with his: children at tbe ptanor ana allowed tfifetft -to catcfr nfs*hiemctr, as they wandered over the keys; and it is a fact that many of our most beautiful m?stest' productions owe their origin to extem porizing on the" pi an a This Is not to be wondered at for many of our greatest musicians have poured out their bearfs deepest feel mgs- a? tiielr finger have nlttetf, i*" a de^u^ry^Jlfem-on; over the1 keys*, pro ducing eofi^monding notes and chords t&^ their ever-cnaifgin4f; moods'; finding at tha keyboard a Vent for their al most thoughts and desires, often melt ing with that triumphant- response that time can never diminish. We- can see in the works of Chopin afieT Scfcumann a pro?? that in the "piano Is tue erijj-iff'of "many of tbefr most beautiful pTrodu ''j'Ona, wfc?e1 In the- great" syuipb?ttiear of; theold im* t^ tnefr sitepe; forin, and'eulot naV* beea ^tinWat the piano where their finders "wandered ioSy over' ?ie noisy keys*" "' - Tbl? is not so hard to understand I when we consider' that the method of composJnjT a melody is, in essence, but tKep3e*fc=g out atfd a s*s3 mil a ting some ?fel?elc torieF fo which 't?e tfarmdny is t?frr^?t?e?* From v^^tfmftrvv "nistniet is^uifimateiy'prouSiced ti^im mbrtai toue~ #ctuies of tiie gr??ft mu sicians. ' i**'** . RSrT?AR WORKS OVERTIME Hare ts One Conoornlng a Salt Htr ring thai is Ghalienge to th* Imaginative. That is the worst of those flsb sto ries: Somebody always comet? along;' with a better one; Hece??yth*Eveni*irt New*told the? V. Ai B:*s story of thettrim fish tfcrtfr can*ero^fe in the- eoo?^T**>ti life-e ft <?fres^?na*entMe riaSr*T: o^cer; ft should'm sa3*-eas?y pufs^tffat t? shame. ' ' "An Interesting, experiment was: tried some '.little time- ago,*- be Writ* to us, "Wtt -an britoary berr?rg-' "l^iw^ wn^f^ a large bowl of skit water and every day a small quantity of water was removed imd aii equal qlian%ty ^t^ttesSf was sflD stitmed; until evenfoaJly pe fish Ir?ed and thrived in purely fresh water. "The owner was" so p^aseirwith the success of his experiment that he then tried removing a very small quantity of water daily until the bowl was empty, and found that the Berrtu-r did ?excellently,, eatiretr .WM?ju* M:er, ^d^;^m ft lf-n?^r, to tbe^m^ B?wi^W h? -to put him in i ejs^e^ ' "Here^ he: * Uved happily, hoppta* from perch to perch just like a b'?d, until oner day1 sense sudaeft noise saar fTed him and' he fell into bis ^wattff troffg? drowse*!* /r ~ v" Words and Music. The value of words is'going up, at least in ?onen. T^e-rejfce <-oaita> have decided that the anStte value* of the words- and music of a poem are equal. At present in the Tnited States and Canada: the writer of the words of x song gets* only a pittance of the royalties or a small sum oul> right at the start. In E^gl^nd mimy of tffe Eiost popul?r beirads h#*e? brougbt tfk^ writers- Ho more* tfiiiff' tWo-or tSiree- guineas, While the ?im p%et gws^ P :casltin? htif royalty <*ecks^?6r years.'" yhtet niea*nrepirt> Usbers: apply to the two arts th?t cbmbined to make words so much last valuable than music is' rather hard to au?^ristan?i Verse writers^ mi|^it well send a little gold medal to the- just minded citizens of Rouen Who itttve ndedi it k faise. one t; .. Unusual Method* Used. With the' end^of the war' have* come many revelations of the: mibfeial meth ods used by the' Germans to spread their harmful propaganda in the co rn tries arrayed against the central pow ers; and of the clever work wh en often frustrated their well-laid1 plans. Iff one case; mentioned in Popular Me chanics tegazlne/ whs* appeared to Wr a?- oKF?mi worn copy oTtiie worfcs 6f' Homeir proved t& be a ToXx?ss^r of attacks on British rule in'India. Only the first few pages* of tiie boot were printed with the words of the ancient poet The remainder, though in Greet typeTike the beginning, was filled with the diatribe. The volume was ad dressed to an educated Hindu capable of translating the Greek into an In dian dialect Costly P*arklng Space. Tired of Being taken tnto court by traffic policemen, because at the time he goes to business his car has to be parked in the street, as- day storage is at a premium and access to a pub lic garage* at those hours IS dUficitft, Philip Rosenbach, art connoisseur of Philadelphia, has just paid $16,<.XX) for a stable property which ho will con vert into a private garage for Man*4f. It is near his place of busme$sv ^ Babies More Plentiful Than Houses. "It is easier to find a baby than a J house In Sydney now," reports the Bulletin of" that Jta?t?sn cfty, con tinuing thusly: "Writer knows a young! bride who went to ilvw wHfc- Iwtr mother pending the dscorery of a suitable residence; She ha? tw% in f, its now and is stiii Utifig wfth her aothtiV '- - ? ^ : ? :'? ? HOW TH3B M&t*feft GAME HP Garn?'*? Ferry Bridge Project Was niought Before County Board of Commissioners .-By Legisla tive Delegation. Chairman H. J. McLaurin, Jr., of the County Board of Commissioners, in order that the record" niay. he kept straight, asks that an ercpianation^ol how the Gamer's Ferry project came before the Board, of County Commit si oners be made. The special raeetEhg of the Board was catted- at the request of the Legislative de legation- and the first information that he had that a meeting would be hetd was a notice that he found oh his (Chairman Me fcauria's) desk when he- r-eturtteU. to the city after several, days' absence. The proposition originated* With the State, Highway department and .the matter was presented to the consider-, ation of the BoaTdr of Commissioners by Representative Di D. Meise, Sena - t? r Clifton and Representative BfctseT also being present ? As^ has been heretofore stated the proposition in brief is: - Tnere is available for bridge con struction in Se?th Carolina a Feder :af fund of ?7-5,000; said ftuid- having been allotted1 for bridge work- and no other liuipose: The proposition.?t?flet to Sumter county was* that ? SvBfO&r County enter info -an agremeu* with Richland county to apply for ^& Federal briVigV'ftin?, tfn; condIUott?llte| the two counties-- each ap^wiopi^^ tfr3T,50e to mfrfeh- the- Federal fond. amd the total sunt of ?r5a;?00 ?-b*VijB{e& to build a bridge af-Garner's Ferry, the engineer's estimate showing the bridge can'be built for In addition to the-* bridge the* way tbr?ug-fc 'tbfc ? swamp is ? estimated to cost $2#,00&- The causew?y by the new survey Which does ndt f oBow ; the' old road aH the way to the ferry; wih; be three and eight-tenths oT-a m?^t; instead of more' than 'four-miles by the" old routfe'- The new surv% ?jfe cated the pressed bridfee ?'maUr'.'p^-; tance north of the old ferry < ' Another conditibis;' that in iriftuehcing;' the". ma^trofi^&& members of tlrtf Bfta*d: m deeiaringm j-faver of the1 projet*? was i tfcafc '?? bridge and causeway willT be^ rtc?fi^ tained by the SmteHighway;Bepirt^ mem: after acceptance as ar pa^of^?te' State Highway systemv O?fSese*d0te |: d itio n s- Chairman McLaurm- feft that* 'the proposition was advairt2Jgeo?s? toi Sumte? county and he felt -faifcr jttsW J tiaed in assuming tlt? responsibility itt l.bifeaking tne th^-sn6r-jk^i?sf4^-m^)a^ j'the project. : ^ SHORT COURSE S?SOJi5RSB3PS* .,? ? t ? - ----jr ~'- -????.!? . ? Five Vanning Cmhr Sir Is te be Seat to Winthrop -' ??, >* - ??>>? ? The business -andprofessions* men. of Sumter menrioneti- below harre very kindly coBtribated iitaramaont* ?S?o^ site their n^inffit for#Brp*??m::Of "defraying the-^exposes** o? fi-re?>#risf ftism the rural- districts' iCa-miil^vajBj? Poultry C6te-'tiK:t^,tfeit^;^aii$NS' Course atWintb^pGto?ege^ to 22th. Miss Caro Traluck- fjfeftMfr. B^onstra*ion Jtgettt, w?>; seJeetHU? . young ladies who willattend;: fron* the -records' made last year in- chib work; and7 from, -the- best recoro*. up* rto the pr?sent*fbfe/tlifer Spear^SfV^k^ Winthrop- College- furnish es bear?V lodging and tuttt?n free, the business and professional men^pay^gi^ft^ii^Tr road - fare? and- incMeata-p- expe*nses:?f ;the fi*e- girls: ? ? ? ?' - >.? - . ?. . . The Short Coarse will em^jtaeir* pracric?l insfruc??ris in gar^eniBfe, canairrg, housekpeping, sewin& poul tiry^ ,w^r3r; a^ generat h^n^ duttett There- is aiso aoo?rse pravide?V for tables, flv* -of whom will- g? from this county from theV Home ?emonstra?en ci?bs, and Winthrop College a^ pro vtde^.free.b^ai^ mdgims^uSs^uitti?f for"these iadieac r.r; - r. Special discussions will be held with regard" tor reducing6 the* Si^ cost of living, such a^' ctftting ??t?scf?lh* ing bills, reducing; co^t Of household expenses, household, furnishings, etc: | Those contributing to the airis pens*?sartft-"( ? ' -?"*>? ? ^ L. D. Jenamgs ;_.....$10.00 R. A. Bradham.. . 5;oO Dr. Archie Chimv. 5.00 McCOnuttt BS-others-. 5^00 C. Cooper . . ;. 5.00 J. Z. Hearbn ..". 5i#0 S. L. krashoff. 3.-00 The Ladies* Shop . ^Wp O'Donneil ? Company. Sumter Dry Goods Company .. 5:0^ C. J. Bwyer ._. 10:00 Miss Caro Truhiek desires to ex press her sincere appreciation for the ready and cheerful responses on the part of the gentlemen*and"firms con-* tributtng, becaMse- e*aeir aswP everyone did so with pleasure and expressions of hearty approvaPbt fhe Home'Dem onstration work being- done in Sumter county. FATAL FIRE IN Philadelphia, Pa., May i9^-~One workman was k?led 2nd she iujui?d - in a fire at the Barrett Manufacturing Company's plant today. The loss i* . estimated at ^250,000; WIFE KILLER stria iii? Greenville, III.. May 19?-softer hiffi ing ih ti e woods- while posses*' hnuted him on t.^e charge of murdering of his wife ana two boy bteoifcs; 5fer*fey O. Beayley went to the graves-of IKS' alleged victims and committed suicideC STOCK MVT8EKBS TO BE TAXED Washington, May 20-^The way* and means committee has approved a ten per cent stock dividend; tape n?5w?ett#e to March 15th aaa* part of the scheme to finance the soldier bonus. : N?w Torir, May. I S???Senator Edge, speaking before the National Manu facturers' Association urged tempo rary modification"- of the immigration laws to-^permit arti influx of desimhs* immigrants to meet the labor short