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?Entered at. the PostofiSce at Sumtes S.' Gy as Second^elass Matter. PERSONAL. -Mrs. Ruth Ardis, who was before . j* 3?ex-marriage, Miss Ruth Nunnery, af ter a stay cf five months at' Bessie Tift College, Forsyth, Ga., has finished :-"a business course, and left %>, take, a . position in another part of The State. Mr. and Mrs. Robt,. Hubbard and little daughter, Gladys, left Thursday for .New York, where they will spend the summer. Miss Irene Hurst is visiting her pa rents, on Washington street, -j Misses Rose, Celeste and Mildred vErvjn, of Manning, were in the- city ii^asfiE^rday en route to. Washington, D. . ' > Miss Harriett Boineau, from Or angeburg, is visiting Miss Maridu By num on Hampton avenue. - Miss- Virginia . Mosetey passed . through the city yesterday on her way J-.pome from Damson. Miss Gertie Mae Masters, of St. / ^Augustine, Fla,, is .visiting Miss Nan * nie Vaughn. 4 Messrs. PI vier and J. G. Dink ins. of Manning, were intown yesterday on; ? business. . Miss, Margaret Howell is spending j the week-end with Mrs. Leon Scott. * Dr. S. -H. Edumunds has returned, from Lancaster where he went to de liver the commencement address be fore the Lancaster schools Friday night. . - i Mr. J. -P. Commander is in Greens boro, N. C.; attending a meeting of the1 Retail Monumentaf \r>alers' Associa-! tion of the Carolinas. Mr. xFrank Williams, of Camden, j ' spent Sunday in town with his parents j on Hampton avenue. i Mr. Almond Spencer, of Clinton, has j accepted a position with the Smith | Foster Advertising Co., of Sumter. Mr. John Duftie left Sunday ' for I Richmond to spend a few days. COTTON LETTER \ (John F. Clark & Co.) * New Orleans, June ' 7?Liverpool provided a surprise by coming as much -as ZO points higher thin due on futures and showing spots, six up; sales 4,000 bales. This action was interpret . ed on the possibility of a disturbance to imports, owing to war and labor situation. ??; First trades here were at an ad vance of .10 points on July, but as - much as 40 down on new crops, des pite the sp-ong Liverpool. Selling was mostly basqd on the change to dry; weather. Advice from Austin, Texas, of heavy rains, and the strength of July position in New York caused! some buying and rallied the market 'twenty points. Forecasts wem for fair and warmer, the market reacted to opening figures. Some believe that the continuance - of the longshoremen's strike is favor able to operations in July in New York The Eighteenth Amendment was de clared constitutional by the Supreme Court, , .?- ? NEW YORK COTTON. Tea'td'ya Open High Low Close Close July .. 3S.70 3S.7G 3S.3L. 38.45 3.8L45 Oct, .. 36.05 36.05 35.62 35.67 36.07 Dec. .. 34.75 35.91 34.39 34.60 36.05" 34.20 34.37 34.02 34.08 34.48 Mar .. 35.77 38.85 33.52 33.53 33.93 . NEW ORLEANS COTTON P'st'd'ys July .. 3S.75 38.70 38.40 38.54 38.60 Oct. .. 35.60 35.79 35.40 35.52 35.95 Dec. .. 34.53 34.79 34.39 34147 34-96 Jan .. 34.10 34.19 33.96 33.90 34.35 Mar .. 33.45 33.58 33.31' 33.31 33.72 LIVERPOOii COTTON. Close: July 25.44; Aug. 25.06; Sept. 24.60; Oct. 24.22; Nov. 23.72; Dec. 24.29; Jan. 25.01; Mar 24.31; May 21.78. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS CORN:? High Low -Close July_ ... 1.74% 1.70 %~ 1.71% Sept.1.57 1.57% OATS:? * High Low Close Jnly. .... ... .96 % .97 % .96 % Sept .79 & .78% .78% LARD: /: High Low Close July. 20.90 20.62 20.65 Sept.... 21.75 21.50 21.50 RIBS:? *. High Low Close July ."..1S.30 18.07 IS.07 Sept.18.97' 18.S2 '18.S2 Pea Bug Not Boll Weevil. Daily Item: Sometime since you published a re port that I brought from the Pugh place a bottle of boll weevils. I beg to advise that in consultation with Mr. McConnell, of Clemson College, I am satisfied this is not the boll weevil, al though very similar. Mrv McConnell further states that this "pea bug" will disappear from the cotton as soon as peas commence to come up. as they will go to peas a thousand times where they will go to cotton once. I noticed both of these bugs under a magnifying glass and you can perceive the characteristics very distinctly that mark the boll wee vil. They are quite ^different from those that mark the "pea bug." Yours very truly, H. J. Harby. } The official announcement from' Clemson College that the insects that have been found in such large num bers in the cotton fields of Sumter county are pea weevils and not the cotton boil weevils has relieved the anxiety and apprehensions of those who have large cotton, crops. After all they may succeed in making one more big crop. It is a consummation devoutly to be desired, in view of the present and prospective price of cot ton. {Mayesvi?e School j Commencement j Closing Exercises of a Success ful Session .?a.-? (By E. I. R.) The graduating exercises of the 1920 class of .Mayesville High School last Friday evening were unique in [more respects than one, and were de lightfully entertaining, and instructive ! also in every feature of splendid pro I gram. To begin with, qnite aside from I the excellence of rendition/it might be isaid that/ leaving the beaten track of 'what some people, call 4 sterotyped I commencement* programs;" the Mayes ville, event was refreshingly entertain ing ,?3 well as inspiring because of the originality, each essay, and* every line of thought being original. The declamation had also what we often, in somewhat irregular, vernacular call, "pep", which conveyed a-season ing taste to the jroiish of the menu of intellectuality so gracefully and artis tically displayed, the orgina-lity per vading the individual .as well as the cl^ss effort in exhibition. It is not very frequently the case that a graduating class displays one hundred per cent, proficiency, through out commencement erformance, it more frequently happening that there will be some slight'defect or some lit tle skip,by some one, but the 1920 class of the Mayesville High School last Fri day evening- proved, individually and collectively, that the efforts of the fac ulty and the work of the pupils were such that absolute perfection is possi ble. The self-poise, the sureness of abil ity to .deliver ,the goods, the dignity; grace, accentuation, clearness of lan guage,, .gesture and everything con nected with correct declamation, all w*re there. , The. exercises were presided over by i a young lady .with parliamentary dig- j nity and seriousness, which would! have been an object lesson to the Con ix$ss of the United States.. Mayesville High School ranks high up in per centage among thi^chools of South Carolina, it being said that in proportion to equipment and re sources this educational institution- is second to none, and superior to many in more respects than one. To 'give an intelligent description of this splendid commencement would be impossible by any ordinary human being, and if parliamentary and school ? ethics did not forbid, it-would have been, perhaps, wise to have left this difficult job of newspaper reporting to one. of the bevy of beautiful and ac complished young lady graduates or to one of the equally eloquent andv brilliant young gentleme^n. . If the members of this class are as eloquent, and as definitely descriptive in composition for publicity, as they are in oratorical delivery and origin ality then the 1920 commencement ex ercises of this progressive school could be correctly reported. But no com mon-place individual would he silly enough to compete with the members of this graduating class.in fluent and eloquent manipulation of language. Professor H. H. Brunsen, the prin cipal^ an educator of State-wide re pute, and his very efficient) assistants of the teachers' corps, Misses Jane Ford, Helen Turner, Verna Sumner and Alice. D. Pugh had every right to feel just a little above ordinary, ev ery-day human beihgs last Friday, and the same privilege might have been accorded' the graduating class, also, but they didn't assume that attitude, and they showed that great success may be achieved and blended with.the delightful personality of the hospitable and courtejus lady and gentleman. Following is the commencement program of Mayesville public?school: June 4th, 1920. Overture.? Gems from "Sometime" ?Girard's Orchestra Salutatory?Sue Cooper. Class, histroy ? Bessie Bradley. Music, ?'Dardanella*'?-Girard's Or chestra. Class-oration, "The New America"? William McElveen. Class poem?Italy Taylor. Music, N"Isle of Golden Dreams"? j Girard's Orchestra. Essay, "The High Cost of Living'* ? Fleetwood Bass. Class, prophecy?Elsie Wilkes. Music, "In and Out"?-Girard's Or chestra. Essay, "What Shall We Read.."? Carried Delle Wilson. Class will?Lillian Bradley. Music, "Miami Shore"?Girard's Or-, chestra. Valedictory?Milner Wilson. Awarding of Diplomas?Hon. J H. Ilaynsworth, County Sup.erintendnet of Education. Exit March?Girard's Orchestra. Presiding Officer?Carrie Delle Wil son?Class President. The local board of school commis .sioners, Messrs. J. F. Bland, R. F. Deschamps and H. L.' Thomas, have long and faithfully served this school district, and their interest and loyal ty, and pride in. their school, taken in connection with the support given by the patrons and other taxpayers have been the cause of such a modern and spacious brick building, and such an efiic'ent faculty from year to year which would do credit to a city many times larger. Steps are already being taken by the board of commissioners to vote an additional tax levy to add more class rooms and other improve ments to keep pace with the increased enrollment and progress of this schodl. Visit ins Artist? Entertained. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Stuckey gave a dinner party in honor of Mr. Matte son. Misses Chrietzberg and Lofton at their home on Hampton ave nue Thursday evening. The officer* of the Woman's Afternoon Music Club, Mesdames John Lee, W. B. Ly nam and R. J. Williams were present The table decorations .consisted of beautiful nasturtiums .and ferns. i Misses Chrietzberg and Lofton were Mrs. Stuckey's house guests for the [time they were in the city, while Mrs. 'Lee entertained Mr. Matteson. UNWELCOME LOT OF VISITORS Irruption From the Sea That Struck "Terror Into the Heart of Youth ful Castaway. J. Allan Dunn's "Jim and the Ad miral," In Boys' Life, contains this passage: Jim is alone on an atoll of the South Sea islands when a band of blacks invade his solitude. "Something appeared on a seething crest, a slender length of black like a mammoth water' beetle, striking out with desperate legs. The next instant it sMd sideways down the watery hill and smashed upon the reef. A dozen [ figures fell from it and then a dozen j bobbing heads appeared in the lagoon. It was a canoe, the bobbing heads i were those of natives.. "While he stared> first one, then an other, dragged a weary body up on the beach and rested on hands and. knees with heads hanging down as if exhausted. Slowly they got to their; feet and staggered up the beach. *They were like no natives Jim had y.et seen. These men were black iath er than brown. Their hair stood up in fanlike friazes, dyed yellow and red by lime. Their foreheads were low, eyes deep sunken, chins retreating. I The lobes of their ears hung in ragged strips almost to their shoulders and, ] stuek in the leathery fringes, werenr- ! naments of brass and shell; Save for a wisp of fiber they were stark naked. And they were 'almost skeletons. Hips and ribs showed throughNskin tight as j the parchment on a drum, elbows and j knees were great knots and the legs j and arms mere bone and corded sin- I ews. Their lips were hideously swol len and cracked, they leaned on long spears. One, who seemed the leader, with a flat aheli thrust through the cartilage-of his apse, carried a club in set with gleaming bits of shell and j studded with sharks' leeth. In the | lagoon, its outrigger, smashed, drifted j their canoe, a high-pro wed, elaborately carved modeh" VALUE OF KNOWING ENGLISH Fewer Accidents Among Workmen j " When They Have an Understand* j ing of the Language. j * A reason for Americanization, as I carried on in factories and shops, JLs I that it not only intakes the employees better citizens and more eflMent workmen, but protects them aga$st accident. The department of labor has published an analysis of the ex perlericp of a large steel plant during eight years. For each 10,000 Ameri can born workmen in eight years, 21 were killed, and for each 10,000 non English speaking foreign born 26. The figures ?-for permanently disabled, 28 and 65, respectively, show greater dis crepancy, and those for the tempora rily disabled, 858 and 2,035, one greater still. Moreover, while from year to year the frequency of accidents among English speakers decreased, it was much less affected among hon-EnglSsh speakers, and the average severity of the temporary disabilities was greater among the latter.?New York Evening ! Po3t ! Pepper Highly Valued. Pepper was so highly valued In an- \ dent times that many bags of It were j included in the store of spices which j the qu.een of Sheba brought to Khng; Solomon as a gift when she paid her 1 memorable visit to him. Even more interesting is the fact that ancestors of the Germans of to day, when they ravaged Italy and cap tured Home, demanded several hun dredweight of pepper as part of the ransom of the Eternal City. ? ? , It is, of course, black pepper that is here spoken of/ The plant that yields it is known to the botanist as Piper nigrum?whence^ pres^imtablr, the name of that famous Peter Piper, who, 4n a moment of horticultural en thusiasm, picked a peck of peppers. Peculiar Types %f Dead beats. There are notable instances of fine types of men who are chronic and hope less deadbeats. We have one in mind. During thirty years he has bilked ev ery -friend he ever had, to say noth ing of landlords, boarding house keep ersy^ind the like. Yet he is really a man of fine ideals, and in every other way quite tire soul of honor. It has been the work of recent investigation into the human mind to show that, like the kleptomaniacs, these cases of chronic pilfering from friends often represent a kind of transfer from the love affairs or love interests of youth. Some of them have been cured.?New York Trifeune.. New and Strange Lingo. There's a new lingo in France, ac cording to word received at the Ameri can Red Gross headquarters. It's the soldier patois, or elementary English a la baby. It sounds something l'ke this: "Go biiie," gurgles the young Frenen person, wiggling a tiny erooked ringer. "Go biiie," replies the soldier, mak' ing various strange passes. . ; Follows some distracting glances on J the part of the wee Ftench girlie, and | "Allou" says she. Then "forward march," says iSoma-i body else, and the American ^ army j .surges ahead. -. \ \ Then It Happened. "I wonder if it would?" mused {hi j Rummy. "You wonder if what would?" de/ manded the barkeep. "Why, if a man works all night and sleeps when others are working, I won der if it Mould be right to call him a day .lr earner?" replied the rummy, .as he headed for the door.?Milwaukef Sentinel. One of the most interesting cases be fore the Recorder's Court in some time i was the trial Thursday of Mr. M. B.i Handle for the alleged violation of the; traffic ordinance. Mr. Handle refused j to be tried before the Recorder in the morning, so a special jury was em- j panelled and the. case was called afj 3:20 p. m. Mr. Carrigan, of the police force, was the first witness and testi fied that hie attention was attracted about 8:30 yeterday morning by Mr. Randle blowing his horn unnecessari ly going down Main street. He said, thaj the offender continued to blow his hoop, as he proceeded down the street until he turned around-near the postoffiee and started back. The honi continued to blow until Mr.. Randle turned >he corner of Hampton avenue and left Main street: Carrigan testified that bothihe and Chief of Police Barwick were standing in front of the opera house when Mr. R?ndle passed and that under the chief's instruction he went down to Mr. Randle's place of business to haye him put up bond for appearance be fore -Recorder's Court at 12 o'clock. There sems to have been some difficul ty at Mr. Randle's place of business as the defendant is alleged to have refused to either put up bond or to be an ested. Carrigan then summoned the Chief of Police and the two car rie'd.Mr. Randle to the city, hall where Mr. Randle finally put up bond. Chief of Police Barwick was the next witness called and gave about the same testimony as the first wit ness, saying that, there were one or more antos ahe: 1 of Mr. Handle,' go ing the same direction. - The defendant's witnesses were next called. Asbury Davis, a negro porter, who works for Dr. Mitchell at his store, said he noticed that Mr. Randle was blowing his horn for a wagon in front of him to get out .of the way. Mr. Gillespie. of the U. S. Woolen Mills testifed that the blowing he heard was'.not out. of the ordinary. 'Mr. Curtis, who works for Mr. Handle, testified as to the occurrence in the store when Offcier Carri gan and Chief of Police Barwick were there and said he heard Car rigan' tell Barwick that Randle would neither be arrested or- put up bond; and that he was then taken to the city hall. Mr. Randle testified that he did not blow his horn to an excess or unnec essarily and. was only warning a wag on in front of him. After both sides had argued the. case the jury retired and brought back a verdict of not guijly.. A Plea for a Square Deal. Editor Item: "A letter was received from Dr. R. B. Fur.nan of the Privateer section asking how soon the road petitioned for in that part of the county would* be built. The Board did not see its way clear at this time to open up this road, but will* do so as soon as possi ble-"?The Item. June 3rd. A'ow that the big bond scheme has become law, mainly by the over whelming vote at the hub of the wheel, it is time that we on the pe riphery were accorded some measure of justice. There is a well founded im pression down here that we have been badly and unjustly dealt with in the past and we see but little prospect for future amendment. Think of a well-populated and fair ly- prosperous community, containing 25 square miles untraversed by a pub lic road in this day and time! I have yet to find the man in this section who favored the bond issue. And can you blame us? For years we have been petitioning the County Board for an outlet, and for years'we have been treated to vaccinating promises and rebuffs. What profit will it be to the farmers of this section to have a pav ed road three or four miles away over which he can haul sixi bales of cotton if he can only haul two. bales to it? What pood will the road do our auto mobiles if we have . to wreck and ruin them getting to it? We are not children begging, for . favors, but vot ers and taxpayers, asking for the just rights which should have been accord ed to, us long ago. It goes rather against 4he grain to see our taxes-doubled for the balance of our natural lives with a very doubtful benefi#to ourselves. We .are sick of being answered with the tirae7 dishono:-ed bromide about what may be done in the future. We have^een fed on slops of that kind down here for more years than I can remember. What we want-now is action and not hell's paving stones. It would be preposterous to spend $50.000 or $100,000 on Garner's fenpy for tba benefit of. a handful of auto mobile tourists when so much is need ed in th^ development.of Sumter coun ty. If the Board1 has such a wad to dispose of?the plea has heretofore been poverty-?why not spend it to the benefit of the people to whom the county owes her prosperity? The ex penditure of fhis sum for the purpose, named would at this time be nothing short of a mis-use of public funds. And the Turbeville road. Take off your hats, bow tp the ground, paw up that some with your feet and put your hand on your heart: "Come in gentlemen, come in! Just name what you want and you shall have it, pro re nata." (Let me whisper in the ear of Turbeville, et. al: "Get yourj road before you cut loose from your present moorings?it might cost ,ai good deal to come in and then go out again!) and to Lower Privateer who has been begging a crumb- all these years: Put your thumb on the tip of your nose and wiggle your fingers and J say: "Wait until your betters are done | eating and then you can have the bone, if there is any bone. If not you j can simply go to?Avernus. I suppose the County Board has the ] legal right to dispose of the funds ot j the people as it sees fit. But might does not always make right. It some times makes grievous mistakes that imparohly injure the makers and op press the victims. R. B. FURMAN. 1 THE BOY SCOUTS. Letter of Conunendation From ' BrJ Edmunds The organization of Boy Scouts is attracting attention throughout Am erica. This is especially truo, ac pre sent, on account of the campaign in.it is being waged for memb'ersnip. Two i of the leading, publications of Ameri-1 ca. have very recently given a very conspicuous position co the dis cussion of^ this important topic. . . The organization deserves all it the attention that it is now recaHing. For a* number of years I have been very, much interested in this movement and have noticed its effect upon the boys with a feeling of great pleasure. Properly conducted, the oj^ranization ra so designed as to bring out the man? liest qualities of boys and young men. The only Troop that Sumter now*-has is doing excellent work in every way. It seems, therefore, that other troops should be organized at once.." I' should like to see at least two additional troops organized?one composed , of the smaller boys and another of the larger boys of the school. There is much^in this organization to appeal to the natural instinct of boyhood, and it has been so carefully thought put, and so. e.Tectively prac ticed, that the benefits that accrue ^from the organization .*eem to be alto gether wholesome. 'I sincerely-trust that the boys and young men of the whole city will give the attention -tp this organization which it so richly deserves. It-should certainly have the best wishes of all who; are really interested in our bpys' welfare. Respectfully and cordially submit ted, S. H. Edmunds. According to the report of The Item's Columbia jcorrespondent thev plan to build the Garner's Ferry bridge and causeway, with^Sumter amd Rich land county funds, supplemented,with $75,000 of Federal funds^-one- half )i the estimated cost of- the bridge, alone?is apparently, beirg railroaded through the State Highway Commis> sion. If this undertaking is saddled upon Sumter county"^any thousand dollars of public funds will be*poured into the Wateree swamp thafcOuid^bj? t more profitably" expended in building ?and improving highways ^within the county that thousands, of; taxpayer^ need constantly. Before the; county is irrevocably committed/to the. ex-> ponditure of anywhere from $62,50.0 to $100,000 of e?unty funds on the Garner's Ferry project, there should be a show-down." to aacertair. the: re^l public/sentiment of the taxpayers of ! the county on the matter. The Coun < ty Board of Commissioners should not, if they actually have now,,-under a literal construction of the law, the power, to spend so large a sum on a highway project that has never been specifically authorized^ either by leg islative enactment or by a vote of the taxpayers. Resolutions Adopted by Lower Rich land County. The following resolutions were adopted by the Lower Bichland Coun ty Good Roads Association, Wednes day, June 2: Whereas we are pleased to learn that the construction of a highway and bridge across the Wateree river and swamp is in prospect, he it , Resolved, by the people of Lower Township Jn mass meeting assembled: (1) That we hereby express ap proval of the project; I (2) That we are of the opinion and it is recommended that the saidfc high way should' be placed at the location where it will serve the, greatest cum-, ber of people and contribute most largely to the growth of ?ichland and. Sumter; (3) That it is ^therefore clear that } the said requirement.and principle will he met by locating said highway,sq as to connect the towns of- Easto^ej?.aji.d, Wedgefleld, each"of them, a prosper ous community - surrounded by unex celled farming regions where said highway would serve and. supply lorn? felt local needs-as well as. form to the beer advantage a part of the National and. State Higbway System; j (4) That inwyiew ol the fact that the I people. of Lower Township supported I by a handsome majority the act qf : 1920. providing- for the issue by Rich hand county, of $2,000,000 bonds for ! the. construction, of paved highways,' ! one of them as provided therein to ex j tend out from Columbia op the.Aarn j er's Ferry road to the seventeenth 'mile post and thence to Eastover, whose people and those of the. sur rounding territory relied on said pro Lvision i;i supporting'said act, it is ex pected that such pdy.ed highway shall \ be so constructed and that when, the same shall have been done as.under stood, and agreed, the county should not be put to the expense of building a' highway to any other point thanj that reccunmended herein fo:r the pur pose of crossing the Wateree river, unless it should appear that the pro posed crossing connecting Eastover and Wcdgefield is actually prohibited by the cost, as conipared with any oth er project; (5) And that the people of this community hereby declare at they will contribute liberally* of their pri vate funds to aid in constructing said highway and believe that Wedgefield and its community will do likewise. JEFF B. BATES. Seety. Tx>wer Richland County Good Roads Association. Kingstree. June 6?G. M. Beasley, on* of the largest farmers- in this county, has announced his candidacy for the unexpired, term as State sena tor to succeed the late Senator Hugh McCutcheon. Mr. Beasley is a-lawyer but devotes most of his time to his large plantation at Goudins. He ran for the office in 1910 but was defeated by E. C. Epps. So far there are no candidates in the field for th? house. Mr. Keaseley was a former citizen of Sumter county, and hi? many friends hope that he will be successful j in the coming campaign. Thursday e^?ing Qtri&e ri&sij Mrs. John Lee, :wa^'rjer^ere^r^*^ the ? most artistic...x^^te-Srnn^V*:^^'; pie have ever heard; . The spajcT" rooms of thf\l^ut^u^io^-;?^ hostess were" thrown open^ait^S well adapted to recka^jjtuif?gfi^U^;^ i and Mrs. Lee were assisted*- in -'^^^m \ ing the m^gefS; .9* ffigj".' and their guests byTMesdaine^v5x } ey, Williams and Lynam? officers. [club. All . those present ehj?y. the fullest extent. tha1 we? land interestingprogram.The j itipn was, sp. periect; t^i 'l^J^ 'sound could be'heardl'^ rooms. Mr. Maltesen .isrichlyx^kf' dowed vocally. He' has be^--.t??^ oughly and seriously trained-ando with intellxgenca and^..c^eat^. '?The - Prokkgue. from ^agllae^^ e played wonderful ' a^ai^a^.:$o^i^^^ splendid ..contrast to .ibj^6Te?.ry^er^| ite^?f;the evening, C^PP?^|?b%^ ?'Spirit ^Flower/. and . Maac?exj^J^^|? '?Sacrament." ?"; 'rA%i&$^M in a ?lighter vein* arid chari^fe^y rendered "were fTime *fihio^ag??.!] American composer,,. Summerset" an English s0n~?%: derson, and -Tve Got a Sixnene^byj Whitney, a dainty bit ^tlwmp&^ ^ ? The Strauss, group j?ei^ -a^V^nj and most interesting. .By .special quest from, heir, many- frieat"^' Mary Cheitzberg aang;ia. -fecai " three songs which added much to-3B alyea^y Jieligbtfui, ^'cjtrajBfer >r'* ' Go^en Day" was sung^azith spiri tender feeling..^ ,.. iL Top .jnu?sh;. cannot be said-in; j-of Miss Augusta ix>fton:s piano. ,i^;v,%^i3Stu^^f^ th%wil&#,? depended, j^n bgr beau^ui an^Ki site accompaftimexits. ^Soe.'. ,'?j prq^cienk in this rare &rfc generousH' contributed a piano; by, Raehmanintz,. ^h|ch. dispia??^fi" ability' and mastery .of-hep/ m-ent. . " .. . I ? The Woman's Afternoon Musics cqngoratnlates themselves on the"* cess of. their firstsVgujisat? jnJe^.'j: hope ip have.these;arti^,wi^ again next seasqn. - Delicious refreshments cf ice4 and cake, were. served, after tl gram - and an: informal reeeptkaa i^ in honor of our vi^ting^a^tists>i The Camp Fire Girls vwrere the Boy ^couts at weil yeyy, enjoyable picnic jat:?b!C^l^y^tI day evening. ?? . ?.; >? * On. Saturday afternoon th?.:L0^hit-^ and Wendet Fiv^s 'had at;.Jp^":!c?r?K*' monial - which the Boy.-;, ?|^^f'-f^K*"^ many of the mothers and.frieds o^J^?J girls attended. At t&e: a^?i^.^| foltowing nvembers oX'tij^^Sftis^^ .received their^ranks aa^qe^jESr^ Mary ^*^an,,lsaiaj? ,^seiw - Aie^k-^ mine Scott, LueUe Lynam and Eflftma Hurst,. , ' ;?: , / ;-^f. Ri|a He riot, Pearl Reames. an<L j m4* jTu^ker, of .jfehe &8pto*f^F^e^e^i; }:cain# fir? m?Jt?a,.?i?^*i9^H?*^^^'.'' ces Miller, JfaacyA Bppth, "^^fti^: Hurst, Carmel [Mc^e^yer'-'-ih^^^^^ Rxte^en^erg'.wer^ awatedixhaa rank--Uiar o?. tocch, bpare^' ? r-; >. | ImmediaJ^l^ the- membersof ^-'L^|^;^K>ii" sembied at Pr. Bice*a r* ''^pt^era pf ,the..^u^T:.p n^toniinie, 't^io^tha^ honor of Miss.Miller; whose .name. Minn.eh.aha, the ".perforiBan^^/i^iri mime all wgr*,-iji.vit^ ?l^.th^ coqm, which wa^.bjfs^tf^y^" (.in Indian faahion.a OneJojv^hj^ appropriate poem "as sh? Wigwam and. revealed-the [.placed witiin for i ^ifflgha^^ bride-to-be. Then ^llp?edjr toTbf the fifts, r^ad^tg of card.s? and ?the'se*:'2ingr% '.$jNE?li sweet course^ ? The eWn^n:^3^s added mnch to. thft.plbew^e^ - ? Death. Mr. J. J. ^?,^9 fer^ out of tow^n d^d^at Aisiiwatn^fesg^ about 8 o'clock, .Jjte^ta^stf" J ill; for. a long tim.e/^&,hp* ' expected at. any ?^., ^J??fe?n' services will, bje kst? &t^r^^j?E^ii' this afternoon at 6 o'clock/ .- a Mr lii-unson Elected City Clerk; At a special meeting of the :city council Friday night J. W. Brnn^on was electjed city clerk ij^rtre fill the place made vacant by the ignajfcion pf^r^^basw?,- -Jf&* expects to take up -his wort, by' KEEP TfiEE KIDNEYS WtHStfld. ? ? ?? >:;_- - ^ :~ -^f^ Health is Worth Saying, ' Sumter People Xnb^ ^^^^^ise Many Sumter people take . ;tHeir lives in their hands by negleclingj'iiia/ kidneys when they kftoj^-tfeese '?ri??? need-belp. Weak_^he^^jj^;^. -sible for a sast^. amouift erf and ill, heiath?th* ^^tsejt-'d^r^^ dangerous. Use Doan*s""5idneyvv?'^r ?a remedy thai, has' helped sands ei kidney' sufferer*;^ a Sumterv citisen's recotnan Mrs. H. M: Tisdale; ^^1^^ saysr -WI nave- used D>^?^l^.?y ;-Pills for' kidney trcmbW* noyed me a great deal ^an^ It1* years ago. I was in bid shaVe^Ffiotl ly I used Doah^s ?? mdn^ fn^', zii^ they cured me of iill " the w^te. Doans' have also been us^r1^'"'my family and have alway| done the work." It certainly is great ||ei^?rt co recommend them.'', ' ' ' ^ ^ Priese 60c, at all dealers. G?Vt simply ask for a kidney re"med:j?*rtet I Doan's Kidney Pills^h,e^n*ie^^hsit ?Mrs. Tisdale had. Foster-MiHmn*. Co., Mfgra., Buffalo,