The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 28, 1920, Image 5
?m\%m%n\ at the Poitofnre at ?vn.tfcr,
o*-fsV#r. llf Htcvmd class Matter
fJMaj?i..iiLa.i>iilLaiij i i -
H V L>lk?in of Now Jersey Is
visiting a|i sisters tit i* Bland log
t treat.
Mi. and Mrs ? V\ J?rnlwr und
Miss Kwimvs sjjraker wifl leave for
Alant;. ? f fhinday night.
<jtg.es* tlMg wlH spend the month of
AufWi.
dra r'l.. i i ? di'l.M of Jerfterton. S
C.< wad Mi * Helsa Garland und
neohew. Ilti < Krank 11 h Oarlund oi
Ml rahvllt. N < . -. . isttmg Mrs. H
? Wedded
Ml** Mild-mI Mil! i Fulton M i
ha* accept* d a position with Ho Sum
let T>ry Goods ? \%.
Mr. If. ft. Wadd.ll hus returned
fr?m Wrightavtllr Peneh.
sir. V. IV l>?khian, of McClel
tanvVUe. was u visitor in town yester?
day.
Mr. C II W?>fHi. or Richmond, Vs..
1* visiting his sister, Mrs P. it. Maye.
Mra? C. M. Meadorn. or Savannah,
Of.. Is v ist ling Mr. und Mrs. M. W.
?tieilev
Mir. Hnhei i <? .i. -i rcinrnnl Thurs
?gf front an extended stuy at Mur?
in! I's Inlet
.'Heasr*. Rotwrt Arhill snd Harry
Hi od. or M ill ins, the guests of
11V. fthehU-n Reynolds on Hampton
Atenue.
Mr. Hicks :Mm li. j h 1 1 return* (I from
a "lalt to Savannah, tin
Str. lt. B. Darnel .?r Louisiana, who
has been visiting hin Sister, Mrs. 3. W
Alien, on Bartletw) street, left tjiis
aiorning for Greenwood. This VIi
Dame IM first visit sinee leaving Uum
ter* 35 year* ugo.
Hiss Virginia Lewis of Virginia is
visit Ins airs. Perry Moses.
Mr. O. H. Fol lev has returned from
a vslt to Murreil? Inht
Mr. und Mr* Homy Peas have gone
to Canada, touring thiout'h tlx* coun?
try.
Mise Emma Young ol Darlington in
visiting Mass ?kirollm? Dick.
Ur. A K. Orrs? in 1 ir Whllden
have returned from a visit to Uicnn
geringe.
Miss Hun'e tlregg In visiting Ir Flor?
ist* ?
Mrs 1? Ti Montague pod children
Wft this morning for Suludu to spend
sis Weeks
Mr. Marlen Fothran Is spending u
ftw day a in Fh<i em r
Mr E II Ith.nne is spending a few
daya in Huuiur
Mra Edng Inier Im visiting her sister.
Mrs. OrmshjK blending, on Sal*m ave
f|Bg
Mr. Martdit I mi . of Manning \vn?
a vlalttrr in town tod 1 ?
Mtatea Fhna. Huth and Kosamund?'
Plton a?-J tmMr brother. I?r It 11
|;PI*on are Spending the week und at
the 1st- of r alms
1'E.Hr*- J- H- Baker and daughter
Helen, of **? ri r 1 la., are vlait
log Mr* n?*or??' Hurst and Mrs. D.
J. Auld
Mr snd Mrs Ed* In William Horst
aunoup o the marriage or their
daughter Aslle |o Mi Will'nn Leuna
Rogers. Juli 21, in Humter.
Mr snd Mr-* Tancr M Or raj if
Montgomery. Alu. ire visiting Iheir
brother. Mr. F. II Murray.
Mr. I ??alle gchwartx ?nd Miss Kmma
Pchwttrt? art- spi-ndm . i\ wveks in
New York.
Mr. anM rs. B.ikly Orimball of
ef Bpertanburg aie vPdtlng Dr. and
Mrs. Spann
Mr. and Mr*. W I. UrunHon aiv
a, *tllg some lime it HI* mi Springs
?Vayncavdls, N I
? ? Robert Beaumont nnd Miro
Mat ;art?t He?nmoot are visit In : 1? l.i
tlvae in Haitimor?.
Mr. J. \V. Brown or RlahnpvllU in?
family wi re visitors In town Hominy.
Mr Will and B4 O'Neal lefl Sun
dav for Alanta to sp?-nd .1 whih
Miss Beet nee Vtnsoti. of ChmrlSS
a. Is visiting Mr-v Kli/a?.etli Jen
on '"'hon h street.
Mtas Hlaneh. Ikivldson, of Newher
ry and Mls? r.ertrmh ?tssn? 0( New
Orleans, are the 1 nests of Mrs. J. H
Johnson, on I ;?-.?.?. 1 11 ? t
Minw>M Bttaaheth I'hlnu nd ?'aro
Hhe Dick have ' '.nlnmbifl to
jvtn the Acronn Qfr OonUasMM party
?hmt win mahi ? tour of 1 hs w > ? <
Hsader the drfectlon ol Prof Thomas ol
Wlothi op < *olh ^?
Mr. John H Du the hai returned
from an wrtemled pteosure trip
through the Middle W< - ind Uai ada
Ms was wit Ii u parts thai returned b>
way of glhi?. Muh and drove 0 num?
ber of cars through Ihe country to
Darlington
Mra Rosa DnflV L?* I'lniiod loom
trosa ? 1 weeki* to rela
tives In Dai llngton
Mr nr..I M ? 11 1' 1 iii'
?\*y in Hai 1 HI' s ?1 . w IMi 1? l.i ?
fives.
MInh Florle h ihers of I'lorem . 1
returned ?o hf-r Imme aftor ?1 f< w
weeks' stay with In r sisfi 1 on Mumtei
street
Mr rimi i? n MiK hum l'?u m< 1 1> "I
the W?'i'i 1 n 1 iiion T? h ;:i < di < 'o
ISSre. has lef In irropi , 1 . po (i 1.t
aSSlstatif rr f..| U,, I'.i iim tf'i
vllle M'?-?ii. 111 Pnlori Ti kgi iph ('o
l?r and Mis. liarenee Htcwanl nnd
Mrs lUgiarll o< I'olnn nil ?iprnt Sun
day with Mr und Mrs iy tl Adam
on shisnl
Mre. H. C. Ifalford slid children
have gon?? to Florence to vlsll rein
*ives.
Mra. H. B Newman and children
have gor?,- t,, ,\|. , ||. H f* , lo vi *u rel
a Uvea.
Mr I. H W oil on I. ft Sund 1
idght for All r. nd 1 Ii
Witt. Iii ; |.
Mr W p H i 1 h. of hi hopi II- v 1
'he rlty today ng bnmnena.
Mr ?od VlfH 1. . ,,ii m .1 .,..11. ?
hav* gams to Tat? Hpt Im 1 'I i tin
Dr f v Mo. .1 1 |u his
Sinn |> inlet.
Mr. (' 1^. TiM.i ,'. hnr . ?" - lo Hen
0*rsonvhi?>. N. 1.11 weeks'
stay
Miss Marian Salt. 1 v. '?1?. vh itini:
Mrs. L H II mm
Mias F?tlssehiti fist..,, h,r< v.. to
WggtrrtKi o. ? iv, t,, v|s|, 1,, , .
Mrs. J. U. \\ Its* II.
BIO m? OVER SMALL FOX
Bxtogalve Litigation In Prospect Be?
cause of Wlntor Sport In Dutch too
County, Now York.
?eery tp ort ?man In Dutches* coun?
ty it Interested In a lawsuit over the
?kin of a foi which already hat In
volted two hunters, two fanners, four
lawyers and one Justice of the pence,
bidding fair to take a trail lending
straight Into the Suprema court, a dis?
patch from Poughkeepnle to the New
York Evening Sun says,
Reynard was shot and wounded
while In woods belonging to De Witt
Clinton Flanagan, formerly member of
congress. The wounded fox reached
the farm of L. C. Hart, where It wss
discovered by Edward Mende, nn em?
ployee of Mr. Hart. Mende used n
dob and dispatched the animal, tak?
ing possession of the skin. The two
sportsmen demanded possession of the
trophy, but this was refused.
One lawyer representing the snorts
men found nn ancient, law which pro?
vided that a wild animal shot by hunt?
ers belongs to them whether It Is re?
covered immediately or escapes to oth?
er parts.
In a Justice's court Meade was ar?
raigned on a charge of having hunted
without a ll-ense, his weapon having
been a club, but ho was promptly
acquitted.
But the question of the pelt remain?
ed unsettled until the Justice found4
a colonial statute which states that
whenever a close (Inclosed holding* of
laud) Is Invade 1 by a predatory ani?
mal said animal may lawfully be
seiied or kilted. Coder this ruling the
fox skin wan awarded to Meade.
STILL CLING TO RAG DOLL
Sinrplost of All Playthinge Remains
Enthroned in ths Heart of Small
American Qirl.
The old rag doll still retains Its su
pteme seat in the realm of child fancy,
despite the Invasion of airplanes that
fly. bisque dolls that walk, tallr and
roll their eyes, wireless sets thst wire
and nntomohlles that auto, according
to Homer Stephens, president of the
Atnerican Toy Exhibitors, Inc.. the
New York Kvenlng Telegram states.
"Although we have every form of
toy Imaginable which can and does
please the heart of the child, there Is
nothing like the old rag doll," Mr.
Stephens said. 'There were more rag
dolls manufactured and sold last year
than ever before, and I understand
the demand has increased this year.
"All toy manufacturers have Inven?
tor* who turn out new articles owry
year. This year's Innovstion Is the
popular-prlcel toy phonograph, which
plays any record and costs but a few
dollars. Toys this year have been
made especially to promote what
might be called 'Juvenile engineering.'
"They are bnllt for the purpose of '
Instilling th?? constructive spirit In the 1
child, and wo *ave found a murket
i
for those things even among the ,
grownups. (
"Rut the American child still de? ,
manda Us rng doll."
As It Used to Be.
A young member of ths "Hnlfnrm 1
flank, K. of P. balge was making ar?
rangements to go to the annual party
which his chapter gave. The affair
was calted the "annual-annual," and
he talked a great deal about It at
home. .
One evening his motner became In?
terested in the party. "I don't be?
lieve your lodge has enough nffalrs,"
sh<> told h!m. "Now, several years ago
eben your father attended lodge reg?
ularly there used to be something al?
most every nl^ht. "T.et's see," she
mused, "whnt kind of night they cnMed
them."
The younger mnn wlnVed at his
chum. "Probably nightcaps then,
mother," he retorted. "You remember
that was before we want dry in In?
diana."?Indianapolis News.
Some Excitement In Oil Wellt.
Competitive drilling plays a grent
nnrt among wells In a single vicinity
because all oil louses leak nt the edges,
tnd whether you get 'your neighbor's
>11 or he gets yours is largely a mat?
ter of speed. Consequently a well in
the middle* of a large tract is usually
let alone by the owner, or, nt least, he
undertakes further drilling witli de?
liberation, hut If he strikes oil near
hts boundary he drills his borders with
all haste, knowing that his neighbor
will ?'offset" his wells, on the other
able of the boundary Just, as fast as
he can get the equipment on the
grmind.?4;*y Morris In the World's
Work.
Need Birds the Year 'Round.
The little packet of eggs that would
have given rise to thousands of cater?
pillars form lun'bos for the u!nt*r
birds. In the orchards Irregular holes
through the loose flakes of bark at?
test to the'r usefulness again for they
tell of their Inroads upon the hlher
natlng eodllnf moths. Summer Is not
t'ne only time for birds, says the Amer?
ican Koievfry Magazine. It we had
more of lhem during the winter we
would not need so many In the sum?
mer.
Forests In New England.
The logged nren of southern Jfgej
Pmghiud Is now about 4t; per cent of
I the total hind airfare. This Is cipiiv.
alenr to l.T'.mxH? acres of forest land,
ggyi the AUtarlcai Forestry assocln
inii oi tfgelriafftoa, Tis area forest?
??d \i apparently on the Increase, in
MIO Iht f uevird area f/gfl cstinnted
at 41 per cent, in ISOO as 'S2 per cent
Ittd in i ho Connecticut portion of the
territory In ai shout SM per < cut
county sun,
answers
Report of (irand Jury on Vari?
ous Schools
ASKS THAT JUSTICE
BE XilVEN FOR WORK
Explains in Detail the Reason
for the Rcficiencies Noted by
Committee
Mr. Kolter:
l feel that in justice tu all concerned
with the rural public schools ot the
CpUOfy, and in justice to the county
itself, I Should make some explana?
tion to the public in regard to the
sweeping criticism submitted by the
Committee on Education of the Grand
Jury, at the beginning ot* this term of
court. ?
There is nothing personal in what I
shall have to say, nor do 1 believe
that the committee in their report in?
tended to single out any particular
person a* the one to bear the brunt of
thou criticism.
For a number of years the Grand
Jury ha:, divided itself into commit?
tees to investigate the affairs of the
county, und, ops of those committees
has been the one on education. It |
seems that this eommitte, as it has
been nppointed from timo to time, Ihl.^1
felt that its work was to inve.stig.Lte
t ho rural schools, end to render there?
by real afci.tetancc. w here possible.
From the very fact ot the existence
of this com in it Ue, whose duty should
bo the effort to improve the rural
schools of this county. 1 take it that
it was faH that the conditions among I
the rural schools were not perfect, a 1
fact that we all admit as being true.
Now this committee, no matter who
composed its members, has the oppor?
tunity of doing great good, as do all
who are ansage 1 in educational Work.
1 really feel thot the present com?
mittee has taken, 1 shall not s;<y
a wrong, but certainly not a pfaetft j
view of their duty, and that their crit?
icism, so much of it as Is corect could
have been mad much le&3 si*
as not only to fall to give to Sumter
county two black eyes in educational
affairs, but hardly1 one.
The point is this: I shall try to
bring it to your mind by several ques?
tions. Is U a practical thing for the I
Grand Jury to condemn by criticism'.'
Os isn'tit better to make the effort i
to construct by criticism? Or is it |
right to eriibiKe at all, unless all the i
facts in any particular case 1 are I
known'.' Though much that has been I
reported by the Educntjonal Commit- i
tee of the present Grand Jury is cor- m
ret t, they failed, rxeept in a few inr <
stances, to get the necessary-informu- 1
lion, which, had it been gOtMffb Would I
not justify the Sweeping criticism of
the aohools of the county as a w hole.
Now hi us look again at the three i
tUeetiOflS asked, ebo'c I want I he i
public: to eonsid?. r these questions and ]
rn answering thorn. 1 fed that the an- <
uc?- will prove that the BdUcUtional \
Committee of the Grand Jury lias
ilore an injustice* (unlntoiitlonally) i
not oni.v to particular schools or dis- \
mcts. htil to the counly at large. .
I am I'd re we.iadill all agtee that It ,
?hould not be the purpose of the j
C'oat.d Jury to condemn by criticism, <
but to Icy to build up by this means. ,
if such !?,? necessary. The answer to |
the last nuestlon is the most pert I- j
nent in this case. 1 again believe- that j
the public will agree to the answer. (
and it is that criticism should be (
withheld until such information as ,
can be secured can be obtained. With
this answer before me, I shall again j
iay that i believe the committee did |
not take h practical view of their ?
duty, which it seems they thought was j .
to call i spade a spade, w ithout seek- |
in;; any Information as to why it was ;
s(>, or a to whether it would he so ,
always.
* V 1
The public knows that many of lib .
schools are Wonderfully improved i
from tii'''r condition comparatively a i
few yfcurs ago. ! a
The statement of the committee i
that lHr conditions are so bad makes, I
it appear that as n whop- there Is 1
nothing creditable tu mention of the.i
rural schools Of the county. The pa>
Irons of these schools knOW that it is
n(?t cdrrect, and even the people of
the city o'l Sumter, who. In most < asbk, '<
have relatives or friends From Whom
they have learned of many education?
al advantages that the country school
enjoy, or who, in many instances, have
vbated these schools themselves, and
have seen With thftil own eve.;, and
know that the schp6ls are tas*. mak?
ing progress Rome was ndl bull! in i
day, neither can a whole tohool system ;
be made perfect in a day, nor even a
year.
in giving au unjuver to the third
tlties!Ion, i wish lo say, had the Com?j
mlttec ad Infoi mal ion pinch ? ould
have been given Mom the office of the]
County Superintendent of BdUCUtioul
which WOnld have shown that extra
lev ies have been voted, or are Immed?
iately i" be voted, bonds have been
voted, but which arc hard lo sell at
psstient, and liiei the trustees and pa?
trons 111 many instances afe wide
awakt lo improvements,
Bverj distrlcl in the county now
has an ex tri levy for school purposes,
and seven, besides the city of Sumter.
ha/ < \ oi ad bonds.
Lei us now g< Into solne details.
Puke Vtayesville fur Instance. Wool i
it app?ai neoesary t?: bit such n bard
blow ill that school, when it Is a feel
that Iseabb i ten and a ball mills foi
school purposes und bonds on Jutj
22nd, ten mills ntore will be voted
for improycajronteV Tin trustees, rn
cently had man from New York to
present plans for chemical toilets, |
then bi IttH no water works in .\l.i\cs I
vtlle.
I'm in many of the levies Just voted
ami Immediately to be voted, of course
no revenue has yel l>een derived, but
Will he collected this fall, In the mai?
ler Of the Green Swamp School, there
eeriainly Is more equipment than just
d<*?Vfi[ for In addition to these the
< hool has blackboard space, a globe,
?i ifnVKry, and some pictures, maklnji
in u,ll an unpreh. ntious hut neat lit
tie school. As to th.- law requiring
tWO tollet? Mr. B. W. Italllcld, one of
the trnste.es, had Dr. Rankln, the
county physician, to write to the state
Board of Wealth, and the\reply was
that |n the ease of a .small sehool that
one toilet would suffice. \ myself
think that overy aeheol should have
two sanitary toilets, hut In this ease
the trustees carried out the Instruc?
tions of the State hoard of Health.
This district has a levy now and will
add to it Ulis summer. In regard to
the Ctaloburg No 6 sehool. This is
a. comparatively new building, built
on state plans, doubtless needs repair.
bl|| wits, built In the woods, and tin
groundH have never yet. beep full)
cleared. Is there any better water
than a good spring? A drinking foun?
tain would be more convenient, hut
not mote sanitary. Tins district has
a live mill 1-evy.
There ape two Bonnhalc;, or Turk
schools. Only recently was a meeting
of all the patrons of these schools held
to consider consolidation, and a new
building. If the patrons are willing
to consolidate, and subscribe to the
pew buildings, the trustees wil supply
the teaching force, and will doubtless
help |n other ways. A committee was
selected to name the site, and raise
funds.
The Now Hope School is in Rafting
Creek district as is Rembert and Ha
good. The schools of this district do
need repair, but recently a six mill
levy was voted, in addition to two
mills already on for school purposes
and one mill for bonds. The trustees
have needed funds, but will he better
able to do more for the schools now,
The Manchester .school is in a dis
triet where there are just a very lew
Children. F'or a number of years an
community to consolidate with the
Wcdgefleld community in school mat?
ters), A part was willing, and did send
to*WedgefU Id, and a part not willing.
Some years the matter was held up
just because of one family. It looked
really foolish to try to have a school
in Manchester under these condi?
tions, go ihe trustees held off, hoping
to consolidate. The attorney general
now rules, that With, ao little objec
;iop, th consolidation can be made,
and with the Compulsory Attendance
l*aw In force, the children compelled
to attend at the consolidated sehool,
if trans] oriatlon is given them. This
is the r.chool the committee of th*
(.?rand ? ?nry reports as btiug held
in an at Me.
There is much .about the General
Sumter of* which we are proud. Some
\ears ago this school district did not
own a building or a foot of ground,
Mid was seventeon hundred dollars in
debt. Now the district has b biijldjng
ecoidi! g in state plans paid for. and
live acres of land, which makes one ot
the prettiest sites in the county. Th'
debt has lxcen paid, and there is in th<?
county' treasury pearly a thousand dol?
lars to the credit of the district. Isn't
[Iiis an improvement'.'
In the matter of the |jss sehool,
practically the same can be said of
this as the Green swamp sehool as
Ibsy ar< hot)i in the same district, and
have a)' 111 I In same number ot chil
Jretf> 'the -,a up ? answer for the
Loil? t.
Tin- h unson Wilder, hemira, Whin,
\\'< Us and Jordan schools are in Dis?
trict N". l.. which touches Sumter on
ill side Mr. II \'\ Miller, ehutr
rnan 01 the trustees has already PSj?
plied to the report, and, ihOWfd that
the i < pi it was not free of error. Re
.?4 nt visits to several of these school*
i?y Mr. Miller and Mr. Willie Shaw
glvos? reassurance of error in the re?
port of tlm committee. Mr. A. M. An
ilrews reports lack of funds as the
cause of conditions in the Salem
school. Says ftiat the report of not
having toilets is wrong, they have
these. A four mill levy has recently
beeil Voted, I shall not carry this re?
ply ihticlt further, but will not the
public bo gratified to know that Trin?
ity has \ oted bonds for a new build?
ing, added to her present lovy. and
purchased fOUf acres Of land for a new
flte? The bonds were voted several
years ago, and had it not been tor
the roqitSSt of the government that
building be postponed till after the
g*ar, tip re would h ive been at Trinity
K new building, and the Grand Jury
not abio to make such a report as to
the present school House Pleasant!
drove is awake to improvements, and
recently Voted four more mills, mak?
ing eight in all.
An i ft-Orl has hep made at .several
liffereul times to consolidate Norwood.
Lohe pnk and Woods Mill. Oswcgo ml!
just golds to her already large levy
for school purposes. The Bethel
school noand: the churclh and the
parsonage groundip are aft In one. At ;
the parsonage, only a short way, there
Is a splendid well where the p.upfjs
get water. From the report It might
appear that the children suffered for
lack of water. Mr. ?'? M. Kolb reports
that it Is the pucpo?e ?>f the trustees
to arid mors levy, though i mills is al?
ready on the district.
Not long ago i had Ihe pleasun ot
taking the state Superintendent of
education to the Ingram School to
talk consolidation, and he talked it
straight, ami doubtless thought that)
his words were convincing, and that
it would speedily be put Into effec|,
but to try to Consolidate Schools un?
less the peoplS are witling, or at least
open minded) profits little al the pres?
ent time, though the seed may bear
fruit later. The Held school has voted
bonds for a new building, nnd on eight
mill levy ho ichool purposes, As
staled. IioikIm right now are difficult
to sell. Pisgah school ass voted bonds
for a new building, wnd sn eight mill
levy for school pUl'pQHeS II |SJ :i mis
take thai the school has no water, tor
the school and the church mound are
together, and it good pump Is? owned
lolnlfy. a Si u Mi-- has been pur?
rhgsed tor Ihe new hulldihg. Tim
building will hi i ominent ed Irnnn il
lately.
Ait to the teachers ami their salaries.
It is true thnt teachers nowhere are
paid w hat tin ir high calling should
warrant, but Sumter county has paid,
i believe, better salaries than the ma?
jority of the bounties or the statte. !
have bad il told nie by a teacher who
I!
??aesssssaassssssssssssss^
taught in one of the upper counties,
v lik'Ji is it very progresive county,
that she came to Sumter county to
teach because the salary here was bet?
ter. Sumter county had the distinc?
tion about three years ago of ?ponding
more money for school! than any other
county in the ?t?te, that particular
year. This included the city, with
bonds'for building. We are el a
whole a high grade of leat hers, many
of them exceedingly interested in their
work and const lenlious.
Let us now sum up in a few words.
The Educational Committee of the
tirand Jury in its recent report has
done an injusalcs. to the whole county.
This was done ISC btdieve Uninten?
tionally and Without foreseeing the in?
jury it will do. hnf nevertheless an
injury. How about teachers coining
to SUch a county to teach? liow about
property seekers coming to such a
county to live Was this report then"
practical. When it could haveaheen pre?
sented differently, and much left out
had more information been sought?
Sumter county is above the average
of the counties of the state in educa?
tional matters. Every district has an
extra tax, and many have bonds be?
sides. Many have new or practically
new buildings. Before the report was
submitted and printed, there was a
great awakening over the whole conty
as to improvenmeats, in the schools.
J. H. Haynsworth.
County Superintendent of Education.
Club Girl Writes
From Winthrop
Tells of Many Things Being
Taught Daring the Short
Course
Winthrop College, Rock Hill. SC.
June 11, 1920.
Dear Home Folk:
I am here atending the Short course
which is planned for the women and
girls of the state who belong to tho
K?me Demonstration Clubs or to the
.'aiming and Poultry Clubs.. This trip
was made possible for me through the
;enerdsity of some of the ?usiness
neu of Sumter and Dr. Johnson.
1 would like to tell you of some of
ha many, many things that I have
earned but tlvey are SO iiUpierous (hat
I do not know when- to begin. The first
hing that 1 want \o tell you is about
raodardization and marketlpg our
products. We use the transparent
ars which makes the product more
ittrartivo than the green ones that wo
generally get. I have also learned1
about St . am Pressure canning, It saves
o much time and labor and fuel.
We Wehe taken to the poultry farm
uiil laugh! how to set ?n incubator,
how Oftep tO turn the Cgg4< how to
- ?nage u brooder, and how to raise
<? chicks and how to tell a good egg
producer among the hens.
Another remarkable lesson was one
in table service which taught me how
o fold the table cloth and napkins,
how to put them on, and how to ar?
range the dishes and silver and how
0 serve things at the table.
We did Spme stenciling?each girl
made a table runner. Then the les?
son in dyeing and making over obi
cjothes was very good. 1 learned that
1 can pgve a new dress by dyeing and
putting a little new trimming on my
old one.
Beeidi u moving over clothes to re?
duce the H. C. L. I learned that I can
cpt out ? hewing gum and candy which
will give more sugar for food stuffs al?
so thai nvery girl ought, to help raise
and eat vegetables which are much
better for health than meats. We had
lectures on caring for our health, eat?
ing the right kind of. food, brushing
.he teeth, getting the right amount
d' rest i nd fresh air.
And I must not fail to mention the
enjoyment I had in the gymnasium.
We were taught many games and
songs. Twice, we went in the swim?
ming pool and had a nice time play?
ing and trying to swim. One night, we
had a p'ay party and another a held
day.
1 had many good times that T can't
mention and learned many things that
will be a great help to me.
Sincerely,
Vida Singletary.
???r~
Recruiting Office
is Opened
Sergeant Harden Tells of Ad?
vantages of the Service
The United States army recruiting
service l as opened an office in the
Sumter postofflce, with Sergeant Har?
den In - barge. With tho 20 percent,
increase In pay. ami the &9Q bonus
offered foi re-enlisted men. the ad?
vantages of the service at present arc
very attractive. Those w ho. recnlist
nil] seyvo for a period of three year's
and w?l be guaranteed special ak
stgumenl and can pick any outfit in
the United spates. Those who enlist
for the first time will serve one year
and will be sent to any trade school
thai tfte'y might desire. They can
le.n n upy kind of tryde at these schools
as egperts are in charge of them. If
anyone desires information on enlist?
ments, allotments or anything pertata?
uig to 'he service, Sergeant Harden
will be glad |0 Serve them He c;m be
found al the postonVe from S a m to
b p m. "very day.
Ilagoori Wins
In ,i" e U 'ting gano ?I II IgOO I
ThursdUy ictrrnc n Ifagoo-J defeated
Hopkin bj the scovc ol I to 2 II
wgi a pitcher's battle botwecn Mclsjod
and Tones. Both leanis played lath
Up bap Ijenoir fur Hagood caught
his usual good game, while Hopkin.
at tirsl for Hopkins fielded nicely
Both pi tenors were ? little wild on ac
count ol wet balls
The ? cole follows:
11 a good1
Hopkin
batteries McLeed anil Uenolr; Ton
ej and Claytor Umpire; Rombert, -
Sumter Komps an
Camp Jacl
Spann knocks the Hrat Hi
Run For the Loa J Lads
Sumter repeuted her victory
Wednesday by rompins; on the ll_
Hum Camp .Jackson Thursday after?
noon to the tune of 0 to 1.
fiui nveister. pitching for Sumter.
was in great form, holding the soldiers
under control at all time*. The entire
Sumter team is looking better at the
l?.n and in the field. Heileman and!
lhinu, and H'?th did extra well with
the slick dm the game, wbil*
Spann set the fans Mild by etPfg^igg
up to the plate ami sending the pill
over the fence for the first home run!
ot the season by a local boy. For this
little deed, he received a $75 watjh
from Folsom's jewelry Uore, and a
pair of shoes from D. J. Chandler
Clothing Co. Lawrence continued to
play* his good game at :hlrd and the
entire team looks good to the local
fans.
..?yggt ,
Court of General
Sessions Adjourns
Many Cases Are C mtinued To
Next Term of Court
The court of general sessions fin?
ished the bu sines of the summer term
Thursday and,'adjourned in tlve after?
noon. Many ca'ies of interest were dig
posed of during the ten days* hearing*.
There were a good many cases that
could pot be heard at this term Se
they will be continued to the fall term
Of court.
.gj-U,? ? ?? ... mt
Lloyd George
Needs Best
Hea th of Premier Causing: Ser
ious I nearness in Great
Britain
Paris, July 26.?P:erakr Lloy/
George's health is causing serious, un
easinesH. according to ? London
patch. The Mntiab prime ministers?
physicians are said to have ordered
him to take Immediate real from big
official duties.
i. * I I i ?.Mi
Premiers to Meet
Lloyd George ani MiUerand
Will Discuss Bussiiin Pro?
posal
London. July 26.?Premier tiOyg
George will meet Premier Miilerand
of France at Bolougre Tuesday %0x
discuss the Rusian proposal that tbfc
allies hold a conference with the
Russian Sovl?K government.
notice" *
By otder of the I?emocraUs
c.utjvf Committee of Sumter couafe
campaign meeUngs will be hrtg at ll|o
p'a' es named below on the dates fcpae>
iheo for the purpose of affording Or#?
port unity for the candidates f?r efftoe
to meet and address the Demotraltp
voters ot the county. Al! meetings t*tll
open at 11 o'clock a. m., unless ofttse*
wise specified. The meetings are tM'
follows:
Privateer, Wednesc.ay, July 28.
Wedgcfteld. Frida"., July 30.
Shiloh. Friday August
Maycsville. Wednesday Anfcl -t l\:
I ambert. Friday. August 13.
I'aizo?. Friday, August 20.
Sumter. Friday, Acgpst 20, S p. m.
Sumter, Saturday, August 21.
The following assessments have
been levied on candi latest
< U rk of Court, $110.
Sheriff. $60.
Auditor, $40.
Treasurer, f40. I 'if* \
( oi'oner, $20.
Representative, $25.
Magistrate, 1st district. $$.
Magistrate, 2nd district, is. I
Magistrate, 3rd district, tfft. .'/
Magistrate, 4th di strict, $5.
Magistrate, 5th district, $15.
Magui'r.it? , Mh di itrlct. $10.
Magistrate. 7t,h dldrlct. $6.
Candidates are required to file tHI!
pledge required by the rulee^^Qf the
pa ty and tb pay tl ?vir assessment to
the County Chairman on or before
o'clock, noon, July 2 fth.
J. H. Clifton, Ccunty Chairman.
TIME TO at*!.
Dem't Wait for the ratal Stages ot
Kidney Illness, 'roflt by Sumte*
People's Experten
Occasional attacks of backache, Ir?
regular urination. h-adaehee And dt*tt
Spells are frequent symptoms of fcl*"
h? y disoi ?b i s. Hn error to net*
lent tips* ins The attacks mar P*d>
oft for a time hu< generally rettffe
with greater Intensity. ' Don't deli
minute Begin taking Dosd**
heq PilH and keep up their use Hrtf
the desired results ar* ohfatrxsd.
Good woil. In Sumter proveg the er
fectiveness ot tins ^rrat kidney rem?
edy.
Mis. K. D. Rrlgg*. 81f W.'UaSjtty
St , Sumter. says: "1 had a alight
touch of kidney tiouble bout two
years airo Headaches and diese
? pells bothered me a great deal. I
felt IsngUM and tired and weh ted t%
-deep ail the time. My kidneys seiet
Irregularly ami T felt bad all over
IK*.m's Kidney PUh were recommend
nd to me by a friend who had used
Ikess with good tewutM. ee I tried
one. A few hi*ought me fine
relief nnd it wasn't long before I STae
cured."
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
dimply nsk for a kidney reraMy?gst
n<inn> Kidney Ptl a ?the esses thru
Mrs. Hrigwe had. '^oster-Miltmrn Cd*
Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N T.?Adrt ft