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Tay tor.) iU?Presbyteriao? will bo interested mad* her* today traatee* of 0W here Wednea g the proposed nay pViftt for the Presbyter 'tfV trustees also en paign for IfftMoo to city of Columbia this tbe proceeds of the fbr the orectbut^of the nt. The proposed new In east of ti e city; two sdburha ruown as Watoa Garden ijrn.ln Columbia 1? to be iVHon dollar cnmptttgui initiation* heloK wng Ihm'now. By com Iheae Insittntiop*. the -1) Bemlnarv. the liege >f South Care ind the Thomweil Or I? all of the money W4H be used for the rH^aatat N. B. o Weehrogton to a number f oon? ld?ra> t. Unit, of ne ? of coal for ?~\t a! fair ? h" I And will. Warfare ? \elimi Itriodity. fvtten oWao^rbmfs f*rea#^ Lmo Bulk of at Church, a veteran of the r serving Id the Fourth % NOW York' Volunteers, ich. N. Y., Ju,y 4, leaving >bla estate to the "Southern as The daughter* of V*\to be ised -toward ng the faisg .of fou^ , Jefr^rsow Davis. Gon. _ _ Gen Job? B. Gordon WIT Mmrty. ilia. K. f, Dehdsare ooun s the following to any What P :iinsiders his enir; ? tar W; ThUTch. |,| fong time ,** .VVerd. tied it tho Nor Jdly t. aged 7He w.is C'lv 11 ws?. serving in heavy artillery, >. t. v. tm? nsakea all the more et traordtnu. ?Jepuiliioh made o? Ids proper rv Its wl|l. "I*?eeae?d wis QueeV from a youth ? a? poe>p^who knev hin? h??t tf euld ?Mraaor%, and as h< grew older arvshrped a damostti<M> that was no. ^fai*** *4nUl,,,?> and that ?Ud net win many personal friew < lis?c oworgthfmr in puhii; life went Wrosgg atld failed to aid' him, partim I arl# exeats In the Civil wir. H? had jftoro retpect for Confederite g??ner, is than for (hose of his own aide In toe of th? rebellion. "Tasj WIM eft*r tcavlni his house (r*nd lot m Ogford to a friend. aHm^r ^Hartle. direct* thai all th- re*t, red ?lue and rasselnder "?f my property of s-vsnr name snd nature I (:lve and te |0>ath to tho Southern aolMy knoten U? "The naggJiU,?S of the Vwfedracv.' 'flky to use f*,eoo of rVcand rjbetty H?an bonds which I have reward per >>raatlng tho fame of the rour Hoafh '.?yd heroes. JelYersoo lbjvb, (Jen Hob -n n Gee. .lehn R Gordon a??d .lew. "Jvbel" BaHy. and die residue of i ay estate to he used by tliem In per *4 tint big the fame of ocbor gouth.e .stroes as they deem bost.^ ? An Apt lllggtrati sn. ' Tho teacher was qaotluf wise saies ?o the class snd getting tlietr of union tthonf Iben:. 8he *s^d: ? 'A djacroet atlaaco Is better than the truth spuk m wlth?wt charity.' Cno sny hoy %\vm i practical Jnterprerntlon ^f that mnt? fmY* Somewhat to her consternation, n Ifeckls-f^ce?! hol runde ihiS hotne y ippHeailon. Vf rou reg p rockt. ,,? h ?m the table, don't ssy anything si out it" ?From tho Gutiook Double Trouble, ihar Idea of gort lag hit l ?rie# in tbe tame place la to receive a wedriitg mUm%tm maraad NPoataj|i Doe 2a." SU.*?. May Be Solved Interested Citizens of Charles ton Confer With Attorney I General?Asked to Stay. Writ Charleston, July 30- Ah a result *f m joint session Of the muyor and cit; 'council of Charlcstn. the mayor and town council of Mount Pleasant, the towtvshln? board of'Sullivan's Island. .1. Ross llanahan. president chamber of commerce, with Attorney General Wolfe, at city hall today, resolution*1 Were passed asking the railroad com mfselon to grant a petitlcm before them fron? tin Charleston Isle of Pals Traction company for a Ti cent rate, permission for roads under 25 mileage under an cl passed last March, and the attorney general, with counsel interested, was aakcti .u seek a Stay from Judge Smith in Issuiu a final decree in the seashore aervicv ease, so it could be determined if the company could operate at a profit pro? vided their petition for the 5 cent iate were granted. The resolutions were pa*s*d by all ? accepting the Mount Pleasant delegation, which withdrew before the vote, takJlng tho oJUltude taut they dfd not approve of the ac? tion arranged tvr therein, (heir posi-' tloe> being that the fraction property Shotild be dismantled. A discussion lastlag an hour and a half was held. The petition from the traction com? pany for t>?e higher rate, provided for at the lust legislature, has beert be? t?r* ?he railroad commission, It was brought out, siuee April. It is believed tjiat should the? vartpus provisiofs of resohftlons be carried .or, be sea snore transportation problem will be On he way to aglutio ). At any rate. Kg indications are that the service Will,not l* forced to suspend In the immediateVuturp. word coming indi? rectly from JuBge ?mlth that ho woukl take no action that would seri? ously inenrvenlence' summer resulnets at the .beach. Jtp*; wmY W^EKS* SKSStOX. ?tta? t^pertwU^ulent of City Schools " 1JI ? ^ ltdr nn|ty I tore: , A gentle;maji naked me yesterday evening, shout the meaning of the 40 werfcs session ot ?hje schools for next r. After I Wad explained It *tf ? he rfaw the wisdom of it anil s?n ?d thut 1 shtfuld make the ejcpla tkm general. This I take gieat pteuMure in d? lm . Ia the first piaae, the lengthening Of the session is not sorions. In the fail of lvlH the Schools began on the ltith of September anJ, owing to an epidemic of influensa. they did not clone until the lath of June. In the fall Of 1?19 the schools opened >n the I3ih of September and. for a rwson similar to that above, they did not close until the lllh of June This y*a*r the schools will reopen for uk pupils on the 7th of September and will close on the 10th of June. , This arrangenn nt will give a ?. sion of 40 weeks wHh two weeks/ at Christmas, whfch will leave :;s wwk? in the char. The two weck? extra wilt provide tor any continue ncy thai may arise, will pre* lode the nec? essity of making up the two days -iv en for Thanksgn iug, will icr.iov? the feeling of haste end hurry incident to nn endeavor to do a definite amount of work iii time that has been short ned for Brie reason or another, and ,v ill i nable the schools to do effective- I ly tbe work prescribed to be done by | y^he Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, ol whfch organisation Our school Is a memjVr. Another dls tlnct advantage is that it shortens . cn<ewhat the very long vacation and thus enables the pupils to take Up their work in the fall with Icsh llkeli ho?d of forgettitsg the work of the pr< vious session. At the eume time that the City I Uparg of ^duration considered the I Blatter off lengthening the i.tnuui I session, the Question of lengthening tfu daily s t sIoi, ,was also '"oivadctoi. This was not thought expedient at thfU time,, on account of tin* unusual difficulty that would result in an ad fdSftjnenl of home conditions. The dul? ly si?.i ? !? v hi, \?*er?t ?'0 c ? dinue as It wsa la*! y. tr Throughout tins State there, is an sgltatlou favoring a longer school ses? sion. College presidents in their com? mencement addresses uro advocating ?'. and. at a recent conference of su? perintendents hehl hJ Winthrop Col 'lege, ,the school officials expressed j their belief in the necessity of it. *They wer? very much inl-ei eated in iho step tint gusater had taken looking to n solution of ihis quStlOg j?t some 1'u d.ite. I reel perfe< Ity sure that this action 0* the c,??, Board of Education will pffteel with pra< tl< ally unanlbous ap? pro vat, \n\ expressed disapproval OMS du- to ii .nKinpM hensit.n ot the length ol tune thai ihe session was lo hurt 'It s ?cms thai t h< belief ?- cur rent that Ihe schools would ran tor 10 enlsndgr months, w h< n the lime is really only )S w. . ks. Tim schoola will open a Wf<ek earlier umd close a Sreek earlier than they did lasl yett Ihrspectfully and cordially. S ii. EDMUNDS, Superintendent. Only Real Riches. There Is no wealth but life; life, In? cluding all Its powers of love. Joy and of admiration. Thst country Is the richest Which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human be> inftf. that insn is richest who, having poi fecU'd the functions of his own lifo to the lit most, has also the widest heb?fiil influence, both persona' and by Diei.na of his possessions, ovef the Hvsa of others.?Ruskln. Must Bo Es med. Happiness and ihe sense of victory i^ore orly for those who live for con scifco and dut> and ih?? soul's higher Ideals ?Newsll l>wlght Hillls TATTOOWQ AS A Rftt ART It Retched Its Highest Development lit the Marquesas Islands of tho South Seas. Tattooing Is an art so old that Its origin la lost to historical reeorda, having been practiced when the cave? men went out to club their fellowa. In the Mnrquesns islands, the most distant and most mysterious of South sen archipelagos, tattooing reached Its highest development and there It was the most-beautiful form of art known. For a man in the Marquesas to lack the tat toed stars of terror upon his face and to have a bare countenance upon his face was to be a poltroon and despised by the whole tribe. Frederick O'Brien *ays in the Century that to achieve a fairly complete picture on one's body meant many months of In? tense suffering and the expenditure of much wealth. When white men were cast by ship? wreck In the Islands of the far Paci? fic or flod from duty on whalers or warships and sought to stay among the ; Marquesans they acceded to the hon- j ored customs of their hosts and adopt- . ed tbejr facial. adornment One* the j curious Ink of the t^ttooer baa gotten Into the skin It is there forever and can never be erased, like the pits of smallpox. The white men, therefore, of Europe and America never again returned to their old homes after set? tling among these Marquesana and having their faces tattooed. EGYPTIAN BEADS MOVE BED Remarkable Manifestations Said to Have Scan Mad* V* Ancient N*ck> lace In Edinburgh. Son e remarkable manifestations, states the Scotsman, have occurred In Edinburgh In association1 with an an? cient Egyptian necklace. The pres eut owner of the necklace, who lives (h? the west end of Edinburgh, received lit from Cairo at the end of 1013. Recently she decided to get rid of It and threw it into a waste paper bas? ket. That night when near the boa .ket she was startled by the distinct feeling of a hand clutching at her wrist. She afterward heard sounds .from the basket as a mouse moving. Examination revealed only waste pa* per and the glasa beads. She gate the bea^ls to her brother, who on going to bed placed them on the pillow near his head. The neck j lace seemed to be moved on the pillow during the night by some unseen agency. A night or two later he again put the beads on hla bed. He was* roused from hla sleep by the bed be? ing moved from side to side. He afterward heard the necklace produc? ing a rustling movement The follow? ing night he slept soundly with the necklace hi the room. At four o'clock next morning he was wakened by the bed again shaking. Other persons say they had similar experiences with tho beads. George Eliot the Lay Preacher. A novelist who bases his art on clean-cut ethical formulas Is bound to wane In popularity. For special! reasons, he may make a strong appeal td his own generation and yet be neg? I lected by the generation succeeding. George Kllpt was the eloquent lay preacher of her age. Literary sermon** like hers are now out of date. Readers do not care to be tdM what will hap? pen If they do not do this or if thef do feat Similarly Thomas Hardy la certain to suffer lnx fame. The kind of philosophic determination embodied Iq his novels Is disappearing. If Hardy and George Eliot long survive, it will be in spite of their moral formulas; it will be because readers will be will? ing to overlook moral formulas on ac? count of the permanently interesting phases of life presented by a master hand In their novels. Herein lies the anal test of literary immortality. There is no question about novels like "Tom Jones" and "Vanity Fair," which are not framed on any precise technical theory. They are life itself and its diffused morality.?Wilbur Gross, IS the Yale Review, Spell of the Witch Doctor. # In the twentieth century, according to the report of forward movement survey, there are approximately, 120 million people in Africa held In abject ?ur through the hundreds of thou nds of witch doctors who alone are tielleved to have the power of "spell? ing out" the evil spirits. The theory of the African native regarding disease Is that an enemy casts a spell which enters the body ami It must either bo spelled out or cast out and this is accomplished by the use of charms which often kill before they have the opportunity of proving their curative powers. The natives of South Africa, the survey finds, depend entirely on witch doctors and herb doctors. For 8ty million native people there are Only twenty-three missionary doctors and nineteen nurses. Scattered among the millions, this little band of work? ers accomplishes wonders. But the sway of the witch doctors Is practically unaffected. Electric Incubator. The electric incubator is said to be mueh safer, surer and more economi? cal than tbe oll-hented appnrnti; <. Current entering the incubator pggl s through resistance elements in the top of the box; these are urrnnged to dl** tribute tbe heat evenly over the .Y5 ifS? SOIOW. Double Insulating walla prevent the escape of heat, while a thermostat keeps temperature con? stant. Ventilation is likewise auto? matic. Pocallt ToBe ?Sold Ambitious Plans For Develop? ment of Great Health and Pleasure Resort The beaUtllul I'ocalla Sprlrgs, com? prising one of the largest bathing pools In tho South and 415 acres of line lands with fishing preserVei are to be sold under the hammer. According \o Well posted au? thorities, the transaction wilt involve upwards of a quarter of a million dol? lars. ^ M. H. Ueok.i owner, has signed up with Parsau-Harllee Uealty and De? velopment Crmpany. of Florence, re? presenting Hurton B/others Auction company of Wilson, N. C.j an article of agreement for the sale. Tenta-? lively the da c ot the sale ia sei for August 2 3. which yet has to he con? firmed by th|i Floi*enee company. Pooalla Springs are rated aft the first watering: ^plaee of Sontb Caro? lina. They a -c eonsldered capable of" Unlimited d?-\?Twtpment, whicii is ex.-. poeted to folloW the approach(ug sale. Thus the dea possibly may riean the lpbuilding in South Carolina one of big summer rpsorts of the country. The Springs arc situated about three mile* from St:inter, on a railroad, and j on One of this best highways In this section, which taps ihe National High? way. The bit hing pool covers ap? proximately one and one-half acres of ground. 11 is a concreto basin, J with pure \vh te sand and gravel bot? tom. Rix artesian wells, with a total flow o( 29,0a(i gallons per hour, and a natural spring, supply an ever fresh \ and running .stream of water for the pooK The bathing property comprises also a liglit and power plam, which j affords illumination for the pool at j i^i^ht and power for the sterilizers, washers and other machinery; a Rrr?e J dance pavilion, a bath h';?i,*o of i T ? ; private itooma, and a pari' iv'scrv of] about Bye :.cn?s. Of the* 411! acres of farml.Mvl In* chuled lb the property, 317 a :n und >r crops now. Th i resl is under woodland, bordering Voontaligo creek Which af? fords a private tishing preserve for the owners of the property. The annoum ement that th.fi proper? ty is to be sold, occasioned consider- I able surprise in this so ?' on, whvre Pocalla Springs gre best known and! mot popul?r. Mit-.? nobile putties dtiv?? I here from 50 |^o 100 mi!** gtrh-y to spend Sunday. Mr. Beck hi u<s he is solim:; the property because of bis heaitii. which Is breaking under the r>. -^on>P?iiny |uml task of. o leveling and maintain? ing tho establishment. Ab >ut l ) fenrs I ago, be hegai td develop Poealci springs, making improvements a tl nnnces pe:-miH;?d ttil he h.-.s cow bnlit them into a very valuable property. Mm b a. Mr. Beck haw achieved, .however, he states he has not gone', halfway Into the possibilities of tho\ springs. He b?lieves the place-is ca? pable of being developed int?> one of the biggest inland watering places in the country. 'Phe construction of an immense natalorlum for mid-winter bathing, a to liftst hotel, and an amusement pa k. are among his ob? jectives for the property, at he re? linquishes it. Jusi now to Dargan-rtarllee Co. Is trying to im erest some expert de? velopers and operators of such prop? erties, with the hope that the deal will mean something really l>i,^ in this line lor South Carolina. Been use of the size of the proposition, * which is expected to amount to at least 1250, 0(t(), terms will he offered to responsi? ble parties and the bathing pool prop? erty and the land will be offered sep? arately. Tho Soy Be?m. The soy heart, el most slnne its Intro* tuctlon Into America, has been eg ?lotted nt dif*em?t times as "coffee ?jerry," "coffee bean," "new coffee plant," "domestic coffee berry,** and ?new domestic coffee berry. ' For many fears the soy-hum has been used to I slight extent n Rurope, especially Switzerland, as a substitute for coffee, hi Japan and sou hern .Uussl? the soy beau Is prepared as a coffee substitute and placed on tin? market. This prod? uct Is ground very tine und Ins much the same appearance us coffee. The Astrologer, An astrologer, who was famed for his great lea nil tin und his knowledge of the stur?, wen out for a walk. As he walked, all I be time looking up at the sky, he ssld to himself: "Oh, bow much wiser um I ihnn most men. All llg?,secrets of the stars are known ' to tue. I read them us other men reud books. . . Thus apoukh.g, he came t<? a we I. but. ueHtyl far too busy praising his own cleverness to notice It. he tripped and fi?ll In head? long, and there be had to Stay until his servant, beating bis cries, came aud pulled4\im ??nt.?Aesop's Fablea \-" ? *r* Dainty Hobby. " "When contmerc al travelers In olden j 4ays went their rounds and received orders they generally presented a mini? ature set o? doll's furniture aud chino tea or dinner services to the chlldrec of the house. One of the quaintest bits of this "mini iture" furniture is ? satfnwood model of a grant, pluuo. _,_e Small Daily Task. Nothing surely fjl so potent as a law that mny not he <!iaobeyed. It has the force of the watt r-drop that hollows the stone. A small dally task. If It be really dolly, v.ill beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.?Authonj Troli ope. Orientals Can Resist Great Heat. Orientals seem to be immune to the fierce lieat of the llreroom 00 ocean Steamers and can endure for a great length of time temperatures that would speetiily prostrate white mem V Knights of Columbus Will Adopt Plans For Spending $7,000,000 For Service Men The gift of a $00,000 statue of La? fayette to Frslnee and the adoption of plans for the sperding of the ?7,000. 000 balance of flu Knights of Colum? bus war fund on fre?e night schools for former seryice men, irrespective of creed, will be tie outstanding fea? tures of the thirty-eighth Supreme National Convention to be held in New York City next w>ek, August 2, :i and 4th. The Convention will consist of 300 delegates with voting power, but it is expected that $0,000 Knighttj from all parts of the country ami thetr Women folks Will attend. Every Slate in the union will be re pr.^sented/at the convention, the maxi anum voting power from any slate being ten; in this way the balance of government of the K. of C, is main? tained as between various sections of the country. The internal deiails of the conven? tion calls ?0t the election of several mean hers to tb* Supreme Board of Directors' reports from the Supreme Officers, besides the consideration and diSp?aal of resolut ions for action com? ing from the State Convention? held in May. South (.'arolina will present the ?naine of Past Srgie Deputy M. .1. O'Neal ?f Charlotte, \\ ('.. as a mem? ber of * he Supreme Board of Direct? ors. V At the convention the Knights will formally declare the presentation to France of the K. of C. statue of La? fayette. They will also declare the gift to Marshal Ferdinand Fock of Fiance of the jeweled baton, the moot Costly ever prese ited to a marshal of France. The htittue of Le.f.ayetfe, with its four bas-teliefs of Columbus, President Wilson. General Pershing and Marshal Foch, and the baton arc trie-will offerings from the Knights of Columints. no drive having been made for the funds tor these gifts. The Knights of Columbus have un? dertaken the establishment of the largst single contr died chain of night .schools in the country, giving busi? ness and technical courses. The K Of C. commenced their educational wot k In the eaipps and when the war do 1 psrtm-e.it took over the K. of C. camp schools the Kniglts opened schools in metropolitan centers, 73 of them having been started within the year. 40.000 former service men and wo men. Jews. Protestants, Catholic's and those ot no reljginp at all. graduated in schools last .lune established by the KniKhts and maintained hy the K. of C. war ftthd. The Knights plan now to ?hove 150 schools in operation, In the early fall to accommodate 2"0.n00 students. Another interesting feature oi the K. of c. National Convention next we ek grill be the re\ *ew of the work *>f the K. of C. Employment liureaus, 4 5 of w hich opera led through-the last year In large citirs, placing 400,oo(i ex ?service men. free of charge-in Jobs the minimum weekly wage set by the Knights being ||Q, per week for a sin? gle man. This work will be continued in the fall. At the close of the convention the K. of C, pilgrimage' to France, num? bering 500 men. will sail on the morn 1 ing of August 7th on the S. 3. Leo? poldina. There are 31 members of the K. ol 1 C. in Sumter holding membership ir the Columbia Council, but an effort is now on the way to establish a Council in this city, and as- a formal applica? tion for a charter will be presentee" to the supreme officers next week, It If expected that the ">umter Council will be n reality and In full force within the next thirty or sixy days. The loeal Knights are also considering the erec j tion of a regular K. of C, hut in this I city. I Sugar Cane. The leaves of the sugar cane an long and narrow, and the stalks an howl aud thick. It looks very much like growing core., but'grows some what taller?at times as high ss 15 tc 18 fett. After the cane ripens, it ll cut and taken to u sugar mill. i ne next you buy ask for The puk-if*' d#: 1 vzfh calomel t*fc:cti that Medicinal virtue: retfthy ed ana improved. Sold only in fealcd packages Price 35c .ggggjMteei-1 1 '. JJ-Ul'JI Kah Eight Feet HI*'*, Duriug their ceremonial duncea* natives of Papua, Now Guinea, probably the tullest hats in the ?? headdress varying from eight feet in height and most g< in coloring. Close Quarter*. Disappointed House H?ntel thought back the keys of your sdnette?why, there isn't room Ittj for the chllrden to have the muaipgj London Opinion. Wcsthcr Affects Wstcheg. A watch will often break down ? ?xpectedly owing to a sudden cl in the weather breaking the ? priug. Avocado Rich in Fat. The avocado or alligator pear tains as much nutritious fat at crdlnnry cream, sometimes as I ?s 2UT per cent. As It contains starch or sugar. It mlnut prove rang. sble In the diet of diabetics If it 4td not cost so much. .Used ss Wathbcard. The sides of a new var^* n? washes for .laundry purposes are corrugated so it can be used as a washboard. ? 11 ? ? m m m , iHSSl The National Bank <if South Carolina Of ?UiJOtWML^ ~ IkaOMive* $2,600,000. Strong and Progre?tre The Moat Painstaking SEK VICE with COURTESY <?Ivo us tla Pleasure of Serving Tor The Bank of the Bank and File C. ?. ROWLAND, President KAUM HOW LAND. CAabAer nkiJjIj oi>oxni:ix President o. Ii. yates, Cashier 4<y * / 0 ON SAVINGS 5% ON TIME (DEPOSITS The First National Hank ! SUMTER, S. C.