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with the rest Of his character. but il
Is In no way dlsquieting. If il means
anything it means simply this. Up
to August 27th. no matter what the
people Of Charleston do the constables
will stay here as graft agents. ON
August 2Sth. if by their votes the
people of Charleston have resented
his dirty administration, he will take
1t as a sufficient crisis in the history
Of the State to justify his resort 10
whatever extraordinary power he
can stretch the laws to mean The
metropolitan police bill has been re-
pealed. but he refers to some vague.
obsolete power whereunder sort of
material law might be foisted upon
us-a power of course. under our in
stitutions necessarily lodging in our
Executive, if in open rebellion against
State authority.
That such conditions in Charles
ton could suddenly spring up over
night upon his defeat could only APP
peal to his diseased and lawless mind.
and were he even so disposed, he
would find that the courts of South
Carolina, for which he processes such
utter contempt, would stay his venge-
full hand.
I'VE know that Charleston also too
long has bent under the fear of
usurpatiOn, but l believe that there
is still pride and resentment left and
from now until election day | expect
TO call upon her people by their
unanimous vote to spurn the bribe Of
peace at the price of independence;
and ask them now in the language
of Patrick Henry, Is life so dear, or
peace so sweet, as to be purchased at
the price Of chains and slavery?"
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canal without payment Of toll would
~ 20 violate the Hay -Pauncefote
Treaty.
As to the coastwise traffic, the Brit
''4' government feit II would be diff
cut - frame provision that would
not be unjust to its interests.
1t was requested that congress
mold the pending bill until the en-
bassy had an opportunity TO transmit
10 the state department a supplement
'arE statement from the British gov
ernment now on the way from Lon
don by mail.
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PHILLIPS CASE HEARING.
curry visited Grounds i'm Question
Friday Morning and Hearing Com
mcnced.

The jury in the case of the South
O"ioliha western Railroad company
against j. y. Phillips. condemnation
proceedings for the possession of land
W De used by the track of the rail-
road company, met Friday morning
and visited the two tracts of land nm
der question, viewing the land and
men returning TO the court houN
Where the hearing of the case was
commenced in the grand jury room.
There was some argument at the
beginning as to which party had
the opening and reply. After
CITATIONS by the attorneys on
ether side, Mr.. L. |. Parrott, Clerk
of Court before whom the case WAS
heard, made his decision in favor of
Mr.. Phillips, giving him the opening
and reply and making it incumbent
upon him to prove the value and
quantity Of the land used by the rail-
road company.
Mr.. j. y. Phillips, the owner of
he land was the first witness put up
and he was still on the stand at ,
O'clock
Mr. Mendel l.. smith represented
Mr.. Phillips and Messrs. d. D.
Noise and L. u. Jennings the rail
road.
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An increasing number of people
report regularly of the satisfactory
results from taking Foley Kidney
flils and commend their healing ana
curative Qualities. Foley Kidney
flllS are carefully prepared med
iclne' guaranteed to contain no harm
iul or habit forming drugs. They
can have only beneficial effect
when used for kidney and bladder
troubles. for backache rheumatism.
weak back or lumhago. Sibert's
Drug store
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Knew What He Wantad

a certain small Chicago boy perpet-
ually begged for coffee, and an elder
ly friend advised his reluctant mother
70 quench his desire for the forbidden
beverage by giving him coffee at will
out strong, black. and without cream
or sugar How do like coffess" the
child was asked, when this suggestion
had been obeyed. 1t would be first
rate If 1t had cream and sugar In It.
the knowing little shaver replied.
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Depending On,

An artist of international fame re-
,ently had bright little Swedish girl
posing for him. and thinking to keep
aer expression animated, he con
gersed with her while he worked.
'DO you go to school, Ragnhild?"
he great man inquired with affable
,omplacency.
"Oh yes" was the reply.
And what are you going to be
when you grow up?"
Ranghild's face beamed
IF | have sense she answered.
1 will be school teacher. II | have
10 sense, ! will paint pictures-like
rOu'
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In these days of high cost of liv-
ing. medicine that gets q man up
out OF bed and able to work in a few
days is valuable and welcome rem
edy. John Heath Michigan Bar.
Cal. had kidney and bladder trou-
bic, was confined To his bed. unable
to turn without help. | commenced
using Foley Kidney Pills and can
truly say | was relieved at once"
His example is worth following. ST.
berts Drug store.
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hInguom. IDe ma
Jor!ty Of these refer
to the Kingdom
class Of the present
time rather than to
the Kingdom In It's
fully developed
state. All OF Gods
consecrated people
since Pentecost con-
stitute the Kingdom
In embryo. Some Of
these embryo men,
hers NAV cot fail IN
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His Recommendation.

A cook has been going around a
station in the south OF India with the
Glowing character" and is somewhat
surprised he is not engaged: Abdul
las been my cook for three months:
seems much longer He leaves on
tccount of III health-my i'll health -
christian Advocate.
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summer colds are hard 10 Get
rId Of and frequently lead to asth-
ma. bronchitis. and hay fever. DO
not let your cold get hold on Won.
but use Foloy's Honey ana Tar Com
pound for quick relief w. II. Al
len, chelsea. WIS. SAYS: We prefer
Fol"N'S Honey ana Tar Compound to
other cough medicines because il
quickly cures coughs ana colds. It
viii ward off cold if taken i'm
time Contains no opiates. Sibert's
Drug store
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n y. Mason farming near Ca
naan. Me. was badly crippled with
Sclatlc rheumatism due he SAYS to
uric acid ia the blood. Foley Kid
H"Y fllls entirely cured me and also
renewed numerous black spcckS that
Wer continually before my eyes"
Foley Kidney Pills are uric acid
solvent ana are effective for the var
iouS forms of rheumatism Sibcrt's
Drug store
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~. j. Gorham Cashier Bank II
W""dNillc. WoodVillc, Ca. had a
very severe attack Of kidney trouble
ana tn" pains i'm his Kidneys and
back Wcr" terrible. II got a bottle
OF Foley Kidney pills from our drug
"lSt and they entirely relieved me. |
nay" moro benefit from them than
any other incidence" Sihcrt's DRUG
store
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George l." tiSbie, Manton, Mich.
used Foley Kidney Pills for kidney
and bladder trouble. He says: Il
IND for my case no other medicine
equals Foley Kidney Pills for bene-
icial effect" They are a safe and
reliable medicine for kidney trouble
and rheumatism. Contain no harm
|ful drugs. Sibcrt'S Drug store.
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ture sinners. "chil-
dren Of wrath. even
as others" This
baking represents
{ he experiences
through which we
must pass In order
that sin I'll and cor
rupting -endencics
may be completely
destroyed.
In this parable
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Chickens are becoming more
ar" still bringing good prices. II
costs something Ia eat chicken thcsn
daNs
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There We're mistakes enough to
60 around at the Baltimore conyen-
ton, but they are trying 10 saddle
all OF them on Mr.. Bryau.-Green-
Vile News.
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EMBRYO KINGDOM PARALLELS.
Mark iv. 1852; Matthew xiii, 80.
July q.


Thy Kingdom come. Thy riii BE- done on earth
as % Is done In hcdpcn. "-Matthcc ii, 10
MANY OF US In the past have
N overlooked the fact that near
ly all Of the teachings of the
Redeemcr appertain to the
Messianic Kingdom. Some of us had
the unscriptural thought that Messiah's
Kingdom would consist merely of At
sovereignty in the hearts OF His follow.
ers.
Now we see the real import of the
Great Teachers utterances ca this sub
tect. As He taught us to pray. "Thy
Kingdom come. Thy will be done on
earth. even as 1t Is done in heaven" He
meant that we should have In mind
Gods glorious promise that eventually.
through Messiah's Kingdom. ignorance.
sin and death will be overthrown. and
the obedient Of mankind will be re-
leased from these until "every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess"
to the glory Of God.
Today's study sets before US a mum
Der OF Jesus parallels respecting the
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make their calling and election sure.
may fail to hear the "well done"
The Kingdom Development Slow.
The first illustration Of our lesson Is
) that Gods Kingdom In its embryotic
condition Is OF slow development. GOV.
sring the entire period Of this Gospel
Age. IL Is like seed cast into the
ground. which brings It's maturity
when 1t Is harvested Jesus and the
Apostles did the seed sowing, not only
for their own day but for the whole
wheat" class. The gathering for the
heavenly garner will be accomplished
by the First Resurrection.
The different parallels do not view
the embyro Kingdom from the sa me
standpoint The parable Of the mus
tard seed appears to represent the
Kingdom from the viewpoint of the
world. From that little seed we have
a great institution today with many
denominational branches. But alas. its
thrifty development has invited into
its branches the fowls Of the air,
which the Lord elsewhere describes as
representing the Wicked One and his
angels who could have no place in the
Church IL II were to proclaim only the
true Gospel
Indeed, II Is the neglect TO preach this
Gospel OF the narrow way" that has
brought such prosperity to nominal
Christianity and made 1t a desirable
fal ff.r ho 90 lat
and his deluded ones. This seems to
DO the picture which the Great Teach.
: 'er gives US In Revelation Xviii, 2: "She
hath become the hold OF every foul
spirit and the cage of every unclean
and hateful bird"
The word "cage" seems to imply that
these birds" are considered very de-
sirable. and are held on to by nominal
Christianlty-probably because regard
!. ed as being amongst their best paying
members.
Parable Of the Ieaven.
Throughout the Scriptures learen is
used as the symbol of sin. Thus when
Jesus I'm His purity was to be SYM
bolized "a the bread from heaven"
the Jews were directed to use unleav-
cned bread. Again. at their annual
Passover season. the Jews were di.
rected to cleanse their houses Of leav.
en-. St Paul. commenting on this,
writes to the Church. purge out.
therefore. the old leaven" lsin, malice,
hatred. strife. etc.l. that you may be,
with Christ. the one unleavened Loaf.
IL Is true that In one Of the official
sacrifices bread was to be baked with
leaven: but this. we believe, was for
tho very purpose Of symbolizing the
fact that we. the Church. were by ma.
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Thy Kingdom come. Thy riI BE- done on earth
as % Is done IN hcdpen. "-Matthcr 81. 10
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~aImportant RusIneas.

Congressman Murray of Massachu.
sets in the, closing days 81. the last
session of congress. IN August, 1iads
preparations TO go tos Wyoming on q
camping and. hunting trip, He Was
enthusiastic about It and took shoot,
ing lessons al a rife gallery The day
his party wasstoSleaYe for the west
he receiyedfa telegram at the capitol
from his law partner IL Boston. II. y
said:
Comets Bostonsat once: important
business; DOM delay"
Sadly Mr.. Murray abandoned hta
trip, surrendered his sleepingscar rest
eryations and HURLED TO Boston. Al
iriving there he took a taxicab Tor the
Office. He dashed In, and there sat
his partner. The partner said:
Hello, Bill! Come on, lets 80 fiahi
ing"
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Anatomical Studies.

Miss Mary Garden, at q Dinner ~
Chicago, said OF i beautiful Caliot
Gcwn: The Cabot sisters probably
make the pryetttest evening gowns that
are turned out in Paris. But fheir
gowns are sometimes as1ittIe bit too
decoilette. Still. everybody wears
them-eyerybody. Consequently 90
ciety ball or dinner this season y
rather startling.
Il heard a woman say the other an.
ernoon: RI took the children To- the
zoo today to- teach them zoology. To
night I think I'll take them to the Van
Gelders' Christmas bali to teach them
anatomy
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Feminine Rebuke.

The. suffragette was c%onversing with
the eminent African traveller.
And you don't believe In woman
suffrage said the lady. g>I.
mo, madam" the hunter of big
game replied, 81 believe that the femi,
nine traits. gentle, humane, tender, fit
your sex for the home rather tan for
the sterncr duties Of life or the posi-
Bile necessities Of the state
~Yes." the %suffragette replied. 81
have heard those arguments before
And now may I ask how you received
that deep scar on your cheek"
ut was given me by q lioness,
madam"
h The suffragette smiled.
Good for the lady lion" she said.--
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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MAKES HIS REPORT
MR.. HAND GIVES FIGURES ON
DEcENNIAL INCREASE OF
ENROLMENT.
COMPARED TO POPULATION
The High School Inspector Of South
Carolina Shows a Striking Differ.
ence In the Attendance of the Tive
Races of This! State. : t2 u

Celumbia.-The following figures
taken from the census reports of 1900
and 1910 and from the reports OF the
State Superintendent of Education
for the years 1900 to 1911, inclusive
may be of: interest to the people of
South Carolina" says w. H.. Hand,
state inspector Of high schools in
his annual report to the state high
school board.
This section of Prof. Hands report
follows:
"In 1910 the white population of
the state was 557, 800, and the negro
population 7S2,5O9. In 1910 the white
population had risen to 679,162, while
the negro population had risen to
1886, S43 The decennial increase in
the white population was 21.S per
cent. The increase, in the negro pop.
ulation was but 6.S per cent. r.
"The public enrolment for the years
1000 to 1911 Is as follows:
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PLAN TO HELP THE FARMERS
Scheme to Reduce Cotton Acreage
ExpIained-Few Slight Changes
Made.-ProposaI Adopted.

Columbia.-Below is given the Off.
cial report of the action taken at the
New Orleans conference, held Deem
her 81, in the interest of cotton
acreage reduction, including the
amended and adopted Rock Hill
Plan" The changes in that plan,
from the original as drawn and pre-.
scented at New Orleans by J. G. An.
derson of Rock Hill, were slight:
Owing to the fact that sufficient
money is not in sight to put the
Rock Hill Plan," for the reduction
Of the cotton acreage for 1912, as out
lined by ]. G. Anderson of Rock Hill,
to the executive committee Of the
| Southern Cotton congress, in general
operation throughout the cotton grow.
ing states; and also from the further
fact that we do. not wish to do any
thing that may be in violation of the
| Sherman law, we recommend a modi-
fication of the Rock Hill Plan," as
follows: w.
Let each individual cotton growing
state, acting for itself, and not in col
fusion with any other, take up this
most important matter promptly and
settle it by calling on the bankers,
farmers, merchantile and manufacture
ing interests, for sufficient funds to-
pay organization expenses, and then
organize by the selection Of a state
superintendent who shall have entire
charge Of the work in the state, and
thus be responsible therefor. The
governor, commissioners Of agriculture,
the state farmers union president
should act for the state in the capac-
ity noted above and for raising the
necessary money. s,s&r.:i# Eh. "a ',a
The state superintendent shall i'm
mediately-from infor nation received
by him from any source he deems
best-appoipt a county committee,
consisting Of three persons who shall
have actual charge of the i~canvassing
in the field. I&
|
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Made a Record Sale Of


Mr.. r. E. Goeritz has made the
record price for the purchase of farm
land in this county, and Mr.. Louis
H. Meares has made the record sale.
The property involved is a small strip
of land just outside of the incorpor-
ate limits of Florence, on the Meares
farm, which lies between the Sea-
board and the Coast Line Railroad.
This property. two acres being the
amount sold, was sold at $500 an acre,
and it is only farming land. Yet
there are people who think that the
adjoining lands are high at $500.
This little strip of land is to be used
by Mr.. Goeritz in carrying out a great
plan that he has had in contempla,
ton for some time, mention of which
was made a few months ago. He pro,
poses to establish there stock yards
and an abattoir, and a cold storage
plant. 49, o.
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Is Jailed For Eoralnq Checks.

G.. B. Maffett, a white man. Is In
Jail at Lexington, having been arrest
ed in Prosperity by Sheriff Sam ],
Miller Of this county, upon a war
rant sworn out by E. ]. E%theredge,
president of the Peoples bank OF
Leesville. 1t is said that Maffett on
or about January 80 secured from the
Peoples bank of eesville SITS upon
a check issued by Maffett on the Bank
of Lott, Texas, and $50 on or about
February Is on a check issued upon
the same bank. Neither Of the
checks have been honored.
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TEXTBOOK BOARD
S RECOMMENDED
!. z. SWEARINGEN TELLS OF THE
CONTRACT IN HIS ANNUAL
REPORT TO BOARD.
MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS
The State superintendent Believes
That the Matter Is Of Vital !mpor-
lance to the School Patrons Of the
State of South Carolina.

Columbia.-The present textbook
contract expires June 80, 1917. I'm
der this contract one company secur-
ed upwards of SO per cent Of the text
book business OF the state. Such
domination Is neither wholesome nor
desirable. It's recurrence or contln-
uance should be made impossible" Is
the statement made by J.. E. Swear
ingen, the state superintendent OF
education, in discussing in his annual
report to the general assembly the
need of a state textbook board. He
points out that no more vital question
than that of the textbooks will CON
front the members of the general as
sembly and urges that some action be
taken. .y ...n-
THE board, charged with the adop-
ton of textbooks" he continues,
SHOULD be made directly responsible
to the people instead of to the execu-
tive. This board should be composed
of public school men and should
adopt books for all Of the schools OF
the state. A uniform series of books
should be adopted for city and town
schools as well as the rural districts,
but if voluntary agreement can be se-
cured among independent districts
the substitution of this agreement for
the state adoption should be every
where allowable in long termed
schools. The sole limitation being
that where once adopted it could not
be Schanged within six years. The
state textbook list should be SO clas-
sifed and 'subdivided that not more
than one-third of the books in use
could be changed at one time. This
could be readily accomplished If the
term of each adoption, ran for six
years, and if only one-third of the
books on the list could be considered
every second year"
These statements and suggestions
are made by Mr.. Swearingen in the
section of his report, dealing with the
textbook question and in discussing
the wholesale changes made by the
state board of education during the
past summer.
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Put Out.

Truxton Hare. the football veteran.
at q, dinner at the Mark,
lam club In Philadelphia, that type
If football player who always fails
m his examinations.
such men do more harm than good
o a university said MI. Hare, yet
sven the fathers and mothers OF such
men are proud OF them.
"one broker said to another the
other day:
How is your SON doing at col
slegeg
sob, rotten was the reply Hes
put his knee out, and has to confinne
himself to his studies
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Southern FreIoht Train Wreck.

An extra Southern freight was de.
rallied near Springfield. Only four box
cars and a car of coal were over.
turned. The only material damage
was that to the track and the block.
ing of the main line. A wrecking
crew was Immediately called out
and proceeded to the scene Of the
derailment. The track was cleared
in a few hours. Southern passenger
train No. %, running from Colum.
bia to Jacksonville, was detoured by
way of the Seaboard railroad to Den.
mark. 'v'
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Her HorrId Friend.

Her dearest friend had dropped IA
for a call. and she putGout aayepound
box OF expensive candy.
"oh!r squeals friend have ron
been squandering your money asaint.s
"of course not; that's q present
A present. Have any Of your %
latiyes been here 70 visit you 4 i;
NO. Y
Some old schoolgirl friendg1
OF course not.
THAT business friend Of your hus
band, who
Don't be SO silly
4Oh. I know! You won't on q bet
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State Farmers Union to Meet.

~ HH.
Legislation of interest to the farm
ers of South Carolina will be discuss
ed at a meeting of the state farmers
union, which will be held in Colum-
bia on January 16. 1t. is said that
several matters of Importance will
come before the state union on that
date. Every county in the state will
be represented at the meeting. The
programme of legislation is not de-
initely known. However, 1t Is said
that the state union will indorse sew
eral important measures for the gen.
eral assembly to discuss. E. W,
Dabbs is president and J. Whitner
Reid is secretary and treasurer.
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Adopt Resolutions At Meeting.

At the meeting Of the educational
commission of the State Baptist Con-
vention, held in Columbia resolutions
we're adopted endorsing the plans
under way for both the Anderson Col
'ege and the Greenville Female Col
zee. The action of the commission
las unanimous on all matters
,rought before it and there was no
conflict in the purposes Of the two
Institutions, the claims of which had
been referred TO the commission by
the Baptist state convention at its
-ecant Greer wood meeting.
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Advocates Right Kind Il Pride

Advocates Right Kind OF Pride.
Miss Muriel Becheier, editor OF the
Wellesley college paper, advises The
college to be a sport" Pride has
been denounced so often she says,
that it Is hard to- reaiize4that there ss
the right kind OF ~pride-=the kind that
holsters, up a limp back and helps
n to smile at the little bothers to
which, It is so easy to give way, When
girls first began TO learn how 70 be
"sports,Pp she says, they felt that they
were cribbing this glory having oeen
left so long to the masculine Sex,