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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-06-10
BRYAN RESIGNS AS
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Differences with President Wilson over Situa-
\ ton with Germany Cause His Action
Amazement Felt at His Conduct
both at Home and Abroad.

would be as unfair to you as it would
be to the cause which is nearest my
heart, the prevention Of war;
The President accepted the resig-
nation in letter of regret, tinged
with deep personal feeling OF affec-
ton.
That there had been friction be-
tween the President and Mr. Bryan
has been the undercurrent of COM
ment for several weeks, but as the
President, heretofore, had always
been able to secure the acquiescence
of the Secretary in his point of view,
talk of resignation was discounted
generally. 1t came to light today
that the position of Mr. Bryan in
the Cabinet recently become embar-
rassing-his advocacy of peace being
so pronounced that other members
of the Cabinet who felt that the
United States should assert it's poll,
cy, irrespective of the consequences,
were understood to have on one oc.
casion declared their intention o1
resigning if a policy Of firmness ano
vigor were not adopted
WHEN DISCORD BEGAN.
The real disagreement dates back
to the famous session of the Cabine'
when the note of May 13, following
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Washington, June S:-Wllllam
Jennings Bryan, three times Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency
of the United States, and author OF
nearly thirty peace treaties with the
principal nations Of the world, re-
signed today as Secretary OF State as
a dramatic sequel to his disagree
ment with President Wilson over
the Governments policy toward
Germany.
The resignation was accepted 'hy
the President. The Cabinet then
approved the response which had
been prepared to the German reply
to the Lusitania note. Acting Sec
retary Robert Lansing will sign the
document and tomorrow it will be
cabled to'Berlin.
Secretary Bryan will return to
private life tomorrow, when his
resignation takes effect. Itwas learn
ed that he intends to continue his
political support of the President.
Rather than sign the document
which he believed might possibly
draw the United States into war,
Mr. Bryan submitted his resignation
in a letter declaring that the issue
involved is of such moment that to
remain a member of the Cabinet
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Harvin Happenings.

Harvin, June 4:--Master Alvin
Blackwell of Brogdon, the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs John A Black
well, who has been desperately i'll in
the Tourney hospital at Sumter for
the past week, died yesterday morn
ing at 3 o'clock and was buried that.
evening in the old family burying
ground, near Brogdon. on Boots
Branch, where sleep the earthly re-
mains of his ancestors for more than
five generations. The services at the
grave were conducted by Rev W D
Spinks, pastor of the Graham Baptist
church.
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs
w E Merritt, who now live at Wal
Iace,N C,died yesterday in that town
and the remains will be brought to
Mullins today for interment in the
Merritt family burying ground near
that place Saturday. Mr. and Mrs
Merritt lived at New Sumter for
number of years. Harvin is the old
home of Mrs Merritt, who before her
marriage was Miss Marina Manning
Harvin, only daughter of the late
Arthur and Mrs Sallie Maybin Har-
vim. Mr. Merritt, who is nephew OF
Capt D w Alderman, at one time
lived at Alcolu.
Mrs Emma Faunce-Ross of Phila-
delphia, who has been visiting friends
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Confederate yets.Honor ia ckson

Richmond, Va, June 3:-Nearly
5000 veterans of the Confederacy
braved wind and rain today to march
through the streets and to lay the
cornerstone of a monument to
"Stonewall" Jackson.
The ceremonies marked the close
of their annual reunion. In the pa
rade. with the veterans, were the fa-
nous Richmond Light Infantry
Blues and their guests, the first com.
pany, Governors Foot Guard of Con-
necticut. Major William A Ander-
son, former Attorney General of Vir-
ginia, delivered the address at the
cornerstone laying. The monument
will cost 100000, contributed by
school children and patriotic socie-
ties of the South, the Legislature of
Virginia and the city of Richmond.
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at Greelyville and came up to Har-
vim to be present at the Bradham-
Harvin wedding last evening, will
spend some days with Mrs Alexander
Manigault Kee]s and Miss Kitty Nc
Faddin before returning home. Mrs
Faunce-Ross has many warm friends
in this section, who are always glad
to have her with them.
MIR and Mrs Evan Eugene Hodge
of Beaufort have returned to Har-
vim for a short visit to their rela-
tives, Mr. and Mrs VIM Blackwell.
Miss Lula Keels, who has been at
tending college at Littleton, N G.
has returned home for her summer
vacation.
There is much complaint through
out this section at the apparent great
error made by some in reporting the
condition of the cotton cropin South
Carolina to the Federal Government
to be greater than the facts warrant
and many have registered complaints
by addressing their respective Con-
gressmen and the United States Sem
ators from this State asking that the
matter be investigated. The crop in
this section, according to the most
conservative farmers, is at least 70
days late and the average condition
at best is not, or was not at the time,
more than 6296 compared with a
perfec. crop May 25. Evidently, ac-l
cording to the opinion of the best
farmers hereabouts, some one had
made great mistake.
BH II.
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SCRANTON SKETCHES.
Deaths Grim Harvest.--SchoOl
Notes..PerSOnal Mention.

Scranton, June 8:-One of the
towns aged inhabitants passed into
the great beyond Tuesday, June l.,
in the person of Mrs Hester Poston.
The deceased was about n years of
age and had been confined to her
bed for sixteen months. Skilled
physicians and willing hands did ev-
erything possible for her relief. In
terment was made the following day
in the Beulah burying ground.
The town was again shocked Thurs.
day, Sd inst, when the announcement
was made that little Isabelle, the 49,
months.old daughter of Mrs Chessie
Ward, was dead. She had been sick
only a short time and was thought
to be better, but a relapse set in and
death resulted. Intermen. took place
at Bethel cemetery, Rev ] w Tru-
luck officiating.
The report of DR. c H Pate, vital
statistics registrar for Lee and Lake
townships, to June Z shows SO births
and 26 deaths, with the report Of his
assistant for May yet to be received.
A petition asking that the county
school board declare compulsory
school attendance in force in Scran-
ton school district has been present
ed to the Board of Education. AS
three-fourths of the electors signed,
no election will be necessary.
Mr. c E Graham attended the
commencement exercises at Coker
college last week, where his sister,
Miss Saddle, completed a post-grad.
uate course. Miss Hessie Graham
also attended.
Scranton Council, Junior Order
American Mechanics, held its regular
meeting last Friday night. Several
encouraging talks were made. The
next regular meeting, Friday, June
Is, will be made a big event. A
prominent speaker will be secured
and cold refreshments served. I'm
favorable weather the past winter
prevented full attendance, but the
council is taking on new life now,
and every member is urged to be
present June 1S. Several speakers
will be on the programme, and an
enjoyable evening is assured. Wis.,
iting Juniors cordially welcomed.
Mr. w w Graham attended the
Confederate reunion at Richmond,
Va, last week.
Miss Fannie Cannon has been
elected teacher in the graded
school, which completes the faculty
for the next term.
Several citizens are attending court
at Florence this week. | NJ G.
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A town is like girl. It's wonder
full what a little fixing UP will do
for her. r..-BarnweN People.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
Interpretation Of Palm

Pain has been explained as an ac-
compartment Of the promethean spirit
Of life, which. in precipitate haste to
proceed upon It's journey, takes the
most ready and eficacious path on
ward, needless Of what 1t breaks and
brushes on the way. But pain is rath-
er an impulse within the spirit of life.
Pain Is its conscience urging 1t on. I'M
less we are pricked on by pain. we
should wish to stand still. content with
u own satisfaction. meanly indiffer-
ent to higher pleasures; without pain
all life might have been content to
house itself in low animal forms, and
wallow. in bestiality, ease and lust. It
may be that the onward progress
might have been accomplished without
pain; we might have been whirled up
ward. i~nsensible satellites, toward the
universal goal. But we have received
the privilege Of consciously sharing in
the upward Journey. Each onward
movement must be Q wrench from the
past. each movement a parting. each
step an eternal farewell. These no
BILE inconsistencies are tasks imposed
by pain-From the Atlantic.
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somnolent Egyptians.

Egyptians can lie down and 60 to
sleep anywhere. They look around
until they find Q particularly busy
place in the street where there ia a
patch Of shade. wrap o dusty cloth
around their faces, curl up and peace.
fully glide on into a dreamless sleep.
In walking along the street one has
to be careful of every splotch of shad-
ow that he comes to for fear Of step.
ping on Q natives face. Even when
you do step ON this usually sensitive
part Of the anatomy, they merely sit
up. yawn thankfully that you are a
medium-sized man and lazily turn over
on the other side But these are the
people that the papers are quoting as
being In bloody revolt The only dan
ger of revolt would be II some coun-
try should come along and pass a law
prohibiting the use of all shady spots
from one till three. Then there would
be- trouble-the amount of ~bloodshed
makes even the most u~ninterested
shudder-Homer Croy In Leslie's
Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
SACRED TREASURE OF TREvEs
French Cathedral City Claims Posses
sion Of Coat Worn by Savior at
His Crucifixion.

The ancient archepiscopal city of
Treves, on the Moselle, is remarkable
for possessing among its cathedral
treasures the coat reputed to be that
worn by the Savior at his crucifixion,
for which the Roman soldiers cast
lots. This coat was the gift of the
Empress Helena. the mother of Con-
stantine the Great. the discoverer of
many memorials Of the founders of
Christianity.
In the time of Helena, Trevas was
the capital of Belgic Gaul, and the
home of the later Roman emperors.
1t is recorded that she converted her
palace into the cathedral and en-
dowed 1t with this treasure-the seam
less coat of the Savior.
The coat is a loose garment with
wide sleeves, simple in form, of
coarse material, dark brown in color,
probably the result of age, and en-
tirely without seam or decoration. The
coat is said to measure from the ex-
tremity Of each sleeve five feet five
inches, the length of the collar to the
lower edge five feet two inches.
In part the holy coat of Treves is
tender or threadbare. There are some
stains on 1t. These are reputed to
be those OF the blood of the Savior.
It is reputed to have caused many
miracles in the cures of bodily all
ments. Its efficiency has never been
doubted in Treves.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
From A DIsoa0ERED MIND
~PremOnitions the Product Of Lax Men
tai riscipline-Suggestion a
Great Factor.

The belief in premonitions is based
upon superstition, suggestion, and
fear. Premonitions are indicative Of
lax mental discipline, and serve to
show that the mind is permeated with
fear ana dominated by dread.
People r more subject to premo-
nitions on dark and dismal days.
They are also common in the spring
and in the fall. This particular form
CT dread is also greatly increased b.
suggestion. I well recall a case of a
suburban wreck a few years ago, in
which the front coach was badly de
molished. and l noticed that for
months and even years after this &C.
cident, that the passengers s~tudiously
avoided that front coach. There was
an INN ediate decrease in the number
Of people who would allow themselves
II ride in that car. The soil and the
seed for suggestion are both needed to
produce Notwithstanding.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
The Euturlst Painter.

Painting to the Futurist is no pretty
and soothing art to be hung In a room
and discussed at discreet dinner par
ties. Like all Futurist work, it is In
spired by adventure and discovery. 1t
Is a violent stimulant. to be taken only
now and then. deadly as whisky, If too
often repeated; but never an opiate,
never narcotic with sleep. The Futur-
ist destroys everything soft, gracious,
eEeminate, subdued and moribund. He
works with brilliant colors and sharp
angles. He strives to find plastic
equivalents for all appearances Of our
actual hfe-its noises, smells, music
halls, factories. trains and harbors. He
tells US that noises and smells may be
10 form eoncave or convex. triangular,
elliptical. oblong. c~onicai. spherical,
spiral; and as for their color, he says
the smell OF machinery and sport, for
instance is nearly always red; the
smell OF restaurants and cafes is sill
very, yellow or violet; the smell of
animals yellow or blue. Let US not
laugh too soon. Noises and smells are
only states Of mind, and we talk of
jealousy (which is a state Of mind as
green or green-eyed; In anger we a
we see red;" in melancholy we
have che blues."-Atlantic Monthly.
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Rorneo Pirates.

Brunei, Borneo, is one of the strang.
est cities in the world. Once the
headquarters of the Borneo pirates, 1t
is a kind of eastern Venice, being
built entirely over the water. This
remarkable city is the capital of the
state of Brunei, Borneo. All the
houses are built over the River Linn
bang, constructed on slender piles
made from the Nibong palm, a wood
that resists the action of water for
many years. The Inhabitants Of
Brunei are Malays, Kadayans, Orang-
Buskits, and a few Muruts. They
earn their living mostly by trading
with other tribes in the interior of
Sarawak and British North Borneo.
Some of them are very skillful brass
workers, and the Brunei women make
beautiful cloth, interviewer and en-
broiderad wish gold thread. Sage is
grown in tie valleys near by, End a
small ~qaantity Of rice is also raised.
In the carly part of the nineteenth
century BrGnei was the rendezvous of
the dread bcraeo pirates, and a mar
ket for the slave trale.-Wile World
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
Insects a peIIcacy.

In Algeria, Madagascar and north.
ern Africa a simple dish of insects is
made by boiling them in water, a you
would chestnuts, and sailing them or
adding any seasoning desired. The
Jews and Arabs of eastern Europe
grind up various insects, bake them
into cakes, roast them in butter, crush
them with dates, figs or various
cheeses, not to speak of more ways
than a Japanese knows how to use
rice. In Russia the insects used for
food are smoked and kept just as fish
are kept. The legs and wings are
broken off, and the insects proper are
cooked, fried, stewed, fricasseed,
boiled, broiled, roasted, toasted and
prepared in a score of other ways for
the table.
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founf the little home and it's surround
ings all that he had expected them to
be, and the radiant smile with which
he answered won the day for the
suburb.
But finally Robert asked an old
friend who was a doctor to dine with
them. O~stensibly the visit was social,
for Polly declared she was not at all
i'll.
He watched her carefully through
dinner, talking on every subject under
the sun except health.
docs she need rest, doctor?" Rob-
ert asked anxiously, when they were
alone.
Rest" the doctor snorted. did
you eve know a greyhound to thrive
at the end Of a leash?"
Robert calls her the Major now. She
is the editor of a magazine.
He finds that it is quite as LIGHT
full to have her as a companion, COM
rade, and fellow worker as it was to
have her for a charge.
She was not of the species iyy-she
could not cling and thrive.
But the knowledge that a strong arm
to lean upon is ever ready if she has
need of it, to support or to strike for
her, has given her that beautiful impu- |
dent independence that is possessed
only by dependent women She is a
little arrogant in her love, a little mas.
terful, perhaps, but Robert is one of
the men who understand.
And Roberts he any less happy?
He looks on with the tolerance of a
st. Bernard who is allowing a skye
terrier to worry his bone.
His shelter is ready for her when |
ever she tires, his savings are accumu-
lating for their old age. All is for
her.
Her work is her joy and his indul-
gence-it is no longer stalked by grim
necessity.
Deep in the strong, tender heart,
that was brave enough to let her
choose her own path, he knows that
he stands between her and the world
quite as surely as if he had locked her
away to eat out her heart.
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Homo. Where fIia Hat Is.

Several So sa have given their oDin.
ion on what csgSttasos a mans he.ne
Gne remarked 1t whore the heart
was. but 9 Now York judge has JUST
given a Judicial ru.ag it is where The
hat IS. In his decision the surrosate
declared homo is net term Of art md
by custom OF this oosntry hotels ii
New YORK are very sa the shoraes
of people who for.Y~rioa1 reasons prs
fer living in thera more hart ~
some ~occuaation Of Fsttste dwellings
or apartments.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23

Late hours give q drawn look to
the face. an unmistakable sign Of loss
of sleep. You will meet plenty Of
people who declare that they need but
little sleep. but you will find nobody
who has not been benefited by a
change in early retiring hours Even
when sleep does not come readily, the
relaxed position Of the body and the
darkness are restful to brain and
body. Men and women Of ancient
times used to spend a deal Of time in
reclining. for couches, not chairs.
were the chief furnishings Of homes.
We Of the present generation sit in
straight chairs until the strain shows
in the face. the lines that should not
be found In any but faces Of the aged.
Wisconsin
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
Vein of Gold in a Wall.

While e~xcavating an old foundation
wall in the vicinity of Putu some time
ago, a Chilean found a number of
stones in the wall that were marked
by yellow streaks. Curiosity prompt
ed him to make an investigation,
which disclosed that the streaks we're
due to the presence of a good quality
of gold. The rock formation from
which the stones were obtained was
finally located and a vein, rich in gold
bearing ore, was opened up, which in
a short time yielded about $4,000
worth of the precious metal. Machin-
cry has been installed and the mine
is being worked On a large scale-The
Pathfinder.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23

Punishment for giving short weight
is far from new, end the Turks long
ago took drastic measures to check
this tendency on tbs part of trades
men. The Sultan Z ;hmet II, walking
through the streets CT stamboul, saw
at the doc of a bakers shop the
owner, his Lands tied behind him, with
enc al nailed to a plst. Upon inquiry
he was told Ae cause of the poor fell
lows pred cament. who is hep"
asked the sutton. "May it please your
highness, Was the reply. he supplies
the bread fer the imperial sefaglio."
"Ah, my BIZ Ter? Then set Up another
post and mai his other car to it. The
sultan's baler sAol3l have a double
reason for honesty"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23

A mother no freduea,ly went cut
to spend the day with her ~fr.esds.
had been accompanied aiways by her
seven yearSeid son. Oae evening, eaI
returning home very much bored win
the days experience, lie said 10 hvs:
Mother, if you don't stop taking
me around with you SO much, people
will think you have married 4
dwarf"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23

A colrorteur of the British and For
cign Bible society in Burma reports:
Il sold n Holy Bible to an orthodox
Mohammedan. He has been one of
my bitterest opponents, and has often
laughed and scoffed at me as / passed
his shop. asked him why he wanted
10 buy a Bible, and he confessed that
he had secretly read an Urdu Gospel
bought from me by one of his servants.
In this book be had found many good
things which he had never heard Of,
and he now wanted to read the whole
Bible"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
Their Advantage.

YES" said the world traveller. "the
Chinese make it an invariable rule to
settle all their debts on New Years
day"
$50 | understand" said the Ameri-
can host, "but, then the Chinese don't
have a Christmas the week before
Ladies Home Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23

How would you like to give away
lakes to deserving toWns?H
81 don't think I'll 90 i'll for that fofsa
of philanthropy, Somebody is
t. accuse me of %suueezing the water
Tor the same cut of my stocks .-Leur
isvilIe Courier-JournaL
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-23
Amonn Friends

MY dear girl. you spend all your
money getting your hand read"
And you spend all yours, old boy,
in getting your nose red-New York
Sun.
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A~conmnlishad Gil

How is Graziella getting along with
her language lessons2'
~"Splendidly She can now address
her poodle in French, German AND
English"
The Washington times., 1915-01-28

Mrs. Tabby laughed softly. and
then became very serious, and then
laughed again and nodded her head
wisely. You are in a pretty bad
fix" she said. But you are not any
worse off than all of the others. !
whole crowd, but I won't tell You
unless you promise me faithfully to
tell everybody in Tabbyland."
Pinkeyes nearly dropped on all
fours at this strange request, and
Strengthened his necktie to make
sure that his paws were up IN ths
His eyes went up and pointed
straight at the sky, and trembled
ever so slightly at the edges.
Mrs. Tabby leaned over and whis-
pered in his ear, for several sec
onds. Then she stopped and Pink
nearly as ever a bunny smiled.
"WHOOP!" he cried, and began
to- hop and prance. out of the gate
like q mad March hare! He met
Toby Hicks. and whispered In his
ear. and Toby barked with Joy. and
then he met someone else and whis-
to his own house he ran first and
peeked In the window. Poor Sniffie
and Snuffe were the picture Of de-
lection. and large tears were slow
ly losing themselves In the whiskers
OF Snuffie. who cried very easily.
Pinkeyes opened the window and
then without showing his own face
he shouted the wonderful news.
Cheer up" Snifre and Snuffie
jumped nearly out OF their skins.
but Finkeyes went right ahead.
We're all nearly crazy with the long
winter. and we've almost forgotten.
The only thing that Is the matter
with us is that we want SPRING!
And its coming!" He ran around and
went into the room, and then they
all laughed together. That night,
instead OF an unhappy household,
three happy bunnies. Joined hands,
and py the light OF the moon had a
dance OF JOY out in the fields! For
they knew now that what they
wanted. and that they were going to
get. was SPRlNGTIME,,
(CopyriRht. 1919. bY T. E. Yo!erD