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Pisgah News and Views.

|'o f4sgah. May Sit is dry. The
FARMERS are having a rest against
their' will, as there is nothing to work.
Corn Is In nice shape and soon cotton
~iH come up. then 1t will be fixed up.
The white men Of this section are not
affaiu to put their hands to the plow
ana don't feel 1t a disgrace either
Possibly that is one Of the reasons
their credit Is worth one hundred
|cents onAthe dollar. OF all contempt
ihle people the worst are those who
won't work, try to cheat everybody
IRnd wear starched collars. as if they
gould claim the title OF gentlemen.
The good ladies say they have poor
luck with their chickens this year.
The fruit crop will be poor. Very
little on the trees. The oat crop is a
failure-this is first time ever saw
winter oats fail. This will add to the
farm expenses.
/ The meeting in Camden last Satur-
day in the interest Of better work in
the Kershaw Association was a fine
success. The addresses were on a
high plain. DR.. Derieaux, the State
secretary. was expected Saturday
evening. Quite large audience was
present. The object of the meeting
was to group the churches and settle
.pastors In them. SO they would be
closer to their church, and this plan
was adopted by rising vote. Owing
to this meeting the two unions in the
Association were postponed until the
next fifth Sunday.
After weeks visit to their sister,
Mrs A.. B. Hatfield at Cassatt. Misses
Ila and Lula Baker came home Sat-
urday
The Pisgah public should had an
ice cream festival Saturday afternoon.
There was an abundance of it for all
and the little and big tots had fine
time. Owing to the Camden meet
inf the writer could not accept the
kind invitation to be present
Miss Sadie Rogers, who has been
visiting in the Bishopville section. has
returned home.
From indications, orange blossoms
will soon bloom about here.
AS soon as the European war
ends. this country will be full of
foreigners, those that can stand
the test, and in a few years
our land will be as thickly settled as
japan, and other countries. so we
will be literally crowded in our own
land. The natural increase Of our
country by Americans will soon fill II
up ,and I don't see where we have any
more land to be occupied.
Friday, May 9Th, 1860, the awful
tragedy at Boykins mill took place.
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MAKING POOR LAND RICH.
Practical Demonstration of the Value
OF Crimson Clover.

tTacsAcai Demonstxa&iqn spf, the alue
Of Crimson Glover.
Approximately 1000 farmers from
Greenwood, Abbeville. Anderson, Lau-
rens. Edgefeld, Saluda and other
counties, gathered at Hodges, Green
wood county, to see the wonderful
wrought on ordinary
lands by crimson clover. the great
work done in the past years by Bob
s. Hodges, the banker-farmer of that
little town, according to a Greenwood
special of April 27: The meeting was
planned by w. w. Long. director Of
State extension department. and the
details arranged by c. b. Farris,
county demonstration agent of Green
wood. 1t was a complete success in
every way. The farmers came by
train, trolley, automobiles, wagons
and buggies. After practical demon
stration in the big fields, dinner was
had, and after dinner addresses were
mace Oy BOD Hodges, w. w. Long,
Deputy Directors Barton and Stew
art. These proved to the farmers
present that the clover and other le-
gumes are the things to enrich. South
Carolina soil; that they do SO with
less cost and are more lasting than
any commercial fertilizer in the world.
Mr.. Long was Of the opinion after the
meeting that much good had been
done In getting farmers to come and
see at first hand what wonderful
work had been done at Hodges by yBob
Hodges. On a six horse farm last
year Mr. Hodges used $11O worth of
fertilizer and made 15 bales of cotton
to the horse. His land is ordinary
sandy land.
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weekb eusanary for the week end
~ . - noen Wednesday. May .;
ANe>ner Wssh oe cool weather. with
nce)e - 10 faln. has been unfavor-
49, fOe Growth OF All vegetation. Ger
Uln411on q cotton sssd has been re-
>orGe1 'uaatsrially; planting continues.
eDen-h cemlng slowly to good stands.
eet uut worms are bad locally, me-
eonu1ta&ing considerable rsplanting.
WHEAT and oats show effects OF
dyoueht. and many fields Of the latter
crop are heading short. The frosts Of
TIE 10th have further Increased the
scarcity OF tobacco planta Native
sez~wberriss Of me quality ere being
n.nsAs1sa: eehsr fsults are gsnsrally
pgouG1nG hsn, ceple~s rains are
neeeto ~ 1zsvssss de ssnsrsI crop
lr3 Il
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SCHOOL ELECTION
Special Election To Name School Trus.
tees q Tie.

election held here yesterday for the
PURPOSE Of choosing three trustees for
the Mayesville school district to serve
for the ensuing two years. resulted
In tie. There was little interest
manifested and only four ballots were
cast, each ticket receiving two votes.
The result was as folloWs:
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- unDUuD TzERHILIxER PLANT.
- - 3sun1nGs % Osangcbws Says
,#ss Week VIM 10 Enlarged.

osNneeburg Dvsnint News.
lGr. Robert H. Jennings left last
nlght for Atlanta whore he went on
Business connected with the rebuild
tng Of the fsrtilissr plant In this city
In which he u interested. and which
We destroyed ~ IRE some months
$50. Plans for the rebuilding Of this
riant are now being pushed. and II
= stated that Il will be q considerable
Improvement over the plant which
was burned. Additional ground has
been purchased adjoining that on
which the plant was formerly locat-
Cd. and the plant win be 10 situated
- 10 permit Of side tracks from both
ths Southern Railway and Atlantic
Coast Lane railroads entering ita
yard.
Mr.. Jennings states that It IL hoped
that work can be commenced on The
plant at - early date as possible
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nAD C0HroN wEAHnrR. x
lv 1ueaEeed puri.s D. wesk

~ 11nsash. Nay . Cotton srcwth
>1P loear1sl w. weathsr condiaiens
l1lrq ~ ~ vssk. the natlcnal
e1nr a. s.ssep bulletin Is .tAs
we>sher nsspna teasx ,anaepnes4 !,
While &c weather. .has been gem
ernsiy fsvor~ble for work in the cot
An nelds IN the Southeastern states,
it has been much too cool FOR the
JFopsr sermination and growth Of
~ plAntE.~ sass The bullstin. I'm
sQne ssetiens ne ssll 4 too dry also.
CO worms are da1pw same damage In
~ lower lGlenIs1lvDs valley"
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Measure With Riders for Various
Farm Purposes Passed by the Low
er House.
Washington, May 2.-The agricul-
tural bill and rider providing q new
cotton futures law. uniform federal
grain grading law and federal ware
house system was passed today by
the house. 1t now goes to the senate.
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TELEGRAPHERS THREATEN TO
STRIKE.

New York, May, 3.-President Per-
ham Of the Order of Railroad Tele-
sraphers threatens to order strike
of'the five thousand operators Of the
N&@ York Central railroad. unless the
TEN hour day wage is increased tomor-
row Strikebreakers have been sent
points.
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do business in It's limits and that
these dairies should be inspected daily
by the health officer. who should
keep record score card Of the dairies
and prohibit them from doing busi-
ness. II they fell below nifty per cent,
which, he said. was q very low aver
age. "You do not know what kind OF
milk you are getting" he said, "and
you won't know. as long as there Is no
licensed. dairy and no insection." He
emphasized the fact that the dairies
should be under the board of health
regulations.
He urged the organization of an
anti-typhoid club. saying that he had
never heard of one being organized in
the State. but that there should be
such organizations. as we'll as the anti.
tuberculosis society and such other
anti societies. The fly problem. he
stated was one that could be easil,
eliminated. by screening of outhouses
by the requiring Of property owner,
toisesnnect with system. by keeping
good sewer system, and by the
cleaning Of stables once each week
He stated that the ordinances recent
ly passed by council requiring con
nection with sewers and the screening
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POLITICS AND RELIGION.


Saratoga Springs. May a.-rhe An
sncs committee of the Methodist Con-
ference finds that an increase Of pas
torS salaries is necessary and sag-
sssts budget system for the church.
J. w. Anderson. Missouri dule-
eAts. introduced . resolution censur-
ins President Wilson for restoring the
wine cup Ct state dinners.
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lEeIPl0eITY oar 08slavED
DIR. HAYNE TALKS ON MATTERS
OF INTEREST TO SUMTER.

sayS City Inspection Of Mix and City
Ahattoir arc Conducive to Cleaner
Mink and Meat Supplies and Better
Hcalth--Remarks by DR.. Howell
Delightful Music Rendered.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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GRAFT IN THE ORIENT.
An Incident That illustrates the Way
Of the Far East.

| had had experience with corruptlb,e
Turkish officers, and one day when
barrack conditions became unendura.
bic went TO the officer commanding
our division, an old Arab from LGta-
kieh who had been called from retire
ment at the time of the mobilization.
He lived In a little tent near the
mosque, where l found him squatted
Oh the floor nodding drowsily ovcrhis
comfortable paunch. AS he was an
officer of the old regime, entered bold.
ly. squatteti beside him and told him
my troubles. The answer came with
an enormous shrug of the shoulders.
"You are serving the sultan. Hard
ship should be sweet"
Il should be more fit to serve him II
| got more sleep and rest"
He waved fat hand about the tent.
Look at me! Here am. an officer
Of rank and"-shooting knowing look
at mel have not even a nice blan'
ket."
"A crime! A crime." ! interrupted.
ITO think of 1t, when i, humble
soldier, have dozens of them at home!
! should be honored If you would allow
me- My voice trailed off sugges.
lively.
How could you get one?" he asked.
"Oh. have friends here in Saffet.
but l must be able to sleep in nice
place"
"Of course. Certainly. What would
you suggest?"
THAT hotel kept by the Jewish
widow might do" i replied.
More amenities We're exchanged. the
upshot Of which was that my four
friends and were given permission to
sleep Mt the inn-a humble place. but
infinitely better than the mosque. Ii
was all perfectly simple.-Alexander
Aaronsohn In Atlantic Monthly.
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KAfFlRS AND HEAOGEAR.
How the Natives of South Africa Firr.
Came to Wear Hats.

How TIE Natives of South Africa Firr.
Came to Wear Hats.
1t was Doer, Andres de Villiers by
name. who introduced head coverings
TO the South African natives.
Andres was man OF ideas. and
when one morning many years ago he
saw in Port Elizabeth consignment
OF damaged hats offered for sale for a
mere song lie bought them on specula.
ton.
The hats were principally OF the
straw and derby variety. Andres
loaded them into his wagon and started
for katir!and, where hats were totally
unknown. When he arrived in Tembu.
land lie unlOadcd the stock, opened the
kegs of liquor, without which 10 trade
could be done in those days. and start.
ed business.
The natives did not take kindly to
the heudgear. They wanted blankets
and beads and looking glasses and
grog. They refused to have anything
TO do with hats and would not buy
them no matter how low the price.
Then another of the bright ideas for
which he was famous occurred to An
dries. He refused 70 sell anything I'M
less hat was purchased also.
When a Kaiiir buys anything he is
going to make Use of it, and the unfor-
tunUte Kailirs therefore donned the
hcadgear and returned to their kralls
Fashion rules the world. 1t is the
same in Africa as elsewhere, and when
the stay at homes saw their relatives
and friends wearing this strange Gov
erlng their desire to do the same was
excited, and they paid Andres a visit,
and lie unloaded the remainder Of his
stock on them Mt Il price which brought
him large profit on the original ~
veStment.
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ORIGIN OF OUR HOLIDAYS.
q Wonan's influence In NationaiizinS
Thanksqivino.

Thanksgiving.
First and last enough sentiment has
been expended upon American politics
30 equip regiment of poets laureate.
Distinctly American holidays are full
Of It. Fourth Of July. OF course. made
itself. The 22d OF February became
one by common consent. II had Its
origin In a convivial supper in New
York tavern In 1883. when company
met to listen to an original ode and
drink !nnumerab,e toastS. Enthusiasm
survived the wine. and rs the gentle
men went gayly and unsteadly home
they swore 10 meet again on future an
niversaries. Regarded at first as
purely party custom, 1t broadened be-
yoDd Federal circles to take in all
Americans. lelrerson's followers at
tempted similar observance in his
honor. but he countered with another
bit Of sentiment. refusing TO divulge
the date on the ground that only the
birthday of the nation should ne so
treated.
THANKSGIVING was sectional and re-
I!gious us well as political. and senti.
ment graced It in plenty. One of the
customs thar fingered In good old New
England households until the middle
of the last century was to lay five
grains of corn upon the plate of every
person at table IN memory of day In
early colonial history when five ships
came sailing into harbOr just in time
TO chase away the specter of famine.
II was Washington who appointed
the first national day of thanksgiving
at the instance of congress, after the
adoption Of the constitution. For many
years. however. annual observance of
the day remained matter of state ac-
ton. virtually confined 10 New Eng
land. Like the 22i of February, it be-
came n national custom only gradual
ly, unlike the 22i of February. 1t
spread largely through the influence of
u woman. Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale,
who advocated Ii for twenty years in
the editorial columns of Godey's Lady
Book.-lielen Nicolay in Century.
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numbers 1900 miles, almost exactly
the same as the length of the United
States on the ninety-seventh meridian.
from the mouth of the Rio Grande TO
where our northern boundary crosses
the Red River of the North. The great
est width Of Greenland is about the
same as the distance from New York
to st. Louis.
In regard to its area the figures of
various authorities vary widely. 1t
may be sufficient to say that it can be
grouped in size with the United States
east of the Mississippi, Alaska, Mexi-
CO, Colombia. Persia, Portuguese West
Africa and Turkey in Asia.
Its interior is covered with a great
sheet Of ice rising TO elevations of
probably 10000 feet in places and sew
eral thousand feet In thickness. The
available ice free land is strip of
varying width along the coast. inter-
sected by numerous deep fiords.
When one turns the pages of Ameri-
can arctic exploration Greenland is
found more or less intimately associat-
ed during over sixty years with all
American expeditions. except the
Jeanette expedition.
Americans have lifted nearly all Of
its northwestern and northern coasts
out of the arctic night and fog and
have twice crossed its northern part.
American names stud its coasts. and
the name Of an American marks its
northern extremity, the most northern
known land In the world.-Rear Ad-
miral Peary In New York Times.
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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS.
Gems For Which We Are Indebted to
Pew. Edward Young.


Among the older English poets SEN
tentionS. quotations from whom have
passed into the very warp and wool of
our daily speech. the first place, of
course. belongs to Shakespeare. The
second belongs to Pope and the third
not to Milton or Dryden, but to the
Rev. Edward Young. whose might
Thoughts" lay on the reading tables of
the pious ancestors of those Of US who
had them. Young has been called
"Pope In wooden stockings" Perhaps
he would be more accurately described
as Pope in cassock and bands.
To him is due the possession by al
most every one of the knowledge that
representation is the thief Of time"
that 1--WE take no note Of time but from
its lOss," that we should "be wise to-
day-'tls madness to defer" that at
thirty man suspects himself fool.
knows 1t at forty and reforms his
PLAN" that none the less "a fool at
forty is fool indeed" that "all mon
think all things mortal but them
selves" that blessings brighten as
they luxe tuelT hight. tudt udn
wants but little. nor that little long"
ECHOED by Goldsmith. that by night
an atheist half believes God" that
"Death loves shining mark" that
"pygmies are pygmies still. though
percbed on Alps" that 'all may do
what has by man been DONE" that
''the man that bushes is not quite n
BRUTE" that too low they build who
build beneath the stars" that IAN I'M
devout astronomer Is mad" that none
think the great unhappy but the
great" and that "fondness for fame Is
avarice Of air."
'Insatiate archer would not one suf-
nce?' is a familiar query which he
first propounded. The very first line
of the first Night In which he achieved
his funeral thoughts, '"Tired natures
sweet restorer. balmy sleepr has Of
ten been repeated as Shakespeare's-
no doubt by confusion with Macbeth's
eulogy Of the sleep he had murdered
Phila1 'phia Ledger.
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Cat In Debt.

Louis +. Swift. president of Swift
& Co.. the great Chicago meat packing
company. has the idea that being In
debt is the surest way to succeed. He
urges every one of his $1,000 employ
ees to get into debt and to keep In
debt, and he has organized a system
to encourage them in this and TO show
them how TO do IL probably.
Get In debt for something OF In.
trlns!c valve and stay in debit he
says. AS soon as. you get one thing
paid up. buy something else and get IN
debt again. Stay in debt-neyer get
out"-American Magazine.
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His Telephone Number.

"Confound it air. cried a business
man. "Ive forgotten my new tele-
phone number. ! didn't write 1t down
because that's an indication of weak
ness"
What about forgetting the num-
berf" said the other man. Isn't that
mental weakness too? Is 1t the num-
Der of your home telephonei"
YES"
"Then why not call up your wife
and ask her what 1t is?"
And without the slightest hesitation
the forgetful man called up the forgot
ten number and asked his amazed wife
what It was.-Chlcago News.
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great prosperity envelops the United States.
prise is assured of rich rewards.
Thereare nobreadlnes there
dinner pail full to OVERLOOKING and whether in field
factory home given drive
only bad business that has been hurt good business has
Deen put upon the high road.
They shame America and deny who talk of war
profits The new prosperity bedrocked in capacities
Manufactured products have increased
Tour of Woodrow Wilson Less than of
this total is contributed by munitions exports
During the foreign trade balance Of
three They that this prosperity
rial reforms effected by Woodrow Wilson.
Contribute He has ended the rule of Special Privilege
released forbidden
ben sS III sfsss
all check. order, and the bit taken from its mouth
nFinnceco The of is lifted.
You know conditions Contrast them
City, with past conditions. Do back
breadlnes Unemployment wholesale panics,
government by ereeds
enersie
erity be
LOYALTY COUPON selfish control of the powerful few2
HENRY is of
1sen aae IL bak ne vouT bands II tb
@ the feudal conditions that fed their lust
|ssssstH s%N for wealth and power
:s Fight BACK Defend prosperity that means
for your Children and your chldrens chill
Ns...
your victory may
Woodrow Wilson
HF has served the people alone the people
p paper alone provide his campaign fund
- - Make cash payment Prosperity
policy
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Beauty,

Beauty IL as real a need TO the civ
ilized man as anything else Any enc
who doubts this should reflect what
money and thought he and his expend
on beauty as be sees II in one form or
another. In their houses. furniture.
clothes. gardens and what not: how
every one. rich and poor spends ac-
cording to his means for these things
and insists on having them as good
and handsome MS he can afford and IN.
derstand.-New York Times
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Bracelets have been worn from time
immemorial. but few wearers of the
golden bands OF the present day know
that they were once used to distin-
guish the insane. Before lunatics were
confined 10 asylums they wore an
armlet for distinction.
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Handed IA Back.

"Why don't you put your mind on 1t
and get good cooke" demanded Jones
impatiently Of his wife.
well" replied Mrs. Jones .sweetly.
II guess II Is because l don't know
how. | never seemed to have faculty
for selecting people to live with.'-Ex.
change.
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Very CAPABLE.

Mrs. Newlywed-I want cook, but
she must be capable. Head Of Employ
ment Agency-Madam. have several
on my books capable Of anything.
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Herald assist the collection Of the Wilson Popular Campaign
Fund Send contribution TODAY Use
Your contribution will be
handsome receipt Wilbur W.
|of the National Committee
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the Wilson Campaign
Fund

Sign the Coupon In this corner ard ell In
the amount you give. Then attach your
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vAsTNEss OF GREENLAND.
This Iesxcr0wnsd Island 10 as Big a.
Mexico or Alaska.

Greenland is the largest island In the
world. Its total length from Cape
Farewell. its southern extremity In 90
degrees north latitude. to Cape Morris
=. Jesup, its northern extremity In
D3h degrees North latitude, is In round
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Hard Fists.

Salt. water and turpentine form
solution which is often used by box.
ers to harden their hands.
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The Alsxandrian Library

The most celebrated Of ancient libra.
RES was that at Alexandra. Il con.
tanned 100000 volumes.