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burdens. and 80 fulall the Jaw Of Christ
q It would be q source of great bless
Sing II everysteacher and scholar would
s1ead through the book of Acts several
times during the. year. Such reading
will give vision, inspiration and .
more Comprehensive idea OF the con
St1nuatfon Of what Jesus began" aud
which record is not yet fully written
1.-THE time OF. this lesson is about A. d
g95. though Ramsey places 1t at 80; So;
and the place, the city Of Jerusalem
rs !. The Occasion; w. 1-2. For tinns
5ehe preaching OF the Gospel OF Jesus
Scontinued in jerusalem, but soon the
&pressure of..circumstances thrust III
forth as spropheSied !, t1:s). There
were two groups of:men In the early
church: thoseswhoFhad been born a.
S1udea who spoke Hebrew -(Ararnaicl.
and those born In foreign cities and
who spoke the Greek language. Trou
Sble arose over tho distribution OF funds
among certain Of the5 dependent wild
Sows-the text suggests Secret dis
pleasure" There was imperfeetion,
sIelhshness; suspicion and Jealousy IN
that early church.
\ 80 Tho Method, w. 8, 4. It does not
appear that God gave the church .
cut and dried program according te
which It must act. CGrtainly thS
church had no precedent to follow,
and step by4step. God was developing
C. This lesson gives US q suggestion
,ofs those steps: ~ AS the occasion
demanded, (2) The Apostles refused
10 diminish their prayiug and preach
ling, literally itwas mot pleastngTtto
God for the Apostles to serve tables"
lBuch work must be done. certainly,
but It was not to be done by these
disappointed and selected leaders,
their duty was clearly stated. The
ministers business is praying land
sministering the-word. These things
should fullySengage his attention, and
IN them he lie TO continue .steadtast.
The minister cannot manlfestly
know more about books than tho
fchoolteacher; more about politics
than the politician, more about med
gitine2 than the doctor; more about
5flBychologyl than the college protes
Gor.sSss NO, that 10; out Of the question
fhNuRh no gIfpuld ssb6 7. mt rent EinT
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ngelist Maho,od:
Opens His Services

DR.. J. w. Mahood, the evangelistwho
will conduct a series OF evangehstic
meetings In the First Methodist Epis-
copal church, accompanied BY his
daughter. Miss Edith Helena Mahood,
arrived in the city yesterday and last
night DR.. Mahood conducted the ftrst
meeting of the series he will conduct
lii this city.
Despite the stormy evening. DR.. Ma
hood was greeted by a large congrega-
ton which received the evangelist en-
Enthusiastically.
An urgent appeal was made by the
evangelist that all the church mem
bers turn out to the services tonight.
The impression made by DR.. Mahood
on the congregation assembled last
night was most profound.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Short Cut to Acquaintance
By CATHERINE CRANMER
Copyright, 1916, by Mcclure News
narer Syndicate1

Copyright, 1916, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.1
"Good morning, family /" was Mol
lies CHEEKY greeting as she entered
the breakfast room where her father
was scanning the market reports In
the morning paper and her mother
was giving final touch to the table
already laid in faultless order by a
capable maid. In bluieh'lavender
morning gown creamy lace at the
throat. Miles radiant face and auburn
hair were even more dazzling than
usual. and her blue eyes held dark
twinkle OF mischief.
Mother o. mine, let's go away for
a month. You know 1t will rain all
through March, and rain makes me
weep more than the Clouds"
"Mollie Ainsworth! OF all the short
sighted creatures, you are the most
hopeless!" Her mother looked discon-
solately at the girl as she spoke.
with the most eligible man in town
ready to drop at your feet and with
the two most attractive debutantes
canceling trips to Palm Beach and
Aiking for fear you'll capture him
while they're gone, you want to go
away w CaEaH9 L446 4uA4 III Efk4uas d
John Ainsworth turned down part
Of the morning paper. and looked out
over hi glasses at his wife. Her d.
rectness had rather taken her breath.
Mollie threw back her pretty head
with a jerk that caused her merry
laugh to end in slight strange.
bah! Grapefruit has no sense OF
humor," she exclaimed. Tries to keep
NE from laughing at the funniest
thing I've ever heard in d blue MOON"
Funny" disgustedly. why, it's
anything but funny!"
Now, mother, dear. you're Jealous,
painstaking mother for a debutante.
and you are on the job every minute.
But come on, family, let's all take q
vacatA'n from our several profess
sions.'
She included mother and father in
a wheeling glance. Yf
"As for that eligible man-otherwis
known as Leslie Morehouse-he's al
ready proposed I've told him it's too
sudden, and that since people who mar
ry spend so much less time at ball and
golf games than they do at less formal
affairs l really feel I'd have to know
him in society five or ten years before
I'd be really aud truly acquainted with
him"
"Are you telling the truth, Mollie?"
gasped tha mother.
"Cross my heart" said Mollle SOL
EMMY.
"And as sure as you live one Of those
other girls will catch Leslie Morehouse
on the rebound. Oh, know men !"
They'll have to catch him on the
run instead Of on the rebound, I'm
thinking" laughed Mollie, "as he is
leaving today for parts unannounced
on hunting trip" 81,
would you mind telling me what
you mean by turning down the catch
OF the season." asked her mother,
with mock calmness.
"Imean Just what I told him, though
I softened II a. bit, for when saw him
with his society manners off and his
heart manners on, he did seem pretty
nice. Molly bIushed bit but added:
"But don't look 50 solemn, mother. I'm
still one of the twenty with beaus
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EarlIaeta IdeIpsui

cHARLESTcNI ~. Va, Feb. 2bs--
A statement hasfbeep MADE by i F.
5H 81 III ~ secfetary 81 the stats Board
ot Regentss Shichg shows that q 7,0e ae9
farmers were yIsited last year by spe.
cialists from the agricultural extens.
ion department q West Virginia uni:
Eersity. 3
Over / 1000 farmers were interview
ed and 1969communityi and county far.
mers' clubs and 100 boys agricultural
clubs were formed, as well as Sc girls
canning and garden clubs and 16 farm
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CARD THANKS

To my friends and the fraterna1 So
cfettes, OF which my wife was a mem
her. wish to thank them for the
kindness they have shown to her
mother. Mrs. c. F. Wfgginton, and my
self during the sickness and death OF
my wife, Mrs. John A. Helfrich.
. John A. Helfrich.
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aNLet. n ExIs.enos I'm

.'That idea OF a .pon,t WORRY Club
Is a wonderful thing.
yes. replied Miss Cayenne sHut
I'm rather glad Stt didn't have much
vogue when George Yvashfngton and
his associates were discussing ON Tor
etgn relations. Warrington STAT "
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won ems clnbs. L Il estamated that
Edemonstfatio giyen BY specialists
'fr6ni tie experiment station brought
about IN increase o. over ssebs 5000
"a crop value.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EV E.NFTs

the Masonic Temple: hon ring her sis
ter; Miss Mary Louise Hamilton! The
appointments were gsymbol ical Of the
national holiday 5ustipa 5
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chordn 81 Sympathy

First Clubwoman-I noticed you
talking to that old bore. Did she get
on her ailments?
Second Clubwoman = Yes. You
might almost call 1t an organ recital.
Punch. re
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Miss Bertha aBeulah BeuS daughter
iSof Col. Henry Beu, of 8Skinner'sETay-
ern, and Albert Ritter, Of Wheeling.
were united FIN marriage vest rday at
gfernoon at tho Catholic reetory, Rev.
Father 3BoutIou off ciatinR. rney5will
reside in Wheeling after a wedding
tourney to points in West Virginia.
Mr! Ritter is connected with the cir:
Sculat ion department of the Wheeling
elligencer and News.
At Auction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel D. Brady en-
tertained a number OF friends at.auc;
onsbridge last evening at their home
son Cleveland avenue.
For Mrs. Drake.
Honoring Mrs William Drake. OF
y Misslssippi, and Miss Goldie Thorn-
ton, OF Detroit, Mich, Mrs. J. w.
Stevens and htr daughter, Mrs. stella
Meredith, entertained at thimble
party yesterday at their home on Alex
ander Place. The guests wers delight
fully entertained and refreshments
were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Drake leave
mkt week for their home anu Miss
Thornton viii return to Detroit next
week, accompanied by Mrs. Meredith,
who will be her guest for month.
Two. Daughters.
IA daughter was born Thursday 70
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward IF: l1o.pert' at
thcir home on Eighth street. She Is u
Granddaughter OF Judge and .drs. w.
81 Haymo hd.s "a daughter was born on
Tuesday to Mfr. and, Mrs. Frank Davis
at their home on Fctrmont avenue.
l4utchinson.Wood " \. Z, ' .S
3Announcement has been made at Lo-
4 gan, { w. Va, OF the engagement OF
miss Bonaall Wood, OF that place, to
FRANK Ehlen Hutchinson, formerly of
sthisScity now located in Logan. The
& enlargement was announced on Friday
Ssofllast week at an attractive1y appoint
led luncheon at which an Intimate
friend OF the bride-to-be was hostess.
THE marriage viii be ,solemntzed In
{ Logan ON April 10. Miss Wood Is "a
member of a we'll known family Of
old Virginia, having formerly resided
4 IN Charlottesville, Va Mr.. Hutchinson
Z Isl the. fourth son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
h Clyde Hutchinson, of this city, and un.
Z It'll few years ago resided here. He
y formerly attended the Virginia Mill.
eary institute in Lexington, Tat and
Che West Virginia university at Nor
gantown. He has been employed by
y the Hutchinson Coal company at Lo.
egan. for the last two years. The announ-
Hcent OF the engagement will tbe
Learned with interest to his friends
here.
II To Florida.
.b Mr.. and Mrs. H: Z. Hough, OF Farm
ington, and their. daughter-in-law, Mrs.
4 Ord F.7Lough, j leave Monday night for
Tampa, Fla, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Tough will spend the remainder of
! the winter. H. T. Tough has been a
9patient at Cook hospital. for several
weeks suffering with rheumatism and
1.-THE trip lis made for the benefit Of his
health. He is considerably improved
4ht this time: SSs,S
s. &c . ~ ,g
For Miss Hamilton.
q Mrs. John "A, Biller is entertaining
hnumber of friends at a thimble party
fnsis afternoon at''her apartments in
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LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 81
The SEVEN HELPERS.

bGGOLDEN TEXT-Bear'ye one auother'a
burdens. and so fulfill the Jaw. Of Christ
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PERSONALS

Thomas A. Neill returned last night
from bushes trip to Pittsburgh.
Mrs. George DeBo1t spent yesterday
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To Florida.

Ss For Miss Hamilton.
Mrs. John "A, Biller is entertaining
hinumber of friends at a thimble party,
nSis afternoon at her apartments in
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But until then, you can choose from many
handsome suites and single pieces the
finest furniture in the land at about %
per cent less than our regular prices:
If you are considering to buy furniture
within the next year it is to yourEadyan.
tage to buy it now! ManufactureIset tell
US that all classes of furniture is goingSto
advance in price from now on.
We have just received a shipment OF
good furniture bought at last years low
prices, that was delayed in transit but II
is now on our floors ready for yOur8in-
spection- including Dining Room Furni-
tilre, Davenports, and Rockers, and soon.
m ..- = Fourth and Fifth Floors
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/ Hook and Eye Taps, white, 2oe yard.
Bias Seam Tape, bolt 121ae.
silk seam binding, all eoors, bolt t5o.l
Gable Cord, black and white, &c a yard.
eirdIe and Skirt Bonina, 1oe a yard.
Feather Hontna, black and white, 15c yard:
Darnfns Cotton, black Sc or, for Sc.
Darnins silk, all eoors, spool SC. III
SILK Collar Wiring, SC bolt.
Dress Weight Tape, white, 1oc yardt5
Crochet Hook, steel, Be.
Crochet Hook, amber, &c to zoe.
Sewing Needles, all sizes, Sc paekageS
Pins, and 1oc package.
Pins in N-pound box, csc box.
LisIe Elastic, all widths, DC to 25e a yard
Fancy silk Elastic for ehIIdren's soeksS t5s and
2oc yard.
Fancy silk Elastic, all eotors, for ladies' 2se ~
First Floor Front-:g3
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A CALL TO ARMS
RECRUITS WANTED

Citizens Attentions:
warning has been sounded throug ghout the Nation:
Hundreds of communities have responded the CALL What
In the period from 1900 to l9lo in seven states 1864
towns lost in population Pennsylvania leading with $50
These figures compiled by Editor Flint Garrison of St
Louis who made investigation to and found that in
creased transportation facilities and rnaoer trade to be the
force work Farm lands had decreased in value church
charges impoverished building of roads slow in progress
and schools merely existed
Today after thirty years the Southland has increased its
producveness three hundred per and have deposit
$225O0OO00 in its financial institutions than the whole
nation had in $780, Yet with this wealth confronted
with the influence that proved destructive to the
and rural districts Of ndanana Ohio, Iowa and the other
four states.
What will it mean to you, MR.. FARMER, MR.. MER-
CHANT, MR.. PROFESSIONAL MAN. to have only few
large cities at distance Of FIVE hundred thousand mes9
What you going do with the children who demand
ing even better conditions than you hada
The harm Of maorder trading has stretched its wings
Vampire Bat community saPPing its commercial
and economic life blood while sleep. CITIZENS AROUSE
YOURSELVES; ANALYZE THE SITUATION, and you
like Others will join the growing army of Home Boosters.
Respectfully.
North, sc. NJ ORlLEY.
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WILL PROSECUTE LYNCHERs
Governor Orders Investigation
of AbbeVille Case.

Columbia, November g. Among
the callers at the Governors office
this afternoon was Solicitor R A
Cooper, of Laurens. After a con-
ference with Solicitor Cooper, Gov
ernor Manning gave out the follow
ing statement in reference to the
Abbeville lynching:
Il was out of the State when the
Abbeville lynching occurred. AS
soon as learned of it called Sollc-
itor R A Cooper and Sheriff K M
Burts, of Abbeville. to the office and
called on Coroner F w R Nance, of
Abbeville county, to comply with the
law and furnish me with a copy OF
the testimony taken at the coroner's
inquest. found that the Coroner
held an inquest but took no testimony
Solicitor Cooper and Sheriff Burts
came to my office and | requested
them to secure the names of all par
ties connected with this affair. those
who took part in the whipping, in
the taking of the negro from the
Jail, in the lynching. and all those
who were at the meeting reported
to have been held on the following
Monday. | have requested Solicitor
Cooper and Sheriff Burts to make a
complete investigation of the whole
matter and get the names of all par
ties concerned and to swear out war
rants and arrest them. | intend to
do everything in my power to up
hold the law and let the offenders
know that such acts will not be tol-
Grated, and those guilty of violating
the law must suffer for it. | have
requested solicitor Cooper as the
States representative and Sheriff
Burts as the highest peace officer in
the county, to leave no stone un-
turned in order to vindicate the law
and all the powers of the Governors
office are at their disposal in bring
ing the guilty one to justice"
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"PET1ICOAT FOR dime"
LURE TO MANY PEOPLE.
TOTAL OF zoo. 900 "ORDERS" ARE
RETURNED FROM MINNEAPO.
LIS TO DEAD LETTER OFFICE

Washington. October 28:-More
than 35, 900 letters reached the dead
letter office today from Minneapolis,
MINI, as the result of the petit.
coat for a dime" fraud, against
which the postoffice authorities is
sued a warning yesterday. ..
According to the postal authori-
ties, the fraud consists in that the
concern sending out the original let
ters promised to send a $3.50 silk
petticoat in return for a dime and
continued circulation of their offer
through the medium of each person
writing five more letters, and as far
as persistent search can discover no
one has really received one of these
promised petticoats.
The number of dime dead let
ters" that came in at the Washing
ton city postoffice today from Min
neapolis make total of practically
100000 of these letters without a
return address that have been sent
to the dead letter office to be open
ed, the dime each contains to be re-
turned to the sender.
The receipts of letters today were
10000 larger than the receipts last
week, showing that the chain letter
mail order fraud is spreading. Pos
tai officials said today that their only
hope of stopping the avalanche OF
letters that have already showed
under the Minneapolis postoffice is
through newspaper warning to the
public.
1t was learned today that a num-
Der of young women employed in
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ger, Florence; ] G Dinkins, Man
ming; Glen Mcknight, Charleston;
Miss Marianne Paul, superintendent
Missions department; Dr. E E Giles
pie, York, superintendent of the Jun
ior department; Miss Sophie Rich
ardson, Liberty Hill, superintendent
of the Quiet Hour and Tenth Le-
gion; w Kirk Allen, Efficiency de-
partment; S l. Latimer, Columbia.
Press department; intermediate de-
partment, Miss Annie McCown, Flor
ence; Pastors Advisory board, Revs
J p Marion, Sumter; K G Finlay, Co.
lumbia; A B Reeves. Columbia; A S
Gaffney, Columbia.
One of the strong features of the
convention was the closing consecra-
ton service following the address of
DR. Melton Clark. This was led by
Karl Lehman.
There will be q number of South
Carolina Endeavors to attend the in
ternational convention next July in
New York city. The delegates will
probably go by way of the Clyde
line
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department stores in Washington
have been duped by this mail order
scheme, and that the chain letters
had also been circulated in the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing and
other government departments.
Officials at the dead letter office
say that this fraud, while for pet
ty amount. has spread farther than
any other that they can remember
and has included a larger number of
victims.
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In the Federal court at Green
wood Monday Judge Johnson re-
fused motionsof attorneys for the
Anderson editor, V B Cheshire. for
a new trial and sentenced him to
three months in the Oconee county
jail or to pay a fine of $500. The
fine was paid. Cheshire was con-
victed Saturday with recommenda-
ton to the mercy of the court. of
sending filthy" matter through the
mails in the columns of his newspa-
per. the Anderson Farmers Tribune.
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KINGSTREE SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 4

zen's. He is always alive and full
of interest and enthusiasm in any
thing that pertains to the welfare of
the county or the improvement of
community conditions. He is mem.
Der of the board of trustees of Per-
gamos school, and a leader in church
work in his community; besides. he
is a member of the board of commits.
sioners of Williamsburg county.
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North, S. c.
GREAT L. E. CONVENTION
At Sumter--Many Williamsburg
erS I'm Attendance.

Rev w R Pritchett, Messrs j B
Lovett. L R Rollins, C G Royster, R
H Erwin, Hugh Gamble. P D Wilson,
William Cooper, Odell Stuckey and
Misses Lon Furgeson. Lee Gelzer.
Emily Glaze, Beulah Killingsworth,
Annie Erwin, Jennie Cooper. Emma
Cooper. .sEleanor Jackson, Jane Err
vim and Eta Stuckey of Indiantown
were among the more than Ave hun
dred Endeavorers attending the
South Carolina Christian Endeavor
convention held in Sumter last Fri
day through Sunday. November TO-
IL. 1t was one of the biggest and
best Christian Endeavor conventions
ever held in South Carolina. DR. Mel
ton Clark of Charleston, Rev L L
Legters of Bishopville, Rev K G Fin
lay of Columbia, DR. E E Gillespie of
York, Karl Lehman. Southern States
Secretary of the Christian Endeavor,
were among the speakers. Mr. Leh-
mann also led conferences.
The music of the convention was
led by Robert G Jones of Whining
ton, and this was one of the strong
features of the convention. Mr. Jones
IS fine song leader, and an Endeav-
orer himself, he entered into the
spirit of the convention and helped
to make it a great success. He is
Welshman and has a baritone voice
of unusual richness.
The Junior convention on Saturday
afternoon was one of the features of
the convention. This was in the
hands of Dr. E E Gillespie of York,
junior superintendent of the State
Union. There were talks and con-
ferences by the Juniors and for the
Juniors. There were nearly a hun
dred Juniors attending the conven-
ton.
The next convention for the State
is to be held in Greenville next No.
vember. Several cities put in bids
for it.
The following officers were elected
to serve the Endeayor Union for the
coming year;
President. Bert T Corcoran, Charles
ton; vice PRESIDENT E H Wilkes. Lau-
rens; recording secretary, Miss Clau-
dia Fraser, Sumter; corresponding
secretary, Miss Iva Robinson. Winns-
boro; treasurer. Miss Clelia Gray,
Columbia; vice president Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union, Allen
Nicholson, Union; district vice presi-
dents: Miss Sara Tillinghast, Spar
tanburg; J T Fain, Rock Hill; g Il
Cartledge, Clinton: w Anderson
Clarkson, Columbia; Miss Janet Jae-
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COLD WAVE HERE.
Look Out for the Early Arrival
of Jack Frost.

Washington. November l4'-Cold
weather from she Rocky mountains
spread eastward and southwark to-
night. freezing temperatures being
recorded in nearly all States. Snow
appeared in New England. New
York, the Ohio valley, around the
Great Lakes and in Tennessee and
sleet was general in northern Louis
lana. The sun shone in the West.
Cold wave warnings issued tonight
included all the South Atlantic States
except south and central Florida.
Freezes were reported in all the
Gulf States. Heavy rains preceded
closely the cold wave along the At
lantic coast.
Temperatures in the West were
much milder tonight. The therm-
mometer rose 40 degrees today in
Wyoming, the coldest State in the
Union last night with a temperature
of 26 below zero at Lander. Wealth
er bureau forecasters predict that
the East will be held by the cold
wave for another as hours at least.
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Old Church to be Reopened.

St Andrews church, near Magno-
liza Gardens, after many years of dis
use, will be reopened tomorrow af-
ternoon. Addresses will be delivered
by Bishop Guerry and Rev DR. John
Keashaw This is one of the oldest
Episcopal churches in South Carroll
ma. having been erected in l7O6, al
most 70 years before the Revolution.