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ndors of plants.

The odors of plants reside, in differ
ent parts of them-sometimes in the
roots, as IN the iris and yitivert; the
leaves in mint and thyme. the stem Qr
wood in cedar and sandal. the fowes
IL TIE roses and violets, the seeds Ia
the ronquin bean and caraway, the
bark In cinnamon, etc.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Poppies.

80 PopPies.
a characteristic of the corn poppy,
beside its brilliant scarlet coloring, Is
the large size OF its two outer petals,
which hide the lesser pair until the
bower has opened. Poppies Of Flan'
ders, be they corn poppies OF other
varieties, are not of the oriental spe.
cies from which opium is derived. The
corn poppy, when cultivated, Is known
as the Shirley poppy. The flower Is
perennial or anaual, according to the
variety.
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Youth VIII Seek Its Fortune!

Japanese are sturdy voyagers. Re
Gently, when wany Japanese were go
ing to Brazil, patriarch Of ninety
gathered his descendants to the number
of forty-four and Mt their head Jared
forth to South America in search OF
new adventures and a fresh fortune;
he already had very handsome COM
petence stored away.
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9 3. q 2


ssy people have an napression;
a water-poHs bIl1 passed by
isscke as appears from
hite House statement is
57iss 5na Be- case. Tsae bin was one Of
9eaf passed durlng the last week Of
essfon. Which the President an
|sssslaced at HE aiiiae he could not
ssiiz caias here mas nos time left
Elsie Sd, stild them properly.
s1llasez atsorney-gener gave a for
splnsoai to the eEeet that the
sens had the usual tensdays per-
he5 wanted to- sign them even
4lsoxxh Congress has adj jou.nea The.
sIs & lep sllereupon antked his sigma
IS THIS waserspower biill and some
ss 1he others
Eh.s IS a fortunate thing for the
SecAnff The gleaSafe y oits' ots -: sslis si'
porsaat pieces of legislation
su @ 81 CONGRESS in many nan
Il mark he end OF period
M more than decade during which
power devsaopment WAS held
s,sS, 81 questions of federai and state
5isetson and between 2:
.spab and private ntsresfs The ma
si faon S. IS Whole seemed cssar about
ssie mater, but the eonsersat tionists
eonM get notsling done. Now che yex-
ed probsesn IS settled at last, and the
so7aticn appears to be a sound one.
agresabIe to present popular theories
zos osadnainistering national resources
atIesof water-power sites rests with
IRE federal government. and it is-to
ebsaza rent for the use OF them, but
private enterprise Is encos assea y 50
aheal as soon then. as credit relaxes
litfie ana money IS awaiiao bic to put
into new ventures. and sufficient
Eni,ang materials can be obtained i
may be expected that Development
start on a big scale and hundreds
of thousands Of horsepower In the
form OF llites coal. viii be turned
I'd the use OF industry. This is q pros.
meet nat should not he lost sight O
anasa pesas snistic discussions of the
failure of present fuel supplies
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Got Him Guessing.

T got my troubles" replied the new
Eairer. "When men have friendly
scrap about paying the check 1 can
spot the right man to hand it to every
time. But with women make all
sinds of fool mistakes. Louisville
.2o11rier.Iourna;.
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6es
p are sslti
tsss other:
||sElsa Be ere wded inso ten nile:
arough h..parea In.
sssa of one s here IS
the parent city or metz ropolis and 4
greup OF dependent cities. growing
continual in number and extend
ing farther from the center, Boston,
perhaps, is the best example in Amer
ica Every city, though. from New
York down to the modest community
Of "a few thousand souls, shows the
same tendency.
Thus the flow of population to the
cities is checked and counteracted.
City folk came from the country; now
they are going back just as far into
the country as they In get. And
though they may seem to remain city
folk, i is not altogether so. Re-
contact with the country,
they not only relieve the city Of con-
sestion and benefit themselves in
health. They are drawn again, little,
~ little, into the. rural life, and the
-,iYol 55foa itself is modified and inn
proved by heir presence. Old limits
ind prejudices of city and country
disappear. And the all-conquering.
motor ear, more than anything else,
las done
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IS flse business zen never
Sa1cuel gompers. at
con vsntion the man
ssep his salary from being
300 % eoga year.
sylla sile san Francisco con
wou bout prohihltion.
son eplied that ne had
fidence is ober judg-
seiz ssd IS thorough-
ssat wiIl so about
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FOR sALE-one set of tobacco barn
tlqes real cheap, if taken at once.
See 7. p. Commander.
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sISiD PaPER-sayING

b Of accounts Of
6sls news S items
ss It
S aece ary
derE So.
a recent notori,
s hose as reek q rot
z.f asaorbid mind may
a olitan sheets
& rid stun. but there.
Sc people who prefer good.
eIesonae news tersely told,
he paper brave enough TO
stand .!ist deVo oting its col
ID decensy :.
e sonl of ult In such
these also the soul Of
s rsls ana q public
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Gives Farmer Service.

Truck transportation from J the
farmers standpoint has the advantage
of affording him service, not only at
less than the, cost at which ne can
supply it himself, but at season
when labor is most in demand: and
when his need for it is greatest. From
the standpoint Of the warehouse COM
pany the system has the advantage
Of inducing early storage Of cotton, OF
distributing the volume of work IN
cident to receiving cotton at ware
house office, Of lengthening the aver
age term Of insurance policies and
tending to eliminate fluctuation IN
the amount Of insurance which must
be carried, and finally Of serving as
a tremendous advertisement for the
warehouse and the advantages of
storing. Through these advantages
the warehouse company is enabled
to render the highest order Of service
at the minimum Of cost and conse-
quently increase its volume of bust
ness with resulting advantage both
to the company>and to its patrons
at least this is the Judgment Of the
writer and the experience of those
who have supplied truck transporta-
ton for their patrons.
The next article of this series will
take up the warehouse designs and
types of construction which will best
meet the requirements set forth above
and also the question Of fire protec-
ton and insurance rates.
J. NJ. WORKMAN
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a :oalsord IS possible ali ofsth,

IttoS afsord possible all efSths
taaVanSages dfs sGa ae central ,Eareh house.
deter rnassssning factor:s deVeIopIn q
lparaiculas system long these lines, is
athe condition. the roads leading IN
to- the various larger towns and also
the sdegelop ent prospe ect%aof hard t
surface roads: This win determine,
Iof5 course, the capacity ofStrueks
which viii @be advantageous and ftlle
distance over which they may be
economically used.
1t must not be inferred from this
discussion Of truck transportation
that the warehouse company will re-
quire the privilege Of hauling cotton
to be stored. On the contrary the
patrons of the warehouse will be en-
couraged to bring cotton direct to the
central Or branch warehouses and
the truck system would be maintain
ed for those who desired to a"ail
themselves Of its use. At one point
in South Carolina where this system
has been tried, it was found that
The hauling service rendered by the
cotton warehouse company proved ex-
,eedingly popular. Indeed. by far the
arger amount Of the cotton received
vas hauled by the warehouse trucks
and this at the, urgent request of the
farmer.
The Warehouse Receipt
Where the warehouse company pro-
vides truck transportation and ope-
rates receiving warehouses the farm
er on the delivery of his cotton to the
ginner or merchap+ N charge would
receive from him a memorandum re-
ceipt stating that the cotton was re-
ceived for delivery to the central
warehouse or branch warehouse OF
The company, and when delivered
there a negotiable warehouse receipt
would be issued therefor. Then. upon
delivery Of the cotton to the centrai
warehouse the warehouse manager
would issue a regular negotiable ware
house receipt, good as security for
loans. This receipt would be sent
oy the warehouse manager to the gin
1er or merchant who originally recelV-
ed the cotton, and by him would be
turned over to the owner Of the cot
ton in exchange for the menloran-
ium receipt which was issued when
the cotton was left at the gin or re-
ceiving warehouse for storage. In
his way the ginner or merchant or
person in charge Of receiving cotton
would act as agent for the warehouse
company. Thus the farmer would be
able to conclude all tranactionS Incl
dent to storage and to receive for hls
,otton a negotiable receipt good for
oank loans. all by the most simple
DEALINGS with the local warehouse
agent, who would usually be well
Known to him. The warehouse COM
oany would keep the cotton insured
free of charge during this period, SO
hat the owner would be relieved OF
responsibility and possible loss.
Of course the above method IN
,olves a few days delay in the issu-
ance of the receipt, but if the farmer
objects to this he is at liberty to haul
his cotton to either the central or
branch warehouse and Immediately
receive therefor a negotiable ware.
house receipt.
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BEEswAx wANTED-About SO.
pounds needed at once to make out
lot for shipment. viii take any
quantity-fronr one pound up. Best
cash price paid for good, clean
WAY n. G. Osteen.
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If the business men of this city and
the farmers OF Sumter county fully
understood the plans and objects Of
the South Carolina Development
Board they would get solidly behind
at and have a share in making it a
success. They laave in the past four.
years given many thousand dollars to
help various worthy causes without
hope OF expectation of deriving one
cent Of direct benefit themselves.
The South Carolina Development
Board is worthy cause and its firm
estab ablfshment and the successful ex-
'eeution OF its programme means the
Development OF the state and the
financial independence and prosperity
OF all lines of business especially farm
ing, this states paramount industry.
Owing to the high price of eggs,
chickens are being raised in the apart
ments houses of Paris. Going to es-
tablish flat rate?
All rents are high. but probably the
most expensive variety is the one in
your last pair of trousers.
A good many people who call them
selres 100 per cent Americans are
willing to settle on a fifty per cent
basis.
..Miik Producers Form Company
according to news report. Have,
even the cows caught the spirit OF the:
times2
e q big New York bank announces
that the country IS now panic-proof.
But is it fool-proof?
Penal institutions, it seems, have
their code of courtesy. A prisoner
serving a three-year term in a South
ern reformatory was pardoned so
that he could be released to serve
ten-year term in a federal prison.
The packers explain that beef has
gone up because hides have gone
down. We're more interested in food
than we are in shoes If there must
be see-saw arrangement. let 'em
send hides up and meat down.
Necessaries Of life are said to be
going up again. A good many people
had hunch that the recent much
advertised drop in the cost of living
would drop on them pretty nard pc
fore they got through with it.
President Wilson announces tnae
he has no preference for the Demo
cratic nomination Now let Colonies
House and Bryan speak up,
political note: A few men can nom
|inate a candidate, but it takes good
many to elect him.
! Two good remedies. for poliucal
s:.,. y.rorp.;n garden and go
fishing.
The farmers the lucky man. he
| has his place in the sun.
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Get Quick Help from PEPsINoL,
Which Restores Good Health

DEBILITY of the digestive organs, from
yyh;cb women frequently suffer, is the
cause of thin, watery blood. By taking
pensinol you can ward off anemia,
which destroys health and beauty.
pepsinol strengthens weak digestive
,ction, helps your stomach do its work
and promotes the thorough aSSimlla'
ton Of food that creates an urfailins
supply of the pure blood necessary 70
rive YOU rosy. robust health.
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Owing to the high price Of eggs,
chickens are being raised in the apart-
ments houses of Paris. Going to es-
tablish a flat rate?
Evening star., 1920-02-14
The Constitution.

"Tim" Ca pbell's famous inquiry,
"What is the Constitution between
friends9" carried an easy and patron
izing tone toward the great charter.
The tone amused President Cleveland,
to whom the inquiry was addressed,
very much. He knew that "Tim" was
not student of the Constitution, and
he wondered what effect some ac-
quaintance with the instrument might
have on "Tim's" views.
For some time now the Cons1itu-
ton has been prominently in the pic
ture, both at home and abroad. At
home here it has been thumbed dill
gently, by statesmen, by lawyers and
by laymen. Those familiar with il
have been examining it in the light
of the league of nations, while those
with but a slender acquaintance with
it, have found much to interest them,
n6t only as respects the league, but
Evening star., 1920-02-14

cratic party has nominated two pro
fcssional soldiers for President-Gen.
Mcclellan in 1864 and Gen. Hancock
in 1880. Both were badly defeated,
not because they were professional
soldiers. but bccause they did not cX-
actIy represent the company they
were in, and the tide was against the
company The democrats III 1864
made their campaign on the assertion
that the war was a failure, when, as
events showed. it was then within n
few months OF complete success. In
1850 they were flirting with free sill
yer. in which Gen. Hancock did not
believe. His associations were all with
the section of the country where the
gold standard was the wear.
In the same period the republican
party has Nominated one professional
soldier-Gen. Grant-and he was twice
easily elected. Hayes, and Garfield,
and Harrison, and Mckinley, and
Roosevelt had all seen war service,
but none of them was a professional
soldier, or even i'll uniform at the time
of his nomination and election to the
presidency. All had had large ex-
perience in civil affairs. His oppo-
ncnts fought Gen. Grant on the as
sertion that, if elected President, his
success would make for militarism in
America, but it did not. During his
eight years in office militarism did not
secure the slightest foothold.
There is a very wide difference be
tween preparedness and militarlsm;
and every time the subject is brought
up this difference is plainly described.
SO that preparedness as a policy is
likely to win in the end. It's advo-
Gates have the right of the contention,
and as many of them are found IN
civil as in military life.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Professional Soldiers and Politics

Basing the prediction on the re-
jection by the House democratic eau
eus of universal training, Mr.. Bryan
declares that "no professional soldier
will be nominated for President by
either party"
As yet, no professional soldier has
been suggested for the democratic
nomination. The speculation that for
4 time played around the name of
Gen. Pershing in that party made lit
Gle impression because of its tentative
and timid character. Nobody had in
formation that the general was a
democrat, and this led to the idea
that he was republican, which
proved to be the case.
And only two professional soldiers
Are mentioned in connection with the
Republican nomination-Gcn. Pershine
and Gen. Wood. Both are firm be
lievers in preparedness-th former
because Of the country's experience in
the recent war. As professional sol
diers they were able to appraise oul
shorthandedness when we entered thai
struggle, and can now appreciate the
propoaition that we should not bt
.eepeht in such plight again.
Y n the pest ffty-six ysars the demo
Evening star., 1920-02-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIIANDER JOHNSON.
The Soviet.

The Soviet.
When the soviet sets up a system,
Well see a new state of affairs;
Well take up finances and twist 'em
Till folks who are broke own the
shares.
The man who is heavy and wheeZy
With tools will be kept on the run.
Though for others the task might be
easy,
He'll never get very much done.
The man both alert and athletic
At figures will gaze in despair,
Resenting, in accents pathetic,
The way he is chained to a chair.
And after some worry and furry
Resulting in noise and unrest,
To each others assistance they'll
hurry.
Each doing the things he does best
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Roast q CHECKER, in One
Compartment of the
Ideal Fiireless
Cooker
and Freeze Cream in
the Other

This shows as practically moth
ing else can show the remarkably
developed perfection of this Fire
less Cooker and its heat-conserv-
ing qualities. Freezing cream in
one compartment, and in the 9TH
er-four inches away, roasting a
chicken at a temperature of 500 de-
grees-the scientific and thorough
insulation is shown at glance.
We believe it impossible to find such
insulation in any other Fireless Cooker
in quality, in scientific arrange
ment-an insulation that holds the
maximum amount OF heat for an ex-
ceptionally long period. The beauty
of it all is that the heat remains right
in the compartment where you want
it and is not scattered all over the
cooker if it happens to be two or
three compartment style.
The Ideal Fireless Cooker is just as
perfect for baking. The compartments
water sealed. This makes the Ideal
cook faster, quicker, more thoroughly.
But the most important thing about
the Ideal is the little time it compels
YOU to spend in the kitchen-and what
time you do spend is in comfortable
kitchen. Of course, it saves fuel, too.
You can expect perfect service in
every respect from an Ideal Fircless
Cooker. And you will not be satisfied
with one that renders less. We know
that there is none that will render
more.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
No Night School Funds.

An effort to keep the night schools
open pending the completion of the
appropriation of the deficiency fund
needed to continue their operation
| has failed, because the District Com
missioners are prevented by the law
from anticipating appropriations,
however assured they may be. This
| is most unfortunate. 1t was hoped
| that the deficiency bill would have
become law in season to. keep the
schools in continuous session, and,
! when that hope faded, that way
might be found to prevent closing
next Monday, in view of the virtual
certainty that the pending bill will
contain the item of $4,000 required.
Now, unless the unexpected happens
and the Senate passes the bill and the
House accepts the Senate's amend
ments and the measure is rushed to
signature by Monday night, the schools
will then close, with the exception of
that at the Business High School,
which, owing to difference in sched-
ule, can run until Tuesday night.
The assurance that the funds al
lotted to the night schools were in
adequate was given to Congress some
weeks ago. 1t was known, in fact,
before then that the funds were in
sufficient. So great cut had been
made in the estimates when the cur
rent appropriation bill was enacted
that it was practically certain when
that bill became law that the night
schools could not complete the years
work. The enrolment was heavy and
required the employment of the maxi
mum number of teachers. Economies
were impossible. The case simply
stands at this, that Congress did not
grant enough money to do the work
that was plainly in sight to be done,
and the deficiency was assured from
the start.
1t will be calamitous to permit the
night schools to close abruptly in the
middle of the season. Yet there seems
now to be no escape. That they will
resume work when the deficiency fund
is available is some consolation, but
it does not lessen the loss that will be
suffered through a suspension, per-
haps of two or three weeks. The best
that can be done is to regard this
stoppage of the school work in the
light of vacation, and to hope that
the students will be able to pick up
their tasks upon the resumption of
the sessions. without impairment. In
asmuch as these students are going to
night school in preparation for active
work in broader fields than those they
now occupy, this vacation will repre-
sent a money loss to them, which,
however, must be borne philosophical
ly as one of the incidentals of an i'm
perfect system of public appropria-
ton.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

matters exclusively American. They
have risen from their readings with
good deal of information and much
food for reflection.
Abroad, many public men appar-
emily have looked into the instrument
closely for tho first time. They arc
/ just learning how tho wheels go
round III America, aud are surprised
at some of the processes.
| This is incxcuSable in Englishmen,
since one of the ablcst examinations
of the American commonwealth Is
from the pen of an Englishman. And
then if was the most eminent English
statesman of the nineteenth century,
Mr.. Gladstone-who pronounced the
American Constitution marvellous
performance.
1t deserved that tribute. A mar
velous performance itself, it has in
spired and protected marvellous per
formanccs Wonders have been ac-
complished under its aegis. y gov
ernment has been carried to fore
most place among the nations, and
over hundred millions of people are
now living prosperously according to
constitutional prescriptions.
1t has been amended from time to
time to meet the country's growth and
attending necessities. The eighteenth
amendment is of recent adoption. 1t
functions we'll 1t promotes progress.
1t has answered all the ends Of a
pushing and capable people jealous
of their rights and aiming at big
things.
Why, then. abandon it. Who has
anything better to put in its place!
What assurance would anybody have
of opportunity or security for life or
property once the Constitution were
abandoned for new contraption,
born of discomfort and impatience,
and sponsored by half baked enthu-
siasts and bankrupt dreamerse
Having proved the Constitution, we
should hold on to it, continuing, of
course. to amend it as necessities
arise and the interests of the people
demand.
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Concerning CLANS.

"Don't be a clam" exclaimed the
well meaning friend. "Open up and
get acquainted with the world~
"Clams are what I have been think
ing about" answered Mr.. Growcher,
slowly. "I have seen a great many
clans who would have been happier
if they had stayed the way they were
instead of opening up and getting ac-
quainted."
Evening star., 1920-02-14
Introductions.

'I want to have bill introduced in
Congress" began the emphatic
citizen.
"All right" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "But can tell you in advance
that introducing a bill in Congress is
like any other kind of an introduc-
ton. 1t will result in few minutes
of pleasant courtesy, but it doesn't
necessarily lead to any substantial
acquaintance"
Evening star., 1920-02-14

Europe never doubts for moment
that, once in the league of nations,
Uncle Sam would find the association
most congenial and the exercises high
" interesting.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

Promises by Marconi that wireless
will replace the old telephone system
do not include any suggestions as to
whether the new arrangement will
lower rates.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

English coal miners predict strike
inside of six weeks. This at least
leaves leeway for little mild weather
to intervene.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

The night schools electric light is
the modern substitute for the pine
knot by which some of the country's
greatest men have studied.
Evening star., 1920-02-14

The birth of new practical idea
for stabilizing the labor situation
would add another great February
holiday to the calendar.