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Creatures'of the Wild Usc Ad vertising Tactics., In Love-Making and th? Warding Off rf Enemies, Employment af Publicity ls Common. That creatures of the wild know the . value of advertising just as well as do human beings is indicated by signs that may be seen by any one who goes into the country. Often this advertising may be just a dodge on the part of the Infect or ani mal to avoid the attentions of another creature who has designs upon him as a delectable dinner morsel. This peculiarity of nature ls notice able in regard to the butterfly, which ls an ingenious little publicity merchant. Certain kinda of butterflies have nox ious qualities which are not to the lik ing of birds, but there are other species which are just the reverse. The latter -consequently assume the colorings.of the former and so, by advertising their undesirability as food, manage to pre serve their lives, says an English . writer. The same tactics are adopted by bee tles, but it is from bird and animal life thai we get the best examples. Certain kin'.ls of snipe, for instance, set up a pe culiar snriek as soon as they catch sight nf a shooting party, and this is kept ap until they have advertised far amd wide that the gunners are on the lookout. Wild sheep, also, are clever In this re spect. They need only to see one of their number at attention, with head ' np H n j ears pricked forward, to become suspicions and ready for flight. Again, ?when deer register the presence of a foe. they send a signal to every member of the band to be cautious. The wild bellow of the lion is often uttered not because he is angered and ready* to fight He knows that to keep away his foes he has but to remind -them of his power, and he does so by proclaiming his strength far and wide. With just the same object doe3 the rattlesnake shake its castanets. The sound of them reaches the. ears of his foes and, awed with the dreadful warn ing of the snake's latent power, they rapidly disappear. But it is at the mating season in the wild that the full power of publicity is "brought to bear. There ls a general flaunting of color and parade of strength, with the object of proving to a possible mate how much more desir able than his rival each one ls. This competition for favor is particu larly outstanding in bird life, and the ?Display of colors and ornaments to catch the female eye is carried to per fection. The great peacock, while conscious of his beauty, at the same time is aware that his rival may be Just as beautiful, and to oust him from favor he tidies himself up and, as lt .were, puts on his Sunday best. Birds of paradise wave their wonder ful sliky plumes, and the humming-bird vd th great skill flashes his gems among the flowers, making a perfect color scheme. - . Other birds, less fortunate in the matter of color, find the power of song a great factor In gaining favor; so these songsters chant their sweetest melodies or chirrup and whistle as best they can. Even the lumbering alligator knows how to advertise, and. In searching for a bride, does his best to stage a fight so that the lady of his choice may see him come forth the victor! The same applies, writes Ernest In gersoll, in "The Wit of the Wild," to lions and tigers, and even the monkey, *o if you see any of those fellows vainly strutting about nit a zoo, don't laugh. They know what they are doing ! Granddaddy of Kangaroo? . A footprint made by an animal be lieved by scientists to be the grand father of the kangaroo has just been found ?n an ancient lagoon in the Eastings '"England) district. The animal which made the imprint, many thousands of years ago, is called t>y experts the iguanodon, one of the members of the dinosaur family, of which numerous traces have been found In America and reconstructed lu American museums. The iguanodon ls supposed to have been 20 to 30 feet in height. Its footprint, a cast of which has just been exhibited to the members of .the Geologists' association here, covered an area of nearly four square feet. Impressions of its toes indicated .that this iguanodon was in rapid mo tion, suggesting the possibility that an ancient sabre-toothed tiger waa on , its trail. The Birthday of a Papoose. Wesley George Claremore, an Os.*ge papoose, was on? year old a few weeks ago, and his parents Invited 75 mem bers of the tribe to celebrate the event with them and attend a big feast, for which two deer were killed and served, says an Oklahoma newspaper. In .addition there were two beeves, two hogs, a wagonload pf turkeys, ducks and chickens, several cases of bananas, oranges, apples and other fruits, and .continuous stacks of pies and cakes. Toast responses were made by Bacon Hind and Edgar McCarthy, former .chiefs of the tribe, and Roanhorse, a member of the Osage council. Wifsy Taught Him. I Bachelor-Well, old man, one thing I notice about you since you've been married; you always have buttons on your clothes. I Benedict-Yes; Dolly taught me now to sew 'em on before we'd bees ja arri ed a week. Half Hour of Sectionalism in the Senate. Washington, May 13.-Sectional feeling ran strong in the senate for half an hour today when Senators Robinson of Arkansas and Watson of Georgia indignantly resented what they charged was a slur cast on the house by Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah. Senaor Smoot's remark was made during a political tilt between the democrats and republicans. The question of reading the news papers came up. Smoot asserted that j the democrats read only democratic newspapers while republicans . read both democratic and republican news papers. He added that the democrats should not have too much to say about readjng in view of the conditions of illiteracy in the south. Senator Watson challenged the Utah senator to a debate on the ques tion of illiteracy in Georgia and in Utah. Senator Robinson, growing more indignant as he spoke, said: "There are some senators who seem unable to get away from the spirit of sectionalism, . which at one timo threatened to divide the Union. There are some senators who seem to think virtue and intelligence are the pecu liar characteristics of their particu lar locality, and that illiteracy and ig norance and other unfortunate de fects of citizenship - are confined to certain sections of the country. "The south was left the burden of educating a very large population re cently liberated from slavery and which unfortunaely was .almost to tally illiterate. But if the senator from Utah desires to make a serious issue of this matter, if he wishes to flaunt in my face the unfortunate conditions with which my people have been confronted with respect to il literacy, I shall not hesitate to meet the issue. "No other people in history have so bravely met misfortune, have so gallantly overcome difficulties that threatened to overwhelm them, so triumphantly emerged from the mis fortunes of desolation in warfare as haye characterized the efforts and the success of the people of the south. "In spite of sneers and in spite of insinuations, the indomitable white race of the south is advancing to con ditions of enlightenment and glory, and is leading by the hand the men and their children pf the blacks. Here in the senate of the United States we qught to forget sectional lines and sectional antagonism and live in the spirit and consciousness of the fact that we are all citizens of the great republic." Grain Rusts. Clemson College, May 15.-The Botany Division has received a num ber of requests recently, for informa tion concerning the rusts of grain. The following statement by the plant pathologist gives in brief the situation as it exists in this partof the coun try. All small grains except rice are subject to at least two rusts, the stem rust, Puccinia granonis, is typi cally a stem-infecting rust. It attacks all of the small grains except rice, and many grasses, and has a second or alternate stage which infects bar berry. It is very serious in the north ern-growing regions but is compara tively unimportant in the South. The leaf rusts are as follows (1) Leaf rust of wheat, which has an alternate stage on meadow-rue.. Tha lictrum; (2) leaf rust of oats which has its alternate stage on buckhorn, (wild shrubs of this region) (3) leaf rust of rye, which has its alternate stage on species of Anchu sa (foreign plants found occasional ly as decorative plants in this coun try) ;, and (4) leaf rust of barley which has its alernate stage (un known in the United States) on "star of Jerusalem." The leaf rusts of wheat, oats and rye are very common, nad often abundant in this section, and doubt less do a great deal of damage. The leaf rust of barley is not so abun dant and probably is of comparative ly little importance .It takes a much heavier attack of any of the leaf rusts than of stem rust to be destruc tive, however, None of these leaf rusts will attack any crop other than is normal host. Although not attacked by the stem rust, corn is affected by a rust of its own. This rust is very common but seldom destructively abundant. Its alternate stage occurs on the leaves of the common Oxalis or wood sorrel. About all that can be done by way of control is to avoid too heavy fer tilization with nitrogen unbalanced with phosphorous^ and to plant early maturing varieties. In time the prob lem will probably be solved with rust resistant varieties, but this solution is probably still some years away. ( To ?*revc?:t Bio?? Poisoning ?pp!y at ones the wonderful old reliable Di. t .PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sur-' ?.'?ca: dressing that relieves pain and heals at ?lie same time Mot a liniment iso. f^%j)a Origin of Scandal. Said Mrs. A, To Mrs. J, In quite a confidential way; "It seems to me, ?That Mrs. B, Takes too much-something m her tea." And Mrs. J. To Mrs. K, I That night was overheard to say: "She grieved to touc Upon it much, But Mrs. B took 'such and such.' " Then Mrs. K, Went straight away And told a friend-, the self same day, "'Tis sad to think, (Here came a wink) That Mrs. B was fond of drink." > The friend's disgust Was such she ihust Inform a lady "which she nussed," That Mrs. B. at half-past three Was "that far gone she couldn't see." The lady we Have mentioned she Gave needlework to Mrs. B, And at such news iCould scarcely choose, (. But further needlework refuse Then Mrs. B, As you'll agree, Quite properly-she said, said she, That she would track The scandal back To those who made her look so black. Through Mrs. K, x And Mrs. J, She got at last to Mrs. A, And asked her why, a With cruel lie, She painted her so deep a dye? Said Mrs. A. In some dismay, "I no such thing could ever say. I said.that you Had stouter grew On too much sugar-which you do." In a rather obscure magazine a long time ago, we read a very clever description of Madam Rumor and Dame Gossip, but when we tried to tell you about them, the managing editor said-No. The poem at the be ginning of this column is, as you will notice, an illustration of Dame Gos sp's methods.-7-Ch?rleston American. Gasoline Stock at High Figure. .Washington, May 14.-A new high record for the national stock of gas oline, increases in the price of which have been ordered investigated by the senate, was established April 1, according to statistics made public tonight by the federation bureau of mines showing supplies of the com modity on that date aggregated 854, 232,000 gallons. The stocks on hand April 1 were_ap proximately 47,000,000 gallons great er than on March 1, when the pre vious high mark of 807,000,000 gal lons in storage was made. 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Further increases in the reserves of?gasolihe may be 'expected, the bu reau's statement " indicated. ; The bureau reports that kerosene stocks decreased about 10,000,000 gallons during March, while a de crease of 125,000,000 gallons for the stored reserves of the same date last year was shown. Notice to Creditors. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD Pursuant to Decree in case of Pierce Simpkins in his own right and as Adminisrator of Estate of John^C. Simpkins deceased, and Etta S. Simp kins, plaintiffs, Against Caleb Simp kins, et al, defendants, in Court of Common Pleas for Edgefield County, I South Carolina: ^ All creditors of estate of the late John C. Simpkins deceased are here by notified to file and prove their claims, both lien and simple contract, tvith and before me as Master for said County and State within thirty (30) day3 next after- May 11th, 1922, or be thereafter forever 'barred, Edge field, S. C., May 11th, 1922. J. H. CANTELOU, As Master, for E. Co., S. C. I 5-10-3t NOTICE TO CREDITORS / of Application For Discharge In the District Court of the United States, For the Western Dis trict of South Carolina. TN THE MATTER OF G. S. Strom, Moss, Edgefield, Coun ty, S. C., Bankrupt. y (No. B-355 in Bankruptcy.) ? To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: , Take notice that on April 17, 1922, the above named bankrupt filed ais petition in said Court praying that he may be decreed by the Court ko have a full discharge froni all iebts provable against his estate, ex cept such debts as are excepted by j law from such discharge, and a hear tag was thereupon ordered' and will J be had upon said petition on May 19, 1922, before said Court, at Green ville in said District, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and mow cause, if any they have, why :he prayer of said petition .should lot be granted. D. C. DURHAM, Clerk. Dated at Greenville, S. C., April 17, 1922.' J. S. 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