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Choosing the Best Instruction for Music in Children. t By Signora De Fabritiis The opening of school again arouses the interest for things edu cational in the minds of thoughtful parents for their children's present and their future welfare; and of equal importance to the choosing of subjects in the elementary and high school should be the choice cf what branch of music should begin to form part and parcel of the gTowing child's equipment. The study of music as a language -whether its ultimate medium is to be in the future the violin, the voice, the flute, the cello, or the piano should first start with the study of pianoforte music-for in this way does the child become familiar with musical notation and trains the eye and ear alike to distinguish and ap preciate the value of tones in their relation one to the other. In no art is there more ignorance and'misapprehension as to the value of fine constructive teaching than in t?at all embracing term "Music." The teaching of music in its highest sense, to a young child whose quick sensitive mind grasps ideas and sug gestions with little effort, should be entrusted only to the very best in structor that a city affords and one a purse can compass. It is a fallacy to suppose that "any sort of teaching will do for a begin ner." It is not true. It is a waste of time, body and mind, to say noth ing of money, for in no time of life is the finest teaching more produc tive of real result than in the first years of music study. .Give your child the best. Count the expense of his or her musical 'education not last but first on your list of absolute necessities; and in choosing a teacher be guided, not by hearsay, or economy in price, but nfake as careful and deliberate a choice as you would in choosing a physician to help your child through some taxing and difficult phase of physical building. Give your child music, and give him to the very best teachers you can afford. Let his first habits be correctness and the future will yield you glowing results. r B. M. I. Opened Tuesday. Bailey Military Institute will open for the coming session Tuesday af ternoon, when the first military for mation will be held at retreat. Col. F. N. K. Bailey announced Saturday that the percentage of old boys to return would be larger than usual. Most of the cadets are expected to arrive Tuesday. Wednesday will be ^pent in classification and class work will begin on Thursday. Coach A. W. Norman is expected Monday from his home at Culpepper, Va., and the first football practice will be held Monday afternoon. Many of last year's squad will return including Simpkins, Perry, Ratcliff and Denham. The prospects are un usually bright for a good team, ac cording to present indications. The first game will be played here on (September 28 with Wofford Fitting School. Wireless Plant in Physics De partment. One of the noteworthy additions at? Bailey this year is a large wire less receiving station which has been added in the de?>a?tment of physics. The station will have a recehing radius anywhere in the United States, it is stated. It is planned, to install a sending equipment a little later. An expert from Charleston is expected Monday to install the wire less equipment.-Greenwood Inclex iournal. A Fighter on Diet. In these days of diet fads a word from Jack Dempsey, world heavy weight champion, on the subject of what to eat, may not come amiss. This is what he says: "The only diet rules I have are plenty of fruit, as much succulent vegetables as I want, a good, well lone roast of beef or veal once a Jay and lots of green salads and oads of olive oil. An occasional cup >f coffee in the morning." *By following this bill of fare Dempsey keeps himself in the peak sf physical condition every day and ays the foundation to meet tremen Iftiis strain upon occasion. His physi training of course supplements diet; but according to the cham n, without care in the matter of d, exercise and training are vain. 3 man," he says, "is in better con on than his stomach." The notable thing about the diet ts simplicity and sanity. The meat er might need variation for some ividuals, but it is an ideal bill of e for almost anybody, no matter at his occupation or aspirations. ienville News. Argentine Buys Gr?ait Telescope. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 9.-Con structed here by the Warner & Swas ey Co., of the Argentine national ob servatory, one of the largest tele scopes'in the world will be shipped to Cordoba, Argentina, from this city. Designed to follow the motion of the stars through the southern hemisphere, it will be the largest telescope in South America. It could not be used in the northern hemis phere because of its mounting. At the time the order for the giant telescope was placed, five years ago, it would have been the largest in the world. Because of the war its completion was delayed and now there are two others said to be larger. The telescope has a 60-inch re flector. When set up it resembles a gigantic howitzer gun. The tube is six feet in diameter and 24 feet long. A large forked iron support rises from the concrete base and holds the tube. One hundred and fifty million dis tinct astra: bodies in the nebulae of the firmament can be detected through the instrument, as compared with 5,000 visible to the naked eye. A camera attached to the telescope has been shown in tests to be capa ble of registering 25,000 separate bodies on plates from a section of the sky smaller than the moon. The chief reflecting mirror of the instrument weighs more than a ton. It is five feet in diameter and eight and one-half inches thick at the central focus. Delicate electrical control and star setting apparatus complete the per fectly-balanced mechanism of the machine, which with all parts, weight approximately 25 tons. A worm gear, accurate i;o one-two hundred and fifty thousandths of an inch is oper ated by a delicate mechanism. The instrument was designed by E. P. Burrell, of the Warner & Swasey company. Headquarters to be Moved to Spartanburg. The state headquarters for the South Carolina department of the American Legion will be in Spartan burg after September 15. Informa tion to this effect was given out yes terday by Luther K. Brice, recently elected commander of the South Carolina department. Rooms have been secured in the Andrews-Law building for the. es tablishment i of the legion offices. Miller Foster of this city, the new adjutant, wi).l have charge of all de tailed work of the legion at the^e .offices. Miss Martha Jennings, sten ographer, will be his assistant. Mr. Brice stated that former Ad jutant Ben M. Sawyer has been fin ishing up detail work of the depart ment since the convention in Aug ust, at its Columbia offices. Will Issue News Sheet. An official news sheet of the state's legion activities will be is sued from the Spartanburg offices each month, Commander Brice said. This will be separate and distinct from the publicity department, which will be conducted from Char leston by Ben Adams, recently op pointed for this work. No separate sheet will be published at Charleston, but legion news will be distributed to the various newspapers of the state. State Commander Brice will con tinue his law practice at his office in the law range on Magnolia street.-Spartanburg Herald. U. S. Pays Big Sum to War Veterans. Washington, D. C., Sept. 9.-The .government is distributing about ?$600,000 a month in foreign coun tries to men who served in the American expeditionary forces in France, Col. R. C. Forbes, head of the War Veterans' bureau announc ed. The bureau is mailing about 13, 00C checks, covering insurance and compensations, to residents of more than 70 foreign countries. Director Forbes said about 5,000 checks are sent to Italy, represent ing $200,000. Ireland receives 1, 400 checks, equivalent to $60,000. Poland receives 1,175 checks, with a cash value of $50,000. Canada gets 1,180 checks representing $50, 000. Countries receiving more than 100 checks include Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Lithuaia, Norway, Sweden, England, Scotland. Fifty or more checks are forwarded to each of the following countries: British ?West Indies, China, Jugo- Slavia, Portugal, Rou mania, Switzerland and Mexico, Al giers,. Morocco, Esthania, Korea and Moravia and represented in the list. Buy a FORD and bann the difference.-Adv. Weevils and Prices. The proposal of Senator E. D. Smith that the planting of cotton be suspended one year in the United States, with the object of elimina ting the boll weevil, is to be consider ed in the first place from the point of view of effectiveness. Were the suspension compelled and, subse quently, it were proved that the boll weevil had not been eliminated by it, the South would have endured tre mendous sacrifice to no profit. The prognostications of scientists are not invariably accurate. It will occur to persons not versed in these matters that suspension of planting in small areas, say one county in each cotton state, for a year or two, before undertaking the grand exper iment, might be wise. Interesting to observe is that Sen ator Smith approaches this proposal from the point of view of the world's need of cotton and the maintenance of the American balance of trade and not from that of cotton prices. A crop of 990,000,000 bales selling at 22 cents a pound, or $110 a bale, would fetch $990,000,000. Were e limination of boll weevils to make possible a crop of 18,000,000 bales and it should sell at ll cents a pound or $55 a bale, exactly the same sum of money would be produced from its sale. Two and two equal four and things equal to same things are equal to each other. The principal result, therefore, of doubling of the crop would be the immense improvement in the condition of the people of all lands who are in dire need of cloth ing and covering. Indisputably, the destruction of the boll weevil in the cotton belt would be a blessing to the world but whether it would be a fi nancial blessing to the Southern cot ton farmers is another and different question. A phase of the problem that should not be lost sight of is that, soon or late, if the South fail to pro vide the cotton that the world re quires, it will be produced in other parts of the world or substitutes for cotton will be invented that might reduce its market price. If the South could permanently maintain its con trol of the supply of cotton and the production in the cotton belt could be distributed in the same proportion among states and individuals that was obtained before boll weevil in festation, it would be of little import to Southern farmers whether they produced 9,000,000 or 18,000,000 bales. ?"How-are you coming out this year with your cotton crop?" a re porter asked of a progressiver farmer of Lexington county a few days ago. "I shall do as well this year as I would have done before the war when cotton was selling at ll cents -I shall make a half crop and the price is 22 cents." That farmer has, it should be re membered, more land, more time and more labor to raise hogs, forage crops, fruits, vegetables and all the other crops that may be produced on South Carolina soil and with the help of a beneficent South Carolina eliminate. It may be that Senator Smith is looking forward to the danger that boll weevils in the South will force cotton production on a large scale in other parts of the world. The cotton growing world outside of the South is susceptible of enlargement.-The State. What Co-Operation Means The word "co-operation" is about as common in farm journals and dai ly papers as was the word "propa ganda" during the war. Every far mer ought to know what it means, but not all practice what they preach in connection therewith. Co-opertion means the shrinking of selfish, individual interest for the general welfare of the community, or for the association of individuals organized for some specific purpose. If the co-operative movement is to succeed, there must be a broad, gen erous innerprotation of the term. Co-operators must be loyal to each other and to their organization. If their affairs should, by any chance, be mismanaged, each individual should hold himself partially respon sible, and if convinced that the plan of operation is correct, loyaily support the organization and correct past errors. Co-operation, however, should be given a broader meaning than just loyalty to some organization. Far mers should co-operate with mer chants and bankers, seeking to be helpful in making their community a desirable place in which to live; as sisting in making their community prosperous in order that they them selves can prosper. Co-operation means being a good neighbor, a friend of education and an active ex ponent of the Golden Rule.-Farm & Ranch. We wish to inion have purchased the < and will conduct it ? for more than three We will at once r Articles, Stationery lines, so as not onlv lines, but to give th It shall be our pu established drug st< treatment. We hav permanently and we giving you Quality s We solicit a share Charles Report of Supervisor for Aug ust, 1922. George B. Timmerman 6.00 W. G. Corley 25.00 J. W. Quarks 31.50 J. H. Nicholson 1.00 Dr. J. G. Tompkins 10.00 S. H. Allen 40.00 S. H. Allen 53.20 Warren & Cantelou 5.21 Austin Western Road Machin ery Co. 5.39 Edgefield Chronicle 13.50 Happ Bros. Co. 57.50 Board Public Works .< 17.65 P. L. Cogburn 90.10 J. E. Hamilton 8.00 Edgefield Mercantile Co. 108.24 B. F. Bussey 25.00 J. L. Prince 13.70 J. R. Timmerman 54.75 W. W. Fuller 112.03 W. E. Ouzts 9.50 W. T. Kinnaird 20.00 W. R. Swearmgen 26.50 T. B. Greneker . 20.00 H. A. Cogburn. 9.50 V. E. Edwards and Bros. 77.05 W. N. Edmunds 24.20 J. D. Kemp and Co. 119.24 J. G. Alford 38.07 Dorn and Mims . 27.05 T. A. Williams 8.00 Loyd Turner 28.20 T. C. Matthes 12.00 J. A. Smith 17.55 James Burnett 12.00 Pearce Woods Co. 18.36 I G." 3. Timmerman 16.10 J. C. Timmerman Bros. 18.36 J. M. Prescott 7.00 A. G. Ouzts 36.40 Yonce Motor Co. 19.10 J. L. Prince 52. 90 Stewart and Kernaghan 35.99 Reynolds and Padgett 7.00 W. R. Swearingen 143.90 M. H. Deal 8.25 W. W. Adams and Co. 29.74 Edwin H. Folk 6.00 L. C. Parker Co. 27.49 G. F. Powell 5.00 L. T. May 16.66 J. M. Devore 12.50 T. L. Talbert 12.50 F. W. Timmerman 1.10 B. L. Holston 13.16 Thomas Hall 15.84 National Office Supply Co. 8.60 Smith Marsh Co. 7.87 S. W. Timmerman 4-70 J. C. Adams 20.75 F. F. Edmunds 85.00 J. G. Edwards 10.00 T. E. Byrd 10.40 L. L. Reese . 50.00 George Ransom 40.00 F. E. Prince 11.80 F. E. Prince 60.00 A. A. Edmunds 103.16 John Wood 2.88 W. D. Farmer 12.65 Edgefield Lumber Co. 1921 W. R. Swearingen 10.00 R. S. Bryan 30.00 2114.10 Tax Extension. The Comptroller General has no tified me that he, with the approval of the governor has extended the time for the payment of taxes with out further penalty until the 15th. of September. Therefore my office will be open to receive taxes with out further penalty until the night of September 15th. J. L. Prince, County Treasurer. ii the people of Edgef [Iriig- business of the lal it the same stand wlier* quarters of a century. eplenish the entire st( , Perfumery, Confectio] to supply the needs of em a large assortment 1 rpose to continue the p )re for honesty, reliai] e come to Edgefield to shall endeavor to meri md Service. \ of your patronage. Enforcement of Law is Urged by Dr. McGIothlin. Declaring that the failure of states to uphold the laws and guar antee to citizens "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is encour aging further usurpation of state rights by the federal government, Dr. W. J. McGIothlin in an address before the, Civitan club yesterday pleaded for a law enforcement gov ernment in South Caroilna. "Above everything else," he said, "we must have protection of the lives and property of the people, and if the states do not give it then the federal government will." Dr. McGIothlin reviewed the ten dency toward centralization in the federal government and the dimin ishing sovereignty of the individual states and explained that commerce and inter-communication and added international problems had be em responsible for it. However, he de clared, the inefficiency of state gov ernment had also been a contribut ing factor. The child labor law was shifted to the federal government because of the inability of the states to curb the situation. The careless and indifferent choosing of officers had caused state governments to function less efficiently than the fed New Methods of Feed Add Millions The Moulting Periods is n Poultry Raisers. W Has Solved t Memphis, Tenn.-This city has taken the lead in showing the poul try raisers of America how to get more eggs from their poultry, how to hatch more chicks and how to de velop more of these chicks into ma ture and profitable fowls. The lead ership in this work for the benefit of poutry raisers is generally cred ited to Edgar-Morgan Co.-the larg est feed manufacturing concern in the South. The poultry industry is one of the most important and necessary as well as one of the largest branches of food production. But no other in dustry is more wasteful, none is more carelessly managed, yet it has been found that the mistakes are easily corrected by the right meth ods of feeding. One of the greatest drawbacks to success in the poultry business is the moulting period of six to eight weeks when mature fowls are shed ding their old feathers and making for themselves a new dress. The hen works much harder to make feath ers than she does to make eggs, and while she is making feathers she stops making eggs. The vital elements in feed which make the complete egg are the same elements which, the hen requires to make feathers. During this feather making procesa her egg-making or gans are greatly weakened. As a re sult, the average hen requires sever al weeks to get back into laying con dition after she has made her new coat of feathers. During this entire period, which may be as long as three months, the j owner must feed his hens. Therefore, I he sustains a double loss-the cost) of feed and the loss of eggs which the hen would have laid had she been | proneirly nourished with |the right! kind of feed. THE EDGEFIELD MERCA] ield county that Ave ? Mr. J. D. Holstein, e it has been located )ck of Drugs, Toilet tiery, and also other our patrons in these to select from. olicy of this old well dirty and courteous make our home here t your patronage by i & Co. eral government and for that reason the strength of one has waned and the other increased. The Civitan clubs of the United States will observe a "Back to the Constitution" week shortly and it was upon the subject of the consti tution that Dr. McGlothlin spoke. Greenville News. <= FORSALE! DWELLING HOUSES One seven room dwelling house on Simkins Street, in town of Edgefield. This house is located in most desir able part of Edgefield. Water works lights, servants house and all other conveniences. Also one six room dwelling with sleeping porch, ser vants house, and four acres of land on Pickens Street, in the Town if Edgefield. With this dwelling is a store house and corn mill. For terms apply to A. E. Padgett. Reni: or Sell. I desire to rent or sell (prefsr to sell) my farm one mile from the town of Johnston, within the school district. Fine pasture, good farm for stock raising and dairying; For terms, etc., write to or see me. Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. Edgefleid, S. C. lng Poultry ; To National Wealth io Longer the Bugaboo of onderful New Feed he Problem. The Edgar-Morgan research de partment has studied this problem for years. The experts in this depart ment have made thousands of tests with different kinds of feeding ma terials in poultry and other fowls of every class and breed. They have found that the elements which were lacking are vitamines, Iactones and certain proteins of recent discovery. These necessary ingredients are found in dried buttermilk and other feeding materials in proper combi nation to make a perfectly balanced ration. This ration is easily obtain able from ./Happy Feed Stores throughout the country. It is known as "Happy Hen Buttermilk Mash." Happy Hen Buttermilk Mash sus tains the hen durf.ng her moulting pe riod, and it supplies her with the ex tra amount of reconstructive vita mines which keep her egg-producing organs in good condition. The new method of feeding to in crease poultry profits includes Hap py Hen Buttermilk Mash, fed in its dry form, and Manna Hen Scratch Feed, fed in a pile of litter. These two feeds, when fed together, form a perfect balance and maintain the health of the hen at all times. This is the right combination of feeds and the method of feeding them has proven to be absolutely right. Millions of back-yard flocks in the towns and cities can now be main tained at a profit. Farmers and com mercial poultrymen who maintain large flocks are feeding this scien tific ration with wonderful results. ?Even their ordinary barnyard hens are developing into layers that are making better records than the pure bred hens of neighbors who feed them in a haphazard way. Happy Stock and Poultry Feeds are made by Ederar-Morgan Co., and are sold everywhere by Happy Feed I Stores. They are sold in your city by NTILE CO., Edgefield, S. C.