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14 - :-Aitte Bit.irr SPOILED BIG WEDDING FEAST How Ex-German Emperor Upset Dinner on Which Herr Ballin Had Spent Much Money. Herr Ballin was noted for the ex- RE PI travagunt dinners which he guve on great occasions, says the Kdinhu gh Scotsman. Prohahly the most inapnitiPont nf till ii'uo tlin I tfhinh hit nprotiifotl to grace the wedding of the kaiser's daughter to the duke of Brunswick. The floral decorations alone cost $10.000. the dinner worked out at about 111 $8f> a plate, and the wines at about u,K,ut * $30. But the dinner, from Herr Bnl- no one lln's point of view, was a failure, for to thei the kaiser and kalserln. who were to tion ha have been present, sent word In the farmer afternoon that they could not come; answer and It was In their honor, of course. The that Herr Ballin had spent his thou- County sands on the banquet. One of his names servants has said that when Herr Bal- the m< lln received the tMessage that the em- ing in peror could not come, he flew Into a Bouth < tremendous rage. He sent for his were s butler, ami ere the man had reached infornu Herr Rallln's study, his master shouted from c< out to him: "The emperor cannot come and an to dinner tonight?put the whole show were a off!" and then slammed the door. The Several butler did not know exactly what to t>d an(j do. To put off so Important guests as sitied s were to be present was, of course, an f Impossibility; hut no one in the house- Grou hold dared to approach the master of froni tt It to suggest this. However, at about lowing 5 o'clock Ilcrr Ballin had sufficiently ^verag recovered his temper to come down- ^ j stairs and give some necessary dlrec- 'per tlons about the banquet. 1 ot 25C MULE OF PECULIAR COLOR 37e 60C Driver Explained With Patience Just 6L'i How the Animal's Strange Appear- 7S( ance Was Brought About. l.OCH The j Two mules, drawing nn army service u?ed w wagon, caused a sensation In Knights- 3 > ,?r bridge a short time ago. One mule pota:h. was poor but honest in appearance, Gtou brown In color; the other was a dell- of the cate shade of preen. The preen mule t),0 yin was solemnly unconscious of the atten- aro . tlon he was attracting. "Effects of ^Veras war oats?" asked a facetious United Lint States soldier. A workman rubbed his p<Jr eyes and then muttered, "camouflage." 22< The A. S. C. driver looked thoroughly .,S: ashamed of the turnout. He stopped to pick up a crate. "What Is the mat- ^4( ter with your pony?" asked a mild man. "1 am tired of being asked It, ; and It Isn't a pony." replied the driver. ? "It Is all through the chemical. Good- reKj>a? ness knows what color It will be to- at 1 ' morrow. Tts coat was very light once, J"*1" c* and the other mules used to kick It. ' We washed It In some chemical dye to make It darker. The sergeant BoJ? * can't remember the name of the dye. to l^e and now that It Is wearing off. It Is a different color each day. You ure the Inst person I shall evplnln It to." He drove off furiously?a khaki driver on a slate-gray lorry drawn by one hon- WINTI est brown mule and one shameless mule of an esthetic shade of green.? Archdei London Mall. Suffi Women as Secretaries. Since Mr. Lloyd George made the In- Arch* novation of appointing a woman secre- ^or *1,s tnry, the example of the prime min- nin,!p a Ister has been followed by some of his '"st w'' colleagues in the cabinet. One of the '"s three private secretaries to Mr. Bonnr whole Law, the chancellor of the exchequer, n'nS Hl having left recently to become deputy 'an'l 1? chairman of the hoard of inland reve- *verywl Qui', the chancellor has decided to ^ economize man power and at the same sPenf a time give formal recognition of worn- **'er hn en's growing efficiency by making Miss 'nri E. M. Watson one of his private secre- i taries. These appointments of women "fhseqti civil servants to confidential posts In ,axma the entourage of the members of the human British cabinet are highly popular twice, among women workers generally who 1 1 appreciate the honor thus done to hnrrene their sex. saken < life; fli write, ( How Fast Shot Travels. Unguis! When standing within a few yards nothing of a gun's muzzle at the time of dls- here an charge, a person would he amazingly dented astonished were he only Rble to see shore." the shot go whizzing by. Experiments For t In Instantaneous photography prove fneo a that the shot not only spread out, and the cometMke as rhev tlv hnt ?n?v * ont, on*- behind another at u much the Joi greater distance than they spread. | broken Thus, with a cylinder gun, when the Inland shot of n charge reaches a target that were er ts 40 yards away, the last shot is lag- Yukon, glng full ten yards behind. Even a serlousl chokebore gun shot will lag behind tentlon. eight yards in 40. This accounts for the wide swath that Is mowed In a' flock of ducks on which a charge of \ "Did ahot falls Just right. About 15 per c?nt while j only of the shot, according to the most j "No. reliable deductions from experiments, to say arrive simultaneously at the target had go aimed at. the others lagging In ths! the daj ratio named ahove. "He effect?' Back in the Qime. "Yes. Anomer sign mat tne war is over." "\vP! "Jen." t ^ "An old-fashioned ?tock promoter, wearing diamonds and flashy clothes, ' * ' ail in hare the other day." "Well! Wall!" "Thoaa chape are crnwllng out of thalr dugouts attain:"?Birmingham h?a?'ort Age-Herald. speetao was po A Realisation. prevent "How's prohibition workln' In Crlro others on Oulch 7" off the "All right," replied Three Finger to cut am. "Tbe boya are beglnnln' to roal- prlsone tae thM a man's conversation la Jos' ? nativ aa lntereatln' when he's sober an' a a P'of? heap mora reliable." inuny > THE LANC i i i .... nsulting The Farmer About Fertilizing Prac ^ ESC NT AT IV F RnilTH FRN PARMKDQ cc i batbh ow AGENTS. TELL WHAT THEY ARE DOING THROUGH " USE OF FERTILIZERS?VALUABLE DATA OF PRACTICAL SORT J. N. Harper, Director, Soil Improvement Committee, Atl L do the farmer* themselves say those reporting from the C< he use of fertilizers? Certainly Region was 36.3 bushels j: is more qualified to speak as ",e average amount of fe r value than they. This ques- w ttti 444 pounds. ? , . . . The average formula ol is been asked of a great many . ? . ? ,, , . ., izer was 8.4 per cent phos s in the Southeast, and their K , ..... 3.1 per cent nitrogen, and s are most enlightening. . writer obtained through the 'l* , ? , ... a . . \ After classifying the rej Demonstration Agents the . . , , . * ... , .. aw , itig to yields, the follow of more than a thousand of ' . ' , .... i. were obtained: >st representative farmers livthe slates of North Carolina, Average Yield A Carolina and Georgia. To these Of Corn C ent a questionnaire asking for Per Acre. U> ilion as to the yields obtained 20 Bushels .... .! >iton and corn, and the formula 25 Bushels ! lount of fertilizer used. They 3u Bushels < Iso asked to give the soil type. 35 Bushels ? I hundred answers were receiv- 40 Bushels < these have been carefully clas- 45 Bushels I iccording to crop yields. The reports from the P lesults on Cotton Yields. gion "-'hewed the average y ping the reports or the farmers , poMlnB as 33 2 bushels te Coastal Plain Region, ihe fol- ,icrt. with the average an: results were shown: tl|lz(>r :co pounrt8. e Yield Average Ami. The formula averag? d Cotton Of Fertilizer l.osphoric acid. 2.5 per c? Acre Used Per Acre, mil I f) per rent potash. > Lbs 300 Lbs. eported for both cotton a auv*T, ^1 V(-n C VlUfUUC UI IU? ul ",r,a'? n,u' Wlllgw I of aluminum alloy, and i wn week* the travelers had to 'nr '^c pilot?the whole th bitterly cold northeast wind, bold Inventiveness. ( faees of all were continuously The heaviest task of all was x Cattle Queei iirney over the winter's un- x rattle shipping season snow to Fort Yukon. On this ern utockyards le In ful trip Stefansson and his party Mary Vail, Cos AnKeles icountered and escorted to Fort to b,. ,he richest maiden I where Stefnnsson, who was |n these large sales an y 1H, received medical at- figuring as a notable catth Vail Is the daughter of t ter Vail, who had over 30< A Famous "Oasis." steers and sheep on you see Congressman Twohhls ranches. Under the dlrec rou were In Washington J" Vail and her mother th He Instructed Ids office fores main left by the father i to anv one who railed th?t ha J - ? *? - _ - ? - ? ^i i nu v iiH-renseci in vauif no over to Baltimore to spend barons are paying them 1 steers and sheep this fall actually left a message to that d^o Bulletin. You'vs Heard 'E 1. at any rate, he has the coop- .<lxm)k her#.. tht. c hla convictions. Birmingham ^b reporter. "you ? ra'('- everything ? briefly as i stead of saying "the mlddl Their War Alms. headed performer In the Boche was u typical wide ft?re- gntion of followers of C Roche, with big horn rimmed nightly provide the harmo les unci a luger rotundity. It our lending tsmples of r ssthly that rotundity which had his trombone flrmly In :ed him getting away with the placed his feverish Hps tt when the British troops scared piece and sounded thereon German party that was trying ly tone like the walling o their wire. He was a valuable on the main street of It r. too. for he spoke English liks shorten thst up." e. He had been, he told them, So the reporter merely ssor of German In England for slip horn player In the or ears.?C'apt. It. F. W. Keen. helva not#." / > Lbs 375 Lbs. given a* used prior to the > Lbs 51N Lbs. Classifying the reports ) Lbs. .... .645 Lbs. according to yields, the f > Lbs 7S0 Lbs. ults are shown: > ^b3 810 Lbs- ,\v< rape Yield A > Lbs 950 l'bs Of Corn C average formula of the fertilizer p?.r Acre. U. as 8.6 per cent phosphoric acid, 15 Bushel* .... cent nitrogen, and 3 2 per cent 25 Bushels 30 Bii'hels ping the reports of the farmers 45 Bushels Piedmont Region according to 1 Tllo nboV(. r?Mllts r m Id.- obtained, the following facts lhwnM,Ive|5 strikingly coin 3wn - | vomits obtained at the soi ;e A ield Average Ami. J vjnent stations, and 'hese Cotton Of Fertiliser i .)ial tts tjie usc af ferti Acre. IT ? d Per Acre, .creased, so is agricultura ) Lbs. ... .200 to 300 Lbs. increased, i Lbs. ... .400 to 500 Lbs. Many thousands of acrt i Lbs. ... .600 to TOO Lbs. |)1P Coastal Plains of the J Lbs 800 Lbs. first cleared, did not pi fertilizer formula for cotton than 10 bushels of corn pi ii tlie sandy clay loams of this day. they are producing f averaged 8 6 per cent phosphoric .bushels, by the liberal use 66 per cent nitrogen, and 2.11 Crop yields must be nt potash. | creased to meet the con? e a number of farmers In both I ing d< mand for foodatufl s reported the use of nitrate or | agricultural pruum is. T>? a a side application In addition nomiral way to produce fertilizer. The quantity used increasing the acre yield, i from 40 to 100 lbs. per acre, hut two ways of do'ng thi Pesults On Corn Yie'ds. cultural methods and by 1 average yield of com from all e?*4 of oL.ii < lR TRAVEL IN ALASKA I AIRPI ANFC IW r.Ql scon Stuck Tells of Some of the Fokkers Must Be Credit* erings to Be Encountered In markable Work That C the Frojr*? North. to Victory of Clvlll: lencon Stuck, already fnmnna The Fokker series Is i ascent of Mount McKinley, First, there was the mnr remarkable Journey Into Alaska ker, so long a menace a iter. Then they tried the 111 route extended around the Fokker. a welrd-lookln arctic coast of Alaska, begin- whose specialty was cl the west side, and thence In- and diving down on the Fort Yukon. He was received tnnately In the dive the t< liere with cordial hospitality ' a way of coming off. It v Eskimos. Two weeks were ker trlplane that the ' t Point Harrow, where the trav- Raron von Rlchthofen ca id an opportunity of studying nr"l .vou can see the englr gost Eskimo village In Alaska chine, a 110 La Rhone. c< winter conditions. During the French rotary engine, lent Journey of 22.% tniles to The last type of Fol n Island the party saw only one very good one?Is the D7 being and were housed only tnefal except for the wl high-power engine and a trchdencon describes It as "the climber. The specimen st. most desolate, most for- longed to Rlchfhofen'a clrr mast I hnve ever seen In my follow the attempts of t nt as this paper on which I to w,n security by armor! he frozen land merging India- chines, hut armoring did inhly Into the frozen sea; Ing to the weight and dun hut a stick of driftwood I.nte In 11)18 an extra* i?l there, hnlf hurled In the In- chin*- was brought down. ASTER NEWS, LANCASTER. 8. t Ytir iticesi; Hp."] rH?uNTv ;i 1 US , I I i lanta.Ga. 4^*^ >ABtal Plains ! ?er acre and ' ft. J M JB rtilizer used |r"*^ *" P this fertlliphorlc acid, 2.6 per cent >orts accord- . wing results 1 * ll ? A . II I Mjuliini: verage Amt. j I )f Fertilizer j|8 .? <! P?'r Acre. ..I Y\ > ? ? * M I 1 ** I I I 310 Lb*. 3-r>5 Lbs. S| >!'i 115.',' til -illioli? 104 Lbs. i&o Lbs. I?< interesting 1 400 Lbs. &6t> Lbs. j popular the en iedmont Rr?- I ield from all ' i -, , of corn nor j l'.\| >< TH ! loo , lount o( fer- j c,lKo ,.l'the a|)| " Z ' r..u.?lii.st S ,at,r > | <>> i?i?ii ollowing re- .. , . tin.' apparel tin veraife Amt. )r Fertilizer \\'c coi'diilllv -<mI Per Acre. ls3 ^ba. pun hasinjr spi 2S1 Ubs. sr.o i.ba. vim call and ii BOO l,bs. ibe Tamers ; hope In Snull li; ride wllli the it hern exper figures i-how lizors Is inI production s of lar.d In South, win n oduce more W Lancast of fertilizer*. If real ly initantlv if row "TTTT1 'n anit other J. XlXi -v--. lit ?* v\.*? o^bmtm crops is by y?? ""' ^ ?nd there are ^________? Is?by bettci ' _ i|v When Romance Faded, ihe mora Up He got her name ana address I Red Cross package and that was "AT WAP knew about her. So he did lA I WAn thing that a lovesick soldier uxu does?wrote her a sweet little l? td With Ra- telling how he longed to corresp ontribuied w|tn some one. How did he know ration. that a real romance might start? ' was her answer: Interesting. <.j think this war Is horrid. I topl.me ?* ok- doing my share. I buy War Ssv it the front, stumps und eat corn brend, whU (tie trlplane (lon.t )lkp A|HO j ara iearn<n| g machine. kn)t.. imhlng high jjut the cruel purt Is that she ad< foe. Dnfor- ..j am jen yOHrg old." r>p plane had ins In a Fok Red Devil" Yellow Fever Maatered. me to grief, Reports from Ecuador Indicate te of his ma- Doctor Noguchl, the famous Japai jpied from a scientist, who is at present In country has isolated the hacl iker?and a which causes yellow fever, and ' biplane, all prepared an anti-serum conferring ngs. with a munlty on those exposed to the dise tremendons The discovery Is being tried out on show be- Ecuadoran troops In the fevery ua. You can terlor. he Germans The conquest of yellow fever Is ng their ma- Gf important achievements. In not pay, ow- fBnaj xone the first steps were tal lslnesa. the fever was banished by sanltal irdinary ma- Rut proper sanitation Is an exten made entire- process and Is Impracticable In spa >f some kind |y settled regions. So Doctor a brass sent guehi's discovery comes to give a n ilng a marvel f(1| coup de grace to the old vlll yellow fever. V Present* Pitiful Spectacle, to the Fast- The return to France of the woi 1 blnst, and children and old men who were heiress. Maid out of that part of France which n California, occupied by Germans for more 1 d shipments, four years presented pitiful spectn ?queen. Miss Many of these refugees were I he late Wal- tots whose fathers am! mothers ),000 head of beer, tr* ?-n away by the cruel Bocti his famous work In Germany or behind the fl tlon of Miss lnjc lines. Others were orphans, e cattle do?nd husband CITATION FOR LETTKIIH OF !. The meat MINISTRATION. 11,000,000 for San Fran- STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Lancaster. ? Fly J. E. Stewman, Judge of I . bate. Whereas P. M. Twltty hath m Ity e("tor to guit to me to grant him Letter? ihould write Administration of the estate and losslhle. In- feots of F. R. Twltty, deceased, le-aged bald- These are, therefore, to cite hired aggre- admonish all and singular Ihe ] irpheua who dred and creditors of the said ny at one of ceased, that they he and appear nlrth. seised [or? in the Court of Probate . . . . be held at Lancaster on 5th Ma ms nanus, next, after publication ther t trie lYiAti t h , -vmim at o'clock In the forenoon an unearth- show cause. If any they have. ' f a loat soul the aaid administration ahould iferno*?now be granted. (Jlven under my hand, this l wro..; "Til. day of K?b. Anno chestra blew Probate Judgi 33-2t-ltaw. i TU Arrival < ing App iiilc to tell you that the advance guar ; is here. IOarly as the showing is, we to you, for it forecasts the styles that lning season. ind observation have given us an int >arel requirements of women of Lanea try. In assembling our spring sto< ,* to your preferences, and the prefere est good taste, so that you will be sur it pleases you best. invite you to make this store your he; ing apparel, and we are especially an ispeet the advance showing of sprint ive the pleasure of waiting upon you. Very truly yours, er Departmen BEST PLACE TO SHOP AFTER 1 m , ? NOT I lB_? Catarrh Cannot Be Cured p * I aplth l/OCALi APPLICATIONS, as they , the cannot reach the seat of the disease or *-.( ia|I? Catarrh Is a local disease. Kreatly ttl- coifnt tluenced by constitutional conditions, and again 'iter in orjer io cure It you must take an j ? >ond Internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Mcdl- j enl>y. w.,k cins In taken internally and acts thru and r out t^p blood on the mucous surfaces of the mv n This system. Hall'n Catarrh Mi'itlcln? vena prescribed by one of the best physicians ! Hth In this country for years. It Is com- and P am posed of some of the best tonics known, the si |mi combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of b I the Ingredients in Hall's Catarrh Medl- Clc [ to rine Is what produces such wonderful Feb. results in catarrhal conditions. Send for testimonials, free. 1 lad: *' J CUENBT * CO.. Props.. Toledo, O. *** All Druggists, 75<\ I Hall's Family Pills for constipation. La ? that [lose ? Recent St use. on In th^ Show that American Coporations t1< n; reserves such as have never befo :ion. *>,ve are taking advantage of the prese irseNo ulate a working capital for years ppdaln' | We invite the business inter* to follow the same careful plan o nen, the fullest extent the well-rounc was afforded by this bank, than rips.! Your hankincr hnsinpsa ia erd Ittle * had small, every one will receive thj 'gh^j which will make you feel welcoi transacting your business. A IK ?THElade First Nation klnde .'To LANCASTER rrh, oof. ivhy ( has. D. Jones, President, E. M. Croxton, Vice-Presiden )7th Ira B. Jones, ESP AY, FEB. 18, 1919. I of I ? ^B >arel I ^B <1 iif the new I know it will I will be most imate knowlster and sur ks, we shall noes of other e to til id here iubjuarters in xious to have styles. \\ e t Stores ILL." -//J CK TO rilEDITOILS TO PIUIVK CLAIMS. r * rsuant to an order of the Court irnmon Pleas for Lancaster y. all persons having claims st the estate of Luther C. Lazdeceascd. are hereby notified equired to appear before me, at fflce at Lancaster, S. C., on the day of March, 1919, and tile stablish thenr claims, otherwise iuic **?ii n? Kiirreu. PAUL MOORE, rk of Court of Common Pleas. 15th, 1919. 33-4t-ltaw. riHNG in Engraving, Lithothing. Printing or Ruling. The ncaster News, atistics i are building up cash re been equaled. They nt prosperity to accumto come. ests of this community f operation, utilizing to led commercial service icited, let it be large or it courteous treatment " ne and at home while === al Bank I. , S. C. | i t and (Uuohier, [ Jr., Assistant Cashier. * it. ?|f JU**, Vi' *"*'