MRS. HARDING HAS
REAL JOB AHEAD
Washington, Feb. 17.?When Mrs.
Harding becomes first lady March
4 she will assume no small domestic
task.
Keeping the White House wheels
in running order is more complica
ted than the ordinary housewife sus
pects.
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An editor's wife may slip out to
the corner grocery in case of unex
pected company. An editor's wife
may als? sweep off a front porch
littered up by politicians cigar
stabs and nobody will worry.
But a president's wife?that's dif
ferent!
When menus are to be planned for
a dinner, Mrs. Harding will call in
the experts.
The marketing is supervised by
the chdef housekeeping manager,
though the preferences of the first
lady are considered.
This routine goes on from year to
year, regardless of administrative
changes. There are always plenty of
"holdovers" in the Backstairs Cabi
net
Just now there is speculation as
"to whether Inez McWhorter, the col
ored cook of the Harding's, who
aspires to the title of "Waffle Queen
?f <the White House," will realize
her ambition.
The kitchens are spacious enough
to accommodate a half-dozen frying
pan artists. So if President-elect
Harding wishes to retain his waffle
architect, there will doubtless be
room for her. -
Washington "still Is wondering
what was chatted adbout at the infor
mal tea party at the White House
recently" ,when Mrs. Wilson enter
tained Mrs. Harding. Not another
soul got within earshot but the best
guess is that they talked about keep
ing house.
Ever since the time of lovely
Dolly Madison who strung the pres
idential "wash" across the east room
the chief interest in the White
Household afafirs, has centered in
its china.
Even White House dishes break.
Uncle 4^ downright human at
times and pays the breakage bills
miirmnr
.The bills are paid through the Ar
my Finance Department, under the
head of Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Wear and tear on the crockery
has been no small item ii^he house
hold expenses, if one may judge
from the frequency with which new
sets have bteen bought. v,
It has only been within recent
years that ahy efrort has been made
to preserve a collection, representa
tive of each presidential family.
When Mrs. McKinley called in
Mrs. Abbey Gunn Baker an authori
ty on antique china, to assemble
what valuable pieces were left in
the cupboards, there was not a com
plete set of any administration.
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes' dishes
are most striking in the collection
She ordered that each piece be deco
rated with some flower, bird or ani
mad of the United States. Her "tur
key platter" is one of the best;
imznau to china collectors.
About four years ago the first
rally American-made dishes were
iftafcallfed in the White House cud
bounds.
Powibly Mrys. Wilson told Mrs.
.Hardtfig: to do her own dishes if
ahe'Wi keep the 1700 pieces intact.
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TWO POTATO SCHOOLS
; Clemson; College, Feb. 19.?The
^ ^T^ei?i.Qn horticulturists are planning
to <IWQ> sweet potato schools
eariy March, one at Hodges for
the- benefit ^ sweet potato grow
ers of the Pie^mont Sutton and one
at Johnston for t> powers of the
lower part of the b^ate. The plans
for these schools inclflde lectures
4.
by the best authorities on SWCCl/ fFU
tatoes as well as demonstrations in
which there will be a model sweet
potato house, crate recommended,
specimens of "weet potato grades,
charts and specimens of diseases.
As a practical demonstration in
shipping in crates the horticulturists
have recently shipped three crates of
potatoes from this state: one to Ari
zona, one to Florida, and one to New
York, these to be returned as & test
of shipping strength.
A special feature in these potato
srhools will be the serving of pota
toes from the various large potato
kouses of the state.
The dates of the two schools and
the program of speakers will be an
nounced within a short while.
PURE WAT?R FOR HOLY CITY
British Have Repaired Pontius Pilate's
Reservoir and Death Rate Mas
Dropped One-Ha" ?
Jerusalem, situated outside the val
ley of the Kedron, boasts of only one
small spring, the Virgin's fount. s<>
named because it is believed the. Moth
er of Christ drew water from it. Evei
since Solomon's day the want of wa
ter has been felt in Jerusalem, and tin
British, since their occupation, deciil
ed to repair and use the old reser
voir, now known as Birkett Assoub
and lying a few miles to the south of
Solomon's pool. It was built by Pon
DSIa^a nn/1 If ^i*Atn hnfo HlilJ
lill> i i iu ir aim 1L uuo UUIII ii v > t 1*IH?
lio brought water to the city in the
days of Christ. Pilate's old reservoir
was repaired and enlarged, Its capac
ity today being r>,000.000 gallons. Gal
leries were built in various directions
to tap the numerous surrounding
springs, including those of Ain ed Dir
weh. in which, it is said. I'hilip bap
tized the eunuch. A powerful pump
ing plant was installed by which the
water is pumped up to large reservoirs
built on higher ground on the Hebron
road, the water flowing from here
by its own gravity in one-foot iron
pipe to twin pools on the hill west of
the city, from whence it is conducted
to various standpipes in and around
Jerusalem! Pilate's aqueduct, ruins
of which dot the landscape today,
stretched for a distance of 40 miles,
though as the crow flies the Holy -city
lies but 13 miles away. The British
pipe line, however, is but 15 miles in
total ^length. As a result of this Brit
ish enterprise the death rate In the
city has dropped.by one-half.
FINALLY SCARED CROWS OFF
Device Employed by Los Angeles Man
Was Somewhat More Effective
Than Neighbor's Umbrella.
"Not long ago a friend of mine from
Birmingham was silting o^t on my
front porch when a flock of crows
flow across one of my fields," said K.
B. Posey, "and he remarked that it
was the biggest lot he had seen for
years, and askedi if they did not in
jure my crops. Vreplied that until I
got onto a way to keep them out of
my watermelon patch they ruined a
lot of them by pecking holes in one
and then hopping for another.
"I tried various ways but without
success, until I put poles around the
patch and ran just an ordinary piece
of cotton around them- about eight
feet from the ground, and between the
poles tied pieces of cotton to flap in
the wind. It worked like a charm.'
"A neighbor of mine used to say
that he was advised to put an old um
brella in the middle of the patch, and
he did It, but one day creeping up
behind It, he peeped over it and there
sat a bunch of crows' having a wa
term gum ieasu ?i^os nugcica xnuw.
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i No New-Fangled Notions.
John canie from down state to the
city schools. He was placed in the
seventh grade, and then his teacher's
troubles begun. His mother thought
the course of study should be identical
with the one which had held sway in
the faraway red schoolhouse. She ob
jected strenuously to physical culture
and music, saying they were a waste
of time.
And then came John's first day at
manual training. The next day came
an indignant note to. the teacher from
John's mother. ItVead: "Dear Miss
I want you to quit having John
waste his time at school. That music
and physical torture exercise was bad
enough, but now you begin to learn
him to whittle. Please stop It Imme
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uiuttrij ui j. 11 cuuiifec iniu iu auuiuci i
school. He Inherits whlttlelng from
his father and his brains from me. I'm
paying to educate him, so educate his
brains."?Indianapolis News.
Superheated Steam.
? Two decades ago few would have
admitted the possibility of permanent
ly regularly producing steam at tem
peratures of from 550 degrees to 650
degrees Fahrenheit within the re
stricted area of the ordinary locomo-'
Live boiler. Now thousands of loco
motives use this superheated steam,
and its use is Increasing.
By heating steam 180 degrees
Fahrenheit above the saturation tem
perature "hot steam" is produced.
With this Increase of temperature the
steam Is dried and the volume Is in
creased. But the Increase of Tolnme
Is less important than the suppression j
Df all condensation In the cylinders
If the superheat is sufficiently high.
Hot steam being a bad conductor it
also reduces loss by cooling in the
cylinders from 25 to 30 per cent, ac
cording to type and structure of the
engine.
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cave Has Natural i-teat.
A naturally heated cave^ has been
discovered at Horse Butte, near Bend,
Ore., which apparently draws its I
warmth from a subterranean volcanic
source. The discovery was made by'
C. A. Yarnell and H. D. Elde, local
fuel dealers. The cave Is located near
the ?op of the butte and first attract
ed attention when a wave of heat was
felt issuing from the mouth. The cin
der bottom and rock walls of the tun
nel are unbearably hot to the touch,
the heat increasing as far back as
could be explored. That the phe
nomenon Is u recent manifestation
was indicated by the smoldering of
grass and twigs near the opening. To
test the natural oven Mr. Yarnell I
cooked a 'Ight breakfast by introduc
ing mv articles of food into the aper
ture and closing the orifice for a few
1 moments.
Notice to Taxpayers
For the Purpose of Accommodating
the Public in the Matter of Mak
ing Their Returns, I Will Visit the
Places Mentioned Below On The
Dates Indicated in Schedule.
ALL RETURNS must be made un
der oath of personal property re
turned at its market value.
Persons not making their returns
between January 1, 1921 and Feb.
ruary 20, 1921, are liable to a penal
ty of 50 per cent. This penalty will
be enforced against delinquents: for
the failure to enforce it heretofore
has put on neglect of the law.
The returns of those who conform
to the law are placed before the
Township and County Boards, while
those who disregard the law come in
after the meeting of the Boards and
return to suit themselves. The en
frNwioTYionf nf tViic Rfl r\ar ppnt. npnal
ty will correct this evil.
Returns will not be taken by mail
unless they are sworn to before
some proper officei*. All improve
ments or any transfer of real estate
must be reported to the Auditor.
Employers are requested to return
all their employees after notifying
them and getting a statement? of
their property. - J
All tax returns must be made by
school districts. So please look up
your plats and find the number of
acres in each school district, also
amount of personal property.
My Appointments Are as Follows:
Dr. Joseph Hicks will represent!
me at Calhoun Falls.
R. J. Hufehinson'will represent me
at Lowndesville.
D. H. Humphries will represent me
at Donalds.
J. S. Todd will represent me at
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Clara, Afice, Sisters of Bon
Susan Minshall.
Stepmother?Martha Calve
Prince?James Fulp.
Prince's Attendants?Janie
Fairy Qneen?Charlotte Re
'Faries?Adair Aiken, Josep
son, Euzanne Link, Ge
Sara Thomson, Norma
Knight?Sam Shiver, Jr.
Stranger?Martha Aiken.
Clown?John Graves.
Brownies?Robt. McLane,
John Richard Fulp, Ja
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Price 25c anc
INCOME TAX FACTS
YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has innumerable sources for checking
up persons who fail or "willfully re
fuse" to file an income tax return
and pay the amount of tax due.
One of these is "the information
at source" provision of the revenue
act which requires that reports must
be made by all pei'sons, .trustees,
guardians, fiduciaries, and by part
nerships, personal service corpora
tions and organizations, of payments
to others during the year 1920 of
$1,000 or more. A separate return of
information for each employee whose
salary is $1,000 or more is required
of employers. The return must show
the name and address of each recipi
ent and the amount paid.
These information returns which
are filed with the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue at Washington, D.
C., are carefully checked with the re
turns of individual income. If John
Doe, who has received a salary of
$1,000 or more during the year 1920
has failed to report this payment in
his personal return, he will hear from
the collector of internal revenue.
Thousands of delinquents have
been discovered and penalties and
taxes aggregating hundreds of thous
ands of dollars have been collected
as the result of this audit. '
Due West. -
E. A. Patterson will represent me
at Antreville.
W. W. Wilson will represent me
at Level Land.
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PROTESTS ARE MADE
Senators Smith and Dial Are
Washington, 'Feb. 22.?Vigorous
pretests against abandoning naval
base and harbor improvement pro
jects at Charleston, S. C. were made
today to the senate naval committee
by Senators Smith and Dial of I
South Carolina. The committee con
sidering the annual naval appropria
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of production
you to sell y
tobacco, true!
money,crops
substantial pr<
The American Agricu
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SOLD BY
R. S. Link, Abbeville, S. C. J.
Speer & Bond, I
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Sride ....
Groom .
Maid of Honor
Dame of Honor
Best' j
Minister /... . A.. .
Brides Father
Flower Girls Mary Bro^
Robertson.
Bridesmaids?Eugenia Swetei
ton, Marnie Reese, Benie
beth Stephens, Elizabeth
Grooms?Ed McCuen, Wm. (
. Chas. Bruce, Len White,
Cheatham, Jr., Woodrow
Pages ; . Foster McLan
3.?Bobby Sliaftoe
4.?Belsv Ross Paritomie . . .
5.?Flag Drill' ... ! . B
Children : Brilli
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ul Music ?
to needs of school bi
laranteed. :
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tion bill, took up the amendments
proposed by Senator Ball, Republi
can, Delaware, providing for stop
page of work at Charleston and
heard the South Carolina senators
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at length.
There were 3500 business failures,
with a loss of $30,000,000 last year.
There are three widows for every
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widower in the United States.
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liLI\0. crops?
help you get
:e-war costs
and enable
our cotton,
c. and other
at a more
fit!
ltural Chemical Co.
Works, Charleston
a standard
Mot
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Down
to a price
R. Winn, Due West, S. C.
^owndesnlle, S.. C. ,
Butt mechanical condition.
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Albert Gilliam
Mafy Maxwell
Harriet Coan
ArchietBrown
Hnln Wolo}i
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. Charles White
aii. Mildred McCcftiib, May
tiburg, Mary Louise Ben
s' Evans, Alice Rose, Eliza
Hipp, Sue Blount.
Cheatham, William Roche,
Clarence Daniels, B. F.
' Wilson.
e, Jr., Clifton Zimmerman
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