Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BRIGHT STAR OF FILMDOM Miss Billie Burke. Star of "Gloria's Romance," the new motion picture novel from the pen of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes, and reputed to be one of the highest paid actresses of the day. A Gift Suggestion A petticoat ruffle makes a pretty and unusual gift for the birthday of a friend. Now that skirts are so vol uminous most girls are reveling in fluf fy ruffles to their heart's content. If you do not care to embroider the scalloping, which is really the tedious part of embroidering a petticoat, have rather large shallow scallops piqueted on batiste, nainsook or handkerchief linen. You can then put a trifle more time on embroidering with a skeleton stitch ery a pretty design that will fit partly into the scallops. The ruffle is then mounted on a beading of val lace or fine embroidery and ribbon is run through and tied in a bow at the front side. The flounce should be made quite ?wide, at least two yards and a half, so that when it is to be attached to the old petticoat or a new one it will be wide enough to compare favorably with the full skirts now in vogue. Pointed Paragraphs. Sometimes the up-to-date maid is merely made up. Many a wife is a martyr to her hus band's dyspepsia. There's no fool like an old fool who marries a young fool. The divorce court judge plays short stop in the matrimonial field. The homelier a girl is the fewer temptations she has to dodge. It's easy to be popular if you have money-and are willing to spend it. Children's KR?V? Is Sadly By S?DON?E MAT? M CITY bred boy of some seven A years was taken to the country *. for the good ot' his health. Dur ing his first breakfast in the r.cw sur roundings he was asked whether he wished any milk. ""What kind of milk do you use?" he asked, as he had heard visiters ask his mother at home. "Why. cow's milk, of course," was the uncomprehending reply of the na tive dispenser of good things to eat. "Then I don't went any. thank you." 6aid Jimmie. "We use only Andei son's milk." This was considered very funny at tho time, and the story was told to all who would stay long enough to listen. r.,cldental!y, Jimmie learned a great deal about cows that no one had ever considered lt necessary to teach him. And he learned something about the sources of milk, and about how it comes to present itself in bottles at thc front step every morning. As business and industry become better organized, our children se?m to have less and less opportunity ".o be come acquainted with the various ele ments that make up what Charles Ed ward Russell calls "the heart of the nation"-the activities and processes upon which we depend for the things <uid materials we use in our daily lives. I (Vian Must Live in the I Present-Not Past. ? By Rev. VY. H. Barraclough f It is of the utmost importance J to the man who would help his * fellow man that he Uve in the I present: that he keep in touch ? with his own age. It is possible I for us to live too much in the ? past. I The ages that are gone have I f made their contribution to the f I world's development, to its sum ? of knowledge; but we are wast I ing time, if our study of arche i ology does not assist us in the * solving of present day problems. I We belong to today, and if f we are to exert any influence I upon it we must sympathize I with its needs and catch its I spirit of progress and throw . I ourselves into its activities, that j * we may share its achievements. ..................... ? Pretty Tea Cloth. Something new in a cover for the tea table is sure to be welcome. The pretty new cover referred to is made of a loose basket-weave cloth almost like a heavy scrim. Through this cloth at intervals of four inches are drawn threads to make four-inch squares. The squares which border the edge are filled In the corners with a design of a small teapot outlined against a background of solid cross stitch in delft blue. Along each side cross-stitched letters are used In words inviting one to a cup of tea. The edge is finished with button holing, double overcasting or a small picoted crocheted edge in the blue. ? g Pearl 5.000,000 Years Old Found by Student | A pearl estimated to have been formed 5,000,000 years ago and said to be the eldest specimen of its kind in the world, was found by Stanley C. Herold, a Stanford student, six months ago. The pearl will be presented to the Stanford museum. According to university authorities, the pearl is of little value as a gem, but the oyster in which it was found originated, they said, probably in the Paleozoic period, but which they have credited to the Eocenech. "We have no record," said Herold, "uf pearls having been formed before the time this one was created. It re tains considerable luster, and when thoroughly polished will regain more, but its 5.000,000 years of existence has taken out about 50 per cent of its lus ter. "At the time this pearl was made the dinosaur, mastodon and saber-toothed tiger were in existence." A Pretty Collar Dev'.ce. A pretty collar noted on an after noon dress was shaped from a strip of soft ribbon or silk, sewed to the waist at the back; it passed then across the bare throat above the open front, and was clasped there under a fan ty buckle. rledge of Sources knited SNER GRUENBERG conducting the children of the schools md industrial plants. And in a way this is quite as true of the country child as it is of the city child. The former accumulates a great deal of firsi hand knowledge about raising garden truck and crops and farm animals, but the dishes and the table ware, the stationery and the hardware, most of the clothing and the house furnishings come to him from nowhere in particular, by way ot the parcels post or express, or at best by way of the "general store." The child in the city needs to know more about the farm than ho can learn from books and pictures; and the child in the country needs to know moro about factories than he can read in a magazine. In one western town a group of fath ers planned to take tums in conduct ing the children of the schools through the business and industrial plants. In an eastern city the mothers of the children of a school made a similar arrangement. There is an opportunity here for parents to do valuable supplementary work for their children in co-operation with thc schools and with the other institutions of the community. To learn in the course of a few years all that is involved in a pair of shoes as a product of human labor is a liber I alizing experience for any child. Champion Tarnworth (By W. M. KELLET.) With the present high prices of corn and other grain foods, lt is essential that we exercise strict economy In feeding the growing pigs, and also in maintaining the breeding herd during the time they are not in actual serv ice, A well-planned system of grass and forage crops will greatly reduce the cost of producing a pound of pork, as well as maintaining the breeding herd. The size of pastures, and the kind of forage and grass crops depend large ly upon the location of the grower ' and the number of animals in the herd. We prefer to have more acres of hog pasture than are needed to supply the herd with succulent food, so that we can plow under what is not eaten, Purebred Sow and Thrifty Litter. together with the drippings from the hogs, thus improving the pasture land for future crops of grain and grass. In this way it is possible to im prove the fertility of a number of acres, and at the same time we are utilizing the land for pasture pur poses. The pastures and yards should be planned so that you are not de pendent upon any one crop at any time during the season, or you wilt have an abundance at certain times, j and no green food at other times. Among the pasture and forage crops that are best adapted lo hog pasture, are rye, clover, alfalfa, field-peas, cow peas, sweet corn, oats, millet, and rape. They may bo sown at various GIVE HEMS PLENTY OF NESTS They Should Be Conveniently Located Where Fowls Can Use Them Cleanliness ls Urged. A soiled or washed egg decays much sooner than one which never has been ! dirty and for that reason the chicken houses and yards should bo kopt in a clean and sanitary condition, points out Ross M. Sherwood of thc Kansas state agricultural college. "One nest should be provided for every five or six hens," says Sherwood. "This is important because when only a few hens have to lay in a nest there will be fewer dirty eggs. The location \ ot thc nests is important. They should j be whore the bons will uso them and in places where the eggs may be gath I ered conveniently. When the nests 1 contain plenty of nesting material : there are fewer broken and dirty eggs i produced." INCREASE PROFITS ON COTTON , Plant Grazing Crops, Raise Hogs, Cattle and Sheep-Nation's Meat Bill ls Enormous. . Try to raise more pounds of meat I than over before. Tho nation's moat 'bill is enormous; many farmers' ba-1 I con bill is moro than it should be. j ! Plant.grazing crops, raise hogs, calves and lambs. This is one way to get j I tho better profits on the cotton you I raise. Where meat ls bought some ! body else gets the farmer's cotton I profit. Cultivation of Corn. The first cultivation of corn is the raost important one. Go fairly deep ?,t this time and get all tho weeds you can close to the hills. The six-shevel cultivator is the favorite tool for this time through. Work for Strong Litter. If the breeding is right a feeder can do a lot in bringing a strong litter of Pigs. PORK PRODUCTION Sow-Bacon Type. times during the growing season, so that some of them will be available at all times when the weather is fa vorable for the animals to be out side. The hog growers should look to the legumes and investigate their high feeding value. They aro highly nitro genous food and may be grown with great benefit to the land at a low cost. When a green forage crop is pas tured with pigs, it is often necessary to plow under a large portion of the green forage, which, together with the droppings of the pigs while they are running ou the field and being fed supplementary grain foods, greatly improves the laud, increasing its humus content and adding large amounts of nitrogen to the soil beside freeing it from noxious weeds. It is an economical method of building up a run-down field. A number of writers have advocated feeding the pigs nothing but grass and forage crops, but my experience, both in the alfalfa region and here in the East, will not bear out these claims for forage. We fina that in order to secure fairly good gains we must feed a little grain food at all times. Forage will make a great saving, and the best possible growth and thrift are secured when wheat middlings, corn or other grain foods are fed in connection with such grass and forage crops as al falfa, blue grass, clover and cowpeas, and the pigs will reach the highest de velopment they are capable of mak ing. It is claimed by the leading pork producers that a well-managed sys tem of forage crops will reduce the cost of producing pork from 30 to 40 per cent In planning a system of forage crops and pastures, we must be gov trmed by the number of pigs, their size, and quality of the land that is used for growing these crops. In my own experience I have found no better method of improving the soil than to raise hogs, and practico a system of growing green forage crops and feeding them a reasonable amount of grain food in connectior with the pasture and forage crops. To secure the best growth and de velopment the hogs must have some grain food in connection with their pasture and forage crops or there will be a tendency to promote an abnor mal development of their stomach and intestines. CATCH THE CHICKEN SNAKES Unique Method Employed by Texas Poultry Breeders-Eggs Make Most Effective Trap. In some localities poultry breeders ; are greatly annoyed by snakes steal , ing the small chkr.cns and eggs. Here i is the method in Texas to catch these j culprits: j Simply shut up th; coop all hut j one door. Before this door stand a j board with a hole bored through it. Place an egg on each side of tho board on the floor. His snakeshlp will swallow the out ! side egg, stick his head through the hole in tho board and swallow egg No. 2, when he will be able to move only so far as tho eggs' situation will permit. USING CLOVER IN ROTATION Increase in Yield Resulting From Plowing Under This Legume at Least 50 Per Cent. At the North Carolina experiment station it hns been found, on poor land, using crimson clover in the rotation with corn and cotton, that the increase in yields resulting from plowing under this legume has been at least 50 per j cent within four or five years. Don't Plow Wet Soil. You have heard folks say that if they don't plow their land when it is wet, they will never plow it. All right; bet ter not. No surer way to spoil and make yourself trouble than te plow it when it's under water or when the wa ter runs in thc furrow. Most Valuable Feed. It is positively proved that ensilage is a most valuable food material, when properly fed, for all of our.domestic animals. Value of Farm Garden. A good farm garden will afford a wholesome supply of food all tho year round. VACATION TRIPS Low Summer Fares to Mountain, Lake and Seashore VIA Southern Railway For complete information regarding Summer Excursion fares, Week-end and Sunday fares, and for illnstratedjand in formative literature about cool and de lightful places at which to spend the summer or vacation, call on J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent, F. R. McMILLIN, Edgefield, S. C. District Passenger Agent. Jackson and Ellis Sts., Augusta, Ga. 1 fi I NOT BTJKNED OUT Although the fire was all around us only a corner of our warehouse was burned. We have storage for 8,000 bales. Our office was not touched, and our business goes on as usual. DAVISON & FARGO, Augusta, Ga. COTTON FACTOKS, _ No doubt you are, if you suiier from aoy of the numerous ailments to which au women are sub ject. Headache, back ache, sideache, nervous ness, weak, tired feeling, are some of the symp toms, and you must rid yourself of them in order to feel well. 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New Through Sleeping Car. Between Aiken and New York, Washington, Ballimore, Phil adelphia, effective November .2'?), lui5 on the Augusta i"',>e nial Via Southern Railway. Lv .liken 1:45 p m Lv Trenton 2:25 p rn Ar Washing 7:uu a IU Ar Baltimore B:32 a m Ar Philadelphia 10:50 a m Ar New York 12:5-7 p. ni Drawing Room, .State Room and Open .Section Steel Electric Lighted Sleeping Cars? Dining Car Service For All Meals. For reservations and information, apply lo J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent, Edset?eld, S. C. Prudential Rates: Age Whole 15 Life Pa v mont Life 18-20 $14.83 *27.US 22 15.411 -?1. i>7 25 Iii.Ol -J9.43 30 IS.Ul 32.26 35 21.DU 35.71) 40 25.85 39.91 50 3S.S3 51.ill 00 03.08 72.00 05 82.80 89.33 Disability clause free. Reduced by annual dividends. E. J. NORRIS, Act. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. How To Give Quinine To Children. FEBRI LINE is the trade-mark name given to nn improved Quin mc. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and docs not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adult* who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor rinding in the hend. Try 't the best time you need Quinine for any pur pose. Ask for 2-oiinee criminal package. Thc name FEBR1LINE is blown iu bottle. 25 cents. bl i - ?_us x Audy Medicine.