Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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An Alligator House. Let me tell you of a beautiful "house under water. Some three hun dred yards down the Silver River at the right hand edge of the streahn, is the handsomest residence in America. I'm talking about* an alli gator now. A little cove of water, dark green under the overhanging leaves, placid, pellucid curves round at the river's edge into flags and lillies with a curve just heart-breaking for the pure beauty of the texture of it. This .house of this saurian is divided into apartments, little subsidiary bays, which arescalloped out by lily pads, according to the sinuous of their j growth. This saurian, when he de-1 ?ides to sleep, has but to lie down anywhere. He will find marvelous mosses for his mattress beneath him, . his sheets will be white lily petals, and the green discs of the lily pads will rise aboye him as he sinks, and embroider .themselves together for his coverlet. He never quarrels with his cook; he is not the slave of a kitchen, -and his one hand-maid, the stream, forever sweeps his chamber I clean. His conservatories there, under | the glass of that water, are ever and without labor filled with enchant r ments of strange underwater growth; his parks and his pleasure grounds ar? larger than any king's. Upon this ' alligator's house the winds have no < power; the rains are only a new de- < light to him, and the snows he will I never see. Regarding fire, as he does 1 not employ its slavery, so he does ' not fear its tryanny. While he sleeps 1 he is being bathed; what a glory to 1 awake sweet and clean, sweetened 1 and cleaned in the very act of sleep. 3 Lastly, this saurian has jnnumer- 1 able mansions and can change his dwelling as no human householder can. It is a mere flop Of the tail, and lo, he is established in another pal ace as good as the last, ready fur nished to his liking. Along the immediate edges of the stream every tree trunk, sapling or other projecting coign of vantage, is wrapped about with a close growing vine. Now the vine hangs in loops, in pavilions, in columns, in arches, in caves, in women's tresses, in harps, in mountain ranges, as though deft fingers had looped them there. This is the home of the alligator, said to be eighty years old. unlike any other alligator, his color is a dark gray. The strange part about this alli gator is, so I was told, that no other saurian has ever been seen in his house or is park, or his pleasure grounds. It is said that a man's home is where he places his shingle, bakes his bread and pulls off his shoes. I suppose that is the way of the al ligator. J. RUSSELL WRIGHT. '? .. ' j Lumber Value of Pine Trees Not Hurt by Turpentining. The operation of turpentining pine trees does not lower the strength of the wood, according to information obtained by the Forest Products Lab oratory of the Forest Service, United e States Department of Agriculture, e The crude turpentine or oleoresin; is n not drained from a reservoir in the h tree, but is produced by the living a colls in the sap Wood at or near the v spot where the cut is made on the r .trunk. No turpentine is produced by - the heartwood becaus? all of its cells n are dead. The heartwood may be sat- a Pirated in places with pitch, but this n -does not readily flow out as does the s :resin freshly formed in the sapwood. i; 'The major part of the tree is not af fected in any way, and the loss due :to death of tree or to a reduction or ^degrading of lumber is very small -when the proper method of turp?n tining is followed; this loss is more than offset by the additional revenue . obtained through turpentining. The greater part of the wood that is chip ped away would not have become fin ished lumber, but would have gone into slabs and edgings at the saw-1 < mill With proper treatment the tur pentined faces remain healthy, and the wood underneath does not become saturated with resin to any great ex tent. I NOTICE. All creditors of the estate of W. B. Cogburn, late of said County and State, deceased, will render an ac count of-their demands, duly at tested; and all debtors will pay amounts due by them, to the under signed Executrix of-said estate at her j residence at Edgefield, S. C. V LIZZIE COGBURN, Ridgefield, S. C. Executrix. T July 7th, 1921. FOR SALE: Farm 14 miles west of Edgefield, 65 acres open land, 50 acres in pasture and abundance of timber to keep up place. Six-room _ residence, good outbuildings and ten- j ant ouses. Apply to . J. C. HARRIS, Modoc, S. C., R. F. D. 1. 7-27-2tpd. A Day That is Coming. In everything th#re is an account ing or a day of reckoning. It is so in business, and it is so with every body. For the past year we have been going back from the war-time pe riod to a period of 'normalcy." In that time everybody who did business was caught one way or another. Many people lost money. Everybody was in debt, and few were able to meet their obligations. During this period the creditors have been more than lenient with the debtors. Notes have been carried past maturity on which no interest has been paid; accounts have been car ried forward with never so much a demand for payment; bank note: for advances and the fertilizer notes remain unpaid; everybody has over drawn at the banks, and people general have been allowed to do pr?t ty much as they pleased. While the people generally have been doing this, those who were forced to carry them have been going through the most trying times of their existence planning ways and means of carrying the load for themselves and for Dthers. 'But this cannot continue. The man ivho owes a note must pay it. Inter sst must be paid. The man who trad ?d on open account last year and who lid not pay his account had as well make up his mind that there is imit beyond which the merchants :annot go. The man who owes the janks and fertilizer companies needs :o learn that there is a limit there ;oo. The fact is that the banks, the nerchants, and the fertilizer .com janies have been able to hold off ;his long only because those to whom ;hey were indebted were inclined to mid off. That time has passed, how ler, and when the bank's creditors md the merchant's creditors, and he fertilizer companies' creditors be jin to demand payment, you may ixpect the merchant and the bank ind the fertilizer company to demand >eyment of you. They are as sure o do it as the sun is to rise tomor row. It is not a matter of choice with hem, it is a matter of necessity. You nust not expect these people to be villing to s\t down and allow them elves to be used and to lose their :redit because you owe them and do tot pay, when by your paying they vould be enabled to meet their de nands. They are not going to do it hey should not be expected to carry he accounts of their customers any anger. The day of accounting, or he day of reckoning is here. This being the case every man hould take stock of his goods and f his prospects and learn of his abil ly to pay. He should prepare to mar :et his crops, or collect his accounts, nd get ready for the day that is coni ng. The present fall will see the ful illment of the warning we are giving he people and those who are wise .rill heed the warning. We think that the people have liv d the present season well within conomic bounds. They will no doubt rake money this year. They still avetheir losses of a year ago. These re losses now and the people had as irell look on them as losses and so egarding them, they should prepare o meet the inevitable. These losses, nostly in the shape of debts, must be rranged. It were well if those who lust meet such debts arranged to do o at as early a date as possible. It s time to begin now. Every man can ell pretty well what he owes and vhat he will be able to pay the pres et fall. Having determined that, it is he part of wisdom to arrange in ome way for carrying the balance, f there is a balance. It will not long T carry itself. Remember that. Abbeville Press & Banner. Atlanta, Ga., July 30.-Shipments >f peaches and watermelons from Georgia for the 1921 season have sur )assed all previous records. Accord ng to figures compiled by the South am Railway System from official !ources,10,264 cars of peaches had >een shipped from Georgia up to July 22, and the crop is expected to run ibove 10,500 cars. In 1920, Georgia shipped 5,663 cars of peaches. With i great part of watermelons still to be shipped, Georgia has already pass ed the 1920 total. Up to July 16, Georgia had shipped 10,110 cars of watermelons and shipments sfince then have run above 150 cars per day. These results show that there was no ground for apprehension ex pressed early in the season that the Georgia peaches and melons would not move this year. Prices received by growers have been quite satisfac tory. The Atlanta Journal estimates the return received by Georgia grow ers from these two crops so far at ten million dollars. Favorable weath er conditions, improved transporta tion facilities, and better n/ethods of marketing are among the factors which have contributed to the suc cess of the Georgia producers. KEROSENE WILL HOLD I INSECTS IN CONTROL Mites and Lice' Seriously Affect Health cf Fowls. j Specialists of Department of Agricul ture Recommend Thorough Appli cations of Some Preparation to Interior of House. (Prepared by the United States D?part ment of Agriculture.) Mites, as well as lice, are trouble some and harmful to poultry. They do not live upon the birds like lice, but during the day hide in the cracks and crevices of the roosts and walls of the house and at night they come out and get upon the fowls. Mites suck the blood, and If allowed to become plentiful, as they certainly will if not destroyed, will affect seri ously the health of fowls, and conse quently their ability to lay eggs. Specialists in the United States De partment of Agriculture recommend thorough applications of carbolineum. kerosene, or some of the coal-tar preparations sold for this purpose, or crude petroleum, to the interior of the poultry house. / Commercial coal-tar products are more expensive, but retain their kiU "Delousing" His Brood Coop With Kerosene. lng power longer, and the cost of treatment may be lessened by reduc ing with an equal part of kerosene. Crude petroleum Will spray better If thinned with one part of kerosene to four parts of crude oil. Both the crude petroleum and the coal tar products often contain fer* elgn particles, so should be strained before attempting to spray. One must be sure that the spray reaches all the cracks and crevices giving special attention to the roosts," dropping boards, and nests, and the treatment should be repeated two or three times at Intervals of a week or ten days. PLANT LEGUMES IN ORCHARD Good Practice That Crops Be Kept Growing Between Trees in Sum mer and Early Fall. Good orcharding practice requires, In many instances, that crops be kept growing between the trees during late summer or early fall. For one thing the soil will need humus and protec-j tlon from the burning rays of the sun. It Is a good practice to plan": cow peas, soy beans, or other crops that thrive in late summer and early au tumn to protect the soil and to add fertility to lt for the next season. Most of tlie legumes are well adapt- j ed for summer crops in orchards. Cow peas are In many Instances better than other summer legumes for this purpose. Usually, planting peas or soy beans In rows between the trees and giving them a cultivation or two Is Better than broad-cast sowing. However, some prefer to sow broadcast. KEEP GARDEN FREE OF TRASH Cornstalks, Tomato Vines, Potato] TODS, Etc., Should Be Gathered Up and Burned. Neatness, cleanliness, and order in the garden help In the fight against Insects and diseases, specialists in the United States Department of Agri culture emphasize. As a general rule, j the residue of the garden such as corn stalks, tomato vines, potato tops, eta, should be burned. Do this promptly, so that insects and disease spores may not be harbored by the rubbish. Just as soon as any crop Is gathered, re move the trash, spade up the ground, and plant something else. Keep the garden free from weeds at all times, and this can best be done by frequent | cultivation which destroys the weed| seeds as soon as they sprout. WINDBREAKS ARE BIG ASSET - \ Soil Is Prevented From Drying Out I Quickly and Protection Given Grain and Trees. Windbreaks are in many ways a farm asset. They tend to prevent the] soil from drying out quickly and they protect grain and orchards from in Jury by the wind. A belt of trees near the farm buildings protects them from extreme cold and from summer's heat. Trees make the farm a pleasanter place in which to live. The windbreak may bc also a source of wood supply, for fuel or for sole. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF COMPLAINT SERVED. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS B. W. Crouch, Mrs. E. Gertie Th?r mond. Mrs. Mattie Berry, F. M. Warren, Jr., George Berry, 0. M. Eidson, John R. McCraw, J. C. Huff, H. T. Huff, Mary H. Rags dale, J. C. Whittle, Isabel War ren,' Drusilla Andress, E. 0. Whit tle, S. M. Johnson, E. A. W. John son, Laura V. Hartley, G. W. Cow sert, Sallie J. Bennett, Mary Chris tian. Plaintiffs. Against Susan A. Corley, Mary Thomson, any child or children of'said Mary Thom son, the child or children of any child or children who was alive on .the 25th day of March, 1918, or who was alive at the date of the death of Laura A. Ready, John Doe apd Richard Doe, Mary Doe, Sarah Doe, all of the other grand nieces or grandnephews by blood of Matthew McGraw, deceased, any other grandniece or grandnephw of Matthew McGraw, deceased, alive on the 25tth day of March, 1918, or their legal heirs at law, and also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate in terest in or lien upon the real es tate describel in the complaint, be ing 563 acres more or less in Edge field County, S. C., touching lands of F. M. Warren, Toll Barnes, es tate of Kate Hoyt and others. Defendants. To the Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint here in, a copy of which is herewith serv ed upon you and do serve your ans wer to said compl?int on the sub scribers at the office of C. J, Ramage in Saluda, S. C., within twenty days after service hereof upon you exclu sive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plain tiffs in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint J. Wm. THURMOND, C. J. RAMAGE. Attorneys for Plaintiffs. ' March 30, 1921. To all of the above named deferreT ants, except Susan A. Corley, all of whom, are non-residents of South Carolina and none of whose places of residence except that of Susan A. Corley, are known: Take notice that the summons and complaints and all other papers in this action have this day been filed" in the office of the Clerk of Court for Edgefield' County, South Carolina and are now on file in said office. J. Wm. THURMOND, c. J. RAMAGE: Attorneys for Plaintiffs.. March 31, 1921. Attest : jW. B. Cogburn (L. S.) Clerk Court, Edgefield County, S". C. (Lis Pendens in Above Case.) Notice is hereby given that an ac tion has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Edgefield County, S. C., upon a complaint of the above named plaintiff against the defendants above named for the purpose of determin ing adverse claims and to quiet title etc., to the tract of land set out in the complaint in the above stated cause of action and being five hun dred and sixty three acres of land,, more or less in Edgefield County, South Carolina formerly belonging to Matthew McGraw and bounded now or formerly by lands of Jeter Crim estate and Kate Hoyt on the north; on the east by lands of Jennie Warren and Kate Hoyt; south by es tate lands of Herman Gallman, de ceased and F. M. Warren; on the west by lands of F. M. Warren, Luke Smith and George Berry and perhaps others-and being the land whereon Laura Ready lived and died. This ac tion is brought pursuant to the law of South Carolina and the said prem ises affected by this proceeding were at the time of the commencement of this action and of "the filing of this notice and are now situated in Edge County, South Carolina and having boundaries now or formerly as above set forth. J. Wm. THURMOND, C. J. RAMAGE, Attorneys for Plaintiffs. March 30, 1921. Whenever You Need a Genera! Tonic Take Orove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. We have a high power, fast cutting outfit forced feed-a complete power plant in itself for sawing logs to any length. Does the'wo?k of six to ten men. Lever control of blade while engine is running. Have good assortment of Gasoline En gines. All equipped with Bosch Magneto and offered at factory prices. Lever control starts and ' COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO. stops Saw 823 w. GERVAIS ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. Consult Your Own Interest by Consulting Us When Buying Metal or Composition Roofing Mantels, Tiling. Grates Trim Hardware Wall Board Doors, Sash, etc. FROM Youngblood Roofing and Mantel Company 635 Broad St. Telphor e 1697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA jp ,,.;..r.- .-,At?? i-vr <v [Lav? r-':i i^syr-Jbiy i Improved Train Service -TO Western North Carolina Resorts NEW TRAIN Baily Begirmmg Sunday, June 26th -BETWEEN- * COLUMBIA and ASHEVILLE -vu Southern Railway System Service in Connection With New Train Read Down Read Up 6.45 p. m. Lv.AUGUSTA.Ar. 10.40 a. m. 7.23. p. m. Lv.GRANITEVILLE.Ar. 9.52 a. m. 7.56 p. m. Lv.TRENTON ._.!.. _Ar. 9.20 a. m. 8.24 p. m. Lv_WARD._.Ar. 8.52 a. m. 8.57 p. m. Lv.LEESVILLE_.Ar. 8.14 a. m. 11.50 p. m. Lv.COLUMBIA._.Ar. 2.50 a. m. 5.15 a. m. Ar..."TRYON.Lv. 10.30 p. m. 5.50 a. m. Ar...SALUDA._.Lv. 10.00 p. m. 6.25 a. m. Ar.HENDERSON VILLE.Lv. 9.30 p. m. 7.30 a. ra. Ar.ASHEVILLE...Lv. 8.25 p. m. Connects at Hendersonville for Lake Toxaway, Brevard, etc., and at Asheville for W?ynesville?, Blaek Mountain, etc. Through Pullman- Sleeping Car Service Between Augusta and Asheville on Above Schedule. SEMI-WEAKLY-Leave Augusta Tuesdays and Fridays; leave Asheville Wednesdays and Sundays. First car from Augusta Tuesday, June 26, first car from Asheville Wed nesday, June 29. SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS NOW ON SALK Daily including September SO, 1921, final limit October 31, 1921. STOP-OVERS. Consult nearest ticket agent or communicate with R. S. BROWN* J. A. TOWNSEND, District Passenger Agent, Ticket Agent, Augusta, Ga. Edgefield, S. C. g Barrett & Company (INCORPORATED) 8 J COTTON FACTORS Augusta.Georgia HBBBBBBSBBBBBB H .II ; M ; ><>; ><