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He K JQiOWS w Hile Call of Christmas j T INTO us a Child is bom; ^ In your hearts, while joys abound, j Christians on this blessed morn Let a place for Him be found; ! His dear Name is in the greetings : Friends with friends exchange today ; j Let not gifts or festive meetings Steal from Him your thoughts away. ] Unto us a Son is given, Cod's Eternal only Son; , j Bonds of Sin by Him are riven; . ! Crace for man by Hi na is wont ' J He in love becomes our Brother, j Virgin-bom of Adam's race; . j j Truth and mercy meet each other; Righteousness and peace embrace? j Unto us a Child is born; ? ! Unto us a Son is given; j Church and home with boughs adora. From our hearts all ill be driven: j Co we forth with joy to meet Him, , j In His temples here below, j ?As the Shepherds went to greet Him, ! Nigh two thousand years ago. -MARY ANN THOMPSON. Chestnuts Stewed in Gravy. Boll the large chestnuts for ten - minutes, take them oui, shell and peel them, having care to break them as little as possible. Skim and \ strain the liquor in which the giblets, were bolled, season it to taste with salt end-pepper, and to a pint of it add a tablespoonful of browned flour rubbed smooth with a teaspoonful of butter. In this gravy place the peeled chest : nuts and let them simmer ten or fifteen minutes at the side of the stove. Serve ns a vegetable.-The Delineator. - See What Old Kris Brought 'A beautiful line of Christmas and New Year cards, Place car,ds, Tally cards. COLLETT DRUG CO. Trespass Notice. Notice is .hereby given that hunt ing and all manner of trespassing upon my land is prohibited and the .aw will be enforced against all per sons who fail to heed this notice. This is meant for everybody, without ?ny exception. \ Mrs. ELLEN W. STROTHER. : ii-? CHRISTMAS MENU. j Olives Celery ' #s Oyster Soup Crackers $ J Roast Turkey Cranberry Jelly * * Mashed Potatoes , 0 Baked Macaroni and Cheese t * Stuffed Peppers with Rice # t ' Boiled Onions \ * .Tomato and Lettuce Salami ' ? * French Dressing J, ' Christmas Molasses Fruit Pudding ' t Hard Sauce t \ Nuts Coffee Raisins ' Distributing the Gifts ^jr?D?G to the post-officr- ls a. jolly \^ method of distribution. Paste board and brown paper, aided by judicious grouping of chairs and tables, easily transform a room into a post-office, and a wisely selected postmaster may make the collection of mall an ?ccaslon of much merri ment. Have general delivery and lock boxes, and at the general delivery window see that each person is properly Identified. A Christmas hunt is always excit ing The clue, given at tba breakfast table, Js written on a slip of paper tn some such words as these: "Pass tba- parlor, shun the balX seek the summer kitchen wall." In that vicinity the gift will be found, wrapped and uddressed. It adds to the fun If the directions lead first to other rhymes, three or four being followed up before the hidden treasure ls found. The cobweb party Is not new, but Is always good sport and Is especially adapted to Christmas festivities.. The tangled threads may lead to the laden tree or 'to the bulging stocking hang ing from the mantel-shelf. Still another hunt takes the form of a polar expedition and is great sport in the cpuntry when there Is snow enough for lt Immediately after breakfast the entire purry sets out for a walk. When they turn toward home, the host or someone selected as guide informs them that supplies are hidden along the way In various caches and they will do well to'look out for them. Each cache Is merely a mound of snow covering lightly a quantity of gift packages, securely wrapped. There need be only three or four mounds and the gifts should be divided promiscuously among them. If the walk has been long, the first cache to be found-that ls., the one farthest from home-may hide a box of cook ies, which will bf: hailed Joyfully and will make the gifts in the next cache an even greater surprise. The last cache to be reached may be the centerpiece' on the dining table. Here lt should be of cotton glittering with diamond dust, with the pole ris ing from the middle of lt, a fat, squ?tty pole with a jolly Santa Claus atop. Small (gifts may'be concealed In a Jack Horner pie, brought to.the table I when dinner Is finished, Choose a deep, round pan of a size to flt the number of the party and put into lt the presents, each daintily wrapped and marked with the name cf the one to receive lt. To a far-away relative may be,sent the kiddies' latest photo (II: may be only a snapshot If lt ?be well taken) accompanied by a little verse after this soft : We're very small, but we want to und To our Auntie far away,. Some love, and a kiss, with a happy win For a Merry Christmas Pay. Your Christmas Orders. We not only solicit your Christmas orders for Fancy and Heavy Gro ceries but we h?ve already in stock, and will add to it every day, a large supply of fresh fruits, raisins, nuts, candies and all of the season's table delicacies. , Drop in and place your holiday or ders with us. They will receive our personal attention, guaranteeing satisfaction. J. D. KEMP & COMPANY. MAKE THE FA SELF Produce Food and Feed Crops for Landlords, Tenants, and Livestock. Clemson College, Dec. 19.-Under .boll weevil conditions it is considered ..extrem el;r important for each farmer to raise as nearly all of the staple food and feed crops as is possible to supply all needs of the landlord, the tenants, and. the livestock. A surrey which was made of South Carolina/ in 1920 reveals the fact that this state does not produce enough syrup to sup ply the needs of the rural population of the state by something like 3,000, 000 gallons; that there is a deficit of wheat more than 8,000,000 bushels, of hay of over 900,000 tons, of, hogs of 229,000 ; and that we do not have dairy cattle enough "in the state to supply the needs of the rural population ade quately by 240,000. It was found ?Iso that there were a number of counties in the ?tate which did not produce ' corn enough to supply the home, needs.. All of these things can be grown at home much more cheaply than they can be purchased from other sections, and producing them should not interfere with the production of staple cash crops but should round -out a well balanced cropping system. On any farm on which a good rotation is followed for the purpose of building up the fertility fo the land and main taining a system of diversified agri culture, all of these crops can be grown economically and to good ad vantage. Provide A Good Al 1-Year Home Garden.-On every selfJ-supporting farm the "all-year" vegetable garden, be this large-or small, ls one/ of the leading sources of food supply, and ' therefore ls of first importance and of indispensable'value. In fact, with out a good garden, both spring and fall, there i can be no "100 percent" self-supporting farm. The underlying principles involved In good gardening are:. (1) site and soil selection: (2) advanced planning: (3) deep and thorough preparation of the soil; (4) judicious and liberal applications of fer ii lizers and barnyard manures; (5) careful selection of varieties and lib eral quantities bf good seed; (6) thorough cultivation; and (7) insect and disease control. Provide and Care for a Good Home Orchard.-It has .been proved conclu sively 'that the soils of South Caro lina are.more than ordinarily adapted, to the growing of fnrit for home use, and in some sections for commercial 1 shipment. ' Iii r the new. agricultural program, necessitating more than ever before the "self-supporting" farm, the well-kept home orchard and fruit garden will play a great part. The underlying principles involved in good orcharding, irrespective of size, are: (1) site and soil selection; (2) fruit and variety selection; 1(3) laying out the orchard and preparing the soil; (4) planting; (5) fertilizing; (6) cultivation, pruning, spraying and care. > Provide Enough Milk for All Fami lies on the Farm.-"With an abund ance of milk, butter and cream for the family. 2R tn 3K nercent of the grocery bill may be saved. Each farm family of five should own or be fur nished with two cows of standard j dairy breed (grade or purebred). One cow should be bred to freshen in th? J spring and the other In the fall and in this way about two gallons of milk per day may! be produced if proper care and feed are provided. The ten ant should be given an opportunity to house and pasture his family cows near his home or. to milk, and feed them under the direction of the land owner at a central plantation barn. All feeds for the family cows must* be'home grown. The following feeds for ?&ch cow should be stored to be used during winter months: one ton of pea vine hay; 1000 pounds of velvet beans; ten bushels of corn; and 500 pounds' of cottonseed meal. It is im portant to prepare one to two acres of permanent pasture for each cow in order to produce jthe dairy products of the home more cheaply. The milk cows should be pastured on the culti ! vated fields in the fall when possible I and on oats and rye in the winter and early? spring. The milk cows should be bred only to purebred bulls of a dalry breed. The cheapest means of insuring the service of a good bull for a few cows is to organize a dairy bull association among neighbors. This m?ans the keeping of one good bull for each 40 to 50 milk cows in the' community. Bach farmer pays his proposition of the purchase price and upkeep of the ; bulls. When several communities purchase bulls they may exchange ev ery two years, thus reducing the ex pense of purchase. ! Provide Sufficient Poultry for En- I tire F?Vm.-The keeping ol a fllock of : laying hens on the farm is an impor tant part of good general farm :.ian-r agement. The product of such a flock , ' may be produced at a relatively low cost. Egg's produced at home will re- 1 duce cost of livinr, and both the su perior freshness and quality of the } eggs are well worth the effort expend-/ , ed. Eggs are a highly nutritious food ? and are-so widely used as to be almost . indispensable. On every farm there should be at , least 30 to 40 laying hens. These hens ? will produce plenty of eggs for home j consumption and also some for mar ket Each bird in her pullet year should lay 120 eggs, and the amount of feed cc*;?umed bv that 4)ird will be 1 tess than 90 pounds. In poultry rail* 11 .RM -SUPPORTING lng, it is much more advisable to keep p?ll?ts and yearlings than birds over two years. Such' birds consume much fee? but have not tho laying. ability behind them. ' \ For general farm conditions, the dual purpose breeds are'the most pop ula^ Plymouth, Wyandotts, andRhode Island Reds are the most popular and from records appear to give the most favorable results. The egg typ? such as the Leghprns are in favor among poultrymen because of the great egg-' producing ability. When starting in with the farm flock one should be sure to obtain some purebred stock, especially pure bred males. Purebred stock produces a greater number of eggs, a more uni form product, makes possible, the sell ing of eggsjtor hatching, and creates a greater interest in poultry. Stan dard products command a better price on the market-and net a greater finan cial return. . Develop the Hog Industry as Farm Conditions Justify.-The! meat bill iSx one .?of the biggest items in the gro cery! bill of the average South Caro lina j family. It will take four hogs averaging 150 pounds each to supply pork for the average family of five., Twenty-seven counties in South Caro lina are not producing su'ffiicent pork to feed the rural population. Ali feeds for hogs, save possibly, a little tankage, should be home grown. It takes approximately ?en bushels of com and sixty pounds of tankage to produce a 150-pound pig. If the aver age family requires four hogs, then it" will take forty bushels of corn und 240 pounds of tanage to v produce lhes>i hogs: If buttermilk, soy bean ; i, rape pasture, or corn and velve. .a pasture is available it will not 1 essary to buy tankage. A way to fatten hogs i's to *.urn i cern nd velvet beans and let the uo^-. do the harvesting: / Good pastures are absolutely neces- j s?ry for economical pork {production1 in South Carolina, and it has been thoroughly demonstrated that. good pastures will save about ?two-fifths of th? grain ration. One of two acres of rape or rye for winter pasture, and access to Bermuda pasture for sum mer, wil produce Sufficient grazing for a brood sow and her litter. Sows are usually bred so that they will farrow in March and September, allowing' 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 daysi for the gestation period. It is important to use only ( purebred- boars, as this is the most economical way of improving.the herd. Give Dairying a Place In Diversi fied Farming,-The surplus feed crops,, resulting ?rom diversified farming may be sold \ through, the dairy cow profitably if a convenient market is available. ' A silo is recommended for' herds of ten or more cows. Corri ?and sorghum are the best crops for en silage.' , Balanced rations for milk produc tion .should be made from home grown feeds; corn, velvet beans, oats, cottonseed meal, peavine hay, alfalfa hay, soybean hay, silage. Wheat bran is fine foT , the dairy ration, . and if wheat is1 not grown it might pay to buy a limited amount. Good ' cows should be fed liberally, and unprofit able cows should be sold to the butcher. \ . > The smallest unit recommended for commercial dairying is four cows. This number justifies the purchase of a cream sep?rator and permits ship ments often enough to insure a good product. * It is better to sell cream to a creamery than to make 'farm butter for sale. Breeders of purebred dairy cattle shoull continually improve* their herds by: (a) Advanced Register testing; (b) showing at fairs'; (c) growing out' the young animals; (d) tuberculosis eradication; (e) control of infectious diseases; (f) advertising to sell surplus stock. Try Beef Cattle If Conditions Just ify.--While th? production of beef cat tle is a rather specialized industry and can not be undertaken profitably ? by every farmer, there is no doubt that. South Carolina should produce a larger percentage of* its beef. ' On farms where considerable areas of cheap pasture lands are available, or on farms where large amounts of rough feeds are prodced, beef c?ttle raising will yield a good income to the man who will give it his attention. "Only well bred stock should be kept. The beef cattle grower . may begin with native beef, rows and by using a purebred bull Le will soon have a herd of high grade cattle that will be economical producers of beef. Breeding herds may be maintained practically the whole year on pas ture. In Rummer they will become fat on Bermuda. In winter they will thrive on the velvet bean fields and rye or crimson clover pastures. . If a Bermuda pasture ls reserved for win ter use it will be very serviceable when the fiems are muddy. Ask Clemson College for Further: Information.-Extension Bulletin 48, "Farming under Boll Weevil Condi tions," which may be \ secured from county agents or from the Extension Service, Clemson College, S. C.. con tains further information on the mat ters discussed above, and farmers should ask for this bulletin and other publications that will help show how to make the farm self supporting. The futir? of agriculture depends npon how much agriculture relates it salt to modem science. mm Dream - Bu LUELLA :KERSTEN rHE spacious, farm house living 'room, was unlighted and quiet The outlines of several large arm? chairs were , visi ble 'Shere and there about the room' and m?dey lt look tempt ingly restful., The i able which stood between the two windows was not untidy but heljl several opened books and many'letters strewn about ia letter file. xl One of the large armchairs stood In front of the massive coal stove in 'which the blue flames danced like lltr* tie elves upon the red coals, defying heartily the howling wind outside. Some vone seemed to have been pres ent recently. The chair held a bath j -robe, the cord of which dangled care lessly on the floor, and the'tassel pf which rested upon an open letter be low it Some oneMiad been reading old I letters and that person was cosily j nestled Jin the bath robe. His tousled head of grey rested on the back of the chair. ' He was sleeping and cer- J tainly was having, the happiest of dreams for a smile took possession of his face. The flames - Joined; In the happy mood by dancing higher and faster. Even peaceful and happy hours have endings. Mrs. Bohnenst?ck ['had come quietly Into the room and gently shook rjer husband. , "No, no, Helen," said the man with out opening ht? eyes, "I am too old to dance abd romp." "Helen? Whom are you talking of? I do believe you have been dreaming," answered his wife. ' * At the sound of her voice, he was entirely awakened, and arose from the chair.. He staggered about before he regained all consciousness and his arms \ and ltegs ached 'from their cramped position. "I guess I've been dreaming, Molly, it seems ' as though I'd been asleep fdr a whole year. Molly dear, why didn't you call me? My stock must be fed and It's'way past feeding time Aow." "Do not worry about your stock. George. It has ail been taken care of. j John Uglow came over this afternoon and we talked about our Christmases when our boys ?were small. Wheu lt began to grow dusk, he said that I should not disturb you and that he would feed the stock." "Well, Molly, so you and John talked over the Christmases we had with our little boys," said Mr. Bohnenstock sinking back into his chair and beck oning his wife to sit on the arm of lt. "I am glad to see that others miss . those beautiful holidays and the whole month before, when the air was full of mysteries." "Oh, George, now I know what you were talking of when I came to wake you," Molly said, running her fingers through his tousled hair. "Tell me about it'; i "I was reading some of the letters from Henry, for I'd been thinking of him all day," began her husband. "The last letter I read was the on? we got from him last year just before ? Christmas, in which he told us how he ' and Jane were planai ng Christmas for the youngsters, and how be hoped that ; another year he- would be home with : us. I sat here recalling the many Christmases you and I had planned for our children. Molly, do you re member the year we had the Uglow boys over for Christmas eve?'1 he ex citedly continued, half rising from his I chair as the h. ^py past came back to his mind In jumbled snatches. "I can see them now, the four boys and two girls sitting around this very stove, telling the Christmas stories which they had learned lu school. Then, bow their eyes bulged and their mouths opened when Santa came into the room. The children danced with glee, but the girls were a blt timid. The .boys, however, were real chummy and asked Santa many embarrassing ques tions about his trips, . All this he said slowly, pausing now . and then so that he could live it over again. He looked up Into Molly's face, for she had been very quiet, and there he saw big tear drops rolling, slowly ' i . down her thin cheeks which now showed a delicate pink flush. "Well, well, Molly," began her hus band. % F Don't George, I know, it's foolish for me to cry, but I wish we could have a tree and children to fuss for. Christmas comes and goes now with out much excitement and lt makes me feel as though I'm getting awfully old." "Molly, let's have a tree and we will get ready for Christmas just as we did long ago." i The next morning, the happy cou ple took a trip to the woods to choose a tree. By the twenty-second of De cember, all the things were finished. "George found Molly sifting before tne> fire looking very sober. "Molly, Fhy do you look iso blue?. This ls the time for everyone to be happy." "I know i t, but, George, <T think our fun is over. Ali our planning iii done and we have no one here to enjoy lt. No children's voices to sing the lovely Christmas songs. Oh, I shall miss lt* she said sobbing. ^ ? "We still have three days In which to And children. We are going to have a Christmas just as we want lt I feel as "though tliis'will be the happiest" The next night, ' they again were cuddled in the big armchairs drawn before the ?tove. Both of thefn were deep in thought, Wondering; and . hop ing. Both of them started when -the telephone rang, breaking up their thoughts. George answered and x was astonished when he heard'.a''telegram read to him. He hung up the receiver with a slam and ran over-to Molly.' threw his arms about her, picked her up and carried her around. "George,- tell me about lt What has happened?" "Molly, I can't ?talk, Tm. sb happy. I knew we would find children but now I musln't keep you' in suspense any longer. It was a: telegram like >'Wot No, Heian." this. 'Family coining to'spend Christ mas on ?T2 farm. Arrive on noon train tomorrow. Henry.' " Now. Molly took ! her turn ,in rejoic ing. She danced about the room. Her face.was pink and her eyes sparkled like an overjoyed child's. VWe must get the toys ready for the children," she said, and immediately went off to make a new dress for a doll. The next noon, George and Molly \ were standing on the station platform, trembling with excitement The by standers could fell that something un-, ? usual, was. liappenlng for the old peo ple. ' Finally the train come. "There they are! I see Jane and Helen. Wh??re is Henry?" cried Molly. "Here, Mother," answ?red her boy and he pi cl ed her up land kissed her. "Didn't know me, did you?" That afternoon, thevblg doors to the living room were kept closed. The chil dren suspected nothing for they were busy exploring the farm. In the evening after they came frpm church, the doors to the living roora were opened; the children were so happy that they danced about the tree and Excitedly grabbed one parcel after another. In their excitement they could not untie the packages'so th?ir father and mother and grand parents were called upon to help. Helen came to her grandfather with all of hers, but Junior was not so par tial. After the children had seen all their presents, and the others had ex changed theirs, Helen and Junior sang songs ^and spoke Christmas pieces. After the candles were lighted, lit tle Helen (ame tripping over to her grandfather, "Come dance aroundfthe tree with me and my dolly, Grand father."' i "No, no, Helen ! Trn too old td dance add romp," hej answered. "George," Interrupted Molly "those are the same words" you used the day I found you sleeping In the armchair after readlcg old fetters.*' | , "Well, ' weil, that's so," exclaimed Geonge, "This Christmas has been ex actly as I dreamed it" Henry leaned over ?nd whispered to his wif?, "I'm glud we came. I didn't know how much it would t-eaa to them." x Trespass Notice. ' , Notice is hereby given that hunt ing and trespassing in every form on my land ,is hereby prohibited. The law will be enforced against all per-. sons who fail to heed this notice. . Mrs. J3. P. ARTHUR. Nov. 21, 1921. 1 ' -Pretty Hats Make Good Christmas Presents. We are running a? $1.00 sale in Winter Hats. Also a few- beautiful Patterns for much less than cost. Buy one of these hand some h2?ts for your daugh ter. She will appreciate it. Yours for a Happy Christmas. Worri s Millinery Co.1 Johnston, S. C. tlUCKLEN'S |8THEON|-T ARNICA SALVE