Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, December 21, 1921, Page TWO, Image 2
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