Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, April 05, 1922, Page SIX, Image 7
Judge Kenyon and the '-'Farm
/ Bloc"
Former Senator Kenyon, now a
United States Judge, during the^
brief deriod of private citizenship en
joyed between his resignation as sen
ator and* taking the oath of office as a
Federal Judge, made an address be
fore the students of the University of
3Iissouri. Among other public ques
tions discussed in this address was
the "Farm Bloc." Judge Kenyon,
while in the senate, was the recogniz
ed champion of the farmers and the
?eoder o'f a body of senators who be
lieved that the quickest way to im
prove economic conditions in this
country was to restore prosperity
among the farmers. To do this an or
ganization wa? formed consisting of
both Democrats and Republicans and
this organization was called the
"Farm Bloc" by those whose interests
were closely associated with "Big
Business."
In connection with the remarks
made on this subject by Judge Ken
yon, we quote the Iowa Homestead
as follows:
" 'We were not,' explained Senator
Kenyon, "seeking an undue advant
age over any business, but we did
lope to see the great agricultural in
terests of the_ country receive a
square deal. As soon as it was known
that our meeting had been held, there
went up a hue and cry against the
.fram bloc, so-called in derision. Now,
there had been a Wall street bloc, a
Standard Oil bloc and other blocs,
none of which alarmed the interests
which saw in the agricultural bloc
something highly dangerous.'
i "Senator Kenyon, in defending the
agricultural bloc, called attention to
the insidious influence of the social
bloc. 'If we had joined this bloc, in
stead of organizing a farm bloc, if
we had put on dress suits and gone
out and attended dinners, the ene
mies of the farm bloc wpuld have
.hailed us as among the Nation's
greatest statesmen, men wise and
safe.'
"Before completing his references
ito the farm bloc, Senator Kenyon re
viewed at some length the various
measures which have been passed
largely through the influence of the
bloc, or which are now pending. He
told of how the bill providing for the
appointment of a representative of
agriculture on -the Federal Reserve
iBoard had passed the Senate. 'I wish
you would help get it out of the
house,' he said. There are 40,000,
O00 farmer folk in the United States.
It is right and proper, then, that a
representative of agriculture should
lave a place on the Federal Reserve
Board.' "
The "Farm Bloc" is proving a
thorn in the side of "the big Eastern
interests who are not accustomed to
laving their monopoly of "Blocc" in
Congress disturbed. Eastern papers
depending upon Wall Street interests
for their support are already suggest
ing the defeat of Congressmen who
are favoring the farmers. They wlil
be well organized, but it is doubtful
that they will find the farmers, and
those interested in the welfare of
those engaged in the agricultural and
livestock industry, either asleep or
unorganized. Those who oppose giv
ing the farmers of the country fair
and necessary legislation can be out
voted ten to one.-Farm and Ranch.
Timely Notes on Beef Cattle.
Clemson College, April 3.-Keep
a master's eye on the thin cows that
will drop calves this month. A little
feed and attention while cows with
young calves are being turned to pas
ture will insure the raising of a good
calf crop and will mean a better calf
crop for the next year. Give the cow
and her calf an even start with the
coming of 'the new grass (that is,
feed them a little longer), and they
-will both do welL The calf will get
ready for the market quicker and the
--cow will bring you. a better calf next
year. *
Do not let the bull run with the
..cows this month for this will make
next year's calves come in January,
.which is too early. Feed the bull well
and have him in good condition when
you turn him in the pasture in June.
Castrate all scrub and grade bull
calves and get a purebred bull for
breeding purposes.
Dehorn all yearlings that you fail
ed to get in March. Cut horns close
io the head, taking of a little skin.
Select a calf that you are going
to kill this summer in the "Beef
Club" and keep him growing and fat
that you may have a good quality of
beef for yourself and your neighbors
to eat.
flow To Give Quinine To Children.
FEBRIUNB is the ?rade-mark name gives tc an
?Unproved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pi ear
?at to take and does not distnrb the stomach.
Children take it and never know it is Quinine.
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate net
c?use nervousness nor ri n g i ng i n the head. Tr;
rt the . -C3:t time you need Quinine for any pur
pose. Ask for 2 ounce original package. Th?
-?ame FSBRILINg ia Uow lu bottle- xScenAi
ADVANCING YEARS.
When first you find within your mind
For quiet Joys a preference;
Or when,'again, Borne younger men
First treat your views with deforenc*!
When you'll confesa to more or loss
Political perplexity
When first you gape adown your shape
At manifest convexity;
When first you choose some easy shoes
That strike your wife as hideous;
But with the care you give your hair
You're more, not less fastidious;
When first you feel your blood congeal
To hear an unlicked laddie call
"Old-fashioned guff" the daring iftuft
That you considered, radical
But most of all, when first you ?all
Will "undermine society;"
When first you say some modern way
A new idea "impiety;"
You are not old-your heart ls bold
You've courage, strength, ability
Yet you have passed the peak at" last
You're headed for senility!
-Ted Robinson, in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
BAGGED BOTH FISH AND FOWL
Dover (N. H.) Man Shot Drake and
Got Pickerel That the Bird Had
Been Carrying.
George Hayer of Doyer, N. H., tells
a remarkable hunting story, which is
vouched for by witnesses, says the
Manchester Union. Walting patiently
behind a blind at Ayers pond In Bar
rington, Hayer and his companions
saw a large s he ll drake alight on
rock just outside of gunshot on the
opposite side of the pond, and after
making quite a lively turn tnere took
to the air again and alighted in the
water 30 yards from the blind. Hayer
fired and killed the drake.
An abnormal bunch or swelling no
ticed in the bird's throat, which ap
peared to 'have nearly shut off the
breathing, was not Investigated until
the return to town, where lt was found
that"the drake had captured a large
pickerel and had devoured the head
after which lt had attempted to swal
low the rest of the fish. The body
of the pickerel stuck in the drake'
throat. It measured 14 inches in
length. The drake weighed, without
the fish, four and one-half pounds
Hayer and his friends were served
drake with pickerel on the side at the
spread that followed the hunting ex
pedition.
"AEROPLANE" NO NEW WORD
Was First Used by French Inventor
to Describe Flying Machine,
. In the Year 1879. '
The word, "aeroplane," only recently
admitted to the dictionary, has bi*en
traced back to trie year 1879. In that
year a Frenchman named Tatln, ap
plied the name "aeroplane" to a flying
machine of his own Invention driven
by compressed air.
Possibly It was from Tarin that was
borrowed the corresponding English
word (similar save for the accent) by
Ella Merchant and Alice Jones, joint
authors of "Unveiling a Parallel"
(189?!). The hero of this novel is'a
birdraan who soars in his "aeroplane"
to Mars, where, among other wonder
ful things, he finds woman on terms
of perfect equality with man.
Fifteen years later H. G. Wells used
the word, "aeroplle" in one of his
novels, but the term didn't become
popular. And nowadays the word is
being condensed into the two-syllabled
word, "airplane."-The Leatherneck.
Swallowed Snake While Drinking.
A New Burnswick man while mak
ing hay, took a drink from a spring.
Not long after he began to feel an In
ternal pain which continued to in
crease gradually until after a year or
so he was operated on in a New Eng
land hospital, and a snake six Inches
long was found In the lower part of
his Intestines. He thinks that he
swallowed the snake, when It, was
small, while, drlnkln ; from the spring.
As he had no cup or other drirfklng
vessel he could not have seen the
snake. He has had the snake pre
served.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Excited Person: I want you f
insert this ad. In your "Lost and
Found" column fer your next edi
tion.
Newspaper Clerk: Yesslr! What
Is It?
Excited Person: Lost one 7-pas
.Benger touring car, containing one
ease of five year old, bottled In bond.
Finder please return case and keep
automobile. No questions asked.
Greedy Young Rooster.
On a farm in Nova Scotia where
chickens have a fine range, the family
was astonished one day to see a half
grown rooster trying to swallow a
brown snake about IS Inches long.
After many unsuccessful efforts he
succeeded In getting down the wrig
gling and live morsel, much to the
jealousy of his brothers and sisters,
and giving himself a terribly overload
ed appearance.
Mouse ana Cat Comrades.
An Alberta reader of the Montreal
Family Herald states that at her home
In Yellow Head pass, B. C., she was sit
ting one quiet afternoon, after putting
down a saucer of milk, for her cat, when
she saw a mouse slip out from behind
tho stove ind drink at the saucer with
the va\ until the milk was finished.
They -teemed to bo on the best of
?-The-*
Scrap Book
HAVE MANY KINDS OF BELIEF
Almost Every Denomination Would
Seen i to Be Represented in Con
gressional Membership.
That the churches are well repre
sented In both houses of congress is
evidenced by a statemeut Issued by
the board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which recently made
a survey and issued the following
statement :
Out of the total of 435 members of
congress 24 are non-members, and
church affiliation of 98 could not be
ascertained. The following are the
church affiliations:
United Brethren, Mormon, Independ
ent, Mennonite, Dutch Reformed, Evan
gelical have one member each. There
are two ?nlversalists. There are three
members of the Quaker church and
three of the Jewish church, five Uni
tarians, ten Disciples, ten Lutherans,
? Christians, 18 Catholics, 23\Congre
gationalists, 85 Episcopalians, 29 Bap
tists, 56 Presbyterians and 99 Meth
odists.
In the senate the survey showed
that out of a total of 96 senators the
church affiliations nf 23 was unknown
and only four were non-members.
There was one Protestant Episcopal
ian, one Christian. The Lutherans,
Dutch Reformed, Unitarians and Mor
mons all have two members each.
There are six Catholics and six Bap
tists, seven Congregationalists, ll
Presbyterians, 12 Episcopalians and
17 Methodists.
STARTING A FAD
Mrs. Fussbody: If you must wear
patched trousers while you're doing
my work why don't you use patches
that match?
The Serving Mah: Oh, dear mel
Didn't you notice? These pants are
the very latest. It's the popular
camouflage pattern, copied from the
army motor lorries.
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Shows Footprints of Dinosaurs.
The department of geology at Monnt
Holyoke college, in replacing collec
tions lost by fire, bas obtained a slab
of Connecticut valley sandstone on
which are found fossilized mud cracks
and ripple marks of bygone ages, and
with them seven footprints made by
giant dinosaurs. The slab is ' an un
usually good specimen, as both sides
have marks of geological interest It
measures 12 by 6 feet
The ripple marks were made In the
ooze millions of years ago, when the
region of the present Connecticut val
ley was a large river bottom, occa
sionally flooded. They are unusually
distinct.
The footprints show that at least
two dinosaurs, one a big one, the oth
er apparently Its young, roamed over
the mud flats on their hind legs. The
larger tracks are about 8 Inches long
and the Indicated stride 4 or 5 feet
African King's Curious Custom.
In Central Africa is a little kingdom
that has a ferocious king that has an
old and curious custom of frightening
his subjects, no matter whether they
wish to speak to him or he to them.
If one of his subjects wishes to in
terview the king, the subject must
cough three times and th? king
will roar at him and try to frighten
him away. If the subject is unafraid
and repeat.4) his cough, he can gain
audience with the king, but if he
shows the least sign of fear and starts
backward, che king follows him until
the man Is off and away.
Tom Cat "Adopted" Turkeys.
An Alberta woman who owns a farm
says that she had two turkeys hatched
out late In the summer, by an old hen.
The hen would have nothing to do
with the chicks so she brought them
up around the door yard. At night
she covered the birds up but io the
daytime they wandered at wIlL A
young tom cat took a fancy to the
little turkeys and it was a common
sight to see Tom curled up in the tun
shine with a turkey on either side of
him.
Lived Long With Broken Neck,
A teu-year-old Walsall, Staffordshire,
Eng., schoolboy went to school regu
larly for five weeks with a broken
neck. The lad, when in a hospital for
treatment, made a slight movement
which caused pressure on the spinal
cord and Instant death. The surgeon
said that the boy had been protected
by nature's own 'method of contrac
tion of the muscles.
Ancient Legislative Body.
It ls said that the "House of Keys"
of the Isle of Man, which ls the
Island's parliament Is the most an
cient existing legislative body, as lt
dates huey to many years before the
NornuL conquest. The laws are still,
promulgated ia thc Manx language, a J
Variation of Gaelic. ?
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level in history *
to the stockhold?
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2. Increased mam
< overhead 58%. f
3. Stiling costs rm
Mr. Firestone state;
advantageous buying fa
100% stockholding orga
"Due credit mustb
a smaller margin of pr
owner."
The saving through
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Indigestion
Many persons, otherwise D
vigorous 'and healthy, are Q
bothered occasionally with jj
Indigestion. The effects of a g
disordered stomach on the Sf
system are dangerous, and ?*
prompt treatment of Indigos- D
tion ls Important. "The only Q
medicine I have needed has mm
been something to aid digea- jj*
tion and clean the liver," Q
i writes Mr. Fred Ashby, a m*
McKinney, Texas, farmer. ~f
D "My medicine le
S Thedford's S
BLACK-DRAUGHT
for Indigestion and stomach
trouble of any kind. I have
never found anything that
touches the spot, like Black
Draught I take lt In broken
doses after meals. For a long
time I tried pills, which grip*
ed and didn't give the good
results. Black-Draught liver
medicine ls easy to take, easy
to keep, Inexpensive."
i Gflt a package from your
druggist today-Ask for and
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only genuine.
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FOR SALE: 10,000,0.00 Porto
Rico sweet potato and '.ed Beauty
tomato plants $1.50 per 1000. Cab
bage and Onion plants $1.00 per 1,
00C all f. o. b. Prompt shipment;
large orders special price.
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.ULft THE COUGH. CITES THE LUNGS*
istone Has Reduced
ti of Tire Seroice
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Jan. 1921
Prices
$18.75
22.50
35.75
56.55
67.00
81.50
Jan. 1922
Prices
$ 9.85
11.65
17.50
32.40
42.85
52.15
Reduction
47%
48%
51%
43%
36%
36%
u?ding quality tires has been brought down to tie lowest
ras explained by H. S. Firestone, President of the Company,
era at the annual meeting on December 15? 1921.
ind commitments at or below the market.
ifacturrng efficiency and volume production reduced factory j
1uced38%.
1, "This reduction in prices is made possible by our unusually ]
crilities, and the enthusiasm, loyalty and determination of our ?
niz?tion. I
e given to Firestone dealers who are selling Firestone tires on
ont. This brings every Firestone saving direct to the car* i
i first cost plus the saving through high mileage doublet '
is daily adding new fame to tl}? Firestone principle of service-)
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Wanted! Cross Ties
PLUM BRANCH, S. C., February 6, 1922.
SPECIFICATIONS:-QUALITY: Ali Ties shall
be free from any defects that may impair their strength
or durability. Ties shall not have sap wood more than
two inches wide on top of tie between twenty and forty
inches from the middle. All ties shall be straight, well
manufactured, cut #quare at the ends, have top and bot
tom parallel and have bark entirely removed.
All Ties must be 8 feet and 6 inches long.
White and Post Oak- .?
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Size 6x6 Size 6x7 Size 6x8 Size 7x8 Size 7x9
30c. 40c. 60c. 70c. , 80c.
Your particular attention is called to the fact that a
piece of timber must square the above sizes in order to
make the grades, and that it will be more economical in
getting all grade fives, if possible, and. by all means cut
out ones and twos.
Inspection will be made and cash paid as ties are hauled
in and properly placed on Charleston & Western Caro
lina Railway Company's Right-of-Way at Plum Branch,
S. C.
Prices subject to change without notice.
R. M. WINjN
Plum Branch, S. C.
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NOTICE.
All persons who have not paid their
1920 taxes will take notice that on
April 15? I will be forced to sell all
personaL property and real estate
upon which the tax has notjbeen paid.
All o^lmo^enis; should make paye
ment to me for 1920 taxes by that
time.
W. R. SWEARINGEN,
Sheriff.
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Dental Surgeon
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Office Phone No. 3
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