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Tile Only Way to Improve Business. The sc called "Farm Bloc" is con demned by many big business inter este in the East on the grounds ?ha* the farmers are seeking class legis lation. Others, posing as economists, profess alarm at the activity of farm era in -organizing for the purpose of marketing co-operatively, crying loud and long against what they are pleas ed to term the organization of trusts to control the necessities of life. The amazing thing about the oppo sition to f?rmers in their efforts to organize'in order to improve their fi nancial . condition, is the fact that most of their opponents freely admit that business is brisk only when pro ducers have money to spend. If these alleged economists will ar range it so that producers can make even a small profit on their labor and investment, they will find that they have discovered the means to keep farmers out of politics. Farmen, usually mix in local political affairs because it affords them entertain ment, but as a body they seldom make demands upon Congress for any kind of legislation when the yield is good and the market right. It is only be cause the agricultural industry wa:> picked out for deflation's first victims and nearly squeezed to death thai: farmers were driven in desperation to organize and demand that the gov ernment give the industry a square deal. In this they have had just aenough success to spur them on to greater efforts and many of the big interests of the country are going to find that there is yet enough life left in the forks of the creek to make a noise loud enough to be heard in the Halls of Congress. Farmers are good spenders, when they have money, because the most of them are without many of the comforts of life in the home and all of the luxuries. The have many unfill ed desires. They have been planning for y?ars to make certain improve ments or to purchase certain articles for their homes only to be disappoint ed each harvest time. They want and need many things to raise their stan dard of living, and would buy if they could. If our political and industrial leaders are in real earnest in their efforts, they should seek a means of placing the agricultural and livestock industries on a profitable basis, after which all their other desires will be fulfilled. Make 13,000,000 farmers piosperous and the wheels* of indus try will revolve.-Farm and Ranch. Dairying Promotes Good Farming. Forty years ago Wisconsin was known as one of the Middle West grain states. Grain was the principal crop and like our cotton growing states, crop after.. '?rop was taken from the same fields until the soil be came almost exhausted. Today Wis consin is one of the richest of Mid west States, and it is ; the dairy in dustry that made it so. Recently Wis consin farmers celebrated the fiftieth year of dairying in that state. Fifty years ago the yield of grain per acre began to seriously decline. In looking around for a substitute and an oppor tunity to rebuild the soil, dairy cows were suggested. A few were brought into the state, but 10 years later th^re were many farmers sticking to che old grain cropping with little success. About this time the dairying industry began to attract more attention be cause of the few who were pioneers Since that time dairying has grown with such rapidity that it easily out ranks any-other industry in the state. Types and breeds have improved, and as evidence that these dairymen be lieve only in the best, attention is called to the fact that 2,500 dairy animals, which would be considered good cows in many other states, were) discarded after tests in 1921. The profits obtained from the sale of milk, cream and cheese takes up only a part of the immense value of the dairy industry of the Badger State. The wornout soils have been rebuilt until they are dn better con dition than when they were virgin. The acre yield of grain and feed stuffs excels the yields obtained by pioneers. In faot, in building up the dairy industry these farmers also re claimed their State for the production of grain, and today Wisconsin is not ed for the breeding of pure seed, hold ing the world championship on barley seed. Nearly every farmer is also a seed breeder of- more or less ability. A new corn has been developed which will mature in the extreme northern portion of the State, while alfalfa and other hays and feeds are produced in abundance. The Badger State con tinues to hold first place in the pro duction of dairy products, but good farming goes along with good' dairy ing, and these same farmers are mak ing records in all other agricultural lines. What Wisconsin has done in a cli mate of extremes the Southwest can do with the expenditure of less mon ey and effort.-Farm and Ranch. i Conway Prepares for Press Crowd. j The people of Conway are making great preparations for the entertain ment of the South Carolina Press as sociation on the occasion of its an nual meeting at Myrtle Beach, June 21, 22, and 23, according to a letter received by Harold C. Booker, secre tary of the association, from Marion ? Wright, secretary of the Conway chamber of commerce. This is the first time that the association has ever met in Horry county and the people of that county plan to make it a meet ing long to be remembered. Mr. Wright said that the Conway people were anxious to have the members of the association come to Marion on'the morning,-train of June 21. They will be met at Marion by the people of Conway, who will ttake .them to Conway, in automobiles. They will be given a brief but spirit ed automobile tour of Conway and about 1 o'clock will be placed on board the yacht Jeanette and carried down the Waccamaw river to Peach tree ferry, a distance of some twenty miles. Automobiles will be waiting at Peachtree ferry when the boat ar rives and the delegates will be taken to Myrtle Beach, a distance of some six or seven miles. Dinner will be served either at Conway or on board the boat. The details of the entertainment program are being worked out by a committee of the Conway chamber of commerce, of which Col. 'D. A. Spivey is chairman. Hubert G. Osteen of Sumter, pres ident of the association, is arranging the business program for the meet ing and it is planned by Mr. Osteen to make this a real business meeting. There will, of course, be plenty of time for pleasure and recreation but it is cthe idea of Mr. Osteen to have the association transact real business when it is in session and to put the association on a business like basis. An effort will be made to make this the most largely attended meeting of the association ever held and officers of the organization said yesterday that judgnig from the interest already being displayed in it, the effort will probably be successful.-The State. New Agricultural System for the South. Harvey Jordan, Secretary of the American Cotton Association, after a trip through th? cotton growing states, predicts, a new system of agri culture for the South. Mr. Jordan says that this will come as the result of deflation and the hard financial po sition cotton growers have been forc ed into. He believes that the new sys tem of grain and livestock will take hold in the states east of the Missis sippi because conditions there are much worse than in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and that there is great er need for an immediate revision of the agricultural program. "Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas," says Mr. Jordan, "are recovering much more rapidly than the states of the Old South." The spread of the boll weevil into almost every corner of the cotton belt is forcing attention, to diversifi cation and livestock farming, a kind of farming well adapted to Southern, and Southwestern conditions. It may and it is to be hoped it will, bring about increased productivity of the soil and better farming conditions generally. It is not likely that cotton I will be entirely abandoned. The South will undoubtedly continue to produce its share of the staple demanded by the world, but it will be done on a smaller acreage which will be made to produce a greater acre yield by more scientific farming. Not every body will grow cotton and make it pay, and many will become interest ed in other lines to the extent of mak ing cotton a mere side line, but like most side lines, it will pay if given proper attention. No section of the United States has an equal opportunity with the South and Southwest in diversified farming. The mild climate and great variety of soils and a generous rainfall over most sections give us a greater va riety of crops than in the more north ern sections. And, what may be said to be the most important factor, is the fact that we can produce , for feed and for soil improvement a doz en or more varieties of legumes whereas the farmer in the north is confined to a few varieties. Agricultural progress in the South and Southwest will make more rapid gains as our farmers give up the idea of a single crop and take more kind- j ly to diversification along with live stock production.-Farm and Ranch. FOR SALE: A limited quantity of Batte's Prolific corn for seed at $2.00 per bushel. h E. J. MIMS. Buy a FORD and bank the difference.-Adv. MIRRORS FROM PLATE GLASS Process ls a Somewhat Complicated One and Calls for a High Degree of Skill. Mirrors are made from plate glass. The proper Ingredients are mixed together and melted In large pots. The molten mass is then poured out on great Iron tables and a heavy roller flattens out the glass to the desired thickness. The sheets are th*: an nealed, which consists of heating them slowly in various chambers 'kept at different temperatures. This is for the purpose, of relieving unnatural strain in tlie formed glass, which makes It extremely brittle, so that a mere touch Is sometimes sufficient to cause the plate to break. After' the glass has been cut to the proper size the sheets are polished by rubbing over the surface pads or small disks until the finished product ls about half the thickness of the original. The glass ls then ready to be used for show windows, or can be made Into mirrors. The back of the sheet of plate glass is "silvered." In the early processes this did not mean what the word Indi cates, for no silver was. used, but a mixture of tin and mercury. The high cost of mercury and the danger of mercurial poisoning brought about ^lts replacement by silver, which Is used In the form of lunar caustic While silver is an expensive metal, the amount required to coat even a large mirror Is so small that the cost ls of no moment UNIVERSAL FOOD IN TROPICS Many Varieties of the Bread Fruit Tree Are Scattered Throughout Southern Lands. It Is of Interest to note the flour and biscuit of the tropics. There are a dozen different bread fruit trees scat tered throughout tropical regions. One of the flours, made .from the bread fruit tree of tropical America known as the yuka, is a regular article of commerce In the New York market. It ls only sold In cartons at elite groceries, Is quite a pure article, of a dingy, grayish-white color, and a slightly alkaline and hardly agreeable taste. In cooking that alkalinity, and acridity are mostly driven out- In its fresh form lt ls In shape elongated like a giant plantain, and for drying and conversion Into flour ls cut down before ripening so that lt has, like a green banana, not a semblance of sweetness. But the same fruit, al lowed to ripen fully, then sun dried, becomes almost as sweet as a Smyrna fig. This tree-grown cake bread is eaten dried thus, and along with the tree-growing flour forms the chief food for millions In the troplcs.-r-New York Herald. : A Covert Thrust The- following^ double-meaning poem Is attributed to Dean Swift Read the Unes first as they are printed; then read them as they are numbered. 1- The pomp of courts and pride of kings 3-1 prize above all earthly things 5- I love my country, but my king 7- Above all men his praise I'll sing J)-The royal banners are displayed 11-And may success the standard aid 2- I fain would banish far from hence 4- The Rights of Man and Common Soi se 6-Destruction to that odious name 8- The plague of Princes, Thomas Paine 10-Defeat and ruin seize the cause 12- Of France, her liberty, and her laws. Odd-Mannered Flower. Perhaps the witch-hazel thinks Its simple little yellow blossoms would not compare favorably with the gor geousness of fall chrysanthemums perhaps lt wants to be original-at \all events, not until "mums" and other varieties of autumn flowers are gone, and even the leaves of the witch-hazel Itself have fallen, do the witch-hazel flowers appear. Very late In October, or more likely In November, you will find the cheer ful little yellow blossoms growing right beside the. last year's seed pods. These little urn-shaped seed pods split when frost comes, and the four seeds con tained In each pod hop out onto the ground, where they will take root and grow In the spring.-Christian Science Monitor. " Mistletoe Brains. One of the most curious Illustrations of the working of Intelligence In plants ls offered by the mlst?etoe,' whose sticky berry, finding lodgment on a tree branch, throws out a tiny rootlet which tries to pierce the bark and thus obtain a roothold. If the bark ls too tough, the rootlet swings the berry over to a fresh spot, and makes an other trial. In this way such a berry has been known to make five jumps In two nights and three days. On one occasion a number of them Were dis covered by a botanist in the act of vainly journeying along a telegraph wire, trying to find a place to grow. Milwaukee Sentinel. Educated. "Your friend seems rather uncouth. I don't like to leave him alone in the parlor." "Why notr "He may spit on the axminster rug.? "Ne danger. He never spits on the floor unless there's sawdust"-Louis ville Courier- Journal. CHARLESTON FIRM IS APPOINTED STATE AGENT G. C. BALZER Balzer, Molony & Comar get Elim Sales for the Entire State LOOKING FORASISTANTS NOW Balzer, Molony & Comar of 143 Calhoun Street, Charleston, are be ing congratulated by their many friends on having been appointed the General Distributors for Elim milk for the State of South Carolina. Their years of experience as Klim sales men make them invaluable men in this new capacity. Chance to Get a Klim Agency Talking to a reporter the other day, Mr. Balzer said that his primary in terest right now was to find good live men and women throughout the state who would be interested in selling Elim. Considerable headway is being made but he pointed out that there were thousands of towns and villages in the state where Elim is known to the housewives, and he wants an agent in each town. It certainly looks like a good chance for men who are look ing for something good to work on, or women who would like snare time work. From what Mr. Balzer says, the work is easy and interesting, and pays well. He wants to hear from any man or woman who is interested. How to Get Klim Now Until the state organization of dis tributors is solidly under way, Mr. Balzer wants it known that he is ready to ship Elim by parcel post to the numerous South Carolinans who are using it now. The prices which will prevail for these parcel post ship ments are as follows : Elim whole milk - 1 lb., S .70 " 44 44 - 2H lbs., 1.45 '.? 44 44 - 5 lbs., 2.80 Until there is an agent .in., your town, send Balzer, Molony & Comar your order, together with a money .order to- their address given in the first part of this article.. New Organization Means Much "With every little town in South Carolina having a Elim distributor," Mr. BaLer went on to say, "much will have been accomplished towards giving the different communities a steady supply of good country fresh milk. 4'According to figures recently com Eiled, many of the farms in the state ave no cows. That means that good, fresh milk like Elim is needed. Be cause of its uniformly high standard of purity and quality some of our^ greatest baby specialists are recom- * mending it for infant feeding. You can be sure that the value of such a product will be quickly recognized by ? South Carolina housewives. It is just what is needed to supply the milk we lack/' NOTICE TO CREDITORS of Application For Discharge In the District Court of the United States, For the Western Dis trict of South-Carolina. IN THE MATTER OF p. S. Strom, Moss, Edgefield, Coun ty, S. C., Bankrupt. (No. B-355 in Bankruptcy.) To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt : Take notice that on April* 17, ??22, the above named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court praying that he may be decreed by the Court to have a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate, ex cept such debts as are excepted by law from such discharge, ami a hear ing was thereupon ordered and will be had upon said petition on May 19, 1922, before said Court, at Green ville in said District, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. . D. C. DURHAM, Clerk. Dated at Greenville, S. C., . . April 17, 1922. ^TSTBYRD" Dental Surgeon Office Over Store of Queries & Timmerman Office Phone No. 3 Residence Phone 87 We Can Give You Prompt Service I on Mill Work and Interior Finish Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas S ts., Augusta, Ga, Consult Your ?wn Interest by Consulting Us When Buying Metal or Composition Roofing Mantels, Tiliiig, Grates Trim Hardware Wall Board Doors, Sash, etc. FROM Youngblood Roofing ?nd Mantel Company 635 Broad St. Telephone 1697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA eooooooooeoeeoooooeooooooooooooooooooooofKwvoooooo??? s o i i i Large Stock of Jewelry to Select From We invite our Edgefield friends to visit our store when in Augusta. We have the largest stock of DIAMONDS WATCHES ? CLOCKS JEWELRY CUT GLASS AND SILVERWARE of all kinds tbat we have ever shown. It will be a pleasure to show I you through our stock. Every department is constantly replenished with the newest designs. We call especial attention to our repairing department, which has every improvement. Your watch or clock made as good as new. Work ready for delivery in a short time. ?. J. RIENKL I 0 O 1 98O Broad St Augusta, Ga. # ??$???^&9^o?m$4^$$^o?mi<^ooo$^oo<mo??oo??$040? COTTON COTTON SEED OIL W. C. TAYLOR GREENWOOD; S. C. 1 Commercial Trust Building Long Distance Phone 880 Local Phone 362 Member of New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Member of New York Produce Exchange. WeJFurnish a Daily Cotton Letter Free to All Interested. EAGLE "MIKADO encil No. 174 For Sale at 'your Dealer Made tn five grades . ASK FOR THE YELLOW PENCIL WITH THE RED BAND EAGLE MIKA! 3 EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, NEW YORK Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. Or. King's Hew Discovery KILLS THE COUGH. Cl"ES THE LUNGS, NOTICE. All persons who are indebted to tlie estate of Mrs. Zelpha Thurmond,, deceased will make payment to the undersigned and all persons who hold! claims against said estate will present, them to the undersigned properly at tested for payment. . 3-13-22 J. H. MATHIS. ?llPtfiEN'? IS THE ONLY GENUINE AMIGA SALVE