Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Statistical Position of Cotton. Statisticians, sometimes known as "Figure Hounds," manage to find ' more or less pleasure in adding, sub tracting and multiplying, and by com paring result?, prove almost any prop osition that may be presented. And, who can. successfully take issue wita their conclusions and deductions, un less it be some other statistician who has a motive for proving the con trary. To most persons, figures are confusing, and for that reason ap pear to be as conclusive as the state ment that "Any given point is the center of the surrounding territory." Recently the Department of Agri culture issued the official figures on the conusmption of cotton??thus far this year; the amount of carry-over and the size of the stocks now iii sight. This report was the ede for the cotton statisticians to appear on the stage in the playlet-entitled "Nov/ you see it and now you don't." It ha's been conclusively proven that there will be a cotton famine be fore the end of 1923, also that there is enough cotton, to supply the world's demand until the new crop is on the market. It is strange that "Statistical Po sition" did not display its strength ' untii cotton planting-time. Last fall, when the Government issued the fi nal ginners' report showing a produc tion of less thar. 8,000,000 bales, and followed with a report showing an in creasing consumption of American cotton, there was mighty little said about how strong "Statistical Posi tion" really w?s. True a few friends of cotton, and a few more who thought the staple a good buy, called attention to the great strength of "Statistical Position," but there was not enough of them to form even a fair sized audience, and this myste rious person refused to perform. As a matter of fact, there were too many farmers waiting to see the show, and preferring to display his strength to a select crowd of specu lators, the act was postponed until the "Rubes" were too busy planting the new crop to appear at the box office. Cotton farmers will be obliged to spend all their available time work ing this summer, but they may ex tract some enjoyment about the feats of strength performed by "Statistical Position" just as they read the base ball scores, hoping all the time that he will not expend all of his energy before the new crop is ready for the market. While it is comforting to cotton farmers to know: that the vast sur plus is being consumed and that there will probably be a fair demand for the new crop, his best bet is in producing as much good cotton to the acre as possible, and doing it as cheaply as conditions will permit. Farm and Ranch. Hottest Place on Earth is Death Valley, California. Ten years of records obtained at the United States Weather Bureau substation at Greenland ranch in Death Valley, Cal., indicate that this is the hottest region in the Unit ed States, and probably on earth. The* average of extreme maximum tem perature reported to the United States Department of Agriculture since 1911 has been 125 degrees F. At Greenland ranch temperatures of 100 degrees F., or higher occur al most daily during June, July and Au gust. The hottest month on record is July, 1917, when the mean tem ^ perature was 107.2 degrees F. But the temperature of 134 degrees F. observed on July 10, 1913, is believ ed hy meteorologists to be the high est natural-air temperature ever re corded with a standard tested ther mometer exposed in the shade under approved conditions. Death Valley is from two to eight miles wide and about 100 miles long, lying between high mountain ranges. It is the deepest depression in the United States, some estimates placing its lowest point, at 337 feet below sea level. Greenland ranch is 178 feet be low sea level. White people find the midsummer heat intolerable, and even the Indians go up to the Pana mint Range during July and August. The normal annual precipitation in Death Valley is less than two inches. Successful agriculture can not be maintained on less than fifteen or twenty inches of annual precipitation without the aid of irrigation. A group of springs serve as the source of ir rigation-water supply for Greenland ranch. The water has a temperature of about 100 degrees F. and is only sufficient to irrigate seventy acres. Four crops of alfalfa are gathered each year. The principal product of the ranch is dressed meat, but ex periments are being made in raising poultry and in growing vegetables, dates, citrus and deciduous fruits. Farm- and Ranch. Buy a FORD and bank the difference.-Adv. Remarkable Endorsement of Prohibition. t Whether one is in favor of prohi bition as now enforced in America, or opposed thereto, or would gjo to the middle ground of beer and light wines, one must be concerned in the remarkable pamphlet on/the subject just issued by the Baltimore Manu facturers Record. The pamphlet is, as is stated for it, is the most important publication ever issued in this or any other coun try on prohibition. To sound the best thought of the country on the prohi bition ts an economic and moral fac tor in advancing the cause of human ity the Record opened correspondence with hundreds of leading men of af fairs-manufacturers of iron, steel, cotton and other products; with bank ers, lawyers, College professors and University officers. They were asked their views and if they had changed their views, and were invited to write, at length, in reply, if they desired such men as Judge E. N. Gary, U. S. Steel; N. G. Spangler,. Jackson, (0.) Iron and Steel; J. W. Marsh, Stand ard Underground Cable Co., Pitts burgh; Warren S. Stone, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Richard Lloyd Jones, Editor of the Tulsa Tribune; R. 0. Arnold, Hampden (Ga.) Cotton Mills-scores of them, including Frank -?. Vanderlip, Thom as A. Edison, and others. A ^completion of the'replies gives the following remarkable per cent ages to the total: Per cent For Prohibition in some form 98.50 Against Prohibition __ 1.50 For Strict Prohibition_ 85.50 For Beer and Wine_ 7.00 Against Volstead Law or Pres Regulations -_- - - 1,25 Wants Volstead Law Modified .75, Advocates High License or Gov. Control_ 1.00 Advocates Dispensary System .25 Undecided or Noncommital_ 2.75 No less remarkable is this showing is the challenge of the Record to those who defy, disrespect and hoot at the prohibition law. Editor Ed wards says: "If the facts-not merely vague theories-presented in these letters as to the lessening of accidents m factories and on railroads, the in crease of savings deposits even where men have been working on short time, the betterment of the condition of women and children upon whom has been spent the money that for merly went into th? salpon, the great lessening of drunkenness in every part of the country, can (be brought directly to the attention, as they should be, of every man and woman in America it will be impossible for any patriotic or humanity-loving man or woman even again to speak against prohibition. "The man who in the light of these facts advocates the repeal of our, prohibition laws, br the lessening of their rigid enforcement, by that fact becomes an advocate of increased deaths from accidents in factories and on railroads, an advocate of great poverty and misery and broken hearts of women and children; an ad vocate of the criminality of those who openly defy the law of the land, and wherever the opportunity avails commit murder in carrying on the bootlegger's diabolical work. "The man who winks at this viola tion, or takes no definite stand against them, or who becomes a participant in this criminality by buying of the bootlegger, is recreant to every re sponsibility to his own wife and chil dren, to all humanity, nad to civili zation itself. No- man can join with the bootlegger by buying the boot legger's whiskey, or drinking of it, without becoming a co-partner in the bootlegger's crime of murder, and law violation, and anarchy, and the effort to destroy the things which make for American government. "The time has come when law abid ing men who love their country and love humanity must recognize their responsibility in definite call to join with the forces of righteousness and of the legal powers of the country in fighting wjth all their strength and influence the breaking of the Prohi bition Law. That violation stands out as one of the menacing dangers of the country. The man who advocates the repeal of the Prohibition Law on the ground that it cannot be enforc ed is asking the National Government and the vast majority of the Ameri can people to repeal a law merely be cause they claim that the criminal classes are greater in power than the government itself.' The man who takes that position violates every sense of honor, of patriotism, and of the respect and the position which [men of honor must take when it comes to a question as to whether the forces of hell or the forces of righteousness shall prevail. He who wants to stand on the side of hell and give his utmost strength to the break ing down of this government need only stand idly by in the contest be Choosing the Right Kind of Sire. The whole future of the herd is at stake when the sire is selected. If the choice is fortunate, the offspring will be better than their mothers, in which case the herd will be improved. The managers of the East Michi gan insane asylum a number of years ago purchased as head of their Hol stein herd Hengervelt de Kol, a bull of good breeding. The r?cords of the offspring of this bull were so superi or that those of their mothers and of other cows of this breed that Henger velt de Kol will go down in history as among the world's most illustrious sires. Today a goodly proportion of the high producing and high priced cows of the Holstein breed carry the blood of this great bull. If the choice of the sire is 'unfor tunate, the offspring will be poorer than their mothers and the quality of the herd will run down. In a demon-, stration conducted on the test grounds of the United States depart ment of agriculture in Maryland, ? group of cows of more than average merit was bred to a bull that was such a failure as a sire that all his off spring produced less milk and butter than their mothers. , Unfortunately, we cannot al ways select a superior sire with the same assurance of success that we select cows of high milking power or beef animals of good feeding quali ties any more than we can say with assurance what cow will drop calves of high merit. Infallible signs of pre potency in either sire or dam have not yet been discovered. The best that can be done in selecting a sire is to choose ia purebred animal of good type and appearance and one with a good pedigree. A sire of prov en merit that some breeder is dis carding to avoid inbreeding, if avail able at a reasonable price, is always a wise purchase. All the usual risks are avoided in choosing such a sir?. A sire that does not show improve ment of the herd by his first get should be discarded without waiting for a second crop of offspring. It is safe to assume that subsequent crops of young will be no better than the first.-Kansas City Star. i Blood Poisoning. Blood poisoning is a rather indefi nite term that is applied popularly, and quite properly, to a number of diseases in which the blood contains poison of any kind. But in order to avoid confusion it is better to re strict the term to what is knewn in medicine as pyaemia and septicaemia.' Pyaemia means the presence of pus in the blood; septicaemia means the presence of any septic material, whether bacteria or toxins or both, in the blood. Blood poisoning may follow infla mation in any part of the body or may result from bacteria's entering the blood from any centre of inf?c tion, as the abcess of a tooth, chron ically inflamed tonsils, sinus disease or chronic suppuration of the middle ear. Sometimes, though less frequent ly than formerly, blood poisoning fol lows a slight wound that has been? neglected and allowed to fester. Sur geons sometimes acquire fatal blood poisoning through a needle puncture or a cut while they are per forming an operation or making post mortem examination. If the wound is in a finger, you can often trace the course of the inflamation along the lymphatic vessels, just beneath the. skin, as far as the armpit, where the poison causes the glands to swell. What is called bubonic plague is real ly blood poisoning of a special kind; the poison enters the body through ? fleabite on the foot or leg and caus es the glands in the groin to swell. The general symptoms that follow the infection of a wound soon-appear and at first resemble those of typhoid fever; the patient has chills and^fe ver, headache, loss of appetite, nau sea and vomiting, a soated tongue and dry lips. The severity of the symptoms varies greatly according to the degree of the infection and the resisting power of the patient. The object of treatment is to increase the powers of resistance and to get rid of the poison as rapidly as possible. The poison is eliminated by stimulat ing the excretory organs-the lungs, the skin, the bowels and the kidneys -and at the same time by giving the patient plenty of water to drink or by injecting water into the blood. The patient should breathe the out door air; the bed should be near an open window, or preferably a window tent should be used. The skin should be kept warm and shot..J be sponged frequently with diluted alcohol. In ternal antiseptics or vaccines are of ten curative.-Youths' Companion. tween right and wrong, between the government in its enforcement of the laws and the criminal classes which seek to break those laws."-Augusta Chronicle. j -.-!-?-) Summons. STA*TE OF SOUTH CAROLE COUNTY OF EDGEFIELC COURT OF COMMON PLEA Lillie F. Adams, Plaintiff, Ag??ns W. Adams, the Bank of Johns The Bailey-Lebby Co., ShappI .'Hardware Co., A. L. K?nter, McGraw, Tire & Rubber Co., H ' . Ruhb?r" Products -xCo., Browr Bigelow, Indian Refining Co., C lina Auto Supply House, Mich Tire Co., and The B. F. Good Rubber Co., Defendants. (Summons for relief. Compl; not. served.) To the ''Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and quired to answer the compl?int in action which is filed in the office the Clerk of Court of Common Pl for the said county, and to serv co?y of your answer to the said c plaint, on the subscribers, at tl office at Edgefield, South Carol: within twenty days after the sen thereof, exclusive of the day of s service; and if you fail to answer complaint within the time afores; the plaintiff in this action will ap to the Coprt for the relief demam j in the complaint. I SHEPPARD BROS., Plaintiff's Attorneys April 21st, A. D., 1922. , To the Defendants above named: You will take notice that the < ginal Summons and Complaint in above entitled action, are now on in the office of the Clerk of Co of Common Pleas for Edgefield Co: tj, State of South Carolina. SHEPPARD BROS., Plaintiff's Attorneys Attest : P. L. Cogburn, (Seal) Clerk of Court Common Pleas. NOTICE TO CREDITORS of Application For Discharg In the District Court of the Unit States For the Western Dis trict of South Carolnia IN THE MATTER OF Victor Daitch, Edgefield, S. C., Ba rupti No. B-387 in Bankruptcy To the creditors of the above nam Bankrupt;: 1 Take notice that on May 8, 19? the above named bankrupt filed I petition in said Court praying that nij0&e decreed by the Court to ha a'jrull discharge from all debts prc able against his estate, except su debts, as are excepted by law frc such discharge, and a hearing w thereupon ordered vand will be h upon said petition on June 8, 19! before said Court, at Greenville said District, at ll o'clock in tl forenoon, at which time'and place i known creditors and other perso: in interest may appear and she cause, if any they have, why tl prayer of said petition should not 1 granted. D. C. DURHAM, Clerk. Dated at Greenville, S. C., May 8, 1922. Abbeville-Greenwood Mi tual Insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insurred $17,226.0G( WRITE OR CALL on the unde: signed for any information you ma desire about our plan of insuranci We insure your property against destruction by FIEE, ' WINDSTORM, or LIGHT NING and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared t prove to' you that ours is the safes and cheapest plan of insuranc known. Our Association is now license^ to write Insurance in the counties, o Abbeville, Greenwood,- McCormick Edgefield, Laurens, Saluda, Rich land, Lexington, Calhoun and1 Spar tanburg, Aiken, Greenville, Pickens Barnwell, Bamberg, Sumter, Lee Clarendon, Kershaw, Chesterfield The officers are: Gen. J. Frase: Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C. J. R. Blake, Gen. Agent, Secretary and Treasurer, Greenwood, S. C. -DIRECTORS A. 0. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. J. R. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Dodges, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. J Fraser Lyon, Columbia, S. C. W. C. Bates, Batesburg, S. C. W. H. 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