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Significant Sayings of Present Day Educators and States men. Dr. Marion Burton, president of the Michigan University, and former president of Smith University, and former president of Smith College and the Minnesota state university, expressed himself forcefully on the necessity of law observance, when he said in an address, "We must train a generation of young people who have profound respect for law and order and the Constitution. The day is past ?when we can joke about the Eight eenth Amendment." "One who, in the matter of nation al prohibition, holds his personal opinion and his claim of personal lib erty to be of higher sanction than .this overwhelming constitutional ex pression of the people is a disciple of practical Bolshevism," says Wil liam Howard Taft, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Marshal Joffre, the French hero of the Marne, was the honor guest at a "banquet the other day at the Black stone Hotel, Chicago. The Chicago Herald Examiner, in its story of the event, says, "After voicing his appre ciation of the welcome accorded "him, Marshal Joffre concluded: 'Per mit me to raise my glass in a toast to America-and to. one of her price less jewels, the 'City of Chicago!' And with that the assemblage arose, the marshal placed a glass to his lips and quaffed a magnum of Lake Michigan's straightest chlorine so lution." Statement by Commander Booth. Evangeline Booth, Commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, in a statement just issued, published in the New York Times, de clares that since the enactment of the Volstead act drunkenness among the poor has almost entirely disap peraed. The announcement, she said, was based on facts reported by secre taries of the Salvation Army in all parts of the country to whom she sent a questionnaire regarding their observations in Salvation Army head quarters, shelters and hotels. "Our social secretaries replied that cases of drunkenness are now the exception among men who fre quent .our hostelries, shelters and in dustrial homes," the survey said. "More than two million beds were supplied by the Salvation Army last year, and it is on these two million cases that our secretaries base their answers. In one hostelry it was re ported that 120 men who have never heen known to keep a dollar more than 24 hours now have bank ac counts of considerable size. In anoth er hotel twenty-five men of the sort who before prohibition could not keep a dime now have deposits rang ing from $100 to $500. These are unusually bright instances, but every where the workers of the Salvation Army have found a marked increase in thrift and prosperity and a de crease in drunkenness." "In refutation of the charge that drunkenness has increased since pro hibition, Commander Booth cites the fact that the Salvation Army's an nual 'Boozers' Day' when drunken men and women were collected from :the streets, fed, clothed and prayed with, has been abandoned and the day has been given over to entertaining the news boys and poor youngsters of the city. "Because prohibition has cleared our park benches of drunkards, we are able to entertain 5,000 boys un der fourteen years old in New York .city on this day, these boys being ben .efitted because one of the greatest curses of humanity has been placed beyond the reach of men and wo men." America Befriend. O Lord, our God, Thy mighty hand Hath made our country free; From all her broad and happy land May worship rise to Thee; Fulfill the promise of her youth, -Her liberty defend; By law and order, love and truth, America befriend. The strength of every state increases In Union's golden chain; Her thousand cities fill w ith peace, Her million fields with grain; The virtues of her mingled blood In one new people blend; By unity and brotherhood, America befriend. Thro' all the waiting land proclaim The gospel of good-will; And may the joy of Jesus' name In every bosom thrill. O'er hill and dale, from sea to sea, Thy holy reign extend ; By faith and hope and charity, America befriend. Henry van Dyke. Says Sherman Did Not Say "War is Hell." Middletown, May 27.-Thomas D. Collins, a Civil War veteran of this city, winner of a congressional med al for bravery, who was with Sher man on his famous march, in a state ment here today, declared the gen eral never said "War is Hell." "I was within a few feet of the general," says Collins, "when the mayor and officials of the city of Fayetteville, ?. C., came out of the city and pleaded with the general not to invade the town. "General Sherman told them he would not enter the city if they would lay down their arms and come back into the Union. 'Until you do, the general told them, 'we will have to go on. War is cruel. I cannot re fine it. I will make as great sacrifices today' as any of you gentlemen, but you must lay down your arms before I will consent to remain out of your city.' " j Collins was a dispatch bearer for the general. The Hazels to Leave Saluda. W. Grady Hazel has procured an attractive residence in Johnston, which he and his family expect to oc cupy in the near future. Mr. Hazel is making the move in order that he may devote more attention to his printing business, which continues to show a steady increase in volume de spite the general depression. In John ston, Mr. Hazel will find in his neigh bors old friends, he having lived there until the beginning of his college ca reer. The departure of the Hazels will mean a distinct loss to Saluda. No couple in the town, young or old, we believe, enjoys a 'uller measure of the confidence and esteem of the peo ple generally than do they. Mrs. Ha zel's affiliation with the various so cial and religious enterprises of the town, has resulted in their parmanent benefit, while Mr. Hazel's energy and business acumen have contributed substantially to the commercial pro gress of Saluda. We regret to see them and their little daughter depart, even for such a hospitable and pro gressive a community as Johnston. Saluda Standard. When to Apply Soda. Clemson College, May 29.-A great many farmers are asking the question When should soda be applied to cotton and corn? The following suggestions on the subject are given by Prof. Blackwell, Agronomist. When nitrate of soda is to be used on cotton as a side application it should be applied early in the season. On heavy soils it may be put under the crop at planting time with good results. Where this has not been done, however, and side applications are to be made, these should be made immediately after chopping or in any case by the time the cotton begins to form squares. A late application of soda to cotton under boll weevil con ditions will injure the crop ordinar ily rather than help it. Side application^ of soda for corn should be put on early. The old idea that nitrate of soda leaches out quick ly and that it should be put on at "lay by" time or when ^ the corn bunches to tassel has been proven to be erroneous. That is too late for best results. Soda will give best results ! when applied to corn when the plants are knee high or waist high. Reversible Costume is Latest Thing in Paris. Paris, May 27.-Reversible cos tumes are the latest invention to aid the woman who hasn't time between tea and dinner to change her appear ance for the evening. An American took a girl to tea at the Ritz and suggested dinner and the theatre that night. "I'll just go up to my room and dress," he said. "But" he hesitated, I suppose it will take you an hour or two-" "I'm dressed already," said the girl. Before a looking glass she took off her cape, blue on the outside and black on the inside and turned it in side out. Then she undid a button on each shoulder and with a few quick j motions changed her high cut after noon gown into an evening robe with I a deep V and bare shoulders. Taking out her handbag a parcel of lace she hung it round her waist, letting it fall over her skirt almost to her an kles. The bag next disclosed a "head ache bank" of emeralds, dexterously fixed over her forehead, and a veil thrown over her hair. In fifteen minutes, after a touch of powder and rouge-also from the handbag-she was transformed and ready for the evening while her male escort remained in his tweeds. To Prevei. t Blood Poisoning jpply at once the wonderful old reliaMe DI PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL, a sui ?ical dressing that relieves pain and heals a 'e sam? time. Not a liniment 25c. 50c. $1.00. How to Increase Meat Con sumption. By calling attention to the merits of raisins as a food, the consumption of that commodity has been doubled. Orange growers in Califor nia and Florida have also greatly in creased the consumption of their product by advertising and instruct ing consumers in various v, ays of pre paring oranges for table use. Nearly every day a new campaign is started to boost the consumption cf some particular food or food preparation. Every organization in the production or distribution of food products, ex cept producers and distributors of meats, are 'drumming the country for new consumers. It has been suggested that a fee of 5 cents be assessed against every carload of livestock sent to the cen tral markets, and that this sum, which will amount to about $1,000,000 in twelve months, be used in promot ing the consumption of meat. Ameri ca is consuming less meat per capita than in 1913, and it will be the aim of the livestock associations and the packers to present, in an educational way, the value of meat as a food with the purpose of increasing consump tion per capita UQtil it reaches the pre war level. It is true that the average consum er has developed an appetite for. fruits and vegetables and is conse quently eating less meat, and it is doubtful if any amount of propagan da will entice him away from a veg etable and fruit diet. There is anoth er way, however, which might have the desired effect, and that is found in a reduction of retail prices. Not that the producer should get less, but that the consumer should not be charged a dollar and a quarter for a roast for which he, figuratively speak ing, paid 50 to 75 cents before the war. The trouble seems to lie in the. fact that there are about twice as many retail meat dealers as there ought to be. When dealers are so numerous that a living must be made for an av erage family from the sale of one carcass a week, prices to consumers must be advanced to an unreasonable level. The volume of business per dealer is altogether too small to per mit the sale of meat at a price which will increase per capita consumption. -Farm and Ranch. j The Origin of Memorial Day. In a Memorial day address deliv ered in 1879, Chauncey M. Depew told of the origin of the custom I among the women of the South. 'When the war was over," he said, "in the South, where, under warmer skies and with more poetic tempera ment, symbols and emblems are bet ter understood than in the practical North, mothers and children of the Confederate dead went about and strewed their graves with flowers. At many places the women scattered the flowers impartially also over the unmarked resting places of the Un ion soldiers. As the news of this touching trib ute flashed over the North, it roused, as nothing else could have done, na tional amity and love and allayed sec tional animosity and passion. It thrill ed every household where there was a vacant chair by the fireside and an aching void in the heart for the lost hero whose remains had never been found; old wounds broke out afresh, and in a mingled tempest of grief and joy the family cried: 'Maybe it was our darling.' "Thus out of sorrows common alike to North and South came this beautiful custom. But Decoration day no longer belongs to those who mourn. It is the common privilege of us all, and will ve celebrated as long is gratutude exists and flowers bloom." There is some doubt as to who de serves the honor for having first sug gested a memorial day. At least a dozen different women of the South have claimed it. Mrs. Sue Landon Vaughn is often credited with hav I ing first expressed the idea for a gen eral memorial day. April 26, 1865, she led southern women in strewing with flowers the Confederate graves in Vickburg. Three years later May 30 was adopted throughout the North as Memorial day. Mrs. Vaughn died in 1911. She was a descendant of John Adams, the second President of the United States. Mrs. Joseph H. Morgan of Atlanta also seems to have somewhat of a title to the honor. VAN-NIL The new non-alcoholic vanilla flavoring never disappoints. It is sold under a positive guarantee that your money will be refunded if not entirely satisfactory. Ask your grocer for it. Hymns Taken From Rev. A. T. Allen's Calendar of Last Sunday. Hymn 7 Come. Thou Almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing; Help us to praise: Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of Days. Come, Thou Incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend: * Come and Thy people bless, And give Thy word success, Spirit of holiness, On us descend. To the great One in Three, Eternal praises be Hence evermore. His sov'reign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Hymn 6 Holy, holy, holy, Lord,' God Al mighty, Early in the morning our songs shall rise to Thee. Holy, holy, holy, Merciful and Mighty! God in three persons, blessed trin ity. Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea. Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee, Which wert and art and evermore shall be! Holy, holy, holy, tho' the darkness hide Thee, Tho' the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see! Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee, Perfect in power, in love and pu rity! Hymn 91 My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, .Saviour divine. Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, Oh, let me from this day Be wholly Thine. May Thy rich grace impart, Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire! As Thou hast died for me, Oh may my love to Thee Pure, warm and changeless be A living fire! When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold, sullen stream - Shall o'er me roll, Blest Saviour, then in love, Fear and distrust remove, .Oh, bear me safe above A ransomed soul! Hymn 10 Abide with me: fast falls the even tide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and com forts flee, Help of the helpless, 0 abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's lit tle day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; 0 Thou who changest not, abide with me! 1 need Thy presence ev'ry passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Thro' cloud and sunshine, 0 abide with me! Hymn 263 Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, Much we need Thy tender care; In Thy pleasant pastures feed us, For our use Thy folds prepare: Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Thou hast bought us, Thine we are; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Thou hast bought us, Thine we are. We are Thine, do Thou befriend us, Be the guardian of our way; Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us, Seek us when we go astray: Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Hear the children when we pray; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Hear the children when we pray. Thou hast promised to defend us, Poor and sinful though we he; Thou hast mercy to relieve us, .Grace to cleanse and pow'r to free; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Early let us turn to Thee; Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, Early let us urn to Thee. Hymn 89 My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine, For Thee all the follies of sin I resign ; My gracious Redeemer, my saviour art Thou; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. In mansions of glory and endless delight, I'll ever adore Thee in Heaven so bright ; I'll sing with the glittering crown on my .brow, If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. START EGGPLANT IN WARM, SUNNY PLACE Rich Soil and Good Cultivation ls Necessary. Occasional Applications of Very Weak Liquid Manure ls Beneficial Little Flea Beetle is Most Troublesome. Eggplant, so called because the great fruits are about: the size and shape of an ostrich eg??, ls closely re lated to the tomato and pepper and requires very much the same treat ment as do peppers, say garden spe cialists of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. The eggplant ls very easily Injured by cold and the plants must be started indoors throughout the greater part of the country. Start the seed in the house by sowing In a small box filled with good soil. The small plants should Eggplant ls Prolific Yielder. be transplanted to pots or to a shal low box or tray filled with soil and kept In a warra, sunny place until the weather Is quite warm. Eggplant re quires a rich soil and good cultivation. Occasional applications of very weak liquid manure also benefit the plants greatly. Eggplant is attacked by several kinds of Insects, the most trouble some of these being the little flea beetle which works upon the leaves, filling them full of small round holes. As a remedy, dust the plants thor oughly with air-slaked lime or very fine- tobacco dust. By removing the fruits of the eggplant as soon as they attain good size the plants can be kept fruiting until killed by frost. Black beauty and Improved large pur ple are among the leading varieties. * OX-WARBLE IS COSTLY PEST Loss Caused by Decrease in Milk Flow, Destruction of Hides and Meat Wastage. "The little ox-warble means an ac tual cash loss of $50,000,000 to the United States each year," stated F. C. Bishop, of Dallas, Tex., In an address before the American Association for the Advancement of Science, at their meeting in Toronto, recently. "The loss comes," he said, "through a falling off in the milk flow, Illness among the c-attle, due to irritation and worry, destruction of hides and wast age of meat when the beast finally goes to the block." "When the grubs reach the back of the animal." said the speaker, "they make their presence apparent by the lump or swelling their body causes. Gradually they make their way out through the back of the animal and drop off, to begin all over again their life history. The only hope of dealing with the pest lies In energetic action by cattle owners in working out and destroying the warbles from the backs of their stock. The herd should be gone over systematically every 30 days, the grubs squeezed out and de stroyed. Of course, even then, there ls loss because of the holes left In the bide; five punctures of the back or oidei' by warbles reduce any hide to No. z grade." CLEANING AND GRADING SEED No Other Single Farm Operation Which Gives Larger Returns in Producing Crops. There ls no single farm operation zo easily and cheaply done, which gives larger returns than the thorough cleaning and grading of all seed sown. Besides cleaning out the weed seeds, the light weight seeds are taken out when the job ls properly done, thus preventing the reproduction of the poorer plants. This practice carried on year after year permits the In crease of the best and kills out the poorest Thorough cleaning and grading of all seeds planted Is the first step toward a successful crop. There is no time like tho present to put the seed In proper shape for plant ing, j HIGH PRICE FOR! CORN CROP Much Depends Upon Kind of Stock It lt Given to-Purebreds Make Best Return?. Despite the low corn prices, there are many farmers disposing of all they raised at good prices, while oth ers art getting less than market price?, it all depends upon the kind of ?tock that eats lt. Purebred stock insures the best returns. DATA ON MARRIAGES Proportion of Married Men Has. Gone Up, Says Census. Probably More Indicative of Chango In Age Composition of Population Than Growing Propensity to Matrimony. Washington.--The proportion of mar? ried men to the total male population of the country fifteen years of age and over increased from 55.8 per cent to 59.2 per cent in the ten years preceding the 1920 census, according to a com pilation of marital statistics made pub lic by the census bureau. The bureau believed, however, that th* was probably more indicative of a chunge in the age composition of the population-an increase in the percent age of males between fifteen and twenty-five years of age due to in creased immigration-than a growing propensity to matrimony. Of the total male population of 53, 900,431 above the fifteen-year classifi cation the census figures showed 21, 849,266 married, 1,758,308 widowed and, 235,284 divorced, the latter figure, how ever, including none divorced and re married. The divorce total showed an Increase of 20 per cent in its ratio to the total population during the ten year period, constituting six-tenths of 1 per cent of the latter against five tenths in 1910. Although due to the absence of the wives of many foreign-born residents, the number of married women was shown to be about 500,000 less than the male total, the number of divorced women exceeded men by approximately 40,000, representing closely the differ ence between thc number of men and women remarried after divorce. By states, Massachusetts led the field in the proportion of single women with a percentage of 34.4, although the Dis trict of Columbia exceeded this with 37.3 per cent. The census bureau point ed out, however, that the ratio of men to women in the population "naturally has a very important bearing on the proportions of single men and women." Wyoming led with 70.5 per cent In the proportion of married women, while 62.8 per cent was shown for Mississippi and Arkansas, and the smallest, 45.9 oer cent, for Nevada.. FIRST WOMAN ASSESSOR Since Mrs. Roxa S. Kirby, the flrsi woman to be elected an assessor, as sumed office as county assessor of Campbell county, Wyo. (which ls ex actly the size of the state of Connect icut) the "hard-boiled" property own er who was wont to drop in and "cuss out" the assessor for "overval uing" his property has become as rare there as the dodo. In fact, he "ain't." Mrs. Kirby, who served as deputy assessor before she was elected to the head of the office (having an over whelming majority over the man who ran against her) knows the assess ment business "from the ground up to the money In the bank," and argu ment with her over the valuation o\i property is highly unprofitable. She was born in Union county, Ia., was graduated from iae Iowa Stat* Teachers' college; taught Latin and Enpllsh In Iowa hi^h schools; married J. H. Kirby, a Jeweler and watchmak er. In 1916, and in 1919 migrated with him to Wyoming, where he took np the homestead claim on which they still reside. "I still like to cook and to do fancy work," says Mrs. Assessor Kirby. JUDGE OPPOSES FAT ALIMONY New York Jurist Says Divorcee Can't Get All the Luxury She Had in Marriage. New York.-Justice Guy, In the Manhattan Supreme court, told pros pective alimony seekers that after a separation or divorce they cannot ex pect to be supported In the luxurious style to which they became accus tomed duripit the marriage. "It ls no? the policy of che law," Justice Guf declared, "that a woman who is *?klng to end the marriage contras shall have all the luxury of marriage. She ls not entitled to one third of her husband's Income. She cannot expect all the extras that :.. l?vter; Kasha ?ad would naturally be stow upon her if the two were iHlng contentedly together."