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The Story of Our States By JONATHAN BRACE V.-CONNECTICUT "%0 N N lacTi ^ O U T stands unique as prob ably t h e tlrst state which was created lu Ute world by a writ ten constitution. \ lt was really an offshoot from Massachusetts, for tu 103(5 there wits dissatisfaction over the torin of government among the Puri tans in Cuinbrldge, Watertown anti Dorchester, the three towns surrounding Rosten. A large part of these three towns, there fore, decided to journey to the Connecticut valley, as they had heard that there was to be found excellent farm land, and the Dutch from New Netherlands had been forced out the previous year by the erection by the Eng lish of a fort at Saybrook at the mouth of the river. The Cam bridge people, under the leader ship of their pastor, Hooker, founded Ilurtford, the Dorches ter people settled Windsor, and those from Watertown estab lished Wethersfleld. For a few years they remained a part of Massachusetts, but early In 1080 the people of these three towns met and drew up a written con stitution and agreed to govern themselves. Meanwhile, in 1638. a large company of colonists un der the leadership of John Dav enport arrived from England and settled the town of New Haven, later spreading to Milford and Stamford. These two dh 'net colonies were later unite and took the name of Connecticut \ from its princlpul river. This ls an Algonquin Indian name mean \ lng "long river." It became the fifth state to Join the Union when lt adopted the Constitution on January 0, 1788. lt ls some times called the Land of Steady Habits, hut Is more popularly known as the Nutmeg state from the humorous accusation that Its peddlers were accustomed to palm off wooden nutmegs to their customers. The area of Connecticut ls 4,90fi square miles, the third smallest of our States. Its population, however, entitles lt to seven electoral votes for president. ((c) by McClure NsWHpapor Syndicat?.) HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. i Anderson Daily Mail. ) Von one hundred or more "promi nent" Anderson county people who got your names printed in a book, gather around in ll big circle and let's kick each other vigorously for ft few minutes, and maybe we will all feel better and then bo able to sit down and laugh about what suck ers WO have been The History of Sont li Carolina" ls being delivered. The orders were taken two years ago. when we all had some money, or could get it. and a littb- rn,itter like $:!o, or more, did not bother us at all at least at that time. Kui now it is altogether dif ferent, \\ e have spent all our money and cannot borrow any more, and hero comes n suave colloclor with a bundle of live books tinder one ann. your signed order In his pocket, and greets you Uko a lost, brother. Your hard luck story does not in terest him at all Just look at the nice things said about you In the book ; and besides some of tho more unfortunate got their pictures in lt. The company went to a great expense in producing this great work for "benefit, and bo wants his money. About the only thing to do is to sell the family cow and some of wife's chickens and pay him, and then look what enjoyment you can havo by reading about yourself in a print od toook ! Wo havo this distinction. Mighty fow people got their names printed in a hook, while thousands Hud lt oven hard to got thoir names In a newspaper, unless thoy run tho tin Lissie a little too fast ovor about ?Piedmont-and then a rudo man holds ono up and summons one to appear at Sandy Springs for trial. The history itself is In two vol umes, and appears to bo a fairly creditable work, and tho three vol umes are lilied with sketches of lives of other suckers, like ourselves. We did not know how great and good wo aro until wo road about it in a book. We would'all like to forgot lt, but it's printed, and some motin people will bo reminding tts of it as long as we live. Brethren, let's gather together, some salesday. on a vacant lot, and havo that kicking match, and from now. henceforth and forever, the fel low that asks us to sign on the dotted line had better have plenty of acci dent insurance, for ho may not be able to walk for some weeks, Friend, abase not thyself and the J other Anderson county suckers tO| such unwarranted degree. KllOWOSt not thou that in every county of tho groat State whose history has now | been writ and published to the world there aro numbers of other suckers, equally as gullible as thyself and thy ? unfortunate comrades in disgrace? The sucker is by no means pecu liar to tho waters of Anderson couti- I ty. They infest every stream--yea, every st reamlet--of Oconee. They are not con lined to tho waters even, any more than are they in Anderson j bounty. The dry land is teeming with them. Witness the number of hook i package wrappers .still to be found I lying about in fence corners and otb- j er out-of-the-way places in our own good town! Hut advise us. please, of the dato and place of the gathering of fish in ' your county and we will make it one big. worth-while assembly, combin ing Oconee's contingent of the dry land finny tribe with that of Auder-' son's noble (?) band. And if suck ers ever kicked, or ever will kick, let that bo the hardest kicking that has ever taken place, or ever will. Lot it he such that "the remembrance of it will be grievous unto us" for a life-time, and then some. We had not felt mad about the thing until we read our Anderson friend's excoriation of the "History" and abasement of himself, and in deed wo are not mad, oven now. As a matter of fact, our package of books still stands unopened and un read by us. Some of these days, if it so happens that we get a real cause to want to hate ourselves, wo are go ing up into the attic and got out that package of books-and read on its pagos what some consummate jackass with an eye to business has had to say about a sucker without very much sense-and about a lot of other suckers with no better luck. We aro glad that we have some thing in store for the future, lt may stand at least, even unread and dis honored as lt is, as a riceless warn ing against future "dsnermen" when the attractive "bait" is thrown to us "on the dotted line." Hite again - never! Will we, good friend Browne? Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis last week .sentenced a young maa who had stolon $9fi,OOO to attend a training school for one year. Seems to us that he luis done pretty well in lils line with what information he had boen able to pick up during lils lirst nineteen years. ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine Beware! Unless you see the name "Hayer" on package or on tablets you aro not getting genuino Aspirin, pro scribed by physicians for twenty-one years and proved safe by millions. Ta ko Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for colds, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, lumbago and for pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tab lets of Aspirin cost few cent.s. Drug gists also sell largor packages. Aspi rin is the trade mark of Bayer Manu facturo of Monoaceticacldester of Snllcylicncid,-adv. Potatoes IS Cents Bushel. Traverse City, Mich., April 16. Potatoos sold for ix cents a bushel on tho mnrkel here during tho past WOOk, This was the lowest price that has been reached in many years and was duo to the receipt of thousands of bushels that growers had boon holding for higher prices since last fall. -1 ... :<rrt APPEAL. FOIl THE NEAR EAST. Polish Keilor Ho? Hoon Closed, But Near Fast ls in Sore Need. Editor Koowoo Courier: Please say that tho Polish Relief has boen closod, but it wont over tho top. Hut tho Near East is just as needy. Tho cry there has never ceased. Send olther to Near East Warehouse 649 Weat 39th Street. Now York City, or to the State Post, William Elliott, Columbia, 8. C., (Near Fast Relief,) and the State will got tho credit. I shipped three bags there to-day. Miss Davies has been transferred from tho Polish Belief to tho direc torship of tho China Life-Saving Stamps. Atlanta. Ga. A three-cent stamp saves a lifo a day. 'Is there anybody In Oconoo whorls unwilling to nt least save ono life for one day? I beg all tho missionary leaders, aid society workers, Sunday schools and 'tho pastors of ? the differnt churches to bring it before thc peo ple. 1 enclose an oxtrnct front Miss Davies* urgent plea. If we help it must be at onco. Sincerely. Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin Millions Will Starve. Mrs. Julia Shanklin, Westminster, S. C. Dear Mrs. Shanklin: - Fifteen million men, women tuulJ children in China wll s bur ve before tho next harvest unless America sends help! Realizing our responsibility and tho desperate need's of China, the Southern rommittet), appointed by authority of the Amorlcan Commit tee for China Famine Fund, appeal | for every possible help and co-opera- j tion from all tho churches, mission-1 ary societies and Sunday schools of tho South, regardless of denomina tional affiliation. Upon tho church organizations falls a large share of tito burden of organizing famine re lief committees to secure funds to save the lives of those stricken peo ple,. The Federation of Woman's Hoards of Foreign Missions has pass ed tho following resolution: "Resolved, That we send a recom mendation to the members of tho boards to do something active for a famine relief in China." Recognizing tho efficiency of the woman's organizations, we desire to ask the local woman's missionary societies and woman's organizations of your section to assume the re sponsibility for organizing to. pro mote the sale and distribution of j "China Life-Saving Stamps." Will you immediately call special j meeting of tho officers of all the wo- J man's missionary societies, and th? Other woman's organizations of your j section, for the purpose of organiz ing for this emergency relief fund? The boys and girls of your Sunday schools and public schools will gladly help. It ls important that you order j stamps and publicity supplies very I quickly, using thc enclosed order j blank and addresed envelope. Tho I stamps are sent on consignment. The call ls urgent. Time is press ing. Yours very truly. Daisy Davies. Director China Llfe-Saving Stamps, Campaign. ?Eevery minute counts. WOULD WAU VETERANS ASKED To Mako Their Applications for thc I Victory Medals. If you have not yet received your Victory Modal, make application for same at once to the Victory Medal Officer, Camp Jackson, H. C. This medal is a symbol for service in the greatest war tit? world bas ever known, and in the case of every Amorlcan, for tho most honorable cause. If you are entitled to on? you should havo it to wear at all gather ings of the veterans. Don't delay; write to-day to tho above mentioned address, and steps will immediately ho taken to issue one. Also, tho par ents or nearest of kin to deceased veterans may mako a pl (cation for the medal. James E. Colo. Jr., Capt., Cist Infantry, Victory Modal Officor. Eight Killed in Texas Tornado. Melissa. Texas, April U.-Citi zens of Melissa to-day set about af fording relief to a largo number of families made homeless yesterday hy a tornado and storm which swopt this Utile town, causing the death of eight persons and tho injury of many more. I-'ive of the olght dond are negroes. Five persons aro injured, possibly fatally, while moro Mian 50 received less serious hurts. A num ber of tho In Ju rod are In hospitals at McKinney. The tornado struck the town from tho southwest and cut a swath north oast, demolishing virtually ovory building In tho businoss district and razing many houses. Fire broke out soon afterwards. Rain made the roads leading to town almost. Impassible, and tho force of tho wind toro down telegraph and telephone wires, resulting in tho iso l?t ion of tho town for some time. (Prom Clemson Bulletin.) If we want to succeed with li ORS we must have some good fences and grow .some real forage crops, sug gests h. V. Starkey, professor of ani mal husbandry, for wo cannot make the bog business go in this State un less we make good use of our graz ing season. A pig in a pen is lazy and expensive, while the pig on pas ture is happy, thrifty and profitable. Every experiment station, every ex tension department and every pros perous hog raiser in this country bo lioves in good pastures for hogs. What can we grow in South Caro lina that hogs will pasture? Rape, rye. soy beans, cowpeas, Bermuda, lespedeza, velvet beans and many other pastures do well In this State. Suppose we try some of these pas tures and cut our grain ration in two. Will hogs do well on pasturo alono.? No, it ls best to feed a little grain while tho hogs are on the pas ture. Two or three ears of corn to each shote per day will work won ders. The pasture will maintain tho animal and the grain will make gains tn weight. An acre of good pasturo will re turn from 300 to f>00 pounds of pork. Forty dollars per acre is not bad when tho pigs do the work. Pruno Tomato Plants. A thrifty tomato plant, left to It self, will spread over a space from four to six feet in diameter, and will produce a peck or moro of tomatoes. If staked and pruned it will yield almost the same quantity of fruit, tho tomatoes will be larger, cleaner, better flavored and superior in every respect, and enough space can be conserved to accommodate .several other plants cared for in the same manner, say garden specialists. The staked and pruned plants are easily sprayed and will continue to produce later in the fall. As a rule, also, the pruned tomatoes will mature earlier. On the scale on which tomatoes are grown in tho home garden, staking and pruning require little trouble, and will fully repay the effort. When the plants aro to be staked they may bo set two feet apart each way or every eighteen inches in rows threo feet apart. Any substantial stake of sufficient size to bear the weight of the plants, and four or five feet long, is suitable. Sawed strips or laths may bo used. A stake is driven about threo inches from each plant, which is tied to it at intervals of eight to ten Inches as the stein de velops. Soft strings or narrow strips of cloth arc used for this purpose. When the plants begin making a vigorous growth, shoots will appear in the little pockets where each leaf joins tho stem. Later tho blossoms appear on the opposite side of tho stem, in pruning the plant remove all these sido shots and those around the base of Ibo plant, being careful not to disturb Ibo blossom clusters. The. shoots-- sometimes called suck ers-shottld bo pinched off shortly Get Ready for H By Pur mer. ono Many people simply molt in sunv They can't work or enjoy life. They lack vitality. Ten to their blood is impoverished. Rich, wholesomo blood ls "basis of vitality. If you havo it, you sturdily withstand summer tem Eeraturcs. But if your lood is poor, loaded with poisons that should bo cast out, you are limp and useless in "shirt* sleovo" woather* AS A WOVEN PORTRAIT OF PRESI DENT RARDING. Tho accompanying Illustration Is that of a wovon portrait of President Warron G. Harding, tho portrait itself hoing the hand iwork of textile students of our own groat Institution, Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege. Wo reproduce the illustra tion in order that tho general public may have a moro adequate conception of tho proficiency and genius of tho hoys who aro tak ing the textile course at Clemson. Wo aro Indebted for opportu nity to print this illustration, and tho uso of tho cut, to "Textile World Journal," a most admira ble textile publication, with main offices at 334 Fourth avenue, New York City. Tho Southern con nection and ofllco of this publi cation aro at Greenville. S. C., other branches being localed In Hosten, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, 1). C. aflor they appear. The main stem can be carried to the full height of the stako, then allowed lo hang over. Hy this timo six or sevon blossom clusters, on which the fruit is de veloping, should bo sol on the stem. Why Mr. N. Windsor (R. I.) Put Up . with Rata for Years n "Years ago I got some rat poison, which ncaMy killed our ?nc watch dog. Wc put up willi rals until a friend told me about Rut-Snap. It surely kills rats, though house peta woiy't touch it." Rats dry up and leave no smell. Prices. 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Barton's Drug Storo, Whitnilrc-Marott Hardware Co. .Mixing Business with Holy Orders. Boston, Mass., April 14.-Bishop William Lawrence, In his annual ad dress to tho Massachusetts Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal church, yesterday, deplored the number of clergymen who were mixing business with holy orders to oko out a living. Their number was startling, he said, and the condition was one which ho regarded as symptomatic of a let down in standards of high devotion, Industry, self-sacrifice and efficiency. The danger of a commercialized ministry, the bishop said, was duo In part, to similar circumstances. "I be lieve," he said, "that unless there is a bracing up of public sentiment re spect for holy orders will decline, hoth in the church and In tho busi ness world." Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Druggist* refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restful sleep after the first aDDllcatlon. Prtco 60c. Austria produces about 2 00,000, 000 pounds of butter annually, of which 75,000,000 pounds are export ed. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of CYRUS COLES (alias St. Elmore C. Coles,) (Deceased, aro hereby no tified to make payment to the under signed, and all persons having claims against said Estate will present tho same, duly attested, within tho time prescribed by law, or be barred. MRS. MARY COLES, Executrix of Hie Estate of Cyrus Coles (alias St. Elmore C. Coles, Do ceased. March 30, 1921. 13-16 SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCA TION'S OFFICE DAYS FOR APRIL AND MAY. The public will please fake notico that I will bo in my office only on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays of each week during April and May. L. C. SP EA RES, Superintendent of Education. .March 80, 1921. 13-17 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate, tor Oconeo County, in tue Stato of South Carolina, at lils office at Walhalla Court House on Wednesday, the 11th day of MAY, 1921, at tl o'clock In tho forenoon, or ns soon there after ns said application can be heard, for leave to make lin al settle ment of the Estate of Marion Greer, Deceased,"and obtain Final Discharge as Administratrix of said Estate. ZEN ER GREER, Administratrix of the Estate of Marion Greer, Deceased. April 13, 1921. D')-18 lot Weather ifying- the Blood To avoid this, got from your druggist S.S.S., tho famous vege table blood tonic and alterative. It is just tho thing for poor blooded people. QYEARS 5.S. ?3 ON IC After starting S.S.S., write us about your con dition and wo will send you expert medical ad vice free. Address Chief Medical Advisor, 83d Swift Laboratory, At lanta? Georgia* For Torpid Liver "Black-Draught ls. in my opinion, the best liver medicine on the market," states Mrs. R. H. White side, of Keota.Okla. She tontinues: "I had a pain in my chest after eating tight, uncomfortable feel ing-and this was very disagreeable and brought on headache. 1 was con stipated and knew it was indigestion and inactive liver. I began, thc use of Biack-Draughi, night and morning, and it sure is splendid and certainly gives relief." Thedford's BLACK DRAUGHT For over seventy years this purely vegetable preparation has been found beneficial by thou sands of persons suffer ing from Affects of a tor pid, or slow-acting liver. Indigestion, biliousness, colic, coated tongue, diz ziness, constipation, bit ter taste, sleeplessness, lack of energy, pain in back, puffiness under the eyes-any or all of these symptoms often indicate that there Is something the matter with your liver. You can't be too careful about the medi cine you fake. Be sure that the name, "Thed ford's Black-Draught," is *on the package. At all druggists. Accept Only the Genuine. .j? ?j? ?j? ?j. ?j. ?I? ?|? .j? ?j? *|* ?j? ?j. 4. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 4? ?J. ?J? ?J? ?J? *|? ?J? fJ. ?J. ?J? ?J? 4? 4* .J? DR. AV. R. CRAIG, 4* .J. Dental Surgeon, 4* ?f. WALHALLA, S. CAROLINA. 4. 4 omeo Over C. W. Pltchford's 4. 4. Store. 4* 4* 4* *?* *I* 'I* *f* *2* *f* *I* *I* *$* *** 4. J. R. EARLE, 4. .Jr Attorney-nt-Law, 4* 4. WALHALLA, 8. C. 4. 4. Stnto & Federal Court Practice. 4* 4. FARM LOANS. 4; .?. RUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. 4. .j. ?j. ?j. ?j. ?j. 4? ?j. 4. 4* 4* *f* 4. E. L. HERN DON . 4. 4? Attorney-at-Law 4* 4? WALKALLA, 8. G. 4? 4. PHONE NO. Ol. 4? .J- RUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. 4. ?j? 4* 4* *I* *I* *I* *I* *I* *S* 'I* *f* *l* 4. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, 4. 4* Plckens, S. C. W. C. Hughs, 4. .j. CAREY, SHELOR & HUGHS, 4. 4? Attorneys and CounseUors, 4* 4. WALHALLA, 8. Of 4. 4. Stnto & Federal Court Practice. 4* oj. ?j? ?j? ?j. 4* 4* ?I* 4' *{* *S* *I* *2* CT~L. DEAN, Surveyor and Civil Engineer, SENECA, S. O. Farm Ix>an Act Decided (Constitu tional. (?et a Govern ment I/ono. HAM K. ??000* High Class Guttering a Specialty, Walhalla. S. C. NOTICE OF FLECTION. State of South Carolina, Coutny of Oconco. To tho Qualified Electors and Resi dential Freeholders of Legal Vot ing Ago in Bounty Land School District, No. 20: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That an. l'Election will bo hold at Bounty Land School Houso on SATURDAY, che. 2!ld day of APRIL, 1921. hotwoon tho hours of 7 A. M. and 4 P. M., for tho purpose of voting upon the quos tion of levying a Special Tax of Four Mills on all taxable proporty of said District, to bo used for school put . poses in said District, In accordance with Section 1712, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912. Respectfully, L. C. SPEARES, Supt. of Education. Subscribo for Tho Courier. (Bea*.)