Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

-fL. V GOOD FOUNDATION HERD IS ESSENTIAL ; TO OBTAIN ANIMALS OF UNIFORM TYPE CORYB.IQHT -191S -1ST DODD. MEAD and COMPANY. OLYN LEARNS WHY HER UNCLE AND AMANDA PARLOW DO NOT SPEAK AS THEY PASS. A FAT OR LARD TYPE HOG OF POLAND CHINA BREED, tj* *■ ’ yy. 3 A 'jMtoJtwjui Mr 4*s-«« •’V**vr 'V JUI Synopsis.—Her father and mother reported lost at sea when the Dunraven, on which they had sailed for Europe, was sunk, Carolyn May Cameron—Hannah’s Carolyn—is sent from New York to her bach elor uncle, Joseph Stage, at the Corners. .The reception given her by her uncle is not very enthusiastic.'- Carolyn is also chilled by the stern demeagpg* 1 pf Aunty Rose, Uncle Joe’s housekeeper. Stagg Is dismayed when -toe learns from a lawyer friend of his brother-in-law that Carolyn has been left practicully penniless and consigned to his care as .guardian. CHAPTER IV—Continued. “So?” said the carpenter, pushing At* big spectacles up to his forehead. “I read about It. Too bad—too mighty bad* I remember Hannah Stagg,’’ he added, winking his eyes, Carolyn May thought, a good deal as Prince did, “You ldok like her.” \ '“t>o j?” Carolyn ..May returned, drawing nearer. “I’m glad I do. And Tin glad I sleep tewhat used to be • Some. seen so Ipue- ‘8d? I reckoned you’d be lonesome up there at The Corners,” said the Carpenter. * ,j i Mr. Barlow stripped another shav ing from the edge of the hoard he was plymblng. Carolyn May's eager eyes followed IhatT'curling ribbon and her lips parted. * ' jf The carpenter paused before: posh-" lng the plune a second time the length df The hoard. "Don’t you want 4 drink of Water, little girl?” he asked. “Oh, yes, slri—I would. And I know Prince would like a drink," she told him quickly. ,i “Go right around to the well In the back yard," said Mr. Parlow. “You’ll find a glass there—and Mandy keeps a pan on the well curb for the dogs and cats.” “Thank you. I’ll go,” the little girl aald. _ — She hoped, she would see Miss Amanda Parlow, but she saw' nobody. She went back to the door of the carpenter shop and found Mr. Parlow still busily at work. . n “Seems to me,” he said, In his dry voice, after a little while, “you aren’t much like other little girls.” “Aren’t I?” responded Carolyn May wonderlugly, "No. Most little girts that come here want shavings to play with," said the curpenter, quizzically eying her over his work. “Oh!” cried Carolyn May, almost jumping. “And do you give ’em to ’em?” “ ’Most always,” admitted Mr. Par- low. “Oh 1 Can I have some?” she gasped. “All you want,” said Mr. Parlow. When Tim’s old hack crawled along the road from town with Aunty Rose sitting Inside, enthroned amidst a mul titude of bundles, Carolyn May was bedecked with a veritable wig of long, crisp curls. “Well, child, you certainly have made a mess of yourself," safd the house keeper. "Has she been annoying you, Jedidlak Parlow?” “She’s the only Stagg that ain’t an noyed me since her mother went away,” said the carpenter gruffly. Aunty Rose looked at him levelly. “I wonder,” she said. “But, you see, she isn’t wholly a Stagg.” This, of course, did not explain mat ters to Carolyn May In the least. Nor did what' Aunty Rose said to her on the way hopse In the hot, stuffy hack help the Httle girl to understand the trouble between her uncle and Mr, Parlow. “Better not let Joseph Stagg see you so friendly with Jedidlah Parlow. Let sleeping dogs lie,” Mrs. Kennedy -ob served. May. "Do you know, he’s very lib’ral.” “‘Llb’rnl?’ repeated Mrs. Oormley. “I never heard of old Jed Parlow bein’ accused of that before. Did you, Mrs. Maine?” Mrs. Maine was the dressmaker; and she bit off her words when’she’ spoke, much as she bit off her threads.' "No. I'never—heard Jed’ Parlow— called that—no!" declared Mrs. Maine emphatically. “Why, yes,” little Carolyn May sqid quite eagerly, “he gives me aU the shavings J want. —I guess folks don’t just understand about Mr. Far- low/* she added, remenTbering what her uncle had first said about the car- jsmtor.. -JfHe Is real llb’iwl.” “It’s a wonder to me," drawled Sirs. Gorndoy. “that he has a, thing to do with n earthin'prfrty, Mrs. Mnine, coh- sklerin’ how bit daughter feels toward that certain party’s relation. What d’you think?” triflin’ critters there at the Stagg place before she took hold.” Carolyn May looked at Mrs. Gorin- ley encourugingly. She was very much interested in Uncle Joe and Miss Amanda Parlow's love affair, i ">Vhy didn’t they g§^ married—like my papa and mamma?” she-asked. “Oh, goodness knows!” exclaimed Mrs. Gormley. "Some says ’twns hts fault and some says ’twas hern. And mebbee ’twas a third party’s that I might mention at that,” added Mrs. Oormley, pursing up her lips in a very knowing way. ’ "One day,” she said, growing confi dential, “it was in cnmp-meotlng time —one day somebody seen - Joe Stagg drlvin’. out with another girt—Char lotte Lenny, that was. She was rnafj ried to a man over in Springdale long ago. Mr. Stagg took Charlotte to Faith camp meeting “Then, the veryTtext week, Mandy went with Ev*n Peckham to a barn dance aOCrocketrs, and nobody ain’t ever seen your uncle and Mandy Par- low speuk since, much less ever walk together.” ' One particularly muddy day Prince met tlie returning hardware merchant at the gate with vociferous barkings and a plain desire to implant a wel coming tongue on the man’s cheek. He succeeded in muddying Mr. Stagg’s suit with his front paws, and almost cast the angry man full length into a mud puddle. - *• “Drat the beast!” ejaculated Mr. Stagg. “I’d rather have an epileptic fit loose around here than hlm< Now, look at these clo’es! I declare, Car’- Ivn, you’ve jetftr got to tie that mongrel* up^—and keep him tied!” t ’ : “All the time. Uncle Joe?” whis pered the little girl. . • ' 1 . *' “Yes, ma’am, all the time! If I find him loose again, I’H tie a bag of rocks BUILD WITH EYE TO BEAUTY ‘I guess—there’s both sides (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) In feeding hogs for the market, as also with any other class of meat ani mals, larger returns are obtained when the stock Is as nearly uniform as possi ble, and as It is very profitable for each farmer to breed his own feeders, particular attention should be given to the selection of the original breeding stock. Uniformity Is of primary Im portance, for *to have a uniform crop of pigs there must be uniformity in (be breeding herd, and to obtain this musk be one of the first considerations in selecting the orjglnal herd. - i, Selection of. Sows. talned by purchasing bred sows or toJtUs.neck and drop him In the deep- ; safely in pig to a hoar of reebp- est hole in the brook.” ' ' ’* J f worth,' As it Is often difficult After this awful threat Prince lived obtaIa a 80W which has shown l*er- a precarious existence, 4 'dihf ! hla r mis- t0 be a KOO< * hreef * er ^ tre?t$, was rouch.. worried for : him. 1 Tl6us Utters she has produced. *t 1b ad- - . , , . . . viaahlo fni» nonnnmv’u uulra Ia nnrnhaan Aunty Rose said nothing, but she The fe^ial^s of the herd may. be ob- Xn, bpylpg^surh animals the farmer i*> ndt purchasing separate Individuals to. saw that both the little girl and her cubing friend were very unhappy* Mrs. Kennedy, however, had watch ed Mr. Joseph Stagg for years. In deed, Hhe had' known him as a boy, long before she hud closed up pwa sumpfiv—To be iTIftfiS cottage around on the other road said—on both sides o’ that contro versy,” responded the dressmaker. “Meanln’ that mebhe a certuin par* ty’a relative feels Just as cross as Mandy Parlow?” suggested Mrs. Gorm ley. —j, ifc “Yep," agreed the other woman. Carolyn May listened, much puzzled. She wondered Just who “a certain party” could be. Mrs. Maine was called away upon some household task and Mrs. Gorin- o £3 “I Reckoned You’d Be Lonetome Up Thereat the CofHera,” said the Car penter. CHAPTER V. . ... - . ■ y tmmm |v. •’*_ m 4 • f A Tragic Situation. i Such was the introduction of Caro lyn May to The Corners. It was not i a very exciting life she had entered into, but the following two or three weeks were very full. Aunty Rose insisted upon her being properly fitted out with clothing for the summer and fall. Carolyn May had to go td the dressmaker’s house to be fitted and that is how she Tfe- caine acquainted with Chet Gortnley’s mother. ^ Mrs. Gormley waa helping the dress maker and they both made much of Carolyn Mny.^Aunty Rose allowed her to go for her fitting alone—of course with Prince as a companion—-so, with out doubt, Mrs. Gormley, who loved a “dish of gossip,” talked more freely . with the little girl than she would have *' "done in Mrs. Kennedy’s presence. One afternoon the little girt ap- ■ peared at the dressmaker’s with ' • Prince’s* collar decorated with short curly shavings. , “I take it you've stopped at Jed Par- tow's shop, child,” aald Mrs. Gormley with a sigh. - 'Tea \ ma'am,” returned Carolyn ley seemed to change the subject of conversation. “Don’t your uncle, Mr. Staggs ever speak to you about Mandy Parlow?” she asked the little girl. Carolyn May had to think about this before answering. Then she remem bered. “Oh, yes,” she said brightly. “He does? Do tell!” exclaimed Mrs. Gormley eagerly. . "What does he say?”- * .... - “Why, he says her name is" Miss Amanda' Parlow.’’ ilrs. Gormley flushed rather oddly and glanced at the child with suspi cion. But little Carolyn May was per fectly frank and ingenuous. “Humph T* ejaculated Chet’s mother. “He never says nothing about beinMn love with Mandy, does he? They was goin' with each other steady once. • The little girl looked puzzled. “‘When folks love each other they look at each other and talk to each other, don’t they?” she asked. —L—— “WeH—yes—generally,” admitted Mrs. Gorhiley. “Then my Uncle Joe and Miss Aman da Parlow aren’t in love,” announced Carolyn May with confidence, “for they don’t even iqok at each other.” >>' . “They used to. Why, Joseph Stagg and Mandy Parlow was sweethearts years ^nd years ago! Long before your mother left these parts, child.” “That was a long time ’fore I was horned,” said the* Utile girl wonder- ingly. • “Oh, yes. Everybody that went to The Corners’ church thought they’d be married.” “My Uncle Joe and Miss Mandy V - “Yea.” “Then, what would hare become of Aunty Rose?” queried Carolyn May. “Oh, Mrs. Kennedy hadn’t gone to keep house for Mr. Stagg then.” re plied Mrs Oormley. “He trim and come to the Stagg place to save the hardware merchunt from the con tinued'. reign of those “trifling crea- - lures” of. whom Mrs. Gormley had spoken, ‘ . . As a bachelor Joseph Stagg had been preyed upon by certain female harpies so prevalent In a country com munity. Some hud families whom they partly supported out of Mr. Stagg’s larder; some were widows who looked upon the well-to-do merchant as a marrying proposition. Aunty Rose Kennedy did not need the position of Mr. Stage’s housekeep er and could not be accused of assum ing It from mercenary motives. Over . her buck fence she had seen the hav^c 1 going on in the Stngg homestead after | Hannah Stagg went to the dty and Joseph Stagg’s flnul female relative had died and left him alone in the Mg house. One <1ny the old Quaker-like woman could stand jk> more. She put on her i s sunbonnet, came arm\nd by the road to the frout door of thq Stag^ house, which T she found open, and walked through to the rear porch on which the ! woman who then held the situation of housekeeper was wrapping up the best feather bed and pillows in a pair' of the best homespun sheets, preparatory to their removal. The neighbors enjoyed what followed. Auntjr Rose came through the ordeal as dignified and unruffled as ever; the retiring incumbent went away wrath- fuUy. shaking the dust of the premises from her garments as a testimony ' against “any slch actions.” When Mr. Stagg came home at sup- pt^r time he found’Aunty Rose at the helm and already a different air abouf the place. . * ... 4 "Goodness me, Aunty Rose,” he said, biting into h^r biscuit ravenous ly, "I was a-going down to the mill- hands’ hotel to board. I couldn’t stand it no longer. If you’d stay here and do for me, I’d feel like a new man.” visable for economy’s sake to purchase bred glltp. These should be about 12 months old, being bred kfter the ’age* of right' mouths, and if powible* all ahould be in. pig to the same boar. Here Is the first opportunity to prac tice selection for uhlfOnfoRy; wheth er pure-bred or not, the sows should be similar In cofor, marking, type and conformation.-^ The type of the sows seW*cted should be the one Which the market demands. While there Is some variation between the different breeds, It Is largely a matter of characteristics, as a good individual, no matter what breed It represents, if properly fed and managed well will make economi cal gains. If possible, the first purchase of sows should be made from one herd, for in this manner it is easier to get uuiform- Duty of All Who Plan Home to Con sider Well How Structure Will 1 , ' Appear to Beholder. The beauty that may be hqd out of the eommod things of the riirth ia well illustrated by the homes that one ! sometimes sees, a beauty that is all the more emphasized by the contrast ; In the hTdeous result of the use of the l , same common things by others. ' ,, You will see in the country places, as you go about, how one man will take the things that afe r to his hand and build from them a beautiful house. He took the rock and stone, the wood, the sand and the earth that were un der his feet. Out of these he framed a roof tree that is a kindness to the eye. Another man with the same mate rials threw them together crudely, making a thing that had to go*by the - name bf a house, but which offeqds the eye that behotds ft. ' The one house cost no more Id elthet* Inbor or money than the other, yet the results are as different as day and*night. The most striking, as well as the most historic Instance of what can be dmiq.wlth the commow-gMngs-of the earth, is furnished, by tbe old Fran ciscan mission/'Of California. They Vre' 1 ar< l hltecfunil feeifTf. TFt all that «M *o mm.. b«, gjfiw SW»W'«r«MBWrW> «n.t ■er kindrad .individuals, all parts Mvfnf -*t’ tonal} Mid ItoGf? their single established line or type which will bh*n& together to form a single brood!ng”Uhit. ” 1 "’3 " r ‘ ' - lty. Uniformity goes deeper than the mere visible type of conformation; it Is determined by past ancestry find is controlled by the characteristics con tained In the gri-raplasm. The germ- plasm Is continuous, extending from Individual to inmvidual, and any mem ber of the chain shows In fts visible conformation only a few of the pos sible combinations. In other words, a sow may not produce offspring In type to hersdlfl unless her ancestors were of the satue tyi*. By selecting the sows fronj one herd, it is not only pos- slb’e to Clfoose animals similar in vis ible tyfle, biit they* are apt trf be sim ilar id dormant characteristics as well. labor to fqet... Thfgy bfd^qnly call on. .. ' ' While Wd aitttt r 4f#H*t#is well put a tooth of beauty to whaPtwe do, whether it be that xre urg. beUding a bouqe or a chicken coop. *> • " ^4 -v » _ . U 4 r-l,1^ 'j At best, it Is impossible,to chobse sows that will produce true to type, for as yet no ftne of breeding ia abso- lutriy pure, hut by selecting the sows in, this millite r the chances for uni* HAVE WINTER “WAR RARDEN” formlty are immeasurably increased, j ■ ■ • *•,<■ ) -,r'- y *-'- - Some mistakes are-bound to be made Astonishing Varkty of Vegeiahlgs May and their correction will be difficult, but by keeping records of the breeding ' stock ana their produce, it will be pos- ! si Me to 'dispose of undesirable Indl- ’ viduals as their poor reproductive abil ity becomes known. One Ideal must always beupppermost In the brederi# mind, and the stock must constantly approach nearer to that one Ideal In or der to make aoy real progress. It is relatively easy to produce hogs, but to produce uniform hogs that will build up and advance the breed, requires time and constant effort FOOD QUALITIES OF PETSAI OVERLOOKED Highly Recommended as Supple ment of Head Lettuce. Ohinese Cabbage £an Be Grown Throughout Whole United States \ —Has Advantage of Being Most Economically Grown; (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) 411 l l l l l I I11 „ Petsal is a supplement of let tuce recommended by the de partment of agriculture, not a .*» substitute for it. Petsal can be grown through- • * "You ought to be made over into a new map, Joseph Stagg.” the Woman X said sternly. “A married man.” “No, no! Never that I" gasped thif I hardware dealer; ; ^ ; "—— "Tvof the naine Chinese cabbage ;f “if. I came here, Joseph Stagg, It .« should not .create prejudice • * would cost you more money than \ J against It. you’ve been phylng. these no-account ; • t women. “I don’t Cafe,” said Mr. Stagg yeck- : «* lessly* i. f “Go ahead. Do wliat you \ J please, f Say what you want » Pm game.” *' about half the expense tuce. . It keeps bettefc/thau lettuce, \ \ and, pound for pound, probably • ► contains as much of the val- J [ uable substance for which we eat lettuce. In transit it “bolds up” better * - than lettuce. ^Petsal is one of the staple In- j | gredients of chop suey* a dish that thousands of Americans J ’ have eaten and liked. Technically petsal—Is not a J; cabbage and the unfortunate use * ► out the wboje country and at ,, -^^ re alone recommend It during about half the expense of let- ± the8e . tlnie8> * * ■ • , As p garnish it is preferable j * [[ fo J lettuce; it maifis its crispn-I. ness in flavor as well as in ap- Thereby he had put himself < Into 1 i« Auniy Rose’s power/ She had rejnp-, [ J favor, and many who have eaten chop suey and liked it, not knowing of what it Is composed, unwittingly have held a brief for petsal, one of the stapleJta- gredients of that well-known and much-enjoyed Chlnese-Amerlcan dish. To Americans lettuce has become the great leaf vegetable for salads. Throughout the year It Is grown In some part or other of the country and shipped from great distances to our tables. It js. grown, under squqre miles of glass near the great cities and at a. considerable expense for coal. It is estimated that 404100 tons of lettuce Is grown under .glass every year and that the value of this product ia $t>,64&000. Petsal caa be grown throughout the whole United States. It possesses not only all the good food qualities of let tuce but also it has the advantage of being more economically, grown— about one-half the cost of lettuce—by reason of its heavier yield. This fea- Bs Grown In a Few Window and Porch Baddc * ** Window boxes and porch hoops that have done an artistic and highly ap preciated service for the honle now have an opportunity to serve garnishes and salad for the table If only you call them to serve. The sunny kItched window or space by the attic 4 that la glorified by sun and sir will be the very place for boxes planted to Jettuae or parsley. Select a quick-growing va riety, plant shallow as in cold frames, cover with glass the first two weeks if convenient (they grow nicely with out that coaxing, however), and you will have lettuce very soon. Young onions may be grown in the same way. In England the dandelion it planted In flower pots and window boxes and used ail winter as a salad, fails was a government recommendation., Fresh vegetables and.salada.-are great dis ease preventives. A letter from Loo- don says: “For those who like bleached salad dandelions grown in tbir? cellars and flower pots are as white and ten der as endive and cost nothing, at all. People nave dot to have some sort of fresh food; The scarcity of vegetables and; the prohibitive prices kept many people from eating them winter and children especially suffered. The government doctors say tbit those mysterious vita mines are to fcf found in greater abundance in a dish of than anywhere else.” FEEDING CATTLE IN WINTER Careful Estimate of 8i!tge on Hand 8hould Be Made and Prepare for Any Shortage. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Before starting to feed silage to beef cattle this winter, a careful estimate of the totals amount on hand should be made, as it is~noT¥~good practice to feed silage in such a way as tq. ex haust CEe supply and be oompelTed to feed dry roughage following the silage - Decreed War on Weeds. For the beat example of destroying the engmy/ root and branch, we have to turn to Fern dale, says Hie Detroit News. Wqeds, say the authorities in that town, destroy war. gaydens and give hay fever to war workers. Ralh- soaked weeds, overhanging (he long cement walks stretching through va cant subdivisions, cause colda and ill ness among the children and families of war workers. Therefore, Ferndale declared -a weedless day, xm - which these “allies of the kaiseri! wars struck down. Director of Town Planning. With'the appointment, at M. B. Weeks, director oi surveys of the before turning to pasture In the spring, provincial government of Saskatcbe- pearance, Petsal is grown from seed. Just J' as lettuce is grown. It attains the height of 12 to 14 inehes, f , and when ready to serve it re- »► vated the old kitchen, and spine of the • j $cmbies the heart of lettuce, other rooms. If Mr. Stagg at first ■« , Apply to your seedsman for •* tumbled for his bank balance, he was i * 1 seed. ) I n ade so comfortabt* that he had noth 1 • i /' •» the heart to murmt-r. —.— j»'H'l i W'F'H l H4 , f l f444l'l' i l i t l H ll l li l 1 Of course, Caroly n May let Princn run at igrge when she was sure Uncle Joe was well put of sight of the house, but she was very careful to chain him up again long before her uncle was ex- poeted to return. Prince had learned not to chase any thing that wore feathers; Aunty Ross herself had t%«idinit that he was » very intelligent dog and knew whai punishment was for. But how did h« know that in trying to dig out a< mole he would be doing more h&ru) than good? « If a shortage is anticipate^ there are two ways to meet the sltuation-^el- ther feed dry roughages altogether for a time at the beginning and keep the kTTage Until the latter part of the feed- wnn, as director of tbwn’phtonlhg and rural development, the her 3 town- planning act will he morq available, and more attention will be pafd In the future to insure that new to#i sites lng period, or feed a small amount of are laid out from their tocegtkm on silage with other roughage throughout Unes which will lend, therasqjves to the winter. 4 * modern cbnclftions of town* Wilding. Sufficient silage and other roughage* An important provlstocf l* fbfe prohlbl- Carolyn la heartbroken and decides upon drastic action when Uncle Joe passee sentence on Prince. Reed about tt In the next installment. (TO BE CONTLNUriU The poot who said “What's in a name?” evidently had no idea that, In so far as the Important matter of food is concerned, prejudice could be aroused to such a point as to cause a mental aversion to, if not a positive condemnation of, a really delectable article of diet. Take the case of the Chinese cabbage for example. In stinctively the gourmet shudders at the attempt to associate that name with a delicacy. Call It petsal—the Chinese name for it—aej| most probably his prejudice will change to desire; he will try it; like it Petsal was Introduced by the United States department of agriculture from China. It is now grown in consider-; able quantities ” y Till note. New Jersey, California and other sections. ■n* testimony of unprejudiced pco- pi* wbo uare «*tea petaai U oU la U» should he provided so as to begin feed ing the cattle by. the 1st of January at least, and to last until the 1st to the I5th Of April. This latef date is suggested so as to keep the animals off the gr,ass in the spring and protect the pasture as long as possible. Best results from feeding silage are obtain ed when some dry roughage is fed along with It Unless legume hays are used a Small amount of cottonseed tion of 25-foot lots either for business or residential purposes. ’^Chronometer- and LongKudo. Longitude baffled ail navigatdrs un til the chronometer came into pse In 1783c The ancients and later naviga tors, including all the great discover ers, could find their latitude by ob servations of the sup’s height, but they could determine their longitude only by mes.l, one-half to one pound, should be “dead reckoning,” or estimating their used. KEEP GOOD PRODUCING COWS £reat ***** *Mowrecka. ship’s progress from day to day.- This system was uncertain and caused a Animals Should Not Be Disposed t,Just Because of Corn Crop Fail- , ure—Feed Roughage. Good producing dairy cows showld lu * the not be disposed of Just because of a corn crop fail are. So long as we have plenty of Hover and eowpens for roogh-* age. dairy cows caa be kept at t pant