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Vol. 5 NO. 34 Learns New Tricks About Balanced Rations and Cooperation. 1 Progressive Farmer "Well," said Uncle John, as he sealed himself a-top Jim Welch's fence and admired Jim's field of , promising young corn, "I shore < got fooled again. I reckon you 1 been areadin' what Tait Butler's < been asayin' about feedin' cot- ; tonseed meal to horses an' 1 mules?how he 'lows that by \ feedin' two pounds o' meal a 1 dav instead o' four pound o' 5 corn we c'n save ever so many ' thousand dollars a year, ain't < you? Thought you had. "Well, when I first seen it in the paper, I said to myself, 1 there's one o' them towns sap i heads a-tryin' to advise us i farmers again. Bet a juice 1 harp he ain't never plowed a t mule in his life, an' still he's got > the gall to tell us how to feed 'em "I wouldn't a' paid no 'tention to any of it if it hadn't a-been t fer my boy. Yoy know, ever , since he got that prize fer bein' ( the best corn raiser in Jones ( County he's been a plum crank ; about these here farm papers y and bullytins. Says if I'd let t him have his wav he'd make > our old farm the finest in the r county. 1 tell him if I's to let y him have his way with all the y new-fangle fool notions he { wants to try he'd land the old y farm in the hands o' the sheriff, t him and his ma in the poor- j house, and his old daddy into i his sorrowful grave. j "But nothin'd satisfy him, so { at last I told him that he could ^ take that ol' Mollv mule an' kill y her witWottonseed meal if he y no 'count all the spring, an' I'd ( about decided to swap her off c any way. { "Well, he started on what he j called his 'balanced ration', an' , what I called bis 'nnhalarwnft foolishness,' feedin' that old \ sick mule two pounds o' meal a \ day in place o' part o' her corn. t Well, sir, I'll be blamed if I ever . saw such a come-out in any- j thing in my life. That old crit- t ter's digestion got better, she j shed her hair?it looked like j wool it wus so long?an' is as , slick an' spry as a two-year-old. ( 1 reckon she wus kinder sick an' , ? tired o' corn, an' that meal v/us ] sorter like givin' fried chicken an' gravy to a feller who's been , a-liven' on corn bread an' fat J. sow belly. "We've gone an' sold a bun- \ dred bushels o' corn fer a dollar ] a bushel an' bought some cot- . tonseed meal with part o' the | money. 'Balanced rations, , *round mighty hifalutin to feed ^ to a mule, but we're shore gona , take a shot at 'em." j "You know, it do beat all,*' , went on Uncle John, "how them . fellers down on the Ridge Road , has cleaned up on strawberries. An' the funny thing is they say , they done it with cooperation. ( Mavby so fer as I c'n see all j they done wus to git together , an' ship their berries in car load lots. "'Last year they made a bust of it ever feller a-rootin' fer his- , self, an' not a one of 'em made , expenses. But this year they , hit it rich. They finished load- ( in' their fifteenth car last night, ( an' ever one of 'em says they're clearin' from $150 to $200 an i acre. "They swear they done it all by cooperatin' together, but this is a new kind o' cooperatin' on I ? 4 ?i / .. ' i <uium iiiuu^m iciicrs who wanted to cooperate got together an' made redhot speeches about everything in general an' nothin' i in particular, an1 then adjourned the f Pi till the next meetin'. But they say makin' speeches an' cussin' the government ain't got nothin' to do with it, an' that what they're after is to make more1 money outen their crops. "They're meetin' again next week to plan their work fur next year, an' me an' my hoy 'lowed we'd drop in an' see what they're ioin'. They say they figger on ihippin' cotton an' cotton seed \\? flin onr f.-? 11 J J 11IV V III IUiIU 11113 lilll, >111 MIV hey can make SS or S I a bale on [heir cotton an' S5 a ton on tiieir seed. If this is what cooperatin' 11 do, your Uncle John is a co iperator from way hack. "Well, I fjot to be gittin' on. That boy o' mine, gittin' so allired progressive they's no tellin' what he'll be at next, an' 1 sorter *ot to keep my eye on him. Setter come over an' go with us o that cooperation meetin' next ,veek." Toothache When a person suffers from oothache it generally means hat caries?which is the medical name for the process that :auses the decay of teeth?has j vorn away the enamel and the < )ony covering that surrounds he pulp in a sound tooth. j vVhen the cavity has almost i cached the sensitive pulp there s a good deal ol discomfort, hut f the pulp is actually exposed, j he pain is so severe that it can tardly be borne. Regular visits o the dentist, however unpleasant, are necessary, for they ' inable him to discover trouble n its very beginning, and to einforce the decaying bony1 vails with his own fillings, so hat the tooth pulp never need j >e exposed. 1 'course uirte is tr'grcm' leal of difference in the teeth of lifferent persons. Some reach ldvanced age without ever laving to have a tooth filled, vhereas others must constantly esort to the dentist in order to ceep their teeth in anything lihe ' lealthy condition. Some have ootll fAri>1oil r\( I I - win 11/1 iiiv,vi ui vt'l \ llillll IIUUL* | \nd when decay begins it takes a ong time tor it to eat down to he inner pulp. Others have eeth so soft that great mischief; s done in a very short time. It s economy and good judgment o choose a Competent dentist, ind then visit his office regular ly. 1-ven strong and well-kept teeth that have escaped decay ire sometimes worn down by years of mastication, so that by middle life they need to be built up and strengthened. Also a perfectly sound tooth mav be broken by a blow or a fall, or a hard bite on some foreign ob lect in fhe food. When the accident is so serious that the pulp ~tt t -. it is *.iii on irom us mood a 11(1 nerve supply, the tooth will die, and that generally causes pain , sooner or later. Those who (Jo not keep their mouths perfectly clean must expect to suffer from toothache, because the acid secretions that are left undisturbed in the mouth will gradually cause cavities in the teeth, and they are sure to be painfull. Finally, the teeth are affected by any unhealths state of the system, and tooth ache is often one of the results of lowered vitality. In that case, everything must he done to im prove the general health of the f4llffor??r lit' n.L'i 1-. ? 1 ? . 1/7 ? v oi , IIV..MI <111 * ?11119 tonics.?Youth's < 'omparion. Kind that Fills Empty Stomachs Wadoslxtro Ansoninn The esteemed I'aeeland Jour-! nal wants South Carolina l<> raise more cane. We are with you, brother, since your grand old St.de has apparent^ chani' ! ed the variety. HGElJ \GELAND, S. C., WE| I When Will The War EndPHj Youth's Companion 'jjgj Yon frequently hear the expressed that the war will ' ewjpf'1 in a "draw"; that neither Wrag will win a victory so that it can dictate crushing to its defeated enemv. . If that result could he brotg||^H ahout tn such a way that b&jflfi sides would not at once hegftEWl^ prepau lor another and ^reaflaMg i ii- i...? - wvuiu ij(j wen; oni wnull il SLTUjHE^^ any sort ends in a "drav^B the contestants look forw??gflp? each to the time when he <9HP renew the fight in ci? cumstantwgL more favorable to himself. is human nature. Is a draw possible end for thiSf, conflict? Some men predict thaU* it will not be long before Ger- p many and Great Britain, to say nothing of their allies, will be so 0 exhausted and impoverished that thov will be ready for peace. a Suppose that happens, what then? The nations now at war1 ft would agree to an armistice and appoint plenipotentiaries to rep- v resent them in discussing terms j. of pence; but the reasons for fighting, which were many at the beginning, have increased in numbei and complexity as the fj war has gone on, and ail of them , are regarded differently at the c i i" i* . - 1 umereni capita s. now, then* could the peace delegates comejj fj to an agreement upon any oncfl of them? - l|e Take, for example, the case oi4 Servia. What possible decision!) ti could anyone suggest to whichj v both Russia and Austria woulr&c agree, no matter how the subject altogether would beW a virtual victory for Russia;H which Austria would not tole-K rate. Belgium is a still harde^H problem. Germany would refuseM to evacuate the country andfl make compensation tor the ruinH that the fighting has wrought! J* there; hut nothing less than that] ^ would satisfy Great Britain^ ' which, having made itself the! * champion of Belgium, is boundj ? in honor to stand by it to the end; ^ and to get foi it a Uist indemnity! * 101 its undeserved sufferings. On questions like these there a is no room for compromise. The e statesmen of l.urcpe know it, 2 and therefore there will he no c conference until some nation is J so much more exhausted than the others that it will he willing s io accept such terms as the vie- tor is willing to grant and that a state of things is not a draw. Arbitration is equally out of J ^ lite question There is no gov- 11 eminent that both Germany and1 ^ Great Britain would accept asan< umpire, or any that would be willing to expose itself to the hostility i< would incur from CploC he !n/l/y/^ C* ...? between tliem, or even l>v giving I advice ns 10 terms of peace. t I In icfore, the war will s probable go on until one. at leant?' ol the parties to it is unable to n continue. It max be unfortunate ti for the world at large to have one r grout* of belligerents obtain an t impieslionnhlc ascendancy in I mope, and the other group ii liaippi ied in their national aspi-l a rations; but we must lind our V < onsolation in the belief that such x an outcome xvill lessen the1 I chances of another such war. 1 i 1 t Ouite frequently an editor is n criticised for expressing hisopin- r ions. And then he is criticised for not doing so. Fact is, he is f critic ised either wax , and both 1 i.i i ??< ?.- , mill 111 "M .IIIIIMl'H IIIUII^ blissfully indifferent ;?< duck inn a summershower - -Kx. fc k mf MORNING, MAY 5, 1<J h Look Into Your Back Yard. l&Vhen winter is gone with its $s, coal scuttles and wood pceis, you want its ashes, cinprs'and trash to go. too. Voir not a rest. In fact, you want lioore .suggestions of winter fee mound when summer is in nht. You feel like getting out Ba cleaning np. It is the thing and the sooner and better clean up, the better your ner will be and the safer health. For those who see yet see nothing to do, we Id like to take a look with i in their back yards and heir attention to the follow>oints: Ms your backyard as clean ami BiDitary as you can make it? ^Does it contain mbbish or lump heaps?tin cans, sweeptigs, piles'of ivhes or cinders. lias the woodpile crawled radically r.ll over the yard? Is there trash under the house r under any of the outhouses? Is the yard gate on its hinges nd in good working order? Are there any pales oif the ince enclosing'the yard? Are there weeds growing rhere grass, flowers or vege ibles could grow? Are there stagnant pools ol rater on the premises?about le pump or well"or thrown "om the kitchen window? Is the garbage and waste kept overed and free from flies? Are there any stables in which ies may breed? Is the privy open and frequentd by flies? If any of these conditions exist lere's work to be done. There's tfork to be done first for deency's sake and second for examination for the Hard of vacant scholarships in Bnthrop College and. for the Amission of new students will >e held at the County Court louse on Friday. July 2, at 9 a. m. Iphcants must not be less than ixteen years of age. When cnoiarstnps are vacant alter uly 2 they will he awarded to hose making the highest averge at this examination, providd they meet the conditions ;overning the award. Appliarits for Scholarships should vrite to President Johnson he ore the examination lor Scholar hip examination blanks. Scholarships are worth 5100 nd free tuition. The next ession will open September 15, 915. For further information nd catalogue, address Pres. It. It. ohnson, Rock 11 ill, S. (J. ( Advertisement) Alcohol Not Needed The ' roncb government pla arded the streets with official osiers against the use of alcohol. \ 111' 11;; wiiivi unii|;n uiu posters ;i\; "Alt oholism is chronic poison ng resulting Irom the habitual iso of alcohol, even when this is lot taken in amounts sufficient o product? drunkenness. "It is error to state that alcohol s necessary for workmen who ire engaged in arduous manual abor; that ii gives energy foi vora, or inai n renews strengtn I he artificial excitement which t produces quickly gives placi o nervous depression and weak less; in truth, alcohol is useful tc lohody; it is harmful to all. "Alcoholism is one of tin nost frightful scourges? whethei t he regarded from the point o riew of the health of the indi 'itlual, of the existence of th< amilv, or of the future of ?h? :oiintr\ " DURNAi 15. Worked Until He Was 100. | St. Paul, Minn. Dispatch. After working ninetv vnars and having reached the age of 100, Hdwin K. Fisher will step down and out to give his place to a younger man. Fisher has been employed as a pattern maker in a foundry on the West Side and worked until five : weeks ago, when the grip seized him and he had to lay off work. While taking this compulsory rest it dawned upon him that there were many in need of em ployment, while he, with no one dependend upon him and with sullieiend means to keep him, was still working from force of habit, keeping some deserving man out of a job. "How do you occount for ; your longevity?" he was asked. " Temperance," he said. " There are more dangers from overeating than overdrinking. I have never done either. I eat what I want. I used tobacco for many years. When I thought that smoking was harming me I quit, hut then I chewed worse than ever. When the company that made my favorite brand was absorbed by the.trust the dealer who supplied me said, "That's your last plug,' and I took him at his word. I couldn't get my favorite and so 1 left off I altogether. Whiskey? Anight cap's does one good. No 'eye| opener', though; that's bad. No ' drinking during the day, but a drop on retiring is a good thing. "Yes, 1 am quitting work although still able to hold my job. In the nature of things I can't i live much longer. I don't fear! (livlttl onfl it ?-1rv ma I . *1 U V/WIVl uv 1 lit 11 W I good if I did. So I am just goJ ing to idle along fo?" tin: few BH^^Ehanging Fashion The girls "\ of dresses so tight that 'jyi standers leery said they were a fright. Their $Kirts were so scanty I often have wept when i sister and auntie arourld me have stepped. None could he j i more helpless in pinions of steel; yet patient and helpless they j , stood the ordeal; tor women will suffer in silence and smile; they think 'twolild be tougher ta Kn s\??t r\( elfin Vr* ot/z^mon i iw uv will ui 01^ iv. nu v?vyiijrv*n have scamped of frolicked for years, their garments so hampered the lovable dears. But fashions are changing, and soon the wide gown, they say, will be ranging, all over the town. Our j I Jessies and Annies may diyl i from the chest the gowns of their grannie? and trot with the l??st. Their legs?beg your pardon! their limbs, I should say ! will have a whole garden in j which they may play. The i fashion's improving distinctly, this > ear) like circus tents moving the giris tt'ljl appear, j And when we behold them 1*1 flounces and hoops, the silks! that enfold them in tassels and loops, we'll cry, Moly Heses! Is Fashion gone mad? She surelv discloses the craziest fad!" \ small, meek country negro, who had always lived on one > place near Frankfort, Kentucky, ! married a hig domineering woman, and very soon afterward - ? I ,K.. . moveu inio iowii, wueie mt i keeper ?>f the local bar met him ; on the street. j "I lello, Cube," he said, "what > made you move to town? I thought vou liked country life." 'j "Well, Mistah Franklin," cx1 plained (Jabe, "I uster lak de 1 country. Hut mail wife she , ' didn't lak it? and I've done got .'so now dat when she don't lak fi thien I iest natchejly hates it " s Iter KodgeiS xnax Jo L $1.00 per year Uncle Cornpatch Presents a Problem Progressive Farmer. | U nele Cornpatch dropped in I The Progressive Farmer office | the other day and put this ; problem up to us: "In travelin* around now I see that a whole passel o' my neighbors who got natally et up by raisin' all cotton last year and mighty nigh had to go to the pore house, are plantin' all cotton agin: ain't got no gardens, ain't preparin' to have their own corn crib and smokehouse, and are gettin' ready to pay time prices for everything same as usual. Now. what bothers me is this: I'm a member in good standin' at ; Bethany Church and have been ; for nigh on fortv year, and j cussin' ain't in mv line. But I have always heard this, that i sensible folks learn trom other folks' mistakes, but a fool has to i learn from his own. So when I find folks that won't even learn from their own mistakes, it to reason that they ain't just the plain ordinary ev'ry day sort of fools, and I'm wonderin' how a man can rightly place just sick an extraordinary brand of fool j without puttin* some kind o' ' profane an' ungodly handle on to the name." None of The Progressive Farmer staff were able to help Uncle Cornpatch reconcile his religion and common sense on this point, and we pass his problem 011 to our readers. On One Leg. Atlauta journal. f .^^^rrelates, it is tnWj^wr^^^^? .v n Din invioiaie law tnat a public speaker shall stanil on one leg. The moment he touches ground with the other foot his * discourse must end; and any orator who is so unmannerly as to break this good custom is speared into silence and forever disgraced. The practice has developed a terse and virile eloquence. Every speaker must plunge straight to the heart of his subject, leaving non essentials behind; for, the law of gravitation itself is tugging at his suspended toes. What a deal of time and twad die Americans would be saved if this happy rule were put into their parliamentary law! There would be no more filibusters, no more oceans of words to lloat a few minnows of thought; our legislators would become models of business dispatch, political campaigns would be compressed into a week or so, and candidates would have something to say. Two Mile* .of Pipe a Day. : Monrol Rnquirer. The CharlotleJPipe and l;oun | dry Company of Charlotte are i advertising for young men and ! are operating their plant now at full capacity. This company is | shipping pipe into all markets ol | this country and some foreign countries. They are at present turning out about two miles of pipe per day and thev have ; manufactured since beginning operation some thirteen years ago iron pipe enough, if con' norted together in a continuous line, to extend to the present ; Kuropenn battlefield and return : They give steadv employment to 110 men, and is one of the largest industrial plants of our Southland.