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I SOWOINEWS l! |By JULICS E. SHARPE. County I Superintendent of Education. The Lexington High school will open on September 5 th. Prof. L. E. Whittle is the new principal. A full corps of teachers has been employed and this promises to be one of the best years in the history of the school. Several new members have been added to the faculty, among whom are Mr. Clyde Addy, professor of agricul ture, Miss Ethel Dreher in the high school, Miss Susie Lown, teacher of th? sixth grade and Miss Vera Corley, teacher the second grade. Appropriate exercises will be. held on the opening morning. A number of speakers will be on the program and Prof. Whittle will announce his plans for the coming year. The Lexington high school has added the eleventh grade and another high school teacher, and bids fair to be one arftong the best high schools in the State. The Steedman rural graded school has tinder construction a new building which will be ready for the opening of school. The Gilbert Trustees have begun the addition of a second story to the building. The work will be completed .in time for the opening of school. North Edisto has also added an additional room to their already hand, some building. '"Via Sand AT(rontain district, has a new building ready for occupancy and furnished with up-to-date desks, blackboards, and maps. % The Star school has a new building about completed and ready for the opening of school. i * A big meeting of teachers and trustees is called for September 3, at eleven o'clock in the court house at Lexington. All teachers residing in the county are requested to attend. 'The program will be interesting. Several school districts have not yet , filed their census reports. The time ; was up August 15th. Those districts not having filed these reports are , ^sked to do so at once. Delay means extra work for the County Superintendent. i _ * I Teachers are sending in their certificates very slowly to be recorded in(' thA Sunerintendent's office. This is' required by law. It makes no dif-. ference how long you have taught or ' what kind of certificate you have it [ should be recorded as soon as possible. Pay warrants will be held! upjj until they are placed on record. It is an easy matter to comply with the law but some teachers don't seem to | care whether they do or not. Your interests are at stake and you are re- ! quested to send in your certificates so ' that you may have no trouble when ; school opens. It is not necessary to i bring them in person, just 'mail them ; in and they will be recorded and re- turned to you. j State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen, Senator D. M. Crosson, and perhaps others will address the Trustees and Teachers meeting to be held in the Court House at Lexington on Saturday, September 3rd, at eleven o'clock. It is urged that every teacher living in the county and every ^chool trustee wil lavail themselves of the oportunity to hear these gentlemen discuss schools and their needs. This is to be in the form of a business meeting just before the schools of the conntv heein r>neniner That's HowBrowne: I never saw anyone quite so agile as Brooks. He's a regular contortionist. Towne: Yes, he gets that way from patting himself on the back so much. Fishbones and other discarded portions are valuable fertilizers. JO! For J The man person an r (Advertisement.) ILLITERACY FACTS GIVEN FOR STATE i Special to The State. ^Washington, Aug. 28.?The follow-j ing statement shows' the percentage! of illiteracy in the counties of South ! 1 Carolina, according to the returns of! * . the 3 4th census, which was taken in.} /January, 1920. An illiterate, as defined in the census, is a person ten years of age or over who is unable to write either in English or any other language The percentages are based 1 upon the total population ten years of age and over, or the total native white, or total negro, as the case may be. The total for the state is 18.1 per cent. Among the whites it is 6.5 ? ft a o vn/vm per cent.; among negroes i>ni cent. Total White Negro Abbeville 17.4 5.2 26.9 Aiken 18.9 8.1 28.9 Allendale 32.4 4.4 40.8 Anderson 12.8 7.4 23.1 Bamberg... .. ..18.5 4.8 25.2 Barnwell 23.8 6.6 32.4 Beaufort 22.6 5.7 27.5 Berkeley 38.4 * 9.1 49.1 Calhoun 195 1.6 28.2 Charleston .. . :16.4 1.5* 26.6 Cherokee.. ./ ..17.3 11.1 31.0 Chester 23.8 5.4 37.6 Chesterfield 19.1 13.3 28.4 Clarendon 19.5 4.1 25.7 Colleton 25.6 7.3 38.7 Darlington 19.2 9.9 26.6 Dillon 22.3 10.9 33.1 Dorchester .. ..20.3 3.5 32.6 Edgefield .. .. ..20.5 2.6 29.0 Fairfield 24.6 2.9 32.0 Florence 18.7 7.1 30.9 Georgetown 29.7 7.6 40.7 Greehville 11.0 6.3 23.7 Greenwood 16.3 4.7 26.9 Hampton 20.4 3.5 31.5 Horry 16.5 11.9 31.3 Jasper 33.0 6.1 43.5 Kershaw 160 6.2 23.2 Lancaster 17.8 8.1 29.4 Laurens 19.7 5.3 33.6 Lee.. 25.9 6.8 35.9 Lexington 12.5 5.0 28.2 McCormick 204 2.4 29.2 Marion 22.5 7.2 35.4 Marlboro 18.0 10.5 23.4 dewberry 19.5 5.3 30.2 Oconee 12.5 9.0 * 25.2 Orangeburg.. ...18.0 3.7 25.7 Pickens 10.7 7.2 27.2 Richland 13^ 4.0 25.4 Saluda 16.7 4.9 28.0 Spartanburg.. ..13.7 8.2 27.1 Sumter 16.4 2.7 22.4 'Union 17.3 .8.2 28.2 Williamsburg ...21.7 5.3 30.3 York 17.8 . 5.9 31.2 TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS TO MEET SATURDAY A meeting of the trustees and teachers of Lexington county and-the public generally is called for Saturday, September 3, 1921, at eleven o' clock in the court-house at vexington. Speakers from the State 'Department of Education will be on the program. The Compulsory Attendance Law and the various laws for the securing of State Aid will be discussed and explained. Those teachers living in Lexington county are k urged to be present although none of the schools will have opened at that time. Representation of ,every district is desired. The public is invited to attend this meeting as much valuable school information can be secured. Cleanings from feather pillows haye been found to be rich in nitrogen. Same Old Story But a Good One. Mrs. Mahala Burns, Savanna, Ma., relates' an experience, the like of which has happened in almost every neighborhood in this country, and has been told and related by thousands of others, as follows: "I used a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy about nine years ago and it cured me of flux (dysentery.) I had another attack of the same complaint three or four years ago and a few doses of this remedy cured me. I have recommended it to dozens of people since I first used H and shall continue to do so for I know it is a quick and positive cure for bowel troubles." v^OTE FOl UN E. Bl udge of Pr who will g lonest deal. MET A WELCOME | IX LEXINGTON i ! (Col. E. H. Aull in Newberry Herald and News.) I desired to make a stop at Lexington to see if I could find a : plat of the school districts of Peak - ? nT _ 1 u... AT".. CU ~ .1 I ana ?l. JUIUIS, uui ml\ oiiaipr, mt county superintendent, said he did not have any plats, and by the way, he is endeavoring to have done what j I made an effort to get our represen- J tatives to do, authorize a resurvey J and a map of the school districts of, the county, but the legislature in not only Newberry county, but in some I others, does not seem to think the county departments of education i amount to much, and rarely grant' any suggestions or requests of these^ offices. Mr. Sharpe is a young man, but seems to be on his job and com petent to discharge the duties of the i office in an intelligent manner. Pity j; we can not get the members of the \ legislature to understand that the ed- ) ucational department of the counties is of vital importance in this day, and to give that recognition which the queston deserves and should have. I also had Mr. Holly Harmon, the' clerk of court, to look over the rec- , ords of his office to see if a plat of this territory and the school districts! could be round, but it is not there. Mr. Swearingen says the law gives the county board authority to locate lines, and that is true, but who has the authority to, pay for the work, and what fund should it be taken from. I met Ira Sligh and his partner of the Dispa,tch-News, Mr. Walker, and they said everything was rather quiet but they are moving along nicely and doing well and giving Lexington a good county paper. Ira is one of my iboys who learned the trade in The ,Herald and News office, and I always feel an interest in these boys and am pleased when they succeed and make good, and so far as I can recall all of . them who went out from The Herald and News have made good, and | there have been a good many of them. It is gratifying to me to meet ?these boys and give them another word of encouragement. It makes, me feel that possibly if I have done I. nothing else and made no money that [' may be I have been instrumental in* helping some worthy boys to make \ a start and be in position not only to f be good and useful citizens, but also / to make a good and comfortable liv- j ing for themselves and those depend-1, ent upon them in the years as they/ come and go. CHAPIN NEWS. i I Mr. Sidney Lindler, a well known / 'boy who graduated at Newberry Col- . /lege, had the misfortune to break his ' 'leg. We hope he will recover soon.-j ! Mr. George Bickley was thrown by his mule going from the mill ancj < broke two of his ribs. We hope he will be well and out again soon. 1 Mr. John Rister of White Rock can1 ;not be beat making good corn meal. ? i y Mr. Oscar Hedgepath has got a, i /new wife. We hope him good luck. i. * Mr. Austin Wessinger paid his* daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. r Bickley, a flying visit last Saturday (night. ' Mr. Jacob Sites is still on the job. ^Look out Miss Vinie. I want some cake. Mr. Jonas Slice and Henry Barrett[went to Columbia to purchase roof- I ing to cover his new building. I J. hope the new house will soon start* up. 1 Mr. Editor the owls are catching our chickens, and the game law is not in, what do, kill or look on? Mr. Melvin Slice has a wide smile..,' It will wash dishes and cook dinner. ; BIG SNAKE KILLED / NEAR GASTON ( j. * Mr. Sam M. W'atts, one of Lexing- ( ^ton county's most prosperous farmers. \ [killed a big rattle snake4while pulling|. fodder in nis neia one uay xnis wees, v i ? The snake measured six feet and had / | ten rattles and a button. A very dan- < gerous reptile. < JFF j obate I \\ I ive every J t , 1 i i i Vs SCANDAL "There is so much good in the worst us And so much bad in the best of us That it ill behooves any of us To talk about the rest of us." man who wrote the above lines correctly, at least the sense of what he meant to get to the people is there. They surely need this lesson today, more than ever before. It is high I time for some people to step, take a breath and look and listen. There is scarcely a day passing now that a report is not started that will likely injure some one within the j limits of our town and country. The day after our young people have en- j juyvu a. uunce me air is iuna wiui reports of misbehavior on the part of J the young ladies taking part and when you try to get at the truth it's the* same old story of "somebody told me." Possibly our young people are partly responsible for being talked about by trying to keep step with the trend of the times but that's no excuse for any man or woman repeating things told them which will injure irrepareably the reputation of some young lady. A good motto to follow is not to repeat anything you( hear unless you are sure it's true and if it will injure anyone don't repeat1 it at all. ' ] Think it over, you will not lose friends if you "cut out" the gossip. Since the creation of man youth has had to learn by experience the lessons of life, so it is folly to preach to them that they, by their careless words and actions are responsible, to a large extent, for the talk, that is started and grows with each telling. But older people realize the untold and lasting harm that can come from these reports and it is high time for them to take a hand. The* Mothers and Fathers of our ifAiinor riOArilA 0V1 iliof JUUllg 044VUAVI. A1XDAOC lAAGbl* HiV present style of dress and dancing be modified and the objectionable features "cut out" or stop the dances. They should insist on a number of chaperones who will stay throughout the dance. Parents are too careless. They should insist on chaperones for long automobile excursions.?Ex. HAIRY VETCH Clemson College, August 29.?Hairy vetch is the safest and surest legume that may be used in the South as a winter cover crop .according to N. E. Winters, extension specialist in soil fertility. Just as the velvet bean twnes around the corn stalk and waves in triumph over the top of the highest corn field, so does hairy vetch entwine a field of rye or oats. Hard clay or poor sand where crimson clover fails, will produce hairy vetch successfully. Vetch also successfully resists drought, frost and heat. Time and Methods of Planting Any time in September or October when conditions permit (September is best), sow about 20 pounds of vetch seed and 6 0 pounds of oats or rye per acre in a corn or cotton field or any other cultivated field that would otherwise be left bare all winter. The seed may be sown broadcast and harrowed in, or planted with a' small grain drill. Vetch and rye seed mix nicely; but vetch seed tend to settle to the bottom of the hopper and drill out in bunches or patches in the field, when mixed with oats. Carefully keeping the seeds uniformly mixed will overcome this trouble. Inoculation Hairy vetch uses the same inoculation as narrow leaved vetch and com/ mon vetch, also the same as English peas or sweet peas. The following method of inoculation has proved successful. For inoculating three bushels of seed get about one bushel of dirt from the top six inches of a field that you know is well inoculated and has been successfully growing either vetch, sweet peas, or English peas. Spread the soil out in the shade and let it dry. Be sure, not to spread it out in the sun, which will kill the inoculaton germs. Pulverize thoroughly and sieve out the sticks and rocks. Moiston the seed with water to which add enough molasses to make it a little sticky. Now sprinkle the dry dust over the moistoned seed and stir it in. This wil lcoat every seed with inoculated dust and give sure results. Do not expose inoculated seed'to direct sunshine any longer than is abso-1 lutelv necessary. If you are not sure that your field is already inoculated you had better play safe and inoculate your seed before planting them. Unic Valuable Vetch responds to lime about the same as cowpeas, peanuts, and crimson clover. Although vetch does well on an acid soil, it does much better on a soil sweetened with lime, cspecially if we are trying to build up and make a productve soil in the incorporation of largo amounts of or- | ganic matter by means of green i manuring and stable manure. j Value of Vetch t A crop of hairy vetch and smail ? grain will, if turned under in the) 1 spring for corn take from the air and add to the soil 50 pounds of valuable / nitrogen to every acre and will save another 50 pounds from leaching out during the winter and spring in the drainage water and going away in the run-off through the gullies. About 100 pounds of valuable nitrogen, which has been costing us so much in commercial fertilizer, will thus be saved and added to each acre by means of ! this winter cover crop. ? ^ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ' From Specialists* Correspondence With Fanners What varieties of peaches should I plant for market??S .L. M.f Pinewood. I would suggest that you plant the following named varieties if you are growing fruit for local market: May| flower, Mamie Ross, Greensboro, Carmen Belle of Georgia, and Elberta. There is more demand for the Belle of Georgia and Elberta than for the earlier varieties, therefore, I would plant more of these. If you are growing peaches for shipping to the northern markets, then it would be better to confine your plantings to Hiley, Bell of Georgia and Elberta. < ' Tell me about the varieties of Roj tundifolia grapes.?\V. J. K., Flor- ,| i ence, Ala. > The James with us is a very fine ' grape. The Flowers is of poor qual- ' ity, but on account of its being extra late I believe it should have a place in every variety vineyard. It is good as a dessert variety. The Eden is the most prolific variety we have ever grown; sometimes the bushes have as many as sixty or more berries. The LaSalle has done exceptionally well anrl T helieve is nnP of the best in ^quality, but it is not so prolific as some of the others. Please give advice on the use of bone meal.?T. S. L., Society Hill. Bone meal contains approximately 22 percent phosphoric acid while the commercial acid phosphate usually has only 16 percent phosphoric acid. I believe you will get just as good results from the use of acid phosphate in combination with nitrate of soda, cottonsead meal or dried blood as your source of ammonia as you will from the use of bone meal. I would, suggest that you use a fertilizer analyzing about 8 percent phosphoric acid, 5 percent nitrogen, and 4 per cent potash instead of bone meal alone. Please advise me in regard to destroying earth worms.?E. B. H., Holly Hill. The earth worm may be easily destroyed in pots and boxes where you are grownig plants by applying strong lime water. Take one pound of stone lime and slack in a small quantity of water; then dilute to three gallons of water and pour a tumbler ful of this solution in each pot. In a few minutes you will notice the worms wlli come to the surface and will turn light colored. Cotton rags are used in the manufacture of paper, guncotton and explosives. EAGLE"MKADCx^SH | For Cale at your Dealer ASK FOR THE YELLOW PEN EAGLE M EAGLE PENCIL COM MARBLE f FLOOR | FINISH I J HARMON DRU< Lexington, S THINKLETS By Roylston Markham ^ ~ il Few girls lock their lips after the^; ' rg kiss is stolen. It takes a motion-picture actress to brag that she is wedded to her art be-'-" C fore she has even had a proposal. ,A Bolshevist is like a mule that' kicks because he wasn't born an au- P-t tomobile. Look at the men around you z.nS; ik realize, if you can, that they werop-' once the prettiest babies in the world.' Every married man has two wiivee ?the one he has and the one he just thinks he has. We may measure our road to wis-^?;'; dom by the sorrows we have under- :p*r. gone. One bad habit will break down alfl: man's character enough to admit another. Seaweed is the source of paraffi^ The juice wasted from the removal of cherry seeds is made into a jelly v with a rich flavor. \ Cotton plant seeds, which once . i ' yftfc were burned, are now sources of & variety of food Oils. ''What time shall I come over .to the house, Mary?" "Oh, I don't know, Blair, come after dinner." "Well, that's what I was comin* after."?Brown Jug. Why People Buy Rat-Snap In Preference to Rat Poison. (1) RAT-SNAP absolutely kills rats and mice. (2) What it doesn't kill it scares away. (3) Hats killed with RAT-SNAP leave no smell, they dry u? inside. (4) Made in cakes, no mixing with other rood. (5) Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Harmon Drug Co., and Lexington Pharmacy. REGISTRATION NOTICE. / Notice is hereby given that. the * books of registration for the town of Lexington will be open at the store of Caughman-Kaminer Company from August 15 to September 30, 1921, inclusive. All persons desiring to be registered must bring county registration certificates in order to get town registration certificates. J. S. CAUGHMAN, Supervisor of Registration, Town of Lexington. ,i;. 7t-c-50~~ NOTICE TO DEBTORS ^AND CREDITORS All persons holding valid claims against the estate of Dr. James L. Johnson will present the same, duly attested, to the undersigned, at Swan-, sea, and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. MRS. M. C. JOHNSON, Administratrix of Estate of Dr. James L. Johnson. Swansea, S. 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