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t ? - SELECT SEED SWEET POTATOES From time to time we have issued . letters regarding the erection of storage houses for the sweet potato, and have endeavored to show the impo/tance of proper handling of this important Southern crop. We will deal in this letter with the selection of seed to increase the yield and reduce the loss due to diseases by seed se_ lection. Potatoes are an important food crop and are surpassed in value oiriy by corn in this respect. There is no . food crop of the United States that suffers so great u loss relative to its value as the sweet potato, whim suffers an .annual loss of at least 50 per cent of its yield. There are several ways to reduce this loss, and one of the most important ways is by fail seed selection. Seed potatoes should be selected from fields planted with vine cuttings, as potatoes grown from cuttings are usually free from disease. Go over your field and carefully pick the plant^, which show the qualities that are* most desirable. Before digging examine the main stem just above the po. Btatoes to see that it is not blackened Inside by stem-rot, and discard any suspicious hills. Black-rot, another very destructive disease, may be fouqd on the .Vines just above the soil line and i downward, causing a black rotted ap- i pearance of the afflicted stem. On the potato it appears as black cir- i cular spots, and it rapidly Increases in storage. Only those potatoes that ; show no signs of diseases, are smooth i well formed, and are form productive plants should be stored for seed. These selected potatoes should be carefully handled, placed in small ' baskets or crates and stored in a well ventilated place as iur awuj nvm w.*. other potatoes as possible. Next spring before bedding these should be reinspected and all diseased or doubtful potatoes discarded and i the remaining ones disinfected with : 4t corrosive sublimate solution (1 part ] ?, of corrosive sublimate tolOOO parts 1 of water) for about 20 minutes, ] rinsed in water, and then dried or < bedded at once. o SUFFRAGE FIGHT SOON TO START. < Carolina Campaign "Will Be Carefully 1 Organised. Columbia, Oct. 6?The members of ' the South Carolina General Assembly ' will be faced for the next few months with a concerted campaign ' by the women suffragists of the state \ for the ratification of the federal j constitutional amendment allowing ' equal suffrage. The South Carolina -Equal Suffrage League and other suffrage or1 ganizations will make an attempt to have the next Legislature, which v i | BETTE Coats, l AT ? We placed our orders fo quently saved from $8.00 m buy a Suit or Coat $15 tc t want to save this differe m Coat Suits worth today $ m Coats and Suits worth tc m Dresses and Suits worth Suits and Coats worth t< M Suits and Coats worth to ^ Coats worth today $18 oi | Coats worth today $12.5i V ml m m inese come in rnc< t 6raodck)th and Silvertor 1 GEORGETTE V M Waists and blouses i m hand embrodieried effe< K $19.50. Crepe De Chim W $3.50 up to $5.75. Voile } - M Big shipment of Lad ? with caps to match. Good 11 I'" I V convenes on the second Tuesday in January, 1920, to go on record on the question. Preliminary to the session, however, county organizations of suffragettes will be built up in the forty-six counties of the State to do j missionary work among the members. Every, influence will be brought to bear to have the amendment ratified, llatificd by Seventeeen. South Carolina suffragists claim that, as good Democrats the men of their State should place themselves in position to give the women the bal* lw*%? /tnn vt in flic. iv\.x iiiui tucj tan j;aj <n presidential election in 1920. Seventeen States have ratified the amend, inent the suffragette headquarters here stated, and it is a foregone conclusion that* it wijl have a sufficient number of States in line to secure Its adoption. However, they claim that they do not want their own State South Carolina, which has stood unswervingly behind the Democratic party, to go on record as saying its women are not capable of handling the ballot. Equal suffrage agitation has been going on in South Carolina for a number of years and has gained considerable headway during the?past few years. The suffragettes made a flight in the General Assembly in 1917 to test the views of the masculine voters of the State. A. joint resolution providing for a referendum on a constitutional amendment pro_ viding for equal suffrage was introduced in the House by Representative Horton of Spartanburg and in' the Senate by Senator Shearer of Anderson. It came to a vote in the Senate but did not get the required twothirds majority. The vote was 24 in favor and 19 against, five votes below that necessary for passage. The Horton companion resolution remained on the calendar of the House un_ til 1918 when it was withdrawn. A iVditical Straw Noted. In discussing the fight the suffragettes are going to make for ratification., Mrs. W. C. Cathccrt, of Columbia, South Carolina member of the woman's division of the National Democratic Executive Committee, tolay said: "A political straw that shows the way the wind is blowing is the ac_ Lion of the executive committee of the National Democratic Party in maping 3ut an aggressive campaign to round up the women's votes for the 1920 elections, which formed the major part of the proceedings of the meeting of the executivje committee at Atlantic City on September 27. "The committee reaffirmed its position in favor of the passage of the federal suffrage amendment by the idoption of a re solution introduced ay John T. Barnett, of Colorado." Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores vitality and energy by purifying and en riching the blood. You can soaa feel its Strength ening, Invigorating Effect. Price 60* R SI Suits and MOST MODERATE PRIC 9 r* - i .. i\ j _ >r ^oais, uresses ana suits to $15 on each garment, and i $20 cheaper than you wil] I jnce you should come early. 100 on sale__ at $7! >da $75 on sale at $5! today $50 on sale at $3 [>day $35 on sale at $2 day $27 on sale at $l! i sale at $1 0 on sale at $ otine, Suede, Velour, Plush, 1 le. \ WAISTS AND BLOUSES n the leading colors, beaded ;ts, priced very low at $6.5( e and Georgene Waist pricei 1 Waist special at $1.19 to $2 VEATF.RS ies Sweaters in new bright colors, time to get yours. OTVT TOTT OTTAT^C oi lJLion oni/DO Our shoes are the styles the very latest low or high heels, all per pair under value. Jones Dry R. R. Ave. Next Dillony 9 TREASUREER'S NOTICE. | The books for the collection of B county, state, poll and road tax will be opened in my office, October 15 and will continue open until the last day of January, 1919, without penalty. After said date the following penalties will be added: One per cent January, 1 per cent additional in February, 5 per cent additional until the 15th day of March when the boks will close. The following districts have specmi levies for school purposes: No. . 1 Mills 26% __ __ Pee Dee No. 2 Mills 32% Carolina No." 3 Mills 32% Harlee No. 4 Mills 33% Little .Rock No.' 5 Mills 36% Oakland No. 6 Mills 33% ? __ Minturn No. -7 Mills 32% Zion No. 8 Mills 38% .?Dillon No 9 Mills 28% Dothan No. 10 Mills 30% New Holly No. 11 Mills 34% Bingham No. 12 Mills 32% Kentyre No. 13 Mills 33% Union No. 14 Mills 36% Pages Mill No. 15 Mills 33% __*__Mt. Calvary No. 16 Mills 39% Kemper No. 17 Mills 38% ^ Bermuda No. 18 Mills 34% Manning No. 19 Mills 39% Mt. Andrews No. 20 Mills 42% Latta No. 21 Mills 39% Dalcho No. 22 Mills 38% Oak Grove No. 23 Mills 30% Hillsboro No. 24 Mills 30% High Hill No. 25 Mills 37% __ Pleasant Hill No. 26 Mills 37% Fork No. 27 Mills 32% Temperance No. 28 Mills 32% -Sellers All parties between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive, are liable, unless exempted by law, to a poll tax of $1.00, also to a capitation tax of $3.00 Those who desire to pay their tax. es through the mail may expedite matters by dropping the Treasurer a card asking for the amount of their taxes, so as to avoid sending the wrong amount, also stating the townRhiD or townshiDS (if nronertv. is owned in more than one) and if possible give school district where property is located. After paying taxes examine your receipts and see if all your property is covered; if not, see about it at once. All persons writing for information or asking for receipt to be sent to enclose the return postage, as no provision is made for this item of expense. By following the above suggestions complications and additional v costs may be avoided. Any person wishing the amount of their taxes will write me not later than December 1st. Yours truly, JNO. R. WATSON, 10-9_tf County Treasurer. Subscribe to The Dillon Herald. $2.00 per year in advance. % "YLESjl Dresses ]ES 1 sarlx last spring, conse- m while they last. You can S )e abje to later. If you f jp ^ r OF QUALITY 1 i best to be had, and ( as to last and colors, ff on sale at 75c to $3 I Goods Co. 1 to Picture Show J' South Carolina j| IJ Ky. Horse & Dillon, i. wHK^ *'}& ?^BoHK^i^Jc^l 1Mb. k:/ ^^ff^lffrffilHi V On Tnes., Oc We will have at our st: Hamilton old stand, one i it t norses ana muies ever sr ' These horses and mules ? fat, with good hair. | Now Mr. Farmer, the t edge is before you need this is especially true'in I or mules. 3 0 The horses and mule | both present and future care, skill and experien in buying pur stock mat* ! j responsive to your desir | horse or mule of lifetim I necessarily be expensive navment we will olace a : I, x j - - A , in your barn at once at a The rest of the payraer to suit you. We buy our stock diret in the West, which saves I man's profit, so why not b us and save money wh< guarantee with every ho Come to see us, if we dor make some one give you II I ' Seeing is believing. Ky. Horse ant j J. C. STOKES, DILLON. S. S! Mule Co. i.C T ii i Ml ,. ; ^^adk> B I IS toiler 14th ibles, the Austinof the best loads of \ j I town in Dillon, S. C. ! are all good broke, j !' * ime to gain knowl- | it?not after,?and V buying your horses j I /*< s we sell give you : satisfaction. The U * n *irU < /ill <n rC * tc which io given iu ces the satisfaction e; but a handsome le service need not to you. For a part J . good horse or mule j jj reasonable price, it can be arranged :t from the farmers I you' the middle- jjljlj >uy your stock from en you can gel a irse and mule sold. | t't sell you we will one> ill I Mule ?. 11 Manager | H p