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1 frll., HgraiD says ther? la too much Hj$fcx * th? movies. There is. too much Pow to torture your wife: "Don't her what you heard downtown as the day." boat all we understand about the Ian bolsheviks is th&t they usy are in need of a hair cut. A picture no anti-dry artist' can paint is one of dry agents pouring whiskey down a sewer. They have to photograph It. ' N Harding gfcve it out that he was conferring with the master minds of the nation, and immediately a lot of, | men went to see him In. order to get the reputation of being wise men. If.. Comptroller Williams announces that speculation is on the wane and' that the people are sating their- mon- j ey. Botne of them are locking the m eter the flivver has been ? * i rd issued an edict that r^-i jqulred railroad would Seated on Sundays. He can fh 'ai order to the railroad Use. ||?t n?t to the flivver ownere. While American farmers are complaining (hat too much production has been their ruin and wheat rots hi wa/fjiae stations, millions arc starving in Centrt.l Europe and China. Surely, there is something wrong with the system of things when such conditions are permitted to existllOY, LEARN A TRADE. Lack of apprentices in some of the ' trades are obvious. Some are inclined to blame this on unions, and perhaps this is partly the cause, as unuer the union system apprentices are limited to the supposed needs of the industry. But there is also another reason? reluctance qf young men to enter the trad68. Young fellows with a fair education?obtained free in the public schools and high school-? don't take kindly to "trades." 'They want something sounding better and with a "better future." 'They don't want to-be- X- "cog in a wheel??they want to so into something in which they .lare the chance to be the driver. j Youths with neglected educations, j on the other hand, are mentally un-j fitted for most trades, and consequently stand little show to become Apprentices even if they desired to be. j There is a lot of humbug driven t into the minds of young people in this country. There waa a time when a young man was regarded as fortunat0 If he hod the chance to learn a trade: \ nowadays a mere trade is looked { down Upon. The folly of this attitude is making , It more difficult for the boy when! he becomes a man, and makes it dlf-j ficult for the industries requiring apprentices in order to fit them to take the places of those mechanics who retire or die. It is disgusting to see a young fel-. low, for instance, who when given ] the opportunity to become a printer's ! apprentice, turn up his nose and say. he would rather work in a garage, where he can make more money at; the start and at the same time drive an automobile around the block two( or three times during the day. He | will get some fun out of driving the j e.utomobile, probably, but the chances j are that he will never make a great. deal more than he did at the start, < and when he reaches middle life his i earning powers will begin to decrease. ana ms taiter a ays win oe spt-m m poverty. All boys <vre not fitted for doctors, lawyer*, school teachers, bankers, merchants and manufacturers. The boy who is fitted for either of these profeeetons and has a desire to improve his condition in lif? will eventually reach the top, while on the other hand the boy who is'not fitted | for the higher places will drop down lower and tower until he finds his level. If tho world is to continue to move forward men must be trained for the tiade? as well as for the professions. ;jjg Tt Is better to be a skilled camenter than * sorry lawyer or a good bricklayer lhan a poor doctor. IFKACK. When I was a young man, I carried a chip on my shoulder. I thought v much of my rights and tny feelings were tender. *' Thu? I was forever finding cause to be offended and forever on tip-toe for a quarrel. But as I grew older I learned to value peace of mind. Now I avoid quary,'&rels. and when I observe partners in 3ja. business who cannot conduct their affairs without frequent exchange of hot words and frequent seasons of ullen silence, or married folk4 who In iteh*?8 'n a similar manner, I wonder at their blindness and their folly. -mM One cannot be happy without peace w of mind. He cannot enjoy peace of BS iniad, if h? cannot retain his poise. And M his environment habitually d^atnrba Ita equanimity, he is a slave to It aad his chains are forged by his g lid commonly held that/one who V 1 hi* grounu una quarrels to oarW 1 point shows proper spirit- la ff * astances this may be true, but g I equently it is not. If or%e who Si (jberty lives In a land where nit permitted to mt^i'eas an jine^Wtofliorder his life to please his lore 1J t? he may spend his life aietiAJ9di|iainst the pricks ana come ?.o his end without ever having Known Jn hour of Joy or security, or he may gamer n?s belongings and set off to .mother land where he may be a free uian and enjoy the blessings of peace. tYhich shows the greater spirit? One who remains must be galled Incessantly by the chains that bind him. He must live in constant association, ! with a feeling of sullen rebellion, j ! And a Realization of his impotence must rob hUu of the self-respect that' is essential to happiness. One who' | quits the field may seem to run away, but it is no disgrace to run from slav-j cry to freedom. To quit a quarrel in| which there is no possibility of profit' and make a peace that brings a great reward is not a shameful thing. It is a strange conception of pride that will cut off its nose to spite its face.: If an employe is efficient and earns you a profit and yet possesses a mam ner that is offensive an?j a spirit that blightg every effort to establish an atmosphere of fellowship, it is better to be quiet of him and find another to take his place. True it may be difficult to find another who can do the work so well, but a workman of me-, diocre ability is of mOre value than an excellent workman who steals your peace of mind and thus reduces your efficienrv If an employer is overbearing and ill-mannered, so that one who serves him for a price must feel that he is surreuuenng ius self respect as a part of the bargain, why remain with him? Finding another place or moving to another neighborhood will be an expense and an inconvenience but if the change brings contentment and a reeling of security, what matters the cost .' The world 18 wide and there are many tasks. If n partnership brings a profit, but neither fellowship nor peace, the pi ice it demands is greater than any profit it can pay. One who has power to disturb your equanimity is your master. You may whip him, but he will remain your master still. One is not the master of his own soul except he can keep his noise. There are many things in the world worth fighting for. But^the privilege of remaining in company with one 'who can, at will, expose the f&w edge I of your nerves and fill you with fury, I or sullen rage Is not one of them. | One cannot change human nature. I He cannot sweeten the disposition of quarrelsome folk or bestow good manners upon boors. But while railroads run and highways remain open he can change his environment. If distance promises peace and he elects i.u t-BQure an environment that is disagreeable, he deserves what he gets , ?Robt. Quillen in Fountain Inn Tribune. I' ? |i OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT. J Editor Herald:? There seems some disposition to change the form of town government iu Dillon. A petition has been circulated and generally signed requesting thut the commissioners of public works be discontinued and that the ' duties of the commissioners devolve on the town council. The writer signed ihis petition which is to be presented to our delegation in the gen uDociiiuijr wiiii me unaerstanding that in place of our commissioners of public works we are to employ a city manager. | If the change implies that we are to put town finances in the hands of a town council and in politics I am opposed to it. in the coming election we should elect for a council six of our best and . most conservative men. Our town' tax is 33 mills which is more than any business in town cleared last year. Our taxes have reached a 11m-' it and some way should be found to reduce them. No mayor or town coun-' oil should incur a large improve-! ment expense before submitting it to J the vote of the people. W'e cannot increase our town income for the present by raising the asse3ed value, of our property. We are no.v fully, as high as the rest of the county. Any; further increase of taxes will drive |away every prospective new citizen. As a town we imperatively need ! hotter lights and water. It is my view, : that we can more economically buy', | current than we can produce it. If jwe can do this we can get much need.' jed improvements without a new bond i issue aod without in the least increasing our present tax. A persist-j ent effort should be made to buy lie hf- frnnt pnmn A/vmno nu 1 *3 * w,,i vwiii^awj ui II1U1 T I" .dual who is competent to render such j service. If we can only tide over two to five years I believe the Carolina Light and Water Company can be induced at their expense to come to Dillpn and take over our lights and sell power at an economical rate. None of the power companies wish to buy or take over our water s>stem and this should remain town property and under town management. If any change is made by the legis. hiture In oar town government I {think the council should be empowered to employ a city manager. This , man should be an electrician and a good business man. He should be pur 1 under a gooc. ano sufficient bond and should handle all the flnance8 of the jtown. Ho should collect all water and light bills, collect all fixes, fines, 11 censes. street taxes, etc. lie snouia be resi.onr'ble to the council who elected him and might come from any quarter of the globe, provided he is efficient. When It is [evident he is not competent to manage any and all financial afiairt of the town fire him and select a new man. It is not reasonable to expect a mayor at $20 per month an<J a council serving for patriotism to give a?iy great attention to the dei tails of our finances. I believe In ? - . IMMM ERALD, DIlAOM, SOUTH CAflOU central isod local government. On good man on a fair salary dan d better than half a dozen men vU divided authority. The mayor shoal hold city court and with the coux cil should determine the policy of city manager. ' \Vhen they have done -this the should "hands off" and let our cit manager work out any and all flnar cial details. . n A good road drag and* a mowin machine will cheaply solve the stree problem. If we can buy current to lights and put one man in charge a nil r fine no-. ? ..uMuvcg * u?-iictc we can run tn town on one half the present e> pense. Wade Stackhouse. o CHEAPER FERTILIZER Agricultural Depaitmeut Announce Revolutionary Discovery. What may prove to be a revolu tionary development in the fertilise industry of the world has been reach e<l by the Bureau of Soils, Unite< States Department of Agriculture which has juBt solved the problem o extracting ohobphone ucld from phoe phate rock by heating mixtures o thi8 mineral sand and coke to smelt ing temperature in a fuel-fed furn ace. The new process has been work ed out on an approximately commer cial basis -at the department's exper imental plant at Arlington, Va. The phosphate used for fertilize in the United States comes largel; from the deposits of rock in Florida There are also large deposits in Ten nessee and a number of beds in Soutl Carolina where the rock was first ex plotted for this purpose. The estab lished method for producing solu-abh phosphate has consisted in treatini the rock with sulphuric acid. In practice, a quantity of sulphuric equal t< the quantity of rock is used, and th< resulting product which is known ai acid phosphate contains only one hal the nori>oBtni?? ?1 * * r^.wutasc ui yuuspnonc acic contained In the rock from which i was derived. Commercial acid phos phate, for instance, made from a 3! per cent, rock contains only 16 pei cent, of the phosphoric ac'd. The elaborate washing and screening pro cess now used in preparing rock foi treatment with sulphuric acid ofter results in the 1obs of two thirds of the rock, and it was with a %'iew to sav ing this immense waste of phosphate that the new process was evolved. The practical value of the new de velopment i*8 indicated by the faci that, in the experimental runs at Ar lington the departmen chemistt were able to recover 64 per cent, phos phoric acid (47 per cent. P. O.) a< against the 16 per cent, product or dinerlly obtained by the sulphuric acid process. By passing ammonia gai into thl8 phosphoric acid solid am monium phosphate, a very concen trated material containing two val uable fertilizer ingredients, results This material can stand heavy transportation and handling charges. It If also practicable to mix the phosphoric acid with phosphate rock in suet proportions as to give a product containing 50 per cent, of soluable phosphoric acid. This product is similai ln its properties to ordinary 16 pei cent, acid phosphate, is convenient tc handle, and may be used by an intelligent farmer who has the techni cal knowledge to reduce the quantl ty placed upon the soil, and to guarc! against direct contact with 'seed. II nleo ~I11 - ' * " ' ' ?ou mil inuuiu it iintienai saving ir Freight to central plants where th< product may be diluted or mixed witt other ingredients (or shorter hauls The difference between a 50 per cenl product and a 10 per cent product means an immense saving in th< freight charges and the release ol large quantites of rolling stock and vessel tonnage now engaged in thi transportation of phosphate anc phosphate rock. While the actual cost of the new process in a large industrial plant 11 difficult to estimate with accuracy, ii the work thus far done, even on s small scale. It was found that the fue consumption was only about 15 pei cent, of the value of the product while with the sulphuric-acid procesi the cost of the acid used seldom rum below 32 per cent. This factor, to gether with the reduction of freigh charges, justifies the assumption tha the new process will be of the utmos importance to the fertilizer Industr: and to the farmer^ who are com polled to use a constantly lncreaslnl amount of commercial fertilizer. ?o PROUD SCION NOW BEflf.AK IN ROIWF Rome, Jan. 23?Bareheaded and ii rags, cold and hungry, Reggio G>u seppe Del Errant, Prince d'Aci, i prandee of Spain, who by royal de cree stands covered in ihe presence o the rulers of Spain, now extends i | suppliant hand In the streets of Rom i begging alms from the passerby, i Fate In the guise of the recent so |clal upheaval in Italy, had flung thi proud scion of the Bourbons out o I hit. palatial residence at Palmett i into the unfriendly streets to ask fo 1 a few lire from the nouveaux richei 1 Cowering beneath the portal of palace, between two marble columni this royal mendicant may be seer i white haired, dignified and arrof mni in nia poverty, wltn extended u[ j turned palm. "Are you out of work? aome tra\ ellers recently aske^ him. "No," waa hia laconic reapoae. "Arn"t you looking for worl then?" they aaked. "I have never worked In my life, ,hA aald. I "You are a profeaaional begga then?" I "I am th* Prince d'Aci," he anawei ed with fire in hla eyes. "I am Prlnc d'Aci delkt Catena de' Antonla, grai dee of 8pain!" | Th? legend la told of two grandee I of Spain who, wandering across th open fields, suddenly came upon fringe of woods before which stoo^ '?t?ute of a beautiful virgin. So mm ed were they by its beauty that the I * v'*** 'at - ~ ^ . - 4>- VET" WEaHM, If A, THVMMT MORNIffO. JAlfUAJ ???? i ? e dropped to their knees and prayed o (hat H might hare life, h - Their prayer wrought a tnifteele, d for the statute came to life and.murk mured to the two grandees: "Corer a > ourseirsa lip dduslns." < >V , un uie basts'of this legend a rojrel y decree was Issued giving the grandees y 'he privilege of remaining covered In k- the presence of the King of Spain. Today the Prince d'Acl, with head g uncovered, shivers beneath the porit tale of a Roman palace begging for a ,r few lire. ? It's Easy to Prevent Colds Keep the liver and kidneys in perfect condition. They throw off the germs and make colds impossible? e if in perfect condition. A correct regulator will be found in - Dr. Hilton's Life r for the liver and kidneys. Immediate relief is given in cases of ? constipation, indigestion and bilious'* nes. It is pleasant to take, excites a pleastint sense of warmth in the stomach, diffusing itself through the system. Your druggist sells Dr. Hilton's Life with a "satisfaction or money refunded" guarantee. Colds and influenza are successfully treated by using Murray's Horehound Mullein and Tar in conjunction with r Dr. Hilton's Life. Manufactured by THK MURRAY DRU? COMPANY, Columbia, 9. C. ; 1921 ! TAX RETURNS e| To Be Made by fi School Distrirts .w?. * i Returns of personal property, new buildings, transfers of real estate, 5! poll, road and dog tax are to be made r at County Auditor's office from ! January 1st and ; February 20,1921 i As required by law. a fifty percent - penalty will be added to the taxes of s persons who fall to make their returns during this time. Make your return during January 1 und avoid the crowded condition that' - will prevail during February. D. S. ALLEN j County Auditor. ^fcippNl Mom; b*?k without qnootkm \l if Ktnrrs a*tv* fail* in tb? . wajJV \l treatment of ITCH. BCZSMA. WIT hJ) RI NO WORM, TETTER or / I| f7 othor Itchlnc skin ilwim Try a 7% Not bos at ear ihh. : Sold by Evans Pharmacy I Rene1 Look coupons hav us and we get your ne ?jjj We offer thi . The ?^ Safety ir S3 - ?-+ ? r" : t , CAROLINA I Z MILLING I . COMPANY Dillon, - - - South Carolina liBT US GRADE YOUR COTTON SEED. WE HAVE SIX HUXdred dollars invested in most approved grader on the market. Our charge is 20 cents per bushel. We can grade 26 bushels per hour and return seed on wagon bringing them. 1 . . e WE AllE TAKING ORDERS FOR CERTIFIED PORTO RICA Seed Potatoes. Price $1.75 per five peck crate. You cannot afford to plant mixed sweet potatoes for sale. ' ' ' WE ARE JUST COMPLETING ONE OF THE BEST CHICKEN ' feed plants in the South. We wish every one who feeds chickens to try Sunny South Scratch Feed and Sunny South Poultry Mash. Feed our mash and double egg production. I BARGAIN SAliK?CHOICE MILL FEED, 1O0 LB. BACiS, $2.0?^Tlf ? ? per bag at mill door. Try a bag before supply is exhausted. ^ MIX YOU It OWN FERTILIZER AND SAVE FULLY #10.00 PER ? ton on your fertilizer bill. Exchange seed for meal. We will sell you acid phosphate and kainit on time. Let us fig- \ ure a formula and prove the saving to you. ^ Yours to Please, Carolina Milling | company j ff y 05V>@ __. w 1UU1 1IU1IU5 | EB* up your bonds and if all the E3 e been clipped turn them over to T will be glad to send them in and ? w bonds with all coupons attached. j; * is seryice free. ? usj T T _____ V EJ Bank of Dillon $ 4 , Service and 4 Per Cent |p ^ ' $ E3 ?- GB 51 EE fflffl ffi