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^ . , CXHJWTT HOMB DEMON. STBATION WORK. yionMt, 8. 0.. Feb. S.?Some Interesting information u to the value o tl>? home demonstration work In the Pee Dee eeetione of South Carolina la obtainable from tlu 19.10 rer port of ACm. FranoeeY- Kline, district lint, covering 19 eountlea of her Hat of li countieo, of whloh Dillon . county, under Miaa Etta Sue Sellers of Lattn was one of the most active. Incidentally states Mrs. Kline, Dillon oounty contributed largely to the excellent showing in the consolidated report o& the counties of the district, as finally compiled. ysmo iBioi b iur conception or tne else of the work by the first paragraph of statistics. A few of the larger Items cf this are 1838 meetings held by the county agents, with a total attendance of 29, 266 persons; a correspondence of 102,662 pieces, Including 82, 115 bulletins and 20,447 personal letters; 3996 consultations, 1862 clubs rislted; 2608 club members visited; 2563 demonstrations of better methods of home keeping and gardening; 832 newspaper articles; 64,321 miles traveled by the agents to carry personnally the gospel of a better way; and other lesser items. Twenty-eight county short courses were held with attendance of 1,143, Including girls and women. Two girls have "been put intn nn scholarship. Three more hare been induced to go to college. Under the girls club work, one girl established the phenominal record of raising $179 worth of produce on one tenth of an acre?a value of $1790 per acre in South Carolina. The average cost of production per tenth acre plat was $9.97 and cost of canning averaged $8.84. A total of 1572 girls in the Pee Dee section are enrolled in these clubs numbering 152 in the 13 Counties covered in this report, Though not quite half of them vC J are cultivating tenth acre plats, their In? produce totalled 143,477 pounds of v tomatoes, 1238 pounds of pimentoes, and 18,810 pounds of other products. Of this, 23,831 containers of tomatoes were canned, 11,530 of fruits, 1629 containers of soup, and more than 12,000 containers of other stuff, from the gardens, having a value of nearly $14,000. Besidea the preserved products of ^ the garden, around 20,000 containers of vegetables, fruits, Juices and such things, from the farm and orchard at large were put up. These had an additional value not *Gr from $50,000. Nearly 1200 girls, in 132 clubs, engaged in, sewing under expert direction and supervision last year. They made nearly 2500 different articles, ranging from wearing apparel to ornaments for the home. Girl's food preparation classes to the number of 70 were held also. A total of 1578 women were enrolled actively in 101 clubs, which held 738 demonstrations with an attendance of 7660 women. Budgets were introduced into 41 homes by the women and 227 women are keeping housekeeping accounts. The district agent is particularly pleased at this showing among the women, because she considers this the awakening realisation of the value of this work for better homes and gardens. Poultry work for women and girls constitutes another important chapter in the report- There are 101 clubs for boys and girls, with 739 of them enrolled. There were 35 adult clubs with 824 women enrolled. Nearly 300 girls and women bought pure bred chickens last year, while 573 of them bought pure bred eggs. The year closed with these clnh momKo having 16,720 pure bred fowls in their flocks, after 1444 had been culled. During the year, the girls raised 27,096 chickens?a total of 48,664 thickens. The eggs from these flockB Were 909 dozen preserved, value $454.60; 8178 dozen sold, value $4244.78; 127,828 dozen ufied at home, value $63,914. The estimated total value of all the poultry products of these club members of the Pee Dee section is $48,630.40. Canning and gardening for women is also one of the biggest chapters of the report. Their total food production and preservation was valued at the sum of $296,337. It Includes, among many items, the following big ones? 35,531 containers of vegetables valued at $40,822; 47,904 containers of fruits valued at $20,644; 33,531 containers of Jelly, valued at $16,597; 491,250 pounds of cured meat, valued at $170,840; 173,766 pounds of lard, valued at $47,900;and various other suDDlies which they.would have had to buy, probably produced outside of South Carolina, but for putting up them. The report shows approximately 38,300 cows in the Pee Dee section while excellent results were achieved the report reflects rather a very great field for development, tn the opinion of the district ' agent. It does indicate increasing use of modern equipment, as lceless refrigerators, thermometers, seperators, churns, etc. Some good work was done In food preparation and nutrition. The introduction of .20 washing machines, as reported under sewing and laundry work, indicates the forward trend of the housekeepers of the Pee Dee sctton. Also 55 Ironing boards were installed. The paragraph under "improvement and conveniences" also bespeak8 significantly the advanced ideas in the country. Important items are?67 lighting systems installed, 23 water systems put in, 260 kltchAn a g/tpAonAil CA A# ? * ?-r uv vi iiiciu rearrangea to save labor, 43 steam pressure cookers bought, 60 bread mixers, 36 tireless cookerp, 186 food choppers, and other modfer nequipment chiefly for farm houses. "Refreshments" produced and made at home will be the South Carolina style hereafter, one might Infer from reading the paragraph under "grape culture.'" Many vines have been planted and large quantities of Juice preserved agtflnst futureneeds, also. Mrs. Kline has 15 counties In her di sir let, but the report covers only It, two of them being inactive. The fourteenth win become active the ?? n i "'ugl1 * 1.1 PPW [first of February. Ot, being Loo eoutf. The report is for the following counties under tMr respective county honu demonstration agents? Marlboro, Miss Edna Karl, of Bennettartlle; Kershaw, Mlsg Blanetf Tarrant, of Camden; Lancaster, Mrs. Elfreida Howell, of Lancaster; Sumter, Miss Caro Trulucfc, of? Sumter; Georgetown, lire. N. E. Doer, ,of Georgetown; Horry, Miss Helen Thomas, of Lor is; Berkeley, Miss Maud Bussell. of Rttsoellrille; ClareBdon, Mrs. Theo. Plowden, of . Manning; Williamsburg, Miss Hattie McMurray, of Klngstree; Chesterfield, Miss Mary Haynle, of Chesterfield; Marlon, Mrs. Edna McPherson, of Marlon; Dillon, Miss Etta Sue Sellers, of Latta; Florence, Miss Anne Moore, of Florence. o DUE TO Rnnit y niqnorvcnc . W WWIMI WIWWIIVbKIt Mtnllit Thus Explain* the Striking Differences Itkww Varlee* Riom of Mankind. Assuming that the Yarlona oxlstlnf races of mankind are descended from a common stock, how are to be* exjla'nei each striking differences as these that distinguish, for example, the Chinaman from the Anglo-Saxon, and the Anglo-Saxon from the negro? Prof. Arthur Keith recently discussed this question In an address before the anthropological section of the British association. He believes that the key to this problem Is to be found through studying the disturbances and disorders that occasionally affect the development and growth of the humnn body; especially those due to a functional derangement of one or more of the glands of Internal secretion?the pituitary, thyroid, pineal, adrenal and other glands. In some manner not yet understood, the functions, carried on In their glands regulate not only the dimensions of the body, but also the shape and size of each individual part. "The racial features of the Mongolian type are Imitated by growing Europeans who are affected by deficiency disorders of the thyroid gland. The features of the negro can best be accounted for by the nature of the growth-regulating mechanism centered | in ine tnyroid and suprarenal glands. 1 European features are connected with I a dominance In the functions or the pituitary. Scientists hope that a thorough study of the still obscure subject of the so-called "ductless" glands will proTide the means of regulating to some extent, the future evolution of the hnman race. BEETLES AS HAIR RESTORERS peels* of Insect That Has Peculiar Properties Feund In Many Parts of Europe. Of the thousands of people who use hair-restorers, few know that the halrgrowlng power of these preparations la. In most cases, obtained from beetles. The particular beetles In question are called blister-beetles, and belong to the group known as Ca nth a rides. These Insects, which are abundant In Prance, Spain, Sldly and Russia, are ollected In great numbers and killed by being plunged into strong vinegar. They are then dried and ground to a fine powder. This powder is soaked In ' chloroforch and the mixture distilled. The result Is cantbarldln. This cantharidin makes the hair grow by causing tiny, invisible blisters to form underneath the skin. These blisters contain blood-serum ? the finest tonic in the world for worn-out hair cells. The blisters do not cause any pain. All that Is felt is a pleasant tingling sensation. The beetles themselves use this blistering juice as a protection against birds and animals which would otherwise make a meal of them. > Don't Neglect Your Play. There are men in the world who feel that the- whole works would stop If they took time enough to play a little. That's all hnch TO-" ~ ?- ww?mt. ji lie lUOU TV I1U can play well Is usually the fellow who can put the work across. Some I have the play spirit so well In hand that they make sport of their work. It la real pleasure to them. They get both recreation and profit from their efforts. It's no wonder they stay young In their work. And don't forget that If you wonld succeed you must carry your load. It's a mistake to get out from under responsibility. It's meeting responsibility that makes progress possible. Shirkers are not In demand. They may put things over occasionally, but they do It at the expense of personal discount. Tou can't afford to do It. Carry your load like a man.?Grit. An Act*. The word acre Is derived from the old Anglo-Saxon word aecer, and la Identical with the Latin word ager, meaning a cultivated field. The English acre consists of 4,840 square yards, or 48,660 square feet. If your field la a rectangle, that is, having four sides and each angle a right angle or "square corner," its area Is obtained by multiplying the length by the breadth. If your measurements are in rods, the result will be square rods; If In yards, square yards; and If In feet, square feet A field 131' feet by 166 feet of rectangular shap contains 21,780 square feet It Is therefore, half an acre. But a rec rangnlar field might be . different fength and width, and yet eon fa In ar icre. For example. If It Is 3H0 feeong and 66 feet wide It will contali *1.780 sqnare feet, or half an acre. f [ fin tail ii ni igmfiMiP1 r.'ii tMraatrtBamnMna WAS ABLE TO DtOEST STONES 1 Frwifc HMwIm Mm ' t Psasrlp. Mm tf Mm With imuM Pat tu wamarlrahla. ^ Thtephllt Boaott, a rmck writer Ml historian. gives the following do* script! o? of a trno llthophagns or stone-cator, whom ho encountered In tha northern pat of France. "This man,** states Benott, **wbo answered to tha name of Brunda, not only swallowed flints an Inch and a half loaf* a full inch broad and half an Inch tfllrk hnt anv af An*a HW. ?aak1> which he could reduce to powder. I examined this man with all the attentlon I possibly could, finding his gullet very large, his teeth exceedingly strong, his saliva very corrosive and his stomach lower than usual?a fact which I Imputed to the vast number of flints which he had swallowed. "Upon Interrogating one of the stone-eater's friends I was told that Ilrunda had been found three years before In a northern uninhabited laland, by the crew of a Dutch ship. 1 can make him eat raw flesh with the stones,' said the man who was acting as his keeper, 'but I could never Induce him to swallow bread. He will drink water, wine and brandy, and appears to be very fond of the latter. He sleeps 12 hours a day, but always In a seated posture, with his chin resting on his knees. He smokes almost all the time that he Is not asleep or eating.' '* RUGS USED IN ALL AGES ? Ancient Chroniclers Have Left Ac- 1 counts of Various Remarkable ^ Products of the Loom. e In all ages nigs have been used for religious purposes. I'p to the present r time each member of the Persian and i Mohammedan family carries a small i rug for prayer. The Mohammedan, a by means of a small compass, places 1 the rug where the niche points toward Mecca, where the body of Mohammed 1 lies. He then strips himself of all 8 his jewels, combs his beard carefully, a and then, with hands outstretched on either side, he prostrates himself and. with head on the earth, performs his devotions. In Egypt Cleopatra had looms set up in her palaces for the weaving of beautifully designed tapestries. When Cleopatra wished audience with Caesar, she had a bale of rugs shipped via Mediterranean. When this was opened before the Roman emperor, a most superb rug was unrolled, and to . the astonishment of the court, the re- " owned Egyptian queen rolled out } with it. j Virgil makes mention of wonderful 1 rags woven by women, rags to be spread under the thrones of kings and I under the knees of courtiers, and laid upon the backs of horses and in the ? chariots of conquerors and generals. 1 i l The Reman Sestertius. 1 Sntertlus is the Latin name for a 1 Roman coin meaning half of the third, that is, two and half, from "semi" meaning half and "tertlus" meaning third. J When silver coinage was introduced ( la Rome in 268 B. C., with the copper as a unit, the silver sestertius was j valued at 2% asses. The standard as retained only one-fourth of Its original rweight. The sestertius was equivalent to the original llbral as; and, as accounts had formerly been made In terms of the llbral as, they were now made In terms of the sestertii. After . the first Punic war, which ended 241 B. C., the sewtertlus erased te be j coined. The weight of the as was many times reduced. In 217 B. O. the de- I narius was made equal to 16 asses and the sestertius to 4 asses. With * the reorganization of the coinage system under Augustus (63 B. O. to 14 A. D.) a copper sestertius of 4 asses * was coined under the control of the senate. This was about 4 cents In g United States money. A Rainy Day. A rainy day in Switzerland puts a sudden stop to many diversions. The ^ coachman may drive to the tavern, and then back to the stable; but no / farther. The sunburnt guide may sit at the . . . door, and welcome; and 1 the boatman whistle ... at his own sweet will?but no foot stirs abroad 1 for all that; no traveler movea^ If he has time to stay. The rainy day gives * him time for reflection. He has leisure now to "take cognizance of his Im- * pr'.-ssions, and make up his account ? with the mountains. He remembers, too, that he has friends at home; and j writes up the journal, neglected for a week or more, and letters neglected i longer; or finishes the rough pejicllsketch begun yesterday in the open ( air. On the whole, he' Is not terry It rains?though disappointed.?Henry * W. Longfellow. ^ X/SPVIMA AnlnlAda /"' i Deacon Olldrow says that If a man loves a woman well enough to cheer- 1 fully write a check in payment for her new suit, though he knowa It means that he will have to make his old overcoat do another winter, It j la safe to marry her. And Mrs. Deacon Olldrow says that ? If you love a man well enough to < think you would like to see the floor of the closet littered up with his old ? shoes it will be perfectly safe te 1 marry him. * Proving It. "Smith fa a live wire." t "I knew It He touched me this j morning for twenty dollars and 1 t was shocked." ( MIA. WRIMT MOftliNti, FBI t Pact Murder Trial With. Unconcern. v 0 Williamson, W. Va., Jan. 18. ? rwenty one men accused of murder mt throughout this, the third day of he Mate man "trigger trial." compos- i ng the .most cheerful crowd of pris- 1 >ners within the ih*'dq.w of the hangnan'a ^ope over observed in the i :eurt. m tltterly unconcerned Ijy tlve "deser- I ion" of one of their original co-deendants?Isaac Brewer. * who will : urn state's evidence. t?ese twenty- i me .men from Matewan accused of 1 he murder of Detective Albert Felts i vere having th^ time of theli^livee i vhlle the process of choosing the jury t ook its tedious course. < They smiled end chatted, picked heir teeth, chewed gum or tobacco. ] ead magazines and newspapers and < occasionally slipped a scrtbled note 1 o their "chieftain." Sid Hatfield, who ( n turn forwarded it to*one of the < lalf dozen attorneys for the defense. < Brewer's going over to the state 1 ras the only important news develop- < ent of the day. Brewer stood a few < eet from Hatfield during the one- 1 ninute battle that cost ten lives. He i iraa shot in the neck. He wa8 indicted 1 in twenty-threo charges with killing 1 even of thirteen Baldwn-Felts de- ? ectlves. < Just before the first case, that of he killing of Albert Felts came to 1 rial, the indictment against him was t lolle prossed as was that against "red Webb. Ezra Fry, one of the wo dozen, is not involved in the case "Who fired the first shot?" will be he dominating question in the trial. Irewer was an eye-witness and vie im. Incidentally, he is a second ' ousin of Judge James Damron, one if the chief attorneys for the prosecu. ion. One of the questions put to every i venireman today was whether he was elated to Isaac Brewer. If so he was xcused. Brewer himself has vanishided from the scene. Like his colefendents in other indictments he s under $10,000 bond. There are re>crts that he is being closely guarded igainst any possible harm pending iis appearance on the witness stand. The reports ar e similar to many j mderground rumors of fresh feuds aid to have already risen in the case, , ind of mysterious warnings of a sudlen outbreak in violence. ( Yet thfi heart of the or,m_lntir.or W4 bUU lVUU6 nimng region beats with surprising aim and regularity. There has not >een the slightest disorder or lawlessness since the trial opened. An outbreak would mean re-imposiion of military law and all that it nvolves. Every effort is brought to )ear to impress this on the many datewan sympathizers and the lesion of sympathetic townspeople here. At the end of the afternoon's sesiion thirteen provisional Jurors had >een Bent to the box. Eleven more iave to be chosen, whereupon the >tocess to reduction to twelve will set u. Nobody expects a full jury to be in before Tuesday at the earliest. Today's examination of veniremen Lgain gave the impression that alnost everybody in Mingo county is -elated to everybody else. Of the learly eighty men questioned at least lalf recognized relationship to one or nore of the defendants. o THE DISAPPOINTED CHIPMUNK. V lazy young chipmunk, observed the mishap, f q onlon/41/1 *?* ?*? fast in a trap, \nd gleefully hurried to seize the rich hoard rhat his provident neighbor had patiently stored. 'I shall live at my ease," said the , chipmunk, with glee, \.s he settled himself in the well-furnished tree. 'These nuts are delicious to taste and to smell Vnd yet?it's a bother to bite through the shell, <ow since I have plenty, enough and to spare, believe I will give some old bluejay a share, ?rovided he comes, as I'm certain he will, fo crack me the rest with his very strong bill." >o the bargairf*was made. For a while he found pleasure n lazily greedily, munching his tresure; lut after a time, he observed with dismay That his teeth, growing longer, were much in his way; I n (1 nnp mnrnina V? o fmin/I iiv 1UU11U, *oijr mutn to his fright, rhat so long they had grown, he no longer could bite, rhen he rushed to the owl, who was said to be wise legged that he should assist him and kindly advise, laid the glum, glaring owl: "You must grind off at once ["hose teeth you can't bite with you lazy young dunce! ror each idle day those incisors have grows;, fou must gnaw a full hour on a hard, tasteless stone, )r else you will starve?which would be no great loss." [Any owl, in the daytime awakened, feelg cross.). Mow fear for his life roused the chipmunk to work, tnd he gnawed stones for hours, never daring to shirk; Then he wearily groaned, as he paus ea ior a rest, The safest way is not always the best." ' - Edna A. Coll&more, in St. Nicholas 'or January. ? ** * ? * * Special * "MAIjE AND FEMALE" Everybody's * Monday, February 7th. ' Admission - - 2K and (90c. * Six factories of Missouri manufacure corncob pipe8 for use in the Jnited States and abroad. Laat year he sales ran close to one million lollars. * num a. im. TO THE TAXPAYERS OP SOUTH CAROLINA. i At a convention of taxpayers held In the Capitol January 11; 1921, a memorial was adopted and presented to the Governor and both branches of the General Assembly, protesting against Increased appropriations, and urging the strictest economy In the 1 State and county governments. t It Is apparent from the published j reports of the acts of the General As- a sembly that they are not disposed to . heed th^appeal of the convention; % a.H mdicjfcd by voting down the _ recommendation of the speaker of 1 the house to hold appropriations lown to a maximum of 95,000,000. Therefore, we, the committee ap- P pointed to represent the Taxpayers" P 3onventlen, do hereby call conven- * Lions of the taxpayers to meet at '.heir respective county seats at 11 0 o'clock, Monday, February 7th, to w sleet delegates, not less than five from each county, to meet in the :apitol at 3:30 o'clock on Wedneslay, February 9th, to consider what ~ further action may be wise upon this . niportant issue. We especially in- I rite senators and members of the I House to meet with their constitu- | ?nts in their respective court houses ? on the first Monday. If you do not respond to this call, ' )lame no one but yourselves when j ;he tax burden grows heavier. ' E. W. DABBS, J. A. BANKS, T. H. DREHER, A. K. SMOKE, and others of the Committee. Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc., Required by the Act of Congress of "August 24. 1912. of the Dillon Herald, published weekly at Dillon, S. C., for October 1920. state of South Carolina, County of Dillon, ss: Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared A. B. Jordan, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the editor of The Dillon Hearld and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation) etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Bection 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher Herald Publishing Company, Dillon, S. C. Editor A. B. Jordan, Dillon, S. C. Managing Editor, A. B. Jordan. Dillon, S. C. Business Manager A. B. Jordan, Dillon, S. C. That the owners are: A. B. Jordan, Dillon, S. C. H. O. Jordan, Dillon, S. C. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are. None. A. B. JORDAN, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of January, 1921. JACK O. MOODY, Notary Public, S. C. o Natives of the Phillippine Islands make substantial bridges of bamboo. -5WV ^>un((>Uucu*^?tn. h)iuf CHRISM H*> A~~ 0** -Fr Every one in this communit have ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS That's worth having, Isn't it? TRY IT. Then put every one of your F them SAVERS?not SPENDERS. The followng "tables" show 1 much you have: INCREASING C Put in lc, 2c, 5c, or 10c the f posit lc. 2c, 5c or 10c each week lc Club pays $12.75 2c Club pays $25.50 EVEN AMOUNT Put in the SAME AMOUNT 25c Club pays $12.60 50c Clubs pays $25.00 $1.00 Club pays $50.00 $20.00 Clubs pa Join TODA1 The Bank SAFETY, SERVICE J Dillon, Soutl 1921 ? : I TAX RETURNS To Be Made by School Districts I let urns of persona) property, Mi >uildings, transfers of real estate, oil, road and dog tax are to be made ,t County Auditor's office from lanuary 1st and February 20,1921 As required by law, a fifty percent venalty will be added to the taxes of ersons who fail to make their reurns during this time. IfobA A ? iuum >uui leiurn uunng January nd avoid the crowded condition that . 111 prevail during February. D. 8. AU,EN* County Auditor. Money be ok witboat quHlloe A \ 1 if HUNT'S Salve telle to ?W ? 11 treatment of ITCH, BCtWA, Wfy My RINGWORM, TBTTBK m ( II |Y Otbor Itchlny akin |m*ML iJ\ try 75 coot boo at oar ikk, Sold by Evans Pharmacy Mi ALWAYS fo? -| years the BEST I t BETTER than I :r BECAUSE, I are now made of I opper Steel I > or PAINTTO _ . .1 IWnte now tor booklet No. Ml and Price Li< and I find out about this long life Metal beioee bovine. I CUAnANOOGA P.GdFlNG & FOUNDRY CO. I Chattanooga, Tennessee I z ?tmm Money hwck without quest on A if HUNT'S Salve falla in the treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA. Nil RINGWORM, TETTER orf /If??j|l other itching akin iliiraara ii rw ?| Try a 75 cent bo* at our riak. / / f For sale by Evans Pharmacy, ~~ DON'T ?r??oa. tve '7-Vk. <A mm aa?. DESPA1K If you are troubled with pain** ox aches; feel tired; have headachy indigestion, insomnia; painful passage of ur:r>c, you will find ieiief in GCxD MEDAL ^ ~B3^!33Si world's standard remedy for IdJnci liver, bludJet i'-.d v.n'c nfiu w 'ubicri end Na ioi.a! Ho:: ?-dy cf Holland 1WP. Thrc-" r-.z'ss, tilt drigfk.tf. Guaraiiiecd. Look fw tht ntmc C olJ M'da! on urery box And Acre pi no isUatioa ? g?Hggg |gfe| ftSCLUB SO^^kir V by just a little TRYING ean next Christmas. 'AMILY in the Club and make low much you put in and how JLUB PLAN lrst week. INCREASE your deIn 50 weeks: 5c Club pays $ 63.75 10c Club pays $127.50 CLUB PLAN each week. In 60 weeks: *9 on Plnh nova tlAA AA ? v VIUW \ V ViVV $5.00 Clubs pays $250.00 $10.00 Club pays $500.oo ys $1,000.00 f?Join. of Dillon IND 4 PER CENT i Canfiss vM^l 111 "