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????B?BMW?1^1 mart uvm The State. ' "Last year ISO women died needlessly la performing their physiological duty of becoming mothers", says Dr. Robert Wlleoa, Jr., chairman ol the executive committee of the stats board of health. ln transmitting the committee's annual report to the governor. Dr. Wilson points out the loss of life in South n?rnUn? that Mnlil been prevented had the proper health precautions been taken. He especially emphasises the raYagea of venereal diseases In the state and asks that nothing be done that would stop the work of stamping out snch diseases. Malaria wor kduring the year was pleasing, Dr. Wilson says, and he gives examples of where cities and towns haYe been saved much financial resources by this work. Far From Goal. "While the splendid work done by those who are laboring In behalf of the public health Is highly gratifying we must nevertheless realise that we are far from reaching our desired goal and that only by an nnremlttlng offensive ean we hope to hold the ground we have gained and to make further advances," savs Dr. Wilson. "The loss of life from preventable causes is all too high. Last year 250 women died needlessly in performing their physiological duty of becoming mothers and unneccessary uau^oio DUI1UUUU UIO H V C3 UL 111" fants during their first year as indicated by the high mortality during this period. The bureau of child hygiene is rendering efficient service in this special field which has for its object the conservation of life for the next generation and the results which have so far been achieved merit and the fullest measure of support", the report adds. Venereal Diseases. "There can be no more serious undertaking than the effort to control the venereal diseases. These devitalizing and destructive maladies are far more difficult to handle than most other infections for reasons that are sufficiently obvious. But the widespread morbidity and the high mortality resulting from them which make such serlou8 Inroads into the v vitality of our citizenship, render it Imperative that we attempt by every means within our power to check their subtly and Insidious operations. Gratifying results have been obtained by the venereal clinics and we earnestly trust that nothing will be done to prevent the continuance and the expansion of this great work," ays the chairman of the executive committee. "The economic value of public health work is illustrated by the reSart of Dr. h. M. Fisher of the nlted States public health service In field of malaria prevention. Dr. Fisher estimates that in 1919 the three towns of Bamberg. Chester and Jfertfville combined suffered am economic Iosi Qt approximately $72.464. and that during the past year a saving in excess of $60,000 effected by prevention work. The report of the hotel inspector indicates that the sanitary condition of the hotels of the state are already ^showing improvemet. "The hotels are beginning to conmlv with the law generally, and we can see Improvement in sanitary conditiong in 1 great many of them," the chairman concludes. o HALF MILLION TO FIGHT BOLL WEEVIL Congress Provides Money to Fight Spread of Mexican Pest In the South. Washington, Jan. 27?The annual agricultural appropriation bill which passed the House today with a total of the about $33,500,000 carried an Item of $554,840 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to fight the pink boll worm in Mexico and prevent its establishment in the United States. Of this sum $139,840 is made available for the prevention of the movement of cotton and cotton seed from UstIka IntA Oia TTtiII eiA dt.ta. in 000 for surveys to determine the distribution of the worm in Mexico and to exterminate local Infestation in Mexico near the border in cooperafon with the Mexican government, 6,000 investigation of possible control measures, and $400,000 to conduct surveys in Texas or any other state to detect any infestation and to conduct control measures in cooperation with the state including the establishing of cotton ? free areas that may be necessary to stamp out the infestation. ' Cooperation is also authorised with the States in the establishment of a mone or zones free from cotton culture on or near the border of any states adjacent to Mexico. Use of any of the funds to pay the cost or value of crops or other property injured oi destroyed is prohibited. The bill also carrieg $138,831 foi the enforcement of the cotton futures act $65,000 for administration of the United States warehouse act $146,000 for enforcement of the insecticide act, $51,500 for experiments and demonstrations In live stock production in the cane sugai oeit or Louisiana, ana $100,000 roi the control and eradication of th* Mexican bean beetle In Alabama. For investigating, demonstrating and promoting the us? of gtandardi for the different grades, quantUiet tad conditions of cotton, and for in vestlgatlng the ginning, grading and baling of cotton, the sum of $38, 400 was appropriated. total of $1,978,800 was appro printed for the stamping out of tu bercnlosts in animals. BUY WH1TM WYANDOTTT BGG8 Flsehels "Egg a Day" strain. An booking orders now. $$.00 pei doses. J. D. Hargrove.?I t. a JjV ' "i.v *'* ? njkONQ CROW* ON PMOBAI A MlfcM MM ?U MM MM )M| MO ? Kut4al?y. tbe chief town of i Bfenat. A mv fpil MlealM to tbo Boddhiat reSglaa W to bo corn1 piotod by tbo placing of o bags crown or tbt opoo No s?nmh. -ere ebon too foot shore tbo pi?i To witness tbo csre?eay to?o BbCdblats freca Iado-Chlna. froto tbo Himalayas. fro? Loot uf Oban cod Stem. Warriors fro? Katecbtn. Sorcerers fro? Mot and people fro? other placoo ?ado a mod lay of langaages Itko that at BoboL Ob a street corner wenld bo seen a barber pal Hag a cesto?er*a tooth. On another corn? a Moha??edan bird dealer told caged pareqaeto to Boddhtsta who ptenety tot the? free. At ery modern booths en a eeekT bey Ice ?earn, seda er tea. Mandalay was a gorgeous spectacle and the new pagoda waa tbe center of It. Every pagoda has at Its on? It a thl, or cap. the plactag of which la often a bercnlean task. Tbe one now to be raised weighed sereral head red pound* and consisted of a glided ball and crown and a great spindle above It. To get tt to the top n Inclined piano of bamboo raffoldlng Uko a huge toboggan slide bad been botlt. and was decorated with ollk flags and umbrellas. Up the Inclined plane the beery cap was slowly palled. Six days were required for the ascent and a seventh to fasten it in place. WORK OF SPONGE GATHERERS Olvsrs Go to Great Depths to Collect Them From the Rocks to Which They Are Fxed. Sponges are of many qualities, brt the most highly prized Is that of Syria, with a cuplike shape and a yellowish pale color, which Is found In a number of varieties. The large sponge fisheries are sit' uated along the seashores of Greece, Syria and of certain parts of the Adri1 atlc, as well as along the Tripoli and 1 Tunisian seashores. The fishing of sponges Is effected by divers who are let down from a boat to depths of 10, 20 and sometimes 25 meters, and pull the sponges from the rocks to which , they are fixed. Some sponge fishermen i use a long trident, bat this system Is fortunately falling Into disuse, since It spoils the sponges. In better-eqsipped i fishing grounds the gathering of sponges Is effected by divers provided with diving bells or dressed In cork jackets. Upon being gathered the sponges are sqneesed, beaten and washed in order to rid them of their Mack coating and soft substance whieh gives them a very characteristic chlorine odor. When they begin to whiten they are subjected to s frequently renewed solution of sulphuric acid. Why Qe to Ceflegef 1 lraow a young Tale graduate in Philadelphia who la new convinced that a col lege edneatlon la a bar to wealth, "Glrard" write* In the Philadelphia Preea. He la a clever electrician and got a job after leaving Tale whlcL paid him $30 a week. In his new place he came in contact with an uneducated foreman who tried to persuade the college lad to "turn a day laborer and join the union." He was assured that in a fortnight he could get $60 a week. The young son of Ell stuck to his electrical job and when wiring a building in Philadelphia a boaa painter told him he could get double the $30 a week he was then getting if he took up the paint brush. Do you wonder that this youth who holds hla Tale sheepskin is puzzled la figuring out just how a college education pays him? Weary of the Thought of War. The Imperial war museum at the Crystal palace in London has been almost entirely deserted. There Is a lot to be seen under the great glass roof, but few persons are sufficiently interested to mace a visit. xne long avennes of armaments are seldom visited. Among 200 or 800 visitors on one daj there were only two private sold.ars. Their opinion was: "It Is moh-nful, gloomy and anlnsplrlng." A Dally Mall representative who mad. a tonr of the exhibition fonad that the majority of the people re! garded the display la the same light . as the soldiers. A war widow and her , sixteen-year-old daughter, with the knowledge of how Tether died," shed tears in front of the Warsplte exhibits and then walked slowly ont of the building. It was a pathetic Incident i that moved other visitors. Bat It was > only on of Its kind. Rla "jwlaa la Uaa*laa With first cost for heating plant of abont 96,000, the Hasqoarna fae! torles In Sweden bare been making an annnal string of 400 tons of coke for ? several yar* by atlllzlng surplus pow1 er. A hydraulic station supplied elee1 trie power, and. as water-storage f?' dlltles arr lacking, the electric gener1 ators con inne to run at night, the current produced being turned Into account for heating the 44.000 gallon* of water In - large subterranean tank. During th? daytime the hot water Is circulated 'n the heating system of the > establishment The shops thus get sufficient hea' for their 12-bour day ex* cept Jc. ing the very rolrimt weather. . and then the orlgtael coal-firing plant In called apos far auxiliary ssilta t TJT SET THRIFT HURT Mm#%M U MM Th?n IrnfcR It AH May Mat Mm AMtf% H Aagatra Wsatth, M Paw Cannot >aaa Part at larotaf. A ataar ?aa ralats* la ika Jsaraal raaaatly MklA niHatrataa tka raaialattrs nlu of thrift. A waanaa dlatf la aa eaatara dt| kaarlag a Osrtuaa aid ta Ha ?laaa ta 1300,000, a largo part of whlafc was aaaAa fraia a ?all tnrit staaA la tba accounts of bar death It was stated that aha was sot a nlss. hot she wae a?t?i far her beaeheeet deeds la the cemmualty la which she llrad. She was liberal sad thoughtful te her attltade toward thoee of her aelghbers whe were la peer rtrcamstaaeea. bat through the jeers of her IUI she was oarefui te sere the promts tram her small has lines She etliataated waste as much as possible. She watched the little thlags, stepped the Little leeks sad kaew the warth at making every penaj cesnL One of the great Anandaia at the world once self that It repaired aiacb boldneas and caatlea to make a great fortune, bat that whaa yea get tt It required ten times greater wit to keep IL It Is act erery one whe eaa become s successful money-maker. The ability te acquire wealth Is a knack, but It requires no special aptitude to learn to save money, and It Is more Important to save money than It is to earn It. It requires will-power and moral stamina to practice thrift, for, no matter how great may be onr earning*. our temptations are always of corresponding magnitude. Those who can not save money on a limited income will And themselves unable to do se if their incomes become large, for tha principle is the same, whether great sums or small ones are involved. The foundations of most of the solid fortunes in America today were laid through the practices of thrift. Wealth gained too quickly or too easily seldom iaats; so that, from the standpoint of material riches, thrift Is necessary for permanency and stability. No man ean afford not te be thrifty, whether he be wealthy or poor. It la within the power of every one to save money, even though the amount may be small. Theee practices will net bring a guarantee of wealth, but they will assure at least modest success and efteta prevent total failure.?Chicago Journal. War Made ieekera French economist told me that the war ha<h added 10,000,000 te the list of the smokers la his country, says L 8. Hlrtland la Leslie?*. Almost every soldier eventually smoked. Smoking bad a aolaee all Its ewp to earns the ( terrific tedium et tha trench e/; and in times of crisis It acted In Its ewa subtle way as an anchor toward calmness. Often In France there were tobacco crises?and terrible memories they are. In southern Poland, any one possess Ing a package of cigarettes rented a safe deposit vault. One ef the American T. M. C. A. secretaries In Krakow ftlscovered that he cenld outclass and verllve the aristocracies of the palaces. For one cigarette per day a valet (who had had his training In Sew York) came to his room and looked after his clothes and boots and shaved him. A hair cut came at the same rate. Different Social Standards. Since the war, Long Island has gained many residents whe, te the critical residents there, are known as roughneck millionaires. The verandas buza with stories ef crude aortal arrora made by the new rich. There Is on* ragged *ld fellow who purchased a near-castle near Bayaida. There la a magnificent estate with private gardens and lake and all. He has a factory In one of the t*wns near by. His wife Is large, rosy-cheeked and until three years ago had never been In an automobile. Consequently she Is just a little awed by the swift change. Her husband's first name Is Mike. From her porch the other afternoon she yelled to the Uverled chauffeur: "Oh, Mr. "Kelly, drive areund by the shop and pick up Mike."?New York Times. Origin *f the "Castanet*.* In the "castanets" we have a survival of the "crotola" of the Romans. Generally made either of ebony, boxwood or metal, they differ little in shape from those of classical times, and are an essential complement to the national music of Spate. The Aada(uses are the meat expert In the manipulation of this testrument, expertneaa with which la only attained at the expense of much practice. It may be said that they era Indispensable for the accompaniment of popular dances such as the Jets, Malaguena and Soquidllla, marking with lnststsnt em pnasls the characteristic rhythms of each. Hn Something to Beast Of. Tho city of Winnipeg, Canada boasts of having the largest Individoal railway yarda In the world, and the cheapest electric light, the finest transports ton facilities and widest streets In America. The Proof. "Do they show any degree of higher Intellectuality la that town?" "Bare they do. Vrsry nana yoa ?aet -aow <lg weastag-a wrist watsh. practicel"ta Am^'ctL^Thm *^*+99" ] waddlag wu mm Ummttoo la Mar- j Ma?M MfcMwa ta aaj part af the 1 wort# weilapt in aaatharn Mlaslaelppi, hot mm laagor than SO jwn ago It waa ' tha war ! which moat aaatharn Mta laelpplaaa ot anaaa warn married. Sanaa tfma before the wedding the groan began ta chaaae from aoiar* hla beat ftianda thaaa who ahanld ride 1 with him. It wh considered i great honor to ho thoo chosen. Horses woro etrtfillr groomed ood be-taaeeled for ( the occasion, tho long. luxuriant mustnchoo worn In thooe day* woro wnxod and twisted. and particular attention was paid to erery detail of the rider's i appearance. On tho gtren date tho groom and bis riders mot at some secluded spot a mile or two from the bride's boom, and at a signal from the groom dashed away at top speed, hats waring and rolces shouting. Around the bride's house a cordon of outriders was placed to warn of the approach of the groom and his party. As a cloud of dnot announced their nearness tho outriders wont oat to meet them, whirling about end returning with them. On the perch of the bride's home her party strained their eyes to catch the first glimpse of the riders. The sounding of the herald's horn net all hearts to fluttering. In s whirl of dust the groom appeared, snatching up his bride and riding on ahead a abort distance with her in front of him on the saddle, then wheeling hack and dismounting for the ceremony, for which the minister stood waiting. Alien came tne wedding breakfast MARVELOUS IS HUMAN BRAIN Many Millions of Nerve Colls Maks tho Mind Which Controls ths Body's Movements The highest product of evolution la undoubtedly the human brain. This Is the seat of the mind?and, so far as It. can be said to have a seat of the soul, also. Filling the great cavity of the skull Is the cerebrum, thrown into many folds or so-called "convolutions/* This matter la gray on the outside and white toward the center. It Is In the gray matter, composed of millions up- . on millions of nerve cells, connected ana with another, that higher thought ?reasoning, association, memory, ete_ go on. In tho brain there are certain sensory centers which record tho osasoo of sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. There are also certain "arses" or parts of the brain which eve various parts of tho body and these are tho so-called "motor areas." Hit anatomy of the brain has been carried to each a tne degree ef knowledge that we are now enabled to put w upr upon a certain spot la the brain sad say, *71110 group (or grappa) of ceils moras the little toe on the left foot," er whatever It may be. Brary movement In the body Is controlled by these canters, either In the brain or by the nerves which branch out from the spinal cord. AH activities of the body, however, other than those Initiated by the brain, are unconscious. ?Hers ward Cart-ins ton, In Leslie's. a Hew She Proposes. Women do propose though they do not my outright, "Jack, I lave yon! Will you please be my husband?" They sometimes do as did Alice and her friend Fred. They had been singing, and Alice searched threugh the music till she found a song entitled, *T am in love with yon." Handing It to Fred she eald "Do you know It?" Fred looked stunned, and Ignoring the song "the held out to him, he said, "Nt, I iidn't know It, but I certainly am glad to hear you say so." And shortly Alice was wearing ac. engagement ling. Bnt sometimes It works the other wty. A young man was taking m cHrl Khma 11 1 9-*- MVU.V ? i/cauvaui iuuvilllglH evening. Looking Into his eyes she Mid, "Er?I'm not going to get married nntil you do." He asked why, and she replied "Because so long as you are single there Is hope." But ala^ he took her home and left her there and never saw her again 1 ? Find Old Pstreloum Deposits. The asphalt springs of Hit, from which Noah probably obtained the pitch" with which he made the Ark Impervious to the "flood of waters,** hare now been thoroughly examined \ with a view to their commercial possibilities. The petroleum deposits of the land of Shlnar, between the Tigris and the Euphrates, which furnished the "slime" that the descendants of Noah "had for mortar" In building the tower of Babel, hare been measured as well as can be until the bit of the i ell driller is sent down to prove wheth- I er the geologist Is right And the sources of bitumen which archeologlsts have found was used as cement In constructing the ancient palaces of Babylon and Nlnevah have undoubted'tf been located. Vegetable Eeef-Steaka. The vegetable beef-steak grows on the oak tree. It la fungus, which l? 'dark red above and flesh-colored KaIaw U/han Id U m.* ? W -? ??. n uvu iii > vui uie alternate dark and light streaks exactly resemble the joint from which It gets Ita name. It la a wholesome article of food. During a wet season this fungus grows about seven feet from the grooed It may be broiled, stewed, fried, or, if preferred, treated like fraatTsit and added to the salad hewL yit~ atOMNUOI?VG|?IOGOOB m to Um( fcTX^?JUk|Mr, In dMW? unique la ttet it la Quoted from the tavi of Mooes end also Included refereeee to the retributive Justice of the ancient Athenians, th? Supreme eourt of the United States holds that if an automobile Is sold on credit to a man who afterwards uses it for bootlegging or "moonshlntng" the seller has no property rights in the car. Only Associate Justice MeReynolds dissented in this broad opinion ?one of a series of "dry" opinions by the highest tribunal. Justice McKemta read the opinion of the court. The decision has particular Interest and effect in the moonshlntng regions, though between the lines It applies to all bootlegging. The su preme court ?UBtulned the action of I the district eourt for the northern] _____ ' ? oaoaizirzitzirsiziiziizirzira !a ^ 1 ToMjC B I thank my 1 | customers in Di g County for the B have given me durin; B perity and I will thar ^ able part of their tra< B of adversity. I will ] B equally as good servi E have in the past, in g E and prompt delivery S force of help this yea B Yah lirill Vk*> j. uu w in uc cuui icuu | the Dillon and Palace | J. R. HAT mmmmmmmonrnmc Drag Saws at! As long as our Tjrpa "W* Drg 3f Bosch Magneto and Lerer Contro 1931, we will make a special pri on these machines, which means Columbia Sup 823 WEST GERVA1S ST. FARMER'S I, County of * do certify that I am a farmer and 9_emnly promise and agree on my sa * year 1921 I will not plant In cot * lands cultivated by me during the And I further promise that I w 9 may have with my friends and ne 9 obligation and to co-operate with 9 ganization and the work of the sa 9 Witness ni - ? J Otgu all 11 SOUTH CAROLINA 809 LIBERTY OOLUM ?? We are opening j Dillon, S. C. At th will be at the Hotel cond and fourth Mon ing Tuesday in each i and fit glasses. Call L A. WOODk Eyesight district of Georgia to forfeiting a cor used to transport ft gallons of moon htne. The tact that the cor hod boon bought oa credit, and that the ?ellera hod nothing to do with the use of which U was put, did not more th? highest court. It held that the automobile eompeny making the ale has no property rights in the confiscated vehicle. The ease was not drought under the Volstead Aet. law of 1888 enacted years before there was an auto provided for the confiscation or any > conveyance, including horses and carriages, used In removing and concealing anything upon which a tax is due the government. The Grant company of Goorsla. sold a ear on deterred payments and It was later seised by revenue agents because it bad aboard moonshine, distilled without the payment of tax, and the court holds there is no redrees for the Grant company. nrzrzirzirz is no on m na aa Vord I ustomers { nany friends and g illon and Dillon 8 patronage they | g the years of pros- g tk them for a reason- g 11# . S .a W ie during tne montfts B * promise to give them | ce in the future as I ? :ood quality of meats S I have a better g ,r than ever before, g isly treated at both g i Markets. g CH, Prop. 1 m ism izimiaiammm Special Prices iwb, which are equipped witk 1. laat and until February 15th, eo f. o. b. Columbia of $150.90 a 25 per cent cut. ply Company COLUMBIA, S. O. i II PLEDGE. , of the cotton grower and hereby sol cred word of honor that during the ton more than ono-thlrd of the year 1920. , ill use whatever influence that I ighbors to have them sign a like the county committee in the or id cotton reduction. send to: COTTON ASSOCIATION BANK BLDG. BIA, S. C. UR I M0 I ~ A-i: ^ ^l" Am - - A. ttu vpwcai vmce az >ie present - time we Wneeler every sedays' and the follownonth. We examine 1 and see us. VUFF, D-Opt. Specialist . :5