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k ?hv 2iUon ^pralb ? aVTBSORtiTION - 92JW Per Yr. b' ai ai Dillon, S. V., Jiure 16. 1921. Cf I* n? Admiral Sims said too much, but pi he didn't say half aa much as Har- d< tl 81 The desire for lower railroad rat tl 1? nearly unanimous. The only per- oi sons who are not in favor of them p, are the railroad executives. a( p, President Harding w?ent so far re- g< eentljr as to visit the offices of the In- jc Cerstate Commerce Commission and ki there lend hia Infliiunr* Inwar/I a?L. Mrir decision to bring about lower si rates. ei tl It alt depend* which side of the b? fence jrou're on. President Bryan, of It the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul L( line say* freight transportation is ta the cheapest commodity in the coun- ol try. at ni In some of our western states ^ possessing comparatively few improv- Is ed highways there are more automo- T biles compared to population than in tl the east, where good roads are far bi more common. And the funny part of 1< it la that during the driest season of h the year the farmers are busiest, and d during the wet season they have ii more time for pleasure riding. European dispatches tell of a mau who won $275,000 on a horse race, i but this should not encourage other men to bet on horse races. The man wa? with some friends and purchased! the ticket In a spirit of fun. It was, the first time he had ever gambled. When told that he had won he laughed it off as a joke. There 1b a sermon in the story for the man who thinks he is shrewd enough to work out a scheme that will beat a bunch of professional gamblers. At a dangerous corner in Seattle. Washington, says the Lancaster News, this warning is tacked on a poet: "Twelve- year-old boy killed here by auto March 28, 1921. Dr. W- H. Corson, coroner." This is fine. It should make a deeper impression on the speed fifetnd than the round red sign with the word "Danger!" Why not take the torn and twisted automobile and suspend it across the road at dangerous railway crossings n as a solemn warning to the autoist wno mines ne can beat the train a \ across T c tl "When are advertising rates com- i? ing down?" a local merchant asked ^ the other day. This is a question 12,- 0 ?00 publishers all over the United v. States would like to answer, but they V do not know. The indications are that h c advertising rates will not come down ^ any time soon. Advertising rates a were too low before the war and even e when commodity prices reached the ? ti peak in the latter part of 1919 adver- t tising rates had not advanced in pro- e portion. Advertising in the average C - newspaper before the war was selling ^ at from 10 to 20 cents an inch. During 0 the war rateB were advanced to 30 and 40 cents an inch. In the meantime the f price of newspaper went from 2 cents ^ to 17 cents a pound. The price of s labor more than doubled, while there I was an advance of from 100 to 400 ^ per cent In the price of printing ma- * terials. There has been no decline In a the prloe of labor and only a slight t decline in the price of printing ma- I tcrtal. Nor is the price of skilled labor 1 in the printing trade likely to decline r to any appreciable extent. It takes ^ from 5 to 10 years to make a skilled \ printer, pressman, bookbinder or 1 linotype operator. The nature of their A work is such that their physical and \ mental faculties are taxed to capa- c city from 8 to 9 hours a day, and 1 why should not these men he paid as 1 much as other skilled workers? Be- ^ fore the war and for some time after i we entered the war their remunera- t tlon was so small that many of them I abandoned the printing trade and jj went into other professions where c they haws remained. If their wages t are put back to pre-war levels many c mere will abandon the trade for more c remunerative professions and there * will be such a shortage of labor in the t pTlnting industry that the cost of h newspapers and printed matter will go e e to prohibitive prices. A balance must t bo maintained that will bring the cost s of newspapers and printed matter within reach of the masses, and the a only way this balance can be maintain- ^ ed Is to make wages attractive enough p to encourage men to continue to fol- 11 K>w the profession. Reduce wageg to * pre-war levels and thousands of j prin ting establish ments would have * to suspend for lack of labor. This ? Is one of the great problems of the * readjustment period. We did not 0 Mm at the beghtalng to write an ? THE DELLON HI iticlc of this length on a subject ^ hich doe8 not appeal to the layman. ] at it is well for the layman to know J id understand these problems which i e giving the publishers so much l ncern. The local advertiser may 1 at be able to understand why the 1 rice of advertising does not come T :?wn. He may have the notion that to publisher is profiteering but * ich Is not the case. Large agencies * tat place millions of dollars worth advertising each year with newsipers all over the nation are encourting publishers to maintain their resent prictes. They realise the danu of reducing rates to a point bew the coot of production. They now that a newspaper cannot do i? id live, and If thiere are wholesale (sponsions on account of lack of rev lue or lack of labor the publication iat operates on a profit-making isis will be In position to demar b own price for its advertising space, ocal advertisers would do well to Lke the same broad and liberal view ' the situation. A glance over the Ivertising columns of the average pwspaper will disclose the fact that vo-thirds of the advertising space taken up by foreign advertisers. J liese foreign advertisers are paying le increased rate without a murmur ecause they are getting results. The >cal man who stands back because e thinks the price is too high is inj anger of losing his grip on the buylg public. EXCURSIONS IN THOUGHT. ommunism in Happiness?the Chief Characteristic of Modern Civilization. ? i (R. N. Allen. Latta. S. C.) The chief defect of ancient clviliation lay in the fact that wl.at may >e termed culture and refinement :.os monopolized by the few. There s no denying that ancient civilization vas Kreat both in eenius and extent. I rhe pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging hardens of Babylon, and other great' mgineering projects command the re-, ipect of modern engineers. American J loughboys, French poilus, and Eng-| ish Tommies traveled over roads, aid out by Julius Caesar. Modern | ;lass blowers and pottery makers, tave not equaled some of the prolucts of ancient Egypt. Egyptian Dummies have been found with gold! tilings in their teeth. The Ruins of; 'roy and the Aztec temples of Peru | re so similar that they point already | 0 that more or less legendary ost continent called Atlantis. Ionian, J >aric, Corinthian, and Gothic architecture have not been equalled by iodern man. The code of Hammurabi, the wonerful moral and hygienic codes of loses, the Ethics of Aristotle, the! ude of Justinian?all of these are1 tie bases of our modern codes. Arab-' in chemistry though more ancient | as tar m advance or tne aicnerny f the middle ages. The Babylonians' f the timeB of Abraham and Job| 'ere architects and astronomers be-i ond compare. Ancient philosophy as not yet been superseded. Demoritus was the real father of the heory of evolution. This recent talk j bout atoms sounds new and modrn; but even an antiquated history f philosophy proves that before the ime of Christ. Greek philosophers alked learnedly about atoms and lements. The ancient literatures, rieek, Hebrew and Roman, still olor and influence modern thought. Ivery school boy or girl studies the Id classics. However, great as was this wonderul ancient civilization, it was mono-] tolized by the well-to-do. Slaves and erfs labored and toiled to produce, uch dazzling results, while wealthy | ards basked in the decadent splen-j I or rvf 1 11 vii r vr TVi a nnnA* nl ?t on am Vi ?-? #1 I ivi vi iuaiu j. auv uy|/oi wittoaca no.** j ivery material comfort, w"hile the. ower classes werfe never more than; i few days removed from war, peB-j Hence and famine. Literature and i >hilosophy were in the hands of thej earned few who were subsidised by vealthy lords. In those times, the nen and women really In contact vith art, science, literature, philoso>hy and the comforts of social life were far less than one per cent of the vorld's population. But today, civllizatiop Is rapidly >ecoming universal. Instead of being :entri petal, it is centrifugal. Civilizaion is being broad cashed. In central VTrlca sewing machines can be found vhereas one hundred years ago there ras not one In all the world. Bibles ised to be chained to pulpits; today hey can be had for the asking. The irinting press hag broken the monopoly of learning. It has put every jreat work of literature in the hands if the poorest. For as low as five and ; en cents, the products of the literary | r.inds of all ages are available for; ulture and refinement. The printing irese has done more to make the rorld domocratlc than all the revoluions of mankind. The printing press iaa over thrown autocracy, enthroned democracy, and if the world is ver made safe for Democracy, not he sword, but the printing press hall bring it to pass. Formerly, only few could see great ctors and actresses. Today every vil-l ?.ge can see as good as the metroolis sees through moving pictures, 'honographs and pianolas have made t possible for a farmer to hear more :ood music in a year than a city weller could hear in the opera in a .fe time. Soon, music and lectures rill be sent broad cast by wireless. | Ivca in medicine the pulse beat of . sick person has been transmitted j wireless miles away for purpose t diagnosis. Today a happy young ouple can buy just aa good Louis ERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLE* J X.IV furniture as Louis ever saw. lath tubs, forks, window glass and nirrors are no longer considered sinul. Travel makes all the world akin. Automobile and locomotive are doing ;beir part to make humanity one. The modern public school has made he common man greater in knowl'dge and learning than was ever the vlsest man up to 1800. The chief characteristic, then, of nodern civilization is the universaliy and democratic diffusion of knowlsdge and happiness. SIDE APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS FERTILIZERS ARE CHEAP AGAIN. Practice of Side Application Will Be Extensively Followed This Year. Atlanta, Oa., April.?Reports received from fertiliser companies Indicate that the Southern farmer fell a good deal short of using as much fertilizers at planting time this year as usual. Sev eral reasons are assigned. One is that the farmers waited for the price of < fertilizers to fall with the expectation of using them in greater quantities uia'i me usual amount as side applications to the growing crops. It seems that the practice of side ap- 1 plication of fertilizers is quite commonly followed by successful Southern farmers. In fact, the Williamson nethod of growing com that is popular in the coastal plains region of the South 1 provides that no fertilizer be applied except as side applications to the corn crop. On the question of side applications ; of fertilizers, J. N. Harper, director of the Soil Improvement Committee and recognised authority on agricultural methods of the South, says, that there are more than the usual advantages ; this year in favor of side applications. The reason is apparently favorable to giving good response to rertllizers. A word of caution is, however, sounded by Mr. Harper. He says that the ; lde applications should be made early. Late applications to cotton will only prolong the growth of the plant and favor the boll weevil. He says that It will be better to make both the side applications of complete fertilizers and 1 the nitrogen top dressing within six weeks after planting, where the boll weevil Is present For corn, he states that side applications are quite generally made too late to get the best results. On clay loam or heavy soils he advise* a side application and nitrogen dressing when the corn is from knee to waist high. For sandy or light soils, be says that Bide applications can be made later, that is, when the corn is waist to shoulder high, but before it begins to bunch to tassel. Mr. Harper says that care must be taken to use only readily available forms of fertilizer Eo that the growing plants can utilize them in promoting rapid growth and development of fruit. The fertilizer should contain phosphoric acid in the form of acid phoaphate. This is the main element for hastening maturity. The fertilizer ihould also contain nitrogen and potash In the readily available form. Nitrogen promotes the growth of tho stalk and leaves and potash strengthens the plant and helps fill out the fruit. A top dressing of sulfate of ammonia or nitrate of soda Is quite commonly made, and, according to Mr. Harper, it should follow closely after the second application of fertiliser, and within the periods of cotton and corn growth which he mentions above. AVOIO MISTAKES IN POISONING BOLL WEEVIL' Weevils Can Be Poisoned With Profit The United States Department of Agriculture, through its boll weerll experts, Profs. B. R. Coad and T. P, Cassldy, have issued a statement, a part of which is entitled "Where It Will Pay You to Poison." This part Is as follows: It will pay to poison? If the weevils are really Injuring your crop seriously, and If your land is sufficiently fertile to yield at least one-half bale per acre with weevil Injury eliminated, and If your farming organisation is such that you feel assured that the poison applications will be made at the right time and In the right manner, and If you are willing to spend the full amount necessary to provide an adequate supply of dusting machinery and poison. The general gains from weevil poisoning under average, fairly favorable conditions seem to be from 200 to 400 pounds of seed cotton per acre, but, owing to variations In degree of weevil Injury It Is not safe to expect much more than the lower figure. Consequently, you should not poison If the cost of the calcium arsenate, the cost of labor to apply it, and the depreciat'on on the dnstlng machines will total more per acre than the current value of 100 pounds of seed cotton. Hand guns should be figured as depreciating 100 per cent in a season and the larger machines about IS per oenl Oe It Right Or Net At All Many valuable lessons have been gained from the rNWt^qeiiitos^| I, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE H again been shown ?F?r tBe~bolP weerll can be poisoned with profit if conditions are favorable and if proper , methods are used, but It has been em- ( phaslxod anew that unfavorable conditions and improper methods can lead only to failure. A survey of the poisoning by farmers In 1920 shows that an unfortunately large proportion were not properly Informed as to the oondi tlons under which they should poison < and thi methods they should pursue. Asa result there were many unnaeea ^-.y failures. WHEN IN TROUBLE Call Phone 77 ' P. & W. REPAIR CO. * Pate ting and Repairing all Make Cars CROP AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES titles to real estate, mortgages real estate, bills of sale, planters contracts, rent liens, claim and deliv ery papers for sale at The Herald office.?3 24. WANT COLUMN 006 has more imitations than any other Fever Tonic on the market, t but no one wants Imitations. ? , ?5 ia aot. i TYPEWRITER RIBBONS ? Staf-' ford's superfine ribbons for Smith and Underwood typewriters. Her-j aid Publishing Co.?3 24 | Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer. Relieves pain and soreness. 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