Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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dH^ ^*HTTTT1 mn,Mi!i?^ ..i,,,.IU v STOLEN FRUIT J m - THE next yard to where Mra Pig | Jl lived with her five plggie children J was an orchard and on the ground the live piggies could see when they peeked through the cracks in the fence heaps jfof apples, and though their mother Vtold them they were green and not fit I food for even a pig the piggies looked jT at them with longing eyes. Billy Pig was wnarter than his brothers, and so more often got Into trouble, for his brothers were content to eat worm porridge for their dinner t and then go to sleep with their mother, tdibut Billy IMg was not. He always slept with one eye open, i flyl j and ns soon as Ills mother nno ornth- i era were sound asleep he would open the other eye and Jump up. Then around he would look for something to do which he couldn't when his mother was awake. He had often looked through the cracks In the fence at the apples In the next yard; but one day, to his surprise, he found he could squeeze himself part-way through, far enough to reach the fruit. It did not taste quite so nice as he had expected It would, but nil piggies think stolen fruit sweet, 'and after he had eaten one or two he began to like the green apples. There were plenty within his reach, i i HOW DO YOU SAY IT? j|j : By C. N. Lurt* Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them TO 'RAISE" CHILDREN. Grammarians generally are niiroiul thnf it In i???t V4<uv 4 v ia uui wtlVUl iu apply the terra "rulse" to the rearing or education or bringing up of children. The verb "rulse" is applied with propriety only to crops or cattle, never to humun beings. "She raised a fAinlly of eight children," says a clinrlty report; It should have said, "She reared" or "she brought up." The Standard dictionary ridicules the expression, attributed to a Southern county, "She raised thirteen head of children." The term "brought up" Is the more modern of the two; the term "reared" is older. The misuse of the term "raised" Is a colloquialism that Is common In some of the Southern und Western states. Some authorities criticize the use of the verb "grow" In connection with crops, asserting thnt we should not any, "We grow wheat on our farm," but should say, "We raise wheat." (Copyright.) o fIIAW *iir ftfAM * ?* ?? JU3 l " nc mn one WANTED The Hostess: Let me make you acquainted with Mr. Bruahovltch, the great Russian propagandist He's Just arrived from Siberia. Miss Tiptoes: I'm so glad to know you, Mr. Bruahovltch. I wonder If you will teach me some of those nice Siberian steppes I've heard so much about O Harvest Moon. Sir John Frederick William Herschel, the went English physicist and astronomer, said that the full moon which happens on or nearest to the 21st of September Is called the harvest moon. At or about the time of harvest In the north temperate rone, the sun In Its usual courso Is approaching the celestial equator, which It crosses from north to south on September 22. On that date It sets close to the western point of the horizon. If It happens to be then also full moon, the moon rises that evening as the sun sets, and It at Its rising opposite the sun, or close to the exact eastern point of the horizon. Thus it begins to give light at sunset and continues to do so until sunrise, when it sets opposite the sun. Just as the latter rises. This arrangement holds good without any great change for several days, so that there Is practically no darkness, especially If the I weather Is fine. The full moon which Lthus Illuminates the autumn nights Is lealled the harvest moon. hjj^bj^h^^y^v-^.v. I T? . y w (&, <^'t / . it 8! S illlii : aqu lie ate and ate, never thinking of stopping until his mother, nwakenlng from her nap, saw his hind legs, and Jumped up with a grunt. Then Billy Pig tried to Jnmp, too, but to his surprise, though he wiggled and squirmed, he could not move. He had eaten so many % apples he could not get bnck through the hole, j and though his mother poked and pulled, he was held fast. SAllcIi " 1 ?^ ?mjuruiiii^ nun grunting never | was heard. The brother piggies did the squealing, though none of them could outsquenl Billy Pig, and Mrs. IMg grunted until the furtaor ennie runulng to see what had happened. He tried to pull Billy IMg out by the hind feet, but It was no use, and he had to call the hired man to help before the boards could be pried apart j and Billy I?Ig set free. Such a scolding as his mother gave ! him he had never had before, and he \ was glad to creep Into his bed without ! his supper, hut he did not sleep, for j ' green apples are not good for even i pigs to eat, Just as his mother told ! 1 lilm, and B.'lly Pig had such a pnin J ' and cramp that he never again want* | 1 ed to eat green apples. (Copyright.) ' BEAUTY By EDNA KE1 Avoinixn i. j I A WOMAN wrote to me recently and said she had suffered from catarrh for many years and was getting gradually deaf. She wanted some remedy, and asked If catarrh was curable. I gave her. all the advice I could, hut such cases of course, become too serious to be handled by one whose specialty Is general health and looks, and I told her to go to a physician. For catarrh Is curable, and anyone who suffers from the least trace of this annoying affliction should start at j once to cure themselves. If possible, they should go to a high or dry climate and live where flr and pine trees grow thick, since nothing is more effective than brenthiug the pine-scented air every day. If for any reason this Is Impossible, they should plant Keep the Throat, Nose and Mouth 1 Clean and Antiseptic. their yards full of pine trees, and put t up window boxes filled with dwarf I pines and flrs, so the air coming through the windows benrs the healing i scent. For city dwellers this Is es- < peclally good. 1 The nose and throat should he 1 sprayed twice dally with some antl- ' Septic solutlou, preferably one given by a doctor who understands the case. Anything with pine In It Is sure to he effective. This treatment will cure uuy inihi tune oi cninrrn, advanced V-WnVBJf^j Ks qps \ ikikUkkkkkkkkkkkkkk^^^^^ SS Marguerite Armstrong 3kS>-x v: JmiiiftafcB' Marguerite Armstrong is regarded as Dne of the moat charming women In ihe "movies." She is an unusually dainty blonde, and well liked because of being of the especially refined and Dretty type. She has been playing the leading role in a recent popular production. CHATS 1 YT FORBES | ! .... - .? ...... ? ^ uses need a different form of treatment. Though living among the pines ivlll cure anyone, they say. The principle Is to keep the throat ind nose clean, to kill the polsonou^ formations, and so, to build up a stronger throut. (Copyright.) J USA between you and me no for spreadu round 1 gotta leetle sug' gest. 1 tella you soinutlng bouta wot L?es go on een deesa Washington da ;*upltul U. S. A. place. I tella one my frlen bouta hard time [ gotta for see da I'res. He say da I'res was gonna start speaking tour tnd niebbe was too busy for see me. I aska my frlen wot's matter ees da I'res gotta trouble weeth Mrs. I'res ind no speaka to her. You know, I no Ilka dat way and I feela sorry eef lie gotta trouble weetli da family. My fren say, "Wot's mutter you, Pletro, da I'res he no gotta trouble weeth da family. Wot for you tlnk?" i oi.j, wen jou jusa teua n>e (la Pres was gonna start spenkrng to her so how you tlnk 1 know wot for ees ia quarrel." You know, I unerstanda gooda Engleesh so moocha uiy frlen, hut he say [ was raeestuke. He tella da Pres was gonna starta speaking tour. I tella heem eef I was Pres and I gotta trouble weeth dn wife I starta speaking to her Jusa for general principle. You know everybody gotta trouble somatlme weeth da wife. But I tlnk la Pres gotta rlghta idee deesa time. | [ tlnk he ees sinarta guy eef he starta ipeaklng to her even eef he hava to Uop mnka speech leetle while. Wot you tlnk? ?O How it|5tarfed| ^ -j jliei LIBRARIES. THE forerunner of the modern libraries were the collections of manuscripts and clay tablets which the ancients made. The literary 11>rary of Ashbrubanlpal at Nineveh lates back to (MiS-(?2(5 R. C. Other libraries and collections of Archives linve been discovered at Nippur, Babylon, Larsa, Evech, and other lost cities. Some of these seem to date back to almost 2000 B. C. (Copyright.) p = A LINE 0' CHEER By John Kendrick Bangs. THE OASIS. HEY say the World has gone, to pot Because of all the saffron lot Of Bolsheviks And other tricks That keep us all In water hot. ^ But as for me. I'll not despair Despite Earth's burdens and Its care While I aan hear The laughter clear Of little children everywhere. (Copyright.) I ? Can be doubled ' Improper Utilization of Soil in High-Grade Agricultural District Is Related. STREAM WASTES MAHY ACRES i Farmer Can Redeem Much Valuable 8oil By Regrouping Different BuildInge Without Sacrificing Convenience. > (Prepared by the United State* Department of Agriculture.) "Standard, on the next farm, has offered me 5 acres of land next to the line 'nice for $200 un acre. I need more laud, aud I've half u notion to take the offer." The Sunday quiet and the warm spring sunshine had lured the furmer und ids visl.or to a perch on the top rull of the cow-lane fence, where they re)I into discussion of United States Department of Agriculture reports. The visitor thought for a moment while his eyes roved across the lint faim land before them. "Why pay $200 an acre?" he Inquired finally. "Why not buy the few ( - I This Unconfined Brook Wastes Many j Acres. d -rrs yov need from n i.inn who cnn soil It to you for half us much?" Land Gets Full Price. "One hundred dollars an acre for ; farm land In this country? I guess > nut! Pete, you don't know farm vulues out here. Buck In your New EngInnd hills you may find land as cheap as that, hut you can't huy a rod of tillable land In this section without paying the full price for It!" lie laughed as he said: "If you can Had f> acres for sale In this township ut the price you mention, I'll buy It?provided It Is wlthiu ? miles of niv homo " "Closer tlinn that," said the New Englander cheerfully. "In fact, you're standing on a pnrt of It right now? sitting on It. I mean." "lint this is mine already!" "Of course," retorted the other. "It's your cow lane and you're the man. You can sell yourself a few acres of flrst-clnss farm land ut $100 an acre?less for some of it, perhaps. I bought a few acres from myself last spring, after I had learned how simple the transaction was." The farm owner laid a firm hand on his friend's broad shoulder. "Quit talking riddles," he warned, "and come out with the story or I'll tip you off into the nettles!" "You can get all the land you need by making your wasted land productive. You own the wasted land, and you can buy It from . ourself nt the price of making It tillable; that's what I mean." "But the waste land on this farm can't be made productive. There's only an acre r so In that stony hilEil Fill I r c*?' : IMC* c?v cw c?or I j C?V I ? | ..,....{ <-?? ?" ? ? I Mcaio* | I H MO~? j J ???.. LUnJ LMqLI Plan of a Farm Plan of Same Farm Showing Wasted After fclimination Land In a Lane. of the Lane. lock over there?and I'm even get tint? cash returns from that by planting cherry trees among the stones!" "I didn't say 'waste land'; I snld wasted lnnd,'" the other reminded him. "Waste land Is land made unprofitable by nature; wasted land Is productive land that man himself has riuieu to nuiKe use or. That's the difference. "The size of your farm business has niore to do with your income than nny other feature. While you've been planting cherry trees among the rocks on a stony acre you've been using this long lane for no other purpose than as a path for cattle to pasture. You could use the public road almost as conveniently. This lane Is right In the heart of your corn lnnd. too. It must i he f)00 yards long and It's n roil wide ! at least. There's about three-quarters of an acre of prime soil right there j for the price of taking out one of thos^ fences. "And the road borders your farm 1 for the whole length of your field. I | don't know what the highway laws In 1 this state are, luit certainly they don't require all the land that lies between 1 your fence and the road. Find out| how much the highway encroaches on your lnnd and mo *e your fence up. j There's another fat ncre there. "Then there's that Osage orange ! hedge fence your father planted along the line runulng west from the house. ' v llH^naV *. v^PfflN^ II ? ' par rod ft?a tny ott? ftnet oo Dht, for cropping a strip 20 feet wide on each side of lb It will be money in your pocket to take the tractor but some time when work Is slack- and aqa&e that old hedge out by the roots. You can put this rail fence there. Or you can put a wire-fence there aqd use these rails to stake-and-rider some ot your other rati fences. "Look to your brooks and ditches. A brook that, wanders at will through good farm land will put much of It beyond the reach of the plow?a ditch will set It straight Scattered Over Rich Soil. "Muny farmsteuds have their buildings scattered widely over rich land. The farmer can buy back a lot of valuable soil by regrouping the clusters more economically without sacrificing either beauty or convenience. Where farm land Increases In price, as it has In this section. It pays the farmer to go over his place with an eye open for wasted territory. It won't always be profitable to reclaim all that he sees. He can't for Instance, move a burn to gain a rod or two of laud, but he'll b? sure to see much that can be done. Kvery foot brought under profitable cultivation Increases the farm business uiiu nit* iarm prom. "I neVer realized that the matter was so important," mused the furm owner. "Neither did I," was the reply, "until the Department of Agriculture wiped the economic dust off my business spectacles!" FEEDING FARM FLOCK RIGHT KIND OF FOOD; Important If Hens Are to Give 1 Profitable Results. ' Aim Should Be to Use Grains That Aro ! Grown on Farm?Mistake Not to Supply Animal Food of Some Description. (Prepared by the United States Depart- I ment of Agriculture.) Feeding the farm flock the right kind j of food Is Important if It Is to he a J paying proposition. If hens do not get j sullicient or proper feed they can not j be expected to give satisfactory and ! profitable results. A complicated ra- | tlon Is not necessary. The iiim In I feeding the liens should he to use, so far as possible, the grains that nre grown on the farm or that are available in the Immediate neighborhood. One of tin* most successful methods of feeding is to give a light feed of grain or u mixture of grains in the morning and a feed of the same material nt night, the night feed consisting of about as much as the hens will clean up. In addition n dry mash should he provided where the hens can have access to it continuously. When considerable quantities of waste food are available for the hens to pick up from the fields, the amount of grain fed may he cut down. Oftent.mes Judgment in this respect is faulty, and hut for the dry mash there would be danger that the hens would not ri'- . celve enough feed. With the dry mash nt their disposal they are able to make up any deficiency of feed die to faulty Judgment as to the quantity they get j In the fields. One of the most common mistakes mnde in feeding farm poultry is failure to provide animal food in some | form. Of course during the spring j and summer, when quantities of insects are available, they may supply the hens' wants In this regard, but during those parts of the year when Insects nre not available, or are scarce, It becomes necessary to provide animal food. Milk, usually fed either as skim milk or buttermilk, provides nn excellent source of animal food, hut when milk Is not available the hens should have beef scrnp or meat scrnp. While this product Is high In price, It is economical, and should he Included in the hens' ration because of the increased production that will result. During the winter It Is necessary to provide some form of green or succulent fetal, such ns mangels, cabbage, clover, alfalfa or sprouted oats. CO-OPERATION AIDS FARMER Marketing Associations Can Accomplish Things That Individuals Could Not Undertake. Experience has shown that fnrmers' co-operntlve marketing associations, organized along sound business lines and with a sufficient volume of business, will offer n regular, dependable service to producers, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Impossible results must not l*? expected, but jrrodueers. by organizing, can accomplish much that ns In- i dividunls they could not undertake. Co-operative marketing associations can assist in standardizing products, In Improving grading ami pneking. In furnishing storage facilities, In gathering and using market and crop information; and in locating new markets. A marketing association can do much more advertising than a single nroducer conlil iifr,.r.i o.?.i n buy farm supplies nt quantity prices j for its members. SHELTER SAVES IMPLEMENTS Farmer Would Be Surprised to See I How Much Trouble Could Be Avoided by Keeping Off Rain. "Shelter will double the life of farm machinery," says O. R. Zensmnn of the agricultural engineering department of the University of Wisconsin, "If farmers would only keep the rnln and rust away from their Implements, they would be surprised to see how much trouble would be saved. * "Rust can cause many troubles. For example, an adjustment may become so badly rusted that It cannot be used. It Is often damaged or broken In loosening." LAWN NEEDS CONSTANT CARE In Adding to the Attractiveness of tho Homo, However, It Is Worth All the Trouble. To Improve nn old lawn Is frequently more difficult than to make a new one. It Is usually Impracticable to attempt the Improvement of turf thut 19 | very poor. Reasonably good turf, however, can be bettered materially by reseedlng and fertilizing. If a lawn Is patchy the small areas should j be scratched with a field rake or slmilur implement and dressed with a j mixture of good loam, compost, or humus and the grass seed then sown. The loam or humus forms a suitable j medium for the germination ofc the seed and the development of the young grass *>'?nts. If the turf Is thin Lawn Makes Home Attractive. over largo areas, seeding can best he accomplished by a disk seeder, which cuts Into the turf and deposits the seed. If a disk seeder Is not available, some Implement should be used that will loosen the soil, but not tear the turf badly. After seeding, a dressing of loam or compost should be given and tbe area rolled lightly. In the northern tier of states reseeding should be done early In the spring. At that time the soil Is more open than later In the season and offers a better seed bed. Light rolling after seeding In the spring Is usually beneficial. Care should be taken when mowing or watering newly-patched areas to avoid disturbing the young grass. The care of a lawn after seeding has much to do with Its success. In most parts of the country constant attention Is necessary In order that even a fair lawn may he maintained. ?United States Department of Agriculture. VALUABLE TREE FOR SHADE Planting of Japanese Walnut Recommended by Experts of the Department of Agriculture. The Japanese walnut olTers possibilities for landowners who ure seeking to plant nut trees for shade or other purposes, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. It Is nearly as hardy as the black walnut and Is by no means uncommon In northern and eastern states, where it Is especially appropriate for farm and door-yard planting. For the present, seedling trees will have to he relied upon almost entirely, ns very few budded or grafted trees are available. TJhls nut has been confused with the Persian or so-called English wulnut, although the two are quite unlike. The lupunese is a dwarfish species, with dull green rough leaflets, ofteu as many as 15 or 17 to the leaf, utul bears nuts in rueeines of u dozen or more. The shells are thinner than those of the black walnut, but thicker than those of the better Persian walnuts. The flavor of the kernels Is much like that of the American butternut. Back Yard Tells Tale. ruin una airt uo not ulways cause disease, but generally there Is un association. Organic material which Is left about becomes, even In cold weather, u breeding place for germs. Careless habits of mind und body are cultivated and fostered by cureless hublts of living. It Is certuln that a child raised In n home where there Is Indifference to the household cleanliness can hardly be expected to develop an appreciation of the virtue and advantage of cleanly habits. The same Influences within a house are equally true regarding Its surroundings. A peep Into the back yard of a house will give a far better tnsigbt Into the character of the occupants of the dwelling, than a study within the front door. Ashes, garbage and rubbish, scattered In the rear of a dwelling, are not conducive to good health or decency. City Believes In Trees. The city of St. Paul planted 4.2S0 trees in a new residence district, through its forestry division. Jud Ha# Right Idea. .Tud Tunklns says a booster Ism't much Rood to a town If he persists In being mostly a rute booster. Had Warning Enough. A West Norwood man who described himself as a poet told the magistrate that he had twice been knocked down by a motorcyclist. Our opinion Is thut he should huve given up poetry when he was knocked down the first time. ?London I'unch. Crowding Father Time. It was an Irish member of parliament who, somewhat wearied with the long debate, said: "If you leave thla question to us for three years we will settle It tomorrow morning." i abinet ^31' " J niimHntmiiiiimmiimiiimtniiittiiiaw (? It 11. Western Ntwiptpv Union.) Build thee more stately mansions O. my aoul | Aa swift seasons roll! Leave thy low vaulted past! Let each new temple nobler than ths last Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast. Till thou at length art free. Leaving thine outgrown shell by * t life's unresting sea. , |3 ?Oliver Wendell Holmes. .< EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS. A good mont dish nnd one which will np|H>ul because of Its economy Is: Hot Pot.?Take one A LTV pound of beef?a cheap Irl cut?cover with wnter i and cook slowly until tender. Cool nnd cut Into small pieces. Place the meat in a baking dish with two cupfuls of diced uncooked potatoes, one cupful of carrots cut In cubes and one cnpfu) of onion. Add suit nnd pep| per nnd cover with grnvy. Bake slow\ ly one hour or in u tireless cooker two hours. Philippine Salad.?Take one-hnlf eupI fill of diced celery, two phnentoes chopped fine, one cupful of walnuts, j one-hnlf of a preen pepper chopped. I Mix the Ingredients well. Add nu?yI onnalse and serve on shredded lettuce j nests. Tlds amount will serve six. Apple Crisp.?Butter n fireproof j dish and fill with sliced apples, using j eight; add one teaspoonful cinnamon I and one-half cupful of water. Work j together one cupful of sugar, threei fourths cupful of flour and seven j tablespoonfuls of fat until crumbly. Spread ova- the apple mixture and j hake uncovered. Serve with whipped cream, top milk or maple sirup. Cream Pie.?Take two eupfuls of I top milk, two eggs, separating and heating yolks. Mix the yolks with i three-fourths of a cupful of brown I sugar and one-hnlf cupful of Hour. 1 When' well blended add the seabled j milk, a teaspoonful of vanilla and a j tnhlespoonful of fat after the mixture I has cooked until smooth. Cool and | fill a baked crust. Cover with nie1 rlnguo intulo from the two whites and two tnblespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Iiuko until the meringue is brown. Egg in Nest.?Prepare a piece of toast, cut round. Ileap on the white ofnnepg beaten stitT and drop the yolk in the center. Put In the oven to set the egg. Serve with dots of butter and a dash of salt and paprika. A kindly deed Is a little seed. That fsrnweth all unseen; And lo. when none Do look thereon. Anew It sprinReth green. MEALS FOR THE FAMILY. A slice of lrnni will often he found n most appetizing dish for those _ _: i w h o s e appet Ite j "** " |* /**8 Virginia Ham. I ^ i t boiled ham cut one and .no-half p{Ul^[il*T^ ' 11 c b e s t li I ck. brown sugar aft! er placing It In n shallow pan, then i pour over enough cream, one cupful j or more, and bake slowly three-quarI tcrs of an hour. Serve from the hak: lug dish. French Pastry.?Line n deep pie ' plate with a good rich biscuit dough i rolled out rather thin. Add one-half | pound of fresh pork that has been I l.rmi'iu'.l In .. ?..? iv. I ".' "1- I"lll UIIII "IIO | pound of diced leqn veal, uncooked. ' Sprinkle with a generous layer of | minced onion and .cover with a thick I layer of thinly sliced uncooked potatoes. Season well with salt and pep|K>r and put on the top crust with a ! good opening for the steam to escape. | Hake until the potatoes are very tenI der. Remove front the oven, wrap In j n towel and lot steam for ten minutes to soften the crust. Then serve. Waldorf Ham.?Make a rich, highly seasoned white sauce, using cream and making It rather thick. Add minced ham. Heap this In the center of a hot platter. Hotter small custard cups ami sprinkle the lower half thick with parsley. Hrenk an egg In each and hake until the eggs are set. Dot with hits of butter after turning out j nround the wlilte sauce. One may pre| pare one-half the cups with parsley I mid the other half without, alternating them around the center. Egg and Ham Scallop.?Take six I hard-cooked eggs, slice and mix in I one pint of thick, highly seasoned I white sauce. Butter a shallow baking ! dish. Put In a layer of crumbs, then | a layer of egg and sauce and a thin | layer of minced ham. l'roceed until i the dish Is full. Finish with crumbs j well buttered. Serve after heating In a hot oven. Pumpkin Pone.?Put one pint of ! stewed pumpkin through a sieve and mix with one pint of cornmeal, one I ten spoon ful of salt and one-third of a | cupful of sugar, helm: careful to | blond well. Mnke In pones or cakes , t!ie shape of the hand and one-hnlf | Inch thick. I'lnoe In a well-greased j i>an and bake In a quick oven until I brown?about thirty minutes. Serve very hot with plenty o' butter. | Canned pumpkin may be used. urtliL Japanese Kite Festival. This Is a religious festival. The Japs repair In their thousnnds to the tops i of the highest mountains, where they ! erect light butnboo structures or huts, i the roofs of which are protected with matting to keep out the wind and rain. There the parents go to sit and eat and talk, while their children play about and fly multicolored kites. Sometimes there are as mnny as thirty thousand kites of every conceivable shape, style, size and color flying from a mountain less than a square mile la | area.