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Look After The Hogs In Hot, Dry Weather Clemson College, June 24.?The recent dry, hot weather has clearly demonstrated the Importance of planting more forage than will he needed during a normal season, say" Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief animal husbandman, explaining that if the weather la dry the extra forage will be needed to supply grazing, and.if a good season occurs the surplus fur-, age may be cut f<?r hay. Speaking further regarding tht>j management of hogs during hot dry weather, I'rof. Starkey makes four important suggestions: Those win) are U*in'g soybeans for ( * grazing should not Icavey tho Jjye-1 stock on until the plants arc com- j pletely depleted of foliage. When; about two-thirds of the leaves are consumed, tho livestock should be changed to another area and tho grazed beans given a chance to put out another crop of leaves for a second grazing period. If, as frequently happens, only one forage lot is fenced, it may be well to keep the livestock in a well shaded dry lot which contains running water Such forugo as soybeans or alfalfa may be cut with a scythe, forked up and carried or hauled to the dry lot. Though this is extra work, a season of this sort demands unusual effort. In many cases tho garden or truck v patch affords much waste feed which may ho utilized by the hogs. Beans and peas past their period of usefulness, cull potatoes, cabbage, rousting ears too old for human consumption and many other surplus vegetables may be helpful in producing pork. Above all, the pigs should be kept comfortable. It takes shade, fresh] water, and an abundanc6 of feed to make pig* happy. If these are supplied and tin? pigs are on clean territory, gains should be rapid and economical. When the national air races are staged at Los Angeles on July 1 to 4, it Is expected that the world speed i flying record of 204.38 miles per hour will be easily smashed by'several of i tin? airplanes entered for tho races. One plane, fitted with a new 850horse-power motor, is expected to do much better than 800 miles per hou^r... A Memphis, Tcnn., school teacher, overhearing a man trying to sell a sheet of counterfeit stamps to a tobacco dealer .reported tho conversation to a county tax collector. The tobacco dealer revealed the identity of the would-lbe salesman and this led to the seizure of 50,000 "perfect ? counterfeits" in an unoccupied house. The French chamber of commerce has passed a hill putting an embargo on the shipment of wheat to France. Have Crop Inspected j Before Reducing Clomson (College, July_8.-/*Cotton 1 growers who have signed contract* ! offering to take out a part of their crop from production tkja season should keep in mind that Die acreage Kit offered must be inspected by the : local committee before the crop is removed," warns I)r. VV. \V. , JLung, director of extension. "When the Secretary of Agri?ulline declares the plan operative Vflnd authorizes the contraction of acreage, the grower will then proceed to reremove the. amount offered from production, after which the local committee will again inspect the I acreuge and certify that the, cotton has been removed according to agreement and that the grower is entitled to his rental benefit. "I feel it is important to make, this announcement for the reason that some growers may proceed to destroy their crop immediately after signing a contract and before the acreage has been inspected and certified by the local committee." In this connection Dr. Ia>ng calls attention again to the caution of C. A. Cobb, cotton?production administrator under the Farm Act, that it is extremely important that all claims for acre production of cotton lb? kept at u conservative figure. "Wo know of course that many who were the first to sign the contracts are among some of our best and most progressive farmers," Mr. Cobb said. "Naturally ^hese men use good seed; rotate their crops; fertilise rather heavily, and, otherwise use their skill to produce, high acre yields. They would be loath to offer this acreage at too great a sacrifice to themselves. However, C.there are many acres of cotton (vhichjwe know will not yield so heavily 4nd, in all cases, the grower should plan to play fair with the government. To do otherwise might defeat the whole plan." The South Carolina Federation of Labor, in its session at Spartanburg, chose Charleston for the place of meeting next year, and L. E. Ilrookshire, of Greenville, was reelected president. All the officers .ivefo reelected except the third and fourth vice-presidents. Before adjourning, in a resolution, , Governor Blackwood was culled upon to sponsor a program that would increase wages puid workers on state roads. It alsopledged support of organized labor to a candidate for governor in the next election who would pledge sup.port of a program in line with the spirit of the national recovery act. At Emporia, Kansas, Saturday the temperature registered 111 degrees. o Vacations and Health * ? By Dr. ERNEST H. LINES Authority and Chief Medical Director Net* York Life Inrurance Company SWIMMING QWTMMTNQ is excellent exercise for developing the body. Most people ^ ?[>cnd their holidays near some lako or stream, or the seashore, where they can indulge in this invigorating sport, which has been given added impetus by the interest taken in it by President Roosevelt. Generally speaking, swimming is an art that must be acquired. It should be learned by everyone at as ?afly an age as possible. The ability to swim only a few strokes may be enough to savs your life some day. Seldom do beginners show any ability to swim when suddenly immersed in deep water. It is very dangerous, therefore, to push a person who may n<>' be able to swim into deep water. If you do happen to be the victim of such a foolish "prank" and can't i?* ". in. don't got panicky and struggle iv w '/nip a great quantity of water. 1 . 11.-Id your breath and by gentle In tr.ents, keep the head above v A' r.v swimming accident " c. >u! 1 1. been avoided if people l.oi t.. . certain precau'nt.s bef> r<e : wig oi> 'living in a at range j Learn about the currents and l Never dive in unknown, p v or rocl^- waters 1a en in ci wa'ers rewemher that "a deep dive is often a dangerous dive." \ void weeds And< undercurrents v n swimming in rlie o|>en. If you - vimraing in a river and acci<i. ,.;iv get into a bed of weeds, p op kicking ami work with your aims The current will usually let y> ; 'hrough. If you are carried a - tv by the current, of a river, pi \ 8{x>t down-stream on either b and swim diagonally towards it. Is. r mind where you have left your ci. ;.? $. Your life is more important r lf you are swimming in a rough s< : . not attempt to breast thr v As each wave rises, kw in ti ii it and thus savc yourseli tic .ffeting that might cause in Br: -ti'y. \> jcri swimming in either pools o open water, investigate the cleanli qom of th? water. Maay di?MM are water-borne. Ciampi Crampe are spasmodic contractions of the muscles that are beyond the oontrol of the individual and come without warning. They are a common cause of drownings. Don't swim for at least two hours after eating, never drink any cold beverages immediately before swimming, and never swim beyond your depth in very cold water. Severe indigent ion or cramps may result. Cramjxi also occur when the muscles are exhausted, and r.o person who may be tir> ! or suffering from dc ty of any should go bi'votid l..i depth, or out of reach of :usms' ir.ce. Over six'y jvr cent of drawn r gs ..<-.'ur in the f. ur months from M iy 'o August, and nearly half of ' t so fatalities are among men and !> ya under t went:y-five years of age. Don't overestimate your strength and swim far unless you are accompanied by a boat and a level-headed js r.on who has been trained in life aa\ mg. It is also dangerous to go swimtr .tig alone or at night. Contrarx to }>opular l>elicf, a large percentage of drowning cases occur among people who are considered good swimmers. Thui u the eighth of a series <>j 1 2 articles on I'tioi/crns and lU.illh The ninth, on F\rtl ,4 id, will answer the questions , 1. What is a wise precaution , i^-fore start ing on your vacation1 2. How can bleeding from a cut ( artery be stopped? 3. What should l>e done for burns, dog bites, fractures and electric shock 1 r iCotorUUU 1WJJ. .S Y L I. u> , ! Smy Mart U Drying Up Same Way Our Moon Did \ If any plant or ereatura lives on Mara, it must bo quite different from the things on earth, observe* a writer in the St. l<oul* Globe Democrat. The night* are very cold, us low In temperature as n degree* below zero ?and breathing Is difficult because tho air Is r<ire. And there Is a scarcity of water, which we would find quite unbearable. More than that, wo'd probably fe?l very giddy. There Is no strong pull of gravity on Mars, like that on < ii'th, which holds us firmly and steadily down on the ground, A hop add u skip on Mars, and one would be souring up In the air, uiul sailing smoothly i down again. Hy the help of telescopes, which pro Ject our sight thousands of inlhui past tho llndts of our eyes, scientists have seen a netw'ork of what seem to he canals on Mars. And some t\\en ha we believed that this may he proof that people have built them. Others say _tk(> cupula are really marshes which are flooded with water when the joe at the polar regions of Mars melts, and which dry up when It freezes again. This, they say, makes the network look different at different seasons. Mars Is not so near the sun as the earth Is, and .It is a small planet. Sometimes as tho planets swing around the sun, It comes fairly near the earth?within 000,000 miles, but usually It Is more than 00,000,000 miles away from u?. Gradually Mars Is drying up, In much the same way as our moon did; and In a few million years It will probably be too dry and too cold for anything possibly to live on Its surface. " ' ' ' " 1,1 f Shows Genius Occfrrs in Two or More Generations A study of books dealing with the subjects of gmdus and heredity such as Itihnt's "Heredity'' will show numerous eases of gonitis occurring in two or more generations. Doctor Saleeby In his "I'uronlhood and Knee Culture" says; "It is impossible to question that the hereditary transmission of genius or great talent does occur" and lie quotes the Bach family, the Arnolds, the Mills and others as example*. FT. I*nii 1 Knmtnerer In his "The* Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics" states; "Genius can be acquired, but Imrdly hy one individual and within tho course of on'e generation. And genius is hereditary, though probably not without the contributory co-operation of the environment. It Is necessary that favorable conditions of heritage and environment tnoet. In order to make possible the grent nclrevements In which genius manifests itself to our eyes. The necessity of such a combination explains the rarity of recognized genius, and also the fact that many more unrecognized geniuses than we dream of tread the 30II of oar planet." Doctor Keinnierer mentions five of the important obstacles to theinheritance of genius nnd adds thnt with the obstacles removed, the law of Inheritance will once more assert Itself. .V Payment of Interest The Encyclopedia of Social Sciences says: "In the Middle ages the prohibition (upon interest) was premised on religious and yethicnl principles. A loan was usually tifrtde under stress of special need for consumption purposes, and It was considered that to exact interest under such circumstances was to take advantage of a brother's need. Indeed It was admittedly a compromise with strict Christian tenets to require repayment of the principal. The doctrinal basis of the opposition to interest was found In the concept of objective value, any departure from which was looked upon as unjust. It was argued that no value could attach to the use of a consumptive good separate froww a good Itself, and money was regarded as consumptive because It could be used only by parting with It Another argument was directed agairtst the pnyment for timp, over which no man could claim ownership." Country Set to Music The country that Mozart set to music Is all that region of Austria which runs from Salzburg, through the Salzkaminergut and about Bad Gasteln. Approaching from Hof Gasteln, the Hoche Tauern mountains hurl themselves dramatically against the sky, and If It were not for some four or five palatial hotels Jutting out beside the ravine, you would say thai it was ; a wild and lovely mounta.n village, : where-one of the ino-t lain, is cis- 1 cades of Ki. r< ;>, . ! ilo Hiver Ache. G,r.'\ss itself u :h \ i?d. ; .-e into ; the \fiii.y nearly ." *? ! f I-.-1- The beautiful l ikes of the Sa' l. , uiergUf and v't.-h viihi.-.-s as Trail..;-- .ire-hen make the region nr..que in )>- .. .ty. "Cheater" I'nder r.ngiish t.-nda! law ill land reverted t > the crown if in -] ault of heritable heirs ?in other w.>r N, it escheated (from the initio exead'-re? to fall away). An-) the offieers v. ho had charge of the interests of the crown In matters of land that should so pass to the k.ng wen* railed "est aenters." There is food for the honest.\ >>f those i men whose nan.e came to t>t synony- ! tnons xv .tli "thief." Statue Regulates Opening Birmingham, Ala. harks bad* to the day of the mule and waguii '...re each year, with opening of ('.rem; rourt at 11 a. m. on the convening flay. The law wn? mrnnt to give res tents of ' j remote sections time to r> ach tho I I Famous Gold Mines In South Carolina I In an article written for the Associated Press, I>r. H. H. Calhoun of CJprosqn College says that the Haile mine in thi^ county produced about half of the gold that was turned out j by this stute. His article deals with | gold mining in general as there seems i to be much interest in such mining in this state at the present time. Many of thy old gold mines are being worked and some new ones. The reason given for the present gold rush is that gold Is always the same in price, $20.07 per ounce and labor is more plentiful at present than when times were more prosperous. Concerning gold mining in this state Dr. Calhoun writes as follows: In Scfuth Carolina thre are many famous gold mines. The ifiost outstanding of these are the Haile, Lan-J caster county, She Dorn, MijCormick county, and the' Btewer, Chesterfield county. ' * . . * 1 Cther mines that have been intermittent producers are the Quattle-i baum and Iaindrum, Kdgefield county; and the Mud Mine, the Nott Mine, and the Ophir mine, Union county; the Magnolia mine, the Ferguson mine, the Caroline mine, and the Brown mine, York county; the Lamar mine, Kershaw county; the j Blackmon mine and the Brasington1 mine, Lancaster county. < Of all these mines the Haile has! probably been the largest producer. It was first worked for stream gold in 1829. Later on the soft schists were worked for the free milling surface ore. In 1S88 I>r. A. Thies was placed in charge arfd inaugurated the Thies chlorination process. This method of treating the ores resulted in the Haile mines becoming the'most noted j^ndj successful east of the Mississippi riv-' er. It is probable that nearly half' of the $5,200,000 of gold in South Carolina was produced at the Haile mines. It was worked until the early j 1900's when the ore became so leanj that the gold recovered amounted to less than $2 per ton. As this amount of recovery did not pay expenses, the mine was abandoned. Up tp about 1880 the output of the Dorn mine yielded approximately one million dollars worth of gold.} The metal occurred in pockets, many of which were unusually rich. The report goes that as much as $50,000 worth of gold has been takeji out of a single pocket. The Brewer mine in Chesterfield county is the third of the great gold mines in South Carolina. At one time as many as 200 hands were employed on this property. In many places in the Piedmont section it is possible to pan, gold and to make from 50 cents to $1 per day in wages. However such work I is very arduous and better results can be obtained if the gold sands are sluiced. To install sluices requires; some capital and plenty^ of water. It j is necessary to get a head of water in order to operate successfully. , The first gold in the southeast state was discovered in Virginia about 1790. In 1799 a nugget weight 17 pounds was found in Cabarrus county, N. C. Gold was discovered in both Georgia and South (Wolina in j 182D and in Alabama in 1830. Sinco that time Georgia has produced nearly $18,000,000 worth of this metal. Alabama about $800,000, South Carolina $5,200,000 and North Carolina about .$08,700,000 worth. I In the southeast gold occurs in three classes of situations. First, tu veins in which the gold is usually j associated yith an iron ore.^-'Seci ond, in sparrolites or decomposed I rock in which gold has accumulated through weathering. Third, in placer | deposits. i The gold occurring if! veins is by l far the most important from the standpoint of quantity, but these j veins are difficult to work. | Placer gold occurs along old stream beds at the lowest point of the gravel deposit.: Often much gold is found in the bed rock of the stream where it has , sifted into cracks, joints and bedding plains. Almost all streams in the Piedmont section of South and North Carolina carry small gold values. The methods adopted in reclaiming the gold depend upon the condition of the ore and the nature of the gold. In the upper portion of the vein , where oxidation has ' taken place the gold is free. The ore is first crushed in the stamp mill and the gold secured by amalgamation. Where the gold occurs in sulphurets the ore must be crushed, then over amalgamated plates to secue what free gold may be present, and then carried to concentrators where the gangue is removed, leaving as high a per cent, of sulphides as possible. The sulphides are then roasted and treated by chlorination. The placer and saprolite deposits are usually worked by the hydraulic process. Gold may be either panned or collected in sloice boxes. The early operators seemingly had a gift for locating the rich pockets along a vein. iSearch in recent years has been unable to find many that they left. It is probable that most of the deposits remaining in the southeast are marginal and will pay only through careful management and by using the most modern mining and milling methods. At the present time several companies are working along this line in various parts of the state. A modern plant is being erected near McCormick, another at Edgefield and j there is some activity in the northwestern part of the state, especially in Cherokee and York counties. There is fascination about the wealth that comes from the crust of the earth. The hero of a thousand I novels has been a mining engineer. What comes from the ground is lo<l ed upon as a gift of the Gods. Itl quite possible that as much has lxl spent in prospecting, mining il milling of gold ores as has btl taken from the mines. ^ I In 1930 the gold mines of til country produced $47,250,000, *hl the quarrying of stone brought I $178,000,000. In 100 years the gl produced in all South Carolina v but little over $5,000,000. In the tlM years of 1927, 1928 and 1929 I stone quarries returned neifl $6,000,000. j There is still gold"~tn South Ckfl lina hills and steams. Some of deposits may be worked at a prcfl during times of low manufactur? costs. It is said that the slaves? John C. Calhoun, in lay-by tin? could mahe on the average 50 MM per day panning gold. Today not the same amount of labor pended on an acre of ground F? even greater returns ? 1 Phil Towns, born in 1824, celebril? his 109th birthday anniversary? Macon, Ga., Sunday. ' || SUNDAY DINNER | . SUGGEST IONS 'I H* ANN I'AUK IN THE days when Marco Polo ir? J elled, trade between i :.r,t and v< iH wua largely for the sake of \\xxmM and chit'i1 i>r' these, were the apicM condiments which acted both as ml servatlves of fond and us dlagula??*! "high" flavor. ; Today's simplicity or aeawntat fl made possible by our understand! of spoilage and how to prevent it 9 proper refrigeration. This ears mu! be continued In production, ahippi! retailing and Anally In the home, ft! most Important that milk, eggs, to I ter, meats and fish be kept cold or ah! they should be bought frequently! small quantities. Midsummer vegetables for aals(H are plentiful. Flo sure to m&rlnitH them in a dressing of olive oil, hS sonlngs and lemon Juice or vtaegtj! Peaches and plums are abundant thfl Here are the Quaker Matd Kitchen'! menus for the week. fl low Cost Dinner Fresh Fish Salad ; Tomato Jelly with Shredded Cabbag! Pan Rolls Ruttor ' Peach Shortcake " ~! . Tea or Coffee Milk : Medium Cost Dinner Pressed Chicken Parsley Potatoe! Tomatoes filled with Celery Saladfl Currant Jelly Bread and Butter H Peach Tarts j Coffee (hot or Iced) Milk ! Very Special Dinner Jellied Bouillon | Broiled Steak Baked Potatoes! Hroilcd Tomato Slices i Lime Jelly with Pineapple j Rolls Butter Cantaloupe with Orange Ice i Coffee (hot or iced) Milk I (REAL ESTATEl RENTS COLLECTED, FARM AND CITY PROPKbtv I HUNTING PRESERVES " I Repairing and Care?Taking of Property ' ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE I DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO 1 Crocker Building ? Telephone 7 I | J NO. T. NETTLES M. G. MULLER I AWAY FROM IT ALL *- ' .