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WORLD NEEDS THE ELDERLY " Their Ripened Experience and De- j veioped Judgment Make Them of J Value to the Community. Hardly anyone, if indeed anyone at i all. holds at thirty-five tnat he was wiser when he was twenty-five, or says ; at fifty that he knew more, and had ! better judgment, when he was .thirty-1 five. Yet young men are prone to | look upon older men as being dis- j pensable. If a man could live to be two hundred years old, retaining his mental faculties unimpaired, '^ading an active life as a member of a profession or a roan in business, his ripened experience, his developed judgment, his vista, j would make him worth as much as a dozen youngsters In many respects. Dr. William Mayo of Minnesota, unlike Doctor Osier who retired discom- j on/1 noror raallv OTTtlninpd whPTl i UUU (IV V ^4 l VUIIJ be made his famous declaration and ; gave ro the English language the term j "oslerized," says old men are the oa- j tions greatest assets. Aboriginal savages said the same thing. The aged Indian at the council fire was worth a score of young bucks on the battle line. One of the most valuable uses to which the experience of old men is put Is detecting the sophistries of extremists and resisting agitators who urge perilous innovation. - * Doctor Mayo believes 15 years added to the average life since the Civil war constitutes a task only half done. Another 15 years may be added by medical and surgical science plus education which will lead to early adoption of measures to preserve health. The slogan. "A Short life and a merry one," shortens life. Doctor Mayo says and robs a race of a social element?hale and nsefdl seniors?upon which a value too high cannot be set Assuredly, a sane life and a long one la desirable from the point of view of both the state and individual. The man who believes at fifty, or t?wtv nr covontv fhnt his ludgment is i better than it formerly was is altogether right.?Louisville Courier-Journal. ALASKAN GOLD-LODE MINING \ t Already Profitable, the Completion of the Government Railroad Will Aid in Its Development. Twenty-five gold-lode mines were operated in Alaska in 1918, according to the United States geological survey, department of the interior. There was also a production from seven prospects?abandoned mines or small mines that were not in regular operation. The value of the lode-gold output decreased from $4,581,453 in 1917 to $3,473,317 in 1918. owing partly to the disaster at the Treadwell mine in ] April, 1917, and partly to curtailmeut of operations, especially in the Juneau district because of shortage of labor. | . Southeastern Alaska, especially the \ Juneau district, is still the only cen-j - ter of large quartz-mining operations In the territory. Next in importance Is the Willow Creek lode district. The \\ production in the Fairbanks district i decreased materially, as the lode-mine owners of Fairbanks are still await- j lug the cheapening of operating costs, : especially of fuel, which is expected on the completion of the government ' railroad. In 1918 the average value of iV ? 'J ollrai. n/intunt? fnp ol] y lilt; guju auu ?I?CI siliceous ores mined was $1.70 a ton; ; the average for 1917 was $1.37 a ton. j ' These averages reflect the dominance Id the total lode production of the large tonnage produced from the low- j grade ores of the Juneau district. ??????? i Absence Sometimes Evidence of Tact, j Sometimes it's an evidence of tact ' when people absent themselves. Only i big people can do it. Children and /childish adults have to hang around ! with open mouths and staring eyes lest something escape them. They are I the omnipresent nuisances that make < X. you want to tell them things. Really big people can afford to let others do | a few things without permission. < What others do ought not to detract i vitally from what you do unless what you attempt is so small that it takes little to overshadow it. Besides it's i only fair that others* should have an < opportunity of showing what they can i do. The world will think more of you j if you give it a chance to pass judgment on its efforts. And what is more mere obstruction won't stop things anyway. The best way to make things popular is to furnish sufficient unjust opposition. The persecution occasioned makes friends for the other side. ?u^xcnauge. ???????- , Newspaper Printed in 1788. A rare copy of a newspaper has come into the possession of the Columbia. university library. Dr. Carpenter, j acting librarian, announced, in the pur- j chase of a copy of the Pennsylvania ' Packet and Daily Advertiser for April 14. 1788, from W. F. Smith of Philadelphia. The paper, which was published by John Dunlap and David C. Claypool ift Philadelphia, is four pages in size, contains about two columns of news arid the balance is^filled by commercial advertising. Of particular interest is a brief account of Che Columbia college commencement of 1788. 4 The first name on the list of candidates awarded the master of arts degree is Alexander Hamilton, and De \Vitt Clin;an hslds the same position ti-iong the receivers of bachelor of arts diplomas Garden Stuff. "Did your garden win any prizes last summer?" nolffhhi^a 1 tU'ii; >UJ K . Cfcickf-ns ti>ck 6rst prize? at the pattltry show."?London Blighty. 'J?**- .. > , ? /.;... ; -j. THE SUCCESSFUL METiliS OF SWEET POTATOES, Careful Handling, Curing, Grading, and ! Study of Market Conditions Necessary. Clemson.College, Dec. 15.?The successful marketing of sweet potatoes I depends on several factors, one of the more important of which is the growing in marketable quantities. By this we mean that we should not grow small lots, depending too much on our home markets, all of which are located in a sweet potato section and are being supplied at digging time from the curb. If we have less than a carload of sweet potatoes and are able to get a good price ior inese 0111 our local market, we should consider ourselves very fortunate and at the same time think of this as an accident The above applies to the markets at harvesting time rather than during the winter months, when one third of the sweet potatoes grown have decayed from lack of suitable storage facilities. Oftentimes the Division of Markets of the Clemson College Extension Service is asked to find a market for 75 or 100 bushels of sweet potatoes near some glutted market but some distance from an open market It becomes an expensive proposition to ship these potatoes, and handling and exposure given them when sent in local lots by freight make their movement by freig it impossible. But from the same point it may be a very easy task to move two or more carloads of sweet potatoes to some large market center or coal mining or milling center. When all said, it is not the quantity to be marketed that should receive the gr ater pajt of our attention (though we should focus our eyes on quantity for a time), because when we begin growing for markets other than our curb markets we must necessarily give more attention to the handling and grading of our sweet potatoes. A consignment or sweet pot&toes that reaches its market destination showing signs of bad handling never commands the top market price. On the other hand, potatoes careful-' ly handled will always receive a ready sale at prices that will more than pay for the extra time and labor expended in careful handling. This handling process begins at harvesting time and ends when the potatoes reach the consumer. Through careless handling and storing of sweet potatoes we have been losing from 50 to 70 per cent of the crop grown each year. The crop ii now becoming of commercial importance and will be extensively cultivated in the sections of the state invaded by the Mexican boll weevil; and all who intend to grow sweet potatoes for the market should build sufficient storage hciuses and provide the best means of handling this now important crop for market. \ While the production of the sweet potato has increased during the past few years, many new markets have opened up and thousands of people are becoming belter acquainted with the southern grown sweet potato. No limit as to market has been reached yet and at this time a number of sweet Dotato dealers and fruit and vegetable marketing associations are doing much to advertise the southern sweet potato and increase the consumption of this product. The crop is of a perishable nature, as stated above, if not handled properly, and only recently has it been given the proper handling which enables it to be thrown on distant markets. This story is told of the first carload of Nancy Hall sweet potatoes that reached Columbus, Ohio, about tour years ago through mistake: A certain dealer in that city had been handling a dry, mealy sweet potato frown in a colder section of the country, not as well adapted as this section to the growing of the sweet potato, and through a commission firm in the East they had asked for a car of these dry sweet potatoes. The commission house instead, by mistake, sent a carload of the rich flavored, luicy Nancy Hall variety from Georgia. When the dealer discovered that; he had tfr'e wrong variety of potatoes ! he immediately said, "Well, we will ." have to sell these at 75 cents less on the bushel and take a loss." "No," s&ld a southern friend, "sell them %t 75 cents more per bushel, for they are worth more, and don't fail to advertise them." Needless to say this carload went at that price and, in the words of the dealers there, "They are still going." This crop in the past has been an easy one to produce, and naturally we have become negligent and have said to those in charged "Sell the surplus if you can, if you can't, feed them to the hog3." We now know, however, there are other crops worth more for hog feed and less expensive to grow, and we must turn our faces towards a mar kot. Our policy should simply be this: those of us who expect to grow sweet potatoes in the boll weevil section of the state should study markets, market preferences, market demands, periods of greatest demand, secure proper containers, grade properly, provide suitable storage for a carload or more (the most economical method of handling and marketing this crop )and work with the marke! agents end their assistants for noth ing less than the market price In any open market J. *\ Carter B. D. Carter > p TTTOPV J. Carl Kearse A. IS. U 1 OUi 1 Carter & Carter & Kearse insurance A TTORN E YS-AT-LA W Special attention given to settle- *Ra rn "hover R fi ment of Estates and investiga- .Ddlliueig, O. \J. rion of Land Titles. ???? BAMBERC. S. C. Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. IRFAT THF. CflTTftN WRF.VII. 1 I KING'S EARLY BIG BOLL 1 Having accepted the agency to han- EH die the King's Early Big Boll Cotton B Seed, I am prepared to take orders H for same, and advise all interested B in using them to place their orders H at once, as supply will be short, owing 2| to the strong demand because of boll B weevil conditions. S|3 I J. T* O'Neal, Bamberg, S. C. ? an" j' ?im'e i ^T\S|3^ HOSE I It TRY OUR SOLID BOTTOMED (SHOES ONCE AND YOU WILL BUY THEM ALWAYS. WE ARE EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR SHOES THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST F OR FIT, COMFORT, LOOKS AND i LONG WEAR?ALL AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I I BUY FROM US ALL THE YEAR | EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM FOOT TO HEAD. WE ARE RIGHT | * HERE TO "MAKE GOOD" ON ANY- g " THING WE SAY AND SELL. | H. C. Folk Co. ^ BAMBERG, S. C. I ??? Ited Correctly $Jk I BY A GRADUATE OPTICIAN E Reid's Jewelry Store j BAMBERG, S. C. 1 WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC I And Invite Yon to Become One of Our Regular Customers I Why not make this bank your |! bank? Make use of our Bank Ac- - Kf count Plan; take advantage of our 0 facilities and equipment for the bet- & ter protection of your income and d creating a reserve fund for future ?] use. h Enterprise Bank |i BAMBERG, S- C. H. M. GRAHAM, DR. ROBT. BLACK, W. D. COLEMAN, ' President Vice President Cashier g j Start the New Year Right IEE30LVE, that beginning with today, you are going to use only the best Groceries and Fruits to be had. I You can find tliem at all times at PHONE 15 T om Ducker BAMBERG, S. C. I a n i - f . f n ^ a tiompieie Line 01 jvemeoies It's hard to thmK of any ailment more annoying than foot troubles. Every step you tahe is a constant reminder. But there are now a number of good remedies on the marh.et.for affording quich relief And the price, in most instances is very reasonable. We have a fresh stocK ot all the best Known . corn plasters?bunion pads?foot bath tabletsfoot powders?and other preparations. We also can supply you with salves?lini | msnts - disinfectants?adhesive plasters ? ? ::Vf,es?etc. Mack's Drug Store BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA. " tmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmgrnm ' Wr / >Jn1 lasting benefit, J A\ the greatest (^L /%^U satisfacticn fc ^f *^J y0Ur sweet m t /Kjy* WKSiiLto H the sesled III / v^Jki packages. Ill X Air-tight and impurity-proof. sealed tight li IHvl II, rapped 2ffRIGLE\g~l| gjjfx ?Ml vp: i ne ^Flavor ^Lasts ? j 4 % *