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newIear'sIve Customs and Their Origin; Happenings of Long Ago. At! Peoples Have Ways of Amustag Themselves on Special Occasions and at Fixed Seasons. AN 'OLD philosopher, who \ras none the less a philosopher for his constant and close observation of men, remarked that we can fcent judge men's temperament and Ideals by watching them at their w?rk and at their play. A keen observer would have very little difficulty la Judging Americans by their work. One such has aptly called this country Wia I onH i\f fhii rAnnnno T.l^a M a ur vi iiiu mvi \ iivuo iiM Dven our sports partake so much of this atrenuoslty that the medical protection is beginning to warn us of overindulgence In the more violent forms of athletics. But all peoples have ways of amusto* themselves on special occasions I mad at fixed reasons after a manner *o well established that It has come to be regarded a kind of ritual, says the New York Herald. This has come down to us from thte ages when our forebears first pushed their way out of the dry tablelands of civilization. Even the mighty power of the churches lias not been able to brush aside some . practices that have their roots deep la paganism. Old Customs That Continue. Probably after Halloween and Ohrlatmas there la no festival of the jear so girt about with long-established customs as New Yeur's day. Among the best known of these are the auguries drawn from what was railed the "Candlemas bull." In Scotland and other northern countries the term Candlemas, given to this season f the year, Is supposed to have had lta origin In religious ceremonies performed by candle light. The candles naed were very large and highly ornamented, and were brought in at the midnight hour to the assembled guests, who, since the falling of dusk, had fceen drinking free'y of the wassail bowl. Then, In procession, they marched out into the night, and to their imaginations the passing clouds saumed the shape of a bull. From the rise and fall and general motions eff these clouds the seer* foretold good r had weather. Sometimes, too, Mgttrles for the future were gathered from the state of the atmosphere on f8ew Year's Eve, and also from the and character of the wind. |n the Imagination of most primitive DftODltfS. esneciallv those* tho fcorth, who w#rt forced to battle against the element* of natur* for lift and ijustmianoe, the ere* ?f Kraal' ^yJHaata were considered occasions, when tlia spirits of good and evil were deadly conflict^ T^e jnoment of jpildnlght on New Tear's Eve was ways considered a time of special acfor the spirits of evil. order ?# overcome them holler and more' ?9?werful Influences had to be Invoked. jTfce evil spirits, or genii, as can be 'gathered from the Icelandic and Anglo?&azon folklore, ana ev?n from (words In their dialect, could be evericotaa by an appepl to the good geull, the hegnmen, or hllluieti. "J Probably Imported from Italy was'1 ^ tike superstition th?t oi< New Tear's 1IBT5 the "evil c.ve" was all the more TIiak Ait > widespread practice of the "setting of mete or drynke by ntghts on the benche to fede Allholde or Goblyn." In tome of the dialogues of the fa-, mous medieyai morality play, "Dive's ImiHj Pauper," we find mention of this many other New ?earrs customs Intended to counteract the activities f the force* of ?vll. >r Christmas Chser Continued. Perhaps what contributed most to tlila general fear of sinister Influences was the deep drinking among the people, which continued almost unlnterjrnptedly from Christmas until N??w 'Tear's day. Up to the Nintii century, *eept In the Syrian and Coptic churches, New Year's was not celebrated as a special feast day, but was looked upon as merely the octave af Christmas. Therefore the Chrfstmas cneer wai conunuea throughout the entire octitve without abatement. It flckered up for the laat time on New i Year's (Jay, ? It clear from the one hundred and ninety-eighth sermon ef t Augustine, bishop of Htppe. In England on New Year's Ere the 'young women went about carrying [the "wassail bowl" and singing from tear to door certain Terses?a'custom which had murh In comnpon with the ^hogmanay practice In Scotland* Hat rptnt, the etrange brew ^fctch 1* that country was carried about In the ttreets at midnight, waa ceoipeffd ef ,?le. spirits, sugar, unttaeg er cinnaseen. It waa a powerful petlon. the ieffect* of which were almost Immediately evident. HI toon in a collect leo jof ancient aonga glvea as a few sung i|? the quaffing* of thla "prince ef +IMpers, eld er new." One such Is: A. jolly waeeal fcewl, A wasael ef toed aU, >. W?H fere th? feutHr'* sent f That ecttetli thla to sale; Out jelly waessll Notwithstanding the opposition which It haa met since the year 1811, when many abuses were discovered )! the practice, the custom of hurry* Sng first across the threshold of his wweetheart has been practiced by jmmny a young lad In Anglo*8ax<Mi jconntrles. The young lady listened ^attentively from the time the mMnlfhl tmm& te ring te cttch the ftntf ?b the Mr. % Thi iwilfirt wt the family, parties lmrly the fairer portion of It, was supposed to depend upon the character of the first comeV after the midnight hour had souiuled. Great care was taken to exclude all Improper persons, especially as the midnight Intruder enjoyed the privilege of Imprinting a "hearty kiss" on the lips of the expectant lassie. Bestowing Qlfts. The custom of bestowing gifts has become so Inextricably linked with the New Year's celebrations in Paris that New Year's day is still called the Jour d'Estrennes. This custom seems to have bad its rise in the conduct of the nobles of the late Middle ages, who were In the habit of bestowing gifts upon their sovereign. Naturally the ruler, not wishing to remain under obligations to them, returned the gift In a princely fashion. In England, however, especially In the time of Queen Elizabeth, this custom became so burdonsom* that it ocrnslnnprl ponoml protest among the nobles. "Oood Queen Bess" was not sluw to Indicate Just what kind of gifts she expected, or rather exacted. She let It he known also what consequences would follow the withholding of the jewels and the silks which she. looked for at the hands of her subjects. She was so niggardly In her own gifts that we can understand how the custom fell Into disuse and In the time of George IV was abandoned. The giving of gifts was also very common among the people. On Christ* mas, and often on St. Stephen's employers, parents *nd masters presented Christinas boxes to their dependents. It was a form df Christmas charity. On New Year's day, however, gifts were exchanged between friends and acquaintances as a sign of good will. This custom, perhaps, had Its origin in the box which was taken aboard every vessel that sailed out of port during the octave of Christmas and which was not to be opened until the return of the vessel. Contributions were to be dropped Into this box, large or small, according as the day had been propitious or otherwise. The person to whom the contents of the box were given was supposed to have% a mass said for the mariners who had made the gift. Hence the name of "Christmas boxes." which were given up to and Including New Year's day. Each one of these days became known as "boxing d?v " o ?? J JANUARY FIRST DRAWS NEAR. The light and airy manner He had some weeks ago Has passed from him completely. His heart Is Ailed with woe, For that day Is approaching He great dreads to see, When Friend Wife will remind hla Of promises that he Has made?these reeohittons That will be hard to keep, Requiring such an effort. ;Twauld mskt ftn an*#] wee* o It was cold enough to snow several days last week, but the snow did not come. It docs not take the coldest Mouther for snow to fall as we all know. m M SMOKING MEAT AFTER CURING Clemson College.?Following the instructions given recently on curing meat by the brine method and the dry method, the suggestions given helow on smoking meat after curing may be of interest and value to many farmers, says E. G. Godbey, Assistiint Animal Husbandman. After the meat is cured, wash it thoroughly with lukewarm water anc hang it in the smoke house for smoking. Hang the pieces of meat so the\ will not touch but will permit a free circulation of air. After the meal has been hanging 24 hours, start th< r? I 1111IV171 U.^III^ llli;iVUI IIU4/IL} U1 OU1IK hard wood. Corn cohs will do, bul they prive the meat a dirty appear ?.nce. Don't tfet the meat too hot. Le the fire start slowly and keep it wel smothered. Thirty-six to forty-eigh hours is sufficient, but in hot weathe it is better to start the fire ever] other day and smoke a total of 6< hours. Smoked meat, after it is hard an< firm, should be wrapped in heavy pa per and put in a muslin sack. It i very important that the top of th< sack be tied so it will keep insect out. Paint each sack with yellow was! and hancr the meat up. Never stacl it in a pile. Recipe for Yellow Wash. For 100 pounds hams or bacon us 8 pounds of barium sulphate, 1 ounc of glue, ounces chrome yello> (le/id chromate), 6 ounces of flour. Fill a pail about half-full of wate and dissolve all of the flour. Pissolv the chrome yellow in a quart of wa ter in a separate vessel and add th solution and the tflue to the flou: Brinp this to a boil and add th barium sulphate slowly, stirring cor s'.'intly. Make the wash the day b< fore it is required. Stir it frequentl when using: and apply with a brush, 0 To Cure a C?I4 la On Dmy Tata LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablete). utopw the Cough and Headache a ad worts off t| _ij r ?ti .1^ k. ? r%A I mn. c>. ? wuyls iiKoitnrp on wirn Habitual Caoattpatton Curtd la lit :o 21 Days # "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is specielh 1 prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxat ive for Habitui Constipation, It relieves promptly in , should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 daj I to Induce regulai action. It Stimulates an A Regulates, very Pleasant to Tate. a? j car bottle. THE HORRY WT.ltat.T>( QQNW PROFITS IN EGG RAISING Farmers v/ho study .and plan well for their poultry always make money out of it. It is a great industry in this country and one in which every farmer should get what money is coming to him. But there are many planters who pay no attention whatever 4o chicken raising and egg producing. In feeding poultry for egg production we must bear in mind certain fundamental principles, among which are sufficient nutrients in correct proportions, and correct feeding, says N. R. Mehrof. Extension Poultry Husbandman, who gives the following suggestions. Grain Mixture.?Cracked corn 100 pounds, wheat 100 pounds, oats 100 pounds. Mash Mixture.?Wheat bran 100 pounds, wheat middlings 100 pounds, ground oats 100 pounds, corn meal < /\a i_ ? *aa - 1 iuv pounus, nieiu scraps iuu pounas. Miner.il Feeds.?Grit is essential .is it assists the birds in grinding the feed. Oyster shell supplies the lime material for the egg shell. Grit and oyster shell should be kept in hoppers so the birds will have access to it throughout the day. Succulence.?Green feed acts as a tonic, aid digestion, acts as an appetizer, and is a laxative. Alfalfa, clover pasture, sprouted oats, beets and cabbage are good succulent feeds. Methods of Feeding?Birds should be allowed to consume practically all it desires of the right feed, for high egg production depends upon heavy feed consumption. No definite rules can be given as to the amount of feed each poultry man should feed. The birds' appetites vary and it is only by careful watching of the flock that the birds are properly fed. Grain must be in the litter to compel exercise and should never be fed on a bare ground. It is much better to feed grain sparingly in the mornings, so that the birds will be hungry r uigh to consume mash throughout the day. The evening grain ration should be a very heavy one, for the birds digest food at night as well as during the day. Mash is best fed dry and should bo kept in an open hopper before the birds all the time. Green feed is generally fed at noon in the winter, the amount depending upon the birds' appetites. Sprouted oats are generally thrown into the litter or on the feed platform and beets are hung on nails on the walls. Water should be absolutely fresh and clean all the time. Running water is much to be desired. Feeding hoppers and drinking vessels should be kept off the floor to allow free use of the floor space for (//>I'a4 i?4d C r* n t%rl 4- ? ~ - - 1 ov.ovviiiiif; ?im iu Kt-ep vne vessels | clean and sanitary. I CO-OPS ENDING A RECORD YEAR Co-operative marketing rides to the close of 1022 on the flood tide of success. Nationwide recognition of the benefits of co-operative associations which include half a million farmers was voiced last week in the Washington Conference of co-operatives from all sections of the United States. Carl Williams, president of the AmI erican Cotton Growers Exchange, del clared this conference the most important move in American history for the benefit of the farmer. President Harding, Secretary Hoo| vcr, Senator Capper and Eugene 1 Meyer, director of the War Finance | Corporation, paid tribute to the work ; of the co-operative associations. Following the recent second payment by the North Carolina Cotton Association, members of the Tobacco j Gvovers* Co-operative Association ' throughout Eastern North Carolina ' doubled their cash receipts this week on all tobacco delivered by December 1 1st. to the association. A second pay^ inent to all members of the Tobacco 1 Growers' Co-operative Association in 1 the old belt will follow on .'ill deliver-' ^ ies made up to T)ecember 20th, as soon thereafter as the checks can be made out and distributed. I t A third cash payment to the organ1 ized growers of South Carolina will| t he distributed after association memr hers in Virginia and Western North Carolina have doubled their money D on all deliveries for 1922. Wfith larger crops this year than :1< last, tobacco farmers in three states -1 have received more for their tobacco si than in 1021. In North Carolina and c Virginia November sales have shown s a pain of three dollars per hundred, while the South Carolina growers h have practically doubled last year's ^ prices. With tho. orderly marketing of both , tobacco and cotton by thousands of e farmers through their co-operative e associations in the Carolinas and Virv ginia, the tide of prosperity is rising as the growers adopt and use the r methods of big business to successe fully sell their products, i- o rc ELECTION LESSON e ? i. "The lesson of the recent election to the dry* is that if we want to y make the country distinctly dry we must begin now an educational campaign that shall be as thorough Viuf k\? t*'V?WA UIAM nrftViiKitlmi " '%* !?% ' J " IllVii *? V *? VII JT? Viwwav- v-y Dr. Clarence Trus Wilson declared if his report at the annual meetinir ci > the Board of Temperence, Prohibi_ tion and Public Morals, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, recently held in Washington, D. C. Robert Bernhardt, of Bloomfiekl, N # 1., a tourist, had a miraculous escape m from death when the outomobiU id which he wasl driving plunged off th< to highway into' the lake at Boyder Arbor, a resort near Columbia. rAY, S 0, DEO. 28, 1922 FORI) SALES RECORD BROKEN According to a statement issued by the Ford Motor Company, deliveries of Ford Cars and Trucks to retail buyers during the month of November totalled 106,327. This is a new high sales record that has never before been approached by the Company at this season of the year, ano one which stands out in marked contrast to the November 1921 retail delivery figures which totalled slightly over 58,000 Cars and Trucks. For eight consecutive months, be*ginning with April 1st of this year retail deliveries have exceeded 100,000 Ford Cars and Trucks each month: the accumulated total for the spring and early summer months proximately 1,200,000. While the Company points out that it is not unusual for Ford retail sales to exceed the 100,000 mark during the spring and early summer months when the demand is at its peak, the manner in which business has held up throughout the balance of the year is without precedent. Credit for this remaikable showing is attributed by the Ford Motor Company to the many imnrovements which have lately hcon made on Fort? Cars and particularly to the new low I level of Ford prices, recently put Into effect. These new low prices not only broaden the field of prospective Ford purchasers but go still further in making the Ford Car the best value from the standpoint of the retail buyer, that it has ever been. Although the Ford factories have been operating at capacity for the past eight months, sales have* equalled production and judging from the unusual manner in which orders are coming in at this season of the year Ford dealers will be unable to accumulate an adequate stock of car* during the winter months for delivery next spring. In the oninion of the Ford Moto. Company, November sales are an indication that many prospective purchasers, realizing the exceptipna! value now being offered in Ford Cars, are beginning to anticipate an unusual spring demand and are therefore placing orders during the fall and will continue to do s throughout the winter to avoid disappointing delays in delivery later on. While this will relieve the situation to some extent, it is pointed out that the steadily increasing demand for Ford Cars is nevertheless sure to create an acute shortage as the season advances. Accordingly, the Ford Sa'es Organization is urging prospective Ford purchasers to arrange for delivery during the winter months in order that the demand next spring will be relieved as far as possible. POSTMASTER EXAMINATION -P* i ? * ! The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination to be held at Conway, S. C., on January 20, 1923, as a result of % ? t ' . 4 % A I * /> wnrcn it is expected to maicc cer:incation to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth-class postmaster at Allsbrook, S. C., and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was ?783 for the last fisI ca 1 year. Applicants must have reached their twenty-first birthday on the date of the examination, with the exception that in a State where women are declared by statute to be at full age for all nurposes at eighteen ye^rs, women eighteen years of ape on the date of the examination will be admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the post office for which the examination is announced. The examination is open to all citizens of the United States who can comply with tho requirements. Application blanks, form 1753, and full information concerning the requirements of the examination can be secured from the postmaster at the nlace of vacancv or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. Application should be properly executed and filed with the Commission at Washington, D. C.f at the earliest practical date. | MAPLE NEWS 3 Tt?nmi ill ?? ??? nmrrP Of interest to their many friends Iwas the marriage Sunday of Miss Millie Roles to Mr. Noah Lee. Miss 'Soles is the daughter*of Mr. C. S. Soles and is a young lady of rare charm and beauty. Mr. Lee is a well known young gentleman of the Hose Lake section. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are wished a long and happy life by their many loyal friends. Mr. S. T. Smith visited friends in the Allsbrook section Sunday afternoon. / t a ^ -I-A wr, nuius jenreivc spent, i^nrisimas with friends at Loris. ! Miss K. Tompkins 'visited Misses Reba .and Leola Johnson Sunday ; evening. Miss LilNe* Squires is visiting [ fnendtf ;.ear Mr. James Jordan spent some day? of last, week In the Hehoboth sectior * with friends. * Several of the young folks of thi* community attended the Christmas ex* erci.ses at Homewood Monday night. Mr. Amos Long of Clcmson Col lege is spending the holidays ai home. ? .o 1 Have your letter heads printed if two colors at The Hterald office. NOTICE OF SALE Under ami by virtue of the Decree and judgment of the Court made by His Honor, S. W. G. Shipp, Judge Twelfth Judical Circuit, in the case of M. Floyd, against E. V. Carter, W. E. Carter, Schcrer-Gillett Company, Bear Produce Company, A. K. Moffit & Company, Fred Germany Company, Royal Roofing Company, Proctor & Gamble Distributing Company and McNair & Pearsall. Defendants, and dated the lith day of December, A. D. 1922, I, the undersigned W. L. Bryan, Clerk of Court as Special Master of Horry County, will s^ll at public auction, to the highest bidder before the Court House door, M Conway, in Horry County, and State of South Carolina, during- legal hours of sale on Salesday in January next, it being the first day of said month, all and singular that certain real estate, situate in Horry County, and described as follows, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being situate in the County and State aforesaid. an<l in the Town of Loris. on the West side of the A. C. L. Railroad and*in the Southern part of said Town and bounded as follows: On the North b>* Sanderson Street; on the East by bind of A F flnnnnn nnH fho land, on the South by Y. P. McQueen land, high water mark on the South side of Pleasant Meadow Swamp; on the West by S. M. Stevens land, and containing fifteen (15) acres, more or less and being the identical land conveyed to me oy L. D. Suggs, formerly known as the J. D. Singletary land. TERMS of cale Cash. Purchaser to pay fir papers and stamps. December 13th, 1922. J. T. ALLEN, Jr., Plaintiff's Attorney. W. L. BRYAN. Clerk of Court of Common Pleas as Special Master of Horry County. o NEW NOTES The Herald job department Ivas just finished the printing of a lot of new notes that are different from those offered to the public heretofore. The legal rate in this State is eip-h* ner cent, so the note has this printed in with a space left to change it to r lower rate if a lower rate is charged in any particular case. The attorney's fees for collection at this bar. and in about nine tenths of all the bars of this country, now is fifteen per cent instead of the ten per cent that used to be the case. The note has fifteen printed in with a space to fill in a lower rate if a lower rate is agreed upon. Some notes as now printed and offered for sale draw interest from maturity, while others draw interest from date. This being so, there is a blank left for the user to write in either the word date or the word maturity. They have other features that will be appreciated, but the w;ay to learn about them is to use them. There is a large lot at the shop and they will be sold by the hundred at a cheap! rate, or by the dozen if customers want them that way. n . SCRATCH PADS For convenience and real value purchase a lot of the scratch frads put up by The Horry Herald and which are sold cheap. Each sheet is perforated, so that you can tear out leaves underneath those you wish still to remain in the tab. They are actually used by sopie of the business for billing. Try them and you will never be without them. a ?. Robed and masked in Ku Klus j Klan costume, a man strode up th?? aisle of the Washington Avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn, during; services recently, mounted the platform and read a statement on Klan history and Klan purposes to a crowded congregation. o Make your letter head or envelope stand out as something different from the ordinary run and something that is individua luotoynoyisthtett that is individual to you, by getting in touch with the eHrald office. j # l J1 | Not because it is ar | because of the sincerity | take this opportunity t< you have pi ay ad in ou i rvaet mnn ?kc an. % VI f V AAIWI !% BV| ? old Merry Christ New ' t i[ A. T. C * ;! i t j| I Ji y F. J. SULLIVAN U CO. Certified Public Accountants. (Ut.) Telephone So. 796. Murchmon Bank Bldg. WILMINGTON. N. C. T. B. LEWIS Attorney and Counsellor at Law CONWAY, S. C. J. I. ALLEN, JR. Attorney-at-Law Office in Bank of Loris Bldg. LORIS, S. C. D. A. SPIVEY & CO. W. B. Kin*, Secty. BONDS AND INSURANCE. Office iv Peoples National Bank Buiktbig. FORD & SUGGS Attorneys at Law Oflices at Conway, S. C. Loris,S.C. 6-l-13m R. B. SCARBOROUGH Attorney at Law CONWAY. S. C. WILLIAM EUGENE KING Phvsician and Surgeon AYNOR. S. C. H. H. WOODWARD Attorney and Counsellor at Law? CONWAY. S. C. ENOCH S. C. BAKER Attorney and Counselor at Law Offices in Taylor Building 2-9-3m Conway, S. C. Law Offices of M. C. HARRELSON and R. B. HARRELSON Mullins, S. CDR. G. I. LEWIS Dental Surgeon Office Over Norton. Drug Compaa) CONWAY, S. C. Dr. J. D. THOMAS Physician and Surgeon LORIS,* S. C. EBB N. JOHNSON, Auctioneer of Real Estato and all other property, R. F. D. No. 2, Box 41, Gallivant's Ferry, S. C.?l-19-3m MARION A. WRIGHT Attorney-at-Law Offices Spivey tJuildin* CONWAY, S. C. S* C. DUSENBURT Attorney-at-Law Spivey Buiiding CONWAY, S C. No Worms In a Healthy Child ^ All children troubled with Worms have ac uff healthy color, v/hich indicates poor blood, and as nils, there Is more or I ess stomach dlsUarhaao GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given reft larly for two or three weeks will enrich the fclooi improve the digestion, and act as a general StrengtJ enlng Tonic to the whole system. Nature will the throw off or dispel the worms, and theChOdwUlt la perfect health.* Pleasant to take.**c perhefttfc (>: it 1 jjHORRY COUNTY) I: TRUST CO. !lL. D. Magrath, Manager: it i '' Real Estate, Bonds and? 1 > || Insurance. \ ' ! ! i honored custom, but of our appreciation, we \ > thank you for the part j r business prosperity the j d we wish you a good mas and a Happy Year ollins Co. | ' 5 | WWWAVVWWAW^VV