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KJ'.i- i ’t - THURSDAT, JANUARY U. & . WOMEN WIN FAME IN ! EXPIORAUON WORK — *w j-yt Five Continents Are Cov ered in Their Travels. WashingtoD.—The old adag® that Vi “Woiuan’s place la In the home T baa been discarded by women geographer* of the Twentieth century, who believe that their “place” also may be under the northern lights, at the Antarctic barrier, or In the heart of Malayan Jungle. The Society of Women Geographers, organized In 1925 by Harriet Chalmers Adams to establish a medium of con tact between women of the United States and other countries engaged In geographical work and allied sciences, has Just published its first general re port showing world-wide explorations women. Authority on Ibaria. The five continents come within the tcope of the women geographers and the adventures chronicled range from tiger hunting In Sumatra to mummy hunting In Egypt. Devil’s Island, a penal colony In French Guiana, and the highest peak of the Peruvian Andes are equally a lure to the eager Interest of the women scientists. Mrs. Adams, president of the soci ety, notwithstanding a serious Injury Incurred two years ago. Is again In the field pursuing the old trails of the Spanish Conqulstadores. In recent months she has been In Spain, north ern Africa and elsewhere along the Mediterranean. Although the present report does not say as much, Mrs. Ad ams la credited by HIspano-American authorities with perhaps the most thor ough knowledge possessed by any per son of the regions now or formerly under the Spanish or Portuguese flags. She has visited practically every spot of Iberian occupation In the world, and has written of most of those coun tries 8om« of Tholr Posts. Among the activities of more than a hundred women scientists the follow ing are typical: Mary Hastings Bradley has been writing the story of her travels,In the Padang highlands In Sumatra, and Is planning travels Into French equatori al Africa. Elisabeth Dickey made extended ex plorations In Brasil and Venezuela dur ing 1927 and 1928 and in 1928 29 ac companied an expedition to the Mal- purea rapid, Oronoco river, led by her husband for the Museum of the Ameri can Indian. Gertrude Emeraon returned recently from her fourth prolonged stay In Asia, during which she lived for many ■months in an out of the way Indian village on the border of Nepal. She built a house there and lived alone, devoting her time to a study of Indian rural conditions. Marlon Bell Fairchild In recent year* has seemnnanled her husband on his •earch for rare plants In Java, Cey lon, North and West Africa. Dr. Margaret Mead ha a spent the greater part of the last year on the Admiralty Islands, of the Hlsmarrk Archipelago, where she has learned the language of the natives on the Island of Manus. Travels of Blair Niles Included b'rencb Gulaua and Hollywood. School Children Carry Window Break Insurance Sheboygan, WIs.—Parked automo biles with glass ulndowH and doors uere a problem for students of the Lincoln grade school playground here until u twelve-year-old hoy, Gordon ilildebrnndt, and four other young business men of the school organized the Lincoln School Glass Casualty company. The “firm” has sold more than 250 policies at ten cents a policy since Its Inception last year. Protection is given policy holders against window breakage In the school yard between the hours of 7:45 a. m. and 4:45 tu m.. on school davi policy also covers windows In nearby buildings and those of passing auto mobiles. When a policy is to he paid for a breakage, President Hildebrandt and four other officers, acting as a board of adjustors, interview the policyhold er and ascertain if the window was broken accidentally,. Careless breakage is covered only by half payment of the .policy. James Loyal Snelling. The many fMends of James Loyal Snelling in hit home town of Barnwell were painfully shociked Friday morn ing at the newt of his sudden death on the night previous at Columbia at the home of his wife’s mother, Mrs. N. B. Hill. “Loyal,” as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, was a young man of most attractive per sonality. He had lived practically all of his life in Barnwell, except at times when he would be employed in Columbia, Charleston, Florence and \atterly Orangeburg, at which last place he was taken sick in his last illness. He had been a sufferer all of his life, practically, with a chronic case of a?thma, which was the cause of hi s death, superinduced by an at tack of grip or influenza, which ex tenuated his asthmatic condition and resulted in hia expiring, more or less suddenly, about twelve o’clock on Thursday night, January 9th, 1930. His funeral was preached.by the Rev. J. H. Webb, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Columbia, and in terment was in Elmwood cemetery. He was in the storage batery business and was a skilled machinist in this business, which he followed first in Columbia for some years and in Charleston for four years, then in Florence and finally In Orangeburg He ig survived by his father and mother, Judge and Mrs. John K. Snelling, of Barnwell; his wife, who before marriage was Miss Ethel Hill, and one infant daughter, Helen Fran- cis, of Columbia; three brothers, Dr. G. N. Snelling and J. Albert Snelling, of Atlanta, and Thos. E. Snelling, of Charlotte. u. He was a man in the height of strong, virile young manhood, being 38 years of age, with a long life ex pected for him, but the way of the Omnipotent ig beyond human under standing. He had a splendid trait of character — he forgot his wrongs quickly and always remembered the kindnes-es and favors extended to him, and when he came to pass away he stepped from his earthly career into the unknown eternity—a man unafraid, sustained and armed by an abiding faith in the eternal life and promises held out to those who love the Lord. His body U resting in beau tiful Elmwood cemetery in a grave overwhelmed with floral tributes, wa tered with the tears of his friendg and loved ones. His soul is ascending from one sphere to another sphere, awaiting the commands of his Heaven ly Father. Peace be unto his ashes. A Friend. Vital Statistics. During the past year there were 105 births in the Barnwell district, 49 whites and negroes. During the same time there were 8f> deaths, 36 whites and 50 negroes. Rupture Shield Expert Coming To Allendale on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JAN. 30 and 31 at Cleveland Hotel, from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. on 30th. from 9 a. m. to noon on 31st. Evenings by Telephone appointment only. No Charge for Consultation. Ventilation Is Most Important With Seed L Freezing Is One of Winter Troubles of Spuds. •« »; Freezing is most feared by potato growers when considering storage problem* As a result greater losses probably come from high temperatures than k»7, according to A. L. Wilson of the New York State College of Agri culture. The difference between good and bad storage Is only a matter of a few degrees above 40 degrees Fahrenheit; 34 to 40 degrees would be Ideal; be low 34 degrees means freezing, and above 40 degrees conditions are favor able for sprouting. Shrinkage In creases rapidly as spronts appear. If the air is too dry, water loss from the potatoes will cause shrink age, and if it Is too moist, moisture will collect on the walls and ceiling, and on the tubers. The presence of drops of moisture on the ceiling or on the pile is a danger signal, for rot will begin unless ventilators are pro vided that may oo open with safety on a relatively cold day. Ventilation is more Important with seed stock than market potatoes. It Is essential to seed aud preferable for market stock to come out of storage with vitality intact and a good appear- ance. Darkened areas on the tubers and"a low vitality can be charged to lack of oxygen In the storage. Stale and moist air must be removed and home-made devices will serve. False floors and walls will let air circulate around the pile. Slatted chutes may be run through the plies, or empty crates or barrels may be used. v Fertilizer Necessary for Best Garden Crops It is not too early to begin thinking about and planning the farm or home vegetable garden, according to A. M. Binkley, assistant professor of horti culture at the Colorado Agricultural college. Vegetable gardens should be well planned now, be says. New seed catalogues are being distributed to farmers aud gardeners. The wise man will have his plans completed early and the quantities of seed determined so be can place his order soon. By ordering early from reliable local seed dealers and reputable seed houses, one can avoid the delays caused by the rush of business later in the season, and the possible substitutions for de sired varieties. In planning the farm or home vege table garden, one must first decide bow much of each kind of vegetable to plant This can only be estimated on the space available for the garden and the needs and ta&tes of the family. In, making selections of vegetable seeds from catalogues it Is best to or der standard varieties, Mr. Binkley de clares. Plan Vegetable Garden for Profitable Results A garden started with a sod plowed under may worry along with commer cial fertilizers for a few years but unless the humus, the decaying plant material in the soil. Is renewed a gradual decrease in productiveness will occur. Where stable manure Is not obtainable, leaves, lawn clippings, and other plant refuse may be piled up until partially decayed and then applied to the soil, or reasonable amounts may be spread directly upon It and spaded in. One good way to Increase the humus content Is to plant rye after the crops are removed. This may be done gradually as some crop is removed and some small space left vacant In the fall. The rye should be turned under the next spring before it makes too much growth. Chinese Prepare to Add ; “Law of Things” to Code ' Shanghai.—Work is being continued on the drafting of a Chinese civil code, the last addition in preparation being the “Law of Things,” which is said to ■correspond to the occidental law of Sproperty. It is being drafted by the 4a\v-draftlng committee of the leg islative yuan, one of the five branches •of the Nanking government. The new law Is to form the third 'took of the Chinese civil code, the first two books being General Prin ciples and the Law of Obligations. The third volume Is to be modeled after the new German civil code, with each provisions as are thought neces- aery doe to the special conditions and anstoms prevailing in China. Stockholm.—In memory of Capt ehn Ericsson, Swedish inventor of be “Monitor “ a new street In Stock- «tm will be named for him. The to boner thus the name of Civil wnr hero originated with the ef the Mr. C. F. Redlich, the successful expert says: IT “Perfect Retention Shields” hold the rupture perfectly, no matter what position the body assumes or how heavy a weight you lift. They give in-tant relief, contract the open ing in a remarkably short time und strengthen the weak tissues (the real cause of rupture) so that they .fre quently recover their previous natural retaining power, needing no further outside support. Stomach trouble, backache -and constipation often caused by Rupture promptly disap pear. Truly remarkable and prompt re sults have been obtained not only with recent and not fully developed rup tures but also with old, long neglected ones. / ^ Ingenious, recently perfected de vices are now holding ruptures firmly which heretofore never had been re tained. No electric belts nor filthy legstraps are used. I guarantee the durability of jmy absolutely sweat and mosture proof, sanitary appliances. - ^ 75 per cent of ruptured children re cover completely through expert mechanical treatment according Uy statistics. Do nol w^ftke your money on widely advertised mhij order contraptions. You cannot fit jtourself. • C. F. REDLICH, Rupture Appliance Expert, Home office. 535 Boston Block, Minaeapola, M Agricultural Hints The farm tractor cannot be operat ed economically unless it Is kept at Its optimum load. • • * Poor Soils Mean Potassium is a plant food that/Is very abundant In some fields and /Oth ers are lacking in this element. Low Yields — ST ' - Low Yields Mean LESS Money for * . ’• Farmers, Merchants and Bankers The average yield of cotton for Barnwell County is about 140 pounds of lint cotton per acre. The average * yield of corn is about 14 bushels per acre. Farmers in Barnwell County who are building up their soils with legume crops, such as peas and beans as summer crops, and vetch apd Austrian peas as winter ~ crops, and are using plenty of the right kind of fertilizer, are making nearly a bale of cotton per acre and above thirty bushels of corn per acre. • Z' • ' \ ■ Failure to use enough of the right kind of Fertilizer is FALSE economy. It is equivalent to FAILURE. » • / Your Experiment Station and good farmers all over the State find it profitable to plant peas and beans in / every row of corn. v Ask your county agent about the Experiment Station recommendations relative to soil building crops and fer tilizer. / This advertisement is published in • / * the interest of Barnwell County Farm- / . - erg by the following banks of the County acting co-operatively: / Bank of Western Carolina -j f Barnwell Branch) Bank of Western Carolina (Blackville Branch) / ' K / Bank of Williston / Bank of Kline n Barnwell Merchants Only / Being one of a series of chats with Barnwell businessmen in which they are told how they can increase their volume of sales. T HERE’S money in Barnwell. There are people aplenty here to spend it. There's good busi ness for you—IF you, the merchants of Barn well, join Tto People-Sentinel in keeping Barnwell’s business in Barnwell. * It ail boils down to the very important thought that the nearby, bigger towns and the mail order houses are ALWAYS trying to attract trade from the smaller communities. . J.n alAtf / Always trying! Very often succeeding! And, sad but all too true, to % the? detriment of you, the merchants of Barnwell and the merchants of all other smaller towns. What to do about it is a problem you must help to solve, if you are to prosper: A mighty vital problem it is, too, as you well know. When the salesman gets enthusiastic about Barnwell, he’s bound to pass his enthusiasm on to the sales manager of his company. And then the manufacturer of the goods you buy will begin thinking of Barnwell. He’ll think of it, not as a small spot on hig office map, but as a community where you, his retailers, are trying to sell his goods for him. • He, too, will get Barnwell-minded, and feel more justly obligated to give you the advertising support rn your local, home town newspaper that he’s giving his retailers in the bigger towns. He’ll get over the notion that he is reaching the folk of Barnwell with his advertising in the bigger towns’ newspapers and In the general To do a Job well and to f£el that you are a necessary part of the world’s progress—that is success or at least a large share of It. / see Farm manure has i considerable amount of potassium and some of the good effects of manure may be due to the amount of the/eleraent present. It has been fodnd that wet soil does not freeze as easily as dry soil, and It has also been proven that the roots of plants an/much less frost resistant than are tto tops. • • • On wtoded hillsides remove the trees gradually If there Is danger of erosion. If the trees are all removed at once, gullies will be formed before the grass has time to get started. / • • • Treating seed wheat assures smut free crop. Copper carbonate kills the smut spores on the seed. If the spores are not killed they may sprout and grow, producing tbe fungus that causes stinking smut see Improve the tilth of garden soil by applying at least 20 tons of tad animal ter a as aid la soil magazines. . Just the same, we can^keep Barnwell’s money in Barnwell. And the - folk/of Barnwell can be brought around to the habit of buying in Barnwell almost exclusively. And you can make both condi tions possible J* Yes, you merchants* of Barnwell! That’s the solution to the whole problem. Sell the manufac turers of the goods you stock your shelves with on Barnwell. Sell them through their salesmen. Here’s how. The very next time a salesman from whom you or der merchandise conies to your stores, sell him on Barn well. Of course, you must sell yourself first. Get Barnwell-minded. Get the 4 saljesman ^beiing the same way. Enthusiasm is conta gious. THIS newspaper has joined small town newspapers all over the country in a nation-wide c am- p&ign to convince national adver tisers that they can best assist small town merchants by advertis ing in the local, home town news papers of the small town mer chants. You need the advertising aid of the manufacturers whose goods you stock—urge their salesmen ’to recommend your local home paper. The People-Sentinel The manufacurers’ ad vertising in Barnwell’s home newspaper will help you sell more of your merchan dise to more and to the greatest number of Barnwell people. . Thig advertising suj will hqlp keep Barnwel/s money in Barnwell. It will mean good business for/you —and more of it.