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PAGE TEN The Barnwell People-Sentinel JOHN W. HOLMES 1840—1911. B. P. DAVJES, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the post office at Barnwell, S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months .90 Three Months .50 (Strictly in Adranea.) THURSDAY, JULY 9TH, 1936. Beauty and the Beast. It’g a lonjc way from Sarah Bern hardt to Jack Ross, Greek wrestler of Augusta, but after all they have something in common. Tuesday we read in an Augusta paper that Ross would retire unless he won over his opponent in a match in Augusta Wed nesday night. The State of Wednes day published the information that Ross would retire unless he won over his opponent in a match in Columbia Thursday night. Lon Cheney (not the Lon Chaney of motion pictures) was g la ted to be the vehicle of retire ment in each instance. Ross’ threat ened retirement recalls the farewell tours of the Divine Sarah. WHY GOSSIP? (Contributed) Why gossip? Why do people like to “run down” their neighbors instead of commending them for the deeds well done and leave unchronicled the slips that it is only human to make? A notworthy case of malicious gos sip is that which happened on June 27th down in Mississippi when a “poisonous tongue” spread small, mean talk about a lady who had the reputation of having lived a quiet, unobstrusive life. As a lesult of this talk, the substance of which wa 8 not divulged in the ncwsjvaper account, a prominent woman of that section, along with another woman and two men, allegedly took the victim out and heat her until she was as "bloody as a hog.” Whether these accusations are true or not ig a matter for the courts of that State to decide, but at any rate a situation that well might have been avoided hs been brought up, and time, unwanted publicity and money will have to be spent by the defendant be fore justice hag been satisfied. Then, too, whatever the verdict, there will forever be the question of doubt hang ing over these four people. The woman who was unmercifully beaten—what did she do? If it were something punishable by law, why not let the law take itg course? If H were a lie, irreparable damage has been done to her. Let’s g top and THINK before we repeat or start false or true deroga tory remarks about our fellow men. Nine chances out of ten the "gossiper” i a just as human and has made just as many mistakes as the one he so glibly talka about. v Once moie—"WHY GOSSIP?” my “O’s.”) The stuff these so-called 1 night gowns were made from had stripes that were intended to run north and south on ready-to-wear garments, but “she” had them running around me, east and 1 west. Furthermore, the sbft-side of the material was on the outside instead of the inside. These models of home-made antiqueness struck me just above my knees and swung around in a wavv manner, long here antf short ther questions. f A A A DOUBLE . PONDS—Club District: 1 was glad when he said in the J \fiaduM As set out in 5 above. Enrollment Committee—Leon W. presence of my wife that I had been working too hard'. That sorter em barrassed her. She thinks setting a- round the house after work hours , is loafing. Then the physici-an suggest ed a vacation. I asked him to where, but he, would not tell me without knowing how much I could raise. I was afraid to let him on to that secret, as it wa s very small. Hutto, Mrs. Leon W. Hutto and Sam P. Hartzog. Book to be opened 1 at residence-of Leon W. Hutto. DUNBARTON—Club District: All of Richland township, together with that part of Red Oak township that lies West of the Lower Three Runs and that part of Bennett Springs township that lie* East of tbe public 9«t f set out in 5 above. Enrollment Committee:—W. R. Bell, R. S. Weathersbee and M. S. Hair. Book to be opened at residence of R. S. Weathersbee. SILOAM—Club District: As out in 5 above. , Enrollment Committee—Belton Hol ly, F. H. Gantt and Harper Ellis. Book to be opened at residnece of Belton Holly. - J^ WILLISTON—Club District: As set out in 5 above. Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee. Subject to Correction and Withdrawal. Yeais and years ago, before pa jamas were introduced from Turkey where they were and' are still used as street garb, my old lady decided that she could save between 20 and 15 cts. by making a pair of outing night shirts for me. Not having wielded a needle be fore in the direction of mens’ wearing apparel (and in my judgment, needles and sewing were not listed amongst those things she knew most about at tha. time), I did* not expect a gay Paree model or design for use while wrapped in the arms of Morpheus. Well, the night finally came in late December (thermometer 20 in the bedroom) when I donned one of those glorious hand-made reposing garments. I had 1 never before seep auch a thing a s that night'shirt was. It was tubular in shape, a semi-round hole that looked like and “O” showed at one end for my head to go thru; the tail end was shaped like the top of a wash tub. The right s leeve of this most re markable sleeping habit struck me at <ribow while the left sleeve barely per mitted the tips of my fingers to poke out. There was only one button on it, the same being located just be neath my throat. When I buttoned it, It puckered the “O” so badly I al most choked to death. (I always call ed those instrument* of dissatisfaction But as the year sewing became more ter fitting garments ever, at thi s writing sewing, patching, dai on button s in the a least—where bridg Russian tea is serve gone a s dodo. Evei ready-made, and th cleaners are dbing t , Flat Rock Enjoy ci Brisk deer mr. edditor:— the bizness house, preciabe verry much you done them thr last week when yoi mrs. john z. judson 750$ insurance on passed on into the s weeks ago and w hober cemiterry by the next day afte out that her monney ceived, flat rock ha salesmen, agents, t midst, spending mor vizzly: 6 insurance agent 4 otter-mobeel sal ? tom-stone speci: 7 ice-box solicitor f installment furr 1 undertaker who 5 picture enlatger> 9 charrity and chi 2 common beggai 3 rtidio peddlers. 3 first-mortgage I trade was very bi occasion, and biznes to call on mrs. juc entire week, and, as a Tew kept coming ever cent of same, i dend from poor job the drug gtoar s< fitted more than thi establishments, as t! sody founting and and smoked seegai each feller’s turn a. poor widdtr. mrs. judson said nough monney fron make a liberal dowr thing she bought, bi ed up her ballance, t the doctor got ov mysterioug manner, door and her electr 5 other household which she paid a m Article, she now ow l s>he will have her < same, thank you, mcught not of fou not benn for yore yores mil Let Me See 1 For the post 1 not been feeling ver as fit as a fiddle, a fit as a banjo or a mojilng around, q digesting nothing, tii ing easily, sn« coughing deeply, « aching around. 1 wa s sent to old lady; she alw* preson need s me<f suppose she got t something that I e with a smile. She t frog legs; she wa { cate a frog of sui’ appearance. 1 went to thi him my business, him that I had b for several day s i vivacity, also my g He asked' me if I 1 eat, and I told bin open my mouth “A-h-a-h-h-h. I * h? could, go it aii out of whack. PAGE FOUR THE STATE FARMER SECTION Farmers Make Crop of Game sj Pointing quail in a bruahy fonco eomor. Laavo fonco row* and dumpa of rocky ground uncloarod for gamo covor. BY DICK WOOD S portsmen arc waking up to the th#* siinnlv nt ■ v iwst istuiiu tact the supply ot game is not going to last indetinitcly by letting Nature take its course. Regulating game hags, by state and federal laws is not enough to insure a plentiful supply for increas ing hordes of mmrods. (iamc fanning has long been a cus tom m Europe. Any land owner, or city sportsman fortified with a shotgun and hunting license costing $2 or less can hunt in this country, but m Europe, thr average sportsman is comparatively rich. Iliere most hunting is done on pub lic or private shooting preserves at a con siderable tee. (rame shooting cannot long continue in this country tor a dollar oi two ex penditure tor licrnsr; halt ot that sum is spent on game law enforcement. It has long been done because th< farmer has produced game birds and animals and willingly granted hunting rights to city sportsmen. Hunting NscMMry In some sections, small game ot \a- nous sorts thrive under natuial condi tions, and nerd periodical hunting to maintain a proper balance. An over abundance ot squirrels or raccoon wdl damage corn considerably. Doves, pheas ants and wildtowl will nuke heavy in roads on gram in the shock. So hunting is otten welcomed by farmers who lack time to keep game in check. banners who have considerable areas of waste land may profitably convert it into game retuges. King-ncck pheasants, quail and ducks are easily raised tor stocking purposes. Some states are exper imenting with the guinea. Ducks, when released, will leave with the migratory flights, but other feather ed game will refiiam on the farm, if cover, roosting and feeding conditions are satisfactory. Quail should be raised to maturity with a bantam hen, then be released in guod cover, adjacent to teed and water. Commercially, quail arc most economi cally raised by the incubator-brooder sys tem. Sportsman May Aid Along conies a science feller who says you can make lemonade out ot tobacco, for there’s actually more citric acid in tobacco than in grapefruit. An* nicotine has such a large an’ growin’ use tor killin’ bugs they’re tryin’ to make tobacco plants extra tull ot nicotine. A feller in Massachusetts ha.^ learned how to turn cow ponds into laboratories. He puts six kinds ot bacteria to work makin vegetable gums in indoor water tanks. Billions ot these cellulose-torm- mg germs turned loose in thr old trog pond produce cloth tor dresses, swim- min’ suits, an things. Ain t that a new wrinkle to write home about! An here s somethin to make vom eyes blink: lhe L. S. D. A. got together JEST A-WH1TTLIN' AN'A-THINKIN' BY PETE GETTY5 learnt to expect sech things—an’ its sorter like hoinefolks to us. But good bye old boilin’ cabbage—in a year or two you’ll be gone, for market gardeners will be offerin’ us smell-less cabbage. An’ down in Florida they’re tryin’ to grow an odorless an’ “tearless" onion— an’ that won't be any tun, an’ I bet they won’t taste near so good neither. Cottee don’t taste as good now as it used to when Maw roasted it at home Sat urdays on a wood stove, an’ it smelled so good, an’/every morning you could hear her grindin’ it in the little wooden coftee mill on her lap. Fact is, you can jest keep on improvin’ things, as they call it, till all the best part is gone-- an’ 1 still want my onions strong. Ever have a pig tor a pet? What a wonderful pal a pig is—the very flower ot discretion. Your intimate confidences are sate with hmi. Ail* Ikav attentive hr is! He stands with cars straight up. Pheasants may be released at to to 12 ^ hit ot ott iMite singers can Jo weeks ot a^c. Pheasants range similar to, ^ ut ^ * ,rcm ** H ' wr »* r '* the lo- but less extensively, than turkeys. Swamp land is best. Feed should be planted in advance, it necessary, allow ing an acre to each bird, (tunicas will range in more upland, brushy waste laud and will stand slightly more crowd ing than pheasants. Ducks and Canadian gerse otten will remain or return to waters where they are raised, thus altording the raiser some shooting. Ducks are almost inva riably released tor flights and thr guod ot sportsmen in general. Whether the farmer is interested in bettering his owHi shooting oppoitumties or has in mind couunercializing shoot ing rights, he will find it profitable and inexpensive to encourage game piopaga- tion on waste lands. A club may he form ed ot sportsmen who should gladly pay tor eggs or breeding stock, brooders a lot ot tire sirens to kill 17-year locusts his little eyes lookin' right into yours due this year. The siren’s high-pitched sound waves is figured to drow.i out the insect s matin calls an papa locust can’t call an there won t be am mure baby locusts. High sound waves human can't even hear, have killed iiikt an smaller varmints by cuiigralin their custv an a little thing like a siren blow in am t gum to stop a gallant young-blood from tindm his mate. There s an old saym that iovr will find a way.' Lajoks like sometimes we air grttm plum away tiuiii some ot the funda mentals that s liable to throw us outer balance. Course cabbage docs smell pretty ordinary a-cuukiu 111 a cheap boardm house- but iikim ot us have and his nostrils twitchm with intrrc.-t an anticipation. Ever notice that a pig. more'u any other animal looks Irke many pevtplc you know? I he moment you see a new pig you have a do/.en names in your mind an every one ot em lit perfectly. When you learn to know a pig, your admiration glows lor him. Hr never l**srs like somethin lie ain't. He lives purty much to a pattern with nary * worry, jest plain inntentcd. He has none ot that nervous twitchiness that's so weann to live with. Hr has no ideas about anything or hmurlt. He never gets iiMJudv, uppity or frivolous. So, when you reach that tune in life when you commence sufterut' Irom the chronic orneriness ot a man over so. get yourself a pet pig. BETWEEN THE ROWS Aesop» story ot the satyr and thr woodman is retold with a moral in a re call publication ot the Rural Electrifi cation Administration. No doubt you recall how the satyr, upon meeting a woodman returning home one cold evening, asked the man / rel with yet neighbors. It makes yn shunt at yrr landlord and it makes yet miss him. ' r planting teed, etc., tor shooting priv- w h y he blew upon his hands, and in re ply was told it was to make them warm FRANK Fi A. B. Aryan Mark 1 wain, the tamous humoiist, once seived as editoi ot a Southern tarm paper while the regular editor took a vacation. 1 oward sundown on the day attcr Lpon reaching the woodman's cot- P*** 1 wrnl to press an old gentle man with a tine, but austere, lace en- I* armers who are not up on scientific Once our community found we could farming practices arc usually down on do things together it became a better them. • * * A timely summer tip from Solomon: “He that tilleth his land shall have plenty ot bread.”—Proverbs 28:10. * * * It’s a crime against good, health when parents fail to teach children to eat vegetables freely. * * * A/ anted: By every dairy cow in the South, a balanced ration, chiefly home grown. community and vve became better citi zens. • * • •Better a dinner of herbs and con tentyient,” says wise old Solomon. Y'ea, tage, the two sat down to hot porridge, and again the satyr questioned the man as to why he blew on his soup, and was told that thereby it was cooled. Whereupon the satyr declared that one who could blow both hot and cold with the same breath must be bewitched and he left that place forever. “And,” moralizes the publication in terested in more electrified farms, “de- a tine, tered the office and asked: "Are you the new editor?” Mark answered m the affirmative. "Have you ever edited an aguculturai papci before?” No," the man who was later to be come tainuus as a humorist answered. This is my first attempt.” 'Some instinct told me so,” said the spit^ his very active imagination, Aesop 0 ^ “j w ish to read you what himself would believe the modern farm- mU!>t ha 'e inade me have that instinct, er bewitched who can by the snap of an ^ was Cl I* ton al: ‘ 1 umips should and herbs from a good garden help to electric swith, make heat or cold, pow- ncvcr ** P« ,Icd . '"jures them. It is In a growing crop, protection is an make contentment. * * * I have fed hogs all my.life, but I have Itarned more about balanced rations this year from watching my pig club boy than 1 had learned in all my life be fore. * * « The little-respected by-products of er or light.” much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree.’ Now what do you think ot that?” important element of production and yesterday’s haphazard tanning are the therefore a big factor in profits. ♦ * * — It takes moisture and fertility to grow weeds, and then what have you? * * • little, respected by-products of today s more scientific farming—and not so "little.” * » • A negro minister was describing the “bad place” to a congregation of awed “Think of it?” replied Twain. "Why listeners in Tennessee. I think it’s good. 1 have no doubt but ’ Friends,” he said, “you all have seen that every year millions of bushels of melted iron runnin’ out of a furnace, has turnips are spoiled in this township you ? It am white hot, sizzlin’ and his- alone by being pulled in a half-ripe con- sin.’ Well, dey use dat stuff for ice dition when, if they had sent a boy up cream in de place I’sc telling you about.” to shake the tree . . .” Shake your grandmother! Turnips This reminds the writer of what 1 don't grow on trees! heard an Irish preacher in Virginia say "Oh, they don’t, don’t they? Well, about the evils of whiskey when prohi- who said they did. The language was in- Nearly every farmer has enough low bition was being discussed on every cor- tended to be figurative—wholly figura- moist land which if put into pasture ner: for future benefit can not hope to become, grasses would produce fine grazing for "Drink,” he said “is the greatest a record farmer. . several cows. curse of the country. It makes yer quar- A farmer who does not keep records live. Anybody that knows anything will know that I mean that the boy should shake the vine.” 4 ...The dbetor then listened at my heart with his little rubber telephone. He counted my pulse at the same time, and shook his head. He asked me how business was, and I told him not much; then he listened in again, and said* my heart end pulse sounded better. He took a blood test, and ask ed several very foolish and personal — Send Us Your Orders For M Wort that part of Bennett Springs township East of the public road through Green Pond Place running South three miles. (See Vunbarton.) BLACKV1LLE—Club Distict: A a set out in 5 above. Enrollmeijt^Cbmmittee—Dr. C. A. Epps, D/^Sim B. Rush and J. M Half© Book to be opened at Rush’s Drug Store. be SATISFIED! Plexico’s Dry Cleaner’s Main Street Barnwell