The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 18, 1914, 12 PAGES. PART 2, PAGES 9 TO 12, Image 9
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VOLUMFE AIA- LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1914.
TESTING SEED CORN
BRINGS BIG YIELDS1
Any Farmer Can Make Own Germina.
tion Tests. Full Explanation of
How to Make Tests at No Expense
and in Short Time.
Clemson College, March 16.-Every
farmer In South Carolina who plants
Born should begin selecting his seed
for planting at once, is the advice of
Prof. W. L. lutchinson, of 'Cemson
College. I'rof. Hutchinson urges ev
ery farmer to make a germination test
of his seed, which numerous experi
ments have proved beyond a doubt
will result in a large increase in yield.
An ear-to-row test with seed that has
beon tested for germinating pqwers
will be sure to pafi a farmer hand
somely in future crops, but even if Ie
makes only the germination test this
year, he is likely to have his yield in
ereased from five to ten hushels nu
acre, at least. The test is so sinple
and requires so little time in propor
tion to results that there is no farm
or in the State who cannot make it.
The average farmer in this state
selects his planting ears by sight
alone, picking otit the ears which lip
pear sound. Unless he is an expert
and has had training in corn judging.
'this method is not of great value to
bim. Wihat he should do is to select
his best looking ears and then put
these through a germination test.
After selecting the best looking
ears, arrange them side by side on
planks, driving a tenpenny nail after
every tenth ear. The ears should
.-then be numbered consecutively, which
can be (lone by marking the number
of each ear on the plank with lead
pencil. They should then be left un
til after the germination test is com
pleted, except when they are tiiken
out one by one for the purpose of get
ting kernels from them.
One of the silnplest and best meth
ods of testing is the use of a sawdust
box. Use a box about two feet square
and fouir inches deep. Fill the box
to within an inch and a half of the
top with sawduist, well pa c1ed. Se
lect a piece of white cloth a little
larger than tie ho and mark this off
in two inch sqluarey with a pencil.
numbering enough of the squares to
tell the number of any of them with
out trouble. 1By leavingi-outsie rows
vacant all around the box, there will
be about one hundred squares. Tack
the cloth inside the box so that it
rests firmly and smoothly over the
sawlust.
With the box near at hand ,take the
ears from the plank, one by one. Se
lect from each ear six kernels, tak
ing them from different parts of the
ear and no two from the same row.
Place the six kernels from ear No. 1
in square No. 1 on the cloth, and so on
with all the ears. Kernels should be
laid with the germ side up. Put each
ear back in its place on the plank.
rWhei each square in the box except
those in the outside rows, codtains
its six kernels; sprinkle water into the
box until the corn and sawdust are
thoroughly moistened, taking care not
to disturb the kernels. Then pilace a
dry white cloth carefully over (lie
kernels and another cloth on top) of
this one. Finally, cover the top cloth
with sawdust until the box is level
Keep (lhe box in a fairly warm room,
loaving it und~isturbedl for seven (lays.
Then catch the ends of the top cloth
and raise (lhe cloth carefully from (lie
box.. This will take off the top lay
er of sawduist without disturbing the
corn. Raise the second cloth, stili
using great care, and It is (lien 1)05
aiblo to read the tests. See w'hich
kernels have germinated well and
which have gerinnted poorly. If
square No. 16 shows poor germina
tion, go to your plank and tako out
ear No. 16, throwing it into the feed
ille. Do this with each oar whose
kernels show poor germiniating pow
era. The ear~s left on you? plank will
then be good ones and you are ready
for your planting. If you (10 not se
cu e a good crop you can feel certglin
that it was -not the0 fault of tho seed.
Use one box for every one -hundred
ears. If desired, however, a larger
-box may lie used. But that described
above is the most convenient size to
standlloe nd should satisfy (lie needs
of the average farmer.
The tine to make thuis test is real
ly in winter, when the ears which turn
out well are stored for planting in
Spring. Ilowecer, if it was not dlone
is winter, there is still ample time t-o
maker tho test now and (lie farmer
EXPRESS ('OMPANY LIQUJIDlATES
United States Express Company 1)e
rides to Dissolve At Once.
New York, March 13.-Directors of
the United States 1ixpress company
voted unanimously today to liquidate
its affairs and dissolve it in the short
est possible time. The resolution un
der which this action was recom
mended reads:
"Rtesolved that, pursuant to the pow
er and authority conferred on the
board of directors of the United
States 0xpiress company by its arti
cles of association, the board unani
mously declares that it is for the
best- interests of the company that
the company be dissolved as soon as
may be, without awaiting the expir
ation of its term of existence; and
that. its business and affairs be set
tied up and finally adjusted as prompt
ly as may be dione. The preshient is
directed to inform the shareholders
of the company of said action of the
board."
A committee on liiuidation, which
embraces the representatives of the
leading interests in the company, in
cluding Charles A. Peabody, presi
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance
company, and the chief financial ad
viser of the Harriman estate; William
A. Read, ex-Senator \V. Murray Crane,
of Massachusetts, and Haley Fiske,
vice president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, was appoint
ed to undertake the work of dissolu
tion.
Plan Not Disclosed.
The precise plan for realizing on
the company's assets wall not dils
closed, but it is thought a syndicate
will he (ormed to take them over. to
hat they may be disposed of to the
best advantage.
Persons familiar with the com
pany's affairs declare that the return
to the shareholders will be between
$900 and $1,000 it share.
Today's step- was foreshadowed a
few weeks ago when tie stock which
had sold down to 38 last December.
sudhlenly rose on very large (ealinu s
from i- to S1, its price of last Werl
nesday and Wall street soon was of
the opinion. despiti4 oficial denials;,
that disintegration was under way.
The suiccess of the parcel post and
recent express rate reduction by the
interstate commerce commission are(
hold directly responsible for the com
pany's retirement from business after
dO years of continuous operation.
I)euiline in Earnings.
EIarnings for the five months of
the fiscal year so far "oported show
ed steady declines, with a deficit of
$32,000 for November, until some of
the more influential interests became
outspoken for liquidation.
The late Thomas C. Platt and his
family for years were the dominant
interests in United States iExpress.
Their control was so complete that
they succeeded in warding off numer
ous demands and protests on the part
of minority interests and for many
years the public knew virtually noth
ing or the affairs of the company, no
meeting of the stockholhdei's having
been hold ini more thant 50 years.
IP" ChiLD1 IS CRtOSS,
FEVEIlIiI ANI) SICK
Look Mothieri If tongue is coaitedi,
Cleanse dlittle bowels wIith "('all
forniai Syrup of Figs."
Childreyi love this "fruit laxative,"
andl nothing else cleanses the tender~i
stomiach, liver' -and bowels so nicely.
A child simply willI not stop playing
to empty the bowels, anid time result is,
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver' gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your' I fttle one becomes
cross, half-sick, f v'erishm, don't east,
sleep or act nntu ally, bireathi is bad,
system full of c Id, has'sor'e thrmoat,
stomnachi-ach o .dliarrhloe'a. Listen,
Mother! Se if ongue is coa-ted, then
give a tea. ) nful of "California
Sy'ruip of Pigs ' and in a few hours all
the conatipat. waste, sour bile and
unietdfood passes out of the
system, find you have a well, playful
chilid again.
Millions of motheora give "California
Syrup of Pigs" because it is perfeetly
harmless ; childlren love it, and it nev
er falls to aot oun the stomach, liver
and bowvels..
Ask yomm' druggimat for a 5,0-cent bot
tle of "Califoi'niat Syaupm of Pigs,"
which has full dirmectionus for babies,
chlidren of all ages and for' grown
ua p' la inly i'inted on thle bottle. lie
ware of counterfeits sold here. (1le.
the ge'nuiine. ma de by "'California lFig
Syr'ump Company," Rtefuse aiiy other
kinid with contemipt.
whoe li mke's it has t)'e iuninimnous opin1
ion of all the ex perts that it will briing
1inm rich profits,
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Shilohi March 16.--When bull -frogs
pull off their winter suit, when the
whip-poor-will makes the echo shrill,
then winter atmospheric disturbances
will be0 calm and serene. Watch
Yesterday was a typical spring (lay.
Well, all wise lovers of nature tell us
that the lengthening of tile days, as
they approach tell us that winter
draws near the end. All tokens point
that way as we write it looks as if the
murky watering and snowy clouds that
have underlined the firmament for six
weeks back doubtless has been dis
carded. "Old S.ol" is ani has been
sending her rays for the last few
(lays very ostensibly. 'This illumina
tion (sunshine) is exploited by all. It
will knock out that moody disposition
that generally grows out of humanity
after a selge of so much inclenemy.
For out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh. Well, ev
eryone up here is at it apace pushing
the agriculturist business to its full
est percentage. The wheel will re
volve from early dawn till the wvhip
poor-will cry. There is and there will
be no time for loafing and gossip.
After the adjourning of our law
makers, we have been ruminating and
our equilibrium is puzzled. It is like
salad with the stems not taken out,
hard to chew and swallow. Well,
mark you, there will be an awaken
isg up of the voters next August, as
never before. The dried bones of Is
rael will mourn. Ye that have ears
to hear, let him hear!
Mr. Luther Armstrong of Dials,
came down the First Sunday afternoon
and took away one of Shiloh's amin
ile young ladies, Miss Nettle Arm
strong. They went to Gray Court,
where Rev, T. W. Munnerlyn tied the
knot that made them man and wife.
May no cloudy days ever overshadow
their pathway!
Messrs. M. W. Boyd, Hiddon Wi-..
son and Rt. (l. Wilson were out bird
hunting Saturday. Mr. Boyd shot and
accidenltal1ly kprinkled Rush in the
face and neck, being off at a good dis
tance. We learn that the wound is
not thou itt to be grave.
Ir. Garnell IIetdersot was ripping
uip cotton stocks with a plough the
other day, when a burr struck hi:n in
one of his eyes.
)r. J. 1. Wolf and one of his
grandsons visited Mr. .. II. Wolf Sat
urday night.
Mr. W. F. Bolt and family, of Rabun
(lined with Mr. W. C. Gray Sunday.
Mr. S'am Owings and family, of
Woodrow Wilson, spent. the day with
the family of Mr. W. M. Armstrong,
Sunday.
Mrs. John McDowell, of Laurens, is
visiting homefolks here,
Misses Lizzie Lindley and Cynthia
Mahaffey were guests of your corres
pondent Sunday. Miss Lindley is an
octogenarian and Miss Mahaffey Is a
sceptungenarian andi yet It Is aston
ishting how they can get about yet.
Their healt'h is fairly good. May they,
by the help of the Omnipotent, live to
see their four score andl ten.
CALOMEL A GREAT
D)ANGERI TO MANY
Has Bad Effect Ott RomteDOdson's
Liver Tone Tiakes Its Place andI is
Perfectly harmless.
If you wvill inquire at the Laurens
Drug Co. you will find that D~odson's4
Liver Tone Is guaranteedl to be a satfe,
reliable remedy to -take the place of
calomel andl a harmless liver stimu
lant having no bail after-effects. in
deed, any of these tlrmus will refund
purchiase price (50Oc) without questtont
if yotiu are in any way /dissa t ified with
this vegetable *1i tid./
it Is very unwise ~o take calomuel,
even dangerous, 4 nany people suif
fer from the poisj afterwardis, even
though they may appearat at first to lbe
templor'arily relieved. On 'the other
hand, D~odeon's Liver Tione works
easily and naturally (really assisting
nature) with no pain nor' gripe andl
correcting all bilious condlitions and
ills of constipation, clearing away te
sick headaches and the coarted tongue,
brightenig up the dulled birain aid~
streng-thening the weakened body at
the same time that. it removes cob
lected waste from the ov'erbutirdened
system.
Those wvho .have tried D)odson's
Liver Tone have found that it madie
thtem henlthtier and happier. A test
may prove of great benecflt to you
right now.
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reffable DR.
PORTIR'S ANTIsigPTIC 1IIAliNG Oi.,,atstir
gical dressing that reives pain and hieals at
tt'cn nme time Nt a uinhma nt 25c eS~ anO
WilTE HOUSE WEDDING
Miss Eleanor Wilson Will Become
Bride of the Secretary of the 'ireas.
ury.
Washington, larch 13.--"'Tihe pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson announce the
engagement of their youngest (augh
ter, Eleanor Rlandolph, to lion. WiIl
liain iIbbs McAdoo." This announee
ment was issued at the White 1ouse
by Secretary 'T'irmulty tonight afteri a
(dlay of speculation in capital oflicial
and socity circles over the prospects
for another ' White louse wedding
in Juie.
For weeks there have been rumors
that the president's daughter and the
secretary of the treasury would be
married soon, and in the past (lay or
two there had been no denial that an
innrounceinani t Could be expete.
The exact date of the wedding is not
known, but it is generally believed it
Our splendi s ho
Cloti
chan realiz tlatb the
goods the oushave.
usfr spendi sho
Lurenuccess.
wilI be in .June.
There has been extraordinary in
terest In1 the engagelnent anmong offi
cials and friends whom Miss Vilson
and the cabinet officer have made (illr
ing the year they hale been in the
caidtal. The youngest of the family,
MisS Eleanor Wilson, is laid to be
her father's pet, and there +s a strong
personal f'riendsh ip between the p res
ldent. aid the in Who Is to wed -his
(laughter.
Ieports that Seeretary McAdoo
Would retire from the cabinet after
his marriage and perhaps become ami
baissador to Prance were set at rest
tonight by White I louse oficlials, who
(Eluplhatically Said that ho was ex
ipeeted to remialu lit (le head of the
treiStr departinent.
Miss Wilson will he the 14th Whitte
Hlouse bride, and thle second of P res
h, \Vt na'..( (mherylet('is to wed in the
nation's exeetivie mansion. cior sis
ter, 1i1ss Jsssie Woodrow Wilson, he
1
f,
ino ichesSeng
dae Wtah a taic
armanence in goods or
e soon unfit.
finish and 'feel" that thi
very stay-there quality.
ME AND SEE TH
d Young Men - -
R COM
came Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre in the
East room on Noveiber 2t last.
Washington society had not been al
together un prepare) for the news of
the etngagelnernt for the cou pie ha v(
been seen together abt iany a (lance
and social fuinption. Though Secre
tary McAdoo Is 60 ye: s old and Miss
Wilson is 21. intimate friends of the
secret ary todLay said he is 'as young
as a man of ;t3." I lie is rond of tenis
:nd( outdoor Hsports and pila.yed tentnia
often on the White flouse courts with
Miss Wilsn last spring ani fall. Miss
Wilson is athI-tie, a god horsewo
ian. and dlPIight.. in outidoor life.
C'los" I riend9t of th 11n4, ha)1v14 e!i ~
known of tha engagefiment for somer
ti':ne.
Developing Grcat Industry.
The' st' l cal v ing, into the manu
acturnie of nutrnibile wheels during
last year aimount d to 1-5.000 tons In
this countrv alonte.
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