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RAVAGES OF A KiVER. Amazing Amount of Material Washed Away by the Mississippi. It is estimate! that the rivers of the earth earry <*>,.">00 cubic mile? of water to the sea every year. If the reader can even imagine a column <>[ water ten miles -juaiv and reaching sixty-live miles skyward ho will get a lair idea of the tremendous work that the sun and the winds have to do in pumping up this water out of the sea and earn ing it over the earth. Perhaps a third of this is expended on the landed area of the earth. Imagine a falls half a mile high and as large as 10,000 Niagaras tearing away at the continents every day and wresting material from them and transporting it to the 6ea. -This represents the work of the running waters. The Mississippi | river alone carries more than a million tons of material to the gulf of Mexico every day. It would require nearly 1,700 dirt trains, such as were used at Panama, to move each day's deposits that the Mississippi brings to the gulf. The total bulk of material removed annually from the Mississip- j pi valley into the gulf through the Mississippi river is greater than the total amount of material removed | from the Panama canal, as it stands today, by the French and the Americans. In view of this fact, the statement of General Goethals, the j builder of the Panama canal, that J the man who attacks the task of deepening the Mississippi river will have the biggest engineering job ever undertaken by man, indeed be-1 comes significant. . How rapidly the Mississippi is carrying forward the msk of changing the shore line of Louisiana is revealed by tiie lact tnat it is Dunaing a mile of Louisiana territory into the gulf every seventeen years. ; Its delta, assuming that a delta begin: et the first point where a break , occurs and river water escapes to! the sea, is now more than 200 miles long. This territory, which has been entirely built up by the river, now j contains nearly 12,000 square miles,' making it equal in 6ize to the 6tate of Maryland. For ever)' 1,500, pounds of water that the Mississippi carries to the sea it carries one j pound of material, either solid or i in solution. It carries down to the ' sea nearly eight times as much material as the Nile, whose alluvial! burdens have enriched Egypt for; thousands of years.?John Oliver La Gorce in National Geographic Magazfne. No Cauaa For Alarm. Amos Drover, a young eastern preacher who was staying at a clergy house, was in the habit of retir-; ing to his room for an hour or more each day to practice pulpit oratory. At such times he filled the house < with sounds of fervor and pathos and emptied it of almost everything else. A well known bishop happened to be visiting a friend in this house one day when the budding orator was holding forth. "Gra- j cious me!" exclaimed the bishop, starting up in assumed terror. 'Tray, what might that be ?" "Sit i down, bishop/' his friend replied. "That's only young Drover practicing what he preaches!" Mirrors and Sunshine. Many persons do not know that sunshine i> destructive to mirrors and produces that milky appearance which cannot be got rid of. When a mirror is being washed the water should not be allowed to get close to the edges, for often it will leak under, giving a mottled effect and ruining the glass. Hand mirrors should be placed where the sun will not strike them, and the cleaning pastes that they are polished with should not be too moist, for there are often tiny spaces that will admit a liquid, and after this happens the mirror's usefulness will soon end. Moisture In Wood. Experts in wood technology have 1 perfected instruments that measure ? the amount of moisture in wood and thus have given to lumbermen information of the utmost value to them, since it has saved them many > thousands of dollars in freight charges. According to one writer 1,000 pounds of green lumber fresh , from the saw and cut from green logs contains from 400 to 500 pounds of water. Nearly all fresh cut wood is at least one-third wa-; ter. Some woods contain twice as! much water as others. I I Thoughtless. Artist?There you are, sir. I've | painted von a full line of ancestors.! and I'll warrant you that no one will I know they are not genuine. This is | yev . your father, that's your grandfa-! ther, this your great-grandfather and? Mr. Xewrich?Hold on! Great heavens, man, you've made my great-grandfather a much younger looking man than T am!?Puck. - . Copyrighttnifihy ? -wCifX s-Ciw I R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. ffffr' ii meets i <l fe j all ovei m The patenti ?IIIHIM.'IIHIIIWilillllH GETTING AHEAD OE THE PLUM CD8CUII0 Directions For Controlling Pest That Preys on Most of Common Fruits. The plum curcullo?which Is known by many namea, such as "cherry weevil," "peach worm," "peach curcullo," and 'little Turk"?feedi on practically all stone and pome fruits ?apple, peach, plum, pear, quince, cherry, etc. In South Carolina the peach and plum crops are seriously injured by it and the oherry and apple are attacked to some extent. The plum curculio is a small, rough snout beetle belonging to the same class of insects as the cotton boll weevil, grain weevils, and nut weevils. It is about one-fifth of an inch in length and dark in color. It winters In the beetle stage under leaves, trash, stones, or other suitable places in old and neglected orchards. In early spring It cornea from winter quarters and begins laying eggs as soon as the fruit Is set on the trees. The eggs hatch Into small white grubs in from three to five days. The grub feeds on the fruit, boring to the seed. Adult Curcullo on young peach. (Farmers' Bulletin 440, U. S. D. A.) For general control, clean up the r?rnhnr?l hv nrnninar and hv eatharintf and burning all dead wood, weeds, and trash in or near the orchard. Remove all stone walls or piles of rock from the orchard. Keep the orchard clean from weeds and trash during spring and summer. These practices reduce the insect's wintering places. For peaches: About twelve days after blooming and when about threefourths of the shucks have slipped, spray with arsenate of lead, using 2 pounds of arsenate of lead paste (or one pound powder), 2 pounds stone lime, and 50 gallons water. Two weeks after this, apply a second spray, using arsenate of lead and self-boiled limesulfur solution. If the curculio continues to be abundant, four weeks after the second spray apply a third like the second. For apples, cherries and plums: Immediately after the petals have fallen, apply the same snray as the first enray for peaches. Elsrnt flays after the first, apply the second st/ray. using the same sprav aB the second for peaches. G. M. ANDERSON, Assistant in Entomology. Clemson Agricultural College / Listen: Me It's easy to change the shape for and color of unsalable brands _ to imitate the Prince Albert XT"! tidy red tin, but it it impossible to imitate tho flavor of Prince I101 Albert tobacco! The patented process protects that 1 SCt And smoked in a maki: refreshing and delightful cigarette happiness. Any will win you quick as a ft R. J. REYNOLDS TOB parch, is co.' f V MAtiyW 2?5> inceAlbe the national joy smoke ?n who have stowed away g years, have brought them ince Albert! Get yours ou ver will be abused I We tell pipe free the tenderest tongue n's cigarette, Prince Albert is s that it gives you a new idea c way you fire-up Prince Albert, i ash?it's so good and so friendly ACCO CO., Winston-Salem. N. ( mistake is made by th? 3ne kind as by the farmer w B Fruits judiciously selected, planted projH-rlv and cared for right will be a source of ready money. The farmer B who grows some peaches, pears, plums, B persimmons, etc., always can find a cash market for most of these. I Diversify Youi I Has Been Grii I Farmers who had learned to diversify B made money just the same when cotB ton could not be sold. Fruit growers B who had gotten away from the oneD crop policy sold some of their other B fruit fur good prices when oranges B were generally u drug in the market. ^3 H For years our Mr. C. M. Cuiffing has R| growing as well as diversified farming KS in the public press he has pointed out M the economic salvation of the South. . ' Our 1916 Tree and Plant Book will . ; help you wake your plana right and pk) tell you how to carry them cut Send Sot free codv. I C. M. Griffing & Co. ^ Inter-State Nurseries Macclenny, Florida No Citru* TwM| j | ^ yffiii i ills! i ???*sl | Annoui il take this method of ar a first-rlass Bakery in the Gc j j on hand at all times a full j A and Rolls. Careful attentioi My bakery is conducted ! T hygienic methods and we as A in every way. Call in and s I C. R. V\ ! | 4e 2-17*2t ??1?-I ??-f-?T J 1 Why I rince Albert i m lien's tastes | * the world! I fhe farmer who grows only one ) makes a mistake?and goes & : when that erop fails or there g market for it. Almost as great K e fruit grower who produces only |H ho doesn't add fruits to his crops, Even if one is making money on one 3 iruu ^'row n in quan iihcn, mr |fi?tni?an i of some other kinds in smaller lots is a M wise thing. Even orange growers have sometimes made as much off other 0 fruits as from their groves. u8 r Fruit Growing I ing's Watchword I ! Even though cotton and grain and S I oranges now are in great demand, H don't forget the lesson! Make your ? plans now not to be eaught again, no 0 ( matter what happens. Grow enough ffi things to sell some so long as anybody H is buying?and to live on afterwards. ffit urged the importance of diversified fruit M t how wherein both in combination mean^O , I i 1111111111! 11111 i?i u 111 11. i i Ii ( i* i?*I? ?|* 4> *$?^? } ?g ! , K j ' S*? I icement j I 1 inouncing that I have opened j >urdin Building and will keep ^ I supply of Bread, Cakes, Pies n given to special orders. 9t* [ along the most scientific and ^ t< sure you satisfactory .service | ee me. 4* t< LEAVER IS Kingstree, S. C. ^ u %r xr c </ o <) 1 I ^ T?T r?T?7?T~r?T*. I t sd process makes f| rt so good in a pipe t| hn p ricrarpftfi ihat ;K rity is now uni- || $ satisfies all smoke ^ ds patented process, % ] removes bite and 1 ntrolled by us. No 8 \ :o can be like ? m gentle old jimmy pipes |? back to the tune of t, for your confidence you Prince Albert will || O Prince Albert can be bought ?? everywhere tobacco it told? 'A in toppy red bagt, 5c; tidy |f. red tint, 10c; handtome rjj 11 pound and half-pound tin fro . | hamidort and in that clatty fiw 1 pound cryital-glaii humidor ?3, with iponge-moittener top Hvj "* that ktept the tobacco in jA " tach fine condition f g5 6 J! | i 6 ! i J A S. C. 2-3-8t Dealer for "Willii Kingstree, Jbigbai I FOR NEXT S One pound good Coffee T Ten cakes good Soap ? Bellinger Me: | Hemingway, [Highest Price Paid for Co 2-10-4t I Annoum [ THE ANNUAL SPRING A) THE GLOBE Tj I Cincinnati, Ohio, Will Be | February 25t 1A Complete Line Will be Sht People's Merca fKINGSTREE, Globe Expert in Cb # Estate Notice. Notice is hereby given, that all credi- j, Drs having claims against the estate . f Mary A Yarborough, deceased, are , ?quired to present the same, duly at- , ; ?sted, to the undersigned, qualified ex- j ; cutor of said estate, or to his attorney. eRoy Lee, Kingstree, S C, and all ersons indebted to said estate are here- ] y required to make payment to the i ndersigned. C .1 Yarborough, 2-10-3t Qualified Executor. IJ Uo<->mingva!e, SC. il Uy i 1 ilip^OF 1 A CLEAR . t ?Y! J ill, single uymiuc ?*uu.uu red, singie cylinder $200,00 in. tire on sidecar $ 75.00 m EPPS I irnsbur^ County I South Carolina I ; RGAINSI 30 DAYS J __10c f 25c I rcantile Co., [ South Carolina ? ========== 1 j ^ untry Produce and Furs. 1 cement!; ID SUMMER DISPLAY OF I i ULORING CO, Held At Our Store On i h and 26th. J j ?wn in Full Length Drapes. I % mile Company, { S. CAROLINA. I ? arge, G F Wearn. h ro Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System rake the Old Standard GROVE'S rASTELESS chill TONIC. You know trhat you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is 2uinine and Iron in a tasteless form.i' fhe Quinine drives out malaria, the iron builds up the system. 50 cents rhA flnininp That Hnp<? Nnt Affnnt Thp Hoirf because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA1IVE BROMO Ql'IXINEis better than ordinary juiuine and does not cause nervousness nor inging in head. Remember the full name and ook for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. i "^*HUCKS; I don't see why I.she alive! I'll be a long time dea pie say that! If they follov have QUICKLY ENOUGH, and v UNPREPARED to meet it. Troubles, cvar, often drop out of an apparentl SENSIBLE, SANE way is to keep a BANK OF T> Model 16-F, II horsepower, three-spec Model 16-E, II horsepower, single ger Model IG-C, 6 horse-power, three-spee Model l?-B, 6 horsepower, single gea Mod:! L-LSidecar?including 28x31 >uldn't spend my money while I'm id." How often you hear some peo7 it they generally spend all they rhen trouble comes they are left , like bombs from aerial craft in the y CLEAR sky. The only SAFE. BANK ACCOUNT going. y^ [INGSTREE. 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