Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Don't Let The Woods Burn Over Millions of dollar's wort of soil fertility have been burned off our woodlands in the South in the past few years. Few people have seemed to realize that in letting the woods burn over they were allowing the best part of their land to escape in smoke and gas. What man is there who doesn't know that the greater productiveness of our new lands*of the past was due in large measure to the gre'. amount of decaying vegetable matter held in these soils, The leaves and twigs falling and rotting year after year piled up a huge store of humus and other decayed vegetable matter. When such woodlands were cleared, these soils were highly productive. In those days there was no one to burn the woods over year after year. Today it is a most common sight at this season of the year to see area after area of woods burning. This is so common in some sections of the South that never a year gets by without the burning of the crop of leaves and twigs that have fallen during the year. This condition has continued for such a long time in some section that newly cleared land is almost as void of humus as that which has been in cultivation for years. The generations coming on may be thankful that thtthoughtless or careless ones who preceded them were unable toburn the ' roots of the trees out of the woodland. The roots of the trees seem to be about the only source of humus left in many of these areas. All of us know better than to let this destruction of future wealth go on. Why don't we stop it? Talk it over with your neighbors. Teach it in the schools. Make it a disgrace for any man to allow a woods fire to proceed without making effort to stop it Make it a crime for any man t) set fire deliberately to the leaves and twiflrs of the woods, even though the land may temporarily belong to him. We are spendinig too many millions of dollars for fertilizers and cover crops throughout the South to allow this colossal waste of soil-building materials to continue.?The Progressive Farmer. o Must Pay The Bills There seems to be a notion in some quarters that farmers are a lot or sore-headed kickers thht must be shown their place. Articles in some of our daily papers give the impression that farmers are likely to d t something that is against the best internets of the nation and that the po.iticians and business men must com bine to guide the farmers. The farmers are rapidly organizing but they are not organizing to fight anybody; they are just simply organizing for the purpose of attending to their own business. The organired farmers wi'.l treat every class of people right and will incidentally see to it that othei classes treat them right. Daily papers and many would-be agricultural leaders say that the cure for unrest among the farmers is to dignify farming and instill into the farmers and their families a realization of the blessings of the farm and farm life. The farmers have been fed -on such twaddle for years, but they are leaving the farm in eve,>increasing numbers. The sunshine, fresh air, singing biixls, lowing herds, sweet scented clover, and the beauties of nature are not alone sufficient to satisfy the farmer's boys and girls. , It is all right for the town and city people to tell the country people that "Agriculture is our basic industry," 1hat "Farming is the noblest calling ir the world", Without agriculture, industry falls" and so on; but the d^'ft of the ambitious and intelligent boy from the farm to town will continue until it is possible for the farmer and his family to make a decent living on the farm, without working 15 hour-* a day. The farmers are becoming educated along agricultural lines and are learning how to produce maximum crops rvnv or>rc, of tko 1 oa-flet nncoiKI o pncf WVit C* V btic 1WWW0V |/VOOlVlV VVUV and at the same time are rapidly organizing so that they will have some thing to say in naming the price of their products.?The Progressive v Farmer. _ ^ r*x ? v. The Steady Subscriber i>"'w'"k How dear to our hearts is the steady subscriber, who pays in advance at the birth of each year. Who lays down the money and does it quite glad* J +V10 Affion Q VlJllft ly, ana casts iuuiw vu<w ? cf cheer. He never says: "Stop it; I cannot afford it, I'm getting more papers than now I can read," but always says: "Send it; our people all like it?in fact, we all think it a help and a need." How welcome his check when it reaches our sanctum, how it makes our palse throb; how it makes our heart dance. We outwardly thank him; we inwardly bless him?the steady subscriber who pays in advance, o? The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co., has reduced its monthly pay roll $21,000 by laying off 153 workmen at the Florence shops Saturday. Uncle Walfe ifivrar PLEASURE OF GIVING (f^iKlMBACK, the banker, Is acqulr tj ing quite a reputation as a phi lanthroplst," observed the druggist "He's always giving to somebody oi something, and I notice that the sick ening details always get Into print Hi believes In keep arch ?Eyery daj I hear similar remarks concerning him and I ttjpk It a poor appreciation ol his generosity. As yon say, he's al ways giving, and it's a small business to look a gift horse In the mouth, a* the psalmist says. If he hires a mac with a megaphone to announce hit benefactions, he isn't hurting anybody. "fanstir- thlncs nro onlrt f ovort philanthropist who manages to gel [ some advertising out of his liberality, bat it*8 my opinion that you'll have to hunt a long time, with a searchlight and a pair of gumshoes, before yon find the man who enjoys doing good by stealth. If yon do find him, he will prove to be a freak, and It will be your duty to see him returned to the asylum from which he escaped. "We are all more or less hungry for the approbation of our friends and fellow citizens. And I am glad ifs so. If we didn't care three whoops what our friends thought of us, we wouldn't paint our houses, or mow our lawns, or trim our whiskers. We wouldn't spend any money for flowers or boiled shirts or any of the things which make life beautlfnl and attractive. If a man spends a lot of money for a gorgeous lawn, with real trees and expensive flowers, and all sorts of ornaments, he's doing It because he wants to be praised by the people who see it all. You don't see any such lawns In lonesome rural districts. There the front yard always Is a calf pasture. "The farmer reasons that lfs no use naving a pretty lawn, ror mere s nobody to admire It Nobody ever goes past the place except an occasional lightning rod agent or a man who Is taking orders for fruit trees. "Why don't you sneer at the town man who pots so much money Into beautiful grounds? Ifs all a grandstand play. He expects to get advertising out of it and be does, and he deserves It We shouldn't criticize any man who Is doing good, even If we don't Uke his methods. "Some people say that Sklmback is trying to atone for all the sinfulness of his past career. It is argued that until recent years he never gave away anything, but was after the dollars by day ard night and didn't care who got hurt so hie overtook and captured them. They tell of mortgages be foreclosed, causing unspeakable' suffering 1 J XL. TT-. 1~ nere a Liu were, oe is blvuscu w icsorting to every dark trick to Increase his hoard. Most of the stories probably are bonk, but what If they are true? Now that he shows signs of repen ten ce in his old age we should encourage him in every possible way, and If he gives a phonograph .to the high school, or puts up a public drinking fountain in the public square, we should tell him he's everybody's darling, and not dig up a lot of ancient history for his confusion. "I haven't much money to give away, but when I do loosen up to the extent of a dollar or two I like to have an audience. I like to imagine that people are saying. 'What a great-hearted, benevolent old geezer he is!' The other morning a man approached me and asked me to contribute something toward putting a new steeple on the church, and I began to explain that church steeples are out of date, when he interrupted to say that the names mi pnntHhntnrs wnnld be nrlnted in the paper, and then I dog up $5 without further words. And we're all tarred with the same stick, my friends." Not What She Meant Miss De Vere?Yes, he actually said your cheeks were like rosea. Miss Vane (delightedly)?That's lay' ing It on pretty thick. Miss De Vere?Yes; he remarked about that, too. Hard to Blend. Mr. Peavlsh says that although he would be the last man on earth t< criticise any lady of his acquaintance nevertheless he has never met one who could successfully combine the high-school giggle with the middle-age< 6pread.?Dallas News. An Expert "Are you a skilled chauffeur?" "Yes, sir! Why, I've been In nin collision? and run over five* persons and every time I got away before auj body could get my number I" ? t GENUINE "BULL" ', DURHAM 1 tobacco makes 50 ! Mood cigarettes for \ ^ 10c , ^JLJQZ-Otug ) 1 Victor Berger, Socialist editor of * Milwaukee, and four co-defendants who were convicted and sentenced to T terms ranging from ten to twenty years for violation of the war-time es, pionage act, will be given new trials , under a decision Monday by the Su, preme Court i To abort a coid and prevent com! plications take i I^JotaLs , * The purified and reBneii < t calomel tablets that arai r?ausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues rc.ained and improved. Sold only in sealed packac Price 35c. I 11 I a 1 STATE OF SOUTH County of Willi I THIS MRMOR I ruary, 1921, by and 1 That the un.ders H which is not only a t m ing it, and which in: II tract with each othe II that under no circur g ried to its books wh< g drawer as a cash itei |! an officer of such in, || time of the day on v m every check present M the hour of exchang ! I same. i IT IS FURTHI the collecting Bank || maker, and will not M before the return of custom and the law That all employ - J and have signed a c< That the unders 1 | customer whose nan . 11 fender in this re gar 1 | WITNESS our > P / In Presence of ; j W. F. 1 | A FRESH CAR OF 1)4 | MULES and HORSES 11 | Have Just Arrived j j I We told you we were with you to stay. We 1 have a load of Mules and a few cheap Horses at | our stables for your inspection. * 1 These Mules are bought right and we will sell them right. If you need a Mule, or cheap Horse, or a fine Harness Horse, we assure you that we can i and will supply your wants at a price that you . can i afford to pav. H I Come in and see this stock and get our price on them and you will see that our interests are in j direct accord with yours. 1 f Arrowsmife Mule Company I! 1 KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA 1 rerdrafts Stopped! I CAROLINA, I iamsburg. * ' 1 ANDUM OF AGREEMENT, entered into this the first day of Feb- ? >etween the Banks of Kingstree, South Carolina, WITNESSETH:? signed Banks of Kingstree, to put a stop to the growing overdraft evil, |1 iolation of the law by the drawer of such draft* but by the Bank pay- 1 many cases is nothing more or less than an enforced loan, hereby con- 11 J r and solemnly pledge themselves and every one of their employees, * jl M astances after the 15th day of February next, will a single check be car- |g jj >re the account of its customer will be overdrawn, or carried in its i J n for any customer of the undersigned Banks, even though he may be i stitution; but that every out-of-town check not covered before mail 1 rhich it is presented will be returned to the forwarding Bank, and || |l ed to one of the undersigned .Banks by a local .Bank, not covered betore m i ing on the day following, will be returned to the Bank presenting 1| ^1 3R AGREED, That where a payee Bank refuses payment of a check 1 will not pay same and charge to maker's account nor pay for honor of 1 directly or indirectly notify the maker or any one else of non-payment ? said check; but that all checks shall be handled according to Banking jg in each case. rees of the subscribing Banks have been advised of this Agreement S ipy hereof. i signed Banks will immediately send a copy of this agreement to every 1 ae appears on their books, whether he or she has heretofore been an of || d or not. i * - - ..11 i r* i i . ??X5 w Hands and seals the day ana year nrsi aDOve wmien. gg v BANK OF KINGSTREE, 1 I F. W. Fairey, Cashier. ? | POLLEY BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG, . I 4 E. C. Epps, Cashier. 1 v j| WEE NEE BANK J W. W. Homday, Cashier. | / - '