The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 29, 1921, Image 6
HUNTING THEORIES EXPLODED
Popular Fallacies Reduced to Nothing
by Unknown Experts.
(From The Columbia State)
There are numbers of fallacies
among sportsmen, the most popular of
which are that the birds found in
these parts in coveys are quail, that
it takes big shot to kill game and
that wild turkeys are easy to hit.
As to the first theory, the bird
most sought after and most popular
as game in the South is listed in all
bird guides by authorities as the bob
white. It is neither a partridge nor
quail but is said by experts to be
more like the English partridge than
like the quail, which is a much smaller
bird and migratory, traveling in immense
flocks.
Up until recently the Diras were
called "partridges" in the South, but
Northern brothers began to come
down to spend the winter and dubbed
them quail, which Is the name by
which they are known in the North.
The explanation of the two names
is simple. When the English settlers
first came to America they gave the
name of partridge to the largest game
bird they found, after the popular
English fowl, though this bird was
smaller. In the North this was the
ruffled grouse, which must then have
been .the most plentiful bird, and in
the South the bob white. When the
Northerners found the bob white,
they likened it to the European quail
and dubbed it accordingly. Similarly
When the Southern hunters came
across the ruffled grouse they named
it the pheasant after the gaudy European
bind.
As a consequence there is no quail
in the South and no pheasant in the
North. The bob white Is smaller than
the English partridge but looks much
like it and the Southern settlers
thought the name would do. The
grouse was larger but that did not
bother the Northern huntsmen.
As to the shot When a sportsman
goes into a sporting goods store to
supply himself with ammunition for
duck shooting the dealer persistently
wishes to sell him "No. 5 chilled,"
though he has always shot with smaller
shot.
Of course the "fives" have the advantage
that if the game happens to
be struck at a considerable distance
in a vital spot of its anatomy the load
as effective, as tne velocity is not iosi
so quickly. On the other hand, with
large shot there is more space be*
j tween them and not so many take
^jtffect, as with small missiles when
H tile re is much greater probability of
a vital spot being hit and a large
r' number of punctures are effected.
Hitting is what counts, the weight i:
unimportant, old hunters say.
Moreover No. 5 and No. 7 shot
make the poorest patterns of all shot;
that is, they do not chamber evenly
in the gun and the shot are too thick
in one spot and too thin in another,
so that the bird might be totally surrounded
by shot and yet not touched,
hence the invention of No. 7 1-2 shot,
for use- where a shot slightly larger
than eights and smaller than sixes
was desired.
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comparatively easy shots, small shot
would be more effective, as the velocity
is high enough at close range.
A letter was received in Columbia
a few days ago from Theodore Ravenel.
hunter of undisputed renown,
stating that he had killed the limit nf
ducks by noon one day and could
have killed 100 with ease had he remained
in the field ail day.
"I was shooting No. 7 1-2 shot,"
said the letter. "I prefer sevens or
sixes,"
Hunters who seek turkeys on the
Wateree swamp use No. 6 shot invariably
and the big birds have been
killed at 60 and more yards repeatedly.
"Its the hitting that counts. If
you hold the gun right the shot don't
matter, and the more you hit 'em
the harder they fall," these big game
hunters are wont to remark.
Ducks and turkeys are known to
have been killed witl*No. 9 shot with
au ease.
Speaking of turkey, the uninitiated
have often been heard to remark:
"Why, they ought to be easy to kill,
they're so big." One of the most experienced
hunters in South Carolina
says that a turkey is the hardest of
aQ birds for him to hit, barring none.
In this connection General Hampton,
called by Roosevelt "the mightiest
hunter North America ever produced,"
is remembered to have said that he
could "make" a man kill a deer or
"make" him kill a bear put to kill
a turkey the man weu'd have to be a
hunter.
The very size of the fowl makes
its shooting delusive. It seems like
such a broadsided barn that no particular
aim is required, and the sportsman
is likely to fail to concentrate on j
his target and allow his artillery to
waver too much. Moreover, the size
causes quite a faulty calculation of
the speed at which the bird is moving,
the slow flapping of the great
wings giving the idea that it is somewhat
"loafiing along" when in reality
the old chicken is making about 90
knots per, and the inexperienced turkey
hunter is likely not to allow
enough lead.
On one occasion a young huntsman
of some experience noticed his fi^e
bird dogs paying marked attention
to a brush top but did not put much
faith in the demonstration. Lo and
behold, as a father used to say in his
stories to his small sons, up jumped a
targe turkey gobbler and sailed by
within ten feet of the hunter, who took
careful aim and fired twice?and the
turkey kept on going. The same applies
to many and various experienced
[ hunters and remarkable shots, so no
one need feel embarrassed at missing
the first turkey he shoots at.
Georgettes.
"The Old Gray Mare" may not be
"what she used to be," but white
mule improves with age.
There are 2,000,000 more men than
women in this country. But you'd
never know it by watching the crowds
coming out of church.
Most publications claim five readers i
to each copy. But it's different with
the Congressional Record.
Many a girl these days wears what
she fondly imagines is a skunk fur.
But as a matter of fact the original
occupant of the fur used to yowl on;
her back fence nights.
Some men desire to live to ripe old
age; others carry a cocked gun while J
hunting.
The man who used to get out of
all the whippings at school because
he w*as so good at explaining things,
now has a job telling the children all
about Santa Claus.
The old-fashioned woman who let
nature place her waistline now has a
daughter who never knows where her's
is until she has looked up the fashions.
About this time of year Johnnie
discovers that Mother is very much
interested in his movements while
around the house. He can hardly
enter a room upstairs or approach a
dresser or closet but what she calls:
"Johnnie, where are you?"
And what's become of the old-fashioned
man who, somewhere between
the fifth and tenth drink, used to
start to tell total strangers what a
"Goo' lil wife" he h^d?
There are two sure ways to make
a girl mad. One is to kiss her when
she doesn't want to be kissed; the
other is to not kiss her when she
wants to be kissed.
After listening to some of thee lat
est "jazz" music we have come to the
conclusion that its composers must
live near a vacant lot frequented by
large yellow torn cats.
Electrical Efficiensy, What Does it
Mean?
Yes, What does Electrical Efficiency
really mean? What is the commercial
efficiency of your city plant?
Any and all generating plants should
attain at least ninty-six per cent efficiency,
and if they don't you should
investigate it at once.
Say, for instance, we were operating
an electric plant with a capacity
of three hundred kilowatts,(one K. W.
is equal to 1,000 watts) then electrical
science teaches us that it will require
an engine with ^18.9 horse power
to propel 1 this generator at its
rated speed, what will be the efficiency
of this plant? Since the generator
out-put is stated in watts we
reduce the horse power in-put to
watts also, and find 746 watts is
equivalent to one mechanical horse
power. Well if the engine that propells
this generator is 418.9 H. P. In
ntvtav trt firnl t>ip rmrnhpr of watts in
the out-put we simply multiply the
H. P. by the watts, 418.9 H. P. times
746 equals 312,500 watts of 312.5 K.
W.
According to the standard text
book the simple rule for finding electrical
efficiency is, multiply the output
by 100 and divide the product by
the in-put. The generator has an
out-put of 300 K. W. so we thus find
the efficiency: Multiply 300 times
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which is 312.5 K. W. and you will
get ninty-six per cent efficiency. This
generator has an out-put of 300 K. W.,
so lte's see how many watts this is,
as we said previously one K. W.
equals one thousand watts su we have
300 times 1,000 equals 300,000 which
is the number of watts that this machine
will deliver.
Again suppose there is one thousand
globes in this city of equal capacity,
say 100 watts, and we were to
notify the consumers to leave them
switched on for a period of one hour;
we start our plant and let it run for
one hour, then we look at our plantmeters
and see that they record one
hundred thousand.
Electrical energy is not sold by the
watt but by the kilowatt; now we
have 300,000 W. H. divided by 1,000,
and we also have the amount used in
kilowatts, the way it is sold. The
price of current here, as I understand,
is twenty cents per K. W. therefore
if you multiply the three hundred K.
W. used by the price charged (twenty
cents) you will see that during
the one hour that we operated the
plant we made and sold sixty dollars
worth of electrical energy. And lis
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ten, w? were only using on* third*
of the power of the generator. Fig*
ure this rate for six hours every night
for thirty nights and see if you don't
get a gross total of $10,800.00, well
do you suppose it would cost us that
much to operate the plant? Don't}
you think we could pay our expenses ? :
I do.
Perhaps you think that we could j
not sell all this current. Would you I
please tell me of some electric plant!
that has electric power to throw away.!
if you were to ask the Yadkin River.
Power Co., if they had a surplus cur-!
rent I bet you my hat that they ask
if you were a you know.
As electrical power is the cheapest,
and best power known it is at a
good market. Besides improving the
lifrhtc a nlant like the one we are
talking about would furnish power
for several plants, such as wood working
plants, oil mills, etc; and in fact
don't you think that if you had good
dependable electric power that we
would soon have new industries opening
up here in our city. A good
electric plant in good hands is one ?
of the best paying things in the country.
!
People let's go, we are not the kind
to stop until we get the best, are we?
We are all willing to club together
and do our bit. i
The above is only an example of
what can be done, and don't think
that we need a plant of this capacity,
because we do not, a plant of half
this size is what we need.
R. P. Parish, Electrician.
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Gifts for the Master.
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A Christmas Thought
'Twas only a lonely stable shed
Where cattle slept on their hay;
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ago,
That the baby Jesus lay.
Only the humble foal of an ass,
That patiently waited, tied;
Yet this was the steed the Great
King chose t
In palm?strewn triumph to ride, j
Only a tree, formed into a cross,
Blood-stained, on Calvary;
The cross towers over the world
today
The hope of humanity.
Sucm humble gifts for the Master's
use,
While for us he lived and died.
Dear Lord, let our lives feel need of
thine,
Through use to be glorified!
Nell Flinn Gilland.
DR. JAS. A. COLE
DENTIST
Office in Nexsen Building, Over Bank
of Kingstree.
KINGSTREE, S. C.
9-1-21
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to W. E.. Snowden,
Judge of Probate for Williamsburg
county, South Carolina, at his
office in Kingstree, S. C. on January
10th, 1922, at 12 o'clock, m., for ner
final discharge and Letters Dismissory
as guardian of the person and
estate of Leila V. Ferrell, and at said
time will make and render a full account
and return of her acts and doings
as such guardian.
Kingstree, S. C. December 8th, 1921. i
MATTIE J. FERRELL,
Guardian of the person and estate of
Leila V. Ferrell.
12-8-5t.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
Pursuant to thp nrnvisions of Sec
tion 241, Criminal Code of South Carolina,
notice is hereby given that the
lands of the undersigned in Mouj:on,
Sumter and Ridge townships, Williamsburg
county, are posted, an.d all
persons entering or trespassing in any
manner or allowing their stock upon
the same will be dulv prosecuted.
12-8-4tc. W. E. NESMITH.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
will make application to
W. E. Snowden, Judge of Probate of
the County of Williamsburg, State of
South Carolina, at his office in Kingstree,
S. C., at eleven o'clock a. m.,
on Saturday, the 7th day of January,
A. D. 1922, for her final discharge and
letters dismissory as administratrix
of estate of J. B. Files, deceased.
MRS. E. L. FILES,
Administratrix of Estate of J. B.
Files, deceased.
!2-8-5t. W. E. S.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
241. Criminal Code of South Carolina,
notice is hereby ^iven that the
Estate of L. A. Blakely, deceased, in
Anderson, Payne and Suttons townships,
Williamsburg county, are posted,
and all persons entering, or trespassing
in any manner upon the same
will be duly prosecuted.
ESTATE OF T. A. BLAKELY,
By T. A. Blakely, Manager.
12-8-4tp.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
241, Criminal Code of South Carolina,
notice is hereby given that the
lands of N. W. Cook and Ila B. Cook,
in Mingo, Anderson and Payne townships
are posted, and all persons entering
or trespassing in any manner
upon the same will be duly prosecuted.
12-15-3tp. N. W. Cook.
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