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^^^HrT^HBBn^ W WMiMjW^^ | Aj The Chesterheld Advertiser Paul II. and Fred G. Ilearn Editors PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year; six months, 75 cents.?Invariably in advance. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Chesterfield, South Carolina. JUSTICE TO MR. BURLESON So much harsh crticism has been indulged in by the newspapers at the expense of Postmaster General A. S. Burleson that it may appear a rash undertaking to attempt any defense of that maligned official. The Ifact that notwithstanding the columns of tirade and invective hurled at Mr. Burleson, the President has kept him in his cabinet and at the head of the great post office department is- significant and should carry considerable weight. In defense of Mr. Burleson it should be remembered that during the war with Germany the burden upon the po t office department was heavier and more difficult and more embarrassing than ever before in tinhistory of the country. Thousands of the trained experts of the department and thousands of the various officials throughout the country went into the army, thus materially crippling the postal service. Then cannon top of this the demoralization of the railroads rendering the handling of the vastly increased mail still more difficult. In assisting in raising an army, in stdling Liberty Bond , War Saving and Thrift Stamps, in the campaignof food conservation; all these activities put upon the post offices of the country and officers of the department an immense amount of extra labor. Notwithstanding all the supreme difficulties and embarrassments of the postal service Mr. Burleson, by himanagement of the great department, presented to the country a surplus, while the administrations ol Roosevelt and Taft showed a deficit of $73,000,00(1. There was no great war during those administrations to disrupt am! demoralize the service and yet the Treasury Department had to pay out $72,000,000 to defray thi postal expenses, whereas Mr. Rurloson has to the credit of his department a large surplus. It therefore seems right and proper that an official who has maintained his department upon a self supporting basis in the face of didieuities never before confront el by a Postmaster General, who has givi n th country the rural free delivery jaid the parcels post is entitled to praise instead of abuse. COMPULSORY EDUCATING The United States Senate recently passed on a very important bill to assist in the curing of illiteracy. The bill requires that all residents of the United States of lb to 21 years of age, not mentally or physically disqualified and all alien residents between the ages of lb to 4b years, who canot read, write or speak English, to attend school not less than onn ? - ? iiuuis ci yrar. CHURCH PROGRESS Since the last Church Census wa taken in 101G the churches in thi country have trained nearly three million members. Total Protestant church membership is given at 25,080, lot} and the Roman Catholic figures at 17,540,324. It is explained that Protestant figures include only adult communicant members of a family, while Roman Catholic statistics represent tinentire family. Estimating four pel sons to a family, th<- Protestant constituency would be more than 50,000,000. The largest Protestant body reported was the Methodist Episcopal Church with 4,175,502 members, and the smallest the Primitive Friends with fifty members and two ministers. The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill appropriating $150,000 to be used in fighting the boll weevil in the State. This is wise and commendable legislation and, while very conservative will be sufficient to assist in the work that Clemson College is doing along similiar lines. We felt some misgiving and uneasiness when John Dee gave away one hundred million dollars Christmas. We now feel that our suspicions have been justified. Gasoline has been boosted two cents. Rockefeller gets the credit but the users of gasoline made the donation, althouh at the time th"y did not realize it. The "Get Together Club" promises real results from its next meeting, Friday night. It is to be hoped that some of the plans for bettering Chesterseld that will be discussed at this meeting will be put into effect. Chesterfield needs so many improvements that a starting point is a difficult m # lire department of the State governl.ktit, hut a few days ago that august t ody handed down 46 opinions as on" day's work. That's going some. .. a It cost Congress $5,000 to investi-" t | gate Victor I. Herger and deny him a ( scat. The question was he worth , I 1 it? His constiu nts, the Milwaukee hrewers and beer drinkers, of Ger I nvn descent and accent have elected I ! him again, but he will hardly be per- . | milted to serve in Congress. f i ^ AS TO BOLL WEEVIL MACHINES t 11 So much harsh criticism litis been \ s a considerable demand for testing ; | different method" and machines for' 1 catching or controlling the boll wee- s j vil. While a great number of solutions \ j and mechanical devices have been 1 tested during the last twenty years, so far none has been found practical, < : says Prof. A. F. Conradi, a recogniz- ; j cd authority on the boll weevil. The i ; fact,however, that these have been < j failures does not guarantee that some practical contrivance may not be de-' < vised. i Frequently farmers purchase too j quickly the devices that are offered I for sale. Those who have had the 1 i longest experience with these inven-j tions have learned to proceed cau1 iously. While the Division of Entomology ' 1 of Clemson College is glad at all time, to cooperate with any well meaning person or firm in trying a new method or machine, it distinct- j ly withholds any opinions until the tests have been completed and the re- ^ suits clearly shown. If a method has locrit it will he supported, and if it \ has not merit it will be reported. ; I > sts mailt this spring cannot be re- \ ported on until we know the produe- \ ti'?n in pounds of seed cotton during ? file fall. A machine may do many and interesting things, but if it fails to j propoi tionat'dy increase the yield, j then it has little or no vulue. i SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ( EX-SERVICE MEN i I Ex-service nam have many advanc.nr,._ (I. ...1.1! r r.ri.. . ....VI 11.- \ A-^UUI If I U| III i y I 1 years ago. For example, then good ; men had their edueation cut short by war, and the next generation, espe eially in the South, felt this handieap. Hut now. not only the govern- j ment is providing vocational training for its soldiers, but comes for- < ward the V. M. C. A. with an offer of 150 to 200 scholarships for South Carolina, the only condition of eligibility being that the applicant has been honorably discharged. These scholarships are distributed anions all the States out of Educational War Funds left over when the war closed, and , each County is allotted a prorate hare of per capita. A County Committee in each county will receive and pass on the appji- . cants and scholarships ratine from $ ">() and upwnids per man. The Pro-! hate Judge, the County Superintcn- j dent, and the Principal of the High ; Schools at the County Seats, in counties where there is no local "Y," will , act as County Committees. Publicspirited men and educators please a':o no! ice and help gel the right men in touch with these committees at once. The opportunity closes September '10th., lO'JO. South Carolina rots at least $3:1,000 in scholarships rom the New York office, this being unused war funds, not connected with home work. The applications will bo ' oassed up at once to a State Commit- ] tee located at Columbia composed of Prof. Wilson Gee, chairman of Rural Social Science, University of S. C., . Mr. Julian C. Rogers, VicePresident Liberty Ilank', Lucco Guntcr, Rural school Supervisor. Mr. Eugene R. Pendleton has been) .sited to supervise the work to get a | fair distribution and will be glad to furnish any information or assistance ii n's power. Wprro soldiers will receive their import ion according to numbers, and j awards are open to marines, soldiers, : ailors in camp or over-sens. The vide ran?.?e of courses offered makes t possible for the man with little or 10 elementary education to participate in the benefits on an equal basis with those more fortunate in the natter of education. Comprehensive rid practical courses are offered in the Home Study courses, alon^ with ommereial, academic, professional md highly specialized ones. K'-ep a constant lookout for pullets hat start laying early. Mark them .villi a letf hand, for these will be the, b.irds to breed from next spring. I IN CHESTERFIELD i Statement* of Bennettiville Citizen* ' Are Alway* of Interest to Our Reader* To many of our readers the streets of Bennettsville are almost as famiiar as those of our own town, and we are naturally interested to read of rHjjnm?nimru thoro Tho ? <*_ port from a well-known and respected resident will be helpful to numh rs of men and women here in Cihes- rfield. F. M. Easterlinpr, 114 Jordan St., ilenncttsvillc, S. C.t says: "I have , ised Doan's Kidney Pills and found 1 nem to be as represented. I used ( hem some time a^o when my back! was lame and I had a tired , ' elinpf. I knew what Doan's Kidley Pills were as I sold them when I | was a drup clerk. I only took Doan's | a short time and was permanently , cured." Price fiOe. at all dealers. Don't; simply ask for a kidney remedy?pet j Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that; Mr. Eastcrlinp had. Foster-MUburn Co., Mfgrs., Bucalo, N. Y. J VE DO NOT NEkD MORE . HORSES, BUT MORE WORK FROM THOSE WE HAVE The South keeps us many horse i ind mules as she should, considering he work they do, but we do not keep ?nou>rh to do the best work or the >ost farming. The horse is an cxicnsive animal to keep, his value is iij.-.h and his keep expensive and consequently it is important that no novo be kept than is necessary to do :he work required and also that .hose kept be made to work as nearly II the time as possible. Only by a jotter balanced cropping system or by i more diversified agriculture can we (ceep our stock employed more con- | stantly and increase the number so as j to enable us to do good farming. The number of horses and mules should not be increased unless they are to do more work per animal than they ire now doing. We already have too many idle horses and mules too many days in the year. It is true that on farms there is not enough horse pow,r t.i ,1,, ,r,wwl U..* ..-I w? w uv i en miiii^ uut uiuuan w t are really going to do good farming and keep the stock busy more days in the year, the number should not be increased, for they already cost too much for the work they do?The Progressive Farmer. MAKE GOOD HEALTH A NEW YEAR AIM Let's make the new year notable for good health on the farm. Let's ask the state board of health for its bulletins and study them. Let's make it a rul" to have a doctot give each member of the family i physical examination once a year o that any latent disease may be detected and checked before it becomes serious. Let's have a good dentist examine the teeth of the family and do any needed filling, cleaning, and pulling (letting the dentist decide just what is necessary), and then let's insist on every member of the family using the toothbrush daily and visiting a dentist at least once a year. Now while farm work is less pressing, it will also be well to build a sleeping porch and screen the house for summer, if these things are not already provided. And last, but by no means least, any farmer should be ashamed to go through 1920 without a sanitary privy, if waterworks and sewerage disposal systems have not already been installed.?The Progressive Farmer. FLOORS IN POULTRY HOUSES Poultryhouses may be built with or without Hours. In either case they should be dry, as damp floors make damp litter, and dampness is fatal to both fowls and chicks. If the house is on dry, sandy soil, a dirt floor is usually quite satisfactory, but as a rule it is more damp than board or cement floors. Dirt floors should be craped and m-v soil put in 2 or d times a year to keep them sanitary. If hoard floors are used they should be ho'1! tipV ami smooth :-o as to make them drv and easy to clean. If 1 . viM.. tl> ! I I... V .... III from the ground to allow a circulation of air and to prevent rats from harboring under them. A WORD TO DISABLED SOLDIERS Kvery man who was in the military or naval service of the United States during the late war, and on account of such service is not physically fitted to engage at once in a gainful occupation should at once notify the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Washington, I). C. Under the law this Bureau is charged with providing for service men discharged because of disability incurred in active service in the line of duty, compensation and free medical treatment until such time as they are restored to physical fitness. During the summer of l .MK there was a general combing out of the military training camps of the country in an effort to bring up he standard of physical fitness, and many men discharged at that time may be unaware of ?heir rights under an act of Congress to compensation for disability and medical attention and hospital treatment where necessary. All eases of this or a like nature should he brought immediately to the attention of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Mrs. F. B. Sanders maintains an office in Chesterfield, where she will give any desired information in re[rji ivl In WJir rittlr in?nranpo "'ill make out papers and assist ex-soldiers in getting their rights under governmental provision. Her office is in the Court House. 1^ j^OND^j fEETTERHEADs\ | Come to Us 1 139B Lesson <By RKV. P. B. KITZWaTKB, D. D., Teacher of Kngllah Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) <Copyrltrht, 1910. Western Newspaper Union) j LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 8 PETER AT LYDDA AND JOPPA. LESSON TEXT?Acta ?:32-43. OOLDEN TEXT?The prayer of faltl ahull s.ive the sick, and the Lord aha! rulbe him up.?James 5:15. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ? Luke 5 17-26; 5 10-56. PRIMARY TOPIC?What a Kind Worn an Did JUNIOR TOPIC?What Peter Did a Lydtlu and Joppa. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP 1C?The Beauty and Influence of an Un aeltlsh Life. In order to grasp the significance o tills lesson, we should recall the con dltlon which prevailed In the churcl as suggested In verse 31. Three ehur acteristlcs are outstanding: 1. Freedom From Persecution. Saul, the ringleader of the perseeut Ing forces, had Just recently been con verted, thereby disorganizing thci f<?rces. allowing the church to enjoy i breathing spell. This period of res . did not result In Its growing lazy, In I different, worldly, and forgetful o God, hut In growth In grace and ii ? the knowledge of the Lord Jesus. 2. Spiritual Growth and Develop ment. The renl meaning of the word "odl Med" is "hullded up." This does no mean merely that the members wer j being Instructed and comforted, bu I thai strenuous efforts on the part o i the Individual members, as well a j the hotly as a whole, were being mud i for the advancement of the divine lift The word "edify" contains the metn phor of some grund building or sirut ture. 4s suggested by another, ilii metaphor Involves (1) a foundatloi This Is Jesus Christ?uo other dare h luitl (I Cor. 3:12-10). (2) A contll uous progress. This means that Christian's activities are purposefi and that the work he undertnk' moves forward with the proper pro; ress. (3) Persistent effort. Tin means that the present day's work ht gins the fouudatltm upon which t< I morrow's work must be Iniilt. Tliu | day by day his life Is being raise I higher and higher, as each separa round of material Is being laid t? strenuous elYorts. (4) A completloi Finally the work Is done, the bulb Ing Is completed, the top stone I brought forth and placed, 3. Outward Growth. P.iilldlng up within the churc causes the whole work to be admire and respected by those without, It during them to come and hlentif themselves with the cause. There en : be no forward movement without ui i less there he a eorreponding tnov< ment within. Our lesson today Is the record ( two stupendous miracles. They at the greatest signs wrought since tli day of Christ. The dreadful malad | of palsy Is vanquished, and a corps i Is re (Minuted by the departed son ! The nfturreiice here of this miracl i Is In keeping with the movements < the church at this time. The I^r had promised these signs ns they wet forth with the gospel message. Tin were given as encouragements to tl I disciples, to convince them that tli gospel did not lose any of Its pow( by being spread, but rather that It power Increased. As the church got I everywhere preaching the Word thei I will he a corresponding manlfestatto of power. I. The Healing of Eneas (vv. ft2-ft!S This man's needy condition appeal* to Peter, Just as men today should h| peal to us in their semi-dead stnt Like Ills Master, Peter could not r | fuse the needed help. In this he dl not direct attention to himself, bt confidently appealed to the power I the name of Christ: "Jesus Chrli henleth thee." The man who had Wej his bed for eight long years lintm dlntely arose and made his bed. Wht the Lord heals It Is done Instant! Peter wisely kept this miracle froi being the end by making It the meat to the end. That end wns the prea.-l ing of the gospel. This brought mo: gratifying results, for "all that dwe In Lydda nnd Sharon saw hint ati turned to the Lord." II. The Itnls'ng of Dorons (vv, ft 4ft). This women was full of good worl and nltns deeds which she did. n< talked ef doing. She was a prnctlci Christian woman of the kind that gel down to the praetlcnl wny of showlr her love by doing deeds of he'pfu ness. Her death was a real loss. ? was evidenced by the mourning < those who had been helped. Whe 'his good woman fell sick nnd die the disciples sent for Peter. Peh put them nil forth. At his comntnn her soul came hack to live In her hod; This again caused them to believe o the Lord. Read the Bible and Think. "It Is a good plan to read a bc.o of the Bible through rapidly at a si ting In n shady garden, or on n ell looking over the son; then to c'.o* he book and think."?Church Katnll .'Newspaper. Transformed Into New Man. AH iron put Into the tire loaeth It rust and becometh clearly red hot, h he that r holly tumoth hltnaelf tint ClrKl v>i:'s off nil slothfulneaa, a&d I transformed luto new mau.?Them a a Ketnpls. CEMENT FLOORS SATISFACTORY Cement floors, especially for lar^i poultry houses, are quite sAtisfacto ry, as they keep rats out and also las much longer than board floors. The: are also sanitary and easy to cleat but are harder and more expensive t< build than wooden floors. A cemen floor should always be kept well cov ered with litter; otherwise it is colt and uncomfortable for the birds. . .. Lucas i All Chi Over! > iave Five D 1 have heen spoken fo* THE OLD PRICE, R1 These are positively t f A CAR of LIT H j | shipment remain uns w 1 field County for $1,0' As for CHALMf h for good news from tl We are carrying ' in the County. If the : Lt(JA5 i It planning for erection ? or cotton warehouses' t 1 Co'umbia, ,;:in., "1?R. M. Mix on, * >rcsid.nt ( f the South Carolina die vision of the American Cotton Assoi ciation, returned Saturday from a week in the Piedmont section of the u state in the interest of the associae tion. During tire week he spoke in Newberry, Laurens, Greenville, Pickit ,1 >ns ai d Oconee counties. He reports :i he people :n all ef these counties vi: .ally interested in the association. 4 Mr. Mixson s lys during the week lefinite progiaiv.s for the erection of vareliouses '..ere planned in several j counties. Greenville, he said has organized a warehouse company with y $200,000 capital. It is the plan of u this company to secure the governj. ment warehouses at Camp Sevier, is following the plan of the Spartanburg County Association, which securer! the warehouses at Camp Wadsh worth. ,\t Liberty, Pickens county com'* pany was organized with a capital of y $ 1 r?,000 to build a warehouse of 3,1 000 capacity. p. Easley ia Pickens county has organized a company to build a ware,f house with capacity of .'1,000 bales, e Walhalla, in Oconee county, is planie ning to organize a company for the ly same purpose. Newberry and Laurens counties al' ready have warehouses, said Mr. Mixle son. ^ Mr. Mixson says that the indications are that there will be a large atten' nual meeting of the American Cotton ie j Association in Montgomery Feb. 17, ,J 1020. r la, dfserves the punishmfnt a I Mrs. Serapp?"Statietics show that "e married men live longer than single men." ; Serapp?"Yes, and it serves them ^ ' rig- t."?Boston Transcript. e.! e-1 d, I it /=~/9 TfYEK T////V/C.S 7V// B'; THE- COLDEST SV'Gt/r M Si/W TH/S W/VTE/?. * /y<E S/)/?> /T WGS/7 n JDOt>VA/ TO TE/s'O r. BE/=OKE A^O/?sv. J": pn X 5 f4 bJ ! \ P| LI A /3 ' J iiiiwill A # ( and cold rooms ha one of these wond* t Bath room, b f on the coldest day , of these heaters ar j any WEATHEU C Faimeis . into C< timers, Dc lands Sold ORTS on the Cars Rolling this w . The REMAINING THREE W EGARDL.ESS of the ADVANCE he last DORTS that will be sold -E OVERLANDS expected daily. _ 1 J T.I oia. i riey win be delivered any 40 each. URS CARS and TRAFFIC TRUC1 tie factory. When we get it we'll the most complete line of access sy have it in Charlotte we have i kUTO C( SOUTH CAROLINA'S 1919 COTTON CROP Clcmson College, .)?n., .11?South Carolina produced in 1919 a total of 1,400,000 bales of cotton on 2,877,- , 000 acres, or an overage of' 21! ' pounds per acre, according to estimates of B. ... Hare, Field Agert of the Bureau of Crop Estimates, United States Department of Agriculture. Orangeburg County leads in production with 87,000 bale* from 155,000 acres. Anderson County second in yields with 85,000 bales from 157,000 acres, which is the largest acreage. Spartanburg County is thiid in yields and acreage, with 77.000 bales flom 140,000 acres. 1 The highest yield per acre was made by Marlboro County, which I produced 180 pounds per acre. Dillon being the next with 314 pounds. Lowest per-acre yields were made by JaH| or, 100 pounds and Beaufort, 120 pounds, these counties having suffered heavily from the boll weevil. County Acreage Yield Bales Abbeville 61,000 220 23,000. | Aiken 85,000 226 40,000. Allendale 49,000 223 20,000. Anderson .... 157,000 260 85,000. Bamberg .....53,000 220 25,000. Barnwell 67,000 215 30,000. Beaufort 12,000 120 3,000 Berkley 32,000 150 10,000. Calhoun. 60,000 280 .35,000. Charleston 25,000 173 9,000 Cherokee ....42,000 229 20,000. Chester 72,000 220 33,000 Chesterfield,. . .62,000 271 35,000. | Clarendon ....71,000 2 70 4 0,000. ' Col'.4. t.?!i 29 000 18 ! 1 .,000. Dai 1'igton ... 63,0(3) :' > '1,000 | Dillon ......57,000 331 a 1,000. J Dorchester .... 24,000 211 11,000. 1 Et'j eiie'd ....58,000 215 26,000. I Fj '.-field .... .57,000 19 I 23,000. | Florence ....72,000 .300 4 "?.000. I GcM?ri;i'to'yn ... 1 1,000 2 1 2 .>,000. ' Green ill.' .... 1)0,000 26 > o ',000. 'Green -of 1 . . . 75,000 220 JO.000. "I S /-S f yo<y s*o - fs,,- /o jz?s?"^y /./KBr T> //v<y S, ^ i rop^y ? ?\ c,v YOLJ i Jp? wi m* I i" s? iwwWm <M? \'".St, rm^w Winter Nights O vc no discomforts for the home I srful portable Kerosene Heaters. ed room or parlor can quickly 1 and at a minimum of trouble am id a gallon of kerosene your hom >R FUEL EMERGENCY. Hardware MtipanyJ >rts and 1 Out 1 ay. Two of them I ILL BE SOLD AT of $50.00 FEB. 1. . fl at the old price. 1 Only two of this V wlfere in Chester- I ICS, we are hoping I 1 pass it to you. ' ories ever handled 1 )MPANY Hampton ....34,000 155 11,000. Horry 10,000 240 9,000. Jasper .. 10,000 100 2,000. Kershaw ....65,000 229 31,000. Lancaster 55,000 200 23,000. Laurens 105,000 230 50,000. Lee .., 70,000 295 43,000. Lexington ...62,000 224 29.000. McCormick ..43,000 200 18,000. Marion 33,000 291 20.000. Marlboro ....95,000 3K0 75,000. Newberry ....75,000 215 35,000. Oconee 54,000 231 26,000. Orangeburg .155,000 269 87,000. Pickens 50,000 249 26,000. Richland 55,000 235 27,000. Saluda ......55,000 210 24,000. Spartanburg .140,000 257 77,000. Sumter 80,000 276 46,000. Union 50,000 192 20,000. Williamsburg .60,000 216 27,000. i York ...... 100,000 216 45,000. I DODSON TELLS THE HORROR OR CALOMEL | 'i ou Don't Need to Sicken, Grippe, or Salivate Yourself to i Start Liver I ? Your're bilious, sluggish, constipated. You feel headachy, your stomach may be sour, your breath bad, your skin sallow and you believe you need vile, dangerous calomel to start liver and bowels. Here's my guarantee! Ask your druggist for a bottle of Dodson's Liv- | er Tone and take a spoonful tonight. If it doesn't *sturt your liver and straighten you right up better than calomel and without griping or making you sick 1 want you to go back to the store and get your moony. Take calomel today ami tomorrow you will feel weak and nauseated. Don't lose si day. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling splendid. It is perfectly harmless, so give it to your children any time. It can't salivsito. 55 # ? I u/.z? t*/o/?/?yt ? ou <r>9/v ctsr /)/. ' z / r 7"2 <?V/S. - T///S /?, T//& / /'2Z 9Z2. v /s/o/yr T/-//S . ? //cut/ /JStPc/T ?-5 TC/ <L r* ' . .g \ ;7 \ vf / 7r vjp j" js ! V^' -T--> ^ that is equipped with ie made comfortable i expense. With one e is protected against Company I rii iWi&far i .. jJ