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Ife&esterrheM Advertiser |R :? fPmul H and Fred G. Hearn Editors PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year; months. 75 cents.?Invariably in ^padvance. Entered as second-class matter at the postofhce at Chesterfield, South Carolina. Reports as to trade conditions ail over the country are daily becoming more encouraging. Confidence is beginning to take the place of doubt and uncertainty as to the future of business. Production is on the increase and normal conditions along all lines are coming in sight. A better day is dawning, the long night of distrust and distress is giving way to the sun light of happiness and prosperity. in aii this good cheer, Chesterfield [county and Chesterfield will share. FEDERAL LAND BANKS It is gratifying to learn from a recent-decision of the United States Supreme Court that the Federal Land banks are firmly established as part of the great banking system of the United States, and will be of great assistance to farmers. Money can be secured in this way from the Farm Loan banks at G per cent, interest to buy or improve or to erect or improve farm buildings on farms and possibly for other purposes looking to the perma nent improvement of the farm. The loan may run 3? years, however, the borrower may, if he so desires, pay annually with the interest one per cent, of the amount borrowed; thus making easy payments. There are other advantages which makes this by all odds the most desirable way for a farmer to secure cheap money for the betterment of the farm or ior purcnasing a farm. No loss than $100, nor more than $10,000, can bo borrowed and at least ten farmers must join the club to secure it. The decision of the Supreme Court,! making the Federal Land banks valid comes at a time when they will be of vital importance to farmers who want to buy land or make improvements. POOR OLD GERMANY Since Germany lost the war and lost the Kaiser too, a pe culiar condition has developed among some of the people of that unfortunate country. They have become luny on the subject of spirit rapping and witchcraft. They consult mediums and clairvoyants as to what the future has in store for them. The present conditions are so' unsatisfactory that they want comfort and solace in what the fortune tellers and sooth sayers can tell them. One of their papers says the spirit or raping craze is extending to all classes. If we could shut our eyes and shut out of our minds the cruelty and wickedness of the Kaiser's war there would be some pity in our hearts for the German nation. DEATH OF JOHN BURROUGHS John Burroughs, the famous naturalist, died suddenly on a pullman car when returning from California, where he had spent the winter. He was a lover of nature and had written a great many books about outdoor life, birds and flowers. His body was buried in the Catskill mountains, April 3rd, the eighty fourth anniversary of his birth. The last words uttered by Mr. Burrougs were, "How far are we from home?" His home was amid the rugged hillr near the Hudson river, where he had spent his life, studying nature in its varied phases. He was a pholosopher, as well as a naturalist, but in all of his numerous books, the love of nature, was everywhere in evidence. He wrote many beautiful poems, one entitled "Waitinir." has these two characteristic stanzas: "Serene I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more' prainst time or fate. For lo! mine own shall come to me, The stars come nightly to the sky; The tidal wave unto the sea; Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor hi&h , Can keep my own from me." yr BOND ? and Our Good J PRINTING] I Will WVm i Mon^ jf... I MICKIE, THE PRINTl ' OLE VAkvi OOOLEN SEX WHEW (V COUPV^ sxOkVcra Hou*9A<eeptK?G TVV TV-MMGr tV\EN fc\JN \% 6 *t\At>4 \P TNAfcfcfc'S NAOW< * GVf ^ (gQOVOoTOXiE VlWy IK | SLATS' DIARY v Friday-?Ma thawed out this morning and give me a nickel. When I went 2 the store the store keeper sed Well what does my little man want today. I answered soothingly that I wanted sum lickerish but was forced 2 spend my money for a penciltablet 2 rite on in skool. he mite of gave me a peace of candy. But diddent. Saturday?me & Jake tuk are sling shots & went out in Hendrixs woods hunting anteloaps pa sed they issent enny anteloaps out there. We had new that for a long time but Jake sed they wassent enny thing else there neether so we mite as well hunt anteloaps as nothing else. Got nothing but tire pants tore on barbwire. Sunday?went 2 church with ma & pa. ma got embarrassed when the colleckshun basket cum around as pa faled 2 drop enny thing into it. After we was out of the church ma ast him why diddent put enny thing in the basket, pa sed she had for got 2 give him enny change & he diddent have nothing lessen a dime. It was funny. But I dident lalT. Monday?busted my shew & was lucky enuff 2 stay out of skool as it was a raining besides. I red a lot of stories about pirates & lions & cowboys and etc. I ast pa what was seasoned troons we rc-arl about in the noose paper he replyed & sed they are troops with a plenty of pep & ginger in them. Tuesday?The teccher nst me if I was absent on ncct. of the Inclemency of the Wether yesterday I diddent fret her meening so I replyed No I staid at home because it was raining. Wednesday?Had a awe full hard test in rithmetic today & I set there in my seat trying 2 work them & a wondering if Pug had got fresh with Jane of lately, pritty soon the teecher sed Slats are you haveing enny trubel with them questions I sed No the questions is perfly all rite but I cant seem 2 do much toards getting the , rite answers 2 them. I Thursday?Sum new naybors is moveing in nex dore 2 us. Pa sed he thinks they will be good naybors. I guess they will 2 for they have got a ottomobeel & lawn more & hammer & screwdriver & ladder & lots of tools. We aint. | PROPER PLANTING OF PEAS GIVES ALL-SEASON SUPPLY I In planting garden peas first prepare | the soil the same as for other crops, then scatter a little fertilizer where the row is to be planted and rake this into the soil. Next stretch a line and make a deep mark with the corner of the hoe. The bottom of this mark should be at least 3 inches across so that the seed can be spread somewhat and not crowded too closely together. Scatter the seed in this furrow 15 or 20 seeds to the foot, then cover about 3 inches deep and slightly firm the soil over the seed with the back of the hoe. About two weeks will generally elapse before the sprout above the ground. At least three, and preferable four, plantings should be made at intervals of two weeks in order to keep up a continuous supp y, advises the United States Department of Agriculture. If the first planting is of Alaska the second should be of Gradus or Thomas Laxton, while thL. third should be of Excelsior and the fourth of Telephone or some similiar variety. This will guarantee a continuous supply. There is nothing particularly difficult about the cultivation of peas?just keep them well hoed and properly trained upon the brush or wire trellito keep them off the ground. After the peas are all gathered the vines and trellis can be removed and the ground planted to late potatoes, late cabbage spinach, turnips, late snap beans, or any erop that it is desired to grow I during the late summer or fall months. CITATION NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield, By M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: Whereas, T. (J. (Jriggs made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the estate and effects of Joseph Smith, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Joseph Smith, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Pro- ] bate, to be held at Chesterfield, S. C., >n Hth day of April, next after pub- ' iication hereof, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, whv the said Administration ' hould not be granted. J (riven under my hand this 29th day * of March, Anno Domini, 1921. %M T Tl i - i?i. .?. iiiiu^n, rrouate Judge. 11 R'S DEVIL NOWG V / -tVAESE OAM<a, V KN\ViO*re NV4MOUe k PUOVlOGttM>U ( FfcESU, MR OP EN VJE^T , OOViE<o WOU-935? ^ AV4D -<YV POVAV* ole fc\u GARDEN NOTES Celery seed may be sown as late as the end of the first week in April. To encourage rapid growth the plants should be watered frequently during a drought. The Giant Paschal and Winter Queen are two of the best varieties. The Golden Self-Blanching is the best variety to use if you expect to bleach the plants by means of boards, tile or paper. In order to have nice, hardheaded lettuce the plants should be thinned so as to stand not less than 8 to 12 inches apart in the rows. When allowed to grow thick the plants will not head satisfactorily. The Improved llanson is one of the best varieties for planting at this season. In order to have a supply of salsify (vegetables oyster) for use during the winter months it is necessary to plant the seed during late March or early April. After the plants are up to a good stand thin them out to one or two inches apart in the row. The Mammoth Sandwich Island is the best variety of salsify for the South. The carrot is a most valuable vegetable for winter use. It will remain in the soil without protection throughout the winter, and may he used as needed. Plant and cultivate as you would salsify. The Chantenay or Model is the most desirable variety. The seed of cushaw should be planted! very much in the same way as watermelon, in hills about 10 feet apart each way; or they may be planted in the cornfield in missing places. One dozen hills of cushaw will produce enough fruit to supply the table throughout the fall and winter months. The melons are harvested soon after frost and stored in the barn or cellar where they will keep perfectly until midwinter. The Georgia collard is a valuable plant for winter greens. Seed planted about the first of April will be ready for transplanting to the garden about the middle of July or the first of August.?Clemson College. GET AN EARLY CROP OF COTTON The following practices are advisable in getting an early crop of cotton under boll weevil conditions, says Prof. C. P. Blackwell, agronomist. 1. Thorough preparation of the seed-bed. 2. Application of a fertilizer containing a small amount of readily available ammonia. The fertilizer should be well mixed with the soil before planting, so that seed will not come in direct contact with fertilizer. 3. Planting of only varieties that have proved their worth under boll weevil conditions. The following arc recommended: (a) Short staple cotton, on land free from wilt, Cleveland Big Boll; wilt-infested land, Dixie Triumph; (b) Long staple cotton, Delta Type Webber and Webber 49. 4. Working the cotton well so it is never stunted by weeds. 5. Chopping early nnd leaving plants close in drill. 6. The delinting of seed where convenient. Delinting is especially valuable when conditions are unfavorable for seed germination. It hastens germination from two to eight days depending on soil and climatic condii : r* ? nuns. lA-iinied seea can be more evenly lanted, and it requires fewer seed to plant an acre. Below aie directions for delintitn* with sulphuric acid. Dcliniing cotton seed materials needed: Concentrated sulphuric acid about 9 pounds for each bushel of seed. Three woj'lcn or earthen tubs, one of which should have a number of small holes in the center of the bottom with a copper wire screen over them to prevent the seed from passing through. A large glass or earthen funnel with a screen may be used instead. Plenty of water. Directions for treating seed: Place seed in tub "A" which has no holes in bottom and cover with acid five to ten minutes. Stir seed constantly with a wooden stick until lint is removc d. Next pour seed and acid in tub "B," which has holes in bottom and which has been placed over tub which has no holes in bottom. As soon as the aeid is drained off, wash until free from acid. If a good stream of running water is applied this does not take long. Spread seed on floor or on sheets in dry. When dry they are ready to plant. Cautions: If left unnecessarily long in the acid the seed wil be killed. Wooden tubs must be tight tubs which require to be tightened by iwc llinpr with water will not do, as the jcid takes all the water out of the vood. Acid must be handled with care, for it will eat holes in any clothing which it touches. By Chatie Wm, N. SAM "tVV ( OPSV4S A. \MtVtt>0\W ^?*2. A UV-\ ( :o , s\wu I iUM VCCTeniW ?OU>~ ) i *XV\\WGr VS XVkAX V\es \ VOWO VMVSZ. iwmor \VI JkvtFEUtU ^ FUX-V. OF SUO\M ?Kk \ \te \MKTfc* tWRCE I V I Uncle Afelte Stori/y^ & I VFV ATIAN AC CDIDIT I? IV11 Wl >11 IIM 44^T^TIIEN I was In business," said i *V the retired merchant, "I | never had time to read much, and I , used to look forward to the glad day I when I could revel In literature. I felt sure I'd be entirely happy. I used to Jot down the j way. I get sleepy as soon as I begin to read, and my wife comes and tells me my snoring Is .11.....-V. I 1 .1 , uiKiuruuiK me Dei|{iii)ors." "It's that way with everything we ! look forward to," observed the hotel- , keeper, sadly. "Man always will he, hut Is never blest, as some half-baked ! poet remarked. Young Gooseworthy was In here last evening, bubbling over I with happiness. There wasn't anybody around, so he took me Into his ; confidence. He's going to marry ; Gwendolln Jlmalong. next month, and ; he's perfectly satisfied that his mar- i rled life will be one long stretch of I sunshine. He seems to have the Idea ! I that he's going to do something original when he gets married, but the ! , Idea Isn't new. Men have been getting ! married ever since Christopher dls; covered Columbus. Ohio, and every doggone man Jack of them had the Idea that everlasting bliss was going to be Inaugurated on the wedding day. ' "I listened to Gooseworthy for three hours, and hadn't the heart to say , anything that would dampen his en- | thuslasm. His twittering recalled the i : long vanished days when I was get- | ! ting ready to be married. I felt about It then Just as he does now. I thought the parson opened the gates of para- ; dlse when he Joined two loving hearts. My wife lived up to all the pluns and specifications, and was and Is one of ! the best women In the United States, '. but I hadn't been married three . months before I had a sneaking conj vlctlon that the man who gets married 'I Is a chump. i "A good many optimists say that a , married man doesn't need any more money than a single one. If he marries I the right sort of woman, hut they ,' might as well go to the blackboard ! and demonstrate that two and two ! make two. Instead or four. I fell for ' j that cheerful theory when T was mar ' rled. I was earning enough to keep \ ; myself comfortably, and never had " any financial worries. I could have been buried for less money than It i1 took to be married, and the expenses I from that time forward were double ,' what they used to he, although my ; wife was so economical she used to | make waists and such thtngR for herself out of my superannuated shirts. ' | "Oh, doggone It, there Isn't any tin! adulterated happiness In matrimony. 1 wonder that young fellows like Goose worthy don't look around them, and contemplate the dejected appearance .! of the majority of husbands. Rut even If they did. It wouldn't do them any good, I suppose, for they are full of pipe dreams, and they think the girls they are going to marry are different ' from all other girls, and that they will prove exceptions to the general rule. "I had a wise old uncle In those hal- ' cyon days, and about a week before ' the wedding day, he hacked me Into a corner and handed me a dust-proof package of wisdom. He tried to lead me Into taking a sensible view of the future. He talked about the cares and r?*ijonHiDiiiiiea innT wouio De mine after the wedding, and wanted to i know If I felt equal to them. He tried to show me that I wasn't going to marry an angel, bat a human being like myself, with a human being's fnulta and frailties. i I "I let him get that far, and then 1 told him that his gray hairs alone saved him from having his head remodeled, and said I never wanted him to darken my door, and he never did. I had to darken It myself, with wal nut stuln. Rut many a time after, ward, I recalled his wise words and wept over his grave." Well Off. "After all a man never knows when he's welt off." "What's happened now?" "I was just thinking what a fool I j was for trading off my Liberty bonds for oil stock." NOTICE |? I'd rv? t hie t 1 ?vt ?. 4-ill 11 T ? -" 1 ? . ...... vi i3 vi.iic bin inn i wu ue com- I polled to collect draying bills every! two weeks. ltp J. M. Redfearn. Sughroe " Umom f 1 11 11 *&V>SYER",*tW -COVWV4 DAVlGc, V* I VA\<? V3?UO\AYeas \VA <SPCTO&(Bvyr \ AUS. YMKW OP A, ?JOVA.eeYVOO *<0 1 A SNWfcAYtP. YO OPT WVVK -fUQOVX vitwrcp *lgg, gK f ToMy Customers Ami Friends You will find me in my ware house back of the old Swinnie house. Bring: me your cotton and seed. I will pay you the higheat market price for same, and will sell you bagging and ties. (* ?i ~i i *- 111 ... . ? ii uvm?i ovcu uau> ?nvi >imh :s, nuuseii^ia-ana sucn otner gooas as J will have room to carry until I can build my new store. I will sell tnem cheap as any one. Don't expect to carry very much on these declining prices, so as to be able to give you best prices all the time. No war prices ,r will hold, and you may expect them to decline. John T. Hurst ? toi RV\ I! SheSPecplea' Rank : 11 ? ne OF CHESTERi IELD "f t I us Will Appreciate Your Business. Total Resources Over | ov CO $200,000.00 wl Oar customers and friends helped us to do this. When In th pr nted of accommodation or you have money to deposit, coma gt I to see us. Guaranteed burglar proof and fire proof safe. ^ I Let us show you this wonder. A cordial welcome awaits you fn R. B. LANEY, President G. K. LANEY, V.-President CHAS. P. MANGUM, J. A. CAMPBELL, Tl Cashier Assist. Cashier ?r ; I id ? = pn . 1 ? ' , th I II Z or ifycutk of Chesterfield ;; Hi es Qi The Oldest, Largest and Strongest h Bank in Chesterf eld, S. G. 4 Per Cent. Paid on Sayings Deposits. $1.00 Starts An Account See Us C. C. Douglan, Caihitr. R. E. River*, President. D. L. Smith, Assist. Cashier M. J. Hough, Vice-President. D. H. Douglass A*sist. Cashier AVALDABLE ASSET One of the most valuable assets of this bank?an asset that cannot be estimated in dollars and cents but which is most important in enabling us to understand the banking needs of the people of this community and to furnish them absolute security and satisfactory service?is the continuous success which this institution has enjoyed. We will appreciate an opportunity of placing our facilities at your dis- \ posal. THE FARMERS BANK ? RUBY, SOUTH CAROLINA re T. H. BURCH, R. M. NEWSOM M. L. RALEY, President. V.-President Cashier. ^ SPER CENT ON THE BANK OF j" SAVINGS COURTEOUS SERVICI a< ni IThe Best Family Remedy I 8< ai Because it works when allj'other m remedies have ceased to work Is Life Insurance I | Chesterfield Loan 8 Ins. Co. ? Ill D. H. DOUGLASS, President C. C. DOUGLASS, Sec'y & Mgr. hi li W' J* DOUGLASS' Vice- Pres- GE0* W* EDD1NS, Treasurer.. || ALSO FIRE, ACCIDENT, HEALTH, HAIL, LIVE STOCK J1 ' * INSURANCE Jjj W? Buy end Sell RmI Eitat* Money Loaned I] ???????????????????W??P? ya? ?j?t??????? "Around Town" Gossip ODVU& ALL f KAAWNGtR. 9RYRW& OV *TVV. PM.AC.6. ^ nw VLNOfc ) P\CXO*?. <&WO*W V^> GtTYXH* K ^VV-VA \* \MW\CVK m BUM H\VA [ UVb SOW fiLVJTO. "tAVCSS A, LEM>\VP PMCT*- ?* 3A* XW I I ELKAHW. NWBVTC Xt> CAUPOSmXA. "1Y\\S fePfeXkkG j* y \ mk> app^a** m a kaos setwc m *<vv JJj N vvexuRS., * -tw eov.svxBv\vc^ ML\>BUG?" jmt^ rJmd i-j'" 1 o_j! :J'a' ; .. r ======================S4 Five Minute Chats on Our Presidents By JAMES MORGAN ICODvrlrht. 1920. bv JatnAa Mortan ) LAST OF THE VIRGINIANS 1817?James Monroe, Inaugurated fifth president, aged fifty-eight. 1831?July 4, died in New York, aged seventy-three. O JTONHOE'S administration was 'A the most Berene and yet one of p most Important periods In the life the nation. It was an eight years :nvded with glorious and lasting vicrles of peace, such victories <as 'ords never can win. By a mere exchange of notes beeen the United States and England, ose two jealous neighbors pledged emseltes to disarm forever on the eat lakes. By a common-sense busiss transaction, Florida, which was little use to Spain, but of much e to the United States, was bought er the counter In 1820, a peaceable nquest that ranks only second to e Louisiana purchase. By a civil no?e to the old world, In 1823, the t>ole new world was set aside under c Monroe doctrine as an Immense eserve of International peace. By ve-and-take In the Missouri coroproIse In 1820, North and South were >und together anew, though With lse ties. Monroe's two terms cover what is town as the "era of good feelings." :ie old Federalist party having given ; the ghost, he succeeded to the presency as the last of the Virginia dyisty almost as easily ns an heir apirent receives the crown of his facr. Washington's second election mild have been entirely unanimous id not a New Hampshire elector cast le dissenting ballot. Yet that "era of good feeling" ally was filled with many bitter clings aroused by personal amblims and the quarrels of factions, ut Monroe formed one of the strong1 cabinets in history, and, with John lilncy Adams, William H. Crawford, >lin C. Calhoun and William Wirt Elizabeth Kortrlght Monroe. nonjj Its members, he succeeded In concmng to bis administration the ost divergent elements. In Ills dere for harmony, he would also hove clnded Henry Clay and Andrew irkson, hut they dedlnhd. One day the British minister glared ?ross the White House dinner table id shouted to the French minister: Ire % you biting your nails at me, rT' The Frenchman responded 7 drawing his sword, and the two plomuts rushed at each other. But i they were about to clash, the preslent drew his own sword between lem and stopped the fight. That little Incident Rives us a plctre of the spirit of Monroe and his Imlnlstratlon. While he was In the 'hlte House, men and factions had > leave their quarrels at the door. The quiet, modest president was not } successful in keeping the peace nong the women of the official clre, and their disputes over social rank id precedence brewed mnny squalls. Although Jim Monroe, as he was milllarly called, was the last preslent to cling to the ancient knee reeches, cockade and sword, he was 9 plain and easy as an old shoe. r nen a newly arrived European Iplomnt snw a bald-headed, wateryred man In a striped seersucker >nt, a dirty wnlstcont spotted with tk and with slippers down at the pel writing at a White House desk. 9 wondered that the president ould have such n slovenly clerk un1 he was dumfounded to find that p was In the presence of the president Imself. In the six yenrs that remained to 'onroe after retiring from the presl?ncy, he set himself, as an ex-preslpnt, a high standard of conduct, nvlng rece'ved the supreme honor ; the hands of all the people, he felt int his name belonged to them and ? refused to lend It to any candidate ' any party. Feeble and alone after the desth ' bis wife, Monroe sold Oak Hill, Is Virginia farm, In the closing onths of his life. With the feeling ' nn exile, the last of the Virginians ft bta native state to live with a aonrlaw in New York city, where bo ed on July 4, 1881, How's This? tVe offer On# Hundred Dollars Reward r any case of Catarrh that cannot be red by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Haifa Catarrh Medicine has been taken ' catarrh sufferers for the past thirty's ycurs, and has become known as the oat reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's itarrh Medicine acta thru the Blood on e Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poln from the Blood and healing the diesed portions. 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