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Tke Chesterfield Advertiser
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GERMANY ALSO WANTS A LOAN [
And now it is said that Germany, is ,
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II J H' DUl IU\> MIVHIVJI IIVIII Vll\.
United States making the plea for a
loan through Lloyd George, the Brit- '
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ish premier.
Well don't that take the cake and
bakery. After involving the United
States and the world in a war that
cost not only millions of dollars but
millions of lives, Germany wants Uncle
Sain to lend that country some
money. '1 his at a time too when
France is fearing an early invasion
? from Germany and at a time when we
have not collected the millions of dollars
loaned to other European countries.
THEY FEAR UNCLE SAM
News comes from Washington that
foreign nations represented at the
Disarmament '.'oaternco arc afraid
that the United States is trying to get
a grip upon the whole world. Our
strong iinuncial position and the
weakened condition of European nations
caused by the war gives the European
nations the idea that we may
gobble them up.
They may rest easy. Uncle Sam
has troubles of his own and he is not
going to cross the ocean to find more
trouble. If these other nations will
behave nice and quiet and respect
the .Monroe doctrine they will not be
bothered by I'ncle Sam.
When the former Turkish Grand
Vizier, Saidell I'asha, recently visited
Rome, he probably did not obey that
ancient admonition, "When in Rome
do as Rome does." At any rate he was
shot and killed by an unknown assailant.
$10,000 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
In a recent interview with Mrs. Julina,
she expressed the hope
that the governo rot' South
Carol na will accept that terms of the
Shcppard- i owner act, which President
Harding signed November 23.
This will make the state eligible to receive
the initial $10,000 provided for
each state accepting the act,should the
federal appropriation be made before
the South Carolina state legislature
convenes in January 1022, and take*
legislative action. According to the
act, if the legislature of any state
has not passed legislation accepting
the provisions of this act, the governor
of such state may do so and
designate or create tt state agency
to co-operate with the children's bureau.
ORDERLY MARKET OF COTTON
The plan to market cctton according
to tiie cooperative method adopted
by California has been endorsed
by the South Carolina Bankers' Association
as a safe and sane idea.
At a meeting of the executive
council of the South Carolina Bankers'
Association the folowing resolution
was adopted:
"Believing that formation of a statewide
co-operative marketing associa
tion in each state of the belt will result
in vhe orderly marketing of the
crop, the elimination of tht. country
damage, the stabilization of the marlet,
ami will insure the farmer of the
fact that his cotton will he properly
graded and stapled and sold at the
best possible figure; be it
"Resolved, That the members of the
agricultural committee of th South
Carolina Rankers' Association commend
the etf'?rt being made to form
such an association in this state along
with the other states; and that we
urge eveiy banker, business man, and
farmer to co-operate in the campaign
for signatures to the contract."
Some skeptics may ask, "What do
bankers know about cotton." It i:
true they may not know a hell weevil
from a bumh!c bee but when i>
comes to selling cotton when it is
ready for market thc banker in every
town in the cotton gv<?\vmg sec
tion V. of necessity a" great deal to
do with the situation. There is a ver>
close relation between the cotton far
m< i anu m hanger anu mm, itibhvh
should bo rttained in the most corshould
i'c retained i nthe n.ost cordial
and mutual manner.
PROPOSE TO REDUCE STATE
TAX BY ONE-THIRD
Rcdu lion of the state tax levy foi
1922 by at least one-third is to be i
the injor proposal of the Joint Leg !
islative Committe on Economy and
Consolidation, according to an an- i
nouneemonc following a two day ses
sion of the Committe in Columbij J
last wepk. Th0 meeting was attended
by Senators Niels Christensen, chair |
pS man; h\ A. Miller and W. Fred Light I
R"y and Representatives K. T. Hughe: i
and J. E. Anderson. The only memh- j
er absent was Representative Johi
K. Hamblin, who was unavoidably de- .
tained by case in court.
According to the Committee'* I
statement, three different devices will ]
be used to reduce the state tax levy |
from twelve mills to eight mills 01 (
t less .The first is to postpone the con- j
struction of practically all building j
r cost b"7 means of bettter organize-J
ion and improved operatiing pi-oce-j
lurv. The third is to raise part of the
>tate*s money by levies on those now
soaping wholly or partially their fair
;bu re of the burden. All told accordng
to the Committee, the general
>roperty tax can be reduced over '
^2,000,000 as compared with 1921.
After considerable discussion the
Committee came to the conclusion
hat financial conditions in the state
.vculd justify its recommendation to
ht? Legislature of deferring: pracically
all building; operations by
tale institutions in 1922. Such acion
would result in a reduction of1
he appropriations by approximately '
lialf a million dollars. The Committee
realizes that this means merely the
leferring of expenditures which in
?ome cases will have to be made later.
!n only a few instances, however, was
.he committee able to learn of conditions
making; the erection of new
buildings at once very desirable and
in most cases it was thought no
great hardship would result from a
postponement of the building; proTram
for one year.
The principal attention of the Committee
was {jiven to the possibility
>f savings through the consolidation
<f state alienees through better internal
organization in departments
.md institutions, through the central
mrchasing of supplies, through imirovements
in the state's fiscal system,
and through better operating
irocedure. After carefully considerng
conditions as found in each demrtment,
commission, board and inititution
the Committee concluded
hat the appropriations for 1922
night be decreased by another half
million. Tn this case the Committee
>oint< out the savings will not be for
i922 only but will continue year after
ear indefinitely. Members expressed
he further opinion that closer finan
ial control according to a plan which
viil bo presented to the Legislature
nay be expected to prevent any rapid
in.; unreasonable increase in the cost
d >iato government during the prosit
us years which the Committee bona
is will in tln> course of time be ex)i
u need again in Sou'h Carolina.
Additional relief should be given
lard pressed tax payers, the Commitee
believes, through changes in the
a\ system and the Committe is
corking on definite proposals to pre(tn!
to the Legislature. These pro
11 - a 1 s will deal both with new sources
if revenue and with means in so shiftng
the tax burden that it will be more
fairly distributed. In particular the
Committee expects to recommend the
adoption of plans to provide for the
raising of at least a million dollars
from those now escaping taxation ir.
whole or in part, with a consequent
lessening of the levies on those now
arrying the whole load.
Lefore adjourning the Committee
vent over the reports on the various
tat,, agencies made by GriiTenhagen
Associates Ltd., of Chicago, the industrial
engineers who have conduct d
the .investigations. This rennrt
.vhieh the Committee expects to put
rto the hands of members of the
General Assembly when they con.
. one in January, will consist of two
pa! ts. T.he first part will embody the
Committee's conclusions and recommendations
and its concrete proposals
is to savings, improvements in the
iscal system, and changes in the tax
-ystem which will shift part of the
burden to those now paying only
anall amounts or escaping entirely.
The second part will set forth briefly
.he Committee's findings with regard
.o the conditions in each of the various
state agencies.
4. F. DAVIS MARKET
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The Best Fancy Groceries
High Grade Canned Goods
The Best of Everything for the
Table
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COTTON PROfrU
. BOLL WEI
Recommendations Mad* by the Extension
Service of Clemson College.
CI em Hon College, Dec. 12x?The Ex
tension Service of Clemson College
has published Extension Bulletin 48,
"Farming under Boll Weevil Conditions,"
and has secured through Senator
N. B .Dial the publication of a
revision of the "Report of the South
Carolina Boll Weevil Commission."
Both of these publications, which
may be had from county agents or
from the Extension Service, Clemson
College, 8. C. .contain valuable suggestions
on growing cotton under boll
weevil conditions. Some of these are
given below.
Stalk Defttruotlon and Cleaning up
the Farm.?The hordes of weevils
that ravage the cotton crop are the
offspring of parent weevils that passed
the preceding winter successfully.
The weevils developing late in the
fall are the ones most likely to survive
the winter, as they are not worn
out by long flights and by egg laying.
The greatest number of weevils will
survive in those fields on which cotton
stalks together with grass, weeds
and other refuse material offering
shelter, are-allowed to remain. The
early destruction of ootton stalks by
chopping and plowing them under,
the planting of winter covers, and the
cleaning of terracee, ditch banks,
o/lffo.Q nf wnnHa an/1 nlooAa
foring winter shelter, constitute the
first step in making the next year's
crop.
Thorough Preparation.?Whefc n
cover crop Is grown on the land during
fall and winter, it should be
plowed under early in the spring so
that the land will have ample time to
settle before planting. Cotton comes
up more quickly and starts growth
earlier if planted on a firm well-settled
seed bed than if planted on
loose one. U the land has been in
corn and velvet beans, or corn and
peas during the summer and can be
conveniently planted to a cover crop,
this should be grazed during the
early winter months and plowed under
in mid-winter tor best conservation
of nitrogen, and this will give
time for the land to settle and the organic
matter to humify before planting
time. Where no cover crop is
used, the land should he plowed in
the fall or early winter for a heavy
clay soil, or in the early spring in
the case of a sandy soil, and the seed
beds should be made up early in the
spring so that they will have amplo
time to settle before planting. Clay
soils when plowed In the fall should
be plowed deep to give more *oll for
root development. No soil should be
plowed deep in the late spring or just
beiuic planting.
Planting only Approved Varieties.
?Numerous experiments In the boll
weevil Infested aren of this state and
other states have amply justified the
recommendations of the following
varieties for the conditions designated
:
A. Short staplo varieties.? (1)
Cleveland Big Boll for wilt-free land.
(2). Dixie Triumph for wilt-infested
land.
B. Ixmg Staple varle'ten.?(1)
Webber No. 49. (2) Delta-Type Webber.
It is important to have an early
fruiting variety but it is also important
to have a variety which continues
to fruit throughout the season.
The boll weevil prefers to puncture
squares and will do so if they are
present in the ilun.i; out if none are
to be found, he will then puncture the
half-grown bolls. This explains why
It is Important for a variety to continue
fruiting throughout the seasdn.
It should be understood that other
varieties may in a given season and
under favorable conditions yield more
than these, but whan taken tor a period
of years the above named- varieties
have proved thair superiority.
Planting a* Eearly as Safety will
Permit.?Cotton should be planted aa
early as Dossihle after danaer of kill
ing frost is over and the ground la
warm enough to insure quick germination
and rapid growth. In order to
insure a good etand without replanting.
more seed should he ueod than
has been the custom in the past. It
la well to use from one to two buahels
per acre, depending on the condition
of the land, more need being
used where the land is rough and
cloddy or cold. It is a distinct advantage
when practicable to d?11n* the
seed, because del In ted seed will germmate
more quickly by several days,
under adverse conditions, than will
undellnted seed.
Judicious Fertilising.?A liberal application
of commercial fertiliser Is
also advisable, and this fertilizer
should contain an abundance of phosphoric
acid, as this ingredient hastens
the maturity of the crop up to a point
where the plant has all it requires in
lts growth On most soils in this state
about 300 pounds of arid phosphate
per acre will give most profitable results.
A liberal amount of ammonia
hastens the maturity of the crop up
to a certain point. Toe much t\mmonia
delays the crop as does too
little, honce the importance of having
the correct amount of ammonia
for each soil. Each farmer should
study the needs of his soils and use
the amount of ammonia which he
finds best for his land. Potash is nec
ossary on most of our sandy boMb and
on some of our Piedmont soils.
Where a good system of farming 1b
practiced ! the Piedmont section,
where the crops are rotated and orL.
H. TROTTI,
Dental Surgeon
Chesterfield, S. C.
Office on second floor in Ross
building.
R. L. McMANUS
Dentist
Cheraw, S. C.
At Chesterfield Monday and Wedlesday
evenings.
At Pageland Tuesday.
At Mt. Croghan Wednesday morn"g.
At McBee Thursday. 1
CTION UNDER |
iVIL CONDITIONS
gantc matter supplied, no potash
should be required. An excess of potash
also tends to delay the maturity
of the crop, and for this reason modcrate
applications will generally give
best results. A well balanced fertlizer
which supplies the needs of tbe
soil to which It is ?nnH??i crlvaa
earliest crop and the largest crop.
All of the phosphorus and the potash
and most of the nitrogen should
be applied by the time the first
r iuares begin to form. On very light
sandy soils it Is advisable to apply
more of this nitrogen after the ootton
Is up, but In no case should this application
be delayed until late In the ,
season. Where large applications of
fertilizer are made at planting time, ,
it is important to mix the fertiliser
with the soil thoroughly so that it will
not interfere with the germination
and early growth of the ootton.
Rapid Cultivation.?From the very
start, cotton should be cultivated intensively
to .prevent weeda, and grass
from ever getting a start. To accomplish
this, frequent shallow cultivation
is advisable. Cotton should
neVer be cultivated so deep as to deBtory
the roots of the t>1ants, and under
no condition^ dMHild weeds and
grass be allowed to get a start In the
cotton, as they will delay the growth.
Collecting Weevils. ? It may be
helpful to pick weevils from the
young cotton pants before the squares
appear whenever cheap labor that
costs practically nothing in cash is
available. If weevil bolleotlng Is done
with the utmost care, giving special
attention to places where the greatest
number of weevils hibernated, the
majority of the weevils may be caught
before tbey lay their eggs. It is estimated
that weevil collecting when
upon thorough search less than 60
weevils per aore are found, is not pro- '
fltable.
| Collecting Squares.?When low
I priced labor is available, square colI
lectlng will be helpful if properly
| done. Collecting should ?be begun
about ten days after the first bloom
Is seen in the field. But unless it la
done thoroughly it is unprofitable.
About every five days every square
must be picked, not only those on the
ground, but also those that have dried
on the plants, as well as thoee which
show yellow color of are flared. This
should be continued during the flrst
weeks of the square-forming period.
During wet seasons when cultivation
is impossible, plow labor may be used
until cultivation can be resumed
Special attention should be given to
places where a large number of
weevils passed the winter, such as
bottom lands, woods and fields adjoining
waste land or other places
where rubbish occurs. - ,
It is advised that all collected
squares, instead of being destroyed,
be placed in a box having one of its
walls made of ordinary wire window
screening. Instead of a box, a barrel
covored with ordinary window screening
may be used nnd this laid horizontally
at some convenient place.
The box or barrel must be tight so
that no emerging weevils can escape.
The meshes of the wire screens are
too small for weevils to escape, yet
sufficient large to permit the escape
of parasites.
Attempts at poisoning the cotton
i boll weevil In 1921 gave variable and
generally unsatisfactory results. Comi-no-ivxr
--I- > 1?- J
|l>n> i !n wui rv nun mnuilB Becurwi
In South Carolina with the work and
! results secured in other states. It is
. believed that the results secured in
i this state during 1921 were due to adverse
weather conditions during the
poisoning period, and that poisoning
is profitable when properly done on
high yielding land, provided that the
weather is fuvorpbie.
Use of Winter Cover Crepe.?The
value of winter crops in fighting J
| the boll weevil can not be over-estl!
mated. In the first place, the boll
1 weevil can not sperd the winter In a
green oover crop, as it la impossible
for him to evaporate a sufficient
amount of watef from his body to enable
him to live through the winter.
In the second place, winter cover
orops prevent washing and leaching,
thus saving a very large amount of
nitrogen, which Is our most expensive
fertiliser. If legumes are used &n
eover crops, they not only save a larg*
amount of nitrogen from leaching out
of the soil but may actually add several
dollars worth of nitrogen to tho
soil. They also greatly increase the
' organic matter In the soil, wn?r?
I one of the most imnnrtant farlnn la
developing an early cotton soil.
Hena va. Pullets.?One of the important
problems that the ponlt ryt
man has to deal with is how to /el
the largest number of eggs from his
flock. How can he do this? By se- ,
lecting pullets to comprise about twoi
thirds of his entire fllock- rather than
by having a majority of hens. Statistics
show that pullets lay about 30
eggs more per year than hens. This i
is true for both the heavy and the |
light breeds. The net profit therefore '
is in favor of the pullets. They lay
more eggs in the fall and winter when
the prices are high, and so tend further
to increase the profit. During
the pullet year an estimated profit
j above feed of $3.80 per bird Is netted.
i while for the hen year a profit of
' $2.f>2 per bird is netted.
Why then keep a large flock of
birds which wiii decrease the profits
rattier ?hm increase them? Keen |
more toilets and fewer hens la the
| (lock. It para and means better re
! suits all round.
J. ARTHUR KNIGHT
Attoraey-at-Law
Office in Courthouse
CheeterfiaM, 3. C.
NOTICE
Notice is herewith given that a
meeting of the stockholders of The
Advertiser Publishing Co., is called
for Monday, December 26th, 1921 to
then and there consider a resolution
that that said conjpany liquidate its
affairs and that the corporation be
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RESOURCES
Stock Loan Account ....$30,342.00
Bank Accounts 296.70
TOTAL $S0,628.70
Directors eledted for year as fol
Douglass, James Ross, B. F. Teal,
Knight, and H. E. Wilson.
Officers elected for the year as fol
Ross, Vice-President, C. C. Douglass,
and D. L. Smith, Loan and Building
New series of stock opens Oetoh
chase of stock see any of the follow
soliciting: J. A. Welsh, J. A. Knight,
Wilson, G. M. Smith, F. S. Bluir,
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Stories of
Great Scouts v? . 7||j
<?>, Western Newspaper Union.
THE IRON NfiRVE OF SAM
HOUSTON, THE VIRGINIAN
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Courage and daring were qualities
:hnracterl8tle of all tbe scouts who
von their right to fame in frontier bleary,
but for iron nerve aud pure grit
Sam Houston was the peer of them alL
Perhaps he Inherited his fortitude
from his father, who was a soldier
n the Revolution: perhaps during his
ong stay among the Cherokee In dims
he le?m*d that a warrior bears
pain without flinching.
Houston was a Virginian wh$ had
entered the army and risen to the rank
of ensign at the outbreak of the Creek
war In 1818. Oeu. Andrew Jackson,
"Old Hickory," hud taken the field ... .
against the Creeks and, after a series
of buttles In which the Indluns were
defeated, they made a last stand at
their fortified encampment, Toh<f|peka, .
In the Great Horseshoe bend of tbe
Tallapoosu river, Ala.
During the assault on this fort, a
barbed arrow struck Houston In the
thigh. He tried to pull It out, but
failed. The agony was frightful.
Calling to a soldier, Houston commanded
him to extract the shaft.
Twice the man tried and failed, then
begged to be relieved of the'task when ?
he saw the unspeakable torture he
was causing.
Try again," commanded Houston.
"And If you fall, I'll run you through
with my sword!"
The third attempt was successful,
and us the barbed shaft was torn
from the flesh, It was followed by a
gusli of blood. General Jackson, seeing
Houston's wound, ordered hliu to*
the rear. The young ensign waited
until Jackson had passed on, had a
surgeon bind up the wound, and In a
few minutes he was hack In the thick
of the fighting.
The high peak In Houston's adventurous
life mum In 1KUI wIipii nt tho
hend of n little nrmy of 8<X) Texnns,
with the hnttle cry of "Remember the
Alnnio!" on their lips, he defeated the
hordes of Santa Annn. the Mexican
d eta tor, at San Jacinto, and won freedom
for Texas. He was elected tlrst
president of the Lone Star republic.
At the outbreak of the Civil war,
Houston, who was governor of Texas,
was bitterly opposed to the secession
of that state from the Union. The - Confederates
forced him to resign.
They required all men over sixteen to
register and to enrry n puss while traveling.
Houston refused to do*
either. Once they stopped him and.
demanded his pass. "San Jacinto is:
my pass through Texas!" thundered;
the hrnve old man as he rode on.
Houston died nt his home In lluntsvllle
July 20, 1803, with the name of:"
Texas 011 his lips.
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MADE HISTORY 2
S By JAMES C. YOUNG. V
l<?) by McClure Newapuper Syndicate )
THE GIRL WHO MADE A KING
HER JESTER.
IF IT had not been for a little negro
boy with u crooked back one of
the most beautiful women of the
French revolutionary period might
have escaped with her life. But it
was the delight of Mine, du Barry to
tense this boy Louis Znmora until he
flew Into futile rages. Her death was
bis revenge. _ ^
Mhe began life as a servant's daughter,
but soon became a beauty. The
son of the Due de Brlssttc saw her
when she was under twenty, employed
in a milliner's shop. From his hands
she passed 011 to the Vicomte I)u
Barry, a down-nt-the-heel nobleman,
who kept a famous gambling establishment.
She was the attraction of the.
gaming tables for several yeurq. Then
the vicomte, who suw her loveliness.
Increase every day, conceived the Idea.
of Introducing her to Louis XV. #
Lebel, valet to the king, wus the*
Judge of beauty for bis Imperial mas-,
ter. He already had introduced Pompadoqr,
then dead. And It was to>
Lebel that the vicointe applied. The.
valet gave a dinner U? which the*
gambler's apprentice was Invited. But;
she failed to And the king there. Im
tier disappointment she drank deeply;,
and gave way to a string of the butt '
Tit i k ror wntcn she aTterward was
famous. The king, hidden behind a
curtain, listener! and was delighted.
He cnme forth and Du Barry's fortune
was In the making.
Kvery woman Ix)uls had knovn
went to the last lengths In an eilort
to entertain him. But Du Barry Insisted
that he entertain her.
Then l.ouls died. Du Barry retreated
to n place near Boris and not long
afterward again fell In with De Brlssac.
Next came the revolution, fear-,
ful, bloody days. Du Barry hid, hut:
Znmnrn kept the revolutionary authorities
Informed of all that she did..
One day De Brlssac was late in rfeturulug
from a trip to Paris In search or .
news. Du Barry, fearful, told /timora;
to go down the rbnd and see If her
lover was on the way. "There Is no?
need." he said. "1 can show you his
head," and he brought forth that
gruesome object. *
Du Burry was tried and executed on
the same day, December 7, 17JKI. At
the lit* she broke down and pleaded
for ber life. Zamora stood by the
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