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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24
.facturer.

If you should tell a, Dillon man
that Dillon in point of population is
known to the outside world as a town
that does not come within the 1000
class he would say you were grossly
misrepresenting your town, but new
ertheless the 1910 census gives Dillon
a population Of less than 1900. II
places the citizen who tries to per-
suade an outsider that Dillon is in the
5000 class in an awkward position
What the government sends out is
supposed to be the. most reliable in
formation obtainable and the outsid-
er simply cannot be convinced that
Dillon is entitled to place
in the 5000 class. In less than
year the next census will
be well under way and If Dill
Ion wants to make the showing in the
matter of population to which she is
entitled now is the time to begin the
movement to extend the corporate
limits. The matter has been discussed
from time to time, but definite action
has been deferred. Another matter to
which we would call the attention of
our citizens is that if the corporate
i,,,if VITO
be issued for the extension OF street
paving. And while We are writing
along this line the thought occurs to
US that now is the time for the coun-
ty to raise $45,000 and thus secure
the government appropriation for a
like amount for road improvement
II the county cannot build more than
a mile of good road that mile should
be built. And we might go still furth-
er anl suggest that our neighboring
towns in the county take up and con-
slider the matter of paving. There are
Latta, Lake View and Little Rock. No
doubt each of these towns feels the
need of permanent street improve
ment as keenly as Dillon feels it. and
it would mean a big saving. in dollars
If all this work could be undertaken
at the same time and the contract let
to one firm or individual. The gov
ernment is urging the building of
roads and the extension of street i'm
provements in the towns and cities, as
a means of providing employment for
the vast army of soldiers that will be
discharged in the next few months
and many towns, cities and counties
are going ahead with the work. We
cannot speak for the other towns, but
Dillon needs these improvements and
needs them badly, and it is to be
hoped that the matter of extending
the corporate limits and providing
funds for the work will not be de-
layed.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

AS the most practical means of
supplying the consumer with electric
current The Herald has always favor
ed the transmission line. Not only
do the users of electricity generated
by water power get more even cur
rent that gives better results for
lighting and manufacturing purposes
but they also get cheaper current,
provided good business judgment Is
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24
obitusry sketches, cards of thanks.

Obituary sketches. cards OF thanks,
communications espousing the cause
Of private enterprise or political
sandidate and like matter VIII be
charged at the rate of 8 cents per
line. Contract advertisers will not
be allowed to exceed their space at
uame rates or advertise anything
roreign to their regular business
without extra charge. Advertise
saents to occupy special place will be
charged for according to position de-
sired.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

a Rock Hill citizen by the name of
Roddy wrote an article to the local
paper in which he called attention to
the wide difference in the prices
charged by the merchants of Rock
Hill and the merchants of Chester
Rock Hill and Chester are rivals. Now
you can imagine just what effect the
publication of that article had on the
Rock Hill people when a shrewd
Chester merchant clipped it and
spread it over the page of news
paper in the form of an advertise
ment. We do not know what happen
ed to the Mr.. Roddy, but the pre-
sumption is that he is still alive. Al
all hazards he must be put down as
"a very courageous man. What Mr.
Roddy had the courage to say in print
however, lots of people are saying
to other people and the other people
are scattering 1t around among those
with whom they come in contact. The
high cost of living is pinching. 1t is
getting under the hide and the people
are beginning to chafe. There is moi
town in the United States that has
not felt the high cost Of living and
that some profiteering has been ant
still is going on cannot be disputed
Dillon or Dillon county may not. be
an exception. We are not prepared te
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

The Dillon Herald is published at
gAe county seat of one of the rlch-
eat agricultural counties in the
gtxte. It is the oIncial organ OF the
ssunty and goes into 80 per cent OF
the homes in the county in which 1t
ls published. The Office is equipped
with an Intertype and modern high
sDeed presses.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24
Dillon, 8. O., April "a, 1910.
LOSING MONEY ON COTTON.

The Herald has maintained all
along that cotton is the most un-
profitable crop the south produces
When the negro was freed cotton
ceased to be profitable and the south
began to lose money. If the south
had been making legitimate profit
on the cotton it has produced for
the past so years the south would not
be in debt. Men who inherited fertile
lands SO years ago would be living
in palaces and travelling round the
world in private yachts. But as it is
. the south Is a borrower and will re-
main a borrower until it gets more
than the cost of production out Of its
: biggest and most expensive crop.
But the south is beginning to keep
books. For .,the past several years
quite a number of intelligent and pro
gressiye farmers in this and other
states have been keeping what is
known in large industrial plants as
a ''cost sheet" They have been find
ing out what'it costs to produce cot
ton and the results are astonishing.
In Sundays newspapers Mr.. J. s.
Wannamnker, chairman of the South
Caroline Cotton Association, gives
some interesting figures on the cost
of production. The figures were OBJ
tanned from experienced farmers who
kept accurate records.
The following table was prepared
by J.. e. Holman, progressive far
mer OF Calhoun county:
Zone Horse Farm:)
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

Communications, unless they con-
tain important news, or discuss po-
iitely and properly subjects OF real
snterest, are not wanted; and H. ac-
septable in every other way they
wili be rejected until the real name
Of the author accompanies the same
not necessarily for publication, but
ss q guarantee of good faith.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

Advertising rates may be had on
application. and advertisers may feel
assured that through the columns Oh
this paper they will reach all Dillon
county, a part of Eastern Carolina
and contiguous territory in North
Carolina.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

Senator j. A. Banks of Calhoun is
one of the best farmers in the state.
He makes farming business and
uses intelligent methods. In view of
these facts Senator Banks statement
is interesting:
Zone Horse Farm-20 Acres Cotton,
10 Acres Food.)
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

II the figures submitted by these
gentlemen are correct, and there is
no reason to believe they are not, it
is evident that the south would have
been better off if it had never plant
ed an acre of cotton.
In considering these figures, how
ever, the question arises: "How has
tn, south managed to live if it has
been losing money on cotton for the
past'50 years? The answer is that IT
has lived on the labor of the woman
and children who have toiled in the
fields at wage Just large enough
to keep them alive. If those women
and children had been paid the same
salary they could have earned in a
store or cotton mill the south would
have been bankrupt long ago.
: If every farmer in the south used
a "cost sheet and added legiti-
mate profit to the cost of Producing
his cotton the world today would be
getting cheap cotton at 80 cents a
pound.
Cost" does not merely mean the
cost of fertilizers and labor. 1t
means every item of expense that goes
into the making of the crop, includ-
ing certain per cent. for wear and
tear on machinery, a reasonable sal
ary for the land owner who person
ally superintends the work on his
farm. plus interest on his investment
in land. live stock and farming i'm
plemehts.
The time is, coming when the south
will begin to keep books, when the
farmer will know the. cost before
he offers to sell, and when that time
comes there will be an industrial
awakening with possibilities that can
not be exaggerated.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

Mr.. T. A. Amaker is another big
farmer. The "cost sheet" prepared
by Mr.. Amaker is particularly inter-
esting because it shows a big deficit.
Mr.. Amaker's statement follows:
Zone Horse Farm.)
Fertilizer
Six and three fourths tons
fertilizer $50 at $5S IS 391.50
One ton nitrate soda - 5000
Labor
One plow hand, II months
at $40 4So.OO
Hoe labor, Is acres at
S2.25-- - = 4o'ou
Extra labor, gathering corn
hay, etc. - - ------ oV.VV
Picking ten bales cotton at
81 hundred ---- 1900
Is bushels planting seed at
So $500
10 per cent. depreciation ON
$500 equipment = = 5000
Incidental expenses = 5000
Ginning, bagging and ties
10 bales 5000
Total 81, ,34S.0O
Income
Seven bales, 400 pounds
each,, at 80 cents--F--s $4,000
249 bushels cotton seed at
81 $4,000
Total 81. .OsO. 90
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-04-24

Dear Victory Liberty Loan Workers:
There is very little to announce
this week as very few attended the
call meeting. However, some came
in On Monday. The chairmen came
at different times during the day,
and promised to do their part in the
Victory Loan Work.
Capt. John McSween, Jr., will
speak on Saturday the 26th, for the
Woman's Committee. 1t will perhaps
be pleasure to the people Of Dill
lon to know that he is to speak to
them as we'll as some Of the soldiers
and whoever the speakers committee
selects.
The quota for Dillon county is
$269,70O. Not as much as some other
counties have.
Here's for the success Of the Vic
/ tory Liberty Loan.
The County Chairman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
Canada's Bird Refuge.

1t is something for one bird TO tell
another that Canada has created Il
series Of reserves in the province OF
Quebec where birds are safe from man
made troubles.
Unlike most bird refugees. Perce
Rock, a picturesque island near ,Pcrce
village; the east and north cliffs Of
Bonaventure island, three miles further
away; and the northernmost of the
Magdalen islands, 12t miles out to sea-.
have been set apart specifically to pro
tect birds whose value to mankind is
chiefly their beauty as i part of ma
ture.
There is no attempt to argue, for
example, that the gannet, the kitti-
wake or the razorbll aux should be
protected because they "help the
farmer; they are protected simply be-
cause they are birds.
! No human being may stcai an egg
from their nests; no weapon danger
ous to their welfare may b" brought
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
OLD HOUSE TO BE MUSEUM
Movement for Preservation Of Struc.
ture Identified With Early Days
~ Of Southern California.

A movement is on ut Riverside, Cali
for the preservation of u number of
the old landmarks OF the vicinity,
buildings and spots Intimately connec.-
ed with the early-day period Of south
ern California. The plan is being fos-
tered by. the local chapter OF the
Daughters Of the Revolution and the
Pioneer society. 'a
r The first project to be undertaken
is the restoration Of the old RubidOux
home, ali adobe structure, which was
built by Indian labor three-quarters of
a century ago. The RubidouX family
was one(Of the most prominent of the
early Spanish residents, and the home
was social center for the interior
section Many Of the notable events
of history of the period just previous
to the forty-niners are more or less
intimately connected with this old
building which in recent years has
been abandoned and has begun to
crumble away.
After the work Of restoration is
completed, the building will serve as
Il nucleus for il pioneer museum for
the housing Of many relics Of the early
days.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
CHAUNCEY'S TURN TO LAUGH
Close-Fisted Farmer Learned Some
thing About the Value Legal
Lights Set on Services.

Chauncey NJ. Depew, in writing the
story of his life, recalls his first law
case. 1t was in Peekskill. The client
was farmer and he wanted an opin-
ion on certain property rights. .....
Depew spent a week in looking up
the points Of law that had bearing on
the case and when he had finished
charged the modest fee of s..
~ "roo much cried the farmer.
But its taken me 4 whole. week 10
prepare This" protested Depew.
Don't make no difference declared
the farmer. II figure $50 is all it's
worth and that's all you're going to
get" a,.. ....
About a week later the man came to
the office again. ,a. s.-,,,@--
"Mr. Depew," lie said. II had some
doubts about that opinion of yours, S"
I took it down to New York and
showed it to Mr.. -. And what do
you think he charged me, just for
reudin' that opinion of yours and put
ting his o. X. on it,"
How much," demanded Depew, all
excited.
Five hundred dollars!"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
ORIGIN OF, FAMOUS DISHES
Sally Lunn, Who Gave Her Name to
Tea Bread, Was.a Real Person.
age-MuIIioata

Sally Lunn was a pastry cook who
at the end of 1900 used to sell the tea
bread which bears her name in the
streets of Bath, Stray Stories (Lon-
don says.
Sandwich is called after the earl of
Sandwich.
Mulligatawney is derived from an
East Indian word meaning pepper
water.
Macaroni originated from Greek
phrase meaning "the blessed Dead"
in allusiOn to the ancient custom Of
eating it ut feasts for departed souls.
= Gooseberry-fOol is corruption Of
gOoseberry '.foule," meaning milled or
pressed gooseberries. .f.... -
Forcemeat comes from the French
'farce' meat. "arce" is stuffing,
thus is forcemeat used for stutfing.
Blanc-mange means literally "white
eatable." -.
Julienne soup was invented by a
Nine. Deschamps, Paris market
woman who died about 1897. aged
ninety-four. She saw the allies enter
Paris after Waterloo and supplied veg
estables to the Tuileries during the
reign of Charles X and Napoleon III.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
Old Publications.

An odd bit Of the past turns up In
list Of old publications soon to be
sold at auction, namely, to give 1t it's
full, imposing title. "A Sermon
Preached at White-Chapel. in the Pres
ence of Many Honorable and Worship
full, the Adventures and Planters for
Virginia. and "Published for the Ben
eft and Use Of the Colony, Planted,
and to bee Planted there and for the
Advancement Of their Christian Pur-
pose" The Rev. William Symonds
preached that sermon, notes the Chris
tian Science Monitor, and described
Virginia as Il land with the fruitful
ness whereof England, our mistresse,
cannot compare, no, not when she is
in her greatest pride" Yet he preached
to rather a sorry congregation, says
history, largely composed Of immi-
grants who had failed at home through
bad habits little calculated to help
in new country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
sKILLFUL IN USE OF POISON
South African Bushmen Had Weapon
Which, in Other Hands Might
Have Been lnvincible.

The bushmen. Africa's pygmies Of
the South, who succumbed so quickly
to civilization, are becoming rarer
every day. Famine, wars and the white
mans encroachments have killed of
thousands. - -.
The one great achievement Of these
children of the woods is their skillful
use Of poisonS. In the hands of i more
subtle people the poisoned arrow might
have been an inyincible weapon, but
for the bushman it only delayed inev-
table defeat. :.
The buShman's arrow Is toy Of
light reed until he sturns it into .
certain death dealer by covering the
tip with one of his favorite poisOns.
A certain caterpillar of the jungle, the
most venomous snakes and spiders,
poisonous roots and leaves all yield
their power to kill to the use of these
natives.
Special men of the tribe prepare the
poisons for their purpose, usually heat
ing them in dish before dipping the
dart into them. While waiting for their
poisonous brew to cook, the poison con-
coctors dance about the fire in excite
ment at the coming hunt or combat.
Skulking in breathless silence upon an
imaginary enemy. lhey suddenly leap
up and discharge the fatal arrows,
after which they shift, easily to the
part of the victim, and writhe and
howl with all the agony of the hunted.
Exhaustion and the completion of the
poison put an end to this vivid re-
hearsal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
LIES FAR BELOW SEA LEVEL
Forbidding Death Valley, in California,
Was Formerly the Bed of
Salt Lake.

Death valley, California, is said to
be the lowest dry land in the United
States; it is 276 feet, below sea level.
The name of Death valley is gruesOme
enough in itself, but to enhance this
effect the mountains thereabouts are
called the Funeral range.
While Death valley is the lowest
dry land In the country Mount Whit
ney, which is less than eighty miles
from the point of lowest depression, is
one of the highest points. of land in
the United States, its summit being
1861 feet above sea level.
Death valley was formerly the bed
of salt lake and is $50 miles in
length. a small salt marsh still oc-
cupies a part of 1t. There are few
places In I,aath VALLEY Mhere fresh VA.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
ASK NOVEMBER
Il BE OBSERVED
Denson Post No. 8, Iowa Branch of
American Legion, Passes Resolu-
ton for Observance Of That Day
MEETING LAST THURSDAY NIGHT
Post Plans to Give a Dance in Near
Future to Which All Members and
Eligible Members Are Invited

Denison Post No s, Iowa Branch
| of the American Legion, held a meet
| ing in the auditorium of the Farmers
| State bank last Thursday evening, at
which there was a goodly attendance.
Among other. things brought before
the meeting were the following reso-
lutions. 1t will be noticed by reading
the resolutions that all citizens OF
Denson are requested to refrain from
their usual avocations on November
11th. the day Of signing the armistice.
1t was also decided to hbld dance
some time in the near future, the date
to be announced later. All members
and all eligible members will be in
vited to this dance The following
are the resolutions passed:
Whereas, the 11tn day, OF November,
1919, will be the first anniversary Of
the signing of the armistice which
called for a cessation of hostilities,
and
Whereas. it was on the 18th of No
vember, 1918, that victory was finally
conceded to our boys in France in the
great world war. therefore,
Be it resolved by Denison Post No.
s OF the Iowa Branch Of the American
Legion, that the citizens of Denison
be requested to refrain from their
usual avocations for Nov. II, 1919, in
honor of those American boys who
gave their all in this great struggle.
and be it further resolved that the
mayor of Denison, the Denison school
board and the Denison Commercial
club be given copy of these resolu-
tions in order that they may use their
influence in seeing that the sense of
these resolutions is carried out in so
far as it is possible. @
'CSigned) Denison Post No.
Iowa Branch of American Legion.
By NJ. E. Jones, Jr.. ,
Post Commander
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
Mediterranean Air Base.

A f:,r-reaching program of aviation
in the French colonial possessions in
Africa has been drawn up by, the con-
mission on aerial transports at Tunis.
Algeria. (Which recommends that b
great aerial transport center be estab-
lished. with Tunis as its base, in order
to centralize aerial traffic over the
Mediterranean sea. Inasmuch as Tunis
occupies an advantageous position. ut
the junction of French and interna-
tional colonial possessions, regular
aerial service, it is urged, between
Tunis and outlying districts would
benefit the French protectorate. Al
ready line Of airplanes is in opera
tien between Gabes. an AL rian sea-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
Consistency.

A foolish consistency is the hObgob-
lin of little minds, adored by little
statesmen and philosophers and divines.
With consistency great soul has sim
ply nothing to do. He may as well
concern himself with his shadow on
the wall. Speak what you think today,
in words as hard as cannon balls, and
tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks,
in hard words again, though it contra
dict everything you said today. All,
then, eSclaim the aged ladies. you will
be sure 10 be misunderstood. To be
great is. to. be misunderstood. -Ralph
Waldo Emerson -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
SHOWED SPIRIT OF AMERICA
the Men That Made Victory
Over the Hun Certain.

What was the spirit, French, Br tish,
Italian, American, that made possible
the day Of the signing of peace? Well,
as. for the American spirit, story,
which Gen. Clarence Edwards told me
at st. Mihiel, has the meaning us l
felt it, writes Lucian Swift Kirkland in
Leslie's. He was visiting the hospital.
Just as he was leaving nurse ran
after him. "A Connecticut boy she
said "has heard you are here. He has
begged Inc to ask you to see him. He's
dying, but he doesn't know it. He
says he has a great favor to ask
Just then the chaplain came and had
the same request. They hurried back,
the chaplain leading. The boy looked
up and saw the chaplain.
MY God! Chaplain" he called out,
what are you looking so darn glum
about? Just cause you think Pm 60
ing to die and you don't know how to
tell ME about it? H, what did !
come over here for? Didn't come
over here to die if that had to be the
chance? Haven't l had my big chance?
Have failed? What the Ii are you
worrying aDout?' /,
j., Just then he saw the general. "Oh.'
General" he said, excuse me for both
ering you, but I'm dying. know it. l
don't want to ask for favOrs, but the
Connecticut band is here, and l thought
I'd ask you if you'd have them come
and play just once outside here. l
want to hear the Connecticut State
March just once more"
In minute the~band was there
and it was playing the strains Of the
march. The lad lifted himself up,
smile of satisfaction on his face. His
arm beat the time Of the music. He
pretended to be leading the band. At
the last note he dropped back to his
pillOw-lCad.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
Yellowstone Park Grows.

Yellowstone national park is ex-
pected TO grow 1,265 square miles
larger as soon as the present congress
reaches Il bill neglected by. the last
session. The proposed extension, 30
miles to the south of the established
boundary. as described in Popular
Mechanics Magazine. takes in Jackson
lake and the wonderful mountain
scenery about it. part of the famous
JackSon'S Hole country.
Besides providing the only variety
of scenic beauty now lacking in the
park, the addition includes the sum-
fmer grazing ground of Americas last
large herd of elk, and some of the
finest trout-iiShing water in the
country. D.. Ia -'--' --'---
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-15
Modern Radio Methods.

In these days of the radio compass
and instant wireless communication, a
ship at sea is in little danger Of losing
Its way, says Popular Mechanics maga.
zine. Recently the Louisville Bridge
lost its bearings in heavy fog off
the coast Of New Jersey, .und was
unable to find Ambrose channel into
New York harbor. The operator called
the navy yard, and within five minutes
received the answer: "Your true bear
ing at 4:43 p. M. from Rockaway
beach two-hundred-ten, Sandy Hook
siXty-seven. MantOloking fifteen" The
auto tourist asking the best route to
town could hope for no more definite
Information than that.