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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
PREHISTORIC PUEBLO SURGERY

Among the interesting relics of a
lost civilization recently brought to
light at the Pueblo ruin at Aztec,
New Mexico, where the American Mu-
scum of Natural History Of New York
is making excavations, is the skele-
ton of a twenty-years old girl from
bearing the evidences Of terrible
injury and of primitive treatment.
Earl II. Marris, in charge Of the ex-
cavation, states that the remains,
found on floor in the ruin had been
wrapt in three layers of material. the
first, an excellently woven cotton
cloth; the second, a mantle Of feath-
er cloth; and the third, mat OF
plated rushes. The left hip was bad
ly fractured, a portion of it having
been broken away. In the neighbor-
ing regions there were other breaks
and dislocations. In addition, the left
forearm showed two breaks and eX-
treme displacement. Mr.. MORRIS is
thus quoted in press bulletin is
sued ythe Museum (August:)
"An least six splints surrounded the
broken arms. The top two of these
were removed to give better view
Of the region beneath. Since it is
to be assumed that there are two
or three more splints hidden by the
undisturbed earth beneath the bones,
the probable total number is eight
or nine. These splints are Of woods,
and average seven inches in length,
one-half inch in width, and three
sixteenths of an inch in thickness.
They are of fairly uniform size
throughout their length, being not
mere splinters, but pieces Of wood
drest to the desired form. Each is
flat on its inner surface and curved
on the outer side. All the bindings
which had held them in place were
decayed beyond recognition.
From the condition Of this skele-
ton the conclusion may be drawn
that the treatment of the fracture Of
The pelvis, if it was recognized at all,
was beyond the skill of the primitive
surgeon. The treatment Of the brok-
en- arm, however, was within his
province. AS death resulted before
sufficient time had elapsed to permit
healing to begin, the skill Of the sur
geon must remain in doubt.
Desirable as 1t would be to know
definitely whether or not there was
an attempt to place the ends of the
bones in opposition, in order that an
estimate might be made Of the skill
of the surgeon, uncertainty in regard
to this point does not detract from
the major fact established, namely,
that the Pueblo practitioner Of the
Stone Age had already learned to use
splints in the treatment Of fracture -
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
AVERAGE COTTON PRICES FOR
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 23

Reports from the official cotton
graders of the Extension Service and
the Bureau of Markets show more
uniform average price for cotton on
the various markets than has been
the case in previous weeks. Follow
ing are the average prices for strict
middling and middling.
Up Country Markets.
Westminster, strict mlddling zoe;
middling 19. t...
York, strict middling 1889.
Laurens, strict middling 1879;
middling, 1850.
Anderson, strict middling 20i25.
Camden, strict middling 1880;
middling 1925.
Kershaw, strict mlddling 20.25;
middling 1915. ..
Low Country Markets.
Aiken, strict middling 20.45; mid
ding, 1886. -
Edgefield, strict middling. 20.19;
middling 1901.
orangeurg, strict middling 20;
middling 1904.
Manning, strict middling 1887;
middling 1887.
Bennettsville, strict middling 1921
middling 1891.
Columbia strict middling, 1928;
middling 1888. -..
Dillon strict middling 1890; mid
ding 1910.
Blshopville, middling 1888.
Sumter, strict middling, 1871;
middling 1897.
In the up country group of markets
the Kershaw and Anderson markets
were the highest average for the
week, and in the low country group
Aiken and Edgefield markets had the
highest average for the week.
The reports continue to show a
strong and increasing disposition to
hold cotton until market conditions
improve.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
Vote Being Piled Up for G.
O. p. In Eastern States
LATE NEWS FROM THE WEST
Although Few Reports Come From, Territory
Beyond Allegheny Mountains Harding Was
Assured of Enough Electoral Votes to
Become Next Occupant of White House

At 11:15 o'clock, Eastern time,
with the West and Middle West still
scarcely heard from, the Harding
landslide in the East was continuing
with gathering momentum.
At the rate the Harding column
was growing at that hour, the Re
publican plurality in the state of New
York would be around the unprece-
dented figure of more than a mil
lion. New York city, normally Demo
cratic, was going for Harding by at
least half a million. The governor
ship fight continued close with Re-
publican managers claiming the de-
feat Of Governor Smith.
Pennsylvania returns at that hour
showed Harding leading Cox three to
one and Senator Penrose elected.
Massachusetts, was promising Har-
ding the greatest plurality ever given
a presidential candidate in that state.
Boston had gone for a Republican
for the second time in its history,
and had given Harding a greater lead
over Cox than it gave Mckinley over
! Bryan in 1896. Returns from half of
Vermont gave Harding three to one
lee over Cox. Hughes beat Wilson
twJ/ to one there in 1916.
! In the home district of Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
Harding beat Cox 2 to 1. Maine re-
ported Harding leading Cox by the
largest plurality ever given to pres
idential candidate, Ohio, one-fifth
complete, showed a growing vote for
Harding.
Harding carried two wards in the
city Of Atlanta, Ga, and two parish
es in the Louisiana sugar belt, both
Democratic territories.
In the New York senatorial race,
Senator Wadsworth was leading his
Democratic opponent, Lieutenant
Governor Walker. Senator Brandegee
of Connecticut and Moses of New
Hampshire, opponents of the league
Of neations, both seemed certain OF
reelection.
The late closing Of polls in the
Western states, the difference in time
long ballots and greatly increased
vote, were the cause Of the late re-
turns from the West.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
Fourth Red Cross Roll Call Novem-
ber 11-25.

Organization for Dillon County
Chapter.
Chairman, Mrs. L. Cottingham.
Director Publicity and Supplies
Mrs. C. R. Taber.
Speakers Bureau, Rev. W. B. s.
Chandelier.
Roll Call Cashier, F. B. David.
Director Woman's Division, Miss
Louise Moore.
Director Mems Division, r. l.. Lane
Director Business Woman's Divis-
ion. Miss Lacy Jackson.
DiDrector Colored Division. Mary
E Gordon.
District Chairmen:-
Minturn-Mrs. Clarence McLaurin
Hamer-Miss Flora Hamer.
Bingham-Miss Julia Afford.
Lake Eiew--Mrs. r. 7. Renfrow.
Floydale-Mrs. W. B. Floyd.
Union-Mrs. R. S. Rogers.
Little Rock-Mrs. COrbett.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
The Red Cross Button Of 1921.

Button, button, who's got the but,
ton?
It's a button Of Red, White and blue;
With a cross of blood red
Which always has led
Wherever there's service to do.
It's a button which shows that the
wearer
Would aid in the work of mankind +;
Who has it? Who wears it?
In your home how fares 1t?
Just yo. count how many you find!
o, millions and millions should prize
This nineteen and twenty and one!
For the Red Cross must ear
It's burden and share
OF all the worlds work to be done
Exchange.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
Services at Methodist Church

Main street Methodist church, Dr-
Watson B. Duncan, pastor. Sunday
school at 10 a. m, Mr.. w. II. Muller
superintendent. Preaching at II a M
and 1880 p. m. by the pastor. Morn
ing subject: THE Priesthood o.
Christ" Evening subject: THE Mean
ing of Conversion" Prayer service on
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m, followed
by choir practice. Public cordially in
vited to all services.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
Fork.

Mr.. Elbert Fort spent Saturda y IN
Florence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers attend
ed the State Fair in Columbia last
week.
Mr.. Garrison spent last week with
relatives in Georgia.
Misses Wilson and Sarah Taylor
entertained a number of friends Fri
day evening with a halloween party
Many interesting games were played
and the evening was enjoyed by all
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
BIG VOTE IN COUNTY.

Dillon county cast big vote in
the general election Tuesday. The
vote was increased by the woman's
vote and at Latta and Dillon precincts
the tickets ran out early in the day.
There were 255 votes cast at Dillon,
half of which were cast by the wom-
err. OF this number the democrats
received 254 and the republicans /.
According to reports the constitution
al amendments carried in tn" coun-
ty.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04

The season for shooting partridges
opens November 25th and closes Feb
ruary 1st. Heretofore the season op-
ened on November 18th, but the
change was made at the last session
of the general assembly. The game
laws are being more rigidly enforced
and the penalty for violating them
lis heavier.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04
Homo Roll Little Rock School.

9Th Grade-Edith Stanton, Bernice
Britt.
5th Grade-Allie Meekins.
3rd Grade-Aline Higgins, Ber-
tha Odom.
2nd Grade - Irene Driggers.
1st Grade - Prentice Proctor.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04

According to the report of Special
Agent S. w. Jackson there were ~
SAG bales of cotton ginned in Dillon
county up to October 18th as COM
pared with 26,593 bales up to the
same period last year.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04

Rev. w. B. S. Chandler returned
Friday from Rock Hill after attend
ing the Bell-McLaurin wedding
there.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-11-04

Sam Elfenbein has returned from
D trip to New York.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
William Penn.

In 1914 on Oct. IA William Penn,
founder of Pennsylvania, was born
m London. He was the son of Adj
,hiral Sir William Penn. At the age
of thirty eight he came to America
and settled in Philadelphia. He was
a Quaker and his humanitarian and
peaceful policies were strikingly
shown in his dealings with the Indi-
ans. Of all the white settlers, Penn
was the only one with whom they kept
faith. The Indians trusted him COM
oletely and no treaty made with them
5y Penn was ever broken. The Indians,
it is said, never attacked one of
PENIS Quaker followers. William
Penn spent but a short time in Amer
lea, trifle more than four years in
all, broken by return to England.
In 17O1 he returned to England, where
he remained until his death at Rus
combe, Berkshire county.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
PLEADS FOR CORDIAL GRASP
Philadelphia Newspaper Writer Voices
Objection to Some Common Va
rieties of the Handshake.

How do you shake hands2 l heard
a man express himself very fOrcihly
on the subject the other day. IF
there's anything drives me Wild" he
said, "it's to have a woman lay her
hand in mine as though it were drink
of milk and water, or a soggy pancake.
If she doesn't want to shake hands,
then she ought to just plain refuse.
But if she does want to, why then, let
her do it as though she means it."
Shaking hands is just like every
thing else. You can do it with your
heart in the right place, or you can go
through the ceremony as if your heart
were about a thousand miles away.
The woman who puts her hand out
as though it were half yard of hand
kerchief linen is the same woman who
will yawn in your face when you take
her to the movies, or who will tell you
none in her family cares for automo-
bile riding, when you have taken her
out in the country in your car for the
afternoon. Half-heartedness all the
way throughl = Philadelphia Public
ledger.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
"MoIly Pitcher"

Molly Pitcher was the first woman
military officer in America. 1t is said
she served eight years and was re-
'ired as an officer on half pay. Her
correct name was Molly Mcclure and
she was born at Carlisle, Pa, on Oc-
tober 10, 1744. Her biographers diff
fer somewhat as to details, but she is
described as a sturdy, red-faced Irish
woman who during the battle of Mon
mouth was engaged in carrying water
to the soldiers, and when her husband,
a cannOneer. was so badly wounded
that he could no longer serve his gun
his wife seized the hammer and took
his place, which she filled with skill
and courage, Molly was presented to
General Washington, who conferred
upon her the commission of a SER
geant Exactly how she came to be
called Molly Pitcher seems to be in
doubt
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
superstitlous Londoners.

In London there is said to be
deep-seated belief among East end
girls in the efficacy of dragon s-blood
as a love-philtre. Touching on the
same subject, a Whitechapel herbalist
relates how girl, after buying some
tOrmentil root of his, volunteered the
information that, having been Tilted
by her young man, she consulted a
wise woman" who told her to get
a bunch of tOrmentil and burn it at
midnight on Friday. The faithless
one would then revert to his al
legiance. On three successive Satur-
days she returned for fresh supplies
of the root, when either the charm
worked or she grew tired of it, as she
ceased her purchases. Mandrake, too
is largely purchased by superstitious
cockneys. Every Sunday at a pitch
by Petticoat lane hawker does a
profitable trade in slices of mandrake,
which, he assures his audience, will
cure everything. On his barrow are
a few roots carefully selected for their
resemblance to the human form.
Gathered at midnight" he shouts
"and they screamed terrible when
pulled out of the ground"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
CREATED DEMAND FOR APPLES.
How the Distribution Of Free Samples
Won Big Trade for Wise
Growers Of Fruit.

Fave you ever noticed when you
drive into town with load Of apples
to peddle about, or dispose Of to
grOcers, what hungry look that
man standing upon the street nearby
gives you as you pull up to the curb.
and especially if you have extra fine
fruits displayed in nice crates? We
did, and we took a valuable lesson
from the hungry look. The whole
world is hungry for good apples to
eat, and all the time. We used to feel
sorry when we SHE'D glances at him
with the hungry look, but our apples
were all weighed up In measures
ready to deliver, and we must not
start in handing out or we would run
short. We caught a trick one day when
packing in our orchard for the mar
ket. Quite a few specimens were al
ways found with little defects, over
ripe or bruised just little These ap-
pies were more than we could use up
at home, and often went to waste.
Next day when we took our load Of
apples to town, a half-bushel basket
of these specimens, mellowed for
ready eating, went under the seat,
and everywhere we met that hungry
look with ripe apple.
And it worked better than we had
suspected, for the next time we went
to town with apples that hungry look
met us with an order for some of our
apples Then it went still further.
The grocers where we delivered APP
pies did not find out, and we did not
tell them either, that we were hand
ing out ripe samples. 1t increased
their trade and thereby increased the
demand for more of our apples
George Welmar Brown in Farm and
Fireside.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
Apes Have Poor Sight.

"Apes are frequently short-sighted
and require spectacles as much as
human beings do" This is a state
ment of Prof. Behr, of Kiel.
The professor placed % monkeys in
darkened room and after careful
eye inspection found that IS of the
animals suffered from myopia (short
sight) in a high degree. The be-
havior Of these monkeys was entirely
similar to that of shortsighted human
beings in a similar environment.
They approached objects lying on
the ground with bowed head and bent
back and finally they grasped the ar
ticIes in their paws and held them
close to the eyes to obtain a better
view.
A microscopic examination of the
eye pupils disclosed that among the
monkeys the myopic- condition was in
herited.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
MEXICAN oPALs IN DEMAND
Even With Primitive Methods, Our
Southern Neighbors pig Beautiful
Stones From Their Mines.

The Queretaro district Is the chief
source Of supply of Mexican opa1s. All
the mines are owned by Mexicans. No
foreign capital is invested. Old-fash-
Toned methods Of mining are employed
and activity is desultory. If prices
are good, work becomes feverish. If
prices drop off, few opals are mined.
Most Of the best quality stones go to
Mexico City. Dealers there market
them in other countries. The poorer
grades are sold in little shops through
out Mexico or are peddled to tourists
at railway stations. Thousands Of
these cheap. opals are sold in towns
along the border in the United States.
They can be bought for from 80 cents
up.
1t is this cheap grade Of stones that
has given Mexican opals poor repu-
tatiOn among jewelry buyers. The
fact is, fine Mexican opal is a beau
tiful gem. It differs from Australian
Opals in that the latter are usually
opaque to transmit light, whereas Mex
lean opals are usually clear. To bring
out the soft play of colors in Next
can stone, artificial backs are often
used in setting the gems. Many are
backed with their own genuine matrix.
The better class of Mexican opals is
not so expensive as the Australian or
those imported from the famous mines
Of Australia, but they are far from
cheap.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
Miner wealth Of Persla.

Persia bids fair to become one of
the richest mining countries in the
world, according to the London Times,
which says its mineral wealth is al,
most inestimable, but as yet scarcely
touched. In addition to oil fields al
ready tapped, there are others await
ing exploitation. There is much gold,
lead, silver, copper and coal.
The difficulty hitherto has been with
transportation, it being necessary 10
carry ore several hundred miles over
the mountains on the back of camels
or mules, which ate up the profit, A
very good start has, however, been
made on building railroads and, as the
roads are suitable for heavy motor
traffic, it ought to be easy to install
mining and reducing machinery.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
CITY HAS VARIED HISTORY
Trau, Situated on Small island Ia
the AdFlatic Sea, Is Place Of
Unusual Interest.

Trau IS a little city, on a little
island, In the Adriatic sea. Trau is
the Greek name for watermelon, which
is the shape Of the island, but the
people claim that the name is deriva
ton Of Traghilon, whence the
Greeks came to Trau in $50 B. G.
Many fascinating fictions are fixed be-
liefs in the minds Of the natives of
the island, They believe a cypress
bush was miraculously planted to
shelter statue of the city's patron
saint, Giovanni Orsini, and that the
same saints spirit nourishes it. They
also believe that the book which the
Lion of st. Mark holds was snapped
shut when Venice relinquished the is
land, rather than that the statue was
carved that way. The town has less
than 10000 population and fairly
breathes medieval spirit The houses
are built so close together that vehicle
traffic is almost impossible, and the
streets are so crooked that pedes-
TRANS find difficulty getting around.
This was because of military neces-
sity at the time the artistic little
city was created.
The father of the Dalmation history,
Giovanni Lucio was born there. King
Bella ~ fled there after the Tartars
overrun his country, but continued to
Kraglievac when the intrenched city
was beseiged, although it did not fall.
Byzantines, Huns, Franks, Genoese
and Venetians fought for Trau, the
Saracens looted it, Napoleon took it in
1906, and the Austrians gained it seven
years later.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29
a sIioht Jar.

'srhe professor seems trife cast
down"
gust a little fiabbergasted. He uses
very correct English"
"And a slangy salesgirl had to call
a fiOorwalker to interpret for her.
Thought the professor was some kind
Of foreigner. Kansas City Journal,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29

GOODYEAR SHOE REPAIRING MADE REPUTATION FOR ITSELF
DOLLAR PUT INTO SHOE REPAIRING SEVERAL DOLLARS
ON NEW PAIR OUR AUTO COLLECTS AND DELIVERS PHONE 76
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29

MADE NEWo SANITARY BAKERY IS MADE TO EAT TO SELL
WE EAT IT OURSELVES RECOMMENDATION ASK YOUR GROCER
PRIDE BREAD GRAHAM BREAD is GOOD FOR YOUR
HEALTH TRY A LOAF
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29

SWIM WITH US oBANoN CLEAN HIGH
IS EARATNG COLD DRINKS SANDWICHES SERVED SUNDAYS
COME AND SPEND THE EVENING IN THE COOL AND SHADE
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29

WE HAVE FOR SALE SOME CHOICE FARM LANDS THIS LAND is SOLD
CAUSE is ATTACHED MAIN COLONY AND WE OWN NOW
MORE LAND THAN YOU CAN OWN FARM NEAR US AND COME
AND ENJOY OUR SOCIAL PRIVILEGES SOME LAND At SIS ACRE
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-29

WE HAVE COMMENCED TAKING WET WASH WORK WASH
THEM PARTLY
SAVES YOUR THE HARD CHARGE IS ONLY SIX
TWENTY POUNDS ASKED LAUNDRY
CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED PHONE COLONY.
The St. Mary banner., 1920-02-07
BAD breath
Often Caused by
Acid-Stollach

How can anyone with a sour, e.sU
stomach, who is constantly belchins, hu
heartburn and suffers from indigestion hav
anything but a bad breath? All Of these
stomach disorders mean Just one thing.
Acid-Stomach. A
EATONIC. the wonderful new stomach
remedy in pleasant tasting tablet form that
you eat like a bit of candy, brings quss
relief from these stomach miseries EATON.
&c sweetens the breath because 1t makes The
stomach sweet. cool and comfortable TYa
for that nasty taste. congested throat and
'.heady feeling" after too much smoking
If neglected, Acid Stomach may cause yos
a lot OF serious trouble. II leads to nsf.
vousness. headaches. insomnia, melancholA
rheumatism. sciatica. heart trouble, ulcer
and cancer of the stomach. 1t makes Ito
millions of victims weak and miserabe,
listless. lacking in energy. all tired out Il
often brings about chronic invalidism prs.
mature old age. shortening Of ones dsyi
You need the help that EATONIC can CIV.
you II you are not feeling as strong and
we'll as you should You will be surprised
to see how much better you will feel Just
soon ss you begin taking this wonderful
stomach remedy. Get a big 30 cent boz
from your druggist today. He will retsa
your money II you are not satisfied
The St. Mary banner., 1920-02-07
NO BASIC WRONG in
GOVERNMENT FOUND
Government Ownership of
Rails Opposed by Farm
Organizations.

Washington. - There is nothing
fundamentally wrong with the govern
ment of the United States, and there
is no need of change in existing social
standards and economic laws, repre-
sentatives of seven national farm or
ganizations declared in a memorial
adopted at conference Friday and
presented to congress.
The organizations subscribing to
the memorial are the international
Farm Congress, National Farmers Con-
gress. National Grange, American
Farm Bureau Federation, National
Farmers Union, American Cotton
Growers Association and National
Federation Of Milk Producers.
"The frequent assertion" the me-
mortal states, that the war has
brought fundamental economic and in
dustrial changes and that we are born
into a new world is without founda-
ton. The same social standards and
economic laws will continue to pre-
vail"
In a discussion of national issues
the memorial declares the farmers are
emphatically opposed to government
ownership of railroads on the ground
that it is against good policy and the
principle of sound Americanism."
The memorial denounces govern
ment price-fixing as an interference
with the law of supply and demand,
and declares that it was dangerous dis
elimination to compel any group of
citizens to sell their products in a
regulated market and to buy their sup
plies in an unregulated market.
Profiteering is condemned by the
farmers, and opposition is voiced to
universal military training.
The practice of indiscriminate
striking for trivial causes and regard
less of distress or damage is indefin-
sible, the memorial says, but the right
to cease work, individually or collect.
lively, Is unassailable.