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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23

The agricultural population produces
the bravest men, the most valiant sol
diers and a class of citizens the least
given of all to evil designs.-Cato.
This was written by a man who liv-
ed two thousand years ago.
A man who does business with farm
ers to-day sends it on, with the COM
ment that it is still true.
The reason why the agricultural
population ranks so high in all the
qualities that go to make good citizen
ship is because the nature of their
work brings them close to fundamen-
tails.
They produce the basic necessities
of life. and a mans job does more to
mold his character than any other one
thing.
There is a saying that the cities are
run bv the sons of farmers, and this
is a fact. Farm life is the greatest
training school a young nan can at
tend.
To a youngster who has handled a
plow. MIXED cows. made hay, thresh-
ed wheat, and broken ice in order to
get a painful of water, the average city
JOO 10 pay
Thomas Edison and John Patterson
were both raised in Ohio country
towns.
The country boy bucks up against
nature and his problem is n of con
auering natural forces. The city man
bucks up against other human beings,
and the prizes go mostly to those who
are able to organize men to a COM
mon purpose. You can fool people but
you can't fool nature.
Yes, and the country boy learns ear
" the habit of work, and theshabit re-
mains with him after he has adapted
city life.
AS a certain humorist once put it:
"Any city job seems easy after you
have worked on a farm"
We have heard it said that every
honest man in the city has at some
time had a level, a square or a plumb
bob in his tool kit. There's something
to it. too, for a man who is in the habit
of making things square, plumb and
level usually thinks straight.
There ought to be some manual
training in every city boys education,
That's the best way to teach him the
need of accuracy.
1t would also be a fine thing II every
city boy could spend at least a year
on the farm. He could easily sacrifice
a year in school for this experience.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
n WISE SPIDER.

Frank Irving Fletcher, the young
advertising man, said at a dinner:
Il like to tell that old Mark Twain
story about the spider. When Mark
Twain, you know, was doing journal
istic work in San Francisco, a sub
scriber wrote and said he had found
a spider in his paper, and he wanted
to know whether this was good luck
or bad.
Mark Twain answered in the CORE
spondents' column. He said:
"'Old MISUNDERSTANDING a spider
in your paper was neither good luck
nor bad luck for you. The spider was
merely looking over the paper to see
what merchant is not advertising. so
that he can go to that mans establish
ment. spin his web across the door,
and lead a life of u~ndisturbed peace
forever after"
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
Why Not Laugh More?

The sign of a healthy mind is the
ability to laugh heartily.
Laughter is a letting go.
II releases the mind and relieves
the tension of too much and too long
thinking. How much better you feel
after a boisterous laugh-yet how of
ten do you enjoy one? Almost every
one can think back for months before
being able to remember The last real
laugh he had. Most of us need a
hearty laugh at least once a week-as
a pill TO PURGE melancholy-but We
consider ourselves lucky if we are able
to laugh completely and unrestrained-
ly, twice in a twelve month
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
Old Debt Paid.

Towanda. Pa.-After waiting %
years, during which he had given up
al hope of ever getting his money
back, Louis Marks, a local business
man, has received a letter containing
$50 from a mar who borrowed SO
from him on a note a quater of a
century ago.
The man, now living in a small
Maryland town, wrote that the $50
WAS for interest. Marks kept $40 end
returned the $40 and the Cancelled
note.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
THE FARMERS NEW
FOOD MARKET

The breeding of game birds for food
is increasing as an industry by leaps
and bounds. The number Of breeders
has been doubling yearly for two or
three years past, and most Of them are
farmers.
1t has been brought home to every
body during the last ten years that de-
spite our thousands of game laws and
tens Of thousands of game wardens,
American game birds were rapidly dis
appearing. We now know that il this
great American heritage-wild fowl
is to be saved to posterity, not laws
and not game wardens will do it. 1t
will be done by the farmer who breeds
them for food purposes.
Statesmen are beginning to see the
folly of preventing people by law from
producing food and selling it. The
| United States Supreme Court has just
| decided that Notwithstanding the mi
| gratory bird law, and Notwithstanding
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
Boy Ia Eats $50 Olives
in Ten Minutes for $40

Long Beach.-A fourteen
year-old boy from Los Angeles
defeated nine other contestants
representing almost as many
races, at an olive-eating contest
in the Municipal Auditorium.
The lad bolted down $50 in ten
minutes. Edward Hadover of
Long Beach came in second
with 142 to his credit. The
prize was $40.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23

The H%enpeeked Husband got Tan
gled Up in a long-winded Card Game
down at the Club on his One-Eyening-
a-Month-Of and is Now on his way
Home at midnight for a Fierce Bawl-
ing-Out by an Expert. His Wife ex-
poets him to Work every day Support
ing Her and to Stay Home every night
Entertaining Her.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
Why Mr.. N. Windsor (R. ~ Put Up
with Rats for Years

Years ago I got some rat poison. which nearly
killed our fine watch dog. We put up with rats
until a friend told me about Rat-Snap. 1t surely
kiilsrats. though house pets won't touch it" Rats
dry up and leave no smell. Prices, CSC, Csc, $i.2s.
Sold and guaranteed by
II. ]. Dennis 4 Co. Walter A. Enni
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
thexssHflfsge eeOlprst To tlgSs fig
sn Is wit Ttisn
y a gyhnh fddv@SaclH lMeuq tpake
BseJ~ hief -tha5l any Mavethaf eve

NIhe new women of an ancient people
rejoicing recently when they re-
YeiveH a ruling from Attorney Cen
Iffhl Shaw that they could go as far
las the tribe allowed, for the state
would remain neutral. He said the
tribal. suffrage was entirely a matter
for domestic adjustment. The ruling
was IN answer to n letter received by
the governor from Mrs. Peter Nicolar
of Old Town.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
INDIAN WOMEN SEEK VOTE
Penobscot Squaws Demand Share in
Tribal Elections and Conduct
of Affairs.

Old Town, Me.-Indian women of
the p enobscot tribe started on the
wsit{ tfth to obtain the right to vote in
the kfbal elections and share in the
ko&d H of reservation affairs. Already
M forWard-looking squaws have
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23

Nature insists that we adapt our
selves to conditions or change the con
ditions-take your choice.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23

Good statesmen, like good cooks, ere
ate an appetite when the buyer doesn'
seem hungry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
A Worthy Example

One day a young man, dressed in
overalls, was sprawled on a pile OF
firewood in New Salem, Ill. He was
reading a volume of B~lackstone's Com
mentaries.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
II isast safty Md
eQJb!le, men, women and DIRE

Rh0s.nfVer gprftutiting. .ahd Teaf1y aH'
Eof fhehi nave never tasted the delights
Of game bird food. There are millions
and millions OF them who would g,aalY
price for a pheasant or a brace OF quail
or a wild duck. Why should. dnlythA
hunters have the privilege of this food?.
Why shouldn't the farmer be allowed
the right to stock the city shops with
wild fowl for food purposes, just as he
stocks the market with grain and
meats and poultry? .
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
i've r9<W restize unless wAxiya the
Some Opportunity for sxS e59n.
Had: Lincoln listened toGhis sffien'

fKe"World would EVE have known Of
his existence. Had he resigned HIM
self to his environment he would have
spent his life splitting rails.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
Guarantee Trust Co.
North Carolina and Atlantic Avenues
ATLANTIC CITY.

Daniel S. White, President; Henry
w. Leeds and C~larence~L. Cole, Vice
Presidents; Herman M. Sypherd, Vice
President and Trust officer; Harry I
Sickler, Treasurer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23
Agriculture Produces
Real, Wholesome Men

The agricultural population produces
the bravest men. the most valiant sol
diers and a class of citizens the least
given of all to evil designs.-Cato.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23

what are you {
an old man who W
Studying law"
The old man laugh
ed on.
The youth wal
had found the bQ
barrel in a cou9
later he was a
legislature, and
ticing lawyer
Twenty-eiY
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-04-23

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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02
More Relatively.

v CLetter to the New York Heald.)
; To the New York Herald: AS the
object of test questions is to arrive at
"a persons common sense 1 will sub
nit one that our great grandfath-
iers used to argue until they almost
came to blows over it:
A hunter sees squirrel on the
trunk of a tree and tries to shoot 1t.
AS fast as he moves around to get
a good shot the squirrel moves
around also and always keeps the
tree betwee9<h <himself and the hunter:
Finally tH hunter notices he has
walked all the way around the tree
( Did he go around the squirrel?
~ The answer IN the little book from
which 1 quote is. mo, he did not
~ Anybody proving this answer to be
correct may possibly land job with
Mr.. Edison. G. c. Palmer
Willimantic, Conn, May "a.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02

ger. tablespoons white mustard
seed. Boil 5 minutes. Seal and pro-
Cess 10 minutes.
Where the recipe calls for pimen-
toes. either canned or fresh pimen-
toes may be used. II the canned are
used. add the boiling brine only to
the cabbage.
String Beans.
Beans should be picked while still
young and tender and should be can
ned very fresh. When the beans with
In the pods have grown to any size
canning is more difficult and the
ilnlsh product is poor. The beans
should be graded according to thick
ness. String the beans and cut them
into inch lengths. Blancn for from
three to five minutes in a soda bath
u teaspoon soda to a gallon Of wat
er.) Plunge into a cold salt bath Il
tablespoon salt to quart Of cold
water) for 20 to 30 seconds. This
treatment will assist in preserving
the green color, and the finished
product will be more attractive. Drain
well and pack quickly. To every
quart add teaspoons salt-sugar
mixture. Fill with cold water. Pro
cess in hot water both intermitently.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02
HON. JNO. A. NORTON.

(Ihe following poem by Mr.. Elihu
Muldrow appeared in The Herald in
ls0S, and was dedicated to John A
Norton, veteran fisherman of tho Pee
Dee. who is widely known by the fol-
lowers OF Sir Isaac Walton.)
The subject of this sketch. perhaps
Received his share of thumps and
raps,
had many perils and safe escapes.
While growing up to mans estate
he often whiled away the hours,
Buildlng fancies golden towers
Dreaming of a future bliss.
Reserved in some sweet maidens kiss.
10 date; when first he saw the light.
Perhaps it would not treat him right,
AS he is hale and muscular,
A newly fledged young wldower.
Not commendable all will admit.
A single man, bad misfit,
A hopeless wanderer on the earth.
A misanthrope from day of birth.
But-to put at rest where John was
born,
On bright September morn,
In a cabin on the hill,
Where Mrs. Roper had a mill.
Alas, the mill stones turn no, more.
No more the foaming waters flow,
A broken dana ripping stream,
Desolation fills the scene.
Even the cabin where John was born.
Not vistage can be shown,
The thrift and pride that marked the
spot
Are only memories. almost forgot.
He'd watch the rising foam pass by,
And the fishes catch a fly;
He loved the waters, adored the fish,
To learn their ways, his only wish.
And Isaac Walton, heart and soul.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02
COOPERATIVE SELLING
IN ALLENDALE COUNTY.

Allendale, May 29-Another illus
tration of the way ip which South
Carolina farmers are learning to
{ Profit by cooperation comes from
Allendale county. County Agent Rob-
ertson in a recent report calls atten-
tion to the successful outcome of his
latest shipment of hogs and the sue
cessful operation Of an egg circle.
In regard to his shipment If hogs
he says that the day on which the
hogs were loadedfor shipment a local
buyer was present and made a bid,
which was not accepted. The car was
shipped and netted the farmers who
made the shipment l 1-2 cent per
pound over the price offered by the
local buyer. The county agent con-
cludes his report with this signifi-
cant remark: "In the future 1 do not
expect to have any trouble in get
ting our livestock marketed co-opera-
lively A dozen cares have been
shipped comparatively from Allen
dale county this spring, a fine rec
ord for p former all-cotton county.
In connection with the home dem
onstration agent of Allendale county
Mr.. Robertson reports also the or
ganization of an egg circle at Barton.
The first shipment was on May S
when there were 90 dozen eggs
brought in for shipment. These were
handled by the agents and only
few were found unmarketable- The
eggs netted 27 cents per dozen,
though at that time eggs were selling
lin Allendale, the county Seat at
'121-2 cents per dozen. The organiza-
;tion and operation of this eggs cir
Gle is one of the good results of the
Barton Community Club and County
Agent Robertson makes this signifi-
cant statement in closing his report:
."Our community clubs will soon DEM
,onstrate to the people that they are
worth while"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02

submitted comparative price lists to
the government, showing reductions
as compared with May, 1920, which
range from Is TO 4S per cent.
The figures are regarded as an
other evidence OF an early return to
normal conditions and pre-war pros
perity. though financial experts doubt
that the low level of pre- war prices
which prevailed in 1913 will ever be
reached again.
Further retail reductions are ex-
pected to come gradually. Raw ma
terials have dropped in many cases
over 100 per cent. but labor cost is
only now beginning to show a slight
reduction.
The manager of the largest depart
ment store in New York commenting
on the report of the federal reserve
agent. said today:
THE so-calfed crisis OF deflation
has been safely passed. Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover has already point
ec this out. The lowering of prices is
y healthy, normal sign. pointing to
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02

Came to John when three years old
With crooked pin and string
Tied to a reed was just the thing.
A happy boy was John, indeed,
HIS only wealth, a pin and reed,
But Rockefeller never possessed
More happy heart unbounded wealth
When six years old to school must go,
John stepped off. his gait was slow,
The log school house, not far away,
John must tramp it every day.
HIS happy days with hook and line,
The mossy banks, where he'd recline,
He felt so sad. must leave it all,
From off his cheek to a wound fall.
His daily lunch. spelling book.
A sad exchange for line and hook,
The pedagogue, whose awful frown,
Made little John skip around.
But soon he learned the alphabet,
Could initiate the copy set.
And cypher in the rule of three,
Had learned a little geography,
The years rolled on, they moved away
In all Johns life the saddest day,
The new home on Little Pee Dee,
John at this time had grown to be
Quite'a man, strong and sound,
Not one his age could throw him
down;
After a while he married his wife,
Unclouded seemed his future life.
He titled his farm and raised his
pork,
Was never known to growl or croak.
Hospitality his crowning trait.
However humble. all must partake.
For all his friends-he has no foe
royal welcome, an open door,
Johns home was not made for show,
His pump stood by his cottage door.
Twas elevated, eight feet 1t stood,
The handle, 1 mean, to start the flood
But Johns sticker for ventilation,
Even for pumps in moderation.
But after awhile he turned his back
On mud turtle and the jacks;
He thought he heard his country call
And for its good must rise or fall.
And why should John stand in fear
Why not run for coroner?
He Joined the gang that smirk and
grin,
That know just how to take you in.
That kiss the babies, shake your paw,
Tell you what should be the law.
John was innocent of such tricks -
He was young in politics.
The race was run--alas for John,
But, frankly. he will own the corn,
The other fellow came out ahead,
And politically John is dead.
Since that time he's settled down,
Sometimes you meet him here in
town,
But should you wish good fish fry,
John. the man. by all means try.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02

81 do not think there will be any
further material reduction in either
wholesale or retail prices of COM
modities sold by department stores
Until labor costs are lowered. II there
is general reduction OF wages
prices will unQuestionably go some
what lower. but think il seems fair
to assume that prices are now near
ing stable level"
Here are some of the actual reduc-
tions in prices. comparing the retail
figures in May. 1920. with those OF
today. on goods of identical quality
and desirability, and showing how
much further your dollar will now
go:
Women's suits. reduced "a per cent;
Mems suits 80 per cent; women's
millinery 80 per cent: women's cot
ton hosiery 81 per cent: women's
silk hosiery 35; silks and satins 48;
cotton dress goods AZ; wooden dress
goods SO; women's shoes SO per
cent; mems shoes 3S per cent; chill
dren's shoes SO.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02

2 lots in name of J. c. Calhoun.
Bethea No. o.
200 acres of land in name of Mrs.
Ida C.. Ray.
Carmichael No. 8
Carmichael No. II
300 acres in name of Bell Lumber Co.
20 acres in name of John Pat Bethea
Sc acres in name of D. F.. Colvin and
Frank Wheeler.
Carmichael No. 25
Al acres in name of Mrs. A. Gaddy.
235 acres in name of Robt. Miller.
SO acres in name of w. NJ. Sparkman.
Harlesville No. 4
2 lots in name of Will Mcbride.
Ilot in name of Ralph Mcqueen.
i lot in name of Arch Baker.
HillsborO No. z
lot in name of W. ]. Foxworth.
HillsbOro No. IA
35 acres in name Of J. P. Cooper.
In Town of Latta.
80 10 acres in name of Afford Brick
Company
lots in name of A. Bethea.
2 lots in name of Addie Connor.
lot in name Of Florence James.
lou and bldg. in name OF Enos N.
Kinard
lot in name of Walker Rowell.
lot and bldg in name of ]. w. Shaw.
2 lots in name Of Bogas Bun
lot in name Of Conway Stock Co.
lot and bldg. in name Of P. T. Ev-
ans.
lot and bldg. in name of Jessie
Flemminp
lot in name Of Frank eD<sn.
lot and bldg. in name of Annie Nc
Neil est
lot and bldg. in name of Jarrette
Smith.
In Mallory.
lot and bldg. in name Of Planters
National Bank.
Bethea No. "a.
80 acres Of land in name of Mrs.
Fannie Smith.
G. 8. BETHEA.
- ID 1t. Sheriff Dillon County.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02
general prosperity.
80 Per Cent Down.

Il believe that wholesale prices are
down slightly more than 80 per cent
as compared with this time last year.
You will understand that my opinion
is conservative if you look up other
figures. The U. S. bureau of labor
has set the reduction at about 3S per
Cent, i believe the federal reserve
board has suggested Al per cent.
Although retail prices were never
as high in proportion. as wholesale
prices, they have dropped on an aver
age more than thirty per cent
Professor Irving Fisher OF Yale
has pointed out that we Will prob
ably never go back to pre- war prices.
Generally speaking. prices in the
United States are now approximately
only so per cent higher than in 1918.
while in Canada. Great Britain. Aus
tralia and Japan they are said to be
nearly twice as high. In France. am
told they are three times as high, and
in Italy SIX times.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02
HOME DEMONSTRATION DEPART
MENT.

: conducted by Miss Eta Sue Seilers)
Can Beets and Beans Now
Beets used for canning should be
CT uniform deep red color through
out. Young tender beets are the best
for canning. Sort, putting uniform
sizes together, steam for about 20
minutes or boil until three fourths
done, to loosen the skins. Do not al
low cold water to touch beets after
tley have been cooked, as it may
cause them to lose their color. Peel
And pack whole those beets which
average one inch in diameter. Large
beets are cut into slicces- Cover the
beets are cut into slices. Cover the
water. The flavor Of the finished pro-
duct is better IL no seasoning is add
ed during canning. Process quart
Jars 1 to hours. Beets should never
be packed in tin unless the cans are
enamel lined.
es- Picked Beet0.
Cook beets until tender. Slip the
skins off. Pack small beets whole in
Jars. Slice the large beets. Cover with
,spiced vinegar. Process 80 minutes at
sfmmering. Beets are better canned
Is directed above and made into pick
) lc as desired.
Beet Relish. 4
q I quart shredded cabbage.
IL chipped ripe pimentoes (seededD
~ pint Clipped beets boiled three
fourths done.
= pint Clipped onion.
Soak pimentoes and cabbage In
boiling brine-using / tablespoon
salt to a quart of water. When cool
14ueexe ingredients dry. Add beets.
mix we'll Cover with vinegar. Then
odd q cup of sugar, ! teaspoon graf
Z "a nutmeg. ! tsaapoon powdered GIN
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-02
MeBEE PEACH GROW
q ERS ENTHUSIASTIC.

q EkSS ENTHUSIASTIC.
Clemson College. May 31-The
peach growers around McBee, in the
section now coming to be known as
the Carolina Fruit Hills. are very
enthusiastic over the prospects for a
good crop this year and over the
prospects for permanent success With
peaches in that section. The Ex-
tension Service horticulturists report
that there are now about 240 acres
OF peach orchards in the McBee COM
munity. 180 acres of which are new
orchards set this year and 60 acres
Of old orchards now in full bearing
and with a fine crop of fruit set and
developing.
Latest reports are that the last
cold spell, which killed much fruit
in various parts of the state, did
little damage to the McBee peach
orchards; in fact, some of the trees
seem to have been benefited by the
cold weather, which helped to thin
the too heavy crop. To further in
sure fine quality Of fruit many
trees are being thinned following a
thinning demonstration by the Ex-
tension Service horticulturist-
Some most encouraging advance
prices have been offered the growers
by the buyers, these prices running
as high as $3.50 per crate (. o. b.
McBee plus one-half of any amount
received over $3.50 after deduction
of expenses.
1t now seems assured that not only
at McBee but also throughout the
sand ridge section Of the state COM
mercial peach growing is to become
a permanent and prosperous phase
OF farming.