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The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
COUNTY AGENTS AID FARMER
Specialists in Many States Now De-
vote Full Time to Management
Extension Work.

Twenty-four northern and western
states now have 80 specialists to de-
vote full time to farm management
extension work. County agents in S95
counties report that they distributed
51,O83 farm account books in 1921
519 counties reported 18,44S books
kept, and 444 reported that S454 farm
ers were assisted in summarizing their
accounts. County agents in 297 cOun-
ties report that 2,972 farmers made
changes In their business as a result
Of keeping accounts. More than 800
farm-accOunt schools, with an at
tendance of 10000, we're held in 1921,
the United States Department of Agrl-
culture reports.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

perts 1t was felt that the monthly re-
ports Of changes Op the farm should
include reports Of births, deaths,
losses, marketings, purchases, and
animals bred, with periodical classl-
ficatiOns of the numbers Of animals
on farms. This service will be an
expansion Of experimental work car
ried on by the division Of crop and
IiHe stock estimates during the last
three or four years Monthly reports
will be obtained from 10000 to l00,-
600 farms, and state indexes of
changes at least for the corn belt,
and eastern and southern states will
be developed. The range states on
cattle ana sheep will be covered by
Il series Of semi-annual reports be-
cause Of the difficulty Of getting
monthly reports from those states,
information to Be Given.
The forecasting and reporting Of the
important live stock movements will
be based upon the movement of feeder
cattle and lambs from the range states
to the corn belt feed lots, the move
ment from the feed lots to market,
the movement into the eastern feed
lots such as Lancaster, Pa, and the
movement out, the forecasting and
estimating Of the yearly lamb and
calf crop Of the range states, and
estimates Of the feeder hog move
ment in the Middle West. A careful
study is now being made Of possible
methods for gathering and reporting
this information.
At conferences held to develop a
live stock reporting program, repre-
sentatives of farmers organizations,
cooperative live stock shipping as
sociations, the packing establishments,
and other live stock interests were
present. Many large live stock pro-
ducers associations in the West have
also indicated a desire to cooperate.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

beaten eggs, milk and crumbs Pour
part Of the mixture into the ramekins
and bake until firm. Serve turned out
on a hot platter. If the bacon Is not
sufficiently cooked turn the mOlds on
a baking dish for a few minutes In a
hot oven.
Spinach and Stuffed Pimentoes.-
Arrange six pimentoes In we'll
creased ramekln dishes. Take one
and one-haf cupfuls Of spinach, two
tablespoonfuls Of lemon juice, One-half
teaspOOnfu Of salt one egg, one-half
teaspoOnful Of nutmeg, two tablespoon
fuls Of butter and one-half cupful Of
bread crumbs. Mix the stufiing and fill
the peppers, cover with buttered
crumbs and bake twenty minutes In
hot oven. Serve on a platter.
Spinach and NoodIes.-Take one and
one-half cupfuls Of cooked noodles,
one and one-half cupfuls Of cooked
chopped spinach, one cupful of grated
cheese, one teaspoonful Of salt, one
fourth Of teaspOontul Of pepper ana
one cupful Of milk. Put alternate
layers of spinach and noodles In a
creased baking dish sprinkle cheese
and seasonings over each layer and
top with noodles. Pour over the milk
and bake fOrty-five minutes.
Spinach croquettes.-Take one cup
full each of chopped ham and spinach,
one tablespoonful Of prepared mustard,
one-half cupful of boiled rice, one egg
yolk, One,fourth Of a cupful Of spinach
stock. Mix all the ingredients togeth-
er and mOlsten with the stock. Shape
into croquettes, dip in egg crumbs and
fry brown. Serve with tomato sauce.
In using cornstarch instead Of flour
for a fruit sauce use three-fOurths
Of tablespoonful to one Of butter,
as cornstarch has greater thicken.
ing quality than flour. All pudding
sauces are improved by the addition
Of a little butter after the sauce Is
cooked. Flavor as desired.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

manner of his, this firm and resolute
gravity, this harshness. II brought out
his underlying character very WELL
"If you please, Henry" she mur-
INJURED very meekly.
"Well, then, | have discovered that
your uncle appears to be honestly at
fault in the matter"
"Thanks for this approval of my
family" she murmured
"And," continued Gramont, lmper-
turbably, that your suspicious Of him
were grOundless. But, on the other
hand, something new has turned up
about which l wish to speak-but
about which l must speak delicately.
Has Bob Malllard offered to buy your
remaining land on the Bayou Terre-
bonner"
She started slightly. SO 1t was to
this that he had been leading up all
the while
AlG Dlbdllitu lhC ouDJctl luSl
ulght,' she answered. ~ dismissed it
for the time"
"GOOdp he exclaimed with boylsh
vlgor. Good l warned you in time,
then If you will permit me, l must
advise you not to part with that land
not even for good offer. This
week, Immediately Mardl Gras is over
am going to inspect that land for
the company; 1t is Bob Malllard's COM
pany you know. Is my unwarrantable
Intrusion forglvenT
She nodded brightly. "YOu are put
on probation, sir. You're In Bob's
company
"Yes." Gramont frOwned. II In
vested perhaps too hastIly-but no
matter now. have the car outside,
Lucle; may l have the pleasure Of
taking you driyingf'
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
KEEP WEEDS OUT OF GARDEN
With Few Pieces of Flat Iron and an
Old Wheel an Efficient Tool Can
Be Made.

From a few pieces Of fiat iron, such
as old buggy tires, and a wheel that
can be taken from an old wheelbarrOW
or truck, 1t is possible to make an ef-
ficiept weeder for keeping the home
garden free from weeds.
The device Is constructed, as indi-
Gated by the drawing, with blade,
parallel with the ground, which IS
pushed along just underneath the sur
face, cutting the roots Of weeds and
other plants outside the rows. Not
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

A Homemade Garden Weeder That
Not Only Keeps Down the Weeds
but Serves as a Cultivator to Break
Up the Hard Crust Between the
Rows.
only will this instrument keep down
the weeds, but it also acts as a
cultlvator by breaking up the hard
crust between the rows and conserving
the moisture for useful vegetation
c. L. Meller Fargo N. d., in Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
SKUNKS WORRY BEEKEEPERS
odorlferous Little Animals Coax
Honey Gatherers Out at Night
and Eat Them.

A report from Ohio received by the
biological survey of the United States
Department Of Agriculture says that
skunks are giving great deal Of
trouble to beekeepers In that region.
The skunks visit the hives at night
and scratch on the outside till the
bees come out. As soon as they ap-
pear the skunks eat them. The bl-
illogical survey recommends that un-
der such conditions the hives be
fenced in with chicken wire at least
three feet high.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

did you bring that chauffeurT
"Yes," and he laughed at her eag-
erness.
Good I accept-because I must
see that famous soldier-bandit-chauf
feur. If you'll wait, I'll be ready in a
minute"
She hurried from the room, a snatch
Of song on her lips. Gramont smiled
as he waited.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
GRAMoNT AND LUclE

SYNOPSIS. During the height OF
the New Orleans carnival season
Jachin Fell, wealthy though come
what mysterious citizen, and DR.
Ansley, are discussing a series OF
robberies by an individual known
as the Midnight MasQuer, who. in
variably attlred as an aviator has
long defied the police. Joseph Mall
lard, wealthy banker, Is giving a
ball that night. at which the Mas
quer has threatened to appear and
rob the guests Fell and Ansley,
on their way to the affair, meet
girl dressed as Columblne. seeming
ly known to Fell, but masked. who
accompanies them to the ball.
Lucie Ledanols, recently the ward
OF her uncle. Joseph Maillard, is
the COlumblne Al the ball, Bob
Maillard son Of the banker. again
proposes to her and is refused He
offers to buy some Of her property.
A Franciscan monk interests her.
He turns out to be Prince Gramont.
In his library Joseph Maillard and
a group of his friends are held up
and robbed by the Midnight Mas
quer. Lucle Ledanois. the last Of
an old family. is In straitened cir
cumstances. Joseph Maillard's han
ding Of her funds has been unfor-
tunate. Fell Is an old friend OF her
parents and deeply Interested in
the girl. Henry Gramont, really
the Prince de Gramont Is enamored
Of Lucie Lucie talks with Fell
about her affairs and the Masked
Masquer
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
CHAPTER lV-Continued.

"Some OF them, yes-and all that
prince stuff with them" Smiling as
he dropped into English, GramOnt
glanced about the room, and his eyes
sOftened.
"This Is a lovely and lOyable home
of yours, LucIe !" he exclaimed grave
ly. $50 few homes are worthy the
name; so few have in them the inti-
mate air of use and frlendlness-why
are so many furnished from bargain
sales? This place is touched with re-
pose and sweetness; to come and sit
here is a privilege. 1t is like being
In another world, after all the money
striving and the dollar madness of the
city"
ooh !" The girls gaze searched
him curlously 81 hope you're not 60
ing to take the fine artistic pose that
it is a crime to make money"
Gramont laughed.
"Not much! want to make money
myself; that's one reason I'm in New
Orleans. Still, you cannot deny that
there Is u craze about the eternal
clutching after dollars. I can't make
the dollar sign the big thing in life,
Luce. You couldn't, either"
She frowned a little.
"YOu seem 10 have the European
notion that all Americans are dollar
chasers"
He shrugged his shoulders slightly.
ain sense, yes; why nOtY he an
swered. 81 am an American. am
Il dollar chaser, and not ashamed Of it.
/ am going into business here. Once
It is a success, | shall go on shall
see America, I shall come to know
this whole country Of mine, all of it
] have been a month In New Orleans
do you know, strange thing hap
pened to me only few days after l
arrived here !"
with her eyes she urged him on,
and he continued grayely:
"In France met a man, an Amerl-
can sergeant named Hammond. 1t
was Just at the close of things. We
had adjoining cots at Nice"
"Ahl" she exclaimed, quickly. 81
remember you wrote about him-the
man who had been wounded In both
legs Did he get welI2 You never
said"
II never knew until | came here"
answered GramOnt. zone night, not
long after | had got established in my
pension on Burgundy street, man
tried to rob me. 1t was this same
man, Hammond; we recognized each
other almost at once.
al took him home with me and
learned his story. He had come back
10 America only to find his wife dead
from influenza, his home broken up,
his future destroyed. He drlfted to
New Orleans, careless of what hap.
pened to him. He flung himself des-
peratey into career of burglary and
pIllage. Well | gave Hammond a
Job; he is my chauffeur. You wOul1
never recognize him as the same man
nOwl am very proud Of his friend
ship"
"That was well said" Lucle nodded
her head quickly. II shan't call you
NJ. lie prince any more-unless you
offend again"
He smiled, reading her thought 81
try not to be snOb, ehf Well, what
I'm driving at Is this: want to know
this country Of mine, to see 1t with
clear, unpreJudIced eyes. We hide our
real shames and exalt our false ones.
Why should we be ashamed OF chas-
ing the dOllar1 So long as that Is a
means to the end Of happiness, it's all
right. But there are some men who
zee It as an end alone. who can set no
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

study put upon it, as 1t Is mostly
grown, or has been, in the tropics. The
Cuban people take 4 in preference to
all other fruits of their abundant sup
ply, This is largely due to its deli
cious flavor but long experience has
given Il knowledge of its beneficial eff
fects.
Economists are considering the pos
sibillties Of the avocado as a substl.
tute for animal products.
In the United States it is popularity
used as a salad. Served with lemon
juice 1t Is especially good, although 1t
Is usually served with an equal guam.
tity of other ingredients.
Mexican SaIad.-Peel and dice as
much fruit as desired, using two parts
Of fruit to one part Of Bermuda onion
chopped fine, and one small sweet pep
per, also chopped. Season with salt,
pepper and vinegar and let stand two
hours before serving.
Raspberry Whlp.-Take one cupful
OF canned raspberries, two to four
tablespOOnfuls Of powdered sugar, one
half pint of cream and two egg whites.
Whip the cream, then whip the egg
whites and combine the two. Stir In
the raspberrles and sugar. The fresh
berries are an improvement on the
canned, but the latter are very good.
Fresh raspberries may be mashed and
mixed with an equal bulk of sugar and
canned without cooking. Such pre-.
serves are delicious for a dish like
the above.
Coffee Jelly.-Take one-fourth Of q
box Of gelatin; soak fifteen minutes
In one-fOurth Of a cupful of cold water.
Pour over this one cupful Of boiling
coffee and two tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Strain and pour into four molds. When
partly cold add four nuts finely
chopped. Serve with whipped cream.
using one-thlrd Of a cupful. Garnish
with half Of walnut or blanched
almond.
Chicken With Rlce.-Cut the breast
OF cooked chicken Into thin slices,
place on a platter and heat until very
hot. Surround with hot boiled rice
and pour a rich white sauce over and
around the rice. Add egg to the whlts
sauce and sprinkle with paprlka.
~
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
GREAT IMPORTANCE OF GRIT
Lack Of Material VIII Cause Indloes.
tlon and Impaired Health Of
Poultry Flock.

Many poultry raisers gradually be-
gin to slight the Importance of grit
Lack Of grit means poor digestion and
impaired health. Regular poultry grit
should be kept before the fowls in
boxes or hOppers at all times. In ad-
dltlon, a load Of gravel near the chick
ems home would improve the health
and Increase the egg yield on many q
farm.
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

One thing remember Think strong
II you think you can't and you say
you "can't' your family will repeat it.
your friends will accept IT,, other peo-
pie will believe it and the first thing
you know you cant"
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
NEW LIVE STOCK
REPORT SERVICE
Plans Being Made to Give Month
y Changes in Situation on
Farms Of Country.
ALL DETAILS WILL Be GIVEN
Careful Study Being Made Of Possible
Methods for Gathering and Dis
tributing information to Those
Interested.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
Plans for nationwide live stock re-
porting service showing the monthly
changes in the live stock situation on
farms are now being made by the Unit
ed States Department Of Agriculture,
under the $4,000 congressional ap-
preparation recently made for this
work The service will also include
the forecasting and reporting Of the
important live stock movements.
Makeup Of Reports.
At recent conferences Of statistlClans
and crop and live stock estimating ex-
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

more common, us
1t Is now grown
In many of the
southern states.
The avocado Is
a natural COM
blnatiOn Of fruit
and oil. 1t has
not had enough
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21

spinach, one-half tea
spoonful of salt, two
eggs, threefourths of a
cupful of milk and one
half cupful Of bread
crumbs. Curl the slices
of bacon inside of six
ramekins. Chop the spin
ach, add the salt, pepper,
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
A FEW CHOICE DISHES

The avocado or alligator pear Is a
fruit most delicious and becoming
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
WAYS WITH SPINACH AND OTHER
DISHES

To Prepare Bohemian Spinach
Take six strips of bacon, three-fourShs
of q cnnfuI Of cooked
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
The KITCHEN
CABINET
,pyrlght, Ig2g western Newspaper Union

Cowardice asks-"Is It safe? Expedl-
encv asks-"Is 1t politics." Vanity asks
-"Is If popular ?"-but Conscience asks
lis 1t right"
The Southern herald., 1922-07-21
~ dare not risk II. That
man Fell Is too smart"

tTo BE CoNTINUED.l
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13
Xmas Bags

See the new things in Bags a
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13

Clinton Cotton Mill, Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Lydia Cotton Mill, Wednesday, Jan. "a.
Goldyille, Thursday, Jan. 25.
Mountville, Friday, Jan. 26.
Jacks Township
Renno, Saturday, Jan. 27.
S. W. Dem, Saturday, Jan, 27.
Pleas axe note that the appoint
ments " be filled just as advertised
and please come out and make re-
turns. One may usually makes the
whole round and some may not under
stand the notice this time, as / have
divided up the territory in the several
townships.
- All male citizens between the ages Of
81 and go years on the 1st of January
except those who are incapable Of
earning support from being MANNED
or from other causes, are deemed
polls, Confederate veterans excepted.
Also all male citizens between the
ages OF 2f.to 55 are liable to q road tax
Of $3.50 and are required to make dur
ing the time above specified their re-
turn of the same to the Auditor, and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13

Lanford, Monday, Jan 90.
]. d. Sewarts, Monday, Jan. %.
Jno. b. Cooks, Monday, Jan. 20.
Pleasant Mound, Tuesday, Jan. %.
Mrs. w. P. Harris, Wednesday, Jan. "a
Dial Township
l.. d. Armstrong's. Monday, Jan. %.
Gray Court, Tuesday. Jan. 80.
Owings Station, Wednesday, Jan. 81.
Feb. l.
L.. A. Thompson Store, Thursday, Feb
Gray Court, Tuesday, Jan 80.
Sullivan Township
~. II. Woods, Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Princeton, Wednesday, Jan. "a.
Tumbling Shoals, Thursday, Jan. 20
Waterloo Township
Jerry C. Martins Store, Monday, Jan
%
w. G. Thompson's, Monday, Jan. %
Waterloo Town, Friday, Feb. 2.
Cross Hill Township
Cross Hill Town, Monday, Jan. 20.
Hunter Township
Clinton, Monday, Jan. %.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13
Notice OF Stockholders Meeting

Resolved by the Board of Directors
of United Agency, of Laurens, S. c.:
lst That subject to the approval
Of stockholders of this corporation, an
increase Of its capital stock to Twen-
ty-tivc Thousand ($25,O0O.0O) Dollars
is hereby determined upon.
2nd. That meeting Of the stock
holders of this company is hereby
called for the 10th day of January, A.
ID. 1923, at ten o'clock a. NJ, at the
office Of the company, Laurens, S. c.,
for the purpose OF considering said in.
crease OF capital stock.
3rd. That nptice of said meeting be
given to the stockholders by the Sec
retary Of this corporation by the pub
lication of this resolution at least once
a week for four successive weeks pre-
vious to the date fixed for said stock
holders meeting in the Advertiser, Il
weekly newspaper published at Lau-
renS, s. G., aid by mailing Il copy OF
same to each stockhOlder at least
thirty days before said date.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13
GRAY COURT NEWS
y .

Gray Court, Dec, ll--One of the
most enjoyable rook parties of the
winter was the one given by Miss Allie
Babb, In honor Of Miss Hitchcock, Of
Columbia, last Tuesday evening. The
lower floor was thrown together and
beautifully decorated with ferns, cut
flowers and many Christmas decora-
tions. Three tables were decorated to
represent three seasons Of the year
The cards were made to correspond
and were handed to the guests by Mrs.
W. r. Pace. The partners were
changed every fifteen minutes, thus
making the game more interesting. At
ter several games were played de-
liciou8 sweet course was served The
hostess was assisted by Mrs. Pace.
Music from the Edison added much en-
joyment TO the evening. being played
by Mr., W. ID. Owens. Those who en-
joyed the evening were Misses Eva
Shell. Eiorothy West, Claude Gray.
Margie Ropp, Laurie and Gladys Gray
and Miss Hitchcock; DR., Morgan,
Messrs. Carroll Gray, Shaw and Eu-
ssene Johnson and DR.. and Mrs. w. r.
Pacb.
Dr.. and Mrs. ". +, Pace entertained
Tor their sister Miss Hitchcock on last
Wednesday evening with rock party.
When ali the guests had arrived rook
.>Hx fitnn whnn
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MT. OLIVE NEWS
=

y
Mt. Olive, Dec. ll.-Dr. C. G. Brown
said in sermon once that there are
four personalities in each one Of US:
/. The person the world knows.
2. The one our intimate friends
know.
3. The one we ourselves know.
/. The one God knows.
Our notion is that the person in our
make up which the world knows is not
apt to do us much harm since he is the
one who receives most Of the criti-
ciSm and much of the abuse. We are
not likely TO be lead astray by criti-
cism The one our friends know is a
more or less dangerous character, be-
cause he is liable sometimes TO be in
flucnced by wrong advice. Chr friends
are interested in Us ard ia" entice
us to do wrong thinking it might
be to our financial or temporal in
tercSt. While he is more nearly real
person than the first, Sill our friends
do not see rs clearly as disintcrcsted
party might Beware Of your friends
is no bad advice. But the mo-. dnrcal
and the most dangerous Of all is the
one we ourselves know. There is but
little reality about him He is all
puffed up and proud. The community
and the world at lar%e wOulC be in 4
bad way without him. He Is the most
important Of all. !tllo', all he evils
that befall mankind arc devised and
distributed by him. lie is wise and
great inventor. He Scos no faults in
himself, never criticses, and seldom
confesses. The one God knows is
reality. He is without cover or hiding
place, yet difficult to be seen. Only
Gods maSnifying glass will enable us
to see him, so little is he. He may
be great, he may be worthless, only
God knows
According to the daily newspapers
an old time slavery negro, Mollie Will
liams, died in Columbia last Friday.
She must have been over hundred
years old as it was said she remem-
bered Lafayette's visit to Columbia in
1925; and aided in decorating the hall
in which the great Frenchman was TO
speak These old time darkies, like
the old Confederate soldiers, are
rapidly passing away. Two years ago
when we came to this place, there
lived on the hill just across deep
ravine an aged colored couple, Pom
and Charity Sullivan. In their young
days Dack in the fifties and sixties they
were slaves. Tom could tell many lit.
tie incidents that occurred over or
Todd's Quarter where he was reared
for he belonged to the late Samuc
Todd, Of Laurens. IEarly this year
these old people moved to Waterloo
where in few weeks Tom died and ii
a very few months was followed BY
Charity Very few OF these old time
colorcd servants arc found among the
lawless class and seldom have the!
tried to lead their race astray. Nc
doubt there are a few white people
still living today who can remember
many kind words and pleasing deed:
of "Black Nanny" and how soothing
were the old time lullabies as she sa
and rocked them to sleep Many o
the children Of those days, it is said
would rather stay at home with Aun
ilulda than so visiting with their owl
parents. We wonder sometimes
whether these faithful old servant:
have received just and mcritcd treat
ment from the whites.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13

shall pay to the County Treasurer at
the same time other taxes are paid in
lieu of working the road, school trus-
tees, students and ministers are eX-
empt from road tax.
All taxpayers are required to give
township and number Of school dis
tricts; also state whether property is
situated in town or country.
After the 10th of February so per
cent penalty will be attached for fail
ure to make returns on personal pro-
perty.
j w. THOMPSON,
s21.td County Auditor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13
ASSESSORS NOTICE 1928

The Auditors office will be open
from the lst day Of January to the
goth of February, 1923, to make re-
turns of all personal property for taxa
ton.
For the convenience of taxpayers
the Auditor or his deputy will attend
the following named places to receive
returns for said year to wit:
YOungs township
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-13

| hereby certify that the above reso-
lutions were duly passed at z meeting
of the Board Of Directors of the United
Agency, Laurens, S. c., on the 18th
day of December, 1922.
l.. G.. BAIILE,
22-4t President