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1T has taken almost two
years to excavate the building.
"Mr. Messius lived in q
rather odd neighborhood. dag
onally across dwelt the old hypo-
crite, Hymenaeus, who prob
ably, hung about his windows
spying on. Messius's pretty
daughters. II we may judge
from a large laurel crown
painted over the door, q poet
laureate resided on his right,
and directly adjacent to the en-
trance Of his sumptuous home
was a drinking shop built into
the mansion itself. There, If
we may judge by. the graffiti,
the best Of order was not al
ways maintained"
All these places Of which DR..
Barth writes in 30 sprightly a
fashion are now either under
going rebuilding or being pre-
pared for it.
One Of the most interesting
quarters Of the old city was
that which held what is now
called the "House Of the Bal
cony." Here was where the
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ASOnGIn1eo ITO" EIGCeuIuk EAkGI
yar' near the House Of the Twelve Gods ;
nd doubtless the supervisors Of the ward,
Buccessus, Victor, Aslxlepiades and Con-
tans, dropped in there for their evening
dram. Punch was also served-a warm
wine or something of the kind--for q
kettle in one of these places was still two
ffths full of liquid when first uncovered; |;
and since the building was buried deep
under the ashes, it could hardly have got
there after the disaster. These places
also possess a great number of well-pre-
served containers Of various forms-jars
shaped like foxes, hens and the like.
MANY private homes are interpreted
with these other buildings. On the left
is q little mansion with a high pillared
terrace. It was the residence of the
Priest Amandus, and bears the inscrip-
ton: ARs0ndHs SGcerdOs rO0Gt
Another residence has two large. doors
with shop between. Here we come upon
two frescoes: Romulus, laden with the
spoils of war, and Eneas, bearing
Anchises on his shoulders.
'"The villa of an official of the city,
Aulus Trebius Valens, is particularly in
|teresting. The entire front is covered
'.uith election posters, theatre announce
|n,ents and other advertisements. Not
only men, but also women appeal for
votes for their favorite candidates. We
can read also, in a clear, fair hand, an
announcement in red letters of the next
ladiatorial games to which the public is
rgently invited. Thirty pairs Of gladia-
ors from the school of Valens Senior and
wenty pairs from the school of Valens
unior are to appear. Other sports are to
held at Puteoli at the cost of the EN-
eror: muneribus Augustroum. 1t is
neularly stated that there will be also
c,hts with wild animals, as well as athletic
1orts, and that awnings will be provided! !!
"More sentimental inscriptions also
ccur. A Marcellus laments: :MGrcelluS
nat PrdeRestinGBt, Sed non cHrGtur' Mar
illus loves Praenestina, but she does not
re for hinn), or 'Hic tutnus carl duo nos
me "fne sOddIes. NOmtnd Sunt
We, two friends for eternity, tarried
ere. Our names are J.
ssInside the house are evidences of we'll
do comfort. The chambers have hand
pne frescoes, and on the wall of the
trium we find a reckoning, consisting
nerely of Ks or Roman tens. In the
ouse of Tredius, almost adjacent, is a
,ftv sale d'armes adorned with military
nd naval trophies, like modern gym
asiup. There are white paintings on
right red surfaces-goddesses, victors,
Guardian spirits, with gladiatorial weap-
',ns. candelabra and Roman eagles. .
Next comes the residence of Hyme-
naeus the Moralist. should call him the
Pharisee, IL that did not sound 30 absurd
al Graeco- Roman Pompeii. This house
has been fully excavated. It's modest
facade gave no suggestion Of what was
behind. On the ground floor are an en-
trance hall, q dining-room and other apart
ments. In the dining-room Is q stone
table with couches for the diners, where
'of6cial guests presumably conducted them
lives becomingly, and there were none
81 the Wild reveis that Petronius relates
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Of Trimalchio's boon companions. For
the master Of the house, Hymenaeus, was
. stickler for morals and respectability,
as the stern maxims on the walls record /:
LGsciUos CoItus ct blondes 0Gfer OceIIOs-
COnja0e G0GlteriTs, sit ttbt IN ore PHdOrl
.(Do not pay court to other mems wives y
A second maxim warns against strife and
controversy; third counsels cleanliness
in both person and conduct.
However, Hymenaeus had another
apartment where he received his more in
innate friends. This was on the second
floor, and consisted Of a gorgeous sun
parlor with q dumbwaiter from the
kitchen. This room, beautifully decorated
in gold and red, betrays an atmosphere
quite different from that Of the moralist's
sedate dining-room below. For instance,
there Is a picture Of a sleeping Ariadne
with a satyr and a little Cupid stealing
her robe.
Evidently the pious hypocrite stood. in
none too good repute with his neighbors,
for he found it advisable to print in big
fat letters on the front Of his villa warn
ing against people who wrote insulting
things about him on the walls of his
house!
Opposite this residence are several
houses of great interest for the social
history of the time. These include the
residence Of a goldsmith, Cereals. It
contains a sleeping room with bed and
some magnificent frescoes and a subter-
ranean vaulted chamber richly decorated
and possibly used for certain mystic rites.
There is also a suite Of apartments Of
different sizes, lighted from above. In
the night time two Of the rooms were
lighted by lamps set into the partition
between them. In the richly furnished
vaulted chamber fve corpses were found
-unfortunates who delayed fight too
long when the catastrophe came. These
postures betrayed their intense. terror.
Two young girls were wrapped in each
others arms. And the perfectly pre-
served features of q young man, with
thimbles on his fingers, likewise recall the
tragedy as wildly as II 1t occurred but
yesterday. -,
'The wealthiest resident along the
street, so far as It has been excavated,
was certain Mess1us, whose mansion ID
Of almost imperial extent and sumptuous-
ness. It contains q great number Of
brightly decorated sleeping chambers, be-
sides many roomy apartments, adorned
with frescoes in gold and red, mostly rep
resentiHg scenes from mythology and the
Trojan War. In one room, called the
yellow chamber, are the portraits of four
young ladies, presumably the daughters
Of Messius. One girl, with large oriental
eyes, wears earrings and a green robe.
However, the finest thing in this gen.
tleman's picture gallery Is Just under the
portico leading into the garden, where
there was mosaic fountain surrounded
by statues and pergola. On the right
and left are pictures Of NarciSsus gazing
into the water, and Of the touching trag-
edy Of Pyranus and Thisbe. The eolors
are as fresh - II they were painted yester-
day. A little beyond one descends to
peristyle adorned with little shrines and
reaches another nymphaeum adorned with
frescoes Of Aftemis and Aktaeon.
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have destroyed all, tis buried under drifts
Of ashesi The gods themselves might
wish their power had not 90 prevailed"
The great playground Of Rome was q
field Of ashes, and none knew how many
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Inc Sea Entrance
to Pompeii 40
Scientists Have
Reconstructed Its
Appearance
Before the
Eruption.
(And BeIow)
As It Appeared
When First
Uncovered.
might have escaped,
for the hot ashes
were falling thick
and fast upon his
vessels in the harbor,
but he hastened to
the rescue Of some
frien DIS and was
caught in the holo-
caust.
The worst Of the
eruption had oc-
curred at night, and
Martial describes the
sight Of the morning
thus: "Ah, see We
suvius, that ono e
wore a crown Of
green vines, whose
generous fruit food
ed our overfiowing
presses! See the
slopes that Bacchus
loved more than the
hills of Nysal But
90 W the satyrs
danced on the hill; it
was the seat Of
Venus, dearer TO her
than Lacedaemon,
and honored by the
name Of Hercules.
And now the flames
have destroyed all, 'tis
~ aaknnl The n.Nda
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-06-02
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
SUDAN GRASS FOR HAY

Clemson College, Sudan grass
new forage crop in this country is
closely related to the cultivated
sorghums. Any farmer will do well
thinks Prof. C. P. Blackwell, Agro-
nomist to plant at least a small
acreage of this grass and to be-
come acquainted with its habits
and its valuable quality.
In appearance Sudan grass is
very similar to johnson grass but is
taller, has broader leaves and Is
entirely without the underground
stems which make Johnson grass
such a bad weed on farm lands. 1t
grows to height of 8 to S feet if
seeded broadcast and taller than
this if planted in cultivated rows. It
is generally seeded broadcast when
grown for hay production. 1t is well
adapted to all the soils of this state
and can he seeded any time during
the spring and early summer. 1t
makes a large yield of hay the yield
varying with the fertility of the
land and the fertilizer used and
ranging from one to eight tons of
cured hay per acre. The quality of
this hay is about the same as that
of Johnson grass or Timothy. Prac-
tically all forms of livestock re-
lish it and do we'll on it. 1t is easily
cut and is not difficult to keep and
handle.
When sown broadcast for hay, a.
bout 80 pounds of seed per acre
should be used. When planted in
rows, the rows may be anywhere
from 20 to 40 inches apart, and 6
to 10 pounds seed per acre will be
sufficient for planting. If planted
early in the season several cuttings
may be secured in one year.
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SHALL l POISON THE WEEV1L? !?
Prof. Conrad, Entomolosist Makes
Further Suggestions

| Further SuESestions
Clemson College.-Farmers who
have not yeh made up their minds
definitely whether or not they want
to poison will have to decide this
matter without delay, as the season
for poisoning is rapidly approach
ing and it requires time to secure
machines and calcium arsenate. Be-
fore deciding one should carefully
weigh the following considerations,
advised Prof. A F Conrad, Entomo-
logist.
/. High yielding land. 1t is re-
garded that any aand not yielding
one-half bale of cotton per acre IN
the absence of the weevil is poor
land and that poisoning on such
land may not be expected to prove
profitable.
2. Heavy weevil infestation. Un-
less checked by unfavorajble wealth
er conditions, We may expect heavy
weevil infestation over the greater
portion of the State.
3. Proper preparation for poison
ing and full determination to apply
the poison correctly. BY this is
meant properly constructed ma
chimes, through prosecution of the
poisoning schedule, and determl-
nation to give it the necessary per-
sonal attention.
Under these conditions, poison
ing properly carried out may be ex-
pected to give profitable results if
the weather is not so unfavorable as
to make it impossible to apply the
poison correctly. Of course weather
conditions is always a serious factor
in farming, and one that has to be
reckoned with every season. Wher-
ever poisoning is decided upon, we
confne our recommendations to
dusting, because in every .ase
where profitable results were Sc
cured by dusting. Directions for
making infestation counts as well
as for poisoning are furnished up
on application to the Extension
Service.
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FOR FIGHTING THE WEEVIL
Policy Adopted by Extension Service
Conferences

Conferences
Clemson College.-At meetings OF
Extension workers held recently al
the district Offices at Spartanburg
Florence and Aiken, full discussion
of various phases of the subject the
conferences drew up policies upon
which all agree for the present year
In addition to continuation of the
policies and measures advocated here
tofore fright varieties, small acre
age, putting farm on self-supporting
basis, soil Improvement, proper fer
tilization, fall plowing under of stalks
etc. the following points were EN-.
phasized as measures for immediate
execution:
l. Rapid, thorough, cultivation
(once per week.
2. No late side dressing with nj
trate of soda.
8. Picking of weevils and squares
during June and July provided labor
is cheap and cultivation is not sac
rifced.
4. Opposition to the use of all
weevil traps and patented devices un-
til they have been tested and en-
dorsed by the College or the Delta
Laboratory, Talulah, La.
5. The use of liquids or sweeten-
ed poisons, in the light of available
information, to be discouraged rath-
er than otherwise.
6. The use of the calcium arsen-
ate method Of poisoning to be regard
ed as holding more hope than any
other method of direct control, but to
be undertaken very conservatively
with the most intelligent farmers,
and to be regarded as experimental
for the present. One years results m
poisoning could hardly be regarded
as conclusive.
T. Each county agent to have
several demonstrations in growing
cotton under weevil conditions upon
which a special report will be made
at the end of the season, setting forth
methods and results will be made at
the end of the season, setting forth
methods and results obtained.
s. Farmers may not expect much
results from a partial application of
the above measures.
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RUSTS OF BRAMBLE FRUITS

Clemson College.-Answering in
quiry concerning the cause of the
brilliant orange coloration of black
berry leaves which is so common at
this time of the year, the Botany
Division states that the cause is a
rust fungus and that there are per-
haps two different, but very similar,
rust fungi which cause this condi-
ton.
AS control measures, it is sug-
gested that wherever the disease ap-
pears in cultivated blackberries,
dewberries, or raspberries the af-
fected plants should be dug out and
destroyed, as they are practically
valueless. Healthy plants may be
safely set in the same place at
once.
There are other rusts of bramble
fruits, one of which, in particular,
produces yellow pustules on the
leaves little later In the season.
These other rusts are comparatively
harmless, however, and no control
measures are recommended for
them.
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9. The free use of Extension Bull
letin 48 and farmers Bulletin among
reading farmers.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Court of Common Pleas.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
E. C. Donald and B. H. Smith,
Plaintiffs
against
Jeff Mattison, Defendant.
TO THE DEFENDANT, JEFF MAT
TISON:
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint
lin this action, of which a copy is
herewith served upon you, and to
serve a copy of your answer to the
said complaint on the subscriber at
his Office at Abbeville Court House,
South Carolina, within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive OF
the day Of such service; and if you
fail to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in
this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the COM
|plaint.
VIM. P. GREENE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated April 21, 1922.
To the Defendant, Jeff Mattison, A
Non-Resident:
Take notice that the complaint in
the above stated action was filed in
the office of the Clerk of Court for
Abbeville County at Abbeville, South
Carolina, on May 1st, 1922, where
it is now On file.
WIN. P. GREENE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated May 1, 1922.
1t wk. 3wks.-Wed.
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Bees that swarm in the spring
make little honey.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-31
|COTTONSEED MEAL
LIBELLED in COURT
Government Claims that Contents Do
Not Comply with Formula At
tached to Sacks.

Two shipments of cottonseed meal
aggregating $50 sacks have been or
dered seized by the United States
court following the filing of a libel by
United States District Attorney Cub
berly yesterday. In each of the cases
it is alleged that the contents of the
sacks did not comply with the formula
on the outside, this being a violation
of the food and drugs act of 1905. One
hundred and thirty sacks of the num-
Der were shipped by the Eufala Cotton
Oil company Of Eufala, Ala, to the
Marks Brokerage company of Apa-
lachicola, while the remaining $50 were
shipped by the Planters Oil company
OF Albany, Ga. to the Maddox Grocery
company of River Junction.
The government alleges that in each
instance the cottOnseed meal was
transported by a common carrier in
violation of the law, and that 1t Is
subject to forfeiture to the govern
ment. The process was issued and
the deputy United States marshal at
Mariana will make the seizure.
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CARD PARTY TO BE GIVEN APRIL NINETEENTH WILL
BE PRETTY EVENT AT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL

charge of a special committee. The
hostess will be announced at later
date.
Tickets are now on sale and may be
secured from the homes of Mrs. EN-
ma H. Taylor, 222 West DeSoto street,
Mrs Walter Kehoe, 10 West Jackson
street, and Mrs. John B. Jones, 302
North Barcelona street. 1t Is request
ed that the holders of all tickets write
their full names on the tickets before
presenting them at the door for en-
trance. BY doing this ii will be made
easier to tell who won the door prize.
The committee on games are as fol-
lows: Mrs. John B. Jones, chairman
of the bridge tables: Mrs. Vernon
Faurier, chairman of the five hundred
tables and Mrs. Francis E. Commyns,
chairman of euchre. Mrs. w. X. Hyer
will be in charge of the prizes, which
will be awarded each winner of the
games.
The committee on arrangements
consists of Mrs. T. III. Tobin, Mrs. Yer
non Fauria, and Mrs. Conway.
The cake and candies to be sold
throughout the afternoon will be in
charge of Mrs. James Hilliard, Mrs.
f. Fox, and Misses Lena Fergerson,
Abbie Johnson and Mary Elizabeth
Fox.
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MISS GAHLENBECK WEEDS
Mr.. GIRDLESToNE.

A quiet wedding, solemnized at 1850
o'clock Thursday morning. and one
that came as surprise to the friends
of both parties was that of Miss Grace
Bertha Gahienbeck, daughter of Mrs.
w. C. Gahlenheck, and Mr.. Henry
Nelson Girdlestone, both of this city.
This marriage was quietly solemnized
at the home of the bride, 500 East
Jackson street. Rev. William E. Neil
vain officiating.
Only the immediate families were
present. Miss Grace Gahlenbeck had
no attendants and Immediately after
the ceremony the bride and groom
left on the IL: 80 train for honeymoon
of 10 days or two weeks down the
gulf coast, returning later to make
their home at 500 East Jackson street.
Miss Gahlenbeck. before her mar
riage, was a popular trained nurse and
is a graduate of the Pensacola hos
pital. She is widely known and has
many friends in Pensacola
Mr., Girdlestone, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. c. w. Girdlestone, is a successful
business man in the city.
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CHILDREN.

(By Helen Frazee-Bower)
When l consider children and their
joy.
The laughing lips and little, eager
hands,
Finding the whole of grief broken
toy,
The whole of comfort one who I'M
derstands
How little boys and girls are eased OF
pain
BY just a kiss-I wonder how we
grow
To covet wealth and talk of loss and
gain:
And marvel at the discomfort we
show.
And when look at children and recall
That even so we were and they shall
be
As we are now. ponder what OF all
Their youth lies mirrored in ma
turity
Finding no answer save in this sur
mise
The childlike wonder OF an old mans
eyes.
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CHILDREN ASSIST OTHERS
IN PAYING SCHOOL FUNDS.

The small school children are be-
coming to realize the necessity of pay
ing the extra sum of money in order
that they may go to school the eighth
month. They are very enthusiastic
and are really in earnest about the
present school situation. On Thurs
day morning, the question was men
toned in the fifth grade B, at the n.
B. Cook school, the class which is
taught by Mrs. o. E. LeFrancois. And
in stating that nearly all of the pupils
in the class had been cared for, ex-
cept several, one pupil told the teacher
she had fifty cents she had earned by
doing jobs here and there, and that
If it could be used for those who had
not been cared for she would gladly
be willing to give it. 1t was right
there these children made one dollar
and twenty cents to be given to the
fund. However, these children did not
know who had and who had not paid,
they showed the spirit of willingness
to help others.
1t is up to the parents to rally for
the eighth month, knowing that it will
be of so much benefit to the pupils.
Good results are being realized in the
n. B. Cooke school at present and it
is hoped that it will continue so.
The children in Mrs. LeFrancois'
class who made up the free viii con-
tribution to the fund of some pupil in
the room are: Elizabeth Daniels, Eula
Hopf, Rose Miller, Terrell Pordivant,
Reed Sanders, Myrtle Saxon, Bonnie
Smith Mary HeIeu Hoyt GorreI1 Pat
terson and Bobbie Bryan.
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All necessary arrangements and
plans were made at the meeting which
was held on Wednesday afternoon at
the Tore school, for the card party
which is to be given on Wednesday,
April 10Th to raise funds to build the
iron fence for the enclosure of st.
MichaeIs cemetery.
This pretty event will be given in
the Knights of Columbus auditorium
and will take up the entire afternoon
It will be attended by many of Pen
sacoia's card players. Bridge, five
hundred and euchre will be the popu-
lar games of this afternoon. Mrs.
Emma Hulse Taylor, the instigator OF
this party, has been chosen general
manager or chairman Of the entire af-
fair. she has mapped her plans and
already chosen the ladies who are to
assist her in making the party sue
cess, which we know 1t will be.
Mrs. c. w. Oliver was elected sec
rotary and Mrs. Walter Kehoe chair
man OF the ticket committee. Others
making up the ticket committee are
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. John B. Jones.
Those on the publicity committee are
Misses Mable Gonzalez and Fidelia
Sublette.
All between the games. cake and
candies will be sold. These to be in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-31
KOUNTY FAIR AT EAST PENSACOLA HEIGHTS
WILL BE NOVEL EVENT OF THIS EVENING

The Konfidence Kozy Korner, where
all information win be given out, will
be the first booth.
Shows will include THE First Coat
Hanger" Ancient Means of Locomo-
tion," THE Face That Cannot Smile, -
Imported Hand Work" Deep Sea
Monsters" New Fashioned Bell"
There will be a Komical Kreatures
IKaptivity where all are invited to see,
hear and enjoy the Sea Cow, Prize
Pumpkin, One Ring Circus, Merry go
Round, Deep Sea Monsters, Balloon
Ascension and many other freaks of
nature.
Also the animal show, where all
kinds OF animals will be seen, mon
keys, etc.
Those having charge of the various
parts Of the fair are:
lice Cream and Cold Drinks-Mrs.
y. V. Price. chairman; Mrs. E. j.
Quigley and Mrs. Richard Saunders.
Cake-Mrs. j. II. Glendenon, chair
man; Mrs. Bert McAllister and Mrs.
j. B. Bombay.
Candy-Mrs. Ellis, chairman: Mrs.
e. NJ. Scherlifus and Miss Alice
Whitwel1.
Entertainment Miss Grace An
drews, chairman; Mrs. w. Walker,
Mrs. w. Brown. Mrs. w. Mason and
Miss Ethel Walker.
Lemonade and Peanut-tMrs. J. D.
Rawls, chairman: Mrs. J. b. Caro-
and Mrs. Henry Cardinals.
Sandwiches and Hot Dogs-Misses
Ruth Whitwell, Bernice Turner, Eve
lyn Brown and Odette Whitwen.
Miss Madelyn Andrews in charge
Of Museum.
Miss Juanita Robinson in charge of
animal shows.