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The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
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We might ask the helm ,t ,ha
Forest Goblins," said ono,bor ,.aa
es come out on moonlight nights
nei"re the snow comes and they m,r
KNOW OF some one who Will holm nc i,
they cannot" "
cannot understand why the ever
greens should be SO dis,yre.,tIa
They have never been so h.tor,. ;,
spoke up another tree.
why, / can tell you, brother re.
pied very tall tree. "Those eyer.
greens have just grown up and tbev
are SO proud that they can see more
than they did last year that they are
talking about everything they seer
Inc first moonlight night that the
rorest Goblins appeared the Great
Trees told them their troubles, and
though the Goblins said they could not
heip them, they promised to see the
Elves, whose queen was friend of
the Queen of the Fairies.
lils seemed roundabout way Z.
the Great Trees TO get help, but there
was nothing else to be done and so
they had to wait.
The Great Trees had about given IN
nope and the evergreens grew more
scornful every day, but one night,
when all was still and the wind was
cold and clustering, little fairy
alighted on the topmost branch a
great bare tree. She had ridden to
the forest on the tail of clustering
wind without his knowing thing
about 1t and as he passed along or
she jumped.
Il have message for you from
my queen" she whispered to Great
Tree. ''The Fairy Queen will help you
and she gives you her promise that
soon you shall all outshine in splendor
the evergreens that scorn you"
AS Old clustering Wind passed again
the fairy caught at his trailing tail
and Off she went, but the Great Trees
felt happier and they waited and
watched.
Then one moonlight night, when the
evergreens looked up at the great bare
trees, their cries of "Shamew froze
before they left their branches. For
instead of being naked and bare, the
Great Trees were clothed in gorgeous
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
"What'S in a NaIne?'
Facts about your its history meaning whence II was
derived Significance your lucky day and lucky jewel
MILDRED MARSHALL

through Queen Mary's friend Vioiet
Forbes. Certainly, the name spread
in popularity in England and Scot
land where Violets were almost as
numerous as the Marys of the Cathoiic
communities of today.
Perhaps the most famous violet OF
history was LaVioletta, the young
dancer, so called by Maria Theresa
who become the wife of David Gar
rick. the brilliant English tragediah
Viola was the form preserved by italy
and II still reigns in undisputed popu-
larity there. 1t gradually penetrated
England and was elevated to 1aVor-
itism through Shakspere's lovely
heroine of "a Winters Tale"
ylolet's flower is of course her
fragrant and modest namesake' the
violet. 1t signifies modesty. her
tolismonjc gem Is the Sloodstohe'
wnicb promises her bodily health
Guards her from deception and dis-
tressing news, and preserves her
foculties. II the stone is given to her
hr lover. 1t will insure lasting ana
.;ncere devotion. Thursday Is her
lucky day and her lucky number.
(CopyrighO
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
The Right Thing
at the Right Time
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

to make plans for. AS her orders
ought to be in at the caterers several
days in advance of the entertainment,
1t Is really essential that the replies
should be sent in within short time
after the receipt Of the invitation.
Whether or not the letters are added
to certain invitations, reply should
be sent; for instance, to an entertain
ment where substantial refreshments
are to be served. Thus, wedding
reception or breakfast calls for re-
ply, as does, of course, a dinner or
supper invitation. However, an invi-
tatiOn to tea, where the refreshments
do not have to be specially prepared
for each guest, does not call for a
reply. Good form In that case de-
mands either your presence or card
on the day of the reception or tea.
There are times where 1t may not
seem to you that reply is necessary
where for some reason or other your
hostess really wishes one. 1t may be
that she is sending out invitations
TO a drawing room reading or musical
and that her seats are limited. She
adds II. S. V. ?. to the invitations be-
cause she wishes to know quite def
nitely how many to expect. If you re-
fuse it may be that some one else
may be invited. Not to answer and
not to answer very promptly then
would be real rudeness.
There are some persons who pro-
test against these letters Il. S. V. p.
They say that it is much better to
use plain English and so they use
this expression: 1.-THE favor of an
answer is requested" This has the
obvious advantage Of being in Eng
lish but the other form has the ad-
vantage of being extremely brief, and
as every one knows the significance
of the letters or can quite easily learn
il. and as it Is the time-honored form
to use under the circumstances, there
is no very good objection to its use.
(Copyright)
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II. S. V. =.


wilt thou not answer. man7-shakespeare
EEW persons need to be told that
l the initials II. S. V. =. stand for the
French, "Repondez sill vous plait,"
that is, "reply If you please" But
apparently there are n good many
persons who do need to be told that
when those initials are on an invita-
ton it is imperative that either regrets
or acceptances be sent within day
or two of the receipt of the invitation.
The fact that there are such people
is quite obvious to any one who has
sent out formal Invitations with this
formal request for an answer, for
there are always plenty of invited
guests who come without signifying
their intention to do so and even more
who remain away without sending
their regrets. Some persons really
seem to think that ait is all matter
of form" They receive an invitation
to large wedding reception, for in
stance, and notice the letters r. S. v.
=. but as they are uncertain as to
whether they really wish to go or Will
be able they delay sending a reply.
ut is just matter of FORM they
saw. an big affair like that it
doesn't make any difference. One
guest more or less will not natter
But 1t does most emphatically mat
fer The hostess who does much on
tertaining makes practice of keep
ing lists of all invited guests and as
replies come she checks them off so
that she can tell how many persons
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10

more sCornful and at last the great
trees had to acknowledge to each
other that they were n sorry sight.
at is no use looking for Summer.
She went to sleep long ago. said one
tall tree. land Mistress Fall is too
far away now to hear our call, and
Old Winter has no pity in his cold
hard heart for U.S."
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSION
Up to the Reader as to the Proper
Identification of the Wise and
the Foolish Virgins.

At colored camp meeting in Louisi-
ana the following sermon was deliv-
cred by very black old darky, wear
ing huge spectacles:
Brethren and sistren, de preachify-
Ing dis mawnin' will be from de text on
de ten virgins. De bridegroom wnr
n-coming and 'spectin' dem ten virgins
to be ready wifi dere lamps all trimmed
and a-burnin', but, 10, when he was
de virgins war ready; yes, sir, five was
trimmed and five was ontrimmed; fiva
was wise and five was onwise; five
was ready and five was onready; five
was male and five was female"
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
Something to Be Thankful For.

Helen, age seven, sat in the rear seat
of fathers automobile while he went
shopping in n department store. Fa-
ther had not noticed that he had
parked his machine where there was
supposed to be mo parking" 1t all
happened before the change in admin
istration.
So, when he returned to his auto
mobile, Helen wus husiy engaged In
scratching sticker off the wind
shield.
"Dady, that old naughty policemans
stuck that paper there" she confded
Daddy was glad that he arrived be-
fore it was all scratched away.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10

"N ia nat wheIe / ieeve upstairs
ees one guy wot | tink ees no
gonna leeve yer long. He gotta feeble
and every night when | try maka da
sleep he try maka da music.
Now no care so mooch eef he could
pay somating. But he play dat feeble
Icsa llka play da footaball game
meek everything up. He getta so far
'fom da tune eef he gotta pay carfare
back he go broke weeth hundred
buck.
Eef | no lika da music so mooch
mebbe | no wanta shoota dat guy.
When lie maka noise on dat ting | no
gotta trouble stay awake. He queeta
play other night and streeta car
weeth fiat wheel go by. Dat sounda
'ka sweeta music and go to sleep.
somatime he try singa da song, too.
And he gotta voice lika dog and cat
Wots no been acquaint yer long cen
da fight.
But hees papa tink he can play dat
feedle greata style. Other day he tella
me hees keed gonna play piece cen
"A minor"
Nexa day / tella da man wot owna
'da place I am gonna move. After
heara dat piece cen "a minor" l tella
ia landlord we wanta leetle peace cen
"A fiat" And eef l no getta da peace
cen fiat dat keed and hees feeble ees
gonna "B fiat"
l tink l know leetle somating bouta
music, too.
Wot you tink?
(Copyright)
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10

splendor such as the evergreen had
never beheld.
The Fairy Queen had sent the snow
fairies and Jack Frost 70 dress the
Great Trees. They wore diamonds and
their long branches were powdered
with sparkling frost, and there they
stood like great kings dressed in white
and silver.
The evergreens were certain that
the next day, when the sun came out,
the Great Trees would be naked
again, but they were more wonderful
in their splendor as the sunlight fell
upon them.
And no more did the evergreens cry
"Shame!r to the Great Trees, for all
through the winter did the Fairy
Queen keep them dressed in their
sparkling clothes.
Copyright)
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
GREAT BARE FACTS

-aE Great Trees in the forest stood
l naked and bare. for Old Winter had
,or,e and taken away their beautiful
,o,ored dresses that Mistress Fall had
yiyen them in place of their pretty
summer clothes.
But the evergreen trees were still
,ressed and they cried "Shamel" TO
,ha tall bare trees as they shivered
n the winter winds.
Al first the Grent Trees did not
notice the evergreens and held their
,oor naked heads high with pride above
heir green-g -gowned neighbors. but 1t
ras no use pretending. for. rs the
laws went by, the evergreens became
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
Showing Up Aunt Elsa.

Sho"'hS w NUN GiSd.
Little Dorothy had just returned
from short visit to her Aunt Elsa
in Washington when the minister made
his annual call upon her very religious
mother. After her mother had flut-
teringly seated him on the plush sofa
in front of the fire, the minister turned
to Dorothy.
"Well, my dear, did you have a nice
time at your Aunt Elsa's?"
"Oh, yethir," replied Dorothy,
promptly. 81 had lovely time"
"Well-well, and what did you dor"
pursued the minister.
"Oh, l went to the loveliest Thunday
thchool! The music played, the shade
went up and all the girlth danced"
Judge.
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Fear.

One woman at hotel In the inte-
rior of Ontario the other night asked
rho clerk for key to her room.
"Key" said the bold proprietor, az II
she had asked for the crown jewels.
"Why. we never lock our doors around
bere The last man who had key
to that room took it away with him
15 veors ago" "Er-r-r-r," said the per-
sistent woman, "you don't think, per-
hans he might come back with 1t to-
night"
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
Had Millions Under Arms.

According to official figures given
out by the War department at WASH
ington, the total strength of the United
States army when hostilities ceased in
the World war was 3,764,6T7 men.
OF that number 100000 had been
sent to France. Italy and Russia,
while the remainder were under arID5
in various camps in the United States.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
Enlisted for Life.

"Why not go with us on this hunt
ing trip, Bill?"
Cant get furlough."
Nonsense. You're out of the
army"
But I'm married now and still do
ing kitchen police"
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10

Don't aim too high or you will miss
the good things Of life little lower
down.
The Dolores star., 1922-03-10

Chickens that come home to roos
have more sense than some men.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-02-16

the fruit. When this happens during
the mludlc or latter part of the sea-
son the wcevils will certainly prevsHt /;
the putting on of any more fruit Tke.
general practice of laying by N.Y.
scraping the middles with wide,
sweep leaves a hard surface whiqh
causes lots of moisture and sheddifiE,
Were the weevil occurs, every prS-.
caution must be taken to avoid shedI
ding, as the insect will certainly pre-
vent the maturity of the later fruit:
and moreover, will be forced to at
tack bolls which otherwise would not;
be injured,
Guilt yeGe Late, But Be Careful
''The value of late cultivation has,
often lccn discussed pro and con.
Prior to the advent of the weevil it
was an almost universal custom to-
Icy by the cotton crops well before
the time when the last bolls were set.
This practice has been very largely
abandoned, however, due to dire nee
cssity. The Importance Of keeping the
cotton sQuaring long enough to pro-t
tect the bolls until safe from injury
| has been mentioned, and the best way
to accomplish this result is to con-
tinue cultivation until fairly late in
the season, at least two or three
weeks beyond the usual time of lay
ing by This is, of course, q some
what dangerous practice since it is a
critical period in the boiling of the
cotton an absolute disaster to the
crop by improper cultivation at this
time. Consequently, carelessness at
this season should bf carefully avoid
ed and the plow should not be run too
deeply or too close to the plant or ex-
cessive shedding will result. However,
careful late shallow cultivation is to
be very strongly recommended.
"The foregoing paragraphs have
| dealt largely with the necessity of an
early crop and have empha zci lhe
Importance Of eXped'ting the cror by
largely piH' ting ard frequent cultiva.
early planting and frequent cultiva-
ton. However, these operations can
only be successfully conducted under
conditions Of good drainage. Expert
cnce has shown that it is practically
| Impossible 20 raise a. profitable crop
Of cotton On the other hand, the value
fof good drainage is everywhere APP
parent. 1t enables the earlier planting
of cotton, carly gcrmination and rap
id, frequent cultivation. Furthermore
the ground dries out more rapidly
after rain and thus increases the cli-.
matte control Of the wccvil due to,
sunshine.
"lf after intense, proper cultiva-.
ton wcevil infestation is mpnacing-.
then, and only then, resort to dustiny.
but be prepared for such an emergcn-
cy."
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Continued from second page)

asking the duh boy if he'd ever heard
Of the letter a."
"Often,' l admitted.
"Well, isn't that the way you've been
acting?"
Haven't l some little cauSe?"
Maybe, of course, I'm willing to
make some allowances. 1t does seem
provoking that your grandfather
should have left things in such a
dreadful muddle."
How much do you know about the
muddleT l asked.
II know that old Mr.. Dudley let,
or partly let, contract for the drain
Ing of the mine, to a man who was
almost total stranger to him."
saw how ii was. Fullerton, always
reader to talk than stuck pig is to
bleed, had been giving her his own
version of things. But let that part
of it go.
"Grandfather Jasper was laboring
for the good Of my soul. He knew his
medium, as the artists say. He
wanted to make me wOrk-SOmething
that nobody else has ever been able
to do"
Don't you like to work?'
"Why-e-e, / guess I'm like other folk
in that respect. / don't mind working
. II / can pick my job-and my com
pany. I've been having a bully good
time hammering around this old bunch
of junk with your father. Or i was
!. having one until Satan came also"
Meaning Mr.. BullertOn?"
bOnitp npnpipO Mr. nnIIartnp
christened Charles"
r sought ] to stay here and listen if
you're going to say things about him?"
mot IL you are going to marry him,
yon shouldn't"
'"Well, why shouldn't | marry him
II I want TOT Hasn't he plenty of
money? And haven't / told you that
I'd marry for money!
"Humphv' said l. when you talk
that way you are saying out loud just
what Lisette says to herself-Only you
don't mean 1t and she does. But tell
me how did you get permission to
come over here and talk with me?"
"Whose rmissiOn-Daddy's%
Il. "No; Bullerton's, Of course"
= 81 don't have to ask it--yet."
things come to hIm-or her-who
waits. Just the same, you shouldn't
have come. It's cruelty to animals.
After a man has travelled thousands of
miles to sit at the feet of the one girl
In the universe, only to find himself
elbowed by a brown -whiskered jeet-"
"a flush I" she chided. "Can't you
I. ever be serious? You are not sitting
at anybody's feet. What are you 60
/ Ing to do about the mine?"
~ tssBulierton offered to unwater the
!, ,Cfinabar If I'd deed him a bit more
{]than a half interest--and possibly he'd
\ Stuj be willing to do that. which would
3 mean that he'd form stock company
md freeze me out completely when
81 rot good and ready" ~
q "A rr18f ~ fl1a sofhor tSavy> t.t
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'He offers TO buy the mine outright,
just as 1t stands, for fifty thousand
dollars"
but your grandfather paid nearly
half million for 1t, didn't he?"
"Even so. But, you see, In the pres
ont scrap I'm the under dog. The man
you are going to marry has none Of the
nice little scruples in business trans
action-if you'll permit me to go that
far. He even threatens to turn me
over to the authorities for stealing
that inspection car and getting 1t
smashed"
"Oh, don't believe he'd do that"
she deprecated.
'Tt IS perfectly right and proper
that YOU shouldn't think so-in the
circumstances. Just the same, you'll
pardon me If I say that I'm swearing
continuously and pre- yerfully at the
circumstances"
You don't want me to marry money
and have good clothes and all the other
nice things. and travel and see the
world, ana all that?"
"No, by Jove! want you to marry
me-"
Iier laugh was just funny little
gurgle.
"Blucheard" she said, just like
that. "And you haven't even killed
Miss Randle yet! Thank you, ever so
much; hut l don't want to be one of
several. Besides. you haven't any
money"
Talk Of impasses and impossible sit
uations! What could man say, or
hope 10 say, to such girl as that!
"Did you come over here Just to
torment me-" I rasped.
"Woof!" she shivered, "here comes
the hear again." and then, right smash
out Of clear sky: kiss me-just
once. Stannie-bear."
Did |? She was gasping a bit when
she got up rather unsteadily to 20
back to the cabin across the dump
head and wouldn't stay another min
ute, though begged and pleaded with
her.
mo, indeed, Blucbcard man." she
said with that queer little gurgJe of a
laugh. - think I have found out
what | wanted to. Goodby." And
NI'J, h'A'l size WAS clean
gone, she turned back 10 say. airily ::
"Oh, yes; had almost forgotten what
l came over here to tell you. You
mustn't sell the Cinnabar. Stannie; not
for any price that anybody might offer
you. GDOdby. again"
Car you beat it? When the good
Lord ~mndr women lie doubtless had
mary n?It"rnS: but | do believe the
mold was broken ana thrown away
after this Jeanie girl had been fash
lone l. fu, IL solid hour OF more 1 sat
on that Slab bench at the sha,thuuse
door III Il sort of newildered daze, won
dering If ! had been asleep and dream.
ing. or if the bedazzling thing had
really haDDened
(To be continued next weekly
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-02-16
HONOR ROLL RUBY SCHOOL

1st grade: Preston Allen, Frances
Gilmore Raley.
End grade: Cleo Coker. j. W..
Crawley, Thomas Graves, Mollie Nc.
Creight, Gladys Thurman.
3rd grade: Thomas Burch, Bea-
tricc Hendrick, Louise Sellers.
4th grade: Virginia Crawley, Doro-
thy Bell Huntley, James Graves,
Knox Thurman.
5th grade: Cleo Gibson, Garrison
Threat, Madge Thurman.
9Th grade: Jasper Crawley, Clyde
Gibson.
7th grade: Duncaa Smith, Este,le
Smith.
9th grade: Ruth Hancock.
10th grade: Iris McNair.
18th grade: GMIy, Caves, Allie
Sellers.
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results to obtain the greatest benefit
from fertilizers at the smallest cost.
"The best method by far of build
ing up soils so that early crops of cot
ton may be. produced is the use Of
legumes planted either with corn or
solid.
"One feature of the use of fcrtii2-
ers which should be carefully consid-
cred is their relation to the detcrmin-
ate growth of the cotton plant. With
certain varieties and certain soils it
will be found that the plants have a
decided tendency to cease sGuaring
about the middle or latter part of the
season and to mature at that time.
This habit has been termed the dctcr-
inmate growth Of the plant. Accord
ing to when it occurs, this may be an
advantage or disadvantage in the
fight against the wecvil. If it occurs
too early it is n decided disadvantage
because this cessation of squaring
produces food shortage which
causes the weevils to attack the bolls
with abnormal severity. Consequently
it is very desirable to have the cotton
continue squaring long enough to pro-
tect the full crop Of bolls to maturity.
After the bolls are safe, however, the
squares are liabity rather than an
asset.
Securing a Full Stand is Essential
Many theories have been advanc-
ed relative to the spacing of cotton
in its relation to boil weevil control.
Numerous tests have shown the most
profitable spacing to vary with the
season, soil, variety and numerous
other conditions, so it is impossible
to recommend any universal practice,
but it is generally found that the
spacing which secures the best results
prior to the arrival of the weevil is
still best in the presence of the weevil.
However, the general practice in spac-
ing has been exceedingly careless and
as rule very poor stands are secur-
ed. 1t is impossible to make full crop
OF cotton unless sufficient plants are
on the ground and the first step to Sc
cure this result is the adoption of
more careful methods Of hoeing to q
stand.
During the growing season of the
crop the fields should I've given very
careful civilizations. Most of the
benefits of early preparation, early
planting ana fertilization may be lost
in case the fields are not given good
attention subsequently. in case of un,
avoidably delayed planting the best
course to pursue is to cultivate the
fields in the most thorough manner
possible. Under most conditions the
old plantation, rule 'onc week Ind
once in a row houl be made to APP
ply. This will not rcsGi. in the direct
destruction of many weevils, but it
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TO PROTECT BANKS

Columbia, Feb. 6.-The act prohib-
iting any person in the State circulat-
ing false reports with intent to in
Jure any banking institution in South
Carolina, has been a law since Feb
ruary 8. when it was approved by
Governor Cooper. The act carries a
penalty Of from 800 to $500 in fines
or Imprisonment of one year, or both,
in the discretion of the trial judge.
The South Carolina Bankers AS
sociation will offer liberal reward
for the conviction of any person ut
tering or circulating such reports.
"That any person who shall falsely
and wilfully and with intent tv in
jure," says the act, circulate any
report, on make any false statement
as the assets on liabilities of any bank
in South Carolina, or to it's solvency
or ability to meet it's obligations, or
as to assets or liabilities of any bank
any other false statement, calculated
to effect the credit or standing Of
said bank, or to cast suspicion upon
it's solvency, soundnsss or ability to
meet its deposits or other obligations
in due course, shall Be deemed guilty
! of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined not less
, than one hundred ($1OO.OO) dollars,
nor more than five hundred $780,
! OO) dollars, or be imprisoned for
not more than one year, or both. in
the discretion of the Court"