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PUBLISH ED WEEKLY. WINNSBORO S. C., WEDESDXY APRIL 2,t . ES4i E344
TEX ASS' AY -EVER.
Breeders in tfiss State Lose Thousands
Annualy By It.
Since the stock law w't into
effect, and ticks have disappeared
in many parts of tht"State,
Texas fever has become qAite,e
commor disease. It s estimated'
that the breeders of the- State
are now losing - annually mom
than $10,000 from this disease,
and it has been shown to be so
important that the South Caro
lina experiment station has un
dertaken the work of combating
its ravages by a process of in
noculation (vaccination.)
In the fall of 1900 twelve calves
were bought by the veterinary
division, of which Dr. G, E.
Nesom is chief and Dr. Shealey
assistant. All of them were
subject to the disease, as they
bad never carried ticks. They
were innoculated with blood from
a cow that- was immune, and in a
few days they developed a light
case of the disease from which
they soon recovered. During the
summer of 1891 they wereAjk
in .a tick-infested pasture and
none of them contracted the
fatal form of the disease.
But more important work is
now being done in the same w4y
on northern c.ttle. Every one
who has purchased cattle from
the north and exposed them to
'the southern cattle tick knows
that most of them die the first
year of "accli"iatiou fever,"
another name for Texas fever.
Sixteen head of beef cattle
were brought down from India
napolis in November, 1901, and
have been innoculated. They
are doing well so far and when
the work is finished in the spring
they will be tested in tick-in
nd ed pastures. It is hoped
theywill prove immune. If this
method oroves entirely success
ful it will establish the fact that
great obstalr in -the way of
introducina bett,V cattle into
this State ias been removed.
In this connection Dr. G. E.
Nesom h-Ls sent out the follow
ing circular letter to farmers and
cattle raisers in South Carolina:
This circular letter is sent you
in the hope that you will assist
the veterinarian of the experi
mont station in seenring so:ne
information regarding the cattle
disease known as Texas fever.
During the past few years the
disease h Ls b3eu prevalent in
many sections of the State, but
since the pa3sage of the present
stock law it has become very
common, especially in the u i
country and in the pastures and
* pen; of stock buyers and feeders.
TJexas fever is knowvn by a
n'uibber of n'ames, bat the most
important of these are splenic
fever. splenetic fever, acclimatioa
fever, Southern cattle fever, tick
fever, red water, bloody murain,
bloo:ly urine, distemper, moun
tain dlistemper and many local
names.
The symptoms are readily
* recognized by any one who has
seen cattle suffering from this
fever. A t first the a.uimnals be
come stupid and leave the herd
for some secluded and shady part
of the pasture. They appear
listless and droop, as if all energy
had fors~aken them,, the ears drop,
the nose is muore or less dry,
rumiLat o (chewing cudl) sus
pehnded, the .urine light to dark
red in color, an] const:pation
marked, only small quantities of
very dark, dry dung being voided.
Tizev are highly fevered, the
tempe:'a:re running from 103 to
107 d(.grees F. In milk cows the
flow of milk is almorst suspended.
All of the symptoms' inerease in
severity until the animal becomes
ainiast or quite uncoascious,
walks round in a circle, groans
and s:e us to sutfer real pain.
Tlhen conv'ulsions. set in, the
animal falls, unCcoius and
psuoring n the iinterv,dls between
convusi')ns, until death ensues.
Calves rael develop the severe
symnptoms o'r die from the dis-.
ease, but in cattle over a year old
the d-'at'i rate is possibly 50 to
60 per cent. inereaLsing as the age
me rease ;.
Post mortem examination of
the carcass shows the flesh to be
almoust bloodless and pale in
color, the spleen (melt) black and
easily torn, the bladder filled
withiblody urine. the liver and
intestines yellowish and .the gal
bladder filled with bile.
In all cases an esaminati
the skin about tle . hs, fi
neck and other pa ofTheto 3
reveals the presence of tiks
which always go with TexaF
fever. The cause of the .,deasE
is a small animal organisrr
(protozoan,) which seems
times to exist in the body of T
tick. When the tick inserts ith
bill through the hide these little
germs gain access to the blood oi
the cow and there develop, pro
ducing a case of .exas fever ix
ten to twenty days. Death re
sults from the destruction. of the
red blood cells, the refuse going
to the spleen and tho coloring
matter to the bladder.
Cattle that have had ticks ot
when they were calves are
e to the disease, and will
not have it again. Cattle that
have not had ticke on them until
a year old,' will develop the dis
ease as soon as they get thesticks.
The experiment statign:officials
desire to assist the stockmen o
e State in gttting the disease
under control and prevent severe
losses in future. Innoeplation
experiments are now in progress,
and it is hoped that immunity tc
it may be produced by artifiial
means.
You are requested to answar
the questions on the enclosed
postal card and return as soon as
possible to the veterinarian, who
wishes to thank you in advance
for your co-operation in the
matter. Yours truly,
G. E. Nesom, Veterinarian.
Clemson College, S. C.
A Nearly Fatal Runaway
Started a horrible ulcer on the
leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin
Grove, Ill., which defied doctors
and all remedies for four years.
Then ~Bncklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. Just as good for
Boils, Burns, Briises, Cuts, Corus,
Scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles:
25c at McMaster Co.'s drug store.
THE GREAT POULTY INDUSTRY.
One of Largest Connected With Agri
culture--Immense Products.
Washington, March 22.-A
census teport issued to-day shows
that of the 5,739,637 farms in the
United States, 5,096,252 reported
pou:try. The total number of
fowls three months old and over
reported were as follows: chick.
es, iucludin; guinea fowls, 223,
598.085, turkeys. 6,599,367; geese
5,676,863; ducks 4,807,358.
The numbers of yearly all three
c1asses of poultry are smaller as
reported in 1900 ~thian 1890, owing
o the fact that in 1890 they re.
ported all fowls of whatever. age,
hile in 1900 only those three
months old and over were reported.
The eggs produce din 18 .9 were
,293,819,186 doze~ns against 819,
22,916 dozens in 1889. The value
f poultry on hand June 1, 1900,
was $85.794,996; the value~ of
poultry raised in 1899 was $136,
91,877, and -the value of eggs
prod uced in 1.899 was $144,286,
153. The total income of the
farmers from their poultry indna
try in 1899, represenlting~ the total
vaue of eggs produced, awell
as the poultry raised, wais i
178,035. This total maker 4he
poultry industry one of the larg
est co)nmeeted with a~gricalture.
A brother editor whu. has evi
dently been wrestling with his
delinquents, very sensibly says:
No sensible man should get
ngry b.-carse a newspaper man
us him for money. A dun is
not an impe-2ehiment of a sub
scriber's integrity, but it.is th,C
utropping of the pubbisere
necessity. For instance, a thou
sad( men owe from.,se to four
dollars. He has to dun to pay
expenses. Instead of gettiung
mad and stopping the paper fori
what is honestly due, the sub
scriber should ihank the editor
for waiting on him patienitly and
pay up like a man."
Wields a Sharp Axe.
Miionas marvel at the multi
tude of inalad9cs cut off by Dr
King's New Life Pills-the mos
distressing too, Stomach, Live:
anid lDowel troubles-DyefBia
Loss of Appetite, Jaunadice, Sil
iuusness, Fever, Malaria, all
Ibefore these wonder workers. 25~
a MMatr Co.'s drug store.
Suggestion to Road Oversers.
Mr. Editor: Will you allow me
in the Herald to suggest to the
oad overseers of the county that
since the law now allows from
3 to 8 days to work the public
roads that thdy use as manvof
e days s. m be . n r
.build the ip in proper
lptnd make then, look
roads rath&lian a t e pass ge
i he r ov
go and :BO run O
section in one day a all
roads of the country would finall
come to such a state of -pe
tion that they would need ver>
little attention each year.
Now as to how a road should
be built. The road should have
2 or more.feet of solid bed t
up in the middle and slop' o -
the sides, so that water- fa ing
on the bed will run off into..t e
side ditches and not down
road. is the chief end o
all g s, proper drains e.
Let the road bed curve
down into the ditches, obse
that the ditch is to haV only one
bank, the outside one, and it out
on a sort of steep slant with
bottom of ditch one or more
shovels wide and about the shape
of a shovel, This construction
makes a - ery pretty road and
will last longer than any other.
- Now as to composition. In
this the overseer mpst us,e
own knowledge .o'the dirt he
handles, having as the object to
make a solid, firm road.. Should a
the road be clay, l} him throw
the dirt out the ditches - on the 0
road bed and then put the hands t
on banks and throw bank .dirt,
sand, gravel, etc., so as td hange b
the composition of the top clay .
into a kind of crust 3 or4 inches "
deep. When the clay under- 0
neath this gravel, etc., is well
packed and the crust solid you
have a road, and. all you have to
do to "iaintairy bt i -
keep ditches open with but a
very litile attention to the rosd
bed. As to sand roads, over
seers should hardly put ditches,
the road will wash away in a
hurry and generally about the
best thing to do with s:ch a road
is to fill up the holes and let it
alone. Overseers should at a
times look to the composition of ti
his road and try to construct k
them properly. If all will do a
this giving personal attention a
(some don't) at all times, we h
would have better roads and
with less trouble and expense.
Of course it mayabe hard to get
long at it wits inexperienced
hands, but if at first you don't
succeed try again. Always cut
away the tops oi hills and build
them up at the foot, it will len
gthen the days of many an-old
mule. What is to be gained by
thus working the roads up well.
It is so very much that 1,will yi
only say that its.pakes fravel ~.
easier, saives your stock 'Thid e
Iieles, makes remote plads ac- y
cesaj' le, increases busjness, and w
enl ~esthe value of, any land le
throg. ich it passe's. Thiat's k
Nsough. OverseferE -et: build tr
good
,P ~ lerej a .painp hfet
now published friediiE
tio otije . Overseers
or others not wi t
obtfnthem clae n- se
fomation. - m
Flint Hill, S. - t
. - -- -- - -st
Neglect Means Danger. b
Don't neglect biliousness and consti
ption. Your health will suffer per
manently if you do. DeWitt's Little rt
Early lRisers cure suchi cases. M.E. d
Smith, Butternut, Mi), ay: 'D
Witt's Little Earl ae most
satisfactory p)ills -sever h
gripe or cause -e C~ si
FLEECES (~~A~Ajs.
Value of Sheifrings eCusY r ar
was Forty.slx Mfh~sof Volars. 1
The census bureA has'ssued a
report on sheep*and goats on (
hand June 1, 1909, and thre num- I
ber of fleeces andl the weight and
value of the clip of wool, mohair i~
an.l goat hair' in the fall of 1899 b
and spring of 1940.g
There were in the United States r~
June 1, 1900, 31,919,298 ewes one a
-year and over, 8,018,275 rams and li
,wethers one year and ov'er, and I
21,68,238 lambs under one year. 1]
l rom the 39,937,573 ewes, rams
and wethers one year and over r
werea shorn in the fall of 1899 and
ALWK
TO PL
o 9we
[ad
D rop. 1i An
pr g 614M ~ fleece
Eau' a grega weight of 276
)112 pounds of unwashed woc
e excess in .iuimber
adee ove i nber of shee
dte ti the fact that in son
tlios . f the country sheep ai
orn bdth in the fall and sprini
qd thus,two fleeces are reporte
f: th;:?same sheep. - This dii
cpoatcy is further augmented b
t fact that many farmers se
eep for slaughter, shearing thei
rfoe the slaughter, and are thn
)eto report more fleeces shoi
the year than they had numb<
sheep on. hand June 1, of t1
tnsus year. Over one-half <
0 sheep, and over one-half <
to wool, is reported from ti
eAte of which Moi
a-aBtle d-WyIIIIon
t second largest number an
'atest quantity.
Of goats, the census reports
tal of all ages of 1,871,252,
ich Texas contains the largef
amber, an aggregate exceedin
ie-third of all in the Unite
tes, and New Mexico contain
ce next largest number, a tot,
224,136.. Exclusive of ti
[ less tlign one year old, on]
portion of tle- goats reporte
e keyt ifor their mohair or goi
ir, hence there is reported on]
4,932- fleeces of an aggregat
eight of 961,328 pounds of ur
eed fibie. The total value e
ored for the wool was
39, ani of mohair and goa
r #267,864.
Shot in Nis Left Leg.
For an 3~Qeiburns, brulise
l's Witch Haiz
J,~ ~ ~ue cu~Skin diseasi
e ~je. Never falls in ensi
S- ng and healing. Noi
but DjeWitts.. . Beware<
unfeit's. ',I suffered for mar
ars from a sore caused by a gunsh<
md in my left leg" says A. S. Fu
English, Indl. "It would-not het
id gve me much trouble. I used a
d of remedies to no purpos unt il
d DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
boxes comxpletely cured me." M
siter Co.
:A Georgia Bo-;oriSpring.
Spiing is the 'nost pleasante
ason of the yeacr, 'cept Chris
s n'- Fo'tls July. It'is the
t Ma tells Pa to take down tb
ovepipe, nn' the stovepip
Bak.i two) or three pieces, a:
esut falls on Pa's head, a:
s down his neck, an' Pa say
n the stovepipe, an' Ma stoj
- ears an' says he'll naver git
treon if'he don't keep his mout
nit. In springtime Pa takes ri
iin'; an' says the best way I
ry Bait is in-a Jug, as the Ba
iht wiggle out of a Can. The
.tells me to fish, while he keei
eFlies off the J ug, and whe
mi'comes, anl' it's time to e
ome, Pa says he's so tired th.
ewish I'd~run Home an' te
ehired man to fetch a Whee
irrow for him.4:An' when I
s flome'hKtells Ma that I
kons he's Boss. of that hous
d Mi takes aim by the Ear a
ads him to Bed. 'Yes, Sprir
*the most pleasantest seasoi'
i year. ,. -
Try Chiamberlaini's StomacA LiV
ab es, t he nethvsie. For Lale 1
{ShN.THEJ
.EASE THE LA
fave in Stock a Beautifnl Lin
y-Made
$17.50 E
our Eye
~LKE~
WN:.-r..-.
s9 THE DC hlU
The -Sdhool Children of this State"4
> Help det it*Up.
Some time time ago State soi
1 Snperiutenlent of Education Mc-]
Mahan received-a letter from Mrs. the
Alice A Gaillard Palmer, of/ we,
.Charleston, (In the part of the da,
committee for South Carolina to
l represent the Southern Memorial vi.
Association in an effort,aloog with str
the United Daughters of the Con- du
*n federacy, to further the collection J
of funds for the erection ofynon- bee
r umeut to Jefferson Davis. Mrs. I
e Palmer suggests that the school wa
children be gien the oppotnnity j
to contribute to the monument. ia
e This would be most appropriate, fart
especigllyihth-a .S ate of foluth {i
Carolina, the leader in the"orgai- -I
ization of the Confederacy, which at t
will forever be symbolized by the D
a name of Jefferson Davis. The wo(
chief reason for the contribution ter<
is the sentiment rather than the I
d money. Mrs. Palmer says: pre
s "We feel confident that every clm
s1 man, woman and child will con- h
sider it an honor and a privilege
to contribute to this fund. I
Y write to ask if it would be possi
ble for you to appoint some day TI
and have a collection taken up in wha
all the schools for this fund? if'
each child gave five cents, I am la
sure it would amount to a goodly in el
sum. There is a rule in our city ala'
schools that no collection shall leav
tbe taken up, but I am going to whi
make a special appeal to the hei
board, and have the sanction of to
the chairman to do so. It is the
desire of the women of the south TI
that the monument shall be un- Cha
s veiled on June 3, 1903, and each Mrs
e state is eafnestly requested to inic
act promptly in adding to the thei
t funds now on hand ." cab
1 Superintendent McMahan thinks the:
that in connection with the taking enc<
1 up of the contributions, there --
.should be exercises commemora- D
~tive of Jefferson Davis, and of
the Confederacy. These would
serve not only to interest, but to
instruct the chi!den of the schools Ki
it and the people of the community.
t In order to assist the teachers in A
U -derising an at tractive and signifi- pap
e cant programme, -hle will issue a
e pamphlet, which Miss Withers is
n owv preparing with the aisistance
' of several teachers of the State. i
s Of course, Jefferson Davis' b.rth
8 day would be the best time for j
o such an exercise, except that it I
hcomes after most of the schools -
e will have closed. Aemerial day, -.
the -10th of M-Ly, will,thierefore, "l
ibe designated. A's mU1I nycoutybe
n school<, however, wil: cl'se much form
s earl ier, they are asked to fix each D$
na das' for its.e!i colinecto OTy,
~o with ~its- '.s, a d ut
itg hschool 1,"
11 and the leo eighbor- cha
- hood th orti . to 0ntri- ever
ebute som ng t ids this'mon- beer
eumient to thJa g hae
,i thue Lost Causa. T~ tell
You Know What You Are Taking ofe
hen you take Grove's T iteless Chill d~
erprinted on evecry bottle showTng thatonc~cuctetruai p it
yi 'simply Ironi and Quinine ia t astc
-~ frn-. No Cure, No Pay. 50c..
ALERT!
DIES,
e of
Skirts
aCh.
s a Feast
NDCO.
Bryant and Longtown Items.
Written for the last issue.
ktiss. Janie Spence, of Ridge
y, is visiting Miss Mary Simp
Ion. J. D. Harrison attended
Cli ex oaion last
ek. rned ae Satur
Irs. Jaekson, of Winnsboro,
ited her mother, Mrs. Sarah
wart and other relatives here
-iug the past week.
Irs. E. H. Harrison, who has
n quite ill is now convalescing.
iss Mary Harrison, of Ridge
r, is visiting relatives here.
fiss Minnie Clark and Miss
nar, of Colvmbi$, visited thie
ily of Mr. Jno. P. .ones'son1e
tey. r.ntitnger-preache4
he Baptist church yesterday.
fr. C. D. Tidwell, of Smal.
)d. visited relatives here yes
lay.
rev. Mr. Mills, of Columbia,
ached at the Presb3 terian
rch on the 16th inst.
[arch 24. E. H. D.
Better Than Pills.
1e question has been aske d, "in
t way are Chamerlain's Stomach &
r Tablets superior to pills?" Our
ver is: They are easier and mora
sant to take. more mild and gentle
Tect and more reliable as they can
ys be depended upon: Then tuey
use and invigorahe th,estomach and
e the bowels in ainatura odition,
le pills are m et and
r ue is often f constipa
.For sale by Melfaster Co.
he president is going to the
,rleston exposition - aia take
t.Roosvelt with him, we are
>rmed, and( then we are fur
-told that the ladies of the
iet are going and will take
r husbands, that's the differ
3.-Montgomery Advertiser.
IYOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
ey Trouble Maces You Miserable.
Imost everybody who reads the news
~rs is sure to know of the wonderful
cures made by Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
Ithe great aidney, liver
- and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
- scientific research by
-. -- -Dr. Kilmer, the emi
- ' der specialist, and Is
derfully successfui in promptly curing
Sback, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou
and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
i of kidney trouble,
r. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is not rec
1endedfor everythng but If you havekid
liver or bladder trouble it will be found
the remedy you need. It has been tested
>many ways, In hospital work, In private
ice, amp 1cpless too poor to pur
e rel1 ~ proved so successful in -.,
ycas'la special arrangement has
mge i~'hch afl readers of this paper
have nlrdytried It,- may have a
pie btt .f-ky mall, also a book
irem-o , ~In t and how to.
If yotrTkvekIne ladder trouble,
wrting mention ralg this generous
v-i this paper and
Clmer &Co.,Bing
x szes are sold by all good druggists.