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ORIGIN OF INDIAN RUNNERS Came From West Indies and Are Thought by Many People to Be Most Profitable of Duck Family. (By ANNA GALL IG HER, Ohio.) It ls only comparattvaly a few years since the Indian Runner ducks made their appearance In America, They came originally from the West In ?dies, where they ha?ve been .raised for years, chiefly as egg-producers. They derive their name from their native land and racy, upright carriage. In color they are fawn and white, with yellow shanks and light-greeD] bill; the latter being sometimes1 ?plashed with/ black. The body ls long and narrow and | ls carried in an almost upright po si- ! tlon. Neck Is long and thin, with flee- j ly formed head. The Indian Runner is rather small fully matured ducks weighing from four to five pounds. Drakes irom five to six pounds, live weight. But they grow very rapidly while young and are easy to raise. What they lack in weight Is more than made np for in their other good qualities. To begin with, they are very prolific layers; beginning when about six months old. Their eggs are pure white and a little larger than those of a Plymouth Rock hen. They are superior in quality to any Indian Runner Drake and Duck. duck's eggs that we have ever eaten, and as a rule, they bring hlghei prices in the market. The ducklings reach a marketable Blze when about twelve weeks old "When forced, they will weigh four tc five pounds at two months. The meat of the Runner is of su perior quality; fine In the grain, juicy, and excellent flavor. Hotels and res taara nts pay fancy prices for duck .-. lings. y The e?^^^ J^^ngfl.^^wfta^ aiaa... Hf winter~when eggs are high tho In dian Runner is "on the job." Anj enterprising person can work up a trade among hotels and restaurants that should prove highly profitable. There is no great danger of strong competition, as comparatively few poultry raisers have taken up this branch of the industry, notwithstand lng the fact that nearly all kinds ol poultry products are bringing un heard-of prices in the open market. In summer the Indian Runnerwttei .given free range will find the greatei part of his living in the fields. But ol course when being fattened for mar ket, they need some grain, lt wonlo be well to say right here that for besl results the grain should be eithei ground or cooked. PROVIDING GRIT IN WINTER Hens Should Be Allowed to Take as Much as They Require-Don't Feed lt In Their Mash. (By TT. F. PARRISH.) When winter comes and the ground freezes, or is covered with snow a good deal of the time, grit must be sup plied. Gravel or grit should be sharp, so as to both cut and grind. Smooth pieces of gravel will not answer the purpose. Gravel dug from a pit will make one of tie best grits. When pounded into small pieces, fbroken crockery will make excellent jxit, also. A little sand mixed with the other grit is helpful, but it will not answer for exclusive use, not being ?harp nor coarse enough. If you prefer, you can buy prepared .grit from the dealers in poultry sup plies. A good many people do this and a good many other people buy oyster shells with the belief that they are obtaining- g-**. The hens need some of the oyster shells, as they sup ply the system with lime and car bonates, but they will not take the place of grit. They are too soft, and digest rather than grind. Keep well filled grit boxes where the hens can run to them at will dur ing the winter months and you will find that they consume quite a lot of the material in a month's time. Pro Tiding the grit in boxes and allowing the hens to help themselves is the best .way of feeding it. They will then use as much as is necessary for their ihealtb, as they are the best judges of this matter and consequently will not consume more than they require. If we always knew how much would "be needed for the health of the birds, lt would be all right to mix the grit with the feed! But since we do not Iknow this, we would best not force grit upon them as we would be doing Jf we mixed it with the feed. rhu i i r-L?wtfta IM uAnwuA Qr?nt Beauty and Fragranoe of Sweet Pta? Mako Thom Moat Popular Mutt Have Support, Sweet pea vines must have good support. Brush branches suit them botter than anything else, but these are not always eaey to get A good substitute for brush ia very coarse meshed wire netting. As soon as the plants begin to bloom begin to cut from them. The more blossoms you cut off the more you will have. If care ls taken to remove the blossoms as soon as they begin to fado, the plants will continue to bloom until frost comes; but If seed ls allowed to ripen, you will have but few flowers during the latter part of the season. In cutting sweet peas give the flow ers as long stems as possible. Never crowd them in vase or bowl. Just bunch them loosely In the hand, and then drop them into whatever ls to hold them, give it a shape, and lo, your flowers will have arranged them selves to perfection. No garden should be without some sweet pea vines. The great beauty and fragrance of the blossoms make them one of the most popular of flow ers. POSTS KEPT FROM SPREADING Cumbersome Braces Done Away With ? by Connecting Rod Placed Be neath Surface of Earth. Gate posts may be kept parallel ver tically, without cumbersome braces, by connecting them beneath the sur face of the earth with a- long rod. When setting the posts, small rocks Bolt Under Ground Between Posts. or bricks should be packed tightly on the inside of the lower ends, says a writer in the Popular Mechanics. This construction will make a substantial brace, which will be out of sight and will effectively prevent the posts from spreading. FIGHT LITTLE MELON APHIS Best Way to Fight Pest Is to Burn Infested Vines Where They Are -Same for Cucumbers. y Melon'growers around Roc)ty Ford, Colo.,. where canteloupes are grown: e^?e^v&iv,^ia*R?at TO^D^st^^y^to fight m*?Ion aphis is to burn the in fested vines just where they are. At least every other day they get over their patch of vines and look for the very dark green color and swollen, watery appearance of the leaves of the plants. A little later -the leaves and vines take on a black, powdery cast that no one can mistake. The leaves curl under, but do not begin to wilt sometimes for days. By keeping careful watch and de stroying the plants as they show the presence of aphis, one can usually control the pest. Scatter straw over the infested hill and burn at once. To attempt to carry the vines to the edge of the field will simply spread the insect. After burning a hill keep careful watch over adjoining hills, to see that the insects have not spread. Of course, the same treatment is recom mended for cucumbers. FARM NOTES Give the earth good seed to work With. A silo built of concrete will pre serve silage well. Truck fanning in this country is not yet being overdone. Rye maj' be cut for hay and used for all elasses of livestock. Most experienced melon pickers can teil a ripe melon from the looks. The tool which usually follows tho plow in the course of tillage is the harrow. A ter-cent bolt now may save a dol lar's worth of time when the rush of work comes. With the exception of the plow, the harrow is perhaps the oldest or tillage Instruments. . There is no reason why potatoes should net be cultivated with a riding corn cultivator. Frequent stirring of the soil is said to be a good preventive of rust form ing on the cultivator. A liberal application of ashes to the soil where cabbage plants are grown is a preventive of clump root. If the soil leaves the plowshare shiny and wet, walt a day or two. Wet plowing makes cloddy ground. In seasons when drought prevails a better stand of clover can be secured by sowing the seed without a nurse crop. When moss creeps into the meadows and pastures they need to be broken up and the soil exposed to the sun and air before reseeding. Team3, wagons or stock passing over the meadows when they are soft and spongy cut the life out of the sod and lower the profits. Just received a big line of Men's Cravanet Over-coats, prices from 15.00 to $20.00. Hubenstein. Very large stock of art squares, rugs, matting, etc. We have never shown a prettier assortment of these goods. Ramsey & Jones. When you need a piece of out glass come to us. Our designs are new and original and our prices are reasonable. Ramsey & Jones. We have most anything you can mention in ladies and misses and children hats. We are receiving new goods two and three times every week. Give us a trial before you buy your hat. .1^ Rubenstein.% Men's and boy's clothing-our line this season is better than ever. We have the largest line in this section. Come and see for your self. Rubenstein. Our furniture department is well supplied with all grades. We can suit you in anything from the cheap set to the finest oak or mahogany b d room suit. Come in to see our stock. v Ramsey & Jones. 100 ladies trimmed Hats in our millinery department. These hats are copies of S3.00 and $4.00"nwth els made of fine quality felt velvets trimmed with fancy wings, ribbons and hows in all the newest shades, also black and white at $1.98. Rubenstein. Discard the old cook stove that smokes and wastes wood. Letlis sell you an Excelsior, Star Leader or Derby. We buy in large quanti ties and can make very close prices. Ramsey & Jones. Only a Fire Hero but the crowd cheered, as with burned hands, he held up a small round box. "Fellows!" he shouted, "this Bucklen's Arnica Salve ? hold, has everything best for burns." Right! also for boils, ulcers, sores, pimples, eczema, cuts, sprains, bruises. Surest pile cure. It subdues inflammation, kills pain. Only 25c at Penn & Holstein's W E Lynch & Co. School. Books and Supplies. We are state agents that are used in the public se; and will e onstantly have a fniWJs^ [^asuat?o??^^,W?e--TH>i!kii 'jri hand. We also carry a full stock of pens, pencils, tablets, copybooks, exami nation tablets, etc. Penn & Holstein. Notice of Eeaistration. Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of November A. D.. 1912 the Books of Registration of The Town of Edgefield, S. C., will open at my office in The Farmers' Bank of Edgefield, S. C., and re main open for a period of Ten (lu) days to register the qualified elec tors of said Town for a special Elec tion to be held therein submitting the question of bonding said Town in an amount not lo exceed Five Thousand Dollars, the proceeds of said bonds to he applied solely and exclusively for the building, erect ing, establishing ami maintenance ol au electric light plant for said Town. Wm. A. Hy rd, Supervisor of Registration of the Town of Edgefield, S. C. October 20th, 1912. Notice of Dissolution of Partnership. For mutually satisfactory busi ness reasons, the copartnership for ? the practice of law heretofore ex- j ?sting between J. Win. Thurmond j and B. F?. Nicholson has been dis solved, arid each mein her of the firm will continue the practice of law at Ed ireh eld. We desire to thank our clients for the getl6TOI19 I patronage, which has been given to ' us, and to state to them that tho cordial relations which have existed ! between us during our association will not be interrupted by severing our business ties. J. Wm. Thurmond, B. E. Nicholson. i Nov. 9, 1912. Executor's Notice. All persons indebted to the late George W. Johnson will please make payment at once to the un dersigned, and all persons holding i claims against his estate will pre sent them at once to the undersign ed for payment. R. M. Johnson, Executor. Nov-M912-ll-6-3t. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina-County of Edgefield-Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. S. B. Burton-Plaintiff Against-S. Z. Seigler and the Far mers Bank-Defendants. Pursuant to the deeree in this cause I will offer for sale at public out-cry to the highest bidder, be fore the Court House, Town of Edgefield and State of South Caro lina on sales day in December 1912, the same being the 2nd day of said month, between the legal hours of sale the following described realty to-wit: All that tract of land situate in Mos* Township, in the County of Edgefield and State aforesaid, con taining One Hundred acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by landa of Nick Griffis; on the East by lands of Nick or T. J. Griffis, on the West by lands of T. P. Mor gan and Martintown road, and on the South by R. A. Turner aud Samuel Cheatham. Terms of Sale. One half of the purchase money cash; balance on a credit of one year, with interest from date of sale or all cash at pur chasers option, if any there be, to be secured by the bond of the pur chaser and a mortgage or the prem ises, said bond and mortgage pro viding for the payment of ten per cent attorneys fet if it should be aecessary to collect same by law. If the purchaser fails to comply with the terms of the sale, the Mas ter will within one hour, resell ??me on the same day at the risk of the former purchaser, unless sat isfactory arrangement can be made with the Master. Purchaser to pay for papers. S. M. Smith, Master E. C. S. C. Nov. 7, 1912. Round Trip Excursion Rates Via Southern Railway Pre mier Carrier of the South to Edgefield S. C. Washington, D. C. and return ?17.30. Account United Daugh- j ters of the Confederacy, Nov. 12-16, 1912. Tickets sold Nov. 8-14, 1912, inclusive with final limit returning Dec. 1, 1912. Atlanta, Ga., and return ?6.35. Ac count National Commercial As sociation. Tickets sold Nov. 30 . to Dec. 1, 1912 inclusive with fi fe nal limit returning Dec. 10, 1912. Hew Orleans, La. andreturn $211.35 i Account Farmers' National Con I gress of the United States. Tick * eta sold Nov. 5, 6 and 7, 1912, with final limit returning Nov. 14, 1912. Extension until Dec. 15 on application and payment fee of one dollar. Jacksonville, Kia., and return ?13.15. Account Southern Med ical Association Nov. 1-2-14, ? ?13.15,1912. Tickets sold Nov. ? 9, 1U and ll, 1912, with final ' iimitreturning Nov. 18, 1912. Extension until Dec. 15, on ap plication and fee of one dollar before Dec. 15. Atlanta, Ga. and Return $8.35. Account Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association Nov. 20-21, 1012. Tickets sold Nov. 18 and 19 1912 with final limit returuiug Nov. 23, 1912. Louisville, Ky. and return $4.45. Account Southern Educational Association, Nov. 28-30, 1912. Tickets sold Nov. -JII-27, 1012 with final limit returning Dec. 3, 19 12. ' Augusta, Ga. and return Si.55. Ac count Second Annual Corn Fes tival, December 27, 1912. Tick ets sold December 2 to 6, 1912 inclusive. Southern Railway dining carser vice and Pullman sleeping car ser vir? on til rough trains. Conve nient local Service. For detailed information, sleeping car reserva tions etc., call on ticket agents, or, A. ll. Acker, 'ITA., Augusta, lia., W. E. McGee, APA., Columbia, 5. C.. IL F. Cary, A PA. Washing ton, D. C., S. II. Hardwick, PTA., Washington, D. C. Messrs. Rives Bros. as usnal have j been having a big coat suit sale for | ladies thu tirai of September and this year they bad such a success j with the large line that their for mer big assorted sales brought the trade this year without the aid of printer's ink and they have now a second lot that will be in and will let you hear from them.-Adv Another Shipment. Just received a shipment of cut glass recently purchased in New York. Ad new patterns and de signs, at remarkably low prices. Penn & Holstein. November Weddings. A large assortment of sterling silver just received for November weddings. Penn & Holstein. Edgefield, Monday Nc If you do not get value re< you get inferior fjoods for \\ we charge )'Ou for the good yourself. Our 20 years e business and our ''square d< thing to the prospective buy ? "We can deliver the goods. v man and beast. ARKS Rd GTON E Augusta Office and salesroom 863 Bro trac P.S. Mr. M. Gary Satcher is with u Edgefield Frui Comp COCLIN & $ Proprh All kinds of fruits, drinks, cigars, tobacci Next to F Edgefield, S. C. '^-^7:'L'I?''^-fL^^'^T^"^*^7 ?5S2SSH I SL?SKY'S C The o?d Time Qu&Hty, Made of the Best Material. Stands the Test of Time. 1009 BROAD STREET DAVID WHOLESALE '.> TINPLATE, GALVANIZED ROOTING. RUDBTR I MANTELS, TILES aaBBEgggBMBaBaaBEigmaMa lake the Old Suit Look New I Wc are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of ?ill kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skins and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS PROP. clllSft?" :eived for your money. If ,'hich you pay as much as kind, you can blame only xperience in the grocery ;al" policy i? worth some er and all we ask is a trial. " Groceries and feed for . -i._v . a . 3ROS. & CO. i, Ga. ad Warehouse Ga. Railroad ks. s and will be glad to see his friends t SCAVENS, 3tors. confcctionaries, soft os, etc. 'osioffiee )LD STYLE .THE TIN OF QUALITY" It SLUSKY, AUGUSTA. GA. \ND RETAIL GOOFING. TIN AND GALVANIZED SHINGLIS . CRATES. ETC. Porto Rico's New Wonder. From far away Porto Rico cornel reports of a wonderful new discov ery that is believed will vastly bern fit the people. Ramon T Marchan,! of Barceloiieta, writes5 Dr. King'sj New Discoveiy is doing splendid; work here. It cured me about five limes of terrible coughs arid colds, also my brother of a severe cold in his chest and more than 20 others, who u-ed it on my advice. We li o j e this treat medicine will yet be sold in every drug store in Porto Rico.'* For throat and lung troubles it ha? no equal. A trial will convince you of its merit. 50c and ?1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Penn tfc Holstein, W E Lynch & Co.