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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1849.) Published Every Wednesday Morning .abecripiion fl Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -By .TECK, SHE LOB & SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that numbor must be paid for at tho rate of one cent, a word. Cash to accompauy ma ii uscrlpt. ak .??- -r -- WAIillAIiliA, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY", .MARCH 5, 101?. TO HAVE $100,000 STATION'. Anderson lo Have New Depot Costing Timi Much-Concrete Building. Anderson, Keb. 27. -Capt. J. lt. Anderson, superintendent of the Dine Ridge raliway, has made the posi tive announcemenl that the railway company will soon commence the erection of a passenger station on North Main si reel which will cost approximately $100,000. The build ing will be of reinforced concrete throughout, and will be over thc railroad cut. on the eastern sido of Main street, between the Watson Vandiver and Cox buildings. For some time civil engineers have been working on the projwsed site of the new station, but the railroad oificials were reticent about talking over tho plans until the matter had been defi nitely decided ui>on. Capt. Ander son has received word from Wash ington that the Southern Railway, which owns and operates the Hine ltidge. Hallway, had authorized thc appropriation for the building, and also for ('ne building of a steel bridge to take the place of tho old frame bridge now hanging over the North Main street cut. The new station will he on the level with Main street. The present bridge will be torn away and the tracks lowered three feet. This will require a lot of ex cavating, !n all there will he 5,600 yards of earth to be removed. The floor of the station and of the ap proaches will he solid concrete. There will be on Main street a bag gage room, a room for express and entrances to the two waiting rooms. Prom each waiting room there will be a stairway, and there will also be freight and passenger elevators. The ticket office will be in the cen ter of the building, and all of the general offices Of the railway com pany will be on the second floor. The Hine Ridge Railway lias spent Considerable money lately in im proving its roadbed. In one instance the company lias spent about $60,000 In replacing a burned wooden trestle .with a steel structure. All of these Improvements lend color to the re vived rumor that the Dine Ridge road will be ultimately built over Hie mountains to Knoxville. As a matter of fact it is known here that the officials of tho road in Washing ton have not forgotten the extension (if the lilue Ridge, and an announce Jlienl to the effect thal construction work would he begun at an early date would not cause very much sur prise to people herc who have 1 ept in close touch with the matter. No Race Suicide Here. . New berry Observer. ) Mrs M. A. Evans has a photograph of Mr. and Mrs Tierce Rowers, of Ko. !i township, and their fifteen chil dren, it is as fine a looking group of folks a-, one could wish to se?? tlie parents young and strong look ing, and the children bright and (healthy, ranging from full grown to Infant, eight of them girls and seven boys. Mrs. Rowers might almost be taken for one of her own daughters. -, Wood's Seeds For The Farm and Garden. Our New Descriptive Catalog is f illly up-to-date, giving descrip tions and full information ;ibout the best ?and most profitable seeds to grow, lt tells all about Grasses and Clovers, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peas, Soja Beans, The Best Seed Corns and all other Farm and Garden Seeds. Wood's Seed Catalog has long been recognized as a stan dard authority on Seeds. Mai', cl on request; write for it. T. W. WOOD Zr SONS, SEXDSMEN, RICHMOND, VA. . ,{_?^.fr*a"i"rii"H"HiM-Hfr* { mumme \, OF EXPERIMENT STATION J. RCIiLET?NS. V Prepared Weekly for X THE K KO WEE COURIER ^ By J. Linn Ladd. steer Feeding Profitable. Tho Purdue (Indiana) 'tatton Rives lu Bulletin 163 of Volume i 6, a summary of result? of winter b <. . feeding experimenta undertaken for the purpose of determining the rela tive value of oats straw and clover hay when fed ?villi corn silage as roughage 111 fattening steers, and also the relativ?- profit in long and short feeding periods. The bulletin states that during seven successive tests ol one sort and another in winier steer feeding at this station, the average profit has been $10 per steer, and during this test the profit was $11).93 per steer. However, Hie cash profil on tho cattle themselves is not the only source of profit lil steer feeding. The hogs that run with the cattle, in or der to Utilize the wastage and undi gested corn voided with the drop pings, yield good profits, and the ma nure from both cattle and begs bas a value by no means inconsiderable. Following are the lessons drawn from these experiments: The profit from feeding in this ex periment was large because of unu sual market conditions fo'- fat cattle. The addition of corn silage to a ration for fattening cattle decreased tho consumption of shelled corn in amounts closely approximating Hie grain content of the silage consumed by tho cattle. The addition of corn silage once daily to a ration of shelled corn, cot ton seed meal and clover hay, re duced the cost of gains $1.83 per hundred pounds and increased the total profit $8.85 lier steer. Tlie addition of corn silage twice daily to a ration of shelled corn, cot ton seed meal and clover hay, re duced the cost of gain $3.17 per hun dred pounds and increased the total profits $11.19 per steer. Tlie substitution of corn silage for ? lover hay in a ration of ?belled corn, colton seed meal and clover hay re dialed the cost of gain $4.35 per hun dred pounds and increased the pro fits $17.97 jier steer. > The more nearly com silage re placed the clover hay in the ration the cheaper was the gain and the greater the profit. Corn silage produced a very rapid finish on tlie cattle. The silage used in this trial con tained an unusually high lier cent of dry matter and was, judging from previous experience, more efficient for fattening cattle than silage con taining a higher per cent of niois t ure. The feeding of oat straw instead of clover hay in a ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal, dry roughage (once daily) and corn silage (once daily) decreased slightly tho amount of feed eaten and the gains made; but decreased the cost of gain $1.13 per hundred pounds and added $2.77 per steer to the total profits. Cattle fattened ou a ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal, clo ver hay (once daily) and corn si lage (one?! daily) finished better and sold for ir? cents per hundred higher than cattle fed a similar ration with the clover hay replaced by oat straw. A ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal, oat straw and corn si lage (twice daily) proved to bo as efficient In every way for fattening cattle as a ration of shelled corn, cot ton seed meal, clover hay and corn silage ( twice daily. ) The feeding of oat straw instead of clover hay In a ration of Shelled corn, cotton seed m/fal, dry roughage and corn silage (twice daily) effected a saving of !>ii cents per hundred pounds gain and increased the profit. $."..1 I per steer. Corn silage, oat straw and two pounds of cotton seed meal dally per head produced a daily gain of 1.S7 pounds jier steer for sixty days. Callie fed roughage sixty days and full-fed or. grain one hundred days mad - slower and cheaper gains than cattle full-fed one hundred and sixty days. Short-fed cattle returned a profit of 38 cents per head less than long fed cattle when pork ls considered; when considered without pork, short fed cattle made a profit of H?, cents |>er steer more than long-fed cattle. The results from the long and short-fed cattle of this trial and the rapid rise in Hie market, soon after this trial closed shows that the use of silage and some other roughage can often he profitably fed during Hie early pari of the feeding period in order to save grain and put (bo cattle on a more favorable market. Fattening. Western fjainbs. Thc next bulletin to the foregoing (No. 1C3) Issued by tho Purdue sta tion treats cf experiments in bring ing lambs from the great sheep ranches of 'he West and fattening them for market on the feedstuffs grown unon the farms of the Middle West, supplemented by such concen trates as cotton seed tneal-the chief purpose being to utilize the resulting manure to increase the fertility and productivity of the farm. For tho growing scarcity and steady increase in market value of farm lands, necessitates more inten sive farming and iarger returns per ace. ' Incidentally these feeding tests were made to compare timothy hay with clover hay for fattening lambs, and also to determine tho virtue of coin silage and of cotton seed meal constituents of a lamb fattening ration. The conclusions arrived at, touching all of these problems, are as follows: Timothy hay, in all rations where if was fed, proved a very satisfac tory feed for fattening lambs. Lambs fed shelled corn and tim othy hay were very unthrifty. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay made more rapid and more eco nomical gains than those fed shelled corn and timothy hay. A ration of shelled corn and clover hay produced better finish on lam bs than a ration of shelled corn and timothy hay. A ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal and clover hay produced faster and more economical gains on fattening lambs than a ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal and timothy hay. Lambs fed shelled corn, cotton seed meal and clover hay acquired a much better finish than others fed a ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal and timothy hay. The addition of corn silage once dally to a ration of shelled corn and clover hay slightly reduced the cost of gains on fattening lambs, but did not greatly affect their selling value. Grain consumption was affected very little by the addition of silage to a ration of corn and clover hay. Lambs fed silage were never un healthy and showed no unfavorable symptoms. The addition of corn silage to a ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal and clovei hay did not greatly affect the rate of gain nor the finish on the lambs, but did effect a small saving in cost of gain. Lambs receiving rations of shelled corn, cotton seed meal, clover and silage ate the same quantities of grain when silage was fed twice daily as when it. was fed once daily. Lambs receiving silage twice daily ate less hay than those receiving si lage once daily. Lambs receiving silage twice daily made approximately tho same gains as others fed once daily, but made cheaper gains and acquired a better finish. No bad effects were produced by feeding lambs large quantities of silage. The ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal, clover hay and corn si lage proved to be the best of the seven rations fed in these trials. ' he addition of cotton seed meal .to a ration of shelled corn and tim othy hay increased the appetites of the lambs for both grain and hay. The addition of cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn and tim othy hay improved the thrift of the lambs; increased the rate of gain; decreased the cost of gain, and add ed great)} to the selling value of the lambs. The addition of cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn and clo ver hay did not greatly affect the appetites of the iambs for either grain or hay. Tlie addition of cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn and clo ver hay slightly increased tlie rate of gain and added materially to the .Hilling value of the lambs. Tlie addition of cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn and clo ver hay did not, on the average of three trials, affect the cost of gain when corn was as low as 10 cents per bushel, but made slight decrease in cost of gain when corn was above tu cents per bushel. Tlie addition ot' cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn and clover hay and corn silage had no effect on the roughage consumption, hut slightly increased the grain consump tion in one of the three trials. Tlie addition of cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn, clover hay and corn silage slightly increased tho rate of gain and added to the selling value of the lambs. The addition of cotton seed meal to a ration of shelled corn, clover hay and corn silage did not affect thc cost of gain when corn was valued at 50 cents per bushel, but made a slight decrease In cost of gain when corn was above 50 cents per bushel. A Kree Deal on the Parin? "Who has that bay horse you drove last summer?" "Nobody's got him; he's dead." "My, but that's too bad. Ile was a mighty good horse." "Yes-but I didn't care so much. Ile didn't cost me nothing. I paid for him In work." The /Hutu RE Thc close of thc 70th year in force is $1,550.888,063-a ga paid for during the year, $ J 57,0 -a gain of $ I 6,053,452, Othe Admitted Ass? Policy Reserv Total Income, Total Disburs Payments to policy-holder $15,006,280.25, while thc sum in ? 9 J 3-an increase over the ? has eve reen apportioned for d: -AM A is the Total Disability Clause w some additional information, wF F. H. HY/ JA?. M. MOS Gibbes Lykes Reinstated. Washington, Fob. 27. - Glbbe?. Lykes, of Richland county, who mys teriously disappeared from his post of duty at a Western army station about a year and a half ago, and who was not found for several months, has just been reinstated as a second lieutenant of cavalry to take rank at the foot of the list of second lieutenants. When Lykes was located several months ago he began a persistent ef fort, through Senator Tillman and Representative Lever to get back into the old position. His father erne to Washington and spent much time in this endeavor. Bills were then in troduced and the slow process of get ting them passed began. Senator Till man Kot his through some time ago, and late last night Mr. Lever com pleted the matter by having the House take favorable action. Lykes' father ls here now and to day thanked both Senator Tillman and Mr. Lever for their efforts In the matter. Lives I.<>*.t; in Omaha Hotel Fire. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 28.-Loss of lifo estimated at about twenty-five resulted from a fire which destroyed the Dewey Hotel, a second class hos telry, to-day. Three hours after the fire was discovered it was pronounced under control. The fact that the hotel register was destroyed makes it difficult to obtain a list of the dead. The cause of the lire is unknown Only four bodies were recovered be fore the flames drove the firemen from the building. That the basement, into which the burning interior fell within a half hour after the fire started, contains at least forty bodies is the belief of Chief Salter When the firemen reached the blaze they saw a number of persons in the upper windows, but before Hie ladders were raised the roof be gan to cave in and none were res cued. CHICAGO E. ST. LOUIS MOR*5 1 " Supreme" "Southern Big" an "Packing House" bra Why take dependability t but they are w They are arr which does no droughts and r Side by side with oth tests to be better fruit proofs. He's got it in bli It's what they ll produce. Order ? V al Life In sur Of New Vork._ ? [CORD OF 191 of thc oldest company in Amcrk in of $45,913,401-and an ?ncre; 67,823, including restorations, in r notable features of the year's n ets, - $59 es, - 40 - i ementa, ... s, $60,965,488.96, include divi< of $17,368,046.93 has been app imount paid in 1912 of $2,361,/ ividends in a single year by any TTRACTIVE FEAT hich has been added this year, ly not ask, write or phone the D LTT, Manager, Co District Agent, WILSON AT THE CAPITOL. His Welcome Depends on the Pur |K>se of His Presence. Washington, Feb. 27. -Asked about a rumor that President, Wil son will freely make uso of the Pres ident's room, on the Senate side of the Capitol building, spending time there daily in order to be close to Congress while administration meas ures are being considered, Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, said to day: "Much will depend on what he comes for. If he comes to advise with us, we shall be glad to have him; if he comes to dictate to us, as 1 do not believe he would, we should not want him here. When he has an opportunity to study con ditions at a closer range,, I think he will change his mind about coming." Senator Fletcher, of Florida, said he thought the Idea of the President making free use of the room In the Capitol was an excellent one. Most of the Senators were chary of discussing the matter for publica tion. When the chest feels on fire and the throat burns you have Indiges tion and you need Dr. M. A. Sim mons' Liver Medicine to get rid of the disagreeable feeling. It drives out badly digested food, strengthens the system and- purifies the bowels. Price 25c. i>er package. Sold at Bell's drug store. adv. <J rent Sen) of Confederacy. Richmond, Va., Feb. 28.-A cable gram Wednesday night from London announces that the English makers had positively Identified the Great Seal of the Southern Confederacy, which was purchased last year by Richmond men and sent abroad by them for tho purpose of establishing its authenticity. The seal, which ls regarded as the most valuable Con federate relic, will probably be' pre sented to some historic organization, so that lt may never again be placed on the market. O. OMAHA KANSAS CITY ST. 'ERTILI2E r?ANUFACTURCR* OF Bio r ATLANTA, GA. chances in buying fertilizers v >y using the Morris Brands? r orth more. imoniated with pure Blood, Bi t leach out after torrential esist shedding in cotton. er fertilizers they were prover producers last year. Call on ick and white. It's not what That's where they shine. from your nearest dealer* 'ance Co., ? 2 :a shows amount of insurance ased amount of new insurance creases and dividend additions :cord are : 9,125,046.26 2,570,537.00 ?0,446,513.74 71,672,090.91 lends paid to the amount of ortioned for dividends payable '66.68, and a larger sum than . other company in the world. If you are interested, or desire istrict Agent ? lumbia, S. C. , Walhalla, S. C. Alleged Digamist Again in Jail. Columbia, Feb* 28.-Sheriff John D. McCain, with Eugene C. Campbell In custody, reached the city Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Arriving .U the union station on the Southern train from Greenville, the sheriff and bis prisoner entered an automobile Find were whirled away to the county jail on Lincoln street. In less than ten minutes after reaching the city Campbell was locked in a cell, with all danger of another escape relieved from tho mind of Shorlff McCain. The trip from Atlanta was without Incident, not possessing to any de gree the thrills of another trip that the sheriff and Campbell took to gether, when Campbell escaped from a window of a car while tho train was in motion. Campbell underwent an arduous experience after his escape from the train, making the trip back to At lanta a-foot. Ho walked from Green wood to Toccoa and then to Atlanta. SYMPTOMS OF CONSUMPTION Yield to Vinol. The medical profession do not be lieve that consumption is inherited, but a person may inherit, a weakness or tendency to that disease. A prominent citizen of Evansville, Ind., writes: "I was ill for five months with pulmonary trouble, and had the best of doctors; I had hemorr hages and was in a very bad way. Through the advice of a friend I tried Vinol, and I feel that it saved my life. It is all you recommend it to be. I believe it is the greatest medi cine on earth. I have advised others to try Vinol, and they have had the Ramo results." (Name furnished on request.) Vinol soothes and heals the Inflamed surfaces and allays the cough. Vinol creates an appetite, strengthens the digestive organs and gives the patient Btrength to throw off incipient pulmo nary diseases. Try a bottle of Vinol with the un derstanding that your money will be returned if lt does not help you. J. W. Bell, Druggist, Wallialla, 8. C. JOSEPH OKLAHOMA CITY od, Bone and Tankage Fertilizers /hen you can get absolute [Vue, they cost you more, me and Animal Tankage rains? They withstand i by dozens of our dealer for they cost you. .lort A$r4>0 .<.