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VOL. XXVIII. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2; 1916. - ROBBERS HOLD UP BANK AT SMOAK TWO BOLD BANDITS MAKE RAIl AND GET AWAY WITH $2.500. LOCKED CASHIER IN VAUL1 Armed With Revolver, Physical Force and Drug to Overpower Lone Cashier in Colleton County. Branchville.-Overcoming the cash lor with a revolver supported by phy sical force, two unknown .men enter er the bank of the Smoak Banking company at Smoaks and succeeded ix making away with over $2,500. The robbery was committed aboul 2:30 o'clock when C. A. Thomas, cashier, was at work on his books Looking up, he discovered that twc strangers had entered, one covering him with a revolver. One man im. mediately leaped over the counter and seized him. The cashier resisted and in the struggle managed to keel his antagonist betwen him and the .man with the revolver. This man, however, jumped over the counter after his companion and struck the cashier .a sharp blow over the eye, at the same time throwing some liquid in his face. The combination served to render Mr. Thomas uncon scious. The robbers then placed the cashier In the vault and tcaped with about 42,500 in currency. They were travel lug in an automobile, and when the robbery was discovered two hours later, they were traced going in the direction of Bamberg. One of them Is described as being about six feet in height, slender, of dark complexion and wearing a cap. The other was not as tall, but heavier, dark and also wore a cap. Mr. Thomas recalled that the small er of the men came In the bank one week ago and asked him to cash a Southern railway check for $400. The cashier Informed him that he could not do so without identification. The stranger asked if others worked with him in the bank and departed. The cashier was not discovered, locked in the vault, until about 4:3C o'clock. A reward of $100 has been offered by the Smoak Banking company for the- arrest of the robbers. Smoaks Is 12 miles south of Branch 'vile. J. E. Smoak is-president of the bank. Cattle Sale March 22. Rock Hill.-The Chamber of Com merce has received information that the first cattle sales will be held in the recently constructed Rock Hill stockyards March 22. Dr. W. W. Long of Clemson College, who Is supervis lng the sales in the six assembling points in the state, says there will be sold in Rock Hill at least 700 bead of cattle. There are being fed in the state 4,000 head. Freight rates on cattle from the flve or six counties in this territory may be secured from any freight agent or the secretary of the Rock Hil] Chamber of Commerce. Doctor Long has secured the raost iinportant packing houses of the North and West as buyers and repre sentatives of all of them will be is attendance at the Rock Hill sale. Agricultural Society Elects Officers. Charleston.-S. G. Stoney was re. elected president of the organization for the fifth consecutive term at the annual meeting of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina - in their meeting at Charleston. John L. Mc Laurin, state warehouse commisssion or, addressed the meeting immediate ly upon the completion of routine business and the election of officers Following his address the assemblage adjourned to the Charleston Hotel for lunch and to hear addresses from R. G. Rhett, president of the Chamber of Commerce; S. C. Thompson, a gov ernent agricultural expert, and oth ,ers of the members and guests. Lights For Saluda. Saluda.-The town council has granted a 20-year franchise for the in stalaltion and operation of an electric light and power plant to F. A. Hugh of Atlanta, Ga. Under the terms of the franchise, work is to be started 'wIthin 90 days on the plant and It must be finished and in operation within six months from date. The business section of the town is to be furnished with a 24-hour service and the residence section all-night service at a rate not exceeding 12 1-2c. per kilowatt. Barnwell has een visited by three Sres during the past week. Ridgevile will have a chautauqua February 16, 17 and 18. Citizens (rom several counties in the state, who are interested in the various plans under consideration for the national defense met In Columbia recently when the Southern training camp league was organized- Edwin W. Robinson of Columbia, moving spirit in the campaIgn for the estab lishment of a citizens' camp, who re cently conferred with Maj. Gen. Leon ard Wood, was elected chairman of the league. Saving the Trees. The cementing of holes in trees if now quite common. On old estates where trees have been showing holes In their trunks for years, they are now being cemented, both to add tc the stability of the trunks and tC arrest further decay. Huge tres witi' holes in their trunks large enosugh foi a man to stand upright In are nos filled with cement, the cement beinl inainted the color of the bark. ELECTION HELD BY JOINT ASSEMBLY RION McKISSICK NAMED CODE COMMISSIONER.-MRS MOODY LIBRARIAN. LILES BILL IN IN SENATE Many Important Bills. Pending In Both Houses and Many Others to Come up Soon. Columbia. John L. McLaurin of Bennettsville was reelected warehouse commissioner by the joint assembly on the first ballot, which resulted as follows: McLaurin 91, F. M. Carey of Seneca 40, John J. McMahan of Columbia 22. James W. DeVore, judge of the Eleventh circuit, was opposed for re election by J. B. Wingard of Lexing ton and was declared reelected, having received 108 votes to Mr. Wingard's 43. The following were reelected with out opposition: Carlton W. Sawyer, comptroller general; F. H. McMaster, Insurance commissioner; T. B. Fraser, associate justice; S. W. G. Shipp, judge of the Twelfth circuit. The following were the results of the election held by the joint assem bly. Code commissioner, J. Rion Mc Kissick of Greenville; State librarian. Mrs. Virginia Green Moody; two trus tees of Winthrop college, Benjamin R. Tillman and D. W. McLaurin, re elected; two directors of the state penitenaitry, A. H. Hawkins of Pros perity arid W. H. Glenn of Anderson; two trustees of the University of South Carolina, C. E. Spencer of York and L. P. Hollis of Greenville; three trustees of Clemson college, R. H. Timmerman of Batesburg, S. T. Mc Keown of Chester and S. A. Burns of Anderson. For code commissioner Mr. Cothran nominated J. Rion McKissick a: Greenville, which was seconded by the Union and Florence county delega tions and others; Mr. Harper nominat ed J. Carter Townsend of Columbia, seconded by Messrs. White and Brig ham; Mr. Carter nominated Francis F. Carroll of Bamberg, seconded by Senator Black, Messrs. Searson. Sen seney and others. The first ballot gave: McKissick 108, Carroll 29, Townsend 21. Mr. McKissick was declared elected code commissioner to succeed the late M. P. DeBruhl. For state librarian Senator Spigner nominated Mrs. Virginia Green Moody, incumbent, which was second ed by a large number. She was elect ed without opposition. Benjamin Ryan Tillman and D. W. McLaurin were elected without op position to succeed themselves as trustees of Winthrop college. Senator Tillman was nominated by J. L. Walker and Mr. McLaurin by Senator Beaiguard. A. H. Hawkins of Prosperity and W. H. Glenn of Anderson were re elected without opposition as directors of the state penitentiary. Mr. Haw kins was nominated by Mr. Mower and Mr. Glenn by Senator Sherard. L. P. Hollis of Greenville was elect ed to succeed Walliam M. Hamter of Dillon. who declined renomination, as a trustee of the University of South Carolina. C. E. Spenver of York was elected to succeed himself. Mr. Hol lis was nominated by Mr. McCullough of Greenville and Mr. Spenver by Sen ator Beamguard. A motion to recede from business was tabled. For thre trustees of Clemson col lege four were nominated as follows: R. H. Timmerman of Batesburg by Senator 'Sharpe, S. T. McKeown of Chester by Senator Brice, Frank G. Tompkins of Columbia by Mr. Bailes, S. A. Burns of Anderson by Mr. West. E. T. Hughes, who is one of the three retiring directors with Messrs. Tim merman and McKeown, was not re nominated. The first ballot resulted as follows: Timmerman 7S, McKeown 115, Burns 103, Tompkins 72. Messrs. McKeown, Burns and Tim merman were declared elected true-' tees of Clemson college. School For Feebleminded. A bill to establish a state training school for the feebleminded has been introduced in the senate by Senator Sherared of Amierson and Senator Christensen of Beaufort. The bill provides for the appointment of five trustes, who, in co-operation with the voard of charities and corrections, are to make a preliminary survey of the state, to select a site. determi~ne upon the nature and number of buildings necessary, the cost of equipment and maintenance through 1917. and report to the legislature next session. A bill to givt - oployes a prior lien on their employer in certain cases. or giving them the same rights as they have under the bankruptcy laws of the United States, was passed in the house. An amendment to the house rules adopted provildes that on each legis lative day .'0 minutes. if so much be necessary, shall be set aside before special and general orders for the consideration of unconteste~d local bills. This will enable the calendar to be !Cenced materially and will allow local and county measures to go for ward at rapid rate. Sayings for the Sheepowner. Good lambs are money makers. Speculation and uncertainty of tar 1f tinkering have been the bane of the sheep industry. Keep dogs and strangers out of sight of the flock. Lambs will make a great growth on clover and alfalfa hay and corn. The ability of the ewe to properly nouish her lamb is one of the most important considcrations in selecting Liles Bill In Senate. Debate in the senate was confined exclusively for one day to the Liles bill from the house, designed to put "teeth" in the prohibition law, by im posing chaingang or prison sentence for violation, without the alternative of a fine. Considerable devision ex ists in the senate over the measure. The consensus of opinion at this time favors the passage of the bill in its original form. The Liles bill as brought over from the house provides that a prison or chaingang sentence of not less than six months nor more than two years shall be imposed for the first viola tion. Subsequent offenses carry with them minimum sentence of one year and mavimum of five years. The cir cuit judge in his discretion may sus pend all of the prison sentence for the first offense but 30 days and 01 subsequent offenses all but 60 days, "upon such terms and conditions as he may see fit to impose." The Laney amendment provides the alternative of a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense. For Uniform Road Building. The advisibility of creating a state highway commission with a license on automobiles for its maintenance was both championed and disapprov ed on the floor of the house tn a de bate which on motion was adjourned. The principal object of such a com mission as outlined in the bill propos ed by the house committee on roads, bridges and ferries, is to co-operate with the road authorities of various counties and to study the system of public highways and road construc tion, It was urged in behalf of a com mission that there should be one body with supervisory and advisory powers over the large amount of money ex pended by the counties of the state during the course of a year in road work, the aggregate being about $1, 600,000. No Party to Agreement. W. M. Riggs, president of Clemson college, authorized the following statement: "Neither Clemson college nor its-president is a party to any agrement or understanding to oppose or support any scholarship or free tuition measures pending before the legislature. I am not aware of any concerted action to be taken by state college presidents." For New Circuit. After a long debate, in which op position gained much strength, the house refused to recommit the bill providing for a Fourteenth judicial district, composed of the counties of Hampton, Colleton, Jasper and Beau fort, by a yea and nay vote of 53 to 50. The bill was later given a third reading and sent to the senate by a vote of 58 to 44. No State Printing Plant. Constitutional objections exclude from consideration the project. of a state printing plant, according to the special committee from the house of representatives, which in co-operation with a similar body from the senate has been investigating the public printing problem during the last year. The house committee is composed of Representatives W. R. Bradford of York, chairman; L. L. Wagnon of Union and W. W. Harris, of Laurens. Article 17, section 5, constitution of 1895, says: "The printing of the laws, journals, bills, legislative docu ments and papers for each branch of the general assembly, with the print ing required for the executive and other departments of the state, shall be let on contract in such manner as shall be prescribed by law." House and senate bills are printed n 12 poInt (pica), with a pica of white space between the lines. The committee recommends that they be printed in 10 point (long primer), that the space between the lines be re duced to 6 points (nonpareil) and that the length of the line be reduced from 36 to 30 ems, so that linotype compo sition may be facilitated; it Is also pointed out that the eye more easily takes in the shorter line. "The committee considered at Length the printing of stationery (let terheads, envelopes, tally sheets, roll calls. etc.) annually done for the general assembly," says the report. "The cost of this printing is in the aggregate considerable- Much of it now s inferior in workmanship and one on a poor quality of paper,. though the charge for all of it has' been high enough to warrant the ex pectation that first class printing on flrst class stock would be secured. "All of thfs printing should be in luded in one or more contracts, to be awarded to the lowet responsible bidder, Instead of going to perhaps a ozen or more printers, as is now the practice. Uniformity, better prices, better material and better workman ship would be secured if this work were let by contract-" Mr. Smith's house bill to increase the salaries of state officers was kill d in the house by the decisive ma jority of 65 to 24. The bill had re ~eeved a majority unifavorable report rrom the ways and means committee,. although its provisions were not to bcome effective until after the expir.r ton of the terr- of the Incumbents. The house passed without discussion a resolution introduced by Messrs. Beckett and Fripp of Beaufort indors ng the policy of national preparedness is outlined by President Wilson and .lling upon the South Carolina dele lation to further such a policy. The report of the legislative com nittee, consisting of Senator Hughes, md Messrs. Graydon and Searson, on he supreme court reports, contained a :opy ot the contract with the R. L. Bryan company of Columbia, which gree'. t>) publish the reports In vol a~ees at $2 per volume. The centract a's let May 24. Talent Required. It .m :.:oc aboeut it in n diplomnatI wayv I bas yov'u c'an get ai good sized loua from Se:n (krort h." "Well. te'll him two or three azttlin. good stories that will make him laugh uproariously and thcu recite the his tory of your misfortunes in such a way: that hse will shed tears." "Umph: If i could do all that I'd- go into raudeville and be n monologist." m irinham Age-llerald. AMERICA IS NOT AFRAI OF ANYBODY PRESIDENT IS ONLY AFRAID OF NOT BEING READY TO DO DUTY. HE SOLEMNLY WARNS NATION Time May Come When He Cannol Keep United States Out of War and Maintain Honor. Cleveland, Ohio.-President Wilson, speaking as he said "solemnly," warn de the nation that the time may come when he cannot both keep the United States out of war and maintain its honor. He declared that the country must be prepared to defend itself and prepared at once. "America is not afraid of anybody,' he said. "I know I reflect your feel. ing and the feeling of all our citizens when I say the only thing I am afraid of is not being ready to per form my duty. I am afraid of the danger of inadequacy; I am afraid of the danger of not being able to express the chief character of this country with tremendous might and effective ness whenever we are called upon to act in the field of the world's affairs." "Let me tell you very solmenly' you cannot postpone this thing," he de clared. "I do not know what a sin gle day may bring forth. I do not wish to leave you with the impression that I am thinking of some partciular danger. "I merely wish to tell you that we are daily treading amidst i ticae dangers. The dangers .that we are treading amongst are not of our own making and not under our control. I think no man in the United States knows what a single week, a single day may bring for them." Pittsburg.-President Wilson open ed his six-day speaking tour of the Middle West by addressing an audi ence of more than 4,000 that pack ed Memorial Hall here, later appear ing before an overflow meeting where his hearers were -mostly womeI. In. both addresses he set forth the need for a program of national. defense and at the larger meeting said that the test of national preparedness lay not with congress, but with the young men of the country in their answer to the call to volunteer and their employers who should oppose no obstacle to free response. He believed, he added, that both the young men and the employers will do their duty and that he was not afraid America -will not do enough. FLOOD SWEEPS OTAY VALLEY. Repeated Floods Drowned Over 100. Big Property Loss. San Diego, Cal., by wireless to San Francisco.-One hundred lives have been lost, as nearly as any estimate can show, and charming little valleys for 50* miles north of the Mexican line lie desolate from floods and~ cloudbursts. With the death toll In the Otay Vol ley seeming established at 50 and all relief agencies working in that direc tion, reports reached here of floods sweeping the San Luis Roy and San Pasquel Valleys, doubling the loss of Looting, described by Rear Admiral: Fullam, commanding the Pacific re serve fleet, as "The worst I have ever seen.' broke out in the Otay Valley, flood swept by the breaking of the Otay dam. The lower valley was turned into an armed camp patrolled by marines and sailors from the bat tieship Oregon and the cruisers Mil waukee and South Dakota in San Diego Bay with orders to shoot loot-; ers on sight. The sailors and maarines toiled hard to recover the bodies of those who; lost their lives in the disaster and at sundown 29 bodies, some of which were mutilated had been gathered to gether. A new flood poured down the Tia Juana River which has risen four feet at its mouth at the foot of San Diego May. Officials here said that this undoubtedly indicated the burst-* ing of the Morena dam, 60 miles back in the hills. Zeppelin Raids Paris. Paris.-A Zeppelin dirigible passed swiftly over a section of Paris drop ping about a dozen great bombs. which killed 24 persons and injured 27. Warnings were given again shortly before 10 o'clock and a sec ond air attack was momentarily ex pected by the residents of the dark ened city. The fact that only one German miachine appeared leads to the belief that the Zeppelin was making a reconnoitering trip and the'supposi-. tion is that the Germans have in view a similar operation on a larger scale. Mann Defends President. Washington. - Republican Leader Mann came to the .defense of Presi dent Wilson in the house when Repre sentative Dies of Texas, leader of the anti-preparedness Democrats, attack ed the president's New York speech on national preparedness. Mr. Mann rebuked Mr. Dies for making any re marks about the president's views be fore the latter had completed his speaking tour and declared that his only defrnse for changing his position on reparedness was that he believed he was right. Aiming to Please. Husband-Why in the w~orld do you hav our. bills come' inl weekly instent(! of mothly? Wife-You told me thait you didn't want tbcm so large. didn't you ?-Rosto n Transcript. Safety First. ~They conceal the orchestra in this restaurant. Why? "Well, wait till you bear it play." rchange. WILSON NOMINATES LOUIS 0.BRANEIS TO SUCCESS THE LATE JUSTIGC LAMAR ON SUPREME COURT BENCH. WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE Senate and All Official Washingter Received News Without Fore warning. Washington.-Louis D. Brandeis of Boston was nominated by President Wilson- for the place on' the Supreme Court bench made vacant by the death of Associate Justice Lamar. The Senate received the nomina, -tion with unconcealed surprise-it which all official Washington joined, because Mr. Brandeis had not been mentioned among the long list of eligibles which President Wilson con sidered, or among an equally long list of aspirants who presented en dorsements. Some Senators announced to their colleagues they were opposed to the nomination, but declined to be quot ed to thatkeffect. The only Senator found who''was willing to 'publicly record his opposition at this time was Senator Wadsworth, Republican, of New: York. Senators who aproved the nomina tion were not lacking, although they, too, avoided, public expression of their views. They felt sure however they could command the necessary major. ity to confirm the appointment. 'It was learned that among the en dorsements sent to the President urg ing Mr. Brandeis' appointment was one from Gifford Pinchot, former chief forestor, whose celebrated controversy with Secretary Ballinger brought Mr. Brandeis into the public eye six years ago. He appeared as chief counsel for the forces opposing the former Secre tary of the Interior in the noted Bal linger-Pinchot controversy which sent its ramifications into many phases of national politics at the outset of Pres ident Taft's administration. Although celebrated as a lawyer, Mr. Brandeis has been devoting pra. - tcally all his time of late to the Zion. fat movement In this country which 14s for its object, the repatriation of the Jews to a nation of their owp..4n . aie tie.' . - Some.of the Senators disposed express opposition to Mr. Brandeis were Democrats who sought to put their objections on political grounds. Senator James of Kentucky, the native state of Mr. Brandeis, unreservedly told them the nominee was a Demo crat. Justice Lamar, whom he would succeed, also was a Democrat. Six of the eight Justices now on the bench are Republicans! FORCE TO PROTECT COAST. Colonel Haan Says $1,025,000 Men Necessary to Protect Coast. Washington.--Why a force of at least 1.025,000 men would be needed to protect the "vital areas" of the U~ni ted' States against a strong enemy was detailed to the senate military committee by Lieut. Col. W. G. Haan, a member of the war department bard which spent several years work ing out defense laws. The board, known as the National Land Defense Board, and of which Major General Witherspoon~ was pres ident, visited and studied minutely every part of the coast line. It report. ed In 1913, but Its findings have been held confidential by the department. Among other information It submitted detailed working plans drawn up in cojunction with the engineer corps fo.meeting emergencies. Col. Haan dsome of these plans now were be 'g used in revising defenses of metro. politan districts in accordance with latest information as to the range of foreign field artillery and ships' guns. - First Appropriation Bill. Washington.-The first of the an nual appropriation bills-the urgent i deficiency bill-was reported to the< senate. An increase of $948,000 was I made by the finance committee to the1 $12,500,000 contained in the bill as it came from the house. President Starts on Tour. Wiashington.-Presidenlt Wilson left Washington for a speaking tour in the Middle WVest in advocacy of his preparedness program. He has been told that most of the opposition to the army and navy increases is centeredt in that section of the country and be- ( lieves that success of his defense plans depends in large measure on the im-a pression he makes. He will remain( away from Washington until Febru uary 4. The president will go over the army and navy programs minute. ly and touch on other questions. Preparing For Field Days. Orangeburg.-Programmes are now being prepared for school field days ad also the great final county field: ay to be held at Orangreburg some time the last of March. gl'hese field ay occasions are justly becomning ery popular in the county and are do-.I ag a great deal to encour-age better reading, spelling, arithmetic, wr-itir~-, public speaking and athletics. It is expected that all teachers and trustees will cm-eperate to mke these oeras ons of great value In building- up the educational interests of the ecnunty. An Old Verb. To laze is inod ve-rh. In Sauel Rowlands' "MaI~rtin Mar;aill. 1 i1. We arec told that "loyteers laze in thle streete. lur'ke in alhIu:-es andl range in the highuwuies.' The word occurs. I believ-e, in some of Mortimner Collins' lyrics: Mut Cuphil Iazeth 'mnongut the faiery lasses, Whose clere complexion hie oft sweareth passes. . ....onndon Notes and Queries. STATE TEACHERS MEET SOON Annual Convention Will Be Held Ir Columbia March 13-18.-Great In terest to All. Columbia.-The annual meeting ol the South Carolina Teachers' Associ ation, an organization which is stead ly growing in influence and value not only to the teachers themselves but to the whole educational life of the state, will be held in Columbia March 16-18. Interesting programmes that will be vitally helpful and practical are being prepared by the various depart ments, viz: Department of city and town superintendents, the School Improvement Association,, the Asso ciation of Elementary Schools, the College Association, the Association of County Superintendents, the de partment of language teachers, of English teachers and of teachers of domestic science. "All the educational interests of the state are considered in the work of these special departments and as sociations by men and women who are actually engaged upon its prac tical problems. Every teacher in the state will have a chance of get ting light and help in her special field," says an officer of the associa tion. The open mrteetings of the associa tion will be held Thursday night, Fri day at noon, Friday night and Satur day morning at 9 o'clock. Especially attractive programmes are in prepa ration for these meetings. The officers of the association are expecting a very large attendance this year. Columbia is accessible, to all parts of the state. and its chamber of commerce and all of its educational Institutions are joining together to make the coming meeting a memora ble one, marking a real advance in the history of the association. The oficers of the association are: Dr. H. N. Snyder, president; Miss Alexina Evans, Cheraw, and A. R. Banks, Columbia, vice presidents;' R. C. Burts, Rock Hill, secretary; W. E. Black, Lexington, treasurer; Miss Annie Bonham, Columbia, and A. B. Rhett, Charleston, members of the executive committee. Clemson's Baseball Schedule. Charleston.-The baseball schedule Af Clemson College is announced as ollows: March 27. West Virginia Wesleyan at Clemson; March .. 31, Georgetown University at Clemson; April 6, Furman at Clemson;'April 6, Wofford at Clemson, April 11, 12, the Ctiadel at Clemson; April 13, Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Clemson. two games; April18, Wofford at Spartan-. bur April 19, Furman at Greenville; pril 21, 22, University of Georgia at Athens; April 27, 28, Trinity College at Durham; April 29, Virginia Mili tary Institute at Lexington; May 1, Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg; May 5, 6, Auburn at Clemson; May 8, 9, Trinity College at Clemson; May 12, 13, University of south Carolina at Anderson. Asparagus Growers Busy. Greenville.-The South Carolina Asparagus Growers' Association has led application with the secretary of state in Columbia for a charter through its presIdent, J. B. Knight, lerk of the United States district :ourt here. Mr. Knight has recently -eturned from the annual meeting1 f the association which was held at Williston. This organization is com >osed of some 75 up-to-date farmers of :he famous Ridge section of the state who are endeavoring to diversify their rops. Probably more than 80 per ent of the green asparagus grown in South Carolina is represented in the ssociation. Map of Cherokee. Gaffney.-W. H. Ross, clerk to the ounty commissioners of Cheroke ! ounty has recently completed a plendid map of the eounty which he vill have printed as soon as the law s amended by the general assemblyI n order that the boundaries may be ermanently fixed. The map is really Swork of art and Mr. Ross, who is Scivil engineer, is ground of his rok. Greenville Votes School Bonds. Greenville.-By a vote of~ Si to 7 he qualified electors of Greenville ~ity decided to issue $75,000 in bonds 'or the purpose of enlarging and im >roving the public school facilities of he city.t SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS, Congressman D. 1E. Finley has ecommended to the postmaster geni ral that V. 13. McFadden be aippointed i ~ostmaster of Rock Hill.t More than 700 detegates have regis-t ered foi- the Laymen's Convention in ~olumbia. The farm demonstration agentsC rere in annual session at Clemson ~olege last week.C Constables in Charleston have re orted big seizures of whiskey during I he 'ast few day.7 Retired Rear Admiral Barker Dead. Washingto.-Rear Admiral Albert . Barker, retired, who served from S62 to 1905 and who at various' eriods in his career, was command Lt of the Norfolk, New York and dare Island Navy Yards, died at his rome here of pneumonia. Admiral, 3arker was a native of I1anson. Mass.. td was 72 years old. HeI became an msign in 18G2 and took pa:t in the apture ci New Orleans. Later he :o~naaedU the U. S. S. E-nterprse md r'n a line of ('eep-sca soundir,gs roud the world. A Creature From the Fire. .\1rist(ot!C believed that some creai ure' were capable Of supp ortig lifet -he ain fi e:e of cal':tis thmIU t Sr it man:1y diays i the tir. a winged a reaure somiething: larger than a great a I is seen emerging fr-om thea stone 1: u d lea~png and w.alking aboutt in the i ire. These cereatulres perish immiedi itely upon being 'removed from the DAIRY HERD IN WINTER First Essential Is That Cows Be Kept Comfortable. Right Kind of Feed Goes Long Way Toward Bringing About Contented State of Mind-Several Im portant Factors. (By W. M. KELLY.) Good stable management Is an im 3ortant factor in determining the profits from the dairy herd during the winter. The first essential is that the :ows be comfortable, because a cow cept otherwise can never do her best. She must have a comfortable place o lie down, stand up, move and stretch her limbs and lick herself all >ver the body. She must have sun ;hine and plenty of light. She must ave pure air to breathe, and this neans that the stable must be pro rided with some system of ventila ion to give a frequent change of air. This need not be expensive, only a ittle forethought and a few dollars' worth of material and labor. She nust have good pure water at least ;wice a day, or better still, have an automatic water basin at her side.. The stable should be cleaned daily, md be thoroughly disinfected. The veiling, flooir and sides should be all ;mooth and of concrete construction, md the fixtures largely iron. It is not expensive, and they are sanitary and. ,ermanent. Large, smooth concrete mangers for eeding are about the best we know >f today, Judgment and common ense must be exercised in the meth :ds of feeding and handling jhe cows. fixed rules in feeding are not prac ical. Overfeeding is wasteful; underfeed ng is unprofitable. The cows must be well nourished at all times, but if riven more than they need for main enance and production, they waste t as a rule. Never stir up dust or foul odors at nilking time. If you do a lot of it s sure to get into the milk. Whether to feed' the cows just be 'ore milking is a much debated ques ion. It is not at all dangerous to eed them a little grain, provided you tir up no dust or disagreeable odors. As a rule, the cows will give down heir milk more freely when they have r. , Profitable Dairy Type. ontented minds, and a little of the -ight kind of feed goes a long way oward bringing about this contented tate of mind. Never clean the stables ust before milking, for it will stir up tenfold worse odor than any feed he cows will eat. Surrounding conditions have much o do with the milk-producing value of Lny ration. Dairy cows cannot make as goQ4l ise of whole grain as they can of -ain that has been ground. In the generality of cases, iieifers ith their first calf do not show as igh a test of butterfat as they do at ,more mature age. A period of rest before freshening vill usually produce a larger flow of nilk than where the animal is milked lose up to calving. A man can better afford to sell but er at the cost of liroduction than to el grain, that is, when the selling rice of the'butter includes the feeds .nd labor at their market value. 0W TO GROW BLACKBERRIES ruit Will Not Thrive in Dry Places, Plenty of Moisture Is Needed Cultivate Constantly. Blackbrries need plenty of mois ure and it will not pay to'plant them n the top of some dry knoll; for the ruit will not grow to perfection in uch dry places, and it. will be hard nd sour. Choose a place where the -round is of good quality, and' where here is plenty of moisture. Prepare the ground thoroughly by slowing and harrowing before plant ng, and make the ground mellow .own quito deep where you set the lants. You cannot be .too particular a this respect-remember you are set ing them out for profit and not simply o see whether they* will grow or not. hey should be set about four feet part one way, and eight feet the ther way. Kcep the ground loose by constant ultivation, and the sooner' you can et a good large bush, the sooner you till get fruit, and keeping the ground >oe will help to keep it meist. Hurt Milk Business. Before anyone condemns the dairy usiness, he should make an effort to: ep real cows and feed and care for aem so they will make a profit. A 2 of the "weak sisters" meandering round in cows' hides are what put kibosh on the dairy business. The Dry Ccw. Some cows should go dry longer an others, but every cow will need sec- of rest of at least a month esix weeks. it will be L'etter for her ad nr uvLborn calf. Pruning Blackberries. It is best to prunc blackberries in he fal. Usually only five or six canes om each root should be allowed to row, the others being pulled out while hey: are stili small. When the canes re two and one-half to three feet igh the tips should be cut or pinched ac two or three inches. This chaeks *pward growth and many laterals ush out These laterals bear the fruit e folloing- easonn HAVE CLEAN NEST MATERIA. Percentage of Dirty or Soiled Eggs May Be Materially Reduced Eby Proper Management. Poultry keepers may easily reduce the percentage of dirty or soiled eggs, and losses entailed to -dagnman figures. First, an ample number of nests is, of course, necessary, but an. ample number means no more, and probably not as many as, arenusu.: lly directed' by po.,. - h:ters. lay : ing houses are, .as a rule, provided with a sufficient num~ber, but ere i the keeper falls down is in faling..: supply enough nesting material ad. floor litter. Obviously the nesting niaterlal mastt/ be clean, or the eggs become soiled gr 'contact, and- it must be suffcient- ir quantity, or the eggs are often broken. by dropping upon the hard floor of-the nest. In houses where the dropping-o are above the nests, and the custo is to sand the boards, small stones often drop .into the nest aid- breakage results when newly-laid eggs fallupoz them. The condition of nests 'sbu ?L be noticed daily, and the nesting ma- - terial replenished -when necessary. Plenty of nesting material prevuts breakage and Insures clean eggs An- ample and clean litter on the ; floor is also very essential when n A-1 clean product is sought. ,Partlc f larly is this true when the hens " allowed outdoors during wet weathe. The litter aets as~a'food mat for tha hens on their way to the uests ? Clean eggs bring better prce tba dirty ones. MAKING A CHEAP TRAP NES Simple and Satisfactory Device 'Can>' Be Constructed From Orange Box at Small Expense. Here is a trap nest that can be made from an orange box forlesithan $1,. writes Thomas Maylierry of oyei slyvania in Farm and Home.. 'The box is 24 inches long, 12 linches ide and 12 inches high. It ps shownere:dy for the hen to enter. When sheteidS on the platform, C, to.gotonhe'nest she c'oses the doors A, behind her aa& her weight will not let her oat =5 is made one by one-fourth inches, wit two small screws to fasten it on each% side to the platform; sev d se O ndi A SimpleTrvp.Ne. A is he dor cvere wit :oh-hal inhwienetn. h pafomi heldof te botom y wie~stplei and roIlos hog i.4 h dor hasstalesfo th o t g Apimlace. ei. 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Appearane iworth a expriet toeal nsor egbeoe selling rtem egg vill sell quicker than anything else'if cut to market in an attractive man er, which adds at least -one-fourth. aore to the prices. Get Rid of Vermin. Lice live upon the bodies of th~ oultry. They deposit their eggs. in: lie plumage, generally near the vent, *nd live upon the scurf, dead skin and eathers. To get ':Id of them .rems .ies must ha applied to the bird. : Charcoal is Beneficial. :'> Don't reglect to have a supply& harcoal before the layers at all times. L helps to keen'the flnck healthy.