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v ■ WANT O ARE GREAT FILERS i "df In The Press and Standard they will reach over 8,000 <* & readers and will surely bring results. If you have anything / to sell, or if you “want” anything try one. rt is Cttieap 25 words or less 25 cents each insertion. It pays to ad vertise in the medium that reaches the people. The Press and Standard, r ■ ^aa St. Louis Man Burns It Limestone. With HIS FUEL BILLS CUT IN HALF MDSuFbSU wm\ Businesslike Methods Not Qsed In Highway Construction. THE RIGHT SYSTEM LACKING. T-: ■ Paper with the Circulation m AUxandtr Marshall Obtains Intense Heat by Mixing Limestone With Coal — Clinkers Eliminatsd •—Smoke Reduced to Minimum. Alexander Marshall of RL Louis told tbe other day bow be baa solved sn Important problem that may great ly reduce tbe world’s consumption of eoal • Ue claims to have discovered a meth od whereby tbe cost of coal, by the use of limestone. In furnaces of any kind may be reduced to one half The limes: ne exists In sufficient ties iu tiie JMasa blufTs nloiij; the o u MissiHsippi river to supply Alton with fuel for centuries to come. Marshall’s scheme proved jnmerally successful. “You see. I throw In plenty of ccal to p't a redliot fire In the .furnace,” said Mr. Marshall to a reporter of the Rt. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Then 1 throw in equal parts ih Jbulk of coal and limestone. In a few minutes a white heat is generated which has ab solutely no smske.” A strong limelight blaze at oufw flared up in the furnace. The former dark Mack smoke from the stacks be gan to be transformed into a- light airy gas—carbonic add gas released from the carbonate of lime. The heat was intense, and In a few minutes It seemed as if the seams of the boilers would melt. "Coal alone never gave such a heat," remarked Mr. Marshall. “In a few weeks I shall have a testing appara tus here fur the 'purpose ot finding out exactly the amount of heat units In a given quantity of coal and then the number of units In coal and lime stone.'’ ° After the test the residue left was exhibited iu the grate. There were no clinkers. The coal had evidently all been consumed. “The residue makes a good fertili ser,” Mr. Marshall said. “Of course the ashes are not so good ns tbe lime stone liefore burning, for that con tains 40 per cent more of carbon. The advantage lie# In tlie fact that use has already been made of the coal. Left lu the ground for a longer length of time the burned limestone will bring about exactly the same effect as the pure limestone—that Is. lu correcting the acidity of the soil.” Mr. Marshal then explained that tbe coal he formerly used up to the eve of his limestone fuel discovery a short time ago cost *'J.40 per ton. The actual cost of limestone Is HO cents a ton. As the limestone and coal are used half and half the actual cost of a top of the Marshall heating material Is $1.50. “The use of my discovery.” said Mr. Marshall, “would Insure smokeless lieat which I’m sure would do away with the big city smoke annoyanco. Then there are no heavy clinkers to deal with. and. besides, we have an at moat perfect fertilizer In tbe ashes, to aay nothing of tbe prime consideration, tba reduction In fuel cost **lly explanation of limestone's valve as fuel Is that It contains 80.73 per cent of pars carbonate of lime. This la not cosnbostlble unless heated, bat when heated In a redhot bias* becomes com* bostlbte, sending off carbonic add gas, giving a limelight firs In the furnace which la many times hotter than the ordinary coal Are. In order to maka It smoketsas we most shot off aa much oxygen am possible, which la partly done by closing np tbe furnaces. *1 Intend to bnlld what to called a Dutch oven,Via class of foresee Into which coal to dampad at tbe top by a sort of mechanical contrivance which prevents any air from escaping whan the furnace, which to otherwise closed, to being fired. *1 have been studying this mattes aver aloes 1 rend of tbe expedments of Mr. Bidder of tbe watorworts plant at Baden. Hs mads gas for lighting by heating limestone red hot In retorts over the Are. I wondered at ones If tha gas coaid not be made right la the furnace and retained there to Increase the heat of the Are under the boilers. By n so* rice of experiments lasting over a month 1 learned that it could bo dooo, and 1 have been doing it successfully ever since In our plant at Elsah.” Mr. Marshall resides In Caroodatot Be to fifty-three years of age and to of Scotch descent He wears a large red-' dish baud, which reaches below coat lapK F. X. Blxby of St Louis Is presidant and one of the principal stockholders In the Whiting plant where the Mar shall demonstration to being made. Read Bosses Should Bo Removed From Politico and Made to Peso an Ex amination Showing Their Efficiency. Change Needed In Road Lawo. A back number—tbe bad country road is a back number. It la aa much out of place and data as the grain cra dle or flail thrasher. They had bad roada away-back in grandfatber’s time —ever since people began to travel, to haul Bluff in modern narrow timl wagons. They had good roads away bark lu Caesar's time In the old world. What progress have we made In road building? Very little. Over three- fourths of all the uUle# of country roads in tbe midwest are still unim proved. says the Agricultural South west In most states IK) per cent would l»e more nearly correct Of course every bit of road gets its annual tear ing up by the rood officials, who draw a salary for calling It road “improve- ^r ru u ni J s . At 2 P. Woman's Missionary Union Salkehatehie, Sept. 14,—Special:— The quarterly meeting of tha Womans Missionary Union, auxili ary to the Collet' n Association, Second Division, va** heW at Black Creek church, Saturday, Sept. 5. TMf 1 devotional e'« rcises were con ducted by tnc president, Mrs. A. L. Blocker. The address of welcome was made by Mrs. R. G. W. Bryan ami respond ed to by Mrs. W. C. Brant. The reports given by the different societies represented showed them to be in a flourishing condition. “Is every man, woman, and child, who is a Christian resjionsible for the spread of the Gospel?” „was discussed by Miss Spe Williams. She used the Bible as the foundation of her statementfCand showed why we are responsible. Mrs. A. Quilia Lyons i* td a good paper on “Individual hi ^ondbility anil Individual Consecration.” After a hymn and sentence prayer by the members the meeting adjourned for dinner which was served on the ment Why is It thus? There's a reason why country mails an* bad. Can't lay it to the weather or the mad material either. As one farmer says, “1 have seen in twenty-three years hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money expended on the mads In town and country; but, after nil, our roads are still as bad ns ever.” As bad as ever! What a comment to make upon the appearance of country homes had It been said that tbe farms had not l»een improved In twenty-three years! But, no; the farms have Improved, the towns linve grown, and business places are berttr than they were twenty- three yaprs ago, but the country roads pro “as bad as ever” after spendiug fortunes upon them. The reason is this—mad building Is not done In tbe same businesslike manner as other things are managed. We have seeu the creamery come Into existence. We have seen the skilled buttermaker turning out carloads of butter finer than that made by tbe farmers before the creameries took tbe Job off their hands. Science and business methods have made the change In buttermakiug. But the muds are “as had as ever” because. It Is a farmer’s Job, to be done when It suits his convenience. It Is done by men who have never studied tbe sci ence of road building. It W done in n ' hit and miss method devoid of business principles. This is why hundreds of I thousands of the taxpayers’ money have j failed lo make the roads any better. And again we say It Is not because of bad weather or iK>or road building material. The buttermaker takes bad cream and makes pretty good butter from It because he knows how. Of course ke could do better with good cream. Likewise tbe skilled road builder can make good roads out of Just plain country dirt because be knows bow. Of course be could do better with crushed rock and all of that It to not a scarcity of money or of material, but a lack of tbe right sys tem. that to responsible for bad roads. Dollar for dollar—what wa want to see to a dollar's worth of good roads for a dollar spent In rond tax. And why not bare It? Isn’t St about time to qnlt pouring money Into n mud- hole? Most rends could have been nicely paved with tha dollars they have, cent sines first told out Where has that mousy gone? Don’t cry “graft” Of coursa there has bean tea much politics ah, politics; there’s the rah—hot there ban bask no political graft to speak of la esaasotisa with country roada. The treubfe la tha sys tem to and has bean wrong. Bond building to far tha public good, just as man carrying to. Tha man carriers an under civil service, out of politico entirely. They are paid for huowtag their baotaeas. They most give a dol lar’s worth of service for a dollar Id pay. Why not handle the road prob lem that way? Remove the road bore from politico and make him pass aa examination showing hto eOdeocy. Keep him Just aa long as he deee hto work weU. Thou yea will ere good dirt roods wherever there to nothing bettor. Enough money will ooeu be oared la road tax to myademtoe every mile of the mala traveled country roada. A fanner would be foolish to go ahead with a large Job of tiling with out having tbe whole thing mapped not sad levels eetaMtobed by some one capable of doing It Then be would be equally foolish should hs not study the capacity of tile needed to drain the arse Intended. It to good business sense for hiaf to hire a competent sur veyor or ditcher. Just one tile put la wrong will ruin the whole plan of drainage. But that same farmer will pay money every year la road tax and let men who know nothing about road building squander tbe money. It to time this foolishness was stopped. 9 It will be stopped when tbe farmers who pay tbe money and who use tbe roads get togefoer and demand a change of system, demand that It be M. devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. F. W. Stan ley, then one of our brothers M. R. Stone who is deeply interested in missions, made a splendid talk on the sujeet, “Is it burdensome to give for missions when we love the Lord?” Two papers entitled “Our young People” and “Unemployed Talent in the church” were read by Mrs. F. W. Stanley and Mrs. R. G. W. Bryan resjiectively both of which helped toburing us face to face with our tremendous responsibility and glorious opportunity. The next mee;ing will l>e held with the Peniel church, Saturday before the second Sunday in Decem ber at'10 A. M. On Sunday our paytor, Rev. J.R. Smith, preached an excellent ser mon showing woman’s part in miss ionary work. A generous collection was taken. The meeting was enjoyed by all who attended and everyone went away f< < >, : ng more dec ply interested in illusions. Mrs. F. \V. Stanley’ Henry E Crosby Dead Sunday afternoon at f> o’clock Henry K Ciosby answered the sum mons of the Death Angel. He was in liis 70th year, and bad been in failing health for had been contiaed few week*. Th*' abont a year, but to his bed only a interment took Portraits on Shoos. Hand painted shoes promise to bo popular this summer. Most of them are ties, and those expected to bdeome tbe most fasionable are of white pat ent leather with white kid tops. Only- the tops are painted, the work being mostly In Watteau patterns. Delicate tints are used, and tbe effect, when tbe shoes are worn with a white frock, is eliminated from politics, demand that not as iot£L_as one would think, smrs tbe New York Press. Many of the pictures Are landscapes. Others ire simply arabesque designs. A society- woman who is known for her original ity has a pair, intended only for wear In tbe privacy of her country estate m which are painted tiny portraits of the awn she numbers among bar Mends. It Is explained In bar behalf that an the men «be honors la tha! way already are at bar fast tbe road Jaws be changed from anti quated forms to suit tbe needs of a progressive age of business sense. Good Rood Roquloitss. D. Ward King, tbe original road drag man. says (here are three requi sites for a good rond—it must bo oval, hard and smooth, Jwcanse all three of these conditions are necessary to se cure drainage. Without drainage tbe boat road soon goes to ptoreto place at Bells cemetery Monday afternoon at 4 o*clock in the presence of a large *crowd of relatives and friendi. Mr Crosby leaves a wife and three daughters He was tte oldftt eon of a large iamily, and is survived by five brothers and six sisters. He was universally honored and respect ed; his boaej life was exemplary; a true and kind neigh bet. No ona ever bad oaaae to aay aught against his fair name. One el the by the city fathom cf th« lowm of AhNp, where tort to the pahtts ilianatsn reoetvm every spring two (Asms m earn for. Inspectors at the end of dam- Invariably food. Hives. , itch or sail rheui yon erasy.GSn't bear the tnaoh of yonr clothing. Doaa’s Oistmcat onree tha Brest obstinate cases. Why sate. All druggists sell It. Fifteen Years. 220 Students. Orangeburg Collegiate Institute, ORANGBURO, S. C • Have you a son or daugh ter whom you know you ought to send ofl to school this ses sion, but haven't quite decided the matter yet? Let us send you our catalogue. Rates are * very reasonable. Write us today. , . • .*» Sowon'opeiu Sept. 17,1908 , U 1 * - **■ Address * 4 # Pres, f- !S- Peterson, ORANGEBURG, & G ’ 1 •• n ft - HS