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PAGE SIX PORT OR COUNTY CRAIN GANG STATE BOARD; OF CHARI- • TIES AND CORRECTIONS MAKES REPORT SUGGESTS CHANGES IrMprrtor Oli|>liant Thlnk't 1 AtiangTH Hhoubl Bu Made. ? • # ' . Some THE PRESS AND STANDARD Wednesday, April 5, 1915, The following report of Slitto worsting a road In the western see- on Colleton eountf’a chain gang, was matte by Assistant Secretary A. D. Ollphant. following a recent rlslt to the gang:^ Visited February 1». 191«. by K. D. Ollphant. with Mr. W. W. Snioak and Foreman P. M. Buckner. Locat ed about 12 miles from Walterboro. working a rj>ad In the wester sec tion of the county., . I. Administration. Mr. P. M. Buckner, the foreman of the Mng. has general charge of It and- actively directs road wo~k. He spends all of his time with the convicts except when sick or attend ing wper* when he Meaves them in ■ the ce~ 'fly of. bis two guards. Mr. * Jolly I ~ re-r Mr. Willie Zfdgler. whom -t . e hichVVr commirdon ao- pointed. ^uh of the guards reeelva a me 'h salaryVDr. C. H. Es’- Dorn, the ^onriy physician, visits the cbain-g-eg only wl>en‘called. He does not give the convicts-a medical examination they ar»‘ admitted nor docs he vaccinate;them for smallpox or typhoid. Bl«k convicts are carried to the bounty jail for treatment. / , , The equipment of the chain-gang includes •one." road machine, aix wagons, twelve head of stock, one three way steel drag, one two-horse plo^. one •••eage. ,, t two tents, and a wooden rhack In which the cook ing Is done on an open Are. The grapd lury Inspected the < hain-gartg Itt November. 1915. V.ery little Interest is taken by cltlxehs of the county In the way It Is managed. II. The Camp. The two guards and the. foreman sleep In a tent whlch js lighted by a lamp and heated by a stove. The *‘chaln” men on the gang •deep lii a steel “cage” which H heated bygjitove.^ Tlje ••trusties'’ on. the gang sl«»'B in a tent. The convicts’ •‘cage" Is scoured once a month and.cleaned up twice a week. In the “cage” there is a board plat form about 3 feet above the floor on which #nme of the convicts ““sleep. The Other •‘chain” men sleep on the floor. On the platform and on the floor, there are pallets made of cot ton pads and blankets. The bed ding was in fairly good condition on the day of the visit. - ; . The cooking is done under a wood • n shack on an open Are. III. The Convicts. When brought to the gang the convicts are. required- to halhe and anoint themselves. They are ftir- rlslusj..with a ch an suit of-stripes, hut use , what bedding happens to lie in Ihe “dnge.' , The rooking is done by-a "Irustl” convict. The guards end the ci>nvirtji eat about the Rivme food. nrrTKo day of the \isit the convicts’ hill of fare* was given “as .fallows: » w Breakfast Hominy, fried bacon. DUiper- Hoiuiny v cornhread. pbas, . boiled bacon. ■ “ .. Supper —Hominy, fried bacon. The foreman said that, the con victs were given fresh meat eVery Sunday and had syrup three times a week/ , The convicts are required to bathe once a week. There were three galvanize*! tubs around the V'ainp tin the day of the visit. A tub Is kept, under the ••cage” for the use of the convicts at night. The . sewerage from the •'cage" is dump ed ir a oil every morning and cov ered witli earth. -The •'chain" men on Ihe gang sleep In their day Corns Come Off Like Bflnona Pool Wonderful, Simple “Oete lt" Rem Fails to Remove Any Corn Sarilj. “WouMn't It jar you? Here fy* been going along for yeara. with one desperate corn after another, trying to getlrtd.of them with salves that clot hoc,, which are changed, washed and boiled once a week. Their bed ding la washed at irregular inter vals. The foreman aaid it was aired twice a week. > ,• On the day. of the riait. there were twenty-alx negro men and two negro bojes on* the chain-gang. Of these five were “truatiea.” The only mannef of punishing the convicts la hy whipping. The atrap used Is of 'leather. ,about three-feet long and three inches wide. It Is not very heavy. The foreman himself does the whipping. The convict* have the freedom of the wire enclosure around the camp on Sundays and holidays.. The .old convicts do not initiate new. convicts when they are admitted to the gang. IV. Kecommendatiuns. 1. The records of the convicts kept by the foreman should include their name*, race, sex and age. the date they began their sentences, the length of their sentences, whether they have families or- have been made “trust]e*/*''the date on whlcn they are discharged and whether thev are freed, escaped or discharg ed. by death, and If they are Infect ed with any communicable disease. 2. The county physician should be pnid fr and required to practice prevtnlivc. medicine at the chain- Tsng .including vaceinatfop and phvsi-al examination of all convict who have not first been exam** and vaccinated in the county and treatment as indicated. ' « ;t; The bedding used t.v »he con victs should be washed it least onct a month.. STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES & * CORRECTIONS. A. D. Ollphant, Asst. Bee. M AKE TEST OF . ALL SEED CORN S' 1 L. Direction- for Testing Seed Corn Before Plant in« to Increase Yield. . cioon wav to ima business John M. Klein Sell> HeMahle Remedy nt Half Price ami fimirantees * a Cure. When one can buy gold dollars for fifty cents. It Is a good time to purchase. In ordering a She bottle of Dr. Howard’s celebrated splciflc for th" cure of constipation ancf dyspepsia at 25 cehts. John M. Klein is giving one of the greatest trade chances ever offered to the people of Wal- lerhoro. \ Even though, offered at half-pricT for introductory ptrpoaea • the spe cific is sold under a guarantee to <-ure'or the money will he refunded. If food does not digest, if there is gas or pain In the stomach. If the tongue is coated arid the breath had. if there is constipation and straining. Dr. Howard/* specie? wil) cure you. If it does! not. you have druggist Klein’s personal guarantee to return your money. \ Dr. Howard’s specific gives quick relief and makes permanent fures of constipation, dyspepsia and all liver troubles. V These are strong statements, hut John M. Klein is giving big'eustom- ers a chance to prove t’mir truth it Just half the regular price—sixty doses for 2a cents. . If they ^are not found true. all.you have to dais ask for your money.- " Hesitate I Taa tag* “Oete-Tt" far Caraa aa* Nava Vmmr Ufa aad Tour Tm t cat off tho toes, tapes that stick to ths stocking, bandages and plasters that make a package of ths toes, try ing blood-bringing rasors a-nd sets- sora* Then.I tried ’Osu-It* just once and you ought to have seen that corn come off—Just like a banana peel.” It's simple, wonderful. It’s ths new way,' painless, applied In two seconds, nev- ‘i healtny flesh or irrt or. hurts Kt* ' tatoo Never Nothing to press on tho corn. Nov., faila Quit the old wayo for once any way and try "Gets-It” tonight, a For corns, calluses, warts aad banioTm. -Ooto-U" Is 00I5I overywhers, «c a bottle, or ssrrt direct by E. Lawrenco 4 Co.. Chicago. Ill , ' ,8old iff Walterboro and recom mended as the world’s host corn remedy by Waltertoro Drug Co., and John M. Klein. ; • . - - • ' ' X Hi»i.i.EUi\<; iai:\<:<»\s ~ 1 - \ , Nineteen hundred and fifteen v*«ar»‘age. in an ’old borne stable, ip Bethlehem of Judia. the Christ that we are'(taught that uc shoul'l follow , was Ijinrn. Born in abrupj poverty, without even a pillow «>n which to lay his head, and he Lv d jise he was born. On, enc ,H*r^ion he ltd to go with Peter flshim? to «••• mon ey to pay his poll tax. • .lo^ph didn't live in a fine m»-b! * svilh its ^lati spires comhtng the fleecy clouds t)f heajen. hut was In the same class as thousand* <-( lie poor and destitute Vh > wi|l bc^yass- ed by when the gaudy gifts of the rich are dist.ihutc.l .o^h' wealthy. What do you suppose tiie s 'o.ir thinks of modern ‘ k h*i^' , anRv? How would He slie up sUcli p.-oud“ nnjl aristocratic old peddlers of savins grace ns Billy Sunday, who demands fifty-thousand dollars a year for tell ing the- qoor. pov-rt/-‘*rlcken wretches to jog along to ihe.r Icrus? How would Ho lo*k upon five thousand dollar churcees in t! e very shadow of w - < icl< poor and l e'p. l *ss chiklren will cry for h-cad’ . ,* don’t believe Christ rojli Lav- k<pt a dollar in his Jeans fill vilnutef If He had known of h .lunsry babe <n all fhe world. v You’d better think of Ih'fe things. Lnx&rus may have to tesfii*.- against vou. The trouble is you ruv *.av» let pride and formality trv t> crowd every virt ue out of your lif *. • Yqu are no more follow ini ’hr teachings of Christ than a .»'r*-'n monkey la. When He preached the •wvmon on the Mount He didn't-have a ten thousand dollar pipe organ, arid pay the choir singers a fat sal ary to .huddle up, together and screech a rag-time waltr in the face of Almighty God that was designed by the devil for nlgRe^’shln-dlgs" and Mexican fandangoes. He was not insulted by a gae- cf old Psalm-slntlngr halleluJah-hollcr. ing deacons with velvet -cushiona under their knees to offer up hypo critical pravers. Oh. but times arn’t like they used to be. You must now have salvation injected into your soul Vith a hype-- demic gold nee>lle. and pay the priC' or' efther smell burnt sulphur ar 1 wait* with the man of horns. If you don’t like our , Juice., you can pour, it back tn the Jug. W. A CARTER. Walterboro, R. 2. The follow ing directions for test ing seed corn were prepared upon request by- John G. Quinp. repre senting the Meadow’g Mill Compan- manufacturers pf corn mills. It >■ full Of helpful suggestions- to all planters, and If there are any who have not yet planted corn it would be well for them to heed his advice and plant only the best tars of the best corn: „ ' Farmers' test your seed corn be fore planting. - It Is as easy to find the poor syd ear by testing before planting ns to find the stalk without an ear when gathering. In the fall. By testing your seed com you can find the poor ears and throw them out. thus avoid ing the necessity of cultivating corn stalks that do not produce. Poor seed is more responsible for poor stands and weak stalks than all -'tf'M- causes combined. C-a bushel of good seed will plant s v rcres. and it has been proved that.some varieties wirl produce 20 bushels po- acre more than others under the same conditionsAor seven tlmejlwenty, which equals 140 bush-" els more corn produced by one bushel of good need than hy prior seed. One hundred and forty bush els Increase from one buslui^of goo! seed Is big profit for the sho?t time., reouired to select and test It. It requires 15 ears tri- plant fine an-e that- will protTUcc 00 bushels. Orre good seed ear w;ill produce four buMilc t: at 75c per bushel, which equals tjiat eaeli seed ear i:t worth. One day spent tasting your seed corn before planting will bring you .more profit than ono niontlPs hard work In the field next summer!.^ Onc„ person-can test enough seed in one day to plant 2fl acres. A forty- five thousand ear test In Iowa gave an Increased yield of 19 1-2 bushels per acre in 1910, and 10 bushels in 1911. A box 30 inches square and five Inches deep filled w«th saw dust will tflst 100 ears (onr busheli. Put the saw dust into a gt.-.rv sack and soak in warm water over night. FIR the box half full with warrii. moist saw dust next morning, press it down well and smoothe tho surface. Then get a piece of white sheeting •V> irri-hrs square- and rule it off chcekpr-hoard fashion 2 1-2 inches inches each way. and number the .squares 1. 2, 3. etc. Do the ruling with an indelible pencil. Lay the cloth into the box and tack to sides of box. Then lav out ears to be tested side by slue on a board pi- shelf and drive nails at end of rows to kc ;» them in place. ‘’“Number the ears 1. 2.' 3. etc. Tost six kernels from every ear. Take one grain froio n-*ar the bul. one from the mid dle, hut from a different row. and one f-o.n the tip. but fiom a differ ent row i.lso; then turn tii'vear o'ne- halr over ami take three kernels from the opposite side in like man- r< 1. Place six grains fio'u ear No. 1 in square No. 1; t> grains from ear No. 2 in square No 2. and so on with all the ears. «-Then,place another piece of white sheeting 30 inches square on top of thp k«*ffricls and moi ten it with water. -Then place another piece of white sheet ing C> fe't square on top of the d^nip cloth and fill the box with warm, moist saw dust and tramp it down well with your feet-4 fold the edges of the large cloth over the saw dust to keep it from drying out, and eet the box in a warm place in your living room lor 9 days. On the 10th /lay uncfj^cr Ihe corn and throw out all ears w*lw>s« kernels sUjrw weak gcrmina'tion or fail to sprout. If more than- one grainv. IfRA fail to sprout, throw out that rar. The sprouts should tm at least 2 inches long. Keep kernels 2 inches from sides of box to keep them from dry ing out. Where more than one hot Is required. Slack them one above the otlU'r. Always staid the saw dust and th«^?loths with boiling writ er before refilling. It wljl not do to judge seed corn from th^ outside appearance of the ear. To\cet the highest yield the grains must he ex- amin«>d also. Do not plant chaffy or wedge shaped grains: as they Indi cate a low yield, loffr In feeding val ue. ami light weight. Increase your yield by planting large, unifornb shaped kerrids that fib close togeth er on the cob: as they produce strong health* stalks which produce large dars. Every farmer w*ill profit greatly by planting 100-choice ears rit one side of bis field each spring and se lect his seed from J.hat Side,of his field in the fall. Planting early in sures ripening. Then the poor sfslk-s could he cat out from that side of the field, insuring pollen from the, best stalks to fertilize the thus greatly - Improving the [qu-rtv. and the yield per acre, don’t guess.” W C, MEADOWS MILL CO.' By John G. Quinn. TAKES THE PIACE f DANGEROUS CALOMEL New Discovery! Dodson’s Liver Tone Acts Like Calomel But Doesn’t Gripe, Salivate or Make You Sick—Don’t Lose a Day’s Work—Harmless Liver . Medicine for Men, Women, Children—Read Guarantee! Ugh I Calomel makes you sick'. It’s horrible! Take a close of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose a day’s work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes in- to'contact with sour bile crashes into it, breaking it uj^-This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are sluggish and “all knocked out,” if your'liver is torpid and bowels constipated, or you have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try a spoonful of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone fonight. Here’s my guarantee—Go 10 any drug store and get' a 50 cent bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone. ’Take a spoonful and if it doesn’t straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous 1 want you to go. back to the store and get yoar money. Dodson’s Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. _ * “ I guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson’s Liver Tone wiH put your sluggish liver to. work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipate! waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone will keep your entire fartiily feeling fine for months. Give it to your children.. It H harmless; doesn’t gripe and they like its pitas. ant taste. ’ ToM That Ttw-rr Wa» no Cnrr For * . Him. “Aft«*r suffering tor over twenty yea?* with Indigestion and having some of the best doctors here tq tell nie there was no enre for trie. I think it only right to tell you for the-sake of other sufferers as well as your •>wn satisfaction that *-25 cent bottle of’ Chamberlain's Tablets not only relieved me bat cured me within two months, although I am a man of €5 years." writes Jul. Orobien. Hous ton. Texas. For sale by all dealers. •; \ x . ItllKOtATlC PAIN STOPPED Th,> drawing of muscles, the sorri ness. stiffness and agonising, pain of Rheumatism quickly yield to Sloan’s Liniment. • It stimulates circulation ’©.the painful part. Just apply as directed to the sore spots. Iff a short titnq the pain gives way to a tingling sensation of comfort and warmth. Here’s proof—"I have had wonderful relief since I used your UrtimAnt on my knee. To think'one application gave me relief, gorry 1 haven’t space to tell you the history. Thanking you for what your remedy has defae for me.”—James 8. Fer guson. PhUffda. Pa. Sloan’a Lini ment kill* pain, 26c. at Druggists. to thff Pale aad Sickly c^^Triurra^M^uTOKic^dr^c^ Malarto*arichMtk«blo*Uodt>uU4sasth«ara. tew. A tnn toak. Far adalu sad ckiidrsa. 90a Marion Hvrnc to Wed. The following invitation has been received in town by relatives of Mr. Hyrne: Mrs. Lucy Maynard requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Priscilla Rose to Mr. Marlon Clark Hyrne on Saturday afternoon, April fifteen at five o’clock. Thirty eight Lee Avenue New London, Connecticut. Mr. Hyrne has a responsible po sition in New York City and will make his home there. EVERY HOME NEEDS "FIRST • AIDS." Among the safe and trustworthy “first aids” necessary in every home is—Sloan's Liniment. Bruises, mus- clp-acheB and pains get quick relief. The penetrating, antiseptic and heal ing properties of this liniment have been proven time, and/time again. It is the kind of remedy that opee tried makes a constant friend. --The ever increasing use of Sloan’s Lini ment shows that itn merit has obtain ed greater and greater recognition. “Safety First”—for the aches and rheumatic twinges of old age and the bruises of -youth meet relief in the use of Sloan’s Liniment. THEIR HOME AT RITTER A wedding of interest to a large circle of young people and a number of older ones, was “that of Miss Susie Tarpley, of Albany. Ga., who was married this month, to Mr. A. Camp- hell Sanders, Jr., of Ritter. Miss Tarpley was a student at Ashley Hall for some years and was g-aduatod from that fashionable boarding school, and was most popular among the younger social set of Charleston. Mr. Sanders is also well known in 'Charleston, where he has relatives and manv friends. He is a son Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sanders, of Ritter: ah officer In the Colleton Mercantile and Manufacturing Company, and Is prominently indentifled with the bus ings Interests of his county. He and his bride are making their home at Ritter.—Charleston Evening Post. The Four Best Things in V ' ^ Life Insurance * . . Service, Liberal Treatment, Guaranteed Low Cost, Up to Date Policies ’ . and _ - ..V. The Famous Disability Clause Included - Without Additional Charge . . Are Offered by - * . ’ ’ t ' t C. F. Muckefuss & B. H. Padgett- Special Agents of the / Missouri State Life Insurance Company \ ■ /. - • vi'„n—1 c r> Walterboro, S. C. IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO PROTECT YOU AND YOURS T \ HUSBAND SAVED BIS WIFE Stopped Mott Terrible Suf fering by Getting Her Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta* r ble Compound. * Denison, Teg**. —“After my little girl was born two year* ago I began suf fering with female trouble and could hardly do my work. I was very nervous but just kept drag ging on.until last summer when I got where 1 could not do my work. I would have a chill every day and hot fla*hea and dizzy spell* and my head would aK most burst. I got where I was almost a walking skeleton and life was a burden to me until one day my husband’s step sister told my husband if he did not do something for me I would not last long and told him to get your medicine. Soho got Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound for me, and after taking the first three doaes I began to Improve. I coo* tinned its use, and I have never had any female trouble since. I feel that I owa my Ufa to yoti and your remediea. They did for me what doctors could not do and I will always praise it wherever I go.”—Mrs. G. 0. Lowery, 419 W.Moo* terey Street, Denisou, Texas. 1 If you are suffering from aayfonn of female ilk, get a bottle af Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Cimipound, aid tody tom “BROMO^QUININE” tejNttlM eeeeiee.cen far Inti auM. LAX tlVkaaOMOQO 11(1*8. L«*fau#i«t a r*af 8. W.GffOVB. Ceree a Cek) la Om Sir. torn teeth aad headache, aad weeks off cold. Sc Hatfield's Garage t % • \ 4 - *■ f * Automobiles repaired and all work guaranteed. Magne- tos and Carburettors repairing a specialty. f' « .» f • 1 0 , » t .. 4 : - "Free Air f’or All. Autoists v -f . . y ’ » , ..... Prices on all work are reasonable. , J.H. HATFIELD Manager ' . V FOR SERVICE SPANISH JACK ‘ , ■' • . \ - Now is the time to^aise mules at a cost of 10 cent' a pound on wastage of farm* when it costs you 30 cents' a pound cash to buy them. I have a ' v FINE SPANISH JACK /»• \ located at my place; weight about 900 pounds; five years old; owner, Paul Sanders, of Ritter, Will be at my place for spring season. Terms, $15.00; $6.00 in advance; $10.00 when foal stands. * • i e s B. G. HIOTT . Round, S. C.