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PAGE FOCR '3*71 THE PRESS AND STANDARD Wednesday, February 21, 1917. an sumy Dr. R. X. Bi»rk©U. CJ^ef (liemiM College, PnMKMUKe* k Excelleac Witter. ' • . . 1 « An ftnaiycia of the town’s water ■apply WM made by Dr. R. N. Brack et, chief chemist of Clemson Col- Inge, recently *nd his report fol low*: Or*, per Part* per U. 8. Gal. Million godJngijfhloride .§€2 Potassium sul.’ ~ .087* Pbtassluf carb. .049 10.977, ..466 .437 Sodium Carb. Calcium Carb. Magnesium Carb, Iron sestiuioxlde and alumina 14.8 - -17tH \ 8.0 7.5 .029 0.5 > 15.702 ' -'69 4 Actual ammonia 0.05'J Albuminoid ammonia .0.060 Nitrogen an n ltra t e •••• .•••• non,! NitrogelT as nitiate none Dr. Brackett. In commenting on this wafer said: “Personally I think this is an excellent water and thero should be no objection to its use for^domegtic purposes, -as a drink ing water and for use in boilers, with the possible exception that It may produce gome frothing or foam- iag. The bacterial analysis was nia.r* by the State Hoard of Health with the following remark: "Analysis indicate water to be free from con tamlnatlon.” * * ***##*♦ 4» # * * # « * * * Personal Mention * * ♦ ******* * * ******* W. L. Fletcher, of Walterboro, route 5,‘ transacted business In the city Saturday. G. Q. Bishop, of Islandton, route two, was in the city last Saturday On business. B. R. Griffin. Walterboro, route 4, was a business visitor to our city Saturday. T. E. McTeer, of near Green Pond, was in Walterboro Tuesday on a business trip. 0-0— J. J. Heard, county demonstra tion agent of Bamberg county, spent Saturday and Monday in the city, returning home Monday morning. Mrs. J. A. Bassett and son. Cliff, have just returned from a pleasant .visit to her daughter. .Miss Mary, In Charleston, who has accepted a position In the 1\ 8. Navy yard# Miss Ethel Francis attended a masquerade hall given hyMhe Merry Fellows Hub at 4be KnlghtVof Co. )urat>Vs ball In Charleston last week.’ 0-0 Richard \V Bryan, of Chatta nooga, Tenn.. is vir-iCnp friends and relatives in Colleton countv. Mr. Bry^n is connected with Swift & Co., meat packers of Chicago. —a-o—• Cant, and Mis. James McGrath, of Charleston, were visitors last week at the home of C. L. Gahagan >n Walterboro. Mrs. F. W. Falkensteln has re- • *n her at Barnwell, after 9 Viait to friends here. ‘—o-o — Mins Cora Varn. the. popular teacher of Bento.Mill school, was * visitor to welt mboro l.-.st - Fat lit day. > \ - o-o — - MiSs Emma Vain, of Smoaks was in town Monday and. Tuesday of this week. Clyde Padgett has accepted a po billon w ith the Brown Fui'O.itnr > Cp'mpany and will be glad to see his friends. - n Mr. amt .Mi<. Jaek Smith are ’ 1 : ‘ ing the luthsj’s sist*r. Mrs. Wills* Padgett- in thhc eltv. Th** m friends of Califs Smith are gi.i-1 to see hint in Walt<V^(iro*ngain. Ruildinior Boom In East Walterboro The Press and Standard rerenflv nnnonmed that K. T, 11. Shaffer had purehssed the Rivers’ proneriy in east Walterboro and, would orect R handsome new residenee. Since that time J. J. Crosby, of the Farm ers Mercantile ft Warehouse Com pany. and J C. Nettles have pur chased lots- on IVurifoy Avenue, near (he Rivers' property, and will build new residences. Lumber is already being placed on thfc ground for these buildings and work will begin next week and will be* rushed td completion. , i MW IND IES OF POM UNO THEIR TREllENT Ch*l*ra and Dlarrh***. Many fowls In South Carolina die of what to call- ad cholera when sorghum seed to ma ture. . Owing to the amount of seed on ‘the ground, the fowls and chicked* Are not tdd other food to balance their ration and intestinal troubles result. " Poultry in confinement fre quently receive an overqupply of corn, sorghum, or other grains. A heavy percentage of starch afffl fat the jBaln constituents of the grains, in their food will kill fowls and chick* ruffled plumage. The comb turns black. Treatment Give buttermilk or ■our skitnmilk to drink and no food of the face and under the beak of the fowls and chicks. They are brown in color and can he removed with one creating of 33 per cent mercurial oint menu They-breed in the sand where the chicks are accustomed to gather and to rid the premises of flea* jj t» necessary to saturate their breeding places with a solution of one part of cresoi tor similar disinfectant! and twenty parts of water. The ralte paint would also exterminate the fleas. They-refuse _ _ and ,stand with ^ Scaly_ Legs. This unsightly poultry disease is injurious to'the markeftSTl By of chickens, making them objec tionable to bbyers. Moreover, it ii exceedingly contagious, one diseased for two days. If you do not have the - fowl being sufficient to Infect an en milk product add a few drops of sul j tire flock. Scaly growths develop oj furic add to the drinkiug water, or the shgnks and feet of poultry and arc sufficient to give it a tart taste. Feed caused by the ravages of a mite tar cooked meat once a day. After the * copies mutans. It is more prevalent second day keep the Clemson Egg where.fowls are kept in a small yard mash in a hopper aud scatter grain 1 or on the hare ground. A good gras* range is helpful lit overcoming the disease. Treatment. Thoroughly cleanse* the in litter as advised in the first para* graph under “Feeding for Eggs.’’ Cholera is also paused by drinking impure or stangnant water. Fill th^ iy washing with hot water, romp low place* where the water lie**. • l ^ h j a , 1Km! l(i ush : i> ry th P legs and the remedies mentioned above. „ immerse in a solution of equal parte A tonic (or poultry which has been kerosene t«oai cult and cottonseed tested and may be recommended is a or ij^ed oil. Treat the c hicken’s teaspoonful of tincture of iron and i n this way.twice daily for a few ten drops tincture of uux fftmica to d a y B and then” once daily until the the pint of drinking water. It tends shanks resume their normal appear to improve digestou aud enrich the blood Egg Eating. leaving hens eat eggs and egg shell* because thcr?* to in sufficient IRne in the secretory glands -if the uterus to form the shells of the developing eggs. Hens consume aa egg to obtain the lime in the shell, and not the albumen or yolk. The foods poultry receive contains only traces of lime, and If ground lime stone. ground oyster shells, broken plaster, or other calcareous material to not kept constantly before the fowls, a great and unnatural craving for this substance is developed. Treatment. Do not fill empty egg shells with pepper and flour, or apply other so-called remedies that do not remove the cause of this vice. Feed egg-eating hens empty egg shells in abundance, and the vice is immediate ly stopped- Do not powder the shells; simply throw the broken parts on the ground, and in half an hour the hens are so satiated with lime that not an other egg will be aten. Maintain a supply of lime in future. Insect Feats. By iowerifig the vitaT tty of fowls and chicks, making them unprofitable and susceptible to dis ease. lice, mites, and fleas cause an enormous loss every year. Lice live and’ breed mi poultry and Whitewash is so commonly used around a poultry plant that it is ad visable to know how to make it prop eriy. The first receipt for a cement whitewash is made use of by owners of cold-storage warehouses who de sire a snowy white wash that drier quickly, adheres strongly to cement brick or wood, and does not rob oil on the clothes. The receipt for a brilliant whitewash is tlve receipt recommended by the T. S. Govern merit. Cement Whitewash. Flake one-hall bushel of lime with boiling water adding the water slowly and stirring constantly until a thin paste results A 5-foot piece of 3-4 inch Iron pipe makes a good utensil for stirring The lime will be lumpy if the watet is added freely and the mass Is not properly stirred. Add one-half peck of salt to the lime paste; stir thor oughly; add water to brlog the white wash to the proper consistency Throw a good handful of PorVluml <-e njent in each pail of whitewash, and a teaspoonful of ultramarine blue. Add the cement and blue powder Just before the wash Is to he used and stir In well, otherwise the whitewash will he streaked. The cement makes the whiti wash adhere strongly to any can be exterminated, by greasing each surfate. and the bluing counteracts fowl with 33 per cent mercurial oint- the grayish color of the cement and ment which v* u he bought at a drug results in a white appearance. store. The grease is placed on the Jlesh below the vent, covering a space not “larger than a 25-eent piec^ with a small amount of the ointment. This ointment poisons the lice and it Is nece^wary to apply it only once a month. \ Fitting hens can be greased before the commencement of the hatch and when the chicks are dry. If fhe latter peep and stand with eye<t closed, ex amine the head minutely, and yoa will probably And one or more large head lice. Anoint the head and the part under the beak with carbolizW. vaseline, or one part tif the 33 per rant merculrial ointment and four parts of grease Mitaa remain on the roost. In the ejevieds of the poultry house during the day and crawl on the fowls at night to feed They are ted with blood in the morning. Mites are. kill ed by painting or snrayipg the Brilliant Whitewash. Half a bushel of iftislaked lime. Flake with warm water; cover it during the process to keep the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve strainer. Add a peck of salt previously well dissolved in warm water; three pounds o! ground rice boiled to a thin paste and stir in I'oHing hot; half a pound of powdered Spanish whiting, aud a pound of pine which ha* been pre viously dissolved over a slow fir*. Add five gallons of hot water to the mixture, stir well and let B stand for a few days; cover rip to protect from dirt. It should he put on hot. Tolor- inp matter may be put in to make It of ahxshade, Spanish brown, yellow ot hre^or common clay. etc. Either whitewash can he satisfac torily used in- any sprayer, hut it is well always to strain before using in order to prevent any gritty substance from getting into the valves of the TO PAY COUNTY’S INDEBTEDNESS - ■■■ Act Authorizing Highway tMuimis- sioner to Borrow Money for* Pas( Indebtedness. The following ia an act passed by the .Colleton delegation to borrow money for pant indebtedness: Be it enacted by the General As sembly of the State of .South Car- •ling* \i i I Section 1. That the highway commissioner, and treasurer of Col. leton county be, and hereby are, au thorized wand empowered to borrow a aum of not exceeding twenty-four thousand (824,000.00) dollars to i/ay-past -due-claims- agwlnr-t-CoBe.-. ton county, and that claims be proved by the highway commission er of Colleton county. That the said officers are authorized and em powered to pledge the one and one- half mill levy made on the property of Colleton county for past indebt edness, and to be made each yea- for four years, and until the said sum of twenty-four thousand dol. larg is paid. Sec. 2; That th»* said amount/pf twenty-four thousand dollars shall be borrowed upon the joint notes of the' highway commissioner, and treasurer of said county; the first note to be drawn and dated Febru ary 20, 1917, and made payable February 20, lftl8, for the sum of $6 ,000,00; the second vote to he dated February 20. >917, and made payable Februrary 20, 1919, for the sum of $6.000.00i the third note to be dated February .'•i. 191?. and made payable February 20. 1920, for the sum of $6.000.00. and the fourth and last note to be dated February 20. 1917, amd made pay able February 20, 1921, for the sum of $6,000.00. and each note to bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum from date. b Sec. 3. That this Act shall go into effect upon its approval by the governor. • Trouble With Our Gasoline Engine “Next to a gasoline engine comes a balky mule.” It has been said there is nothing quite so provoking as a balky mule, but since our ex perience the past week with our gasoline engine, which furnishes the power to run the machinery’ in The Press and Standard office, has caused us to write it as above Gur trouble started last Wednes day afternoon while we were run. ning of the paper for that date, when the engine stopped and .refused to work again that day or night, and we were unable to get out ,al| of the edition until Thursday morning. We have been unable to “coax’,’ if to run very long at any one time since until yesterday afternoon, when we revived sever*! new parts from Columbia, and it is flow "do ing overtime.” Work Being Pushed On New Brick Block Work on the new brick store rooms being built for Charley Greg ory by Contractor D. C. L. Hiers, is being pushed very rapidly. This building is bein e erected on the Godfrey lot at the corner of Rail road Avenue and Hampton street, and will contain three store rooms. One of the rooms will be occupied by Mr. Gregory as a candy kitchen and salesroom. He will also open an up-to-date restaurant and lunch counter in one of the rooms and flv* remaining store will he leased. Mr. Hiers has a large force of men em ployed on the work and with favor, able weather the builoing will soon be uonipleted. A PUBLIC SURE COUPOIWN IS ONE THAI SERVES TIE PUIEIC . WE OFFER THE ACME OF SERVICE IN LIFE IN- • * * ' * • SURANCE. ^ . CASUALTY INSURANCE!. FIRE INSURANCE. i ., •, - - REAL ESTATE MATTERS. --EF-FIC1ENGY IS-THE KEYNOTE. OF. PUR ORGAN- * IZATION. COLLEIOHIIISUHANCE 8 REALIY CO. R. M. JEFFERIES, Pre.<. C. F. MUCKENFUSS, Mgr. Expert Repairing Our mechanics are all experts and are as anxious to keep yom- car in good running order as you are to have it so. Bring your Auto here for relia ble repair work. We guarantee satisfaction on every job. Prompt and efficient sevice at all times. The Colleton Garage RAILROAD AVENUE, WALTERBORO, S. C. roost*, newts. »nd p!a,<cs where they, sprayer and interfering with its prop congregate with a mite pairtt con listing of: Mltc Paint. Kerosene tcord oUv Make Application Before March 1st. a id Grude carbclb tar X...... I.ard N^. Melt the InrJ. sene, ^ : j. stir i ronl tar. Fleas atfruh theti.-elves <o the 1 gallon or coal /L, pipf ” tablespoons * 11 it, 1o th * l;'r*ro- t rvv ea.bolie .?< i 1 or -Ule er operation. With whitewash thin end smooth m» djfficulv will the ex perienced , z' I “The executive committee of th** Further InfornnMon in reran! to School Improvement association n::v hratu h of t!*e poultry indn-try or N'eet in the office ot tile s* in re' , *.,, f Eroha ivg -to k. «g*. i V 0part,m t m “C K‘«»‘ ***‘‘>n o 0 Ttu*. , y , ... . ; *7, ’ (day evening, March V3th. at w-Ven / ‘ ‘ ’jX gla* ly o’clock to award the State prizes. - Ksitr 80h , oolR ^ si,in * v 1 * ' • A ■ . tTrtjnn for prizes mu*i send them in Poult !•;*• Husbandry man. during January and February, an i (Tomsm College, on no case later than'ARirch first. CLASSIFIED ADS. FOR SALE WOOD »*OR SALK,—Big two.horae load llghtwood knots, $1.50. Try one load. Postal card will bring them. Jno. H. Peurifoj?, Walter boro, Route 4.. tf. FOR KALB—Nice Jersey .heifer calf. E. E. Jones. tf. FOR KALB—Good farm mule cheap. See E. E. Jones. Walterboro. tf. FOR KALB—Second-hand buggy for sale very cheap. Apply to E. E. Jones, Walterboro. tf. FOR KALI*:—Sweet milk and cream. E. E. Jones, Walterboro. tf. FOR KALE—One 50 li«tht a sect y- line gas plant, complete with all fixture^, pipes, etc. New and good order, now in uee. G. C. Brown. FOR KALB—Lecond-hand auti.m i- biles. A. ‘Wichman & Son. tf. FOR KALB OR RENT—One hun dred and ninety-five acres, known as the Jesse DuBois place, situ ated In the “Fork” of the Salke- hatchie river. Five room dwell ing, barn and stable*: About on.* hundred and fifty acres open, bal ance original growth. Terms if desired. Address C. R. Holmes,’ P. O. Box 329, Savaflnab, Ga. 1-17-4L FOR KALB—Horses a»M Mules for sale rh/ap A. Wichman & Son tf. BOB Jgj^LE—Second-hand buggies art/T stiirjes for sale ejretrjr." \. WANTED ichmnn £ Son. 'X' Bolt SALE—One faun l tf. or i o ill rv furnished. 1 2 mile from Walterboro. consTHjng of 36 1-2 fV res. Fniler wire fence, WANTED— Wood wanted at the Walterboro Electric Light Plant See I'ozart Binns, Supt. tr WANTED—You to know 1 hav • opened a junk yard «t Waltei boro depot to buy old:*4ron, bra lead, copper, rags, ^bones, bag and rubber. 'Give us a trial. Wa terboro Junk Co.. J. C. Madra> Manager. 2-142ti> WANTED—Morning, afternoon a: night students in shorthand typewriting, filing, spelling an punctuation. Also Home Stud students. Ask for pamphlet on What Experts Say of the Be- System. RICE BUSINESS COI. LEGE, Third Floor. Peoples Bldg room 307, Charleston, S. ( Phone 878. 2-21-lmot WANTED—Intelligent man with horse, as salesman and collectoi Territory embracing William • Colleton, Lodge. Ehrhardt, Mo selle, etc. Splendid contract Singer Sewing Machine Co., Char, leston, S. C. 2-21-2(i’ BUSINESS LOCALS LOST—Suit case Friday about 1 I o’clock between Walterboro and A! lie Francis’ home on road goiiig to Roundr Return to J. R. La\* rence and receive reward. H — Bert Seed Oats for spring plant ing. H. W. Black. Jr. —Gobbler and Bliss Seed Pot toes. H. W\ Black, Jr. -—All kinds Garden Seed. H \N Black, Jr. • —For cash, we are offering sow • very low price* on Fertilizers. It W. Black, Jr. N etl lew. Net t les. Married, Sunday. February 4. *t the home of the bride's mother. Mr*. IlcCary Nettles, of the Shiloah sec Highway Commissioner May Borrow Money The following kjjl to authorize the highway conjmisstoper and coun ty treasurer of Colleton County to borrow money for current expenses for 1917. will be of interest:-^ Be it enacted by the General 'As sembly of the State of South Car olina : Section 1. That the highway tvixi^Me May 1. 1918; favh note to | J. A. Koger, of ^.’i* I terboro. bear interest at a rate not exceed ing five per cent, per annum from daH: of note. The tirM note j.h>lf Le iiKjhe sum of not exceeding twenty 4thousand dnilaix'and the second note shall b*M1i the sum of not exceeding twenty thousand do! tors. See.^JT^ That this Act shall g t into effect upon its approval by th Governor. lout* w. STOP THAT rot <.H A backing cough weaken* ih/* commissioner and treasurer of Col- whole system, drains* your energy leton county be. ami hereby are. au. Rm j pr(8 worse if ueglyeied; you:; thorized and Empowered and re- ( throat-ts raw. >our (Rest aclFes ari l 9 u I red. to borrow a sum of money yon f ^j al , owr Relieve That not exceeding forty thousand dol- rold at om .,, with Dr. King’s New lars (84n.OOn.OO). to defray current j Discovery. The soothing pine ba’.- expenses of said county for the year !!an)s h eal thy/irritated membranes, tlon. Mis* Cara Nettles to Mr. i 15 * 1 ': an< * t 11 ** ***‘1 officer* a, c , an( | (he antiseptic and laxative Henry Nettle#, of the Hlack creek an '’ 'qualities kill the germs and break section, J. D. Varn performing thqiUB* county taxes arising from the|„p youy «old/ $ Don’t let the cold ceremony. ' » nevy ,(oi^ the year 1917 to secure *• the viflme with interest therenu. Komethinc Ci«>od. \' .-f Serr 2. That the said amount. or so much thereof as may be nee- Those who hate nasty medicine, essary, shall be borrowed In two in? should try Chamberlain's Tablets , stallment* upon the Joint notes of for constipation. They are plea* the highway commissioner and ant to take and their effect lr. so treasurer of said rounty—the first agreeable and ao natural that you to be drawn and dated February 20. will not realise that It has been pro- 1917, and made payable February dueed by a medicine. Obtainable 20. 1918; and the second note to ererywherm. ^ , _ _ be dated May 1. 1117, and made LI. linger/ Get Dr. King’s New Discov ery to-day at your Druggist, 5oc. Yoa Need n General Tonic Takn Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic to equally valuable as • General Tonic because it contains the veil known tonic properties of QUININE *v<D IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out Malaria, Enriches tbe Blood and Bnthto np the Whole Syztom. SO cento 2, wae in town JAAt Friday ive Throats need careful treatment om within more than iey need bundling wraps during changing seasons. The pure cod liver oil in scorn EMULSION it helping thousands to strengthen the tender linings of their throats, while at the same time it aids the lungs and improves the quality of the blood. Throat Specialists endorse scorns emulsion—Try h Se«» a Bowse. BoomCeld, if. J. new dwelling and out hou«CN - hear .1.* T. Hiors. EaSy term*. Apply'to I. M Fishhurne. FARM l*’OR RENT—Big qV-hoise farm, good land, cheap; one mil* fjom Stoke* graded school in Col leton coiinly. He tlthy. g,K> I building#.' Rent or shaie crop '"-Apply' J. II Reach. Kijisio I land, S.* C. _ * >/2-14-2tp. DIXIE WILT-RESIST \\T—C.ro > .! tinder government IliperviiLinn. •The government map shows tint Colleton js badly infected wit!) wilt, hut this is the cotton tha* will floinish on wilt lands. $2.<'*» per bushel. Pure Wannatnaker (Meveland Rig Boll. JI TS bushel. Long staple Webber No. 82. Hartsville No. 9, and the famous one and one-half inch CouMette long staple. $2, The demand for long staple is becoming greater every day. Rel‘:ible Bi* o v n Pe‘ jerkin. $l.r»ft bu: Cykei W-'^am. son, long taperiqg grain, autc i color seed* coy/ Tic perk; «>/ angeburg White * Blue tUbbo* seed. corn. 7f»r peck. “.Vice beans, soy’heanr, pea*, tdiiott s«;.- and gaide n i**(d»s. Oni *.-**ds ari* absolutely pme. grhwn • n-lia expeikticc;\ farmers, w Rif vour order. F. nfm f Co.. O vnge- lt. Notice to Creditor^ j / To the Cieditors of the Estate i Ellen S. Padgett and A. R. P:ol I gett. Deceased: Take notice that you ate require to file your accounts properly veji .fled against the above estate wit'i the undersigned Master for CoUeto< corinty. within three weeks aftc j,(hq date of this notice, and if yo i fall so to do, your claims will forever barred, same being liy/Ti rordance with the i^erree of th- Court of Common' Pleas fendcn*i in the rase of Lula O Htrirkl rr! vs. Walter Padgett, et al. R. M. JEFFERIES. • /\ . Maste Walterboro, ./ jZ, Feb. 21. 1^17 2.21-3t IXACTOITY CAUSES CONSTI / / TIOX P;\- tblc and Trust us Mason <’ burg. S.C. FOR SALE Tliroe pood farm moles. • Terms easy. Seed peanuts. Ap ply to J. M. Wltsell, Walterbo.’o. FOR KALE—One good Jersey row and young calf. Apply G. W. Ackermcn, Cottageville. S. C. It. Lack of exercise in the wint a frequent cause of constipation, feel heavy, dull am! listles®. complexion is sallow aml -j- ’ and energy at- low ebb. Clean this rondition at once with King’s New Life Pills, a mild 1. five lhat relieves the congested testine* without griping. A do-- fore retiring will assure you u and c.isy movement In th© m'uii 25c at yonr druggist. / ,/ \ .)\ O l* I'!v ;p Hr. ■ \ s- •i. . he- * »:i irg Drives Oat Materia, Bolide Up System Trie Old SuaiUrd geaerwl are#c«ri*#(»« GROVE » TASTELESS chill TONIC. dm*» «-• Mdlw.ia^ar1cbe«the tdood end baiM* apl> r Tea* Atrwctaoic. Foredwlt* aadch.~.rv. l < * J.