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[ PROFITS FOR FARMERS IN SHEEP RAISING INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLE ISSUED * FROM THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. VARIOUS MATTERS TREATED Choosing and Buying Brooding Ewes I ami Hams.?Protection Prom Storm and Dors.?Other Valuahe Hints. Sheep have a place on Southern farms. By keeping- a flock of from C to 12 ewes, farmers in that section j can provide themselves with meat for ; the table, sell a few lambs for mutton and secure additional revenues through the sale of wool. For those who have no sheep, let us consider just how to get started in the business with a small outlay of capital and how to handle the flock after obtaining lU Choosing and Hu\ 'ng Bre?&j|f( Ewes and EambSk^Sf , Your first ewes can OTTTOtive ewes, ^ purchased from near-by sheep owners. Go into a flock and nick ^ut. viVnrnns I ewes with compact bodJ^jsbet young; healthy ones. If you nSJst buy old ones, do not take thosW KaVing spread, broken or worn-off tee^n. Such ewes can not eat well and will make no money as brc;.dbYs for their purchasers. . D0 ^ot use anything; but good rams of a mutton breed upon your ewes. A Southdown, Shropshire, Hampshire or Dorset Horn ram will prove most desirable. He should be about 2 years of age, healthy and carry plenty of mutton. Such a ram will cost, delivered, from $15 to $25, and can be bought by a half dozen farmers, clubbed together. He will breed from 40 to 00 ewes. Protection from Storms and Dogs Sheep do not require closed buildings for protection from cold, as their fleece affoi Is protection if kept dry. A low built on dry ground and opening $r> the south, is sufficient. Such a iiifc-.l need cost but very little, as scraps ex' lumber about the farm can be ucnized in building it. Place your flocks within a dogproof fenced inclosure at night, as dogs often attack and destroy sheep. A fence that will turn a dog must be at least 50 inches high, have a bar Ad wire stretched flat to the surface of the ground at its bottom, and three | barbed wire? . ches apart stretched at its top. 5 space between the barbed wires <_an be filled in with old boards, poles, or any other fence-build 9 * ing material, provided it is so built as as to keep the dog from crawling through. General Care of the Ewes. Often ewes become "taggy" or have dungy locks collect on the wool about the tail and between the hind legs. Such locks should be cut off and the ewes kept clean about this part of the bo<l?. Ticks and lice frequently infect] ^ y sheep. Guard against this by flipping ? once each year in dips sold for this purpose. A rain barrel or tub can be used to hold the dip. Pick the sheep up bodily and work it around gradually in the (lip until all parts are sub merged and drenched to the skin. Keep salt before the flock at all tipies. Sheep require a great deal of salt and it is essentian for them. Pasturage, Forage , and Roughages , (iivp the sheep aece^s to all harvest ed and vacated fields, but do not depend entirely .upon such forages. The ideal way is to provide lots of forages of such size, as will pasture the (locks Jb ' * * for only two weeks period during; the warm weather, lly changing the pasturing groupds of lambs every two weeks there is little danger from loss / from stomach worms, as clean pastures do not infect shpep. Rape, cowpeas, oats, vetch, crimson clover, and soy beans should constitute the principal forage? used. During the fall | and winter permanent pastures can 4. bp used. Even regular fields of winter wheat and barley can be pastured without injury to them. When pasture is not available feed hay or fodder to the flock. Keep up the appetites of the ewes by adding " temall quantities of rape, collards chop ped cabbage, or roots along with the liay. Do not feed sugar beets and mangle-wurzels to your rams or wethers. Grain Rations. Begin feeding the ewes a little grain about two weeks before lambdng and gradually increase the amount to on-half pound daily at that time. After lambing, slowly increase the amout to \ to 2 ponds daily, and continue this ratidn during the suckling period. Ewes need not be grained when dry if good pasture is provided. Give the ram jirst enough grain to i. ? rni, ^ ing 1 ho breeding season. Teach the lambs to eat grain as soon as possible after birth, and continuallly feed them what they will eat up cleanly until ready for the market. Feed them twice daily, using an inclosure permitting only lambs to enter to keep out the ewes. The following grain ration generally available on the farm, is suitable for sheep: Corn, 3 parts by weight; cottonseed meal, I part by weight. The Breeding and Lambing Season. Probably August and September are the best months for mating, as this will bring your lambs in January and February. Do not leave the ram with the ewes continually, but take the ewes to him for a few minutes each morning. Allow onlv one service to a ewe during each period of heat, but be certain that the ewe pets in lamb before dropping breeding operation. Watch the ewes carefully during the lambing season, but do not interfere with them unless necessary. After lambs are born, see that they are promptly dried and suckled. Frequently ewes disown their lambs unless forced to feed them. (live the ewe little, if any, grain ration for two or three days after lambing. At the expiration of this time it can be gradually given her until the full ration is reached. Sheering Sheep and Care of the Fleece In small flocks the fleeces can be most economically removed by using hand shears. After the sheep is shorn remove all tags and burs from the fleece, carefully roll it up inside out, and tie neatly with cotton or paper string. If only few fleeces are had they can be placed in clean gunny sacks and sold to the local dealers. If there is a woolen mill in your vicinity nerhnns it will rvmlr^ v_ r ^ .V ^ VM1 ' ? UV/l 1IIIU cloth for you. 'Summary of Returns from Six Ewes. Now let us summarize the returns to be expected from six head of properly handled ewes. Four fat lambs ready for the table or market and weighing from 70 to 85 pounds when 3'j to 4 months of age. 2. Two ewe lambs to remain in the flock. 3. One old ewe culled for the butcher 4. Six lk'octs, giving 40 pounds of wpcl. ..5St Increased valuation in flock due] to ifnpVoved breeding. G. Increased fertility of soil due to forage crops and manure produced. 7. .A new source of income provided for the farm. j A Suggestion to Southern Farm Sheep Ow ners. The following bulletins contain information that will help you get start ed raising sheep. They are obtainable free of charge by addressing the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.: Farmers' Bulletin 57G, Breeds of Sheep for the Farm. Farmers' Bulletin S00, Forage Ciop for tbo flnttnn T?n<ri A Test for Liver Complaint, Mentally Unhappy?Physically, Dull. The Liver, sluggish and inactive, first shows it sol f in a mental state? unhappy and critical. Never is there joy in living, as when the Stomach and Liver are doing their work. Keep ,rouv liver a'^ive ord healthy hy using Dr. King's New Life Pills; they empty the Bowels freely, tone up your Stomach. ci"*e your Constipation and purify the Blood. at Druggist. r>""klen's Arnica Salve excellent for Piles.?adv. REFUSES REVIEW IN FRANK CASE The Supreme Court refused to issue a writ to review the case of Leo. M. Frank, convicted in Atlanta in 1913 of the murder of Mary Phagan. The court's decision ends attempts to save Frank's life hy its intervention. Attorneys for Frank first sought the writ for the review in an apllication to .lustict Lamar. He denied the application. The effort was renewed by application to Justice Holmes, who likewise denied the writ. After the court's announcement Henry Alexander, representing Frank conferred by telephone with Louis Marshall, of counsel, then announced he would take no further steps in Washington for the present. Efforts will be made now, it is said, to procure a pardon or commutation of sentence from the Governor of Georgia, Keep it Handy for Rheumatism No use to squirm and wince and try to wear out your Rheumatism. It will wear you out instead. Apply some Sloan's Liniment. Need not rub it? just let it penetrate all through the affected parts, relieve the soreness and draw the pain. You get ease at once and feel so much better you want to go right out and tell other sufferers about Sloan's. Get a bottle of Sloan's Liniment for 25 cents of any druggist and have it in the house?against Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints, Lumbago. SHaMca. end like ailments. Your , money back if not satisfied, but it does give almost instant relief. Uuy a bottle today. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To get the genuine, call for full name, taXA ! FAMINE IS THREATENING 'WAR STRICKEN BELGIUM ENTIRE POPULATION IS LIVING ON MEAL TICKETS ISSUED BY COMMISSION. niiJlinMAftl Mii/rn nrrnnt junmnifiHN IVIAACD littUrn Industry is at Standstill and Seven Million People Surrounded by King of Steel, are Unable to Help Themselves. Herbert Clark Hoover, chairman of the American commission for relief in Belgium, returned to London after a week's trip of inspection in Belgium. He reported that distribution of food is well under way, but declared famine still threatens the population and that on account of the attitude of the belligerents the Belgians must still appeal to the people of the United States for relief. "It is difficult to state the position of the civil population of Belgium without appearing hysterical,., said Mr. Hoover's statement. "I do not know that history presents any parallel of a population of 7.000,000 people surrounded by a ring of steel and utterly unable by any conceivable effort of their own to save themselves. "We are meeting with no obstruction from the military authorities in Belgium. Not one loaf of bread or one spoonful of salt that we have introduced has been taken by the military. Thr? mr?cf 1 * ?v/iucis nave oeen pi von that we shall have no interference and out members meet with assistance in all quarters. Dependent for Bread. "There are considerable quantities of vegetables available in certain districts. In some localities there are still | is a supply of cereals for two or three I weeks, but in certain other localities J there has been no brea <1 available for more than a fortnight. Every soul will be dependent upon us for bread within thirty days. "The clock has stopped in Belgium. ! An industrial crew dependent on the ' overseas before Is walled up with 70 per cent of the people idle. There arc no telegraphs, telephones, railways or postortices, except for military purposes. The Belgians, of a military necessity, are not allowed to pass from their own towns and consequently there is no communication through out the country ecept by personal visits of our members. Transportation Blocked. "Transportation by rail is possible only in a few directions and then must await military necessity. The wonderful canal system is blocked in many places by the destruction of bridges, and some canals have been allowed to run dry. Therefore it becomes part of our business to get the^ cleared and to stimulate the subsidary transport service of the country., not only for the transportation of our food, but to permit transportation of coal from the Belgian mines?a sore necessity this winter. "There are no Courts and the prisons have been emptied, but the gendarmerie have remained at their posts and are both policemen and Judges. Tiie people are law-abiding. Central and provincial governments have disappeared. City and communal governments, however, still exist, and through them the distribution of food is being arranged. | Food Tickets Issued. 1 "The details of this method is that after investigation by the communal efforts food tickets are issued incli: eating the number and amount of raI tions to which the holder is entitled, i and twice daily this ticket is present1 ed by the holder to the food canteens for its quota and is punched daily. Each ration consists of bread, soup, I containing potatoes, together with a ' little coffee and salt. i "All those who can afford to are compelled to pay the communal authorities at the rate of 4 cents per diem per ration. The destitutes aro | given tickets gratis. The communal authorities attribute to the relief com ' mittee 1 cent per diem per capita on the total tickets issued in >their commune, they obtaining this revenue from the tickets sold or by public subscription in the communes through the national committee under our supervision. Valuable Asset. "These funds ultimately become val uable asset to us for the purchase o( food. Furthermore, the same ration of bread and salt per diem is sold through the bakeries to agreed lists ol the more well-to-do, and as th;s bread is disposed at a positive proPt our income has some further increase Taking it all together about one-hall of the food which we send to Belgium is paid for, so when the American pec pie contribute two shiploads of foo< they enable us to buy one more. "As a type of organization that ol Brussels is simply a large example ol % 1 ? , ' I -II. I there arc fourteen commercial kitchens and 1117 canteens t'or adults and ( there are sixteen kitchens and thirty ; four canteens for children under 3 years of age. "To guarantee that children are prep erly fed, parents are compelled to pro duce all children to communal doctcrp ( on constant duty in charge of the canteens. Five different kinds of tickets are issued, the mothers calling for dif ferent types of rations. The tickets for the first six months of child's life are for milk alone. Various grades of tickets gradually evolve into the in-' troduction of more solid foods until1 children 3 years old and, over fall on J the general canteen. To provide milk the communes have taken over daries. 1 A Pitible Sight. "The amount and charity of the destitution uerhans mnv nnnK/wint t r ? ? WV ujypi ICil" ed from the present position in Brussels. Of the population of about Gr)0.000 remaining in the city an average of 218.000 were on the adult canteens and 21,000 babies were on the baby canteen last week, or more than one-1 third of the total population. Probab-! ly no more pitible sight ever was pre sented than the long lines of mothers i with children in their arms waiting j their turn at these canteens. In indus- : trial districts a much larger popula- I tion is now on the communal canteens in some instances more than 00 per cent of the whole number. "Brussels consumed three thousand sacks of Hour per diem. There were just 931 sacks of flour in the city when our first food shipment arrived. When I left Brussels there were fifteen thou 1 sand sacks in the city, or about five j days supply. j ."We have about two or three days', | supply iu Liege, and similar supplies! in other cer.^rcs, such as Louvain, { Charlcroi, Namur and Luxenburg." j Prompt Action XVi'l Stop Your Cough When vou first catch ~ Cold f often indicated by a sneeze or cough N br^ak it up at once. The idea that "It does not matter," often leads to serious complications. The remedy which im-1 mediatelv and easily penetrates the lining of the throat is the kind demanded. Dr. King's New Discovery soothes the irritation, loosens the phlegm. You feel better at once. "It <3'piruvi to reach the very spot of niy Cough," is one of the maev b^'^ct testimonials. 50e at your druggists. ?adv. A HAM AND B/iCON SHOW. Why doesn't one of our er.terpris| ing merchants?or a group of them? j organize a county ham and bacon ! show to be held at some convenient I place within the next few weeks9 It could easily be made so attractive that ; it might become an annual carly-wini ter event. There arc many farmers j who are curing their own hams and j bacon and these could be introduced ! to exhibit. It might he possible to sc! cure the services of a demonstrator from the agriculturel college who would instruct other farmers and i their sons, wives and daughters in i the best methods of home-curing. The smoke house, so long a neglected adjunct to the farm, is coming into its j own once more and the farmers who i are overlooking this source of prifit are just a bit behind the times. There is a brisk market for home cured hem and bacon in the larger towns and in the cities and this market may crsih\ be cultivated to the great advrntage of the farmer. Let us make this seei tion of the country famous for its home-cured hams and bacon. The way ! to start the thing is to organize an I exhibit, olTor attractive prizes, work I up plenty of enthusiasm. This paper wil do its share. Who's for the first annual ham and bacon exhibit? | _____ I l ured" f| Ik Mrs. Jay McGee.of Steph- I at ^ enville.Texas, writes: 'For W Ir.infc (9) years, I suffered with Ai womanly trouble. 1 had ter- W 1 rible headaches, and pains in fcl my back, etc. It seemed as if Bi I would die, I suffered so. At NH last, I decided to try Cardui, the woman's tonic, and it 9 helped me right away. The SJ I full treatment not only helped WA I me, but it cured me." MB 1 TAKE Li Pnrrlni H n uaiuui f{ U The Woman's Tonic |J IK 1 Cardui helps women in time V\ > K of greatest need, because it II 1 Ml contains ingredients which act ml ' M specifically, yet gently, on the m I piI weakened womanly organs. N . 11! So, if you feel discouraged, K| 111 bluc' ouf"of"sorts- unable to El ' M do your work, on U l Ml account of your condition, stop M > E worryinK and K,ve Cardui a II I IE | trial. It has helped thousands II IvM ?' womcn*?wliy no* you ^ y| r" 1 THE GR BP Vn ^^| A successful Br U il and nil Blood 1 B |^ |^ men and woim III past 35 years. F. V. LIP WHY THE WOMAN LOST. Washington, D. C.,?Indignation is expx'ossod at the National Woman's Suffrage headquarters over the report that arc coming in from Ohio, where an equal suffrage amendment to the constitution was defeated in the recent election. A formal statement from the Ohio suffragists will show that while the suffragists supported the dry cause in the election, the drys did not reciprocate. An informal report issued by the suffragists of Summit Countv. OVlir. ctnino 4-V...4- ?? ^ j -w ? ? \j uvt%wo 11 id I til C 11 ^ "* ures indicate that some of the wets voted for the suffrage amendment. "Although there were 12,234 votes cast in this county for home rule, an out-and-out movement, there were only 11279 votes cast against suffrage i Nearly a thousand men voted wet but did not vote against suffrage and prob ably some of them actually voted for it,' 'says the report. "And what were the drys doing? They cast 14,721 votes for prohibition, while suffrage received only 9, 215 in this county. It looks as if more than 5,500 dry voters voted against us, or what is just as bad, did not vote at all "And these figures stand out in the I face of the fact that we talked prohibition every chance we got and did all we could for the cause. "We were afraid of the wet vote. From the looks of things we might have looked for more trouble from those we thought were our friends. It really seems that prohibition and suf trage do not go together, after all." The report concludes with the assertion that an analysis of the state results will show a similar situation throughout Ohio. Your Cold is Dangerous, Break it Upi ?Now. A Cold is readily catching. A run down system is susceptible to Germs. You owe it to yourself and to others of yjur household to fight the Germs at once. Dr. Bell's Pine-Honey-Tar is fine for Colds and Coughs. It loosens the Mucous, stops the Cough and soothes the Lungs. It's guaranteed. Only 25c at your druggist.?adv. WILSON LAUGHS AT REPORTj President Wilson laughed heartily when a report was brought to his attention that Senator William Alden Smith of Michigai had said the evacuation of Vera Cruz was caused by an ultimatum from Gen. Carranza giving! the United States 24 hours to with-1 draw American troops. The presi-1 dent said it was usless to comment on the report. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county ot Horry, G. Walter Harris, Plaintiff, vs. Addie Moore Alford, Fannie Moore Burroughs, Charlie Monroe Moore and Clarence Moore, and W. R. Johnston. Defendants. To the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and re-1 quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy j of your answer to the said complaint j on the subscriber at his office ar Con-1, way, S. C., within twenty days after! the service hereof; exclusive of Vno day of such service; and-if you fail tr answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tne Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November lttth, A. D. 1914. To Clarence Moore, Absent Defendant i Take notice that the complaint in the foregoing stated action, and the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, were filed in the office of the clerk of court of Common Pleas at Conway, S. C. on the ? day of November A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plai Riff's Attorney. W. L. BRYAN. (L. S.) C. C. C. P. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF ______ UPSTATE OF SUOTH CAROLINA, County of Horry, G. B. Jenkins, and A. W. Jenkins, Copartners in Trade under the Firm name of Jenkins Bros., Plaintiffs, vs. L. B. Watts, Defendants. To the Defendant L. B. Watts, You are hereby summoned and' required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a codv is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office at Conway, S. C. within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, th<* plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 14tn, A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney To L. B. Watts,?Absent Defendant: Take notice that the complaint n the foregoing stated action and the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, were filed in the office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas at Conway, S. C., on the 16th day of Novemb?r*A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, . Plaintiff's Attorney. W. L. BRYAN. ^ \ EAT BLOOD PURIFIER. roiucdv for Rheumatism, Blood Poison Diseases. A wonderful tonic for both ra. Has been manufactured for the At all Druggists, $1.00. PMAN CO., Savannah, Qa. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County rf Horry, Ba ik of Columbus, a Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. John N. Hrrdwick and M. F. Hard M .-v - * wick, Defendants. To the Defendants Above Named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscr'* *r at his office at Conway, S. C.t within twenty ^lays after the service hereof; exclusive of thn day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 20th. A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. To John N. Hnrdwick and M. F. Ilard. .wick, Absent Defendants: Take notice that the complaint in the foregoing stated action and the summons of which the foregoing is a 1 - ii on wri t- men in me omce ot the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, at Conway, S. C., on the 30th day of November, A. I)., 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. W. L. BRYAN. C. C. C. P. (L. S.) SALE UNDER MORTGAGE. Under and by virtue of a chattle mortgage executed and delivered by Norman Mosely to A. J. Brunson, dated, the 31st day of January A. D. 1914, and duly recorded on the 3rd day of June A. D. .1914, and transferred by A. J. Brunson to Mrs. Sarah Brunson on January 31st, 1914, I have seized and will sell at the store occupied by Norman Mosely, or A. R. ^ Mosely <? Co., in Loris, S. C., where the property in now situate, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon on the 19th day of December A. D. 1914, all and singular all of the following described property, to-wit: All and singular that certain stock of goods, wares and merchandise, purchased on the date of said mortgage by Norman Mosely from A. J. Brunson, in the H. L. Singleton store at Loris, aforesaid, and all additions and accretions thereto since said time; all store fixtures and furnitures then then on hand or which have been ad- if ded from time to time since the date ^ of said mortgage.?the lien of said mortgage attarhinrr cowl _ vv/ \ l f>l wl l\ whcrcever removed, and to immediately attach to all additions and accretions as aforesaid, all of which thus covered by said mortgage to be I included in said sale. Terms of sale CASH. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. A. LEWIS. Agent of Mortgagee. Cor.way, S. C., Nov. 27, 1914. Sale Under Mortgage. ^ Under and by virtue of two certain Hills of Sale executed and delivered by Dan W. Harrison to Burroughs & Collins Company and Goergetown Gro eery Company, one dated April 18th, 1914, the other dated June 11th, 1914, I have seized and will sell at the ^ store recently occupied by Dan W. | Harrison on the race path, near color; cd Methodist church, in Conway, S. C, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon on Decemebr 19th, 1914, all and singular the following described personal property to-wit: All and singular all of the stock of | j general merchandise of the said Dan I W. Harrison, consisting mainly of groceries, together with refrigerator, cash register and all other furniture and fixtures, and merchandise and stock of every kind and description OAV?f n J v*ywl * " 11 * 1 1 * I vuiituiiivu ill UK! HHKl DUSlllCSS <111(1 store of the said Dan W. Harrison. f Terms of sale CASH. H. N. SESSIONS, Agent of Mortgagees. Conway, S. C., Nov. 25, 1914. td Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot ^ reach the diseased portions of the ear There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an infloYYlOA - ' '1 ai%;\i wiiuiuiMi oi me mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and * when it is entirely closed Deafness is i^\ the result, and unless the inflamation | can be taken out and this tube restor- | ed to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases f out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. . We will give One Hundred Dolalrs J| for any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Jl Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu- I lark, free. jl F. J, CHENEY & CO, M Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists 75c.~adv. I Th? OiiMm That OtM M wjit Th* HMf U BecauHc of itn tonic and lajfrthW *&***> 11 TIVK HROMO QUIUJNV |i*. [1 ringing in head. lietoctatMhr*tbt IS look for the ?igfe?ture of H. W. QISmvu. < tm