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M ' 4 * - M V k -a ■ * * ' Having taken advan-1 tage of the extremely g low price of Glass this g summer, we are prepar- g ed to supply all your g wants in window panes ■ at an extreme'y low fig- - ure. | We carry all sizes. I No extra charge for cut- “ ting. | | Get our box price before you buy. g ERADICATION OF THE TICK PEST. SUCCESSFUL RESULTS OF METH ODS USED. TIMBER DESTRUCTION. Bad Way ~ 1 I I Drug Com’py S HAVE YOUR ELECTRIC WORK % DONE BY THE Lawrence Electric Go. Office next door to Pearl Steam Laundry. We guarantee all work to meet the requirements of the Underwriters Asso ciation. SHOE MAKING AND REPAIRING. We are prepared to do the best of Shoe Making and repairing at the most reason able prices. We also have a full line of Rubber Heels of all sizes, for both ladies and gentlemen. Give us a call. BROWN & WILKINS. ♦ Next Door to Crawley’s Drug store. Limestone St. Oct. a, am. Dr. S. H. Griffith, Physician - OCULIST—Surgeon Office Over Gaffney Drug Go’s. Store Hours: 9 to 12 a. m. 2 to 5 p. m. Phones: Office, 204 Residence. 215 Have a pair of the beautiful new “Toric” lenses fitted to your Eyes. Experiments Being Made by Cattle Men Throughout the State in Stamping Out the Cow Tick. The following letter comes from a gentleman in Oconee cdunty who is much interested in the work of erad icating the tick pest from cattle. In co-operation with Dr. Klein, former State Veterinarian, he made exper iments on his own farm, which re sulted successfully; and he publishes his experience, together with his per- the benefit of other cattle owners in the State who may be interested, Mr. Powers, State Veterinarian, of Clem- son College, says that since the ticks were ^eradicated from this gentle man’s place several changes have been made in the methods of disin fection; that in the place of heavy crude* petroleum, which was used on his cattle, a preparation called “United States Tick Emulsion” is now used, and this, he says, may be purchased in almost every town in the counties in which the tick-eradi cation work is being conducted. This is much cheaper than oil, is aosoiuie ly harmless to the animal—in fact, in some cases, even beneficial—and can be applied by means of a spray pump. The Oconee gentleman says: "Some three years ago my place became badly infested with cattle ticks, and in consequence my cattle were poorer the first of November than on the first of July. Soon after, Dr. Ellenburg, of the United States Veterinary Department, accompan- 'ied by Dr. Shealy, assistant veterin arian of Olemson College, came to my place inspecting the condition of the cattle tick in Oconee County. Prom their representation of the his-1 lory and habitat of the tick, I saw at' once the feasibility of eradicating! them* from our county. From Dr. Ellenburg's report and the plausible probability of eradicat ing the tick from the Piedmont sec ’ tion, the authorities at Washington , directed the State Veterinarian of; Clemson College to take charge of the! work and carry out the designs of j the government to free the State! from the tick infection. In August j following 1 fortunately met former j Stale Veterinarian, Dr. Klein, of i Clemson College, at the Farmers’ In stitute at Oakway, who explained to me the plan of extermination and asked me if 1 would co-operate with him in conducting some experiments he would make at the expense of the (’ailed States Government? I cheer fully seized the opportunity and gave him all the assistance I could, espec ially in carrying out his instructions on my own farm: and. having fully tested the plan of eradication pro posed I can candidly assert that the plan was a perfect success, and if faithfully adhered to and executed there would be no ticks iu another year in the county. From what I have learned of their history and mode of propagation, will say that now Is the most propitious time of the year to begin the work of extermination, ^nd I further be lieve that if the cattle were watched closely from now until frost, and not allow any ticks to mature on the cat tle, there would be a possible chance that you would not see any ticks the coming year, because the eggs de posited at this time would be hatch ed out by the heat of the sun, and If not permitted to get on the cattle would perish on the grass for want of sustenance, or he killed by the first frost of the season. A few ticks pos sibly might take shelter under old logs and pass the winter in a dor mant state, but would finally perish in the spring if not allowed to get on the cows. It would be wise to burn off the pasture to destroy this class where it was safe to use fire. We found a heavy crude petroleum oil from the TTeaumont fields of Tex as effective, but any heavy oil would do. though it might require more fre quent application. This oil lasts as a preventative for about four or five weeks, .and does not affect materially the health,of the cow, does not inter fere with the flow of milk, nor affect the quality of either milk or butter. In mosr cases there was an improve ment after application. One appli cation would now prevent any tick from maturing before cold weather, and then one application, about May 1st, would take up and destroy any that might have passed the winter. This is my personal experience, and observation of tick infection, and I have not. seen a tick on my cattle this year. Therefore, I urge our peo ple who own cattle to co-operate with the department In their efforts to rid this groat scourage from the cattle industry. T would not advise any thing that would injure any one, but I advise you- knowingly and candid ly to go to work and help solve the problem of tick eradication from this county and our whole State.’’ (Signed) "John W. Shelor.** Westminister, S. C., Sept. 11. 1908. Cut-Over Forests in a Generally. Washington, Oct. 31.—The Nation al Conservation Commission is com piling for publication in a single volume all the laws aud court de cisions, both State and Federal, which relate to the use of water In the United States. This manual will be of immense practical value and it is somewhat remarkable, considering the wide number of interests which are touched by- these laws, that no such compilation has been made be fore this. With the constantly grow ing demand for interstate water ways .the Increasing utilization of water power for the development of electricity, and the widening areas of semiarid Western plants that are being made arable through irrigation, these laws at the present time affect the interests of a wide variety of in dividuals and corporations, and in the immediate future the number whose business is directly touched will beyond doubt be greatly in creased. Tlte work which the National Con servation Commission is doing along this line is extremely thorough and the compilation will be complete. Tt will include all State and National statutes and all court decisions which concern water rights and kindred questions on both navigable and non- navigable streams and lakes. The citations will include all acts which relate to riparian rights .and public usufruct of water, and all statutes which concern mills, pollution of water, interference with navigation or the use of streams for power, dam ming of streams, diverting stream- flow. and so on—in short, all acts which affect the use of waters and tneir private appropriation to power or other purposes. In the book will be included also some authoritative discussions of the principles involv ed in these laws. The National Conservation Com mission in its endeavor to make the compilation absolutely complete and accurate has called upon the gover nors of all the States for assistance and the replies in every instance have promised support. Considerably more than half the States have al ready appointed State Conservation Commissions for the specific purpose of co-operating with the National Commission in its work of gathering the material which will be embodied in the report to the president the fii'jt of tlte year. In the other States the State officials whose work most nearly touches this project are at work. A single volume eontaining all the laws which bear upon the use of waters in the various parts of the country, will be an exceedingly use ful reference handbook. It holds possibilities of an even greater use fulness in that it will exhibit within limits that make ready comparison possible, not only the general tenden cies of the laws and decisions on this subject, but the discrepancies that exist between the regulations of dif ferent States. The fear is frequently ‘ expressed that the tendency towards monopo lization of water power, which has already made very great progress in some parts of the country, will re sult in practically all of this extreme ly valuable natural resource passirtg from the people as a whole into the hands of comparatively a few men, with resulting higher eost of water power and water-developed electric ity to consumers and a tremendous advantage to the few possessors. If this danger is justified by the present laws, it. is a matter of great impor tance to make this fact apparent at once. For this purpose nothing could be more effective than such a pre sentation of all the laws on the sub ject as that which the commission is preparing. RAVENEL’8 MAN DISAPPEARS. Mr. E. J. Baker, Missing Since Octo ber 10, Cannot be Found. Haveners, Oot. 31.—Mr. E. J. Ba ker left his home at this place, on the 10th instant under circumstances that led to the conclusion that his mind was unbalanced. The family have opposed all publication, believ ing that they would succeed in trac ing him. They now invoke the aid of -the newspapers. Mr. Baker was a general favorite, possessing, in addition to his capa city as a mechanic, a genial dispo sition and being kind and obliging to all. He is fit years of age. On the day of his disappearance his wife went to her father's on an errand for him, and while she was gone he wrote a letter to her, couched in the most, endearing terms, telling her that he was going awav and that, she must not grieve for him. He then packed his grip and left. The letter stated that he was going to the sea to take his last bath and that he did not want any one to see him after he was dead. But he went towards Adams Run and was tracked nearly to that place . Nothing has been heard of him since he left. There was no do mestic trouble, and he was making ts very much distressed over the money and doing well. Mrs. Baker matter. Wise and Otherwise. Peter Wise living near Omega had the surprise of his life when he pull ed a setting hen off the nest that she had made on the edge of a straw- stack. When he lifted her yp, in stead of a brood of chickens or a batch of spoiled eggs, there was a bunch of snakes, little sleek black fellows, each about seven inches long and wriggling furiousjv. Mr. Wise promptly dispatched the snakes, eleven in number and wrung the hen’s neck. He had no use for a fool hen that could not tell the difference between a snake’s egg and her own product. TEN CENTS TO STOP THAT ITCH. STAR THE ATRE NOVEMBER 5 O IN 1C reiOtt'TOiyi^Y TH U R » I> iV Y, NEW YORK CASINO f S GREATEST SUCCESS Direct from seven months’ run at the Casino Theatre, New York. ERTIRE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INTACT |llie Runaways Book by Addison Burkhart Music by Raymond Hubbell The success of six seasons. New scenery, new costumes, new songs, new dances, more novelties, more song hits, more laughter, more pretty girls, more gorgeous costumes than any other show on the road. Greatest success.—Herald. Popular success.—Sun. Sure success.—Post. A delightful whirl of fun. A continuous laugh. SPECIALLY SELECTED COMPANY OF SO PEOPLE, INCLUDING GEORGE OVEY, . FRANCIS CARRIER, J CHARLES VAN DYNE \ 1 FLORENCE ACKLEY, b JETHRO WARNER, » WILLIAM LENNOX. PRICES: Gallery, 25c and 50c: Lower Fluor, 75c, $1.00 and SI,50 Sale ol SeatsjCommenceaW ednesday at Ledger Office. THE BEST CEMENT ON EARTH IS PORTLAND CEMENT How Easy to Get Relief—Instant Re lief—from Skin Disease. Is it worth 10 cents to you to stop that awful, awful agonizing itch? If you are afflicted with skin dis ease, the kind that seems to baffle medical treatment, and leaves you wild with itch, we hope you will not fail to investigate a prescription which is now recommended by many of the best skin specialists, even in preference to their own prescriptions. It Is the simple soothing oil of winter- green com pound known as D. D. D. Prescription. A 10 cent trial bot tle must convince you that the itch is instantly allayed by this prescrip tion. Get a liberal trial bottle of the healing, soothing, external remedy, D. I). D. Prescription—and see! We feel quite sure that before long you will be cured, and at anv rate we know—KNOW POSITIVELY—that your itch will be allayed instantly, tlie minute that soothing liquid is ap plied to the skin. Gaffnev Drug Co. Write direct to D. D. D. Co., 112 Michigan St., Chicago, enclosing 10 cents for the trial bottle. —A Diamond ring worth $35 to give away at Gaffney Jewelry Co. NOTICE OF AN ELECTION. There will be held an election on the 21st of November. 1908, for the purpose of voting on the establish ment of a new school district, ac cording to a survey made by T. E. Johnson, Feberuary 20th, 1908, said boundaries and plat, etc., being on file in the office of superintendent of education, and an extra levy of one mill for school purposes. Polls open at 8 a. m. and will close at 4 p. m. Managers of the election are W. H. Martin, Clint Vassey and C. F. J. Scruggs, now school trustees of Dis trict No. 15. J. L. Walker. J. C. Jefferies, R. C. Sarratt. County Board of Examiners of Cherokee county. Nov. 8 4t. We will sell you the best brands of Portland Cement at the lowes>: prices. The best Cement Plas ter, $ 10.00 per ton: Wood Fiber, $10.50 per ton. Also Lime for building and agricultural pur poses, Hair, Explosives, etc., at the very lowest prices : : : : Limestone Springs Lime Works Nov-3-Tues-4t COUPON 1 vote for — as the most popular mill operative in Cherokee County. 5 ID. Fruit Cakes 5 Ik. Fruit Cakes —AT— W. Kyle Davenport’s NOTICE. The users ot Fincken’s Steam Bakery bread are hereby notified that they can only get It at W. K. Davenport’s, D. A. Young’s or the bakery- Holmes k Jones no longer handle It J. F. FINCKEN. Oct 18 tt. Federal Court Adjourns. Greenville, Oct. 30.—Judge Wra. H. Brawley, of the United States dis trict court, has Issued an order ad journing the regular term of the cir cuit and district court which were to convene at. Columbia on the first Tuesday in November, until the sec ond Tuesday in next January, as he will be required to attend the circuit court of appeals at Richmond during the month of November. The circuit and district courts which have been In session here have adjourned. The Republican?, they have the money, And their candidates they have fame; We believe Bryan has enough of both To get there Just the same. Teddy had a great big bear, That danced to perfection. But we haven’t seen him dance a bit Since Mr. Bryan’s election. / * Bryan has a little mule; A tricky mule Is he. And If you don’t think he’s going la Just wait and you will see. Clothe sa nd Cloths / Clothes may Look Well and Fit Well and yet Not Wear Well High-Art Clothing Looks, Fits and Wears Well srnouec aanoe. MtTMKMt The foundation of good Clothing is good cloth, and HIGH ART CLOTHING is made of the best materials of the foremost looms of e the world. The strong-yarned worsteds are always uniform and never crock or wear badly. Style and fit are two essentials of perfection in which HIGH ART CLOTHING pxcels—th« quality of the cloth of which it is made makes a trinity of excellence which cannot be surpassed. When you buy High Art Clothing you get beauty that is more than “skin deep,” for it wears as well as it looks! Gaffney Mfg. Co. Store COTtmomT, •W*. •« •TftOUSC A BROS. •M.TMOM