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EFFICIENT DIRT ROAD IMPLEMENT Construction and Methods ol I ^ Using a Plank Drag. %, WORKS BEST ON MOIST SOU V Better Results Achieved by First 1 * (Crowning Roadway With a Blade I , -Grader?How to Operate the Machine I i Successfully. | Bow to construct and use one of the I most useful and bandy devices tor hn I proving earth roaels is desori'ned in the B Breeder's Gazette by Professor L. W I -t^base of tbe Nebraska experiment sta station, who says: The split ley drop. or. as it is com monly called, the King drag. is with f f ^ ' 1 KINO KOAP DBAO MADE OK PLANKS out doubt the l>est implement for keep Jng roads in shape and in many In L stances is as efficient as any other lui | plement in the coustrucnou of eartL .|&roads. * The King drag can be constructed ' ft either a split log or a plank, but it: f^Nebraska tbe?plan!; is much easier tc >. obtain than the log; hence this briel description jtertains to the constructioc from planks. Select a good yellow [tine, ash or oak plank two inches thick, twelve inches wide and fourteen feet long. Cut this in two at an angle so that one edgt ^ of each piece Is seven feet six inches long aiu: ine o;ner eage is six ieei si\ f inches long. S;>:ke to the Lack and along the center of etch of these planks a two inch ;>y >ix inch piece, which re-en forces the phin. i'.ore the holes for tin- cro<s stakes aliout twenty-six Jnche** apart and four inches from ea<-h end wi.ii a ti\o ami oue-haif inch aug? r. using < :ne to keep th > auger perpendicular to the plauk. The two inch by four inch brace at the front end should start from the middle ?<f the rear plank and drop to the bottom part of the front plank. The blade, which is generally made of stock cutter steel, shouid be given the projKT cuting slope by placing a wedge shaped i strip jfcetween it and the plank. One end ? the chain is fastened to a cross stake, and the ot^er passes through a hole In the plank and is held in position by means of a pin. use of the drag is more satisfactory if the road has tirst been crowned with a blade grader. but whenever tills Is not convenient and the traffic is not t< o heavy the road may be gradually brought to a crown by means of the drag. The surface of the average country road should be covered in one round with the drag. Oue horse should be | driven on the inside of the wheel ? track and the other ou the outsk^. the *. drag being set by means of the chain S so that it is running at an angle of forty-five degrees with the wheel track and working the earth toward the center of the road. In the spring, when the roads are more likely to be ^ ^^ jj^jj ^ DIRT ROAD BEFORE DRAGGING. i r;.tty and soft, it is generally bettor to SjP ?0 over the road twice and in some | p'<aees of tenor. The drag should be floured with J boards which are separated by open -a spaces of sufficient width so that the # dirt which falls over wll! rattle <4 through, and yet they should be close enough so that the driver can move about upon the drag euite freely, jffi; To insure the successful operation pof the drag it is necessary for the K drfver to use careful judgment. Some.w. times it is essential that the blade be i held down 'so that the drag will cut ft. roots and weeds, while at other times BP the front edge should not bear too f heavily upon the surface, as it will I dig out a soft place which would !>e better if left undisturbed. This repudiation oiVtbe cutting edge can be acJKipmplislitxr by the driver moving back Hftid forth or to the riaht and left on Shf the road is to be crowned with 4he drag it is often well to plow a HMHht furrow along tlie sides and work tbis U%Pened dirt to the center. On ^Bad? with heavy the drag Mould l>e nsed much oftener and with Jpcuv care than on roads with light 3phe distance from the drag at which ^ijpb team is hitched affects the cutting. long hitch permits the blade to cut flBEeeper than a short hitch: likewise a ^ heavy doubletree will cause the cutt ting edge to settle deeper than a light one. There are very few periods of tb< e ! year wbeo the use of the drag doe* | not benefit the road, but it does ibt | best work when the soil (s moist and ! yet not too sticky. This is frequently I witRin a half day's time after a rain . i When the earth Is in this state i! f j works the best, and the effects of work | lng It are fully as beneficial as at any ! other time. The Nebraska soils when j mixed with water and thoroughly j worked become remarkably tough ami i impervious to rain, and if compacted j in this condition they liecome extreme " i ly hard. This action of the soil in be i coming so hard and smooth not only ^ ! helps to snea tne water ounng a rani ' j but also greatly retards the formation 1 | of dust. ' So much has been written and said pertaining to the great benefits from 1 the use of the road drag that many ' people beginning the use of it become " i discouraged before they are well start *1 ed. They should not feel thus, as it ! often takes a whole season for tin - road to become properly puddled and I baked to withstand the rains and traf, fic. After a road lias been worked with . : a drag only a short time it is not web | to expect it to stand up to heavy traf ! tic during a continued damp spell with ( nut being affected. However, it will take far heavier traffic than most earth roads receive to more than scuff uj the surface. During the four years that the writer lias observed the road shown in the illustrations only once has it ever become so soft that teams were not hauling a ton and a half of coal In each load over it. Even in the fall of 1909 teams were delivering 3.500 pounds of coal at a load to the university fann boiler house befon ' the ror.ds became frozen. It is not well to consider the benefits i j from a good road as solely confined to ; heavy traffic, for there is no don lit I i that the time saved to light vehicles a- - _ . -if . . / :i rfe I " V . " . ' ' ' v i ! - < % 1THE SAME KOAD AFTER THREE TEAKS DRAGGING. i and tlie greater pleasure derived from their use over good roads far sur pass the economy in heavy hauling | While driving over a well crowned, smooth road the team does no: have to follow the usual rut. no slacking has i to be made for irregularities in the surface, and it matters not whether one or two horses are being driven. Calcium Chloride For Preventing Dust. The Houston (Tes.i Post lias the following discussion of dust preventive: Second in importance only to the oonstnv ti?n of good roads themselves is the solution of the dust problem. i i it...'?;.. i..ic i..i/l n povaIii. tlonary effect np^n road liaflcliiijr and has taxed the utniocf energies of road engineers throughout the world to cope with the new conditions which have arisen. The dust that is raised by a rapidly moving machine Is disa i greeble and annoying not only to other I users of the iiighway as well as the occupants of automobiles following in the wake of the car ahead, but also the residents along the road. The only real and permanent solution of the problem is the construction of a binder ! that will not yield to the effects of auI tomohile traffic. Oil and tar together I with various other preparations have ! been tried out. and especially abroad. | with only tair success. In most cases I their application is expensive and their effects disagreeable. The greatest sati isfaetion from all standpoints has I been obtained boih in the United j States and abroad from the use of cnl' clum cliloride. It is the cheapest of all j layers, with the exception of water. ! and in some cases is much more eco! nomhal than tlie latter when the cost 1 of dust prevention for the whole season is taken into consideration. One of its greatest advantages is that it is clean and absolutely odorless. In fact, it seems to have been demonstrated that calcium cliloride can be used with profit on frequently traveled highways. Good Road Helpers. Don't bo jealous of the automobile owner, for if he doesn't.happen to own land in your township he is paying taxes in some other place and thus I contributes his share toward the making of better roads, and in many instances he 1s advancing money to aid in roaa construction. it a ruuu ? made better for an automobile it is also made better for a bucsy with a load of ejrsrs in the back end. Type-Writer Paper. The Record has just received choice lot of bond type-writer ps per.put up neatly in boxes 500 sheet to box.lepal and letter size, all size and weights, at $1.00 a box. W< can save you 25c to 50c besides th( express on this quality stationery. WdU(ta-/i Boy. The following "want ad" clipped | from an exchange bears the breezy . flavor of Western journalism: i Wanted?a boy to be "printers' devil." Must be honest, intelligent, intelligent and willing to work for nothing; active,energetic and able to whip his weight in wildcats if neces, sity occurs. No sleepy-hefcds need apply. I i A Southern Magazine Six years have passed since we ventured to publish a magazine representative of the South and West. To-day we stand alone in the light of a successful and progressive literary magazine, devoted exclusively to the interest of the Southern and Western people. The field which w.? .arn-.iconl annpfr Hp pnvprpft h\* ATIV other pubi. ^tion. that js why wo stand on solid ground. We are instrumentaling the development of Sonthern INDUSTRIES. We give the people an opportunity to read of what is being done to-day. This is a , brief outline of what the TaylorTrotwood Magazine is doing. We are satisfied that this is the best one dollar and fifty cent magazine published, but we are not satisfied with ' our mailing list. You may get other magazines for less than $1.50, but you can't get the Taylor-Trotwood. It is worth that, at least. Send your subscription to Circulation Department, Taylor-Trotwood, Nashville, Tenn. Notice. Notic- is hereby given that hooks oi subscription oj'TheGourdin Mercantile f,ornpany will be opened on Saturday. Dec- mber lG.afc 11 o'clc k a m ,:.f their oiiice. G?urdin, S C. for tie- purpose oi increasing capital stock of said corj oraiion lrom i6,t0ooo to $1'2()0".00. .1 C Graham. Pres. II P BhoWX, Manager. A ' IlRoWN. Sec. 11 -17-t f g 0 Parson, Vice Pres. Arrival of Passenger Trains ai Kingstrce. The Atlantic Coast Line rai'.road has promulgated the following schedule, which became effective Sunday. May 15, 1910: North Bound. No 80 7:45 a m *No 46 - - 11:36 am No 78 - b:12 p m South Bound. No 79 - - 11:14 am *No 47 - - - - 6:09 p m No 89 - 9:10 p m * Daily except Sunday. Citation Notice. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, c??cnty of williamsburg. Bv P M Brockinton, Esq, Probate Judtre. W hereas.Mrs Marv Ard made suit to me to arrant I er letters < f administra tion of the estate of and efiects of Ed G Ard. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred at d creditors of the said Ed G Ard,decease', tnai itiey be anu appear before me in tite Contt of Probate, to be held at Kingr>tree. S C. on the 21st dav <>l Noveiulierjnexr after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show < ause. if any they have, w hy the ssid administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 7th day of November. Ann Domini, 1910. Published on the 10th day of November. tyiu, in the County Record, P .M Brockinton. ll-10-2t Probate Judye. plpctpin the bust for ! ^rrifjlijjlsc. biliousness . 1 it" BJTTERS and kidneys. I Write for Sar Try us on a Ma I "SA LOU * 232 t chaelest: II The Largest ' 1 ! New Fall T; In exceptionally Smart, up-to-date Prices range from Ladies' and Miss< In Chiffon Panama. All new nit with Taffeta,Silk or Satin bands. - I NEWEST OF WAISTS FOR s h All pure White Linen Waists. Pla ? lars and cuffs J -* LADii g3Rg^MEiilUUI ,UJ J1 1MBWBB - * . :m/* v. Help Yourself by Helping Us. We hope the friends of The Record, when they come to town to do their trading,will patronize the business houses that advertise in this paper. Remember that without these liberal merchants, bankers and other enterprising business men, the price of subscription would be at least $3 a year for such a paper as The Record. You'll find, as a rule, that the men who advertise are wide-awake and on the alert and can give you better bargains than those who do not advertise. This applies not only to Kingstree, but many live and upto-date business men of Lake City, Scranton and Greelyville recognize ?-* TV-,* Uie puilinif power UI mi nu m iii?r Record. tf Old papers tor sale cheap by the hundred at The Kkcord olti .V". |A Per To The Pe We want every pe tree fo visit our store. I thing that is exactly wh goods. Our stock was n ! If you ueed any of DRY QOODi I NOTIONS, CiGARE | LION BR/5 IBEASLEY'S FAZ ARNOLD'S Groce Swift's Premium, S. Forbes' Montebello H Lord Calvert Coffee(if it Nearly all of Heinz's "52 gar. Fresh Supply Nati Al Also all other kind II L. D. R nples j il Order j TISFACTION OR IS coi& 234 KING STREET AND 203 7C3STS GKEBZES-A-g Wholesale and Retail 31 ailored Suits Models, for Ladies and Misses. JBIO to SlOO a Suit. is* WalKing SKirts >dels. Plain tailored or trimmed Prices range from $4.75 to $25. FALL AND WINTER WEAR in Tailor-made, with laundered col$1, $1.25 and $1.50 each ' AND CHILDREN'S READY-T ssesesesssssesssesesssesfl VV"EUVE| ISpecialties. $, j (a "We Specialize the needs of our customers 0) w) orse^e>1^' nm^ h) go farther when you want the beet in 7A it" I HORSES and MULES, 8 > f. J. L. STUCHEY, g U LAKE CITY, S. C., t Si> ' 1 y cx.iusiveiy livc-siock ueaier in Williamsburg county ijh X sonal Letter , ople of Williamsburg County. rson--man, woman and child?who comes to Kingsf you are just looking, we believe we have someat you want and we are always glad to show our lever as complete as now, and prices are very close. the following goods it will pay you to see us. >, DRESS GOODS, ??? ???? ? HATS, SHOES, TRUNKS TTES, CIGARS, TOBACCO. J iND SHIRTS and COLLARS i "The Best Made" | ViOUS SHOES For Men and Ladies 9 and BATES' HATS For Men J ? 3 ry Department Armour's Gold Band and Star Brand Hams. W. ' ams. Gold Leaf Brand Salmon (can't be beat). \ ^ dosen't please you come back and get your money). r" varieties of Pickles. Hirsch's Pure Apple Vineonal Buiscuit Co's Crackers on hand all the time. II Kinds of Fruits. of Groceries, Heavy and Fancy. j Come to see us {ODGERS & CO. Kingstree, S. C. 1 iiiiMiii ? ii^^?iii?wn?? i ~ ~ ~ ~T"" fl I iVlake our More your nome wnen you come to the City. 8 YOUR MONEY BACK" I 1EN & CO., MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. S -? i-*?? -p?*(?F-/T--T?i-T^nrrT-i rNmrsTnT-i g _L?J J^T"' J^u 1 J.\ -L. ^ U- W-J-V-a?i [AIL ORDER HOUSE in the South. LAblES' TAFFETA SILK WAISTS from $15 00 down to $2.98 each. Ladies' Mo-saline Silk Waists at $3.75 2 Large Line of Novelty Waists in Plaid Silks, Chiffon Over-net or Persian Taffeta silk. SILKS AND DRESS GOODS * We are showing superior lines of Plain and Novelty Dress Goods and Silks. Write for Samples - Get our Prices g AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL I We offer new lines of Blankets. Comforts. Dry Goods.Notions. Shoes, a Millinery, Gents' Fine Furnishings Upholstery Goods, Floor Cover- 1 ings of all kinds. ? ! Agent for I)r Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen Underwear and Ladies' ft Home Journal Patterns 10 and 15c each. S 8-WEAI GARMENTS A SPEC1AITY.?|