Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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> IUI OIIMUlf. MOW 1TO BUILD AND VNF. THK BPUT-LOG DRAG. off Pwbhe Roods of the tutted Drrnwtmcot of Agriculture sr*BottrUe> on thle Simple Building Device. K*"** wiuow Spy er ash. One of the latent publications Issu? ed by the other of public roads of the United States department of agricul? ture treats of the split-log drag, an [ Implemsnt which numerous experi? ments have conclusively shown to be thn gTsatsst poselble boon to keep earth roade smooth and passable. Be? cause of Its simplicity. IU efficiency and Its cheapness, both In construction and operation. It Is destined to come I more and more Into general nee. Wthtt he drag properly built aad Its use well understood, the maintenance of earth reads becomes a simple and tuegpsnslv* matter. At the present time thers are ap proxiaeatsly 1.0*00? mile* of earth road* m the United States. Some of the meet important of these roade will eventually be improved with atone, gravel and oth*r materials. Many ethers which are equally im? portant cannot be so improved on ac t of lack of funds or suitable while still others will not f require such treatment because of the right iraffle to which they are sub? jected. For these reasons the ma parity of our roade must be maintain? ed aa earth roads for many years to earns. This must be done by Inex? pensive methode and the split-log i drag tvm be a powerful aid If econo? my Is the entert on tit maud* 1. In the construction of the Imple? ment, oar* should be taken to make It to light that one can lift It with oaae. a light drag responding more I. readily to various methods of htchtag ' than a heavy one. as well as to the of the position of the ope The beat material for a split log drag le a dry red cedar log. though red elm and walnut are excel? lent, end box elder, soft maple, or willow are superior to oak. hhk The log should be be T aad It foot long aad from Id 1 to It inches In diameter at the butt end. It should be split carefully aa near the center as poselble. and the hsdvltsl and beet slab chosen for the front. In the front slab 4 inches ^ from the end which is to drag In the middle of the road bore a 1-Inch hole 'vhteh le to receive a cross stake. At a distance of 11 incheo from the other end of the front slab locate the cantm for another cross stake. The how for the middle stake will he on a 1 Ban connecting and halfway between the two. Then place the book slab In notation and from the end which Is to drag ta the middle of the road Inaeanure 1* lachen for the center of one crom stake and ? Inches from the Otmar end locate the center of the op posit * stake. The hols for the canter etake should he located halfway be? tween the two. All these holm should ha carefully bored perpendicular or at right angles to the face of the *m log. Ht thorn directions are followed it wirk be found that when the holes of the front and hack slabs are brought opposite each other, one end of the hack slab will be It Inches nearer Mm center of the roadway than the front one. That gives what ta known aa "set bach." The stakes, which are 14) inches long, will hold the slabs this distance apart. When the stakes have been firmly wedged Into 'their oocket*. a brace about two Inches thick and 4 inches wide may be placed di? agonally to them at the ditch end of the drag- A dented board la placed i aatween the slabs and across the stakes for the driver to stand on By many It le deemed best to place a strip of Iron along the lower surface of the front slab for a cutting bladt aad to prevent the drag from wear lag. The drag may be fastened tc the doubletree by means of a tract chain. The chain should be wrap? ped around the left-hand or reat stakt and passed over the front slab Raising the chain at this end of the slab permits the earth to drift pas: the face of the drag. The other end ^ Of the chain should be passed through a hole In the opposite end of the front slab and htld by a pin through a link. For ordinary purposes. Uvt hitch uld be so made that tht unloaded drag will follow the ttam at an an? gle of about 41 degrees. The teari should be driven with one horse on other side of the right wheel trecc or rut tht full Itngth of the portloi to be dragged, and made to return In the um? mannar ovtr the other half of tht roadway. Such trtatmer t nil! move the tarth towards the cer - tor of tht roadway and raise It grad? ually abovt tht surrounding level. The best rttults have been obtain? ed by dragging roads once each way after each heavy rain. In some cases, howtvtr. ont dragging tvery three or four wt?ks haa been found sufficient to keep a road In good condition. When the soil Is moist, but not sticky. th? drag dot* Its best work. As tht *oil in a field will bake If ploughed wtt. so the road will buk' If the drif Is used on It when It Is wet. If the roadway Is full of holes or badly rutted, the drag should be used once when the ground Is soft and slushy. This Is particularly ap? plicable before a cold spell In winter, when it Is possible to so prepare the surface that It will freese smooth. Not Infrequently conditions are met which may be overcome by a slight change In the manner of hitching. Shortening the chain tends to lift the front slab and make the cutting slight, while a longer hitch cauaee the front slab to alnk more deeply Into the earth and act on the principle of a plow. If a furrow of earth Is to be mov? ed, the doubletree should be attached cloee to the ditch end of the drag, and the driver should stand with one foot on the extrme forward end of the front slab. Conditions are so varied In dif? ferent localities, however, that It Is quite Impossible to lay down specific rules. Certain sections of a road? way will require more attention than others, because of steep grades, wet weather springs, soil conditions, ex? posure to sun and wind, waahea, etc. There Is one condition, however, In which special attention should be given. Clay roads under persistent dragging.* frequently become too high In the center. This may be corrected by dragging the earth towards the center of the road twice, and away from It once. There Is no question as to the economy of th j road-making imple? ment, either In first cost or in opera? tion. In six counties in Kansas In HOC the cost of malntalnln ordinary earth roads, without the aid of the split-log drag, averaged $42.60 a mile. These figures were furnished by Prof. W. C. Hoad, of the Univer? sity of Kansas, who secured them from official records of the counties. Some figures furnished by F. P. San born and R. H. Alshton, general manager of the Chicago and North? western Railroad, have revealed the wonders of this simple device. Mr. San bom said. "The least expense per mile per annum for split-log dragging was $1.50, the greatest a tittle over $?, and the average expense per mile for I 1-2 miles a little over $3. I have lived along this road all my life and never In 40 years have I seen it freer from mud and dust, despite the fact that during the aeason we have experienced the extremes of weather conditions." The testimony of Mr. Alshton is equally strong. Learning that a town? ship In Iowa had been making an in? vestigation of split-log drag and had been experimenting with It for a year on 2S miles of highway, he sent an agent to secure Information. It was reported that although the town had paid the cost of making the drags and of hiring men to op? erate them, the total expense for one year averaged but $2.40 a mile, and the roads were reported to have been "like a race track" the greater por? tion of the year. 100 TRUNKS BURNED. Carload of Baggage of Wlnthrope Students Destroyed at Rock H11L Rock Hill. Jnel.?Abount one' hun? dred trunks belonging to Winthrop students who were prepared to leave for home were burned at the railroad atatlon here this morning shortly be? fore 1 o'clock, after having been loaded Into a apeclal baggage nar. While the car was being loaded a a lamp on the Inside exploded, and before the firemen reached the scene the damage had been done. The top of the car was almost entirely de? stroyed 7and all the baggage practi? cally ruined. The car contained be? tween ninety-five and a hundred trunks and a number of grips and packing cases, the property of stu? dents going to Columbia or points be? yond. The loss Is estimated at about $12.000. the damage to the car amounting to about $2.000. and the railroad company being liable for $100 on each trunk. DAN McKElTHAN HURT. Senator From Darlington Injured by Lamp Explosion. Darlington. June 2.?Senator D. T. McKeithan of this place was quite seriously Injured by the explosion of a lamp on his automoble last evening. The senator had gone to Florence to attend the play "Mikado" and was lighting the lamps on his machine preparatory to making the trip home. At this time it is uncertain as to the extent of his Injuries, but It is feared he will lose one eye If not j both. His Injuries are confined to the face. TO BUY LIGHT PLANT. City of Abbeville l>w'ldc? to Purchase Kleeirl? Light Plant?Only One Vote Again** It. Abbeville. June 3.?The election held today to deride whether the town of Abbeville should Issue bonds to the extent of twenty-five thousand dollars to purchase the local electric llsjht plant resulted In 104 yeas and 1 no. Bonds will be offered for sale at once. HAPPY VALLEY SPEECH. The Hon. Hoheit Love Taylor In the rolled State* Senate?New York Sun, In Characteristic Editorial, Criticises ??Maiden Speech" of the Senator. Under the caption "The Senate's New Entertainer" the New York Sun thua discusses Senator Taylor's speech recently: In his bow to the senate the Hon. Robert Love Taylor, of Tennessee, spoke on "Proposed Financial Legis? lation." but a scrutiny of his remarks discloses no proposal to reform the currency. A speech that ended with the admonition from the vice presi? dent, "Applause is not permitted by the rules of the seate," was not In vain, however. We see nothing about the Aldrich bill or the Vreeland substitute in Fiddling Bob's maiden effort, but the speech will read well In the Smoky Mountains of which Bob is the prophet. In his prelude he modestly said that he would "Are a single scat? tering ahot on the state of the Union." It was rather a sprinkler, raining melodies and jests on the hide of the Republican party. When Bob feigned to be serious he was merely imagin? ative. Witness this: ' "Sir, the army of centralization is even now just, moving in to occupy position In the 'Twilight Zone," and Its videttes are watching the passes that lead toward the states, ready to seise and occupy advanced position. The States are mere twinkling stars In this 'Twilight Zone." and their in? effectual fires are paling gradually as the light breaks over the mountain I top from the central luminary at Washington." Fine! But isn't this mors in Bob's vein? "That memorable struggle which put Yankee Doodle on the pension list and Dixie on crutches." I What a world of hMory, from the comic to the sublime, is writ into that sentence. We do net think so much I of Bob's estimate of Andrew John? son (of Tennessee) "will stand out as one of the greatest presidents this j country ever had." He must have been I thinking of sorne other Johnson In I the womb of Time. It has been said I of Bob by an uncompromising home critic that "he can talk of the fiddle more eloquently than he can play It," I and the following rhapsody confirms that judgment: "But the railroads are only one string of the harp of a thousand I strings upon which our modern Or I pheus Is playing the triumphal march I of centralisation. We hear a note from the metallic string of the steel I trust, and a long, sweet strain from I the sugar trust, and a bellowing note from the beef trust, and a dlngdong I of the copper trust, and the plngpong I of the leather trust, and the singsong I of a thousand other trusts, all of I which are the legitimate results of an I abnormal tariff system." j Bob Is sometimes obscure when he I struggles not to be as funny as he I can: "At the beginning of its reign it I (the Republican party) was the wet I nurse of our Infant industries, but I when the Infants grew up and had I whiskers (laughter) it shifted the I shibboleth to 'protection to American Industry and American labor." And now it shouts on the eve of another I campaign: 'If w<> can only save the I red headed man we will revise him.' " Who is the red headed standpatter? Iis he Uncle Joe or Sereno Payne? I Maybe Uncle Joe Is the man to be I saved, for further on: "That stern old man at the other end of the capltol (Mr. Speaker Cannon) who holds the legislation of the re? public in the hollow of his hand, I comes down with the gavel and cuts the hamstrings of every movement j for tariff reform." Mr. Roosevelt is the mighty poten I t?te "in whose presence Wall street trembles and Annias falls dead at his I feet, the man of destiny, the Napoleon I of the Western Hemisphere." Under the crack of his "bull whip" the lions I of the senate I "lick the sores of a whole battalion j of colored troops, figuratively speak? ing, and then In fear of the wrath of I the Ethiopian at the next election, slip away from the investigation of the Brownsville murders, leaving the negro in the woodpile." Bob, as we have intimated, offered I no remedy to make whole and sound the currency, but told this story: "Mr. President. I am confident that I before our financial physicians get through with the Job they will have I the country In the condition of the [Old man In my State, who was very sick. The doctor examined htm and said 'Old man, you're dying?have I you guy wish to axpress before you 1 pass over the river?' 'Yea,' the fee ble patient said, *I wish I had got another doctor.' " The peroration that shook the chamber with applause and brought an official frown to the rapt blow of the presiding officer must not be omitted: "We boast that our safety rests up? on the sovereignty of the people and that this makes our republic the Sam? son of the ages. But has not Samson been shorn of his locks while yet he slumbers with the ballot in hU hand? Is not the Rip Van Win? kle of popular government lost in the Catskill Mountains of centralism? Has he not drunk too deep from the drug of Indifference? Is he not sleeping too long on his rights, and will he not some,day rise up from his trance to find the gunstock of lib? erty rotted from the barrel at his side and nothing but the skeleton of national happiness lying at his feet?" SUICIDE IX FLORENCE. J. Leigh ton Cross well Carries Out the Threat to Take His Life?Leaves Wife and Children. J. Leighton Croswell committed sui? cide in his room in the Commercial hotel here last night by taking a bot? tle of carbolic acid. His body was found lying on the bed this morn? ing about 9 o'clock by his nephew, Mr. J. W. Croswell who also rooms In the Commercial. Mr. Croswell said he was passing the door which was partly open and he saw a man lying on the bed apparently looking like he was dead and he went and found that it was true. As to what time he died last night, cannot be said. He was lying in a position in? dicating that he must have passed away without any great agony or suffering.?Florence Times DOING THEIR DUTY. Scores of Sumter Readers are Learn? ing the Duty of the Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidneys' duty. When they fail to do this the kid? neys are sick. Backache and many kidney ills fol? low; Urnary trouble, diabetes. Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all. Sumter people endorse our claim. J. H. Grady, living at 16 Wright street, Sumter S. C, says: "I have no hejltaucy In recommending Doan's Kidney Pills as they proved very ben? eficial to me. I used them for my back and kidneys and they helped me more than any remedy I had pre? viously taken. My back ached and pained me nearly all the time, and I had severe pains in the region of my kidneys. The secretions were also in a disordered condition and when al? lowed to stand contained a dark sedi? ment. I finally used Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's Drug Store, and they regulated the action of my kidneys and removed the lameness from my back. I have had no return of the trouble since and know from experience that Doan's Kidney Pills are a remedy that can be relied upon.' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-MUburn Co., buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 68 People who refer to the new hats as the "M. W." should not forget that those letters also stand for Mae Wood, May weather, and more whiskey.? Washington Post. No Need of Suffering From Rheuma? tism. ?It Is a mistake to allow rheuma? tism to become chronic, as the pain can always be relieved, and in most cases a cure effected by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The re? lief from pain which it affords is alone worth many times its cost. It makes sleep and rest possible. Even in cases of long standing this liniment should be used on account of the relief which it affords. 25 and 50 cent size for sale by all druggists. Fire at Rock Hill. Rock Hill, June 5.?Rock HilJ has again been visited by a serious fire, In the neighborhood of $20,000 going up in smoke at about 3 o'clock this morning. It is freely stated that practically all of this might have easily been saved if the proper water pressure had arrived 15 minutes ear? lier. Of course the city pays for that pressure to be on at all times, but the fact remains that It was not there. Neither was It there yesterday morn? ing when a hundred trunks belonging to departing Winthrop girls were burned at the depot. Dorn In Iowa. ?Our family were all born and rais? ed in Iowa, and nave used Chamber? lain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy (made at Des Moines) for years. We k^ow how good it is from long experience In the use of It. In fact, when In El Paso, Texas, the ^ylter's life was saved by the prompt use of this remedy. We are now en? gaged In the mercantile business at Narcoossee. Fla., and have introdu? ced the remedy here. It has prov? en very successful and Is constantly growing in favor.?Ennis Bros. This remedy Is for sale by all druggists. *\V. R. Ward, of Dyershurg. Tenn., writes: "This Is to certify that I have use i Foley'a Orlno Laxative for Ohronlc constipation, and It has prov? en without a douht to be a thorough, practical remedy for this trouble, and It Is with pleasure I offer my consci? entious reference." Blbert'l DiMig Store. THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM. Engineer Lyon Makes Report to Commission on Completion of the EuMtern Section. The following letter of Engineer W. W. Lyon to the sewerage commission notifying that body officially of the completion of the eastern section of the sewerage system contains infor? mation relative to the cost of the system and other details that will be of interest to every citizen: Sumter, S. C, June 4, 1908. Honorable Sewerage Commission, Sumter, S. C. Gentlemen: I take pleasure in irv formlng you that our eastern sanitary sewerage system is comlpeted and ready for house connections. This system consists of approxi? mately eight miles of piping from 8 Inches to 22 inches in diameter, one double sceptic tank, 22x80 feet, 55 man-holes and 28 flush tanks. I have carefully inspected and tested all lines, septic tanks, man-holes and flush tanks. I find all pipe lines free and clear, there being no sand or dirt in any of the lines. All lines have been laid true to grade and alignment and in a No. 1, workman? like manner. The seapage is one-third less than I anticipated, there being just one and one-half inches in the 22 inch out? fall. j The man-holes and flush tanks are all water tight and first class in j every respect. The siphons in flush I tanks are all working, discharging I their 3000 gallons in less than one minute and thus giving their respect I ive lines a copious flush. The septic tank is one of the best II have ever constructed and has cost much less than any other of its size, constructed under my supervis-' 4on. The man-holes and flush tanks have cost one-third less than lowest contract price, and all pipe lines have been constructed for less than lowest contract price. I In my thirty years of practice, I j have never seen a sewerage system constructed where the streets have been left in as good condition as yours are today, it being almost impossible to see where excavations have been made. Much credit is due your su? perintendent of streets for the effi I clent manner in which he has re? placed the top dressing on Improved streets. / j It is certainly very gratifying to me I to be able to state and demonstrate I to you that we have a first class, up I to-date, gravity system, especially I since your former engineer informed I you that it was impracticable to ob I tain a gravity system, and had plan 1 ned to dump your crude sewerage in I four different places around the out I skirts of your city, and also planned j two pumping stations, which would j have been a very heavy expense to I construct and which would have in I curred a heavy yearly expense to I maintain. In concision, I wish to thank Mr. Minnis, your superintendent, and Mr. I Gibbon, as assistant engineer, for the able manner in which they has assist I ed/me in obtaining these results. I And last, but not least, I wish to thank the commission, for their hearty co-operation and promptness in supplying all necessary supplies, etc., during the construction. Hoping that you will appoint an early date to inspect this system with me, and that you will find its con? struction satisfactory in every re? spect, I am, Very truly, Wm. W. Lyon, Consulting Engineer. Thinks It Saved His Life. ?Lester M. Nelson, of Naples, Me., says in a recent letter: "I have used Dr. King's New Discovery many years for coughs and colds, and think it saved my life. I have found it a re? liable remedy for throat and lung complaints, and would no moro be without a bottle than I would be without food." For nearly 40 year9 New Discovery has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies. As a preventive of pneumonia, and healer of weak lungs it has no equal. S ?!d under guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store. 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Dispensary Decision in July. Asheville. N. C. June 5.?The Uni? ted States circuit court of appeals will sit in Asheville July 15 for the purpose of consultation and the hand? ing down of opinions. It Is probable that the court will sit for several days when It comes in July, and that a number of interesting opinions will be handed down. Included in this list of prospective Important decisions is the South Carolina dispensary case. Hadly Sprained Ankle Cured. ?Three years ago our daughter sprained her ankle and had been suf? fering terribly for two days and nights?had not slept a minute. Mr. Stalllngs. of Butler. Tenn., told us of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. We went to the store that night and got a bot? tle of it and bathed her ankle two or three times and she went to sleep and had a good night's rest. The next mornng she was much better and in a short time could walk around and had no more trouble with her ankle.?ES. II Brtlmltt Hampton. Tenn. 26 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all druggists. BANKS MUST PAY INTEREST. ' Those Institutions Which Happen to Be Favored With Governjmeoo Funds Will Not Have Such a Good Tiling Hereafter. Wasington, June 5.?Banks ia which funds of the government aro deposited must hereafter pay interest for use of these funds, with exception, of those national banking association* designated as regular depositories in which government funds are placed strictly for the use of the government'? own expenses. There are outstanding; about $72,000,000 of government fund* on which interest must be paid br banks. It is a coincidence that the amount deposited by the government in regular depositories at this time Ia> just a triue over $72,000,000. Tola matter of interest is provided for la the emergency currency law passed by congress last week after one of the bitterest fights in years. Section 15 of the law, which contains thin provision, is near the close of the long; act and was almost overlooked during; the passage of the bill. It is the re? sult of a struggle lasting for several years to tax banks for the use of gov? ernment funds deposited with them It is said on good author! y thelfjgfj of interest set by the treasury depart* ment on these government deposits will not exceed the minimum one pec cent., at least at present. The law is explicit that not only shall banks designated as the tem-r porary depositories pay this tax on/ government funds, but the banks designated as regular depositories of public money shall also pay this tax on all special and additional deposits of public moneys made with them by the secretary of the treasury. It was explained at the treasury department, "special and additional" deposits might be made with regular deposi? tories and with temporary deposi? tories, too, at times when money was particularly needed to move the crops or for other purposes. Tax will be charged in all such cases. This feature of the law Is of par? ticular Interest to sections of tho country in which the great crops aro raised. In the South and the West each year huge sums of money are necessary to move crops, and govern? ment funds have frequently aided greatly In relieving the situation. During the recent stringency there was a cry for government funds from the crop centers. Hereafter banks must play for money lent by the gov? ernment to move crops. No humbug. ?No humbug claims have to bo made for Foley's Honey and Tar, the well known remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles. The fact that more bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar are used than of any other cough remedy Is the best testimonial of its great merit. Why then risk taking, some unknown preparation when Fo? ley's Honey and Tar costs you no more and is safe and sure. Sibert's ' Drug Store. 'Tis the time's plague, when mad? men lead the blind.?King Lear. f Sore Nipples. ?Any mother who has had experi? ence with this distressing ailment will be pleased to know that a cure may be effected by applying Chamber? lain's Salve as soon as the child Is done nursing. Wipe It off with a soft cloth before allowing the babe to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with best results. For sale by all druggists. Decision is the soul of dispatch,-* ? French. ? ?".? ? ? ?? ? - r ManZan Pile Remedy comes ready to use, In a collapsible tube, with nos sie. One application soothes and heals, reduces inflammation and re? lieves soreness and itching. Price 50c. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. Free city delivery of malls was commenced In Newberry and Flor? - ence on June 1. Here comes the spring winds to chap, tan and freckle. Use Plneealve Carbolized. (Acts like a poultice) for cuts, sores, burns, chapped skin. - Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. Love is more just than injustice,? Beecher. ?Mrs. S. L. Bowen, of Wayne, W. Va., writes: "I was a sufferer from kldnty disease, so that at times I couiu not get out of bed, and wnen I did I could not stand straight. I took Foley's Kidney Remedy. One dollar bottle and part of the second cured me entirely." Foley's Kidney Reme- ' dy works wonders where others are a total failure. Sibert's Drug Store. keal without humility is like a shln? without a rudder, liable to be strand? ed at any moment.?Feltham. ManZan Pile Remedy, price 50c. is guaranteed. Put up ready to use. One application prompt relief to any form of piles. Soothes and heals. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. Don't cough your head off when you can get a guaranteed remedy in Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especial? ly recommended for children as it's pleasant to take, is a gentle laxative thus expelling the phlegm from the system. For coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, hoarsenew and all bronchial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.