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rrri i|| ! | # The Chesterfield Advertiser ? PUtlt?18HED EVERY THURSDAY cai Subscription, $1.00 a year. Advertising rates furnished on appll- U \ cation. OU Mntered as second-class matter at the lllf postofflce at Chesterdold, South CaroUna. 801 PAUL 11. HEARN M Editor and Putdtshcr. f. W. Hannn. authorized representative, ail We are informed that an ititeiesting exhibit a* the State Pair j io Columbia was the machinery used by Alligator Township in building their excellent roads. jle Charity begins at home, Alliga- )aj tor. We suggest that you bring that exhibition right here; show () us how to use it; then lend us I 11 the men, and if need be, the ( money, to run it. tn< A Chesterfield woman who attended the fair at Columbia made jn the remark that in rroinor t.broucrh " " - st;i the county booths one could easi]y distinguish between the couuties that had girls' canning clubs wo and those that had not, by the character of the canned goods j exhibited. No phase of South jnp Carolina's progress attracted ^ more notice and received more ^ favorable comment than the work of the girls' clubs. ^ And the fame of their art ex- ^jj tends far beyond the confines of S^T] South Carolina. Inquiries are ^ coming in from all parts of the ^ United Slates asking "llow do you do it?" Maybe Chesterfield County will some day get in the swim i too and have a girls' canning ml club. And when she does, the abi other clubs must look to their rdi luuiels, for Chesterfield has the wu soil to raise almost anything that in grows, as well as a crop of girls On capable of making the very best to use ol every opportunity offered, op: ,,ej ERONEOUS IMPRESSION CORRECTED tel Information lias recently been ?ni received at. this office of an eroneous impression that lias nono ,nfl abroad concerning the policy of this paper. (,a' It has been said that it is a ^ rule of this office to charge for the printing of death notices. no This is entirely incorrect, and an from the editor's poiut of view is *I,r1 ridiculous. We want all the news we can 1S 1 get, whether it be of deaths, ( "' births, marriages, divorces or 'a tights. In common with practically all other newspapers we 0,1 are compelled to make a charge ''es for long obituaries?which are ^ not news. It is not fair to the subscribers of a paper, who arc ^ buying news service, to have rj their paper filled with eulogies t,|K of the dead a year or more after wil the demise. C(j So we repeat that we want all c :| the news while it is news. When 0i( a good and useful man or woman far dies, we wish our correspodents p )f: would tell us not only of the sad ter event, but something of the life tW) he or she has lived, of the good ( they have done, and not leave it fro for an obituary t; be published a a,n year or so later. cor, in BROAD TIRES AND GOOD ROADS, ter In a recent issue of The Page- ^,0.( land Journal that enterprising editor advocates the use of wider 'jrc tires for wagons on the high *ur ways. Taking the position that legislation is necessary, The * Journal calls upon the renrosen- (U tatives of tins county for an as' opinion on the subject, to which 811' Mr. J. Cliflon Rivers responded: "Now. this brings squarely bo- *1()1 fore us tlie whole subject of road r,KJ building and maintenance, and hcc as i see it, there will be no use > of legislation along the line of Mc tire widths until we first get the tiir idea of bulding good roads. As j long as a maj jrity of our people a ^ are contented with the gull-jump U{) in'-get-out-if-you-can kind of roads, with which a great part of country is blessed, any kind ^ of tire that will stay on the wheel is as good as any other. pn Hut when our people awake to 0V' the fact that public roads are "I'1 f]jg the greatest index to the prosperity of and progresaiveness of * ( a iy community, county or country, and upon which the judge- ^ ment of a non-resident as to the value of property is based; when our people realize that bad ^ roads, or the lack of good roads, *' Cv?sttheni yearly twice as great a tax in dollars and cents a;- V their state, county and taxes Wli combined; when they realize that j^^^nroads put them almost at J V from their towns, Jj m mmmp aools and churches as they nuld be; when they begin to it about for tho best plan to ild and maintain good roads in r county, then, in my judge?nt, will it be necessaay for me luw to be passed, as has en passed in nearly all of the rthern and Central states, d as I understand exists in rt of the counties in North Ca!iua, requiring wide tires on wagons or other vehicles up- * which loads are carried, not! ly lo protect the roads but to' , In Uppn t.hom cinnntU ""'1 ' vu^iii uiajw/uu auu nxai II" n the system." Broad tires might help some poor roads, but Mr. Rivers is ( jht when he argues that the ids should be improved first. , We suggest that the move- 1 mt for good roads throughout ' esterfield county, especially Court House township be ' irted at once, and that legisla- \ n governing the width of tires ( not neglected to uudo the ( rk. < [n the awful tragedy of shoot: the nurse, Miss Cavell, the rmaus seem bent upon alien ng all sympathy that might be t for their cause. It is stated it in nursing wounded soldiers ss Cavell was as kind and npathetic i n her ministra us 10 uie liermans as for >sc of the Allies. TIMELINESS. \mong metropolitan ptriodi s the devotees of Timeless an nit equal in number with tin dors. That fetish docs not a) ys implant the love of trutl the hearts of its woishippers the contrary, it leads then change the dates of dispatch ; sometimes, even letter roved by mail are made int? egraphic dispaches by that lple expedient of changing ?. date. Mm cover, worthiest itter is printed because it is to datp, a??d matter which 1 never lose its value througl ? passage of time is discarded. Therefore, it is pleasant, to to tlia* Harper's Magazine hanounced its disrelish of "the nely article." hho Augusta ((};.) Ohronicb not so tightly bound up in tin It of Timeliness as most of th stern papers, for almost. 21 [?es of a recent issue were giv to the Frank case, which had ised to be timely in the rigid liastern orthodox sense. t leep Up The Good Work J I he permanent prosperity, on , > broadest lines, of the South i 1 be brought about by ir.creaa- 1 attention to diversified agri- c ture, the raising of grain and f tie and other foodstuffs, to a 1 greater extent than will be isible if all interests are celled on cotton and cotton was ' Bnty cents a pound. Jntil the South gets away < in thinking in terms of cotton t 1 depending so largely upon ton in agriculture, in finance, trade of every kind, u.nd cen I 8 its attention upon diversi- 1 1 agriculture, as it has done ? year, it cannot reach its adest prosperity.?Manufacer's Record. Cdito; I. A. L*e of tlie Helper tah) Times says: "If the Texeditor who used to shoot his iserihers in the leg to remind in of their unpaid suhscrip . : 11 \: ? ? - um is Mm living ana at> leisure re is a job fur ium in this ofVhile at the Fair, stop in at . Call's anil get the c< rrect le to the second. business is no longer done in 'hispor. V'mu must talk ripht in meeting if you are to g t at you are looking fur. ? N o j V Nes*'s. s \ iome enp wins a hsndsom ?e at the Ainuse-U Iheatr ' ry Saturday night. Don'c r ?et the turkey next Saturn a t ht. p :rowd of trouble passed hi * by 1, is he with courage waited. C said, "Where do you troub!* ny s Vhen you are thus belated? ' ^ We go," they said, "to thop { who mop? , j, Vho look on life dejected; 11 io weakly say 'good-bye' i ^ hope/e go where we're expected.' * ?Fanci8 J. Allison. 1 ROAD * BUILDING GOOD ROADS AND MOISTURE When Soil is Dry it Crumbles to Dust and When it Contains Too Much Water It Becomes Mud. By W. C. rALMER, North Dakota Experiment Station.) Ono of the important factors in roadntaking is to control the moisture content of tho soil in making up the roadbed. When the soil is dry it crumbles to dust and when it contains :oo much water it becomes mud. rhese are the two extremes to avoid, ro make a hard roadbed the soil must sontain a fair amount of moisture, rhe control of tlio moisture requires '.hat the roadbed be higher in the midilo and smooth so that water cannot stand on it but will run off. If water i . - 1 Good Road in North Dakota. ian stand on the road, ruts will result and when these are ground down lust forms and Dually a loose roadbed results. Keeping the roadbed well crowned ind smooth will hold tho moisture In t so that it will pack hard. "Weeds must also bo kept several f| feet from tho wheeltrack else they S will draw the moisture from the road- a bed and thus loosen it up; this is "specially truo in regions of moderato I "ainfall. Trees should not bo allowed to shade the road as this keeps it too moist on the surface after rains bo that travel spoils tho surface. The making of a smooth roadbed requires that when the soil is put on, it bo laid in layers and not in piles. When dumped in piles some places will be more packed than others and there will likely ho a difference in the lensity, while if laid on in layers this will be avoided. Each layer should 3e harrowed, or better yet, disked and packed beforo tho next one is laid lown. In this way a good roadbed is jocured from tho first, while if the soil is Just dumped on the road to be leveled and packed by the tralhc over he road a good roadbed will never bo secured. t u?: in-si xooi ior Keeping the road well crowned and t^ie surface smooth s the splitlog drag. This tool should )e used soon after a rain. The soil s then loose and easily moved. The Irag moves but small amounts of soil ind smears it on the roadbed in thin ayers which is Just what is wanted, t cuts off any projections and fills ap any low places. Whore there is standing water the oadbed should be kept at least a foot abovo the water surface and eighteen inches is better. The nature >f the soil and the length of time that he water stands along the road will o a degree determine how high the oadbed must bo above the water. In dry-farming territory it is im>ortant to keep the weeds away from ho roadbed and to keep the roadbed veil crowned and smooth. The Split-Log Drag. The split-log drag has contributed more toward the economic maintelance of the public highways than any mpleracnt of modern usage. It does lot require special acts of the leglsature, bond issues or expensive edu*ational campaigns to make it availible as usually precedes construction work. A drag can be built or purchased for $20 and is easily operated >y anvono who can drive a team. OL'l/cnr niifciiomfirur 0/.7LRL surc>dnmcm 3f Mrs. Cbappell, of Five Years' Standing, Relieved by Cardui. Mt. Airy, N. C.?Mrs. Sarah M. Chap)Cll of this town, says: "I suffered for ivc years with womanly troubles, also ttomach troubles, and my punishment vas more than any one could icll. I tried most every kind uf medicine, >ut none did rne any good. I read one day about Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I decided to try it. 1 lad not taken but about six bottles until was almost cured. It did me more ;ood than all the other medicines 1 had ried, put together. My friends began asking me why I S ooked so well, and I told them about rr Cardui. Several are now taking it." I)o you, lady reader, suffer from any 7 >f the ailments due to womanly trouble, uch as headache, backache, sideache, Iceplessness, and that everlastingly tired echng? If so, let us rirge you to give Cardui a S rial, we feel confident it will help you, jst as it has a million other women in he past half cenfcflry. I Begin takinc/ Cardui to-day. You ' von't regret it.T All druggists. > U'ritr fn: Chattwioojra Medicine Co., Ladies' , drl-ory Dope . Cl\ua. ?ORa, Tonn.. for .s, /,<./ I ttir tiont on your bm unii 64-pajre book, "Home 4 rMUocnt for Worno*" *n plain wrapper. N.C. 1S4 (... Ft . , ifyank of 'Ch.eraw CHERAW, S. C. Designated As United States ?)epesiteri( Oldest, Largest and Strongest Bank in the County 4 PER CENT COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. $1.00 STARTS AN ACCOUNT.. I H 6,000,000 S Aft ' ' ^ Si CABBAGE PLANTS H ~====^ $ ?A ?VA My Cabbage Plants, Four varieties. Early .Jersey Wakefield, Early Charleston Wake- iV&l field, Succession and Early Summer. G&v Spe cial price to persons contracting to sell 100.000 or more. Cut prices to parties contrading to sell 25,000, 50,000 or more. I Vill ship to liny ihIiIichh by I'arcl I'ost 1.000 Cub- n (> ~c) biiK<* Plants for $1.2u postiiK" prepaid. bens than Ctjjf'vl I 00 for ! "? cents hit liiinrlri.H All ??rrl..nu ?.? WPSSl compimied h,v cjihIi. No plants shipped collect. fdlCSI I |yty I'liuils will be ready to 6et by November lid. | |^Ao Prepare your garden and take an earlv ?*<>?; 8 j lityr start for your early Spring Garden. P B. J. DOUGLASS || Tax Notice. The Tax Books will be open for the collection of taxe from loth October until 31st day of December, 1915 Tax levy for Stale 7 mills Ordinary County 7Vi mills Constitutional school 3 mills County Koad- I% mills Total levy 18 mills Special Local Bonds ( heraw Graded School 53 mills 4 mills Mar burp: 53 Orange Hill 8 44 Pat's Branch 4 Pee Dee 51 Stafford 4 41 2 'A Oheraw (Outside) 2 44 Bethel 4 Center Point 4 44 Chesterfioid 4 44 53 Parker 4 44 Pine Grove 53 4 4 Shiloh 53 4 4 C Snow Hill 4 Ituby 5 44 414 Vaughan 53 44 2 Wamble <Bill 4 White Oak 4 Black Creek 5 Cross Koad? 6 Center 4 Mt- Croghan 53 44 4 Hope 7 Wexford 4 5 Winzo 2 Zion 2 Mt. Croghan (Outside) 2 Buffalo 2 Dudley 53 Five Forks 2 Mangum 53 Pageiand tf 14 5 Plains 4 Center Grove T> Friendship 3 Jefferson 5 4 Ixmg Branch 4 Jefferson (Outside) 2 Green Hill 4 Middendorf 8 44 6 McBee 8 44 454 Sandy Run 4 44 Union 8 '* Aligator (Outside) 2 44 Bay Springs 4 44 Hear ('reek 2 4* Bethesda 2 Jnniper 8 44 l'atrick 8 44 4 < 'at. Pond 2 Lewis 8 Ousiey 7 44 Palmetto 8 Wallace 8 4* Steer Pen 5 For Back Indebtedness and Extending School Terms, Special Ichcol: Chesterfield School District, 2% mills; Mt. Croghan, 5 lills, and liuby, 5 mil!?. Cheraw Townshio, special levy of 2 mills for Hoads; Alligator, mills for Road Bonds. W. A. DOUGLASS County Treasurer, ept. 15, 1015 <ill two birds with one stone by Dayingforyour subscription and 7air ticket, all with one dollar. Has a most complete line of those goods you ex- 3 H pect to find at a first-class drug store. == B Toilet Articles, Perfumery. Patent Medicines, 3 H Drugs, Stationery and Sundries f= i H are a credit to stores in much larger places, and you 3 I ' S will be surprised at our stock, pleased with our prices IIL I IS and delighted with our prompt service. eA I H Our Fountain drinks afe EvB == 'ean? Pure?Sanitary == \lMI H and you will greatly enjoy them, !! We will be delighted to attend to your wants. |~% V 1 Chesterfield Drug Co. ? jl Our Prescription Department is in charge of a 55 competent Pharmacist, and we solicit your prescrip- E= fl liiiiiiiiiiiiii;iiiii!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiii;r,iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;:::iiiii]iiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii / Tha Peoples Ban : c^?$o?! V CHESTERFI*^! n ? r. ? ?, C. P. MANGUM. MACK DAVIS. PRESIDENT CASHIER We solicit your business, and cordially invite you to call on us when you are in our town. The Peoples Bank I g5$<?$3G*3>G^G^)G^)? H 8 For Insurance See Us 11 L We represent the Strongest and and llest Old-Line jj* J^H @ INSURANCE Cornpanys' in the World. |t$J See us for all kinds of Insurance ? jj Chesterfield Loan ??> Ins Co ?1 ^ W. J. Douglass, Manager. IBank of Chesterfield |l Oldest Bank In Chesterfield lA/e Solicit Your Business. Pay Interests y VV On TIME DEPOSITS. | We Invite lou <o Visit Vs> | % V Patronage wanted, whether large or ( J A \i iiL smau Eoth receive courteous attention. C f OUT M0tt0: Strength Security. ? if R. E. Rivers, Pres. C. C. Douglass C ashier f J M.J. Hough, V. Pres. P. M. Therrel, Asst. Cashier. ? I Fine Groceries I Fresh Meats I To supply your table and conserve f your bank account? ^ Fo lease your appetite and proteBBBBB your health, trade at the ^SBSA | A. P. Davis Market^H y 'Dhnna /? | iiM iii<in I'm ir-rfni rimm nTinnii ] Reliability^| > chief f<-utur<fl H 8 /SS9\JiETYota^cfiaKS f ,, t, HBHB flm-k s&srmxvp"' ? lia"k 8 eucce"'M|BiB 3 y^f /T Vt <H TH& Depositors will ^ '"^"T iVAi'TC 0J? their money they know will ${pi - --2* ' V$ff\ safe, so the numb^HH^nj^H i|||| it $ J^emaQwe;. depositors ? n^DKlSj^^H ?j?the quality of thMHH9R^MH ^^SgnKSM^- often deter in iiHBHBHrogj tllO ? " Bank. Our depositors are very numerous and ? include the best people in the vicinity, men of intel^HmnHgHH . gence who know our absolute reliability. 9?^H^BBB9S I The Farmers BanF^|