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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
EXPERTS PLANTING CORN.
Valuable Results Expected From cerrt
Gordo County Experiment Station.

Special TO Times Republican.
Mason City. May 25.-Planting OF
corn on the experiment station for this
county has been begun by R. j. Davis,
expert from the state college at Anles.
The experiment station is at the coun-
" farm and is twelve acres in extent.
AL of the ground this year is to be
given over 10 the study of and the
making of experiments in corn culture.
Extensive data will be collected, and
is expected to prove immensely val
liable 10 Cerro Gordo county farmers.
over 100 of them are taking part in
the experiments. and all are intensely
! interested in the work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
This Will Interest Mothers

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, a Certain relief for Feverish-
ness, Headache. Bad Stomach. Teeth
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. They break
up Colds in,24 hours. They are so pleas
ant to the taste and harmless as milk
Children like them. Over 10000 testi-
monials Of cures. They never fail Sold
by all druggists. 25c. Ask today. Don't
accept any substitute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25

Many weak, nervous women have
been restored to health by Foley's Kid
ney Remedy as it stimulates the kid
neys SO they will eliminate the waste
matter from the blood. Impurities de-
press the nerves, causing nervous ex-
haustion and other ailments Conn
mence today and you will soon be we'll
pleasant to take. Mcbride & Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
The Gilt of the Motor Car.

Everybody in the entire motoring
scheme to-day, whose presence in it
goes back to more than a year ago, is
more sober and less extravagant, and
certainly spends less on his motoring,
mile for mile, than he did before the
keen edge of his enthusiasm was
dulled.-Motoring Illustrated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
A CARD.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents pneu-
monia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine is in a yellow
package. Mcbride & Will Drug Com
pany
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
Items from Gait.
Tinles-Repuhlican,

Special TO ines-Republican.
Gait, May 25.-Harvey Nelson, the
14-year-old son of A. B. Nelson. is
suffering from Iockjaw caused from
running a splinter in his foot.
Mrs. James Parsons is nursing a
broken arm. having fallen while max
ing flower beds. She broke bone in
her left arm at the wrist.
Mrs. George Patterson, who has been
very low with pneumonia. is still quite
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
BALL PLAYER INJURED.
e. w. Shafer Forced to Leave kewa
nee, H., Team for a Time.

E. w. Skater Forced to Leave NeWa
nee, H., Team for Time.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton May 25.-Whie playing
ball at Waterloo. Saturday, F. w
Shafer, of this city, was struck by the
bali and so seriously injured that he
was obliged 10 close his engagement
with the Kewanee, ILL.,, team, with
which he had recently signed. and
come home until his injury should get
we'll
The ball struck him at the left side
of his head. and the jawbone was frac-
tured Mr. Shafer had but very recently
started playing with the Kewanee
team
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
Where Nell owynne Lived.

Brent house, standing on the banks
of the River Brent at Brentford.
which was once the residence of Nell
Gwynne, is about to make way for
two modern villas. While residing
there Nell Gwynne often entertained
Charles H., and it is said that he
once rode his horse up the great oak
staircase.-London Daily News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
NARROWLY ESCAPE DROWNING
Varsity Athletes Upset Canoe Trying
to Avoid Collision.

to Avoid Co1IIsIoh.
Special TO Times Republican.
Iowa City, May 25.-Merle Alderman,
Of Marion, and G. w MaNfield, of NAL
com were saved from possible drown
ing in the Iowa river here, by the
prompt efforts of the members of
launching party. The canoe was upse1.
in the efforts of the young men, both
of whom are prominent athletes, TO
avoid collision with the launch. Alder
man and AIaxfeld both succeeded IN
catching hold of the sidefof the canoe,
tho Maxfield's foot eaughu in the scat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
DO mot worry over your GRAY
HAIRS.
Hays
Hair Health

VIII restore them to their NATU.
RAJ COLOR, no matter how long the
hair has been gray. You will be
surprised how quickly the change
10 made, h0vv permanent the result
IL y: how luxnriant . Oros~th and
healthy . head Of hair you will have.
Thousands are proving 10 daily.
IS NOT a DYE
81 AND soc. BOTTLES. AT DRUGGISTS.
Philo Hay Spec. Co, Newark, N. j.
Solo ty .. n. MonIAN.
MARSIIALLTOWN LA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
OF Interest To
theFarnners

is OUR LARGE STOCK OF HAY
TOOLS, CARRIERS, TRACK, ETC.
I'VE ARE NOW CARRYING THREE
LINES OF HAY CARRIERS,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Negroes Regulate"
Members of Race
l0-21-l4

Lancaster, Oct. 16.-White-
cappers, or presumably black
ones, were active in the eastern
portion of the county this week.
An unmarried negro man from
Flat Creek township was caught
Sunday night in the Antioch
section in company with another
colored mans wife and whipped,
the woman making her escape.
Monday however, she got a horse
and buggy aud drove down into
Flat Creek to see how he was
getting along, when she was also
taken in hand and chastised, by
cappers.
1t is evident that some of the
colored people are determined to
improve the morals of their race,
and if it can not be done in one
way it will be in another.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
UNION MEETING.

Programme of the upper Mar
ion Union to be held with Pyerian
church, Oct. 29-3O, 1909.
SATURDAY MORNING.
10 p. m.-Introductory sermon by
A. E. c. Pittman.
1O:45 Enrolment of Delegates and
report from churches.
QUESTIONS.
II a. m.-Financing Baptist
church c. c. Bridges, w.
c. Allen.
HAS The business and occupa-
tion of the preacher, by A.
G. Gentry, H. A. Willis.
11:3O Dinner.
SATURDAY EVENING SESSION.
1:3O What the Seminary has done
for our denomination and
what we owe to it. J. L.
Dew, Joel l. Allen.
2:15 The conditions under which
mission point is aided
by State Board. B. K
Mason.
SUNDAY MORNING.
10 a. m. Devotional.
1O:l5. S. S. Class organization.
What ages; name; officers;
value, w. c. Allen, J. A.
Hursey.
IL a. m.-Sermon. H. A. Willis
w. c. Wallace, for Com
mittee.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Woman Commits Suicide At Ball.

st. Petersburg, Oct. II. - A
young Englishwoman, whose name
is stated to be Miss Slett, COM
mittcd suicide under tragic cir
cumstances at a ball given by Gen,
Schlopoleff in this city. She danced
frequently and appeared to be in
the best of spirits. After a dance
She walked alone to a deserted
corner of the ballroom, and a mo-
mcAt later shot rang out. The
other guests rushed to the spot,
and we're shocked to find that she
had shot herself through the heart
with a small revolver. The weapon
had been concealed all the c, m
ing in a silkcn bag which dangled
at the lady's wrist.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Difficult Situation.

About year ago a cook in
formed her Boston mistress that
She was apt to leave at any time,
as She was enga ged to Re married.
The mistress was genuinely sorry. +.
as the woman is a good cook and
steady. Time passed, however,
without further word of leaving
though the happy man-to-be was
a frequent caller in the kitchen.
The other day the mistress was
moved by curiosity to ask:
When are you to be married,
Nora?"
1ndade, an it's niver at all,
I'll be thinkin', num-" was the
sad reply.
Really? What is the trouble?"
''Tis this, mum. won marry
Mike when he's drunk, an when
he's sober he won't marry me. -
Judge.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Advice to Hunters.

Already the hunters are looking
around for dogs and rubbing up
their guns. According to the law,
the person hunting, fishing or
roaming over the lands of another
without permission is trespasser.
Ignorance is no excuse. The plea
only aggravates the offense. If
farmers want birds killed, they
will no doubt invite some of their
cunning friends to do it when the
season opens.
Do not hunt on lands of others
without permission. Never carry
loaded gun while riding in a
buggy or vehicle. When the days
hunting is over take out the car
tridges. If birds are abundant
do not kill them all at once.
There was good citizen of an
ether county that was fond of
hunting. He estimated the num-
Der of birds actually needed by the
family for their dinner. When
he bagged that number not an
other one would he shoot, even if
one attempted to bite him.
If a farmer notifies you that he
wishes no shooting on his premises
do not sass him, but ask his par
don, act the gentleman and get
off in such a good humor that YOU
will have his respect.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21

value of the fertilizer used is $22
a ton for the S:2 1-2:3, and $50 a
ton for the top dressing, a total
valuation of fertilizer used per
acre of SIG.
Eighty pounds of the corn in
the shuck, by actual measure
ment and weight, shelled out 6s
pounds of corn, and after remov-
ing the shucks there remained 76
pounds on the cob, from 8 pounds
in the shuck. The total acreage
averaged about three good ears to
the stalk.
The corn was put into a crib, in
which last year the yield o
twelve acres of what was consider
ed good corn, was piled. The
pile from three acres makes as
good a showing as the yield from
twelve did last year. A statement
of the cost follows:
Breaking of land for prepa-
ration Sc 90
Corn dropping 100
Putting down fertilizer and
cultivation 500
Value of fertilizer used 16 90
Total cost of production S2S 90
1l6 1-S bushels corn at 9Of 1O4 81
Value of 600 bundles of fod-
der 13 80
Total value products SLY 81
Net profits over cost of pro-
duction $50 o4
This land is estimated to make
an average of one bale to the acre.
If it had yielded one bale per acre
the profit would have been S32
per acre, while on this three acres
the profit per acre was $50 "a.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21

Marion Star.
On last Thursday an old vcter-
an v S tried and convicted of ar-
gravated assault and battery in
the Court of General Sessions
presided over by Judge Watts.
1t was fight between him and
another old man. The old soldier
had no lawyer, but defended his
case himself. By this testimony
and simple speech to the iurv he
touched the sympathies of all who
heard him. The jury did their
duty and convicted him. Judge
Watts imposed a very light SEN
tence SIS fine or forty days on the
chain gang. The old man said
he was unable to pay the fine.
Mr. Covington the court stcnopra-
pher then went among the crowd
in the Court House and without
any trouble and as fast rs the
money could be dropped into his
hand raised the amount of the fi..c.
Jucge Watts, the jury convicting
him, the court constables, the
attorneys and officers of the Court
and audience indiscriminatclv
assisted in raising the fine.
Even before it was raised DR..
Miles, the clerk, told the old man
he could go as he knew the money
would be raised, and if it had not
we all know DR.. Miles would have
paid any balance himself.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
A Marriage Ceremony

In the northwestern part of our
country there lives q well known
Irish magistrate, a man with a
liberal EDUCATION and a full quota
of genuine wit, says an exchange.
A short time ago Jim and Bet. a
colored pair, called upon II e
squire to be united for better or
worse. The squire having been
notified of their coming, prepared
and actually used the following
ceremony:
Jim, will you take Bet,
Without any regret,
To love and cherish,
Til one of you perish
And is laid uLder the sod,
So help you God?"
After being answered in the af-
trmative by Jim the squire turned
to Bet and said
Bet, will you take Jim
And cling to him
Both out and in,
Through stick and thin,
Holdin' him to you heart,
Till death do you part?"
Bet acquiesced by a modest bow
of the head and now the happy pair
was dismissed as follows:
Through life's alternate JOY and
strife,
| now pronounce you man and
wife,
Go up life's hill till you get to the
level,
and salute your bride, you
black, rusty devil"
The Arkansas Justice of the peace
does it this way: Stand up; jine
hands; ihtched.-Five dollars,
please"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21

Wasn't healthy, Ell? Well,
We'll try again"
And the physician clapped two
leeches on the young mans thin
arm.
If they both die" said the pa
tient, I'll swear off--or, at least,
I'll cut down my daily allowance
from thirty cigarettes to ten"
Even as he spoke the smaller
leech shivered and dropped on his
knee, dead, and a moment later
the larger one fell beside it.
This is CHASTITY" said the
young man. Il am worse than
the pestilence to the leeches." "
1T is the empyreumatic oil in
your blood" said the medical man.
All cigarette fends have it.
Doc" said the young man, re-
garding the three dead leeches
thoughsfully, Il half believe yor,
are right. School Journal.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Killed the Leeches

You smoke thirty cigarettes a
day."
Yes, on the average"
You don't blame them for your
rundown condition?'
Not in the least. l blame nv
hard work.
The physician shook his head.
He smiled in vexed way. Then
he took "a leech cut of a glass lar.
Let me show you something, /"
he said. Bare your arm"
The cigarette fiend barred his
pale arm, and the other laid the
lean, black leech upon it. The
leech fell to work busily. It's body
began to swell. Then all of a
sudden a kind of shudder con-
vulsed it, and it fell to the floor
dead.
That is what your blood did to
that leech," said the physician.
He took up the little corpse be-
tween his finger and thumb.
Look at it." he said. Quite
dead, you see. You poisoned it."
/ guess it wasn't a healthy
leech in the first place." said the
cigarette smoker, sullenly.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas it has pleased our
Heavenly Father to remove from
our midst to her eternal home,
Mrs Sallie J, wife of Mr. John R
Jackson, a loved member of the
Ladies Aid and Missionary So
ciety of the Hamer Presbyterian
church: therefore be it resolv-
ed
That we cherish the memory of
her pure life and faithful service,
and that we emulate her example
Of loyalty to her church and So
clety. She hath done what she
could
That we extend to her family
our heartfelt sympathy in their
irreparable loss, and commend
them to the God of all comfort
who is very present help in
trouble"
That a copy of these resolutions
be ordered published in The
Dillon Herald, and a page in the
records of our Society be dedica-
tea to her memory
Mrs ] b McEachern,
Mrs M A Campbell, : Committee
Mrs r P H amer, Jr,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Picks Bale
in Sixty Minutes.

Bennettsville, Oct. 16.-The
demonstration of the Price Camp
bell cotton picker near here today
was pronounced a success. The
party Of Northern men interested
was increased in number this
morning and the machine was
operated in their presence and it
picked bale of cotton in about
60 minutes.
The cotton was ginned at once
and showed up about as well as
that ordinarily picked by hand.
The exhibition was not strictly a
public one as the purpose was to
demonstrate to those who would
likely become interested fnan-
cially. Mr.. Theodore Price and
Mr.. Angus Campbell have been
here several days, and it is under
stood that the other members of
the party of 80 are here upon the
the invitation of Price.
Mr.. Price and a'Nlt is of his
friends are at Hote. Mccall! and
will remain here until monday.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
Just a Little Unpleasant.
Enterprise.

We have often heard of people
seeing snakes" but we never
thought that Oscar Dixon. of the
Farmers Warehouse, would be
afflicted with such hallucinations.
But Mr.. Dixon's vision of snakes
was different from the ordinary
kind in that it was real. Last
week, during the tobacco sales
on his big warehouse floor, he APP
preached a pile of the beautiful
golden weed.
Here's I beauty. bows! How
much am | offered - and rs he
reached down and pulled out a
handful of leaves, a sensation close
akin to terrifying, crcpt down his
spinal column. a large snake
had crawled into the pile of tobac-
co, evidently seeking shelter from
the cold October night, and did
not awake in time to get out be-
fore the sale started. However,
both Mr.. Dixon and the crowd
standing around did not loose any
time in parting company with his
snakeship.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21

County Supervisor Martin have
the chain gang working on Harlee's
Bridge near Little Rock. The
bridge is being put in good repair.
Mr.. Martin has been doing some
good road work in the upper sec.
ton of the county lately.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
VOL. Is, NO. 3S
Our Public Schools

conditions in Marion county shows
a creditable advancement along
manv lines. While in some ways
there is still room for improvement
at the same time, we are reassur-
ed as to the welfare of the public
schools, when we know there is a
Steady movement upward from
year to year.
For instance the most marked
Improvement is shown in the in
crease of one week in the average
length of the school term. The
report for 1907-OS puts the
average school session at % weeks
while 1t has gone Up to "a weeks
this year. The number of teach
erS has increased from 1O4 to 119.
This increase in teachers of course
decreases the average number of
pupils to each teacher. Teachers
salaries have also increased.
These facts arc very encouraging,
tor If we can increase the number
of teachers bv Is and the number
of weeks of school session by one
week for a few years, no child in
the county will lack the opportu-
nifty of an education.
However, the increase in the en-
rollmcnt and the average atten-
dance is not encouraging. For
instance in 1907-OS the enrolment
was $500 and this year eO44,
making an increase of only 218
pupils. This is no better than it
should be. In fact this is of less
credit to the county than any
other item of the report, for it is
very probable that this increase
does not make up for the number
OF children that reach the proper
school age between the school
terms. There S also another
item not very crcditable to the
county and this is that the aver
age attendance only 5489.
This m.. s that out of possible
1000 children of school age only
54S9 are in school every day for
three months during the year.
Now do not think that the negro
is to blame for this condition, for
there are more white children of
school age than negro children out
of school and the attendance of
the negro children is just as reg
ular if not more regular than the
white.
Three schools, Mt. Calvary,
Midway and kemper have taken
advantage of the state Aid Fund.
This fund is exhausted at present
but IS to be hoped that it will be
increased at the next session of
the legislature as there are a good
many schools in the county that
would like to take advantage of
1t. Any school, which is not able
with its own funds to have a
session of one hundred days is en-
titled to this provided it can COM
ply with conditions.
Through the efforts of Mr.. |.
F. Watson a high school has been
established at Pages Mills. This
is the fifth high school in the
county and puts the upper part of
the county in shape, so that with
very little inconvenience everv
child may have the privilege of a
high school in his own county.
We need now another high school
IN the lower part of the county
and l am very sure this can be
lone sometime in the near fu-
ture.
Sellers, Temperance and Wahee
districts have levied an extra tax
tor school purposes. This will in
crease the funds of these districts
Taking the county
rs whole the schools are in good
for beginning a new
year, and with just little interest
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
RECORD YIELD OF CORN.
Aiken Farmer Uses New Methods And
! Gets Great Results.
News u Courier.
News Il Courier.

the finest corn ever grown here
abouts, and perhaps the equal OF
any grown in the State. The
three acres netted 34S 1-2 bushels
an average of 116 1-S bushels
to the acre. In addition to the
corn harvested, 1900 bundles of
fodder was stripped from the field,
averaging 2 1-2 pounds each.
The land upon which this re-
markable yield was gathered is
not extraordinary land, but aver
age rich upland, and Mr.. Shuler
ascribes the magnificent yield en-
tirely to the mode of cultivation
and fertilization. Similar land
last year made yield of about rs
bushels per acre. Mr.. Shuler is
so enthusiastic over the yield this
year that he intends to carry out
the principle on a wider scale next
year, and perhaps plant the entire
crop, using the same meth
ods and fertilizer.
The land is now planted in peas
and yield of about 20 bushels is
expected. The pea crop was con-
siderably cut off by dry weather.
Considering the fine yield of corn
per acre on this land, it beats cot
ton to death, even at the present
good prices, til e clear profits
going well above the best that
could be expected from an aver
age yield of the aeecy staple.
The following is a detailed
statement OF the mode of cultiva-
ton nd fertilization employed in
working the field this year:
The land was broken during
the tier part of December with a
two-horse turn-plough, broadcast.
The first part of February the
land was again broken, crossing
the previous burrows with the
same heavy plough, following
with a deep two-horse subsoil
plough. During the first week in
March the land was laid off in
rows, five feet wide, and the
miodles were broken out with a
large one-horse plough, and the
subsoiler was again run behind
this plough. The ridge in the
middle of the rows was broken
with heavy two-winged turn
plough, the subsoil plough again
being run in this furrow. The
corn was planted in this furrow,
twelve inches apart, two grains to
the hill to insure a good stand,
and it was covered with a CAN'T
guano distributor. The corn was
dropped by hand. Two hundred
pounds per acre of 8:2 1-2:1 am
moniated fertilizer was put down
at the planting through the dis
tributer.
When the corn came up and
was ten days old it was thinned
to one stalk in the hill. For the
first cultivation and ordinary cul-
tivator was used to pulverize the
soil, running around the corn
The middles were now broken out
very lightly. In ten days time
the corn was run around with a
disc cultivator; in ten days from
this 800 pounds of the same fer
tiliEer as previously used was put
down on one side of the row.
This was followed in ten days
with another application, 3OOI
pounds being put to the acre, on
the side left unfertilized at the
previous cultivation. Two weeks
after this the corn was laid by and
200 pounds of Peruvian guano
and nitrate of soda was put on
one side. After two weeks tine
same application was put down on
the other side, laying that side by
at the same time.
The corn's first two ploughings
Were deep. using straight shovels
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-21
A Quick Settlement.

The South Atlantic Life Insur-
ancc Company makes a record in
the settlement of death claims.