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The National tribune., 1910-10-27
No Preference for Hcternns

p. A. Whitney, 9Th VT, Fresno, Cal,
says that the Worlds Work says that
veterans are exempt from State taxes.
They are not In California. and as far
as Comradc Whitney can See they have
no preferences anywhere.
The National tribune., 1910-10-27

took part in every battle. march and
cynerience of the regiment during its
three years of service, which is saying
as much as can he said for any man,
since the SD Pa. began its war expert
Cnce at Yorktown and continued 1t thru
the Peninsular campaign, Gettysburg,
the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, the siege
of Petersburg, Fort Stevens and the
Opequon. 1t had men killed at Sailors
Creek in the pursuit of Lee.
The National tribune., 1910-10-27
Good News for the Deaf.

A celebrated New York Aurist has
been selected to demonstrate to deaf
people that deafness is a disease and
can be cured rapidly and easily in your
own home.
He proposes to prove this fact by
sending to any person trial treatm
of this new method absolutely free.
We advise the people who have trouble
with their ears to Immediately address
DR. Edward Gardner, Suite 96I, No 40
West Thirty-third Street New York
City, and we wish to assure them that
they will receive by return mail, abso-
lutely free. a Trial Treatment"
The National tribune., 1910-10-27

Ruick. Co Il. 10th Ind; Geo-se +. l. Essex,
Co. F. 10th Ind; George W Smith, 60. A,
seth Ind. a
The National tribune., 1910-10-27
NATHAN NfUNSHOWER,
The National Commander of the Union
Veteran Legion.

Comrade Munshower, who was elect
ed at Atlantic City National Command
er of the Union Veteran LeEion, enlist
ed Aug. 26, 1861, in Co. H, SID Pa,
and served in that regiment until it
was mustered out Sept. 16, 1854. He
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
MRS. j. A. BARkSDALE
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY
Close OF Beautiful and Consccratcd
Life-Funcrnl and Burial Ser
vices Held Tuesday.

Mrs. Ida Gary Barksdale. wife OF
MIR. John Augustus Barksdale. died
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at
the family residence, West Main street. .
after an illness covering period of
several months. Throughout her long
ailliction she bore her sufrerinps with
that Iortitude and patience which char
acterize the true Christian Hers was
Il most beautiful life. one devoted TO
service in the Masters Kingdom; ana
in her death the First Baptist church
the WomanS Missionary society of the
same church. lose Il most valued mem
ber. her family Il devoted wife and
mother. her friends and co-laborers
one who failed them not when duty
called
Mrs, Barksdalc was daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Gary, deceased.
OF Ncwbcrry county where She lived
until her marriage TO MIR. Barksdalc
twenty-one years ago April Ia. last.
Besides hc@ husband she is survived
by thre" sons, John \. Barksdalr. Jr..
OF Atlanta, Hillary G.. Barksdalc of
Fnrman university, and Drayton Nanc,
BarkSdal" Of the city Two sisters al.
so survive Mrs. A c. Wclch and Miss
Eva Gary of Ncwborry.
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
funeral services were held from the
First Baptist church by the pastor.
the Rev. w. r. rhaycr. Intermcnt was
at the Barl;sdalc family graveyard.
two miles west Of the city. The fol-
lowing were the pallbcarcrs: Active.
John \. Franks, A. E. Barksdalc. j.
f. Bolt, c. IL. Roper, II. T., Babb. p.
A. Simpson. Honorary: Major W. a.
Watts, c. B. Bobo, II. V Simpson, II.
p. MCGOWAN, n. B. Dial, II. II. IIud-
gems, DIR. w. ID. Ferguson, Dr. A. j.
Christopher, j. y. Wright J. ID. Watts.
j. W. Todd J. f. Burton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
MARTIN MAIiAFFEY
CALLED TO REWARD
He Was an Aged and Well Known
Citizen of the Rabun Section
of the County.

Mr.. Martin e. Mahaffey, one of the
county's very substantial citizens and
leading churchmen for many years.
died at his home two miles from Rabun
Creek church on Monday night. at
the age of about eighty. Yesterday
afternoon Rev. E. G.. Watson conduct
ed the funeral service at Rabun Creek
church, Of which the deceased had
long been one of the foremost mem
bers and active workers.
Mr.. Mahaffey was brother of
Messrs j. l.. Mahaffey and Solomon
Mahaffey of the county and Shaw Ma
haffey of Anderson His SURVIVING
children are: Mr.. f. W. Mahaffey, Mrs.
H. b. Babb Mrs. Nj. w. Gray. Mrs.
John a. Mahon of the county and Mrs.
X. w. Nash of Greenville.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
TEACHERS SUMNER SCHOOL.
announcement OF Subjects That VIII
BE Taught at WOMOrd.

Sparanburg. May 2l.-By resolution
OF the state board. all teachers ex-
amnations will henceforth include
questions on Agriculture
Attention IS called to our course
on this subject to be conducted by IA
professor from Clemson college.
The following is the course:
The aim in this course will be to
give clearly some of the elementary
principles of the subject and to show
the relation of these underlying prin-
ciples TO the be- agricultural practice
Among the subjects to be given CON
slderation are the following:
ts-Composition. source of food
and how obtained by the plant.
Soils.-Origin. formation. COMPOST
tion and texture. water supply i'm soils.
humus in its relation to soils. rertili-
zer, loss OF humus. wearing out of
soils, and rebuilding or improving
soils, rotation of crops tilage meth-
ods and implementsD and drainage.
ertiliZeTs-Sourcc of feuiliZing.
materials, composition, mixing and use
Of fertilizers
C"ops-A close study of few crops
such as corn and cotton will be made.
covering their culture anl improve
ment by seed selection and breeding.
Some consideration viii also be given
20 the more important legumes for
age crops, and grasses. The gpYninn-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
Mi,s rntnam Grndunlcs.

Barksdale, May 90 Many friends
Will no doubt be interested in the fol
lowing announcer cnt:
Prominent among the graduates Of
the School of Expression, Boston, who
received their diplomas on Thursday
afternoon, May II. was Miss Lillian
May Putnam of Barksdale Miss Put
nam's diploma was for Courses in Cen
erel Culture, in which she had re-
markable good standing. She expects
to continue through the June term in
advance work Miss Putnam has ap-
peared in a number of public rccitals
throughout the season and has won
much favor for her ability and talent" q"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
Will Open business school.

Prof. Robt Il. Cecil was i'm the city
Friday making arrangements for the
opening next month OF business
school here. The school is expected
to open about the 10Th of June and
Will be in charge of Prof. Cecil who
has had many years of experience us
commercial instructor He has Just
closed successful school at Green
wood. Comfortable quarters in the
Enterprise bank building have been
secured for the school hero For
further information. see advertisements
in this issue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
Injury Proved Fatal.

The second negro for the week.
charged with murder. was lodged in
Jail Thursday when Prush IIilgo was
committed by Magistrate Abercrombie
OF lonngs township. On Wednesday
night Aaron Jant. better known as
High John died as the result of a
blow ON the head with an axe received
last Christmas, at the hands. it is al
'eSed' OF the kilgo negro. All parties
llNed ON Mr.. w. II. Harris place. i'm
Ioungs township. The case will be
tried at the approaching term of the
criminal court.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
CLINTON PREPARES
FOR COMMENCEMENT
High school and Mill Schools Will
Close This Week Presbyterian
College Il Week After.
\. G.. REAlBERT.

Clinton, May commencement sea
son is at hand in Clinton. Chickens
are tattening, and speeches plays ana
essays ripeming for the series of oc-
casions which celebrate the close OF
Clinton's three schools.
On Thursday night, May 2Gth the
closing exercises OF the Lydia Mill
school will be held. On Friday morn
ing the class exercises OF the Clinton
high school vii be held in the Utopia
hall, The Rev. DR. Robert Adams has
accepted the invitation to make the
address. The graduates this year are
Misses Beatrice Bennett. jamie Lind
say, Iva Mahaffey, Emmie Robertson.
and Masters Earle Davidson. Eugene
King, and Louis Norman On Friday
night the tenth grade will present a
play, The Merchant of Venice Modern
ized"
AT four o'clock Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Bakers school at the Clinton
mill will have a closing exercise in
the chapel OF the Presbyterian church.
The exercises of the college com
mencement will begin June fifth and
continue through Wednesday morning.
The keenest interest centers about
the meeting of the board of trustees
which will be held during the week
and which is expected to announce the
election OF president FOR the college.
On SUNDAY. June Iofh thc conmop,o-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25
G00D ROADS CONVENTION.
Was Held mt Clinton One Day Last
Week Other Items.

Clinton. May pa good roads CON
ference was held here one day last
week at which supervisor Humbert
was present and assured Clinton peo-
pie of his interest and cooperation.
Next Thursday. Friday and Saturday
the daughters of the Confederacy will
serve lunches and teas i'm Copeland's
hall assisted by the Wesson Cooking
Oil representatives. Excellent meals
at most reasonable prices are prom
ised
Lumber Is being hnnled for Mir
Spencer's new home on Church street.
Ii will be in bungalow style. This does
not mean that Mr.. Spencer will sever
his connection with the college. Efforts
in that directions have been made
several times. Mr. Spencer desires
to live in home of his own
Clinton lost n family which had
made itself felt in the community
when Dr \. j. Briggs moved to sum
merton. lie and Mrs. Briggs and
Abram left on Thursday Miss Grace
Briggs Will remain in Clinton as the
guest of friends until after the com
mencement of the Presbyterian col
lege.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-25

fnal exercises is the presentation of
diplomas to the members of the senior
cl3ss. This year twenty-five girls and
boys finished the prescribed courses
and to each of them Friday evening
superintendent Jones in a few appro-
pirate remarks presented that which
they have for ten scholastic sessions
striven to obtain at the hands of the
school authorities.
The exercises Friday evening were
interesting throughout, and marked
the end of one of the most successful
sessions of the school since its begin
ming. The benediction was pronounc-
ed by the Rev. w. f. Thayer.
The commencement sermon was
preached on Wednesday evening at the
First Baptist church by the Rev. l.
NJ Roper, ID. ID. of Spartanburg. The
senior class attended i'm a body with
superintendent Jones. PRINCIPAL Park
ihSon and Misses Peaross and Barks-
dale of the High school department
occupying seats with them at the
front 1t was splendid audience that
greeted DR.. Roper and at the begin
ning he expressed the very great
pleasure it afforded him to come to
Laurens on this occasion
DR.. Roper announced as his subject.
What is Man?" and his text as re-
corded in the first chapter of Genesis.
26-27 verses. "And God said, Let us
make man in our image. after our like
ness; and let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea and the fowls of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all
the earth. and over every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him.
male and female created he them.
A synopsis of DR.. Roper's thoughtful
and inspiring discourse cannot here
be attempted. 1t has been commented
on as one of the finest things of the
Kind heard in Laurens i'm a long time.
On Thursday evening, with Super
inteDdent Jones i'm charge the follow
entertaining programme was given at
the school auditorium by members of
the senior class:
Glass Song; The Salutatory. Margu
rite Toibert; Against Capita! Punish
men, Samuel Austin; Our Ways OF
Wastefulness. Miss Annie *. Child
ress; The Spirit Of Chivary, Miss EN-
ma Cooper, The Puritans and Cava-
liers. Dick Fuller; Peary and the
North Pole, Miss Shirley Hix; Debate:
Resolved That the Building of Battle
ships lnsures Peace Between Nations,
Affirmative: Earle Owings Miss Ruth
Brown, Robert Roper, Miss Marie
Gray; negative: Miss Mamie Burns.
Phil Huff, Miss Aliene Franks. Charles
Fleming; The Coral. Reef Miss Ethel
Cromer: The South of Today. Miss
Anna B Childress Opportunity of the
Hour, VIM. MCGOWAN; Peary and the
North Pole, Miss Kathleen Sullivan;
The Census, Russell Poole; Have an
Aim in Life. Miss Ethel Langston;
John C. Calhoun. Miss Bessie Child
ress; Is the Spirit of Chiyalry ON the
Decline? Ose Sitgreaves: History of
the Glass Miss Edmonia Garrett: Hal
ley's Comet, Miss Alluwcc Watson:
The Valedictory, Miss Rebccca Dial.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25
the CARLOAD PRIZE

The chief prize striven for by the
fruit growers who exhibited al the ma.
tlonal apple show held ut Spokane,
Wash, the latter part Of November
was $1,000 In gold hung up for the
best carload OF $50 boxes of fruit of
one variety. Last season this prize
went to fruit ranchman in the We
natchee valley, In Washington, on a
carload Of Winesaps. At the show just
held the first prize was captured 10y II.
b. Thomson Of Eagle Point. Ore, in
the famous Rogue river valley, on a
carload of Spitzenburgs. his exhibit
scoring e2h points. The second prize
Of $500 went to W. W. Sawyer. who
owns extensive fruit ranches In thu
Yakima valley. in central Washington
He exhibited car of Grimes Golden.
which scored but one-eighth of point
below his successful competitor II
has been contended by some that the
Hood river, wenatchee and Yakima
apples surpass the Rogue river from
the standpoint of color, but the award
ing of the premier prize this year to
southern Oregon Spitzenburgs woul,i
seem to show that the growers there
will have to be reckoned with even In
the matter of color. The exhibits are
judged from the standpoint OF the
shape and uniform size of the apples,
freedom from bruise or defect, etc.
while the way they are packed and
displayed is also an important consid.
Grafton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25
WATER RIGHT GUARANTEES.

The settler in any OF the arid or
semiarid sections OF the west. where
irrigation Ia required In the growing
of crops of whatever kind, should In
the purchase of land be most partic-
ular In regard to the water rights
which go with it. He should see to It
first Of all that the parties back of the
irrigation system are absolutely relia-
BILE and above even the suspicion Of
crookedness and dishonesty. A gov
eminent irrigation project IL reliable
In the matter of its water guarantees.
for no more land Is sold than the en-
gineers are positive can be adequately
supplied with water when moisture. Is
needed. There are some private irri,
CATION compu mics whose guarantee l.
just as good. but there are mauy Other
projects where land is being sold al
long prices IN which water could moi
be furnished In sufficient quantities at
the critical time II one were to wait
till he became gray headed. Water IL
the ditch between November aud May
when 1t is not needed or used. Is a
different thing than little or no water
from May to October, when 1t Is need
ed; hence when irrigated land Is
bought the guarantee of the water
privileges must be In the most direct
and plain terms, 80 that no loophole
will be left through which the guaran
tors may evade furnishing a service
for which they are duly paid 1t may
be a nuisance to have to look after
this matter, but attending to it at the
proper time will mean lot less grief
later on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25
FINE FARM FOR SALE.

A FINE FARM Of 1872 Acres. more or
IA less, situated about 2 miles OF Choppers
Station, this county, on tine public highway,
improved by a comfortable Frame House and
OnlbuildinRs; 100 acres under cultivation
and 10 61e condition, most of II having been
lined twice most Of the remaining % Acres
covered by good timber.
Apply 10 BOWIE r. WATERS,
july Tim Attorney, Rock ville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25
THE MYSTERY OF THE SALMON.

~ @h W
There is no member of the large
family of fishes that presents "a more
interesting study than the salmon-not
only because of the mystery OF certain
phases Of its life, but because OF its
commercial value as supplier of
wholesome food for mankind The
salmon is one of very few fish which
are able 70 live in both fresh and salt
water. The female salmon seek the
streams of their birth at four years
old. making the most strenuous efforts
to reach their remotest tributaries.
After ascending rapids and leaping
waterfalls they at last reach suitable
place to deposit their eggs. They pos
sess but one set of ovaries, and both
they and the males which follow die
when the reproductive process is CON-
pleted. 1t is a pathetic sight to see the
bruised and battered condition of these
noble fish, the result OF their attempts
to ascend swift mountain streams
During the season Of their birth In the
smaller streams the small fry descend
to the ocean and are not heard from
again unth at TOUR years OF age tney
ascend the streams In which they were
Matched and sacrifice life. as did their
progenitors. There has been much
speculation as to where this interval Ia
spent, but no one has as yet solved the
mystery. 1t is said that after leaving
the ocean salmon take no food, being
seemingly bent on the one purpose OF
perpetuating their kind. Another well
known fact yet unexplainable is that
salmon will frequent one stream to
spawn. yet will avoid another water
course near by seemingly as good and
without any apparent reason. The Chi
nook salmon, which often attains
weight Of eighty pounds. Is the most
highly priced for food. and 1t Is this
kind which has the rich flavor and
shows the deep salmon color when
taken from the can The catch of
salmon has been so great In recent
years that millions Of eggs are now
Matched annually in plants owned by
the government in order to replenish
the rapidly decreasing supply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

A scientific analysis Of soil which
has been cropped continuously for a
long period Of years and several Of its
important elements depleted would in
many cases greatly aid the owner in
determining what fertilizers 1t were
best to apply to raise its productive
capacity to a maximum. Often soil
analyses will show an element In suf
flcient quantity which had been sup
posed to be depleted. while another
supposed to be abundant is shown to
be quite deficient. The above holds
especially In the case of land devoted
to orchards and to intensive crops,
such as beets, onions and cabbages.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

The department of agriculture at
Washington has issued a bulletin to
the farmers of the middle west espe-
cially to those in Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas. on
chinch bugs. warning them that an
other outbreak Of this bug pest is
likely to occur during 1910 and also
suggesting that they make application
for the bulletin, which will be sent
free from Washington on application,
During the past half century the dam
age done by this insect has been esti,
mated at $60,000,0O0 In 1911 the
north central states suffered loss OF
over $30000,000. There was another
serious outbreak In 1892, but In the
interval following there has been little
or no damage from them. Chinch
bugs hibernate In old corn shocks, lit.
ter and dead leaves, and the burning
Of this stuff at once is urged. The
common quail Is voracious feeder
on chinch bugs, and farmers are urged
to protect the bird in every way pos.
sible. The bulletin referred to tells
Of several methods of combating thu
pest
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

A danger that the dairyman should
be on the lookout for in securing new
individuals for his herd-and this
holds whether the purchase be bulls
or cows-is contagious abortion, a dis
ease that may cause COW to lose her
calf before time year after year. 1t
is estimated that the loss In a year
due to decrease in milk yield is from
$18 to $25 per head. A fact that
makes the disease especially danger
Gus is that the germs may be trans
mitted to calf at birth from its dam
and lie dormant until 1t is of breeding
age, when 1t may be the means of in
fecting a whole herd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25
KensingtOn Railway,

0ARS leave Chevy Chase Lake for Kensing-
ion on hour and on half hour, $3.50 a.
IN. to l2p.m m.
Returning cars leave Kensington quarter
before and quarter after hour connecting
with Capital Traction Co.'s through cars
which leave Chevy Chase Lake and returning
leave 18th street and New York Avenue at
quarter hour intervals. Cars leaving 9th aud
New York Avenue, N. W. quarter before and
quarter after hour connect with kensing-
ton cars.
Fare cents each way on Kensington Rail
way, and one car ticket to Circle on Capital
Traction Railway.
COMPUTATION RATES-G0OD UNTIL
USED-50 ride tickets 81 so. good on Ken
sington Railway. Sold by Mr.. George Peter
at B. 4 o. ticket Office.
100 ride tickets So 90 on Capital Traction
Cos line, Chevy Chase Lake TO Circle sold by
Capital Traction Company's Agent, Chevy
Chase Lake
Chevy Chase Circle 70, G. line) one car
ticket to any point in city on Capital Trac-
ton Company's lines.
Wa Connection at Kensington with local
trains on B. h o. r. r. To reach points in
northwest section OF city passengers will usu-
ally save time and money by taking Kensing-
ten cars to the Lake and thence Capital TraC.
tion cars to city.
KENSINGToN RAILWAY co.
july 2O-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

II the products raised on the farm
for feeding purposes consist only Of
corn, corn fodder, timothy or wild
hay, the ration is not well balanced
and should be REINFORCED with oil
meal or bran to furnish the protein
lacking and give the best results. The
most satisfactory feed containing pro-
tein in considerable quantities is clio
yer or alfalfa, and when these are
available the bought stuffs will be
needed little, II any.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

A fact that the eastern and central
farmer should realize fully when he
leaves a section Of abundant rainfall
for the semiarid sections Of the west
Is that there must be radical change
In depth of blowing, methods OF Guilt
walton, etc. Instead of three or four,
he should pillow the land In the new
country to depth OF six or seven
inches, while his aim in the surface
cultivation of the soil must not be, as
In the humid section, to accelerate the
evaporation Of the moisture from the
soil, but by the creation of fine dust
mulch to reduce this evaporation to
the minimum. The application Of the
old and familiar methods to the new
conditions can only result in grievous
disappointment
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

It's lots of bother-will be viewed so
by the corn grower who wants to save
time or is lazy-but In view of the
heavy October freeze the past fall,
which killed the germ In the seed
corn, the only absolutely sure method
Of securing a supply that will germi-
nate is to go into the field as soon as
the husks turn yellow and select the
seeders and get them thoroughly aired
out before frost time. Many make a
regular practice of this and are hence
on the safe side this season, but those
who usually wait till husking time to
make the selection are in pretty tight
place or will be before they get good
seed corn I'm the ground next spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-03-25

The rapid increase In land values
must inevitably compel the adoption
Of type of agriculture which will
yield corresponding interest return
on the increased valuation He is a
level headed tiller Of the soil who, re-
alizing this fact adopts the more In
tensive methods and secures the in
creased returns on a relatively low
land valuation.