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lee Gorge Mcnnccs Town.

Kc0kuk, Iowa, March 27.-The
town Of Gregory, Missouri. IL miles
south OF keokuk, has been inundated
by the Mississippi river, which is out
OF its banks. Several houses have
fIoatcd down the river and people
were compelled to seek higher
ground. A huge ice gorge opposite
the town has caused hundreds OF
acres OF low land to be flooded. The
river at Gregory Is said to be nine
miles wide and the ice gorge which
has formed is so feet high.
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better; but don't get discouraged If

better; but don't get discouraged IL
you run up against some OF the con-
ditions we have mentioned and throw
out your eggs.
The eggs should be turned night
and morning and cooled at least five
minutes per day after the first week. !
This is on the supposition that tenn
perature is right when you go to
machine. If too high length of time
should be increased five minutes for
each degree, over 103 when tempera-
ture Of room Is above so, adding two
additional minutes for each degree
the temperature Of room is above so.
For example If incubator reads 104
and room So, cool fifteen minutes;
If temperature Of incubator regis
ters below 101 do not cool until 1t
has been raised to normal.
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MISTRLAL IN CRAWFORD CASE.
Unable to Decide Guilt or Innocence
OF Alleged POisOncr.

New Orleans, March 26.-The
sensational trial Of Annie Crawford
for the alleged murder Of her sister,
Elsie Cra wford, resulted in mis-
trial.
At 1915 this morning the jurors,
after being out since Ills last
night, reported to Judge Chreticn
of the District Court, that they were
unable to agree on a verdict and
were Scharged.
The jury stood 9 to 3 for acuuit
tai, the minority holding out for a
verdict Of murder with capital pun
ishmen.
The result was not unexpected by
either the prosecuting attorneys or
cou.. sci for the defense Miss Craw-
ford probably will be released on
bail this week, and it is doubtful If
an effort will be made to bring her
to trial for an alleged crime for a
second time.
TO the majority Of the vast throng
which followed the proceedings OF
the trial for the two weeks, the
black -Sarbed, vcilcd woman still is
an enigma
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Marble from Ashes,
tHarpCr's Wcckly.)


All tho world knows that ashes
are the last solid residue Of combus-
ton and compose the essence OF
earthly materials, mineral salts. pot
ash, soda, phosphates, etc. The uses
to which ashes may be put have not
been supposed various; they serve in
the preparation Of certain conditions
in the manufacture Of brick, always
with a view to furnishing some de-
sired chemical property; but these
applications Of ashes are always sec
ondary.
Recently n German engineer has
invented way to transform ashes
into a marble Of exceptional beauty,
which is susceptible to the highest
polish. flc refuses to divulge his
secret, though large inducements
have been made to him by owners
OF marble quarries. 1t is matter
Of chemical synthesis, OF course, but
it is said that his only visible appa-
ratus is small gas stove, together
with 4 kettle and what resembles a
copying press. With these imple-
mentS. plus the secret he holds, he
has manufactr I'd medieum-siZed
slab of marble III half an hour.
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VERDICT IN SEMINOLE CASE.
Receivers Awarded 81 ,O26.S8 in Suit
Against w. A. Clark, Trustee.

Columbia, March 27.-The jury
to-day in the case of Frank G..
Tompkins, chairman of the receiv-
crs OF the Seminole Securities Com
pany, against w. A. Clark, trustee,
returned a verdict for the plaintif,
giving him $1,026.SS. This means
that Mr.. Clark must pay for 1000
shares Of Seminole stock at 81 a
share, with interest for three years
at per cont. The jury thus consid-
cred him a stockholder and awarded
him his pro rata share of dividends,
which Mr.. Clark stated in the de-
Tense was 20 per cent.
The trustees Of the Seminole Sc
curities Company were, in addition
to Mr.. Clark, II. S. Bryan and Willie
Jones.
The receivers Of the company are
Frank G.. Tompkins, Huger Sinkler,
E. j. Ethcrcdge, Y. w. Berry, r. II.
Zimmerman and a. NJ. Kennedy.
The interest carried by the YER
dict dated from January, 1908, to
date, while Mr.. Clark was given
credit for dividends in favor OF the
other stockholders before the COM
pany was put into the hands Of the
receivers.
Mr.. Clark entered a counter claim
OF 5 ,S25.73 for his services as trus-
tee. This claim was ruled out and
the jury considered only the matter
Of stock and dividends.
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WALIIALLA, 5. c.:
.u .lDNESDhy, APRIL 3, 1912.
ToK MAKING nMTTER HIGHWAYS
Plan Suggested Whereby Conditions
MAY BE Materially lscttcrcd.

Seneca, March 25.---Brothcr farm
ors, It will soon be time to elect
some ono to see after having the pub
lie roads worked. We havo had
plenty Of experience to learn that 4
good, friendly fellow or a learned
faIkrr is not sufficient to have roads
Quilt or worked | have never seen
any part OF Il road worked by air
alone. The farmers. and men who
own automobiles, should now make
il a pOint to SEQ after this one point,
and take time and elect man who
Will have the work performed in Il
bISincSS way.
For instance, when you hire a man
to work on the farm or any other de-
Dartmcnt you will always be sure to
select person VINO is able to per-
form his duty. physically and men
tally. SO we should all take a hand
in this ono subject.
do not mean to say anything
hard about our officers Of the past or
S.rtsent. for no one man, or any three
wren, can do any better under the
rules they are working under. We
are now living in Il progressive age,
SO We should have our roads worked
accordingly. IN the first place, let
each landowner work all the roads
where they run through his farms, or
0ll" man who rents certain farms, or
IS4l-t.' of farms, adjoining roads, work
Ahrlr propOrtiOnate part, and then let
She balance Of the taxes go to pay
fur bridge building, and SO on. BY
doing this we will have roads that
We will not be ashamed of. Then put
tho county chain gang force to blast
ing out rock and building any new
roads or liking the bad places.
We farmers can fix a split-log drag
with very little expense and drag
over our proportion OF road after
each rain and keep them in fine fl,
by filing up a few holes when need.
ed; and when we eloct a Supervisor
+ ana 7Iwo Commissioners | think II
would be a good idea to let each one
OF them make a report as to what
he has done each week on each road
he has been over, and the condition
of the same. Also. let the boss Of
the county gang report each week
what he has done ana where it was
done.
Brother farmers and friends, we
must stop this dragging along, and
some OF the leaks. or the county
roads will be impasSable. by work
iE@ under the system have men
cinncd we can get the county out OF
debt. and we will not bo paying in
tnrcst on forty or fifty thousand dol
lars year after year, and our taxes
viii not be near so high.
don't see any need of paving
Commissioners to do what we can do
nprS"lNcS. think it best to pay the
>hr"c salaries to the Supervisor and
lhrn make him earn it. We all
know or read about where Dives
Wrnt before he found ou' he was
wrong, or had not perfu med his
duty while on earth. Now, unless
there is something done In a more
business way. our roads viii descend
IN me same way. Every man who
tIN"S on or travels Il public road
should take &u interest in this OBJ
.iGct. Yours truly,
Richard Kirby.
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MAGISTRATES
SUMMONS FOR DEBT.
The state OF South Carolina,
County of OcOncc.

county VI oColcc.
(Maeistratc's Summons for Dcbt.)
BY A. p. Crisp, Esq, Magistrate in
AID for Oconee County, the State
aforesaid.
To S. M. Dickson:
Complaint having been made TO
me by Sam Noble that you are in
debted to him in tho sum of Ninety
two and 21-100 Dollars, on judg-
ment obtained against you by the
plaintiff, before j. J. Boall, a Justice
OF the Peace in and for Oklahoma
City District, in the County Of Okla
homa, in the State Of Oklahoma.
with interest thereon from tho 7th
day of November, 1911, at the rate
or SIX per cent per annum
This Is, therefore, to require you
TO appear before me, in my office, at
Walhalla, S. c., on tho twenty-first
day from the service OF this Sum
mons, at 10 o'clock a. M, to answer
to the said Complaint, or Judgment
will be given against you by default
Dated Walhalla, s. c., February
26th, A. D. 1912.
(Seal.) A. p. CRISP, Magistrate.
E. T.. HERNDON,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney
March 90, 1912. 1916
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putting eggs in to get we'll warmed
and regulated to 101 degrees, then
put eggs In and regulate again, and
then LET 1T ALONE as much as
possible" That doesn't mean not to
keep close watch, but don't be run
ming to 1t, opening up every few
minutes, running flame up and
down, or lowering and raising regu-
lator. Just watch the damper over
the lamp ard you can tell when too
hot or too cold. When just right, If
you have regulated properly to start
with, damper should just swing
clear, showing light from the lamp
below, so If 1t is too hot the DAM
per will be a quarter, half or maybe
three-fourths Of an inch above top
of lamp. The reverse will show
when too cool 1t Is hard to keep
your hands off when they begin to
hatch, but it is fact that usually
you do more harm than good BY
trying to help them, other than sup
necessary, and have proven this to
my own satisfaction by costly eXpe-
r1ence. Sometimes they are slow
about coming out, but it Is best to
leave them alone. took off a
hatch yesterday, some OF which were
pipDed for "a hours before they be-
gan shelling out, but when they did
start they all came at once, and
without any trouble.
Nothing should be kept around
where the incubator Is being run
that will throw Off an offensive odor
or noXious fumes, as this will hurt
the chicks In the shell. 1t poisons
the air which they breathe. This
applies to beef scraps, oil, decayed
vegetable matter, etc.
1t Is with running incuabtors just
as In most anything else-experi-
ence teaches things which cannot be
learned from another, and you will
probably learn something each time
you run one; but if the experienced
operator will take the directions
sent by the manufacturer and study
them carefully, then run as nearly
as possible according to instructions,
bearing in mind that the quality, age
and general condition of the egg
placed in the incuba has about as
much to do with securing a good
hatch as the running Of the incuba-
tor, you can undoubtedly get salts
factory results. The more vigorous
the stock from which the eggs are
secured, and the fresher the eggs,
the more likely you are to secure
good hatch of healthy vigorous
chicks, regardless of whether or not
you allowed the temperature in your
machine to run down to as low as 80
degrees Eve had one hatch recently
to remain at 60 for several hours,
and then secured some fine, healthy
chicks) or to run up as high as 40,
although, Of course, as we stated be-
fore, the more evenly it Is run the
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. EDITORS :.
RfCHLAND, s. G.
This Ia a mistake. Of course we


do not mean to say that some people
have not had this experience with
them, but it is. unnecessary, and usu-
ally does more harm than good, and
probably accounts for the poor sue
cess which such operators have with
incuba ators We agree that it Is not
always possible to keep tho incuba-
| tor running at an even temperature,
but there are several reasons for this
some Of which can be controlled
and others not.
First, the incubator should be
placed in a room free from draughts
and cold currents Of air. If this is
not done the air outside the incu-
bator will vary to such an extent
| that the regulator cannot overcome
it, causing the inside temperature to
rise or drop. In summer 1t should
be in place protected from the
sun, otherwise the temperature will
rise. In other words, a place should
be selected which will be influenced
by outside changes in temperature
as little as possible. A cellar which
is well ventilated is a good place,
If it Is also dry. The more even the
tcmpcra ture in the room the easier
it is to maintain an even heat in the
incubator.
When ideal conditions cannot be
ha1 Of hn 1t,
to do is to select the best place avail
able. For instance, we are using q
room which was originally intended
.or bath room; it is about by
8, and has one window and one
' door, which makes it rather hard to
vcntilate without drafts, and have
noted variation Of thirty degrees in
the temperature of this room in "a
hours We used this same room last
year with good results, but the first
hatch we took off this year was poor
and another one fair, securing only
70 per cent hatch Of fertile eggs
Granted one has a fairly good
| place in which to run the incuabtor,
there are other conditions which will
tend to produce poor hatch. While
| some regulation Of the lamp flame
| Is necessary, most beginners are too
anxious to get the thermometer
back up to the right degree, when
! found too low, and turn down the
regulator and turn up the flame,
hiehRhsually results in running
| heatSto the other extreme, either
| killing the chicks or deforming them
Too much stress cannot be laid upon
the Instructions and advice which
! the manufacturer sends with the
the machine, which are, in a few
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HuM Leghorns "ROup-Pro0f."

II. Ii. Freeman, from British CO.
lumbia, writes that he noticed in Mo-
Vember issue that roup-proof fowl
IS needed and states that from his ex-
perence in Vancouver he believes
that the Buff Leghorn fills the bill.
He writes: Damp, drafts or being
subjected to infection,4d iiaot,:af 1T,
these fowls. or course If filthy con.
ditions are added LEY might become
diseased, as such a combination,
would give cast-iron weather cock
the roup. .'-Reliable Poultry Jour
nal.
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Dan j. Joyce, Sanville, Pa, Is
so glad he escaped consumption and
regaincd his health that he writes
about 1T for the benefit Of others. II
had a cough which hung on for two
years when / began using Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound: ! kept on
until the cough finally left me, and I
gained in weight from i13 to 1856
pounds. In two years I have grown
strong and healthy, all from the use
Of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
which cured me- j. w. Bell.
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DR.. J. I. r. Neal, proprietor OF the
Riverside Drug Co., Grecnville, S. c.,
writes recently: 81 have been a prac-
tlcing physician and druggist for
over 80 years, and have sold and ad-
minls,ccd many kidney medicines,
Dut none /" equal Foley Kidney
rms. Thcy are superior to any |
ever used and give the quickest and
most permanent relief" / w Roll
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Eighteen Killed in Cyclone.

Bucnos Ayres, Argentina. March
2I.--Fight persons were killed and
thirty injured here last cv, ming dur
ing cyclone, which caused the col
lapse OF several old residences. Ten
were killed and 20 injured In the
District Of Junin, about $50 miles to
the west Of this city, which also was
ravagcd by the cyclone.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
st. Johns Lutheran Church,
Walhalla, s. @.

Rev. ]. b. Umberger, A. NJ, Pastor
Scrvices-Sunday school 9.45 a.
m. Otto Schumacher, Jr., Superin-
tendent.
Public worship, with sermon, II
q. m.
Missionary and Aid Society meet"
ing, first Wednesday of each month
at 4 p. m.
Junior Missionary Society meet
Ing, first and third Sundays at 4
O'Clock p. m.
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w. II. COE'.
Queries Answered.
, Walhalla, S. c..

70. l.. A., Walhalla, S. c.
Feed your young chickens the first
three weeks on Quaker rolled oats.
We have found this good, and will
prevent bowel trouble caused by in
digestion. If this disease should ap-
pear among your flock, dropYfour to
six or eight drops Of spirits Of cam
phor in drinking water This will
usually check it.
Growing chickens should have
plenty Of green feed cracked grain
and some meat. Fresh meat is best,
but If not obtainable use good quail
ity OF commercial beef scraps, which
you can get from any dealer in poul-
try supplies. Most any Of the pre-
pared chick feed on the market is
good, but the less corn in it the bet
ter for very young chicks. Young
growing chickens should be fed five
times per day, small quantity at a
time. Keep plenty Of grit and water
before them at all times.
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We have had several communica-
tions asking for information about
Matching chicks with 1 ubators,
some claimiasf.t that incusas > chicks
are weakerFand less vigorous than
those hatched with hens; that they
arc almost invariably deformed, and
that incubators cannot be run at an
even temperature without Sitting
up with them all night"
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EGGS EGGS EGGS
S. G. Orpngon, s. c. White S. c. Buff Iceborn
EGGS
EGGS
EGGS

On Buff Orpngtons aiken and
sale N''r' -
On Buff Leghorns ken and
1st
erel
At
Charlotte
We I.cgho to
Mr orng Brown the in the
" 80
We have the Quality Write us for prices on Stock
Progressive Poultry Farm,
ESichland, -. g.
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Mrs. b., Liberty, S. c.

Mrs. b., Liberty, S. c.
Your hens are probably not get
ting enough green food or meat, or
do not have constant supply Of
fresh water before them. If they do
not have access to some kind of
growing green stuff, get prepared
mash containing alfalfa meal. This
can probably be bought in your town
from some one who deals in poultry
supplies, and Is not expensive, con-
sidering results. Hens that won't
lay do not pay for their keep, no
matter what YOU feed them.
See If your butcher cannot supply
you with ground green bone This
will take the place of meat. If not,
we use commercial beef scraps in
small quantities, twice per week
with good results. 1t costs about
) Rc. per pound. Fresh water,
where they can get it at all times,
is very important. Eggs are very
large per cent water, and 90 hens
will drink two gallons, If t'ay can
set it, in the course of a day this
time Of year. 3s
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are made are not mere playthings. 1t is
a common thing to see boys or girls from
the school Fairgrounds at the National
Museum. where they carefully take note
of the designs and workmanship of In
dian baskets and the like and then re-
produce these designs with absolute fide-
ity and even, in some cases, improve
upon them.
The intricate Navajo and Moki basket
patterns are worked over by the boys and
girls of Washington. who select their ma
terals, color the reeds other mate
rails, and then produce work that would
give even a master Of Indian basket
weaving reason to feel proud. Many of
these baskets have been disposed of by
their makers though as rule the young
sters who are able to produce really cred
liable work do not care to dispose of it.
However. there are baSketmakers among
the grammar school pupils in Washing
ton schools who earn their pocket money.
pay for their books. help to buy their
clothes and aid materially in defraylng
the expenses attendant upon their school
ing by the sale of their wonderfully WOW
en- and beautifully colored and finished
copies of high-class Indian baskets.
Crocheting knitting and sewing. nat
uraIly. are most interesting to the girls.
There are boys. however. who have learn
ed at the school Fairgrounds to knit or TO
crochet lace as DeautlIul dS lHdt i"i
which ladies pay dollars yard. Nova
DAYS girls do not seem to learn q great
deal of sewing in their homes: the idea
appears to be that when articles OF dress
may be bought so cheaply and or suc'
good quality already made, there is III
tie to be gained by teaching the girls OF
the family to do this kind of work.
But at the school Fairgrounds there are
hundreds of girls who are taught piair
and fancy sewing. all the while enjoying
themselves better than If they were
romping and playing. for 1t should o.
remembered that the lndustrlai tralhih,
feature of the Fairgrounds is not com
nulsorv: boys and girls may take IL VI
or leave it alone. as they please. N
fact that a majority of them eject 10 tax
il up is the strongest argument that sucl
work is useful and necessary pa'l
the education of the young
In last summers exhibition of the Worl
done by the children were numerous eA
amDles of sewing done by the girls
Among the articles were baby clothes
doll outfits as we'll as more utlntarlal
garments in which the work was as mn
and delicate as that of the most accom-
nlished needlewoman. Stitches so smal
and regular as to resemble machine Worl
and fabrics as sheer as the finest cam
bric were used by these girls in produc
ing articles that would not have been GU
of place in the trOusseau of the mos
fastidiouS bride.
The weaving of rag carpets and raj
or braided rugs was an occupation II
which our grandmothers excelled. Some
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work. That they learned was amply tes-
titled by the astonishing exhibit of arti-
cles made by them which was shown
last summer at the Public Library. AT
all of the schools an exhibition is kept
on dispIav all the time of the work done
by the pupils on the Fairgrounds, and
thOuehtful citizens of Washington, who
are interested in the actual welfare OF
the citys coming citizens, would do wei
to visit one of the schools where these
products of the playground workshops
are to be seen, and there study the WORN
that has been done by these grammar
school children in their Play time.
There are few articles in the line of
basket making, weaving, lace and embrol-
derry work. dressrnaking, clay modelling,
pottery and the like that the children do
not manufacture Hats of straw or raffia
are also manufactured. and some of the
stenciling that is done by the boys and
girls not yet in their teens is as highly
artistic as can be found anywhere. This
is a line of work that has been taken up
only recently. and from the results al
ready attained by some of the pupils it
seems certain to be one of the most sue
cessful trades taught al the play
grounds The artists who do this work
design and cut their own stencils and do
all the work supervised only by the
teacher or superintendent in charge of
the work.
And it must be understood that while
the children enjoy the work and seem to
make actual play of it, the things that
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crocheted bags 8; and crocheted hairpin
holders, >.
A total of 101 pieces. which means an
average of one completed piece of work
to about every third child at the play
grounds. Some of these pieces. it must
be remembered. required several weeks
in the making; and. further. that many of
the children who show in the attendance
records were little tots. too small to be
sufficiently proficient in Industrial work
to produce creditable work or to complete
many tasks. But even these tots were
eager to learn: they wanted to make
things. and they were encouraged. so
that, next year. and the year after. they
will do better and better work, until the
time will come when they will be able to
turn ont articles as beautiful or as useful
and as we'll made as are produced by
their older brothers and sisters today.
At the school referred to the workers
We're both boys and girls. and in size
they ranged from the tot of seven or
eight years to the youngster just enter
ing the teens. This holds good at every
school playground in the city.
The teachers instructors at the
various school Fairgrounds must know
how to- make the innumerable articles
manufactured by the children, or they