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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-03-05
TANDINC of PIANO CONTESTANTS
Tuesdav March Z
Death by Suffocation.

James Barnes, colored, son of
William and Mary Barnes. re-
spected colored people of Fort
Mill township, met death by
suffocation Thursday in the
plant of the South Carolina
Cotton Oil company, in Columbia,
where he was employed. Barnes
wa S at work in a seed house and
was smothered to death when he
was buried beneath an avalanche
of seed. The colored man ut
tered a cry as the mass of seed
fell upon him and several other
employees in the plant came to
his rescue, digging furiously into
the mountain of seed which
covered Barnes. In a few
minutes after the accident the
rescuers reached the imprisoned
man, and although his body was
still warm, life was extinct. That
suffocation was the cause of
death was easily established by
the circumstances and in the
opinion of a physician who was
summoned by telephone shortly
after the accident occurred. The
county coroner was notified of
Barnes death and, after hearing
from witnesses, decided that an
inquest was unnecessary.
Barnes body was brought to
Fort Mill Friday morning for
burial.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-03-05

AS the mOmentOuS year OF 1918
was drawing to a close. there
made its appearance in the Of
fees of various lawyers all over
the United States a calendar
an advertisement of law book
firm-the most noticeable fea-
ture of which was the striking
reproduction of q group of por-
traits, men evidently learned in
the law. In that group were
the pictures of two men whose
names have become household
words wherever the great science
of English law is known. And
there was a third, none the less
scholarly and perspicacious that
he is less well known. The
group was the pictures of the
editors of what lawyers refer to
as 'CYC," otherwise known as
"Cyclopedia of Law and Proceed
ure." The two pictures first
referred to are those of the late
Associate Justice Brewer Of the
United States supreme court,
and his colleague, "the great
dissenter." the late Associate
Justice Harlan.
The third of the trio. in whom
South CarolinianS are bound to
feel more than a passing inter-
est. is the picture of William
Mack, a native of this State,
now editor-in-chief of "CYC."
Mr.. Mack, as may be gathered
from a consideration of the i'm
portance of his work, stands at
the top of the ranks of legal
authorship. He is secretary of
the American Law Book COM
pany, and is editor of it's other
important publication, "Cyclo-
pedia of Forms and Precedents. "
Though not widely known in
South Carolina. even by name,
Mr.. Mack is a familiar character
to his one time fellow townsmen
in Fort Mil. Here he spent his
boyhood days and here his little
motherless son, Billie" is now
living and learning to follow in
the footsteps of his distinguished
father.
Born in Sumter county in 1865,
William Mack was the son of the
Rev. DR.. j. B. Mack, a well
known Presbyterian minister,
who was stationed in Columbia,
and Mrs. Harriet Banks Mack.
In his early youth he came tc
Fort Mill with his parents anC
here he grew up. From Fort
Mill he went to Davidson college
whence he emerged in 1888, with
the degree of M. A., having
taken that degree along with the
degree of A. B., and having
ranked second in his class. The
call of scholarship, combined
with the independent spirit which
brooked no long waiting before
entering the world of service
took him to Adger college, where
for a year he lent his energie.
to. the upbuilding of the youth Of
the land, even as in later years
he lent Of his brain to the cree
ton of a consonant and coordi
mated structure Of American law
The school room did not holt
him long, however. For a yeal
he studied in the law office O.
his uncle. w. l.. Mack, in Lamar
Mo-, leaving that to enter tn,
Missouri State university. Their,
he kept up his reputation fo
promise matched with perform
ance, and completing the thre,
year course in two years, wa
graduated first in his class. Sub
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-03-05

sequently the university con-
ferred on him the degree of
LII. d.
Lamar, which had seen his
first embrace of his new mis-
tress, the law, soon saw him
again. For one year he prac-
ticed there, and then went to
the land of promise on the
Pacific coast. In San Francisco
he stayed ten years, leaving there
in 1900 to accept an editorial
position with the Edward Thomp-
son company, publishers of law
books. at Northport, suburb of
New York. In this congenial
atmosphere his genius for legal
authorship blossomed into flower.
The first fruits were the seven
volumes of "Rapalje and Mack's
Digest of Railway Decisions"
standard work of great repute.
A short time later he again
changed his residence, going to
New York city, to join the
American Law Book company.
With that company he has re-
malned for IL years, adding
steadily to his reputation as a
clear and forceful thinker and a.
concise and accurate eXpounder
of legal truth.
His service with the American
company early brought him to
the very head of the company's
corps of experts. Selected to
undertake the tremendous task
OF directing the preparation of
a comprehensive but convenient
exegesis of law and procedure,
he entered upon his task with
energy and zeal. The 40 VOL
umes of the "Cyclopedia of Law
and Procedure" already pub
lished are an enduring testi-
monial of his skill and industry.
These, with the annotations.
which also are in his charge
have assumed rank as among
the most authoritative of legal
works.
The "Cyclopedia of Forms and
Precedents," a like work on a
different phase of the subject, is
also we'll known among the legal
folk.
While he has been pursuing the
lights of legal learning, Mr..
Mack has not neglected other
avenues of activity. He is a
member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity, and presided
at the national convention of
that fraternity in Chattanooga
He is high rank Mason, being
Knight Templar and a Noble of
Kismet Temple of the Mystic
Shrine. He is a member of the
Missouri Society of New York
and of the Southern Society of
New York.
Though Mr.. Mack's work has
led him far afield, he has never
forgotten the home interests
His alma mater has been the re-
cipient of many gifts of books.
His home town too, and his home
folk, know him and like him as
a brilliant man who can be
thoroughly democratic and kind
ly.
| Mr.. Mack's mother lives in
Fort Mill with his brother, MUIR
ray Mack, and he has another
brother, Harry Mack, an elec-
trical engineer in New York,
and another in Cincinnati, the
Rev. Edward Mack. d. D., pro-
fessor of Lane Theological semi
nary. Mr.. Mack also has two
sisters in Fort Mill-Mrs. Eliza
hath PolE ord M~z VIZ N
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-03-05
ONLY THREE MORE DAYS
OF The TIMES CONTEST

Gentle reader have you con
sidered that your subscription
might be the deciding factor in
The Times Great Prize Contest.
Consider for one moment that
one years Subscription to The
Times will give you the bes
weekly paper in this section of
the State. and also entities you
to goodly number Of votes for
your favorite in the contest. One
yearly subscription may add
just enough to give your favorite
a small majority of the votes at
the close of the contest, and thus
make them a winner and APP
preciative contestant.
In few short days when The
Times awards their grand list
of prizes the contestants who
marched, fought and lost will
look back to their early conquest
and say: We'll, if l had only put
forth greater efforts during the
contest | might have been among
the winners. The heights of
victory may look steep and rug
ged, but the victory is just be-
yond the great obstacle.
If you wish to help your friend
do it now. If you have as
sisted any contestant and want
to help them some more why,
do it now.
For there is but three more
days. Promptly at seven o'clock
p. M, next Saturday, March 7th.
the contest will end. This is
the last call. Rally round your
candidate for each and every
candidate needs all they can get.
They may have votes by the
scores and thousands-but some
other may have them by the
hundred thousands. No candi-
date should be over-confdent,
nor should any candidates
friends be in the same state of
mind. Over-confidence engen-
ders defeat. Whatever you do,
do it now.
Let every contestant and her
friends be sure to turn in their
reports in plenty time to be
checked over by the contest
manager. Remember that moth
ing will be accepted after seven
o'clock, and everything that will
be couuted in this contest must
be in the box by the time the
clock strikes. Usually there are
one or two contestants who try
to be last in turning in their re-
ports, and it is very often the
case that one or two contestants
fail to get their votes counted on
J.. the last day, by failing to give
their reports to the Contest
Manager in time to be checked.
Be on time. 1t is a mighty good
idea to bring in your report early
as possible Saturday morning,
and then work all day, and you
can bring in the remainder of
the subscriptions that you secure
later in the day. 1t will not
hurt to make several reports
Saturday.
STANDING of PIANO CONTESTANTS
Tuesday, March 3.
Miss Frances Smith - 167, 800
I" Edna Ferguson n------- -664, 900
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-03-05

Remember the Partridge Wyandottes
at Massey's Drug Store, Saturday,
March the 7th.-Ady.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
FREE TO FARMERS

by special arrangement the Rate
kin Seed House of Shenandoah,
Iowa, will mail a copy of their big
1914 illustrated Seed Book, and a
sample of their famous Diamond
Joes Big White seed corn that has
a record of over 200 bushels per
acre, free to every reader of this
paper who may be interested in the
Crops they plant. This book is a
complete compendium of farming
and farm and garden seeds. II tells
how to grow big crops and all about
best varieties of seed corn for your
locality; also Seed Oats, Wheat, Bar
ley, Speltz, Grasses, Clovers, Alfal-
ia, Pasture and Lawn Mixtures.
Seed Potatoes and all other farm
and garden seeds. This seed book
is worth dollars TO all in want OF
seeds of any sort It's free TO all
our readers. Write for it and men
tion this paper. The address is
RATEKIN's SEED HOUSE, Shenan-
doah, Iowa. Box 704. (ad)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
Potato Disease Quarantine.

Tho fnIpruI hOrticlll,uroI hoard of
the denortusnt OF Agriculture has
m,da a dcr,sion ~ c,,nsid.rahI. Inn.
portance 10 potato ,r,wers n is the
continuation 'ipded,It.,y of the no,ato
ouoran,in, that has noon mojpt,,ned
durlnp the mast YEAR against certain
countries rrom which opr main impor.
tatlons of ,ototoes co,le The conn.
tries against which oua,antine is 10 no
continued ara tho Rr,,ish islas Cor.
many Austr1, Hungary Newfonnd.
land and two Islands belonp,ng to
France in the 81 lawrence river cali.
cd 81 pierre and vinulon
The ohi.ct ~ tho Quarantine "a m
prevent the introd ,c,,op into the Unit.
"a S,o,os 90 n deacon. ,,ss ,o,ato dis
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
SAYS EVERY FARMER SHOULD
HAVE AN OFFICE.

In the current issue of Farm and
Firesidc, Clifford +. Davis says that
every farmer should have an Office.
He writes in part, as follows:
Every farm, however small.
should have one corner, or room,
set aside as an office, where plans
Tor crops, business, etc, may be
studied out. Such an office can be
fitted up cheaply; but the yearly
benefits are inestimable. Mine is
only six by ten. adjoining the kitch-
EN-, where | can consult the family
or talk TO callers at will.
Here on rainy days or at night
labor is planned. business outlined
or recorded, letters written or an
swered, diseases Of farm stock stud
led or prescribed for, and all such
affairs attended TO at once.
"0nly an hour or less each day
will keep the books up to date, show
bills paid, etc; but the result is i'm
mensc.
by planning work far ahead OF
the season, there is no lost mo-
ton" but the work moves along
smoothly, each hour seeing its own
duties done; but there are few jobs
left over
without such an Office, the
farmer who keeps his receipts in an
old cigar box, his accounts in his
head (?) and his work implanted
hardly knows where he is at; and
both work and accounts soon lapse
into inextricable confusion that only
the Sherii's sale can solve. With a
neat farm Office, farming rises to the
dignity of a profession; and the wife
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05

81 connne all male birds as soon as the
Matching season n over.
Begin marketing the cockerels as
soon rs they weigh one and one-half
pounds or obtain marketable weight
and" continues the advice. market
white shell and brown shell eggs In
separate packages. Small or dirty eggs
should be used at home. When taking
eggs to market they should be protect
ed from the suns rays. lnfertile eggs
will withstand marketing conditions
much better than fertile eggs.
"The hens greatest profit producing
period Is the first and second years.
and unless hen Is an exceptionally
good breeder she should be disposed OF
at the end OF her second laying season
and before starting to mott
Few eggs can be expected until the
pullets are matured
Pure bred poultry means uniformi-
~ OF products. and that means increas-
ed profits II the products are properly
marketed. Given the same care and
food. pure bred fowls will make a
greater profit than mongrels.
'In order to obtain eggs IL Is neces-
sary to have healthy. vigorous stock
properly fed. 4 splendid mixture for
laying hens Is equal parts Of cracked
corn. wheat and oats. which should be
scattered in litter. Plenty OF exercise
increases the egg yield. Cabbages.
mangels. potatoes and sprouted oats
make excellent green food. and when
wet mashes are fed be sure they are
crumbly and not sticky For the first
three days chicks may be fed mix
ture of equal parts Of hard boiled egg
and stale bread or the latter soaked
In milk. From the third or fourth day
until the chicks can eat wheat and
cracked corn commercial chick food Is
good ration. Plenty Of pure fresh
water, grit. shell and green food
should be available from the first day.
There is very little danger Of over
feeding young stock. Feed your chick
ems about FIVE times day"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
METALS THAT GROW TIRED

Like human beings. metals get tired
with over-working and needs holiday
and complete rest in order to recover
from the strain and rush OF modern
life. II was Lord Kelvin who showed
that metals suffer from fatigue. He
kept iron wires in constant motion
during a week. and watched the way
they acted. At the end Of the week
they had lost considerable amount Of
their original elasticity. He gave
them a days rest, and they complete
ly recovered. He further experiment
ed, and discovered that an iron bar.
after a three weeks rest, gained ten
per cent. in elasticity. In repeated ex-
periments he found that steel and
wrought iron deteriorited very rap
idly II they were worked continuously,
and In the long run, break up com
pletely, as the human being does.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
Soils Of the United Staten.

SOILS of the United States" Is the
title OF bulletin just issued by the
department OF agriculture which con-
tains comprehensive study Of the
soils of the country. showing the loca-
lions Of the 1850 different types Of
soils surveyed and mapped by the de-
partment and their crop adaptation.
The department has made soil surveys
In every state. embracing an area Of
over 5000 square miles.
The most important group OF soils
on which the majority of the trucking
crops OF the country are produced lies
In the Atlantic and gulf coastal plains
province. according TO the report. com
prising about 365OOO square miles. ex-
tending from the northern end OF Long
Island to the southern extremity OF
the Florida peninsula and along the
coast OF the gulf of Mexico to the
mouth OF the Rio Grande. These soils
are pre-eminently early truck soils, and
their most economic use lies In the
production Of high priced crops for the
early local and distant markets aces
sible to rapid transportation. The fine
sands are undoubtedly the most valua-
BILE early truck soils, as In adaptation
they include the whole range Of vege-
table crops. Norfolk fine sand Is an
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
Conducted by Frank Montgomery Instructor in Animal
Hustandry and Special nvesgator.

or for pasture. II you want hay
IL is important 20 select grasses that
mature about the same time. Here
is a good mixture for hay: Orchard
grass, tall oat grass, and red clover
mixed equal weights Of each, and
sown at the rate OF 10 pounds OF
the mixture per acre. This makes
an excellent crop Of early hay, and
the excellent growth Of aftermath
will afford abundant pasture and
good growth TO pillow under late in
the fall for next years corn crop.
An excellent mixture for pasture
on limestone land would be: Or
chard grass, perennial rye, tall oat
grass, and red clover, 10 pounds
each with Kentucky blue grass and
red top, pounds each. Sow at the
rate Of IS pounds per acre. This
will furnish green pasture nearly
the year round.
On poor hilly soil the following is
good: Orchard grass, Hungarian
bronze grass. Tall oat grass, sheep
fescue, red clover, equal weights Of
each. Sow IS pounds per acre. The
orchard grass and tall oat grass will
furnish abundant winter and early
spring pasture and the Hungarian
bronze and sheep fescue will stay
green in July and August when
other grasses are dried up.
On damp soils: Meadow fescue,
red top Italian rye grass and alsike
clover, equal weights Of each, sown
at the rate Of IS lbs. per acre.
An acre and half or two acres
Of moderate soil will keep a cow
much better than acres would do
If allowed to grow up TO wild grass
and sprouts. Land is too valuable
TO lie idle any more.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
VELOCITY OF TORNADO

An effort has been made to estimate
the velocity OF the wind In tornado.
basing II on some OF its effects. A
pine board was driven through tele-
graph pole. another was driven three
inches into the trunk OF tree. and II
was calculated that such effects could
have been produced only by fore lit
tie less than a cannon ball travelling
between 600 and 500 miles an hour.
The highest velocities OF the wind
have only been estimated. never meas
ured, for there are no instruments
that will measure them. A Robinson
thermometer was blown away when
registering 100 miles an hour in ia
maica on November is last. The
highest velocity on record is 1856 miles
an hour, measured by an thermometer
on Mount Washington, January II.
1873.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
HOW TO MIX FERTILIZERS.

Empty the raw materials on a
close wood floor or hard dirt
floor, under "A shed or Clubhouse.
Spread the materials to be mixed in
layers one upon another then with
a shovel and hoe cut down the pile
and turn over two or three times,
and the materials will bc as thor
oughly mixed and give as good re-
suits rs any ready mixed fertilizer
that you buy.
II is better not 10 empty over 400
NO COO pounds at one time as II can
be more readily and thoroughly
mixed in small quantities.
Your county Demonstration agent
will be glad TO advise with you
about the best fertilizer mixtures
for your soils and crops. Call on
him.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
CAD WHIP OF CASTOR

Here is the verger OF the ancient
church OF Caistor, Lincolnshire, Eng
land, holding the CAD whip which for
many years was cracked on Palm
Sunday. Legend says the curious
fashion OF cracking a CAD whip dates
back TO Saxon times, and arose in
this way: The lord OF the manor OF
Broughton, in Lincolnshire, held land
under the lord of the manor OF Hun
den, near Castor; he was a cruel and
hard man, and having caught a boy
trespassing' he beat him so severely
with a CAD as 10 cause his death.
After a time he became 20 remorseful
that he confessed his crime, and the
following punishment was melted out
to him He was annually to provide
a whip like that with which the boy
was beaten, and a purse containing
30 pieces OF silver. With these he
must repair to Castor church on
Palm Sunday morning and, standing
outside the north porch, must crack
the whip three times at the begin
ming of the second lesson. After this
he was to fasten the purse to the end
OF the lash and twist II round the
end Of the stock, fastening the same
with three twigs Of wych elm; then,
with whip on shoulder, he was TO walk
slowly into church, kneel before the
reading desk and wave the whip
thrice over the head OF the officiating
minister. then continue to hold II in
that position until the lesson was end
ed. After this the whip-bearer was
to rise and to take the whip into the
pew of the lord OF the manor Of Hun
den and remain there till the end OF
the service. Finally. the whip was
carried TO the house OF his liege lord
OF Hunden and left there. On the due
performance OF this ceremony his ten
ure OF the manor OF Broughton was to
depend. The whip was to suggest the
scourging that Christ bore for sin
ners; the money symbolized the
pieces of silver paid to Judas for the
betrayal OF his saviour; cracking the
whip denoted that the weapon was
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-05
HOME MIXING OF FERTILIZERS.

Are you using commercial fertl-
lizers this year? II so, are you in
that class Of progressive farmers
who are buying the chemicals and
mixing their own fertilizers, or do
you still use the hit or miss factory
mixed goods3
The following are reasons for
buying the chemicals and doing
your own mixing.
4. When farmer buys the chem
icals and mixes his own fertilizers
he will study the needs of his soil
and his crops instead Of letting the
fertilizer manufacturer do all of his
thinking for him.
2. Only high grade materials will
be bought and a better grade Of fer
tilizer can be made.
3. Special mixtures can be made
10 suit the needs of each field and to
suit the different crops planted on
these soils.
8. by clubbing together and buy
ing for cash the chemicals in car
1lots direct from the manufacturers
and large dealers at least One-third
OF the fertilizer bill can be saved.
3. The farmer can do as good
mixing as the average factory.
q. When farmer buys the
chemicals for home mixing he will
see that nitrogen is the most ex-
pensive fertilizing element. No
good farmer can afford to buy nitro
gen year after year.to grow cotton,
corn, small grain and tobacco. Cow
peas, velvet beans, soy beans, and
the clovers draw nitrogen from the
air and when any Of these crops are
grown and turned under, the soil
will be well supplied with nitrogen