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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
HE NEEDED PLENTY OF ROOM
And Was Willing to Pay for Two ss One Didn't Seem to
 Serve.

During the run of a play at the Conan theater in New York last win- ter wobbly person teetered up to the box office one Saturday night when the place was packed and de- manded a good seat
 Nothing left except standing room" :" said the box office man. Sell you standing room for a dollar"
 The wavering one produced a dollar and went inside. But so many general admissions were grouped at the rear that, over the intervening hedge of heads he caught only vagrant glimpses of what went on upon the stage.
 He foggily considered the situation for a spell. Then he rocked his weav- ing way back to the box office window and put second dollar on the shelf.
 Gimme nozZir one of them standin' rooms" he ordered; cant see the show at all if you only got Sat urday Evening Post.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
BY REPAIR OF CUTS
Repairs Are Also Cut and Saving in Tire Bills Is Made
 Greater.
SHOULD WATCH SMALL CUTS
Tiniest Ahrasions Pick Up Particles of Dirt Which Gradually Destroy Fabric and Cause the BIowouts Which Are the Dread of
 Every Motor Devotee.

By repairing your cuts you cut your tire bills,' says R. S. Wilson. manager of the service department at the Goodyear company in Akron. "A little glass cut. a nail hole or any abrasion that penetrates the rubber tread to the fabric of the tire opens a way for dirt and moisture to creep in In many an apparently perfect tire when removed from the wheel under which are dirt and moisture, rotting the fabric.
 If you have ever found a tire in this condition you know you have had a strong temptation 10 call it defec- tive. Did you ever select a nice, rosy apple, apparently a perfect specimen. and discover after the first bite that it was pitted with worm holes? If so. you were tempted to call it a poor apple. and yet. generally, investigation would have shown somewhere down on the side a small hole where the worm crawled in.
 Almost without exception the tirs having a loose tread and rotting fab. ric is no more at fault than the apple into which the worm bored its way.
 As the tire reyolves a suction is produced which draws particles of dirt into the cut Gradually these particles work under the rubber. grinding and cutting it from the fabric. If neg lected this grinding process will work around the tire and separate the whole tread from the fabric. The fabric un. der the tread soaks up some of the moisture. which causes 1t to weaken, and a blowout soon follows.
 "A tire cut is the most common and most destructive of all tire troubles, and yet is the easiest to remedy If taken in time. IL Is a good plan to look over your tires every few days. It will pay you to repair any cuts, how ever insignificant they may appear.
 You can do this quickly by clean ing out with gasoline and filling in with quick repair gum. A can of this is inexpensive and may save many dollars worth of tires and lots of trouble. Rapid deterioration inyari ably follows a neglected cut"
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
CONTROLS SPEED RATE
DEVICE TO PREVENT DRIVING
 FASTER THAN SET FOR.
Can Be Adjusted From to GO MIies an Hour, and Acts Automatically
 by Electric Contact.

Inventive ingenuity along the line of combining mechanical accessories has reached the point of making & speedometer which not only indicates the speed of a vehicle. but also regu- lates that speed. The device, which pre- vents a driver from going faster than 1t has been set for. consists of a Yale lock which can be set at any desired speed from zero to 60 miles an hour. When the indicated speed is reached by the speedometer hand an electric contact Is established, which energies a magnet contained in a small box through which the rod from the carbu- within the case and one end passes freely in a sleeve fitting tightly over the other end of the rod. Normally, connection between the two is made by pin that passes through ar open. ing in the sleeve and free end of the rod. The closing of the electric con tact when the speed limit is reached lifts this pin out of engagement and breaks the connection between the rod and the sleeve. This causes the throttle to close slowly of its own weight, and no amount of manipulation of hand or fcot control will be com mGnicated to the csrburetor. When the car has fallen below the speed limit, however, the speedometer con tact is released, the magnet permits inc min in fall hack into it's nIace and the throttle rod is again continuous.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Automobile Tire Invention.

Preventing puncture of inner tubes of automobile tires is one of the most prolific fields for the inventor Hun dreds and even thousands of schemes have been devised, some of them working very satisfactorily. One of the latest, which is as unique as 1t 's said to be effective. is the placing or three separate and distinct ribs on the inner tube. The shape of these ribs is such as to form small airspaces when the tube is blown up, thus add ing considerably to the resiliency Of the tire The greater thickness Of the inner tube and the difficulty which . nail or tack would have to penetrate the entire tube recommend this iH- vention to the attention of the motor ist. The few tubes made according to this design are stated to have given great satisfaction.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
New Mexico.

The Tularosa Copper Company. To- cated at Bent has started repair work and expects to be running full blast ry Oct. l.
 The Parsons Mining Company has put up poles for an electric power line and is expected to resume operations at its mill at Parsons.
 Tyrone is to be the model mining town Of the southwest, according 10 the announcement of Walter Douglas. Tyrone will be the metropolis of the Burro Mountain mining district where important mines have already been de velopsi and railroad connection com pleted.
 The announcement that the Cerrillos concentrator now is taking custom work has resulted in a considerable amount of ore being handed in for re- duction, and il is thought that this will result in a good deal Of develop ment work being done in mines which have been neglected for many years.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Colorado.

In Aspen district Hawthorne, Deane and Foreman have begun work upon the Moose, in TcIrtelotte park.
 inside information" states that the Portland Company - in possession since July I-has already tapped rich ore at depth in Stratton's Independ- ence, which is reached from the nine .eenth level of the Portland
 The Cresson Consolidated Gold Min ipg Company. where the famous rich pocket was struck last December, paid dividends amounting to $1,050,000 for the first quarter Of 1915.
 Silverton reports that on the Joe and John mine, Lessees Bell and An nesi recently encountered a streak of rich lead ore from which they are making regular shipments.
 In twenty-one different camps in Colorado zinc-bearing ores are pro- duced. Such camps as Leadville. Red Cliff, Creede. Breckenridge, Rico, Ord way and Slyerton being prominent
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
REPELLENT FOR CH!NcH BUGS
Expert of University of Missouri Rec ommends Dust Barrier in Dry
 Weather-PIowed Strip Is Good.

Dust barriers in dry weather and chemical barriers in damp weather are recommended by Leonard Haseman Of the University of Missouri, for the control of chinch bugs. The simplest dust barrier consists of one or more parallel ditches in which a log is kept moving.
 A plowed strip we'll stirred is also good. For chemical barriers, first make patch with a hoe and run a narrow line of tar, road oil. stock dip. or similar repellent along the path. Renew it often at first to keep it fresh
 Spraying with kerosene emulsion is recommended as effective where the bugs get on the first few rows of corn in a field. This can also be used to kill the migrating bugs on the ground or where they may be collected in wheat at this time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Guests Forced to Drink.

Compulsory abstinence would have seemed a complete inversion of the natural order to some of our ancestors. They believed in compulsory drinking. and Tn some old country mansions may still be seen, believe. a ring let into the wall of the dining hall for the pun ishment of the man who would not. or could not, drink his allotted share of liquor
 The culprits arm was fixed in the ring, and he was given choice of drink ing in the ordinary way or having the liquor he refused poured down his sleeve. Hence the medieval jest. "Leaving's sleeving."-London Chron- icie
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Wyoming.

The gold strike in the Silver Crown mine near Eecla has caused a rush to the camp and the hills are dotted with prospectors.
 By court decision. control Of the Mexico-Wyoming Petroleum Company owning 5.eC0 acres of oil lands in the Grass Creek oil field of Wyoming, re mains with the Denver and California men who organized the company.
 The value of gold, silver and cop. Der produced in Wyoming during the calendar year 1914, according to Charles ". Henderson of the United States Geological Survey, was only s7,397, as against sS4,41i in 1913.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

pivotally mounted on the footboards of the machine. Springs are attached to pedals and footboards, guide mem Der being attached to the forward bar of the frame of the machine and hay ing outwar1ly inclined arms. There are pulleys On the ends Of tkese arms, guards for the pulleys, a,d bar is secured to the fork of the machine above the mud guard, ropes being se- cured to the ends of this bar and to the forward ends of the pedals.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
whee, Tax Lew In Illinois.

Illinois cities now have the privilege of amxing . wheel tax to all automo- piles and other vehicles if they see fit. The supreme court set aside the pre- vious law, declaring 1t unconstitution- d on . case appealed from Lincoln. Owing to the importance of this tax to Chicago and the larger cities. the leeislature changed the law to meet the objections of the courts. The re. vised bill became law when Governor Dufne signed it. The tax fn Chicago on automobiles is $I0 to $2o. in ac- eordsace with the horsepower.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Cylinder Cases.

If all the gases produced by the combustion of gasoline in the cylinders of motor could be condensed. among them would be almost a gallon of Wa ter for every gallon Of gasoline. To be exact, the burning of a gallon of gasoline produces .ss gaIIsc of water in the form of steam
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
!wissed ard Broken Ax!es.

The hub nuts that hold the rear wheels snugly to the tapered rear axles are always tight when the car is sent out from the factory. but after . variable amount of wear the wheel will get a little loose, and if not soon frightened up the pounding on the key and key-seat will tend to twist the axle or even break it. Keep the hub nuts tight
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
STEER MACHINE WITH FEET
Motor Cycle Rider to Have Hands Free for Other Uses.

Motor cyclists know how difficult 1t is sometimes 10 carry bundles, dodge street cars, open up the oil flow, and put On a coat or light a cigar all at the same time, says Farming Busi- ness. Here is a device. recently pat ented by a South Dakota man, to en- able the hard-pressed rider 10 steer the machine with his feet. Pedals are
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

For crossing a bay 20 miles wide connected at each end with a fine driving beach along the seashore. a motorist of Aberdeen. Wash. uses a barge built for less than sl00 and so equipped that 1t can be driven by the automobile that it transports across the water. A propeller wheel. that is housed for safety. is located at each side of the barge near the stern. The axle Of each wheel is at the right seight to come in line with the rear car axle when the end Of the car is raised a few inches above the deck of the barge. and is capped with a hardwood wheel. IS inches in di-
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
An Er1pire Ranch

We hear often of captains of h. dustry." ''Napoleons of Finance" and land harons,' but what title Is i'm posing enough to fit the Australian cattleman who owns or controls 2S,- S00,OO0 acres of ranch land-a domain as large as Pennsylvania?-You s Companion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Cripple Creeks July Output s,,,27 .ess.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-The mineral output of the Cripple Greek district for July was s2.o50 tons, of an average value of sl3.7i ton. The bullion val ue was sl,127,6s
 Compared with the July tonnage of a year ago this is an increase of l. 720 tons. The average value is s2.26 a ton less and the gross value sl74,- 600 less, due 10 the heavy production of low grade ore treated locally. The Portland Company at Battle moun- tain and Independence treated ASSOC tons of an average value of s2.90 per ton.
 During the month dividends of s165.- GOO were paid as follows: Portland Gold Mining Company, ss0.o0O; Vindi- cator Consolidated. $45,O00; Golden Cycle Company, s30,000.
 The total tonnage was distributed among the treatment plants as fol. lows:
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

ameter and inches thick On each wheel are leather clamps for securing it to the spokes of the car wheel. With the rear of the car raised so that the wheels are clear of the deck and these wheels connected with the pro- pellers by the straps. the barge is ready for operation by the engine of the automobile. The work of placing the car aboard the barge and making it ready for use requires about eight minutes. The barge can easily make eight miles an hour when propelled by light car and considerably more than that rate of speed. when it is driven with high-power car.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
s1o,oo0 Conscience Fund.

Ten thousand dollars was added to the treasury departments conscience fund the other day when special de livery letter from New York. contain ing that sum in currency. was received at Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo's office.
 to the United States the amount he stole, yet his conscience is not satis- fled, and here's another payment" read letter accompanying the contribu- tion.
 This Is the third largest contribu- ton to the conscience fund Some contributions are as low as a penny.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Whom He DreaCs.

It isn't the girl who grows indignant whcn he tries to kiss her that man dreads. IL is the one who laughs at him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
IVES TE RN MINING NEWS
Newspaper Union News Service
Prices for Metals.
IN 8 R 1 E E

Prices for Metals. Spelter, St. Louis, sl7.06. Copper. casting, sl762i2. Lead, New York, s5.eQ. Bar silver, s7c.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

In 1898 fathers in Boston made SIS for a 5i-hour week. They now receive s2S60 fer a 44-hour week.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
Notice fN Voters

Tke board of registration for PcBai1s
courBty will meet in their Office at the
court house on Monday, the second day
of August, 1915, to. open the books of
registration and remain in session three
days for the purpose of registering all
voters becoming 81 years of age andall
who have not registered since 1903.
Will also give renewals to those who
have lost their certifiaates.
Any voter wishing to vote at any of
the new precincts at Flat Rock, Norris
or Cross Roads may ltave their certiE-
Gates transferred to any one of these
precincts.
Books will close Or, the evening of
August and will stand closed until
September Is, 1915. ELIAS DAY,
I2 Clerk of Board
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

yet what's the matter with it. Since
the Lakeland disaster in Chicago river,
in which about thousand me7p, women
and childreD lost their lives to- satisfy
the greed Of few steamboat owners,
the fact has been brought out that the
new seamen'ss law is intended to and
will prevent just such loss of life. The
boat owners opposed the new law be.
cause it will interfere with the making
Of big dividends But what is the safety
of the public compared with fat divi
6ends? The new law, which goes mte
effect in November, is all right and NJ
doubt will be enforced to the letter, il
view of this terrible accident
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

A pure shoe and clothing" bill has
been offered in the Georgia Legislature.
1t provides that all classes of shoes,
hats. clothing, and all other garments
of wearing apparel, shall carry label
showing the material, quality and kind
Of goods used in their manufacture be-
tDre they are allowed to be put on sale.
CeDrgln can do better than that without
having IT, l,IHs 4 law. Let every
article menEDne6 in the bill bear the
union inhel nt the trade that makes
chem. which Label not only guarantees
rhnt the goods are first-class in every
respect but are also made in sanitary
workshops Organized labor guaran-
tees everything that bears it's label or
stamp before it reaches the merchant.
Besides, it is impossible to legislate
honesty into merchants. Or anyone else.
for that matter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
HckenS Route Three

Mr.. and Mrs. Bigby of Will
liamston spent the week end
with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Welborn.
Misses Matte and Buena J ohm
son visited Miss Olive Gillespie
recently.
A party Of young people, chap
eroned by Rev. and MRS. l.. w.
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Hol-
der and Mr.. and Mrs. ON. GRAY
ley, spent several days at Table
Rock last week. The entire par
ty report a jolly good time.
Among those who enjoyed the
trip were Mrs. w. E.. johnson of
Spartanburg, Misses Louise, An
ME and Beulah, Gravley Matte,
Buenna and Ella Johnson, An
ME Wood, Edna Aiken, Velma
and Lavina Perritt; Messps. Geo.
E. and Robert M. Welborn, Paul
Johnson, Luther, Waltes and
Hovey Gravley,. Grady Aiken
and Leo Gillespie.
The ladies of Porter's Chapel
gave their pastop's family a very
pleasant surprise last week in
the form Of a very liberal pound
ing.
Last Sunday the ladies of Sa-
lem Methodist church organized
a ladies' aid society. Mrs. r.. P.
Holder was elected president.
Miss Louise Gravley vice -presi-
dent, Mrs. Henderson secretary,
Mrs. g. NJ. Grawiey treasurer.
The first business meeting will
be held with Mrs. T.. w. Lohn-
SON at the parsonage Friday af-
ternoon of this week at 4 o o'c1ock.
Mr.. Isaac Gravley has recent
ly purchased a l915 model Ford
touring car.
Miss Esther Gravley, who, is
teaching at Martins, spent the
weekend with bomefolks.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
$l0O Reward. SIOO

The readers Of this paper will be
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages. and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is tho only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treat
ment... Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by destroying. the foundation OF the dis
building up the constitution and nreasi assistns ny
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have 80 much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t falls to cure. Send
FOR list OF testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY s. Coz Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by nil Druggists, 75c.
Take aalps Family Pills for constipation.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

The old saying that horse can be
led to water but can't be made to drink
has been emphasized once more. The
coal miners of Wales have struck for
higher wages and shorter hours. orders
cf the government that they work un-
seemly hours at low wages to the con-
trary. Press dispatches, however. say
the miners have returned to work, their
demands having been acceded tc in
every instance
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
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DUNN B0VGS. &aeNlar Corcespondcu

Frisby Hancock is thinking
Of opening boneyard near the
Rye Straw store in the near fu
ture. On account of the panic
he should do a prosperous bust
ness.
Dock Hooks was seen going
toward Bounding Billows last
Sunday wearing his speckled
pants. We fear Dock will live
to be an old bachelor, as he has
a habit of trying to court too
many girls at once.
While Raj Barlow was over
to see Miss Flute Belcher Sun
day afternoon, he enjoyed some
funny moving pictures by turn
ing the leaves Of the family al
bum right fast.
ThePostmaster says that while
it is true that he has to handle
all the mail, he is glad to know
that he is not compelled to read
and answer it all.
TheMaiICarrier departed from
Tickville for Hogwallow the
other day with a cake of ice, to
prove to several skeptics that
there is such a thing as ice in
summer time. However,, when
he arrived here all the ice had
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
ISI Sas, ~

disappeared except a very small
piece. The rural policeman is
at work ON the case to find out
where it went. S,a
The editor of the TickviIle It'd
ingS wrote a very strong editori-
al for the next issueW: entitled,
Turn the Rascals Out of Of
flee, . but before it was publish
ed the max he was writing
about came in and paid up his
subscription and the EDITORS
conscience hurt him so bad he
had to tear the article up.
The Postmaster will not be
bothered much with flies this
summer, as he has set in to get
them all skeered of him.
Filth Smith at last has high
hope of breaking into public
print. He has wen on his
neck and has already been ap-
preached by a patent medicine
firm for his photo and testimon-
ial.
The Hog Ford preacher had
one of the largest crowds of the
wear to hear him Sunday. The
room was so full everybody had
to stay through the entire SER
mon.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

Those Greasers will keep on monkey
ing with Uncle Sam until the old gent
gets good and mad; then look out.
Huerta refused when he was president
to salute Old Glory when one was due.
Now it is reported in the dispatches
that Carranza troops took an American
flag and trampled it into ribbons near
the border the other day.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

The Tugaloo Tribune, Westminster's
paper. was six years old last week. If
Westminster is as good town as the
Tribune is a paper it is o. k. but judg-
ing by the advertising patronage of the
Tribune Editor Gossett is giving the
town better paper than it deserves.
We wish the Tribune and its editor
many more years of usefulness.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

Stranger things have happened than
that in couple of weeks w. j. Bryan
will be addressing monster recruiting
mass meetings. The State. And then
the redoubtable Colonel Aftermath cast
ing aside the typewriter, pastepot and
scissors for a rife, pair of running
shoes and a canteen. Anderson Intel
ligencer. With the accent on the can
teen.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

Whose turn s it 70 be president Of
Mexico now? Carranza had il few
days ago, after taking il from Zapgta.
but the bandit came back and at
this writing is in possession Of Mexico
City.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
It's a Draw

Charleston News and Courier.
Uncle SANS mail is being tam
pered with in England and John
Bulls mail is being tamDered
with in America, so on this score
Sam and John seem to be quits.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

The question Of what is split pea?"
seems to be pestering our railroad com
mlssioners muchIy. But just why is
unknown. A split pea is pea split in
half; then it is coored green by some
chemical process and sold to the unsus-
pecting ultimate consumer as green
coffee
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

This thing of getting into war and
out again is about the same as man
getting into Jail and getting out The
first is dead easy; the last almost i'm
possible.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29

Those prayers which have tt.en snid
in the aristocratic churches Of New
York for the recovery Of j T Mprgnn
had better been said to, the saving Of
the soul of poor, deuoed, insane Hol
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-29
Cause and Effect

Spartanburg Journal.
There was a business failure
in Greenville the other day. ooh,
no; the bankrupt firm didn't do
any advertising. 1t didn't be-
lieve in it.