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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
An Interesting Visit
In the Country
Farming Implements, Guinea.
Chickens and a Snake Story

A visit was made recently by
representatives of The Adver-
tlser to the home of Mr.. A. A..
Douglass, on the old Scotch road
just south of town.
The visit proved to be a most
interesting one. Mr.. Douglass
is not only good farmer, but an
exceptionally skillful artisan and
an inventor of practical labor.
saving devices for farmers.
He has mode a cotton chopper
that to all appearances does it's
work perfectly and ought to be
OH every cotton farm in the
South. His rocking hog trough
is calculated to bring JOY to the
heart of both hog and hog raiser.
An interesting exhibit In his
tarnyard is two young guinea.
chickens, or chicken-guineas, as
you choose to call them. The
"hiddies" at present bear a
stronger resemblance to chickens
than to guineas. Their develop
ment will be watched with inter
est. 1t is Mr.. Douglass inten-
tion to exhibit them at the COM
ing County FAIR.
But that is not all. Mr.. Doug
lass had a snake story to- tell.
He Is a truthful man and sober,
and Furthermore, his good wife
corroborated the story, so The
Advertiser accepts it as true in
every detail.
The story concerns a chicken
snake. Mr.. Douglass said he had
been missing eggs and young
chickens for some time but had
not missed anything else in par
ticular. Though this snake did
proba bly, relish such delicacies at
times, 1T is evident that it had
developed an appetite in another
direction-an appetite most un-
expected in a drv county and on
the premises of so consistent a
teetotler as Mr.. Douglass.
AS the story goes, the snake
was seen to be full" of some
thing. As full" snakes are not
permitted on these premises, it
was speedily executed and an in.
vestigation made as TO the cause
of the fullness. 1t was discov-
cred that Mr.. Snake held in his
inner anatomy four. ounce bot.
tie, tightly corked. Further in
vestigation revealed the TACT
that the bottle contained snake
me dicine-alcohol!
So far, the reader is on safe
ground, dealing with sober fact
but he is likely at this point to
leap into the widest speculation,
whittier this narrative cannot
lead. Was this in very truth a
q snake doctor, crrrying an ante.
dote for the bites Of Other
snakes? Or was he like some
other doctors and just loved the
stuff?
But tn bottle was corked and
Mr.. Douglass said he didn't dis
cover that the snake had any
corkscrew handy. We give Il
fupl
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Notice OF Election
State of South Carolina,
County of Chesterfield,

County of Chesterfield.
A petition of majority of the
Qualified Electors and Resident
Free-holders having been filed
with the County Board of Educa-
cation Alligator School District
No. 4 in accordance with Sec.
1742 Civil Code 1912 asking for a
special levy of 2 mills to be used
for school purposes, 1t is hereby
ordered that an election be held
in the said district. at some GEN.
tral place on the oath day of
August, 1915.
Co. Board Education.
r. A. Rouse
w. p. Pollock
j. 0. Taylor
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that
w. j. Fergerson has retired
from the firm of Mcleod & Fer
gerson and that r. III. Mcleod
is now sole owner Of the interest
which he had in the firm and
the said business is to continue
with II. r. Mcleod as It's sole
owner, and that all debts due
the said firm must be settled
with III. Il. Mcleod and all the
abilities of the said firm is as
sumed by III. r. Mcleod.
w. j. Fergerson
r. III. Mcleod.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Notice of Election.

State Of South Carolina,
County of Chesterfield.
A petition of a majority of the
Qualified Electors and Resident
Free-Holders having been filled
with the County Board of Educa-
tion from Spencer School
District in accordance with Sec.
1742 Civil Code 1912 asking for a
special levy of 8 mills to he use d
for school purposes, 1t is hereby
ordered that an election be held
in the said district, at some CEN
trail place, on the oath day of
August 1915.
August 9th 1915.
Go. Bd. Education.
Il. A. Rouge
w. Z. Pollock
j. 0. Taylor
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
NOTICE..

All persons are hereby forbid
den to fish or hunt with gun or
dogs night or day on any of my
lands either closed or uninclosed
or trespass in any way.
r.. N. Redfearn.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Mrs. Laura Parker.

Mrs. Laura Parker, of the
Grants Mill section, died Tues
day and was buried at Mt. Oil
vet Church, Rev. T. B. Owen
conducting the services.
Mrs. Parker was the mother of
Mr.. Peter Parker, Mrs. Mollie
Grant and Mrs. j III. Sellers,
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
DiSharge Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on
the20th day of Septem Der 1915,
| will submit my final return to
the Probate Court of Chesterfield
County and will apply for dis
charge of Hardy j. Sellers decd.
Elizabeth Sellers Admx.
Aug. ID, 1915.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
MILK MILK

l will be in town every morn
ing from Z to 8 delivering milk,
any one wishing milk will please
leave order with Mr.. II. M. Odom
at the Chesterfield Drug Co.
Hereafter l will make two de
hverles on Saturdays, morning
and afternoon.
M. V. RIVERS,
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Notice Of Election
State of South Carolina,
County Of Chesterfield.

State of South Carolina,
County of Chesterfield.
sA-petftion of required num-
r of the qualified Electors and
.esident Free-Holders of the
age of Twenty one wears residing
in Chesterfield School District
No. 19, having been filed with
the County Board of Education
in accordance with Section 1742
Civil Code of 1912. Calling for
special tax election; 1t is
hereby ordered that an election
be held on the 31st day of Aug.
1915 to vote on the question of a
special evy for (5) mills to be
used for General School Purposes.
r. A. Rouse
w. P.Pollock
xks j. o. Taylor
Aus nth, 1915.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Canning Instruction
Arouses Enthusiasm

The demonstration of cannin,
aud other branches of domesti,
science by Miss Edith Parrott
State demonstration agent, as
sisted by Mrs. Dora Dee Walker
and Miss Grace Huffington or
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week, proved to be probably the
most valuable bit of educational
work ever undertaken in this OF
any other county.
The crowd which witnessed the
demonstrations was very small
but was the most enthusi.
astic and intensely interested
crowd that has come together in
many day.
Mrs. Walker opened the series
of demonstrations Tuesday morn
ing. She is specialist in the
cultivation of the delicious pi-
mento, and an expert in it's prepa-
tion for the table. The pimento
is the result of the grating of a
tomato on the bell pepper plant.
The fruit partakes of the good
qualities and flavor of both
plants. Chesterfield county is
especially adapted to Its cultiva-
tion.
Mrs. Walker first explained
the culture of the plant and it's
good qualities and uses. She
then proceeded with the demon
stratIon Of it's preparation. She
showed how to make the delici-
cious Dixie Relish, how to cut
and pack peaches, tomatoes, corn
and figs. She made some beau
tiful splum jelly, explaining an
infallible method of finding the
exact proportion Of sugar re-
quired.
The use of the Gamer was
demonstrated by Mr.. G. B
Jones. More will be said about
this Gamer later.
One of the most intt resting
and instructive incidents of the
day was the use of the fireless
cooker when a beef roast was
cooked with fraction of the or
dinary amount of Ia Dor and ex-
panse. the rore+ having q finer
flavor than could have been &C.
quired in en- ordinary oven. A
cooker can be bought at prices
ranging from So to $25. These
ladies showed how one can be
made in any home at an insig-
nificent cost.
Miss huntington, expert in
bread making and home-nursing,
began her work Tuesday after
noon by starting the yeast, from
which she made white bread,
whoie-wheat bread and fancy
rolls yesterday morning. Her
discourse on the food value and
digestibility of whole wheat
bread should have been heard
by every man, woman and child
In the county.
The use of the fireless cooker
was further shown in the cook
ing of hominy and other cereals
as we'll as the freezing of ice
cream.
In the afternoon of yester lay
methods were shown for the re-
moval Of fruit and mildew stains
by the use of jarvelle water, the
formula for which was given.
Home nursing and the care of
convalescences was another very
valuable demonstration.
The correct method of making
tea and an easy way of detecting
the presence of tannin was
shown.
Another valuable kitchen ad-
junct described is the iceless re-
frigerator.
The half Of what these excel
lent ladies said and did cannot be
told in this issue of rhe Adver-
tiser. Therefore it is intended
from time to time to publish ar.
ticles dealing with the subjects
handled.
The Advertiser will take pleas
ure in answering, as far as pos
sible, any inquiries concerning
this work and especially pertain
ing to the organization of q can
ming club.
M -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Notice.!

L will for the next 80 days
Clean all Watches free of Charge
that are repaired by me. All work
guaranteed, nothing but genuine
material used.
A. w. MCCALL.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Plant lettuce now snd it will
make heads in the open ground
before cold weather.

For fall green's there is moth
ing better than savory spinach.
The seed should be planted by
the end of August.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
2ersonal ITEMS Of 4ccal Interest

thorne. Fla, is visiting relatives
in town.
Mr.. K. K. Porter spent Sun
day at Wadesboro.
Mr.. j. w. Pegues, of McFar-
ian' was in town Monday.
Miss Cora Craig returned Tues.
day froma shopping trip to Bal
timore.
Messrs. S. B. ard Erwin Poston.
OF Johnsonville, S. e. spent Sud
day In our city.
Rev. j. L. Tyler and Mr.. T. p.
Craig, are spending this week at
Clemson College.
Miss Maud Redfearn is spend
ing some time in the mountains
of North Carolina.
Mrs. S. L.. Duckett, is visiting
relatives and friends at her old
home in Georgia.
The Junior Order will meet on
Saturday night Aug. 21st, let
every member attend.
Mr.. Ransom Mickey Myers
made a flying trip to Jefferson
last Friday afternoon
Mr.. Perry M. Therrell spent
the week end at Heath Springs.
the guest OF home folks.
Mr.. Il. T. Redfearn is at Glenn
son this week taking a special
course in cotton grading.
Miss Burlie Griggs, of Ruby
Is the guest this week of her SIS
ter, Mrs. r. I. Redfearn.
Mr.. l. P. Mangum and family
are spending the week at Chick
Springs, Greenville county.
Masters Hall and Lindsay
and little Miss Evelyn Odom are
at Landrum, s. @.
I'll talk with you at the Movi-
es Saturday night, There's where
we'll enjoy ourselves the most.
Mr.. johnson Stegall left last
Saturday. for Bouie Creek High
School, in Harnett county N. @.
Messrs. 7. E Mulloy, O. Il.
White and }. O. Baker, motored
to Charlotte, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. K. j. Abbott, of Kings /
Mountain N. O. is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Abbott this
week.
Mr.. @. P. Mangum and family
are visiting relatives and friends
at Pageland and jefferson this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Wheeler.
OF Oxford, N. G. are the guests
this week of Mr.. and Mrs. J.R.
Abbott.
Messrs. E. W. Moore, Jas. T.
Grant and Z. G. McLaurin, rural |
policemen, were all in the city
Tuesday.
Mr.. M. D. stegal, of Morven,
was a visitor Tuesday, to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A,
Stegall.
Mr.. j. w. Pusser is in the
Northern Markets buying the
fall and winter stock for the
Bee Hive.
The thirty day time will soon
expire. Have you let MCCALL
clean your watch free of charge
yet? Ask him about it.
Miss Mary Pusser has retuned
home after very pleasant visit
to friends and relatives, at Mint
Hill and Salisbury, N. O.
Mr.. Cary j. Hunley is now
occupying part of the building
recently vacated by the Ches.
terfield Loan and Ins. Co.
Mr.. ard Mrs. S. A. Snead and
family, of near Laurinburg,,
N. o. were the guests this week
of Mr.. Jas. w. Griggs and fami-
ly.
Mrs. w. j. Perry and Master
William were visitors at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. l. s. Fun
derburk, Of Mt. Croghan this
week.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19

l.
Famous MacQuarren in tw,
reels, also another one reel fea,
ture or Their Honey Moon.
McCallhas a diploma on Watch
repairing. Does yours need re-
pairing, timing or adjustinei
He'll fix em" right at a small
cost.
DIR. 81. E. Vaughn, spen the
weekend at Marshville, with
his wife and son, who are visit.
relatives and friends there.
Several Ohesterfieldians, took
advantage of the cheap rates on
A. o. l.. last Thursday, and spent
the day in Charleston.
Mrs. w. R. Mayrant, of Char
lesion, who has been visiting At
the home of DR.. and Mrs. T. 4
Lucas, returned home Monday
Did you enjoy yourself at the
Movies with the crowd Tuesday
night? The lights fans and all
are in perfect condition now.
Mrs. Oleve Northcutt of Nc
Farlan and Miss Beatrice Odom.
OF Thomasville, Ca, spent sever.
al days of last week at the hom e
OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Redfearn.
Misses Sallie Pierce and Sarah
Humphries, have returned .o
their home at Camden, after a
visit OF several weeks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. X.
Laney.
Married, last Saturday after
noon at 6 o'clock in the Office Of
Probate Judge. by Rev. F.. M.
Cannon. Mr.. Grover O. Cox and
Miss Maggie Mae Driggers, both |
of Kollocks, Marlboro county.
We are requested to announce
that there will be a Sunday
school picnic at Gross Roads on
he first Saturday in Septem ber.
Eve srybody is cordially invited
70 attend and bring we'll filled
baskets.
DIR. w. j. Perry received
telephone message from DR.. A.
J. Crowell, of Charlotte Satur.
day morning, stating that Mr..
Jas. M. Rivers had undergone
his operation early that morning
1T the Charlotte Sanitoriam and |
was resting quitely. His opera
tion was of a serious nature and
that he is doing so we'll is indeed |
gratifying to his many friends. |
In fields near town cation is
opening rapidly. In a few weeks
harvesting must begin. The
crops, in spite of the fact that
little commercial fertilizers were
used, are looking fine and the
the yeild will not be far below
the average.
The following young men en-.
tered the competitive examina.
tion for the four-year scholar
ship to the Citadel: Mr.. Har-
gett Rivers, of Chesterfield :;
Messrs. William Thrower aud
K. l.. Wright, Of Oheraw, aid
Mr.. Burruss Edgeworth, of Page
land.
The examination was held at
the court house on Aug. 18th.
Name of the winner will probab-
ly be announced next week.
Though representative of
The Adver User did his best to
obtain the entire list of those
composing the jolly party who
visited the mountains last week
some names were omitted,
among which were Mr.. Jerome
Douglass, Mrs. John T. Hurst
and children and Mrs. W. M.
Redfearn. That the party had a
splendid time is testified to by
a few of the mum Der who have
returned home.
If you fail to grow your celery
plants, order plants now from q
seedeman. They should be set
in the field by the first of Sep
tenn Der.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-19
Notice Of Election

State of South Carolina,
County of Chesterfield.
A petition Of a majority of the
Qualified Electors and Resident
Free-holders having been filed
with the County Board of Educa-
tlcn Zion School District
No. 30 in accordance with Sec.
1742 Civil Code 1912 asking for q
special levy of 2 mill to be used
fo- school purposes, 1t is hereby
ordered that an election be held
in the said district, at some CEN
tral place, on the oath day of
August 1915.
Augu.t 9th 1915.
Go. Bd. Education.
r.. A. Rouse
w. Z. Pollock
j. o. Taylor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-20
AVOID MOUTH HARPS
They Are Prolific Sources of Disease
in Children.

Two little boys were playing in a
Topeka back yard, frisking about till
their little overcoat tails whipped in
the nipptng air.
What makes you make that ere
funny noise 7'' asked the yellow
haired youngster as the little boy
wearing u knitted cap gave a peculiar
barking wheeze.
Il jess guess I've got sunpin' -
replied the questioned one
A half hour later the yellow haired
boy went into the house blowing on
mouth harp. Where did you get it ?''
asked his mother
Tommy lent it to me-"
In three days, the time required
for the bacteria that the little boy
took off of the mouth harp into his
mouth to form a colony, he took n
bad cold, accompanied by hOar seness
and a slight fever His mother kept
him in the house and wondered
where on earth he could have taken
such a cold.
He contracted it from that mouth
harp" said the doctor: Bacteria have
to have a warm moist place TO breed
and the mouth of a sick person al
ways contains large quantities of the
harmful germs. Colds are conta giOus
just as smallpox is. Parents should
not buy horns. mouth harps, or any
thing that children put their mouths
to, as it is the best way on earth of
transmitting disease"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-20

Miss Bresette and the members of the
commission propose to put the ruling
in effect
She Calls the Bluff.
But Miss Bresette has called the
bluff.
What kind of pretty. French heel
ed, powdered Kansas man will purr
number please when you take down
the telephone receiver" Miss Bres-
cite desires to inquire. Then the
factory inspector and secretary to the
new commission. stamps her foot and
asks more questions
Il have tried to imagine just the
condition that will exist when we
women go to the department stores
and find men selling ribbons and all
the fussy. fluffy stuff that women buy
Maybe Kansas wouldn't produce a new
clerks in the ten cent stores and at
the notion counters, or taking the
places of the mangling girls in the
laundries."
speculation-thisn new plan to suppIant
women workers with male help. Maybe
the state colleges will feature domestic
science courses for men only. Maybe
there will be correspondence courses
for male clerical workers.
They Need Cheap Labor
I'm one industry where I found girls
working eleven hours a day, / was
told if the commission placed a nine
hour Limitation on the time, the wom-
en- would be discharged" said Miss
Bresette- Yet" in almost the next
breath, this man asked me if 1 had
visited another institution similar to
his and when 1 replied, No, they do
not employ women, do they he said:
Sure they do. They have to. Any
place in the country where you find
this work done, you may know women
are at work You see we have to have
some cheap labor
So Miss Bresette will stand out for
the nine hour day and the new com
mission will stand with her. OF course
it may mean a big change in condi-
tons in Kansas. But Miss Bresette is
an optimiSt and she doesn't believe
that red bIooded, home grown Kansas
men will stampede for the six seven
and eight dollar a week jobs now held
by the working girls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-20
LET The GIRLS GO
Kansas Employers Threaten to
Hire Men Only.
Hello Boys, Men Ribbon Clerks
and 1O-Cent Store Males.
IT'S ALL OVER NINE-HOUR LAW
Shop and Factory Heads Don't
Like New Regulations.
Unique Type of Manhood I'm
less Something Is Done.

Training schools for men ribbon
clerks Plain and fancy sewing by
male dressmakers- Men managers in
the laundries Opportunities for am
bilious young men and boys in overall
factories Hello boys in the telephone
offices.
Sounds strange, doesn't it? Yet that
is the situation that may face Kansas
if the shop and factory heads make
good their threat to discharge female
help when the state welfare commits
sion makes a nine hour a day ruling
for female help Just to make the
situation a little more real and certain,
Miss Lenna Bresette as secretary of
the new commission, has called the
bluff of the employers.
Wonderful possibilities for ambi-
tious young manhood are unfoIded in
the situation in Kansas. The pick.
ak and shovel gang may lay down
their tools and find employment in a
with the Caruso voice need no longer
go to work at a. m He could find
a new field of endeavor in the demand
for talented and energetic manhood
in the mangling room of a city laun-
dry.
Men MiIIiners, Perhaps.
Even fancy work departments
hand embroidery, tatting and drawn
work-may give new fields to the am
bilious masculine Kansan. Possibly
when the new nine hour ruling goes
into effect, the millinery stores and
dressmaking shops will discharge their
girls Just think of it Oooohl What
a strange sensation My lady's gown
fitted by ham-handed, fIat-footed,
fat-jawed graduate of a correspond
ence school in dressma king, or even a
recruit from a concrete crew.
Don't laugh, though The Kansas
employer of female labor has been
looking Miss Bresette right in the
eye and telling her that the situation
is sure to come Just as sure as the
commission makes the nine hour rul-
ing And then to make things worse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-20
No More Are These Primitive
Homes Seen in Kansas.
They Once Dotted the Prairies
in All Directions.
WARM and COMFORTABLE
Turf Was Cut in Strips and
Built Into Walls.
The Floors Were Laid on the
Bare Ground.

Sod houses. in which many of the
pioneers of Kansas made their first
homes in the state. seldom are being
built now. according to recent investi-
cation made by William E. ConnelIey.
secretary of the Kansas State Fistorf-
cal society.
Mr. Connelley pointed out today
that while there are a few in western
Kansas, most of which are used as
barns or storehouses, the encroach-
ment of civilization has brought with
1t the more modern homes and swept
the little sod structures westward be-
yond the borders of the state.
Until a few years ago. these sod
houses, which had the reputation OF
being tornado proof. could be seen in
almost every section of the state
Mr.. Connelley asserted that he be-
Heved they first were erected here
shortly after the Civil war. many 81
them being built by veterans who
came TO Kansas and took I'D land
More than any other relic remaining
IN the prairie country, perhaps, they
represented the skill and ingenuity OF
these men. They were durable and
warm. and were said to be much more
cheerful on the interior than was in
d1cated in outward appearances
Sod Cut in Strips
The sod was cut in strips. which
Adliscu- according TO the desires OF
the builder, from two to four inches
in thickness and were about eighteen
inches wide. The sod was cut into
pieces two feet long and these wers
laid one on top of the other until the
house had reached the desired height
The ends were laid higher in the cen
ter that the roof might slant both
ways A stringer was hung from one
end of the house TO the other and the
roof was constructed. Generally this
was accomplished by covering the
structure with boards and tar paper
ana placing sod over the whole The
cracks were filled with earth and hits
of sod.
Floor Laid on Ground.
Spaces were left for the windows
and doors when the walls were built
and a floor was laid on the level
ground Then mopboards were nut
around and sometimes the wall was
plastered on the interior Some OF
the more recently constructed houses
also have been plastered inside and
out and made to resemble concrete
houses.
The site of the house USUALLY was
chosen carefully, with a view to oh
natural shelter from wind and
water. Frequently the structure was
built in ravine or dug into the side
or a bank with only a portion of it ex-
posed When completed it was a YER
table home of the earth and eoufpped
with curtained windows. it was a
clean, comfortable home, cool in the
and warm in the winter. Mr.
Connelley pointed out that with its
as with the passing of the
range, another of the touches Of the
picturesque is forced from Kansas
life.