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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
KEEPING UP The MILK YIELD
Alinost Impossible to Bring Cow Back
Il TO Her Normal Flow After IL
~ Has Once Declined.

Y Butterfat is scarce. The price is
high, and Is going higher. 1t will pay
10 produce more butterfat, but II can
not be done by feeding the COWS fall
lf1sss. cornstalks and timothy hay,
es Pm. Brandt In an exchange. It
Important that the milk yield never
iluWed I'd decline. It is almost Inn
stble 70 bring A COW back 70 her
MaIr;f5ouw flo ssstsst bst IT II b has ss been permit
to decline. q & q Z /.
tis important that fall feeding be
menced now before the milk flow
cut down by short grass and scant
iced. Those who are fortunate
enough to own a silo should give
each Cow about twenty-five pounds of
;silage a day. Every COW should have
all the clover. alfalfa or cowpea hay
she will clean up. This amount will
be about ten pounds a day If the 81
lage Is fed. II silage is not fed, more
hay should be given. It is well to re-
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
POTTERY WORK IS A PUZZLE
Immense Bowls Made by Indians Of
tho Amazon Valley Cannot Be
Duplicated.

An expert has declared there is no
kiln or oven in this country, probably
none in the world, large enough to
bake the largest Of the big. pots dis
covered in the Amazon valley, samples
of which are now on exhibition at the
Museum Of the University Of Penn
sylvania. The clay used also has
aroused much curiosity. When
piece of the edge was clipped from
one of the big bowls the material was
shown to be black, flinty substance.
Undeniably it is clay, but Of a kind
never seen before by archeologists.
Potters are astonished at its remark
able strength. The large. bowls are
less than half an inch thick, while
some of the smaller ones, a foot or
fourteen inches high. are as thin as
sheet of newspaper. An idea OF their
strength may be gained from the
knowledge that they were transport
ed about ten thousand miles before
reaching the museum, and only few
of them were broken, though all were
packed tHisa tHissdas das,a d.f s,,lties in villages,
that knew nothing OF packing bre
ables.
The Indians who made these wondd
full pots are as mysterious as thei
work. Doctor Farrabee wrote thaS
they were absolutely devoid Of any
traditions, and had no idea OF where
they came from. It is known, however,
that they cannot have been in Peru
more than about FIVE hundred years.
The larger bowls give out a metallic
sound when raped. One not seeing
the substance would say at first they
were made of painted copper. Each of
the two big pots would hold four or
five tons.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
BREEDING SEASON At HAND
Eggs Must Be Known to Be Fertile
See That Hen Is Properly Fed
Exercise Is Essential.

Setting time Is far on the way. A
few items may help the small poulter.
er to make success Of his period OF
incubation. First comes the study OF
the egg. It must be fertile and should
be known to be this or much good
time will be lost. Fertility comes
from the male bird, the condition OF
the egg when It is put under the hen,
and the condition Of the hen herself
largely determines the hatch. Back OF
the egg is the hen. She must be well
fed, or, rather, properly fed, or she
cannot produce an egg capable OF car
rying the germ to a successful hatch.
Hens that are kept in too close quar-
ters or in unhealthy quarters are not
apt to lay eggs that will bring forth
strong and healthy chicks. Hens
that are troubled with lice are In no
condition to produce good eggs. In
a word, hens for producing eggs that
are quite sure to hatct must have
fresh air, cleanliness, exercise and an
assorted and balanced ration. Any
exclusive feed, constantly given, will
pail upon the hen and influence the
egg for evil. Meats, clovers, green
food Of any wholesome kind are good
with grain and soft foods. Fowls
with free outdoor exercise are more
apt to lay fertile eggs than hens that
are kept confined.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
DEVEL OPMENT OF THE UDDER
Great Deal Can Be Done to Correct
Faulty Udder by Method Of Milk
~ ing-Some Good Ideas.

When It comes to the show ring
great deal depends upop the SYM
metry Of the udder and its general
development. For simple dairying
also COW with q well-balanced udder
Is better liked than one with an udder
large behind and small in front. With
a fault like this great deal can often
be done by the method of milking.
The quickest and best way to de-
yelop the fore part of the udder seems
to be by keeping on milking the two
front teats longer than the hind teats
when the COW is being dried. The de.
yelopment Of a quarter largely de-
pends upon the amount 1t Is used, and
when the hind teats are not used, the
rear part Of the udder naturally
shrinks In size, while the front quar-
ters, being used, retain their size and
"a better balance is made between
front and rear. This is done very
naturally at the end of the lactation
period and by milking two weeks
longer In front than behind quite
change can be made in the shape Of
the udder when the cow freshens
again.
z In ordinary times the fore part Of
the udder can be developed somewhat
by milking the front teats out about
half, then milking out the hind teats
entirely and returning to the front
teats again to finish milking, but the
most effective method for developing
the front Of the udder to give 1t a
better balance with the hind part is
to keep milking the front teats about
ten days or two weeks after stopping
milking the rear teats.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
SECURE A SUITABLE sPRAYER
Any Owner Of Fruit Trees Can Pur.
chase Pump Adapted to Needs--
Main Thing 10 Force.

There are hundreds Of different
sprayers and spraying pump types on
the market. Any man from the one
who owns half a dozen fruit trees IN
his back yard to the owner Of a thou
sand acres Of bearing trees can ind a
sprayer suited to his needs. The main
thing is to get one that will throw, the
liquid with force enough to drive 1t
into the crevices OF the bark and the
openings between the leaves. II you
need more hose rods, towers and more
powerful pumps in order to do this'
why, then, it will Fay you to get them.
And there is another thing. No man
pretends to know all there is about
spraying. Every year some new ais
covery is made. Some OF these just
about revolutionize spraying as to GER
tain insects or certain trees. The best
method in 1914 may be out Of date Dy
the spring of 1915. The only thing 70
do is to keep informed by reading and
by keeping in touch with the expert
ment station in your state. Every
little while some fellow brings out
shorter and better way Of spraying
that saves a lot of time and money.
You want to keep up with these II you
can, for ahe whole science OF insect
fighting is changing fast.
The chemical companies that make
spraying compounds can help you keep
in touch. So can the United States DE-
partment of agriculture and your state
O opricultural authorities.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Customs Of the BedouIns.

Such pride has the Bedouin in his
weapon that even in his leisure hours
he sits fully armed, examining and
cleaning each piece in turn, making
himself accustomed to carrying their
weight.
From the time that he is eighteen
years of age until he dies Of old age
he is more or less looking out for new
wives.
By law Mohammedans are never al
lowed to have more than four at the
same time, but they easily evade this
regulation by divorcing one. which
means sending her back to her par
ents.
This is often because she has borne
him no souls, and it happens that the
old sheiks almost always have young
wives.
Just as 1t is allowable with them to
steal camels, so the young men help
one another to steal wives from other
tribes.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
some of It may be reserved to flavor
snuns. either milk or stock.

some of It may be reserved to flavor
soups, either milk or stock.
Any strong variety of onion is much
improved for the table in spite of loss
of nutritive value If the water Is
changed several times during the cook
ing process. Milk may be used as the
medium for final cooking.
Fried Onions.
Fried onions may be prepared in
either of two ways: O Saute sliced
onion in olive oil, butter, or other fat
until golden brown and tender; or (2)
fry a few pieces at time In deep fat,
let them remain in the hot fat until
they are crisp, like Saratoga potatoes,
but do not let them become too brown.
Use to garnish meats or add to soups,
or combine with potatoes, stewed
beans, or other vegetables.
Stuffed Onions.
Parboil large onions, remove CEN
ters without breaking other layers,
and stuff with seasoned crumbs or
IuGdI, duu Udhc uuIll ICuoCi'
Onion Custard.'
Cook onions until tender; drain
thoroughly; pour over them custard
mixture made of one egg, one-half cup
full milk, salt and pepper to taste, for
each half pint of onions. Bake gently
and serve as vegetable. In southern
Europe this dish is popular cooked In
q crust, like small custard pies.
Onion Souffle.
Chop cooked onion fine or rub
through a coarse strainer; combine
with equal quantity soft bread crumbs
or half as many dry ones; season with
butter, salt, and pepper. For each
half pint, beat in one egg yolk and fold
in one stifiy beaten white. Put in
small dishes or in onion cases and
bake gently until firm.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
FEED NECESSARY FOR cows
Lack of Sufficient Nutritious Food Of.
ten the Cause Of Shrinkage In
the Cows Milk Flow.

(By T. L. HACKER, Minnesota Expert
ment Station)
It sometimes happens that farmers
are in possession Of extra good cows,
but not realizing the amount Of feed
required by cows giving large yield,
they are soon allowed to shrink in
milk because the feed given does not
provide sufficient nutriment. While
cows in good condition can, for time,
give more milk than the feed provides,
by drawing upon the fat stored In the
body, yet If the cows lose in body
weight, there will soon follow an abb
normal shrinkage in milk flow, and
also a deci Ease in the quality Of milk
yielded.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Good Mixers.

member that cowpea hay is one Of the
cheapest of dairy feeds.
Cows giving over gallon Of milk
day should be fed grain. A good
grain mixture is corn chop mixed with
bran or eotton-seed meal. Corn and
cob meal may be substituted for the
chop. A pound of this mixture should
be given each day for every three
pounds of milk produced.
The best of cows will not produce
milk unless fed literally on the right
kind of food.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Have Extra Coop.

1t is we'll to have single coop hang
ing in the breeding pen into which you
can put the male for extra good feed.
ing, as many males will not get enough
to eat unless fed separately. 1t Is elso
a good plan to have such coop when
you are making close matings-one
male to two or three females. In such
cases keep the male shut up each day
except for little while.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
RyN MRS. c. G. LANE.)

By MRS. C. G. LANE.)
If you wish to improve your flock
carefully, SO you will know the hens
that are the best layers, put these
hens into house by themselves, with
q rooster for each IL hens. Feed them
good variety Of food, make them ex.
ercise, and use the eggs from this
touse for setting.
II this plan is followed from year to
year, a great Improvement will be
made in the laying qualities OF the
flock. H'' -
If you are more especially raising
poultry for market, then select your
breeding hens for those qualities, and
the Improvement will be as great
along those lines. u.s
A great deal is heard these days
about pure-bred poultry being so
much better than scrubs, and they GER
tainly are great deal more profitable
than the usual mixed flock.
It costs no more to keep flock OF
pure breeds than one OF mongrels, and
flock of beautiful, high.bred fowls
look much better than one of all sizes,
colors and conditions.
This Is an advantage, for the pleas
ure of. their beauty helps ,us to take
more interest in caring for them.
b AS regards their being more profit
able, the pure breeds bred for certain
qualities are sure TO have those quail.
ities In greater. degree than fowls
raised without any regard TO these
Joints, ,I ri q b
Thus fowls bred for generations
from the. best layers will lay more
eggs than others where this care has
not been taken and the same Is true
regarding the size, flesh and general
table qualities. In the poultry busi-
ness every extra egg and pound of
flesh counts, so this alone makes suf-
fcient reason for good breeding.
There will also be in the pure-bred
flock uniformity Of size, which
makes better looking crate Of fowls
to send to market and the eggs will be
Of the same size and coloring, which
adds greatly to their appearance.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Keen poas and cats Away.

Dogs, cats or other animals should
never be allowed to visit the yard
where the hens are kept. These ami
mails will frighten the fowls and cause
them to become wild and skittish. To
get the best results from your hens
you must keep them gentle and con-
tented.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Avoid Injury by Rodents.

To prevent injury by mice or rab
bits. apply in the fall of the year q
wash made of one gallon of lime-sul'
phur solution to eight gallons OF
water, put on with a spray or brush.
This same solution, II applied to the
trunks of trees in May, will also help
to keep out the borers, or at least
keep the beetles from laying their
eggs.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Avoid Overcrowdina.

Do not crowd the growing stock. It
is the surest way to develop roup. The
chicks get overheated during the night
and catch cold. Better let them roost
out in the open than to keep them ID
too close quarters.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18

Results Of Spraying With copper-Lfms
suIphur-Two Lower Apples Came
Came From Sprayed Tree---ST ~io
Upper Came From an unsPrayed
Tree In Next Row. S.E y. Y. - "a
Study all your tree enemies and 81
well enough acquainted with the
that you know them when yop 3
them and know about when TO LOO
for them. This thing Of pulling q
the sprayer and starting in hit
miss" is not likely to be worth fwha
1t costs. Don't try to fight tree sez7
mics unless you kno'T what they n
and when the sprsst9f ehctl0
There are some OF the
that can be successfully q
but a few days In every veal
will have to learn to know u
sight and to know when these O.
come, If you are going to nd yotlr
orchard of the pests. You ought to Bei
ready for the days when they COME,
because there is little or no time TO,
prepare after the pests make their ap7
pearance. Learn to know the spray
ing times and to be able to take full
advantage of them, and when they
come keep the sprayer going from
dawn till dark. Remember, you can
hardly ever kill the old or the adult
bugs with a spraying mixture any
way, and that you must strike the
young ones to make any progress.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Keen Cream Cool.

Keep the cream cool. 1t should be
IS near SO degrees F. as possible, If
1t Is desirable to keep 1t sweet and
check bacteria action.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Reparation.

Hospital Nurse-This bed you're IN
was endowed by Mr.. Scads, the great
philanthropist.
Patient-Wn-~. 1t was his auto that
banged me up this way!-Judge.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Keen Chickens Busy.

A head Of cabbage or piece Of meat
nung on string just above the chick
ems heads will keep them busy for a
long time.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-18
Prexant Drafts.

Cover the holes made in the poultry
house for ventilating with coarse bur
lap. This will prevent draftA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
Social Events.

Miss Anne Winfield Clover was a
charming hostess for cards Thursday
afternoon from to at her home on
North Main Street.
The hororee was Miss Louise
Williams, of Wytheville who is the
house guest of Miss Eleanor Grabill.
Delicious refreshments were served
at the conclusion of the game.
The guests were: Misses Williams,
Arlene Walker, Lula Magruder, Rae
Albert. Mabel Walton, Eleanor
Grabill, Sue Kneisley, Leila Marshal,
Jean Judson, Virginia Schmitt, Jer
D. Wheat. Nellie Maupin, Hilds
Devilbiss. Belma Potter, Madge
Funkhouser, Anna Williams, and
Pearl Cline, Mrs. Willism Bimmer
of Philadelphia, Mrs. Walter Wun
der, Mrs. John Dulin, Mrs. G. +
Walton, Mrs. Frank Fravel, Mrs
Bruner, Mrs. Wilbur Newman, Mrs
Samuel Hoshour Mrs Russell Miller
Mrs. Rodney Brown, Mrs. Johr
Heller and Mrs. w. Nj. Calvert.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
Mrs. j. Frank Ramey Dead

Mrs. Ella Johnson Ramey wife Of
j. Frank Ramey died at her home on
North Main Street, Saturday evening
at $50 O'Clock following al illness OF
eighteen months.
Mrs. Ramey was daughter of the
late Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry I. johnson
She was thirty-seven years of age
She was greatly esteemed by her many
friends was devoted wife and an
!indulgent mother. For a number of
years she had been an accepta BILE
member of the Lutheran Church.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by seven children, Misses May,
Bessie, Ethel. Nellie and Audrey,
AID two sons, Francis and Charles
Ramey. She also leaves one brother
Mr.. Charles Johnson, of Roanoke
and one sister Mrs. William Shaffer,
of this place.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock from the home.
Rev. S. W. Kuhns conducted the SER
vices. The floral offerings were
numerous and unusually handsome
Interment was made in Massanutter
Cemetery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
College GIee Club Coming

The Bridgewater College Glee Club
are planning to make trip through
out the county giving attractive Glee
Club entertainments 10 each one of
the towns. The Bridgewater College
Glee Club make tour every year but
this is the first u ne they haye given
concerts in this county, and are COM
ing at the invitation and under the
auspices OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in the county. A
Glee Club entertainment means a
unique and enjoyable evening and is
looked forward TO from year to year
where the club has been visiting. The
trip as arranged so far is as follows:
Edinburg Apr.l 9Th, Strasburg
April 10th. Woodstock April 1lth
and 18th.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
Samuel N. famriCk, Dead.

Samuel NJ. Hamrick, son of the late
Louis Hamrick, of this county, died
at his home, Hickory, N. c on Fri
day 18th ult in the SD year of has
age.
lie had been Post Master of Hickory
for eight years, and afterwards en-.
gagged in the grocery business. He
was also President of the Hickory
Merchants Association.
He had been prominent member
of the Ohio Lutheran congregation
He had one daughter, by his frsl
wife, living in Woodstock.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
Meeting OF the Board of Directors

At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Shenandoah Farmers
Mutual Telephone System at Wood.
stock, March s, it was decided to
charge the same rates for service
during the following year that we're
charged last year, namely 81. 90 per
annum for stockholders and S. 90
for non stockholders. The rates were
not raised because it was felt that
many of the farmers would be very
unwilling to paw more and if the rate
we're increased that some people would
either cut off or they would be MADE
| to suffer hardship.
Better service and emergency night
service should be given to the patrons
of the system. This probably cannot
be provided for with the present
amount of money available Is it
not, therefore, the duty and privilege
of those who need and can afford
better service to contribute voluntar-
lily to this end?
! Two hundred $40 subscriptions
would be sufficient to erect CONNER
cial lines and tc provide night and
Sunday service. There are hundreds
of phoneholders who could afford IS
a form of insurance to contribute
1890 at least for night service. The
saving of one horse or COW every five
years would we'll repay the extra cost
of being able to call veterinary at
pytime of the day or night In case
of sudden sickness there could be no
valuation placed on the service for
human .life is not scaled by dollars
and cents. If you want this better
service kindly fill out the attached
coupon and mail 10 the director of the
company in your district.
/ II the Shenandoah Co. Farmers
Mutual Telephone System will give
night and Sund y Service and cree,
commercial line from Strasbury to
New Market l will contribute to thu
company S.......... to be used IL
defraying the additional expenses K
, the company.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one wsy to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing OF the Eustachian Tube. Whsn
this tube is inAamed you have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in.
fiammation can be taken Dat and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
face.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (cause6 by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circu-
lars, free.
r. j. CHENEY g. co Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Fa mily Pills for con-
stipation. adv.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-12
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Rev. DR.. John T. MiQhtman Dead


DR.. J T. Wightman died a
the residence of his son, in Balti
more, on Wednesday evening, 8
inst aged 80 years.
DR.. Wightman was one the mos
eminent ministers in the Baltimore
Conference of the M. E. Church
South.
In the pulpit, he had few or n
superiors. None exerted a create
religious influence in social life. H
was constantly engaged in his worl
for the Master.
He filled the pulnit, in Woodstock
for some months and his congrega
ton would have gladly had him TO
the full term of four years.
DIR. Wightman was born in Char
lesion, S. c., in 1925. He wen
through the primary schools of tina
city and graduated from Charleston
College in 1916. His theological
studies were then begun, and he was
admitted 70 South Carolina Con
ference of tn ethodist Episc |
Church South in 184S. The young
minister served in various churches
OF the South and was pastor OF
Trinity Church in Charleston at the
outbreak of the Civil War.
Despite the fact that Charleston
was one OF the centers of hostilities
during the war, Mr.. Wightn1an con.
tinued with his religious meetings
needless of the impending dangers.
de was always fond OF telling how,
during the bombardment of Charles
ton by the Union gunboats, he was
often compelled to cease his preach
ing, as the din of the bursting shells
around the church prevented him
from being heard by his congrega-
ton. At the close of the war all Of
the churches were seized and turned
over to the negroes for worship. Mr..
Wightman often said that he sue
ceeded in buying back one of the
meeting houses for $3.50
Twelve years ago he retired from
active service, but he at all times re-
NAMED in touch with the work OF the
church. Though he had no regular
church, it was seldom that he allowed
Sunday to pass without preaching
His sight was always good and he
read without the aid of glasses. Even
up until the time of his death his
voice was exceptionally strong, and
no matter how large the church, every
person present could hear him. His
recipe for living to ripe old age
was, plenty of exercise, with modera-
ton in all things. In 1911 he cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of his
wedding.