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London, May 24th-The censorship estab-
lished by the Italian Government is even
more strict than that of the British aud
French authorities. According to despatch
es from the frontier several minor clashes
have occurred between Austrian patrols and
the Italian Alpine Chnsseurs, and the Austri-
ans who crossed the border below TRENT
and near Bresci0 hive been compelled to
return.
A British offieial bulletin states: "In q
violent artillery engagement on Saturday
evening, north west cf Festubert, with some
infantry fighting, we made further progress
south of the Quinqae Road"
French official dispatches report q complete
repulso of the Germans in the Argonne
region.
A Berlin communiqu6 claims that ground
has been gained south Of Melville, while in
the eastern theotre il is announced that the
Russian north wing has been defeated, six
teen hundred prisoners being taken and also
another thousand on the Dubysa river.
Official adyices from Petro9ral state "In
the Carpathians in the fighting during the
Inst three weeks since the beginning Of the
enemy's operations in that region their losses
on the tenth, eleventh, twelfth aud thirteenth
during which the fighting bad lost It's inten-
sity, averaged ten thousand daily, while on
the other seventeen days their losses were
much heavier, especially during the period
between the sixteenth and nineteenth, when
they amounted to several tens Of thousands
daily. Certain regiments of the enemy have
been reduced to a single company, and their
total losses during thus period, including,
forty thousand prisoners captured by us,
have undoubtedly renched one fourth and
perhaps one third of their total strength.
The score Of gun, lost by the enemy in this
fighting is nothing compared with their total
number, but it should be remembered TINT
owing to the lack Of horses and scarcity of
plojectiles, between two and three million
shells having been expended by the enemy
during this period, they left behind ON their
Old positions several hundred guns and this
has helped to equalise the odds which were
in their favour.
New York May 24tb-Advices from Wash
in&tou state that :he conferences between
the commercial adv sers Of the British em-
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So. ~cilizans who u.riaLal on b4r Swift.
zarIond onnrovas Of fbe United States Note
INIT fbinkIi SON, .tbino m,re severe i, neces.
earv
me diocese Of london has resolved tbot
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ana na,JfInIo ,rnoo. ~ tLa Satisfaction az
tLo oan,,ol tblLt liz i nu,Iia 10 scrra far
,aor
ma G-ovarnmont CiviI Sorvco Commits
.io,nr. Layo anuonncad . schedule Of vaoe4
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paa Aviser og Blade for JUL Kvart4l
maa tegnes linden Udgangen af indie
vereude Manned.
Christiausteds Postkontor, den 4de Mai,
1915.
NJ. ANDERSEN
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-04-29

to again gather at the Gold Hill
school to enjoy a picnic dinner,
following which the Hon. John
l.. McLaurin is to make an ad-
dress. At night Mr.. McLaurin
will address the people of Fort
Mill from the stand in Con-
federate Park and it is expected
that a large pumber of people of
the town and township will be
out to hear him.
At a meeting in Rock Hill
Tuesday of Group Three of the
State Bankers association, w. B.
Meacham, president of the
Savings Bank of Fort Mill, was
elected a member of the as
sociation's executive committee.
The next meeting is to be held
in Chester later in the year.
Work of rebuilding the store
rooms of j. w. Ardrey and
w. B. Meacham that were de-
stroyed in the fire of last
November was begun Tuesday
morning by Contractor A. A.
Bradford. 1t is understood that
the buildings when completed
will be occupied by the furniture
department Of Mills & Young
company.
1t now seems that wholesale
election of teachers will be
necessary to make up the faculty
of the Fort Mill graded school
for the term of 1856. At a
meeting of the board of trustees
of the institution Monday after
noon j. Pierce Coats, who has
had charge of the school for the
last two terms, and was recently
elected for the next term, ten
dered his resignation. 1t is
stated that Prof. Coats will teach
next session in the public schools
of Beaufort. 1t is also said that
at least six of the teachers of
the advanced grades have de-
clined, or will not apply for,
their respective positions for the
term of 1876.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-04-29
FOR SALE, WANTED, LOST, FOUND.

FOR SALE Several Milk Cows will
young calves. A few pigs also.
l.. a. HARRIS & Co.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1915-04-29

Coltharp IS now travelling repre-
sentative of the Atlanta Journal.
Mr.. T. A. Kiser left Fort Mill
Monday evening for his home in
Palestine, Texas, after a visit of
ten days in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. c. Bayne and other rela-
tives in this community.
Announcement is made that
beginning with Monday, May 2,
Saturdays excepted, the dry
goods stores of the town, to-
gether with a number of the
grocery stores will close evenings
at z o'clock. This rule it is
understood will obtain until
September 1st.
The handsome new storeroom
of Mr.. L. j. Massey, on Main
street, is now near the point of
completion, the carpenters being
engaged in finishing up the in
terror of the room. This build
ing when completed will be one
of the handsomest business
houses in the town.
The local school baseball club
went over to Yorkville Friday
afternoon and were defeated in
a one-sided game of ball with
the high school team of that
town. One Of the players on
the local team stated that the
defeat was due to the fact that
his team was simply outclassed
by the Yorkville boys.
Many of the farmers of this
vicinity have this week COM
pleted the planting of cotton
and are now wishing for good
season to bring the plants up.
The ground hereabouts is re-
ported to have become very dry
and hard since the heavy down
pour of rain some two weeks
ago.
The Fort Mill Livestock as
sociation sustained a heavy loss
one day the last week in the
death of "Irisage, " the thorough
bred Percheron stallion, pur-
chased by the association about
two years ago. The horse was
valued at 81, 500 and died on the
plantation of w. B. White in
Lower Fort Mill.
No, dearest, business in Fort
Mill is not at standstill because
an individual wished to know if
the merchants were tired of
doing nothing" AS a matter
fact, business is today better in
the town than it has been at any
time since last fall. Not only in
the mercantile line, but in all
lines our people are busy, and,
what's better, conditions are
steadily improving.
Patrons of the local postoffice
will be interested to know that
mail matter intended for stations
along the Charleston division of
the Southern will reach its
destination the day of posting if
placed on train No. Sc, passing
Fort Mill at $50 a. m. If the
mail is posted on train No. 27,
going south at $40 p. m. it will
not reach points on the Charles
ton division until the following
day.
John Cureton, a negro who
lived in the vicinity of Catawba
Junction, this county, Friday
night shot and killed another
negro, Hamp Witherspoon. At
the coroner's inquest it was
brought out that Witherspoon
had lived for some time in the
home of Cureton and that they
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
Scientific
Farming
ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT.
Many Farms Here and Abroad Are
Served by Lines From City Stations.
BY FRANK koEsTER.

tAuthor OF "Electricity For the Farm and
Home."l
Many farms are served by lines from
city or other electric stations, and In
many Of the states the long distance
transmission lines OF numerous hydro
electric plants pass through farming
communities more or less populated.
These systems are usually of high ten.
sion. varying from 1900 to 10000,
even as high as 10000 volts. These
high voltages are not used directly In
motors, but must be reduced by trans
formers to suitable value, depending
on the nature of the purpose TO which
the motor IL TO be applied. Likewise
for use on farms and I'm country resi-
dences transformer must be had to
furnish supply of current at low
voltage value for local distribution.
Where large tracts are TO be COW
cred on n single farm practice has prov
ed that n voltage of about $4,000 is
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
GARDEN ANTS HARMLESS.
Do Not iniure Plants, and Meets May
Be Easily Destroyed.
prepared by United States department
of agricultural


prepared by United States department
of agricultural
An unusual number Of complaints
have been received this year by the
department of agriculture from per-
sons who say that ants are injuring
their lawns and gardens. AS a matter
of fact, these ants do little harm, and
the injury that Is attributed to them
Is usually caused by something else.
In large numbers, however, the small
conical nests which they build on lawns
are somewhat unsightly and on this
account 1t may be desirable In some
cases to destroy them.
Where there Is only small area to
be covered the simplest method Is to
drench the nests with boiling water.
Another simple remedy Is TO spray the
lawn with kerosene emulsion or with
a very strong soap wash prepared by
1issolving any common laundry soap
In water at the rate of one pound or
one-half pound TO n gallon of water.
Such methods are particularly well
adapted TO small lawns and for the or
dinary little lawn ant.
For larger ant colonies OF other spe-
cies, bisulpbidc of carbon. Il chemical
which can he purchased at any drug
store, will he found effective. This
substance can be placed In the nest by
means of an oil can or small syringe.
the quantity required varying from
one-half ounce for II small nest to two
or three ounces or more for a large
one. An oil can with long spout Is
u convenient Instrument, as II can be
Inserted into the nests and the liquid
injected without It's being brought close
to the operators nose. for the fumes Of
bisulphide of carbon, although not POI
sonous, are nauseating. To facilitate
lcal the nnt hole can he enlarged with
u sharp stick or Iron rod. After the
bisulphide OF carbon has been injected
the opening should be closed by pres
sure OF the foot In order to retain the
blsulphlle. This will penetrate slow
ly Throughout the underground chan
nels of the nest and kill all the inmates
~ ~ linloTlhHl 10 IcilcnlDcr lnut WHO
blsulphidc Is perfectly harmless if kept
nway from all lire, II Is very iniiamma
bic and may, under certain circum
stances, explode when lgnltcd.
Except for the unsightly appearance
OF their nests, however, the lawn ants
do no nppreciablc harm. They enter
houses very rarely and. on the whole.
may be- said 10 do no harm OF any kind
except In 80 far ns they lessen the at
tractive appearance OF the lawn. On
the other Land. Il Is quite possible that
by bringing up from the lower depths
sand nnd earth they may distinctly In.
creasu fertility by forming u top dress.
Ing q, soil mulch, and at the same time
permit better aeration Of the earth.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

to supply light, heat and power, and
such plant Is much more profitable
investment than the installation Of
other kinds Of power, such as indlvid-
ual gas, oil or steam engines, to op-
crate the different farm machines.
For the purpose Of generating cleo
tricity in isolated plants various forms
of power are utilized, depending on the
locality and the source of fuel or water
supply.
A practice much adopted abroad, par
ticularly in Germany, where the gov
ernment encourages electrically ope-
rated farms, Is to install rural central
stations for the purpose OF supplying
a number of farms, rural industries,
country residences and estates with
electric current. BY establishing such
a station, with either a steam, water,
oil or gas plant, a great saving In the
production of electric energy may be
readily secured. Today In Germany
often as high as 100 to 100 consumers
are supplied with electric energy from
n single rural central station such as
have been installed In great numbers
within the last fifteen years.
In northern Italy and throughout
Switzerland also there Is considerable
use of the electric energy In agricul-
ture and by small rural communities.
A network of distributing lines has
been formed, drawing energy from nu-
merous and scattered sources of hy-
dro-electric power, which are. however,
interconnected The Swiss and Italian
land proprietors and small farmers
throughout western Europe have ta-
ken I'm large numbers TO the use OF
electric light and electric power.
Many of the German farmers carry
on Industries I'm connection with their
farms. whereby they utilize their by
products. and this II the secret OF the
success OF many well 10 do men. For
instance. one rural central station sys-
TEN may serve four grist mills with
Ave motors. having a total capacity OF
105 horsepower. one tile works with
40 horsepower motor. one sawmill with
n 20 horsepower motor. four wheel
wrights with motors consuming 10
horsepower and many other Industries.
such ns cabinet making, distilling.
blacksmIthing. bottllng works, etc,
which use motors ofvarious capacities.
There are also served by the system
some twenty consumers for light only.
having n total OF 2i3 incundescent
lamps md Ave are lamps. one rail-
way and freight station with 100 In
candcsccnt lamps. one clubhouse with
scvcnty.two lamps and six arc lights.
and. IN addition 10 this. two towns are
supplied. having n total OF 1902 lamps.
From the above facts and figures II
X obvious TINT electricity can give n
now stimulus 10 agriculture and farm.
Ing. and ut the same time open n new
way by which the rural population can
be- induced 20 remain on the farm In
stead OF fiocking to the cities.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
WAR FARMING.
Wemsn Work In Fields In the British
Isles.

Wemsn Work In Fields In the British
Isles.
The shortage of farm labor In Eng
land Is causing increasing unrest In az
ricultural circles.
In some cases the scarcity OF farm
hands Is not 50 serious as the lack OF
horses. The lack of male labor is be-
ing filed so far as possible by the use
Of female and child labor.
In the dairy and In the care of small
stock II Is likely that male labor will be
almost entirely dispensed with. Much
OF the lighter field work also Is being
done by women. and In the market gar
dening districts they may be seen In
large numbers at such tasks as weed
ing and setting plants. On some OF the
smaller holdings they have even under.
taken the rougher work of plowing and
cultivating.
Some OF the agricultural colleges
have organized short courses OF I'm.
struction for women who are willing 10
enter farm work. The course OF In.
struction includes milking. dairy work.
hre stock. poultry, preparation OF land.
use oc tools. planting and cultivation.
The course reviews eight hours work
daily for fourteen days.
Wages throughout the farming dis
uicts have advanced sharply, the aver
sye increase being about 81 weekly.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

acre. Well, to look at some of the
alfalfa fields you would guess they
get nearly that much at cutting.
But the farmers of that section
have discovered that their county is
even better fitted, both as to soil and
climate, for corn than for alfalfa.
SO they are going i'm for corn" In
fact they have already gone in,"
and now the largest corn fields In the
state are In the Malheur, Owyhee
and Harper valleys. and the area IL
rapidly spreading. II will surprise
many IL In the near future Malheur
does not stand at the head of the
orn-growing sections OF the United
States.-that is as to the yield to
each acre. And eventually as to
area grown, for Malheur Is some"
county. having 9SS3 square miles.
or about as large as New Jersey and
Delaware combined.
The Harvey branch station, ak
miles east OF Burns. is in charge of
Professor Breithaupt. We found
this station doing most excellent
work. not only on the farm but In
the field. There was meeting call
ed for the station the day we were
there and between 400 and 500 peo-
pie. mostly farmers and treir famil-
les, were In attendance. Mrs Brett
haupt kept open house" at the sta
tlon and AZ n hostess she IN about
equal to Mrs. Hanley, who entertain
ed us for the night at the BELL A
ranch.
The meeting really began at ten
o'clock In the forenoon and lasted
until dark. Professor Kerr was the
principal speaker and Mr.. Hanley
presided. Other addresses were
made by Regents Myers and Pierce
and Professor Scudder. The latter
ls great favorite wherever he In
known. particularly 40 In Harvey
County, where he and Mr.. Hanley are
credited with securing for that sec
ton the branch station. We put In
half a day driving over the wonder
ful Harvey Valley. an empire OF IT.
self. and after leaving the Bell A
ranch the following morning we were
shown more OF the work of Mr..
Breithaupt and his co-workers.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
SEAWEED AS FERTILIZER.
How II Can Be ussd 10 the Best Ad.
vantage.


How " Can Be Used 10 the Best Ad'
vantage.
In general the use OF seaweed as n
| fertilizer is n good Investment, says a
contributor 10 the Country Gentleman.
On sandy .o,ls ~ may merely be plow
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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
RAISE THINGS.

II was no trouble for our fore
fathers In this country TO raise
things. They had q new and
opulent soil on which TO raise
them. The crudest preparation
OF that soil. the most careless
treatment OF the plants. could
not prevent harvest. Things
are different now. The old meth
DDS were all right then. but TO.
day they mean pOyerty-still
poorer soil aud impoverish,
tillers OF 1t. But there are ways
by which the soils reduced by
generations ahead OF us can be
restored TO usefulness. And
there are ways by which this
restoration can be accomplished
while the land pays for It. Be
fore We give up any land that
was once fertile let us look into
these things TO see whether II
cannot be made productive again
and at the same time raise
things to pay the cost.-National
Stockman and Farmer.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
SELECTING TOMATO SEED.

All tomato plants produce
branches which bear perfect
flowers. Though the tomato
plant Is largely self fertile, espe-
cially when grown In the open
air, there Is always more or less
mixing OF varieties when the
plants are grown close together.
The selection OF your own seed
il simple matter. Select plants
that are ideal In vigor, freedom
from disease, production and
character OF fruit. Practically
all the tomatoes from each plant
thus selected may be saved, only
fruits that happen to be inferior
being discarded.
Inasmucb as not ali plants
possess equal powers In trans
mltting their qualities, 1t is de-
sirable To keep the seed from
each plant In n separate pack
age and then TO plant the con-
tents Of the packages In sepa-
rate lots next year.
This will give you an oppor-
tunity to judge the best stock.
An excellent plan Is to conduct
a trial test OF about twenty-five
plants from each lot Of seed.
You will not find II much trou-
BILE to weigh and even to count
the tomatoes from each lot Of
plants. The results will justify
the work involved.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
A Well eraesd LONG Ladder.

Farmers who have occasion to use
long ladders often lind them weak and
dangerous when set up at the proper
angle. This can be overcome by wire
brace Get blacksmith 10 make two
V shaped irons and fasten them TO the
side sills with small bolts. Bore small
holes through sills at each end. Take
two pieces NJ No. wire and fasten to
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Keep the cucumbers picked from the
vines II you wish them TO continue
bearing. Never let one ripen ON the
vines. even II you do throw them away.
unless you do not care for any more OF
them.
Cabbage aud caulifower will grow
better II frequently cultivated. Tie the
keep them white.
Save all the wood ashes and use
around fruit trees as fertilizer. Wood
ashes are especially good for peach
trees, and they viii benefit all fruit
trees and vines.
Neglected fruit trees are not worth
the ground they occupy; they are an
eyesore. and when pest infested they
are a positiy menace TO the neighbor-
hood.
the orchard, Not only does II cut up
the sod, but 4, Is more apt 20 brush
and peel the lower limbs of the trees.
and Il Is a great deal more inconyen-
lent To pour fruit into than the low
down wagon. with its broad tires.
Cabbage worms are very apt to both
or tho plants, but for these a solution
of one part kerosene, three parts but
termiik aud six parts water Is very
effective. In making this solution brisk
ly stir the kerosene and buttermnk to-
gethsr for three minutes before add.
Ing the water Apply with spray
pump or a garden sprinkler
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

the sills at one end by passing through
the holes and forming lock by turn
Ing the end back through the holes over
small iron pins; then pass the wire
over the V irons. drawing them tight
with lever and fasten at the other
ends IN the same way. This brace will
more than double the strength OF the
ladder and adds but little expense
Farm Progress.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

POWER STATION on A FABM IN NEW YORK
STATE.
most suitable, intermediate stationary
or portable transformers being used
20 step the voltage down 20 that de.
sired on the motors OF the plows.
thrashlng machines, etc.
II IL generally recognized That cen.
tral stations and public utility compa'
nies ARE the best sources Of supply
from which 10 draw electricity. owing
TO their reliability. chcapncss and con.
venicnce.
When tho user, however, In located
beyond the reach OF tho distributing
lines of central station companies II
In necessary Ia install an Isolated plant
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

piece three feet long across each end
Fasten hitch on one end aud lay the
harrow on Il, teeth down. With this
you can 20 through gate almost too
narrow for two horses. - Nebraska
Farmer.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-12

Moving -Four or Five Section Harrow.
This device IN n great help In NOV
ing four or ave section harrow with.
out taking the harrow apart Take two
I by = inch boards little longer than
the width OF the harrow. splicing ON
top II necessary. and nail by s inch