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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19
SOUTH CAROLINA MOVES UP
Food Crops in This State Have In
creased In Value $27 900 900 Dur
ing the Past Five Years.

In the census year, more than two
thirds of the total crop values In South
Carolina were produced by cotton
alone. and her bill fer imported food
supplies was $95.000,000. The Same
year her cotton and cotton seed were
worth $96,3S0 ,000-or just little more
than her pantry and farm supply bill.
For long years the static has been
buying staple food supplies with cot.
ton money: but In 1910 the per capita
farm wealth OF her country population
was only 1897, against $ss5 In the Uni.
ted States, 1929 In Oklahoma and
1888 in Iowa. both OF which are food
producing states. with surpluses to
market abroad.
A Twenty-Seven Million Increase.
But last year was epoch-making In
South Carolina. Recent reports OF the
Federal Agricultural Department show
that the state has gained $5.514,OO0 In
livestock and $21.S48 900 In food crops
since the census year-a total gain of
$27,O00,00o in FIVE years
On January 1, 1915, the farmers own.
ed $4,000 more milch cows and other
cattle than in 1910. nearly 10000 more
horses and mules. and $4,000 more
swine.
The six.year increases in food crops
we're as follows: hay and forage $4,000
tons or "a per cent; potatoes, $500. 900
bushels or 81 per cent; oats. 1928, 900
bushels or "a per cent; corn, 1850, 900
bushels or 70 per cent; wheat, 2,1fs,.
900 bushels or 682 per cent.
is great record. South Carolina
has gone long way towards establish.
ing a self-feeding farm system
or course there were other agencies
at work, but Clemson College feels
that she has a right to claim q part
In bringing about these changes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Thickness OF Syrup-Syrup should
always be made Of a fixed and even
thickness. The greatest drawback
III the marketing of syrup is its con-
stantly varying thickness. To over
come this disadvantage some definite
md accurate means should be adopt
ed for Invariably bringing the syrup
10 difnite thickness. This is best
accomplished by the use of the sac
charometer, which can be obtained
from most wholesale druggists, at a
cost OF about rs cents. With the use
OF such an instrument. the syup
should be boiled to 33 or 35 degrees
For all practical purposes. however, a
very simple device will accomplish
the desired object Prepare round
smooth stick of very light wood,
slightly smaller in diameter than a
lead pencil and about fifteen inches
long. Weight one end with a sur
rounding strip of lead as boys weight
arrow heads. Use lead enough so
that when the stick is dropped into
the syrup it will stand upright in
stead of floating. Take any clear
glass bottle and fill with syrup which
has first been allowed to cool so that
the maker is satisfied that 1t is just
of the thickness he desires. Then,
when the syrup is again heated to
boiling point, drop the weighted
stick into the bottle OF hot syrup and
let it settle until it floats quietly on
end without touching bottom. Cut
a notch at the point marked by the
syrup on the stick. In use, test ey-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Crimson Glover like this all over
South Carolina would mean thousands
Of dollars Of conserved and Increased
fertility.
Clovers make their growth in late
fall, winter and early spring, affording
the soil the covering and protection
that is so badly needed to keep it from
washing and to keep the fertility from
teaching out. They will grow on any
well drained soil that has been prepar.
ed for them. Numbers OF cases are
on record where the following crop
OF cotton or corn was doubled by the
growing OF clover on the land and turn
ing IL under.
Sow between the first OF Septem.
ber and the middle OF October. Grim
son clover is sown at the rate OF 20
pounds to the acre; burr clover at the
rate OF 10 pounds OF cleaned seed or
so pounds OF seed in the burr; and
vetch at the rate OF 30 to 40 pounds
per acre.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Sugaring and Souring-These are
two of the most serious disadvant-
ages with which the syrup maker has
to contend. Syrup may easily be
prevented from sugaring by grinding
the cane with two or three more
green joints than usual. If this pre-
caution is not sufficient, a positive
prevention is secured by dropping
from four to eight drops OF concen-
trated sulphuric acid into each gal
lon of hot syrup when drawn OFF.
This is a positive prevention of sur
caring, without interfering with the
quality of the product. There is no
satisfactory means for prevention OF
souring except by hermitically seal
Ing in receptacles which have pre-
viously been sterilized with steam or
boiling water. Tin cans are by far
the preferable package for market
purposes, but for home or neighbor-
hood consumption, bottles or jugs
may be satisfactorily used.
Syrup made by these simple, prac-
tical directions is of such quality and
dependable character that there is
no difficulty in finding market at
profitable prices.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19
HOTEL MAN WOUNDED.
A. A. Gates Shot Through Shoulder
at Greenyille,

Greenville, Sept. IA. A. Gates,
proprietor OF the Hotel Alexander
and well known hotel man OF this
section, was shot through the right
shoulder and painfully wounded
about 9 o'clock this morning by
Charles Ward, who has been en-
ployed in local near beer dis
tributing station. Ward was
roomer at the hotel and insisted on
carrying his dog up to his room. Mr..
Gates told him he couldn't take the
dog up and after a few words Ward
drew a pistol and fired The shoot
ing took place in the hotel lobby in
the presence Of Mrs. Gates and "a few
guests. Mr.. Gates will probaby re-
cover, physicians say.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

When you yawn a good deal in
the daytime, feel dull, achey and
want to stretch frequently, it Is an
unmistakable symptom of malaria,
and unless you do something at
once you are booked for a spell of
chills. HERBINE is> chill medi-
cine that will prevent /or cure the
disease. 1t drives OUT the impuri-
ties on which the malaria germ
thrives, strengthens the liver and
cleanses the bowels. Price soc.
Sold by all dealers in medicine
Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

The difficulty Of buying meat scraps,
hood meal, meat meal or other animal
food in South Carolina should not
worry any poVtryman in our state.
Three experiment stations have test
cd sour milk or buttermilk and found
u equal, II not superior, to animal food
of any kind.
Tho Missouri Experiment Station
has just published the results OF their
tests, and these tend to show that sour
milk Is better than meat scraps In
every way.
Seventy-ive pullets were used in
the experiment.. twenty-five were fed
all the sour milk they could drink In
addition TO a mixture of two parts
whole corn and one part wheat scatter
ed in the litter, and a dry mash Of
wheat bran, middlings and cornmeal
fed In hopper.
The second lot OF twenty-five pullets
did not receive sour milk to drink but
in place of it they were given meat
scraps in the masn and the same whole
grain. The third lot received only the
wheat bran, middlings and corn meal
dry mash. and the whole corn and
wheat in the hitter.
The cost of feeding each hen was
S1.06 for the milk lot. $1.o22 for the
meat scraps lot. and s095h cents
s>~ -he No meat nor milk lot The
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19
lsx.Fos, 4 Mild. Effective Laxative 6 Liver Tonic
Does Not GrIpe nor Disturb tlG Stomach.

In addition to other properaks, Lax Fos
contains ;r1s,,as, caseara In acesptbie form. q
acts effectively and does hA gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the satnetime, II aids
digestion, arouses the livet ard secretions
snd restores the healthy functions. SOC.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19
HOW TO USE STRAW
and SHOCK CORN FEED
Beet Cattle May Be Keep: Over
Winter BY Feeding Rough
and Rich Foods Mixed

Clemson College.-Beef cattle may
be kept over the winter in fair shape
by feeding rough foods mixed with
rich foods; and, in the spring they
will be in condition TO put on good
grains from pasture. Straw and shock
corn can be used in South Carolina In
this way, so don't allow the straw to
become damaged. and plan to use the
shocked corn.
The following rations are suggested
for Nri Inf fai-it,e bro
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

For the stomach and bowel disor-
ders of babies MI gees BABY
ELIXIR is a remedy of genuine
merit. 1t acts quickly, Is pure.
wholesome and pleasant to take.
Price CSC and soc per bottle. Sold
by all dealers in medicine.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Cattle bought in the fall and kept
over winter in this way might cost
less than would have to be paid for
them in the spring. and the farmer
would have more manure to put on his
crops.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

cry repeated run of syrup until this
stick sinks to the notch. Each run
density or thickness as the original
sample used in marking the stick.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Help fight the cattle tick and sst's
get him out Of the state.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

To build up the dairy herd. use O
purebred bull and save the best heifer
calves.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Evaporation-The best evapora-
tor is one in which the syrup is not
exposed to the direct action of fire.
This means evaporation by steam
heat, either applied by means of a
steam coil in the bottom Of the
evaporator or double-bottome ed
pan. In any case, the best results
are obtained from absolute separa-
tion OF the fresh juice from the
nearly finished syrup by the two sep
arate pans or by a fixed partition in
the middle of the evaporator. With
the continuous action evaporator, it
is almost impossible to avoid finished
syrup from mixing with the unskim-
med juice. Skimming should al
ways be done before the juice begins
to boil. At this stage a green
scum" forms heavy thick blanket
on top OF the juice and can be re-
moved in a single sheet by means of
a board or board fiat wooden paddle
like snow shovel. If care is eXer-
ciaed at this stage of the process. bu'
little later skimming will be neces-
sary. Ii for any reason there is diff
hculty in bringing the impurities to
"'pce. the sprinklng OF tea
spoonful Of baking soda into une
cvaporator will cause the impurities
to rise. II there is danger of the
syrup boiling over at the top of the
evaporatOr this may be prevented Dy
rubbing the rim with piece OF fat
bacon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19
! VALUABLE INFORMATION
RELATIVE TO SYRUP MAKING
Many Points of Information i'm Con-
nectiOn With Making Syrup Which
Should be of Interest to the

Grinding-If horse power is
abundant on the farms, there is no
serious objection to it's use. If the
teams, however, can be used in the
field, it is far better that the grind
ing be performed by gasoline or
steam engine. Abundance of power
should be provided, and at least a
roller mill is too extravagant in it's
waste of juice. Where power is
available, a mill with horizontal roll
aers has many advantages of economy
over the upright mill.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19

Straining the Juice-The first pro-
cess toward making first-class syrup
Is to free the cane juice as largely as
possible from refuse, coloring matter
and other foreign materials. For
common farm practice, the use of
chemicals for this purpose is never
advisable; careful mechanical strain
ing should be depended upon. The
most effective, simple and economi-
cal material for straining is found in
the common Spanish or black moss
growing on trees nearly everywhere
that cane is cultivated. Either moss
which has been naturally weathered
may be used or the fresh gray moss
hanging from trees may be freed of
its outer gray covering by being
boiled for two or three minutes.
Thorough washing reduces it to the
form of the black wiry mattress
moss, ready for use as a cane Juice
strainer. This moss should be
packed as compactly as possible into
half barrel or a long, square box
set on end under the outlet of the
mill. The juice should be allowed
to run through the moss and be
drawn from the bottom through pipe
sufficient moss to fill the tub or box
twice should be provided, and after
each days run the moss used should
be thoroughly washed and summed
for day before being used again
The juice is thus freed of most of it's
foreign matter so. that skimming is
reduced to a minimum and the re-
sulting syrup is light and clear in
color. with the finest of flavor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
PALMER LAKE NOTES.

Thad Stewart attended a dance Fri
day at Wehesville.
Drew Hodges made flying trip to
Tillman's saw mill Tuesday for a load
OF saw dust
Albert Stevens, farmer from the
vicinity of Horse Spring coulee, was
business caller in the Cove last
week.
Mrs. Charles Jones and son George,
who are residing at Loomis during the
school term, spent Saturday and Sun
day at their home in the Cove.
Mr.. Snyder, who had the misfortune
OF having leg broken some timei ago,
and who was treated at the Oroville
hospital, is again in this vicinity.
Web Hurley and A. w. Boyd of the
Ivanhoe mine, made a trip to Loomis
Tuesday in car, but found the roads
very unsatisfactory for joy riding.
Mrs. Floyd Hill of Douglas mountain
was down Wednesday on a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Fred Hill, who resides
on the Jack Long farm at the foot of
Palmer lake.
John Norris, Jr., of Oroville, spent
several days of this week in the Cove
on business, returning home by Sat-
urday's train. Mr.. Norris is making
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
SlxTY-DAYS SUMMONS,

In the Superior Court of the State of
washington, in and for the county of
OkanOgan.
Louis Oppenstein, Plaintiff
VS..
Peerless Hotel Co., Corporation, and
Harry Rosenhaupt Trustee, Defendants.
The State of Washington to the Peerless
iiotel company. defendant:
10Y, You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the first pubfica
tlon OF THIS summons to- wit: within sixty
days after the 18th day of February, 1916.
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid and answer the Complaint
OF the plaintiff, and serve a CODY of YOUR
answer on the undersigned, ATTORNEYS for
plaintiff, at their address below given; and
In case of your failure so to do Judgment
VIII be rendered against you according to
the demand of said complaint; which CON.
plant has been filed with the clerk of said
court. Va s"iu
The object of said action Is to obtain
Judgment quieting plaintiffs title in and
70 the south IL 1-2 feet of Lot and all of
LOTS =, 4, 8, and in Block 81 of the Town
OF Oroville., Okanogan county, washing
ton, and adjudging him to be the owner
thereof In fee and restraining the defend
therein. '''e
Attorneys for Plaintiff. Address: iii .
0ld National Bank Building, Spokane.
Washington. iii re-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25

preparations for moving to his farm
here to commence farming as soon as
the weather permits.
Miss Fora Jones and sister Mrs.
Adair were among those who attended
the dance given in the new Grange
hall. which was recently erected at
Horse Spring coulee.
Vic Champneys has moved his cattle
from his home ranch to the JohnThein
place in order to consume the hay on
that ranch before there is danger of it
being carried off by high water.
w. B. McChesney now has his office
established at Nighthawk, where he
will be in a position to look after his
vast amount of interests in connection
with the future progress of the Ivan
hoe mine.
Frank Loudon passed through the
Cove Wednesday, en- route for his
fathers Similkameen valley farm,
with big bunch of cattle which re-
Gently have been removed from the
Okanogan river.
Much difficulty has been experienced
in procuring wood for use at the Cove
school house. However a load was
secured at Nighthawk and delivered
Saturday The fuel was shipped in all
the way from Nelson.
PEGGY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, Feb
ruary 81, 1916.
Present, Mayor Samson, Councilmen
Beale, Smith and Friis.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
Letter from Union Iron Works in
regard to street roller was read and
after some discussion the purchase Of
roller was indefinitely postponed.
Letter from Bureau of Inspection &
Supervision of Public Offices was read
and ordered placed on file.
Motion was made and carried that
the treasurer be instructed to transfer
$4,000 from the Water Company fund
to the current expense fund.
The bill from the Similkameen Pow
er company for $4,000 for fire alarm
was read and on motion was allowed
and ordered paid.
The matter of testing the fire alarm
was discussed and motion was made
and carried that the time of testing be
every Monday at l o'clock p. m, and
the clerk was instructed to see that the
alarm was tested at this time each
week.
The matter of sanitation of the town
was discussed and the health commit
tee was instructed to look into certain
places and report at the next meeting.
On motion council adjourned.
E. R. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
LOOMS ITEMS.

Carl Hardvet is assembling lumber
on his orchard tract, north of town,
preparatory to building a residence.
w. S. Wyatt and family, late of
Omak, have moved to Loomis and TAX
ell up temporary abode in the North
ern hotel building
A number of friends assembled at
the home of W. s. Douglass last Fri
day evening, and the hours were pleas
antly spent at cards and music.
A. r. Tillman has full crew of men
logging preparatory to cutting large
bill of lumber for the Whitestone Irri-
CATION and Power company, which ex-
poets to start active operations next
month.
Washington's birthday was cele-
brated by the high school in the usual
patriotic manner There were songs
and recitations, and the Rev. Woods
delivered very interesting address on
the life of Washington.
John Warren and another miner
working at the tungsten mine decided
to come out to Loomis the latter part
of last week and were four days max
ing the trip. They were not experts on
snow shoes, as other men make the
trip ina little over one day.
Mayflower lodge of Rebekahs insti-
tuted the following officers Saturday
evening: Mrs. w. H. Mcdaniel, D. d.
P, acting as installing officer: Carrie
Fl. Decent, N. G., Ella c. Hurley, V. G.,
Elizabeth Van Horn, Rec. Sec, Maud
X. Hill, Treas, Mildred NJ. Forde,
warden, Maud M. Prewit, conductor,
Ella B. Mcdaniel, chaplain, Elizabeth
NJ. THEM, R. s. n G.. H. P. Decent, l..
S. n G., Emily Baldwin, R. S. V. g.,
Emily Chezey, l.. S. V, G., George J..
Hurley, |. G, H. w. Champneys, o. G..
A banquet was served after the cere-
mony and the members of the order
had a general good time.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
CRACKING FINE MUSIC.

The orchestra that furnished the
music Iof the Commercial Club lunch
con, last Thursday evening, and fol-
lowed UP the next evening by supply
ing inspiration for the dancers at the
band benefit ball, was one of the best
orchestral combinations that has ever
produced melody in Oroville. There
were six performers, two of them from
out of town. Mrs. Ashby presided at
the piano William Steiner tickled the
violin, Frank Bartell cornet, H. A.
Stafford clarinet, E. W. Mallory, from
bone, +. j. Wilson base tuba, and H.
A Ingham trap medleyist, which is
not the proper name. but answers the
purpose to cover the multitude of
strange thingabobs he extracts noise
from and which works tremendously
into the general volume of pleasurable
sounds. Mr.. Steiner is resident of
Okanogan and a masterful performer
on the king of musical instruments. He
plays with his entire body, so to speak.
for when lost to his surroundings,
making horsehair extract sweet melo-
believe that he was afflicted with st,
Vitus dance. That is a delusion. He is
sound and perfect, all wool and yard
wide when rasping delectable strains
from the instrument he so skillfully
handles. The local performers are
exceptionally proficient on the instru-
ments they play, each doing his and
her share toward rounding out perfect
concord. Mr.. lngham is from near To-
nasket. He is veteran musician, hav-
ing played for years in some of the
leading orchestras in Seattle, and in
those organizations man must be
good to hold his job. He is versatile
artist, and constantly has surprises in
store for the ears of those upon whom
the melody he produces trickles. He
plays a snare drum, getting in the
boom-da-ra notes from a bass drum
which is manipulated with his feet, and
performs on other queer looking OBJ
jects of various sizes scattered around
within reach, or which he fishes out of
his clothes. He changes his instru-
ments with an alacrity that puzzles
the eye, switching from one to another
without dropping note. 1t was enter
tanning, aside from the music itself, to
see Mr.. Ingham butt in at the proper
moment, and if the right article to
perform upon was not Immediately at
hand, fish out some odd object from
about his person and go to it with a
vim and perfect alignment that stamp
ed him an artist. That feature of the
Commercial Club luncheon, the or
chestra in it's entirety, was a most de-
lightful treat, and especially so as it
was unexpected by the large collection
OF citizens who had turned out to make
the affair the grand social success it
proved to be.