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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

Spartanburg is not known, as the
Southern's wire communication was
out.
The Union & Glenn Springs rail
road which runs from Union to Pride,
where it connects with the Seaboard
Air Line was badly damaged by the
waters around Meals shoals. Four
miles of track are waterbound, anu
1000 feet of trestle gone.
Trestle Guarded
The Seaboard Air Line railway Of
fees in Columbia said yesterday that
the trestle over the Nateree at Cam
den was being carefully guarded.
Yesterday afternoon several trains
were held up, and not allowed to pass
| until an inspection was made. The
trains passed over safely. The same
high waters that knocked down the
trestle over the Catawba for the
Southern railway must pass under the
Wateree trestle at Camden, and these
high waters are feared and last night
passage over the trestle was discon-
tinued.
Various reports reached Columbia
yesterday of the trestles at Aston
and Shelton of the Southern railway
over the Broad river, but these re-
ports were vague and indefinite and
could not be established. 1t is said
that the water is so high at Aston
that from a distance it can not be
seen whether the trestle is down OF
merely covered.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
Preserved Figs.

6 quarts figs. quarts sugar. 3
quarts water.
Select firm sound fruit, discard all
overripe or broken figs. Sprinkle l
cup of soda over the selected figs and
cover with about quarts of boiling
water. Allow to stand Is minutes,
drain off this soda solution and rinse
the figs through two baths of clear
cold water. Let the figs drain while
sirup is prepared. Mix sugar and
water, boil 10 minutes and skim. ADD
well-drained figs gradually so as not
to cool the sirup. Cook rapidly until
figs are clear and tender (about two
hours. When the figs are transpar-
ent, lift them out carefully and place
into shallow pans. If the sirup is
not heavy enough (about so 'degrees)
continue boiling until it reaches this
density, then pour it over the figs, be-
ing careful to see that the fruit is
entirely covered. Let stand ovel
night. Next morning pack the figs so
that all stems will be upward. Fill
each jar to overflowing with the sirup.
Cap, clamp, process 20 minutes and
seal Immediately.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
WANTED.
100 bushels Abruzzi Rye.
Canning Beans.

Beans to be tender, green, uniform
in size, and we'll strung. Put beans
in sack or cloth and place in boiling
water, 8 to minutes, or until ten
der enough to bend without breaking.
This Dlanch makes a fuller pack
Take beans from blanching and
plunge in cold water, in which 9
tablespoons salt to ! gallon water has
been put. AS soon as thoroughly
cooled, about ? or 3 minutes, beans
are ready for packing.
For tin: Fill can, put 2 teaspoons
salt and sugar mixture (Mixture to be
composed of 2 parts of sugar to I
part of salt) and add water to cover
vegetable. Cap and exhaust 3minutes,
over can top. Tip and cook 45
minutes.
For glass: Fill jars add sugar and
salt mixture as preparing vegetable as
above Fill with water. Before plac-
ing the cap be sure that the rubber
is fattened. When glass-top jar with
wire clamps is used place the lid
on evenly and raise both clamps up,
the upper one fastened to hold the
lid in place. Place the jars in a YES
sci with water, a wooden rack ol
cloth at bottom to prevent breaking.
Do not put in hot water and let water
come to within inches of top Have
a tight cover for vessel to keep in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

ed by telephone message received
here tonight from John Patrick at
Fair View, eight miles from Ashev1lle.
Mr. Patrick stated that six wome1,
and two children were carried away
on the flood waters at Bat Cave anG
that only one body, that Of little girl
named Wilson, had been found. He
was unable to give the names of the
Others Fair View is 22 miles from
Bat Cave. ut. Patrick said that the
conditions at Bat Cave are really de-
plorable. more than half of the houses
of the village having been washed
away. He says that people who have
money to buy provisions have no way
of getting them. the highways on
both sides of Bat Cave having been
washed away in several sections. 1t
is feared that the Bat Cave section
will reveal a heavy loss of life when
full communication has been esta5-
lished.
Later reports from the Bat Cave
section, which includes the village OF
Chimney Rock, two miles from Bat
Cave, state that every effort is be-
ing made to reach the flood sufferers
there with food supplies. Two car
loads of provisions were sent over
from Hendersonville this afternoon,
being transferred from wagon to
wagon across bridgeless streams.
The report from Spartanburg that
the $4,000 scenic highway recently
constructed to the foot of Chimney
Rock was destroyed by the food is
confirmed by dispatch from Hender-
sonville tonight. 1t is also stated that
two laborers lost their lives in land
slide on the highway, but these deaths
are probably included in the Bat Cave
list of casualties.
The additional deaths reported to-
day include Mrs. John Heath and son,
John Heath, Jr., Brevard; Mrs. Cald-
Well Sentelle and child, BreVard; !;
Mrs. Edgar Hunt and two small chill
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
FLOODS DEATH LIST
APPROACHES THIRTY
Bat Cave Reports Loss of Ten Lives
Earlier Estimates of Property
Damage May Be Increased, One
Putting it at $12,OOO,0O0.

Asheville, July 18.-The death list
from the foods in several Southeast
ern States is growing rapidly as
news comes in from isolated districts.
Nineteen additional drownings report
ed today brought the known deaths to
"a and dispatches that the town OF
Chimney Rock, in Rutherford county,
n c., has been literally washed away,
has led to the belief that the casualty
list will be much greater.
First word reaching the ouside
world from the Hickory-Lenoir-Mor-
canton region Of North Carolina
brought the news that S4,O0O,00O dam
age had been done in that section by
the overflow of the Catawba river.
Two lives were lost.
Eight additional deaths are report
ed from Bat Cave, village in Hender-
son county on the Rocky Broad river,
North Carolina; two from Wolga,
small town in Buncombe county; four
from Brevard and three from the
Hickory Nut Gap section In addition
unverifed reports say three lives
were lost below Marshall, n. c., in the
nrf1 iYc of
The report received here early this
evening that eight people lost their
lives in the Bat Cave section of the
State last Sunday when the Rocky
Broad river rose from Is to 20 feet
above it's banks, seemed to be confirm
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

This is a time when the officials and
the citizens generally should CO.
operate in cleaning up the town.
after the continuous rains there are
many places in the yards and in the
streets and in the alleys that should
have attention. And the health of the
town is at stake. This matter should
not be delayed. A little precaution
and preventive may prove a blessing
The authorities should take the lead
and we believe they will have the
hearty cooperation of the people gen
orally. Do it now.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

A systematic cleaning up OF the
town is what is needed just now for
the health of the community. There
is no greater asset than citizen
ship of good strong and healthy men
and women. A gentleman said to US
only the other day, if a man had a
million dollars in one of the banks and
no health or some disease that he
knew was gradually but surely eating
out mis- life and unless checked the
end was very near, he would give
that entire million for a healthy body
and a good digestion. Those who
have health do not aprecpiate what
possession they have until it is gone
Clean up. 1t helps the appearance
as well as promotes health.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
Concerning the Size of the Earth.

In the July American Magazine
John Brashear, the famous astrono-
mer and scientist, says:
Most folks consider this old world
a pretty big place, but if you tossed a
cube 1-70OOth of an inch in diameter
into Lake Erie it would occupy the
same relative space in that great in
land sea that our earth occupies in a
universe terminating at the neares,
star, Alpha Centauri and extending
similar distance from our sun
in all directions. Such a universe
contains 15,625,OOO, ,000, ,000, ,000, ,G0O,-
100000, ,090, 900, ,0O0, 100000 (ffteen
thousand six hundred and twenty-five
undecillion) miles, but it is only an
lnhnitesimal dot in the actual uni
verse"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

There are many fields in Newberry
County more or less affected with
cotton wilt. This is fungus disease
which attacks the root of the cotton
and if the attack be severe causes the
cotton to wilt and die In many in
stances where the attack is not ST
severe the stalk survives, but it is
SO weakened by the disease that it is
not able to produce a normal crop.
l saw some fields last year in which
at least 20 per cent of the stalks
died and the damage to the crop il.
the infested fields was something like
so per cent.
The loss to cotton growers from
this disease is enormous. A few
years ago the loss in Georgia was es-
timated to be one million dollars.
This has been reduced by improves
methods and improved seed to about
one half million.
The loss in South Carolina is prob
ably nearly as great. Much work is
being done by the State Entomolo-
gists of the different states investiga>
ting this disease and in experiments
looking to its control. These expert
ments nave proven that to control the
disease it is necessary first to rotate
crops. The infected fields should be
planted to corn, wheat, rye, oats,
velvet beans, peanuts or Iron ano
Brabham cowpeas. These crops will
not support the wilt fungus, nor in
crease the number of Nematode
worms, which cause the wilt to be
more destructive. After planting in
some of these crops for few years it
will then be reasonably safe to plant
in cotton again provided a good wilt
resistant strain of cotton be planted
There are a number wilt resistant
strains of cotton, which have been
bred up by the experiment stations
These strains when planted after q
good rotation as mentioned above
are giving very satisfactory results
This article is published with the
hope that farmers in the county who
have fields infested with wilt may be
benefited, and if any one need fur
ther information, please let me
know and I shall be glad to advise
with them, the best methods for its
control. Drop me card or call me
over phone, at Prosperity 2613, and il
you are in doubt as to your trouble, i
will visit your field and investigate
it personally and if l am unable to
help you, I have the specialist be-
hind me. I will send them to your
assistance.
T. NJ. Mills,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
Friday, July q, 1916.

The time for enrolling in order to
vote in the primary will expire next
Tuesday. In order to vote it is neces-
sary to have your name on the club
roll. And you must put it there your
self. You can not authorize some
one else to sign the roll for YOU. The
enrolment two years ago will not an
swer for the. approaching primary
There is a new enrolment Better
attend to this matter at once if you
have not already done so.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

I'VE judge from the editorials in
The State and the Record that these
two big dailies are getting uneasy
for their candidate for governor
Well, really there is some occasion to
be alarmed. 1t is no easy road the
governor is travelling. He needs to
have a few of the rough places taken
out. Just how much these editorial
utterances are helping him we are
not prepared 10 say
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

We notice that the governor is urg-
ing that the boys of the National
Guard now at Styx be sent to the bor-
der. If there is no use for them We
can see no good reason in sending
them. The war scare seems to be
about over ard there are already over
a hundred thousand at the border
Why send more?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
There does not seem to be entir

There does not seem to be entire
harmony and good will existing
among the governor and the adjutanl
general and the assistant adjutant
general In fact the assistant has re-
signed and there has been som cor
respondence between the governor and
the adjutant general which is said to
be interesting. Brethren should
dwell together in unity.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

Gov. Manning had a colloquy at the
Barnwell meeting with Dr.. Patterson
about the asylum. The crowd ap-
plauded. Therefore Manning had the
crowd and will carry Barnwell
Fine logic. The governor is not max
ing a football of politics out of the
asylum. That would be wrong,
entirely wrong.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

steam. When water begins to boil
count time. Cook days in success
sion, an hour each day, or long
enough one day. In the intermittent
process raise the clamp every day
when placed in water and seal at
close Of processing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

Infantile paralysis has made its
appearance at Greenville, so it is
stated in the papers. Better clean
up your premises and better do it
now.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

What a great time this would be to
drag the roads. Pity the people will
be too busy to give just a little time
to this very important matter. Even
a little of it would do good.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

gouging, picking, drilling out their corns,
making packages of their toes with plas-
ters, bandages, tape and contraptlons-
and the "holler" in their corns goes on
forever! Don't you do it. Use Gets
It." it's marvellous, simple, never fails.
Apply it in seconds. Nothing to stick
to the stocking, hurt or irritate the toe
Pain stops. Corn comes "clean off,
quick. It's one of the gems of the
world. Try it-you'll kick-from joy
For corns, calluses, warts, bunions.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c q
bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence &
Co.. Chicago. III. Sold in Newberry and
recommended as the worlds best corn
refedy by Glider & Weeks, W. G. Mayes,
and P. E. Way.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
''CORNS ALL GONE!
LET'S ALL KIC!K''
Every Corn VaDishes by Us
ing Wonderful Simple
''Gets-It" Never Fails
Applied in 2 Seconds.

Isn't it wonderful what difference
lust a little "Gets-It" makes-on corns
and calluses? It's always night some
where in the world, with many folks
bumped up, with cork-screwed faces,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
MANY ROADS USE
COLUMBIA ROUTE
Spartanburg and Charlotte Lines
Out OF COmmission-Catawba
Bridge Goes Down.

TIE State.
With the passage south of the New
York-New Orleans limited Of the
Southern railway and the passage
north of the Seaboard Air Lines own
fast train leaving here about
o'clock the Seaboard Air Line closed
it's trestle over the Wateree at Cam
den until further notice. Early this
morning the Jacksonville-New York
train of the Seaboard northbound was
parked in Columbia and the opposite
train southbound was parked at Cam
den. This caused the Southern rail
way to change the routing of its de-
toured main line trains, and today
they passed Columbia using Atlantic
Coast Line tracks instead of the Sea-
board Air Line tracks, as yesterday.
Columbia was the most important
railroad gateway between the North
and the South in the South Atlantic
States yesterday. Every train from
New York to Atlanta or Jacksonville
passed through South Carolina's cap
ital city, except those on the Atlantic
Coast Line.
The washing away of the Southern
railways trestle over the CataWba
river between Rock Hill and Char
lotte further complicated the situa-
tion, and caused a change of detour
routing of trains. The previous pro-
gramme was to send the main line
trains to Rock Hill, then over the
Southern's branch (the old Three C's,
to Blacksburg, where the main line
was again caught. But when the
trestle fell at Catawba trains were
detoured by the Seaboard to Monroe,
N. c., thence to Hamlet and to Co.
lumbia, by the Seaboard Air Line,
switching to the Southern tracks here
and proceeding to Augusta, where the
Georgia railroad is used into Atlanta
When the Seaboard trestle was no
longer available, the route was chang
ed to the Atlantic Coast Line from
Winston-Salem, N. c., to Columbia
via Florence, and then by Augusta to
Atlanta.
SeabOard Trains.
The Seaboard Air Line trains be-
TWEEN Portsmouth and Atlanta ana
Birmingham were changed Sunday to
the Columbia route, coming by the
Seaboard from Hamlet to Columbia
where the Columbia, NeWberry &
Laurens tracks are used to Clinton
there again taking their original
route.
The Southern railways service
from Columbia to Greenville is main
tained by using the Southern from
Greenville to Newberry and the Co
lumbia, Newberry & Laurens tracks
from Newberry to Columbia.
Local service is maintained to Rock
Hill by the Southern railway, and SO
far the trains on the KingVille branch
of the Southern is uninterrupted.
There was no chance to operate be-
tween Columbia and Spartanburg yes
terday Whether local service is
being maintained between Union and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
Some Burr Clover seed.

rs bushels Vetch and Oats $1.O0 per
,bushel.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21
T. M. Mills,
County Agent.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
80 pure Duroc Jersey pigs.
Z shotes about 70 pounds at 8 cents.
One good milk COW, $4,000.
A few more home grown Crimson
Glover seed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-07-21

Z shotes about 70 pounds at cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-19

COMPANY
DRILLING
Sinking Test Well on John MiIwee Farm
In Extreme Southern Part
Of County

'.We are now down 800 feet and are
drilling day and night said G. M.
Langston, president Of the Langston
Oil g. Gas company, of Kansas City,
Mo, now sinking a test well on 'Ae
John w. Milwee farm in section 32, 3
north, west, in the extreme southern
part OF Grady county. and miles
northwest Of NARROW The location is
about eight miles west and a little
north Of the Santa Fe well which has
attracted the attention of Oil men gen
orally. the Grady county office Of the
compahy is at Alex where a. number
of substantial men are interested In it.
Mr.. Langston has been on the
ground most Of the time since drilling
was started on November 25, keeping
in close touch with developments.
Before selecting our location we
had advice from one OF the best geOlo-
gists to be found and we are very
hopeful of success" said he
The Langston company is now drill
ing with 15h inch bit and making
steady progress. The equipment is of
the very best, and with the personnel
of the company annd drilling contrac-
tor, J. s. Tetley & Co., Of Ft Smith,
Arkansas, all wide-awake and success
full business men, their tests will
prove of inestimable value to this sec
tion. Their territory has been pro-
nounced exceedingly promising by ex-
pert men who have made extensive
developments in other oil and gas
fields, in Oklahoma, and several other
oil producing states.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-19
BY United Press.

London, Dec. 19.--"We do not pro-
pose to put our heads into moose
with the end Of the rope in Germsny's
hands" declared Premier George
in the house of commons this after
noon in one of the striking opening
statements Of his long expected speech
in response to the German peace pro
posals.
England and her allies do not pro-
pose to enter into peace negotiations
without knowledge of the German pro
posals. This decision was announced
in the house Of commons by the pre-
mier this afternoon.
Great Britain has endorsed every
word Of Russias and Frances answer
to Germany" the premier declared
amid cheers.
without reparation peace is impos-
sible," Lloyd-George asserted. "All
the outrages on land and sea cannot
be liquidated by few pious phrases
about humanity, he continued "Fhe
allies insist that the only way to end
this war must be to guarantee them
against Prussian militarism disturbing
the peace Of Europe. The German
>chancellors speech and note afford
small hope for an honorable or last
ing settlement"
The premier announced that for
NAL note responding in this way to the
German peace proposals in a few days
would be completed and given to the
American embassy for transmission to
Berlin.
Not since the tense days when Eng
land was preparing to wage war in
1914 has there been such crowd at
parliament as there was today to hear
the premier's announcement which
had been awaited during the seven
days that have elapsed since Chancel-
lor Bethman Won Hollweg made his
peace offer
Shortly before the opening of to
days session of the house Of com
mons, which was csheduled to meet
at A o'clock this afternoon, crowds
packed the galleries and scores Of fig
ures prominent in public life were
massed on the floor Lloyd-George and
Former Premier Asquith We're botf
cheered when they arrived. Numerous
members of the allied and neutral dip
lomatic corps lent an air of officia
distinction to the galleries. Lore
Northcliffe was among the spectators