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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
KEEPING UP COUNTRY ROADS
Road Drag, Applied at Right Time and
In Proper Manner VIII Do the
Trick Every Time.

That country roads can be kept dur,
Ing most Of the year equal to or bet
ter than piked or macadam roads has
been proved time and again. The road
drag applied mt the right time and in
the right way will do the trick every
time. or course, the road must be
properly drained and rounded up first.
But demonstrations all over the coun-
try have shown that in most instances
this ran be done at a comparatively
small cost.
The great need toaay Is for the
farmer to realize tn. value Of good
roads. The cost Of poor roads to the
farmer in dollars and cents has been
figured out. Every ru. and mud hole
uses so much strength Of the team
and wears out the wagon so much
sooner than If the road was good.
The size Of the load is limited by the
piece of bad road or the hill which
uses the strength Of the team to the
limit. A ten-mile haul may be limited
by an eighth Of mile Of bad road.
y two-ton load may have to be re-
uuced to one ton because Of q single
hill.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Bicycling in England.

Several princrSScS have lately been
seen nwhecl, and ladies' from big com-
try houses are using their bicycles con
stantly TO save The precious petrol of
the car. Thousands Of girls now going
into towns to work live in homes which
never had to consider convenience OF
access To cify Offices. They require
bicycles. nnL 50 do the girls whose
buses have been stopped, while The
greatest demand of all comes from the
munition workers generally. The mu-
milton girls are buying enormous num-
brrS OF machines Manchester Guar
dian.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
HIGH TEST OF CIVILIZATION
Man Is Road Maker and Progressive.
ness OF Community May Be Gauged
by Its Highways.

A mai driving in the country came
to stone which had rolled into the
road. He could have gone around the
stone, but, instead of doing that, he
stoplSd and got out and rolled the
stone away not for his own sake, for
he never expected to pass along that
road again, but for the sake OF others
who would come after him.
"Thnt man." says the Farm and
rireside, which told the story, "re-
sponded to n high, very high test of
civilization. He felt socially" Say
ages do not make roads; their paths
follow the lines Of least resistance
and go around distractions. Civilized
man IS road maker, and the progress.
slveness OF community may be
gauged by its roads. The higher the
state of civilization the better the
roads.
A man may be judged, too, by his
attitude toward roads.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
"SAFETY FIRST" FOR SWINE
Watchword With Many Farmers Who
Are Taking Precautions Against
Losses From Hog Cholera.
'nS DIX Il. M; RANCK. Mississippi Ex-

,By DIR. T.. NJ RANCK. Atisslssinn rx.
pertinent StationD
SAFETY first for the pork chop" is
the Watchword with the many farm
erS VINO are nov taking precautions
against losses from hog cholcrn. Tho
onlH reliable treatment and preventive
i"r thiS disease is the antihog cholera
serum discovered by government Off
Gals ana known as the Dorsct-Niles
serum.
NIhe many ways in which cholera
may be carried from one herd 70 nm
other makes ii imperative that hogs
IN infected territory be vaccnntcd as
early as possible after the disease is
discovered. If Il competent graduate
veterinarian Is to be had, the serum
simultaneous method may he used, by
which the hog is immunized for life.
III the interval after the disease Is
discovered and before the serum NAV
be obtained, knowledge Of the means
ny which 1t Is transmitted NAV holm
| IN some measure to prevent It's sprcod
bu|Zards are the principal curriers'.
Dut pigeons and other birds eating ort
er TN" sick hogs men walking through
lhrected pastures, dogs digging I'M
buried carcaSses, creeks runnirc
through pastures containing diseased
hogs, insects. dust, and many other
means furnish transportation. The
following suggestions may holm IN con.
trolling the disease:
write to your veterinarian Burn or
bury all hogs dying of cholera so deer
that dogs cannot dig them up Kcnr
hogs away from running streams thn,
are likely to carry infection. Koe,
people who have been infected out OF
hog pastures XII the bllzZaris.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12

pounds per ton, or II slight sprinklina
Of freshly slaked lime will aid in It's
preservation. 1E35
The field curing should be M t,,f,,,-
ough as the weather will permit. nfter
which the hay should be hauled to tha
barn and the final curing completed
| there.
At present large part OF the natal
grass hay is put In stacks when bnuled
from the field. In many cases this
cannot be avoided, but it is mucl, snfer
TO store 1t In q barn or under q she'd
When stacked, there is always consid-
cradle loss from teaching and bleach
Ing on the outside Of the stack, q loss
which may be almost wholly prevent
ed when the hay is protected from the
weather. The sweating and final cur
Ing are much more even when com.
pleted In IL NOW, and so Il better uunl-
ity OF hay is secured than Is possible
from an exposed stack.
The hay should remain In the NOW
until 1t goes through sweat, as this
develops sweeter aroma in the hay
ana makes 1t safe from heating aud
moldlng In the bale. The degree of
neat developed In this sweating will
depend very largely on the amount of
moisture in the hay. If the hay is put
In the NOV before it is well air-cured,
the heat may be excessive and the hay
discolorcd. If 1t is only moderately
Drowned It's actual value is injured
very little, though the hay is less rcnd-
lily Snlablr.
e.
cureu lhere Is almost sure to be mois-
ur" left In some Of the stems, espe-
clhlly In the joints. This moisture is
often sufficient to cause heating in the
pai", ana when the hay reaches the
1t Will be found so damaged as
10 be chSsed as Of very low grade.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
MOVING NATAL GRASS
Harvesting Should Begin as Soon
as Seeds Begin to Ripen.
Unnecessary Length of Exposure
Bieaches Hay and Makes It Less
Palatable and Nutritious
Best Time for Cutting.
tBy 8. NJ. TRACY.)

| tBy 8. NJ TRACY
The moving Of natal grass should
begin as soon as considerable part
Of the seed begins to ripcn. If the
weather should be unfuvOrable ut that
time 1T can stand several days with
out great injury, as it IS making a
continuous growth Of new shoots.
When the cutting is delayed too long
the quality Of the hay is injured by
the shatter1ng of the seeds and by the
drying-up and breaking-off Of >he
older stems. The greatest loss from
delaying the cuttings too long is the
consequent postponement of the sub
scQucnt cuttings. TO secure the great
est yield dfblng the year and to make
hay OF the highest quality, all of the
earlier cuttings should be made as
soon as the grass is in proper cond-
ton, though the last cutting may be
delayed until Il few days before frost
Is expected, as the grass is growing
rapidly ut that time and the late cut
ting insurcs a good supply OF seed on
the ground for the following spring.
The grass dries so quickly that it
should be allowed to lie on the ground
only Il short time. Unnecessarily long
exposure bleachcs the hay and makes
1T less palatnble, less nutritious, and
less salnblc. The best hay Is that
which is cured in the shortest time
ana with the least exposure to the
weather. Exposure to rain blcnches
and Injuries the hay seriously, and
even exposure to heavy dew dcadcns
the color and makes the hay less at
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Avoiding LITIGATION.

WELL said the far West mayor to
the English tourist, 81 dunno how YOU
manage these affairs over there, but
out here, when some of our bows get
tied up IN that thar bankrupt telephone
company was tclln' yer about, they
became mighty crusty."
"Oh!"
"fus; they didn't like the way the
receiver WAS handling the business no.
how"
Indeed" commented the earnest
listener "rhrn, may l ask what they
did?"
"Sarlinly; was gon ter tell yer.
1hry lust hung up the receiver"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12

tractive In appearance. One can usu-
ally be reasonably sure of the wealth
er several hours in advance and choose
time for cutting when the hay can
at least be cured sufficiently to put 1t
in the cock before 1t Is wet by rain or
dew.
When the weather Is favorable for
curing, 1T Is best to NOW IN the morn
Ing, from the time the dew is Off until
noon, and then windrOw and cock IN
the afternoon The hay should remain
In the cock until thoroughly field
cured. The time required for this field
curing will depend on the condition
Of the weather. If very favorable 1t
may be safe to haul it to the barn
after 1t has been In the cocks SO to 49
hours, but longer time is often neces-
sary.
Field curing may be regarded ns
completed when the stems are SO dry
that they will break when small
wisp Of hay is twisted tightly. when 1t
does not feel cool If pressed to the
cheek, and when stirring it slightly
produces a slight rustic.
When conditions are unfavornble
for drying, as In rainy, cool or cloudy
weather, the field curing requires n
much longer time and Is often unsat-
isfactory.
With all the Judgment which the
grower may use, some hay will Occa-
slonally be caught by rain, and 1t then
requires special care to cure 1t thor
oughly. If 1t rains on the hay soon
| after 1t Is cut little harm will be done,
! but the injury will be greater If the
rain comes after it is partially dry. If
| the dry or even partly dry hay be wet
| with rain, 1t should not be touched un-
til the surface has become thoroughly
dry. If 1t Is still in the swath 1t will
need no attention unless the crop Is
very heavy when 1t should be tedded
or turned with fork. If In the wind
row or cock it should be opened and
spread as soon rs the outside has be-
come well dried.
Much field injury from rain may be
prevented by the use Of hay caps for
covering the cocks. These caps are
made in various styles, but the one
most generally liked Is a piece Of
heavy cotton cloth four to five feet
square, with pin Of heavy wire foot
In length fastened to each corner.
When the cap Is put in place and the
pins are pushed into the cock to pre-
vent 1t from being blown off, the hay
will stand n heavy rain with very little
injury. The hay should not be put into
the barn or the stack until 1t Ia so dry
that there Will be no danger from
heating and moldlng, and when the
weather is not very warm and dry 1t
is not afe to bale 1t until at least q
week after " stcut. In case 1t must
be taken to- the barn, while still slight
& W damp. a dressing OF salt. akont flve
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
1t Takes a Strona Man

One Of the assistant directors in n
movie studio was in need of some
change to pay an express charge last
week.
Hey, Glen" he beloved across the
place to Glen White, "can you break a
half dollar?"
Il cannot" the actor shouted deter
minedly. Then he added indignantly:
Say, who do YOU think am, any
way? Snmson?"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Q-BAN DARKENS GRAY HAIR

Gray, streal1ed, prematurely gray or
faded hair quickly restored to natural
dark shade by shampooing hair and
scalp with Q-Ban. No dye-perfectly
harmless-acts on roots-revives color
glands of the hair thus making all
your gray hair healthy, thick, fluffy,
evenly dark without trace Of gray
showing. so cents big bottle by par
eel post. (Also sold by most druggists.)
Address Q-Ban, Memphis, Tenn.-Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
CROPS PREFERRED FOR sILo
kafir, Sorghum and Milo Maize Are
Favored in sem-Arid Region
Where Rainfall Is Small.

Kafir. sorghum and milo maize nre
ready to cut for the Silo when their
seeds are in the dough stage. such
silage crops are to be preferred in the
semi-arid region where there Is not
sufficient rain to insure good corn
crop. and ton for ton such silage Is
practically equal to corn slnge as a
milk producer.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
TENDER SKINNED BABIES
With Rashes and lrritations Find
Comfort in Cuticura. Trial Free.

Baby's tender skin requires mild,
soothing properties such as are found
In the Cutioura Soap and Ointment.
Cuticura Soap is SO sweet, pure and
cleansing and Cuticura Ointment so
soothing and healing. especially when
baby's skin is irritated and rashy.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
RAISING HOGS IN THE SOUTH
Farmers Learning to Fatten Animals
on Alfalfa and Cowpeas--Fine
Pork is Result.

Farmers In the South are learnlii,.
how to fatten hogs on alfalfa and
cOwpeas. making pork as fine rs Is
ever seen In the northern markets and
at less cost than 1t can be produced
In many Of the northern and western
sections.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Good Roads Mean.

Better farmers and greater
farm efficiency. +
Larger production, cheaper :
. distribution; hence cheaper COM !
,, lnodjtjcs. : :
, Purcr milk and fresher yegc- :
tables. :
!, More work accomplished and !
/ more time for pleasure.
I More tourists and more money :
I spent at home.
Less gasoline, less tire trou- :
1 Die, more comfort. !
Better rural schools, better ,
I school Attendance.
: Better rural churches and bet !
I Ter social conditions.
More attractive rural homes.
: ana more boys staying ON the
: farm.
: Greater progress, better citi-
{ zenshlp.
Who can doubt the urgency of
{ an Improvement that wiiJ tend
toward thcse cOnditi0nsl--.8, E.
Eradt.
tkt,ist11}t ,st1tt1ti,t
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
MOTHERS 10Y sALvEs

!. tor Colds Group, Pneumonia and
Asthma; Asthma Coz osE CREASE IININ1ENT.
Ior l'l, N Neuralgia, Rheumatism }Stna
sprrainls.$ For sale .Dy gil Druggists.
GOOSE CREASE COMPANY, MFRS,
Greensboro, NJ. C.-AAdv. y
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
ParadoxicaI Dinino

II expect 4 square meal today"
Well, dear, I'm giving you one"
THAT'S like q woman's logic. How
can you give n man square meal
with a round of beef?"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Double Trouhle.

"Busy days for my WIFE" Ks
"How so?" NF
Has to keep her white shoes pow
dered as well as her face"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Nop1IING 1sAHNn So, SO FEE 1EE,EEcT1yE AS ELIXIR

lsABEK For Malaria. ChiiI. rs EelN1R EELiN1R
\, ChleL OF Police, j. w. Reynolds, Newnor,
views, views, e., says: ut IL pleasure to Recommend
necessary for 20 years and have fond nn ro wen
as effective" Elixir Babik 80 cents, Mi drugy.
glsts' or oy Parcel Post, prepaid. from KioexeW.
SKI q Co., Washington ID. O.
n Al mood move-Babek Liver Pills.
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Roads Are Not Eli.

The farmer Is good enough and often
rich enough to ride In an automobile
whenever he wants to, but the roads
nre not fit to ride over much Of the
time.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12

DR.. Peory's DEAD SHOT" is IN effective
medicine for Worms or Tapoworm in adults
or children. Ono dose Is sufficient and no
supplemental purge necessary ,.v
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Cultivation of Beans.

BE sure not to cultivate beans when
Mey are wet. Such is likely to spread
blight and anthracnose.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
NaturalIY.

Does this training for high leap
ing keep YOU bIsy?"
Il must say, 1T keeps me on the
jl;mp."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
Good Road ,a cheaneat

\ good country road costs less than
doing without 1t.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
-Four pipe fittings and five pieces Of
pipe can be fashioned into nm excel
lent device for securely holding two

cellar doors open. rhe holder Is
slipped over tine doors after they are
raised into a vertical posltiorA. -Popi
lar Mechanics.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-04
COMMUNICATED.
Called to a Very Annoying
 Trait Prevalent Among PIaygoers.

To the Editor of the Herald
 Sir:-At a performance of ''Under COver'' at the Lyceum I noticed some thing which has been much discussed hy lovers of the theatcr in New Y Ork. It seems to be a habit on the part of almost all of us who attend the thea ter to become restless when the last few lines of any play are being given ard the closing action enacted. Direct ly that the hero and the heroine of the play are left alone on the stage and they commence to give their last lines, the audience fOrgets itself and looks to it's wraps. Soon this rest leseness translates itself into a com motion which has for action all sorts of body movements. The hands, the head, the feet, all are active and the movements are not over until all have left their seats. And all the time the two principals on the stage, if you will, are forgotten in the hustle and hustle to secure ones wraps.
 If we would only stop to think how disagreeable this comm otion is, not only to the few who are showing keen attention but to the players, we would rid ourselves of the habit, which, though not meant to be of
 
 discourtesy
 Consider the loss to ourselves The conclusion of every play contains many good line or admirable action which is generally lost because we divert our attention from the stage to preparing for our departure And very often the lines we do not hear and the action we do not see is inn pOrtant in the execution of the play Wrights idea. It is more than the mere embracing of the hero and the heroine. It is the inspiration that comes to us when every obstacle has been cast aside and a sense of good ness and joy come. All this the players who are last to step from be- fore the footlights convey. But they cannot present this to our minds if We do not give our full attention, the attention due the players from the time when the curtain rises to the last lines of the play
 am sure that we can give those who are entertaining us our hearty cooperation in this matter. I am very sure that those who are enter taining us will countenance this help from their auditors by playing to the very end with the same fresh spirit which marks their first lines. And right here may I not make a plea for less cOmmOtiOn when a play begins? This theater restlessness attendant to the close of a play is, I have said, 8 habit, one which carries with it NEch discourtesy. Let us try to break this habit and remember that Life is not so short, but there is always time for courtesy
 K. c. w.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-04

anan if he could evade responsibility for crime is this easy technical way. But he cannot. The definition of congress- onal immunity cxcepts trea son, felony and breach of the peace and it has been authOriiatiVely de- cided that the only exemption of con- Gressmen is from civil arrests and not for criminal practices. For these hey must answer as must every ordinary citizen.
 It would be shocking traVesty on justice if a congressman could break the law with impunity under shelter of his office The law did not intend to grant any such immunity and in the opinion of the department of jus tice it does not grant such immunity. Buchanan will have to answer before the courts for the crime with which he is charged. The fact that he is a congressman and as such is charged With intent to injure the business interests of his country in the interest of a foreign nation, makes his Otfenso dOubly dark and ugly. lie, if no one else, should be made to suffer the extreme penalty for thi" conspiracy, if he is proven guilty. Instead of ask ing for the shelter of technical plea he should, if innocent, have striven
New Britain herald., 1916-01-04

for an early opportunity to prove his freedom from any guilt in connection with the activities of Labor's Peace Council. The first thought of the man who is guiltless of wrong doing is to lay the real facts before the world. Buchanan has taken the dangerous course of trying to veil the real issue through the hedge of official standing.
 It is to be hoped that in his case especially the government will press on implacably toward a verdict that is justified by the evidence at hand. The American people wish to know if they have in the body of their leg islators even one man, who is willing to serve as agent or dupe of the secret service of a foreign and pos s1bly hostile power. If there is, the sooner the congress is purged Of his presence tn better
 On the face of the evidence the inn peachment proceedings that Buchanan has brought against the district at tcrney who has indicted him had bet ter be transferred to Buchanan him. self. It is intOlerable that a man un- der suspicion of such an ugly plot as the government has outlined should have anything to say about the policy
New Britain herald., 1916-01-04
Playing the Game.
(M eriden JOurnal.)

Retail trade has to play the game according to the spirit of the times and the business customs of the period. There was a time when few merchants paid much attention to show window displays.
 Their windows were small narrow raned affairs, often no bigger than what you can see in an old dwelling house. A few fly specked and shop worn goods were kept there month after month. Many merchants rarely washed their windows. A merchant might be able to get along very we'll in those times without dressing up his windows.
 When the idea of attractive dis plays came in, the merchants who put Tn handsome platte glass and who took pains with their showing gained a great advantage. It cost money to do it, but their competitors simply had to do the same thing, or create a very unfaVOrab bio impression
 The merchants attitude toward ad- vertising is just the same. Tn the old days a store could do a good bus mess without it. But today a store that doesn't advertise seems as much out of the spirit of the age as the store With old fashioned windows and no attempt at display
New Britain herald., 1916-01-04
Calling the Doctor.
(Boston Post.)

The beneficent possibilities of the r wireless telegraph are gradually be- coming known; the range and scope are extending. The latest incident illustrative is that of calling the doc- tor in aid ow a sick baby on a yes sel several hundred miles off our coast.
 The ships physician had done what he could for the child, but ineffectu- ally. He gave it up as beyond his skills the infant was doomed. Then the wireless operator had an idea He tel egraphed the Cape Hatteras station, calling for medical advice. Hatteras called up a family doctor in a nearby town, stating the symptoms and the urgency of the case, and in response came a prescription, which was flashed through the air to the ship at sea.
 The baby was dosed as directed in the aerial advice, and showed 'imme- diate improvement" Later the wire less sent word to the doctor on shore that his unseen patient twas consid. cred out of danger"
 They have developed the wireless in the art of killing on the other side of the world; hereabouts it's capabilities in the saving of life are coming to be understood. Commercially regarded, however, it may be questioned how doctors called in by wireless arc to collect their fees