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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26

The killing is done in a most humane
manner as no crueities are permitted.
An animal that has been mistrehted Is
usually bruised or disflgured. and II Is
TO the packers interest 10 see TO II
that the animal Is free from these
discolorations which would show In
the meat.
The first inspection of the animals
by the L. g. Government veterinarians
is known us the ante morton or on
the hoof.~ The men go into the pens
and carefully examine each animal.
and any which show any syrn ptoms OF
disease are tagged TT. s. Suspect"
and sent TO a pen for more careful
examination. animals which are con-
demned on the hoof must be sent TO
n separate establishment 10 be killed
and denatured. after width the prod
net may be used for inedibie g-eases
or fertilizer. The animals which have
passed the ante-norfem examination
are held in pens until the time for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26

fantry Battalion, Lieut.. Col.
r. Watson. commanding. \
are the flags carried by tn
talions at the time.
A sword. presented by the
New York. to Brigader- Genera
Shields, u. 8. Vols, has bee
ferred from tho War Depara
the Museum. This II OF b
with a fine inlay OF duh gold
shades OF that metal. The "
visored head of a crusadsr,
gold fl-ure OF Hercules leania
club forming the lower Z
Joined to the sword proper b:
golden eagle.
A similar hiit adorns a pre-!
sword received by BrevsA
John r. Magruder. U. 8. A.
Gems OF Caroline County, vira
distinguished bravery In the
War. Then there is the scrv2
carried by Captain Charles q
U. s. A, In 1915. His unif(
worn In the War and bearinKg
constant usage. with the sill
buff trimmings, huge gold
along with the black Masoni
chapeau. are also In the col
Well Preserved Coae
The uniform coat o. Lac
win Crosswaite, Co. A.. 3rd
fantry. is In the most perfe
ton. devoid of spots. althous
worn tor service through the
War by one who fought in Y
ornamental manner.
Brig. General George BIZ
remembered with a medal bS
OF New York. and II now red
the purple velvet backgroA
Museum case. along with al
ship Badge of General Brow
famous Aztec Club OF ls47.
Scared and stained With
and tear OF battle Is the sery
worn by Capt. Seth b. Thd
s. A, when killed on AuguM
about the first officer to ld
In tire struggle. Beside II 4
handled. iron sheathed dagxa
by a Mexican soldier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26
names Of those officers who took part
in the Mexican War"

| the traditions that cluster about the
names Of those officers who took part
in the Mexican War"
For valor In Ratslo.
| A collection of much interest In that
containing the silver-trimmed blue
uniform coat worn by Brevet- Major
/ General John Porter Hatch, u. g.
Vols, as a Lieutenant in the Mexican
/ War. Near 1t Is a massive oval silver
tray with a heavily encrusted silver
pitcher and four drinking goblets of
the same metal. presented to him by
admiring citizens OF Oswego. New
York, for his valor In battle.
A tempered steel sword with COM
bined bronze. silver and gold hilt and
black metal scabbard having a de-
sign picked out in gold was given him
by he officers OF the Fifth New York
and the First Vermont Cavalry. His
well-worn stirrups and yellow silk
sash with tasseled ends are also In
evidence.
Unusually handsome in workman
ship and design Is the silver pitcher
presented by citizens OF Baltimore to
Brevet-Lieut--Col. John B. Magruder
Y. 3. A., In recognition of his volun-
tary services to his country during the
Mexican War.
There are several OF these more
peaceful tokens by civilians to warri-
ors in recognition OF their courage
An especially quaint pressed glass
dish and jug. or pitcher has an elabo-
rate gold inlay In n flower design. and
a card beside II reads "to Major-Gen-
eral f. o. c. Ord. y. 8. Army. from
Manuel Gonzales. President of Mex
ico."
Mexican Snake Flag.
But the most tragic relics of the
War are the captured flags; they po-
tently cuggest the lives laid down for
a principle. or In line OF duty. or
these, the most conspicuous Is a Mex
lean flag with gigantic painted
eagle holding a snake In Its beak. This
was captured by troops of the Mary
land and District OF Columbia In.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26
who with one stroke sewers the larger

who with one stroke sewers the larger
blood vessels OF the neck. There
is scarcely a soueal from the animals
as one after another they follow each
other over the wheel of fortune"
Each animal is allowed to bleed six
minutes. after which the carcass IL
dropped into vat OF boiling water
and poled from one end to the other
Long finger shaped hooks next lift 1t
from the water and pass 1t to the
automatic scraper which removes the
hair. Emerging from this the carcass
drops on a moving platform which
carries 1t before the waiting butcher,
who almost sewers it's head exposing
the cervical glands where at least 90
per cent. of the tuberculosis cases are
detected. Here the Government in
spector in white. with knife in hand,
examines the glands and cuts further
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26

OF an animal suffering from even a
slight disease seems abhorrent the
Agricultural Department has the au-
thority OF the most eminent medical
men on the subject and they declare
that not any single animal used for
food in any part OF the world would
upon microscopic study be shown to
be absolutely freq from all infection
or lesion AZ the Government meat
inspectors are veterinarians of the
highest type-graduates Of veterinary
colleges which measure up to a csr-
tain educational standard. they know
the full value OF the word disease as
used In meat inspection and refuse to
throw away meat, unless It Is unfat for
food.
Rigid Examinations.
That they arc rigid in their ex-
animation II shown by the fact that
during the year 1915 the total number
OF animals Of all classes (for the in
spection IL quite as complete where
cattle and sheep are concsrnsd),
passed for food was S7.sos. oos. while
z1S.sOb were condemned, ana 1i4,7S3
passed for sterilization TO DO used for
lard and canned meats. The total
number examined was more than
forty-eight millions.
In addition to the retained room in
spection several parts Of the carcass
destined for curing. such n hams,
bacon. etc. receive particular inspec-
ton from time to time during the
process OF curing. and in the end
after the smoking they pass Z mai
test before being stamped with the
Government stamp.
Honest labelling Is now required. and
"picnic hams" must now be labeled
Just what they are--"picnic should
ers." No longer do we see the words
"Westphalia ham" or york ham,"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26

thus giving us the idea thai
came from westpha,ia. Gg
York. England. The label
pear bearing the words :"
style" or York cutA"
Packing Houses Sani)
But the meat inspection
end here as tho Governmt1
ever present In the lard
rooms, in the sausage mall
ments and In the packis
where II Is his duty to n
harmful personalities are n
the water which runs oveS|
in the washing must pas q
of Uncle Sans agent q
principal packing plants /
has a force OF sixty-fvs q
inspectors 1t all times pre-
that the rules ana regulata
Bureau Of Animal 1ndustxa
rted out. \
A daughter house ans
plant are not easily kept l
when the visitor fluds Ell
snow white tables. stsriliiS
girls in clean white dfa
finger nails a. perfectly ma
those Of . society 6ira Ar5
under conditions far bstte
found In department stor
the rooms minus the sm
used to accompany such vol
value Of Government mead
ID underwood. Even In tn
houses the floors are kept 4
nauseating offAl 80 comma
in these places. The 0cveI
= long list Of regulations
even to the garments va
workers. and In order 70 |
regulations several Of II
plants have their own lat
After q day or two with
Government inspector one
the day may be not Tar diI
all American meat Win bs
ante-mortem inspection
leaves the range or bArnya
each and every carcass
Government stamp before
for food.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26
Hing arrives.
Public Permitted To View Work.

killing arrives.
Public Permitted To View Work.
At the largest packing plant the
public is permitted to witness the
whole process OF killing and curing
from start to finish. and each day
many payties are conducted through
the plants where the work Is being
donc under the most sanitary condi-
tons. This establishment kills about
ten thousand hogs every week day,
and the tour of inspection starts In
this department. 1T is nothing like as
gruesome as the ordinary killing of
porkers on a farm. AS the hogs are
driven into a pen or runway a man
deftly fastens chain about the leg
OF the animal which the next moment
is caught up on a revolving wheel
and thrown on rod which slid es
him. head downward. to the 'sticker."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26
Copyright 1915. by The International
syndicate

~ HE United States Is country Of
II meat-eaters--iu fact, we con-
SHINE more meat per capita than
- any other land except Australia.
The statistics show that meat consti-
rutes thirty per cent. of our nutritive
material and costs about thirty per
cent. of our total foods. When one
realizes that cattle frequently suffer
from diseases which affect the whole
someness OF their flesh as food and
that these diseases are not always dis
cernfole to the average butcher or the
unframed eye OF the farmer. the real
value OF the trained Government in
spector can be appreciated.
How The Work Is Done.
a visit to one or moro of the big
packing plants In Chicago is a liberal
education, for there one sees the prep
Afetion of meat from hoof to sausage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26

- oW that an invasion of Mexico
has been SO seriously couteni-
plated memories and traditions
A OF the last time United States
troops crossed the border with war
like intent come surring TO the fore
ground.
There are numerous army officers,
wtill bale and able TO recount their ex-
periences. who fought In that short
but bloody conflict; but to the average
sndividual the Mexican war Is
shrouded In the vagueness OF things
learned about Yesterday at school and
forgotten in the stress OF Today.
The Aztec Clubs Exhibit
There are souvenirs and badges OF
IN membership and honor OF the famous
Aztec Club--composed Of American
officers who fought In Mexico--on
view In the National Museum at
Washington. and they form not in
significant part OF the collection given
over to trophies of tho war popularity
Anowp az "the struggle OF 40"
OF course the weapons with which
their owners actually fought offer the
most vivid interest: and among these
the service swords and pistols STAND
out as of especial interest. There are
swords OF varied designs, from the
handsomest of presentation gold ones.
with ornamental 3eweied hits, TO the
"nghting" weapons meant for use.
A particularly splendid one OF the
former variety was given TO Brig
General George w. Morgan. u. s. VOL
unteers. in recognition of his gallant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26

~N~% - - & ~ -
The Work Of the Meat In
spector As Seen AT What
Are Known As Official
Establishments Where
ALI Animals To Be Used
for Food Receive Both An
Ante Mortem and Post
Mortem Examination By
Trained Veterinarians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-26
Interest In National Mu-
General Santa Annals
The Aztec Club.
International Syndicate.


services in the Mexican War RMS
has a long curved. tempered steel
blaze, with a scabbard of repousse
work in oxidized silver and gold on
gold Of more yellow shade, showing
cannon ARA nFcd for action. Beneath
It Is tho service sword carried by Gen
Morgan with a well worn, furnished
hiIt and hrassy looking scabbard.
A Damascus Blade,
One of the most Interesting souven-
IRIS is long, fat. narrow bladed,
straight Spanish sword captured
from Mexican Officer ny Brevet-
Brig. -Gen. William III. Brown. u.
q. Volunteers. II has precisely the
arrangement OF grooves in the handle
az those OF the United States officers
at that time: but there IS a peculiarly
large outstanding hilt of silver sug-
costing that II WAS to hold for a wide,
sweeping, free-hand sort OF fighting
And 1t must have belonged TO the
descendant Of some Castilllan swords
man for 1t bears the coveted trade
mark "Fabrice de Toledo. 1S27'--- To-
ledo and damascus blades having AL
ways led the world in perfection.
A pair of cumbersome brass stir
rups worn by an American army off,
Ger are now in marked contrast TO the
delicate. almost effcminato looking
silver pair once the property OF a
Mexican Of high estate. And there
are silver spurs, jeweled daggers and
dirks. deliberately brocaded and en-
broidered sashes and belts taken from
Mexican soldiers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
BANK ROBBERS GET
BIG SUN At SMOAKS
Lock Cashier IN Vault and Make OH
With $1,000 in Ford Hunah0ut.


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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
AssEssORs NOTICE 1919.

The. Auditors Office VIII be open
from the 1st OF January to the goth OF
February, 1915 to make returns of all
personal property for taxation.
All malo citizens between the ages
of II and 60 years on the 1st Of Jan
'aary except those who are incapable
OF earning a support from being
maimed or from other causes, are
Sseeptedp p0''S '0nfesaerfate s"f veterans 1d
'oo Also all male citizens between the
ages OF l8 and so on the, list day, oi
January, 1917, are liable to a road tax
Of $3.50 and are required to make
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02

their return OF same TO the Auditor
during the time above specified and
shall pay to the County Treasurer at
.he same time other taxes are paid In
lieu OF working the road. d.'fiT noie
All taxpayers are required to give
township and number OF school dis
trict; also state whether property Ia. \
situated In town or country. Each lot.
tract or parcel Of land must be en-.
tered separately. roiTtaUbH
After the goth Of February 50 per
cent penalty Will be attached for failYS
ure to. make returns. dhsoli n noirt
''t' J. w. THOMPSON, tr3m
County Auditor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
LAND SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County OF LaurenS.

n CoI-DT ~, CoN,,oN DID,
oNiNo.> ''r''>o
Enterprise National Bank and Home
Trust Co., Plaintiffs
against
Edd ". Martin, Mrs. Is}ic w. Martin,
ct al. Defendants.
Pursuant to a Decree Of The Court
in the above stated case viii son al
public outcry TO the nighest bidder AT
Laurcns. G. IL, $. c., or Salcsday in
February next, bcing Monday thc 7th
day OF the month. during the loeal
hours for such sales. The following de-.
scribpd pyOpcry, 10 wit.
All thut ccrtain lot, p!ecc or parcc,
of land situate. WING and being on Sill
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
Severe Cold Onicklx Cu,ed.

Ion December first / had very Sc
we're cold or attack of the grip as II
may be, and was nearly down sick In
bed" writes o. j. Metcalf. Weatherby
Mo. bought two bottles OF Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and 1T b was
only q few days until was, completes
~ restored TO health. / firmly believe
that ChamBerlain's Cough Remedy' II
one of the very best medicines end will
know what TO do when I have another
cold" Obtainable everywhere.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
.ApRIylLEGE WnICm I}ENJoY. /

u - - - $,Ss
have with us DR.. Thos S. Potts Of
Memphis, Tenn, for a three week re-
vial Of which the first ten days have
passed. giving the church % confess
sions of faith and 16 additions by let
ter. DR.. Potts is being assisted by Mr..
Frank E. McCravy, Of Laurcns, S. c.,
who is indeed a splendid soloist, choir
leader. and above everything, else o
Christian gentleman and personal
worker He has done for us in Fair
held what no Singer Evangelist has
ever done: organized choir Of fifty
voices to sing tho gospel With all Of
the beauty and force necessary to
bring men to Christ, besides a junior
choir composed of boys and girls un-
der | years of age, many Of whom he
mas led to Christ, after which they
went to work with their parents to win
them for the Master, and with no lit
tie success, for men have confessed
| Christ and united With the church fcr
whom the people have worked for
years with no seeming success. until
these little children OF Christ's put
| their tender arms about their nocks,
asking them to come and ho with them
and help them TO he what Cod wanted
| them to be-
consider Frank Gas everybody calls
| him) one Of the best singing cvangcl-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
CARRY STOMACH JOY
IN TOUR VEST POCKET
The LaurcnS Drug Co, has such Faith
in This Dyspepsia Remedy that Thcy
Guarantee II.

Guarantee II.
One of the greatest ScuccSScs in the
sale Of medicine has been achieved by
Ni~o-na, the standard dyspepsia rcmc-
dy, and It's sale is incrcaking so rapidly
that the Laurcns Drug Co., the popular
druggists, have hard work to keep a
stock on hand. is very popular with
bankers. ministers. lawyers and others
whose business &profcssion keeps
them closely confineh while those who
have brought on indigestion through
Irregular eating, worry, or other caus-
cs, have found relief in this reliable
remedy.
Mi-o-na comes In tablet form and is
sold IN a metal box especially designed
for convenience in carrying the medi-
cine in the pocket or purse. It Is pleas
ant TO take. gives quick relief and
should help any case, no matter Of how
long standing This remedy has been
so uniformly successful that the Lau-
rens Drug Co. will in future sell Mi
o-na under a positive guarantc to re-
fund the money if it should not prove
entirely satisfactory. I.u.snE
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
Sam As q Hustler.

NIf Judge ID. T.. Hydrick lands that
place on the United States supreme
court bench, 1t will be, in way, a
triumph, for Congressman Sam J.
Nichols. ., ,a,i.
Sammy Boy has had his knocks IN
the past and will ever get them, no
doubt ,bpt whenever jhe, gets on the job
he Is humdinger for hustiing. Co
lumbia Record.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-02
BOTTLE MAKERS
Nt LACK CHEMICALS

Manganese and Soda, Scarce md Dear.
Factors In Jersey, Situation.
GlasSboro, n. j., Jan. 2O.-Thc
scarcity of chemicals as q result Of
the European war is causing great un
easiness among the glass bottle manu-
facturcrs. AT recent meeting the
fact was brought out that some manu-
facturcrs only have enough chemicals
to run until spring and that no one
could go beyond next November.
Manganese is the only chemical
known which will produce flint or
white glass, and to do this it must be
virtually free from iron. While man
gancsc is mined in West Virginia, it
contains so much iron that it is worth
less for GLASS manufacturing. The
Mdnganc3c for making glass is mined
along the line OF the TranScaucaSian
Railway, between Batum and Tifiis.
and II is shipped from Batum on the
Black Sea. With the Dardancllcs still
closed it needs no argument TO iusti-
~ the advance in price Of glass manu-
facturor&' manganese, which was sell
ing at so a ton before the war and is
now bringing $l20 ton. New York
quotations for manganese salts today
ran from 1920 TO 5000 ton.
Soda ash, or carbonate Of soda. is
- 4 IN, 1,i
way, \. y; Wyandotc, Mich; Barber
ton O., and PairpoM. O. It is made
from salt by a complicated process. Be
lore the war soda ash was selling at
$l2 a ton; the price now is more than
S6o ton. Up to Il certain point the
same process is used in manuractur-
Ing soda ash and cauStic soda Caus-
lis soda is selling around $1O0 per ton
and the Allied Governments have been
hcavy purchasers, so the soda ash
manufacturer has naturally diverted a
large part OF his product in other di
rCctions.
Coal today is bringn., more than 81
a ton than it did in July. Crude oil
has advanced more than | cent per
gallon. Antmony. another importan.
chemical. has jumped from s cents a
pound TO more than so cents. Lumber
has advanced about So per thousand
rs q consequence, glass manufacture
crS have found their costs increased by
about 20 per cent, and already marked
increases in selling price have been
the rule. Window glass manufacturers
were the first to announce an advance
aald they were next followed by the
manufacturers Of beer bottles; then
early this month manufacturers Of
milk jars announced advances Of al
most 20 per cent. This week two Of
the largest concerns in New Jersey
have announced advances in bottles
ranging from - to 20 per cent.
more serious situation, from the
standpoint Of the American consumer,
is the influx Of foreign orders at pric-
cS hiGhc! than those prevailing in
these markets. England France, South
America, South Africa and even Aus
tralia have been pouring in orders for
bottles at prices 10 to l5 per cent
higher than have been paid BY local
concerns, and many OF the South Jcr-
SCN I3ctOricS are today running over
hair OF thcir output on forci.n BUST
ncSs Some domestic huycrs fouring n
congcstion in the 3pring, arc already
talnw IN thCir summer suDnlv or hot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-23


 R. H. Wilson, superintendent of the department of education for the State of Oklahoma has very prac- tical suggestion which has met with the approval of his co-workers. Agri- culture is taught in the high schools of that state, and it is his idea to have the teacher of agriculture on duty during the summer vacation months supervise the school gar dens and the work done by boys on vacant lots and truck patches-boys who would be idle during this time and boys who want to make money. He suggests that the citizens should be, impressed into encouraging the boys to use vacant lots for truck patches in this way and to give them first consideration when buying prod uce, also that they establish canneries where the boys will be able to can their produce until they can dispose of it at a profit.
 MT. Wilson has suggested to the