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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
POULTRY CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION TO
HAVE CHARGE OVER COM.
MUNITY CLUBS.

At the meeting of the poultry club
yesterday at the Court House a per
manent organization was made by
which Mrs. T. C. Brooks was elected
President, Mrs. r. l.. Hayes of the
Dark's Mill community, Vice Presi-
dent, and Mrs. T. H. Mangram, Secre-
tary. This county club is organized
,or the good of the poultry industry
in the county and its main object is
10 raise, larger and better chickens.
w. S. Beasley Of the Columbia Pro-
duce Co., made an offer by which he
gave twenty-five settings Of pure bred
Plymouth Rock for distribution among
the girls club of the county. Like
wise A. Looney Walker has contri-
buted eggs to the club members.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
PRESIDENT PETTY
CALLS MEETING OF
ROADS ASSOCIATION
ALL INTERESTED IN SUBJECT TO
MEET AT COURT HOUSE
NEXT MONDAY.
use OF WORK HOUSE HANDS
After Expiration OF The Present Con-
tract viii be one of the Principal
Matters to Come up for Discussion
The Call.

There will be meeting of the
Maury County Good Roads Association
at the Court House on next Monday
at 1890 o'clock for the purpose Of TAX
ing into consideration the best DISPOSE
ton to be made of the work house
hands at the completion of the pres
emit contract, to discuss methods for
the upkeep Of the pixies and in general
to take into consideration the whole
road question.
President Petty, in discussing the
meeting called for Monday, said:
81 am anxious that every one who is
interested in the general question OF
better highways should attend this
meeting, both officials and citizens
We ought, at this time, to counsel to
gether as to the best method to en-
ploy in using our work house hands.
Within a short time the present con
tract for their use will expire. Now II
seems to be that in coming together
we ought to be able to consider the
| matter from the standpoint Of the
rights and interest Of the whole
county
again, Il am sure that our county
road board would welcome the advice
and cooperation Of the citizens of the
| county in the solution of it's road prob
lens. l hope that there will be large
| attendance of interested citizens from
| Ill sections of the county"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
EMPEROR GENTRY
BY THE EMPEROR
IN THE STUD At w. s. FLEMING.
JR.'S STABLE IN CO.
LUMBiA.

Emperor Gentry was sired by the
Emperor, and he by Constantine, and
is out of Make Gentry, by the great
John R. Gentry. Mr.. Fleming makes
announcement in The Herald today
that this splendid stallion will be in
the stud in Columbia again this year.
Emperor Gentry made his first season
in 1916 and has number Of splendid
colts already dropped to him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
WORTHLESS Ours
KILL MORE SHEEP
TWO FlOCkS AT HAMPSHIRE ARE
INVADED AND SEVERAL
DESTROYED.

Many worthless dogs have been
busy among the sheep Of the Hamp-
shire section, where some OF the finest
flocks in the country are kept. The
Aocks of English Akin and Volney
Smith were the victims OF these mean
dering menaces to farm progress. One
of Mr.. Atkins flock was killed and
several were badly bitten and Mr..
Smith lost two head and had several
in addition wounded. AS a result of
these raids there are said to be sew
eral less dogs in that portion Of the
county than there we're few days
ago.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
THERE IS GOOD
MONEY IN EGGS
MRS. w. r. DODSON, OF WATER
VALLEY, SELLS $76.49 WORTH
IN THREE MONTHS.

Mrs. w. F. Dodson, of Water Valley,
marketed for the months of January,
February and March $76.49 of eggs,
besides having an abundant supply for
the home use. Mrs. Dodson sold each
month the following amounts: Janu,
airy, $11.S1; February, $2700; March,
$37.6S. This is an average of $25.49
per month and for the year will amount
to $3O5.8S. Mrs. Dodson does not
raise any special breed of chickens,
but has a general mixture.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
PLAN CREAMERY
AT SPRING HILL
MEETING OF THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB WILL DISCUSS MAT
TER TONIGHT.

There will be an interesting meet
ing of the Commercial Club Of Spring
Hin tonight at which addresses will
he made by number OF experts on
different agricultural subjects.
Among the speakers will be Pror.
Hutton. of Knoxville, Of the division
of extension. He will give particular
attention to the subject OF organizing
a cooperative creamery in that sec
ton. one OF the finest dairy sections OF
,ha South. Prof. Farris, the county
agent will also be present and deliv'
err an address,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06

helped by taking more interest III
chicken raising.s
W. s. Beasley of the Columbia Pro-
duce Co., made very instructive talk
on better chickens and how to raise
that kind, J. H. Robertson also made
an excellent talk along the same linz.
Mrs. Kerr, winner, of the laying CON
test in Nashville, told how her son
made fifty dollars off eight hens in
one year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
pie would not refuse longer to give
proper encouragement to the great
dairy industry
LITTLE BIGBY
STOCK FARM
J. s. AND C. A. WRIGHT, PROPRIE'
TORS, MAKE ANNOUNCE.
MENTS FOR 1917.a

]. s. and c. A. Wright, proprietors
of the Little Bigby Stock Farm, make
announcements for their stud stables
for 1917. This year they will have
King William, Jr., at the head, with
four splendid young jacks; High
Style, Jr., Ham Patterson, Day Star
and Whale. All are splendid animals
and have proven to be good breeders
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
CAN'T TURN HIS HEAD.

why does Fiubdud talk out Of the
side of his mouth in that peculiar
manner"
"a fellow who drives a machine
has to learn to talk that way II he
expects to address any remarks to
the girl at his side"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-06
AUCTION SfLE
STOCKER CATTLE

T. Jet Owen will on next Saturday
sell at auction at the stables Of Moore
& Son. about fifty head of cattle. cows
and heirers and calves. They are
reds, roans and blacks.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Her "Meatless Day."

The day after Prosecuting Attorney
Horace G. Murphy and his deputies
and constables made Sunday morn
Ing raid on a Muncie "blind tiger" and
arrested 30 persons found there, many
OF the men going to Jail on various
charges, the wife of one Of those whose
fate 1t was TO be locked up, was con-
fiding to Billy Blamey, the elevator
man at the Wysor building, in which
Murphy as his office, says the Indian
apolis News.
I'm considerably worried" she told
him, "about by Sunday dinner yester-
day and thought Mr.. Murphy might
stralghteh things out. You see my hus-
band started away from home about
te no'clOck in the morning to get some
meat for dinner said said he intended
to stop In ut the club Gall "tigers" are
clubs III Muncie) and get bottle of
beer OIL the way, lick he always does
Sundays. Well, he hasn't brought that
meat home yet, and meat nowadays
costs too much to waste"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Sumter Cotton Men oruanlze.

Sumter.-The Tri-County Farmers
Cotton Marketing Association Of Sum.
ter, S. c., composed Of the cotton
growers Of Sumter, Lee and Claren.
don counties, was launched in Sumter.
A. G. Phelps, chairman OF the Sum.
ter county committee Of public safety,
called the meeting to order and T. r.
Williams acted as chairman of the
meeting with e. l.. Rcardon, secretary
Of the Chamber OF Commerce, secre.
tary.
About so cotton growers Joined tho
association. some from Lee and Clar.
endon counties. The following were
elected directors: j. NJ. Kolb, w. l..
Sanders, w. a. Bowan. j. Frank Will.
liams, G. A. Lennon, Sumter county;
r. M. jenkins, Lee county; N L.
Broughton, Clarendon county. A MON.
bership campaign is to be pushed in
all three counties.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS

Col. E. J. Watson, commissioners Of
agriculture, commerce and industries,
was advised that the sweet potato
had been placed on the soldiers'
commissary list. Recently when the
diet lists were issued 1t was observ.
ed that the sweet potato had not been
included. Immediately campaign
was begun by Col Watson az presi.
dent Of the National Association OF
Commissioners Of Agriculture to agi.
tate FOR the addition OF this great
food staple.
A special meeting Of the Live Stcck
association Of South Carolina was
held in Rock Hill this week.
The big water main to Camp wads
worth at Spartanburg is completed
The department Of agriculture.
commerce and industries is seizing
much inferior quality corn meal over
the state. The pure food laws re.
quire that all meal below q certain
standard be seized by the department
and destroyed. Within the last ten
days from Is to 20 seizure have been
made. The meal is the product Of
tho fag end Of last years corn crop
u~Apn~t hor~hA, 0AnA~at Cs~.~A~.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Inspect Highway Routes.

Lexington.-Charles E. Corley, su.
pervisor Of Lexington county, and f.
II. Murray, acting state highway com.
missioner, returned a few nights ago
from trip over the proposed new
government highway leading out OF
Columbia through the lower section
OF the state and on to points in Flori.
da. This is one of the most import.
ant road ventures undertaken by the
government and what it means to
Columbia and the sections through
which 1t will pass can not be estimat.
ed in dollars and cents.
Supervisor Corley and Mr.. Murray
have inspected two routes-the first
leading out Of Columbia through
Brookland and Cayce then down Lex.
ington's new highway around Hoga
baa Swamp by way Of Castor, Swan.
sea and Blackville. This road was
gone over some two weeks ago. The
trip carried the road inspectors out
through Brookland and Cayce, branch.
ing off to the Dunbar. Blackville and
Orangeburg roads, touching Edmund,
Pelion and Perry, OH down to Black.
vile. The people all along the rail.
roads are anxious to secure the high.
way.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Talks About Fires,

Rock Hill.-In the Chamber of
Commerce hall, Louis Behrcns. chief
OF the Charleston fire department, de.
lfvered an interesting address on fire
prevention. Chief Behrens in speak.
ing In the various cities of the state,
the meetings being held under the
auspices Of the state insurance de-.
partment The object of the meet.
ings Is to acquaint the people with
the necessity Of taking every possible
means for the prevention Of fires and
to stress the fact that large ma.
jority OF the fire losses could be
avoided were proper precautions talk.
en- In his address, Mr.. Behrens
pointed out the duty the fireman
owes to the community in seeing tha
fire prevention laws are properly en-
forced and that buildings are so con
structed as to make the fire risk tn,
least possible. He also stressed the
duty of the citizenship in this respect
declaring that every family should
keep a fire extingusher, bucket 81
water or sand ready for an emergency
The duty Of the municipality to pro.
vide adequate equipment for fire fight.
ing was also set forth
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
GIRLS! MAKE A
BEAUTY LOTION
WITH LEMONS

At the cost Of Il small jar Of ordinary
cold cream ono can prepare full quar-
ter pint of the most wonderful lemon
skin softencr and complexion beautifier
by squeezing the juice Of two fresl
lemons into bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white. Care should
be taken to strain the juice through q
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem.
on juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemislles as frecklcs, sallowness
and tan and is the ideal skin softener,
smoothcncr and beautifier.
Just try It'll Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly frag-
rant lemon lotion and massage 1t daily
into the face, neck, arms and hands. It
should naturally help to whiten, soften,
1reshen and bring out the roses and
beauty of any skin. 1t is truly marvel
GUS to smoother rough. red hands. Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
MEMBERSHIP OF 1000 REPORTED
AT ANNUAL MEETING AT
ROCK HILL.
NEW OFFICERS ARE NAMED
T. L. Robinson of GreenvilIe Elected
State Councellor.-GreenvlIIe Gets
Next Annual Meeting.

Rock Hill.-With IT'S delegates the
state council Of the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics met here
the opening session developed all in
spring patriotic note. r. S. Stewart
OF Lancaster, who delivered the prin.
ciple address Of the evening, sounded
clarion call to service, urging his
hearers to remember that crisis is
at hand when there is no time for
trifing.
The session Of the State Council
Junior Order, was devoted mostly 10
business. The reports were first
heard and the election of officers fol.
lowed. The place of meeting was
next decided The council completed
the work during the afternoon, and
the delegates left on late afternoon
trains for home. Greenvile won ont
over Aiken for the next place of meet.
ing by close vote, the former getting
&c and the latter "a.
Ihe election Of officers resulted as
follows: Past state councillor. A. H.
Gasque, Florence; state councillor IT.
H. Robinson, Greenville; state vice
councillor, j. A. Barrett, Glover; state
secretary, ]. S. Wilson, Lancaster:
state treasurer, j. H. Hamel, Ker.
shaw; state conductor, j. w. Wells,
Gray Court; state inside sentinel, D.
l.. Cato, Jefferson; state outside SEN
tlnel, G. j. Gasque, Florence; state
chaplain, the Rev. j. W. H. Dyches
Fort Mill. More than 80 councils
were represented and the attendance
was more than ITO.
The annual report of the secretary,
j. s. Wilcon, showed q decided in.
crease in the number Of members at
the close Of the fiscal year. There
are at present III councils in the state
with total membership of practically
1000. The financial condition of the
state council is in far better shane
than at the last session, the balance
being almost 100 per cent greater than
OF last year.
according to the report Saluda
Council, No. 83, made the greatest
gain during the year, initiating as
high as 35 during one quarter. Page.
land was second with "a. Eight
councils increased their total mem
bershfps by 81 in one quarter alone
The report also shows a considerable
decrease in the matter Of suspen-
sions. these being more than 200 less
than for the year preceding. The
value Of the work by district councils
is shown by the statement to be dis.
tricts where the greatest activity pre-
walls.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
GUARDS At sPARTANBURG
engineer Company From New York
is First to Arrive at Camp Wads.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Received.

Spartanburg.-Com d (engi.
neers) OF the Twenty Second Reyi.
ment. New York National Guard have
arrived III Spartanburg and gone to
the quarters designated for them be.
tween Union and Mari streets
~here they will camp until the army
camp is ready for occupancy. There
are l62 men in the company which is
under the command of Capt. George
D. Snyder.
The guardsmen were met nj tho sta.
tion by Mayor ]. +. Floyd. Paul Moore
secretary Of the Chamber of Com.
merce, and number of prominont
citizens of the city, who welcomed
them to Spartanburg. This is the first
contingent of the New York National
Guard which will occupy Camp Wads.
worth when it is built.
Spartanburg families invited the sol.
diers to their homes Sunday for din.
ner and the invitation was accented
Each family took one or two OF the
men.
Charles w. Dictrick Of BROOKLYN.
who is to be in charge Of the Y. NJ. G.,
A. work at Camp Wadswor,h. has ar.
rived in the city. accompanied by a
large force of assistants. and bring.
ing supplies for five large buildings tn
be used in the interest of the Y. NJ.
G. A. work. Each house is to be frr.
nished with piano, phonograph and
many other supplies, and will be in
charge Of several WORKERS, Mr., Dict.
rick is secretary of the central branch
of the Brooklyn Y. NJ G. a.. The lar.
gest and best equipped Y. NJ. C. A. in
the world. Among other men to he
here is the Rev. Cornelius Woelkin,
pastor Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church Of New York, which is more
commonly known as John ID. Rookie.
feller's church. More houses than
were at first planned will be built by
the Y. M. c. A. and these will be be.
gun soon.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
on the Casualty List.

A gallant infantry officer who had
fnced Il hundred perils and returncd
home from furlough without scratch
met with misfortune the first night
home, says London Tit-Bits. In the
black darkness Of Il side street he col
lidcd with II porter's barrow and sus.
tuined broken arm. The limb healed
nicely, but SO long as it reposcd in Il
sling the owner was pcstcred with kind
inquiries from admirng friends who
were blissfully unaware of the real
cause Of the injury. The limit was
reached one day when he encountered
foSmer business rival, who ut once
alluded to the now hateful subject:
by Jovc, old fellow, envy you
with that eloquent testimony of your
proweSS. In what action did you
come by it?"
"lIang it, sir" was the tcsty reply
cant YOU read the blessed war news
for yOulSelf?"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
CALOMEL IS MERCURY, IT S|CKENS!
STOP USING SAuvAT|NG DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work! Ysr Liver Is SIqqsh or Bowels
ConStpated Take "Dodson's Liver e"-~lt,s EinaI

You're bilious! Your liver is slug
gish! You feel lazy. dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue Is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipatcd. But don't
take salivating calomel. 1t makes you
sick, you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp.
ing.
If you want to enjoy the incest, gen
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take spoonful
Oh harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you a 50-cent
bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money.back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Good Roads For Mccormick

McCormiok.-The Mccormick coun.
ty commission for permanent high.
ways has awarded the contract for
building the greater part OF the pro.
posed roads In the county to Ross G.
Plott OF Crewe, Va, and Greensboro,
N. G.
In response to a request OF the com.
mission the United States office of
public roads sent w. II. Rhodes
United States highway engineer,
here to confer with the commission,
r. M. Murray, acting state highway
engineer, was present at the meeting.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Tommy Expiaine

A couple Of Charlcstown kiddic.
were celebrating Bunker Hill Day b,
exploding n few torpedocs, according
to the Boston Transcript. Said Nellie
Il don't see how the Germans can blow
up big ship with one Of these things.
"Oh, you girls can't expect to under.
stand about such things" said Tommy
with superior air. "Of course, the
torpedoes they use are about hundred
times as big and they use derrick to
lit them up and drop them on the
ship"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16

sluggish liver better than q dose Of
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn.
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working:
you'll be cheerful: full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not salivate. Give it to your children!
Millions Of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous cal
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale OF calomcl is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Anxious to Help.

Gaffney- DeStafino has writ.
ten to the war department at Wash.
ington giving it certain ideas as to a
scheme which he has conceived that
he thinks would greatly aid the allies
to win the war. Fe received let.
ter from the adjutant general OF the
army thanking him for his suggestion.
and telling him that same would at
once be investigated. DeStaf1no says
that owing to his physical condition
he can not go to the front, but he is
anxious to do his bit, and to that end
submitted his idea to Uncle Sam.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
METROPOLIS OF THE WILDs
spokane, City of a Hundred and Fifty
Thousand People, Has Good Trout
Fishing Within Limits.

"a city or hundred and fifty thou
sand people that has good trout fishing
within its city limits and Indians liv-
ihs III 'hclr tepces mile and half
away IS something that you cannot
grasp unless YOU know the West. And
even II you do, Spokane would strike
you rs something Of surprise It
looks as though it had been built YES
tcrday IN what was virgin Wilderness
the day beforehand yet made complete
with street cars and electric lights and
everything that you could find in a
New England town, except, perhaps.
the cultured atmosphere.
The Spokaneites do not miss the cul-
tured atmosphere. If you asked about
1t they would probably tell you that
they prefer the smell Of the pines. For
they are an outdoors-living crew. A
citizen Of Spokane may attend board
Of directors meeting in the heart of
the city Mt 10 Il. IN. and at d. m.
he may be hunting bear. The noun
tains crowd right down upon the city
and there are fifty lakes within d ra-
dius Of hundred miles.
Spokane, like Rome, was not built in
a day, but it was set up at rate that
makes all of those old saws about how
long 1t takes to do things look hollow
and meaningless. 1t was only in 1868
that the Indians got their first decisive
defeat in this region and the first loco
motive arrived in 1881. BY 1890 they
had something Of town started, but
1t was wiped out by fire that year.
The real growth began when the
river was turned into electric power
10000 horse. From this giant dynamo
electricity reaches out through the can
yons to hundreds Of mines, driving the
power trans into the bowels Of the
mountains, bringing wealth to the city,
which sits like q spider at the center
of Its mighty web or current
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Worried.

II don't know what III do If my boy
has to 60 to war;
II wouldn't worry so much If were
you. Perhaps he won't be drafted"
II know, but I just can't bear the
thought Of him ever having to CO."
"That Is fear that all mothers have
to face. Has your son registered"
Dear me, no, not yet But I'm just
worried to death for fear that some
day he will be called away from me-"
"How old Is your boy2"
Just six months old yesterday, and
the loveliest boy that ever Was born"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-16
Sold for az years. For
Malaria, Chills & Fever.
Also a Fine General
Strengthening Tonic.
God Won't Mind.
60c and $1.00 at all
Drug Storos.

Location Nonstcam-hcatcd resi-
drnr" in ci.y rn >',nr. Of rn.: hn,lntcY
l';,,iii" tu g. ar .,a uilina i'm
from the ocean wind huWling.
Timr-AlidSummcr evening
Scrnc-Iittlc Jackie, five years OLD,
being put to bed by sister several years
older. Ioungstcr In his nightic, shiv-
ciIing.
Sister Alice (considcratcly)- Jackie
YOU can knccl In bed and I will cover
your shoulders with the blankets while
you say your prayers.
Jackie promptly springs into bed,
and soon feeling quite comfortable
knccling In supplicntion, he turns his
head slightly toward his sister, with
whisper: "Alicc, do YOU think this is
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