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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
MEETING OF TOWNSHIP
ROAD COMMISSIONERS

There was meeting of the Town
.ihip Commissioners Of Chesterfield
county, called together by County Su-
y)ervisor Knight, that bids fair to re-
suit in much good to the county.
The purpose of the meeting as
stated by Mr.. G. X. Laney was to
BRING about better team work in this
important branch of the county's
business, and for the discussion of
problems arising from time to time
md for instruction in the law as it
'elates to the activities of the town.
hip commissioners.
AT the request of Mr.. Knight the
aw as relating to this branch of the
county work was explained by Mr..
-aney and Judge M. ]. Hough, coun-
y attorney.
Mr.. Laney went into details in ex-
blaming the working of the State
Highway Commission and showed the
great benefit that is to come to this
county by it's participation in these
FUNDS. Eighty per cent. of the tax
money raised by the new license tax
IN automobiles will return to the
county that gave it, in addition to
Federal funds added to this.
Mr.. Laney read the law relating to
;he reports of the township commits
'ioners by which they are instructed
% render quarterly reports to the
Supervisor and to publish same in a
county paper.
Mr. Knight said that they were hav-
ing trouble with people throwing
things into the bitches and plowing
into the road. The law as read by
Mr.. Laney on this subject was very
plain. The minimum width of pub
tic road, including bitches, is 16 feet.
TO plow into, or in any way obstruct
The bitches is misdemeanor and may
subject the offender to fine or i'm
prisonment.
Judge Hough, in calling on the men
to get together in their efforts to per-
manently improve the road system of
Chesterfield county, told of the
method successfully employed in
Chester county. There work of a per-
manent nature was undertaken by
stretches of five miles at time, radi-
ating from the county seat. When all
the roads had been improved for five
miles out, then they were all carried,
one at time, five miles further, and
it wasn't very long until every mile
of road in the county was in fine
shape.
ans for keeping the roads in
good condition after being repaired
were discussed by Mr.. Knight, who
emphasized dragging the roads when
in proper condition, and in doing this
regularly.
Many questions were asked by the
township commissioners about per-
picking matters and the best of legal
advice was forthcoming.
That great good can come from a
regular melting of this nature was the
opinion of all present. 1t was sug-
gested that an organization be form
ed of the township commissioners
with the Supervisor at the head, and
the organization be known as the
Good Roads Association Of Chester
field County.
1t was decided to call another
meeting for the second Monday in
June, at which time an engineer of
the State Highways Commission will
address those present.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
FIELD DAY APRIL 27 AND 2s

FIELO OA1 AFKIL u AND ZB
Chesterfield County Field Day will
be, held in Chesterfield on April 9th
and 28th.. :.
The oratorical contest will be held
in the court house on Friday night,
the 9th. 1t will be limited to high
school pupils. One boy and one girl
from each school in the county having
high school grades will be admitted
There is a gold me al for the boys
and gold metal for the girls.
Athletic events will take place on
Saturday, April 28th.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
NOTICE OF COURT

Ihe Court Of Common Pleas for
Cnesterield County, Spring term,
~. convene on Monday, April 1s,
Surors and witnesses take notice.
1rand Jurors need not attend.
Inc jurors are not to attend until
second day, which is Tuesday. ApriI
~, as first day l. devoted to equity
cases.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
CARD OF THANKS
Editor Advertiser:

We desire through the columns of
your paper to express our most sim
cere thanks and appreciation to all of
ou< u2[hbors and friends for tho
many Illnesses shown to us during
the reS<nt Illness and loss by death
q ME-. B. Rogers.
Most sincerely,
8. b. Rogers and children.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
IN MEMORIAM
MIR. II. C. Hendrick.

Mt. Croghan, S. c.
Whereas; 1t has pleased Almighty
God, the Great Architect of the Uni
verse, to remove from our midst
Brother II. G. Hendrick, who depart
ed this life on the 25th day Of Janu-
ary 1917;
And, whereas, by his death cus
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12

turc left intact. Fire added to the
horror and most of the bodies were
SO badly charrcd that Identification
was impossible.
Rumors Of plots and arrests were
numerous after the disaster, but lack
ed confirmation.
The explosion occurred about -
o'clock in what is known as the 90
F' building, a tive story structure
10 by 300 feet. In this building live
fuses were prepared, more than 80
per cent of the workers being women
and girls. Probably SO men and boys
were employed in the building at the
time of the blast and most of them
escaped.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
Mems Dress Shirts, SO cents to
$1.O0. Old prices. Chesterfield Dry
Goods Co.
NOTICE OF DISCHARGE

On the 18th day of May next,
will apply to the Probate Court Of
Chesterfield County for discharge
as guardian of Duncan and Angus
Martin. w. j. ODOM,
Guardian.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Rouse and chill
dren. and Mrs. Rouse's sister, Miss
Dameron, of Cheraw, were visitors in
the city Wednesday afternoon.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
BIRTHS

To Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Eddins, Fri.
day, the 9th, a girl.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rivers, April
4th, boy.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
LOST

Lost, on Monday, April 9th, in or
between the Bank Of Chesterfield and
odom Bros store, $40. Finder please
Clerk Of Court for return TO
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12

Civil Court convenes Monday. The
jurors are not required to be pres
ent until Tuesday.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
Effective %SnowpIow.

making turns. Take another eight
foot plank and saw off two feet for
a brace (C) and spike this brace at
right angles to the longer plank. 1t
may be necessary to let out the reach
so that the outer end of the brace
will not be too far forward on the
moldboard (D). The brace should be
raised an inch or two so that the snow
which falls in the triangle will spill
out readily. When spiked together
the pillow should have a comparatively
small spread, say four feet. A wide
spread means too heavy a drag and
unnecessary labor. To hitch the pillow
to the bob use two clevises and a. ring
attached to the end Of the left side of
the plow (point marked b.. In order
to do effective work a nan should ride
the plow.
One distinctive feature Of the plow's
construction lies in the fact that the
left side of the pillow is two feet longer
than the right side.
The left side is made so it can be
snugly attached to the outside of the
r%ight-hand front runner of an ordinary
pair of hobs. When travelling, the left
(longer) side parallels the runner and
the right (shorter) side forms the
whole blowing surface.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
QUAINT BELIEFS IN IRELAND
l~eprechaun and eanshee Have Been
Recognized constitutions" OF En-
eraId Isle for Centuries.

The two p%reternatural beings o
spoken about in Ireland are the lepre-
chaun and the banshee. The lepre-
chaun is only the artisan OF the
fairies. But he knows where their
crooks of gold are hidden. He is a
very little fellow, and he is always en-
gagged in his trade of shoemaking. II
You are near a "rath" or an old castle
YOU may hear the sound Of his ham,
mering.:... Il you discover the fellow,
draw close to him without making a
sound that would betray you. II. You
are: lucky: you may be able to take.
hfm'tih' your grasp. Then ask him
where those crooks sof gold are hid
den. Insist upon his telling you, n
do not let your mind be ~dissipated by
his excuses. But in the end he Will
cheat you. He will say or do some
thing that will distract your attention,
and when you look again the lepre-
ehaun will have disappeared.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
GOOD
sNoWPLoW IS EASILY MADE
Effective Device for Clearing High.
ways In Winter Can Be Put To.
gether by Any Farmer.

A farmer who is a firm believer in
good roads In winter as well as in sum-
mer, could not get any satisfaction
from his town superintendent when
snow blocked the six and One-half mile
way to town, writes Laurence w. Girls
void in Farm Journal. So instead Of
going to the town-father and bawling
him out, the farmer knocked together
a snowplow and started out. The
work done with the pillow that day
made 1t easy for a team to trot all
the way to town and not get in trouble
when it was forced to turn out for an
other rig. And the job was owe be-
fore a gang of men with shovels could
fairly have started.
Directions for making the plow are
as follows: Take a 2 by s inch plank,
eight feet in length "a in the accom-
panying picture), and use 1t for the
side which is to travel flush against
the side of the bob runner. A ten
inch plank might work, but a Pinch
one would not because it could not
swing ahead Of the real bob when
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
FIX ROAD FOR AUTOMOBILES
Radical Change in Treatment Of High
ways That Bear Brunt Of Travel
Is Suggested.

The suggestion made by Francis M.
Hugo, secretary of state of New York,
that a radical change is called for in
the treatment Of the roads that bear
the main brunt Of automobile travel,
must strike laymen, at least, as highly
important. He points out that only a
small part of the width of these roads
is actually used by most Of the vehi-
cles which pass owe them, and "yet
when the road has to be repaired or
renewed the whole width has to be
dealt with, for mere patching in most
cases cannot be regarded as the most
practical method of maintenance" Ac-
c~ordingly, he proposes the use Of pre-
pared tracks "made of special ma
terial, continuous and smooth in char
acter, and sufficiently wide." which
would 'bear nearly all the traffic and
would lengthen the life Of the road ten
times its present period."-New York
Times.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
IRISH LOVE OF EQUALITY
In Some Ways It Has Tended to Pre-.
vent a Closer Unification OF
the Great Race.

The art and literature of the Celt
naturally is pure, noble, moral, re-
fined and idealistic. Besides, his love
of equality has a leveling effect, and
a tendency to uniformity of social and
economic ideals. This love of equal
ity has, however, prevented a closer
u~nification of the Irish race in matters
vital to its independence as a separ-
ate and distinct people. Their sensi-
~tiveness, it must be admitted, is the
real reason why, Notwithstanding their
acknowledged valor. they lost their in
dependence; and mainly because OF
this natural instinct, they cannot and
never could accept c%onquerors or mas
tiers with that humility that would
have lulled suspicion and created a
new starting point for a successful
dash and break for independence.
This sensitiveness absolutely prevents
forgetfulness, and the hatred engen-
dered by centuries of persecution can
not be dulled or dispelled by promises
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
DRIVEN FROM THEIR COUNTRY
Barbarous Penal Code Was the Cause
Of Many Irishmen Forsaking
Their Own Soil.

Some writer has said that during
the eighteenth century In Ireland the
chief social feature was political op-
preston and emigration" The treaty
of Limerick was signed October 8,
1891, but despite the protests of King
william, who was apparently a brave
soldier and an able statesman, the
treaty was soon ignored as a mere
scrap of paper. The odious, barbarous.
prescriptive legislation known as the
penal code was in full swing shortly
after 100, and large c%ontingents, rep
resenting the flower of Irish manhood
and chivalry, began to fly to the con.
tinent of Europe and the shores Of
America. These unhappy children Of
10, maddened by the English gadfiy,
fed into all lands. carrying with them
a memory that enabled them to recog-
nize the gadfly wherever encountered,
and a spirit, that prompted them to
swat it remorselessy whenever II
crossed their path
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
Lucky Four.Leaf Glover.

1t is difficult to say what was the
original shamrock, trefoil or Herb
Trinity. The leaf now recognized as
the national emblem is that of the
white clover, but the name shamrock
is generic and is applied also to the
purple clover, the speedwell, the pim-
pernel and to the wood sorrel.
The clover of two or four leaves was
held sacred in the festivals of the
Greeks. The one of four leaves, when
carried about, is supposed to insure
success at play and confer the power
of detecting evil spirits. The lover
may put it under his pillow and he
will dream of his beloved, or the maid
en- may slip it into her s~weetheart's
shoe without his knowledge and 1t
will insure his safe return from any
journey. 1t may be employed to pre-
vent the wearer's being drawn into
military service, is said to be a cure
for lunacy, and is still, among the
Irish, regarded as magical, ever sacred.
Snakes dislike it exceedingly and will
not remain where it is growing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
MONEY FOR RURAL HIGHWAYS
Bonds for County Roads Should Never
Run Longer Than 80 Years, Say
Agricultural Experts.

Bonds sold for county highway i'm
provement, in the opinion of road spe-
cialists of the department of agricul-
ture, should never run for more than
30 years, and retirement even earlier
is better where this can be accom-
plished without too great an increase
in the tax rate. 1t is dangerous prac-
tice to have bonds run for a long Pc
riOd, because in such cases the in
debtedness often outlives the estimated
life of the improvements made with
the money so raised. Money borrowed
to build roads should be repaid by
those who enjoy the benefit of the i'm
provements thus financed, and not to
be a debt upon those who gain no bene-
fit from the expenditure.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16

The comfort of the animals In win
ter is an important factor in the man
agement and maintenance Of swine
herds in our latitude. While our win
ters seldom have long periods of ex-
IRENE cold so that hogs may not profit
ably spend at least a part Of most
days out of doors, they are neverthe-
less cold and crisp enough to require
that these animals be given comfort
ably warn and dry quarters, says a
Kansas College bulletin.
The hog does not like cold any more
than it does the heat of the hotter
summer days, and thrives best when
kept reasonably warm when feeding
or lying at rest.
At the Kansas experiment station,
hogs kept in an open yard with only
a board fence on the north side for
protection for a period of ten weeks
from November Z on, through weather
ranging in temperature from II de-
grees below, to 81 degrees above zero
out Of doors, required one-fourth more
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
BROOD MARE SHOULD
RECEIVE GOOD FEED
High Price Of Grain Tends to
Make Some Owners Stingy
With Winter Feeding.

Proper food for the brood mare in
winter Is not given due consideration
In seasons of high-priced grain, in the
opinion 'of DIR. G. w. McCampbell, as
sociate professor Of animal husbandry
In the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
"An increased number of complaints
regarding mares which have lost their
colts are always noted in years of high
priced feeds" said Doctor McCamp-
bell. "This condition is due primarily
to two easons The mare owner, be-
ing DESTROYS Of carrying his mares
through the winter as cheaply as pos
sible, depends largely upon such
roughages as prairie hay, cane, kafir,
and corr fodder. This kind Of a ra-
ton is constipating, and such a condi-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16

The modern dairy cow is bred so
far away from the wild cow of ma
ture that 1t Is only by continual selec-
ton that the production of our herds
can be maintained at the present level
to say nothing Of increasing it. The
only practical ways for most farmers
to greatly improve the production of
their herds. according to a Farmers
week lecture by G. H. Eckles Of the
Missouri College of Agriculture, are
to Gull out the inferior cows and intro
duce the best possible blood through
the sire. The old saying that the sire
Is half the herd is literally true from
the standpoint Of herd improvement.
The sire selected should first Of all be
a purebred Of the breed to which the
cows belong. Crossbreeding does not
pay and in the end is disastrous to the
herd.
The age of the bull so far as known
has nothing to do with the character
istics he transmits. The advantage
of the mature bull Is that generally it
Is possible to see some Of his daugh-
tiers and in this way judge as to the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
HOG COMFORT AND EXERCISE IN WINTER

corn to make 100 pounds of gain than
was required by hogs well sheltered.
Figuring corn worth present prices,
this added a cost Of II cents to the
cost of producing 100 pounds of pork
enough more to pay for a good sani-
tary hoghouse in the course Of a few
winters.
Yet we must not pamper our hogs
and keep them shut up in the warm
hoghouse all the time. We must
get them out of doors daily and reg
ularly for exercise. We must have
runways or yards conveniently con-
nected with the pens or house, and
scatter some unthreshed peas or bun
die oats or alfalfa hay about for them
to work over in these. Better Still,
is to have feeding racks in the yard
to keep these in, as less will be wait
ed then. Such feeds will keep the
hogs interested and busy going forth
and back, and the exercise and inter,
est will keep them feeling comfortable
while they are out.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16

ton prolonged often causes abortion.
"When feeds are as high as they are
at present, II is tempted to reduce
the amount given, especially the grain
portion of the ration, but he usually
finds this to be expensive economy in
the case Of the brood mare. In order
to raise the maximum number Of colts
the brood mare must be well fed and
cared for, and if n is compelled to
rely largely upon roughages, bran and
linseed oil meal should be added to
the ration"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16

tor Healy's theories, and then ask
yourself If there is a shadow Of the
Scotch claim left. Yet we are con-
tinually dinned with the dOgmatic'
assertion that "St. Patrick was born
in Scotland"
On the other hand, to quote from
Archbishop Healy Of Tuam:
"Philip O'Sullivan Beare, a man
Of learning and authority, declared
that Patrick al born in Bretagne.
He was the first writer of note who
put forward that opinion, for no an
cient writer known to us eve ad-
vanced it." The difficulty has been
to settle where exactly Bonnavem
Taberniae Is, which is the town Pat
rick mentions IN his Confession"
as his home.
Lannigan believed in a French but
not a Breton birthplace. Doctor
Healy states that his view was a
modification of O'Sullivan's. HE
says that the Bonnavem Taberniae
of the confession was the same town
a Boulogne-sur-mer, in Picardy and
was the birthplace of our saint. But
the confession does not state that
Bonnavem Taberniae was Patrick's
birthplace, but that it was the place
where his father had a villa from
which he himself was carried off q
captive"
Doctor Healy himself states: 1T
appears to us to be quite clear from
the account the saint gives Of him
self that he was q native of the RO-
man province of Britain, and in all
probability was born on the banks
of the Clyde In Scotland"
To turn now to Professor Bury.
He writes as follows in his Est. Pat
rick ;" 'In the absence of any trace
of a Bannaventa in north British
regions. we must. I think, give deci-
sive weight to the general probabili-
ties of the case and suppose that
Bannaventa was south of the Wall
of Hadrian somewhere in western
Britain, not far from the coast"
After his book was in press he
received a communication from Pro-
fessor Rhys, which led him to add
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16

tiers, the chances are especially good
that the characteristics will be trans
mitted.
Selecting q Bull.
1t Is not wise to select a bull from
a COW even with a wonderful record
II she is the only good animal in her
family. In this case she is a freak
in her family, and will probably trans
init not her OWE high milk produc-
ton but the average Of the family to
which she belongs.
For a high-prOducing, purebred herd
the safest way Is, SO far as possible.
to select a bull old enough to have
daughters in milk. 1t Is then posi-
BILE to Judge fairly accurately as to
the character of his offspring.
The two methods Of selecting bulls
are illustrated by the herd bulls owned
by the University of Missouri. Sui
tana's Virginia Lad, senior sire in the
Jersey herd, was selected on account
Of his splendid daughters. His moth
err and half-sisters were also consid-
cred. Sir K%orndyke Hengerveld De-
Kol, at the head of the Holstein herd,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
LENGTH OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
Of Total Of About 2,452,oo0 Miles
About $4,000, or 11.3 Per Cent
Are Improved.

The public roads of the United
States outside the limits of Incorporate
ed towns and cities had, January 1,
1915, a total length of about 2,452,-
900 miles, of which about 277,0O0 miles,
or lib per cent, are improved with
some form of s%urfacing. The mileage
Of surfaced roads is increasing at the
rate of about 10000 miles per n u
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-16
1Y,@Y4

to his preface as follows: 4
II had conjectured that 1t should y
be sought near the Severn or he =
Bristol channel. The existence OF =
three places named Banwen (Which =
may represent Bannaventa) in Gla- .
~mOrganshire opens a prospect that
the solution may possibly lie there" =
The reader is now in possession of :
the names of the chief authorities 4
modern and ancient on the subject, Z
and he may weigh O'Sullivan and d
Lannigan against Doctor Healy and Z
Cardinal Moran, or Colgan and &
O'Flaherty against Heating and Z
O'HanlOn. Or he may weigh Profess G
sor Bury and Sir John Rhys against =
them all. Whatever the merits of 4
the question it cannot be a dogmatic =
assertion on either side. But even y
if st. Patrick had been born in what .
is now called Scotland or Britain, =
in neither case could 1t be claimed ,
that he was what Is meant by either :
of the modern terms, "ScOtchman" 4
or "Anglo-SaxOn." The word Scotus =
in those days meant Irishman pure q
and simple, and was only given to q
Scotland owing to the Irish colonies Z
which undertook civilizing work on 4
her west coast argyle means liter &
ally ~Arergaedhal, the land Of the y
Irish). AS for the "Anglo-S Saxon" {
that peculiar breed had not yet left y
the German forests. When they =
came to Britain they drove the Brit =
ish Celts westward, but eventually Y
adopted their name of BritOn. 1t \
is safe to describe St. Patrick as p
a Romanized Celt, whether he was y
born in Irish-ScOtland, Celtic Brit :
ain or in Unbranded Gaul. Wher- =
ever his upbringing, he came in :
touch and understanding with both ,
the Roman idea and Gaeldom. He =
was the first to realize what q spir- =
itual combination they were likely :
to make. History has justified his q
experiment, for today there are Z
more bishops in the Roman church q
Of Gaelic blood than Of any other Z
branch of the human family.-FrOm (
the Magazine Ireland. 4