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Thousands of Acres of Orchards
Continued from Page Two.)

fruit woman and child under the Stars and
Stripes
virginia the garden spot the Shenandoah Valley apple
belt has upwards orchards more acreage than
nv other county the United States. Berkeley county
40 600 acres agriculture Berkeley county
ceres of fine grass parage Berkeley county by
aure heathfu and mild climate abundance pure water
reautiful and sceneryts ideal hOmepace
proved and the Baltimore Ohio and Cumberland
Valley railroad systems afford ample shipping facilities in all d
No section of the United States offers as great diversity of
opportunity who would make their living from earth
All the grains grasses vegetables and fruits of the temperate
climate produce abundany Crop failures unknown
icing favored by longer growing freedom from ros
and abundant moisture.
Berkeley COunty's Varied Products.
Some the produce of the FARMS orchards pastures gar
dns and vineyards of Berkeley county given below
Apples peaches pears pums cherries apreos nectarines
muberries ounces Strawberries backberres dewberre as
berries oganberres goosebere curran persmmons wheat
oats rye barley bucwheat corn kaffr corn maize corn
pop (swee BEANS peas sofa BEANS beans,
potatoes potatoes yam asparagus cabbage cantaoupe
muskmeons celery carrots cucumber plant horse rdsh
kae lettuce okra onions parsley parsnps radshes hubab
utabaga peppers pumpkins spinach Brusse sprouts
tomatoes turnips watermeon blue grass timothy
clover alfalfa, Nmet tobacco peanuts, horses
sheep goats poultry dairy products honey beeswax eggs goats
hair WOOL English wanu pecans chesnus hickory nuts,
5erts hazenuts buernuts ginseng syrup
sorghum cane maple syrup maple sugar.
Center of Big Markets.
Onethird of the population of the United States within
three hundred fifty Berkeley county which
ample shipping facilities but few hours to the
big markets of the and north the great
Washington, Richmond Baltimore, Philadelphia York. Bos-
on Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland Chicago Cincinnati
Two twelve put Berkeley county crops on
the biggest markets of this country
Opportunities the Orchardst
While the opportunity for the general farmer the sockman
and the daryman most inviting Berkeley county offers
the fruit the greatest wealth physical
of section of the States largely to the
varied topography and richly productive Soils ranging all
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classes of limestone sandstone shale ebert clay with an
abundance of limerick and mari furnish soil reuvenaors The
natural soils afford the essential mineral elements for producing
cdored favored fruits Apples from the famous ZAP
pie Pie Ridge have blue ribbons big exhibits throughout
this country and carried the and fame to Europe
Possesses Many Advantages Over West.
Apart from these facts this fruit section 9TH
advantages the much exploited far west First in the
of land In the good fruit lands held from 500
to $500 and to this be added in most the
cost of clearing irrigation both In West Virginia. Berkeley
county fruit land unceared be bought for from $1,000
$4,000 dthe best of cleared land from $500 to
$4,000 Second irrigation in this state
Third in order fruit perfect enough to be worth ship
ping the is obliged his fruit from four
TO times mudge thin and rrgatean expensive
on Three applications of spraying material is all that
Berkeley Fourth the western seriously
the cost of shipping fruit half clear this country
three thousand miles and half month of time of
$500 $400wth shipments from Berkeley county, rs
miles two twelve hours and S45 to S75 and have fair
comparison with the other leading fruit belts Of the United
States especially the northwest that has been bidding
vigorously for the unwary eastern wouldbe fruit grower
Even without the aid fhe highly organized selling meth
od which have contributed largely the grower
West Virginia netting handsome profits from their
orchards running from $500 to $500 very many
stances and high at $1,000 to $1,000 in
Opportunity for Investors.
With all the efforts of the shrewdest land sharks who
been flooding the country with advertisements pcurng
west Ell Dorado where fruit bear golden
western Fever gradually abatng Today there little
the morgagng of farms and selling the pigs among
the popuace to risk the little all in of chance dealing
with the aro land agent who has stacked the deced they
have chance win From
wrecks of thousands who have turned the fortune
Oregon Washington and California in the gamble with real
estate peddlers
There general faceabout in the way of
the people of the east who purchase here better fruit
lands much cheaper few hours ride they buy
and almost at their doors market in the biggest
centers in the world They invest where there
spots where fortunes offered in fruit cutuen Berkeley
coyadvertsed throughout the world by its hgheooed de-
lcous-aavored long keeping apples.
Development Encouraged by Railroad.
The Baltimore Ohio Railroad Company making special
effort to development West Virginia get peo
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pie back to the soil and in this Berkeley county
ceving special consideration Attention is being given
plotting her products through special exhibits in the big
over the b. o. system under the direction of Mr. Theodore
mbach of Marnsburg special agricultural agent pac-
ing fruits grains and other products where the travel
ling public must them.
Remarkable Prophecy Fulfilled.
For almost century the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
been interested in exploiting the advantages of the
handle of West Virginia About 1880 remarkable report
published the apple growing region 1t was made by
an engineer in the service Of this great railway system
then surveying the proposed line that tap the country
westward lie had in mind the possibilities of freight and his
keen observation detected great business future
Guarding In this district that has since famous
was noted that the largest wild apples country
We're growing here indicating natural soil and climatic cond
on favorable to apple culture In filling his report engineer
made special note of this fact LIEF
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MORE TALK ABOUT
A GERMAN REPUBLIC

AMSTERDAM, May 17.--AIsace
Lorraine doomed up in a bitter reich
stag debate as the anvil upon which
the radical socialists proposed to
forge a republic of Germany.
DIR. George Ledabour, the radical
leader, who openly advocated a rev.
olution yesterday challenged the gov
eminent later to confirm or deny
reports that Frances lost provinc.
es' are to be split up between Prus.
STA and Bavaria. II this be so he an.
nounced, the answer will be a Ger
man republic.
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A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and constipation--w eakens
the whole system Doan's Regulets
case per box) act mildly on the liver
and bowels AT all drug stores.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-05-19

Henry Harrison, former steward
at the Hotel Berkeley, now located
at the Queen City Hotel, Cumber,
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PENFtElD ARRIVES
HOME FROM RUSSIA

French stesmer Carrying Him Is
Conveyed BY a Destroyer.
NEW YORK. May Conveyed
by a French destroyer Frederic
CORTLAND Penfield, United States
ambassador to Austria arrived at an
American port last night on board a
French steamer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
Nv Coal Oil Cure AZ.

5. z. Bandy in Exchange.
Coal oil is commodity found in
every farm home. yet its many uses
and benefits are known only to a
few people. | have saved many a fine
watermelon patch from destruction by
the striped beetle by mixing coal oil
and wood ashes-one part coal oil, by
measure, to 20 parts ashes-and put
ting it on the hills around the roots
of the melons.
The coal oil must not touch the
vines, and one large spoonful to hill
is sufficient. The bugs will depart
Immediately 1t should be repeated
after each rain.
A handful of coal oil and salt mix
ed and dropped into each mole run
will cause them to change their loca-
ton. A peck of lime thoroughly mix
ed with gill of coal oil and spread
lightly around the early cabbage
plants will prevent the cut worms
from destroying them. When it is
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
Royal Edicts POwerless.
,reetoWn (Texas) Commercial.

NGOTSGlOHu (leAdS) So1Iu0l Sioi.
The Beaumont Enterprise, Lieut..
Gov. William Pettus Hobby's newspa-
per, says: lord Northcliffe wrote
some editorials that peeved' the kais-
er. The kaiser sent his destroyers to
the London editors country place ond
shot it up. We've left instructions
with the circulation department to
drop the kaiser from our subscription
list" It will be remembered that
back in 1881 the San Antonio Express,
then owned by the late lamentea
Frank Grice, published an article Sc
verelv criticising the czar # Russia,
father of the present deposed Gar
Nicholas, and the Romanoff dynasty.
A copy of the Express was sent the
czar, and he issued royal edict (and
may all such things perish) prohibit
ing the Express circulating the en-
pire of Russia or it's possessions. The
czar is dead, his successor deposed,
exiled or perhaps dead and the Ro-
manoff dynasty has gone from earth
forever. The Express is still growing
and prcspering. 1t pays sometime TO
do right in spite of edicts and censure
of those in power who are now soon
to perish.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
ELECTRIC CHORE BOY.
How Country Resident Saves Wages
of Boy and Laundress With
Home-Made Electric install
IatiOn.

Mr.. H. J. Geerlings, who resides in
an outlying portion Of WauWatosa, d
suburb of Milwaukee, Wis, made an
installation of an electric motor in his
home to pump water for a home water
works system and run the family
washing machine. A quarter horse
power motor suffced. Mr.. Geerling
is planning to add a small grindstone
which is to get its power from the
same source.
The power plant is in the base
ment. A countershaft in the laundry
with the necessary pulleys and belts,
connects with the washing machine.
When the pump is to be operated
being connected with the cistern to
pump the soft water into the storage
tank in the attic, whence it is piped
through the house longer belt
leads the power through partition to
the lack" on the floor This trans
mits it to the force pump, horizontal
stroke apparatus which was formerly
operated by lone boy power
This boy costs 25 cents week,
and like some boys, was not very de-
pendable The total expense for his
hire for the year was $13. In the
year that the motor has been in op-
Grafton, there was a saving also OF
$3.50 per week for laundress, the
work now being done without her help
That makes $78 for the year for her
alone.
rho ,,,o+or d., eooopd hond ma chine
cost SIS a year ago. The jack cos.
$3.50. With the cost of the laborer
whom Mr.. Geerlings employed to as
sist him, the motor being hung from
the ceiling of the cellar, the total
outlay in cash was $50. He obtained
shafting, betting and pulleys for moth
ing from among the "scrapped" mater
ials Of large manufacturing plant.
Under any circumstances, even With
paying for all this material the total
cost would not have reach $50.
The washing machine which is OF
ordinary household type, had been
in service for some years. Originally
it cost something like SS.
The first month after the motor was
in operation, the bill for current
was 3 cents more than the month pre-
viously. By observing the revolu-
tions on the meter Mr.. Geerlings
found that when the motor is running
the pump, from so to Is per cent as
much current is consumed as when
the electric toaster is in use; and the
washing machine requires about
Sc 2-3 per cent as much current as the
pump.
In year the installation has much
more than paid for itself.
The connection is made at an elec-
trio light socket in the laundry.
While the washing machine is being
operated. the lady of the house can
give her attention to other matters
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
ARMY GENEN.tL STAFF OPPOSES
ALL PLANS OF GENERAL WOOD
Charleston sAmerican.

Char!estons American.
Washington, June Chaos still
prevails in army circles as to the 10
cation OF the cantonment and camp
sites for the National Guard and the
new army in the department OF the
southeast. The action Of the general
staff in overruliES and turning down
all action taken and beginning to work
out an entirely new plan for the train
ing of the National Guard and the con-
'-ipted army are the causes. Today
there are all sorts of rumors as to
what the outcome will be. One or two
things have been settled, however
alter, the decision to reduce the num-
Der Of cantonments from 80 to 16, and
to have 16 Or fewer cantonments for
the new army and camps under tents
for the National Guard. One is that
the department Of the southeast has
heen divided into districts. the eastern
district to comprise South Carolina,
North Carolina and Tennessee; the
middle district Georgia, Florida and
Alabama. and the western distric.
Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
One Each.
In these it is now probable that
there will be only one cantonment or
three for the department of the south
east. One of these only has been To-
Gated This is at Atlanta and for the
location of the cantonment for the
eastern district there will be spirited
contest between cities from the two
Carolinas and Tennessee. The decis-
ion to place cantonments at Columbia.
Spartanburg, Macon, Greenville and
Macon, Admission and Augusta have
been ripped up and cancelled and
should anything go to these cities it
may be camps under canvas with one
of them, or some other city in the
three States to get a cantonment.
In the Georgia-Florida-Al dis
trict, it is thought that Montgomery
will get camp, but not canton
ment. AS to the western district,
nothing has yet been determined, but
it is thought that something will be
announced after Gen. Woods visit to
Fort Logan H. Roots.
All Changed.
This may be the cause OF the change
in plans and in congressional circles
il is given credence. The contract for
the cantonmet at Atlanta is to be
awarded Saturday, it is stated, today.
The general staff seems to have chang
ed its general plans in every respect
and until some definite plan of what
will be. done with the National Guard,
whether rushed to France at once or
kept here under tents, is an open
question. 1t is thought that all now
in the service will be sent away with
in the next 80 days, the first to leave
about July Is.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
Irresistible Inducement.
Louis Ledger.

St. Louis Ledger.
Before introducing Lieut.. de Tessan,
aid to Gen. Joffre and Col. Fabry,
the "blue devil of France" Chairman
Spencer of the st. Louis entertainment
committee. at the NJ. A. A. breakfast
told this anecdote, which caused the
greatest merriment and enthusiasm
I'm Washington Lieut. de Tessan
was approached by pretty Amerl-
can girl, who said:
And did you kill a German SOL
dier?'
les he replied.
"With what hand did you do it?'
she inquired.
"'With this right hand he said.
"And then the pretty American girl
seized his right hand and kissed it.
Col. Fabry stood nearby. He strolled
over and said to Lieut.. de Tessan:
"'Heavens, man, why didn't you
tell her that you bit him to death? "
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
PAGIFISTS LOSE
FIGHT on DRAFT

Kansas City, Mo-, May 31.-The
pacifsts lost their first legal battle in
the United States against the draft
law this afternoon. Judge Bird of the
state circuit court refused the appll-
cation of Raymond I. Moore and T. r.
Sullivan, anti-draft agitators, for an
Injunction preventing Governor Gard
ner and local officials from forcing
them to register June 5. J. D. Sho-
walter, representing the petitioners.
said he would at once appeal to the
state supreme court now in session.
In announcing decision. Judge Bird
scored the anti-draft agitators.
"The registration and conscription
law is valid and ought to be enforced,
he said: eff I were one of the appll-
cants in this case I would seek out
the nearest recruiting station and en-
list"
Attorney Showalter employed the
doctrine of states rights in his argu-
ment, alleging state and county offl-
cials could not legally be assigned
tasks by the federal government. he
charged the newspapers had forced the
country into war and accused the gov
ernment of assuming "tyrnanical and
arbitrary power" in drafting men
Shortly after the decision was an
nounced, Moore, the acknowledged
leader of the anti-draft movement, and
three other men who declared their
intention to defy the registration law.
were arrested, charged with conspira-
ey. Warrants were issued for nine
men and one woman.
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CENTRAL"
Greenville News.

GreenFllle news.
: They ought to give her a Carnegie
Hero Medal, for she saved four lives.
Last Sunday telephone operator
in the Whitestone, l.. l., exchange re-
ceived call from the home OF Wal
lace w. Balch. Aman's voice, very
weak, gasped:
'@Give me Joseph DAILY. For Gods
sake, hurry! House filled with gas" )"
DAILY is a neighbor of Balch's, but
the operator didn't wait to get him.
She is a woman of quick, splendid
judgment. so she flashed call to
nearby doctor who went to the Balch
home, found 'Balch unconscious by
the telephone and his wife and two
sons in the same condition in the
kitchen. In the kitchen range there
had been imperfect combustion, while
Mrs. Balch was getting dinner. A
mixture more deadly than Illuminating
gas had been generated. The doctor
raised the windows, gave the strick-
en- people first aid and sent them to
a hospital. A delay of few minutes
-"onld lave cost them their lives. ne
declared. HS~l gfER
The New York World put this story
in a prominent position on its first
page, place deserved. That central
has a good deal more sense than the
man who called her up. She knew
exactly what to do and did it. She
had judgment and used it-she didn't
take time to ask anybody else what
she ought to do. Moreover she did
more than she was asked to do-she
did the best she could.
The history of the telephone service
records many heroines Of this sort.
A little Irish lass some months ago
saved a vast number Of lives when
she stuck to her telephone post IN
a New Jersey munitions plant and
warned all the operatives to get out,
and this whe- EXPLOSIONS weer 60
ing on all az u ler. The telephone
girl has ~ il unnumbered in
stances ths there's help she
can render Nellie on the spot;
she doesn't faii.t, she doesn't scream,
she does the right thing.
The telephone operators are duloiS
the most intelligent and helpful pub
lie servants We have. What we e1-
pect of them we should accord them
They have to stand a good deal OF
thoughtless and discourteous language
from wooden-headed women and
bone-headed men, although We fancy
that the former give them more trou-
BILE than any body else when they
spend the morning on the wire re-
failing scandal and exchanging silly
chatter. We fancy the operators have
d pretty good line on who the per-
feet ladies' and gentlemen are, as
we'll as on the simps and boobs who
are the counterfeit.
That Whitestone operator is hero
inc of the commonplace, but she is d
heorine none the less.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
SENATE MAKES FOOD BILL
OF no PRACTICAL EALt L

Washington June 1t takes the
senate a long time to dispose of the
food legislation so desired by the
government. All day again, the up
per house talked over the Lever bill
to provide a food census and to stim-
ulate production. tt was said tonight
the bill would be passed tomorrow.
Various amendments took up the
time. Senator McCumber put through
an amendment providing that the anti
boarding section should not apply to.
Acquiring. storing and holding such
articles for future sale for such ad-
vaced price as might prevail in the
ordinary course of business and in a
free and unrestricted market"
Farmers Escape.
This section was put in the bill yes
terday by Senator Stone and makes
the man who tried to corner food and
hold it up. subject to six months to
three years in Jail, without the alter
native of a fine. Already the section
has been altered so that it will not
apply to farmers. And today Senator
Frelinghuysen altered this still fur
ther to include fruit growers, coopera-
tive and like exchanges.
Amendments by Senators Smoot and
Phelan allow, respectively, first the
passage of tick infested cattle into
this country under strict regulation,
and second. the diversion Of water
from the Colorado river for the bene-
fit of the imperial valley in California.
The senate refused an amendment
by Senator Fletcher authorizing the
SECRETARY of agriculture to promote
the use of fish as food.
Since the bill came to the house it
has been softened by the senate. The
house made recalcitrant witnesses in
a food inquiry subject to $1,000 fine
or two years in Jail, but the senate
made this $1,000 or one year. Moore
of Pennsylvania house member,
made the bill provide that the secre-
tary Of agriculture should not employ
any one connected with a corporation
prosecuted under antitrust laws. He
said that the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association, who had offered
its service to Herbert G. Hoover, had
virtually been convicted. The senate
struck out his amendment.
No Seed.
The senate has struck out the pro-
vision allowing the secretary to COM
mandeer seeds, but allow him oAsell
seeds to farmers for cash, in cases
of special need" The appropriation
for this seed was cut from $5,77S,00O
to s2.5O0.00O, The senate also cut
from s4.34S,00O to 100000, the ap-
preparation for increasing food pro-
duction, eliminating waste. etc; SAL
900 for eradicating plant diseases was
stricken odt.
Appropriations for two assistant
secretaries at $4,000 each and s8S5,003
for handling live stock diseases are
left in the bill. The appropriation for
the food census is placed at s2,522,-
900. An appropriation for miscellan-
eous items is increased from $547, 900
to $1.2O0.00O.
Miss Rankin's amendment that wo-
men shall be employed when possible,
in the elimination of waste, food con-
servation, education, etc., was left in
the bill But the senate made this
read: without occasioning delay"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05
Chicken Ordinance Asked.
Iaurens Advertiser.

At one of the recent meetings of the
Woman's Service league a resolution
was introduced and enthusiastically
passed calling On the city council to
pass an ordinance forbidding people
who own chickens to raise them in
other peoples yards. The argument
was raised that good gardens could
not be had when the plants are up
rooted and eaten as fast as they get
their heads out Of the ground. That
wing" of the league which is inter-
ested in beautifying Laurens also fav-
ored the resolution as it will encour-
age the planting of more flowers in
front yards.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-05

about the house. The pump, likewise,
requires no attention, Mr.. Geerlings
having arranged to connect the over
flow from his tank with one of his
electric bells. A cup at the end o.
an arm hangs under the pipe, and the
moment the water runs over, its
weight in, the cup bears the arm down
and establishes the contact. This
signals the engineer" to come and
turn off the switch.
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