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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
GOOD ROADS NOW IMPORTANT
Transportation of Raw Materials and
Finished Products Of Far
reaching Importance.

Highway authorities m facing q
new public demand which must re
ceive at once the most careful study
Every resource of the country must be
utilized to the utmost and all unpro-
ductive expenditures Of money and en-
ergy must be stopped. The efficiency
Of the American army and navy will
be fostered by greater efficiency among
those called upon to bear the financial
strain on our resources and to furnish
the labor and material needed to sup
ply our armed forces.
The products of the forest, NINE
farm and factory must be supplied to
both nation and private consumer at
the lowest reasonable cost in order
that al may Contribute their utmost
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25

of the Bible, beginning with Genesis.
I tried to give each book a character
istic name, for instance, Genesis is the
book of beginning, because it de-
,scribes the beginning of the universe,
the beginning of this world, the be-
ginning Of man, the beginning of Ian
guage, the beginning of the Sabbath,
the beginning of sin and the beginning
Of grace.
Without going into the subject in an
exhaustive way, I tried to tell the
story of creation in a popular style and
at the same time to show how the pic
ture accounts compared with the facts
of modern science.
The temptation and fall Of man
opened up the subject of origin of sin,
and the story shows the effect of sin,
not only upon our first parents, but
upon the race as q whole, and there
fore it has a practical application to
everyone.
Genesis.
AS the first two chapters Of Genesis
deal with generation, the third chapter
takes up the subject of degeneration,
and the remainder Of the Bible, as
someone has said, is devoted to the
subject Of regeneration,
The story of the flood opens up a
new theme of exceeding interest, and
Noah's de~liyerance Is q Splendid tyUe
Of salvation. Babel with its confu-
sion Of tongues, suggests Pentecost,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
DRAG is FUNDAMENTAL TOOL
Il is Simplest and Cheapest Of All I'M
pIements-Not Difficult Of
NsTra~,. Operation. ..qsiss'

Economy in road building calls FOR
consideration Of tools, consideration OF
operation, and comparison Of results.
On oil these points the split-log drag
scores a bull's-eye. 1t is the simplest
and cheapest of all road tools. And 1t
Is the cheapest and easiest to operate.
And, when assisted by farm nipple
ments, it can be made to do anything
that needs to be done in building the
average earth road; with results that
It is difficult to obtain with any other
tool, no matter how expensive it may
be.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25

the Bible. 1t
came about in
this way: Our
Sunday school for
many years had
been giving a con-
cert each month,
consisting of the
u S u readings,
r%ecitations q n d
singing by the
school, and clos
ing with a short
address by the
pastor. I decided
to substitute for
the pastors ad-
dress a Brief
study of the books
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
I'M IlnN[T
Hi THE ~
lWEUURQ
PLAN FOR CONVENIENT BARN
mo Better Way to Keep Young AMI.
mails Than to Provide Pens in
Which They Can Run Loose.

By c. c. HAYDEN, Ohio Experiment
Station.)
There is no better way to keep
calves or yearlings than to provide
pens in which they can run loose in
small groups. Managers and stanchions
should be provided along n side of
the pens, in which the calves q be
fastened while eating.
The accompanying sketch shows a
simple yet convenient plan. The di-
tmensions are 30 by 10 feet. A space
no feet wide is taken across one end
to be used as a feed room. The re-
imainder is divided into four pens, two
|on either side, each II by IA feet A
feed alley 5 feet wide runs through
the manger with six stanchions to a
Epen.
The stanchions as shown are two
feet apart which is sufficient for even
d yearling if fastened only while eat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25

fing. The width of the manger, the
ispacing Of the stanchions and height
lef the stanchions can be varied in diff
ferent pens to suit sizes Of calves.
The partitions between the pens
should be about four feet high and a
gate provided so that both pens can
tbe thrown together. Gates can be
placed at each end Of the hangers,
giving easy access to all pens from
the feed alley. The %stanchions, 'parti-
ltions and gates may be made Of 1 by 4
If-zL 49,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
Conducive to Happiness.

Good roads are more conducive TO
human happiness than good diges'
ton. You can coddle your digestion
with matted milk, but there is moth
ing more certain to convert a COW
path into a hard-surfaced highway
than brains, plus money, plus con-
crete.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
OF BULLS UGLINESS
confinement In Small, Dark Stall
Makes Animal UnruIy-Gfve
Him Daily Run In Yard.

No wonder a bull gets ugly when he
ts shut up all the time in a small dark
stall.
Give him q daily run in a good-sized
yard, and you will have a bull that
is kind and gentle and a sure stock
getter for many years. ~
It Is foolish to sell q bull after q
seasons use unless he is a poor one,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25

quired an Importance as agencies III
national preparedness which calls for
q mobilization of our road builders for
the greatest efficiency in the broad
transportation problems Of the coun-
try.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
Patience Rewarded.

Patient work with the drag when
ever necessary during the season will
mean more for our roads than VIII
trying for bond issues.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
The
About the cheapest thing In the
world is happiness, but lots OF r1ch
people can't afford to buy 1t.
MORE ABOUT oMELETS.

The white Of the eggs If beaten until
dry will make q less tender omelet
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25

than one IN winch
the G r beat
en- until light b e
carefully mixed
with the yolks.
Adding a table
spoonful Of water
(cold) for each
egg is also on In
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-25
How to
Encourage Bible
Reading
By REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

T~ExT-Preach the preaching that
bid thee.-Jonah 3:12.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14
Forest Fires DestroyPrOperty
Near Thompsontown

Thompsontown, Pa, April 14.-Fire
on the mountains Tuesday surround
ed the property of Joseph McNaugh-
ton and destroyed some of the out
buildings.-Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Zeig-
Ter were at Mifflintown Wednesday.
Postmaster Oscar Keagle was at
Harrisburg Monday.-Charles Spen-
Ger enlisted in the army Monday
and left for Fort Slocum.-A son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lukens,
April 9.-AIiss Mary Herr left for AL
toona on Monday, where she will
make her future home.-C. c. Meiser
went to Mercersburg on Monday
where he was the guest of his son,
Meyer, a student at the Academy
Banks Heller, of Altoona. spent the
Weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. +. Heller.-Mr. and Mrs.
Snowden Kitchen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fair, all Of Steelton, and Miss Celia
Bickle, of Harrisburg, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Carvell, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs David Hackenbergtt
and son and daughter were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Colyer, Sun
day.-The Rev. Charles Hines, of
Mfllerstown, was in town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes Books were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Cam
eron, on Tuesday.-Mrs. John Leidig,
Miss Katharine Since. of Harrisburg,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Since, of
Lewistown, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Lou, Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14

inches thick, as shown. For the con-
crete throughout we would use the fol-
lowing proportion: l part cement, Il
parts sand, and parts crushed stone,
pebbles, cinders or Stag. The sand
should be clean, sharp and coarse, and
the large aggregate must be free of
loan, clay or organic matter. We
would use n cement that is guaranteed
to meet the United States Government
standard. See that it is fresh and in
no way affected by moisture. Need
less to say, it must be stored in a dry
place, as even dampness will cause ce-
ment to set, and it is then worthless.
Measure the ingredients for con-
crete; don't guess at them; and mix
them thoroughly. The secret of good
concrete is to have the ingredients so
thoroughly mixed that no two grains
of sand or pieces of stone lie together
without an intervening coating or film
of cement, to insure perfect adhesion.
Forms for concrete, while they are
simply falsework and afterward re-
moved, should be securely built of
fairly good material. They should be
strong enough to hold the weight of
the concrete without budging out of
shape. Plan them so there will be no
difficult measurements to understand
and aim to use them over and over
again, as much as possible, which
greatly reduces their cost. They
should be adequately braced in sec
tions best adapted to the work, and
in sizes that are convenient to handle.
To estimate the quantities of ingred-
tents required for a concrete job,
which will also give you an idea of the
cost, first figure the cubical contents
get the actual volume or capacity of
the forms in cubic feet. Let this
product represent the quantity of
crushed stone, cinders or whatever is
used for the large aggregate. Then,
if the desired proportion or mixture
for the concrete is 1-21s-5, since
2la is one half of 5, the necessary
sand, or small aggregate, will be one
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14
MYSTERY AND HORROR MARK
BEA UTIFUL SECTION OF COUNTRY
Murders Suicides and Accidents Haze Been Occurring
guldr Intervals For Many Years in Lancaster
County Near Mount joy

children. Years ago. among the early
settlers were John Kinsley and his
wife. They lived happily together in
one of the humble cabins of that
period. Kinsley returned home one
day and found his wife hanging by n
hempen rope at the rear of the cabin
dead
Almost Immediately there followed
the tragedy of F'ianna Doty, :. fate
remembered with horror by the neigh
borhood to this day, when her ca bin
caught fire and the falling timhers,
by some strange chance, barred every
avenue of escape, and she was liter
ally roasted to death at her Cwn
hearth stone.
Barely year elapsed until Henry
Hit was found dead in the adjacent
grove with his skull crushed in b. the
bludgeon of an assassin whose ldep-
tity has never been learned.
A few months later Johannes Fisscl
was discovered dead at the end o. Il
rope with which he hanged himself to
tree on the death ridge.
The next year Frederic Kiser r,ot
his fate there at the hands of highway
men who robbed and murdered him
and his body was found by a parry of
woodmen.
In appalling succession there fol-
lowed Il chain of fatalities. Henry
lreby, in descending a hill on horse
back at the western terminus, was
thrown from his mount He fell on his
head and broke his neck. His body was
buried by the roadside.
y little later, scarcely twenty yard
from the spot Wrere Irely fell. the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14
District S. S. Convention at
Union Deposit Tomorrow

Union Deposit, Pa, April 14.--A
District Sunday school convention Will
he held in the United Brethren Church
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. w.
D. Rheal, of Philadelphia, will be the
Speaker.-On Saturday evening the
band marched a few miles north of
town and celebrated Levi Alillers
birthday with musiC.-Jacob Rambler
and family, of Palmyra, We're guests
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rambler. on Sunday-Preaching ser
vices will be held in the United Breth-
rem Church tomorrow evening at
40 by the pastor ih9 RSY: Syt George 9ods
Keiffer, accompanied by their son,
Harry. and family, spent Sunday at
Annville, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Whitmyer.-Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Miller and children, of Philadelphia,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Shope.
on Sunday.-Mrs. j. Chrismer spent
Tuesday at Harrisburg.-Mr and Mrs
William Long, of Hummelstown, were
guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. $. Long, on Sunday.-The Rev. a.
NJ. Kuhns spent Sunday near Pine
Grove.-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etter,
and daughter Sarah, spent Sunday
near Sand Beach, visiting their son,
John Etter, and family.-A. Ham
maker, of Warren, is spending some
time with his family here.-Mr. and
Mrs. David Patrick and children, vis-
tied Mr.. and Mrs. James Yingst, near
Hummelstown, on Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Hartman, of Steelton,
were guests of his mother, Mrs. Mag
gle Hartman, on Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. II. 2. Peiffer and daughter. Ruth,
and formers father John u. Peiffer,
spent Sunday at Steelton. g.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14
VETERAN OWNS
RARE WAR RELIC
Envelope Received by Mail
While in Camp Near Gettys-
burg in 1868
APPROPRIATE MOTTO
Eleven New Members Taken
Into Greencastle Reformed
Church Easter Sunday

Greencastlc, Pa, April Thames
Eachus, a veteran of the Civil War.
has a letter in his possession which
tysburg. The envelope is decorated
with an American eagle carrying in
his flight the stars and stripes, with
the following motto engraved above:
mot Star Shall Fall" Below the
eagle is star with as many points
as there were States in the Union at
that date.-Eleven new members
were received into Grace Reformed
church on East Sunday morning and
the offerings for the day amounted to
S225.-Mrs. John c. Craig is spend
ing several weeks at Baltimore
Mrs. l.. NJ. Conrow, Mrs. Alexander
Urquhart, Misses Alice Brown and
Anna Gilland attended the annual
Woman's Foreign Missionary meeting
of Carlisle Presbytery at Harrisburg.
William Hostetter, of Altoona, has
been compelled to resign his position
and return to his home in Vest Bal
timore street because of Illness
John Bert, of Yonkers, N. Y, is Wis
iting his grandmother, Mrs. Kath-
crime Bert.-Boyd Smith, of Green
castle, is employed at the Eddystone
plant. but fortunately was spending
his Easter vacation at home when
the munition plant was blown up
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Engle announce
the birth of son on Sunday; DR..
and Mrs. G. S. Edwards announce
the birth of a son on Monday, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Shoap announce
the birth of a daughter on Tuesday.
C. G. Hackett, of Harrisburg. is
spending the week here.-Miss Lillian
Carl entertained the following guests
at an Easter house party: Miss Eliz-
abeth Ross and Martha Fletcher, of
Harrisburg; Misses Sue Craig and
Marion Clark, Wilson College; Arvid
Anderson, Jr, and Joe Krupper, OF
Mercersburg Academy; Glen Kreider
and p. +. Carl Jr., of Yale, and
Spencer Ross, of Harrisburg.-Clar-
ence Palmer, Cf Baltimore, was a Wis
itor with his mother.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Sollenberger and son, of Har-
risburg, were guests of Greencastle
relatives.-Morgan Cross, Jr., son of
the Rev. w. NJ. Cross. left this week
for Philadelphia where he has ac-
Cepted a position in the office of
Cross Brothers Lumber company
f.. o. McLanahan has been confined
to his home in East Baltimore street
with an attack of grip. Mr.. McLana-
han recently returned from st.
Petersburg, Florida, and the change
in climate resulted in his illness. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wilhelm and
sons. of Harrisburg, were guests at
! the home of J. Edward Omwake.-
| Mrs. Annie Kremer Shook is on a
months visit with relatives at Mont
| Clair, n. J.--Miss Frances Stouffer,
member of the senior class, won the
/ defamation contest in the Green
/ castle High School.-Miss Ella Sim
mers has accepted a position in the
Bell Telephone Exchange in East
! Baltimore street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14

Mount JOY, Pa, April 14.-The
most recent of a long list of fatalities
which occurred near the Ridge of
Death" was that of Harry II. Kline
who was horribly mangled near his
home at Florin, by "a railroad train, q
short time ago. Less than two years
ago, Thomas McShone met his death
by being badly mangled by a train a
short distance west of Florin. The
week before Mrs. Edward Bosser was
instantly killed by a runaway horse,
while going to church at Elizabeth
town. a few months before that Mar
tin Seachrist met his death by q
swift running passenger train near the
same place where McShone was kill
ed. That fearful Ridge of Death" as
it is generally called, is in Lancaster
county, in the midst Of a beautiful and
peaceful community, a stretch of
ground which seems to harbor an in
fluence so malign and fiendishly
bloody and cruel that only an endless
toll of human victims can satisfy it.
Murder and suicide have for years
gone on in that dreadful vicinity. Mys-
terry and horror are the elements that
surround the Ridge of Death" which
is in Mount JOY township, winding
along the northern side of the well
known Gravel Hills, and skirting the
extreme limits of Milton Grove. Be
ginning at the base of the Green Hills
it runs westward for a few miles until
IT terminates at riVerlet close to the
Oakdale schoolhouse. At a spot known
as "Bulrush Clump," the horrors of
sudden death by accident, suicide and
even murder, seem to await men and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14

body of an unknown suicide wa 5
found. His body was buried beneath
the tree on which he had hanged
himself.
Mrs. Greenawalt arriving at the
spot one day died in a M 'terious
manner and her body was buried ut
the ciump of trees where she died.
Following the ridge eastward you
cone to the close-set bushes wheI e
John Tulmer's body was discovered
10y Sunne's, after being hidd ~ ?or
Sc !cral days. The cause of his deatl, IS
mys en- to this day.
Upon the highest spar of the liiil
range, The wandering traveller will see
the folmer dwelling of Valentine
Zerphy, whose son John, was dragged
to a horrible death by a frightened
colt.
Standing in the doorway of the
same house you can see where David
Martin, another tenant of the ill-fated
house met the body of his son, Jacob,
when his neighbors brought the young
man home from the scene of his sud-
den and unsolved death. probably in
flicted by an unknown assassin.
The most sincere piety has no eX-
orcism, as nearby is the spot where
Anna, the devoted daughter of the
Rev. Jacob l.. Eshleman, was found
dead by the roadside.
Go TO the adjoining farmhouse and
you can step into the room where
they laid the torn and mangled body
of it's owner Michael Render, after
he was dragged to death by his un-
away horse.
Turn to the western cliffs and you
can see the spot where Henry Walters,
young and but recently married man,
hanged himself to chestnut sap
ling.
A little way to the west of the
Ridge of Death" you see the graves
of the Kreider family father, mother
and four children, all murdered at the
same time.
Miss Lillian Arndt, of Milton Grove,
committed suicide by leaping out of u
four-story window, a distance of
forty feet to the pavement below.
Only a few weeks before David
Ober, one of her neighbors met death
by a runaway horse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14

half of the large aggregate, or crushed
stone. Similarly, the cement is one
fifth of the large aggregate.
Insure Perfect Ventilation
Proper ventilation is imperative.
The egg chambers of the incubator
must be generously supplied with
fresh air at all times, yet there should
be no risk of driving rains or direct
currents of air blowing on the ma
chine. The windows are therefore
fitted with double sash, as shown, the
inner sash to open in and down, and
the outer sash to open out and up.
In this manner q free circulation of
air is established. The windows are
spaced about four feet apart. 1t is
good plan to fit them with cellar
window wire or small mesh netting, to
exclude cats and other marauders.
The roof is framed with 2X4-inch
rafters, spaced about two feet on Gen.
ters, overlaid by sheathing boards and
covered with a reliable grade of ready
to-lay patent roofing or, the rafters
may be shingle-lathed and roof built
of shingles. The ceiling joists are
2X4-inch material, secured to the
plates, which are of similar material,
and spaced about two feet apart. The
loft space between the ceiling and the
under side of the roof should be VEN
Itilated in some way, either at the
gables or by a ventilator. If a half
story is built over the incubator cell
lar, this loft space makes a good stor-
age room and particularly suitable
place for drying and curing feathers.
Most mammoth incubators are
heated by coal burning, hot-water fur
naces, consequently a chimney or flue
of some kind is required. A concrete
chimney may be built very easily,
using terra Gotta tile flue lining for
the inside form, and a wooden struc-
ture for the outside form. Build the
entrance steps as shown, and provide
a substantial, generous door.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-14
WON COMMISSION
WHILE STUDENT
President Granville, of Gettys-
burg College Received Prize
at Yale University
FRUIT IS NOT HARMED
Flag Bequeathed by Will of
Color-Bearer Not Ori-
ginal One

Gettysburg, Pa, April 14.-Dr.
William A. Granville, president of the
college here, held commission as
second lieutenant in the United
States army, won in a competitive
examination while a student at Yale
University.-The cold weather with
the accompanying snow at the begin
ming of the week, has done little
harm to the fruit, according to the
statements of growers. The apples,
which are a source of great revenue
to Adams county. are not far enough
advanced to be seriously injured
The probating of the will of the late
Daniel p. Reigle, in which he be-
of the Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania
Regiment, which he, as color bearer,
carried through the Civil war, has
brought forth the statements from
comrades of Mr.. Reigle that the old
flag that he so highly priced was not
the original flag of the regiment they
claiming that the original standard
is in the collection now in the Capt.
tol at Harrisburg. but that this flag
is the one used after q number of
the men had re-enlisted at the eXpira-
ton of thei rtime.-Emory Rusher
and family, who reside near Brush
town, this county, left for their new
western home at Malta, Montana,
where Mr.. Rusher will engage in
arming.-Spurgeon NJ. Keeney, a
graduate of Gettysburg College, who
two years ago won the Rhodes
scholarship, and is now driving an
ambulance in France. is among the
students at oxford who have signed
TO make a trip around the world in
the interest of Y. NJ. c. 4. work fol-
lowing a years work in this line in
Mesopotamia and India.-Because of
being needed in the service of the
country in the war with Germany,
Gettysburg will not have the senior
class of West Point here TO make
a study of the field, with the tactics
employed in the great battle of the
Civil War, as has been the custom
mt thirty-siX cents a pound at the
Mount Pleasant township, a record
price for this communicative SEN
ior class of the Gettysburg High
School is about ready for their an
Hual play which will be given on the
evening of the goth. Professor
Pepp" has been selected for the COM
edy performance this year.-Miss
Rosa Scott, who for some years has
been a teacher in the Gettysburg
public schools, has not presented her
application for reelection. 1t is eX-
pected Miss Scott will go to Easton
where she was offered a position in
Abe schools.