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/\ ^ SOAK S vni R GRAIN AS DIRECTED I5Y I, S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICI THEY KNOW HOV r*2.>c Bottle crakes 12 ( aiunm & week \y V t 1 The Perfection G I Your Shaving I 'THOUGH a match?tf I glows in response. Iutes the bathroom is ; toast Why endure cold, dam weather when this little portable fireplac< ready to make thing warm in bedroom, be over the house. The Perfection is clean, co Iily carried wherever you hours of comfort from a gs It is smokeless and odorles? ing when not in use but is to make your house the 1 Use Aladdin Security Oi White Oil to obtain best Stoves, Lamps and Heater ^ T T-v A -r? T-v S~\ T T o Ib l AiMJAKJJ KJLIu ^ (New Jersey) BALTIMORE Washington, D. C. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Look for the Triangle Trademark. Sold in many styles and sizes Jf at all hardware and general XI stores, and S V n wherever you X 1\ H see the Perfec- / /V tion Cozy Cat \N 'x \ Poster. V, \ \ Highest award Panama ' ^ Poctfc Exposition ? gUR-PSR /jf 'ECTfOH / Shop Talk. QUE El Willie?We've got e. new Sunday school teacher, and I don't like him. Father?WTiy so, my eon? ' Pi Willie?He's Mr. Carver, the butcher, V j ana he talked shop all afternoon. Father (surprised).? raiKea t-nop: ; -phe si What do you mean? Like Willie?Why he talked all about kill- i heavy ins: the fatted calf, and led like a lamb j evenin manit\ to slaughter.?Puck. 1 , jsands "* ! ernor The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head j a que 1 Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA- j South \ TIVK BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary i 1 0:iinine and does not cause nervousness nor , among W r'i; :'!? in head. Remember the full name and ' 1| JU;^k .'or the signature of K. V\ GROVE. 25c- j evei Blasting Grc \Much has been written < plant a tree or trees, but if euces of scopes of famous have any weight on the topi practice of usinjr dynamite i to planting young trees proved its merits. The writer has personally eitif ovjiniolps of thp vjiIiip \! lence of tree planting with on a private orchard in Del \ ' 70P50/L / i WmmM$-BR0K?:N / gPMjapp? gallons / /iflr 5UB3^!L^^^ ! THE BLAST THOROUG LEAVES A CAVITY Or BE FILLED. BBiniaaiMaMaMnaBaM j difference in growth bet wee 111(1 TJ'!()' M equate comparison could be jjg Furthermore, there are so i Omr)10C0S IW| and logical reasons tor tins &1 tree planting that even the i fif ^cal could not fail to be V_y Li UH Obviously when a tree lias ipPprfartinn H | lcr"e l)Jirt of its ('n0I-i(>s in x roots throuuh the hard soil In five min- 1 not lie expected to make the as warm as i |rapi<i pr0"th and corae i,,f' ;p and chilly || i \ topsoh. ^ inexpensive g gA 3 is always M j 11 Sii Ms: s cozy and V ithroom?all 8 nvenient, eas- 1 wa'nt it. Ten g 5. Costs noth- !m always ready H _r m THE ROOTS ARE FIRMLY lome 01 cneer. ga t BY MELL0> 1 or Diamond |1 earIy bearing as a tree.wouk results 111 Oil &|| j had the ground in which it w S. B ! thoroughly prepared by dyn;i ?I i forehand. OMPANY M No tree should be planted pan or impacted subsoil wit \| j resorting to blasting, so tha Charlotte. N. C. B ma-V be made ?l,en and P0 Charleston, w. Va. B blasting not only creates clu CharisstoD s. c. . H| creases absorption of soil mo [ |j jg permits deeper rooting, but : j H duces better growth and larg I fDO YOUR l\ ^ B Gives the y\\ J \ Wk H Eray Kind from < ^v\ 1 ^2?<r I I Color an<* 1 \v \ CM fl 5 took for the Trade Mai Lc 2 j FTr.r. announced a ; send Id their answ Read The State fc i ggng?MPgam i liffi HHWH? ! y OF JUBILEE ' Miss Bessie 'McKeithen of G( RECEIVES HER CROWN become queen of the harve: Her coronation was an event IcKeithen Is Honored With All this State because this is the >mp and Circumstance as vest juDiiee wnicn nas ever w Ruler of Festival. to double interest in South great annual event, the State ;ate. * a bright, rare jewel in a rich. ?>?? lialM of Co,toD ?"rn setting shone one fair girl last Charleston, Oct. 25.?Th( g, a-sparkle in a mass of hu- liner Colorado, which clea '. The crowd cheered her, thou- j Charleston for Xew York paid homage to her and the gov- ' with a cargo of fi,000 bales of the State placed on her head caught fire and was abandoi >en's crown?and all because off Cape Romain, between I Carolinians voted her the fairest miles from Charleston, acc the fair representatives of near- advices received at the loca } county in the State. Thus did the Civ,'1- line this mornir i I >und For Tree Planting on how to , Blasting for tree planting is best done the experi- in the fall, because Jit this time of the orchardists year it is easier to catch the subsoil c. then the in dry condition. Blasting in the spring )reliminary f()r spring planting, however, is much has fully better than planting in dug holes, not- \ i ?liiiauiJiuiu?; lue jin'v luul tut; buuovju r seen Spe- is apt to be wet or damp. and excel-! if the holes are blasted in advance of i dynamite the time of setting the trees they are | aware, the; left without further attention until m Slislgi m WMwmm i subsoil HLY CRACKS THE SOIL, BUT USUALLY ! =5 POTHOLE AT THE BOTTOM?THIS MUST j ^ | II the nn- tree pianting time, unless it is desir- j ?e nlanted able to add some manure or fertilizer j unmistak- to lie diffused through the soil. This | hat no ad- is an excellent practice, especially in 1 made. poor soil. If the earth is sour, sticky 1 many sane day a few pounds of lime scattered in i method of the hole will materially assist in floe- j uost skep- dilating the clay and keeping it per- i convinced. I manently granulated and sweet. to uso a ! Immediately after the blast the soft j forcing its ! blasted ground should be du.Lf out down it can- to the location of the charge, where j 1 same a hole will usually be found abo".t 3 such the size of a bushel basket. Tiiis ! TOP-SOIL ? life 5 UB50/L j EMBEDDED IN RICH TOPSOIL, SURROUNDED ' N. WELL 'DRAINED SUBSOIL. I 1 that had: must be filled to prevent settling of thy as planted tree after planting. The roots should be miting be- placed in a natural position in good top soil, covered with .more top soil and | )ver hard- treaded down tirni. The hole can then I hout first be tilled to a little above the surface t the soil with subsoil. us. Such The fact that nearly all commercial innels. in- orchardists use this method proves istureand that it pays in reduced first year loss, it also in- earlier fruiting and larger and better er yields, yields. ? ii lie ?. own shopping!! t" |?| Hosiery ? BEST VALUE for Your Money Dottoa to Silk, For Men, Women and Coildrea Style From 25c to $5,00 per pair k! Sold by All Good Dealon. rd & Tavkr NEW YORK fljp 0e jaitak puzzle picture contest? a. GAME i? T+ io KocnH i\ri ftrmt.h Carolina LJ? L L lO ^4 \y *1 ' ** v? -w ?r? ? Carolinians. Tt will be interestid may be very profitable. Five y-five dollars will be given to the rHE STATE who remit now and ers later. >r Particulars or Write Direct to I j STATE COMPANY, J , OOLPMMA, Ik CL ' j ! sorgetown Congdon and his crew of 37 men were st Jubilee. Picked up by the Suwanee, a Merunique in c^ants an(* Miners' steamship, bound : first har- for Baltimore. No word as to the * ? - A -- - * ^ V? Ann I ilk6n pl^C8 origin 3>nci ns-turs 01 hi c iicis uccu Carolina'^ received late this afternoon. The local i fair tlIgs Waban and Cecelia put to sea on _ receipt of the news, intending to salat Sea. vage vesse* an(* Part ^er car?? if possible. Both are equipped with - ^lallory special fire fighting apparatus. red from last ni?"hf To Drive Out Malaria f \ And Build Up The System or cotton,, Take the 01d standard GROVE'S led at sea TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know 30 and 40 : what you are taking, as the formula is ordin?- t:>'P"n*e(^ on every label, showing it is fr " -1 Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. 1 cince of Quinine drives out malaiia, the lg. Capt. I Iro*i builds up the system. 50 cents Carolina Comes In Cannin Agent of Fifteen Southern Sh m; cc frlil-A J Pmr-rrkt nnrl iniou a v?? v Assistan \ The State. I othf 0. B. Martin, supervisor of home nine demonstration and canning club work sho in 1-j Southern States, spoke of the the work in South Carolina when in. Co- star lnmhia rpnpntlv arp "South .Carolina women and girls i the are leading the nation in the canninz I club and home demonstration work," ?] lie said. rec( "For 10 days just before leaving org; Washington I was engaged in read- nite ing the field and statistical reports ot tin. the 400 women agents in the 15 thes Southern States, who are doing this thu: work in co-operation with certain lead- mer ing colleges. For the past few days 1 597 have been making a trip through all trai: of rl-io Qrmfh Atlantic States and I fris: have also made some investigation of wor similar work in the rest of the United < ] States, so I have unusual opportuni- js o: ties of judging progress in this im- kav portant line. A representative of our wor office was sent to San Francisco a few gre, weeks ago to address the association tens of American agricultural colleges. She yea] said that she had many inquiries from fuj ( the North and West in regard to Miss has tr'jjt.v. + + on/1 Vi rw Ti'nrlr in QrmtVi H.U1U1 fdllUll, auu UC1 "Uia m Carolina. Miss Parrott had addressed n. coni the same association in Chicago last . stra year. At the request of college au- ^ ^ thorities and demonstration workers . ' in t in Arkansas and Oklahoma she went na);. to those States a few months ago to ^jS tell them about progress in South . Carolina and also about her methods j of organization and work. We have ^ KoA oirviilo-r rflnnoctc frvr hpr tn POT11P ( 1J au OliilliUi A ~w ? 0{Jlt to other States. Our office and the', zen; office of home demonstration work at , ahe; Winthrop college have had numerous hea requests for the outline program of peQ. work which Miss Parrott and her as- , , loot sistants. Mrs. Dora Dee Walker and Miss Huffington, have issued for the year's work in South Carolina. There "] is also a lively demand for their plans enc of making fireless cookers, ironing offi< boards, -iceless refrigerators and other Sou conveniences and devices. The short der: courses for girls at several colleges by 1 aroused much interest also. 0f s : Results Good. the wlv "The statistics which have already ; begun to come in will show some i marvelous results," he continued. der 1 "There are 28 counties in South CaroI era lina which have home demonstration agents and which have organizations I ' J tilQ of women demonstrators and girl j club members. This is the largest I eco percentage of county organizations in! "Tc any of the States. (There have been | S1? I on f 3,175 members doing regular garden, work in tbe clubs of 1915. Most of *? < them grew tomatoes, but hundreds of iIai them branched out on work with fre beans, peppers, okra and other vege- m tables. Likewise they have 'been doBe' ing things with fruits, such as the ' preserves, juices, jellies and other " products in the exhibit iput up by Miss cer Dorothy Napier 'and her girls as the mil exhibit at the Columbia Chamber of life Commerce will show. The pimento to < pepper work, which was started in ne^ Barnwell county by Mrs. Dora Dee els 'Walker, is another thing that is bring- cha ir,or fVio Qrmfh P-aroHna work to na- ant tuv VV/UbU tional attention. There are now 432 Soi pimento gardens in South Carolina In belonging to club members. Similar hoi work has been undertaken in many con Old-Fasbloned Weather Signs. ( In its current issue, Farm and Fire- * side says of course that the best ^ weather prophet in the world is the ^ United States weather bureau, which i Q is right at least four times out of! <. five. In regard to the less scientific ^ 1 * Jam pOFC gmuea raiui emu r wnuo ~ , "Here are a few weather sjgns which 1 p are older probably than any one liv- j ing today. Experience has shown some ? of them to be fairly reliable, and some \ of them can be explained on a scientific basis: T "Moonlight nights have the heaviest I i frosts. ' : "The higher the clouds the {iner the I rep( weather. j thai "The farther the eight the nearer i the rain. 1 moi "Dew is an indication of fine I weather. 1 "When stars flcker in a dark back- I\| ground, rain or snow follows soon. Ifl "Expect a strong wind with stormy jor weather when smoke from chimneys Fiv< hangs near the ground. ta ? '? tv,qtj retui "Here are a iew m vcioc. iuw p j have the advantage of being easily remembered: ''Clear moon, ]V| Frost soon. ^ "Year of snow Th: Fruit will grow. "Rain before seven, Fine before eleven. j retu! "If the sun set in gray ! Calc r First g Club Work ites Commens Work of Her Able Corps of ty. ?r States this year. We are very ih gratified also to get reports wing that more than 300 girls in South Carolina clubs have already 'ted their winter gardens. There 176 girls doing superior work ia bread clubs. Make Demonstrations. But perhaps the most rapid and j 1 i x. , , ini ueveioymenx nas ueeu iu anization of the women to do defi demonstrations," said Mr. Mar"Already 1.073 women have joined e clubs. The reports which have 5 far come in show that these wol have made or have had made tireless cookers, 1,162 large fly >s, 187 ironing boards, 37 iceless reerators and 21 inexpensive waterks systems. :t must be remembered that this nly a beginning and that the agents e only been pushing this line of k for a few weeks. Under the it stimulus given by the Lever ex;ion act this will develop in a fe\7 rs into the greatest and most use- i >rganization for women's work that ever existed anywhere. )f course, you understand," he tinued, "that in the farm demontion work we are not boasting uny when we say that the best work he, South is the best work in the on. Dr. Seaman A. Knapp began work in the South, and he received ve co-operation from Southern col's, congressmen, business men, X)1 officers, teachers, legislators, ors and other public spirited citis. The result is that the South i3 ad in this development. I have rd many Northern and Western pie admit this fact and they are :ing to us.for suggestions. ... 3 Should Visit State Fair. ' $ [ judge from a little .corresponde that has been received in our :e that there are a few people in ith Carolina who do not fully un-, stand the nature of the work done Miss Parrott and her splendid corps Lssistants. Such DeoDle should visit State fair and study the exhibits ich will be installed there. All of -gS 5 work is done in co-operation with nthrop college, just as the farm aonstration work is done in co-op- | tion with Clemson college. A few pie have confused this. work with -v* t which has been done in home nomics extension 'by Miss Mary E. tyser. A contract has recently been ned by the college and department boritieg whereby Miss Frayser is ievote her time and energies to atm: work in mill villages. This is the at work which has Deeen conducted: the past few years by James L. Car ry. now demonstration agent ad lufort. Dr. A. S. Knapp *as greatly conned about demonstration work . im, *- it. i - - A "? .1 villages m cue mat .year vx. m.u? . Thousands of people will be glai 2c>-operate with Miss Frayser in her v work. Home demonstration work ewhere in the State will, be i* irge of Miss Parrott and her assist,s, who in my opinion are among ith Carolina's greatest benefactors, a rery few years there, will b* a ne demonstration . agent in ?rec3 mty in the State." "he next will foe a rainy day. 'When the wind's in the south. 'he rain's in its mouth. 'he wind in the west luits everyone be?t. If you see grass in January >ock your grain in your granary. Evening red and morning gray lelp the traveler on his way; Ivening gray and morning red Iring down rain upon his head. Phen the clouds appear like rocks and towers, 'he earth's refreshed by frequent showers. If you can get the official wes ler ort by 'phone you'd better coun on t first. But the proberbs and ji lg+Vi*n n rv m. JUOL gi.TC.LL wgtvw . i guess." ( o. 666 is it a prescription prepared especially MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. ; or six doses will break any case, and ken then as a tonic the Fever will not rn. It acts on the liver better tfafl >mel and does not gripe or sicken. *?> o. Six-Sixty-Six , is is a prescription prepared especially MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. I i or six doses will break any case, and ken then as a tonic the Fever will not -n. It acts on the liver better than >mel and doe3 not gripe or sicken. 25c J m