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Cows of Yew For Modern Archers . s Y ft Is a far cry from long-range s rifles and high-powered explosives to tbe bow and arrow of the American ( fjtdian. Nevertheless, bows and ar- t rows are still used by the small boy, ] albeit not without sorrow to the , udghbor's chickens. There is also a (l?mand for stronger and more ex- j pensive bows for archers of mature , years. Doubtless these facts account , for a recent sale, on the Snoqualmi National Forest in Washington, of a ] quantity of yew, to be used in mak- , in.O( bov/s. Although the Forest Ser- ( m vice of the United States Depart- : tuent of Agnc.ulure sells a variety of forest products for unusual uses, this is probably the first case in which the final product is to be one of the oldest and most common I A weapons Known m uic vwnu. The yew has long been known as the best of all bow woods. .Famous English archers would have no other. Richard 3rd, ordered bowyers to make four bows of witch-hazel, ash or elm to every one of yew, in order that the supply of this valued wood might be preserved. This is said to be one of the earliest forest regulations in England. The staves from which bews were made in those early days were seasoned for three years before being made into bows and the | bows were not used for two years | | after being completed. The American yew is botanically ceTy similar to the European yew. One of the three species found in i the United States grows only in Florida and is a small tree. Another . is a shrub growing in the north Atlantic region, while the third occurs in the forests of the Pacific coast. It ts the latter that grows in {he Sno- 1 qualmie National Forest. When ma- 1 tare it usually is from 20 to 30 feet ' hi>h and from 6 to 12 inches in dia- ! Jeter. 4 On account of its elasticity and ' strength the Indians of the North- 1 west utilized the wood of the yew ( for their bows and often for canoe ! paddles. Yew wood is also well adapt- 1 ed to carving- and numerous attrac- 1 tive articles can be made from it. Not only does the grain of -the wood ' make it possible to carve attractive 1 designs, but the combination of red bark, white sapwood, and rose-red 1 heartwood make especially pleasing ' effects possible. ' J otTDruAcrc T Aun NEAR DUE WEST < / i The Davis Realty Company has < purchased 650 acres of land near Due j West from Mr. A. Seldon Kennedy < for $125 an acre and will cut it into i j " l WHITE HOVSE.' The White ? Washington \v; wilderness r.nd i of Philadelphia. y It was burned i: but the stone i was rebuilt anc hundred years o a year. C-n STANDS FOR COOLEDGH HYGRADE These t*vo letters assure you that ^ou are t II ire-.tin(r tn*? Jesi paint made for the Southern A CVsu*te. ACt ; ( ! I mall farms. The A. R. Presbyterian ec ias the following account of the 15 .ale: The A. J. Davis Land Company of Greenwood closed a trade last week hrough Mr. Fowler, their wide awake .IT epresentative in this community, G .vith Mr. A. S. Kennedy for 65U lcres of land just south of the town, it $125 per acre. Mr. Davis, the head P :>f this firm told us that the company Dxpects to cut the farm up into 50 md 75 acre tracts, improve it where necessary, by putting comfortable ^ dwellings on the tracts and . sell to desirable farmers whom they hope to move into the community. He says they have settled hundreds of far- P mors during the past few years mov- ^ ing from one section to another, through their fine system of adver- ^ tising. Mr. Davis says that the average price of good farming land, 1 n like this land throughout the country, 4 6 is now $400 per acre. He is counting on a very material rise in the price of land in this section of the country, which now is very much lower than j other sections. This tract of land is , 4 above the average, its fertility, general attractiveness and location. It lies just south of Due West. Parts of it just outside the corporate limits. We would very much like to see goodl citizens settle on this land, which' j responds finely to cultivation. To I ' .V v _ -..X I 3 eariy applicants, tne iana may De cut t somewhat to suit individual cases. ^ o Mr. Fowler, Due West, or A. J. Davis . v & Company, Greenwood S. C., are in g charge of the sales, ^ FORMER SENATOR ISSUES WARNING 1 , Ceveland, May 5.?Describing the a present day as an "era of artificial 0 prosperity." Former United States 0 Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, and former president of the Merchants' National bank of New York, ^ in an address here today urged former soldiers tp drop their bonus Si claims and reVive the old patriotic spirit which holds "that money is not ;he sole compensation for the ser- ? .rices rendei'ed their country."^ ~ Mr. Burton declared that a period >f materialism, selfishness and disruption threatens the whole nation. A. bonus at this time, he said, would h mean an added burden to the pres- a snt high cost of living. ii "There is an emergency and crisis T Facing the world," Mr. Burton said, a "A perfect orgy of selfishness and 2 jxaction exists and the country is resting upon a staggering weight of iebt and taxes. The high cost of liv- t; mg has not merely become an unen- tl iurable burden, but a source of de- n moralization everywhere. An era of a WASHING TON .D.Q. |gf ?P [ouse was built when as carved out ef the nade the capital instead n 1SL4 by the British, emained standing. It I is now more than a >ld. 'It is painted once Cooledge "Best tor the Southern Cooledge Hygra'le paint and 1 yer.rs have been proven test fc era c.-'ucue. v. nenever pair.i is needed ym can safely speci Hy>jrade. :er Building & Supply ABBEVILLE, V. J. < :onomy and devotion to the country ^2 the only remedy. M A CANDIDATE'S TROUBLES ?| A candidate for the office of com- || lissioner of a certain county in gj eorgia is said to have filed the fol- g wing itemized account of his ex- Ej enses in the campaign: Lost I34y nours 01 sieep tninKing g bout the election. Lost two front M eeth and a whole lot of hair in a | ersonal encounter with an oppo- J ent. Donated one beef, four shoats g nd five sheep to a country barbe- J ue. Gave away two parr of sua 9 enders, four calico dresses, $5 cash M nd 13 baby rattlers. Kissed 126 || abies. Kindled 14 kitchen fires. Put g p four stoves. Walked 4076 mliea. m Ihook hands with 9,508 persons. Told ?g 0,101 lies, and talked enough to jj lake in print 1,000 volumes. Attend- ] d 16 revival meetings and was bap- |j ized four times by immersion and 1 wice. some other way. Contributed g 50 to foreign missions and made jj Dve to nine grass widows. Hugged 1 9 old maids. Got dog-bit 30 times, 3 nd was defeated." ?Exchange. NOTICE! SCHOOL ELECTION | Whereas a petition has been circu- g ated in Hagan School District No. | 5, asking for an election for the | urpose of voting an additional tax | f 4 mills for school purposes, and I whereas it appears to be properly J igneci an election is nereDy canea ? o take place at the school house in J aid district on Saturday May 22nd, ] 920. j Those in favor of the tax will cast ,j ballot upon which there is written I r printed the word "Yes". Those f pposed will cast a ballot upon which J here is written or printed the word j No". Rules governorfng General ? Sections to be observed. Trustees to act as managers of j aid election. * J| W. J. Evans, Co. Supt. of Education. M -5-3t m STOCKHOLDERS MEETING The annual meetinar of the stock = olders of the Standard Building jj nd Loan Association will be held ?g i their office in the Planters Bank gj *uesday evening, May 11th, 11920 || t six o'clock. = t. Otto Bristow, Sect'7. I Prof. Harper, of Purdue Universi- S y, says the famer received $5.85 for g| be 62 ounces of wool required to ?| lake a suit of clothes. The suit sells M nywhere from $40 to $75. | I SB We wi^l gladly si-iul I ^ booklet and v'?lor ~ cards to any house So owner or builder, postage free. /grade | Climate" jj tarnishes *or >rthe South- *5 : or varnish ify Cooledge Companp ' 5. U III || COOLEDGF, & SONS Atlanta, C.a. ? -L? m b = S 1 2 | I = I I Spec I Bu 3 \ We have ( I which were S Advance in | will sell as lc n For $12! 1 I We need I which we hi I Getyours I gone. They] [are4 nic< Stock. 1 I ! I i 1 W. A. C mm?ammmm ial ) OF ggi< \ i ? - f orty Park bought Prices \ >ng as the 5.00 Spc this room ave comin before j fresh Bug alvert < IlllllllllllillllJIIIIIIIIIi'lililli Sale I j ^ es | 1 i er Buggies | before the 1 Arliirk \\Tf* Iv V llJLV/11 YY -U y last. | m i >t Cash I i for goods | [g in daily, j they are 1 gies not old | $ & Sons I - i