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PROPER CARE OF THE LAWN Grass Plat Must Never EJe Neglected If Hem? ls to Have a Proper Appearance. One of the most important duties on the home place during the summer is the care of the lawn. There ls nothing about a place that makes so much for general attractiveness as a well cared for lawn. Many people make the mistake of keeping the lawn cut too close. In that case the grass roots are exposed to hot sun and drying winds during the summer. Cut the lawn frequently, but do not set the machine too close. 4 To keep the lawn lodking clean at all times have a grass-catcher attachment on the mower. A careful watch for weeds on the lawn should be kept Cut them out well below the surface with an old knife as soon as they are large enough to be seen. A roller on the lawn is advisable, but lt should be used with care. Lawns that have been rolled for a long time are likely to become over-rolled; there is surface cohesion or close packing of the top soil, which prevents the admission of ah* and healthy root development. The remedy is the use of the spiked tamper. A home-made one may be made by taking a piece of two-Inch plank, some 12xl2-inch tim ber and inserting four-inch spikes an Inch and a half or two inches apart Bore holes a little smaller than the spikes before driving them in, to pre vent splitting the wood. Perforate the whole surface thoroughly with this, give a top dressing, lightly rake lt in and water the whole thoroughly late in the afternoon. HAVE TOP SASH SCREENED May Be Considered Small Matter, But Is Always Advisable-Advice for Prospective Builder. Don't forget that you may at some time want to open the top sash of the window, and that flies and mosquitoes are not particular as to through which sash they enter; therefore have the screen run from top to bottom of the window; to do this, side springs will bs necessary in the screen fromes, but tiley will cost little more than a screen which can be used only from the bot tom sash and which is little better than nb screen at all. Don't forget that there will never be a better time to build than the pres ent; materials of all kinds are cheap er than they have been for several years, and as soon as the European war is over there is sure to be a sharp advance in prices. . Don't say you can't build now be cause you have not enough money; if you have a little, the co-operative banks and building associations will loan you the balance needed upon terms under which you can pay for the house in monthly installments which would be no more than you would or dinarily be paying for rent-Ex change. The City Beautiful. A one-time mayor of New York, George B. McClellan, said: "In a self-governing community, the ul timate object of the government is the happiness of the governed. Something more is needed to make the happy city than health and,health and wis dom. The city healthy, the city wealthy, and the city wise, may excite satisfaction, complaisance and pride, but it is the city beautiful that com pels and retains the love of people." When last the tree men of the South met at Riverside, in the music room of the famous Glenwood Mission inn, an illuminated sign stretched across the stage, which read* "Make your city beautiful and you will learn to love it" Standards for Electric Service. A representative of the United States bureau of standards has been In conference with the public-service commissions and managers of public service corporations in various parts of the country. The information so obtained has been used in preparing the bureau's forthcoming circular on "Standards for Electric Service." An other representative of the bureau spent the entire month in the South, making measurements of street il lumination and electric current in the street-lighting systems of a number ot cities and towns. The results of the investigation wiH form the basis ot a circular on street lighting. Use Only Fire-Resisting Material. ! There has been established ta Cleve land, 0., a society whose object is to disseminate information on the safe, sane and sanitary building of mod erate-priced houses. This society rec ommends only such building materials as will resist the action of the ele ments, thus reducing to a minimum the fire hazard. Shade Trees Improve Property. It has been estimated that within the cities of New York state there are 20,000 miles of streets capable of sus taining a growth of 5,000,000 shade trees, which can be made worth $100, 009,000 in Increased property value. n?SKS miSS HOLLYHOCKS By CAROL BAIN. <-agarv-nn-??iWi?,m|iji^?"^wpW? The man with the easel placed it close to the fence so that he could look over the palings and down that rosy vista of hollyhocks. The cottage beyond the hollyhocks was quite hid den from view by the drooping branches of a chinsberry tree. In tue path ?etween the rows of holly hocks stood a girl in a pink dimity frock. The skirl was frilled to the waist with tiny rtefe raffles. A pink sunbonnet hid her face. "My medal picture " exclaimed the artist, opening his paint box. "I doq't know what she's looking at, but if she'll only hold that pose for a few minutes longer-" With swift, sure strokes he outlined the girl's pliant form in its quaint gown of the newest fashion-a mod ern adaptation of an old style. She | was facing the hollyhocks and look ing intently at something on a round, green hollyhock leaf. One slender white hand and rounded wrist were stretched cautiously out, and one lit tle foot in its high-heeled slipper ap peared beneath the short skirt She scarcely seemed to breathe, and five minutes passed before he drew back quickly while a great golden but terfly fluttered up and out of sight among the trees. N Even then she did not face him, but turned toward the cottage and van ished in a bend of the path. The following winter Wade New-j ton's picture, "Miss Hollyhocks," car ried off the coveted prize. "But why won't you sell the plo 1 ture?" insisted Henderson, lighting] another cigarette. Wade Newton glanced across his ; studio where "Miss Hollyhocks" was placed on an easel. , "It isn't a girl you know, is it?" went on Henderson, stroking his tiny mustache. y . . "Never saw her face," said Newton. "Then, why-" "Because I have a curiosity to dis-j cover her for myself. Confidentially. Ned, Miss Hollyhocks brought me j fame and a number of orders. I'm go-1 lng to marry her some day." "Idiot!n gibed Henderson drawing on his gloves. "But I suppose you can go down and find her in the old gar-| den any time you please." '1 wish I could," returned the other | with a sigh. "What do you mean?" "You know I was called abroad as soon as I finished that picture. When I returned I went immediately to Sleepy Valley where I had chanced upon the garden, but the girl and her people had vanished as the rose of yesterday. It seems they had only) hired the place for three months and beyond learning that the name was Smith I came back as wise as I went." "Smith! I like Miss Hollyhocks better!" said Henderson. "Of course! she might have been homely as sin, but, believe me, Wade, only a girl with a peachy complexion will guard it with a sunbonnet." Newton laughed indulgently. "I be lieve the pink sunbonnet has set you to dreaming, too," he said. "Well, by-by; I'm off," said Hender son. "Wire me when you find Miss Hollyhocks." "I will," agreed Newton. He dismissed the picture and the unknown girl from his thoughts and dressed for dinner. He had promised to dine with the Colemans, who had just returned from a year's travel abroad. Their daughter, Dorothy, had held Wade's heart in the hollow of her hand for many months, only she did not know it. Wade was not sure of it himself, for his girl of the holly hocks intruded her mysterious per sonality every time confession hov ered on the tip of Wade's tongue. "Dorothy is in the library. Mr. Newton," said Mrs. Coleman as she greeted the painter. "She wanted me to send you to her as soon as you ar rived." With a light step Wade entered the library and closed the door behind him. Then he stood as though para lyzed. Over in the embrasure of the bow window there stood a noble palm. In the shadow of it was a girl in a pink sunbonnet and a pink frilled gown. She might have stepped out of his picture! "Who ls it?" he asked quickly. She stood motionless, one slender white hand extended toward the palm leaves. In three strides Newton had crossed the room and stood beside her. He bent his head and peered around un der the pink sunbonnet. A charming pink and white face, a pair of blue eyes and enticing lips. Newton kissed her then and there. "Oh!" she cried, and stepped back. "Dorothy, darling, I never dreamed -I never guessed-that you were my hollyhock girl," he breathed rapidly, his eyes afire. "What were you do ing there in Happy Valley, and why didn't you tell me that you were stop ping there? Who are the Smiths, any way?" But Dorothy only shook her head and fled from him, saying that she must change her dress. He caught her hand at the door. "You love me-you will be my wife, darling?" he asked. "You know how long I have loved you. To think you should be my dream girl, too! You love me?" he insisted She nodded-he kissed her again. (Copyright. 1915, by the McClure News paper Syndicate.) Citation. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD. By W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge: Whereas, Walter D. Daniel and Shiloh Daniel, of above County and Stat.e made suit to rae, tu grant them Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Isaac N. Daniel, also of above County and State. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish a!! and sin-'ulor tho kin dred and Creditors of the said Isaac N. Daniel deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Conrt ot Probate, to be held at Edgeneld, C. H., S. C., in my office on 3rd day of Sept. 1915, next, after pub lication thereof, in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 12th day of August A. D., 1915. W. T. KINNAIRD, P. J. E.' C. Aug. 17-3t. Land for Sale Life is too short to go on renting land, when you can buy a small farm for almost the rent money. I have land in small lots around Johnston, and near Batesburg, Meeting Street, Celestia, Rocky Creek or Fruit Hill, Ropers and near Edgefield, and lots and stores in the town of Edge field. TERMS EASY ArthurS. Tompkins Edgefield, S. C. 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