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Their Extension Need Cause Good Road Advocates No Alarm-Will In crease the Volume of Travel-Prob lewas to Be Considered. A new factor that must soon be tak en into consideration in connection with the good roads problem is tle rapid extension of the electric traction systems into the rural distrief. Not content with the immense volume of carnings of the intramural systems, the street railway interests have invaded the country with long interurban linos that are already projected all the way across large states, says H. W. Perry in Good Roads Magazine. These street railways, or electric trac ton roads, are not to be Ignored by the good roads workers. They must be studied for the purpose of determinug the effect they will eventually have up r -- .405, ITARD ON THE HOSI. on highway travel, whether toward in creasing or decreasing its volume or as reducing the length of haul by horses and wagons and changing its direction. Practically all of these railways par allel important highways between the principal cities and towns. Many of them have franehises from the state granting the right of construction and operation directly on the public high ways, while others own part of them in the shape of purchased rights of way. The cars on these lines transport pas sengers from town to town or between the points on the road as comfortably, more cheaply and almost as quickly as the steam cars between stations and far more quickly and agreeably than the trip, long or short, can be made by horse and buggy or wagon. It seems obvious, therefore, that the electric roads will tend to reduce the light pas senger travel along the wagon roads whIch they parallel. tentions have ben def a premie court of Ohio. This freig er express business promises in near future to become more profitable to th.e roads than the transporting of passengers and to grow more rapidly in volume. It cannot be doubted that this draws wagon traffic from the parallel highways. As yet flew If any of the electric roads have attempted to embark In the heavy freighting business in this country, though it has been done in Europe. We may safely predict, however, that in tige the traction companies will at temy o .secure much of this business also, aless legal restrictions debar them, or they can operate as cheaply as thme steam roads, and In many cases they have advantages over the latter in facilities for handling such freight. However, if the interurban roads re duce the travel between towns on the highways which they parallel, they will surely Increase the travel on the cross roads leading from the farms to the railways and which act as feeders to the steel ways. They will also undoubt edly iacrease the volume of travel on the roads reaching from villages off the lines of the electric and steam roads to those through which these lines extend. Good road advocates have no reason - for becoming apprehensive that the ex tenslcn of the Interurban electric rail ways will cause any of the wagon 'roads to be abandoned and to fall Into decay. While they seem likely to re duce trafice on some of the main thor oughfares connecting towns, their ef feet 'will be to increase the number of short hauls in the aggregate on others. It is at any rate a factor In highway Improvement. The progress being made here and abroad in the manufacture of practical and economicai steam and gasoline trucks and "lorries," as well as passen ger coaches, for the transportation of freight and passengers on the pubice highways offers the good roads enthusi ast sufficient guarantee for a counter acting influence tending to give the in terurban wagon way a new importance. It will probably then comp to a strug gle betwieen the operator of the motor stage and the electric traction com panies to decide which of them can reduce the cost of operation to the low est point Wbea Traveling Was an Efrort, The roads in Poland at the beginning of the nineteenth century were so bad that twelve horses were required to drawv a traveling carriage, and some times sixzteen horses were needed to drag it at a Coot pace through the mud. Good Roads Growing In Favor. The value and importance of good roads are appreciated more :ad more each spce~eding year, not only by peo ple in the rural districts. but by in habitants of towns and cities as welL. ON ROADS.. Be Tried ced fdleness te penal institu tions, the New York Tribune says edl torally: The suggestion which was some time ago made in these columns that able bodied inmates of prisons and peniten tiaries be set at work building improved roads seems at last to be acted upon to a considerable extent and with gratify ing results. The convicts in the state prisons are as a rule otherwise employ ed, but those in charge of the peniten tiaries have not been able to provide work In prison shops for the prisoners under their control and so have sought it outside. In eight or more counties of this state the penitentiary prisoners are employed either at roadbuilding or at crushing stone for roadbuildiug. It is not known that any bad effects have been experienced from the under taking, while the good effects are nu merous and obvious. Among the latter these are conspicuous: The prisoners have the physical and moral benefit of healthful labor in the open air; the pris oners are made to pay their way in stead of being a heavy charge upon the community; the construction of good roads Is promoted, and the cost of them is decreased, and the number of prison ers is diminished, for tramps and other "sons of rest" avoid counties where committal to the penitentiary means stone breaking and roadbgilding. It may be added that one of the chief ob jections to the system-the offensive parading of convicts In the pubic view -has been found groundless, for no one would take the penitentiary prison ers working on the roads to be other than ordinary laborers. There is reason to believe that this system might profitably and properly be extended throughout the state and be applied to the inmates of state pris ons as well as of penitentiaries, when other work fails. The prisoners might also be employed at repairing and maintaining the roads after they are built. Most of the prisoners at Sing Sing are now at work, but It is not long since most of them were idle and were seriously suffering, morally and physically, from enforced idleness, and yet within a few hours' drive from Ossining are hundreds of miles of roads thpt are in their badness a re proach to the community and a cause of vexation and of actual pecuniary loss to all who are compelled to use them. We do not mean, of course, that counties and towns are to wait until prisoners can be secured to build gaod roads. But whenever and -wherever ablebodied prIsoners are idle-the re proach of bad roads is aggravated two fold. All roads should be made and kept good, and all prisoners who are able to work should be kept at health ful and proflfable work. Those are two eof the Service Depends on Good Roa~ds. n the forthcoming report of Super intendent Machin of the free delivery service there will be an extended dis cussion of the necessity of good roads in the extension and maintenance of the service. Heretofore it has been re quired that in the establishment of the service first consideration should be given to the condition of the roads. It has developed that inspectors have only superficially considered this question. Recent official inquiries disclose the fact that a portion of the roads of more than 1,000 of the 43500 routes now in operation requires some repairs. While the roads in the southwestern states, as a rule, are in good condition there are sections where repairs are regarded as essential in order that :in uninterrupt ed service may prevail during all the year. Several months ago announe-e ment was made that there were routes in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Iowa where the service would be discontinued unless repairs and improvements reported to the de partment as necessary were made. In most of these cases the warning of the department has been heeded. It is evi dent, however, in several instances that no serious consideration has been given to the announcement of the postmaster general in this connection. In such cases the department is ad vising road supervisors and other In terested officials that the lack of care given to the roads covered by rural routes will, if continued, endanger the permanency of the service. In diseuss ing this question today Superintendent Machin expressed the opinion that ru ral delivery would eventually solve the question of good roads., Good Roads and Farm Values. While it is true that statesmen, finan cers and other citizens of the Empire State are perfectly aware of the ad vantages which would accrue from the possession of smooth and permanent roads, it is equally certain that there is' need of substantial argument and dem onstration inthe matter among resi dents of the rural districts, says the New York Sun. Such residents, natu -ally enough, vigorously oppose the im position of additional taxes for im provements which, they declare, would benefit rich people more immediately than others. Most far-m'rs overlook the fnct that' better ihways would enable them to draw heavier loads than they are able to draw now, would entail less wear and tear upon their wagons, would save much time in transportation and would considerably increase the value of their farm prop erty. A Point to Remember. Improved roads should be built with foundations deep enough and surfaces wide enough in the first place so that no ecnd rebilngn will be necesary LMlA KIilA DO Kick a dog and he bites you. He bites you and you kick him. The more you kick the more he bites and the more he bites the more you kick. Each makes the other worse. A thin body makes thin blood. Thin blood makes a thin body. Each makes the other worse. If there is going to be a change the help must come from outside. Scott's Emulsion is the righ help. It breaks up such . combination. First it sets th. stomach right. Then it en riches the blood. Tha strefigthens the body and i, begins to grow new flesh. A strong body makes ricl blood and rich blood makes : strong body. Each makes tV other better. This is the-wxa, Scott's Emulsion puts the thir body on its feet. Now it car, get along by itself. No neec. of medicine. This pictura represer. the Trade Mark cf Scot: Emulsion and is on th, wrapper of every bottle. ra Send for free samp! SCOTT & BOwNiE, 409 Pearl St,. New Ycrik Soc. and <i. all druggists. FLOWER AND TREE. Valms and ferns should never be al kiwed tQ stand in a draft When moss Is seen on fruit trees, it pay be taken as evidence of lack of *brift in the trees. . The ideal soil In which to set a plant b8 one that Is moist, without being wa tg soak neither nor too wet. te In tonnection with Ogrze must be taken to keep a ri 200st. In India the tea plant is naturally aj tree, but by means of pruni-ig it Is kept so small that It seems 4.0 be only a s bush. For setting in a dry soil the plant should be well rooted and stocky, as it must 'epend on the roots it already has to make a start. Vines of 'all kinds flower and fruit freely only after they have reached the top of their support. When they have "arrived," they set about blooming. Peonies should be planted In October. (kice planted they should not be dis turbed, but should be allowed to for~n strong clumps. Thus treated the flow ers Increase In size and beauty .with each succeeding season. Brain Weights.4 The average weight of a Scotchman 's brain is sIxty ounces, an Englshman's forty-nine, a Frenchman's a little over forty-five. The weight of Dutch, Fri an, Italian and Lapp brains come near1 that of the Englishman, while the Ger man brain is in many instances heav ier. The Polish brain is f&'ty-seven ounces. Among Hindoo and other races in India It is from forty-one to fort'y four ounces, but Mussulmnans average more and the Khonds, one of the abo rigina.l races of India, much less-not quite thirty-eight ounces. Traveling toward China, the brain weight of the tribes there settled Increases. In Afri ca the average weight Is from forty three to forty-eight onees; in America that of the Indian averages forty-seven vuncea; In Australia from forty to for ty-two ounces. Origia of Word Gringo. The word "gringo," which Mexicans apply to Americans when speaking or them with g'ontempt, Is said to have had its origin thus: During the Mexi can war our soldiers got into the hab It of calling the simple Mexican soll diers whom they took prisoners "green les," to signify their ignor-ance of things in general and of military tac tics especially. The Mexicans retaliat ed by calling the Americans "greenos," and thIs word finally degenerated into ''ringos." ________ He looked despairingly into vacancy. "Ji have had my misgivings," he said in a dull,- passionless voice. "but now I am sure. Your laugh shows me you are C utterly heartless." Sh~e turned pale. "Heav-ens!" she cried in terror. "Did C [ open my mouth as wide as that?" ) Candid. "Do you mean to say that you havec aot read all of Shakespeare's plays?" "No." answered Miss Cayenne. "To tell the truth, I did not mean to say t. As in the case of most people. the onf'ession slipped out quite by acel ent."-Washington. The Iron pen mentioned by Job in theo book of that name in the Bible !s sup posed to have been a steel graver used tore cting inasriptions on stone. r3drTHERN RAILWA7. )Ontral Time at Ja ln I 'an''-d Eastern Ti2:- at Oii P:. Schedule in Erect June 20 .. 1. NORTHBOUND. Wv. acksoavlle (P. 6 ....... " Vafnah (So. 1y )..... S Barnwell ...... .......... Blackvifo .... .......... Lr. Columbia .... av. Charlcston, I o. _y ..... Summerville ......... " Eranchvie............. . Orange ar ............... " in v lo ................. .I. . . kr. Columbia 5v. Augusta, (;o. .. ).... .,v. Granitoville ............. 'v. Aiken .................... .v. Trenton .. . . .. . Johnston ................ Lr.Coluibia,. -av. Columbia, (1 ; : ......0 " Winnsboro ............... " Chester .................. " RorkB.k ill . ......... kr. Charlotte . . hr. Danville .................. kr. Richn'>:tl ...... - hr. Washington ............ - . . "- Baltimore (P . ...... :j: 3 ... 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Pure German H Murziae of Pota Nitrate c iSoa, Sulpht of Po It is iimportant nb onlytobuygoods of cs:tsh:ed grade, but to buyr wv V. ,j character can be iciolk We are i. ro.: n to u goods and in LUch quattsas wil1 pay you to see us bcfore pi Address ircri7i3-o1 Scr.a for Virgir2-Caro n . Alame, free fV1 e .1- . 1L -WAS AWARDED it isHih n ancid Lowine iz~asy Payments if FOR S'ALE I o'ANT TO EX -ALOTO0 MtMPLCND FOR Young Muse& D. A. Crax Wood's Seeds & BEST FOR THE SOUTH. Q Every Gardener, Farmer and Trucker should have Wood's 1902 M.' Descriptive Catalogue. It not This only gives reliable, practical, up- Cdigest to-d ate -information about all hec. Seeds, but also the best crops to fai i grow, most successful ways of t!; fc growimg different crops, and much stoma~ ether information of speia inter- +house est to every one who pats seeds. eu red It tells all about prever Vegetable and Flower Seeds, ach. r< Orass and Clover Seeds, Detr Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, . . Tobacco, Seed Corn, Cow Peas, Soja, Velvet and Navy Beans, Pr'epan Sorghums, Broom Corn, Kaffir Corn, Peanuts, l'lillet Seed, Rape, etc. Catalogue mailed free on request. T T.W. Wood &Sons, Seedsmien, RICH MOND, - VIRGINIA. UNDER TAKING P; ALr. IT,4 UEP.UTMENTf-S tur - h fll -tork of Ca .kct. Dui~ dac1 ::is. and (o!insi, CO:s anu; on ha d ,a;.t ei *~use of hearri se !' wh rc *-sa-. ' ur :kf il fir pia< patroni o ::' ye r r sil n ii fo r T h. in the fe: LIre, a - PRESTON IOIN, AGENT FoR Weehea.~ r Fire Insuran~ceComnpanyv er>xw York. Glen~ I":il Insuranice Co'rapany~ C Ce ton ris:M a spe"*:i lx v. S ~iets~ sha re of publie pa:tong..i& W ANT ED, Hiekory, Dogwood: Perinuo Lg' Southeon R - oo Col ('n ' n S. C.( 11 2L-ir. 1 ) rolina ompany, S. C. krs of a the South. .ainit, sh, ash. ,our fertilizers, not reputation and high ar wants of every rnish all classes of buyers desire. 'It irchasing. na Chemical Co., ton, S. C. rr r I C1 Y~ou Desire.< T GHANGE F & H orSeBS. esTs~ what you eat. praato conltains all oft the rsad digests all kinds of - ir t gves instant relief and newer -cu~e. Itallows you to eat all Vdnuwanft. The most sensitive chi- can take it. By itsuse many - mds~ of dyspeptics have been.~~i af ter evrthing else failed. I& its format ion or gas on the stoma :lieving all distress af ter enting. igveunecessary. Pleasant totae bust do ye. e i only b~y E. C. T)E WrT &CO.,l1. LJ,L. raecontlainls 2% tmesth5S. 'i. c (h ounty Auditor ';.: orrceving tax returns syMto February 21th- - : .e ee of real estate and i leiriy.A penalty will v~ hen partics fail to miake r.e wi!i thPe above mentioned A !1 mal'~e!itzens between~ the~ :li 'nd 60 yearsare liable to poll ls o ~horw'ie exempt, and are 0 to mak re~ iturn of same. an ior o' h'is deputy will beQ at a. D~spccs on the days spe.& m, L.ond y, Janiuary 13. .Pi T':ldy, Jinuatry 14. ir,' iWdnedy, Januaiy 15.* *y aill, Tii..iduy, January 13. 4:::r:1. Friday, January 1'7. e k tarday, January 18. ;r.3 rve, Monday, Janluary 2 IL. Wednesday, January 20 CVwn, Thmj1layh JanfUar 8 . Co-er'sSaury Jnu b.E,.lnuary 31. a.s ie, 'nasly, February 4. icello0, WednesdayiI February 5.~ .J. L. RICH~MOND Auditor Fair~eld o )1 YX4