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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915 so
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HOW TO MAKE AND T]
KEEP THE ROADS SMOOTH A,
The subject again being good ti]
roads, and how to make and keep ^
them smooth, we reproduce at length
a letter just issued by the American
Highway Association on this subject. w'
It is so full of good sense that we m
believe it will be appreciated by the hi
nublic. It is as follows:
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"The traffic on earth and graven ?sj,
roads has a constant tendency to f0
develop ruts, chuck holes, and de- bt
pressions. The chief aim and pur- le,
pose of roacb maintenance is to pre- re
vent and remedy this destructive wi
action. To be successful and effi- m
cient, road maintenance must be ru
systematic and continuous. Hap- in
hazard work is expensive, and unsat- ui
ii-fa/itnrv.
If the road is very rough and un- at
even or the crown very low the road to
machine or grader is very .efficient vi
for placing it in shape. One muit ,ar
guard, however, against the all too ke
common, practice of the tod it
and other vegetable matter and re-. U{
fuse from the' sides, and ditches on A'
to the road. In general, on the nc
clay and heavy soil roads all vege- ^
table or spongy material should be
carefully excluded. Such materials Bl
absorb' moiistiire readily and furnish ^
but little resistance' against wear. ^
The road surface should be built up
with the best'material pos&btte?ma- ^
terial which will pack and c'onsoliwWinli
nril] Vicfc
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as nearly, water-proof as posible and
will wear uniformly. * " .? *
In general the road machine or ^
grader should be used in the Spring m
of tiie year while the ground is |e
moist and in such condition that it *n
will work easily and at the same time
pack well under passing traffic. Con- w
siderable skill and judgment is required
to use the road grader to ^
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the best advantage. An unskilled
and careless operator will sometimes rc
actually leave the road in a worse CI
condition than when lie began work. ^
Do not scrape sod and refuse into
the road. Good earth is%far better
as it will not decay nor absorb mois*
ture so readily. Po not be guilty
of the too common practice of learmv
?nn?lpAitf r%f rlfwlc nr Iaaia
earth along the middle of your road c<.
road to impede traffic and absorb g,
water at the first rain. Leave the aj
roads smooth over the entire sur- h<
face and traffic will spread and be b<
less likely to produce ruts. Always in
use the grader in such a way as to
make the road better and not worse sc
for the passing traffic. ^
When the road has been placed in
gi
g<?od condition as to crown and
smoothness the road drag is the best r
tool for maintaining it in that con*
dition. Drag the road after each in
rain while the surface is stilll moist th
but not sticky. Use a light drag gi
and move only a very little earth? n(
just sufficient to fill the ruts and de- &(
pressions and leave a slight surplus
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if the crown is low. Ride on the .
drag and shift your position accord- ,
ing to the amount of earth necessary
to be moved. If the rain has aT
been of long duration it may be ad- d(
visable to drag the road twice; first
ver^ soon after the rain and again n<
when the clay is drying out or begin- th
ning to set. m
Do not drag a dry road.* Sue- ^
st
cessful dragging is dependent on a
certain amount of water or moisture
in the road surface. Practically all tr
clays and most soils, if not too san- w
dy, will puddle if worked when wet, th
and on drying out will set very hard, je
The drag in connection with traffic
is essentially a puddling machine, lt;
which, when properly used, leaves P*
the road surface crowned and cover- in
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ed with a smooth layer of puddled ^
densely packed soil. This layer is as QJ
nearly impervious to water as it is e:
possible to make it. Following rains a(
find litle or no place for lodgement, aj
as the water quickly runs off to the ti
side ditches. Unless the rain is long cc
continued the road surface is not tii
softened to anv ereat dentVi The P(
prompt use of the drag after each n(
rain leaves the surface smooth and
ready to withstand the next storm. ^
Therefore, to make your road
smooth, use a road machine or grad
er to put it in proper shape in the th
spring of the year. To keep your cs
ad smooth, use the drag judicioui
after each rain. This will keep o
irth or gravel road in the bes
ape in which it is possible to mail
in it throughout the year."
WHY IS A CHAIN GANG?
Some years ago Senator Aldric
ated that he could run the goveri
ent of the United States at a sui
i much less than that being pai
tat we fear to undertake to mei
:>n the amount?it was fabulou
lie same is true in a small way i
bbeville county. The county cor
ruies to pay more and more taxe;
is and the other office is create<
it we ask the people of the count?
here any real progress has bee
ade in twenty years except in tb
pAlirf ITn'llQO.
tllUlilg VI WAW VVUl V
A business man can reduce th
:penses of Abbeville county b
rty per cent. The roads can t
itter worked, and at a great dei
ss cost. The people had as we
alize that the county chain gan
ith its numerous bosses and guardi
ust go, or the county will be ban!
ipt. The expenses of maintaii
g this institution so far out-meai
e. the visible results that
oughtful business man shoul
>andon the enterprise. It take
o much money to guard these coi
cts, and too much to feed, cloth<
id maintain them; too much t
iep the organization going to mak
anything except a constant drai
>on the resources of this count]
t least half the tijne the roads ar
>t in condition to be worked; an
e convicts are idle in so far a
Ullg CUCUtlVC wyift, AO wvaawv*
lit during this time the salaries.c
e guards and bosses, the met
lis, and the bread bills, the fee
r stock, and other expanses, a
ese, like interest, go on?go o
ght and day and on Sundays.
Let us cut expenses. TJie ' tini
is come in Abbeville county fc
me measure of relief ..from th
lrdens of taxation. The preset
ethods give and promise no result
t us try some other way of worl
g the public highways of the coui
' We assert that the public higl
ays of the county can ^ be workc
j the contract system at one ha
ie amount now spent by the counl
>r the purpose of working all tt
tads of the county, big, little an
oss-cowitry, and that the roa<
ill be worked better than they ai
day. ' i
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HEARSAY TESTIMONY.
,We have had occasion in the la
sw days to notice how little v re;
.A/lIkiliftr ic? fA Ka mtron liAflrsc
cuiuuivjr 10 vv ww
etimony. A youijg man of tt
>unty was shot by a negro, on la
jnday a week ago.. A day or tw
'terwards considerable shooting wi
;ard by nearby residents, the sho
iing fired by some persons locate
the general direction of the river,
Evidently some person said 1
me other person that shots he
;en heard over on the river, ar
iat he had a suspicion that the n<
o, who shot the white man, hs
;en caught and lynched. The or
(ceiving the news believing a litt!
ronger in the conclusion than h
former, told the next man, sayin
iat there was no doubt that the m
*o had been shot. And so tt
;ws traveled and like good liquc
>t better with age.
When it was finally told in Ande:
n, the negro had been found hanj
g from a tree, and he was so badl
tot up that it was stated his bod
ooked like a piece of beef-steak,
id that the body had been take
ntfn and thrown in the river.
And now it comes about that th
;gro has not been captured; ths
ie shooting was done by a crowd c
en or boys fishing on the river; an
lat there is no foundation for th
ory published in all the daily ps
jrs. But the next time a lawy<
jjects to hearsay testimony on t?
ial of a case some of these papei
ill say that he is trying to obstrui
ie ends of justice by technical ol
ctions.
But as it was with the lynching, s
is with a great many other r<
>rts, especially reports of a scand;
i the community. From a mei
ispicion and often without eve
lis excuse, a person from reveng
: other cause, or perhaps honestl;
cnrpssps nn nHvprco rmininn r?n +V
-r- V" V.
:ts of some person; it is to]
*ain; and then retold, and by tl
me it has run the rounds of tl
>mmunity, some person's reputj
on is questioned, if not destroyedjrhaps
the reputation of some ii
jcent young woman. And it mak<
) difference how groundless it ma
i proved to be, there will alwa]
i someone who will profess to bi
?ve and repeat the report.
And so it is that the experience (
te ages, as adjudged by the decide
tses, that heaisay testimony is ii
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I OUR PUBj
I?lntr<
Through the Press Service of Agri
h culture and Commerce, the -mastei
j_ minds of this nation will l>e invitee
to the public forum and asked to de
71 liver a message to civilisation. Met
d who achieve seldom lalk, and mer
l- who talk seldom achieve. There it
3. ^ no such thing as a uoiiiy thinker, and
brevity is always a close companion
to truth. 'v
l" It will be a great privilege to stand
s, by the side of men who can roll in
J nltMi fha rnmorstnno .if Indnntrv tc
j associate with men who can looh
at the world and see to tfie bottom
n of It; to commune wltli men who can
e hear the roar of civilization a few
i centuries away. *
e Too often we listen to the rabble
element of oar day that cries out
y against every man who achieves,
e "Crucify him." Mankind never hai
il and probably never will produce-a
11 generation that appreciates the genius
of its drfjr. There nover will be a
crown without a cross, progress withB?
out sacrifice or an achievement withc
out a challenge.
i- . This is an age of service, and that
3_ man is greatest who serves the largest
imruber. The present geneirUou
a has done more to improve the cond
dltion of manlrind than any. chrillza;s
tlon- sinpe (mma^ motive? began >he*r
upward flight. Tfce Greeks gave human
life inspiration, but while her orators
e' were speaking with the' (Opgtteti' of
0 . angels,. her -Carners ^er? plowing
e . with forked .stick#;, while her phlln
osophers were emancipating human
thought from bondage.- her traffic
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d competent, .and should not be heard,
lS is vindicated, and the rule re-estabj
lished, and its justice manifested.
, THE LAW AS TO TOLLS
Replying to a queiy from Frank
^ White of Springfield, Thos H. Peeples,
attorney generay, has made
n plain .the/law as to taking toll for
grinding wheat , or any other grain.
6 The law requires thnt "no person
,r shall take more toll for grinding
^ wheat, etc., into good , flour than
one-eighth part ' of any quantify
*' under tert bushels, and for ten* bush?~
els or any quantity above, at one
1_ time brought, one-tenth part only;
for any grain chopped into hominy,
j etc., one-sixteenth part."?Yorkville
Enquirer.
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ie NOT YET?BUT SOON V,
L<* Recently when asked "Will you
*s remain in politics, Mr. Bryan?" the
re great speaker of parables spoke in
this wise, saying:
"Once upon a time a tenderfoot
journeyed into the South on a huntst
ing expedition. He lost his way in
a* the back woods. Presently he came
upon a cabin. In front of the cabin
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, sat an old man. The tenderfoot
Bt
ro said: 'Hello.' The old man said
1S 'Hello.' The tenderfoot said: 'Have
ts you lived here all your life?' The
id old man replied: 'Not yet.' "
Mr. Bryan hesitated a moment to
to observe the effect of the parable on
td his auditors.
'd Then the stern look on his face
e" slowly dissolved into the great smile,
and he added:
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"I began taking an interest in polijs
tics when about twenty years of
age. I expect to sustain that interg_
est so long as I live. I am not a
ie prophet and I can't tell what form
>r that interest will take. But I shall
ever retain a lively interest in what
r_ we term politics." '
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7 AT CAESAR'S HEAD.
J, (By N. 0. Pyles, Columbia, S. C.)
,n 'Tis evening at Caesar's Head,
South Carolina. The beautiful sunie
set and cool, crisp air betokened a
it clear night. The tinklings of the
>f bells of the "Cows coming home"
'd from adown the mountains' sides
ie have ceased, and the barnyard fowls
a" to their perch have gone. The foxes
linvp lp-ff tVipiv ripns nnH flip nwls
' their hiding places. Ten thousand
stars o'erhead ""twinkle like diamonds
j. in the sky."
Here, perhaps, in the distant past,
so around the camp-fires of the red man,
e- the stillness of the night oft was broal
ken by the hideous yells of dancing
:e warriors.
:n From this eminence are seen many
rg
electric lights at different points
along the Southern Railway, sending
forth their brilliant rays over pretty
ie villages, towns and cities.
ie The ever-restless waters of neara
by falls are distinctly heard above
? the gleeful shouts of playful child[l"
ren. Bye and bye the rising moon
2S begins to shed her soft rays over
sleeping mountains, fields and for7.Q
...
e~ ests, making the scene, like some enchanted
garden with the myriads of
,? nymphs, one of exceptional beauty
!(j and grandeur.
i- At length nature gives way to rest
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:> t -J.
jc forum"]
Dductory
- moved on two-wheeled carta driven,
r ?nd ofttimes drawn, by Blaves; while
1 her artists were painting divine
- dreams on canvas, the streets of
i proud Athene were lighted by firei
brands dipped in tallow.
i The genius of past ages sought to
I arouse the intellect and stir the soul
i but the master aainds of today are
seeking to serve. Civilization has asI
signed to America the greatest task
i of the ?T<!Ate?t a?e, and the greatest
i men that #rer trod the greatest planet
; are solving !L Their achievements
i have astounded the whole world and
i we challenge every age and nation
' to nam* men or products that can
Approach In creative genius or masi
terful skill in organization, the mar?-*elous
achievements of the tremend-,
ous men of the present day. Edison
y can press a button and turn a light
, on multiplied millions of homes; Vail
i can take down tbu receiver and talk
r- with fifty millions of people; Mo
, Cormick's reaper can harvest the
world's crop, and Fulton's steam engine
moves the oommeroe of land
and sea. ?
The greateat thing a human being
can do la to serve bla fellow men;
Christ did It; Kings, decreet it, and
wise men teach it It is the glory of
this practical age that lldlson could
find no higher calling than to beoozne
the; 3&niU)r *to civilisation; Vail j the
messenger to mankind; McCormick
the. hired hand to agrioottare, and
Pulton the teainatffr.to Industry, and
blessed la the rfge that has such
mastem for Its pcrrants.
v.SAM ADAMS
A1ITOBNEY-AT-LAW
Office Second Floor City Hall
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DR. W. E. McCORD
' E'EIfTIST . . . .
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Dr. Speed's DTag Store
Office
Phone 212. Abbeville, S. G.
and sleep. Comf ortably couched In
Caesar's Head Hotel, and fanned by
balmy breezes, one is sooq in dreamland,
undergoing a reinvigoration of
mind and body, and when the cock's
shrill clarion has signalled the approach
of dawn, one can see: first,
the dim outitfies of the beautiful
countiy below and beyond, then, as
the sun begins to rise, all nature appears
at her best,?the woodlands
and the meadows, the mountains and
the valleys, the /ivulets and the rivers
an u.mi mg uiic
magnificent panorama, unsurpassed,
if equaled* east of the "Father of
Waters."
MANNING COMMENTS
ON GERMAN NOTE
Columbia, July 10.? (Special).?
Governor Manning late tonight gave
out the following statement:
"The German note fails to comply
with guarantees required by President
Wilson. The President will insist
on the protection of American
lives and American interests and will
assert; our rights under international
law. The insistence may break diplomatic
relations. I hope and believe
the President will find a way
to avoid war and still maintain the
honor of America, but the people of
this country trust his judgment and
will support him whatever the
event."
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APPRECIATE JUDGE HILL.
Wn am +/-? Imnw tVinf TVfr. T?
tt c aiu gmu wv ?*?w?? v??v.w
E. Hill has been re-appointed Master
in Equity for Abbeville county, as
he is a good official?thoroly capable.
and prompt in attending to the
duties of his office.?McCormick
Messenger.
The governor has commuted to life
imprisonment the sentence of Greenwood
Rodgers, of Laurens county,
convicted on charge of arson and
sentenced to be hung and granted a
pardon to William Canety, of Calhoun,
on the charge of assault and
battery and intent to kill.
A careful perusal of the excellent
address of Chief Justice Gary, published
on the front page of today's
tinner is hound to leave an inmression
I?x ?
that this distinguished jurist has
given much consideration to what he
~1>?A?I1 J ???? ?vi Art/?ne?iA? A M/1 iM
3I1UU1U OUy \Jii vino vvcaoivn. i mu m
our opinion Judge Gary has chosen
and prepared his subject matter with
much wisdom and ability. The whole
tenor of the address is wholesome
and uplifting along lines that stand
in serious need of elevation, and
what his honor says, especially com- 1
ing from a man ocupying his lofty
position, is well calculated to bring
about present and future good. The
address should not only be read and
studied; but it should be filed away
and read and studied again.?Yorkville
Enquirer,
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