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WHAT MINNESOTA IS DOING FOR HER ROADS (By the Minnesota State Highway Commission.) Although all the main highways oi the state nave nut ycv uctn nected up with substantial construction, the touring possibilities in Minnesota are greater than most people realize. In the northern part of the state there is a wonderful recreation district which may be traversed comfortably by automobiles. The roads there provide not only an opportunity for pleasure seekers but have also accomplished the more important purpose of opening up the country to prospective settlers. During the past year man; homeeekers have made an examination of the country by automobile, and the state is deriving a great benefit from this new class of immigration, namely, the wel-to-do farmer from the southern states who combines a pleasure trip with the business of locating a home for himPCM! $T* For All L EASY AND I KILLS LICE, TICKS, FLEAS, RINGWORM, 8CRATGHE EASE GERMS AND I NON-IRRITATING. EPF You can't afford to let eat your stock alive. Get i follow directions. It will | and give the stock a chanc Use It In barns, hog pens, < nols--any plaoe where then KRESO DIP Is a coal tar | water. It doea not burn or does not blister or take the ti less and does more than an] better Investment than to bii tioks, mltee and fleas and p the germa. Ona gallon 'of KRESO C whan mlxad with water. E by the manufacturers, there gM CIVE IT ITHE McMURR JnGm *** ni * i??? f TO AVOID TROUI MICHEL 1 ALL SIZES ON HA See us i faMUffl'gai Aut? 1 ? Jl fill j&B&lk And o . iii?W!n5i5?7c uuuyiyK j. (j I ? p= I ? Su '<{', TH? R??l Seal ?. StatiO ;i[ Battery will gire !f; you the service " If; you want. Once ^ . Ij; a user you will al- v*? J ways be. ? ? ? ? 1^^ i-/ ^ 11 uargauLUM Buy your lumber, x i~ j: A. materials uirect ir cash discounts. COOK & CO.j self or his sons in the cheaper ' land of this state. It is by pro ing a good road for such travel -i Minnesota will encourage the kind of immigration. i The highway commission took census of the traffic on three of main roads in the state last y A 1 iU. > ine average travel in uie ewi^ i tumn amounted to 500 automol ; per day, of which one-fourth v 1 from outside the state, as shown ) their license tags. This is q significant, for it shows that ; travel on the roads is no longer s cal in character, but is inters 1 and, in a greater degree, inter-c< ty, which brings out the fact 1 i the main highways are a state ' ther than a county proposition. ' though the counties have coopen most satisfactorily with the s ' highway commission in the const tion and maintenance of these r( the rapidly increasing thro traffic makes it necessary to pro1 some additional means of kee] such roads in condition. This is ] ,ive Stock iafc to use. MITES. FOR MANQE, SCAB, S, ETC. DESTROYS DIS>RIVES AWAY FUES. ECTIVE. INEXPENSIVE. lice, ticks, float and mites k supply of KRESO DIP and )ut sn end to the psrssltes e to thrive and put on flesh, ihicken houses and dog ken* d are vermin. product. It mlxea readily with Irritate like oarbollo aold. It islr off like kerosene. It coets r of these. You ean't make a ly some Kreso Dip to kill lloe* rovont disease by destroying * MP makea 60 to 76 gallons aoh lot le STANDARDIZED ?fore ^ I ways the ssms. A TRIAL. ?_ IB SOCKltTS. ILE ON ROAD USE IM TIRES & 111 TUBES ND AT ALL TIMES for tools - Spark Plugs tches - Auto Oil -Mud Hooks ther useful articles r the car owner ' )RE MILEAGE ... buy ... indard Gasoline n on Main Street ? Operated by P. BROWN, JR. King Go. rnrn LDILIx shingles and building om mill, saving the . (lAKtnniA. N. C. new ticularly the case in those counties yij. which have troublesome local ftnan^' , cial problem and cannot afford the that , .-s best money *? care mam roads, even though th elater make +V?n rtAiinfioo 1 lUX cue ucvc.iupmciib yx vn*; tumiwvs. a The state road system, comprising the 12,700 miles out of the 93,000 miles ear* of roads in Minnesota, includes au" practically all of the main market )i^es roads of the state. The problem of 7e*e improving this system of highways 1 ,?y involves a study of the state's road Ulte material resources, the availability of funds, and the probable needs for transporting freight and persons. The highway commission lias given careful consideration to this problem and has decided that the best policy for Minnesota is to inaugur" ate an adequate system of maintenance for the whole mileage of state roads, in order to keep all of ra?" them passable at all times, and to )a ? improve the roads by bringing them u.^ to standard permanent grades and " e surfacing them with gravel. Condi?in^ tions in Minnesota are such that it Par" is necessary to furnish the travels' ing public with an all-weather sur51 face on the main lines of traevl as |1| soon as possible. By the adoption I of gravel as a standard surfacing material this may be accomplished, for gravel is availbale in nearly all parts of the state and a greater mileage can be built with this material at the same cost than by the use of any other material. Fuhtremore, within certain limits of traffic, a gravel road may be more satisfactorily and economically maintained. MOTHER- GIVE CHILD "SYRUP OF FIGS" IF TONGUE IS COATED If Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious, Clean Little Liver and Bowels. I ??. Children love this "fruit laxative," and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop playing to empty the bowels, and the result is, they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sours, then your little one becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat, sleep, or act naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomach-ache, or diarrhoea. Listen, Mother! See if tongue is coated, then give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food Sasses but of the system, and you ave a well, playful child again. Millions of mothers give "California Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly harmless; children love it, and it never fails to act on the stomach, liver and bowels. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs" which has full directions for babies, children of all age and for grownup plainly printed on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any !j! other kind with contempt?Adv. ABBEVILLE GREENWOOD MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Organized 1891. ;j; PROPERTY INSURED $2,600,000. i :i: Write or call on the under jj; signed for any information 1 :i: yon may desire abont onr plan : jj; of insurance. jj: We insure your property j jj; against destruction by ; Fire, | Windstorm jj: or i|: Lightning and do it cheaper than any jj; insurance company in existj|: ence. :j: Remember we are prepared jj; to prove to you that ours is *1.' ir _ _ t *i i. I _.l ;;;; me saiest ana cneapes* pian ij: of insurance known. j|j Our Association is now lij|j censed to write Insurance in the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Lau= rens and Edgefield. The officers are: Gen. J. Fraser Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C., J. R. Blake, GeL. Agent, Sec. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS: A. 0. Grant Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell Abbeville, S. C. Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C. A. W. Youngblood Hodges, S. C. S. P. Morrah Willington, S. C. L. N. Chamberlain, -McCormick, S. C R. H. Nicholson Edgefield, S. C. F. L. Timmerman.Pleasant Lane, S.C J. C. Martin Princeton, S. C. W. H. Wharton Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agent ?? Greenwood, S. C., Jan. 1, 1017. V ORGANIZATION IN ROAD WORK. While many papers and books have been written about methods of carrying on road work, it is very rarely that anything on the subject ' AAWtAfl o rtAnfro rtfrtr Q1 fVinil UU111CD A1UUI c* vvuvxavwA| UAWkVM^M he is the man who actually plans and conducts the operations. As a rule he is so busy endeavoring to complete his roads to the satisfaction of the authorities and with a profit to himself that he is disinclined to spend any of his spare moments telling how he does things. Once in a while, however, a contractor will make a few comments and when he does so they are usually instructive to the public whose taxes keep him busy. For instance, John H. Gordon, President of the "New York State Road Builders' Association, recently made some statements showing how the character , of the labor employed on road work influences its cost. The ultimate success of a contractor with financial resources sufficient for his work depends on his organization and his plant, according to Mr. Gordon, who ranks the organization as the more important of the two, because a good organization will obtain fair roanlta ouon txrifVi nlanf while a poor organization cannot furnish good results under any conditions. There are steam shovel engineers who will get out twice as much material in a given time as their less skilled confreres. There are auto truck drivers who will get more mileage, carry heavier loads and preserve the integrity of their machines immeasurably better than the less competent chauffer whose experience has been brief and often only with a light pleasure car. There are steam roller engineers who are real road builders, who know when the sub-grade is properly rolled, when the stone is consolidated sufficiently, and how to roll different varieties of rock. These men are rare, and too often the contractor has to trust his expensive roller to a man whose experience has .been gained in running a saw mill or threshing engine and who knows only enough to keep up steam and run the roller back and forth. Rolling is perhaps the most important class of work in building gravel .and broken stone roads, and the time spent in training men into good roller operators is generally well expended. HM?ae 'i *' r t | HAVE ROSY CHEEKS ! AND FEEL FRESH AS j A DAISY-TRY THIS! 1Bays glass of hot water with H phosphate before breakfast | washes out poisons. I u To see the tinge of healthy bloom in your face, to see your skin get. clearer and clearer, to wake up without a headache, backache, coated tongue or a nasty breath, in fact to feel your best, day in and day out, just try inside-bathing every morning for one week. Before breakfast each day, drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it as a harmless means of washing I from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the previous day's indigestible waste, sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening and purify ? Ali'tMAfilnntr zionol Kn _ Llig tlic cuuic aiuuciiwoij vaiiAi uv fore putting more food into the stomach. The action of hot water and limestone phosphate on an empty stomach is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans out all the sour fermentations, gases and acidity and fives one a splendid appetite for breakfast. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate will cost very little at the drug store but is sufficient to demonstrate that just as soap and hot water cleanses, sweetens and freshens the skin, so hot water and limestone phosphate act on the blood and internal organs. Those who are subject to constipation, bilious attacks, acir stomach, rheumatic twinges, also those whose skin is sallow and complexion pallid, are assured > that one week of inside-bathing will have them both looking and feeling better in every way.?Adv. WONDERFUL STUFF! LIFT OUT YOUR CORNS Apply a Fed Drops Then Lift Corns - " 11 .a u/:a c: or vauuic* on tt i l 11 i luisia? No Pain. No humbug! Any corn, whether hard, soft or between the toes, will loosen right up and lift out, without a particle of pain or soreness. This drug is called freezone and is a compound of ether discovered by a Cincinnati man. Ask at any drug store for a small bottle of freezone, which will cost but a trifle, but is sufficient to rid one' feet of every corn or callus. Put a few drops directly upon any tender, aching corn or callus. Instantly the soreness disappears and shortly the corn or callus will loosen and can be lifted off with, the fingers This drug freezone doesn't eat out the corns or calluses but shrivels them without even irritating the surrounding skin. Ju^t think! No pain at all; no soreness or smarting when applying it or afterwards. If your druggist don't have freezone have him order it for you.?Adv. Rheumatism Was Cured By a Miracle 5 ' * ^ d g South Carolina Woman TelU How ? Jackson'* Cordial Cured Her Af- ' ter one o uttered for xears?warn ^ Unable to Raise a Hand?Now ; Well. ? P "Three years ago I was unable to a walk. I had to stay in bed all of the 0 time and whenever I went out I was 5 carried in a chair," says Mrs. J. C. Phillips, of Clinton, S. C. "Today I am a well woman and can walk better than I ever could in my life, and I give Dr. Jackson's Cordial credit ? for it all." ? J "For years I suffered from chronic rheumatism and nothing seemed to help me. My husband had doctor f after doctor and.I took all kinds of medicine, but all in vain. One day ? he bought a bottle of Jackson's Cor- \ dial from the Lydia Mill Store and I ' began taking it. I began to im- ? prove immediately and today I am cured. + "I do all of my housework where before I was hardly able to raise my arm. My neighbors say that I was f cured by a miracle. I thank God for . Dr. Jackon's Cordial and I want all . of my friends to know what it did . for me." 1 Mrs. Phillips is but one among * the thousands who have found permanent cure by using this famous medicine. It cannot be equaled in the treatment of indigestion, consti- * pation, dysentery, diarrhoea, sick ? headache, biliousness, fever, and all 1 forms of stomach, liver, kidney, and ? blood trouble. For sale by McMurray Drug Co., s W. H. Barnett, J. T. Evans and I. j T. Brown. In Calhoun Falls by Cal- a houn Falls Drug Co., Calhoun Falls t Mil Store and T. J. Martin, and all ? leading druggists and dealers.?Adv. GOOD ROADS AND LAND DEVELOPMENT t 1 (By Thomas Adams, Town Planning Adviser, Ontario Commission of Conservation.) When road questions are discussed it is too frequently assumed that it < only requires courage and willing- ? ness on the part of public adminis- , trators to secure a good system. As ( a matter of fact there is scarcely j anything in regard to which more j courage and willingness are shown, c and the real trouble is not the lack ? of public spirit, but simply the lack j of the available cash to construct r roads according to our expensive and wasteful system of planning j them. As a matter of fact we do not . plan our roads; we fit them somehnw into a svstem of rectancralar land subdivis.on The rectangular layout of land is entirely meaningless for any other purpose than that * of securing accurate measurement of the land, for which purposes it is well adapted. We should learn to plan our roads for a purpose. There are a few people in favor of good roads because they wish to enjoy 5 motoring in the country, and a few s others who favor them because 1 they desire to sell road materials or 1 machinery; but the public opinion c in ^oitah a-f f9r\r\i\ vao/io tttIm'aV VAolltr I V 111 xavvi vi 5VUU ivauo) n uitu icaiijr *counts, is that which looks to them <3 as a means for developing the re- a sources of the country. These peo- i pie wish to know how much value e the good roads are to the farm, to e the factory, to the home; and they p are not going to pay more than they are worth, no matter how much r those who desire them from other s motives may argue in their favor, f Roads are primarily for the pur- b poses of providing access to property c means of developing land, and f means of communication for carrying on our industries. Our roads in s Canada are of too great length, too 1 great width, and there are too many n of them in proportion to the tax- h paying capacity of the people out- I $11.15 ABBEVILl t mA IV WASHINGT vu Southern Rail ACC01 UNITED CONFEDE1 June 4-? From Special Train Av Greenwood, S. C. - 4:15 P. Lv Abbeville, S. C. 3:45 P. Lv Hodges, S. C. 4:34 P. Lv Donalds, S. C. 4:52 P. Lv Belton, S. C. 5:25 P. Lv Anderson, S. C. 4:43 P. Lv Wetsminster, S. C 4:50 P. Lv Seneca, S. C. 5:18 P. Lv Greenville, S. C. 6:45 P. Lv Spartanburg, S. C. 8:00 P. Ar Washington, D. C. 10:40 A. The above Special Train will ( ist Puullman cars, also day coa< son, Greenville and Spartanbui placed on this train to serve bre ington, D. C. In addition to the above Specii above rates for all trains June limit returning June 21st or up ington an extension may be secu For detailed information call < * i m i A tem Agent, see large nyer. R ide of the most thickly populated < arts of the country. Even in the ' 3 fnited States, with their greater < ensity of population and their proressive road policy, they are only ble to get satisfactory roads in ru- ? j al districts by transferring too reat a burden of construction to osteriay, and then they get only ne mile in ten constructed in a satifactory manner. Roads should be :$ lanned, designed and constructed, s a rule, to suit the particular form ! f land development to be served y them. Narrow minor streets and roads in -:M esidential and rural areas enable ride thoroughfares to be secured X -here they are needed; they permit 1 lore air space to be given to the \ uildings, although air space in the & treet instead of from the space re- ^ erved on the lot; they enable a , .ffii ighway system to be developed on he only sound basis, namely, that 3| lie cost of building up the system hall not exceed the ability of the a eople served by it to pay for it. "here is no particular virtue in the ride street or the narrow street: . ySa he only virtue is in planning all ^ treets to adapt them for the pur- 3I ose they can best serve in connec- ,, ion with the development of land, nd above all with due regard to . he economic relationship between } he value of the land and other pro- ^ lerty they serve and the cost of the oad or street. Until we have a properly planned ystem of highway adapted for all , || purposes and economically sound, tre will not be able to deal effective- V y with bad land development in - f-M own and country, and we will only K?I >e aoie to go on dealing with the mprovement of roads in a sporadic gal ind haphazard manner, good enough , M n its way and a satisfactory adranee on the past but far short of he ideal we should seek to attain * ind costly and wasteful in the ex- $| reme. NOTICE. M The pulpit ofB?v. J. N. Isom will .13 >e closed during the Orr meeting ;^||H i ere. FREE OF CHARGE. Any adult suffering from cough, ;old ofc bronchitis, is invited to call' 7 ^ it the drug store of P. B. Speed, and '|3 jet absolutely free, a sample bottle ;|g >f Bo?chee'? German Syrup, a sooth- .f ng and healing remedy for all lung . '/a roubles, which has a successful re- . < M :ord of fifty years. Gives the patient '..-'Mj i good nighfs rest free from coughng, with free expectoration in the *5 norning. ., ,*3? Regular sizes, 25 and 75 cents. . far sale in all civilized countries. M JSE "CASCARETS" FOR LIVER AND BOWELS i? WHEN CONSTIPATED ^ ?'?~ Vhen Billons, Headachy, Sick, (or qjjj Sour Stomach, Bad Breath, Bad Colds. Get a 10-cent box. :$im Take a Cascaret to-night to cleanse . ' roar Liver, Stomach and Bowels, ,;1 ind you will surely feel great by iVja aorning. You men and women who I lave headache, coated tongue, a bad old, are bilious, nervous, upset,. iothered with a sick, gassy, disorlered stomach, or have backache ?. md feel all worn out. Are you keeping your bowels clean with Cascar- X ts?-or merely forcing a passageway ^ J very few days with salts, cathartic tills or castor oil? Cascarets immediately cleanse and - ;';*H egulate the stomach, remove the our, undigested and fermenting ood and foul $ases; take the excess die from the liver and carry off the onstipated waste matter and poison rom the bowels. Remember, a Cascaret tonight will traighten you out by morning. A J 0-cent box from your druggist leans healthy bowel action, a clear ^ lead and cheerfulness for months. )on't forget the children.?Ad^. LE, S. C. $11.15 on, d. c. ,'"M V ? \ >. way System JNT '^1 " " <ATE VETERANS t, 1917 | Schedule Return Fares M. May 4 L$10.85 M. May 4 11.15 M. May 4 10.85 M. May 4 10.85 M. May 4 10.85 M. May 4 11.35 M. May 4 1 11.80 M. ? 11.65 a M. 10.65 'V;1 M. May 4 10.00 M. May 5 jonsist of Standard and Tourjhes from Greenwood, Anderg. Also dining car will be >akfast before reaching Wash * P ; , i al Train tickets will be sold at 2 to 7th, inclusive, with final >on payment of 50c at Wash red until July Utn. )n any Southern Railway Sys, C. COTNER, T. P. A. Spabtanbubg, S. C. ...i. f '