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le CELEBRATION How an Obtuse English Girl Was Won Over. BY SUSANNE GLENN. I At eight o'clock In the evening of July second, Jack Duncan swung fcriskly up the walk toward the piaz xa that held the charming person of "Victoria Mann. He was going to ask her to help tim celebrate the Fourth. He knew that she knew this, and that she was going to refuse. But In spite of it, his lively countenance held an extremely ?meerful expression. "Good evening, Miss Mann," he said, Stowing low. "Good evening," The giri s lips were demure, hut her eyes twinkled. Duncan sank in a chair in cl^se ..proximity to the big rocker. "Are you awaro," he inquired, "that Inls !s the second of July?" The giri lowered her eyelids, there fey adding to her appearance of de mureness, and Incidentally hiding the Jell-tale twinkles. ^ J "I-I believe I did notice lt when I -studied my Sunday school lesson," she murmured. I .Then you will understand that the flay after tomorrow will be the Fourth nf July," he continued painstakingly. No response. "But sorely, my dear girl, you can ?rasp that fact!" Still she remained silent. ! Leaning over, he lifted the pretty brown little hand resting on the broad arm of the rocker, and lingeringly counted off the days on its fingers. "One, two-Sunday, the second of July, Monday, the third, Tuesday the fourth-the great and glorious Fourth, Victoria!" tightening his hold on the .fingers hy way of emphasis. When the blue eyes lifted the twinkles had been subdued, they held nilly a look of calm wonder. "7-es?" sh? murmured, as If -doubting. "It assuredly ls, my giri! And you are going to snead it with me*this year-well have the time of our lives!" His voice held confidence, and affectionate persuasion. Miss Mann drew away her hand and placed it under the folds of her "Victoria, Listen to Me!" sown for future safety. She further rocked in a comfortable, maddening manner. "I expect to spend Tuesday very quietly, while father and the mater ?o to the park ?^1 fear you will find that too uninteresting,' she said, sweetly. The young man looked at her pity -Sagly but with nnabatlng cheerful mess. "Victoria, you're terribly obtuse. It Isn't your fault, of course, bat lt is a dreadful handicap, particularly since taking np your residence in this land txf 'quickness.' " ^Victoria's eyes flaehed preliminary fire wefts. 1 remember," continued Duncan paring rather thoughtfully, "the first Tear yon were here. We youngsters Xjplanned a picnic for the Fourth, and jay heart was just set on taking the pretty little English girl-you were '-.^tensely pretty in those days, Vic , toria!" 4"I wish I could retain as pleasant a emembrance regarding your extreme youth, Mr. Duncan!" . "Quite true, my dear, age has used gne kindly! "But my proposai was refused heaving no room for doubt! My heart ras crushed for the time being. "During the subsequent three hun* ??Ired and sixty-four days my attentions, however, were accepted-even grace lolly courted-but again on the three londred and sixty-fifth I was spurned, rejected, walked over! I shall not disclose the times this has been re peated, bot I've never missed a year! Surely, such patience, such perse verance, is worthy of a better fate." "It is worthy of a better cause, at ?east," answered the giri, crisply. : "WM you tell me, fair one, why -jyon thos treat me?" with deep mel ancholy. ? "Becaose," flashed the gjri, refusing ?to smile, "I ara not an American jyoor Foorth is nothing to me!" r "Girl, girl! Are you wiser than yoor own father? He, too, was born under . the lion, but hell make a racket next Tuesday .that an7 horn American might ba proud to producer GOOD SUPPORTER FOR PLANTS Florida Man Contrives Standard With Wiro Ar*i8 That Guides Growth of Young Trees. For tho support of plants and young trees during the period when they are getting a start in life a Florida man has designed the contrivance repro* Supporter for Plants. duced here. ' A standard with longi tudinal grooves on the opposite faces of its two sections is thrust into the ground near the tree. A length of wire, bent into a coil at the center and forming two arms, ia attached to the standard by rolled ends that engage the grooves. These arms can be slid up or down the standard to accommo date the height of the plant. The lat ter is embraced by these two arms and not only is forced to grow straight, but is given much-needed support dur ing the heavy rains and wind storms that beat so many unsupported plants and young vegetation of all kinds to the earth. SOME LITTLE FLOWER HINTS Care Should Be Used in Taking Up Planto to Placa in Window-Get Cutting? of Favorite?. In taking up plants to put In the window, be careful about the roots. If they are maltreated in any way, he sure to cut off all the bruised parts and shorten in a corresponding way the top branches of tho plant Newly potted planta sometime? do not do well at first Don't expect too much of your plants until they axe well established. Aa soon aa new feeding roots are formed the plant will pick up. Maybe you havo given too much water which has soured tho soil. Water only when the surface of the soib feels dry to the touch. If you have a large east window turn it into a bower'of beauty. FaBten a strong shelf below the sill and nail a wire arch or grill across the top of the window. When you dig your Madera vine select several large, healthy roots and put two or three in a six-inch pot. Place a pot at each end of the shelf. As the vines grow furnish them with string or narrow wire netting to grow on. They will Boon reach the top of the window and cover the arch. Go into the garden before Jack Frost appears and take cuttings of all your favorites. Slip a nasturtium for winter blooming. The double nas turtium roots easily and is a desirable pct plant PLANT IN CEMENT SIDEWALK Good, Cleanly Way of Arranging Pot or Keg Out of Sight I? Shown In th? illustration. The pot holding a plant or Tine at the entrance of a residence In a crowd ed city ls usually in the way, and when the plant is watered the walk? become wet, says the Popular Me chanics. The Illustration shows a good Plant In Sidewalk. cleanly way of arranging a pot or keg in the walk, so that it is out of sight, and the seeping water will be taken up by the earth. A cover may be made for the pot as shown. Stable Manure tn Orchard. The value of stable manure or other fertilizer in the orchard de pends almost entirely upon the con ditions of the soil and climate. Some soils grow excellent fruit without any fertilizer, while others must be fed. Simply a case of science and good judgment Fruit Varieties. The farmer who raises fruit for his own family should have a much larger variety than the commercial orchard ist, because the latter must produce enough of each kind to ship to advan tage. WAY TO SPRAY STRAWBERRIES ; Leaf Blight Causes Spots on Leaves j and Weakens Plants-Remedy for Leaf Roller. (By W. H. CHANDLER.) Leaf blight is a disease which causes spots on strawberry leaves. With some varieties it very seriously weak ens the plants. Varieties like Aroma and Gaudy very largely resist IL Spray with Bordeaux mixtures after the crop 1B harvested, probably after renewing has been done, and give three or four sprayings at Intervals of two weeks. On badly infested beds after the crop is off, mow everything down and let lt dry and barn off when there is a brisk wind, then follow with a spraying. The strawberry leaf roller ls a moth that appears In the spring, depositing eggs on the leaves. When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed upon the leaves, folding the leaves over and fastening them by means of a silken thread. They thus eat only on the inner side of this folded leaf. They sometimes seriously injure the plants, causing them to dry up. There are two broods a year. The second brood appears shortly after the strawberries have been gathered. The surest remedy for this insect is to mow down the plants and weeds and burn the bed off shortly after the strawberries have been picked. Spray ing when the berries are about one half grown with arsenical poison will kill the insect, but it ls difficult to spray strawberries as they are so soon ripe after they set The burning off process recommended does not seem to be entirely harmless to the straw berry field, as occasionally some plants will be killed and lt will thus be more difficult to secure a good row for the next year. The white grub that bothers us in the garden sometimes may be a fairly troublesome insect in the strawberry field. The insect feeds upon the roots of come plants, especially grasses. Leaf Showing Injury. When the field is plowed up, if they I are numerous they may feed upon the | strawberry root and do considerable harm. The remedy is to grow some other crop than grase or strawberries on the land until they are starved out." The Crown Borer is a beetle some what similar to the Plum Curculio. They deposit their eggs in Juno or early July. The eggs hatch into larvae that eat their way into the crown and there in feeding, mine out the crown more or less. These beetles do not migrate very badly, BO the best remedy is to rotate the crep, putting no strawberries on land that has been in strawberries during the previous few years, pro vided these insects are serious. For Tree Planting. If you intend to plant a few choice trees next spring dig large holes for them this fall, fill them with manure, removing it next 6pring and filling in up to the desired depth for the tree. I HORTICULTURAL Most small fruits form their fruit buds in the spring. The quickest growing tree for a shelter belt is the willow. Remember that the wood ashes are the best kind of fertilizer for the orchard, lawn or garden. The city dealer profits by the lazi ness of the grower by grading and re packing his badly assorted fruiC Joting fruit trees that were plant? ed in the* autumn of last year, or in the spring o? this year, should ho ex amined carefully. That corky old apple, the Ben Davis, still holds a high place in the city markets because Its fine appearance deceives the ignorant buyer. In very dry weather fruit buds are formed quite early and In case of a wet fall immature fruit buds some times change into leaf buds. Unless rotten apples are promptly removed from the orchard, fruit pests will have an Ideal place in which to hibernate during the winter months. After the raspberries are through fruiting, the old canes are taken out The canes made this year will pro duce the fruit next year. Burn the primings. Cantaloupes should not be grown near squash, pumpkin of cucumber vines, as the pollen will mix, giving the cantaloupes a flavor of the squash or cucumber. Spray the apples twice with Bor deaux mixture to prevent injury from bitter rot. Put arsenate of lead in it to destroy late-hatchea insects, such as the fall web worm. Spraying with kerosene emulsion is one of the best remedies for the rose leaf hopper. Make the first applica tion as the pest first appears and' re peat as often as is necessary. Strawberry plants that have been grown all summer in potB and set this month will bear next spring. Use an abundance of manure in* preparing the ground, to insure a good crop. Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from the 15th day of October, 1912, to the 15th day of March, 1913. All taxes shall be due and payable be tween the 15th day of October, 1912, and December 31st, 1912. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31st, 1912, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent for January, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1st, 1913, the County Auditor will proceed to add two per cent, and five per cent from 1st of March to the ISth of March. After which time all unpaid taxes will be collected by the Sheriff. The tax levies for the year 1912 are ? as follows: For State purposes 5 3-4 mills. ? 44 Ordinary County 41-2 " " Cons. School tax 3 44 44 Special County tax 2 3-4 " " Bacon S.V D, Special 2 " " Edgefield S. D. 2 " " Long Cane S. D. 3 " " Libertv Hill S. D. 3 " " Johnston S. D. 5 44 " Collier S. D. 3 44 44 Flat Rock S. D 4 44 44 Prescott S. D. 3 44 "PlumBranch S. D. No 1 5 44 44 White Town SD 3 44 44 Trenton SD 2 44 ; '* Ward SD. 2 44 44 Moss^D 3 44 Parksville\S D 3 44 44 Washington SD 2 44 44 Oak Grove SD 3 44 44 Red Hill SD 21-2 44 44 Shaw 2 44 44 R RBonds Wise T's'p 11-4 44 44 R RBonds Bickens 3 44 ^1' RR Bonds Johnston 3 44 44 RR Bonds Pine Grove 12 44 44 R R Bonds Blocker 12 44 44 44 Bonds Town Edgefield 1-2" 44 School Bonds 1 44 44 Town of Edgefield Corporation Purposes 10 44 All male citizens between the ages of 21 years and 60 years except thoBe ex empt by law are liable to a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capitation tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs. The law prescribes that all male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $2.00 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. As this is optional with the individual, no commutation tax is included in the property tax. So ask for road tax re ceipt when you desire to pay road tax. James T. Mims, Co. Treas. E. C. PROEESSIONAL DR. J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. A rt. CORLE Y, Surgeon A? Oentist. Appointments Jjjjjgenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge werk a specialty. James A. Dobey, DENTAL SURGEON, JohnsUto, S. C. FFICE OVER JOHNSTON D?UG CO. lake the Old Suit Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edge?eld Pressing CUb WALLACE HARRIS PROP. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta qle , Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. Gins and Press Repairs. ' yLOMBAKD, AUGUSTA. GA. Men's Inhumanity to Man. Some men, when they are arrested on a serious charge, are sent to Jail Others, like one in New York, fare much, worse. The magistrate told bis wife to take him home and tell him what 6he thought of him. -Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. We selected and registered this trade-mark and it ap pears on the bags of all our iertilizers. It is your guar antee of 100% quality and protection against inferior fertilizers. Prosperous far mers all over the South are satisfied with results obtained from our* fertilizers. Ask our agent This Giant Lizard-a land animal, weighing 25 to 30 tone, lived in South Carolina during the forma tion of our phosphate beds. 1 LOOK FOR THIS I I ON THE BAG " PLANTERS FERTILIZERS PHOSPHATE CO. CHARLESTON. S.C. DO YOU DRIVE TO TOWN? f. \ \ Wi fart .r h>l.pi?o*d I .tajtdat koa?. And find the market wWWf^^'l" ff\\ unfavorable for your produce? The farmer ?h who has a telephone in hk home can telephone first The useless trips thus saved are worth the cost of service. Under the plan of the Bell System the service costs but a trifle; the farmer owns the instrument and the equipment Write to nearest Bell Telephone Manager for pamphlet, or address Farmers* Line Department SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH Ct ? SOUTH PSYOB STKEF?, ATLANTA, GA. L PUT 5OAE AVoNEy IN OUR, ~* CoDrtirht 1909, br C. E. Zimmerman Co.-No. 2*. When the crops are in,and the profits of the farm can be counted in money, the time to start a bank, ac count is ripe; by doing so you .may conduct your farm as every good business is conducted. OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pres. ; W. W. Adams, Vice prea.; E. J. Miras, Cashier; J. H. Allen, assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS: J. 0. Sheppard, W. W. Adams, J. Wm. Thnrmond, Thos. H. Rainsford, J. M. Cobb, B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C. C. Fuller, W. E. Prescott. I?