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BWH?RE GERMAN CITIES EXCEL jcount von Bcrrstorff Tells of the Pub lic Spirit Which Has Brought Them Advantages. : Count von Be~nstorfr, German ?.m ijassacor to the United Stat- \ recent ly spoke before the Worn; :;'s Civic league of Baltimore on "Covernmeut .of German Cities." The usual torm of government in a {German city, he said, was a council, ?which elected an ober bargomeister (and two assistant burgomeisters, or j city managers. Tho position of tha j-first was practically a Iii position if ?he were satisfactory, although Le wa? jre-elected at long intervals. Sneaking of the old city of Prank port, County Berr.storff described how [it had grown. Streets, he said, are not [laid out by private enterprise, but ty ithe act;on of the city council. Thu Icouncil also regulates buildings in the various sections of the town and for bids that there shall be more than s {certain proportion of thc land built {upon, so that there may be sufficient fopen spaces. "Within the last ten years, he de clared. Frankfort had expended more than $50,000,000 in the purchase of land in the city and outside of it, 60 that at present the city owns 16,650 acres, 3.S00 of which are outside of the city limits. Owning this land, the city regulates its growth as seems best, builds model homes for workmen, constructs parks and playgrounds, and builds Echools, colleges, museums and the like. "The workmen's insurance laws," Baid the speaker, "have had a great in ffiuence on the German cities in getting a strong impetus which led to the cre ation of many useful municipal institu tions." Leipzig, he said, was devoting come of the land held by the city for build ing suitable homes for the poor, and the insurance companies were makins {loans for building workingmen's cot tages. SIGNPOSTS ADORN THE ROAD Jleal Works of Art Are Those to Se Found Along the Principal High ways in Silesia. American sign painters and adver tlsers using outdoor publicity may find ? a lesson in the artistic sisns along th? public highways of Silesia. In one ?a peasant, pipe in his mouth, leaning (on Ms scythe, gives direction and dis B|Bi Carved Signposts on Silesian Highway jtance to the next town; in the other, a schoolboy, pointing, shows the way to the famous hot springs of Warm brunn. Little objection could be I ?urged against such signposts even by the most, insistent advocates of bill board abolition.-Popular Mechanics Street Trees in Minneapolis. An official report cn street '.rees ir. Minneapolis shows the following rec ords: Street trees replaced. 333; nuui I ber planted fall of 1912 and spring cl 1913, 2,104; general pruning done on 4.370 trees; permits issued for pruning, 627; for tree planting, 33f>. Surely this is a record to be proud of and present? a strong contrast to the record of Los Angeles during the same per'od, wheru absolutely nothing was done. It if also pathetic to contemplate the fact that this inaction is still to be "the or der of tlie day." Almcst Invisible Microbes. The smallest things are the microbee that are found in the earth, the air, water and our bodies. So tiny are some rod-like microbes that it would take 10,000,000, placed end to end, tc reach a yard, while 100,000,000 wo only cover a nickel, and it would tab.e 640,000,000,000,000 to make - a solid cubic inch. Microbes if nourished will multiply more than a millionfold ac hour. A single grain of earth will con tain from 1,000 to 300.000 microbea "Without them we would have neithei jhealth nor disease. Plan $5,000,000 Park. Pla?s for the transformation at an enormous rest of 14,000-acre Palos J*Verdes ranch, overlooking Los Angele? harbor and the Catalina channel, inte jone of the most magnificent residential parks in the nation for American mil Conaires. are being made. Frank A Vandeilip of the National City bani? <|?f New York and hts associates recent jly purchased the tract for $1,750.000 fiof this purpose. The plan? as thej liiow staDd promise to involve an e* ipenditure of $5,000,000. irilluC l?tnIO I WM WWitawi ?...? Maker Valuable Fertilizer on Any Kind of Land, But More Especial ly on Stiff, Clay Soils. (Ey E. J. MILLER.) Rye which is sown in the fall for preen feed during cold weather may ba economically used in at least three ways the next spring and the early summer. One of these ways is to usa it for pasture. Another way is to use it for a summer soiling crop for miik cews. An acre or two on rich land will produce a large amount of early green feed, and i'r.e crop can be used for nearly three months. To usa rye as a soiling crop, keep the stock off it in the spring; and when it is tall enough to cut. take the 1 mower to the patch and cut enough for two days' feeding. Rake this and store in tito barn and reed out. Then mow enough more for another two days' feeding and continue the same method until the patch is all mown. By this time the rye of the first mowing will have grown up enough ' for a second cutting, and in succession it may be cut several times during the early spring and summer. In this way a great number of cows may be kept on a limited area of pasture. And a third and excellent way to use j rye the following spring, after sowing i : is to allow it to grow up almost to ? maturity and plow the entire crop un der as green manure. For this pur pose allow it to head out and seed j come into the milk stage. It is a valuable fertilizer on any j kind of land, and especial'" valuable on stiff, clay soil, and making the coil friable and easy to work. The mature rye plant decomposes quickly when plowed under, and gives | no ill effects from souring. The humus content of the soil is ap- j preciably increased, and the general good effect on the soil can be noticed on succeeding crops for two or three j years. KEEP THE D?IRY COW CLEAN! Problem of Sanitary Milk Supply ls to] Exclude All Bacteria Possible Some Precautions. Milk from healthy cows is practical ly free from bacteria when secreted. The problem of a sanitary milk sup ply, therefore, is to keep out all bac teria as far as possible. Bacteria are introduced into milk mainly by small particles of dirt which either drop into the milk from the cow or arc carried In the air. Repeated tests have shown that evcL when a cow is cleaned ss thoroughly as is possible under stable conditions, particles of dust' will be thrown efl from her body during milking time, and these get into the milk and con taminate it. Cows should be kept| away from sources of contamination. such as sink holes in which stagnant! water accumulates, for such holes | breed enormous aumbers of putrefac tive bacteria which are especially dan 1..;; ^T--'-^ . .'<,, ; . : "N Clean Milk Cannot Be Produced From Cows Kept in Muddy or Filthy Yards. gerous to infants, causing digestive troubles. There should be no places in the hara yard for water to stagnate. The manure should be kept gathered up, and every other effort made to keep the cow free from contamination. The cow should be thoroughly cleaned, preferably immediately be fore milking. It is also well to clip j the hair short around the flanks and: udder, and always advisable to moist-1 en the flanks just before milking. All] of these precautions tend to lessen the amount of dust or loose hair which I will be given eft* from the cow. FENCES SAVE MUCH PASTURE In Many Cases Fencing of Field Wi I. Pay for Woven Wire Used-Good Aid to Prosperity. (By E. J. MILLER.) Fencing and moving of fences should be done early, so that ail of the spar? heidi; can be grazed over to make usc of the grasses and other herbage thai have grown up in them after the earlj fall rains. Much feed can be saved in this wuy the stock will do better and it will give the permanent pastures time tc green up before the cold weather New and clean pastures mean health ier animals, and the utilizing of all th? fence rows means turning waste prod ucts into dollars. In many cases the fencing of a field this tall for new pastures will entirelj pay for the woven-wire fencing used j Buy and use good fencing for all th? field. Good f> .is an aid to pros] peri ty. Inviting Inducements. To the man with a clear-cut vonvio tion of just what he wants and whe has the necessary ability and courage to stay with it until it is accomplished the field of breeding dairy cattle offers inviting inducement?. Wise Economy. It is wise economy to plant wind breaks of evergreens, arbor vitae, Nor way spruce and balsam fir, a portion' cf each with a sprinkling of other vari j eries to make a pleasing co: ast (Prickly Ash, jpoke Root and Potassium) Prompt Powerful Permaaeat Its beneficia' ef- Stubborn cases Good results aro fects are usually yield to P. P. P. lasUnc-it cures itlt very quickly when other modi- you to stay cured Clines aro usclc?a ~~ w j- ? Malees rieh, red, pure blood-cleanses thc entire [ll system-clears the brain - strengthens digestion and nerves. lg A positive specific for Blood Poison and skin diseases. gj Drives out Rheumatism and Stops tho Pam; ends Malaria; Hj is a wonderful tonic and body-builder. Thousands endorse it. F. V. LIPPMAN CO. SAVANNAH. GA. HM til:'! I I i m vea M J I J. C. LEE, President F. E. Gibton, Sec. and Treas. I FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, If )Oii :?ie ?;<>ir?? i o 1 i.ild/remocltl or repair, wc ii?> ne v < ui ii quiiies. COMPLETS HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY. Wo niiinufiH tine and deni in doers, sash, blinds sinos, interior i i i rn, store fronts and fixtures, pews, |uiij.ii?h, fii\, rotuli ;in(! diex^ed lumber, lath, pine ;.i J rvpress shingles, ftoorin*/, ceUing ant! siding. ' )istiibuting agents for Flintkote roofing^ Estiinaies c!'t?ifuil}- and carefully nwine. Woodard Lumber Co. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Corner Kcfcerts ard Dugas Streets. Our Motto: SSS i BPBHBBBB85 Fresh Shipment Wc have j Slock for Ec'gf farmers to cali atm ac? ...?. Li ve thc \?ilson & Cantelou A Great Blow Is Coming to the family of those who meet with accidents and are unpro tected by an Accident Insurance Policy in our Ccmpary. Don't explode your wrath after the ac- |* cidmt happens. Tn pare for it | beforehand by taking out a policy S in this company. It costs little, ? but fcssurts you much in case of | accident, J'at;d or otherwise, a Norris. Edgefield, South Carclina. RIC You'll find it on the top of each genuine CORTRIGHT Meta! Shingle I; : J :.t there to protect you as well 03 us fox ! :...j!-.Tiitator. Roof j covered ?j ( shingles L7 years ago are ? ;;oo:l touuy, end have never needed re fei Psfrs. ?hat'fl why they're imitated. |j xhcrcfcrc, Icc1.: for this stamp. E ** For Sale by Stewart & Kernaghan Edgefield, South Carolina. 4 Don't Read If net interested. Pul you are obliged to be interested Vv-here mon ty is to he saved in the purchase o? necessities of iiff botti ?'>r your .elfand livestock We are now in our warehouse, corner of Fenwick pnd Cumming streets, two block?- from the Union Passenger Station where we have the most modern warehouse ic Augusta with floor g)cce of 24,?00 squa.e feet si d it is literally pucked with Groceries and Ked ?iorr. <.e lar to roof Our stock must be see?. to be apptc oiate?. Our expenses are at least 545C.00 a mur.th ?e;?s since discon tinuing our flore at 8c? Eroa:1 strebt, ard as goor's are unloaded from cars to wsrebeuse, we are ia a position to name very close prices If j ou rca?y want the worth of y tur money s-.-e or write ua #? -i Mtlraiti No matter what your walk in life, or what your station may be, you have an opportu nity to be the possessor of a bank account, and it only re mains for you to realize the importance of thia one thing, to render you independent. OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pres. ; H. E. Nicolson3 Vioe prcs.; li. J. Minis, Cashier: J. II. Allen, assistant ('ashier DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard. .7. Wm Thurmond, Tho*. FI. Katnsford, .lol:n Raintsfurd B. K. Nicholson, A. S. Twin pk ino, C. ,:?JFUJJJ?r,. J. II. Allen ,^ .WA--'.-;. EaHBOBSQQ DaVid Sl??ky 9 Wholesale end Retail FING MATERIALS Tinplate, galvanized corrugated ?ion rhinglts, rel Iver roofing, etc. Galvanized iron cornice end sheet rr.et?l work, skylights, e?c. Stoves, ranges, mantels, tiling, grates, paints, oils, varnishes, etc. 1009 Broad St, AUGUSTA. GA LTiayMiwrmmu mu? gasa tfJBiaSttSBBS Deep Plowing1 Season We have and still arriving a full line of Oliver turn plows, Onvcr middle-busters, Oliver f tibsoii. Repairs of all kinds, such <ts points, bolts extra' | wings, extra l;;nd bides, extrn handles. rr J iones & Son. t fy i;a) iJ^v>nirrrrna: i-mnirjx? J t'irxcq m Leading Jewelry Store ?g| When in Augusta come in and inspect our large stock of Cut Glass, China, Sil verware, 3$ Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Etc. We bny from the leading n.anufacturers and ?||?? importers. Your repair work solicited. 706 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia.