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?BOSTON TO BE EMULATED ? - iNrur York Sun Thinks That Crty MigM Weil Follow ti .a Example I of Her Steted Hem in Mew York the growth of cities has been so swift and the paob lams of building them hare been so new tHal the buildings were scraping th? skies along every thoroughfare i that commanded high rentals before ?the sacrifices that a coogee rion of sky scrapers entailed ?pon tba public bo Tcame apparent, say* the New York mn. j Reforming New York tn any ea Jsentifil partteular is too coks seal for the city planning committee to tackle .over night Instead the mirror is held ?up to us so that we can see many of ? our most glaring faults. The nearest example that we ought ?to study is Boston, and the plan of {Boston's new zone system are the first j thing the visitor sees. There, follow- j 4ng the 6ystem bf some German cities, j ^they have enacted law? forbidding the ] erection of buildings talker tuan 125 j ?feet In a large area extending from | :the river docks to the commons. In j 'this area there are only two buildings | .'violating the law, the Ames building, > ! built before the law went Into force, ; ?and the new United States Customs j building, which, in spite of all protesta, ' ?ls 400 feet tell. / I Copley e?-JSire, on wfcich Trinity } church and the Library front, is pro- / *tecte<i oy a height limit, and so le Com- \ fmcfliwaaUn avenue. A building on Cop- ; Bjuars, tb? Westminster chambers. ; .'exceeded the legal height and waa 8tt l Idown to th*, lawful Umita, tb* dty pay \ ?lng damage?. Boston also proudly ex- ; jhibits planB of bar great 1,200-foot j ?docks, her great dry dock, and the fa-, (' lisons fish dock. j ARTISTIC GAS LAMP POST Design for a gas lamp post thal ' .recently won first prize in a competi tion at St. Louis. There is no reason I why each lamp post should not be a | source of improvement to the ajp pearance of the city. None can WK j be erected in Philadelphia wimont ithe approval of the art jury, \n ac cordance with its amended rowers. Open Places League :^ paris. "A league for open has been organized in Paris. jn a recent pamphlet is discuss ^ ^ qUe8tion ol drainage and spor' ^ ^? tQe work tna( needs to be don M ^ the conversion ol the old fortifiV ,nlo open places 1B described.' . toe Nati0nai Mu .uicipal Ror^^ ? is a shock t0 Bome of the lr .^.d mcre(juiou8 of us to Ket 'our boodles that Paris never \^fiT jumSi?SSg itself more beautiful and r Jtf?t ssmita.-y- A repetition of such JtiKbcWfe sure to produce vigorous ac s tion or. this side of the water sooner *er lalor. Selling by Rule. "Why do you insist so strenuous?5 co-? my "placing nfy order right now?' "I have taken a course in a schoo! of pclentific salesmanship, and accord lng to ail rules and theories this ii the psychological mouent for closing this sale.'* JOB as ?: HE ADVERTISER Job Office solicits, your orders for printing of all kinds. We are well equipped for doing all classes of work. Satisfac tion guaranteed on every Place your order now your office supplies, large sup ply of the highest grade of printing material just re ceived. All Order . eceive Careful Phone Your Orders It is not necessary for you to come to our store to buy. Jost call up on the phone and we will take your order and deliver it promptly, and you will find both quality and quan tity just as good as if you had per sonally selected the goods. We are anxious to have 3'ou as a customer and are sure we will hold you as s ach after the first purchase. L. T. MAY Edgefield, South Carolina. jBBBBBim---a-B Baldwin High Grade Guano FOR SALE BY W.W. Adams & Company EDGEFIELD, S. C. TiffTTtm-TTHTHn-HTiriiTm iii i iimiyjiH ? wm m rr-1 Patapsco, Mastodon, and other Famous Fertilizers -of the Georgia Chemical Works, of Augusta IHave an established position which is unequaled by any other goods on the market. 3S yetrs of exper ience and careful study cf the fertilizer question back up every bag of these goods. . No such reassurance as this can be furnished by .others. Then w hy experi ment with the uncertain. I -FOR PRICES, TERMS, Etc., Call On THE EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE CO. Edisto High Grade Guano FOR SALE BY L. T. May, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Fertilizers! Fertilizers! I am prepared to fill orders for all kinds of fertilizers. Can give you any formula. Can also sell you Kainit, Acid and Soda for mix ing at home. Our guanos have been used by the Edgefield farmers for many years and have proven satisfactory. L. T. MAY, Edgei:U, South Carolina. v