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WORK ON ROADS IN SUMMER Building and Maintaining Highways ls More Kindly Thought of by Many of the Users. Gradually the farmers in practical ly every community arc beginning ro take personal interest in the matter of making the reads they are forced tu use better and mare flt for general i travel all the year round. In those states where the road work is done by farmers and their teams it is hard to get tho labor done when the weather conditions are best, says a writer in Farm Progress. They will not leave their fields to put in four or five days grading,and level ing the public highways unless they are practically forced to do it. But there are signs of better times in the matter of country road build- | ing. I drove 20 miles and back a .few weeks ago over roads that used to be impassable at that time of year for anything except a good strong j team and a good wagon. Soft clay, ; soft soil and mud holes of infinite i variety were its old-time characteris-. tics. I made the trip in a very ordinary, four-year-used motor car and drove the rcund trip in about three hours. T'ndcr the old arrangement it would have taken all of one day and pos sibly part of the night The road drags, just the ordinary old road drags rr ide from split logs, made the difference. Something, and I believe it was the necessity of mak ing the road passable for the rural free delivery wagons, has made a big difference along the old road. We saw several road drags along the way, two or three of them in use, and the roads where they were passing were .as smooth as a turnpika Summer is the time to do really constructive road work. The drag Handy Road Scraper. can be used summer or winter, but scraping, grading, culvert repairing and draining ought to be done in June, July, August and September. Earlier in the year the mud will prevent any real work being completed. Later in the fall the rains will turn the fresh ly graded roads into loblollies of clayey water. From now on until the first snows and freezes the dirt road can be shaped and graded. I am of the opin ion that the plan of appointing some one farmer as overseer 01 "road boss" ^id having the rest of V.:o neighbor hood work under this inexperienced man is a mistake. The time will come when all road work will be done under the supervision of a mau who does nothing but plan and build and possi bly maintain roads. He will know roads under all weather conditions and can look after their creation, drainage and repair intelligently. It is mostly a hit or miss proposition now. WAYS OF A BAD ROAD THIEF ?Forces Farmer to Haul Small Loads, Drive Slowly and Occasions Many Expensive Delays. The bad road thief forces you to "haul small loads, drive slowly, wrench and twist the life out of your horse, harnesfl and vehicle, ' often breaking and damaging the latter until great and expensive delays are occasioned. It also steals your opportunity to dis pose of your farm when you wish to sell, for no man will pay as much for a farm bordered by a poor road sys tem as he will for one with a well kept highway, and some will not buy a farm at all when the road system ls poor. The loss of time and money where the above named conditions ex ist makes it imperative that you open all the drain ditches along the road, and drag this silent, notorious thief to death with the King road drag. * Through Traffic Problem. There is a phase of the road ques tion which is state-wide in its applica tion. That relater, to the through or trunk lines which accommodate through traffic. To leave the construc tion and care of these roads in/the hands of local authorities must result in uneven and inharmonious gaps, and desultory care, involving practically a failure of such rost?a'for a standard of their utility. A silo properly built of limestone will be a success. BEES AS WAR'S MESSENGERS I New Idea With Others Proves That Military Authorities Are Very Much cn the Alert. News that Trill be of interest to aH army men has been received. The Hague has discovered a secret long cherished in the war department-the use cf bees as messengers, j No longer will the aide-de-camp ? spur his staggering horse through I shot and shell to carry the message ; to the front. Instead, he will don his ? gloves and mask, and. going to the : portable beehive back of headquar I ters, seize one of the faithful little insects and send the well-trained I messenger through the air. Whoever possesses a receiving out flt can read the secrets of thc wire j less; one can cut the wires of the or I dinary telegraph, and the pigeon docs ; not always escape the bullet. There ; fore, other means have been scight. I In America the general staff dreams , of using as a dispatch hearer-tho j bee! The bee, like the carrier pigeon, guided by its marvelous instinct, re turns to the hive from wherever he may be liberated. Tiny dispatches, which can be deciphered with the magnifying glass, can be attached to its breast. But something better still has been found. By an ingenious process, the wings of the tiny insect are sensi tized and hy means of microscopic ; photography the message is imprint ed, thus doing away with all extra weight. The secret is out. but all is not lost. Holland has not discovered the won- ' deri'u! process by which to dispose of the fireflies that an up-to-date enemy would send to ruin the sensitized wings of the trained bees. I The details, of course, cannot be divulged. Suffice it to say that as I soon as an enemy's firefly reaches the dark hive, where the bees are waiting to have their wings photo- ; graphed, its presence is made known by the action of the metal selenium, which is sensitive to light, and the alarm is given to trained dragon flies, which speedily make away with the intruder. Welsh and Ancient Britons. All the histories agree that under > the wars of practical extinction car- J ried on by the invading hordes of northern Europe in Britain, only those of the ancient inhabitants escaped destruction who fled to or already lived in the mountain fastnesses of Wales. It does not appear to have Buggested itself to anyone to doubt that modern Welsh ls essentially the language of the ancient Britons, or j that the Welsh are the descendants j of those interesting people, who occu pied the British Isles when they were termed the "end of the world (ultima thule)" by the old Roman writers, and were successfully invaded by Julius Caesar, 3. C. 55. The Welsh were always recognized as good fight ing men, as witness Fluellen in Shakespeare. Two famous regiments in the British army continue the tra ditions. "The Royal Welsh Fusiliers," who have been in every warlike affair ? of consequence in which Britain has j been concerned since 1G90, and "The Welsh Regiment." comprising the old ! Forty-first, the Sixty-ninth and tho : Royal Glamorgan militia. In Another State. A very much mussed up citizen of the Sixth City rushed into the central j police statirn on Tuesday evening and ? shouted aloud for vengeance, justice, or mercy at the very least. "The automobile that hit me five : minutes ago was No. 41144, Ohio," i he sputtered. "It knocked me uncon- | -cious. but I got the number before I went down for the count. Put It on. a piece of paper-41144." "All right. What dc you want?" "What do I want? Why, I can prove that he was exceeding the speed : limit, and I want-I want-" "Calm down, friend. You want a ? warrant for his - f?" "Warrant noti....^. What good would j a warrant do me? He was going so fast, I tell you, that a warrant wouldn't get him now. What I want is extra dition papers!" - Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Will and the Way. Stevenson knew a Welsh black smith who at twenty-five could neither read nor write, at which time he heard a chapter of "Robinson Crusoe" read aloud in a farm kitchen. Up to that moment he had sat content, hud dled in his ignorance; but he left the kitchen another man. Th^-e were day-dreams, it appeared, d .-ie day dreams, written and printed and bound, and to be bought for money and enjoyed at pleasure. Down he sat that day, painfully learned to read Welsh, and returned to borrow the book. It had been lost, nor could he find anoiher copy, only one in Eng lish. Down he sat once more, learned English, and at length with entire delight read "Robinson."-Lucy E. Keeler. Ird'jctlve and Deauctive. Deduc ive reasoning is from the ory to fa'ts, while inductive reasoning is from f cts to theory. Deduction is somotini' . mere dreaming, oftentb very fool ir h dreaming fas in the t of mudiev,.! scholasticism), while In duction is '.he sane reaching out from particular facts to general laws (as I in the case ot modern science). Most of tin.' things that have, cursed man- ! kind have come as tho result of dc- j ductive TeaKoiung: while pretty nearly i all that has h'-lp^d men has beeu the qrlft of tho Inductive process. ORIGIN OF THE EANK OF THE MANHATTAN COMPANY. IWay Ce Said tc Have Started From "a Weil cf Water," Though lt Had the Ger.i-s cf Aaron Eurr Behind lt. The uncovering of an old iron tank in Caner street recalled a piece of ancient history in connection with the Bank cf the Manhattan Company, the Wall Street Journal states. . A spring weil 35 feet deep, covered by the iron tank referred to and the present site of the bank, 40 Wail street, consti tuted tho first property owned by the Manhattan company, parent of the ba::k new bearing that name. The Eank cf the Manhattan Com pany Bprr.ns from a little water com pany which commenced business with "a well of water." The ciiarter of the company was drawn by Aaron Burr, zz? its granting was opposed by Alex ander Hamilton because it contained a clause permitting the company "to employ all surplus capital in the pur chase of public or other stock or in any ether money transactions or op erations not inconsistent with the con stitution and laws of New York or of the United States." This clause was the joker in the charter of a company started for the purpose of "supplying the city of Xew York with pure and wholesome wa j ter." In 170S New York city suffered from an epidemic of yellow fever which was attributed to aa inadequate and inferior water supply. Here was Aaron Burr's opportunity for start ing a bank, in which effort he had, for many years, been opposed by his political enemy, Alexander Hamilton, who had. a monopoly of the banking business in New York state until the charter was granted the Manhattan company. Upon the assembling of the legisla ture in 1799 an association of indi-* viduais, among whom Aaron Burr was a moving spirit, applied for the wa ter company's charter with a capital cf $2,000,000. The project was an am bitious ene for those days, and as there was considerable uncertainty about the probable cost of the water system the clause for the employment of idle capital was inserted. A great effort was made by Alexander Hamil ton and the federals to defeat the charter on account of the clause grant ing the company banking privileges. The necessity for a proper water sys tem which could only be procured by the organization of a responsible com pany with large capital carried it through the legislature on April 2, 1799, and it received the governor's signature. By April 22 books f opened for public subscription the $2,000,000 capital stock (pa* ^er share), and by May 15 the e amount had been subscribed, th ./ of New York hav ing taken 2,' chares. This was the first financu . victory of Aaron Burr over his political enemy. The bank is the oldest in the state, save one. Its capital was raised to $2,050.000 in 1S08, to permit of the state purchas ing 1,000 shares. Both the state and city are stockholders in the Bank of Manhattan company, this being the only bank stock owned by tho state of New York. Resuit Certain. Foote could not bear to see anybody or anything aucceed in the Haymarket theater but himself and his own writ ings, forgetful that a failure of the new scheme might possibly endanger the regular payment of his annuity. His pique broke out sometimes in downright rudeness. One morning he came upon the stage during the re hearsal cf the "Spanish Barber," then about to be produced. The actors were busy in the scene of a piece when one servant is under the influ ence of a sleeping draft and another of a sneezing powder. "Well," said Foote to the mana ger, "how do you go on?" "Pretty well," was the answer, "but I cannot teach one of these fellows to gape as he ought to do." "Can't you?" replied Foote. "Then read him your love comedy, "The Man of Business,' and he'll yawn for a month."-London Tit-Bita. Vaccinate Against All Diseases. A discovery of the highest impor tance aa to a substitute which con fers immunity against disease waa communicated to the Academy of Sci ence of Paris by Professor d'Arsonval a few days ago. Since Bucchner In 1890 gave the name of alexine to thia discovery a great amount of investigation has been devoted to the subject, but the active principle of the serum had al ways remained unknown. 0 Doctor Tissot of the Museum of Nat ural Histor}' has succeeded in analyz ing its elements, defining accurately its action. This opens the way to the realiza tion of immunity from such diseases aa tuberculosis and syphilis, as well OS greatly improving the efficacy of tho serums already in use against lockjaw and diphtheria. Companion cf Medicine. "My doctor ordered two weeks at the seashore." "He's a homeopath, isn't he?" "Yes. Why?" "Two weeks ls a small (lose. I'd go to an allopath and see if I couldn't got a trip to Europe."-Cincinnati En quirer. ; LIST OF ??EEfi VUWb I _ SOME AMUSING A?O ZZ'.'S. BOR DERING ON THE 7F..;??C. Bachelor Who Swore he Never Would Look Upon a Woman Again Kept His Csth, Though lt Cost Him Much Money. There is no limit tr? human folly or perverseness, and many ol' the vows that rash people make are foolish as well as perverse. Eighteen jeers ago a California man lost his sieht during an illness, and there was danger of total blindness. His wife was exceedingly pious, and vowed that ii her husband's si^tot was restored she would crawl on her hands and kne-es or.ee a year to a neighbor ing church in t^ken of her gratitude. He recovered his sight, and once a year bis wife has kept her vow. It was surely nothing but folly and obstinacy that inspired the vow cf an old bachelor that he would never look OH a woman's face again. In order to carry out his vow he had a high wall built around his house, which he never left, and substituted men for his wom en servants. Later, when new houses sprang up around his own and his grounds were overlooked, he had them covered with a roof and artificially lighted. He kept his strange vow to the end of his life, which, however, came within seven years. The most recent of these foolish makers of vows is a native of Brussels, who has sworn that be will make a tour of the world walking backward. It is to be hoped that his fate will be hap pier than that of the man who swore j that he would never rest until he could j walk on the ceiling like a fly, and who j lost his reason without gaining his wish. There was "method in the madness" o? the great French painter Zeim, who vowed that he would never leave his studio until a certain important pic ture was finished. He gave instruc tions that the door should be locked in his studio and that door should not be opened under any conditions, his meals to be handed to him through a hole in the dcor. Thus he worked for months during the crisis that ended ii Napoleon's famous coup d'etat and his accession to the throne, of which Zeim knew nothing until his picture was completed and his door unlocked. Another French artist, Gericauld, was equally determined to allow no distraction to interfere with the paint ing of his great picture, "The Wreck of the Medusa." He had his head shaved and vowed that he would never allow his hair to grow until his work was done. The vow he religiously kept, in spite of strong temptation to break it, and the reward of his heroism was the most perfect painting of his lit'eT It was for a very curious reason that an old lady who died a few years ago condemned herself to more tt?an 30 years' confinement to her home. She had married a widower, as miserly as he was unromantic, and he insisted that his second wife should wear the clothes left behind by his first wife. The wife was as mutinous as her hus band was resolute, and she determined that until she could have her own clothes she would never leave the house-a vow she kept until her death. Bank-Notes Made of Silk. Bank-notes made of silk of a par ticular shade that will baffle the bank note forger are now possible. As is known, most of the expert bank-note forgers use photography to obtain their best results; but a recent inven tion makes it possible to manufacture silk of a particular shade that cannot possibly be photographed. Discovered by a woman, this inven tion is a new process for waterproof ing fabrics without rubber and dyeing them in the same operation. Linen, cotton, or other materials to be treat ed by this process are placed white into one end of the machine and brought out at the other end a few minutes later colored, waterproofed, and dry. Fabrics so produced, the in ventor maintains, can. be used In hun dreds of trades, from aeroplane build ing to bank-note making. The Electoral College. Hamilton says: "It was desirable that the immediate election of the president should bo made by men most capable of analyzing the Qualities adapted to the station. A small num ber of persons, selected by their fel low citizens from the general mass, will be moBt likely to possess the informa tion and discernment requisite to so complicated an investigation." It ia unnecessary to say that by Impercep tible changes the spirit of the Consti tution has disappeared, and that for generations the "electors" have been the mere automata by which the peo ple register the result of their vote. Extremes of Nervousness. Baggs and Jaggs met, and Baggs and Jaggs got yarning. "I once knew a man, dear boy," be gan Baggs, "who was so ticklish on tho soles of his feet* that whenever he took a bath he had to walk about after wards on a big piece of blotting-paper. It was the only method of foot-drying that wouldn't throw him into fits." "That's nothing, my dear fellow," re torted Jaggs. "I used to board at a place where the Iandlady^was so nerv ous that whenever the wind blew shu had to jo out and grease the corners of the house, so that the wind wouldn't croak when it went round them." Hot Weather Garments Let us help you to keep eool during this sweltering weather. We have the garments that will enable you to kee]) ;*as cool as a cucumber." Come in and let us show you our athletic under wear-our light weight suits in Palm Beaches, Mo hair, serges, sicilians, cassimers, etc. Full assortment of EcJipes negligee shirts. Nothing better on the market for the money. Shoes and Panamas to Ht everybody. If we haven't what you want in order to keep coo! we will order it for you. Come in and let's talk it over. Dorn & Mims, '-mavmtmxatei All of the New Thin gs. Our Spring stock is now complete in every de partment. It matters not what the ladies want we have it. Come in to see all the new Spring fabrics that we are showing in the beautiful colors of the season. Goods for dresses, goods for skirts, goods for waists-for misses and ladies. We also have a very large stock of trimmings, lace embroidery, etc. We can please the most exacting buyer in these goods. We are showing a beautiful assortment of un derwear for ladies, misses, men and boys. Come in before you buy your supply of light underwear. Our Shoe Department is well supplied with the most stylish oxfords and slippers. We have them in the popular lasts and in patents, gun metal, tans and vici kid. "We invite the men and boys to see our stock of clothing and hats. Our prices are reasonable. J. W. PEAK Medical College o? the State o? South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Deparlmenss cf Medicine and Pharmacy, Owned and Controlled by the State. S6th Session Cpens October 1st, 1914. Closes june Sid. 1915 Fine New Building ready for occursr.cy October 1st, 1914. Advan tageously located opposite Roper Hospital, one of the largest Hospitals in the South, where abundant clinical material is offered, con tains 218 beds. Practical work for Senior Students in Medicine and Pharmacy a Special Feature. Large and well-equipped Laboratories in both Schools. Department of Physiology and Embryology in affiliation with the Charleston Museum. Nine full time teachers in Laboratory Branches Six graduated appointments each year in medicine. For catalog address: OSCAR W. SCHLEETER, Registrar, Charleston, S. C. Don't Read If not interested. But you are obliged to be interested where mon ey is to be saved in the purchase of necessities of life both for your self and livestock. We are now in our warehouse, corner of Fenwick and Cumming streets, two blocks from the Union Passenger Station where we have the most modern warehouse in Augusta with floor space of 24,800 squa.e feet and it is literally packed with Groceries and feeds from cellar to roof. Our stock must be seen to be appre ciated. Our expenses are at least $450.00 a month less since discon tinuing our store at 863 Broad street, and as goods are unloaded from cars to wareheuse, we are in a position to name very close prices. Ii you really want the worth of your money see or write us Augusta, Ga.