Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?MOVE FOR HOME1 GARDENS Widespread Idea to Interest Children of the Country in Econom ical Idea. Any suggestion of Introducing a "wider military training among schools of this country is bound to meet with opposition. But one move iwhich will be almost as useful in time ofi war is that being made by the 'United States bureau of education to make home-garden truck farmers of the 10,000,000 children who are now in public schools in the United States. Of course, the relation of such a movement to war probably was far from the minds of those who have been fostering the movement. It al ready is being worked out in many cities. Cn the statement of Dr. C. D. Jarvis, the specialist in charge o? the government's home-gardening sur vey, the relation this movement, if ac complished thoroughly, would bear to 'war is strikingly shown. Doctor Jar .Vis estimates that if half the 10,000,000 .available school children were inter ested in the work the increase in food ^supplies would amount to $50,000.000 .annually. This estimate is based upon ?the supposition that $10 is the average :yield of a ?arden, though figures show ?that many such gardens can earn $25, f|50 and even $100 yearly. ! "What such a food supply . would mean to any European nation at this time can easily be Imagined. If war Icalled the young men from the farms I of this nation, even for a brief time, rthese school gardens would be invalu ?able in supplying food to cities which .otherwise might find themselves cut ?off from a ready supply. Obviously the great benefit of the work undertaken by the bureau of ed ucation and its experts is planned for ftimes of peace. But in a period when [many peaceful movements are viewed (from a war angle, this plan cannot es jcape the attention of those who be lieve preparedness is our best protec tion against foreign imbroglios. HOMES FOR RURAL TEACHERS Communities Are Waking Up to the ; Necessity of Providing Adequate Accommodations. . Teachers' cottages are one of the latest developments in education. They are rapidly passing out of the the experimental stage, however; !the state of Washington has more than ?a-hundred, and Texas ls approaching i that number. The plan has been de Tised as a result of the difficulty ot ?providing living arrangements for ?teachers in rural sections. "Board .ing round" is no longer popular with either teacher or neighborhood. Then there are certain advantages connect ed with the cottage. It gives a de sirable permanency to the position, 'which is beneficial to the community as well as to the teacher; and when 'it is located near the schoolhouse it j affords opportunity for work in domes ? tic science. One county in Alabama ?has completed its sixth home for ru ! ral teachers. In one town the cot j tage was built by popular st bscrip 'tion, has six acres of land attached ?to it, and is occupied by the tetch ier at a nominal rental. In some of these cottages several teachers live ! together upon a basis of co-op erative ! housekeeping. It is claimed for the ?cottage system by making rural life I more attractive the lack of male teach ers ls being to some extent supplied. ^New York Evening Post. " f - Gardens for School Children. 1 There is a strong economic truth at ?the. bottom of the garden movement, :and its value has been recognized riong ago in European countries, which 'have brought about different forms o? .development. Austria established ex jperimental gardens in its rural schools i as far back as 1869. Switzerland, Ger [many and England have a garden ^course in their public schools, while ?France goes farther and maintains not lonly flower and vegetable gardens, but [includes orchards, forestry and bee industry. The garden movement is of special significance in cities where ?large numbers of children are turned lout on the streets to loiter, tease and ^maraud. j Perhaps the greatest value of school ?gardens Is in teaching the child how jto make a garden at home and en jCouraginj it to do so. It is here that ?wo are to attain the real value of in jstruction and make It pay. The child lean materially reduce the cost of liv ing by not only furnishing vegetables ?during the summer but the surplus ?can be stored for winter use. That this can be done is no longer a mat ter of* conjecture, but many ex?mples i can be given in proof.-Mrs. Alex (Caldwell, in Southern Woman's Maga zine. Tidy Farms. If each farm in any community is clean, tidy and well kept, presenting a thrifty, homelike appearance, the whole neighborhood will be attractive to visitors and satisfying to residents. Local and county fair boards might create a very valuable farm improve ment habit by offering a liberal prize for the best planned farm in a neigh borhood or in a county.-New Castle Times. rnmurn THE GASH _ i Ey LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY. I (Copyright, l'dlC, by the McClure Newspa per Syndicate.) They had been married six months -George Curtiss and Kitty Cline. All had gone well, when one afternoon Kitty's Aunt Prue came visiting. She hadn't seen the young wife since her ' marriage and, after drawing a long breath and getting a good toe hold, she said: "And now I want to ask about George: "Is he a kind and loving husband?" "Why, Aunt Prue, George is just the best man in this world!" was the enthusiastic reply. "How much salary does he get?" "Twenty-five per week." "And how much do you sav? per week?" "Save? WThy, we haven't saved anything as yet." "Then it's wuss than I thought far -far wuss. Who handles the money?" "Why, George does, of. course." "That's lt-that's it! He handles the money and does what he pleases with it. It is no wonder." "But doesn't the husband always save the money?" "He does where the wife is an idiot. Lord alive, child, any wife is five times as capable of handling the house money as the husband. We never should have been worth a hun dred dollars if I hadn't taken the money matter into my own hands." When the subject was changed the wife found herself thinking it would be very nice to handle the money, but was, almost sure the husband would not consent, hut he came home with a surprise for her. It happened he had heard that Aunt Prue was at the house that afternoon, and know ing her ideas on finance he suspected. "Kitty, I've been thinking things over today." "What things?" "Don't you think you could make my salary go further than-1 do?" "Yes, I do, but-" "Then I'll turn it over to you for the next three months." ? "You are so good, George." ' "You can run the house and every thing." "Why, I surely thought you would object." "But you see I don't I have saved $50 in the last six months, though I was keeping it secret. I guess, how ever, you can beat my record and not try very hard." "I shall surprise you, dearest." She surprised him all right. As there were only two of them, he had been buying porterhouse steak. For dinner they now had a rounds and seeing that she was a tenderfoot the butcher had charged her the same price. The grocer weighed her sugar and butter short, and there was a skimping of potatoes. In two weeks, however, the wife had managed to save $14, and then Aunt Prue came again. "You don't want to put your money in the bank," said the old lady. "You send for one of those second-hand sewing machines that are advertised as good as new. You can surely save thirty-five dollars." "I will." "A man called at the house yes terday with stock in a silver mine to sell. It is a stock to be sold only to ministers and widows, but after some coaxing, and after promising never to tell, he let me have fifty dollars' worth of stock for $15. It will pay dividends of 50 per cent "But I'll buy the stock for you now, and in two weeks you can pay me for It Never miss a good thing if you can help it. I would not say any thing to George about it if I were you." During the last month of the three the husband looked so starved and anxious that the wife expected to hear him say any day that he must turn to barks and roots to get enough to fill up on, but he carried the thing through like a patriot. "Well, the twelve weeks are up," said the husband one evening. "And I think I can show you that I am a bit of a financier," was the proud reply. The sewing machine had been brought over that afternoon, and the husband was led into its presence. "How much?" "Only fifteen dollars." "I know of three second-hand ma chines here in town that you can buy at five dollars each, but never mind that" ' 'Here Is some silver stock that Aunt Prue bought for me." "Thon she ought to give you your money back, for that swindle was ex posed years ago." "Oh, Ceorge, have I been swindled?" "Most surely, but what else?" "I bought two seashore lots." "I heard you had and looked them up. They 'are on the edge of a big New Jersey swamp." "And-f.nd-" ?. TJid you buy half of Lake Erie for a melon patch?" "Not quite. I only bought some stock in a Peruvian gold mine." "I see. Now we will figure up what you have saved in your twelve weeks." "Don't, George-dont!" she sobbed. "But, you ree-" "If you won't, you may call Aunt Prue an idiot." "As I was going to say-" "And you may handle the house money to the last day of your life!" And George grinned and kissed her, and Aunt Prue hasn't been In the fecuse since. MANY TKOUBIES DUE TO AN INACTIVE XIVEE Many of the troubles of life such as headache, indigestion, constipa tion and lack of energy are due to inactive livers. GRIGSBY'S LIV-VER.LAX is a natural, vegetable remedy that will get the liver right and make these troubles disappear. It bas none of the dangers or disagreeable effects of calomel. Get a 50o or fcl bottle of this splendid remedy from your drug gist today. Every bottle bears the likeness of L. K. Grigsby, who guarantees it, through. Land for Sale Life is too short to go on renting land, when you can buy a small farm for almost the rent money. I have land in small lots around Johnston, and near Batesburg, Meeting Str?et, Celestia, Rocky Creek or Fruit Hill, Ropers and near Edgefield, and lots and stores in the town of Edge field. TERMS EASY Arthur S. Tompkins Edgefield, S. C. FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Harting & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best old line com panies Harting & Byrd At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield 'D'S'NQLSSTHVHJ OM/JOOU For Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out -Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic atv' ?"re Appetizer. For adults and children. 50c Citation The State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. By W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge. Whereas,? John H. Stone has made suit to rae, to grant him Let ters of Administration of the Es tate of .and effects of Mrs. Lela L. Stone, deceased. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said Mrs. Lela L. Stone, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in ' the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield, S. C., on July 15, 1915 next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in tho forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 29th day of June A. D., 1915. W. T. Kinnaird, June 30, 1915. J. P. E. C. We want the farmers to know that we have just received a car of Cerealite for top and side dressing. Send in your orders. W. W. Adams & Co. To Prevent Diood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliable DK PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL.asur^ gical dressing tbat relieves paiu and h.gals at lae same time. Not a liniment. 25c. f*^^*x0O .A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. DR J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. Cures Old Spre&, iii. ;, .o ns?iss Won't Guns. The worst cases. no matter of how longstanding; are cured by t?if ?rond'.rful, old reliable Dr, Porter's AuliycpL'C Healing Oil. It relieve! ?ain and Heals at thc w.r.* ?*- 25c, 50c, $1-0* dS.KiNG'S ftiEW CJtiSCOVERt WU Surely Sfoo Thai Cough. 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