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ESTIMATING COST OF ROADS Much Depends on Type of Construc tion and Amount of Grading to Be Done-Some Figures. The cost of a road is dependent upon not only the type of construction bat the amount and character of grading to be done, the cost of labor and materials, the width and thick ness of surfacing, the character and amount of drainage required, and other factors of equal variability. Based upon general averages, it has been ascertained by highway special ists of the department that under average conditions macadam roads C?V. be built in southern states at frcra $4,000 to $5,000 per mile, gravel roads at from $1,500 to $2,500 per mile, and sand-clay and topsoil roads at from $800 to $1,5C0 per mile. In New England and the oilier east ern states macadam roads are report ed at from $0,000 to $9.000 per miie. gravel roads at from $?,200 to $5.000, and bituminous macadam from S8..000 Coed Road Along Pacific Coast. to $13.000, according to the character ot construction, whether surface treat ed, penetration or mixing riethod. The bituminous type is quite general in the eastern states. As indicating costs in other section? tot country, the state highway commis sioner of Michigan reported that In 1913 the average cost for macadam Toads was $4,300 per mile, clay-gravel Toads $1,500 per mile, and concrete roads about $10,000 per mile. Tho ?rerage cost of state highways con structed in Ohio two years ago wau 38,383. According to types, in 1912 the brick-paved highways averaged 514.650 per mile and the macadam ?ghways $5,950. In California the first 356 miles o? Che statci system of highways cost an srerage of $8,143 per mile and con sisted principally of thin concrete with ?a thin colt of bitumen. The maximum sod minimum figures given are not ab solute, but are intended to present the naoal range of costs. The rates given include .grading, drainage, surfacing ?nd engineering costs. *DJRT ROADS" AND RAINFALL Essy to Be Seen That Good Roads Proposition Gets Down to Ques tion of Dollars and Cents. Back in the boom days of railroad Jmflding many a county in full many M middle West and western state voted hundreds of thousands of dol lars' worth of bonds to get a railroad to cross its boundaries. This was in Ike old days of pioneer poverty when Sands were selling anywhere from 11.25 to $15 an acre. Some counties -ss? still paying off railroad bonds, some repudiated the debt and others bare bad half a century of litigation ?mer tlfem. However, for the most put the roads were built and agricul taral development followed their com ing Something like three-fourths of all tts freight hauled by railway lines ?mst, first or last, pass over public Mghwaya. It has been shown over and over again that every ton so sored costa 23 cents a mile. It is essy to see that the good roads prop osition gets down to a matter of dol lars and cents. Hext March, or maybe April, when ?ns have to walk to town across the fields; when it takes a six-horse team to more a load of hay a mile; when tbs mail carrier cannot get around for s -week and the children miss school ss account of the mud-then we sro all for good roads. As the mud dries and the chuck-holes fill, we get lukewarm. When the road-bond prop osition comes up we begin to talk Ugh taxes and either stay away from the polls or vote against it. Coed roads will never come till we ?bange our views and keep them ?banged. Left to themselves a dirt road and a rain will always mean mud. -Jinn Progress. Economic Maintenance. The split-log drag has contributed to m large extent toward the economic maintenance of public highways. It is SS improvement which can be built or purchased at ? low price and ie easily operated by anyone who can drive a team. Good Roads Would Help, ft costs $2 to hat 1 a ton of freight s hsedred miles by rail. It costs $2 ts han* jt ton ten miles on the ordi n?r? -sountry road. Would good roads help? I SNOW CHERRIES ! 1 ~~ I T By CATHARINE CRANMER. | I .. . _ j Miriam trotted breathlessly up tc the conductor of the last Pullman and was hustled up the steps of the train, which was already creaking and jerk ing in its first efforts to break from its moorings under the sheds. Miriam shrugged uncomfortably as she made ready for her berth, know ing that she would have to be roused before daylight to leave the train at Skagmore, but she soon fell asl .ep, weary with the exertion of getting ready for the hurried trip and col lecting that basketful of hothouse veg etables and Florida strawberries with which she hoped to tempt her aunt's truant appetite. In her dreams she went back to the summer days of a year and a half before when she had roamed Skagmore's shady streets and played many a lively game of tennis with Hilton Moore, who was there for a whole month when clematis, strawberries, roses and rasberries followed each other in a competition of loveliness and lusciousness. The train stopped with a jerk that awakened Miriam, and she shivered slightly as with consciousness came the memory of the quarrel that had ended that idyllic period. Hilton had gone back to the last year of his med ical course, and she had gone back to "finish" for a year before formally entering society. As for the quan-el, it began in a mere disagreement about the rights and duties of men and maids in general, and it might have blown over easily had not Miriam's distant cousin, a bachelor of forty, come to visit her aunt. Miriam sought to r.rove her indifference to Hilton by assuming great fondness for this cousin, who was frankly amused at the audacious way in which she flaunt ed him before Hilton. Miriam raised herself on her elbow and looked out of the window as the train stood panting at a waler station. The hills were becoming white with snow and the skies looked dark and low. The prospect of arriving at Skag more before daylight, alone and un expected and in a snowstorm, was not pleasant, but Miriam dropped back in to the warmth of her blankets and once more fell asleep. The next she heard was the porter calling softly: "Skagmore next! Awake, Lower Three?" Halif an hour later, she stood almost knee deep in snow beside the tiny station at Skagmore, while the long black train puffed its way up the steep grade. The whiteness of the snow and a pale light at the eastern horizon relieved the darkness, and as her aunt's house was only three blocks away Miriam smiled as she thought of the old lady's surprise when she should appear before her with a dainty breakfast with strawberries as the chief attraction. Stuffing her smallest bundle into her handbag and pushing the other one under the handle of the S basket, she took up her two burdens and started up the street > Not a sound was audible in the ' town. Even the snow fell stealthily j without any accompaniment of wind When Miriam had gone but one block j j she was compelled to let her luggage ? j drop into the snow and to stop to rest, i Standing there, she saw in the dim ? gray distance ahead a tall man com- i ing toward her. She gave a sigh of re-1 lief at the prospect of being rescued, j but, alas, the man turned at the first ? corner without seeing her. Knowing how willing the villagers were to be of service, Miriam tried to call out, but her throat was so dry and her breath so short from her great ex ertion that she made a failure of it. Then she moistened her lips and sent out a trifling whistle-an accom plishment which Hilton Moore had taught her once upon a time. At sound of the whistle the man stopped short and bent his head to ! listen. Again she whistled, louder I this time, and he turned and looked , searchingly toward her. Then he came ' bounding toward her with astonishing ! rapidity considering the depth of the snow. His face was almost hidden by a pulled-down fur cap and a turned-up fur coat collar, but there was about him an unmistakable air of protection. "It's BO good of you to come to my rescue, sir," began Miriam, buf she stopped with a gasp as the man took her by the shoulders and looked sharp ly into her frightened eyes. "Miriam! I'd come through fire in answer to your call." "Hilton! You in Skagmore? Why, how does it happen?" "Came up to grandfather's to rest up a bit before taking up my work in a New York hospital. Arrived Sunday ; to find half the people in town, ?nclud I ing the two doctors, down with the grippe. Hence I've been in demand day and night, which accounts for my being abroad at this hour. But come, there'll be still another patient on my list if you stand in this snow." At her aunt's gate, Miriam pointed to the brightening horizon in the east and asked Hilton to join her in an early breakfast, promising him some strawberries from the basket as his reward for rescuing her And they laughed like two happy children. "But suppose I 7>refer cherries as my reward?" Hilton's tone was light, hut his eyes were serious and the clasp of his strong hand was unyielding. "Cherries?" blushingly. "Yes-cherries." and he kissed her by Wey ot' illustration. (Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspa per Sycd'.cate.) PROBLEM OF RAISING GEESE Goslings Should Have? Tender Grass to Eat From Start-Mashes Should Be Dampened Slightly. Goose eggs may be batched under geese or hens, putting from four to six under the latter and eight to ten under a goo:5e. They require about 30 days to hatch. Goslings should have tender grass to eat from the first. Give them a mash of bran, cornmeal and any other ground grains that are fed to chickens. Rolled oats, . whole or In parts, make best feed for the first few Toulouse Geese. days. All mash should be dampened slightly. Be sure to not allow any lumps cf salt to get in. Give the goslings plenty of exercise and room or. account of leg weakness. When two months old give them whole grain. Those intended for table use should be confined in re stricted quarters T about two weeks before killing am. all the cornmeal or corn moistened they can eat. TREATING ROI? AMONG HENS Where Fowls Are Badly Affected Ax ls Best Means of Procedure-Iso late Valuable Elirds. If fowls are badly affected with roup the use of the a:: is the best means of procedure. Roup is con tagious and must be eliminated from the flock at all costs. If some of the fowls are especially valuable, they may be isolated from the rest of the flock and their heads dipped in a solution of potassium per manganate, made by adding a quarter^ teaspoonful of the commercial mix ture to two quarts of hot water. The operation ls repeated three times daily. As a preventive enough potassium, permanganate is added to the drink ing water of the flock to turn it cherry red. VALUE OF POULTRY MANURE Worth ls Placed at Not Less Than $5 and Up to $8 Per Ton by Some of Experiment Stations. If the average farmer realized the great value placed on poultry manure by some of the largest experimental stations in the United States, he would be more careful in the gather ing, storing and proper distribution of same over his land. It is claimed that average poultry manure consists as follows: Water, 66 per cent; nitrogen, 2 to 8 per cent; phosphoric acid, 2 to 5 per cent; pot ash, 8 to 10 per cent. This analysis would place the value of every ton of poultry manure at not less than $5 and up to $8. PREVENTION OF FROST-BITE Difficult Matter to Keep Long Watties of Males From Getting Wet Treat With Vaseline. Even in well-ventilated, comfortable houses, it is difficult to keep the long wattles of the males from getting wet and freezing. A good preventive is to keep the comb and wattles greased wi th vaseline. If the mischief is already done, do not take the bird to a warm room until the frost is out. Apply cold wa ter, or snow, handling very gently, and when the parts are o' normal size, apply mutton tollaw, or comphor ice. Big Returns From Capons. The capon is gladdening the palate and pocketbook of the chicken raiser who had foresight enough to caponize instead of letting the matter go. Estimate Cost of Keep. In estimating the cost of keeping poultry lt is best to allow one bushel of grain a year for each laying hen. Dust Bath and Powder. Keep the hens supplied with a dust bath, and a little insect powder mixed with the dust will have its goo i effect. Have Charcoal Handy. A box of charcoal should be kepi where the chickens can get at it. QoF^elsome Cocks a Nuisance. Quarrelsome cocks are a nuisance on the farm or in the poultry yard. GOOD FOR COLDS. Honey, Pine-Tar and Glycerine are recognized cold remedies. In Dr. .Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey the8e are combined with other cough medicine in a pleasant syrup. Dr. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey quickly ttops your cough, checks your cold, soothes irritation of the throat. Excellent for young, adult and aged. Its one of the best cough syrups made. Formula on every bottle. You know just what you are taking and your doctor knows its good for coughs and oolds. In sist on Dr. Bell's Pine-T?r-Honey Only 25c. at Druggists. 2. Candidates' Column FOR SUPERVISOR. To the Citizens of Edgefield County: I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for Supervisor of your coun ty, and if elected will try to serve the people as near right as I conceive, pledging myself to abide by the results of the election, and support the nominees of the democratic party. W. G. WELLS. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for the office of Supervisor of Edgefield county and solicit the sup port of the people, pledging myself, if elected, to serve the people to the best of my ability and Ur abide the results of the Democratic primary eU-ction. J W. HUDSON. Morgana, S. C. I respectfully announce to.the voters of Edgefield county that I am a candi date for the office of supervisor and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. R. J. MOULTRIE. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for the supervisor of Edgefield county and solicit the support of the people, pledging my-elf to abide by the result of the primary election. J. 0.;SCOTT. Citation. The State of South Carolina. County of Edgefield. By W. T. Kinnaird. Probate Judge. Whereas, Frank L. Middleton, of above County and State, made suit tfi me, to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the Estate and ef fects of P. C. Middleton, late of above County and State. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and "singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said P. C. Middleton, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Edgefield C. H., S. 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