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LOOK TO THE VACANT LOT A Little Cleaning Up of the Space Now Will Result in Profit In the Future. Owners of unimproved property in ?this city who wish to sell it should take heed of a suggestion that comes from Minneapolis, where the matter lias been under practical considera tion. This is that any lot of ground offered for sale has a better chance of finding a market if it is kept in at tractive order than if neglected and allowed to present an unkempt, unat tractive appearance. Of course, as a mere building site, it makes no dif ference to a prospective purchaser whether a lot is neatly tufted or is a veritable dump laden with trash. Building operations are not deterred "by refuse. But there is something psychological in the appeal of a well kept vacant lot that gives it a "pulling power" over a trash-covered, weed grown, unsightly place. The cumulative effect of well-tended vacant properties reaching to a stand ard of orderliness throughout the city is unmistakable. Every real estate owner with property of this character to sell is interested in attracting the attention of buyers from outside. Such "buyers are more surely drawn to a city that presents no unlovely aspects than to one that is peppered with eye sores. The cost of keeping a vacant lot in order is slight and it should be reck oned by the owner as part of the over head charge, along with the interest. It has been suggested that this cost may be added to the price of the prop erty when it is sold. However it is "borne, whether by the owner or the ultimate purchaser, it is a good in vestment. It makes for quicker sales find meanwhile for a more attractive city, which in itself is an asset shared ty every owner of property. This is the season to consider this question. Already the preparations for park work are under way. The .ground in the public reservations is teing raked, trash is being hauled <?way, and in a few weeks the city will fbe blossoming. Every owner of a va cant lot should consider his bit of ground as part of the city's park sys tem and put it in order just as care fully as the tree-grown spaces under the care of the government are i groomed for the season. The house- J holders are expected to keep their I Iront parkings and lawns up to a | certain standard of neatness, and sure- j ly those who own land on which there : are no improvements should be under i "the same obligation. - Washington ! Star. .c _ Have a Garden. Begin now to think of that little garden in the back yard, everybody ? v/ho has a back yard. Such a modest ! enterprise has much to do to restore \ the harmony of life. If you don't get a j radish, a tomato, a bean or a mess of ? ?pea*, you will get something greater- j pure air, sunshine, exercise and com- j -panionship with nature, which are a , richer crop than all the truck in the garden. It. is a great thing to watch things grow. They make a man j grow, too; add health and strength to every part of his body; ; give him a clean conscience; make [ lum love his wife and enjoy her.' victuals. Tending a little garden makes a good citizen out of a man; i gives him better thoughts; makes him kindlier to his neighbors, and gives a \ gentler accent to his voice. And then, j if he should raise anything in the gar- j den, how happy he is to gather it and 'take it into the kitchen and lay it on the table, saying to his wife: "These are some of our own raising; ain't they fine?" That's life-grander than going to church in an automobile.- j Ohio State Journal. Value of Flower Shows. Preparations are already under way 1 jfor .'lower shows, and it is pertinent i lo ask, "What is the permanent value to those who attend?" Mere attrac tions will not permanently endure with any considerable measure of sue- j .?ess. They must educate as well. In order to int est you must instruct. .All love best what they know most about. The more one is instructed in horticulture the greater will be his appreciation of plants and flowers. !?rery exhibit should be a bureau of ?information regarding fundamental "knowledge. Every attendant should be a mine of information regarding .details. A feast for the eyes will not I ?lune attract the best attendance, but I ia feast of the mind as well surely ; .yrOL Decoration of the Home. It is not "a matter of taste" when .ve accept for our home's decoration those forms; of beauty which we do not sympathetically understand; it is a matter of ii.tellectual laziness. We take what is smart for the mo ment without a question of its fitness Bind adaptability for our individual Weds, and in so doing we lose that greater delight, which is the soul of .art and which is our only thorough sincere study and search of the dec orative fundament?is upon which the artists and lovers of the beautiful have "bailt.-House and Garden. HATCH BREEDERS WITH HENS Best to Wait Until There Are Plenty of Broody Old Fowls., as They Make Excellent Mothers. For hatching out the flock of chicks to be used as breeding stock, it is bet ter to use hens. It is not necessary to hatch the breeding stock early, hence it is better to wait until there are plenty of broody old hens, as they make better mothers than the pullets and for this purpose a number of th* best are kept over each year. If we wish to hatch 100 chicks wa get 12 hens ready at once and put the eggs under them all on the same day, says a writer in an exchange. On the fifth day the eggs are tested, and all infertile ones are removed. Perhaps one or more of the hens are relieved from duty. If we desire more chicks these hens may be given other eggs and the work kept going. When the hatching commences the hens are watched closely and as soon as a chick dries off it is removed from the nest. No hen is given more than 20 chicks to brood. As soon as that number are hatched they are given to one of the Quietest hens, she having previously been fed and watered lib erally. The chicks are not allowed to have anything fer at least 12 hours. In this way not all of the sitters are needed for mothers and some are broken up and returned to the laying pens. YOUNG CHICK REQUIRES ASH Lime and Phosphates Necessary for Bone Growth-Must Be Furnished From Animal Sources. A rapidly growing chick gains not only in flesh, but makes bone at the same rate and in order to make this necessary bone growth, a large amount of ash is required in the form of lime and phosphates. Some of this is fur nished from vegetable juices but it must also be furnished from animal and mineral sources. Shell and grit are the two most common mineral sources, while beef scrap and granu lated bone are the most common ani mal sources. Eeef scrap should not be fed in excess, so bone is the most reliable source from which to obtain the bulk of this animal requirement. TOBACCO DRIER SAVES LABOR Plants Are Cut and Strung on Lath and Placed on Top Rack-Reverse Process in Removing. The object here is to provide a drier to be installed In tobacco barns. In operation, the riants are cut and strung on lath as usual; then the lath Tobacco Drier. are placed on the top rack and this is raised a distance equal to that between the racks. The next rack is then lilied and elevated, etc. In removing the cured tobacco the reverse process is followed; the lowest rack is cleared j first, then the next above, etc. It is ; stated that this minimizes the labor re- ! quired.-Wisconsin Agriculturist. IMPORTANCE OF WORK TEAMS Good Horses Permit Use of Improved ' Implements, Doing Better Work and Making Profit. Teams are very largely responsible for successful farming. Good teams permit the use of improved imple ments, implements that save labor, do better work and in fact make profit. It . has been estimated by those who j should know that it takes nearly one ! acre out of every five in this country j to feed the teams used in farming. This, if true, means that many are using inefficient teams. Why not raise colts and gradually dispose of the boarders now being used as teams? FEEDINGS FOR YOUNG CHICKS Give Cracked Grain Three Times Daily -Keep Dry Mash Before Them at All Times. Little chicks must never be overfed. Feed four or five times a day during the first feeding week' gradually di minishing the number of feedings un til the end of the second week. Cracked grain may be fed three times a day and dry mash kept before them all the time after the second week. Sloppy, wet foods should be avoided. REAL SATISFACTION IN COWS Dairymen Should Have Made Attempt Long Ago to Develop Better Looking Animals. There is so much real satisfaction in the milking and handling of cows with well shaped udders and teats, and so much discomfort in managing the poorly built cow, that dairymen and breeders should have made mor6 of an attempt long ago to develop bet ter looking and better acting udders. It is not too late to begin now. Candidates' Column FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as Representative in Con gress from the Second District of South Carolina, pledging myself to abide by the rules of the primary and to sup port the nominees thereof. JAMES F. BYRNES. I desire to announce to the people of the Second Congressional District that I am a candidate for the national House of Representatives. I will give my best services if elected and will at all times be faithful to the interests of my people. I respectfully ask your support. ALVIN ETHEREDGE. FOR SOLICITOR. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the Democratic nomination for Solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Cir cuit, subject to the rules of the Demo cratic Primary. J. W. COX. I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. GEORGE BELL TIM MERMAN. I am a candidate for the nomination for Solicitor of the eleventh Judicial I Circuit in the approaching Democratic I primary, I pledge myself to obey thc law governing primary elections and to 'observethe rules of the party and to abide the result of this election. E. L. ASBILL. FOR STATE SENATOR. I announce myself a candidate for re-election to the State Senate, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. B. E. NICHOLSON. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for the house of representatives from Edgeiield county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. N. G. EVANS. I respectfully announce that I am a condidate for re-election to the house of representatives and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic party. J. L. WALKER. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re election to the House of Representatives from Edgeheld county, subject to the rules and regu lations of the Democratic party. S. T. WILLIAMS. FOR CLERK OF COURT. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of clerk of court of Edgefield county and solicit the support of the people, pledging myself to abide the result of the primary election. W. B. COGBURN. To~the Citizens of Edgefield County: I announce myself as a candidate for Clerk of Court of Edgefield County, pledging myself to support the nomi nees of the Democratic Primary. W. M. WRIGHT. FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION. I announce that I am a candidate for County Superintendent of Education subject to the rules of the democratic primary, and, if elected, pledge my efforts to the educational interests of our County. W. W. FULLER. FOR SHERIFF. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of sheriff of Edgefield county and so licit the support of the people, pledg ing myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. W. R. SWEARINGEN. I very respectfully announce my candidacy for the office of Sheriff of Edgeiield county and will abide by the result of the primary election and sup port all the nominees of the Democratic partv. W. G. OUZTS. FOR SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of supervisor, and pledge myself to abide by the result of the Democratic primary, and support the nominees thereof. A. A. EDMUNDS. 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 respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of supervisor of Edgefield county and solicit the sup port of the people, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic pri mary election. J. M. BELL. 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 to abide the results of the Democratic primary election. 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 neople, pledging myself to abide by the resuit of the primary election. J. 0. SCOTT. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of supervisor of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. R. N. BROADWATER. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I take this means of announcing that I am a candidate for the office of county commissioner and solicit the support of the people, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. J. W. CHEATHAM. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of county com missioner of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. J. O. HER1N. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of county commissioner, and solicit the support of the people, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. JAMES DEVORE. I respectfully announce that I nm a candidate for the office of county com missioner and solicit the support of the people, pledging myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary. GEORGE B. TI M.M ERM AN. Pleasant Lane, S. C. FOR MAGISTRATE. I respectfully announce that I am a candidaie for the office of magistrate of the 8th magisterial district o?'?Edge- j field county a.id pledge myself to abide! the result of the Democratic primary. W. E. TURNER. I hereby a nnounce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of magistrate of theist magisterial dis-j trict of Edgefield county and will abide the result of the Democratic primary. N. L. BRUNSON. I hereby announce that I am a candi date for the office of magistrate of the second magisterial district of Edge field county, pledging myself to abide the result of the primary election. WALLACE W. WISE. Ford Automobiles We ha7e the agency for Ford auto mobiles for the western part of Edge field county. There is no better car on the market for the money. The Ford owners who have thoroughly tested these cars will tell you that. If you want a car, drop us a card and we will call on you and demonstrate the Ford advantages. W. F. RUSH & CO. * PLUM BRANCH. S. C. Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South Passenger train schedules, effec tive October 24, 1915. Trains arrive from No. Time 108 Augusta, Trenton 8:20 am 130 Columbia, Trenton 9:40 a m 110 Aiken, Augusta 3:00 pm 1U0 Columbia, Augusta 8:30 pm Trains depart for No. Time 109 Trenton, Columbia 7:20 a m 129 Trenton, Augusta 8:45 a m 131 Aug-Columbia-Aiken 11:45 am 107 Augusta, Columbia 7:30 p m Schedules published only as in formation and are not guaranteed. For further information apply to J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent. Edgefield S. C. - LADIES ! Ait ronr OruitgM for CHI-CHES-TER'S DIAMOND BK AND PILLS GOLD metallic boxes, scald Ribbon. TA KB NO OIHEI. DrDRfflst end ask for CUL DIAMOND BRAN? PILLS, for twenty-jve years regarded a9 Best, Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS TRIED EVERYWHERE SED m GEO. F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST; Eyes examined and glasses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELD, S. C. How To Give Quinine To Children. PEBRIL?NE is the trade-mark name jriven to an improved Quinine. 11 is n Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the bead. Try it the next time you need Quinine for any pur pose. Ask ior 2-ounce original package- The kine Fl; URI LIN Iv is blown in bottle. 25 ^enu. A. J. Renkl J 4* R E E WEI ff fla We have the largest assortment of pres ents in every department that we have ever shown. We have ordered largely of Clocks. Watches, Gold and Silver Jewelry, Sterling || Silverware, Cut Glass and China. ~ Every de m partment is filled. m It matters not what you want we have it or ||j will order it out at once. IM Come in to see us. We have our entire stock fe marked very low, much lower than you find the ll same class of goods elsewhere. jg 706 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia J. C. 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