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NEED FOR CITY PLANNING United States Might Well Take a Les son From German Builders Who Have Studied the Work. The marked advance in thought about city planning is indicated b3 the reception accorded the report c the New York commission on build lng districts and restrictions. Ter years ago the suggestions made ir that report would have been regard ed as highly revolutionary and head ing straight for Socialism. For one thing the report recom mends the establishment of a "zone system," a method long ago adopted in Germany, and a plan long needec in American cities. The economic waste, the upsetting of realty values, the disturbance of the city's fiscal sys tem, involved in the growth of every thriving American city has been self evident. This has been brought about by the Incursion of factories into old residential districts, lowered values, a boom in another section, and then the same story over again, with homes al ways just one jump ahead of the fac tories. City experts abroad provided for that by assigning factories to certain zones, and homes to others. In only a few cities in this country has any such restriction been attempted. New York has other problems to face from which Washington was hap pily freed by an unusual foresight. The skyscraper menace we have avoided. But New York blocks have suffered from the incursion of one high building, then others so built that the early ones had light and air cut off, and their presence resulted in the bottom dropping out of values in the rest of the block. Fortunately limited height and courtyard provisions already have a plaoe in the building laws of most cities. The one feature in the New York commission's report that should appeal to most American cities is the establishment of zones for industries and other zones for homes. CITY TO ADVERTISE ITSELF Mayor of Philadelphia Wants to Spend Half a Million Dollars on a New Idea. Mayor Smith hopes to make Phila delphia one of the most widely known cities In the world as an industrial and commercial center, with a splendid port for foreign trade and unexcelled railroad communications to every part of the country, according to the Phil adelphia Ledger. The mayor will advertise the city on a scale never before contemplated. Ke will ask for an appropriation of $500,000 as soon as the money can be provided for carrying out his plan. The mayor hopes to establish either a bureau of publicity in one of the de partments or a new department of publicity. A suggestion was made to the mayor at a luncheon given recent ly by the Poor Richard club as to the * value of advertising the city, and he promised to consider the project. An nouncing that he would recommend tie plan to the city legislators, he said that the appropriation would go into the newspapers, magazines and other publications-in other words, into printer's ir.\-where it would do the most good. The campaign of advertising is to in form the merchants and manufactur ers of the world of the advantages of dealing with the world's greatest work fl.op. The mayor said the expenditure 7 r.-.Id be a municipal investment that rould return the principal with high interest Looking Always to the Future. An old-fashioned way of looking at the city's situation is expressed by an Indianapolis newspaper, which says: "A city's physical improvements, of whatever sort, have definite value to the city and its property, calculable In lullars and cents. They facilitate busi ly ?ss and make living conditions more pleasant. In that way they are an as set for residents and property owners and act also as an inducement to per ons on the outside to come and make their homes here. "Indianapolis ranks favorably with the most progressive cities of its class i:? breadth and organic character of park improvements. The parking of waste land among some of the smaller s'reams and on Fall creek has given an impetus to values of property ad j?cent to these improvements. The day is not remote when barren areas along these streams will be most at tractive residence sections." Yellow Ginger Lilies. It is now time to prepare beds for tropical plantr.. Stir the soil deeply a::d incorporate, by several spadings, a generous supply of thoroughly rot ted stable manure. When planting ?io not forget to have a clump of one of. the yellow ginger lilies. It is the best of several species and may be asked for under the name of Hedy chitun Gardnerianum. Plant in a warm sunny spot and keep well sup pled with water and you may he re warded with spikes six or eight inches fong of fragrant yellow flowers oi dainty form, as may be seen in Qu? illustration on tole pago. .^Z^-*-.- I j O? MAN'S HOBB^ By SUSAN E. CLAG ETI (Copyright, 1S16, by the McClure paper Syndicate.) Elizabeth Yeatou laughed ? walked around the beech tree ? amined the markings on its t two hearts pierced by an arro encircled by the legend, "Pans thoughts, rosemary for remembi "Were we ever so foolish as she asked herself. Then the died in a sigh cs she walked on ing her way through tho tan ragweed that obstructed her pal low her. Cabin branch rippled ' soft murmur. Everywhere were ories and mingling with them i clear whistle, once so famil sound lt occasioned no surprise she reached the farm gate to man stretching out a hand to oj "I thought you would come," h quietly. "The years have mai change in you. You aro not on older. Your eyes are sparklinj your mouth has the same adi kink at the corners that-" He came through the gate and beside her. "You received m: ter?" * "No. Did you write?" "Then I owe my good luck to 1 dence. I asked you to meet me But I had hoped for a different i tlon. Elizabeth, won't you give word of welcome?" "I have first to forget years c sence and silence," she said slov She smiled at him with unconct eyes. "What have you been doin the years you have forgotten fri and country?" "Working hard. I wanted a h When I needed recreation I cull ed flowers. You should see my den." "That would indeed be plea; And your wife?" she asked co ously. "You are still an adept at fem Elizabeth," ho interrupted. "Are to continue the same old game?" "I do not understand. We are old to play pussy wants a corner hide and seek. Those are the games I remember. Perhaps I recall others later on," she said. "It will be pleasant to rumn among old memories," he laug shortly, "but at present I am intel 3d in knowing when you received wedding cards." "They never reached me. Bu home suggests a wife, doesn't it?' "Not necessarily. The purct was the result of a settled purpi May I trespass upon your hosp! ity? For the first time in years I treat myself to a short vacation." "You are most welcome," she plied cordially. "You have been ? ly missed." "Thank you. Your voice then h its first ' note of friendliness. I i oeginning to feel homesick. El oeth, will you let me give you less? ?n gardening during my stay?" She threw back her head t laughed heartily. "It would wasted effort. Plants never thr for me, so I leave the borders I'ncle Pink." "Perhaps you have never tried hi enough. I want to talk and I i :urious. Are you really as indiff -ant about that letter as you woi have me believe?" "I had forgotten it." "Then. I presume, since the lett :s so easily forgotten, memory w oe at fault in regard to several thin [ have been hoping you would rema oer." "I remembered you," she repll pleasantly. "Ten years is long ?eep one in mind, especially-" "Especially?" "When one tries hard to be forge ten." She brushed the litter from h< dress. There was a finality in tl movement that made him stretch 01 i detaining band. "Don't go. It is very pleasant hei even if I am disappointed in tl warmth of my greeting, and I do ? wish to tell you of my garden." She shook her head even as eh paused. "I am afraid you ride an ol man's hobby. Come to the house an tell me in the firelight. The air i getting frosty." "No. I must tell it here." He hes tated a barely perceptible instant. "1 is a hobby. Dear, you should see m beds of pansies and rosemary." The color flared into her face. "Yoi had prepared me for a garden of 01 chids, but even old-fashioned flower can be an outlet for i ?rplus energy You always did throv yourself bod; and soul inti whatever m undertool to do." "Why not, Elizabeth? This ls Mon day. I must be in my office Thursday mofning. Important business require! my attention, else I would remaii here and begin at the beginning 01 things. Ten years ls a long time, bul you have never been absent from m3 thoughts. I would have written, but there was nothing to say. I had noth ing to offer you. The best I could dc was to work for a home for you. Il has taken me teq years. Will you ac cept it? Will you go back with me Wednesday?" Her eyes swept the fields. She j paused so long that the man beside her caught his breath and grasped the rail of the gate until his knuckles showed white. Then she turned to him. "It will be a delight to see those old-fashioned flower borders," she said simply. BUFFALO BURR IS INJURIOUS ' Grows Vigorously, Withstands Dry Weather and ls Covered With Spines on Stems. Buffalo burr is a native of western Kansas and Nebraska, where it is often found in alfalfa fields. The hay shipped from those states often con tains buffalo burr seed, and in this way It gets a start in feed lots. The plant looks like it might be one of the very worst pests, for it grows vigor ously, withstands dry weather splen didly, and is covered with spines both, on the stems and on the burrs. The Buffalo Burr. blossoms look like yellow potato blos soms, and after they are gone a spiny burr forms. Buffalo burr looks more dangerous than it really is. It grows but one year, and spreads only by seed. Those of our readers who find buffalo burr in their feed lots will do well to cut it off at the surface of the ground before it goes to seed. It has not become com mon as yet in the corn belt, and the chances are that it will not. MEAT FOOD INCREASES EGGS On Most Farms There Is Plenty of Skim Milk and No Better Plan Than Feeding to Fowls. In the poultry feeding experiment made at the Purdue university it waa found that the addition of some form of meat food to the ration increased the egg production about 100 eggs pei pullet per year. This would mean about 10,000 eggs in a farmer's flock of 100 hens. The income per bird in the pen fed no meat food was 67 cents. The pen fed skim milk gave an in come of $2.78, the highest in the ex periment, due to heavier winter egg production. Poultry raisers have long been fa miliar with the schedule of "grains, greens, grits and grubs," but farmers as a rule have paid too little attention to the "grubs" part of it ?This ^erl ment shows the importance of provid ing a substitute for the bugs and worms the fowls get during the sum mer season when they are permitted to range. On most farms there is plenty of skim milk and no better use can be made of it than to feed it tc the chickens. Meat scrap and fish scrap can be purchased if skim milk is not available. BEES ARE FARMERS' FRIENDS Without Little Honey-Gatherers There Would Be but Small Crop of In ferior Fruit. Do not spray the fruit trees while In bloom, fer that will kill the bees. Many farmers do this every year, when the bee3 are their best friends. If it were not for the bees they would get but little fruit, and that ol very inferior quality, and yet they will carelessly murder these little help ers by the thousands. Bees are valuable, and no man has a right to nut out poison and kill them. It is no advantage to spray the trees when in bloom, and it is even better to wait until the petals fall and spray when there is nothing to prevent the poison going into the heart of the calyx before lt closes. INSECT HARMS MANY PLANTS Cutworm Is One of First Pests to Ap pear-Injures Cauliflower, Cab bage and Other Crops. The cutworm is one of the first pests to appear, and kills cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers, squashes, mel ons, corn, tomatoes, and peas. In case of plants that are transplant ed, wrap with a collar of stiff paper be low ground and an Inch or more above the surface, and dig out the worm, which will be found Just below the surface near the cut plant Air-slaked lime may be spread over the surrounding soil. CARING FOR RASPBERRY TIPS They Should Be Dug Up and Replaced -Keep Patch Clear of Surplus Plants and Clumps. Dig up all the rooted raspberry tips and replant them where you want them, for they should not be allowed to grow in the original patch to make a thicket. Keep it clean of surplus plants and the old clumps will bear better and be much more pleasant to work around. Dewberries need the same care as raspberries in this respect, though the vines run to such lengths it ls more of a job to keep them in place. BAD TO EAVE A COLD HANG ON. Don't let your cold han? on, rack your system and become chronic when Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey will beip yr,u. It heals the inflam mation, soothes the cough and loosens the phlegm. You breathe easier at once. Dr. Bell's Pine Tar-Honey is a laxative Tar Syrup, the pine tar balsam heals the raw spot?, loosens the mucous and pre vents irritation of the bronchial tub?s. .T?SI get a bottle of Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-IIoney to-day, its guaranteed to help you. At drug gists. _1_ Annual Farmers' Institute at Cleora. The Cleora farmers club will have their annual barbecue and picnic on Thursday, August lu. Promi nent speakers will be on hand to address the crowd on topics of in terest to the farmers. Everybody are especially invited to come and have a good time and hear some thing that will be interesting to all. Dinner will be fifty cents for men and boys over fourteen years of age, women and children free. C. M. Williams, For Com. on arrangements. I Petit Jury-August Court. C. P. Morgan, Moss. W. P. Johnson, Pickens. F. M. Boyd, Johnston. J. B. Minick, Blocker. R. A. Timmerman, Roper. R. W. Glover, Meriwether. L. E. Wood, Collier. G. D. Mims, Collier. W. D. Cheatham, Collier. J. E. Yonce, Ward. James Watson, Ward. E. W. Callison, Hibler. S. A. Brunson, Pickens. W. E. Clark, Johnston. Ernest Whitlock, Ward. J. T. Adams, Elmwood, T. J. McDowell, Blocker. W. F. Holston, Pickens. Joe S. Smith, Wise. J. M. Mathis, Red Hill. T. A. Williams, Moss. W. H. Pruitt, Ward. W. F. West, Collins. Henry Salter, Ward. W. M. Harling, Edgefield. J. P. Adams, Elmwood. Y. M. Dorn, Elmwood, T. S. Milford, Johnston. W. D. Dorn, Edgefield, Frank Quarles, Colliers. F. W. Timmerman, Elmwood, Geo. Rhoden, Ward. W. H. Russell, Edgefield, J. A. Timmerman, Edgefield. J. W. Sawyer, Johnston. J. B. Holmes, Red Hill. Campaign -Meetings? There have been some additional campaign meetings provided for Edgefield County, 3nd the dates of some of the meetings have been changed by request. Following is a list of the campaign meetings as at present fixed: 1st. At Johnston, on Saturday, July 22nd. 2nd. At J. J. GrihV, on Friday, July 2Sth. 3rd. At Colliers on Wednesday. August 2nd. 4th. At Meeting Street on Thurs day, August 3rd. Gth. At Ropers on Saturday, August 12th. 7 th. At Ti en ton on Saturday, August 19th. 8th. At Edgefield on Saturday, August 2 G th. B. E. NICHOLSON, Co. Chair. Congressional Cam paign Meetings. The following schedule campaign meetings for Congressional candi dates in our Congressional District has been fixed as follows: Beaufort, August 1. Jasper, August 2. Hampton, August 3. . Bamberg, August 4. Barnwell, August 5. Saluda. August 7. Edgefield, August 8. Aiken, August 9. B. E. NICHOLSON, County Chairman. FOR SALE-Several thousand tomato plants, ready to be trans planted. Leave orders at the Bank of Edgefield. FOR SALE: A seven-eighths Jersey milch cow, calf one month old. A very fine cow. Apply at The Advertiser office. WANTED: To buy your remants of cotton seed at 50 cents per bushel, immediate delivery. R. M. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. ETJTNORRIS Licensed agent for four good li censed Fire companies-one of them the largest represented in Edgefield. Best service with appreciation of all patronage. | Prudential Rates: Age 1 8-20 Whole Life .5=14.83 22' 15.49 25 ll? 61 30 16.91 35 21.90 40 25 85 50 38. 83 BO 03.08 05 82.80 Disability clause free. by annual dividends. E. J. NORRIS, Act 15 Payment Life 827.08 27.97 29.43 32.20 35.70 39.91 51.91 7-J.OU 89.33 Reduced New Through Sleeping Car. Between Aiken and New York, Washington, Ballimore, Phil adelphia, effective November 23, 1915 on the Augusta Spe cial Via Southern Railway. Lv Aiken 1:45 p m Lv Trenton 2:25 pm Ar Washing 7:00 a m Ar Baltimore 8:32 a m Ar Philadelphia 10:50 am Ar New York 12:57 p. m Drawing Room, State Room and Open Section Steel Electric Lighted Sleeping Cars? Dining Car Service For All Meals. For reservations and information, apply to J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent, Edgefield. S. C. should be "nipped in the bud", for if allowed to run unchecked, serious results may follow. Numerous cases of consumption, pneu monia, and other fatal dis eases, can be traced back to a cold. At the first sign of a cold, protect yourself by thoroughly cleansing your system with a few doses of THEDFOHO'S the old reliable, vegetable liver powder. Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, o< Madtson Heights, Va., says: "I have been using Thed ford's Black-Draught for stomach troubles, indiges tion, and colds, and find it to be the very best medicine I ever used. It makes an old man feel like a young one." Insist on Thedford's, the original and genuine. E-67 AMC your MlruKtfl't for CHI-CHHS-TER'3 DIAMOND BRAND PILLS in Uro nnJ GOLD metallic boxes, sealed wit Ribbon. TAKB NO OTHER. Hay DrnRfflft end n*k for CIII-CIiES-TCa'S DIA years TD and/Ai Cb Bh:>.U} oF your W >.TEK'S V MOHO BBAMO PILLS, for twenty-five i regarded as E.?st,Safest, Always Reliable. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE SSS TIME TRI ?2D DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 3 7-R. Office 3. How To Give Quinine To Children. FEBRILITE is the trade-mark name given to an I improved Quinine. It is a 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 not cause nervousness nor rinsing: in the head. Try it the i>ext time you need Quinine for any pur pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. The name FEBRILIN'E is blown in bottle. 25 cents. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. FIRE-LIFE INSURANCE See me before insuring else where. I represent the Epuita ble Fire Insurance Company of Charleston and the Southern Stock Fire Insurance Company of Greensboro, N. C. I also rep resent the Life Insurance Com pany of Virginia. J. T. Harling At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield Notice of Final Settle ment and Discharge. To .all whom these presents may concern: Whereas J. H. Stone has made inplication unto this Court for Final Settlement and Discharge in re the Estace of Mrs. Leila L. Stone Deceased. These are therefore to cite any and all Creditors and Kindred, or Par lies interested to show cause before me at my office at Edgefield C. H., S. C., on the 28th day of August, A. D., 1916 at ll o'clock a. m., why S3id order of discharge should not be granted. W. T. KINNAIRD, Judge of the Court of Probate for E. C., S. C. July 25, 101G. Not only your barn bat every building on the farm can be lighted with fine, brilliant electric lights. No more danger from fire. The ls the Ideal plant for yonr place. It will furnish current for lights, churning, pumping, sewing machine and many other things. Complete plants ready to install as low as $175.00, including the engine. One of our plants on your farm will save you time, labor, worry, money. It will make yonr family contented and happy. Ton can't af ford to do without it. Call and see us or send for our valuable book on Electric Lights for the Farra. It is free and will be in teresting to you. ??ri The Dayton Electrical ?Mljj. Company <xp 3*J Dayton. Ohio. 0. S. A. ?J? R. H. Middleton Clark's Hill, S. C., Dealer in Light ing Plants and Water Works. Bank of Parksvilie Established 1908 Capital $18,000.00 Resources $47,370.00 Pays Five Per Cent, on Time Certificates of Deposits We have all the resources of this big country behiud us to lend you money to the extent of your needs. We are Conservative We are Safe GEO. F. M IMS OPTOMETRIST; Eyes examined and glasses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELD, S. C. * J Notice to Creditors and Debtors. In re the Estate of Mrs. Leila L. Stone. Notice is hereby given to all creditors of the estate of Mm. Leila L. Stone, dee'd., to render to the undersigned an account of their de mands duly attested, on or before the 28th day of August, A. D., 1916 or be barred, and all persons in debted to said estate muet make payment to J. H. STONE. Adm. Est. Mrs. Leila L. Stone, deceased. 7-12-3t. Notice. The Democratic Executive Com mittee is called to meet at Edge field on Monday, August 7tb, and each member of the Committee is requested to be present as business 4>i importance is to be transacted. B. E. NICHOLSON, County Chairman. t