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ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS Federal Bill Appropriates $1,000,000 for Construction and Mainten ance of Highways. (From the United States Department of Agriculture.) One of the provisions of the- federal aid road bill, which was signed by the president on July ll, appropriates $1,000,000 a year for ten years to be spent by the secretary of agriculture for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails within or partly within the national forests. The bill provides that, upon request of the proper officers of the state or -counties, the money shall be nsed for building roads and trails which are necessary for the nse and development of resources upon which communities within or near the national forests are dependent. The work is to be done in .co-operation with the various states and counties. Not more than 10 per Auto Road in Estes Park. kent of the value of the timber and forage resources of the national for jests within the respective county or counties in whLu the roads or trails twill be constructed may be spent, {provision is made for the return of jthe money to the treasury by applying OLO per cent of the annual receipts of [the national forests in the state or Bounty until the amount advanced is jcovered. ' Officers in charge say that the bill n^ll make possible the construction of !many roads which are greatly needed. Since 1013 10 per cent of the receipts from the national forests have been used in road and trail building, but the funds have been inadequate to meet the needs. Many isolated communities "within the national forests are entire ly dependent on the government roads and trails. In some instances these settlements are said to be almost en tirely without means of communica tion. According to forest service of ficials the money now made available will permit the construction of many roads necessary to open up inacces sible territory, and will greatly facili tate the development of large areas. It is said that detailed plans cov ering the policy to be followed in / building roads are now being made. I PROPOSE NEV; PARK HIGHWAY j ?Good Roads Advocates W6uld Con- | nect National Parks of West- J Calls for $1,000,000. Good roads advocates have pro posed a great circular highway which ?would connect the national parks of the "West. The venture would call : for 51,000,000 from congress, besides assistance from the good-roads experts ?of the department of agriculture. The proposed route would, start at Denver .and run northwest, through the new Kocky Mountain National park, and enter Yellowstone by way of Cody, "Wyo. Thence it would continue through Idaho, Washington, and Ore gon. To the west the road would-in clude Yosemite and other wonders c-T .California. To the south it would cross Arizona and New Mexico, then rwould run northward to Denver. Al ready the route is marked hy many sections of good roads, so the pro- j posed project is not such a gigantic task as it might be. The entire route , is 3,500 miles in length. - ^ . i Cautions With Drug Herbs. Do not go into the business of grow-, lng drug herbs hurriedly. While there ,is a good demand for some of these, it %\s not likely that this demand will fte permanent, arid besides the cost of Rreparlng many of the herbs is pro Fhlbitive. , . -* I Value of Elbow Crease. Elbow grease, of either horse or man, makes the best fertlhzer. You .can't get full value out of any other 'if you fall to use elbow grease along ?with it WORDS OF WISE MEN The more powerful an obstacle the more glory we have in overcoming It Those who aro quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole bene factors of the world. In all things preserve integrity ; and the consciousness of thine own up rightness will alleviate the toil of busi ness and soften the hardness of Ill success and disappointments. A man who lives right, and Is light, has more power In his silence than an other by his works. Happiness and misfortune stand In a continual balance. Every raisfor- ? tun? ls, as it were, the obstruction of a stream, which, after overcoming this obstacle, bursts through with greater force. Life Is made up not of great sac rifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles und kindnesses and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort The interest of mankind is peculi arly attracted by examples of signal goodness In high places; for that tes timony to the worth of goodness ls the most striking which is "borne by those to whom all the means and pleasure and self-indulgence lie open. The courage to try to do a thing be fore you know how, the patience to keep on trying after you have .found out that you did not know how, and the perseverance to renew the trial as many times as necessary until you do know how, ara the three conditions of the acquisition of physical skill, mental power, moral virtue or personal excellence. ACTIVITIES C~ WOMEN Mrs. Russell Sage is an expert cook. Hackensack, N. J., has a lady bar ber. Mrs. Ivy T. Buehl of Atlanta, Ga., has been appointed a deputy collector of Internal revenu?. Mrs. L Richberg Hornsby of Chica go has an ambition to become the first American war aviator. The sex disability of women In Neth erlands has been removed by the unan imous vote of parliament Female instructors are rapidly re placing the men at Rugby, England's famous school of learning. V England ls urging the women of that country to take agricultural work so as to relieve more men for the army. - The prefect of police In Paris has authorized the employing of women as motor drivers on the street cars. Miss Mabel Blackburn has invented an overshoe for horses* feet which pre vents the animal from slipping pn wet streets. AROUND THE WORLD Erie, Pa., has driven but vice re sorts. Japan now has factory inspection laws. Cleveland is trying to annex seven suburban towns. St. Paul's chapel, New York city, is 150 years old. Mrs. Balone Manzke of Milwaukee, at sixty-two has a baby sou. United States leads all nations in number of electric steel furnaces. Georgia convict camps are being con solidated because of a shortage of con victs. Sixty wardens have been dis charged. Ancient and Honorable Mechanical company recently held its one hundred and fifty-third annual banquet iu Bal timore, Md. . i OBSERVATIONS Some women are as flighty as some men are cranky. All the world's a stage, but some pre fer automobiles. "By their works ye shall know them," said the watchmaker. ' And some people actually believe that their troubles Interest you. There is probably nothing more un like a battle than a picture of one. It's better for a man to do a little kicking than to become a human foot ball. WISDOM OF A WIDOW Unselfishness is a thing unknown to men. If a man doesn't feel well he says he's been working too hard. 1 It is eas'er for a man to make a wom an LuipTy bc? re marriage than it is for him lo miltie good after facing the uarson with her. FALL PRUNING APPLE HINTS Dead or Dying Limb Evaporates Large Quantities of Moisture From Tree-Cut Them Off. Dead and dying limbs should be pruned out close to the tree and the wounds painted. Many people sup pose that once a limb on a tree is dead that it dries out and does no essential harm. As a matter of fact a dead or dying limb evaporates large quantities of moisture from the tree. Cutting off a dead limb and painting the wound saves a large quantity of moisture for the remaining living limbs, leaves and fruit. Canker wounds or sun-scald areas where the growing limb beneath the bark has died ought to be scraped clean up to a layer of healthy grow ing tissue and the wound painted. Cleaning and painting these wounds will destroy many insects' which are sheltered behind the shelly bark of the wound, which feed on the growing layer and prevent it from healing over the wound, and the painting will save j loss of water from the dead and I spongy wood. Water sprouts and surplus limbs not needed by the tree ought to be pruned out now. AH wounds more than half an Inch In diameter made in pruning should be pnlnted with common paint to save evaporation from the wound, F0LL0W-W0RK IN ORCHARDS According to Pomologists, lt Is Essen tial to Gather Up and Burn All Branches Cut. It ls as essential to do the following work after the pruning has been done, as lt is to do the pruning, according to pomologists. The following sugges tions are well to follow after the prun ing is done: L Gather np and remove from the' orchard all branches and twigs that have been cut off. Burn them. They afford homes for the diseases and the Insects that will attack your trees if the rubbish ls left on the ground. 2. Cover the wounds with a coat of good lead paint. This helps to keep out the water and prevent disease or decay. y 3. Spray the trees with a solution of one gallon commercial lime-sulphur to eight gallons of water. Spraying just after pruning reduces the cost of applying the material as there is less brush to cover than at other times. WILL PROTECT FRUIT TREES Pine Tree Lizard Devours Many In jurious Species of Insects-Makes Attractive Pet. The food of the pine tree lizard consists largely of snails, snow bugs, spiders and insects of at least sis dif ferent orders. Many injurious species of insects are eaten. This lizard? Is an interesting species and one which ls said to make an attractive pet. It submits to being handled and thrives in captivity if kept in a dry place with plenty of sunshine. It has been stated Pine Tree Lizard. by authorities that these little animals may be utilized to advantage by the grower of tree fruits. A lizard in each tree is said to prevent insect injury very largely and in addition to this cause hesitation on the part of the would-be trespasser, especially one of a superstitious turn of mind. PROPER TIME FOR PLANTING In Localities Where Winters Are Cold and Dry Spring Practice ls Most Satisfactory. There are many opinions regarding the compart)tive values of fall and spring planting of fruit trees. There are many advocates of each practice and each has substantial reasons for his opinion. When all reasons'are taken into con/ sideration, it results in the discovery that in sections where the winters are open and mild, fall planting is by far more satisfactory than spring planting. But in localities where the winters are cold and dry, spring is the more satisfactory time for setting out i?n orchard. TRIM RED RASPBERRY BUSH Plant Nipped Back Bears Fruit Where Nipping ls Done-Work Mu?t Not Be Neglected. A red raspberry plant nipped back bears its fruit Just below where the nipping ls done and on the short branches that spring out from the lattin stem. But if allowed to run wild'it soon exhausts Itself in producing cane, and only bears a few berries on the end of tli'i cane. Hence it will not do to neglect a red raspberry patch in this respect in the least. Such tobacco enjoyment as you never thought could be is yours to command quick as you buy some Prince Albert and fire-up a pipe or a home-made cigarette ! Prince Albert gives you every tobacco sat isfaction your smoke appetite ever hankered for. That's because it's made by a patented process that cuts out bite and parch! Princ been sold without coi; We prefer to give qual Ni has a flavor as different ? And that isn't strange, eith Men Boy Prince Albert every- rette where tobacco is sold in .,, toppy red bag*, Sc; tidy red AI DC tine, 10c; handsome pound OUt and half'poand tin humi dors-and-that corking fine COm pound crystal-glacs hu mi- Prin dor with eponge-moistener top that keeps the tobacco in such clever trim-always! R. J Abbeville^Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Associ ation. Organized 1892. Property Insured $2,500,000. WRITE OR CALL on the un dersigned for any information you may desire about our plan of insur ance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING, and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to j prove to yon that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now. licensed to write Insurance in the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Laurens and Edgefield. The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C. J. R. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secy. & Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. O. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C. A. W. Youugblood, Hodges, S. C. S. P. Morrah, Willington, S. C. L.N. Chamberlain, McCormick, S. C. R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield. S. C. F.L.Timmerman, Pln't. Lane, S. C. J. C. Martin, Princeton, S. C. \V. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLALE, Gen. Agt. Greenwood, S. C. Jan. 1st, 1917. Tarsi Dn ?he L?ghts! The Invincible Dayton Licctric Lighting System will tcirc yon natter Service-La?t Longer C'OSt T.ChH Titan any oilier kk:<] of lighting plant on (in1 nmrket. lt is cheaper iban arel j lone- -.-leaner, sn ."or, Icftt) cxpen hlve to oi 'rate-, und will In^t a life time. WE HAVE X VALUABLE BOOK that tell? you nil about Electrio LlKlitH for tho Tarni. Write for n copy or call and nee u*. ?Thc Dayton Electrical Mfg. Co. e?j Dayton, Cal?. V. S. i. ? R. H. Middleton Clark's Hill, S. C., Dealor in Light ing Plants and Wate-; ?Vorks. :e Albert has always ipons or premiums, ityl the national, joy smoke is it is delightful. You never er. i who think they can't- smoke : can smoke and will snTo :rt. ?nd smokers who have no1 certainly have a big surprise ? ing their way as soon as th' .ce Albert tobacco will tell its o\ I REYNOLDS TOBACCO CC Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will be open for the purpose of receiving taxes from the 15th day of October, 1916,-to the 15th day of March, 1917. All taxes shall be due and payable between the 15th day of October, 1916, and December 31st, 1916. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31st, 1916, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent, for January, and if taxes are not paid on or before Feb ruary 1st, 1917, the County Auditor will proceed to add two per cent, and five per cent, from the 1st of March to the 15th of March, after which time all unpaid tAxes /viii be Collected by the Sheriff. . The tax levies for"the year 1916 are as follows: . Mills For State purposes 6J ' Ordinary County 6A Constitutional Schooi Tax 3 Antioch 4 Bacon School District 7J Blocker 2 Blocker-Limestone 4 Collier's 4 Flat Rock 4 Oak Grove 3 Red Hill 4 Edgefield . 5 School Building . 2 Elmwood No. S 2 Elmwood No. 9 2 Elmwood No. 30 2 Elmwood L. C. 3 Hibler 3 Johnston 8 Meriwether (Gregg) 2 Moss 3 -Shaw *? 4 Talbert . 2 Trenton 5 Wards 2 Blocker R. R. (portion) 15 Elmwood R. R. (portion) 15 Johnston R. R. 3 Pickens R. R. 3 " Wise R. R. li " Corporatons and R. R. llj All the male citizens between the age3 of 21 years and 60 years, except those exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capita tion tax of 5u cents each is to be paid on all dogs. The law prescribes that all male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $2.00 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. As this is optional vjth the individual, no commutation tax is included in the property tax. So ask for road tax re ceipt when you desire to pay road tax. JAMES T. MIMS, Co Treas. E. C. Notice. During the session of the Legis lature rav clients may see me at my office on Monday and Saturday of each week. In the meantime they can either write me at Edgefield or Columbia, and all matters will have prompt attention. B. E. NICHOLSON. Feb. 9, 1017. The Quinine That Dots Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W, GROVE. 25c. HT tasted the like of ?tl a pipe or roll a ciga ke if they lise Prince t yet given P. A. a try md a lot of enjoyment ey invest in a supply, vn story I . g U Winston-Salem, N. C Auditor's Notice. All persons owning property pf any kind whatsoever, or in any ca pacity, as husband, guardian, exe cutor, administrator or trustees are required to make returns of the same to the Auditor under oath within the time mentioned below and the Auditor is required by law to add a penalty of 50 per cent to all property that is not returned on or before the 20th day of February in any year. All male citizens between the aeres of 21 and 60 years except those exempt by law are deemed taxable polls. The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make re ! turns. For the convenience of tax ..pay ers, I or my representative will be at the following appointed places on the dates mentioned to receive tax returns: Ropers, Wednesday, Jan. 17. jVJeriwether, Thursday, Jan. 18 Colliers, Friday, Jan. 19. Red Hill, Saturday, Jan. 20. VV. R. E. Winn's Store, Monday, Jan. 22. Cleora, Tuesday, Jan. 23. Pleasant Lane, Wedoesda}', Jan. 24. Meeting Street;Thursday, Jan 25. Johnston, Friday, Jan. 26. Herring's Store, Saturday, ean 27. Trenton, Monday, Jan. 29. This office will be open to receive returns from the first day of Jan ary till the 26th day of Februar> 1917 as prescribed by law. J. R. TI M M ER M AN, Auditor E. C. S, C Dec. 18-1916. Citation. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF EDGHFIKLD. ' By W. T. Kinnaird,Probate Judge. Whereas, A. A. Edmunds, made 6uit to me, to grant him Leitete Administration of the Estate . effects of Mrs. Emily Middle'- . deceased. * These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said Mi> Emily Middleton, deceased, lh?i they be and appear before me. in the Court ot' Probate, to be h?M ai Edgetield, C. H., S. C.r in my ol fice al ll o'clock on the 19th J ai ii ?ry, 1917, next after publication, thereof, at ll o'clock in the f' re noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the'said Administrai"?!* should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this -?nd day of January A. D., 1917 Vt. T. KINNAIRD, Probate Judge E. C. Jan. 3 -3t. XIM?'S Sfc? LIFE h?.j The Pills That Do Cu-? i