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WHERE OILED HIGHWAYS PAY Better on Sand Than on Clay or Loam Soils-Oil Sometimes More Sat N isfactory Than Water. Oiled earth roads should not be re garded as a permanent improvement but are much better than common earth roads, in the opinion of W. S. Gearhart, professor of highway engi neering. "Oiled roads do not require so much dragging as ordinary earth roads," said Professor Gearhart. "They shed water better and do not become so dusty. Although oiled roads are not so satisfactory as gravel roads, they may be a help In developing good roads sentiment." The best results from oiling are to be obtained by applying the oil when Macadam Treated With Oil. the road is hard, smooth, dustless, and without any ruts or pockets, according to Professor Gearhart. Where there is a pocket in the road, water will gather after every storm. Oil works better on sandy soils than on clay or heavy loams. Loam soils may be helped by sprinkling a light coating of sand over the oiled surface. After the first year it is better to ap ply from one-quarter to one-third of a gallon of oil to each square yard of surface in the spring and the same amount again in the fall. For laying the dust on city streets, oiling may be as economical and more satisfactory than water, particularly if the soil is sundy. When city streets are oiled it is best to cover the cross walks with dust or dirt so tnat they will not be covered with oil. When the oiling process is finished the dust or dirt may be swept away. Surface oiled streets are not satisfactory if the soil is clay or loam, for the oily dust blows about and is curried into build ings and upon walks. MOISTURE FOR ROAD MAKING There ls Certain Water Content at Which Soil Packs Hard-Remove All Grass and Weeds. Road making is largely a matter of moisture control. When soil contains too much water it becomes mud, and when it has too little moisture it be comes dust. But there is a certain moisture content at which soil packs hard. And this is just about thc amount of moisture that a soil will hold readily. This usually can be maintained in a road that has good drainage, that is well crowned so the water will run off when it rains and that is free from grass and weeds. These if allowed to grow, will soon draw the moisture out of the soil and so remove the binding material. CONVICTS ON PUBLIC WORKS Proportion on Road Improvement In creased From 1.3 Nearly to 13 Per Cent Since 1885. The proportion of convicts employed on public works instead of on lease or contract has Increased since 1S83 from 33 to 80 per cent and the proportion on road work alone from 1.3 to nearly 13 per cent, according to a report by the federal public roads office based on a survey of many prisons. State rather than county supervision of con vict labor on roads is recommended. Easily Converted. It Is not at all difficult to convert the owner of a new automobile to the good-roads theory, if he is caught at the moment when he ls trying to worm his way through a fresh sod improvement, two miles and a haK long and running from fence to fence. New Position for Goethals. Major General Goethals has accept ed the newly created post of state en gineer of New Jersey. New Jersey is about to expend $1,500,000 on a new highway system. i Hassett's Bargain gs . By Hi Akers SJ ' 0 J H 1917, by "W. G. Chapman.) ?5 BB (Copyright. Mrs. Treat felt that her evening "at home" had been- a success, and she confided this fact to her cousin, Ina Brett, who was spending a few weeks with her. Mrs. Treat was a young widow with a comfortable in come left her by her elderly, departed husband. Her greatest ambition in life was to "get in" with the literary set. Never having achieved anything in that line herself she did not know just how to go about It Ina Brett had won dered whether her cousin had a reifl appreciation of genius, the true aristo cracy of brains, or whether, being un able to climb Into the very exclusive rich circle, she had thought of this as a fad, or the next thing In exclusive ness. However, Mrs. Treat was on the way to achieve her ambition, whatever may have been her motive. "Well," she said to Ina, after the last guest had gone, "it was a suc cess, wasn't it?" To the girl's cor dial assent, she added : "Do you know I didn't tell them Ward B?ntley was going to read from his book, I was so afraid he might not come. After this I'm not going to be afraid. When they know that one of the most suc cessful novelists of the year was my guest, they won't hesitate to accept. It puts me on the right footing." "It was nice of Mr. Hassett to get him to come," observed Ina. "O well, Dave Hassett will do any thing for me." "I should say he would! He's that much in love with you, he'd-" "Sell his s oui?" que: ?*? violet Treat "No, he values his s.ia little too much for that." "Oh," laughed the other, "you think so ! Well lt wouldn't do him any good If he did. I have given him to under stand that He's a nice, interesting She Stopped Arrested by the Sound of Angry Voices. chap, but what has he ever done? He says he writes for a living, but he will never tell you what it is. I sup pose it's stuff for some trade paper, or cheap hack work he's ashamed of." "Yes, I know I asked him once what he was writing, and he said he was experimenting." "Experimenting!" laughed Violet. "Don't you believe it! He can't af ford to 'experiment' He hasn't a penny except what he earns, and he just manages to keep body and soul together. That dress suit of his is beginning to look a bit shabby." "No one notices his clothes!" ex claimed Ina, rallying strongly to Has sett's defense. "He was the best talker, the most interesting man here tonight !" Violet Treat stared at her cousin In surprise. "Ina Brett !" she exclaimed. "What about Ward Bentley?" "Oh, his book was charming, delight ful ! I loved it ! But he, the man him self, wasn't n blt interesting to me. His conversation was to me actually flat, and commonplace." "It often happens that people who can write, cannot talk," said Mrs. Treat. "He has done something. That's more to the point Poor Hassett, I suppose will drudge along this way the rest of his days. I'm glad you are getting Interested in him. I wish you would take him off my hands." "Thank you," freezingly responded i Ina. "I don't fancy I could take him off your hands If I wished to. Be sides I'm not exactly obliged to take up with anyone's leavings." "Now, dearie," coaxed Violet, "I was only joking. I was just glad you were friendly, that's all." It soon became apparent that nil Mrs. Treat's lines were out to ensnare the now famous novelist. Ward Bent ley. David Hassett saw this, and seemed to accept his fate with quiet resignation. He sought the society of Ina Brett more and more till MrO. Treat secretly opined the girl had tak en her advice, which she had nt firsi zo scornfully rejected. As for Ina, sh*. felt that Hnssett's attentions mennl only good fellowship. But one day she awakened to fact that her regard foi him meant a great deal more. One evening she said to him: "1 wish you would let me see something you have written." "How do you know it would be worth your while to take time to read It?" Hassett asked. "I know it would be worth while." Her voice had the ring of firm con viction. "Don't think Tm not grateful for your faith, your confidence In my abil ity. It means to me more than you think. But just now I am pot boil ing. Some day perhaps-" He stopped, and looked away. "Not 'some day,'" she cried. "You must do It now! Never let your gift from God be buried. You have no right to do that 1" "No right !" he echoed blankly. "No, it is yours ! It belongs to you !" After that he was silent, and ab stracted, and soon went away. Invitations were out for Ward Bent ley's "at home." His studio was very "artistic," and "who's who" were ex pected to be there. Ina went alone on the afternoon of the affair, and find ing the outer door which led to a draped passageway open, entered. She stopped arrested by the sound of angry voices. "You hawked that novel all over," yelled Bentley, "and you were mighty glad to sell it to me for five hundred dollars, and let me put my name to it. You were glad too to sign a contract to write another on the same condi tions." "I was starving," answered the voice of David Hassett, "i had to make that infamous bargain." "Yes, and now because I got it pub lished, put up my good money for it, and it's a success, you want to crawl out of your contract." "No, I don't. The second book is almost finished. I'm asking you to give me half of the royalties." "No, you'll keep your contract It's my name, not yours that's worth some thing now. ni divide the royalties on the one after this." "No you won't," answered Hassett "There won't be any more after this. Til take my chances with my own name. If I die at it that's my look out. I won't be a part of this con temptible lie any longer." Bentley changed his tone, and begged and pleaded with Hassett, of fered to give him all the royalties, and finally offered to pay him for the use of his own name as author. But Has sett was firm in his refusal. Ina, at first too astounded to move, crept away wondering why such a scene could have happened on a recep tion day. She looked at her watch, and found she had made a mistake, and was an hour too early. The mys tery was solved. Her intuitions about the two men had been correct. She did not see Hassett till several days Inter. He looked at her with a new light in his eyes. "I have taken your advice," he said. "Will you go on having faith in me? And when I have done something worth while, will you share it with me?" She put her hand in his, and said: "We shall not have long to wait." Early Indian as a Farmer. The Indian farmer raised many kinds of vegetables and was experi menting with many others before the advent of the European races. The tomato, which is of South American origin, was on his list. Although he did not have onions, he was gathering ? ninny kinds of flower bulbs, such as lilies, and using them in soups. The Indian dietary included the greens cooked with a piece of fat meat. Su mac, sorrel, milkweed, yellow dock and dandelion were also on his menu. He was gathering mushrooms and puff balls and other fungi. In fact the In dian was able at all times to give to the strangers from beyond the great water a revised menu. The Jerusalem artichoke was an Indian discovery. The peanut, which is now so plentiful ly sold here, was considered a valu able food product by the Indians. Heath Hen Almost Extinct. People from all parts of the United States go to Martha's Vineyard to see the heath hen. So says the state or nithologist, Prof. Edward Howe For bush. He has just finished a 44-mile tramp on the island which he made for the sake of learning the truth about the survivors of this almost extinct and valuable species, says the Boston Tran script, neath hens are cousins of prairie chickens. In Colonial times they were so abundant east of the Al leghenies that they were slaughtered ? J freely for eating, for they are one of ? the most toothsome of all the birds np on which men feed. Human and ani mal enemies so destroyed them that J the last specimen on the mainland dis- ? appeared and there survived only a little flock of a few individuals on Martha's "Vineyard. Shlranubi, Mystic Fire of Japan. Shirnnubi, the mystic fire of Ariake bay, Kyushu, has been famous for the past 2.000 years, the sight being con sidered one of the great wonders of the Japanese seas. In the Taiyo magazine M. Kaneko re lates his Impressions of the fire. Ac cording to Mr. Kaneko, the first light appeared like a distant star about five miles distant. Suddenly the volume of light increased until it soon covered an area of many miles. The light moved with the waves and resembled electric lights being lighted and then suddenly extinguished. Mr. Kaneko says that intermittent wavelike movements are the chie* characteristics of the mystic fire. He fails to find a key to the or Igiu of the fire. The Pr?den Life Insurani writes more Life Insur? any company in Ameri one. They have lowest dividends and free disabi of all companies in th States. E. J. NORRIS, 1 Baptist S. S. Convention. Programme of the Baptist Sun day school convention at Bethany church on the 18th and 19th of July, 1917: 10:00 A. M.-Devotional exer cises by the moderator, J. D. Hughey. Roll call ot Sunday schools. Address of welcome, by B. P. Talbert. Response by A. S. Tomp kins. Election of officers. Report from Sunday schools. Appointment of committees. Query: Is a Graded School a Success? W. B. Cogburn. Is it Necessary for Effectiv Work in the Sunday Schcol? Dr E. P. Jones. J Adjournment for dinner. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Query: Is it advisable for the Collection of the Sunday Sohools to go to Benevolence and the Church Tax Support the Sunday School Financially? J. D. Hughev, Rev. W. R. Smith. Denominational Literature, Rev. P. B. Lanham, Rev. J. A. Gaines. TnuRSDAY MORNING, 10:00 A. M. Devotional exercises, Rev. W. R. Smith. General discussion of Sunday school work, Rev. T. J. Watts. The Attitude of the Sunday School to the World-Wide Crisis. Kev. C. G. Wells and Rev. H. B. White. Adjournment for dinner. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The Sunday School as an Evan gelistic Koree. Revs. J. F, Warren, W . J. Gaines. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. J. D. Hughey, Chairman, Dr. E. P. Jones, Rev. P. B. Lanham, A. S. Tompkins, W. B. Cooburn, Committee. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines. Boilers, Supplies and Re;, .irs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Belts md Pipes, WOOD SAWS md SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA. GA. FOR COTTON WEIGHER. I respectfully announce that I am i candidate for rs-election to the position of public cotton weigher !or the town of Edgefield and pledge nyself, if elected, to the same faith 'ul discharge of duty in the future is I have endeavored in the past. C. H. B. Williams. BITTERO Family Medicine. , ttial se Co. ince than ica except rates with lity clause ie United Agt. The Hartford Fire Insurance Co. is one hundred and seven (107) years old. Writes more Fire. In surance than any fire insurance company in America. You will be perfectly safe with a Hartford Fire Policy. E. J. NORRIS, Agt. Southern Railway System An Ambition and a Record THE needs of the South are identical with the needs of the Southern Railway: the trowtb and MCCM of one meant :bc upbuilding of ibe other. The Southern Railway asks no favors-no ipecial privilege not accorded to ethers. The ambition of the Southern Railway Company is to see that unity of interest that ?5 born of co-operati.-.n between thc rublic and the railroad*: to see perfected that fair and frank policy in the manage ment of railroadi which ir.vites thc conrider.ee of c&vernmental afencirs; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable ic to obtain thr additional capital neoded for thc acquisition of better and enlarged facilities incident to thc dcaiand for increased and better service; and, anally To take its niche in thc body politic of the South alonciide of other rreat imiustrtcs. with no more, bul witt equal liberties, equal riebts and equal opportunit?:.. 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