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PROPER WIDTH OF HIGHWAYS Writer Advocates Narrower Roads and Restoring Acres of Valuable Land to Farming. Just at this time many are Inter ested in the question, how wide should our public roads be? A number of things should be considered in an swering this question, says a writer in Utah Farmer. The kind of mate rial to be used In making the road. The topographical conditions through ?which the road will pass, the proper drainage of the road. The special use to which the road may be put, if any. For years very little attention has been given to the waste of land in our road building. Land has been cheap and plentiful and years ago we did not Good Road in West give the attention to proper road building as we do now. Public roads have been of a uniform width of 66 feet and the by-roads abont ?40 feet. They have been too wide If we were to judge by the condition in which we find many of them. Wasted ?and on either side ls used only to ?row weeds. Why not make them the width that !ls used and plant trees on either side ?is we have advocated in these col umns before? Then the thousands of ?aereB of land that are now practically wasted could be pat to some good .cse. Some of. the Eastern railroads are -teaching ns a lesson in this regard .for they are farming their rlght-of fway. On a recent trip East I saw ?great long stretcher of land on either :side of the railroad track planted to alfalta. Acres were planted to truck gardening. I understand similar con ditions are to be found in some parts ref California. For the sake of economy in building kind upkeep let's build our roads more marrow. Restore the acres of valuable ?land to farming. Build scientifically iconstructed roads the proper width ?PJU pi.rtt trees on both sides. KEEPING UP COUNTRY ROADS 'Whether or Not Farmer Lives on Pub ? lie Highway He Should Take In terest in Nearest One. ? Every farmer should feel his de jpendence upon good roads. Whether lor not one lives on a public highway (he should take an Interest In the near lest one to his farm or the road he must use to market his farm, orchard and garden products. I There are many times when a day's (work can be spared for the road. Art ier heavy rains the road may need cer ?tain repairs or Improvements when the I overseer Is not ready to call out the [hands. Why not individual farmers ?donate a day's work on the road at !such time? By keeping a road drag and drag iglng the road along one's land after heavy rains the road may be greatly 'Improved. It ls an easy matter to have ?an agreement so each farmer will drag ?the road in front of his farm. This ; would maintain tbe road till the regu lar hands could be called out at stated 'intervals or till the commissioner could make the repairs. The time has come when we must consider the roads an asset, Indis pensable to the well-being of the farm er and his family. This being true, is lit not every man's duty to do all he ?can to keep the roads in good condi tion? GOOD ROADS IN CONNECTICUT Concrete Highways Being Built in Twenty-Two Cities and Towns Cost $15,000 a Mile. The construction of concrete hlgh .wnys is going on in 22 cities and towns !?a Connecticut, and when these con tracts have been completed there will !be about 70 miles of concrete-surfaced ?pavement in that state. The highways are 18 feet wide and cost $15.000 a mile. The longest single street of con crete road In Connecticut is two miles in Cheshire, on the main highway from Plolnville to New Haven. _ Good Roads. Any neighborhood that does not have enough enterprise to keep two or three log road drags going for a couple of weeks during the late fall, la sadly behind the times. Farmers who are tno lazy to do this ought to be compelled to drag their weary legs through the mud to town next spring -as they surely will. Best Results for Dragging. The test results from dragging are obtained only by repeated applica tion, _[_._ Buds and Flowers In Cooking. The French Canadians are said to use the acid flowers of the redbud, or Judas tree, in salads, while the buds and tender pods are packed in vine gar. Honey locust pods, often locally called "honey-shucks," contain a sweet- j ish, thick, cheeselike pulp, which is often eaten. Those of the mesquite furnish the MeyJcans and Indians with a nutritious food. The Creoles of Louisiana, famous for their cook ery, are reported to use the young buds of the sassafras as a substituas for okra In thickening soups. I Nova Scotia's Fish Army. Nova Scotia is literally "the land of fish"-cod, herring, mackerel and the giant albacore or tuna. Nova Scotia is so much a land of fish, says a writer, that it produces over one-fourth the value of the entire Canadian catch, or $9,166,851 worth. Every tiny haven around the extensive Bluenose Land coast harbors fishing smaclfe galore, while Lunenbnrg, Canso, Liverpool and Chester are home ports for hun dreds of fleet-winged deep-sea banking schooners. Reason and Emotion. ' What a mysterious conflict that rs between the reasoning power, which .keeps pointing out the right road, and an Ill-regulated emotional faculty, which seeks to draw one along the wrong road. Indulging the wrong hab its always makes the upward path so much steeper and the downward path so much easier. How fortunate that man fs whose false steps are arrested by a friendly touch of common sense disguised in a flash of satire!-Slr George Reid. Nature Is Outwitted. The man who Invented the sewing machine achieved what he was after when lie stopped trying to Imitate the human hand. If you go Into a factory you will see machines doing things which only human skill could do but a short time ago, but the processes are quite different from the manual meth od. The Inventors have risen superior to the formulae that nature would seem to have laid down for them. Natural Gas. Natural gas Is probably formed In the earth by a process of natural dis tillation from the animal and vegetable remains of past geological epochs, and ls nearly the same product as Is dis tilled from coal in the retorts of gae factories, only Instead of the heat of fires the Internal heat of the earth, aided perhaps by chemical decomposi tion, has caused its formation on a magnificent scale. Nature's Error. Sufferer writes us that If nature hod known what she was about when she made man, she would have given him two noses-one to have a cold in and one for general utility. Then you could get the first one amputated (as in the case of tonsils or an appendix) and live comparatively happily ever after. We will call nature's attention to lt-Ex change. Spartan Feminine Poise. Our idea of poise "crystallized Into definite form when a perfect 36, al most a stranger to us, with whom we happened to be lunching, inadvertently dropped a grape skin down her decolle tage and, except for one slight and al most Imperceptible wriggle, gave no sign of nervous disturbance as long as we were around.-Ohio State Journal. Rabbit Hair Supplants Wool. Rabbit hair is supplanting wool In the felt hat making industry of Aus tralia, where there are thirty factories in operation at present, making use of rabbit fur for this purpose. It Is said to be superior to the finest merino, and millions of rabbit skins are made use of annually. Time for Strategy. There is no such thing as returning to the days of one's youth. If there were and we were asked if the teacher licked us, our reply would be "Not ex actly; we made a strategic retirement after almost losing the seat of our trousers."--Houston Post. Kissing. An optimist holds this pleasant pros pect out to engaged couples: "Unmar ried couples kiss and forgive. Mar ried couples kiss and declare a truce while the heavy artillery Is being mov ed up."-Kansas City Star. Word From Br'er Williams. "Pay as you go" is a mighty good principle, but de price has got you goln* so fast you des throw *em de money an' holler: "Keep de change I" -Atlanta Constitution. Aspen Wood for Matches. Aspen wood is used almost exclu sively in making matches in Sweden as it Is easily cut and porous enough to be readily impregnated with sul phur or paraffin. Beet and Wheat Food Value. That there is more food value In one acre of beets than In four of wheat is the contention of German ag? rlcultural scientists. A Question. Why don't we get dimples Instead of wrinkles?-Louisville Courier-Journal. HUSBANDS NOT SUCH BAD LOT Stormy Days Cause Hubbies to Be j I Thoughtful of Wives Who Contem pla^ Shopping Expeditions. i Cold days stir np ?wann reactions in the heart. Remember that cold Saturday morning when rain and snow swept the streets ? A young married man plowed through the gale to his office, anc, once there, bethought himself that his wife had declared her intention of going down to Center Market to purchase a rabbit for dinner that evening. Looking down upon storm-swept Pennsylvania avenue, relates the Washington Star, the loving hus band immediately decided that his wife would be foolish to go out on such a bad morning, and that he wouldn't let her go. 1*111 just call her up and tell her it is too bad a morning for her to go out, when 6he doesn't have to, and that I'll bring the things home my self this evening," he thought. Cynical reader, this story doesn't turn out the way you think. Truth must often disappoint the cynic. Fair wife did not insist on going to market through the snow to bring nome the nice rabbit for husband to devour. She was pleased that hus band was so thoughtful. And what is more: When the husband went to phone to call up his wife io tell her to stay at home, he found the phone j already in lise. I 'Hello, Mary," said the maa on the phone. 'It's a mighty bad day, and I think you had better not go down town this morning-" The young husband went to use the phone in another room. Aa he walked in, he saw a comrade at the phone already. * "Helen," the man on the phono was saying, "I think you had better j stay at .home this morning. Ifs a ? mighty bad day-" Husbands are a pretty decent lot after all. IT WON HIM Frances-I am afraid you don't like my game of bridge. Francis-I am bound to like any thing that costs me as much money as that. WAR YARNS. "Have you any war yarns?" asked the lady entering the department store. "Surely, madam," replied the floorwalker. "In which direction will I find the proper department?" "Do you want them for reading or knitting, madam ?" THE BIG TOUCH. "John let me take a dollar will you?" "What for?" "I've got to buy & lot of'stuff I don't need so that the grocer will sell me a pound of sugar." A GOOD REASON. Teacher-Why has the giraffe such a long neck ? Charlie-Because its head is so far away from its body. CONSTITUENTS GOT BUSY. "They went over that candidate's career with a rake." "I heard he was- an unusually well-cultivated man." ONE IDEA. Howell-What is the millennium from your viewpoint ? Powell-It is the period when there is no time between drinks. HER GUESS. Edith (with magazine)-What is meant by the dark ages ? Marie-The ages that we keep dark, I suppose, my dear. _ I Water Softened'With Red Devi! Lye Cleans everything instantly. Soft water ma'-.cs wes hing easy, and j^ist a little Red Devil Lye in a tub of hard water softens it like rain-water. With P.ed Devil wash water you use lcr3 than half the soap and the daintiest fabrics will be whiter than usual-with little orno rubbing it's the rub that ruins. Works Wonders throughout the home. It will keep bath-tubs, wash bowls, toilets and kitchen sinks white, clean and sani tary. It whitens and removes grease spots from floors, windows, tile or marble, and does the household dirty work in a hurry - without trouble and with little expense. Red Devil Lye also makes won derful soap, peels peaches in a jiffy. It is the real housekeeper's friend. Ask Your Grocer. Save the Labels. WM. SCHIELD MFG. CO., St Loni?, Mo. To the Farmers of Edgefield County We are Jobson System dealers for this county, and as such are ac tively engaged in bringing the com mon sense methods of easier and more profitable farming to every nook and corner of our section. These methods and the remarka ble Jobson plow have received the endorsement of great Agricultur ists, State officials and practical farmers all over the country, and these benefits are being extended to all parts of the country at a rate that certainly proves its merit and genuine, practical advantage. No farmer can afford to overlook the opportunity of a thorough investi gation of this system before going further with his spring work. The Jobson plow bas no equal in preparing the land (late or early, wet or dry) before planting, and it is also of extraordinary value in working crops and in getting ready for second crops. In fact, it is something the farmer needs every month in the year. A little investi gation demonstrates this beyond doubt. Call on us for literature and full particulars. We're here to serve you. Jobson plows now in stock. W. L. Dunovant, Edgefield; V. E. Edwards & Bro., Johnston; Tren ton Fertilizer Co., Trenton. Keep Well Do not allow the poisons of undigested food to accumulate in your bowels, where they are absorbed into your system. Indigestion, con stipation, headache, bad blood, and numerous other troubles are bound to follow. Keep your system clean, as thous ands of others do, by taking an occasional dose of the old, reliable, veg etable, family liver medi cine. Thedford's Black-Draught Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of Rising Fawn, Ga., writes: "We have used Thed ford's Black-Draught as a family medicine. My mother-in-law could not take calomel as it seemed too strong for her, so she used Black-Draught as a mild laxative and liver regulator... We use it in the family and believe it is the best medicine for the liver made." Try it. Insist on the genuine Thedford's. 25c a pack age. E-75 ...Tb."<&. Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines. Boilers, Supplies and Repairs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Belts and Pipes, WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA, GA. Fertilizers for 1918 We beg to announce that we are now ready to deliver fertilizers for this season, having secured a liberal supply which we have on hand in our warehouses ready for delivery. Haul your fertilizers now while you can get your supply. Do not wait until there is congestion of freights, when you cannot get goods shipped. Armour, Swifts and Eoyster our spe cialty. Mixed goods with potash, mixed goods without potash. 16 per cent, acid; 26 per cent, acid, cotton seed meal. The Edgefield Mercantile Co. F. E. GIBSON, President! LANSING B. LEE, Sec. and Treas. I The Best Time to I Build is Now Free booklets on Silos, Barns, Implement Houses, Residences, etc., with suggestions of great value. Also "Ye Planary" service through the Lumber Exchange . of Augusta. Ask for further information if interested. ' The service is with out cost. Woodard Lumber Co. Thone - - 158 AUGUSTA - - - - GEORGIA Quality-MOTTO--Service SOME STRIKE IT RIC BUT A SURE WAY IS TO PUTA UT IN THE BAN EVERYWEEK CoBirUht 1909. b? C. E. ZisroermiD Co.-No. 51 THERE is no doubt about money in the bank, it is sure and positive. Maybe slow, but there is the satisfaction that it is sure. Posi tive in every way, both that it will grow, and that it is safe. BANK OF EDGEFIELD OFFICERS : J. C. Sheppard, President; B. E.lNicholson, vice-President E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Oashier. DIRECTORS : J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rain3ford, John Rainsford, B. E Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. J. Mims. J. H. Allen