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ANNUAL COST OF HIGHWAYS Construction and Maintenance Involve Expenditure of $300,000,000 Burden on Roads. (Prepared by the United Str.tos Depart ment of Agriculture.) Hoad construction and maintenance In thc United States involve an annual outlay of over $300,000,000, a sum which, if capitalized at 5 per cent, would represent an investment of .*?(!, 000,000.000. As recently as IHOG there wore only 100,000 motor vehicles in the United States compared with nearly 5,000,000 of 1017, while in 1904 the total outlay Vitrified Brick for Paving Country Roads-Filling thc Joints, First Coat. ' in money and labor on the publie roads aggregated only $S0.0p0,000, compared with some $300,000,000 for 1917. Thus the public roads have been changed with bewildering rapidity from the status of the purely local utility to that of a utility of national Importance and scope. It is well known that the railroads of the United States are unable to parry th? enormous trafile now offered for transportation, and it is to be expected that the public roads will from now on have added to their present trafile bur dens such freight as may he shifted to them to relievo railway congestion. It is beyond question that for pas senger haul the public mads are used to a greater extent than the railroads. These impressive conditions have been created withir the span of a single gen eration. On July ll. 101 G. President Wilson approved a measure generally known as the federal-aid road act, which car ried tm appropriation of $73,000,000 to aid the states in the construction of rural post roads and $10,000.000 to be expended for the const ruction and maintenance of forest Riads. BUILDING ROADS IN ALASKA Read Commissioners Find Trouble in Maintenance on Account of Nar row Tired Trucks. Alaska has been building roads since 100"?. It has built 0-0 milos of wagon roads. G2i> milos of winter sled roads and 2,210 miles of trails. Ono of these roads was built for motorcar tra Hie, but more than 250 trucks and passen ger ears were in uso over them at the close of tho last fiscal year. Much damage has been done to the roads by heavy narrow-tired trucks, and tho hoard of road commissioners finds troubles of maintenance with them always. In addition, they found it necessary to build a five-mile road along a hillside last summer by cover ing the road bed with willow 'cordu roy and surfacing the corduroy with gravel because the material underlying the location consisted of six feet of gravel on the bed rock, forty foot of clear ice on tho gravel and two feet of moss and tundra on top. PERMANENT ROAD IS FAVORED Saving in Cost of Rebuilding Would Pay for Them in Comparatively Few Years. A writer on the advantage of per manent highways makes the point that the saving in trie cost of rebuilding would pay for them in ti comparative ly few years-and then there would-be a prospect of valuable returns. The thing would be like making a few pay ments to secure an annuity. Wherever the money can be raised there should be permanent highways. That is the good roads gospel par excellence. Poor Roads a Loss. The farmers of the United States have been allowing !?300,000,000 in real money to escape from their pock ets each year because of poor roads, according to exports. Cart Before Horse. Putting the cart before the horse Installing truck lines before building adequate roads?. Cruse of Mottled Butter. Mottled butter is caused by the un even distribution of salt By AGNES G. BROGAN. s^7?e?pg:-jkT i in 11 imniiimiiihiiib?Hii? (Cop.vricht, 101S, by Western Newspaper Union.) As Donald turned the note over in his hand, his face was a study. In all the course of his impulsive career, he had never faced such a situation. To number among one's acquaintances two "Dorothys," was natural enough, but to fancy one's self alternately in love with either of tho charmers-was tragic. This little gray neatly written note added to his perplexities. "Dear Donald," it said briefly. "'Will you call at our house this afternoon between three and four.-Dorothy." That was all; to Donald, unacquaint ed with tho handwriting of either Dor othy, the invitation tormented, while it pleased. Don rumpled his hair as the thought came to him, reviewing the occur ances of the past few weeks. Xot lom: before, when ho had been talking to Dorothy Reynolds at an evening af fair in her home, ho had decided for the hundredth time, that no other plrl could be at once so sensible and so at tractive. Dorothy was sweet, that was the name for lier, and ho had told her so, holding her hand behind tho shel ter of tho ferns. And Dorothy Rey nolds had looked adoringly up into his face, as she promised "sometime." Io lot him know her feelings toward him. "We will tro on being friends until I am sure. Donald," she had said, "then T will send for you." And straightway from his love making, Dorothy's broth er had carried him into an adjoining room to meet, so Jack Reynolds said, "the prettiest girl in the world." Den tried to turn his eyes away ns she dimpled and charmed him, tried to force his reluctant bulk from the chair nt her side, it was useless. With ad miration his rebellious eyes sought her smile, and recklessly ho still lingered. "You are very Interesting and all that. Sir, Durr.-," she said, "but I om neglecting my soei:J duties. Let me see. I am to give tho next dance to .Tack Reynolds; after that, if you like-" 4-Ynu will danoo with me?" Don had eagerly interposed. "I will meet you on the side veran da," she replied, "and we will sit it out." Don was elated, too elated to notice her sudden disapproval when ho ap proached at tho end of the dance, tn claim his fa vcr. Doro! hy Dalcom seemed to have forgotten her promise. But later coming to him upon the ve randa, she made amends. ".Tack Reynolds is jealous," she ex plained, "when he is jealous, ho is dis agreeable. That is why I did not want him to know anything about our visit hero." "What rieht has ho-" Don bopan furiously, but Dorothy's silvery laugh rans out. "Why. I believe you are jealous, too," she said. Aa the weeks passed Don was obliged to admit that fact. Jack Rey nold's presence at Dorothy Dalcom's side filled him with wild resentment. Alone with him upon tho moonlit ver anda, the girl quieted his disturbing fears. "You are different from all others to mo," she murmured : "it is as though I had known you always - and al ways." She was very beautiful. "You moan," Don asked abruptly, "that you would care more for me more than ail others?" ? Dorothy's lovely eyes studied tho stars. "When I tim' ready to tell you that. Don," she said, "I will send for you." "By ("?onrrro!" bo ejaculated, "which ever girl sent it. it means I'm engaged, or will be, promptly." Then he fell tn nmsinu'. Dorothy Rornolds had not once summoned him by letter. Dur ing all tin1 years of their friendship, her communications had been spoken over Ibo telephone. That was lier prompt way of insuring an answer. Why, now, should she chantre? As for Dorothy Dalcom. Well, she would probably wish her message to bo confidential. Don decided to take a chance and call at the home whore Miss Dalcom was a truest. A tenderly regretful feeling stole about Iiis heart j as he trudged along-tho other Dor othy would be surprised. "Oh! Dan? it!" muttered Don fiercely, and then 'bis eyes foll upon two swaying figures in a hammock. Jack Reynold's foot was propelling the hammock, .while Dorothy Dalcom's poldon hoad was very near .Tack's shoulder. Their backs wore to Don as they swung to and fm, but the girl's voice reached him clearly. "You know. Jack," sin? was snyinp, "you are different to me from all oth ers; it seems as though I had known you always-and always." The hammock came to an abrupt stop. Mr. Jack Reynolds was more Impulsive than Donald had boen upon a like occasion. Don was surprised, as ho silently re traced his steps, to find himself un moved by tho tableau, surprised ht a sense of unmistakable relief pervading his being. Dorothy Reynolds was on tho veran da as ho canto down the path. "You pot my noto?" she questioned. "We want your help ff>r our lawn fete this evoninir. Will you carry some things over in your car?" "If you will go with mo. Dorothy, dearest," Don answered with empha sis. A trolled light In the girl's eyes dis appeared. "1 will go, Don," she softly agreed. TAR AND GRAVEL APPARATUS Device Invented by New Jersey Man ufacturer for Heating Miterials for Pavements. Emulating the famous hunter of the olden days who killed two birds with one stone, a New Jersey manufacturer has recently brought out a combina tion tar and gravel heater that heat! these two dissimilar materials quite in dependently but with one operation. The device, which is shown in the ac companying illustration, is particularly titled for street paving where block pavements with tar joints are laid. The apparatus consists of two main parts, a rectangular tar kettle and a T-shaped grovel bin. with a furnace extending beneath both parts, from one end tn the other. The furnace is fired from the gravel end of the de vice. The smoke and gases escape through an ordinary stove pipe in the kettle end. The inside of the gravel \r?;:. ? .....Av" 1 - / KcTTLE '-j . L GRAVEL BM HEATED ' ?T'-i' . i<v''?N - S ; ^?FosaTED w/Jsmi FOR HCT O?S?S UKDEP. ^. : : \W* f TA* KETTLE,AND lW \ UP OUT Or STACK "SSa**^ FURWACC Combination Tar and Gravel Heating Device in Operation. heater is triangular shaped while the outside is made up in stops consist inc; of perforated metal plates. The Y shnped top acts as a reservoir bin and tho gravel feeds down the steps and out at thc bottom. Tlu> perforations In the stop plates allow the moisture In tho gravel to escape readily as it is turned Into steam by the heat of the fire, thereby making lt possible? to heat botb tar and gravel.-Popular Science Monthly. BENEFIT OF SHADE TREES In Wisconsin Owner ls Given Annual Bounty of Three Cents for Each Rod of Highway. The Wisconsin law provides that financial consid?ration may be given by the state to people who plant and cultivate trees hy the roadside. Ev ery person along or through whose lands a highway passes may plant and cultivate on one or both sides of tho roxd where he shall own land, trees of such varieties as commonly grow at least 40 feet high. Those must be set two rods or less apart and In a row within eight feet of the outer line of the highway. When such trees reach 12 feet In height the superintendent of highways shall give tho owner upon request a certificate accepting the trees as pub lic shade trees. Thereafter they b? lons: to tho public and are protected ns public property, but the title to them or to the fruit they hear belongs to the owner as long ns he maintains the trees and repin?os such as die. The owner shall receive an annual bounty of throe cents for each rod of highway alone: which such trees are planted on ono side and six cents If planted on both sides, to be credited on his highway taxes. BENEFIT OF IMPROVED ROADS From Standpoint of Almighty Dollar lt Pays Handsome Yearly Divi dend to Farmer. Let everybody awaken to the Im portance of Improving tho public road, for Improved roads will bring: Better schools and greater attend ance. Rotter health and quicker medical attention. Bettor farms and more cultivated land. Better crops and better transporta tion. Better social conditions and less iso lation. . Bettor churches and better homes. Better men and a better nation. Improved roads have a money value os well as a social value. Looking at an improved road from the standpoint of the almighty dol lar, lt is found to pay a handsome dividend each yen?. Maintenance of Gravel Roads. On many trunk highways, a gravel surface would ho entirely unsatisfac tory, but we must not overlook the fact that on roads carrying compara tively light traffic the annual interest cost of a more substantial pavement may exceed the maintenance cost of gravel. Durable Roads. Time-saving, durable roads are now as Important as quick-firing guns, and ; It ls high time to speed up construe- ' tlon in order to quicken food delivery. Notice Of Opening Books Enrollment For Voters Ii The Democratic Primary Election, etc., etc. Notice is hereby given that following committees for enrollrr have been appointed to enroll voters of Edgefield County in Democratic Primary for the 3 1918, and said books of cr.rolim will be opened at the places desig ted for each club Tuesday, June . 1918. Bacon.-W. H. Smith, Secrets G. M. Smith and B. B. Bouknighl Bouknight's Store. Cleveland-C. C. Jones, Secreta J. W Quarles and T. Wallace Qua; at Quarles' Store. Colliers.-Dr. J. N. Crafton, S retary; D. T. Mathis and E. B. Mi is at Mathis' Store. Edgefield Democratic Club No. : L. W. Cheatham, Secretary; A. Padgett and N. M. Jones, at Jo and Son's Store. Edgefield Democratic Club No.i J. W. Kemp, Secretary; T. A. Hi tower and T. J. Paul at the Ed field Mercantile Company. West Johnston.-W. M. Sawy Secretary; E. H. Smith and Jc Wright, at Lott-Walker Compan Store. East Johnston.-A. M. Clark, S retary; W. S. Mobley and S. G. Mi ley, Jr. at J. C. Lewis' Store. Long Branch.-E. L. Scott, Se Luther Yonce and L. C. Clark, Lewis Clark's Store. Meriwether.- J. A. Thurmoi Sec. J. T. Beet- and J. 0. Scott, J. A. Thurmond'5 Store. Meeting Street.-J. E. Allen, Se J. R. Blocker and J. H. Cogburn J. H. Cogburn's Store. Moss.-P. W. Cheatham, Se T. A. Williams and W. A. Reel, Reel's Store. Pleasant Lane.-J. T. McDowe Sec.; S. T. Williams and F. L. Ti merman, at F. L. Timmerman's Ste Red Hill.-H. E. QuarlesJrSec; 0. Timmerman and R. M. Johnson H. E. Quarles' Store. Ropers. -F. F. Rainsford," Sec. : T. Lanham and J. D. Boswell, atJK er's Store. Shaw.-W. W. Wise, Sec.; I. Webb and A. J. Day, at A. J. Daj Store. Talbert.-J. D. Hughey, Sec.; . Gilchrist and E. P. ^.Winn, ?at [E. Winn's Store. The qualifications for membershid any club of the party and for voting a primary are as follows: The applicant for membership, voter, shall be 21 years of age, or sh; become so before the secceeding^ge eral election and be ajwhite Democra He shall be a citizen of Jthe.; Umi States and of this State. No-Xpersi shall belong to any club or vote in ar primary unless he has resided in tl State two years and in the County s months prior to the succeeding gener election and in the club district 60 da] prior to the first primary following h offer to enroll; PROVIDED, that pul lie school teachers and ministers of ti gospel in charge of regular organize church shall be exempl frcm the pi visions of this section as to residenc* or otherwise Qualified. Under the mk a new enrollment is required. B. E. NICHOLSON, County Chairman. May 27, 191S. Notice of Election. State of South Carolina, County of Edgefield. Wheras a petition has been filed and all legal requirements met, it i? hereby ordered that the regularly ap pointed Board of Trustees of Mos; School District No. 22, do hold ar election at W. T. Reel's store Satur day, July 20, 1918, for the purpose of voting upon the question of levy ing and collecting an additional spe cial tax of one (1) mill on the dol lar of all taxable property within said district, proceeds of such addi tional levy to be used for school pur poses in Moss District No. 22. Those favoring such additional levy shall cast a ballot with the word "Yes" written or printed thereon, and those opposing such additional levy shall cast a ballot with the word "No" written or printed thereon. The polls shall open at 8 o'clock A. M., and close at 4 o'clock P. M., and in all respects comply with sec tion of Code of Laws governing Gen eral Elections. W. W. Fuller, E. H. Folk, G. F. Long, Co. Board of Educcation. ioScE We pay the highest cash priceB for guano, cotton seed meal and oat sacks. See me at Rabenstein'fi store at Edyefield, or L. "Weiner's store at Johnston. h. WEINER. To Prevent Blood Poisoning ipply at once the wonderful old reliarle DK PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sui ?ical dressing that relieves pain and heals ai "ie situ?; time. Not o liniment. 25c. 50c. $1.00. ^"..??V'.Vt J*' . .*'- -^ M&z** ^ ^_^?r" 4? ' \M ate si " 'C?iaiii' INI Tread j??> w t? *yi . kW e. T? 9 5-^ . ? V.-V ll ir Un c?o Sam pushed the c!ocl: ahead one hour to give more light Trike advantage cf it. You owe ii to yourself and your country to inake every minute count. . Use your car-passenger cr com mercial-to the limit Samuel P. Colt, president of the United States Rubber Company, helped awaken the country to the economic value of the automobile last fail. He said "Everything on wheels must bc used and mobilized. "The automobile is second to the railroads as an adjunct and supple mentary lo them in cc?ectmg and distributing merchandise. Owners should use their cars, both passenger and commercial, more and more." Make the mest of your car by using* the tires that wiil extend its usefulness lo the utmost. Use good tires-United States Tires. They last longest and carry you farthest at least cost. There is a United States Tire for every car or truck-to guarantee un interrupted service and greatest economy. Our nearest Sales and Service Depot dealer will tell you which ones will serve you best. GARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta.Georgia