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OF MANY THREADS]! By MARIAN WEST. (Copyright, by the Frank Munsey Com pany.) Yes. my dear, it is perfectly true, and we are to be married in six weeks. You will like Billy, ho is such a dear, gay, good-looking big thing-though h? is absurdly young. We are just thc same age in years, but twenty-eight in a man ! I have moments of feeling convicted of child stealing. Just now I am encouraging him to raise a mus tache. It's frightfully unbecoming, but it makes him ?Jook less like my son. You will coin? to the wedding, of course. Billy is wild to know you. He is a dear, truly, Laura. And wait till you see some of my clothes ! I am having a With love, always the same, Pat Dear Aunt Flora : I dare say you have heard rumors, but I want to tell you myself of my great happiness. I am going to be married on the 27th of next month to Mr. William Courtney Blake, a young lawyer who has already made him self felt here in New York. I hope your health will let you come to the wedding, for Will ls so anxious to know you all as soon as possible. I am sure you will like him-he is very strong and upright and manly. After all, it is character that counts, isn't it? We shall begin life very modestly, but, I believe, very happily. With love to everybody, Affectionately your niece. Patricia De Witt Dear Arthur: I am sorry, very sorry, but It is true. I am not going to answer your letter. Some day you will see it differently, and will write me another. Meanwhile I am what I have always been, Your sincere friend, P. DeW. I am not nng^y, my dear boy-only very much grieved over it all. Dearest Anna: I want you to be one of the first to know the beautiful news. Mr. Blake and I are going to be married next month. With your own happiness so very new, you will appreciate what this means to me. You will like Will, he has such delicate perceptions, and is so thoroughly an artist, in spite of being such a thriving young lawyer. I understand now why you would not have a large trousseau, dear Anna. I do not see how a girl can spend this time, of all others, in running to the dressmaker's. I am getting only a few simple things, and am trying to keep my mind and spirit unfagged. You must let me bring Will to see you some evening, and you.must promise to sing to him. He is so impatient to hear you. With love. Devotedly, Patricia. Dear Uncle Mark : I am going to be married-to the Mr. Blake you met one day. He is one of the St. Louis Blakos. and his mother was a Courtney, so you see I am not disjrraeini tho family. We have taken a very decent apartment it is .inst three doors from the Yan Hornes'-and you will always find a .warm welcome and a good glass of claret when you are, moved to dine with us. You will l?ke Will-he is a violent protectionist, and plays excel lent whist. Affectionately, your niece, / Patricia DeWitt. Dear Miss Pomeroy: Your little note bas just come. I cannot tell you how much it means to me that Will's friends are pleased and you especially, his very best friend of all. I am sorry to hear that you are not well, and that you are going away to stay indefinitely. Will will be de"ply disappointed not to have you al our wedding. He has talked of you so much that I was looking forward to knowing you better, for my own sako as well as his. Hoping to see you back soon, Cordially yours. Patricia DeWitt. Dear Jerome: I have often womb red which of us would write this news to the other first. And now, of course, you know what has happened-or rather, what is about to happen next month. Do you remember our promise to keep at least our perfect frankness? Well, then, I am offered love under very pleasant conditions, and I am taking it gratefully and gladly. I think we shall make a true success of it. I have put away certain childish things in the way of illusions, and I like the reali ties better. Give me your blessing, dear Jerome ! I am endlessly glad we came out of it friends. You would like Will-he is very simple and gen erous and big hearted. Come to the wedding if you want to-not other wise. Faithfully, Patricia. Billy Beloved: I have written five billion notes, and I will not tell another soul. They can read it in the papers. Oh, dear, it ls such a bore to pretend to be interested in anyone but you ! Who cares wheth er they know or not-stupid things ! Everyone will want to meet you, but we will "<?>* out of all we can. There ls no ^e in the world but you and me -and aren't you glad of it? Coming tonight? Yours, P. This is an invitation to dine with UH Ht seven. I forgot to mention it More Popular. A promising young man is good: but fr paying oue is better.-Chicago Ncwa, SPEED GOOD ROADS BUILDING Federal Supervision of Nation's High ways Is Being Urged-Military Value ls Shown. A few days apo a bip government motortruck snick hard and fast in a rut on tlie road between Washington and Baltimore. A commercial truck tried to get around it from one direc tion and another government truck from the other direction. Both of these also stuck. Soon this over traveled road, for a mile each way, was jammed with squawking cars and trucks* All .traffic was stalled for the better part of a day, with the result that war work was delayed, suburb anites were late to dinner and thirsty i Washingtonians were unable to reach the Maryland oasis. This incident is no special discredit to the Maryland roaa builders. The Washington-Baltimore road was not built for the amount and kind of trailic it is now bearing. The same is true of many other highways in all parts of the country. More and more motor trucks are taking over what used to be "short haul" railroad freight. And the short haul that is accomplished by motortruck has gradually length ened from ten or fifteen miles until now much freight is carried liOO miles in trucks. Such facts are the basis of a drive being made on congress for legisla tion to empower the federal govern ment to unify roads of the country into a comprehensive system aud to spend the money necessary to make the roads adequate to meet the new re quirements. The federal government, it is claimed by proponents of the plan, must do the work, because a central authority is absolutely neces sary to the perfection of a national system of roads. The federal government should spend the money, they say, because their military value makes the roads a great national asset. This military vj?p ,r cood roads is already shown by the dependence which the govern ment is placing upon them for the moving of troops and supplies. In Eu rope' it has been even more convinc ingly demonstrated. It has been said that good roads saved France and the lack of them defeated Russia. It is lill >. s" - ii.' dr ?y i1' Sand and Gravel Piled on Subgrade Ready for Use on Experimental Con crete Road, Chevy Chase, Md. certainly true that the French had the best roads* in the world when the war broke out and that the men and supplies which checked the first Ger man rush went forward largely by motor. It is also true that a break down of all transportation facilities prevented Itussia from effectually mo bilizing her tremendous resources. There is now a federal office of good roads, operating under the federal road act, whereby the government, ap propriates funds for roads, provided the states in which the roads are to be built will appropriate a similar amount This gives the government the power to recommend the improve ment or building of. certain roads and to disapprove the improvement or building of others. It may exercise a sort of advisory and mildly compul sory power toward the establishment of a unified national system of roads. But this power, it is argued, is by no means suilicient in an emergency like the present. What is needed is the power to form a definite plan for a system of national highways, and the funds to carry that plan into execu tion as rapidly as possible. For this new national system of highways must not only be thorough ly co-ordinated, but must be radically different from that .of most of our present roads. The failure of these latter is largely due to the fact that roads which sufficed very well for the traffic of light pleasure cars and farm ers' wagons will not stand up under the strain of heavy truck traffic. A truck highway, to meet the require ments now being laid upon it, must be a paved highway with a concrete base. Su':h a load is very expensive to build : it costs from SUO.OUO to $30,000 a mile. Save Man Power With Horse Power. Not long ago we stopped to watch a huge steam shovel at work on a Government job. With only two men ?ni charge it was steadily biting away at a bank of earth, taking a round ton at a mouthful. A string, of wag ons moved under the shovel, each re ceiving its load and moving on. We could not help contrasting this example of enormous mechanical power, moving earth at the rate of GOO tons in a day of ten hours, with thc puny efforts of the one-horse far mer, and the rate at which he moves the dirt with his pony plow. In the former we saw how a minimum of manpower could move hundreds of tons of earth in a few hours; in the latter, we have one of our worst ex amples of present day inefficiency. Much has been said about the South's serious labor shortage, but if the war goes on it is a situation that will probably get worse before it gets better. ' There simply is not enough man power to keep all our industries and the war too going, and the industries must feel the shortage. In this labor crisis it is the patri otic duty of every farmer to use 'machinery in every possible way to save human labor. Two and throe horses to each breaking plow; four mules to the binder, instead of one man with a cradle; one-row and two row cultivators, instead of twice to the row in the old-fashioned way; tractors where they can be advan tageously used; gasoline engines to pump the water, cut the wood, run the washing machine and make lights -these are some of the labor-savers that we must adopt. Replace scarce and high-priced la bor with horse power.-Progressive Farmer. State and Senatorial Campaign Meetings. The following is the schedule for State and Senatorial campaign meet ings as arranged by the State execu tive committee: Senatorial Campaign. Bamberg, Wednesday. July 31. Aiken, Thursday, August 1. Edgefield, Friday, August 2. Saluda, Saturday, August 3. Lexington', Tuesday, August 6. Newberry, Wednesday August 7. Laurens, Thursday, August 8. Greenwood, Friday, August 9. Abbeville, Saturday, August 10. McCormick, Tuesday, Auggust 13. Anderson, Wednesday, August 14 Walhalla, Thursday, August 15. Pickens, Friday, August 16. Greenville, Saturday, August ' Union, Wednesday, August 21. Gaffney, Thursday, August 22. Spartanburg, Friday, August 23. State Campaign. Lancaster, Thursday, July 25. Chester, Friday July 26. Winnsboro, Saturday, July 27. Camden, Tuesday, July 30. Chesterfield, Wednesday, July 31 Bennettsville, Thursday, August 1. Darlington, August, 2. Bishopville, Saturday, August 3. Sumter, Tuesday, August 6. Dillon, Wednesday, August 7 Conway, Thursday, August 8. Marion, Friday, August 9. Florence, Saturday, August, 10. Manning, Tuesday, August 13. Kingstree, Wednesday, August 14. Georgetown, Thursday, August 15 Monck's Corner, Friday, August 16. Charleston, Saturday, August 17. St. George, Tuesday, August 20. Orangeburg, Wednesday, August 21. St. Matthews, Thursday, August 22. Columbia, Friday, August 23. 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The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. 1'orter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. it relieves ?ain aud Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00 CANDIDATES' COLUMN. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I hereby announce that I am a can didate /or the House of Representa tives from Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. S. T. WILLIAMS. We respectfully announce J. L. Mims as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic party and pledge him to sup port the nominees of same. CITIZENS. To the citizens of Edgefield Coun ty, having served as one of your members of the House of Represen tatives for the past four years, I re alize that my experience better equips me for more efficient service so I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election and pledge myself to abide the reuslt of the Democratic primary. J. L. Walker. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of probate Judge of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary election. W. T. Kinnaird. FOR AUDITOR. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of auditor of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary election. J. R. TIMMERMAN. ^ FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of County Treasurer of Edgefield county, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primarv. JOE LAKE PRINCE. I hereby announce that lam a candi date for re-election to the office of treasurer of Edgefield county, pledging myself to abide the result of the Dem ocratic primary. JAMES T. MIMS. FOR CORONER. I hereby announce that I am a ; candidate for re-election to the of fice of coroner of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the re sult of the Democratic primary elec tion. T. E. Byrd. ^or Magistrate. ' announce that I am office of magis agisterial district y, subject to the ons of the Demo crat J. E. BRYAN. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the of fice of magistrate of the 6th district of Edgefield county and pledge my self to abide the result of the Dem ocratic primary. A. GILCHRIST. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of magis trate of the first magisterial district of Edgefield county and pledge my self to abide the result of the Dem ocratic Primary election. N. L. Brunson. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for the office of magis trate of the second magisterial dis trict of Edgefield county and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. Wallace W. Wise. For Congress. _u,t I hereby announce my candidacy for election to congress from the Second Congressional District, pledg ing to abide by the rules of the Democratic Party, and to support the nominees thereof. T. G. CROFT. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for congress from the Second Congressional District and pledge my self to abide the result of the Demo cratic primary. N. G. EVANS. I am a candidate for Congress from the Second Congressional Dis trict, composing the counties of Sa luda, Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg, Hampton, Jasper and Beau fort, subject to the present and fu ture rules and laws of the Democrat ic party. Platform-One Hundred per cent American. G. L. TOOLE, Aiken, S. C. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to Congress, pledging myself to abide the rules and regu lations of the Democratic party, and to support the nominees thereof JAMES F. BYRNES. rTow To Give Quinine To Children. FEBRILTNE is ttr? trade-mark name piven to aa 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 Jake ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try lt the next time you need Quinine for any pur tle. Ask for 2-ounce on'sinal ppekapre. The kims F INDRILINE is blown in hot?c. 25 cent? WHERE TO GO THIS SUMMER The "Land of the Sky" is Delightful at All Seasons The vast platean, with a minimum altitude ot 2,000 feet above the sea level, amid a setting of beautiful mountains and giant peaks. Summer in this region is one. of constant enjoyment and health ful diversion. LIVE OUTDOORS HIGHEST MOUNTAINS in Eastern North America Camp in Mount Michell Forest Reserve or Pisgah Forest Reserve GOLF TENNIS MOTORING MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HORSE-BACK RIDING CANOEING FISHING HUNTING NUMEROUS FAMOUS RESORTS EXCELLENT HOTELS CHARMING SOCIAL LIFE SUMMER CAMPS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS MANY NOTED RESORTS IN NORTH CAROLINA KENTUCKY ' INDIANA TENNESSEE GEORGIA VIRGINIA SOUTH CAROLINA FLORIDA ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI and LOUISIANA SEASHORE RESORTS CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. OCEAN VIEW, VA. OLD. POINT COMFORT, VA. MOREHEAD CITY, N. C. ISLE OF PALMS, S. C. SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, S. C. TYBEE, GA. ST. SIMON'S ISLAND, GA. ) ATLANTIC BEACH, FLA. Reached by Convenient Service of Southern Railway System SUMMER EXCURSION RATES F. E. GIBSON, President^ LANSING B. LEE, Sec. and Treas The Best Time to Build is Now Free booklets on Silos. Barns, Implement Houses. Residences, etc., with suggestions of great value. Also '"Ye PJanary" service through the Lumber Exchange of Augusta. Ask for further information it interested. The service is with out cost. Woodard Lumber Co. 'Phone - - 158 AUGUSTA - - - - GEORGIA Quality-MOTTO-Service s UTZ ?~ aaa Buy War Saving' Stamps until you can't see. Then see me. Geo. F. Mims. Optometrist. Edgefield, S. C. HARRIS' PRESSING CLUB I take this'means of letting thc people know that I have re-opened my pressing club, and will appre ciate their patronage. I am better prepared than ever to clean and press all kinds of garments, both for ladies and gentlemen. All work guaranteed. Let me know when you have work and I will send for it and make prompt delivery. Wallace Harris Sheppard Building Down Stairs Now is the time to protect your jrop from hail. I can place you in i good company. I can also pro ject your home with tornado insur ince. E. J. Norris. Whenever You NeeC a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Aili Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives Wit Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. t?f?rr???n Tho Best Tonic, "L?,mmi?0 Mild - Laxative BITTERb Family Medicine. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3