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To Build Furey's ^ Ferry Road Soon? Work will soon begin on the high way from Martinez, Ga., to Furey's Ferry, near Augusta, completion of which will give an improved highway for tourist travel from Asheville, through Greenwood and McCormick counties to Augusta. Tourist travel over this route is already heavier than usual, and the completion of the Furry's Ferry road will deflect still heavier tourist travel over this road. The Augusta Chronicle says: The highway from Martinez to Furey's Ferry is now assured and work on the road will begin as soon as the state highway department re ceives word from the government saying that federal aid will be given in the construction of this road. The application has been forwarded and a favorable reply is looked for in the next few days. The actual survey of the road has not been made, as the state highway department engineer Wm. G. Greenslade, i s awaiting gov ernment approval. As^far as the city and county is concerned their part of the building expense is settled and they are ready tomatchfunds with the government. .Chairman M. C. B. Holley, County Commissioner and a member of the committee from the county, stated last night that the county was ready to appropriate its share at once. Dr. J. M. Caldwell, chairman of the com mittee from council and C. Vernon Elliott, the other member of that committee, stated yesterday that they had been given the power to act in the matter and that they were ready to do it at once. The cost of building the road will be about $30,000. The government is to appropriate $15,000 and the city and county $7,000 each. The con struction of the road will be done by contract. The contract will be award ed in Atlanta. It is not known what route will be used in the building of the road. This is a matter for the surveyors to decide, it is learned. It is very probable that the shortest route to the river will be used. The building of this road will con nect Augusta with the western part of South Carolina and will afford a modern highway to Asheville, N. C., a distance of about 150 miles. It will not only afford the people of that part of South Carolina a good road to Augusta but the citizens of Augusta as well will be given the op portunity to travel over good roads to Asheville.-Greenwood Index. Harvesting Bananas At the fruit store you will notice that the big bunch of bananas is. us ually hung with the fruit bending downward. That position, we learn from Mr. Philip K. Reynolds, who writes in the Bulletin of the Pan American Union;, is not the natural position of the growing fruit. As the single flower bud on the individual banana plant increases in size it bends downward; then the covering bracts drop off and disclose the young bananas, which point outward. As they become larger they point upward toward the sun. Each banana plant-popi^'arly but incorrectly called a tree-bears only a single bunch of bananas, which is made up of so-called "hands," or clusters. The "hands" grow separately in spirils, and each contains from ten to twenty-five ba nanas, or "fingers." Commercially bananas are classed according to "hands." A bunch that has less than six is not readily marketable; the standard bunch has nine or more clusters and are classed as nine-hand fruit. A nine hand bunch varies in weight according to the variety of the fruit and to the soil and to cli mate conditions under which it is grown; the average weight is from fifty to seventy-five pounds. Occa sionally you see a bunch that has as many as twenty two "hands" and more than three hundred bananas; a bunch as large as that might weigh approximately one hundred and fifty pounds. When a bunch of bananas is cut the individual plant is destroyed, but the root is still able to send up shoots. After the first crop of fruit from two to five of the most prom ising shoots are left to grow and sup ply fruit later. Cutting out the ex tra shoots is called pruning. As the season of harvest is drawing near, young plants are coming to maturity to replace those that will have to be cut down. There are areas where as a result of a single planting the plants have continued to produce bananas for twenty years.-Youths Companion. WANTED: A teacher for the Brimson school. Apply to T. P. MORGAN, 8-15 Cleora, S. C. Buy a FORD and bank the difference. -Adv. How Many Pigs Raised for Each Cow Kept? Clemson College, Aug. 28.-An swer this question and you will come nearer indicating whether you are making money on hogs than you could by answering any other ques tion, perhaps. In other words the size of litter raised has more to do with reproduction costs than any other factor, according to S. D. Sims, Ex tension Swine specialist, who says that it cost much more than half as much to raise four pigs from one sow than it does to raise eight from the same sow. Summarizing some data from re cords kept on some forty farms, it was learned that on farms where from 2 to 5 pigs were raised per sow, the cost was $2.89 per pig as com pared to $1.51 on farm raising 7 to 9 pigs per sow kept. Some of the factors important to insure large litters are given below. With strict attention to these points, little trouble should be experienced in getting a good high average in numbers per sow. For breeding purposes only gilts should be retained that are large, long, smooth, of good type, with lots of femininity and from large litters farrowed by good producing, careful mothers. Individual quarters should be pro vided for each sow with daily change of bedding just before and after far rowing time. The sow should be carefully fed to prevent scours in the pigs. Both sow and pigs should be for jced to take plenty of exercise on ground which has been cultivated since hogs were on it the year pre vious. A good well balanced ration should be fed at all times with some good grazing crop for pasture. An abundance of shade and pure water should be provided. The Scale of Living. In all the arrangements of life there is a certain appropriateness that is well to observe out of respect for ourselves as well as out of con sideration for others. The extremes of inadvertance in this regard are obvious and ridiculous to everyone. Only the foolish buy fur coats on a salary of fifteen dollars a week, or or?er a talking machine or a new car on the installment plan when they are not able to pay their doc tor's bills. If your children have to earn their living, as you have earn ed yours, it is absurd for you and cruel to them to bring them up as if they were to inherit a fortune. They and you will suffer for it in the end, and the worst part of your suffering will be that they will blame you. The way to achieve a wise and reasonable proportion between means and ends, to see that what you and your family have in one line conforms to what you have in another, that there is no startling contrast between your expenditure of one year and that of the next, is to use forethought and system. The most damaging, the most de structive of all forms of human fi nancing is to .spend because you have. Your pay comes in, your min ing stock yields an unexpected divi dend: you go out in whirlwind of glee, step around the corner, see a wonderful bargain, something you knew you needed but never thought of buying, and the whirlwind has swept away that pocketful of cash, and there is still a little more to pay, and you have no idea where it is coming from. Your glee has vanish ed with a pop, like a burst balloon. Plan for your pay, what you will do with it, what you ought to do with it. Plan to put unexpected div idends into the bank, and let the wonderful bargains go. You won't live in quite such whirlwinds of eith er kind, but your life will be sane and well regulated, and there will be a pleasing completeness about it such as is unknown to those who spend by fits and starts. At the same time there is a slav ery to the scale of living that is as much to be avoided as the neglect of it. Independence is *he secret of hap piness, perhaps more in matters of money than in anything else. Do not let anyone on earth dictate how you shall spend. Have the things you really enjoy; go without those you don't, no matter who criticises. The scale of living is set by the artifi cial requirements of society. It is well to recognize it, but not to be a martyr to it. The measure of happi ness is the adjustment of real wants to actual means; and any scale that does not allow for that is false and disastrous.-Youths Companion. FOR SALE: Pure, delicious honey. Machine extracted which is the only way to make it absolutely free from bee bread, smoke or any other for eign taste. WARREN & CANTELOU. Summerland Creamery Con tinues Successful Clemson College, Aug. 28.-The Summerland Creamery at Batesburg continues to go strong. During July the creamery received almost 12,000 pounds of cream, paying an average price for the month of 35 cents a pound for butter fat. All of this was manufactured into butter, totaling 4000 pounds. So far this month, the plant has made over 1000 pounds per week, reports D. C Badger, Ex tension Dairy Husbandman, who has done much to aid farmers in the Batesburg territory to get started in the production of cream for the creamery. The creamery has on its books du ring July, 122 patrons all of whom are beng paid weekly by check. "I. have had an opportunity of talking with a great number of these patrons, and all of them are more than pleased with the treatment they are receiving. One man told me that if he could be assured that he could always ship to a creamery that gave him as good treatment and as good service and were as fair and square as the Batesburg creamery, he would go into the dairy business on a big scale." These remarks are indicative of the feeling of the farmers toward this creamery and the enthusiasm shown by practically every one of its patrons. The creamery is building up a name for its butter, which is being sold under the name of "Summer land Creamery Butter," and can not begin to supply the demand for the product. ?' What Became of a Lie. First, somebody told it, Then the room wouldn't hold it, Till they got it outside; When the crowd came across it And never once lost it But tossed it and tossed it, Till it grew long and wide From a very small lie, sir, Till it reached to the sky, sir, And frightened the moon. This lie brought forth others, Dark sisters and'brothers And fathers and mothers A terrible crew. And while headlong they hurried, As lies always do, And so evil bodied, This monstrous lie goaded, Till at last it exploded, In smoke and in shame. When from mud and from mire The pieces flew higher And hit the said liar And killed his good name. -Found on the walls of a large col lege; author's name unknown. -Spartanburg Herald. No kind of feed should be allow ?d to go to waste. When the corn is not put into the silo or cut and shocked, it should be gathered just as soon as mature, so that livestock may obtain the largest possible bene fit from the pasture. It is foolish to leave corn in the field until Novem ber or December, as is often done. Of course where velvet beans or some late-maturing variety of cow peas are planted in the corn, it may be necessary to wait until rather late to harvest the crop. The Confederate College 62 Broad Street Charleston, S. C. A Boarding and Day School for Girls. Begins its session September 26, 1922. Historic institution situat ed in a healthy location. Advantages of city life, with large college yard for outdoor sports. A well planned course of studies in a home-like at mosphere. A business course open to seniors and elective course to ju niors and seniors. A domestic science course open to seniors, giving prac tical and theoretic knowledge of cooking. A sewing course for seniors and juniors. A well equipped Library. Primary department for day pupils. For catalogue and further informa tion apply to the college. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. Curea a Cold in One Day. Stops rough sod headache, ?sd works O? cold. S3& ? / ?lomeTown HOWE OWNERS GOOD CITIZENS Truth in Statement That Red Flag Is Never Flown Above Abodes of Happiness. "It has been truthfully stated by many authorities that the red flag of anarchy or Bolshevism has never been found flying from a man's own home," says the journal, Material Facts, Cleveland, Ohio. "Agitators and disturbers are the rolling population bent only on fo menting hatred. They believe in many 'isms' because they mean equal divi sion, and these wanderers, having nothing are willing to divide. Cleve land, now the fourth city, has reached her present position because her citi zens are home owners and are using every effort to further Cleveland in terests. "Owning one's home is beneficial from an economic standpoint. The future of our country depends upon its citizens. Crowding of families into tenements tends to destroy the physi cal fabric, while the lack of privacy in home life leads to the breaking down of established moral precedents. The archbishop of Canterbury iu are cent message states: 'The overcrowd ing In some regions, both urban and rural, ought to fill us with shame. It is, of course, a fruitful source of im morality, as well as disease. We are absolutely bound to make a genuine and sustained effort to secure that every man, woman and child shall have such accommodations as will en able him or her to live In health and honor.' "To this end, then, of a better citi zenry, a better city, a more glorious state, a most magnificent country and for a sane and healthy people, let every one cultivate the saving and thrift essential to the ownership of a home." WOULD BOYCOTT SIGN USERS New York Newspaper Advocates Dras tic Action Against the Disfigurers of Beautiful Scenery. Everywhere the motorist travels the natural beautiful scenery is marred by glaring signs, not only small boards, but immense structures often a hun dred feet or more in length and twenty or more feet in height. Just at a bend in the road where the tourist expects to have a fine view Sleeping over a broad valley the scene is completely cut off by a monstrous and offensive structure covered with a flaring advertisement. At some points both sides of the road will be lined with these unsightly and ugly advertising walls. In England the disfiguring of fences, buildings and other places with signs is prevented by law on the ground that the good taste of the people ls offended and the landscape disfigured. Some of the worst offenders are manufacturers who are in* vested In the development of motoring. They have boarded up the roadways along the whole eastern part of the United States, much to the annoyance of mo torists and disfigurement of the land scape. If the nuisance cannot be stopped any other way, motorists can at least agree not to patronize any concern aiding In detracting from the natural beauty of our country and the pleas ure of the public.-New York Sun. Build House on Hill. The cottage In the dell is all very poetical and furnishes a good de sign for thc nitrated cover of the popular ballad, but the house that is built on the hillside is superior in every way and particularly has it a distinct garden advantage over other sites. Here in picturesque levels the small plots of ground hang one above another In starlike fashion. Delphiniums in blue, violet and helio trope may crown the tier of terraces, at the base of which a plain blt of lawn borders on the street or road way, edged with boxwood to give an atmosphere of venerableness reminis cent of old-time gardens, fragrant with lavender, southernwood and spicy herbs. Make the Home Attractive. The only way to make a city at tractive is for the individual family to insist on buying only attractive homes, and particularly to take the responsibility for making its home grounds attractive. Grass seed may be sown, shubbery planted and cultivated, flowers pro vided for, and painting done. If every person Ia a block makes his place neat and trim, the whole block will help the appearance of the city. A single negligent home owner may spoil the work of a dozen neighbors. Good in City Planning. It ls easy to see how one phase of city planning relates Itself to other phases, and how desirable lt is for one part of a city or one business in a city to be developed with due consid eration to other parts and to other business. City planning is nothing less than a community affair and nothing more than a sensible and businesslike provision for the best pos sible development of all the comma, ?lty's toterestfl.--KanBaj _?lty Star, Consult Your Own Interest by Consulting Us When Buying Roofing Metal or Composition . Mantels, Tiling, Grates Trim Hardware Wall Board Doors, Sash, etc. FROM Youngblood Roofing and Mantel Company 635 Broad St. Telephone^ 697 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA LOW ROUND TRIP EXCURSION FARES -From COLUMBIA, S. C. $24.15 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J August 1, 9, 15, 23, 29, September 6, 12 $34.00 NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. August 2, 10, 16, 24, 30, September 7, 13, 21, 27, October 5, ll, 19 Limit 18 Days For particulars communicate with R. S. Brown, Dist Passenger Agt, 741 Broad St., Augusta, Gb. Southern Railway System Lombard Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works and Mill Supply House AUGUSTA GEORGIA Notice of Master's Sale. Cotton Oil, Gin, Saw, Grist, Cane, Shingle Mill, Machinery Supplies and Repairs, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Grate Bars, Pumps, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Injectors, Belting, Packing Hose, etc. Cast every day. GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES Pumping, Wood Sawing and Feed Grinding Outfit* FlTHACA WINS Captain Paul A. Curtis Shooting Editor of Field a nd Stre am says: "The first gun I ever bought was an Ithaca. lt ls just as strong and shoots Just as hard as lt did when I was a boy." Catalogue Free Double guns for game $37.50 up. SI ngle barrel trap guns $75up. ITHACA GUN CO. * ITHACA, N. Y. , Box G. Eyes scientifically examined and glasses properly fitted. GEO. F. MIMS, Optometrist-Optician, Edgefield, S. C. Pursuant to the decree in case of The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C., plaintiff against D. P. Boone et al defendants in Court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall oifer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder before the court house, town of Edgefield, South Carolina, on Salesday in September, 1922, the same being the 4th day thereof, be tween the legal hours of sale the fol lowing described realty to wit: All those two certain tracts of land sit uate in the county of Edgefield, South Carolina containing in the aggregate 211 acres more or less bounded by following lands: North by J. S. Rey nolds; East by R. W. Glover, Joe Gardner and J. T. Reese; South by estate of Mrs. A. L. Mealing, deceas ed,- and West by Mrs. Minnie Rey nolds .Same consisting of 2 tracts, one of 100 acres owned by Mrs. Kate Boone and the' other of 111 acres owned by D. P. Boone. TERMS OF SALE: One-half cash, balance in one year or all cash at purchaser's option; credit portion, if any, secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises together with 10 per cent of attorney's fee and insurance policy not less than $2,000 to be assigned to Master. If terms are not complied with premises will be resold on same or subsequent salesday at risk of former purchaser. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. CANTELOU, Master Edgefield Co., S. C. August 7th, 1922. J. S. BYRD Dental Surgeon Office Over Store of Quailes & Timmerman Office Phone No. 3 Residence Phone 87 flow To (?Ive Quinine To Children,, FHB RI LINE is the trade-mark name elven, to an improved Quinine. It ls a Tasteless Syrup, pleae* ant to take and does sot disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nausea te nor c?-use nervouoness nor ringing in the head. Try rt the jest time you need Quinine for any pur. pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. The ?rae lirais bottle. 23 cents.