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J *#r te, This woman says she was saved from an operation by Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound. Lena Y. Henry, of Norristown, Ga., writes to Mrs. Pinkham: “ I suffered untold misery from fe male t. oubles. My doctor s.iid an opera tion was the only chance I had, and I dreaded it almost as much as death. “ One day 1 read how other women had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I decided to try it. Before I had taken the first bottle 1 was better, and now I am en tirely cured. “ Every woman suffering with any female trouble should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.” FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the •tandard remedy for fen.ale ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear- mg-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, dizziness or nervous prostration. Why don’t you try it ? Mrs. Pink ham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup Relieves Colds by working them out of the system through a copious and healthy action of the bowels. Reaeves coughs by cleansing the mucous membranes of the throat, chest and bronchial tubes. "As pleasant to the taste as Maple Sugar” Children Like It* For BACKACHE WEAK KiCNEYS Trj OeWttt s Kidnej and Bladder Pills Sure and Safe per nle by Oeffeey Drew C* NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to the secretary of State for the State of South Carolina on the 28th day of May, 1908, at 12 o’clocb M., at his of fice, In the capltol, at Columbia, South Carolina, to grant a charter for a railway company to be known as South and Western Railroad Com pany, the line of railroad of which company shall extend from the city of Spartanburg, South Carolina, to a point on the boundry line, between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, at or near a point one mile south of Island ford ferry of Broad river, through the counties of Spartanburg and Cherokee, South Carolina, the townships of Spartan burg and Cherokee, and the city of Spartanburg, In Spartanburg county, and the township of Morgan, in Chero kee county, by the most feasible route, the total length of which road shall be about twenty miles, which corporation. If said charter lg granted, will have the power to condemn lands for rights of way. Witness our hands this 17th day of April, A. D.. 1908. Ralph K. Carson, J. Norment Powell, John B. Cleveland. April 24 to May 15, Fri. 4t. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice Is hereby given that on Saturday, May 23rd, 1908, I will ap ply to the Hon. J. B. Webster, Pro bate Judge, at his office at the court house in Gaffney, S. C., at 10 o’clock a. m. for a final settlement and dis charge as administrator of the estate of Andy Champion, deceased. AH per sons having claims against said estate Or Interested therein, are required to present the same at or before said time, or be forever barred. T. ROBBS, Administrator estate Andy Champ ion, deceased. Pub. May 1, 8, 15 and 22. 1808. Dr. King’s New Life Pills The best the world. BANNER 8A IVE the most 1 ea.inri salve In the world tolEttKroiTCYCUKE Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right FOIXmONEY^TAR Policy of Construction Favored by the National Grange. GOVERNMENT'S AID WANTED. Farmers Ask For National Highway Commission and For Federal Ap- propriations to Improve and Main tain Public Roadways. The national grunge, an organiza tion of farim-rs in twenty-seven states, with an aggregate membership of near ly 1,000,000 members, has for a utnu her of years advocated the enactment by congress of legislation creating a national highways commission and making liberal appropriations for the improvement of the public roads. Din ing the past year the grange has per fected plans for conducting a wide spread, systematic, educational cam paign for the purpose of showing the urgent necessity for the adoption of a broad, comprehensive policy of public highway improvement by the various township, county and state authori ties and to induce the national govern ment to lend its assistance to a move ment intended to secure the establish ment of a complete system of properly constructed roads in all sections of the United States It is contended by the members ot the grange that the improvement of our highways is fully as deserving of federal appropriations as is the improvement of our waterways and that the work of the proposed national highways commission would greatly stimulate the construction of better roads by the various states, counties and townships The splendid road sys tem of France, admitted to be the best in the world, is declared to be due chiefly to the road policy of the French national government, under which a corps of highly trained engineers plan and direct ihe work of constructing and maintaining the principal roads of that country The deplorable condition of most of the roads in the United States, prob ably the worst In any civilized eouu try, is generally recognized, and it is urged by the grange that it is high time that action should he taken by the national government to bring or der out of the existing chaotic condi tions and substitute a scientific policy of road construction and Improvement for the haphazard methods which now prevail to so large an extent The following resolutions, unani mously adopted by the National grange, give the point of view from which the fanners regard the question of federal aid to public road improve ment: Whereas, The improvement of the high ways of the country !■ a matter of gen eral public concern and should properly receive the attention and assistance of the national government; and, Whereaa, The revenue raised by taxes paid by the people of the country as a whole should be devoted as far as possi ble to purposes which will benefit the greater number of the taxpayers In all sections of the country; and. Whereas, No argument can be advanced in favor of the annual appropriations by congress on behalf of river and harbor improvements that does not apply even more strongly to the Improvement of our public roads; therefore. Resolved. That the national grange fa vors a general policy of good roads con struction bv the various municipalities, counties and slates: and, Resolved, That we favor the immediate enactment of legislation by congress mak ing liberal federal appropriations for the improvement of the public highways of the country, these appropriations to be expended in such manner as congress may prescribe House bill 15.837. introduced in con gress on Jan. 30. 1908, by Hon. Frank D. Currier of New Hampshire, which emiiodies the views of the national grunge on ihi.-. subject, provides for the creation ot a national highways commission and for the construction. Improvement and maintenance of pub lie highways It differs from the nu merous bills on that subject now pend ing before congress in that it provides for the direct expenditure of the pro posed appropriation in road construe tion and improvement by the national government, acting in co-operation with tlie state highways commission or other authorities having supervision of the public roads. The amount of the appropriation stated in the bill is $50.- 000.000, to be made available at the rate of $10,000,000 a year, of which at least $5*10,000 is to be expended In each state at the rate of not less than $100.- 000 annually The mem tiers of the grange and the fanners in general in all sections of the country are vigorously demanding the enactment of this bill, and It Is be lleved that it will become law in the near future Under the provisions of bouse bill 15,887 It will lie possible for the na tional highways commission to apply the appropriations provided for in that measure to the construction. Improve ment or maintenance of any public road in any section of the country since all roads connect with or lead Into some other road used in Interstate commerce It Is provided In tae bill that the commission shall, as far as possible, act In co-operation and consul tation wltb the authorities having charge of the construction and im provement of the public highways of the several states, and in accordance with this provision the distribution of the amounts appropriated will be gov erned by the wishes of the people of the states, acting through their public road officials Under this policy there will be no danger of some roads in cer tain sections of the country receiving more than their fair share of the fed erai appropriation since the people of each state can is* relied it|K.n to see that their highway authorities Insist on tbe expenditure of these appropriations In such manner and for such roads as T.H1 be for tbe best Interests of the states as a whole. The bill also provides that not less than $500,000 out of the total ap propriatlon of $50,000,000 shall be ex pended in each state of tbe United States, this amount to be expended in each state at the rate of not less than $100,(MX) annually. This insures the smaller states against discrimination in favor of the larger or more densely populated states and will prevent any thing like favoritism In the distribu tion of the appropriations for this pur pose. The enactment of this bill will in augurate a national policy of road con struction and improvement which will ultimately result in giving the entire country a system of permanent public highways constructed after the most scientific methods under the joint su pervision of the national highways com mission and the various township, county and state authorities. Tbe en gineers and construction staff of the commission and the appropriations made by congress will be available for aiding in the improvement of any roads in every part of the country, and the roads so improved will be a constant Inducement to each community to co operate in making our road system what the wealth and intelligence of our people entitle us to have—the best in the world. ROADMAKING EXPERIMENT. Long Island Town to Use Native Stone From Sound Shore aa Foundation. The town board of Riverhead, N. has decided to make an experiment in road building, and it isn’t going to have the experiment on a crossroad or in the woods somewhere, but right on a busy part of Main street, in the heart of the business section. At a recent meeting It voted to spend not over $1,000 to rebuild that section of Main street between Roanoke ave nue and the Congregational church, us ing native stone gathered from the sound shore a few miles distant for tbe bed of the road and tbe usual crushed trap rock for top dressings. This road is now a deplorable mud- hole. It is believed the native stone, which is of the proper size without crushing, will be fully equal to mac adam material brought from points distant to Long Island, and if It proves sufficient for the needs road building lu Riverhead town will be greatly cheap ened. It is interesting to note also In this connection that under the new dog tax SPUEADINO TRAP ROCK. taw the town has so far received near ly enough money from the canines to pay for this improvement. Tbe dogs have brought In $900 net If using tbe native stone proves sat- isfactory the experiment will have a wider Influence than merely local, for there is a great quantity of material that can be gathered at an almost nom inal cost and utilized on roads in other towns Rlverhead’s highway commissioner has also been authorized to ascertain the cost of a stoue crusher. Possibly Blverbeud will buy one and not only make Its own macadam material of both coarse and fine sizes, bat also moke some to sell to other towns, aa ing the rocks along the sound shore for tbe purpose. Some think it would not only provide a way to get better highways for Riverhead at a moderate cost, but would be a paying investment through the sale of the macadam. Maintenance of Macadam Roads. No macadam road is going to be permanent unless you keep the cear- ser stones covered up. A floor will never wear out If you keep It carpeted, and just the same treatment will keep the road from wearing out Carpet It, patch it but patch it and carpet It with the same kind of material as it Is made of—crushed stone—and not with mud from the shoulders or ditches A highway commissioner or pathmaster who will scrape a lot of mud ou top of a gravel or stone road •ugbt to be the center of attraction at the rear end of four mules standing at different angles and be kicked into a cocked bat. to be worn on the bead of some “bad roads enthusiast," that tbe •ntboslast may be known of all men for what he really is—a dunce. Every contractor should be required to leave •t least five cubic yards of stone chips to the mile, not dust, but chips, measuring from one-eighth Inch to three-quarters inch, and whenever there is h depression that will bold a qnart of water put in a quart of •tone and a little more. If this la done three or four times a year over all your macadam roads you will be sorprined how little it costs to keep them in repair. However, if allowed to get out of repair you will bo as much surprised to see how quickly they will go to pieces. The beet way Is, if you do not Intend to keep them la perfect repair, don’t ever paj out the money to build them. How to Make and Maintain Model Earth Highways. USE OF LOG DRAG ADVISED. Beware of Water and Narrow Tires, Say* Federal Bureau of Public Roads—Beat Implements to Us*. How and When to Plow. While American road builders are as capable of constructing good roads ns those of any country of the old world, they have not been as loyally sup ported as the men of those countries in maintaining the highways after com pletlon, and the deplorable state of many hundred thousand miles of road is thus accounted for, says a bulletin from the United States office of public roads. County and township officials may at the outset stand the expense of having a road built, but they strenu ously object when asked to provide funds to rebuild tbe road that has been allowed to go to ruin. It is Important that farmers learn of the benefits to be derived from good IMPROVED ROAD MOVEMENT. ROAD GRADER AT WORK. earth roads, that county boards be im pressed with the need of a proper maintenance of the same and that road builders and overseers learn how best to care for the roads in their charge. The persistent and powerful enemies of earth roads are water and narrow tires, and the constant effort of the men in charge of the roads should be to guard against their destructive ef fects and remedy all damage as quickly as possible. The simple implements which have been found to be of great est assistance in this work are the plow, the drag scraper, the wheel scrap er, the road grader and the split log drag. With a sandy soil and a subsoil of clay or clay and gravel, deep plowing, so as to raise and mix the clay with the surface soil and sand, will prove beneficial. The combination forms a sand-clay road at a trilling expense. On tbe other hand, if the road be en tirely of sand a mistake will be made if it is plowed unless clay can be add ed. Such plowing would merely deep en tbe sand and at the same time break up the small amount of hard surface material which may have formed. If the subsoil is clay and tbe surface scant in sand or gravel, plowing should not be resorted to, as it would result in a clay surface rather than one of sand or gravel. A road foreman most know not only what to plow and what not to plow, but how and when to plow. If the road is of the kind which, accord ing to tbe above instructions, should be plowed over its whole width, the best method is to run the first furrow in the middle of the road and work oat to the sides, thus forming a crown. Results from such plowing are greatest In the spring or early summer. lu ditches a plow can be used to good advantage, but should be followed by a scraper or grader. To make wide, deep ditches nothing better than the ordi nary drag scraper has yet been de vised. For hauls under a hundred feet or in making fills it is especially serviceable. It is a mistake, however, to attempt to handle long haul mate rial with this scraper, as tbe wheel scraper Is better adapted to snch work. For hauls of more than 800 feet a wagon should he used. The machine most generally used in road work is the grader or road ma chine. This machine Is especially use ful in smoothing and crowning the road and in opening ditches. A clay subsoil under a thin coating of soil should not be disturbed with a grader. It is also a mistake to use a grader indiscriminately and to pall material from ditches upon a sand-clay road. Not infrequently turf, soil and slit from ditch bottoms are piled In tbe middle of tbe road In a ridge, making mud holes a certainty. It is important in nslng a grader to avoid building ap tbe road too much at one time. A road gradually built up by frequent use of the grader will last better than if com pleted at one operation. Tbe foreman frequently thinks bis road must be high in tbe first In stance. He piles up material from ten Inches to o foot in depth only to learn with the arrival of the first rain that he has furnished tbe material far as many inches of mod. All material should be brought up In thin layers, each layer well puddled and firmly packed by roller or traffic before tbe next is added. A common mistake Is to crown too high with tbe road ma chine on a narrow road. The split log drag should be used to fill In ruts and smooth tbe road when not too badly washed. Tbe drag possesses great merit and Is so simple in construction and operation that every firmer should have one. Care of Culverts and Bridges. All kinds of roads have culverts, bridges and ditches, and these should always he attended to. Paint all iron and woodwork. Keep all culverts and ditches open. Importance Said to Be Recognised by Taxpayers. One of the drawbacks to the prog ress of rural development is bad roads This fact is becoming generally recognized, and in nearly every state in the Uniou there is manifested a tend ency to remedy this evil by state appro priations for the establishmeut of good public highways, says the Architects and Builders’ Journal Among no class of people is tiie need of good roads realized lietter than by the farmers and others engaged in agricultural pursuits. Until within recent years these same people opposed the idea of the state issuing bonds to raise money for this purpose, for by a false conception of economy they reasoned that the cost of modern improved highways would mean au Increase of taxes. Since, however, they have had prac tical demonstrations of the advantages of pood roads by the saving they afford In time and the wear and tear of horses and vehicles, no class of people Is more euthusiastic in their advocacy. It is not the farmer alone who is benefited by the building of good roads. Others who for business or pleasure find it necessary to travel by public highways from city to city or from town to town appreciate tbe advantage of a smooth, solid roadbed. Like the railroad, these viaducts are an incentive to develop ment, and it is demonstrable that wher ever good roads have been established that section has developed in material prosperity and the value of property has enhanced. This is particularly true of the suburbs of large cities Improved roads have proved them selves to be an attractive incentive to urbanites to purchase lots and erect dwellings. Modern demands in this re spect have enlisted the attention of road engineers who have devoted their thought and skill in the construction of these highways, and they are built from scientific plans instead of by the haphazard system which formerly pre vailed and which was invariably at tended by unsatisfactory results. The introduction of improved macadam and bitulithlc paving has done much to popularize modern roads. Properly laid, they are durable and satisfactory. Eco nomically considered, their cost Is mon ey well invested, as the relative relief from wear and tear, the facilitation of travel and the benefit resulting to prox imate property more than compensate I for the original outlay. The Modesty of Women jfatnr&lly makes them shrink from ths indelicate questions, the obnoxious ex aminations, and unpleasant local treat ments, which some physicians consider essential In the treatment of diseases of women. Yet, if help can be had, It is better to submit to this ordeal than lot the disease grow and spread. The trouble Is that so often the woman undergoes all the annoyance and shame for nothing. ThonsandsNff women who have been cured o^tDr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip tion wrilh in itam’Pclatlon of the cure which disjVfciftliN^th the examinations and local trcatment-^Tliere Is no other medicine «^n Mir» and safe for riolicata women as "Favorite Prescription," It cures debilitating drains, irregularity and female weakness. It always helps. It almost always cures. It is strictly non alcoholic, non - secret, all Its ingredients being printed on its bottlo-wrapper; con tains no deleterious or habit-forming drugs, and every native medicinal root entering into its composition has the full endorsement of those most eminent in the several schools of medical practice. Some of these numerous and strongest of pro fessional endursiments of its ingredients, will be found in a pamphlet wrapped around the bottle, a Iso in a booklet mailed fur on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of BuiTalo, N. Y. These professional en dorsements should have far more weight than any amount of the ordinary lay, or non-professional testimonials. The most intelligent woman now-a-days truiljit on knowing what they take as med icine instead of opening their mouths lika a lot of young birds and gulping down whatever is offered them. "Favorite Pre scription” is of KNOWN composixion. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Dr. Pierce’S Vediea! Adviser Is sent^es •n receipt of stamps to pav expense of mailing onli/. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., 21 one-cent stamps for pa per-covered, or 21 stamps for cloth-bound. If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge letter. All such communications are bold sacredly confidential. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets invigorate end regulate stomach, liver and bowels. Serious OIL TO LAY DUST. Cleveland Park Officials Believe K Is Cheaper Than Water. Hundreds of gallons of crude oil will be used by Cleveland, O., tbe coming summer in laying tbe dust on the bou levards and park roads. It has been decided by park officials that oil for dust laying purposes is cheaper than water. Experiments were conducted last summer by Su perintendent Starke and Park Engi neer Stincbcomb, and it was announced recently that tbe crude oil composi tion would be used this season in place ot water for sprinkling porpoaea ▲ composition of erode oU and soap li used, and this Is diluted with water At first the proportion of tbe erode oil mixture is great, but after a coating forms on the roadways it is necessary to use but a small amount in the wa ter, and the necessity for sprinkling also becomes less c.od less. A well coated roadway will be sprinkled bnt ence in two weeks at tbe height of the summer season after tbe system to In force. “The use of oil will be a great labor saver,” said Superintendent Starke. “We will "'t need nearly so many men and t, ..ns.’’ r Very It is a very senous matter to ask for one medicine and have the wrong one given you. For this reason we urge you in buying to be careful to get the genuine— BLack-dra!ighT Liver Medicine The reputation of this old, relia ble medicine, for constipation, in digestion and liver trouble, is firm ly established. It does not imitate other madicines. It is better than others, or it would not be the fa vorite liver powder, with a larger sale than all others combined. SOLD IN TOWN fi Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The examination for the award of vacant Scholarships In Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will lie held at the County Court House on Friday, July 3, at 9 a. m. Applicants must lie not less than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 3. they will he awarded to those making the highest average at this ex amination. provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applies arshlps should write to President Johnson llcants for Schol- hefore the examination for Scholarship ex amlnatlon blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. Tbe next session will open September IS, IMS. For further information and catalogue, ad dress Ppm. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. Junt 30-pd Rosd improvement In Canada. The twelfth annual report on high way improvement in tbe province of Ontario, Canada, which has recently been submitted to the legislature, shows substautial and encouraging re sults accomplished during the past year. The total expenditure on the country road system, which baa been adopted by fourteen counties, amounts to date to $1,137,004, of which the p O' vtnclal government has paid $806,1 • J- Tbe systems established in these coun ties comprise about 2,600 mil's of high way, or about 12 per cent of the total mileage. If the remaining counties should avail themselves of the provi sions of the act granting governmental aid and establish systems In tbe same proportion to their total mileage it would give the province eventually about 6,000 miles of improved high ways. Qood Outlrok For Road Improvsesont. It is reported that the state treasury of Virginia had a surplus at tbe close of the past year of $1,000,000 to be ap propriated by the legislature. This amount it is said, surpasses any sur- , plus in the history of the state It is encouraging news for road Improve ment advocates. The state Is becoming ! thoroughly aroused to the necessity for good roads. The members of the legis lature are co(nry.£tted to their constitu ents in the matter of road Improve ment. Governor Swanson is himself an ardent good roads advocate. Tlw IvMtetaa In th* cmo. SS yaan' «m Is avldanoa—MHUoas of oonaumi la fktaioa aalag mate tj 1MW a—li li fM—on. Tob bar 4 fftOoM 1* A M. Pilot sad t gauooa Para limns d OH (at 44 cents) mis ttem and make 7 test palst ready for ass aori only fl-M per (tiloB—DoBa lo t minutes. “ Oo* L. ft M- Paint Tbe Ledger la act responsible for tbe views of correspondents. 9140 • Buckfen's Arnica Salve The Best Salve In The Word. 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