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PROTECT YOUNG FRUIT TREES Something Should Be Done to Keep Rabbits Away During Winter Season-Some Use Paper. Young fruit trees should be pro tected from the rabbits during the .winter season for two or three years after they are set in the orchard. Some do this hj tying paper about the truuks of the young trees ; others paint the trunks with blood from the slaughter house; and still others ap ply u mixture consisting of soap, water and some other ingredient like tar, or carbolic acid, to the trunks of the trees to a distance of IS inches or more above the ground. Of these three methods, the second, with one writer, proved to be the most successful. For years he used the first method that of tying papers about the trunks of the trees-but he found that in fects harbored beneath the paper ; also trat lt took a great deal of work and time to fasten the paper about tho trees, especially if there were many trees to be protected, so he discarded this method and is now using the old method of painting the trunks of the young trees with blood. For best results, the blood should be applied two or three times during a winter. It can be applied with a brush, or swab of rags tied on the end of a Stick. WIRF. SCREENING FOR TREES Mulch Affords Protection for Mice Dur ing Cold Weather-Some Orchard? Ists Use Paper. If your young trees were mulched end not properly protected from mice and rabbits, you will probably be sur prised when you visit the orchard to .find that msny of them have been ruined. ?Iulch ls a good thing for the trees, but lt ls also a good thing for mice, as it affords them the best pro tection during tho winter, and they gather in large numbers around the foot of the trees and eat away the bark. Protection is easy. The best material is wire screening, although some use tarred paper and veneer from wood. Some orchrrdists practice tramping snow around the base of their trees, but oftentimes this is neglected and the trees are injured before the work Is accomplished. The protectors should be pressed into the ground deep enough to prevent the mice from crawling un ;der. Personally I prefer wire screen ling, but in case tarred paper Is used 3t should be promptly removed in the .spring to prevent Injury from scalding. RABBITS DO HARM TO FRUIT iThey Sometimes Become So Abundant in Orchards as to Occasion Se rious Losses. Cottontail rabbits occur throughout the greater portion of the United States, and sometimes do considerable harm to young fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs. They breed rapidly end In spite of the inroads made upon their number by predatory animals. :Such as the larger hawks and owls, eats and dogs, and the excellent sport they furnish hunters, they sometimes become so abundant as to occasion serious losses, especially during the Effective Rabbit Trap, hvinter, in sections of the country (.where there ls sufficient snowfall to |cut off their supply of favorite food jierbage of all sorts. The majority of eastern states pro-, tect rabbits during the greater part of j :the year, although many of these' -states have provisions enabling farra-! iers and fruit growers to destroy the 1 /animals in order to protect their crops j ;and trees. Trapping is very effective, i A simple, practical trap may be easily .made which will catch many rabbits.! 'Thus will the opportunity for damage 'be lessened, and a very palatable food ffor the table be cheaply supplied. If ?one ls near enough to a good market, Iths boys may make considerable mon-1 ley by trapping rabbits to sell. TIMES HAVE MUCH IMPROVED [Standardized Height of Apple Tree Today ls Two or Three Feet Formerly lt Was Six. Twenty years ago many farmers thought that apple trees should be j made to form their heads six feet from |the ground. Today the standardized height Is I two to tiree feet, and the departures from this standard among real fruit growers arc very small. MUCH IN LITTLE New Zealand has 333,233 acres of wheat. " There are 5,073 radio stations In the United States. After roasting, 100 pounds of beef weighs only G7 pounds. ITuphes carried Wilson. Pu., and Wilson carried Hughes, Ala. Alaska has forbidden the employ ment In underground mines of boys under sixteen. Wireless waves have been utilized to light and extinguish gas lamps iu Germany. A Japanese florist has been suc cessful In growing chrysanthemums under cheesecloth. The efficiency of the steam turbine has Increased 33 per cent In tho last two or three years. In this country, 30 to 40 per cent of the cases requiring charitable re lief are due to sickness. Names have been given to 727 minor planets, and new ones are being dis covered all the time. This country Imports between 2,000, 000 and 3,000,000 pounds of roquefort cheese each year. America's output of lumber since 1850 would make a solid board wall ten inches thick, 100 feet wide, from the earth to the mcon. WORLDLY WISDOM Ants preach frugality by deeds and not by words. Lemons will keep fresh if stowed In dry sand separately. Tomato Juice will remove Ink stains from the hands. New friends and old enemies are not above suspicion. Candidates who "also ran" acqulro a lot of experience. A guilty conscience needs no ac cuser, but it nearly always has one. The charitable man never has to wait long for a chanco to get busy. When a man talks of himself he's apt to be more eloquent than inter esting. But you can't always tell by a man's actions whether he's a fool or u genius. - ) With a man who always knows what others should do there is but very lit tle doing. Shortly after marrying a widow a man discovers the true meaning of the deadly parallel. When the color has been taken out of black goods, lt may be restored by the application of liquid ammonia. IN-SH00TS Compliments that are Ashed for sel dom afford much comfort. Occasionally the human race ls run ?ver the eeuree ef true love. Even the temperance orator some t? me? has occasion to speak with bait ed breath. Bo long as a man ls able to chew eoffee beans he will never admit that he ls jagged. The foolhardy man always thinks that he can dodge the swats that downed the other fellow. Cupid need not hope to bag certain old bachelors unless he exchanges his bow and arrows for a rapid-fire ma chine gun. Wheo a giggling girf continues to glfgle after marriage, it ts a sign that she has strnek a soft proposition. Chicago American. JUST GAS The trouble with tools Is that when the car ls new you don't need 'em, and when you do need 'em they're lost. The difficult part of good temper consists in forbearance, and accommo dation to the ill-humors of others. fimpsou. Tools should be provided as a sort of postscript to the car purchase, The manufacturing company might save worry by sending the kit a year after the delivery of the auto. BY THE OFFICE OWL It's better to stay out than get mar ried and fall out. And many a true word hus been spoken by mistake. Sufferers who attempt to drown sor row merely irrigate lt. Nearly every business proposition looks like a winner on paper. When arrested for vagrancy a beg gar naturally hus a pinched look. What He Would Do. There is an Irish priest in the prov ince ot Quebec who deserves to ba popular. He is hail fellow well met with everyone in the village, asks for contributions, and gets liberal ones, from Protestants and Catholics alike. One day a delegation of Bap tists called on him-men who had fre quently contributed to Father W.'B church-told him they were going to erect a new Baptist church, as the old ono was too small, and asked him to subscribe to the fund. "Well, boys," he said, after a slight hesitation, "you know my religion for bids my doing that, but I will give you fifty dollars to help tear the old church down.." Her Potato Glasses. There's more than ono way to han dle the cooking problem, as one good housewife has studied out to her own satisfaction. Her eyesight is not as good as once lt was, heneo she is the possessor of two pairs of glasses. The other day she was engaged in cooking and she was using the specta cles that she customarily wears about the house. Then as she turned to do something else sho was seen to take off her glasses, go into the other room and get the other pair, with the re mark: "I need this pair to work on these potatoes."-Brockton Enterprise. Remedies for Whooping Cough. Dr. Nelly Benstz of Amsterdam writes that the remedies for whoop ing cough which always give good re sults are, phosphate f codein in doses of 10 to 30 milligrams a day, sul phate of quinine, and pntassi?ma bro mide, 15 grains a day for infants and 15 to 40 grams a day for older chil dren. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. Notice of Change of Business. We desire to give notice that we have purchased the fruit store and restaurant next door to the poet offiice from Mr. James Tel ix and will continue at the same stand. Wre will make improvements in the restaurant that will enable us to serve the public better. We solicit your patronage. Nick Palimeros. Pete Gallos. . Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual Insurance Associ ation. Organized 1899. Property Insured $2,500,000. WRITE OR CALL on the un dersigned for any information you may desire about our plan of insur ance. We insure your property against destruction by FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING, and do so cheaper than any Com pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our Association is now licensed to write Insurance in the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick, Laurens and Edgefield. The officers are: Gen. J. Fraser Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C. J. R. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secy. & Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. A. O. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C. A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. S. P. Morrah, Willington, S. C. L.N. Chamberlain,McCormick, S.C. R. H. Nicholnon, Edgefield, S. C. F.L.Timmerman, Pln't. Lane, S. C. J. C. Martin, Princeton, S. C. W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt. Greenwood, S. C. Jan. 1st, 1917. FIRE INSURANCE Licensed Agent for Four Fire Companies. Can Insure Anything InsnrabletTown or Country. J. T. Barling At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield SLOAN'S LINIMENT FOR STIFF JOINTS. Rhuematic pains and aches get into lb** joints and muscles, makins uver.v movement torture. Relieve your suffcrinu willi Sloan's Lini ment.; it quickly penetrates without rubbing and soothes and warms vour son* muscles. The congested Mood is Rt i mu htle<r] tn action; a sin gle application ?vii! drive the pain. Sloan's Liniment is clean, conve nient and quick iy effective, it dues not stain the skin ur clog the pores. (4et a bottle Itxlay at yuur drug gist. 25c Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will be open for thc purpose of receiving taxes fi om the 15th day of October, 1916, to the 15th day of March, 1917. All taxes shall be due and payable between the 15th (lay of October, 1910, and December 31st, 1916. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31st, 1916, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent, for January; and if taxes are not paid on or before Feh ruary 1st, 1917, the County Auditor will proceed to add two per cent., and five per cent, from the 1st of March to the 15th of March, af ter which time all unpaid tAxes will be collected by the Sheriff. The tax levies for the year 1916 are as follows: Mills For State purposes 6J " Ordinary County 6* " Constitutional School Tax 3 " Antioch 4 " Bacon School District 7J *' Blocker 2 " Blocker-Limestone 4 " Collier's 4 " Flat Rock 4 " Oak Grove 3 " Red Hill 4 " Edgefield 5 " School Building 2 " Elmwood No. 8 2 " Elmwood No. 9 2 " Elmwood No. 30 2 Elmwood L. C. 3 " Hibler 3 " Johnston 8 " Meriwether (Gregg) 2 " Moss 3 " Shaw 4 " Talbert 2 " Trenton 5 " Wards 2 " Blocker R. R. (portion) 15 *' Elmwood R. R. (portion) 15 " Johnston R. R. 3 " Pickens R. R. 3 " Wise R. R. li " Corporatons and R. R. 11J All the male citizens between the ages of 21 years and 60 years, except those exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capita tion tax of 5<) cents each is to be paid on all dogs The law prescribes that all male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $2.00 commutation tax The time expires on the 15th of March for the payment of all taxes. JAMES T. MIMS, Co Treas. E. C. Auditor's Notice. All persons owning property of any kind whatsoever, or in any ca pacity, as husband, guardian, exe cutor, administrator or trustees are required to make returns of the same to the Auditor under oath within the time mentioned below and the Auditor is required by law to add a penalty of 50 per cent to all property that-is not returned on or before tho 20th day of February in any year. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years except those exempt by law are deemed taxable polls. The 50 per cent penalty will be added for failure to make re- j turns. This office will be open to receive returns from the first day of Janu ary till the 2Gth day of February 1917 as prescribed by law. J. R. TI M M ERM AN, Auditor E. C. 8, C. Dec. 18-1916. Tam On fha BJgfets! Tb? Invincible Dayfoa Electric Lighting 4>.tM win gire yon Ratter Berri ce-I>ant Juongmt Cost LOBB Thun any other kind of lighting- plant on the market. It ls cheaper than acetylene- -cleaner. Hater, lcm* expen ttlve to ol trate, and will last a life time. WE T?AVE A TATJUABLE BOOK that tells jon all about Electrlo LlprhU for the Tarni. Wrile for a copy or call and Bee ns. The Dayton-Electrical Mig. Co. r? pU Dayton. Ohio. U. S. 4. ?j ffpSpM MW11 R. H. Middleton Clark's Hill, S. C., Dealer in Light inc Plants and Water Works. SPMfl rr'.j>? SS THE ONU-T D7;" r^A0l9IOftSAIJ it Shorely is Good' >. COFFEE _ "'eRciry-Ta'/lort* The Luzianne Guarantee: If, after using the contents of a can. you are not satisfied in every respect, your gro cer will refund your money. Start the day with a cup of good, old Luzianne. There's cheer in its very aroma-spunk and go to-it in every swallow. You'll like Luzianne. Euy a can today and, if you don't agree it goes farther and tastes better than any other coffee at the price, tell the grocer and he will give you back exactly what you paid for ii, with out argument. You simply can't go wrong on Luzianne. Ask for profit-sharing catalog. The Reily-Taylor Company, Kiew Orleans The Bell Telephone is the Big Bea of Business. Ring up on the Bell. Yon may talk shout dull times *tlll you lose Tour breath but lt won't help matters? save your breath to talk into your Bell Telephone. Ring: np old customers, thea start oa a fresh list of prospects, there is no quicker way - nooe that saves mora time or expense. If you haven't a Bell Telephone, get one now. Gall the Business office for rates. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Farmers of Edgefield County Now is the time to perfectfyour ar rangements for the year. Il We are ready to lend money in any amount on approved security. COME IN TO SEE US 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. Rainsford, John Rainsford, B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins. C. ?. Fuller. E. J. Mims. J. H. Allen. Established Over a Quarter Century Davison & Eargo Cotton Commission Merchants Augusta, Ga. Correspondence Invited Liberal Advances on Cotton Shipments