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1 They interlock and overlap each other in such a way that the hardest driving rain or snow cannot sift under them. Won't pulsate or rattle in wind-storms. They're also fire-proof, will last as long aa the building, and never need repairs. Stewart & Kernaghan ETDGEFIELD, S. C. ^The J. Willie Levy Comp'y. -of Augusta, Extends a fall time welcome to our friends and an nounce the opening of the bestand newest ideas in fall suits, overcoats, hats and furnishings for young men and boys. For the ladies we have just placed on display the brightest and mest up-to-date ideas in ready-to-wear suits, cloaks, waists and odd skirts. Call and make our store your headquarters while in i Augusta. Waiting and resting room for the ladies. \l . _ s JJ ??IMIIII Mil ll IMM III - HM-- ?-I ????????"ly ^ Henry B. Garrett Van Holt Garrett Frank A. Calhoun ^ Garrett & CaSSaoean f Incorporated ?. Cotton Factors \ g^teggs^dguj^ Augusta, Ga. % We solicit shipments of your cotton. \ Quick results and prompt returns. v FIRE INSURANCE E. J. NORRIS, Agent Edgefield, South Carolina Representing the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York, and the old HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut. The HOME has a greater Capital and Surplus combined than any other company. The HARTFORD^ is the leading com pany of the World, doing a greater fire business than any other Co. See Insurance Reports PRUDENTIAL LIFE "HAS THU STRKXCTH Oh' (?IBRALT4R." m orris, FIRE AND UFE INSURANCE. BB Wk B-BaEB WBm&KME2??SE?ZWB33Hm& SB8BBHBSS9KBBBZ General Insurance Agency I beg to announce to mv friends and the public generally that 1 ha*e re-entered the tire insurance business, and am in a position to piace ?uiv business intrusted to me with a due atid proper regard for the confidence placed in me by ?ny patrons. I also represen., one of the leading Life and Acci dent lb-alt h companies. Respectfully soliciting a share of \nur business and with appreciation ot past kindnesses shown me, 1 am, truly yours, C. A. Rear of N. G. Evans, Esq. ?IB ?ia SIS SS UNION MADE ?ta , ?!> hat ?ia ?ia ?ii BIB ? IO BIB IB1B ?Ul ?ii ?ia Iii ??? Bia \V< nor iii - cloth Hakes the rn:i i's the tn-in th mikes the i'l.ithefc ' it, ;tt prices io suit tli M Ht I? ft When it comes to that . re it. When it conics to pri< it and workmate} ip we ? h( m also. We are on t ?omer ol satisfaction aid j ice streets, opposite dep Yatch tor display at t :ounty fair. iii ?ia ?? ?ii BIB ?'5 aia ?ii S'S sa iii aia FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Harting & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best ola line com panies. Marling & Byrd | At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield 'SSSSEBSSESSESBBIKBSBBSESBSSSBSk. I V. A, Hemstreet 1 & Bro. i. Is i m I Hunting Supplies, ? Knives, Pistols, Etc. I_ ? m s s ans Repairs 655 Broad Near Ga, R. R. Bank m fe 1 ? SR ii.ht SM vs. Lathe and Shin ile Mills, rsnujnes, Boilers. Supplies MIK! repairs. Porta re. S tv MT M nc' (?asoline Kn 'in<*s. Sa ? 'I'ct'ih. hiles. Belts n ; Puns. WOOD SAWS rv! S PM TT F KS. fri nv arr) Press Repairs. Try LOM BA Kl?. BV ?vr<;U*T\. tu. DK.J.S. BYKD, Dental Sur/enn OFFICE OVER POSTOF; ICE. Re?aence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. A . '. COR I-KY, Surgeon ii-? I'entUt. A ppointmc.'f it Trenton on VVeiineis ays. .'town und Kri'lj/e mrk M . ?eciak\. .I?MIP-S A. ho ! M'Y, l>K\"l AL SlIRGBOS, JoSnston, S. C. FFIC? OV?Z JOiM?EOflf DRUG CO. lil* Y?i?ll?tS Well Ventilated House ls Abso lutely Essential. One Important Item to Remember Is That Building of Green Lumber and Sawdust Will Likely Causo Ruin of Tubera. (By R. B. RUSHING. Missouri.) To build a sweet poiuwu storage house or dry kim that will hold 2,l)9< bushels, marl: on* a foundation feet, extending eaal aud weat. Theu mark ott a 1-foot space all arounc this on the inside and buiid a con crete wall two feet high and one tool thick, with an even, level surface tc lay the sill on. Cut off eight feet at the east end and build a concrete wall one foot thick from side to side, the same Ueight as the outside wall. In the center of the east-end space dig a cellar six feet deep, five feel wide and ten feet long, leaving a live foot shelf on each sida. This cellar is to be used for a fire-box, where you place a stove to produce heat for the house. Cement the entire bottom, sides and top surface of the ground in the 20x7 area. At the center of this 10-foot cellar :here should be a hole for a stove )ipe through the partition wall, about I? ML H* TH.II r.Or Aitil OM .StfTH 4lUC P?-.^-.fc Sro??.;? /7 H ???.? Floor Plan. 12 Inches below tha top of the wall, also at a dlstaBce of about five feet on each side of thia stovepipe-hole there should be a six-inch tile sot ic the partition wall, with the end of the tile on the Sro side about six inches below the top of the wall. This tile should elope upward BO that on the opposite side of the parti ci?n its mouth will be even with the top of the wail. In the east end of the Are-box oppo site the stovepipe hole, set a six lach ille in the bottom of the end wall, level with the bottom of the stove, letting it extend through to the oppo site edge of the wall, where lt will connect with another six-inch tile standing upright just outside the wall. This will furnish a current of cold air into the fire box, which will aid in driving the hot air underneath the floor of the storage-house. Fill the 20x28 area with dirt to within three inches of the top of the wall, pounding it down with a maul during the process of filling. Dig a trench lengthwise through the center from the stovepipe-hole to tht: west end of the area, and lay a linc of eight-inch tile so that the top will be three inches below the level of th? top of the wall. Connect the wast end of this eight inch tile with a brick flue built up inside the wall and extending about two or three feet above the roof. Cover the beaten dirt tai tho 20x2$ area with gravel or fine broken stones to a depth of two Inches when well beaten down. Then cover the entire surface with cement even with the top of the wall, leaving opea th/; mout?is of the tiles on either side of the stovepipe. Now this makes a rat-proof foundation that will never be troubled with dampness or freez ing. For the framing of this building usc good 2x4 stuff, placing one stringer around th? lop of the wall even with, its outside edge and another strin^rr even with its inside edge. Place a series of 2x4 studs, eight feet nine inches long, in an upright position on each sill, and toenail them to the sills. Hei'ore placing the studding, locate the door three fee: wide lp the clear, and the window* about two feet wide and six feet high. There should be four windows on each sidp; two In the west and one in (ha east end. The door should b>? n ? E i-ll--() Exterior View. In the east end, near the south side. After placing the studding, nail on a 2x4 piece for a plate. Now take 2x6 joists 22 feet long and nail them to the studs just be neath the plate so you can coil to them on the under side. ! Place some 2x4 pieces lengthwise brtweon the studding whpre you want j to nail the boxing; divide the bright and insert the first railing throb feet from the top of the sill and the sec ond mling three feet above thal, PO that you can nail the boxing at two pl.-crs in the middle a^d at each ern Uofore putting on the boving taK?; heavy felt paper or tarred rooiing and nail it to the outside of tho studding After the outside ls boxed up, get tome sound, dry sawdust and fill in the wall as you ceil up the inside lie very careful to beat and p.nck UV sawdust firmly as you ceil un rhe w? ll. Yen nov have a GOlJd 12-lnch wall of sawdust commencing on th. tOUci'bwu I. ?al <uiu bXiciiGii-ii ap LO the plate. In order to have the sawdust dry, lt ia advisable to cet lt fresh fro;n the mill and put lt in a shed \rhere lt will not get wet and where you can stir it so that lt will season well. 1 find that the dryer the sawdust the I better the resuit. Having the walls finished, put nn a good shingle roof wilh a fairly ??.'".-f pitch. Then ceil under the joists wit! a geo 1 iioon-ng and till in tho lo*: wPi sawdust until the joints are covered one or two Inches. Compact :5:i?i sawdust with that of the walls. This makes a frost-proof house. The 'op halt' of the inside door should be if glass, then, hy leaving t.br- ouu?;de Jonr open, plenty of light will be ;:d mitted f.o the small room, which is re be used as the barreling room. Lay down 2x6 sleepers two feet apart and make a tight floor in tho smell room. Make a trap door to step downstairs to the fire bax. Lay 2x6 sleepers lengthwise ol" th? large room, leaving a 3-foot ais'o on f.he south side which will be all con crete floor for walking upon. Place a Moor of boards running crosswise upon theae sleepers. Th* six-inch tile previously men tioned allows the hot air to circu?ste underneath all binn of potatoes ?nd rise up through them, drying them underneath as well as on top, th IP preventing the potatoes from rotting In the bottom of the bin. Set a row of. studding directly ove: the partition wall and ceil up th" esis? tilde of this row of studding and make a tight partition between the tve rooms, leaving room at the south end of this partition for a doorway to th? aisle. Then set other rows of studding six feet apart, the width of the bins. This arrangement makes the bins 16 1-2 feet long, 8 1-2 feet high and 6 feet wide. Poard up the sides and north ends ?f the bins with 1x4 strips. Also similar strips six feet long should be provided for the front end:; to be put In when needed. These ere bold In place by a slide nailed up the side of the studding. Piece all the strips one inch apart to allow circulation of the heat ail around and thtough the bins. Have a six-inch ventilator over the center of each bin and one over the small room. These ventilators should extend through the colling and near a foot above* the sawdust. Have a window door In each end of the gable and a ladder on the outside, if necessary to go to the loft. remember this one point, ?ilirnys that a freshly built house, and orif built out of green lumber and green sawdust may, and likely will ba, the oause of a houseful of ruined potatoes. '_ RICHNESS Gr THE SOY BEAN Seeds When Ground Into Mea! May Bs Substituted for Equal Amount of Linseed Oil. One of the qualities of the soy benn that commends it to the stock ferd^r is its protein richness. The Virginia experiment station has found th*t the needs when ground Into meal may bi"1 successfully substituted for equal amounts of linseed meal In feeding dalT cows. The hay ls also rich in protein, and this is why lt is extensively used In ?astern states for ensiling with corn, as this combination will practically produce a balanced ration. A com parison between an acre of g^o.cn cut flint corn and FOV beans, at the Mas sachusetts station, showed that the beans produced nearly 34 por cont, more protein than the corn, while the acre of corn produood over M per cent, more of carbohydrates and fat than 'J'o soy beans. While corn and soy b^an silage con stitute a balanced ration, it is not to b? inferred that grain is entirolv un necessary whore tho silage is fpd ta dairy "ows. Put it haH bo?n fennd noFFi^t^ fo reduce the grain ra-ion considerably under thesi? conditions and still maintain the milk flow. Ac cording to Prof. W. A. Henry, sllar* mad*! of corn and roy beans ls more digestible than that made from corn silage alone. Raising Native Lambs. The farmer who will rav c!o?e at tention to bis breeding ?toc k and rois?? native lambs of uniform sir.e and breed feed thom intelligently and war kef them at the right time can make more profit from his flock than from any other farm Investment. As a rule, the "native" lambs sent to the mar ket are so ha lly mixed, both a? to ! bred and feeding, that they are a tor ment tc tho buyer and of little pro.1t to tho owner This is on" of tho reasons why the western range h nibs find gr^at 'ivor In the big markets. They are more uniform in si::e. as they arr? fed ?ri 'arge flock* and ?o to marl'ot practic allv In the same condition. OnJv a small portion cf the "native" lambs that are soli In th*? eastern markets can be called prime and this fae? is entirely the fault bf the farmer, z Alfalfa for Mo?s. T^P ropults of live years' tests irdt cate that for fattening hors the way to feed alfalfa most satisfactorily is to f?>pd lt without grinding or chop ping say? tho Nebraska Exnerirrit Station Pulletln This method h-s given faster mid cheaper paine tb' n j feeding a like amount of chopped er I ground alfalfa, or a larger perconr ra j of either. Py feeding nlfalfa brr j with corn, th" cost of tho increado ':\ the weight of the r-ors has bepn "... | crpur.pd about f>0 cents per 100 pounds. I CONCRETE RHINOAtK? ** Wattsr That Should Prove infer* esting to Farmers. r* As Groundwork for Farm Bi^JJUfirigji ls Nearly Always Rectangular H ls Quite Simple Matter-TO Lay lt Out. (Py J. TV. GRIFFIN.) The construction of foundations Jw buildings on the farm is a^'m.-?y.er which should interest everj-^j?i?-mer. In the past, foundations hav?"ysuatlr been of stone or brick, and i.tE& bee* the practice to hire a brick~*or etoae mason to do ihe work. As the foundations for faxm. bui? lngs are nearly always rectangular, to lay them out is a very simpler matter if the principle is Understood. It ls important that foundations fee built properly; and when concrete fe employed, proper construction^ ra po? siblo with the regular farra: helfc, while If other material Is usedrslcitiet labor is necessary. To avoid confusion and Bake of clearness, the laying building of a foundation for ture having four corners, is gfC Usually, buildings are locate .which Well marked out concrete foundation. reference to Borne existing such as a highway, private other building, and it is best t? fret line determined be the Influenced. With this line established, may be considered a base llnef th? location of the corners which ;conw on it is the next step. One corner will probably be located with reference to some other pbject, and the oth?r corner on the ba?e lina will be located a distance frtjrQi tb? first, equal to the length or breadth ot the building. These are marked by stakes driven in the ground, the exact points being indicated by a nail driven in tbs stake. After having the corners leca tod, it is necessary to establish these pointa In a way that they will remain per manent during the construction of the foundation, and this is besj done by building fencelike terms at the cor ners. These should be constructed, back at least eight feet from the (jiunda tion lines, and should bc long (jnougJi to permit of marking both the^nside and outside foundation lines ?ii tb? horizontal or top board. The points on the corner bo^ be located by drawing a cort; one board to the other, bry over the nails at the two COT the same line; these points slf? accurately marked on the b? a notch, or by cutting a groove*' with a saw. This line represents the ot the foundation; the inside lit! be indicated by measuring a equal to the thickness of the foundation, and stretching a tween these two points. These points shouldt be marked in a different way from those of the out side line. In wide buildings where it 1% neces sary to have Intermediate sun no rta. foundation piers may be provided for them. The position of the piers cnn be easily determined after the olivie of the buikling lines have been treated. For instance, a building 40x7-2 feet as a barn with 12-foot sheds and a lft foot main building, mark off 12 feet from the corner on the end liJlps. and set stakes with a nail marking the exact point, then draw a line froh eue end to the other, on this lin'ef3ocate the piers for the bents; 10 fief if for 10-foot bents, and 12 feet if tor 13 foot bents. After the outside lines are^... accu rately located, the intermedia!? pier? are easily located by cross lrnfs ma ning lengthwise and crosswise^! th? desired distances. Food for Hens. Fowls should eat about ti much whole grain as mash, portion may be regulated ground feed and grain by light feeding of grain in the and about as much as the fol^ consume in the afternoon; tuate?, be fore dark. It was found a^o^abte in the CMse of heavy layi.'ig^?lle*? and fowls to restrict both ftifnlng and evening feeding so as td??Sd??? liberal consumption of a drigft'-afih 'r ii i ^ wa? especially true in the ettioof hens. It was also found advisabhj^i supplement the above rations with green fe? d such as Sprouted .oats, cabbage, preen clover, beets a succulent feeds, except whi fowls were running on a grasjj At all times grit, cracked shells, granulated bone and c were accesible io r!ie fowls One Way to Pay Taxes. Meke it er.sy to pay taxes by going into ihe fiele" each year and qWtroy* lng the weods: the increase m yield will not only pay taxes, but knave a good margin cf prolit In addition. fr. -