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ORGANIZATION IN RURAL LIFE More Thoroughly Appreciated Than Ever Before. A SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT. The United States Department of Ag riculture Seeks to Promote the Wei. fare of the Farmer by Advocating Concerted Effort Along Many Lines. The value of organization in rural life is now more thoroughly appreel. ated than ever before, and the United States department of agriculture is de. voting much attention to assisting co operative farmers' associations of va rious kinds. In an article on this sub Ject published in the new year book of the department some of the pur bposes which may be served by organ. - -ed activity among farmers are stated to be the Introduction of new crops, the maintenance of standard strains of seed, the control of plant, and animal diseases, the development of cstablish ed industries, such as dairying and cattle raising, road improvement, the marketing of farm produce, the im xa. CONSolIa)ATE) se1100lo MAY TAKE 'IE 1fA(1 OF T1 11 ONE RlOOMI, ON- TI:AelIEII VAlRhITY. provemnlt of credit fuellities, the se etring of letter telilties for Insurance 1111(1 colintiliilion and the iiprove mellt of rural social life. Two general types of organizations are now being utilized in the agrieul tural extrnsion work. County organi ntions, often enlled farim burrenus, are behig formed to take the initiatlive in securing loial support for the county agents. Many of these organizlltions -include business and professional men as well as faners, It is clearly ap - Jparent, however, that the farming ico ple thetselves should control and in the end determine the character and work of these organizations. Another type of local organization is the siall comt mut tly club. Where ii cunsidet'rail numttber of t hese clIbs ex. 1st ini a couinty theiiy atre oftenz federated to formt a counity orgat ization of soiine kitnd. ini the southern shat's nhiout i600 coiaamuniltles wer'e organize.td duinig thte year endted ,ine 30, 101->. Theise (0om. *th promotlition of I'511 seine speel work, suchl as theC 'o-op erative breini'.tiItg or live stock, purclahaing ntitl seilinig things requtiredi or pr dneed tin the bet ter farmPh tlrai('eies. ini iihe niorthierna a ad Wester'n statles thle countiy t'aets wOre iast rinniattli in formning 875 local olrLiaiat ins dringa thle samiie ye*ar (rl liiurposes lt iiliS nd ass oins for the~ ImprovI4)1emnt ofl ert'p lproduct ion,. thei bree'ding of live stock, cow testinag, pur-1 chasinhg andi miark etlng. Th'le value (If orguaniation in the de. velopmen~tt of establlshedl lidustries is best illiutted by3 the department's wvork with datirymen. One of the Cs' sentis for profitable dlairying isa the keepinag oft accnrate records of thte milk anmd butter fat prodluctiona of in <lividuali cows. Thie de'partmenat of ag. - riehuure therefore furntises in forma tion to farmers who wisha to form whlat are comtmonaly knaown as cow testinag associationas to determaine which cows are yilding in satisfactory profit. In co-operatIon witha certain states'tht federal dlepar'tment maintains a nutm ber of (hairy extension specialists. whc not ottly aid In thec establishmttent of these associations, but give assistanec to farmers who are not obtaining ade quate returns from their animals. Thaere are naow over 200 of these as-so, ciations in the United States, wvitha a total mnembershaip of more thlan 5,50( farmers, owning not less titan 100,00C 'cows. Oo-operative baull associations hmart also been found of great value In th< Improvement of dairy hterds. Thae dal ry division of thes bureau of animal in dustry Is prepared to give farmers in formnation on how to organize and con duct the business of such co-operativ4 associations. This division also asslstb farmer. In the organization of co-opor ative creameries by furnishing then with advice in regard to buildings equipment, operation and management Sine print plan. for suitable building with estimate of the cost and a lis of the neceary' machinery, etc., sri furnished wben cireumstancee make I *ppear thbt a eo-ogierative creamer: 3 wantd~e9sa.L OOOOOOOOoooooooooocco 0 0 0 IT ISN'T YOUR TOWN, IT'S 0 0 YOU. - 0 0 - 0 0 If you want to live in the kihd of a 0 0 town 0 0 Like the kind of a town that you 0 0 like, 0 0 You needn't slip your clothes In a 0 0 grip 0 0 And start on n long, long hike. 0 0 You'll only find what you loft t'.- 0 0 1110(1, 0 0 1'o therO's nothing that's i fally 0 0 ncV. 0 O It's a krnock at yourself when you 0 o I1 anok your town. 0 O It isn't the town-It's you. 0 0 0 o Real toww..31aro not made by mon 0 o efraid 0 o Lest sornobody else gets ahead. 0 o When every one works and nobody 0 o shirks 0 o You can raIse a town from the 0 o dead. 0 o And if, while you make your peI- 0 o sonal stake, 0 O Your neighbors can mako one, too, 0 O Your town will be what you want 0 0 . to see. 0 0 It Isn't the town-it's you. 0 0 0 000000000000 0000000000 FERTILIZEFRS FROM WASTE. Garbage Is Valuable When Returned to the Soil. P'repared by United States department of agriculture.) A survey of the nation's resources in fertilizer materials has drawn atten tion to the large supply of these to be found in the accumulation of garbage In cities. This waste material con tains nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, which are recognized as essen tial to the production of large crops. Valuable as these elements are to the farms of the country, the garbage in which they are found is a source of trouble and expense to the cities. It seems, therefore, that this garbage can be disposed of most advantageously by returning it to the soil In the form of fertilizer. In cities of 100,000 people or more the reduction of garbage by methods which furnish a residue lit for fertilizer use has proved to be i profitable mu nicipal enterprise. and 111i smaller coin 11mnitles it might well be self sustain Ing. Numerous analyses of raw gar. buage show that on the avernge grease onlsllitutes .'.5 per cent and of the fer tiliZrl" inlgredlents. potash 0.3 per cent, ho1e puosphlale 1 per celt anti itro en In the forin of ilnnonin I per rent. On this basis the vlue of a ton of rilw gnrlage is about $5. the gr'ense being worill 8 nn l ; he fertilizer higredlenis abonut . Since Ithe t:rens'e is of t r -i Unlu than iha fl rtiliz ' Ili' l 'du -tihn pr - es;s Is prilrnarily designled to re.-Over ite grease. There are tlhre(' prinlpal m1(elhods of doltng this. The garlb:rge is cookedi and steamned ntal then I~ressed dry zul degrensed in gasoilin'. or Ile gnrbage is dried directly in aotay hot air kilus andi then degreased in gaso. line, or it is (ried and degren'ed in one operation. AS rlw gilrbage con'lti)ills 70 per cent water and] 3.5 pter cent grense, the yield of the tankage residue or fer tilizer shoult be about 25 per cent. 'T'hus four tons of raw garbage should be made to yilid one ton of dried tank-, age and $12 worth of grease. In the retail market the dried tankage sells for about $10 a toln anId at whtolesne for $7.50 At present, however. only six ciies In the I'lited States operate their own reduction plants aned about twentyi sendt their garbage to privately owned plantls. These produce in the course of n year' 1i1.00tonls (If ltnkage 01' f'eri'l I zer, innade fr411 ta 11.000 tonIls of rnw garbatage. II' 11l of' lt 11) citltes in thiis Inletho oll(f garbalnge dIi Sposa~l Ithe total yiehl shoidl~ he frlom t087.500( tons10 to 937,500 Irons of ferit Illiz~e per ye(ari. IIThi~s wou1i~1ldt be worthi friomi $.7).e00 to $7,000.000O. AddItlonal fert ilizr' 11n. (' los fr'om~ dead ani11Is. st reet swep Back Yards andi Character. ''fnok Yari ds andl~ Chianter" is a Iheme11 Sltate. II ('n11th Colmissionerot DIx Onl Of Pennylv In 11*1selec'ted, r'ecent ly for oneo of {uis w~eely~ talks oii health1 and hy3gtene. Dr. Dixon1 said: "flret I 1arite once wrote' nI story iln whIch tic poInted out thiat for' an In sighlt inito the occulpanlt's true character one mutst look at the back and not at the fronlt of a mani's house. "Tis brings its agninl to tihe quezstton of back yards. la y'ours' as clean and well kept ns you can make it. or Is it littered with tr'ash. calls, kindling and othler rubbishl? Are the garbage and waste properly covered and free from files? Ar'e thle stable and Outhlouse 03' breeding centers for tile neighborhbood? You hlave work abenid of you for your heailthi's sake an~d for the sake of do cency If any of thlese condiltlions exist. "If there are chlildlren in tile family tile back yard shlould be theIr ptlay groundlt. A doll hotuse, a turnIng 1)o1e, a swing or a tent will provide almnost uin limited entertainment and help to keep child~ren off the streets." Heb'oes as Cleanups. If you have tramnps or vagabonds you don't w1anlt, just put them on the train for Bellev'ue, 0. They'll be cheer fully receIved. The new omlal sys tern In that piace makes the advent of a few "boos" a joyous occasion. The "burn" Is a munricipal asset to Bellevue, Ihero are a few or the things they have done for this town of 0,000: Polishedl the streets, carrIed off the rubbish from every back yard. put tho baseball dIamond in fine condition and started a sewer system for the city. After the sewer is .comnpleted they'll be put to work paving how streets. The hoboos do these things willingly, cheerfully-after they're seen the stone pile. They are given their cboice of tha two.. Switzer Company's BIG CLEARANCE SALE Is Still Drawing Bargain Hunters Last week's rains interfered somewhat with our big sale on summer goods, but many wise shoppers took advantage of the bargains and came despite the rain. THE SALE CONTINUES Remember that the bargains we are offering will hardly be duplicat ed for a long time to come. Goods are going up and there is little hope of their coming down. The wise shopper buys today. SOME EXTRA SPECIAL BARGAINS 15 doz. Ladies Black and 5.00 " ' ' 3.98 i,,i t ,,;,, , . 1;. > ,,,,t, 89c White Fiber Silk Hose, 6.00 ' 4.98 . worth 35c, big special, only 23c 7.50 " " " . 5.98 Mitl ", port Shit". $1.00 vale 10 doz. Ladies Black and 8.50 and $9.00 Kool Cloth (i . . . . 89c White Hose, well worth Suits only 4.98 McI's Sil Siits, 50e valu 4 65c, now only . 45c All Summer Dresses real cheap. "" 42c $1 Silk Hose all kind, Sum- 10.00 and $12.50 Silk Dress- Men's Siispeliders. ( C, 42c mer price . 90c es only $7.98 0 .. ..ii"i' " ".iiiit 2 5 doz. Ladies Silk Gloves, 36-in. Percale worth 12 1-2......................9 worth 75c, only . . 45 now, only . 9c Warner Rust-Proof Corsets 36-in. Standard Percale, J S' 1 'ilk. 1 .. 22c worth $1.25 but we will worth 15c 11 1-2c M1011' . 1 1 i 1i hia. univ . 09C sell for , . $1.00 27-in. DressGingham, worth 15c Ripplette, fine for school 12 1-2c 9c S Prices on all Ladies dresses, only . 12c i1.7-in, and 31-in. Dress Ging 10c Colored Lawn and Ba- ham, worth 15e 11 1-2c tisle . . 8c 27-in. White Stripe Waist 15c Colored Lawn and Flax- ing, worth 15c only 1 I A ' 3. on only .1 27-in. White Stripe I 20c Colored Voile, striped, 1 ng. worth 10c and 12 1-2c 8c " only .15 27-in. CrushSuitingforskwts 1 .95 All 25c Summer Lawns, and Boys suits, worth 15c Voiles and Batiste only - 19c now . I ic '' 'i1 11 I 71u All 35c Summer Lawns, Ni 'icun.........$2.45 Voiles and Batiste only . 25c Sale Prices on all Mens 1"1 'a il 1111,I All 50c Summer Lawns, Voiles and Batiste only . 35c Oxfords } 1 .t . Be sure and get new dresses lilY...... $2.19 for your summer trip. I \ i ' Im 1 I,)Ii 1:14:1 LadisTim d H t I I':Iri i1 iltS'. 1:1, i.. ......3.49 011iv".. ..............$1.69 Ladies Trimmed Hats ~ I t.'1-2 Price i P r ce : 1 t ";111"ii. !x117l ..ttvies. .Vs1k i '11 u1111;l 111 \vi '. 11111\.. ... . . 1 4 La ie t 1 S1' ( 1111111 1)1 lil. 'ii'....... .....2.95 ' I "111 '1'. Il144 11 ' 1:114 :1 i~ t l 11 Ladies Untrimmed Shapes . : i - (i 1. ri 11 $1.19 1-2 Price. l.00 Boys 50c Hats, only . 35c \ .. .. u . . . 1 Boys 25c Hats, only . 19c li 111. '.2.19 1 I 1 11 111 ii1i M isses Hats 1-2 Price for what j 1 1;!1 .:i t I'..i >i.. 1 0 I 1,. 1 111 1:1' on hand. Get a new hat for your I 1:...2.19 k* huh .1(1 1, Ii 11 :ui Sum mer Trip. i 114 111;1")1 1 .41 2 11' 11 ni h. 2.19 ._.i '- l" l ~11, :lii ONI :Ifl Ready-to-Wear1 I I' t'. 11111 1' h1,"11 t 11"I .111, Il. 1.19 " ) .~ }"" ~ . Department \ i 1 ' . " 1i'. 5 .4 1.11 5.00 " "4/i4"4.. 3.98 .3.57 Ladies Skirts only . 9$2.89 \I8 x,1,;145 1 11 i 1 .75 No Goods Charged. No Goods Exchanged. All Goods Guaranteed. Switzer Com . Cr 4a Laurennow onl . - . .ot .-9cina NOTICE OF 1' ELECTION N. . DIAL A. C. TODD inte lofcu t, DIALou TODD Slufe~ ~ COKE COtI rlia ..L.LEGEJ Attorneys at LawA Conny of lanurens. Hartsville, South Carolina. Enterprise Bank lulldings, Whereas, petitions signed by a legal Eaurens, S. C. nrimber of the Iualitled elctors aend P T W. ALL COURTS free-holders residing in Waterloo. school district No. 1, Laurens county. Aioney to Loan on Real Estate-Lon~ . South Carolina asking for an ele cion upon the question of voting an1 addC tional 2 mill tax upon tlie property In Said school district to be used for Music. Domestio Science. Art. Physical Gui- A. 0. HART school Iurtloses, have been filed ith the county board of education, an olce- ture. Well endowed. New buildings, modern tion is hereby ordered upon said clue's- Rooms 21-207 Masonle Teili tion, said election to be held on the and up-to-date. Worth over a half-million. S 2nd lay of August, 116, at Center Artesian Point School hlouse, in said di.rict, heated. Electric lights, water. Well under the management of the trustees of saId school district. trained faculty. Rates reasonable for so well an Prompt attention given all business. Only such electors as return real or Practice in ai COURTS. personal property for taxation and edi t i who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certifleates as required in For catalog and book of views, write to the general election shall be allowed H A iI7K 'i to vote. a. W. GARRETT, Dean. S. BL . LL Those favoring the 2 mill additionalat Law tax shall vote a ballot containing the word "YE'S" written or printed there on. These against the 2 mill addi- P " Oft atten given to all busines tional tax shall vote a ballot contain- - ---- 1 ing the word "NO" written or printed in the afternoon when they shall be and county superintendent or education Mm7to Joan on foal Estate thereon. Polls shall open at the hour cloned, and the ballots counted. within ten day8 thereafter. of 8 o'clock in the forenoon and shall The trustees shall report tie result JA1S H. SUILIVAN, Me Phe, 360 Residenee Phone 96 remainHopen until the hour of 4 o'lock of the Slection to tbA county auditor 52-2t By order of County Board. olno a.nmons Buding