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ABBEVILLE, 8. C.
Published Every Wednesday by
W. W. Bradley, W. R. Bradley,
President. Vice-PreBldent
Wednesday Nov. 11,1914
AS TO FERTILIZERS.
There are a .few facts relative to
the use of fertilizers that should be
in possession of every farmer.
The general and mor? or Jess er
roneous idea prevails, that specially
prepared guanos tend to build up the
soil while the use of nitrate of soda
as ammonia tends to rob the soil.
The fact is that neither of these
contribute materially to the soil, ex
cept in returning humus, and neither
robs the soil. If anything, the ni
trate of soda possesses bne advantage
over other ingredients, in that it
tends to release natural potash in the
soil to a greater degree than any of
the ammoniates, which of itself is of
value, owing to the scarcity of pot
ash. A large stalk full of foliage
raised from nitrate of soda, returns
as much humus to the soil as a stalk
from guanos with any other base of
ammonia.
\FU?ofA Af da/1 n orvl/1 fhio lciuf voorl
niiiaic; v/i o*/iu uuo v j viu
for $56.00 per ton. Germany in the
past has used imore of this fertilizer
than any other country and now her
ports are closed to it,owing to the war.
Practically the entire supply of ni
trate of soda comes from Chili and
other South American countries of
the Pacific coast. These are brought
thousands of miles nearer to our
market by virtue of the Panama
Canal. It is fair to assume, then,
that with a greatly decreased demand
for soda by foreign countries, and
with water rates on a very much
shortened route for shipping, soda
will sell in ;this market next spring
s for about $35.00 per ton, or little
more than half its price last spring.
Acid-phosphate, an essential of all
plant life, will likewise be cheaper,
as it is produced almost entirely in
this country and will not find a mar
ket in Europe.
Potash is one of the necessary three
ingredients of plant life for which
this country /will go begging, and
there is a fact about it that is more
important than any mentioned. Red
lands do not need potash. The ordi
nary red lands plowed to a depth of
eight inches, contain and will yield
natural potash sufficient for crops on
ten times the area. This is not true
of sandy or buck shot lands, whic h if
the scarcity of potash is to continue
for long, will have to be treated by
turning under leguminous crops
grown. This not only furnishes
large quantities of potash and some
, ammonia, but prepares the soil for
better results from the other two in
gradients of fertilizer applied.
A reasonable conclusion from these
conditions then, would seem to he to
use phosphoric acid liberally in sow
ing grain, and next spring in prepar
ing for summer crops. Then later
buy nitrate of soda as the base of
ammonia.
Soda runs about 17 per cent, am
monia, and a ton is equivalent to
more than four tons of high grade
guano, as to this ingredient. On red
lands only the soda and phosphoric
acid, comparatively a cheap ingredi
ent, are necessary to make a com
plete guano, and will give as good
result# as the most expensive guanos. '
We should not leave our readers to
conclude that these t remarks are
based on individual experience or
experimentation, for in that case
they would perhaps carry little
weight. The fact is, our information
was obtained in a conversation with
the director of agriculture of Clemson
College, and every statement made
here as to the results of certain fer
tilizers on certain soils, is the result
of careful experimentation by the
department.
SPECIAL SCHOOL MANIA.
Th$ original purpose of voting spe
cial taxes in local school districts, was
commendable and added a great deal
of impetus to the cause of education.
In the beginning the districts were
made of good size and shape, and the
funds were used for building good
school houses and maintaining a
competent ana adequate teacning
force.
The spirit and purpose of these
special taxes is still commendable,
but the working of the present undi
gested system is not only a waste of
money bat entails a great deal of
useless work on County Auditors.
We have recently bad opportunity
to look pretty fully into the tax de
partment of Newberry county, and
especially, the special school system
of that county, and the facts show a
condition that must not only mean a
waste of tax funds, but a jumbled
unsystematic method of levying and
collecting the tax that must be posi
tively distracting to the tax depart
ment. And Newberry is not alone
in this. We find the' same condi
tions prevail here in Abbeville. Any
little section of the county that may
have the very laudable desire to im
prove school conditions can vote a
special tax. The law does not limit
the time within which this may be
done, and hence, the Auditor may be
called upon even within a week of
sending off his abstract, to set apart
the property of that section for a
special school tax. In doing this he'
calls in the school trustees, to say
how much of this man's or that,
man's property lies within the dis-!
trict, and it not infrequently hap
pens that one man's land is divided
between three districts. This divis-!,
ion is made not by the tax-payer,'
not by survey, but as a mere matter
of guessing by the trustees. The re-j
suit is that numerous unavoidable;
errors creep in, and the Comptroller,
General's office must be beseiged
from all sections ot the State to cor
rect them.
Again, under the present system,
in most instances, the school districts
are too small and too irregular to be
made tax districts, hence an extra
book, almost equal in size to the
County Treasurer's duplicate, must
be made up, and the items from this
book must be interlined on the treas
urer's duplicate. To balance these
items out on the Treasurer's dupli
cate is not only tedious and difficult,
but requires the greatest possible care
to protect the Treasurer agttinst loss.
The law provides, that all poll
taxes paid in a certain district shall
be expended in that district. Under
the present system of levying special
school taxes in most of the counties
it is next to impossible to comply
with this requirement of the law;
hence the County Superintendent
distributes the poll tax per capita of
pupils enrolled, as he does the three
mill tax. This works to the detri
ment of the schools in populous dis
tricts.
But leaving out of consideration
the great amount of extra and un
necessary work entailed on the Aud
itor and Treasurer's offices, by reason
of this unsystematic process of levy
ing special school taxes, the pittance
of taxes levied in many of the small
er districts is being literally wasted.
For instance, the levy in one small
district in Newberry county amounts
to only about $31.00, a sum insuffi
cient either to aid in paying teachers \
or in building better houses.
One township in Newberry county
is cut up into ten school districts.
Only one of these receives sufficient
funds to materially aid the cause of
education. The result is that the ex
tra levy can do little more than add
a few dollars to the teacher's salary, 1
without materially lengthening the 1
school term.
The general plan of levying spe
cial taxes should not be discouraged,
and it is not our purppse to discour
age it in the slightest degree, hut we
do urge more system both in the sys
tem of levying the tax r.nd of ex
pending it. There should be a gen
eral resurvey of the counties into
school districts, about twice the size
of present districts, and these should
be made the tax districts as well.
The districts should be made large
enough to maintain one good high
school for white, and i\ school for col- ;
ored children, or if the patrons pre
fer, two white schools conveniently
located. The lines should be perma
nent, so that tax-payers residing near
the dividing lines should know how
to return their property intelligently
for taxation, rather than leave it to a
guessing process by the trustees. Un
der this plan, the Auditors would
have varying rates for different tax
districts, but when he made up his
levy for ordinary taxes, special levies
would be included without extra la
bor and with absolute accuracy.
There is no doubt that this plan
would result in greater efficiency in
school work and it would save the
Auditors and Treasurers a world of
unnecessary work and worry. ?
Master's Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
Miss Theresa Giles, Mary Giles and
Miss Sue Giles, under the firm
name and style of the Misses Giles,
Plaintiff*, against MofTatt Dren
nan, as Executor et al, Defend
ants.
Ro onfhnrlfv nf a Dpnrpp nf Snip hv
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe
ville County, in said State, made in
the above stated case, I will offer for
sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C.
H., 8. C., on Salesday in December, A.
D. 1914, within the legal hours of Bale
the followirg described land, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Abbeville County,
in the State aforesaid, containing
Three Hundred and Two (302) Acres,
more or less, and bounded by Hunter
Brothers, Mrs. J. L. Drennau, James
H. Dren;:-an, Mrs. H. Dreunan and
the Cede Estate.
Term?j r\f Uolo Piir#)liocAi< fr%
A^iUiO wi uuiv vaoui x uiuua^ti tw
pay for papers. R. E. HILL,
Master A. C., S. C.
Master's Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
Enterprise Ginnery Co., Plaintiff",
against C. W. Webb, Defendant.
By authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe
ville County, in paid State, made in
the above stated case, I will offer for
sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C.
H., S. C.,on Salesday in December, A.
D. 1914, within the legal hours of sale
the following described laud, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Abbeville County,
in tbe State aforesaid, containing
Thirty-Three (33) Acres, more or less,
and bounded by S. G. Underwood, J.
J. Gailfcj, Amanda Dawson.?being
same tract of land lately bought of A.
B. Gailey.
Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
RE. HILL,
Master A. C., 8. C.
Estate of David Callaham.
Notice of Settlement and Application for
Final Discharge. '
Take Notice that, on the 30th (lay of No
vember, 1914,1 will render a final account
of my actings and doings ?*is Administra
tor with the will annexed of the Estate of |
David Callaham, deceased, in thA office of
Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at ,
10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day will
apply for a final discharge from my trust
as such Admr. with the will annexed.
All persons having demands against said
estate will present them for payment on
or before that day, proven and authenti
cated, or be forever barred.
W. A. Callaham,
Admr. with the will annexed.
Estate of Lude Fuller, Dec'd.
Notice of Settlement and Application for
Final Discharge.
Take notice that on the 10th day of De
cembcx*, 1914,1 will render a final account
of my actings and doings :is Administra
tor of the Estate of Lude Fuller, de
ceased, in the office of Judge of Probate
for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m.,
and on the same day will apply for a final
discharge from my trust as such aciuuius- |
t rat or.
All persons having demands against
said estate will present them for payment
on or before that day, proven and authen
ticated, or be forever.barred.
Calvin Fuller, Admr.
Estate of Richard TeDnant.
Notice of Settlement and Application for
Final Discharge.
Take notice that on the 17th day of No
vember, 1914,1 will render a final account
of my actings and doings as Administra
tor of the Estate of Richard Tennant, de
ceased, in the ofllce of Judge of Probate
for Abbeville County at 10 o'elock a. m.,
and on the same day will apply for a final
discharge from my trust as such Adminis
trator.
All persons having demands against said
estate will present them for payment on
or before that day, proven and authenti
cated, or be forever barred.
W. M. Tennant,
Administrator.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Probate Court.
In the matter of the Estate of R. E. Cox,
Deceased.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons indebted to said estate must j
settle without delay, and those holding
claims against the "estate must present
them properly attested to
Mrs. Jennie M. Cox, or
W. F. Nick I os,
Administrators.
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ABBEVIL
The State of South Carolina, rj
ABBEVILLE COUNTY. '
Probate Court?Citation for Letters of Ad
ministration.
By J. F. Miller, Esq., Judge of Probate. i
Whereas, George Albert Mcllwain hath
made si.it to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate and effects
:>f Mrs. Vaginia Hagan Mcllwain, late of
Abbeville County, deceased. . g
These are therefore, to cite and admon- *
ish all and singular the kindred and credi- t
tors of the said Mrs. Vaginiu Hagan Mcll
wain, deceased, that they be and appear
hfifore me. in the Court of Probate, to be <
held at Abbeville C. H., on Thursday, the
5th of November, 1914, after publication
hereof, at 11 o'clock iu the forenoon, to
show cause if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal of the -
Court, this 22nd day of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand cine hun
dred and fourteen and in the 139th year of
American Independence. *
Published on the 28th day of October,
1914, in the Press and Banner and on the
Court House door for the time required by
law. J. F. MILLER,
Judge of Probate.
State of South. Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
IJT PRORATE COURT.
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15. JL. UJinKHCtt'rn, nwiiiiii.rb'uw". .
the estate of June Hunter, deceas- I
ed, Plaintiff, (
against 1
Hannah Hunfer, John VV. Hunter 1
Thomas Hunter, Lem Hunter, I
Lula Hucter, Mariha Hunter, 3
James Wansley, Oza Wan-ley, J
On ie Wanslev. Cheser Moore, Li I- J
lip Goor?s Joel Cunnim?ham. aud ]
J. B LeRny, Defendants. ]
Pursuant to an order of the Probate ]
Court, I will sell at Public Outlay hi ]
Abbeville Court House, on Salesday in i
December, 1914', ..ext, for the payment ]
of debts, the following described real .
estate belonging to the estate of June 1
Hunter, deceased, situate iu said State I
and County, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, ]
known as the June Hunter place, con
taining One Hundred and Sixty Acres, 1
more or less, and bounded by the !
lands of 0. L. Cann and others on the 1
North, by the estate of W. E. Daniel*
nn the South, by J. M. Young on the !
Enst, and by the It >cky River on the
Wesr, being the same tract of land <
conve3*ed to June on the 2nd day nl
September, 1885, by Alice S. Boyd
and the deed to same^being recorded
in Book 3, page 4G3, in the office of
the Clerk of the Court of Abbeville
Countyj State aforesaid.
Terms ? Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
J. F. MILLER,
Judge Probate Court.
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LE, S. C.
rhe State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
PBOBATE COURT. j
n the Matter of the Estate of ltobort S.
Bell, Sr., Deceased.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons indebted to said estate must
cttle without delay, ond those holding
laims against the estate must present
lieni properly attested to
itobert S. Bell, Admr.
Apportionment ol
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We positively forbid any hunting, fisli
inar or trespassing on our lands, day or
nifjht, by white or black. Friends please
ilo not asK any favors in this way.
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H. G. Smith,
.J. A. Wilson,
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S. L. Wilson,
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