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FRAGTICAL WORK FOR THE FARMERS RPRESENTATIVE LEVER HAS GOVERNMENT EXPERTS BUSY Elaborate Soil Surveys-Many Kinds Identified, Capable of Growing All Sorts of Crops-Great Success of the Drug Farm in rorence County. Charleston Post. Cumbia, July 16.-4Congressmbn Lever, who was here today on his way home from Bishopville, talked in an interesting way to your correspon dent about the new soil surveys be ing made in his district by the new ly created division of utilization of soil. The experiments are being made by Prof. Frank Bennet.t and three other experts, the quartet working in two squads. Heretofore these surveys have been limited to find the type of the soil in scattered sectionsof the state and issuing bulletins on this information with maps. Now not only the type of the soil is being determined, but the crop best adapted to the various typ es is discovered to the farmer by act ual experiment and the - fertilizer that can be best and most economi cally used is also determined. "In Lee county we have already discovered twelve distinct types of soil," said Mr. Lever. "With this information we will make a map of the county pointing out where the soils lie, and we will conduct 50 to 75 farms of a few acres each to de monstrate the fertilizer and crop it will be best to use. "I told the Marlboro farmers, who are uring 1,500 pounds of commercial fertilizer to the acre, that I believed that this state, which spends $5,000, 000 a year for commercial fertilizer, more than any other state in the Un ion uses, is wasting a third of this fertilizer by using too much, and a third more by shallow plowing. "In my opinion the south has suf fered more from politicians talking demagogery and pessimism than from all other sources. The farmer wants to get the idea in his head that he has got to work hard and intelligently and with faith and confidence. The Southern farmer has untold riches in his grasp if he will but get down to work and quit growling about his down-trodden condition." Mr. Lever and the experts have or ganized an improvement association among the Lee county farmers, and will organize similarly throughout his district. Next September or Octob er, when the crops are "laid by" he will have representatives of all the principal divisions of the agricultur al department come to the state and lecture to country meetings held in the picnic style. Speaking of the drug farm in Flor ence county, which the government is conducting in Congressman Ellerbe's district, Mr. Lever said: "It has been demonstrated by ac tual experiment that $75 an acre can be eleared on degitalis and belledon na in that soil. This -government im ports $16.000,000 worth of the drug plants that are being successfully raised in Florence, and the investiga tions already made show that all that this country demands can be grown right here in South Carolina." Two Sides of the Question. The agent of a building did not like the looks of the man who wanted to rest the second floor flat, says. the Chicago Tribune. "We require the payment of the rental monthly in advance, of course,'' he said. " That will be all right," answered the man. "The rooms suit me and I am willing to pay a year in advance if necessary." "You don't object to music, per baps'? There's a piano on the first floor and a harp and zither on the third." "We don't take renters who have children, you know." "We haveni't any. My family con sists of my wife, myself andf a grown son." "Also we require the best of refer ences." "Here they are." The agent looked at them and hand ed them back. " They are all right. I'll have to let you in. You are fortunate, Mr. Spon doo, in getting the apartments-at this time. By order of Mr. Hunks I have had all the rooms thorough ", "Does old Hunks own this build "Certainly. As I was sain-" "Great Scott! the only object I hiave in moving is to get out of one of old Hunks 's apartment houses. I wouldn 't live here rent free! **No, thanks I can find my way out without An Impossible Task. Alexander Graham Bell, the famous inventor of the telephone, was dis cussing flying machines, says the Chicago Chronicle. Prof. Bell speaks with authority on this subject. for it is his tetrahedral kite that has giv en the unit upon which flying ma chines be proportioned, and Santos Dumont's success has been due to his observance of the principle first en unciated by the great American scientist. ''We go very awkwardly about fly ing' said Prof. Bell. "In all inven tions the first steps are taken with an awkardness that to later genera tions seem ludicrously incredible. In deed, at Ohe start we are like the two men with the plank. "One man asked another to help him carry a long and heavy plank home. Accordingly they stooped down back. to back, took it up and, of course, they couldn't make any pro gress with it. No go,' said the owner after a while of balking. 'Turn round.' They both turned round and were face to face. With the plank on their heads they stood in this posture, re garding one another stolidly for some time. Then the first man said dis gustedly: "'Leave the beggar down, Jack. No two men can carry one plank. I'll take her home myself.''' A Fasbion From War. London Standard. When the neat man takes unto himself a watch as thin as parchment he little thinks that that thin watch results from army regulations. Up to the time of he Allies taking Paris the ordinary watch was convex in shalpe and called from its outline a "turnip.'' The officers of the Rus sian and other armies objected to this because of a man on parade looking untidy, whether it was carried in the coat or the fob. Here in Paris, how ver, they found that the watchmakers of the Palsis Royal had contrived a chronometer which got over the dif ficulty. Flat watches were the fashion in Paris. The English when they ap peared in the streets of the Fren,ch capital marched in not in gala dress such as the others wore, but in the raiment which they had worn on campaign. Great was the impression which their habiliments created. But they at once adopted the smart flat watch and brought it back to England for 'our own manufacturers to copy. Wh,at Tree Would Have Said. An alumnus of St. Stephen's col lege sajid of t1e late Eishop George F. Seymour: ''Bishop Seymour founded St. Ste phen 's and we treasure here many anecdotes about his weirdenship. ''The bishop was very fond of trees, and one day, while walking with a young lady, he pointed out to her some of the fine trees in the neigh borhood. She professed great inter est and delight. She cried: '' 'How, the noble aspect of beauti ful trees stirs up the keenest emotions oif :ba 9>':t.' Then, i Mh:rg a great rough trunk, she went on. 'You sup erb oak, what would you say to me if you could talk?' n'To hi;hop smiled. '''I believe I can be his interpre ter,' he murmured. 'He would proba bly say, ''I beg your pardon, miss, I am a beech.''' JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Rates from Newberry S. C., as fol lows: Season Ticket $19.55. Sold daily April 19th to November 30th. 60 Day ticket $16.30. Sold daily April 19th to November 30th. 15 day' ticket $14.30. Sold daily April 19th to November 30th. Coach Excursion $8.55. Sold each Tuesday; limit 10 days. Endorsed. ''Not good in parlor or sleeping cars." Through Pullman sleeping cars; via Atlantic Cost Line Railroad company. Write for a beautiful illustrated folder containing maps, descriptive mater, list of Hotel, etc. For reservations or any informa tion, Address, T. C. White, General Passenger Agt; W. J. Craig, Passenger Tryffie Man.ager, Wilmington, N. C. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Schedules of passenger trains in and out of the Union Station, New berry, S. C. Southern Trains. No. 15 for Greenville .. .. 8.56 a. m. No. 12 for Columbia .... 10 32 a. m. No. 19 for GreenviHle. .. .. 1.35 p. m. No. IS for Columbia ... . 1.50 p. m. No. 11 for Greenville . .. . 4.42 p. m. No. 16 for Columbia .... 9.47 p. m. 0., N. & L. Trains. No. 22 for Columbia .... S.47 a. m. No. 52 for Greenville ..12 46 p. m. No. 53 for Columbia .... 3.10 p. m. No. 21 for Laurens .... 7.25 p. m. No. 84 for Columbia .... 8.30 p. m. The foregoing schedules are given Littleton Fe1 Splendid location. Health resort. modemn improvements. 240 boarding pi ship, culture and social life. Conservato in Art and Elocution. Business College, Health record not surpassed. Close deAelopment of each ppuil. Uniform wo CHARGES "ERY LOW. 26th Annual Session will begin on Se REV. J INTO OUR -: I MAIN S Better fixed to than Fresh Meats, Grocerie! Canr C Give us your orc do the rest. Pri Booze Wood Maqul HARTS VI Manufacturers of Dooi Sash, Doors, Blinds, T Ornamental Wood Wo Flooring, Ceiling, Sid the Building Material I We want your inqu grading and workmai prices are right. Hartsville Wood I HARTS VI FOR 100 COt THE CIGARET 2 Coupons in Coupons also Redeemat Premium . AMERICAN '] JER SEY CITY, N. JL only for information, are not gparan teed and are subject to change with out notice. July 15, 1907. G. L. Robinson, Station Master. ,nale College. lot water heat. Electric lights and other .ipils last year. High standard of scholar ry advantages in Music. Advance course Bible, and normal courses. personal attention to the health and social rn on all public occasions ptember i8th 1907 For catalogue address M. 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