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PRACTICAL WORK FOR THE FARMERS REPRESENTATIVE LEVER HAS GOVERNMENT EXPERTS BUSY Elaborate Soil Surveys?Mnny Bands Identified, Capable of Growing All Sorts of Crops?Great Success of the Drug Farm in Florence County. i Charleston Post. Columbia, July 10.?-(Congressman Lover, who was here today on his way home from Hishopville, talked in an interesting way to your correspondent about the new soil surveys being made in his district by the newly created division of utilization of soil. The experiments are being made I ] by Prof. Frank I'ennolt and three J1 other experts, Hie quartet working in i two squads. Heretofore these surveys have been limited to find the type of the soil j ' in .scattered sections'ol! the state and issuing bulletins on this information M with maps. Now not only the type j ' of the soil is being determined, but the!' crop best adapted to the various Iyp- 1 os is discovered to the farmer by act- ' ual experiment and the I'ertilizi.r 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 Air. Lever. "Willi this information we will make a map of the county pointing out where the ' soils lie, and we will conduct 50 to ' 7o farms of a few acres each to demonstrate the fertilizer and crop it will be best to use. "J told the Marlboro farmers, who are uring 1,500 pounds of commercial fertilizer to the acre, that L believed that this state, which spends $5,000,000 a year for commercial fertilizer, more than any other slate in the Union 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 suffered more from politicians talking demngogery and pessimism than from all other sources. The farmer wants to get the idea in bis head that lie has got to work hard and intelligently and with failh and confidence. The ^southern larmer has untold riches in his grasp if he will but get down to work and quit growling about his do w n-1 rod den condition.'' Mr. l.ever and the experts have organized an improvement association among the Lee county farmers, and will organize similarly throughout his district. Next September or October, when the crops are "laid by" he "will have representatives of all the principal divisions of the agricultural department come to the stale and lecture to country meetings held in the picnic style. Speaking of the drug farm in Florence county, which the government is conducting in Congressman F.llcrbe's district, Mr. Lever said: "li has been demonstrated by actual experiment that $75 an acre can be cleared on degitalis and helledonna in thai soil. This government imports * 1 (i,(100,(10(1 worth of the drug plants thai are being successfully rai>cd in I' lorouee, and the investigations already made show that all that this country demands can be grown right here in South Carolina." Two Sides of the Question. I lie agent ol a building did not j 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. I hat will be all I'ight." answered I the man. " I he rooms suit me and I am willing to pay a year in advance if necessary," "Son don't object to music, perhaps? There's a piano on the first floor and a harp and zither on the (third." " \\ e don't take renters who have children, you know." "We haven't any. My family consists of my wife, myself and a 'grown son.'' "Also we require the best of references. '' "Here they arc." The agent looked at them and handed them back. "They are nil right. I'll have to let yon in. You are fortunate, Air. Spondee, in getting the apartments at this June. liy order of Mr. Ilunks T have bad all the rooms thorough " ' "J?,00* ol(1 lr,m1{S ?wn this building?" Coi I a inly. As T was saying?" "Great Scott! the onlv object I hove ,n moving is to get" out of one ,, , Vnl<s s npnrlment houses. I wouldn t live here rent free! Xo thanks I can find my way out without any assistance. Hood morning, sir " I :? An Impossible Task. Alexander Graham Hell, tlic famott inventor of I ho telephone, was (lis cussing flying- machines, says Hi Chicago Chronicle. Prof. Hell speak with authority on this subject, l'o it is his tetrahcdral kilo that has gi\ (.'n the unit upon which flying inn chinos he proportioned, and Santo Dumont's success has been due to hi observance of the principle first ci: unciated by the great America scientist. "We go very awkwardly about fl.\ wig,'* said Pix?f. Hell. "In all invcn lions the first steps arc taken wit an aw hardness that to later goner,n linns seem ludicrously incredible. In deed, ;t| if he start we are like the tw men with the [dank. "One ni.'iii asked another to hoi him carry a long and heavy plan home. Accordingly they stooped do\v hack |i> hark, took il up and. n '"iirsc. t hey < <ii1111M 'i make any pre iress with il. 'No go,' said the owner after while of balking. 'Turn round.' I hey both turned round and wcr lace (o lace. Willi tlie plank on thei leads I hey stood in this posture, rt i'ardinv one another stolidly for som lime. Then the first man said diiilsl edly: " 'I.cave the beggar down. .Jack. X I wo men can carry one plank. I' lake her home myself.' " A Fashion From War. Loudon Standard. When the neat man lakes unl himself a watch as thin as parehmen he little thinks that that thin watc results from army regulations. 1TP to Hie time of lie Allies takin Paris the ordinary watch was convc in sha.pe and called from its outliii a "turnip." The olTicers of the Tim sian and other armies objected to th because of a man on parade lookin untidy, whether it was carried in Hi coat or the fob. Here in Paris, hov \ei, they found that the watchmakei i'f the Palais Royal had contrived chronometer which got over the dil tieully. I'la I watches were I Ik* fashion i Paris. ||I(. Knglish when I hov aj pen red in the streets of the Frcno capital marched in not in gala dre> such as the others wore, but in tli raimen t which I hey had worn o campaign. (Ireat was the imprcssiu which their habiliments created. Hi they at once adopted the smart fh watch and brought it. back to Knglai tor our own manufacturers to cop What. Tree Would Have Said. An alumnus of St. Stephen's c<i lege s-.'d of the late hi-iiop fleori I'1. Seymour: " Hishop Seymour founded St. St phen's and we treasure here mat anecdotes about his w<,rdenship. "The bishop was very fond of tree and one day. while walking with young lady, he pointed out to h some of the fine trees in the neig borhood. She professed great in I c <>sl and delight. She cried: I low (lie noble aspect of beau! lul trees stirs up the keenest cmolioi '"'.ii.' Then, i-ili.-rs.' a grc rough trunk, she went on. 'You su eil> oak, what would you say to me yon could talk !' i 'i" bi-!11 p smiled. I belie\e I can be 1*,is intcrpi he murmured. lie would proh bl.v say. ''I beg your pardon, miss, am a beech.' " JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. If at os from Newberry S. C., as f< lows : Season Ticket $10.55. Sold dai April 10th to November 30th. <50 Day ticket $10.30. Sold dai April 10th to November 30th. 15 day ticket $1-1.30. Sold dai April lOth to November 30th. Coach Excursion $8.55. Sold ea: Tuesday; limit 10 days. Endorse "Not good in parlor or sleepii cars." Through Pullman sleeping cars, v Atlantic Cost Line Railroad compan Write for a beautiful illustrati r containing maps, descriptr mater, list of Hotel, etc. For reservations or any inform *l(,n? Address, T. C. White, T ? . Ge,lcrftl Passenger Agt. VV. J. Craig, Passenger Turtle Manager, Wilmington, N, C. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Schedules of passenger trains i and out of the Union Station, Nev berry, S. C. ' Southern Trains. v f?r ^r0envi,le . 8.56 a. r No. 12 for Columbia 10 32 a 11 No. 10 for Oreenvillo .... 1.35 p.' r No. 18 for Columbia .... 1.50 p. n for flreenville 4.42 n u No. 1G for Columbia .... 0.47 p ri ? Qr 0., N. & L. Trains. P' for Laurens .,,. 5.19 a. n . Xo. 22 for Columbia .... 8.47 a. ni. , s Xo. 52 for Greenville ..12 40 p. m. ' Xo. 53 for Columbia .... 3.10 p. m. < e Xo. 21 for Laurens .... 7.25 p. m. , s Xo. 84 for Columbia .... 8.30 p. m. i" The foregoing schedules are given ; Littleton Fen iII "" Splendid location. Health resort. lie modern improvements. 240 boarding put ship, culture and social life. Conservatory 1- in Art and Elocution. Rusiness College, Hi |, Health record not surpassed. Close pi dcAelopment of each ppuil. Uniform worn l" CIIARGliS VHRY I,OW. 1() 26U1 Annual Session will begin 011 Sep REV. J. k 'Into our j ?: I IN I MAIN S ,1 Better fixed to s " than Fresh Meats, Groceries Cann : Ci is .r I !c.jGive us your ord ^ do the rest. Pric : Booze ] y v ; Wood Manufi ; HARTSVI a Manufacturers of Door or Sash, Doors, Blinds, Tl ti. Ornamental Wood Wor at Flooring, Ceiling, Sidi ^ the Building Material L We want your inqui ? grading and workman 1J prices are right. Hartsville Wood HI J HARTSVI FOR 100 COC in y. THE CIGARETI ; 2 Coupons in I Coupons also Redeemabl Premium t AMERICAN I JERSEY CITY, N. J. i- . ttj. > . . . . JtVa.-4 silly for information, are not guaranteed and are subject to change wifrh>ut notice. July I",, 1U07. Q. L. Robinson, Station Master. tiale College. >t water heat. Klectric lights and other >ils last year. High standard of scholar advantages in Music. Advance course ible, and normal courses. rsonal attention to the health and social i on all public occasions letnber iStli 1907 Kor catalogue address M. RHODES, President, Iyittleton, N. C. SEW STORE" I TREET, serve our trade ever. '5 ed Goods, gars and Tobacco. ers and we will :es always right. r Bros VI LLE octurins Co., LLE, S. C. and Window Screens, irned and Scroll Work, k, Mantels, Mouldings, ng, and everything in ine, ries and orders. Our' iship is good, and our laiiiifacturing Co., LLE, S. C. ^f PONS FROM OF QUALITY Each Package! le for Valuable Presents Department OBACCO CO. ST. LOUIS, MO. Capital $25,000.' The Bank ( Prospe This Bank was establish tune. It will so care for yc cure, and you can have it w join the financial family it u of need. It insures you the t Make a deposit today, bank account. 4 per cent on money in t Geo. Y. Hunter, President. J. F. Brov nsr o, The People's Prospei Paid Up Capital Surplus and Individuc Stockholders" Liabilit For protection of dep H. C. Moseley. President. W. W. Wheeler, Cashier. Better a conservative inte return when wanted, than a h about the principal. A National Bank is a safe E makes it so. Likewise our E of prudent conservative mana DIRE G. W. Bowers. J. A. C. Kibler R. L. Luther. M. A. Carlisle. J. H. Hunter. J. P, We allow 4 percent, p Department, interest Pianos ANI) Organs At Factory Prices. Write us at once for our special plan of payments on a Piano or Organ If you buy either instrument through us, you get a standard make, one that will last a life-time. Write Malone Music House COLUMBIA, S. C., For Catalogues, Terms, Etc. Main Street, We submit the comparativ and esteem on the part of a j June 14, 1906. Loans $ 137,193.84 Deposits 52,566.79 A GAIN OF OV1 We, too, pay 4 per cent, J. D. DAVEIS E. R. HIPP, M. L. SPEAF GEO. B. CRC \ YOUR E THE NEWBERRY Capital $50,000 No Matter How Small, The Newberr will give it careful ? applies to the men an JAS. McINTOSH, President. Surplus $14,000 )f Po sperity. f rity, S. C. 1L ied to assist you in building a for- B >ur money that it is absolutely se? henever you want it. And if /ou^ /ill prove your good friend \t\ time V >est service and convenience. Every fortune has grown from a 1 - i he Savings Department. J. S. Wheeler, V. Pres. yne, Cashier. . 6994 National Bank nty, S. C. - $25,000 oo il Profits $5,000 00 ies . , $25,000 00 I ositors. M. A. Carlisle, Vice-President Geo. Johnstone, Attorney. :rest on your deposit with its safe iigh rate and a feeling of doubt deposit. Government supervision Board of Directors is a guarantee gement. CTORS: W. P. Pugh. Jno. B. Fellers. W. A. Moseley. Geo. Johnstone. H. C. Moseley. . Bowers. )er annum in our Savings I payable semi-annually. | ALL KINDS Of Plumbing j j Done on i Short Notice J j. w. white, I Newberry, S. C. e figures as evidence of confidence Datronizing public. June 14, 1907. Loans $195,441.13 Deposits 105,268.18 ER 100 PER CENT. . in our Savings Department. I PORT, Prest. Vice Prest. VIVIAN, Cashier. )MER, Atty. >ANKING! ' SAVINGS BANK. Surpius $30,000 No Matter How Large, y Savings Bank ittention. This message d the women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. )' / \ . -k