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SIflxxng~u Elme. Publishes All County and Town Of. ficial Advertisements. V ANNING, S. C., JUN rE 23, 1915 Dr. iess's STOCK 'IONIC FOR - Horses, Cattle and Hogs. Panacea M'akes hens lay and poultry healthy. Instant Louse Killer kills lice, fleas and ticks. Give it a fairtrial accord ing to directions and if not satisfactory your money re funded. LEON WEINBERG "Everything Good to Eat." Read The New Idea big ad in this issue. Remember Pinewo ds's big day July 5th. - - Neutrality is a !!ood th:ng-.,as long as it floats. If you can't pay as you go you had better not start. Deceit is in haste, but honesty 'can wait a fair leisure. Mr. Abrams went to Chrleston yes terday on business. Mr. Jos. M. Chandler of Sumter. spent yesterday in town. Burns Htrdware Co., of Sumter has been adjudged bankrupt. - The campaign meeting opens Thurs day the first at New Zion. All roads lead to our subscription book. Are you travelling? 'Some folks wonder in their minds, but are never able to stray far. Mrs. Levy and son of Bishopville, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Mor riti Ness. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wilkins of Ten nessee, are visiting their parents in Manning. Mr. Wannamaker of the Sumter t erm was a visitor to Manning last Tbursday. The Manning Dry Goods Co., has an ad , in this Issue, which we direct at tention to. Died last Friday at' his home in Pinewood Mr. Pinkney Broughton, aged about 57 years. -Miss Annie Abrams of Norfolk, Va., - is visiting her brother, Mr. Aaron Abrams in Manning. Mrs. Sallie Wells and daughter, Mrs. Haseiden, of Georgetown are visiting relatives in Manning. The --Rook Party" at the library last evening was quite a success, and a goodly sum was raised. * Miss Augusta Appelt leaves to night for Brenau college, where she will finish her music profession. Mr. B.C Gross went to Sullivan's -Island Sunday to secure a costage for his family for the summer. Mr. R. D Cothran lest yesterday for Old Point. Va., where he goes to attend the United States Tobacco Association. The tobacco warehouse of R. D. Coth ran is nearing completion, and is much larger and handsomer than the old one. Died last Sunday near Paxville, Mr. Oliver Bradham, aged 26 years The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. "Bige" Bradham. Mrs. R. D. Clark who was operated on last Saturday in Sumter, is domng as well as could be expected, though in a critical condition. Work has been sta-ited on the store 'pext door to Weinberg's grocery, and owned by Mr. Leon Weinberg, which will be a great asset to that street. * The Men's Bible Class of the Meth odist church gave a fish fry at Brew - ington last Thursday, and was joined by about one hundred guests from Sum ter. The death sentence of Leo Frank, who was charged with the murder of Mary Phagan in Atlanta has been com muted to life imprisonment by Goy. Slaton. Never Judge a newspaper by its lack of ads. Judge the me'rchant by his lack of ability to conform to modern conditions and the demands of a read ing public. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Osteen of Pine wood, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Eunice Esther, to Mr. Cenjamen T. Kolb, to take place next Wednesday at their residence. The library association will hold the regular monthly meeting at the library on Monday afternoon, June 28th, at six o'clock. At the last meeting it was de cided that the public might have frec use of the books during library hours. Abrams will give away a $5.00 gold piece every Saturday night, to the one guessing nearest to the amount of money rin a box displayed in his show window Go and take a look at the money whether you guess or not.This is the genuine stuff, and makes a mighty .temptmng appearance. Read Abrams big double page ad., .in this issue, he goes after business in a business-like way, and has the goods to tack every word be says. His sale will last 60 days. and if you want to -reap a harvest of bargains visit this store. Five dollars in gold will be given away every Saturday night. He offers great inducements and it is- up to the trading public to take advan tage of this. A most pleasant day was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Gayle of Summerton, when a small crowd were gathered to be present at the christen ing of tbeir little girl Sarah Elizabeth, by their pastor, Rev. 0. 0. Derrick. June 13th. Tbose present were: Mr. W. A. Richbourg, Miss Victoria Fel der Gayle, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Rich bourg and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. King and little girl. The bountiful dinner was very much enioyed. l The cemetery committee of the civic league will serve ice cream and cake on the court house square Friday af ternoon from 6 to 8 o'clock. Cannonading Cylinders at fineiood. What are you waiting on-talk is over and come any way. This is the first time the people as a1 3 unit has tried such an undertaking aud it will need your support and co-opei a t~on. Get into the habit of looking for t1 silver lining of the clouds rather th:mn at the leaden gray in the middle. I I will help you over many hard places. Loi Coming "Good Cheer" day at Pin"- oer wood on Monday July 5th. Sunday hours will be kept by Pine wood Telephone Exchange on Monda% July 5th. closed from 10 o'clock a. m, to 5 o'clock in afternoon. 'V D E an to Mrs. E C. Allsbrook's Students Win Honors ela at Winthrop and Clemso. Pol Among the recent graduates of Win-; WE throp and Clemson were two who en- ,hi t.ered from Mrs, E. C. Alsbrook's eol lege preparatory school. Miss Annie eLa Lee Langford, of Prosperity, S. C., hot made an average of over 99 during the . entire four year's course. and was one e of the seven who won honor and dis tinction amongy the 120 graduate-e. Fred Osborne. of this city, %on the I beneficiary scholarship; he never had ;t failure, no discipliuary. troble of any kind, and occupie d one of the hghest military oflices in the college., -Spartanburg Herald. as let] Ths Sonds keb A Georgetown, June 19 -Will an a'li- mi gator without provocation attack a osi man? This question was answered in thi a decided way this week on the high- t. way between Waverly Mills and Paw lev's'Island. The Rev. Marrus Nich- 'om olson, accompanied by his wife, was re- str turning from his church late in the sys night. As they walked along the high clo and dry road they met what they Mr thought was a dog. Without provoca- sio tion the alligator attacked the preach- co er, seizing him by the foot and throw- sib ing him violently to the ground. In oli the violent stru'ggle that ensued the abc alligator lost his hold on the foot and J took a new hold on the leg at the knee. Sui The wife with great coolness secured a a b large pocket knife from the pocket of an( her struggling husband and made war rem on the 'gator, and succeeded in killing wa him. The man was fearfully torn der about the leg and badly beaten by the H. enraged lizzard The alligator was L. measured and found to be seven feet tre long This is the first case hereabouts ani of an alligator attacking on dry laud. 3 rel! so Ha In Loving Remembrance. ' bal The angel of death entered the home a s of Mr. Henry Mims, of Saludla, June me 8th, and bore from them their loving vill son and daughter, Harry and Evelina uta Mims. his They had just lingered just five days ma at the river's bank, before the angel see bore to join them their dear brother 3 Johnnie, who departed this life June dia 13th, 1915. Though, their home is on sad. and their hearts are torn, "Some an day Re'l Make it Plain." Pal You do not know why oft around you the Your hopes all shattered seem to be; to E God's perfect plan you can not see, an Butsome day you'll understand.- b Bai Yon cannot tell the depth of love, Sta Which moves the Father's heart above as Your faith to teat, your love to prove, hei But some day you'll understand. ent The trials come through passing days, Ohi Your life may still be filled with praise I For God will lead through darkened son ways, at And some day you'll understand. I Some day he'll make it plain to you, the Some day when you his face ,shall see, Hi. Some day from tears you shall be free, . For some day you shall understand. is Aunt, L. M. gin Cal Cothran Interested in Welfare of Farmers. . Mr. R. D. Coathran, Central Warehouse, her Manning. S. C.ni My Dear Sir: ~ni Referring to your letters Noi of May 5th and 17th, and my replies I thereto, I boeg to hand yon copies of the this reports showing the results of exami- to nations made of samples of Paris Green I sold in the open'markets in Manning, at t drawn by Mr. A. U. Summers, the Res Chief Chemist of this Department. him the~ sef. I am also handing to you the nar original of Mr. Summer's report to me on this matter, which report speaks for itself. I trust the examination we have given this matter has been satis factory to you. E. 3. WA TSON, daly -Commissioner the I wifl say for the benefit of the to- .I bocco farmers that I had Col. E. J. gir Watson, Secretary of Agriculture for vis1 State of South Carolina to send State Bra Chemist, A. C. Summers to Manning .A and get samples of Pat is Green fror Zi0 all our local dealers. He found it to ofI come up to guarantee and that it will. do what it is required to do.'-10 Very respectfully, 'R. D. COTHRAN. Nil sist ing John Mims Dies of Shock. at3 John F. Mims. aged 21, died about h 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning as the re- Dr sult of shock caused by the drowning of his brother and sister, Harry and -e Evelina Mims, Tuesday afternoon at we the Etheredge mill pond. Mr. Mimus was first taken ill Friday morning, but a not seriously until Saturday afternoon, Wi his death following a few hours later, Bo< when the shock of the tragedy and his exertions in rescue work proved to u great a strain on his heart M On Tuesday afternoon of last week' M Mr. Mims, with his brother and sister, -- Harry and Evelina, and several other boys and girls, was rowing on Ether- Ui edge's mill pond. near Saluda, when. the boat capsized and his brother and ol sister were drowned. All the others were rescued. After the tragedy Mr. Mims stayed in the water for about half an hour diving and trying to res cue the body of his brother. Physi- ~ cians think that he strained bimuself by vet overextion, and that together with the by shock sustained, was the cause of his cat death. daa Mr. Mims, who was living in Char- ' leston, was here on a visit when the of tragedy occured. He expected to tot leave in about a week for OQclahom, es whre he had accepted a position for tie the summer. His plans were to enter a Frman in the fall and study for the ab] ministry. S John Mims was thbe oldest of a family ex of fourteen children, seven of whom pa are now dead. He was very popular with those who knew him. He had CL just achieved the full bloom of man -_. hood and had the promise of a bright and useful life. He was a quiet, man ly fellow, and had made many friends during the short time that he had lived in Saluda. He is survived by his fath er and mother end seven sisters. The bereaved family have the universal . sympathy of the people of Saluda Cc county. The burial took place Monday morn- Sc ing at the town cemetery, wbere the ua decesed was laid by the side of his brother and sister. The services were Ce conducted by the Rev. Amos Clary, assisted by the Revs. Jeffcat, Gardner, yr Carson and White. Tine floral tribute wi was large and beautiful. All the busi- tic ness houses of the town were closed A during the ceremonies.--Saluda Stand- ti< candidate's Card, AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE. subject to approceing Primary. CHARLTON bURANT. iEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN lidate for State Senator, subject to the rules he Democratic PrimarW. J. WV. WIDEMAN. AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE ;enat-. the unexpired term of the laite Hon. ns Appelt. subject to the ru:es of the Dem atic party. JNO. R. DINGLE. C Summerton. rhose people who have been lam ;ting the-State Warehouse System. I its Commlsaioner, and endeavoring prejudice the minds of the people by iming its object was to build up a itical machine, had better put out a a ididate for the State Senate, while 9 have three good men offering for s position, but each of them already he request of the people have de red they were in favor of the ware ise system, now if two able lawyers, I one scientific farmer, after makinz c lose study of this warebouse system f see it will be a great benefit to the j sses, why should it be fought any a ger. While Mr. DuRant says be rer has been a politeial supporter of present, warehouke commissifn- rbut lected he would co-operate with Mr C Laurin in the passage of such laws t will perfect the warehouse system. h dr. Wideman. also makes a very gthly statement relative to the d te warehouse system, and says he uld prefer to see the present Com. ;sioner handle the warehouse prop tion. believing as he does that he is b ?most competent man in the State 4 manipulate the situation. t knd it is generally known that for a C ,g time, Mr. Dingle has been a 0 ong advocate of the State warehouse tem, and has for many years been a se personal and political friend of a . McLaurin, the present Commis- a ner, and if elected would doubtless V operate with him in every way pos- I le to give to the people of South Car t Da best results could. be brought t )ut by such a system. 'he young men of the Methodist d aday School, Jast Sunday organized ,ibie class, with a membership of 21, t I the past Sunday the membership ,ched 41, and the following officers i elected: Dr. T. J. Davis, presi- o it; H. A. Richbourg, vice-president; o P. Troy. secretary and treasurer; h B. Davis, assistant secretary and U asurer; Rev. C. C. Derrick, teacher, h I J. E. Rowe, assistant teacher. liss Velma Bell and Mr. Dall Har on of Taboro, N. C.,.are spending it 3e time with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. a rdwick. - he St. Matthews high school base I team, are here this week to play mries of three game, look out Sum rton dont do like you did at Bishop e, if you do you will lose your rep ,tion, and Mr. Jeff Davis will take junior league and come up here and ke you feel like you have never n a base ball diamond. 'he town council has passed an or nee forbiding the sale of any thing the Sabbath, save ice, medicine, I milk, some.are criticising the City p hers for this ordinance, and say 0 y cannot thing is is any more sinful U ell soft drinks, than it is to sell ice milk. liss Lucy . Mood and Mr. Fred mes, attended the Grand Eastern r Chapter at Charleston list neek ti lelegates from the esther chapter t e, and say they were very royally y ertained by the good people of a trleston.^ lisa Sallie Anderson is spending h te time with relatives and friends satesville. 0 lisa Clara F. Tennant is attending teachers summer school at Rock a iss Mary Broughton of Pinewood, gi pending some time with Miss Vir- E ia Nelson. , liss Hallie Cuttino or Sumter, is nding some time with - Mrs. W. D. -son. iiss Kimmie Stokes of Batesourg, a Dending some time with her aunt ~e, Mrs. J. P. Holladay. t iss Roainette Hirschmann of Man- a g, is spending tbis week with Misses Idie end Lila Briggs. r. 3. S. Cantey, is quite unwell ;week, but his many friends hope con see him out again. Sseries of meetings are in progress of ,he Pr-esbyterian church this week, w r. J. P. Marion of Sumter, is doing a preaching, and is doing extraordi- a 'y good preaching. NUB Turbeville. ai iss Pearl Wheeler returned Mon ,from Columbia where she-attended fi State Epworth League Conference. fe irs. D. L. Green and her two little ti Is have returned from an extended lz it o relatives in Pinewood anda Lchvilie. Ir. and Mrs. J. W. Morris of New n spent the week-end at the home ~ dfr. A. H. Pope. r. and Mrs C W. Dennis are visit at the latters home in Smoaks.r iss Ella Green left Saturday for iety-Six where she will visit herL er, Mrs. R. F. Morris. iss Edith Cole is in Rock Hill dur -'the session of the Summer School ~ W~inthrop College. P frs. I. M. Woods of Sar-dinia. / and tI -son Rion, who is at home 'from aJ arleston College. are the guests of k .and Mrs. W. H. Woods-. Ir. and Mrs. J. L. Green spent the u-end at Sat-dis with the latter's ~ ents. isa Leila Coker, havinr been it rded a two-week's scholar-ship at P nshrop College. left Monday for b :k Hill. i hildren's Day will be observed next iday morning, June 27th, in the thodist church. iiversity of South Car- ~ ia Entrance Exami- d nation. inrance examinations to the Uni- ~ sity or South Carolina will be held I the County Superintendent of Edu ion at the County Court house Fr-i- - r, July the 9th, 1915. ~he UnIversity offers varied courses study in Science, Literature, His y, Law and Business. The expens-t are moderate and many opportuni- 01 s for- self-support are~ afforded. A tI e number of scholarships are avail e. Graduates of colleges in this tes receive free tuition in all courses .. ept in the school of Law. For full rticulars write to The President Univerity of South C rolina, Columbia, S. C. TifE CITADEL. The Military College of South Carolina. Announce as "'Distinguished Military lege" by U. S. War Department. Full course in Civil Engineering, ience, E,.:lish and Monern Lang- e ges. Confers B. S atnd C. E. degrees ' All expenses pay cadets from South 1 rolina, $282 a year A scholarship werth $300 a year is cant from Clarendon County, and . il be filled by competitive examina i at the County seat on 13th day of ugust 1915. For necessary infor ma in and blanks apply to Col. 0. J. nd, The Citadel, Charlestn, S. C. 2 "E PORTS BUILDERS OF COMMERCE ONGRESS SHOULD GNE THEM PREFERENCE IN APPRO PRIATIONS; By Peter Radford. This nation is now entering upon a era of marine development. The reckage of European commerce has rifted to our shores and the world ar is making unprecedented de iands for the products of farm and ctory. In transportation facilities a land we lead the world but our port cilities are inadequate, and our flag seldom seen in foreign ports. If ur government would only divei't the aergy we have displayed in conquer ig the railroads to mastering the ommerce of the sea, a foreign bot )m would be unknown on the ocean's Ihways. This article will be confined to a iscussion of our ports for the pro acts of the farm must pass over our harfs before reaching the water. We ave In this nation 51 ports, of whieh 1 are on the Atlantic and 10 ar on ie Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second ongress appropriated over $51,000,. DO for improving our Rivers and larbors and private enterprise levies toll of approximately $50,000,000 inually in wharfage and charges for ich no tangible service is rendered. he latter item should be lifted off ie backs of the farmer of this na on and this can be done by Congress recting its appropriations to ports at arp free where vessels can tie up a wharf and discharge her cargo e of any fee or charge. A iree port is progreS. It takes it the uunecessary link In the chain ' transactions In commerce which as for centuries laid a heavy hand pon commerce. No movement Is so eavily laden with results or will tore widely and equally distribute a benefits as that of a free port 2d none can be more eaaly and ef* etively secured. HE VfiL PROBLEM OF By Peter Radford. There is no escaping the maret oblem and the highest development ariculture wn1 not be attained itil it is solved, for a market as necessary for the producer land on which to grow his crop. Governmental and educational Insti tiona have opent $180,000,000 In the ited States during the past ten ers for Improving soil production id improving seeds and plants, but ry little attention and less money is been given to the marketing side agriculture. -- The problem is a monumental one d one which will never be solved itil It gets within the grasp of a gantic organization where master lds can concentrate the combined perence and wisdom of the age on it. It Is a problem which the rers, merchants, bankers, editors d statesmen must unite in solving. The Farmers' Union stands for all Lere Is In farming from the most entinec methods of seed selection to e most systematic ' and profitable ans of marketing, but does not be ve In promoting one to the neglect the other. We consider the work farm demonstrators valuable and ask that governmental and com rcial agencies seeking to help us, ~ntinue to give us their assistance d advice, but we believe that their fluence should be extended to the arketing side of our farm problems We cannot hope to develop manu cturng by over-production of the tory; we cannot build up mercan e enterprises by the merchants load g their shelves with surplus goods d no more can we develop agricul ire by glutting the market with a irplus of products. DARIUS The neigh of a horse made Darius ing of Persia, the six contending wers for the throne- agreeing among emselves that the one whose horse iould neigh first should possess the ngdom. This ancient method of ittling disputes among politicians nld be revived with profit today. our partisan factions and petty pol Icians could only settle their dis ~tes by the neigh of a horse, the irk of a dog or the bray of a donkey, would be a great blessing and would vs our citisefrs a better opportunity pursue the votcations of industry e from political strife. Let those who pick political plums raising rows and who flash swords ipping in the blood of indu~btr tl ~rstand that they cannot turn the blic forum into a political arena and a clash of personal aspirations ill the hammer and stop the plow d that their quarrels must be settled the back alleys of' qivilization. Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against Estate of Jack Richardson, and all ig the said Estate will present em duiy attested to THE SUMTER TRUST Co. Sumter. S. C. OHN G. DN IS ATTORNEY AT LAw. Manning, S. C. 1ic in Old Court House. Life Without Lace. "One can't help thinking what a olorless life a man is forced to lead, Then one reflects that chiffon and !enetion point and hand embroidery d Irish crochet are to him mere mpty words. Whereas a woman, Thether she Is interested in babies, or icrobes, or husbands, or poetry, or 'lato, or bridge, Is fundamentally and ways interested in clothes.-From aWa.TE-n megs, by= kJeTan Webate. LfICAL AGITATOR -CLlTIZiANS WHO CAPITALIZI -TRiFE A MENACE TO GOVERNMENT. N e;.t cf Agricultural and induwria Opportunities a National Crime. By Pcter Radford. There never was a time in the his tory cf thi. nation when we neede4 statesmen more or agitators less tha at the present moment. The oppor tunities now afirded us on land ano sea demand the best there is in state craft and the possibilities that are cos Ironing us call for national issue! that unite the people, build industr and expand trade. The agricultura and' industrial development of thi nation has suffered severely at th4 hands of agitators who have sen torpedoes crashing into the port sidi of business and whose neglect of thi interests of the farmer makes then little less than political criminals. Wi want no more of these evil spirits t4 predominate in government. Too loni their hysterical cry has sent a shive down the spinal column of industry Too long have the political agitatori capitalized strife, pillaged progres and murdered opportunity. An indus trial corpse is not a desirable thing a cripplea business an achievement a; neglect an . 2complishment abou which any representative of the gov ernment has a right to boast. Issues that Breed Agitators Should I Eliminated. The political agitator must be elim inated from public life before thought ful consideration can be given to i constructive program in government The liquor question is the most pro lific breeding ground for agitators an whether pro or anti, the hatch If equally as undesirable. This articli is in no sense a discussion of the li quor question but deals solely and b] way of illustration with the politica products of that issue. Other sub jects wi! be dealt with in the orde of their importance. In the history of our governmeni the Hquor issue has never producei a constructive statesman worth men tioning and it never will. It has sen more freaks to Congress, Lilliputianj to the Senate and incompetents t< office than any other political issu( under the sun. The recent experience of the Eng lish Parliament which lashed itsel into a fury over the liquor questlor has a lesson that It is well for thi farmers of this nation to observe; foi the subject in some form or other If constantly before the public for solu tion and ofttimes to the exclusion o: more Important problems to the Amer ican plowmen. Too Many Political Drunkards. Lloyd-George, the Prohibition leadei of Europe who led the prohibition fighi in England, has declared that he wil. never again take a drink politicall3 and there are miany American politi cans-pro and anti-who would rendea their country a service by climbing on the water wagon or signing a pledge of political temperance. Too oftes cur legislative halls are turned intc political bar roosms and many of the members become intoxicated on liquoi discussions. We hate too many polit ical drunkards-pro- and anti-In ouw public affairs. .No one who-Is a slavt to the political liquor habit is quite so capa'ble of dealing with the busi ness affairs of government as the sober and industrious. We have few public men in this day who are strong enough to resist the temptation ol strong drink politically and when the demon Rumn ornce becomes firmly en trenched in the mind of a politicia he Is less capable of meeting the de mands for constructive statesmanship now confronting this nation. We have in this country too many red-nosed politicians-both pro and anti. A candidate with political deli rium tremens, a preacher with politi cal snakes in his boots and an agitator drunk -on the liquor question are the saddest sights in civilization and they should all be forced to take the polit Ical Keeley Cure. It is far more important in govern ment to make it easier for those who toil to eat than to make it more dif. ficult for a few topers to drink. There Is not one person in one hundred of our rural population that ever touches liquor but we all cat three times a day. THE LAYMAN'S DUTY There never was a time when preachers and politicians formed an unholy alliance that civilization did not shriek out - d Christiaaity cry aloud. Since the beginning of gov ernment, politicians have sought to decoy the ministry Into the meshes of politics and make them carry banners in poltial prccessions. They have taken the ministry to the mountain top of power and offered to make them monarch of all they surveyed, and while most of them have said, "Get thee behiind me Satan," a few have falle-n with a crash that has sho hen eves- pulpit in Christendom. Methodist Church. Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Mr. Jos prott, superintendent. Public worship, 11:00 a. in., and 8:3( p. mn. conducted by the pastor. FEpworth League, 5:30 p. m. Prayermneeting, Thursday 5:30 p. in TRINITY:-Sunday school ever2 Suday at 4:00 p. mi. Mr. A. M. Whiti superintendent. Public worship 0o the 2nd and 4th Sundays at .5:00 p. m conducteC by the pastor. The public is cordially invited to al services. G. P. WATSON, Pastor. Thirteen No Hoodoo to Him. Police Serg. John Flgg, In acknowul edging a presentation from his com rades in the Dover (Eng.) police force on his retirement, denied that misefor tune attached to the number 13. He said he was one of a family of 13; he started work at thirteen; was 13 years in his first employment; joined the Dover police on April 13, when he was twice thIrteen years o14j pn4 #5fi ily numbereA 13. Why Ever' Shoul What the Berckmans Sa Like Fiction. Wond4 Cow Peas-Remi Peas a After years of intelligent toil, when P. J. A. Berckmans of Augusta, Ga, was gathered to his fathers, he left behind him an enviable reputation as a n.ost useful citizen. as a noted horti culturist. a great nursury business, and three sons to carry on the work he I had inaugurated-a business which bad its customers in every civilized land, for the Berckmans nursery pro ducts were above all reliable and just what the firm declared them to be. There was no guess work about any thing they sold. They knew the possi bilities and the limitations of every tree, shrub or plant that went forth from their establishment. The businesss tarted by the revered P. J A. Berckmars has far outgrown L the business left by him. In addition the activities of the sens have caused them to branch our in several other directions. and among their ventures is a fifteen hundred acre farm at May field, 'half of which is given over to peach orchards and the other half to general farming. This farm, "The Oaks," located at Mayfield in Hancock county, Ga., is being brought up to high produc tiveness through the application of the underlying principles of the main tenance of soil fertility, and'a record oat crop grown this year on sandy land under drought conditions has pointed so conclusively to the money value of the inoculation of legumes that this year the Berckmans Brothers are using more than 300 acres of in oculating material on cow peas alone. In discussing th3 remarkable yield of oats, Mr. P. J. A. Berckmans, Jr., said: t "For years we have grown cow peas with what we believed to be success. as a means of increasing the fertility of the land as well as for the excellent forage the crop provides. Some years ago we began testing out commercial bacteria cultures for the inoculation of hairy vetch, planted along wite oats, and some of them proved decidedly successful, while the hay was easiry the best ever fed on our place. . This test was made on the orchard section of The Oaks, and it was observed by all that the mules on that part of the plan tation were infiner condition than on the farm section, where mixed grain and forage were fed. Crops grew bet ter after the inoculated vetch, showing the Increase in nitrates and the gen eral improvement of the soils. "In the summer of 1914, the repre sentative of the Earp-Thomas Farmo germ Company called on us and satis fied us that the inoculation of cow peas would be profitable. The repre sentative told us of people we knew who had got as much as 104) per cent. increase in their .'sats and other crops EARP-THO0 809 Uni EDMUND A. FELDER, ii In every Sta in the Uni IC0 ALSO IN CANADA, MI COCA CO] Indeed it is well ter PRICE EVEI Thorougihly Drink < Mucl Make no1 M On the Cro ,,REMEMBER THlE Fl Acre of ,d Be Inoct v About Cow Pea Inocui rful Results With Oats I arkable Returns in Mor nd Permanznt Benelit after cow neas inoculated with his cul ture. No claim that we would get such an increase was made, and we were led to believe that an increase of 35 to 50 per cent. would be what we should expect. "We accordingly bought 135 acres of Farmogerm for cow peas and as a result grew thd best crop of cow pers ever seen at "The Oaks"-vigorous plants, so dark green they were almost black. We cut them off and planted oats on a part of the land after the in oculated cow peas, and oats on a section where cow jpeas without inoculation were grown. In all respects the pre paration and fertilization of the two were the same. "During the prolonged drought this spring the oats after the inoculated cow peas continued to grow and mature properly. The oats after the cow peas continued to grow and mature properly. The oats after the eow peas without inoculation ceased to grow and did not head satisfactorily. You could tell to the row where the soil had been inocu lated, so much more vigorous were the oats. t The results? We harvested three tImes as many oats from the and that had been ioculated for cow peas as we did where the cow peas were rown without In oculation. The effect was marvelous. The cost was trifling, about 11 per acre and for this small expenditure we got a big2er and better crop of cow peas than we had ever grown before, and a 200 per cent increase in our oats. "We have demonstrated that our soils need organic matted and nitrogen and fully appreciate the benefit of the inoculation of cow peas with FARMO GERM, as we as vetch, on poor soils. You should have seen the unpromising character of the soil where we used the FARMOGERM to understand fully the difference in the two crops. This fietd we areplanning to lime and thus re alize the fullest benefit from the inocu lation. That fieldis ,nOw well inocu latea, but we will plant it to cowpeas again to get the full benefit of last year's inoculation. In actual return, figured either as an investment or an ex pense, no money has ever been expended by us that gave such a largerofit as the money spent for the 135 acres of FarmogerM. "There is no guess work in this statement. We know it, because we keep books on every'crop grown o our farms. "We have now had the best prool that it pays to inoculate cow peas, and we shall use inoculation wherever we can plant cow peas thisyear to increase permanently the fertilitliof lour lands. When we have the whole place inocu lated, we are sure our bill for fertilizers will be cut to a fraction of the present expense, and that we will get full ben* eit from all fertilizer used-something that ts impossible unless tbere is plenty of organic matter in the soil. We are #vAS FARMI on National Bank, Columi ianager. - te, City, Tow ted States Yc us and Ref ~XCO, CUBA AND OT HEI A SSOLD IN T suOF'l med "The Nations's Most TE SAME . YWHERE iC. in Carbonated and Perfect] >f Quality, Distinctly All ly Imitated, but Never E< Call for it by Name. mistake---Look for Trade wn Cap of the Bottle---! Genuine. lEE TRIP TO THE 60L[ ROWNS UNTIL JULY 3r Cow Peas ilated lation-Facts That Read Following Inoculated ey Value of Cow to Soil told that liming lime-deficient soils increases the value of artificial inocu lation, but we did not use lime where we planted the inoculated peas. "We are also using inoculation in oui peach orchards with 'a steady in crease in the amount and the quality. of the peaches. "I have heard of other farmers whose expeaience with inoculation of cow peas parallels ours. Used prop erly, accordingly to the simple direc- - tions, we see no reason why any farm er can not get as profitable results as we did. Just think, for a dollar an acre, we got a better andbigger pea crop and three times as many oats as the land would have produced without the Farmogerm! Learn from the experience of Berckmans Brotherz. Tnneulate your cow peas with FA!: -MV, and plant them on every a re of land this summei you possible c.&n Farmogerm pays on all Legumes.. Cow peas inoculated with Farmogem root deeper, gather more nitrogen from the air and make .the locked up plant food in the sub-soil available- for any crop that follows. Berckmans Brotherr have proven that FARMOGERM in sures the continued growth and ma turity of crops under drought conditions that made crop failures on ~soils not treated with FARMOGERM, but which had grown grown cow peas and -were repared and fertilized alike. Where else can crop insurance be bought for $1 per acre? Prices, 1 acre bottles $2 each; five acre bottles, $8 each; 50 acre units (ten five-acre bottles), $55. and -100 acre units (20 five acre bottles), $100. Carrying 'charges paid. Name the crop on which it is to be used. N. B. The Eary-Thomas Farmo germ Companyl are the contractorsifor the breeding, Manufacture and supply of NITRO-CULTURE to the Depart ment of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries of thh State of South Car lina; and to the Department of Agri culture and Immigration of the Coca monwealth of Virginia Price forty (40) cent per acre in South Carolina, on orders io E. J. Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture, Columbia, S. C. Price in Virginia, fifty cents per acre in bot ties, and $2 each for five acre bottles on orders to G. W. Koiner, Commis sioner of Agriculture and Immigratioci Richmond, Va. Carrying charges pre paid in both cases. The Earp-Thomas Farmogermn Corn pany absolutely guarantees' that NITRO-CULTURElis in breeding-and virulence and purity the equal of any inoculating material, regardless of price, with the sole exception of FARMOGERM, the World's Standard Inoculation. If you don't use FARM OGRM, use NITRO-CULTURE. iGERM Co. ia, S. 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