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SEEDS ARE EXPENSIVE 80 BUY THE BEST Every Farmer Should Control the One Factor of Crop Production that is Within His Power by 'Testing His Seed--A Bulletin Tells How. Red clover seed is selling at ap proximately 50 cents a pound. At that price a farmer ean not afford to sow as clover seed anything that is not clover seed. Half a dollir a pound for weed seed, chatl', and dirt is too high a price to pay for the privileeg of be ing careless-particularly as seed testing is comparatively an easy and wholly an inexpensive operation. 'T'here is but one factor in crop pro duction over which the farmer has absolute control. Sunshine mwl mois ture are matters that are wholly be yond his power of intluence. Measur ably, he can control culture, btt too much rain or too long a dr ough t at a critic.gl tilnw ma1:1y pliced even that be yond his , wer. But. no matter what happens. the farmer can be sure that he is planting good seed -the kindl of seed, that gives a fair chance,. will prodee 1 full Crop. 1He can not af- t ford to h:an.!icati Iiasclf at. the out set by p!antinog adulterated or dead seed---the kad of seed that can not b make a full crop no mlatter how favor able conditiins Ivay be. Labeling of Seeds I'romised. e The sale of seed;, in manely States, is a regulated by law, the seller being re- o1 (ui ired to make certain statements as e to quality, but the law is not appli- I cable to seeds that go ihto interstate n commerce. In order to 'et this dif- c, ficulty so far as possible, the Secre- f tary of Agriculture, in 1917, asked p represen tatives of the seed trade to it meet itt Wash.ington and secured the ih counent of most of them t' a sugges tion that seed men label all farm seeds sold in lots of 10 pounds or more, the label to show p'rcentage of pure seed, percentagte of germinaLntio, Li and date of germination test. In some , cases the agreement was not lived up to, but the matter has again been called to the attention of seed men and many of them have again an nounced that they will fully label all l farm seed they sell. Practically all large seedl houses el now have facilities for testing the quality of all lots of seeds that they buy and sell. They have, therefore, the information that the farmer needs and he should insist on being given this information when hie buys seeds. Few farmers are willing to buy low grade seeds, containing much chaff, dirt, weed seeds, and dead seeds-if they know how poor it is. The deal er, however, almost invariably makes his largest profit on the lowest grade of seed le sells and is not alwaiys will iig to put on a truthful label. The farmer's protection lies in blying only labeled Oe l,. Farmer aty Protect Irimtself. The f's rmer, hiwev'1. may%, do a ! great deal toward ttin him'' bo lf by testing '- h at hoe. "Te'I' . Seed in thle Ib tee an- in the Rural Scheol. hut ked b the >iiU 1i E it A!! i~ IS ofr nm e o t. so~ir d CoU an ri tidr o'n othrbu vteryo the ros in outdoor use. nary reSstanc( influences ma appeal to the Its populari public is base< Jat our '' Al . Uit 15) ND n l D 'At hurcit aI r, at yiouriervjiewt corr 'aidence witha n Southern Cypress M1 i l'hrlard Nautiotn .lacks INSIST I iAT YOURlti I >CA! YOU TRUE "TiDEWATE.R" CYPRESS ASSOCiATION'S HI IFl IN DOUBT, Thia tlre t u a~ tar detib,~,, .,~. a,i.- nU,...o To abort a cold and prevent corn plicationc, take (al o tab s The purified a.J refined tornel tablets tl:at are niausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues retain. ed and improved. Sold only in sealed packages. Price 35c. ?ost general use and which it is es ecially desirable to have tested are he true clovers, such as red, alsike, nd crimson; alfalfa; such grasses as in; thy, orchard grass, fescue grass, lue grass, broom grass, and the mil 'ts; cereals. rape, flan, vetch, and .ar. Much of the seed of these crops xccpt cereals and corn, is imported, nd widely variable grades are on the market. Just nv a great deal of over see(d is being imported from :aly, and specialists believe that luch of it is poorly adapted to Ameri in conditions. The prevalence of )reign-grown seed in the market is robably not generally recognized, but is one of the important elements making testing necessary. ---------- PAY TRIBUTE TO FRANCE New York, Jan. 25.-Tr - -~1 An of the victorious s- o , rench on the river Marm. ., a lossal stone statue, one of the larg t of the world's sculptured mon ents, will be placed there by Ameri n citizens, according to plans an iunce(l here tonight by Thomas W. mont, of J. P. Morgan and Company airman of a committee of represen tive Americans who have the pro et in hand. Bland Cars of Character SUMTER, S. C, * LI " hA sier" Crgra,. Look forit. rT "'The Wood JEt ernal" best of exte ods1. M'any think it the lwoods for its extratordi. e to all rot kes a strong thrifty mind. Ly with the i on a grow of its worth. n.:NT " '')-.p YoLL. Our entiror. naU purjo :i in at anufacturers' Ass'n IAtIIERMAN PUIJ SHJ VP'R ISS- ID.NTIFIED BY GISTERED TRADE- MARK. WvR ITrE US, *o~ery hoardof true" Thdawatr"Cypres.. Tak. no Otbet. The exact location of the statue ha3 not been determined but it will- be at a spot near the little town of Meaux, which formed the highwater mark of the German advance in 1914. Marshal Joffre and Marshal Foch will together fix upon the exact location. * ------0 LOWDEN OFFICIE OPENED Wash ington, Jan. 25.--Headquarters will be opened here tomorrow for the presidential candidacy of Governor Lowden, of Illinois. Representative Frank Smith, of Illinois, will be chair man and associated with him will be all the Republicans of the Illinois c clegation in Congress. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Clarendon County, Ila Levi, Plaintiff vs. J. W. Gibson, Defendanto Under and by Virture of A Judg ment Order of the Court of Commlori Pleas, in the above stated action, to me directed, bearing date of Decem ber, 31st, 1919, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at Clarendon Court House, at lanning, in said County, within the legal hours for .iudicial sales, on Mon day the 2nd, day of February, 1920, being salesday, the following describ ed real estate: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, in the State aforesaid, containing one. hundred (100) acres, more or less, as per plat of H1. 'T. Cantey, Surveyor, dated March 1, 1910, and bounded and but ting as follows, to wit: North by land.; known as the Colclough lands; East by other lands of Mrs. Rosa Wcinberl; South by the Santee River Public road which separates it form lands of I. Y. Eadon and West by lands of Richard Johnson. Purchaser to pay for papers. E. B. Gamble, Sheriff. Clarendon County. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE I will apply to the Judge of Pro bate for Clarendon County, on the 23 day of February 1920, at 11 o'clock a. in. for Letters of Discharge as admin istrator of the estate of Joe Burgess, deceased. R. D. McFaddin, Administrator. Sardinia, S. C., Jan. 19. 1920-pd. NOTICE OF )ISCIIARGE I will apply to the Judge of Pro bate for Clarendon County, on the 9th day of February, 1920, at 1 o'clock A. M. for letters of discharge as guardian for dJohn G. Dinkins, Moriah Dinkins now Moriah Wheeler and Clarence Dinkins, formerly minors. A. C. White, Guardian. Alcolu, S. C. Jan. 3, 1920--1-3t.pd t NOTICE 0 FDISCITH7 GE p f; I will apply to the Judge of Probate for Clarendon County, on the 8th u day of February 1920, at 11 o'clock a. Im. for letters of discharge as admin istratrix of the estate of Horace Mc Weaver Thames, (eceased. Susan Elizabeth Thancs, 52--It-pd. Administratrix. D 'cember 23rd, 1919. OTIC'E 0 D'l)ISCIIA RGE I will apply to the Judge of Probate for ''l:nr~ondIon Count''. on the 1ith day of' clwbuary, 19120, . Ii o'clock a. r.. f : istters 1 of I)ischa rge as ad minis trator of' the estaite of Lula 1. Sian, J. G. Sinn, :'a;'rton: S. C., dJan. 15, 1920. 8UMONS I TATE0O" SOUTII CA ROIANA, COURTI~ OF' COhlIMON I>LEAS ((Comiphinct. S''rved) I. : Timial an l Willie WXitherspoon, Df) 0 lats. qulirto answevr the 'omphIdint ini this a'U of whIcich at (opy is: herewithi (".ve upon1 you. and14 to ser've ai coply o' the sub1scriber at his (Illice inl Manl ning, South Cacrolina, within twenty day fteri the s(ervice thereCof, ex. c lus ive (If t he day of such service; andI if yo' fail to answerI the compIa i nt w Ihin t he ti me a foresa id , the plain tifl' in this act ion will apply to the Court for thle relie f demianded in the Dated .Ja inary 12th, A. D). 1920. WV. C. Davis, Plaintff's Attorney. TF the deIcfendan t Levy Tindal: Y'.i will take notice that the Sum :ie ad Comla int in the above en.. titlied act ion has been diled in the of fice oIf Clerk of Cou rt for Clarendon ( eunty. WV. C. D~avis. Plaintiff's Attor'ney. Jan 29h 92. GIOOD 70 THE LMT C1 tatC T iNS ONLY A THN WE ofa -the 'v7va ~ardwoo< and hick: These ar rnan.y pat old s . d: Not the- ly the end the SUMMERT NOTICE I will be at the following places o 1o dates named t, take returns c rsonal >rope-ty. A 50% penalty fo uijure to make returns. C. W. Browns Store Thursday, Jar try 22. Summerton Friday January 23. ROYSTJ "Have sto have alw pert cher Imatera te pract vigorous I splendid aditional I "have st< F. S. ROY! INorfolk, Va, Richmond, VE Washington, N. C. M4ontgome amamemmmmamm ...i ai Fust Recc Car Lc IAVE just recci car load of Th< gon made in t? I region of toug 'y. c the long wea ecnted fea:tiures. ir 1d trac vcst p;iced w:: ons t ChCdpCSt. ON LIVE Si Summerton, St. Paul Saturday, Januar The Cross Roads Monlay, 1 Davis Station Tuesday, Ja f Jordan Wednesday, Jan. 2 SSt. Marks at H. A. A r Thursday, Jan. 29. Foreston Friday Jan. 30. - Wilson Mill Saturday, Jar Midway, Barrows Mill, February 2nd. I a is sto th... nists . reta entrin Royste hamfltocrp /cleprec >od the test." o i f. 3ynhbrat ab, Sparmfnulg.C tlantapG rad prtioresMd.vT manfat uringm.... f ived ~ad- of. ved a shipment )rnhill Vagons ic heart of ' the E- highland oak r wagons with Made with the mut the best and in (611-r1 OCK COMP'NY, S.C. y 24. Sandy Grove, W. D. McFaddens, Jan. 26. Tuesday Feb. 3rd. n. 27. Turbeville, Wednesday, Feb. 4th, 8. New Zion Thursday, Feb. 5th. Isbrooks, Harmony, A. R. Chandlers, Friday Feb. 6th. Plowdens Mill, Alcolu, Monday Feb. I. 31. 9th. Monday Andrew P. Burgess, .. County Auditor. cn~ ps. Then * rntos andP oacitoies ares all sters Fertilizers 10 COMPANYi N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Columbia, S. C. a. Macon, Ga. Columbus, Ga. iledd, Ohio() m~m.. - .m~mm. mu - Iam