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r y : i. ' RECEPTION _ IS HELD AT ALLELDALE Woman’* Reading Club Entertained at • Home of Mi** Sarah Gray. Allendale, May 15.—The Woman’s Reading Club was hostess for a large and brilliant reception on Friday eve ning, at the home of Miss Sara Gray. The entire lower floor of the house was thrown open and decorated with potted plants and cut flowers and lighted with candles, carrying out the color scheme of white* and pink. During the eve ning a musical programme was rend ered by Mrs. Montgomery, the Rev. Mr. Evison, Misses Walker and Flowers, Mrs. Johns, Miss Goldman, Mrs. Oswald aind Mrs. Charles Farmer. Those receiving were Miss Lora Gray, Mrs. W. R. Darlington, Jr., Mrs. C. R. Hiers, Miss Marie Keel and Mrs. J. H. Johnson. Punch was served by Misses McNab and Goldman. The color scheme was carried out also in the refreshments, cakes=- and cream. About 100 guests enjoyed the hospi tality of this club on this occasion, a number of out of town guests being ! the number. ^FYizelle Allen, of Columbia, is 't of Mrs. W. T. Riley, lames L. W. Googe and William hay have returned from Bennetts- 'where they attended the federa ted convention of women’s clubs. Mrs. H. N. All gave a large and brilliant reception on Thursday after noon in honor of Mrs. Charles Farmer, a recent bride. Mrs. W. T. Riley entertained her bridge club on Wednesday morning. The Missionary society of the Meth odist church gava a pleasant and en joyable reception to the ladies of the church at the parsonage on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Cunciggham of Augusta, who has been visiting Mrs. J. A. Patterson, has returned home. PLEASANT HILL NEWS. Large Crawd Attend* Annual Plcuic.—A Card Party. Pleasant Hill, May 15.—Quite a crowd attended the annual picnic here on Thursdav. The day was enjoyed very much by all present. Miss Bellie Bailey, of Robbins, is the guest of Miss Kahron FoIk. Mrs. C. E. Edenfield, of North Augus ta, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. S. West hers bee. Miss Louie Mitchell, of Florence, spent a few days last week with Miss Mattie Mitchell. Mrs. L. M. McNab left today for Yemassee, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Hill. Mrs. Belle Anderson, of Graniteville, and Mr. Edgar Mitchell and family, of Augusta, are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs. B. 0. Mitchell. Mrs. John Hiers and children, of Statesboro, Ua., are the guests of Mr. end Mrs. R. E. Woodward. Miss Inez Weathersbee is at home agM^fter a very successful year as t^^Pr near Windsor. Mr and Mrs. C. B. Parker entertain ed very pleasantly Thursday evening of last week with a card party. Tb* Seven Age* ef Women." “The Seven Ages of Woman,” a spectacular play depicting the most importants events in a woman’s life, was shown at the Opera House Friday even ing to a highly appreciative audience. The play was staged under the personal direction of Miss Julia Grace Kincaid, who deserves especial mehtion for the excellent manner in which she coached the participants. She was ably assisted by Mrs. W. M. Andrews, of Barnwell. A tidy sum was realized, the proceeds being equally divided between Miss 'Kincaid and the Ladies’ Guild of the ^Episcopal Church. ALUED TROOPS MAKE GAINS ON LONG FRONT > - German* Suffer Break* in Lin* Extend ing Over Two Mile*. London, March 16.-The southern end of the British line which extends from about Ypres to below LaBassee, joining the French front north of Arras, has been engaged in heavy fighting, and the British troops, according to official statements, have gained mark- edly against the Germans, whose line has been broken over the greater part of a two-mile front. Farther north at Steenstraete the Belgians have held previous.gains, not withstanding violent efforts by the Germans. __ North of Arras the French have been carrying out a series of actions aiming at strengthening their front, while in the Champagne the French claim to have almost completely destroyed eight German companies, which charged the first line of French trenches after an explosion of a mine. At this point the Germans were suc cessful for a period, but two counter attacks with bayonet and hand grenades resulted in the retaking of the position by the French,-who later counted 1,000 Germans dead. The entire effective force of the Germans engaged in these operations, the French assert, were either killed or wounded. On the other hand, the German war office de clares the allied attacks north of Ypres and around Streenstraete and Het Sas which were carried out without regard for losses have been repulsed. Likewise the British Infantry attacks following strong artillery preparation, Berlin asserts, have been driven back. The Germans have made an import ant advance in the Lorette hills, where they have taken possession of a French strategical point for a distance of nearly half a mile. In the East the Russians are prepar ing to make a stand on the river San. Heavy reinforcements are believed to have reached that section*and the Russian retreat is thought to be ended, temporarily at least. The situation in Italy has taken on a more definite aspect, as Premier Salan- dra and his cabinet have returned to power. Popular excitement aroused by the resignation of Salandra has sub sided in s large measure and the people are awaiting decisive action, which may be taken before the convening of par liament on May 20. Italy is reported to have 1,700,000 soldiers read) for war, if war should come. There are reports of clashes between Austrian and Italian troops on the frontier. Announcement of the insurrection at Lisbon had been crushed apparently was premature, as latest advices from the Portuguese capital indicate a state of anarchy and fighting in the streets and that large revolutionary forces are preparing to storm Libson. BLACKV1LLE SCHOOL . WILL CLOSE MAY 24 Begin Commencement Exercise* Will Sundey, the 23rd Inst. The annual commencement of the Blackville High Schodl will begin Sun day morning, May 23, at 11 o’clock with a sermon by the Rev. H. Grand)’ Har din of Denmark. On Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock the annual address to I the school will be made by Supt. W. Jay McGanty. On Monday, May 24 at 12 o’clock the commencement exercises will be held by the graduates, after which Congress man James F. Byrnes of Aiken *rill deliver the literary address to the graduating class. The entire faculty was re-elected ov er a month ago and all have signified their intention to accept. The faculty is as follows:. Superintendent, W.Jay McGarity; Misses Mary E. Stokes, Caro lina E. Spearman, Dot Hamel, Louise . . J . Wilson, Kate Sarrat, Lucie V. Gasque AdT.rh.ed Utter*. and Adele Dunbar. . Letters remaining in the Post Office ; Supt. McGarity has perfected plans tnd advertised May 17th 1915. j to • have a department of domestic MAL,t ! science in the school next year, also a Rell Baxley, Thomas Harley. Mack department of music. ^ ackson, Hillie Kitchings, Paul Roberts, j r T T R. Roberts, J. G. Walker, Gentle Ehrhardt, 2; Fairfax,! 'bite. KKMAI.B Mrs. Allen Dunbar, Mrs. Reaker Mham, Mrs. Peggie James, Hattie &wman, Mr*. Francis Walker. ^ Persona calling for these letters will say advertised. / Chas. E. Falkenstein, P. M. CHARLES MATHIS WIZARD IN SCIENTIFIC FARMING • Ehrhardt, May 13.—Fairfax was de feated here this afternoon, 2 to 1, in a > lO-lnning game. The contest rounded in a pretty pitchers’ battle between Hiers, for the locals, and Youmans, for the visitors. The work of both f eatu red and so did the playing of Smith for Fairfax on first. . - Score by inning: Dm* of a Child. Ehrhardt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—2 ’We, May 15.—At about 8:30 Fairfax .c.... ^.0 0 1-000 0 0 0—1 on May 6 little Earl Dillon, the | Batteries: "Him and Moore; Youmans soo of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. and Young. Umpires, Messrs Glover and of Biaekvilie, poised away. Gooch. — sick only t few days and • ♦ ♦ • shouek to the com-i Mr. C. M. Turner, of Ellentoa, was n Some Lessons Which His Operations' Show—Value of In oculation ot Soil—Vetch One of the Best of His Crops—Diversified Agriculture. ’ Blackville, May 17.—“There goes the original intensive farmer of this sec tion,” said Dr. John England Maloney, of Blackville, indicating a large man past the meridian of life, who was guiding a big touring car through the street, “a man whose example has been worth untold thousands to the people of this community. He was the first one to get us away from the ‘all cotton’ programme, and extensive growing of asparagus, cantalouges, cu cumbers and watermelons hereabouts dates from the time he moved to Black- jrjlle. He does, nof like to talk, but if you can persuade him to take you out to his farm, you will see the show place Of this section and some mighty fine crops. His name is Mathis—Char ley Mathis, and in addition to his in terests here he plants in Florida, Geor gia, at Rocky Ford, Col., and in Im perial Valley, Cal.” Mr. Mathis courteously , invited the correspondent to accompany him to his farm, which begins just a mile from the business section of Blackville, stopping on the way to pick up his brother-in-law, Frank Walker, who plants a part of the farm and superin tends Mr. Mathis’ personal operations during the latter’s frequent absences in other States; — Asperagw* Finished. “I have just finished shipping as paragus,” said Mr. Mathis. “Prices were low this season and dropped last week to ten cents a bunch, so it no longer paid. We had a very good crop but the prices have not been up to the mark of former seasons. Cucumbers will be our next money crop, and if we get good rains we ought to do fairly well. This crop needs plenty of mois ture from the time it is seeded and if we have good seasons the ‘cukes’ are of fine quality and bring a good profit Cantaloupes come on soon after the ‘cukes’ are off and some years we have made a lot of money out of them. Last year, with the late spring and the dry season, the Georgia shipping season overlapped ours and prices were low. But the Blackville cantaloupe grown from true Rocky Ford seed is hard to beat and commands a good price in the market. As much as 150 crates per acre are made around here, and tl to $1.15 a crate gives us good profits. The buyers for the Northern markets come here and remain during the ship ping season, and most of the farmers who grow them sell their crops right here. Unless a man is a big producer and has fine connections in the various markets this plan is safer. Cantaloupes have made a lot of money for the peo ple of this section and the indications this season so far are for a good crop.” Start* Watermelon*. , “By the time the cantaloupes are off watermelons are ripe and we ship heavily from Blackville. In past years it was not uncommon for Blackville to ship a trainload a day for a considerable period, but watermelon land is scarcer now and the acreage is smaller. It won’t do to plant watermelons on the same land year after year and many of our people won’t plant the same field to them oftener than once in seven years. The crop is a prolific source of plant diseases and it is not good prac tice to plant it too often on the same land. Through constant selection of my seed I manage to improve my mel ons and get considerable above the market for my crop. Before a melon is pulled I personally go into the fields and mark the melons that are to be re served for seed, picking out those with the best shape, none of which weigh under 45 pounds and many running up tp 70 pounds, and let them thoroughly ripen in the field. •In August or early September, the marked melons are all hauled'.out under the trees, and one man cuts off both ends and then cuts it in two lengthwise, while others strip out the seeds from the fully ripe meat and. they are separated from the meat by a sieve, and thoroughly dried. It pays me to do this, and gives employ- mentto the hands when the main crops are laid by.” L _, " ■ On the Mathis farm even the as paragus seed are saved and are sold direct to a wholesale seed dealer. ' Charles H. Mathis is a native of that part of Barnwell county south of the Charleston k Augusta railroad which -is now laeorporatnd into Aiken county. Educational opportunities were a very the tbs in a year country school, and a couple of more months at a pri vate school taught by some nice old BRITISH OFFENSIVE STARTED IN BELGIUM lady a friend of the family who “needed the money,” being the best to be had. But an inquiring mind, the energy of a steam engine and a desire to learn have all tended to overcome the lim-, Rations of early youth, and toaay Charles H. Mathis is justly regarded as the best farmer in a comminity of good farmers. Ha* Reel Science. “Take it from me,” said a young man who has his degree in agricul ture from Clemson, “Mr. Charley Mathis would ridicule the Very idea of his being a scientific farmer. He never studied the science of agriculture as it is taught at our colleges, but some how he knows it for everything he does on his farm is scientific to a de gree, and when it comes to the art of farming most of our college bred far mers can learn from him.” The Mathis farm presents about as many different types of soil as any farm in the county. Heavy clay land, medium sandy loams, clay loams and fine white all-sand fields are there. Land that now produces two bales of cotton to the acre a few years ago re quired four, five and even six acres to produce a bale. Eighty-seven bushels of corn per acre have been produced in the same field that formely did not make 15. There are nearly 200 acres of oats, rye, and oats and vetch on this farm. Fields that two years ago had been unplantable are now producing large crops, while in a veritable sandbsd I saw the greatest crop of oats and vetch I have ever beheld. We left the car to follow the narrow path through a particularly fine field of oats, to which Mr. Mathia pointed with great pride. “This ia my finest field of osta," he said, "and I would like you to observe 1 it very closely. Last spring I used 1,000 pounds of ground limestone per acre here, sod drilled in two bushels per sere of cowpess inoculated. In three weeks they were crotch high and grew over four feet high when a windstorm blew them down. I cot off the biggest crop of peavines I ever saw and yet left fully a third on the ground, which were disced in. In October I seeded my oats, without a pound of fertiliaer, and this is the result. On the right side of this path in March I used 80 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre, and—” Don’t Need It | “Wasted your soda,”, said Frank Walker. Three other farmers who were present decided that the nitrate field was no better than that untreat ed. “This shows,” continued Mr. Mathis, “that the inoculated cowpeas will give us all the nitrates we need to make a bumper oat crop.” The crop was fine enough to stir the pride of any farmer, and in view of the fact that no rain had fallen on it for five weeks was unmistakable proof of good seed, good preparation and the merits of artificial inoculation. Mr. Mathis stated most positively that the result was due to the use of inoculation of the cowpeas “Over there we have just the same character of soil, that had the same preparation and preceded by cowpeas that were not inoculated. I have used limestone there, and got a fine crop of peavines. I used indentically the same seed, no fertilizer, and see what I have got—scarcely enough oats to cut.” As the car moved over the sandy road, Mr. Mathia pointed to a tangled mass of purpling blooms and grayish green hay through which occasional oat heads could be seen. “That field had its dose of limestone last year and was seeded to vetch for the first time. The land was very thin, and through poor seed or lack of organic matter the vetch did not do well. I gave it 60 pounds of, nitrate of soda to the acre, and that great growth is where the soda was used, but the balance of the crop that was not treat ed is now coming strbng and may catcli up with it. On very poor land vetch does not do well the first year without fertilizer, but the second, year, as Mr. Walker wfll show you, it certain-, ly can take care of itself.” * I (Continued next week.) With the exception of a few rough. stretches,; the, ’ Barn well-Blackville road im again a near approach te a boulevard and ia a mecca for motorteta ef both towns. The writer teas then a dozen ears while returning ~~ ivilla Sunday Another Serious Advance Initial Success for English. • London, May 17.—Field Marshal Sir John French in a message to-night in formed the British people that their troops again had taken the offensive after a fortnight spent in hurling back German attacks and had swept across and captured all Qerman trenches south of Richebourg-L’Avoue over a two-mile front. This movement, which has resulted in the capture of numerous prisoners, is~still under way and gives indica tion of being as important in the mat ter of territory won as was the recent French advance* Elsewhere along the western battle front a lull prevails. In the east Vienna reports that Sun day passed with/^ little activity. This is considered here as possibly indicat ing that the Russians have reached a point where they are able to re-estab- lishp their line. The Austrians, how ever, assert that their army still ad vances. A homeward-bound Zeppelin, return ing from a raid on England, was at tacked torfiay as it reached the Bel- gain coast. The big gas bag is re ported to have been damaged, but its fate was not learned, as it drifted away in the fog. The strain of waiting for definite news of Italy’s intention with regard to the war has been relieved some what by the statement that nothing further is to be done until Parliament meets Thursday. Meantime special trains are reported to be in readiness to take the German and Austrian am bassadors out of the country. The German press is gloomy over the situa tion. The May Court. The May term of the Court of Com mon Pleas convened here Monday with Judge Shipp presiding. The following cases have been tried: Mace Jeffcoet vs Ashton Holland, ver dict for defendant for property in dis pute. N. Blatt vs R. B. Still, et al., consent verdict for the plaintiff for 1458.77. Ashepoo Fertilizer Co. vs J. J. and C. C. Jenkins, consent verdict for the plaintiff for 8888.91. T. A. Green va Henry Washington, verdict for the plaintiff for the proper ty in dispute or in case delivery cannot be had for 81247.50, the value thereof. An extra venire of petit jurors was drawn Monday, as follows: T E Cum mings, T J Langley, J D Garrison, W B Parker, J B Harley, J B McNab, W H Baxley. Our Friend*. Two of The People’s very good friends have remembered the editor lately. About ten days ago Supt.Horace J. Crouch, of Elko, presented us with several fine bunches of asparagus, enough for our family and some for the neighbors. On Friday, Capt. C. H. Mathia, of Blackville, brought us a crisp, hard- headed, seven-pound cabbage. He said that he purposely selected a ‘small one,” knowing that our family is small. He also stated that he has some cab bages in his field at least a third larger than his gift to us and that one in par ticular measures 48 inches from “tip to tip” and is not entirely grown yet. All of which leads us to doubt the the wisdom of the ancient’s plea to “de liver me from my friends.” Don’t Let Greac Get a Start Killing the grass before it comes up is the easiest way to kill it, provided the weather will permit. Last year I prepared my cotton land and let it lie until after a rain. The harrow was then run oyer it and cotton planted. The first crop of grass—the one which is usually contemporaneous with the cotton—was thus destroyed before it came up. The weeder was then kept going at every opportunity until the cotton was too large. The result was there was not much grass when the cotton was chopped, and this was all the hoeing H got. Corn was planted and harrowed just before coming out of the ground and the harrow and weeder used after wards. No hoe work was dqpe except thinning.-J. F. Hunter, in The Pro gressive Fanner. UNION MEETINGS OF THE BARNWELL BAPTIST ASSR. To B* H*M ot Sefrlt, Mt Catm* Ghent’* Branch and Bethnedn. The following is the programme of- the Union .Meetings of the Barnwell Baptist Association which wili be held May 29th and 30th at Seigling, ML Calvary, Ghent’a Branch and Bethesda: Topics for discussion: 1. The ideal 1 relation between pastor and pastorate. 1 2. What uses should a church make of the Lord’s Day? 3. A standard Sunday school. How obtained and its benefits to a country community. Speakers. At Seigling: 1. W. H. Moody, J. E. Jenkins, J. R. Culiom. 2. O. W. Barker, T. J. Deer, F. H. Funderburk. 3. A. W. Manuel, J. W. Bates, L. D. Baas. 4. N. E. Brant, E. A. McDowell, J. D. Augley. Sermon on Sunday by F. H. Funder burk. At Mt. Calvary: 1. G. E. Birt, Jeff Hah*, D. W. Heckle 2. R. R. Johnston, W. W. Johns, W. M. Jones. 3. R. E. Woodward, S. A. Hair, J. D. Peacock. 4. G. W. Hutson, J. A. Collins, W. M. Jones. ^— Sermon on Sunday by D. W. Heckle. At Ghent's Branch: 1. W. H. Still, W. H. Hutto, Goo. Hopkins. 2. Laurie Sandifer, L. W. Abetance, J. D. Huggins. 3. W. C. Baxley, W. H. Collins, J. M. Grubbs. 4. G. T. Grimes, Geo. Hopkins,E. G. Mayfield. Sermon on Sunday by J. D. Huggins. At Bethesda: 1. Thoa. Clayton, D. O. Hunter, W. R. McMillan. 2. G. W. Folk, O. H. Smook, /. K. Smith. 3. W. O. Britton, F. H. Fender, 4. E. McMillan. 4. W. R. McMillan, J. R. Smith, W. O. Britton. Sermon on Sunday by W. R. Mc Millan. DROOCHT IS BROKEN Heavy Greedy lamrefe Crape. Lyndhurat, May 15.—After kn* weeks of drought, heavy rains have fallen in this section during the pant • week, greatly improving the coodittoo of young crops. Mrs. Oacnr P. Hay and little daugh ter, Nell, of Raleigh, N. C., are visiting , at the home of Mr. John M. Gantt Mr. L. G. Hay is visiting relatives In Charleston. Some of the young people enjoyed n fish fry at Roberts' Landing Wednsetter evening. It is a matter for regret that in this village giria are a scarce Hem. How ever, every cloud has a silver l««»f"g and with so many boys to choose freaa there is excellent material for a ball team, which ia rapidly improving under the efficient coaching and managemamt of its captain, Mr. R. H. Gaunt SefcliafTille New*. Seiglingville, May 27.—Among I from here who attended the pieWle at Yenome Saturday were Messrs. H. H. Youngblood, Norman WtlUams, Allen My rick, Earl Furman and 4. W. Boy tea. Mrs. W. A. Hayes, of Barnwell, in spending some time with her daughter. 1 Mrs. W. W. Thomas. A fine son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Thomas Friday. Mrs. P. W. Long and Mias Latin Youngblood, of Barnwell, visited^reia- tives here yesterday. Mr. H. 4. Moody has purchased an Overland automobile. Miss Maude Youngblood visited rela tives in Appleton last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Augley and: of Ulmer, visited relatives here; day. Mrs. O. W. Googe returned last • from a pleasant visit to relatives friends in Hilda. Miss Minnie Thomas, of Fairfax, visitipg relatives here this week. Quite a number of Barnwell gentle men attended an enjoyable fish dinner at Cope’s Mill, near Ulmer, Thursday. They report fish in super-abundance. — • ■- ' ■ A simple, practical method of can- trotting potato bugs ia the k to mix a tablespooofuI of Parte groan with three quart* of flour and dost it on the plants early on the dew teen The following is the honor roll of the Galilee school for the last si month: i 8th grade: Shellie Black. Black, Agatha FhuaL i 7th grade: Mian* Black, C. C. Black, F Laurte Earl Stitt. v 2nd g^WfoteaPnrte,