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rwo USE NEW LAND IN WAD CAMPAIGN I Offers Largest Opportunity For Increasing the Food Supply of Nation PLANT OLD LAND AND ADD NEW LAND; 1111 *** - - ~ ? 11 ^ * ??* /wf o >> ? urmers ivuow jliuu ucj iiami Crops Need New Land For Good Results. The acreage of certain crops this year can be greatly increased b;> breaking new land where such land is near farms already in operation, according to the specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Assuming that all cultivated land will continue to be farmed, this use of new land now offers the largest op portunity for increased acreage ol lb] 7 crops. This applies to the prairie region in general, but principally to the Great Plains. The breaking up of new land provi ics for crops that would otherwise be put or. present cultivated land. If these new lands should not he ready in time for crops of the present season, they should he in excellent condition for wheat next fall or for wheat or some other crop next spring. The farmer is not urged to use new land to the neglect of his usual farm operations or to attempt more than he can carry out in the way of breaking new land with his available labor and equipment. Crops Adapted to New Breaking. The crops that are known to do best on new breaking in the Great Plains at\d prairie regions general1;/ are flax, corn, sorghum (kafir, milo. sorgo, or sweet sorghum), broom corn, and beans. Such vine crops as squashes, pumpkins, etc, can sometimes be grown to advantage with corn, kafir, or ther tilled crops where live stock is available to utilize them before freezing weather in the fall. In some cases the total production per acre can be increased by growing two crops together, such as corn and pumpkins where these are adapted. Flax.?Flax is adapted to the north em plains, especially to Montana, the Dakotas, and western Minnesota. The acreage of flax can probably be increased to a great extent on new land in this district. It can be sown late in the season and is well adapted to newly broken land; in fact, it is the crop most largely used on breaking in the region where flax is grown. Sorghum.?The sorghums (kafir, milo, sorgo or sweet sorghum) should Dc: used extensively in the Great Plains from Nebraska southward. These crops are better adapted than corn to districts where the rainfall is, low. Where co / often fails on ac-1 count of drought, the sorghums may make a fair crop. The acreage of sorghum can be largely increased on new breaking, where old ground is already taken for other crops, at com paratively small cost. Broom corn.?Broom .corn .ran be grown on the sod land and leave that much acreage for other crops. It is adapted to the southern half of the Great Plains. Be:;ns?Beans are a good crop or. I new breaking. They are being used i with good results in Colorado and thr 1 southern plains. The Mexican or Pinto hcan is largely employed and is | already increasing greatly a rex' ; f tuple crop, ?;i pilar t .> cereals. Seed ar.d Labor. The two thing's that muy interfere| with this great addition to the food crop acreage are lack of seed and labor. Fortunately not much seed will be required for corn and the sorghums?from f> to 8 pounds per acre for the former and from o to f> pounds for the latter. In the extreme southwestern plains the soil is sometimes loose enough to be disked and harrowed and thereby put into good Don't Neglect the Summit Cold. We "catch cold" in warm weather because colds are germ diseases an our vitality is too low to resist them. To kill those cold germs, the antisep nine-tar of Dr. Hell's Pine-TarHoney is famously effective, beside helning to reb'ovo the t;ght chest an invigorate the tissues. The honey and expectorant ingredients heal tl hroat r"d *ho cough. Alway have a bott'e of Dr. Bell's Pine-TarHoney in your home, 25c., at your druggist.?adv. STATE ITEMS| OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE From the hands of Gov. R. I. Man-J n:ng 20(? graduates of Winthrop co!-l legs las^ week received their diplo-1 I mas. j i The South Carolina shoot opens in I Greenwood la>t week. Stopping forward as if in one solid t rank for the defense of the State and i nation. South Carolina's young men of 21 to 30 last week presented them selves for enlistment on the "lists of honor." < I Registration day showed the larg- 1 est crowd ever seen in Bennettsville. 1 A call has pone out from the naval < clothing factory at the Charleston I navy yard for an additional increment 1 of 700 power sewing machine oparal tors to report between June 18 am! Julv 2. "Make our cattle feed soldiers?no4. ! ticks," is a slogan for the South suggested by the United States depai* n.ent of agriculture in a recent bulle-' tin. i In order that federal aid may he I obtained for road building by coun- ? ties in the State, it will be necessary! . foi the county road commissioners to ; promptly indicate on maps now he- j ing prepared by the State highway engineer and which will be sent them : within the near future approximately such roads as they wish to im? i I P'ove with federal aid during the ' next five years, so that the State J ; highway department may submit to j * the secretaire of ag-riciiltiire for his! < approval a proposed system of roads, j The Women's league of Scranton, has sent to the Southeastern division! < of the American Red Cross 200 pillow ] sl-ps for hospital relief work. Karl Karst, a naturalized German convicted last week in the United States court of having threatened the I , life of the President, was sentenced i < by Judge Henry A. M. Smith to three!, months in the Richland county jail! and to pay a fine of $250 and tin J costs of prosecution. condition like old ground. Drought. The farmer must remember thu chances of loss from drought stii exist even if newly broken land is used. There is, however, the advantage in this means of increasing the acreage of crops this year?that sod land conserves moisture more thu . old ground. Methods of Planting Sod Crops. The methods of plainting these crops, which arc usually quite differ- j ent from those used on old ground ! will depend upon the kind of crop an the condition of the sod in the local- ! jit>. Sometimes the seed is dropper;! j b> hand ahead of the breaking plow ; in about every third furrow in such - j j position that it will come up between j the furrows. Sometimes, while th" sod is freshly turned, the seed or row j crops may be planted with a twoi horse planter having rolling cutter:- I I in front of the shoes, or if this ma. j chine is not available the seed may br j planted with a hand corn planter. | Other methods will suggest them selves oi" may already be in use in different localities. W One reason why we alwa o buy to suit the needs of the Carolina. Another reason we lead i i hlivinn in thp wnv nf tho Inu/rcl ? w J ZJ ' ' ' ' V ? w V* J v VI I V I V l? vj i kets for the goods the people I Another reason is that v\ always done, that the public if We mean to lead. VISIT US AT OUR S niicriiDiit UUOLI1DUI Toddville, TIIE HORttY 1 ' WHAT OTHER PAI Charged to Him. Many a young fellow who is not a rrseball player has a reeoul on a diarond this month.?The State. Taught Early. The recruit, either in the army or he navy, should be taught to swim nfrly in the game.?Evcniug Post. Too Bad. Harold Booker told us the othei lay that he was grieved because newspaper men were exempt from rtar duty. He intimated that he ^ ould rather go to war than to keep nn living in Spartanburg. And you know what Sherman said war was.? Claffney Ledger. Heallv So. The food speculator is more dangerous than the submarine.?Dillon Herald. How To Do It. Mr. Kicker, you think the Editor of Ik is paper should be able to please everybody, don't you? We suggest .hat you try scratching some feUow >n the spot where it itches the most. After you have tried it a few times you will appreciate our position.? I.uttu Observer. Every bod y K nows. A federal government bulletin says :hat fruit jars can be easily opened 'if you will take hold of the top with i piece of sandpaper." And of course everybody knows how to make a piece 3f sandpaper.?Daily Record. Will Meet Few. Early to bed and early to rise, and you'll meet very few of our best people.?George Ade. Merely Lax>ks On. Grand Duke Nicholas is anothei once prominent Russian who is now merely looking on.?The State. FERTILIZE OR FAIL O TaP Onrip "7 nftr nr?nf Innl/oriA | jjvj utiyo i jjgi i>cm. iaur\ay<c 600 Bags 7 per cent C S Meal 425 Bags Guano 100 Bags 16 per cent ack: 300 Bags Nitrate Soda' (expected May 3rd.) 500 Bags Grits 300 Bags Corn 13 000 Lbs. Lard o We need to make the biggest crop ever. It will take fertilizer, grit and sweat tc do it. "Grit brings home the bacon. No sweat, no sweet, no grit, no glory." PALMETTO GROCERY CO. Cooper Mullins I A G ys lead is that we know what people of this section of South s that we do some careful t prices to be had on the marwant and need. j it believe now, as we have i entitled to a square deal. TORE. w o on ll ft OU. &* s. c. IERALD. CONWAY. 8 C PERS ARE SAYING j Thanks. This country is glad to do everything it can for Russia, although it is fortunate that the whole Russian pop illation is not in need of food from the United States.?The State. The One For Work. Pershing is priviledged to carry an army to France first, but the army being trained by General Wood will be the one to do the work?Copied. Or.e-fourth For Bonds. The Englishman and the Frcnrh man have found that th iv can easily j invest in the bonds of their governj ments one-fourth of all their income. This results in no inconvenience t" J them?and enhances the genera I spirit of loyalty and patriotism which has made those countries noted on every page of history. Were every American t<> invest one-fourth his inj ctme in Liberty loan bonds the ! $7,000,000,000 which are now offered would be taken up and paid for !> | fore the government could find us*.J for the money. And the vast surplu i wealth of the country would he let* undisturbed for investment in the I | usual channels which lead to prosperity and development. Buy a bond I and?do it now.?Houston Post. lie.idy Trained. I Our army, too, they tell us is ready fo- the trenches, trained in the deserts and hills of Mexico they are in shape to strike a blow that will not be long in coming.?Florence Times. Nobody Knows. Why does a girl always take for granted you mean a pretty one when you tell her she is "pretty as a picture?"?Evening Post. 1 Lets Do It. We are told by the United States j department of health that if we ,1 could eradicate preventable sickness, the saving would pay the war debt.? Florence Times. o IS IT "JUST A COLD"? Conway People Should Ask Themselves This Question. Don't say: "It's just a cold." It may turn into backache, rheumatic aches, achy joints. , Or other serious sickness that comes from weak kidneys. Colds are due to congestion. Congestion makes the kidneys .overwork to filter the blood. Colds often leave the kidneys weak First break the cold; Then use Doan's Kidney Pills to avert the kidney dangers. I.et this Conway resident tell you about them. J. T. Proctor, farmer, Conway, says: "I had pains in my back and loins. At times, I had headaches an'! idizzy spells, during which iv.y siglu | blurred. The kidneys secretions t were often too frequent in passage, t, breaking my rest at night. C Ids settled on my kidneys i made my '(back ache worse. 1 u-ed Doan's Kid, ! ney Pills, procured fro.n the Norm I Drug Co.. as directed and they le .lieved all -igas of 'he -oub'o." I Price GOe, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pill -?the same t'.o Mr. Proctor had. F o.-ter-M'Ibuvn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. V ?adv HAhinC ADMC runsj, nnifUf | LIMBS^ ASLEEP And Was Run-Down, Weak and I Nervous, Says Florida Lady. Five Bottles of Cardoi Made Her Well. Kathleen, Fla.?Mr*. Dallas Prine, of this place, says: "After the birth of my last child...I got very much run-down and weakened, so much that I could hardly do anything at all. I was so awfully nervous that I could scarcely endure the least noise. My condition was getting worse all the time... I knew I must have some relief or I would soon he in the bed and in a serious condition for I felt so bartiy and was so nervous and weak I could hardly live. My husband asked Dr. about my taking CarduL lie said, 'It's a good medicine, and good for that trouble', so he got me 5 bottles... After about the second bottle I felt greatly in:yroved.. .before taking I 4. -- II 1 - ii. ma iimuH ana nanU3 and arms would go to sleep. After taking it, however, this poor circulation disappeared. My strength caine back to me and I was soon on the road to health. After the use of about 5 bottles, I could do all my house-work and attend to my six children besides." You can fc<?r naf'? Iu giving Cardui a thorough trial for your troubles, tt contains no harmful or habit-forming drugk but is composed of mild, vegetable, medicinal ingredients with no bad after-effects. Thousands of women have voluntarily written, telling of the good Cardui has done thorn. It should help you, too. Try it. ft 74 F0KE1UN IVMl* i _ ' Ga I tiKUED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY REAPING | An urgent appeal to pupils to re- \ main in high school next tall as a patriotic duty has been issued by Dr. IV P. Claxton, United States commis-1 sioner of education. ! Reports indicate an improvement {' in the situation over most of the cotton belt and in Georgia and Arkansas the condition now is rather good. | Italy has determined to cut its con-! sumption of coal and iron in half as! a war measure to reduce its ship ton- 1 nuge. i ! ! The nation's capital last week resounded with the martial airs of Dixie and the rebel yell as ten thou-' sand Confederate veterans, carrying their battle-scarred flags with the ( Stars and Stripes, tramped through blocks of cheering thousands along Pennsylvania avenue and passed in review before President Wilson and Vice President Marshall. In this crisis of our nation's history our girls have shown their patriotism by joining the Red Cross society in large numbers and taking the course of training for First aid to the injured. Birmingham passed in parade bofore Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, L\ S. A., and otlier distinguished visitors ( when more than 30,000 men,, women and children marched up and down the streets giving vent to their patriotic fervor. ' Albania, following a council of ma- i jority of its chieftains, has declared its independence and requested the protection of the Italian government. More than 10,000.000 young Amer-I icans have enrolled themselves for1 I , war service. Santos Dunio.it, the pioneer Brazilian aviator, has invented a powerful type of se ipiurm for fighting submarines . At the request of the state department the federal reserve board has wraned member banks of the reserv system that German interests in Lu 1 tin America are seeking to secureAmerican funds for fomenting trouble in this hemisphere, and that | all transfers of money to neutral j countries on both sides of the Atlan-[ i l : - ?- ? . . - - - ut must ue scrutinized carefully. ' Evidence that two complete lug* , powered wireless installations nssem. J bled in New York, were shipped piece | , meal to Mexico, supposedly for use of a German spv svstem in this countrv,1 . .* was unearthed in connection with th arrest of three men on charges of con spiring t() send mail containing mm-; tr.ry information from the United j States to Germany through members of Norwegian ship crews. Regular army recruiting fo?' June' 2 and ') was 2,699 men, making the 1 grand total of 97,292 enlist antsince April !. Saves Doctor's Bills Instead of calomel and other violent pura:a? tivea, which are dangerous aa well aa nauseating, it id better to use a reliable medicine like Granger Liver Regulator Under date o f gpKgqgasaiwn Oct. 27.1916. J. W. Clark, Lafayette. Ala.. R. F. D. No. 4. writi a V? 90 ' and fimHt to^bo a i5tVa' M ;JJIi JlTi!' fine family remedy J?iK\tt X wh.ch haa savod wm rwAi?iMW|i numerous doctor's bills. I always keep S2&** fid PR'???^1' ?t in my house and ! 'SI Up*rw*"10 r'Sfrtvl would not bo with).?*?"??$ OUt it." tal??JS?i S\l IT Sold by drug:* gists, 25c box. ?-? Refuse all substiCranstr Medictno Co.. Chattanooga, Tonvfc T~Y 1* E wl i have the toliowir.g Second 1 L. C Smith (used very little) 1 No. 6 Oliver 1 NO. 10 Remington Visible \ No. 5 Royal 1 Blind Fox 1 Blind Smith Premier All of those machines have I a^d are guaranteed to be in fir Will sell on monthly payments,1 fr\r> IA/pIIa ?r*rt wr.ii** r>nftelp I Ul liUJ* l? ? I IVj lliu J VMI I IVlVUJl R. G. SCAR1 SUMTER. SOU Deal L. C. Smith & Sros. . ft 1 W. 14. Newell, superintendent of the Kooky Mountain division, AtlanLie Cv>ast Line railroad, appeared I?- ? . 'ore the railrdad commission and ask i'<I for permission to discontinue one passenger train between Maxton, N. (J., and Sumter. H. W. Barol, an American hi r ranee, has given 125,000 franciv^v) the ministry of marine as prizes^ for officers and gunners on merchantmen who sink submarines. The money is to be distributed in prizes of 13,000 Y 1'iancs. * o Some one lias said that the war has already taught the people the value r?T himl COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 or 6 doses 666 w;11 bre^ <iny case of Chills & Fever. Cotffi & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not *ripe or sicken. Price 25c. g f> OBIT 1'A K Y. Henry L. W. Johnson was horn July U. 1835, of Scotch-Irish parentage, and departed this life May 31, I hi 7, aged SI years, 10 months and 17 days. He was a son of Daniel and Annie Mux Johnson, all of Horry County, S. C. He was married lo Miss Kliza A. Johnson about the y\ir 1856, to whom were born 14 children, five of which: Caroline, Margaret, ( Sam, Nancy and Daniel preceded him to the spirit world; and nine, Charley W., Andy M., Alva H., Tolitha Bersl.eba Kay, Lewis S., Whiteford YV\, hlizabeth Merctt, Nora Rogers, and C.eorge Cornelius Johnson, survive him. He made a profession of religion about 61 years ago at Cool Spring campground under the ministry of Rev. Ogburn, who preached fiom Rev. 3-18: "1 council thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that tiiou muyest be rich ami white raiment that thou mayest he clothed." Penitents were called and Uncle Henry (as we all learned to call him) tren a young man wont forward for prayer while the first verse was being sung of the old, hymn: 44Woe to the men on earth who dwell, And dread not the Almighty's frown; When God doth all His wrath reveal, And shower His judgments down." Sinners expect those heavy showers, To meet your God prepare, For low the seventh angel pours His vile upon the air. low from the seats the mountain cops, The mountains are not found, IVansparted far into the deep, And in the ocean drowned. Who then can live and face the throne And face the judge severe. When Heaven and earth are fled and gone Oil, where wilt thou appear." Afte?* he had been a* the altar for ( '.me time the preacher uske I any one p e ont who was interested in the sal votion of sou!.;, to take the per. i ten ta and go out and pray with them. And Bev. P.i'lie Cannon took Paj. .Johnson out beside t lio Chinnl* Svamp whom ho was converted. Ho lived his religion until the day of his death. It was during tho same meeting he was married to F'liza Johnson. He was stricken with paralysis sev ( oral years ago from which he suffered much, but bis suffering is over now. Bro. Johnson was a truly good man having lived a constant Christian life for many long years, along with his good wife, of whom it is sa d she was as good a woman as he was a man. She preceded him to the spirit world by over 13 years, having p?t.4bed on before Dec. 1903. He was funeralized from Psalms 37-37: "Mark tho perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace," and his earthly remains were laid to rest in the old Johnson gravyard at Clethsemene Baptist church. Li I T E 11 S. hand Typewriters for sale: $55.00 30.00 35.00 35.00 10.0^ 12.5'iT been thoroughly overhauled st class working condition, or, give five per cent discount 10ROUGH, TH CAROLINA. er in and Royal Typewriters j