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I Make 0 Inspect our I shades. A | King'st it\J L. J. BROWNING, CAND TIME'S" MAN GIVES ACCOUNT 01 GKESSIVE FARMER, ACTIVE BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS AC (From The Union Times. March 13. 1914). The writer had the pleasure some time ago of visiting the farm of Hon Lowndes Browning in Cross Keys towns! lip. Years ago, Mr Browning realized that the one crop, all cotton, theory . of farming was a delusion and a snare, and he began raising his own meat and corn. It has been 24 years since he has had to use any cotton money to buy meat for his plantation. Not that he has not bought bacon all these years, but each year lie has 1 1 Komc Old more uiuu cnuu^n uugo, imuw and lard to buy all the meat needed on his place. He has a very nice bunch of short horn cattle and a fine fl >ck of Rambaulliet sheep. In fact, he lives at home. He is president of the County Farmers' Union, and during his administration this organization has put on new life and is proving quite beneficial to its members in the purchase of fertilizers and other farm supplies. Mr Browning is very much interested in the education of the rising generation, and he takes great pride in the consolidated school that has been established at Sedalia, largely through his efforts. As an incen tive to agricultural development he has given the use of several acres of land adjoining the school lot, on which the school board will have an experimental farm for three years, profits to be used for the school. He has served several terms in the House of Representatives,during the session of 1911-12 being chairman of the Ways and Means committee, and the two appropriation bills introduced by that committee were only amended by the House to the amount of $83.75. This is a record that has never been equaled by 'he Ways and Means committee of any other term. The Senate ma'h few changes, and the vetoes of the'Governor were always opposed by a majority of the House, in most instances, by the necessary two-thirds majority. Mr Browning was the author of the refunding bill of 1912,and while this bill involved about $0,000,000.00,one of the largest financial measures ever handled by the State, the House of Representatives passed it without a dissenting voice, even without an aye and nay vote. When vetoed by the Governor, it was J ? Ula ?.n*A in V\Q TTnngo Ku uvci 111 a in ^.awvtv/ a vote of 79 to 10, and an equally large majority in the Senate. This act, if placed in operation, should sa^s the taxpayers of the State around $100,000.00 per year for! twenty years. He was also the author of the asylum bond issue joint resolution, submitted to the people at the last election. While this resolution received a majority of tbe votes,it did not receive the two-thirds vote which the resolution called for, therefore, did not become law. Had this been enacted into law, it would have proved a solution of this very difficult problem, which is still unsettled. He was the author of the bill which placed the selection of the Commissioner of Agriculture in the hands of the people, thus putting th:.s important department of the j Government on a parity with the; nf t.VlP Stiitfi Gov- I UUICI UVpMi VU4V4AVW trnment. He was the author of a number of other bills of benefit to the State, but too tedious to men*'.on here. Mr Browning will be in the campaign this summer as a candidate for Governor, and of the numerous candidates for this position already announced, he is the only one who, so far, has dared to outline a platfo) in of constructive legislation for the future. He has done this because he is very anxious for the people to have ample time to study and dig^jst the changes he proposes. In other words, he does not want this high position because he is a ' 'good fellow," or a congenial companion, lur Daylight leautiiiil line of i i? i i* r splendid ime or ree Dry IDATE FOR GOVERNOR. F HIS VISIT TO HIS HOME-PROIN HALLS OF LEGISLATURE. TS AS PUBLIC SERVANT. but because the legislation which he advocates would he of great benefit to the people of our State. Therefore, he wants the people to be informed, and have ample time to digest these matters, so that they can vote intelligently at the primary. He believes in honest elections; lie doc3 not care particularly how this is brought about, so that every white Democrat cAn vote in our primary. He does believe that such restrictions should be thrown around the primary as will prevent dead menjiadicals, Bull Mooses and residents of other States naming the standard bearers of the Democracy of South Carolina. He is in favor of a thorough reform of our school laws, so that it shall become the duty of the State, and not of the various counties, to educate the children of the State. It is contrary to all public policy that negro children in one county shall receive more per capita for their education than white children of another county, as is now the case. All are the children of the State of South Carolina, and not of any specific county; therefore, it is the duty of the State to see that each child has an equal opportunity to obtain a common school education. He is in favor of a thorough reform of our taxing department, so that the burdens of government will fall on those most able to bear it and who receive the greatest benefit from it. As at present organized, the taxing department of our government expends its greatest energy placing every mangy pig, lousy calf, bankrupt stock of goods and all half worn household and kitchen furniture on the tax books, while many just sources of revenue are left untouched. In other words, under our present i ? ? a. m lax laws, our UlA uiuuittio aic, ?ihj devoted zeal, catching the measly revenues that drip from the spigot, while the bung is left wide open and just revenues, that should enrich the coffers of the State, are allowed to flow into the pockets of private individuals and corjorations. He believes that our land-holdings I in this State are entirely too large, I and that for the greatest developI ment and prosperity of our State we ' should have i large increase of white citizens who own their homes. He feels that he knows the necessary j legislation to bring this about, and j in the campaign this summer, will , develop this idea. [ He also believes that our present laws in regard to land titles work a great hardship on the owner, when he wishes to hypothecate his lands to borrow money. He is in favor of adopting the Torrens system of land registration as rapidly as the needs of the people require. There are a number of other reforms of minor importance that would be of benefit to our State,and these he will also bring to the attention of the people during the campaign. In closing this brief sketch it is not amiss to say that Mr Browning is a man of pleasing personality, loyal to his friends and considerate of all. He is, nevertheless, a man of strong character and great determination. He will make himself felt in the race for Governor this summer. Adv. ? Tomato Plant Diseases. There are a number of diseases which cause injury to tomatoes. The most prevalent and the most destructive ones which occur in this State are the w>Us. There are two different wilt diseases which we frequently meet in gardens and in j fields where tomatoes are grown, j Probably the most widepread and destructive one is a bacterial wilt. Bacterial wilt is readily recognized by the way that the disease af-1 Store Your I summer Shirtwai spring and sumi Goods fects the plant. The disease begins with the leaves at the top of the plant or at the ends of the branches. These end leaves wilt fir3t and the disease gradually works its way back until the entire plant wilts and dies. The bacteria which cause this disease will live in the old diseased plants and in the soil for several years. They work in the water ducts and vessels of the stem and root and plug these vessels up to such an extent that the circulation is cut off. The disease is spread during the growing season by leaf eating insects and by bacteria being carried by the wind and water from the old diseased plants to healthy plants, wnen tne disease nrsi appears, the diseased plants should be pulled up and burned. As a preventive measure the tomatoes should he sprayed with arsenate of lead at the rate of 1-2 lb paste or i j 1-4 lb powdered arsenate of lead t added to 12 gals of Bordeaux mixIture. The fungus wilt also causes disr ease by plugging up the vessels and water ducts cf the stems and roots, but in this case the disease practically always starts in through the roots from the soil and the lower leaves and branches show signs of the disease first. The lower leaves will turn yellow and usuallj wilt more gradually where the plant is affected with the bacterial wilt. The j fungus which causes this wilt will i remain alive in the soil for a num ber of years, so that it will be necessary to leave tomatoes off the land for five or six years. Spraying does not seem to help in controlling the fungus wilt. The diseased plants should be pulled up and burned and the succeeding crap should be planted on land where tomatoes have not been grown before. There are several other destructive diseases of tomatoes which occur on the leaves and young stems. These are known as leaf spots or leaf blights and can be controlled by the application of Bordeaux mixture. Where these occur,it is well to spray the tomatoes one time while they are still in the seed bed. After transplanting they should be sprayed every two or three weeks until the majority of the tomatoes are ripe. This same spray will prevent the fruit rots and if arsenate of lead is added, it will tend to prevent the spread of bacterial wilt. For this purpose we would use Bordeaux! | mixture?1 pound copper sulphate or bluestone and 1 pound of quicklime to 12 gallons of water. Another very serious trouble with tomatoes is root knot. This is recognized by the knots or galls which appear on the roots of the plant. Tiiese knots are caused by a species of eel worm or nematode which is quite common and widespread. The same species of nomatodo causes root knot on a great variety of plants. Where this disease occurs, it will be necessary to practice a rotation which will leave all of the common garden vegetables snd all other crops, with the exception of corn, small grain and the two resistant varieties of cowpeas?the Iron and the Brabham?off the land for two years. Where this is done, tomatoes can be planted back on the land again. See Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 217 and Circular 92. i The JOY OF DANCIN6 EXERCISE I Y<... .womea or men seem to care to Taoco or ! ') .ncfnfj Exerciae tiniest they are aaaoraa tho t >cc.'.o.ii from aching feet that Allen'a Foot-Beam the mlseptlc powder to be ahaken Into the shoes, a!w:i>6 gives. 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KINQSTREE.SC. % # r Why Scratch? "Hunt's Cure" is guaranteed, to stop and permanently cure that terrible itching. It a f compounded for that f [fflr M PurP?#e and your money (f m JUm be promptly refunded MjWj |jMH WITHOUT QUE8TI0N wl if Hunt's Cure fails to cure Itch, Eczema, Tetter,Ring kani? worm or uij otner eon Disease. 50c at your druggist's, or by mafl direct if he hasn't h. Manufactured only by A B RICHARDS HEMCIHE CO. Shtnm, T.m Notice. 1 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, June 2,1914,at 11 o'clock a. m., the County Commissioner will sell to the highest bidder for cash the followi g described property: The Water Works j mi jail lot. consisting principally of one large wood water tank, high steel frame jmH| in a ladder for same, also one ram con->^HB| nected therewith. Will be sold cheap and at a bargain. Above sale at County Commissioner's office. ^1 J N Hammet, 5-14-3t County Commissioner. List Your Real Estate with Me. $ I have some farm lands and town lots for sale. If you wish to buy or sell, see me. Let me write you some Insurance in your house,furniture and automobile. C. E. SAINT-AMAND, Hirsch Building, KINGSTREE, S. C. 5-14-4t ?????| EARN?SAVE | ij Reading Advertisements Will Help You Do Both my HOLLAND. J* WHAT you save is mora ' Important than what you earn. Spend all that you get, and you will never have a surplus. Save even a little, and you are making head way. There are various waye of saving. but one of the moat I effective Is to spend your I money wisely. Too can do this by reading the advertisements In this paper closely and by taking advantage of I the offers made. You can thus save without denying yourself what you need. Merchants regularly adver- | tlse everything that you eat, . < wear, need for the home or require In your business. , The advertlsementB tell you where you can buy cheaply ! and at the same time get goods of quality. PRACTICE TRUE j ECONOMY-BUY ADVERTISED GOODS. I Even if you do not want to buy, it pays to reed the ad* vertlsements and keep posted, so you will know where to buy when the time comes. ? * i 'iM