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OMCSDAY. JULY 22. 1908. *Tiurco t.reat Experiments." York Independent. Alter more than * generation of rare of municipal dishonesty ami ifficlency, the volumes of re. ?rm Ken that often has seemed to nowhere, some actual knowledge the respective merits of different of city government Is about to obtained experimentally. Three U ?ehernes for achieving what ?Herbert Spencer once suld had never 3S*A bee 1 achieved, namely. "Educing sjolden conduct from leaden human are now In full operation. It .fair to say that their success tadicsvie that hitherto human' na of fairly good luallty has pro oxtremely bad municipal gov tut because of quite unneces waste and misapplication of theo? great experiments are at Uelveston. Tex.. Des Molnes. suit Newport. H. I. The Oalves t plan* as originally conceived years ago, was Intended to sub State appointed administration local self-government. The de harlng been declared unconstltu iV, the commission plan In its form went Into operation five ago. Five commissioners, one sahom Is designated mayor-preal *, are elected every two year, on pseaoral ticket. No ward lines or laeal divisions are regarded comaiissloners pass all munlcl mm\ ordinances, draw up and pass the sjutaual budget, award all contracts, sasss make all appointments?In short, earn the town. Tbl? Oalveston plan Is one >f oen Armilswid responsibility In extreme fknrm. but tt Is undeniably successful sjo Car. The financial condition of tflsn cltjr has been greatly Improved. municipal services have been ?u?M up to a high level of efflcl 80 great Is the repute of It five other Texan cities, namely, ion. Fort Worth, Austin. Dallas I Pa?o. are now Imitating It. Dee lfolnes plan Is the Gal commission plan so far as ad ftstratlve mechanism goes, but It ha pure democracy so far as ultimate tatttattre and decision are concerned, mayor and four councllmen, red .at a non-partisan primary elected at large, hold office for years, hut sny one of them may lied, and his place otherwise pular vote. Any ordinance riftree order Is subject to the It** which holds It up until the Tasxaflle by vote ratify or reject It. The te. moreover, can take the Inltl hag cans? any measure desired at passed upon by popular vote, franchise* have to be submitted the pewate. The Des Molnes plan operative on April 1, last. If *Jss> people get tired of It they can sjbj hack to their old ways lit the end ?hg etx yearn. Thw Newport plan Is an Ingenious ?exfswxJnn of the representative prin? ciple la government, and. as such. Is ?ha character Intermediate between ejk*? ?Galreston and the DesMolnes nUsm* A representative council of 19* asemhere Is elected, ?ach- mem %ar for three years; tt members iCh ward, one-third of them ?wab>e yearly. The electorate for orancH, by a proviso of the Rhode tcl vsonsjtltutlon. consist* of those only who pay a property tax not less than 1114. ON the S.400 Sara of Newport, aboui 1.400 are this rale disqualified fo?- voting members of the council, or upon f proposition to Impose ? tax or to money. The representative fH Is a legislative body having pw.*rel the powers of a New Eng towa meeting. The executive Is Invested in a mayor and five unman, elected for one year and h?V m general the powers of a *?? ?eieetnien. A committee of ??'????? i?*rs of {),.? eotno I pr? p ?r. - t xtsrnael budget, which must be rt Mti distributed to all tax ftjrg sifters at least a week before u>l??ra1ton by the council. The n tan he called together at any b|xi? the written request of 2.* iberw. or upon the reqtteat of the .f aldermen. Its meetings be open, and alt Its records As* open to public Inspection. It is etty officials, fixes salaries, and ?* defies. By a two-third vote t aJh it I members It may remove an afessr i>vr misconduct or incapacity. ^BsxhJl three plans of municipal ?rn^nt are great experiments. will be watched by the na wlth keen interest At the pre* moment the most interesting about them Is that In the eight Interval since the Galvestlon was proposed, public opinion swung far from the philosophy fn r. -festleeted. and toward da* ?r*o> The Des Molnes and New phtns are schemes of true popu ifovernment. We anticipate that ?Jm long run Des Molnes and fx. rather than Galve.-t >n. will ildely Imitated by Atnerl DANCEKOVS t'OKAGE PLANTS. Mr. E. \V. Dubb? Gives Timely In formation ?nid Warning:. Editor Dally Item: A day or two ago "E. I. II." ;>r.l> lished In the State an UOOOUnt of P. very Ha?- erop Of ei ims >n eloVOf hay Just harvested by Mr. Eugene HogaA, and Mr. Elliott, of the department ftf agriculture'^ demonstration work, showed at Cane Savannah and M. Char'es samplis of crimson clover and oat ha>, and vetch and rye hay. In the Progressive Farmer of today, on the first page, Is the enclosed ar? ticle. "Danger in Crimson Clov r Pad to Horses," whlih I hasten to send you for publication. Its circulation in the local papers may save the life of some horse or mule. That there is danger under certain conditions in the feeding or grazing of some of the legumes that are now so extensively being exploited, I have often heard; but lately tnere has been very little published about these dangers. It Is said that alfa'fa fed, when wet with dew or rain, will cause bloat. The second cuttings of some of the clovers are also said to be poisonous. I know from personal expe? rience that Japan clover or Lespedeza. as it Is called, ill sometimes make a horse's mouth very sore for several Inches around Hps and nostrils. It seems that when kept closely grazed there Is no had effect, but where It grows rank and rich by road sides, a half hour's graz? ing will make a horse's mouth sore for four or five days. In the desire to get our farmers out of the old cotton rut, a great many foreign plants are being urged up>n them, sometimes without the neces? sary warning as to the dangers at? tending the feeding of them. T would not discourage diversification, but wish the department officials would always warn when there Is likely to be any danger in feeding any of these new crops. With corn, oats, rye, cuw peas and sorghum (and there is dan? ger In rye, peas and sorghum eAsAO? times) with Bermuda for pasture, the forage problem is settled, when we give them as good showing as cotton. E. W. Dabb*. DANGER IN CRIMSON CLOVER FED TO HORSES. A veterinarian stopped me on the street today to show me a ball he had taken from a horse. It was rather larger than an ordinary baseball and he said that In a post-mortem exam? ination he removed eleven such balls from one horse, In which they had burst the Intestines. He said that the crimson clover hay the horse had been fed had been cut as soon as In bloom, and in the a balls there was no appearance of the stiff hairs that form on the heads, but the ball was made up of felted layers of very fine material like the hairs that cover the entire plant. He showed me a part of one ball that he had cut open, and this showed layers of felt as tough as an ordinary felt hat. and not a sign of stiff blossom hairs could be found. Some time ago another veterinary practitioner in this State told me that he thought that the advice In regard to the cutting ear'y was wrong, and that It Is not the b'ossom hairs that Injure the horses, for that In his practice he had found the early cut clover more dangerous than that a! lowed to get more ripe. ? ? ? It sterns evident that we must fight shy of crimson clover as horse feed. In the case first cited a very valu?v ble horse was killed, and killed by clover that was cut early, too. Then, If the early-cut clover Is dangerous to horses, the later cut should be more dangerous, and It seems to me to be the part of wisdom to abandon crimson clover as a fooft for horses. For ruminating anlma's it will proba? bly do no harm, but those who have made crimson clover hay should he very cautious indeed In feeding it to horses. As a rule. I dislike to use a good feed crop as manure direc", but in the case of crimson clover, we have a crop that comes at a season when the curing Is difficult, and It is the hard? est of all the legumes to make into good hay. put as a green manure erop. |o be followed by a hoed crop like potatoes or cotton or corn, it hau I a great value, and I would rather ad? vise its use in this way than to run the risk of killing valuable horses by feeding It. e e s Coming In as a catch crop sown among corn, it certain'y makes a valuable soil cover In winter, and a crop that will largely Increase tho crop planted after its turning under in the spring. I have heretofore been Inclined to value crimson clover mainly as a ?oil-lmprover and am more than ever Impressed with the neceeetty of using It in this way from wh;it * have seen today. But it Is too \ a I ua hie a plant for this purpose for any farmer to neglect It. and It is s/ell worth growing even If arc do not matte hay el It. To the dairyman, th? bav will be perfectly safe If be can make it right. An I there is the great? est dlAcuity I have ever had. for while I can easily make the best of hay from cowpeas, l have never had satisfactory lUCCesi in trying t > cure ciimaon clover, W. F. Mqss< y. cow PEAS. This. Provktm One of the I inc.! I'orins of Huy in the South. Cow peas provide one of the finest f< rms of hay for u-e in the South, says the Southern Farm Magazine. Experiment! have demonstrated that a ithin reasonable limits cowpeas can be substituted for expensive concen? trates like weat bran and cotton seed meal. For instance, as much a$ 10 pounds of finely-chopped OOWpea hay may be made to replace six pounds of wheat bran. As cowpeas can be grown on practically every farm and gather their nitrogen from the air, and even when cut for hay leave 30 to 40 pounds of nitrogen on each acre of land in th roots, stubb'e and fallen leaves, It is a crop of vast economic importance. The cowpea is also a splendid smother crop and holds weeds in check very effectively. It has a very fine effect on the physi? cal condition of the soil, bringing it into an ideal state for succeeding crops. There are some drawbacks to using cowpeas for hay, as the crop is difficult to cure; but where wooden .riangles of even rough construction not over two feet high are used un? derneath the stocks and hay caps provided, excellent hay can be made even in a very unfavorable season, as the crop can be put under these con? ditions In a semi-green state and will cure out perfectly. It is well known that Wonderful and Clay are late?maturing varieties and can be cultivated to better ad? vantage where the seasons are longer. It is very important matter to get cowpeas intended for seed at high ele? vations from as near home as possible. As with other crops the farmer will have cowpea seed from year to year. No doubt many of the standard strains can be selected and improved materially for either grain or hay making purgoses. President s Apology to Plunderbund New York American. In nominating Mr. Taft the Repub? lican party has mightily pleased the plunderbund gentlemen who have no bitterly denounced Mr. Roosevelt. The "interests" which accused, .the president of inciting riot and panic, of throttling business, of crushing trade beneath a brutal and despotic heel, attended the convention in force and voted and cheered for Taft. And Mr. Roosevelt, in forcing his friend and appointee upon his party, has made a complete and sufficient: apology to all the practical men whose prehensile fingers he has been rapping for the last four years. In Chicago today all the old gua' J of lobbyists and go-betweens and corporation tools are congratulating one another. In Wall street satis? faction is out of bounds. The storm Is past. The "Terrible Teddy" has come and gone and In his stead, as the Republican nominee, there is a man so safe and sane that J. P. Morgan can greet him cordially and H. H. Rogers think of him*with out frothing at the mouth. It is back to the old days for the Grand Old Party?back to the days when political bribes were charged to "yellow dog funds"' on corporation books, and when predatory gentle? men vied with one another in the liberality of their campaign gifts, re? garding them as the solidest kind of paying investments. Whatever Mr. Roosevelt has done toward frightening criminal corpora? tions, toward classing thieves as thieves, whether rich or poor, he has now completely undone. In the eyes of the trusts he has seen the error of his ways and made handsome apology. And now that he has retired from public life without to any extent damaging the income of the lawless combinations of capital or loosening their grip upon the public throat and purse, his apology will be as hand? somely accepted. Clifford Seminary, Union, s. c. A high class school for young la? dles, situated in the Piedmont Belt. N'umbers limited to 40 students. Six resident teachers, two special lec? turers in Literary department. Con? fers the degree of A. B. and is on the list of colleges whose diplomas ex? empt from teachers' examinations. Motto, "Simple living and high think? ing" Unique in its refined atmos? phere and homelike simplicity. Aims at thoroughness and excellence. Spe? cial features, Limited numbers; Indi? vidual training; Homelike atmos? phere; Ideal location and climatic Conditions; Comfortable building and equipments; Pure Spring Water; Good Sanitary conditions; Very low expense,. \,? HChool In the State gives more for the money. Accommodations limited, Appi> early, For catalogue address, Clifford seminary, 7-8-3t Union, s. c. The Cost of Living. When times are hard or when peo? ple think such is the case, which emounts to the same thing In many respects, an Important element to be considered is the cost of living. It matters but little how high n/agea are if the cost of living is pro? portionately high. Recent Inquiries set on foot by the federal government go to show that high water mark was reached la.^t year, when the cost of living was greater than it had been at any time since 1890, when the ollkial inquiries were instituted. The wholesale prices of two hundred and fifty-eight representsti\e com modite^ have been takei into consi? deration, and the bureau of labor lifts published a bulletin showing the movement of wholesale prices during the past eighteen years. ' This report shows that the average was 5.7 per cent higher than in 1906, 44.4 per cent higher than in 1897, the year of the lowest prices during the eighteen-year period, and 29.5 per cent, higher than the average tor the ten years from 1890 to 1899. Prices reached their highest point during the eighteen-year period in Oc? tober. 1907, the average for that month being 1.2 per cent, higher than the average for the year 1907 and 2.S per cent, higher than the average for December. 1906. the month of highest prices in that year. Of the tw > hun? dred and fifty-eight articles for which wholesale prices were obtained one hundred and seventy-two showed an increase in the average price for 1907 as compared with 1906, thirty-five showed no change in the average price for the year and fifty-one show? ed a decrease in price. When the commodities are consider ?d }>y groups all of the nine groups showed an increase in price In l?07 as compared with 1906. Fu" farm products, taken as a whole, the in? crease was greatest, namely 10.9 per cent.; for food, 4.6 per cent.; 'for cloths and clothing. 5.6 per cent.; for fuel and light, 2.4 per cent.; for metals and implements, 6.1 per can* for lumber and building materials, 4.9 per cent.; for drugs and chemicals, 8.3 per cent.; lor house 'furnishing goods, 6.8 per cent., and for the mis cellanous group, 5 per cent. While the general average of wholesale prices for the year 1907 was higher than the average for 1906, the tendency upward did not continue throughout the year, for the high point was reached in October, but there was a heavy decline in Novem? ber and a still further decline in December, the average for that month being 3.5 per cent, below the October average. This heavy decline in the latter part of the year was quite general, the prices of one hun? dred and thirty-two of the two hun? dred and fifty-eight articles in De? cember being below the high point I of the yea/ and forty-six lower than in any other month of the year. Cotton Bagging for Cotton Bales. The officers of the Farmers' Union in Mississippi have made a contract with the cotton mi'ls to furnish 14. 000.000 yards of cotton bagging, a sufficient quantity to cover 2.00?.00u bales of cotton. They propose to pack every bale of cotton grown by the members of the union in that State in this bagging, and to encour? age its use by all other farmers with whom they have any influence. We are told by the Atlanta Constitution that while the annual cotton crop pf Mississippi does not aggregate 2,000, 000 bales, or anything like it. the Farmers' Union in that State are so firmly convinced that hey will have co-operation fr ?m cotton growers in surrounding States that the demand for cotton begging will far exceed the quantity of bagging for which they hd va contract* d. Why should not cotton be covered with cotton cloth? It is neater than Jute, and equ illy strong. It Will sup? ply an additional market for the cot? ton produce l by the growers. It will 1 make the growers Independent of the great Juts bagging trust, and will con? tribute immensely to the commercial and manfacturlng strength of the South. Why send to India for jute in Which to bale the Southern cotton erop when the staple can be packed better In bagging made from cotton grow a In the Southern field??News and Courier. Miss Mettle Ha vis, of Charlotte, who has been missing for several days, was found in a demented con? dition in Columbia Monday. Prof. O, 8tan!ey Hall says "women are growing more timid." Perhaps that accounts for the new leap-year fatalities so fir reported.?Washing? ton Herald. CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the Signature of CAMPAIGN DATE8 ARRANGED. SUBCOMMITTEE FIXES TIME FOR THE MEETINGS. The Political C ircus Opens .lure 17? Senatorial Candidates at Sumte* und State Candidates at St. .Mat? thews. Senatorial Candidates. Greenville?Thursday, July .i. Laurens?Friday, July 2 4. Lexington?Tuesday, July 21. Sa*luda?Wednesday, July Edgefield?Thursday. July 10. Aiken?Friday, July SI. Bamberg?Saturday, AugUHt 1. Barnwell?Tuesday, August 4. Hampton?Thursday, August 6. Beaufort?Friday, August 7. Walterboro?Saturday, August 8. I Charleston?Wednesday, August 19. j St. George?Thursday, August 20. ! Orangeburg?Friday, August 21. St. Matthews,?Saturday, August 22. The State Campaign. The schedule for the candidates for State offices is as follows: I Barnwell?Friday, June 26. Bamberg, Saturday, June 27. Lexington?Tuesday, June 30. ' Saluda?Wednesday, July 1. Edgefield?Thursday, July 2. ! Aiken?Friday, July 3. I Sumter?Tuesday, July 7. Manning?Wednesday, July 8. Monk's Corner?Thursday, July 9. j Georgetown?Friday, July 10. I Kingstree?Saturday, July 11. j Florence?Monday, July 13. Marion?Tuesday, July 14. j Conway?Thursday, July 16. Darlington?Friday, July 17. I Bishopville?Tuesday, July 21. Bennettsville?Wednesday. July 22 Chesterfield?Thursday, July 23. Camuen?Friday, July 24. Lancaster?%Saturday, July 25. Winnsboro?Monday, July 2 7. Chester?Tuesday, July 28. Yorkville?Wednesday, July 29. Gaffney?Thursday, July 30. Spartanburg?Friday, July 31. Union?Saturday, August 1. Columbia?Tuesday, August 4. Newberry?Wednesday, August 5. Greenwood?Thursday. August 6. Abbeville?Friday, August 7. I Anderson?Saturday, August 8. I Walhalla?Wednesday, August 19. I Pickens?Thursday, August 20. Greenville?Friday, August 21. I Laurens?Saturday, August 22. $30.40 \ -TO ? Boston, Mass. And Return -VIA lift Coast Line -o Tickets on sale July 30th, 31st, August ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th limited to start on return trip August 16th. Extension of re? turn limit may be obtained un? til September 16th by deposit and payment of $1.00. Stop? overs permitted in New York on return trip, For particulars, address, -o W. J. CRAI6, T. C. WHITE, Pas. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pas. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. TURNIP SEED. 200 Pounds New Tur? nip Seed Just Received Select what you want at once. Early White Flat Dutch. Karly I led or Purple Top. Large White Globe. Long White Cow Horn. Early White Fgg. Amber Globe. Large Yellow Globe. Golden Ball. Yellow Aberdeen. Southern Seven Top. Improved Purple Tt>p. Yellow Kuta Buga. White Norfolk. Hanover. Others. Mail Orders Solicited. Sibert's Drug Store, W. W. SIBERT. Phone 288. 8 S.Main St. TOR UNITED STATES SENATE. I \>vfr to announce my candidacy for the United states Senate in the approaching Democratic primary, s.nd i respectfully solicit the support of the Democratic voters of this state. R. G. Rhett. FOR CONGRESS. I announce myself as a candidate for Congress from the Seventh Dis tri<t of South Carolina, and pledge myself to abide the rules and regula? tions of the Democratic primary. A. F. Lever. TOR SOLICITOR I hereby announce myself a Candi? da!.? for Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit in the ensuing Democratic pri? mary. J. B. McLaughlin. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Solicitor for Third circuit, subject to action of the Democratic primary. Philip H. Stoll. TOR TUB house. Friend* of B. W, Dabbs hereby place him In nomination for the House of Rsjpreesatatlvos, subject to the rule/ of the Democratic primary. We feel tha? the firmem for whom he has labored. <t? and out of season, are entitled to 0U4 -jpable of represent? ing them. His latafUaB In all that pertains to the aratfara of the county, eminently qualifies him for the posi? tion. His Neighbors and Friends. FOR CLERK OF COURT. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court of Sumter county, sub? ject to the. rules of the Democratic party. L. I. Parrott. FOR TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for Treasurer of Sumter Coun? ty, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party, and solicit your supprrt. B. C. Wallace. 4 FOR MAGISTRATE. The many friends of Mr. Ho/ace Harby hereby place him In nomina? tion for the office of Magistrate for the Third Magisterial District, located at Sumter, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Voters. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for Magistrate in the Sixth Magisterial District of Sumter County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. J. L. Gillis. I hereby announce that I am a can? didate for Magistrate from the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter County, subject to the action of the Demo? cratic primary. W. R. DuBose. I hereby announce myself a candi? date, subject to the result of the pri? mary, for the office of Magistrate of the Sixth Judicial District of Sumter County (Rafting Creek and Provi? dence townships). J. L. Jackson. FOR CO. SUPT. OF EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for County Superintendent of Educaton for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, and solicit the support of my fellow citizens. H. W. Cuttino. FOR SHERIFF. The friends of Maj. Wm. H. Sealo hereby announce him a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter county, subject to the result of the Democrat? ic primary. Major Seale has served Sumter county for years as Supervisor to the great satisfaction of the entire county, and in bringing him forward as a candidate Tor Sheriff we feel as? sured that his conduct of that office will be equally satisfactory. Many Voters. J. hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. W. H. Epperson. FOR SUPERVISOR. I hereby declare my self a candi? date for the office of County Super? visor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, if elected. I will honestly and impartially discharge the duties of that office. P. M. Pitts. WANTED?Clerk for country store. Must be sober and industrious. One with some experience preferred. Apply in writing. Tindal & Cuttino. Tindal. S. C. 7-20-lt?I&w FOR SALE?Nice second hand parlor organ for 135; easy terms. See Sumter Book Co. 7-6-tf WANTED TO SELIi?A good second hand Eagle seventy saw gin and Boss pre^s. A. D. Harby. 7-8-4t "The d?d umpire robbed us."? Cluster correspondent to the State last Frida)'. Ti ke your medicine. Chester. Don't u< t over-anxious and think you can w n every game, and then when you fail say the umpire robbed you.?? Rock KM Re< ord.