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WOOLS FOB FARMERS. DR. KNAPP MARKS IM.HA FOR THKIR KNTAHLlsllMKNT. r. Knapp of V. 8. Department of Agriculture Points Out Value to Be Deri ml From Institution?. Greenville. 8. C. Jan. 12.?It. an here today Dr. Seaman A. of the Department of Agri? culture made a strong plea for the Cjetabllshment of farm-training school a to supplement the State igri t cultural colleges. The resultant ben? efit to the community and the coun? try at large would be Immense, Dr. Knapp pointed out, because of the lac*eased production of food suj plies and the better condition of ".hose Who produced the nation's food. ?*At the last census." said Dr. ' Knapp, "there were 1.000.000 rent? ed farms and 10.600,000 laborers on aR the farms of the United States. What per cent, of the rented farms wer? farmed and what per cert, of the 10.600.000 farmers were really farmers? Possibly 1 per cent. I per cent, were fairly ,tood; 94 per cent, get from one-half to COS-fourth of what they shoukl ob? tain from the soil. This loss must Iset be regarded as Indllvdual; It Is a loss to ths Stats, to the communi? ty. What does this state propose to do ar.out It? Ths speaker declared the mi ?lust be divided Into two classes? those who coutd afford to attend a school of some kind and those who ess Id not leave home to obtain an eiueatlon and who, therefore, must get their education In or near their it*. For such as were able to de some time to study. Dr. Knapp itsd thslr attendance on a training school, such as he out 1 lined. ?The farm-training school must be hath effective and toonomleal," he Haid. "The training must fit men to * do ths work on the farm necessary ? for them to do and, Inasmuch as their funds arc limited, It must be economical, and even If their funds were not limited the farmer i.iust learn economy." Buch a school. In Dr. Knapp's opinion, should be equipped with simple apparatus: It should make , a laaturs of manual labor and It strive to teach by practical rather than through the of books. Now. after some of these (un lental things are acquired." con? tinued Da, Knapp, "which of course must be acqdlred along with the .otaer etudy. what actual knowledge mntt he obtained? And amorg the actual knowledge that he ne?ds to acejulre for the farm?and I am now dftntusntaff the man who proposes to Ifta an the fan*?are the follow tat: "How to make a crop successfuly. will Include the preparation of seed bed, the seed and cultiva? tion, how to do his work the most economically?which would include the kind of teams, the feeding of teams, the use of ths best farm tools, etc.; ths feeding of animals and the value of the meadow and the pasture; the use of greer crops and the economic ration." The improvement of the farm follow Immediately on the tptlon of modern methods and the application of the above knowl? edge to Its administration, said Dr. Knapp. He declared, also, that the improvements on farms at th? pres? ent time were nearly all of a tempo? rary nature and. 'here fore, coitly In the long run. "The cost of repairs Is too great," he said, "and the Pfe of the Improvement Is too short' Dr. Knapp concluded his address wiOi a glowing tribute to the farm? er's wtfs. He dewlt upon her prac? ticality and her love for her home. Taking one such woman. whose name he did not mention, he said: "She believed In housekeeping as a fine art and an art worthy of any woman. Such a woman Is a treas? ure In any household and worthy of all honor by the best man that ever lived." Dr. Knapp la delivering a series "f these addreaae* under the auspices of ths Southern railway. He speaks at llfaeon, Oa.. tomorrow. A large crowd of farmers from the Piedmont section of South C ef 'Una heard Dr. Knapp. The dem nutri? tion agents of the State also held a meeting here. ?Have you a weak throat? If so, yvn cannot be too careful. You cannot begin treament t?>o early. Kuh cold makes you more liable to another and the last Is always the harder to cure, if you will take Chamberlain'* Cough Remedy at the outset you will be saved much trouble. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Ever notice how much truth there Isn't In a compliment? ?The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made Is Cham? berlaln's Stomach and Liver Tablet*. They do the work whenever you re? quire !.?elr aid. These tablets change weak neue Into strength, llstlessness Into energy, gtonmlncas Into Joyous nees. Their action Is so gentle one don't realise they have taken a pur? gative. Sold by VV. W. Slbert. DI8PKNSAHY BOARD PAYS CLAIM Winding-Up Commission Has Paid to The New York and Kentucky Whiskey Company $18,000 In Set? tlement or Claim Against the tSate of $22,000. Columbia, Jan. 13.?The claim of the New York and Kentucky whiskey Arm of approximately $22,000 against the dispensary commission has been settled by the payment of $18,000. The claim Is the last to be disposed of by the commission, and it is stated that the commission was spilt over this account for some time. The attorneys for the commission contend that there was a certain pa? per held by this company that would be of value to the commission and asked that the money be not paid un? til this document was produced. The terms of the settlement were not made known by Dr. J. W. Murray, the chairman of the commission He would make no statement other than the company had been paid the sum of $18,000 The report of the commission has been completed and will be shortly transmitted to Governor Ansel. The only work left for the commission Is that of the appeals of the four com? panies to the Supreme Court and the probable litigation over the claims of the companies held up In the dry counties, also In the counties retain? ing the dispensary sytitem. The $275,000 saved by the commis? sion to the State has been turned in? to the State treasury, and the Treasurer has placed the amount on deposit In the banks throughout the State. There Is liable to be a squab? ble over this money. Under the gen? eral school law It should go to the schools In the forty-two counties of the State, however this matter will be left with the legislature, and there can be no definite statement made wKh reference to the action of that body. Calling a Bluff. Some publishers are worried by more or less explicit threats from Washington that their free-speaking la to be punished by the Imposition of a heavier rate on second-class mall matter. The administration Is Interested, and professes to think Cooler's and various muck-raking periodicals are being "subsidized" to the detriment of the postal service. AUlrlch and Cannon are worried by the idea that the people's money may >??. us*d for transporting maga. sine? fct less than cost. Our own emotions at the munseut are rather cheerful. If on Investigation it be shown that the postal deficit Is caus? ed not by the delivery of newspapers free within county limits, the Indis? criminate franking privilege to all branches of the government, or the excessive rates paid to the railroads for carrying the malls, but by the tctual cost of carrying Collier's, Mo* Clure's. Everybody's the American, the Outlook, etc., to their readers, we shall cheerfully contribute our share of the Increased tax for the privilege of continuing to print im? portant, If sometimes disagreeable, facts. We do not fancy, however, that the reading public will permit Itself to be charged more for Its reading In order that the revenues of the railroads and express com? panies may be Increased; nor will those national advertisers who are the leading merchants of America today look with favor upon a plan wihch would probably result In quadrupling the cost of placing th^lr wares before the public, however, beneficial the plan might be to ex? press companies, railroads, and con? gressmen. If the government pays more to the railways for transport? ing sacks of periodicals than it pays for sacks full of other merchandise, It would be Interesting to know the reason, second-class mall matter Is fast freight, and It would be an ex? cellent exercise for our great men in Washington really to find out what such fast freight ought to cost. A study of parcels posts abroad will be Instructive, and we understand one was made by Mr. Meyer when he was postmaster general. Hire some expert accountants, Uncle Joe, and get busy. It will do you good.?Edi? torial In Collier's for January 8. Crosses of Honor. On Jan. 19th. the Daughters of the Confederacy Wtl] present Crosses of Honor to the following veterans: H. M. Uradley, John 1>. Jeffords, II' in y Morris, F. W. Dean, A. Ci. Warren, W, i< Troubleflsld. The presentation will take place at the Calhoun Street High Bohool at half past twelve o'clock. The public is < <?rdlally Invited to be present. ANNIE M. GRAHAM, Pr?sident Dick Anderson, Chapter r i>. <\ ?For Indigestion and all stomach troubles tiike Foley's Orlno Laxative. It Is the natural remedy for indiges? tion, dyspepsia* heartburn, bad breath, sick headache, torpid liver, biliousness and habitual constipa? tion. Foley's Orlno laxative sweet? ens the stomach and breath, and tones up the entire alimentary sys? tem. Siberia Drug Store. PROHIBITION CAUCUS HELD. MEETING IN SENATE CHAMBER TO DISCUSS SITUATION. May be Test in Senate Before Rouse Bill is Reached?Among Those Present. Columbia, Jan. 14.?It was not ex? actly an executive session, because those attending had not secured offi? cial permission to use the senate chamber for a caucus, but a number of members of the General Assembly interested in the passage of a State? wide prohibition bill met last night and requested the sergeant-at-arms, Mr. Schumpert, to keep the door and ask each one who wished to enter whether or not he?that is, the one who w.inted to enter?was a prohibi? tionist. Mr. Schumpert looked after this detail, but said that he would not attempt to prevent any one going In. To secure the use of either the senate or the house during a session for an official meeting when the dje Uberations can be either behind clos? ed doors or open it is necessary to j obtain the consent of the respective bodies. There was a large attendance at the meeting. W. B. West, the dis? pensary auditor, acted as secretary. Dr. Wyche of Newberry sat next to Mr. West and was probably chair? man. Rev. J. L. Harley of the Antl Saloon league was present, as was Representative Suydam of the Rich land delgation. There were a num? ber of others, as seen through the glass doors, Including Representative Richards, L. C. A. Roessler of Char? leston, M. L. Smith, D. L. Smith, who introduced Mr. Nash's prohibi? tion bill several years ago during the fight to save the State dispensary; C.A. Smith, Senator Wharton, J. W. Ashley and others. No statement was given out afterwards, but unofficially it was learned that a test vote will be taken In the senate soon. Here is the committee in charge of the bills: Senators Carll^e and Johnstone and Representatives Richards, M. L. Smith. C. A. .^mith and J. P. Carey. Mr. Carey was not at the confer? ence, being in attendance on a com? mittee meeting. Senator Summer of Calhoun, when asked whether or not he considered the compromise of last session bind? ing, stated that he did not and added that something should be done. He said, however, that he was not for putting State-wide prohibition through If the present law can be en? forced. He wishes the enforcement of the prohibition law in his county. He thought that whiskey was being brought Into Calhoun from wet coun? ties and thus far the law has not been strictly enforced as to seizures. He does not want whiskey bought for personal use to be seized but he is after the alleged violators of the law who bring whiskey home in sacks and in large quantities. Senator Forrest of Saluda said: "It looks to me as if we should let the local option election result stand at least one year and that nothing fur? ther should be done at this session." Senators from prohibition territory point out that the law Is hard to en? force and 'that maybe a reaction will set in on the prohibition matter and that nome counties would want to get back Into the dispensary column. ?It Is a dangerous thing to take a cough medicine containing opiates that merely stifio your cough instead of curing u. Foley's Honey and Tar loosens and cures the cough and ex? pels the poisonous germs, thus pre? venting pneumonia and consumption. Refuse substitutes and take only the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar In the yellow package. Slbert's Drug Store. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton and Mrs. May Harrington, of Warren, Ohio, have both been reelected to the board of education. Both wo? men have already served several termn, and at the recent election were again chosen without opposi? tion. Dein} Has Been Dangerous In Sum? te r. Act quickly in times of danger. Do the right thing at the right time. Backache Is kidney danger. Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly. Cure all distressing, dangerous kld rey ills. Plenty of evidence to prove this. Luciens R, Gibson, 304 E. Liberty St.. Sumter, S. C, says: "My kidneys troubled me f<>r two or three years. The kidney secretions were so fre? quent In passage that I was forced to arise Often at night and there was a scalding sensation when voided. Mv b 10k ached almost constantly and oc? casionally it became so lame that I <? ?uld hardly ^ot around. I had heard so much In favor Of Doan's Kidney Pllll that I concluded to give them a trial and procured a box at China*! dun,' store. They soon removed the backaches, disposed of the lameness and cleared the kidney secretions. My back Is now Strnger than before In years," Cor sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-MUbum Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agent for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 16. ACT QUICKLY. BLOW AT GERMAN POTASH LAW Foreign Office Informed United States Would Regard it Discrim? inatory. Berlin, Jan. 11.?The United States today informed the German foreign office that it would regard the adop? tion by the Reichstag of the proposed potash law as a discrimination against American interests. It is understood the American position is that the adoption of the measure would constitute such a dls* crimination againsi: the United States as is described in Section 2 of the Payne Tariff Act. The potash bill recently laid be? fore the Federal Council by the Prus? sian Government, is designed to create a trust of all the potash minss of the country under the auspices of the Imperial Government. The Prussian Government owns five potash mines, and a government official, Herr Paxmann, is chairman of the German Potash Syndicate, which up to the present time has controlled the potash business of the world. Last July the syndicate was temporally dissolved and before :t was reorganized Individual member* of the syndicate had contracted heavily with American fertilizing companies. The American market amounts to 60 per cent, of the ex? port trade and is valued at *7,S99,999 a year. The bill presented to the Federal Council provides that the output of potash shall be sold through the joint selling concerns to which pot? ash miners belong, at international prices, subject to the approval of the Federal Council. Existing contracts with America would be taken' over by the syndicate, provided they are not for longer periods than two years. According to Section 2 of fhe Payne Tariff Act, if it should be shown that Germany was discrimin? ating against the United States, it would be obligatory upon the Presi? dent to penalize all German imports by the imposition of 25 per cent, duty In addition to what would bo collected ordinarily upon them. ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not a common, every day cough mix? ture. It is a meritorious remedy for all the troublesome and dangerous complications resulting from cold In the head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Misu Sheila O'Neill, a young Irish girl, whose home is in Belfast, has caused a stir in aeronautic circles in Great Britain by the announcement thet she shortly will attempt to fly across the Irish channel In an aero? plane. The machine she will use la a b'plane. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, Tbl Kind You Have Always Sought Bears the Signature of Farm Loans. Loans negotiated upon improv? ed farms, payable in annual in? stallments. No Commission. Borrowers pay actual cost of per? fecting Loan. For further infor? mation apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON. P.O. Box 282, Phone No. 1085. Office Sylvan Bldg. COLUMBIA, S. C. 12-8-2m. TAX RETURNS FOR 1910. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO., SUMTER, S. C, Dec. 3, 1909. Notice is I reby given that I will attend, In person or by deputy, at the following places on the days In? dicated, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of real estate, personal property, and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1910. Tindalls, Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Privateer, (Jenkins* store.) Wed? nesday, Jan. 5th. Manchester, Levl's, Thursday, Jan. 6 th. Wedgefield, Friday, Jan. 7th. Claremont Depot, Monday, Jan. 10th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 11th. RembertS, Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Dalzell, Thursday, Jan 13th. W. T. Brogdon's Store, Friday, Jan. 14th. Mnyesvllle, Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Shiloh, Wednesday. Jan. 19th. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 20th. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 21st. All persons whose duty it is to make returns should bo prompt to meet me at these appointments. All returns must be made before Feb. 20th, 1910. J. DIGGS WILDER, Auditor for Sumter Cj. 1-2-8-1-21-10. The Ballot. TWENTY-FIVE VOTES FOR M. Address. District. ; Subject to rules of The Osteen Pubilshlng Co.'s Contest. Void j after January 25. 1 i Here's a Good x Scheme !< ?Phonel85 For what you want in Fancy and Heavy Groceries. We are appealing to those who appreciate good service, liberal treatment, fresh goods and full weights and measures. {his week we will sell the Famous Tennessee Eggs, Candled and Graded, at 3Qc doi. Red Cross Milk, 16 oz. Best Milk, Every Can Guaranteed ? ? 10c can. Ever tried Cherry Pie and Cherry Dumplings in Mid-Winter? Makes one of the finest deserts; besides you can use the straight cherries. "Our Name is a Household Word." 'WHERE QUALITY REIGNS" m i_ ^_ FOR RENT. IF you desire to make a change see us. We offer the following desirable residences at reasonable prices : No. 17 W. Dingle St., 7 room house, modern Improvements 17.10 No. 130 S. Main St, 9 room house, with bath No. 101 S. Sumter St., 8 room house No. 101 S. Salem Ave., 7 room house, Cor. Hazel and Chestnut Sts., 7 room house Four 6-room houses on Haynsworth St., each No. 9, S. Blanding Ave., 9room house Two 6-room houses N. 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