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HOG RAISING IN THIS STATE. UOfATOn th.i.mws m lxi/nx now BKHfO pi iu,isiii:i>. "Farmer-Senator" Ghcs Valuable In? formation on Great Industry, Treating Selection of Breeds, Prop? er Pasturage and the Best and Most I rouom'eal Feed For Hogs. Clemson College, March 30.?A bulletin mi titag published that will be read with great Interest by the farmers Is the one by Senator B. R. Tlllman on "Hog Raising in South Carolina." which will be No. 4, of Volumt 5, of the popular series be? ing got out by the Colege extension work division. Below are the Chief facts in brief: Southern people are the largest consumers of hog meat per capita in the world. Hog raising is not only practicable In a profitable way i:\ South Carolina, but under intelligent management and proper attention to crops adapted to hogs, we can raise bacon as cheaply in the State as any? where in the United States. The State, Instead of being dependent up? on the West for its supply of hog meat, could and should not only grow all the hogs it requires, but could profitably export hogs. First, "catch your hog;" that is, get a good thrifty breed that will not require pampering, but will hustle for a living and take on fat readily. Pure, thoroughbred hogs can be grown profitably and fitted for slaughter at an earlier age than scrub hogs; but they require rushing from start to finish, never allowed to get hungry or become stunted. On the average plantation I have found high bred grades more desirable, as they are hardier and will stand a little neglect better, are Just as thrifty, and will take on fat Just as readily under fa? vorable conditions. But In either ggSJ a thoroughbred male should bo used, and brood sows carefully se? lected. There is as much difference among brood sows as among ml'k cows. Though It is only after the plga have come and the milking qualities of the sow have been tested that one is sure of the profitable breeder, yet the :.umber of teats is a pretty good pointer. Never select a sow with fewer than fourteen teats. The best time for pigs to come Is In October and in March and April, rather than In dead of winter. A sow's first litter never amounts to much. Ten is the maximum number of pigs to be allowed. Olve the sow all she can eat of good food; for, as it is difficult "to make bricks without straw," so it is difficult for a sow to make milk with? out food. Certainly within a month the pigs should be given extra food, which should be nitrogenous?soaked oats, rye, wheat bran, cowpeas. The pigs should be pushed right along. Have a good pasture. Hogs shut in a dry lot are unhealthy and "eat their heads off." Also hogs love to wallow, and there is no easier way to keep down lice and other vermin. Cholera Is fre< uently due to lack of pasturo and pure, clean water. A small ail t Of rich ground in Rerrnu da fcross will answor?-one acre for 6 H 11 hea l?so that there will be green food as nearly as possible all the time. As a safeguard against worms, whh h someilrr.es prove very trouble? some, use a mixture of salt and hard w ? ! sh.M. ? rial parts, in reach of the hogs all the time, and an occa? sional bait of charcoal with meal. of course It Is cheaper anil better to have a pasture where there is a natcr.l stream; but if that is not practicable, the necessary water for drlnkl ig and wallowing must be sup? plied Hogs do their own gathering, thus saving the crop and turning it Into meat at minimum expense. Have a few small lots under sep arate fences. If all Is put under a ring fence, the I 4 Sal roam that from October to March, A barley lot on rieh land pawn \'\ September Off early October, n u t r. 11 > ? i s and healthful grazing from December on. Rye Is also valuable. Two hours dally on these will an? swer. The motet expensive and trying time of the par Is February to June. when it is aoeesaar? to teed some corn. Ir> February plant all three j kinds <-f I ? is. which you can begin! to us.- in May and on. In March ntanf the tirst sorghum, in rowa*end i hop so jis t ? have large succulent stalks. Sorghum And Iks nest profitable hog producer. It oan be sow n .is late as July in. and maturo before frost. Fed whole it makes ?? thrifty growth, gets the system In the at st possible condition for fattening, and makes it possible to prod u? e Sheep pork. It < an be Iis. d fron; July to \o\ amis r. In \pi II s>u some ? arly vark ti-of pea.*., and let the hogs into them BS I soon us the lirst peas begin to ripen i Helng rh h In nltrog. n they product bone and muscle; that Is, si/.e and growth. Plant peanuts about May I, and turn the bogs late In August. Cowpe.cs no! plnders are both too rich In nitrogen for best results; therefore, sweet potatoes, which sup? ply the other necessary kind of food, should be planted. PotatOM are e asi? ly, cheaply and certainly produced, and should be one of the chief cropa lor hogs. Corn Is the most expensive hog f? d we c in grow, and they need not have anv until the last ten days be? fore killing. If the various crops men tinned SbOVi are properly rotated. The bulletin concludes with some suggestions as to curing meat; and to it Is attached a table of hog crops, by Mr. J. N. Harper, director of the experiment station, showing when to plant and when to graze the various hog crops In South Carolina. Another bulletin now being pub? lished by the South Carolina Experi? ment Station is that on "Cotton Breeding Experiments," by Mr. J. N. Harper, director and agriculturist of the station. The bulletin is a de? tained account of efforts made at this station to breed varieties of cotton adapted to various soil types and having tie various desirable charac? teristics of good coton. Some thirty varieties are discussed, showing their good and bad characteristics, the success or non-success with which they were bred, etc. No satisfactory summary of the bulletin can well be given. CONTAGIOUS CATTLE DISEASE. Southern and Western States, Includ? ing south Carolina, Quarantined. Memphis, Tenn., March 31.?A con? tagious cattle disease, known as "splenetic" Southern or Texas fever, has broken out in many Southern States and the Southwest. Reports from this infected district say that hundrods of cattle are dying and in order to confine the disease to these districts. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, of Washington, has quarantined California, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Vir? ginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The quarantine becomes effective April 1, and makes it unlawful to ship cattle from or Into any of these States from an infected district. Cloainb Streets to Automobiles. The town of Eden, in Maine, under express legislative authoritv, passed an crdinance closing to the use of au? tomobiles certain public streets In that town, the Supreme Judi? cial Court of the State held (State vs. Mayo) that the legislative enactment which authorized the closing of such streets to the use of automobiles was not repugnant to any constitutional provision, and that the ordinance was constitutional. The court said that when the legislature has constitution? al authority to enact a law to pro? mote the public safety, and does en? act it, the expediency of its enact? ment is not to be passed upon by the court. In such a case the legislature determines by the enactment that the law Is reasonable and necessary. Every family and especially those who reside In the country should be provided at all times with a bottle of Chamberlain' Liniment. There is no tolling when it may be wanted in cases of an accident or emergency, it is most excellent in all cases of rheumatism, sprains and bruises. Sold by W. W. Sibert. We would not cast any reflections ? a Sumte r for a whole lot, but we did wonder why the alderman who press? ed the preset ution against the blind tigers was not sleeted again, if he did not run, of course, he could not be elected, and the election of the at? torney who prosec uted for him might be as a reward for thnrt excellent work on the part of the city, or for Other reasons, we are not there and are thankful for enlightenment. This Me do know, that being mayor now, bi Cannot prOSSOUti any more blind tigers as an attorney. We would not lor an instant intimate that the blind Ihren ran lumter, We know Sumter too well to suppose that for an in? stant, but WS like to keep informed ?>n these matters.--Flor? nee Tinu s. Prompt relief in all casei of throat And lung trouble if you use Chamber I mi's Cough Remedy. Pleasant to ?othlng and healing in effect. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Manhattan, Kan, has the cham? pion running abroad mean man. He bought his S/lfs a patent washing mil ( bine, explaining that he "wanted her b? have some kind of pastime."? Mew York Mall. The Call of The Blood. *for purification, finds voice in pirn pit Si boils. sallow complexion, a Jaundiced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin.?ail signs of liver trouble, Bui Dr, King's New Life Pills make ri? h red blood; give clear shin, rosy cheehs, Ilm com? plexion, health. Try them. rents at Hlltcrl 'S I >rUg Store. Worse Thun H?llet?. ?r.uii? ts have often caused less suf U ring to soldiers than the eew ma L. w. Ilarrlman, Burlington, Me., got it in the army, and suffered with forty years, "But Buchlen'a Arnica Balve cured me when all eise failed," he writes. Greatest healer for Sores, Ulcora, Boils, Burns, ruts, Wounds, Bruises and Piles II cents at Bib srti Drug Store. PIT i MG GRAFT GASES. INTENSE INTEREST CONTINUES IN INQUIDY. Former President <>t' Common Coun? cil, Brought From Penitentiary, Told What II?? Know?Hank Direc? tors* and Employees Before Grand Jury. i - Pittsburg, Pa., March 31.?William Brand, former president of common I council, who was brought from the; penitentiary to testify before the : grand jury today, contributed his full j confession to help the graft prohers in trailing the "men higher up." District Attorney William A. Blake ly said this evening that Brand had completely given way in the grilling, which the inquisitors gave him to? day. "I don't believe he could have suf? fered more in years of imprisonment than he has by the wory and humili? ation of the past week," said Mr. Blakeley. Brand's confession, and that of Charles Stewart yesterday, leaves but one more important wit? ness to be heard, it is said, before more sensations are public sprung. This witness is Councilman Hugh Ferguson, who was at the court house today seeking opportunity to tell his story and have done with it. The grand jury was to busy, however, and put him off until tomorrow. P. B. Barnes, a former select coun? cilman, was mutinious when brought up as a witness today, but was forced to submission by threats of commit? ment to jail for contempt of court. There were also more directors and employees of banks before the jury today, and two young women, Bes? sie Currln and Nellie Sherlock, tele? phone operators at the Farmers' Na? tional Deposit Bank. Three more councilmen took the immunity bath by pleading no de? fence to charges of taking bribes. These were Samuel Poster, who ad? mitted getting $400 from Stewart for his vote on the ordinance; T. O. At? kinson, who confessed taking bribes of $100 from Dr. W. H. Weber for his vote on a street ordinance, and $500 from Stewart, to support the bank ordinance; and John McCart? ney, a former selectman, who said he got $400* for his votes on both ordi? nances. Under threats of commitment to jail, fourteen of the men recently in? dicted appeared today with bonds? men, who gave bail, of $5,000 each for their appearance in court later. The grand jury will be in session again tomorrow. To strengthen the evidence already obtained about the transfer of $45, 000 to Stewart at the Hotel Imperial, in New York, In May, 1908, for al? leged use in bribing Pittsburg coun? cilmen to vote for the bank ordi? nance, the grand jury is said to have asked for the 1908 registers of sev? eral New York hotels. Handwriting experts are to be employed, it is said, to determine definitely what Pitts burg men were in that city at the time the money was paid to Stewart. It has already been published here that the unnamed man who paid Stewart the money is not known to be a banker, but "one of the most prominent men in the entire coun? try." CAPT, DAVIS APPOINTED. Will Preside at Court Here B nnlng Next Monday. Columbia, April 1.?Governor An? sel appointed Capt. W. C. Davis, of Manning, tO v. II y to preside at the ap Preaching term of court in Sumter, which convenes there next Monday morning. He takes the place of Judge KlUgh, who Is too ill to preside. The appointment was made upon the rec? ommendation of the Sumter Dar As? sociation and of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge Jones. WHITE ??TIGER" CONVICTED, Greenwood Man Sentenced to six Months at Hard Labor. Greenwood, March 31.?The extra term of the Court <>f General Sessions for this county, which convened here Monday morning, adjourned la to yes? terday .afternoon, having cleared the docket 01 all cases available for trial. W. F, Irwin, a white man, formerly a men bant at Bradley, now living at Abbeville, was convicted on four counts of an Indictment charging vio? lation of the dispensary law. His Conor, Judge Aldrlch, sentenced him t<> six months in the penitentiary or six months on the county chatngang at hard labor. There was no alter? native of a line. The Demon < >f The \lr. ?Is the germ of 1,aGrippe, that j breathed in, brings suffering lo thousands. Its after effects are weak? ness, nervousness, lack of appetite, onergj nnd itmhltlon, with disordered liver and kidneys, The greatest need Ihen Is lOloetrlc Mit tors, the .splendid tonic, hl.I purilier and regulator ol Stomach, l.lver and Kl llteys. Thous? ands have proved thai they wonder* 11111> strengthen the nerves, build up the system nnd restore health und good spirits after an uttack of Grip, if suffering, try them, Only 50 cents, Perfect satisfaction guaranteed bj Slberts I trug store. CENSUS EX UM ER ATORS. Names of Those Who Will Take Cen? sus in This and Lee Counties. Columbia, April 1.?Appointment' for Sumter and Lee counties census enumerators announced as follow-: Sumter County, Concord Township ?Andrew James colored, Sumter, R. P. D. to take negroes only; two white appointees not yet commissioned. Manchester ,Township?H. H. Wells, Tindal, to take whites only; E. E. Jones, colored, Sumter, to take negroes only. Mayesvillo Township?T. J. Baker, Mayesvllle; J. M. Workman, Mayes ville. Middleton Township?C. Heyward Chandler, Sumter, R. F. IV, Harold Chandler, Wedgefield. Privateer Township?R. M. An? drews and Larry DeLeon, colored, Sumter, to take negroes only; H. H. Wells, Tindal. Providence Township?Alex E. Skinner, colored, Remberts, negroes only; H. W. K. Yates, Sumter. Rafting Creek Township?H. C. Bethea, Remberts; J. E. Dupre, Shi loh. Stateburg Township?H. S. Ellison, colored, Stateburg; Henry D. Muld row, Sumter. Sumter Township?J. S. Richard? son, Sumter; M. J. Frederick, colored, Sumter. Sumter City: Ward One? Peter E. Brown, colored; W. Y. L. Marshall. Ward Two?Jno. F. Reid. Ward Three?Thos S. Sumter. Ward Four?Edna L. Lowery, colored; W. Y. L. Marshall. Lee County: Bishopville Township?Murray L. DuBose, Bishopville; G. E. DuBose, Bishopville. Cypress Township?Wiley O. Vaughan, Lamar. Ionia Township?B. E. Sparrow, Camden. Lynchburg Township?W. S. Beas ley, Lynchburg; Guy E. Harbeck, St. Charles. Mechanl^sville Township?Hamil? ton B. Bovkln, Dalzell. Mt. Clio Township?R. M. Cooper, Wisacky; Jno. M. Smith, Bishopville. St. Charles Township?A. A. Brear ley, St. Charles. Spring Hill Township?J. T. Mun nerlyn, Rembert. Stoke's Bridge Township?R. M. Smith, Bishopville. Turkey Creek Township?B. E. Sparrow, Camden. The Brightness of HaUey's Comet. The brilliancy of a comet as it ap? pears to our eyes d^?^--4- ; vo factors; first, its c ? fron sun, and, second, * froi the earth. The nea; he su more does our sun I ? the and increase its intrinsic brightness, and, of course, the nearer anybody is our eye the brighter will it be. Hal ley's comet is nearest the sun on April 20, when of itself it will be most luminous. But after that date it gets closer and closer to us till May is. Immediately after that date the corn? ed should be very brilliant, and it will I* favorably situated in the evening Sky Icr us to see it. The comet in 1^.5 was less bright ihan it had been in 1750, when it had a tail 550 de? grees in length, not because it had intrinsically decreased in brilliancy but because the earth was unfavor? ably situated in its orbit to give us a near view. While nothing Ms known absolutely of how bright the comet will be, astronomers are generally agreed that it will be a splendid ob? ject readily visible to the naked eye, with a tail at least 30 degrees in length. In fact, the comet will be seen better without a telescope than with one, and for those who are not astronomers a look through a big glass would be disappointing.?From "The Retun of HaUey's Comet," by S. A. Mitchell, in the American Re? view of Review for April. And sec il there isn't something thai would go well with your Kaster outfit. Lavellicrs and Pendants, Pearls, Amethyst, Coral Brooches, in latest style? ; Waist Sets, Rings in Pearl, Diamond, Ameythist, Tope/., |ade, Bloodstone. Cameo, Sapphire and others. 1 .atesl styles in Bell Pins and I I at Tins. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. Phone 33 ? - No. 6 s. Main St The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per* . sonal supervision .since its infancy* Y0 /'G?stcA4A6 Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and ** Just-fis-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and afiays Fevcrishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of i The Kind You toe Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMS CENTAUR COM PAN V, TT MURRAY ?TBKCT, N CW TOUR CITY. YOU REACH THE RIGHT SPOT for superior building materials, when you call at McKiever's. We can fill the bill every time. Whether it be sash, doors, blinds, rough or dressed lumber, we can give you estimates that for quality and prices can't be beaten by anyone. The Sumter Door, Sash & Blind Factory, J. W. McKeiver, - - Proprietor. BiRME s Drug Store, 5 W. Liberty St. Sumter. S. C. -Dealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES AND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: MOTTO: PURE AND RELIABLE GOODS. ? IH Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: Remember That One Dollar in the Bank does more work than Five in your pocket. It is our business to make money work. Deposit your Dollars with us and watch Sumter grow. T5he Bank of Sumter. Banking. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co, Offers unexcelled banking facilities, and wants your business. :: ::