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WORK DONK BY STUDENTS. How the letnittaers are Anal>seri at Clesason. If It were not for the laws govern? ing the Inspection and analysis of commercial fertilisers. South Carolina would be maoe dumping ground for fertilisers that could not be sold in States having an Inspection law. No one, not even a chemist, without a chemical analysis can tell the dlffer snce In the value, for Instance, of an 8. 3. 3. fertiliser end a 10, 4, 4. fertiliser. The farmers would simply be at the mercy of the manu? facture (and there sre always some unscrupulous manufacturers) were It not for the fertiliser snlysls con? ducted by Clemson College. It Is the purr; jss of this srtlcle to show how this analysis Is carried on. The general assembly of South Carolina make.* laws governing the Inspection snd analysts of commer? cial fertiliser* and the Board Sf, Trustees simply carry out these laws There sre two kinds of samples, namely "official samples" drawn by the College Insepctors, and "farmers' samples" that may be drawn by any purchaser In a manner prescribed by law. For the collection of official samples the State is divided Into four? teen districts with an Inspector for each district. These Inspectors can? vass the several districts, an! col? lect samples where ever they may find fertilisers. These samples are placed In thirty-two ounce bottles, asaled, and numbered. In the pres? ence of a witness who writes for the Inspector an afnadavlt to the effect that the sample is a Just and fair one. and drawn In accordance with the law. These samples are then sent to Mr. H. M. Stack house. Secre? tary of the board of fertiliser control Upon receipt of these samples Mr. Stack ho use turns them over to the Chemical Department by numbers only, snd sklll-d chemists are direct? ed to look for the ingredients claimed by the manufacturer. The name of the manufacturer snd the per cent of each Ingredient claimed by the manufacturer Is not known to the chemist. The chemist Is however, given the Ingredient?but not the amount, or per cent?gusrsnteed by the msnufscturer for the following reasons If for Instsnce, potash alone Is claimed by the manufactur? er. It Is utter folly and a waste of time and money to look for phospho? ric sold snd smmonla. It takes Just as much time, an costs Just as much money, to prove the absence of an tngredlent as It does *o determine the per cent of sn IngreJlent. The chem lets will have to analyse about 1,400 "official samples"' this season, and this means about 7.000 separate de? termination-'. It will be Impossible for them to complete this work be? fore the first of July. Now, If they were required to make a complete analysis of any fertilisers sent In there Is no telling when the work of the season would be completed. When an analysts is completed, the chief chemist sends the result of the analysis to the Secretary of the B^ard of the Fertiliser Control. Should the samples fall below guarantee In any Ingredient the Secretary re? turns the sample snd the chemists are required to mske another analy? sis to correct or confirm the first analysis. The results of the analy? sis are then published snd every manufacturer whose goods fall be? low the limits prescribed by law (3 per cent) has his name published In black letters with a blsck In? dex hand pointing to It. These re? sults are published in bulletins which sre sent out f-ee to the farmers of the State. Any one can get these bulletins by simply sending his name to J. N. Hook. Secretary to the Hoard of Experiment Station Control, with the request that he may be put on the mailing list. It Is absolutely necessary th.u those sending fertilisers to Clemson be analysed give the name of the msnusfcturer for else the secretury of the Hoard of Fertiliser Control could not publish the results for the benefit of the people of the Stale. If a manufacturer fall* below guarant ic? on hU goods ho Is subject to afasg n tlon and Is required to pay to UN farmer the different**) between rdas value of the fertilizer as m)i..w i by the analysis and the value ??* hIh.wii by hi?? fuuiantee. Farmer*.' ftainpk - The luw preserllres thut any pur < h?*vr '?( fertilisers may tak i sample within flfte.jn da\s ?f r ? '? - liv.rv. SJsd In the same way that IhS IllSpe? t??r doc*, the drawing to I-' made In the presen. two wit tloiuM i. ti by lh? bl|>er and one by selb r. > The Belief must have six flays notice, und the sample inn .-? be ggnlnf In the aaaaasjag of a thud disinterested v*ur.e^ All Ihre? Wltnessen must sign a ?erttfb.it. thai IS sent with the sample |e Ho retsry of the Hoard of l\ ? It/ i n trol The analysis Is made ?m t\e same wsy ss for the "official pies.-* The Ingrcdhnts claimed should be given, but It Is not re sary to give the per cent guai V These rules are necessary for the protection of the manufacturers as well as for the farmer. Those of the students who are tak? ing the Agricultural Course are rfU'en both practical and theoretical In? structions In the analysis of com? mercial fertilizers during their Jv.nlof and senior years. Thus th vy lram for themselves what fertilizer tiualv sis Is. They are glad to Introduce itt.N of their farmer friends, at any t'me, to their Instructors who wvll time, to their instructors who will gladly show them througn the lab? oratories and explain more in detail the methods of this work. Children's Garden Contest. The Civic League of Sumter has decided to offer prises to school children for the most improved premises. There will be a first and second prise, in cash, for the most lmpro, ??* back yard, and a first and second prize In cash for the most Improved front yard. Any white child in Sumter may try for these prizes, and each child may try for one or both. As aid in making this a success, Congressman Lever has sent a large bag of packages of seed which will be given on application to any child. The package includes vegetable, as well as flower seed, so any boy or g*r\ who would rather devote his yard ?pace to vegetables, can enter this contest. Although a little late in the year to begin such work, much can still be accomplished if the boys and girls will begin at once. The committee in charge will visit the premises of those interested now, and again before the prizes are dis? tributed, which will probably be the latter part of June, but notice of this will be given later. All desiring to try will please notify one of the ladies on the committee, Mrs. Fer? dinand Levl. Mrs. J. M. Knight. Mrs. J. P. Maurer, or Miss Kate Moses, so that they may see the grounds be? fore any improvement Is begun. Those wishing seed can obtain them from Miss Armlda Moses, 14 South Washington street. Anyone entering this contest not only has a chance to make $5.00, but can feel that he or she is )\> dplng to make his home and town more at? tractive, and is thereby aiding the Chamber of Commerce in its work for Sumter. ?DUDAY CLOSING AT POSTOF? FICE. l>o The Patrons of the PostoffU'e Fa? vor Discontinuance of Sunday De? livery of Mall by Carriers? The country-wide movement for the closing of postofflces on Sunday has reached Sumter, Postmaster Shore being In receipt of a commu? nication from the Postotnce Depart? ment directing hint to ascertain the attitude of the patrons of the office and their wishes in respect to the discontinuing the delivery at the post office on Sunday by the carriers. It is not proposed to discontinue the \ delivery of mall at the general de? livery window, which will be kept open during the usual hours on Sun? day, nor will those who have lock boxes be deprived of their mail on 8unday, as the lock box distribution of mall on Sunday will be made by the regular clerks as customary here? tofore. The suggested plan, which has been adopted in a number of cities and found satisfactory, Is to discontinue the delivery of mail at the postotnce on Sunday by carriers to those who on the other days of the week receive their mail at their places of business or at their homes. The adoption of the plan and the discontinuance of mall at the car? rier's window will relieve the carriers of Sunday work. An arrangement can bo made by those who feel that they must have their mall on Sun <l iy that will enable them to do so. They will be allowed to rent a look bag for use on Sunduy only, their mall beln? pi a ed In these boxes on Sunday by the regular clerks and on the nthi r days of the week handled by the carriers and delivered kl usu? al. No action will !??? taken to discon? tinue iii" hundaj delivery of mall un h?ss 1'iistrnaslor Shore i - convinced that a majority of the patrons of the office Who would be nil' i ted by the change desired Ihs change, II? wishes to ascertain wishes of iic people wh<? are served by tie car* tiers und all others Interested In the matter, He has naked the Ministerial Association to Inveetlgnte Ihs matter and r< port t<? him tin- results, mid will, also, make an Independenl In? reaisfattun nimm if. At hit requt si the nttsntlon "f tio patrons of the office is railed t.. the proposition snd tin \ should make knot* n ihelr e I h ? I t.. him. When t medicine must lie given t< yottng children it should be pleasant t" t ike. Chamberlain's Cough Item i d> is made from lit gar, and I h< root.-; used in Its preparation give ? fl i\ or similar t<i run , up, m ik Ing It pleasant t.. t,, i . i ? j, - , ? superior for cobls. croup md wh ?op ir.g cough, f/ag sale b all dealers, TO ADOPT THE OREGON PLAN. Ohio House Pusses Bill Providing For Direct Popular Eleetlon of United Suites Senators. Columbus, Ohio, March 30.?The house today passed by a vote of 89 to II the "Wlman bill providing for the election of United States senators by popular vote on the Oregon plan. The Normal School of the Rural Teachers. To the Rural teachers and School trustees of South Carolina: Through the generosity of the Peabody Board of Trust and the en? terprise of Winthropp college, it has been arranged to hold a summer school for teachers at Winthrop col? lege during the four weeks beginning June 21, 1911. The faculty Is now being engaged and the courre arrang? ed. In a few weeks a complete cir? cular of information may be obtain? ed by request directed to Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. Before the rural schools cl:>se, however, I wish to direct the special attention of the rural teachers ind trustes to the advantages of the summer school. Many of the rural teachers of South Carolina have been denied the privilege of college courses and pro? fessional training for teaching. In a peculiar sense the summer school for teachers Is the normal college of the country teacher. It is here only that we have opportunity to come into living touch with educational principles and methods, to exchange Ideas, and to form the friendships which break the profeslonal isolation of the rural teacher. In addition to the usual course in the elementary and secondary sub? jects, the summer school has arrang? ed to offer certain courses designed especially to aid the rural teachers. Among these will be Included the iol lowing: 1. Special Problems of the Rural School. 2. Special Methods and Devices for the Rural Schools. 3. Rural School Agriculture end Boh00] Gardening. 4. Domestic Science for Rural Schools. 5. Practical Manuel Training for Rural Schools. During the session there will be held a conference on Rural Life and a conference on County Superintend? ents of Education. The cost of board, including room and light, will be $18.00 for the whole term (four weeks); $10.00 a week for time less than the whole session; and $1.00 a day for less than a week. A matriculation fee of $5.00 to cover the four weeks work will be charged. Teachers should en? gage rooms at once. In my opinion a school district could make no better Investment than to encourage In a substantial way the attendance of teachers on the summer school. An Increase in salary for next year conditioned on attendance at the school would en? able the teacher to take the course without expense and would yield large returns to the district in in? creased efficiency. W. K. T?TE. State Supervisor of Elementary Rural Schools. Voters Get Bad Dose. Don't ask how long we are going to have to endure Colo Blease as governor. The people, with their eyes open, against the protest of the representative newspapers in the State had fully warned them, put him in the position of power, and he will use It as it suits him. Just let it be a lesson to you In the future, and It will not be too dearly paid for if It sticks. The newspapers In South Carolina are honest and straightforward, impersonal and pa? triotic. They have nothing to gain and much to lose In taking a position antagonistic to any office seeking poli tcian, for such men always make the newspapers pay dearly for their hon? esty with the people. They have been hounded down, boycotted, and their editors martyred by just such people, and they have never yet, an1 never will receive a tingle atom of appreciation or reward from those whom they serve. Put more confi? dence In the Uuegrlty and the disin? terestedness of youf newspaper In the future, and by respecting i?, com p ii it to respect yon ami h < If, an I II will be your best friend and guide, ii i< never iii" enemy of au> man who is doing right, never hits to ei itlfy personal fueling, for .? news? paper has m? more personal fueling than r ti legraph pole, and Is si free from eplte, We think thai tlx news? import in South (larollna a III be more i< ipected after this exporlom The penpl, needed the medicine, and lh< v ore gettin ran 1 d? ? Flor to rh? quickly yields to the tree application ?.f Chamberlain's Liniment, For Sale by all dealers. How to Insure Profitable Corn Crops. If every corn crop in the South this this year could be planted on a clover sod grown on land which had been broken eight inches deep in the last twelve months the yield per acre might easily be twice what it will be. We said something like this about a year ago, and we feel safe in repeat? ing it. (J?rn is an exacting crop; it is not going to give profitable results on poor land; in fact, it does not pay to plant corn on poor land. The writer honestly believes that if any reader has land on which he cannot reasonably expect more than 15 or 20 bushels of corn per acre?the aver? age yield In the South?he will make more by letting the corn crop go en? tirely and planting legumes,?soy bears cowpeas. peanuts, et^.?with perhaps some sweet potato 2nd sor? ghum patches to help balance: up the legume crops for his live stock. In other words, the first essential in profitable corn growing is good land and corn should be plan .ed only on land of at least average fertility. It will be far better to cut down the acreage, to plant only the beat of the available land, to give this better preparation, better cultivation, and better fertilization, and so to make 40 or 50 bushels to the acre than to work over land which yields less than half this amount. The present average yields of corn in the South are disgracefully low; and though they are steadily increas? ing, none of us should be content until they are at least twice t.s great as at present. The South s the coming "Corn Belt." If e.ny one doubts this, let him read the reports on page 4 from boys who have made yields of corn running all the way up to 158 bushels on one acre. If any reader doubts that the land is i:he first essential in profitable corn product? ion, let hLm read the letter from Troupe Toadvle, who made 15$ bush? els at a cost of $19; of Wilson Town send, who, on a clover sod made 103.6 bushels for 13 cents per bushel" of Spencer Aycock, who mt.de corn for 9.1 cents a bushel. Fertilizers pay on corn, *X-hen used judic'oui:ly, but none of the boys who made a record for low cost of production used large amounts of commercial fertilizers. Jerry Moore showed what the South can do growing corn, hut his big yield came pretty high. His plan Is not the on,- the farmer wants ' to follow. What the farmer wants is a sod to turn under for his corn crop. There Is much to be said right now about the preparation of the soil for corn, about seed selection, about fer? tilization, about method;- of planting and cultivation, and all these will be discussed in this and fjture issues; but on this first page we wish to em? phasize the ract that right now is the time to begin preparations for next year's crop. By planning a ro? tation which will let the corn follow a legume; by making and saving all the manure possible; in short, by doing all he can to Increase the fer? tility of hi9 soil, the farmer can this year do mush toward Insuring a profitable corn crop next year; while If he neglects these things, he will find it a hard task to atone ior this neglect when he begins wo'.k on his 1912 crop. This year's crop is yet to make, of course, but in many cases it Is already decided thai; this year's crop will not be mad3 as cheaply or as profi? tably as It siould be. A deep, loose, friable, humus-filled soil can not be made now for this year's crop, but for next year's crop such a soil can be made this year, and a soil like this is essential to a low-cost crop of corn. ?Progressive armer. Weier Out of Work. The busiest little things ever made are Dr. King's New Lifo Pills. Ev? ery pill s a sugar coated glohulo of health, that changes weakness into Strength, languor into energy, brain tag Into mental power; curing con? stipation, headache, chills, dyspepsia, malaria. Only 25e. at Sibert's Drug Store. Is tn give value for value rceiv ed. That i5 our policy and thai is the reason we enjoy sucl ,i I r t p ?? business. Jewelry is sometimes very deceiving and some imitations look ;?1111<?^t a r?ood e the real, when new, How? ever, afteryou have had them t?>i .1 while you can see the differ < nee. Vou < in rely <>n every* thiii;.: we sell being exactly as repi i ent ed and ! hat you \\ ill get \ our im ?ney's \\ oi t h. W. A. Thompson. 6 S. Main St. Jeweler and Opticiar Anderson Council Acts in Keeping witu City*! Progress. Anderson, March 30.?City coun? cil, at a special meeting tonight, ad? opted an ordinance looking to a re organiaztion of the lire department. The old system of a, volunteer depart? ment w*s abolished. Fire Driver W. ! T... Jackson was elected chief and is to give his full time to the duties of same. The department will consist of 18 men, exclusive of the chief and three fire wagon drivers. These men will be paid stated annual salaries, which will be supplemented by extra pay for each fire call. The II men will not give all of their time to the department, but will answer the fire calls from their YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply Let's Talk it Over THE PEOPLE'S BANK, Capital $50,008 12 W. Liberty St. S unit er, S. C. LIME, CEMENT, ACME PLASTER. SHINGLES LATHS, FIRE BRICK. DRAIN PIPE. ETC. TTsxr Clrsk\n Rlc? Flour, Ship Stuff. Bran. I Id y , VJ1 <im, Mixed Cow and Chicken Feed, Horses, Mules, SaVn^8' :Tagof:8 No Order Too Large Or Too Small. Booth-Harby Live Slock Co. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA. YOU arc a horse in a tread mill while ToU spending sji you earn put YOUR money in the BANK ^nd YOU will be A TREE MAN ^> IF you earn $10,000 a year and spend Si I 000 you will fall behind. If you earn ten dollars a week and save part of it you will get ahead?and there is no other way to do so. Get out of the tread mill. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4%. Firsl: National Bank, SUMTER, S. C. Seed Potatoes! Seed Potatoes! Strauss' Satisfactory Selling Seed Potatoes Makes for Good Results?Big Yields. EARLY ROSE, IRISH COBLER AND BLISS Oirect from Maine. Hin Vonr Swrrl Potatoes Prom A. A. Strauss & Co. IMIOXI v 26 N. Main Street Sumter. S. C. Sl'IX'l \l HTFMiON TO NAIL OR Di lls. V