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?jjc oulatcbmaii U? iyoutjjron. PublKhed WcdncMl'i) mill Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTKK, 8. Q Terms: $1.50 per annum?In advance. Advertisements: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Bvery subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communication* which sub? serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The sumter Watchman was found? ed in ItSO and the True Southron In ISM The Watchman and Southron bow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and is manifestly the beat advertising medium In Sumter. Nan tee Summer Assembly. The Santee Summer Assembly will he held at Bethel Church. Privateer, July 10th to 15th Inclusive. In pub? lishing the programme of the Assem? bly a few days ago the dates were erroneously given as June 10-15 in? stead of July 10-15. Those interested will note the correction and remem? ber that the meeting wll! be held next month. T \ItllI I >< < \MHI It A SUICIDE. Tragedy Follow* Discovery of $50. . Shortage in farboro Hunk. Tarb..ro. N. C. June 14.?Cashier Luther V. Hart, of the Bank of Tar boro. is dead, and Assistant Cashier B. B. Mussel Is In Jail hero vlth a charge of complicity In the misappro? priation of $50,000 of the bank's funds. This morning. J. K. Ooagh ton. State bank examiner, t.r.-ived to Inspect the bank. Hart die 1 from a self-lntlleted wound, and the exposure of Hussel followed shortly afterward. This morning Examiner Doug! ton called at the bank for the purpose of making hi* regular inspection of the affairs of the bank. The examina? tion wsa deferred until afternoon, and Hart remained at his post until the regular dinner hour. Going Pome fnr dinner, he w?nt dflrectlj to hi* ro->m snd n few minutes lat? r Ms wlf? wa* startled to h-ar the re pert of s pistol. Rushing to the room, ah. f< nd Hart lying across the ucd with a bullet hole through his head. He d ed two hours later without la - Vng regained consciousness. The misappropriation. It is believed, will not exceed $30.000. Mr. Hart had been Interested in numerous busi? ness transactions. Following the exposure, the affairs of the bank were/ placed In charge of officials and they Immediately closed its doors, pending further In? vestigation. The institution has a capital of $20.000. Its deposits ag? gregate more thnn $200,000. Hart was abou. thirty-five > ?ar? of age and was a member of one of the most prominent fami'les In Easter i North Carolina. STATE CONSTABLES NEEDED.' <.o\. riior Sends letters to Supervis? or* of Dry Counties. Columbia, June 13.?In the dry counties of the State where constables had been kept Governor Blease has taken up the matter with the 1 >cal county authorities as to whether or not It is desired that the constabulary be continued. A letter has been written to the county supervisors of eighteen counties In the State, e where heretofore one or more State constables have been at work, to ask whether or not it Is n??-essury for the State detectives |g be retained at this time. Th?- form of the lett? r is as fal? lows ??<?n account >f certain Information resetting me I appoint. <l ist* tive under the dispensary law. to work In your county. "It Is now the dull season of the year and I would !e glut if you would take up with your sheriff the e-.ndl tloiM In regard to the enf ?reime of the dl?pen<*ary law In your county, and you and he decide whether It is necessary to longer keep ,m officer in v.oir e.omtv. If the local authorities will enforce the law I have ru. desire to put the county t? the extra ex? pense . f paving for i special ofllei r." This lottOf to the county Supervis? or? Is signed by QenfefBOff Cole L. Blease. The letters went out Tues? day to the eighteen counties and as the replle4 are received Governor Blease will take up the cpiestl ?n of Withdrawing the State eOllStabul iry from thoy,. SOUS)ties where It is said the State officer* nre nut needed, as the ho ;il authorities are able to i ope w Ith the I tw Whoofiing eousTh i< not dangerous when the cough Is kept loose ami ex? pectoration easy by giving Chamber? lain's Cough Itcmedy. It has been used In many epidemics . f this dis? ease With pcrf. ft S'leeess. For sale by all dealer*. KNOX TO GIVE TESTIMONY. Serrctaij of statt? He fore House Committee Totluy. Washington, June 13.?In response t > a subpoena issued today by the MoilM committee on expenditures to the State department Secretary Knox will appear before that committee to? morrow afternoon to explain the pay? ment of $!,#?! from the Canadian boundaries commission fund to Fred erlck Hale, son of a former United States Senat ?.\ Eugene Hale, of Maine. The subpoena was served on Mr. Knox this afternoon. He arranged : tf a hearing at I P, M. tomorrow. Themas Morrison, dloburslng clerk of the State department, will again tes? tify marrow. The summons for Secretary Knox followed disclosures made to the com? mittee today by Mr. Morrison, that the payment of Mr. Hale had been made 01 the sole authority of Sec? retary Knox's ' O. K.t" and that the vouchers for $2,450 in payment for a portrait of former Secretary Day had ' 11 n found on the floor Of his oMiee by a Stat< department messenger. Mr. Morn on declared that the mis? sing VOUChOT for $2,4r>(i, drawn in pay.oent of a portrait of former Sec letaiy Day, and of which the artist leieivil only $X50, had boon found cy a no Monitor on the Moor of his of? fice. How it got there he had no Idea, but it Arts his impression that some one interested In the matter was reaponslhle, Tns vouch ?r? appeared complete, Mr. Morrison Raid, and contained t'or mer Chief Clerk Michael's explana? tion of how the $1,600 difference had MSI ? expended. Mr. Morrison asserted that when )the voucher disappeared from the files It had no such execution upon it. The execution was not made pub? lic. It had been contended that the $1,600 was spent for secret service. In regard to the Hale payment, Mr. Morrison said all he knew about the matter was his direction from Secre? tary Knox to pay over $5,000. K. O, Tittrnan, the boundary com? missioner, said that the $5,000 pay? ment to Hale had never been explain? ed 11 him. He said his orignal esti? mate for an appropriation of $20,000 j h ul been Increased to $25,000 by the j Slot* department without hlj know? ledge ond th**' he later learned the ixtrn $5.'?oft had - ceo paid to Hale. iltsnwi? TRIED TO POISO? warm. ( has. E. I Mum is Arrested at Lauren* and Carried to Akken. Aiken,, June 13.?Charles E. Dunn, a former resident of this city, was arrested In Daurens on Sunday and brought to Alken today on a charge of attempting to poison Mrs. Eleanor Dunn, his wife, who has been sspara rated from him for several weeks. It Is alleged that the attempted poison? ing occurred here about March 15 of . this year. Attorney John Cannon of Lauren* accompanied Mr. Dunn to Aiken. Mr. Cannon immediately appeared before Judge DeVore, who is holding court here, and secured bond for his client in the sum of $500 and Mr. Dunn im? mediately returned to Laurens. The warrant for his arrest on this charge was sworn out by Mrs. Dunn before Magistrate Mahan of North Augusta. A postal card Is said to have been printed offering $300 re? ward for Mr. Dunn's return to Alken to answer the charge, with the name of Sheriff Itahorn of Alken county attached to it. When asked about it yesterday the sheriff stated positively that he did not authorize the use of Oil name. It Is said, however, that Mrs DuM offered the reward and that she will pay It. Mr. Dunn is now charged with rob? bery In Augusta by Mrs. Dunn, and b? w as . i rested some time ago In I.aureus on this charge by Deputy Kenned) Of Aiken. Ho fought extra? dition and the hearing on that ques? tion is vet to be had. Mr. Dunn had nothing to say in regard to the charges agatnat him. it is alleged that he tried to poi ? ?n Mrs. I Minn with l ludanum. Pi evident TmiVu Silver Wedding. Rabbi and Mrs. I?. Klein are in re? ceipt .of jin invltatin to attend H re? ception at the White HOUOS on the evening of Inno i'.?th, the occasion be? ing the silver wedding of President und Mrs. Taft. The Invitation was addr. ssed to Mr. Klein at Petersburg, \ i . which city was his home prior to ins removal la Blunter ? few months ago. Mr. Kloln was very much surprised lo receive the invita? tion as his only acquaintance with President Taft was on the occasion of the President's vl it lo Petersburg tool year, at which lime Mr, Klein served on the committee th.it enter? tained President Taft during hli staj In the city, Crops are said to be In line condl tion ami if the weather conditions are favorable during the next six weeks there will be exceptionally good crops of both cotton and corn. ADVICE TO NEGRO FARMERS. Address Delivered to Anderson Coun? ty Fanners' Union b> lt. W. West berry, Demonstration Agent for Colored Farmers in Sumter Coun? ty. To the Anderson County Farmers' F ii ion: Friends and fellow farmers: It la to me a great deal of pleas? ure to speak to you concerning the better methods of farming. No greater commission could have been given to me by Mr. Bradf >rd Knapp, Who is special agent in charge of the Farmers' Co-operative Demonstra? tion work of the United tSates De? partment of Agriculture, than the privilege 1 now enjoy. The farming industry was among the last to be helped by our great government. It might have been for the want >f a man to champion the cause. The man was found in the person of the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, who through demonstration agenti to large extent has. changed the old nn thods of farming to a new and nnue successful system. This work is being carried ?n now by his son Mr. Bradford Knapp, who is fully aide to do the work and we believe will carry it on to success. Two years ago last March, through Mr. Irs W. Williams, State agent for the Department of Agriculture, I was appointed to carry on demonstrataion work mong the colored farmers of Sumter. Kershaw and Richland Counties. since the cp.se of 1910 I have been relieved of twj COUn t: a Now 1 am only working Sum? ter County. Wherever 1 have car? ried the work, farming has been im? proved. Many of my demonstrators hove doubled the yield of corn and Increaaed the yield of cotton 10 per cent with about tin- same amount of fertilizer. New dltchea have been dug and the old ones re-opened. The ?oblng of land Is being pushed to the rear and becoming past history; the Old common plow stocks are being re? placed by new and better ones, and assisted by harrows and weedcrs horses are being replaced by good mules and mare of them. Deep plowing is taking the place of Shallow; I and 10 inches deep in? stead of 4 and 6 inches. Thev are buying two-horse plows. i smoothing bar ties are being plant? ing seed being BO < ! ? They are more careful In giving the rbws proper dis? tance according to the grade of land. Shallow anad intensive cultivation is practiced during the growing pe? riod of the orops and a systematic ro? tation of ciops are being made every year. Build up your land by the use of leguemlnous crops, such as cow peas, soy beans, velvet beans, peanuts, clover, etc. Put humus In the soil and it will prevent stiff land from compacting and hold the mois? ture in light lands. Raise all the food that Is used on the ''arm. It not only becomes cheaper than buying it from another man's crib, but It is much more con? venient and saves much time. The time lost buying food that you can raise often makes it more expensive than you imagine. Keep an account of all you raise on the farm. It Is of great Importance to the farmer to keep an account of all his expense and to know about the net .gain of all that he plants. The art of mix? ing fertilizers should be known to every farmer. It saves the farmer from 20 to 40 per celnt. Money saved Is money earned. The prices of mixed fertilizers are from $25 to $30 per ton. while the unmixed, such as acid phosphate, cotton seed meal, and potash or kanlt the prices are from $18 to $20 per ton. I me of the secrets of success Is, to save all that you can of what you have and spend only that which is necessary for the desired purpose. The farmers have more time to mix their own fertilizers than they have money to pay the merchants or manufacturers. Why the farmers do not practice mixing their own fer? tilizers'.' Among some of the reasons given: First because the mixed fertilizer |g better and produces bet? ter crops; s.cond. because tin- plant food in tiie prepared fertiliser is dif? ferent from the plant food in the un prepared fertilisers; third, the}' do not kn iw how to mix it. First; the mixed fertilizers were once un mixed ar.d when the farmer mixes the un? mixed, it becomes the same value of the mixed with a much less cost, j Second, plan food Is plant food n<> matter where it is found, f<>r Instance, phosphoric acid is phosphoric acid n> matter where it Is found, whether i' is found In the phosphate beds of South Carolina, the mines of Ten I nessee, or elsewhere. Since it D j available plant food, it fills Its station in th< plant. Second, w hen the plant food i mixed properly by t h.> farmer, it Is equally the same as the already mixed fertiliser. Fertilisers being mixed al the factory doei not give the.m any particular value. The greatest value in home mixed fer | tlllsers Is to have i formula suited t>> the m ob- of land to which it Is to be applied. Third, In mixing fertilizer*, only tin- plant food that each sack contains are to be considered. The tilling is not to he considered. For an instance; in a sack of 1 per cent acid phosphate there are only :!2 pounds of plant food and in a sack of cotton seed meal 7 pounds of am? monia, phosphoric acid 1 1-2 pounds, potash l pound, in one sack of kanit lt. pounds of potash. In one sack of potash, there is 50 per cent potash <?r loo pounds. The standard of mixture is 2000 pounds, or one ton. Suppose a far? mer- wants an 8 9-20, 2 21-2 formula, he would mix 1,000 pounds acid phisphate, 1?; per cent, 650 pounds cotton seed meal, 7 per cent ammonia. To make an 8?3?4 formula, mix 990 pounds acid phosphate, 850 pounds cotton seed meal, 160 pounds potash. Divide the plant food of each mix? ture by 20 and the results will be the formula. Every farmer should mix his own fertilizers to suit his different grades of land and to suit the different crops. For an instance; lands that rusts or cause the plant to shed its fruit should have more pot? ash than that of the general farm, and potatoes should have more pot? ash than that of the general crops. Corn needs a little more potash than cotton. Farmers as a rule ire not able to pay for as many different formulas already mixed as tin y need on the farms. Ex< hange your cotton seed for cotton seed noal. In this way, you ammonlated fer? tilizer can be bought much cheaper, excepl your nitrate of soda which you may buy for top dressing. And your acid, kanit or potash can be bought cheap and when these arc mixed Into formulas, they will be a great deal cheaper and just as good as factory formulas. Commercial fertilizers play a good part in the making of the crops, but it cannot take the place of other agents. Every agent must do its own duty in mak? ing the crops If the farmer hopes f<>r the greatest success; for instance; fertih.-""-. do not prepare the soil for the plant; neither select seeds for planting; neither plant legumes, such rs cow peas, velvet beano, soy beans, peanuts, etc., in the spring; nor winter cover crops in the fall; nor drain the low lands with ditches. Fertilizers will carry its work as far as the other advantages or disad? vantages will allow it. It does not buy proper farming implements; neither does it properly cultivate the crops. No agent can take the place of another. Thorough preparation and intensive cultivation with proper amount of plant food will l?ring success. The things I have just mentioned should he practiced. All waste lands should h^ planted In the spring with legumes of some kind to build UP the land for the next crop and good seeds should he carofuly selected in the fields before the general crop Is gathered. Buy profitable farming Implements and stronger stocks and raise the stand? ard of farming if possible to the ad? miration and love of all men, for from its fields all men are fed. Take advantage now of this wonderful opportunity and get all you can from the OUt-Stretched hands of the Cnl tod States government. All governments like their thrifty and industrious .subjects, especially those who feed the country and give life to the people. This Farmers' Union la the right step towards securing help for your? selves. No man can help another unless he is willing to help himself. You meet together every month and exchange ideas and discuss the best methods of farming, you are com? pelled to grow stronger and learn more about farming. Let every man try to make more this year than he did last and let the report of this Farmers' Union he a great credit to the farmers of the country and State. Now, 1 shall turn my atten? tion to the ladies, who have gathered here in large numbers to receive a few words of encouragement to their Tomato Clubs. No race of people can rise above their women. They . HUNT'S . . f\ I a LIGHTNING OIL i*> the one unfailing scientific dressing which Instantly relieves ami permanently cures all hurts, cuts, burns, bruises, sprains ami wounds of everj kind. Pain leaves at once because the air i> excluded, ami the oil covering acts as artificial skin. The quick? est, fastest healing oil known? lit NT'S M(iIlTMX(J OIL. 23 cents and rat cents bottles. A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO., Sherman. Texas sold By KIIIEKT'S IHM?. STOItl .should he encouraged In their efforts to teach the girls how to raise to? matoes. Mrs. Dr. Miller Karl is pro? moter of thes - clubs ami we fervently hope that her work will he fruitful. My friends, encourage the girls t'? raise tomatoes, and the hoys to or? ganise and raise corn. We hope the next generation will understand the arts of farming better than We do. For the course in this science is langer than our season to live. There is s< mething new always coming in view of our knowledge, and when we meet in our clubs and unions we can always lind some one to tell us some? thing new. I know no ?ther being who is more willing to barn new things than the females. Learn all the good you can and execute it to better the condition of the farmers. I^et each day pay its ?wa expense and have something left. May God bless you all and bless your homes from the tields of labor with fruits in abund? ance. Tours truly, R. W. WeStberry, United tSatel I ?emonstration Agent. - WAS COUNSEL FOR "STEEL*** Trust Prosecutor Kellogg Mako Frank Admission to Committee. Washington, June 13.?i-'rank T>. Kellogg, Dpecial counsel for the de partnn nl of justice in the prosecution of the "trusts," told the House com? mittee today that he had for years been special counsel of subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corporation, in Minn sota, and that he had no apologies to make for it. Chairman Stanley declared that' the committee would summon anyone, J be he the President of the United I States or J. P. Morgan, in order, he said, to get at the "whole truth and nothing but the whole truth, a* to lu w certain railroads owned by the Steel Trust arc able to declare 3 00 or 150 per cent dividends ami put $4,-1 OGO.oOO or $5,000,000 into their sur-1 j plus when thtir capital is ?nly $4, 000,000 or $5,000,000. That be a light and it may not be," he said. Mr. Kellogg referred to a letter he had sent to the committee, in which ho explained .hat he and his firm, Davis Kellogg & Severance, had for years represented the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad and the Duluth, Mesa ha and Northern Railroad, sub? sidiary companies, since 1901, for the United States Steel Corporation. De? nying hat, while acting as special counsel for the Government, he had! performed an> services for the roads. Mr. Kellogg frankly stated that a feo of $15,000 for services previously rendered had been paid by the Uni? ted States Steel Corporation in Oct? ober, 1907, after he had undertaken trust prosecution for the Government. "I have no apologies to make. 1 have explained to this committee my services with the subsidiary com panics to the Steel Corporation. They wa r" purely local. They <ii<] not con? cern the Steel Corporation as an or? ganization. Just prior to 1906 I argued tome mineral rights' ream in Minnesota and presented a bill for 115,000. This, 1 believe, was approved by the Btoel Corporation in 1907. Since 1907 I have given my time to the Government's eases against the 'trust,' and 1 have done little, if any other, business. My firm has still c oitinued as counsel for the steel Corporation and both of my partners are taking all the legitimate business they can get. I have never advised the trganlSOtion of any corporation or the operation of any corporation under the Sherman law. I wish to make this Statement as broad as possible." Mr. Kellogg testified that there was nothing concerning his relations with the Steel Trust in Minnesota that he would not disclose to the commit? tee. James Qayley, former president of the steel Corpora ton, who also was a witness today and will continue to? morrow, is the only corporation wit? ness tinder subpoena. Several west? ern witnesses are to bo heard and the committee then probably will adjourn over until the wool bill is passed and meet later in New YofJt. Several New fork witnesses have been told they will be examined in New York. The woman of today who has good health, good temper, ^ood sense, bright eyes and a lovely complexion, the result of correct living and good digestion, wins the admiration of the world. If your digestion is faulty Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct it. For sale by all dealers. Should be given first consid? eration when about to buy a diamond. Buy only an absolutely perfect gem. The standing ot a firm should be such that when they say a diamond is perfect, you can feel confident that it is per? fect. We are diamond ex? perts and buy only absolute? ly perfect gems. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. 0 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C GOING AWAY SEASON This weather puts us to thinking where am I going to spend my Va? cation. Before going away you will prob? ably find that you need a New Trunk or Suit Cases, and you will find ours a very complete stock from which to make your selec? tion. SuitCases, - $1 to $10 Trunks from $15.00 Down Of course if there is anything else you want for your going away, we have it, and at prices thai are al? ways right. O'DONNELL ? CO.