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Hl I? FAITHFUL AND JUST. Dm. 11. ?If e* tmrnfrnm tmr SSM. H? It fmUMfvi set A?H I? frffW Ml MK HM ??4 I* flSSASf M Am ?II ?rifl.,"-J Jo** i. > 'JMW ? KNOW of so h?_tb*ii r* (f I I "*'?n whlrh bmcbes 11 GlXl of ratrcy lore and lird ne*?. Heathen del tie* are ited as powerful, ftrocloue, ter The people fear them *a demons, bot know out hing about the God of Lora. Alas: that we moat say It! bot there are many Christiana who, misled by too creeds of the darker Ages, do mot reeogoiie. do not worship tbe God of too Bible- rbe God of all Grace, con? cerning whom wo hare rbe dec la rat lot;. -God Is Love But God commended His lore to as, and It U His lore which const ralna us to seek Him and to den Ire to serve Him aod to walk tn toe f oors t sps of Jesus. God's win meant too requirement of Jnatfce aod Ht opened op the way by which Ha could aril) be Just and yet be l ho JuatlOer of those bollere io Je who become disciples, to take up their cross follow Him; and baring thua er for the satisfaction of tbes >. Oed prepares to gl re a blessing to Adam and bU me* in a way which would do tnera the most good. Aud this abowing of the Divine character In not merely to bring laudation to the Almighty but specially for the purpose of making HI* creatures acquainted with His character, that they may have groat confidence In Him throughout eternity, and that seeing the beauties of His character tbey may copy the name and thua bo more abundantly ftVvatien's First Step. fhe first st-p of God'a Plan la tbe ?election of a special class, a saintly faw. from amongst mankind. They are chosen for a purpose. Id t'.^m God would show forth the exceeding riches of His Grace and His loving kindness In Christ Jesus, in lifting sinners from the miry clay to so glo? rious a statloo as Ha hae promised th? the divine nature, far a bore an gels, principalities and powers. Addi? tionally. Ho prey ones to ua* them and their eipeiiencoa with sin. rod their victories over ain. by making them Joint heirs with Christ ,ln the ruling ?ltd blessing and Judging of tbe world bye and by*. Following the completion of the Church of the First Horns will come the later bom* It la the Dlrtne inten tlon, not only that the Church shall attain to the liberty of the Sons of God on th* spirit plane, like unto the an gals, but it Is His purpose also that humanity hi general shall be granted an opportunity to become sons of God, during Messiah s Reign. "For the cre? ation Itself, also, shall be delivered from th* b ?ndnge of corruption [death nod sin) In?- the glorious liberty of the sons of <#od" (human sons, auch aa Adam was in bis perfection, free from tin and death, possessed of full liber? ty which God prorlded for all In full fellowship with Him).-Romana rill. 21 "Just to Forgive Us." Those who hart hero no New Crea tnrea In Christ br faith and obedience ?those who bare taken up thelt cross to follow Him nnd hnvt been begotten of the iTolv Spirit?God haa agreed to forgive all their unwbllng trespasses up?>u reouewt. Reasoning ui>on t he tame subject Rt Paul urge*;. Let us come with conragt to the throne of grece that we may obtain mercy and llnd grace to help In time of need."? Hebrewa lr. 10. At this, tbe close of another year nnd the opening of a new one, we tree that all Chris? tisns keep a dally record with the Lord and never retire to rest without obtaining this grace of for? giveness and help. But if sny have delayed the mat ter aod a cloud has come t>e* tween them aid tbe Lord, let them surely arall themselves of these promises In the ***** of this year, that thtr may start the Ntw Year with a ig slats?with th* smile of their Fath. r's fsct upon them, and with the fellowship of their Redeemer and with fresh requires for earnestness ana ?artfulness Id walking iL f Ilm attp*. Wssry snd Hesvy Laden. There are other Script urwj which up ply to those of tut world who havt not ytt become tht Lord s people The class w* refer to are Included In the Lord's words: "Come unto He all yt Utat labor and an heavy laden, and 1 will girt yon rest" What more opportune time thsn tht beginning of the year to make the one, groat contract with tht Lord whi h will make us disciples Indeed?the cor tssBOt of srlfenciifice. self-denial, self reonDelation, taklog up the cross to follow tbe Lord's loading whithersoev? er He goCi.i. knowing that the end of th* Journey wU bo glorious and blesaed Figure* never He?units* they are on a gaa mater. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thought* for I?raetloal s farmers. U'onducted by E. W. Dabbs, Pres? ident S. 0? Farmers Union.) CLEMSON IiETTEH. What Farmer* Can I>o With Their Cotton Heed. Knowing of the prevailing low price of cotton-aeed, we have asked Prof. T. E. Keltt, of the Experiment Staff, to prepare the following; article whloh will be of special lntereat to the farmers: A question of some concern to the farmer at this season of the year it what disposition shall be made of his cotton seed. They can be either roll? ed In acid phosphate, crushed, or composted to prevent sprouting and applied directly as a fertilizer; they csn be exchanged for cotton seed mea!; they can be sold and the farm? er may or may not reinvest in fertiliz? er*. The question to be decided is which Is most profitable? The fer? tilizing value of a ton of col ton seed, using present relative commercial values Is $11.18. When this ton of seed is manufactured the products and fertiliser values will be approxi? mately as follows: Cotton seed oil, 250 pounds, no fertiliser value; cot? ton seed meal. 7:0 pounds, $10.03 fertiliser value; cotton seed hulls, 978 pounds. $1.12 fertilizer value; Unters, 22 pounds, 3 cents fertilizer value. There would be some addi? tion :1 agricultural value In the fur? nishing of organic matter for decay, but this la not large when we consider that 15 bushels would furnish less than a good peavina stubble. We note the figures given that most of the fertilising elements are contained in the portion that goes to make up the meal. The present selling price Is $17.00 per ton and the rate of exchange Is about 1,400 pounds of meal per ton. The value of this meal reckoning It n 2-71 S la IwMfi but It must be re? membered that these relative com? mercial values are not made up to represent retail prices, but to show values which are relative among themselves. Taking the selling price of meal as $25.00 per ton. then, 1 - 40 pounds would cost $17.50. If the swsp Is made some of the seed should be sold outright to purchase acid phosphate and potash to mix with meal and make a balanced fertilizer or elae these materials should te bought and mixed with the meal. Per Information relative to mixing fert llzers at home, write for Bulletin 151 of the 8. C. Experimental Station. lie a farmer Nest Year, Not Merely a Cotton Grower. Whenever cotton gets very low there are alwuys a lot of people to cry out, "Quit raising cotton," and a h of farmers who begin looking for some other crop "to take the place cf cotton." Now, do not believe that the Cotton Pelt farmer ahouid quit raising cotton or that h> needs another "money crop" to take Its place. Coton is the greatest money crop that Southern farmer*-, as a class, can grow. For the man who has been growing cotton all his life to quit all at once just because prices are lew and plunge altogether Into fome other branch ol farming. Is anything but a wise policy. The cotton farmer doesn't need to get un? duly excited because cotton prices are low. Cotton was a profitable crop, even this year, to some farmers; It will be a profitable crop for a long time yet If farmers will only give it a chance. There are a great many changes sadly needed in our system of farming, but there Is not the slight? est need of a panic-stricken rush to untried lines of work. The kind of farming needed next year Is exactly the kind of farming that was needed this year.?the Ki?d that The Pro <i ? >- ? I irnoT wrK' <l. and th.- kind that gooj farmers her and there .?II over th.- South are doln*. <' >tton Is low this year, because our CafaietI went wild last spring and panted tho biggest cotton crop in the history of th's country. Prices had I ??? fl high for two y*.?rs. and they forgot that a cotton erop of medium ?tie nlm >*d Invariably brines more than a big one. Th. \ f..rg.it, tor.. thai tho t ntiro dependence upon ?Ingle i ! p. no saaitev hon good a I r>>p u may be, la an unsafe policy. Pot all these yearn The Progressive Knrmer has been ur^rlnK Southern farmers t.. redueu their cotton acre* age. t<> f irm their lands in | \ item? stlc T'.t itlon, t<. i?row more corn and nay nrui other feed orops, t<> k. ? more livestock, to glvs more attention to building up the fertility *>t ihelr lands, to reduce th.st of produc? tion by making larger <Tops to the acr?*? in short, to farm so tin to make their cotton a r< it "money ? rop," a surplus crop l|sjgtead of hai lng to sell It to pay for fertilizers and mules and feed and "supplies" and clothing and everything else they need. All this we still believe was sound advice then and now, but it does not follow that It will pay the man who does not understand hog raising or dairying to rush into these businesses ,or that the man who has hod no experience with truck crops should change all at once from a cotton planter to a trucker. There is no great change needed, except the change from the present mlserall wasteful cropping practice to a rat? ional system of general farming; and when this chaoge Is made cot? ton will still be the great staple crop of the South. Do not be misled, either, by the advice some people are going to buy no fertilizer next year, or by any of that sort of stuff. What you want is to have every pound of cotton you produce next year produced at the least possible cost. The way to do this Is to make Just as much cotton as possible on every acre planted. Reduce the fertilizer bill by reducing the acreage. Put half the land you expect to plant to cotton in peas or soy beans or potatoes or some oth? er crop, and then plant your cotton on good land, plant good seed, fer? tilize liberally, cultivate well with Improved machinery. Whenever Southern farmers get to the point of making the fertility of their land their first consideration In tho planning of their farm work, and when they get to real farming with systematic rotation and diversi? fication, they will not plant every available acre In cotton one year because prices are high and then hunt a substitute crop the next year be? cause prices are low. And then cot? ton will be a profitable crop every year to the man who uses good farm ing methods, and a big crop will not have to be sold for less than a smai: one Just because the farmers are ur able to hold and market It in a busi? ness manner.?Progressive Farmer. A Christina* Sentiment. The thing that goes the farthest to? wards making life worth while, That costs the least and does the most, 13 Just a pleasant smile. The smile that bubbles from a heart that loves its fellow men Will drive away the cloud of gloom and coax the sun again. It's full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kldness blent; It's worth a million dollars, and it doesn't cost a cent. ?Baltimore American. A Christmas Poem. Contributed to the Sumter Item by The Rev. Qeo. Studson DeLano: Great festal of joy, whose flagons hold Full measures of love from a vintage old? From the virgin fount of the Moth? er's breast, Where the Son of God, as a babe found rest? Always you bring us peace, Joy, and good will From Hothlehem's hills, where re? echo still, Voices of Angels, who sank o'er the earth Anthems proclaiming Immanuel'? birth; You bring us new hope with your merry bells, The strength which endure3, and courage which tells, For your message is, and ever will be From the dauntless Man who dared Calvary; 0 festal of years! tbe Christ chlld'3 glad day! Over the earth Is your glorious sway; New-horn each year, yet an epoch in ?space, You come as a smile from the Sa vlour's face. George Studson DeLano, j Sumter, S. C, Dec. 20, 1911. Suniter's "Skyscraper." Sumter is soon to have a "skyscrap? er." It Is to be seven stories in ! height, and will be erected by the 1 Sumter Savings Bank (which, after I January 15, will be known as the City National Bank) on a lot 35 by 08 feet In dimensions at the corner of Main and Liberty streets, the city's two principal thoroughfares. The site was purchased 3eferal months ago and cost $25,000, or $714.19 a front foot, a record price for Sumter r?'al estate at tho time of the pur? chase, although it has since been eclipsed more than once. The build? ing, which is to ooai between $45,000 and $60,000, win bo perfectly plain and substantial, but will be equipped with ail needful convenlenoea, The first door will be occupied by the bank, which la undertaking Ita con? struction, the remaining six floors to be fitted up as offices, Bumter is the contra of ? rich farming country ami Is more largoly dependent than any town of |ts sl/o In the State upon its hack country for support, in a year when tiio cry of b ird times has been heard oftener than for more than ? decade prevlonaly the faith which is thus being dlaplayed by some of the best business men of Bumter in their town and In |ta tutor.? hi distinctly an? courgosjtng.?News and Courier, SHOT WRONG MAN. Lather lilodeoe Perhaps .uortnUy In? jured by 11. M. Havird. Xewberry, Dec. 23.?There was a serious shooting scrape umung white men at Silver Street, eight miles west of here, on the Southern road, at 8 o'clock this morning, in which Luther i tledsoe perhaps is fatally wounded by being shot in the leg with a shotgun by Ben Mayer Havird, and Havird was shot in the thigh with a pistol by W. B. Ldedsoe. The trouble did not siart between Havird and the Bled soes, but between Havird and M. D. Sheppard, the mail carrier on R. F. D. No. 1 from Silver Street. These two were quarreling In H. C. Luke's | store and got into a fisticuff, which I continued until they got out of the front door. In the fight Havird dropped his watch and keys. He did not notice them, but rushed off to his house, close by, to get his shotgun.' Luther Bledsoe picked up the watch and keys and waa going toward Hav? ird as he was returning with his gun. Mr. Bledsoe put his hand in hid pock? et to get the watch and keys to hand to Havird, but Havird says he thought he was getting out his pistol to shoot him, so he blazed away with his shotgun and shot Bledsoe in the leg, between the foot and knee, mak? ing a very serious wound. W. B. Bledsoe, an older bi other of the wounded man, then drew his pistol and shot Havird in the thigh, making a flesh wound that is not considered serious. Drs. Gilder and Pelham of New berry were telephoned for and went up on the Southern passing here at 8:57, thus getting to Mr. Bledsoe in S short while after the shooting. They found that he had lost a great deal of blood, that he was extremely weak, and that the leg may have to come off, thosgh they are trying to save It Mr. Havird is a leading merchant of Silver Street and is about 45 years of age. The wounded Bledsoe is about 25 years of age, and his brother about 30. All are prominent in their community. Sheriff Buford went to Silver Street with warrants for the arrest of B. M. Havird and W. B. Bledsoe. Ha? vird was released on bond in the sum of $500 and Bledsoe was given bond at $200. It is thought that Luther Bledsoe may not survive the night. He was shot near the calf of the knee and part of the bone torn away. The physicians would have performed an operation, but did not consider the injured man strong enough to stand it Sahara An Inland Sea. No sooner has it been determined that Maine shall be "dry" than a French reformer and scientist propos? es to make a former region wet which is now more arid than Maine. That region is the Desert of Sahara.* This has been suggested in the past, but never so earnestly as it now is by Professor Etchegoyen, who goes into details and tell, how the great des? ert may be converted into an inland sea. One-fourth of the area of Sa? hara Is below the sea level, and in order to make a lake of it it is only neceset.ry to dig a canal from the Mediterranean Sea. This canal would be only fifty miles in length. To make a navigable body of wa? ter here would aid in the com? merce of Northern Africa. It would occupy uninhabited and worthless land. Tho great question i.s what would bg the effect upon the climate. The climate of the Barhary Strates is greatly modified by the hot winds from the desert, and Morocco, Al? geria and Tunis are almost tropical in their temperature, although the northern point of Africa comes al? most as far north as Maryland. It Is possible that the creation of a sea j in Sahara, which would be about half I as large as the Mediterranean, might have a marked effect upon the cli? mate of Southern Europe, which Is now a3 delightful as that of any part of tho earth. The Professor thinks that an inland sea would cause rains in its vicinity and make the surrounding regions fertile.?Baltimore Sun. "Liquor Special Doing Fine Business, It is said that the "Liquor Special" running between Wilson's Mill and Sumter is doing a thriving business these days, and that the shipments into Clarendon's "dry territory" is Very satisfactory to the mail order houses In Richmond and Jacksonville, at the same time, the liquor deluge in this county is not very helpful for the cotnmunity, and if there could be some way devised to put a stop to these inter-state shipments the coun? ty would be the better off.?Manning Times. Marriage License Record. Only two marriage licenses were Is? sued on Christmas Eve. Those went to: Joseph Smiling and Laura Smiling of Privateer, and s:?n.i Pelman of Oswego an.i Johnnie Richards of Sumter. CLEAN CITY OF FLIES. Breeding Places Should be Destroyed and Then Hies Would Necessarily Die out?Result* of Fly Swatting Campaign. Washington, Dec. 23.?"Don't swat the fly, swat the man who permits the fly to breed," was the slogan to meet the contention of people who claim the house, or typhoid, fly is a ' beneficent scavanger and which Prof. C. F. Hodge, of Clark University, Worcester, Mass., suggested to the delegates at the American Civic As? sociation convention here today. Prof. Hodge summarized the re? sults accomplished since the associa? tion last year adopted plans for its campaign to exterminate the house fly. He described the "fly swatting contest" inaugurated in Worcester and Baltimore, he said, the Woman's Civic League paid ten cents a quart for flies and it was estimated 1,000 quarts were elaln. Outlining the campaign which must be followed next summer, Prof. Hodge said: "To completely free the city of flies is the purpose and the more that are caught, and the quicker, the better. But the proposition must be reserved. To place a pre? mium on fllthy condition even may stimulate fly breeding. The civic fly campaigns of the future will focus all of these prizes and honor on the complete absence of flies. Dividing a city info equal districts instead of crowning him winner who catches the most, he will win who has his district cleaned first, that is, who first can catch none. We can then rejoice in clean, whole^^me homes, free from danger of filth-dis? ease infection; clean wholesome stores and market places; a time old, weary fight ended and the most deathly enemy of mankind vanished at last. This is now a perfectly pos? sible consumation if every house? hold will co-operate. It could all be done by any city at less expense and labor and time than is now required in extra window cleaning and house cleaning, due to the presence of the filthy pests. 'The details must naturally be worked out by each civic center. In a group of intelligent country homes the unit will be the single home and some good-natured rivalry may be in? dulged In to see which shall be fly less first. In a town or city the block is the natural civic unit. Some one person living In the block, should assume or be elected to the respon? sibility and should see that effective measures are in operation at every home. If the campaign is begun with the opening of spring, and if the breeding places of mosquitoes also has been attended to, the Urne will have passed when we need screens In our windows." CHRISTMAS PASSED QUIETLY. Bad Day for Merry Maker* Christmas Day passed off very quietly in Bumter this year. Many persons stated that it was the quiet? est Christmas which they had ever seen. There was some drunkenness to be seen on the streets, but as those who had Imbibed too frequently of the Christmas spirit did not make themselves obnoxious to the general public, there were very few arrests. A great many of the people fr< m the city went hunting, despite the threatening condition of the weath? er and the wet fields and woods. In fact some of the hunters reported that there was more shooting f.;oing on Monday than they had ever heard on any previous Christmas. There were fewer fire works than usual and there seemed to be less general merriment than on preced? ing ChliStmasee, although the Lyric and Savoy did a big business at night. The weather war. about as bad as it could have been without rain, for there was a mist falling most of the day and the sun never show? ed its face. Having decided to discontinue our farming we will sell at private sale until sales day in January. On sales day in January we will sell what is left at public auction u? the highest bidder. IS head of mules from 1 year to 10, 4 mares. 1 Jack. 1 stallion, I cows and calves, B head of sheep, 3? brood sows and pigs, Berkshires. 1 Berkshlro boar. All farming imple? ment! consisting of one, two and three horse plows, cultivators, disk and smoothing harrows, mowing ma? chines, seeder, reaper and binder, wagona and harness, corn, fodder, hay and oats, one hay loader. J. .T. HARBY A B. H. MOSES. For any information call on B. II Moses, Electric bight riant. 1 L(- JO-1 taw The races which were to have conn off Christmas day on Salem avenm were called off on account of th< mudd) condition of the street. FOR SALE. IX THE POLICE COURT. Only Two Drunks and Two Disorder, ly Charge? Result of Christmas Spirit, The recorder did not have such a hard time as might have been expect? ed Tuesday morning, for there were only two charges for Christmas drunks and two more for disorderly conduct. Isaac Weatherly, drunk and carry? ing concealed weapon and disorderly was not present to answer to th' charges against him and forfeited bond of $25. John Wesley, disorderly condu, $10 or 20 days. John Odom, disorderly condu; bond was forfeited as he did pear for trial. Richard Reid, drunk an< was fined $10 or 20 days 30 days, respectively. GROUND PHOSPILVjJ "FT/OA'] Clemson Extension. LE The ground unti rock or "floats" is s<i a fertiliser and we from time to time rej article is wrtten to quiries. The reason that the is treated with sulphi converted into acid pho^ we may have a soluble spread through the soil li lution. When, it spreai the soil and comes in el certain bases present thei lime, iron, and aluminum, phoric acid is reconverted ii soluble form, but it is sprel thin film, over soil grains an< surface is exposed for the roots of plants to get their f< Now, in the case of the " very fine mechanical grinding1 solutely necessary In order thatfl may be as much surface expose possible by mechanical means to come as nearly as possible the of chemical treatment. If you int buying "floats" specify that 9 cent shall pass through a sieve meshes to the inch and If possible1 get ground rock that has not been burned, for the burning; would tend to make that portion of the phos? phorus that is combined with 1 "on and aluminum le3s soluble. At best "floats" Is very soluble *.nd we advise its use in only two cases. Spread in the stables or cattle sheds at the rate of about 100 pounds to the ton of manure. This should be done at intervals so that the, acids of the manure may come in contact with tho "Floats" and in a measure le compose it. The second d ?**e is where the soil is well supplied with decaying organic matter. This de? caying organic matter is constantly liberating carbonic acid which is ab? sorbed by the soil water and is oui strongest natural solvent. Wliei "floats" is applied to such a soil mud of th^ phosphorus becomes avail1 able. The price per pound of phosphorus in "fionts" is about orv thud tnat' of a pound of available phosphate, but it must be borne in mind that it is in an insoluble form and should only be used under such conditions that at least one-third will become available. T. B. Keitt. Chemfs':, S. C. Evpenment Station. CHILDREN ENJOY LYRIC SHOW. More Than One Haired See Motion Pictures at Lyric. Manager Grady of the Lyre made many a little child's heart glad Christmas afternoon, when ho open? ed the doors of his popular motion picture resort to more than one hun? dred of the little children in the ?ity who had been visited by Mr. L T. Parrott and his distributing commit? tee earlier ir? tho season, and allow? ed them 'o come in and see the pic? tures. The gift was one that pleased, for the little childror could appreciate the pic'tires and many of them wculd probably not have ?^en them had it not been for Mr. Gradv 0 kindness in ?( Mowing them to v.cit the place free of charge. There wore moro than a hundred and .nll seemed tj enjoy themselves. Kichoson's Flam-' Sends Ifim Glfei Boston, Dec. 23.?"There has been a marked improvement in the con? dition of Rev. Mr. Rlcheson." 'said counsel for the accused ? lergynxnu to day. That there will be some Christ? mas cheer for the imprisoned clergy? man was shown today by the arrival of a larg.? box of flowers and Christ? mas delicacies from Itiss Violet Rd mands. who Mr. Ri- heson WOUld have married had it not been for bis arrest. Two of his parishioners from the Emmanuel Baptist church in Cambridge, also visited the |all toaVsf to arrange 1 Christmas dinner for him. Lieut. BmlU) P. Mose?? js in the city on a visit to his family.