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81'MTKIt W \ IV MM AN. EfUatUshed April. 1850. Consolidated Au*. 3, 1881. ?Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thoa Alms t at be thy Country's. Thj God s and Truth's.' TliE TH?K SOUTHRON, Established June, l SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1912. Vol. XXXIV. No lfi SCHOOL DAY i BIG SUCCESS. M\l IM Mild I) < III II ?Kl N PROM OCM HT\ ^ HOOLfi PRKBK2K1 T<> rlM. \<.l IN (ONTKSTs \\ I? I \ M\ CM ( VslON Firth. I vIiih I shows u|? In Fine Form, \* in mi Ii. Seventeen out of Thirty Hc\en l?rl? ????TVnolirm arc II. II. lirunxon. I*rlti4*l|ml. and MImj*?** 1,\u \ Pugh. nml M hi. (??riHT, A?.i-i - not--lam. I??hb?t l*ro\e-* Mini ? l ? (?<xxl \ihhc nml scholar?F.rrevl Kolh Hm-, sniml I,nrgis*t Number of I*tIm?h; Vithony Dick <.ot- In - ilmm. t Vri,? School I?.?\ hp event of great ln 4?V**t to ull of the schcola in this aounty. was a great itKcen despite the fact that tain began falling onrly ta the in<mtng and a steady d??vsr. pour continued through the whole of Ike morning. There were more than fee children present from the rural faaoola of the county and a great many trustee*, patron*, teachers and r pessjgsjl inter. -?? -d in eductti<>^ work. The day was a success not ..nly in t of attendance, but waa alao a ee* ^n that It showed the ability pupils to do many kinds of lndu~ 1 woik ami to id it well. It a No wred In a marked way what school* rvetl praise and what dim nj rk they were turning out. Th.?.-. thirty-odd conteata of various and many conteatanta In each of th-* wlnnrr* In most cases com out tlr*t by a narrow margin, ring the morning the school con were held In the county court and In the afternoon the ath o?n tests \v re pulled off otl the t house grounds, the rain having up about 2 o'clock and In time for these events t<? come off as scheduled. To add to the on.lovment and sod il feature of the fjrmnton a big bask- t nlc won successfully served to tho ult Itude of an* all children In tho rt MdM, the tables which had n prepared ??:> th?* grounds for this Mfltlng unavaling in th i?i f.- or? was one which w W gfb^y^d by MB \ omic fo'? or 4HV*OTrr person* pr??-ant t to eat of tlM t? mpting dishes wh1. li ware spread "at before them. Mr \v M Kcott. principal ot t?? ? Bumter high *. hool for hoy*, ruled .1 ? chairman of the procet ding* ?nd suc ceswfutK . irrc-.l .-nt hi* part of tin program Committee* I id chance >f the examinations in tho various school contest* .?cd each committee did it* work promptly and there was abso? lutely wo disorder or confusion dur? ing any part of the execution of the pro* Tho Bethel llltMl ti which Mr. N 11 |trun?>on a recent graduate of riemaon foivue. i* principal, and Iflaaes Maria Qarr.er and Lucy Pugh are assistants, showed that It was do? ing excellent work among Its pupll?. for this school von every contest In which the prize was awarded through competitive examinations, except In three cases In the spelling contests, although this school won seven out ?f ten prises offered for spelling. The Individuals winning the greateat num? ber of prises were Krnest Kolh of the the! Rchool and James Dabbl of the Kalem school. or0 of them taking off four prises and th ? other five. I?ahl?* winning four in the athletic rontest* and Kolh winning all of his In the school contest*. The exhibits of hoe handles, sing! tr?-e?. and cotton basket* were excel? lent, being ns good M th.- manufact? ured articles in most case*. The dis? plays of cooking, blsc >lts. cak.?< loaves of bread, and the pits of butt.'t? were also good. Tho displays glong this lino were probably as good as any ever *? en a? a county fair in this State and in sonm case; nmni b. t ter. During the morning, whlit th | Judges were making their dtdlsloHi o the various contests, short address??* were made by Messrs. .1. Krank Wil? liams. K W l?abhs ami A. V. Hn H Messrs. S. M ''larkSOU, COMPty * ip. r Intendent ??f llhhland county, Mid Cd. O. J. llond. superintendent of III Citadel at Charleston, wh?. w ? r. \<> have been tho nie?t-< i f honor. wer< prevented from coming. 'ine #f the prize*, th.- Win net nt which was ann?.un< ed lehool Day, that w i* eagerly *ou*ht hv | large, nil" r "f < ??fit "t u Ii ? H III it off. r e.l hv The City Nation.! Kink, f-.r the hest cmposltl'.n *>n ?tl* ? t I farming Th? prise. f_'*. m > a-d?. was won by Jinn's l>ahhs of the Salem Si hool, a son of n. W. ?>ahh* pf*sj|? dent of th.? st it.. Cirmers' T'nhm. Mr H. I* Scnrhi.rough In announc? ing the winner of prizes Hated that thre?s of the compositions were ex? ceptionally good II was only by very erlttoaJ Judgment th.it the committee had finaly narrowed the contest down to t<\o and then to OHO. Two of the I < "in tosithms were Letter than the others, oin l-einc: the h st in style, composition and grammar and the other heinK t>etter in that it was more concise and at the same time Have a fuller description of the needs ii H idvaUtagei of diversification in farming: It was this latter compo? sition which was finally decided on as the winner oi the prize. (The composition Is puhlished .|se ? here in today's paper. | The oth. r pri/es a v awarded ai follows: Arithmetic. $3 order on McCor m o k Jewlery Company. won ?>y Kniest Kolb, Bathal a hool. AlRehra. first. $:? pair slippers. flO< nated bej Slain mi MeCollum Mar? rantlle won Ly Bussell Mellette. Bethel school. .\li;ehra. secoml. !2 cash, donated I y W. I'.. I'pshur wer, y Qladyi Jack? son. Bethel school. . ->uth Carolina History. $2 order on Dalai .fine's Pharmacy, won by (J tract Wehs. Ilathal school I'nited Stntes llistof\, ?5 order OH Sunder 1 M y Hoods, son by Brnesl K "Ih, Bethel school. Geography, map drawing of South Care i"a. $i order < n McCollum Bros., wan i'> Virginia McVtveen, Douglai school. tlniiiiin.ii', ?>2 cash, donated hy I >. i>. m< .-e divided batwaan Chaaati Nieh. Is and Brueel Kolb, Bethel school. 11 "i.imat loii, 111 gold pleee, for nist i?ri/e. l. i. Parrotl doaator, iron by Anthony 1> ( k of the I laser school. (Anthony l>ick won this same prize last year on School Day.) Reclamation, second prize, $3 pair shoes donated hy StUbbg Bros., won Ly James Dabba, Salem school. Baal ear of seed coi ti, $2 c ash, do? nated hy K. J. Bland, won hy Marlon I'.rie ?, \\'ed<etield sch- ol. s. ? oiui baat aar aaad corn, $2 cash, d 'ii.ited hy J. YV. Allen, won by Bich ard Wells, Shaw school. Third hest ear seed - ..rn. $1 cash won by Jamison Cain. Bathal ichool. I u. (AM three of th? ?? ? re memhers of \ne Coys' Coi r. Club, Cain Going the president and \Ve!N >??? jn>f secretary. WV'ls hns Iwlot Won prliaf for yield In thu c ?anty.) liest c ike. $2..">0 cash, donated bv B, IX Rppa, Won b) -Marie Jones of the fro.ldenco BChOOl? i u it but tar, |l oi dar on i leoron'i Pharma \ WOH hy Mc Navnsworth. i la thai s< hool Bant batoh of blaonlta, $2.50 hand mirror, donated hy C. S. Klngainore, won by deute Montgomaryf Mayea vdle school. Ba1 loal ol hraad, pail of M slip* per*. donated hy Cash l?ry Goods Co., won hy Manfarat Jonee, Brogdon I hool. Bat! ajM handle. 15 cash, donated by J. II. Clifton, won hy Hazel Kolb, Bethel school. Best ? oit"n basket. $-1 ordai On W? A. Thompson's Jewelry store, won by Sam Holladay, Seymour school. BifM hoe handle, three pair silk h".se. donated hy Butlman Bros., won by iiuheit Lawrence, Lawranoa school, Best slnKle-tree, $2.50 pair Walk Over shoes, donated hy Sumter Cloth? ing Company( won by Brlatow Jack? h Bathal aehool? ?polling, lirst mad- <l.J.U(ile X t tles winner, Bethel school. Bpalllngi second grade, 11, Prank Prltabard, a Inner Beth< I ichool. ipolllng, third grade, II, Charlai Kolb winner. Bathal school, spelling, fourth grade, $1. Leon Marvin wlnar, Wadgeflald school. Spelling, fifth grade, SI. Loree Hudson winner, Bethel school, ' Spelling', sixth grade, Chandler i?? aii winner. Moyeevtlle school, I Spelling', seventh grade, It, Cora Prttchard winner. Bathal school. Spelling, eighth grade, 11, Daisy Allen w inner. Winn school. Spelling, ninth gi o|. . > 1. Kiehard J u Iss. n winner. Bethel l< hool. Spoiling1, tenth grade, |1, Qladya Jackson winner. Bethel school, in the athletic contests the prliei W ? I. awarded as follows; Heal runner, boyi IS to I*, 13.60 pair of shoes from O'Donnell and <'o.. won |>y James Pabbe, Hulem - hool. II? ? runner, boys under i-. H on Mosen Creen's store, won by Drake Kdena, Chandler ichool. Best runner, gtrll linder I hind some (.ox paper, donated by Knight Bros., won by Georgia Ragleator*, Wim rehooi (Thli llttla girl won Ihta ?ami pi as on Plaid P y lasl yt ar. I Running high lump, boyi batwaan 12 and I?, $i eaeh, donated by A. B, tftuokey, won by Jan ??- Dabbi, Balam school. Running high Jump boyi under 12. Sl.r.O cash donated by H. J, M> Tauirln, Jr., \\<>n by Drake Edens, Chandler si hool, Running broad jump. $1.60 I? x. L, knife, donated by Burns Hardware Company( won by James Dabbt, Ba lam ichool. Standing broad jump, $1.26 um? brella, donated by Joseph M. Chandler, won by .lames Dabbs, Salem school. The Bathe] sc hool which won ilX teen prizes out of the thirty-odd prizes offered was awarded the prize to the school winning the greatest number of contests, a beautiful United States flag donated by the (Jamecock Lodge of Knights of Pythias. PRIZE W1NNINU COMP08ITIOX. There wore several oomposltloni j atnonv those handed in on diversified farming which were considered worthy ; of publication by Che committee judg- i ing them. These compositions I will he published from time to time in this paper. Today the composition winning 'in prise of $26, which was: offered by the City National Bank, Is published. This composition wai writ? ten by James IfcB, Dabbl of the Sa? bin school. DlYemMcaMOU and Hotatiou hi Faini There arc a gi at many farmers who use vary little .if any diversification In their farming. They plant one or two orops, as, for Instance, In our sec? tion, OOtton and corn. And a great deal n or.- cotton than corn is plant? ed. Let US Consider the condition of the farmer who plants a large crop of cotton, and a small field of corn, mere? ly as a side issue. If he has good seasons in which to work his crop, and lean get a plenty of labor, he will I make a good, crop of cotton. But even If he makss ;i large crop, he cannot tell what the price will be. If he can gel a good price, then he is In I fine condition; hut ' the price IS like it was last fall, he .nay make very little money, or none at all. And if he has bad seasons, and cannot get his cotton worked, at the end <>f the year he will probably be heavily In debt. Then also, the feed f?f his stock wilt soon give out. and he will have fo buy some. s... we lee; If ft man plants a great deal of cotton to the exclusion of other crops, in- is really gambling. This does not Apply to cotton alone, but to any crop. The farmer who plants nearly all of his farm in one crop, is liable to And him elf |n the same condltlojn as the farm? er who plante ? great deal of cotton and very little else, <>n the oth.r hand, if he plants a plenty of coi n. lOWi peas In the com at the JaSI plowing, plants some cot? ton, (for in our part of the country cotton is the chief money crop), sows some p.-as broadcast for hay, and in the fall plants as much o;\ts as he thinks he will need, and puts the rest of his land In clover, rye. or some oth. r crop, to be used as pasture, or to be turned under in the spring PI green manure, he Will !>?? farming on a much safer basis, For even if be makes nothing on his cotton, he has a plenty of teed for his own use. and Sometimes some to sell. And if he has some cattle and hogs, which every farmer oughl to have, he win have pork. milk, and butter to supply his fftmlly, and perhaps some to dispose Of, Anotin r important reason f<T di? versifying in farming is this: if a farmer has several different kinds of ? tops there will be n<? times when he cannot keep up with his work, and then, later on, have nothing to do, hut the work will be more evenly distributed throughout the year. It is iafc to s jy that a farmer should not sell hay and grain, unless he mak.s more than he can profitably j Use. but should feed it to his Cattle and hogs and then sell them. For If I he sells the feed he will be taking I plant food from (he soil ami puttin? j nothing back In Its place; bul if he j uses the f.I "ii his own farm, he w ill hnve a plent) of stable manure to I put back on the la ml. Th. keeping of good cattle and hogs goes hand In bind with good fanning, for it Is by them that we may hope to keep our soil l. ttiie. or to make it noie productive, without the use of much commercial fertiliser. Rtablo I manure j n eful in many ways; it contains it gr< >t deal ?>f plant food, The more humus there iv? in a soil, the more open it Is, and the more j easily can Ihe plant roots grow, H ha been phown fnat ground that Is I w.di supplied w ith humus stays warm? .er 'ban mound thai Is not; also, that th.- humui will hoi.i water longer In a drought. I Along with diversification of crops We OUghl ftlSO to use some good sys of rot itlon. The rotatln of crops Ing Ii very Important, principally because Of the following reasons: we know that some plants remove more nitro? gen. othe rs more potash, and others more phosphoric acid, etc., from the soil. Xow jf we plant the land In the same crop year after year, and thli crop : eeds more potash than it does oth.-r plant food, after a while all the potash in the soil will he used up. whil j a large quantity of nitro? gen and phosphoric acid will still re? main. Also, jf we plant cotton or a grain crop year after year en the same piece of alnd all the humus will soon be removed from the son. But if we plant cotton or a grain crop, fol? lowed by clover or peas, the roots of which are a val jahle source of the humus supply, we will keep the soil Well supplied with humus, and at the same time remove equal amounts of the different paint foods from the soil. Pea* are a very important crop, not onlj as a source of the humus supply. I ut a|ao hecause they gather nitro - -n from the air and store it in the voll, Now. nitrogen is the most ex? pensive fertiliser that we. have to buy, and ao by planting peas we save a great 1 al. If hay Is needed the pea vlnei may be cut, hut pect-vines ploughed under are fine for green ; manuring. i >n account of the differences In soils and climate, no hard and fast rule can 1 e laid down for the ro? tation of crops, But, according to the experiments made at the Experiment static r of Clemson College, cotton grows* lest after corn or peas, corn, bast after rye. oats hest after corn and peas. However, the best way to lind a good system of rotation is for e tc h farmer to make experiments on his own land, and watch his neigh- { bor'l farms, and lea what crops d ) better after others. i But we must not expect that by a 1 judicious rotation of crops we can keep our soil up to its original ferti? lity. For no matt r what crop wo plant, some plant food is removed from the soil hy th>s crop. For in? stance, peas, though tin y gather nit? rogen from the air, uaa up other plant food-. The reason that most crops kr?n Bo well alter clover and peal li thai the plant food shut up In the so;i in unavailable form is made j available by these crops. Thus, the plant food is used up that much tast? er. The way we can keep our lands fertile is by the use of staid,, ma? nure. Good gardening is a part of diver? sified farming, Every farmer should have a g'???d garden, and have such a variety of vegetables that he can get some from his garden all the year round. The lame kind of vegetable should not be planted tho same place every year, hut should be planted a little way off, io that any disease that la common to that vegetable will h? left In the soil and not b ither It another year. In conclusion, I would say that the chief cause for diversification tr fanning is that in planting ott n alone, or any other on? crop, the farmer is putting himself at the mercy of labor, and at the merry of the market. Motation is important he cause it keeps humus In the soli and removes about equal amounts of plant foods from the soil. BLA1N smith CASE DISMISSED. Whiskey rax' Heard Before Magis? trate Ingram Saturday in Sum* ter. - The ease against Blatn Smith for ordering whiskey in another name than his own was heard Saturday in this city before Magistrate Ingram, the venue having been moved from Judeg Wells before whom the caei was to have been heard. The < ase was one commenced al? most i y.ar ago when a negro was arrested for transporting whiskey from Tourney to this city. There were forty "plaits of whiskey in the shipment, but negro uot away with the greater part of it before the ar? rival of Deputy Sheriff Sykes, going to? ward Statehurg. It was nleged oy tin- prosecutors that Rlatn Smith had ordered 100 quarts of whiskey in two shipments, the se< >nd shipment i'. Ing order* d in the name of Peter l ?av Is, it u as farther alleged that lilaln Smith ha<i forced a drayman to go to Toumey with him and ask for the whiskey consigned to Peter Davis, gh ing that as his name and singing for it as such. Magistrate Ingram dismissed the ease on the grounds that On* negro hackman wns not worthy of belief and the other witnesses did not have sufficient evidence to substantiate the charge. FIREMEN SHOW MUCH .... Expected Thai " ,iation Bnd |v \>. *'??' !??' kargest in 11 m< Mr. i:. s. Hood, secretary of the Suite Firemen's Association, stated Monday that the moetng of the South Carolina state Firemen's v - B0< iation and Tournament would probably be the largest th s year thac it had ever been in the history of the association. The outlook at pres? ent was exceptionally bright, the fire? men were showing greater interest In this meeting than |n any former year and It was probable that more towns would join in the meeting this year than formerly, Mr. Hood has been to Richmond to see the officials of the road who have charge of the transportation and has secured free transportation for horses and apparatus to Kick Hill from all prats of the State and reduced rates for the firemen. RECIPROCITY l>.\Y RECEPTION. Social Function Given by Civic League to Be Hold with Mrs, Ferdinand Levl on April 17th. The Civic League will hold its lteci procity Day Reception at the home of Mrs. Ferdinand Levl on the after? noon of April 17th, at ? o'clock. Each member of the league will invite a guest to the reception who will be expected to become a member at the next meeting, Monday. April 22 Among the most attractive features of the occasion will be an address delivered by Mrs. Visanski of Charles? ton, the president of the State Feder? ation of Womens' Clubs, and a most delightful musical program. All out-of-town guests visiting memben are cordially Invited. All members expecting to attend will please notify the secretary and give names of guests. Ethel C. Mood, Secretary. Enoch \ivliic. Colored, 108 Years old. I ? -~ ? i The writ r a feW days ago, through the courtesy of I ?r. T. B. Howie, call? ed on and Interviewed an old colored man, Enoch Archie, who is now liv? ing With his daughter. Delphis Chap? man at har home Just below the col? ored graded school. Uttels Enoch Claims to be l(,s years old. and seems to be positive as to the correctness Of his age. He talks interestingly of by-gone li. ys. His sight and hearing are remarkably good for one so old, and his health and gem tai prescrva tion is above what an observer would expect Of a man w ho was born In the year Enoch belonged to the Witherspoons and was owned by Cap? tain jack Witherspoon. in his youth he lived on the Captain's plantation on Black River 12 miles above Klngstree. He waited on his master until death broke the tie. He then became the property of Capt Wltherspoon's youngest daughter, Ellen, who is now Mrs. Allen Huggins, of Marion, she sold Enoch to Mr. \Ym. Rogers ??f Bishopville and it was while In Mr. Rogers' hands, 46 years ago. that he was set free. Two years after freedom Enoch moved to the Newman Bwamp section. After that to Bishopville wlnie he lived 8 or 10 years, then moved to Harris Cross Roads, In Lee County, a few weeks ago at the earnest solicitation of his daughter, the old man came to HartSVllle to spend probably the balance of his days. We hope* he wll be spared for many more years. To talk with Uncle Enoch carries one back to the stories of "ye olden time." He Is humble and polite, a trait to be admired in these changing times, He remembers when there was only three or four houses in Sumter and doubtless could give the people of the (lame Cock City S One Interesting anecdotes, as well as In? teresting history of the past days of that beautiful, prosperous town.? Hartsville Messenger. Marriage License lb.r*l. i me marriage ii< ense was Issued Saturday. This was secured by Mr. Fitxhugh Lee Peebles of Charleston and Miss Ethel Annie Brunson of this city. It will be a long time' before the senate membership is increased, tor ail territory in the United States proper is now Included within state liue>--. The possibilities for additions to the number of States are Alaska Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philip? pines, but it Ifl predicted that it will be a long time before any one of them will be admitted to Statehood. .1 l>. c. OFFER SCHOLARSHIP. One to Winthrop College ami Par? tial one to Confederate Home col? lege. The South Carolina Division. United Daughters of Confederacy, ?ffers tr ? following two scholarships, available for use September l. 1912. First: A scholarship at Winthrop College, Rock Hill. S. C, with board and tuition, $104.00. Second: A partical scholarship at Confederate Home College. Charles? ton. S. C, valued at $50.00 (This means that the institution will de? duct $50.00 for its regular board and tuition fee for the student who wins this scholarship.) Requirements: All applicants for these scholarships must be at least sixteen yours of age. be able to enter the fr? shman class it Winthrop or the Confederate Horn I College; must pledge themselves to complete the four yeai's course offered by the di? vision; trust present a certificate stating that their family cannot af ford to pay for their education; must he the daughters or the lineal des? cendants of a Confederate Veteran of honorable record (in case of equal attainments offered preference will be given daughters of widows of Con? federate soldiers) and must send a letter of endorsement from a presi? dent of a Chapter of the l\ D. C. in South Carolina. Application with all endorsements must be filed not later than June 15, 1912 with Miss Armida Moses, mem? ber in charge of applications, Sum* ter. ? I N VKILINti ATTRACTS LARGE CKOWD. Monument Unvested to Memory of G. M. Stone at Homo Branch Church Cemetery. Sunday, April 14, a monunn.nt was unveiled by Hollwood Camp, number It, w. O, W., at Home Branch cnurch cemetery In honor of the memory of G. M. Stone, the exercUes '.'-ing con* ducted in the presence of a large crowd of persons; and about four hun? dred Woodmen being present for the occasion. While the exercises were conducted by Hollywood Camp, number If? of which the deceased brother was a member, the camp of Woodmen at Paw ille took part in the exercises and assisted at the unveiling. The address of the occasion was made by \d. Tom C. 1 lamer of Ben nettsville. a distinguished Woodman and Head Consul for this State. There were about thirty-five Wood? men to go from Bumter to attend the unveiling, the trip to lb.me Branch Churc h being made in automobiles and in carriages provid. d for this pur? pose. NEGRO SHOT BY Dl PVTY. I'raik Boy/kin, Colored, shot at Greclcyvllle Saturday Afternoon. Prank Boykln, colored, was shot and l ainfully wounded Saturday af? ternoon at Greeleyville by a negro who had been deputized to go to that place arid arrest him. Boykln sral wanted on a bench warrant, he hav? ing skipped his bend previous to his trial. He was originally arrested for larceny of live stoek. It is under? stood that when the negro deputy went to the house where Boykln was staying and told Boykln that he had come to arrest him. Boykln Stl "ted to run. ami failing to -top wh n oi er ed to do so. the deputy shot bun. The l all. Which I at r. d the thigh, nearly gmng through t and just mis? sing the femoral artery, was e\tr. b 1 Saturday night hy Dr. Mills when Boykln was brought Into town on the eight o'< lock nain and lodged in jail. N rill POI.H I < <>l R 1 Number of \iitoniobillst* \rie?i?d f"r Speeding?Other < ssea, in police court M ? ?d ij then were a number of rase nst lutomobll N?s for speeding, two i the asei bc itig continued until Tu< idl , Tom. w. Briggs, violation of the auto ordinance by i xceedlng speed limit, continued. w. \i. Tlndat, \ lolatton of a ito* mobile ordinance by ex< ceding speed limit, falling t<? appear for trial, his bond of $ i o was f. i felted. Walter McKlever, riding btcycb on forbidden sidewalk, plead guilty an 1 was fined $1, or two day. 11. w. Harby, violating automobile ordinance by exceeding speed limit and opening mufhVr. I ? -ntinued.