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We Imagine it does aae good to get out in free open air and feel that once more after a most severe winter our beautiful spring time is here. We really believe our various birds try to see which fellow can sing the most cheerful. airs. J. It. McLeod and Miss Sadie White spent Wednesday in Camden. MH?J Carrie Love spent the week? end eith her sister. Miss Blanche at St. Charles. Prom St. Charles they went to Sumter on Saturday und took la the School Day exercises cf Sum? ter county, which were held at that place. ? After a very successful term of seeching near Kershaw. Miss Eva Britten, one of our most popular young ladles, returned to her home, where she will spend the greater part ef her vacation. The Field Day exercises of Lee County were held at Blshopvllle on Friday and all the contestants reflect? ed genes' credit up<?n themselves und tee hem Although this was Lee ^Bounty's first alten m it I'leid Day e.?er< tsee It \v? .Id I ? ] t?? mrpas-? ptm the forenoon the various literary con um? were h?dd la the court house after which s commute* **? sjHBSiat Sd to arrange tables In the Woodward grove for a bounteous spread which was enjoyed by a V4fJ large crowd. In the Afternoon the athletic contests were held and the medals and prises awarded. Late In the afternoon the Crowd dispersed, having had a very pleasant day. In *plte of the gloomy day the sec and quarterly conference of the St. John and Itemhert circuit was heln fjl Salem church Saturday. The presiding elder. Rev. W. I. Her? bert, preached a very forceful ser? mon, after which tbe ladles served a alee dinner on the grounds. After dinner tbe huatnees of conference was carried out very successfully. Again en Sunday morning Rev. Herbert preached to a large congregation. Our school at this place closes on next Tuenday. the 23rd and It Is with Sincere regret we five up our effi? cient ?nd amiable teacher. Miss Car? rie l?ove. even for vacation, and we shall all look forward with great pleasure to Miss Csrrle's return In the tarly fall. New r-.lui. Ml '*Opp<K|tlon." Da arson News. Hen is a new kind of Joint debate. Over n Toom'-s county two candidat? es f??r the Legislature h ive agreed to wake their ?agggSjdSJSJ t?>.?ther. One of them will plow for t o farmer while the other mates his cause. Then thj* other will plow while the other pSSJI will ..O/ite his case. No matter h one t? elected his present rob? in politic* will l.f more benftt than sver 'again That Ris?^?%e|t K-gg. Monro. Advertiser. A leghorn to n it a ?'onne. ticut poultry show recently laid an >>gg on whlh It Is aatd. was an excellent Por? trait of Th. ...b i. Ilaaastralli How ap? propriate If there's anyone ?ho run esckle more than our Ex-President or make a hlgeer noise, we are yet to find hm. \ < orni-fioii. In the article concerning gal ar? rent of J. K. hslrd prlnte<i in the Item It wan -tat?d th.it Mr. Italrd was an actor. He wishes this statement corre< ted. as he is not an leior, hut merely the leaner of the A ideni\ i f Music, and not connected with tbe companies which he books for vaude? ville performances. FlF.LD DAY AT MANNING. Meet ??f County Schools Sur|MSH Ex? pectations?The Winners. Manning. April 21.?About twenty sc lools were represented in Claren? don County's first field day, which was observed ..ere Friday, and prov? ed a gsjegega beyond the expectations of the prime movers and promoter*. There were approximately three hun? dred entries for the various schedul? ed events, and all the pan clpants ac? quitted themselves with great credit. Not only was there a large number of teachers and pupils present, but lb* fathers and mothers and brothers and alsters were here In great number, and altogether the occasion proved to be quite a gala event. The attend l n -e was estimated aa numbering 1, 50c to 2.000. and when the dinner svas spread in the adjacent Thames grove there was abundance and to spare. Owing to a lack of time several contest events were not carried out. In the literary contests each school was entitled to one entry for each grade, and In several instances there I was marked rivalry as to who should have the honor of entering the con testa In the spelling contests prizes] were won by the following: Grade S, i Lula May Turner. Manning. Grade 3. Frances Mood, Summerton. Grade 4, Mary Gentry, Summerton. Grade I, Mamie Harvtn, Pinewood. Grade t. Sudle Davis, Summerton. Grade 7, Jeanette Plowden, Manning. Grade 8, Emily Geiger, Manning. Grade 9, Vlv- j Klan Curtis, Paxvllle. In the reading contest the following were the prise winners: Grade 1, primer, Ora Haley, Deep Creek. First reader, Sarah Leseene. Manning. Grade 2, Craven Bradham. Grade 3, Mary Pass. Grade 4, Allen Harvin. Grade 5. Violet An drews. Grade 6, Isabella Thomas? j jail of Manning. In the declamation' contest for girls the prize was won by Lucy Wilson, and In the oratori? cal contest for boys, Julius Mood, of Summerton, won first, and-Haley, of Deep Creek, won second. In tie outdoor athletic contests prices were won as follows: Girls, apple race. Addle Weinberg, Manning. Hoop race. May Hodge, Harvin. Boys, 100-yard dash. Herbert Sls tiunk. Manning. Broad Jump, Oscar I nlth. Turbevllle. 7n the match game of basket ball between Summerton and Manning. the former proved the winner, while in the basoball game between Sumter visitors proved easy winners. delighted with the ; st field day, and no doubt greater preparation will be made next year, and the event look? ed forward to with redoubled Interest. WOULD NC UNMARRIED. A YUiting Couple Find Life Made up of sham and Dggggi, Florence Times. Not very long ago the clerk of '?ourt married a couple from Harts who came down to the best town in the State to start off their Hf| of connubial bliss, and they got a license here and they w?re mar i i d by the clerk of court, as above stated. You may Imagine the rude shock which the genial clerk got a few d;?\* later. when he tfot a letter from the supposed happy groom ask? ing that the marriage lie annulled, for. he said, "that woman had no nno/e hair on her head th; n a tur? nip." Me was prepared for rats and trimmings, and smaller fakes, but for a complete sell like that he would not stand for. Heal I -t?te Transfers. The following transfers of real es? tate were left In the office of the coun? ty clerk of court during the past week to he recorded: Curtis V. Kamsey to II. I). Ham *e\, ?; acre* In county, $423. I'artv Maples, alias llarby Maphs |C F W A. F.ultman. lot In Sumter township. $25. B. i>. u?e to Heui Estate Molding [Company, lot on eoener Harvin and Liberty street. |ii,t#g4 F. W. itlce to M, J. Frederick, lot In city with buildings. $3,450. Margaret Y. Mtatialll to George L Rleker, 2-3 arrea in 111y, $r,no. R, I>. Be... I, C. Strauss, and Davis D Hoger, executors, to c, o. Row* land, lot on Broad street. $1.K00. Charles (i. Rowland to Mrs. S. W. \l< Kay lot on Rroad street. $.r. and ? ither conetd< ration. it u said Preei lent Tail carried New Volk <'itv with the small expen ? iiture of |l,egg, while ei. Roosevelt lOOt It in spite of the expenditure of %:.'.* 12?'.. Dims that Indicate reform ?fflOggj the voters of the metropolis'' Wilmington star. One realises now why so many braVS -hips In the old days, before wireless, were 'never heard from again." Washington Post. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmer*. (?Conducted by M. W. Dabbs. Pres ident *. C. Farmers Unlsa.) DIVERSIFICATION IN FARMING. ?ssay Written b| Chas, Ri< haul l'ur BJSJUl lieall in City National Bank Man Content. A diversified system In farming is | opposed to the one crop system. There may be countries in the world where men cannot raise more than one or at most, two crops. Hut what we have to consider in this essay is the merits of the one crop system as that word is used in the South where we live and the system by which farmers grow about everything they need or may sell to others who do not raise anything but who must eat. The latter Is diversification. The merits of the two systems can be seen only by comparing them, not only in theory but In practice. For we find that when men talk about the two systems, nearly every man will admit that the diversification system Is the most reasonable and should bring the best results. Hut when we look around we see that nearly all men follow too closely the one crop system.. In this State and the en? tire cotton belt, men will tell you that we have a natural monopoly on cot? ton In the South and that, therefore, we ought to plant mainly cotton and with the money got by selling cotton, buy the others things we need and must have. Hut neither reason nor experience confirms this view of things. Let us put together the ar? guments or reasons that favor the system of diversification in farming. First, where men grow one or even two crops only, they are subject to periods Of great suffer.ing when that crop or those crops fail. We sec an Instance of this fact in our experience In tht> cotton belt the past year. We raised the largest cotton crop in the history of the world; and in con? sequence we were Impoverished by our plenty, so to ?peak. Ws could not In many, if not most cases, pay the cost of the Crop With it. And If it had not been that WS raised some corn and other things to eat and had some credit, we would now be dependent upon the charity of the world. It was divsrslflactlon that saved US from this fate. We found that we had raised too milch cotton, the world would not buy It for what It cost, we had very little to eat and the situa? tion affords the strongest argument for the system of diversification that the South has ever had. It may be seen then that the more closely the South follows the one-crop system the mors likely we are to face an occas? ional famine of every thing that we really need to sustain life and mako us happy. Comparing our State with the West where they produce the food of the world, we And them hap? py and prosperlous. It will thus be seen too that a one-crop system Is a disastrous one In proportion to the rank the crem takes as a supporter of life. If we had produced a surplus of the good things of life, the thim^s that immediately support life, we would have been much better off, for we would at least have been able to live at home. If It were the case that the one crop grown by any community can be grown so much more cheaply than all Others that It pays better to buy the others, the argument for a one crop system would have considerable weight of which It is deprived here m ths South. We have demonstrated In many places and times that we can grow here in South Carolina about SVSrythlng that WS need and at a cost that leaves a very large profit. The South has grown more corn to the sere than the boasted corn beltj more oats than the oats belt; cheaper hogs than the pork ladt; as good mules at as small cost a he horse belt, our cattle ?an compare with the best anywhere when they have the range ami attention that the cat? tle expert would provide for them snywhere else, our graslng facilities very easily can be made to surpass those of any Other portion of the United States, There is not a month In the year when our cattle may not grate the open Heids, and as for winter feeds, we have the most valuable In the world in cotton seed meal and hulls which the Northern States And it profitable to use after paying freight on them for h thousand miles. We have the best market In the world for dalrj producta and meats, for horses and mules ami al? most anything lo eat, simply becau ? p is in? freight on these things thej bring big prices, Naturally, we have the paradise of Ihe diversified farm sr, \ third reason for a diversified sys lern and posslbl) the strongest rea son Is the effect such a system has upon the fertility of the soil. It is an admitted fact that the one crop system gradually impoverishes the land,, the farmer's ehief capital, and that diversification may be the means of an unlimited increase in fertility. For dlverslficatl on makes it possible \ to adopt rotation. Without diversi? fication, rotation is an impossibility, and without rotation there Is no per? manent fertility. The reason of the great value and real necessity of ro? tation Is to be found In the fact that continual cropping in one crop will . exhaust the elements of plant food in the richest soil, while a system of | rotation may be made to restore these lost elements. It is a wise provision of the Great Maker ol the world that ths leguminous crops have the power to gather the nitrogen from the air and store it up in the soil, and nitro? gen is the most costly of all plant food. The South has a long list Of these legumes that extend their sea? sons over the entire year and the growing and feeding of them will not only keep our land at its present state of fertility but may be made to increase it. It is a well known fact that a crop of peas or other legumes will make land richer and this fact has made growing of cow peas one element in a rotation on practically every Sotuhern farm. The practice of feeding legumes to stock on the ground is not so often practiced, but this one element in a diversified sys- 1 tern can be well adopted to still fur ther add to the fertility of our land. It is an admitted fact that a crop of . legumes fed upon the land adds no } less to the fertility than if the same crop were turned under, but all the meat or butter or wool or mules will be that much clear gain over the plan of turning under so good a feed | crop. ! It will then appear that a system of | diversification may be made to pay j our fertilizer bills, the greatest tax upon the Southern fainter. Imagine the great profit in the cotton crop If We eould make it without buying any commercial fertilizer I have read that this State paid in 11? 10 about $16 to the acre upon the cotton land for fertiliser*. That would of it ?eIf be a handsome profit on the crop if it COUld !??' saved. And it seems easily possible to save it if we would only make our fertilizers with legumes instead of buying them in sacks. If the cotton belt would riant half it land in cotton and the other half in grain and legumes, and feed cattle and hops on these last crops, the en? tire fertilizer bill could be cut out, for we would not need the stuff. We would each of us have a home fer? tilizer factory, making the beet man tire in the world, costing us nothing . a ton; for before the legume goes back to the ground as manure it has more than paid for the cost of grow? ing it in cattle and heg and horse feed. To look at it from the other side, under this system we would grow the finest horses and mules, the finest beef cattle and the fattest hogs costing us nothing at all. For the feed we grow for them is worth as manure more than it cost to grow it; and all the stock that have con? verted the growing crop into money as live stock, has got its feed for nothing. In this way of planting there would seem to be no end to the Increase of fertility, and hardly any limit to the amount of stock we could produce. And one of the chief gains i from the system would be the effect it would have upon the price of cot? ton. For it is admitted that if we did not m.?ke more than ten or twelve million bales, we would get more money for the crop than we got for ; our sixteen rr illion-bale crop. Finally, why is it that we do not adopt the diversification system if it is so superior to the other? I have heard that there are at least three reasons: First, we have planted cotton so I long that we do not know how to-1 do anything else and we are so set in our ways that we do not want to learn: second, we have got so in the habit of buying our fertilizers that we think this way is the easiest, and the fertilizer agent tries to keep us from seeing the light; and third, the credit system on which cotton is the only money crop, the only crop upon which the farmer can i orrow money and buy supplies. But in reply to i" ?!*u arguments it may ! said that If the farmer raised hi-* supplies he w?.nld not need to buy "'hem and would not need the CTOult; if he rjis e l ?tock and made h s manure he would not need to bU) C< rtllUors; and ly the time he had tl ji - these two things awhile, he w< > \, . ao ay#II off and so satisfied with the system of diversified farming that he could not be persuaded to go back to th? one-crop, all-cotton system. Roy Scouts Have (iood Time. Friday afternoon the Boy Scouts of Game Cock Troop hiked out to Po calla Springs, where they spent the afternoon. The occasion was a very enjoyable one for all, baseball, boat? ing, swimming being the chief at trction. The scouts were under the super? vision of Scout Master Witherspoen and Patrol Leader Brown. Some took the trip on bicycles, but the majority made it on foot, the return trip being begun shortly before 6 o'clock and the scouts arriving in town before dark. Representing the Furman Fitting School, Mr. B. K. DeLorme. of Sum ter. was winner of the 100-yard dash last Saturday in the Piedmont annual track meet. OVER 65 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Patents TRADE MARKS Desk, ins Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patente sent free. Oldest agency for securing'patent*. Patente taken tnrouuh Mann a Co. receive tpteial notvet, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly, i.antest cir? culation of anv scientific Journal. Terms. S3 a year; four months, f l. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN&Co.36'6""**" New York Branch Office. 6? F 8U Washington. D. C What Ask Your Docter and He Will Say Sew Standard Central Needle Way, Come and see our DEMONSTRATION DURING THIS WEEK. All kinds of fancy work done on the New Machine. Also the latest line of seams done with the new attachments. E. Liberty St. VOGEL Sumter, S. C. "Feed Dr. Hess Stock Tonic on Three MonthsTe^t at Our Expense."- -Dr. Hess & Clark This is what Dr. Hess & ('lurk write us and we stand ready to make good that guarantee to the letter.. It it dt>esu't pay, rctiani to us the empty packages am) we will refund your money. reeding I>r. Hum Stock Tonic 4s just like applying fertilizer to the soil. Fertiliser makes tlie soil yield; Dr. Hess SUx:k Tonic make* the digestive organs .?ouvert more feed into growth. Sometimes 50 per cent of the food a healthy animal eats Is found undigested in the manure. If tikis wasn't true, how could we faton our hogs on the corn that losses through the other gfuek undigest? ed? Feeding medical Ingredients will replace tills waste. Every medical writer In the tuiUerse says so. Saving a part of the wasted nutrition by Increasing digestion is known as the Dr. Hess Ideal of Stock feeding. Get this idea firmly In your mind. Do not allow the system to waste half of your feed_ save a part of tills waste. Kvery particle you save means protit to yourself. _.Hundreds of Herds made Immune from the_ So-called Hog Cholera Epidemic by Feeding Dr. Hess ^s= Stock Tonic. Dr. Hem A Clarke are having hundreds of lot tor*, from stockmen all over Uie corn helt that are saving their herds from tl?e ravage* of the Hog Cholera Epidemic by feeding Dr. Ilesn Slock Tonic and dhnnfeotlng the pens and sleeping quarter* with Dr. Hess Dip and disinfectant. Poultry Pan-a-ce-a ?j Tonic is guaranUiil to core poultry Ills and makes tieivs |ay. It has same growth and egg prmlurlng function as Dr. Heas Stock One extra egg will pay for all the I'an-a-ce-a a lieu eats for throe monttis. iii-iaoi l^oiise Killer Kills lice. A. A. STRAUSS & COMPANY, ii PHONE NO. 85. SUMTER, S. C