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Crjc cOUttbiuaii nti *oiitbran. Fuhuslicd Wp?Iim*miIu> and Saturday. ?BY? ?STEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C. Terms: HmM psr annum-?in ndvuncs. Adtrrtbtemeu?t: Square first insertion.$1.00 subsequent insertion.?0 Contracts fur three months, or laajss* will be made at reduced rates. AM communications which sub? serve privat? Interests will be charged far as advertisements. Obituaries and tribute* of rsspaot srtli.bs charged for. Two sumter Watchman was found? ed la llkt and the True Southron in lift The Watchman and Southron ?sms has the- combined circulation and tsars* sc? cf both of the old papers, aa * la manifestly tha best advertising mejium <r Snmtsr. The National Corn Exposition la far and away the greatest agricultural ?how ever held In South Carolina In point of Interest and education*] val? es. The man who farms as a buni aess and who desires to probt b] the experience of those who has,- .lore most If make of farming and plant breeding an exact science should not let ordinary business prevent his ?pending at least one day at the | ?itlon. It is a great agricultural show that approaches the ideal in complete? ness and in arrangement for intelli? gent study b> the e imeat seeker after Information that will be of ev?ry-d iy lice In the solving of the prob of larger and better crops, e e e The legislature appears to be in? to Klve Charleston the oppor to work out Its own solution of gne liquor problem and the SJjfOfOe* ment uf the law against the aale of ttquor h] brazen and persistent law breakers. Conditions could, scarcely be worse than at present and there is some reason to hope for an im? provement under the proposed high license law. see Ths Somter Chamber of Com men I exhibit in the Columbia Arcade was slutted last week by thousands of corn show tourists and elicited the most fa? vorable comments as well as aoounv pnshed the object for which It is In? tended gfOttSlng Inter s In Sumte, and tat msginfl *?nt farmina country of whieh the town la thv o ut- There IS si.ethi-i Sumter ? OilbU if :* e ('orn onuw, propafi vocw Ik. kind and that every day has attract? ed large erowds. vis. the machinery tlhlhit of the Carollra Machinery Co. several gasolene tnd fuel ell en It. this exhibit are equipped Wp> J-M magnetos manufactured by the iumtsr Telephone Manufactur? ing Cosoasiirr. and no mechanics1 83 rice on eanihltiasa haa attracted so mu<*fc attentfow Crssn machinery men tnd others who know from experience taw o?**d of a aimpls and thoroughly r?*iH>te magneto for uae en gas snd gasolene engines The Carolin i Ma ehinery <>>anpany exhibit ts one of the best on the grounds au I d is a good advert ?? men? tr>r that compnny and far 8umt< i a e Bverv man or woman who l. i s visit sd the Ctrl Show ha* come away sjjrjating the show and ndvtstng then friends an-4 acquaint inccs t-. \ l<dt tn? expealtlon Thos.- a ho has. not seen! tt mmmf f*rrti an idea of its mag alt ad- . it* cx'.lletKe and its value fVem n educational point of view, and thi-i who du not make a trip to Celsntbin and spend at leas' a day at ?be C ?" Show, thinking It Is noth? ing more than an ordinary HI its Fair, will lat<r on regret neglecting the op e<.r*untfv of seeing and studying the ?i,e?t ? ajlightenlng display for acfen gnY f.trmlns method* und the results I derived therefrom that has .-wr been wtfhtn fhelr reneh P.v?*r? farmer ami ?ver\ other man and woman who it! ttrectls or Indlrertlv ipo r. st.-d tn nirmir i statt ra|ting farm mas hint ?ry. planl breeding seed improve* ?sent, rural I pi Pvprjabirt, and hnpror . ment In Using conditions is niral r?mmmilt ? ?< will b. seto-tlted by visitimf the Corn Kxpos.uon gnu r? in mi \ itK ?? si* tft< men 'i rumple*! to Rent's in Mad Kndi for I'tlt Vew York. Feb I - ?A tag's cry ..f ?fire** and Ihn smoke from tin Si pi b-fl rref ef a motion picture Pnadhlne in gg Kn-t Mas theatre tOgMflht fetjaltef ,?? , stasi iggnsjg/ fha asjdttwettl lei p?;?on* and a ru?h for Ihe cxd*. ill which r < - tmmes wer-? Hailed anf ?i??s?fi ott i patnona so sadly injured list tto i had be aeat to hospital*), rn* panle occurred In has of the ?i<*s? densely populnteil sections ??f the C?M Sale and the thousands svlu? poured Into Fast Houston street, in fr< nt of f he lie .'i - SJtd f t lied to I he ?Vers added to tie confusion und * ihe ntums* r -a Injnred PLANS ON POOR TO STHI.SS Tills l>IPoltT \>.T POINT. 1* I* Baker, Distriet Agent of Dean? oiwuratlon Work has Already Se? cured t.ond Prizes for Novel Con? test. There is nothing of RIOTS vital im? portance to successful agriculture than a OfOpOf crop rotation. Thus far but little attention has boon paid to this Important subject by the farmers of the State. It Is not surprising* here fore that a plan for a three-vear ro? tation, which has been prepared by L L. Haker. district agent of the United states demonstration work in this Stall-, and offered to the farmers In "his territory, has been quickly taken up and will lie put into opera? tion generally this year. Its value was quickly seen by the bankers in the farming counties of the district and readily these bankers have offer? ed prizes for farmers putting the ro? tation into practice this year. The amounts named have already be* n contributed for this purpose by the following banks: Li i count), Bank of Blahop? ville.$150 Florence eoUBty, First National bank of Florence.$lf>0 Darlington county. I'.ank of Dar? lington.$1.">0 Horry County, Viral National bank of Conway.$ioo Sumter county. I'.ank of Sum? ter.$2oo The ambor of the rotation In which theet hanks tee such a money Nairn is* willing for hanks in other portions Of the State outside his district to make use of the plan, and suggests ih it u be applied, wherever adopted, on not less than three acres. With his consent it is here vi u, d for the public benefit in a form adapted to neral use, the regulations as to prise contests being omitted: First Tear, Plot No. 1?Must be planted dur? ing the fall or whiter In oats at the rate of not I OSS than | 1-2 bushels per acre. After oats are harvested, land must be sown to peas at the rate of not less than 1 1-2 bushels p? r acre After peavine hay has been harvested ami prior to November 1st, land must be sown to rye, vetch, crim? son or burr clover as a Winter cover ..-or, no! N - - N. I p: ml s<i t(. - ... a* ps is to Im ae i n i th< rows at I last cultivation ol com 't the rate J of not i ? ?? i in ans I ush per acre. Alter corn is harvested, land must I he thoroughly prepared by turning under all stalks, peavines and other vegetable matter and planted during the fall to oats at the rate of not less than 2 1-2 bushels per acre. riot No :i?-Must be planted to cot? ton and at the last cultivation of the cotton, or nut later than November 1st rye, vetch, crimson or burr clover must be sown In the rows as a winter co\ er crop. Second Year. Plot No. 1?Cover crop must be turned under during late Winter or ?aft) spring and land planted to cot? ton At the last cultivation of COttOhi or not later than November 1st. rye vetch, crimson or burr clover must be sown as a winter cover crop. Plot No. ?After oats are hu vest? ed, land must be sown to peas at tin rate of not less than 1 1-2 hushels per acre. Aft? r peavine hay has been harvested, of not later than November 1st. land must be sown to rye, vetch, crimson Of burr clover as a winter eov.-r crop. Plot No. :*.?Cover crop must be turned under during late winter or early spring and land must be plant- j ed to corn. At the last cultivation i of c orn, peas must be sown in rows I at the rate of not lOM than one bush ?I per a- re. After corn and peas arc* harvested, land must be thoroughly prepared hy turning under corn stalks pear Ines and all other vegetable mat? ter and planted to oats during Un? fall at the rale of BOl less than 2 1-3 bushels to the acre. Third Tear. Plot No. 1?Cover crop must be turned under during late winter- or early spring, and land planted lo i ora At the last cultivation ot corn, p?as most be sown in the rows at the rat.- of mo less than one bush? ed per ac re- After corn Is harvested, land must be thoroughly prepared by turning under torn stalks, peavlnes and .?II other vegetable matter and land planted In oats a? the rate Of not b-ss than I 1-8 busheli pe r acre. Plot No, I Cover crop must be turned under durlng?lot?? winter or early spring and land planted to cot Ion At last cultivation ed' cotton of not later than November I si rye, v ep hi < ! i nson or burr clot er n usl ?,? pi inted In tin r-.vv n tin w nter cover <a up Plot No After oats ar< harve I ??d. land must be sown in pci -< it th< rat.? of not less than i I - bushel pef acre After peavln* hoj la bar vete I and no! latci than Novembe is?. rye*, vetch, orimaon or bun clovt must I ?> sown BS a vvio* I COVCr Crop S. C, PUBLIC ROADS. Senate Passes Resolution Petitioning Congress to Give $100,000 for This Work. Columbia. Jen. 81.?Tin- senate to night passed the house resolution memorialising congress t<> Appropriate $100,000 to be expended <>n the pub? lic, roads of this State and passed a concurrent resolution fixing Wednes? day, February 5th, as the time for the joint assembly to !ecl a judge of the First Circuit. The bill to compel life insurance companies to Invest certain of their security in the State was made a special order for Wed- | a sad ay. For Law snd Order. Stricken Pugilist?HI, police, stop this tparrlng match; it's going to de? generate Into a prize fight!?Punch. True View of Life. I am mor< and tu..'ro impressed >ith the duty or ?. hapvl*.: -Gt orj a Eliot. Public Opinion Supreme. All free governments, whatever their name, aro in reality govf-n ments by public opinion.? Ionics Rus? sell Lowell. Mar'.: Wer! ' ' Wo isn't. Now tli?- n&n's work for his own home is as lias ha en said, to secure its maintenance pro reis and defense; the woman's to secure its order, com? fort and lovellnei Eastern "Mining Promoters." Seven natives at Dacca, India, wore recently convicted of swindling wom? en by pretending lhat they had the supernatural ; ,v ? of causing money deposited with th ;.i to b^ doubled in value in three rtaj s' II Europe's War Material. Europe withdraws from industry 4,* 600,000 men to make soldi; rs of then.. They are kept from one to three years. What an appalling waste; how doubly preposterous if efficiency can be insured with militia training; ?New York World. Profit In Travel. It Is worth while to journey, f.r> learn how deceptive is that mirage which forms itself out of distance and nothingness; how good is the land about us, and the life that requires no translation to be understood.?N. S. ?hater. Naturally Alarmed. "Ee hootlful heiress scared me to n she asked if I had any Ide from ze world." "Mon alarmed?rerribly! I io had seen ze soiled shirt b? o big Windsor tio."?Boston Record. An Eulogy. A newspaper, In speaking of a do ceased citizen, said: "We knew him as old Tan Per Cent.?tt? more he had the less be spent?Ihf more he got the less he lent?he's dead?we don't know where he went; but If his soul to r*<?aven is sent?heT owl the harp snd cbarge 'em rent" Jane Austen Unpopular. It has been pointed out with some surprise that the late W. S Gilbert had a 3trong dislike for lane Austen, but a Correspondent of the New York j Evening Post reminds us that Mark Twain had a similar antipathy. He said once that "a library that docs not OOntaln Jane Austen's works is a good library, even if it hasn't another book In it." Tribute to American Sailor. By ail who kno\> him it is conced? ed that the Am? rh an sali? r is a clean and thorough athlete. He takes a deep Intsrest in anything he tackles, land so. to make hi* athletic ? ndeavors correspond n*ith hi otherwise high standing, he g el hi for clean work, lard if ho w;>is he !? .. b and i: be loses lie is the f\\'f >.) congratulate" I the winner _ Uanle! in Second Place. Littl ?? Willie's grandmother had been telling him Bible stories, his favorite being that of Daniel in the lions' den. At the age of four he was ' taken to a circus for the first time. j When the lion-tamer put his head into the lion's mouth little Willie's excite | ment knew no bounds. Jumping up and down, he gb etully Bcreamed: , "Oh, my! That knock3 the spots off Daniel!" Hair Mussed by Lightning. 1 Edward Kones prefers in the future I to comb bis own locks and wishes lightning would leavo them alone. i When Iiis house, In Sullivan county, was strack th< electricity plowed small furrows about hi* skull, taking the hair r,ff his head in every place It touched. Ni^ Injuries, besides de? stroying his hair, it is said, were ?light.?Philadelphia North American? Bible Was Put Into Rhyme. Versifications, not onl) ol tho Psalms but of th?? otln r book* i ' the Bible, were numerous In the sixteenth century. One of the most prolific rerslflers aas Wiliam ilunnis, who, under such fanciful titles as Seven Bobs of a Sorrowful Soul for Bin," \ Handful ol Honeysuckles," A Hlveful of Honey,' etc., published a number of rhyming versions ol Gene* sis and Job, which .are now worth their weight In gold to the biblio? maniac oooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooo o o o o o o o o 2 Save Your Time-:~ ~ -Get IT From 9 o ? HEARONS PHARMACY ? ? By Parcel Post. ? o q You can get your drugs and your drug store goods from our phar- f\ macy and get them with all possible haste. For your Special con? venience we have prepared a very expensive catalogue, listing _ many hundreds of drug store conveniences and much valuable in o formation. These catalogues will be sent free to anyone sending o o us their full name and address. o o o o OFrom our special drug store catalogue, you will be able to select at ft _ -^1_:_l_l_i._x_i _ c_.: 11 ..l_/? ? V# o a glance, just what you want and of course you will also find our ~ prices as low as is consistent with the high quality goods which r 5 we sell. 2 o o ? Hearon's Pharmacy ? o PHONE 36 - SUMTER, SC. o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo LEAVES FORTUNE T<> MUSEUM. Hammond Bequeath* Two .Million to Now Voi k Institution. New York, Feb. 1.?James Bart* lett Hammond, the typewriter Inven? tor who died In st. Augustine, Pia.. ! rt week, bequeathed his entire es? tate, estimated to be worth $2,000, 000, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of this city, according to a copy of a will executed last August, made public tonight. The estate includes the stock In the typewriter company, of which he was president. This goes to executors \r trust to hold "ami collect the income thereon and pay j the Income aemi-annually" to the art Institution during the lives of the ex? ecutors, who are Neal l>. Becker, a j New York lawyer, and "whoever shall i?e the president of the farmers' Loan and Trust Company, of New York city, at the time of my decease." Up? on the deaths of the executors the stock "shall belong absolutely" to the Museum. Six years ago two brothers and three sisters applied to the Supreme Court to have Hammond, a \vi 'ower, adjudged incompetent. He was com? mitted temporarily, but later declared competent. \i:\Y RAlLlto.U) COMES. Grading at Tlmmonsville tor South Carolina Western. Tlmmonsville?A large force of hands is now at work grading the roadbed of the South Carolina Wes? tern, and trains will be operated on It within 0?? days. The station will be located at the eorner of Railroad and I Irockington streets. This is gratifying to the people of Tlmmonsville, as better railroad facil? ities will be ol greet help to the en? terprises now in the city and will no dOUbt be the caUSe of more busitii ss houses ami enterprises being located here. \ I I AI Its IX EGYPT. White Oak i amp Elects Officers?Dr. Brltton ill. Kgypt. .Ian. :',<?.?We have been having excellent weafhei f<>r farm work for the past month and a lot of ploughing has been done. The folks here are making greater pre? paration than ever to set how much cotton 'le y can make. White Oak camp held its regular meeting last week and elected the fol? lowing officers tor the ensuing year: l.. H. White, C. r.; T. M. Hancock, A. L.; Wallace Hancock, Clerk; Et. J. rjnncoek, banker; ('has. 11. Peebles, escort; C. P. Baker, watchman; Jer vey Mat his, sentry. Dr. T. l>. Fox worth, camp physician. This camp is in ;i (lourlahing condition at present as the applicants balloted on at the bist meeting will show we had five ap? plicants. <nir next regular meeting will be on Tuesday night, February 1 stir Messrs. I.. A and I- H. White and J, K. Kichboure. spenl Tuesday In I '.ishop\ die. Mr. \. B. White has gone to Iiishop \ die totiay. Mr. w M McCaskill spenl Wednes? day in ('innleii I 'i <'. s. I 't it ton, e ho has be< n fiulte > i? K for some time, Is still very 111. M i :\ .i i '.i ii ton \\ li" has he? n kepi at home on a< count of h< > Iher's Illness returned to her school 11! K? rshaa las! week. \i nsai s. Ilai *y M< I -e,.,i und Jatn< Jenk Ins \ Islted here recently. v, ry ft w t rom here nttended t b< corn show hi Columbia this week M AY JERSEY OR M AY MEXICO. One or Other Likely to Make Income Tax Amendment Certain. - Washington, Feb. Ratification of the Income tax amendment by the necessary three-fourths of the States In the Union probably will be accom? plished this week, Cavorable action by , only om? more state being necessary to make possible what will become the . sixteenth article of the Constitution ; of the United States. Hither New Jersey or New Mexico, it seems probable tonight, will join the ratification column before the end of the week. The New Jersey Assembly and the New Mexico Senate have already taken favorable action on the proposal as adopted by Con? gress. Whichever State completes its ratification first will go on record as the thirty-sixth Commonwealth to approve the amendment, the number required to vitalize this change in the fundamental law of the nation. The a~> Stat< s which already have ratified the amendment are: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colo? rado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minne? sota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washing? ton, Wisconsin and West Virginia. Four States thus far, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Utah, have rejected the amendment. New Mexico Plana Quic-k Action. Sante Fe, N. M., Feb. 2.?In an ef? fort to get ahead of New Jersey in be? ing the :16th State to ratify the income tax amendment to the Federal Con sitution, New Mexico legislative lead? en tonight planned for immediate ac? tion by the House, when it n assem hies tomorrow afternoon. A poll of the House shows an over? whelming majority favorable to the joint resolution of ratification adopted by the Senate Saturday and it is planned to suspend the rules and pro? ceed to adoption Immediately. "SHIP OF DESERT." GeO gin Mule Rivals Camel by Doing Without Food or Water Seventeen Days. Athens, Gil, Feb. 1.?S. P. Cannon, of Bowersville, in an adjoining county, had occasion this week to test the endurance of a n: lie as to existence without feed and water. A mule be? longing to him has rivaled the "ship of the dtsert" by abstaining, involun? tarily, from food and drink for a pe? riod of seventeen days and being able to walk and bray. Mr. Cannon on his rouds of collection bought a mule and directed that it be carried to his place and put in a barn. The animal was delivered, hut was in Mr. Cannc n's absence put in an old, dis? carded barn. Seventeen days later Mr. Cannon, after inquiring into the delinquency of the party in deliver? ing the animal according to contract, dioovered the starving animal. Feed and water Were administered in hom? eoparhic rations at first and then in? creased and the animal is now regain in s his strength. The statement is being attributed to Governor Wilson that he "does not eare a rap for either West Point or Annapolis, that he does not desire the presence of the cadets ami midship? men in the inaugural parade, but that those of the Virginia Military Insti? tute should he there." That is all rot. President-elect Wil? son has given utterance to no such ?taternent ?A ugusta Chronicle. How to Make Your Dream Come True A $25.00 Payment Will Bring one of our Sweet Toned Pianos into Your Home. Call at once and investigate OUR plan for own ing a PIANO. Through arrangements made with the fac? tories we represent we are in position to offer Pianos for sale on a system of payments that will enable every one to own an instrument. Do not put off Investigating This Plan. Do not allow yourself to be talked into buying from some agent until you have look? ed into this proposition. Remember we are piano experts and offer you expert advice in selecting a piano. Special Offer: Good make of piano $190.00. Agents for Fisher Pianos, tester, Kindlerand Collins. See or write Fhe Pringle Piano Co., At Simpson's Furniture Stoic. 8 K. l iberty St. Sumter, s. C.