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Pill MM. I III I I I Ki t s < I. mi. ( olh^c I Mention Work ? ^?uih Carolin* lr\|H>r?iiriit Mutton ?I'n-M Itullciin No. 107. lB> t>. M. Clark. Assistant Horticul? turist. ) Pruning Im a necessity where best ? -ults are to he expected from fruit tree*. A tree can be given all the attention possible relative to cultiva? tion and fertilisation, but unless it is Judiciously pruned the branches be con thick, weaken and die. These beco.nc ti. I harboring places for in? sects and lungous diseases which prey upon the tree and fruit. Kven if the branches do not die. th? > bei oine so tht? k that the sunlight and air are excluded to such an extent that the fruit Is inferior in size, color and quality. Well pruned, low loaded trees, having the bearing wood well distributed, and being stout und stocky, are able to bear and hold up cr-.ps i .' fruit. They also facilitate spraying, thinning and harvesting They are also by far more orna n.? ntal in appearance than the awk wnrd, long-limbed unpinned trees. Pruning is ncessary, therefore, when the best trees und lirst class fruit are desired. To get the most satisfactory results, pruning should be don.- every year. I?\ annually heading back and trim? ming out the small branches during the early life of the tree and remov? ing a dead branch here and a stra> limb there. In after years the tree can be kept In good, healthy fruiting con? dition, and it will never be necessary to cut out large llmhg or unbalance the tree by very heavy pruning. Pruning should consist more in direct? ing the growth each year than by checking It by one heavy pruning which is to make up for years of neg N properly directed and It will never be n- < ?sar\ I >ul many branches or Urge hm4 - In i ? r years. Pruning should "mmence when when the tree is punted. When the > tree Is planted, cut back the dead and broken roots to good living wood, leave a clean. smooth cut. The young tree should be pruned back to the height the head of the tree is to be formed, which hv?'gn? should be conslsten* with the Methods' of culti? vation. 1 would suggest 16 to 18 In cee for the peach and - ' to 30 Inches for the apple and pear, perhaps low? er In the case of the vurUMes of pears ?commonly grown In the South. If ? whlp-llko the side | t /ed to form leaves cause it to become If it Is stocky en may be rubbed off ao they start, except those Intended to form the main branches of the tree. It is a common fault to start a tree with too many main hranchs. which afterward crowd each other to such an extent that It becomes necessary to cut ^ut large limbs. Three or four main limbs, if pt ;>erly placed, are enough for any fruit tree. The main llmbi should be we'.l aranged around the tree and at slightly different heights on the main axis. After the first season's growth, all branches, ex? cept those Just mentioned, should be cut away, and these should bg head? ed hack about half. The annual prun? ing afterwards will consist largely In heading back the previous season's growth and keeping the head thinned out I >n the upright growing trees, si?< a as th?* Kelffer pear, prune to a hud point outvard ho as to cause the head to spread. When the tree be? gins to gnat full crops of fruit, it will not bear a surplus amount of wood. hen<MJ very little pruning wall be nec? essary. e.x< ept in the . is., of the peach tree This should be thinned out and he;t bd back even after it is bearing full crop* of fruit. Pruning is beat don** when the trees are dorrnan , prefi rabty in tin- spring just More Hi.- bud stints. (Jr;i|n' vires, however, (toytloulerly the Rotundifolla t> p*-,> should h?> pruned in tin- full. It sonn t inn s becomes necessary to rOUOVOte old trees which have in ? come choked with water sprouts and dead limhs. The roclutmlng proceea should take two of three years, depend? ing upon the condition of tin- tree. The tirst year most of the water sprouts, all of the dead limbs, and a fee of ?io worst offending branches sin old he removed, The second year, more of the unnecessary llmbi may Im taken out The ihlrd year, the op ?ration may ha Completed, In re? moving large limbs, as wvll as in c ut? ting smaller branches, always make a smooth, close cut so that no stub is left. It is impossible for a wound to heal where a stub is left. The stub ?lies and rots out, leaving a hole. These conditions will eventually canea the doeay Of the heart of the tiee. The larger wounds should DC given a coating of some ordinary paint. This excludes (he rain and preserves the wood until the wound is entirely healed. The best pruning tools are a good, -harp saw, the narrow type, and sharp hand shears, a sharp Knife can some times be used to advantage. Of all pruning tools, the ones above men itoned will be found m? st convenient for all purposes. Remember the axa is never ? pruning tool. -f no mom y FOR FltEE SEEDS. Cong regional Distribution Ended by Senate'?. Elimination of Provision for that Purpose. Washington, Feh, 17.? Congression? al distribution of sect's was ended by the senate today by eliminating from the agricultural appropriation bill a provision appropriating $jr>?;,ioo for that purpose, Among the more important amend? ments adopted was the bill by Sen? ator Hoke Smith creating a bureau of markets in the department of ag? riculture. The hill, as It passed the senate, carried I is,000,000. an increase of m arly .< 1."00,000 over the house bill. \\h> \\e Have Bggi at Busier, w lajhlngton Gladden, writing about the history of Hastet in the March Woman's Home Companion, shows how* eggs ha\e been connected with Easter from the earliest da\s. 1 >r Oladden's explanation of the origin of tin- custom of using eggs on Easter to lows: "Probably the fact that the egg holds, shut up in Itself, the elements of future life,?a life which may long be dormant and then come forth into vigor an t beauty, into consciousness ' and activity,?made it a proper sym | hol of the Resurrection. Hut of all the millions who have decorated eggs at the Easter season or played with them as a pretty toy, or fed upon them as a delicacy, very few have ever stopped to reflect upon the profound meaning of the emblem. In my own boyhood a breakfast of eggs was one of the unwritten regulations of Easter ] Sunday; the main question with the boyg was the number per capita that could be consumed. Among us there was none of that dainty decoration with dyes and pigments which has given so much pleasure in Old times and new. This fashion, in the opinion of an old writer, 'arose among the Christians from the joy occasioned by their returning to their favorite food, after so long an nhotlnon ?? from them during Lent ' This in not Impossible, for the egg was formerly counted :>s flesh and denied to good Christians during the Lenten season." j Miss Deatrice Cohen, of Florence, is vtatttng MKs Ethei or. en on Church Street. Bad Spells " I ttiffered, dunng girlhood, from womanly weakness," writes Mrs. Mollte Navy, o! Walnut, N. C "At last, 1 was almost bad-ridden, and had to give up. We had three doctors. All the rime, I was getting worse. I had had spells, that lasted from 7 to 28 days. In one week, after I gave Cardu* a trial, 1 could eat, sleep, and )oke, as well as anybody. In 8 weeks, I was well. I had been an invalid for 5 weary years 1 Cardui relieved me, when cvery?iing el*?e failed.* If you are weak and ailing, fhink what it would mwn, to you, to recover as quickly as Mrs. N-avy did. fror more than 50 years, thin purely vegetable, tonic remedy,for women, has been used by IhoilStl ds of weak and ailing sufferers. They found it of real value in relieving their aches and pains. Why suffer longer? A remedy that has relieved and helped so many, is ready, at the nearest drug store, fur use, at once, by you. Try it, today. Wrth *>. l+tom" Advtaory P' L I N?tUuv>ojj Med!*- nt Co.. Oirtt?nAotu, T?Mt. kic Uptmi tnsfrmt turnt, ?od Vi-page book. Muflu Treatment I of Women." arnt uxa J 57 The Motor Car ami Good I toad*. Manufacturers' Record More than Oiiv? -quarters of a ceil" ttiry ago the first locomotive built in America, which, by the way, was for a South Carolina road, was named "The Beel Friend.1' Tin- wise men of thai day in giving it this name proved their far-seeing vision. Th y evidently realised that the locomo? tive marked a new period in human affairs, and that it would, indeed, prove man's besl friend in the ad? vancement <>f civilisation ami the bet? terment of every condition of man? kind. And the railroad haa fulfilled the Vlaion which the nun ol' that day had <>f it. it lias changed ail tin- bus? iness Interests of the world, it has advanced civilization to a point which it could not have reached in cen? turies without the locomotive. It lias quickened energy and thought and made possible the amazing develop? ment of the material activities of the world., and baaed on the wealth cre? ated by them, has come the marvelous progress seen |n recent years looking to the 1 etterment of mankind in ev? ery particular And now a greater power has come into existerce, one which means more for the a Ivan t ment of civilization and tlie u ?buildlng of the material ac? tivities of the world than even the railroad, it is the little Internal-com? bustion engine that makes possible the automobile, the motor car, the motor boat and kindred Interests. This little engine, which is pushing its way wherever civilisation is known, will help to change the world even more rapidly ami more completely than did its forerunner, the locomotive, The people who a few years ago looked askance upon the automobile as merely a plaything of the rich have already aeon their mistake. Tiny have come to realize that the automobile meant advancement in almost every line of activity, lor it was the fore? runner of the motor car ami the mo? tor b.?at, Which are rapidly changing t.< importation. The most vital problem before the business world is that of distribution. Of what avails the production of en? ormous crops if they cannot be distributed to consumers at a cost Which leaves a profit to the farmer ai d yet does not burden by exorbitant prices the consumer'.' Of what avails the establishment of * great manufac? turing enterprises n the assembling of the raw materials and the distribu? tion of the finished product are halt? ed by lack of transpor at ion The country saw this condition prevail in 1906 and the early part >f iyuT when our transportation Interest! vere prac? tically broken down. Legislation, wise in some respects and most un? wise in others, has temporarily so changed conditions that it lias ham? pered the railroads and made it d i til - cult for them to secure the billions of dollar! needed for railroad expansion. Under present conditions it is not pos? sible for the railroads to keep pace with the development of business. Unless an expenditure running far into the billions of dollars, estimat? ed by some of the best railroad ex? erts at as high as t ight or nine bil? lion dollars, within tin- next five years can be made, then the railroads will be wholly unable tc meet the situa? tion, for traffic is growing faster than tin- railroads very much faster indeed. The automobile, the mot.a- car and the motor boat have come at the right moment to help to meet this problem. The automobile and the motor trucl have demonstrated their right to live, just as mach as the loco? motive in early days proved its right of existence. They are the most pow? erful factors in awakening the coun? try to the supreme importance of good roads. The good road with the automobile or the motor truck doing ? he transportation of passengers and of freight, means an Increased pow r for the distribution of the pro? ducts of the farm and the factory, and betterment of the conditions under which tie- farmer lives, and the les? sening oi tiie cost of the distribution of his products without adding to the burden of the consumer, and in a general reshaping of all the business activities of the world t?< the benefit of everybody. Man> of the people throughout the country have not vet quite grasped the meaning of these things .Thcy have not seen that th,- time is rapid? ly coming wh n roads built lor motor trucks and for automobiles will be Just as essential to th< w? Ifare of Ihe c untr) us ihe roadbeds on which tho locotnotiV ? and the cars it draw.- have I ever Im n ot can im er be. The In? dividuall) owned motor track will mean that Ihe manufacturer or ihe merchant or th< furim r v an distribute hi own product within ? reasonabh i distance absolut? lj indi i>< ndent ol r itlroads, pro> ided |.1 roadi ai ?? in his ii? Ighborho d And ji I th;- de velopment w 111 so cnormou ly cxpan< prosperity that it will prove a bl< to tbi i d: ad- them elve, j In the early days, when water it ma portatlon was absolutely < Bcntlal b< cause there were no railroads, tin States undertook verj broad plan for constructing canals and the im provement of rivers, Later, when the railroad came into existence an<l demonstrated that In some respects , it was superior to canals and rivers, the states turned to railroad building, and counties, towns, cities and States vied with each other in co-operative Work With railroad builders to secure the construction <d' new lines. Now that the automobile and the motor truck have proven their superiority In many particulars for special work, counties, towns, cities and Btates must turn to the building of good roads with the enthusiasm which they gave to aiding in the construction of rail? roads, and must realise that in build? ing good roads they are making wise investments for the advancement of civilization and the general prosperity of their people. The South is (bung great work in the construction of good roads, but it has not yet touched the problem with the enthusiasm, the broad vision and the vast expenditures that must be given to it if this section is to meas? ure up to its limitless opportunity. I me point must ever be borne in mind, .ami that Is that wherever there is a fair measure of density of population the building of good roads so greatly enhances the value of surrounding poperty that the increased taxation therefrom more than takes care of the cost of the road, and at the same time BO enlarges tin la b' for activity, ami decreases the cost of doing busi? ness to the producer, whether on the farm or in the shop, as well a.^ to the consumer, that larger profits are made than would be possible dur? ing the exist.nee of bad roads. Whj the Southern Farm Hoy Elates Milking, A friend asks: "How is it that Southern boys dislike milking cows iO much, when those raised on North? ern farms do n<? t look upon milking as more disagreeable than many other kinds of farm work?" There arc Beveral reasons which may account for the difference. The writer has often asked himself the same question. He began milking COWS before he was ten years old, and preferred milking to many other forms of farm work. In fact, he regarded milking, as he did it when a boy, as by no means more disagree able than the general run of work on the farm Hut there is a difference. The Southern farm boy probably dislikes milking for the following reasons: 1. He is taught, by precept and example, that it is disagreeable work. This plays an important part in form? ing his opinion. 2. He does not know how to milk, because so little of it is done and it is so cordially disliked that he has never been taught to milk properly. We like to do things we do well, and per contra, dislike to do those things which we do poorly. 3. Milking is not profitable to the Southern boy. A profit goes a long way towards removing the disagree? able features of any business. 4. Milking is done under the most adverse and disagreeable conditions in the South. The cows are not prop? erly trained, the calf is an ever-pres ent nuisance, and the milker is never in sympathy with his work. Recently the writer heard a lawyer give as one of the reasons why he h it tlie farm, that he was made to milk cows when a boy. lie related, with the Innocence born of Ignorance, what a t. rrlble task milking was, with the COW resth ss and a lusty calf fighting for a part of the scanty sup? ply of milk afforded by the misman? aged cow. 1 could not help feeling that the boy did right in leaving the farm for the law; for a boy taught to milk a cow while being fed in a filthy stable, and at the same time compelled to cnugage in an unequal struggle with a vigorous and determined calf for the scanty supply of milk such a cow would probably > i? M. was scarcely Hkelj to And dairying, or any other farm work, agreeable or profitable. When our cowa are properly wean? ed from their calves, are trained to stand quietly and enjoy the process of milking without being fed; when milking is done ami.I clean and pleas? ant surroundings, and when good cows at e milked by bo\ - taught to do the work properly, then, and U"t until then, will milking cows cease to he regarded as disagreeable work by Southern farm boys, in fact, no! un? til then will it really cease to be dls? ngreenhle work. Tai' I hitler, in The |h , gressh e Kai mer. I Ingle* l 'n.io\ Hampict. \ \ i i y , T?j. ?yable occasion among tii*- mom bei a of t h ? I' igles' t ?lub ol this city was tie- banquet glvi n Thursda> night, whep more than eev . nty-fh e w ere pres< at to p irlake of t h.- f. as! which had be< n pi ? par< d, The dum- i w as pr< pared and Ben - i d by the ladles of the Trinity M< th odi t Chur< h 'nid w as a m< t d< light fu| one. V f ? i- the b i nquel the r. mamh r of t he ? \ ? nlng wa pie u anl ly b|h ni in telling Jokea and . njoj lug th.- cigni'i fui nish? d. Masic on i iie pi,ni" w as t nlsln d by Mr. Hai - rls. "I Want You to Look at This" Don't you like to show what a neat balance you have in the hank? Of course?everybody does, and, natural? ly, everybody ought to have a bal? ance at I THE PEOPLES' BANK I ?^?^????ee0?ea?00000e???eee0ee0000000000000e00000 HAVE YOU SEEN The New Ford? Ford Cars and a full line of Ford Parts always on hand. Come in and take a look. D. C. SHAW The Ford Man, SUMTER, S. C tttrt mrtTft ttrorttrrttttttt ?; t:: t:; s:; Ktttttttrtrr??*****^ i The> Have Arrived Seed Irish Potatoes We have just received our first shipment of the famous old IRISH GOBBLERS, EARL\ KOSE, and RED BLISS. We have tin-in in any quantity; buy them by the quart or at extra closq price by ?io sack. Let us have your orders early, as now is the time to begin planting for early table use. SPECIAL: We are expecting daily a shipment of FROST U PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS. Let us have your orders for them. Sibert's Drug Store, W. W. SI BERT, PROP. 8 South Main Street. n:ttttttttttii:tii;ii;n:;m::i:iit;i:;:;;t!ti:;iiitmnTiii;iiin?tiiti?m: VfegYK TOUR OLD I You will be surprised to know what Dr. C. H. Courtney can do with your old teeth. He can increase their usefulness many times; can possibly add others to them improving your looks as well as your health. Delays are dangerous and always so with decayed teeth. Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OVER MRS. ATKINSON'S MILLINERY STORE. WHEN IN NEED OF A GOOD WORK SHOE EASY, HONEST AND WELL MADE, Ask For the CRAFTSMAN LINE Manufactured Bv Witherspoon Bros. Shoe Mfg. Co. SUMTER, S. C. Sold by all RESPONSIBLE merchants. Buy them and cut your Shoo bill per cent. Satisfaction guaranteed. ? , AashSY^jtJ-a LAND LIME. We ars prepared t<? furnish this produ I at prices that will enable every farmer to u e it. Wo have a rerj low price this year and nothing will do ><>ar land more good, especlalls run down lands, or b*\? and sour land, it is necessar} f<u all leguminous crops such as Alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas, etc. Qet our prices in car lots or In smaller quantities. Samples on request. BOOTH-HARRY UVF. STOCK COMPANY. SUM ? PK, S. ?