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To Officers and Members of the Farmers Cnion In the nine years 1 have been identified with the Farmers' Cnlon. moat i.f the time as head oi the Nat? ional organisation. 1 have traveled many thousands of miles, visited prac tlcally every State in the Cnlon. a I dreased hundreds of meetings and vast numbers of people, have orne Intimately in contact with fsrmers of all sorts and conditions, ami I give It as my matured judgment that the things most the matter with men who till the soil Is the ease with which they are fooled. And. unhappily, he is fooled ninety nine time* out of a hundred by the fellow with an axe to grind. He who owns the axe puts vou ut the grind? stone handle and tells you to turn, mayhap making some vague promises of reward. And you. trusting and hopeful, turn and turn until your back Is aching, your hands blistered and sore. After awhile the axe gets a sharp edge and you are told to go your an t\e axe-owner has no further use fei you. You insist on your promised reward. He is amazed at your credulity and wonder* where yam got the Impression of anything or your rood offices. So you gulp down your disappoint nent. rub your aching back, grease, our bllst?red hands and swear you'll ?ever trust another one of 'em. so le-lp you! And you go away breath ng fire end vengeance. Presently che next srrooth guy comes along. ?mib-n upon you. pats you upon that weary old back, makes a lot of fresh IStd hollow promises, and you grab the grindstone handle again and go at It for dear life. And the fellow getting the edge on his axe, grins ?lyl> to himself, and thinks what an easy, gullible, credulous, unthinking old simpleton you are. Now this may sound like pretty harsh accusations, but I make them' after matured reflection and in tin absolute certainty ^hat no living man can refute them successfully. You know me well enough by now to understand that I don't soft-soap, trim, quibble or dodge. I have the I deep-grained and aid fashioned id- i of calling a spade by Its real name. 1 don't believe m damning with faint praise; 1 don't believe in gVoiding the unpleasant things if they are necessary to handle f?>r the ultimate good. So, I want to lambsst you about this grievous and tormenting trait of character you so unhappily possess believing the tricksters, the man with the ase to grind, the mean. selfish man who pats you with one hand and robs yon with the other Heaven knows, I don't want to make you a P?-v inn,! i . ii n . irrealer eA;. n? I ban you are. but 1 want you to use your Intelligence in learning the difference between your real fneml and Ihe < Imp who fools >ou only for his own selfish ends. The difficulty lit?s laigely in the fa< t that th?* ?ort fooling you Is smooth, plausible, srnibng. genial It || his stork in trade. He left] \ ou of his profound Interest in your welfare, his sleepless nights ami mental travail in studying out 'iir prohh-ms, and, ,i ?. Ing minted them out of his hraiu agony, h?- comes to offer them as your salvation* He m.ikofl you a beau tlful speech, f.ttrlv dripping vuh hon ey and golden promise* All o? ? aary f*>r ysjsjl complete and absolute emancipation is to Ii. *n. heed. a? t And peg listen, heed. a? I. and find Indeed that It Is a Wonderful scheme ?for the man who presented it. but worse than nothir.fr to you and your well-being My dear brother. nuten will sou put the boot to ihn? tvp#? of scoundrel legislative balls are rilled erltli I hem, the kind gflM use you tor Ml SSgg purpose** and folget?? \ou as .n as the returns are < ount? d. How hmg. oh Lord. how long, will yog eontlnne to thos Mindly l.si thai ras. si's game | As I have said 1 -en*?at?ally, I am normally and naturally an optimist, hut sometimes I butt my head Into this wall and almost despair of your ever waking up. Over and ovor the trick victimizes you, and no ripened knowledge of caution COfftei of your experience. You only feel courage an<l hope sink to the vanishing point Yet. my brother, you are in a large measure to blame for your predica? ment. In this day when progress marches swiftly and surely to definite goals; When big forces combine in purpose? ful and genuine work of uplifting hu? manity in broad and sincere way; when the drone, the vagabond, the trickster, the Ingrate are being crowd? ed out, are you to be known as the : last and sole easy victim of selfish rascality? Winke up, my friends, and show the [world you know your true friends, and can tell a scheinet who wants to use you for selfish Intents. We are going to see some of these scltish kind out at the old tricks next year. They are going to make you all of the old-time pre-election promises, im? plore you to stand to them just this one time and proof will be forthcom? ing of deep seated interest in you and your affairs. Are you going to be fooled again? Not if I can help it; not If I can show you the difference between the Worthy and the unworthy, the real man ami the sycophant With his cun? ning, plausible, empty promises. Heed and think this over a little. I want It to soak In. Then per? haps 111 hit you with some sledge? hammer facts. C. S. Barrett. Union City. Qa., June 11, 1913. FOR CORN CONTEST. Manuals Issued Yesterday for In? struction of Coin|>etitors. Columbia* June 12.?Manuals for tin- Stat? corn tarntest were sent out yesterday from the State depart? ment of agriculture, to the men and hoys who have entered for the year. The competition has been inaugurated with the view to Increase grain grow? er's prohts by increasing the yield per acre und also the quality of corn through simple methods of seed se? lection and proper culture. The legislature of South Carolina did not appropriate the usual amount to stimulate interest among the farm? ers in corn culture. The Carolina Life Insurance company has placed the sum necessary to make the con? test worth while with the State de? partment of agriculture. The objects of the contest are: 1. To encourage proper selection Ol seed and better enre of soils. 2. To centre attention upon va? rieties that are superior for each sec ? tion, to introduce seed of such va? rieties that are pure and true to name and to prove that when such varieties are grown under normal conditions It Is not necessary to so frequently change seed. 3. To encourage better methods of culture and harvesting, so as largely to lacreaae average yields per acre i and improve quality. 4. To show that such results can !>.? had at less expense of time, money and labor than poorer crops when In erease in yield Is considered. 5. To Improve methods of market? ing and conversion Of crop Into larg est peaelhla cash return. K. To increase grain grower:. profits on each acre and each buahel #-very year. 7. To promote the keeping of Intel li^. nt records and the use of bustneai ptlncplea In farming, to foster the farmers' prosperity and ihe welfare of the wind?? people Attention Veterans. As I wish to attend Ihe meeting <>f the lllue and the Gray at Uettl tuirg. 1st, 2d and 3rd of July, 1 would be glad lo net in company with ms veterans who will be going, I thmk of leaving Klngatree or Flor? ence "O morning of June 3s( i? Conrad Conetlne, Member of Capl H, II Garden's Unitary of If u an let, s. c ; Col John c. Ha hell's Battalion of Artillery. The Toledo Blade Inquln s: "Whs does a mule always look ashamed ol himself?' The Richmond Time.s-IHs PP*Ch, the mule's greatest apologia!, would diapute for Sifi days anything like an allegation thai the mule is ashamed of nnythlyng. The fact Is, shame Is not one of Ihe virtues of the mule, so how could he poaalbl) appeal in be ashamed oi himself? The mule hang? ins head to make it appear that to Is humble, but his apparent humllb ? i is a subterfuge t.ver up his habitual malice a mule will stand hlicked a year and enl six meals a da) to tool you Into beilevng thai he is perfect I j satisfied with life, hut on the last go round he will make a kick that will bring results The mule's i|ulel eatcrtof Is because of his con* rent rated thought. Like a lobbyist, he knOWS when it is time to saw w.I while running Inwatdl) in a way that would make Fnele Joe look like n plkei WHiulngtoa star WILSON NAM LS PUBLIC PRINTER < 11 >( x i Job l ulls to C. J. Ford, Now Jersey Labor Leader. Washington, June 10.?Cornelius J. Ford, of New Jersey, a labor lead? er, was nominated by President Wil? son today to be public Printer. For Agricultural Progress. Atlanta Journal. "The only enduring conquest," said a Frenc h philosopher, "are conquests made with the plough." Certain it is that the progress of a State like Georgia is very largely the progress of its agricultural interests. Success? ful farming means buoyant commerce, thriving industries and all those val? ues that make a Prosperous common? wealth and a contented people. Any agency or institution, therefore, which makes for the betterment of farming methods and farm conditions in Geor? gia deserves the heartiest good will and support of every citizen whether of the town or the country. Such an institution is the State College of Ag? riculture at Athens. The important ?banges which tin past live years have witnessed in the agricultural status of Georgia?the adoption of scientific and economic Imethods of cultivation, the tendency toward diversified crops and toward a larger production of food supplies ?arc due chiefly, we believe, to the efficient and far-reaching work of this institution, |S^h s been well said that the opportunity for such work lay in the willingness of the Georgia farmer to grow other crops than cot? ton, to raise live stock and foodstuffs and to assert the measure of inde? pendence within his grasp. Hut in or? der that this receptive spirit might be turned to practical accou.jt, it was necessary that it be given ?lue en? couragement in the tight direction; and therein has lain the wonderful usefulness t>f the State College ?>f Ag ricult ure. Statistics show that during the past year more than one hundred and twenty thousand Georgia farmers at tende?l the lectures and demonstra? tions given by representatives of the College on new ways and better ways of farming?a fact which proves that this institution is n?>t only in? structing and inspiring the young men of its Immediate student b?>dy but Is also bearing the light and the power ( of education directly to the masses of farmers in every corner of the State. Equally significant of its work and purpose are the Hoys' Corn Clubs, the Girls' Canning clubs, and the farm demonstration agencies through which thousands of people are reach-, cd and organised f?>r their own bene? fit and for the cause of agricultural progress. In addition to all these lines of public endeavor, the College is con? tinually issuing bulletins on subjects of timely interest and is answering in ?luiries for specific information on ill manner of farm problems, in this Bald alone the value of its service Is beyond reckoning. What the College Is doing for its enrolled students is Indicated in the fact that its attendance has Increased 1 i from a mere handful five years ago to three hundred and fifty students In the scholastic year now ending, it has, indeed, established for this State a new ideal of agricultural education and has exemplified the truth that farming demands of the young men who would follow it as high a degree of culture and equipment as does medicine. Ihe law, engineering or an" 'din i profession. Th?> state cannot deal loo gener OUSl) with an institution that is doing work so splendid and so practical ;<s this. The .Legislature should bear :n mind the fact that every dollar appropriated to th?- College of Ag? riculture yields a vital return t?* all the people of Georgia and that an in? stitution which is growing s?> rapidly as this one and which Is meeting so wide a iang?- of demands naturally requires Increased facilities and in < reaved Hnancial means. in a good roads country farmers drive to town on rainy days when they have nothing else to ?h?. in b ba?l roads country farmers nave to i^o to town when the weather Is good. They wast" time from their farm work when time wltb them during good weather Is the biggest sort of money. ??in- reason a good roads country Is prosperous is because Improved high wnyi Involve economy In b do/en dif? ferent ways.?Wilmington Star. So long as the drummers are <ui Ihe road it Is a sign that business is good. Naturally, business falls off occasional I) but n drummer knows that so long an he keeps on the road he will gel Ihere when Ihe time comes to give orders for goods,.Wilming? ton Star. A Paris dispatch which save an ac? count ul the wedding of an American lady to Walter Mumm, Ihe millionaire champagne manufacturer, says "the wedding was celebrated with a full choir " The choir must have had the key In Ihe Mumm cellar Wilming? ton S|;tl MoTNTOSH GUILTY, SAYS JURY. Life Imprisonment for the Slayer of Jackson. Florence, June ll.?As a result of the rehearing of tho caso of the State against Harry Melntosh and Joint Williams, becaues of the admis? sion of Freddie Mclntoah'a evidence, 'whch the Supreme Court ordered elim? inated, the ease of John Williams was nol prossed after the State had eon eluded its testimony today, anc Har? ry Melntosh alone was left to be tried for the murder of little Andrew Jack? son. The jury returned a verdict this afternoon charging Harry Melntosh 'as being guilty, and recommended him to mercy. - News and Yiews of Pisgah. Plagah, June 11.?overcoats and' furs are what we are using now. li 'much doubt if we ever before had such a spell of weather at this time of the year. Last year we had a [cool one, but not so long as this one. , We had a tremendous rain Sunday evening which washed the bills and Hooded the low lands. Since then (nothing is doing on the farms. Some people have a h?t of oats in the held which are all the worse for being there. What effect this weath? er will have on the crops remains to he seen. The cold spell last year 1 hurt them badly. Rains are falling very peculiarly of late years. A cloud would go over several counties before it ceaaed raining but now it rains in Bpota A short time ago a cloud hurst over three places here and the diameter of its fall was two miles; re? cently another cloudburst on three I adjoining those that bad the cloud? burst and after the distance of two I miles there was scarcely any rain. This shows how the water falls, when it fairs off grass will be king for awhile, but his reign will be short. Watermelons have the black eye from so much rain. Corn looks sick and cotton shows the effect Of Bo much cold and rain. The cold wind yesterday killed a lot of the leaves, There were three deaths here this week. Mrs. Bee died at the residence Of Mrs. J. M. Reamea Sunday morn? ing, after a few days Sickness from blood poisoning. She moved up here this year and leaves five little chil? dren. Her remains were shipped for burial near Charleston Sunday after? noon, interment to take plaice Mon? day. Mrs. Ella Hood died Monday morn? ing from consumption. A few hours after her death, her little baby who was desperately ill, died and they both occupied one coffin. The burial took place at Swift Creek church Tuesday morning after divine services. Mrs. Hood was the daughter of Mr. W. J. Dees, was married IS months ago and lived only a short time af? ter the terrible disease fastened on her. she leaves numerous relatives, and was the picture of health when married. If ever the nation needed to dis? cover a cure for consumption it is now. i A colored man died here recently from it. lie was down but a short time. Mrs. Mcknight Entertains. Mrs. John A. McKnigbt was the hostess at an entertainment Monday night given in honor of her guests, Misses Lila Oreer and Myrtle Jones, a number of friends were Invited to be present for the occasion and spent a most delightful evening playing heart dice. The priae was won by Miss Lenoraj Williford, who was presented a hand? some book as a reward for making the highest score. Miss Eunice Porter served punch during the evening. A delightful 1 course of Ice cream and cake was served near the close of the even!tig. Quite Taxable. William Jennings Bryan once visit Cd Cornel university, and while Ic? ing entertained at dinner by o promi? nent member of the legal fraternity ho told the following story: "Once out In Nebraska l went to protest agaitist my real estate assess? ment, and one of the things of whi -It I particularly complained was assess? ing a goat at $25. I claimed that a goat was not real property in the le? gal sense of tiie Word, and should nol be assessed. One of the assessors, a very pleasant-fared old man, very obligingly said thai I could g?? up? stairs w ith him, and together wo would look over the rules and regulations and see what could be done. We wo k ed over the rules, and 11 null) the old man asked: "'Poea your goat run loose on this road ?' "'Well, sometimes.' said 1. wonder ing what the penult) was for thai dreadful offense. ? I ?oes he butt?' again queried the old man " 'Yes,' l answered, 'he butts.' "* 'Well.' said tlio old man. looking it me, tins rule says lax all proper!) running and abulting on Ihe highway i don't see that i an do anything foi \oii, liood day sir.' - Omaha lac To The Ladies of Sumter?Dctnonsuation IF you have any COMBINGS don't throw them away. You have in your city, I. GOLD, a manufacturer of hair goods, at Dade City, Fla., but recently from Chicago, where you can bring your combings and have a switch braid transforma? tion or any piece of hair work you would like to have made from $1.50 to $2 50. Specialty White and Grey hair. Also carry a large line of finest quality French cut hair, which we make to order to match. We demonstrate the work every af? ternoon from 2 to 5. Also carry a large line of sanitary hair gOOOS. Switches, 1 1-4 oz., SOcJ 1 1-2 oz. IS and 20 inches long, $1.00; 2 ob., 24 inches long, $1.50; 2 1-2 OS., 26 inches long $2.00. We match all shades. Silk hair nets 36 inches long, 5c. Dont' fail to call during this week for our low prices. Goods on display at The Misses Wilkes, Millinery, 33 West Liberty Street. Sumter, S. C. Battle of Gettysburg ?-VIA. Atlantic Coast Line (Standard Railroad of the South) ? On account of the 50th Anniversary of Ute hattle of Gettys? burg (Pa.) the Atlantic Coast Line have named very low rates to Gettysburg, Pa., ami return, the fare for the round trip from Suni ler will be $l.">.?0. Tickets on sale dune 28th, 29th. SOth and July 1st. It IS, with final limit July 10th. It IS, with stop-over privil? ege at all stations on the A. C. L.. and also Richmond, Washing? ton and Baltimore on the gOtnf or returning trip within the final limit. For Pullman reservations or other information call on or write, ORVILLE V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent, OrT. C White, G. P. A., Wilmington, N. C. IVfountain j^xcursion VIA Southern Railway PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1913 Exceedingly Low and Attractive Round Trip Fares From Sumter as Follows: Asheville. N. C. $6.80 Brevard, N. C. 7.05 Hot Springs, N. C. 8.05 Ridgecrest, N. C. 6.80 Spartanburg, S. C. 5.00 Tryon, N. C. 5.85 Black Mt. N. C. $6.80 Hendersonville, 6.05 Lake Toxaway, 8.05 Saluda, N. C. 5.85 Taylor, S. C. 5.05 Waynesville,N.C. 8.05 Proportionately Low Fares From Other Points FINAL LIMIT : All tickets will be sold for trains leaviug Sumter Thursday, June 19, and limited to reach Sumter returning not later than midnight Monday, June 30th, 1913. STOP-OVERS: Stop-overs will be permitted un these tickets within final limit at Spartanburg. Inman, Compobello, Landrum and all points in North Caro?ua. SPLENDID TRAJN SKRV1CK ? TWO TRAINS FROM SUMTER Leave Sumter No. 140.6.30 A. M. Leave Sumtcr? No. 142.3.50 P. M. HIGH-CLASS STANDARD DAY COACHES AND PUU'MAN SI.EEP1NG CARS ? BAGGAGE Cl 1 ECK ED TO DESTINATION A splendid opportunity for an inexpensive outing in the Western North Carolina Mountains. "Visit the Land of the Sky, the Beautiful Sapphire Country." Glorious Panorama, Outdoor Recreations, Home-like Boarding Houses. Attractive, descriptive Literature furnished on application to W. H. Caffey, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. For detailed information, Tickets, Reservations. Etc.? apply to Ticket Agent. J. R. CLACK. Com. Agt. H. A. ROSE. Ticket Ag-t Sumter, S. C. Sumter, S. C. W. E. McGEE, A. G. P. A. W. H. CAFFEY, 0. P. A. Columbia, S. C Charleston, S. C. Wire Fence We buy direct fro ml he Me i mill* in car loads lor rash uith all lliNCOlintN oh. this enables us to sell you at the lowest prices, which eve guarantee to do. 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