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t\t (rf?attjjman an* ^outbron. r?bllf*rM<l WfdrMMitj and Swtnrdajr. ?BY? 08TEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Hl M I KK. 8. C tl.lt per annum?In advance. AdvertiaeaftesHs: One Square nrel Insertion.11.00 ?very subsequent Insertion).60 Coatracte for three months, or >agsr will b* made at reduced rate?. All communications which sub serve private Intereets will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of reepeot will be charged for. The Humter Watchman was found? ed la lilt and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Soufhren has the combined circulation and enoe cf both of the old papers, la manifestly the best advertising im In Rumter. A WARNING SOt NDED. Prrwhlent Barrett Talks of Bangers of Allowing Foreigners to Own To Officers and Members of the Union: ? In previous utterances I have had something to say about alien or for? eign ownership of our farm lands, particularly of lands In the South adaptable to cotton. 1 have, said that It was an alarming i|f\f|npmrnt, und some people have pooh-poohed such narrowness of views, and. at any rate. It wasn't very bad. and only a few English or French spinners were experimenting! That Is what 1 got for sounding an alarm, which I believed then formed a esrlous menace, and which now I am absolutely sure Is the case. Now. listen, you scoffers and un? believers. Do you know that between twelve snd thirteen million acres of tbe flnest cotton lands in the South are owned outright by foreign in? dividuals and corporations? Do you know that agents of these foreign in? dividuals and corporations are con? stantly working to get more millions of acres of the cream of cot? ton lands? Do you know that for? eign spinners are sending men here to be educated In our agricultural colleges snd schools to take charge ef these broad acres, cultivate and raise, cotton to ship to pinners and other for? eign countries" (I i and sense what De know that it i duction of cot? ton In the South on farms owned and cultivated by foreigners, and whose product will go direct to their mills in Kngland. France and other countries? In plain words, we are sitting supine? ly by while foreign capital and cor? porations are taking our oldest rich set and greatest heritage from under our noses. Time may not be far distant when our own people, the men who havo raised and supplied the world with Its cotton for generations, will be restricted absolutely to the home market. Sounds scary, and I want It to sound so. for it is time to get scared a bit There is. too. the other grave dan? ger in this new ?vmethlng we are called on now to /ace, that of absorp ton of our farm ands by foreign ownership. Conditions are bad ?nough In all conscience by constant? ly growing city and town ownership of farm lands, which are cultivated by ttnants or not cultivated at all. These things all tend further to de? stroy our home-owning, home-msk Ing type of farmer, the backbone and sinew and soul of our national life. You people who have been preaching and working and theorizing on a "bark-to-the-farm" movement, think over these things a bit. Here In the Innerncss of things, ami It is for wise and sane men to solve them I ask national Laders, think? ers, men who really want to do gsjsns> thing, to pond. r these thing? serious? ly C. s BAMSTTi PnJjg OMTi On* July 16, 1913. The King of sll Latstlvea. For constipation, headaches, Indi gentian and dyspepsia, use Dr. King's hew Difs Tills Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo. N. Y.. says they are tho "King of all laxatives. They are a blessing to all my family and I al? ways keep a box at home." Get a box and get well. Pre ?> ' Iteeom mended by your druggist. -Advt. The, Bultman three-story building will l*? the home of the Rlvetl?Bult? man QSjUlttlng ? 'onijanv. when that new enterprise opens Us doors fof buMlnesss the first of September, A Go?>d Investment. W. D. Magll, s well known mcr ?bant of Whits mo aai. wts., nought a Ht'.. k of Chamberlain s medicine so as to be able to supply them to his instomein After receiving them he was bints. If taken sick and says that on** small bottle of Chamberlain's Cf'tc. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was '-forth more to him than the cost of M? entire stock of these medicines, gor sals by all dealers ?Advt. BAILEY MILITARY INSTITUTE. Well Known Educational Institute Regln? Ni*w Career In Greenwood. The Bailey Military Institute (for? merly the South Carolina Co-Educa? tional Institute of Edgefleld) will he Kin Its twenty-third session In the progressive city of Greenwood. The Co-Educational feature has been eliminated and a high grade school for boys and young men will be conducted strictly along military lines. The R. M. I. is a Christian, military school offering instruction in classi? cal, scientific and commercial de? partments. Young men who do not expect to attend the Universities ot higher learning are fitted for life's work and thorough preparation is given for entrance into the higher classes of the colleges and universi? ties to those who desire to do so. The Institute is situated in a choice section of the city of Greenwood, on an elevated site commanding a view of the entire city and adjoining coon try, and surrounded by a gentle slop ing campus having an area of ten ' acres. The large brick buildings, three stories in height, are constructed along the lines of rrodern archltec-1 ture, and in accordance with military needs. E*?ry room In the building is an outside one. Buildings contain cadet's quarters, professor's apart? ments, large, well ventilated recita? tion rooms, infirmary, library, offices, chapel, reception hall, large dining room, and are lighted by electricity, heated by steam by latest improved process and supplied with hot and %o\d running water In every room. Toilets are conveniently arranged on every floor. Ample bathing facilities sure provided with a large number of shower baths. The entire arange ment Is made with a view to conven? ience, comfort and health. Being a select school, students are not gathered in by the hundreds, but only a limited number Is taken, thereby making it possible for each ?tudent to receive the close personal attention of the members of the fac? ulty. The faculty Is composed of gradu? ates of universities, colleges and mil? itary Institutes, and are men of wide and successful experience, all of them having been actively engaged as pro lessors or Instructors, in colleges. Applications are coming in daily and the indications are that the bar? racks will be taxed to their capacity at the beginning of the session, Thursday, September 26th. Sumter County has for the past twenty-two years been well repre? sented In this Institution, fully one hundred of our boys and young men have been educated there. Dufing the past session there wero seven ?tudents in attendance from Sumter County. Mr. ErnesL S. Dunbar. son of J. C. Dun bar, of Dalsell, has been in the Institute for the past two ycais and held the cadet office of First Sergeant in Coinasusy A. Mr. C. II. Burrles, son of E. L. Burriss, of Wedgefield, has als? been a student for two years and waa Sergeant in Company A. The City of Sumter had four repre? sentatives in the cadet battalion the past session?Messrs. Curtis, John and Mitchell Edens, sons of IL T. Edens and Mr. H. T. Joye, son of T. S. Joye, the first two have la-en in attendance for two years and rank? ing as Sergeant and Corporal respec? tively. Mr. Joye has also been there for two years and held quite a prom? inent place in the cadet Band. The Beet Medicine In the World. "My little girl had bloody dysentery very bad. I thought she would die. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her and 1 can truthfully say that I think it Is the best medicine In the world," writes Mrs. William Orvls, Clare. Mich. For sale by nil dealers.?AdvL S?luirrton Negro Caroled. Governor Blease last Thrsday pa rated Robert Brown, who was con vlctt I in the Clarendon court on the charge of mansaughter and sentenced to two years on tho gang. J. II. Lcs esne. Esq., presented tho petition to the governor, which was signed by some of the jurors, county officials, and Oilier prominent citizens. The pe? tition was especially strong with the signatures Of citizens In the Summer ton section where Brown If well known to the signers who Were fa mitar with the circumstances, sip- ?? Brown has been ? convict he has been I as a janitor for the ? ourt hoUSU ; ?Manning Times. Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble. When you have trouble with your stomach or chronic constipation, don't Imagine that your eaae is beyond help Just becnune your doctor falls t*? give you riltef. Mrs G. Stengelc. IMan fleld, N*. J-. writes. "Cor over a month past I have been troubled with my stomach. Everything I ate upset it terribly, one of Chamberlaln'e ad? vertising booklet! came to me. Af? ter reading a few of the letters from people who had been cured by Chart? bertaia'a Tablets, I decided to try lhem, I have taken nearly three fourths of a pa? kage of them and caff now eat aimo*>t everything that 1 Want." For sale by ell deatera?Advt BELKER WINS "FIRST." Stiiiitrr Hoy Makes line K?vor<| at Oxford?will Vlall France ami Jitter Study for High Degree. Irvine F. Heiser, of Sumter, has won a "lirst" in tinal law examin? ations at Oxford, a fact which is the more interesting to South Carolinans, heeause it makes this State the first in the American Union to win first at the venerable English university two years in succession. Last year Charles S. Hrice of Winnsboro, a col logo of Charleston alumnus, was tho I only American at Oxford to qualitfy as a "first." Class lists Issued by the examiners in tho linal Honour School of Juris? prudence, as published in the London Times, indicate that in the tests con? cluded June 27, Irvine F. Belser of Christ Church college and E. W. Tur? lington of Lincoln college won firsts. Mr. Belser will not return here un? til next year. He is spending the; summer in France and this winter will return to Oxford to take the B. | C. L. degree, comprising more ad? vanced work In law. Mr. Belser was , graduated with the bachelor's degree i In arts from the University of South I Carolina in 1910 and in the lollowing I year he received the same degree from Yale. Mr. Belser stood excep? tionally high in nis classes at Caro? lina, was business manager and af? terward editor-in-chief of The Garnet and Black, played varsity baseball for four years and was captain of tho I team and played foot ball for several years. Ho was at Yale when inform? ed of his election to a Rhodes scholarship. The achievement made first by Mr. Brice and then by Mr. Belser is the greater from the fact that they won their honors in two years, whereas most of the men with whom they competed have been in residence at Oxford for three years. Causes of Stomach Troubles. Sedentary habits, lack of out door exercises, Insufficient mastication of food, constipation, a torpid liver, wor? ry and anxiety, overeating, partaking of food and drink not suited to your ago and occupation. Correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tab? lets and you will soon be well again. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. TO BUILD PELLAGRA HOSPITAL. Congressman Johnson Introduces Measure for Sl>urtanburg. Washington, July 18.?Represen? tative Jos. T. Johnson, introduced to? day a bill authorizing the public health service to acquire a site at or near Spartanhurg and build thereon a hospital for the Investigation and treatment of diseases, especially pellagra, and appropriating $300,0U0 for the purpose. For Cuts, Bums and Bruises. In every home there should be a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, ready to apply in every case of burns, cuts, wounds or scalds. J. II. Polanco, Delvalle, Tex., R. No. 2, writes: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve saveo! my lit? tle girl's cut foot. No one believed it could be cured." The world's best salve. Only 25c. Recommended by your druggist.?Advt Farmers' Institutes. Farmers' institutes will be held un? der tho auspices of the United States demonstration work and Clemson College, at Summcrton, on August 13, and at Sardinia on August 14. Ex? perts will deliver addresses at these points in Clarendon on tho dates named, and farmers throughout the COttnty should lend their encourage? ment by their presence.?Manning Times. Unsightly Face Spots Are cured by Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment, which heals all skin erup? tions. No matter how long you have been troubled by itching, burning, or scaly skin humors, just put a little of that soothing antiseptic, Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment, on the sores and the suffering stops instantly. Heal? ing begins that very minute. Doctors use it in their practice and recom? mend it. Mr. Alloman, of Llttletown, Pa., says: "Had eczema on forehead; Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment cured It in two weeks." Guaranteed to re? lieve or money refunded. All drug? gists, or by mall. Price 50c. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.. Philadelphia and St. ! Louis. ?Advt. The work on the old Pierson build? ing, changing it into a moving pic? ture and k'audevlle theatre, is going on steadily, although the Sumter In ' surance Agency has not yet moved its offices from the building. Itld Your Children of Worms. You can change fretful, ill-temper? ed children into healthy, happy young? sters, by ridding them Of worms. Tos? sing, rolling, grinding of teeth, cry? ing out while asleep, accompanied with Intense thirst, pains in the stom? ach and bowels, feverishness ami laid breath, are symptoms that indicate worms. Klckapoo Worm Killer, a pleasant candy losenge, expels the worms, regulates the bowels, restores your children to health and happi? ness. Mrs. .1. A. Brlsbln, of Elgin, III , says: "I have used KickapOO Worm Killer for years, and entirely tid my children of worms. I would not be without it." Guaranteed, All druggists, or by mall. Price 2Bc. Kick apoo Indian Medicine Co., Philadel ( phlg and St. Louts.?Advt. mi ^ HOME MIX IM. OF FERTILIZERS. How to Secure for diucitui BoIIi ibo stimulants Which are Needed by Them. I am forced to believe, after twelve years of experience, observa? tion and advocation of it, that there are today a host of intelligent and progressive farmers who will agree with me in part; if not in whole as to th.e "Homo Mixing of Fertilizers," as adapted to different soils, and to dif? ferent crops, by the farmers. Manu? facturers of Fertilizers, and their agents, do not sell ingredients, nor do not offer them; of course there are ex? ceptions, some I know; but they are sold for cash or its equivalent. Heady made goods are sold on credit, and promiscuously, hence the enormous use of them. The manufacturers of them or their agents talk a great deal about blended goods, equally balanced goods, mechanical condition, etc. (I have done it myself) but you will find a lot of inconsistencies exist in all of this, and I think Clemson College will bear me out in. my views. If your grocer were to tell you It would aid your digestion to let him mix, blend, and in the process half cook your flour, rice, grits, etc., that it would best suit you, and all mem? bers of your family, sick or well, strong and weak, large and small, you would laugh at him, and probably think it a reflection on your wife. Yet I must say we are doing this very thing now In a measure. Think of the blended coffees, blended teas, the half cooked and "predigested" brands of cereals, such as oat meal, corn flakes, puddings, cakes, etc. We buy mixed goods. Most of the fertilizers sold in this State come under this head, and the farmers have for years used one and the same mixture year after year, for corn, cotton, peas, po? tatoes, oats, etc. And on the same land the same fertilizer, on sandy as on clay lands, and with no regard as to the sources from which ammonia, phosphoric acid or Potash were de? rived. Now we will take up the sources from Which these valuable and nec? essary ingredients are derived: Ammonia sourcs: Nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, dried blood, cotton seed meal, flsh scrap and tank? age of different knds. Intelligent truck farmers around Norfolk, Va., haTS told me they do not wish a mixture j where nitrate is used for ammonia, j as it is too quick and does not last long enough, but prefer fish scrap or j blooJ, because they both have a bl- j product of lime. The other sources are all good, especially cotton seed meal, phosphoric acid, acid phos? phate, basic slag or Thomas phosphate and bone meal. Acid phosphate, 12 to 16 per cent of phosphoric acid. All of this is high? ly available for the immediate crops and it is the chief source. Used in this State in the. manufacturing of fertilizers. Dissolved animal bone, 20 to 30 per cent of phosphoric acid. Two-thirds of this is available for the first crop, under fair conditions, the rest for succeeding crops. Very lit? tle bone is now treated with sulphuric acid. (I'nlike phosphate rock to ob? tain acid phosphate.) Basic slag, 16 to 20 per cent of phosphate acid. This is a product of the Bessemer Steel | Works and is very useful, especially on some lands, as it contains a good deal of lime. Potash, the most important of all ingredients has five sources from which it is derived: 1st. Muriate of potash, DO per cent of actual potash. 2nd. Manure salts, 20 per cent of actual potash. 3rd. Kainit, 12.4 per cent of actual! potash. The above sources are all impreg? nated with cloride, which to a certain j extent may prove injurious to cer; tain crops, like tobacco, potatoes and beets. But the potash in all are high? ly available and valuable a .d, on ac? count of being cheaper than other sources, are preferable for ordinary mixtures, except where there is not a special reason for avoiding cloride, as In the tobacco crop. 4th. Sulphate of potash, 4 8 per cent of actual potash. Contains no cloride and is highly and at once available, being especially good for tobaco, 6th. Sulphate ?>f potash, Magnesia, 25 per cent actual potash. The magnesia is not very benefic ial but rather harmful to some crops, espe? cially the legumes, such as peas, al? falfa, clover and vetch. Now the farmer has before him several sources from which to get his j ammonia, his potash and his phos? phoric acid, so that he can make a 2 ammonia, 2 potash, X phosphate a I 1, 2, 7 or It, 10, or any grade he j wants for any c rop or any land. How i to get the number of pounds of each I to make a ton of any grade, I will take up i ri a subsequent article. Fillers. You ?an do without one, unless you desire to Ue?>p your mixture some lime, then you must i>?- carfnJ what , you use, as something ndght He* 1 riously Interfere with the materials you have already used. For instance. lime or wood aahea wold be very de trimetal, uae drj earth, sand or mu<k, but the beat filler would be gypsum, which is a great abaorbant and would take up and retain all escaping gaaaea and yield them to the crop. It does not cost much and should be kept on every farm. The farmer will of course have to be very careful in the choice of his ingredients. He must consider his soil, first thing. He will find that every soil needs potash, whether sandy or clay. I know that tome writers claim that clay sands or clay loams do not need potash, as they have a plenty. I know they do con? tain it, but it is locked up in insolu able compounds and not available to the growing crops, especially as rap? idly and at the time needed most. Therefore it is best to apply it liber? ally on sucn lands. (Perhaps lime of the right kind would liberate this potash or rather put the soil in a condition for the plant roots to per? meate and get It. As* yet I am un? able to be positive about this. As potash is highly essential to the production of leaves, stems, as weU as fruit, you can readily sec the plant and leaves will take it up rapidly and if there is not enough, you will find chaffy oats, immature cotton bolls, rusted plants, etc. Remember that plants taek up potash much more rapidly than they do nitrogen or phos? phoric acid, and if you will burn the leaves steams and fruit of nearly all plants take up potash much more of the ash, you will find the chief in? gredient to be potash. This process of analysis is the best way to deter? mine what ingredient a plant most needs, to insure a large growth and yield. Nitrogen is a stimulant and makes a heavy growth and need not be ap? plied in large quantities to any soil at planting, or it can be ap? plied any time that it is needed to the growing crops. Most sands are supplied with phosphoric acid; it de? ficient, this, and also potash, can be applied with safety, without fear of loss by leaching or evaporation the fall before. Now I want the reader to bear in mind that I do not mean to assert that a formula can be made that would prove a success for each crop and for all crops on a given piece of land un? der all conditions. And also to bear in mind when I allude to manufac? turers and manufactured goods, I do not mean to say that there are no good prepared or manufactured fer? tilizers, for I know there are, having used and seen used many a ton for twelve years or more, that I know were good, by the results. In conclusion I will say that this article is open for criticism and I de? sire it. It may have its weak points, but I know every word is the truth as I see it, but we are all liable to err, and a friendly criticism pointing out these, will be of inestimable service to the writer. I will write more on this subject later, when the critics have passed on this, either with favor or frown. Respecfully, Thos. S. Sumter. SlIT AGAINST STATE. New Humpsldre May Sue to Re? cover Value of State Bonds. There Is considerable interest in the story going the rounds that Attorney General Tutt^e, of New Hampshire, is planning to bring suit against the State of South Carolina for the recovery of $31,000 in bonds held by New Hampshire and alleged to have been defaulted by the Palmet 'to State. Mr. Tuttle has gone to Col? umbia with Attorney General Peeples and this in itself gives weight to the story. It is recalled that some time ago North Carolina was called upon to make good bonds repudiated, suit being brought by another state. The following story from Concord N. H.. has been sent out concerning Attorney General Tuttle's plan; "Acting under authority of the Legislature, \ttorney General Tut? tle has gone to Charleston and Col? umbia, S. C., to institute proceedings for the collection of $31,000 of South Coralina bonds, which, it is claimed were defaulted by that State many years ago. The bonds came into the possession of the State of New Hamp? shire through the late Benjamin Thompson, of Durham, who left his estate to the .state in trust for the benefit of the New Hampshire State Carter and ex-Attorney General East? man attempted to collect the money due on the bonds at various times, but was unsuccessful, and the mat | ter rested until the Legislature took the matter up and authorized the bringing of a suit in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction for the col? lection of the claim. The attorney general will consult with the attornej general of South Carolina and it .s expected that a suit will be Hied ill the l-'? deral l Dill t in that State." __ The Consolidated Insurance Com? pany building ??n Law Range has been completed and the company will move its otfi. es into it the first of next monf h. AN ADVERTISING TOUR. rt ? _. Heal Estate Men Plan Exposition Car For Western Trip, - .* Editor The Item: At a meeting of the Columbia Real Batate Exchange held Tuesday even? ing July 8th, a resolution was adopt? ed and' a committee appointed con* sisting of three members of the ex? change to cooperate with Boards of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Dealers, Railroad Companies and business and public spirited men throughout this state with a view of equiping a car containing an exhibit showing the agricultural, commercial and manufacturing Industries of this State. It is the purpose of the Exchange to equip a baggage car with the ex? hibit and have a Pullman car attach? ed to same for the accommodation of ten or more representative men whoso duties will be to accompany the exhibit, furnishing reliable in? formation regarding the resources of the state and perform such duties as nay be outlined at a meeting to be h2ld in Columbia on Tuesday, July 29th at 12 m. at the office of the Chamber of Commerce. The trip is proposed to be from 30 to 60 days du? ration and as at present outlined to cover Western Pennsylvania, Ohio? Illinois and Indiana, carrying to the people of those sections practically the same exhibit as South Carolina had at the National Corn Exposition. We confidently feel that this will be the grandest advertisement for this State that can be had. We believe that it will produce much better re? sults even than the National Corn Exposition which was Jield in Co? lumbia a few months ago, as In this way we will reach thousands of farm? ers who did not attend the Corn Ex? position as well as those who did. As this exhibit will benefit every part of the State we feel sure that all public spirited citizens and especially the Chambers of Commerce and Real Estate Dealers in all the cities and towns of South Carolina will be will? ing to bear their proportion of the expense of same. We have taken the matter of the cost of the trip up with the railroatl people and we find that the entire expenses will not be over, ten thou? sand dollars. As this expense will be prorated among the numerous towns and cities we feel that it will not cost any one individual very much. . We wish to have representative* from every town and city |n meet with us* in Columbia so that we can put the pi proper shape and begin i for which will enable us to t?t?nu tho. exhibit out September i5th. We take it for granted that on ac? count of the great good this will do for our State especially in bringing thrifty citizens of the Middle anfl West to help us develop our farm lands, a great portion of which are lying idle for the want of tenants, that you will gladly give this plan wide publicity through your columns, for which wo thank you very much In advance. We urge that you give the meeting to bo held here on the 29th especial attention and help us to have as large an attendance as possible. Yours very truly, t W. B. Dozier, Chairman, ^ Edwin T. Bookter, W. T. Love. )" Columbia, July 17. Beware of rtntanenta for Catarrh That Contain Mercary as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de? range the whole eystem when enter? ing it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from repu? table physicians, aa the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hag's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, act? ing directly upon the Wood and mu? cous surfaces of the system. In buy? ing Hall s Catarrh Cure be eure you get the genuine. It is taken inter? nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney it Co. Testimonials free. 6old by druggists. Price 76c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Fills for coneti pation._ SUMMER SCHOOL. Tho summer school for teachers Will be opeaed Monday, August 4th. at the HamPton school building, and will continue for four weeks. Prof, s If. Edmunds will be the instructor 'n English and mathematics, and Miss B, \v. McLean will be in charge of the Primary Methods and Writing , course. J H HAYNSWORTH, County Superintendent of Education. Geo.H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AND EMRAIJeTCR. Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT OLD J. D. CRAIU STAND, tot W. Main Street. Day Phone SSt. Night Phone tat.