Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(f bt ?'?iatcbnnn ar.5> $oiitbtan. Published tt educed* > and *alurda> ?BT? OSTKFN ITHIJSHl.\(j (OMl'VNV. . IUMTBR. 8. C. I ' Terms: ? l.lt par annum?Id advance. Ad? ertlseaieatg: One Square Orat Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, oi loafer will be msds at reduced rates. All communications which sub serve privat? Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of rsapec. will be charged for. The Burnt er Watchman was found? ed tn 1160 and ths True Soathron In lift. Ths Watchman and Southron s?w has ths combined circulation and laflusnos sf both of the old papers and is manifestly the best advertising saedlum In Buinter. ? ????^?Igg The Homo i .in. atlon Course, Kdltor The Dally Item Please let me express to you my appreciation of your kindness In pub It.shlng the course of reading sug? gested ?>v the Department of Educa? tion at Washington. 1 have always! felt tbst any profession performs its greatest function, when It teaches and I am glad that the press so often devotes Its space to the groat cause of teaching. I sincerely trust that there are many In our community, who will take advantage of the course of read in* offered by the National Depart* j ment of Education and. if there Is any assistance that 1 may render at any time. I very cheerfully proffer my ser? vices If any realei will study the names g| the four distinguished gentlemen, who are directing this course. It will' bs found that the privilege is given of I pursuing a course of study under the guidance of some of America's greatest literary experts. Again thanking you for your great kindness In this matter. Respectfully and cordially. 8. H. Edmunds, Superintendent of City Schools. Orchard and harden Notes. The financial return from a well kept home garden is Wor.hy of con? sideration. In trimming the roots of any tree at the time of transplatlng. do not fall to cut off smoothly tho end of every root, whether it is short or long. Bagged, broken roots do not heal any more readily than do brok? en branches). Do not attempt the pruning of scuppernong or other varieties of muscadine grapes at this season, at they will bleed badly. Except for the removal of dead wood, pruning operations on sum? mer flowering shrubs should be delayed until the plants have fin? ished blooming. In this way you will avoid lessening the numbers of flowers. Beautify the home grounds. The vary first step in this direction Is to acquire a good lawn. To get a good lawn, one must be? gin at least six months before seed sowing time. Break the ground deeply and thoroughly and sow ihicklv It I ?wpess In early summer. In the fall the peas can be turned under and a good seed bed formed. In sandy sections of the State where Kentucky blucgrass will not succeed s good lawn can he made with Bermuda grass and bur clover. Plant the Bermuda roots now and In September sow the clover seed on top of the ground. Prepare permanent flower beds a foot or more deep and Incorporate with the soil a large amount of well lotted stable manure. Don't forget to plant holyhocks, May pinks. sweet Williams. fox? glove Canterbury bell and other hardy perennials. The*, uro always satisfactory. Why not utilise the unsightly va? cant lots about cities and towns by planting them In vegetablesV A *heel hoe Is tho gardener s host friend. It takes the place of. the horse cultivator and the hand ho<\ You will be surprised at llrst at the imount and quality ol work U can do. When sprnwng with eoiuentr?ted lime-sulphur, do no? .vork with bat? hands. Sores will result It you do. N<?w Is a good time to plo v and fertilise the orchard that is not planted to a cover crop. In setting out fruit trees, do not ;illow the roots to be exposed for an Instant. Keep the roots covered until the hob? has heen prepared. In hard. Impervious noils, making holes with dvnuunte for fruit tr.es having b?ng taproots?such as the peenn saves bibor and opens the soli well. A fourth of a stick of dynamite, handled properly is sulh clent. If the old peach 'ree has hemme tall and scraggy, cut back the top and in two years ynu will hive ? surprisingly line ncv* top with a crop gl excellent fruit. The poult ryman Will And tha; fruit trees and eatekoni go well to? gether. The trees provide shade for the fowls and the fowls in tin it turn destroy many insect! and as. >ist |g fertilizing, ami, to some ex? tent. In retaining a soil mulch by Ihoif Boratehtng, f. j. Crldor, AOOO, Horticulturist, Clemsnn Agricul lorol Coliege. IN CHARGE OF hoys* WORK. I I.. linker now Has Position of state Supervising Agent for lorn Clubs. L. I* Haker of Lee County, for? merly district demonstration agent of the department of agriculture under YV. W. Long Of C'lemson College, has recently been promoted to the po? sition of head of the boys' corn club work In South Carolina. Mr. Baker at present therefore is State super? vising agent of the boys' corn club work, a department of the demon? stration work which recently has been attached to the State department of education, as it is intended to especial? ly stress the educational feature of the boys' eorn club work. Mr. Haker has secured quarters at Blshopvillc and is conducting his work from that place at present. Kf forts were made to have him secure headquarters In Columbia, but as it was so late In the season when he was appointed and took charge of the | new position he decided not to move to that place at present. Mr. Haker was in the city on Tues- j i .iv on his way to Mt. Pleasant, where] be Is to see John Flcmmlng, a Char? leston county boy who made the championship yield of the State last year. Mr. Laker hopes to secure In? formation of Young Flemming and i his method of cultivation of his corn. "However, tho present object of the boys' corn club is not record yields," j said Mr. Baker in further discussing j the master. "There seems to have been u departure from the original object of the club, in the effort to get large yields, which was not the ob? ject striven for. We want to make the corn club an educational organization. The study of soils and the various methods in which tg, improve and ? build them up by putting in them the food that they need, is one of the! chief objects sought. We also want to have the boy study plant and vegetable life, learn the compositions of his fertilizers and which are best and how to treat the animals on the farm In using them to produce his crop." Mr. Baker then went on to say that this was one of the reasons for join? ing the corn club work with the State hoard of education. He will have to make his report to the State super? intendent of education each year In future, a matter which will be ex? plained in full Ot the teachers' meet? ing In Florence. He stated that this! year he had been placed in charge j only Just before corn planting time i and he did not hope to accomplish ! any great results. However, he hoped I to sucpeed in forming an organization | this year better than any which had ever been had before and fn this way he prepared to accomplish results next year. At the same time efforts would be made to teach the boys what the real object of the corn club eras. Another change in the corn club work Is the fact that in future the county agents must devote one-fourth of their time to the corn club work. This Is expected to add impetus to the work in each county, as well as the foot of having a man at the head of the organization to systematize and regulate it in a buslness-Uke mannei. Mr. Haker stated that he had sev? eral plans In mind which he hoped t.. formulate and have ready to put Into execution by next \ear. it being I 100 late to put them in effect this roar. Mr, Haker has been district demonstration agent for a number of rears and has done some excellent Hoik in educating the tanners of the ii station of South Carolina In modern methods of agriculture and his loss to that department will be felt, although bis friends are glad Of his promotion to a larger field. i MTi:i> BTATB1 p?>st ofnot, sum Itor, S. C. other of Custodian. March |ll*, PUS. Sealed proposals will be ... I si this building until - p. in April I, 111 and then opened, for furnishing electric cur nut, water, ice. and RllaoollanoOUl supplies, ami Washing towels during the nan! year ending June 10, lilt, Healed proposals nill oleo be reoelved until I o'clock p. in. April f>, lfcl'>. ut.I then Opened, for Is tons anthra lOtS coal and 1 cord wood. The tight tO reject any and "?? uds is reserved jay Um Treasury Department, Qeo, w. nwk. Cuetodian. Hperlnl Notice. j This is a special notice to our nu? merous lady friends in which we want to make it known that another big lot of coat Bults and dreSSSS have just arrived, All of the new shades and p good range of Blees can be bad this week st The Sumt?r Dry floods Co, i.Xdvt. rilKTlUZlH III LLI.TINS. Clcsnsoti Offers farmers Hovers I Pub? licutions on Subject. .\t tins season farmers through? out South Carolina are deeply Inter? ested In fertilisers* and sre seeking Information on ell phases of the ?Ubject, Clemson College has a number of bulletin! on fertiliser! w hich farmers will find valuable. All j Of these bulletin! ate free to any citizens of the state requesting them. Among the available publications on fertilizers which will be interest? ing to South Carolins farmers at this time are: y Bulletin No. 151, Soils and Fer? tilizers, by T. B. Kein. Bulletin No. 17::. Potash in Mixed Fertilizers, by T. B. Keitt. Circular No. 8, Home Mixing and General Fertilizer Formulas, by W, B. West. Circular No. Lime for South Carolina Soils, by T. B. Keitt. Circular No. 10, Home Mixing- of Fertilizers by J. C. RtUiplty? Extension Bulletin B. Use of Fer tillgtrt under Present Conditions by J. N. Harper. Extension Circular, Calculation of Fertilizer Formula, by T. E. Keitt. Any Of these bulletins may be j obtained by writing- to the South Carolina Experiment Station, Clem? son College, or the extension divis? ion, Clemson College. Huf us II. Lackey. Paxville, March 23.?Rufui H. LtOkey died at the home of his son. J, H. Lackey, near town Sunday morn? ing. Mr. Laokey was a Confederate veteran, having served gallantly in the War Between the Sections. He had betn ill for about three weeks and the end was not unexpected. He had been a hard working man all his life and held the esteem of ull who knew him. Mr. Mickey at the time of his death was in his 71th year. A lurge family of children and grandchildren sur? vive him. He was buried Monday afternoon at Bethel church in Sumter county, the Rev. M. J. Kyzer conducted the services. B. Y. P. IT, Kn'crtains. From The Daily Item, March 14. The Baptist Young People's Union of the First Baptist Church entertain? ed at the church on last night, nearly two hundred being present to enjoy the occasion. A most charmingly rendered program consisting of musi? cal numbers and recitations was the feature of the evening, a deligfitful supper being served. Heports from Charleston and Sa? vannah Indicate that the Bonsai rail? road will be extended from Charles? ton to Savannah immediately?that Surveys have been completed and that a large construction force will be put on the work at once. This is interest? ing news, in a way. hut Sumter peo? ple would be more gratified to receive some authentic information relative to the Sumter-Charleston extension which was supposed to be a certainty \ Whet the Hartsville-Bishopville-Sum ttf road was built. Searching for Money. Any one who will devote a few min? utes to looking up and reading the several notices of the Sumter Dry Goods Co., in this issue will be in a fair way to discover a plan by which a* snug may be saved. The values be l?g offered today in their ready-to wear department are simply won? derful and a look costs you nothing. ?Advt. Death of an Infant. Timmonsville, March 23.?On Mon? day morning at I o'clock little Ellen Byrd afcLeod, the nine-months'-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Mc? Leod. died after a very brief illness. The funeral strvlcei will be held from the house on Tuesday morning, the interment taking place imme? diately afterward at Byrd Cemetery. Dr. Mi Leod is a brother of Ex-Lieu? tenant Governor and of the Rsv. MelVln McLeod. of Charleston, who iure here with him at present. Baker School Services. Rev, it. s. Truesdale will preach at the Baker School Sunday afternoon. New Top Coats. The Sumter Dry Hoods Co.. have Riled in the needed numbers in the j line of lop o ats. This last lot are all entirely different from those pre? viously shown.?Advt. Tin- township tax assessors and the school trustees should co-operate In putting ever) dog on the tax books. The schools of Sunder county lose considerable revenue by permitting hundred! of dogs to escape taxation. Wi/nuls In Sumler. There's a group ol them at tin Humter Dry floods Co., and they ar? as bus) a! can be dull) producing tin most wonderful crcutlons in thus* Willow Taffeta and silk Crepe D? ? 'bine drosses at the attractive prict of 110 *.'?. Bvery lads should sc 11hem. Advt. THE \\. <>. W. roXVEXTlON. It. li. Kenned) Writes off Features Which Interested Him. i I Editor i ?aily It.m. Will you please allow me space In your valuable paper to sav ?.> few things about Hi- meeting oi tl ? Woodmen 61 the World in Charleston last week. It was a great occasion and one long to be remembered by all who at? tended. The convention was repre? sented by some of the best men in the State. Charleston received us with open arms. The addresses of welcome were "full and free," made us feel like the city was ours. The speeches were strong and elo? quent?should serve to make every Woodman a stronger Woodman and more enthusiastic for Woodcraft and .the welfare of his camp. A Woodman camp composed of true loyal men is a tower of strength and good in any community. The amount is astonishing that they ex? pend each year to obliterate want and suffering. The oyster roast as well as the trip to the Isle of Palms Tuesday night was thoroughly enjoyed. The brass bnad was on the job and gave us all the popular airs. Of course we boys were obliged to shake our feet a lit? tle (but don't tell the parson.) I was glad to see the Hollywood Camp from the Game Cock city, which, by the way. is the "banner camp," so well represented. The Manning camp was represented by Council Commander Tom Young and Cl rk Tom Nimmer. They ap preeil d the hospitality shown them and came home stronger and better Woodmen, I am sure. Mr. Nimmer enjoyed every min? ute of his stay, even to when he stood by and saw a fellow comrado try to eat a crab, claws and all. I didn't keep up so close with Young, but am satisfied he had bis share of fun too, tor 1 did. lt. B. Kennedy. 1 ANOTHER CAR OF v. .t ri 2 ?* H ?? ?? . - I ?? B ?7 IUj A1N I -.'JC .... They are going cheap at the Fruit and Produce Store, 37 N. Main Street. The Apple Man bw8u8 I t Tobacco Barn Flues Now is the time to place orders to insure delivery when needed. I bought iron before the advance in price and my prices are right. Don't place orders for Flues until you get my prices. Af ADH Office 12 East Liberty Street . J. /\IYLS, SUMTER, - S.C. FLUE FACTORY NEAR %I OB AC CO WAREHOUSE -flT The simplest, most natural way to begin is to %l\ turn your footsteps towards McCollum Bros. " You can't go wrong when you do this, be? cause whatever is new and stylish in wearing ap oarel of the Ready-to-Wear Order for Ladies, we lave it. A splendid gathering of new Coat Suits, New Cut Skirts, the Spring Style Warner's and Redfern Corsets, "Utz & Dunn's" Fine Footwear, "Holeproof" Hose and other dress accessories for women who care to dress well. <| There is a "best time" to do each thing that presents itself. The best time for Easter Shopping is now, and we would like the pleasure of convinc? ing you that the best place is McCOLLUM BROS. 14 S. MAIN ST. "We Give Mutual Xmas Gheques" SUMTER. S. C. The Latest thintf?Brand New Ladies' Palm Beach Suits?Norfolk Jacket Style, or Plain, if Preferred. Cool and Comfortable. Ask to see them.