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If the Germans can put over a satisfactory explanation of the sink? ing of the Arabic you will have to hand them the belt as explainers, e e e The greatest Held for missionary work in the world Is Haiti and has been strangely neglected by the des cendents of the abolitionists. see The State campaign next uummer will have but a'slngle issue?do the people of South Carolina want a law enforcing governor for two years more? see President Wilson. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Mr. Harding of the Federal Reserve hoard have put the cotton marketing question square? ly up to the banks. If the cotton drop Is forced on the market and sacrificed th?> banks or the South will be r?sponoble for the loss that the farmers sustain. The old excuse that th?? Southern banks cannot ob? tain the unou-y needed to finance the cotton crop ar?d prevent a business panic In the South cannot be worked this year, for all the money that can be used is offered the banks at a rate so low that they can lend it at 6 per cent. The question Is, will the banks rise to the full measure of their opportunity? see It seems to be the fashion Just at present for the pert paragraphers to poke fun al S? naioi K. ? ,m ath brcuuv of r. i fompa.. live sib ace for a loow' period of time, M*\ Smith's] shut rr oth is neither us funn/ w? as' foolish a~s the wild vaporlngs of the 1 numerous other ofllee holders who have been fatiguing the public ear with rendly-made solutions of all the momentous questions that confound the world. When Smith persistently eexreised his decided talent for speech making he was criticised as a mouthy wind bag and now that be talks less than the notoriety seekers who have been making speeches all summer at every cross roads in the State, the critics Intimate that he has lost his voice and has cold feet Some people are hard to pleas.' e e e The Yorkvllle Knqulrer's explana? tion of Nlch dl s eh-ction to congress In the Fourth District is the most plausible yet advanced and Is prob? ably nearest the truth. According to the Km purer factionalism was dis? carded In Spartanburg and tlreen\ilh\ and county lines drawn, while "In the other three counties, partly spirit, as aroused during Nieb?lls previous campaigns. Ilgured with full effect to the advantage of Nieholls, giving him the majority." Which ?s to say that Nicholl? plaved the shrewdest politPil game and won by secretly gpptsllng to factionalism, where It would do good, although posing as a non-par? tisan candidate elsewhere. Politics is a dirty game at best, but as It is play? ed sometimes it is filthy. see The Farmers' Secret Society which originated In I*ee county a few months ago. and which is reported to have spread rapidly to other coun? ties, has reached Sunder county, ac eordlng to our Maker School corre? spondent. There has been a studies] effort on the part of the promoters of this new organization to surround it with a veil of mystery, the object doiiMles.. >elng to magnify Its Import? une- Some peopp. base pretended to \|ew the illeged rapid growth of the Farmers' Secret Society with alarm, but there Is no reason for alarm, eith? er real or pretended. The men who have already enlisted and will enlist In this mvsterlous order, for which extravagant claims of epoch-making Itenelits are advanced, are our friends and neighbors and they will not knowingly and deliberately embark upon a policy that will la ruinous t? themselves and the latlance of us. All our Int.'rests >r<- so mier-dep.uident that a policy that will pro\e ruinous to one ? le ro-nt of our citlsenship will react Upon all others with equal dam? age. It Is but reasonable to assume that the men who are organizing the farmers have a worthv object In view and hope to benefit f irmer* through cooperation and tha? be farmers who are Joining the society hope to lm prove their condition through unity of notion, it is possible, of course, that some of those who are active in promoting this secret ami exclusive ty are animated l>y sinister ami unworthy motives, political or other? wise, but. the majority of the people aro sound and cannot be deceived and misled for long. The greater the num? ber of farmers that Join the secret so? ciety the less likely is it that the or? ganization can be converted into an instrument of ill. A small, compact, exclusive ami disciplined organization dominated ly a few unprincipled leaders might do great harm in this State, but a large organization wide? spread throughout the State with a me i a bershlp truly representative of the farmers, would undoubtedly prove a sate, sane and beneficial organiza? tion. For this reason we hope all the farmers everywhere will Join the society and make it what it should he. If it has been brought into being for an unworthy purpose, as has been al? leged, and Is the child of designing politicians, the purpose of these lead? ers can be defeated and the organiza? tion turned to good uses by the re.il farmers taking control of It by force Of numbers and the power of con? structive leadership. Dots from the Dark Corner. Dark Ca>rner, Aug. 29.?Fodder gathering Is about through with us. The crop was very short. More corn will be gathered than was expected at MM time, yet the crop will be shprt. Peas In corn have improved wonder? fully since the rain 00 the third, Inst. Potatoes are doing tlnely where they were worked out early. We are hav? ing plenty of rain now. A nice show? er has just fallen, which will be fine on turnips, etc., which were trying to. fit up. The people from Pinewotd and other points have met here to? day to work on the new church that Is being built in the Dark Corner near tin Sycamores. It wan my pleasure to be In Wedge field a short time ago where I met several of the readers of the Watch? man and Southron %\)io were asking me why I did not write oftener. I have but little time to write when I attend to all the chores that have to be done around the house and work In the held besides. While in Wedge Held I was proud to meet Mr. Hamp? ton Ramsey, who had just returned from the lntlrmary in Columbia, | wh? re 'ie had gOge to have an * per-1 ntlon port med I an? sorry 1 could not dine >?ith Mi. Morris (ol tin . >; ; its house, Wedgefteid) on that da; 1 aa 1 had r? mlscd Mr. Kolb " ' I Some of his green peas. There was a picnic at the hyca mores (Mr. T. H. Ostecn's) last Sat urady. Mrs. Joe Geddings of Ramsey is and has been critically ill for the last three weeks. No other sick to report I wish I could have been with the boosters yesterday. Hope many have read and meditated on Mr. D. J. Winn's recent letter in the Sumter Daily Item. SlIOCLH SAVF. PI AS FOR SFFD. Couriieas Will Re Plentiful In This Staue, but Farmers Must Make Cer? tain of SnOug Seed. Clemson College, Aug. 30.?South Carolina is making a big crop of cow peas this year, according to the pres? ent OUtlook? and no doubt there will be plenty of peas for sale in the State However, W. W. Long, State agent and director of extension at Clemson College, urges farmers to remember tiie importance of holding back ?nough of their peas to sow on their grain stubble next spring. Advice to bold cow peas for sowing in grain stubble \v,'iH well taken last year and the reeulta obtained from the practice of following grain with pr as this sea? son are most satisfactory. In order to get the greatest benefits from SOWlng land to winter grains, such as oats and wheat, farmers should sow the stubble to cowpeas the following spring. Land sown in wheat or oats this autumn ami to eoWpeai ROXI year will be in a great? ly Improved condition a year from now, It Is a temptation to sell as large a quantity <>i peas as possible, since tin s generally find a ready market and at good prices. Nevertheless, the e lee farmer will make certain tb.it be Is keeping lor himself enough of bis cowpeas to sow at least Ihe acreage be is putting in small grain this autumn. FLAN TO DOCK F-l . search Will lie Made for Written He Honolulu, August 36, Preparations are being made today lo dry dock ihe sueanarlnc i'-i' As soon as the boat is opened a search will be made for sny e rtt len n cord I hat may hn * i been left by Lieutenant Lie. it ?!? hoped that SUCh S statement may be found and the mystery of the disaster cleared, Buch a statement would also enable designers to guard against a i seui i en< e ol t be same accident in snot in r boat, Hard Times. coed of Disaster. BERMUDA GRASS. Varan Mc Pasture crop in the south? Regarded as ? Weed Under Certnln Condition*?Planting nncl Control* Bermuda grass, called in some lo? calities wire grass is at the same time a Valuable forage plant and a Se? riems pest, depending upon where it is growing. H is the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the grass family. Ber? muda is a perennial plant spreading rapidly by rootstooks, which send out shoojis at frequent intervals, thus forming g close sod. The very quali? ties, therefore, that make Bermuda such a deglrable forage plant also bake it a formidable weed. In the public mind the Idea of a weed is commonly associated with the quality of worthlessness. 'Yet some very useful plants possess the charac? teristics of weeds under certain con? ditions, that is, when they are grow? ing in places where they are not wanted. There is no doubt that Ken? tucky blue grass is the most valuable pasture grass in the North, but when it invades fields of alfalfa it is very injurious to that crop and is properly recognized as the worst weed with which alfalfa has to contend. Like? wise, Bermuda grass is the most val? uable pasture grass in the South, but when it occurs in fields of cotton or other cultivated crops it is difficult to control. In southern California and In Arizona also it is so injurious in alfalfa fields that it has acquired there the name of devil-grass. Notwith? standing the propensities of both blue grass and Bermuda grass to be become troublesome as weeds, both are plants of the highest value for pastures. Indeed their value for this purpose far outweighs their bad qual? ities as weeds. As a forage plant this grass is utiliz? ed largely for pasture purposes, al? though it is cut for hay to some ex? tent. It is resistant to heat, drought, and trampling by live stock, but is quite susceptible to frosts. Hence this grass finds its chief field of use? fulness in the Southern States as far north as Virginia and Kentucky. Pro? pagation is largely by planting small sections of the rootstocks. These sec? tions or cuttings, ubout an inch long, are scattered broadcast and harrowed in. Come farmers prefer to plant cuttings in shallow furrows about 3 feet apart, the plants being set about 119 Inches a] irt lg the furrows. A] corn marker or .1 shove) OUltivoAorj may be used for opening the furrows. After 'he cuttings are dropped they should be covered at ouoe with soil. The covering may be done either with the foot or hoe. Bermuda in some? times planted with hairy vetch, lespe deza, or other crops in permanent pas? tures, thus improving the quality of the pasturage. On Bermuda and vetch pastures the live stock are kept off for certain periods to permit the vetch plants to mature their seeds and later in the summer to allow the young vetch plants to make a start. Bermuda grass makes good hay when cut sufficiently early. Its repu? tation has suffered somewhat by an inferior quality of over-ripe hay that I has been put on the market. Two (crops can ordinarily be cut each year. I While the yields are small on poor land, a rich, moist soil will produce several tons per acre a year. With both pastures gnd meadows the sod should be plowed (mce every few years on account of the tendency of this grass to become sod bound. Bermuda is also the common lawn grass in the cotton States. A still further use is for planting on steep land and In gullies to arrest soil ero? sion, as well as on sand that has a tendency to drift. To control Bermuda grass on farm land is a rather ditllcult matter. Grow? ing smother crops, such as cowpeas, soy beans, millet, and sorghum, has been advocated. This methods is successful Only under very favorable conditions. Where the soil is produc? tive enough to produce a thick stand and vigorous growth of these crops, they may be depended upon practi? cally to ri<l a field of the grass In several years' time. Most farmers, however, will have to rely Upon clean cultivation. This method may be followed either with or without a OUltlvated crop growing on the land. The best plan usually Is to put the land to grass for a year or more, either as pasture or meadow. When the sod has become more or less root bound, it is comparatively easy to de? stroy, Plow shallow in midsummer, just deep enough to get under the sod. After that the bind should be disked during the rest of the season at Inter? vals frequent enough to prevent top growth. Hy being thus kept at the surface of the soil during the hot weather of summer the sod soon dries out und dies. The frequent disking, Oy keeping down the top or green growth, llnall) starves nut the root StOCkM thai Were not turned by the pb?w. 11 the work is thoroughly done, all ol the flermudu win be dead by fall, uuh ? it be a very wel season. It is ad\'i. de. -however, to put in a cultivated crop the following year to locate and destroy any of the plants that may persist. LOST SUBMARINE RAISED. F-l REFLOATED IX HONOLULU AFTER MAXY EFFORTS. Submerged In March?Wreck Not to be Dry Docked Until Tuesday?Xo New* of Condition. Honolulu, Aug. 2'J.?Tbc United states submarine P-4, submerged out? side the harbor here since March 25 last, was refloated late today and towed to the quarantine station at Honolulu Hay. The wreck probably will not be dry docked until Tuesday. Nothing has been divulged by the naval officials regarding conditions, if known, inside the vessel. The submarine F-4, commanded by Lieut. Alfred L. Ede, and with a crew of 21 men, went to the bottom of the harbor of Honolulu March 26, 1915, during manoeuvres of the "F" squad? ron. She was located two days later and Diver John Agras of the navy descended 215 feet, establishing a new world's record, in an effort to facili? tate the work of bringing her to the surface. Her crew, it was said, miglU have been alive at this time, but at? tempts at rescue failed, and on March 30 Rear Admiral C. T. Moore, commanding the Honolulu naval sta? tion, reported that the F-4 lay in 270 feet of water and would have to be raised by pontoons. Secretary Daniels announced that the boat would be raised at any cost to determine the cause of the acci? dent, and divers were sent out, leav? ing San Francisco April ti on the cruiser Maryland. One of the divers, Frank C. Rllley, went down 828 feet and found one of the compartments of the F-4 tilled with water. Another. William Loughman, descended 22'? feet the next day and was seriously injured by water pressure. These men put lines on the F-4 by which the boat was dragged slowly up the shelv? ing bottom, but in the process the stern was wrecked and broken, und work was halted to await the arrival of pontoons. Six cd* these, callable of lifting 60 tons each, were sent from Mare Island navy yard early in Au? gust on the Maryland. At the time of the accident reports gained circulation that the F-4 was not in good shape when she went be? low water. These were officially de? nied. Tbo actus*' rolling operations oeeu pied two houi tin | lain "l ' ie engi? neer;' working without > hitch. The derelict was I rwed into t'?!?? ha 'b ;? where all the shipp g, ir duding the interned German gunboat liter, low? ered ilags to half mast. When the submarine has been placed in dry dock a navy board will begin a thorough examination to learn the cause of the disaster. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry have been is? sued to Mr. .T. Wilson McLcod, Pine wood, and Miss Mary A. Dawkins, Camden, and Richard Spann and Fan? nie Olden, Wedgelield. ABRUSSI RYE SEED?Now is the time to plant rye for early winter grazing and cutting. Abruszi rye is better than the ordinary variety, making a quicker and more lux? uriant growth. Raised from pedi? greed seed. A limited quantity Tor sale. C. P. Osteen. WE ARE permanently located at Baker's Old Infirmary, prepared to examine eyes, fit and furnish glass? es. Lenses duplicated and frames repaired. Highsmith Optical Co. AD-A-LINK For Friendship's Sake Original?Simplified in con? struction. Get a link here, have your initials engraved. The Links can be strung on a ribbon until yon get enough Links to make a bracelet, and we will join them together for you free. Gold Filled and Silver 25c each Link. ? W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler and Optician J. Sumter Moore, COTTON L0N6 STABLE EXCLUSIVELY.*, 1218 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S C Send samples from both sides of bale and I will name you best puce for cotton landed in Columbia. * 1 Fertilizers for Fall Grain.! ACID PHOSPHATE / ID AND POTASH AMMONIATED FERTILIZERS AGRICULTURAL LIME I World Conditions Demand that Your Grain Crops Should be Largely Increased Another Year. Now is the time to make your prepa? ration. Crops cannot be grown with? out plant food any more than farm animals can be expected to work with? out food. | We have the plant food for your crops and are pre* pared to make prices for any quantity wanted. I If you are not a customer of ours become one now.' HARBY & COMPANY, I SUMTER, S. C. Cotton and Fertilizer Scarborough's Ginnery * This Ginnery has been thoroughly overhauled for this season and is now in first class condition to turn out work and serve the public. Your patronage so? licited. Highest market price paid for Cotton Seed. ? Swift & Company, * W. BALLARD, Manager. Sumter, S. C. Cor. E. Caliioun & Green Sts. Phone 28 EXCURSIONS S15 State Gamp, Fla. Near Jacksonville and Return. $6.50 Jacksonville, Fit SIKQ Taning Florida, NATIONAL RlFLE TOURNAMENT ,rn -ke.t1suCDftl9*t!c 'cr all n;;;ns Sept. 1'Bth, 191. . R?: Tickets oo talc ?ctobei ird, turning nil tickets voi<1 aftsr 4th. 5th 7th, L5?th, 18th ildoljnt October r>th. I9\b. and I Ith. Extension of (intl limit to November 29th may 1)0 obtained by deposit of tic? ket with aren't I'nion Station, Jacksonville, not later than Oct. 13th and payment of fee of 50 cents. $m.4?wasmngiQM.?. and return, tickets on sale Sept. 25, 26, 37. Returning all tickets void after midnight October 15th, 1915. For rates, reservations or any information, phone or write the ATLANTIC COAST LINE "Standard Railroad of the South" Get Acquainted With a Bank Account A Bank Account with us is one of the best friends you can have. It costs you nothing to open it. We give you good ser? vice?courteous treatment? sympathetic attention to your bank? ing needs. With the strength of a corporation we combine the humanity of an individual. C; 11 and see us. Our latch-string* is always out for the new depositor, whether he be great or small. THE PEOPLES BANK 1905 ? 1915 The National Bank of South Carolina* RESOURCES $825,000,00 Largest Bank in Eastern South Carolina See our last report. Your neighbor's bank. Why not yours. It pays to patronize. C. G. ROWLAND, President G. L. WARREN, Cashier Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Rooth-Harby Live Stock Co. and Centra IfLumbar Co. Geo. Epperson's Old Stevrtd Opp. Court Houtt