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1 |Ei BfrtSfcf. >KPi* Or INTERN ATIO X _ cjtrjp? MAKE ?tltfrMMf OF 8TJM ft*rr to for a*ye Albert III Talk at Chan afenscal Program ,sds*ddree. 1?a Dally iura, Hay II. sessment, raise the at tauen and spend more money erBctemV* was the gist of I D. Albert's remarks last nigh*! at Chan tau qua. There a large andiene* to hear hli seemed to have a profound Impression. Albert made a great many of shunter's methods of it* various department Ulan? In such a manner a* asm should have taken offense ho eald. A number of his met with applause, the audience realised of the city in the out and desired rem? its rsmarka, Mr. Albert H w** a feet that nearly was grossly Ignorant town and he , asked a of ojaoptions to show that the eg domter knew no more about than the average' American About their town* . Hs while there were generally know of the govern r qftty, there were* gener? ate/ to criticise that govern la rotes lad to Bumtsr's beau that this was nat i s}( evsty ^f^^ aaC; the expenditure lib stated thai irtettenUp diff< is cities In say |>voredb oaeept thai It paid the mtee for sloe trie tight* and wem only surpa***d Jtyr,, th* gas] hsrgod. R was ewsngwto pave stiles of streets. ?h*n forty left onpaved. He stated that I la wooa so anxious to secure ?hM the head of their govern i Umt theg> had selected three no other business mit Uli conditions here, >hej raU#eW*>e cover vorogs the maaofac were above the av with the schools he none of them were as they should bo. and that merely offered a compara Ity. The teaching force was Uao average In ability, but the totally Inadequate to for the vary Important of training the children, the O valuable asset of the cotnmun poiated oat that while Sum of throe towns In the to have twelve gradoa In ?h\ It was without a department end a laboratory with provision for Isj chemistry health department waa totally to deal with the situation rat? was 28.1, when the av fog American cities was 14. He effective quarantine against all Of contagions diseases. The of play grounds came in for a share of criticism. Rs stated the park at the water works sta would make a most beautiful but that each city ahould have fc-sp?tem of parks, as ths children go*Id sot receive benefits from the at it waa over eight blocks from child's homo. Trained supervisors should be plac ?a charge of the children's tlav? as said, as the proper dlrec of the children's amusements as Important as the proper d: rec? ta1 their studies. t sincerely hoped that adequate 'leton would bs made for the Intsnancs of the library, after It mm establlshsd, as books could not ho considered a luxury In a library. la connection with his remarka jrg ftps the people to work for s city beautiful, he atated that he endorsed Council's action In narr >wing the giro at*. The curbing, he aald, ahould ho placed to prevent reckless drlvurn from runlng ovtr the grass In the parkways. He thought that nanow tag the streets would tend to lautre safety, as It would msks vehicle driv? ers more careful. Lastly, the most Important reason for narrow Street*, ho uged that they were not needed and that the life of the trees would be insured by them. In remedying the conditions he had pointed out as Inefficient in Bumter, *fr. Albert stated that a II tie Intelll smacs snd a great deal of money were needed More n orkers for Burnt er and fswer critics were needed. He thought that now was the time for Bumter to begin to plan for a c?t\ of tO.OSe persons. To get thl;? number, attractions must be provided, so that people would went to live here. la going eves Agares to show dum ter'a revenue, he stated that the amount per capita here was 17.02 against $10.29 for the average Ameri? can city; Sumter was therefore in the miser class of cities. The city govern? ment cost $10.18 per capita against $24.19 for the average American city, tho excess over the revenue per capita being from borrowed money. He then went on to show by figures that each department of the city govern? ment coet very much lees than that of the average progressive American city, starting with the police department, in which the average waa a little high? er, he went on through the Are, health, library, parka and public schools, showing that the greatest amount "saved" waa on the public schools. He stated that the small towns in the Carolinas were paying leas per capita taxes than In any other States he had Investigated. The av? erage here in taxes on $1,000 worth of property was $6.00, where the aver? age in progressive American cities was fIS.76. He urged the advance of the asessment and the raising of the tax rate as the means to raise more mon? ey to make the changes advocated. He would have a development of the retail and wholeeale trade; en? couragement of manufacturing indus? tries by the home consumption of the raw material and aome manufac? tured articles; the advertising of the cities advantages through Chamber of Commerce; efficient 41re protection; the establishment of a system of parks; the establishment of a juvenile court and the enlargement of the city school system and the provision of a system of playgrounds under prop? er supervision. The Schumann Quintet at the af? ternoon and evening entertainments gave most delightful concerts. This orchestra is one of the best which has ever been here with Chautauqua and Its music was of the highest excel? lence. Mies Pontume's colortura soprano voice is remarkable for clear neat and beauty and the numbers ren? dered by her proved most acceptable to the audiences which were so for? tunate as to hoar her. This morning Dr. R. E. P. Kline de? livered* tWo lectures, ono at 11 o'clock, dealing with the series of ShakesperU.n plays he was to have lectured on, and the other on "A Man's Thinking and His Society," the last of the series which he decided to give. r lit his lecture, on Shakespere Dr. Kline touched on Hamlet and McBeth and spent fhe most of his time In re veoUng the beauties of "The Merchant ffi wndcV4?nyK? he dsnractcrUod as Shakespere's greatest and most com? plete drama. Ho reviewed parts cf this In full, but time prevented nht go ? ing through the whole of the p*Iay. His discussion was calculated to cause many new thoughts In connection wltiti the drama and the great dramatist's method of dealing with facts and peo? ple. Shakespers's plays were uni? versal, he stated, which was Why he was such a great artist. In the last of his series of lectures "A Man's Thinking and His So? ciety." Dr. Kline dealt with the needs of society, as they were the needs of the Individual, who made up society, and the proper methods which society used, or should use to correct evils and to emphasise the good. He dls cusM<d socialism, as It related to mod? em iiociety, but which he stated was Wrong In that it was a government of class and tended to cause friction be? tween classes. in his closing remarks, after thank? ing t ie people of Sumter for their at? tention, saying that nowhere else had he found It so easy to speak to his audiences, he referred to the fact that he was endeavoring to spread a pro? paganda which had for its aim the abolishment of state lines and the di? viding of the country into four great divisions. He stated that there was no difference between the people of one station and an adjoining state and the state lines were merely artificial barriers and the various state gov? ernments piled up expenses which c )uld be eliminated. Friday afternoon the White Hussars gave a delightful concert, which was received with hearty applause hy tin large audience present. At night thel. concert, consisting of chorus slnglncr, band must** vocal and instrumental solos was the best music of the Chau? tauqua program up to that time. In the afternoon also Everett Kemp gave a most enjoyable Inter? pretative reading of Holland's story "Sevei Oaks." His audience was much pleaded with the entertainment provhl d for them by him. Saturday was "Bird Hay" with the lied path Chautauqua. In the after? noon Ernest Harold Haynes, the well known naturalist, delivered a talk about what could be done to protect the birds from their natural and Un? natur*.I enemies. He told of his work In preserving the buffalo from ex? tinction and what had been done In Msrrldon. N. H., to show the birds that mankind was their friends. He has organised bird societies every? where the Chautauqua had been und at the close of his very Interesting talk, a bird society was organized temporarily in Sumter with H. U I Uses and Abuses of Fertilizers ?y Prof. R. J. H. De Loach, Director of Georgia Experiment Station. 6. FERTILIZERS AND THE HOME GARDEN. Tl.? Last o? a Series of Six Articles. A farmer that we used to know quite well always put on his garden plot n sack of guano and three or four loads of stable and other kinds of barn? yard manure. His garden covered about one-fifth of an acre, and was good land to begin with. In fact, he had selected a good, rich spot of ground for his garden. The fertilizer he applied amounted to a thousand pounds per acre, and the barnyard manure to about seven or eight tons. Of course, he grew a good garden, as most people do, and yet he often wondered why his garden was so much better than other parts of hie farm. He was a good farmer and made plenty of everything, and to spare. He knew that he made liberal applications of fertilizers and manures to his garden, but was never quite willing to acknowledge that th es at made all the difference in the yields. Our gardens are usually the richest spots on the farm, and are so only be? cause we make them so by fertilization and cultivation. Every acre in the/ average farm could be made just as rich if we tried to make it so. We do not consider sufficiently the factors which make fertile land. We do not strive to do intensive farming, but rather make it as extensive as our acres Will allow. When we wish to make an additional bale of cotton, or bushel of corn, we take in more land instead of enriching what is already under cultiva? tion. Dr. L. H. Bailey has given in his book, "The principles of Vegetable Garden? ing," some valuable suggestions on the use of commercial fertilizers. "The kind and amount of fertilizers," he says, "are to be determined by several circumstances: (1) The earliness or quickness with which the crop is to be obtained; (2) the intensity of the operations to which the man is committed; (3) the character of the land as regards tilth and textura; (4) the character of the land as regards richness in plant food; (5) the kind or species of crops to be raised." Whatever the condition of the land or the nature of the crop, it must be fertilized if the gardener meets with success. Competition in the truck-growing business can be met in no other way thah by liberally fertiliz? ing the ground on which the crops grow. Dr. Bailey has wisely said that fertilizers must be applied in excess of the actual needs of the plants. It is impossible to distribute a very small quantity of fertilizers over a large area. Vegetables are such rapid growing plants that one need not fear that much of the fertilizer will leach out through the soli on account of rain. It It is applied close to or in the drill row, all of it should be saved. The plants will absorb it before it gets away. The formula generally recommend? ed consists of a complete fertilizer, though the acid phosphate and nitrogen should come from different sources, even in the paine fertilizer applied at any given time. The mixture for gardens should be composed of as many kinds of Ingredients as possible, carrying the three fundamental elements' of plant food?potash, nitrogen and phosphoric acid. Voorhees recommends heavy applications of such mixtures to the com? mercial gardens and to truck patches. He says 1,000 to 5,000 pounds per acre of such mixture should be applied to asparagus, and as much to beets and turnips; less than that to peas and beans, with any amount an after applica? tion has been found profitable. This is sometimes called the second applica? tion, which la not generally, a complete fertilizer, but is composed of nitrogen, or one of the other elements clone. The second application of fertilizers may be composed of ammonia and acid, or other formula to suit the immediate Garden vegetables need large applications of fertilizer because any check in their growth produces inferiority in quality. It is said by Dr. Ballet that any delay lh the growth of lettuce of radishes will generally cause a pungent flavor or sharp taste that is undesir? able. It cut down the market value. The way to remove any cause for this it to fertilise well and properly and then cultivate. . The turnip is made very i inferior when them is a cheek in growth. The vegetables that ere thus stunt? ed seem to revert to the original type from which they were derived, especial? ly with regard to taste, and; hence should be carefully looked after in regard to fertilization and cultivation. Fertilizers should be applied' to the vege? table garden as early after the spring breaking as possible, as the soil ought1 to be saturated with rich plant food before the plants begin to grow very much. Then they Will grow much more rapidly* and male far better vege? tables. The secotid application should be made about the time the young plants are half grown. Thlfr Is* as' di&flft* as'a statement retarding this practice cab be made. For all prize crops, a third and fourth application Is mad*, and with telling1 effects. No one can <i"jny that the vegetable gardet, Is the one place In which large dividends can fe made from the' use Of com? mercial fMtilltdrt. ?? ? ? Blrchard president; Wendell M. Levi, <*ecretary, and L. C. Bryan, treasurer. At night pictures were shown de? picting the destruction of the white herons for their plumage and the "Bird Masque" was given. This de? picted in beautiful style the beauties of nature and the life of woodland creatures, showing the horrors enact? ed by the hunter's hand. It was a lesson well calculated to make those who saw it feel a tenderer sympathy in future for the birds and other woodland denizens. RIG AUDIENCE SUNDAY NIGHT. Address by Dr. E. T. Hager man and Music Enjoyed at Chnutauqiia Tent. Sunday night was union service night In Sumter and the audience at he Chautauqua tent filled it to over lowing. Dr. E. T. Hagerman made i strong address and most enjoyable music featured the program. Dr. Hagerman took for his text "The truth as it is in Jesus," showing how others reasons advanced for the creation of the earth and man and man's salvation were not as rational as was the truth laid down in the Bi? ble. The singing was beautiful and was heartily enjoyed by all of those pres? ent. The following program waf rendered: Congregational Song Service?Tab? ernacle Song Books. Solo: i "The Heavenly Song"?Gray ?Miss Pauline Haynsworth. Invocation?Rev. J. M. Rogers. Ouet?Misses Carlta Handle and Kudora Kirk. Solo?"Consider and Hear Me"? Harker?Miss Eva Keller, j Scripture Reading?Rev. J. B. Walker. j Anthem?"Hark, Hark, My Soul"? Shelly?Episcopal Choir. Sermon?Rev. Dr. E. T. Hagerman, Chautauqua Lecturer. Solo?"The I^ord is My Light"? Speaks?Miss Mamie Ives. Solo?"Jerusalem"?Parker ? Miss Ellleen Hurst. Doxology?Congregation. Benediction?Rev. W. E. Thayer. In the Police Court. The following eases were disposed of Monday in the Recorders Court": Frank Ross and Frank Rogers, dis? orderly conduct. Frank Ross was dismissed, after acquittal, and Frank Rogers was found guilty and given a sentence of $lf? or uO days. Joe Howard, riding bicycle on side? walk, I a or four days. ROOSEVELT IN CHICAGO. Big Stick Candidate on The Job in Convention City. Chicago, May 29.?Col. Roosevelt's arrival late today was the big politi? cal event of the day. He came to hold a conference with Oscar King Da? vis, secretary of the progressive committee. Headquarters for Weeks have been opened. O. E. Weiler Is In charge of the Weeks' boom.. Rain Helps Wisacky Farmers. Wisacky, May 27.?The farmers are much encouraged over crop condi? tions, as last week we had rain enough to bring up the cotton, and farmers are hustling to conquer the grass. Much of the oat crop has been gathered and the yield was much better than expected as they had suf? fered so much from the drought. The schools are closing and the boys and girls are getting home to spend another happy vacation. The gardens are almost a complete failure. Cabbage are heading very small and potatoes have died In places There has been a good deal of sickness in the neighborhood among the little folks, but am glad te state they are all improving. Real Estate Transfers. Terry Moses, Jr., as trustee, to Maude P. Lynam and Leila P< Mayos, 'ot on Calhoun street, $1,000. Miss Anna C. Lorlng to Edgar C. Haynswortih, 15 acres bordering land of Hayn?worth, Belser and Berns house, $750. Maggie Mixon, et al, to A. L. Grooms, her interest in tract of 150 acres left by Frank Grooms; also all right to personal property left by Frank Grooms, $600. Negro Development Company to Mrs. Hattle James, lot on Council street, $1,200. Master to L. D. Jennings, lot of 1-11 acre on West Liberty street, $50. Fire TIUs Morning. Fire this morning shortly before 11 o'clock destroyed the kitchen of the home on South Main street occupied by Mr. E. O. Limmer. The buildtng caught from the kitchen flue and probably all of It would have been destroyed, but for the speedy arrival ol* the lire department. T*he bully? ing was Owned by Mrs. N. D. "vtfofrtbl* and wa? insured, the damage being estimated at about $50. Mr. Limmer removed his furniture, so that he did not lose anything, although some of It was damaged by the water. LARGER POSTAL SAVINGS. AlneiidiAeiit to Postal Law Allows Greater Sum to be Accepted by Uncle Sum?Increase from $500 to $1,000. Larger postal savings deposits will now be accepted at the postofflce. This is made possible by an import? ant amendment to the postal savings act just approved by President Wil? son. A postal savings depositor may now have an account amounting to $1.000 upon which interest will be paid. Formerly $500 was the maxi? mum amount he could have to his credit. This enlargement of postal savings facilities will be very gratify? ing to thousands of depositors who have already reached the old $500 limit and are anxious to entrust more of their savings to Uncle Sam. An? other feature of the amendment that will avoid further embarrassment to the public and to postal officials is the doing away with the limit on the amount that could be accepted from a depositor monthly. Under the old law only $100 could be deposited In a calendar month. The amendment abolishes this restriction. While the postal savings system has already proved a signal success as is shown by the fact that more than half a i ..... . . . . million depositors have over eighty million dollars standing to their credit, still it has fallen short of meeting the full demands of the pub? lic because of the restrictions which have now been eliminated. Postmas? ter General Burleson and Third As? sistant Postmaster General Dockery have been tireless in their efforts to secure a modification of the limita? tions and the new liberalizing legisla? tion is particularly gratifying to them. NEWS NOTES OF REMBERT. Community Still Badly in Need of Rain?t'Hagood" Suggests Farmers Institute at Dinkins' Mill. Rembert, May 29.?Miss Jessie Cur? tis is expected to be present at the next meeting of the Woman's Mis? sionary society of Bethesda church, and a full attedance is desired. Mr. Hastings Freeman conducted the devotional exercises of the Bap? tist church at Plsgah Sunday, May 28th, "Mother's Day." Mrs. Jessie Brown Josey of St. Charles, is visiting relatives and friends in our community. Small main In our community is bfdng harvested in excellent condi? tion. Corn, for lack of rain, is wilting. A lot of folks around have no cot? ton up to speak of. Some are plow? ing up and planting over. This we conceive to he a mistake, If the first seed were good. How about a farmers' Institute at Dinkins' Mill at or near the middle of July to continue three days? If we can get an attendance of twenty or twenty-five we can get the speakers, so we have been assured. Let us hear from the farmers around at once. What say you? DEATH. ????? Mr. W. E. L. Benson, age 38, died at the Tourney Hospital Sunday even? ing at 8.30 o'clock after an illness of a year or more. Mr. Benson was a veteran of the Spanish -American war, being in the service for several years. For many years he had operated a printing establishment at Marlon, S. C., until taken ill. Since then he has been at the home of his mother, Mrs. |m. m. Benson, on South Sumter street. Mr. Benson is survived by his moth? er, one sister and one brother, all of this city. South Carolina Admitted. Washington, May 27.?Director Sam L. Rogers, of the census bureau, has admitted the State of South Car? olina to the registration area for deaths for the caTehd?r year 1916. In 1914, South Carolina passed the "Model Law," providing for the reg? istration of births and deaths. The admission of South Carolina now makes the twenty-sixth Stale In? cluded in the death registration area, increasing the estimated population represented to 71,612,398, or 70.2 per cent of the total estimated population of the United States. Death of An infant. William, the in it son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Davis, who are stopping at the Imperial Hotel, died this morning and was laid to rest at the cemetery at .4 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have the heart? felt sympathy of tholr friends. MUyesVilVe school Closed. The Mayesville school closed on Friday, after a year of very successful WoirR under trie manag'ehleht of Mr k. Hf. Brunsoh. principal, and ml corp1* of teachers. There were' no public exercises this year at the school, the closing being very quiet without any formalities. 8UPT. EDMUNDS At ROtK HILL. Makes Address on "Some of Life's Graces and Virtues'* at Training School Commencement. Rock Hill Herald. At the annual commencement exer? cises of the Winthrop Training School Friday afternoon, diplomas were awarded twenty-four graduates and an excellent address was delivered by Supt. S. H. Edmunds, of the Sumter city schools. i | The exercises were held in the main auditorium of Winthrop College and a large number of patrons and friends of the school were present. Mr. Edmunds had for his subject. "Some of Life's Graces and Virtues'.' Briefly outlining some of the most im? portant as humor, courtesy, rever? ence, truth, sincerity, the speaker dwelt upon each. Humor Is different from wit. It is an essential to all. He pitied the person who has no humor. Humor and pathos go hand in hand. The ability to smile is a great stepping stone to success. Courtesy is a great virtue, or grace. He pointed out the acts of Butt and Vanderbilt when the Titanic and Lusitania went down, and the words of Woodrow Wilson when Roosevelt was wounded, as true courtesy. They acted the part of true noblemen. One should differentiate nobility from servility. He spoke of Lee and Jackson and Hampton as true noblemen. Speaking of reverence, the speaker said one should reverence those in higher stations of life, should rever? ence their body which is God's tem? ple and their heart, which Is Grid's throne; nothing should be allowed to defile their bodies or hearts. Rever? ence will bring peace and joy iti your fcture life. Above all be truthful, be sincere. Combining these graces and virtues and living them day by day you will develop that higher type of manhood and womanhood. You will earn the rctpect and admiration ojf all with' whom you come in contact ana uie cannot come. The speaker point? ed out in conclusion that one must la? bor if life's difficulties are to be over? come, but possessed of graces' and virtues, such as those mentioned, it will be an easy task to reach success. A number of illustrations were giv? en by the spea'ker to stress various points in his address and* the closest attention was given throughout. Superintendent Edmunds was for? merly located In Rock HHl alia he pointed out the fact that he taught some of the most prominent business men of Rock Hill. He nlso spoke of the wonderful growth of Winthrop College since it was established here and of the great influence i: was throwing all over the State, through the students who enter life's work af? ter graduation. ?frs. Anna M. Davis Dead* Manning, May 26.?Mrs. Anra H. Davis, a native of Clarendon county and until a few years ago a continuous resident here, died Wednesday at Black Mountain, N. C, and her re? mains were brought to Manning and interred in the local cemetery this morning. Mrs. Davis was a daugh? ter of the late Capt. Wm. R. CoskVey, of this county, and was the widow of James E. Davis, who for twenty years was the clerk of court for Clarendon county. She is survived by two sons, Capt. W. C. Davis and A. C. Davis, and two daughters, Mrs. J. P. Inablnet and Mrs. Martha McMurray. Mrs. Davis was about 68 years of age and was universally regarded as one of the best women that ever lived In Clar? endon county. There was an unusual? ly large attendance of sorrowing rel? atives and friends at the funeral ser? vice, which was conducted by the Rev L. B. McCord. . ff ?; Meets With Accident. Quite a painful accident came to Mrs. C. E. Stubbs Wednesday, when leaving the house of her son, Mr. C. L. Stubba. She slipped on the mat on the front parch and fell down the front steps to the cement sidewalk below, breaking one of the bones of the leg just above the ankle. The lwound is getting on nicely and her I many friends hope she will soon be out again. Death of Mrs. Laura M Roach. Mrs. Laura M. Roach, wife of W. D. Roach, died on Saturday morning at her residence, 26 Railroad Avenue, after an Illness of typhoid fever. She was about twenty-eight years of age and Is survived by her husband, but leaves no children. The funeral ser? vices were held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and Interment was In the Sumter cemetery. , m - ij UM f .a Geo H. Hurst, ijjajijjs is} EaUlaw. PrsMft A^hS^eeAf ?*! s? NifSrCatfai , AI I. 0. Cralft 0M f^fSsSf ll i faala j