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CAROLINA SOILS CAN At K?PT PROM WASHING Worn Out Soils Can Be Built Itat1 Enriched By Use of ore Leguminous Crops Clemson College. 8. C. OM worn out nolln cnn bo rebuilt, inujOmilnrtlrr tolle can bo made mare nro&otlre by the fail plaatlug of lagnjpinous rover crope. Never bo IHfj^n Booth Carolina has there been sue** interest In this question, as Is saojpn now* and never was interest Taten, crimson and burr clovers can ho gaawa? a#*j*vUe?o in Las ?Ute, pro vidod always that they nave proper ti>ea?moat On tb^ln clay soils, and all sandy sons, at least 200 pounds of 16 pat. cant acid phosphate should be applied, and on the sandy soils sn ad? ditional application of potash, if it Is available, would greatly benefit the crop. At least 1000 pounds of burnt lints, or a ton of ground limestone shoaM be applied If the soil is quits add. If (fee soil Is not already inocu? lated, tola may be accomplished by gstring soil from a field In which the particular legume that Is to ha planted has grown well, and sprinkling thir soil on and Immediately harrowing it hi the now Hold. Unless R is harrow ad Into the soil of the now Sold the bacteria which R contains will bo kiUad hy Che sun. ? ? ? ? t> ? * Ft? K_ 7 <*+ ? * Clover Ilka this all over would moan thousands early spring, affording ft*' soil the covering and protection mat Is to tmdl> needed to keep it from saanlia; and to keep the fertility from soebing oat. They will grow on any gall drained soli that has been pre par id tor thorn. Numbers of cases are >n record where the following crop n? cotton..or coro mas doubled hv the rrowisg of clover on the land and turn ac Ji polar, flow between the first of Septem? ber and the middle of October. Crim ma clover is sown at the rate of 20 pooads to the acre; burr clover at the ?ate of IS pounds of cleaned seed or SO pounds of seed In the burr; and rotsh at the rate of SO to 40 pounds par acre. Ta build up the dairy herd, use purebred ball and save the best heifer salvos. HOW TO USE STRAW ' AND SHOCK CORN FEED Beef Cattle May Be Kept Over Winter By Feeding Rough and Rieh Feeds Mixed Clemson College.?beef cattle ma: be kept over the winter In fair snap by feeding rough foods mixed wit! rich foods; and, la the spring the; will be in condition to put on goo< grains from pasture. Straw and shocl cora can be used la South Carolina i> this way, to don't allow the straw t< become damaged, and plan to ueo th. shocked corn. The following rations are suggest** for wintering breeding cows: Ration 1; Lbs. Straw .?. 10 Silage . 20 Cottonseed meal or linseed meal. ... ltt Ration 2: Lbs. Straw. 20 Cottonseed cake or oil cake 2 Ration 3: Lbs. Straw . 10 Shock corf . 10 i Cottonseed meal . 1 Cattle bought in the fell and kep* over winter la this Way might cos less than would hare to be paid fo> them In the spring, and the farmei would have more manure to put on hie crops. SOUTH CAROLINA MOVES UP Food Crops In This State Have In creased In Value $87,000,000 Dur? ing the Past Five Years. \ 1 In the census year, more than two thirds of the total crop values in Soutl Oarokja ware produced by cottor alone, and her bill fcr imported fooc supplies was $96,000,000. The same year her cotton and cotton seed wert worth $96,380,000?or Just a little more than her pantry and farm supply bill For long years the state hair- been buying staple food supplies with cot? ton money; but In 1910 the per capita farm wealth of her country population was only $337, against $995 In the Uni ted States, $82$ in Oklahoma an?) 13.539 In Iowa, both of which are fooc producing states, with surpluses tc market abroad./ A Twenty-Seven Million Increase. But last year was epoch-making in South Carolina. Recent reports of the Federal Agricultural Department shoV that the state has gained $6,674,000 if e^aeisewsBww^PiflPff aswia rsoc? crop* since tae census year?a total gain ol $27,000,000 In five years. Oa January 1,1916, the farmers own ed 14,000 more milch cows and otheT cattle than in 1910, nearly 20.000 more horses and moles, and 252,000 more swine. The six-year increases in food crop? were as follows: hay and forage 99,00f tons or 64 per cent;. potatoes, 2,600,00C bushels or 61 per cent; oats, 4,329,00t bsxhels or 74 per cant; corn. 14,686.000 bushels or 70 per cent; wheat, 2,119, 000 bushels or 682 per cent. K is a great record. South Carolins has gone a long way towards establish .ng a self-feeding farm system. Of course .there were other agenclee at work, but Clemson College feeir hat she has a right to claim a part In bringing about these changes. Help fight the cattle tick and let's get him out of the state. SOUR MILK FOR CHICKEN FEEDING ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The difficulty of baylnf moot scraps, stood moml, moot meal or other animal toed in South Carolina should not worry ana poultry man in our state. Three oiperiraent stations have test? ed sour milk or buttermilk and found 14 equal, 11 not superior, to animal food >f any kind. The Missouri Experiment Station Use just published the results of their lasts, end these tend to show that sour milk is better than meat scraps in nvery wsy. ? 8erenty-frve pullets were used in the experiment. Twenty-Are were fed nil the sour milk they could drink In addition to a mixture of two parts whole corn and one part wheaf scatter I'd In the Utter, and a dry mash of wheat bran, middlings and cornmeal red In s hopper. Tb?? or?d lot of twenty-five pullets did not .eceive sour milk to drink, but In piece of It they wers fivsn meat ?craps in the raa-t? and the same whole grain. The third lot received only the whest brsn, middlings and corn meal flry mash, and the whole corn and ?hea? n the litter. Tin* cost of feeding steh hen was II ?6 for ihn milk lot. 31034? for the V rap* lot. end tO.OStt cents ?** -?he uo meat urn milk let. The number of egge laid pgr hen was 1S1 for the milk lot, 1Q7 for the meat lot and 55 for the no meat nor milk lot The cost of producing a dosen eggf nas 10 cents for the milk lot, 12Vi 1 cents for the meat lot, and 22V4 cento ' for the no meat nor milk lot. The profit per hen. fa dollars wits I $1.13 for the mUk lot, $0.7? (or the meat lot, and there was a loss of fotr cants a hen on the no meat aor mill: lot. These are significant result* direct? ly applicable to Southern poultry men. They relieve us of the worry over not being able to buy the animal food? that are so popular for poultry feeding is! the North. Give your chickens all the sour milk or buttermilk they can drink and change your flock from an unprof itable to a money-making investment Peed them the dry mash used by the Missouri Experiment Station or the Clemson Egg Mash and scatter whole grain In pine or wheat straw, leave? or other Utter each morning and evon ing. By doing this with 26 pallets Missouri increased the number of eggf laid from 1378 to 3276, and made u profit at $23.26 as compared with I $1.00 loss en 26 similar pullets that simply did not have sour milk to drink, [torn* were frd aac housed tat same, 'iSSTJES OTATEM15NT ix> iWPM&j : - ! Senator TilUuua Asks That Faction I . alisin Come tu an End. \Tews and Courier. The Newa and Courier lias received rom Senator Tillinan for publication t he following; To the People of South Carolina: The election Is over. Maiming is re lominated, sand Blease has missed the P hird term ho coveted so much. 1 hope hat I will not bo misunderstood if is your old and trusted servant, 1 nake a few observations and give tome advice. There are approximately 65,000 <>outh Carolinians who wanted Blcasd or their goyclrnor despite his record, ind I am convinced that 48,000, Or I nore of these voters arc good men ! ind true. They voted for Blouse be | ause they honestly believed he was he better of the two candidates. 1 t ;now they wore mistaken, Wefully I nistakon, but they would have been ecreant in their duly to the State lad they? not voted as their con elences dictated. Thero are too many , oters not alive to their duty as citl- j ens, and they were easily misled ?y a seltish demagogue. Lack of nought, not viciousness, was respon-, ible for the hold that Blease got on he ^ebple. They did not stop to an .lyze the difference between demagogy nd statesmanship. Being honest and traightforward themselves, they did tot suspect Blease. His striking per onality, his ability as a stump speak r, and his genius for organization /ere too much for them. When he iroclarmed himself the heir of TiHrnan end the Reform movement, these 45, ' 00. good men took him at bis word \ nd followed him. History is full of ike instancos. v It grieved me to see so many of ny old fiiends bamboozled by Blease/ >ui I know their hearts are right and hat in time they will see the diffcr nce between true Tillmanism and abie?the kind that* Blease teaches, .'he old Reformers were bliwtled and aisled, but, at the same time, their irdent and unselfish support of what hey thought were the principles 1 aught them long ago. excited my ad j niration, respect and affection. In heir splendid loyalty to true demoe ! acy as they sec it lies at once the ?romisc and the hope of good gov rnment In South Carolina. Let a real ! tatesman arise, and these men will! ?e even*more loyal to him than they vere to Blease?and us they always vcre to me. FonJCAhau^ hiu'iseff aim his- ~?Trmr ieutenants I have nothing but scorn ' ind contempt. McLaurin, Talbort, j irownlng and others of their kind :new in thoir hearts that Blease. wa: horoughly bad, but they followed him ?ecause they thought they could thus urther thoir own selfish ends. They >elleved it was a "ground swell" like hat of 1800, and wanted to get on he "band wagon," as so many men ' iid then?"driftwood," 1 called them rou remember. Now that the election i? over, look almly down into your own hearts? . am speaking to the 45,000 pitrioth '.lease men?and see If your position i /as well taken. The heat of the con llct is past, and you can now If dearly. Ask yourselves?nobody need now you are doing it?why all the In-horn gamblers, all tho "blind tig urs, all the red light habitues., all the criminals and near-criminals?those vho have been pardoned and those lot yet caught and convicted?wore .'or Blease. What have you In com? mon with these men, theso vicious ?arasites on the body politic. Xoth ng; for you are good men and they ire bad. There arc those who have said that he Reform movement was responsible or Bleaselsni. I, as the leader ami organizer of that revolution, deny the -?harge. The Reform movement had ^ertaln definite, constructive aims In view: 1. To teach the people the power of the ballot and thus free the State from an oligarchy which had ruled it for a hundred years. 2. To provide means for educating th enlarged electorate. :?. To safeguard the State, as far as possible, from negro participation in politics. "B> their fruits ye shall know them.'1 I point to the primary :;U;m of elec? tions, to Clcmson and YY atlirop col leges, and to the Constitution pf 1805 as the fulfilment of the purposes ol the Reform movement. The positive" ness of 18D0 never could have pro? duced the negation of 1010 and 1018, He who charges that Tillmanism gave legitimate birth to Bloaselsm ex? presses his own disbelief In ?'.< nio racy. The Reform movement mad the people of the stale free political agents. Will anybody dare denj th [that was a good ihing? "Govcrnmen derives Its just powers from tin con 'sent of the governed." Tillmaul n gave the ballot to the p<- iplo and I taught them its potent y wli h nl Democrats must admit was rlvrhl nn proper; it Is not responsible <?. ;;, mistaken use of a rightful power. l] am a Democrat, and the defcal o niease In 1014 and 1010 renown m: faith in the people. 1!" the Uofomi movement elcted Blease, what Qoft .ti? ed him? I am growing old, und before 1 die -r ? I i would like to see the pe?pTo of ? ont'a Carolina forget their differences! and bury factionalism, Factions arc the result of misunderstandings and social Injustice. Let all the people?j LMouseitcs and anti-Bleaseites?come together in a spirit of mutual helpful? ness^ do.trin;.; up the misunderstand? ings, and working together to remedy the Injustices that are but too many. The. vast majority of both factions? thank God!?are honest men, and .surely hon< st m< n can find common gfMSpnd to stand on. 33. 11. Tillman. WAS AT THE CITADEL, Into Gen. Mills Y7an Commandant in Alumni ol' the Citadel will read with special interest of the death yes? terday .o: Maj. A. J.. Mills, chief of the militia bur an in the war depart? ments Con. Mills while lieutenant was sommandant at tin* Citadel in 1SSU-7. He Was tun eueded there by MoJ. Charles H. Cabaniss, I'. S. A., retired, who was then a. lieutenant, but now is I military secretary to Gov. Manning. MAYOK <)i:i)Ki:S UECALL ELEC? TION. -Ml; ? Fate ol' Commission Form to 11c De lidcd by Columbia* Columbia, Se.pt. 10.?Lewie A. Griffith, M. L\, msyor of Columbia, yesterday ord ^ < d an election for Sep? tember 2f? on the question of'recall for the commission form of govern? ment. The order was issued under a recent decision by .liuitfo Mendel L. Smith. Mayor Gri:iitli save out the follow? ing statement: , "I have ord. rod the election for the .recall of the commission form of &ov crjimejit. The ele tion will be held Tuesday, September '2'', 11)10. "I originally refused to order this ejection. My refusal was, based on a written opinion rendered by the city attorney, C. S. Monteith. ,.M*Now that ti e court har: passes, upon the matter, and bavin'? a hi^h 'regard forHho opinion of Judge M. Li -Smith, I can .see no :;ood reason for a^pcalhv-? this case to the Stale supremo court. "The earliest time under the law <U w^hich I could osd r the election woujd, he Monday, Sept. 2G. 1 think our ^eJUizens hnow as well now how ttoj^?ould like to vote on this quca "An early election, with this ques? tion settled, will quiet the unrest lnong our citizens and be conducive to the best interests of'the city, its people and its government." TO RUN FOR SPEAKER, X. G. Evans of Ed&cficld Announces Candidacy. Lexington, Sept. IS.?Capt. N. G. Evens of Edgelleld, recently elected a member of the house, announced while here today that he would be in the race lor the speaker of the house against .lames A. Hoyt of ilichland, for the last two years peaker. Capt. Evans stated that he had been approached by friends from several sections of the State to enter the race and that up to a day or two ago he had only bad the matter un? der advisement. "Von may state now, however," said Capt. Evans "that I am In the race to the finish? and In the race to win." Capt. Evans v.as. here today on Icsal business, seeking to have a re? ceiver , appointed for the settlement of the estate o; the late Dr. VV. E. Frescott, ? leading physician of ESdgesfold county. Judge Smith sign? ed anforde:- returnable before him .at Lexington on Thursday next, at which i'mc the matter will have a full hear? ing,-* The estate of Dr. Prescott, valued at about $40,000, is now in the hands of a trustee, the trustee being H. If. Oliver of Augusta. Real s ? Transfers. D. 11. Mi l . Nnrah lb-own: lot and buildiu,; o.i . 1 r street, $626, f Etta lb Smith to Carrie Burkett, Eunice RUrkett, et al. one-fourth part of tract containing 20 acres. $6. , Master to Mrs. Etta B. Smith, lot Of no acres, $2,600. Julius A. Cooper to Mary ?todge, 71 " res on Pocotaligo Swamp, $i? and other con lideratlons. Samuel Richards to R. O. Purdy and U.t .1. Bland, an undivided one* eighthvilnterest in lot of 115 acres on road leading to'Lorlng*fl Mill, $:?<>;',.id i Marl Tomllnson to A. E. Tomlln iiii, 40.acres iu county, and other considerations, s. lb CroBswcll to Ft', L Burkett, lol In town of I hilzoll, v i 50, Robert Blmmons, e( al. '.<? Elisabeth Keith, lot on ?outh street, $5 and oth? er considerations. MarrioKO Llccnso itecord. License to ronrry has been granted to three colored couples: Eddb ii , i Wiiyht end Ida Htendinan. Privateer; ITumptpn Clarksorv and Emma Uosn [Cendrick, Itcmbcrt! Lev] MeLary ?I M ana Maty Josey, Sumter, PACKING HOTSE PT>AXS. Long l'alls Meeting of Directors of Two 1*1 ants. \v. W. Long, state farm demonstra? tion agent, has called a meeting in Columbia next Monday of the direc? tors of the packing houses recently established In ?reonvllle and Orange* burg. At that time architects Will present the plans for the two plants, and decision v.-ill be made as to the Structures Which are to be erect? ed. VILLA <>N TUB WATCH. Pinna to Occupy Territory Evacuated by (?iMi. Pcrsliing. Washington, Kept. 19.?The State i department Is informed in a dispatch j fron) its agents in Mexico that Villa is planning to follow closely behind den. Pershlng*n forces wnen the American troops are withdrawn, sciz jing* the territory left without military J protection find the information is be? lieved to 1 c reliable. Today's dis? patches stated that civilians in north? ern Chihuahua are "very friendly" to Villa. The information was dispatch? ed to the American commissioners at Xew I/ondon. Officials believe thij will prompt the American commis? sioners to insist that when the Amer? icans are withdrawn the Carranza government shall place a military force in the places that Gen. Pet shing evacuates. RAPID ADVANCE IN COTTON. December Contracts $1.9? Over Satur? day's Close. New York,'Sept. 18.?There was a V * ry rapid advance in the cotton market today with December con? tracts at 15.8i) or $1.90 ? hale over Saturday's closing figures. Compara? tively small offerings from Southern ourccs semed to discourage recent lo? cal sellers and covering was very act? ive on the advance which also reflect? ed trade buying and a bullish private crop report. Mol^urin's Resignation Before Board. Columbia, Sept. 18.?President J. Arthur Ranks, of the State Ware? house association, has referred to the executive committee of the associa? tion the letter of Senator John L. Mfelxyurln expressing his intention of H signing the position of State ware? house commissioner, in wheh he stat? ed that he was notifying President efara tar im piuu iTittt~tfre- mymoers ui the association might confer, if they so desired, in the interest of securing a suitable successor. Letters have been addressed to the members of the executive committe, calling a meet? ing to he held in the city of Columbia on Tuesday night, September 26, at 8 o'clock, in accordance with the fol? lowing letter from President Banks: "St. Matthews, Sept. 18, 1916. "Col. J. K. Aull, Secretary, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: I am sending you en? closed letter received from Hon. John U Mcl^aurin, State warehouse .com? missioner, and will he pleased to have you mail a copy of the letter to each member of the executive committee of the State Warehouse association and request them to meet at such time and place as you may deem advis? able to take s?ch action as they may consider proper. I am still confined to my bed and will be pleased to have you explain to the committe the circumstances which prevent me from giving personal attention to the sub? ject. "Yours sincerely, M J. A. Banks, "President State Warehouse Asso." In Honor of Miss Hood of Stumer. If las Polly Parker was a graceful hostessFriday evening in honor of her attractive houtie guest, Miss Pes? ic Hood of Sumter, who is visiting for a few days prior to the opening of Winthrop College, where she is a student. In apartments lovely with a decora lion pink roses and grey moss, small tables were placed for the playing of bunco and other games. A dainty ice course was served during the hours. ?Rock Hill Herald. Orphanage Work Day. Attention once more is called to the Orphanage Work Day that has been announced for September 30 next. Appeals have gone out from the various institutions to Sunday school superintendents and all others Who are likely to be Interested In the project. I'.mphasis might be given to the fact that Sunday school and church people are not the only ones who OOllld take part in such a deserv? ing work. The destitute and helpless orphan should appeal to every Indh* idnal within our Siato. Contribut? ions may be sent to any institution that one may prefer. It certainly 'ooks as if nnj person might afford to ive one day out of the year as Labet . ' for the orphan children und con? tribute the results of the day, or the nc'onie Of the day. bo their e ire and training. It Is to be hoped that thou? sands and thousands of our people will cooperate In the Work Day effort* Ac;\rvsr mr:ii ltcttn^e. Mr. Rrocdin Issues Statement Regard? ing Proposition. Manning*, Sep. 18.?J. K. Breedin, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon filpglin. of South Carolina now, and tender Of the Prohibitionists in their campaign to oust the dispensaries, yes? terday gave the following statement to The News and Courier: "1 have read the statements emant ing from Charleston that there will be another effort made, this next winter, to get high license for Charleston, and possibly other places. 1 don't think it necessary to say much about the proposed effort beyond a declaration that the Prohibitionists of the State will not -anction the sale of liquors anywhere in the State, and are pre? pared to maintain their position. I wish to make the point that prohibi? tion in this State has entrenched itself by its beneficent operation. Sou*h Carolina's movement has been notably free from emotionaj exuberance, but there is no want of high purpose and wholesome sentiment among its ad? herents, and the proponents of a high license amendment will invite another State-wide campaign. Formerly the campaign was for prohibition; in the event of an amendment being pro? posed the campaign would concen? trate the effort against Charleston. Charleston men had better think this out in its relation to some of the city's legitimate needs. "We have no wish to obtrude this question on the State and our friends might be wise to show equal, re? straint." FAVOR TROOP WITHDRAWAL. Commissioners Will Recommend That PershJng be Recalled from Mexico. i -. New London, Sept. 19.?The Amer? ican commissioners are prepared to recommend to Washington that Amer? ican troops be withdrawn from Mexi? can soil. The members of both com? missions believe that tbis question will be adjusted before the end of the week and a border protection plan will be agreed upon soon afterwards. The deliberations of the commission will not be concluded before October 1st. s KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. / . -j F. M- Ostccn's Car Pitches Over Em? bankment. Ostee^^Pruperintendent of the P?? Manufacturing Company, was kilted and his wife seriously hurt when their automobile pitched over an embank? ment near here early today. In the Police Court. The following cases were disposed of in the Recorder's Court: Mose Jamison, $5 bond forfeited on the charge of disorderly conduct. Watis Anderson, disorderly conduct, discharged. Alfred Anderson, entering R. R. train without call, $5 or 10 days. Winnie Singleton, transporting whiskey for unlawful purpose, dis? charged. Winnie Singleton, storing whiskey for unlawful purpose, dismissed. Adelaide James, storing whiskey for unlawful purpose and selling whiskey, $30 or 30 days on each charge. Emeline Anderson, disorderly con? duct, $10 bond forfeited. John Henderson, petty larceny, 115 or 30 days. Albertus McCutchen, reckless driv? ing of auto, dismissed. Good News From South Carolina. Hardly has the rejoicing over the news from Maine died out when we got word from South Carolina that the impossible Cole L. Blease haa been defeated for the Democratic nomina? tion for governor of the State. Re? publicans may not be supposed to have much interest in a common? wealth which is bound to go Demo? cratic, but good citizens, whatever their political affiliations, must rejoioe over the defeat of a man who makes a laughing stock out of a great com? monwealth. In the lirst primaries Hlease hnd a plurality over Manning his chief opponent, but he failed to obtain the majority required by the South Carolina primary election laws, and n was HS<SSSSIJ to have the "run of." primary, which now returns Man? ning a victor with a substantial ma? jority of several thousand votes. It is to be presumed that the peo? ple of South Carolina are capable of selecting the ollicials who shall ru<i their State government, but It has been a constant source of wonder to the residents of other sections whv the Talmetto State should ha\re narked a man like Hlease for its fa von. He certainly was lacking in the qualifications of an executive, and his raving on all sorts of subjects have made him a sort of national nuisance. Tillman, having cast aside his pitch? fork, is beginning to be understood and respected in the North, but Hlease smelled to high Heaven. Peace to his political ashes! Phil? adelphia Enquirer.