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PROPER CURE FOR STRAWBERRY BEDS. THE gTWrtsVSSRRY THRIVES BIST 1 ON A RICH, SANDY LOAM SOIL. f SOME OF THE BEST VARIETIES tim Um of Both Well Rott?* Stable, ,;j Manure sod Cemmerclal Fertiliser , Recommended. ana. Though frown by t> great many, there are faw people who care for their strawberry beds aa they should* thereby losing the benefits to be de? rived from a well cared for bed. Th* atrawberry thriven best on a rich, aaady loam soil, but will grow well on any rich, well-drained soil that is not 4do stiff. Thorough preparation, which consists of breaking deeply, and harrowing until the soli Is well pulverised cannot be too strongly stressed. When stable manure is to ha bad. It should be broadcasted or or the land and thoroughly worked In during the preparation. The use of both well-rotted stablo man uro and commercial fertiliser la recommended. The latter should be a complete mliture such as an 8-4-4. or a home mixture consulting of 200 pounds of cotton seed meal and 200 pounds of If per cent acid phosphate. An additional application of nitrate ot soda may be applied In the spring at the rate ot SO to 71 pounds per acre. In applying commercial fertiliser a: Mast 800 to 1.000 pounds per acre should be applied and this distribute 1 In the drtll where/ it should be thor? oughly mixed with the first few Inches of sofl. Preparatory to planting strawber? ries run the rows off as you would for cotton, two and a half to three feet apart. After applying the fer? tiliser plant the strawberries on the level and from fourteen to eighteen mcbes apart In the row. All dead ears* and bruised roots should be re? moved before setting and the plants pet In a rather larrje hole so that the roots can be well spread In setting. 'Special care should be taken to pack the dirt (Irmly around the roots and not to ccsrsT the crowns with soil. Among some of the best varieties I'm- the Mouth are the Excelsior. Lady Thompson (early varieties); Klon? dike. Clyde, and Haver land (mld-cea (?on); and the Brandywlne and Oandy (sate season). The plants do> best when se% out In October and Novem? ber though they are sometimes set out In the spring. Early fall planting will glYf a small crop the following spring. In selecting plants to set out Sftly use the new plant? having strong root systems. These can easily be dtsttngsished from the old plants by their white roots. The cultural method is largely de? termined by the extent of the plant' lag. However, a combination of mulching and clean cultivation Is rec? ommended, though either may be practiced alone. During the first sea? son, clean culture should be practiced. At the end of the first growing season all dead and missing plants should be reset followed by the broadcasting and working Into the soil of a liberal application of well rotted barnyard manure. Thorough cultivation ha/lng been completed, apply a mulch (a lay? er of 2 to I Inches In depth) of pine needles, oat straw or Mlmilar material; thus retstnlng the moisture sod pro? tecting the Serrtee from grit snd ssnd. At ths end of the harvest season the mulch should be removed or inr.orpo tated into the soil, this being deter? mined by the condition ot mulch. The bed should then be given clean culti? vation and an application of fertiliser and mulched agsln during the early fall The bed Is unprofitable after the third bearing season. Young plants, for the new bed. may be grown hy allowing runners, which form early In the neason. to take root. Horticultural Project. Extension Ts vlalon. Clemson College, 8. c PROTtCT LIVl STOCK PROM COLD. Tile winter thus far has been un? usually ssvere on live stock. It is rsasonabla tu expect two months more ef disagreeable weather, snd this fact demaads that special provUton be Sisde now to protect live stork from farther exposure. Comfortable Mabllng snd housing of live stock reduce* ma .srtally ths risk from dlssases com lionly csused by cold and exposure. It also helps to save feed as animal* well boused do not need so much feed See that your live stock are protected from drsfts. Pnsumonia and other serious troubles often de? velop is poor snd drsughty stables. R. L. 8HILEDS. Jan. II. 1*18. There are two ways to look at a small farm: One view-the common one?Is that k Is a place to make a living, but rather a hard place, and should be sold ss anything aasier I' found The other Is thst the owner ship of land is a mark of honor, that a pnteed ** kind Is s title of nobt?ty, a right to sovereignty - --Dr. Heaman A Kaspp. _ . _ SENATOR TILI.MAN'S ADDRESS. Newspaper ('eminent on Announce? ment Of Candidacy for Re-election to Senate, Senator Ti Hinaus Announcement. In this issue we carry the an? nouncement of Senator B. R. Tillmstn that he is a candidate for reelection aa Vnited States senator from South Carolina. No other statement has created more public Interest, and it ciears up the atmosphere for the coming summer campaign. It is also rumored from Washing? ton that Congress.nan Lever, of our distilct, had under consideration a similar announcement, but that his mind had not been fully made up to cater the senatorial race. Congress? man Lever is undoubtedly receiving pressure, probably the greater part from men who have never been strong supporters of the present sen? ior senator, and he has a stronger de? sire to vacate the congressional held, Knowing that in the natural course ot events he will sometimes encoun? ter strong opposition for his seat in congress, if he keeps it indefinitely. The interests of this State and the nation at large will be best served however, by the reelection of Senator Tillman. After a service of more than a score of years he heads the important naval committee, a post cf vital concern in times of war, and nc stronger opponent to the auto? cracy of Oermany can be found than la Senator Tillman. He has been of great value to President Wilson, whose supporter he has always been, and in a recent letter our president plainly indicated his hope that Sena? tor Tillman would be continued in office by the people of this State. There is at present only three men who are to be considered in this race. One may not enter, for Congressman Levtr may well realise that he can do more real service to his district. State, and country, as chairman of the large agricultural committee than by going Into the senate to fill an obscure place as a new man. Ah a represent;!five keen to agricultu? ral needs and demands Congressman Lever has reaped the benefit of long service by establishing himself as chairman of a committee in which he has been able to serve his nation admirably. Why forfeit further op? portunity for service to the farming interests by seeking a higher seat m ' congress? Ex-Governor Ulease is the other candidate. We have no thoughts that he could defeat Senator Tillman In the primary. His two last political races resulted in decisive defeat. Now, he seeks a national post of re? sponsibility while the nation is at war, with some of his own follow? ers refusing to support his candidacy becuuse they admit that their former political leader has not been suffi? ciently patriotic in utterance regard? ing the present great war. To send a man to the senate who has fought President Wilson from nomination t-> almost the present to oppose, ham? per, and block the war's progress, aiding thereby in strengthening Ger? man morale, would be greater folly than South Carolina has ever com? mitted. If South Carolina elected Bloasi is h i senator, she would have a man who had publicly antagonized the course of the administration in | the present war, and who would not add to the war strength of the gov? ernment. If South Carolina sends Congressman LsrSr to the Senate (should he run) sho loses not only the help whliTi he can give as chair man ct the agricultural committee Mit also that of Senator Tillman es chairman of the senate nnval com? mittee?she relinquishes two Impor? tant committee chairmanships for a minor committee membership. In ad? dition, the nation suffers in losiqP efficient experienced chairmen far two vital congressional committees in an extremely critical and perilom time. These thlr.gs would be averted by j the re-election of Senator Tillman. a he can exert more Influenco in Washington than any other two or three men sent there.-'? Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Tho Senator. It is with regret that even the enc mies of Senator Tillman view hi p.tr.ible condition. He has outlived his usefulness long since, yet natur ally, wishes to hold tili seit. This h enrj human, on which account tin people of South Caroline look uper his cnndldaey for re-election with a Kreat deal of charity. His friend* had hoped to the last that he would ,,?'' We to retire to private life Th?>s. who are OppCOsd to him politically would nl-o prefer to be spared tin disagreeable task of defeating hire Evorv person In the Ktate would hav received i>n Announcement of his d eloJon to retire with ? sigh or relief No one Is against him in a spirit ? revenge, but this is go lime for Sen llment and sympathy, The time* too serious and what the St;??e *n lnatlog needs is strong men in Wash tagten, Whan h.? was n candidate to his present term, he begged to be re elected, promising to retire if ho should be returned, at the end of hts term. His services In the senate could be of no benefit to the United States or South Carolina and every? one knew it well. The people In vot? ing for him four years ago did so do pending mere upon the friends he had in Washington to do things for him than upon his own ability to do anything himself. He was an ob Ject of charity at home and It wa3 hoped he would be In Washington, it is certan that during his term, which will end this year, he was al le to do little or nothing in his official capacity. This in large measure k borne out in his own statement of yesterday. He seems to be living in the past when he speaks about his work in connection with the navy yard. That was long ago. Whatever may have been his value in the past, has nothing to do with the present. He bases his candidacy more upon the fact that he has been in the sen? ate for twenty-three years than upon bis actual worth to the State or na? tion. Of course we know, with a staff of secretaries, he can do little fa? vors for persons seeking aid in minor affairs, but that is not the work of a United States senator. It requires mental and physical force and Mr. TUlman should realize he is not able to meet the demands. He may think he is, but all know he is not. He soys he has lived to see most of the legislation he advocated en? acted into law. Here again he is talk? ing of the past. ? He does not think the people are in a humor for unnecessary political agitation this year. This is quite true, but the people always welcome necessary political agitation. Because he is unable to take active part in discussion of Live topics he wants the whole thing abandoned.. In his active days we would have liked to hear any man tell him such.a thing. The fact of the matter is he is not equal to taking the stump. Everyone sympathizes with his decrepitude, but he should show his patriotism by giv? ing way to one who can make a cam? paign .and when elected take.active part in the duties of the office. No one takes Tillman seriously in Washington any more. When he made his statement about the fuel or? der K was accepted with every con? sideration and every, allowance was. made for him bo* his fellow senators. Then the senator speaks about pa? triotism and patriots. We suppose be means by this that he is the patriot and those who believe he should cut, tire are net. If he thinks he is going, to have, a monopoly on patriotism he is surely In a bad way. There is not a man in. this State who is not whole? heartedly behind his government. Every American citizen stands ready to hold up President Wilson's hands. It is hard to understand TiUman's words about patriot, traitor, beet in? terest, constituent and the rest. The people will not be duped by any such talk he may, be assured. At his last election he won on sympathy und the votes ho receives this year will be of the same kind. He will do well to appeal for sympathy again because to such he is entitled. He will lack wisdom if he urges any kind of camouflage. The people are alert to that political trick. It is not a now one. We saw It tried before, and no doubt Tillruan is aware of the results. The genuine patriot never parades it. In his ureful days the senator would U?v*f resort to such poor poli? tics. No one wishes to enter upon a dis? cussion of TiUman's record. It would have been so much better had the senator retired quietly. But South Carolina needs an active man In the senate and since Mr. Tillman Insists, against the wishes of everybody, in putting himself up, there is nothing left for the people to do but to defeat him.-?Charleston American. Senator TiUman's Dependence. Senator Tillman, in his formal an? nouncement of his candidacy for re? election, confirms the report which I had been printed, that he does not in? tend to make nrxy campaign speeches this summer. He has been quoted as Spying tliat he would.address the peo? ple from time to' time through the newspapers; and With this as a text the '?reenvllle News, the Columbia State and several other newspapers have .idvls.nl him that he may not find the newspapers ready to print his campaign appeals except as paid :.dvertlsements. and that even as paid : dvertlSementl they may be rejected if the tone of them is not above the level of many of the campaign speech? es. We do not suppose that admonitions of this kind will make much impres? sion on the senator. He is a pnBt master ill the art of breaking into prlpt and has demonstrated over and over and over again, through many years, bis ability to get first puge pace ;<t nil I even In papers bitterly ! hostile to him. One thing, however, neither he nor his friends can afford to lose sight of. namely, that ther?? Iis :\ definite limit to what Cftfl be ac complished in the way of reaching the voters of South Carolina through the press. Probably no one Knows better than Senator Tillman Just where this lim-1 it lies. From its very beginnings throughout his career until now ne has used the press to reach the people, j It was through his letters to Thai News and Courier bacli in tho 'SOs that he laid the foundation of nis leadership. He could write before he cjuld speak and while his reputation as a campaigner rests chiefly upon his speeches he has never ceased to reiv i pon his pen. He has said pretty hard things about the newspapers? but he never at any time discounted what could be done through an as? tute use of their columns. Knowing, then, what can be done with printer's ink, Senator Tillman ) mst know also what cannot be done. On this point, we take it, he will be? at pains to advise his friends an 1 supporters very clearly indeed. In .' outh Carolina at the present time it ll hardly possible for any man to be elected to office in a hotly contested < lection unless he himself is prepared to make an effectively vigorous cam? paign or unles he has behind him a strong and well organized body of upporters in every section and in a very, county ready to work for him : nd to protect his interests. If Senator Tillman Is to make no ampaign speeches this summer his . riends who have adtisod him to make he race have their work cut out for hem. On that score they should be -.nder.no delusions and if they are not oady to take their coats off and see hat he is taken care of they ought o get word to the Senator to that fleet without delay. It is on them hat he must depend.?News and 'ourier. THE SENATORIAL ELECTION. A ill the Voters Accept Tillman's Pro? gram?Should Lever Enter the rtaoe. Senator Tillman says that he is oing to be a candidate for reelection ? nd that he is not going on the stump, , iut expects to remain in Washington, *nd the people may elect him., or not is they deem proper, or words to hat effect. Well, that is about what hey wilt do. Funny how times and .iewpoints change. Twenty-four years xgo when he was putting. Hampton ind Butler out of the senate he did tot take the position that service and experience counted for anything, or A'ere worth anything. Rather, he irgued they were against counting, artd he put Gen. Hampton out and \y\it Gen. Butler out hoth of whom aad rendered long and valuable and althful service to their people, both ;n war and peace. Now he thinks that his long service is so valuable that he people will demand that he con jjnue to serve them regardless ot inything else. It makes a difference vhose ox is gored and the viewpoint Tom which one sees things. We notice that Congressman Lever s in doubt whether or not he wll enter the senatorial race the coming ?Ummer. Without The Herald and aTews being for or against any can? didate for the senate we hope that Mr. Lever will not go in this race BA this time. He is one of the most valuable representatives that we have in Washington at this time and has gained a place in the house that it would take him Several years to ac? quire if he should bo elected to the senate and his services are needed just where he is at this time. We do not claim to be any political prophet or any kind of a prophet, but there Is a certain amount of doubt as to whether or not he could wim the senatorial race and there is al? most a certainty that he could suc? ceed himself In congress. We would regret to see him take the chance of dropping out of public life at this tlmo. A man may receive a great pile of letters asking him to run, but he should remember that there are 150. (?00 voters in the State and the letters he receives may represent a majority of them and then agnin It may not.? Xowberry New's and Herald. SLAUGHTER IN MEXICO. One Hundred Killed by Kapata's Men. Mexico City, Feb. 28.?One hun thed persons weiv slaughtered by Zapata's men In their latest known raid on February' according to statements made by General Jose Ca? brera. Taking advantage of the smnllnsss of the garrison In the lit? tle town of AgUa Bianca, st a to of Mexico. I force of Zapata adherents, estimated at 2,000, captured the place, killing 100 peaceful inhabitants and committing every sort of an outrage upon the defenseless men, women and children. According to General Ga? bt era, he Immediately led a force of government troops to Agua Blones and routed the rebels after inflicting serious losses. General Cabrera, im in command of military operations in the southern port of the state of Mexico. French Women ana Girls Forced to Work by (German t onqucrois. French Front, February 28.?That compulsory labor for the (i3rman conquerors is Imposed on French wo? men and girls, as well as on the male inhabitants, of the invaded districts of France, is shown in the order is RUde by General Vodkers of tho 9th German army corps, recently stationed in the vicinity of Canibrai. The text of the order is as follows: i "T!ti8 group of troops will shortly have need of 1,000 men for various works. An increase of p.oduction must be exacted from these workers, and groups of women must be enploy ed whenever possible, especially for work in the Heids. Those in charge! of these workers must bear in mind that at the present moment ou* Ger? man women are taking the places of male workers and they should not lose sight of the principle that no French woman or girl ought to be al? lowed to do less work than our coun? trywomen in the interior." It is nip and tuck between the spring garden and the chickens, with odds in favor of the chickens winning the bout. 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