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Home Demonstration Work ANNIE KEELS. Demonstrator ALICE MARTIN, Assistant The Hal/ell Home | i. i, ,n pi i 11 i | >m Club held Its regular monthl> meeting at the school house (?n Thursday. Marth 21. a 4 o'clock. The following program was carried ? ?ut 1. Song: March Winds Hy II of the school ?ich, 2. Heading Talk at the poultry Hhow- Hv Miss Sadie Seal borough. : Do- Hen P.\ Mi- Kosalie llembert. 4. Talk on Poultry and DeOOOtV ?tration of Preserving Kggs in Water glan? hy Miss Keels. Home I >cinon stratlon Agent. The club will meet again in April, On Thursday before 4th Sunday, at 4 P M lUmlwrt Poultry t tub. The Kembert Poultry Club had a meeting today at the school house Samuel Young Was elected president T J. Hrown vn e president and Harra! Young secretary. Miss Keels told QH how to make a hen nest and how to test eggs. Each member gave a re port of the work he has done. Our agent showed us a home-made og| t?nter |t way made out of a slim box and an ordinary hand lamp. Very few of the intmhcrs have set then hens. \\i wish If see them set their hens right away as we want to hatch off the chickens before May. We wish the parents would help the chil? dren to get the eggs. ICach first year meml>er has to set three hens, t me of these In ns must be set on pure bred eggs. Ilhode Inland Keds, Plymouth Hocks, <?rplngtons 4r Wyandotts are th#> h*st breeds for poultry tlub mem bera to raise. The club will meet again next month. Harral Young, Booty, V - The Itcmticrt < inning I lub. The Itembeit Canning Club had a meeting at the school house on Fri? day at twelve o'clock. The following officers were elcted: President, Misn Leila Hrown; vice president. Miss Fhnnle Meiernd; secretary, Miss Elisabeth Heamev. Kadi inembei luadf a report on work done up to dttte, all have planted tomato and pl -jOjawtlo seed. Home of the seed have come up. < hit Home POIOaotrattOO agent rend the eins a prl?e winning compo nltion. How I CieW Ml Tomatoes." written by a Virginia c? n ni ng club girl. A prize will bo offered in ll county for best composition on a sim? ilar subject, besides this many o,thei prizes will be offered. The m\t time of meeting was ap? pointed for April If, PMS at twelve o'clock. We hop.- that every member will be present and give a good report on work done between now and that time r. < h memboj ?hookl bring hat igJt] ? ? ' oi d I.k to# the meeting. We are planning to march !? the fehl day pa ra d I In April in Sumter. the girls will w at white dresses with uniform cap and apron. After the meeting we Played a few games on the school grounds. ?Uaabeth Heames, Secty. pi.wi \ioiti: pot atoks. It Is Not loo l ate to Plant The Spring (><>|i. Columbia. March It.?It has come to our attention that many m*?r chats ?!.? declining to receive seed pOtatOOi ordered by tlmm some UlOO ago, under the impression that it is rio.s too late to plant with an. hope of making a fair profit. It is verv im? portant that i tun aoroags. of Irlah potatoes be put in in South Carolina and It is not too late to put m this crop with n fair expectation of u full ?.old Merchants are. therefore, urged to receive eottaignanewui oi seed pot itgOg und make every effort to ha\?? then EgQlOBiOfl plant their usual m i e ige w w LONG, Dtyoetof of Rxtonalofi. I?. H COKKft, Chairman S C. Council of Pofonot, Potsto Marketing hi Minnesota. A committee was recently formed In Minnesota to assist In marketing a large surplus or potatOOfl in that Htate, being called together in S? ?? ml by state federal i ?'ood Ad um trator A I?. Wilson. Its mcmhcrahlp icprewnts potato gfOWOI . pi slUCi n.erchants. rctnll moeers. ami - on wumers. Preliminary tOOOmmend Hons were made fgf the grOOtor us of potatoes in hotels and rOOtaUrt Ml serving them with mr.it Ofden With' out extra chaige. gttOjtOI MOS in hORV both as a vegebible and in mal.in-, bread, more energetic m nkci m .. potatoes at once by farmers, and grail mg under the government slan t mi. With attractive dnplays of potatOO In retail stores and a general . lori to handle them on narrow margins of prone AGITATORS ix ARGENTINA. ?n limit Agents Creating DiflCOItl and Labor Troubles in South America. Buenos Aii"s, Man Ii 15 d'orre pondenos of The Asnonlstttl Press)? Belief that German agitators still are using large suras ol German money traneforred from New fork to fo inent revolutionary labor trouble! In Argentina and Uruguay is widespread ? it both countries, it has been stated hi government circles hers that Am 1 i id or Xaou was bringing from Washington proofs of the activity of German agents In fostering oonsplra* against the governments of those two South American countries ami Brazil. it is widely believed here that both Argentina ami Uruguay have been kep in continual turmoil through la bOff tumbles ami annrehistle out? breaks solely ior the purpose, of Inter? fering with any assistance they are ahli to give the entente; allies and with the object of indirectly aifceiing, the allied oauso by seriously damaging the Unanclal condition of allied in dual ics which have been established in these two republics. Argentine officials have received of? ficial information regarding large de? posits of Gorman funds In New York which were transferred to South America when the United Slates was on the brink of war, it being appar? ent that the money could be used to better advantage in neutral countries. Theae funds were sent to Rio de Janei? ro, Montevideo, Lima, Santaiagj> dc ( bile and Buenos Aires, with 'tin largest deposits centered in this city. The Buenos Aires fund alone at one time is said to have reached a balance of 25,01111,11(10 marks, distributed among several German banking houses hero It is stated that amounts of this money were spent for the purchase oi armi and ammunition for use in Brasil ami it is frankly admitted, even in Brasil, that only the entrance of Brazil into the war put a definite end to these plan.-. While these plans were BOloly mili? tary as far as Brazil was concerned, i he QOffman agitators in Pruguay and Argentina have been content to spend 'heir money keeping laborers and an nrchists busy in their work of de slruction. It is believed lu re thai mOSl of the agitations have been 1< <l by Gorman sgents who came here from the United States, and That one ? i ious railroad strike In Ai; ntina was engineered by the same Gorman lubject who attempted a similar pit ralyzation of traffic In the United ?taten, Tbc Srst serious outbreak ofJM\H rJrid eras .it the American packing ioust In Montevideo, This strike wa* ittdden and entirely unexpected and the government was pugaled 11 the length of time during which appnr Sntly penniless laborers were able to told OUt in the unusual and unreason able demands that had been framed for them by the strike agitators. These labor tl'OUbb soon spread iierOSi the river into Argentina and the country has not been free of more or less serious uprisings among labor? ers and anarchists for the last four months. Property has been destroy? ed, HOtdiers ami innocent people shot dOfrS. and many acres of <rops burn ed. In SSVeral instances, espec ially in the OSSt Sf Booking house strikes, not eno employe of the companies nf i ec ted has been represented on the strike committees that visited tin managet a There are evidences that Amhnssa< I dOt NaOn has kept in close tOUch witb the American Department of stale re. gnrdtng German activities In Argen? tina and the people here were looking I forward to new exposures when In met President Irigoyen on returning i from Washington, Sugar Hoards Pound in Canton, O. Nearl) N tmn of hoarded suc h- were rtcently conflscatod in Canton, Ohio, and two large linns declared to be \i olators of tin- food law. These hoardx wer,, unearthed by Fred c. Croxton, jFederal Pood Administrator for Ohio, working In Canton, through H, c. '.\l.s\hugh, who was deputized tC in , VeOtlSjate persistent reports Of hoard ing in that city. Si?me of the report were fOUnd t0 be false; others trim fftlgnr had been sold in bundled pound 'bits to employe< | of one comp;inv, land also sold through the trade with out license it was found concealed behind da \ ennoi I a hlddon In ilnrl ? ?liars, clothe:; clOSOtS, and all I I'd oi oh ? nie places in homes. As foal as hoards were located the sugar wu? turned over to grocery com - rna i "1 distribution to the public, relieving 1 : ei ious shortage, and householders wt re warn?'i puhllety to dispose ol ,|! SUgar in excess of Ti pounds, deliver? ing it to grocers Grocery storon In general in ?'anton WO re found to bt ohasrvlns the food law scrupulously .iini Deputy Mayhugh puhllelj com mended the merchants tor Ihelr sup? port of the government. Ps ios of vlo i iimn have been laken under oonald eiation by the . t?te food i.dminislru tion. Mill's TO IMPORT NITRATES. Lever ami Other House Members Take Matter up With Board?act Little Kncoiirngcmciit. Washington, March 22.?Congress? man Lever, With other members of the house interested in the matter, today called upon the chairman of the United states shipping board and made an earnest appeal lor more ships to be used in the transporta? tion of nitrites from Chile to this country. The delegation was inform? ell that just at this time :? 11 available ships in the United States are being Used ifor war purpOiOl und that it will be very difficult to find others for the nitrate business, it was explained to the board that as yet but small parts 0( the nitrates required by farmers in some sections has been rce.oiv ?d and that there is urgent need for more The congressmen were informed that owing to Imperative demand! oi th! arm) in France for supplies, less ?hipping has been available for ni? trate than was expected, but the Feb? ruary and Mandl deliveries Inas been 20,000 tons. The March and April de? liveries) are expected to be around L'li, 000 tons, making 86,000 tons by the end of May out of 107,000 tons bought. The board thinks1 it will he able to deliver the balance in June. Those who do not receive from the March deliveries enough soda, for tluir grain will probably not get any from this source in time for grain. This is the situation now. For the northern part of South Carolina ami lor North Carolina, ami Georgia the June deliveries will be in time for corn and cotton, but not for wheat and oats, of course. Local dealers having a supply on hand should sup? ply the demands for grain now and ht the government take care of the corn and cotton with its later deliver? ies, the congressmen say. \ RECOMMENDS Did VESSELS. Would Build Ships or Fifteen Thou? sand Tons Fach lor Cargo Car? riers. Washington, March 21.?Construc? tion of ten ships of 15,000 tons each, ,o be the biggest cargo carriers in the American merchant marine, has hem recommended by chairman Hurley, Of the shipping hoard, and work on the designs was begun today. Senator Uedfield recently suggested that the board begin building larger hip :. now that, the construction of smaller vessels is under way satis faetorlly. Craft of the new design probably will be built In some of the old yards which are equipped for building large vessels for che navs They can not be laid down for sev? eral months. What Is the .Matter? A study of the total and per capita BO lbs of War Savings Stamps for the different States to the end of February must 1111 South Carolinians with a feeling the very reverse of pride; for the Palmetto State, be it said, to our reproach, tails the list. In total sales every other State of the Union is far ahmend of us with the exception Of lit? tle Nevada, and Nevada's per capita ?alOl are nearly eight times as large as ours. The trouble here can hardly be blamed on our large negro population, for Mississippi, which also has a negro majority, is considerably ahead of our record. North Carolina and a number Of other Southern States have done more than twice as well as we have. In Louisiana the children of the pub? lic schools have bought and sold $312, 000 worth of stamps as against only $190,869.20 for all the people of South Carolina. One school in Louisiana, with four teachers and only one hun? dred and Aft) children, has bought and sold $16,000 worth of stamps. The state Superintendcnl of public Educa? tion in Louisiana. Mr. Thomas II Har? ris, estimates that "If every school in the country had done as well tin total would have amounted to $5,000,000, MUM." What Is wrong In South Carolina that there has no been thus far a better response t<> this sound and pa? triotic movements? News ami Cour? ler? Passing Window Ideas Aroin.d. The hading merchant In each town throughout South Carolina hae been appointed local merchant represen? tative, to act in cooperation with co in? ly food administrators, and a ce u plete list of merchant'- in thai to llH being compiled by S. F. Hend IN. ! Merchant ItepresenUitlve. Mr. ?! n drlx's window displays in hli groc ry tore at Columbia have been |<e\< to the Pood Administration since :is appoint no id, and his window Ideas are beim- distributed t?> merchn its olsewherc in the State. There will be an examination held In Slimier on April 13th lor the pO dltlon of railway postal clerk, Tht w Interested apply at postolllce for ap plication blanke, I ?AT UK >T I ( I 'NT 1:1 ITA IN M1S N TS. .Meetings Announced This Week at Stnleburg and YYcdgelield. The Bumter Chamber of Commerce has been requested to extend to the people of Bumter two very cordial in? vitations to take part in two very im portant and cooperative patriotic' meeting! and entertainment! with our good friends of Stateburg and Middle* ton townships this week. Tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, March 2?ith, at 4.80 o'clock, the loyal and patriotic men, women, boys and girls of Stateburg township will hold a very interesting patriotic rally and entertainment at Stateburg school, of which Miss olive Boggl Newton is principal, In Btateburg School District No, 8. organization of a township or school district council for war pur? poses will be discussed. Mr. [. C. Strauss, of Sumter will be the speaker for this meeting and as j he is a well known and enthusiastic j Red Cross leader, and as the pro? ceeds of ihis entertainment will go to the Red Cross fund, it is an oppor? tunity for the citizens of this city tu coperale with their country* friends, and help them to organize their dis? trict, to help win the war, and at the same time enjoy themselves by listen? ing to a splendid speech, and some good instrumental and vocal numbers, and also enjoy some delightful re freshments. On next Thursday afternoon, Marsh 28th, at 1 o'clock, the equally pa? triotic men, women, boys and girls of Mlddleton township will assemble at the graded school in the hospitable and loyal little town of Wedgehehl in another big patriotic and organisation rally to help win the war. Refreshment! will also be served at this entertainment, which will be en? livened by patriotic songs and fine music also. The speaker! for this meeting have not yet been announce I. but they will he among the very r>est the county affords. This patriotic township will organize its forces for continual service to the government and our soldiers. These i\vo meetings, like many oth? ers that have already been held, and will yet be held in every school dis? trict or township, as the local people decide, are in compliance with re? quests from the National and State Councils of Defense, ami the Pood Ad? ministrations of the Federal and Stab governments for the purpose of or? ganizing every community for various: war activities such as growing and conserving food, supporting the Red Cross, getting ready for the third Liberty loan issue, selling War Saving and Thrift Stamps, and other patriotic services. It Is propose?! to hold the organ? izations by communities intact until the victory for democracy and civili? zation is won. The hospitable and patriotic men. Winnen, boys and girls of the rural districts who are actively engaged in many ways in support of their coun? try, and who are working for the boys who are lighting and dying, ami for millions more who will, light and thousands of whom will die, for their country, are anxious for their loyal fellow citizens and friends of this citv to go out and help them make their meetings a success. It is hoped that there will be hundreds of Sumter city people at both of these meetings and at the many other rural patriotic ral? lies to be held in the next ten days. The Bumter County Council of De? fense, and the Sumter Chamber or Commerce respectfully request the citizens of this city to respond to the cordial invitations of their country friends to attend these patriotic meet Ings, during the next ten days, and show that Sumter. the county seal is only tOO glad to work sb/oulder |0 rhoulder with the good and loyal peo? ple of the rural districts and smaller communities of sumter County, ami at the same time help to win the war. I'y cooperation, and exchange of plam and ideals of organization both tin city and country profit, and these are times when every man. woman ,bo> and girl in this county should know each other and work together as a unit for the preservation of human liberty, and for civilisation Itself. Kvery one of these patriotic nice' ings bas for its object the welfare? ol the gallant soldiers ami sailors.of om country ami of our allies who are lighting ami who Will yet light an I many of whom will sleep forever In Prance, never seeing home and loved ?nes again, and all in order that millions of us may live, and live in tie comfort, safety, and prosperity of our homes, a free people. Automobiles can not be used to better advantage than for hauling out citizens to patriotic entertainments and meetings nt which work will be started to help feed and otherwise maintain those boys. hundreds ol whom are Sumter county boys who are (b lending OUr ho nes. OUT rights, and protecting our women and our nil Is from the horrors of German hrutu lit). Subscribe to The Dslly Item. Only too per week, delivered. PATRIOTIC COMMUNITY MEET* VSQ. Council Of Defcn?3 Campaign .Makes Good at Horatio. The patriotic n.liy and entertain? ment at Btaieburg Graded School, District Xo. 10, Miss Aurolta Mayer. principal, last night was a groat suc? cess in every way. 'About ISO ladles ami gentlemen, ind pupils from Stateburg and other western Bumter County sections and from this city also wore present. The patriotic songs were delightful and inspiring as rendered by a choir of the school, assisted by several la? dies. Mr. c. j. Jackiion, chairman oi" the Btateburg towitahtp committee of the Bumter County council of Defense, presided ami introduced the speak? ers. Mr. Jackson in a happy and j>a triotic talk welcomed the visitors and urged support of the lied Cross. Mr. II. A. Moses, chairman of War Savings delivered a short but instruc? ts e talk explaining the Thrift and War Savings stamps and the plan oi" organization of thrift stamp clubs. Postmaster Ceoge W. Dick was next called upon aid Dr. Dick, in his characteristic b^umoroui style, made an eloquent, and at limes, pathetic ap? peal for support oi the blpys who are lighting and dying, and showed the horrors of Gernian brutality and the necessity for organisation of com? munity forces to help win the war. Hon. Davis D. Moise. the third speaker, held the undivided attention of his audience for forty-five minutes in a patriotic appeal to support the millions of soldiers and sailors, ami those of our allies in the war for hu? man liberty. He :>aid hit; respects to Jjpo ' slackers" in COIVincIng style, and emphaaised the l'ac. that there are thousands of farmers, and others, who are not doing their duty by planting sufficient food mops and who have not purchased Liberty loan bonds, War Savings stamps, etc. * Rev. James Russell, of Chester, the last speaker, and a native of Scot* land, very clearly pointed out what the duty of America is to the cause of the Allies. He eloquently portrayed the blood ties between England, Prance and America, and showed how this great union of nations is: threat i t ned by the desire of the Gorman au? tocracy to crush re igious and politi 1 .tI fr.loin. Mr. Uussell is assisting the State burg township committee to organiz* for war activities, and he will addrOSI two colored meeting! also this week He is a forcible speaker ami evidence! a dose study of the presenl war con ditlons. After the speaking o delightful sal ad course lunch was served by th? ladies. An amusing Incident was th? auctioneering of the Hoover cakoi which brought forth spirited bidding With resultant cash proceeds. The entertainment and rally proved profitable to the Red Cross and pleas? ant for those who | articipated, At llagood school last Wednesday evening there was a splendid pa? triotic rally which was largely at? tended. No report has been received ?s yet of this meeting;, which, it is laid, was a decided success in every way. Xexi Tuesday afternoon, at 1 o'clock a4 Btatcburg school No. t> Miss Hoggs Newton (teacher, there will be held a i?ig patriotic rally and entertain* ment Refreshments will ^e served and the proceeds to go to the Red Cross fund. The public is invited to attend. There Will he some good sneaking at this meeting too. new meningitis epidemic 1 c \cu CasSES Reported at Camp Jackson and l ive More in Slate. Columbia, March 23.?One death ar 1 five new cases of meningitis have been reported from Camp Jackson during the present week, according to sb Cements which have been received at the ollice of Dr. J. Adams Hayne, State health oflicer. The disease at the camp appeared to have subsid? ed for the last few days of last week, l?u; took a sudden spurt on Monday, is. and continued until Thursday, 21, When three coses were reported for? the one day. The one death was rc j ported to the State health olficer on the 2<?th.. The situation in the State is prac? tically the same ;is a month ago, and the doctors of the public health ser? vice are still busy visiting the locali? ties in which the disease has appear? ed : nd taking contacts. While the lack of suHieu nt amount of serum j with which to tre.it tiie eases was se rioi ly felt at first, the wants of the doe: ns of the Slate in regard to the pre. ntive, are being filled as rapidly as n'tailing facilities will permit. Ti e cases reported from the camp during the present week were as fol | low;- Monday, one; Tuesday, one; Thursday, three. One death occurred ; on Wednesday. The reports from the State for the 2t?th and ?lst show developments of the 1 laease at the Victor Mills, Greer, Wards, Greenville and Conway. Congress having passed the Day? light Saving bill and President Wilson having signed it there is no question [ j that every individual and every cor ,I partition, business establishment and ever public institution of every sort, will March 31 push forward one hour the clocks that regulate their business and perw aal conduct, and will there WtU i live and work in strict conform? ity with the letter and spirit of the law. Those who now begin work at ? I eight o'clock will continue to report .| for duty nt eight o'clock, although the 11 time by sun will be one hour earlier. - They will quit work at the same hour, by he clock, as heretofore, but one jour earlier by sun time. The daylight saving law gives business and working people and school children a long< afternoon for outside interests, ideas ire or recreation. I And if the Japanese do overrun a ! few thousand miles of defenseless I Kusel n territory, the Mikado will be too modest to rear upon his war horse and tell the world to look at what he an.J Gott have done.?An | derson Daily Mail. usT m mm m. Indications are thai there Will be a good business in farm lands this Call. Those who have lands they wish to sell will probably iiave excep? tional opportunity to s^ll them. The farmer* are making money and are in position to satisfy th >ir ambitions to acquire their own lands, it will pay them better to buy while they are able than wait tor a period of reaction in the hope of secuTiOg better prices as in such periods credit is restricted and they may be mahle to finance any balance of the purchase money Which they arc unabl I to pay in cash. And even if financed under unfavor? able farming conditions, which we have learned By evpericnaa como in recurring periods, they may find it difficult to meet the deferrod^sViyments. From the standpoint of the seller tin1 aio is favorable to sell for the reason that the proe] active buyers are in shape to buy. and as wc know by experience such is not always the case. From the standpoint of the buyer, while the presort prices may seem fu under the prevailing favor? able farming condition* he is better able to pay the prices asked than low? er prices under unfavorable farming conitlons. And having before him the object of completil g the payments on his farm, he will put to the b. st possible use the profits which the high prices of farm products are enabling him to make. For the past fifteen years wc have been making 1 careful study of farm lands of Sumter. Clarendon and Lee Counties and 070 believe that in this period we have made observations and ? mio into possession of facts Which enable us to make our services of the highest value to prospective farm buyers and sellers. The fact that during the past season wo sold $508,000 worth of farm property is evidence that ore have In a measure at least succeeded in this end. A good deal of property was listed with is so late in the seasc x last year thai owing to the amount of our time taken In showing pros cctlve buyers we were unable to inspect in time to properly advertise it. f you have farm lands which sou want to s?>l 1 it v il pa\ you to hst thjO i with U H?H SO lhat We can have ample time to go over the property ca vfully and prepare a suitable description to go In our advertising list. a prospetclve buyer by letting us know Iti advance what he ertU /rob ably WHO I Will put US In ? position to give hi >U the choice of S large tium ber Of suitable places. We expect tO have a Special salesman for both Clar? endon and Lee Counties and believe ?\<' #111 be in a better position than ever before to handle your bueJnes In the real ttstate line if you have land to sell or expect to buy this year, take it up with us now. R. B. BELSER, Real Estate Broker. 26 N. Main St Sumter S. C