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IM PRODUCTS , irattve Setting Will Give Grower Large Shire of Consumer's Dollar. : ! * Clehison College. May 2?In mar kering farm products, co-operatively or -otherwise, certain things must be ?fi?a& 38ost of these necessary steps *re*&daded In the following. (X).Tfce commodity must be assem bled or rCOBcentrated. * ity It must be graded and standar dized. (3) Part of the crop must be ware he??e$ ot processed. rJ&: The marketing operatijn must le. financed. i c (*> Cheap transportation must be provided. | Expert salesmanship must be brought iato play. ^7) The commodity must be retailed o^C^rihated to consumers. ^he ibove mentioned steps coming between the growing and the consum "iifcibf a crop are at present largely ccn^ucted by the so-called middlemen. jB^r looking over the list it is seen.that tie "Middlemen" includes the rail roads, bankers, jobbers, retailers, warehousemen, and in the case of ao?ie commodities the manufacturers,, & action to speculators. Cfe^peratiye marketing by the grow ers, i? it accomplishes its object, will eSfeet saving in those steps between the jawing and consuming of a eota BMdifir where loss or unnecessary waste. now occurs. lit other words, a coKjperative marketing association of ^fc#?rs win so those things ^neces-j Stay which are hot now being done] ?efficiestly and Will leave alone those ywhich are being done properly, j lowing principles of co-opera-1 have been put into j tfrfornia associations fcnfcre and clearly apply to j ti^ ec^jferative marketing of any co?n??ity; (1 ^Organization by commodity of\ (2yr?eairbersship limited to growers an? to. landlords who receive a part' ?f/the crep as rental. :? (3)^B5n4iug ? crop contracts between j j^tj^rs and association. tiding of the crop or commod ity and pooling according to grade. \ (B>~The Imsiness of the association! to.^e handled by experts, i H*>^ C^gaaazatipn without capital) stotk and therefore a noh-dividehd 2*pns% . association. Ail profits are! to growers, thus making the aa jsoelatroh surely co-operative. j ?f? ..Oi$a*?fzatfbn by Commodity. Jplff gelnis well established that or-! g&ail?tibii of a farmers' association "6jr\ obmmodity rather than by locality.; is essential for success. An organiza tion set up for the purpose of market ing peanuts efficiently might be uttfer- j I* ?ftfchte to >cope with the problems 1 ii?^Dlved' in marketing cotton or tobic- j <so.r;_B: wet?s" net he advisable to try j to,eofehine the marketing of cotton j a^f p^asuts but it would be entirely! feasible to market several kinds^ofj IfcOrops t&rough the same organ- j because of the similarity of j ilems involved. j spajgfr>' - 1-trmted Membership. - i ? jSSace thers is no .stock and hence no j ^CTidsSds in a purely co-operative as-,i sociation there is no inducement for anyone to join except those having j .the cTHsm?city to sell. In ori*r that j the -association might represent pri-1 ?hfeTnterests of growers, mem- j &rH&ited to actual growers I and landlords who receive part of the j crop as rental. ?- ' The Crop Contract. ; Tne crop contract is essential foi '?jBj& rjj&soa that it gives the association title fo the commodity for purposes of marking. Without such contract the hfaoe&tioa could not market the com-; modity because it would have no con trol ajrer it. The crop contracts create ! a basis' upon which the association ean Saore readily borrow money foi max nig advances to growers as first payments. j i ** Grading and Pooling. WHen a member of an association delivers his crop it is Immediately gradedi and he is given a receipt for the amowrtt of each grade delivered. Bis ^jodact is then mixed in with that of ether members and lots of each ?ra&? are made up. These lots are calls** $oo!s. His interest in each "is represented by the proportion which the product delivered by him to fhe-.^Go! hears to the total amount in ?fehat pcs&l. In this way every man re ceives the same price for the same article. Trained and Expert Management. ; J^jners are too busy with produc tion -ever to become expert and ef fi nest at handling these seven steps in js^r^et&g. A co-operative marketing ^sfcsociation of growers, if large enough may srapley the best talent in exis tence to werk for the growers in elim inating waste and loss in any one or la alT/Of tsese steps. ^ur$";' Co-operation' Vs. The Stock Csmaany Plan. * Organization without capital on a Tioc-diridond paying basis is an es saatial principle which has the follow ing %dv$ct.-.ses: (a) it makes it rat Sil tatii.13 to raise large amounts of capital stock; (h) It is sanctioned hy the Sherman Anti-Trust Act: (c) Tt turns"all-profits back to the growers, only operating expenses being dp ier$ co-opetative marketing asso ?ciatibns operate largely rural life is snore stable and farming offers a more ssrifcin living to those who engage in jt ^-j?son of the fact that many of the .sJsmems of chance are removed USE PUREBRED BOARS j Inferior Sires a Great Handicap. i _ Clemson College. May 2?With the Increased interest in swine in the j st? te, there will he a large demand j for breeding animals. On account of I this demand, a number of persons will j be tempted to use inferior boars and j sows. While it cannot be hoped to have all of the sows purebred at this j time, yet there is no excuse for the i use of grade or scrub hoars. There j are sufficient purebred boars, if prop- j erly distributed and properly man?- j aged, to make every market hog in i the state at least fifty percent pure- { bred. j Why the Purebred Sire? There are six goods reasons for us^ j ing a purebred boar. 1. Larger and stronger pigs are | produced. 2. The pigs grow faster and make cheaper gains. 3. The pigs reach market weight J sooner. I 4. The pigs are more uniform. 5. The pigs meet the market de- j mand. thereby bringing a higher; price. 6. Pork . production is made more j profitable. On account of the increased value! of the litters produced, any farmer ] with eight or ten sows could well af- j ford to keep a purebred boar. At j least, several farmers in a neighbor- j hood can co-onerate in the purchase! and use of a purebred boar. Through j judicious managemspt, a purebred j boar for every twenty-five or thirty? sows is' sufficient At this time when every advantage j must be taken to realize a profit from j farming operations, let no one handi cap himself by using inferior stock. Let your animals march with thej purebredA," "SETTER SIRES?BETTER STOCK" i Livestock Leaks. Prepare to Care for Animals and Manure. ?_ j Clemson College, May.?Are yoti | ready? It is said that opportunity j knocks at the door of every man some time during bis life, and the question which, you must ask yourself is, "Am I "ready?" Are you ready to go into the livestock game? Is your land well fenced? Have you the right sort of pastures? Do you raise your own fe?d or must you buy it? It pays to j grind your ax before you start. If you plan to go into the livestock busi ness be sure you are ready and then fco in to stay. Animals make loads of manure. Are you prepared to save it? The horse j will produce 9 tons, the dairy cow 13 tons, the steer 6 tons, the hog 2 tons.: and the sheep 2-5 of a ton per y%ar. Will you save this manure? The best international harvesters in the world for corn and velvet beans are cattle and hogs. The best inter national manure spreaders are hogs and cattle. The grandest fertilizer in all the world is manure. On the average a ton of barnyard manure will contain 10 pounds of nit rogen. 5 pounds of acid, and 10 pounds Of potash. It also contains a large) amount of organic matter which our South Carolina soils need and must have. Experimental Results With Manure. Did you ever stop to think that more than half the fertilizing value of manure is in the liquid manure? The Ohio Experiment Station found out that enough manure was lost by seepage in twelve months' time, even where liberal amounts of bedding were used, to pay for concreting the floor. Ohio and Cornell Stations have proved that manure exposed in the barnyard will lose approximately 50 percent of its value. If it is allowed to heat, the loss runs from 10 to IE percent greater. It is a common practice to haul manure to the field and place it in piles. This is not a good plan. It should be immediately spread over j the soil, and the thinner it is spread j the better. A ton of manure thinly spread will be worth more than one thickly spread. Thirty-five years' work at the Pennsylvania Experiment Station goes to prove that manure put on at the rate of 12 tons per acre re-1 turned $3.29 per ton. while manure j put on at the rate of 20 tons per acre i yielded only $2.29 per ton. Pastures for Pigs. . Clemson College. May.?We cannot j make the hog business go in this state i unless we make good use of our graz- j ing season. A pig in a pen is iazy i and expensive, while the pig on pas-1 ture is happy, thrifty, and profitable.! Every experiment station, every ex- \ tension department, and every pros perous hog raiser in this country be lieves in good pastures for hogs. What can we grow in South Caro lina that hogs witt pasture? Rape.. I rye. soybeans, oownoas. Bermuda, les- j pedeza. velvet beans and many other j pastures do well in this state. Sup j pose we try some of these pasture and cut our grain ration in two. Will hogs do well on pasture alone'! T\To. it is best to feed a little grarih while the hogs ore on the pasture Two or three ears of corn to oacl shote per day will work wonders. TIh i pasture will maintain the animal anc j the grain will make gains in weight. An acre of good pasture will re turn 'from 300 to 600 pounds of pork Forty dollars per acre is not bae whan the pigs do the work. A Square Deal DO NOT PLANT <IOBN IN A SIN< NO CHANiCE FOB POLUNATiC ?planteo in squares the 5 amount of seed produces m two feet apart jn rows 1 apart. 3 or 4 seeds to a ! Five rows of coro'ten feet long wi'l produce more sweet corn than the same number of stalks in a. .single row fifty feet long. Every strand of corn silk represents a potential kernel ol' corn on The cob from which it issues. It becomes :i kernehof corn provided the dusi from the tassel or pollen falls upon it. The pollen dust must be deposited on tlf.' silk or there is no kernel of corn. The corn depends upon the wind to drif: the pollen dust upon the silk. Oth-r plants depend upon bees, hut the be? s do not find corn so much to their lik ing. The tassels give off clouds of dust. All it needs is direction. In a sonar- of corn, whichever way the wind comes, it drives the dust through the planting. Most Of it is. bound to fall upon tin- silks. In a long single row or a double row. the pollen is blown away in great quantities and strikes no silk that i; can fertilize. This explains the basis tor square planting of corn rather than in long rows. Two feet apart in the row and rows three feet apart is about the right distance for corn. Throe to Financing Cot ton Exports War Finance Corporation To Expedite Shipments At'anta. April ?0.y~The movement to expedite the export of American ! cotton took a long step forward to day in the opinion of more than 100 j representatives, exporters anil finan ciers who discussed the situation j Aith government officials and were ! promised as great cooperation a* j possible by Eugene Mover, Jr., man aging director of the war finance <-or j poration at Washington. I F??r one thins: Mr. Meyer promised to recommend to the corporation ! thai credits bo extended cm bona fide . ...... Mal?-s <>t cotton at interior points. so: : export, instead of while it is at ports 'or export as at present. \V. L. Clay | con. a cotton ex-porter of Houston. [Texas, in making a plea for .such ?c ! tion. declared it would "ren * in i valuable aid to exporters." The proposal tliat the government arrange to insmv exporters agains! loss Crom wars and revolutions in foreign countries also was discussed and a committee was appointed to j .ake up this and other proposals with government officials. The committee xvill. me. t in Washington May it for a Conference with the war finance cor poration to develop a plan of action Washington, April 30.?A -bill au thorizing the federal reserve board ?.(? loan from its accumulated interest fund the sum of $50.000.000 to the federal farm loan hoard for aiding the farmers was introduced today by Representative Brand; (leorgia. The money would enable the farm board to take care of loans already ap proved and applications now pend ing. Prohibition Took Joy Out of l)ij> Part of the scenes in "'Ducks and i Drakes," Bebe Dances latest pic ture, were made while tl; ? eompany was on location at Big Bear Lake, in the mountains of California, which is a popular winter resort for ducks. ] Miss Daniels says she enjoyed the i trip immensely, in spite of the facti that she got lost one day when she! went for a hike, and it took ten' hours to find her. but Jack Holt and! Edward Martindel didn't like the I jaunt so much, as their scenes includ ed a plunge in the cold waters of the! lake when their canoe overturns. Xot only were they compelled to j rehearse this scene twice before the' ! camera record was made, bui cruel] Director Maurice Campbell added in-j sub to injury by having the property] man give them an extra dose from a, bucket just before shooting one of the j close-H pS. "Pretty tough to have to do all thai in winter on lemon pop toddy!" growl ed Jack Hop. ;is he made his way: shiveringly to camp after his three chilly plunges and one icy shower bath. ?".Motion picture work is much core difficult in tlos country since i>i'. hibition set in." Have the pleasure of wearing a real hat. Special sale Vogue Hats at $]<>."?.'. Values $15.1)0 to $2-5.0o . \'o Approvals. Cash omy. The Ladies" Shop. Atlanta. April i".'. Plans to organ ize race committees throughout < *?? ? - tria in an effort to improve relations between the negroes and wliites an I to pui a stop (o the alleged brutal treatment of negroes in cetrain sec tions, were being developed today by a committee, headed by Re*'. Ashby Jones, pastor of a local chu*ch, ap pointed by Governor Dorsey. For Sweet Corn ;le row as it has little ox V.i *". ? - - \, K. . . . DO NOT HOF CORN TOO ViCOPjOUSLY as AME IT IS SHALLOW PjOOT OQL CCQN. ED AND TOO DEEP HREE FEET HOEING D'.STUS&S HILL. THE COOT SY?T?M. l'<?ur stalks in a hill is plenty. Three is better than four for full develop ment. Another system is to plant the corn In rows with sing!:- stalks about a foot apart. Corn loses it1-' sugar within four hours after i; is* picked. It can't l?u kept over night and retain its sweet ness. A chemical change takes place. I which changes th.e sugar in the corn to starch. So corn is on2 vegetable !that must be home grown or grown very close to homo if it is to h.- placed on the table really swctt. Corn is the shallowest rooting large growing vegetable. Its roots radiate like the spokes of a wheel, bat th -y do not go deep. This is one reason .why i: is so easily blown over by a ibigh wind if not hilled up. As it is shallow rooting, too deep [hoeing disturbs tie root system and hampers growt h. This doesn't mean that it should.n't he hoed, by au\ means, but hoe lightly and do not dig in too deeply. Lf the j soil is in good Condition, stirring the ;scii with a rake <u- a eV?tjvatbr tool li ed hoe is a better svstoni. Bolshevik Disc ipline. J Teriojki. April 29.- The 8.000 rof ! ugees from the recent Kronstadt revo lution in Russia who are quartered in j Finnish concentration camps here land at Ino have just given a strik i ing example of Bolshevik discipline, j Tin- refugees are being fed by i American Led Gross officers. The j other day. one of them was caught by j his fellows in tin- act of stealing a I larger share of food titan was due to ! him. The others formed a committee, 'tried man. found him guilty of steal ng food, and then appeared before i lied Cross officer. "Phase give us enough guns to u rn a firing squad." they requested. "We have found a man stealing food and will execute him immediately." Informed that this was Finland, and not Bolshevik Russia, the committee was momentarily disappointed. "Bui he must be punished." they in sisted. "All light." said the officer," hut no shooting goes here." The committee then made the thief I strip, although the weather was bit terly cold, formed a long line in the woods, including about 150 men. and made th.e guilty man run naked 10o times from one end of the line to the ! ther. shouting "I'm a thief." Discipline in these refugee camps has been excellently maintained, thro\igh the orders of Stephen Petri chenko, the 29-year-old sailor who was president of Kronstadt and the 1 leader of the revolt. Vet the Finnish ! authorities arc much worried over j their presence in Finland. Th-* Kr?nstadt men, while opposed to the j Communists, are :i bit too radical in j their views to suit the Finnish au : thbrities, who have had a "red" ; problem ;it home for a long time. This, and tin- fear that the Amer ? ican Red Cross cannot, continue to I feed them indefinitely. has caused ! ['inland to consider various me ans of getting rid of these $.000 and the 25.000 other Russian refugess who 1 are in the country. Tin) government j would like to have the League of Xa , tions take them off its hands. I Whe the Kronstadt garrison ur I rived at Teriojki the men were half j starved. Ten days of good Ameri can food changed their appearance ! wonderfully and some of them. iin ' used to white broad ami a diet con j taming a large proportion of fats, i found ii so lieh that they were il! and i their diet had to be reduced. j Your choice of 50 Vogue Hat;. $15. 00 to $25.00 values, $10.00. The I Ladies' Shop. Cash only, Xo Ap j provals. WILL REOPEN BANK Examiner Craig in Charge in Anderson j ! Anderson. April 29.- At a mooting ? of the directors and stockholders of j the Farmers' & Merchants' bank I'this morning, a plan was presented by James li. <':ai-. state bank ex ' aminer. which was adopted, and it i I believed the bank will reopen in So [days. hmo::,' the SO d--ys the bank ! will be in charge of .Mr. Craig. Rep I'esentaffves of two largo eastern banks were sent to the stockholders meeting with power to act. It is un derstood thai these men offered cred it to the Farmers* & Merchants* lank, and to ih, Farmers' Loan and Trust Co.. which i-; under the sam< management, if ihev should need iZ. .Man.v a ''tired business man" is re gretting the i-i'st thai trade conditions are now giving him.? Xashvilh* linn IMMPORTANT MASS MEETING People Must Take Council To gether to Meet Conditions A M;r get together meeting of bus j in ess meti and farmers lias been cu-ll [ed by the Chamber of ('ommwe ::i j the auditorium ? ?:* the Girls' high ? seh???.] building, ai ;?. m. Thursday. [May "t h for the. purpose outlining ja policy for the country and city t?? [adopt and follow ;?> ni?.<-t the extra - iordinary conditions that ??l>*;?iji on I account oi the financial depression [and tlii- invasion of t-1 -? boll weevil, j Mr. T. B. !t oung. district ag? i>; in the ? farm demonstration work of the east jern section will ?>e present to discuss jth.e possibilities ot the sweet [curing house and industry, and ho v. ibesi to cultivate cotton, pick squares. Ijtnd manage the cotton crop so as to I avoid the scveatesi possible damage by [the boll weevil. Plans for marketing j any other crops than cotton will 5?e ! formed.'" and the nienanco to the i swine industry by cholera fcvill oe i considered. So important do the business men [ and mayor of Sumter consider this j meeting that tlie mayor has proclaim , t (l a holiday on that day for the bus* iness m? ri of Sumter after three ?o'clock. Wo are vsleeping over a ; smouldering voleiano, and unless we I wake there is likely to devcion I panicky conditions about the first of I June, and ii is possible for condi tion.-- to -1 worse than they art- a~ present. Every farmer should know ! what is t-ha best method for him t:> pursue, and we hope to develop that j policy at this meeting. Ry working in concert i\ <? shall be able to accom : jjlisli :i great deal more with our ten ants and share croppers, in arousing ! .enthusiasm, than if each individual farmer makes his own plans; You are cordially invited to bo II resen; : n?l t-> bring along with y->u any other thinking men to give in Corma.j.lon about wbai is being plant ? I and what wi'l be needed in the nay of markets for other products j than cotton. The meeting wiil be called prompt ly aT o o'clock. Come prepared to i listen and discuss plans and not to transact other business in Sumter, Very truly yours, J. Frank Williams. : . County Agent. J:. ::. Sumter, May 2. How About That Cid I Tour Sack. i "Two <>:d flour sacks may keep some little boy or girl from freezing to death." states the Med Gross in its appeal to the women of America to (.join in the national movement to make clothing for 750,000 destitute and ragged children of Europe. Wherever work lias been begun I under Red Cross jurisdiction?and that is just about everywhere there are Red Cross chapters?every sort of I material has been used to provide garni cuts. > The old flour sacks are Just one ; item. Two of ' them, state the Red cross instructions to workers, will I make a child's nightdress. One will ? make a pair of drawers, bloomers, corset waist, petticoat, romper or ap i roii. I The Red Cross suggests that the flour sacks be soaked in kerosene be ? fore using. This will removfe the let 1 terinjg and avoid embarrassment to 1 little Csseeho-Slc a akians who might ? otherwise romp about the streets ! with. "So-and-so's*' Flour?Best Ev i er," on the seat? of their trousers. The southern division luis been [called upon for i'JS.OOfl garnTents for j boys and girls and 17,000 layettes for babies. Every chapter is expected to I furnish its share of this quota. A special offering, 50 Vogue Hats, ! $10.00, values $15.00 to $25.00. Cash I only. Xo approvals. The Ladies' i Shop. - STANDARD OIL I SHUT OUT i - Dutch Government Refuses To Grant Oil Concession in j Sumatra -. j The liagire. April 29 (By the Asso ciated Rivss).?The second chamber ! of parliament today by a vole of 49 to ;>u adopted the Djambi oil field bill, thus barring the bid of the Standard Oil company for a conces sion in the Sumatra oil region. The hit! provides for the exploita tion of tin- valuable oil lands for a period of !?> years by a combination of the Dutch Indian government and .the Pata-via Oil company, the latter Mbclonging to the Sh?-!1 group. The I capital of 10,000 guilders will be i equally divided, but the company will i be under control of the Dutch gov ernment. The board of directors must i-all be Dutchmen. Its president, vice I president and one other man of the board of directors are to be nomi i nated by the Dutch minister of the colonies, under the provisions of the ! bill. Summer Rase of Destroyer Squadron. Newport. R. J;, April 29.?Xarra Sansett Ray is to be the base of the destroyer squadi'on of the Atlantic fleet ihis samm<-r. The rendezvous will bring 15<j destroyers and auxiliary vessels to these waters. Five destroy ers have already arrived. The main fleet of destroyers, i: lias just been announced. will leave Charleston, S. C. iheir winter base, on May L5, and proceed to *\"ew Vork for a stay <?; two weeks to permit the crews to have shore liberty. The squadron. und< r command of Roar Admiral A. 11. Robertson, will then proceed to N'arragansett Ray, arriv ing about June :">. Sarah Bernhard 1 on her appearance 1 in London in a new play received sev en curtain calls. That young ingemi'V is jLjoinv: to be a great actress som ? j day.?St. Louis Star. I Rome Demonstration Bn^artmcnt Schedule of agent for week beg' ? :iing May i: n?I. ID2I: M onday?Office. Tuesday? < >tn"< e. . j W'ednesday?Bethel. Thursday?Providence and Suit ti Friday?Baker. Saturday brought to a close ! week "f intensive milk propagai da In:ring week milk talks were m* d? tt> ::.:':;7 children in the schools of t l? town and county. a total of ?i schools were visited and 114 talks-. mad? . The speakers report a very en thusht.-ti? reception of the stories by the children. We hope that this is only the beginning of a very decided use of milk and milk products by our people. Th closing <,' the campaign, [does not mean that we are through frith this work, in fact we have oniy made a start. \Ve hope that the teachers and pan nis will try out some I.experiments, especially with the un dernourished children in the use of milk. The work of the follow-up committee will begin now. Miss > Obenciiain ol the city school has al : ready been doing some of that and ; we hope to have some of her statis i tics for publication in a few days. The ! parents can now play their part in i the game by providing the milk for the family. "a quart, not less than a pint for every child a day; a pint, ' not less than a cup for every grown . i erson a day." Dairy Club Song. (Tune: Little Liza Jane). Mary had a little lamb, now don't you laugh, ' Sin- traded off that little sheep and hough,: h< r a calf. <?h. Little Mary's Little'Jersey Calf |Oh, Little Mary's Little Jersey Calf. > Mary fed her little calf, all it could eat. It grew so fast and grew so fat; Twas gentle and swe< t. ! Oh, Little Mary's Little Jersey Calf oil. Little Mary's Little Jersey Calf. i Days did come and days did go, a? they do now, i 'Tiil Mary's calf was old enough to be j called a COW. I Oh, Little Mary's Little Dairy Cow i Oh. Little .Mary's Little Dairy Cow. i j Then Mary joined a Dairy Club; and ! ought her a churn, j"Sho studied all her bulletins deter mined to learn. Oh, Little Mary's Little Dairy, Cow Oh,i Little Mary's Little Dairy Cow. ' Mary's butter firm and sweet brought her good money, 1 When h< r friends cam** she would treat to sweet milk and honey. !<>li. Little Mary's Little Dairy Cow j Oh. Little Mary's Little Dairy Cow. : Then ?H tin- little neighbor girls said, "We waul a cow, j And we w ill do as Mary did if she'll show us how." jolt, Little Mary's Little Dairy Cow ?oh. Little Mary's Little Dairy Cow. ' A meeting of the Cm,. Sumter Home I demonstration club was held at the j school house on Wednesday, April , 2.0th at 4:30 o'clock, j The agent, Miss Truluck. was un ! able to be present so asked Mrs. S. O. j Plowxien to take charge of the meet ? ing. We wer?- ail glad to have Mrs. j R. c. Richardson become a member I of our club at this meeting. Mrs. j Plow den gave a very interesting talk j on "Foods." telling us how we should \ try. always to plan a "balanced meal" i every day. ; It will take several meetings to tin } this study as it covers so many sub ; jects. At i\w next meeting we will ! "nave "Foods for Children from One ! to Six." } Mrs. Plowden suggested wo have ? several ten minutes talks from some j oi our ladies, so Mrs *. C. Richard j s<?n. Mi's. George ? ory and Mrsi ;Tom Rogers were asktd to give those, j talks. it was voted on and decided that ; we accept 'Mrs. L. iL Williamson's J invitation to join the county Federa i tion, which has been recently organ I i'/ed. There being no further business ; the motion to adjourn was made and j earned. Mrs. John Frierson, Pres. Mrs. Jas. Pagan. Sec. I I take this opportunity for exprc-s | sing my appreciation of the strong cooperation given us during the Milk [Campaign Week: To Mrs. Alston i Stubbs and her Exhihii committee i who secured the store windows and (helped to plan and put. up the exhi bits; to following merchants who gave their windows and arranged them: j Bryan clothing Co., Peoples Grocery, j ("berry Furniture Co.. D. J. Chandler j (Motiving Co.. L. Alpert, C. A. Cooper, Sibeit's Drug Store. Levy & Moses Co. McCollum Bros.. Joseph M. Chandler, O'Donncll & Co.. E?rds, W. H. Shel ley ami Son. The Misses Wilkos. Mo ran (X: Co., Ducker and Bultman, Dn j Bant Hardware. Co., Bultman Shoe j Co., Burns Hardw/are Co., the Lndi.-s j Shop, Shaw & McCollum, Hearon's I Pharmacy. Sumter Dry Goods Co., Jennings-Gainey Furniture Co., Sum ter Cash and Carry; to teachers who j assisted with, the weighing and meas I uring of the school children and gave [time for milk fairy stories t<> he told ; their classes; to Sumter Creamery I through the courtesy of Mr. McDon !ald. manager. furnished without j charge all Die milk used in the store wihdowss for exhibits; to the other committee members who will begin woik now. ami to Osteen Publishing Co., for publicity courtesies. Caro TTuluck, County Home Demonstration Agent. Washington. April 20.?The emer gency tariff hi!! lias been ordered re ported favorably to the senate. April showers bring May double Headers.- Boston Herald. The super has been taken out of super-government?at least on this side of tin- Atlantic.? Boston Trans cript. Being a professional advocate of union Mr. Gompers could hardly do otherwise.?South Bend Tribune.