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SMITH-LEVER ACT AND ITS RESULTS GRAND OBJECT HAS BEEN TO GET COOPERATION. Progress for Year?Important Steps Have Been Taken in Securing Coordination of All Farm Agencies. Experiment Station Record, United States Departmnet of Agriculture. A year has passed since the cooperative agricultural extension act of May 8, 1914, commonly known as the Smith-Lever extension act, went into effect. In that period much has been accomplished in creating or perfecting the administrative machinery for carrying on the extension work in agriculture and home economics in the department and the several States. The general lines along which these extensive enterprises will be conducted have also been quite well determined. All the States have assented to the provisions of the act either through their governors or their legislatures and the action of the governors has been ratified by all the legislatures which have been in regular session during the year. A single agricultural college in each State has been designated as the beneficiary of this act, thus providing for a unified administration of the act within the State. In several States where the college designated is not coeducational, a cooperative arrangement for the work in home economics has been made with the State college for women, and similarly in a few States having separate land-grant colleges for negroes a cooperative arrangement has been made for extension work among people of that race. Extension Service in Every State. In all the States the colleges having charge of the work under the SmithLever act have created extension divisions or services and have brought under these divisions all their extension work in agriculture and home economics whether carried on with Smith-Lever or other funds. In some States these divisions are not yet as clear-cut as is desirable, and in some cases old State laws or general administrative regulations of the institutions adopted years ago have thus far continued a confusing union of the extension organization with that of the experiment station. In 32 States a separate officer is in charge of the extension work usually under the title of director, in 13 States the extension director is also director of the experiment station or dean of the college of agriculture, and in three States there is still an acting director. In almost every State the extension work has already become such a large and varied enterprise tha ta separate officer in active charge of its operations and devoting his entire time to this ' work is essential to its hich??st pffl cency. In 20 States the farmers' institutes are still carried on by the.'State de partment of agriculture ,though in fyjit "nurBhereof States there is a movement for their transfer to the agricultural college and this has taken place in South Dakota. In practically all the States where the institutes have a separate organization there is some kind of a cooperation with the agricultural college in this work. Where the institutes are under the direction of the college they are undergoing more or less reorganization with a view to making them more definitely demonstrational and educational. States Relations Service. The plans for the unifying of the management of the agricultural extension enterprises within the States were met by the secretary of agriculture, in the first place, by the creation of a State relations committee, for the general supervision of all the extension enterprises of the department bureaus and of the cooperative arrangements with the State institutions involving the use of Smith-Lever or department funds for demonstrations or other forms of extension work. This committee has now been succeeded by a permanent States relations service, created by congress in accordance with the secretary's recommendations, which, beginning with July 1, 1915, has among its functions the duties previously performed by the States relations committee. All the State agricultural colleges receiving the benefits of the SmithIjever act have entered into cooperative relations with the department, and in 46 States these institutions and the department are conducting all their extension work in agriculture and home economics under the terms of a general "memorandum of understanding," which is used as the basis for a great variety of cooperative projecvt agreements. County Agents in 1,090 Counties. There has been remarkable unanimity in the acceptance by the States of one of the fundamental features of the extension enterprises which was developed by the department with funds wholly under its control prior to the passage of the Smith-Lever act. The expericene of the past 12 years has fully demonstrated the value of the county agricultural agent as n means of bringing to our agricultural people on their farms and in their homes the results of practical experience and scientific research in agriculture and home economics and securing the practical application of these results through demon- , strations and otherwise. There is therefore general agreement that nothing is more important in the development of extension features under i the new conditions arising from the Smith-Lever act than the establish ment in each county of permanent headquarters for extension work, in charge of a competent county agent, who shall act as the joint representative of the local community, the State through its agricultural college, and the nation through its department of agriculture. It is believed that in this way the need of the agricultural people in their several communities can be best determined, and whatever help the State and the nation can give them in their agricultural and home problems can be most speedily and effectively brought to them. A large share of the department extension funds, much money derived from State, county and local sources, and a considerable portion of the SmithLever fund have therefore been devoted to the maintenance and extension of the county agent system. There are now over 1,000 counties in the 48 States which have county a^vuvo. On the whole these agents have been very successful in winning the support and confidence of the farming people, and the tangible results of their work are very encouraging. The personality of the agent is, of course, a very large fai >r in determining the measure of ;is success. His understanding of the real problems of the region in which he is working, his sympathy with rural people, and his ability to meet them on their own ground and actually to convey to them important practical instruction and information in a convincing way are among the essentials. When to these qualifications are added studious inclinations and habits, the possession of accurate and up-todate knowledge of the practice and science of agriculture and business ability of high service, we have a very able and useful man whose services will mean much for the agricultural and social advancement of his county. 1 he Smith-Lever act has provided the means for a permanent system of popular practical education in agriculture and home economics, so organized as to preserve the autonomy of our State agricultural institutions, to encourage and develop local initiative and self-help, and at the same time to bring to the help of State institutions and local organizations the national department of agriculture with its broad outlook on our agricultural problems and its force of scientists and experts who have specialized in various lines or have had wide opportunities for study and observation in certain directions. The most encouraging thing about the extension development in the United States during the past year has been the formation on a grade scale of a cooperative system involving national, State and local organizatiorvx>and the good will and cordiality which have marked the relations of these agencies in the inauguration of this System. A few of the major features of this vast enterprise and some of the outstanding administrative problems with which it will have to deal have been briefly touched upon in this article. It is obviously impossible in so short a space to give an adequate idea of the immense range and great intricacy ofa work which will ultimately touch every phase of the industrial, home and community life of our agricultural people. Assist Your Stomach To Get Rid of the Poisonous Gases and Fermenting Food. A good Ions: fast will do this sometimes. A trip to the mountains. Tramping. Roughing it. Yes, very good remedies But are you going to avail yourself of either one of these remedies. No? Then the next best thing is to try a bottle of Peruna. Take it according to directions. You will have a natural appetite. All gas and fermentation In the stomach will disappear. Read what Mrs. Emma Bell, Box 204, Fort Pierce, Florida, say a: ?/ was taken suddenly with swelling of the stomach and boweIs, andgrea t distress. Very painful. Three doctors gave me no relief. Could not eat anything. Evervthlnor soured. I was starving to death. I began taking Peruna and was soon strong enough to do work. After taking five bottles / can truthfully say I am wall. I gained twenty pounds." THE TALLEST NEGRO EVER SEEN AROUND HERE. Most of the freaks come out of Georgia?some of them stay there; for instance?well, perhaps it is better not to be too personal. This Georgia negro, handing out samples of celluloid starch, was somewhat of a sensation in town yesterday. He is a full blood negro, 24 years old next November, born in Zebulon, Ga., weighs 351 pounds, his waist measure is 42 inches, and he wears number 23 shoes. He is 7 feet 11 inches high. ?Newberry Observer. For Pure Hog Lard, Fresh Snow Drift, in pails or bulk, Fresh Select, Backs, Ribs, Hams and Breakfast Bacons at the lowest market prices, call on The Union Grocery Co. SHIPLOADS FFN INTO NEW Those Fragrant, Mellow-as Ones That Make New Orlea THIS IS THE KIND WE I ANNE, the Coffee that hu the sack, green, until it res Don't take our word for the ; may be prejudiced. Try a a money back if you are not | I All Groce |j Use Only HALF as Much c The Reily-Ta j NEW O THE ISENHOWER CASE IS MOVED TO YORK Will Be Heard Here in N ovember. Judge Rice Has Designated This Place for the Case. Presiding at Winnsboro yesterday, Judge Hayne F. Rice granted a motion made by council for defense in the Ispnhnwpr rasp aslrina fr.- ?, change of venue, and designated York as the county in which to try the case. This means that the trial will he held here at the regular term of court of general sessions, which will held in November. Judge Rice will preside. The grand jury of Fairfield county has returned true bills against Ernest Isenhower, Jesse Morrison ami James Rawls, charged with the murder of Sheriff A. D. Hood, Raleigh Iloulware and Jules Smith." The history of the case is sufficiently well known to York people. The motion was made by Messrs. J. W. Hanahan and A. L. Gaston. Cole L. Blease, Esq., who represents Ernest Isenhower, was present. All affidavits submitted to support of the motion were in substance to the effect that a fair and impartial trial jury as contemplated by the law could not be obtained in Fairfield county by reason of the fact that the vast majority of the citizens had formed or expressed their opin ion in tne case. Solicitor J. K. Henry did not oppose the motion, but stated that, personally, he desired the case tried in Fairfield county, and have that county bear what shame or glory there was to be in the case. However, he stated, there was considerable feeling and prejudice so far as he had been able to ascertain on both sides, and his only aim in the cases could be was to see a fair and impartial trial for the commonwealth and the defendants, he would leave the matter entirely for the court's decision.?York News. lockhart" junction Lockhart Junction, Sept. 27.?The weather continues dry and it is fine for gathering hay and all kinds of crops. It seems the farmery are'^llijMV their cotton about as fast as they get it out. I don't believe there will be much of the crop held for better prices, although I believe the pries will go still higher. There has been very little grain sowed yet. It has been so dry. I met the editor of The Times, Mr. L. M. Rice, in Jonosville this morning. He was meeting his many friends as ne aiways aoes. ne excused himself from his own pulpit Sunday and preached for the Salvation Army in their tent meeting held at Jonesville. These good people seem to be doing a great work, reaching people that the pulpit don't reach. This writer read what the different writers had to say in the last issue of The Union Times of the old settlers of Fair Forest and of the Revolutionary days, the happenings in Union county. Reading these happings and occurrences reminded me of something my mother told me of that happened in those days. She told me when I was a boy. My mother's maiden name was McWhirter. She said her grandfather, James McWhirter, had an old negro man named Essox and the Tories took him away one day when his master was away and no one knew anything about it. They supposed he was taken by some party like them. After several months, when they had given up all hope of this old negro ever returning, he came back to his old home. Then he began to tell the story of his travels and, as I remember, he gained the confidence of the Tories and one day they came to a large river. He did not know the name, but he called it the ocean, as he thought it was, no doubt. Such a larce stream it. was to him. as he had seen nothing larger than the Pair Forest creek. It might have been the Mississippi or some other large river. Anyway, this was a place they had to use the boats and they did not know how to use one to go across and they asked Essox if he could row a boat. He told them he could, so they all got in. They left it all with him. As he got about half way he began to dip water in the boat, making them believe they were going to be wrecked. He found out that none of them could swim. He thought this was a good time to make his escape, and so, after making them believe he was trying to steer the boat right, he was only studying how to get away. Everyone seemed to be excited. He told them the boat was liable to sink at any time, and as they rushed from one side of the boat to the other with their plunder they dipped more water. The old negro then made his leap and after hard swimming reached the shore. He [D THEIR WAY ORLEANS r-old-icine Coffee Beans, the ns the Coffee Place of World. USE IN BLENDING LUZman hands never touch from iches the coffee pot at home. ? goodness of LUZIANNE?we in at our expense. Get your 1 pleased. rs Have It. is of Ordinary Barrel Coffee ylor Company RLEANS bbmbmbbbbhmi looked back and saw only their heads. ii.. ? ? ... ?n- ?uypus?i niey were an drowned. < He didn't wait to see. The sounds like < a fairy tale, but it is true. I wish I had taken a record of all that my mother and father told me < when I was a boy. I could write a 4 great deal more. My great grandfather fought at the Battle of Cowpens. * My aunt's (Mrs. Askew) husband < fought in the Revolution. His name . was James Askew. Imay think of something more 1 next time. I may say something about the wolfe tree, as it stands a little over one mile from where I live. Misses Ether Palmer and Lettie Coleman spent the day in Spartanburg Sunday. Miss Dora Lipford, who keeps the central telephone office at Jonesville, spent Sunday in Pacolet. Mr. Joe Edmunds went to Pacolet Sunday. Dr. J. S. Thrasher has returned from Savannah, Ga., where he went to see some friends. He reports a nice time meeting his many friends whom he knew when he used to live there. I met Mr. A. J. Wright of Jones this morning. He has just returned from Tampa, Fla., where he has been spending a few days. He says he had a most pleasant trip. I met Messrs. B. F. Alston and A. G. Kennedy in their automobile. They were advertising for the county fair, which is to be held at Union October 20, 21 and 22. Sure, we all ought to take more interest in our county fair. Let us go, take something to put on exhibit, go swell the crowd. Let us make it a success. I forgot to mention Mr. W. A. Smith, who has been visiting in this county. Mr. Smith lives in Spartanburg county. He says that he takes The Union Times, so he can keep up with the happenings in his old county. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Vaughn and children of Cherokee county visited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. White Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. W. W. White spent the week- _ end in Santuc visiting relatives. I met "Telephone" this morning. He was on his way to Columbia and ys b.c won't get in a letter this week. Mr. Smike, who has been one of our correspondents and belonged to the "Widowers' Organization" has quit the order. He got married. * v Moxy. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, Union County. Court of Common Pleas. W. W. Johnson, as Judge of Probate, etc., Plaintiff, vs. Pringle Haynes and Lizzie Haynes, Defendants. Pursuant to an order of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, heretofore issued in the case, I will, on the first Monday in October, 1915, (being salesday) during legal hours of sale, before the courthouse door in Union, S. C., sell, at public auction, the following lands anil premises, to wit: That certain lot of land lying and being in the City of Union, said County and State, on North Pinckney street, bounded north by lot of J. W. Wallace, deceased; east by said street, on which it fronts G5 feet, south by the old Dunn place, and west by Southern Railway, being the same lot conveyed to said Pringle Haynes and Lizzie Haynes by J. W. Wallace, by deed dated February 5, 1909, and recorded in office of Clerk of Court, book Z. 44, page 333. Tfirns of sale* P.nsh Pnrphaeor to pay for papers. R. C. WILLIAMS, 38-3t Master. g Laughter is the sunny side of a man's existence. J Ever Salivated By . Calomel! Horrible! Calomel is Quicksilver and Acts Like Dynamite on Your Liver Calomel loses you a day! You know (tr| what calomel is. It's mercury; quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous. It ' , crashes into sour bile like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel ' attacks the bones and should never be put into your system. cc When you feel bilious, sluggish, p* constipated and all knocked out and >s believe you need a dose of dangerous H calomel just remember that your C< druggist sells for 50 cents a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which is entirely vegetable and pleasant to ^ take and i's a perfect substitute for y calomel. It is guaranteed to start T your liver without stirring you up ~ inside, and can not salivate. Don't take calomel! It makes you sick the next day; it loses you a days work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightens you right up and you feel great, a Give it to the children because it is perfectly harmless and doesn't gripe. |A A 4^A 4^4 4^4 4^4 jlk A A A A^A i^i j|^j A A A| | Practical, Pertinent Pointers i T Y |T4 ^ 1 One secret of our strength lies in the fact that X x - , . .. V we never sacrmce one desirable quality to another. We aim at a splendidly balanced whole. f ^ This bank Is safe and modern in every respect. V ^ Nothing is more Important than these two A f qualities and all that they imply. But in ad- j* L dition, unfailing courtesy is our invariable I r V ^ rule. f So make our bank your permanent ally?in y ^ other words, your best friends. I Citizens National Bank f Y R. P. MORGAN C. C. SANDERS ? President Cashier A ? State, County and City Depository *? The same strong, serviceable Ford car?but }j j at a lower price. The Ford car, which is giving satisfaction to more than 900,000 i owners, has a record for utility and economy that is worthy of your attention. Two |! j I and two make four?there wouldn't be so !|!| many Ford cars if they didn't give such splendid service. Prices lower than ever. Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Town 1 Car $640, f. o. b., Detroit. On sale at ! UNION GARAGE ! i j GADBERRY ST. | Don't Make Curiosity Telephone Calls v 4 1*v "Benufe 1,000 idle curiodtr ieekert la Blasbim-1 too aiked "Central" where the fire wa?, id emerseitcy call for an ambulance wan held up for nearly t 5 minutes and titdelay reiolted in the death of? Physicians say that bad the ambulance been secarfd at once 's Hie might have been si ?Rlmira AdOdTflser. IT is beyond the bounds of possibility to answer promptly the mass of curiosity telephone calls that threaten to swamp our exchanges every time there is a large fire. Calls for physicians, the amas .t ? ??? Duiance or tne police, neid up at such times might result in the loss of human life. 0For your protection, as well as for the protection of your neighbors, we ask you not to iOUTHERN BELL call the telephone operator PELEPHONE AND merely out ?* curiosity. After all, she has no more informaTELEGRAPH CO. ^ thaa you have. EV. j. N. BOOTH TO LEAVE DIDN'T WRONG HEll. THE LAST OF OCTOBER. A settlement worker tells how Pastor J. N. Booth has resiirned the ? .,..?v?vu nn? *vao IU riltUUIlUM tills nil ire of the West End Baptist church, of cynicism in the slums. The cone wherry. His resignation is to take versation was between two women Feet the last of October. Brother whose married life had not been parooth has not determined upon his ticularly felicitous. iture field and is open to enter into "Well," said one of them, "of irrespondence with any church or course we has our troubles with all ild that mitfht desire his service. He of 'em. But I'll say this for my husone of our best men and pastors, band, he's better than my first. He's is address is Newberry.?Baptist in jail so much that practically all T Durier. earn I has for mself."?Chicago Her ? {J 1(| Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days ? 'our druggist will refund money if PAZO flood roads invite auto sneedintr UNTMKNT fails to cure any case of Itching. UO?" roaas "'Vile auto speeumjr. tlind, Weeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. 1 ' he fir,t application gives Eaae and Kest. 50c. iVh?mm/er Vnn .. . a VM Iiv*<u h \JVIIVI ? I VIIIV Take drove's Til The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless ** v w mmmr chill Tonic is equally valuable as a ATTODIUFV AT* I AWl General Tonic because it contains the dllUKllLI Llrt*w well known tonic propertiesof QUININE FFICE OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE "ok^ UNION, S. C. Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.