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The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

ADOliS, nOlnCE OI Nut pAfoNeAooAf
Z. s. McMurtrie and Miss McMurtrte, OF
North. OF Altoona, Pa.
Later In the evening Mr.. and Mrs
kim left Washington on their wedding
trtp' The bride wore becoming trav-
cling suit of dark blue and black zeber-
DAYS absence they VII return to WASH
ington and take an apartment at the
Brighton for six weeks. after which
they VIII make their future home.
Miss Agra Bennett, OF West Virginia,
made her initial bow TO the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft at the diplomatic
evening,
Miss Bennett was presented at the first
coronation court OF King George in Lon
Bennett. spent last winter In India. They
attended all the royal functions Of the
Durbar. and were among the few unofi-
cial guests invited by the viceroy and
government house to meet the King and
Queen on their arrival in Calcutta
louis Bennett. late nominee for Governo,
OF West Virginia. whose grandfather.
brother Judge jackson, was married ir
the white House to Miss Payne, a sister
NJ ,ra-+,, NJ IJ,,,a,on wife NJ Rem.
.asa,.a,i,-. ,ttIaton ~ New YORK viii
=. q, ho,,es =, ber friends In her apart-
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give Tor her deoutahte daughter On Ives
Day.
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savannah, Ga arIineG inur Suas anu ~
at the congress haii ho'ei-
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Is giving series oI sInsn oeiuse pa,
one every weeA, 70 tntroauce ner ssesr
MIS-. Eena 70, o l,. Wsesa,
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AFTERNOON
MRS. Etha r. Srimn VIII en'er.in a.
matinee party Saturoay AZ ths VA
tionai ihester IN nonor Vi 3' w.
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ME- poII., partips ana N,ss c.tbsrin.
1naa.sia,,
.f,. rr;c parciand of pa,tinore ba,
sont ant mora thar soo invitations for !
TO on SATURDAY when Mrs. Martha Gle
low will address the RaItimore Auxtliar,
~ On. Southern Industrial Educationa
As.ocsa,ion at her home An Nort,
al. Street
Tuesday afternoon from until SO
O'Clock A tea will be given by Constitu
tion Chapter. ID. A. r.. In celebration O,
81 DstafY,. Day. IL win be held In III,
George washington Library of the Hote
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and Ruth Kahn. Decorations in the din |
ing room were red and green
Mr.. and. Mrs NJ Spear, of New York. (
who have been travelling in the South. |
passed several days during the week
with Mr.. and Mrs Victor E. Adler.
Mr. and Mrs Spear left Tuesday for I
their home In New York.
Mrs William Draper and Miss Margar-
ct Draper left Washington yesterday
en- route for Europe, where they Will
spend the remainder of the winter.
The Misses Sedgiey entertained at
delightful tea yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Barney.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
have sent out invitations to a musicale
on Saturday evening. January IS. at 10
o'clock.
Mrs. Loeb. the Misses Selma and Luz
ellie Loeb and Mr.. Leo Loeb have re-
turned to Annapolis. after spending sew
eral days at the New Willard Hotel
Mr.. David Oettinger has returned to
Cornell. after a few weeks In the city
with his mother. Mrs. ID. Oettinger.
Miss Lucille CERT has returned to Pitts
burg. having spent the holidays IN the
city with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gros-
ner.
Mrs. Junius MacMurray and Miss Ethel
MacMurray will be at home tomorrow
afternoon and the following. Mondays in
January.
Miss Alice Douglas wallach, daughter
of the late Mr.. Richard W. Wallach. OF
this city, and Mrs. Alice G. Waliach,
nee Evans, of Laurel, Md, and Mr..
William B, MacGregor. of Chevy Chase.
| were married on December 81. at
o'clock, in st. Patrick's parsonage.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Francis p, Mackall, of Maryland.
In the presence of the near relatives OF
the bride and bridegroom Mr.. Richard
i. wallach, a brother Of the bride. was
best man. and Miss Rosalie MacGregor.
sister of the bridegroom. was brides
maid The bride wore a becoming travel
ing suit of dark blue French serge. with
stylish hat to match. and she wore
corsage bouquet of orchids and lilies of
| the valley.
The bridegroom is the son OF the late
Mr.. John F. Maciregor and Mrs. Flor
ence E. MacGregor.
Mr.. and Mrs MacGregor are making
| brief visit to Petersburg. Va, and
other points in the South, where the
! brides father fought in the civil war,
and after January Is they will be at
their future home, 3so3 Jocelyn Street.
Chevy Chase.
The bride is a grandniece OF one OF
the late Mayors of Washington City and
also OF Douglas wallach. the founder Of
the Washington Evening Star.
| Mrs. r. B. Behrend and Mrs. Gerson,
Nordlinger have cards out for bridge
| to be given at Rauscher's on Friday,
January 10. In honor of Mrs. Louis Else
man, OF Atlanta, Ga
The engagement of Miss Corine Brash,
, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Edward Brash,
OF Lancaster. Pa. to Mr.. Harold c.
Krauskopf, OF Philadelphia, son Of the
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Photo By HsrIisEsins.

Mrs Stephens and Mrs John
of Works. the Congressional Club Tuesday
Virginia daughter of DR. and Mrs Thomas Hammond
friends Wednesday
in Florida Avenue.
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Col. and Mrs. Robert VI. Thompson
have sent out Invitations to a musicale
on Saturday evening. January IS. at 10
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

Mrs. Loeb, the Misses Selma and Luz
ellie Loeb. and Mr.. Leo Loeb have re-
turned TO Annapolis. after spending sew
eral days at the New Willard Hotel.
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Mrs William Draper and Miss Margar-
ct Draper left Washington yesterday
en- route for Europe, where they viii
spend the remainder of the winter.
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The Misses Sedgley entertained at a
delightful tea yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Barney.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

Mr.. David Oettinger has returned to
Cornell. after a few weeks In the city
with his mother, Mrs. ID. Oettinger.
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The engagement of Miss Corine Brash.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Brash.
OF Lancaster. Pa. to Mr. Harold c.
Krauskopf. OF Philadelphia, son Of the
Continued ON PLge Two.
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Mrs. r. B. Behrend and Mrs. Gerson,
Nordllnger have cards out for a bridge
to be given at Rauscher's on Friday,
January 10. In honor of Mrs. Louis Else
man, of Atlanta, Ga
The Washington herald., 1913-01-05

Miss Lucille CERT has returned to Pitts
burg. having spent the holidays In the
city with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gros-
mar
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A musical was given yesterday by the
pupils of Mrs Mabelle Storms, at 1888 La
mont Street. Among those who had
part In the programme were Miss Dor
othy West. Miss Carlotta Corey, Miss
Elizabeth Arnold. Miss Frances Corey,
Miss Lucille Stockberger.
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ing room were red and green.
Mr.. and. Mrs. NJ. Spear, of New York.
who have been travelling in the South.
passed several days during the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Victor E. Adler.
Mr.. and Mrs Spear left Tuesday for
their home In New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
What Crop Rotations Will Do And
What They Cannot Do.

Crop rotation alone will not main
tain soil fertility, if any of the usual
farm products are sold from the farm
Crop rotations-correct ones--will
maintain or increase the nitrogen, but
if any products, except such as but
ter or cream, are sold, the supply of
phosphoric acid, potash, and lime will
be reduced. In fact, the supply Of
these substances, especially the lime.
will be decreased to a certain extent
by teaching and washing, even though
nothing be sold from the farm.
But these facts form no argument
against rotation. They show why we
should not depend on crop rotation
alone. but crop rotations are the ba-
sis of good farming and too much i'm
portance cannot be attached to them
in relation to maintaining and in
creasing soil fertility.
1t is probably true that some farm
ers have enormously thought that
crop rotation alone would build up
their farms and permanently main
tain soil fertility; but that is no rea-
son for creating the impression that
crop rotations are not essential to the
best agricultural practice.
The South has not suffered from
placing too much faith in crop rota-
tiOns, nor have we suffered from prac-
ticins crop rotations; but we have
suffered immeasurably from our fail
ure to follow intelligent crop rota.
tions. When there is an abundance
OF lime and phosphoric acid in the
SOIL suitable crop rotation may
greatly increase crop production by
adding nitrogen and humus-forming
materials. Indeed. this result may
continue for many years, but sooner
or later the supply of phosphoric acid
and lime will be depleted if the usual
farm products are sold, unless these
elements are purchased or added to
the land in some form.
The pnosphoriC acid may be pur-
chased in grains for feeding or III the
form of ground phosphate rock OF as
acid phosphate; but IN some way
phosphoric acid and lime VIII nave TO
be applied to the soil TO either main
tain or increase the supply. But as
stated. this is no argument against
crop rotations, the lack OF whlch Is
probably the greatest defect In South
ern agriculture The Progressive
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

Farmer will continue TO urge that
available crop rotations be practiced,
but we never have stated or thought
that these alone would maintain soil
fertility We cannot, however, insist
too strongly on crop rotations, which
will gather nitrogen from the air and
which when plowed under, or fed and
the manure returned to the land, will
maintain or increase the nitrogen and
humus supply in our soils. Even il
the same plant foods are sold from
the farm crop rotation is better
than a one-crop system, because q
rotation Of crops decreases injury
from insects, tends to lessen weeds,
makes it possible to draw plant foods
from larger soil areas and means di-
versification, which is the best insur-
ance against the loss which comes
from putting all our eggs in one
basket.-Tait Butler, in the Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
The Wide World Magazine.

Among the articles of educational
value in the November Wide World
Magazine may be mentioned Inc
Ice-Harvest of Norway" Through
the Land of Witchcraft," Our Trip
to the Cedars of Lebanon" Across
the Congo" and "A Wa:.derer ir
Sicily" All these profusely illustrat-
ed articles contain facts we'll worth
the attention OF young people who are
anxious to increase their knowledge.
OF the stories from real life," which
are really far stranger and more ex-
citing than any fiction, mention
might be made Of The Crusaders s
Ghost" Twenty Dreadful Days"
How We Saved the Team" THE
Hunted Hunters" stopping a Runa-
way Engine" The Beast Man. I"
and a highly diverting account OF
"Shool Teaching in the West The
illustratious-piostly from photo
Sraphs-are unusual and eXcellently
reproduced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
Sow Oats.

The sowing of oats should receive
attention this month. The crop re-
ports forecast high-priced corn and
oats next summer. The Southern
farmer can and should hedge against
the high prices that now seem bound
to come. Prepare the land we'll. Sc
cure the best seed oats obtainable,
use good commercial fertilizer, if
necessary. at the rate Of 400 or 500
pounds per acre and plant anywhere
from two to five acres per horse. 1t
is cheap crop and should be grown
more largely all over the South. Put
them In during September wherever
it Is possible to do so. Where corr
is cut off the land can be prepared
and the oats put in Immediately after
the corn is shocked. They can also
be put in cotton with the open fur
row method--about three rows OF
oats in each cotton middle. a good
acreage in oats, we'll prepared, well
fcrtilized and sowed at the rate of
two and one-half bushels per acre,
Will save the farmers OF the South
many thousands of dollars next year.
=. b. Parker, in The Progressive
Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
Farmers Union Notice.

Hon. l.. Nj. Rhodes, Chairman OF
the Board OF Directors of the National
Farmers Union and President Of the
Tennessee State Union, will be In Sum-
ter next Thursday night. the 9Th, on
his way from Orangeburg to Bishop
Vile. We will have a meeting at 7.3O
in the court house in Sumter, open to
the public, and invite all the farm
crs who can come i'm TO it, and the
business men of Sumter. to give them
an opportunity to see the need Of or
ganization and cooperation.
J. Frank Williams,
County President
L. w. Dabbs,
State President
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

place for YOU"
"You shall never say that!" Mrs.
Gregory spoke up, distinctly, but not
In his loud tones. She dropped her
work in some agitation, and drew Fran
to her heart. II have q friend here.
Hamilton--one friend-and she must
stay"
Don't be uneasy. dear one," Fran
looked up lovingly into the frightened
face. He won't tell me to go. He
won't put an end to It. He won't tell
me anything!"
Listen to me. Lucy" said Gregory,
his tone altering. yes. she must stay
that's settled-she must stay. OF
course. But you--why will you refuse
what ask, when for years you were
one OF the most faithful attendants
at the Walnut Street church? am
asking you to 60 next Sunday because
well, you know how people Judge
by appearances. I'm not asking 1t
for my sake-of course I know your
real character--but 60 for Miss
Grace's sake--go to show her where
you stand"
How is 1t about church attendance,
anyway" asked Fran, with the air Of
one who seeks after knowledge. 81
thought you went to church for the
Lords sake. and not for Miss Noir's."
Il have given you my answer, Mr..
Gregory" said his wife family. "but
am sorry that It should make me
seem Obstinate"
He uttered groan. and left the hall
In despair. His gesture said that he
must give It up.
Mrs. Gregory folded her work. her
face pale and drawn, her lips tremu.
lous. She looked at Fran and tried to
smile. I'VE must 60 to rest now"
she said-"if we can"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

DR.. Houston Called the Best Man
Who Ever Held the Place.
Boston Herald.

bOSlOn herald.
In common with most of the news
papers, the Herald has had occasion
to criticise Mr. Bryan's conduct Of the
State department, and occasionally
that of other members Of the cabinet
1t is with peculiar pleasure, therefore,
that we can say of David F. Houston,
the present Secretary Of Agriculture,
that he is. IN the opinion of those who
know, the best man ever assigned to
that place since it became a cabinet
office. The executive committeeman of
the Association of Colleges and Expert
mental Stations, having the welfare Of
scientific agriculture at heart, re-
Gently had occasion to confer with the
new Secretary, and on their return
to the hotel, in the words of one Of
them, I'VE pinched ourselves to see If
we were walking on earth," so queer
was the sensation of dealing with a
Secretary Of Agriculture who had a
definite and intelligent policy, whose
aims were scientific, and whose grasp
of the situation was comprehensive.
Secretary Houston is establihing
many great reforms. He has decided
to have the department attempt moth
ing which the experiment stations and
other State agencies can do to better
advantage. This will cut out an enor-
nous duplication Of effort. The So
called extension work." like the
teaching Of farmers by practical dem
sontrations, will be turned over to
those agencies, local and commercial,
which are ready to do it on the
ground. The new Secretary has no
desire to cover the earth, regardless
Of what other agencies are doing,
merely for the sake of initiating the
pay toll or Of aggrandizing the FEEDER
al department.
Dr. Houston has also reorganized
the publishing system of the depart
ment. establishing national journal
Of agricultural science, which will be
made the vehicle of acquainting the
world with the discoveries of his ex-
perimenters. He has called to it's ed
itorial service some of the ablest ex-
perts in the country. He is cutting
out certain sensational endeavors, or
iginally designed for popularizing the
department, but having no place in q
government-mainta institution.
The right man is in the right place.
DR.. Houston's training has been most
admirable. At the head Of agricul-
tural experiment stations, his meritor-
iOus work led to his selection for the
presidency OF Washington University
at st. Louis, of which Winfield S.
Chaplin, formerly Of Harvard, was at
an earlier period the head. And from
that post DR.. Houston was last spring
transferred to Washington. The de-
partment is great scientific work.
shop-the largest in the world. It
needed just such man, and the presi-
dent is to be given credit Of finding
him. And incidentally Houston saved
us from Obadiah Gardner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
Schedules
thern RaiIway-Premier Carrier
Of The South.

Southern Railway-Premier Carrier
Of The South.
N. B.--Schedule asures published
a. information only and are not guar.
anteed Effective Nov. 2, 1919.
Departure from Sumter: (Excep,
sunday:
No. l40-620 A. NJ. for Columb bia
Charleston and way stations.
No. 142-3.25 Il. NJ. for Columbia,
Charleston and way stations.
Arrival Except Sunday):
No. 141-10.20 A. NJ. from Char
lesion. Columbia and way stations.
No. 143--5.45 +. NJ. from Charles
ton. Columbia and way stations.
W. Ii. Caffey. d. p. a.
Charleston
w. e. McGee. A. q. p. A.
Columbia, 8. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
A Uniform TOrrens System.

Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Times-Dispatch is pleased to
note that both the West Point News
and the Roanoke World join it in ad-
vocacy for Virginia Of the Torrens sys-
tenn Of registration and guaranty or
land title.
The latter contemporary very well
defines the system as one the purpose
Of which is ito establish a title to q
tract of land or a city lot, and have
the State guarantee it. Under 1t q
man selling land would have nothing
to do but hand over his title deeds.
perhaps with an Endorsement; or,
wishing to borrow money on land.
would merely deposit his deeds as se-
curity. He would not be required to
execute mortgage, and the delay and
expense Of searching titles would be
avoided"
There is larger phase Of this ques-
ton which is entitled to careful con-
sideration, and is embodied in tie re-
port of the committee on the Torrecs
system 30 the Conference OF Commits
sioners on Uniform State Laws at
Montreal last August, Of which cora
mitee Eugene c. Massie OF Richmond
was chairman. 1t is plain that the
tide Of the Torrens system is rapidly
rising, and, so that uniformity may
be attained early rather than after it
has acquired volume, the committee
referred to above submitted to the
conference a tentative draft OF uni
form Torrens SYSTEM law for adoption
by the several States. Ten States have
already adopted the system. but their
statutes are not uniform, and the
committee is Of the opinion that "the
PRONUNCIATION Of a model Torrens act
for adoption by other States, in whiciI
some legislation WIN soon be passed.
will prevent further divergencies ard
be the easiest way to insuIe that uni
formity which is the ideal of this or
ganization."
Further. III it be objected that land
titles are matters of local interest
only and not Of interstate concern,
and should, therefore, be left by this
conference for settlement wholly by
local Jurisdictions in any manner that
may seem desirable to them without
regard to uniformity, it is replied that
one Of the effects Of registration will
be to confer upon lands a new COM
mercial quality by giving to them
commercial mobility. by enabling
owners to deal with their lands
quickly, cheaply and safely. and by
placing registered certificates Of title.
as far as possible. upon an equality
with registered stocks and bonds,
making them marketable and readily
available In all business transactions,
both az collateral for loans as well
as for direct sales" Residents in one
State are often landowners in other
States. or are interested i'll loans Sc
cured on lands in other States. AS
the Torrens system becomes better
known and more generally establish
ed, certificates Of title will freely pass
from State to State. so that the bank
able capital Of the country may be
greatly increased.
Certainly, il it is desirable to have
uniform stock transfer act, 1t is
equally SO with a uniform Torrens
act. !
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Third Week Jurors.

The following jurors have beer
drawn for the third week Of court
which is now in session:
w. w. James,
II. Siddall,
A. F.. Smith.
III. j. McLaurin, Jr.
S. ID. Hudson,
b. Randle.
]. F. Baker,
S. ]. Bradford,
G. d. Dawkins.
o. C. Locklear,
w. II. Ramsey,
w. w. Rees,
j. f. Tisdale,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

Mr. s. a. Harvin having decided to
serve as member OF the board Of
directors OF the Tobacco Warehouse
Company. the board of nine members
ness, and 1t will get busy right away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

our idea of enjoying Ourself is to
sit back and laugh at the way they
tumble over each other when Prof.
Wilson points out the solution of the
problem that has had every one Of
them gucssing-just guessing. Will
mington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

Before we'd be the mOrganatic
wife of some foreign guy we'd rather
form matrimonial alliance with II
true bluo American woman. Viii
minston Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-05

The novelist who has il that the
heroine entered the parlor wearing
a furtiVe look leaves us TO infer
whether she was wearing anything
else or uot-that is to amount to any
thing g--Wilmington star
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
NEW COUNTY HISTORY.
Delivery Being Made OF New Work
iii Two Volumes, Historical and
Biographical.

A representative of the S. J..
Clarke Publishing Co. Of Chica-
go has been in the city this week,
making deliveries of the new His
tory of Winneshiek County, just
published by that firm 1t has been
a good many years since history
published, and the work will prove
valuable in preserving and bring
recting, former publications. The
work is in two volumes, one his
torical and the other biographical.
The editing of the historical volume
was done under the direction of E.
c. Bailey, whose father had per-
formed similar service in previous
histories years ago. The new work
is much more accurate and compre-
hensiye than the former ones, and
contains much new information
that will be of lasting value. The
chapter on the Indian history of
the county was written by Charles
Philip HeXom, and is particularly
valuable in that it contains new and
authentic historical facts not here
tofore published, together with il
Illustrations and poetic sketches that
add much to it's worth. The bio
graphical volume contains sketches
of citizens generally throughout the
county, and is of the same charac-
ter as is customary in projects of
this sort.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
Pastors Returned to Decorah.

DEBORAH people generally and es-
pecially members of the Methodist
Episcopal and German Methodist
churches will be pleased at the ac-
ton of the recent conferences of
these two churches at Upton and
Giard in returning to DEBORAH for
the next year the former pastors,
Revs. G. S. Lakeland and A. F.
Damerow. Both of them have Civ
en- considerations and faithful SER
vice to their ongregations, and
have gained the respect and conf
dence Of the entire community.
They are both able and forceful
speakers, and their work in Decor
ah and vicinity has resulted in i'm
proved conditions in both churches.