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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04
The Edgecombe notwithstanding Oats
at Last Cultivation of Cotton

You may have noticed in The Pro
gressive Farmer, issue of Saturday
May nth, 1919, an article headed
Sowing Oats At Last Cultivation of
Cotton" by Mr.. Zeno Moore, of Whit
akers, N. c., if not, would suggest
that you carefully read this article
which ] am quoting below:
"In this section, where 1t is so easy
to make living, so many of the land
holders have been content to be cotton
or tobacco growers, ana hence hay and
grain buyers, that nobody has much
accurate knowledge of the possibilities
of other crops; and least of all, about
oats, since most of what we have seen
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04
S. c. DELECAT'JH.
aEfTS At CAPITAL
Dial Declines to Renew Old Patron
age Agreement
DISCUSS NATIONAL GUARD
Delegation Agrees as to Guard Organ.
ization; Silent on Military
TRAINING

Washington, May 29.-At the re-
quest of Representative Lever, as dean
of the South Ca. olina delegation in
the House, Senator E. D. Smith called
meeting Of the entire State delega-
tion in Congress today. Tie Senator
was compelled to leave before the
meeting was entirely finished because
OF news that one of his children was
seriously i'll at his home in South
Carolina. The two principal matters
discussed were, first, whether the old
patronage agreement should be re-
newcd, and second, the request of the
South Carolina National Guard Asso-
citation for support by the delegation
in Congress of the policies of reor-
ganization advocated by the associa-
tion and embodied in resolutions
passed at the recent meeting at
Columbia.
Old Patronage Agreement Dropped.
The former agreement as to patron
age is now definitely decided. 1t
bound the Senators to support the
members of Congress as to postoffice
nominations in their respective dis
tricts, except where d candidate was
personally Objectionable to the Sena-
tor. and left the field TO the Senators
with regard to offices of wider than
district scope, such as federal attor-
neys and marshals. This agreement
practically lapsed when senator Till
man died, and today Senator Dial re-
spectfully declined to renew it. The
Junior Senator explained to his col
leagues that he did noc wish to have
too much to say while he was so new
IN his position, but that he felt it his
duty to handle such matters as came
TO his hand on his own responsibility
as the representative Of the people Of
the whole State who had elected him.
he added that he hac not come to
washington with the IDEA of punish
ing anybody in particular or of con-
ferring any special rewards, and that
he would be glad at any time to see
the South Carolina members Of the
House individually and to consider
anything that they might have to say
to him about questions in which they
were mutually interested.
Agree as to National Guard.
AS to the National Guard IT,. dele
cation meeting was addressed by
Adjt Gen. w. w. Moore, accompanied
by Col. Holmes B. Springs, Of George
town, and Capt. j. j. McSWain, of
Greenville, who came as committee
representing the State National Guard
Association. The legislative delega-
tion was found to be in line with the
desire for the establishment by Con-
gress of a National Guard under Ma
ton Guard officers; and for an i'm
mediate reorganization of the guard
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04

were planted in the spring, from poor
seed, and under the most unfavora BILE
conditions, and no record kept.
1t is not strange then that when
the oat crop has been arraigned the
Jury has unhesitatingly said, "Guilty."
But gefore an impartial jury could
reach verdict, there are some things
about oats that it would want to know.
Among those things are, what kind
of land suits them best? What is
the best. variety for a given section,
and a given purpose? Best time and
manner of planting. Best use to
make Of them. That is, should they
oe used for green manuring, for graz
ing, for hay, or for grain, or even
yet, to make grain and hog off? What
is fair yield, and what place should
they fill in a rotation? Feeling the
need of this information, and never
finding any place where it was on tap,
l made some observations, rather than
experiments, and these are nv con-
clusions, for what they may be>worth
First, that fall oats, on the same
land, will yield much longer grazing,
or twice as much grain, as will spring
oats. In fact, ! am not appearing as
counsel to defnd spring oats.
They do best on Norfolk Fine and
Portsmouth loans. We can make a
profitable crop of oats on most any
land in Edgecombe that will make a
profitable crop of cotton.
AS for TIER place in cropping
system, they are most important as
a cover crop. In this way they take
high rank for any use you would
make of any other non-leguminous
cover crop.
The best time to plant is August
or the first half Of September. How
ever, the possible time of planting
oats is longer than any other crop !
know. OF course, ! would not claim
that every day of that time is the
best time, but ! have seen them
planted, changing the variety as the
season progresses, from July rs to
The best means / know (and this
also tells their place in a rotation) is
to scatter broadcast, ahead Of the
cultivator, at the last cultivation OF
cotton, whenever that may be.
The merits of this custom are as
follows: 1t is the only safe plan not
to have bare land during winter. 1t
costs nothing but the seed and the
sowing. 1t will give grazing in De-
cember and January. 1t will prevent
erosion for the entire season, and will
make as much vegetation as you
would care to turn under early in the
spring.
We use about five pecKs to the acre.
Yields, covering q period Of six years
and some twenty-five demonstrations,
run from twenty to sixty-fve bushels
per acre. In 1918, one man, Mr.. II.
q. Brown, Conetoe, harvested 1873
bushels per acre and sold nearly 800
bushels of seed oats, at $1.50 per
bushel from 8 acres that were sowed
August II, at the last cultivation of
cotton in 1917.
Our cotton farmers could, by plant
ing oats at the last cultivation, make
hay and grain to meet the deficit, and
never miss the time, the land, nor the
labor. At the same time they would
winter all the stock they could carry
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04
One-Year Agri-
cultural Course

Is for young men who have neither
the time nor the money to take the
four-year course. 1t is open to young
men l8 years old, and over, who have
worked three or more years on the
farm.
1t is designed to giev the simple
scientific principles upon which good
farming rests.
The idea is to take man who is
already farmer and make him a
better farmer.
The course begins OCTOBER 1st
adnends June 1st. Fifty-one schoI-
arships are open to men in this course.
Examinations for the award of these
scholarships will be held by each
County Superintendent of Education
on Friday, July 18th.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04

ers about their experience in sowing
oats at last cultivation Of cotton. They
were all enthusiastic over the excel
lent results obtained, and one Of them,
MIR. II. G. Brown, Conetoe, told me
that ten bushels of oats sown at last
cultivation of cotton in 1913 saved him
from having to buy 100 bushels Of
corn: Mr.. w. w. Bull luck, Battleboro,
N c., another enthusiast, stated that
he expected this year to put in oats
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04

through the summer, and increase the
fertility of their soils. With cover
crops at that time, it is oats or moth
ing; and on most cotton farms it is
then or never. Of course we still
have large number, who prefer the
nothing and never"
! would like to add that ! recently
visited Edgecombe County to note the
results of the Edgecombe method, and
while there talked with several farm
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04
Scholarships

The college maintains 109 four
year scholarships in the L-gricultu-
raj and Textile courses, and 81 in
the One-year Agricultural Course.
Each scholarship is worth 500 90
per session and free tuition.
Vacancies in four-year scholar
ships in al counties to be filed this
summer. Vacancies in the One-year
Agricultural Course Scholarships in
every county.
An excellent opportunity to Sc
cure a college training at mini
mum of cost.
Write now for The necessary ap-
pllcation blanks and full informa-
tlon in regard to the scholarship
open in your county.
Free tuition $4,000 per SESSION. is
granted to students judged unable to
pay.
The State Board of Charities and
Corrections is charged with investi-
eating the financial standing of all
applicants for four-year scholarships
and free tuition, and reporting their
findings to the Board of Trustees of
the College. This Board passes upon
the matter, accepting as correct the
information gathered by the State
Board. Appeal from the decision of
the Trustees may be made to the
State Board Of Education.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04

on every acre Of cotton at last cult
walton.
Why not round up some seed oats
and try Mr.. Moore's plan? He and
his neighbors have found it profitable
and | believe you will, if you will fol-
low his advice
G. A. Cardwell, :.
Agricultural & Industrial Agent.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Wilmington, N. G..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04
Military Training

Clemson College is member of
the Senior Division of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. All students
are required to wear uniform and are
under military discipline at all times.
A. Freshmen, Sophomores and
ShorI Course students are required to
take the Basic Course of three hours
military instruction each week.
Juniors and Seniors may enter the
advanced course if physically and
otherwise qualified, and if admitted,
are required to take additional mill
tary instruction.
The War Department has estab-
iished r. O. Il. c. units in the In
fantry, Coast Artillery and Signal
Corps branches of the service. Only
a limited number Of students will
be admitted to the Coast Artillery
| and Signal Corps Units. Modern
equipment is supplied by the U. S.
Government.
All students in the r. O. r. c.. re-
celve financial assistance from the
U. 5. Government. Juniors and Sen
lors at present are paid $1,000 per
month, which may be applied to the
living expenses. All R. o. r. C. stu
dents are given an allowance on
uniforms by the War Department.
INV "h'ouIlI mas hoC Dcen nXeu Tor
the coming session, but it is expect
ed that it will be sufficient to cover
at least half the cost of the service
! uniforms.
No obligations rests upon the
! graduate Of the Advanced Course.
Membership in the Advanced
Course amounts practically to a two
year scholarship furnished by the
| Federal Government. A student who
holds a regular scholarship and takes
the Advanced Course receives enough
money to pay for all expenses except
| books.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04
Clemson Men in The Ser
Dice

The Clemson Service Flag contains
approxim ttely l 900 stars, IS of which
are gold as well as a number of the
blue ones.
Relatives and friends of Clemson
men who entered the service are earn
estly requested TO send to the College
the name, rank, division, regiment, or
any other information that will aid in
the publishing Of a complete list.
Clemson men are ask I'd to dc the same
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
PERFECTION
Oil Stoves
For sale in Belfast at
Fred D. Jones'
IT'S SURPRISING
That So Many Belfast People Fail To
Recognize Kidney Weakness.

Are you bad back victim?
Sutfe twinges; headaches, dizzy spells
Go to bed tlred-get up tired?
It's surprising how few suspect the
kidneys.
It's surprising how few know what t.
do.
Kidney trouble needs kidney treatment
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kidneys
only
Have convinced Belfast people of their
merit.
Here's Belfast case; Belfast testi-
mony.
Kidney sufferers hereabouts should read
it.
Mrs. Margaret P. Wood, 10 Vine ST.,
says: II suffered from severe pains across
my back and at night they interfefed with
my rest was subject TO dizzy spells and
black spots came before my eyes, My
kidneys were disordered and felt miser-
able and run down. Doan's Kidney Pills
seemed to be just what my system re-
qulred and soon got relief. l can recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills, which l got
from the City Drug Store, to anyone
troubled with their kidneys"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-eet Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Wood
had. Foster Milburn Company, Mfgrs.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10

drews; Grammar, Louis A. Smith; inter-
mediate, Geneva Thompson; Primary,
Grace Thompson; Whittier, Marguerite
Page; Lowell, Mrs Lois Mafden; Filing
woods Corner, Grace Lord; Martin,
Almira Porter; Fisher, Mary Cockrane.
Gushing Chapter, O. E. S., held a fine
and largely attended meeting, w Wednesday
evening, June 25th. Several visitors
from other chapters in Maine and Massa-
chusetts being present. The degree was
conferred on Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick M.
Nickerson. There were pleasing remarks
from Mr., Nickerson, Mr. and Mrs. A. C..
L. Bartlett, Mrs. Hubert, Mrs. Fox, Mr..
and Mrs Fred johnson, Mrs. Alice M.
Palmer, Worthy Matron of Archonia
Chapter, Silas Baisdell, A. L. Blaisdell
and Others Refreshments of ice cream,
assorted cake and cookies were served
a fter the close of the meeting.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
OAK HILL, SWanville.

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Peavey of Belfast
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Peavey,
June goth.
Mr G. W. Scott has sold his farm to
MIR. Wyman of Mass, and he has taken
possession.
Mr. and Mrs. john Innis and daughter
Leona of Searsport were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A T. Toothaker, June goth,
Mrs Arthur Thompson and three
youngest children of Poor's Mills returned
home June goth, after several days visit
with her sister, Mrs. James Webster
Mrs Hollis Seekins was out riding
Sunday and met another team in narrow
place and in passing the wheels locked
and she was thrown out and hurt quite
badly.
Mrs. F. 0. Seekins returned home from
Hampden June Goth, where she has been
TWO weeks, called there by the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Par
fridge.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
WINTERPORT

The frost of June 29th damaged vege-
tation considerably on lowland
Mrs. Clement D. Gates and party
motored to Swan Lake, recently.
Raymond Carleton and Ernest S. Pur-
den have recently returned from overseas.
MIR. and Mrs. C. C. Moody have pur-
chased seven passenger Buick automo-
bile.
Mrs. Walter Gordon of Dexter has been
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. E, P. Good
rich.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mckinney have
spent several days at their cottage in
NoIthport.
Mr., and Mrs. Hubert of Boston have
been guests of her parents. DR.. and Mrs.
E. H. Boyington.
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Gould of Bangor
have been week-en guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Clements.
Neal Merrill of Freeport has been a
guest at the home lof Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Nealley few days recently.
The Winterport Ferry Company have
completed their slip and are now prepared
to ferry autos, teams, etc, across the
rived.
A large number from here attended the
June meeting of the First Maine Spirit
ualists Society at Edna and enjoyed the
perfect day.
The Misses Annie Cook, Pearl Bean,
Winnie Merrill and Cora Fields have gone
to the Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, for the
summer season.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Lord and sons
Lemuel and George have returned from
a weeks automobile trip to points of in
terest in Boston and vicinity.
A large number went from here to the
meeting of the Waldo County Veterans
Association at Whites Corner, at which
nearly three hundred people were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Ryder and son
Russell have recently purchased a farm
in henduskeag of which they expect to
take immediate possession. MI and Mrs
Ryder and family have many friends here
who regret their departure and wish
them success.
Mr. and MrS PhiEn Coodrou, ,,,bo
were rececently reunite in.marriage here,
have returned from their wedding trip to
Portland, Old Orcharl Beach and vicin-
ity, and have commenced housekeeping
in the house ON Kaler street, owned by
Sumner c Fisher of Jerome, Arizona.
The following assignment of teachers
for the schools in town have been made
for next year; High school, H. P. An
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
LIBERTY.

Miss Mary Kent Davey arrived June %
to pass the season at her home here.
W, D. Sanford returned recently from
weeks stay in Boston on matters of
business.
Mr. Chester H. Fernald, who has been
passing week with his aunt, Mrs George
Sprague, has returned to his home in Up
| ton, Mass.
Mrs. Helen Post and daughter Frances
and Mr.. William Cary of Augusta, have
been guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Hurd.
Hervey Brown, son of Mr. Frank
Brown, arrived home a few days ago
from France. Mr.. Brown has been over
seas for two years and was glad to get his
discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Peck arrived last
week and opened their cottage on the
island. They have as guests MIR. WEIGH
and Mr.. Weeks, masters in st. Paul's
school at Concord, N H.
Miss Ella Greeley left June 80 for Farm
ington, where she will attend the summer
school held there. She was accompanied
from Thorndike by Miss Izora Duncan of
Islesboro, who has been principal of the
Liberty High school for the past sixteen
weeks.
Mrs. Ralph Page of Arlington, Mass,
was an auto caller in town at C. NJ
Hurd's June 20. She came from Warren
with the remains of her aunt, Miss Fan
ME Wade, who died there Miss Wade
is pleasantly remembered by the older
people in Montville and Liberty.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
THE INVENTION OF EFFICIENCY

A few days ago the Senate was discus
sing request by the Agricultural Depart
ment for an appropriation. The money
was to be used to carry on an investiga-
ton of household economics and manag e-
ment, and to issue bulletins telling farm
ers and especially farmers wives how to
become more efficient. Senator King of
Utah, a robust Democrat who is diGgent
advocate of economy in public expendi-
lures said, in substance, that the farmers
wife needed no instruction from a Wash
ington named teacher. In the course of
his remarks he introduced an article
which appeared in the New York Even
ing Mail, which, as we remember it, read
about as follows: Taking efficiency to
a farmers wife is like carrying cheese to
Switzerland The farmers wife rises at
half-past and gets breakfast for her
husband and the hired man so that they
can get their scythes and sneak up on
the oats and barley while it is dark. By
the time the average city woman has be-
gun 10 lnlnh Oh getllng up, lle ldILhel
wife has MIXED the cows, fed the chick
ems and the pigs, washed, dressed and fed
the children and washed the dishes. Then
she makes the bels, puts up dinners for
the children to cake with them to school,
brings in some wood and water, bakes
some apple pies, picks and shells peck
Of green peas, digs some potatoes gets
dinner and blows the horn. After dinner
she washes the dishes, does the sweeping,
feeds the chickens and the pigs, harvests
the hens eggs, meuds dozen pairs of
socks, puts up a few cans of something
for next winters use, does little mend
ing for herself and makes bowl of apple
sauce and some hot biscuits for supper.
All her real relaxation comes after sup
per, when she has nothing to do but to
wash the dishes, cut Tommy's hair, mend
his shirt and her husbands overalls, put
The children to bed, make bowl of herb
tea, set the pancake batter for breakfast,
prepare the materials for meat hash,
lmprison a few brooding hens, shut up
the chickens, put the cats out, wind the
clock and 60 to bed When she gets to
bed she meets herself getting up. Teach
the farmers wife efficiency? Huh? She
invented it,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
GEORGE EBEN COLBY.

George Eben Colby, son of Sewell P.
and Gertrude Colby of Liberty, Maine,
within the section know as South Mont
vile, was born April "a, 1895. He was
the first member of South Montville
church to Join the colors III the war He
was private in Nj. G. BIN 319 Co. B.
He went to Camp Devens Oct. 2, 1917,
then to Camp Gordon in Georgia, three
weeks later he took German measles in
about two weeks after going there pneu-
monia developed and he was sent to the
hospital Dec. So, 1917, and was in the
hospital till May 10, 1919 when he was
transferred to Fort Mcpherson, Ga,
where he died MAY 81, 1919, His body
was sent home to his parents. A large
number attended his funeral which was
at his home June list, Rev. Edwin A..
Dinslow, former pastor of the church,
officiating. He is much missed in his
home where he was always helpful to all
and kind to his brothers and sisters
When his father asked him about piece
OF work he always went ahead and Shout
dered the heavy part. For a number of
years he held an office in South Mont
vile grange which office he we'll filled
and when he left for the war he was
oVefseer. A comrade who knew him
we'll wrote to his parents: "There never
was nobler or Drawer man. He left
a name unsullied and soul pure and an
stained by sin.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
Well, as guess, we will say by the Brit
ish Empire under authority delegated by
the League of Nations.

A committee of Is members of the
House of Representatives will undertake
an investigation of the expenditures of
the War Department. Every week ap-
preparations are asked for to pay for
something for the purchase of which the
Secretary of War had no authority what
to have been utterly needless. Recent
discussions in Congress seem to indicate
that Mr.. Baker must have had an idea
that he had unlimited authority.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10

You probably Know something of this
notable man. He is U. S Senator Lodge
from Massachusetts, and a predominant
figure in our politics. Theodore Roose-
welt said of him in 1916: "He has been on
the whole the member with the largest
Vision and the most intelligent devotion to
American needs that we have had on the
Foreign Affairs Committee during this
generation" He will play an important
part in the Senate discussion of the peace
treaty, particularly as chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-07-10
A recent official announcement from

A recent official announcement from
Washington states that Carranza has
sent soldiers to drive the workmen away
from the oil fields owned by American
and European investors From the late
news dispatches we learn that the Mexi-
can government considers that the work
OF confiscation has been finished and the
land is being given to favored Mexicans,
There are about $50, 200 acres of these
lands on which, as we said last week,
more than s2OO,0OO,OO have been ex-
pended for development. Protests and
even display of force on sea or land will
have no effect on Mexico. This has been
shown by the result of the childish per-
formances of the United States. Force.
real force, must be invoked. By whom3
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A. l, BROWN. Editor.

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