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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, WT LETTEIIS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. mm of Interest From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoin Ina; Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters go that they will :h this office not later than Mon r.hen Intended for Wednesday's ,jr and not later than Thursday Saturday'- lasue. This, of course. ?4?plles only to regular correspond In case of Items of unusual Talus, send In Immediately by II. telephone or telegraph. Such ra stories are acceptable up to the %our of going to press. Wednesday's paper la printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after SMITHVDLLE. ftmlthfUle. Aug. 16.?Cotton is -opening rapidly. Fodder pulling will be over. Rain has begun to ia again to the disappointment of fodder puller and cotton picker. A Northern writer undertook some ago to enlighten the Southern fanners relative to corn gathering. Ha says the correct way to cure your fedd'r and corn le to out the whole ?talk and shock them in the field, r, what kind of corn would we out of which to make bread? ?uch old soured, rotten stuff as farmers buy from the merchants. The merchants order It from the Warth and West, where the wonder? ful method of cutting and shocking m followed by the farmers. What Is the result? Plenty of dead stock id from eating such rotten stuff worst of all It causes pellagra, moat awful disease, for which Oser <? la no cure at present. It Is that Southern grown corn never M pellagra. That Is where the fodder Is pulled and the ear allowed to dry thoroughly before gathering, writer goes on to eay that our thod Is about as far behind the lea aa a man would be to plant his by hand, chopping holes with ?fha hoe and dropping corn by hand covering with hoe. This Is only more case where the Northern thinks he knows R all. Of course Southern folks are not expect? ed to know anything. They are re? tarded as fit subjects for the scorn svnd ridicule of the North. If some of these wonderful and seemingly snoat eloquent Northern writers would come down South, we might' ?ad they were as Ignorant as the dtjrman who went into the country ta become a farmer. He planted Wans and of course they came up the usual way with the boans on top. One morning his neighbor went over and found him pulling up his beans and resetting them the roots on top. The cltyman told his neighbor they come up with the wrong end on About that time some one step up and told him the hired man could not milk th* cow, she kicked no badly. Cltyman said he could snanage her by kindness; so after caressing her (or a while he tied her las; to one of his and proceeded with the milking; In a moment the cow went tearing across the yard drag? ging Mr. Cltyman after her. Jn mak? ing her escape she overturned a bee have, the occupants of which gave him rather a warm reception. Mr. Cltyman pulled up his stakes and returned to the city a sadder but wiser man. I think the Northerner would find he didn't know what he was talking about. His life down here wauld be even worse than the Clty MAX. Max. Aug. 19.?Rev. E. A. Drlggers tiollvered an address on prohibition last Sunday morning at Nazareth church. Ueut. Oov. McLeod made an ex? cellent address on education after the oaerclses of Children's Day last Sat? urday st Shlloh. Several from about here went to Hhiloh last Saturday. . The little son of Mr. Harvey Coker. of Mottn. who has had typhoid fever for several weeks, continues very III. Also, Mr. Coker has typhoid fever, and has been sent to an Infirmary for treatment. Mrs. B. M. Truluck returned from St. Charles last week, accompanied hy her niece, Miss Margaret Brelly. Miss Ilu Truluck. of Shlloh. and Miss Brooks, of Greenwood, visited nt Messrs. B. C. and W. D. Truluck'? this week. Mrs. Jennettc Humphrey is visit? ing relatives ab ?ut here. Miss Marlon Hicks is spending some time with her slste.r. Mrs. Ha? lene Mott. - Misses Eva Moor?. und Lois Thompson spent a few days at (half uncle's. Mr. E. J. Tomllnson s, of Lynch burg. M r. I>. J, IrfMfSjon, of | ?el.tnd. I '! ? . Is Visiting his home und friend.- at Shll-h Mr. and Mrs. J. <\ Truluck Invited eeveral young folks b; take supper last night, after which games were Interspersed with Ice cream, till a late hour. All enjoyed the time. JORDAN IS A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL. Some Vp* and Downs of a Mall Cur? rier. M: Editor: Very few people indeed ever con sinder for a moment even a few of the many difficulties under whiQh i> rural mail carrier has to labor. They j seem to forget that his daily life Is endangered and that troubles, (of times uncalled for) trials, difficulties and unpleasant happenings are his to encounter every day. They rather think ease, comfort, peace and plen? ty to spare money, are his to com? mand, and with this view in their minds his position Is often envied, and little deeds of kindness, or words of consolation and encourage? ment are forgetten. It Is the duty of a carrier to serve the department and the patrons of hla route to the best of his ability. Never wavering In the discharge of his whole duty, both to his govern ment and patrons, always speaking pleasantly to everybody, obliging and accommodating as far as practicable. If a carrier assumes a pleasant de? meanor toward everybody, then lota of people will expect him to stamp their letters on a credit, for? getting the fact that Uncle Sam does not do business that way. and If he seems a little cool then he is consid dered selfish. A mall route Is generally oyer the very roughest parts of the country, and the trains are almost Invariably behind time, and the carrier Is lim? ited In time granted to return and it takes hustling around under the most favorable opportunities to make It. These opportunities seldom If ever come along the carrier's way, for re? gardless of how the land llea or what direction the road may go, nearly everybody has Imbeded In their minds golden Ideas?that all rows must lead directly Into the road, and the Jim crow African receives orders1 not to leave grass between the Held and the wheel rut, consequently the carrier finds little mountains of dirt six or eight Inches high about two feet apart in both ruts, or else the plowman stand's still and let's the poor dumb brute pull him and his plow around, cutting a ditch across the road, This puts a quietus to the mali carrier's progress?causing the breaking of buggies, of harness, pitching whips, mall pouches, Ac, out of place, causing the mall man to think or use some word, or words, which he has a faint recollection of having used In the days gone by, set? tling down his scanty, early breakfast only too soon, causing hunger and thirst to set up a howl, ere he can reach home, causing him to think of a portion of a verse of poetry he used to hear,: "Holy Moses and the Angels, Cast thy pitying glances down, \nd the family doctor came Put a soft mush poltlc3 on." Oh! well, that's alright, he has n Job from Uncle Sam. He gets big money. He has nothing to do but ride. Forgetting that they have the pleasure of appeasing their hunger and quenching their thirst around the family fireside or under the cool? ing shades, both of which the mail carrier Is debarred from while plod? ding through heat and dust, rain and sleet. Mr. Editor, we have a good many different classes of people in thiR world and I suppose It takes all kinds of people to make a world. We have one class that seems to be Ig? norant of their duty toward their fel lowman, who seem to have lost all sense of right or wrong, for they de? light In running and whipping stock by you, riding cows wrong end fore? most with a bundle on their back, or trotting horses or popping fire crack? ers, and In fact all other devilment which they think might cause you to have trouble with your horse, forget? ting that the mail carrier is only hu? man, and may not always be able to control his temper, or that there might be some trouble about cloggim; Uncle Ham's business if reported.. We have others who seem to think that the proper place to erect their mall box Is ten or more feet from the road in a cultivated field and when kindly notified by the carrier to plac his box by the road side, with I Krunt and a one-eyed side-long look at you walks off. saying by his nc tlons that the department is paying big money to have his mall brought to his box. We have others who erect their boxes on the top of some high em bankment. takln? it for granted thr*t th<- mail carrier Is or ought to be. a Kood climber and that It will not be much trouble for him to scratch out hebs In the clay walls of the bank and gscend ladder fashion to the box" Tell him to move it why no. I want my box where i can s. s it from any point on my farm. Why the mail man is paid to bring the mail, he ha nothing to do but to ride, We have Others Who would at an\ OOSl keep their box locked with a lock almost is large :?s your fist, when th< box Is actually not more than twenty ty feet from their door steps and of ten they will stand on the steps and watch you pull and wring and twist for several minutes before you suc? ceed in unlocking it and then just as you place their mail in the box, will tell you just to leave it open "we will lock it." Oh, how provoking, when they could have saved you all of this trouble? Xo wonder that marly all the mail carriers are either thin haired or bald headed. We have another class who thinks that a mail carrier has nothing but patience, time and money, for they always forget to write their letters until the carrier reaches their box, then they ask him to wait until they can write an important letter. Oh, well, that is alright, the carrier has plenty of time and is always expect? ed to have a buggy load of patience? never to hunger, thirst or weary, but simply to exist on the pure air, heat and rain with no expense and bank? ing privileges always at their com mad. You say, "how is this." Why they are working for Uncle Sam. Again there are others who will as? sail you, "Captain," I wrote a letter to my grandfather's great aunt three weeks ago in Quebeck, Florida, or some such name and you have not brought me an answer, forgetting that others must first handle this mall, but In their estimation either the carrier or postmaster only is re? sponsible. Well Mr. Editor, the carriers and country postmasters haw about ex? hausted their vocabulary of excusses and the future looks dark and dismal. Come to our relief. X Remberts, S. C, Aug. 18. (iEN SUMTER'S BIRTHDAY. Picnic Celebration at the Memorial Academy?Organization of the Sumter County Agricultural So? ciety. Editor the Watchman and Southron: Although the weather conditions ? were unfavorable (a very omnious cloud making an appearance Just at the hour for the meeting) yet a very large crowd assembled on the grounds of the Sumter Memorial Academy on Saturday, Aug 14th, and promptly at 11 o'clock the exercises were opened with music by the Misses Dargan. At the conclusion of the instrumental music, "America" was sung by the whole body standing and joining in the singing. Then the Principal of the school announced the programme for the day, closing with the statement that County Superintendent of Edu? cation Cain would Introduce State Superintendent Swearingen. which was done in a felicitious manner, and Mr. Swearingen arose amid clapping of hands and made a most excellent address. During this address the clouds grew so threatening that the audience was asked to leave the grove and go into the assembly room of the Academy. As this was accom? plished without disorder and this most impressive, practical and in? structive speech was concluded amid the roaring of the rain and wind and claps of thunder, and yet hundreds heard it all and appreciated it too. Mr. Swearingen paid several com? pliments to the work of the State School Improvement Association and said he took peculiar satisfaction in doing this at the home, and in the school room, where the President. Miss Thfodosia Dargan, lives and works. He expressed the hope that the legislature at its next session would make a special appropriation for the advancement of this work as he knew no agency so well fitted to accomplish the good results in work for school Improvement as this body of noble, patriotic and laborious South Carolina women. Mr. Swear? ingen made hosts of friends .by his pleasing and insp'ring address and by his social, unassuming and gentle maners. Prof. J. X. Frierson, of the Univer? sity of South Carolina, was next in? troduced by Col. Dargan as one who was reflecting honor upon Stateburg, a community that was historically marked by many of the State's great? est names. Mr. Frierson acquitted himself handsomely, showing cultur? ed oratory and thought und leaving all who heard him glad that Sumter county Is furnishing to the State Uni? versity so fine a specimen Of its man? hood. Prof. Carson of the Universi? ty attended the meeting also, and ii was very much desired that he should is- oalled upon for an ex tempore talk; but for lack of time this pleas? ure \\;is postponed for the next 14th when he will have notice enough ?l our desires, to come listed as one of the speakers of the day. Mr. DabbS came next in older and made an earnest and impressive plea for the union of farmers over which lie presides and for which he labors zealously and ably. Then came dinner and it goes with? out saying thai spreads were found In all (or almost all) of the rooms ol the Academy, old Acton did not groan, i>wt laughed aloud at the load of goods she was carrying and dis? pensing on Sumter's birthday. Aftei dinner the central purpose <?f tht meeting was executed in capita form. The Sumter Agricultural So? ciety was organized, that has come t< stay and to do splendid work as a matter of course. Gen. W. E. James, President of the old Darlington Agricultural Society, made a speech to prepare the as? sembled farmers for wise action in the election of officers, making of the constitution and future conduct of the meeting and did his work well, aiding in the organization very ef? fectively. Mr. Thomas P. Sanders, of the Hagood neighborhood, was elected President and Mr. Edwin E. Rembert, of the Providence section. Secretary. The election of other of? ficers and the making of the consti? tution, etc., was postponed to another meeting, to be called by the Presi? dent-elect upon his return home. Then followed a most charming fea? ture in the programme, when State Superintendent of Education Swear ingen arose to present to the society a beautiful gavel made by the great grandson of Gen. Sumter (Mr. Wal? lace Sumter) from the wood of a cedar that grew at the grave of the famous old hero. The very happy speech of Mr. Swearingen, which we quote here in full was delivered in a most agreable style of oratory and listened to with perfect attention: Gentlemen: It is a privilege to present this gavel to the President of your society. The cedar of which it is made symbolizes, I hope, the per? manence of your organization. Ita finish and workmanship should stim? ulate you to utilize the rich possibil? ities of agriculture in Sumter county. The honor It confers upon your Pres? ident indicates your appreciation of his influence and his merits. He is henceforth to preside over your de? liberations and the authority vested In him will doubtless be used to improve and strengthen the agricultural sinews of your county South Caro? lina is Just entering upon an era of unprecedented development. Her water power is being harnessed, her cotton spun Into yarn and woven Into cloth, and her fields now yield more than ever before. The Sumter Agricultural Society should be an agency of improvement. It touches the life of this community at its most vital point, but its useful? ness will be measured by its work alone. Carved as the gavel has been from a tree growing near the grave of General Thomas Sumter, it links the present with the past. From 1776 to 1783 he fought for the politi? cal Independence of his State. His lineal descendant has carved this wood and presents it to this society as a token of interest in the agricul? tural development of Sumter county. In 1909, you are engaged in a fiercer struggle for the industrial independ? ence of the South. The issue is wor? thy of the highest patriotism, the most unselfish service, the profound ost thought and the unflagging per severence of every intelligent citizen. May the deliberations of the Sumter Agricultural Society prove most help? ful in securing the best material growth and the truest social gains which this community and this coun? ty can enjoy. . This speech of Mr. Swearingen, here published, will be entered In full upon the record book of the so? ciety, together with the brief but tasty reply of the Secretary. Then the last speaker (Dr. Orten) of the occasion and the first to ad? dress the Sumter Agricultural Socie? ty, was introduced and talked most learnedly of wilt of plants?cotton particularly, but watermelons, cab? bages, peas, etc. The United States Agricultural Department sent Dr. Orten to address this meeting and he was Introduced by Prof Ira Williams as one of the Department's greatest men and no one doubted his abilitv to sustain his reputation before an all who heard Dr. Orten knowot intelligent audience of farmers. We'll all who heard Dr. Orten know here? after, how to select b.ight resisting plants for seed. Thus closed the third celebration of the 14th of August as the birthday of Gen. Sumter?a success in all re? spects?In numbers, in Impressive and Informing speeches, in B delicious and abundant dinner and In the social en? gagement of all attendants, young and old, and most clearly was it de? monstrated that no one need stand back for weather when the picnic is on the grounds of the Sumter Me? morial Academy. The Misses Hainan, who were ap? pointed to furnish the music for the occaalon did their part charmingly and after the close of the exercises numbers of pifi es were executed, by request, by the Misses Dargan and Nelson, and enjoyed very much by the crowd collected out of the rain III tiie Academy. Resident. Dysentery Is a dangerous disease but can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem? dy has been successfuli> used In nine epidemics of dysentery, it has never been known to fail, it is equally valuable for children and adults, and when reduced with water and sweet? ened, it is pleasant to take. Sold by W. W. Blbert 0'Donnell*Co. Sumter, S. C. Mid-Summer Sale -OF Muslin Underwear jMiminniii'iii hi.i Ut ? 2 I \717" [ E are cleaning up stock prior to going to market. If you need anything in Muslin Underwear now is your time to buy. This is the opportunity to save money. .50 Muslin Skirts .39 75 " M .57 1.00 44 44 .87 1.75 44 44 1.39 .25 L'd's Drawers .19 .50 44 44 .39 75 M 44 .59 1.00 44 44 .83 .20 Corset CVrs .15 .25 44 44 .19 ?35 " 44 24 .50 44 44 .39 Yours, O'Donnell& Co. Birnie's Drug Store, 6 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. -Dealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES [AND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS* SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: OUR MOTTO: PURE AND RELIABLE GOODS. 11 Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: \ notice! If you have farm property in Sumter or Clarendon County which you wish to sell this season, you should list it now, in order that it may be inspected and properly advertised for the fall business. I have a number | of prospective buyers for well Improved property, and if your prices are right, we should be able to do some business. city, farm and tim? ber property han? dled, real estate loans' negotiated. 26% N Main St. R- B. Belsen REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY. money invested in real estate mort? gages let me invest your idle money a^ 7 and 8 per cent" Sumter, S. C. A STRONG ARGUMENT In favor of our building materials is that our house is the favorite^ purchasing place for builders whol have the reputation of putting up the best residences, public buildings and stores in Sumter. Yom get nothing but the best here, whether it be lumber or sash and doors, and out prices are beyond competition. The Sumter Door, Sash & Blind Factory, J. W. McKelver, - - Proprietor. IN. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist. 18 West Liberty Street - - - - Up Stairs. 1 Hours?8.30 to 1-P. M?2 to 6. Office Phone?No. 30 - - - House Phone 382