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Cbe ?Katchnan mib j&outbron WEDnESOAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909. The Bumter Watchman was found ad In 1810 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron mew lias the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising snsdham In Bumter. Csok and Peary are playing 1 But? ton. Button. Who has the Hutton?" with the North Pole. a ? ? Senat..- Smith advisea the farmers to hold cotton for higher prices, which 'ppeara to be fairly good ad? vice In view of the short crop. o a a The prosecution of the dispensary grafter* la scheduled for the ap? proaching term of court in Itichland county and, according to the news aant <*??t from Columbia, a real effort will be made to aecure convictions. We truat the trmla will result In something, more tangible than a lit? tle political advertising that will be useful to office-seekers In t!ie pri? maria? no?t summer. When we ?ee ?osne of gbo alleged ?rafters In stripes WS will believe that the proaecution amounts to something more than a form. ? ? ? The only way to sett I. ? the contro? versy over the finding of the North Pole is |a *end out another expedi? tion for the purpose of ascertaining whether the Pole Is really where Co??k ani Peary say it la. The wrangle pro ml sea to be as acrimoni? ous and as profitless as the Sampson 4chley dispute over the battle of San Uago. a e s it Ik admitted by all that the cott >n crop of Sumter county la ahort?very much shorter than It was laai. year? but If the price remains above twelve cents throughout the season the far? mers will not be much worae off than they were last year. a i ? Tho discussion of the plan to build a direct highway to Columbia via Garner's Ferry haa revived Interest in the good roads movement In o:her aec tlona of the county and every section Is advocating the Improvement of a ^particular road. There is no question btfl that all the roads of Bumter ?cooriV stand In need of improvement, and the problem that confronta Su? pervisor Pitta la how to keep the roads we have In moderately good -condition with the means available, not the construction of new roads. The good1 roads proposition Is a fin? ancial problem, and If some one can SggejBM a way to ralae the money to bulul and maintain all the roads that u*s need Supervisor Pitta and the members of the Hoard of County Commlaaioners will And no difficult) In giving the people the roads they destlre. Coroner Flowers was notified Satur? day about noon that the body of an In? fant, apparently white, had beer found on the roadside at the Dingle Mill causeway on the Manning road Mr. Flowers went to Dingle'a Mill to make an Investigation. He had ?M body examined by a physician, w'u > decided that the child was of negro parentAge and that Its death was du I to natural causes. The only caae of interest before Recorder Hurst Friday was thut of the State vs. Nathaniel Vaughn, a ne? gro boy 14 years old, who was sent to the chains.ing for 30 days for tak? ing $1 from a little white boy. Noveltle* Iii fupe*. A beautiful line <?f Capes are now on aale at The Bumter Dry floods Co. It is not wise to gfaH f<?r cool weather Ii one Is wanted. They are shown In both p.?Hl. 1 and staple colorings. t ? tt "Oe-wgetown," a negro well known la police sjfgleg ax a chicken fancier, was sentenced to the chalngang for sO daya for chicken stealing, after a trial In the Recorder's Court Satur? day One Step I tetter. The .Sum ter Dry Goods Co. say this of thett Jersey Top and Trotteau Suits Our Suits make a poor fig? ure look good, snd a good figure still bett r." t-f-ft - i limed In Bumter Coffins. In the KTcat dynamite explosion which a corred on August 27th, In the CSBSaej Hoca Chlca. Fla . Rast Coast RKti-nsion, twelve people wee killed. Wltherapoon Bros, (k Co., are Juat In receipt of advice to the effect that every one wax buried in Sumter product. This represents the regular output of the factory for two hours. Osborn Porter, colored. Is said to hsve attempted to commit suicide 8undny night Dr. Frnest Carson, Who was called In to see him found loin In a critical condition, but he responded to treatment und was soon OUt Of din.., Farmers' Union News ?AND - Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, President Fanners' Union of Sumter County.) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would impr ove that service by special features. The flrtt to be Inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which I have been requested to conduct. It will be my aim to give the Union news and official calls of the Union. To that end officers, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns. Also to publish such clippings from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I think will be of practical benefit to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of our readers telling o/ their successes or failures will be appreciated and published. Trusting this Department v ill be of mutuul benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl s Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle. S. C. SAVE THE LARKS. Ravage* of Terrible Post Roach Alarming Stage In Fertile Regions Of Colleton County, South Carolina ?Area 20 Mile* Long and 15 Mile* Wide Almost Laid Waste. Columbia. Sept. r,.?An area of iTop? 20 miles long and 15 miles I wide, down in the fertile regions of Colleton county, almost within strik? ing distance of the truck farms of Charleston?the finest in the world ? - is Infested with the deadly wire worm. For the past two years gov? ernment exeprts have been studying the life history of this worm in this region and recently the work ha Leen vigorously pushed. Preliminary reports have been made by the gov? ernment men and those from Clcm B$M College who have been in Colle? ton working on the problem. In this strip of land the wire-worm !"?as wrought havoc. Farms have been abandoned?the crops for the present year are all well nigh ruin ?d. The farmers in Colleton are very much worried as the pest will doubt? less spread. Close onto the infested district are the truck farms of Colle? ton \nd* Charleston eounties. The wire-worm knows no discrimination in his destruction of crops. Feeding first upon the grasses and then upon the corn?he finishes up his work of devastation by consuming everything else that is left In the fields. Cotton Is deUroyed acre by acre and the oth? er crops fare no better. Once the ravage begins there is no way of put? ting an end?save, perhaps, one. There is a bird that many farmers think Is his enemy. Swooping down upon the fields in the early days of the seasons and in the winter espe? cially, the lark dips hi? bill Into the ground. The farmers?many of them ?think the crops are destroyed. Rut if they only knew it. the lark is the only salvationn in the fight against the wire-worm. The wire-worm?one of the click click beetles?Is hatched from the (ggs laid In the early spring, appear- i ing In May or June. The destruction \ com;s In the second year of the exist ence. At the time the lark Hies ovo; the lit Id the wire-worm Is close to the surface. The lark, whose bill U very sensitive, knows In what lands the food It wishes Is. In the rootltll IlltO the ground the lark llnds the wire-worm and destroys it. This is the only method known today hy which the wire-worm may be kept down. The dictionary thus do* oribes the wire-worm: "One of the larvai "! y&rlOUfl species of snapping bet ties, or elators so-called from their slen derneis and the uncommon hardness of <he Integument. Wire-worms arc the grub." Just at this time the wire-worm presents a grave situation to Colleton It Is said. Secretary Ja lies Henry Rice, of the Audubon Society, who was here today, stated that the pres? ervation of the lark is the important factor In holding down the pest in other parts of the state should it ap? pear. The lark has been killed out In many ways, mainly by poisoning, as If he were the enemy of the farm Instead of the salvation of the crop, in mai.y instances. KING COTTON CARNIVAL. South Carolina to he Represented by Hie By-Products. South Carolina will be represented by products from Its cotton mills at the great "King Cotton Karnlval" that will he held In one of the South ern cities. The exact date for the carnival has not been set but will be during 1910. The movement is vci \ broad In its ' mo pa, Aside from the value of cot? ton as a Ahr? int?? which cloth Is made, tbe cotton plant bus a hsu in ? d tin- place Of an actual necCMlty in the commerce of the world. Tbe oil of the seed is rapidly taking the place Of hOfl lard. As a cleaner ami more Wholeaorot shortening for bread and paotrlei it Ii recommended by the best chefs as superior to olive oil for cooking and preserving; it serves as a vehicle for the finest liniments and in almost every way is supplanting j olive oils in the compounding of drugs. Soaps and other toilet articles are also prepared from the cotton seed and the hulls are used for feed? ing cattle. These uses and many others to Which cottonseed may be put and the manufactured articles become corn moditles will be exhibited at the 'King Cotton Karnival" which is now being arranged for. in this state the plant f >r which the world waits and Ipon which the sun that shines is* tempered with the prayers of all the peoplei is a power In the commercial world and the educational value Of the exhibit will be Immense to Its producers. Hold Your Cotton Says Smith. Laarens. Sept. 6.?United States Senator E. D. Smith and State Sen? ator John H- Wharton delivered speeches here today, the occasion be? ing the monthly meeting of the Laur ens County Farmers' Union associa? tion. The meeting was held in the court house and was attended by a 'arge number of farmers from every section of the county. Genatof Smith came down from Sa iuda la'-t night, accompanied by Mr. .'.alloway, his secretary. His speech aroused much interest, especially that portion devoted to the cotton sit? uation. He stated that the crop was the shortest in 15 years and the Indi? cations were that the yield would be at least 3.500.000 short this year. With this situation confronting the cotton raiser he felt that he should advise the holding of every bale pos sible until a better price can be ob? tained, as is sure to be the case with? in a few months. New Cost Suits. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. is show? ing the advanced s:yles for the com? ing season in Tailored Suits, Coat Dresses and Capes. They are very at? tractive and they like to show them. 9-6-2t. The passenger train due at 7:3 on Saturday did rot arrive until 11:30 o'clock, having been delay? ed at the Watere river by a fire which burned a portion of the trestle. The damage to the trestle was not great. New 'Illing** in Neckwear. Have you seen the New Things in Neckwear at The Sumter Dry Goods Co.'s. If not. go and see them. They will not all be there next week. 9-6-2t. The banks and dispensary were closed Monday, bu'. that was the only visible sign of Labor Day. All the stores were open and business was brisk. Tailored Trotteaua. This is the style name which is ap? plied to one of The Sumter Dry Goods Co.'s exclusive Tailored Suits. It is a one piece Coat Dress which is prac tical and with some class to it. 9-6-2t. CHOP ! '?PORT AFFECTO MAR? KT. !lri( r?; Art) Steadier and Operator Seek so Close Fending Deals. New York, Sept. 5.?The net re? sult of the publication of an unex? pectedly low government crop condi? tion report on the market for cotton goods and yarns was a steadying of prices and a noticeable increase in the desire of large operators to close all pending deals for goods to be deliv? ered on contract. While jobbers have not been able to bring cotton gcods prices up to a parity of the values prevailing in th' primary market, they are generally convinced that a high level will have to be paid for new stocks. The lo? cal jobbers had a good week, a spe? cial sale of dress broadcloths result? ing in a distribution of a quarter of a million dollars' worth of fall fabrics. Art '.on 08. Lovers of Pretty, : ;':>? .-. Linens ire invited to look over the largest and prettiest assortment sumter ever saw at The Sumter ?i > Goods Co 9-6-2t. FOR SALE?Seed rye and oats, wi) have, seed wheat, barley etc.. late: Booth-Harby Livestock Co., 8-'i It Fftr FARMING LANDS, A V * LJClIC ? in th8 F0||0wjng Sjze? Tracts: One Place-. One Place. One Place_ One Place. ?300 Acres. ? 7? Acres. ~iC5 Aeres. ?366 Acres. OieP:a:e?._357 Acres. One Place._._381 Acres. All of the above within six miles of Sumter on good public r >ad. One Place.277 Acres, three miles from Wedgefield. Two Places_100 Acns each near Privateer, S. C. Three Places.40 Acres each, near Privateer, S. C. All at prices that are right. For particulars, see SUMTER REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE CO., Sumter, South Carolina. 80 To $29.^ Chicago, 111., ?d Return -VIA Atlantic Coast Line VIA RICHMOND Account American Hankers Association, September 13-18th. Tickets on sale September 10, it, 12th. Final re_ turn limit September 20th. For further information, reservation, etc., call on Ticket Agent, or write, \\ . J, CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Paaaenger Traffic Manager. General Paaaenger Agent. WILMINGTON, N. C. FKKNCdl SURGEON'S SKILL Grafts Sheep's Jugular Vein in a Man's Leg;, Paris, Sept. 3.? Prof. Doyen, well known for his investigations into the origin of cancer, has created a sensa? tion in the scientific world by success? fully grafting the jugular vein of a sheep into a man's leg. This is sale to he the first time that the operation In vein grafting has been carried out I etween an animal ?and a human be? ing. Dr. Doyen's patient was suffering from an extensive arterial aneurism of the leg. which was cured by an operation, but there remained an ede matous condition of the limb, indicat? ing the insufficiency of the deep ven? ous circulation could not compensate for. Accordingly, Dr. Doyen decided to substitute a sheep's vein, 25 centi? meters long, for the vein which had been operated on. After the patient had been chloro? formed the sheep's vein was success? fully put in position, and immediately the deep venous circulation was re? established and the edematous condi? tion of the leg rapidly disappeared. The segment of the sheep's vein, be? fore being grafted, was placed in an isotonic salt solution. Dr. Doyen, who has just left Paris to take part in the International Med? ical Congress at Budapest, where he will give a detailed description of this operation, says that it is one that must be completed within 4 5 minutes; oth rv. ise, the transplanted vein dies, and Ig useless. NEGRO ACCUSED OF MOON SHINING. Cherokee Officers Find ??still" Close to Colored .Man's House. Gaffney. Sept. 3.?Van Whitsonant, colored, was before the United States commissioner here today, charged with working in a distillery near King's Creek station in this county The testimony was to the effect that two officers who had located the plant, concealed themselves in the neighborhood, and in the early morn? ing saw the negro come to the still, look around, and then with the cun? ning and sagacity of a hound track them to where they were concealed, although nothing but the disturbed leaves indicated the place. The offi <-r< fired at tho fleeing negro, but !;ii'^d to stop him The plant was located within a few hundred yard* >f the hOUSS Of tfte pegro, and 1hto% Is a well defined path from his hOUtfe to the still. The commissioner deem? ed the evidence sufficiently strong to warrant his binding the negro over to the October term of Court, ajodJ required him to give bond in the sum of $300 for his appearance there? of. Very Bad Cough. Pe-ru-na Stopped 11L DAUGHTER OF MRS. J, M. BROWN. Mrs. J. M. Brown, Dunnegan, Mo^ writes: "My little daughter, thre^ yearn old, was troubled with a very bad cough which remained after an attack of catarrhal fever, which was a great deal worse at night. "She would wake up out of her sleep and cough until I feared she could nut 6.and it. "Nothing that we gave her seemed do her any good. I then concluded to' Bond for Dr. Hartman's book entitled ?The Ills of Life,* which I promptly received. "I at the same timecommenced g ring her Peruna. She hau taken one bottle in all, through which the has obtained*. a complete cure. I MShe also since her birth was troubled with indigestion, but since site haa taken Peruna the can eat almost an7 kind of food without any bad results. "She is now as well and happy as any little girl can be. W hen our friends ?ay bow well she looks, I tell th*: Peruna did it. **I shall always be a friend of Pcruns as I consider tt the best medicine for coughs and Indigestion we have ever triad, and will recommend it to any on* similarly afflicted.*' MRS. LYDIA J. 8P00NER, Saata Monica, CaL, writes that they are* I never without Peruna in the home, that they find it the Pnest family reuie*2jP they have a? er used._ 11^ 06 66 ' "Men may come, and men may go," But ^ Tlie Mutual life Insurance Oo. '? Goes on forever. j For sixty-six years The Mutual Life Insurance Co. has met every obliga? tion promptly and satisfactorily. Do * >t delay wow is the time '-j^ bMure. I. H. I .OilYEA, Special V:eni. Clare udoe) aod Bernte* Qptiaflae. THE MLTUAL LIFE INS. CO. of New York, Manning, S. C. ^ 66 J. E. MoFaddin, Agt. Sardinia. S. L TflL Agt. Manning. O'Donnell&Co. Sumter, S. C. Mid-Summer Sale -OF Muslin Underwear urmumimiMi: imi'tiim I E are cleaning up stock prior to eoine; to market. If you need anything nmmmmmmin.I in Muslin Underwear now is your time to buy This is the opportunity to save money. .25 L'd's Drawers .19 _ .20 Corset CVrs . 15 j .50 44 M .39 .25 M .19 75 M M -59 _I .35 M M .24 1.00 44 41 .83 .50 M M .39 Yours, O'Donnell * Co.