The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 06, 1901, Image 7
THE ANNUAL MEETING
State Agricultural and Mechani?
cal Society.
Columbia, Nov. 1.-At the annual
meeting o? the State Agricultrual and
Mechanical society last night in the
council chamber," Maj. A. fi. White
of Rock Hill was elected president;
Col. Holloway was reelected secretary,
and Mr. LaMotte treasurer.
The vice presidents elected are :
A. .T. Smythe, first congressional
district, Charleston.
R. B. Watson, second congressional
district, Ridge Spring.
T. J. Kinard, third congressional
district, Ninety-Six.
J. Wash Watts, fourth congressional
district, Mountville.
J. W. Dunnovant, fifth congression?
al district, Chester.
B. F. Williamson, sixth congres?
sional district, Darlington.
G. A. Guignard, seventh congres?
sional district, Brookland.
Executive Committee: M. L.
Donaldson, Greenville; A. Porter
Haskell, Columbia; T. O. Sanders,
Hagood; R. P. Hamer, Hamer; J. E.
Wannamaker, St. Matthews; J. G.
Mobley, Winnsboro ; C. F. Moore,
Bennettsville : J. H. Wharton, Walter
boro ; D. E. Efird, Lexington ; J. W.
Dreher, Leesville ; Iredeli Jones, Rock
Hill; W. G. Hinson, Charleston; L.
J. Browning, Sedalia:, R. M. Pegues,
Cheraw. Ex-officio members: Thos.
W. Woodward, Rockton: J. B. Hum?
bert, Princeton ; Thos. Tavlor, Colum?
bia; E. R. Mciver, Palmetto; B. F.
Crayton, Anderson; R. A. Love,
Chester, : D. P. Duncan, Columbia :
Thos. J. Moore, Moore: T. J. Cun?
ningham, Clowney; W. D. Evans,
Cheraw.
THE BOLL WORM.
Chester Lantern.
The ravages of the boll worm in the
cotton crop this year have been more
general than ever known before in
this state, and a singular fact is that
the boll worm is not always discovered
until the damage has been done.
Farmers have said in answer to inquir?
ies that the worms were at wock in
their neighbor's cotton, but they had
not discovered any in their own crops,
when a closer examination has reveal?
ed the presence of the insidious enemy
of the crqp. The cotton bolis are per?
forated so accurately that the name of
""sharpshooter" has been given to the
insect in some sections, and it is more
than probable that his deadly work
can be found in almost any com?
munity. It is very desirable that a
remedy be found to prevent these
ravages and destroy the worm itself,
which has been so injurious to the cot?
ton crop in many sections, and as it
increases like the potato bug, where
ever it obtains a footing, the remedy
must come in the way of a preventive
rather than to undertake its destruc?
tion after it has commenced on the
crop.
It is too late to combat the boll
worm when his work begins on the
boll itself, and like all other insects
that are injurious to growing crops the
surest method of dealing with them is
to adopt preventive measures. The
fact is observed that hibernation takes
place in the pupal condition in the in?
fested fields, and it follows that fall
plowing is the most valuable of all
preventives. Treatment of the soil in
this way serves to break up the cells in
which the embroy worm is resting for
the winter, and is almost certain to
destroy the insects in their incipient
stage. Fall plowing is beneficial in
so many res pee ts that the boll worm
is not without its compensation if
farmers are compelled by this means
to protect themselves from its devas?
tating presence.
The Anderson Daily Mail applied to
President Hartzog, of Clemson Col?
lege, for information as to the "boll
worm," and the letter was referred to
Mr. Chas. E. Chambliss, the very effi?
cient entomologist of the college, who
has sent a reply that will be of value.
He says the " boll worm" cannot be
successfully combatted after it has
commenced its work, but it can be
stamped out by deep plowing during
the fail and winter. His letter is as
follows :
"Clemson College, Oct. 12.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 8th
inst, to Dr. H. S. Hartzog relative
to the "boll worm" has been referred
to me. The 'boll worm' is the larva
or caterpillar of the moth, heliothis
armiger. In October the caterpillars
leave whatever they may be feeding
upon and enter the ground, where they
change to pupae. It is in this inac?
tive stage that they pass the winter.
If the ground in which they are is un?
disturbed the moths emerge early in
the spring and begin to lay eggs upon
such plants as they can find, especially
tomatoes and peas and finally corn.
"It would not be practicable to fight
the larva so late in the season as most
of the damage has been done, but their
pupation in the ground, extending
from October to early spring, offers a
good opportunity for controlling the
pest. It has been found by practical
experience that plowing in the late
fall breaks the earthen cells in which
the pupae rest, thus exposing them to
the weather resulting in almost every
instance in their death.
Systematic fall plowing and diversi?
fied agriculture will tend to reduce the I
number of this insect and consequent?
ly minimize the injury to cotton and
corn.
"We shall be very glad at any time
to assist you in giving the information
needed by farmers.
Yours very truly,
Chas. ?. Chambliss.
Joseph Fielding Smith, president of
the Twelve Apostles, becomes the next
president of the Mormon church. He
is in his 63rd year and in 1866 was
ordained as an apostle by President
Young, and set apart as one of the
twelve apostles on Oct. 8, 1867. The
president has three wives.
Se?en Years in Bod.
"WU! wonder? cease ? ' inquire the friends
of Mrs L Pease, of Lawrence, Kan. They
knew she bad been unablb to leave her Ked
in /teven years on a c uni of kidney and liver
trouMe, nervou* prostration and genernl de?
bility ; 'oat "Three bottles cf Electric Bitters
enabled me to walk" sre writes., ' and in time
months I felt like a new p?r<oo." W():Den
suffering frem Headache. l?sckncbe. Nervous
ne?s, Sleeplessness Veiaiicho'v. Faintiog and
Dizzy Spells will find i a priceless blessing
Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Only 50c
4tJF Vf De Lorine's. 5
France Bullies Turkey.
Paris, October 31.-' 'The entire
French Mediterranean squadron left
yesterday afternoon,' ' says the Toulpn
correspondent of the Figaro. "While
one division put in at Salins d'Hyeres,
another, consisting of three battle
ships and two cruisers, under com?
mand of Admiral Caillard, proceeded
to the Levant. 2,000 troops will be
added to this force. Admiral Caillard's
orders are that, if complete satis?
faction is not immediately given by
the Ottoman Government to all the
claims of France, he shall seize the
custom house of the port nearest _ his
squadron. It is believed his destina?
tion is the island of Mi ty lene or Salon?
ika. The island commands the entrance
to the Dardanelles and the Gulf of
Smyrna."
Several morning papers confirm the
Figaro's Toulon advices.
Rumors to the same effect were cur?
rent in Paris late last evening, but the
foreign office professed to know noth?
ing about the matter.
The Isthmian Canal.
Washington, Oct. 30.-The report
of the Isthmian canal commission is
well under way, but it is stated au?
thoritatively that it will not be ready
to be sent to the president until about
November 20.
Mr. Huntin, president of the Panama
Canal company, is still holding fre?
quent conferences with the commis?
sioner but up to this time has not
made a definite proposition for the sale
of the Panama canal to this govern?
ment. It is expected, however, that
Mr. Huntin wiil make known within a
few days what terms his company will
dispose of its interests. It is the in?
tention of Admiral Walker, the chair?
man of the commission, to call a meet?
ing of the full commission for some
date during the first two weeks of No?
vember when the report will be for?
mally agreed to and signed and for?
warded to the president for transmis?
sion to congress. Admiral Walker
called on the president today and had
a short conference with him on the
subject of the report.
Spake in Latin.
From the New York Evening
Telegram.
New Haven. Conn, October 25.-An
incident which illustrates the depth of
learning of President Hadley, of Y'ale,
became known today throngh the com?
ment of several college presidents.
Knowing that with his many duties
in connection with the bicentennial
President Hadley had no time to pre?
pare for the addresses which were made
to him at the reception on Monday
afternoon, in the Art School, they
believe his effort in Latin in response
to the greetings of the King of
S weedin and Norway was impromptu.
Well forward in the long line of
scholars who came to pay their per?
sonal respects was Right Rev Knut
Henning Gezelius von Scheele, D.D.,
Bishop of Gothland and representative
of the University of Upsala. Preced?
ing him were the representatives of
the University of Paris, Oxford, Cam?
bridge, the University of Padua, the
University of Leipsic and the Univer?
sity of Glasgow.
In all there were not more than
twenty-five- men in the room when
Bishop von Scheele drew from the
folds of his robe a message in Latin
from King Oscar, which he proceeded
to read. The indications were that
President Hadley was surprised, but
he was. self-possessed. At the conclu?
sion of the address he bowed, and in
purest Latin, with well rounded periods
and apparently with ease, expressed
the appreciation that he desired to
convey to the Swedish King. The
American scholars who heard his re?
sponse were astonished at this exhibi?
tion of the intellectual resources of
Yale's president.
Considerable criticism has been
heard about the manner in which rela?
tives of distinguished men were treated
at the commemorative exercises. It is
said that Mrs. Stedman and Miss Sted
man were not able to enter the theatre
to hear Edmund Clarence Stedman
read the commemorative poem because
their tickets were not honored at the
door.
Buncoing a Japanese.
"J. P. G. was only an enlisted man
in Uncle Sam's navy ; but his mess?
mates called him "the swell" because
whenever he went ashore he carried a
suit of civilian's clothes. At Yoko
homa, in his fine raiment and a white
felt hat he passed himself off to a
Japanese coal merchant as the pay
master of the fleet and contracted for
several thousand tons of coal. The
price name was 814 a ton.
"What is my rake off?" he asked
the dealer who offered a generous com?
mission. "Make the price $16 a ton
and have-thousand tons ready for
delivery at the earliest possible "hour
tomorrow morning" he said.
The merchant opened wine and when
thoroughly warmed up the sailor re?
marked looking indolently at his
watch :" By the bye I'm expected to
visit the club tonight and it is prob?
able that I may need a little more
money than I have in my pocket.
Perhaps you had better advance me
three or four thousand dollars on ac?
count.
Of course be got what he wanted.
Next morning the vessels were sur?
rounded with scores of barges laden
with coal and it was all the officers
could do to prevent the Japs from un?
loading their cargoes. The dealer
dared say nothing for he had entered
into a conspiracy to defraud the gov?
ernment, so he pocketed his loss in
silence.-New York Press.
Dr. Guilio Cavazzani, says the
Journal of the American Association,
reports a series of experiments con?
ducted in the city hospital of Venice
_ on the action of garlic in consumption.
J Garlic is cut into small pieces and
dried for a short time. It is given in
this form to the patients in quantities
of from four to six grammes in twen?
ty-four hours. An improvement is
said to have taken place in all stages
of tuberculosis, especially in the early
cases. The number of bacilli dimin?
ishes until it completely disappears,
the cough is lessened, the local physi?
cal signs disappear, and there is a
marked improvement in the appetite
and general condition. The usual hy?
gienic and sympathetic treatment is
continued during the administration
of the garlic.
Time for Enjoyment.
Minneapolis Tribune.
He is a young man whose unbound?
ed assurance has ever been his chief
characteristic. When he proceeded to
talk to the practical old gentleman
about marrying his daughter he was
evidently prepared for the usual ques?
tion :
"Do you think you can support my
daughter in the style to which she has
been accustomed?"
The parent spoke with the air of a
man who thinks he has uttered a poser.
The suitor looked him in the'eye.
"Let us talk the thing over," he
said. "Do you think your daughter
is qualified to make a man a good
wife?"
"Tes, sir. Her mother and I are
both practical people, and we have
given her a practical education. She
can, not only read Greek and play the
piano-she practices three hours every
day-but she can cook a good dinner,
and do the marketing as intelligently
as an experienced steward. Moreover,
her ability with the needle is not con?
fined to fancy work. She's a treasure,
and we don't propose to have any
doubt about her future. '
"You were asking me if I thought I
could support her in the style to which
she has been accustomed."
"I was."
"Well, I could. But I don't pro?
pose to. After she marries me she's
not going to practice three hours a day
on the piano, nor cook dinners, nor
bandy words with market people. She's
going to have all the sewing done out?
side the house, read what she enjoys,
whether it's Greek or Choctaw, and go
to the theater twice a week. It's time
that girl had'some enjoyment in life."
The Waste of Politics.
Two men well versed in politics, ac?
cording to the Columbia State, calcu?
late that next summer there will be
more than forty candidates in the field
for State offices in South Carolina. If
each one should speak, fifteen min?
utes in each of . the forty counties,
there would be nearly 24,000 minutes
of campaign oratory. Consideration
of these figures will demonstrate the
terrible waste of politics. Putting ten
hours as the length of the working day
and $1 as the average day's wage-a
low rate, it is true, but yet more than
the average office-seeker would be fble
to earn at legitimate work-and put?
ting the average attendance upon po?
litical gatherings at 500 persons, we
have the following interesting exhibit
of time and money wasted :
By the spakers, forty davs, equal to
$40.
Bv the aggregate audience, 20,000
davs, equal to $20,000.
total, $20,040.
This does not include, of course, the
additional Joss to be credited to de?
posits at the dispensaries, to the loss
upon shoe-leather, harness, the wear
and tear of vehicles and the general
demoralization of the communities ab?
sorbed temporarily . in a campaign of
wind. Is it possible that the State
is ever repaid for the loss of the $20,
000 alone?-Southern Farm Magazine.
Where He Failed.
"My health is all right!" snapped
the drummer. "Here is the truth re?
garding my sudden illness. Just be?
fore I letf on my last trip my wife
chanced to remember that she had a
second cousin living in a little town
that I expected to visit, and she made
me promise to call on her. It so hap?
pened that I was obliged to pass the
night where this second cousin lived,
and remembering my promise to my
wife, I looked her up during the even?
ing. I discovered her relative to. be a
maiden lady of uncertain age, iiving
alone in the company of a dog, three
cats and a parrot.
" 'I am sorry tojhear that you are
a commercial traveler, ' she said, after
we had explored the family album as
a matter of duty.
" 'Why?' I asked.
" 'Because as a class they are so
dissipated and ungodly,' she answered.
"Now, I am not one to desert my
colors when they are fired on, so I dis?
puted the assertion flatly.
" 'That is not so,' said I. '1 per?
sonally know any number of commer?
cial men, and lean assure you that
they are mainly men with strong reli?
gious leanings. Now,' said I, warm?
ing up, 'as a member-of the church-:'
" 'Oh. do you belong to a church?'
she cried.
" 'Certainly,' said I. unblushingly.'
" 'Oh, I am so glad,' she answered.
'There is a prayer meeting tonight,
and I haven't missed going for 30
years. I can now ask you to - go with
me. knowing you. will be glad to.'
" 'Delighted,' I mumured, mentally
kicking myself for a fool.
"That dear, old girl dragged me
away to prayer meeting and introduc?
ed me to the church members as a
commercial traveler who belonged to a
church. I think if they bad had no?
tice they would have advertised me
and charged an admission.
"But the climax came when the
minister arose with beaming face
looking at me, said:
" 'Brother Blank, will you lead in
prayer?'
"Right there was when I was
stricken down. The doctor pronounc?
ed it heart failure, and for a country
doctor he wasn't far from the truth."
-Detroit Free Press.
Two of the Circuit Judges have an?
nounced that they will not be candi?
dates before the next legislature for
re-election. They are judges Buchan?
an and Benet, lion. JR. O. Purdy is
prominently spoken of for Judge"Bu?
chanan's place. Several other well
known lawyers have also been spoken
of in connection with this Judgeship,
and while not meaning to disparage any
of them, we would be glad to see this
honor conferred upon Mr. Purdy. He
is well qualified for this position.
lie is not only a good lawyer, but a
christian gentleman.-Wateree Mes?
senger.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
A Prolific Cow.
B. M. Poole, a th ri ft.v farmer of this
county, is the owner of a cow that ten
months and a few days ago dropped
a calf and within ten months after?
wards became the mother of a pair of
twin calves. She is six years old and
is the mother of f?ve calves. In addi?
tion to her value as a herd increaser,
she is also a fine milker.-Gaffney
Ledger.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 30.-Howard tax
bill passed the Georgia house of repre?
sentatives today. It provides that the
authorities of the State shall deduct
the value of the plant or equipment
of corporations from the total value
of the stock and bonds of corporations,
and that the difference so arrived at
shall be declared to represent the value
of the corporation's franchise and that
a tax in accordance with that valuation
shall be levied on the franchise. The
measure was transmitted to the senate.
A Poor Slillionaire
La fe'y starved in London because he could
not digest his food. Early use of King's
New Life Pilis would have saved him They
strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, promote
assimilation, improve appetite. Price 25c
Mo"ey back if not satbfied Sold by J F W
DeDorme, drnggist 5
Macon, Ga., Oct. 31.-A young negro
man named Theodore Booth, on the
farm of Hon. Geo. Daughtry, in
Wilkinson county, assaulted Mrs.
Daughtry yesterday afternoon. He
was in the barn yard feeding chickens.
He threw her down twice, but she
escaped his clutches and ran to the
house, where she seized a revolver and
prevented his entrance. Her cries
aroused neighbors, and Booth fled to
the swamp. Posses with dogs are now
I in pursuit and his capture is expected,
as he can be readily identified. Mrs.
Daughtry was not personally injured.
j Booth had been reared by the
? Daughtry family.
I Manila, October 30.-Advices re
I ceived from Catbalogan, capital of
the island of Samra, say Gen. Smith
has reliable information regarding the
whereabouts of the insurgent leader
Lukban, who is being hard pressed.
Small skirmishes take place daily.
Catabalogan was under fire yesterday.
Gen. Smith expects to clear the island
of insurgents by Christmas.
Judge Buchanan's place is being care?
fully looked after. R. 0. Purdy, a
well-known member of the Sumter bar,
is one of the strongest candidates for
the place. He is highly esteemed by
his fellow members of the bar all over
the State.-Green wood Tndex.
The special train on which J. Pier?
pont Morgan and party returned from
San Francisco made a remarkable
rapid run from Detroit to Niagara
Falls, when it covered the distance of
227 miles in 200 minutes. At times
it clipped along at the rate of 85- an
hour.
Pretty
Children
" We have three children. Before the
birth of the last one my wife used four bot?
tles of MOTHER'S FRIEND. If you had the
pictures of our children, you could see at
a fiance that the last one
is healthiest, prettiest and
finest-looking: of them ail.
My wife thinks Mother's
Friend Is the greatest
and grandest
remedy in the
world for expect
ant mothers."
Written by a Ken?
tucky Attorney-at
-Law.
FD ?C fi fl prevents nine-tenths of the
Ni| suffering incident to child
ui&^tv Wr?L The coming mother's
disposition and temper remain unruffled
"throughout the ordeal, because this relax?
ing,-penetrating liniment relieves the
usual distress. A ?00d-natured mother
is pretty sure to have a good-natured child.
The patient is kept in a strong, healthy
condition, which the child also inherits.
Mother's Friend takes a wife through the
crisis quickly and almost painlessly. Ii
assists in her rapid recovery, and wards
off the dangers that so often follow de?
livery.
Sold by druggists fer $1 a bottle.
T?3E BRADFIELD REGULATOR ZO
ATLANTA, GA.
Send for our free i'= ustrateJ book -A-r:a.-.i:
exprcs-lv f<>r expelan; luoiiiers.
Tie Larpt ai 1st Complete
Establishment South
Geo. S. Hacker & Son,
-MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
Moulding & Building
Material.
office aad W*reroom9, King apposite Car
non Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C,
PnrnhHSP oar roakp, which WP eimraon
8up?rior to any sold South, and
therehj PH re money
Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty
October 16 - o
Lest Ye Forget
We say it jet
U-NEED-A BISCUIT.
TT-need-a few other things in the grocery
line, and
LEST YE FORGET
we would remind you that our line of staple
and fancy groceries is unsurpassed by any
in the city. We have just added to our stock
a full line of the celebrated
RALSTON HEALTH FOOD
as enumerated below :
He Knows <(F
^Ifll
Food
famous with folks fond of fine living;, who
are careful of their health.
That delicious flavor comes from the
best wheat nature can produce. Ralston
Breakfast Food children, are red cheeked
and robust-the embodiment of health.
There's variety in our Pure Food fam?
ily to please ever/ palate: Ralston Health
Oats. Ralston Hominy Grits, Ralston Barley
Food, Purina Pankake Flour and Purina
Health Flour which makes "Brain Bread."
Ralston-Purina Cereals are distinguish?
ed by Checkerboard packages.
FOR SALE BY
Also a full line of Hecker's Goods, viz, Reeker's Buckwheat (in packages and bulk),
Becker's Grits, Becker's Oatmeal, Corn flour Flap Jack flour, &c.
Diabitic Food-To accommodate a number of our customers we have a stock of
Gluten Flour and Gluten Grist on hand.
In addition to the Uneeda Biscuits we have a full line of Mason's Crackers, Biscuits,
Sponge Cakes, Fancy Cakes, &c.
Seasonable* Goods-We have a fresh supply, viz, sweet pickles, maple syrup, mack?
erel (in kits or loose), cod fish, cakes, ?c. <fcc. In fact, anything and-every thing that a
first class
Grocery and Delicatesen Department
should have. Our prices are, as always, "The Low?st."
J* Rettenberg &
Note-The Ralston Health Foods are highly recommended by everyone who has
tried them, and are specially good for children and dyspeptics.
We Told Yon
In oar Fal! Announcement we predicted a late aud consequently a short
season, and we believe the resalte so for. have provea the truthfulness of
oar prediction We have a very large stock of goods which we are anxious
.o convert into money, and will do so on as reasonable a margin of profit as
legitimate merchandising will justify.
>K>404owWe Have no Special Sales For Special Days^oK*<*c??
purpose making every day from now until Christmas, one of Special
Sa. s We realize that the needs of our country friends next year will be
much more than usual, owing to the failure of the corn crop, and we are
willing to
Sacrifice Our Profits That we may be able to a88i8t tbem
--1-We can't buy Corn with Clothing, Shoes
and Hats, IT TAKES HONEY. Therefore every dollar you spend with us
enables us to help you
Our Clothing Department ?oo,d d* CT(?'lt 10 aD evasive
-;- city store Here you will find
suits to fit, from the smallest boy to the 300 pounder Our boyer bought
200 BOY'S SUITS, sizes 5 to 15. "under the hammer"-Goods worth from
$1 50 to $2, but the price paid for ^ Mnety_five Cents.
them lustifies us in selling them ~ZZ_ J _
There are several styles, come early or the choice may be gone
Our better grade of Boys' suits from ?2 up, have double jgieg gad double seat.
Every mother knows where a Boy's Pants first gives way, so this feature
onght to be appreciated We have
Boys' Overcoats, sizes 5 to 12 years, from $1.00 to $5.00
Youths' Overcoats, sizes 12 to 19 years, from $2.50 to $8.00
-OUR LINE OF
Men's OverCO?tS *8 Pro?ably the largest and best assorted you
-will find to select /rom, the pnces run from
$3 50 tO $30.00 man 00081 be ver7 fa?tidioue. indeed, who
-'?-cannot get a suit to please him in our estab?
lishment Our line embraces a full stock of Plain and Fancy Worsteds, Mel?
tons, Cheviots and Graoites, in slims, stouts and regulars from $2.50 to $20
If you need an extra pair of PANTS, you will find our stock a good one
from which to select, as we carry ?hem as high as $7 50 per pair. We
bad about
200 PairS Pants lightly water damaged in transit There were
- - some worth $2 per pair, none less than $1 50,
we put them ail down At ninety-five cents per pair.
iVhile we are devoting mo9t of this ad. to Clothing, bear in mind we are
not neglecting our
Dry Goods and Shoe Stock Yh00 wi",fiod ,h,ese. ^?meois
-J-thoroughly np to date and no
better values for the money to be had in the city Our facilities heretofore
prevented our carrying as complete line of #
Ladies' Cloaks ^8 onr trade r^9u're(^? bot we nave no hesitancy
_--in flying now that our stock will compare favor?
ably with any in the city. From a ?1 50 Jacket to a $20 Automobile Coat
we can suit you
Remember we will not be undersold and our
motto shall be,
"Sell as Cheap as We Gan, Not as Dear as We Might."
O'DONNELL &