The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 05, 1906, Image 7
TO CUT COTTON-NOT PICK IT.
Progressive Growers Say it W ill Be
Harvested Like Wheat.
With a suddenness almost startling
"manufacture has taken Southern la?
bor away from agriculture. Conse?
quently, says the Southern Farm
Magazine, men have been se: to
-thinking out machines, not so much
to supplant muscle as to do the work
lor which muscle has become less
available.
The progress that has been made
was shown last month by a test of
five different ' cane loaders in Louis?
iana in the presence of a number of
sugar planters, who were so well sat?
isfied with the result that they had
difficulty in deciding which of at least
.?hree of the machines was preferable.
One. of these loaded 3,400 pounds
of cane in 5 minutes and 36 seconds,
another two tons of cane in 6 minutes
and 5S seconds, and the third, two
tons in 5 minutes and 4S seconds. One
mule is the power needed to operate
ihe loaders, though one of them is ar?
ranged so that a gasoline engine may
be used.
All these machines as well as the
new cotton harvesters, cling to the
idea of substituting a machine for
muscle in the actual picking of cot?
ton. But it is believed that the real so?
lution of tht problem will not be
reached until the idea of picking cot?
ton in the fields at all is given up.
The advanced cotton growers advo- j
cate cutting the plants entire and
harvesting them by machinery much
?is whiat is harvested.
The plants will then^ be threshed
and 'ginned This idea involves
.changes in the methods of planting
cotton and "in the handling of the
jgrowing plants which may appear
radical at first glance, but which it is
.believed are practicable.
s Would Unwisely Emigrate.
Going the rounds of ' the press of
the State is an advertisement of a
piece of real estate said to be worth
$25,000, offered "at a sacrifice" and
on "terms" to suit purchaser." The
advertisement thus closes: "Don't
care to live in a State ruled by B. R.
Tillman." We have in mind the case
of a gentleman whose fortune was
sthre or four times that of this adver?
tisement who remarked about IS90
that if Senator Tillman should be
-elected governor he would leave the
State. And he did. He did not buy
^pac" in a newspaper nor did he ad
- ?r?se -is property for sale. He held
property; we believe and we sus?
pect that his lands are now worth at
ist twice! what they were when he
-ehaaged his residence.
Any real estate owner who has
property for sale at a sacrifice
can as a rule dispose of it without
the expense of advertising. The dif?
ficulty is that the sacrifice frequently
means to the' seller something very
-different from what it means to
shrewd buyers, and- we cannot throw
off the lingering suspicion that the
advertiser who is being so generally
.quoted will think better of his prop?
osition and resolve to sweat it out.
Merely for the, sake of the argu?
ment, let us admit that Tillman rule
has its discomforts-where will the
gentleman fetch up? Surely he has
"no hankering for participation in the
unseemly Howeli-Smith broil in Geor?
gia. " In North Carolina he would be
asted at the factional bickerings
only of the Democrats, but of the
ublicans, and he would hear
i
I - aocrotic leaders referred to as
atures of the railroads.
In Tennessee, boss rule has . lately
suffered a severe jolt, but the triumph
.of a Republican boss is possible,
though improbable, in that state.
From our heart of hearts we advise
.our discontented friend to steer his
bark far from :he shores of Pennsyl?
vania, and if he stops in the south, he
had best not anchor off the Florida
-coast.
On the whole, we fancy that the
man who yearns to move to a politi?
cal dominion that is not dominated is
going to have trouble. Senator Till?
man does not interfere seriously with
one's supply of breakfast food and he
cannot flavor our soup. At times he
comes in handy and helps to enter?
tain. We honestly believe that were
he not in the United States senate he
would give a great deal more annoy?
ance in South Carolina. A great
many people sleep more soundly on
account of his absence, and if it gives
thc majority of Sou:h Carolinians
sheer delight that he is exalted, they
cannot prevent us from smiling at
and enjoying their childlike happi?
ness.
We believe that we could stand it
better if the Columbia citizen would I
change his mind and take his medi- !
i
cine with us. and we sincerely trust i
that the ligaments that bind him to j
his land will not be severed.-Xews j
and Courier.
'.To Cure a Felon"
* Says Sam Kendall, of Phillipsburg.
Kail., "just ewer it over with Buck
len's Arnica Salve and the salve will
do the rest." Quickest cure for burns,
boils, sores, scalds wounds, piles, ec?
zema, salt rheum, chapped hands,
sore feet and sore eye?. Only 25c at
. Drug Store. Guaranteed.
WORLD'S LINOTYPE RECORD.
Utah Man Sot l(??>.;iO<> Km? in Les
Than Eight Hours.
Charles A. Nichols, . a linotype op
erator employed by the Salt Lak
Herald, one of Utah's three dailies
broke ali world's records for type
setting-. Sunday. July 1.
Mr. Nichols set lu6.300 ems nonpa
reil in exactly seven hours and fifty
two minutes. This feat was accom
plished during- regular working hour
and the matter se: was printed in Th
Herald. The former record was 96.
OOO ems nonpareil set by G. A. Green
of the Boston Advertiser, during a
contest in Chicago in 1896. This rec?
ord held good until Mr. Nichols beat
it by 106.300 ems.
Mr. Nichols corrected his own
proofs, which were remarkably free
from typographical errors consider?
ing the terrifnc speed maintained dur?
ing the race against time. A large
per cent, of the errors made were due
to frequent shortages occurring in
letters on account of the machine's
inability to replenish the channels as
fast as they were drawn upon. In
several instances the letters ? and t
ran short, because the machine could
not distribute as rapidly as the oper?
ator manipulated the keyboard. Mr.
Nichols had set 52,300 ems by ll
ll o'clock, at which time he stopped
for supper. At 11:30 o'clock he re?
sumed his work. Despite the fact
that the machine used has been in
constant use for thirteen years, but
twenty minutes were consumed in
making necessary repairs. Fully ten
minutes were used in putting a new
cam in the keyboard. A broken key
board belt caused another delay.
Burt White, the Herald's machinist,
made all repairs. During the eight
hours consumed in typesetting (the
time consumed in repairs was de?
ducted and the' lost time added to the
shift) an average of 13,287 ems was
set per hour. The machine was
speeded to ninety revolutions a min?
ute and at times a higher speed than
this was reached. The copy furnish?
ed was typewritten Sunday matter in
the main, although some ordinary re- j
print was set. The matter when j
measured, totaled 340 inches. Over j
291) pounds of metal were used and j
over 4,088 lines were set.
Mr. Nichols had made excellent re?
cords in the past. On June 15 in sev?
en hours and forty minutes he set
S3,000 ems off the hook. He then an?
nounced his intention of going after
the world's record. Sunday night was
selected for the trial. "Witnesses were
on hand to watch Mr. Nichols. When
the eight hours' work was finished
the matter was measured by William
Iglehart, manager of The Herald, and
others. Mr. Nichols worked steadily
and with little'apparent effort during
! the entire eight hours. A peculiarity
' in his touch is his ability to use the
] Index finger of the right hand. This
j finger remains unbended while to the
others is left his manipulations of the
keyboard. Mr. Nichols set his first line
of type on the Salt Lake Herald four?
teen years ago. Aside. from a few
years in Denver Mr. Nichols has spent
the intervening time in Salt Lake.
While working, on the Denver News
in 1896 he set 84,500 ems nonpareil in
eight hours. This f-at won him first
place in a contest 'held by members
of*The News force. The next highest
man fell 14,300 ems below Mr. Nich?
ols. During a week of seven days'
work on The Herald recently he set
474,000 ems. Mr. Nichols left his ma?
chine looking and feeling a little I
worse for his eight hours of wons- j
beating, nerve-wrecking typesetting. ;
He now claims the championship of
the world and is now ready to defend
the title against all comers.
*When two strong men come to
blows, even if they are well matched,
it is not a pleasing sight, but if the
man who gets the worst of it will use j
Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve, he will
look better and feel better in short
order. Be sure you get Dewitt's.
Good for everything a salve is used
for. including piles. Sold by all drug?
gists.
Tho Law and the Mob.
The Landmark heartily agrees with
the Richmond News Leader tba?- there
was a tremendous difference between
the Salisbury (N. C. ) lynching and the
one which followed it in South Caro?
lina. There was some excuse for one :
there was nc excuse tor the other. Eut
we part company with the News Load ?
er when it goes so far as to advocate
mob violence in preference to legal
triai and pnnisbment.- lt is a danger?
ous thing to trample the law underfoot
in any community where the govern?
ment is worthy of respect. This is not
Russia. Mob violence which resents
the twisting and turning ol' the law to
defear me ends of justice is ?jinte an?
other proposition irom mob violence
which resents the supremacy of the
law no matter how justly and well it
is enforced.-Norfolk Landmark.
VA bath cleanses the skin and rids
the pores of refuse. A bath makes
for better fellowship and citizenship.
Not only should the outside ??f the
body be cleansed, but occasional use
of a laxative or cathartic opens the
bowels and clears the system of ef?
fete matter. Best for this aro De?
witt's Little Early Risers. Pleasant
Little pills that do not gripe or sicken.
Sobj by all druggists.
A Macl?ne That Picks Cotton.
A cotton picking- machine has been
patented by John Hervey and Charles
Hervey, his son. of this city.
The principle of the machine is that
of the vacum or the pneumatic tube.
The cotton bolls are sucked through
the tube and loaded directly into a
wagon. The tube that receives the
cotton reminds one of nothing so
much as the tail of a kangaroo.
The tube is a piece of large-sized
hose made of a fine grade of rubbei
covered with wire netting. There is a
nozzle on the end of the tube. The
nozzle is lined with a series ot* tins or
lingers. The operator holds the noz?
zle within a few inches of the cotton
bolls Suction causes the boll to be
drawn into the nozzle, where thc
lins catch and hold it for the fraction
? a second until the cotton is gently
pulled away from the boll.
The machine is designed to be fas?
tened to a platform on the rear end
of a wagon. The machine rests on
an iron stand about four feet high. It
consists of a specially made vacuum
fan. It can be operated by a small
gasoline motor*or by hand-power, one
man turning a crank and another di?
recting the nozzle.
A number of successful tests have
been made with the machine. Five
acivs of cotton were picked near Elk
City. Okla., this year by one of the
machines in competition with fifteen
negroes picking by hand. The
machine picked five acres at. a cost
of 63 cents an acre, against $1.68 an
acre for the hand picking.-Kansas
City Star.
An Unreliable Stream.
IA stranger who was making his first
visit to one of the popular resorts of
the interior tock a stroll on the morn?
ing of hie arrivai along the bank
of the stream that ran near the hotel.
The first person he encountered was
an elderly resident of the neighbor?
hood, who was sitting on a log, busily
occupied in fishing. He stopped and
entered into conversation with him.
"Good morning!" he said.
'Mornin', cap'n!*' responded the
old man.
"Is the fishing good?"
" Jist toler'ble, like. Sometimes it's
kind o' good, an' sometimes it ain't
wnth shucks. '
"Catching anything?"
"Yeh. Ketched a few carp. Ain't
nuthin' else bitin' this mornin'."
"I9 this a navigable river?"
"Is it what?"
"Navigable."
"No; this is the Kershaw river."
"T mean is it deep enough for
beats?"
"Sure. Don't you see the skift over
there?"
"Yes, but can steamboats travel np
it?"
"Sure "
"How big?"
"Mister," said the old man, "oncet
or twict a year the biggest sbips that
ever was built could come cavortin'
right up this river, an' the rest o' the
year a long legged chicken could wade
it 'thoot getting his tail feathers
damp. "-Youth's Companion.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Only a few people make good in an
emergency.
An actor seldom retires until he
is played out.
Even the so-called white lies are
more cr less tainted.
The geom of egotism is as harmless
as the slurs of ignorance.
Any man possesses the ability to be
as big a fool a3 he pleases.
But the coat doesn't make the man
not even a coat of tar and feathers.
A man never realizes how unpopular
he is until be begins to acquire fame.
An evil doer is one who believes in
doing others before they attempt to do
him.
Of course, the man who thiiiks as
highly of himself as you do of yourself
is conceited.
Between some men and sponges the
only apparent difference is that spong
will take water.
Some women look upon a husband as
a money-earning cunveuience rather
than a domestic necessity.
Any girl who has a dimple and un- j
derstands tie art of working it can
make a dignified man act like a
monkey.
The world extends the glad hand to
the lucky man, but all it hands the
victim of tough luck is a little cold
sympathy.
At the age of twenty-five a girl is
willing to marry a widower with one
child, at thirty she will tolerate two
children and at 'thirty-five she doesn't,
care how many he has.
?Good for cough, removes the cold,
the cause of the cough. That's the
wi-liv or' Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar-the original laxative cough
syrup. Contains no opiates. Sold by
druggists.
Dr. Emile Fischer, who four years
ago won the Nobel prize for chemistry,
has discovered, he declares, that coal
is edible. He has ht en making an ex?
tract of coal and fines that tiie extract
has tiie same nutritive qualities as are
possessed by beefsteak and eggs.
W as a Very Sick Boy
*;; But cured by Chamberlains Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
""When my boy was two years old he
had a very severe attack of bowel
complaint, bm by the use of Cham?
berlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrheoa
Remedy we brought him out nil
right," says Maggie Hickox, of Mid?
land, Mich. This remedy can be de?
pended upon in the most severe cases.'
Even cholera infantum is cured by i:.
Follow the plain printed directions
and a <"ure is certain. For sale by all
. l rusTfiist's.
Where Baking
Begins Eight
The baking of the NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
begins with right material, and every step there?
after through the whole process of baking is
right. There is not one point of quality that
care, skill and modern bakeries could make better.
It is perfection itself-through and "through.
.when it reaches your table untouched by strange 'hands,
untainted by odors. The quality, oven-flavor and freshness
are preserved in a dust and moisture proof package, distin?
guished by the trade mark here shown. It always appears
in red and white on each .end of the package and warrants
the perfect condition of the contents. For example try
packag es of
GRAHAM CRACKERS-possessing the rich, nutty
flavor of graham flour-unlike any graham crackers you
ever tasted.
FROTANA-a temptingly delicious union of biscuit
and frait-the newest delicacy of the National .Biscuit
Company. ,
orses and Mules
AU sizes and prices for cash or approved paper.
Buggies, Wagons ? Harness
Agent for
DEERING :
HARVESTING
MACHINERY
and Repair Parts in
abundance.
Disc Harrows, Disc
Cultivators, Stalk
Cutters, Peg Tooth
Harrows, Binders,
Mowers, Rakes, &c.
Agent for
JOHNSTON
HARVESTING
MACHINERY
and Repair Parts in
abundance.
S. M. PIERSON,
6, 8S and 9 South Harvin Street.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES.
We have in our tire proof vault 50 Deposit Boxes
for rent Our object in having these boxes is to accom
inodate our many depositors and friends with a safe
place to keep their valuable papers, such a9 Deeds,
Mortgages, Life aud Fire Insurance Policies, etc
Call at the bank and inquire as to charges.
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. C.
THE PEOPLE S BANK.
We make an earnest effort to accommodate ail classes. Our aim
is to make this in every respect the People's Bank ; a bank where
all may feel at home ; a place where those of moderate me?ns may
expect the same treatment as those more favorably situated.
-j $H0,ooo
-/ 5510,000
Deposits June 30th, 1905,
Deposits June 30th, 1906,
A word to the wise is sufficient.
co.
N. G. Osteen, Jr., Dentist,
-18 West Liberty Street, Over
Sumter Book Store.
Hours : 8.30 to 1 : 2 to 6.
OFFICE PHONE 30. HOUSE PHONE'382
*/i.t Inutile CWial JLime*
Time Table No. 4-Effective June'] 7, 1906.
Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter
Train 35 Florence to Augurta
*4 54 Columbia to Wilmington
" * 1 Lucs-ncw to Scmter
57 Gibbon to ^ureter
" 52 Charleston to areeuville
" *(6 Orp.ngebur? to Charleston
'; 79 Elrod, N. C, to Columbia
;t * 2 Suir.ter to Lucknow
78 Columbia to E rod, N. C,,
" Greenville and Colombia to Chariesiox,*
** 32 Augusta to Florence
" o? Sauster to Gibson
" *?7 Charleston to Crau^eburg
" 55 Wilmington to Columbia
Arrives
?
ti
tc
Leaves
6
8
5
9
9
" 9
" ll
" 9
Leaves {>
6
" 6
6
? 8
" 9
35 am
10 am
59 pn?
20 ara
31 aru
35 am
05 am
50 am
05 pm
30 pm
40 pm
50 prr
20 prc
35 pm
Freight Trains carrying Passengers.
Train *24 Sumter to Darlington Leaves <s 30 am
" *19 Sumter to Robbins Leaves 10 ?>o am
" *20 Eobbius to Sumter Arrives 7 30 am
" *25 Darlington to Snmter Arrives 9 10 pm
Northwestern Railway.
Train *70 Camden to Sumter
" *71 Sumter to Camden
" *68 Camden to Sumter
t* *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter
" *73 Sumter to Wilson Mill
" *69 Sumter to Camden
Train? marked * daily except Sunday ; al! other trains daily.
For further information, apply tc
Arrives 9
Leaves 9
" 5
Arrives 12
Leaves 3
" 6
00 am
36 am
45 pm
30 pm
30 pm
31 pin
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Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every
one hundred people who have heart troub??
can remember when it was simple indiges?
tion. It is a scientific fact ?hat all cases ol
heart disease, not organic, are not. only
traceable to, but are the direct result of indi?
gestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails of perfect digestion ferments and
swells the stomach, puffing it up against th?
heart. This interferes with the action of
the heart, and in ?he course of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevad?, O , says: I had stomaek
trouble and was in a bad state as I had heart troubla
with it I took KOGO Dyspepsia Cure for about four
months and it cured ne.
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DESIGNS
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Anyone.sending a sketch and description may
qulcKly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention is probably patentable. Communica?
tions strictly corinilential. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents taken 1 hrouirh Munn ? Co. receive
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Garden Seed.
This is the gardening
season. We have a full
supply o? the best test?
ed garden seeds. For
years
M?B SEEDS
Have been recognized
as the best. Let us sup?
ply you.
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