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?<j)? ?^tp? li) ^juthro?: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, IS07. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and iniiuence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Subscribers are requested to ex? amine the label on their papers, which show the date to which the subscription has been paid. Those who find that they are in arrears are requested to call and settle or remit at the earliest convenient date. The amount that each subscriber owes is small, but in the aggregate the amount due us for subscription is quite large-and we need the money. ed after a fair trial it will be a tri? umph of civil decency if he and his millionaire associates in crime are sent to the penitentiary. . * . Interest in the Cotton Growers' As? sociation seems to have waned in Sumter county, and the farmers are drifting back to the habit of every man for himself. If co-operation was necessary last year and the year be? fore it is necessary now, and the cotton growers should make an effort to maintain their organization. It will be a mistake to abandon ail effort in the direction of co-operation to regu? late the production and to control the price of cotton. . * * The wholesale trade of Charleston has grown steadily each year for the past four or five years, the percentage of gain having been greater than that of any other South Atlantic seaport. There is every reason to anticipate a continuation of this healthy growth, and the men who are building the new and greater Charleston have the best wishes of all of South Carolina. 0 9* The following nugget of baseball philosophy from the Spartanburg Journal is commended to the atten? tion of Sumter baseball enthusiasts: **Well, somebody has lo lose at base? ball. It might as well be Spartan? burg, Greenville and Anderson as anybody else." * " * * The crop of oats grown by Mr. E. 'C. "Haynsworth on his farm near this ? city will attract the attention of farm? ers in all sections of the United States ;as a result of the wide publicity given it -by the favorable comment given it \ln the American Agriculturist. It was truly a great crop and demonstrates j - forciblv that South Carolina is a ! Lgreat farming State. . j f * * * The indictment of Col. Patri? Cal-, ~houn and other millionaires by the j San Francisco grand jury for' bribery i in conection with the municipal graft j bas created a sensation in high finan- j dal circles. It is with a feeling of ! shame and humiliation that South j Carolinians see the honored name of Calhoun coupled with that of grafters and corruptionists, but no honest Car? olinian would wish to see a Calhoun or anyone else escape punishment he ?ustly deserves. Coi. Patrick Cal? houn is not too good to wear stripes I* he is guilty of the charges prefer? red against him, and if he is convict Speaking of tnat five million dol? lar campaign fund gotten irp to de? feat Mr. Roosevelt and -his policies in the next National Republican con? vention, and to ex-Senator Marion Butler's charge that Chairman Adams of the North Carolina Republican State committee, is using money against Lhe president, the New York Sun says that "cynics have regarded the con-piracy as a legend, a myth of a mystciflation, but surely such a display of official thunder and light? ning would not have followed if the powers of darkness had not been really caught in the act." As to Mr. Butler's stab mont that Mr. Adams is too small for his job, the Sun "can? not reg?.rd as small a man who is thus crated with a part in the most mysterious conspiracy in history;" and it declares that "as for Eutier, something good in the secret service would be the most fitting reward of his talent as an unraveler of crime." True enough, but he should first be required to disgorge the details of the cr:me, with all the particulars of which he is evidently familiar. In this he would do the White House a service, for it cannot be in possession of them, since it promised to give them to the public later and has given out nothing at all since its first statement.-Charlotte Observer. A reasonable amount of enthusi? asm at a ball game is pardonable, but it is possible to have too much of a ^cod t.:ing. It would be conducive to decorum and good behavior if all rooters would take a breathing spell once in a -while to watch some of the Others and observe what spectacles they are making of themselves. The Three Graces, in the role of ba.-eball Taters, might be mistaken for three .r>? the Furies, judging from startling .acial transformations frequently wit jessed on the grand stand when the rooters get real busy. A GREAT OAT CROP. Mr. E. C. Hainsworth Had Second Best in the United States. The following- interesting- account cf an oat crop grown by Mr. E. C. Haynsworth on his farm near this city shows what can be done on Sumter county land. It is no small thing for Sumter county to produce the second largest yield of oats per acre in competition with the entire United States. The largest yield, 130 bushels per acre, was made in Mon? tana:. Prof. Thos. Shaw, in the American Agriculturist of May 18th. 199V, says: The particulars regarding this great crop of oats were not forwarded by the grower, Mr. E. C. Haynsworth, cf Sumter, S. C., until April 18, after the list of contestants had been made out. The grower o this crop is certain? ly entitled to at least favorable no? tice, although it is unfortunate that the details were not forwarded sooner. This crop of Texas red, rust proof oats was grown on a sandy loam soil underlaid with open clay. The land had originally produced a growth, it is supposed, of pine, oak, hickory and dogwood. The soil is gray in color and is naturally well drained. In 1903 cotton was grown on the land, in 1904 cotton, which gave nearly sev? en-eighths bale per acre, and in 1?05 spring pats sown, which yielded about 50,^bushels per acre. Cowpea hay followed the same season; which yielded about two tons per acre. In addition was a large amount of fallen vines which could not be cut by the mower, and this was plowed under when preparing the land for the oats. For the crop of 1905 the land was plowed in October to a depth of 12 inches, and for the crop of 1906 to the depth of 8 inches. The former was done by four horses, the latter by two. The seed was sown late in Oc? tober. The disking was done with the J seed drill while applying the ferti? lizer used previous to sowing the grain. The fertilizers comprised 100 pounds cotton seed meal, 100 pounds I kainit and 200 pounds acid phosphate. I Toward the end of March 125 pounds | nitrate of soda were sown by hand ,on the growing crop. The cost of the fertilizer used was $5.14. Two bushels o7 seed were sown with the grain drill crossing at right angles the drill marks made while sowing the ferti? lizers. No harrowing followed the sowing as the ridges between the fur? rows in which the grain was depos? ited are considered an advantage in furnishing winter protection. Mr. Haynsworth states that it is the com? mon practice to cultivate with the weeder after applying the nitrate, but this was not done in the present in? stance "because of the unfavorable weather conditions. The grrain was harvested June 1, when fully, if not overripe. On June ? 2 heavy and repeated showers fell and subsequently, so that to dry the crop the sheaves had to be turned three times. The rain to some extent damaged the crop. The winter was rather wet for the oats, but the tem? perature was favorable and the growth from the first was.vigorous. The total yield of cleaned grain was 3,456 pounds. The measured- bushel weighed 2S pounds. Taking the measured bushel -as 32 pounds, the yield would be 108 bushels from the J acre. This, in point of yield, would ! make Mr. Haynsworth second among the contestants who have reported. In explanation of Mr. Haynsworth's neglect to make a report within the time limit it can be stated that he filed his report promptly, but the records were all destroyed when the office of the Agriculturist was burned, and when he was requested to furnish a duplicate report some time was re? quired to prepare it as a part of the data from which the original report vas compiled had been mislaid. CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COL? LEGE. Scholarship and Entrance Examina tien to Freshman Class The examination for the award of scholarships from Sumter County and ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS will be held at the County Court House on Friday.July 5, at 'J a. m. Applicants for scholarships may se? cure blank application forms from the county Superintendent of Educa? tion. These blanks must be filled out properer and filed with the county Superintendent before the beginning of the examination. Those taking :he examination for entrance to the Freshman class and not trying for a scholarship should file their applica? tion with President Mell. The schol? arships are worth $100 and Lee tui? tion. On<=- scholarship student from each county may select the Textile course, others must take one of the Agricultural courses. Examination paper will be furnished, buc each ap? plicant should provide himself with scratch paper. The number of schol? arships, to be awarded will be an? nounced later. P. H. MELL, President, Clemson College, S. C. 5-15-8t j y*; f&9 ft* f?f f|? *?. flt flt ff? ?t? fl? fl * ff* *f? f|* flT *t? tlf *f* ?#f flf fie tit *t* fl - I C^J? -7- v.?-' <*.v 4 <T-' -.7? 4- -7- '-T- *.T- *'7>" "-?.* -7-" -.7." v?7 ' *-V "-7-* *.7-v '.7-' . - fi? . I ?li i i? rV ! I _-_ AT ---_ I I GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. | ? There has not been sufficent warm weather to stimulate the buying of Summer ?? Goods, but the chilly days and evenings have passed and our offerings for the & jk next ten days will be found very-attractive to those who find themselves A -f* in need of hot weather fabrics. I LACES. T 10,000 Yards f ^ - We have just received another shipment- of ^ ^ ^ ? I 5'000 Yards 3 1=2 to 81=3 cents. * " of thGse excellent values in val laces-per xlr j ,, , . "" ^ ? Worth double the price. These have to be JJ - dozen yards . , . . . $Q centS. seen to be appreciated. ^ J White Parasols Corsets. ^ ^ Worth $175 to $2.00, at The Royal Brand-?100 Quality at ^ % ; $1.40. i 75 cents. !| ? Ladies' Black Parasols. Summer Lap Robes. % 4k r,10fi. , . . f - , You Need Them This Dusty Weather rull 26 inch, ID a nice assortment of handles J ^ * at 00 50 cents to $2 00 4 * , " .? Ribbons! Ribbons! * ^ Ladies Parasols. Tv70 Inches Wide_Pure Silk_in all ^ ^ Sterling Silver and Pearl Handles, the light shadeg ^ \ \ g Cen ts ^ ^ $2.00 tO $2.50. 4 inches wide at 10 cents. ' ^ ^- -^ Silks, Silks, Silks. ^ ^ 35-inch Taffeta Silk in Light Blue, Gray, Navy, Brown, Garnet and White, Q*7 *t O^x. ^ every yard worth $L25. At ..... . ... Ol X"^l^Lo. ^ It Pays to Buy Thirty-Six-Inch Silks, They Cut to Better Advantage. ^ Twenty-Four inch Taffeta in all the leading shades, A*\ f ^ _ Figured Faulards, Worth Eighty-Five Cent?, \ O rr ^ worth today 65c, at . . * "?*C? at ....... . U<? I ^XC. jj PLAID SILKS in Very Desirable Waisting Patterns, ff g- rpr?fc * Seventy-Five cent Valaes at - O O CC ll t?. ^ ^jfr IAD Q11 I^C We *hink we have the be8t JaP Vallies the market. See what we are offering at 25c., if ya ff/\ *\t\i\ H^n+C *~ JAr 5ILI\<[?. want anything better we have them at; . O" cUlQ / OC IS. * " - Black Dress Gjods, $1^} Values, 48 inches (Cl Off - , .?f wide at *P ' .^.v. Fifty Inch Brilliantines, an exoell^nt Summer Skirt fabne,all colors and 4* Fo,T T-o ^ Bl'ac* ' Voues, ' th.' ^ t0.MU ^ ^ 45CtS. ^ ^ ? . - ... * : : ; . ? -. ? jt> Thirty Eight Inch Albatross in cream, nile green A^rfc L0NG SILK GLOV KS-Another Shipment Just in, black and ^ V- *?nd black at. ^CFWILO. white? fuU Sixteea Button length, d? f 'ST ^? LA DfES' WA8HABLE BELTS 2*5^8 ** 4^ 1 .OU. ^ AT# LADIES' LACE STRIPE HOSE White. Black | ff fi. Off j* Seo dur line of ? adies' Neckwear, the assortment is gj^ f|r% an^ tan tit.' IO Ot complete from ....... OC? U|J. -1- . ^ 4&?. 01-7D/^ A I PCL ^e very be5t tbat ^9 ma<*?> cannot be bought today to sell at le.-s than Fiftaen cents f./Y*1-? ^nt-ty & rCl\VALC(^ our price for the present.1^ * =-?CIS? V ^ We never sold them for less when Cotton was Five Cents. ^ Our line of White Good3 and Wash f^^T^ ll fl ft A're Yoa Go^n&P *3 the Jamestown Ex Material i-being con?>tant/v replenished, I 1111111(1 Ai 11111111111111 positioa? If so you will need a Trunk or ?? f no better assortment can be found anv- 1 (V Iii i li 11 ? S^ C-e- Our Stock of both is verv ^ ?? . III ll I ?ig lil ?91 comp?lete. Trank- $1.00 to $15.00, Sait f where Md pnces as low as ihe lowest. |J jJUliilUll U U OUI ll ll Ii f 8 Case* SL5? to $7.00. ^ ^, Did we say anything about Embroideries? No, it is not necessary, you know ali about them. ^ +1* +1* +?+ ^ ?^? ?fo ?Q* ?fo +?i +f* +$?> ?fo +fe rf* +1+ ?fo ?^? ?^? ?^? ?|\? ?|>* ?^? ?V|?? WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 5 at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than fifteen years of age. When Schol? arships are vacated after July 5, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should write to Presi? dent Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 18, 1907. For further information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. JOHNSON, 0-8-7-3 Rock .Hill, S. C. WANTED-All the farmers in Sum- j ter county to know that we can in- | sure their cotton against destruc? tion or damage by hail. $20 in? surance per acre will cost 50c. per acre. Citizens' Insurance Agency, ? Phone 14S. 5-S-6t SHERIFF'S SALE Graduating Presents Sumter, S. C., May 14, 1907. Citizens' Insurance Agency, Sumter, S. C. Gentlemen: Last spring I took a policy on my cotton crop, insuring with the Carolina Hail Insurance Co., against loss by hail. On July 25th crop was badly ' damaged, and it af? fords me pleasure to testify to the prompt and satisfactory settlement of my claim. Yours truly, . l-18-6t W. O. Cain. By virtue of sundry executions for taxes?, issued by the County Treasur? er of Sumter County, and directed to me as Sheriff the following parcel of land or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the taxes and costs thereon, will be sold at public outcry in front of the Court House, Sumter, S. C., on Monday, the first day of June. next. 1907, or the day follow? ing, between the hours of ll a. m., and 4 p. m., purchasers to pay for papers: All that lot of land situate in State burg township, Sumter county, in the State of South Carolina, containing two (2) acres, with three buildings situated thereon, bounded on the north and east by lands of Mrs Ma? rion Pinckney, south by public road leading to Claremont, west by Cam? den branch of Southern Railway, lev? ied upon and to be sold as the prop? erty of Airs. Rosa G. Jackson, at the suit of the State for taxes. W. H. EPPERSON, 'Sheriff Sumter County. 5-8-15-22 The Commencement Season will soon be here and if you intend bu\ ing something real nice for your daughter, sister or best girl, see our line be? fore doing so. We feel assured we can p?eare you. OD AKS. The pic nie season is at hand, How often have you wished for a Kodak on an occasion of this kind when a good opportunity presented itself for a snap shot. Don't feel tnat way again, buy one now so you will always hove. Prices $1.00 to $35.00 A Full Line of Material always on hand. Mccormack Jewelry Company. Xo Excuse. I _ ! The judge had his patiece sorely I tried by lawyers who wished to talk ! and by men who tried to evade jury j service. So when the puzzled little . German, who had been accepted by j both sides, jumped up the judge was : exasperated. "Shudge!" cried the German, j "What is it?" demanded the judge. "I tink I like to go home to my wife." said the German. "You can't," retorted the judge. "Sit down." "But. shudge." persisted the Ger? man, "I don't tink I make a good shurer." "You're the best in the box," said the judge. "Sit down." "But, shudge,'* persisted the littie German, "I don't speak good Eng? lish." "You don't have to speak any at all," said the judge. "Sit down." The little German pointed to the lawyers to make his last desperate ; plea. "Shudge," he said, "I can't make i noddings of what these fellows say." It was the judge's chance to get even for many annoyances, i "Neither can anyone else," he said, i "Sit down." With a sigh the little German sat down.-Tit-Bits. j The Danger of Summer Separations. Long summer separations between {husband and wife are unwise tempo? rary divorc?s that often leave a long trail of sorrow, grief and misunder? stand ir; g. They- do not actually wreck home and happiness, but they are an unnecessary risk, like "rocking a boat." a foolish experiment that may overturn and swamp it. When one member of the home firm takes a long solitaire vacant and' the other stays at home in loneliness, Cu? pid, though blind, sees trouble ahead. With two who love each other the temporary separation may be the thin edge of the wedge of a permanent growing apart. These solo vacations force each into a new environne it in which the other has no part; they les? sen the sweetness of mutual depen? dence; they brea* the continuity or loving conference and constant confi? dence; they mado* it easier for each to face life's problems alone instead of hand-in-hand. The regular annual exodus of the wife, because she has a restless desire to get away somewhere, because she has friends who inisist on her accom? panying them, or because she fears the neighbors will think she cannot afford to go away-these are forms of voluntary separation for weeks and months that are dangerous and some- ; times* even prove a shoit cut from matrimony to alimony. The theory that husband and wife should be separated occasionally s<"> th??j. they may appreciate each other the more is a dangerous doctrine. Va? cations with each other may be new miniature honeymoons, bringing re? newed love to *oth, but long vacations from each other are what the insur? ance companies term "extra-hazard? ous risks."-William George Jordan 'n the June Delineator. IT'S YOUR'KIDNEYS?" Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles-A Sumter Citizen -Shows Hw to Cure-Them. M?ny people never s?speat their kid? neys. If suffe:ing from a lame, weak or aching back they think that it is only a muscular weakness ; when urinary trouble sets in they think it will soon correct itself'. An fo it is with all the other symp? toms of kidney disorders. That is jest where the danger hes. You uust cure these trctibks or they bud to C'iabetes or B, i^ht's disease. The best remedy to u<=e is Coan'? Kidney Pills. It cures ali ills which are caused by wer.k or . iseased kid? neys. Sumter people testiry to permanent cures. E. McGloud, farmer, residing on the out? skirts cf Sumter say>: ..Both my wife and I used Doaii'-- Kidney Tills procured at Dr. A J. China's-drug store, and.obtained a lot o? benefit from them. I thought it must be the climate which did not agree with ns or the water, for we ?ever had the backache until '.ve rcoved herc some f"-.;:- years ap) fro:;! Pennsylvania, but we certainly have had it since. The secretions Crom . kidneys were irregular and much too frequent i;> actior. especially at night when oar rest was much disturbed.-Since we used Donn's Kidney Pills n it h r of us has hud the backache and the :i<-Ti()ii of the kidneys became natural and normal and our r.->i i< not disturbed at niitiit. Dean's Kidney Fills: the best rem? edy that ever'-ame into my house" For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. X. Y. sole agents for the Cmted States. Remember the name-'Doan's-v-and take no other. 45 Rheumatism I have found a tried and tested cure for Rheu? matism ! Not a remedy that will straighten the distorted limbs of chronic cripples, nor tum bony growths back to flesh again, ?hat is impossible. But I can now surely kill the pains and pangs of this deplorable disease. In Germany-with a Chemist in the City of Darmstadt-I found tne last ingredient with which Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy was made a perfected, dependable prescription. Without that last ingredient, I successfully treated many, many cases of Rheumatism ; but now. at last, it uni? formly cures all curable cases of this heretofore much dreaded disease. Those sand-like granular wastes, found in Rheumatic Blood, seem to dissolve and pass away under the action of this remedy as freely as does sugar when added to pure water And then, when dissolved. these poisonous wastes freely pass from the system, and the cause of Rheumatism is gone forever. There is now no real need-no actual excuse to suffer longer with ou? help. We sell, and in confidence recommend j Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy SiBERTS' DRUG STORE. iflSiKniiHiHiiiunMHUM^ Vegetable PrcparationforAs similating theToodandRegula ting theStamachs and Bowels of INFAXT S vi C H rtfiiKE N Itoino?esTSl?sfio^GEerfiJ? ness and Eest.Contains natter Opmm;Morphine ?ior?finsral. NOT NAHCOTIC. Stope ofOldDrS?l??ILEnUJLR Pumpkin StcJ>" ALx.Sen.na + Ro?ulkSdtx Ptpptnrdnt - Bi Cai\vuz& Soda *? ff brm Seed - Clarified Sogar - Apafecf Remedy forCoratipa- ? rion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms ?Convubions Jeverish oess and Loss OF SLEEP Tac Simile Signature of NEW YORK. Af b months' bid*. ^ '* J5DOS?S-J5C?>TS EXACT COPVOF'WSAFFEH. For Infants and Children. C1II I III ?????MMMMBMBBBMi The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the In Us For Over Thirty Years THC CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. JUST RECEIVED Another Car Load of HORSES AND MULES. Booth live Stock Co? UNITED CONFEDERATE Veterans' Reunion, RICHMOND, VA. For accommodation of the Confederate Veterans, attending the Kennion afc Richmond. Ya., the Southern Railway will operate the following through car service from points named : One coach will leave Anderson, May 29fcb, at 10.15 a. m., via* Greenvi??ev picking up Pnllman Sleeper at Greenville at 2.15 p. m. same date. Will join, through Sleeper at Charlott? from Columbia that will leave Columbia at 2.30 p. m. These through cars wil} arrive at Richmond at 7.00 a. m. the nesfc morning. Parties desiring Sleeping Car accommodation will w.i/te Mr. C. & Carson, Jr.. Passenger Agent at Greenville. These desiring space in the Sleeper from Columbia will write] Mr. B. IX. Todd, Passenger Agent at Columbia. Tickets sold at one cent a mile travel Tickets sold May 26th-June 2nd, limiced to return June lltb, 1907. These tickets will be recognized for return passage direct from Norfolk. For full information consult Ticket Agent, Southern Railway Office, or Mr. R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. May fi-i^t_ Paint Your House Now We have just received a solid car load of Hammar Paint. which we are offering as long as it lasts at the old price, (fre? ing to the increased cost of raw material all pure paint Masu? facturers have been compelled to advance ther prices, and m order to sell this celebrated brand of paint at the old price we purchased a car of it, so that now is the time to save your mm ey and secure a lasting paint._ We also have always on hand a good stock of j D^voe and New Era Painty ALL FULLY GUARANTEED. Lime, Cement, Hair. The DuRant Hardware Co,