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The Sumter Watchman was founded in I860 and the Trice Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and influence 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 o^uite large-and we need the money. The effort to make the railroads pay taxes on a one hundred per cent, valuation will probably fail, and it should as a matter of fairness and justice. If the railroads are to be re? quired to pay on a full valuation then the banks and other corporations should not be permit ced to pay on a sixty per cent valuation, nor should land owners and other individuals es? cape on a fifty, forty or thirty per cent, valuation. We believe in all property being returned for taxation at its fair market value, but it would be gross injustice and a bad precedent to require the railroads to pay taxes on a full valuation, while thousands j of acres of land are returned for i taxation at twenty per cent, of their j market value. Today there are lands j in Sumter county ^ that cannot be j bought for less than $40 to $50 an ace that are on the tax books at $10 cr less. Make the railroads pay. but re? quire all others *o do so in the same proportion. . * . * It is estimated that the cotton acre? age in Sumter county is between five and ten per cent, less than last year and that fifteen per cent, less ferti? lizer will be used. It is hoped, how? ever, that the seasons wili be favora? ble and that a larger crop will be produced. * * * It is reported that some farmers ! Are selling their cotton crop for fall delivery on the basis of present prices. 'This is bad business and will redound *to'the injury of all cotton growers, as .well as to- those who sell and miss the , -opportunity to obtain higher prices. The cotton that is sold now. will be used as a h ver to hold down prices in the fall when the law of supply and - demand would naturally create higher ^prices. dFederal Control of Labor. " Prom the Augusta Chronicle. That was a striking point made by Hen. Jaob Phinizj\ ex-mayor of Au? gusta and president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, in reply to a telegram from the New York World asking for his opinion on President Roosevelt's declaration in favor of federal control of railroads. Mr. Phinizy's telegram to the "World, as reproduced in yesterday's Chronicle, was as follows: "If President Roosevelt is properly ^uoted in his Indianapolis speech he certainly advocates absolute control upon the part of the government of the railroads. "I am a strong believer in proper j regulations by the government, but I if they want absolute control they should buy the railroads, paying for them a fair and equitable price. "It wouldn't be a bad idea for the president to advocate in this connec? tion the regulation of labor upon the part of the government." Government regulation of labor. A revolutionary "suggestion, you will suy at once. And yet. it sounds no more radical than did the suggestion of government ownership or control of railroads ten or fifteen years ago. "We may well stop and ask ourselves, 1 whither are we drifting? But government control cf labor would interfere with personal rights end individual liberty. Certainly but is it not equally true that, gov? ernment control of railroads inter? feres with the rights of capital and the freedom of legitimate industry. Mind you. we are not discussing government "regulation" of railroads, e.ny more than we are discussing laws governing the personal conduct of in? dividuals; but absolute, complete gov? ernment "control;" the assumption of authority to direct the management of all the railroad propel ties in the United States without assuming either moral or financial responsibility for their proper and successful conduct; the taking out of the hands of ex? perts-men trained throughout their lives in this particular branch of ser? vice-all of the railroad properties of the country and turning thc over to government officeholders-men who know no more about managing rail? roads than you or me. Fut that to... without making the government or its agents responsible to any one in case such management proves a failure as is almost inevitable. Mr. Phinizy. - ea! -g a^ : radical business man, well says-if this is to be done, the government should buy the railroads. This line of reasoning, as applied to your business or burs, would strike us as a self-evident proposition. Then why does it not apply with equal force to the business of railroading? But the point in Mr. Phinizy's tele? gram to which we had intended to give particular stress was the sugges? tion that if the government is to con? trol the railroads, it might not be a bad idea for it to attempt to control labor as well. vre do not even assert that such a thing is possible; but had you ever before thought of its direct applica? tion to the subjecL under discussion? Indeed, the suggestion has. a very im? portant bearing on the business of all j public service corporations, as at present conducted. For instance, the government, national. State and mu? nicipal-and when the government it? self is silent, the public is outspoken in its demands-says to a public ser? vice corporation, whether it be steam cr electric railroad, lighting or water plant "keep your business going or we will penalize you; perhaps, even take your charters away from you; you must perform the public's ser? vice daily, nightly, hourly, come what may." A case in point was furnished by the city of Macon not long since. The street railway company's employes went out on strike; the company i made every effort to adjust the diffi? culty and then, as a last resort, to supply the places of the strikers. Sud? denly, just as the strikers seemed to be losing ground, the city council st-rps in and says to the street car company: "Ee^in to run all of your cars at once, or we will 'revoke your franchises." The same thing has happened elsewhere, time and again. It may happen any day. with any public service corporation in the'' country. And what are these corporations to do ? Their men m?y Quit work on a day's notice-but the public service j must be continued, just as though j i nothing had happened, or the compa- j ny will hear from the public. Inasmuch as we have been speak? ing about Government control of one branch of public service corporations, let us make an illustration that serves to emphasize the point made in Mr. Phinizy's telegram. Perhaps the largest branch of the Government service is the army, employing some? thing like 25.000 men. Where would the army be without the three-year enlistment clause? rn other words, what would the Government do for a standing army if its men were free to leave it on an hour's notice; to form unions; make arbitrary demands for wage increases or shorter hours; order strikes-and then "picket" all army posts and recruiting stations; in an effort-to prevent the employment of other men? And, yet, the standing army is a small affair compared with the rail? roads of the country. Many times smaller in the number of men em? ployed, and infinitesimal compared with che regularity and importance of the service rendered from day to day. The great army of railroad employes I has a stupendous duty to perform every minute of the day and night year in and year out: the standing at my has ics most vital duty to per? form only once every twenty or thir? ty years-and then it has to depend largely on volunteers. But imagine a standing army with? out an "en?stmenc" clause to insure its stability and numerical strength? And, then, imagine the much larger "railroad army of the country-either under government control or other? wise-left entirely free to tie up this infinitely greater and more complex blanch of the pub?c service upon a-) hour's notice. Mr. .Phinizy. in his brief telegram tc the New York World, has made a point in connection with the industri? al progress of this country that is go? ing to command the attention of statesmen and economists before many more years have elapsed. And the suggestion is. we repeat, no more rad? ical than was government control or ownership of railroads ten or fifteen years ago. This centralizing process -this thing of having the govern? ment dabble in matters outside of its legitimate functions-is dragging everything in one direction. For it is not only manifestly unfair, but an ob? vious imposissibility, for the govern? ment to assume control of any branch of business without assuming the problems that go with it. Eut it al? most ?seems as if this day will have to come., with all the wreck and ruin that must follow in its wake, before the present epidemic in favor of gov? ernment control is effectually eradi? cated. For the sake of ju-tice to the af? flicted and for the g-->od of humanity, it is my right and duty to r*-c>mmend Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. We owe our country a .d our fellow-i a duty. Tea or Tablets, 35 cents. ( ra's Dru<r Store. TIK ? . ?ey of the cit; for :\ erase system is progressing rapidly under the direction of Supervising Engineer Lyons. A Newspaper frooiem. It doesn't hurt to talk shop once in a while. It gives the other fellow some idea of certain things that he would not know otherwise, and al? though the other fellow may not be interested or care anything about the information, one way or the other, it aithesame time puts him in possession of facts that he will recall to mind when in need of that very informa? tion. The public as a whole has a general idea of the inner workings of a news? paper, but the expense and details are known intimately by comparatively few people. Newspaper publishers everywhere are very much concerned ar the present time about the greatly increased cost of paper during the past twelve months, as well as with the unprecedented condition of the j paper market. Xot only has newspa- j per advance! all the way from 25 to ! 10 per cent, within the past twelve j months, but it is a growing problem j for newspapers to get the paper at i any price, so much greater is the de- I mand than the output. We will not attempt to interpret the underlying causes of this limited supply, but merely point to it as a guiding cir cu mstance. The Charlotte Observer, one of the south's very best newspapers, has this j to say concerning the paper market'; of'today: "For the reason that whatever vi? tally affects th? newspapers affects j thc public also, it is of interest to the I reader to know that serious prob? lems confront the publishers of the country-one relating to the cost of white paper, the other to its scarcity, j Xinety-eight per cent, of the newpa I per of the country is the product of! or is controlled by the paper trust, which is advancing steadily. Practi? cally all of this paper is made of wood pulp, in the manufacture of which last year, according to a re peri of the census bureau, 3,646,693 cords of pulp wood were consumed. The advancing price of paper is said by the trust to be because of a grow? ing scarcity of wood pulp timber and to tariff duties which almost forbid itt importation from Canada. How? ever this may be, the first facts are as stated-paper is high and getting higher and so scarce that publishers need frequently to borrow from each other, sometimes shipments from one to another having to be made by ex? press. Another element of embar? rassment is the inefficient railroad service which often hangs up indefi? nitely shipments from the mills which have been ordered in ample time. "It would be uncandid not to say that the papers themselves are in part tc blame for the situation. If the city papers were to cut off 50 per cent, of the rubbish they put forth on Sundays, stuff that nobody reads and which is therefore for every reason unnecessary, and if all papers would cut off all except legitimate circula? tion, not sending their issues to non payers or half payers or forcing them upon people who do not want them at all-who, for instance, having sub? scribed for three months can never get loose-the volume of production would be lower by a great deal and one, at least, of the troubles removed -one. perhaps both; for while the demand for paper would be less, the price, answering the law of supply and demand would be lower." This is putting the situation as it really is. The newspaper publishers of the country are confronted by a very serious problem in the scarcity and the high price of white paper. As already stated, not only is the price high and going higher, but it is hard to get at any cost, due to the combined restriction in the out? put and the unsatisfactory handling of the shipments by the railroads. It *is just as well that the public should know these things. The cost of printing the Greenville News has been greatly increased during the past twelve months through the advance in the price of all things that are required in the making of a newspaper. Unless the tariff on newspaper is taken off. or a substitute for wood pulp can be found, the publishers' j problem fwill increase as time slips by.-Greenville News. Have You Catarrh. *If you have catarrh, with offensive breath, burning paint in the throat, difficulty in breathing, raising of mu? cous, discharge from tho nose, tick? ling or dropping from the back of the throat, coughing spasms, etc., begin the use of Hyomei at once. Its medication is taken in with the ail you breathe, so that it reaches the most remote part of the respiratory organs, killing all catarrhal germs and soothing any irritation there may bo in the mucous membrane. The complete Hyomei outfit costs bur $1; and J. F. W. DeLorme gives peron?l guarantee with each pack that the money will be refunded he treatment does all that is claim? d for it. 6-5-2t The rural . dened extend'd on July !Sth. 1 as been or mert, S. C., ur. jjaniei in Manning. The closing exercises of the Moses Levi Memorial Institute began. Sun? day morning in the auditorium of the Institute with a religious service at? tended by all of the church denomi? nations, and the public generally. The hall was filled to overflowing, and the music composed of the several choir. was excellently rendered. Rev. J. W. Daniel, D. D.. cf Sum? ter, one of the most cmih.-lu preach? ers in the South Carolina Methodist conference, preached che baccalau? reate sermon to a very attentive au ! dit-nee. Dr. Daniel took his "ext from Genesis 7: 1. "And the Lord ?aid unto Noah, come thou and all thy house held into the Ark." We attempted to get a synopsis of this grand deliver? ance, but failed. It was. indeed, a magnificent address teeming with ideas that were of a nature to cause I people to argue with themselves. lie ! madt assertions which for the mo? ment shocked, but as he reasoned out ? his idea, qnd by his intellectual farce j clothed his thoughts in a raiment of , th- purest English, tho audience went al m?; with him and he led them ?..' his will. Ic was to our mi.il a grand presentation of logic and reasoning. ? forcefulness and eloquence. When the seiviee was concluded, it was an? nounced that Dr. Daniel would again preach in the evening at the Baptist church, and before the appointed hour, the people gathered, so that when the bell tapped for service to begin, the church auditorium was filled, and the large Sunday school room was pressed into service to seat the immense audience. Th--- congre? gation was made up of the three de? nominations o fthe town and the mu? sic was grand. Dr. Daniel preached one of the best sermons ever heard in this town: if such a thing is possible it excelled his morning sermon. His text was taken from 1st Kings 21: 4: "And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his race, and would eat no bread."-Manning Times. Has your stomach gone out of bus? iness? If so you can reach the top notch of physical and mental power by using Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Chi na's Drug Store. LARGE BAND WILL GO. Bandmaster Schumacher in Columbia Friday to Complete AH Arrange? ments. Arrangements are being made to take the full quota of the second reg? iment band to the Jamestown expo? sition on South Carolina day and yes? terday Bandmaster Schumacher ol Sumter was in the city to consult with Col. Henry T. Thompson, as to the details. In order to take all of the members it will be necessary for the band to raise some additional money and it has been planned to give a concert either at the theatre or at the park for this purpose. At the concert at least thirty pieces will be in the band and an excellent programme will be arranged. The outlook, according to the rail? road officials here, is for a very large attendaince at Jamestown on June 28. The display made by this State will be one that no one need be ashamed of, and in fact it is planned ti- have a most elaborate showing. The band will give a number of con? certs, playing in the parade and be? tween the addresses in the Virginia State building and in the evening at the reception to be given. Replies re" ceived by Col. Thompson to the let? ters recently sent out show that nearly all of the members of the militia will take part and the cheap railroad rates I will attract hundreds of others who will see the exposition for the first I time.-The State. June S. Guaranteed by J. F. W. DcLormc. If the head aches, if the back and side are painful, if there is distress and nausea after eating, if you. are sleepless, nervous and out of sorts get a 50c box of Miena from J. F. W. DeLorme with the absolute certainty that the remedy will cost you nothing unless it tfives you freedom from all ills and pains and restores you to health. Use Ml-o-na stomach tablets, and your ill health will soon be gone and you will forget that you have ever had indigestion or its resultant ills. 6-5-2t COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL The County Board of Education has decided to have a four weeks' Summer School f<>r Sumter county b> ginning July A county school is especially desirable this year as there wili be no State School. Fri ry Methods, English and Math? ides will be taught No allowance ; as? sist the teachers to attend can be given this year. Everthing will be d-rne t<> make the f'>ur weeks' session profitable. By order o' . G. "STEEN and S. ). CAIN. Co; nv ~d of Educa! *\. 6-5-5t WINTHROP COLLEGE ruiittatoU? ^mttmtn^ eui,. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION". LEGE. j Scholarship and Entrance Examina tion to Fresliman Class The examination for the award of j - vacant Sch. larships in Winthrop Col- j The examination for the award of lege and f< r the admission of new I scholarships from Sumter County and students w il he held at the County j ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS Court Hou?; on Friday, July 5 at 9 win be he!d at the County Court a. m. Ap -.icants must be not less j H^se on Friday,July 5, at 9 a. m. than fifteen ?ears of age. When Schoi- ; Applicants for scholarships may se arships are vacated after July 5. they ! cure blank application forms from will be aw arded to those making the ithe county Superintendent of Educa highest average at this examination, !tion- These blanks must be filled out provided they meet the conditions | properly and filed with the county governing the award. Applicants for j Superintendent before the beginning Scholarships should write to Presi- !of the examination. Those taking dent Johnson before the examination the examination for entrance to the for Scholarship examination blanks. Freshman class and not trying for a Scholarships are worth $100 and scholarship should file their applica , free tuition. The next session will tion. President Mell. The schol I open September IS, 1007. For further -rships are worth $100 and free t?i ! information and catalogue, address tion- 0ne scholarship student from" Pres. D. B. JOHNSON, I ea?h county may select the Textile j 5_s_7-3 Rock Hill S C. course, others must take one of the i *?^!???^^S!E?ESS^^E^SE?Ef!!!!!S^ "i : Agricultural courses. Examination j WANTED-All the farmers in Sum- paper will be furnished, but each ap I ter county to know that we can in- plicant should provide himself with j sure their cotton against destruc- scratch paper. The number of *chol ; tion or damage by hail. $20 in- arships to be awarded will be an j surance per acre will cost 50c. per nounced later. acre. Citizens' Insurance Agency. : ' P. H. MELL, President. I Phone 14$. 5-S-6t ? 5-15-St Clemson College, S. C. I JUST IN . . Many Poxinds of Fresh Candy. ... -.-.-i..i "I,, ."?....,.. ? I Chocolate Almonds-One Pound Box. j Maraschino Cherries, covered with chocolate-1 lb. boxes. 1, 2, 3 and 5 Pound Boxes. i GET ?T TO DAY. Sibert's Drug Store. BAGGING AND TIES. -0 We are prepared to make contracts ipr bagging and ties for Fall delivery. We may be accused of being somewhat premature, but we made our purchases some months ago, and the market has made a decided ad? vance since then, and we candidly believe that orders placed now will prove profitable. We have a liberal supply of these goods on hand now and the advantage in placing or? ders at this time, is that you get your goods immediately, and you have them on hand when needed. Those who are our regular customers or whose financial standing justi? fies it we will ship the goods when ordered and make them payable October 1st. Our offerings in this line consist of NEW JUTE BACGING, 2 and 2 1-4 pounds. NEW SUGAR SACK BAGGING 1 3-4 and 2 pounds. NEW ARROW TIES. We have no second hand bagging or ties of any kind to of? fer. Our experience teaches us that it does not pay to handle them at the difference in price. -o O'Donnell ? Company. A Bargain IAM OFFERING FOR SALE one of the best located pieces of farm property around Sumter. The pla<-e ison the Moses road, -ri miles east of the city. Contains 265 acres 100 cleared, and has two good settlements. The soil is a stiff clay-sand loam, and most of the cleared land is in ?rood condition. The rest of the place is in timber and wood? land, but can all be cleared if desired. Being only 2*4 miles from the city, there is enough timber and wood on the uncleared portion of the place, if properly handled, to pay for the whole property. The track has a natural drainage to Rooky Bluff Swamp, and with present ditches put in good condition the whole place wih be thoroughly drained. This land will be wort ii ?'>o an acre inside of two years. Adjoiding tracts arc now held at this fisrure. but for a quick >ale will take$2S^0per acre. If you want a place near town, you will not have au opportunity like this soon. It will pay you to act now. City und County Prop- Il ll ft! ft Af Money to Lom on First erty Handled. U K KU I U Ol Class Real K rate. Real Estate Loans. ^ UulUUl, Real Essa's Agest, Bl 'c., N. Main St., S?. ?ter. S. C. 'Phone 404-3