The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 01, 1908, Image 6
APPEAL TO FAllMW?H.
Johnson of Georgia Cotton
AM Make? Strong Appeal
United Action of Farmers In
of Holding Movement.
Atlanta. Dec. 11.?President M. W
tn. of the Georgia dlvtalon
ithern Cotton Association, has is
a strong letter of appeal and en
>ment to the farmers of Qeor
aa\d the 8outh. He shows where
the cotton producers of the South
the power to control their pro
and can do It It they will.
Pr?sident Johnson says:
Ws frequently see the statement
sst what the price of cotton will be
>w. next day. next week, next
Ith and n?*xt April is pure guess
Is that true? If so. should It
so? Certainly not. Tho price of
ah p r pound should be as stable
gal a gold dollar, and can be made
asv Bat It will take on tho part of
fJsa grower thorough and compact
ajsjfjnalaatlon, and. In addition, the
ajmwlng of cctton aa a aurplua crop.
~ Ss combined strength of cotton
tri and others should be so dl
as to make powerful and ef
the efforts of every organise, -
a working for thl* purpose. Let It
understood that we fight ao busl
a\ hot that we propose to stand by
r awn and our country's Interests
tho rery last refilling that in the
ath evsry Interest la) dependent on
r- tartce cotton brings. Give us 16
Instead of trying to make us
11 cents or 11 cents; and you add
Sjo anar purchs*.og power $180,000,000
as? S14a.d0a.000. respectively, on the
ton exported alone, snd make 1m
a panic In the South.
Look at our own mills Just now.
takings are about 100.000) bales
?r last year. The foreign mill
show no appreciable decrease.
rgn mills are helping to sus
market?our own mills are
Tat you and I. who raise the
hare to bay tariff-protected
and the oar Iff-protected fellow
helping us sustain the price,
don't the United States let ua
groan the fallow who Is helping
That Is my Inclination. Ia It not
to help the follows who helps
17
you know In 1*05, when cot
go low / we had the united
ajaflna of all to beost the price, and
?9m hooted It Ws axe sustaining the
today, bat, wlfh a tow patriotic
wa hare not the coopera?
ws than had. Was It and la It
cotton at a low price would
gast liquidate our Indebtedness: but
-eftstes? at it cants and above would.
Tea know I hare heard and heard
an* much erging to sell; many have
to scare ua; much "bear dope"
pnt out and by our own
Bat from my standpoint
financial fiber and muscle of the
should have been at rained to
H op to the profit point to the
Many, many times have I
myself the question* do wa get
ttlon only when cotton Is below
a* price which would pay our debts.
H la above, get nene.
are conspicuous and true ex
among all classes, but what
ia the rale? I can name tankers, mer?
its and many other Interests that
loval supporters of our work,
gssaaiilallj aad otherwise. Many of
anar fertilizer people have been most
but sums bare not. Do they
i to see us out of debt, or not?
Uefa look at the price. IS cents,
msnsanally. I do act adrlse. but there
ears a number of reasons why It will
bring it and why It should be
for It by all who can.
X It Is worth It
I. The mills for months and years
have their goods contracted lor
ate.
S There Is practically a sh or cage
ef t.tct.tto bales In i n.- world's eu>>
ptjr. and erery bale ?? needed and de
snarWied. hence?
The fourth reason is the demand.
I. The small .'*r>p. fThe assoclJ
tfton <*<lmeted. th 1st of October, a
rr->p of about 11.150 000 bales?that
looks as If It w'll exceed rathor
i. ?? m?. under tr. ? :r ?p.
4 l* will take ?hnt price to give us
profit to v.'hlch w? are enttti? I.
Because It w\* and is a Just
pr*iper. fair and reasonable one. un.1
an th'.* basis only <h ?uld any uue*#c n
%e settled. 1 defy any one to show
w the contrary.
t. A? the nation's wealth p.oluc
era aad the mainstay of her credit and
haJanc* of trade.
It. The enly two organizations,
emitting for "cotton price*" fur the
farmer sro Southern Cotton Associa?
tion and ths Isrmers' Fnlon Bt !??>
al to them. You will have to hold to
them and to yourv If and In this prac?
tice of loyalty to th??m and to e:ich
other is the fume r*i gaily larntoetloii
Oaly with them la th? r? u ray of hOfM
for ultimate freedom from a slavery
worse than nil slavery- tin sBstfl I v
of debt.
You win reeaH th..t in n> \ .>? ????
ginning of thi* MgssM i |jld roti thai
you had bef ?r.? you th I hardest fight
of your live?. He *tr< ngth> ..< >i Men,
fellow ! inner*, It Is a fight fol the
right 4hc right to aeiea lha prod h i
of your own labor; and every one Ihne
I
armed, plus the facts that his bar ie
U for his country?? for better
?chooU and churches? 1? ihrice arm??
ed.
Did those glorious men of the slx
I ties have a nobler cause" Was mere
required of them a higher courage,
nobler patriotism and greater sacri?
fice. Bulldog tenacity, eternul vigi?
lance, everlasting determination, un?
ceasing watchfulness, d Uly sacrifice,
and unflinching loyalty to your or*
Sanitation and yourselves; falrne. I
and Justice to every business, de?
manding only what is yours, fixing a
reasonable price (and you have nevci
d otherwise), and fighting for it
until the last, will bring victory and
only that course will.
Then will you command the respect
iescive the praise and receive the
support of every class of business
men.
I cannot fal! to congratulate every
one wh i has stood with us and aided
I us in the fight. He who could hold
and has held his cotton through these
trying days, slowly marketing it has
saved to his southland millions o.
dollat*. Had the farmer joined tho
panic and dumped his cotton on the
market there would have been a pan?
ic indeed. Cotton would have gone
to 7 cents or S cents, and disaster and
bankruptcy have been our portion. .
Tou deserve all praise, and be it said
for your encouragement, your wisdom
is Justified in the result that in the
face of conspiracy, culminating in a
pretended panic, with more gold and
money in our banks than ever before,
with the most valuable crops of every
kind ever produced, you have seen an
almost steady advance In cotton.
It seems to ms that we have adopt
ed the only wise way. 7t looks now
ss if at least 2,000,000 bales, probably
3,000.0000 bales will bo held off the
market and not sold at all. unless the
price goes to 15 cents, fours to the
finish.
(Signed) M. L. Johnson,
President Georgia Division, Southern
Cotton Association.
Hrtw to Avoid Appendicitis.
?Most victims of appendicitis arc
these who are habitually consti?
pated. Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation by , stimu?
lating ths liver and bowels. Orlno
Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nau?
seate or gripe and Is mild and pleas?
ant to take. Refuse substitutes. Li?
bert's Drug Store.
USING DYNAMITE.
Another Secret Society Hail Is Blown
Up In Georgia Syr terns tic Cam*>
psdgn le Waged.
Albany, Ga., Dec 23.?Advices
from Kenler, the town on the Geor?
gia Florida A Alabama railway In
which a negro secret society hall was
blown to atoms by a charge of dyna?
mite several weeks ago, state that the
outrages are being repeated, two halls
In the country near Kesler having
been dynamited Friday night. They
were completely demolished.
One of the buildings Vas the Odd
Fallows' hall at Corea four miles
south of Kosler, snd the other the
Supreme Circle's meeting place at
Salem church.
There appears to be a dynamite
campaign of destruction waged
agwlnst the negro secret societies,
whose halls to the number of at least
five have been completely demolished
I within the last month/
As the result of the dynamiting of
so many lodge rooms there Is a reign
of terror among the negroes in the
I vicinity of Ketder. They believe that
whites are dynamiting their halls on
account of the difficulty in securing
labor, ths labor troubles being blam?
ed on the secret orders.
An Insidious Danger.
?One of the worst features of kid?
ney trouble is that it is an inaldlous
disease and before the victim realizes
his danger he may have a fatal mal?
ady. Take Foley's Kidney Cure at the
first sign of trouble as It corrects ir?
regularities and prevents Bright'* dis?
ease and diabetes. Slbert's Drug Store.
The Onion In Cooking.
1 -;
The greatest of French cooks being
asked to give the secret of his success
answered: "The very foundation of
all good cooks is in butter and
ONIONS! I uko them in all my sauces
and gravies. They have the effect of
making a customer come back for
more. Butter without onion will drive
the customer away after a few days,
i:?'ll the onion till it melts, or entlrelx
disappears; then add the butter, and
call the mixture stock."?New York
Prtss.
How to \\ohl Pneumonia.
'You can avoid pmumonla and oth
<-r POT lens rsSUltl from g cold by tub?
ing Fob-j "s H um v l id Tar. It stops
the cough and rape Is the gold from
th-' system ,v it Is mildly laxative,
Refuse .my but tu< genuine in tie
yellow package, Slbert's Drug Store.
Tho town "f Manning las! week
\'>t. i bond* i" tin amount of $30.000
lei Itt reeling of t new graded
school but Id Ir a
I he prk ? ??t IVncr.
* The t? nil ic Itching and smart?
ing, incident to certain skin diseases,
In almost instantly allayed by apply*
Ing CHnmherIain's Salve, For sale b)
i ?? I. u i; ? I Mi i i mat > .
ti?Ol> HACKS WEDNESDAY.
Lur*e sasssesassa^gd at Turf Associa?
tion'? Meet.
The attendance at the Sumter Turf
A*HOCtaiion\s Christmas meet was
good and everybody was well pleased
wfth ;the race* which were fast and ex?
citing.
The fallowing were the results:
First race:
1-mile Heat?Trot or pace?Al.
Thomas, first, owned by C. W. Smith,
Sumter; Kitty Nutwood, second, II.
H. King, Bishopville; Joke Hope,
third, Dr. Brown, Orangeburg. Time,
2.39.
Second race: I
1-2-mile Dash, for Midens?Prince
Henry, first, owned by R. C. Richard?
son, Sumter; Pauline D., second, own?
ed by C. F. McFadden, Sumter;
Swamp Root, third, owned by W. H.
Seale, Sumter. Time, 52 1-2 sec?
onds.
Third race.
7-8-mile Dash, all ages?
Blue Buck, first, owned by
Arthur L. Jackson, Sumter;
Tho Widow, second, owned by T. O.
Sanders, Hagood; Getaway, third,
owned by D. M. Davis, Sumter. Time,
I. 38.
Fourth race:
1-2-mlle Dash?All Ages?Little
Belle, first, owned by D. M. Davis;
Amelia B., second, owned by T. 'O.
Sanders; Blue Buck, third, owned
by A. L. Jackson. Time. ,"0 seconds.
The race between Blue Buck and
the Widow was very exciting, as both
of these horses have a weil known
reputation.
SECOND DAY'S RACES.
All Events Good nnd Attendance Sat?
isfactory.
The following were the results of
the second day's races of the Sumter
Turf Association:
The three-quarter mile dash, a
match race between Getaway and The
Widow, was a neck race, Getaway
winning only by a nose. Time, 1.25.
The first race, a one mile heat, trot
or pace, was won by Patty Nix, owned
by G. T. Little, first. Time 2.31 1-4.
Al Thomas came second, owned by L.
D. Jennings.
The second race, a seven-eighths
mile dash for all ages, was won by The
Widow, owned by T. O. Sanders, first
Time, 1.37 1-4. Getaway, owned by
D. M. Davis, came second. Blue Buck,
owned by Hotel Sumter, was third In
this race.
The third race, a five-eighths mile
du.sh, was won by Little Beli, owned
by D. M. Davis, first. Time, 1.10.
Prince Henry, owned by CoL R, C.
Richardson, came second, and Ken?
tucky Boy, owned by Ransom Rich?
ardson, was third.
The fourth race, a threc-quart<sr
mile dash, match race, was won by
Getaway, owned by D. M. Davis, first.
Time, 1.25. The Widow, owned by T.
O. Sanders, was second.
In the fifth race, one-half mile dash,
"consolation" race for non-winners at
this meet, Amelia B, owned by T. O.
Sanders, came first, time, .53 1-4, and
Princess Bonnie, owned by Col. R. C.
Riohardson, second. Miss Baker, own?
ed by J. A. Baker, third. Swamp
Root, owned by W. H. Seale, fourth.
Pauline D, owned by C. F. McFadden,
fifth.
The weather was fine and the track
excellent. The judges were: Dr. B. B.
Breeden, Dr. E. S. Booth, S. W.
Stubbs. Timekeeper, Willie Bult
man.
The starter was W. L. Sanders. All
the races were good and there waB a
large attendance with much enthu?
siasm among those present in the out?
come of the various events.
A Card.
?This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
If Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. It stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from a cold. Cures la
grippe, coughs and prevents pneumo?
nia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine Is In a yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. Sl
bert's Drug Store.
The largest dam In the south has
Just been finished. It Is thrown
across tho Yadkin river 31 miles from
Salisbury, N. C, and Is 46 feet wide and
917 feet long. The minimum flow of
water gives 16,000 h. p., which makes
it second only to Niagara as a source
of mechunical energy. The electric
power generated will be transmitted
to neighboring cotton mills and fac?
tories.
Special Announcement Regarding tin'
National Pure Pood and Dfttg Law.
?We j.re pleaaad to announce that
Poley's Honey ami Tar for coughs,
< oids und lung troubles is not affect?
ed by the National Pure rood and
Drug Law .is it contains no opiates
oi- other harmful drugs, and we rec?
ommend it Is i safe remedy for chil?
li:. and adults. Hlbert's Drugstore
Rev. .1. .1. X' vllle, an aged Method?
ist minister of Anderson, Is dead.
? When you want tin best, ^ i I ??
Wilt's Carbollsed Witch Hasel Salve.
It Is good for little or big cuts, bolls
? ?i bruises, iini especially recom?
mended for piles. For sab? bj all
druggist.
rmtViT MAY BE FORMED.
Sumter and Xeighl>orin? Cities Mn.v
Orpjanian Racing Circuit.
The following news Item from The
State will be of interest 10 many
Sumter horsemen:
'?'It has been suggested that a spring
turf meet be held, the circuit beins
composed of towns in this State and
Georgia. There is just now more in?
terest shown in horses than has ever
been the case in this part of the coun?
try and the annual meet would prove
a great success.
"A prominent horseman of Sumter
suggests that the circuit include the
following: Sumter, Spartanburg, Co?
lumbia, Augusta, savannah and Char?
leston. All these places have good
tracks and interest in horse races is
manifested whenever an opportunitv
for holding n meet has presented in
seit. As stated, in Sumter there is a
good track with accommodations for
50 or more horses at the present time.
Thus far there have been two very
successful meets, which have indi?
cated that the people will support a
regular event.
"At the Spartanburg fair the racing
took well and there were a number
of entries from other counties in this
State. At Columbia the annual State
fair meet brings together a number of
South Carolina horses, and the horses
now in training there indicate a good
patronage from that end of the cir?
cuit. Augusta has races at the an?
nual fair in that city and both Char?
leston and Savannah have race tracks.
On the whole the opportunity for an
annual event is very encouraging and
if the event Is pulled off it would
mean much to the State."
Disturbed the Congregation.
"The person who disturbed the con?
gregation last Sunday by continually
coughing is requested to buy a bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar. Sibert's
Drug Store.
A. C. L. Retrenchment.
Notices of dismissal have been re?
ceived within the past day or two by
quite a large number of clerks em?
ployed in the general offices of the
Atlantic Coast Line in this city, It
being stated that probably as many as
100 persons will be affected. The or?
ders now issued are effective Jan. 1,
and at that time dozens of men will
be thrown out of employment.
It is stated that not only are the
office forces of the road affected, but
that the order, issued some time ago,
applied to all the shops and other de?
portments of the system, and that a
big reduction in the number of em?
ployes of the Atlantic Coast Line has
resulted. s.
Other railroad systems, and not
only Southern roads, but the great
Northern and Western systems, hav.>
also ordered curtailment of expenses
by reducing the respective forces' and
the Atlantic Coast Line Is one of the
last companies to make this order,
which results in the enforced idleness
of many men.?Wilmington Messen?
ger.
?If a cough once gets Into your
system It acts on every muscle and
fibre of the body and makes you ache
all over. It especially affects the In?
testines and makes you constipated, so
in order to get rid of of a cold thor?
oughly and without delay you should
not take anything that will tend to
constipate. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup acts upon the bowels and there?
by drives the cold out of the system.
It contains no opiates?It Is pleasant
to take and Is highly recommended
for children. Sold by all druggists.
The full official returns of mining
in Great Britain in 1906 give the
value of the coal raised during the
year as roundly $500,000,000?an in?
crease of $50.000,000 over 1905. This
Increase was due partly to enlarged
output and partly to higher prices.
The yield of Iron, lead, tin and copper
from British mines was also of great?
er value and quantity in 1906 than in
1905.
To fear or to worry is as sinful as
to curse.
' MUST BELIEVE IT.
When Well Known Sumter People
Tell it so Plainly.
When public endorsement is made
by a representative citizen of Sumter
the proof is positive. You must be?
lieve it. Read this testimony. Every
backache sufferer, every man, wom?
an or child with any kidney trouble
will find profit in the reading.
J. A. Burgees, formerly residing at
317 Liberty street. Sumter, S. C,
says: "My back has been in a bad
condition for a number of years. At
times it was so weak I cooid not get
about and there was a constant dull
pain acrosi the loins. The secretions
from the kidneys were all out of sorts,
very dark <? nd contained a brick dust
sediment and were too frequent in
action, disturbing my rest at night.
My eyes watered terribly and pained
considerably. I saw Doan's Kidney
Tills and heard them spoken so
highly of that i procured a box at Dr.
A. .1. i'hina's drug store. 1 may say
that the result of their use very much
pleased me. for l felt a hundred per
?( nt. better, the pain in my back left,
my eyes stopped watering and my
eyesight Improved, while the kidneys
were r> gulated and l could sleep all
night without having to get up. Doan's
Kidney rills acted like a charm on
!.><. and l can recommend them."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
c nts. Po8ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, side agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?ami
take no other. No. 59.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has bren
in use for over 30 years, has borne the sifrnatnra of
and has been made under his per?
7^?V soual supervision since its infancy*
^CccAiAA Allow no one to deceive you in this.
Ail Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good99 are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment*
What is CASTOR IA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare?
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups* It is Pleasant* It
contains neither Opium* Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness* It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency* It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels* giving healthy and natural sleep*
The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend*
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The Kind Tou Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years,
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PHONE 141.
SUMTFR, S. C.
THE
Bank of Sumter.
Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus, $47,000
Does General Banking Business. Four Per
Cent. Interest, payable Quarterly, on Deposits
in Savings Department -:- -:- -:- -:
PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT' GUARANTEED.
RICHARD I. MANNING,
President.
MARION MOISE,
Vice President.
W. F. RHAME,
Cashier,
Fire Potection Cheap
-o
When once your buildings are painted with
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SUMTER, S. C.
k ) 7/1
IT IS A CRITICAL MOMENT
when jront DOHM takes the hit in hiB
month and bolts. Your very life may
dep< nd upon th?> strength of the tiar
ms?. Our harness is mnde to stand
fn*t sin h sadden test*, it's the kind
jon can depend upon in an emergency.
Better buy ? set ncd be >-aio tl an yu.
it off and I??1 sorry.
W. M. GRAHAM.
9-25-4m