Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v. lit cMaitbuan ani> ^outjjroii ?tD?tSDAY, ?AUCH 3. 1909. umter Watchman Was found ejd In m|0 and the True Southron in Ji ~he Watchman and Southron the combined circulation and eadu> n<? of both of the old papers, 'and -nanlfestly the beat advertiaing in Sumter The ?t?te of affairs Into which the poll- prohibitionists have gotten ihinga la IM Legislature 1? aa rldlo adoue ?a g la complicated. ? a a? quor question ia valuable and / *<ig to the self-appointed luad L ?e prohibition movement only aa It ia an lasue, and for thla fees v permanent, or even a tem? po rut \ estttlernent of the question la ) la * aaaafl the office-aeeekra de? sire tne orr ? ? ? 'hrUtenaen referendum com t has aa *ts ground work a U of common aenae and a v e aaaudlin sentimentality and ?e. hence and therefore the on leaders are afrlad of it. > r If a little common aenae la applied to Hat quor situation au it exlabi In itoioa a settlement la almost eault. Th < the liquor Issue a%nhi >>e remove, from the realms <?f o I loa and the office-seek era ? without a vehicle, a e e The anders' know full well that an stave off action until next ?par ??r oaa fores the enactment of vide law. which will be un evceeptnbl? to fully one-half the coun? ties o' ie State, they will have a red leans ready to hand when they ipaa before Oaa people seeking office In < >*lgn of 1910 see If th( asttlement of the liquor quea tb>n ts inferred to the counties there no State-wide Issue for the ksgVe-ssoaaen to ride on, hence their "i f. r to local option and sealou* advoci\ / of the State-wide prohlbl ? It la not ao much that ?sat- -not* prohibition is dear to them but tr < a atate-wlde Issue la needed hetr ksaliiiin ? ? ? House leadera should not be too asvafSj an Senator Otts?he la no n self-appointed leader than ? themselves. ? a ? The Hagele prohibition agitation In Carolina, in the Leglalature Id ' .Is political in essence and If office and notoriety were e won by agitation, there ?ort be auch a scramble for tderahffc sad far leas envy and amongst the aelf-appolnted l/b ' ' SJR WHO HAVE NOT PAID. egret very much to again muV ?sr maders with an article in a> aajascrlptlod; but we have few ?arties who nave overlooked te n er ef paying theirs and It la that we wish to direct eape atloa to this art lets. Aa n*a. aaett previously atated num imes through the columna of othur papers throughout the under a ruling of the linlted amati<oatal authorities. In connec t t a law passed to that effect. tot allowed to send papera to and'* 're who are behind with their si Ion?In plain words who hi* paid their subscriptions. We Bet >umber on ? ir list who have i. i I. we do not know whether Bam o sr-alght. neglect or what; but at as ale they have failed to pay. n I ?? tleas partlea we must atate fr that we can not run any risk ?*f hs \g the postal authorities ex ?ur paper from the malls on acv ? ol thWr owln* im ,i subscrip ?itaasss to b* business must b" get ad on business principles. a? ? large or ama'l. and although on solptlort Is only $150 per la Just aa Important to the - on of our business that you t ' * la li lt aa If It were $150. ? ?. i dar ts carry on our business iply with the requirements of II al Iswa. we will aak all of ?'ho owe ua to send in the Vi? 1 at ease or we a III be forced th><m off of our mailing list. Unding our best efforta to piv< '>>? people of thla section the i inty paper they have ever ind from th* man> coinpll 4m-1, ^e reclve from a gteat num ir I'saders we feel that we are || gntwi headway. but these i aylnga will not In any way ?.* b? slacken >ur effort* to if ;>aper better all the time, t misunderstand ua In this 0?. ?n. we do not want any one ribs to the Watchman and ^ from a eympatheti' Htan<l ,ny. d If there are an> who are s v? would like very much (in gf Diem and refund their ? ?r as moat assuredly do not a>*i. ons to take the paper who ic fesl that he is getting his Lot ' ,'orth. We need all the bus fi? ean s'-t. but If \<?ti do not ?fei are getting value received * then we certainly do not want your business under any other conditions. We do not know hether some of the parties who have failed to pay their subscriptions feel that they are not getting their money's worth or not; but in case you do, don't hesitate a moment to be frank enough to come and tell us so and let u? mark you off of our list. We will really appreciate your doing so. We arc aware of the fact that there are some people whose Ideas of what It takes to get out a newspaper are so small that they really think that an 8-page paper, Issued twice a week for (lfty-two weeks In the year, is ex? pensive at $1.50 per year; but as a fact that amount will hardly pay for the paper it is printed on and the mailing. In conclusion, we hope that those who have not paid their subscriptions will do so without further delay and avoid the unpleasantness of having to call their attention to the same. I hope that no one will cause us the unplesantness of having to cut them off our list as delinquents. H. O. OSTBEN, Business Manager. "BILLY" SUNDAY HORSEWHIP? PED. Evangelist, Ex-Ball Player, Lashed While in Pulpit. Springfield. 111., Feb. 26.?The Rev. Win. A. Sunday, better known as "Billy" Sinday, a former baseball palyer, who Is now an evangelist, was horsewhip pad tonight at the Sunday Tabernacl?, where, in the presence of 8.000 persons, he was conducting the opening meeting of a religious reviv? al meetlni;. The evangelist was leaning against the pulpit when a powerful man, who later said his name was Sherman Potts, sprang forward and struck Sun? day several terrific blows with a bug? gy whip. Sunday leaped from the platform and dashel his assailant to the floor In the centre aisle. The audience was on the verge of a panic, with women weeping and children screaming, while Potis and Sunday rolled and tumbled in the aisle. , Mr. Fischer, the choir leader, di? rected the choir and the audience to sing, and in a few moments the en? tire audience was calmed, few leaving their seats. Several men soon seized Potts, and they held him until a po? liceman came and took him to Jail. Sunday said he suffered several painful bruises from the buggy whip. The prisoner said that his home wss near Lovlngton, 111. He made the attack, he said, In de? fence of the virtue of women, which he declared had been criticised by the evangelist. The police say that Potts Is a religious fanatic. BAKER FIGHTS FUTURE BILL. Mr. Baker of Lee County Appears Be? fore n Coiigreerdonal Committee. Washington. D. C, Feb. 27 ? Mr. L. L. Baker of Lee County, South Carolina today appeared before the house agricultural committee In op? position to the Burleson bill against dealing In cotton futures. Mr. Baker was sent to Washington as the repre? sentative of South Carolina. He made a strong plea against prohibiting transactions in futures, declaring that the cotton Industry would inevitably be the heaviest loser by any such K / Islatlon. The committee heard Mr. ST with evident attention and In? ure t. Will Remove Many Xtilnga, An exchange says that alcohol will remove grass stains from summer clothes. The exchange Is right. It will also remove summer clothes and also >i?ring and winter clothes, not only from the man who drinks It but also from his wife and children. It will remove household furniture from the bouse and eatables from the pantry; the smile from the face of his wife, and the happiness from his home. As a remover of things alco? hol has few equals. Choice of Two Evils. When Charles Dudley Warner was :hs editor of the Hartford (Conn.) Press, back In the 60's. arousing the l>atroltlsm of the state by his v gor ous appeals, one of the typesetters came In from the composing room. t nd pi ntlng himself before the edi? tor sail: "Well, Mr. Warner, I've de I Med to enlist In the army." With mingled sensations of pride and re?ponslbl. Ity Mr. Warner replt d ??nrouranlngly that he was glad to see that the man felt tbe call to duty. "Oh. It Isn't that." said the truthfu? < ?rnposltor; "but I'd rather be shot than to try to get any more of your ?pv." Cleveland Leader. Adlal E. Stevenson, former vice president of the United States Is ill at his home In Bloomlngtori, Illinois. The activities <?f the re<ent campaign In \-lil? h he was defeated for the gov ?'?"?rHhip. It Is said, proved | afygfi Mi ?in on his se\. tity-four years and he has, It Is stated, visibly weaken? ed during the last few weeks. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. \V. Dabbs, President Farmers* Union of Sumtcr County.) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would Improve that service by special features. The first to be Inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which I have been requested to conduct. It will be ni> aim to give the Union news and official calls of the Union. To that end officers, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns. Also to publish such clippings from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I think will be of practical benefit to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of our readers telling of their successes or failures will be appreciated and published. \ Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for this Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle, S. C. Our readers will find the three clip? pings we publish this week interest? ing. Some may be disposed to make a beginning toward beautifying their places and making the home attrac? tive to human visitors as well as the feathered songsters. Today I was pleasntly surprised to see hundreds of robins feeding on the holly and other swamp berries. (By the way the winter berry crop Is the largest In years, and owing to the mild winter they are as fresh as at Christmas.) Why not have such trees about our yards and farms to attract the birds and beautify the landscape.?(Bd.) LET GINSENG ALONE. ? v You Can Make More Money. Growing Crops You Are Familiar With. Will you please tell me what kind of soil is required for ginseng, how to cultivate it, and whero the seeds can be had? Worth Co., Ga. S. B. L. There is not the slightest chance that In your section you could grow ginseng at all, certainly not with any profit. It Is native in the high, cool mountain forests of western North Carolina and probably northwest Georgia, but In your warmer climate, it would hardly grow at all. In fact I do not believe that any one has ever made any money in the production of ginseng in this country, except the fellbws who advertise seed and roots for sale to those who want to grow most an evergreen, especially where it Is cultivated. It is a bright green during spring and summer, and in winter a purple green holdihg its leaves till near spring, and often until beginning to bud. It should be plant? ed one foot apart in the row. Prune the roots back very short, set about 6 Inches deep In the soil, cut back the entire top and branches to just above the ground. This makes the hedge mjuch thicker at the ground where it should be thickest. It can be pruned to any height or shape desired and can also be set in double rows. 2. Armoor River Privet. This is the most beautiful of all the decid? uous hedge plants, and well adapted to almost all the soils and climates of the South. It is of more vigorous growth than California privet. It Is almost an evergreen, holding its leaves until budding time in spring. It should be set one foot apart and about 9 Inches deep, cutting back the entire top. Just above the ground. It can be cut back Into any desired shape. When left unpruned it forms a weeping shape, having most beautiful white plums in spring almost equal to Bridal Wreath and perfuming the whole atmos here. It bears black berries in bunches like the fox grape, hanging on the hedge all winter. The plant is a beauty whether trimmed or un trimmed. No one can make a mistake. 3. American Arbor Yitae. This is one of the most compact and dense of evergreen hedges, and well adap? ted to the South. It should be set about one foot high. It should not be cut back when set out, but can be why should these folks be so anxious to sell the seed and roots? Why should they not keep them to them? selves and make all the profit? My ad? vice Is, to you, and the many who have written to me from time to time about ginseng culture, is to let it se? verely alone. Your climate Is too warm for It in any event. There is far more profit with you In good farming with cotton, corn, cowpeas, oats, and cattle, and in good Georgia cane syrup. The South needs good terming rather than new crops. I cannot tell y< j how to grow ginseng, for I have never grown any and nev? er expect to. There are plenty of fellows advertising the seed and roots in the Northern farm papers, but I do not propose to help them get any money from the South.?\V. F. M. of Progressive Farmer. the crop. If there were such enor mous profits to be made in the crop J sheared after getting two feet high or more to any shape desired. It makes a very dense wall of evergreen, a hedge of beauty that should last for a lifetime. This in more costly than privet hedge, as the plants of this are worth from 10 to 15 cents each, according to size. A hedge of arbor vitae costs $10 or $15 per 100 feet, while the privets can be bought for 3 to 6 cents each, accord? ing to varieties and size. J. R. WOODHAM. WHY WE SHOULD PROTECT THE BIRDS. ? Their Useless Destruction Allows In? jurious InseOtS to Multiply In checked and Destroy Oaf Crops, DO YON NEED A HEDGE? If So. Plant California or Amoor Riv? er Privet or Arlnir Yltne. Messrs. Editors; There is nothing that beautifies the home and its sur? roundings more than do well-kept ;ation of a hedge re? mand study to adapt it surroundings of the location of the build out a strip 4 as possible. hedges, Th quires though' to the gener grounds and Inga Where It if possible to plow the soll wtih n large two-horse plow It reduces the labor a gret deal. Plow to 6 feet wide as deep Then fertilizer when necessary, so that the soil would pro? duce one bale of cotton per acre, but do not fertilize too heavily. Then run a long narrow plow several times In the bottom of the furrow so as to thoroughly mix the soil and fer? tilizer; plowing the soil back to a perfect level. Where the soil cannot be plowed it should be thoroughly spaded one loot deep and two or three feet wide. Mix the fertilizer well with the soil When ready to plant. Stretch a rope or line very tight to plant by. If In straight lines, line and keep your line tight, so It will be straight. If In circles, It can be kept right by driv? ing Stakes every few feet BQ as to hold the line in the shape wanted. Among the best hedges for the South are: l. California Privet. This Is plant* td more than any other variety, ow? ing to its btlai adapted to more va? rieties <?f soil and climate. It Is al Whlle the birds are generally neg? lected and often wantonly killed, it is ! clear that the kinds of wild birds that j do the farmer more good than harm are much more numerous than Is gen? erally supposed. Birds are often de? tested for working among crops, when they are there hunting some? thing harmful to the crops; when they are there helping the farmer make better crops than he possibly could without them. Some of the helpful birds occasionally eat a little of the t r ?p, but they will at the same time do so much good that the bal? ance is in their favor from the stand? point of good farming. This is true for the ordinary farm? er and for the one who Is making a specialty of truck or fruit. Bugs and worms are the enemies that reduce the harvests of the farmer; and the birds are the enemies of the bugs and worms. Nothing can take the' place of the birds In this good work. With the exception Of a few small, four footed creatures, birds and bugs and worms are the only wild creatures that persist In a thlokly populated territory. On the one side are the birds as man's friend, and no the other side are the others as the ene? mies of man. All States should have laws to pro teot man's friends, the birds; and the laws should be enforced. Such laws will not be enforced unless there Is a strong public sentiment in favor Of them. As Owners or w<nkers of the land, the attitude of the farming pop? ulation will be highly Important. Each farmer can suggest to those who represent him in his legislature) that he wants his friends to have the benetlt of favorable laws. That Is one thing each farmer can do. Each far- ST. GEORGE OIIj MILL uukmd. mir can also post his land, giving no- - tice that huiters are not to trespass. Total Damage Amounts to f 15 000 provided he has law on hi* **de; Mid in most States he will have. Every fruit grower has a vital in? terest in protecting the bird.--, because without them insect enemies of fruit and truck would soon become almost uncontrollable. They are serious enough now, as every orchardlst has realized. Birds are not slow to learn where they are hunted and where they are not, and will tend to Increase In those places where they are safe. By the t means of this habit of theirs, a farm? er ean do something to make birds more numerous near his crops, in which the birds can go out and kil1 man's enemies. It is a queer condi? tion of, public sentiment that protects game for the pleasure of sportsmen and does not give protection to birds that are helpful to farmers, the larg? est class of citizens in the country May the day come when those who li\e under laws favorable to the pro? tection of birds will help see that such laws are strictly enforced; and when those who do not live under such laws now will bring pressure to bear to have such laws passed. There is more than sentiment in protecting birds?there Is money in it for the farmer. It will depend mostly on the farmer whether laws protect ihe birds and him. The sportsmen are far less numerous, but they have usually found little difficulty in getting their wishes put into the form of laws. Will the biggest class of citizens in the country, the farmers, demand what is good for them? / C. M. SCHERER. With $16,000 Insurance. St. George, Feb. 2 ?.?The entire oil mill and ginr.er> plant of the St George Cotton Oil Mill Company were destroyed by fire at an early hour this momtrac. The total loss to the stockholders amounts to about $45,000, with only $16,000 insurance. "I told one of her friends that she looked young for her age and she got angry." "Couldn't you fix it up?" "I tried to; I told another of her friends that she is not as old as she looks, and now she doesn't even speak to me."?Houston Post. FOR SALE?Some very fine Pigs. Berkshire. Duroc-Jersey; Also some cross bred Sows with pigs. H. W. Beall, Sumter, S. C. 3-3-2t-W & S STRAYED?From my premises one dark bay horse mule, on Tuesday. Finder please return to Marion Moise. 2-23-lt. FOR SALE?One extra fine roller top desk. Two first-class steel ranges. 1 couch, two refrigerators. All cheap. W. T. Rowland. 2-26-lt The Supervisors of Registration were in their office Monday and is? sued certificates to. three or four ap? plicants. Just received a car of harness horses*, nice single and double drivers. Where? Boyle Live Stock Co., Sum? ter, S. C. v-2-4t. W. & S. MONEYMAKER COTTON, improved by T. J. Kirven, makes one-third more than any other variety with same expense. Seed 60 cts per bushel; if sacked and shipped, 55 cts. bushel. T. J. Kirven, Provi? dence, S. C. 2-10-lm ' E. J. & W. K. DUNNE, ARCHITECTS. Plans and Specifications for all Classei of Buildiuge. Personal attention giveu the Supervision ol all Work. NOTICE. Estate of W. C. Dana Stiles, deceased. All persons having claims against said Estate, will present them duly attested, and all in any wise indebted to said Estate will kindly settle same with, WILLIAM C. STILES, Administrator. 2-15?W & S?4t. Law Range ephone 390. Sumter, S. C. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE NOTICE. All persons having claims again.-t the Estate of Mrs. Maude McBride Dabbs, deceased, will present their claims duly attested, and all persons indebted to the same will make pay? ment to E. W. DABBS, Qualified Executor. 2-17-W & S. It. Patents i r adc Marks Designs Copyrights dtc. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an InTentton Is probably patent Hbl^ Commonlc^ ttons strictly confidential. HANDBOOK ?ant free. Oldest asency for securln Patents taken through Munn * tptcial notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Lexeest cir? culation of any scientific Journal. 1 erms. S3 m year: four months, |L 8old by ail newsdealers. MUNN & Co.3618?*"' New York Branch Office. 625 F BU Washington, P.C. g patents. Co. reoelre KHIMWIMI1HMMHHIII1MMSXHIM1 a a a a m m E. P. REED LOW SHOES FOR LADIES JUST Rh3HT LOW SHOES FOR MEN ? ? ? ? is M I O'DONNELL 6 COMPANY ? m u m m a ? u m m 18 M H ? ? ? ? m m m M * m m m n m We take pleasure in announcing the arrivals of 5 our new Spring and Summer line of the Celebrated 5 E. P. Reed Low Shoes for Ladies, and the Just Right 5 Low Shoe for Men. It will be our pleasure to have 5 you call and inspect the new styles. B ? Special! Special! I A complete new stock of Neck Ruchings, all 2 the very latest styles; worth 15c a Ruch, Special 10c H a Ruch. Z 10 Dozen New Embroidered Collars, the 15c M quality. Special while they are here at 10c each. ? Another 1,500 yards of those O'Donnell White * Mercerized Waistings, worth up to 25c. Special 15c fi yard. 5 YOURS, ? s O'DONNELL 6 COMPANY: iiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiii