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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1909. The Sumter Watchman wss found? ed In MIO and the True Southron In IMC. The Watchman and Southron ?a* haa th? combined circulation and luence of both x of the old papers, is manifestly the l>est advertising Hum in Sumter. i Destruction of Orchard itubbbdi. Just at thl* sesson of the year, Chose orchardlst* who have not al vcady done no. should make a care Inspectton of the premises, re ig and burning all dead and dy wood. It is In Just such places many of our most injurious or ird pests pass the winter. And be? tas, such rubbish serves as an Ideal breed In? rround for many of these Insects. It will only be a few days sums before most of these Insects will nave left their places of protection to being their work of destruction upon the budding orchards, then it will be ten late for action It is extremely Important that some action In the asntter be taken immediately. There are many orchards In the State In? fested with San Jose Scale that have been pruned snd the badly Infested material left lying in the orchard. 1rals mistake should be corrected, be? such Infested material Is a to the rest of the orchard and to the whole community In which it Is lonnd. being s constant source of in lection. Then there are those trees fast are heavily Infested with the 4 foot-Hole Bot er. recognised by the email round holes In the bark, re gambling those msde by number 8 ahoi snd usually a general unhealthy condition of the tree. This Insect glasses the winter as a small white g|mb In its burrow in ths dead tree, ?etnsrr'ng in spring ss s small brown? ish beetle. Trees are often complete? rs^ girdled by this Insect, csuslng them to die in the course of a few weeks Besides the two Just mention e4l. there agya numerous other Insects AH at Inhabit dead wood and rubbish 3t**?* around the orchard. No one arm attempt to deny the fact that by 'destroying all prunlngs. desd branches asd trees, and other rubbish about the orchard the coming generation of i laitect pests will be considerably de . creased, rendering control more prac? tical and certain. gt Is therefore to the advantage of .every individual owning an orchard, whether It be one of commercial Im? portance or merely one for home con? sumption, to put forth every effort to get the*orchard ss free as possible from sny dead or dying wood before the pests emerge from their winter C cart er* Dort t put this matter off till to? morrow or some time next week, nor pile the prunlngs Just outside the or? chard, bat destroy them completely by burning and do this Immediately. W. A. THOMAS. StAte Entomologist. CAN NON FOK SPEAKER. ReiuhhVsn Cancu* Held Saturday Night. Washington. March 13.?Proclalm ed by his friends an "the Iron Duke nf Amerlcsn politic-*." Jos. O. Cannon, of Illinois, was selected tonight at the Republican caucus ss the candidate of his party for the speakershlp of the house of representatives. At the time the caucus bound Its membe - ?n sots for the adoption by the in? coming house of the rules which gov? erned the last house. It wa?? the fourth time the honor had hren conferred upon Mr. Cannon. Bag tonight neither the sek-clon of a candidate for speaker, nor the vote em ins rules was characterized by th? 1gW~'~ , l unanimity of party feeling that at? tended the three preceding caucuses. Theni weir plenty of evidence of the Issngrrectlon, promised for Mon lay ngalnnt the Cannon organisation, but In th ? main the most determined An 11-Cannon it -publicans were not pres? ent Chi'rishina the memory of slights and In Juries Is like filling the plllov. with thorns. There Is s world of differences be? tween wllllnx a deed and slmly be? ing willing to do. No man csn take Iniquity in his ?eree?! snd keep It out of hi* charac? ter loiro of the virtues of our friends grow out of the graves where we have buried their faults. ^ coward manatee* to dodge a lot of mltis* that are headed his way. If A man I? fin incially weak he's ??. ?? n-1 it l-.-in. A wrro< t guess passe s for wisdom, teen though It !? only a guess. In theer? days of commercialism it takes ners genlim to sell a picture than t< paint It. THE FERTILIZER TIL I AH.MKHS' UNION COMMITTEE WILL MARK REPORT. After Visiting iieiikson College tlie Committee 1m Not in Favor of Re ductlon of Fertiliser Tax. The committee appointed at the re? cent meeting of the State Farmers' Union, held In Columbia, to visit CUMM college and inquire into con? ditions there, and make a report as to whether the fertilizer tag tax should be reduced, as proposed in the prop? osition made before the legislature by Representative J. W Ashley of An? derson, has formulated Its report rec? ommending that the tax remain as at present?25 cents per ton. This to port Is now In the hands of Mr. T. T. Wakefleld, of Anderson, chairman of the committee and will be fald before ? the State convention at Its meeting in July. The other members of the com? mittee were: A. D. Hudson, New berry; T. H. Foster, Greenville; Dr. Clayton, Richland, J. B. Douthlt, An? derson; Toung Duncan, Florence, and Mr. Carpenter, Orangeburg. The two last named were unable to atteniand failed to make the trip to Clemson. At the State meeting of the Tann? ers In Columbia, a resolution WAS in? troduced reducing the tag tax frojji 25 v*onta to 10 cents per ton on fertilizers, but this resolution failed to reach a vole. In Its stead Mr. J. B. Douthlt of Anderson offered a resolution pro \ioirg for a committee to visit Clem? son college, and then to make a re? port on the matter to be submitted at the next Stats meeting. This was carried and resulted In the naming of the men who have reported as above. Representative J. W. Ashley intro-^ duced a resolution at the recent ses? sion of the legislature providing for a reduction of the tag tax, which Is paid by the farmers, to 10 cents. The mat? ter called forth a great deal of discus? sion, but was finally postponed to the next session. It being desired first to ascertain the wishes of the members of the Farmers' Union In the matter. The money derived from the tax goes toward the maintenance of the agricultural department at Clemson college, and after visiting the college and becoming acquainted with condi? tions there, the members of the com? mittee decided that It would be un? wise to reduce the tax. The farmers are willing to pay 25 cents per ton on fertilisers realising that it comes back In the way of education for their sons. Love's Laws. Be sure your right then lose your head. 1 A ring on the hand Is worth two at the door. The fool and his money are soon married. A little debutante Is a dangerous thing. Proposals make cowards of us all. There's no fool like a bold YOOl. The longest way round Is the sweet? est way home. bne good kiss deserves another. Tis love that makes the man come round. Kisses speak louder than words. He loves beat whose love lasts. People who live in glass houses shouldn't hold hands. ' The woman who deliberates Is won. Where there's a will there's a wed? ding.?Carolyn Wells, in Broadway Magainc. The Complete Cirafter. (drafting Is no easy matter. It calls for special qualifications, in the first (lasjQS. one must be under the belief that we may permit ourselves occa? sional lapse.-* Into virtue, makes for timidity, for a certain unprofessional uncertainty at critical moments. Eter? nal vigilance is the price of success in grafting, as in other occupations, in SfdSf to succeed. Take one form of grafting and stick to it, and ull other things shall be added unto you. Then, again, the earnest grafter rec? ognize* that, if he la to make a per? manent auccesa, he must keep himself a good condition. His homo Ufs, therefore, must be an Ideal one. Some of our most famous grafters have had li\!ng wives and golden-haired child? ren, were home every evening promptly at six, and never touch.d | drop. In grafting, one mu*t have good scanners, ;? devotion to one's duty, ? sterling honesty of purpose, and a OOatlntlOtM self-respect. Crafting, In lt? mo>t exalted form. Is In rcalit\ an it. T ? Income pre-eminent in il e has to have an abounding faith that a new victim is bom evef) min? ute. Crafting, Indeed, may only bC m oulted by a certain amount of fast Im: and pray* r, and prolonged DSV thiiee. Tin* president of Clemson ciHeo', Dr. 1*. H. M' II. has received a let t ? t horn Dr. H. ('. Mitchell, the new pr<?s I.lent o fthe rnlverslty of Smith Car? olina, neceptlng the Imitation of the faculty of Clemson colbge asking him to ,|. Ii\ ? r Ihr ; i < 111 r ? ss to th,. | r.eluat - i11vi ( lays at the commencement ? v. ? cls.es In Jt lie. Farmers' Union News ?AND Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by K. W. Dabbs, President Farmers' Union of Snmter 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 my' 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. Mayesville, S. C. The Necessity of Reading the Agricul? tural Papers and Experimental Station Bulletins. I will give our readers only one clipping this week and that is on the subject of reducing the cost of pro? duction of the cotton crop. This can be done in several ways and every farmer must adopt the plan that he Hunks most effective on his farm. But how is he going to know what plans have been successful unless he reads? or what plans will best suit his soil and his financial condition? For in all improved methods there are some features* that some men will not be able to profit by, by reason of their environment Until better methods of production are more generally adopted, and that carries with it the idea of more food crops to fortify the cotton crop, (as a speaker at the State Farmers' Union put it) "every bale of hay, every sow with her litter of pigs, every beef produced on the farm, is building the ramparts around the cotton crop, and every one of these articles bought by the farmer is building the ramparts of the specu? lators." Then can we expect to fin? ance the cotton crop and unite our people on reasonable and Just de? mands with the full expectation of success. To every one of my readers I would commend a subscription to at least two of the distinctly farm pa? pers. The two or three dollars cost will often times be saved in a single copy of the paper, if one will read with a mind open to conviction. Some t'rries the saving is made in enabling us to avoid the mistakes of others. At other times in better methods. E. W. D. What are you doing brother farm? ers toward organization and co-oper? ation? Do you think it wise to put off until the Union organizer comes around? Why not get together and send for him? We trust to have a fine meeting to meet President Harris and such other speakers as we can secure for the April meeting. E. W. D. 8500 More a Year to the Farm. To the average farmer the selling of the lint for aghigher price, through some sort of control of the market, Is a much more attractive means of "Getting More Profit From the Cotton Crop," than that of increasing his profit b> reducing the cost of produc Lion or by utlbziag the by-produc4., cottonseed, to beiter advantage. While iielieving that cotton is worth more man 10 cents a p^und to the consum? ing world, aid tl at It shouid always sell above that 'lgure, while be hllevlng that very much may be done to Increase the profits by better mar? keting, we are most thoroughly con? vinced, beyond a shadow of doubt, I that very much more can be done by the farmers, Individually or eoleetive ly. in increasing their profits from their cotton crop by reducing the cost of producing a pound of cotton and by properly utilizing the by-product, OOttonaeed, than by any influence which it is possible for them to exert towards controllng the price of the staple. Sot only arc we sure thut more can he done In this way than by efforts' to control the price, but we are equally certain that it can be done nuoh more easily. By these statements pre <io not wish t ? convey the Idea that combination! Of speculators, and many Other un t Influences, have not deprived ihe farmer of a fair price for his prod? ucts nor that these evils should not be corrected^ but the Individual farm? er uctlng alone, or without the help of co-op ration Of others, can very ma? terially reduce the cost of production, whereas the market c?n only be CO?? trolled by the united sffortl Of a very l*?"g? proportion of the cott ui grow* er? of the whole country, store ?v-t, concerted action, especially the holding of ootton to control the markst, Is ex* trem< ly difficult, If not Impossible, sj long as a large proportion of the growers are not independent, hut wholly dependent on others, whose in? terests may he different, for the finan? cial support necessary to continue their farming operations.?Progres? sive Farmer. A Wise Warning. General F. D. Grant is one of the innumerable hosts who have discov? ered in their travels railroads where a perpetual competition is being main? tained to find out how slow a locomo? tive can really go. Down South there is one of these railroads and the Gen? eral vouchsafes for the truth of the following complaint which was ad? dressed to the leading paper In the district by a local planter. He wrote: "Is there no' way to put a stop to begging along the line of the rail? road? For instance, yesterday an aged begger with a wodden leg kept pace with tl\e express all the way from Paint Rock to Xola Chucky and annoyed the passengers exceedingly. The trains should be made to go fast? er or the beggars slower." General Grant's story Is topped by another one related by W. J. Bryan, who declares that he found a train out West which had this notice dis? played in the cars: "Passengers are requested ^lot to pluck flowers while the train is in mo? tion."?Chicago Tribune. Fully Occupied. "Now, my dear sir," earnestly be? gan the sauve stranger, with the up tilted cigar and unauthentlcated dia? mond, according to Puck, "these handsomely engraved bonds of the Consolidated Mexican Milkweed Rub? ber Company, which are positively guaranteed to return a 69 per cent semi-annual dividend, and ?" "I don't really 'spose you can do much dealing in 'em around here, Mr. Sllckmith," frankly interrupted the landlord of the tavern at Skeedee Cor? ners. "You see, the only man in the community who might otherwise take an Interest In your glittering proposi? tion has been for some time engaged In the payment of an election bet wherein he was solemnly sworn to roll a peanut eight miles by means of a toothpick, which, speaking in round numbers, will be likely to keep him so bu.-y till along about, the later part of next May that he won't have time to make a fool of himself in any other way. Looks considerable like rain, off to the south'rd, don't it?'' One More Chance. One day the office boy went to the editor of the Soaring Eagle and said. "There's a tramp at the door and he says he has had nothing to eat for six days." "Fetch him in." said the editor. MK we can find out how he does it we car. run this paper for another week."? Illustrated Bits. Xeav-s'.ghted guest at banquet) 1 presume the next thing will be a long and tiresome speech from some talk? ative guy. Man Sitting Next?Oh! I suppose so, I'm the talkative guy that has to make the speech.?Chicago Tribune. According to the story told by Now York retail tobacco dealers, there are live thousand more cigars being smoked daily in the mtropolis than there wore sis months ago. They say that this is one of the slgni of pros? perity's return). ?r Ott thS Ocean Of UfS many ? woman sails und? r false colors, Some jokes are seldom enough to make an undertaker laugh. - Watch Otlff ' ^ "WALK OVER" I \ Window. m%w Qsr Tito Sumtcr Clothing Company. The Cause and Cure of Nervousness Dr. Samuel McComb, the assistant of the Rev. Dr. Worcester, of Em? manuel Episcopal Church in Boston, who last winter conducted a "Class for the Moral Treatment of Nervous Disorders," writes in Harper's Bazar as follows: "Valuable as is suggestion, it is second in importance to moral re? education. After all, one of the main roots of neurasthenic misery is a moral one?egotism. The sufferer thinks too much about herself. She interprets the universe in terms of friendliness or hostility to her own petty interests. She broods over real or fancied ills; she becomes morbid or melancholy; or she is the play? thing of a hypersensitive conscience, magnifying varied offences, the mere crudities, it may be, of an unrlpened experience, into flagrant crimes against God and man. She passes her time in dark and sombre reveries, unable to do anything, a burden to herself and her friends. Well is it for such a sufferer if she fall into the hands of a physician who is also a moralist and a psychologist. He will, by persuasion and sound in? struction, seek to change the centre of gravity in her inner life; he will warn her against the power of atten? tion and introspection to originate and to develop states; he will stir her latent interest and rouse her dor? mant energies and capacities, in or? der to make an end of fruitless in? activity, and fill her days with peace and contentment. The 'ne-vous' woman needs, above all thlrgs, a mental and moral re-education. She needs to be taught how to keep a healthy idea in the focus of con? sciousness, and how to keep un? healthy and morbid ideas on the out? skirts of her mind. Her emotional nature requires discipline." "My dear friend, I beg you to lend me $50,' write a needy man to an acquaintaince, "and then forget me for forever, I am not worthy to be re? membered."?Philippines Gossip. Parson?Oh, Mrs. Hostess, how do you slice this meat in your sand? wiches so evenly? Mrs. Hostess (de? lighted)?Oh, easily. We used my husband's safety razor.?Judge. ?I WALK OVER" OXFORDS. Y $3.50 & $4. ? The Sumter Clothing Company. i Cuinot Praise Pe-r;t-na /// -/:.> Enough for the Good it Has Done Mc. ..?rx< MRS. JOHN HOPP. MRS. JOHN HOPP, Wtbster Ave., Olendale, L. I., N. Y\, writes: "I have been suffering for the past ten years with many symptoms inci? dent to my age, also catarrh and indi i g< Kilon? I was weak and discouraged, '< bad no ambition, could not s?eep at j aigM, and lost greatly in weight. "I tried other remedies, but with no '< success, until 1 commenced to take Pe runa. I now feel better in every re? spect, can sleep well, and have gained 1 in weight. I cannot praise Peruna I highly enough for the good it has done BIO, "If any women are suffering as I did, I would advise them to try Peruna and convince themselves. Peruna has done m? good. I know by my experience that it is worth its weight in gold to gay one who needs it. "I also took Manalin, for constipation, in connection with Poruna.and I found it helped me where other laxatives fxiled." Now Well of Catarrh. Miss Malisa Joiley, Parrnele, N. O.. writes: "I have been taking your Pe? runa, and can say that I am well of the catarrh. "T thank,you for your kindness and 7, car i-dviee." 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. j A man's talk shows up best after a good dinner. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist. 18 West Liberty Street-Up Stairs. Honrs:?8.30 to 1 - - - - P. M?2 to 6. Office Phone?No. 30 - - - House Phone 382 W ? ? ? ? mm m