The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 31, 1909, Image 4
?fcOfttoOAV, MARCH 31. 1909.
Ths 8uml?r Watchman was found?
ed la USO and the True Southron In
lMI. The Watohman and Southron
?of* has the combined circulation and
ahflasttce of both of the old papers,
and la manifestly the best advertising
aaellum in Huinter.
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44.lt AI. NKW? rAKAClKAPIlLl?
Ot Interest t.ntl.errd In and
\round the tit).
The residence of Di. A. C. Dick,
on West Cslhoun street was slightly
elataaged by fire on Friday. The
fire dspsrtm mt r spomled promptly
and checked the (lames before serious
dstnaae waa done. Tho kitchen roof
was the extern of the damage, fully
eovered by Insurance.
The administration building plan
does not grow In popular favor. 80
far as is known there, are only five
ettlseas In favor of the enterprise.
"Boonosntst" makes a suggestion
that may prove to be the solution of
the administration building tangle. It
looks liks business and If It can be
carried oat It would save the city
goosey.
The msn who votes for prohibition
wtU be morally bound to make good
his pcofesssJon of faith by personally
prosecuting any and every person
whom he knows, of his own knowl?
edge, ts be engaged In the Illegal sale
of liquor Hi- Liquor Drinking Pro?
hibitionist do you expect to swear out
wsjrants against the men who sell
yew liquor *
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The work of the City Nurse has fn
crensed so greatly that It has become
??i asaarj for the Civic League to es?
tablish regulsr headquarters and a
free, a baa been rented In the old
Herns worth m Fr?ser office and fitted
up ss Civic League headquarters for
the City Narse. Here all supplies will
be kept and to this place sll contrib?
utions for the City Nurse should be
east for distribution among the sick
eraser the care of the nurse.
The seat game of ball at the Park
wIT* be played Thursday afternoon he
twoen th ftumtor High School and
the Summer*->o Oraded School team.
The Hummerton team is said to he
on* of the best school teams In the
Mate.
Read the "Walk-Over" ad if you
ant Interested in shoes.
o crowd of society folk as well
as many loveri of fine horseflesh will
go over to Camden to attend the
Horse Hh< w
There han been some tslk of selling
th? sewerage bonds now or at some
futare date, if the necessity should
arias to raise the money to repay to
Um. bsuka. the money borrowed by
thb city to finance the sewerage sys
tetn t'et the question Is. eta the
bo-ids bs legally sold now? Who will
sell them* Who has authority to do
SO new that the sewerage commission
ban been formally discharged by the
cUi council?
Tho developement of new residence
section? ind the rapid building up of
the> city while adding to the tax
value* of the city makes necessary
certain Improvements that will cost
eonsidershi.' money. For Instance the
building up of the district located be?
tween West Liberty snd Oaklsnd ave?
nue renders lm.?erative the exten
ehvn o' a ate' mains and fire protec?
ts n to this ssetl *n of the city There
ars several blocks of residences thst
are almost without fire protection,
there being no hydrants within ea-n
reach of 1 mbed of more house*.
Th? eatensloo of the water mains
though Wright, Salem and Rlandlng
eets cannot be much longer delay
St,
ed
The pie of hen fruit is on the
rise Kgga me now *Aorth 20 cents
\ * 1? .nil there is talk of a still
fu-th ?r advam t
Laat Thursday** and Sunday'!- I. ?
so mi al th, Columbia state, which
contained ? 11 a 1 h ill ,^mm ,i.
liters I at the HI, Zlon Cen teal
shoti'd t?<< preserve.) by those Interest?
ed In the history of South Cerollna.
Tliene addresses contained valuable
hlatorh st mut? t i.u that is not else?
where svsJIshh
The Mil- tit v .t" will derided wheth
er Huoiter County will retain the dis
P??n?i' , o j .iM th> prohibition ranks
The n> tlaftty of voters are not say
?nx h ? v they will vote on the ques?
tion
The BumtOt i'lothlng Co., is pr. p.it -
ed *1 ? furnish he beX and m??>t
ety.isb ghees for tpflfsn and guint
woar tnst the best makers hive put
os the market S? e the special shoe
a<i vertt?ein??nt.
A good exhibition of ball is expi ct ?
#??1 when the Sumter boys connect up
With the Hummei ton team Thill
nftern mm, ?t the bull park. The mi:m
sjsjgtasj laaan ts ->iM to be 1 ns '?? (hi
turnt high school tesms in il
The Joe si team is practicing hard for
this game add hOpS to put up a good
exhibit!*.t ball. The game will be
cat'lsd at I )? sharp.
Farmers' Union News
?AND -
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
(Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, President Farmers' Union of Sum tor
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 Farmors 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
oftVera, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns.
Also to publish such clipplnga 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.
THE COUNTY MEETING.
President Harris ami Prof. Williams
Will bo at Our Meeting April otb,
And Will Have Some Good Tilings
to Tell I s.
We want our tsuckers and market
gardnera to turn out, and all farmers
who sell country produce other than
cotton. I have not given up the Idea
that more can be accomplished to
hold up tho price of cotton by finding
other methods of marketing country
produce than by resoluting on cotton.
Hay has been the solution of more
than one farmer in South Carolina,
and we are not too old to learn from
the experiences of others.
Forty aollara per acre f-om hay af?
ter n fine oat crop was obtained by a
Sutern farmer last yea?\ Whj not
more farmers do so, until not a ton
of western hay la sent into the coun?
ty E. W. D.
A Diversity Opportunity.
While talking about diversification
it Is the part of wisdom to stop once
and awhile and look around?taking
a glance at conditions. For instance,
how many read and take to heart the
lesson contained In the contenta of
the following dispatch to The Newa
and Courier from Rock Hill on March
23rd?
A audden Jump in the price of
broom corn from $80 per hundred to
$200, and the scarcity of that article,
has caused the Hock Hill Broom fac?
tory to shut down temporarily. Prac?
tically all the raw material used
cornea from the Western States and
the crop la very short this year. This
commodity can easily be grown In
this section of the country, and it
seems strange that more Is not plant
d. Unlike pur dear old "King (Jot
on." it would also seem that a sho/t
crop really affects the price?in this
Instance in a rather remarkable de?
cree.
Can a 8outh Carolina farmer take
advantage of this particular oppor
PK-RU-NA DID
WONDERS FOR ME."
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MRS. ROSA BOYCR.
. h< ia in 11 BH, 1121 r.1v rr i
hmaetotti lil?i writ si MI1
.n\ <>:??* has reason to prauu i'lru.ia, ||
.? surely myru\i.
"Unst spring I Iwoamo so run dovn
from the serious effects of a lingering
, that several coir.ideations united
III pulling modown. I con'..I neither eat
her hie. p well, and 1?>^ t 11? h and sohlt.
?*! finally tried Peruna and it did
oMder* for mo. In two weeks I was
i. i .mother person, and in a month I
I J belter than I ever had l>oforo.
"I thank l'eruna for now lifo and
iIran th. I send yon two pictures,eo
fOVLens fcco what Peruna bus done
Better Than for Ycofft.
Mrs. Mary F. Jones, Burning Springs,
I"j ., writes:
"I frisk to speak a word In prutse of
y-sir highly valued lYrmiM, s* 1 have
i>? i n blessed with tho goldeno] porin?
of giving it a f.iir nnd Impartial
lost, nnd can say that I have had bettet
it. lib, far hette?! si not i hsTe I.n
D - If than for quite a number ol year*
b f??ro.
"One of my neighbors had stomach
I n umnii-nd'(I Tcriina t?? le r,
gnd now she is well and healthy, after
having beeg pronounced hopoloo* by
several physician*."
Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
tunlty? Certainly, and during this
season at that. Neariy all the broom
straw is raised in a few States of the
Middle West and in Oklahoma. In
South Carolina broom straw of fine
(i.uallty and at profitable figures can
b.? raised in almost any portion of the
State. Eminently successful experi?
ments have been made with broom
stmw around Yemassee and in other
sections. No cotton grower has
thought it worth while to bother with
broom straw or even learn anything
about it It is simply the same old
story of neglect of opportunities time
and again permitted to pass. Such
neglect is the child of the one and
*wo-crop system, and an alien to di?
versification. Why not give broom
straw a try-out??Farmers Union
Sun.
I would commend the above article
to tae attention of our farmers who
wish to have another money crop. In
1887 I grew near Brick Church, the
finest broom corn that had to tha*
time ever been raised in the State
Samples of it were on exhibit in the
State Agricultural Department unti,
burned at Clemson College. Growing
it is no more trouble than sorgum.
The skill comes in knowing when to
turn down the heads, when to cut,
and how to cure.
The best variety is said to he "Ev?
ergreen" and seed njsy be obtained
from Woods, Stubbs & Co., Louisville,
Ky. The seeds are valuable for chick?
en and hog feed; equal in quantity
and quality to sorgum. As a side line
some of our farmers should try an
acre or two of it. E. W. D.
The tariff is the mother-in-law oi
'he consumers?Tlrooklvn Esel*?
SOUTH MAY GEGIOE.
BAST AND WKST AT ODDS AS TO
11 ID KS AXD LUMBER.
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Differences Seem Likely to Become
so Sharp tlmt Democrats From This
Section May Determine the Oat*
come?Advocates of Free Di(!c>
Hopeful, hut the Outlook for Free
Lumber is not Brillit.
Washington. March 28.?The fftte
>f lumber and hides in the proposed
new tariff law probably will not be
decided until the conference reports
>n the bill have been approved by
>oth the Senate and House. The clash" i
3S on these schedules have occurred |
largely between the Representatives
>f the East and West, and there is
a prospect of the differences becom?
ing so sharp that the Democrats
.rom the Southern States may deter?
mine the outcome.
The supporters of protection on j
hir'es express hope of inducing the \
senate committee to rcommend the
sontinuance of the D. ?ley rates. The [
Western senators on the committee I
have proved strong advocates of the
restoration of the duty, while Sena?
tor Lodge is said to stand almost
alone in his campaign for free hides.
Champions of the movement to
take the duty off lumber entirely are
not so sanguine of success as the ad- !
vocates of free hides, so far as their j
contest in the committee is concerned, f
Senator McCumber, in accordance
with the instructions of the Legisla?
ture of North Dakota, is prepared to
carry the fight to the floor of the
Senate.
Regardlsess of the vote of the com
mitee, the advocatse of free lumber
and free hldei have bten promised ' the )ry that all great nations would
votes on these qu??tions in the Senate, take action so far as to be given the
There U a well defined rumor in the lower rate.
Senate that the committee on finan??
Will upset the principle declared in
D?ring the considerati on of the Mil
thfM far, all of the r-A.s whi h d'
the Payne I ill of making the estab- j ptnd upon Sfrfatlnsj treaties have mm n
lished rate the minimum with a twen- i UUd aside tc he t en: !1, ed When the
ty per cent retaliatory increase to I maximum, an I minimum features are
countries which fail to give their best
rate to the United .States. If it should
be decided to reverse the proposition
<? .is to make the established rate
taken up.
Attenth n Is invited to t?o enounce*
the maximum and give to the most meat ??? I mell & Co. Every line
friendly nation a favored rate ?* 20 >'i it is o? Interest to the public and
per cent less, it is asserted that the
rates in the Payne bill would have to
be raised all along the line on the
tho.se who are in need of goods will
do well to note the prices quoted in
the advertisement.
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LIME :: CEMENT
HARD WALL PLASTER, SHINGLES,
LATHS, ROOFING,
Fire Brick and Clay; Stove Flue and
|Drain Pipe.
. :. Building Material Generally. . :.
^ H-RSF, COW. B08 m CH'GKEK FEEO. ^
Horses, Mules, Vehicles and Harness as
Usuai.
We still have some Milch Cows on hand.
BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY
SUMTER,
S. C.
Youjwill wear
New Shoes Easter
The question is merely whether
they will be tans or blacks, high cuts
or oxfords.
If your taste runs to oxfords, how
do you like this one ? Made in patent
colt on the Rialto model. Price $4.
Others in other leathers and shapes at
$3.50 and 84.00.
No. 5, South Main Street,
SUM TER, S, C.
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m EASTER SUNDAY.
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O matter how carefully
you may dress on other
days of the year, Easter
Sunday always calls for
J your best.
It's splendid foresight to
make Easter preparations early so
as to secure the best.
If you need a New Suit just
take a look at our "Clothes cf
Quality" designed, cut and tailor?
ed from the choicest fabrics by
experts Some of the best in the
land.
\\\ 10 $30.
Everything in Clothes, Hats,
Shirts, Neckwear and Underwear,
for Men and Boys, in styles that
are the prevailing fashions, and at
prices that are pleasing.
Ik 8. J. C
Phone 166.
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