The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 21, 1909, Image 4
WtUALSDAY, APRIL 21. 190?.
The -?unter Watchman was found?
ed la 1160 and the Trut Southron In
lit* Tha Watchman and Southron
?ow hat the combined circulation and
Itifluenca of both of the old papers,
and hi manifestly the best advertising
Hum In Sumtor.
URN. M C. IUTLF.lt.
Oen. V! C. Butler, who died In Co?
lumbia Wednesday night, was a lead?
en* In this State frosn the close of the
war until the Tlllman upheaval In
1190. but since that memorable year
h? has been in eclipse politically. He
'was a man of parts, but he failed to
adapt himself to the changing con?
ditions of politics and society, result
lag .rom the war, the spread of pop?
ular education and the development
?within Democratic party of a strong
StntlmMH favoring substitution of the
pi Imary system for the convention.
Hie long service In the Senate made
of him an office-holder, whose chief
Interests centered In Washington, and
Tee lost that close and intimate touch
and sympathy with the people whom
he represented that are essen thV to
continued leadership. So long as he
was the exponent of the political be?
llete of the dominant element In the
State, he was retained In the Senate,
trut when he ceased to he. he was re?
tired to private life. He rendered
valuable services in 187?. but not
saore valuable than did scores of
other men who sacrificed more than
he did and neither expected nor re?
ceived the high rewards of honor end
place that were allotted him. We
would not detract from him one atom
? of the credit and praise that are his
?due for the service he rendered; but
-we. in the Interest of historical truth,
do aot feel that It la proper to let the
unmeasured laudation that is being
bestowed upon him pass unnoted,
it Oen. Butler won distinction as a
isoldler, he was a lawyer of recognised
ability, an orator whose gift of elo
luence aloae would hsve won him
4tft*tlrction. and a politician of the old
'egtine without a peer; but he lacked
'.he rle nente of simple greatness and {
?jsneelflsi patriotism, the broad charl- 1
?*tjr and breadth of view that made
1Wa?V Iainpton the typical ?outh
?Carol In an of his day and generation,
la the stirring days of '76. when the
-white men of the State made the final
And su reme effort for the preserva
rtloa ef their civilisation, he thr?w
Ihtsaselt Into the fight with his who?e
?soul. u id hla ability and prestige in
?evlha' h made h'm a leader, when
JlsaMt^rs were needed, bet to do so he
b;id . r p i lute his own previous
"AoHcy In attempting to form an alli?
ance with tne sealawu** and carpet- y
haMera. Gloss It over us\ they may. | ?
hla i LtlOSjWitS can never eliminate the
Ijanplsa nr.t reeolTectlons of the Car
p?n<or- Rjtier con MM? ticket Had
%Qen 1 utter succeeded !n his effort to
?rem a fusion party, composed cf th ?
' Semi-- -n?ct.?**e i Innen?* < < ?)> ?
pet- lm patty and the Democvr tl
oflle-vseehcrs. Die Hamptou move
mert . nd C.e tt?1 mptlon of thv Si ite
ht l?7s wo-dd havs been Impossible
At Vest h'? alli.ince ?Ith Carpcntei
..wee a grb ' on* n - ? ? ,t : did ume'i
Kg et a burr ate the men who we.c then
?demanding a government of. for anil
ty th ? native South ( art linlnns. and
wht ippoeed any comprom'.ro or
cembin.ttl #n. These men laid th
? foundation for the triumph of IS78
? sjad r *n. Butler garnered the rewsrd
of honor und hlsh pesUhui where he
had sol sown.
The New York cotton farmers who
rvlways know more about the cotton
sjeeS), present, past and future, than
the officials of the department of
A*'icultore. or the men who live In
the >outh und make the cotton, are
puttr.ur out their u^ual lln.? of sprlai
tnlx. They say that the drought in
T>x:wi will rtlmoit certainly red :DS I I
reop In that State a million or more
t?ale.?. that the conditions nro so un
tSvotable In other cotton growing
Fte?. i Ihnt a full crop Is an Impos?
sibility, that the demand for cotton
ftcodi la inc.- i^lo| SO rapidly that ?'.1
th?' nllls Pi Am - i? i hh! I! ?o;?,. are
ta: e I t? Ml! orders, tlroj th" pro.ipcets
fe h?u\y foture demand . ? b .:1m r
prh ra wer? sever better, thst the vlsl
htf supply tf American SOttOfl is n??t
ai<: v !.-nt to supply the normal de?
ST.an V that unb mm there is a crop this
> .f o\ ie?iat Utilises nllltoii bales
? %? dl t... H cotton famine sjgfgj
1 ? no! th.it prh e , air sure t?? i. |0|
a pew Mgfc level, aii of v.h'ch talk
la ir r the purpose of Inlho .i- lir; OOt
!? ?? nrowers to plant a big crop. A lorn*
about September 1st the other side of
th ? picture Will 1 ? presented to view
and we shall b arn that there Is a glut
?tton. th.it the demand baa fallen
off md that the mills are facing nn
Indefinite shut down as a result of In
abili t> to Mod .i!..i In lm
m* t\<*> stiwk ??r ssaaafsotured produel
on hand Thero Is no occasion f >r
the eotton ?ruwiT? t<? wurry ovt-f Ihl
pro?pe. t of a cotton famine, no need
to i low up corn for the purpose of
putting In a tew more aeres of cot
ten. A crop of 11.500,000 or 12,000,
Farmers' Union News
?AND ?
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
(Conducted by F. YV. Dabbs, President Furniers' Union of Sumter
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 ofteial 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.
To the readers of this Department
of the Watchman and Southron,
should any of you be disposed to crit?
ic jze the free use I make of The Pro?
gressive Farmer In selecting my clip?
pings each week. I have no apology
to make and only wish I had space
to republlsh the entire contents. It
is with me a question what to leave
out. not what to select
But I would like to have sufficient
contributions from my readers to All
these columns, and that they would
take the other matter at first hand by
subscribing for the Progressive Farm?
er.
Just a little over two weeks to the
ru.xt County meeetlng with Jordan
Union at Mellen school house. What
ire the brethren doing to give the
food people who will entertain us a
neetlng that will make them glad to
lave us In their midst?
Will not Wedgefleld. Dalzell, Oswe
ro and Pocotallgo Unions revive be
ore the 7th of Ma>\ and send dele
rates'to this meeting? ?
We are looking for calls from other
neighborhoods to organize unions be?
ere the May meeting and would like
o see those named above come into
me too.
>e\eii Health Rules: How to Live One
Third Longer.
All America is waking up to Um
mportsnce of better health condl
mns. and State and National govorn
?its irg taking deeper interest in
he subject than ever before. Regard
gf what State or nation may do,
ICWever. every Individual by follow?
er I few simple rules of hygiene for
ilmself may greatly Increase the
smtfth and the happiness of his own
lie. Reven such rules wo give here*
.vith. and If they should be followed
Ib.-, sea-on by the Sfi.OOu farm famb
? v. 1 ? will read these lines. the
0
v kith and efficiency of young and
>bi. Rotn and women, would he ini
nrasurably Increased, doctors' bill re*
I ? d, and the gonc.aj tone, of life
1 wie notably brighter and. happi r
. say nothing of fewer graves fa the
ie*> lng-g:ou::ds and cernoterlei ;lt
he ead of the year. Here a e the
even tubs:
t 1 I Hav< a properly planned and
r. periy cooked diet. Make a study
Of this qnoetiOU and have your wife
' e i ntudy of It. We cat t o much
neat and too much hot, pacty food.
V do not cat enough fruit, veget
?! les. e:rgs. butter, and milk. There
go excuse for any farmer not hav?
ing ' nongh of thexe nourishing.
ing fOOda, and with them,
tan s< t a table fit for a king.
(?> Chaw your food three tlme.?
a? long M you have Icon doing. The
d*1ctcher p rfielple, "Chew your food
tin u become! I] laid and practically
swallowa Itself," If the only correct
tilde. Mr. Plotch r guarantees that
hi.* method will Increaii the average
man's work in.; ell', iency jr> per cent
in six months.
i?) Don't ovageat Proper ehaw?
in, howevefi will practically prevent
? b also. Chew your fond thorough?
ly and your sense of tettc will be sat?
isfied before you eat too much, it Is
when you bolt your food down that
you ovi reat.
(i> Breathe only froth air. Let
I '* Into your sleeping room, no mat?
ter I OW cold the weather. The dread
of "night air" Is absurd. Jr fr< sh a'.r
were only to be had for a price, thou*
eands of poor p< oplf would bo bog?
gin; m ?tu y to buy it. while us It Is,
they shui b out Ofl every provocation.
la fy i>.i loll and slttln-r-rooms and
sleeping rooms with all the windows
down breed headaches and develop
eorsumpt ion.
(5) Drink twice n<\ much wabr
as you haVf been drinking. The av
tfl bales WOnld DO WOTth more In
dollars and 000tl than a lS,e00t0O<l
l lie crop, and a m it. rial i ed lOtlOII In
lb<. acreage and yield would be a
Oed Had to the South this year. The
Vtea policy for the farmers to pur
IUe Nl to reduce the acreage, Incragge
tho yelld per acre and sell no COttOB
for fall delivery.
E. W. D.
erag^pcrson drinks only half enough.
Drink two glasses when you get up
mornings, and as much as you can at
other times?preferably not at meals,
h ?wevcr, or for an hour before or af
t(r.
(6) Stop dosing add drugging
yourself; never take a patent medi?
cine. If you are not well, by all
means avoid putting your health and
your life in the hands of men you
know nothing about, and who know
nothing about your ailment. Nino
times out of ten a drug taken into
your system when not needed acts as
a virtual poison, and unless the physi?
cian knows the exact nature of your
ailment, the chances are it Is not
needed.
(7) Let all Intoxicants alone. No
man who begins drinking is sure that
he can keep from drinking immod?
erately; while the latest medical re?
searches have proved that even the
most moderate drinking injures one's
nervous and mental powers, lessens
one's ability to resist disease, and also
aids in developing any latent disease
or weakness. Surgeon-General Wy
man In his recent address on South?
ern health conditions sounded a spe?
cial note of warning concerning the
injurious effects of alcoholic drinks in
v arm climates.
Of cou.se there are other things
not to be neglected?frequent bathlm
in a ? i-?m as v/ami as the body (a
bathroom just big enough to tum
around in, and quickly betted by an
oil stove will do the work), eight
hours* s'eep, and a good supply of
drinking water uneontam'nated by
filth or disease?but these seven rules
arc UtS things most needed by the
average man. They will xdd yens t
y? ur life and life to yqur years. To
them.?Progressive Farmer,
WHITE MAN KILLS HIS COUSIN.
? yer Asserts That He Was Protect?
it g ili. tfe.
Augusta. <*a.. April 1$<?W. Q, Te?
xtile, a mid He-aged white man from
'o*. umhin. B. C. was arrested at tin
Augusts union depot yesterday morn
Ing by Patrolman Nortis and Dctee
lyes Hartley and Williams, und he b
u rw being held at police I arracks.
The Carolina authorities charge him
with murder, and an officer will conn
fr< m Columbia this morning to carry
him i ack, Sessile i 'mils shOottng
at his oousln, Melton BassllOi on Sat?
urday night, bul he rt 11*\-? thai he dl
AOt know what the results of Iiis shots
were until Informed by the Augusts
ifflcers thnt he had killed him.
The shooting occurred near Horroll
mil, a imall place In Rlchland Coun?
ty, about slxtsen miles from Colum?
bia, The man retained here says that
his cousin had been pursuing his wife
end had mads persistent stt mpt i I ?
,rt on familiar terms with her, but
he repulsed his proffered attentions,
le rays he informed his cousin four
months ago thai he would kill him if
Continued to act as ho was doing
regarding Mrs. Baselle,
Par.ello and hie wife and children
reside In Columbia, but on Saturday
they went to visit '\ brother-in-law,
near Horrell Rill. The man Impris?
oned at the barracks says that the
d< ceased followed them, s*nd on Sat*
rdsy night about o oV lock wenl to
ihe place where he and his wife wove
stopping. "I thought that Melton Ba?
? !c WOUld come to the house thai
night," said th<> slayer of his cousin,
"and i walked sway from tin houae?
believing thai he would :u> there, i
?' nl a few hundred yards and ro
Irsced my .steps, end when i rcsched
the house again, Baselle was standing
nosr the front gate, with a double
barrelled shotgun In his bands. 1
quickly seised it from bis grasp.
When he saw thai 1 bad the gnu he
r:.n. but I fired both barrels at him,
i ran Into the bouse without knowing
the result of my shots, and my Wife
urged nie to Issvs at ones, slthough
I am psrfectly wining now, and was
*t et my home."
then, to race trial, i f< It thai i did
right in killing him In order to pro
Bstelli Is a carpenter, .and he and
his wile have two children.
Comic Side of Crime.
It is a generally accepted fact that
one can see humor in most things if
one looks deep enough, says the
Strand. The following Is, perhaps,
rather a queer story, but it is worth
quoting if only to empasize the futili?
ty of choosing juries in the haphazard
way still followed in England:
A man was tried on evidence ir?
resistible "to anybody but a jury" for
a most terrible murder. He had slain
his father and mother on testimony so
clear that there could be no shadow
of doubt as to the guilt.
The Jury brought in a verdict of
"not guilty."
It was an example of the comic
Jury-yes, screamingly funny com?
edians?a troupe of twelve led by a
comic foreman.
The judge was furious, and asked
the comedians what they meant by
such an outrageous verdict, "when
they knew the culprit was guilty and
ought to be hanged."
"That's Just it, my lord," said the
foreman of this distinguished body. \
i
"I assure you we had no doubt about \
the prisoner's guilt, but we thought
there had been deaths enough in the :
family lately."
-I
District Attorney Jerome condemns j
city magistrates as being grouchy and
Unfair, The sense of humor, which I
I
Mr. Jerome holds essential to judicial
I < i^e he thinks has been lost by the ;
magistrates.
Mrs. Charles P. Strong, correspond- j
ing secretary of the Massachusetts j
association opposed to the extension
of suffrage to women, has replied to I
the statement that Sweden has grant- j
ed full suffrage to women by denying |
the truth of the assertion. The only
change in suffrage in Sweden, she
says, was that all of the men are now
permitted to vote for members of the
upper house, whereas cnly 7 per cent
were given this right before. Mrs.
Strong is working diligently at the
task of stemming the tide of suffra
gettlsm in this country.
Set your heart on a living and lose
life. '
Rev. J. L. Harley. of Spartanburg,
State superintendent of the Anti-Sa?
loon League and the leader of the
organization that is fighting the ie
Kaliied sale of liquor in South Car<>
. delivered an oddreai in the First
Methodist church Sunday morning
at the hour for the regular service.
il.ee wa-i a large congregation pres
? it and the strong address delivered
by Mr. Harley erat heard with#every
indication of interest. Mr, Harley*
argument was along the usual lines
followed by those v. ho advocate pro?
hibition by law as best and the lou'i
al meant for the promotion of tern
perance.
ill IXIllXUlAlJJLXXIXXXXXXXXXXXXg
Patten, a
Lieutenant in
the Old Guard,
an exclusive or
gani&ation com?
posed of soldiers
of distinction
who fought1 in the
Civil War, very
poptdar in sea-et
society circles,
\\ recommends the
j a mo u s
remedy,
Pe-ru-na,
as a spring
tOniC, Kesayu
"I have used IYru
na, and desire tore?
ommcnd your rem?
edy as an inviporat
ing Spriug tonic;
also one of the best
remedies that I ever
tried for coughs,
colds and cstarrhal
complaints."
[aving read the above
testimonial, what concla
"gion must be reached by any fair
minded, unprejudiced reader?
there any possibility that a man of the prom
^^^mence and reputation of Col. Patten could be in
*duced to say such things if be did not honestly believo
Them to be true?
"Remember, he says no? only that he recommends Perona aa an invig?
orating spring tonic, but also as one of the best remedies that he has ever tried for
coughs, colds and catarrhal complaints.
What are you going to do with such evidence? Are yon going to tnrn away
from it and listen only to the talk of people who probably never saw a bottle of
Peruna, certainly never tried a bottle of it, who have nothing else to do but to
talk about other people's affairs? Are you going to listen to such people as that,
Instead of accepting the testimony of those who know?
There may be a few people so constituted as to be able to perform euch a
mental feat. But the sensible people, the reliable people, the brawn and brain of
the world, who aro governed by principles of justice and common sense, are going
to accept the clear, pointed and undoubted testimony of a man of national repu?
tation who knows what he is talking about.
Peruna is everything he says it is. It is an invigorating spring tonic. It lg
al*o a good remedy for coughs. We have many testimonials at u-st in:: M tbisfack
Peruna ll manufactured by the Peruna Drag Mfg. Co., Oolamhaa? Ohio.
. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist.
18 West Liberty Street-Up Stairs.
I ours:?8.30 to 1- P. M? 2 to 6.
Office Phone?N o. 30 - - - House Phone 382
AT this season of year every house is supposed to get
a complete overhauling a general cleaning up, in an?
ticipation of Summer, which is fast approaching. This will
necessitate the taking up of carpets and replacing them with
rugs or mattings, and we wish to suggest to those who have
not already invested, that it would be hard to find a more
attractive stock from which to make their selections than
we are offering.
China Mattings.
In buying these goods the most satisfactory
results are obtained by selecting small fig?
ures for the reason that they are more close*
ly woven and will as a consequence wear
better. Our offerings consist <>t a beautiful
assortment of patterns in which the small
green, red and brown figures predominate.
Prices 35 Cents Down.
Jap Mattings.
We have a few rolls of these that wc will
close out
Very Much Under Price.
RUG 3! RUGS I !
Our stock in this line is very complete.
The assortment of patterns in our moquettes
At $2.50 and $3.75
is very attractive. We arc selling an ex?
cellent tapestry rug, nicely fringed, mad*
from remnants of carpets.
Size 27x54 inches at $1.00.
art equare3.
We have an excellent line of these and
prices within reach of everybody.
Our Axministers
This season arc the swellest patterns we
have ever handled.
Prices $22.50 Down.
LINOLEUM.
There is nothing more sanitary or durable
for a pantry or kitchen than Linoleum, and
it is frequently used as a dining room cover?
ing. We are selling the best grade we evtr
offered in a splendid assortment of patterns
At $1.00.
O'DONNELL & CO., ?
SUMTER.
SOUTH CAROLINA.