Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. 190). The Sumter Watchman was found* ?d In lilt and the True Southron 1c ltll. The Watchman and Southror ?ow haa Hie combined circulation and Influence of l>oth of the old papers, Is manifestly the best advertlslni Hum la Sumter. The faculty and trustees of Clemsor dear the charges of Capt. Iflnui natu they are black In the face, bul the record of turmoil, strife and In aahord laat loa among the itudenl body and the failure of President Meli a\nd his predeossors to enforce a prop ar and necessary discipline, go far to? ward substantiating every Item of the Indtctmeat *> here la something wrong at Clemsoa?something radically wrong?and In the absence of posi? tive proof to the contrary a mijorlty ml the people of South Carolina will believe that ('apt Minua has put hla finger ea the spot. gag The very people who had doubts about cottonseed meal being good enough for cow food are now eating ft themselves n ao-called health fooda which they buy In fancy packages at a fancy price. \ ? e ? The State of South Carolina paya dearly for the extravagance and un baslnees-llke methods of her loglala tors who annually make appropria? tions la eacess of the Income from all sources The fact that the State haa to borrow a half million dollars to pay running expenses and Interest <n the bonded debt doee not apeak wed for the Stats or the men who mal.a the appropriation* ^rSSHKEHH"HH?""*?JP-? Tvatmcnt for San Jose Not Urged. frequent inquiries come to this of face regarding the application of aum saev washes to control San Jose floats. The San Jose Scale repro tlaoea by giving birth to living young dally and ths generationa are not defined For the reason living lice naajr be saea crawling on the trees avery day of the growing season. If this lasset reproduced by means of lajrlng etc* so that Its generationa eoold be defined, aummer spraying ild be made extremely effective, as It Is these lice are in abund aa trees every day. some more :?so than ethers therefore by applying a autocar wash we kill only those ln ssscas that are actively crawling on the trees that particular day when ' the spray is appltsd. The young lice having crawled about twenty four hours on the trunk will settle * down on one apot, insert their beaks into the bark and there they will re rmaln. secreting over their bodies a vary resistant scale covering through * which aa summer wash will pene? trate Of course, where a person >woulf apply a summer wash quite Ifwejuently. It would be quite effect? ive because a great many of these Insects would be de*troyed, but such frequent repetition la expenatve in the Aiet place, and In the second place It sometimes la Injurious to some of our tender orchard trees, especially peach. It has. therefore, been recommended that where an orchard is badly Infested the trunk and larger branches may be painted With Hase sulphur wash, and great care must be exercised ao that thla wash does not come In contact with the follsge. Where a large orchard has only a few treea Infested It is sometimes more profitable to have these trees destroyed. Thla measure Is only Intended to bridge the fruit grower over the summer season until the time when the foliage Is off in fall, when the Hm?'-<oi1prMir wash can bo applied In a manner that will abaolutely control thla Ineect Where a grower sVeStrSf to use a summer wash any one of the contact apraya. auch as whole oil soap. 1 to I, tobacco decoction. IS per cent, keroeene emulsion; tobac? ao water as describe 1 In Bulletin 111 of this Station. I* effective. All of these should be applied with a spray pump, using a fine vermorel Sf mis try nozzle. A substantial nozzle now on the market I? so constructed as to be practically a? If disgorging These ?assies sre allghtly more expensive than ordinary nozales. but are sub? stantially made and sre very easily i fned when clogged. A. P. Conradl. Entomologist. S. C Experiment Station, Clem.ion College. S. C. Pu.letln 134. Treating of San oJse Scale, and the supply which had V . , ,,n,,> dien1 ??! b.n l.'-eri iwi-o-l and reprinted This bulletin treats of other orchard pests aa well, and la ready for distribution Mrs Clarence afackav. an ardent advocate of woman suffrage, has pre? sented forty-two sets of six bSOkl <esch on thU theme to the New York public library to be distribute A >ng the various branches. Those who are rolling In wealth might find a better use for It. Practical Thoughts 1 (Condnoted by E. W. Dab to, Pre* < The Watchman and Southron hav semi-weekly publication, would lmpr The first to be Inaugurated la thla De Practical Farmers which I have been aim to give the Union news and offl officers, and members of the Union ar Also to publish euch clippings from ment Bulletins as I think will be of glnal articles by any of our readers te will be appreciated and published. Trusting this Department will be of All communications for this Depar Mayesvllle, S. C. WHAT COW PK AS WILL DO. Sometime since I visited a section In the lower part of Maryland, a sec? tion with which I was perfectly fa? miliar In my boyhood. In my boy? hood this was a pine lumber section and farming on the sandy soil was at a low ebb. On my recent visit I found a transformation that seemed little short of the miraculous. Men are making; fortunes on land that was considered almost worthless In my boyhood. I drove over smooth shell roads In every direction where formerly I have had a horse tug through deep sand; and on every side were magnificent farms with corn growing as rank as in Kentucky, and the truckers happy In the return from their strawberries, melons and po? tatoes. On one tract of land that In my boyhood would hardly have brought IS an acre I saw a splendid home and great barns, and frames with thousands of glass sashes, and was told that the owner had made 150,000 last season on his truck. What pleased me most was to have men say to me. "This transformation Is the result of your constant advo? cacy of the cowpea In your writings and In your occasional lectures, In this county." Cowpeas, and crimson clover In winter, have shown them that the Increase of humus In their sell was all that was needed to en? able them to use commercial fertili? sers profitably and lavishly In the growing of truck and small fruits. Northern men are crowding Into that section and buying up the outlying unimproved lands, after seeing what has been done by others. And In the ultimate analysis the Southern cowpea' Is at the very foun? dation of all the advancement there. All over the South there are equal opportunities for the profitable use of the pea for the feeding of stock and the improvement of the soil, and with cowpeas and crimson clover any wndy land In the South can be brought up to the production of two oales of cotton per acre while making a profit In the feeding of live atock. Even if the crop la not saved as hay. the land will receive great benefit, and the farmer likewiae. If the UVS stock are only hogs feeding on the' peaa and enriching the aoll, while making profit In the bacon produced and cured on the place. I have lost none of my enthusiasm for the pea, for the longer I live th*? n.ore I am convinced that thia "clov? er of the South" haa a still greater future before it for the Southern far? mer. Will you not let it help you make money this year??Prof. Mas sey In Progressive Farmer. TllK FAllMKHS MOST FAITHFUL FUIKM). The kind of Farm Horse Wfl Xc*n!? The Strong, ltlovky, (iood-Natured, Intelligent Tfpt?TltS Way to Got This Kind?liaise TIumii Our? selves. Dy A. L. French. The big question is the farm horse question. The performances of the great harness hOTSSS of the country have been heralded, through the press, from the Atlantic to the Pacltlc. The gfSSI show teams of drafters and coachers have been written a??< nt. and men by the million have 1>:;iN.m1 th? lr strength and beauty. r.nt Um common, plodding rann h<?rs?. that stands at the very lo ad of ill ihs wealth production of the V 'in!, uhat Ol him? The hontSt old fsltoW that goes into the collur at three years old or y?unn? r and spends his entire lit.- at hard druggery. con? tent if only he can have enough t<? cat to keep up his strength that he falls not in the tanks net him from day to day?has he been given the I t* illt ami honest praise that is his due? I fear not. We have tuken the old farm horse a* a matter of course. I have known ?>|il farm horses that were real heroes, always patient under all aorta Of treatment, working and aweatlng from daylight until dark for Practical Farmers ing decided to double its service by ove that service by special features, partment for the Farmers' Union and requested to conduct. It will be my ?lal calls of the Union. To that end e requested to use these columns, the agricultural papers and Govern practlcal benefit to our readers. (Dri? lling of their successes or failures mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR, tment should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. doing the very best to pull loads al? together too heavy for their strength, I and when beaten and abused, mak? ing no sign, except to try again until they were entirely exhausted. Such horses are more worthy of a place in I heaven than many of us who treat I our faithful servants so shamefully. I We talk of railroads, motor cars, I our great mills and factories, but how many of the wheels of industry J would be turning at the end of three months should the old reliable, hard working farm horse go out of ser- I vice? The business of the world! would be at a standstill, grown men would be fighting for bread; little children would be dying of starva? tion, and the land would become a I wilderness. So we see the farm I hor.^e is the very basis of our modern I civilization, and his breeding and care deserve our earnest attention. The Ideal. Farm Horse. Let me see if I can give an idea of the sort of animal I believe to be the ideal farm horse. First, let him have size enough that he may be able I for the tasks that are ?et for him to I dc (from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds for ordinary farm), wide-awake at all times, but not nervous, having the I grit of a bull dog, and the disposi? tion of a lamb, knowing no such I word as fear. Always ready for a square meal, bread and deep in body with short, strong legs and splendid I large feet. We have only one animal measur- I Ing up to this type at this time, and | she is a mare above price. A grade Percheron, bred on the range of Mon tana, and has never shown a sign of evil disposition since the day we first put a halter on her. She will I stand anywhere In town, at the rail- I way station, or on the farm, without I tying. Always speaks to me when 11 go Into the barn and is always spoken to: weight 1,200 pounds; has plowed her half of 140 acres of heavy land I since September last, and Is always in good flesh. How to Get Animals of This Type. We want more of this sort on our I place, and are going to have them, as one such is worth any three common. I high-strung plugs, We can have this I sort of horses If we will breed them I right. Take our blocky, clean-Umber. I 1,100 to 1,200 pound mares and breed I them to an active, good-dlsposltloned I up-headed, draft horse weighing 1,-1 500 to 1,600 pounds. Then feed the I colts well from weaning age to ma- I turlty, handling them gently and I teaching them to work early. I wish we might have more good, active, I medium-weight draft stallions over 1 the South, and believe our farmers of I moans could do no one thing that would add more to the wealth and I progress of our section than to pur? chase such hoi ?es and stand them at a moderate fee in their respective neighborhoods. Such horses are not high in price compared with other scrts. They may be purchased at from M00 to $1.000 each. The horse is an expensive animal on the farm unless kept busy. The amount of feed consumed daily by a horse is not only large, but it is als-? very hlgh-prloed throughout almost the entire South. The farm work and crops should be SO planned as to give as near constant employment to men and teams as Is possible. There are In southeastern Maryland eeveral produce sachungei the stock in which belongs to the truckers. They keep in touch with all the mar? ket! by wire and know just where to distribute their cars to advantage ? Tile exchanges will sell for any one, but the profits k<) to the stockholder ers. one of these exchanges last sea? son paid $1,000 for telegrams, sold their produce at fair rates, and at tin close of the season distributed 160,000 to the stockholders, Ambassador Jusseraml, on behalf of the French government, Is So present to the city of San Francisc > a gold medal commemorative of the restoration of that city in the last three years: This ceremony will take place the latter part of next month. PATTEN HA? ENOUGH. The game warden of Chester coun- j which will be completed and ready ty has arrested eight men for illegal 1 for operation by September 1. increa. Scnsatlonal Slump in Prices Indira- fishing. tlon That He Hum Given Up Fight The T. P. A. convention will be For High Level. held in Charleston next week and the - i U. C. T., convention will be held in Chicago, April 22.?That James A. Charleston the middle of May. Patten, the "wheat king," has with- I An attempt was made to burglarize drawn from the market after dis- j the bank at Landrum Sunday night, posing of his heavy holdings of May ' tut it failed. The burglars then enter and July wheat was asserted in many quarters here today. To this verisim? ilitude was added by the fact that prices have tumbled over 9 cents during the last week and that Mr. Patten himself has sought rest in the fastness of a New Mexico ranch. Whether he has eliminated himself from the so-called "deal," and if so, whether he came out with profit or loss, are questions which can be an? swered only by Mr. Patten himself, but he, according to dispatches to? day, does not seem inclined to an? swer. The session of the board of trade was a sensational one today. The first quotations were startling disappoint? ment to the bulls. From nearly every point came reports of normal, or even better, crop prospects. Bears filled the wheat pit In a ed a store and carried off a quantity of merchandise. Some one passed a half cent copper lng the facilities for the handling of the cotton business of the port to more than 400,000 bales. A special term of the court of gen? eral sessions will be convened at Flor ence on Tuesday, April 27, for the purpose of taking up the criminal cas? es. The regular spring term of the eou:t. which shouli have been held in March, was called off owing to the illness of Judge Aldrich at the time, for a one-cent on Mr. W. G. Peterson. ? He will preside at the special term of Newberry on Saturday, by mistake j this month. no doubt. It Is dated 1808, and la worth 25 cents. A majority of the freeholders of Newberry have signed the petition ask? ing for an election on the question of voting $40,000 for extending water and sewer systems. David Mitchell, a farmer of Union county was shot in the Jaw with a 38 calibre pistol 14 years ago, the ball driving a tooth into the root of his tongue, where it remained until a few days ago, when it was removed by a surgeon. E. W. Durant, Jr., received his com? mission as collector of the port of Charleston and assumed charge of the Earle George, a well known young man, has quit Spartanburg. He was tried in the court of general sessions last week on the charge of violating the prohibition law and convicted. The case was heard in his absence and on Saturday afternoon when Judge Memminger was passing out sentences George was not on hand. A sealed sentence was left with the clerk of the court and when George returns the sentence will be opened. dense mass and poured forth a swol- customs department Monday, succeed len stream of wheat. i |ng Deputy Collector A. T. Jennings It was a tremendous liquidating ? who has been acting collector since The old maid consoles herself with the thought that it's a mistake to marry too young. market. Patten might have been buying secrevly through others than the retirement of Dr. W. D. Crum. Preparations are still being made hl3 own house. From him there has ' for the South Carolina Oratorical con come no word that he has changed his views as to the value of wheat. He called May wheat cheap at $1.29, and If he still thinks so, It Is pointed out that the same option at $1.21 to? day was an excellent investment. The same can be said of July at $1.09 5-8. test which will be held in Greenwood Friday evening, April 31. The follow nlg colleges will be represented: Ers klne, Furman University, Clinton, Clemson, Wofford, Newberry, Caro? lina. Charleston, Citadel. Maybank & Co., of Charleston, have These prices are approximately 9 , slgned a contract and arrangements cents under the high price of last compieted for the erection of the new Friday. Many a fortune has been wiped out by the decline this week. cotton compress and warehouse, Don't waste your time. You wdll need it all before you die. The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns.?Bible. The cartoonist who goes on the vaudeville stage doesn't always draw. WANTED?All the cotton planters in Sumtef County to know that they can insure their growing crops against damage by hail in the Car? olina Hail Insurance Co., Main St. G. E. Haynsworth, Agent. 4-20-6t.-eo-d- W & S. 4t. MRS. ARMOR TO SPEAK. Leader of Georgia Woman's Tem? perance Union Will speak in Bap? tist Church. Mr. Editor: Mrs. Mary Harris Ar? mor, leader of the Georgia Woman's Temperance Union, will speak in this place, in the First Baptist church, on Tuesday, April 27th., at 8.30 p. m. Editor W. H. Wallace, of the New? berry Observer, says of her: "I heard Mrs. Armor speak several times at the meetings of the W. C. T. U. in Newberry in September, 1907, and with increasing pleasure and admiration every time. She is one of the best public speakers I ever heard, with an earnestness and an eloquence that carries conviction. Her service in the cause of temper? ance and prohibition have been of inestimable valae." C. C. Brown. * The black sheep of a family may really be a blonde. LIME :: CEMENT HARD WALL PLASTER, SHINGLES, LATHS, ROOFING, Fire Brick and Clay; Stove Flue and Drain Pipe. . . Building Material Generally. . :. HORSE, COW. HOB jjjj CH'GKEM FEED, j Horses, Mules, Vehicles and Harness as Usuai. We still have some Milch Cows on hand. BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY, s. c. .Big Store. Ho. & C o Z a 8 U-OQC B ? 4ZQ 8 o CO a ? ? 0* Pu THE following items are a few extra good values which we desire all to share in. As you will notice the quan? tities are not large, consequently early shoppers will reap the benefit. Our past reputation for honest values stand in back of every item. Yours, O'DONNELL & CO. The Kayser Long Silk Glove-Black and White-Worth S1.2S Pr. Special 89c Pr. 6,000 Yards. About 167 Pieces Val Laces and Insertions. we wont say much al>out these, we want you to see tliem. worth up to 15e yd. All match s?ts. TSPECIAL 50c DOZEN. 5c YD. Children's Parasils From 25c to $1. 1,500 Yards. Edgings aud Insertions, Torchon Laces. Cotton worth up to 10?'? yard. While we hare this little lot we price them 3?CENTS?3 USTKIN'S 1 LB TALCUM POWD-H, SPEGilL IT lie, WORTH 25c 100 Pcs All Silk Tafifetta Ribbon?White, |/\^ \/A Pink an?i Blue-No 10, 60 and -SI If* III width, worth BD to SOo yd. Special ? JUST OPEGED NEW LINE OF C0L0RE0 BUTTONS, ALL THE NEW SHADES. 25c for 15c Ladles' Black Mercerised Qeuse Hose. We boughtt he>eas a second, bul (he ?>?.?>! second, we bare ever had. Special at L&cpalr. worth25c. -25c for 15c JERGENS' VIOLET GLYCERINE SOAP, WE WANT YOU TRY THIS, SPECIAL 21c A BOX. 25C--SPECIAL--18C. 30 Pieces 45 inch Persian Lawn, a quality worth 25c. One of our ways of ad? vertising, special 18c yd. 18c for a 25c Persian, 50 Doz. Huck Tow? els, a 20c Towel but for a few days only 15c. AS USUAL The Krorte6t variety of embroi? deries in this city. The best to be had at the very lowest price, the combination that has made our embroidery reputation. Come in and innpeet our stock. Our prices range from ">c yd up. to to 'S u O 0 * Z * C z u 0 8 0 X ?OD ?PS U 3 1 Mattings, Rugs, Window Shades.