Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SATURDAY, MAY 8, 190!). The Sumttr Watchman wai found ?4 In lilt and the True Southron in lite. The Watchman and Southron ??w has the combined circulation and PAftneace of both of the old papers, la manifestly the best advertising lam la Samt er. Isreeeetgatlon that Is being mad.* of the State Hoepltal for the Insane, not onsne to soon. The condl m*j revealed by the testimony of Dr. mom are dleeredlUble to the If net to the men who have of the Institution The Inves? ts being conducted and the re thereof that are published are written mj friends of the rnanage aaoat. and there Is no disposition to create * conviction or paint things Mocker than they are. hence we may ?eonctade Chart no sensational or un? charged are being made. The appear to he that the appropria fee fhe maintenance of the asy lasa te net swflclent and as a result the Iwsaneesj reoetve neither proper ?are aor proper food. This Is bad e>aoa?h. ben What Is worse Is the lack art prole* Mo* esjatnet fire and the cer? tainty ef aa apnening loss of life emomf the unfortunate Inmates in the ?vent of the destruction of the 1 no? tation by Are. This condition should fje remedied at the earliest possible Any. and If the Investigation aooom pllehee nothing else It will have been erorth while. If It Improves conditions In this roapect a ? e How weald 17 mills suit the tax payers of Sumter county. e e ? And sdded to this about ?7 miill eh? yes* about take care of the ex sXneee *' the elty of Sumter. e e e The tea levy for 1909 Is fixed anl there can be no change this year, but atch the sapply bill for 1910 es? ' The Manning Times thinks Con rreeaman Lever la a good man to sue eed Senator Ttllman. There are sev ral thousand In the Seventh Dlstrh t ?f the same opinion. ess *a Sumter county has contrtbu:ed 119? 7? toward the Women's Monu tnent Find Won't somebody give he oth?r quarter? Keartr all the stories that are worth while ate myths, so what Is the um of kicking up such a rumpus over the plan to perpetuate Weems' f> hied po tetoe an I pine bark dinner, at wt Ich Ovr? Marlon was host and #ome un known British ofllcer the truest of honor? This story and the other enaeterplece of ? Wee ma'?Wash ng tnafa hl.teilet and cherry tree?are the sj/eah-st thing* in American history, the Mecklenburg Declaration not ex ejepted, deaplte the fact that they nev? er haptx'nwd ? ^???^??mmmmmm????? The members of Boat O.. Travelers Protective Association, will meet to? morrow- evening at Hotel Jnckae i at the usual hour to have the repoi t of thm dslegatim that attended the Charleston Convention. Th s will be a very Interesting meeting, as differ? ent matters pertaining to the good of the Pod will be discussed. f Th* members of the City Fire De? partment are objecting very much to the location of the city dog povird In the vacant lot lust ba/k of > o. S Reel House. m< Ht ?-npeclally thos? v. h? i. r* oo night duty Mian Hann.i Krmt.Ht'on. of M nn? - note, graduate optician, optimet.orlsl and hand engraver, has acc?-pt d i ponitkon with Mr W. V ' |MPAptOP< and will have charge of t ?<? ?? j?11<? ii parlor. WO OIUKTION TO DAVIS' (?OH TKAIT. Capt. John C. irr.i Hay* Ameri? can \a%y U Without Sectional l?ro Mhm Charb*Htnn. May 5.?Capt. John C. Fr? o ? Mmmandinic Um United Ptnte? bnltlenhlp Mississippi, doet not object t ? the pl.o lnK of |he portrait of Jefferson i>* vi* upon Um elhft r aer "Vlea MtUtA um war vessel In now <m tisjr way up t ti ? ? Mississippi to receive i ? the State In whose honor is nnm d Responding to a tetegraphle PPSmtSt ? f . w h?dh*'t he and th? other pjnfrcsi ? of the Mississippi were In ewn i . alth UM an:ISJCJSjlflM whleh the placing of the llkenes .( th d- ,id chtrf' ;nn .if th' font*? liT.it y upon th" sliver service has in.m. d. Capt. Ft?4 tnont ? THKlr wlr?-d th*- < 'hat leston Xews and Courier as follows, his dls 1) it h t.'-oiK dated New < ?r ? n. ?The navy Is without StttlOS ?I pre? judice and its patriotism BftOWl n*? l>oundarl*-s save those <>f the great intry at large." Anmter Is too hi* a town for the re? porter to walk out on the streets and ?ee who are n town, so If yoj have vfcettora. let the Item know It by phone sjt otherwise. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by K. W. 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 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. Truetlng this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for this Department should be sent to E. W. Dubbs, Mayesvllle, H. C. The meeting In Columbia laat week wm largely attended for this busy season of the year. Our readers have seen such of the resolutions as are tor the public in the dally papers. The public resolutions though are a poor Index of the value of such a mooting to the Union and to the del? egates. The greatest good comes from the elbow touch, the exchange of views In private conversation, and the broadening of the Individual by ?eclng it from the other fellows stand? point. ? ? ? The writer did not stay to the Fri? day meeting, but spent several hours it Wedgefleld working for the Union, ind organised the High Hills Union it the O. S. M. A. that afternoon. In connection with the Rural Improve nent League and the Demonstration ""arm located here this Union starts >ff ur der very favorable auspices. . E. W. D. Two Kinds of Steers. Let us now see If we can show the *eal reason why the first-class beef >reed steer is superior to tho scrub or beef production. In the scrub class, when It comes to [>eef production, we must put the lairy-bred steer as well as the native icrub of 'no breeding. No surplus flesh Is desirable in the dairy cow. Her business is to convert feed into milk, and if she converts it into flesh Instead, to cover her own back, she Is a fraud. On the other hand, the busi? ness of the beef animal is to convert feed Into flesh or bee? and put it on hi." back, loins and hips where the ?Oat valuable meat is found, and with him. as with all other meat- pro? ducing anlmnls. the desirable: shape is as near that of a box, or parallelo? gram, as possible. The first point that suggests itself to the average person wherein the beef steer Is superior to the scrub is that he will make more pounds of gain in weight on a slven amount of feed. To the surprise of most people, this is not so. We know this state? ment always raises a vigorous dissent win-never made* almost anywhere in the South, but it Is, all the same, a ' ? t w liich has been p: ??tty well esta? blished. Years ago when Sanborn of Missouri announced the results of \> dim* experiments In which the Oa rk Mountain scrub made as many ? ?uinis of Kala in proportion to feed consumed cs did well bred Southern steers, as great a protest aiose as is still made against It n the South; but subsequent tests at the experiment stations of Ontario. Kansas, Iowa. MlehU'an. Missouri and elsewhere have shown that Holsteins, Jerseys und other scrubs in beef production, will gain as^many pounds in weight 0*i a given quantity of feed as will l> ef-breil animals. If the well bred beef steer gains in Wtight more rapid? ly than the scrub, which he will, it is because he at?* more. The difference In the respect, however! is not |.eat. l-.arly .Maturity ami Hatte? Quality. We must therefore look further for the cause of the fhs.-elass beef steer's superiority over the scrub. Early ma? turity is an Important point of roper* orlty In a fOOd bet I aniin il. for it us? ually means cheaper cost of produ tlon. It bi been found that It costs from 1 5 to || per c? nt. less to produce beef In a steer that Is An killed at 16 tu II month! than on one that Is fed umii three yean old* Henry In his ) > . .is and Feedings'1 itates that it < >ts about double tiie second year and three times as muoh the third year to produce ? pound of beef as it ?l?.es the Hrst year ?f an animal's life. The fain per day Is noch more rapid and requires less Iced per pound. < >ne reason for this Is that It requires near I) twice as mu< b t. keep I 1,000? p< und .steer alive without gain or loss ai It does to maintain a 500-pound steer. These ate facts, which apply to all animals, but Which ITC have either not learned or hi\e chosen to Ignoff. It is not unusual for us to keep ho*s until they Weigh 100 or 500 l i und>. and the man who has raised one of these large h?>gs Is frequently found boasting- of it, when it is rath? er to his discredit. It cost twice as much to put the last 290 pounds on that 500-pound hog as It would to have made 200 pounds of better pork In a younger and smaller animal. The chief point of superiority of the first-class beef animal over the scrub still remains to be stated and it is typical of the superiority for a definite line of work. The first-class beef animal is superior to the scrub because, while- he does not make any more pounds of gain on a certain given amount of feed, the gain he' mn makes is worth more per pound. This is well brought out by a test of two steers made at the Iowa Agri? cultural College. One was a Heroford I and the other a Jersey. They had consumed almost exactly the same amounts of feed per pound of weight. They were sold on the open market at Chicago and the Hereford steer sold for $2.22 1-2 a hundred pounds, or 49 per cent, more than did the Jersey steer. Let no one conclude trjat he was not worth that much more. The buyers know their busi? ness, and the man who thinks they don't is the fellow who breeds scrub cattle. These steers charged their owner the same amount of feed for | 100 pounds of live weight, but the Hereford paid 49 per cent, more for his feed. To which kind of steer are you giving your feed. Mr. Farmer? To the one that pays 11.00 for a given amount or the one that pay* $1.49 for th? same amount of the same food? You would not market your cotton on the $1.00 market, why don't you take your cottonseed meal, hay and grass to the $1.49 market. Instead of to the old $1.00 market? Now, let us see why there was this difference in the price per hundred pounds of live weight. The follow? ing camparlson explains it Live wleght .... 1.316 lbs 1,327 lb* Pressed weight . 88S lbs 763 lb> Loom fat. 90 MM 190 lbs These figures tell the jompXe st?vy, Willie the Hereford steer weiuhed alive 11 pounds less, he gave a dressed carcass that weighed 12T? pounds more. That is, he gave 125 pounds more beef to be sold off the blockt or in other words, he dressed 17*1 DOT cent, of the live weight, while the Jersey steer dressed 57."? pc cent, of his. But v bat became of ?hi extra Weight in the Jersey steer" He had l-SQ pounds Of loose fat whde the Hereford had only 90 pounds, and BR pounds of suet to 38 In the Hereford. This accounts for 147 pounds. Now. this 14 7 pounds of tal? low was worth 4 cents a pound, while the HQ pounds of meat which took its place in the Hereford steer was worth 10 to 20 cents a pound. In VltW of thes,- facts, there is no longer any Question as to why the Hereford steer sold for $6.75 while the Jersey Itter sold for $4.51 1-2 pet hundred pounds live weight. The difference between good live .-tock and scrubs may be the difference between profit and loll tO the man Who fi ed.s. them. UOOSEVELT BREAKS RECORD. lie lias Killed More Linn* in the Protectorate Tlian Any Oilier Man. Nairobi, British East Africa. May 5. ?Theodore Roostvtlt wtnt lion hunt im: again yesterday, and before the chase wai over, two more big lions had fallen before hi- gun. The ani? mals were tnCOUnttrtd and killed in the tall grass. |fr, Roostvtlt now holds the record for lion killing In the protectorate. Since Saturday Of last week a total <?f ti\? lions and one lioness have been bagged by him. Memorial Pay at Statehurg. Hon, 11. L smith. ?i Camden, will dtltvtr the memorial oration at the cemtttry of the church <?t the Hols Cross, Statehurg. on Saturday after? noon at four O'OlOOk. The public Is Cordially Invited to attend the e\er Olltl Hereford Steer Jersey Steer Suet 38 11 s 55 lbs FISH AND GAME LAWS. I _. i THE STATUTES OF SOUTH CARO? LINA ON THE SUBJECT. I Seines May be Used Only on Certain 1 Days of Uie Week?The Bird Sea? son?Law as to Tftwjpasj There is not a great deal of infor? mation among the people as to the fish, game and trepass laws of this State, and the following will be of especial Interest to those who are con? cerned about the subject: "There shall be a close time in all the creeks, streams and Inland wa? ter* of the State, from the setting of the sun each Thursday until the ris? ing.of the sun on each Monday, dur? ing which time all seines, nets or any plan or device for th* stoppage or collecting of fish whteh obstructs any portion of any creek, stream or inland waters, other than a dam for manufacturing purposes, shall be re? moved from said creeks, streams or inland waters, and any person or per? sons using any such seine, net plan or device, in violation of the provisi? ons of this section shall be deemed guilty of of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined in the sum of two hundred dollars, one half of which shall go to the in? former and the other half to the county in which the case shall be tried, or be imprisoned for a period of not less than three nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court trying the case. Nothing herein contained shall apply to fish? ing with dip nets used by hand. Sec. 521. It shall not be lawful for any person whomsoever, at any time, to erect or keep up afiy fish trap or other device for catching fish, or to fish with any net or seine, within elprhty yards of any dam erected by the order or at the expense of the State across any stream intended thereby to be made navigable. in whioh dams there shaH be left or constructed any sluice for the passage of fish; and all and every person or persons offending shall for each and every offense pay the sum of twenty dollars. An Act- to Prohibit Trespass. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the gen? eral assembly of the State of South ' Carolina, That from and after the ap provnl of this act, any person or per- | sons entering upon the lands of an- ! other, for any one of the following purposes of hunting, fishing, trapping, netting, gathering fruit, straw or turf, vegetables, herbs or cutting timber on the same without the consent of the owner or manager thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction threof, shall pay a fine of not more than twenty (20) dollars, or be imprisoned at hard labor not; more than thirty (30 > days, ter each and every offense. Sec. 2. All acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved 22nd February, A. D. 1905 Gnifte Birds. See. 2. That for the purpose of this act. the following shall he con? sidered game birds, swans. Wild geese, brant, wild ducks, rails (marsh hens.) coots, gallnules. surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, upland plover, curlew, wild turkey, prairie chicken, quail (partridge,) rice birds, black bird and dove. All other spe? cies of wild resident or migratory birds shall he considered non-game birds. See. 3. That no person within the State shall kill, catch or have in his or their possession, living or dead, an) resident or migratory wild bird Other than a game bird, or purchase, . far or expose for sale, any such wild game bird, after it has been killed or caught, except as permitted by this act. Destructive Birds Not Included. Bee. 10. That the English sparrow. COCper'l hawk, shai p-shinned hawk and great horned owl and all other birds which are by nature destructive of other birds, are not Included among the birds protected by this act; nor are the nests and eggs of such birds protected hereunder. This act does not prevent any person from kill? ing crows on ins premises it* destruc? tive to his crops, Provided that said birds are not sold or offered for sah-, or shipped out of the state. Bee li. That any person violating any of the provisions of this act cx i?? Sec. s, shall be guilty of a mis? demeanor, and shall be liable to B fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five dollars ($5.00), tOV each bird, living or dead, or part of a bird, <>r nest, or set of CggS, or part thereof, uiih-d or captured or ,.(,ssessed. In violation of this act, or be Imprisoned In the county jail for POl more than thirty (10) days. Crosses of Honor to be Presented After the memorial exercises next Tuesday afternoon Crosses of Honor will be presented to the following \ eterans: R. J. Aldis. YV. M. (Iraham. J. ,T. Johnson, J. it Kolb, J. i. Lesesne, J. <;. Logan, W. H. McLeod, \v. iv Osteen, J. H. Ramsey, J. Turner, J. w. Smith, a. H. Weeks, J. s. Wells, j W. H. Yates. the Btjjjj mmm. A SSI ST A XT SU PERI XTEX DENT TBLL8 OF ABUSES THAT EXIST. Institution |g Overcrowded and Filthy ?Attendants are Negligent, tlie Food Poor and There Is Practically No Fire Protection?A Fire would Create a Panic and Rescue of Pa? tient* Would lie Difficult. Columbia, May 6.?A session yes? terday of nearly seven hours of the legislative committee at the State Hospital for the Insane brought out interesting facts, some of which will be enlarged on today when a further examination is made of one of the witnesses. j The committee switched abruptly yesterday morning from the examine- j tion of some of the former inmates to the examination of Dr. J. L. Thompson, the assfstant superlnten- I dent, who has been with the institu? tion for about 27 years. Later Super- 1 visor Mitchell was placed on the' stand and his examination will con- j tinue today. The testimony of Dr. Thompson occupied all of the morning i session and a part of the afternoon . session, the witness being questioned | by Dr. Babcock, the superintendent, who brought out that there had never been any desire on the part of him? self to neglect any duty imposed upon hfm or upon others under him Ev? en* complaint had been Investigated carefully. In the testimony of the other wit? ness, Supervisor Mitchell brought out j the same facts as chose mentioned by i Dr. Thompson. Vhere has been neg- j ligence by some yt the attendants, the j condition of th? wards In the male white patients iepartment is unsani? tary and unclean and for this reason tnore nurses are needed and a num? ber of improvements are absolutely necessary. The entire department Is crowded and new equipment is badly needed. The examination of Dr. Thompson commenced with a general description of the entire institution, but after a few questions was brought down to Ms own department. His testimony was listened to with closest attention by the committee. Most of the ques? tions were asked by Mr. W. C Harri? son, a member of the investigating committee, although others afterwards made inquiries on the matters brought out Improvements Needed. Dr. Thompson stressed the necessity for improvements and the fact that capable attendants were not now em? ployed. Those who were given em? ployment afterwards left and did not seem to take the interest in the care of the patients desired. His depart? ment was shown to be unclean, d?? to lack of attention and lack of addi? tional attendants and the need! of more system was emphasized by :he witness. He stated most positively that Su? perintendent Bahcock had aided him in every way possible and that every complaint made to the iupeiintendent had received attention. The testimony of Supervisor Mitchel was also interesting. It was along the same lines as that given by Dr Thompson. There was need of more nurses, the wards were not kept in a cleanly condition and many of the em? ployes w?re careless. The dairy was not well kept and there was no at? tempt made to have a Are drill and adequate fire protection. There was a decided lack of ade? quate bathing facilities and the food given the patients was not up to the standard as considered by a sane man. I This, of course, was not due in many I instances to the carelessness of the j attendants but to the lack of more nurses and the need of larger appro? priations. j The testimony given was in answer j to questions and therefore appears j rather disjointed. However, several members of the committee asked ques [ tlons of the two witnesses as ideas ' would be advanced, and. as a result, subject after subject was touched on, passed over and brought up again, i This accounts for the apparently dis? jointed way In which the matters un? der consideration are touched on by the witnesses. The examination of Dr. Thompson arrd of Supervisor Mitchell was conducted principally by Mr. Har? rison, although other members of the committee asked numerous questions of both Dr. Babcock asked a num? ber of questions of Dr. Thompaon but hL* questioning of Mr. Mitchell, If made at all, wiTI be today. Drs. Dick and Sawyer, members of th* committee, may be present today arrd if possible some of the expert medical testimony will be taker, be? fore them. HLSPEXSARY STTUATIOX QUIET. Trine for Filing Rehearing of Case Before Supreme Court Ha? Paseed. Columbia, May 6.?The mandate in the dispensary case was not sent here from the Federal Court today, as was expected. The time for the filing of the papers expired last night, and the decision is expected to reach here to? morrow. It is understood that the possibility of a petition for a rehear fng before the United States Supreme Court is now over. Attorney T. M. Mordecai, of Charleston, was in the city today. The winding-up commission will meet about the 17th to take up the dispensary matter and map out its work. The best way to make sure of be? ing happy is to make som* one else glad. 25c. 25c. BED HOSIERY. 25c. 25c. SUMTER, S. C. 25c. 25c. ABSOLUTELY GUAR&KTEED 25c. 25c. 1 HS WIDE HE Looking out for the interest of our Lady friends :: :: :: WE have secured the exclusive agency for RED RAVEN HOSIERY for Ladies and Gentlemen. We guarantee this line of hosiery to give absolute satisfaction or replace any of them proving unsatisfactory with a new pair or your money back. Remember there is no red tape to this, no coupons to sign, nothing but our absolute guarantee that this line of hosiery will do just as we say. The price the same as any similar quality hosiery, 25c per pair. Give them a trial. |25c. 25c. GOOD BYE DARNING. 25c. 25c. YOURS, I'M! Ho. 25c. 25c. MORE TIME -FOR FANCY WORK. 25c. 25c.