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ATURDAY, MAY 15,1909. Um?Um* Watchman was found itt and tha Trut Southron In rha Watchman and Southron ? tha oomhlnad circulation and s of both of the old papers, aaalfestly the beet advertising la Sumter ingtoti l atter, lagtna. May I.?The tariff de *?? attauee to occupy the center <* an an In Washington and as It *,r ? e bitterness between the Re v m ssvoraaaea rather than di ta. a. Senator Aldrlch, Chalr anuw? f Finance Committee, hae kaa to read out of the party ?aar?- ? epubllcmn who refuses to ac ejav? ' t ererd of that committee as aissa' Met Senator Dolllver and his v?a, Senator Cummins, have ^iiuen ease de nance to the Repub ?an eniir. Unfortunately the at the so-called Republican le somewhat weakened by that Sanator La Toilette of hi ss their loquacious ally and saace la the ranks serves In tenure, with all who know his vracter. to Inject an element iam<to*r1ty Into the Insurgent at This Is not only unfor at unjust to tho other Insur to are sincerely striving for a ghv* tariff revision and whose l the public weal rather than ?Mislag and self gloiiflcatK :i. see 1 rat real teat on the tariff oaaae when the Democrats Republican insurgents under effect some saving to the con a the cost of paint contain to lead. The senate divided I an the propostMon of ths Committee to increase the "orange mineral" from two eevelghu cents a pound, as. the hpoae. to three and its cents. The actual vote as sustained the committee 41 ? as) there were eight pairs ei H Is necessary to add eight enrssu at* these figures to get ml division of ths upper Gt eourss, the Democrats for tho lower duty, snd Republicans voted with manors Brielow. Bruwn, Bur* ?' tdford, Curtis. Cummins, Dol ^snnson. LeFollette and Nel t ion. see will be many Interesting artant votes on the tariff bill ?haps last as well to explain t method of "pairing" cueto 11 -. !:'. fc hie own that the two men sTMMbly certain to east oppos ?0 on every subject, anil hnv ?e at he arranges with that le t>tat whenever a vote shall daring the sbsence ~?f one or f them. Cie other ?hall refrain ttlnc. merely arising wheu his ? ci .lied and stating that he has ral pair with the absent sen * rt presentstlve. 1r th!.? wa> 9 Is not lost to the side who.c r Is absent. As practically ev aVter of congress find? It from ?> time* Impossible, or at least ely Inconvenient, to be pre ttnushoiit a session In which (I ll Is liable to occ lr and so often i ask for a pair, he will of neve- refuse to make on* e*e>d to do no ?>y another. In ?era given above, for Instance ?tors were actual!v present i>??: refrained from voting !n ordei ?tect the remaining eight BOl t. and the vote wa? ll. toe Mgantallve Murphy of Mis has become a thorn in ti<> m h a. Reii tblican leaders, Speak* i ?U am med to assume that a and a vigorous flourish of tht Ula hi* left hand would drlv Harpbey Into ol?*< urlty and ea him out <?f any annoying In ee thai hl?, charges of malfea against Jud.,. M? I'heinosj and pa Of the Western eirCUH tOllfl ? njrl, be given eertoun consl n. Mr Murphy, It will be rocall ilroduced a resolution calling the Judii irj C mmlU a to In ata eertaln acts of the?e ju I View to Instituting formal Im mrnt praeeedlngs. Mr. Cannon dly referred the resolution to igfcenltNc <?n Rules, of which h drman. where he expected to It for sll time. Frank Hager a friend of the speaker, and torney for a number ?-f West flroade. gave to the press an In f In which he characterized Ml y's chsrgea ss "an OUtrageoui of misrepresentation by one an no knowledge <>f the fuel dsT. Cannon assumed '?> it Mi y had received this quietus, pa Mha fceuee met again i orphy rising to a question of >??- gl prlvllegs. which of course, t Impossible for the speaker to to rocognlae him, denounced Farmers' Union News ?AND Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. W. Dubbs, President Farmers' Union of Suniter 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. Mnyesvllls. S. C. Mny Farm and Garden Work. Whwre not already In the ground no time should now be lost In get? ting the cotton crop started. Why not try level planting and broadcast fertilisation this year? Tou can then use the weeder and keep the crust from forming, and kill the grass and weeds before they have a chance to start. Tou can go over a piece of land so rapidly with the weeder that you will hardly be caught by wet weather and get In the grass. This first start of the crop is the most im? portant. ' If you have a sod of crimson clov ei to turn for cotton let It grow as late as safe for the planting, and then turn under and prepare a good seed? bed and plant while the land Is fresh. The eoed will germinate much better than on beds roughly made during the late winter and early spring. Where beds have been made, har? row them well lengthwise before planting, and be sure to plant rather shallowly, and use plenty of seed. Then start the weeder as soon as any crusts shows and keep It going until the eotton Is several Inches tall. It may knock out a few plants If the weeder is run crosswise the rows, but that will only save chopping. Then get a riding cultivator for two' horses and save money In the culti? vation of the crop, running the culti? vator shallow and never hlltng In lay? ing by. In very dry weather, especial? ly, keep the cultivator running to maintain a dust blanket on the sur f?r*? nnrl r#?t*tr? th#? mnl?tnrp nalnw . . If you have a crop of crimson ^ie? ? 'v ?<> Intended i?*t '.?11., isj ! will have all the clover can do for you. and there will be plenty of time to mature the crop of corn, and no h nr/er of souring the land. LAvt year, In Southern Maryland, the best dorn crop In the neighbor? hood -was made after crimson clover had been allowed to die on the hind While as a rule I thoroughly believe in making use of th*? legumes as feed, I believe that the best use of crimson ?lov?r is as a aol'-lmprover. It comes in bloom at a time when it Im hard t<* cure anything, and it should be cut. II cut at all. as soon as blooms .show fahrt? well all over the field. if oaH were sown with the crimson ? \?t. It \ 111 make hn?- more easily cured and safer to feed to horses than i?ure crimson closer hay. BOUlf a*e ????vim; wheat with it and this, too, makes a fine quality of hay. Fut 1 n ?wth of crimson ilOVO! makes the rosy best preparation for a crop of Slther corn or cotton. aas a It is Bptoed'd. to'>, a.- a preparation for the sweet potato crop, and can be allowed to get perfectly dead for this I? oiw grower here \\h?? h. Is ? large Quantity .>r sw?-.t potatoes t<?id Ins yesterday that his btsstnaai let i?ed so that he has engaged other mm to grow for htm a million ? ?' .1 half plants. Ills trade is main with tlie New Tersey truckers \vh \ pr?-f? r |C OOSSS a little South t'? gat ??.irller plant- <.f their fa\orite c.r> a |i itatoeM. I haw constant in?p:iti? - where t?> Mi Haio't man. reiterated his chnruc* ?n4 ippenled In llenteosntatlvs Ruck? ?ff "f Missouri to c<?ntirm them. Whloh Mr RttCkeff <lid. saying that JudgS riiiinps ihould have been Impeach d ? irs au... Mr. * annon has 1? erfffd the entire matter to the Jud . < 'ommlttee u bit h Will not I ? ted until n?-xi winter ami BUS a- |-i'd?ably effectually postponed further action until the next session ? ?i congress, with two m? mU rs of lh< bonne, however, makle, ucli ? lious charges as that two I nit? d slates circuit JudxeH ha\?> been In collusion with the railroads. It will dc hardly possible t<? avoid an InVS '1 k-atlon once ( nuress meets In rcuu - . 11 Mr M ii> 1 ? 11 \ 1 a 11 (on nt on gas loyal support of ? majority ? ?f the democratic member-hip >>l the Mouse In his effort to purify the circuit bench. get sweet potato plants. It would be a profitable enterprise for some one In the South to bed on a large scale, under glass sashes, the varieties de? manded In the South. Those 1 have mentioned as being grown here are the dry yellow potatoes that Southern people do not want. As the Irish potatoes get started, and even before they get up, the har? row and weeder should be started. As the potatoes show along the rows run the weeder both ways and keep It going till the potatoes are six inches tall. Then run the cultivators till the potatoes show bloom and then lay by with a shallow hlllTng. This Is the only crop I would hill at all. They root close in rows, and r. ridge warms through in spring better than in flat surface. For the late crop. I believe in deep planting and flat and shallow working to conserve moisture at that time. see I see every spring people planting onion sets. J never plant a set in spring?in fact, I never use dry sets for dry onions, but only for green ones. At this time, April 18th, my sets planted last fall are as large as good sired walnuts and are being pulled1 Jest. Then I have a lot of plants standing thickly in the rows from seed sown late last fall. These will now be transplanted and will mako extra large onions. There is nothing easier to trans? plant than a young onion plant. I clip the roots and set them three Inches1 apart in very shallow furrows man? vi I /? lltth pointed hoe, by a line, the fui i?? .\ pot over on Inch d*ep. They aru mere!> pruc* al?' ; he row and a litre earth pull? ed i-? rl- m, an.! d.e subs* yn at culti? vation is shallow so as to make them form bulbs on top the ground, ess Early tost fall I sowed some fceed of the Early Horn carrot. They have wintered well, and we have been eat? ing them since the middle of March, and find them very nice, especially in soups. Beets, if not already thinned out, should be thinned to four** inches in the row, and the thinnigs transplant? ed |Q other rows. 1 prefer to use commercial fertilisers for beets and other root crops, as rottgh stable manure is apt to make them grow forked. Plant lh the home garden a row of snap l oans, and then plant another row as soon as the first are fairly up. and keep doing this until Sep tcmber, and you will have a constant IV< cession. Try seme of tin- Swiss Chard beets, Those do not make eatable roots, bill yOU can pull the leaves all summei gad boll the leaf sialks like asparagus and you will find them a very enjoy? able dish. Da not monkey with the i??ng-ieg god coiinrds At the proper season I will te'.l you how you can grow the finest of Winter oabl ages anywhere from North Carolina ;?? the Qulf. I * * in the home garden it Is better to s"i tomato plants in rows three feet ap.it and two feel in the row, Then sei stakes four feel or more tall to the plant! and train the plants to Single Items and tie them to the stal;es and pinch out the side shoots at fast as they show, This requires a good deal <>f work, but you gel earlier tomatoes and more on the same ana than by planting wide apart and lettlni them tumble. Those who grow on a large scale for the eannum Ioniser plant three to four feet each way and let tin in tum? ble <>n the ground. In North Carolins and southward it is belt to sow late in Itay more tomato seed, as we often have the early plants I il in the hot weather the last of June. Determine t<? seep the garden grOWlni all the year. As BOOH SS Sil early crop is off, plant something to ?UCOeed it. and keep the garden clean so that the OUt-WOrm insects will j have no plaee t<> lay eggSi to make worms or to bother yOU next fall ? j frogrcssive Partner, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Routine .Matters Disposed Of?Out line of Proceedings, City Council held a regular meeting Tuesday evening. Present: Mayor W. B. Boyle, Aldermen H. D. Barnett, Wm. Bult man, P. P. Finn, R. Ff. Haynsworth, H. C Haynsworth, J. R. Ligon, W. O. Stubbs and R. L. Wright. Minutes of April 13th, were read, corrrected and approved. Mr. Barnett for the Finance Com? mittee, reported that the accountant employed by resolution of Council is now auditing books and accounts of the city, and suggest that the method and scope of his work should be de? fined by Council to avoid unneces? sary work and expense. Messrs. R. F. Haynsworth, H. C. Haynsworth and Wright concurred in this opinion. Messrs. Ligon. Bultman, Finn and Stubbs thought there should be no restrictions or limitations imposed upon the auditor and no action was taken. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth for the Com? mittee of Public Works submitted report of work and expenses for four weeks, amounting to 1578.40, No. of men 49, No. of carts 9. Mr. Haynsworth further reported work on E. Calhoun St. nearly finish? ed and suggested that work be next done as contemplated on Church street, Sumter street, Privateer road, Harvin street, Magnolia street, and the drain on Mr. T. B. Jenkins* land. Thought there should be a sufficient number of mules to spare some in the work of keeping clay street* In good condition. That an appropriation of $50 or $100 be made for the purpose of experimenting in the manufacture of drain pipe by the City Engineer. Mr. Ligon suggested that such mat? ters should be decided in committee meetings and then be brought before Council in the form of recommenda? tions. The appropriation for manu? facture of pipe was made. Church street was ordered finished. The order in which other work Is to be done wa?j not decided, except as to Harvin street. That was ordered done in connection with work on Magnolia street as soon as practicable. Alderman Ligon for the. Police Committee submitted report of lights not burning for April and Police re? port for April as follows: Arrests, 56; Fines paid, $285.00; Days labor, 90\ Alderman Finn for the Fire De? partment Committee presented peti? tion of citizens asking for an exten? sion of the water mr.ln on Broad street. He also stated that the Com? missioners of Public Works had de (ifrYed f0 extend the mains on Broad ? ? southwest part of ten fire hydrants^ ' m these extensions, ?rman R. F. Hayns? worth the matter was referred to the Fire Department Committee for con? ference with the Commissioners. And immediate work on the extensions was authorized. ? Mr. Reardon submitted letters in reference to C. E. Dol&e & Co. They were ordered filed. Mr.'it. S. Hood, Chief of the Fire Department submitted a report of the past year's expenses, showing the cost of maintenance to have been $2,969. 96 and the remaining $1,618.0! to have been paid for repair, firs alarm note and interest, rubber coats and boots, maintenance of fire alarm and property purchased from Dejgar Hoss CO. Thii Iftr. Hood did in refutation of the assertion that the maintenance of the department had cost $4,R08.?8. Mr. Finn attain urged purchase of Ore aparatUi but no action was taken. V.r. Hood also presented the necessity of a building adequate to the needs of the department. Mr. Stubbl for the Railroad Com? mittee reported that the cro? dngs on Lil ci ty street end Manning avenu< had been repaired. He further re? ported that the a. C. Li Co., protested against removal of their watchman at the Manning avenue crossing and say he is the most faithful man they can get. A istter was rend from the Board Of Health BUggSStlng the advisability on the ground of public health of re? quiring sewer connections within the firs limits, especially business houses, tO be made BS BOOH SI possible, and all of thsm by Sept. 16th. Mr, Finn moved that the previous resolution of c< uncil fixing the date of compulsion On January 1st. 1910. be rescinded, and all connections within the limits be required t?> be made by Sept, 16th, next. The resolution was adopted. Mr. H? C. Heynsworth, voting "ho." Applications were received for the recommendation of council for the position of cotton weigher from Messrs. J. H. Darr, B. A. Bultman, J. IP, Held, i>. P. Btoudemire, Charles Plnckney, w. H. Pate, D. J. Auld and w. B, Costin, Several ballots were taken, resulting finally in Mr. Raid's ?election. And the choice was made unanimous. On motion of Mr. H. C. Hayns worth a special meeting was appoint? ed for the isth instant, at 8 o'clock p. m*i to consider the electric light j contract And it was deolded to re? quest Mr. Bailey <d- Orangebujrg to be present to advise council on technical points of the question. ?Vr. Bultman presented a letter j from the Insurance Company, of Vir? ginia, in reference to loans at 6 per cent, and he was authorized to secure money at that rate if it can be had. Mr. J. L. Alnutt presented a gas Ordinance and requested Its adoption in favor of himself and associates. The form of the Ordinance being un? satisfactory its adoption was refused. On motion of Mr. Wright the previous offer to adopt an Ordinance in favor of Mr. Alnutt was renewed. The Clerk and Treasurer's report for April was referred to the Finance Committee as were a number of claims. Annual report of the vVater De? partment was received and ordered published. , The meeting then adjourned. K. of P. Picnic. Game Cock Lodge No. 17, Knights of Pythias never does things by hal? ves. In everything that they under? take they believe In doing it right or not at all. Of all good times there never was one that was any more enjoyed than the basket picnic at Cain Savannah plantation, given by the Knights on Wednesday. About 150 people consisting of Knights and their families, Knights and their sweethearts and some few visiting Knights left Sumter on the 9:30 train that goes to Colum? bia. When the plcnlcers arrived at the grounds they found tables pre? pared. Barbecued pork and lamb was plentiful, to whfch was added the baskets of eatables carried by ev? ery one. / When the table was ready, King Edward, of England, if he were pre? sent, could not but say: "Well done thou good and faithful Knights." Lemonade, cake, fee tea, biscuits, pies and chicken, prepared in every? way; sandwiches, rolls, tarts and cof? fee along with rice; barbecued lamb and pork was enough to make the great Goliath turn over in his grave and say, "I want some." After spending the day in games of all kinds the crowd returned to the city at 6 o'clock, tired out and happy. Many expressions of enjoyment were heard and even at this early date it has been suggested that the Knights make this an annual thing. The committee in charge of ar? rangements spared no pains in pre? paring to give everybody a good time, and they certainly should feel proud of their great success. Top Dressing. We are prepared to furnish at sho notice any grade of ammoniatt fertilizer or nitrate of soda for go dressing. The present outlook fc the price of cotton in the fall might ji'stify some of our friends in taking Sdvintage of this. O'Donnell & Co. 5-12-2wks? .$1.55 TO FLORBNCB, B. C, AND RKTfJKM ATLANTIC t ()\ST LINK. Account Musical Festival May 2-ith 2 nth. Tickets on sale May 23rd. 24fh and 2"th, limited to return leaving Plot* enca not later than midnight Ma\ 26th. Corresponding low rates from in? termediate points. For further information call on Ticket Agent or write W. J. Craig, l a linger Traffic Manager, or T. C. White. Ccneral Passenger .Agent. 5-13-tc-5-26. zummewmmammmamawmam?mt%i tmmm n SMS i BSSJ1?o MASTER'S1 SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of a. P. Moses against Annie Bradley and Ella Bradley. I will sell at public auction t<? the highest bid? der, at the Court House, in the City of Sumter in the County and State aforesaid, on sale day in June, 190D. being the seventh day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described Heal Estate, to wit: "All that lot of land in the City and County of Sumter, state aforesaid, bounded North and South by lands of Marion sfolsei Bast by night of Way of the w. c. & A. Railroad, and meas? uring sixty feel thereon; West by R Icker Street, and measuring sixty feet thereon, the same being lot No. ! on the lot of land recently pur? chased by Marlon Molse from Dr. J. c Spann." Terms Of s;ilo: Cash, purchaser t?> pay for papers. H. PRANK WILSON, Master :. -15-4t-lt-a-w. MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case or j. H. Wlnburn agalnsl Mary Ann Isaacs and Carrie Solomans, I will sell at public auction, to the high? est bidder, at the Court House In the City of Sumter In the County and State aforesaid, "ti sale day In June. 1909, being the seventh day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described Heal Batate, to wit: I "All that lot or parcel of land, sit , uats in the County of Sumter, In the State of South Carolina, fronting OffJ the Right of Way fifteen feet wide, and running nearly North and South and measuring on said Right of Way, eighty-three feet, being bounded OSj ttu North by land- of the Estate of Mrs. S. E. McIIwaine. and lot sold El? len Cantey, measuring on that line one hundred and twemy feet; on the East by the said Right of Way above I mentioned; on the South by lands of !lrf, S. J. Vaughn, and a road leading from the City of Sumter to Mrs. S. J. Vaughn's, and measuring on the line of Mrs. g, j. Vaughn's land one hun? dred and four feet; and on the West by the road leading from the City of Sumter to Mrs. S. J. Vaughn's land measuring on said road, one hundred and fifteen feet." Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, 5-15-4t-lt-a-w. MASTER'S SALE. Ey rirtue of a Decree of :he Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, In the State of South Carolina, in the case of C. M. Stubbs, Treasurer, against Joseph Wilder, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on sale day in June, 1909. being the seventh day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described Real Estate, to wit: "All that lot or parcef of land, sit? uate and being In the southern part of the City of Sumter, in said County and State, measuring on Ma'n Street seventy-five feet, and measuring on the back line sixty-two feet, be both measurements a little more or less, and measuring on the southern line and Northern line two hundred and thirty-seven and one-half feet each, and bounded as follows: North by lands of Waites and perhaps by land of others; East by Main St by lands, now or formerly len J. Walsh, and West by of said lot of the Mortg which this is taken, and b i this day conveyed to me the Anna H. Singleton, and this mortgage is given to secure the balance of the purchase of the same." Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON. Master. 5-15-4t-lt-a-w. MASTER'S- SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, .in the case of J. B. Adger against B. R. Du? ra nt and J. J. WTiilden, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter in the County and State afore? said, on sale day in June, 1909, being the seventh day of said month, dur? ing the usual hours of sale, the fol? lowing described Real Estate, to wit: "All that lot of land in the Cl y and County of Sumter, and State afore? said, represented as lot No. 32 on a plat made by W. Loring Lee and R. F McLellan, Civil Engineers, dated Jenuary 11th, 1906, recorded in the office of the ? C. C. C. P. for Sumter i *a!d ??'. ;: being bounded as toU I low? .a,.. u.i _\v. A] on said1 r*'M ? ? ist bv >ot? s?s 4s mi! 51 of J >a*?' plat: ; ? Uth bj b?l No. II ?;? said I Mini :? ul West b- Salem Aveout*. The j lot hereby mortgaged is the same this Ci nveyed to me by the mortgagee, and this mortgage is given for part of tht purchase money" Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON. B-lS-4t-lt*a-w. We Will Give $15.00 In Cash For the Three Best Advertise^ ment? *:.00 for Piano advertisement. S?. 00 for the I I >t SKavv Piano advertisement. $5.00 for the beet St?T and Shaw Piano adveitis. im nt combined. Mr. John Ro sol the Char? lotte Observer and Chronicle, Mr. Birch of ti e Charlotte News: Mr. Wetbt s, of the Columbia Stale : and Mr. J. F. Jacobs, of tt e Keh-lOUS Syndicate, Clinton. S. C, will act as judges. Ont-st onen until June 1st, 1909. Open tu everyone. S^ nd >our ad to Chas. M. Sticff Manufacturer . : the i Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Seifplayer Pianos. SOUTHERN ;WARER00M 5 W. Trade St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. C. H. Wilmoth, Manager. (Mention this paper.)