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MAY .'as found Moni the True : OUtfcfOJI tq tuen t: i 8outhron ha |wtuMuw?i jlatlon and Of both of the old paper*, sneaifestly the beat advertising in Bum Car. tmm AWARDED. KTC UOHT A POWER R?T A INS CONTRACT. afectiac of City Council Held fMerasa Street Lighting?Propo to Kotahhah Municipal Plaut it to adjournment Council at f p. av. Tuesday to consider of street lighting. Present Boyle. Aldermen H. ?>. sUsasn. P. P. Pina. H. C. Haynaworth and W. O. 8tubbs. Absent a> L. Wright J. mX Bailey, electrician of Or lt?. was present by request of R Norton representing an company was also reported that he had to a number of towns In ref to lighting, and reed sevsral tat answer thereto, giving num lights In use. prices, etc. An discussion followed In which debated the question of; Installing ttgh tag plant. No action was and Council decided to consider mattet further at a meeting to af.ernoon <1?) at 6 o'clock. St I ley and Norton wsre re to remain over and attend aseotlnr tomorrow. Messrs. Lig tad Bultman were appoint laJ committee to show Norton around the Plan for the Fire Department reported the need of 1,200 Of .hoae and recommended the ??<ef that ernennt t.t 86 cents The oomsalttee was author lay l.ioo feat hose at 86 cents bsju adjourned. ** , , n> . ,, r?0Tmetl hjf ?< J ' ? . ?? t * v< -rm-.n I. 1 an. V. P. Finn. R. 2. flaynsworth, J W. O. Mubbs and R. L. J K galley, electrician of burg. O. R. Norton, of Western Co.. New Tork City, dley submitted estimated cost tnatallinr a city street lighting t of too lights at $18.628 and 18 annual coat per light for oper H? stated that the aoat of ope sj for leas thau 100 lights would proportionately greater. 1. C. tttrauss reprsenttng the lev Ice Light and Power Co. ask Council to accept the offer of hi* to light the city at $76 per light Ma pointed out the unestl ttette of damage by storms and acta et Providence, and Injury and property. He claimed the coat of operation would be ter than estimated, and even If It i not, it would be bad policy for COsjai 11 to destroy the value of the ejSjonpany's large Investment for so ^saaall a difference. Mr. Llgon argued that the estimated difference of 88.50 per lieht was too small to warrant t?testm-nt in a plant, beside* which Its claimed there In no need of 100 its and as necessity arose addition lights could be Installed with the ill that the city would actually money. H ?'. Haynsworth expressed hin !l> feeling for the company, hut ight Um public Interest greater that of Individuals. H? therefore ?*. that It la the sense of Council <t?*pa ?houtd be taken to erect a ghtlng plant. Mr Finn, second r Haynsworth s reeolut! >n. ?ald was no purpoae to confiscate the sny's property and suggested i proposition w<?ul.l be ?-nt?Ttaln buy the company'* lines. Llgon offered as a substitute It SKWMjth's motion that the Idd e Mumter Ice. Light and Power *? accepted, with such changes aor details as Council may deem and proper. Messrs. Finn and Haynnworth moved to table Mr. ft *ut*tltot<? SJSQtlog The motion Mt MfOp's motion was de d by the following \ >t. a*?Finn, 1 Haynsworth. Hayn* h and StuhlM. n Hultman. L!|on. yle The Nuhntitute MO* . ed by the same VOtS nif.m< ed the death of i >n. .i former m,i \o: 1 requested council to ral In a body at l nstant. The clerk was ?pare suitable rssolu t, and It was ordered ?ll be tolled during the adjourned Farmers' Union News ?AND Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, President Furniers* Union oC Sumter Count}.) 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 givs the Union newt and official calls of the Union. To that end officers, and members of ths Union are requested to use these columns. Also to publish such clippings from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I think wfll 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. MayasvlUs, i. C. Some Random Thoughts. Just two weck? to the County Union meeting at Trinity on Friday June 4th. President Harrte and Com? missioner of Agriculture Watson have promised to attend. It la a very busy season, but the good people of Trinity will make it worth while for all who attend. Now will the visiting brethren and delegates come prepared to discuss live Issjues In a manner that will make It worth while for the Trinity farm? ers to be in attendance? There are practical ways of co- | operation that union men must put in operation before the union can tackle seme of the big projects that are afoot. Some of the big projects look very fine, but we must not forget that a child has to crawl before It can walk. The road bed has to be graded, sound cross-ties placed, heavy rails laid and spiked, the settling processes of time, rock ballast and constant at? tention from trained men to keep ev? erything In order. before express trains can run a mile a minute, or moguls pull forty or fifty loaded cars. Even so will there have to be careful preliminary work and constant train? ing?organisation in every precinct and school district; practical co-oper? ation in the thousand and one little ttotftg* T*i?v* nfi th* Internets side ??.J the farmers' life. Iteration and re? iteration; l'ii? nport line; precept upon pi ... pt; l.i'M . ltttle . a.: thei ? , 'it tie, before the great question- I ? ' are i being tal&eu oi c*u ??? put in a^w^cw ful operation. We are up against a generation of business customs; if we reform them in a generation, we will have done well. The Farmers' Union Is not the place for weaklings, for It's a long fight and a hard fight that we have engaged In. We want men; men who are not afraid; men who do not( re? gard temporary defeat; men who will enlist for the war; and tho war meant thit generation and the next and the next, until the millennium dawnt. Win? Of course, we will win with such soldiers and In such a cause?for "Truth crushed to earth will rise again, the eternal years of, Qod are hers." and the Union stands for Truth, Justice, Equity, and the Golden Rule. E. W. D. HOW TO PROTECT CHICKS FROM HAWKS. A Number of Method* More or Less Ingenious and Practical. D. M H.. of Stanly Co.. N. C. asks foi some way of preventing hawks from catching little chickens. This query It one that comes annually, at about thit season. There are several ways suggested by people who have this pest to contend with, so 1 will give the various ways that I have any knowledge of, and Mr. H. can take tt - choice. One method is the feeding of nux vomlca, three times a week in corn meal, dough, bran, or bread soaked in water and squeezed nearly dry. The quantity of nux vomlca to be used depends on the size of '.he chickens. r??r eh. ks two or three weeks old a pinch would be sufficient for II (hicks. Trtls method hau Its dlsad x^ntages. for if y u raise ducks and tii. v faed with the chickens, it's good* dueks, If they eat any of the food Containing the drug. A second plan to take an much strychnine an will gc on the point of a picket knife, told t'? thi* 3 or 4 drops ?f molasses, part b,,ek Um AOWU under the chlck o^ neck, nnd with a s-raw, put a touch of the mixture on the neck and smooth the down. | r <j A third and more humane way t<? b rh chick and hawk ? for In above method* the hawk must catch th" chicken nnd eat It before he kills him? self- -I? to procure from the tinner, or tlgswhere. a fe.v squares of new tin, punch a hole Ir. one corner of the tin and attach to this a strong twine string, about eighteen inches long. Erect a few poles sllgntly out of th> perpendicular und attach one tin on each pole by the end of a string, let it hang about a foot from the top of the pole. The wind blowing will cause the tin to be in constant mo? tion, and the rays of the sun falling on the bright surface will make a "boogerish" looking object, and the hawk will not care to Investigate. White glass bottles hung on poles or tree limbs are considered by some as good as the tins. The tins will sure? ly do the work if a sufficient number are put up where the chicks range. And I have heard of people using pin or "flutter" wheels, such as ingenious boys like to make and tack up on father's barn, smokehouse or crib roof. The most effective thing I ever saw In this connection we had at home when I was a boy. It was called a "flying Dutchman." It was the figure of a man turned out of a piece of soft pine wood about 2 1-2 feet long. The figure had on coat, hat and trou? sers, all painted different colors. In lieu of arms the figure had paddles about 3 feet long and movable. This figure was fastened to a pole 20 feet high, in such a manner that even' , time a breath of air hit him he would revolve on a pivot and at the same time his arms would fly around like "winding blades." You could shut your eyes and almost Imagine It was a real man? The hawks gave Alg bruth sale-?the name of oui faim, - I 11? berth affair the "f^lng pttteh inan" made his initial flutter, Fourth .t'.u finally. I give this us it was gtv n rne ju.-i a few | ago by a lady In Florida. Have as yet no means of trying it. as hawks never bother me. This lady lost quite a number of chicks last season, and an old colored woman told her If she would take the shells which the chickens came out of, put them in a sack and hang the sack near where the chicks ranged, the hawks would not bother the biddies. She is trying It this season, and up to now has not lost a chick. She said In her letter that I could laugh all I pleased, but It sure was a winner. It's cheap at any rate. Uncle Jo in Progressive Farmer. An Easy Way to Improve Farm Rations. For those who will not study this question of balancing the rations of their live stock, we make the follow? ing suggestion as a step towards much better feeding than is now prac? ticed: Divide the animals into two classes 'as follows: Class 1, requiring relative? ly large amounts of protein: Animals doing heavy work; young growing an? imals, animals giving large quantities of milk, breeding animals, hens lay? ing eggs, etc. Class 2, requiring rela? tively small amounts of protein: Ma? ture animals that are idle or fatten? ing. . Then, also, divide the available feeds into two smaller classes: Class 1, those containing a relatively large amount of protein: Cottonseed meal, dried blood and tankage, wheat bran, all the legumes, etc. Class 2, con? taining relatively small amounts of protein: Corn, corn stover and sil? age, all the grass, hays. etc. This is not complicated, but If we will learn ?Veil these simple facts, and in our feeding select some of the feeds con? taining relatively large amounts of protein to form a part of the ration Of an animal requiring a 'relatively large amount of protein, we shall save money In OOSl of feed, have larg? er, stronger and better animals nrul get larger and better products from them. There are two chief reasons for feeding balanced rations: First, they Ore better, and, second, they may be Cheaper. Bttt In balancing the ration I tht c??.<t of the feeds and the Uke.s and dislikes of the animal must be given prominent, if not first, conoid* elation. Tho following Is an illustration of i '.he advantage of balancing the ra? tion. > We recently had occasion to con i aider the rations of two horses. The following were the feeds and the cost of the same: No. I. 15 pounds timothy hay at $20 a ton.15 14 pounds corn at 50 cents a bushel.15 Total.30 No. 2. 10 pounds corn stover at $10 a ton.05 6 pounds cowpea hay at $20 a ton.05 11 pounds corn at 60 cents a bushel.11 11-11 2 pounds cottonseed meal at $25 a ton.02 1-2 Total.25 2-7 The difference In cost is 4 5-7 cents per day. Now, let us see which best meets the requirements of a horse do? ing heavy work. Protein Carbohydrates Fats Cost No. 1 1.6 lbs. 15.85 lbs. .81 lbs 30c. No. 2 2.4 lbs. 13.23 lbs. .85 lbs 26 (2-7c. Standard require? ments 2.5 lbs. 13.30 lbs. .801bs. Ration No. 2 approaches as closely the standard as is practicable or de? sirable, while No. 1 has too little pro? tein and too much carbohydrates, and yet costs 9 1-15 cents a day more for the two-horses. If any other good grass hay be sub? stituted In ration No. 1 for the tim? othy; or if a smaller quantity of grass hay be substituted for the corn stov? er in ration No. 2, the cost nor the composition of the rations will be ma? terially changed. Which kind of a ration are you feeding? Can you af? ford to Increase the cost of the feed of yonr horses over 18 1-2 per cent for the privilege of feeding the old rations that are not so good for your horse??Progressive Farmer. BANDITS IN CAROLINA. Express Car on Southern Ransacked Near Augierta. Augusta. Ga., May 18.?Tw;o robbers boarded Southern passenger train No. 17, at Warrenvllle, S. C, ten miles out. tonight, got the drop on Express Mes? senger Thomas L. Hutto, knocked him senseless with a piece of rubber hose, pinioned his arms behind his back, took his keys, threw him into an empty express chest, locked him there and ransacked the car at will. The train make- up al Branehville am' Darrten through espre a and mall from Charleston and Colombia to Autfttsta. E. c Burrell. agent ef the Southern Express Company at August** stat*" that the records show that the rob? bers secured about $200. This is the first time on record that the express has been of such small amount. The average currency express carried is $2,500 to $10,000. The robbers rode into Augusta and left the train at Broad street In the centre of the city. No one on the train knew of the incident and the robbery was not discovered until the messen? ger was liberated at the union station, negro porters who were to engage In unloading the express having located the imprisoned man by his vigorous kicking within the box. PRISONER BURNED WITH JAIL. Branehville Loek-Up Destroyed and Negro Inmate Is Victim of Flames. Branehville., May 17.?Yesterday morning, about 2:30 o'clock, the jail here was destroyed by fire. One pris? oner, a negro named West Singleton, was a victim of the flames. The ori? gin of the Are Is not known. The general opinion is that It was started by the prisoner In an effort to escape. No one knew that the building was on fire until citizens nearby were awakened by the screms of the ne? gro, and, by that time, the fire had gained such headway as to be abso? lutely beyond control. The Indications are that there will be a very large attendance at the re? union of Confederate Veterans in Chester next month. $1.75 TO SAVANNAH, GA., AND RE? TURN. Via Atlantic Coast Line. Account General Assembly Pres? byterian Church in United States, May 20th-29th. Tickets on sale May 17th. ISth. ll?th and for trains scheduled to ar? rive Savannah before noon May 20th; also for trains May 24th. Final limit, leave Savannah up to and Including, but not later than mid? night June 2nd. For further Information call on Ticket Agent or write \Y. J. Craig. Passenger Traffic Manager. T. C. "White, General Passenger Agent. Wilmington, N. C. I & W to 24th. FOR BALE ?one Top Buggy. Will sell cheap for cmhIj or on time. L. L. Johnson, 884 B, Main St. 5-22-2t FOR BALE?Two high grade Jerst y Cows, fresh in milk. Apply w. I* Baunders, Bumter, s. t\, u. f. d. No. 3. Item lt. W. & S. lt.5-20. on m m HENRY H. ROGERS MASTER STRATEGIST OF SYSTEM. .Muhl-Millionaire Dies Suddenly nt His Homfl in New York of Apo? plexy Wdnesday Morning:?Will Be Buried at Fair Haven. Mass. New York, May 19.?H. H. Rogens, vice president of the Standard Oil Company, moving spirit in the organ? ization of the Amalgamated Copper Company, builder of railroads and philanthropist, died at his home here at 7:30 o'clock this morning from a stroke of apoplexy. Death came about an hour after Mr. Rogers had risen for the day, mentioning to his wife that he was feeling ill. At 7 o'clock he lapsed into unconscious? ness and before the family physician arrived he was dead. Mr. Rogers was 69 years old. Mr. Rogers' three married daughters, a son, H. H. Rog? ers, Jr., and Dr. W. J. Pulley, a phy? sichen who was hastily summoned, were at the bedside when the end came. While Mr. Rogers' death was un? expected he had been in indifferent health since he suffered an apoplec? tic stroke in 1907, and was almost constantly under a physician's care His end at this time, how?svcrr was a great shock to his family and busi? ness associates, as yesterday and last evening he was cheerful and appar? ently normal. He went down to bus? iness yesterday, lunching as usual in the Standard Oil building. In the evening he visited the homes In this vicinity of tw<* of his sons-in-law, Urben H. Brougffcten and William R. Coe, where he played with his grandchildren and later re? turned to his home for what proved his last mortal sleep. Final arrangements for the fun erar had not been completd tonight, but ft had been decided to hold ser? vices at the Church of the Messiah, a Uhttartan institution, of which the Rev. Dr. Robert Collier, a life long friend of Mr. Rogers, is pastor, Fri? day morning. Dr. Colli?r will con? duct the services, after which the body will be taken to Fair Haven, Mass., Mr. Rogers' native town, for \ interment. Services also will be held there in the Unitarian church on Sat urday. The list of pallbearers has been only tentatively ajrreed upon to? night, and accordingly was not made The death ?f Mr. Roger? fOilOWf closely ttpon the completion of ibe er*-a'. railway pioject tto the accofB p'tehmeftl >t wl ich the energies of um later ^c?i?, his genius Cue orsau lzatlon and a considerable portion of his private fortune was devoted. This was the building of the Virginian railway, a line which opened up a rich bituminous coal country lh West Virginia, extending 44 3 miles from Deepwater, W. Va., to a tidewater terminal at Sewall's Point. Va. This road was distinctly an individual un? dertaking of Mr. Rogers and he per? sonally bore the greater part of the cost of its construction, which has been estimated at $40.000.000. Mr. Rogers had embarked on his ven? ture some time prior to the financial panic in 1907. The work of build? ing this line went on to its finish mainly because of the energy and faith which Mr. Rogers applied to the achievement of his purpose. MAYESVILLE'S SCHOOL HOUSE. Contract for New Building Awarded To Mr. T. B. Fort. Mayeeville. May 19.?Mr. T. B. Fort of this place has been awarded the contract for building the new brick school here. He was the lowest bid? der and was yesterday given the con? tract over a number of bidders from Columbia, Sumter and Florence. Mr. Fort is a young man in the contract? ing business but has built some very handsome and modern buildings In the past few years, and should feel proud of receiving the contract for erecting Mayesville's new school building. Mr. J. H. Sams, of Colum? bia is the supervising architect. The building will cost about $7,000. I HAVE NOW A First ClassOotiGian In charge of my Optical Parlor? just fitted up. Have Dr. Z. F, Highsmith's instrument! and pre? scriptions. We are now in a po? sition to examine your eyes and fit you properly to glasses, or fill your eye glass prescriptions. ! All work guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. i l in, 1 Jeweler and Optician, ! Phone 333. 6 S. Main St. PYX YILLE SCHOOL ELECTION. Tuvpayers Vote to Issue S 10.000 in Bonds, for Erection of iriajkiSj Srliool House. Paxville. May 19.?Py a vote of 48 to 24 this school district yesterday vote 1 to i3sue 20-year bonds for the erection of a $10,000 school building. No action tc.ken in recent years means go much to Paxvill?. and her citizens as this. Messrs. F. S. Ged? dings. J. w. Mims and T. P. Brown compose the present board of trus? tees. It is expected that this building will be completed In time for the fall opening of the school. 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 A. P. Moses against Annie Bradley and Ella Bradley, I will sell at public auction to the highest bid? der, at the Court <House, in the City of Sumter fn the County and State aforesaid, on sale day In June, 19tf9, being the seventh day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described Real Estate, to wit: "All that Tot of land In the City and County of Sumter, State aforesaid, bounded North and South by lands of" Marlon Moise; East by Right of Way of the W. C. & A. Railroad, and meas? uring sixty feet thereon; West by Ricker Street, and measuring sixty feet thereon,, the same being lot No. 4 on the lot of land recently pur? chased by Marion Molse from Dr. J. C. Spann." Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON. Master. 5-15-4t-rt-a-w. 3CASTER S SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, In the State of South Carolina, In th* case of J. H. Winburn against Mar' Ann Isaacs and Carrie Solomans, will seir at public auction, to the high? est bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter in the County and State aferesaid, 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 parcel of land, sit? uate In the Qfounty of Sumter, In the State of South Carolina, fronting on 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 on the North by lands of the Estate of Mrs. S. E. Mcllwalne. and lot sold El? len Cantey, measuring on that line one hundred and twenty feet; on the I East by the said Right of Way above mentioned; ^n tru South by taxid? of rs, S. J Vaughn, and a r<-ad leading from tiie City of Sumter to Mr:-, s. J Vaughn's, and measuring ?n the lia$ of Mrs. S. J. V; ttghn's l.'rtd on*1 hun iir *,-]? ;: p.j to:..?? i ? ?<" i ?4,1 * ? - fhe 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. By virtue 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 parcel of land, sit? uate and being in th? southern part of the City of Sumter. in said County and State, measuring on Main 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 j and Northern line two hundred and thirty-seven and one-half feet each, and bounded as follows: North by lands of Waltes and perhaps by land of others; East by Main Street; South by lands, now or formerly of Mrs. El? len J. Walsh, and West by other part of said lot of the Mortgagee from which this is taken, and being the lot this day conveyed to me by the said Anna H. Singleton, and this mortgage is given to secure the balance of the purchase of the same." Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to pav 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 Base of J. B. Adger against B. R. Du? ra nt and J. J. WhUden. 1 will sell at public auction, to the hiebest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter in the County and State afo:e seid, on sale day In June. Ltdt, being the seventh day of said month, dur fag the usual hours of sale, the fol? lowing described Real Estate, to wit: "All that lot of land in the City and County of Sumter. and State a' or. ?ff said, represented as lot No. 32 on a plat made by W. Loring Lee and R. F McLellan. Civil Engineers, dated January 11th. 1906. recorded In the . thee of the C. C. C. P. for Sumter County, In Book V. V. V. page 796. Said lot No. 32 being bounded as fol? lows: North by lot No. 31 on said^ plat; East by lots Nos. 45 and 51 of5 sai?" plat; South by lot No. 33 of said plat and West by Salem Avenue. The lot hereby mortgaged is the same this ei nveyed to mo by the mortgagee, and this mortgage is given for part of the purchase money." Terms Of sab': Cash, purchaser to pav for pa pi 11 - H. FRANK WILSON. | B-15-4t-lt-a-w.