Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?|k f?Hatclroian an? <Soutj)ron saturday, june 26, 1909. The Sumter Watchman was found aal In llftO and tha True Southron In MC*. Tha Watchman and Southron haa tha combined circulation and mce of bcth of the old papers, Is manifestly the best advertising isa la Sumter. No one must hastily concluded that auv> of the numerous well-appointed mad systematic illy conducted bar tDums of Charleston l ave gone out of tnsslnesi as the result of the grand rury presentment. ??ee lilaa Farmer, the daughter of Con Stable Farmer who was killed by trade Hampton Sellers makes state sasssta and charges that Qov. Ansel araal probably ignore with hla custom? ary complacency. Her charges are ass pointed to be explained away by t si tew common place remarks and a Tmve of the hand, so they will be dis? regarded. see How does the Idea of a dispensary 9U St. Cl aries appeal to Ihlnty cltl who are looking forward with anil ir mh'ing to August I th? i ? ? That was ah awful had break of <3hmMe? (iallowav * Swne of the un T< jerato *IM n- v m . .-name his chief Pineapple Smith, which Is tar more ttsdlgnlded than Oatllng-gun. ? ? ? While the light holds out to burn tha vilest sinner may return, and Sen? ator Ttllman Just did get back into tic free trade fold on the last flicker. ? ? ? Congressmen Lever and Ellerbe vot? es*, for the tariff on lumber and there Say ssade ? temaclves solid with ths agrw-xalll men of their respective dis? tricts. It will bs up to the saw-mill hp to stand up for Ellerbe and Luv? est Ss the campaign next eummer (bay are attacked oa every aa tkslr districts for repudlat tag the Denver platform and voting urtth the Republicans for a Rspubll saaa measure. Lever Is strong In ths saresrotb district and we do not believe a* can be defeated neat year on the leissber tariff Issue, but he Is sure to sal vs a aght oa his hands and will tuiva to bestir himself uul do a lot of sntptsinlng His lumber tariff vote is ?isnt msty vulnerable potn' in his offi? cial rei ?rd and the ambitious onoa I aave long bad hungry eyes on atst nest in congress are ready to make *m> effort to take it from him on the in>and that he has betrayed the dem? ocratic faith and la not better than mnm assistant Republican. While Mr. La em teas) always bean a fairly good patty u?si, he has nsvsr posed as ths a assay trmw essi aathortscd defender of ttbs 'alth but has devoted himself to working for practical benefits for his flbstrict sad constituents. On thle point his record Is above par, and few ?swagresssoen hsvs achieved mors or i gsjtiaawie tray tiia district than he ha?. UsV ttssr came what he has done not ^because be Is a Democrat but despite saw politics! affiliations. This Is tho ert?te secret of Ms. strength with the earsple arid the men who are camping ess bis trail and want his Job will have t> coavisos ths voters of ths Seventh they can do more good for the u*ded to vote against hie xi:gno vi n iv . sen wv.. . ^ K ?ib . ?. , tie Woi -i t a Htrup on n.? i ? Mfbsun train Hc t idng l-Y'M I From Dally Item June 24. Last night when the excuision train which carried a large number of ne sjrros to Columbia yesterday morning raaelaed Cane Savannah on the return Kip a fight started between Johnny Kotier, a Sumter negro, and Robert White, of Remlnl and James Shuler, of Vames. It was a rough and tum? ble affair and when It was over John ssy feund that he had been artlstlcal>> carved about the face with knives or lasors w"hteh his assailants had u*ed sutih reckless disregard of his facial avppearsnee. White and Shuler u?n piSbd off by frunds of Johnny, and when the train arrived In this city they were turned over to the police. They are being held In the guatd house and will be tried beforo Magis? trate Harby. Recorder Hurst bavin* ?a Jurisdiction In the case as the ss sault on Mutler was committed out? side th*> city limits Butler Is badly, but n Kerounly wounded and It will probably be several days before he c hi i r t Sg !n??t White mad Shuler. It wss stated In the Columbia Rec? ord Tuesdsy that Ml It I Manning had accepted the place of life trustee of riemson College to which he whs recently elected. Mr. Manning has not accepted the trusteeship as yet and probably will not accept. al though he Is being strongly urged to m\m SS by the board of trustees. Mr. S. H Kdmundrt who went to ?So irtanborg Morday will remain In ?K?t rlty a month. I *l>ft aaass)??ei g* > > >} f >i Tsacl er?, whl h ?ducted at Wofford Colkg' LsssV' mm\ 8 Farmers' Union News ?AND - I Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. \V. Dabbs, President Farmers' 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 Depai ment 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 ss 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 bene.lt to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl Is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville. 8. C. July Meeting; of the Couniy Union. I trust our local unions will hear In n nd th? pu -ess plane that the last Countj m. ag requested them to put late affect! and act accordingly If we go at >t right the High Hills meet it iK will be a notable one in the bistory of the union in Sumter Coun? ty I have again been disappointed by the failure of a specially Invited speaker to attend. This time it is Mr. Carence H. Poe, the editor of the Progressive Farmer, who has failed me on account of the condition of his health, A letter from him today states that he can not possibly come now, but holds the visit to Sumter as a pleasure of the future. President Harris promised me to come, and Commissioner Watson and Mr. Williame may attend, if their of nets dutlee permit. The members of the union must de? termine that these meetings will b? successful In every sense whether we have visiting brethren or not. Of course, the President? of ad? joint ag County Unions, and ail union men who can attend ars cordially welcome to thosa meetings. Before the summer Is over I hope to have a big union rally with gome of the speakers that have not hereto? fore been able to meet with vuw It the Count) Union approves of such a meeting. We should have a full attendance for the further reason that this meet? ing will send delegates to the next State meeting. Local secretary treas? urers should have their reports and duoa up to dabs. E. W. D. SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS. The Cow pea Again. The article on Cowpeaa and Crim? son Clover In this Issue is worth read? ing carefully, and experimenting with some. I have placed an order for tome Crimson Clover seed to give it a trial. Some years ago we were told to sow vetch on Bermuda soil In the early fall and grow a leguminous crop In winter while growing Bermu . t c Lately I have not seen proposition. It is worth t?>lag. ley's comments on Alfal? fa vVadnesday's paper some hat :..;lds with my expe nce. i had a plot of it that Prof. Hitchcock said was ai fine as any he ever saw in Nebras? ka, but I plowed It up after spend? ing more on it than It was worth to keep the weeds from overrunning it. Some years ago old Prof. Newman told us In the court house In Sumter that In oats, cowpeas, sorgum and corn we had all the forage and gm In crops the average farmer would suc? ceed with. The reason he gave was that for many of the other forage crops that are exploited we have to buy seed every year. Another rca ron was that many of them are very delicate and have to be carefully nursed. The average farmer will be sure to neglect them at a critical tluv and fall, or neglect SOOtS Othof more Important crop If he succeeds with the exotic. Pretty sound reasoning as I ha\c found to my cost. Mr. A. B. Stuckey was entnuslastlc last year about the velv< t b? an as a forage STOP I tiust he will give our readers some of his results. Several friends have promised me something for these columns. I hope they have not forgotten their prom? ise. E. W. D. CRIMSON CLOVF.lt AM? COWPEAS sown kx.i rni;it. A Combination That IIa? Proved In Many Ways and That Make* It Eas? ier to Keoure n Stund of Clover. minous plants In order to utilize fer? tilizer to a good advantage. I have grown cowpeas and crimson clover extensively, and as soil improv . crs, as well as money and hay crops, these legumes will do to rely on. We j have frequently sown^ the cowpea In our corn lan? at last plowing of corn and got more money for this crop than we could out of the corn crop in which they grew. Three years ago we sowed 13 bushels of Whippoowill peas in 13 acres of corn )?nd at last plowing, and picked 130 husnels of seod from this sowing besh.es leaving many that were down for the hog*. Those peas were sold at $2.25 per bushel, bringing $292.50. The 120 bushels of corn were worth at that time $240, leaving $52,r>0 more money for the peas than the ccrn that grew on the same land was worth. On an? other field we sowed 3-4 bushel of peas and 12 pounds of crimson clover together at last plowing of corn and picked an average of nine bushels ot peas per acre, besides getting an ex? tra heavy growth of crimson diver. We sow crimson clover alone in our corn fields at last plowing, at the rate pf lb to 17 pounds of seed per acte. From this sowing we nearly always get a wp'endid winter crop for our sei! but after careful experimenting we have almost abandoned sowing it alone at -he last plowing of corn. , How the Peas Help the Young Clover. We found by sowing Jt with cow peas that, in case clover failed, we still had one leguminous crop and could follow with rye Just the same. But when sown with peas we have but few failures with the clover. It Is greatly shaded by the peas and thus protected while young. from the hot sun and parching winds. The decay? ing pea vines also protect and nour? ish the clover through the winter sea? son. We also sow crimson clover along after wheat and oat harvest and get fine results. But here, as in cur corn land, we get best results when sown with peas. By so sowing we can cut the peas for hay and still have the clover for a second hay crop, or to be turned down for green manure. We do the latter, as we get all the hajj w? can use from cowpeas, arjd It is a better grade of hay. The cowpea. hay is not so good when sown with clover, as one must not sow over 3-4 bushel of pea seed per acre. There? fore the hav is coarse. We find it pays to give lai d in? tended for peas and crimson clover a top dressing of 250 to 300 pounds phosphoric acid per acre. By doing th's we ar?? able to take very thin land and get a heavy crop of both peas and clover. We have made many experi? mental tests to see the effects Of turn? ing in a good growth of pas and clov? er; and always found the following crop to withstand a drouth splendiuiy. make a very rapid growth, and yield from 200 to 400 more pounds of seed cotton to the acre. In one test we found the wheat yield increased 7 ?1-4 bushels, and on another the corn yield was Increased 11 bushels per acre, where a growth of this kind had been turned down, We made a test with potatoes wlnue a rank growth Of crimson'clover and decaying peavines had been turned, ami found that we hau only gotten is bushels more po? tatoes per acre, but they were much smoother( more uniform, and freer from seal) also. Two Groel Crops. Nothing win equal the cowpes and crimson olover sown together for young orchards, Tlds mixture also makes a very valuable poultry pas? ture, We have used both cowpeas ami crimson clover extensively as cat? tle and hog pasture and lind for this purpose they cannot be excelled. To gel good results from crimson clover one must how on well-prepared soil. Whlls on this question lei me again thank Prof, llaasey for teaching me how to save good pas hay, His meth? od, in brief, Is. Cut the hay when the pods begin to yellow, oui when free from dew or rain, run tedder over the day following, ami rake Into small heaps the second evening, Lei it re hiiiil to barn which is as near airtight j as possible. In this pack away and I let it remain until ready for feeding. And you will have hay second to none. W. C. CROOK. Henderson Co., Tenn. ?Progressive Farmer. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. A Comparatively Short Session and no Boatmen of First Importance Was Transacted?Plans for the Freetion Of a City Jail Discussed. City Council convened in regular session at 8 p. m. Tuesday with Mayor Boyle, and Aldermen Wright, Finn, Ligon and R. F. Haynsworth present. All other members came in shortly after the meeting had been called to order. The minutes of the regular meeting of 8th and of the special meeting of llth instant were read and confirmed. Mr. Barnett reported for the finance committee that all bills had been au? dited and that report of the clerk and treasurer had been examined and found correct. The committee rec? ommended the purchase of an ad? ding machine for the use of the city officials, one being needed to expedite the business of the offices. The com? mittee also recommended that the mayor and clerk be authorized to bor? row sufficient money from the local banks to pay current expenses and the remi-annual interest on bods, due on July 1st. The committee estimated that $3.000 will be sufficient for pres? ent needs. The report was adopted and the committee wa3 authorized to purchase an adding machine. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth for the street committee reported the amount and character of work done on the streets during the past two weeks and the cost of the same; that the committee had conferred with Mr. D. J. Winn in reference to the drainage of North Purdy street in the vicinity of his resi? dence, but that no decision had been arrived at as the views of the commit? tee and Mr. Winn were considerably at variance?the matter, however, would be further considered and it was hoped that a solution would be found with and by the advice of City Engineer Lee; that the committee had decided that It would not be nec? essary to oxtend the sewer main on South Harvin street its order to give the telephone factory a connection, as a four inch house connection pipe ex? tended from the main to a point oppo? site the factory would be sufficient for the needs of* the factory and satisfac? tory to them and would be much less expensive; that the residents of Wright street are complaining about the clay that had been piled on the street for about a year and that they gro of the opinion that if the clay is to be used to Improve that street there had been tfme enough since the clay was excavated for the work to have been done. In reference to thfs the committee found that there was not sufficient clay to build a permanent street and that when the work Is un? dertaken it will be necessary to dig more clay, that the work on streets already ordered done will require sev? eral months and that unless the force Is to be Increased it will be impossible to take up the work on Wright street for some time. The committee had considered the improvement of Sooth Sumter street and that the opinion of Superintendent of Streets White and City Engineer Lee was that a clay sand roadway would not be satisfac? tory and that it would be advisable to put down macadam. There Is need of drainage on Blanding street, near Oakland, and City Engineer Lee had been directed to make an examination and report what means should be adopted to improve condtlons. Mr. Lee reported that condtions were such that it would be advisable to fill In the street for a short distance. The report was adopted. Mr. Ligon of the police committee reported that the summer uniforms had been received. Mr. Finn of the fire department committee reported that he had seen the members of the Water Works Commission and that there was no ob? jection to the erection of a stable for the Are department horses on the standplpe lot. The special committee on the re? port of Mr. \Y. W. Harralson, the ex? pert accountant, asked for further time in which to make report With recommendations, as tin- committee had been unable to give the matter i .oper consideration, owing to illness <?f members id' the committee. Fur tl ei- time was granted. The claim of Mr. Gibbons, the as? sistant sewerage engineer, for Salary was brought op. A copy of a Inter from Mi. c.eo. L. R'ekor, memo>r cf the sewerage commission, to Mr. Gib? bons was lead. On motion the Clerk was instructed to Inform Mr. Gibbons thai hie claim was refused payment for the reasons etated in Mr. Rlcker'e letter. Vis; that the claim is not a just one. On motion of Mr, Ligon the matter of the city taking steps to employ city convicts on the streets was taken up. The matter was discussed and the sentiment was decidedly in favor of st< ps being taken to employ the con i ; ? * 1 fl Insi id )f fn'rntna ihi u\ ov*er to the Countv ehniu'^anu as at present. Mr. Ligon moved that a ttockade for the convicts be erected on the city property at the pumping station. Mr. StUbbs moved to table the motion and the motion was adpt ed on a vote of 5 to'4, Mayor Boyle voting to talde. The location of a city prison was discussed at some length. It was suggested that it lie built in the rear of the city hall, that the nec? essary land be prchased from Mr. F. W. A. Bultman, who owns the lot ad jc ining the city hall lot on the east and extending through to Harvin street, which would give the city a needed outlet. It was ilso suggested that the city stables be removed and that a brick building be erected on the same site with stalls for the mules on the ground floor and the prison, with cement floor and steel cages, on the upper floor. The discussion was of a general nature and no action was tak? en. On motion of Mr. Finn it was de? cided to appoint a committee to take the matter under consideration and select a suitable site for the city pris? on, the committee to report its con? clusions to council at a special meet irg to be called by the mayor. Thv* major appointed on this committee: afcSargj Finn, Ligon and R. F. Haynt? svorth. Council then adjourned. bead Officer's Daughter Lays Blame On Governor. IMitor The Record: I have seen several clippings In your good paper on the Sellers murder case. Some ask the question, who Is to blame for the murder of my father, Jas. P. Farmer, and who is to blame for the verdict of that jury? In my candid opinion Governor Ansel is most to blame. I do know that he Irsisted continually that father catch "that fellow Sellers." He wanted him put out of his blind tiger business. He was simply doing the governor's bid? ding and then when father was bru? tally murdered, as he was, what did our governor do? He never turned a hand or said or did anything, all of which makes me say "our governor is responsible." If he had done anything in the world to help the State get Justice, would it not have looked more like he really was a governor? Now as to the trial and acquittal. I ask who hi to blame and also give my version of It. It is the way some of those lawyers have of selecting the Jury. It is familiar I all from the Ashford givoHgwny c'> is which shows how things can be manipulated. I think the solicitor did 1 he COtlld but what could he do with such a jury? Now since my father's mur? der I have learned something of how the jury is drawn and there are some of those lawyers about the court house who can get just such a jury as they want. And then again I ask, why should Governor Ansel furnish my father with papers that were technically illegal? Then after the murder of my father, my stepmother went to Governor Ansel and asked him if he could not give his valuable assistance, and his reply was: "He would see what could be done," and that was the last ever heard from our governor. I am very glad to see some of the papers are looking at the mat? ter in a right way. I realize all that could be said or done could do my father no good, but I write this, hop? ing it will be the means of justice to ? some one else. ISABELLE GERTRUDE FARMER. He who relies on posterity to do ( aim justice will not feel the pain of disappointment.?Puck. CASTOR 1A For InfoaU aad Children. The Kind tou Have Always bought ^ Bears the Signature of WANTED?Highest cash price paid for Long and Short Leaf Pine Logs Address J. W. Jackson, Sumter, S. C. 6-17-2wks. WANTED?I will pay good prices for Teams to haul logs by the thou? sand feet. Cash once a week. Ad? dress J. W. Jackson. 6-17-2wks. WILL COSTIN * CO., WHOLESALE KING. RETAIL SO W. liberty St. Flour, 24 lbs. 90c. Rice 8 l-3c qrt Hams 10c pound. Sugar 6 l-4c pound. Vinegar 5 l-4c qrt. Meat 11c per pound. 4 ft. Cord Wood $2.25. Rooms to rent. WA vn I>?To hire three ' four-mule logging terms to haul by the thous? and. Will pay cash once a-.seeek. Address J. W. Jackson, Sumter, 8. C. W&S?wks-4t Did You Ever Think Of it in This Way? If you save Sioo trom your earnings during a year it . is the same amount you would receive on a Si.250 in? vestment for one year at 8 percent. To save, one must sacrifice. The best things of life are gained this way. M you want to lay aside a part of your earnings, come to this bank and open an account. A bank account will assist you greatly in the undertaking. We welcome the small depositor. SS Bank of Sumter. ?MM VMHMVH MSI SISIMSISISIH ?????? WE receive every few days by express an assortment of Nunnaly's Fine Candies, in all size boxes. There is none better. felephone 283. SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, 8 S. min St. W. W. SIBERT. ? ????HnnnHHnHHnsTBTBTHSTSISIHH Hog Feed Cheap CAHLOAD EXTRA NICE RICE FLOUR The cheapest and best Hog Feed you | can use We will sell it cheap as long as it lasts. Mr-Ink Live StOGk Co., SUMTER, : : : : SC.