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*l)t ?iiluttljnuii ;uiv Soutbrefc SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1909. nr^?~-- . ; The Sumter Watchman was found %? In I860 and the True Southron in till. The Watchman and Southron ?Jew has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, ?ad U manifestly the best advertising Hum In Sumter. TYlMIOlh fev eh. the past two weeks we have tsien hearing rumore that reports to the effect thut typhoid fever was prov* Silent in Sumter fo an alarming extent tfifO being circulated In neighboring towns and throughout the eastern sec? tion of the State, but wo paid little at? tention to th? rumors for the reason that the cli> datlon of auch damag lag report* concerning this city has become a habit with some people, and aach year a new tale of epidemic and death Is hatched-up and set In cir? culation. The fact that there has never been an epidemic of typhoid fOver. or any other sort of fever, In Sumter has not deterred the origina? tors and disseminator* of similar false and dsmaain ,' tumors in former y tajid we fear that, as there Is laoxs of malice then honest error Pi the re? torts now n circulation, the publica? tion of the facts wltl have little effcc*. Hut for the Information of those who Would know the truth we publish to ?Joy the official statement of Dr. E. Ft. Wilson, the Secretary of the Sumter "County Medical Association, which sjkiows that there are fifteen cases of typhoid fever in Sumter, and that of thai nsmbet six are citizens of other towns srho were brought to the hos? pitals here for treatment after devel? oping the disease at their homes. Two "Of the nine cases credited tc Sumter ?sro Sumter people who contracted the disease In other towns and came fawns for treatment. Ttieae ar? facts and ws trust those Who have been circulating tho reports that typhoid Is epidemic in Sumter Will show themselves ait sealous In spreading broadcast the facts as they tsavo been In circulating false and ut tarry unfounded reports. fcYmter's health record, past and Itnt. will compare favorably with of any other town In tie State, "sad we are confident that there is less Sickness of a aerloua nature In Surp? ass**, la proportion to population, than tto nay other town in the State. 4*1 <t ::ai*o\ a state college? #tttutn* of i.ic Institution Wild be Do ^ertislnetl by I . s. Supreme Court. Oreonvlll?. June so.?Growing out Of a case, which was decided by the ttupreme Court of the State, the ques? tion SO) to -whether Clemaoa College Is % State institution or not, will be de ftnltely determined by Supreme Court the. United States. Ttsa cans Is of especial Interest to 'tho people of the State, now that 'there hsve been so many questions tfwsssd la regsrd to the College. Is alleged by attorneys interested la the rase that the College Is not a State Institution, as the will of Mr. t?sBYnaan. 'shlch made the College kveistble. provided for a board of tru* which ahould be self-perpetuat <?* the first day of September, 1905. t>r. John Hopkins, a resident of Oco WOS County, brought an action against the Clemson Agricultural College for ^a.nuKev which he claim <| lint Ins t'ttom lands sustained by reason of the ere< t on b* the Hoard o' Trustee*. ?' a large dike on the eastern bank ol th? Wonoem IIIvor, which dike, it was * lliged. pievented th<> nntu'.il and a< fuwlome.l overflow of the Seneca Hlv W OH said land*, thereby depriving th*?ni "f the t i< h <? iioslts i their continued fertility, and with h? result that said lands taa%e grnd ? nlly ' eeofin- b* i i 1 ;?s ;.i ? ?.luetix c i til nosj they aro comparatively Wiirthlss* for agi Icultura 1 purposes. The d?k?* was built under an Act ol tJhe Leuia'aturc. authortsgni: the same. The su11 was Instituted by Attomo) et. T. Jaj ne?. of Walh ilki The cum V?s hetiT l by Jode.? Aldriclv who dc cM. I 11. .t i b m t '-db ue was . Ante Institution and that this suit /svas against the Mate, and the rom piinlnt was dismissed. Mr. Jaynes ap |?. ? I. ,. 1 > ? . .i . |<> tin Sllpl enw ?'oui t of tin Mute, and 'he derl-ion of the L w# - I- <urt was sustained. tm ' i n J v MeCullouih was om pVr/etl to ass'st Mr. Jaynes for the |Mirp<es] of h ?' tUK the .(?" ^tt'-tl te-t. d la His Puprems Court ol Ihs United t ?SSy , dad th. ?. Id ca e Is now No. sm42 oft that doohet, Ihm oi ih. j. i ?? c ? ' i.th ni of the appellant is that, under the will of ciemson, who nominated the majori ty aelf-p? > ling, th,' In ?tltutim not a HUt* Institution, and. th. the Supreme \ "onrt of the Stat. v\ a tw error In *?> holding. All the Same. Use "horny handed" calls what he dives on "pay." tho skilled mecimnb ?esan?*." the city clerk ?'salary." the tanker "Income." a landowner 'rent twll." a lawyer "fees." a burglar ? but It all cornea to the ssmc and.?London Scraps. iFarmers' Union News | ?AND ? H Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers ? (Conducted by K. W. Dabbs, ??resident Farmers* Union of Sumter V\ County.) X The Watchman and Soithion having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, woulJ improve that service by special features. The first to be inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union^ and Practical Farmers which I ha' e been requested ,to conduct. It will be my aim to give the Union news and official calls of the Union. To that end oficers, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns. A.80 to publish such clipping** from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bul'etlns 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 sj 11 be appreciated and published. Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to aV. concerned, , THE EDITOR. All communications for tl ?* Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs, Mayesvllle, S. C. Some Handout Thoughts. Again the cowpea! Yes sow them ri,,'ht on up to the 1st of August. Do not worry because you can not se? ct re an early variety for these late M a ings. I have several times ?b? st rved that when sown late, sty July 20 to August 1st, the ordinary cpw pea has bloomed on the same day that the earlier varieties, and pro? duced as many peas before frost. All wn the same day. "What the pdor man can do" is v >rth a carefuf reading. It Is the lit? tle things that count as I have tried to impress on our union brethren. When we take care of the little tr. Ings, wo will be able* to finance big tl ings. When we can but finance 100 bushels of oats, how in the name of common sense can we hope to finance the $800,000.000 cotton crop? One of the most successful farmers of Marlboro County said to me once that the waste on a big farm was enough to make any one rich. "Give nr.e the waste," said he, "and my in? come will be bigger than the owners' profits." If* I "harp" on this subject too much, H is becauHe I see nothing but failure staring us in the face as long as we Ignore the little economies around our own barnyards. And the possibilities in the small crops that must feed our people, and the proper mode of marketing them. While we pursue the "will o* th wisp" of bonded warehouses and cheap money. E. W. D. Some Whitewash Formula*. In response to several inquiries, we give herewith two whitewash for? mulas recommended by the United states Department of Agriculture: For the outside: To half a bucket? ful of unslaked lime add two hand fuls of common salt and soft soap at the rate of one pound to fifteen gallons of wash. Slake slowly, stir? ring all of the time. This quamit) makes two bucketfuls of tery ad? hesive wash, which is not affected by rain. For the inside: Slake lime with s| tter and add sufficient sklm-mllk *o bring to tne consistency of cream. To each gallon edd one ounce of sali a.id iwo ounces of brown Mtgar dissolved in water. The germicldal varue of these two recipes may be ncreascd I?. adding three-fourths ol a pound of '?r.lorldo of lime to. every thirty gal? lons of wash. A good whitewush which will not tub off easily is made as follows: Blakt I half bushel of lima In boil? ing water, keeping It Just covered ? hiring the process. Strain and add ? peek <>f salt dis-oho i in warm w ? - lor, Mix thoroughly, let ?tand for ?ortral daysi stating it when ready to apply. For outside work a good wash Ii ntadt * V slaking ' a half-luishtd of hint in boiling watoi and strtlnlng. .\dd to this 2 pounds sulphate of zinc and 1 pound *alt (MSBOlVtd In arator, Another grata which I- said to last nlinost a* well, as paint. Is this! BlaKt In boiling v.atrr 1-2 bushol af Ilms, I strain, and add 2 pounds II Ipbale of Kmc, l pound common salt, i- - pound whiting. Mix to proper oonslstancy and apply hot For ohlt gta housts, stables, or any \ In re a disinfectant 1* i.? . ded i? Is advisable to add carbolic acid to the whitewash. A very simple so lotion i- made by slaking tiie lima in hot v ater and adding a tini?t OUftW of erude carb die acid to every thrtt ?lions of Iht waah< Apply hot. win n (i t( Us tue to be filled, use spray i.p for putting i n tin srhltaurgjihi The l'bil<>Nuph> of Camilng. i loally tin farmer's wlft (ans ir r tomatoes, preserves her fruit-. and i. wot hot ioo-t srholtsomt and nutri? tious vegetabl -s to decay in the lb-Id. UndOf tin- impression that U' Is im possible to keep them. This is a great mistake It is just as easy to keep corn or string beans as it Is to keep tomatoes, If you know how. The secret of canning or preserv? ing lies In complete sterilisation. The oil we breathe, the water we drink, all fruits and vegetable; an teeming with minute forms of lite which we call bacteria, or molds, or germs. The germs are practically the sole cause of decomposition or rotting. The expulsion of air from canned artie'es, which was formerly suppos? ed to be so important, is unnecessary provided, the air is sterile or free from germs. The exclusion of air is necessary only because in exclud? ing it we exclude the germ. If a ( glass bottle is filled with some vege tabel which ordinarily spoils very fnpidly?for instance, string beans? and, Instead of a cork, is stopped with a thick plug of raw coU'on and heated until all germ life is destroy? ed, the beans will keep indefinitely. The air can readily pass in and out of the bottle through the plug of cot? ton, while the germs from the out? side air are caught and held it Its meshes. This shows that the germs and their spores or seeds are the on- ] ly cause of spoilage that we have to deal with in canning. Even after sterilization Is complete the work is not yet done. The i air is alive with them. A bubble of olr no larger than a pea may contain hundreds of them. Therefore, it is necessary after sterilizing a Jar of: \egetables to exclude carefully all outside air. If one bacterium or one of its spores should get In and find a resting place, In the course of a few days the contents of the jar would spoil. This is why the exclusion of air is an important factor, not be? cause the air Itself does any damage bur because of the ever-present bac? teria. All of this may seem new-fashion? ed and unnecessary to some house? keepers. The writer has often heard It said: "My grandmother never did this, and she was the most successful woman at canning I ever knew." Possibly so. but it must be remem? bered that grandmother made her preserves?delicious they were, too? and canned her tomatoes, but did not attempt to keep the most nutri? tious and the most delicately flavor? ed vegetables, such as lima beans string beans, okra, asparagus, el? even corn.?Farmers' Bulletin, No. 359. HOME CANNING IX til, ASS JARS. Hon "Sincere" Put* Up g Variety of Attractive and Appetizing Pro? duct*. Dear Aunt Mary: I have canned flgilt a good many seasons with only the ordinary appliances. But now-a d iys WS have many new and improv? ed oontrlvanoss lhat make canning fruit a pleasure, One little affair, I have .lust purchased, is a funnel snapped cup that Screws on to tue! IgSS Jar so that one can fill the jars, pouring in a large Quantity at each time. Instead of worrying with tty Ing to pack In the fruit with a spoor., a piece at a time. For canning peaches, apples and most hard fruits, 1 prepare as for Immediate use and cook before canning, Bmall fruits, as plums, chsrrles, berries, etc., i pack Into the jars, cover With water and boll from I one to two hours, or Until the fruit lOCkl char and settled. i use Mason Japa and "sure-keep" rubbers. I have lars, II Is and rub? bers well oleaned and fltb i up ' !' rcrc I began, I seal the. lars up hot. then turn them upside ?Iowa, an.l M they sizzle tlnw air not nlr liu'nt. and must be re*tlghtened or In some cases refitted with other lids or rub bers. This Is Important and the failure to do this |i the secrel of much loss in canning. i dwo not send ths damsons for canning, but COOk them thoroughly le: the seed settle, all that will, and what art- left In the fruit i can, and tin |] takS those few out when I go to use 4li,> fruit In the winter. Then It is cold, and a Jar* at a time, one doei not mind ths work, drapes cook? ed in this way will shed uiost of the seed In the bottom, and they can be left In the vessel. Beans can be snapped, cooked In saU' water two hours, canned and cooked in the Jar an hour longer, ? i aled, ;i rtd kept Indefinitely. For air-tight pickles, 1 pack the jar well, cover with vinegar, ; nd boil the jo' one hour, and teal, if "aweel spiced pickles" are desired, add lUgaJf ond spice to taste, before cooking. Try to use particular effort CO pre? serve the form and color of the fruits. Yellow tomatoes cooked in the jar are lovely, as are the red ones, and are piOtty served as dessert. The large acid red and yellow plums are fine in the same way. These, however, may be cooked be? fore canning, with equal success. 1 have canned quinces cut" into uniform pieces, cooked done, but not enough to soften. These are nice to be eaten just so, but better if drained of the syrup and candied when needed. A little ginger-root and lemon peel im? proves the flavor. Pears are delight? ful prepared in the same manner. I have had great success canning pepper. The big bell peppers, either ripe or green, will do. For the ripe, boil them tender, put into an earth? enware vessel of salt water, changing the water several times over a das and night," to get the "hot" of tin pepper soaked out. Then take a Bharj knife and strip the skin 02? the halves* which must have l ern Seeded before cocking. Put back to boil, if they Still taste too hot, change die water again, and can as any fruit. These are simply fine for pepper sandwiches For the green, just soak in salt wa? ter over-night, boll and can. Thss< can be pickled as needed for use. The key to successful canning He: In the proper degree of dohenesi Fruit underdone or overdone is apt to ferment. Another chief* item is t<< have thoroughly sterilized vessels and, pure water that has not been previ? ously boiled. Water that has set on the stove and been heated and re? heated is not fit to use for any culin? ary purpose. It is also best to use only the choicest fruit for canning, usir.t,' the inferior portions for fruit butters, jams, etc. Another Important point in canninc is to take a pride in the work. Try to have the jars as clear as crystal, the fruit prepared daintily, and In* whole pieces, halves or quarters. The syrup should be clear and the fruit should settle with the syrup over (the top. In conclusion, I am very much of the opinion of "Samanthy": Tf we want our particular "Josiah" to see things with our eyes, why, a good dinner is the best producer of this optical phenomenon. So I Just roll up my sleeves, and say, "Bring on your fruit and I will do the rest." Of course this doesn't include getting in the stove wood and water. That is Josiah s part of the business. SINCERE. Clarke Co., Ga. ?Progressive Farmer Get Rid of the Stump*. One of the great needs of the South, especially in the plnoy woods section, is the stump-puller. A fat lightwood stump will outlast two or three generations of men?that Is to say, grandfather, father and son, may each plow around the same old stump summer after summer, while it remains there cumbering the ground far more grievously than the unfruitful fig tree of the Biblical story. Unlike the barren fig tree, moreover, there is absolutely no hope that any kind of attention will ever make It productive of any good what? ever, consequently there is no reaso 1 why it should not be put out of the way. As Mr. w. F. Marshall lays, the stump is an "undesirable cttlsen," occupying the land and paying no rent, besides being a fruitful source of broken plows and broken com? mandments. start tin* stump-puller to work. Go in with your neighbor and buy < no together, and if you get through with it you can sell it to other neigh? bors at a good price. <?r advertise ii In tho Farmers' Exchange <b pnrt ment of the Progressive Farmer If you have no Immediate neighbors who wish to buy it. With the stumps out of tho way you not only got the use of much rid now bringing In no returns, but you make it easier to me new ma? ch ii cry, substituting cheap horse power labor for expensive human hand labor. nO a trip through Pitt County re? cently we visited the farm of Mi'. \ O. ( 'ox. m ar Winterv ille. an I fourtd him an enthusiastic advocate of the stump-puller. He has piece of land um big as an ordinary garden plot covered with stumps hs has pulled rroin his fields and hauled up. He cuts these up with a small gasoline saw and sells the lightWOOd In town ft y a good price, in pulling the the stumps he uses a medium llsc puller, bringing dynamite to ids aid in case of stumps being too large to be handled otherwise. It |S too late now to get 1 id of the stamps for this year's crop. hut this is a mighty good tiling to keep in mind every time you have to plow around one of these unprofitable ob? structions this summer.. Every time your plow hits one and every time you have to get out of the way of one of these sturborn beggars In or der to keep from its unprofitable at<l is, yott should promptly resolve to get rid of it before another crop is plant* ed. ? Bptall to your neighbor about the raatter and start a crusade against stumps. Getting rid of the stumps Will add to the beauty of the South- j trn landscape and the profits of Southern farming, and to the moral st. ndlng of the men who do the p < > ing?Progressive Farmer. Suburban Advantages, First Suburbanite?Ycu were not at the church sociable last night. What was the matter? Second Suburbanite?Got carried past my station and couldn't get a train back till it was too late. First Suburbanite?Ah! Reading again? Second Suburbanite --Xaw! Trying to explain the benefits of living in the .suburbs to a city man.?Judge. A professor has discovered in some ancient ruins what is btipposed to be ihe eleventh commandrm nt. The r.\ Is as follows: "Ernas ro" y'tpmorp tseyap uoht sselnu rep; p:n.*n a daer ton tlahs uoht." The commandment Is easily translated I y eg'fcnlog at the end ati^. reading ; . c i:ward.?Ex. UftiYSfsity of Sooft Carolina. Schools of Arts, Science. Education, Law, Engineering, and t.raduate studio. Ten different courses leading to the degrees of a. B. and B. 8. College fees, room and light, $66. Board ?12 1-or month. Tuition remitted in spe (ial cases. ? Forty-two scholarships each worth $100 in cash and free tuition. For catalogue, address; S. O. Mitchell. PTOStdont. i olumhia. S. C. 6-29-10t. W. &. S. w E receive every few days by express an assortment of Nunnaly's Fine Candies, in all size boxes. There is none better. * Telephone 283. SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, 8 S. Main St. W. W. SIBERT. Hog Feed Cheap I_ * CARLOAD EXTRA NICE RICE FLOUR The cheapest and best Hog Feed yua can use. We will sell it cneap as long as it lasts. M-hh th Stock Co., SUMTER, : : : : SC. O'DONNELL & CO. - -. E. P. Reed & Co. Ladies Fine Oxfords, $3.50 Quality, Special, $2.98 E. P. Reed & Co. Ladies Fine Oxfords, $3 <?0 Quality. Special, $2.39 Just Right, Mens' Low Cut Shoes, Vici, Kid and Gun Metal, Worth S3 50, Special, - - - $2.75 Just Wright, Mens1 Low Cut Shoo-:, ?4 00 Tans, Special, ... $2.95 LIKE THE GELEBRATE REO AUTO? OUR LAST SHIPMENT IS IN SO GET BUSY. vor ks, O'Donnell * Co. ?