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Cjlt ttUujnmm ai?) Souujrtm. I'll), i *?4ltSOAV, JULY 7, 1909. Ths Sumter Watchman wan found? ed la 1119 and the True Southron In itdf. The Watchman and Southron now baa the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, amd Is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Patriotism and Money. If all International scolding matches tiad resulted in shooting mutches, the Siebe would have been completely de? populated long ago. with not even a newspsper writer left to prophesy whst countries would next go to war. ?ven within twenty years there have' t#e?n several political flurries which! were going to bring on tbe worst war In history, but which did not. At one moment Germany and Russia were auppoaed to be on the verge of fight? ing, at another it was France and England. The United Statea and Eng? land had their turn, so had Austria and Italy. Still other conflicts were, no doubt, entertalngly Imminent, but it is Impossible to remember between whom or what about. Recently the patriots of Germany and England have been nhoutlng at one another In ?odferosui terms. They cry that sac? rifices must be made, etc., but alnoe the English charcellor of the exche? quer presented hU budget some weeks sign, which of course Included the price.of warships, his scheme of tax* atlon has met with almost unanimous censure. The proposed Income tax. legacy duties, land tax. liquor llnceses, stamp* on stocks and bonds, excise duties on spirituous beversges and Import duty on tobacco were all at? tacked by the people whom these re? spective forms of taxation would have a .fleeted Last year Germany's minis? ter of finance had the same experl ance when h.> suggested the means of defraying the empire's public expenses, which of course, also included its na? val amusements. Everybody who WSJ to be tixed thought somebody else ought t.? be taxed instead. As In England, nobody thought he was the proper ierson to be taxed. In all 'Countries of ' the world every one Is ?"willing to "make patriotic sacrifices" ?cat of every one else's pocket.-?Col tlsr's. ? CTilncno Scholar on Marriage. Sir Robert Hart, speaking of mar? riage and death customs In the Far Cast, tells a story of a great Chinese scholar and high official, who said that our foreign a ay of letting the young people full in love and choose find the Chinese wsy of first marry? ing and then making acquaintance re? minded him of two kettles of water; the first?the foreign?was taken at the boiling point from the Are by marriage and then grew cooler and exessr, whereas the second, the Chi? nese-was a kettle of cold water put on the fire by wedlock and ever after? ward growing warmer and warmer, -ao that." said his friend, "after fifty or sixty years we are madly In love with each other."?Tlt-Blts. Vromjem In Cuba. I With the beginning of the present fiscal year ths Republic of Cuba es? tablished a Bureau of Information. President Oomef appointing Leon J. Ca nova, an American newapaper man, who baa resided* In Cuba eleven years and has a wide acquaintance with ths Island, as its director. Parties wishing Information of any Statuts concerning Cuba can obtain sjams free of charge, by writing to Lbon J. Canova. U. and I. Bureau, (Utility and Information Bureau.) Department of Agriculture. Com ?rc? and Labor. Hav inn. Cnbn. Spare the Honte*. Th< cavalry surgent had indured the stupidity of a recruit tor many days. One dny the "rookie" was thu* greeted when he 'hat1 violated the servant's orders: "Den't ever come at the horses from behind without speakln' to to thorn!" exclaimed, the. sergant ?They'll be kicking that thick head Of yours! Then the first thing you know ther'll be a lot of lame horses In the squadron."?Illustrated Blta. Improving. (From Lipplncott's.) ??How Is your son. Jsmes, getting es at college, Mr. Hoggs." asked the parson. "Floss,~ said Hoggs "He's getting more awslaem-llke every day." -I ana gmd to hear that." said ths iilsiaiaassi "How does the led show ftff" "Wsll." said Hoggs "when he first went op and wantsd money, he used to write ashing for It. Now he draws on me at sight." "Have yoa got any of this nsw kind of whisks? that won't make a man drunk*" "Tea, sir." "Well, give me a quart of the other kind."?Boston Tteeolsr Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, President Farmers' Union of Suinter County.) The Wetchman end 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 Prectlcal Farmers which I have been requested to conduct. It will be my elm 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 tl Is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville, 8. C. High lUUs Meeting of the County Union. Aside from routine business the County Union formally launched the Produce Exchange and Brokerage business of the Union. Several thou? sand dollars of stock has been sub? scribed. The present directors are: Trinity Union?C. T. Mimms, Salem Union?Hugh Wltherspoon, Concord Union?O. W. Mahoney, High Hills Union?R. J. Brown field. Other directors will be elected as their unions subscribe to the stock. The board met today and organised, and elected Mr. J. M. Brogdon, man? ager. E. W. Dabbs and Capt. R. J. Brownfleld were elected delegates to annual meeeting of the State Union In Columbia. The next meeeting will be at Cane Savannah Plantation. Friday Aug Cth. After the executive session a bountiful dinner was served by( the ladles of the neighborhood and a pub lie meeting closed the exercises of the day. President Welch, of the Lee Coun? ty Union, Col. J. J. D.irgan. of the High Hills Union, and Consul Com? mander of W. O. W. of the Sumter Camp, Jos. A. Warren, all made speeches on some phase of unionism and the Improvement of rural schools and social life In the country. The speeches were of a high order and judging from , hearty applause, and at times laughter. that greeted the speakers, the audience thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Of one thing th? County President Is sure, he will never more worry about failure of In? vited speakers to be at our meetings. It was stated last week that this would likely be a notable meeting of the County Union. The prelimi? naries of the organisation of a pro? duce exchange and brokerage busi? ness are over. As soon as the proper amount Is paid In and the charter se? cured, officers bonded, etc., this fea? ture we have urged so strongly will begin business. Its success will be a tangible result that all can see. The board and manager named above ere a guarantee of success. E. W. D. who has some capital. The very poor farmer must begin with the little things which will add to his Income, and gradually work into better meth? ods. It is the man who, having two or three pigs, tries to find out the most economical way of feeding them; who, with a small flock of poultry, will try to care for them so as to get more eggs during the win? ter; who, with two or three head of stock to feed, will try to raise a lar? ger part of his feed at home; who. with poor soil, will try to iprove at least a little of it each year?this Is the type of man who will understand that even if he can not do the best farming, he can do better farming, apd who will continue to improve year by year. A man may not be able to buy a manure spreader?may not need it. In fact?but he can and does need to take care of the little manure he has. A man may have on? ly one horse and one cow to feed, but he can at least grow peavlne hay foi them and save the buying of much high-priced corn. A man may not be able to sow his whole farm to crimson clover, but he can put out one acre this very fall. He may not b.> able to start all at once with the rotation his land needs, but he can begin by putting a few acres in le? gumes instead of cotton or corn. It is the man who Is willing and eager to Improve along the lines In which improvement Is possible for him who will, by this gradual Im? provement, surely add to his Income and make more profitable farming possible with each new year. Little things count; and because one cannot farm as the best farmers do, is no reason why he should be content to drag along in a hopeless fashion without any attempt to bet? ter his methods or his conditions. There is hope for even the man with? out capital if he is willing to put both his brain and His muscle to work and to do the very best he can, striving always to do Just a little better.?Pro? gressive Farmer. Cheaper Peas and Better Fanning. Some Random Thoughts. Oor local county delegates to High Hills were charmed with the scenery. Some good crops showed that there are good farmers at intervals all along the various roads traveled. Poor crops and grassy crops a plenty, but we have seen worse. As for corn; several fields In wide? ly separated neighborhoods are as pretty trlbues, In their rich dark green, to the Williamson plan as any man could wish. I know Mclver Williamson would appreciate some of the fields of corn I have seen on this trip, more than a monument in marble and bronze. One of the most careful gentlemen of my acquaintance said "Williamson deserves more credit for the Increas? ed production of corn than any other one agency of this generatlDn." May the monuments continue to grow year by year until Sumter County farmers feed all of Sumter County mouths. What the Poor Man Can Do. Occasionally we get a letter saying In substance: "Your advice to do bet ter farming Is all right, but I am too poor to profit by It." Now, we know It Is hard?nay, Im? possible?for a man with a small cap ltal to farm as he should; but It Is this man above all men, who needs to do better farming This man, who has to work herd to make a scanty living, and who Is not able to get ahead, Is the man of all others whom w? are most eager to help. But when a man seys, "I can't get pure bred stock, or build a silo, or buy a two horse cultivator, end therefore ell this talk about better farming does not apply to me," he takes a very wrong view of the chances he has. All these things can come only to the man who has made some progress Last week we said that the South? ern farmer might get his nitrogen either from the fertilizer bag at a cost of 30 cents a pound, or from the atmosphere, at a little less than noth? ing at all. We say "a little less than ntohing" because the leguminous crcps are profitable to grow as feed for stock without taking Into account the nitrogen added to the soil by heir growth. Humus and nitrogen are?let us say It again?the great needs of most Southern sdTls; and he way to get humus and nitrogen is to grow leguminous crops and either turn them under or feed them to stock and return the manure to the land. Ordinarily the latter method \s the one to pursue, but both may pro? fitably be followed on most farms. So let us again urge every reader who wants to do the most surely and permanently profitable thing a farmer can do?that Is, to build up his soil? to put every acre of land he can into the legumes this year. Cowpeas .are cheap. Sow them at the last working of the corn, sow them for hay, plant them for seed and for hog pasture; they will help your stock, your land and you. Then soy beans can either be planted fo* seed or pasture, and preparations should be begun right now to have Just as much as possible of the land covered with crimson or rur clover next winter. Don't leave the soil bare during the winter; you are wasting money whenever you do. This Is especially true on lands that are at all likely to wash. Rye is a better cover crop than nothing, but the winter-growing clovers are still better. Last week we had an article on bur clover; this week we have a very Interesting experience with crimson clover and there will be more about this crop next week. Then If you live in a section at all suited to alfalfa, make arrangements to sow at least a small patch this fall. Alfalfa and prosperity are almost syn onmous. The growing of leguminous crops regular part of a well-planned rota? tion of synonymous with profitable farming. Cowpeaa and soy beans for summer, crimson and bur clover and the vetches for winter, will, if we give them a chance, double the ave? rage production per acre of all our staple crops in the next five years. Let us give them the chance. Of course, every man cannot sow all the peas and clover and alfalfa he would?few of us can do Just as we would; but every reader can at least do something along this line, and ev? ery step in this path leads towards better farming and more prosperous farmers. Once more, put all the land you can properly prepare Into cowpeas for hay or pasture (It doesn't pay to put poorly prepared land in any? thing); sow all you can of your corn Melds in cowpeas; have Just as much a3 you can of your land covered with a growing crop next winter. To do this, is to prepare for better crops nexs year?Progressive Farmer. Saved for the Farm. Joe's got a new camera, pa. He stopped and showed it to me this morning. It's Just dandy, too! He's going to take pictures for the farm papers when he gets it learned. They want all kinds of 'em?cows, horses, hens, trees and, oh everything ypu can think of!" Father straightened some of the kinks out of his back and listened to the boy's story of the fine acquisition which had come to the neighbor boy. He knew what the light in the lad's eye meant, too; it was the fire of a wish and a beautiful hope deep down in his heart. But how was that wish to be grati? fied? Could he get the means to gratify the hope which he knew was In his boy's soul for a camera just like Joe's? While the boy went on, in his heart something like this was running: "Times have been pretty snug for a few years. Not much money above a living. Sometimes a tight nip to make ends meet. I don't see where the money is to come from to gt the cameca." Then swiftly came this other thought: "Ben's getting a bit uneasy lately. The old farm doesn't have the charms for him it used to have. Wonder..." Then very quietly the words came from the lips of the hard-working farmer "And my boy would like a camera, too? Is that It?" "How in the world did" you guess, Pa? I never said so, did I?" Ah, the heart of the true father! How keen it is to know the secrets of the boy he loves! Words never spo? ken; thoughts never put into lan? guage; hopes which live only in Ureams, he understands them all. And somehow the money came for the new camera. Just how it was done Father and Mother alone could tell you. Surely, it meant the cutting off of some things which seemed very necessary before, but which love leave out when the time came for It. And there were many dollars need? ed after that. Films, developers, pa? per, trays?these all cost money; and yet there never was a word of fault found. The apprentice must spoil a lot of material before he sjets to be an expert. But what do all these things amount to as long as thi-ough it all Father sees the old love for the farm and* Its scenes coming back and coming more strong than ever ? ?f the links may be more tightly riveted, holding the lad to the old place and giving him a better grip on himself than he ever had before, is it not worth all the sacrifice and the work? Manhood is counted up, not in dollars, but in heart-beats. And Ben was saved for the farm.? Progressive Farmer. First Aid to Alligators. The fianc- of a Louisville girl has been spending the winter in Florida in connection with his father's busi? ness Interests in that quarter, says Harper's Weekly. "Marie," said the girl to a friend the other day. "Walter has Just sent me the dearest little alligator from Florida!" "Dear me!" rejoined Marie, with af? fected enthusiasm. "And how shall you keep him?" "I'm not quite certain," was the reply, "but I've put him In Florida water till I can hear further from Walter.." Answered. When Uncle Sam says to a trust: I'm onto you, put up the dust; The trust without delay replies By throwing dust in Uncle's eyes. ?Philadelphia Ledger. With the opening of a new season, renewed activity is noticed in con? nection with the Improvements plan? ned by the Dominion Governments for the Prince Edward Island Rall rc ad. Poor, Bai Rich. A poor blind woman in Paris put twenty-oeven franca into a plate at a missionary meeting. "You cannot afford so much," said one. "Yes, sir, I can," she answered. On be? ing pressed to explain, she said: "I am blind, and I said to my fellow strawworkers, 'How much money do I you spend in a year for oil In your j lumps when it is too dark to work nights?" They replied, Twenty-sev en francs.' "So," said the poor woman, "I found that I save so much in the year because I am blind and do not need a lamp, and I give it to shed light to the dark heathen lands."? Detroit New -Tribune. Those Footlah Qneatioua. (From the IPttsburg Post.) 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