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ft be fliHairbmau ani) ^ont^ron SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1309. The Humter Watchman was found +d In 1110 and the True Southron in lltf. The Watchman and Southron low has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, And Is manifestly the best advertising BMKllum In Sumter. Lea O tty prohibition sts have be? gun to oestlr themselves and that thirst destroyer at St. Charles may not ever tuate. ? ? I Oov. Ansel has made an excep tlenally good record In the discre? tion he has shown In the exercise of the par ion I ng power. Fewer crimi? nate have been released from just punishment by him than by most of his predecessors In office. Not a hun? dred, but a thousand, guilty men es? cape punishment for every Innocent man convicted unjustly, and ninety nine out of every hundred who ask for a pardon should serve out the full ggntence Imposed when they were convicted Oov. Ansel is to be con? gratulated that he has not abused the power that Is vested in him and the 8ts*te at the better for the policy he has wisely pursued. ? i f It la about time for the last call on Mr. Taft to form a new party. He has succeeded so well in making good hie promisee to revise the tariff that the Charleston Newa and Courier ought to be ripe for Initiation into Che new party. e a a> We trust that the bickering over the division of the dispensary funds between the banVs will not overshad? ow the plan to put stripes on the waiters. This observation Is based Vpnn the belief that Attorney General Ifon Is still camping on the trill of the grafters. a a a The removal of any of the dispen? sary funds form the Columbia banks was. in the first instance, sn outrage .and contrary to all precedent. It be fWMM an unheard of thing for any of the {Ast? funds to be deposited In up State banks. But when It came to staking the Columbia banks pay in toreet on the measly pittance of two or more hundred thousand 'dollars that was left with them, the outrage became worse than a scandal?It was .more like cruelty to animals than the treatment to which they had been ?avoeusutosed. ess If the reports we hear from all sec? tions of Humter County are to be credited the cotton crop in this section will be so short this year that 15 cent cotton will not bring In enough money to even things up. But we are situ hopeful that the actual condi? tions will be found less disastrous than they now appear. There was lota of calamity Ulk last year this time, but when all the cotton was rptriked It was found that there was s greatly lair crop?one of the largest the county had ever produced. All Is not lost vet and there Is a lot of on me out In cotton, even after It has been totally ruined several times. a a a The State Press Association, which as an organisation designed and con? ducted for rest and recreation and not for business or mutual benefit, is now In session In Greenville, and as the people of that town have announced their Intention to give the editors the tlm? or their lives, the session of 1909 will probably be entered on the rec Oids ss the most successful In the history of th I Association Neverthe? less It Is a gr?.*.i pity that tae oppor? tunity to make th? Association a real benefit to the hutlneas of newspaper printing and editing haa been so long SUSdL per si. i> i. My neglected. Fl III Ml As CONTESTS IIF,LI>. F?r?l I "rise ln the Hund Herl I tare Goe* to Georgetown. Union. Julv 7. The state firemen's tournament started off today with a grand pstadc d >\\ a Main street at 1? a m. All the visiting- companies were li? line, ard the men. machines and hcrses were k ill> decorated for the Occasion. At 11 o'clock the hand reel races) were pulled off. the entries be? ing Anderson. Columbia. Georgetown, Newbcrry und Charleston. Georgetown won first prise. $100. The socorM prise, $75. went to Co? lumbia. Time. Georgetown 21 S-t second* Columbia. 22 seconds. The ?ease comjauie* entered the grab reel race this afternoon. first money gpdng to Anderson, while Newberry tcok second, the former In 21 2-5 sec? onds, the Utter In 21 2-5. The hook and ladder eihlbitlon by the Charles? ton Company was practically aban? doned because of rain. The Supervisor? of Registration were In their office Monday to issue certificates to those applying for ahem, but there were comparative:* few certificate* Issued. Those whose names are not now on the books of registration will not be permitted to la the special dispensary elec *? August 17th. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by ?. \V. Dabba, 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 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, anc* 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 t) Is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville, & C. James Island, S. C, July 6.?I will not attempt to comment on any of the selections for this week, but will tiy to give my readers some of the Impressions of James Island and its farming operations. Yesterday the James Island Agri? cultural Society held Its annual 4th of July meeting. The feature of the meeting that impressed me most was the report of the"Ridlng Committee." This committee of three had during the preceeding week visited every farm on the island, and reported on the condition of the crops. In addi? tion, this committee presented a de? tailed report from nearly every farm ei. giving the acreage of each crop and the amount of fertilizer used. I was surprised and pleased to note the amount of "compost" (stable manure, horse and cows) used. Almost every ftrmer keeps as many cows as the last year's acreage in Sea Island cot? ton will provide pasture lor. In con? versation with Capt. Rivers, the old? est and one of the most successful planters on the Island, he said that ho regarded farming without cattle as but half-way work. The milk and butter, the money return from sales of the increase of the cattle, being but Incidental; the great good bing in the mechanical effect on the soil by the tramping of the cattle, and the promotion of bacteria by the use of the manure, without both of which there could be no successful production of Sea Island cotton. Another committee gave the result of last year's crop In pounds of lint cotton, which ranged from about 200 t ) 350 lbs. per acre. A committee of the younger members of the society was provided for at this meeting to experiment In the use of nitrate of sc da, so that In a few yearn there may be no guess work about the right quantity, If any at all, for the best results. At present the usual quan? tity was 50 pounds per acre to stimu? late rapid growth at first. Later ap? plications promote weed growth and prevent maturity. After the regular routine business was over several visitors were Invited tc address the meeting. Col James Henry Rice on the "Necessity of Bird Piotectlon.' It was my first oppor? tunity to listen to him. and I wish him to address our Sumf.er farmers scmetlme. Mr. La Roche, of Kdisto Island, presented the results of the Investigation of the committee of the Sea Island cotton growers In West Indian competition, and the necessity of better marketing arrangements. He drew a very glowing picture, and *<.me members of the Society thought they should lay In a supply of crepe and go into mourning over the grave of Sea Island cotion culture. His dis? cussion of the marketing arrange? ments showed the necessity of wider (??-Operation than can be effected by Omi society. Some of his statement! bear repetition for the warning they give short cotton growers. Among thfm: "The handlers of long cotton are not Interested In obtaining Uli highest price, for they are paid for their ability to buy cotton eheap. hence they make concessions either in grade or price to satisfy the buyer whose ugents they really are." Do not we sellers of short cotton know of buyers who were paid cash prizes by big export houses for their ability to buy high grades cheaper than their fellow buyers? The next speaker was the inimit? able Col. "Jlmmle" Armstrong, whom I saw for the first time, and who I found was an army comrade of my father's In Gregg s 1st Reg. S. G., V. and could recall nearly every man of the Pee Dee Artillery, which was originally part of the 1st Regi? ment. He aald he was an honorary member of the Society and all of his experience In farming was that as a lad he "Harrowed his parents feel? ings," end as a youth "sowed his wild oats." No further attempt will be made to report his remarks. Those who have heard him can understand that one must hoar him and see his snow white hair and the beautiful ex? pression that flits across his ruddy countenance,Nmd twinkle in his Irish \ blue eyes, to appreciate the wit and pathos and humor with which he gar? nishes words of wisdom and sober? ness and truth. Your editor was then called upon to tell them something of farming condtions in the interior. As he had come to learn and not to teach he cculd only give them greetings from their brother farmers of the Interior, and invite them to a wider co-opera? tion by joining the Farmers' Union. This Society is so much more thor- j oughly organized, and works so much j more in harmony than the farmers of the interior, that it would have been presumption in me to invite thorn to Join us, but for the fact that we need their example, and they need the wider co-operation the Farmers' Union can give. After the meeting closed a long portable table was spread in the hall and a sumptuous dinner served. A word or two as to agricultural societies and this letter must close. There are three in the up-country, the Beech Island Farmers' Club, The Pendleton Agricultural Society, and The Darlington Agricultural Society. These societies have a continuous: his? tory of about a hundred years. Down here is the Goose Creek Agricultural Society. The South Carolina Agricul? tural Society isometimes called the Belgian block farmers of Charleston) and the James Island Agricultural Scclety with authentic records of a century or more. Why such societies have not been able to live in other counties has al? ways been a mystery to me. The good that these societies have done U be? yond calculation. Can not we make, the Farmers' Union in Sumter County the rallying point for a live farmer.*' club in every neighborhood with the County Union for the central head? quarters? This letter is too long and I must close. I am si .ting on the veranda of "Seaside Cottage" while the tide laves the steps .o the beach 40 feet away. A hundrea ys.nl* off my little girls are enjoying a bath in the waters of old ocean. Just across the Sound is Secesslonvllle. Beyond Is Folly Island, a little to the left Is Morris Island Light House, which can be seen 60 miles out at sea. On the boat landing I can see the lights of Sullivan's Island. To the right the line Of fortifications, and the site of the battle of Seces8ionvtlle. Behind me Is James Island, as fertile as the Delta of the Nile, with Its white dwelling* on every point of land, the tide com? ing up to within 50 to 100 feet of every house. Beyond is the city which I can see over the tree tops and the Ashley river, from every little ele? vation. If I can And a quiet moment from the hospitalities that are as are ob? trusive as they are gracious, I will try to write another letter or two for the next week's issues. E. W. D. The county officials desire to state that they petitioned the County Com? missioners for only one adding ma? chine for the entire corps of officers, and not one for each office, as was the impression of the press. They do not want to be extravagant. Jesse Douglas, colerd, aged IB, was drowned Monday morning about 11 o'clock in the Evans Mill pond, near Society Hill. Jesse, with a com? panion attempted to swim up the stieam from the bath houses to the flood gates, where the water is over ten feet in depth. When about 25 feet from the gates, he cried out, "I can't make it," and sank and rose three times and went to the bottom. His body was recovered on Tuesday about 1 o'clock. v The Atlantic Coast Line will erect Y. M. C. A. buildings at Florence and Charleston. He who jumps at conclusions sel? dom gets there with both feet. Daily New York Cotton Market. New Jan Jnly Oct Dec York, Open 12 24 12 04 12 12 12 23 Jnly 8? 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