The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 10, 1909, Image 2
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
Hieb
12 31
12 25
12 27
12 32
Low
12 20
12 04
12 12
12 23
CIobp
12 22
12 13
12 20
12 25
Tone?Nearly steady.
Do You
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Know It
Requires 4
I to 6 Years
To build a StiefT or Shaw piano,
from the time we place the lum?
ber In our lumber yards until the
piano Is finished? We air-dry all
our lumber and that is one rea?
son why our pianos are so thor?
oughly good.
The Lumber
In about two-thirds of the pianos
made Is In virgin forests leas
than twelve months before they
are finished ready to sell. They
are made out of kiln dried lum?
ber and this Is the principal rea?
son they will not stand and are
so unsatisfactory after a few
years. One piano in a life-time
Is enough and If that piano Is a
STIEFF It will.
WRITE TO-DAY
Chas. M. Stieff
Manueaoturer or the
Artistic Stieff, Shaw and
Stieff Self-player Pianos.
Southern Wareroom
* WEST TRADE ST.
CHARLOTTE, - N. C.
C. H. WILMOTH.
Manager,
(Mention this paper.)
A Single Fact Is Worth
A Shipload of Argument.
It is a fact that we have a conservative Hoard of Directors
who personally inspect our affairs, and we offer to you a safe
Depository whose facilities for handling your business are un?
surpassed.
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Capital $100,000 00. Surplus, $80,000.00.
Hog Feed Cheap
CARLOAD EXTRA NICE
RICE FLOUR
The cheapest and best Hog Feed you can use.
We will sell it ciieap1 as long as it lasts.
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receive every few days by express an
of Nunnaly's Fine Candies, in all
There is none better.
m SIBERT'S DRUB STORE,
W. W. SIBERT.
Many are Called, but a Great
Many Go Back to Sleep.
We are wide awake for banking business in every de?
partment and are prepared to make good. No ac?
count too small and none too large to receive cour?
teous treatment. Remember the name and place
and take your business to
FARMERS' BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Did You Ever Think
Of it in This Way?
If you save $100 from your earnings during a year it
is the same amount you would receive on a $1,250 in?
vestment for one year at 8 percent.
To save, one must sacrifice. The best things of
life are gained this way. If 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.
T3he
Bank of Sumter.
O'DONNELL & CO.
E. P. Reed & Co. Ladies Fine Oxfords,
$3.50 Quality, Special, - - $2.98
E. P. Reed & Co. Ladies Fine Oxfords,
$3.00 Quality, Special, - - $2.39
Just Right, Mens' Low Cut Shoes, Vici,
Kid and Gun Metal,
Worth $3 50, Special, - - - $2.75
Just Wright, Mens' Low Cut Shoes,
$4.00 Tans, Special, - - - $2.95
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OUR LAST SHIPMENT IS IN
SO GET BUSY.
YOURS,
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THE TIME TO BUY
You want to own your home. Every good citizen does. If you do not al?
ready own your home, you can't get on the right road any too soon. The
present offers you exceptional opportunity to make a start. Business has
been rather quiet the past two years, and there are a number of bargains
to be picked up here and there from parties who want to turn their prop?
erty into cash. I have a number of such propositions to offer you. If you
want to buy a home or lot it will pay you to see me.
CITY.IFARH AND TUd- W% V? 13 ?0MEY INVESTED in
BER PROPERTY MAN? K. B. BdSer, 5?^g2g
R. B. Belsen
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY.
26% N Main St. Sumter, S. C.
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