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fi be ftHair Imam nib jfcrat|jroii M TURDAY, JULY IOt 1909. The Humter Watchman was found? ed In 1110 and the True Southron In IMC. The Watchman and Southron iow haa the combined circulation and tftdttence of both of the old papers, la manifestly the best advertising Hum In Sumter. La* O \iy prohibition sts have be? gun to oeatlr themselves and that thirst destroyer at St. Charles may not ever tuate. ? ? e Oev. Ansel has made an excep? tionally good record In the discre? tion he has shown In the exercise of the par toning power. Fewer crlml aals have been released from Just punishmsnt 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 irtan convicted unjustly, and ninety nine out of evory hundred who ask for a pardon should serve out the full sentence Imposed when they wer? convicted. Oov. Ansel Is to be con? gratulated that he has riot abused the power that Is vested In him and the to the better for the policy he rlaely pursued. ? ? I It la about time for the last call on Mr. Taft to form a new party. He has succeeded so well In making good hl? promise* to revise the tariff that the Charleston News and Courier ought to be ripe tor Initiation Into the new party. t e s> 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 wafers. This observation Is based xipon the belief that Attorney General (Mron is still camping on the trill of the graftare. ? i g The removal of any of the dispen? sary funds form the Columbia banks vas. in the first Instance, an outrage and contrary to all precedent. It he? ftest ?n unheard of thing for any of the titate funds to be deposited In up State banUa. But when It came to making the Columbia banks pay in? to rest 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 >siore like cruelty to animals than the treatment to which they had been ?avoeusioraed. ess If the reports we hear from all sec? tions of stumter County are to be credited the cotton crop In this section will he so short this year that 15 cent cotteu will not bring in enough money to even things up. But we are still hopeJul 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 iptriteed It was found that there was a gfratty fair crop?one of the largest the county had ever produced. All la not lost yet and there It a lot of come out In cotton, even after It haa been totally ruined several tlmee. see The State Press Association, which is an organisation designed and con ducted for rest and recreation and not for business or mutual benefit. Is now In eeeaion In Greenville, and as the people of that town have announced their Intention to give the edltora the time or their lives, the session of 1909 Will probably bo entered on the rec Oida as the most successful In the blatory of th ? Association Neverthe? less It Is a gr***.; pity that t'ne oppor? tunity to make th? Aasoe atlon a real benefit to the hutlness of newspaper printing and editing has been so long persL ei.tly neglected. KIIUMI AS CONTI STS 111X1?. IUec In the Hand Heel Ha< e <.<.??> to Georgetown. Union. Jail 7.?The State firemen's tournament starte I off today with a grand pars de down Main street at 1? % m All the visiting companies were L* line, nrd the men. machines and h< rses were gaily decorated for the Ovcaston. At 11 o'clock the hand reel imooa were pulled off. the entries be? ing \nderson. Columbia, Georgetown. Newberry und Charleston. Georgetown won first prise. S100. The socun.i prise. 171. went to Co? lumbia. Time. Georgetown 21 t-t ?eeoadM Columbia, 22 seconds. The ?sme companies entered the grab reel rare Ihls afternoon, first money fj?>ing to Anderson, while Newberry took second, the former In 21 2-5 sec? onds, the litter In II l-t The hook and ladder eihibition by the Charles? ton company was practically aban? doned heciiuse of rain. The Supervisors of Registration were In their office Monday to Issue certificates to these applying for *Jw?js), but there were comparative:? ftrw certifies ten Issued. Those whose names are not now on the books of registration will not be permitted to la the special dispensary elec ?ei August 17th. ?Joa Farmers' U ?AI Practical Thoughts 1 (Conducted by E. \V. Dabbs, Pres The Watchman and Southron hav semi-weekly publication, would impn The first to be Inaugurttted is this De] Practical Farmers which I have been aim to give tbe Union news and ofib officers, am' members of the Union art Also to publish such clippings from 1 ment Bullet ins as I think will be of i ginal articles by any of our readers tel will be appreciated and published. Trusting this Department v ill be of All communications for t) Is Depart Mayeaville, H. C. James Islund. 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"Riding 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 firmer keeps a9 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 o* 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 14 850 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 SO 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 tr 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 Sumter farmers sometime. 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 arrangements2. 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 coUon culture. His dis? cussion of the marketing arrange? ments showed the necessity of wider ("-operation than can be effected by ? ?n< society. Some of his statements bear repetition for the warning they give short cotton growers. Amons them: "The handlers of long cotton are not Interested in obtaining the highest price, for they are paid for their ability to buy cotton cheap, hence they make concessions either in grade or price to satisfy the buyer whose agents they really are." Do not we sellers of short cotton know of buyers who were paid cash prizes by hlg 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 Oregg s 1st Reg. S. Q., V. and could recall nearly every man of the Pee Dee Artillery, which was originally part of the 1st Regi? ment. He said 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," and 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 presston that flits across his ruddy countenance.Smd twinkle In his Irish nion News For Practical Farmers ?Hleiit Farmers' Union of Sumter f County.) ing decided to double its service by ove that service by special features, partment for the Farmers' Union and requested to conduct. It will be my cial calls of the Union. To that end I requested to use these columns, the agricultural- papers and Govern practical benefit to our readers. (Dri? lling of their successes or failures mutual benefit to el] concerned, THE EDITOR, ment should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. blue eyes, to appreciate the wit and pathos and humor with whi- h he gar 1 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 th?m to Join us, but for the fact that we need their example, and they need the wider co-operation the Farmers' Union can give. e 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 Agrlcultun.1 Society. The South Carolina Agricul? tural Society isometlrp.es called the Belgian block farmers of Charlenton) and the James Island Agricultural Society 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 hundred yard* off my little girls are enjoying a bath in the waters of old ocean. Just acror,? the Sound is Secessionvllle. 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 j 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 Secessionvllle. Behind me is James Island, as fertile as the Delta ol the Nile, with Its white dwellings 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 A Single Fact Is Wc A Shipload of Argun It is a fact that we have a c who personally inspect our affa Depository whose facilities for surpassed. THE FIRST NATIONAL Bl Capital, $100,000 00. Hog Fee CARLOAD E RICE 1 The cheapest and best 1 We will sell it cuea M-U Iii SUMTER, the Aihley 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. ? 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. Dally New York Cotton Market. New York, July 8? Open Hieb Low Jan 12 24 12 31 U 20 July 12 04 12 25 12 04 Oct 12 12 12 27 12 12 Dec 12 23 12 32 12 23 Tone?Nearly steady. Close 12 22 12 13 12 20 12 25 Do You Know It Requires 4 to 6 Years To build a Stieff 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 less 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 Ufe-tlme Is enough and if that piano is a STIEFF it will. WRITE TO-DAY Chas. M. Stieff Manufacturer 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.) >ith lent, conservative Hoard of Directors irs, and we offer to you a safe handling your business are un INK OF SUMTER, S. G. Surplus, $80,000.00. ?d Cheap IXTHA NICE FLOUR Jog Feed you can use. p' as long as it lasts. [6 M Co., ! ! S C. ? ? ===== ? ? ? ? E receive every few days by express an assortment J of Nunnaly's Fine Candies, in all size boxes. I There is none better. 0 M Telephone 283. m m SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, W. W. SIBERT. _M 8 S. Main St. ? - M KMIMIMIMHBIMKnMMIIIMMIIMII Many are Called, but a Great Many Go Back to Sleep. TShe 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 GOMPANY Did You Ever Think Of it in This Way? If you save Sioo 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. T5he Bank of Sumter. r 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 LIKE THE CELEBRfcTE REO AUTO? OUR LAST SHIPMENT IS IN SO GET BUSY. YOURS, O'Donnell * Co. 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,'.FARM AND TIM? BER PROPERTY HAN? DLED. REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED. 26*s N Main St. R. B. Belsen REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY. MONEY INVESTED IN REAL ESTATE MORT? GAGES. LET ME INVEST YOUR IDLE MONEY AT 7 ANO; 8 PER CENT. Sumter, S. C.