The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 10, 1909, Image 3
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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SIBERT'S DRUG STORE,
W. W. SIBERT.
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8 S. Main St. ?
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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.
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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.