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Skt i&awbmaw aiiu *o.itljr?h. SATURDAY, JULY 17^ 1900. The Suinter Watchman was foutui exl In Itftfl and the True Souhron in left The Watchman and fOUthron ttow has the c ?mbtncd circulation and luemc >t both ol the old papers, la manifestly the best advertising bum in Sumter On Loafing. I Now I? the glad aeason of re>>t and wacitlon. When most of us overwork. Alter laaOAlha of physical atagnntlo.i In towns, tve ruth to scale a mountain ?? pi i > ? utlvj sets of tenn ?ml wonder* ? n our heart* rebel. We a-e inch 1 Ime to the habit of" mclhity th.it v - (now not the bald erf lour >g. To.'\ a ?d mind n . 1 theii ?abb as well as their tl#?od. Loafing. Indeed. Is not no much a habit as an art. an 1 not ho much a?i art as a pro? poses s|lrltual diutMtlon. Activity af tef meala la supposed t i causa this too. too ?,,|id ;! sh t? melt. Tlv? soul. aJte* grows thin without Its itlll ItmeH. Truly, lo loaf i* to me.lit u to wet h thi < ' mi is fall or ths wa ter-hugn dart o i the pool, wh. sHeg problem* coma right of them aelveM at lest, and the soil of tfu? mind, lying ftllow. regains Its fer? tility. "All gre.tt deeds," sold Jam?> hi. ntneau. ?*ere bom In silence." .v?? the great man. perh ip*. loafs beat? tbough it would I.rllous to afilrm that Mil loafers are i.reat men! It 1h ?Oe/tada, at any rat? that the mind "boat n h i.ed with fan les. most \* > fy aliv ? t ? the varied sematlon? that Vnoii fo* gdtn lesion from the outer -world, from men and nature, will Waake theAmost successful louv<-. '! l . mind !e\.d by a long habit to pa) attention to one stimulus only? to business, say. th* stock mar? ket, the deraand lor this or thn: , ejommodlty?will be most lost when that stimulus U withdr.wn. Hence the trettntncel ??f s? many American men by tho thbd week of their s i? it.. ii s ?me Ime* they fan \ ^ H ti to their credit, ami the gospel of "eettton.' la .t not father to their discredit, for does It not mean a pov? erty 111 nt... in -this pleasant "WOrhl ?'?'out them ? : - k < f s],ir.fi i, Efi|*Wttvenes?. tan inability to let the Witnd and rplrtt lie passive while i ?irtrgtlf pours In upon them and th?. ? :tuest the expe lences of their /?es* Unless we loaf, we lose a trie <? re .ve even on our practical, i: wn tl iy to day, activities, for It i* any.* t'u tem'.cwcy of action to be ? gfe mechanical, and b *e" Its vai n the will Unless We do nothing ??e-w end then, we are iMting oureelvea t badly for doing i uvthlng. And ?*h-ff?aWe.n who can do the most thin. - a no n.ihtn? b.-.f. f- i he has wlth i*? hlirs-Of the greatest store of intar ? Si d the widest touch with tin r atbi< 'mpracel ms of sky and eartl ?a" passing thr< nu. I:' be can ' l ? Invite his soul." It Is because he b a not been loo busy to remembe1 ' ?? - Collier's. Ui south \rier t?IO. There is no section of the country g- ?vertag so rapidly in p ?pulatlon and ?Ith na the South. If contains ev *ihlc>, to make it the wealthiest s< rtton of the |] ???,? in soil, climate d natural icource*. end Its p?-o r'o? ere displaying an energy never -pa.vi. ! hi any people. The 1" Uth.-re Stab < I em 1S90 to 1900 i neo r ne members In the house of n ?rosertatlvea. while the 29 State?. the'North golned only 19. and since ;*l4f South has be?n tilling up b t.lutlon mueh f later than It T did I efor- -o it Is pi ....able tb ? n urVr the census of 1910 will ? is). .( not surpass, that *?f the rt>? 'f b. r.- sj n>> State of lite ftetsJfA that cannot auntaln a much ?rar populstt >n than It new eon la; there U n<? crowding ther*. a . while s??m?? of the Northern ?" -tea are getting pretty full. It is probxhle the ^ ? ith will ever e<|tiul N ?rth in population, because the a ??i t to* North is *o mueh greater. th?? dIff. r"nee b? t \v . n t he tw as) tb il ) . ? ? < ????! a.most from | fo'ir .latlon of the gov?rnment in i?S( i in pouulatlon wl I l?e greatly en Washington Post. ?hn i ItcOrew, the beeebell ex t, fienled at a bn?w|Uot In Ne? a the mervela attributed to the bnll Its s good ball." he mild. "It fo..N be t of thorn Pui when he S o. the !?...??>? I it t ? Its e .'. i? arett^thfn I think of Harriet II.n "i once reau In a Frisco paper: ' Tt*t Hare of Nob Hill g??t i lie in h? r walut two y< n t ? only last week thla needle w-ui, ? ' ta way out of tin- arm of a youn?r Angeles rose farmer.' "?St. Is < ilobe l ). mi.h rat shop Talk. Igmr l*#?aler Yes. that Is my wife ? r there?the om with the fine wrv^snaar. American filler, and per r? ? \ ebsjp?? Judgs. Farmers' Union News -an im? practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by W* W? i>?bi?s, president Partners' Union of Sumter Connty<) The Watchman and southro n havlni decided to double Ita service by eeml-weekly publication, would Improve that service by special features. The tiist to bo inaugurated Ii thli Department for the Farmers' Union and practical f innere whlcn I have beenreQuested to conduct It will be my aim to give the Union news and official calls of the Union. To thai end ers, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns. aim to puhlsth such ellpP :u s from the agricultural papers and Govern m. nt Pull? tins 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 f iii i-e approc ated i'nd publish) I, Trusting this Department rill he of mutual benefit to al conoemed, THE EDITOR. All cnmmwu i MttOM for tl !s Deportment should be sent to E. V?'. Dab' R, Ma\esvlile, g, C. Ihm Kuiuinm Thoughts. \ ii < )i , et u peon In Cotton (Mrow? Ing" from the Southern Cultivator, la fully and painfully Illustrated elbnii the roads leading from here to sum ter. Why men should perslsent y Sjd continuously overcrop thein ?a h es. ami plant lan Is totally un diain-d, ye ir Sftet year. Is one Of the ousar things we are constantly running across. Lands on this side of Turkey Creek aK.ng the Maycsviile pond are planted In cotton every year there Is a pros cmt of high priced cotton. Occasion? ally the season Is such thai a good , i.i [i Why do ni?t the own t of such lam's put them In Bsr? nr.nda grass? Less than the cost of ? . tiniion for one crop of cotton a ill SSQUrs a stand of Bermuda, and j he hay crop should pay from fifty M one htindred dollars an acre in-: ih !lnltel>. 1 saw a field of Bermuda on James || land that ha- had hut two plow m.-s with a disk harrow In 30 years, and n annual application of 800 pounds of ash-element per acre In Xovem ? er of eaeh year. It hSJ yielded two cut linns <>f hay per annum of 2 1-2 SOBS of cured hay per SOTS at a cut? ting or $10oo worth of hay annually. i'-'pi. Hrnton, the owner, says it i.< l MO Valuable fOf hay t-> lot a cow put ? track on It. These, aal lands from the Reamea ? lo SumtSf could he made to do i Wt 11. for less cost than to grow t etton and crab gras?. What are the I'nlons. doing? Let Ifi Friday In August answer. E. W. I?. Vi Object Losou in Cotton Growing. I The OOttUnuOUS ruins in parts of the cotton belt are bringing with th- m un gjhjcct ISSSO^n w hich should be remembered by alt Inadequate it ition and hurried planting <o i i re an acreags of ootton Is ruin* S| some sections. The acreage to ;.. plow i; entirely loo much. Cotton planted in April is yet part? ly unchopped, stunted, and nearly hidden in grass. The m gro hoe ban If In the small towns are in a trust, and poor farmers are bidding against \uh other for their st " vices. From ll.gl to $1.50 per dny for ten hour* foi hoe hands, \i.I, bad and indil ferehl Is the rule. In addition the planler must haul tht r.? from town i back again. On account of the It y in getting to the sotton the hoe? ing is slow. It in costing all the way fn in |J to f4 per acre to get a very Indifferent job of chopping dona. As a rttle the t? How who bit es mo>t of this hoe work Is the fellow who makes the "average crop," and Is Bears than apt to be n renter. Count? ing It to chop sn acre, add the ex panel Of hauling the hands, the cost of fertlll. r, aSSd, rent, coin to feed hb mule on a credit at $1.25 per hi SltSli his bla< ksmith bill and other ? \p? uses, such as pvklng and gln ulnK. and figure how long he will be getting rich raising the "average STOp" IM pounds lint per acre?tit tin average price. The little boys fio?; in the well would out long before raising cotton on this plan w ouid u.a! ?? a rich man. If m, OM were hurt but the fellow ? ho i- overcropping himself on poor* ij pre pa red lend are might bear his burdeas a gn at deal easier. The easi? est burdeas to bear are always the other follows, Hut this overcroppoJ feltOW must throw his SOttOS OB Ihe market as ,-arly as possible In the fn\\ in an effort t<? repay Ihe money be has spent In makbig it. and right then he becesstes a menace to , v? i > man ttying to gTOW OOttOll in an in ? ? lllgent mann? i. without int? mlln ; it in ihe least he has become on ene? my of the public, i "malefactor' without wealth. win his present condition reach hin? a Mnefui lersonT Hardly, unless loans level headed neighbor points 11 out t?? him. WIM be remember the on ir be Haaras it? Ha will not, an lees his attention be called to It b> Ihl nleghhor many times before an? other planting season, and continual? ly at planting time. liven then, if cotton brings a fair price I ? '??? fell ?' '? will more than likely w .a to plan one more big crop for a ' trlcCi to get even on what be has aivead) lost, Euch oondti?ns as the .- emphaalst the necessity for the organisation throughout the union of the plan promulgated by the State Agricul? tural committee of Qeorgtlt. Every local union should have Its local agri? culture) commutes of live lntelllg< nt men. neighbors of these overcrop? ped <mes, Who WOUld point out to him bow, while he can set' it. his mists k ?, and beep pointing il nut to him, keep constantly advising him until they had his promise to change his meth? ods, Then sec that he keeps his pledge. Some may object that th I ll an unnecen iry Interference with the prl \. t? affairs of another, in one sense it may be. but is an interference t<? prevent his financial suicide In its broader aspect it would he only an effort to improve the condition of all the people, First by putting the In djt Idual on a better line, raising him to a higher level, ami secondly by preventing him from depreciating the price Of evetl man's cotton. This is work which can only be dene in a personal way. This artl Sc noi any other will reach the man who most needs reaching, or it* perchance he shon'd hoc it he will not be in? fluenced by it. To his mind the osp ills the other fellow always. I can ice no way to Impress upon the peo pie the lessons which experience teaches except through local organi? sations where neighbors oome In eh seat touch With each other.? Southern Cultivator, for July 1. The Local Union During the Bus) Season. There is danger that many Union men will draw srroneoui conclusions frem the small attendance at the h? cal unions during the next month 01 so. This is particularly true of those Sections Where continuous rains hav< gotten the farm work so far behind in sections of North Georgia the con? ditions are almost desperate. Noth? ing but Vigilance Will save the CTOps. Under these circumstances but few pi ople are going to leave their crops ? a days when they cm work to at t? nd the meeting of the local unions. Their failure to attend does not in? dicate any want Of interest on their part, and should not be so construed b) those who are in a position to at? tend. If. at the next meeting of your local Union, the attendance is small, if you do not have a quorum, do not decldi that the members are losing Interest and it w ill be useless for you to continue going on meeting days. Letter be thankful that your neigh? bors have :it lud a day when they (an work in the crops which so badl> need them. Of course local meetings should bt ?wall attended. The rub- is good. I'm! there an- exceptions to ail rules. s?c (01 ding to an old saw . and when the rein has prevented the cultivation tin cr< i>s should have I for one do not believe that a man. stl lUld stop nls plow p. attend meetings when the i at* no matiej's ,?i great Importance d? mandlng the . Immediate attention of the local ttnlon. I know that mnn> 01 our members ate prone to think ii.< > have not time to attend meeting: when they really could lake time, und ?hould take time. I have had occa slcn heretofore to call attention thla, ami this article \> not Intonded as an excuse for tht fellow who b bltually flnda his work Interfiling i with his attendance on theg local i iilon. But unusual weather c< ndi tlons are another matter entirely. The man you think Is losing Interest in the work may be one of the most enthusiastic members, a matt who stands ready to make sacrifices when needed, but who can not See that ruining bis crop to attend a formal meetlnii of the local Union would ad? vanoe either hla interest- or the In tctceta of the order, Jump on the habitual absentee a^ much es you like, bin do not accuse ? vor) man who fails to be present for the next ft w weeks of losing hla in tt!< -t in the Union. Above uii, don't get it Into y mr head that the Union la "playing ? ut.Phe summer sol dier and surahlne patriot" have drop? ped out long ago, As ships of battle "clear for action" by removing use lees woodwork and getting Into griin fighting trim. Bo the Union has strip? ped off the ornamental member, and those who are left are in grim earn? est Don't forget this, even If the at? tendance at vour local be small.? uthern Cul ha tor. Oraugcbitrg Defeat** Sumter. Yesterday afternoon Orangeburg turned the la! les on the Sumter Juniors, h\ cef eating them 8 to fi. '('he game WB.H lost In the second in? ning, when thl al- were handicap? ped by havin I to use substitutes in the out Held f< r several inning -. Car? ter pitched a good game, notwith? standing that h" pitched the day be? fore. Marchant for Orangeburg, was wild at the start, but in the final In? nings he settled down to business. The game in iplte of the large score, had several features. The Infield WOrk of both teams was noticeable, while Hin ->n in CCtttrefleld for Sum? ter, starred, taking in a long fiy that looked good for three bases by mak? ing a long run into left field to get it. Battery for Sumter: Carter and Hinsoll and Marshal; for Orangeburg: Marchant and ECortJohn. Uraifc.fi rd-Folsom. A very beautiful and impressive marriage ceren ony was that of Mis Augusta Bossard Folsom to Mr. Bu ?ine Toomer Brailaford, in the First Baptist church yesterday afternoon at half-pas* five o'clock. The procession marched to the al? tar to the strains of Mendelsohn's wedding march, rendered by Mrs. Rogers at the organ and Master Ju? lius Alford Stubba with his violin. First came the ushers: Messrs. J. A. McKnlght and J. J. l'lowden, fal? lowed by the groom with his besl man. Mr. B. L. Montague; then Col? li wed the bridd with the maid of honor, Miss Amelia Lobby, The cere? mony Was performed by He v. J. P. Marion, pastor of the First Presby terian church. Little Miss Katie Campbell was ring bearer. The brldi was attired in traveling c-stume, and Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. ami Mis, Brailaford 'aft fur the depot to board the train fo] Washli gton, Baltimore and othet points north. A very large crowd witnessed the marriage of this poplar couple, and cjulte a good number of their friends iccompariled them to the depot, where the bride and groom were showered with rice b\ their well* wishing friends. TODAY. it ; just Today, you know, that we are doing all our living, Tomorrow's? misty Yesterdays? are swathed in silk 0* dreams'. It's just Today that we may have for loving and forgiving, M;tybe In the duety apthway, or by sheltered woodland streams It's Today we should be smiling in the eyes that smile in ours, it's Today we should be battling I'M- Truth* for God for Right. The sunlight on the hills is fair, and fragrant me the ftowers, Days that were, and days to come, are but the visions of a night. ?W. K lison Smith In Human Life. HI .WARD IS OFFERED. Gov. Ansel Takes Action in Anderson County Homicide. Columbia. July M.-^-Gov. Ansel ha* Irsued a reward for Oeorge Childs, a negro ol Anderson County, wanted for killing hl? wife. The doed was c< mmitted on the night of September l'T. 1908. George child- Is about six feet tall, of dark gingercake color, weight 150 to 160 pounds, has bushy hair, mixed with gray. Childs could not be located after the killing took plane. He killed his wife at their bom,- <?n an Anderson County plantation. Florence Item*. Florence, July 14??The congrega tlon of the First Methodist Church, has recently purchased the real d< nee of Mr. Thomas X. Rhodes, in Bast Cheves street, a few doors next >ast of their church properly, as a parsonage for their pastor. The old paraonage will be temporarily used foe Sunday-school eins- work and the Young People's m< etings, The store of Mr. E. Julian Pender grass, In North Dargan street, was broken Into and robbed last night. One of Co.,. glass In the front window was broken and the entrance effected in that manner. About $l<> in cash was taken from the cash register. Washington Judge holds that piano playing and singing after midnight may constitute disorderly conduct. Why name a time limit V Ail Agricultural College. The Pueblo (Col.) Btar-Journal, In 1 ti- issue of June 3, saya a very aen ? what ahould bo taught. That is wli .! aid agricultural developnaent it. Lhe state and will make for me hat pro vemettt of the farmeis. of eourae, i t is ahould Include auch ailie d Bible thing when It rentarka that the ?! bianchea aa are really portions of agricultural school ahould he one to the proper technical i cation Of a tench farming and ahould cut out a modem Farmer and, at stated before, loi of silly frills that u-nd to hamper 8 r< - ' ;?- gaaoral adocation. i t > usefulness: yr nil the.ie things there ahould "It is well enough that the farnn rs ? . ? ? no attempt mode to treepaaa upon of the State should be educated men i the work of < the* Institutional ol .and the school Bhould afford a rca- wring, it the farmer lad wiahee Bonable measure of general educa- other education, there are a number I tlon, just as is done in other colleges of other Institutions which ha n ay at 1 of the kind and in the groat techni- , h nd later In order to Obtain it. but eal schools of the country. Hut cor- , the fact remains that the far greater tainly stress should not be laid u]?"n j number of young men who wish to c< rtaln forms <>f higher learning or Ol , ' 0 farmers do not Wish their time the teaching of ?accomplishments' j fi ittered away by undue attention to that properly have no place in thelcouraea that cannot, by any stretch career of a ,'armcr any mere than ajoi the imagination, be conceived to technical1 school Khould maintain ela-jhe of aid to them in their chosen ca bcrate branches of elocution, painting! reera, and these are the men whose >? music. 1 v ishes are entitled to respect, for "Scientific methods of farming are j these are the ones lor whom an Bgrfc* What the people wish taught and cultural collge is designed." &nKHnnHHHHMnUHKMM*MHM!Z!!nHM at a a a a a \\\ a s?== ? SI Telephone a a a a a a a ? a T E receive every few days by express an 'assortment JJ of Nunnaly's Fine Candies, in all size boxes. ? There is none better. M ^aaaBBls^smJaisaar^ 283. 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