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AUGUST 21, 1909. The ?tumtcr Watchman ^IfV^oui mm tat HI* and the True Southron nd ron d* tltt. The Watchman and Southron Sh>w has the combined circulation and ?satu^nce of both of the old papers, and la manifestly the best advertising mm in Burster. Yho election on Tuesday did not eerttl Anything, except that the coun tlea which voted prohibition are to fee dry. The countlee that voted for the dispensary are to be permitted to retain the dispenaary. under the lo? cal option plan, only until the prohi feKlontsts can put a state-wide prohlbl tton bill through the legislature. J. A. McCullough. of Oreenvllle, M. I* thnnYh. of Kershaw. C. A. Smith, of aTtorvnce. J. Wright Nash, of Spartan fewrn; and other leaders of the prohl tottton facti, a have come out for the tmeat of a state wide prohibition by the next eeaslon of the legis regardless of the wishes of counties that have voted to re? tain -the dispensary. This means that the approaching session of the legis? lature will "be gteen up to a fight over the Irquor question. The prohibition sender. In the legislature will be charted with bad faith, for It was ?eadetstood that there was a hard and fast agreement that the liquor neust, an would be left to the people set the several counties for settlement. The plan of the prohibition leaders appnars to be to force prohibition on the wet counties regardless of the rennt* of the election. If they suc ?secei ?n enacting a state wide law, as H probable, the efficacy of statutory or oh nation in communities where e sanier It y srt oppi>aed to It. will be pot te a severe test. In those eoun tsea that hav# voted to give prohlbl Hod m trig! the attempt to make peo? ple temperate by law. has some gap ens of success, through the force VI tpantfc sentiment, but in the co secnl cotmttee the situation will be MsTerent and ?.he antagonism to the law will %e sharper and more wide Bat In the circumstances Is not concerned In the fight end we have a big enough task on hands to enforce the law. which S majority of thai* who voted have ?med, without borrowing trouble. not believt that a people can be made moral or sober by law. bat now that we have a condition and ?at a theory confronting us. it is our tnty to obey the law as individuals and do our utmost to inspire In' ttisers respect for the law that they "... feevunnah la talking oC having a aa Canal lUaoettion. If they *a getting up aa good s an Dept. Wagener had In Char? it will he worth while. The thing awning to make the Char EcpesltJon ? great exposition is the attendance. n i e ? tsjeaptete count of the Pourth July fatalities shows that they the fatalities of the American war. This being would It not be proper to or a Fourth of July Survivors' as *?Angus A Herald. And ap twr sfnSoni. MssTJOlDK AT LANGLEY. . M. Hamlet K IU John Ithoden? Claims Self-denfense. Athen. Aug. II ?N. H. Hamlet, a man, an operative In the ly mill, waa placed In the Al ru Jail this rooming. Hamlet shot ? nd Instantly killed John Rhoden, an ??^Isar yosng man, with whose brother last had a disturbace last night, ?hooting occurred about 8 o'clock morning In the public park at ley. Hamlet, was Immediately sn Charge and brought to Alken ff>?*nrn1y Bustle meeting Mr. John 9 "Wefclep. In whose charge Hamlet wan\ at Oranlteville. en route to Ai Inha. James and Oacar Rhoden, hrolhers. moved to Langle: years ago and kept bachelor' there. They are w?dl known r-ena men. having splendid reputa ?ssesj far qniet and peacefulueas. "?There la more Catarrh In this sec ?teas nf the country than all other dls 'sn-en put together, and until the last IVn? years waa supposed to be I neur? on**. n?or a great many yeare doc tnrt psnjgjgajgjggg it a local disease and swiesnsthed local remedies, and by con ?? **g falling to cure with local er?- -t-mmt pronounced It Incurable, an* h.?.. proven catarrh to be a ? ?rtitutl.mil dis,unit therefore ?Irtti oonHtitutlon.il treatment. - to Catarrh Cure, manufactured bf W I. Ctieney ft Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is th- oedy constitutional cure on the ?na hot. It Is taken Irtenally In ?ene*-p front 10 drop* to a ISnspOQIlful. Ill ages directly on the blood and mu sjans* srnrfs.ro* >f the ?ygtSsh, They of ?*? es>n hau i I dollars for any case Igt tits to cure. S.uid for circulars as* testhnori .)-. dress: F J ?'IIKNKY A CO., To Ohio d l?y lrrugglats, Tic I he flairs Family Pills for const! a. I *?tan Farmers' Union News ?AND ? m ? an is ? I Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers K (Contacted by E. W. Dabbs, President WmiUmWwf 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, and 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 tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle. S. C. NOTICE. In accordance with the wishes of the meeting at Dalxell last Thurs? day I will be there on Tuesday, the 24th. at 10 o'clock a. m. to reorganise the Dalsell Union. Whether I go to Rembert and Pisgah or not de? pends on letters from friends at these points. E. W. Dabbs. Some Random Thoughts. The suggestion as to how to keep a mower from choking is worth re? membering and trying. Very few things are more aggravating than to have a mower choke up every few stepe, and leave a badly cut sward. * ? ? "Inoculation" is timely in view of the Interest In more nitrogen gather? ing crops. Dr. Goodrich addressed some forty-odd earnest farmers of the Black river section at Mayesvllle yesterday. Representative farmers from Lee and Clarendon counties were there, some of them coming 15 miles, while all but one of the good farmers of Mayesvllle were "too busy" to attend. Dr. Goodrlch's subject, "Controllng Fertility," was so interesting that his auditors kept him on his feet nearly two hours, and all the afternoon he had a group of three or four farmers around him seeking more light on some phase or other of the subject. flU interest shown by all present Im ample reo ?inpeOM' for the trouble of getting up the meeting, hut it is a source of regret that any farmer in Ave miles should have been "too busy" to come out. ? ? ? Hon. James Henry Rice. Jr., gave a history of the organisation and alms of the Audubon Society. Many who listened merely out of curiosity had their eyes opened to the import? ance of the subject. The wonderful bunch of vines at the inside end of the cutter bar. These chokes took time and muscle, and a desperate ef? fort to keep from swearing, and my brother, who was watching me, look? ed closely for the cause. He finally discovered that the vines which did not fall flat come over the top of the curved rod divider or guide at the in? side of the outter bar; these escaped the knives and started a drag which grew bigger till It stopped the mower. The choke was caused by the vines coming over the rod. The obvious remedy was to keep thern from com? ing over. So we bent the rod till it was straight, and pointed over the singletree, the end being higher than the singletree. The sorghum was six feet high with peavines curled to the top and so thick that it would not fall, and I could cut only three feet at a round, yet the mower clicked through it without another choke. Some? times a little choke will form on the outside end but It Is not hard to re? move. A rod straight, as described, will have to be removed when the cutter bar Is erected, because It will strike the tongue and be bent, but the change calls for removing only one bolt, a job small In comparison with unchoklng a mower.?H. H. Gary, Statesville, Ala., In Progressive Farmer. IT PAYS TO INOCULATE CRIMSON CLOVER. FOR A Comparison of Results Obtained on Fields where Inoculated Soil Was Applied and on Those Where It Uwt Not. Messrs. Editors: Crimson clover being a leguminous plant, must have Inoculation to do well on most soils. Inoculation produces the germs that enable It to get the nitrogen it needs from the air. There are three ways of inoculating soil. One way is to relationship between bird and Insect j continue clover on the same land for life, and crop salvation or destruc-1 a series of years until it gets the soil tion. Is simply marvelous. Mr. Rice j wel1 nl,ed with the necessary germs. is thoroughly familiar with his sub? ject?a veritable walking encyclope? dia of natural history. His tribute to the beautiful wisdom of God in His creative work. And how until man appeared on the scene the equilibri? um was maintained. This subject should be taught in our rural schools along with other agricultural topics, for it is of as much import? ance as soil fertility or marketing of crops. Not being given to doing things hastily, none of the farmers present joined the society, but there are several who will join before a great while. ? ? ? Theae addresses and this meeting indicate something of the scope of work the local unions should take up and ( iseiiHs at their meetings. I hear? tily Indorse the plans on foot to for? mulate a series of 24 lessons for each year for* use at the bi-weekly meet? ings of the Union. Stressing as I do the importance of education, it is a step In the right direction. Every member of the Union should feel when he attends a meeting that he has learned something or contributed something to the sum total of knowl edge of some subject connected with farming or farm life. A meeting where there Is nothing but neighborhood gossip, with nothing done Injures tlu Union, causes its members to lose Interest. But If we can have some live subject up for discussion mem bers will be on hand for fear of miss Ing something it they stay at home, see During the coming months let us take tip the winter legumes, sowing oats and wheat, and at each meeting have some member appointed t? lead off the discussion. R, W, D. A Dei leg to Keep the .Mower I Yon Choking. This ir a tedious and rather slow and expensive way. Another way is to get the inoculation from a prepared culture. This must be carefully handled to be successful. Still anoth? er, and by far the cheapest and sur? est method, is by spreading soil from a well inoculated ciover field over the surface of a newly sown clover patch and harrowing it in. If only a poor stand of clover is obtained the first season, or if part of it fails to do well, seed should be sown again the next year on the same soil. By these repeated sowings the clover gets better every year and soon has the desired inoculation. Sour ami Wet Soils. Clover and other legumes do not succeed on lands that for any reason are sour or that are filled with water during a considerable portion of the year. Water excludes the air. Few plants will grow without air in the soil. Acidity may be overcome by applying from 50 to 1,000 pounds of lime per acre, or by the use of floats or ground shells. Acid soils usually have sorrel growing on them. An acid condition may also be determined by testing the soil with blue litmus paper. It is useless to plant clover on wet soil. Either a good form of surface drainage or un? der drainage should be practiced if clover Is to be planted there.?C. R. Hudson in Progressive Farmer. Mary Krockman, colored, fired three pistol balls Into her husband, at ReldvlllS Saturday night. The wounded man Is expected to die. Byrd Brockman, her husband, was whipping his wif. and the pistol dropped out Of his pocket. The wo? man picked up the weapon and open? ed tire shooting three times. AH three ?hots took effect, on., bail passed through tiie Intestines. Me-Mrv Kdltors: Several y?\irs :w,r<> I was eattlag a rank place of hay, 11' is, giuss and sorghum, and the mowet choked frequently with a big a commission was issued t.? the Southern Audit company of Colum? bia. The capital of the company Is $10,000. TUR RED SHIRT REUNION. Everything Now in Readiness for the Gathering at Anderson?The Pro? gramme of the Day. Anderson, Aus. 18.?Final arrange? ments for the great Red Shirt re? union to be held in Anderson August 24-25 were completed today and now everything is in readiness for the event. Thousands of visitors are ex? pected, and will be taken care of in grand style. The railroads and interurban lines will run special cars and the crowd will be handled com? fortably. On August 24, Tuesday, only dele? gates from the various counties will have to attend the meetings, for on this day the State organization will be perfected, by-laws and constitu? tions to be adopted and officers will be elected. The meeting will be call? ed to order in the court house by Col. J. C. Stribling, temporary chair? man, at 11 a. m. An address of web come will be made by Mayor Sher ard and a reisponse will be made* by a visiting Red Shirt man. After the delegates are enrolled by counties and after the committee on creden? tials reports, thfc constitution and by-laws will be adopted. An ad journment will then be taken for dinner. At 4 o'clock promptly the meeting will reassemble to elect State officers. At 8 o'clock in the evening Col. Robert Aldrieh of Barnwell will ad? dress the gathering in the court house on some Red Shirt subject. The ladles and the public at large are cordially invited to be present. Wednesday, the 26th, will be the big day, and a record-breaking crowd is expected here. At 11 a. m. the chief marshall of the day (to be se? lected on Tuesday) will move the parade, passing in review before the officers, Gov. Ansel and staff, Adjt. Gen. Boyd and staff and other offi? cers, who will be stationed on the plada. The march will then be com? menced to Buena Vista park, one mile down River street. . Salutes will be fired when the line Is halted to allow the reviewing officers to pass down the line just before entering Buena Vista park. The line of march will be compos? ed of the following organizations: Decorated automobiles with occu? pants dressed In red, under command of Col. J. E. Barton. Red Shirt men on foot, under com? mand of Col. J. G. Mobley of Fair field county and MaJ. Guyton of An? derson county. Red Shirt boys on foot under com? mand of Capt. Pk C. Galllard of New berry. Ladies on horseback, under Col. J. J. Fretwell. Mounted Red Shirts, under Col. J. T. C. Jones. Mounted Spanish-American war j veterans, under command of Col. H. H. Watkins. Fire department in fire wagons, under command of Capt W. N. Scott. Artillery command of Pendleton Red Shirts, under command of Capt P. C. Galllard. of Newberry. Members of Palmetto Riflemen, mounted, under command of Capt. J. H. Cralg. The speaking will be commenced in the grove at Buena Vista park on arrival of the parade. The speakers will be ex-Gov. John C. Sheppard and Senator B. R. Tillman. At the conclusion of the speaking dinner will be served in the park. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. F. H. Hyatt, Manager for S. C. Figures Never Lie and Here are the Figures of the Mutual Life Insur? ance Co., of New York. For the month of May, 1909, the South Carolina Agency received ap? plications amounting to $194,037.00. Cash Dividends declared to South Carolina pollcyholders for July settle? ment, $10,100.32. Since April 20, 1909, the following death claims have been paid to South Carolina pollcyholders $33,760.00. Proofs of death are being prepared by claimants for $53,300.00. These figures are so plain and con? vincing that "He who runs may read." ISAAC M. LORYEA, Special Agent Clarendon and Sumter. Offices at Manning and Sumter. Jas. D. Graham, Agent, Sumter. J. E. McFaddln, Agent, Sardinia, M. B. LesoHne, Agent, Pine wood. A Simple Answer. A school teacher in one of the low? er grades once asked her room. "What is wind?" After a thoughtful pause, a small hand was raised. "Well, Holier*, what is your answer?" "Why-er, wind is the air when it gets In B hurry," answered Robert.? The Delineator. Messrs. J. L Harringer, P. A. Wil onx. w. J. Brown, and B. B. Ingman have asked for a franchise for an electric road in Florence. Send us your job work. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of - and has been made under his per* fy^Z^^T^ , sonal supervision since its infancy* ^'?^^r^T f^+Cmmi Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Jusl-as-good"are but Experiments that trine with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Cfcstoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. ]Ct is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. 3it destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signatur? of The Kind Yon Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. MMTV, TT MWMttV ?fltl, ? KW TO? * Orr?. Positive Proof. A lawyer, going Into the parlor of his home noticed pencil-marks on the wall, put there, as he rightly suppos? ed, by one of his children. He called his little five and six year old son and daughter in to see which one had done the mischief. Of course each one blamed It on the other, so the father said. "Well, my son, a little bird told me he was siting on the fence and saw you through the win? dow marking the wall." The little fellow answered, "Get that bird and make him prove it."?The Delinea? tor for September. His Feelings. James, aged six, after having had his first ride on a scenic railway, de? scribed his feelings thus: "It made me feel just like I was all gone tut my soul, and that was al? most tickled to death."?The Deline? ator. BURDENS LIFTED. ?In buying a cough medicine don't be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it, and relief Is sure to follow. Espe? cially recommended for coughs, colds' and whooping cough. Sold by W. W. Sibert. frees Buuiter Racks,?Relief i*ro\edj Bs Lapee of Time. Backache Is a heavy burden; Nervousness wears one out; Rheumatic pain; urinary Ills; All are kidney burdens? Dally effects of kidney weakness. No use to cure the symptoms, Relief Is but temporary It the cause remains. Cure the kidneys and you cure the cause. Relief comes quickly?comes to stay. Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney ills.; Prove it by your neighbor's case. Here's Sumter testimony. The story of a permanent cure. J. A. Burgess, 317 W. Liberty St., Sumter, S. C, says: "About five years ago I suffered severely from back? aches and my kidneys were much dis? ordered. I used Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's drug store and they cured me. I gave a statement for publication recommending them in 1903 and at the present time, after five years have elapsed, I can say that I have not had a return of my old trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills are the best remedy I ever used for my back and kidneys and I am glad to confirm all I previously said about them." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 8. Lou Wolcott, n trained nurse, of pellagra in Rock Hill. MASTER'S SALE. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Hate Always Sought Bears the Signatur re of d^^^f^^t Insurance In All Lines. My friends wanting either Fire or Live Stock or Plate Glass In? surance, will please call on me as I represent No. 1 Companies, In both lines. Can Insure your Horses, Males, and Cows, In the American Live Stock Insurance Co. by death from any cause. W. A. BROWN, Sumter, S. C. Box 84. E. J. S W. K. DUNNE, ARCHITECTS. Plans and Specifications for all C lasses of Buildings. Personal attention given the Supervision of all Work. Law Range ephone 390. Sumter, S. C. By virtue of the decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Minnie McDowell, plaintiff, against. Lula Palmer. Frank Walsh and Ida Walsh, defendants, I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bid? der, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Saleday in September, 190). being the sixth day of said month, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate, to wit:' All that tract of land In the City and County of Sumter, adjoining lands of Dicey Mickens, Durant, Betsy Wil? liams, W. H. Price and Angeline Nel? son arid Minnie McDowell and being all the real estate owned by Barte mus Grant at the time of his death. Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to pay for papeprs. E. C. HAYNSWORTH, S-21 31-law Master. NOTICE. We wish to notify our friends an<T the public In general that we have severed our connection with Boyle Live Stock Co. and will be found on East Biampton avenue where we will with Mr. S. M. Pierson engage in a genera: Live Stock. Vehicle and I Farm Implement and Machinery bus? iness. J. N. BROWN, T. V. WALSH. 8-19-Ilt-W2t Will You Be One? Our customers are our best adver? tisements. Every pair of glasses fit? ted by us sells others. Every day some one says: "Mrs. So and So is so well pleased with her glasses that I thought I would come to you." We are human, never satisfied. We want to add you to our chain. To hit you as to fit your friends in the future. We correct all defects of the llu nuill Eye that Glasses will Remedy. W. A. Thompson, 0 S. Main Street - Sumter. S. C. FOR SALE Seed rye and oats, will have seed wheat, barley etc., later. Booth-Harby Livestock Co., S-2 St.