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%;,7-_:- - wTftlCcSSAV, AUGUST 25, 1909. Th? Samter Watchman was found? ed tn II 58 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron mow has the combined circulation and milaenco of both of the old papers, end la manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. BOM 10 PROHIBITIONIST?' **tt bin* unlawful to deliver, ac or receive any liquor, we trust We are not too credulous when we ex? press the hope that some ardent pro? hibitionist will make It hla personal duty to prosecute the railroad or ex? press aiests for delivering and each and every cltlssn who receives liquor at aar hind at description. Then we Shall have real prohibition."?Sumter Watchman and Southron. S(Why saese prohibitions! ?" And 'why aae "ardent prohibitionist?" It is ao mere his duty than any other oltlaes/s. mags of this sort at "pro MMwesriits" simply mean that the |SSJSsSJ| who indulge in them are not satisfied with the rule of the people? a sort of vain and Idle protest against Si Government of the people by the SjSjsSJSj '"r tne people. It would be mere ta keeping with democracy and ( good cHiaenshlp t% yield gracefully to the w III of the people and help to ?nahe the law that they vote for a Sem ess. The other looks too much eta* She behavior of spoiled children was woa't play unless you play their allowance Should be made for ejtnr SSrmter contemporary Just now, smarting under ths disappointment v*f recent defeat?Newberry Obeerv **Why i warne ardent prohibitionist?" jSjgssggsj t was the ardent prohlbi sebnurt ryr> of politician that was most active en ear men ting this new "re IWWaT movement. We would he grattfted <o eee some of them make good ih at least one instance their pretcstati >n of a high, holy and seal ous determination to reform their tsssghhare' habits and enforce the law. ?Htft we fear we were too credu? lous. When so shining a light among ftbr V%sl prohibitionists?a man who 'Is "reputed to be a temperate man in 'practice und not a mere office hunt lag politico-prohlbltlonlst?as the editor of the Newberry Observer be? gins to id le step in this manner, whai ?119 we t xpect of the gang who talk prohibit*.'n and drink whiskey to taake etwtm? "It is no more his duty then sny other citizen's," so says the jfrheerver. and all the other prohibi SjbjnsaSs siiy likewise And this Is one bl lV?e causes of the failure of prohi? bition. The average prohibitionist Is SJSSjns std aggressive to assume a Sxamsndiias responsibility In telling 'Other *p><pte what to do and how to but when It oomes to enforcing law l hey claim entire Irresponsi? ble that reason we enjoy pok thsm, and the way the Observer's flinches shows thst the probi? ere vulnerable. His observations on the rule of the ?sjsp1e sessd nice, but come with Sjejin fjrsse from the spokesman of a SfeMCftrul faction that has repudiated bn serreersent mads in the legislature now proposes to override the at the people In the counties SJId not vote to suit them. We Wf ttnWrtvt county have yielded to the will ef the majority and expect to ejfetw the law as well as any of the SssHRVs-prohibltlonlsts who are now urd to make Charleston, it ich and other local option counties SjSJSSSt piohlb'tlon. despite the vote ejf b ssaj<rity for the retention of the dispensary. Is this democra t ST hypocrisy ? SJsnstoT Tillman. In a speech at burg the other day. said that the Carolina legislature was venal that the Senate had been bought venttre to say that the senator about as much warrant for th<s nt as he had when he made chaises of wholesale corruption ?the State officers when he appeared in the political arena, charges, which were utterlv foundation, would have hud erect of annihilating any man than the doughty Benjamin but partisans unly stuck the closer t j I and as one of his ardent admir axwressed it "I would vote for VNsmtfn If he were to be convicted Wl ?.'"nMn< sheep." He took occasion ts? pay his respect to the news ffs of the State, or to tho*e who ?/p.>m?d to his policies. His ntock ttmirwgate is in no wise diminish? es* by his asauciatluris with the Solons Ington. and he is still ex fertile in vltuperstiou an 1 and a man who disagrees with ta b< th knave ind fool.- (isffnt v swtng the ehlMrss down und lei *Sj?a* the walking "Walk-Over" SSjsn ??n IbJgdSJf in the shoe window Sift >>, S^mt-t Clothing Co, e>Sjs St cjasa? ?14 your Job work. Farmers' Union News AND Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. W. Dabbs, 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 calla of the Union. To that end officers, and members of the Unioare 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 ;1 Is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle, S. C. TILE DRAINAGE. (In Four Chapters?^Chapter II.) In the present state of our agricul? ture, speaking generally, it might be well to confine our operations of un? derdrawing to those lands that are naturally very fertile and new; only the removal of the surplus water to enable them to produce large crops* And yet there seems some danger in laying down a general rule like this, for our country is largely made up of land which, though they cannot be classed as very fertile soils, yet, must be cultivated and proper drain? age even without extra fertilization would very much increase their yield. The farmer whose estate is largely or entirely composed of land of this class can find satisfaction in the fact that having drained his land he has not only placed his business on a much surer basis, but, by supple? menting his drainage with judicious manuring, he has it In his power to bring his soil up to a very high state of fertility. Agriculture, when as? sisted by drainage, is not so much in? fluenced by vicissitudes of weather and becomes as unfailing in its re? turns as any other occupation. Of course what is here said about underdralnage might be applied with equal propriety to surface drainage. The proper treatment of the surface In order to remove the water of heavy rains and at the same time prevent eroaion, should precede underdraln? age. I shall not dwell upon the sub? ject of surface drainage here, as this paper is Intended to be a mono? graph on tile drainage. I will only remark in passing that surface drain? age does not contemplate soil drain? age. It removes water that would otherwise stand on or soak into the soil, thus keeping the soil wet longer, and. Incidentally, may furnish outlet channels for receiving the water de? livered by the underdrains. A good soil Is a soil abounding in j all the elements of plant food; but | there are certain conditions that must exist in any good soil In order that a seed may make a thriving plant. The soil must be moist, but not wet. and well supplied with air. We sup? ply the air when we remove the su? perabundant water, and this aeration qf the soil Is promoted by tillage. A crop on drained soils stands droughts better than a crop on undralned soils, because drained soils have more moisture in them during droughts than undralned soils. The greater supply of moisture during dry seasons In drained soils is to he accounted for as follows: First?A water-logged soil, that is to say a soil that continues full of water all through the winter, will, when dry weather sets in, begin to bake and get hard. This hard crust, ever increasing in depth, serves as a pump just like the lamp wick, drawing the water up from below and giving it off to the atmosphere until the subsoil water is exhausted down to a depth out of reach of the crop roots. The soil during the pro? cess of drying shrinks and splits into those big cracks already alluded to, and these promote the drying effect of the atmosphere. Hundreds of tons of water are thus carried from every acre. Notice in your cabbage patch that the tracks you made while set? ting out plants where the ground was wet are the last points to dry. This is because the soil under your feet was kneaded or pressed together, and condensed for some distance below the surface, which had the effect of increasing its capillarity, thus en? abling it to draw water from a great? er depth, thereby keeping the surface wet longer than the surrounding soil. Now after our water-logged soil lias been drained, the tlrst few feet of s<?il Its capacity for retaining the warmth derived from below Is Increased; and this is of considerable value in early planting. Second?Let us consider the im? portance of dew to the growing crop. When air containing moisture comes in contact with an object cooler than itself it deposits a part of its mois? ture upon the object In the form- of dew. In a grick house where the plaster is laid directly upon the brick walls, in winter, while warm mois? ture laden wind is blowing, follow? ing a cold spell, the water is condens? ed upon the surface of the cooler walls, and trickles down in quantity greater or less according as the dif? ference between the temperature of the air and that of the walls is greater or less, and depending also, upon the amount of moisture carried in the air. Now, during the growing season the warm moist air in the same man? ner deposits its moisture upon the cooler blades and leaves of plants, and also upon and In the soil, though the moisture is not so much in evi? dence on the ground because the ground absorbs it. Every one who has had occasion to walk through high grass early on some spring or sum? mer morning, can form some idea of the quantity of water deposited In a sing night in the form of dew? some hundreds of gallons to the acre, I should think. In my first chapter I have not only shown that dry earth absorbs moisture from the atmos? phere, but actually measured the amount absorbed. v f : \ I Now, to come to the point, through soil that has been mellowed by un? derdralnage, the air can circulate much more freely than it can through a compact soil, and the warm moisture laden air, passing deep into and out of the cooler soil, leaves a good part of its moisture in the soil right where the roots of the crop can take it up. The admission of air adds fertility to the soil, and It t also helps to break down the manurial j matters contained in the soil and adapt them to the needs of the crop; but to go further into this subject is not within the province of these papers. However, I must convince those who are in doubt as to what has been said about the circulation of air in the soil, that this is no mere the? ory incapable of demonstration. The pressure of the atmosphere is about 15 pounds to the square inch, vary? ing somewhat with changes of the weather; so if you could exhaust all the air from a tight cask, the cask would have to sustain a pressure ap? proaching 15 pounds for every square inch of heads, sides and all else 01 coMapse from the pressure of thi at? mosphere without. If you take- a piece of gas pipe, place one end of It in a hole several feet deep, fill the hole with earth and let it rain on it until the earth about the pipe has become packed to the density cf a pood soil, you can still blow through the pipe and out into the soil with your mouth. Of course if you were to drive the pipe into the ground with a maul, a dense plug of earth would be forced into the end of the pipe which would resist all your ef? fort* at blowing. And so even the slight variation in the atmosphere that affects thet barometer?those va? riations due to heat and cold and the winds?cause circulation of air in the soil. I have placed my hand at th?s outlet of one of my main drains and felt the cool air flowing oui of the drain even '\hen no water was being discharged. There is a simple appa? ratus uted to illustrate the foregoing facts, but I cannot take sagos to show it here. To be continued. from the surface downward have been made more open and mellow, and the capacity of the son for sucking up water from below as well as its c i ? paclty as u OOndUCtOf Of the sun's heat is thereby greatly diminished; end be it remembered thai In just ths proportion that the capacity of the ?ignaturo S'dl as a beat conductor is lessened, CASTOR IA Por Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always bought You are invited to attend our Opening Display of Fine Merchant Tailoring August 26, 27 cvnd 28. We will have an Expert Cutter and Fitter from Isaac Hamburger & Sons, to attend to your wants, and we Guarantee a Fit. Good dressers and Men who are particular about a fit cannot afford to miss this dis? play. Looking through the line does not obli? gate you to buy. The Sumter Clothing Co. Outfitters to Men and Boys. LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE!. 1 Prohibitionists Promise to Do Their Part to Enforce I^*\v, But Desire Aid of Officials. Editor Watchman and Southron: We notice in your issue of the 18th the following: "A Law and Order League with ac? tive branches In every township in the county would do much to prevent prohibition from being a farce. But unless the men who compose the league will work up cases and prose? cute the blind tigers it will be a farce itself. A mere organization with an Imposing array of officers will accom? plish nothing, while a working or? ganization, zealous and fearless in the prosecution of law breakers of all classes will be a real force for good." Tou are right! It takes something besides an organization. We expect to take advantage of Mr. Bowman's invitation and will be at the Court House on Monday night, but we want to say that it will be the duty of the officers, city and county, to enforce the law. The citizen, of course, ought to actively co-operate, but enforce? ment of laws rests upon officials. In conversation with a thoughtful prohibitionist recently, he took the position that while the individual cit? izen could do much, a strict enforce? ment need not be expec* d where of? ficials were not in sympathy with arrying out the law to the letter. Now to the point: It was reported on Tuesday, during the voting, thai: every police officer of the city, ex? cept one, was supporting the dispen? sary?as they had a right to do, of course?and the Impression was gen? eral that, being dispensary support? ers, they would not give the people a vigorous enforcement of the prohibi? tion law in Sumter city.. We mention this matter that the officers may know that the eyes of the people are upon them and that they will be expected to do their duty fully and make Sum? ter a dry town In reality. We have strong hopes along this line, for Chief Bradford tells us that he not only can enforce the law reasonably well, but will do it. So, let's give our efficient force all the support necessary and then, if results are not what they ought to be, the people can have a chance to be heard. E. P. Miller. The Walking Man. The walking "Walk-Over" man who is walking around the shoes in tiie window of the Sumter Clothing <'o. is much smaller than Tom Thumb or the Russian Prince. The crowds In front of the window show the Interest taken In the little fellow dho represents th?> greatest iin< of ? sboes made at $3.50 and $4.00. 8-23-5t Lum Ma this Sentenced. Lum Mathis, after a sojourn In the guard house of more than thirty-six hours, was cold sot' ^'hen brought before Mr. Hurst Saturday. He was charged with public drunkenness and larceny. He plead guilty to the first charge but, at first denied having stolen two cakes of soap and two sticks of pomode from Hearon's Pharmacy. He flnall:. admitted steal? ing the articles and threw himself on the mercy of the court. He was giv? en an option on $15 or 3.0 days. Paserby?Here, boy. your dog has bitten me on the ankle. Dog Owner?Well, that's as high as he could reach. You wouldn't expect a little pup like him to bite your neck, would yer??Pearson's Weekly. IT'S a good plan to visit all the salesrooms avail? able and not decide which piano to buy un? til you have seen them all. We'll take our chance then on you buying a Stieff The best Piano to be had for as little mon? ey as a good Piano can be sold. Direct from maker to user, without agent's or middle? man's profits. Every cent of the price you pay is ac? counted for in the instru? ment itself. 8 Chas. M. Stieff Manufacturer of Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-Pia yer Pianos. Southern Wnreroom 5 West Trade St. CHARLOTTE, - - X. C. C. II. Vllnioth, Manager. (Mention this paper.) DRY, VERY DRY! Won't you come over to Sumter, The dear old place has gone dry. We'll give you pop corn and lemon? ade, But I'll be hanged if you can get any rye; ? Down through the alleys you'll wan? der, And wish that you were never., born. And you will cuss like a sun-of-a-gun When you have to drink blind tiger corn. E. X. "What can the consumer do?" in? quires a Georgia paper. In a great many instances we will have to do without.?Wilmington Star. PALL AND WINTER THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO. MASTER'S SALE. 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, 1909. 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 and 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. B. C. HAYNS WORTH, 8-21-31-law Master. NOTICE. We wish to notify our friends and t.ht? public in general that we have I s?' vered our connection with Boyle Live Stock Co. and will be found on East Hampton avenue where we will with Mr. S. M. Pierson engage in a general Live Stock, Vehlds and Farm Implement and Machinery bus? iness. .T. N. BROWN, T. V. WALSH B-lf-IU-W2t roil BALE Seed rye and oats, will have seed wheat, barley etc., later. Booth-Harby Livestock Co., 8-2 ( St.