Cht flBUttbman anb Soutbron SATURDAY. OUI OBER 9, 1909. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In Uli and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron ?ow ha* the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, and la manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. "If eld l*nt were alive now% he would probably Rive up all hope of being able to save Charb ston."? I News and Courier. Is It as bad as that? a a ' a The Charleston grand Jury Is pro! ably no worse than the Farnum Jur ? ? ? President Taft probably never hears1 of Sumter, but If he accepts the invitation of the City Council and th? Chamber of Commerce to stop fcare en routs from Augusta to Flor? ence, he will remember that there Is aavti s pl;?ce m the map when Post? er Hhotu asks for re-appoint fasA / Mon y In Pork. i %fi> H i noyle butchered at his ? at tnJajr a two year-old hog. r S weighed on the foot ?66 iad.. and After being butchered and bi >ught Into his meat market, weighed *(4 pounds net. He sold It fee $%< 6V The hog was raised on Mr. tf .,ie's farm near the city of m_ ?I the regular meeting of the Beard of Directors of the First Nu Haast Pank on Tuesday afternoon. It ws? nnanitnoualy resolved that the "ttrptu.. (if the hank he Increased to *se.eoo This w is accomplished by n irwnM't if f J?.000 from the undivid? ed prom . account, and leaves still to the credit of that account nearly *SltfO the combined capital, sur *?4aV ?h i profits of the bank Is n >w natal fits. too. thus adding to the ? treagih and solidity of this old and ?Ho*: tsartltattoa. M Ihilletln des Halles, the lead Preach grain paper, estimates the wheat (up thu your ai 4SI.400.00? SaahH. *hf asstae*. Thi# compares with loo f*at (he Same time last year. Vtic American National Bank of an ?i iNriaco saya that few persons. \n4esn they have made actual and earftaual investigation, can realise the ?Sjiilty and ectent of the agrlcul wra'i etitoge* In California?changer, y frhi h vast ranches are being con iato small farms, tilled t) aaaieed* of famillea whose wants aaat he ?applied, usually from thb aaefcet. and whose surplus earnings 14 I? the wealth of the State. By ?r? of dlastratlon. within the past ?aejie*?"? sis large tracts, aggregat rg 4I*.001 acres, in the Sacramento ? alter including the Glenn Ranch of 4.aelt .?od the Cone Ranch of 40. a-ar have been broken up into mart tracts, watered by irrigation, nd e* e a >w supporting considerable >*r %4< ,ms. '?!. hoik aal onion crop of 1909 ? a#* practically all harvest?d, and eaev?l*. %? cording to American Agl c?*ta??.i. to 1.175.000 bushels from a k* ? ?i 11.100 acres. The tgnrafl htlaHsig acre ?ig e t?y states place N %v ? IPs fufeflCS?? with Ohio a ??? ?nj The crop was hurt this Ig A'i pat Ma. The ohm crop Ivii tn .-, sa| -.oiio'what smaller, in ?te *f yield to tr.< acre, but a ro? ns?*? foil oi p In the IJt*4? ? si an. i l*hc crop yarn ;\g^ a a? p>?ecd at 4..1J2.000 bushels. The ejrau%~i>> crop of 1909. according to this aslh.trlty. ?? 1.120.000 bushels. r**aa?l ? ??0.900 bushels in 1908 and 1.14*?? iMi .ltels in 190; Dividing fjh* C*e? inte sections. S.'.O.oi m bushels as o*-eJio i tiew Km.land and K< n 'ajo**. ? H| in Mas* u tiu-t u* The P +w i ?? ey crop approximates 425. i weal toward a full yl Id. < Mils Of TH \NKS. I e V li ertend my snoei stMtfS lha % m** many friend-, f ?r the hlrn>- _ i * < * ? de; ' i .? I -isbaiol'i ssjaa>. a* " ?I lha tin. i| HilA i. ? CKJ1 . I^. fcfcarsj, rt. C. Oct. 4. 1909. i . H Association Meeting ?III he I meeting of the Ru sk^i 0 >l Improvement Association ?'l?y. Oct. Uth In the grand roiMti of the Court House. In MSB |i ?'egMlsr programm there a - **> ?*! -oi .?f business which will >r ia( ??eo4 to every teacher in the tttW Ail te-.ichcra are invited to sjfsnsal n\lS& K W. Mcl.KXr:. j*i shlaut* !? e V ! Farmers' Union News ?AND Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. W. Dnbbs, President Farmers' Union of Suinter K County.) g The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would improve that service by special features. The first to bs 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 offlcefs. and members of the Union are requested to u?e these columns. Aiso 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 o/ their successes or failures will be appreciated and published. Trusting this Department vlll be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. May es vi lie. S. C. Some Random Thoughts. I wish the farmers and cotton buy? ers would read carefully the clipping from The Progressive Farmer on the subject of bagging and ties. I learn? ed accidentally last summer that ad? ditional bagging and ties are put on cotton by exporters, but have refrain? ed from commenting on it because so far I have been unable to get direct proof. Now comes the editorial writ? er of Progressive Farmer and makes the same statement backed up by the inquiry of manufacturers in confer ence with Farmers' Union represen? tatives by asking the question: "Why Is It that when cotton leaves the far? mers' gin It has only 20 to 22 pounds of tare, but lias 31 pounds by the time It reaches us?" In the face of this and the fact that the price here is based upon net cot? ton in Manchester, England, the buy? ers of this section have the effrontery to publish a statement that they will penalize cotton with more than 20 pounds of tare and refuse to buy any bale that has a palpable excess. I would not, nor would the Union In? dorse any attempt to load cotton down with bagging and ties more than enough to protect it, or more than the acknowledged tare as fixed by the! world's greatest market; nor do re j Indorse the farmer who packs light bales of cotton to tell bagging and boast of his crop; but I do think we should put on the amount we are en? titled to. Just why a test case has net been made this season I am not aide to say, hut of one thing I am sure this action on the part of cot? ton buyers, is but hastening the time when the farmer through his own or? ganisation will handle his own pro? duct In his own way. By the way: It is commonly re? ported thst certain mercantile inter? ests have said they will spend ten thousand dollars to smash any busi? ness organisation the farmers may start. We are glad to know that they have that much money to throw iway?money made through farmers' patronage and that was unjustly tak? en out of farmers' pockets and we trust that while they are smashing farmers' organizations this money will find its way back into the pock? ets of the farmers. Score two for the Union! Score one was when the Union, a weak local at that, caused rebates to ^e returned to non-union farmers last rpring on fertilizer sales. It is sad to see how Southern spin? ners are going to be fooled this sea? son as they were several years ago when the cheap cotton was exported ind our mills had to scramble tor a Supply of cotton at one or two cents above the foreign spinner. E. *.V. I*. Put More Bagging on Your cotton. Agnin we would urge our cotton growers to put on bagging and ties 10 the full 6 per cent limit this season. It jou put on less than 6 per cent- - thai is to say 30 pounds on g .V)0 pouitd bale. 26 on a 110-pound bale, ?ft,,?It Is simply a matter of giving tie SOtgag buyer good OO+tOII worth \'2 1-2 cents a pound when be is pay? ing you only for bagging and ties averaging about 3 1-2 cents a pound. Thin is a matter our farmers have b.) entirely too slow to understand, The gist of the whole matter Is sim ply this: The price of cotton is il\??l by manufacturers who buy on a basis of 6 per c und bale; and on each 500-pound . I". therefore, they allow a price for tic gross bale sufficient to pay for only 470 pounds net of lint cotton. In other words, the price pa> 1 per pound for the whole 600 pounds is iwered so as to allow for 30 pounds tare. Nw, the average farmer instead of ? putting 470 pounds of lint cotton and 30 pounds of bagging into a 500 peund bale, puts in 478 pounds of c ?tton and 22 pounds of bagging? thereby putting in 7 extra pounds of 12 1-1 cent cotton worth $1 instead of I I pounds of bigTlng and tie* v.or'.li 29 cents. Moreover, all the evidence goes to show that if the farmer does not put on full 30 pounds tare to each 500 pound bale, the exporter adds the ex? tra 8 or 10 pounds in second-hand bagging and makes the extra dollar that really belongs to the farmer. At a meeting of foreign manufacturer* with representatives of the Farmers' Union in Washington City a year or two ago, the manufacturers Inquired: "Why is it that when cotton leaves the farmer's gin it has only 20 to 22 pounds of tare, but has 31 pounds by the time it reaches us?" This is the explanation. Put on bagging to the full 6 per cent limit. Mr. Ransom Hinten, a well known North Carolina cotton grower, illustrates the matter very clearly when he says: "Suppose you were carrying a box of meat to mar? ket and you knew they would knock off thirty pounds from the .gross weight for the weight of the box: wouldn't you be foolish to use only a 20-pound box Instead?give them 10 pounds of meat Instead of 10 pounds of box?" Even so It is .with the farmer who gets pay for cotton on a basis of 30 ties while he puts on only 20 pounds, pounds deduction for bagging and ties while he puts on only 20 pounds. Put on all the bagging and ties that you can buy for 3 1-2 cents a pound and sell for 12 1-2 cents.?Editorial in Progressive Farmer. THE MURRAY REQUISITION. From Illinois Without Georg? W. Murray, Governor of That State 'Having Postponed Action for 30 Oajra. Mr. J. H. Orady, who was sent to Sspringneld. 111., by Gov. Ansel as a special agent of the State of South Carolina bearing requisitions on the Governor of Illinois for the extradi? tion of George W. Murray, has re? turned without his prisoner. The Governor of Illinois refused to honor the requisition on the perjury charge on which Murray has not been tried, and postponed action for thirty days on the requisition on the forgery charge, on which Murray was tried, convicted and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. Thlr postponement was granted on petition Of Murray's attorneys, former U. S. Senator W. E. Mason and his son, who asked for time in which to make ,a fu'ler showing and to preset t. pe? titions from citizens of Sumter OOUP ty and other sections of South Caro? lina, who are opposed to ibe extradi? tion of Murray. Within the thirty days this petition will be presented to Cov. Ansel with the request that Mur? ray be pardoned and the ca^e ended. Mr. Crady says there has bean .Quito a furor worked up in some circle* hi Chicago and vicinity over the Murray case and many preachers are interes'. hrg themselves very actively in Mur ray's behalf, I large delegation hav? ing called on the Governor to protest against his honoring the requisition of GOV, Ansel. The sentiment in Murray's favor has been fostered on the allegation that be is the victim of persecution on account of racial and political prejudice. Mr. Orady sayi that he was told that $100,000 would be raised in Chicago, if that amount is needed, to tight the extra? dition of Murray. There is no doubt that Murray will not be brought back to South Carolina without a hard fight. But the Governor of Illinois did not hesitate to say that he would honor the requisition in the forgery case, as it is an iron-clad case. Pending the bearing which has been postponed for thirty days, Mur? ray was released on his personal rec? ognizance, without bail, by the order of the Governor Of Illinois. Almost eighty years of potatoes, cabbage, corn ami onions. Never a taste of meat, clam or lobster. Rev. Henry S. Clubb, eighty-three years old, president of the Vegetarian So? ciety of America, resident of Phila? delphia and temporary feojourner in Greenland, ll hale, hearty and hap? py. Copyright 1909^ by I. Hamtnirger & Sons Baltimore. Md. WE are willing that the clothes we sell should shoulder their own burden of proof. Let them do their own talking, if you please. When it comes to designing, styling, inside and outside tailoring, we unhesitatingly claim our Smart Suits and Overcoats for Young Men and Boys represent the very highest examples of latter-day tailoring and clothes - quality at fair prices. We guarantee satisfaction. Our Fall stock is ready for your inspection. Suits, Isaac Hamburger Make, $20 $30 = OTHER M&KES $10, $12.50. $15, $18.50 AND $20. = = =S Sumter Clothing Co. SIX PEIt CENT MONEY. Sum t er Savings Bank Off eis Cheap Money on Cotton 'Warehouse Cer? tificates. The Sumter Savings Bank makes an? announcement today that marke a decided step in advance in the bank? ing business and that will be hailed with satisfaction by farmers who store cotton in the warehouse for the purpose of ' borrowing money and holding for higher prices. When a farmer can obtain money at 6 per cent on his stored cotton he is in a better position to hold for a prospec? tive advance in price than when he has to pay 8 per cent. The Sumter Savings Bank has taken the lead in providing cheap money for its cus? tomers and they will doubtless appre? ciate it. Hon. O. C. Scarborough, of Sum merton, who was here Thursday on his way home from a business trip, furnished some Information concern? ing the storm c mr ? at his planta? tion on Santet near Sum merton. He received a telephone message stating that the storm," Tuesday night, blew down his barn and stables, killing seven mules out? right and injuring two others so seriously that they will have to be killed. His heaviest Iofs, however, was the damage to his crop. A great deal of cotton on the placeh ad not been picked over the first time, and In fields where the pickers were getting 800 to 10^0 pounds, three fourths of the open coaon was blown away. It is estimated that Mr. Scarborough's loss on the cotton crop alone will exceed $3.000. WANTED?A settled lady to assist With housekeeping and caring for children. Apply Mrs. E. R. Conk? er, 110 Church St. 10-6-lt. W.-lt WANTED?To buy a large quantity of short or long leaf pine logs. Eith? er f. o. b. cars Sumter or f. o. b. car at shipping point. Correspond? ence solicited. Sumter Lumber Co. 9-22-2wk. FOR SALE -At Cotton Warehouse in Sumter, 300 bushels Appier Seed Oats 75 cents per bushel there or F. O. B. cars. Write or phone. Jno. Li. Frtersou, No. 3 Ii. F. D., Sum? ter, S C. 9-18-3t; W. 2t. FOR BALE?Several pure bred Berk? shire Gilts, as pretty as pictures. Too fine for pork if any farmer needs to improve his stock. Prices 12c pound gross wt. Weigh from 150 to 200 lbs. Will be bred, if de? sired, but do not advise it on O. K. in breeding. There is more and quicker money In good hogs with meat so high, than any other live stock. Also several milch cows* will sell at bargains before calv? ing. R. W. Dabbs Mayrsville. B. C. 9 IS-IW The Home I ?O F AT RE? I Tar Heel The Home . ? Of . THE? - Tar Heel O'DONNELL 6 CO These Chilly Mornings Are gentle reminders of the near approach of Winter, and that means more bed covering. When you find that you cannot longer defer the purchase of blankets, do not forget that this is the Home of the Tar Heel? The Greatest Blanket Ever Put on the Market for the Money. 13 cent cotton has not affected the price of of them because they are strictly ALL WOOL. In fact we are selling them now as cheap as we did when cotton was 5 cents. We have cheaper Blankets from 75c to $3 pair. Children's Crib Blankets $1.50. A Full Line of Comfortables from 75c to $7.50 each O'DONNELL 6 CO. Blankets Comforts For th? Y. M. C. A. A public meeting Will be held in the Opera H?UM Sunday afternoon. 17th inst., at half past three o'clock, In the interest of the local associa? tion. Mr. O. C. Huntington, Inter State Secretary for the two Carolinas will deliver an address. No subscrip? tions will be solicited at the meeting. Tbc ministers of the city are Invited to occupy seats on the stage with the Executive Committee. The singers of the various churches are requested to attend. A large meeting is desired and there will be a hearty welcome for all. S. H. EDM UNDS. C. M. HURST, President. Cor. Secretary. Col. Thomas Wilson has purchased the Oelgar Hose Co. lot from the city. The lot has a frontage of 6T> feet on East IJberty street and a depth of 110 feet. The price paid was $100 B front foot.