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Cbt 88attbinan aito <?outb,Oh WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1909. The Sumter Watchman wai round? ed In 1S50 and the True Southron In lilt. The Watchman and Southron mow haa the combined circulation and Influence of both of the old papers, und la manlfeatly the best advertising medium In Sumter. - ? ELKS MEMORIAL EXERCISES. Iteautlful Ceremonies in Memory of the Dead of the Order. . ^?o.?l \y uf'trn??t)ii In the Atul emy of Music, the members of Sum ter laMfi No. 855. II. P. O. Bilks he'd their arselaa of sorrow In com? memoration of the members of the order Who have passed away from this life to the reward of the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Universe* The program was particularly Im? pressive and beautiful. Professor W. S. Schumacher's splendid orches? tra was augumented by the addition of a number of out of town musi? cians, the total number In .the or? chestra being eighteen. Their sev? eral selections were among the most enjn,,i!,ie numbers on the program. Tr.^ vocal numbers by Miss L. E. Alexander and Mr. Gay charmed the large audience. They were both in fine voice, and their selections were beautifully appropriate. Professor Schumacher's violin solo, always an ever increasing treat, carried his ilsterners to that realm of enchant? ment to which perfect music alone holds the open sesame. The eulogy, "Our Departed Dead." which was delivered by Senator John H Clifton, was a literary gem. His beautiful tribute to the departed members of the Order, came, It seemed from the deepest resources of his heart, and found a lodging place In the hearts of his hearers. It was most beautiful. Senator Oeo. P. von Kohlnlts was selected by reason as his prominence m the Order and his ability as an orator to deliver the memorial ad? dress. The rapt attention of the au? dience as they hung upon his every word, speaks most significantly of the pleasure that his address gave, it was. ndetd. an oratorical treat. The program: Funeral March.Chopin I.ro. w. S. Schumacher's Orchestra. Opening Ceremonies.Ritual Solo?"Remember Now Thy Crea? tor" .E. Cowles Mr. Gay. Prayer.Rev. J. P. Marlon Evening Star?Prom Tannhauser, Wagner. Orchestra. Eulogy?"Our Departed Dead"?Bro. J. H. Clifton, ?olo? "Forever With the Lord"? Gounod. Miss L. E. Alexander. Memorial Address?Bro. Geo. F. von Kohlnlts. Violin Solo.Selected Prof. W. 8. Schumacher. Dv et.Selected Miss Alexander, and Mr. Gay. Benediction. Rev. F. M Satterwhlte Sectette?(From "Donlzette's Opera. Lucia Dl-Lsmmerm ?or.' ) Orchestra SAVE THE IHRDS. The following Resolution Was Adopt? ed b> ibe Snmler County Farmers' Union. To the Senator and Representatives of Sumter County, Greeting: We the Sumter County Farmers' Union, assembled In Sumter this 3rd day of Dec, 1909, deem It wise to call your attention to the fact that the game laws of our State are be in? openly ilsonejSS1 and that the game la rapidly disappearing, and knowing as we do that the pie. r\at ion of the birds, and especially the insectivor? ous birds, is of the greatest Impor? tance, as without them It would be almost Impossslbh |a make any crops. w therefore, we as representa? tives of the farmers of Sumter coun? ty, do it -e pas to SSM every means la your power to h iv *uch laws passed ?s will not injure any person, yet will effectually prOlOCl the alfdl r?. destruction. In our Judgnu t the best way to attain UHs end. Is t > put a tax n' from one t<> tu ? dollars, on every SC m r used for killing i-atne without an\ exceptions whatever. Requiring a tag to be fixed on the gun with the nn It and ,? new tag to be given each year when the tax Is paid. Th" fun I collected by this means should the kept In the State treasury to be used by the Audubon Society. This will enable us to have a game warden In every community, whose dot It shall ???? to protect the game. And we would furth? r recommi rid that It he m oh> unlawful for any one perron, to kill gegfl than gftegfl birds In any one day. Realizing as we do the great Importance of linim dlate action In this matter, we again ur*,e you to use every legitimate no ans in your power to protect our l lnK j. n w.\i:i;k\, E. T. Mi.MS, 8. D. CAIN, Committee. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. \V. 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 bo Inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which I h?.ve been requested to conduct. It will be my aim to give tho 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. WtK be of practical benefit to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of o.<r readers telling of their successes or failures will be appreciated and ) jblhhcd. Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communioatlons for tl If Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville, S. C. FARMERS' UNION' OFFICERS ELECTED. Senator Smith Spoke in the Aftcr noou?Criticised Central Dank Scheme. The following officers were elected "rlday by the Farmers* Uni m of iumter County to serve during the nsuing year: President, E. W. Dabbs, ree ected; ice president, W? E. Kolb; sec retary nd treasurer, Hugh Wltherspoon, eelected; chaplain, G. W. Mahoney; rganizer and lecturer, H. W. Beall; oorkeeper, R. M. Cantey; conductor, V. L. Brunson: executive committee, . B. White, J. H. Robinson and J. C. McElveen. With the Union were h. F. Cellar, of Cameron, executive com lltteeman of the Seventh congres lonal district of the State unlo i; Mr. Villlams, tue United States dem nstrator in charge of the cxperl iental farm at Stateburg, anc Sen tor E. D. Smith. Mr. Kellar spoke > the union on warehouse and bank ig propostions. President Dabbs announced that n the 15th and 16th of this month rof. Barrow of Clemson would have { n exhibit and hold a farmers' in tltute In the court house at Si mter, nd all farmers and others interested ffjCC Invited to attend. Senator E. D. Smith delivered an ddress at the afternoon session, ?hieb was open to the public. Ow ig to the fact that it had beer pre lously advertised that the public esalon would be held In the fore ioon, at which time Senator Smith /ould speak, and few learned cf the hange of programme, the a'tend nce in the afternoon was not large nd few save members of the VTnlon leard the address. Senator Smith llscussed the cotton situation briefly ind then branched off Into a d.scus lon of the tariff and the Reaubli an plan to establish a great central >ank and postal savings bank.', to vhlch he devoted most of his time, le was out spoken In his opposition o the scheme to centralize the con rol of the financial system of the country and thereby create a more powerful and more dangerous mono? poly than any now existing under the 'osterlng care of the Republican >arty, creator and friend of trusts. Some Random Thoughts. Several very interesting articles 'or these columns were lost wee': be Fore last and accounts for the small space devoted to farm topics. This week we have an article from Vhe Farmers' Union Sun. " What Lach of Farm Labor Is Doing for the BovtaV" Our farmers who are dis? posed to plant largely in cotton should ponder well the probable sea? sons, and the labor supply in a wet June and at the time of picking. Usually I do not worry when It Is stated that the acreage in cottor has been increased one or two mlllon acres. I have noticed that these are apt t ? he wet yean and the seasons aaVS the farmers from their folly, If we would cat down t<> some kiid of system and stick to it. there would not be the wild fluctuations In ths Nil rket. I'm,. BOOM Of the guano money to )?uy Wilt fencing; plant corn. pea> and potatoes under fence. Anc* let hogs and cattle do some of the har reatlni ll one Of the ways to help solve the labor problem and several other probleme, too, Medow we print the resoltulons of the Farmers' Union on game pre teo* Uon, a eommlttee of the Union will pn snl them lo our senator and rep ti sntatl ? and urge lham to at ?? thai the proper legislation is enact" ed. The Union meeting covered >nly routine matters such as the election of oUlcers, etc. We ware fortunate In nhVthi with US Mr. II. F. Kella!-. c?f Cnmeron, Ihe executive commit* |04 man for tin* 7th Congressional District, ami Senator E. I>. Smith. It WM a SOUrce Of regret that SenRtOf Smith's public ipeech was heard by sc? faW, but OWJnf to his train not reaching Sumter In time for the pub lie speech to be in the morning had to change the hour to 3 p. m., and could not get the notice sufficiently extended. I think those who had any doubt as to the good he can do in Wash? ington bad all fears removed on that score when they listened to his con? servative speeches, both in secret and open meeting. E. W. D. What Lack of Farm Labor is Doing for the South. Owing to the scarcity of labor It .will be impossible for the South for years to come to grow more cotton than what has already been produc? ed. The present price of the pro? duct may be an Incentive to South? ern farmers to plant a larger acre? age next year, but they realize the folly of doing this in view of the fact that there Is not enough labor available to cultivate and harvest more than 13,000,000 bales. To raise this amount and gather it about exhausts the labor resources of the country, and so It Is absurd to talk of the South, under present conditions, supplying all the cotton the world needs. It would be easy enough with such labor as we have to grow twenty million of bales, sup? posing the world demanded so many, but It would require twice the labor force available to gather a crop of tnat size. Not until the picking of cotton by hand can be dispensed with or foreign labor be Introduced will the ?outh ever be able to grow In the future more cotton than It has in the past. Lack of labor, then, or at least lack of the kind that It available, forbids greater cotton production. The South has reached the end of its tether In this respect. It would be folly to raise what cannot be sav ed, however great the demand. This view of the situation f< upon one's attention questions are worth considering. The tim near at hand when farm 1pv r lie at a premium, perhap t been reached already. Those in country have every inducement remain where they ?ire and tl who have left it to better their tunes in town or city will be ten ed baok to the country. In fact, tide of population has even i commenced to turn countrywi For the last fifty years it has b going the other way. but a cba appoars to have set in. It seems be drifting away from the cities. I should all the people belonging to our urban population and living from hand to mouth seek the coun? try, they would not tend much to? ward solving the South's farm-la? bor problem. What then? Simply that our farmers would be forced in? to the use of labor-saving machinery and to diversify their crops. They \\\\\ be compelled to that course or el-e they must encourage foreign immigration if they purpose continu? ing the one-crop system. Put rath? er than destroy their homogeneou* ness as a people and endanger their institutions by the introduction of foreigners, we are confident they will seek to overcome the stress of their present circumstances by giv? ing up cotton growing to a large ex? tent and devoting themselves more i and more to the growing of other crops. Such a course means smaller farms and better cultivation of the soil. So, after all, scarcity of farm la- 1 bor in the South looks as though it Will prove a blessing. The day may \ come, unless a practical cotton pick? er shall be invented In the mean? while, when an eight or a ten mil? lion bale crop will be considered a fair average, with no disposition ever to make It greater. It is need? less i > say that such a limit set upon cotton production would in a few years enrich the South, provided our larmers turn their attention to th<? raising of home supplies and cease to depend on other sections of the country for them. We believe the labor situation of the South Is such that, against every inclination to the contrary, they will be compelled to this course. The future Is big with promise to them, if they only know how to make the most of it. Dlver fiflod farming In the South bids fair to te the order of the day.?Progres? siv* Farmer. The Sumter County Teachers' As? sociation met at the Hampton school Saturday with an attendance that was gratifyingly large. The teachers of the county are becoming interested in the work of the association and it Is believed that great good will re? sult to the educational Interests of Sumter county. 1CT0RS SAID INCURABLE RELIEVED BY PE-RU-NA. Mrs. E. West, 137 Main St., Menasha, YVis. Catarrh ffijtsk, of the p Stomach. Robust and Strong -Splendid Appetite. Mrs. E. West, 137 Main St., Menasha, Wis., writes: "We have used Peruna in our family for a number of years and when I say that it is a fine medicine for catarrh and colds, 1 know what I am talking about. ?*I have taken it every Spring and Fall for four years, and 1 find that it keeps me robust, strong, with splendid appetite, and free from any illness. "A few years ago it cured me of catarrh of the stomach, which the doctors had pronounced incurable. "I am very much pleased with Peruna." Bowels ar.d Stomach. Miss Mary Jones, 7918 Reynolds Ave., Ch?oago, 111., writes: <4I can recommend Peruna as a good medicine for chronic catarrh of the! bowels and stomach. 1 have been troub? led severely with it for over three years. "Words cannot express my praise for your tonic. I weighed only ninety pounds before taking Peruna, now one hundred nineteen pounds." Catarrh of Internal Organs. Mrs. ?. H. Jackson, R. Fv I). t>, New? man, Ga., writes: "I have had catarrh of the internal organs for more than s> "One year ago I began to take Peruna, year. I tried other medicines without the wonderful tonic for women, and I noticed a wonderful improvement at once. I took six bottles in succession and any benefit. I was persuaded to give Peruna a trial, and the first bottle proved a god I always have it on hand to take some i send, and after taking ten bottles I bare now and then when my cough is bud. I received a permanent cure." Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruna Almanac for 1910. Interest In the proposed Sumter Columbla highway appears to be re? viving an? there is now ground for hope that the road will eventually be built. The route the road will fol? low Is yet undecided, but there will be strong rivalry between several communities through which the road could be built. Wedgefield is aroused on the subject and Is work? ing actively to have the highway pass through that town and cross the river In the vicinity of the A. C. L. bridge. A meeting of citizens was held in Wedgefield Monday, a com? mittee appointed to look after the Interest of that place. The property owners of Wedgefield stand ready to donate $800 to $1000 for the road, If the money should be needed. "Short message from President Taft to Congress." Now, who has the hardihood to say he's carrying J out my policies"!?(Louisville Cour i ier-Journal. HOLIDAY SPECIALTIES! KEISER CRAVATS Holiday Shipment Red figured effects, deep shades, in rich Satins and Silks Silks specially woven. Slip easily under fold collars Keiser-Barathea, bright all-silk, in over sixty plain colors, three qualities Grand Prize St. Lou i? World'? Fair for Quality, Workinauahip and Style Ti UK selection of a suitable ! Christmas Gift for a Man or a Hoy, is an easy proposition at this store. We have so many "just right" things, that it's only a matter of choice in making selections. The thing a [Man or Hoy appreciates most?the things he uould buy for himself ?are here in great variety and the picking is now at its best. CHOICE GARMENTS OF '.VERY DES CRIPTION CORRECT HEADWEAR OF ALL SORTS ' TOGGERY FROM MAKERS, THAT KNOW HOW. CHOICE OUTFITTING IN ALL THE BEST STYLES. Our stoic fairly j;lo\\s with the spirit of Christmas, and we promise you the best of service, looking or buying, Make your selections early ! The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., Phone 166. Sumter, S. C.