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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, !9l0. Ph, ?. - - --ac The Sumter Watchman was found eel in 1160 and the True Southron In lief. The Watchman and Southron ?ow haa the combined circulation and Influence of both of' the old papers, end is manifestly the best advertising Hum In Sumter. America letting Well. Man haa been called the sick ani? mal. An ordinary Bengal tiger or ? self-respecting armadillo does not overeat, or smoke or drink to excess, or stay up all night at a director's fgeatlng and awakoa next morning with a Kid tost" in Its mouth. Civili? sed man Is especially likely to be sick, for the t...>.*? thai improve life make men 111 through their abuse. If It were not for houses there would be leas consumption; but for the Inven? tion of glass, which lets In light snd keepe out air, there would be less Ill? ness, Clothing, chairs, books and eeoked food are all elements of civili? sation and of slckneea America has a tremendous *lck-li*t. According to Professor Irving Fish? er's recent report on national vitality, there ere In the United States at a'.i times three million people actually Stck. If you try to picture three mil Hen sick beds side by side stretching from New York city to Nevada you may gat an Idea of the extent of this tflnese. Our Amrlcan sickness costs OS $1.see.000,000 a year, equal to about twlcs ths revenue of the na? tional government. This sstlmste dees not Include the loss of efficiency et people who are not 111. but just tired, fsgged. "below par." The next great reform In America fce to "get well." A*? a elck nation we amve done fairly, ws could double and treble snd quadruple our work If we wiped out ale knew. It csn be dene; In feet. It la being done. We nave obliterated yellow fever and egurvy and almoat ended smallpox. In an??*#r tr*, , ration snv eity which has i |i epidemic will be held up to the soorn of the nation. Todsy 'here are five hundred thousand peo pis continually sick from tuberculo? ses. Sr. easily preventable dloease; in tffothtr generation We shall have tu brculosts well under> control. Hun? dreds of thousands ofNpeople In th* South are suffering continually from Ceo bookworm disease, p^Hilerly <-<?U ed the H!asy fferrUAClaeJsssp can easily and Mr. tantrlhuted a the work. Ac rar1, there are ? of malaria every dnlne and a vigorous >s win malte this an aase. ^ entering ipon I new ?ra lea National, state and mu l ' oards of hygiene, better san ^ lew* lAsoi utions of doctors, thioplc and other organise mgmm* esaream I nedlosj fsgaajaafi, Kroved hospitals and sanitaria, bet trained doctors snd nurses sre ra* ?div improving the health of the na ?T" The people themselves are do ins still mors. They no longer be? have elfglously In bad-tasting and worse-aetlng drugs, but are learning p ire air. pure water, pure food and v. <r on files, mosquitoes and rats are half See battle, end freedom from worry md snger the other half. We assy wisely spending a great deal of thought on the conservation of our iatural resources; we sre just sa wtse;y devoting our spare effort and tnoegbt to conserving our vital resources. By lengthening and strengthening our lives, we can cre? ate a new and higher civilisation In this tlrsd old world.?Success Maga sine. Two Breakfast for the Legislator*. In accordance with the offer from the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, which had been accepted by the mem bersof the T^rUiature to serve sWtakfuel lo ?' legislators here on < w, bread mil r.' . followed irs, were served during the It mlnutei stop at the etatlog froni \\ ... ?? Vclock. The committee was composed of W. W. McKagen. U E. White, Ryan White, L. I. Parrott and K. I. Rear don, and they were asslMted by mem? bers of the Chamber Of Commerce snd about twenty-five ladles. There were 435 persons 4lo>;i-*i , their wives, aunts, sisters it'll COOS'n* > on the train, and all got satisfaction Mr. McKagen says that tin- stew was made with 3H hens, und eight young turkeys, and that he com? menced work on it at 3 a. m. Change In Schedule of A. < . I-. iralu. The A. C. U. ticket agent at Sum ter has been potlBSd Hi it ng and after Sunday. January 30th. train No. 31 (Sumter to Augunta.) will leave Humter At 6:30 a. m., Instead of at 7 a. m. Ifre. B. A. S. Mlxson, postmlstreas at Barnwel). S. C. waa found dead In bed. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by E. \Y. Rnbhs, President runners' Union of S muter 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 cails 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 thinl. will 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 | iblished. Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, 5 THE EDITOR. i All communications for this Department should be. sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayeevllle. B. C. , Some Random Thoughts. Our clippings from Prof. Massey on "Gardening" deserves special at? tention. I have often said no acre on the farm pays as well as a good garden, but It Is more often neglect? ed thsn any other part of the farm. Why Is this so? There are several reasons. I think the main one Is that It requires an Immense amount of constant detail work that can not be delegated to any one else. The gardener must not only know how to garden, but he must do the actual work himself, If he would succeed, or he must have a competent gar? dener who la given sufficient time ev? ery day. not 2uat "once In a while," to see that each crop receives the proper attention at, the proper time. This is gardening, not trucking. The trucker works on such a scale that he has his laborers organized like any other well managed farm, only beter than most cotton farms, and he directs their labors. The ordl aaJT) farm garden is on too small a s< i.- t . o this, or if worked this . It usually neglected before the next Invasion of the farm laborers. I ha\.> a'ways worked long rows and l the plow after Prof. Massey's plan, but the most successful gar? deners I mow of are professional SB wh. work their gardens with I hand taojs for thS exercise and recre ths) relceve. Probably once a year the garden le deeply broken with a plow or spaded up by hired hnlp; ^li the rest of the work is by th,e nweeV who takes this way to get ee te nature: to keep his muscles Arm Hiid his digestion In order; and incid- lit,illy to provide the most WQlheeras vegetables to aid In the g ?>o work of keeping him and his fajnitj the best possible physical gal mcMtal poise. This Is "garden? ing." Prot Massey's and my horse power work la trucking. The aver? age farmer will be sure to neglect It a*hei hjl garden Is all filled up. And there are more vegetables than the housekeeper can find time to prepare for the table; and very interesting Problem? of how to save the field crops from the grass, harvest the oats, lay-by the corn, and sow the peas, put out potato vines while the soli Is moist, and a few other things demand his time and seem to need to be done all at once. When he thinks of the garden again his good wife reminds him that she can hard? ly And any potatoes among the grass and weeds, and he finds it necessary to use a mower to cut off the hay before he can dig the balance of the Irish potato crop. This is the way of It, fellow farmers. I know for I have been there, but It should not be so and I hope more of us will have good gardens throughout 11*10 than ever before. E. W. D. To the Boys of Suinter County: Two Bank Presidents have written me that they will be with us on Feb. 4th, at 11 o'clock to aid by their presence and counsel the organiza? tion of the Oorn Club. Commission? er Watson promises to come if pos? sible and bring Prof. Williams with him. and 100 copies of the rules governing the contest. The Farmers' Union will give you boyi <>ne hour of its time for this cause, and more it* roa respond like von mean business. .-?> d<> not fall to some. This means Y(U" E. W. D. Th r>*cntluls of Successful Cardcn lug. The llrst essential of successful gardening Is a good garden spot, on with i deep rlchi loose, well-drained soil, ami oae weii eaclosed so as 11 keep out Ike live stork, end the poul? try. The next essential is thorough preparation of the soli, liberal i* r tlllzatlon, and constant cultivation. M ?st vegetables need abundant sup? plies of plant food if they are to do their last. iinl many gardeners fall simply becauee they do aot feed their plants well enough* We believe la stable manure aa lbs '?usis of fer? tilization for the garden, but It should usually be applied In the fall, and for most garden crops needs to be sup plemented with commercial fertili? zers. A third essential Is good seed< It Is useless to expect the best success with any crop If good seed are not used, and no falser "economy" was ever practiced than the using ol poor seeds In the garden to save the fe** cents extra that good ones might cost. Another essential Is good tools. The hoe. the rake and the spade are all useful Implements, but they must not be depended on for working the gar? den. Ordinarily the garden should be so laid off that most of the culti? vation can be done by horse power; but whether or not this Is done, the cultivators, seed drills, and wheel hoes made especially for garden work VU| nay for themselves in a very short time. A sprayer Is another im? plement the gardener needs. But the great essential for success? ful gardening is a love of the work. Lord Bacon said of gardening, 300 year ago: "Indeed it is the purest of human pleasures." and his words are true today. Nowhere does one come Into such Intimate relationship with the individual plants with which he works, or get in closer touch with ^nature. And nowhere does one get j more substantial rewards for more pleasant labors. We have tried to make the follow ing pages just as practical as may be -tried to make them tell Just how to raise this or that vegetable or fruit, for we know that there Is much need of instruction along these lines. But we trust that each reader will feel in them also that love of the garden which should thrill In the heart of every farmer. This South lend of ours should be a land of gar? dens. The farm without an ample garden, conveniently located, where a varied succession of vegetables is kept up the year round, and where berries and small fruits ripen the whole summer long, scarcely deserves the name of a farm. Nor do we be? lieve that the farmer has lived up to his opportunities if he has not found space somewhere and time somehow for the more esthetic sort of gardening, for the fragrant olct tlme herbs, for hardy flowers, and clambering vines, and blossoming shrubs. Garden making Is a work for every one on the farm, for the farmer and his wife and his children; and not until a good garden is recognized as un essential part of every farm home, will country life attain Its fullness of beauty and comfort. PERILS IN STREETS. Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr., Urges All School Principals to Explain Dan? ger? to Pupils. As a result of a letter sent to the Board of Education by Edw S. Cor? nell, Secretary of the National High? way Protective Society, Egerton L. Winthrop, Jr., president of the Board of Education, yesterday sent to the principals to warn children ahout dangers in the street, especially from automobiles. The letter follows: "In accordance with a letter re? ceived from the National Highway Protective Society. I desire you to bring to the attentlaon of all pupils In your school the Importance of their exercising Kreat care when on the streets, so as to avoid the danger of being run down by automobiles, etc. "it is a common practice for chil? dren to attach themselves tu moving vehicles, wagoni and carts, and then jump off suddenly, thereby Incurring serious risks. They also frequently dart out from behind piles of brick, lumber, etc., on the streets and high? ways, ami not Infrequently try t<> see how close they can escape being run over by a motor vehicle. Many driv? ers of automobiles run their ma? chines in most reckless manner, ami the danger to the people of the streets, especially to children, is very great. "I think that a f?w Wordl from you to*your pupils cannot fall to have a good effect In reducing the num? ber of accidents.?New York Her? ald. SOITII HOLDS TDK KEY. Governor of Tennessee Says Dixie DoosnVI IVel the Pinch so Much. New York, Jan. 2G.?The South holds the key to lower food prices, according to Oov, Malcolm R. Patter? son, of Tfnnessee, who is in New York for a few days. Here is what ov. Patterson had to say when ask? ed for h's solution of the problems ?esented by the higher cost of liv ng: "We are not feeling the pinch near - as much in the South as you nro p here. The principal reason Is the lentlfulness and productiveness of ur land. There is no congestion of population in the South. What we most need is an increase in popula? tion. "If a method could be devUed whereby millions of the poor in the rowded sections of the East could Le scattered over the agricultural lands of the South, the problem of the ?x ces*ive cost of (living would soon Le solved. r "I hope soon to see an organized dement led by able and practical men- to scatter the people back to the solk 'Our vast domain is yet unde eioped. There Is where the fortunes of the future are to be made. Any man who comes to the South willing jd) the work of a man will And profUsble employment and an opsn road to independence. "Our land, though better than most Western land, is cheaper be? cause the demand has never bei?n ?imuleted by the adventitious use of subsidies for railroads as In the West, which has been settled and develop? ed through the necessity of the great i;llrcau corporations to entice popu *tion to oc?upy their lands." LID EL SUIT FAILS. Court Throws Out Indictment Again*! Publishers of New York World. New York. Jan. 26.?The Indict? ment against the Press Publishing Company, publishers of the New York World, charging Joseph Pulitzer and others with crlmnal libel against Theodore Roosevelt, President Taft and others, was quashed today in the United States district court. Judge Hough ruled that the statute upon which the indictment rested was not sufficient in authority, or, in other words, that the court had no juris? diction. The decision of Judge Hough is of interest, the now famous libel suit having at its inception involved for? mer President Roosevelt and his brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson, and President Taft and his brother, Charles P. Taft. The publishing by the New York World and the Indian? apolis News just before the close of the last campaign of an article in which It was asserted that relatives of former President Roosevelt and President Taft were members of a syndicate to purchase the stock of the French Panama Cqmpany from the French stockholders when it was certain the United States would buy the stock, created a sensation. The American syndicate was said to have made millions. President Roosevelt sent a special message to congess on the matter and made public correspondence in which he characterized the publication of the Panama story as false and assert? ed that Delevan Smith, one of the ovvners of the Indianapolis News, was a "conspicuous offender against tha laws, honesty and truthfulness." Joseph Pulitzer, owner of the New York World, came In for a severe at? tack by President Roosevelt. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Court of Common Pleas. Willie Bultman, Plaintiff Against Paden Anthony and Marina Anthony. Defendants. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.) To the Defendants Above Named: You Are Hereby Summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is here? with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Com? plaint on the subscribers at their of? fice, 120-122 North Main Street, in the City of Sumter, B. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, end if you fall to answer the Com? plaint v. ithin the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff In this actum will apply to the Court for tin* relief demanded In the Complaint. Dated January 31st, A. I >. 1 10. LEE A MOISE, Plaintiff's Attorneye. To t!i Defendants Above Named, Take Notice: That the Summons and Complaint iu tMs Action were tiled in the Office of the Clerk of said Court <>n the 25th day of January, 1910. LEE X- MOISE, Plaintiff*! Att >rnejb. l-28-6t-ltaw. Fred Smith, white, has been ar? rested in Greenville in connection with the murder of Wesley Russell. SMALL INDUSTRIES OF THE FARM. ? Side Lines That Pay the Farmer f'?r Ills Trouble. Many farmers of the South neglect one of the most Important features of tli? farm, that is the I llildlng up of the small industries of the farm, such as apiary, piggery, garden, <>; chard and flower garden. The apiary would take very little of the farmer's time, in fact, would not interfere with his work at all. be I cause it would be a pleasant little job for the women of the family. Then the busy bees cost next to noth? ing, and are very profitable, because they are more than self supporting. Besides the pin money the women I can get from the honey, it adds much I to the farmer's meals. I Pigs are a source of great profit, as they eat almost anything. Of course, it is advisable to select a good, hardy, easily kepi, breed; but even some of the less thrifty breeds can be made to pay handsomely. The pigs can live and get fat following the steers, ? rooting up old gardens, drinking extra skimmed milk from a creamery, in the Orchards and pas [' tures, also eating scaps from the ta I ble. Every farmer knows the ad I vantage of raising his own meat? I why not raise hogs for the market? I If you have a real good breed you can sell them for breeding purposes I to your neighbor or even ship them. I and get good prices. There is al I waye a good market for pork, j Another industry to which too lit I tie attention is paid, especially in the I South, is the raising of poultry. I Chickens and egg? are always in de I m?nd, add at good prices. Of course, I every farmer has a few hens and I roosters running around over the place; but no special attention is glv 1 en to them. If the farmers would I select a good breed of prolific lay I ers and good setters and give them some little attention?gather the I eggs daily and set them regularly, he I would make a good profit. This is I another one of the small industries I that could be run during the spare I moments of the day by the women of J the family. Then the vegetable garden and the growing of small fruits is* often left I alone and neglected. A small truck garden pays better than the main crop in many Instances. The many I crops of the garden come on when I the farmer has nothing else to mar I ket?why not take advantage of this I for a source of profit? I Hotels, restaurants and housekeep I rrs, besides fruit stores and markets will always pay a good price for I fresh vegetables. Again, there is the I farmer's own table to consider. It le I lots easier to work when you know I you have a good substantial vegeta I ble dinner awaiting you?grown by J your own hands. Why sell cotton I and buy food when you could plant a garden at such a small cost? P'.ant a few good apple, peach, pear, plum and pecan tre.?s around your place, of course, not where thoy w-'ll shade too much of your crop; but in the lots and pastures. They Will he a S0UTOS of ureat pleasure to the family and fruit can be readily seid at good prices. Th<-y need prac ? tieally no cultivation after they once stm to hearing, except that the ground should he opened up around the roots and some fertiliser applied; but this takes very little time. If you get trees free from disease, you will h ive little trouble from that source. ; Insects can now be fought better than e' er before. The State entomologist will advise you free of charge. Flowers beautify a place wonder? fully, and there are very few women who do not raise a few of them. Why not suggest to the women of the family that they get some good varieties and cutlvate them? Be? sides being a great source of pleas? ure, they can be made a source of profit. Many florists get rich. In a good number of our smaller cities tl-vere are not florists, and there is al? ways a demand for flowers for fun? erals, weddings, and why not sell tiem and make the profit? All of these small Industries of the firm could be developed and the far? mer could easily make them a source cf considerable Income.?News and Courier. fm ? ? COLD STORAGE HOUSES SHOUIjD BE INSPECTED. jK _ ? Dr. Wiley Criticises Elimination of Government Appropriation for This Purpose?Hinte st Foul Piny. Washington, Jan. 25.?Aside from the animated discussion of the Amer? ican hen and her products the fea? ture of today's inquiry into high food prices by the sub-committee of the house committee on the District of Columbia was the statement of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture, who charged that sinis? ter Influences, unnamed had accom? plished the repeal of the provision of law relating to Inspecting efficiently the cold storage of food products. Dr. Wiley said the elimination of the appropriation for this work had greatly hampered his department In protecting the public from deleteri? ous food products. Dr. Wiley stated that he was sure the cold storage people themselves were not responsible for the elimina? tion of the appropriation referred to, and of course the consumer was In? nocent. The appropriation for this purpose had been made by congress for many years past but was omitted last year. In a fight in a barber shop in An? derson W. H. Wallace was stabbed by G. H. White and Dannie Snipes was cut while trying to separate the combatants. O'Donnell 6 Co. Where Big Values for little Money are Always Found. : : : Silks for Linings! Silks for Waists! Silks for any use I ?Wednesday? We place on sale on our Center Tables about : . 500 Yards of Silks Both Plain and Fancy. These Silks ran?;e in price from 40c to 75c. To clean this lot up in one day we will price them at 25 Cents. O'Donnell 6 Co. ?g1 A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT.