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Ik odluchun an) &QUtbtor? WEDNESDAY. MAY 18, 1910. The Sumter Watchman was found ad In 1*60 and the True Southron In lilt. The Watchman and Southron ?ow has the combined circulation und Influence cf both of the old paper* and Is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Balllnger and Wlckersham are d?> mg their full share toward making a mess of the Tariff administration, and poor old Taft Is putty In their bands set Jf the Boyd-Brock court of Inquiry will cost several thousand dollars, as estimated. It had better be called eff before It gets undorway. It would bi an expensUe and useless luxury If it cost only thirty cents. see The Sumter County Farmers' Union should take the steps necessary to se? cure a Farmers' Institute for this eounty. Prof. Barrow, of Clemson Col? lege. Is now arranging the programme Ml schedule for the Institutes to be held this summer, and the counties that speak first will be given a place on the programme. ? ? ? Oood roads for all sections of Sum? ter county will bo made the leading Issue In the campaign this summer. One of the candidates for the House of Representatives has given the mat? ter much thought and will go before the people with a well thought out |gj| i arefully digested plan for good roads. The voters will be gl\en some? thing to think about, and not fed on meaningless generalities and well worn Jokes. ? ? i It Is still not too late for Oen. Willie Jones to retire from the chair? manship of the State Executive Com? mittee. ? i i Hon. U. S. Whaley. of Charleston, will be nominated for permanent chairman of the Convention and will probably be elected. It is an honor that h > will appreciate, and a more suitable selection could not be made. We do not know how the Sumter del? egation feels about It. but we hope they will all vote for Whaley ? as At the last meeting of City Council Alderman Cuttlno said he thought It * ? 1 out Hue- fat tatfvc and en ergrttc measures to be taken to sup? press gambling, which according to common report, is carried on quite txterudvelv In this city. A round-up ef gamblers, as well as blind tigers. wo?kf make for the moral purity of Sumter. ? ? ? The trouble with the Oakland Avenue sewer has given street paving a black eye, for no man knows how much the repairs will cost, and money Is not so plentiful as It might be In the city treasury. MANY ASPIRK TO H PI SCOP AC Y" MctliiMlMx Begin Balloting For llMmpn Today. Ashe\ilie. N. C. May 15.?Interest In the ttorttOI Of the Bishops of the & th. i -.t 1); i opal Churc h. South, which opens tomorrow at the Gen? eral Conferen e, is almost at fever heat, and tonight the corridors of toe Battery Park Hotel have the appear? ance of a big political convention. >ndar) matters, like the ques? tion t| th. Y.mdcrl.ilt University own? ership, the pastoral time limit and the ministerial ptoMbttkMI of t bacco, lave been lont fight of in the univer? sal gJa aarioa of i.pis ..pal possibili? ties. Tb? r.' are seven vacancies to be filled by tomorrow's election. The candidates are the Rev. J. C. Kllgo. North Carolina Conference^ he Rev. W. R. Lambuth. Tennessee; the Rev Collins Denny. Baltimore; the Rev G. C. Rankln. Texas; the Rev. If V Dubose, Mississippi; the Rev. R. O Waterhouso. Holstein Confer? ence; the Rev. J. F. Cannon. Vir? ginia; the Rev. C M Bishop. Mis? souri, the Rev. W. F. MacMurray. Louisville; the Rev K l>. Mouson, South Texas: the Rev. J K. Dickey, North Georgia; the Rev. W. W. Aalnsuorth. South Qooffjlaj the Kev. J. W. Tarbox. Brasil Mission; the Rev. Hi C Tucker. Brazil Mission; the F N Barker. Louisiana, and the Rev. 1\ B Culver. Alabama. It Is generally belloved among the mt ml i rs mi the CoafOTOaOS that the Btatthree n.m?d win as elected on the first ballot. The Virginia delegates ? re working I ard In the interest of the Rev R. O. Waferhouse. The delegates of the North and Mouth Osorffta Coaforacsi are h aving no stone unturned to c arry I >r. I.arn t uth. of Teaaoooee, |o victory, to oad tb.tt Mi supporters win h? ip them I Um Re-. j. |\ Dickey or the Ii. Wi W Aahc worth. Th - latter h looked upon :\ * mwt of the "dark her ? '* 10 be sprung on the Coafer? ere e In e:( v,- of n deadlock There || BJtHI OOfJiplalal about bad stands of BOteafi and err. The e dd weather Is bad enough, but added t< thit th.ntlnued drought makes tbr outlook very gloomy Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by K. \V. Dabbs, President Tanners* Union of Suinter County*) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would improve tbat service by special features. The first to be inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which 1 have been requested to conduct. It will be my aim to give the Union news and official rails of the Union. To that end ??tMcers, and members of the Union ure requested to use these columns. Al90 to publish such cllj nings 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 o r readers telling o/ their successes or failures will be appreciated and | ihlislud. Trusting this Departme.it vill be of mutual nenefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. Ail communications for tl ?s Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs, v 11 Mvllla, s. c. SUMTEB COUNTY UNION, Notes <??? Mooting of Coemtj UrJon mi r.Uiotts May <*?th, i?lo. K.solutions below wert- unanimous? ly adopted. There WON several strong speeches commending Mr. Lever and the action of the sub-committee of the Agriculture Committee Of the national house of representatives as ?toOWn by the bill that has been re? ported to the house, a copy of which was read to the Union. The Union decided to ask of can? didates for the legislature this sum? mer how they stand on the gun li? cense proposed by the Audubon So < iety. and Indorsed by this Union last January. Especially to ask of Sum tor's delegation why nothing was (lone. Action was taken looking to the thorough canvas of the three coun? ties owning the Union Brokerage Co., Lee, Sumter and Clarendon, this sum? mer. This business is in a flourishing < onditlon, but to carry out all of our plans to a successful Issue we need ?very good man In the three counties. Members of the Union in other coun? ties are asking admittance and it will not surprise us if our little "Game) L'ock" enterprise should become a | State w ide institution, that will handle cotton for export When the time is ripe for it we will have the men train? ed to handle It. Invitations to go Into other counties to explain our plans Dome from different directions. The good people of Elliotts enter? tained the Union most hospitably. Our next meeetlng will be at Oswego on June 3rd. Any communities that wish the July and August meetings with a view to organization of local unions should send invitations to the Oswego meeting. E. W. D. RESOLUTIONS OF SUMTER COUN? TY FARMERS' UNION AT THE MEETING AT ELLIOTTS, MAY I 1910. Whereas: The Union has heard read the letter of Hon. A. F. Lever, !ind the Bill now pending in Congress to suppress gambling in cotton and farm products, and Whereas: We heartily indorse the r ie, therefore, be it K. solved. First. Sumter County ' nion, arM Lee County Union meet? ing w ith us, do hereby place on record our hearty commendation of every ef? fort by our member of Congress to enable the farmers to secure their just dues for the fruit of their toil. Resolved: We extend to Mr. Lever our hearty congratulations that he has at last secured from the Commit? tee on Agriculture the recognition of the importance of this matter as evi? denced by the bill before us which is the Joint productof the sub-committee of the Committee of Agrlcutlure. ilenolved; Third, We call on all of our representatives in the house and our senators to leave no loophole for setting aside the objects Of this bill, but to see that it is perfected, and that every effort be made to enact it into law at the earliest time possible. Resolved: Fourth, That we trans n I to Mr. Lexer these resolutions, mi send a copy to the Farmers' Union Sun. and ask the County and h eal unions to pass similar resolu? tions. Respectfully submitted, R, W. I ?ALLS. L. I. PA Lit* ?TT, HUGH W ITHBBSPOON, Committee The above Resolutions wer,- unanl? moiral) adopted, B. W. LA II LS. President, HUGH W1T11EI18POON, Secretary* THE PAItTRIDGK. Interval Inn Facts About \Ut*\ land liar Bob While. Order?Galllnae; genus, collnus; family tetaonldne; species, Virgin ?mii.t Length of bird, ten Inches; weight, undreaaedi from live to seven ounces, \ description of the partridge is super? fluous in South Carolina, except 10 V call attention to the fact that the crown of booth sexes is blacker In ?ummer and the huff markings paler. There are from 10 to 18 white eggs laid on the ground in a skillfully con? structed nest and the bird is an adept at drawing off a person or animal that comes too near for comfort. In this connection! I shall waste no time discussing the reasons for insist? ing on the name partridge, although Prank M. Chapman and Dr. T. S. Pal? mer of the biological survey at Wash? ington have tried to cajole me into adopting the nickname "Bob White" as a compromise. Among Southern gentlemen the bird has always been the partridge. The South has always controlled the supply for attempts to introduce them out of their range ?p have failed. The classification of the bird, was made first by Linnaeus from a specimen sent from Virginia, hence the Virginianus which denotes the j species. i It will be observed that the part- j ridge belongs to the gallinae or ordtr | of scratching birds and that he be? longs to the grouse family, to whl.^h all the finest game birds belong?not all, for the woodcock and snipe do n?t belong to it?but at least most of the finest birds?the pinnated grouse, the ptarmigan and willow grouse. The northern limit of the partridge is set down as Southern Maine and Minnesota and the Southern the Gulf of Mexico. But there are few part? ridges even In Virginia and above this they are scattered as not to be worth counting, despite vigorous attempts to Introduce and cultivate them. The real limit is from the northern boun? dary of North Carolina to Texas, sweeping around In a crescent. In both Texas and Florida there are sub? species. These are smaller and have different markings. Moreover we shall have to dispense with a discussion of the various spe? cies of partridge found In other parts of the country. This one bird furnish es"so much matter that any man at all conversant with its history could write a volume on it alone. It is the aim of this article to pre? sent the partridge in such an aspect as will lead to more serious consid? eration than is generally accorded him. Of all the birds that inhabit our woods and fields the partridge de? mands the largest amount of common Mouse and w ell-bal'inced judgment to treat properly. He has so many sides that It is easy to exalt any one at the expense of the others. But to proper? ly appreciate the bird account must be had of all his qualities and traits.' There are farmers who will not per? mit a partridge to be shot on their premises under any consideration. There are a few who regard the bird as an enemy to their crops. One 1 heard of last year poisoned every bird he could with the result that he lost his whole crop by cutworms and this was the treatment he deserved. The i comes the sportsman who wishes tC shoot them in moderation as game birds and lastly the game hog and the pot hunter who destroy all they can. I Mit of this confused medley one has to try to pick his way. The partridge Is properly a game bird and certainly may be sind in moderation, hut at present it ought to be in extreme i moderation. On the other hand, the bird's work is of the inst Importance to the farmer. Only 15 per cent of I the year's food consists of insec ts, but these Insec ts are e aten at a time when they are doing most damage to crops and tin y are among the worst Insert pests known. Remember another thing; IS per pent. In the case of i partridge means more than 100 per i i nt in tic rase of some birds, so great is the total amount of t.1 con ? sumed. Did von ever hear of the chinch bug? ProhnIdj not, except some cas? ual reference or some short article, v. t this c tie greatest pent American agriculture has ever encountered. He Is destroying more in actual value ev? ery \' it- than the Mexican I "ll wee? vil has ever done in five years. The ? ad of the boll wce\ ii v..- . an see; the end of the chin h bug no man profes? ses to Roe, You that read this will live to see South Carolina newspapers fill ed with accounts of the chinch bug there will bs stations established to light him and there will be all sorts , Of things said and done; but the j chinch bug will go merrily on. Me is hero now and be has eome to stay. Paris green has no more effect on him than moonshine. The only effectual enemy the chinch bug ever had was the partridge. Noth? ing else has ever held in ( hock this evil-smelling, much-devouring pest. j The most careless reader knows of the potato bug. The first time he sees a patch of Irish potatoes he will see , the bugs at work. It costs the coun- ! try $10,000,000 a year to fight them. The only effectual check to the potato bug is the partridge. Any farmer can tell you of the bill bug (there are several that go under this name, but all alike and all bad) that bores into the cornstalks and lays his eggs so that white grubs are hatched that eat out the pith, eaus- j Ing the stalk to fall over. Thousands of acres of corn arc destroyed annual- ' ly by this pest. The only check to the bill bug is the partridge. Besides this, the partridge is one of the chief destroyers of the boll weevil (a first cousin of the bill bug, both being members of the snout-beetle family). The partridge ranks high as a cut worm destroyer and equally high as a grasshopper (locust) destroyer. He eats click beetles, the parents of the dreaded wire worm. These are only a few of the many insect pests that the partridge destroys. The bird is a wide ranger and a vigorous scratcher. In winter he is a great eater of the Beeds of noxious weeds, ranking at the head of weed destroyers. A farmer in Kansas writes that he took two tablespoonfuls of chinch bugs out of the craw of on* part? ridge. In the opinion of the United States department of agriculture, the part? ridge is worth 20 times as much liv? ing as he is dead?an opinion from which not a single authority dissents. It is interesting to note in passing that the chinch bug came down from Virginia through the counties in North Carolina where the partridge have been shot out and entered South Carolina by way of York county? whose representatives, by the way. voted against the only law that would give the partridge protection?and the bug has now passed entirely through the State, being found last year in Edgefield and Saluda coun? ties. It would not have been possible for this pest to pass through South Caro? lina 25 years ago; partridges were abundant then and would have kept him out or thinned down to a point where he could do no harm. As this will carry too far a-field I shall In another paper have some? thing to say of the partridge as a game bird and how to make him plen? tiful once more, for he can be made just as plentiful as he ever was and that in a reasonably short time.? James Henry Rice, Jr. ELECTION CLOSE IN FLORIDA. Complete Returns Give Taliafcrro Plurality of Only 27 Votes Over Itrmvard. Jacksonville. Fla., May 16.?Com? plete unofficial returns from the State primary gave Senator Taliafcrro, who Is running for reelection, 21,045, N. I). Rroward 21,018 and Claude L'Engle 4,060. For congress, S. M. Sparkman was nominated without opposition. Frank Clarke defeated his opponent by a large majority and N. H. Mays will be returned to congress by a safe majority. The official count will be made on May 24. A second primary will be necessary for United States renator and will be held on June 7. The race between Senator Talia? fcrro and ex-Oov. Broward is ihe ? losest ever encountered in the politics of the State of Florida, only 27 votes separating the two. The second pri? mary Is expected to be one of the hardest fought In the State's hitsory. MANY CONVICTS CREMATED. Thirty-five Burned to Death in Ala? bama Stockade. Centervllle, Ala., May 1?;.?Thirty five convicts were burned to death at an early hour this morning at the Lu? cille mines of the Red Feather Coal Company, located in Bibb county. 15 miles north of this place. The men were cremated while making desper? ate efforts to escape from a burning stockade, in which the}' were confin? ed, and otlur prisoners were, with great difficulty, saved from the same late. The stockade was fired by a convict in attempting to escape, and he t<>o met death In Harnes. Guards of the camp were uroused by cries of an? guish from the suffering ne u. but the stockade burned so rapidly that their ? fforts to save all Inmate* wor< futile. Those w ho escaped from the stock ade, in which about 100 wore confin? ed, attempted In escape custody, re? sulting in one being shot to (hath. \ fter the lire the stoi kado Bite pre? sented a grewsome scene, theground being covered with baked bodies, while the groans of those Injured ad? ded to the horror of the scene. Beautiful Spanish Dancer Gives Praise to Pe-ru-na. NRRVOU8 prostration i? usually the ' Peruna Is not a beverage nor a bitters, result of a vocation which requires but an honest, straightforward tonic a continual st rain on the nervous j that increases tbo appetite and encour tysteni. I ages digestion. I a such cases it would be wise if a change of vocation c< mid ba made. Joit this is not always po.- t?ibio and a g< d tonic becomes a ne < . -1 v. Peruna is a tonic that invigorates Without prodiunr - a dri\*5 habit. There is a great demand for tonics during the depressing neat of summer, :.::J especially In countries where hot weather is very prevalent* Such a demand is exactly met by i Peruna. 'f- I i Miss Pilar Monier de Praises Peruna as a Tonic A letter sent to the Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., from the popular Spanish dancer, Miss Pilar Monterde, is as follows: Teatro Principal, City of Mexico, Nov. 3, 190S. The Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio, U. S. A. Gentlemen : Having used your justly celebrated remedy t "La Peruna,*' for some time, I have the pleasure of Informing you that I consider It the best tonic I have ever used. It is a wonderful fortifier of the nerves after exhaustion and It in? creases the vitality of the whole body, and in my own case has produced the most complete and permanent restoration. It Is also pleasant to the taste. I I do not hesitate, therefore, to recommend this remedy to all worn em as the best and most pleasant tonic that they can possibly take. Yours very truly, (Miss) P. Monterde. i < Corn Club Meeting! The Corn Club of Sumter County will Hoi me: rffas 21st at 12 o'clock All ip noent < am anc .7. P. Williams, ITnited State! Demonstration Agent will make in? structive talks on corn culture. J. SINGLETON DWIGHT, Edwin Boyle, Sec. President. Statenurg, May 12, 1910. Some folks are anxious to make the acquaintance of John Doe, if he is in town. But has he come? There are symptoms of the recur rence of the baseball fever in Sumter Mr. Willie Bultman, one of the ex moguls of th< State L igue and- the iter j\nm ball Asso Uttl in has made id : )V some of the Colum .a. South Atlantic games to be played in tn. city. 1 WANTED?The Farmers of Sumter County to know they can get pro? tection for their crops against de? struction by Hail by a policy in the Carolina Hall Insurance Compan: G. E. Haynsworth, Agent, 26 1-2 N. Main St., Sumter, S. C. 6-6-lt O'Donnell 6 Co. Seven Car Loads in One Week : : : ONE CAR LOAD OF C0RN0 HORSE AND MULE FEED, ONE CAR LOAD OF MEAL, ONE CAR LOAD OF GRITS. ONE CAR LOAD OF RICE, ONE CAR LOAD OF FLOUR, ONE CAR LOAD OF CORN, ONE CAR LOAD OF MEAT. THIS is the record of our receipts for last week and needs very little comment from us. It requires capital and a business outlet to handle merchan? dise in this way, and we are fortunate in having both, particularly the outlet, for which we are very grateful. This business has reached such a stage of success that no quantity is too large for us to handle, providing the quality and price is right. All our merchandise of this character is bought from first hands, and the fanner who 4-loes his trading with us, and there are many, can feel assured that he is paying no middle man's profit, but obtaining tho neces? saries of life as cheap, or cheaper, than they can be got? ten anywhere, t >ur patrons are our friends and best advertisers. It you are not one already ======= Give Us a Trial ! = O'Donnell 6 Co.