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SATUROAY. JUNE 25, 1910.
The Sumter W it hinan wai found?
ed In I860 and the True Southron In
lift. The Watchman and Southron
low has the comb! ed circulation and
Influence cf both of the old papers,
and It manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
MinmiM. IN CUM.KTOX.
Dr. < I . Kin**} Wounded bj Negro,
Who IvscniH's.
Waltcrhoro, June 21.?What CtH
near being a serious shooting serape
occurred at Williams. Saturday night,
at 10 o'clock. Dr. C. K. Kinsey was
shot and seriously wounded by Joe
Freeman, a negro. The story of the
shooting as given The News and
Courier correspondent was about as
follows.
Saturday afternoon Dr. Klnseys*
son. Junior, was standing at the door
of the store of O'Qutn Brothers. H.
D. Carroll, who wo.? Just Inside the
door, when Lena Freeman, a negro
woman, came up the steps to enter
the store door, said to Mr. Kinsey:
"Some one wants to come In.' ' Mr.
Kinsey stepped out of the way and.
looking back, saw this negro woman.
He expected to see some white wom?
an enter and Jokingly remarked to
Mr. Carroll that he thought it was
"somebody.' The negro woman wej}t
In and putting down a basket, which
she had In her hand, took out a knife
from her pocket, opened it and put it
in her apron pocket and remarked:
"I am somebody and am Just as good
as you are." The woman then began
to abuse Mr. Kinsey, who Insisted
that she hush, stating to her that he
did not mean any harm by the re?
mark which was Jokingly made. She
continued her abuse and shortly left
the store.
Going to her home, the woman re?
turned with her husband, Joe Free?
man, she carrying a gun. Mr. Kin?
sey was Informed of this fact, and
went to his home and returned with
his gun. which he put In Mr. Crab
ham's store. His father, hearing of
this, came over to the store and in?
structed his son to put the gun up
and go to Magistrate Wilson and take
out a warrant for these negroes and
have them arrested and let the law
take it course. This Mr. Kinsey did
and turned the warrant over to Con?
stable Maxey, who went to Williams
to make the arrest. Knowing these
negroes. Mr. Maxey appointed Dr.
Kinsey and others as special con?
stables to aid him in making the ar
gjgjl
The party proceeded to the home
of the Freemans. but Just before
aeachlng It. they were Informed that
Joe Freeman was back at the store
ef O'QuIn Brothers with his gun.
They returned to the store and at?
tempted to arrest Joe Freeman, who.
seeing the party approach, ran. Then
they went back to the home, where
the woman was arrested. After se?
curing her they started to leave and
Joa Freeman appeared, behind a
clump of bushes near the house, cry?
ing "get egg of there." at the same
time h*. shot into the crowd, the load
taking afject lint above Dp? sTtnaej'i
left hip. The negro then made his
escape Into the darkness.
Dr. Kinsey was taken back home
and was i ttended by Dr. H. M. Car?
ter, who ?g sed his wounds. It was
found that the gun had been loaded
with a slug, but fortunately the lead
produced only a painful flesh wound.
Efforts wefi road" a*iln early Sun
day morning to catch Freeman and
he was seen several times by the pur?
suing pal ft but owing to the thl? k
nr.ss of the undergrowth In the bays
near Williams, he has so far eluded
capture.
As Dr. Kinsey was shot. Constable
Maxev Instructed his deputies to kl'l
the negro. Two of them hail guns
and fired at him, and It Is thought
he was wounded. The woods were
scoured Sundav by about one hun?
dred men. to capture Freeman, but to
no avail. Constable Maxey commit?
ted the woman to Jail Monday after?
noon. Continued efforts will be made
to capture Freeman.
I \-> I I KN HTAH M M Tlov
Oejlj I I '.I t f or GingjSjd Chapter OMlCf'S
i let |gel
aii that has been given out log
etpsH iH ii from the ?;rani Chapter.
K , *i Sr ir. is the ele. tloii Of olli
ejtfS. All of the oflieers had Hot be. i.
elected when the Chapter adjourned
for dlnn? r. The result of the t lectton
was as .'ollows:
Mr*. Annie |,,e Anderson, of
Blaoksburg. I'. IS W. M ; Mrs. T C
Cudd. of Spartanburg. <i W. M ; O,
v u ? ?ut/. of Greean.i. <; w. P .
Mr- <} Tue. .i. of Sumter, An <?.
M . Dr, j w Pttta, Aa <; P,
The many frteftdfl ot Prof, ami Mr
Sehumai h? r will regret to Pari? that
they will leave Sumter OSJ July l-t.
for Lltth? Kork. Ark . what! I'ror
Hehuma? her will I. id a nimh lar > r
tare! it i much letter sal.irv
Farmers' Union News
?AND ?
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
(Conducted by Bi W? Dabhs, Pr?Idonl Farmer?.' 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 Fanners which 1 have been requested to conduct. It will be my
aim to give the 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 cllj .dngs from the agricultural papers and Govern?
ment Rulletlna as I thins 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 J ublished.
Trusting this Departme.it will be of mutual t-eneflt to all concerned,
THE EDITOR.
All communications for tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs.
Mayesville. S. C.
How to Prepare for the Work of the
Hot Season.
With all that la pressing to he done
on the farm In the next few weeks It
will doubtless seem to most farmers
that there Is little time for recreation
and little chance to "take things easy."
Hut we believe there are great op?
portunities on most farms to make
the hot weather work less arduous
without being less effective, that with
the proper attention given to the
best ways?the easiest, and quickest
ways?of doing farm work that there
can be found time for abundant rest
and ample recreation these hot days.
The first thing necessary to the
doing of effective work is, of course,
that the worker be In good trim. The
man who has to drive himself to his
work, whose every effort is attended
with pain or discomfort, seldom does
that work well. There is nothing of
more Import? ce, then, in the pre?
paration for tne strenuous labor of
the hot season than that the farmer
keep himself well. To do this he
must give attention to a number of
things that are all too commonly neg?
lected.
He must not eat excsslve quantities
of foods rich In the heat-producing
elements?that is, he does not need
as much fat pork or molasses or bread
as he did In the winter. Fruits and
vegetables he should eat of course,
and plenty of them, but they should
be made a regular part of the d'.et.
and not eaten In large "baits" at ir?
regular intervals.
The drinking water, too, must be
given due consideration. Most cases
of typhoid fever probably come from
polluted water; and the well or spring
that Is not protected from surface
drainage or soil contamination is a
constant menace to health.
Plenty of pure water Inside will do
much toward keeping one well; and
so will plenty of clean water outside.
Some sorts of bathing conveniences
must be provided and used often.
There Is nothing more restful than a
hot bath at night, or more Invigorat?
ing than a cool bath In the morning.
The "men who sleep o' nights" are \
the men who do good work in the \
daytime; and to sleep well one must
have plenty of fresh air in his bed?
room.
Of course, every reader of ours
knows the danger there is In mos
QUttOOl and flies, and sees that there
are no pools of stagnant water stand?
ing about the house, and no filthy flies
walking over his food.
With theSt precautions of the meth?
ods that will enable him to do his
work with the least unnecessary out?
lay of energy. The man wdth an out?
fit like the one shown on this page has
a Kn at advantage over the man with
a one-horse cultivator. The man with
the cultivator, In his turn, has a de
- Ided advantage over the man with
I turning plow; and every such ad?
vantage.?every method or device that
will mak?- work easier.?should be
grasped and utilised The substitution
of horse power and machinery for
hand labor is the most effective meth?
od Of making work easier and cheap?
er; i?ut even when ths simplest tools
are used It is of vital Importance to
see that they are In the best possible
shape to work with. A poor tool near?
ly always means poor work.
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<?n ihe s.ime principle, the work
stock must have good feed, plenty of
water, and a cool place to rest at
noon and of nights, snd must never
be driven to the point of over-heating
or exhaustion. Working with sn ani?
mal that is continually tired is about
as Wearisome business as one call
well engage in.
To the man wie? |s thus prepared
for his work?who goes at it with the
energy --f good health and with ths
best equipment till! he .ilfl SeeUle,
and Is thus able to do in esch hour
a r11M hours' work, shundani time for
i ii needed rest snd recreation will
come, Arei rest and recreation nr<
neeexanry to one who would feel w? 11
and do good WOfk,
M?sl Southern farmen r- a entire ly
too much, Yet :it certain seasons
their work drives them IIHe slaves,
and they do not have lime enough to
do anything well, This is due, in the
first plate, to an Ill-regulated system
of farming which provides nothing to
faulty methods and poor equipment
which makes it necessary to do two
or three times as much labor as
should be required to perform a giv?
en amount of work. We must adopt
a rotation of crops and a system of
farming that will spread the year's
work over twelve months, Instead of
piling it Into eight, and we must have
more horse-power and better equip?
ment, so that it will not be necessary
to walk four times across a field, for
example, to do what might be done
by riding across it once.
Let us prepare, then to take our
hot-weather work in moderation, to
take frequent short breathing spells,
to make each hour's exertion accom?
plish an hour's work; and before an?
other year comes let us arrange for
twelve months of rational labor in?
stead of eight months of hurry and
four months of idleness.?Progressive
Farmer."
FEEDING BEEF CATTLE.
Clcmson Extension Work?Article
XII.
Can we, with economy, feed beef
cattle in this State? Can we feed
cattle for market and at least get the
manure for our trouble? Can we
feed beeves at a profit?
We are often asked these ques?
tions and a brief summary of results
of feeding a lot >f about thirty may
be of interest as by this means we
can present facts ?.nd not guess work.
This lot we began to feed on No?
vember 13th, and it consisted of a
mixed bunch of steers and heifers,
nearly half of each.
By February 26 they had gained
5,896 pounds, or a gain of 218 pounds
each, averaging a little more than 11
1-2 pounds per head per week.
This, as any feeder knows, is a very
good gain and was particularly good
in this instance, as they were a mixed
lot of mountain cattle, obtained lo?
cally, and of a rather low average In
quality.
In this time they consumed 105,000
pounds silage and 21,162 1-2 pounds
cotttonseed meal, or an average of
37 pounds silage and 7 1-2 pounds
meal per head per day.
If silage is valued at 3 per ton and
meal at $30 per ton, then these steers
cost to feed at rate of 17 1-4 cent*
per day. To offset the cost of the
feed we obtained the gain of 14 8-1.
pounds per week, the manure, and
tho Increase of value to the whole
animal that comes from the added
flesh.
In some sections it is expected to
sell the animal for at least one cent
per pound more when fattened than
they cost when thin. Using these fig
ures, let us see how our account
would stand.
Silage consumed in 15 weeks, at
$3 er ton.Sirs
Heal for same time at $30 per
ton. 31
Total cost df teed.$ 17
Weight at start was 2 L',s f.0 pounds.
At three and a half cents per pound.
the amount would be $709.75.
Th?- K iin was 5,89(1 pounds, making
th< selling weight Us.71?i pounds. if
sold at a gain of one cent per pound
then:
18,744 pounds at .ni per
II?.1293.17
Crom this take coal. 799.75
lialance.$ I'.?::. 12
Cost oi food aa above. 175.00
Selling price above all cost 20.42
Belling prices is ony an estimate as
the above cattle wirr for our own
use, hence not sold, but the lesson re?
mains JUSt the same.
I nder favorable circumstances this
Indicates that cattle may be fed for
beet and tie manure obtained for the
labor
It the - attle were fed .it si asona
when meal is lower In price the show?
ing w ould l" b< Her. 'The : Uage too,
ma) usually be grown for
than $3 l" r 11 ai a lid in that <ase It
would he so much to tin advantage
of tie- feeder.
The foregoing shows that this in- ;
dustry may he protfiable as an aid in j
building ui> the farm, l?ut we must j
present the following cautions, and
would suggest the desirability of at- ,
tempting only a few, say a ear lot, the
first time and let the business grow
as one becomes accustomed to all the \
conditions to be met.
If cattle are brought from a dis- '
tance, study the freight rates and see
if that may prohibit the enterprise. J
In buying be careful they are not
weighed just after receiving food and
water.
Learn if the market in which you
wish to sell, will take heifers, or if it j
pays better for steers ,and act ac?
cordingly.
If heifers an bought, get spayed
ones if possible ,or If not then such
as are not bred, or at least that are
not far advanced in pregnancy.
Buy local cattlie if possible and
save not only freight, but the shrink?
age caused by shipping, these often
being very serious drawbacks to the
enterprise.
Do not feed too long, but yet enough
to satisfy the market. When cattle
are nearly finished, the cost of gain
is much increased.
Buy as late in season as possible
and yet get them at low prices and
sell on the markets before early
lambs and grass fed animals are of?
fered.
PROF. D. O. NOURSE,
Chief Division of Animal Husbandry
and Dairying.
A. C. L. IMPROVEMENTS.
Concrete and Steel Viaduct Across the
Roanokc River and Through Wei
don, N. C.
The Atlantic Coast Line is con?
structing about four miles of double
track line from Weldon to Garysburg,
N. C, by elevating the track through
the town of Weldon, commencing
about one mile south of the present
station. A large proportion of it will
be on a continuous steel viaduct 3,
700 feet long, having concrete abut?
ments, piers and pedestals. This
structure will be 90 feet above the
ordinary level of the Roanoke river
and there will be required in Its con?
struction about 15,000 cubic yards
of concrete and two thousand tons
of steel. There will be an elevated
passenger station platform, connect?
ed by a covered stairway with a pas?
senger station to he built on the sur?
face level of the Seaboard Air Line
track. Baggage and express will be
conveyed to the Atlantic Coast Line
level by elevators. By means of this
viaduct all grade crossings in the
town of Weldon will be avoided. The
work involves an entirely new line,
hut this will in no wdse affect the op?
eration of trains.
The mind is the atmosphere of the
soul.?Joubert.
Mr. Geo. S. Jackson, the export ar?
tesian well digger is in the city today
to close a contract with Mayor C. M.
Spears to bore an artesian well. Mr.
Jackson is an expert in this line and
the town officials feel sure that Mr.
Jackson can do the work. This will
make the third or fourth attempt to
dig an artesian well but failed to get
water in each attempt?Lamar corre?
spondent to The Hartsville Messeng?
er. The Mr. Jackson mentioned is
the well known well-digger from
Sumter. He landed the job and will
begin work in a very short while.
AN OPPORTUNITY?In January af?
ter the last horse show in Sumter
1 purchased the handsome horse
which was awarded the blue rib?
bon (first prize) by the judges, they
having decided that he was the
best single harness horse on exhibi?
tion. He is without blemish, kind
and sensible and the kind of horse
that is not often on the market.
Having determined not to keep
a horse, I am offering him for sale.
C. P. Osteen, M. D., Sumter, S. C.
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THE EMERALD ISLE,
and means
A THOUSAND WELCOMES.
It but feebly expresses the pleasure we feel in having
with us
S FIRE FIGHTERS ?
from every section of the State.
M There is no class of people to whom we owe a greater Jj
H debt than the Firemen, the protectors of our lives and
B property while we sleep. H
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T5he Doctrine 9/
Two Summer Suits!
IN SUMMER your suit is constantly in your
own and your associates' sight. One suit
gets tiresome?and tired ; needs a rest,
cleaning and pressing. The logical .olution is
two suits?
One a Blue
Serge : : :
THEN you are right and ready for any
emergency. One suit always pressed
and fresh. Frequent changes will do
both yourself and the suits good.
WE'VE right serges for you?closely
twilled from fine spun pure worsteds,
some fancy blues, some plain?a
plenty of both.
$12.50, $15, $18,
$20.00 to $27.50.
The i). J. Chandler Clothing Co.
PHONE NO. 166. - - - SUMTER, S. C.