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?be (f?lttcbman anb ?outbron. SATURDAY, JULY 2, I9t0 The Sumter Watchman was found ad In 1860 and the True Southron In 1100. Ths Watchman and Southron low haa the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and Is minlfestly the best advertising medium n Sumter. A (illFAT CAMPAIGN. Prom The Dally Item. June 29. The Y. M. C. A. campaign goes for- j ward exceedingly well, the workers | ars diligent and faithful, and there is no diminution In their seal and en? thusiasm. Day by day they have met with sufficient encouragement to spur them on to greater effort and they see the goal Just ahead of them. If they fag not In the race. Four days of work have accomplished even greater results than anticipated by the most sanguine?at noon today it was announced that 84 per cent of the amount to be raised had been pledged; this Is a record for a ten dav campaign and it is hoped that the re? mainder of the fund will all be pledg? ed before Saturday night. The workers and all friends of the Y. m C. A. movement should not for? get that the last ft' e thousand do;lnM of th* fund Is going to be the hardest to get. and before all the pledges are secured it be necessary for the public-spirited cltisens to call out the reserves and rally all their resources. It may be necessary for some to In? crease their subscriptions and for others to give more than they can really afford at this time. This may bo necessary to save the campaign from being a failure despite the brave start that has been made, but it will not be. If each one will give only as much as he ought to and no more. This Is a Sumter enterprise for the good of every man and boy In the city, and when the building is erected the people of Sumter will be proud of It. therefore every' cltlsen ought to bo qualified to feel thr.t he did his full share. And now s the time to come In and qualify for part owner? ship In the enterprise that will do more f??r Sumter and pay bigger divi? dends than anything ever started here. At the outset of the campaign we asserted our confidence In the success of the undertaking. We have never been other than confident of success, but we wish to Impress upon our readers that the hardest work of the whole campaign Is ahead of the com mltteemen who are giving their time for this good work, and we would urge them to meet the workers In the true Sumter spirit, und give as liber? ally as possible?and give promptly. A FEW Ri:\so\* WHY YOl SHOl LD LEV I) YOl'R HELP. The Y. M. C. A. has a broader aim than CREED and wider ambition than SECT. It preaches self-respect. It weaves an ethical and moral woof Into the warp <?' life. It Is building stronger bodies to hold saner and clearer minds. It Is bringing educa? tion to those whose prem *ure re? sponsibilities forced them to fore<> Us urn. ? acquirement. Iff latch string fitj into the hand of ALL MKS. lrrespeeti\e of ra^e. religion or line? age. It* Christianity strikes the clear aote of him a nt: ai:i\n:sm what preachments are mad? In Its halls ure those of brotherhood. With one hand, it is striving to help the struggle up the slope and with the other It Is stead:, ing the lag? gard and the disheartened. It has done m<?r- to Impreg mte young men with bett erment than any single force ever brought to ' ear upon youth. The Association everywhere has done a good work. We know hun? dreds her*? whom It could help If properly established and provide! with adequate support, without which th? organisation must remain cir? cumscribed. The Y. M Q, A. does not ASK for charity n<>r plead :or A'AIH; Its use? fulness exalt* It to ? elvlc dlgnhy. It Is servant of :h> PUBLIC and fa o? ligatlon ? 'I i ???? pnb|l< , it ran atstj Hva hy laxatloa?a tax Which must be SELF-IMPOSED b\ those who**- sjtwaporlty and humanity ? waken them to litt the handicap of nsnroffy from boys whose duties and niMfortoii- -( have de|?rl\? J tb-m of i FA IK ST \ I :T I n I4F1 PHI MDI KTM < ?\ THE v m < . v \Mial < MH Maul-liale- o? th, Nation Ihtlik of the taSttjrtstttUsVs W?lk. The work ?>{ the Y. M. ('. A. BsU , ,.i th* asghesl endorsements by the chhf executives of the nation. Ihre are the opinions .r tome Of them Presbb fit W ill.mi II. Taft, v h* n .He. retary efl wnTJ Tie- ?real advan? tage of the a-s.?< latbui is "l it after long experience it ic-< i me to be . ,ndu< ted ilong the m<?st approved business prliu ipb s. and while It fur Btshes a fbe ..ne bin I an opportu? nity for the c ?ntrl utb.ns of those who l ee th it followmen, It furnishes on the other, an aaampk f insist in | to those who need assistance which Is not extravagant or excessive and which docs not discourage self-help by creating a spirit of dependence In those who enjoy the benefit which it offers. i "Another characteristic of the As? sociation is its non-sectarian quality. I It believes in the Christian religion, I is tolerant, liberal in its scope and j knows no denomination, no race, no ? politics. The truth is the growth of the Young Metn's Christian Associa? tion has been evidence of, and, at the same time, an assistance to, the growth of the spirit of Christian tol? erance among all denominations. "On the Isthmus of Panama four ' club houses have been constructed at Culebra, Empire, Georgiana and Chrlstobal. The buildings contain writing, card and billiard rooms, bowling alleys, gymnasiums, and ?hower baths. A comprehensive plan has been devised whereby the com? mission, working in conjunction with the Toung Men's Christian Associa? tion, will manage these and other similar buildings. Pour Association secretaries are in charge of the build? ings. Some questions have been as to whether the expenditure of this money was In the authority of the commission. I have not the slightest doubt of it. The authority of the President in the construction of the canal is to build the canal, and he has, therefore, the right to expend money in any way necessary to the pursuance of that purpose. "This is a great enterprise, involv? ing the moving of this strip* which connects the two oceans in the far distant tropics, of a colony of from 30,000 to 50,000 men. To render them efficient for the purpose they were transported there it is absolute? ly necessary that they be surrounded by the influence and furnished with the attractions which would keep them in such a moral and physical state of mind as will make them effic? ient laborers. "And I have not hesitated, there? fore, not only to authorize the con? struction of these club houses under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., but also to confirm the action of the com? mission in the payment of chaplains of different denominations, who offi? ciate in the church services held in the buildings of the Association in the various labor centers across the Isthmus. "No problem in our whole social life Is more difficult than that pre? sented to one who wishes to give money to aid his fellowmen without giving more injury than aid. The Instances of ill-advised generosity are as many almost, as the instances of ill-advised Investments, and when we find an Institution which has worked out the problem of materially aiding our fellowmen In the struggles of life without discouraging their self-sup? port toward better things, we have something that we should greatly prize. "A great Christian Association club, ? t ibiished in an adequate building, will keep men from gambling, drink? ing, and other forms ot vice by offer? ing them opportunity to spend their unoccupied hours in a home atmos? phere, surrounded by the best In Miiem e." WH AT R< ?< mVSLT SAID. Ex-President Honsevelt said: "If it b.ul not baaa for the work of such or? ganizations, the country's Immens.' material progress during the past half centruy would have told for ill, not fOOd. The effort of the Associa? tion |g DOBlbat the forces of evil have been successful because it has tried not to dwarf any of the impulse of the young. \ igorous man, but to guide him aright. Hundreds of young men it. tver> year being lured away from the haldt of decent living because they are not supplied with the ehanc<> to ko where innocent and healthful arnu>.-merits are provided amid sur? roundings that encourage education and morality. "it pays far batter to support the M rotary of the Young Man'! Chris? tian tatO< iation in a community than to pay the salary of a policeman. Homes are made and the ?ommunlty la lifted to a higher level by lifting young men t-? higher ideals <?f lifo." ci.kyki. \.\n s w< ?uns. 'In the work of the Yoiing Men's Chrlatlan Association, not only the ehurcheo and other rollgloui organ 1 - sat Ions of our land are brought into important ft lattonehlpaj but these As? sociations are promoters of the Indus? try, sobriety, trustworthiness, and, therefore, an- In < '.>>.? alliance with th< b M interests of the country." McKlXMSY'fl TRIBUTE. The lat< President McKinley: "You arc engag< d in tin holloa! cause in which man over engaged, and also upon the progress von have made 1 bid you Ood-speed, Your Asoclatlon leads noi only to Christian life, bu( to good *Itlsenshlp " Tin: QRKAT C< ?mm< >NEll" To tin it might be added the t< ~ti m-kjiv of William Jennings Ilrynn, for threft tiiii- i i Piesldentlal ? indldatc: "I ha*N been a member of the Y ? Men's t'hrlstlon Km i lat ?? from th?? time TV man. When i V ?????" 1 ft Ulli la to N? - braaka, j nnected mys< 1 at once with t ha .i;:tl.' My m< m? ? ? ifhlp 11' 1 ' ? i ' th" ,! ' ' r 1,1 Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (Conducted by K. W. Dabbs, President Farmers* Union of Sumter County.) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would impr ove that service by special features. The first to be Inaugurated is this De partment 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 ofti cial calls of the Union. To that end officers, and members of the Union ar e requested to use these columns. Also to publish such clij dngs from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I thins, will be of practical benefit to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of o*r readers te Hing of their successes or failures will be appreciated and i ablished. Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. AH communications for tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesville. S. C. IMPORTANT NOTICE! A letter from Prof. Barrow changes the dates of Institutes In Sumter County, Stateburg July 25th, Shlloh, July 26th. He has promised me a list of the speakers in time for pub? lication in this column. E. W. DABBS, Pres. Sumter Co. F. U. Some Random Thoughts. The Farmers Union stands for edu? cation and I have tried to stress the fact "in season and out of season" that unless we "show our faith by our works" in promoting a closer union of neighborhood interests, we need never expect that wider co-oper? ation that seeks to control the mar? keting of a staple crop. Hence I heartily indorse "the school the Hope of the South." Right now in the summer months is the time to deter? mine that our schools, your school, and my school, shall be better than ever before. To do this requires the co-operation of every patron. And when we have the house and its equipment, and good teachers, we must see to it that the children attend regularly. How much more good can b# accomplished with regular atten? dance than by haphazard attend? ance? Let any teacher answer. We are not now getting more than two thirds of the good out of the money spent for education in the common schools that we wuld receive if there were regular attendance on the part of the enrolled pupils, not to mention the loss in those who stay at home make no effort to benefit by the oppoi tunitles at their very doors. E. W. D. THE PEACH TREE BORER. dcnison College- Extension Work Article XIII. Next to the San Jose Scale this is the most destructive peach insect in the State. Every fruit grower is fa? miliar with its work. The time is ap? proaching when effective work lor preventing the ravages of this pest next year can be done. Briefly stated the life history of this Insect is as follows: the small brownish eggs are laid in the crevice Ol the bark or in wounds on the base of the tree and also on exposed roots. These soon hatch and the small whit? ish larvae begin burrowing into the sap and outer layer of wood where they continue to develop until growth is checked by cold weather. In this oondltlon they lie dormant except for an occasional interruption by warm weather, until the approach of spring w hen feeding is resumed and contin? ued until about the 10th of June. At this time the fully developed larva bases the trees and forms a cocoon or capsule about one inch in length composed of silk in the soil at the base <d' the tree. In this cocoon the larva passes a quiescent period of three weeks, finally emerging as a beautiful moth, the male of which slightly resembles an ordinary wasp. The beautifully colored female begins laying eggs, for the next generation, soon alter emerging about July i<>. Approximately speaking, tin- egg lay? ing period extends from July 10 to < October i. REMEDIAL MEASURES, j it the soil Is banked around th I base <d the infested Irees t<? a depth ..t about ten Inch* m after the lan at ha> e enU red the soil for pupation, which Is about June 20, the resulting moths will perish In ? < tempting t< roinc t.i ib- surface "i the mound ol ? firth. The mound should be left about 'It- trt e until I October 15 w hl h will pre ?etil U male mo! h from "i h< r oi char Is, and uny posslbh one thai m i v hai e es< ? ped, from lay? ing their eggs 'ii the molsl portion .,t the ' n <?? Ms ny ? Ihe ? gga In i I higher up on the trunl of the treej j ?? ? ? ????? r.w i ?"?Uli ii mim iwm.mr mm landti g In thai < it ?' and State a i d no int. rest In tie Association h i grov i L , have more fully mprehende. will never hatch, and the larvae of any that may hatch can easily be de? stroyed by carefully going over the orchard with a knife later in the fall. After October 15 the mounds may be removed and the upper portion of the roots uncovered during the winter, in order to destroy any borers by ex? posure should the weather be suffi? ciently cold. This method has been tried in several orchards In South Carolina and found to work admir? ably. By following these few simple sug getlons we will be able to improve the quality and quantity of our fruit besides adding greatly to the protec? tion of our orchard. W. A. THOMAS, State Entomologis.t CONDITION' OF COTTON. Tennessee ami Texas Make Rest Showing as of June 25. Memphis, Tenn., June 29.? xhe re? port of the National Ginners' Asso? ciation issued today gives the condi? tion of cotton up to June 25 at 82 3 per cent. The report by States fol? lows : Alabama 81, Arkansas 77, Florida 7i*?, Georgia 80, Louisiana 80, Mis? sissippi 84, Missouri 83, North Caro? lina 77, Oklahoma 90, South Caro? lina 77, Tennessee 86, Texas 85, gen? eral average 82.3. The School the Hope of the South. Traveling this week across a con? siderable section of our Progressive Farmer and Gazette territory, we could but dream of the time when all our Southern country shall become as fair as the rural district of France and England as we saw them two years ago?when our muddy roads shall give away to beautiful highways; w hen our old fields shall be redeemed to life and usefulness: when our half cultlvated patches shall be converted into broad and fertile fields; when herds of cattle and floc ks of sheep shall dot our hillsides; when a gully shall be reckoned a disgrace and a fire-ruined wood a crime; when cab? ins and ugly cottages shall be replac? ed by homes made beautiful by lov? ing care, however humble they may be; and when a thickly settled and well trained population shall not only relieve country life of that isolation which has most retarded its develop? ment, but shall give needed support tor all the conveniences of twentieth century rural life?rural telephones, vvater-works, the township high schol with its public library and lyceum course: the school a center of intel? lectual and the church of spiritual activity, each giving symmetry and beauty to a community life which finds its material basis in a high de j gree of efficiency on the part of the ? average man. Even as the painter when he goes to his canvas, sees with his mind's eye some beautiful vision which he is to work out, even so all of us should have before us as we go about our daily tasks this vision of the South that is to be, and the part, however insignificant, that we may have in helping its fulfillment. We should all of us like to live to see it with our own eyes, as Moses yearned to see the promised Canaan to which he led his people. But whether we shall see it with the physical eye or only in our dream, it is enough that we may have a hand in bringing it about, enough that we may work intelligent? ly and unselfishly to hasten the com? ing of this better day. | And the one way is by giving the child a chance. That boy of yours, that boy of your neighbor's, who al? ready has the basis of all character in that he is learning to work, that boy who "warms his feet cold morn j ings in the place where the cows lay I the night before"?he is the hope of ' the South. That girl of yours, that I girl of your neighbor's, whose mind and spirit will some day give tone j and color to everything in a home? j she is the hope of the South. And ' only through the school they can be developed. j The boy and girl in the towns are getting good schooling; the farm boy and girl in the North and West are getting good schooling. Shall i then, that among all our twem I century American youth the S j em farm boy and girl alone sha.. ?It? ter life's race handicapped by shackles of ignorance? It must not be so. The best in? vestment the South could make in 1910 would be to double its school taxes and double the patronage of our high schools and colleges. Only by providing the best of facilltes can we at>aet to the South that tide of Immiffktlon which we need to in? crease our percentage of white popu? lation ,nd to relieve rural life of iso? lation; and only by educating all our people can we ever work out our dream >f a South the beauty of whose rural aid urban life, the intelligence and efficiency of whose people, shall make it indeed the foremost and the fairest section of America.?Pro? gressive Farmer. ABOUT THE CLUBS. No Moral Terpitude Imputed to Those Presented by the Grand Jury. ,o| -. The tflion brought against the Clubs i>a\rie city growing out o' Wed nesday\etWesentmenc of the Grand Jury evHrging Jxmes Calk and T. Fred WO? with the unlawlal storing of alcohifc liouors, imputes no spe? cial mol^ turpitude as to those charged li ;he indictments, but Is an I action brodkht to test the right of the two social cubs to have alcoholic liq? uors in thei? club rooms. It is simply a test case for that purpose. Mr. Calk and Mr. Wiie are no more guilty of any violatioi of the law, if there has been any, thin any other member of the respective orders, and the charges were brought against them solely by reason of tie fact that they are re? spectively in charge of the two clubs. The seconi cotton bloom, of this season, from Sumter county, war. sent to the Item Tuesday by Mr. Abell Hurst, of Ranbert. He states that, while it is r;ther late in the season for cotton bbssoms to begin opening, the crops are away behind, from the recent severe rainfall. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepte| on credit. THE SENATE. I beg to announce to the voters of Sumter Count/ that I am a candidate for the Statef Senate, subject to the; rules governing the Primary election^ A. K. SANDERS. ? >p: < it's ,i the 'Jou^e I 01 me i-^emowatic .Primary. urn R. B. BELSER., FO] I hereby didate for Mi District, Sui .UKJ reat for MAGISTRATE. nnounce myself a cai, istrate for the Thirds County, ?e " subject Utt the rules of the Democratic primary: * - HORACE HARBY. ! 15he Doctrine of 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 solution is two suits? One a Blue Serge : : : THEN you arc right and ready for any emergency. One suit always pressed and fresh. Frequent changes will do both yourself and the suits good. W'K'VK ri^ht serges for you?closely twilled from tine spun pure worsteds some fancy blues, some plain a plenty of both. $12.50, $15, $18, $20.00 to $27.50. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. PHONE NO 160. UMTER, S. C