Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?JMBgS^??? Cbt <uUwc!nn;m tinl ^ontbron. WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 1910. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed in 1S60 and the True Southron in Ulf The Watchman and Southron Oow haa th? combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, end is manlfeatly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Mr. Barney B. Evans having failed to create a eenaation and attain news? paper notoriety by abusing Attorney General Lyon haa turned his stream of vituperation toward the news? papers and the campaign reporters, but the poople of the State and the newspapers have his meaaure and rate him at his true worth and will not waate time or apace on hla va porlnga. ? ? ? We commend the following editor? ial from the News and Courier to the careful consideration of the automo biliata and police of Sumter. Con? ditions In Sumter are almoat as bad as In Charleston and It la time for some measurea to be taken to abate the apeed nuisance which Is becoming a menace to the Uvea of those who have to share the use of the Greets with the automobillsta: "Would It not be a good Idea to abolish the speed limit so far as au? tomobile? are concerned and to re? move all the other regulations relat? ing to the operation of these ma? chines, auch as the requirement that a horn be blown or a gong sounded upon approaching a'street crossing or rounding a corner? If not, why not? At present in Charleston these requirements are for 'the most part observed only In the breach. If they are wise and proper they ought to be enforced. If they are not to bo en? forced, let us repeal them by all means. Jf the pedestrian has got to look out for himself and can depend upon no aid from the authorities, why not let that fact be clearly un? derstood 1 Such a course would cer? tainly be fslrer to all concerned, "We are told that the police are afraid to arrest an automoblllst guil? ty of violating the ordinances relat? ing to automobiles, reaaonlng that a man who has money enough to own an automobile has Influence enough to secure the discharge of the officer who subjects him to the indignity of an arrest. 8urely this cannot be true?and yet two big touring cars might have l>een noted racing down King street at a speed approximate? ly thirty miles an hour yesterday af? ternoon while two anna of the law chatted amiably on the cornier of King and Market streets with appar? ently as utter Indifference to the d?nsjerous performance taking place almost immellately in front of them! The Charleston Automobile Club has Just done a very fine piece of work in arranging for and carrying through to a successful conclusion the Good Roads Rally held here on last Tuesday. If the Club will permit us te renew a suggestion we made ssssSMf time ago we would again urge that R cannot do a wiser thing Just now than to use auch Influence as It mr.y possess first to see that Just and rxisonabl* automobile lawl are pass ed, aad *ec\>nd that they are obeyed. Every automoblllat In Charleston ought te t>e)ong to the Club, and we hop* that the Club will get them In? side, and then work In the direction we have Indicated. Moat of Charleston's streets are eo narrow that If disasters sre to be avoided thoee who are permitted to run engines In the street must do so wttk a due realisation of the rights of nae put.lie at large, and unless the au%e?o?.r>ilists wish to see a strong prejudice against automobiles built up in this ommunity they will take th* sWKrlcn we have proffered before oosssb fearful accident a< curs as a re? sult ot the carelessness and reckless mass whh h Is now on the Increase." ? ? ? T?irlitiK't >n Is getting ready to ls sate f-0.oi)i) in bonds to induce the HeabourI Air Line to extend its Harts-, ille branch to that town. How ini:? h would Blsbopville ami Sumter be willing to pay for u 1?bonfd con? nection? ? ? ? It is difficult to tell exactly how the State < ampaign Is going, but we un? derstand that I'Vutherstone and M? - Lrod are conceded to !??? the leaders with Blcuse in third B4nCS and run? ning stronger than anticipated. Ilv ntt and Richards are cutting Into Featberstone's prohibition following, and tbo (.aureus man cannot possibly finish with the big b ad he wus ? r? ?I Ited with having. M Leod bids fair to push him closer In the first pri marv than anyone thought possible sixt lays ago. The second primary will be a ne. k and neck race between < ? rst .ne and M. Leod. There Is Ju^t a possibility of then- being a big slump In the fVath. rsb>n,. vote and he may have a close shave to ?et Into the second race. ? ? ? W. a reb-rsf a rid that a strong ef? fort will he made |g cut down Tom M l,?-o<r* v. ..f.? in Lee and Sumter ?< f .r the effect It will have on V his campaign In the second primary. It would be good campaign material | for his opponent In the second pri? mary to be able to say to the people in other sections of the State that McLeod's own home people did n<?t give him a big vote in the first prl- j mary; and for that reason unusuol efforts will be made to cut down his j vote here. Sumter county should ral- 1 ly to McI*'od's support and give him , not less than twelve hundred votes ' in the first primary. The people here know him and know that he is qualified for the Governorship, there? fore he should have their solid sup? port. ? ? * John T. Duncan is still running for Governor and nobody has yet found out why. tee Mr. Hyatt has gained more since the campaign opened than any of the other candidates, and his gain is almost altogether at the expense of Mr. Featherstone. ? ? ? Mr. Duvall for Lieutenant Gover? nor Is making a live campaign and Mr. Smith is worrying because ho fears the people may make the mis? take of electing too young a man to preside over the Senate. Duvall is only thirty-four years old, and if that is too young, Mr. Smith has reason for worry. LIVE ISSUES. One of the most important matters that has been suggested to our citi? zens and law-makers for a number of years, and which has been, for some reason, ignored, is the adoption of the Torrens system for registration of real estate. This system makes a title to real estate an available secur? ity without the Intervention of law? yers and the taxation of their charges for examinatioit and other expenses, and in fact puts the owner of real es? tate who needs money on an equal footing with the capitalist who has his money in bonds and bank stocks. On this subject attention is directed to an article elsewhere in this issue signed "Citizen," copied from the State, and headed "The Torrens Sys? tem Advocated." DRUGGISTS MUST COMPLY. Should Have Liquor Lioi *e to Sell Certain Preparations. Washington, July 14.?Sections of the country which receive their intox? icating stimulants in the guise of per? fumes, essences, medicines or drugs were delivered a body blow today by Commissioner Cabell, of the internal revenue bureau, who gave out a list of more than 200 preparations, which hereatfer may be handled by drug stores only after the government liq? uor license is paid. Treasury department officials said they believed that many of these preparations were concocted mainly for sale in "dry" territories, where the prohibition laws make it impos? sible legally to obtain anything with a liquor flavor. It Is intimated there are 40,000 Mruggists in the United States, slight? ly more than half of whom pay the $25 yearly special tax, which permits them to sell the preparations invol ved. Other stores which continue to vend these mixtures, will now be re quired to pay the tax and the Uni? ted States treasury will be enriched accordingly. MAJ. <\ B. YEA DON PROMOTED. Succeeds Col. Llpacomb a* Lieutenant Colonel. Major Calder B. Yeadon, com? manding the Second battalion of the Second regiment, has been elected lieutenant colonel of the regiment to sue. eod Col. Charles T. Llpscomb. lately promoted to the head of the regiment. The election was held on July 14th. and, although official an nouncement has not yet been made, the result was learned yesterday. MsJ. Tesdon is ? resident of Sum te?, His military career extends through a period of ten years, He served in the Bumter Light infantry In the Spanish American war and was afterwards elected captain of thai organisation. He held this office until his election as major in VJ0i>. Mai. Yeadon is ? most competent of? ficer and his eltetlon to the Heuten? ant colonelcy Is s deserved recogni? tion of his services to the regiment.? The State. A bicycle was stolen from Mr. M. H, McCutchen, of Rtshopvllle, Satur? day, and he and another gentlemen, tried to overtake the thief In ? bug? gy, They thought at OAS time that the] had tracked him to ? dtetan e not far from this city, but as they have been unable to find sny further trace of the wheel of thief, as yet; they arc evident!) on the wrong trsll, The I? J. Chandler clothing Co. I have an sdeyrllssmcni todas that Is the bargain hunters delight, lllcc i lour. t'ar fresh rice Hour direct from mills, lust and rheapesl ell round feed for horses, CJWS, hogs and chick? ens we have ever used, Booth-Herbs Live Stock Ca 7-15-f.t. Farmers' Union News ?AND - Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers (CondIII led by K. W. Dabbs, President Farmers' Union of Sumter County.) Tbe Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would impr ove that service by special features. Tbe iirst to be Inaugurated is this De part men t 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 ofrl cial calls of the Union. To that end officers, and members of the Union ar e requested in use these columns. Also to publish auch clii lngs from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as 1 think will be of pi ictieal benefit to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of o r readers te Hing of their successes or failures will be appreciated and , jbllshed. Trotting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl us Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs, Mayeevlllfc. S. C. Clemson Extension Work?Article XV?Rape. Rape was first introdr ed into this i OUntry from Englund, where it has been grown for hundreds of years. On rich land it is one of our best soil- ' ing crops for hogs and sheep. It be- | longs to the cabbage family and the leaves resemble those of the mustard family. There are several varieties, but the best variety Is the Dwarf Es- I sex rape, which Is biennial. There are a number of varieties, but these are of little value. If Dwarf Essex rape is planted any time during the summer or fall, It will afford pastur? age all during the winter and will mature its seed the following June. When grown on rich land two or three cuttings can be obtained. How? ever, the best way to handle rape is to plant it for pasturing purposes. Hogs eat it greedily and they can be turned on it at will and there will be no danger of their eating too much. However, if sheep or calves are pas? tured, care should be taken to feed them some hay first as there will be some danger of bloat. The South Carolina Experiment Station has obtained as much as 25 tons of forage from this plant. Rape requires a rich soil and while it will grow on almost any type of soil, It Is highly neecssary that the soil is made rich by heavy applications of well decomposed stable manure and large applications of commercial fer? tilizers. Any land that is well ?u'ted to cabbage will grow rape profitably. The seed should be sown at the rate of 3 or 4 pounds per acre and care should be taken that the seed are not sown too deep. From one to two inches is the proper depth, in South Carolina the best time to sow rape seed is in October, however, they can be sown any time during the spring. In two months after sowirg the seed, the rape will be ready for pasturing. Rape is a splendid crop to sow af? ter a winter legume as bur clover, crimson clover or vetch. The seed should be sown at intervals of two to three weeks, thus giving a continu? ous pasturage all during the summer j and fall months. If planted for seed. } it should be planted In September in rows 24 inches apart, and the rape should be cutlivated during the late summer to keep down crab grass and other grass and weeds, and it should not be pastured. An enormous amount of seed can be obtained on one acre of improved soil. The greatest enemy we have in South Carolina is the plant louse. At this writing the South Carolina Experiment Station has a beautiful patch of rape gone to seed, but the plants are filled with thousands of plant lice that will cut down the yield considerably. Rape has never been fed with suc? cess t?> dairy cattle as it taints the davor of the milk and butter. It is. however, one of our best hog crops as it is very rich in protein, in fact almost as rich as clover hay. It, how? ever, cannot l?c depended upon to furnish the entire feed of the hog because it makes a soft, oily fat. Nogs grazing on rape should, there? fore, be fed some grain which makes a firm meat. Every farmer has about his feed lot a small patch that is rich enough to plant rape on ami every farmer should have a small patch of rapt* for his young pigs and hogs. PROF. .1. 11. HARPER, Director s. <\ Experiment station. \ Pica tor School Libraries. At this season of the year, when most of our teachers ate gathered to? gether i" tiie various summer schools, lor tic purpose of discuss? ing, aid hearing discussed the vari? ous methods and principles of teach? ing, it might not he amiss to men? tion "ii?' of the crying needs ol our sch.Ii,is especially our rural schools of today. Vast Improvements have been made in mans wavs in the schools. but there is one great need which has been neglected In a great many of our schools, the school library. Most of the city schools have been equipped with libraries, but there are comparatively few country schools that have this much needed depart? ment. Any one, who thinks on the sub? ject at all, will agree that the school library is a very important feature, but still we seem to neglect to install them in our schools. It seems to me that it is an open injustice to the children to deny them the advantages of an improvemnt which can so easi? ly be obtained for them. No truly public-minded man would refuse to subscribe to so good a cause. One of the foremost of the vastly important problems of the day in America, is how best to direct the lit? erary thoughts of the children into the correct channel, tc introduce them to the best that there is in lit? erature, and to develop their tastes so that they will abhor the cheap and vulgar \terature, which is so common today. We cannot introduce them to the best, unless we have that best to introduce to them. There should be standard reading books and reference books within easy reach of every school boy and school girl. No teacher can give a perfect school course without the aid of a good library. The reading of good books is in itself an education. Carlyle says: "We learn to read in various lan? guages, in various sciences; we learn the alphabet and letters of all man? ner of books; but the place we are to get knowledge, even theoretical knowledge, Is the books themselves! ? * * The true university of these days Is a colletcion of books." The class reading texts of the day draw from the vast field of literature, suitable for the young folk, but they cannot begin to cover that field. And then there Is a feeling of incomplete? ness when one reads a small selection from a larger whole. I would not be understood to say that the reading texts should be abandoned, but I do contend that they should be largely complemented with the reading of whole works of standard authors, at least from the fourth grade up. It is a sad fact that a great many, I believe I would be safe in saying a majority of our country lads and lasses are permitted to take an entire course in the rural schools, without having the great door of literature pulled open for them. They are car? ried to the portals, and allowed to glance in, but there is very little ef? fort made to help them enter into that interesting and instructive field. Of course some of the more ambitious are going to squeeze through anyrtow, if a shadow of a chance presents it? self for them to get the books, put a great many unfortunates will pass on, and be content with their news-.| papers, and magazine short stories. These later are, of course, excellent in their places, but they cannot and do not, pretend to be a substitute for the standard works. We are all crying out "educate the farmer." Then why not aid in that education by giving him good, read? able literature. See that be has ac? cess to the works of such men as Shakespeare, Tennyson, Longfellow, Scott and other writers of that class, and see that there is also a good mix? ture of agricultural hooks In his lib? rary. Teachers, get behind the patrons of your schools and insist that they fur? nish this very important part of your school equipment. Fellow country ... mi let's get together, and give the school-children of today that which they have a right to expect of us L. W. WARREN. Mayesville, S. C, July ir.. 1910. Rice Flour. Car fresh rice Hour direct from mills, best and cheapest all round feed for horses, cows, hogs and chick? ens we have ever used. Rooth-Harby Live Stock Co. 7-15-Bt. Crop reports from nil sections of Sumte!- county arc decidedly more encouraging than they were a week ago. Less rain and plenty of hot weather and sunshine have enabled the farmers to kill the grass and gel the cotton in better shape. HURKAU SAYS COOLER WEATHER Predicts Slightly Cooler Weather In Southeastern states During Coming; Week. Washington, July 17.?Tempera? tures below normal and generally fair weather are indicated for the first half of the week in the middle Atlantic and Northeast States, the Lake region and Ohio valley, accord- j ing to the weather bureau forecast, j In the Southeastern States it will be somewhat cooler than during the last week. In the plains, States and j the Northwest, the week will open j with high temperatures and there | will be warmer weather during the j middle cf the week In the Mississippi valley. Beginning Wednesday, rising i temperature may be looked for in j the eastern part of the country. By I Monday night or Tuesday there will be a reaction in the extreme North? west to lower temperatures. High temperatures are indicated for the , Southwest. In the Northwest and Pacific ! States and in the plateau region the * weather will be generally fair during the week, while there will be showers in the Middle West about Wednesday i and the eastern half of the country I during the latter half of the country I during the latter half of week; also during the first half of the week in the South Atlantic and east Gulf States and in Tennessee. DEATH. Blihopvllle, July IS.?William J. Bramlett, a life-long citizen of this community, died here at his residence today at 3 o'clock. He is one among the oldest citizens of the community, being 60 years old, and has always lived an honest and upright life, be? ing an active member of the Bishop ville Primitive church. He leaves a widow and a brother, together with a number of other relatives and friends. His death was due to Bright's disease. The funeral will take place tomorrow. In the case of Alex Wilson, accus? ed of stealing a negro minister's suit case, a preliminary was waived, and the case will be tried In the court of general sessions. This where to spend your vacation problem doesn't grow easier in the hot weather.?Atlanta Journal. Public Notice. Bv mutual agreement, Dvs. Hayns worth & DuRant have dissolved paruietsnip. Dr. xiaynsworth now has his office over Mrs. Atkinson's j Millinery store. His phone number j is 656. Dr. DuRant will remain over the Sumter Dry Goods store, with his phone number 210. 5-24-1-1 m. W-4t. Summer School For Sumter County. Beginning August 1st, there will be held in the Hampton School a four weeks summer school for teachers. Much good work should be accom? plished during that time and it is very desirable that every teacher in lowing is a list of the names of the instructors with the subjects that they will teach: Miss K. W. McLean?Geography and History. Miss A. D. Richardson?Primary Manual Training and Primary Meth? ods. S. H. Edmunds?English and Mathematics. I trust that all of our teachers may make it convenient to attend this session of the Summer School. S. D. CAIN, County Supt. of Education. 7-20-27-30.?W. & S. Cotton was bringing 15.15 on the local market Monday. Candidates' Cards. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. FOR CONGRESS. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Seventh Con? gressional District of South Carolina and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Demo? cratic primary. A. F. LEVER, THE SENATE. I beg to announce to the voters of Sumter County that I am a candidate for the State Senate, subject to the rules governing the Primary election. A. K. SANDERS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I am a Candidate for the House ef Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. R, B. BELSER. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I am a candidate for th?? office of Supervisor of Sumte? C >unty. 1 will abide by the rules of the Democratic party; P. M. PITTS. FOR MAGISTRATE. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for Magistrate for the Third District, Sumer County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. HORACE HARBY. O'Donnell & Co. How About Mo? squitoes ? ARE they bothering you these warm nights ? If so don't forget we are ready to help you with everything in the Net line?at all prices. Ceiling Nets with steel frames, Spring back Nets for wood or iron beds?and last, but the best nesw of all?Spring back Nets for the baby's crib, so as you can move the baby's crib to the breezy part of the room. O'Donnell & Co.