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51* <f?l iTtbnran mfe Stratbwn SATURDAY. JULY 30, 19(0. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1850 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron now has rhe combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old pai is end Is manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. We suggest that all prohibitionists reed the letter from our Smlthvllle correspondent which we print today. This letter demonstrates clearly and forcibly how the views of a sincere prohibitionist have been changed by practical experience Our Smithvll'e correspondent was and still Is a sin? cere prohibitionist and ardently ad? vocated the abolition of the dispen? sary, believing that the enactment of a prohibition law would decrease drunkenness and make for the bet? terment of the country, both morally and financially. What the results have been In the rural districts are set forth In this letter. Hav? ing seen the evil effects of so-called prohibition, our correspondent frank? ly confesses former error and tells the bald truth concerning conditions. As much as we regret the deplorable conditions described, we are not sur? prised; In fact we predicted Just what has happened, and while we find no satisfaction in the fact that time has ?Indicated our Judgment, we fear that worse is still to come, for the spirit of lawlessnass that has been developed by the ease and safety with which the prohibition law has been violated will be hard to eradi? cate. The re-establishment of the dispensary law would not be follow? ed Immediately by Improved condi? tions In the rural districts. Those who have been ordering Iqluor and selling It would continue the practice for as long a time ss It remained profitable and measurably safe. Where prohibition Is not supported by a strong public sentiment It breeds a race of law-breakers and hypocrites who from disregarding and violating one law proceed by easy stages from bad to worse un? til they hold all law In contempt and yield respect and obedience to force only. sat Mr. R. B. Reiser's speech at the good roads meeting Tuesday has been highly praised by a number of thoughtful cltlsens who have read It with care. It was not a hap-hasard production, composed of about equal parts of hot air and Impractical the? ory, but a well digested and business? like plan. that. If adopted, will pro? vide a complete system of Improved highways for 8umter county at the minimum cost and without Imposing a burdensome tax upon the property owners. Mr. Reiser has worked out the plan, and If the people will adopt it the road problem will be solved for Sumter county. ? ? ? Wh"n personalities ar^ eliminated from the State campaign meetings all the nplce and variety of the dreary proceeding will bo gone. But If the elimination of personalities will lead to the abandonment of the State-wld. one day stand, circus plan of campaign It will be endorsed by a great many people. 1 h I ?ci I -1 tenting llon^e Fly. Speaking broadly, man has male the house-flv; It has developed along with the human dwelling. If we had no . losed-ln dwelling places. It Is doubtful If the house-tly. as at present ?onstltut. il. ? ould continue to exist. If thrives simply because we afford it food, and a breeding place. It is at this time of the year that the house-fly ta'.:?s on life for the ensuing summer and autumn; eggs laid laut fall are ready to hatch. At first he is only a little worm, wrig? gling his tiny grub-like form In some Incubating pile of tilth, usually the manure pile, the outhouse, or the mound of ruhbl?h or garbage In the back y*rd. In this condition he Is easily killed and it should be the dutv or every person to kill him now. The house-fly could not exist If ev? erything were kept perfectly clean and sanitary. Kxtermlnate the fly worms, do away with their breeding p1ac?*. and there will be no flies. Th* common house-fly Is coming to r.. kn >\vn as the "typhoid fly," and whl? h the term becomes universal. Kr? 'it r < ?re wnl \ f exercised In pro? tecting the house from his presence. I'los swallow the germs of typhoid in ? ou rules* millions while feeding on exeretrv They spread a thousand time* rn<?re typhoid germs In their excreta than on their feet. As soon BJ the fly comes out Of his h^ is full grown and starts out tn the world to make a living, ami If your home is not clean, he knows If. for Its: Mv can discern an ttSjCloSM odor for mties. a pleasant-sine)ling substan* ??- -the fragrance of flowers, gera'oum mignonette, lawnd-r. or any perl imsfjf?will drl\e Ihsm avi iy. I., ok ' losjsty at the picture of the flv resting on the glass and vl wed from tu i ? ? Look it flic feet and ob serve that each of them is equipped with two claws and two light-colored i i Is. The fly ( lings to rough sur? faces by means of the claws and to smooth surfaces by a combined ac? tion of the claws and pads. The fly's pads arc covered with thousands' of minute short hairs sticky at the cud. There Is no suction?merely ad? hesion. All his grown-up life, the By has t?? manage with sticky fect. These arc constantly becoming clog? ged with adhering substances, and this contamination the fly must as? siduously remove |f his feet are to act properly In supporting him on slippery places. It' this contamina? tion is too sticky to rub off, the fly laps it off, and it then passes oft through the stomach. The By lays her eggs in the man? ure pile or sonic other filthy place. All the germs?all the microbes? fit n themselves on the spongy feet. 1 he By brings them into the house and wipes them off. The fly that you s<-e walking over your food Is cov eied with filth and germs. If there in any dirt in your house, or about premises, or those of your neigh? bors, he has Just come from it. Watch him, as he stands on the su g;.r. industriously wiping his feet. lie Is getting rid of disease germs, rub? bing them on the sugar that you are going to eat, leaving the poison for you to swallow . This does more to spread fpho'd ???\er. cholera infantum and other in? testinal diseases than any other cause. I ?isease attacks human beings only when they are brought in contact v.Uh it. For instance, you cannot get typhoid fever unless you swul Ion the germs of typhoid, and you lo net swallow these germs unless they get cn the food you eat or in the liquids you drink, or on the glasses or cups from which you drink. In? testinal diseases are more frequent whenever and wherever flies are most abundant, and they, and not the summer hoat, are the active agents of the spread of such diseases. There is special danger when flies drop Into such fluid as milk. This forms an ideal culture material for the bacillus. A few germs washed from the body of one fly, may develop into millions within a few hours. Don't allow files In your house. Don't buy fodstuffs were flies are tol? erated. Don't allow your fruits and confections to be exposed to the swarms of files. Don't let flies crawl over the baby's mouth and swarm upon the nipple of Its nursing bot? tle. Dispose of waste materials In such a way that the house-fly cannot propagate, for flies bred in horse manure, decaying vegetables, dead animals, and all kinds of filth. Look after the garbage can, see that it is cleaned, sprinkled with lime or kero? sene oil, and closely covered. Screen all w indow s and doors and Insist that your grocer, butcher, baker and ev? ery one from whom you buy food? stuffs does the same. Remember that a large percentage of flies breed In the stable. There is more health in a well-screened house than in nianv ? doctor*i visit. Keep tlie-j away from the kitchen. Keep Hies out of the dining-room and away from the sick, especially rrofli thorn in with contagious die* To clear rooms of tiles, car? bolic acid may be used as follows: Heat a shovel or any similar article uid dfop thoroon twenty drops of arbollc acid. The vapor kills the flies. A ( heap and perfectly reliable potcon, OAS Which Is not danger? ous to human life, Is bichromate of POtash In solution. Dissolve one dram, which can be bought at any drug-store, in two ounces of water, and add a little sugar. Put some of this SOlntlOl In shallow dishes and distribute them about the house. A spoonful of formalin or formalde hvde in a quarter of a pint of water and exposed In the room will be enough to kill all the flies. To quick? ly clear the room burn pyrethrum POWdSf. This stupefies the flies, when they may be swept up and burned. If there are flies In the din? ing-room of your hotel, restaurant, or boarding house, complain to the proprietor that the prem'ses are not clean. H. M. CLINEDINST. ?The Christian Herald. Rice Flour. Car fresh rice flour direct from mills, best and cheapest all round feed for horses, cows, hogs and chick? ens we have ever used. Booth-Ifarby Live Stock Co. 7-15-f>t. First Payment If, if, c. a. The first Instalment of the sub? s' riptloas f<?r the T, M. c. a. build? ing are due next Monday. Subscribers may make payment :?t . ither of the banks or to any of the direi tors, and obtain receipts there* for. it is Important that subscriptions to the y. m. c, a. fund be promptly paid by August Ith, The money is needed to pay for the lot on which the directors have secured an option, i ???. _ Rice Flour. Car fresh rl< e flour dire, t from mills, best and cheapest all round feed for horses, cows, hogs and chick? ens we have ever used. Booth-Harhy i Live Stock Co. 7-15-f.t. Farmers' Union News ?AND ? i| Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers l\ (Concluded by K. W. Dabbs, President Farmers' Union of Suinter X County.) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by i semi-weekly publication, would improve that service by special features. The first to lie inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which I ha\e 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 jse these columns. Also to publish such clij dngs from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I think will be of practical benefit tt our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of o. r readers telling of their successes or failures will be appreciated and } ublished. Trusting this Dopartme.it will be of mutuui benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle, B. C. STATE FARMERS' UNION. MANY RBSOLl 'THINK PASSED OX TUT. LAST DAY, Tin? Flection of OIHceri?Indorsement Made of Various Lines of Work lor Betterment of the Agricultural Class. Columbia. July 29.?Resolutions in? dorsing various lines of work for the betterment of the agricultural class of the State were passed at the ses? sions of the State Farmers' Union, which came to a close last night with the address of C. S. Barrett, the pres? ident of the national union. Officers for the year were elected. The State Union placed itself on record as favoring the drainage of the lowlands of the State, the erec? tion of cotton warehouses, the Tor rens system of land registration, the Audubon Society, the restriction of undesirable immigration, the corn ex? position and the placing of standard grades of cotton at the various coun? ty seats of the State. At the opening of the afternoon session D. F. Eflrd of Lexingtbn pre? sented the State Union with tbe gavel and tablet which had been presented to the State Farmers' Alliance by W. W. Keys in 1889. In making this pre? sentation, Mr. Efird referred to the work of the farmers' alliance. thought that the present order was an outgrowth from the alliance. Mr. Efird was the last State president of the ill-fated alliance. J. F. Nesbit mad? the speech of acknowledgment on behalf of the union. L. C. Padgett, the county president of Colleton county, took occasion to congratulate the union upon receiv? ing the token from the old "alliance." Th?> farmers alliance, which was y*ars ago ridden to death by poli? ticians, was discussed at length by ?ever*] Of the members. Among tbe speakers of the after? noon was A. C. Shuford of Newton. X. C. He is chairman of tbe State executive committee of the Farmers' Union 01 North Carolina and secre? tary of the national board Of direc? tors. By request the speaker explained the Torrens land system. He said that he hoped to See the system adopted in this State. He is a force? ful and t arnest speaker and his ad? dress was listened to with Interest by all present. The following is the report of the OOmmlttes on the good of the order: "That we have passed on all pa? pers placed in our hands and submit? ted same to your body as a partial report. Now, as a further partial re? port, we would recommend tbe build? ing of union cotton warehouses where SVSr practicable. We would further recommend that each county organi? zation in its own way and at its own expense endeavor to recoup its ranks from the best material in its borders, and to try to make it interesting fin? ancially and otherwise for a farmer to belong to the order. This may be done by co-operative buying and sell? ing and by having frequent lectures on improved methods of farming in all its varied branches." The following is the report of the committee on warehouse, which was submitted to the convention by J. B. Montgomery, the chairman of the eommlttee: "First, we very earnestly urge the Importance of building storage ware? houses In every market where there If as much as I,ODO halts of cotton Sold. Second, we are thoroughly convinc? ed that without these warehouses it is Impossible for our farmers to main* tain Indi pendence with reference to marketing cotton. We most earnestly recommend thai the majority of the stock be In the hands of union men." \t the meeting yesterday the fol? lowing oiM< era were elected: \ J, A Perrltt, L unar, preside nt. B, w. Dabbs, Mayosvllle, vice pres? ide nt. ,J. Whltner Bold, Columbia, secr< tary and treasurer, \v. B, Bodle, Wards, chaplain. \v. K, Hopkins, iiopuins conductor. W. I*. Caskey, Lancaster, sergeant at-arm.-'. A. P, Calvert, Abbeville, doorkeep? er. A. J. A. Perritt, the president of I the State Union, was elected as a del? egate to the national convention, i which Ii to meet in Charlotte the first week In September, i The following were elected as mem? bers of the State executive commit I tee: A. D. Hudson, Newberry, district No. 1; Douglas Mclntyre, Marino, dis? trict No. 2; L. C. Padgett, Smoaks, district No. 3. At the night session, which began at 8:30 o'clock, L. I. Parrott, presi? dent of the Sumter Brokerage Com? pany, gave a detailed description of his company, which is purely a union concern, every dollar's stock being taken by the members. It is quite a success and many of the members were intensely interested in Mr. Par rott's description of the work of the plant. The principal feature of the even? ing was the address by National Pres? ident Chas. S. Barrett, of Union City, Ga. For more than an hour, Mr. Barrett, entertained the union in his inimitable style. There Is never a dull moment when he speaks, and his addresses are interspersed with much wit and humor. But woe unto the reporter who attempts to follow Mr. Barrett and make a connected report of his address. At the conclu? sion of his address, Vice President Dabhs offered a resolution of thanks, which was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. Mr. Barrett said that he was glad to be here again and thinks this State is in splendid condition. "This has been one of the best meetings you have ever had," he said. "When I leave the Farmers' Union, I hope to he able to educate my boys and do some little things for Mr. Barrett. I shall not hold any otlice when I leave this otli ial position." He is 44 years old and has never hald any office. He hoped to do something to help the people of the State in some way. What the people of the State need I la for its members to make .sacrifices, t (It is possible for one-halt* the mem? bers to make this order larger, big? ger and beter than the alliance or grange ever were. "You do not have to have men come in and speak to you," he said. "How many hundreds of thousands of speeches do you sup? pose have bci ii made to the Farmers' Union? What we need is sacrifice and service. "The Farmers have done a great many things of which we should he proud. Some how or other the world has got to think, we are a powerful order. The union is attracting the attention of the business, the educa? tional, the moral world. It Is a pow? er, a force. Why, even the president of the United States came to se it? this was one honor seldom granted by the president. Speaking about poli? tical influence, all our legislators and congressmen, are just waiting for you to tell them what to do and they will do it. In Washington this year we had congressmen come to us and see what the union wanted. This was demonstrated by the work done on the parcels post in Washington. Only about 6 per cent of the people really oppose this measure. The Farmers' Union had a lot to do with the vote on the Income tax in Georgia. Discussing the farmers of different sections of the country, President Barrett paid a compliment to the farmer of the Northwest. He said he was the biggest, broadest man he knew following the profession. The difference between the Southern far? mer aaks ' How cheap w ill you do it?" The Northwestern farmer asks, "How much can you d ?. how well can you do it and how quick?" Hiving some ngures to show the condition of tie union, Mr. Barrett gave much encouragement. The union Is growing in a great many States und lie se. s much to be grateful for. He hopes to be present again soon ;ind see South Ci rollna's prosperity. The address of Secretary James Henry Rice, Jr., was called off on Ac? count of the facl that Mr. Rice had another engagement. lie expressed himself as being highly gratified at the action of the union in indorsing the work of his department. The State Farmers' Union went on record against the bringing into the South of "undesirable foreigners." The following is the resolution adop? ted: "Whereas foreign immigration is being agitated again for the South and the diversion and distributon of foreigners now congesting and com? ing Into the . iti. s of the Northeast is. proposed as a means of relief for Northern (migration evils; and, "Whereas we are unalterably op? posed, as set forth in our local, State and national union in resolutions and our national committee's statement before the house immigration com? mittee, to the present enormous alien Influx from the Southwest of Europe and western Asia and its distribution by the Federal government- and therefore lie it "Resolved by the Farmers' Educa? tional and Co-operative Union of South Carolina this 28th day of July, 1910. that we heartily indorse our national resolutions, approve the arg? ument of our national legislative com mi tee, and urge upon congress re? striction by means of an increased head-tax, a money requirement! the illiteracy test, such as Australia and other new countries have for their protection against undesirable for? eigners, the defeat of all distribution schemes and legislation that will carry out the recommendations of the United States commissioner general of immigration contained In his annual report; and be it further "Resolved, that the State secretary send a copy of these resolutions to President Taft, the Immigration com? mission, our congressmen and sena? tors and supply the newspapers with a copy for publication." These resolutions followed an ad? dress by J. M. Patten of Washington, who is in charge of the work of re? stricting immigration?not of pre? venting the coming of settlers who ire persons of desirable character, but of the unrestricted pouring in of foreign laborers and fortune hunt? ers. Mr. Patten, who was introduced by President C. S. Barrett, was very complimentary to the farmers' union and urged the importance of the or? ganization and told interestingly of the work of the legislative committee of the union which appeared before the house committee on immigration. The expatriation of foreign criminals and insane of foreign countries *vho took advantage <r contracts of steam-j ship ? >mi ntes because :t is cheaper! to ab . them out of these countrie: than i maintain tit "i there Ac-j cording t ? the stal ment made be feore the union plans are on foot to turn this class of immigrants, "these millions of undesirable immigrants" from the northern section of the South, such plans being supported by Northern capitalists. Mr. Patten stated further that he <lid not believe cotton is bringing enough. The aevrage one-horse far? mer can not possibly, at the pres? ent price, clear over $175 and if the object of these capitalists is accom? plished, the price of our farm pro? ducts will be cheapened and it will result in hardship to the South. Fol? lowing Mr. Patten's address the reso? lution on immigration was adopted. The committee called attention to the "disgrace to our Anglo-Saxon blood that we should let our child? ren be shut up In unsanitary school houses for several hours each day." The committee urged that atten? tion be given to agriculture in the schools. The committee commended tha work of the boy's club in corn and the girls' tomato clubs. The committee commended the Clemson extension work and urged the people to attend the meetings. The committee comemnded also the work of the United States department in South Carolina, the Corn Breeders' Association, the South Carolina Live Stock Association and the department of agriculture, commerce and indus? tries, also the work of the Audubon society. The committee concludes, in part: "The greatest bar to the progress of the union and the development of our unrivaled resources of climate and soil i.s ignorance, of the toest kind, from the child up to the grand? fathers, education in self-help and neighborly co-operation, the hand? writing on the wall is so plain that a wayfaring man though a fool can not fall to read it. We are weighed in the balance and found wanting." E. W. Dabbs was chairman of this com? mittee. "Whereas one of the most vital problems facing the people of South Carolina today is the proper drainage of the coastal area of this State; and "Whereas upon Investigation it has been found that the drainage propo? sition in South Carolina is one that represents 8 less cost in the end than In Illinois, Oregon or California; and "Whereas it is possible to accom? plish the drainage of the territory In r?0 square miles districts' units. In I an area representing t;o miles back from the coast lino in this Stale at n minimum tax on the land for tie purpose; therefore be it "Resolved, That the siab> depart merit of agriculture draft a measure to he presented at the next session of the general assembly providing for the systematic drainage of the terri? tory in this State heretofore referred to." This resolution was proposed by A. D. Hudson. The following resolution, introduc? ed by W. C. Brown, was adopted: "Whereas the corn exposition to be held in Columbia this fall will do a great deal toward the development cd" corn breeding and corn growing, thereby miking our farmers inde? pendent: therefore be it "Resolve l 1. That we, the State Paremrs' Union, are in hearty accord with the work of the association and its beneficial results. "2. That we unreservedly indorse and approve the objects of the asso? ciation and will do all we can, indi? vidually and collectively, in fostering its great work, so essential to the freedom of the Southern farmer from the abnormal and ruinous system of depending upon others In producing what we should raise on our own farms." E. W. Dabbs' resolution, as follows, was adopted: "That we call upon our legislators to see that there is placed in every court house in the State standard cot? ton samples to be kept by the clerk of court or county supervisor where any grower may compare his cotton with the samples and determine its grade. And that in case of difference be? tween buyer and seller that the stan? dard samples fix the grade." MAN'S LEGAL RIGHT TO STARE. According to a New York Judge a Second Look at a Pretty Woman Is Permissible. Of course, a man ought never to stare; but the law, the New York law at least, gives a man the right to a second look. The decision was ren? dered by a learned and discriminat? ing judge in one of our suburbs last Spring. Going out on a train one even? ing were a sensitive husband and a remarkably pretty wife. A stranger in the seat ahead glanced back, liked what he saw, and a little later look? ed again; sensitive husband punched him, and then had him arrested; but the judge, when he saw the wife, quickly decided that any man was entitled to two looks at such a wo? man. You may be familiar with thcl^ story of the men's r-^rty where the . minie cautioned them against look? ing .it othei men's wives, and offer? ed a Bilk hat to the man ?vho would stand up and say that he had not bo offended. One of the confiding kind J of husbands, when he got home, was innocently telling his wife about it when she interrupted. "Of course, John, you got right up." John ap? parently had not anticipated a per? sonal application, but he answered guilelessly: "Of course not, Mary. You know how punky I look in a silk hat."?Erman J. Ridgway In The Denlineator. TROUBLE IN SPAIN. Troops Take Possession of Barcelona And Prepaid For Re volution. Barcelona, July 27.?Owing to the report of government spies that a revolution is Imminent, 10,000 troops and 2,000 additional gendarmes, arm? ed with rifles and riot cartidges, to? day occupied strategical postions all over the city of Barcelona, which is practically uner martiai law, though the constitution has not yet been sus? pended. Reinforcements, consisting of train? ed veterans, are being held in readi? ness to rush into the city from Sara? gossa and Valencia at a moment's no? tice. Troop trains, with engines Al? ways under steam, are on the tracks in the two former cities and the sol? diers are being held in their barracks so that they can depart without the delay of a minute. A rigid government censorship has been established over all press and personal telegrams from Barcelona, and it is necessary to send them by special courier to the frontier to have them sent without mutilation. Labor agitators are urging a gen? eral strike throughout Spain, to be? gin on July 29, In Barcelona. Mr. A. R. Flowers has returned from Bishopville, where he has been visiting his grandmother, Mrs. John O. DuRant. Mrs. DuRant is the wid? ow of the late John O. DuRant, in his day one of the leading citizens of Sumter county, ami for a number of years a member of the Board of County Commissioners. Mrs. DuRant Is eighty-seven yeara old and still in the possession of her faculties. She was the mother of thirteen children, eleven of whom are sti.i living. There are fitty-tHe grandchildren and 104 great grandehildrc n ?e total of 171 des? end ants. \ regular nrmy private who In? herit! d a million dollars has been promoted to be a corporal. Now who'll .say that money hasn't a pull in the military establishment??Sa? vannah Morning News.