The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 28, 1910, Image 4
*
br Witfrnw Hub ^mitbrim.
Th*> *urntsr Watchman was found?
ed In ill! and the True Southron in
III? The Watchman and Seethron
now ha* th* combined circulation and
cf both of the old ?aper?
k* manifestly the beet advertising
tum In Sumter.
Prof. Hand's comments on the
multiplicity of books that the school
children of today are required to
study expresses forcibly, yet con?
servatively ,the views of a majority
of parents and others who have given
the subject of public school educa?
tion serious thought. There is no
end to the making of hooks, especial?
ly school books, and the school chil?
dren are overburdened with booke
and confused by the multiplication of
the subjects which they are supposed
to study. Education as practiced to?
day In on the extensive, rather than
the intensive plan, and the result Is,
aa a rule, a smattering of a wide
range of subjects, instead of a
thorotigh knowledge of elemental and
essential facts. It seems to be the
aim and purpose of the public school
course of Instructions, with its many
books and diverse subjects, to give
encyclopedic knowledge, Instead of.
laying a firm foundation of elemen?
tal upon which the matured mind
may build as natural ability, time
and opportunity may permit. Too
mach instruction, too much educa?
tion, between the ages of six and
sixteen Is as undersirable as too
little. Prof. Hand Is on the right
track and if he will follow It up he
will bring about a much needed re?
formation In public school educa?
tion.
a a a
' Governor-elect Blease should re?
quire his personal representative on
the floor of the House to wear a uni?
form. Bf that visitors In the gallery
may make no mistake aa to who Is
who.
a i a J
That new morning dally In Colum
wlll receive a cordial welcome in
ic x. tiont but it will need all of
$250,010 before it becomes self
en staining.
? ? ?
if Harmon wins in Ohio and Wood
row Wilson In New Jersey, the Dem
oerots will have the choice of two
strong m^n for presidential candi?
date*, not to mention Folk of Mis?
souri, who Is a presidential possibility
with a large following. Wilson will
be somewhat handicapped as a pop
alar candidate by the support he will
receive from the corporations and
capitalistic Interests in and around
New York?the same crowd that
forced Parker on the party. Harmon
at the present time appears to be the
strongest and most popular candidate
of the three mentioned.
? ? ?
Co|. Roosevelt Is rough riding at
Aarnt 'ci this week but he will not
have the assistance of the regulars,
as he did at San Juan, which may
spell the difference between victory
and defeat. It has always been an
open serret that the regulars, espe?
cially the negro regiment, deserved
most of the credit for the victory that
Col. Roosevelt claimed for himself
and hi* bunch of game fighters and
bad men from the West.
UUKG LIQUOR THK ISSUE.
Remarks our level-headed contem?
porary the dumter Item:
"The contest for the speakershlp
In the House of Representatives be?
tween the Hon. M. L. Smith, of K?r?
chow. Pr. Olln Sawyer, of George?
town, a id T)r. Wyche, of Newberry,
Is growing quite Interesting. The ef?
fort is already being made to draw
the lines on the local opton and pro?
hibition Issue. There seems to be no
pelting rid of the liquor question,
nnd the qualifications of the candi?
dates for practically all offices and
poaiti ns of honor are subordinated to
this on*- Issue. In some counties they
have even elected superintendents of
edeati'-n on the liquor question, and
that ?n about the limit of political
foolishness."
W.' hi < an dee that the liquor Is?
sue Is not t<> hi paramount in South
Carolina much longer. No Issue has
e?er heel so persistently overworked
In this State. Its day Is nearly done
Wtieilheleea. we think that The Item
will ?itree with us upon reflection
that the Speakershlp of the House of
PJenyeaeatathrei In perhnan, the one
eoat- ?! in which this oueetloa could
be ir led with a show of reason.?
News and Courier. ,
No an annul agree that the con
teat fo, the Speakershlp should be
fought out Pal the liquor Issue. The
prosldim? officer should not be a par?
tisan, nnd should not assume that
peettl '\ >?m tip- representatives of a
faction
As usual at this time of the pent
the opilrnlst-? who a few weeks earl?
ier were predicting a large yield of
eel ion, are rc\|?lng their estimates.
The < r .p Is not yielding In propor?
tion to the sl/.o of the, weed and a
bits frost is essential to the maturing
*? ,, ? . i.. r, ??
CO-OPFT% ATIVE CREA M KRI MM IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
(loin son Extension Work?Article
XIX.
The creamery promoter sharks
have Invaded setlons of the Pied?
mont Belt of this State and we un?
derstand have succeeded in organ?
izing at least one creamery company
and are now at work in other com?
munities. In the sections in which
they are working it is cafe to say
there arr not enough cows to supply
the local demand for milk, cream
and butter, and yet the people have
been led to believe that a plant de?
pending upon a good milk supply for
success, can be profitably operated.
To mislead people into such an enter?
prise is nothing but deceit and graft
and the people in every community
of the State should be on guard
against such dealers in "gold bricks."
Georgia has Just pasted through a
sad and expensive creamery exper?
ience. During 1908 creamery pro?
moters of Chicago organized seven
creameries in various parts of the
State costing from $4,950 to $6,000.
Of these seven creameries only one
in now in operation and it is financ?
ed by a capitalist. All the remaind?
er have perished from lack of sup?
port. At some of these plants not
more than forty or fifty cows sup?
plied milk while for profitable oper?
ation t^e milk from five hundred
cows of average quality is required.
One of these creameries lost seven
hundred dollars In a few months
time, while the failure of other
showed either that no money was
made or there was a loss.
The establishing of creameries in
sections where there Is practically no
dairy interest and whore local mar?
kets pay more for dairy products than
* creamery can possibly pay. is ab?
solute folly as is wltnesed by the ex?
perience of Georgia. Kentucky and
other States. Yet the people are be?
ing misled and deceived by smooth
tongued sellers of machinery who
charge abou* flty per cent more for
their machlr. ry than it can be pur?
chased for elsewhere.
That creameries are profitable no
one denies and that examples cited by
promoters in proof of this profit may
bo true, but it should be taken into
consideration that these were made
in dairy localities?places where the
dairy is the money crop and where
most every farmer has a herd of
cows and understands how to handle
those cows. In such sections cream?
eries are necessary to handle the milk
from these cows and to find a mar- j
ket for the products. Such condi?
tions do not exist in South Carolina.
Cows are scarce and poor in quality
and more than that they cannot be
bought in sufficient number. Local
demands for milk cannot be sup?
plied even at a good price and farm?
ers know very little about how to
handle dows to the bert advantage
and most often do not care to learn.
A creamery cannot afford to pay
more than one and a-half dollars por
hundred pounds for milk and until
the farmers learn how to prouce It
at a profit for this price It Is foolish
to expect a creamery to be a suc?
cess.
If any section of the State is in?
terested in a creamery it should care?
fully investigate the milk supply first
and then form a company of Inter?
ested men, buy the machinery neces?
sary to equip It at a reasonable price
and begin operations on a practical
business basis and not be rushed in?
to an enterprise pushed forward by
a set of men who have no Interest in
tts success further than the sale of
the machinery at exorbitant prices.
Ranks and other business undertak?
ings first investigate the possibilities
of success before officers are elected,
but the doctrine of the creamery pro?
moters Is to get the building and
equipment first regardless of other
conditions.
The Extension Department of
Clemson College will be glad to visit
any community Interested In cream?
eries and advise them as to the re?
quirements for successful operation
end assist them In every way in es?
tablishing such an enterprise, should
the outlook for success prove favor
ible, Plans and specifications for
creameries can be obtained free of
?ost from the United states Depart?
ment of Agriculture.
With all of these thinps at their
? ornmnnd no community should be
misled ami Milted to lose money by
men who seek their own gain only.
Where creameries nre promoted and
fall the dairy Interest! nf set back
m.i ny v? are,
Beware of the creamery promoter
? Investigate conditions ? losely and
profit by the example of communl?
ties that suffered from the same evil.
Information regarding tie- creameries
that have failed in Oeortia can be
obtained by writing the president of
the a< worth Biffin Creamery, Ae
worth. American creamery Com?
pany.i Amertcne; Cowets Creamery
Co.. Newman: Madison Creamery Co.,
Madison; and Greensboro Creamery
Co., Oreenahoro; 'ill erected in
Georgia.
Prof. i?. n. Barrow, Bupt.
NO MONEY SHORTAGE.
DANGER MARK PASSED, SAYS
TUBA SP R Y I) EPA RTM KNT.
-
Government's Financial Division
Optimistic as to Outlook for United
Stales?Ranks Prepared Some Time
Ago for whatl Looked Like Period
of Financial Depression Approach?
ing?Now Fortified Against Any
Emergency.
Washington, Sept. 25.?It is unlike?
ly that there will be any shortage of
money this fall anywhere In the Uni?
ted States. This is not to be constru?
ed as a promise to any particular In?
dividual, but is the large Impersonal
view of the treasury department,
whose hand is on the pulse of the
nation's tinancial and business life
and represents the opinion of offi?
cials who constantly watch for symp?
toms of any stringency. In their
opinion the danger mark, if there has
been one during several months
past, has been left astern. They gave
these reasons for their prediction of
plentiful money:
Primarily the banks saw what look?
ed like a money shortage coming
several months ago. They knew that
they could expect no help from the
United States treasury, such as they
got in 1908, and prepared themselves.
They have piled up gold, built up re?
serves and cut down risk loans, and
bonds and other securities, which
might not he easy to sell, have been
turned into money. New loans have
been closely scrutinized.
The banks have thus fortified
themselves against any emergency.
How well they did it was seen last
week when $10,000 000 was moved
out of New York to other banks and
done very easily. Panics foreseen
never come, financiers say.
Money is plentiful in England and
on the Continent. That is always
said to be a good sign in making a
prediction for this country.
Nearly every crop in this country
this year is reported to be a bumper1
one. Corn will set a new record. I
Four-fifths of the crop has been
gathered, so the chances of loss from
frost Is small. The oat crop is the
greatest In years.
The cotton crop will be 1,000,000
bales greater than It was last year.
The other crops are reported very
large. Next month it is estimated in?
vestors over the country will receive
$170,000,000 in dividend chejks from
Industrial, railroad and other corpor?
ations. That will add to the money
generally In circulation.
The record crops are one argument
against a money shortage because by
their means the United States will
have a great amount of food and
Manufacturing materials to sell to
Europe.
Europe, in the meantime, will he
selling material to America, but un?
doubtedly not to the extent it did
last year and, therefore, will owe
Americans money. This will be paid
in gold, which comes across the ocean
in bars. The hanks will take it to the
United States mints or sub-treasuries
to be stored away in the vaults and
gold certificates will be issued to
represent it. Thus, several more mil?
lions of dollars will come into circu-j
latlon for business. ]
This is what financiers call "the
balance of trade" and In such an in- j
stance it would be "in our favor."
The question may be asked why
the treasury department could not
help the banks now as It did In
1908. Because it has not the money.
The expense of digging the Panama
Canal is from $2,000,000 to $4,000,
000 a month, and is a drain on the
nation's ready cp.sh.
It was the Intention to build the
canal with borrowed money, obtained
from sales of Panama Canal bonds,
but for many reasons bonds could
not be sold on favorable terms, and
Uncle Sam has been paying his canal
workers out of his cash drawer, until
now the canal owes the treasury
Si 25,000.000.
One of the best reasons why treas?
ury officials believe there will be no
money stringency Is that the national
banks are preparing themselves to
issue $500,000,000 extra currency?
;is the emergency currency law pro?
vides?if they have to. Secretary
MacVeagh believes the common
knowledge that such an immense re?
serve Is available, will stop any gen?
eral movement to take money out of
tin- bunks to hoard it in Stockings.
r.imm nii: recorder.
l4trf(c Number Receive Their Share
of I?u>k ami Dollars.
Notwithstanding th
there were only two t
Recorder Raffleld on
were an unusually lat
sinners present to rec
Mr. W, M. Barfleld
f >r blocking a crossll
. Ity limits this being a
of the city.
Lillian Lewis, Lissie
Jones. Hester Roblnsoi
lor. Aletha Davis, ;iii
i ia re st rother, white,
disturbing the peaoe. T
that
by
iere
of
ccs.
$ I 0
th ?
law
rile
ay
i ml
for
sch
INFANTILE PARALYSIS AM) PKL?
LAGRA.
Number of Deaths fron Been In 1909
in the Oensm Burenn'i Registra?
tion Aren.
Washington, D. C. Sept. 24.?There
were 569 deaths from acute anterior
poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis.
116 from pellagra, 55 from rabies, or
hydrophobia, and 9 deaths from lep?
rosy in 1909, in the death registra?
tion area of continental United States,
which comprises over 55 per cent of
the total population, according to
the Census Bureau's forthcoming bul?
letin on mortality statistics for 1909
submited to Census Director Durand
by Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur, chief statisti?
cian for vital statistics.
It is reported that, of the 569
deaths from infantile paralysis, 552
were of white and only 17 colored
persons. There was a somewhat
greater incidence of disease among
males and an increased mortality in
August, September, and October.
The bulletin states that no statis?
tical segregation of intantile paralysis
as a cause of death has been made
heretofore, but the increasing impor?
tance of the disease and its wide prev?
alence throughout the country in the
form of local epidemics render a
statement of the mortality important.
Like meningitis, which it somewhat
resembles, it is difficult to obtain an
exact separation of the deaths from
the specific infectious disease, acute
anterior poliomyelitis, from other in?
fections of similar nature. Acute an?
terior poliomyelitis is described by the
bulletin as an acute infectious disease
chiefly affecting children in the first
five years of life, and while not Infre?
quently fatal is of even more serious
consequence as the cause of more or
less permanent paralysis and atrophy
of muscles. Numerous outbreaks have
occurred In this country, the most im?
portant of which were those in Ver?
mont, in 1894, and in New York and
Conneticut in 1907. The 569 deaths
compiled for the registration area for
1909 were widely distributed, and in?
dicate endemic or epidemic preval?
ence in many parts of the country.
It should be remembered, the bulletin
points out, that the census data re?
late only to registration sources, and
that for the nonregistration States
the deaths are only those returned
from the registration cities contained
therein. The deaths from acute an?
terior poliomyelitis in the registra?
tion States numbered as follows: Cali?
fornia, 12 (1 in San Francisco); Colo?
rado, 6 (1 in Denver); Conneticut,
6; (1 in New Haven); District
of Columbia (city of Washington). 1;
Indiana, 14; Maine, 6; Maryland, 4;
(1 in Baltimore); Massachusetts, 62
(21 in Boston and 1 in Worchester);
Michigan, 16 (2 in Detroit); New
Hampshire, 11; New Jersey, 24 (2 in
Jersey City, 6 in Newark); New York,
115 (2 in Buffalo, 64 in Greater New
York, 2 in Rochester, 1 in Syracuse);
Ohio 16 (1 in Cincinnati. 2 in Cleve?
land); Pennsylvania, 76 (8 in Phila?
delphia. 8 in Pittsburg. 1 in Scran
ton); Rhode Island, 4 (3 in Provi?
dence); South Dakota, 6; Vermont.
2; Washington, 5; and Wisconsin, 61
(1 in Wilwaukee).
The disease does not seem particu?
larly to affect the large cities of 100,
000 and over population in 1900, as
given in the preceding list.
For the nonregistration States
there were, in the registration cities
only, deaths numbering as follows:
Alabama, 2; Illinois, 19 (17 in Chic?
ago); Kentucky, 2 (1 in Louisville);
Louisana, 1 (New Orleans); Minne?
sota, 32 (21 in Minneapolis, 53 in
St. Paul); Missouri, 5 (1 in Kansas
City, 4 in St. Louis); Nebraska, 8
(Omaha); North Carolina, 1; Ore?
gon, 2 (Portland); South Carolina, 1
(Charleston); Tennessee. 1; Texas, 2;
Utah, 3, and Virginia, S.
death was reported only in 292 of
The duration of illness prior to
death was reported only in 292 of
the 569 cases. In 19 of these it was
1 year or more. 1 each being reported
as of 10, 14, 16. 18, and 20 years's
duration. These may represent the
result of old attacks or perhaps may
include deaths from other forms of
poliomyelitis. There were 4 0 cases
of duration of illness in excess of 1
month but less than a year, 21 of
which were under 2 months. The
preat majority of the fatal cases re?
turned were of very brief duration.
253, or 87 per cent being of less than
1 month. Of these there were 20
stated to be of 1 day, 22 of 2 days.
30 of :: days. :;i of 1 days. 28 of 5
days. 18 of 6 days, 24 of 7 days, 10
of x days, B <>f :? days. 22 of to days,
only l of l i days. The tendency to
report in ro"nd numbers or to ^i\c
even weeks somewhat vitiates the
exact statements; the average dura?
tion of all the fatal cases with du?
ration of undei 1 month is 7.2 days.
The bulletin states that among the
rarer diseases Included In tin* epi?
demic group may be found some
whose occasional occurrence awakens
more Interest end poular fear than
many hundred times as many deaths
from more accustomed causes. Among
these there were, during the year
1909, deaths'from typhus (typhus
fever), 7!? deaths from smallpox, 2
deaths from DlagUC and 9 deaths
Oen. A. F. Hawley, of Washing*
\ton, D. C, writes: **l have used Re?
runs and find it very beneficial
]for kidney trouble, end especially
good for
coughs, colds
and catarrh'
al troub'
!es."
ccn. a. r.
Mauley.
Kidney Trouble for Nearly Thirty Years.
William Bailey, Past Col. Enc. No. 60, Union Veteran Legion, and prom
inently identified with many of the great labor protective associations in
Chicago and New York, and secretary of one of the largest associations
in the former city, had for nearly thirty years been afflicted with kidney
troubles.
Within a short period he has been persuaded to try Peruna, and his
present healthy condition is attributed to his judicious use of that great
remedy. Washington climate is notoriously bad for kidney and liver
troubles, yet by a judicious use of the remedy he is now quite cured and in
excellent physical condition.
This brief statement of facts, without exaggeration or hyperbole, appears
to tell the whole story, which the Peruna Company is authorized to use, if
it so chooses, believing, as I do, that by so doing it will be for the general
good. William Bailey, 58 I St., N. E., Washington, D. C.
Kidneys Affected?Back Weak.
Mr. M. Broderick, Secretary and
Treasurer Local Union No. 406, Inter?
national Brotherhood of Teamsters,
writes from 435 E. 4oth St., Chicago, 111.,
as follows:
"1 have been suffering from a weak
back and kidney trouble for some time,
and hare been able to find relief only
througn the use of Peruna.
"During the winter season I usually
keep a bottle of your medicine in the
bouse, and by taking a dose at night I
am feeling fine the next morning.
"Some of my friends assure me that
Peruna is equally as good for their var?
ious ailments as it is for my complaint;
but I do know that for kidney trouble
and suffering from a weak back it has
Bo equal."
Cold Settled In Kidneys.
Mr. Joseph Klee, 215 East 4th St.,
Topeka, Kas., writes:
4,My wife took Perunafor liver trouble
and a run-down condition incident to
the same. A few bottle* built up hei
health and strength.
"I took Peruna for a cold which set?
tled in my kidneys, giving mo muck
pain. In two weeks I was much better,
and in a few months I was well."
For Liver and Kidneys.
Mr. W. H. Armistead, Cumberland.
C. H.t Vs., writes:
** Your Peruna has cured me of chronie
catarrh of long standing I thank yon
so much for your advice. I think itfts
a great medicine. It will do all that
you recommend it to do. Besides, I can
recommend it to cure all liver and kid?
ney troubles."
Chronic Kidney Trouble.
Judge C. J. Park, R. P. D. 1, Buck head,
Oa., writes:
'For a long time I was troubled with
catarrh of the kidneys, and after taking
Peruna I feel like a new man. I thvnk
it the greatest catarrh medicine of the
a_e, and believe it will cure any case of
catarrh on record.*'
Asiatic cholera or from yellow fever.
In the second subdivision of the
class of general disease there were
compiled 8 deaths from glanders, 14
from anthrax (maligant pustule), 55
from rabies (hydrophobia), 38 from
actinomycosis, trichinosis, etc., 116
from pellagra, 86 from lead poisoning,
and 5 from other occupational poi?
soning.
Pellagra is a new disease in the
mortality statistics the bulletin states.
Oly 23 deaths were returned from
this cause for 1908, and no deaths
for any previous year except 1 for
1904. Such deaths undoubtedbly oc?
curred, but were not recognized and
were consequently returned as due to
other causes or as of unknown cause.
As the registration area includes
only a small portion of the country
in which pellagra is most prevalent,
it would seem that many hundreds
and perhaps thousands of deaths
from this disease must occur each
year in the United States. How many
can never be known until systems of
complete registration of deaths are
more generally adopted.
FLAGS FOR PURLIC BUILDINGS.
Clemson Textile Department Iras Be?
gun Making Them and Has Them
on Sale.
Clemson College, Sept. 23.?In ac?
cordance with a law passed by the
last general assembly, the textile de?
partment of Clemson College is now
manufacturing the State flag, to be
furnished, at approximate cost, to be
schools of the State. Schools de?
siring the flags can get them by send?
ing their orders to the Textile depart?
ment, Clemson college. All cbecks
should be made payable to P. R. E.
Sloan, treasurer.
Prof. C. S. Doggett and his cola
borers have worked faithfully to pro?
duce the best possible flag at a reas?
onable cost, and they have succeeded
in making a durable, and artistic flag
at very small expense. The following
are the prices for the various sizes:
10 feet by 20 feet. ? 10.64; 4 feet. 6
inches by 8 feet, $3.3fi; 3 feet. 2 inches
by 6 feet, 1 inches. $2.14;. These are
cash prices, delivered. Other sizes
will be made when special orders are
received.
The flag four and a half feet by
eight feet is the standard sdioolhouse
Hag used throughout the United
States. The ten by twenty is used for
considerable elevations, say above 75
feet.
The total cotton receipts for last
week amounted to 2.751 bales, mak?
ing a total of a little over 5.100 bales
? f new cotton sold on the local mar
I ket this season.
-
Mr Robert Winthrop Chanler
rpent $9*7 on clothes during his re
cc nt courtship, and it Is understood
that she's goin>r to let him keep
I HORSE RACES ATTRACT A BIS
CROWD
i Races Held on The Green Sweeny
Road Saturday Afternoon Won ?j
Horse Belonging to Mr. Jona Brad?
ley.
The horse races, held out on tt?
Green Swamp road Saturday after?
noon at 4 o'clock, created quite a
lot of interest among the local sports,
who went out in automobiles, buggle*
and on wheel to see the races take
place. As one of the entries drop- 4
ped out at the last minute, there were
only two horses In the race. These
were, a bay trotting mare belonging
td Mr. Walton Anderson, driven by
Robbie Rembert, of Dalzell, and a
gray pacer, of Mr. John Bradley,
driven by Charley Smith.
The purse of fifty dollars, was to
be given to the winner of the best
two out of three races, and as the
gray, belonging to Mr. Bradley, and
driven by Charley Smith, won the
first two straight heats, he was ad?
judged the winner, and the third
heat was not run.
As it was, there was a large crowd
present, who manifested great inter?
est in the racing, but no doubt thiv
crowd would have been much larger
had the races been held at the race
track as had been expected. This wme
impossible, however, owing to the
fact that the race track was over?
grown with weeds and could not ee
usod. The races did show that tne
people here -re very much interest?
ed in them and are anxious to go te
them whenever they get the chance.
Ice Cream Festival at Rafting Creek
School.
The Rafting Creek school will hold
an ice cream festival at the school
house on Friday evening from 5 to
10. The public is cordially Invited.
In addition to cream, fruits, candies
and cakes will be served. There will
very probably be a ball game for
those interested in athletics and
music on piano and graphaphone
will entertain those thus inclined.
We are trying to make preparations
to entertain both old and young and
shall endeavor to make these few.
hours pass pleasantly to all pres?
ent.
I This is gotten tip in the interest of
the s* hool grounds and also to add
some new bonks to the library.
Hot Supper and Barbecue.
Hot supper and barbecue on
Thursday night at the Graham Bap?
tist church, Manning road. Supper
will be served at the parsonage ad?
joining the church from 6:30 to 10
P. M. Tickets. r?0 cents. Children
l?r> cents. \ on are cord la Hv Invited
mend. Vit