Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TUmZ HUMTKIt WATSJMMAN, MmmMk Consolidated Auk. 3,1 s-kt fttfatcbmun an} ioutbrw. ^ w u ?'uhlW^I \\?dits?da) asal Katnrda> ? ST- - OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY Hl'MTIR, S. C. Hfli 11.10 p?r annual?In sdvaacs. \d\ctilMniia: Square flrar lassrtloa.Sl.tt subsequent laaartlaa.&e Contracts fer Uiraa sseaths. or wlU se made at redaoed rets*. All communications whteh sab priests latersets wlU be oaarged a* sxlvsrtlseiasata. Ohltuaiie* mod trlbutee of res?sou 1 be charged fsr. ORN EXPOSITION A SUCCESS. IIBST (MUN i:\PoMT10N IN MOl 1 11 I III LA1UUCB7I OUT Sll?| ??l IHK WKST. SU lluudrcd I un it - olid Much Let west Taken lu The KxhJbit* uth hu h bU. l>ec. 7.?Magnificent gSJSCSSSful beyond all expectation, statement tells the story of thu Atlaatic States corn exposition, opened at Craven hall, the palace, yesterday and which will tinue through Friday. There are over 700 individual ex? hibit* from North Carolina, South Carolina and Ueorgla. The most auc Ikeastsfut farmers of tho thre? States sirs attend.na and several thousand 4 afors are expected before the end o. * |pe> week. Many of those attending ?^?St exposition havs been f?rmere rVufei cmldhood. When the hall a-us gjgg and the Inspection of the ex jgaa commenced, these men ex their surprise and ths exhibits .far they had never dreamed Mpgh One corn could be groyn in South ?roxlmately $10.000 In prises given away during the week. number of handsome trophy ?js .newspapers and commrr tantaation*. There is sharp |gft and ths Judges havs aii ibem in making BMsW^Vheap -all road rates hare been granted fror? all points in 5 South Csrollns, Georg.* and North Carolina Ths aviation meet will bo held in Columbia today and Thursday. Ths feature of yesterday's programme were the welcome ad dresses delivered yesterday afternoon by Mayor Ulbbes of Columbia und 1 Oov. Ansel on the part of the State of South Carolina. Among the visitors here for the ex? position that is attracting tho nv >t attention is Jerry H. Moore of Wi nona, in Florence county, lie Is II years of age and produced 228 bush , els and 3 pecks of corn on one acre ' of Und. He has a large exhibit. Hu la a very modest young fellow and knoma corn. The older farmers pres? ent found him well acquainted with the subject of corn. Ho has create.] a moot profound impression by his I simplicity and modesty. There Was a visitor at the exposi? tion yesterdu> afternoon that re ceivsd mors attention than any other. This exhibitor was Hannah Plowdeii of Clarendon county, who produced US bushels of corn on one aero 0l laid. > Oov. Ansel, delivering a welcome address on the part of the State of South Crollna before the exposition, said that the great collection of corn msrked sn era In the progress of thu South. Iis spoks of the future and congratulated the farmers present r >r their efforts in making the Suoth Atlantic i'nrii State* Corn exposition a success. He said that the farmers should take essons from the boys of the t!*ste who had mado such |M - tarda for son ?fodesrtiesv Oov. S Ansel recalled the old days when <?rn shurklngs" were popular. Hi urged the farmers to assist In the work of mo\lng the corn STtss from ths West snd to bring about the time when there would be "plenty of hog and hominy." for the increased pro? duction of corn means more live ' stock and hog*. Ho urged tho f irm srs to diversify their erops. He was most enthusiastically received and his advice was good. Another wHeorne address ib lt.i ?rsa by Mayor Olbbes of Columbia. He gave a corldsl welcome to i-w ry one present snd said th ?t the expo a don msrked a period In the progress of South Carolina, of South Carolina and the South. Following the addresses of welcome there was a corn Judging s? hooj, un > der the dlreeth.n of .1 N. Napier of Clemson college. This school Is one of the most Important features of th. exposition. Among the exhibitors at th ? i> . tltlon Is Kutherford IV l 1 f A do rllle. He Is a son of ex-President -i?rxl April, 1*64>. He Just ftj 881. ST. They will also \<v leet U red. Several handsome silver trophy eups to he given at the i- \ position are >n exhibition In CfaVtSJ hall. Cups will he given ? y The American Ag i i< ulturallst. The Southern Cultiva? tor. The Southern Uuralist. the At? lanta Constitution and Journal, the Augusta Chronicle. The Greenville News and Woods & Sons of Rich? mond. The machinery to he given by the several houses Is also on ex? hibition in the hall. C. la Blease. governor-elect of South Carolina, did not deliver an addressj last night at the exposition. He was to have delivered an address, hut j sent a telegram of regrets on account of illness. li iyes. He is a well known and pros-' perous farmer of North Carolina. The Installation of the really hand? some and artistic booth of the Barn well hoys is the result of enterprise I on the part of Horace J. Crouch, superintendent of education for Barn well county. Mr. Crouch, ulthough one of the youngest county superin? tendents in the State, has been very successful and is now serving his sec? ond term. He was graduated from Furman university in 1903. Around the booth are hung the diplomas won by Barnwell lads. August Sanders, Kupert Reed, ('lay Creech, Jr., Qulncy Woodward, Lon Weekly, Norman Creech. Russell Luadholt, Willie Thomas, J. B. Niles?the last named having grown 137 bushels of corn on his acre. These diplomas each bear the signature of Oov. Ansel, Mr. J. E. Swearlngen, State superintendent of education; Prof. W. K. T?te. State supervisor . of elementary rural schools; Ira W. Williams. State agent of the United States farm demonstra? tion work, and of the county superin? tendent of education. The farmers in attendance upon the exposition are taking much Interest in the corn Judging school, which is being; conducted by J. V Napier of Clomson college. He Is an expert and has had experience in this work at the great corn shows of the West. - Succes* of Big Agricultural Fair, Participated in by Farmers of Thre? States. COiUlniyssw Sur prise at Wonderful Possibilities of Corn Growing in Southern State>*?-Hoy C'oftUtitaiitH Itci'vlve Prize**. Columbia, Hoc. 7.?The South At? lantic States Corn Exposition now In progress in Craven Hall, marks an epo< h In tho history Si the South. \. .-r has thele 1.evil so UlUeh line. I orn brought together soutn of the ?>hio and east of the Mississippi River. It is not a pleasure event, but Is educational. The farmers of North Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia are being shown, in a concrete form, that the ?r? at, boasted (orn belt of the West has at last moved South. The Exposition stands for more and i better corn, which means more livs stock and hogs. and consequents bread and meat, for the millions of people in the South. The Exposition shows what can be done on the broad acres of the South. It shows that the broad acres of the South are more adapted to the culture of corn than the plains of the West. The Exposition is the climax of the 160,000,000 bushels Increase in the corn production of the Smith. The Exposition showj. most especially, that the boys of the South have he eome great farmers, and that they are i patde of teaching their fathers new methods. It shows that at least the farmer has adopted Intelligent meth? ods and is not following the trail left by cotton. The Exposistion is a great success, and it Is only a nucleus of what is to be next year, and in the years to come. The second day of ?feg Exposition was ,i success from ?? cry standpoint. There was a large uttendanee of farm? ers from the three States taking part and by Columbians, who are In terested In the upbuilding of the State ilong material lines. All were sur? prised at the large number of ex? hibits and the fine corn. There are r 700 Individual exhibits. The executive committee of the Co? lumbia Chamber of Commerce, meet? ing today, discussed plans for a great Southern corn show for next year. The plan will be consummated. Even lower rates will be secured over ail of the railroads, and there will bo many festivities la eonnectlon with the exposition Pr?sident Fieri., rt, of the Chamber of Commerce, is very snthUStaOtk and Will lend every ef? fort to see that Columbia's part in the success of the next Exposition Is carried out. There were t\%a Important and i d ucational speeches mads today at the Exposition, The first speech was by O, It. Martin, jgjlstanl to Dr. man A. Knapp, of the United States farm demonstration work. He told of the work pf the Hoys' Corn Clubg nd Foar not-^Let ail the ends Tb??? Ala J1ITER, 8. C, SATTJRDi in the South an<i of the wonderful results that have been obtained In this State. He pralaed the preaa for the assistance In bringing about the great wave of agitation for corn pr<> ductlon In the South. The next speaker was Ira W. Wil? liame, statt- agent of the. United states for farm demonstration work. Ha also gave credit to the press for the assistant -- rendered the move* m?*nt and especially thanked the business men of this and other States, who have so liberally contributed prizes for tbe Corn Exposition. Tonight there were addresses by Commissioner Watson and L. O. Staub, in charge of the Boys' Corn club work in North Carolina. Prizes aggregating $10,000 were awarded tonight for the best corn to be exhibited from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georyia. The prize for the best single car of corn was won by E. Goodwin, of Apex. N. C, best ten ears, by J. C. Lewis, of Reedy Branch, N. C. Best individual display and best 50 ears, by A. D. Hudson, of Newberry, S. C. Prizes for the largest yields were awarded to Jerry H Moore, 15 years of age, of Wlnona, S. C, who pro? duced 22S bushels and 3 pecks on one acre, and to Miss Hannah Plow den. 15 years of age, who produced 120 bushels of corn on one acre. Quality and not quantity of corn was considered by tho judges, In making the awards. PRISES FOB HOYS' CORN SHOW. Aggregate Several Hundred Dollars In Value?-Jerry Moore Show? Rest 10-ear Exhibit?Individual Exhibit Won by Yaney Mathis. Columbia, Dec. 8.?The prizes for for the boys' corn show being held in connection with the corn exposition at Craven hall were awarded yester? day. The prizes aggregate several hundred dollars in value. The show was hold under tho direction of Ira W. Williams, State agent of the Uni? ted States farm demonstration work. Approximately 400 boys from 30 counties sent exhibits. Agricultural libraries were awarded **> i A*kcn, Barnwell and Clarendon counties for the best exhibits. L. E. Baker was ?n charge of the boys' corn show. The following Is the list of pri/.t I and the prize winners: Class A. Bast individual exhibit, limited to 0HS bushel (SO ears.) any variety; First premium, one pony, by Greg ory-Conder Mule Company, Yancey Mat Iiis Lee County, $1-5; second pit mium, <?ne two-horso cultivator, by o Hn Deer Plow campany, Jerry Moore, Florence county, $40; third premium, one roller-top desk, by Lion Furniture company, h. c. Brear ley, Bee county. $25. Class R. Best ten-car exhibit: White prolific variety; first pre? mium, one ton fertiliser, by Palmetto Fertilizer company, Jerry Moore, Florence county, $.10; second pre? mium, ??ne Molen l?-ahooter rlile, by S. B, M t M aster, Frank Moore, Flor? ence county, $9.50; third premium, one Diverse OUltlvator, by Buff Hard? ware Company, No 2, Greenville coun? ty. $6.50. Whits slngl" ear variety: First pre? mium, one ton fertilizer, by Peruvian Ouano company, tfildrldge Kflxon, Loe eounty, $20; second premium, one pair tailor-made pants, by Joseph Epstln, Jim. Smith, Clarendon, $10; third premium, one English riding bridle, by Davis iSL- Co., G. B. Gun throp, Oconss county* $0.50. TsllOW variety (single or prolific): First premium, one* ton fertilizer, M. Davis Lever, Rlchland county, $30; second premium, one suit clothes, by B. H. Edmunds sV Co., M. Lowman, Lsxlngton county, $6.50; third pre mium, one Chattanooga plow, by T. B. Aughtry A Co.. F, M. Mont?.. Bit bland county. $5.50. Class c. i ins-ear exhibit: Whits variety (single or prolific): First premium, one silver cup, by Chas. E. Scntz, Henry II. PlOWden, clarendon county, $io; seoond pre? mium) one stsel b?>am (diver chill plow, by L?rick & Lawrence. Paul Greenville, $r>; third premium, one stetson hat. by Copeland company, h. j. Willis, Florence county, $3.50. Yellow variety (single or prolific): First premium, cash, by Perry-Mann Electric company, Iff. Bowman. Lex? ington, $io; second premium, one rocker, by P. i >. Roberts A Co., M. D. i.e\er. Rlchland, $r.. Class I?. To tin? county superintendent of education from out- county making the best exblglt of boys' corn club work: First premium, one silver cup. by Qreenvllle Dally News, Clarendon eounty, $75; second premium, one royal standard typewriter, by J. Wll ea't At be thy Country's, Thy God's an. *.Y, DECEMBER 10, 19K ton Glbbs, Alken county, $65; thirtl premium, one humider, by Sylvan Bros., Barnwell county, $12., Cluss E. To the county making the best ex? hibit of the boys' corn club work: First premium, one agricultural li? brary, Clarendon county; second pre? mium, one agricultural library, Alken county; third premium, - one agricul? tural library, Barnwell county. Class E. To the teacher whose school makes the liest exhibit of the hoys' corn club work; Premium, cash, by T. C. Wil? liams Realty company, J. J. Dargan, $25. Class G. To the school making the best ex? hibit of the boys' corn club work: Premium: tine agricultural library, General Sumter Memorial academy. Sumter county. FORECAST OF, CONGRESS. 1 SOME OP THE IMPORTANT MEAS UjRKS FOR CONSIDERATION. Fortification of Panama Canal Will Divide Parties?Reduction of Let? ter Postage and Establishment of Parcels Post?Express Monopoly Wdll Fight Hani?The Future of Teddy Roosevelt. Washington, Dec. 5.?After a re? cess and an election eventul in Ameri? can politics, the national legisla? ture is again in session in Washing? ton. It will be a full year, however, before the result of the recent elec? tions can be fully felt in legislation, and by that time there may be such changes in commercial, industrial and political conditions that the intention of the voters as expressed a few weeks ago will be modified or in some instances nullified. It is an un? fortunate condition that twelve months must elapse and a session of ? Congress intervene before the will of [ the country as expressed at the polls can be carried into effect, and when it is remembered that this condition is fixed in the Constitution, that fetish of the Amertpnr iswyc and-statesman, it is difficult to see how reform can be effected. I It is expected that the present ses I sion will address itself to routine I business, the passage of appropri I ation bills and necessary non-polltl I cal measures. The President's proc I lamation has recommended as a mnt I ter of course important new leglsla I tion, but there is little prospect of its I being carried out. Nothing much will I be done until after the Christmas J holidays, and then barely two months j of the Congressional session will re I main before this Congress, on the 4th I of March, will lie ex-officio, and, as I has been said, the new Congress Just I elected to do and undo so much will j not have its chance for twelve I months. I Among the measures that will rjure I ly have a hearing in the discussions I under the appropriations bills \a111 j be the subject of the fortification of I the Panama Canal and there will be j a confusion of party lines in the de I bate on this question. Some Repub I licans and some Democrats will op I pose the military program proposed I by the President, while other Repub I (leans and Democrats will approve it. I Mr. Tawney, Chairman of the Appro J priations Committee, who failed of J reelection, will urge that the Canal I shall be made a free waterway, un I guarded by fortresses or cannon, I while those of the Roosevelt and Taft J school of politics will Insist that a j property consisting nearly half a I billion of dollars and essential to the j defense of our extensive w estern coast I line shall not be left without ade I QjUate military protection, always, of I course, "in the Interest of peace," as I Mr. Roosevelt would express it. I There Is much comment In Wash I Ington with regard to the almost cp I presslve silence of Mr. Roosevelt since I the election. He has completely dis I appeared from the political firma I rnent. and now Instead Of headlines I and columns on the first page of the I dally papers, there is not even a para-1 I graph or a caricature. The explani 1 tlon la that he has probably glvev1 a I tip to his friends, the reporters ind j caricaturists (for between hff and I them there has been a loyalty mutual land Ideal) that they shall give him an I indelnlte term of exclulsve prlvagy, I It would not be bad for Mr. Roose I vi It's political future if he should let I his beard grown, take the Canadian I route to Van Couver, sail on the Ex? I press of India line of Yokahoma. land spend the next two years In I Japan, China, the Phllllppines, Java. I Straits Settlements and India, return? ing to this county In time to mix In I the next Presidential election, either las principal or assistant. Travel, ob? servation and meditation will be d Truth's." THE THU good for oven so well equipped a man as the only ex-President of the United States. It is said that an effort Will be made by the Postmaster General, backed by the administration, to pass a bill reducing postage on sealed let tors of one cent and also to carry in? to effect the long opposed parcels post privilege" enjoyed by all foreign people, but through the Influence of the express companies withheld from the citlena of the United States. Th the citizens of the United States. The American citizen living in Washing? ton may send a ten pound package by mail to London, Paria, Berlin or Vienna, but he cannot send the Bar package to Baltimore, only one hot* distant, or to Philadelphia or New York, four and live hours distant. I" the package should weigh only lour pounds he can send it by mail for 64c to any of those cities, but the four pounds to the European desti? nation costs only 48c. The Postof fice Department Is not responsible for those outrages. They are the result of the monopoly which the express companies through their inliuence in the Senate and House have been able to maintain In the distribution of packages by mail. In other words, the express companies will not be able to make so much money if the people of the United States shall In? sist upon having as good a parcels post service between Philadelphia and Cincinnati, for example, as they have to Berlin or Paris. COTTON CROP OF 1909-10. More Bales of Cotton Made Last Year Than This Y'ear, But More Sold This Y'ear. More bales of cotton have been sold this year up to this time than were sold last year up to the same date, while the cotton crop of this year is short at least a couple of thousand bales, is the sum and sub? stance of figures showing the number of bales weighed last year compared with this year, and the number of bales in th"i warehouse last year as (compared vith the number in the j \n.ii" house this year? * v? I Last year at the week ending No 1 vember 26, 26,192 bales of cotton had been weighed on the cotton ware? house platform, while this year tne number weighed up to the same date was 28,548. Last year at this time there were about 6.000 bales of cot? ton in the warehouse while this year there are only about 2,300 bales. This shows a seeming difference of more than 2,000 bales in favor of this \ear. This is not the case however, for last year about 3,000 bales of those in the warehouse had been neighed while this year most all of the cotton in the warehouse h;'3 been weighed. This makes about 3,000 of the bales of last year sold on the market this fall. The total for last year up to this time would be al? most 30,000 bales while for this year it would be for the same time about 27,000 bales. Another thing in favor of last year's crop is that many farmers kept thir cotton in their own yards last year, while this year the cotton has almost all been sold as fast as it has been gin? ned. These figures all go to show that the crop of this year is not nearly so largo In this county as it was last year. It is true that many of the farmers in the county made better cotton crops this year than thoy did last, but this was only on certain kinds of lands, and tho majority of farmers did not make as big crops, especially the small on s. The good price which cotton has brought all of tho fall has been one of the chief in? ducements to the farmers to sell, and most of them have found before this that waiting has in most cases prov? ed to no advantage and so they Mere willing t?> sell their cotton for what they could get for it at the time than again run the risk of waiting and get? ting higher or possibly a lower price for their cotton. It has proved that they are willing to trust to the truth of the old saying that a bird In the hand Is worth two In the bush. Senator Tillman left Washington December *th for his home at Tien ton, where he will remain until Con I gress reconvenes In January, aftei the < 'hrlstmas recess. ?-o There were 1,766 bales of otton sold on the local market last Week, which shows that the amount of cot? ton being sold Is gradually diminish? ing, although more batea were sold last week than were sold the aeek before. ?Foley Kldssy PilN are tonic In action, quick tn results, snd rexstors the natural action of the kidneys and bladder. They correct irregu? larities. W. W. sHbert. 4> m SOUTHRON, Established Jane, Its* ?-? ... , .-?? ?? ? ???? ? ??? Vol. XXXI. No. 31. MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD. Colt Psmtlj Name Index System Ad? opted by County Board?Messrs. Ilarby' and Wallace Ask That Steps be Taken Toward Hating All County Proper*t Put on Auditor's Rooks. 4* ? The Cor ex ard held its regular monthly mjf .g in the office of the Countv .ntendent yesterday with all c v .u mbers present and pro ce? w transact its regular rourd r ne business. js> \r . unfinished business of the last ting was taken u\r first and gone .rough with. G. W. Scott an ex-Confederate vet? eran who tt the last meeting of the board had sent in an application for i pension, was granted a pension. Messrs. H. Ilarby and B. C. Wal? lace appeared before the board to ask that steps be taken towards hav? ing all property in the county return? ed to the Auditor s office for taxation. They stated as their reason for mak? ing this request that there was a large amount of property in the coun? ty not on the Auditor's books and on which no taxes were ever paid, that the county was losing thousands of dollars every year because of the fact that taxes were not paid on the prop? erty and that they did not consider It fair to the balance of taxpayers to have this property in the county- not taxed. The proposition created consider? able discussion and a number of questions were asked by members of the board, but no action was taken farther than to ask Messrs. Harby and Wallace to form and give to the Board at its next meeting some prac? tical plan for remedying the present conditions. Mr. Thorpe appeared on behalf of Walker, Evans & Co., of Charleston, to represent the Colt Family Name Index system as requested by the Board at its last meeting. He ex? plained the working of the system and how, if adopted by the office of the Clerk of Court, it would In time save the county thousands of dollars. H ?? ?t.a*** *He* -he -would-tidee -xp the work of making new indexes for rec? ords where it was left off by Mr. Charles Cuttino six years ago and contrac t to bring it up to the present time, guaranteeing to be free of all errors, and in such a way that the same indexes could be used on indefi? nitely. The Board was much pleased with the system as set forth by him and agreed to give Walker, Evans & Co., the contract to bring the work from the condition in which it had been left by Mr. Cuttino up to the pres? ent time at the price stated by Mr. Thorpe, $1,190. Clerk of Court L. L Parrott was notified, in furthering out the project to have the necessary contract drawn up to be signed by the parties concerned, Walker, Evans & Co., and the Chairman of the Board, P. M. Pitts, for the Coun? ty. It was furtn^r moved and car? ried that the work be inspected by the Clerk of Court, by the County Su? pervisor and by the Clerk of the County Board of Commissioneis, Mr. John R. Sumter, and rejected or ac? cepted by them, as it was found to be properly or improperly done. The Colt Family Name Index sys? tems are being put in in the ofhces of County Clerks throughout many counties of this and other States, and the installation of the system by Sumter County is simply a step to? wards keeping its place in the line of progress. The work will be com? menced and done as soon as the con? tracts can be drawn up and signed, and other necessary red tape proceed? ings be through with. Mr. J. F. Anderson asked that the board pay for damages sustained by his horse while crossing a bridge over Black river. The matter was post? poned for action until the next meet? ing so that the commissioners should have time to investigate the matter and see what claims Mr. Anderson had upon the county. , Mr. 1>. B. Brunson petitioned that the commissioners allow the use of a road as a public road from the boulevard on Mr. \V. M Giaham's place to connect with BrKton's sid? ing. The matter was deferred for action at the next meeting, to be looked into in the meantime. Mr. London asked that a new pub? lic road be run from the Radical road at the PullWOOd place to a point on the Zoar road at the five mile post from Sumter of the A. C L. railroad. The matter was postponed for action at the next meeting. <Jot ihe Genuine Alwa>?-. ?Fvery family has need for a go<?d. reliable liniment. For sprains, bruises, sareness of the muscles and rheumatic pains there is none bet? ter than Chamberlain s. Sold by all deal era.