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(r ^lattbman :\\\) ^outbron. PuhlUhcd Wnln^il i\ iiil l Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 81'MTKK, S. C. 1riins $1.50 per annum?In advance. VdtrrtlM'iiu HU: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 Kvery subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be mail bjat f tat.s. All communications which sub? serve private Interests WfUl be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of itjeajaat will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found ad In 1860 and the True Southron In IMC. Ths Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and bj manifestly the beat advertising medium In Sumter. 1 If Governor Bleaaa claasea all SSSS who did not vote for him as ene? mies, he will have a busy time getting ?ven with forty odd thousand of them during the next twenty-three months. ? ? ? Oovernor ideate, to he consistent, should refute to commission any of his enemies us notaries public. ? ? ? l'ncle Joe Cannon hat locked horns with President Taft 00 the reciprocity Issue, and a split In the old line Re? publicans Is Imminent. ? mm The legislature ought to adjourn this week. ? ? ? It is to l*e regretted that the whole legislative session could not have been postponed until next year. If anything of importance or of bene? fit to the State has been accomplish? ed this session It has escaped notice. All constructive legislation has been sidetracked or pottoned?In other words, dodged. lb ,i! I -i. i l run-dor*. The following transfers of real es? tate were recorded In the office of tat County Clerk of Court during the past week: W. B. and T. W. Boyle to E. W. Vogel, lot on Liberty street, $2,600. Ipp Cacloudis to A. H. Wilder and A. J. Stubbs. lot on Main street $7, 40S Executors of the estate of Marion Molse tu U. A Lernmon at d A. J. ?tut ? a, lot in ? Ity $7,500. Reulty l)c \ elopmen; ?!u: i u".y to a*muti L*t> #11$. A. J. Stubbs and A. H. Wilder to Davis D. Molse, lot on Main street, H.IOO. W. T. Andrews to Lahose Mc Fadden. lot Ju.-d outside city limits, ? 76. Oabrlel Muck to J. P. Commander, SI acres for $100. J W. McCoy to J. P. Anderson, one lot In city, $100. Frank M. Spann to W. T. Andrews, One lot on llavln street, $300. Sarah Mlckens to C. W. Blrnle, 32 acres In Sumter township, |ITI, Steph? ii M.o k et al to Gabriel Mack, 25 at r< s east of Turk*)' creek, $80. lira, M. 0, Stubbs to Mack Fulton, on - I* t in 4an1.UK a\<nu?. $luO. Vi g.i Du.ineiy, 11 al to E. W. A. liultawtn, lot near Shot Pouch. $102." .. C. A. Ellerbc to Adeluide ('apt 11, 10 acres in Sum r < ounty for $236.32. Htnry T. Ed ns to Annie Edens, trust. ? . I< t and hi on Erond Stref . $1.750. atubitt F. Haynsworth to J. Elliha Brun ton. J I 1-.: acres in Concord town. Ship. $313.34. R. .it l\ RuynsAorth to W. M. Ihr? bei SO) tWO tracts of land In Con? cord tOSJVI b.p of 10 .1-1 at res, and 40 total f >r 9561.25. Mi-. I.ul.i Atkinson to Guy L. War? ren, lot on Ilrt.ad ttr? ? t. $.".,loo. John McSwtrn Company to \V. S. Ca.ter, lot of acre* and lot of 60 acrtt. $100. J. Mb Reastuiover to J. ll. Dunm-ry, \1 a. ? on St.it. burg road f?r $ 1 oi). Israel Method to Willis Gartlner. 5'* o r * for $500. W. S. Stokes to D. C. Shaw, ltd tnd building on Church street, IVjOo. Fannie D. Rrudford to Dana E. I?enn * bd on Salem a\ffiue, $1,600. Mir to M. J. Mt l addt . tro t of land for $H50. Lcmston lame to Ren Miller, 105 at ret In Shlloh township. !-'.'.'o>. W. M Strb klantl and M?S M ?trickIsnd. t - J. L M 1 ilium, bd on rornrr Calhoun and Sumter str? fOtfii and lot on Sumter street $1,550. Jamen A. Gi lls to Martha E. Gil Its. 100 seres for $500. Master to M. J. Mel-add* n, -5 acres for $560. McCallum ItaoHf Company to Ad? dle A. Strl kl ind, lot and premises on Liberty street. $2.750. Williams to W. T. Andrews, lot and premises on Urand ttreet, $300. a M. Walker to W. T. Andrews, one lot on Walker avenue, $500. It Is to hope, though hope were lost. ?Mrs. 1'arbould. Farmers' U ?A Practical Thoughts 1 (CoiulucisU b> B, |f, DdbhA. Pi^ I armer?' Dillon Notes. First, let us call attention to Far? mers' Fnion Day, February 22, as Sxed t \ ihM National president. This i ill is- especially to tin- local unions Iq i? . . t en that day, an<l 1 trust each lOOM la Sumter county will respond to this call In such a hearty, whole-soulel way that lYbraury 22, 1911 will be a memorable day in the history of the union. ? i t The meeting of the County Union on the 3rd determined several ques? tions that will redound to the good of the order, and benefit of all the I.pie of the eounty. It appointed a committee to co-operate with a citi? zen's committee to secure a man to give instructions to the members of the Hoys' Torn Club at their homes. One wo will visit each boy several times during the growing season and advise with him about his crop. ? * ? We elao extended the time for Fnion boys to enter tin- contest to the 1st Friday In April. Any boy who-, parent ot guardian is a member of the Union, and who will be othei \vU?> t|ualith-<l according to the corn club rules, will be eligible to content for tlx- Farmers' Fnion prizes and hoys will also be contestants f?<r the generaJ. prtui which will be open to all poyi 'n the county. ? ? ? The Fnion recemmend* d that the M'-ys' Corn Club special agent at? tend th?- General Education confer enee in .lacksonvil'.e In April. Tb was In response to a letter to the eounty president from the Secretary of the Conference for Hducation, re? that the Fnion send a mal farno r to that met ting, which will be largely devoted to the needs of the rural districts. Prof. Frank Wil l.ams Vrai appointed a committee of one to arrange for financing the ex M)MN of the Corn Club Agent on the Jacksonville trip. The matters to bC dlficussed at Jacksonville will be such trat, it wlU be verj appi prlAto for our Boye1 Corn Club spec ? ag<?m to attend, and In htl roj idl among the boys. try ^ acquaint them an I their pnrtntlj With Uli piui.s mapped out by that conference. ? ? ? Another committee was appointed to arrange a schedule of the County Fnion meetings and to report at the next rn'-t ting of the Fnion. 1 am in? formed that the committee will recom? mend that meetings be held with the local Fnions alphabetically. If adopt* ed at the meet'ng on March I'.rd, which will be in tin- Court House in Sumter, the April meeting will be with Concord Fnion. ? 'Si Another committee nai appointed to make the April meeting of the County Union a Live Stock meeting. It is the intention of the Union to cooperate with the State Five stock \ ociation. and try to giv-< to the I" -pl? who attend this meeting some of the reeulti ol the work of the State Live St i I? Assoc iation. All who are interest s win be Invited to join our Concord hosts In a banket picnic and "make a day of it" in the interest of "more and better I.h e Stock" in Sum? te! county. As soon as the commit? tee reports the program it WlU be pul lish. d In th sc columns. Fvcry Union man and every Other ?we/, a who is Interested should writ" his Congreeaman and the two United States Senators asking for the speedy ? nactment into law of the following four measures now pending in Con i gress: ist. For regulation of cotton and gfe?a exchangee, Jnd. POT creation of | general pnr ^ c Is post. I :'.rd. For the* more efficient regula? tion of foreign Immigration. 4th. For election of United Btetai naton by direct vote of the people* Tin s, gfi the Only ipeclflC demands of the Par mere4 Union nt thli time of I our National Legislature. F. \\\ I>. $?o v \ i \it rOH LACK OF SHELT? ER Putt] Thai Much bj paid i?> the Two Horse Fanner Who LeafCC Hie Tank Oeftatde?Build ? Tool Shad Now, and <.e| Hie Imph incuts Hand] for Spring Work, i By Prof. p. n. Barrow, South <"ai" Una i leid Editor. There Is probably no one item Of the farm of the South to which the average farmer gives less attention. IhOUght and care than the farm Im? plements, und yet, all things consld ered, this Is i very Important Item. As a rule, their selection Is made at nion News nd - or Practical Farmers | sMtlMt iftiriHSW Culoii of Siinilci' fj ?Ulli V. > haphasard and they art only pur? chased when necessity compels. As s oonsequence, when ths farmer finds that hs Just has to buy another tool he rushes to the nearest dealer and purchases such tools ss that dealer may happen to have in Btock Irrespec- j tive of whether it is the best imple? ment for its purpose or not. The re? sult of this method of purchasing is that there are many implements to he found upon our farms that are not j best suited fcr the work that is being done with them, the result being in? ferior work and a less Quantity than the investment warrants. Most Implements should*Last IS or 20 Years. But there is another even worse defect in the average farm practice of the South in regard to implements, j that Is BO common that it almost ceases to attract attention of those who are familiar with farm condi? tions. Even where ther?' has been a considerable Investment In Improved implements, it Is very rare that any j thing like adequate buildings and heds have been provided for their protection, and it Is s distressingly Common thing to see Implements, even such expensive ones as mowers I and binders, left in the tb Id Where they were last used, until the season i comes around for use again. As a j Consequence, there is delay in start- j ing the next time. Some of the parts Ore found to have rotted or rusted ?0 badly that they will not do their | work, and a repair bill la necessary. The necessity for these repairs not only Involves a delay in doing the v.oik, but an additional sxpense, Bo WOll is this habit of neglecting the Implements understood by many manufacturers that they can well af? ford to sell the original implement at cost, knowing that they will soon reap ? rich reward In the profits from the sale of repairs. Of all the leaks on our Southern farms this is one for which there can bo the least ex? cuse and which can be most readily remedied Most of the farm Imple l.ment or thS market today are well J I mads of the most i.>r;nmaterial, j [ and In the mair* should lasl fTOtn Ls I to 30 years If given even moderate | (are. i ne tirsi step towatd glvius this care should be the providing of ample sheds and houses to protect them from th*? weather when not in use. How to Build a Tool Shed. While any shelter is better than ? sposure to the weather, yet much better results will be obtained if this shelter Is built especially for the purpose, not only with sn eye for convenience of access, but also with the idea of making it easy to get the implements in and out of the .shelter. If tho tools are piled up on each Other, In the busy season it will r< quin- too much time to put their, back, and as q consequence they Will be left standing In the yard until a more convenient time, and ths first thing WW know all are outside. About the most convenient form of shelter is a shed 12 to 1 ~> feet wld<. open on both sides and as long as is necessary to got all of ths imple? ments into it without crowding. By baving tills Shed open on both sides it is as easy to drive under it to un? hitch as to leave ths tool outside, if the eaves are made as low as can be, still leaavlng room for a mule to go under, such tools Will be well pro tocted from constant wetting and from tho hot sun, and there will OS no excuse for leaving them out. If there is danger of the water from tin- saves of this shed running under, thts can bs avoided by raising the dirt floor or by scoping shallow ditches on each side so as to b ad ths water away. The ends of the shed can be snclood so as to protect BUCh tools as are placed there, from ths weather, One end of this shed ? an be div ided into a room for small hand tools and for the slorage of harnesa If this harness room la provided with pegs upon which t<> hang Saoh BO! Of harness and the habit is made of hanging it there each time it is removed from ths antma, much confusion will be avoided. Keep tin- harness and small tools ba ked up, with the key In the hands of some responsible party within easy access, and then you will be able to keep up with the where? abouts of such things With much lest trouble. Good Work for a Rain) Day. This is a good season of the year to overhaul ths farm Implements, tin over each implement carefully and note such parts as are worn or broken and order the necessary parti at once, ah working parts of each machine, if it has nol alread) been done, should be well cleaned of dirt and rust and then Oiled, Wooden parts should be given a coat of white lead and nil, so as to protect them and add to ther lasting qualities, If wooden 'wheels of wagons and other vehicles are kept well painted there will rarely be any necessity of tight? ening the tires during n >xt summer's dry weather, to say n< thing of avail? ing the expense of a new wheel when that one that was neglected) breaks down. Ev< n better than paint for wheels, would he to soak tin m in lin? seed or some other durable oil. A metal trough for this purpose can be purchaeed at a very reasonable price. Build a slow fire under the trough, let the Oil tfet hot and stand the rim of the wheel in it, turning every few minutes. This Will often tighten a loose tiro and it will re? main BO for a long while, and at the same time the wheel will last much longer, as the wood is protected from decay by the oil. To do this work economically and properly the average two-horse farm? er of today requires an investment of not less than $300 in farm imple? ments and tools. "With the present neglect of these tools upon the aver? age farm this list has to he renewed at h ast every five years or there is a depredation of 20 per cent each year. It then costs him $60 per year to leave his tools out in the weather, and this loss for one year will build ample shelter. When it comes to protection from the weather, there are two things upon the average Sotuhern farm that we seem to lose nil idea of the value of; they are a bale of cotton and the implements with which it was made. More at? tention to each one of these points will result in Increased dividends.? ' *T( tgreeeh e 1 'armer. FARMERS' UNION DAY, FEB. 22. Proclamation by the National Officials ami siate Prveldeuts in Convention at Washington, i>. c. Whereas, Farmers were the foun? ders and have ever been the defend? ers of this republic, and Whereas, We have the utmost con? fidence in their wisdom and Stre >glh to perpetuate a free government by the people, and in their ability- to per? fect laws and institutions for the oet? terment of mankind, and believing that education lies at the base of all progresa, therefore be it Resolved, By the National officials and State presidents of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Fnion of Im ? 1 i ? invention .1 tembled ?in Washington, .?? C, this 22nd daj i January ?.?m, thai we apari the 22nd day ..f ? >? mar) as ' arm :. Union Daj. (b orge Washington was the fore? most farmer Of his time, and It Is proper and just to observe the anni? versary of his birth with appropriate and fitting exercises, emphasizing the Importance, necessity, dignity and culture vi farm life and the benefit of organisation among the farmers. We ?rge upon all unions the im? portance of assembling on this day and devoting the entire day to social, literary and educational subjects, hav? ing ever in mind the building up of the Farmers' Fnion, a. we further? more urge them to ask schools, churches and civic societies to co? operate in appropriate exercises. C. s. Barrett, President National Union. Attest: A. C. Davis. Sec. MEETING OF BOYS' CORN CLUB. Those Expecting to lauer Contest for Coming Year Should Bo on Hand Saturday to Hear What Will Bo Done. There will be a meeting of the Boys' Corn Club for Sumter county at the office of County Superintendent of Education Haynsworth on Saturday ;.t 1 1 a. m. or as shortly afterwards as convM nlent, and all those boys of the county who entered the corn rais? ing contest last year, and expect t< do m> again this year, and those who did not enter last year, but do ev? il t to enter this year, should be on band to b arn what the rules of the contest are b be and who are eligible to enter the contest, Superintendent of Education Hayns worth has issued the following notice to the boys who are interested in the work of the <iub: The Sumter County Hoys' Corn club will hold its tirst meeting for 1911, Saturday, February 18th, at the Court 1 louse. a> soon In the morning as convenient for the boys to get in town, it is not fully decided upon, but probable, that the age limits will \u- 12 to is years. it is hoped that a full attendance will be on hand to Btart this highly interesting and profitable work among the young farmer lads. Sumter Coun? ty wants to be at the bead when the shucking time conns, with many a boy the proud winner of a prize. Come out boys and bring more boys with you. Witli Success tO the Hoys' Coin Club of Sumter County, I remain, Yours ready to serve, j, Herbert Haynaworth, County Superintendent of Education. This movement which was taken e Absotoi&iy Pure MAKES HOME BAKSf 3 EASY Light Biscuit Delicious Cake Dainty Pastries Fine Puddings Flaky Crusts and the food is finer, more tasty, cleanly and vA&o?esome than the ready made lound at the shop or grocery. Ko.Yt.: tSttmit Bnok?POO fttfctt/ptB -Froe. tfetfd L'isma and Addroao. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. v?r ..V UP last year for the I . ; tint on a large scale has spread all over th< State and has done more to revolution? ise th?- methods and ideas of corn growing than almost anything ? Isc that has ever been done, it has brought ab ? it ren< wed interest of the tanner lads in their work on the farm, and lias a tendency to make the boys pre? fer to stay on the farm. As a result of the eounty assoei atlons Which wer?- formed in the va? rious counties of th. State Jerry Moore has been acclaim'd in all parts of the .country the mastt r boy corn grower of the world and, 1 asides the rewards won in prizes by him, he has been given a scholarship to Clemson. ?nhers who have likewise won schol? arships by their success as members of the corn c lub?although one was a trirl?were Archie Odom of Marlboro and .Miss Hannal Plow lei whi have ?. um ? scholarships to 'It-mson and kVlnthrop respectively. brains to put into the Laud 10 t*i in ou and th< y have the brains to put into the work if they will only do it, and there is no reason they eannot make as high a mark in the corn world as any other boy anywhere in the whole country. The only thing nec e< ssary on the part of the boy is de? termination and pluck and if he tries with all his brain and brawn there is nothing under the sun to prevent him from succeeding. The date of the meeting is Satur? day, February 18th, and already Mr. Haynsworth has been assured of the Interest of the boys of the county in many ways, and of a large attendance at the meeting. The beginning of the work for th" year will be at this meeting and thos who miss it will leave off tin- Initial work which in the end may count tile most after all. CANNON OPPOSES RECIPROCITY. Urges Illinois Legislature to Consid? er Well Before Endorsing* Springfield, ill.. Feb. 11.?State Sen? ator Bailey, of Danville, made pub? lic today a letter from Speaker Can? non, in which tin- Bp< ak r strongly opposes reciprocity with Canada. The Speaker's followers in tin Senate and House, according to the Danville Sen? ator, will put up a hard fight on the door when the Canadian reciprocity resolution is offered next week. Fol? lowing is a text o; Speaker Cannon's letter. "it is represented in Washington that you are about to consider in the state Legislature, at Springfield, a resolution endorsing the commercial agreement with Canada, which is now pending b? fore < Congress. "That proposed agreement provides substantially for fre ? trade between Canada and the I "nit States in agri? cultural products, the farmers' finlsh ' ed product, it includes, In addition to wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, dairy prodUl ts, eggs, poultry. etc., cattle, hogs and otlur animals on the hoof. "Of course free trade in these pro? ducts is by itself one-sided, because We give Canada an Immense market for lo r farm products, both in the? ory and in fact, while she affords us practically no market for farm pro? ducts. Of course, if there can be any advantage given us which will com pensate for the burden of competition thus placed on our farmers, we should be able to find it in the terms. "I have not found It BO far and 1 note that the Canadian envoy, Mr. Fielding; explains to the try that, While Canada* | a large market in the Unit | United States is not to enough In Canada to Interfere with ! English trade, since few reductions ! are made on <>ur products that would * sei k a Canadian market and these re | dtietions are smaller. ! "1 note, also, one discrimination. Food animals on the hoof, such as our farmers have to sell, come Into this country free of duty, but on the meats, manufactured from these ani? mals, there is a levied duty of a cent and a quarter a pound. "I have no time to enter into a complete analysis of the proposed agreement, hut I send you, under sep? arate cover, copy of the President's i message containing the proposed j agreement and schedules. The agree i ment to m< a no to mat > others, seems substantially :. u>n; protection [to ill sgrteultnral products, treating Di UlCwlftViii LU ?*a se aaO u&C srVkCga ay ? i ducts, in whole or in part, as a basis for some manufacturing or finishing process. "My object in writing to you is to suggest that if any effort is made to secure action, by resolution or other ) w ise, endorsing this proposition, while J it is pending before Congress, it ought to be done only after a most careful i examination. "There is a marked difference of opinion among Republicans In the I National House and in the Senate I touching the wisdom and the justice of the proposed agreement as a whole The Democrats in the House of Kep j resentattves have held a caucus in re? gard to the matter and have resolved i to support the agreeuu House, on the ground that * ; not all they desire to acc is a long step forward In th ' of free tarde under the guise oi re ? ciproclty, their position now and in i the near future being for a tariff for revenue only and against protection. That is not, as I understand, the po 1 suit n of the Republican party, as >et forth in its platforms and outlined in Its policies, and for one 1 cannot agree with the Democratic caucus, i am, with respect, etc. (Signed.) 'J. G. Cannon." TRUSTEE OF UNIVERSITY RE? SIGNS. , Movement on Foot to Fleet Lewis W. Parker in I'lace of Robert Mcl'a?* land of Darlington. Columbia, Feb. 13.- Prol ate judge, Robert IfcFarland, of Darlington to? day resigned as a trustee of the Uni? versity and the up-country almunl launched s movement to elect Lewis Wardlaw Parker his successor, ate* Farland ans one of those held by he Judiciary committee to be hold* j ing two offices In violation of the ? st ?te constitution. Mrs. A Iva V. Lafferty, one of the four women members of the Legtshv ture of Colorado, made the nomina? tion speech which resulted in the elec? tion of Representative George Me Lachlan, of Denver, as Speaker. She also named the temporary chief clerk and also Introduced resolution No. 1, Informing the Senate and the Gover? nor that the Rouse was in session. Everybody sayi Main street should t>e paved. Bui wdi everybody vote for the bond issue? That is the only way the money to pay for the pav? ing can bo provided*