The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 15, 1911, Image 4
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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.
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Oovernor ideate, to he consistent,
should refute to commission any of
his enemies us notaries public.
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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.
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The legislature ought to adjourn
this week.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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$?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,
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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*