The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 17, 1912, Image 7
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MI*M*HIFI*I KKKAKS THROl'titl
M\NKs NF.Alt t.KFI WILLK.
? lik ol County mill Part of HtmIiiiii
Will >>. lllUIMlMt?'?!-HelU'yc* SIIm
?lion to Hi, South.
<)r*-nvtlle, Miss.. April 1-'.?Til ing
the heaviest toll of its rampage, the
hluwitHppt rhrtff rl<<od smashed two
levee* today at rant her Forest, Ark..
|?w and near llooeevelt. La., and tonlgct
^ Is engulflng the rieh alluval plains of
several rniintln In Arkansas u ]
Louisiana. Bstlill the waters of the
two crevasse* Join and tin I an >ut
let through tributary rtvnfi an I
bayous, SAO or more s<iuar? miles of
rich f irming I mil will he Hooded.
|f~~*T*l prospei >wmt am scores of
I Villages will ba swsmped and the
lank* of those driven from their
home* \>\ the flood increased by prob
,k-u\ Q00.
iTV tsa* City and I*nke VHI u,e.
r-Ark d l*ak?? Providence, and Tu'u
. are most populous centr
h the overflow will spread,
n the edge of Ulchland parish,
o I..- inundated,
i ier Forest In Chic >t county
ttrst levee to go. The secou 1
at urred near Looseveit. La.,
Jg*. n *,n ^SJl Carroll parish nam 1
r of the torno i president when
ted in tho*e swamps sevei il
go. From the Panther Forest
t>r?a*. water will p? ur over the
greater part of Chlcot county and that
part of (>e?huft not al,ead\ Inundated
^ from the Modoc Circle crevasse of a
week ago and through Fast Carroll
parish. La., until It meets the water
<*omlng up from the Koo??evelt brauch
and spreads to Ihtrtholomew bayou
lust Inside West Carroll parish. In
both Instances waves driven hy a high
?wind while the le\ees were being
aoaked by a torrential rain Is h> , l
^llrectly responsible for the crevasse.
Beside the two breaks In the main
levee the Arkansas r.ver embankment
near Led Fork. Chi *nt county, gav ?
^gfev early this morning and at Divis
"Tsland. Just north of Vlcksburg on the
Louisiana side, the embankment was
cut with the consent of the landhold?
ers.
The volume of water going through
the gaps will, it Is believed, relieve the
1 situation to the south
SM? Mil |M. ritOVKI* SKKIOt'S.
4 liarli. Jennings lN*sd From Wound
m Krretved at "Krolle
*? Tlmmonsvllb?. April 11.?As a re?
sult of a shooting affair at a negro
frolic near town some days ago,
?Oharll-? Jeunlng* died last night.
TS* negro was shot In the head by
John McOee Saturday night. The In
?quem ?ras held todyiy. McOee has
djfhssn placed In Jail
* 1'he dispute. It Is said, arose over
one of the parties Involved calling
figures st the dance. The other ne?
gro had paid a nickel. It Is stated, to
dance a set. and he claims that the
figures were not called loud enough,
ef This brought on a quarrel which led
" to th* shooting hy kfeOee. The mat?
ter ws* reported to Magistrate At
fctnson ana* he had MeOee arrested.
SP MTF.lt BOYS lose game,
HarllilgP n High School Will*. B tu I,
hl h Hard Fought t.nme.
Tin* set end ganne of has ?Lull DO?
iwtta Um sumter ami Darlington high
school iwmi cams off Friday alter?
aooa tn !>ailington. tin- loeel boys
1 >mg to- 'ante by tin* SCOrc of 4 to
."> to Darlington.
Th.- game was a clean one and Wni
haul f.night from start to tinish. Both
Iimm neayed pnod ball and Ihs game
wai an Interesting exhibit Of thi dia?
mond ?port, Durani and rlnyneworth
were lue stars for the local team. Du
rant knoc king a home run in the tlrst
Inning anil scoring three of the scores
tn ithv Haynsworth pitched five In?
nings nnd allowed his opponets hut
on?? hit In that time. Br>wn t-dso did
good work in the four innings he
pitche d and was able to get I three
nacker off the Darlington pitcher.
reading AT manning.
Attractive Program at School Build?
ing.
Manning. April 11.?-The members
ef the School Improvement associa?
tion of the M.inning graded scho )1
have arranged to give an unusually at
trotiNe dime r 'Ing In the audi?
torium of the sehend building tomor?
row evening. Quite an elaborate pro?
gramme has been prepared, consist?
ing of readings, tableaux, vocal and
instrumental music-, all rendered by
local talent of recognized ability.
After the rendition of the literary and
musical programme a special feature
will h?t offered, that of fortune tellng
l-y a real gypsy. There will also be
on sale Ico cream, cake and home?
made candles of choice quality. The
proceeds of the entertainment will be
devoted to improving and beautifying
the school grounds. The commend?
able work already done In this line
seems to serve as a stimulus to fur?
ther ??frort on the part of the Improve?
ment association.
Uarnwell People.
Many low places that brought good
cotton or corn last year are so full of
gfntSf that they cannot be planted in
Mich crops this year. But they can
he made to produce good rice. Farmer
I. L. Attaway tells us how people used
to utilize such places. A man would
sow. from a boat or horseback, rice
set d l.ob a*t on the water. Then
? attle WOllld be driven or horses Of
riules ridden through the water until
it became thoroughly muddied. In
settling the mud in solution would
NSgf the rice seed and the crop re
i|iilred go further attention until
harvest tluu. Good yields could be
made where the water was not over
tWO feet deep
It Is stated on good authority that
the city will probably have to Issue
bonds to the amount of $50,000 to
build a warehouse sufficiently large
to house all of the oats which will be
grown this spring on tho city farm.
The ajgdM were carefully planted by
Mr. E. I. Heardon and this is possibly
the reason for their abnormal growth.
Pond Plaining.
Young Women
wM Cartel 4M tor Mitt Myrte Engter, of
**artbault Minn. She aaya: "Let ma tell you how much
t-ood Cardui hit don* me. At a young girl, I always had
I suffer ao nmch wtth all kind of pain, Sometime*, 1 wat
> weak thai 1 could hardly stand on my feet 1 get a
)ttle of Cardui, at the drug store, and at toon at 1 had
? ken a lew doset, 1 began to feel better.
Today, 1 ftel at well at any ana can."
Cardui WomateTonic
Are yor a woman? Then you are subject to a large
number of troubles and Irregularities, peculiar to women,
which, In time, often lead to more serious trouble.
A tonic In needed to help you over the hard placet, to
relieve weakness, headache, and other unnecessary paint,
the signs of weak nerves and over-work.
For a 1 ate, take Cardui, the woman's tonic
You will never regret It, for It wfll certainly http you,
Ask your druggist about it He knows. He sells it
Wrfh to 1j*1W Adtftorr !>pt. ChipKfeeoji Mtdkrto? Co.. Oattfrvx.to, Tino,.
I for %*>al Mjfrwfftvu. M mp book. MA?4 Trtatmeot lor Wottciv, mm Irt*. J OS
a< M V II A-l ! H, -HIV.1.1 ft
latum, Kl HE WIK K, DRAIN
rii'i: ki<
LIME. CEMENT.
1 l#J v ( Iru'tt* ,;; 1 1 l""r- 1 *1 ''" ,tr 1,1
li<iy, v 11 ?| 111. m imit'on md Chlrktn rWil
Horses, Mules, |; - ***
n?> Otttf I'm. l4?rt> Or Too small.
TWfh-Harby Live Stock Co.
DUM 11 k. s< >U l Ii CAN ?LINA
BANK EMINEM IN COURT.
RIGHT OF APPOINTEE OF GOV?
ERNOR TO HOLD OFFICE ms
PITTED,
I _
Mandamus is Asked?Expense* of B.
.1. Rhnrnc Held Up to Test .Matter?
Now in Supreme Court.
Columbia, April l3.-r-Whether B.
J, Rhsmc of Hugh Wilson Prater will 1
be State lank examiner will be set?
tled by the supreme court,
Associate Justice Watts yesterday
signed an ordei requiring R, H. Jen?
nings, the statt. treasurer, to show
I cause before the supreme court on
April II at lo o'clock why a peremp?
tory mandamus: should not be issusd
to require him to honor the draft of
Check drawn by 13. J. Rhame as State
bank examiner for expenses during
the month of March.
B, J. Rhame was dismissed seVeral
days ago by the governor and Hugh
Wilson Praesr appointed to his place.
Mr. Khame refused to give up the
ofliee. In his petition for mandamus
Mr. Khame points QUl that "he is the
batik examiner of the State of South
Onrollna, under the laws of said State,
having been duly appointed and com?
missioned to the said othee and has
bat n and still is engaged In the dis?
charge of the duties of the said of?
fice."
It is pointed out in the petition that
during March the expenses of the of?
fice was MI.il and that the State
treasurer has refused to pay this
amount upon presentation of the
claim.
Mr. Khame is represented by W. F,
Stevenson of Chsraw. it is not known
who will represent the governor.
Pro*, gene of small Grain Elevators.
Secretary A. V. Snell of the Cham?
ber of Commerce of sumter s. c,
writing to the Manufacturers Record
regarding plans to establish a grain
?levatOf to care for the surplus corn
crop of the vicinity, says:
"Every year this section imports
front the West and elsewhere thous?
ands of bushels of corn that can just
as well be grown at home. In fact,
the local corn for most purposes is
far superior to that from outside. At
the same time our farmers are grow?
ing considerable corn, but because of
the lack of a proper market, proper
cleaning, proper handling and proper
milling Is not attractive to the mar?
ket and does not bring the price that
It should. At the same time our
farmers have been In the habit of
bringing this corn to market here
without any previous arrangement for
the sale of same, and as our mer
chrants must always provide in ad?
vance for their supply, the farmers
are forced to sell at a discount. The
result Is obvious. Tiie growing of
Com except for their own individual
needl ll discouraged. Neither the
farmer nor the local merchant can be
blamed for this condition. This
! Chamber of Commerce obtained a
rough estimate from cur local houses
and wholesale establishments of the
amount of corn and oats imported
last year. This etsimate showed for
corn over 50.000 bushels and about
the same amount for oats. This esti?
mate did not take Into account the
grain imported at other stations In
the county.
We And that It Is comparatively
easy to secure orators who will dem?
onstrate the need of diversification.
In fact, one would have a task to find
any farmer who would not be ablo to
write a splendid article on the need
of diversification. We are convinced
that if less breath and ink were wast?
ed on this subject ami a little more
energy and money were expended in
erecting plants and mills to which
the farmer might bring his surplus
crops, and which would act as an in?
centive to diversification, that a long
step would be taken in the right di?
rection,
We propose to organize and build a
small but complete elevator and grist
mill at this point. The fanner will
then have a central point to which he
may bring his corn and oats and
eiiior take away the equivalent In
U'list, Or Whefe he I1I.IV Store the Same
to wait a proper price and s proper
market. This plant will be used as
a concentration point for all grain
grown In this section, and. if neces?
sary, a shipping point for any sur?
plus beyond the local needs, it |i
our belief that if similar plants can
he made to pay within a eomparatlve?
ly small radius elsewhere, a small,
complete plant ran be made to pay
for a large section lure and in aid?
ing the farmers to diversify we will'
be aiding ourselves, We would ap?
preciate your comments."
This plan -??ems to ho a practical
one, ami likely to further the < lUSC
of dlvorslfb itlon in farming in the
Sumter section, II otighl not to he
necessary for anv community In south
Carolina to purchase corn from out?
nlde, South Caroline holds world rec?
ords for tin- great* il crops of corn to
an sere, made by men and boys, Cnp
i
i tin '/?. J. I Make having made 266
bushels <>f shelled corn on an acre)
of ground in Marlboro county In iss'J
an.i Jerry Moore having railed 228
bushels and pecks in 1910. In that
year the South made its largest crop
?1,286.616,000 bushels?of <?? rn, end
South Carolins raised 44,733,000 hush
els. In ten years South Carolina had
more than trebled Its corn production,
and In 1910 was raising nine bushels
more per acre per inhabitant of Btate
than in 1860, The Increase In pro?
duction and the records made show
what South Carolina can do In corn
growing, and it is only necessary to
have some means as that devifed at
Bcmter f<t caring for the surplus crop
of the Btate to make corn oik* of its
money crops to be told in other sec
tlons.
Hardly a year passes without some
signal demonstration ol the Bouth'a
ability, under favorable circumstances,
to meet world requirements of agri?
culture. Productivity being assured,
one of the favoring condition! Ii the
means enabling the grower to make
tlie most of his surplus crops. Only a
beginning has been made, though, in
this direction. Three or four methods
of warehousing cotton as a means of
regulating the movement of the crop
to market and thus maintaining the
price are In operation. Onion-grow?
ers of Texas, citrus-fruit growers of
Florida, peach-growers of Georgia,
strawberry-growers of North Carolina
and Tennessee ami potato-growers Of
Virginia have organizations designed
to place the products to the best ad?
vantage. There is an ever-increasing
number of canneries and packing
houses handling seafood, small fruits,
vegetables, syrup, etc. But in all
these lines, as in the case of meat
packing houses and grain elevators.
iSueh as that contemplated for Sum
ter, only j beginning has been made.
Enough has been accomplished, how?
ever, to indicate the profit to be de?
rived from such undertakings and
the advantage in them for the whole
j country struggling with the question
of maintaining a food supply to meet
the needs of an increasing popula
I lion.*?Manufacturer! Record.
Heal Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of real es?
tate have been left at the office of
the clerk of court during the past
week to be recorded:
\V. T. Andrews to Hattle B, Smith.
|0t on corner of Palmetto and Railev
streets, $75.
W. o. Thomas to Zone Bald Thom?
as, two lots in "Bland Land," in town
of Msyesvllle, $2 25.
J. K. Crosswell to Peal Estate
Holding Company, lot on Main street,
$9.400.
Rembert Company to D. McKaln,
lot In town of Rembert, $180.
Davll D. Moles to Titus Hampton,
17.85 acres in county, $680.
Neill O'Donncll and S. R. Chandler
to Alston J. Btubbs, lot on We3t Lib?
erty street. $4,500.
, Charles O. Rowland, trustee, to
Thomas Wilson, lot on Main and
Bnrtlette streets, $10 and other con?
sideration.
R. C. McFadden to J. K. Crosswell,
lot fronting on Main street and ex?
tending along Bartlette street to
Sumter street, $25,300.
J. E. Atkins to Jessie McClaiy and
Emma McClary. lot In town of M iyes
vllle. $300.
Live Stock
Insurance
Insure your Horses. Mules and
Cattle from death from any causa.
In the Standard Live Stock Insurance
Company, with
W.A. Brown,
Agent.
At the Old, Reliable clothing Storo
of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
Phone 166. 3-30-ltaw
Foley
Kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor?
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre?
vent Bright's Disease and Dia
batcs, and restore health and
Strength. Refuse substitutes.
?iiAin r?a nun, si oil!..
Special in Braes (srn dish fern ami plateau bevcted plate g'a>->
mirror romplete $2.50 each. We have just received sltipment of
those together with other new designs in brass ferns candle
?sticks, vases and jardiners. Pie plates $2.25 each, Cas-^iro*^ $3.00
to $5.00 each. These are new and serviceable and inake ideal
wedding gifts.
W. A. Thompsons
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
The Road to Success.
Save Your Money
The 2nd quarter starts on April 1st. W
deposited on that date or up to the 10th of \
starts drawing interest from date.
Come in and see us.
The Bank of Sumter.
We Want You
to open an account with us by reason of the individuality of a
service ah our own given every customer. A service that cannot
be desorlbed, yet is plainly evident. This service rests largely up?
on the almost silent "little things" which have come to mean
greater things to those who transact their affairs with this insti?
tution.
The Peoples' Bank.
In every Department of
Banking
THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.
IS PREPARED TO SERVE YOU IN
A SATISFACTORY MANNER.
Figures Tell.
The reeent statement of this hank proves It's healthy condi?
tion, it's hue of deposits .-hows tin- confidence the community has
in it. AN ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK PLACES IT UNDBR
AN OBLIGATION T<> PROTECT YOUR INTEREST.
it Is the oldest bank in the city, and while it's policy is con
lervattve, it will he found sufllclentls progressive t?> keep pace
with iho mowing mercantile and agricultural conditions of tho
community,
11 ln> it- \a\ H d( poa ?
The Fir^t National
Bank.