The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 13, 1915, Image 4
Published Wednesday and Saturday
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IUMTUK, B. C.
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serve private Intereatt will be charged
for aa advertisements.
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?rtll be charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
aal In I860 and the True S mthrun In
HCl. The Watchman and Southron
low has the combined circulation and
Influence of both of the old papers,
and la manifestly the beat advertising
medium in 8umter.
\s TU OX1 -t I.NT POSTAGE.
'?Florence business men, It Is stated
are Sjtlajaj to interest themselves to
further the mo\.nnnt for one cent
leter postage. Th.ir's is a very doubt?
ful ??reform.'" Tho effect of such a
reduction as they urge would prob?
aMy be to swell the enormous vol?
ume of trash which now Hoods the
malls. The facilities of the depart?
ment would be subjected to additional
strain. Its revenues would bo impair?
ed, the service would suffer. Two
cents is not much 10 pay fat the trans?
portation of a letter provided it is de?
livered quickly and saf< ly.
"What the country wants of the
postotUce department is :i steady im?
provement In facilities, not Ohaapor
rates. Mr. Durleson, facing a hard
problem, for he has had to deal with
the new complications raised by the
establishment of the parcel post sys?
tem, has accomplished much. We
know that the s.r.ice is better in this
part of tho country. There appear to
be few. r complaints g'-m rally than
at any time for years past. But. the
way for the postolth e dcp.irtmen. to
go forward, as we see it. is llrst to
live up to its opportunities to the
full. When It has done that it will
be time * nough to consider Vhither
the rate charged for the service it
renders can be lowered Vrtlfc advan?
tage."?News and Courier.
One cent letter postage means a
heavy deficit in the postoiflce depart?
ment, thi rc.mh of wl .(ti wltl M . ? :
er the curtailment ??f the tiuv
rendered th public or a very ' rg<
appropriatWa by nn.uft^ t-j main??iv
MjJ^aJg|ajr<tnx?bt. An Ineltb i nt postal
service would be a m??>;: burdensome
tax on the buslnes interests of the
entire country, uhile a big apmoprin?
tlon by ttagfeai WataWI be an un
n? cess.iry tax, on tho people. Letter
postage Is cheap at the nuo charged,
which is possible only by reason of
the tremendous volume of business,
and so long as the department spend:;
its Income to Improve and extend the
service it would seem unwi >? to crip?
ple its activities by cutting oil a large
purt of Its income.
a a a
"Don't let cotton foal you:" is the
alngan of crop diversiticatlon advo- j
cat es. It la a good slogan at this par
tlcular time with cotton selling
around twelve cents and the crop the
short' st in years. Cotton Is liable to
f?H>| many let*. I headed farmers next
spring, as it has fooled them in the
past. A large acreage in cotton next
yenr. with fa\or.ibv waatbOff condi?
tions In Texas and other St at. a thai
are not dependent on commercial fer?
tilisers., would ?man nnotbef bampor
crop, a slutted market and low prices.
The only safe policy tor S nun Caro?
lina farmers is to diversify, so us to
t?r ?it bast partially independent of
cotton. A farm that pro luOOa a va?
riety of crops ami Is self-sustaining,
insofar as provisions an- rone -rn<"1.
can afford la plant as much ooltoa as
can be pTO pa fit fertilized and culti?
vated, s ich a farm oannoi i>e fa ded
by cott-- i. for It will be a surplus, and
a surplus* is < ri r a burden.
The magazine writers who malic a]
a^aaaalty of Iba araf appeal la bo com?
ing to the conclusion thai Iba failure
of tin- Alllea thus fat la atabo :i bot?
ter aflaewiag la tin- aesdb grapple aitb
Ooraaaay i duo large!) lo the male?
vob at form of trade unionism thai
hui ihe maaafaoturlna Industrlea ol
England in Its grasp, the drink bab|1
that baa dahauahad Ibi aroefclai class
of Baglsiid, and the grafting ben uro?
er its of Raaaaa who bare practically
ii Ii - \ .1 th. ? .. at army by failing to
suppiv it w it ii desperately needed
'in and munitions Franco is ejn dlt?
ad with bavlai dona bat full share In
the groat contest with lbs vr< itest
eiiuieiicv and patriotism. Ii German)
finally enn r~P ? from the Waf com
plotal) vletorloiMi ovci tie Alllea, th>
r? suit u III ba due aa mu< h tu Ibt
failure of Raatand and Itussls lo ? ??
all that llicy were able to do as to lie
tghtlna ability of Iba Gormai
From the dl*i i nsnrj fund somit
i nt? ? in aot ura I Iff. 14 from il
iic dtapon wrj and $tS3.t1 ua ii
I me on tin- at rmaneai i chool fund
To E^ablish Creamery
Plant in Surnter County
Clcmson College and Chamber of Commerce Working on
Proposition?Grain and Diversification Campaign to Be
Held Soon.
Prof. \V. W. Long, of Clemson Col?
lege, Statt Agent Of Cooperative Ex?
tension Work in Agriculture and
Home Economics, while in Sumter
Saturday with Secretary of Agricul?
ture David f. Houston, and Dr. Brad
lord Knapp, discussed with Secretary
Roardon of the lumter Chamber of
Commerce, two important matters of
lb; rest to the agricultural districts of
Sumter county. Prof, Long informed
the Sumte: secretary that he would
upon his return to Chanson, take up
with the Sumtcr Chamber Of Com?
merce the question of the establish?
ment of a government creamery, and
dairy route in BumtST county.
Prof, Lons also agreed thai Tues
day ami Wednesday, October 86th and
17th, lirould SOit his department for
the two-day county campaign In Bum
?
ter county to encourage the planting
of wheat. Winter cover crops, and ex?
tension of the "live at home" and di?
versification methods on the farm,
raising of more end Improved breeds
Of cattle, swine, and poultry, this
campaign to he In conjunction with
the Stats Department of Agriculture,
if Commissioner Watson will cooper?
ate, and the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce.
The sstablishmsnt of ? govsrnmcnt
dairy, and creamery route would!
mean much for Sumtsr county as it]
Will educate the farmers to the val?
ue rind Importance of maintaining up
to-date and sanitary dairies along
business lines, increase ths amount of
pur? horns raised butter, and the sup?
ply of milk and ( ream, and provide
quantities of butter and cream for
shipment or for local consumption.
Prof, Long has stated before that
ho has been anxious for rome time to
Iahe Dp some Important work In Sum
ter county because of the very enthus
i lie and intelligent Cooperation be?
tween Sumter eounti farmers1 and the ^
?omtsr Chamber of Commerce, with
Clemson College.
But it must be understood that the
sstablishmsnt of i govsrnment cream?
ery route means that the farmers of
Sumter county, and the business men
>nd banks of Sumter city will have to j
do something toe to shov thai such
um enterprise is wanted, wilt he main?
tained, and patronized.
The United states government and
Clemson College will not do all of the
work, provide all of the money, or
the enterprise to take care of it
s. If after it is established. There
must be local cooperation and work
too.
The dstalls will be worked out by
Clemson College, the Chamber of
Commerce secretary, and Local Farm
Demonstrator J. Frank Williams? Then
it will be up to the cattle raisers, dairy
eattl< men in particular and the Sum?
ter business establishments to cooper?
ate. If the enterprise is to be establish?
ed at all in Sumter county.
Tin- SStabllahmsnt Of the dairy bus?
iness in a OOUnty, under scientific and
buslm as-like governmental supervis?
ion, will mean many hundreds of
thousands of dollars saved in the fu?
ture to Sumter OOUnty producers anil
consumers, and much Sumter county
money kept tit home, besides bringing
In thousands of dollars to Sumter
county fro re other places,
The com seed breeding elation of
the South Carolina Plant Breeders'
Association, under Chanson College
supervision, to be established In Bum
t< r eounty beginning In lilt, Is anoth?
er valuable government plant that will
in- worth much to Sumter county. The
Sumter Chamber of Commerce has
l?een positively guaranteed that this
station win he established upon a tract
oi land <>n the plantation of Mr. H.
Lee Scarborough, near Rocky Bluff, in
the east rn portion of the county.
If the government and stat?- de*I
partmenta can spare s sufficient num?
ber Ol experts to cover the various
lubjects during the two day '"live at
home" campaign, the local committee
desires to salts! the Interest of the wo?
men, boys, ami girls In ths corn plant?
ing, tomato and canning, and home
demonstration work by having ex?
perts to discuss gardening poultry
raising, conservation of products, etc.
it i contemplated thai there will be
six meetings In tin- county, three each
day, and that ample time be given at
en< h nieetinM to fully cover the topics.
A ? i hi nieetlmi u ill be held in
j Sumh r?
Ai soon ns Commissioner Watson
can he heard front, and Clemson Col?
lege says what it ran do, Chairman s.
H, rJdinunds, of the Kducatlon Com?
mittee of th Sumter Chumlier of
Commerce, Pcmonstrntor Williams,
County Su|s rlutendenl of Kducatlon J,
II. H i 11 worth, the local secretary
i i m: ? \i. rj Lemmon, Superinten?
dent oi i ?oiu. stic Science will begin
Working up the program, and adver
II dug ' he > ime ? xteiislvel).
The business establishm >nta ?>f Bum
ter will be Invited to Join \\ itli the
grain campaign party In advertising
their fall stocks, and getting acquaint?
ed with the farmers and their fam?
ilies. The Bumter County Poultry
Association will be in the campaign
advertising the November Poultry and
Pigeon Bhow to be hold In Bumter
n< Xt month. School trustees and
teaclnrs will be requested also to as?
sist in getting out the people and
making the affair a success.
It la considered good business for
the Bumter merchants and other
business establishments to go out
boosting during the fall season while
19 emts cotton money is floating
around. Columbia, Chester, Rock
Hill, AUgUata, and other hustling cities
are keeping up the booster trade get?
ting trips. Won't it pay Sumter's bus?
iness establishments also to get out
and "mix up" with their customers,
and do some fall advertising?
Harmony Presbytery in Session.
Harmony presbytery is In session
this week at Andrews. Rev. W. J.
McKay, 1 >. D., of Sumter was elected
moderator and Rev. u. L, Orler of
Mayesville, clerk. Rev, W. I. Binnott
Of Baiters, the retiring moderator,
preached the opening sermon at 8 p.
m. Tuesday. Rev. P. s. McCheaney
and Mr. Samuel M. McClary, of this
place, are in attendance.?Kingstrce
County Record.
LYNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI.
Negro and Chinaman Hanged by
Masked Mob.
Clarkaville, Miss., < l. 11,?A negro
and a Chinaman, who were accused of
murdering A. H. Cage, a local bank
onanier, were taken from the jail by
a masked mob and lynched early to?
day.
PAIR EXCHANGE.
\ Vow Rack for an Old One?How .i
Sum ter Resident Made a Bad But!
Strong?, j
The bat k aches at times with a dull,
indescribable feeling, making you
Weary and restless; piercing pains
shoot across the region of the kid?
neys, and again the loins are so lame
that to litoop is agony. No use to rub
or apply a plaster to the back if tho
kidneys are weak. You cannot reach
tho cause. Follow the example of this
Sumter citizen.
Mrs. F, J. Phillips, 117 Kendrick
street, Sumter, says: "I had a con
Btant, dull pain in the small of my
back that kept me from resting well.
I OOUld not stoop or lift without se?
vere pains. Since using Doan's Kid?
ney Pills my back has stopped ach?
ing. 1 have been able to rest better
und have improved in every way.
(Statement given Jan. 9, 1911.)
Over four years later, Mrs. Phil?
lips, said: "I still take Doan'a Kid?
ney Pills and they keep my kidneys
In line shape. They never fail to re?
lieve me."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
; Imply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mrs. Phillips had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 2
Geo H. Hurst,
Undertaker ttj Embalmar.
Prompt Attention to Day or
Nloht Calls;
AT J. 0. Cralfl Old Stand. N. Bain
Phonea JBjff&i
AD-A-LINK
fin Friendship's Sake
Original?Simplified in con?
struction. Get a link hero,
have your initials engraved.
The Kinks can be strung on
;i ribbon until yon get
enough Links to make a
bracelet, and we will join
them together for you free.
Gold Pilled and Silver 25c
each Link.
W. A. THOMPSON,
Jeweler and Optician
A P?11LIC MUllAHY.
The announcement that the Carne?
gie Foundation has appropriate.! $10,
000 for the erection of a public library
In Bumter is welcome news to prac?
tically every citizen of Sumter, but is
especially gratifying to the City Board
of Education and the members of the
Civic League. The School Board and
the Superintendent of the City Schools
have hoped for many years to find a
way to provide a well furnished lib?
rary to supplement the equipment of
the school system and at the same
time give Sumter a public library. It
has long been known that Sumter
could obtain an appropriation from
the Carnegie Foundation for a public
library by complying with the condi
ditions, but heretofore it has been im?
possible to do so. The purchase of
the Kattenberg lot for school purposes
opened the way for the library, since
it enabled the School Board to donate
a lot for the library building. The
City Council then did its part by guar?
anteeing the support required.
Next to the School Board the Civic
League has reason for gratification,
since the assurance that a public lib?
rary will be a reality within a short
time is the fruition of a dream that
they have worked to make come true
for many years. They have kept the
hope alive, and by maintaining their l
Library Association have fostered an
interest in and developed a strong
sentiment In favor of the establish?
ment of a Public library. The library
building, ideally located near the cen?
ter of population, is now assured and
we feel sure that It is but a question
of a short time before it will be fur?
nished and equipped with the books
that will render it an asset of inesti?
mable value to Sumter.
DR. HIGHSMTTH?lias returned to
the city and may be found at Ba?
ker's old Infirmary any day of the
week or month. Hife'hamith Optical
Co.
J. Sumter Moore,
COTTON
LONS STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY.;
1218 Washington St. Phone 585
COLUMBIA, 5. C. '
Send samples fron both sides of
i halean?! 1 will name you beet price
i for cotton landed in Columl s.
The Biggest and Best Circus Em in This Section of the State Will B? at
Sumter 0?y' 23rd
SEASON'S HOLIDAY EVENT! RESERVED AND ADMISSION
TICKETS ON SALE (Ullis DAY' AT SI BERTS DRUG STORE,
SAME PER ES AS CHARGED ON SHOW GROUNDS.
ri HAGENBECK- WALLACE
nit
O.e.
WALLACE
IS
A Circus
c? 1001 Wonders s
FILLING 6 ARENAS!
Its Triumphs reaches beyond the seas
NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN ALL EARTH'S HISTORY1
*;^f/ Capital Invested,$3,000,000!
More acts, more features, more thrllh than you ever saw be?
fore; 3 rlr.se, 2 ctages, great aerial ^enclosure; quarter-mile
hippodrome track end steel girded erena filled with CARL
HAGENBECK S porformi.tg Hens, leopards, pumas, panthers.
Polar boars royal Bengal Tigers and untamable beasts
m r~ \ 100 ACTS, FEATURES and SENSATIONS-1Q0
Ifir'^Xi&X 3 RAILROAD TRAINS 3 22 TENTS 22
^.-IV^V 60 RIDERS?The Greatest in the World 60
\\\*%^\ 400 PERFORMERS 400 8 BANDS 8
^ L *'\ 60 Aerialists, the 6 Flying Wards
V
WrmM
Wmmf
60 CLOWNS, the World's Funny Men 50
60 ACROBATS 60
Car! Hagenbeck's biegest end most
complete zoological collection.
3 herds of Elephants.
HIGHEST GLASS CIRCUS IH THE WORLD!
A GLITTERING, BEWILD- | DOORS TO CARL HAGENBECK'S
ERiNG STREET PAGEANT,
THREE MILES IN LENGTH,
REPRESENTING AN EXPEN?
DITURE OF $1,000,000 AT 10
O'CLOCK, A.iYl. CIRCUS DAY.
ZOO OPEN AT 1 AND 7 P. M.
PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 2
AND 8 P. M. ONE 50c TICKET
ADMITS TO EVERYTHING.
CHILDREN UNDER 10 Years, 25c.
THE BEST
Fashioned by*
Isaac Hamburger &\ Sons
Is Not Too
Good For
Our Custo?
mers.
?In the big line of
Men's arid Boy's Suits
and Overcoats just
received for our Fall
trade we offer you
the
Best Makes,
Best Fabrics,
Best Patterns
AND
Best Prices
possible for merchan?
dise of this class.
Ken's Suits and
S 10.00 to $27.50.
Boy's Suits and
Overcoats,
$.V00 to $19.
Co