The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-21
RI,IroR1AL NOTES.

Sumter. 5z3s. -
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The farm Of the State Asylum is 2
money making industry. # crazy peo-
pie eau clear $H per acre, what's the
matter With the sane farmers
Dr.. ssmpe Pope still haDgs.on 10 bis
determination to makeis hot for the
managers and iustigators Of The election
frauds. The field lies follow TO his
hand, aud he should have no difficulty
ID raising big crop Of trouble for the
ring Of politicians Whs farm ballot boxes
for . living
Judge Watts is the friend Of the
poor. prosecuted dispensary conssables
VINO are foed for cursing aud drawing
pistols On the streets. The Judge
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thinks that S. cuss is enough.
The whole couotry appears to be daft
over foo, ball Foot ball Is all right.
but the supplementary mania for long
hair tha. goes With the foot ball craze
IS rather dpgaa.iag.
The City Council Of Columbia is to
be commended. rather than co0dem oed
for appropriatiug the money to relieve
tie Necessity Of the Fair Association.
Phe Fair is,werth thousands of dollars
every year.so Columbia. and i would
have been folly to permit the Society to
becrippled for the lack of 81, 500.
The .s.ssl South xiIsSs IL from
the North within few weeks u
earnest. Iu fact, the first detsohnents
have already scattered through the
South in search Of health. There is no
reason Why this ssstioa should so. re
oeive large number Of these winter
visitor. aud voah, i i,s adyantages
we're made known. They mus. be ad7 ID:
yertised aud that systematically and
thnrourhiy.
TIE proposition to take the school
.az f.an properly and. supply the de.
fcienos that would oocnr BY inoressin 6
the poll .ax, Is being advocated by the
leaders Of TillaaDism. Who are nearly
a1l large property owners. aud b. their
mouth pieces, the pap supported papers.
This is sll very we'll fer chem. and, indi-
viidually, there will be Thousands OF the
consergssiyes who will be benefited.
But the school Interests and the poor
people, Who are the bene6ciers Of the
school fund, will feel the difference.
The effort Of the r.ilrosd companies
to encourage the aisersidcasion Of crops
in this section should be met at least
half way by the farmers. II truck and
melons can be successfully cultivated
aloaa the lines of the railroads in this
county. the area IN cotton will be
materially reduced, and there viu be
proporsionately more money brought
into the country. If melons and truck
can be cuisivsted at any profit at all, lit
will be better for the farmers to 60
into It, rather than continue planting
cotton at a loss.
We have it from first hands that there
will be abont $50 acres planted in
tobacco next year in addition to the
area of last season. We would not be
surprised to know that the next tobacco
crop was an increase Of 500 acres ever
this years. Where tobacco has been
carefully cultivated and cured. and the
mistake Of going into it too extensively
at 6rst has been avoided, i has proved
a profitable crop. The lands Of Sumter
County produce large crops of fne
grades Of tobacco at low cost.
The Fall Festival now under way IN
Charleston, will, il isssaid, surpass any
of the ..Gals Weeks" of previons
years. Msoy of g hsse spsa. plsssapt
days 10 ehssleston during Gala Week :
and the Fall Festival again gives US an
opportunity that should not be neglect
ed. Charleston on q bright suosbiny
fall or winter day leaves nothing to be
desired. Earth, air, water aud sky are