The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
PISGAH.


PISGAH.
Pisgah. Sept. 5.-August went out
and September came in with heat
wave in keeping with what we have
had all the summer. Farm work was
almost suspended from pure heat. 1t
is almost impossible tc WORK when the
weather registers in the nineties, and
if there are any doubling Thomases'
they should 60 out and stay inthe sun
all day. That will convince them
better than anything here said.
Cotton is opening real fast. but not
like it did last year. Our best farmers
say about two-thirds of Q full crop
will be made.
If the cotton gamblers think they
will get this crop for song. let them
think so. Thank goodness the farmers
don't now have to take off their hats
for favor from any one That prac-
tice is now ancient history. Too much
Southern money to let the yanks con-
troll the cotton as they have done in
the past. The crop will 60 on the
market as long as it brings about its
value, when the price falls below
what it ought to be it will sta? in the
Yards and houses as it did this year.
Then We will see what will happen
and l want to say right here that the
farmers have found out that the banks
are their best friends in this fight to
get the worth of their cotton.
1t is amusing to see in some papers,
that because Senator Manning agrees
along the lines that Tilllman does
about the dispensary, that be is a
coatail swinger to Tillman. Long be-
fore either expressed himself, | heard
numerous men advocate the same
thing. Improve the dispensary, or let
it go. Certainly they are not coatail
swingers to any man, no more than
Tillman or Manning is, but men who
do their own thinking, and expresses
it whether il pleases any one or not.
Men who are patriots often think
along the same lines on great cues
tions that affect our State. Ansel, has
expressed himself for local opion. The
majority of the people, that l have
talked with, want the dispensary, but
want it improved or kill it. If the
prohibitionists and ex-barkeepers
would work as hard to enforce the dis
pensary law as it should be, and not
be continually fighting it. it would be
better for the State at large. High Ii
cense OF prohibition means free liquor
aud smuggling, state Of affairs that
some of US don't want to see. People
who drink are going to have it. law
or no law, until the grace of God
changes them to lead sober life. l
observe that the Sabbath is very much
desecrated by those of whom we would
expect better things. If people who
are members of churches find more
pleasure things of the world than in
the work of their churches, they
should withdraw from their churches
and quit running with the hare and
barking with the hounds prac-
lice that is quite common these days,
and shows want of manhood that calls
forth the sympathy of men and women.
If the ladies would adopt the prac-
tice of not wearing their hats in
church, it would be more comfortable
to them and certainly those who sit in
the rear could see better.
The destruction by fire of Mr.. Yer
non Keels barn, stables and other out
buildings last Saturday should be an
object lesson to those who have val
liable buildings to insure them. A
slight change of wind alone saved the
dwelling house, otherwise all the
buildings would have been swept by
the FIRE fend. Mr.. Keels' numerous
friends here sympathize with him in
mis- loss.
Miss Halle Nelson opened her
school at Pisagh this moning. 1t
will run nine months including the
public term.
Miss Emutral Cooley, of Darlington
is visiting her sister, Mrs J. L.
Gillis. She has many friends here who
are always glad to see her.
Mrs. Anna Allen who has been Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. Entzminger
at Blythewood has returned home.
SALEM.