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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30

Mr.. T. A. Blakeley, a we'll known
merchant Of Georgetown county, died
suddenly on Tuesday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30

J. ". Cook. q retired farmer OF
Lancaster. died suddenly at his home
at the age Of SO years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30

The new union station in Charleston
will be opened Nov. 10.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30

The Clemson Tigers were defeated
by the University Of Tennessee eleven
by q score Of 4 to o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30
SHERKZN MLLAk<x
PAINTS g. NRNZSfdZEG;,ls s

An appeal to the pride
Of the owner of a home
Everyone who owns a home is
anxious that that home shall make
the best appearance possible. Two
things are necessary to produce salts.
factory results in painting and var.
nishing home: :. =
First-As satisfactory color scheme.
Second-Paints, varnishes, stains
and enamels of such good quality that
they not only give the exact color
effect required, but are sufficiently
durable to keep up the attractive ap-,
Dcarance of the house in spite of the
wear and tear of living in it.
These are offered by the Sherwin.
Williams Paints and Ydrnishss. The
Sherwin-Williams Co. not only make
every kind of paint and varnish used
for house and the best quality of
that kind, but they make suggestions
for the selection Of colors, varnishes,
stains and enamels, 50 that any given
idea can be carried out, and car
ried out with the best materials"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30

You should see to 1t that when ~;
buy paints and varnishes fer YOU
house, or any part of it, or when VOC
give an order to your painter for an
painting and vanishing you war
done, that Sherwin-Williams Paint
and Varnishes are purchased. {
In large work it is always bes: !.
have . practical painter; but ttey
are many little things about the hou:
that you can readily finish yourse.
by using Sherwin-Williams ready-.p
apply paints.
Come in and have a little pair
talk with US. Now is the time +
"brighten up" your home for thc
long winter months. 6 We can te,
you the best product to use for ali
purpose you may have in mind anst
secure complete finishing specifica
tons for you from The Sherwin.
Williams Co., if you desire them, 70,
special work. Our line of Sherwin.
Williams Products is complete ano
We are in = position to take the bes,
care of your paint and varnish re.
n Quirements.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09
MR.. BERGEN WRITES OF
PORTO RICO.

Some time in November, we clipped
an article from the Tropical Sun, a
letter from a correspondent, which
we thought would interest you. 1t
was accidentally mislaid and has just
come to light Tt will be just as new
to those of you who are not famil-
lar with that country, as it would
have been when first published
"Bayamon, Porto Rico, Nov 4, 'o6
As I promised you and many of my
friends at West Palm Beach to give
you occasional g1impses of life as ct
see it" in Porto Rico, hereby trans
NIT you my first impressions, which
may admit of being changed later on,
as I have not been here but ten days
lowing to pressure of business and
lack of time at present, my notes
must be necessarily brief.
ct left West Palm Beach on Octo-
Der II, with 600 fine mango trees to
start an extensive mango plantation
for the New Jersey Tropical Fruit
Growers Association. Arriving in
Jacksonville on the i3th-on the I4th
I took passage on the steamer Co.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09
A DIVERSIFIED FARM.

There is an old proverb which says.
Don't put all your eggs in one bas-
ket." This is common failing among
Florida argriculturists and horticu1-
turlsts. 1t is apt to be all oranges, or
plneapples or potatoes, or celery, etc.
If the crop fails, from any cause, there
must be hard times. An article in
Farm, Field and Fireside tells how
one farmer, in Michigan, divides his
crops, SO that if one fails, the rest
will still give him a good chance. We
cannot grow gooseberries, raspberries
etc., but we can diversity the crops
which will do we'll in this state.
The way that F. E. Warner, who
has farm near South Haven diver
sites farming ought to be an object
lesson to agriculturists everywhere.
"Mr Warner has about 200 acres
of land but he is farming about 100
of it. Small fruits seem to be his
hobby and he has made a record that
IS worth being proud Of
From an acre and quarter of land
he produced in four years goose
berries that. Melted him $4,000 cash.
In 1905 the proceeds were. $500; in
1904, $500; in 1908, $500; in 1902,
s21,.
: The secret of Warmers. success was
that he held on to gooseberries when
others were taking them out by the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

lOOlS. lie lul lllSllCQ LuCIu Will nigh
class Of cultivation. He found out
that in canning gooseberries a larger
amount of sourness could be con-
tanned in can than any other fruit,
and the canning men told him this
was great advantage. The canned
goods are sold for pies, but Warner
shipped nearly his whole product to
Chicago in crates. He raised the
berries on what he calls poor ginger
sand fertilized every two years with
barn-yard manure The variety that
he stuck to was the Downing.
But to go back to the diversified
ton. Warmers farm is divided by
highway On one side of the road
there is ginger sand and on the
other clay loan. He produces his
grass, grain and pasture on the latter.
Besides his gooseberries he has other
fruits of large enough variety to keep
about thirty professional pickers busy
from May until November. "Profes-
sional" is the right word to use in
connection with the pickers, for he
has had some of them picking for him
for as long as ten years. They are
expert hands in the matter of pick
ing ten kinds OF fruit. They COM
mence with strawberries in May or
June and then they go from one to
the other in the following order:
gooseberries, currants, black rasp-
berries, red raspberries, b1ackberries,
early apples, peaches, winter apples.
con this farm are kept II head of
cows for dairy purposes; rs head of
sheep, head of horses, IS chickens.
By keeping these animals he is fur
nished large amount of manure and
thus he is able to put back in the soil
a reasonable amount of the essentials
that he takes out in growing his
crops. It is said that the steam boats
seldom if ever leave the South Haven
port without having from this War
ner farm some one or another of it's
productions. The milk is sold on a
milk route in South Haven. Warner
has good substantial buildings that
he keeps painted. He employees about
three men to help him, besides the
pickers in season.
''This Michigan farmer does no fruit
work of any kind on Sunday. He
handles about 1900 bushels of
peaches, not one of which is handled
in any way save on the secular days
of the week. He was not a born
farmer. He spent most of his early
life in numbering and at one time
was a school master"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

taken from fruit shipped, under icing,
from the same house in April:
Time of delay before shipping, day,
brushed, 90 per cent; washed, 81 per
cent; injured, 80 per cent; total 6.3
per cent.
Time of delay before shipping, day
brushed, 20 per cent; washed, 3.3 per
cent; injured, 4.3 per cent; total 9.6
per cent.
Time of delay before shipping, 5
days, brushed, 25 per cent; washed,
10 per cent; injured, 1910 per cent;
total, 28.5 per cent.
Time of delay before shipping, Z
days, brushed, 81 per cent; washed,
10 per cent; injured, 1910 per cent. !;
total, 31.4 per cent.
In an iced car the decay is more
serious in the fruit in the top tier of
boxes, as the fruit cools more slowly
than the oranges in the bottom tier Of
boxes. Sound brushed or unbrushed
oranges appear to carry nearly equally
we'll on both tiers There may be two
or four times as much decay in the
top tier in washed fruit, and a still
greater difference in oranges that are
mechanically injured.
In preceded fruit the temperature
of the car is more uniform from the
top to the bottom. There is little diff
ference in decay in the fruit in the
two tiers Of boxes There is usually,
though not always, a little more decay
in the fruit in the top tier of boxes
in cars shipped under ventilation as
the air is warmer ON the average in
the top of the car.
These results, as far as they go,
appear to indicate that the fundament-
al requirements for the successful ship
ment of the orange are that the fruit
should be delivered to the packing
house free from scale and free from
mechanical injury, it should be
handled in packing house with
enough care to prevent mechanical in
jury, and it should be shipped quickly
after picking at the coolest practicable
temperature. AS conditions vary from
these fundamentals the probability of
loss from decay increases.
G. HAROLD POWELL.
Pomologist in Charge Fruit Trans
pOrtatiOn and Storage.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

manche, of Clyde S. S. Co., for New
York. We. had barely got beyond
ST. Johns river bar, when it was very
evident to all of us aboard that a
tropical storm of unusual violence
was in or near the vicinity of the
Florida coast. When supper time ar
rived but five, including myself, were
free from email de mer" and during
the four days of passage the tables
were very poorly patronized. The
terrible tropical storm, which did
such havoc at Miami and the Keys
was following it up, and at one time
for several hours we had to change
course and go to sea. Some of us
who were watching the terrific waves
which sometimes threw great masses
Of spray and water over the hurrl-
cane deck and pilot house, we esti-
mated as being IS feet high from base
to top. At last, thanks to our good
skipper and gallant crew, we reached
New York in safety.
After spending two days in New
York very pleasantly with friends,
and testing the Subway (Express)
many times to attend to necessary
business and sightseeing, boarded
the S. S: Coamo, of the N. Y. & Porto
Rico Line, for San Juan, Porto Rico.
"We left New York on the Goth,
having said adieu to several friends
at the pier. Our steamer was large
and staunch and the accommodations
for passengers, est class at least"
was filled to the limit, 157. The first
two days at sea was of somewhat
| Of stormy character, but as we came
| nearer to the tropics, or had crossed
the Gulf Stream, the ocean became
very smooth and thousands of flying
fish were constantly arising and fly
ing before us.
Our steamer was fitted with the
wireless telegraph, and when within
200 miles of the steamer "Philade1-
phia" we were in communication with
her and list of her passengers
names bound for New York was
posted on Our bulletin board and she
had list of Our passengers, and sew
eral kilograms passed between them,
although we did not pass them until
the following afternoon Several te1e-
grams were sent to San Juan "a hours
before we reached there. The oper-
ator told me he sometimes hears Key
West, but so far has not been able to
send messages to it for lack of power
full dynamos. It is truly wonderful
invention.
con the fifth morning, very early,
the frowning and elevated forts at
Cabaninas (entrance to San Juan har-
bor) doomed up with San Juan city
close by, on very elevated promi-
hence.
It was indeed a strange sight to
greet new conner. Everything seem
ed like stories of Old Spain I had
read Of I became acquainted with
some Of the leading officials of Porto
Rico, naval and executive, while on
| the trip, and my mission to introduce
| the fancy mango in Porto Rico seem
| ed to meet with the very best appro-
val
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-09

/. orders in the packing house machinery.
Decay in the Unbrushed, Brushed
Washed and Imperfect Fruit.-An av-
erage of a large number Of tests made
in all parts of the orange district with
oranges held two weeks in warm,
moist rooms, or under the most favor
able conditions for decay, gives the
following approximate results:
Unbrushed fruit apparently free
from mechanical injuries, is per cent.
decay
Brushed fruit apparently free from
mechanical injuries, 40 per cent. de-
cay.
+. Washed fruit apparently free from
. mechanical, injuries, 1910 per cent de-
cay.
Mechanically injured fruit Clipper
cuts, punctures, etc., $3.50 per cent.
decay.
The unbrushed fruit from the coast
to the upper San Bernardino valley
has averaged from 1 to 2 per cent. de-
cay in all places; the brushed fruit
from 35 to As per cent, and the
washed fruit from II to 1875 per cent
Similar treatment in handling has pro-
duced similar results in all sections.
Shipping Ventilation- When
shipped quickly after packing under
ventilation to New York the decay in
twenty cars of fruit forwarded from
the last of February to the middle of
April was as follows:
Unbrushed fruit apparently free
from mechanical injuries, Is per- cent.
Brushed fruit apparently free from
mechanical injuries, 1.5 per cent.
Washed fruit apparently free from
mechanical injuries, 4.5 per cent.
Mechanically injured, 40 per cent.
Icing.-When shipped quickly after
packing under icing to New York (for-
warded from March to May), the de-
cay in about 50 cars of fruit has been
as follows:
Unbrushed, apparently free from
mechanical injuries, OIL per cent.
Brushed, apparently free from me-
chanical injuries, 0.5 per cent.
Washed, apparently free from me-
chanical injuries, 2.7 per cent
Mechanically injured, 60 per cent.
Preceding shipped quickly
after packing at temperature of 35
to 40 degrees Fair. and iced regularly
in transit, the oranges of all grades
have arrived in New York practically
sound. The decay in the imperfect
and washed fruit has only been retard-
ed under this method of shipment
The mold spores have not been killed
The fruit that would have rotted I'M
der ventilation Or under icing is likely
to decay as soon as it warns up
There is double advantage in having
clean, sound, unwashed fruit to ship.
First, it carries well under all systems
of shipping, and second, it is more like
ly to remain sound on arrival in the
distant market
Delayed Shipments When brushed.
washed and mechanically injured fruit
has been held in the packing house, one.
three five and Snvnn dovc of+o, ~, a.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
As She Understood.

Prof. Edwin Ray Lancaster, presi-
dent of the British Association, was
busy in the study one morning re-
Gently when country woman sought
as interview with him. Laying a
parcel on his desk, she said trium-
phantly:
There's two OF EN-
Two of what?" said the professor.
Two 'awk's eggs ear they are
worth $1,000 apiece"
The distinguished scientist undid
the parcel carefully, looked at TIE
eggs and said with smile
These are not auk's eggs. Those
that are so valuable are the eggs of
The aux aux"
"0h, hauk." said the woman.
Walt till | get hold of my son
Esry. III give i'm wof oh for send
ing me on wild goose chase"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
BASEBALL NOTES

The Cotton States League wants to
expand to an eight-club circuit next
season.
Joe Kelly's Toronto team has been
showing up strong In numerous
double-headers the past few weeks.
AS a rule Buffalo got an even break
but they have found that an even
break is hardly good enough to over
lake Kelly's Kids.
II ever one man won a pennant for
his team that man is Bugs" Ray
nond. late Of the Charleston South
Atlantic League team and now with
David Harum' McCloskey I'm ST.
Louis
Frank Isbell OF the White Sox is
gathering players for the Wichita
team next season. "Izzy" viii do his
best to keep the "Jobbers" up to their
present standard.
Jesse Burkett now has two New
England League pennants. Jesse says
ne Is going to win one each year so
he can decorate his Worcester ground
properly.
Columbus fans are betting that C,y.
mer's Champions will yet beat Toledo
for the American Association pen
nant.
Minor league managers are kicking
about the majors buying three times
rs many players as they can use
For rs it's a case Of paying big
money for any kind Of a ball player
next spring say the little fellows
Long John" Anderson who jumped
the Washington club has become
tired Of being a carpenter and now
wants to join the police force in Wor.
cester. Mass By the time next
spring rolls around John viii have an
ether want baseball suit with
cap and spike shoes.
With Jimmy Collins out Of the
game on account Of IN injured ankle
the chances OF the Athletics for the
American League pennant are not so
bright.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
IL NInde Him Wonder.

A Scotchman in search OF work
was recently given employment as
laborer at Champs shipyard. His
first job was to carry several heavy
planks. After no had been at II
for about two hours he went to the
foreman and said:
did an tell you ma name when ]
started to work?'
Yes" replied the foreman, you
said it Was Tomson."
''Oh. then it's a. right" said the
Scot, as he looked toward the pile of
planks he had yet to carry. "Ah
was list a-wunderin' IL you thocht
ah said it was Samson"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
SEPTEMBER 10 IN HISTORY.

1907 Wallace defeated the Englisl
Mt Cambuskenneth.
English defeated the Scots a
Pinkie
f565-Freneh sailed from Port Royal
3. O.. against Menendcz at st
Augustine, Fla.
15S4-Sir Humphrey Gilbert lost al
sea. Born 1888.
1905 r-Capt. John Smith elected presi-
dent of Virginia colony.
1T35-lhe dispersion Of the Acadians.
1S35-Willie Blount. governor of Ten
nessce. died Born 17GS.
1876 Elias Howe invented his sew
~iag machine,
lS50-H House OF representatives pass
M ed the fugitive slave bill
1861 First provincial synod of the
Church of England met at Mon
rreal.
1893 New Westminster, 3. c., nearly
destroyed by fire.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
Both Right.

''I'm not expecting any package. "
said Mrs. Hamlet to the driver oil
the delivery wagon, who was persist.
eat
This Is the number" insisted the
driver. looking at his book again
Names Hamlet, amt it?"
"Ycs"
mo. 74?"
That's our number"
"Then it's for you"
Il think not. 1t must be a ease
OF mistaken identity"
NO, mum. It's a case of beer"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
GOOD MANAGEMENT NEEDED

Since 1t has been definitely and fin
ally settled that the president Is 70
speak at St Mary's Park. 1t becomes
of the utmost Importance that the
parade to that place shall be manage
properly. The only weighty objection
that can be urged against the plan is
that too much time will be taken up
in going to the park and returning,
and that the president will not have
sufficient time to deliver his mes
sage to the people. While it is true
that a very large number of people
will care more for the parade and gen
eral display than for the speech. and
to when the parade without any
speech would be preferable to a
speech without any parade, yet there
are other large numbers who regard
the speech as the all important fed
ture of the occasion. and these should
not be disappointed through any lack
of proper management. We have
had some experience in these matters.
When General Grant was here the
procession up Commercial avenue.
west on Twentieth street to Washing
ton and down Washington to Tenth
street where the speeches were made
was a laborious one and slow. the
streets being bad and the motion of
the big crowd slow. When Bryan was
here the crowd was a mob, he was
driven on a gallop To the speakers
stand at Ninth street. and driven back
again on a gallop through a surging.
yelling crowd Of people. The Roose-
welt parade must be altogether diff
ferent from either of these. Two
hours are given us and Il should not
take over half an hour each way
which will give the president an hour
for his speech.
There is every reason to believe
that at the Roosevelt visit there will
be none OF the trying delays of the
Grant visit and none of the undigni-
fed haste of the Bryan visit, for the
Roosevelt affair win be. in a meas
ure, under military control and will,
presumably. be managed with some
such precision as charaeterizes all
military operations. Doubtless the
militia viii stand guard along the line
OF march long before the presidential
party arrives, and win keep the road
clear and insure a prompt and orderly
start and progress Of the procession.
II may not be necessary TO have a
pas ade back to the wharf. but If this
should be desired. there ought not
be any lack Of time The local com
mittees can probably be depended up
on to do their part toward sending the
president on his way 10 Memphis on
schedule time and without any IN
pleasant experiences
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
Misunderstood Him,

One day an army chaplain saw a
soldier named Mcdonnell making for
the back door of saloon.
"McDonnpn," the q 81 \ shout
cd. McDonueA! McLcaIoil!"
Mci5onacll turned, gave q
hasty look, frowned, and darted into
the bar. The chaplain loitered out
side the door till Mcdonnell came
forth again.
"NcDonnell," he said reproach-
tally, didn't you hear me calling
you?"
Eyes, SIR" Mcdonnell answered
meekly, II did; but-but / had only
the price of one drink"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC gys

BELT LINE cars due Ia leave Second st. ~
ing north on Commercial Ave, every IL mi.
ntes from 8. IN. 10 p m
Going north on Walnut st every 10 minutes
from GIGS m. 10 tq:5s . I'M
POPLAR ST. LINE Hoihrock Ave, car dn
- leave Seoon 1T geing nerth on Hobrook
Ave, ut 557: 6 n; 6:42; 6;hT. TIA n. na. and o.
same minutes every hour until iG.t2 and li.Ii
D. m.
Going west on Twenty Eighth Sit. at 5:s-;
s:lg; ei34; 5:Js; ard 7.c4 a ~ anr on same miu-
utes every hour until 1884 and ll:O4 p. m.
Poplar ST. ca.s due 20 pass 81. Nays par
| minutes after leaving see nd st.
BELT LINE OWL CARS north on Wnlnut
II 80 p. nj. 1894 q. M; 80 a. M; 2S0 q. M;
q: 80 q, M: 4 80 a. M; 80 u. m.
North on CONNIE rcial-l2;00 p. M; 100
m. 400 q m. 3 00 n. m. 4 30 Il. M. 3 n. m.
BELT and Owl cars are due to pass IVES
Thirty fourth st. IS minutes after iesvins
Second st. rxS@..r .saa r.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
cor HIS HAIR BACK.
Wat Perfectly Bald When He Started
10 Use NewbrO's Herpicide

Frederick Manuel. Maryland block.
Butte. Montana. bought bottle Of New
bros IIerpicidc. April 9. 100, and began to
use It for entire badness. Tho hair fol-
licles in his scalp were not dead and In
20 days he had hair all over his head.
On July 2 he writes, "and today my hair
Is as thick and luxuriant rs any one
could wish" Newbro's Herpicide works
on an old principle and with new dis
covery--destroy the cause and You re-
move the effect. Herpicde destroys the
germ that causes dandruff. falling hair.
and finally badness so that with the
cause gone the effect cannot remain.
Stops falling hair at once and new
growth starts Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c. In stamps for sample
to The Herpicide Co. Detroit Mich.
Two sIxes---56 cents and y1.00.
Paul q. Schulz 4 Sons. Special Agents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-10
.LUS|TANlA MOVES
Without Vibration-L attest Dispatches
Show That Ship is Leading
The lucania.

New York. Sept. 9.-Wirelcss dis
patches from the giant ships Lusi-
tania and Lucania show the former at
first Travelled at no great speed and
the absence Of vibration made her
passengers believe they were dining
in a hotel The Lucania left Liverpool
four hours ahead OF the Lusitania.
hut was overtaken and passed on
Sunday morning The latest dis.
patches reported the I.usitania lead
ing. but it is believed the Lueania
vas near. On one occasion a dis
lance Of about IS to % miles separat-
ed the ships. Progress of the Lust
tania is described as beautifully
smooth