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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01
THE RACE CONFERENCE,
ihe south Carolina Race Conference
Meets In Columbia January 14.17.
1QOR

Mr. Editor: supposing that yor
have colored readers on your SUBJ
scription list. and also many fair
minded white readers who will be
Wiling to notify prominent colored
people whom they chance to meet NJ
the coming conference, I ask space in
your paper to make the following
statement:
The Negro Race Conference of
south Carolina will meet in Columbia.
Iuesday, January 14th, continuing to
Friday night, January 18th, for the
purpose Of discussing the conditions
OF the race In this State and suggest
ing remedies for evils that exist. md
also to organize a Negro State Fair
Association. Among the speakers
(white) will be Rev. A. w. Lamar
ID. d.. of Nashville. Tenn, Rev. L. M
Rice, d. d., and Dr.. c. C. Brown. be.
sides the governor Of the Stat. and
other prominent white and colored
citizens Of the State and out Of it.
Last year the conference had a del.
egation that went over the one thou.
sand mark, and the outlook for the
next meeting promises a larger dele
CATION. We want the best people to
come to the conference-preache
teachers. farmers, mechanics and
business men. Reduced rates have
been granted on all roads in South
Carolina and from Augusta, Ga. o.,
the certificate plan. good from the
18th TO the 18th.
DIR. Lamar will give two iecturcs--
one on Dixie Before the War and
the other Dixie After the War" Our
white citizens who chance to be in
Columbia at this time will be wrlcom
ed to seats I'm the conference. The
meeting will begin at IL "a. M. Jan
uary 14th, at the opera house.
My white friends in South Carolina
VIII do me quite a favor to place this
journal IN the hands OF the coloreG
people after they have read It,
'i-'- y ~ Carroll
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01

cation of the other products which
are the incidental output in connec-
ton with the main article.
Not many years ago, the cotton
farmer overlooked the fact that his
product was seed cotton. He thought
1t was lint cotton. He threw the seed
away, and would have thanked any
one to haul them off the farm, But
now, every producer of cotton knows
he could not survive without taking
into account the enormous value OF
his cotton seed, which might be cali
cd by-product. If he raises 100
bales OF cotton. worth about s66. 900.
he incidentally raises so tons Of cot
ton seed, which he can sell for about
$1,000. thus adding to the value of
the main crop about Is per cent.
This Is per cent would be considered
by any manufacturer as a fine profit
on his business. This matter has
become so we'll known, that it is no
longer discussed as a mooted uues-
tion,
There Is a by-product Of the farm
that Is just as obvious as cotton seed
and Is now just as widely ignored as
was cotton seed forty years ago. This
Is cattle raising. 1t is even more than
a by-product. 1t is almost a neces-
sity. The intelligent raising Of cat
tie on farm in the cotton region
costs less money (though perhaps
more conscious thought) and pro-
duces more return than any other one
branch Of the business. 1t Is not
alone In the market value Of the beef
or dairy products. but it Is in the al
most immeasurable value to the cot
ton lands themselves. The cotton
farmer who raises a large herd of cat
tie becomes, in a sense, a manufac-
turer who uses raw material Of his
own production, and make a finished
prouct OF high commercial value.
while the process Of manufacture not
only costs him nothing-except
thought-but actually adds to his re-.
sources In the enrichment of his
lands. so he can grow more cotton
and produce more beef which enables
him to grow still more cotton and
produce still more beet
The present commerciU value of
cotton seed. meal is based on one of
two things. according to the locality,
namely (D the value OF its nitrogen
a q fertilizer. in comparison with
the value OF the nitrogen ini other
available fertilizing chemicals; or (2)
the value Of its nitrogen as a feed
stun IN comparison with the value of
the nitrogen In other available feed
stuns But now the great and COM
paratively new truth is being d;scov-
cred that. with the proper manipuIa-
ton, the true value OF cotton seed
meal is not an alternative one, but a
cumulative one, that IS, its value Is
made up OF the sum Of the nitrogen
value a. fertilizer. This truth can
not long remain dormant: but while
1t Is dormant to the farmer who does
not read and study, is the golden har-
vest time for the farmer who thinks
When he buys ton Of cotton seed
meal at Its feed valuation. say $2s per
ton. he should save the resultant
manure from the cattle. and use the
FERTILIZER value OF the meal, say s2s,
and thus make 100 per cent on his
investment In meal. and realize as an
Incidental profit. all Of the beef Co,
the butter as the case may bel which
his Skill and foresight can produce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01
BEES MAKE FRUIT GROW.
Miracle Wrought i'm a Barren Orchard
by Bee Colonies.

Miracle Wrought in a Barren Orchard
by Bee Colonies.
Honey producing is only one of the
missions of the bee. Indeed for ac-
atal profit, the honey is but minor
item.
Some years ago I moved to a small
place up the Hudson river I wanted
bee farm and selected for the DUR
pose a spot among apple. cherry and
plum trees. some of which had never
borne fruit, others none for yearss
past. My landlord told me might
cut down certain trees, as they were
worthless. and he intended putting
out some fine nursery stock.
Being busy I did not cut the trees
down. They blossomed freely and of
course we paid no further heed to
them than to break blooms by the
armful when we wanted floral decora-
tions.
The cherry trees were much to the
owners astonishment, loaded with
very large. perfect fruit. H could
not understand It; such q thing had
not happened for years.
Early In the autumn while waiting
for a swarm Of bees to settle I obser.
ed number OF fine applies upon one
OF the smaller condemned trees. When
the landlords attention was called to
them he was completely mystihed and
called In his neighbors to sec the won
der. Later we gathered from this
tree nearly a barrel OF the finest fall
plppins ever seen in that vicinity
No argument would convince the
man that them pesky bees" had
anything to do with the yield of fruit
on the place. He insisted that some
sort Of fertilizer must have been used
Since that time I have demonstrat.
ed by scores Of experiment that trees
which had for many seasons borne
little good fruit or possibility none at
all, have been brought up a high
standard Of productiveness by the
presence of bees. They carried the
pollen, fertilized the blossoms and a
bountiful harvest was the result.
Regardless Of the money crop. ev-
cry fruit grower should have q few
colonies Of bees.
If when the bloom seasons is past
there Is so little nectar in midseason
bowers that the bees must be fed Il
S decided economy to feed them. a.
m cases where a strict account has
oeen kept the cash value Of orchard
products alone has been doubled by
their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01
NEGRO CUTS WIFE's THROAT

Edgeffeld Negro Who Has Made Sew
eral Efforts TO End Wife's Life Al
most Succeeds.
Edgef1eld, Lee. 23.-Lee Hightow-
er, young negro man who has lost
one arm and wears spectacles, enter
ed the yard of Col. James r. Bacon
mere tonight and cut his wife's throat
The extent Of the woman's injuries is
not known.
The negro has tried several times
before to kill his wife.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01

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Sold by Sibert Drug Co. 12-1-3m
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
FIRE AT PARLER.
Store of Dantzler-Irick Company
Containing PostofTice, Destroyed.

The mercantile store of the Dantz-
ler-Irick Company, at Parler, to-
gether with its entire contents was
destroyed by fire Saturday night
about II o'clock. The building was
2 two-story frame structure. and the
fire had gained too much headway
before it was discovered for those
who fought the flames to rescue any
Of the contents.
A trusty colored servant slept in
the second story and he barely es-
capped with his life. The origin of
the fire, appears to be unknown, hut
it seemed to have started in the first
story. The concern conducted gen.
eral merchandise business and
bought cotton, and had been in bus
mess about three years, succeeding
the lat C. G. Williams.
The postoffice was located in the
burned building, and its entire fix
lures, which had recently been IT,
stalled, together with all Of the
stamps on hand and forms were de-
stroyed, The loss is estimated at
about $4,000, which is partially cov-
cred by insurance.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
FATAL BALLOON ACCIDENT.
One Man Killed and ~ Boy is Sc
verely Htrt.

Princeton, Nov: 5:-Ptof- Peter
Kramer, of St. LOUIS was dashed
against the chimney Of tEs' Meth
odist church andl killed here yester-
day while making a Balloon ascension
at the Farmers Carnival G;en Hay
den, a seven-year+old: boy. who was
standing near the church, WITS struck
by brick falling from the chimney
which waS wrecked by the ballEoon,
his skull was fractured and; he may
die.
A strong wind was blowing and
all efforts were made to persuade the
aerenot not to attempt an aseen-
sion. In reply he said: Il will
make the jump today if I break my
neck in doing it," Those weIe the
last words he spoke as ne left the
earth.
When the. ropes, were looseaed
the balloon shotf upward and before
Prof. Kramer could unfasten the
rope which, held his. parachute. &c the
balloon he. wass hnrfed against the
chimney. He! wass crushed by the
blow.
The balloon bounded alGns OF
the, roof until its collided with the
steeple, dragging: the unconscious
balleonistr after 1T. The nope which
held the balloonist' then buoEe and
he fell to- the roof. of the church,
rolled to, the edge and plunged to
the ground thirty feet, below. q
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
PARKER ON THE ELECTION.
A Bryan Victory Would Have Been
For Country.

Washington, Nov. 5.-"Whlle |
believe that Judge Taft will ably and
conscientiously perform the duties
of the Presidency, I am neYerthe-
less of the opinion that the election
of Mr.. Bryan would have been far
better for the country" said Judge
Alton B. Parker. Of New York, the
Democratic nominee for President
in 1904, In a statement issued here
last night
while We are greatly disappoint-
ed, We should not be discouraged. 1t
is apparent as we scrutinize the
source and volume Of the support of
the assistant Republican parties, viz,
the Populist and Independent pa
ties, that the Democratic party must
continue to be one of the two great
parties.
Now for the first time in years.
says Judge Parker in conclusion,
eve have united party. Once again
there is 4 disposition among its
members to reason together and
work together for the public good.
We should, therefore, congratulate
Mr.. Bryan and ourselves upon this
improvement Of general party con-
ditions under his candidacy and set
ourselves resolutely to the strength
ening of the party for the contests
Of the future.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10

intersections be 6f concrete. AMI
further, that the: city engineer be and
is hereby instructed, to prepare plans
and specifications for street paving
in conformity with the report of
the above committee and this reso-
luton.
It was then ordered that a special
meeting of Council be held October
12, 1908, at. T:;3O' Jcloch p. NJ, at
the engineers Office.
1t was moved and adopted that
all regular meetings df City Council
be hereafter held at, 1880 o'clock
p. m.
The chief OF police submitted a
report for the month ct September,
showing: Number of arrest, 73;
amount of fines and forfsitures paid
to city treasurer, s24T.GU; number
of days on streets, 1912
The business before tfg CnNncil
having been concluded, tlFe miFutes
Of this meeting are read and approx
ed. and the Council on motion de-
cfared adjourned.
L. H. WANNAMAKER,
City Clerk and Treasurer
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
Ask Tsft to- Aid Cause.

Chicago, Nov. S.-A dispatch TO
the, Tribune, from Denver, COL, says.
A monster petition to be circulated
among the women Of America. and
then subsaitted to President-eleet.
taft, is the immediate plan OF the
National American Woman's S1lIras-
ist Association.
Announcement of this faeS was
made yesterday by the Rev. Anna
Howard, president Of the associa-
ton.
A special appeal was made to the
Colorado women to assist in the
movement by securing the signatures
of every woman In the State.
''Mr. Taft has often said he was
willing the women OF Amrica should
have the right of franchise If they
desired It," the president said.
"Now Is the time to give him an op-
portunity to show what he meant
by this statement"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
TREE FROM EACH COUNTY.
Becker Wishes to Have Them OF
State House Grounds.

The State says Mr.. August F.
Becker. who is in charge Of the
Improvements being made on the
State house grounds, proposes I'd
put into execution novel plan to
make the State house grounds beau
tiful and in addition to provide as
sociations that in later years viii!
mean much to South Carolina and
her people.
Many Of the trees on the western
side Of the State house must b.,
taken up and replaced by others.
Mr.. Becker's idea is to have a tree
from each county in the State ard
if possible to have each tree different
in variety. With a little assistance
from South Caralina citizens in each
of the counties this plan should
materalize in the near future.
Mr.. Becker is very anxious to sue
ceed in this plan and urges tn It
every effort be made by South Caro-
lima citizens to assist him in realiz-
ing this hope. He solicits corre-
spondence with reference to this
matter.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
a Fine Pair.

The two horses ordered by the
Elliott Hook and Ladder Company
have arrived. They are beautiful
animals. we'll adapted for which they
are bought. and we are full sur,
that they will give the gallant ELL
fits fine service. The horses are
grey in color and the pair weight
nearly twenty-eight hundred pounds.
They were bought through Slater 5
stables in the West. The Elliott S
are better prepared now than ever 10
fight the fire flend, and when their
new apparatus arrives. which is en-
pected shortly, this gallant company
will be equal to any in the State in
its equipment for quick and effec'
tive work at fires.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. j. Cheney G. Co., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last % years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f.
nancially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm. Walding.
Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfa""s Of the system.
Testimonials sen =. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
SCARED NEARLY TO DEATH.
An Old Co1ored Man Victim of Prac--
ticaI Jokers,

Josh Dunning, an old colored man
who lives near Jamison, was made
the victim of a practical joke one
night last week, which came near
soaring him to death, if we judge
by the speed which he is. said t.,
have left the scene of 1.-The joke.
Denning is veteran coon hunter,
and he firmly believes that his dogs
often treed spooks.
Mr.. Harvey Collier learning this
determined to scare Dunning little.
He called Messrs. Tuition Harley,
Clifton Horger, Homer Horger, Geo.
Horger and Henderson Horger to his
aid and planned scheme that
worked most admirably In soaring
Josh nearly to death. 1t was done
in this way:
Mr.. Collier took a sheet and a
railroad fuse, which emits red
blaze and makes an awful noise
when it is lighted, and hid himself
in a hole. near graveyard in the
vicinity. The young men named
above got old Josh to go ON hunt
and piloted him to where Mr. Collier
was hid.
When the party got quite near,
Mr. Collier arose from the hole with
the sheet on after lighting the fuse.
The reflection of the red fire on the
white sheet made a hideous sight,
which, accompanied with the noise
the fuse made, was too much for
the nerves of old Josh, and he be-
gan to quake with fear. About this
time Mr.. Harley fired on the sup
posed ghost, which Immediately as
sumed immense proportions and
started for Josh.
Mr.. Harley fired again, but By
this time Josh was making about /
mile a minute for home, scared
nearly to death. He finally reached
home in safety, He swears that the
spook he saw on this occasion was
the worse that ever visited this Sec
ton Of the globe and he does not
want to meet it again. Mr.. Collier
and his young friends enjoyed Josh's
fright no little, and thinks he can
hold his own running with a race
horse.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
THE FIRE FIEND
Visits Orangeburg Again After a
Long Absence.

The biggest fire in point of area
and in the number Of buildings
burned that orangeburg has had~in
years occurred her Saturday night at
8 o'clock, when ten four-room negro
tenement houses belonging to M.
R. e. Wannamaker were totally de-
stroyed.
The houses were located near
the Coast Line depot on both sides
of a court, and as access could be
had by the fire department only from
one end of the court, only four were
saved, there being fourteen in all.
The loss is about $4,000 with no in
surance.
Several months ago Mr.. Wanna
maker had a fire loss of over $1,000
without insurance. In fact, he has
had a bad streak of luck with fires.
The Saturday night one was about
the fifth he has had in'the last
few years, and in none Of them did
he have any insurance but one.
A Second Fire.
About three o. clock Monday morn
ing the cottage in which Charlie
Dannerly lived on Windsor street
was completely destroyed by fire.
Dannerly is an industrious colored
man and owned the place. He car
ried some insurance, but just how.
much we do not know.
What Caused Them.
The first fire was caused by the
overturning rof lamp in one Of the
cottages, but how the second origl-
mated no one seem to know. 1t will
no doubt be thoroughly investigated
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
BUILT OF CEMENT.
Something New for This Section In
the Building Way.

Something new for this section is
to be seen on North Railroad ave-
nue. in the shape of modern up t.
date residence built entirely of com
crete or cement stone.
1t is owned by Mr.. w. C. Wolfe;
the blocks were manufactured by
the General Manufacturing Company
and the building was erected under
the supervision of Contractor Mitch
ell
The house contains nine rooms
and two large Railways, with large
and commodious piazZas. The build
ing is fitted with, all modern con-
veniences such as sewerage, electric
lights, etc.
Even the piazza columns ami
banisters sticks are of cement stone
Great care was taken in the manu-
facture of the stone and very few
expansion and contraction cracks are
seen.
The chimneys are ais built of
cement brick. No doubt as people
become better acquainted with this
material it will be extensively uscI
Throughout 'the building is re-
inforced with steel and moisture
cannot possibly penetrate for the
walls are all double, and there is an
air space Of two inches, which in
sures complete dryness and uniform
temperature.
Immediately after the residence
was: completed it was occupied by
DR.: Donald D.. Sarley.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
Died in Florida.

Mrs. Harriet E. Richardson, the
wife of Mr.. Nally Richardson, and
daughter of the late Augustus Hol-
man, departed this life at Lakeland,
Fla, where she had resided for
about year, last Saturday. Mrs.
Richardson formerly resided In this
city, and her many friends will re-
gret to hear of her demise. She
was about 3S years Of age, and
leaves besides her husband and
seven children, two sisters, Mrs. j.
R. O'Cain and Mrs. w. Fl. Rast, to
mourn her loss.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
Rural Mail Carrier.

Postmaster A. D. Webster, Of thle
city, held an examination Saturday
morning to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Sam Tindal,
rural mail carrier from Neeses. The
names Of those who stood the examl :
nation were: J. B. Sheperd, NJ. l..
Johnson, ]. B. Tindel, c. A. Hutto.
w. B. Bolen, H. A. Gleaton, Lula
Gleaton and M. A. Chaplain, all of
NeeSeS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
COWS. HASKELL AND. El3RDa0IAN
Will Participate in, Cocoon Confer
J.
; ence This, WG8k.

/ Atlanta, Nov. 5>-.Gurernor G. n:
Haskell, Of Oklahoma. and forms sr
Gov. James X. Vardrnan, Of Mis-
sissippi, have notified Harvie Jordan.
in Atlanta, that they will attend the
Cotton conference in Memphis Tues
days. "Wednesday and Thursday Of
this. weak.
The. governor Of Arkansas has also
appointed d4lsgatss to the confer
ienoe.. w. D.. Netsbitt, member OF
the. aailroaa commission from AT
'lantsa has also written Baryie joy
dam that ne, wei be in Memphis en
the. 18th, and will attend the con-
ference. Governor HasRell's letter
fcilhows:
Your invitation of the 21st came
daring my absence. L will appoint
delegates at once, and If you think
II can further the cause, will cry to
attend. Let me knox what day you
prefer me to be these."
Mr.. Jordan wired Governor Has
kell that he woulG like for him t.
attend on November 18th, as on that
day might Riding in the South
will be the subject Of discussion
including an address on that subject
by President ]. A. Taylor, OF the
National Ginners' Association.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
Debating Society Reorganized.

The boys and girls Of the Orange
burg High School reorganized the
debating society for the season on
last Friday afternoon by the elec-
ton of the following officers:
Lenaire Wolfe, president; Hugo
Sheridan Sims, secretary; Miss Lyna
Alden, critic; Miss Hattie Brun-
son and Eva Brailsford, query COM
mittee. The society will have is
first debate this season on Friday
afternoon
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
Voluntary Bankruptcy.

B. ]. Mixson & Bro, who did one
of the largest retail grocery bust
nesses in the city, went into yolun-
tary bankruptcy on Monday morn.
ing. The firm conducted two stores
and did a large business, but bad
debts and other causes pushed them
to the wall. The members OF the
firm have the sympathy OF all In
their trouble.