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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

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symphony orchestra. which will be
composed Of from twenty-five to thirty
musicians. In the orchestra will be
all OF his pupils. the cornetists, saxa-
phone and reed instrument players of
the band. and celloist and a harp
player from Columbia. This Is the
most difficult work yet undertaken by
Prof. Schumacher. but with the num-
Der and eficiency of the musicians
that he has to draw from, he expects
. very successful realization of his
present plans. About the middle of
March he expects to give his f,rst con.
cert for the benent of the band.
After February LIST the Opera House
will be less like q cold storage ware
house than heretofore.
The Item carriers who are all school
boys were more anxious for two days
holiday than any other members of
the force. .$NG V
Schwarts Bros advertisement today
10 real substantial Xmas present to
the ladies OF Sumter and Il is one that
will be appreciated. The announce
ment OF cost sale Immediately after
Christmas. when everybody will have
time to shop. will be pleasant sur
prise that to the grown folks will be
the equivalent Of Santa Claus visit
to the children.
The residence Of Mrs. e. A. Cut
tino. No. SOC South Sumter st. was
entered by burglar Christmas night
and pocketbook containing S11, a
razor and q bunch OF keys were stolen
from the room Of Mr.. T. Connors Cut
tino.
Supervisor w. H. Scale will turn
over the once to his successor. Mr..
p. M. Pitts. Tuesday. January 4th.
on which date the regular annual
meeting Of the county board of COM
missioners will be held. Supervisor
elect Pitts has already moved In
from his farm and Is occupying Nthe
house Of DR.. Haskell Durant on
West Hampton avenue.
The dwelling house of Sam Nc
Cleary. colored. situated about two
and a half miles northwest of this
city. was burned Christmas evening
about dark. McClarey saved very
little of his furniture and household
effects. So
The following party left on Sun
day night for Oxford. N. c.. to attend
the marriage Of Mr.. Alston ]. Stubbs
and Miss Louise Buchanan, which
was celebrated at 1880 a. m. Tuesday:
Ms.~snd- Mrs.,-C q. Stubbs, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Stubbs. Messrs. C. Elvin
stubbs. w. T. Rowland. John Row
land. OF this city. Lew r. Hoyt, of
Jacksonville. Fla. and w. j. Peter
kin OF Fort Note.
City Treasurer Hurst IL writing
many tax receipts now. as the rush is
on.
II the big fire gives Sumter a new
street It will have done some good
after all.
DR.. d. r. AcCallum. while out au-
tomobile riding Christmas afternoon
with his son. Mr.. J. L. McCallum, was
thrown from his seat by a sudden
iurch ~ the machine turned a corner
and sustained injuries that kept him
In bed for two days.
In the schedule Of the FIRE loss pub
lished yesterday no mention was made
OF the loss OF Mr.. Mcclellan. of the
hrm Of Lee & McLelland. whose Of
fice was burned. Mr.. Mcclellan lost
quite heavily. as his instruments,
books. papers and number OF valua-
v>1o -
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NOTICE.

The firm heretofore doing busines.
under name of Mood -Osteen Infirmar,
was dissolved on Nov. LIST, 1908. Hav.
ing disposed OF my interest 1 will here
after have my office at my residence
No. 224 e. Liberty street.
c. p. OSTEEEN, M. d.
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Until We can make arrangements
for permanent quarters We will have
offices in the Office Of Hardy & Co.,
West Liberty street, where a repre-
sentative Of the company can be found
at all times during business hours.
Booth-Haroy Live Stock Co.
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On premises w. M. Brown, one RED
butthead Cow. Owner -Apust prove
property or the same will be sold al
Sumter c. H., S. c.. on Dec. 29, 1908
at 12 m.
H. L. B. WELLS,
Dec. IA. Magistrate.
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State OF South Carolina,

State OF South Carolina,
County OF Sumter
Mrs. j. w. Goff being sworn says
that on Dec. %, about 1 O'Clock I
heard noise III the woods near my
house. Sounded like some one being
choked. Went to door Of house. saw
man stamping on something on the
ground. Man ran of, had on blue over
alls and very heavy shoes Could
not see his face. l knew Charlotte
Baldwin.
MRS. j. w. GOFF.
Sworn to before me this sSrd day
OF December, 1908.
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FOh SALE-5S acre farm near Provf.
dence. Apply to Clarke & Won Tresc.
kow, Camden, S. c.
12-16-4t.
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LAND FOR RENT have a two
horse farm and two one-hors,s
farms for rent on the Monaghan es-
tate. with comfortable dwellings
and good outbuildings Neil ODon-
nell. 90
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NEW ADvERrIsEMENTs.


| FEk0ONAlA
11iss Martha Gourdin 10 visiting Mrs.
Ross Jenkins.
Misses Nassis and Jsssis Belle Rat
c1ffRe. Of Lucknow. are spending the
hondays with their uncle. Mr.. w. +.
Hail. on salem Ave.
AGiss Alice Stokes. Of Lucknow Is
Visiting Miss Eva Hall. on salem Ave.
Master Ben Hodges. OF Topsnsld.
Nass. d visiting relatives in the city.
Msesrs. c. c. smith and Juhua
omith have gone to Charleston to
spsnd the holidays with relatives.
Niss Estsr Gentry is at home spend-
ins the holidays 3.
Miss Edna Epperson who 10 attend
ins school at Wilmington. Del. is at
home spending the holidays with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Epper-
SON
Afr. Lew X. Hoyt OF Jacksonville ID
n the city spending the holidays with
his parents.
Mr.. william Haynsworth Ia at home
from the Universisy Of South Caro-
lima. 20 spend the holidays.
Mr.. Herbet BELL 10 Mt home from
Clemson to spend the holidays.
Cadet Charles Yates. OF the South
Caroline Military AGA denny. u at home
for tho holiday season.
Mr.. Hubert Green. OF the University
OF South Carolina. IL at home.
Mr. I. Hardy Moses OF Charlotte.
: has come home 20 spend the holidays.
Miss Marguerite S:romer has gone
20 Newbsrry to spend tho. holidays
ith her parsnta ~ N
Misses Elissbstp ~ satterwhits.
Louise Yeadon. A6bie Bryan. Irene
Brsn. Louise Carson oretus Pitts.
sarah MsIlett. Lucille Rsndie. viva
: yE,sufss saurrssy and Essde Mur-
ray who are attending Winthrop Col
lsgs are At home fer the holidays.
2issss Octavie schwerin and
rrankls Lssssns are at homo from
winthrop College.
Mn Emma Bruner has gone to
her home In oranssburs to spend
. few days.
NJ. G. Wilbur Cook spent the holi.
Says st Batssburg and 0rssnvilla with
friends and, relatives.
nia LEILA Stubs. OF Tampa. Fla.
= Visiting the family OF 8. w. stubbs.
Mr.. Nelson Brunson OF oranseburs.
spsnt Saturday IN the city.
Miss Ines Mccullough. OF Darling
ton. h visitins Mn C. p. ostesn.
hr. T. 8. Rosan. Of summerton. was
In the city Monday on business.
Mr.. Ernest Grant and the Nisses
Whitney. OF wilmington. N. c.. are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius I.e-
Grand.
Miss Davis 10 visiting at DIR. 8. c.
Bakers.
Miss Hodges. OF Topsneid. Mass, Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Marx Reynolds.
Mr.. s. w. Rancid. OF Salem. was
IN the city Monday.
Miss Emma Baker IL ut home from
college Tor the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ia J. Markey are
spending awhile with Mr.. Markey's
parents at Clio. 8. c.
Miss Anna Smith spent the week
end In Columbia with friends and
relatives.
Miss Eloise Fasan and Miss Katie
McKiever went 10 Charleston to visit
friends and relatives.
Miss Belle Brinkley returned Mon.
day night from So. Charles.
/, Miss Percha Mccullough. of Flat
Rock. In visiting Misses Mabel and
Edna Randle on Hardy avenue.
Mra ID. p. Kelly Is visiting relatives
n Flat Rock. NJ. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. McGrAw ha,
returned from Q short visit 10 rela-
tives In oranseburg county. -
Mr.. c. ID. Majeswsii. OF Palm
Beach. Fla. and Misses Sadie and
Lena Young. OF Georgetown. s. c.,
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sEMI-WEEKLY NEWS AND COu.
RIER.

"A Splendid Newspaper That Gives the
news or the Whole World-Club
Rates With the Watchman and
SOuthrOn.
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MRS. j. w. GOFF.

The verdict rendered was:
The said Charlotte Baldwin came to
her death from knife wounds in the
hands Of party unknown to the
iucv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30
NOTICE.

A meeting OF the stockholders of
the Sumter Telephone Manufacturins
company VIII be held at the regular
annual meeting on January 27th. 1904
at IL o'clock noon at the Company's
ONCE Sumter S. c., to consider ana
confirm resolution OF the Board of
Directors decreasing the capital stock
OF said corporation from 100000 to
$4,000; the additional $4,000 not
being needed.
BY order of the Board.
c. T. MASON,
isSS-41 President
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EARLY KING COTTON SEED-Ra-
Ing unable to plant cotton next sea-
son Will sell all the Early King
Seed We made such a success with
this year. Price soc. per bushel in
quantity. Sumter Brick Works.
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
THE BIG CORN SHOW.

The National Corn exposition, which
this year bids fair to far surpass IN
scope and Importance anything of its
like ever attempted, win be held al
Omaha, Neb from Dec 8 to 10 4
letter to the writer from the general
manager, Professor ]. W. Jones. who
for several years was Professor p. G
Holden's right hand man at the State
college at Ames and who is general
manager of the exposition. STATES that
in his opinion the National Corn expo
sition is doing more to jog agriculture
along throughout the United StateN
than any other single organization:
that it is going to be a tremendously
big affair as well as clean, wholesome
and educational. Mr.. Jones further
states that the management has drawn
plans which will provide 10000 square
feet more space than was at first
thought necessary, while it is more
than likely that even these accommo-
dations will have to be enlarged upon
before the entry season closes. 1t is
the thought of the members of the as
ISOLATION, who are residents of every
state in the corn belt, that corn grow
ing has vast possibilities which have
not yet been realized in spite of the
fact that its annual commercial value
is more than that of all other cereals
combined. The aim of the exposition
is akin to the fat stock show-the ex-
hibition OF the best and most valuable
thoroughbred types, together with the
presentation of data relative to best
methods of breeding and care. De
tails Of the exposition as respects CON
ditions prizes, ETC., will be given wide
publication at an early date. Every
farmer who has A No. ! corn should
plan to exhibit 1t and If possible take
1t to the exposition In person, where
in all probability he will be benefited
more by what he sees than by the
prizes he may carry OF with his ex-
hibits
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
DON'TS.

Don't wear yourself out by wearing
other people out with croaking.
Don't put your grain sacks in against
the wall or the cat can't get at the
mice at all
Don't fail to join poultry associa-
ton. but don't join the pouters club
if you can't run the whole thing.
Don't try to curry favor with the
poultry judge, and when you win a
prize let it not be through fake and
lies
FONT think you must have a stream
to raise ducks. Everything now Is To-
cal option. you know. Cold water and
whisky drops are duck troopers
Don't throw rejected eggs and dead
chickens where the crows congregate.
They win say. like Oliver Twist. 1t
tastes for more and youth be the
loser.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05


stimulating qualities which are found
in oats. This is supposed to be due
TO a specific albuminoid which is found
only in the oat grain.
1t gives the horse his fire and snap
which are so desirable in the driving
and saddle horse. Oals should form
| tile major portion OF tie ration. Some
other feedstuffs can usually be added
to the oat ration and by so doing re-
|sduce the cost Some bran, shorts
corn, gluten feed, barley, wheat and a
great variety of other feedstuffs might
be mentioned in this connection. Oats
should always constitute at least one
half or, better still. two-thirds of the
ration fed. For instance, a ration of
three parts oats, two parts corn and
one part of either bran, shorts or
gluten feed will give good results.
In regard to the amount of rough
age and grain to be fed, it will vary
some depending on the amount of la
Dor t. be performed. 1t is not best to
feed over ten or twelve pounds of hay
and from twelve to fifteen pounds of
grain to horse regularly employed
For horses which have light work
about the same amount of roughage
and from six to ten pounds of grain
should be fed. This will have to be
regulated by the. amount of labor being
performed 1t is not necessary to cut
the roughage or grind the grain for
horses which have good teeth and
plenty of time to feed Steamed feed
or mash of some kind should be fed
at least twice a week.
Some green feed during the summer
season and roots during the winter
months should be supplied. They will
have a favorable influence on the
health of the animals.
The watering Of these animals is
an especially important matter They
should always bewatered before being
fed grain and should not receive am
for at least two hours after feeding
1t is not best to give driving and sad
die horses q large quantity of water
at one time, especially just preceding a
drive. as it Is very likely to affect the
digestive system and may cause the
animal to scour.
The horse which is required to make
a long drive should receive water every
two hours. especially in warm weather.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
BUYING Stock Cattle.

In selecting steers for feeding pur-
poses we prefer good, thrifty yearlings
il we can get them. We then get both
growth and gain, says a New York
breeder. The weight averages from
$50 to GOO pounds and costs from 81
to 4 cents a pound. We buy in early
fall If possible and feed light grain
ration during the winter. finishing on
grass the following summer. Our
greatest profits have been made from
a medium grade of cattle, as they cost
less at the beginning and make good
beef if handled properly. We feed
about @awenty head each winter. DO
not pay too much for stock. and, above
all, do not buy scrubs at any price.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
THE ONION HARVEST.

A Wisconsin reader of these notes
writes stating that this is the first
year he has tried to raise onions on a
large scale and that he would like a
few suggestions as to the best method
of harvesting and marketing the crop
With the thought that Information
given him may he of assistance to
some other readers, we present it here.
Onions from seed sown as early as
possible in the spring should be ready
to pull by the 10th of September or
shortly after The right time for this
is when the tops of the crop as a
whole have withered and are thorough
ly dry and the roots dead. The work
of pulling may be done by hand. but
where the ground has been kept free
from weeds it may be more rapidly
done by using round toothed lawn
rake, which should be held firmly so
that the teeth will come under the
onion and pulled gently at an angle
to the row, so that the pull of the rake
will come on but one onion at time
We have found it convenient to go
through the field ralSing three rows
loose facing in one direction, then rak-
ing three rows from the opposite di-
rection toward these This gives a
windrow across the field of six rows.
which makes Il convenient quantity in
the work of topping. Care should be
taken not to pile the onions up, for If
wet weather comes on they are likely
to heat and sprout The job of top
ping may be commenced as soon as
the onions are thoroughly dry after
pulling. While a twist of the wrist, a
jackknife or sheep shears are used By
some for this job, we have found moth
ing so convenient as sharp pair of old
shears. They are light, and one can
work fast with them. The top should
be cut at point about third of an
inch from the bulb The chief point
to have in mind i'll the harvest of on
ions is a thorough curing Of the crop,
without which they will not keep prop
erly. After the topping is done it is
well to let the onions remain on the
ground i'll shallow windows for q
week or ten days, at the end of which
time they may be sacked in the com
mon bushel and half onion sack or
put in bushel crates, as the demands
of the nearest market will determine.
Not the least important matter in con
nection with what may be called sue
cessful handling of the crop is the
finding of a market for it, If one has
from 10000 pounds up to carload.
the minimum weight of which is $4,000
pounds, it is well to get in touch with
reliable dealers in the larger nearby
markets. One year with another they
should bring from 40 to so cents a
bushel, free on board shipping point.
and sometimes more than this if mar
keted early, when the demand is sharp
or the crop is short If one has less
than 10000 pounds, lives near a good
live town and can spare the time,
more can be realized by peddling them
out from house to house. The onions
should be sacked only when they are
thoroughly dry, the sacks sewed and
put aboard cars at once or in dry
place until time of shipment
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05


an swimmin',' in play, in pranks. in
tricks and tasks at home and at school,
The thought of them drives duh care
away aud keeps us from being old
churls and FOSSILS
No wise father poses on a pedestal.
but is a boy with his boys and pro
yides them with beautiful pets The
more pets the less cigarettes.
Bantams are the boys delight But
these gems are not simply ornamental
They occupy little space. eat little
feed, lay lots of little eggs and furnish
a little roast, but they get there just
the same when everything's counted
with any of the big breeds. The little
twenty-five ounce hens are used for
Matching pheasant and quail eggs.
Breeding bantams is most interest
ing
There are active bantam clubs, and
large number of men are specialist
breeders, as well as ladies and boys
This is shown when 500 are entered
in competition at the Crystal palace
show, England, and Madison Square.
New York, cages over 500 annually at
her big exhibition
There are those called bantams that
are simply dwarfs of large fowls.
Such are the Black Rose Comb min
iature Hamburger, the Games, Co
chins, Brahmas. Polish. Malays. Silkies
and Frizzles.
But the Sebrights, Booted Whites
and Japs are distinctly original and are
in class by themselves.
There are twenty-five varieties III
American pygmy poultrydom. and The
Sebright in gold and silver is most
popular Mr.. John Sebright brought
the first from India 100 years ago.
He succeeded i'll breeding them into
a marvel of grace, beauty and spright-
liness. Strange to relate. the male and
female are laced exactly alike, and this
laeing in all sections makes them a
striking exception. and their low wings
and wide spreading tails increase their
beauty. The only difference in Sc
brights is that between gold and silver.
Otherwise they are identical The
Golden Sebright is more common.
These attractive little birds have
bright red rose combs, face and wat
ties, bay eyes, golden yellow feathers
evenly laced with black, and under
color. shanks and toes; dark slate
breast prominent; tail in both sexes
the same and without sickles.
STANDARD WEIGHTS.
Cock . rs ounces Hen ..... p ounces
Cockerel % ounces Pullet ~. 20 ounces
Unlike diamonds, the smaller the
bantam the more precious. A long
season for development means large
birds. Therefore hatch for shows in
June and July, and August for regular
breeders
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
FEEDING THE
FANCY HORSE.

The ration for driving aud saddle
horses should be different from that
of the average work horse This
is due in a large measure to the pecul-
lar demands of such animals.
They should be fed much less rough
age IN proportion to their size than
horses al ordinary work, writes a Ken
lucky breeder in Farm Progress. The
roughage should also be of a different
nature.
The driving and saddle horse must
have plenty Of endurance, thus must
be fed roughage which will not in any
way. cause looseness of the digestive
system. or washiness," as it is gen.
orally known.
In this respect timothy hay seems to
be the very best kind of roughage for
such animals. Mixed hay does fairly
we'll where the horses have very light
work to perform. Clover hay when
dusty is very likely to cause wind
trouble. When good, pure clover hay
is fed it is too loosening. Thus a
driving or saddle horse fed on this
kind of ration is soft and ..washy.'
Millet may be fed in very small
quantities.. Good, pure oat or barley
straw may be used in small quantities
For grain nothing is equal to good
clean. heavy oats. Other foodstuffs
may be equal as heat and flesh pro
ducers, but they do not possess the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
Breeding That Pays.

How often do we read In the horse
offered. chunks and those still poorer.
90 begging at low prices. while the de-
mand Is strong with prices ruling
high, for the best horses of every type.
It pays to raise good horses for the
market II costs little more to raise a
500 horse than one which will bring
only $75.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-05
RANTAMs-THE BOYS DELIGHT

BANTAMS-THE BOYS DELIGHT
A bright light wrinkles in mans
eye when he sees a sporty little ban
tam rooster spunk up to big twelve
pound Shanghai Sort O. feel like tax
ing the tiny Grower up and huggin
him to your heart as you did in tn
long ago when your father bought you
the wee Golden 'Sebright and his
pygmy cackling queens.
Remember that first coop you built
the first little egg you brought in tt
show mother, the first peeps Matched
and the first one that started to crow?
Oh. how grand was that pen,
Though not perfectly square,
Yet you thought it a gem,
For your heart was Gagged there
When your red "bantie'' hen
Laid that first precious egg
How you shouted for joy
And most danced off leg,
Oh, the bright hours of boyhood that
We spent with our pets, in "goin fishin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-26
Don't Like Roosevelt.

The manner in which the 10Th presi
dent of the United States has discredi-
ted himself with the legislative branch
of the government is demonstrated
daily by Incidents more than by formal
action or spoken words in either cham
Der. Last Saturday. for instance, the
assistant secretary and special meSsen-
ger of the chief executive was kept
waiting in the senate lobby for nearly
20 minutes with a message and sundry
executive documents under his arm,
while the senate listened TO the I'M
interesting reading of the previous
days journal, performance regularly
dispensed with as something abso-
lutely unnecessary inasmuch as the
Congressional Record with the bust
ness in full detail lies on every mem
5er's desk. On this occasion, how
ever, the senate regardless OF party
lines desired to record its Indifference
to, if not it's contempt for. executive
communications and insisted on the
dreary reading of the journal rather
than suspend proceedings in Difference
to the president
In affected solemnity Senator Cul-
berson of Texas arose from his seat
as if to rebuke the senate for its lack
of respect for the head of the nation
THE presidents messenger" he said
is waiting to deliver a message from
his chief. | trust that senators will III
terpose no further objection to sus
pending the reading of the journal
But they did-and the messenger had
| to wait. Can anybody imagine mes
senger from President Mckinley OF
President Cleveland or President Lin
coin being treated in that way?
| Even Andrew Jackson. unpopular as
he was with both houses of the con
gress. never failed to command the
respect due to his high office-and h,
never did anything in an official wa!
| to forfeit it