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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
what the Poor man Can M

we know 1t is hard-nay, impossi-
oie-ror a man with small capital to
Iarm as he should; but IL is this man
above all men, who needs 70 do
farming. This man, who has to work
nara to make scanty living. and
VINO Is not able to get ahead is tho
iiiah or all others whom we are most
eager to help. But when a man sav.
1 can't get pure bred stock. or bui,a
a silo, or buy a two-horse cultivation
ana therefore all this talk about better
rarmlng does not apply to me-" ba
takes a very wrong view ~ the
chances he has.
All these things can come only IN
the man who has made some nroo-
ress. who has some capital. The very
poor farmer must begin with the lit.
tie things which will add to his in
come and gradually work into better
methods. 1t is the man who. having
TWO or three pigs, tries to find Our the
'iost economical way Of feeding
them: who. with a small flock OF
poultry, will try to care for them 80
as to get more eggs during the win
ter; who, with two or three head OF
stock to feed. will try to raise a lare.
er part of his feed st home: who.
with poor soil. will try to improve
az least a little Of it each year-this
Is the type OF man who will under
stand that even il he can not do tha
oest FARMING. he can do better farm
Ing, and who will continue to improve
year by year. A man may not he
able to buy manure spreader-mav
not need 1t, in fact-but he can and
does need to take care of the little
manure he has. A man may have
only one horse and one cow to feed.
but he can at least grow peayine hay
for them and save the buying of much
high-priced corn. A man may not
be able to SOW his whole farm to
crimson clover, but he can put out
one acre this very fall. He may not
be able to stare all at once with the
rotation his land needs, but he can be-
gin by putting few acres in legumes,
instead Of cotton or corn.
1t is the man who is willing and
eager to improve along the lines in
which improvement is possible for
him who will, by this gradual inn
provement, surely adds to his income
and make more profitable farming
possible with each new year.-Pro-
greSsive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
AN APPARANT FALLACY.

Even the most ardent protectionists
nave been forced at times to acknow-
ledge that the system is a close ap-
proach to robbery. they defend it on the
ground chat revenue is needed, and
that 1t Is merely an indirect tax. We
wish to show what an absurd indir-
ect tax 1t Is. II revenue is the thing to
be considered.
Suppose the Government puts a
tariff OF twenty-five per cent on all
leather goods or shoes. As a matter Of
fact. shoes can be produced in this
country as cheaply as anywhere else
In the world. The fact that American
shoes are noted the world over for
their excellence Is not material here.
Every man who buys q pair Of shoes
pays twenty-five per cent. more than
the proper cost simply because the
foreign shoes have to add that per-
centage to their normal cost before
they can enter. For every pair OF
shoes imported there are thousands
of pairs sold that are not imported.
For every twenty-five cents that
comes to the government in the pay
ment Of duty hundreds of unearned
dollars go to manufacturers of shoes
1t seems absurd that for every cent
In taxes which the citizen pays to the
United States he should pay many
cents to private citizens. That is q
poor method of raising revenue. How
ever, there Is no use to reason with
people who are waxing fat because
OF the System. When mems pockets
are concerned they 90 not see clear
ly.
Meantime. we are trying to discov-
er just when an infant industry be-
comes grown up.-News and Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
She Was Too Quick.

There were three at the little table
In the cafe, a lady and two men.
Suddenly the electric lights went
out and the lady quickly and noise
lessly drew back.
An instant later there was the
smack OF compound kiss. AS the
electric lights went up each man was
seen smiling complacently.
II thought / heard kiss" said the
lady, but nobody kissed me-"
Then the men suddenly glared at
each other and flushed and looked
painfully sheepish.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
Transforming EyesOres Into Beauty
Spots.

Spots.
The ordinary back yard, with Its
high board fence and It's collection of
garbage boxes. barrels and odds and
ends. Is an eyesore. Though 1t Is hid
dn from the sight Of the passersby,
IT is not hidden from the dwellers in
the house, and 1t does not add to the
comforts of home. Instead OF a
dwelling place of dirt and a disease
breeder, the back yard can be made
an attractive feature of the place.
This IS not mere theory. It has been
done and Is being done right in this
city, and those who have planted
hedges. grass and flowers take a great
pride In these, secluded gardens.
III a few neighbors In a single block
viii get together. agree to remove the
high board fences and substitute
therefor hedges Of evergrsens, they
can start movement that is sure to
spread. AS soon as others see the
vast Improvement In appearances and
the pleasure in these gardens they
VIII follow the good example. and
soon a whole neighborhood will be
blooming out In its hedges. trees and
ahUwers.
An excellent beginning has been
made In some sections. and these will
serve as models for others who wish
TO begin the work Of Improvement. In
making beautiful your yard you are
not only adding to yonr own health
pleasure and comfort, but you are also
doing your share In a very practical
way In the improvement and beautifi
cation fthe city. The present is q
good time to begin. By next summer
you Will begin to see results.-Balti-
more Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
Everybody
Will Wear Specs
Some Day.

Present statistics show that there Is
wonderful increase in the number
OF people who depend on glasses for
good vision. Take enlightened Bos-
ton, ''The Hub" for instance. There
are more people wearing specs there
than in any other city Of its size.
Where learning and progress are. you
will find the most people wearing
glasses. Are you going to stay behind
till you have to have them and then
maybe find you have waited too long,
that some small trouble has grown on
till glasses won't remedy it?
IF YOU DON'T NEED 'EM WE
TELL YOU.
w. A. Thompson,
5. Main Street Sumter, s. @.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
THE Y. NJ. ,. a. MOVEMENT.
Great Interest n Being Manifested
Now In Regard TO the Establish.
mcnt Of Y. M. Q. A. Quarters Here.

A broad and effective interest Is
arising In the Y. NJ. c. A. movement.
which 10 now on foot In this city. II
Ia hailed with the greatest delight by
all Of the Sumter people who are in
terested In the welfare of the young
men of this place. The good that a
Y. NJ c. A. viii accomplish here can
hardly be overestiinated.
Plans are now OH foot to effect an
organization at an early date. 1t Is
the purpose OF the young men who
are pushing this movement to'get the
cooperation OF every young man In
Sumter. In Joining In the movement
and helping financially and by their
influence. to secure quarters for q
gymnasium. bath rooms. assembly
hall. readings and club room. etc.. for
the accommodation Of the associa-
ton.
TO this end q number of young
men arc now at work to set the
pledges Of all ths young men In tho
CITY ef Sumter to become members Of
the association and to assist In its or
sanisation at a. early q date ~ is
practicable.
The Baraca class OF the First Bap-
tist church has taken some steps to-
ward the organisation Of this move-
ment. hut this must not be q denom-
national affair. II must be intsr-de-
nominational or entirely non-sec-
tartan. IL should be entirely noii-sec-
tartan. The purpose Of the associa-
tion 10 the moral uplift of young men.
What should be. and is. Of vital
interest to the ladies. especially the
mothers. Of this city Is the fact that
. juvenils amateur branch Of the as
sociation be organized for boys under
sixteen years of age. The fathers and
mothers ought to consider what this
department means to their boys. In
afternoons when the young men will
necessarily be at work. the boys will
have the advantage Of the gynasium
reading room. etc. This will not only
keep the boys out OF mischief on the
streets. brt II will mako them sound
and strong In body and clear of mind
two things that every parent wants
to see. The Juveniles will be given
advantage OF the associations halls
for one-half OF the regular member
ship fee. This custom prevails In all
Of the larger associations. and has
proved 20 be OF inestimsble value to
the young boys. g.
Young men. II you are interested
In the establishment OF q Y. M. C. A.
here. give your spare moments TO
talking the merits Of the association
60 your friends who ,,re not Interested
or who have not thought II over.
There are a good many young men
VINO DO not know what II means tc be
. member OF the Y. M. c. A. Explain
u co them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
Strange.

Il hear that the Whittleseys are
going to move to Washington. The
old man has made several million
dollars in the meat and grain busi-
ness lately, you know"
Yes, but J. don't understand why
anybody wants to move away from a
town that has a champion ball club
ano go to live where the home team
IS always ender"-Chicago.
Record -Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31

How old are you, Madam" ask
ed the cross-examining lawyer. The
woman blushed deeply. and stammer-
ingly blurted out:
- and stopped short.
The attorney looked guilty. please,
madam quickly" he urged In a gen.
tie. kindly voice: 'It's getting worse
every minute, you know"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31

Him--f wish I dared to ask you
very important question.
Her-why don't you?
Him see a negative In your eyes
Her--In both Of them
Him-Yes.
Her-Dont you know that two
negatives make an--why. Charlie!
How dare you?--Cieveial1d Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31

Miss Clara Rush, of Camden, died
OF pellkgra, Monday at 10 O'Clock.
There are several other cases of pei
lagra in that County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31

price OF cotton today more than II is
getting credit for.
Why will cotton producers raise
thirteen million bales OF cotton when
they know they can get as much
money for ten million bales as thev
can for thirteen million? 1t seems
TO me that no sane person would do
such business as this. IL manufac-
turer. by stoppeng one~third OF his
looms. could make as much money as
by running the whole he would stop
that one-third at once.
Brother farmers. l do not want you
to forget that you have a valuable
crop In your cotton seed. and Just re-
collect and keep one eye on them un-
I'll the price gets right. If you do let
your seed go be sure and know what
you will have to give for your meal
before letting them go.
want to call your attention that
August 1909. is the month to begin
fixing a price for your 1910 cotton
crop by preparing to SOW down
large acreage Of oats and wheat, also
SOW plenty OF winter cover crops, and
grow your nitrogen In the soil. One
dollar and fifty cents worth of Grim
son clover seed sown on an acre Of
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-02

Four white prisoners made
their escape from the Shelby Jail
a few nights ago. They secured
a piece Of lead in some way and
made a rough key, with which
they unlocked the cell door.
They then ripped away part of
the metal ceiling, and ascending
to the garnet, lowered themselves
to the ground with ropes made
from blankets So far none Of
them have been captured.
Chatham Record: Did you
know that a wild bear had been
killed in this county recently
And yet Mr. John P. Gotten, Of
Cape Fear township, claims to
have shot one in his cornheld last
month. He says that he had
been missing cJrn in his field,
and so one day he went there
with his gun and shot a young
bear that was there eating corn
Landlsdy Every Monday you nave
told me you would settle up Saturday
without fail. Struggling Author Err
I know. madam. but ] will zee you
next Saturday without doubt Land
lady Gracious. Now I know whal
the magazines mean when they say
there are 50 many promising younI
writers" In America today.-Chicag'
News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-02
Spring Hope is to have a new
cotton mill.

county, has a 'possum that is
quite curiosity. 1t is pure
white--an albino--with pink
eyes, and was caught in the
woods last week. Mr.. Tucker
will keep the possum for a pet,
w. B. Tillery. Of Smith Island
near Weldon. lost by fire a few
days ago two storage houses, A.
600 pounds Of cotton, 81 bags Of
peanuts and a lot Of farming i'm
Elements. Loss about $1,000.
with no insurance.
E. N. Williams, OF Sandy
Creek township, Franklin county,
raised some very fine persimmons
this year. Two that weighed IS
ounces and measured oN inches
in circumference were sent 10
Senator Simmons.
Adjutant General ]. F. Armfeld
has made requisition on the Uni
ted States War department for or
dnance supplies and clothes to the
amount Of $4,000. These are
for the companies of the North
Carolina National Guard.
The Introductory sermon be-
fore the Baptist State Conven.
ton. which meets at Wadesboro,
Tuesday night Of next week. will
be preached by Rev. G. T. Wat
kins. Of Goldsboro; alternate,
Rev. L. w. Swope, Of Louisburg.
Robert Simpson. one of the
most prominent farmers Of Meek
lnburg county, was shot and
killed by Will Hartis on Saturday
might. Bad blood had existed
bstween the two men sor some
I ne. Harris was arrested and
! cked up
Fred Sheriff.. Rowan county
negro, has been captured in
1 Knoxville, Tenn, and brought
ack to Salisbury. He will be
tried for killing Arthur Aiexan-
der. another negro. on the 10th
81 August, in dispute over a
rent account.
The Siler City Grit says that
last year. and il was a poor year
at that, $4,000 rabbits were ship
ped from that place and the ag-
gregate from Chatham county
was about $1,000. The indica-
tons this year are that the num-
Der will be much greater.
Hillsboro Observer: Mr.. Will
b. Cheek. Manager of the Deco
neechee Farm informs The 0bser-
yer that he raised this year on
the farm GOO barrels Of corn.
That on ten acres he made nc
barrells-from 3.to 7 ears on the
stalk. We call this pretty good
corn crop.
Our Fatheriess Ones: Mrs
Wakefield has begun a new in.
dustrv at Barium Springs--ths
manufacture Of baskets-and III,
girls at Howard Cottage anc
Rumple Hall are qnite enthuseC
over their work, and Annie Lou
ise girls are anxious, too, L
"catch en-"
Il A boiler at the Foreman Blade
Lumber Company's Plant at Eliza
beth city blew up Monday morn
ling. Houses rocked, window
shook and the inhabitant
, thought it was an earthquake
No one was hurt by the explosion
THE cause was injecting col
water in the boiler.
Joseph w. NOEL, who has bee
/ connected with the Eurek
Trouser Company, at Lexington
/ for several years, has returned {
I. Roxboro. and is again connecte
|, with the Courier. He was ass,
ciated with his brother, John A
NOEL, in the publication Of tia
paper before going to Lexington
i A final settlement has been e
!. fected between the Atlantic Goa
Il Line and the administrator ,
Hon. w. A. Stewart, OF Dunn
i W o was killed several month
!. ago by a train. The jury rende
i cd a verdict Of s35,32o in fave
IS OF the plaintiff. but the railroa
# company appealed. Now the raj
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-02

Happenings all Over North Carolina
Briefly Told.

DTlElly Iulu.
There we're AZ cases tried in the
rece rder's court at Winston Mon
day.
Many Northern people are ar
irving at Pinehnrst to spend the
writer.
Hotel Devine, run by Mrs
Meadows, at Dunn, was DESTROY
ed by fire Saturday.
Over 600 new residences and
business houses have been erect
ed in Winston-Salem this year.
Yadkin Ripple: The doors Of
the Yadkin Jail now swing wide
open. People are getting better.
Partridges are reported scarce
in the section about Winston
Salem. The rabbit crop, how
ever. is large.
The Baptists Of Apex are plan
ming to build a handsome new
house of worship in the near flu
ture to cost $4,000.
The furniture manufactures of
the State have decided to make
AN advance Of average Of 10 per
cent ON all grades Of goods.
The strike of Southern Rail
way Machinists at Spencer has
been settled temporarily, and the
men have returned to work.
The fifth annual meeting Of the
North Carolina Library Associa-
ion convened in Goldsboro yes
terday for two days session.
The Farmers Oil Company, .ot
Nashville, in having a well borec
ran On a rich vein Of copper. The
ore was discovered al depth d
IS feet.
= Lexington Dispatch: Work on
The Amazon Cotton Mill. at Thom-
asville, WIS started a few days
ago and VII be pushed to COM
pletion.
At Shelby Carson |. Callahan
has been awarded 50. 900 damage
, against the Southern Railway.
He lost leg at Canton some
time ago.
Cabarrus county has no open
} season for shooting birds this
year. That county's hunters will
have to go to some other county
to enjoy the sport.
]. H. Frick, of Rowan county,
! raised this year fine crop of the
largest Irish potatoes ever seen
in the State. Six ofthem weigh
ed 6 pounds and 8 ounces.
The German steamer Brewster,
with a cargo from Jamaica and
Cuban ports for New York. was
N stranded Monday off Diamond
Shoals, south Of Cape Hatteras.
|H The North Wilksboro Hustler
4 SAYS that $500 turkeys were sold
\ At that place last week, being dri-
n ven from Ashe and Allegheny
" counties. They were dressed and
n shipped to Northern points.
III The North Carolina division 81
II the Farmers Educational ant
III Cooperative Union Of Americs
Il will hold its annual session II
Greensboro, December 18th ant
10Th.
y The Van Indy orchard, nea
II Southern Pines, will set out ,oo'
y apple trees. This orchard alread,
has 10000 Peach trees and 7,oot
pear trees. This fruit crop soil
this year for $4,000.
The North Carolina Methods
Conference, at its session in RAJ
eigh, went on record agains
brutal foot ball. and favored re
forming or disseminating it i
the schools Of our country.
Several United States govern
nent vessels are at Washington
this State, together with the drec
re Sunshine, engaged in dredl
ing Pamlico river. Channel {
the river is being made deeper.
Martin Luther, a seventeen yea
old boy Of Randolph County di'
appeared from his home abol
two weeks ago. Els neighbo
believe that he drowned himse
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-02

DECEMBER ID, XMAS WILL SoooN BE HERE.
Have you bought all your presents? We strongly adj
wise you not to wait until the last minute everything will
be picked over and you will be sure get something you
really don't like so start to-day Your money will go
further at this shop than any place in town. We have
many pretty things for 2c SOC, s100 and up to $1,000
you are sure to find something to suit YOU
On Saturday we will give free to the customer max
ing the largest purchase of jewelry beautiful hand
painted vase.
Mr. Leonard Grake won the jewel box last Saturday.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

down into ravine Before I rose up
found my comrades that had not been
| killed down in the woods. All that hot
June day the men lay in plain sight
the dead, the wounded and some un-
fhurt-but no help could reach them.
for the enemy's gunners were unusually
active. and woe to the man who showed
( signs of life on that field and the pity
I ing comrade who ventured forth on a
mission of relief. The least movement
ers. Many who lay wounded before the
works were killed during the day
The Confederates We're jubilant over
this repulse OF the besieging army.
They shouted and sang the ''Bonny
Blue Flag and other secesh songs.
tar different was Ii in the silent
Itrehches, where the defeated soldiers
, counted up their losses and talked in
low and sad tones of the bloody expert
ences of the morning.
The killed and wounded belonging
| to the Sth Vt. were estimated at 96.
have an account in a diary I kept at
the time of all the names of those
killed or wounded that belonged to the
sth VT.
In spite of his severe illness. Col.
Thomas could not lie quietly in the
hospital after the heavy firing began
on that fatal morning. and, Disregard
ing the warnings of the Surgeons. or
dered his horse. He mounted and rode
TO the front. arriving just after his gall
tant regiment had fallen back. He then
reluctantly returned to his bed.-J. S.
Bean, Co. c. Sth Vt
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
THE SUPREME COURT.
Likelihood OF q Full Beach to
Consider Very Important Cases.
The New Customs Court.

While the staid and dignified Su-
preme Court never allows itself to en-
gage In any demonstrations, its Justices
will have some reason to be thankful
that January and the new year are at
hand. There is every prospect that in
about week or 10 days there will be
nine Justices upon the bench to hear
important cases pending there. The
Court has been crippled all the Au-
tumn. in spite Of the fact that era
making causes are on the docket and
pressing for decision.
One of these is an appeal which will
decide whether the Tobacco Trust is
legal and which also involves the Sher-
man antitrust law. Another is the
Standard Oil appeal. 1t is expected
that that case. in which all the people
are interested, will be expedited so that
the arguments at least can be made this
Winter. There are dozens of cases, Of
hardly minor importance, because they
Involve the new corporation legislation
Of Congress during the past five or eix
years. Hence the concern by members
of the Court that the arguments should
be before the full bench.
Soon after he Was confirmed, the new
Justice, Horace II, LUrtOn. Of the Sixth
Circuit, telegraphed that he would be
IN town by Jan. 2. ready to take the
oath and assume his duties. The very
same day a telegram was received by
the Supreme Court from Mr.. Justice
Moody in Massachusetts,, saying that
he would be in Washington by the mid
die of January He is improving ma
terially, and Is well on the road to re-
covery from a very severe and malig-
nant attack Of rheumatism. By that
time the Court will have reconvened,
and will be ready to tackle the heavy
docket
OF no secondary importance in a
judicial sense. is the decision OF Presi-
dent Taft to name FIVE Judges of the
new Court of Customs after the holi-
days. The names are understood to
have been determined already, and
probably will be sent to the Senate soon
after Congress reconvenes. This is to
he very important Court, ranking next
TO the Supreme Court of the United
States, and will increase the Importance
OF Washington as a judicial center As
soon as the Senate confirms the nomi-
nations, which 1t can be counted upon
10 do speedily. as the Finance Commit
tee. 10 which the nominations have been
referred, has been consulted, the Court
can organize. The Senate first fixed the
salary of the Judges at $4,000 a year,
10 which the House assented in the
tariff bill and then dissented on an ap-
preparation bill. so that no money has
yet-been provided. But when the SEN
ate confirms the nominations the House
VIII have to vote the money The new
Court will be hearing customs appeals
under the new tariff law within a few
weeks.