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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
Get Rid of the Stumps.

One of the great needs of the
south. especially in the piney woods
section, is the stump-puller. A fat
liGhtwood stump will outlast two or
three generations of men-that is
to say, grandfather, father and son.
may each plow around the same old
stump summer after summer, while
IL remains there cumbering the
ground far more grievously than the
unfruitful fig tree Of the Biblical
story. Unlike the barren fig tree,
moreover, there is absolutely no hope
that any kind of attention will ever
make it productive of any good what
ever, consequently there is no reaso l
why it should not be put out of
the way. AS Mr.. w. +. Marshall says.
the stump is an undesirable citizen"
occupying the land and paying no
rent, besides being fruitful source
of broken plows and broken COM
mandments.
Start the stump-puller to work.
co in with your neighbor ana buy
one together, and if you get through
with it you can sell it TO other neigh
bors at good price, or advertise
ii in the Farmers Exchange depart
ment of the Progressive Farmer If
you have no immediate neighbors
who wish to buy it,
With the stumps out OF the way
you not only get the use Of much
land now bringing in no returns. but
you make it easier TO use new ma
chinery, substituting cheap horse
power labor for expensive human
hand labor.
no a trip through Pitt County re-
Gently we visited the farm of Mr.
\. G. Cox, near Winterville, and found
him an enthusiastic advocate of the
strmp-puller. He has n piece of land
as big as an ordinary garden plot
covered with stumps he has pulled
from his fields and hauled up. He
cuts these up with a small gasoline
saw and sells the lightwood in town
the stumps he uses a medium size
puller, bringing dynamite to his aid
in case of stumps being too large to
be handled otherwise.
1t is too late now to get rid of
the stumps for this years crop, but
this is a mighty good thing to keep
I'm mind every time you have to plow
around one of these Improbable OBJ
structions this summer. Every time
you have to get out of the way Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

In response to several inquiries,
we. give herewith two whitewash for
iculas recommended by the United
States Department of Agriculture:
For the outside: To half a bucket
ful of unslaked lime add two hand
fuls Of common salt and soft soap
at the rate OF one pound to fif,eer
gallons of wash. Slake slowly, stir
ring all Of the time. This quantity
makes two bucketfuls of very ad-
hcsive wash, which is not affected by
rain.
For the inside Slake lirne with
water and add sufficient skim milk %
bring 10 the consistency of cream. To
each gallon add one ounce OF salt and
Two ounces of brown sugar dissolved
in water. The germicidal value of
these two recipes may he Increased
b. adding three fourths of a pound of
chloride of lime to every thirty gall
Ions of wash
good whitewash which will not
rub off easily is made as follows:
Slake half bushel of lime In boil
ing water. keeping 1t just covered
during the process. Strain and add
q peck of salt dissolved in warm WA
ter. Nix thoroughly, let stand for
several days. heating it when ready
to apply.
For outside work q good wash Is
made by shaking half-bushel OF
lime in boiling water and straining.
Add to this 2 pounds sulphate OF
zinc and l pound salt dissolved in
water.
Another wash which Is said TO las,
almost as we'll as paint, Is this. Stake
in boiling water 1-2 bushel Of lime
strain, and add pounds sClphate oi
zinc. l pound common salt, l-2 pound
whiting. Mix to proper consistenc,
and apply hot,
For chicken houses, stables. or any
pace where "a dlsinfectant Is needed
II Is advisable to add carbolic acid
to the whItewagh. a very simple so.
luton Is made by shaking the lime ir
lot water and adding fluid ounc,
Of crude carbDllc acid to every three
gallons OF the wash. Apply hot. Wher
cracks are to be filed. use spray
pump for putting on the whitewash.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
Some Random Thoughts.

Again the cowpea! Yes SOW them
right on up to the 1st of August. Do
no, worry because you can not Sc
cure an early variety for these late
servings. have several times OBJ
served that when sown late, say July
20 to August 1st, the ordinary cow
pea has bloomed on the same day
that the earlier varieties, and pro-
duced as many peas before frost All
sown the same day.
What the poor man can do is
worth a careful reading. 1t is the lit
tie things that count as / have tried
to impress on our union brethren.
When we take care Of the little
things. we will be able to finance big
things. When we can but finance 100
bushels Of oats. how in the name of
common sense can we hope to finance
the $s00,oo0,O00 cotton crop?
One OF the most successful farmers
OF Marlboro County said to me once
that the waste on a big farm was
enough to make any one rich. "Ciive
me the waste" said he. "and my in
come will be bigger than the owners
profits"
II harp" on this subject too
much Il is because see nothing but
failure staring us In the face as long
as We ignore the little economies
around our own barnyards. And the
possibilities In the small crops that
must feed our people. and the proper
mode of marketing them. While we
pursue the ''will o. tn wisp" of bonded
warehouses and cheap money.
K. w. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Tor the past two weeks we have
o<<n hearing rumors that reports to
the effect that typhoid fever was prev
~lent In Sumter 10 an alarming extent
were being circulated In neighboring
towns and throughout the eastern Sec
zion Of the state. but we paid little at
tention to the rumors for the reason
That the circulation of such damag-
Inn reports concerning this city has
become habit with some people. and
each year a new tale OF epidemic and
death Is hatched-up and set In cir
colAtion. The fact that there has
never been an epidemic of typhoid
tevsr or any other sort of fever. in
sumter has not deferred the origina-
Tors and disseminators of similar false
and damaging rumors In former years.
Apd we fear that. as there Is more OF
malice than honest error in the re-
ports now in circulation. the publica-
zion OF the facts will have little effect.
Hut Tor the Information of those who
wouid know the truth we publish to-
0ty the ofiicial statement of DIR. e. Il.
Wilson. the Secretary OF the Sumter
County Medical Association, which
elbows that there are fifteen cases of
typhoid fever In Sumter. and that of
thh numbci six are citizens of other
Towns who were brought to the hos
pisals here tor treatment after devel-
Vplns the disease at their horaes. Two
OF the nine cases credited to Sumter
49, Sumter people who contracted
<Ae dhease In other towns and came
Aome for treatment.
These are facts and we trust those
Who have been circulating the reports
0ae typhoid IL epidemic In Sumter
VIII show themselves an Jealous in
spreading broadcast the facts as they
nave bsen In circulating false and ut
<erly unfounded reports.
ssmter's health record. past and
Dressnt. win compare favorably with
ehs& Of any other town In the State.
ana We are confident that there Is less
sickness Of . serious nature In sum-
-. In proportion to population. than
- -eny other town In the state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
HOME CANNING IN GLASS JARS
How sincere Puts Up Variety of
Attractive and Appctizing Pro-
ducts.

Dear Aunt Mary: / have canned
mutt good many seasons with only
the ordinary appliances. But now-a-
days we have many new and inproy-
ed contrivances that make canning
fruit pleasure. One little affair. |
nave just purchased, is q funnel
snapped cup that screws on to the
glass jar so that one can fill the lars.
pouring in large quantity at each
time instead of worrying with try
nS to pack in the fruit with a spoon.
a piece at a time.
For canning peaches apples and
most hard fruits. | prepare as for
immediate use and cook before
canning. Small fruits, as plums.
cherries, berries etc.. / pack into the
jars. cover with water and boil from
one to two hours. or until the fruit
looks clear and settled.
use Mason jars ahd "sure- keen"
rubbers. | have lars, lids and rub
bcrs we'll cleaned and fitted up be-
lcrc | began. | seal the jars UP hot.
then turn them upside down. ana #
they sizzle they are not air teht.
and must be re-tightened or in some
cases reitted with other lids or rub
bers. This is important and the
failure to do this Is the secret OF
much loss in canning.
| dwo not send the damsons fol
canning. but cook them ihoroughly
let the seed settle, all that will and
what are left in the fruit i can, and
then take those few out when / go
to use the fruit I'm the winter Then
Ii Is cold, and jan at time, one
does not mind the work. Grapes cook
ed In this way will shed most of the
seed In the bottom, and they can be
left In the vessel
Beans can be snapped. cooked in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
The Philosophy Of Canning.

Usually the farmers wife cans her
tomatoes, preserves her fruits, and
leaves her most wholesome and nutri-
tious vegetables to decay In the field,
under the impression that IL Is inn
possible to keep them. This Is
great mistake 1t Is just as easy to
keep corn or string beans as 1t Is to
keep tomatoes, II you know how.
The secret of canning or preserv-
Ing lies In complete sterilization. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

saR water two hours, canned and
cooked In the jar an hour longer,
sealed, and kept indefinitely.
For air-tight pickles, l pack the jar
well, cover with vinegar. and boil the
ja' one hour, and seal. If "sweet
spiced pickles. are desired, add sugar
and spice to taste, before cooking.
Try to use particular effort TO pre-
serve the form and color of the fruits.
Yellow tomatoes cooked in the lar are
lovely, as are the red ones, and are
city served as dessert.
The large acid red and yellow
plums are fine in the same way.
These, however. may be cooked be-
fore canning, with equal success. !
nave canned ounces cut into uniform
pieces, cooked done, but not enough
10 soften. These are nice to be eaten
just so, but better if drained of the
syrup and candied when needed. A
little ginger-root and lemon peel i'm
proves the flavor. Pears are delight
full prepared in the same manner.
l have had great success canning
pepper. The big bell peppers, either
ripe or green, will do. For the ripe.
boil them tender, put into an earth
epware vessel of salt water, changing
the water several times over a day
and night, to get the "hot" of the
pepper soaked out. Then take SHARP
knife and strip the skin off the halves.
which must have been seeded before
cooking. Put back to boil. If they
still taste too hot, change the water
again, and can as any fruit. These
are simply fine for pepper sandwiches
For the green, just soak in salt wa
ter overnight, boil and can. These
can be picked as needed for USE
The key to successful canning lies
in the proper degree of doneness.
Fruit underdOne or overdone is apt to
ferment. Another chiefs item is to
have thoroughly sterilized vessels and
pure water that has not been previ-
ously boiled. Water that has set on
the stove and been heated and re-
heated Is not fit to use for any culin-
ary purpose. 1t is also best to use only
the choicest fruit for canning, using
the inferior portions for fruit buffers.
jams, etc.
Another important point in canning
Is to take pride in the work. Try
to have the jars as clear as crystal.
the fruit prepared daintily, and in
whole pieces, halves or quarters. The
syrup should be clear and the fruit
should settle with the syrup over the
top.
In conclusion, am very much of
the opinion Of "Samanthy": IF we
want our particular Josiah to see
things with our eyes, why, a good
dinner is the best producer of this
optical phenomenon.
So 1 just roll up my sleeves, and
say, Bring on your fruit and 1 will
dc the rest" OF course this doesn't
include getting in the stove wood and
water. That is Josiah's part of the
business. SINCERE
Clarke Co.. Ga.
Progressive Farmer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
~ <a.EMsoS A STATE CoLLEeEs


S>otus OF lse Institution VIII bc l,c-
cesn,ined BY U. 3. supreme Court.
~orecnvine. June s0.--Growing out
oof . case. which was decided by the
supreme Court OF the state. the ques-
e0A ~ 70 whether Clemson College is
= STATE institution or not. will be de-
onitely determined by Supreme Court
~ thN Omitted States.
1he case is Of especial interest to
'the people of the state. now that
There have been so many questions
sp~hsed In regard to the College.
:, h alleged by attorneys interested
In the cast that the College Is not a
S(ats institution. as the will of Mr..
C1esnson. which made the College
possible. provided for board Of trus-
sses. which should he self-perpetuat-
ing.
On the first day of September. 1905.
Dr. John hopkins, resident of Oco-
nee County. brought an action against
the Clemson Agricultural College for
tcsnages. which ne claimed that his
ecstom lands sustained by reason of
tne erection by the Board OF Trustees.
o. large dixie on the eastern bank of
ths Seneca River. which dixie. II was
alleged. prevented the natural and ac.
customed overflow of the Seneca Riv-
~ nm nni Ia .t..t~
them of the rich deposits necessary
20 their continued fertility and with
rtht result that said lands have grad
rnliy hecOme less and less productive.
cnn nov they are comparatively
w'irthless for agricultural purposes.
Tie dixie was built under an Act OF
The legislature. authorizlng the same.
The suit was Instituted by Attorney
". y. Jalnes. az walhalla. The case
vos heart by Judge Aldrich. who de-
Vided that Clemson College was :
Ssnte Institution and that this suit
WIS against the state. and the COM
plhInt was dismissed. Mr.. Jaynos ap-
pes,ied the case to the Supreme Court
os the state. and The decision of tho
lcwcr Court was sustained.
Tire Hon. j. A. Mccullough was en-
pioOcd al assist Mr.. Jaynes for tho
purpose OF having the question tested
tn the Supreme Court OF the United
Stator. ahd the said case Is now No
4 3fs On tnat docket.
Otc cf ,hv main co9ten.lons Of the
appellant is that. under the will o
Clemson. who nominated the majori
K - sclf-perpetuating, the institution Il
not state institution. and. therefore
tho Supreme Court of the state wa,
I'm error In SO holding.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted by f. Sumter
County,

The
semweeky publication
The first to be
Practical Farmers which my
TO give the Union
Also publish
Bulletins readers or
failures
will be appreciated
Trusting this Department concerned
All Department sent to E. W. pabbs
Mayesvile. s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

one OF these stubborn beggars in or
Ger TO keep from its Improbable sides.
you should promptly resolve to get
riG OF it before another crop is plant
&c.
speak to your neighbor about the
mater and start a crusade against
stumps. Getting rid of the stumps
will add to the beauty of the South
eTn landscape and the profits oe
Southern farming, and to the moral
standing Of the men who do the p!ov-
ing-Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
UA'SaTsIty Of South Carolina.
SCHOOLS of Arts, Science. Eflucation.
Law, Engineering, and Graduate
Studies.

Ten different courses LEADING to ,ha
cegrees of A. B. and b. s. ColIopa
ices room and light, s66. Board sl2
Fer month. Tuition remitted in spe-
oial cases.
Forty-tWo scholarships each worth
$loo In cash and free tuition.
For catalogue, address:
5. c. Mitchell, President.
Columbia, S. G.
6-29-10t w e, g
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
Suburban Advantages.

First Suburbanite-You were not
at the church sociable last night.
What was the matter?
Second Suburbanite-Got carried
past my station and couldn't get a
train back till it was too late.
First Suburbanite-Ah. Reading
again?
Second uburbanite--Naw! Trying
to explain the benefits of living in the
suburbs to a city man-Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

The Sumter watchman was found
~ In 1850 and the True southron In
aess. The watchman and southron
uew has the combined circulation and
unnuence OF both OF the old papers.
ond II manifestly the best advertising
modium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

Tho horny handed calls what he
dives ON pay" the skilled mechanic
~we1sS" the city clerk salary" the
banker Income" a landowner rent
roll." lawyer "fees." burglar
>sw1g." but II all comes to the same
- ~ erd.---London Scraps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03

"A professor has discovered i'm some
al'clent ruins what is supposed to be
tne eleventh commandment. TIE tsxt
Is rs follows: "Emas roc yltpmorp
tseyap uoht sselnu repa pssen Gaer
'oh tiahs uoht.' The commandment
is easily translated by segnning at
the end ana reading tac.zward .-Ex.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

Won't the Washington correspond
ents of the Twin City and Duluth
newspapers please get through telling
how many millions and billions of
acres Of swamp land the state audi
tor and attorney general have sue
ceeded in "saving to the state, y
through the assistance of our fable
representatives" in congress. The fight
for swamp lands was commenced be-
fore today or yesterday, and in years
gone by the state of Minnesota Sc
cured several acres of swamp land
without the assistance of our cable
representative" in congress.
Seriously, there have been so many
millions of acres" of swamp lands
saved to the state recently that the
supply must be pretty well exhausted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

The statewide prohibition law in
Tennessee was passed over Governor
Patterson's veto. In his veto message
the governor gave these reasons for
his action: That such legislation
is against the democratic platform and
the doctrine of self-government; that it
sets aside the recorded will of the
people; that experience has taught
that no arbitrary prohibition law was
ever obeyed, and that it's enactment
brings no settlement of the question:
that it destroys property, reduces
state revenues, increases taxation,
takes money from the people 10 send
it elsewhere, foments discord, impairs
the dignity of the commonwealth,
fosters hypocrisy and invites evasion
and deceit in the people.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

Cats and dogs have stirred up a big
scare in northeast Minneapolis and as
a result many of the animals have
been slain. One woman was bitten by
dog and another scratched by cat.
Other cats and dogs we're closely
watched and many of them reported
to be acting in a peculiar manner,
upon which they we're accused of har-
boring rabies and dispatched via the
strychnine route. The peculiar
actions of the animals consisted of
excessive scratching, rolling in the
snow and the cutting up of other
capers. From the symptoms we
should say that. instead of harboring
rabies, the animals were infested with
f1eas.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

President Roosevelt has raised the
ire Of Chief Chemist Wiley by order
ing that none of his bulletins against
the use of soda benzoate be published
until board of referees decides
whether the stuff is poisonous or not.
DR.. Wiley contends that the use of
soda benzoate is deleterious to health.
He and other experts of the depart
ment have experimental with it and
arrived at that conclusion. The presi-
dent, however, has an idea that it is
not a poison and consequently butts
into the game. His interference with
the decision of the pure food depart
ment as to what constitutes poison
seems to be altogether out of place.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

A couple of men who retail oysters
at Sioux City have been prosecuted
by the pure food commission for sell,
ing water with the succulent crusta-
ceans. It appears from the testi-
mony of the victims who purchased
oysters from these dealers that they
received about SO per cent of river
water,-dissolved ice,-and the pure
food people maintain that in this in
stance such aqua impura is an adul-
teration-that it would be an adulter-
alton even were it aqua pura. This
is of course for the courts to deter
mine, but, whether it is an adulteration
or not, it is at least&a swindle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

The horrible death by burning and
drowning of forty-seven men at the
crib Of the intake tunnel in Lake
Michigan, off Chicago, is a matter
which demands the fullest investiga-
ton. The tragedy savors of criminal
negligence on the part of some one il
the press reports of the disaster are
authentic. Between sixty and seventy
men, it appears, we're working in the
crib when fire broke out and, as thew
we're unable to extingnish it, the only
choice which confronted them was
either to remain in the structure AND
burn to death or jump into the icy
waters of the5lake.s There appeared tc
be no boats available at the time, an6
the men who were saved owe theil
lives to the arrival of tugs, which res
cued them from the water. The ques
ton is why were no means provided
for these men IS Safety in the event O
such an emergency as that which oc
CURED? This is not the first crit
calamity which has happened upor
Lake Michigan. Some years age
many men lost their lives in the lax.
outside of Milwaukee from an acciden
of a similar nature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

A Washington dispatch says that
if President Roosevelt's proposed
African trip proves incompatible with
the successful prosecution of Joseph
Pulitzer, or anyone else who may be
found to have participated in the dis
semination of the Panama canal libel,
he will abandon it. Mr.. Roosevelt is
up in aims, not for white rhinoceri,
red-eyed hippopotami or Shiny SER
penis Of the jungles, but for the human
snakes which have been driving their
venomous fangs into him and his ad-
ministration.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-28

In a letter published in the American
Federationist Messrs. Gompers, Nor
rison and Mitchell show they are men
of determination. They indignantly
charge that Judge Wright denied free
speech and free press, and say, among
~ sss-
other things:
"We will not bate single word or
take letter back. We have not
asked, and will not ask for clemency,
and we hope our friends will not urge
us to pursue such a course. Loving
liberty as free men do-as we dot
cannot be difficult to appreciate what
incarceration in a prison would mean
to us. To ask pardon would render
useless all the trial and sacrifice which
our men of labor and our friends in
all walks of life have endured that the
rights and liberties of our people
might be restored. Such pardon
would only leave the whole case in
confusion and it would have to be
fought over again from the begin
ming"
The unions of the country have no
Drawer, more ardent champions than
these men who would rather serve Jail
sentences, apparently wrongfully i'm
posed, than ask pardon.