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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-26


Miss Emma Brunsr is spending a
while In orangeburg with relatives.
The following left Monday after
noon for Washington: C. T. Mason,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Van Deventer, s.
G. McKeown. Ralph Hill. Walter NJ.
Sanders.
Rev. Il. A. Mcdowell who was seri-
ously hurt In the auto accident in An
dsrson last Sunday IL well known in
this city. having recently spent two
weeks here with his sister. Mrs. j. ].
Team His many friends here regret
excsedingly to know Of his misfor-
tune and wish for him speedy fe-
covery. A telephone message from
Ninety-six Tuesday says that the
CONDITION OF Mr.. Mcdowell is very
satisfactory.
Messrs. A.. M. Lee. or charleston
and Walter Hazard of Georgetown
spent Tuesday in the city
Henry Muhirow OF Darlington Is
visiting his brother Mr.. olin Muld-
row. ..s
Y Mr.. .. =. King went to Columbia
on business Wednesday.
Miss Mitt DuRant vert to Bishop
Vile on visit Wednesday.
Miss Esther Gaudiock. of Carney.
Il whiting Miss Mabel PARROT.
Miss Aletha Reardon and Mr.. A.
Fisher spent Wednesday in Columbia.
Mr.. Ray Wolf. Of New York. is Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Leop. Strauss.
Ass. Syw, stubbs is attending the
missionary met ting at Edgeneid.
xsesrs. s. l. and w. I. Brunson,
Aissss Ethel and Mabel Brunson went
60 Columbia Wednesday.
Miss Moneta Osteen returned Tues-
day from Aontsoraery. Ala. whero
che had been wishing relatives.
Prof w. 8. schumacher has gone
TO New York TOR a months stay.
while In New Fork Mr.. Schumacher
will study under one OF the ablsst vio-
linists In this country.
\ Misses Bsrths. Grimm and Odell
BArwiek. OF Pinewbod. attended the
elos1ns exercises OF st. Jossph's Acad-
smy on Nonda, evening. and spent
Tuesday with Miss corris Griffin.
NJ. Julian sonwart. went to Coz
yaumbia Thursday,
NJ Mrs. o. c. scarborough Of sum
rssrson and Mis- Camilla Kilgo of
tNls city ssays vons, to Camden as
dslesases 70 the Baptist Missionary
Rally. t
I Mr.. ,. e. vai,stary. OF the once
force OF the Hotel Sumter. has resign
ed his position and accepted the po-
Dition Of assii tant manager OF
the Connolly Strings Hotel. Con-
nelly springs. N. c. Since his
stay In Sumter Mr.. vanstary
has made rntny friends who
regret his departure. but congratulate ,
him on his advancement
Mr.. A. H. Walton. formerly con-
nocted with the barrymore Hotel.
Wrishtsvilie Beach. N. c.. has ac-
copied the position Of Clerk Of the
Hotel sumter.
Hon. Joseph y. Rhame. former SEN
ator from Clarendon County and one
Of the leadins attorneys OF the Man
ming bar, spent Thursday in the city.
Mr.. w. O. stubos went to Carney
Wednesday.
Postmaster Geo. ID. Shore went 10
Columbia Thursday to attend a meet
ing of the executive committee OF the
Pcstmasters' Association.
Mr.. c. A. Brunaer. OF Sumter,
very popular travelling salesman TO-
Withcrspoon Brothers & Co.. In In the
city attending the meeting Of the Un-
dertakers' Association. He Is at the
Argyle Hotel.-Nevs and Courier.
Mrs. A. j. Outiigw. of Camden, 10
the guest OF her brother. Mr.. p. r.
May on Il. Liberty st.
Miss Hattie Hussey left Tuesday
morning To attend the teachers sum.
mer school at spartanburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-26
Dance at Providence Springs

" 11OFIUCTCC Springs.
The first dance of season will no
given at Providence Springs Pavilion
Thursday evening, July 1st. SnecIsI
music. 6-2o-2t wv O. @
Evening star., 1909-05-01

March or early April. Buttonbush is an es-
pecially desirable shrub for damp or
moist locations. 1t grows about six feet
high. producing It's small flowers in globe
shaped masses from one to five inches in
diameter Sumachs are mainly desirable
for their luxuriant foliage. though they
bear masses of red fruit IN late summer.
They grow from six to ten feet in height.
The delicate, featheryf foliaged tamarisk
is an attractive shrub, growing to the
height of about fifteen feet and produc-
Ing quantities of pink blossoms in July.
The SNOWFALL. or common vfburnum, Is
too we'll known to require description.
There are others of this family equally
good and growing from three to eight
feet. They all bear white flowers In
June. The weigelia Is about six feet
high. producing pink slightly fragrant
blossoms in June.
Among the evergreens may be mention
ed the blue spruce, picea pungens;. the
silvery red cedar. juniperus virginica
gIauca; arbor vitae; dwarf spruce; COM
mon or balsam fir; field pine, Norway
spruce. Any of these. as we'll as many
other sorts, are to be had of most nur-
serymen: 1t Is possible. II one cares to go
to the necessary expense, to secure them
six, ten or fifteen feet high. and trees
bought Of reliable growers may be relied
upon to do we'll when planted, no matter
what size or age they may be.
Evening star., 1909-05-01

seem to have the idea pretty we'll fixed In
their minds that In order to grow vege-
tables a very considerable garden spot
must be available. The other day an
Office man in the city, when the writer
spoke of producing a large proportion of
all the vegetables required for family
of four. with some to spare. on a very
small city back yard. scoffed at the idea.
insinuating that such talk was either
foolish or mendacious, and he refused to
be convinced even when the writer Of
fered to prove his statements by means
OF photographs and records.
For the enlightenment of this man and
a host Of his fellows; for the informa-
ton OF many would-be gardeners whose
efforts must of necessity be confined to
others who plan year after year for
small garden. but whose enthusiasm
wanes as the space limitations impress
themselves-the story, in brief. of just
what may be done with a small garden,
grown In city back yard that in area
was not much greater than the average
Washington back yard is here set forth.
Not a Favorable Place.
The yard In question was not only lack
ing in space: 1t was cut up by a drive
and walks, and a goodly portion of it was
occupied by coalhouse. Yet In this
yard sufficient green vegetables were
produced to supply practically all the
wants of family of four adults. with
a surplus for canning and for giving
away TO less fortunate or less industrious
nefglbors. The garden told of was de-
scribed and illustrated in the issue OF
House and Garden for March. 1907, un-
der the title Gardening In City Lot
The lot was half of the yard on which
a double house stood. The space availa-
BILE for gardening purposes was: A strip
feet 3 inches wide by Is feet long be-
tween the walk and the division fence:
either side OF the walk: a strip ! foot
wide by feet long beside the rear
porch two strips. l by 10 and 1 by 8, at
the front and end OF the coalhouse; a
strip 4 by 10 feet between the end of the
coal house and the driveway: and three
sections. each 9 by Is feet, between the
outside of the drive and the adjoining lot.
Besides these there We're strips l by TO-
by 20. by and l by feet. these being
planted with sweet peas and nasturtiums.
tomatoes were grown in the eighteen
foot strip between walk and fence. seven
plants of the Ponderosa tomato being set
out there On the foot-wide ten-foot strips
at each side of the walk bush beans were
grown; the seven-foot strip at the back
of the rear porch was planted with Ken
lucky Wonder. or Old Homestead pole
beans. which were trained up on strings
and formed a handsome screen for the
porch as we'll as furnishing great guam
titles OF the most excellent green beans. At
the end OF the coalhouse another variety
OF pole beans was planted, these being
called Lazy Wife: they were also trained
up on strings. completely screening the
end of the building. and the vines pro-
duced amazingly.
Outside the driveway sweet corn was
planted. two varieties being used. One.
an. extra early sort, called Golden Ban
tam, was used for first early. the main
crop being Stowelrs Evergreen The
Golden Bantam. as its name implies Is
yellow corn; the ears are small but we'll
filled. with even rows Of large grains and
Evening star., 1909-05-01
THE STARS QUESTION BOX.

c. @. DIS cow manure equal In fer
tilizing value to pulverized sheep manure?
I notice many writer's recommend the
latter for use in flower beds, on lawns,
etc.
Ans.-Pulverized sheep manure Is con-
siderably more expensive and difficult to
obtain than cow manure. 1t is more
easily handled. being dry and granular.
but it is no better as a fertilizer; in fact
there is no better fertilizer to be had than
we'll rotted cattle manure.
M. MI have a verandah with south
and west exposure which l want to shade
with some sort of vines. What would you
recommend?
Ans.-Any Of the clematis varieties: the
white japanese maiden's bower is excel
lent. 1t is Of quick growth. the flowers
are produced in great profusion and are
delightfully."- fragrant White honey
suckle is another good vine. though of
somewhat slower growth. Moon flowers,
or Japanese morning glories, will give
quickest results; these are ANNALS and
must be planted each year.
d. CA good plan for protecting bloom
ing strawberry plants from late frosts is
given elsewhere on this page.
Suburban-The soil Of my lot Is mainly
disntegrated granite. What does it need
to make 1t good gardening SOLE
Ans.-WelI decayed stable manure and
plenty of It, Leaf mold. II you can get
1t, Is excellent. Such soil needs hurnus,
and this is put into 1t when you manure
the land heavily. Do not use fresh ma
nure however, as this will dry out the
soil badly: old. black. well rotted stuff is
what you want to use.
r. D.-I set out fifty pot-grown straw
berry plants last August: they did we'll
and bloomed profusely this spring. / no.
tice that many of the blooms are black
In the center. What is the matter with
them?
Ans.-The blossoms have been nipped by
frost They are dead. and will produce
no fruit Pinch them of. and protect the
vines when frost threatens
Evening star., 1909-05-01

plenty of moisture to last several days.
The whole secret OF the so-caled dry
farming of the arid west lies in careful
cultivation. exactly as here described.
Keep the top soil loose and fine down TO
a depth OF an inch or SO, and keep II In
that condition all the time. That Is
what the western dry farmers do, and
that is how they are enabled to grow
crops without either rain or irrigation
during the summer, and the same rule
works to perfection here In the east.
Evening star., 1909-05-01

ST city men refuse
to believe that
much can be done
in the way OF
growing vegetables
for the table on
the average city
lot or back yard.
Men who were
brought up In
small towns or on
the farm, as we'll
as city-bred men,
Evening star., 1909-05-01
soaking with the hose after sundown will
hal anna zippIy

help amazingly.
One object Of the repeatedly urged
careful cultivation is the conservation in
the ground of moisture. When the top
soil is allowed to dry in a crust the earth
beneath dries out with great rapidity.
but II this crust Is broken up finely with
small hoe or rake and the surface of the
ground made as near powder as possible
the moisture lower down does not escape
and the root system Of the plants has
Evening star., 1909-05-01
TO PROTECT STRAWBERRIES
Strips Of Cheese Cloth Will Keen ou,
Late Frosts.

II your strawberry patch is planted in
rows. as is the case In most small gar
dens. here Is worthy suggestion for pro-
tecting the blossoming vines from late
frosts:
Take strips of cheesecloth about. foot
wide and the length OF the rows: IL the
vines spread to a width, in the row. Of
more than foot. increase the width OF
the strips. Hem across the ends, and at
each corner secure pegs about q foot in
length. pointed at one end. On evenings
when frost seems imminent. cover the
rows with these strips; drive or push the
pegs into the ground at the end of the
rows. until the cheesecloth is about four
or five inches above the plants: then nm
roll the strips. stretching them to the on
posite ends of the rows and fasten them
Gown with the other pegs. In this way
the plants are sheltered. the covering does
not come In contact with them one does
not have to bother with newspapers that
have to be weighted down. and the strips
are readily rolled up and put out of the
way when not needed.
STARTING SEEDS IN EGGSHELLS
Cucumber. squash and melon seeds. and
in fact many others. may be started in
the house in any one OF dozen ways
Try this one: Save the shells of eggs by
breaking off the small end and removing
the contents without destroying the she'll
I'LL the empty shells with rich soil and
plant in each snell two or three SEEDS
Keep them In a warm and sunny place in
the house until ready to plant in the gar
den. by which time the little plants will
be well started. Then break the shell of
leaving intact the ball OF earth; set this
in the place designed for II, and the plants
will start growing without any check
whatever. Empty strawberry boxes serve
similar purpose in the case of tomato
and cabbage plants: set box and all into
the ground. and the box will shortly de-
cay. leaving the plant undisturbed and
Ermly established.
LOW BORDERS AND BEDDING.
Portulacas are almost without rivals for
brilliancy among the low-growing plants.
They possess the ability to flourish and
do extremely well under very unfavorable
conditions. as even the hottest sun, light,
sandy soil and scanty water supply will
not destroy them. AS an underground for
taller plants they are admirable, while
for beds. edgings. borders and rockwork
shey are perfectly satisfactory as well as
cor filling up irregular spaces and gaps in
beds Of other flowers. The portulaca GOV.
ers the ground with a mat of handsome
foliage which. in the foreground, is COM
pletely hidden under a profusion of the
Gayest blossoms. The seed does not ger
inmate until hot weather. and should he
sown late. Beyond the preparation of the
soil and the sowing portulacas require
'ftle care.
Evening star., 1909-05-01
FTER the lawn has
been prepared-the

oSOh pa SPui w viz
ground having been
we'll leveled. raked
into condition as
fine as possible.
then either sodded
or sown with a
first class Ia W n
grass m TX t ur e,
well raked in and
afterward rolled
the amateur gar
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
EFFORTS OF KING
or SWEDEN TO END
STRIKE USELESS

Stockholm. Aug. S.-The tie-up OF
the countrys business a. the result
of the strike is so serious that the
king today exhorted the conflicting
parties 10 come to an agreement His
majesty advised arbitration The
kings efforts were apparently with
out result, for tonight ii was an,
nounced that printers w0uld strike
tomorrow and the National Labor
Union issued a proclamation that be
ginning tomorrow every wagon
whose driver was not wearing
union permit badgr would be stopped
by the strikers No exception II was
stated. is made for owners driving
their own wagons. Over 1000 teie
phone and telegraph employees will
strike Wednesday.
The Employers Association is pay
inc $4,000 daily TO support the
weaker members. When ordinary
funds are exhausted the association
has a reserve OF $4,000 900
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
ONLY USED SAFETY MATCHES.
Tender. Hearted Man Explains Why
He Has Given Up the
Other Kind.

"T never carry any but safety
matches" said the orator in the red,
white and blue vest It's matter Of
conscience with me-"
: why so?" inquired the drum ma
jor
Because" said the orator. 'whot
the world uses safety matches eXclus-
lively, phossy jaw viii disappear You
know what phossy jaw is It's the rot.
ting away OF the jawbone, as horrible
an i'll as leprosy. that is contracted by
the workers-poor duffers--in fac.
tories where strike-anywhere matches
are made Phossy Jaw comes from
white phosphorus White phospEor-
us is the base of strike-auywhere
matches, but in saietics there's nos a
grain Of it, and so in salety-match tao.
tories phossy jaw 10 unknown.
1t always seems to me-" concluded
the orator, when scratch strike.
anywhere match, that | am helping
to give some POOR girl or boy worker
phossy jaw Bat when scratch a
safety then | feel like Tiexner in his
Rockefeller institute or Metchnikon in
his laboratory am helping to rid
the world OF disease"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
GIRLS WIND 1900 WATCHES
Delicate Machine Required 10 Do This
Work Damaged in Transit Across
The Continent.

Seattle. Wash Winding watches
for a living? Preposterous
No. surest thing you know. Out at
the exposition.
Il Is one of the occupations which
has developed out of life, movement
and energy, which are the prominent
characteristics of the exhibits In Ma.
chinery hall and the Liberal Arts
building Of the exposition.
A wellknown watch company, in
conjunction with a model manufactur
ing plant in its booth, has on display
some 1900 watches which are keen
ing time. Like most watches they
have to be wound each day. Ordinart.
ly the winding should be done by fl
specially constructed machine. but in
shipment across the country and
through rough handling this delicate
piece OF machinery has been damaged
Five Seattle girls have been engaged
TO do the work that was allotted to the
machine.
II takes practically two minutes e
wind watch unless one is anxious t.
send it to the repair man, and az
there are 1900 watches, this means
that 1t will take 2,400 minutes or Al
hours to do this work by hand. Five
girls working eight hours day car
accomplish this seemingly simplt
task. each girl winding as her shar,
some $40 watches Such job as this
might at first hand be thought to b.
something OF a snap, but stop anc
think that for eight hours a day tn,
girls must do nothing but move THEN
fingers over the stem of a watch and
decide for yourself whether It won't
become tedious.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09

From the beginning to the end OF
the transaction Of crime the telephone
Is brought into extensive use serving
both sides with equal fidelity. The
hief uses 1t TO de:t rhine which house
.e aiay safely rob The man next door
uses it TO call the police station. The
police arrive, catch the burglar, club
him into insensibility aud telephone
for the wagon or ambulance The thief
has some one telephone lawyer to
defend him. The lawyer telephones
that the bondsman Is good. The clerk
of the court telephones the lawyer.
and both sides telephone for their
witnesses When the burglar is con.
victed and sentenced the telephone
summons the jailer to come for his
prisoner. After that the telephone is
kept busy by bankers, politicians and
petitioners who make an effort to have
the prisoner pardoned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
WILL INSPECT
EUROpE'S WATERS
WAYS COMMITTEE WILL SAIL
TUESDAY FOR A TEN WEEKS
EXAMINATION

Washington. Aug. g seven of tn
twelve members OF the National Wa
terways committee, authorized by
congress to investigate not only tht
waterways of Europe and Canada. bul
the waterways of the United States
for the purpose OF recommending the
improvement Of the rivers narbors
and canals in this country. will sail
Tuesday for "A ten weeks examination
Of the waterways of Europe,
The party includes the chairman OF
the commission. Senator Burton. o
Ohio: Senator GaIinger. of New
hampshire; Simons, of North Carroll,
IA: Representative Alexander, Steph
ans. Wagner, Sparkman. and Cassi
lay: Professor Rolanr G. Mcpherson.
If Jhus Hpkins University of Penn
sylyania; CT VIM M Bixby, of the
engineer corps of the army; Herber'
Knox Smith, chief OF the bureau Of
corporations.
Ii is intended that Senators Piles
smith Lorimer and Representative
Moon, also members OF the waterway
will jim the party SEP
ember 9Th, at StEassburg. Germany
where an examination OF the Rhlnc
waterways will begin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
The Bulletin 10 on sale at the TO
lowing places:
Coieman's 214 Eighth Street
Halliday House News Stand.
Blue Front Restaurant.

Much is said in opposition TO the
free service pipe ordinance 10 It's APP
plcation to the Cairo Water Co, on
the score that it would compel the
company TO put in a service pipe for
every lot AS stated in The Bulletin
some days ago, the ordinance does
not demand this, but demands that
service pipe shall be put In for every
lot "or premises and where a house
occupies two or more lots ii constr
tutes one premises. In the matter OF
vacant lots some difficulty may pre-
sent itself but the Cairo City Gas Co.
has solved it by running a service
pipe parallel with the curb all along
each block, on either side of the
street, with only one connection with
the main in the street. There is no
reason at all why the Cairo Water
Co. should find it any more difficult
or more expensive TO comply with the
ordnance than the Cairo City Gas Co.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
RESULTS OF TARIFF BILL.

The following piece of commercial
news appeared in yesterdays papers
New York, Aug 5.-An advance
i'm the dry goods commodity which is
the direct outgrowth o. the new tariff
legislation is one OF IS per cent on
foreign hosiery. Most agents have
joined in naming higher figures AMI
others are making ready to announc .
advances. II is figured out that on a
stocking now retailing al 19c in the
large department stores ;ne rise viii
be about SC a pair. The importers
handling these goods have been force
10 add zoe a dozen to the old prices
SO that the merchandise hitherto
bought for sf.s5 per dozen will cost
the iobber 1906. Al the same time
the leading agents engaged in hand
ling foreign hosiery are less disturb
ed than might be supposed. first be
cause they are now certain that the
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
How 10 IncIose a Stamp.

There's only one decent way to in.
close a stamp for reply said the
head OF a large business, "and that is
TO use one Of the stamps from the out
side rows OF a sheet with blank mar.
gin that can be stuck upon the letter
and leaves the stamp ready for use.
Any other way either loses the stamp
or else spoils it for Use. But | found
today a trick that is pretty good
Most people incDse the stamp by
sticking il down at one corner, and
then you have to paste that corner
down when you use the stamp The
new trick is to wet the stamp in a
little space In the center and stick 1t
there It pulls OF easily yet when
you use the stamp all the edges have
gum enough to stick. Farm Ma
chiuery
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
IS NEED FOR DEFINITE RULE
Writer In Woman's Publication De
p'ores Custom of lndlscrmlnate
Gift Giving.

Just how much are the parents re.
ing of presents between boys ant
girls? OF course. certain rules OF Ell
quette obtain in certain classes O
society, but there Is "a mass outside
In the country and small towns, wht
are. not governed by the rules laie
down by Madam Grundy There seem
to be a tendency toward expensiv
gifts among the young people OF TO
day Should young girl be allowed
by her parents to accept gifts othe'
thaA candy. flowers, music and book
from her boy friends? The question
often comes mp in the homes whel
some boy. all in good faith, gives III
girl friend bit OF expensive jewe
ry Some mothers, rat once, compe
the girl 10 return the gift and tina
ends the friendship and causes an EN-
barrassing situation. OF course, there
are girls. without conscience or tina
innate refinement which every good
wholesome girl possesses, who just
so with boy for the sake OF the
Sits lavished upon her.
Now, does the responsibility of in
discriminate giving rest with the
parents of the boy or the girl? If til,
boy was trained by his mother not t.
offer expensive presents to the glrls
until Miss Right comes along. It
would save many a heartache, II the
girl has been properly instructed,
could not she. in an unobtrusiye way.
give the boy to understand that such
gifts were not desirable ndiscrim-
mate giving between boys and girls
often causes an innocent friendship 10
degenerate into mawkish sentimental.
ism The IIousekeeper