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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

\ New York. Feb. 2s.--widespread
-intersst among politicians has been
aroused bg an article by william Jen-
nIngs Bryan In the March number of
Munzey's Magazine. entitled 1.-The Flu
ture Of the Democratic party" Mr.
bryan IN his paper carefully analyses
the political conditions of the present
day. discussing the. policies OF his
Party at length.
III is more than possible---it Is
even probable" he declares. that the
houss, OF representatives, to be elected
IN 1910 will be Democratic A
Sounding a word of warming to
President-eiec< Taft. he continues:
The prcsident-elect canrot posi-
bly, satisfy the expectation of both eie-
menis Of the Republican party. with
Republican senate aud ReplIbli-
can hoase controlled by what Mr..
Roosevelt calls reactionarles. how can
ne cicape conflict either with the Re-
publican leaders or with the Republi-
can voters OF the Mississippi Valley"
In discussing the tendency toward
reform legislation. Mr.. Bryan says:
The Democratic party Is in SYM
,pathy with the growing demand for
remt diai legislation; It Is therefore
rowing with the tide. for the tide is
onwhrd. Democrats. recognizing the
responsibility OF their position. and
strong In the confidence they feel in
the Righteousness OF their cause. are
prepared to wage a winning fight
against an opposition already panic
stricken"
Influential Democrats declare Mr..
Bryan's article to be the me st lmpor-
tant political paper printed since the
election OF Mr.. Taft last November.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
Officers Elected

A meeting of the board of directors
OF the Sumter Trust ard Mortyaee
Company was held yesterday after
noon for the purpose OF e.eotiny Of
hcers. The following officers wrra
chosen to serve during the ENSUING
year:
President. r. 7. Manning: vice pres
iGent, Marion Noise: Secretary and
treasurer, Perry Noses. Jr.; Attor-
neys, d. ID. Noise and 1. c. Strauss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
ADVICE TO THE GROWERS.
President Taylor of the Ginners' As
sOciatiOn Talks Sense.

President j. A. Taylor of the Ma
tional Ginners' association. has inst
issued the following letter to the
cotton growers:
"a year ago l strongly urged yo,,
to reduce the acreage in cotton and
grow more feedstuffs. 1t seems from
the acreage report last year that only
a part of the growers reduced their
acreage. and in some sections a small
increase was shewn. The result has
been about as I predicted. the lowest
prices we have had for several years.
1t now looks as if the crop will bring
around $550,OOO,OOO, or over $780,
100000 less than last years crop,
which was nearly 100000 bales
smaller; and taking the cost of grow
ing the extra 100000 bales, it means
loss to the South of over a hundred
million dollars.
1.-The time has arrived when you
must decide on the acreage of this
season. 1 strongly urge you to reduce
your acreage in cotton at least 10 per
cent, and raise more grain and hay
so you will be more independent at
marketing time. When the spinner
is assured there is enough cotton
grown to supply his needs, he is very
independent and will only buy at
cheap prices. With a possibility of
shortage, he is very eager buyer.
while the consumption for the
first half of the cotton year ending
March 1st will likely be a little less
than half the crop, the consumption
the last half will be very much larger,
so that we will likely have about the
same visible supply that we had last
season, so that we should raise next
season at least a million bales less
than the consumption in order to get
good prices for it.
Now, don't think that every one
else will reduce and you can plant
more and get a big price, for that is
what TOO many of you did last sea-
son. It vii! take a uniform reduction
In order to get the proper results
You should only plant enough so that
with the most favorable conditions
the crop would not exceed 12,5OO,O 900,
and then II weather conditions reduce
the yield to 100000 you will get
more money for it than if you raised
12,5OO,OO0.
Il hope that every merchant read
ing this article will call his farmer
customers attention to it and urge
reduction. 1t is the extra hundred
million dollars the cotton crop brings
that makes trade good through the
South. 1 suggest that meetings be
held in every school house in the
South Saturday, March 7th, so that
uniformity of action may be taken"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

Mr.. Sid Collins, fireman on the
Bishopyille branch of the Atlantic
Coast Line, had one foot crushed SAT-
urday afternoon at Bishopville while
attempting to get aboard his engine
He vas brought to the Sumter Hospi-
tai for treatment and it was found tbat
his foot was so seriously injured that
amputation was necessary. He is do
ing as we'll as could lie expected in
the circumstances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
TO CALL WORLDS CONFERENCE,
roosevelt Starts International Con-
servatiOn Movement.

washington, Feb. 1870 thor
oughly impressed is President Roose-
welt with the necessity for the con-
servation of the national resources of
the world that he today directed Sec
retary OF State Bacon, at the sugges-
ton of the North American Conser-
vation Conference in session here. to
extend formal invitation to foreign
powers to participate in an interna-
uonal conference to deal with this
important problem to be held at The
Hague next September. All of the
forty-five nations represented at The
Hague Peace Conference will be in
vited to participate.
The announcement Of this proposed
international gathering was made by
President Roosevelt following
luncheon, Which he today gave in
honor of the commissioners from this
country, Canada and Mexico, who are
in attendance upon the North Ameri-
can Conservation Conference. In ad-
dition Ambassador Bryce, of Great
Hritain, Senator Knox and others
were present. Senator Knox, who is
10 be secretary of state in Mr.. Taft's
cabinet, and upon whom will devolve
the duty of furthering the movement.
is in hearty sympathy with the idea
of a worlds conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
ARE YOU SAVING THIS MONEY ?
Every Horse You Own Produces S27
Worth of Manure Year and Ev-
cry Cow $23.2O Worth IL Properly
Handled-DOn't Lose Half OF 1t by
Lettine, Ii Heat or Drain Away.

Commercial fertilizers have proven
themselves Of great value and are
destined to play even a greater part
In our farm economy, but it is only
when used as supplements to the
home product that this will be so. 1t
is only when used with green manure
and barnyard manure that the most
permanent improvements can be ac-
complished. 1t therefore, behooves
the farmers of the South to give more
attention to the conservation Of farm
manure. The small value frequently
realized from the use of barnyard
manure arises from the fact that it
was not properly saved and handled
and the manure had lost the greater
part of its plant food. If the manure
Is allowed to heat, a large quantity of
the nitrogen is driven off into the at
mosphers.
On the other hand, If the manure
Is left exposed to the elements, the
water from rains easily and rapidly
teaches out the soluble plant food
So In order to get the most valuable
manure, these sources of loss must
be avoided. There are several ways
Of accomplishing this. Probably the
best plan, where 1t is practicable, Is
Ia hnul tho nau,ire direct m tho land
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
The Manure Spreader Not Yet APP
preciated.

Before getting spreader most of
the articles read in their favor
looked like over-drawn pictures; but
now. considering the value Of man.
ure and how the spreader so COM
pletesy shreds and evenly spreads It,,
making two loads worth as much as
three and changing manure hauling
from despised drudgery to the choice
job for the boys, and enabling them
to be ahead with their work and
grow larger and better crops, / can
say never read an article that came
more than half way up to my present
estimation Of their value"
wish to indorse the above para
graph. The possession of a manure
spreader adds to the desire to save
manure. The permanent enrichment
OF our soil by the use of animal man.
ures. thereby changing the mechani-
cal as we'll as chemical condition of
the soil. Is one of the objects we
ought to keep In view. The day of
throwing out exhausted land and
clearing new land has passed, we
trust. for the good Of the country.
q. w. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

The man who can forecast accurate
y what the legislature will do with
the prohibition question would be
. sure-enough prophet.
FN.
Csn II be true that Carnegie is
finar,cIng President Roosevelt's hunt
ing "trip to Africa? This would be an
undignified proceeding for an ex-
presidsnt but II would be less Of
fensive than for the cost OF his plea
sure trip to be taxed up against the
Smithsonian Institute.
IL Senator ottB fails to get his
Statewide bill through the Senate he
may as we'll reconcile himself to the
sad fact that John Richards Is the
big noise In prohibition circles.
In MIR. Dickson. OF Tennessee. Mr..
Tart has secured a Democrat for his
cabinet whose democracy will not be
embarrassing. A Democrat who does
not vote with his party Is pretty good
timber for a Republican cabinet.
Wire II not for the persistence of
the liquor men who are still trying
TO collect what the old State dispen-
sGry owes them we could almost for
set that there had ever been great
moral institution and that a certain
candidate forFAttorney General Pied
sed himself to put stripes on the dis
p<nsary CRATER.
Sumter needs cement sidewalks far
more than II does an imposing and
costt5 once building for city officials.
possessing as II does fifty thousand
dollar city hall: and just as soon as
the city can get the money II is pied
sea 10 pay one half the cost of ce-
m<nt pavements that property own
srs en- the principal streets have al
ready put down or will put down
when there In some prospect OF the
city paying its pro rata of the cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted by f. W. Dabb of Sumter

Conducted by f. w. Dabbs, Pres

The
semweeky
The Union and
Practical Farmers which will be my
TO the Union end
Also to publish
Bulletins benefit to o readers Or
snal articles
will be ished.
Trusting this Department will concerned
All should be sent 70 w Do
~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 21.-Isham RAN
dolph, one of the seven engineers,
who accompanied President-elect
Tart to the Panama Canal Zone, to-
day said that he could see no reason
why the Panama Canal should not be
completed by 1914, one year earlier
than the time generally set for COM
pletion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
THE DISPENSARY CASE.
Several Other Matters Before the U.
S. Supreme Court May Cause Slight
Delay.

Washington, Feb. 23.-Appear-
ances now indicate that the lawyers.
including Attorney General Lyon, his
associates Messrs. Stevenson, Roun-
tree and Abney and a number of at
tOrneys for the liquor interests will
have to remain here all this week
and into next before they will get a
hearing before the Supreme Court on
the dispensary case. They arrived
here last night and were at the Su-
preme Court today, but, In addition
to number of decisions which had
cases were down for hearing before
the dispensary case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
SEVEN PASSENGERS PERISH.
Terrible Wreck ON the Pennsylvania
In Delaware.

Wilmington. Del. Feb. 22.--Seven
men were killed or burned to death
early today In a head-on collision be-
tween an express and two locomotives
on the Delaware division OF the
Pennsylvania railroad at Delmar. one
hundred miles south OF this city. Two
passengers were injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

1t is announced that arrangements
have been perfected by which COM
panies A, B, c and d, comprising the
Carolina National Guard, twenty-five
offlcers and ESQ men, with Liuet. Col.
Cogswell commanding, will attend the
inauguration of President Taft and
take part in the parade.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

Bishop Guerry has written DIR.
Nell, accepting the invitation extend
ed to him by the faculty of Clemson
college to deliver the baccalaureat
sermon on commencement Sunday
this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
NOTICE.

Estate OF w. c. Dana Stiles, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said Estate, will present them duly
attested, and all in any wise indebted
TO said Estate will kindly settle same
with,
WILLIAM c. STILES,
Administrator.
2-15-W &; S-4t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
GEN. ALEXANDER SELLS ESTATE

Large Plantation in Georgetown, O.
Which Cleveland Hunted, Changes
Hands.
Georgetown. Feb. 25.-The largest
land sale transacted In this County In
many years was closed at a late hour
Saturday night. when the property OF
Gen. T.. r. Alexander. comprising 49,
900 acres Of land on the Santee river
and tie ocean. was decided over to
Mr.. J. L. Wheeler. n northern capt.
talist. now a resident OF Marion. s.
c.. who Is the owner OF very valuable
mining properties In Canada. The
purchase price was s125.OOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

the North rich from the cottonseed
meal sold there for feed, While our
lands have become too poor to make
a crop till again galvanized into ac-
tivity, not life by more fertilizer.
Shall we then abandon the use OF
commercial fertilizers? BY no means.
They furnish the most readily avail
able means for the restoration of the
lost humus-when used to promote
the growth of the crops which feed
the soil and feed the stock, add nitro
gen to the soil, and give us the hu-
mus-making manure, which year af-
ter year will maintain the fertility of
the soil and gradually make the
farmer independent of the fertilizer
trust. the merchant and the money
lender.
/ would not wish for one moment
to be understood as advising the
abandonment of commercial fertili-
zers. In fact, am in favor of their
more liberal use, and know that thou
sands OF farmers are losing money
by merely putting in a couple of hun
dred pounds Of the S-2-2 to make
a little more cotton. Increasing the
humus content in the soil, and there
fore enabling 1t to retain moisture
for the solution of the fertilizers, will
enable the farmer to use larger
amount profitably.
But what / do insist upon is, that
where farmer works his land i'm
good rotation. uses phosphoric acid
and potash literally to promote the
greater production of the legumes.
and feeds his cottonseed meal and
roughage to stock, he has never any
need for paying 20 cents per pound
for nitrogen in a low-grade fertilizer
The nitrogen costs as much in these
low grade fertilizers as the rest of the
plant food in them, so he can for
the same money buy much more of
the acid phosphate, basic Stag or
floats, and potash, and can use these
far more literally.
No matter how literally you apply
phosphoric acid and potash, there is
no danger that they will get away
from you as the nitrogen is sure 70
do, for the soil will hold on to these
till some plant calls for them.
Legume crops fed to stock. and
the growth of the legumes increased
by liberal applications of phosphates
and potash. will give us manure, and
manure will increase the humus in
the soil, and the soil once stocked
with humus, and the rotation adhered
to, will make our lands rich and
productive, and while growing big
crops of corn. oats and wheat, we
can grow cotton at half the cost il
now requires.-Prof. Massey in Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

Peach, pear and plum trees are in
blossom and the outlook for q fruit
crop this year is not good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

oTRANED-F'rom my premises one
dark bay horse mule, on Tuesday
Finder please return to Marion
Noise. 2-23-1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
Manure and Fertilizers.

The burden Of most OF the letters
get from Southern farmers is, How
much and what sort Of fertilizer to
use" for this, that. or the other crop
The Southern cotton farmers are
kept poor. while the fertilizer manu-
facturers get rich, because of the en-
tire dependence of the farmers on
commercial fertilizers. 1 have for
more than thirty years been urging
on the farmers the wastefulness of
the practice, and have been trying to
show them that by practicing a good
rotations OF crops, growing iegume
forage. exchanging their cotton seed
for meal and hulls. they can increase
and maintain the productiveness OF
their land without the purchase of an
ounce OF nitrogen in a fertilizer. This
has been demonstrated in the exper-
ience OF many of the best farmers in
the wheat-growing sections of Mary
land. where they have generally
abandoned the purchase Of any fer
tilizer except plain acid phosphate
and potash. and this only for their
main crop of wheat. no fertilizer be-
ing bought for any other crop. And
yet. while they have been doing this
ior twenty or more years. they have
'een their lands go up from 15 bus
he's of wheat per acre to 40 or more
bushels, and their corn crops from
40 bushels to 10 bushels per acre
But these farmers grow clover and
other logumes and feed stock and
make manure, and as / have often
! said. stock feeding i'm some form lies
at the very foundation of all success
full farming. no matter what the
money crop may be.
The Minnesota Station found that
i'm rotation with legume crops for
ten years, and no fertilizers bought
but the manure used from the feed
ing of the legumes. the land had 800
pounds per acre more nitrogen in II
than when the rotation started. On
| the cotton lands Of the South where
men grow cotton year after year or
the same land. and dribble in a little
commercial fertilizer bought on credit
at big price. the ten years would
show that the land Is far poorer not
only In nitrogen but In all forms OF
plant food. and the farmers are n.
poor as when the ten years began
The uplands OF the South. which have
for long period been worked in cot
ton only. have become literally deat
soils. They are dead because the hu-
mus that IL the home Of the bacteria
the living millions of minute plant.
that work i'm the interest OF the farm.
er. has been used up and burnt out
and the bacteria have been starved
out. Fertilizers simply furnish plant
food I'm a readily available form. and
! add nothing else to the soil. There
will be no life In the old dead sol
till means are used for the restora-
ton OF the humus. the home and food
OF the bacteria.
| The Southern cotton fields ar,
! making the old fields OF Europe and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

Bry&a Forecasts Victory for His
Pxrty I'm Next House OF Represent
sases.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

The Sumter watchman was found
"a In isso and the True southron In
1sss. The watchman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
mnaence Of both OF the old papers.
and Is manifestiy the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

FOR SALE-One extra fine roller ton
desk. Two first-class steel ranges.
L couch, two refrigerators. All
cheap. w. T. Rowland. 2-2s-1t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27
NOTICE.

All persons having claims against
the Estate Of Mrs. Maude Mcbride
Dabbs, deceased, will present their
claims duly attested, and all persons
indebted to the same will make nav
ment to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

MoNEHMAKER COTTON, improved
by T. j. Kirven, makes one-third
more than any other variety with
same expense Seed so CTS nor
bushel; if sacked and shipped. 55
cts. bushel. T. ]. Kirven, Provi-
dence, S. c. 2-1O-1m
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

The man who can forecast accurate
y what the legislature will do with
the prohibition question would be
. sure-enough prophet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

the North rich from the cottonseed
meal sold there for feed, while our
iahos nave become too poor TO make
a crop till again galvanized into ac-
uvity, not life by more fertilizer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-27

IL Senator ottb fails to get hi
state-wide bill through the Senate h
may as well reconcile himself to tn
sad fact that John Richards is tn
big noise In prohibition circles.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-11
ARTICLE ".
DUES.

SECTION /. Every subscriber for stock
shall, before receiving his certificate. make
the following payments:
An initiation fee of twenty-five cents
for each share taken tbut such fee in no
case shall be less than one dollar).
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-11
Notice for Publication.

First publication. May d, 1909.
Last publication, June ., 1903.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-11
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE.
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution and Bylaws
Of The La lara Building
and Loan Association.
LaJorn. Colorado, June I. 100.

La lara. Colorado. June Z. 1903.
Notice is hereby given that there will be
a special meeting of the stockholders of
The La Jara Building and Loan Associa-
tion held at the Office of the secretary
in the Grand hotel, in the town of La
Jara. County of Conejos and State OF
Colorado. on Monday, the 5th day of July
1909, at eight O'Clock =. NJ. to consider the
following proposed amendments to the
Constitution and Bylaws of said Associa-
ton. which were presented in writing at
the regular meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors on June T. 1909. to-wit:
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-11
Department of the Interior.
L. ;. Land Office at Del Nortc. Colo.
NAV Ii Iisn

z. :. Land Office at Del NOrtc. Colo. :
May 10, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Samuel :.
Bernard, of Colorado Springs, Colorado,
who, on January 9th, lg15, made Desert
Land Entry No l53' serial No; oig2; for
Section I. Township 80 North. Range :
East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make Final
Proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and he
Ceiver. mt Del Norte, Colorado, ON the 6tl
day of June. 1903.
Claimant names as witnesses: Douglas
Bernard of La Jara. Colorado: Edwin h.
Stark, of Colorado Springs, Colorado
William %. Nlieir, of Westminster Colo
RADIO; John Hecker of Monte Vista. Colo
RADIO.
LEE FAIRBANKS.
Register.
First Publication. May q, 1909
Last Publication, June Is, 1903.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-06-11
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
L. :. Land Office at Del Norte. Col

u. :. Land Office at Del Norte. Colo.
May a. 1903.
Notice is hereby given that George r
Hamil, of La Jarn. Colorado, who. on Au-
gust %, 1907, made Homestead Entry No.
1867. Serial No. G9i5. for Southeast u
Section 13, Township % North, Range :
East. New Mexico Principal Meridian. has
filed notice OF intention to make FinalCon
MUTATION Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described before the Register
and Receiver. at Del Norte. Colorado. on
the 18th day of June. 1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Andrew Cooper, John 7. Hamil Douglas
Bernard, Charles White, all of La Jaru,
Colorado.
LEE FAIRBANKS.
Register
First publication, May d, 1909.
Last publication, June 25 1903.