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The Winslow mail., 1909-10-09

The rates charged for insurance low
consistent with safety: life policy at the age of
30 costs only S19.08 per each thousand dollars per
year or a fraction cts. per day, the price of
cigar.
Nothing has ever been discovered or ever will be
that will take the place of life insurance. By poll
CIV of life insurance is able to secure his bene
wish to say to my friends that have accepted
the District Agency of this sterling old line Home
Company believing that can satisfy the most criti
cal No trouble to quote rates or explain policies,
and by making inquiry will incur no obligation
to take insurance.
share of your business is respectfully solicited
Write phone call
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

ern experience with stover, and 1 am
not here to claim for it all that Is
sometimes stated. I am we'll aware
that the peculiarities of conditions
tend to make this material of less
value to US than to our Western
brethren. But after making all al
lowances for adverse circumstances,
the fact still remains that the stover
of our corn crop is too valuable a
product to be lost and wasted, as has
been our custom heretofore. The silo
offers at present the simplest and
surest way Of handling the corn crop.
1t has been shown beyond doubt that
no more economical fed can be given
milk cows and growing stock than n
judicious combination of corn silage
and cOttonseed meal. We have, too,
many other crops to which we can
turn for carbohydrates. In sorghum
We have q crop of wonderful power to
wrest nutrition from our humus-rob-
bed soils. When sown broadcast, even
on comparatively poor soils, this plant
will always yield from one to two tons
Of feed rich in carbohydrates. A
ten of sorghum ensilage contains
even more carbohydrates than a ton
Of corn. 1t furnishes. according to
Michels, ESQ pounds as against 220
for corn. Sorghum can be grown
much thicker than corn, as it requires
relatively less moisture, and yields of
from five to ten tons of green sorg-
hum can be safely counted upon. II
the silo Is not available, then 1t can
be cut and cured like any hay and is
one of the easiest plants to cure.
If more complete food is desired.
then a mixture of oats and vetch on
anything like fair ground will furnish
from one and half to three tons of
an almost perfect forage. In roo,
crops, the sweet potato leads both
in quantity Of nutrients per acre and
In palatability. Every bushel will
yield from eight to ten pounds of car
bohydrates, and 400 bushels per acre
is not an unprecedented yield with
many varieties. The potato Is destin-
ed to play no small part in develop
ing the live stock industry of the
South.-D. N. Barrow in Progressive
Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

f'ovesnor u Georgia Refuses to Com
aute HIs Sentence.

Atlanta. Ca. Sept. 1.-Governor
brown this afternoon announced that
ne would not approve the recommen-
'iation Of the prison commission that
the sentence OF william H. Mitchell,
prominent citizen Of Thomasville.
Ga. convicted Of attempted assault on
Mias Lsoile Linton. a highly respect
"a yosug woman and q relative of his
wife. be changed from q year on the
chainsans to D similar period on the
state farm at Mlliedgevilie. sheriff
singleto~. of Thomas County was no.
notaed BY telegraph to take Mitchell
inso csstody.
The Governors decision ends one of
the most remarkable cases In Geor-
gfa's legal history. NitchelI's friends
have exAausted every effort to save
him from the disgrace Of convict
stripes and the executive ruling came
NJ great surprise to them.
In denying ciemency to Mitchell,
Governor Brown said:
! "Shexid the ciemency asked Tor In
the present case be extended. there Is
gSavc danger that Il would bear fruits
OF st,rrow ia every section OF our
state. y would set an example per-
nicssus Beyond compare. an example
embodvt~g q daily menace to Geor-
sias womaohood. Il would say that
We have one law for the rich. another
for the poor: one law for the highly
educated smother for those too poor
to enjoy the privileges and immuni-
ties co"se'psnt upon education: one
law foe s.,e classes. another for the
maass''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Wedgefield, S. c.. Sept. l, 1909

Some Of the dispensaries are now
open, some to sell out what they have
on hand to go out of business and
others to continue until the legisla
ture takes some further action re-
garding them. There is much force
in the argument that the present leg
islature cannot honorably pass a
Statewide prohibition law; that this
legislature is committed to permit
those counties that voted the reten-
ton of the dispensaries. to continue
them. A new legislature would he
free to do as it pleased, but the pres
ent must in honor stand by their OWL
act. We think this view will be con-
sidered by the conservative prohibi-
ton element. but the politico-prohibi.
ton element have blood in their teeth
and want to devour everything but
the chance of losing the office they
hoped in the band wagon to get
Manning Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
WANT ENTIRE STATE DRY,
Ant-SalOon League Will Fight For
Statewide Prohibition.

Spartanburg. Sept. AT a meet
ing Of the Anti-SaloOn League OF
South Carolina. held In the office OF
the Rev. ]. L. Harley. State superin-
tendent of the organization, it was an
nounced that fight for Statewide
prohibition would be made at the
next session of the legislature. 1t was
also decided to form q union with the
Christian Temperance Workers and
publish a paper to be known as 1.-THE
South Carolina Voice."
The meeting was held last Monday
though nothing was given out fol
publication until today
State Senator H. B. Carlisle attend
ed the meeting. and 1t Is quite likely
that he will be selected by the Pro
hibitiOnists to lead the fight in the
general assembly for Statewide pro
hibition.
The following resolution was adop-
ted:
BE 1t resolved, The Statewide
prohibition law should be enacted al
the next session of the general assem-
bly, and such law should provide for
its strict enforcement"
The Rev. ]. l.. Harley will be the
editor of the Voice. and Miss Emma
Gary will be associate editor. The
paper VIII stand for temeprance and
Statewide prohibition. The pape,
VIII be published in Spartanburs
semi-monthly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

Land that will yield 20 bushels Of
corn will readily yield the amounts of
other crops shown In this table. Yet
the corn Is the lowest both in total
yield OF nutrients and in the value of
those nutrients. In actual practice
this difference Is even more marked.
1t Is a well-known fact that over 40
per cent of the corn plant Is in the
stalk and leaf. The farmers Of the
South not only reap small crops of
grain, but as rule make no effort to
save the 4o per cent. the rest OF 1t
being allowed to go to waste.
1t Is probably not necessary to
dwell further upon the possibilities of
the South Il the raising of protein.
But how about carbohydrates? Will
we be forced to buy them? And will
such a course prove economical? A
growing or working animal requires
at least six times as much of this sub
stance as of protein. and while, pound
for pound. the latter isFthe more ex-
pensive. yet II we have to buy the
former. our profits may dwindle. II
has been pretty well proven that, with
due care. we can raise fully as much
corn per acre as other sections For
every % bushels of corn harvested i'm
the Western States. there is a yield OF
one ton of stover. In the South the
yield of stover to grain Is even I'm
greater proportion. 1t being safe to
figure on a ton of stover for 90 bush
els of grain.
Now I have a good deal OF South
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

1t is reported that a coffin box dll-
ed with half pint TASKS of whiskey
was shipped to party in this coun.
ty. accompanied by a negro man and
woman as mourners. that the sup
posed corpse was put On a wagon
and taken to negro house, not far
from Silver, and the next day, the
box was buried in a burying ground
somewhere near Paxville, whether
this is a fairy tale or not we know
not, but the party who told us assur-
ed us it is the truth. after extortins
a promise from us not to give him
away. And the incident is only men
toned to show TO what extent people
would go to get booze.-Manning
Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
RURAL ROUTES GROW.
$50 Routes Now i'm Regular Opera- =
ton i'm This State.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-The follow
ing interesting data has lust been
made public by the postoffice depart
ment
On March 1, 1890, the rural deGv.
cry mail system was first introduced
into the State of South Carolina. On
that day two routes were establishe
out of Cope, one out of Orangeburg
and two out of ST. George postofices
the routes having an average lergtn
of 1913 miles. During that fiscal year
total of forty routes, covering min
hundred and twenty-one miles of
roads, were established, and during
the next fiscal year this number was
increased by but ten routes. In 1901
the number of routes was more thar
doubled, there being 1O3 in operation
on December 2. The increase in the
number of routes established con.
tinued in about the same ratio until
1908. when there was a marked fall
ing off, due to the fact that most of
he territory available for rural de-
livery had been covered.
On August 2, of this year, South
Carolina had in operation $50 rural
routes, IL of which were tri-weekl ~
and the remainder daily, except sun
days and holidays. These routes crv-
CT about 1882 miles of roads, with
an average of $3.50 miles to The
route, serving approximately 100000
people, with an annual rate of cost
OF s66S,790 to maintain. Up to III.
present time the service has been re-
organized on a county basis in 16
counties in the State, and others will
follow as rapidly as practicable.
That the people of the State fully
appreciate the advantage of this SER
vice is evidenced by the fact that
since it's introduction there has been
q steady and large increase in the
amount Of mail matter delivered aud
subscriptions to periodicals and daily
newspapers. The postoffice depart
ment has just received letter from
one of the leading publishers of the
state saying that during the period
1904 to 1909, the approximate per-
crn!age of increase in the number E (
subscriptions received to his paper
daily, is at least 400 per cent. II
the same, or even an approximate
ratio CT increase was enjoyed by 9TH
er papers Of the State, in their rural
subscription lists. the showing made
would be very significant, and the ad
vantages to the service, the patrons
and the publishers, considerable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

II we are to Judge the fitness of a
country for live stock by its feed, the
product Of the cotton fields, cotton
seed meal, alone would brand the
South as intended by nature for a live
stock country. In 1906 the South
produced nearly 13.6O0.00O bales of
cotton. This means a production of
2.8S0,000 tons Of cottonseed meal,
enough to supply protein to over g.
100000 dairy cows for year.
The average yield of meal per acre
Is about 200 pounds Of protein. There
are many plants growing in the South
that will easily produce more protein
per acre. A ton Of cowpea hay will
furnish $40 pounds Of digestible pro-
tein and We all know that the land
that will not yield this much Is pretty
scarce In the South. We cannot afford
to attempt to feed cattle on corn from
land that Will produce only IL or Is
bushels. 1t Is q recognized fact that
the legumes, the protein furnishers.
are at the same time great land i'm
provers and will grow we'll and yield
abundantly upon land that will break
US II we attempt to raise corn, We d.
not give this subject of growing the
most valuable crop--the one that will
give US the largest returns upon GER
tain land--sufiicient attention. The
following table probably illustrates
the point.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

Rock Hiii. August 31.-August 1s.
Judge ~emminger issued an order
increasing the bond from 500 to g.
600 Of the minority Of the Rock Hill
school dsstrict trustees seeking by in
tunetio. to prevent the sale Of the
old hign school property to Winthrop
College. vu''ns that unless the bond
was made In ten days from service
the irysection should be dissolved.
The time was up on the closing of
the ceuaty clerks office this after
noon. a~d the bond not having been
made. the iniunction becomes auto
matice.iy dissolved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

lord Charles Beresford Declares Brit
ain Must Awake 10 Importance of
Returning Command.

Toronto. Ont. Aug. 31.-After
pressing the button which set In mo-
ton all the machinery Of the Cana
dian Nstionai exposition In Montreal
and declaring the great fair open,
, Lord Charles Beresford was rendered
a luncheon by the directors today.
Lord Charles said:
1T ss earnestly to be hoped that the
result of the imperial conference will
be found In deeds. not words. Whilst
we 1--we been talking other people
have been acting.
"ous supremacy at sea has been
Threatened In language that is unmis.
taxable. IN the near future that
threat may become q reality. 1t is
cur business a. an empire to see that
eur proportion Is not jeopardized IN
sny way.
"A successful attack on the trade
route would paraiise the trade of the
Dominioa. ~ we'll as that of Great
BRITAIN. ''.t
IL therefore becomes a matter of
lie OF death to the British empire 70
rsmaiN supreme at sea. Any attempt
20 wrest that superiority from US must
te met BY q steady. reasoned and de-
isrmined effort on our part to defend
what we hold. Command Of the sea
80 . necessity for our existence as All
empire"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
WINrasWOP OPENING POSITION.
ED.
Work q" New Dining Room and
slitchea Causes Delay.

Reck Hiii. sept. 1.-The architect
and contractor having In charge the
improvements at winthrop College
have carefully gone over the situation
there today. and the conclusion has
been reached that IL will be i'm
possible 90 complete the dining
room AID kitchen by the 18th,
the date set for the opening of
the schoo, With the full consent and
the appreciation OF the board. Presl-
dent Johnson has decided to post
pone the opening two weeks. giving
ample t'u:s for everything to be got.
zen into proper order. winthrop will
consequently open September 29th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
NEW TRAIN PROPOSED.
Coast Line May Put on Flyer Be
tween New York and Atlanta.

~"SSh AVG" AOIh fAtIhuIt.
Florence, Sept. lit is authenti-
cally, yet unoff1cially, announced that
the Atlantic Coast Line system IL
soon to add a third through fast train
from the North to the South, and
will ply direct between Jersey City,
N. j., and Atlanta, Ca. via Washing
ton, Richmond, Rocky Mount, Flor
ence, Sumter. Robbins, Augusta and
thence over the Georgia railroad en-
ter Atlanta.
1t has been talked Of for quite a
while in railroad circles and the ne
cessity has arisen for a through train
from New York to Atlanta over the
Coast Line and the Georgia railroad.
The Coast Line has already built up
splendid travel over their system
from the North into Augusta. and
especially has this been the case dur
ing the past tourist season, for they
hauled very nearly four-fifth of the
Augusta Aiken tourists, and were
compelled to add a line of sleepers
as we'll as dining car on their regu-
lar train between Florence and Au-
gusta. which connected here with
trains No. IS and 80, the fast mail
to end from the North.
The new train it is said is to leave
New York over the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn about o'clock in the afternoon
Washington about O'Clock in the
evening, Richmond about in the
morning. Rocky Mount about s. and
Florence about 10, reaching Augusta
about and Atlanta about O'clock
in the afternoon.
The train is to be only a through
passenger, and will be a full Pullman
service, the same as the Coast Lines
famous Florida Special, only not as
many cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Fined for Selling Cocaine.
Charleston.

Charleston, Aug. 31.-C. A.
Schwacke. a we'll known druggist was
fined $50 in the recorders court to-
day for selling cocaine. r. Weather
horn, who was up on the same charge.
was dismissed for the lack of evi-
dence.
The cases were made out by Sergt
Healey and considerable evidence was
produced by the police officer. An ac-
tive campaign will continue against
the sale of the drug.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers


to
Practical be
of end
Bulletins to
OF failures
be and
be concerned
W. Dabbs
8. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

Menelik ii, Of Abyssinia has in his
possession more than thousand
locks of human hair, OF every shade
o" color ana texture; each of these is
carefully labeled with the date and
other particulars of its acquisition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Det @attbman allS Soutbron.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909.

The Sumter watchman was found
ID I'm 1850 and the True Southron in
1sss. The watchman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
influence Of both OF the old papers,
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

The German cavalry has been
equipped with a powerful carbine, fit
ted with a sabre bayonet, to replace
the sabre
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

Mrs. David COOlridge, of Athol
Mass, has rooster that beats the
ducks swimming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

Neptune takes over 100 years To
make one complete revolution round
The sun.
The race is not always to the swift;
but that is no reason why a man
should emulate the tortoise.
The people who sneer at us would
probably be very much surprised to
know what we think of them.
Fifty thousand tons of SCOT are taxi
en- from London chimneys in a year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

1t doesn't make much difference
what we think so long as we don't
think out loud.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

FOR SALE-Seed rye and oats. will
have seed wheat, barley etc, later.
Booth-Harby Livestock Co, So
St.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

MIR. JOE BROWN of The S. NJ Pier.
son Co, has gone for load of
drivers. workers and saddlers also
mules. LOOK FOR GOOD ONES.
S-31-3t w. 1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

ssso of Wock Hiii school Property to
winthrop May Now be Confirm
ed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
CROPS THAT WILL FEED STOCK
CHEAPLY.

With Our Splendid List Of Lcgumes.
Corn, Sorghum and Sweet Potatoes,
We Of the South Can Feed Stock at
The Smallest Cost.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
watchInr rhe coIorea Troop..


The Essex Record, published almost
under the shadow Of Fort Ethan Alien,
gives the denial direct to the silly sea-.
son talk to the effect that The people
Of Chittenden county are Directing to
having a black regiment stationed al
the fort and that request for Jim
Crow" car service between Burlington
and Essex Junction is likely to follow
The Record adds $50 far as the be-
havior 81 the eolored troopers now sta
toned At Fort Ethan Allen Is concerned
nothing has transpired since their ar.
rival that indicates that they are less
desirable neighbors than their white
The conductors Of the
electric cars are in d position TO Judge
Of the comparative desirability Of the
white and black soldiers, and they are
unanimous IN declaring in favor Of the
latter. The black troopers reached
Vermont with three months pay in their
pockets and at no time have drunken.
ness or rioting been Characteristic Of
tbeir homeward trips from Burlington
and Winooski as frequently happened
on the monthly pay days Of the white
troopers. II any section Of the country
is laughing at what il imagines i
hitter pill in Vermont, il is having is
fun apart from any discontinue here"
-Brattleboro Phoenix.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
Orr wasted Wealth.

This recent talk Of attempts BY a
group Of fnanciers to get control Of the
chief water powers 81 the country has
attracted renewed attention to the de-
velopment Of power from the rapid
flowing streams which are 50 numerous
throughout nearly all sections 81 the
United States.
Right here in Vermont hundreds Of
thousands Of horse power 90 to waste
every year Right here in the county
Of Bennington could be developed pro-
badly twenty-five times all the power
that is now used for manufacturing
and traction purposes In the county and
at a cost Of from third 20 a half that
Of steam power.
No one but an expert can even esti-
mate the amount Of power that runs
away with the melting SHOWS Of winter
and the heavy rain storms Of spring
that fall down the channels Of our
swiftly flowing mountain streams. The
time is coming when this power will
be utilized and the decreasing coal sup
ply Of the world will be conserved for
furnishing warmth only.
The new dam on the Connecticut be-
low Brattleboro il, we believe, furnish
ing power at the price Of s25 per horse
power per year in spite Of the fnemen-
dous expense If damming big river
like the Connecticut and the long dis
tanee that the power has to be trans.
mitted Steam power costs to generate
from $50 to $3.50 per horse power per
year according to the price Of coal and
the quantity used. ;The continued use
Of coal for power producing Is useless
extravaganza as well as i destruction
Of a national resource that will some
time be needed for other purposes.
There is not available here a water
power like that at Vernon. but the head
waters Of the Walloomsae might we'll
furnish an the power now used IN Ben
nington and have enough left 10 attract
here other new business enough to-
double the size and wealth Of the town..
The rapid fan 81 the streams makes the
aggregate Of power something tremen.I
deus There are storage sites Ia Bick
ford Hollow, on the Dunnville and on
the Glastonbury stream, and biggest Of
an. at the head Of Hell Hollow where
tbs bio marsh niaht At aomnarahs clv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
MONTPELIER

Raymond Tally, the child who died
Sunday. was buried yesterday afternoon
In the Catholic cemetery.
The supreme court judges had al ar
rived last night with the exception Of
1udge Mnnson who il expected today.
Dwight Lothrop, the boy who had his
foot crushed while running the elevator
at the pavilion about d week ago, has
recovered enough to resume his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Shipman, Miss
Charlotte Shipman and Miss Margaret
Stone arrived last night from Honolulu
after a trip Of over two months. Mr..
Shipman's daughter, Florence teaches
school in that place.
Frank g. Wheaton, when returning
from Chicago where he has been attend
ing the meeting Of the Retail Monumen
tai Dealers association, was IN small
accident at Capae, Michigan. when the
train, the Atlantic Express, ran into
gravel train None Of the passengers
was killed, although some Of Them we're
thrown about rather roughly
Holden Farrar had an escape from an
accident which might have ended ser
iously yesterday afternoon, When play
ing with two friends in the Y NJ g. A.
young Farrar attempted to slide down
one Of the posts from the gallery He
caught his wrist In some manner be-
tween the edge Of the gallery and was
unable 10 get loose. Il was half an
hour afterwards before he was rescued
By his friends.