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Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Prizes Valued at s1,7oo Distributtld t,
 Contestants.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 4.-Prizes ulAlued at s1,Te0 were distributed tonight to the successful contestants in tHe At ianta Journal New York Herald good roads reliability tour at banqlbet to the visitors at the Capital CityI club. Two to seven cars were tied foli hon. CTS in each of the i've principal atlasses of the tour and in every case tHh prize money was divided.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Boston Woman orInks carbalie Aeid..

Boston. Nov 4-M Mrs Caroline w Russegeue committed suicide today by drinking carbolie acid at IS Chaunoey place, Jamaica Plain where she was employed as housekeeper. She is said to have been despondent over the de- parture of a child to which she was attached. Mrr. Ruasegue was formerly the wife of Dr. Russegue of Pyoyidencs, She was 80 xsaSs nlA.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
North Dakota Fastest Battieship oi
 the Deradnought Type Afloat.

Rockland. Me. Nov 4.-The North Dakota is the fastest battleship of the Dreadnought type afioat as well as one of tte two most powerful battleships in the world. Her screw standardiza- tion tests over the Rockiand measured mile course today developed a maxi mum speed of 22.25 knots. and an aver age of 21.S33. Both marks are in ex- eess of the best performances of either her sister ship. the Delaware. or the Bellerophon. the leading Dreadnought of the British navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Decreasing in New York, Says For mer Police Commissioner Bingham.

Hartford. Nov l.-Former Police Commissioner Bingham Of New York. in speaking before the men of Trinity church tonight. defended his action in reference to the retaining of pictures in the rogues' gallery and said that he would take a similar stand if again placed in like position. The reten- tion of the pictures. he said. would have meant the driving out of New York city of the Black Hand in an- other year.
 In speaking of the white slave traf- fic he said that it was much less than it had been and that it was decreas- ing al lthe time. and that 1t would be practically eliminated in a years time. The result of the recent cleo tion. he thought. would mean four very lean years for Tammany and that if the new administration could continue in office for two terms that Tammany would be wiped out and that ghe was not sure but that four years would do the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Ten Year Old Horse Thief Sentenced.

Ottawa. Ont. Nov, 4.-Cyri St. Ar mand of Thurso. 10 years old, was sem fenced today to six years imprison- ment for horse stealing. When. 8 years old he was convicted of an attempt to wreck a Canadian Pacific railway train. His youth enabled him to escape sen tence for this and number of bur glaries which followed. The theft of a team of horses. however. proved too much for the authcrities to excuse.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
New Railroad Tunnel caved In-Nsr-
 row Escape of Workmen.

Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 4.-Forty workmen today narrowly escaped being imprisoned or perhaps crushed to death in the new tunnel of the Southern rail- way here. when a section sixty feet in length caved in. The men were at work in the bore and had just set on a big blast While awaiting for the smoke from the blast to clear. mass of rock and earth caved in. but the men were far enough away to get out of danger and none was caught under the fall
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Negro Escaped Mob of Lynehers.

-Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 4.-Thurman Spinner, colored. who killed Charles Noell a white man. in Bedford coun- ty. ten miles from the city, last Fri day night, was brought here today to escape a mob. Fifty men tried to lynch him, but the negro. in charge of a deputy was kept hidden in the woods all night. The mob searched the jail and left in disgust Noell was buried yesterday and the mob or ganized after the burial
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Receiver Appointed for Esrnseliffe
 Worsted Mills of olneyville.

Providence, Nov. 4.-Samuel s. Croft of Camden, N. J.. was appointed receiver for the Earnscliffe worsted mills of Olneyville. in the United States district court today. on the pe- ton of Rowland and Crofts and othei creditors This action followed th, involuntary petition in hsnkruptci which was filed earlier in the day. The assets total S296.53T and the liabilities S2OI.755
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
vstsran ksnsas Editor pe,Id

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 4l-T. E Murdocx, editor of ,fhe Eldorsdfy (Kan- sas} Republican. died here toni kbt. Mir. Murdock was one of the early Kansas editors He was twice state senator MT Murdock was horn at IEor@ans- town. Va. in 1s4f and cameHto Kan gas in ts5ss with his parents < He was an uncle af Representative r Victor ARr6eoA
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Val. Law School R,oistr.tiOn.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 1.-The Yale Law school this year. the first nn- der the advanced requirements for en- trance. shows a total loss of ta in regularly enrolled students from last years registration. This years regis tration, not counting academic men, is 2bo. as against t2f q year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
R. |. rbom,. Out of psn.er

New York, Noy 4.-R l.. Thomas, the Kentucky turfman. who was stab bed by Jockey Carroll Schilling at Sheepshead Bay last Sunday. is now out of danger His physician. Dr. Frank M. Lyme, said tonight that his patient is still weak, but will be up within . fortnight
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
itailey's Comet Passes Across Suns
 Face May IS Next.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 4.-The fam ous Halley's comet will pass across the suns face on May IS nogt if the calcu- lations made by Rev. Father c. M Searie. (. S P, the New York astron- ofrer. received at the Harvard collezs observatory today. prove correct
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Instantly Killed by Railroad Train.

Plainville. Conn, Nov. 4.--Whiie walking on the railroad tracks here tonight Joseph Langley of Waterbury was struck by suburban train and instantly killed. A companion who was walking on the tracks beside him es- capped I.angleys skull was frac- tured and Internal injuries rec
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Military Manoeuvres were performed by the German airship squadron at Colwyne, Prussia.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Cabled Paragraphs

London, Nov. 4.-The house of com mons today passed the third reading of the finance bill by a vote of 37s to 149.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Arguments on the Maryland Virginia boundary line case was begun in the supreme court.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Los Angeles, Cal, Plans S1oo,ooo prize for an international aviation
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Athens. Nov 4.-Lieutenant Tibal- dos, the naval officer who led the re- cent revolt against the government, and companion, Lieutenant Dimoul- cipals in the mutiny are now in cus- tOdy
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

C. A. Balks, Who Was Lost in the Nevada desert, lived on snakes and lizards.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

The Pupils of the West High School, Cleveland, O., have gone on strike
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

A Waterfall, Said to Be the Largest on the western hemisphere has been discovered in Labrador
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

San Francisco People Are Working to get congressional appropriation for a proposed worlds fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

An Impressive State Funeral was held for Chang Chih Tung, the Chinese grand councillor. who died in Pekin.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Fraud Orders Were Issued against lottery agents in Hamburg. Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
stesmshio Arrivsis.

At Havre, Nov. g. La Provence. from New York
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Mrs. Helen Lareine Baker is bound for Pike's Peak to plant a suffragettt flag on the summit of the mountain.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
Condensed Telegrams

The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded fifty deeds of "valor.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

A Silk American Flag, the gift of President Taft and Charles P. Taft, his brother was presented to Kilminning Masonic lodge of Cincinnati.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Madame Steinheil Was Placed on Trial in the assize court in Paris on the charge of murdering her husband and her mother.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

London, Nov. 4.-The nationalists of the house of commons, at meet ing today, decided to abstain from vot- ing at tonight's division on the third reading of the budget. The unionists had hoped that the nationalists would join them in opposition to the budget.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Government Troops Had an Encoun- ter with Haytien insurgents near Qua yabin recently. in which they lost five men killed and eleven wounded
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 4.-The Norwegian steamer Avalon, under charter to the Atlantic Fruit com pany. went ashore today at Wood stock point on the north coast. The disaster was due to an accident to the steering gear. The captain reports that the vessel is in a dangerous posi- ton and likely to be a total loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

1t is Believed That Attorney General Wickersham will be appointed to the vacancy on the, supreme court bench caused by the death of Justice Peck ham.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05

to get congressional appropriation for proposed worlds fair. An Impressive State Funeral was held for Chang Chin Tung, the Chinese , grand councillor. who died in Pekin.
 Mrs. Helen Lareine Baker is bound for Pike's Peak to plant a suffragette flag on the summit of the mountain.
 Madame Steinheil Was Placed on Trial in the assize court in Paris on the charge of murdering her husband and her mother.
 A Silk American Flag, the gift of President Taft and Charles P. Taft, his brother. was presented to Kilminning Masonic lodge of Cincinnati. Government Troops Had an Encoun- ter with Haytien insurgents near Qua yabin recently. in which they lost five men killed and eleven wounded.
 It is Believed That Attorney General | Wickersham will be appointed to the vacancy on the supreme court bench i caused by the death of Justice Peck | ham.
 The State Department Has Ruled 1 that it is for the state department and not for the bureau of immigration to 1 decide whether Syrians are entitled to | naturalization.
 Rumors Reached the State Depart
 ment that President Davila of Hondu-
 ras is aiding President Zelaya of Me | aragua against the revolutionary move ment of John J. Estrada. Governor Stuart of Pennsylvanis honored the -requisition of the governor of Indiana for the return to Richmond
 Ind. of William Allen Wagner, charged with kidnapping his son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06

to carry the head and rub off all buds
below. Do not have the limbs start
opposite. but arrange around the stem
in natural order from within q foot of
the ground up. Then, if care is take
in tn subsequent pruning TO form "A
round, open head, you will have fn,-
shaped trees.
The Keiffer pear tree should have a
different pruning from the apple. 1t
Is naturally inclined to make long side
limbs that are apt to break down. In
planting a Keiffer pear tree / would
use the same yearling trees as of ap-
Piles. but instead Of cutting it back to
short stem 1 would leave the switch
entire to form central stem, cutting
it only slightly back to four feet in
height. Then in spring / would let all
the buds start from the ground up.
and would rub off those below a foot
and all weak shoots above so as to
leave the limbs free from interference.
Then keep the lower limbs the longst
and form the tree to regular pyra-
mid. This will require a good deal OF
summer pinching, but it is the best
form for the Keiffer.
In all subsequent growth, Of apples
pa .icularly, watch the start of water
sprouts in the centre of the tree and
rub them out while young.-Prof.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06
1t Pays To Make a Pre,tv uo,..

D'u IL ever occur to you that it pays
70 make a beautiful lawn and p,ant
1t well with shrubs and flowerso T,.re
TWO Iarms side by side. one with a
bare house and cotton fields right nm
10 the door, and another alongside,
with well painted house. q mic
smooth roadway and beautifully kent
and planted lawn. Put those .,,o
farms up for sale and, though there
may be the same number of acres end
just as good land on one as ON tbe
other, the house with grass trees and
flowers will sell for more money fo
every acre than the other one win.
nave seen instances of this.-W. r
Massey in Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06

yhs regular monthly meeting Of the
Cssaty Board OF Commissioners wa.
hess Tuesday with all members pres
eat.
1s A..w Newman presented a pc
titsn asking that . road running from
view Read" at the place of b. b. sey-
nosr and intersecting the Manning
ssa snmtes road at J. ]. Britton's
stosc be made public highway.
The board granted the petition. pro-
visca si rights of way are given by
lsst owners and the citizens first put
the road In good travelling condition
VITA odt cest to the county. with the
exception Of the necessary lumber for
br>sses
Mr.. ). p. Ives. Old Confederate SOL
dier, was granted the county pension
Of 81 per month.
* was moved. seconded and carried
thsf the matter Of continuing the en-
pievnent or the floating gang on
roads and bridges for the coming year,
of tsfe. be left to the discretion of the
sss.rvisor. ,s In the judgment of the
bssvd the fioaking gang was an econ
or~y ard success.
The presentment Of the grand jury
at the fail term Of court was read and
thst part OF II relating to the nuisance
Of rsowing up the roads was fully dis
cuSscd with view of discovering
soGc way to abatc the said nuisance.
II Ma resolved to request those men,
bsrs of the grand jury who were pos
sesscd Of definite knowledge Of such
person or persons who have been gull
~ NJ such tresspass upon the public
rosss. to assist the supervisor and
copso,issioners by lodging with them
sucs iaformation a. would enable the
su9rvisor TO apprehend the guilty
parties. Action will be taken at once
upss any information sufficiently def
mite 10 convict persons guilty OF plow-
ins ss or otherwise damaging the
put,'c eoads.
fv>c usual number OF bills were au-
dited aad ordered paid and after dis
pes"g OF all routine business the
bss~d adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06
PLANT LOCUST TREES.
Many Quilted Spots Might Thus BE
Made Fertile and Productive.

Messrs. Editors: About twenty
years ago I began to plant black To-
Gust sprouts in waste and badly wash
ed lands on my place, using such spots
as could never be restored to cultiva-
ton. These places can be made both
profitable and beautiful by planting
them to black locust, and 1 know
there are many thousand farms in the
South with just such places all wash
ed and quilted.
These should be planted to locust
and thus be made to produce millions
of posts and poles where they now
bring nothing.
nave set over thousand in the
last few years, and they have a great
many sprfnging up all around them
which makes quite a thicket of them.
This Is best, because where they are
thick they grow tall and straight. One
or my eigheen-year-old trees blew
down and we made twenty-five nice
posts from it. 1 don't know of any
timber that is its equal for durability
except the Usage orange or Bois dare.
Cattle are very fond of locust sprouts,
ana Will keep them eaten clean where
they become a nuisance to any one.
The young trees make the best hubs
FOR all kinds of vehicles, and also the
toughest and most lasting ship pins
and braces. The timber also puts on
very nice polsih
One man planted two acres of badly
washed lands to locust sprouts eight
feet apart, then when he threshed his
wheat close by he used the straw as
mulch between the trees to shade
the land and keep it moist and from
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06
Planting Fruit Trees,

Now is the best time for planting
fruit trees of all sorts in the South,
with the single exception of figs. Most
Inexperienced planters want to get
trees thee or four years old with the
idea that they will give fruit sooner,
while the reverse is truue. have long
since quit planting any fruit trees old
er than one year-peach trees, Of
course, have always been planted as
yearlings-but apples and Pears and
other fruit trees have commonly been
let grow in the nursery till three or
four years old.
The consequence is. that the nurs-
eryman. knowing that most people
want a tall tree. heads his trees three
or four feet from the ground, and
when such trees are planted, this
height of stem must be accepted with
all it's disadvantages.
But the tree that has been in the
nursery but a single season is a mere
switch. with live buds from the ground
up, and is just in shape for the or
chard planter to form the tree as il
should be. Such trees can be sold for
lower price. cost less to pack and
freight. and live better when trans
planted.
But the great advantage in planting
yearling trees is that the grower car
make low-headed trees, and in these
days of spraying. low-headed trees
are very important for ease in spray
| ing alone.
But there are other reasons why We
should have trees with short stems
The only need for a stem to a tree is
to carry the head. and If we have
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06

enough for that purpose, there is no
need for growing extra feet of stem.
The taller the tree the more liable it
is to be blown over, the more the fruit
by long fall. 1t is easier, too, to
gather fruit from a low tree than
from tall One-and another impor-
tant matter in the South is, that it is
easy to protect the stem that is only a
foot long from the sun until the top
shades it over, for sun scald is often a
serious damage on a tall, exposed
stem.
Having, then, trees OF the proper
age, how shall we plant them? Form
erly writer's on fruits placed great
stress on the Importance Of digging
and saving all the roots. Of course, il
Is important that the trees should ne
carefully lifted and the roots protect
ed from drying out in the sun and
wind, and good nurserymen fully mi-
dc:s this.
But no matter how. carefully a tree
IL lifted from the nursery, nor how
carefully it is packed. the root hairs
on TIE extremity Of the fine fibers are
all destroyed, and as these root haj1s
are the only part of the root that
takes iocG from the soil it is &C. the
greatest Importance that new ones
shall be formed as soon as possible
after planting. The new fibers and
root hairs are more quickly formed on
roots pruned with sharp knife than
II nj tie old dried-up fibers. Hence
we find that good p,upng Of th.a roots
before planting is important. 1t has
been shown that we may now prune
off all the roots to,a mere stub as long
as ones finger and can then plant the
tree in a hole made with a crow-bar,
and it will live and grow.
l am not ready to advise such radi-
cal pruning, but do advise pruning all
roots to about six inches in length,
making q. clean sloping cut on the un-
derside of the root. The preparation
of the ground is, of course, rather i'm
portant. 1t should be broken and sub
soiled sixteen inches deep, and if the
rows are checked out with a good two
horse plOw, there will be no need fo-
digging holes for the trees at the in
tersections. For apple trees, make the
rows 35 or 40 feet apart each way; !
the greater distance for the strongest
soil. At 40 feet apart you can plant
peach trees between the apples, and
they will have run their course and
can be removed by the time the ap-
pies need all the room.
See that the trees are lined in well
in both directions, if only for. looks. In
planting. ram every inch Of soil as it
Is put in as tight as though setting
a gate-post, putting the surface soil in
the bottom of the burrows. Never put
any manure in contact with the roots
of tree. II the soil needs the man.
ure. put it on after planting.
Having the tree planted. cut the top
off just above a bud about 1S to 20
inches from the ground-you will then
have rows of little stumps. In the
spring as the growth starts select
three or four buds to form the limbs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06
Some Random Thoughts.

The two articles about how to set
fruit trees. and putting waste land in
locusts are well worth a careful read
ing. We should devote more time to
growing fruit for the health consider
ations of our families regardless Of
what money might be made Of the
surplus or saved by making fruit take
the place of more expensive and less
nutritious diet. There never was a
better time for the farmers Of this
section to begin. With all farm pro-
ducts bringing almost fabulous prices
we do not need to consider so much
the cost Of putting In some fruit. and
ornamental or useful trees. Another
clipping deserving special mention is
the one about beautifying the home.
1t will be necessary to have some
fencing to do any Of this work prop
erly.
One Of our greatest needs before we
begin to farm properly is more fences.
Every field should be fenced off. and
crops so arranged that there will be
no conflict of harvests. This Is work
the union should take up and discuss
until every farm is back under fence.
The union must also spend some of
the time Of It's meetings this winter in
full and free discussions OF the right
balance Of crops on the farm not only
for next year but for years to come,
Do not let us 60 wild on Is cents cot
ton. With pork at 20 cents a pound
In our city markets we can make more
money by feeding the people than by
clothing them when the labor Is con-
sidered. Any way some of our atten-
ton should be given to growing hogs
and cattle.
I wish We had space to publish the
results Of the boys corn contest this
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted Sumte


The having decided double
The
end
published.
should
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-06
suuAr IN COTTON.

scvsstionai Decline Follows General
ssesdAatbn-IAst Prices ~ 70 81
fpSsts lower. with Current Crop
hnasuics at Poorest Level.
New York. Nov. l.--There was a
sensational break In the cotton mar
kct today as q result Of general IiQui-
date ~, following persistent rumors
tia, the big bull leaders had iiquidat-
ed 'tcir long lines. The market found
ve~y Gttte support and the close as
wssR at a net decline Of 81 to 81
potsts generally - to st points lower
ON csrrent crop deliveries.
1se opening was easy at q decline
ef " to 10 points. and shortly after
tie ppen,ng active months were 21 to
rs Fsiats net tower In response to low
er ssserpooi cables and selling for
reaction by local professionals. Cow
erSs ~ foreign straddlers furnished
the ss~iset some support during the
mc,"irs and slight rallies occurred
but '.ter the volume of liquidation be-
caw> enormous with outsiders fright
enes hy the continued absence of bull
surs)St and rumors that the leading
opef stprs had out stop loss orders
were caught on the decline and the
mar ct during the rest of the day was
senss,ipnaily weak.
Jas.utry contracts sold off To 1853.
ans ltter itIS. or s. To SIS points low
er s~t from 50 to 81 pouints below
the eish records of the previous day.
Last rrices were at the lowest. The
fact that the leading bulls did not
corle 90 the support Of the market on
the freak was taken by many as con
hrr'lng the rumOrs regarding the lioui-
dstioh Of the big long lines during
the east two or three days and while
there was no particular change i'm the
news sentiment was evidently very
much unsettled. Some thought the
hes ~ selling reflected the possibility
'of .. less buliish report from the Ma
tOn.l Cnners Association between
no~ aud the end of the week than
had been looked for earlier. southern
spot markets reported early. were un-
CHANGED 90 i-IGc lower.
E"ccpits at the ports today 65,93S
bales against 59.iS6 last week and 62.-
6Sf LAST year. For the week 400. 900
bales against iis.57i last week aud
4S5.Ses last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans 7.9iS bales against To-
SGT last year. At Houston 12.GOi
bales against iS.52S last year.
Spst cotton closed quiet. 25 points
lower; middling uplands 1f.95; mid
diius gulf 1870; sales 2i3 bales. Flu
tnres opened easy and closed weak.