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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

few miles of Camden, has a very
pretty crop. Everything around his
lovely home and we'll titled farm
shows the touch of master hand.
He has one Npiece of corn planted by
the Williamson PLAN" Right by that
are several rows that are hardly two
inches apart in the drill. They will
be watched with interest to see the
outcome.
Children's day was celebrated at St.
Johns yesterday. The opening ad-
dress was made by Rev. Il. w. Mum
nerlyn, of Pinewood, who is at home
for few days. The recitations were
indeed fine. The children were per-
fectly self possessed and spoke with
confidence.
Mr.. Thos. White, of Laurens, spoke
for short while on the Sunday
school lesson for the day. The occa-
sion was most entertaining and en-
joyable. I'm glad to notice decided
Improvement In the Sunday school
work. A good Sunday school Is the
most interesting and enjoyable part
Of church work.
Mr. w. H. Shiver has had quite an
experience with rats. They literally
ate up all Of his early vegetables. He
put Paris green on the cabbage hop
ing to kill them but it seemingly did
no good. Mr.. Shiver said 1t only act
ed as tonic for their appeites. The
writer saw the rats in the garden and
the Paris Green as applied. Lack of
grain was not the cause. Mr. Silver
sells corn. but buys none.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Huggins, of
Inoia, spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Robert
son.
Miss Jessie Player of wisacky
spent last week with Mrs. T. d. Fox
worth. She left this morning for
Greenwood. accompanied by Mrs. T.
d. Foxworth and children and little
Miss Pearl Brown. While there they
will take In the commencement at
Lander.
Miss May White and father. Mr..
Thos. White. are visiting relatives at
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Robertson and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Dunlap spent
Friday In Camden.
Miss Hattie Hussey, Of Sumter, is
visiting Miss Rosalie Evans.
Mrs. James Wilson, OF Herriots,
spent last Tuesday with Mrs. r. c.
Robertson.
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EGYPT.

Antioch. May 31.--we have been
hxving very heavy rains recently. too
nuch for the young crops but fine on
grass. which Is now I'm abundance.
Gardens are fine.
Mr.. J. II. Mcleod spent Saturday
N Camden.
kevs. T. ]. White. % TIE Conway
circuit. and t. w. Munnerlyn of the
Pshew ood circuit. are spsrding few
days at and around Smithville.
Rev. j. II. Weldon. OF the Mexico
circuit. spent a few days OF last week
with his father. Mr.. j. w. Weldon
OF this place.
Mr.. w. t. Mcleod was in Bishop
Vile Saturday.
Mr.. W. ID. White of Rome. Ca, Is
ss this place visiting relatives.
Messrs. Harry Mcleod and Law
renee White spent yesterday at this
place. Same attraction too.
The children's day exercises were
held at 81. Johns church yesterday.
Several hundred were present. Mrs.
J. w. Weldon and ISIS Dorothy Nap
her certainly deserve much credit for
preparing such a fine programme and
training the children for the occa-
sion.
Rev. T. w. Munnerlyn preached a
me sermon at ST. Johns sunday
might
We have no sick to report.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WwsY LETTERS FROM OUR spE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
1nsns Of Interest From all Parts of
sumter and Adjoining Counties.


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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05
OUR SUMMERTON LETTER.
Many Festivities, School Exercise.
and Personal Movements.

Summerton. June 3.-June has
been called the Brides month" be-
cause of the many weddings usually
occurring therein; May, for similar
reasons might we'll be called the
Month Of Festivity." Such 1t was in
Summerton this year at least. The
last week of May had for Summer
tonians one continual round of pleas
ure and enjoyable entertainments. In
view Of the approaching end of the
school term and the consequent de-
parture of quite a number of Sum-
merton's young people. the short time
remaining was made the most Of
socially. many pleasant functions hav-
ing been given.
On Wednesday afternoon, May
26th, a combination picnic and fish
fry was given at ScOtts Lake compli-
mentary to the young ladies, who for
the past year have been teaching at
the Summerton Graded and High
School. Owing to a threat of bad
weather. not all those invited could
so, but those who did attend spent a
very pleasant afternoon. The follow
inG were among those in attendance:
Miss Chauncey Blackburn with Mr.. A.
j. Plowden; Miss Uldne Walden with
Mr.. w. d. McClary; Miss Lucille
Sheridan with Mr.. Charlie Curtis;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Brock.
On Thursday evening at the home
OF Capt. j. j. James a very pleasant
and enjoyable dance was given by the
young men. The time of this enter
tainment was likewise selected so as
to permit of the presence of some
visitors and others who would soor
be leaving. The rain in the afternoon
had sufficiently cooled the atmos-
phere to make it very suitable to the
evenings feature. and the dancers
seemed all to thoroughly enjoy them
selves. Delightful refre shments were
served on the piazza under japanese
lanterns. Mr.. Clifton Wells gave evil
dence Of his ability at the piano. and
furnished the music with his usual
ease and talent. Those present were:
Miss Bertha Davis with Or. c. E.
Norris; Miss Ada Tenant with Mr..
+. Frank Anderson, Miss Uldlne
Walden with Mr.. T.. A. Armistea d ::
Miss Sallie Anderson with Mr.. a. j.
Plowden; Mr. and Mrs. r. c.. Rich
ordson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellison Capers.
and Messrs. Stuckey, Shaw, Seaman
Richardson, and w. ID. McClary, Ceth
Mason and Ellison Capers. Jr.
On Friday evening at $3.50 o'clock
the closing exercises of the Summer
ton High School were held. The pro-
gram consisted of drills. tableauxs,
and musical exhibitions. in addition
ID the awarding of diplomas and ad-
dress TO the graduates. The exercises
afforded an evening of keen enjoy
ment, provoking many compliments
to the corps of teachers who so ably
prepared and conducted them. Rev.
Mr.. j. N. Tolar. with appropriate and
excellent remarks Of advice, present
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Privateer. May s1.--Crops are look
- ine but IL the rain continues
much longer the grass will get ahead
- the farmers.
Miss Annie Wells who has been
-esAching In Bennettsville came home
saturday.
Nr. +. O. Rivers of Elloree. spent
- weeks end at Mr.. E. w. Rivers.
Ur. Tom Harvin. OF Silver. spent a
~ days the past week at Mr.. 8. A.
19rvin's.
Misses Meta williams and Willie
Jpnes. OF Sumter. are visiting Mrs. j.
- Davis.
Mrs. $. A. Harvin Is visiting rela
dives I'm Manning.
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sNfITIIvILLE.

smithville. May 31.--we have had
q superabundance of rain. Farm
work has been delayed to some ex-
cent. but a few days without rain and
an would be we'll again. Corn and
cotton are looking much better since
che rains and have begun to grow
more rapidly In the last few days.
The crops from smithville to Cam
den are fairly good.
Mr.. Eugene Brown. who lives In q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05
WINTHROP COLLEGE.
y LARGE ATTENDANCE At COM
MESCENENT.
Interesting Facts About one of the
States Greatest and Most Useful
Northumberland from Prcsi-
dent JOhnsOn's Annual Report.

Rock Hill. June with the most
ideal weather TO shed it's smiles over
the occasion, the exercises attendant
upon the commencement for 1909, of
Winthrop College, have been truly en-
Joyable throghout, and the program
has been carried out with but one
break-the sermon before the Y. w.
c. A, on Sunday at II a m, being
preached by Rt. Rev. Thos. F. Gailor,
d. d. Bishop of Tennessee, who was
present to deliver the Baccalaureate
sermon at night. The morning SER
mon was to have been by Rev. K. G.
Finlay of Columbia, but he was pre-
vented from coming on account of an
affiiction in his congregation. Bishop
Gailor, therefore preached on both oc-
casion, and delighted his hearers with
his clear and forceful delivery as well
az with the impressive and thought
full sermon on each occasion.
The visiting alumnae and the fam
lilies and friends of the seventy grad
yates who have come to the COM
mencement make a large and happy
addition to the otherwise large con-
course of humanity here, embracing
the large corps of officials and in
structors, together with the 534 regu-
lar and 1T training school and kind
ergarten pupils-making in all I'll
pupils.
This is the first visit of the writer to
Winthrop, and while thinking before
he came that he had fair idea Of the
institution, is now ready to borrow the
remark made by the Queen of Sheba
on her visit to King Solomon.
I will not undertake to give any
connected account Of the commence
ment exercises, but for the enlight-
eminent of those who know but little
about this important educational in
stitution Of ne State, will state some
facts mosly obtained from a part Of
President JohnsOn's annual report to
the Board of Trustees, which he has
kindly allowed me to use; but will be-
gin with a little historical statement
taken from leaflet picked up in one
Of the rooms:
The Winthrop Normal and Indus
trial College of South Carolina had its
| origin in the Winthrop Training
School for Teachers, established in
Columbia in 1886, being the pioneer
training school for teachers in the
South Atlantic States. This training
school was supported in part by an
annual appropriation Of the State leg
islature. Additional help was given
it by an annual appropriation by the
Peabody Board, for whose president,
J the Hon. RObt. c. Winthrop, the
school was named.
In 1891, by an Act of the South
Carolina legislature this school was
| taken over by the state, and organized
into the Winthrop Normal and Indus
| trial College of South Carolina. A
liberal appropriation was made for
buildings and equipment for the Col
lege, and in October 1895 the reor-
ganized Winthrop College was open
ed in it's present quarters at Rock
| Hill, South Carolina.
The management Of the College is
vested in a Board of Trustees, con-
sisting of eleven members. Seven of
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to manhood and womanhood.
They were to have come on an ex-
tended visit the last of June.
The oat crop, which is an average
one, will soon be harvested.
Cotton is very small.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

\ bill has been prepared by Charles
Francis Adams and introduced in the
Massachusetts Legislature to provide
that there shall be no alteration or
change in the name of any public
way, street. place or square, or of any
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-05

No. Johnny, the little holes in a
mans derby are not to enable him
to talk through his hat.
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hNciS SuiiNieT, DelOre SCnOOl opens,
the college drinking water is analyzed.
the dairy herd is examined for tuber-
culosis, the water pipes and reservoirs
are thoroughly cleaned, the dormi-
tories are aired, and every precaution
taken to insure a thoroughly good,
sanitary condition of the college plant
when the teachers and sturdents re-
turn.
There are Al vacant scholarships at
this time, to be awarded. varying from
l to from each county in which
there are vacancies. There are two
from Sumter.
The Young Women's Christian AS
sociation is the largest students or
sanitation in the college, and il is do
ing a vital social and religious work
for the students and is for this reason
most helpful factor in the right
management of the institution. 1t
has enrolled during the past year 4S4
members out of a student body of
5S5.
The Association is endeavoring 10
raise money to build q Y. w. c.
and students building on the campus
and has secured something like ST.
eco. The literary socities will no
doubt assist the Y. w. G. y. in this un
dertaking, and it is hoped that the
whole amount necessary for the erec-
ton Of the building will be secured
in the near future.
LIBRARY.
There are now 1851 volumes in
the library, not including some 1000
government publications and PAM
phletS.
The new dormitory Is not quite
ready to be turned over 10 the Build
ing Committee. but it will be complet-
ed we'll within the time (June 2Oth)
fixed by the contract.
The Building Committee hopes the
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-09-11
WHAT A PITY

One can't take q nap I'm the daytime now
days without that awful thought that per-
haps "a houso-ny u lighting ON You may bore
You full of seven million different kinds Of
disease germs.
The saloon is not what IL used to be is
shown by the fact that staticians have fig
ured out that the Americans have taken
two-billon less drinks during the past year
than they took during the previous year
But sometimes it's right to tell a white
lie, isn't it?'
Perhaps; but / notice that when man
gets that idea it isn't long tin he becomes
color blind.
HARD TO TELL.
Here's a scientist who says q woman
has not changed I'm 5000 years
Does he mean her gown, her hat or her
mind do you suppose
READY FOR ANYTHING
"John ! believe Jne new girl has stolen
the whisk-broom; I left it on the dining
room table last night
81 guess the jokes ON me- Mary; it was
not quite light when l got mp this morning
and / thought You had left a shredded wheat
biscuit ont for my breakfast
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
ABOUT RAISING WHEAT.

Last week we had the pleasure of
talking with one of the best citizens
and most successful farmers Of Ran
dolph county. His home is near Wad-
ley. almost in sight OF the place he
came to as youth more than fifty
years ago. He has always been one
OF the class OF farmers who believe in
providing for his own home by grow
ing and raising whatever he and his
family and his stock need-and he al
ways has something to sell. but has a
rather confirmed habit OF not having
to buy what is needed on hts farm.
Mr.. Radney-it was W, A Radney
who in addition to being a good farmer
and a good citizen is a good Democrat
and was good Confederate-has all
ways believed in growing wheat and
has proven his faith by his works. He
takes no stock in the somewhat cur
rent belief that wheat cannot be sue
cessfully raised in what we may call
Middle Alabama. He does not believe
II because he knows better. and he
knows better because of his own ex-
perience and that OF many of his neigh
bors Seeing is believing but expert"
ence is the real thing.
Mr. Radney informed US that he sows
wheat every year, Just as he always
did. Sometimes he makes excellent
crops. but sometimes they are almost
a failure, as to quantity grown, but not
otherwise Even If he raises but a
small crop some years the effort is a
success nevertheless, partly because It
is good for the land. partly because of
the convenience and satisfaction OF
having -four of his own raising, and
last, but not least. because of the feel
Ing OF independence arising from
knowledge OF the fact that ne has no
need to go elsewhere for material for
his cakes and biscuits.
We know that 1t is insisted that
wheat csnot be grown in this imme-
diate section as it was before the war
and IT Is a pretty common belief that
there is some disease which prevents It
or that there has been change in the
land and climate. Perhaps It is the
cotton disease that kills out the wheat
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18
TUESDAY, MAY 49,, 1909.

1t begins to appear that there are
to be some changes and innovations in
the White House as well as elsewhere
under the new regime. Mrs. Taft. a
contemporary tells us has made an
innovation in White House etiquette.
It appears that since the days Of Dolly
Madison the mistresses Of the White
HOUSE, have not returned calls or ac-
cepted Invitations except to Cabinet
dinners. Mrs Taft has asserted her.
self independent Of this rule and is
Visiting the homes Of her friends when
ever she desires to do So"
We cannot see why the family and
other members Of the Presidents
household should at this day fes1 bound
~ the manners and customs estab-
Iished q century ago. any more than
they should feel bound to follow the
fashions in dress of Mrs. Madison and
those OF her time.
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Politics and Politicians

Cone Johnson, for many years pro-
minent in Texas political affairs. has
announced his intention to become
r. j. Atkins. for a number of years
Republican State chairman of Missouri
has been appointed postmaster of ST.
Louis.
The Inauguration of Governor Brown
of Georgia probably Will take place
on Saturday, June 2s, three days at
ter the legislature corvenes.
The nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt for mayor of New York City is
proposed by Gen. Stewart L. Woodford,
diplomatist and ex-minister to Spain
Howard G. Cosgrove, son iof the late
Gov. Cosgrove Of Washington, has
been appointed a member OF the board
ington.
Ex-Governor Robert Lowry of. Mis-.
for some time, is reported on the
rSsa to Gg SZsS yh spom rs
public life several years ago. az
The West Virginia cities of Char
ton. Huntington and Blueheld are
Of administration following the So
called Galveston plan with some modt-
ffcations.'
Liquor drinking politicians are bar
red from holding once under the
Stubs administration in Kansas. The
governor has notified all subordinate
be considered sufflcient cause for dis
missal from ONCE.
Republican politicians in Virginia
are considerably disturbed over the
gubernatorial situation. A., p. Giles
pie Of Tezewell, who expected to be-
come the candidate for governor. has
AFFAIRS will not permit him to accept
the nomination.
Charles H Mills of Corsicana is ex-
pected to enter the gubernatoriai race
Roger Q. Mills, former United states
senator, and has very pronounced views
upon the subject of government and
public service which he has not hesi-
tated to express upon occasion.
Richard E. Sloan, the new governor
of Arizona, is a resident of Prescott.
cn Ss TO s.aoeste 5 sse u
supreme court OF Arizona, Ee was
born in Preble county, Ohio; in 1857.
and is a graduate Of the Cincinnati
university law school
The oficers of the National Negro
American Political League have issued
q call for the second annual meeting
to be held at Columbus, Ohio. May rs,
and 81. The purpose of the league.
which was formed at Philadelphia
about q year ago. Is to convince the
colored voters, particularly In the
North and West, of the necessity OF US
Ing their ballots primarily to secure
race rights, rather than in the Interest
Of any political party.
War has been declared upon Sena-
tor Eugene Hale by a strong faction
in the Repu blican organization In
Maine. and there appears to be pos
sibility that he win be defeated for
reelection. Senator Hale Is the oldest
| member of the United States senate
in point OF service, and one OF the
Oldest in years. He Is one OF the ac-
knowledged leaders of the upper house
| being head OF the all-lmportant COM
| mittse on appropriations.
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WEST AVID THR TARIFF.
Continuation OF the Agitation for Heal
Revision IL Predicted.

Confirmation Of the Agitation for HEAL
Revision II Predicted.
Kansas City Star.
There are others. Of course, but the
country is especially indebted to Sem
ators Dolliver. Cumnins and Bristow.
who have dared to challenge the old
guard In the Senate In relation to the
ton. These men have depas ted from
the traditional lines of the protection
list party In the Senate. They have rot
left everything to Aldrich and his ad-
yisers-and the advisers Of Aldrich
ests. They have presumed to study
the tariff for themselves. They have
presumed to talk about their fnforma-
ton. They have presumed TO remind
promises and the Presidents pledges.
These leaders among the revision-
lists have done effective work, not 30
much In presenting tariff facts-for the
Senate is much better informed on tsr
presenting the spectacle OF real repre-
sentatives of the people, on the Re-
publican side of the Senate standing
up for the peoples rights as against
the interests demands.
What the results will be. 30 far as
the present tariff bill is concerned. no
one can foresee now: but the demon
stration has started something. II has
given a new impetus to the tariff re-
what Senator Cummins said the other
day-that unles the new 1aw substan-
TALLY meets the demands Of the oeo-
pie and the. promises of the parties,
tendant business uncertainty. will go
on without interruption until the right
kind Of law IL enacted.
The time has come at last when the
country will not submit to tariff
atrocity, even for q few years, just be-
cause the high protectionists of Com
gress have undertaken to "ssttle" the
agitation. -..i -te,...
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No ce.sral Depot scheme.

ssstetto fNsSisttf
~ AZ the Stat. bankers meeting IN
tdent of the organization last year and
one OF Its foremost members. urged
the financing Of cotton SO as to exthnd
the marketing period and enable the
obtaining of better prices. Mr.. Hard
Ing said that the rushing OF cotton 70
the market 10 not necessary. since ware
houses have been established for It's
holding, and he gave credit to the
Farmers Union for the development OF
the warehouse plan. Mr.. Harding
showed that an increase OF two cents
pound ip/the price Of cotton would
make very large difference In the
gle season. bis figures on this point
that the opinion Of the bankers as to
cotton holding supports that of their
ex-president. When the movement to
make New Orleans q central depot for
the storage Of cotton was begun. there
was protest on the ground that the
Louisiana port would build up q mo-
nopofx in the cotton exporting busi-
ness at the expense OF Mobile and 9TH
or Gulf ports. II was said at the time
that Mobile was we'll able and willing
to finance its share Of the crop and md
do as much for the farmers
OF the State as the banks elsewhere.
The address OF Mr.. Harding, and the
sentiment Of the bankers who heard
II, bear out that cotton farmers Of
Alabama have every facility in their
own State for following out the hold
ing plan OF their union and do not
need the assistance offered by the man
ayers OF the central depot scheme.