davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

l nave Deem watching country life
In the South for many years and have
come to the conclusion that the lad
vance systeR" Is just az greaA mis-.
take on the part of the merchant as
II is on tlAs part Of the farmer, for
the following reasons:
First. tho merchant takn great
risks. which. Of course. ha tries to
cover by increased charges. But even
though these charges are increased,
the staples Of life are not such ar
ticles as q high percentage of profit
will adhere to, and the merchant Is
practicslly trading gold for a promise
to psy. II the crop fails he is oblig-
ed to carry and carry and carry. and
may ultimately, as in thousands of
cases. be obliged to take farm, for
which he has no use.
Under q cash system there will be
great reduction in tho sales of some
staple foods. such as bacon. potatoes.
beans. lard. vegetables, canned goods.
hay, corn, etc.. all articles that carry
low profits. The farmer. however.
will buy with his surplus more dry
goods. clothing. shoes, furniture, etc.,
for his family. better teams. farm i'm
plements. wagons. buggies. ETC.. on
which there is a much greater profit
for the merchant than on staple ar
ticles Of food. The merchant can
turn his money in thirty days. instead
of year. Ten per cent clear profit
turned monthly is better than 120
per cent gain received annually.
Again. there is something about
raising cotton. tobacco or any other
crop. to pay debt. that saps the vi
tality Of the farmer and affects the
quality Of his tillage. 1t really lowers
the grade of farming.
If the merchants will join with us
In urging farmers to raise all their
food supplies and try to produce by
better tillage double the crop per acre
they now produce. the result as it af-
fects the merchant will be that all
business will soon be on cash basis
and the volume will be three or four
times as large from the farmers
alone. The advent of more money
will bring diversified industries
among the farmers. and eventually
will attract manufactures to the mar
ket towns.
If there are idle farms In the coun-
| ty, instead Of calling meetings for the
purpose of raising funds to secure i'm
migration, call meetings to encou--
age the farmers who know the coun-
| try and are loyal to 1t, to universally
adopt the following plan: First, pro-
vide their own food supplies from the
farm. Second. double the average
| product on every acre under cultIva-
ton and let each worker on the farm
| by the use Of better teams and tools
| till three times as many acres as a.
present. not In the one crop but IN a
variety of diversified and profitable
| crops, This would cause an imme-
| date demand for more land and
| would provide the money to pay for
| 1t. This makes every man on the
| farm more than six times the indus
II 'al power he now is and gives him
| a love of the farm. This is better
than to leave him in discOuragenrens
and secure immigrants to come and
buy him out.
1t appears to me, therefore, that
| tine farmer will immeasurably gain
when he produces what he has hith-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
Misplaced Sympathy.

A traveller passing through a noun
tain district in northern Pennsylvania
last summer came across lad OF
sixteen cultivating patch Of miser-
able potatoes. He remarked upon
their unpromising appearance. and
Expressed pity for any one that had
to dig living out Of such soil.
III don't need no pity" said the
boy. resentfuily.
Tho traveller hastened to soothe his
wounded pride. But In the offended
tone Of one who has been misjudged.
the boy added: II amt a. poor a. you
think. I'm only workin' here. don't
own this place."--Evsrybody's Masa-
zine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

II heard Presbyterian preacher
tell . good story the other day." said
. travelling man. HE had been
preaching series Of interesting SER
mdhs and ne told his congregation to
20 to the old darkies who were reared
by good Presbyterian families II they
wanted to know the doctrines Of their
church. Once. when was not quite
certain about the mening Of election.
I called on an old negro man and
asked him II he belonged to the
church.
"'Yas. sir. boss. rs church MEM
"'How long have you been one?' j
asked.
"'Gwine on forty year now. SIR
"'what church?'
"'Presbyterian.'
"'what do the Presbyterians mean
by selection?'
"'Yas. sir. Well. boss. you know
dat de election Is gwine on all de
timer
Going on all the time?'
"'Yas. sir. De Lawd an Satan Is
votin' all day an night. an peopls
votes when its deyer' time. When 20
time comes you vote--ans de way dat
makes two to one on de Lawd's side
but ef you vote wild de devil, den II
makes two to one on de DEVILS side
an fur you It's all over; de devil T.
sho' gut you.
"'Yas, sir, marster. dat's de way II
looks to me- Charlotte Observer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
PRACTICAL TURKEY RAISING.
Cleanliness, Good Feed, Freedom
From TAce, Dry Quarters and Good
Caro- Essential to Success.

Messrs. Editors: One might suc-
ceed raising turkeys in one locality
with certain rules which would not
do I'm another.
There are some things. though.
which must be observed. cleanliness
and pure. fresh water and food
among others. The little ones must
be kept clear of lice. and they must
not be allowed to get wet or stay in
damp coops. Dampness and lice
mean death to young turkeys, so look
out for the lice and grease the heads.
vents and wings of the young turkeys
with carbolated vaseline. Camphor-
ated oil Is also good to use.
Grease the little ones every week
until three or four weeks old. Clean
out boxes or roosting pens every few
days and keep plenty of lime scatter
ed around.
The first thing do to my little ones
Is to pull the little pip off the end Of
beak and then put a grain Of blacl;
pepper down tho throat. never
feed them until they are "a to 30
hours old, letting the first feed be
stale bread soaked in fresh sweet
milk. Never feed turkeys any sour
food, and be sure to keep plenty of
clean grit before them. I never turn
my little ones out until they can fly
| over a two-foot board. Feed sparing-
ly but often until about ten days old,
giving little meat chopped fine
about every other day while very
young. After they get to running out
they get bugs and worms that will
| supply the meat food.
They like green food. I cut onion
| tops fine for green food. Dandelion
leaves are also fine. I use a great
deal of black pepper in feed to pre-
vent bowel trouble. I boil the sweet
milk that I mix my feed with and
| put black pepper In. / do this every
| rev days and In that way l am nO'
bothered with this compaint.
/ don't have beef to feed the little
ones so I take the trimmings off the
meat that fry. / always trim oil
the salty edges of the meat, soak the
salt out and cut fine for the little
ones. The beef Is better, as it is not
so heating as the hog meat, but by
being cautious not to give too much
! bacon Is all right.
begin to take poults off the infan,
| food when about ten days old, and
by the time they are two weeks ole
or a little over I have them off en-
tirely. feeding them bread made oi
corn meal. wheat bran and middlings
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

L make this bread up with milk when
have it, If not make with water, salt
1t a little. then soften with fresh
buttermilk Or good sweet clabbered
milk. Turkeys like soft feed But
be careful to feed them on clean
boards, and never feed them food that
has soured- Peas, snap beans, po-
tatoes, in fact all kinds Of vegetables,
are good for turkeys.
1 have turned out as high as forty
eight little ones in one bunch and
raised forty-stx- The forty-six aver
aged me nearly 81 each.-Miss e. c..
Giles. in Progressive Fmarer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

want to endorse what YOU have
been publishing relative to raising
mere stock upon our farms. In east
ern North Carolina I think the most
profitable stock at the present prices
Is hogs.
For instance, last year 1 had four
sows, ran them during the summer
upon permanent pasture of about
fifteen acres, fed probably one thou
sand pounds of shorts, about ten bar
rels of corn, and let them have the
run OF five acres of peanuts, one acre
Of sofa beans and the Ieavings of four
acres of potatoes with the slops or
dish-water from the house. From
this outlay I sold $S1 worth of pigs,
two shoats for $25, and slaughtered
5000 pounds of nice meat. 1 also
saved one hog for a brood SOW.
These hogs could mot have cost, all
told. over $3.50, counting every item
of cost that they could be fairly
charged with. and 1 have realized at
least $500 from tham. or 100 per
cent profit. I might have done better.
Have often not succaeded 80 we'll.
This year I have five sows and
thirty-tyvo pigs-one-half Berkshire
These s,ws have not done as well as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13


'vsfasvs no mssas OF knowing how
2Unn<wssid vote % the liquor Ques-
-. bue W Do 'ssaA n the scriptures
~hae he made asl Arsak wine, and
go ~ was. alss. ~ very bad odoy
ys>eA csr1e1a sxtrsuAs6 righteous mon
1soe s1gogasd u - she height Of bad
emU >ed1e>ak or associate with pub
4tonassaad sinners. TIE most lmpor-
tat ~aestion y not how Jesus would
Spes. bst how he wsuid act subse-
~npns,y. should he vote for prohibi-
Neoa. - our correspondent suggests
qw lmp,icAtion--hs wexld. Would ne
v~es and fold his hands. assume q
-1holisr than thou" attitude and wait
'1or the other fellow to enforce the
law or would he do something him
>ts1f7 II is this moral support and
1Aave II to somebody else to enforce
sGho law business. that keeps us from
hAvlng confidence In the prohibition
spropaganda. when there is major
~ voting for prohibition, and every
man OF that majority taking an oath.
When he 40 votes. to do his part to-
w1rd snfoscing the law. we may have
a. vort of prohibition that win do
oome gosa: but otherwise the proh,-
n'eion We shall have WIN be the blind
a1tefs dsiiGht
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
Farmers Union News
AND
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted by E. W. Dsbbs Sumter



semweeky publication
The first be Union and
Practical Farmers conduct will my
aim to give the Union
officers and
Also publish and
ment Bulletins readers ORR
gnal articles
will be Ind
Trusting this Department will
EDITOR.
All communications sent to E. W. pabbs
. . "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

The Carolina Hardware Co. was
closed last night under orders of the
United States District Court. bank
ruptcy proceedings having been in
stituted. The order names r. j.
Bland. ESQ.,. ~ receiver and he has
charge OF the business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

~ ne udltor o. The Daily ITEM:
- oeaaestins on my article head
- ~usv would Jesus VOTE" you say:
We 1s reed In the scriptures that he
1850 and drank wine" II there 10
ssas statement IN the Bible that Jesus
-evsr drask wine. have never before
sAeord q u. TIE version I read u the
X1ng Sames What version is yours?
- - ths attitude OF prohibitionlsts
peesr whsskey y voted out. would say
49, u h not the duty OF the private
~1n1nn 70 eaforcs law-of,csrs are
seoectso ov the people to attend 20
'snsh unst<ers--but knowing prohibi-
suDtDsn sn fAis copnty a. do. there
sues1 be NO scar OF their failure 70
tDrtera their fun duty. The trouble
<um como from our friends. the liquor
-pesVae. who win delight to stand OF
- wink at violations Of the law in
~ Aspe os bringing prohibition into
cupssmpt- Blind tigers will. of course.
sse3sot to Jurors who may have prohi-
h9tson tendencies, but whom Recorder
H~st (who will hear the majority OF
.eun.ss ssves the white a. well as the
'negro tiger" who is brought before
8ln for the second offense. straight
,uhnaasssx sentences. without fines.
'thsa 's"me people will begin to "set
% and take notice" that prohibition
may after All bs enforced.
We have tried the dispensary solu-
'e3sa nj the question to cur sorrow.
snew give prohibition a chance aud
hdge fhs tree by It's fruits.
EDWIN r. MILLER.
s7untsr. March IL. 1909.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

We are In receipt Of an anonymous
~eamsaicatlon that II unobjection-
Abls sxesst that u 10 somewhat
nu1av. bst In accordapes with our
osease'sss1 rule the article goes into
~ wAsts baskst. will our readers
~evsr learn that no attention d paid
- snssy~ess Communications,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

Fresh young mules, we'll broken.
four KIND too. See them at the
Boyle Live Stock Co.'s Stables. Prices
Right.
v-2-4t. w. & S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

Il told one OF her friends that she
Dssked young for her age and she got
1nxry." 'couldn't you fix It. up?" 81
tried to: I told another of her friends
thnt she is not an old an she looks.
nSd now she doesn't even speak to
nns. Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben.
you feels II you duty to tell a friend
de truth. But de chances are you'll
be so disagreeable bout 1t dat he'll
git mad an lose all de benefit. -
Washington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
CREDIT SYSTEM BAD FOR BOTH
FARMER AND MERCHANT.

The Prosperity Of the Merchant De-
pends on That of tho Farmer, and
There Is Moro Money I'm Selling
Buggies and Millinery Than 4, Sell
ing ScooAeRs and Bacon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
ORGANIZATION.


VIII the farmers of Sumter County
go on In the old haphazard ways,
when by organization and cooperation
they may better their conditions in so
many ways?. So much has been writ
ten on this subject that 1 will not in
fiict my views at length on the read
ers Of the Watchman and Southron.
Merely to call attention to the sub
ject occasionally should be sufficient.
am in receipt of a letter from Pres
ident Ben Harris of Pendleton, say
Ing he will be with US at our County
Union meeting on the first Tuesday
In April. Prof. williams Of the Farm
Demonstration work has also prouis-
ed to to be with US that day. Begin
now fellow farmers to. plan to- re-
vive the interest In the local unions
and have good turnout at the ALI
ance school house In Concord town
ship April 6th-
Any neighhorhoods wishing tho or
ganixer and lecturer to visit them
should communicate with me at
once.
Have our cotton growers nnst all
interest In the price Of cotton? It
looks 30. II what we read = any
index. Wen. just let me say: II you
do not put In effective work now, IL
will be NO use next Septanber to
meet and An the price. and howl be-
cause the world does not agree with
our idea Of the price.
Ew. D.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

(Mr. Miller Is referred to John III:
p--1e; Luke vII:33--si. for authority
~ the statement he questions; and
shsrs are other passages that might
- cited a. bearing out the statement,
~ reasonable inference.--Ed.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

Just received car OF harness
horses. nice single and double drivers.
Where? Boyle Live Stock Co.. Sum-
ter. 8. c.
y.2.It w 4 q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13
CLEARED $3.50 FROM FOUR
SOWS.

Ihis Year Mr.. NOye VIII Enlarge HIS
Pasture, Keep Five SOws auSl
Thirty-two Pigs and Expects tn
Clear $3.50 From Them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

Tomorrow's burdens always prove
too much for today's back.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

~ sssAter watohmsn was found
= 'sess Aad ths True southron In
Neee. uhs waachnan and southron
vo~sean 'ose csnbtaed circulation and
suassass of both oe the old papers.
- 'S'annossst>y the bsst advertising
scnnonn IN 0suIksr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13

Any neighhorhoods wishing tha or
ganiser and lecturer to visit them
should communicate with me at
once.
The evening world., 1909-01-23
MQhmOut NOW
Doag ng Slegttied,
The German Oak

Ernest siegfrled, the German Oak.
who came 10 America with a chip on
his shoulder for all the heavyweight
wrestlerE, finds himself In the same Ak
iouss!f Mahmout, the Turk. encoun.
tered when ne arrived SIX months ego.
foussit challenged Gotch and then tho
world, When Gotch told him to 20 and
get reputation he made long speeches,
through his manager. to the effect that
he was ready and willing 10 meet any
man In the world
Since the arrival OF the Oak, however.
Mahmou. has been conspicuous by his
silence. He has been offered tempting
bait, but he evidently remembers that
S!egir!ed threw him NJ Berlin In Marcn,
1897, and he has declined 20 accept on
offer ~ $50 Y he succeeds IN STAYING
half an hour with Segtried.
The German oak, who Is a rich man,
has opened HIS purse strings wide, and
Offers unlimited Inducements to any
man who will wrestle him at Madlso n
Square Garden next Thursday night. He
has engaged tho Garden arena for that
night lie has offered i35O Tor any man
who will stay half an hour, and a
special 'nducerent goes FOR Mahmou:.
An EFFORT IL being made 10 get Tom
jenkins OF 10" Rogers to accept tina
offer.
The Germans Of New York are great y
excited over the Oak. They will bs OF,
han4 In force 10 witness the vrssslins
tournament.
The evening world., 1909-01-23
Co!legians in Relay
At FQstin1e Bio Games

OF which, a two-mile event with Yale,
Pennsylvania and Columbia entered.
vii, come pretty near deciding the col.
!eslate championship. Another for attn
letic clubs, 400 yards, each man TO run
Go yards, has eight entries, including
the lrish-Amer.can a. c.. the New
Works and the PastIme Sheppard is
scheduled to come out o. his temporary
ietlI ement Tor tnls race and run on the
!risn- american team along with j L.
SuiiNan, brOmlloN and Bacon. TIE New
! orks team VIII lie picked from iI...-
man. Haywood, MCEutoe, Mcconnell
and Sedley. This ought to he one OF the
hest events Of the night.
The large entry o. fifty In the Mara.
tnon race is probably due to the Mara.
tnon craze. Among this nifty are all the
star distance men, among them Jimmy
Lee, recent winner % The Evening
Worlds ten-mtle prize, and four lndl.
ans from Carlisle, Tewan!na, Corn,
Hunt, Caby and Arquetti. Many believe
that Tewanina is the best ten-mile run.
ner in the country
William Nelss, the boy wonder, who
has mark Of As for the hundred and
who has lust entered Harvard, is n
the s.xty.yard dash against such flyers
as Gus ECkman, the Acorn A. A. won.
der, Bobby Cloughen, Heating and Coz
zens
The one-mile run has attracted a lib.
eral entry with Truhe. the American
champion Bonhag, Collins and Other
good performers over this route,
The evening world., 1909-01-23
Basketball Championship
Hinges on To-MIghts Games

s'uyyesant win their games next week, the
two teams will ne tied fyr the cham.
pi9nship, and VII have to meet again
In ether words, Commerce must beat
stuyvesan, twice 70 get frs, honors me
stuyrcssnt boys LOOK stronger by compari.
slH, especially as GrIber, the Commerce
ceTre Is cut u the game with q spra!nsd
ankle. Cavalier and November, tho for.
wards o. the Rai and Blue. Will be up
AGAINST ARCHIBALD and Fine. the Commerce
guards, and although Archibald IL an excel,
lent guard. Cayal'sro', speed ought to tell
to the tune o! several baskets At centre,
s,uyyesan' has he advantage, as Long IL an
experienced centre and porbaply the Best In
the League, while Joseph, the Commerce
man. Is unused to the position, having
played guard before Grubers Injury.
Peace and Macaronr the Commerce FOR.
wards. VIII be up against Bowling and
Hoops, respectively bowling ought 10
hold Peace as the Stuyyesant man ID a.
CLASSY A guard as the league can boast,
but Macnronn ought to get away from
Hoops with lille trouble
The otler game tO.nigh,-thc Boys RRh.
Eastern D!,trict affair." Just as important
y TIE Brooklyn bays as the stuyvesant-
Conmtrc" 'Lo'-r - r. rloters this side Of
uIllSe.. The Eastern Dl,,r!c. boys are
tavOritea, ana - tHvy yin three. coluered
lie VIII be the result among the Brooklyn
schools in the league, Boys. High beat
Flushing Two weeks ago. and the Long
Island five had already beaten Eastern
District, 30 the result Of to.nisht's gams
will either give Boys High premier honors
Gr,ory the Brooklvn schools. or q thrss.ocr-
nerei Ito Will be created.
The evening world., 1909-01-23
TOO MUCH JOHNSON"
ALL READY FOR RETURN
OF TOMMY BURNS.

Sam Harris, formerly the manager
Of Terry Mciovern. knows that
Tommy Burns felt confident Of beat
ing Jack Johnson before their rccen,
fight in Australia Harris sent
message 20 Burns asking him for the
picture rights OF the fight in Amer
lea. The cablesram cost Sam 81.
Harris got a cablegrsm the next
day which read as follows
Have Conan write a play for me
al once. BURNS"
ThIs, Of course, meant for George
Conan 10 write play in which
Burns could star the country. From
Eat lie evidently felt confident Of
putting Johnson away.
George Coian doesn't need to
write any play fvr him" observed
Harris.
Why" ventured Jack Welsh.
Why. we've 90; the play right
here now" explained Harris. and he
dragged out the manuscript Of TOO
Much Johnson"
The evening world., 1909-01-23

/ carried the fight to him and won the
bout in handy fashion.
| returned ~ the Windy City after
my win over Percente. and was
matched with I'D Ryan in the feature
bout on lovely 81. PatrIcks Day
evening, March l.. Of course.
Strange 10 relate, ! had previously
fought on each Ir,sh day OF celebration
and had managed TO win each time
with a knockout. The Ryan bout. &C.
cording 10 the announcer. was to go
six rounds. 1t didn't, as in the first
round | sailed in and hooked him on
the jaw several tines, also using my
!st, half scissors hook on the liver.
and down lie wen; for tie fatal ten
seconds. was handed sT5 for the An
is cd Job Besides won a nice little
side hst.