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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
His OauHhter.

A gentleman who was once stopped
by an old man begging replied. Don't
you know. my man, that fortune
knocks once at every mans door?"
YES" said the old man. "he knocked
at my door once. but was out, and
ever since then he has sent his daugh-
ter"
His daughter?" replied the gentle
nian. what Go you meanT
"Why. Miss Fortune"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
Farmers Union News
AND
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted by Dabbs Farmers Union of Sumter
County,

The watchman
semweeky publication special features
The first to be Farmers Union and
Practical Farmers which conduct my
aim TO give the Union
ones columns
Also to publish such clippings Govern
mnt Bulletins think readers ORR
sa articles BY any Of telling
Will be appreciated
Trusting mutual benefit oil
EDITOR
Mayesvie s. - " ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
Will Row TIL Judrp emf DIV.

There Is shlvery. shaky legend
among the people who live along the
Hudson river which Is to the effect
that that stream Is the everlasting
boating waters Of a specter who is
persouified as Ramhout Van Dam.
Away back In colonial times Ramhout
and his friends were drinking until
late at night. Finally this man Ram
bout started for home. some distance
up the river. in his boat, swearing that
he would row the distance If 1t took "a
month of Sundays" Ramhout never
reached home, and the superstitious
people say that he has been condemn
ed to row till Judgment day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01


THIS CO respondent was recen,
VISITOR to the dear. delightful. hospi.
rahi's but painfully slow city Of Char
teSeun. winch L. determined to live in
- past. she Will never as long al
ne world lasts get over the fact tina,
pew In st. Michaeis church was
epcs occupied BY the father Of his
country and when one mentions, the
1ettery. II must be with bated breath,
md IL you should incidentally men,
Uon the Pringle residence Il must be
zone with reverence. and there are
Dundreds OF courtly and cultured gen.
vsmsn OF the old regime who stili
Hdui.s In Byron and hardly realize
That sss have had Tennyson, SWIM
oorne. = LAnier. and for mental relax
of1on they eagerly rush to Addison,
bat for all this Charleston is perfect
~ fascinating. Their men are %
courteous to stranger and the fair
go are veritabIe dream OF fair wo-
men
1hh stranger within her gates had
eccasion 70 pass through Market
oessst ON hls way to King and was at
1voeesd By the singIng Of hymns upon
RQu'ring ne found that II emanated
uo~ the PILGRIMS Mission and Res
eoe Home under the control Of Mr..
- , Winchester. OF indiana. who de-
'esrvss - he surely will receive, en-
'rnpeensut aid. cooperation. for Il
~oroly b . noble charity to rescue the
~usortunatss OF society. Those who
have snnk 70 the lowest depth Of de-
U'pdos1on. 10 stretch out willing hands
- srs jstsam and tiotsam of society.
- bring them into q haven of safety
9nd no questions asked. This writer
~as shown . tiny bit OF humanity
<n0 . few months old. q blue eyed
1lks1e heby girl. who had been left by
- natural mother at the mission. and
NJ Winchester and his devoted wife
vers swing Il every attention and IL
ves thriving. The thought involun-
'@riv came to this correspondent.
~ many women In this state who
49, cfh6aa1sn. but In whose hearts
~ imviantsd the love OF motherhood
- n they only knew could get fun
- and tifts 70 this little one who
v1m baby fingers waxen touches
vould press them to the mothers
oreast
,sEartous men In this nilsson who are
now holding reponaibie positions of
trupe related their experiences and
how sssr years OF dissipation had
'heas ,edsemcd by the help OF Gods
'pBsrey which 'endureth for ever. This
writer ten . wiser and sorrowing
'<nnO tSsr Ne had not realized that the
'>odhy side Of life only required q
he,ping hand similar to this mission
- ~ made nsefu. members Of society.
Why do not our rich men who en-
oov already heavily endowed institu-
eSons Of learning. come to the aid of
such benencent missions similar to
ahs enc mentioned. Every city has
hundreds OF wrecks of humanity who
might be redeemed IL we would only
hold out the helping hand.
A STRANGER.
Charleston. 8. c.. April 90. 1909.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
good hogs to consume the feed.

good hogs to consume the feed.
This one crop more than paid for
the fencing which will last for many
years. and almost the entire fertilizer
value Of the crops was left on the
land.
The time will unquestionably come
when the different fields on our farms
VIII all be fenced. as they now are in
the older and more highly developed
agricultural sections
Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
GOT RABIES THROUGH CUT.
Pittsburg Authority Was Infected
While Testing Specimen I'm Test
Tube.

baltimore, April 27.-That DR..
Aime Lateve. of Pittsburg, the auth
ority on rabies, Is in great danger OF
losing his life from that disease was
the assertion of DR.. N. G.. Keirlie. direc-
tor of the Pasteur Institute, yester-
day, when the case of the we'll known
medical authority was mentioned.
DR.. Lateve is head Of the Magee
Pathological Institute and one of the
foremost specialists on the treatment
% hydrophobia. Several days ago he
was handling slide in the course of
a culture process and dropped it. He
tried to catch 1t and his hand was
badly cut. The germs entered the
cut, and while precautions were i'm
mediately taken the dreadful disease
developd.
"A victim Of hydrophobia has one
chance in a hundred to be cured"
said DR.. Keirlie, who is a well-known
authority on the treatment of the
disease. "Rabies can be checked #
the victims are placed under treat
ment before the disease gains head
way. We have lost but few compared
with the number brought here for
treatment who have been bitten by
animals suffering from rabies"
During my experience in the
handling Of such cases I have found
that rarely can a person be cured
who has the disease. Prevention is
everything. and the quicker the person
updergoes treatment after being bit
ten by mad dog the better.
"Dr. Lateve has, in my opinion,
but little chance Of being cured If
he has the disease in an advanced
stage. Without hesitation, I say that
when person has the disease his or
her chance Of living Is small.
ION one occasion one Of my as
sistants was treating a victim of
hydrophobia and was about to re-
move some froth from the patients
mouth. The disease had developed
badly in the patient, and he bit the
young physician on the hand. MY as
sistant luckily had towel over his
hand. and the teeth Of the victim did
not penetrate below the surface of
the skin. Had they done so there is
no doubt that the germ would have
found its way into the physicians
blood. and the disease would have de-
veloped.
"A number Of my assistants have
been under my care for minor in
juries I'm connection with the treatment
Of persons suffering from hydropho-
bia, but the disease never developed,
and had it done SO would have fear
ed much for the patient"
The chances taken by DR.. Keirlie
and others who treat victims of hy-
drophobia are dangerous. They prac-
tically sacrifice their lives for those of
the unfortunate victims under their
care.
1t will be remembered that DR..
Isaac r. Trimble died as a result OF
having been infected while operating
on a patient suffering from bloc
poisoning. Physicians as a rule take
great precaution when they are CUT
in operations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
The Unusual Way.

"Do the Bla nks manage to keep up
appearances since they lost the greater
part o. their fortune?"
"No. They don't bother about ap
pearances. They Just use what little
money they have to make themselves
cOmforta table."-Detroit Free Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
PLANTS FOR SALE-Cabbage "a

I'LANIS FUN SALE-Cabbage {Au-
tumn King) Tomatoes, Lettuce
(Big Boston) Roman celery Let
tuce) Pepper, Bermuda Onion,
Green Glaze COllard, White Collard
Winter Cabbage), Grown in open
air and ready for planting. Flowers:
CARNATIONS, Japanese Pinks, DIAN
thus, Etc. Phone 3S2, No. Hardy
Avenue. If
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
PHONE T.. v. PEARCE-For Cab
bage and COllard Plants or call 16
w. Liberty Street. If.

FOR SALE-Cabbage plants, three
varieties; fine, early tomato plants,
and White COllard plants-the kind
that head in the fall and winter.
Apply at corner Of North Magnolia
and Myrtle st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

The congregation of the First Pres
byterian church of Rock Hill has de-
cided to erect new house of wor-
ship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

The dead body of an old negro was
round in strip of woods near Char
lesion by colored boy who was look
ing for a cow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

women are sacrificed by the
thousands in the name of marriage"
says Mother Tingley. And some men.
Rochester Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

The State Convention of the Travel
ers' Protective Association will meet
in Charleston, April 29-3O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

Clinton Mcleod of Timmonsville.
fell from his bicycle and received in
juries that caused his death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

If the truth were known, the devil
holds a mortgage on many rich
mans property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

It's only when they can't beg, bor-
row or steal that some fellows will go
to work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

The old maid consoles herself with
the thought that it's a mistake to
marry too young.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

Tne lofty soul Is often best mani.
tested In the lofty service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

Ths sumter watchman was found
- "a isse and ths True southron In
ssss. The watchman and southron
eew has ths combined circulation and
0nuencs OF both OF the old papers,
80 70 manifsstly the best advertising
sodium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

Happiness never comes TO any who
can enjoy Ii alone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01
Feed the By-PrOducts of the Cotton
CrOD

Feed the By.Products of the Cotton
Crop.
Corn and cotton occupy IT per cent
o. the lands in crops in North Caro-
lima. South Carolina. and Georgia. and
there are two important by-products
OF these crops-the cottonseed and
the corn stover-the feding value Of
which is now largely wasted. What
Is the feeding value of these by-pro-
ducts of our two principal crops?
In 1908 the States Of North Caro-
lina, South Carolina. and Georgia pro-
duced about 4.O7O.00O bales of cotton,
or 100000 tons Of cotton seed meal.
Practically all the cottonseed are
sold to the oil mills or used as fer
t!lizer. Those sold probably average
not far from SIS a ton, or 22 1.2 cents
a bushel, and those used as fertilizer
VIII be worth about the same, at cur
rent prices for plant food in CONNER
ciai fertilizer; that is, in a ton of cot
~SAASSSu ehCIc are.
SO lbs. nitrogen at 90 cts. s1eo oo
"a lbs. potash at 5 1-2 cts.. 1aa
70 lbs. phosphoric acid at 1-2
- 1.22
- - ..$14.54
The market value and the fertilizer
value are. therefore, not far different:
but we are also especially interested
In the feding value. What is this
feeding value compared with that
staple feed stuff, corn? Pound for
pound, up to four or five pounds per
day for an animal weighing 500 to
1000 pounds. cottonseed are worth as
much, or more, than corn. To COM
pare the feeding values in terms of
dollars and cents. 1t may be stated
that when corn is worth 40 cents q
bushel, cottonseed are worth 25 cents
bushel, or $16.66 a ton, and with
corn at 60 cents a bushel, cottonseed
are worth 81 1-2 cents a bushel. That
Is, OF course, up to the amount which
may be properly fed to cattle.-Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

Reviewing old troubles is q sure
way Of recruiting new ones.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-01

Don't waste your time You will
need 1t all before you die.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17

the pigs through the winter. and uu-
I'll the grasses put out in the spring
Success in hog raising demands
that they be given some attention
end care. such as keeping the eating
and sleeping quarters of the little
pigs separate from the common herd.
and keeping the sick ones separate
from the herd until they recover.
and other such things. Don't imag-
inc that you can put bunch OF
breeding hogs In pasture and Nth
out any more trouble on your rart
go there next winter and XIII enough
meat 10 do you and all the nslya.
bors: for IL you do. you will surely
be disappointed.
+. NJ. ALEXANDER.
Washington Co. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. @
Keep a Herd Record.
Best ould Have Made 800 Pounds
Of Rut,cr; Fifteen Like My Poorest 2,6.O Pounds"

year. col pounds of milk. January.
1909. feeding pounds of hulls. 20
pounds OF silage and s pounds of
cottonseed meal per day, she gave
$50 pounds of milk. an increase of
55 pounds. Silage has decreased the
cost of production. I have also
bought a ST. Lambert bull. hoping 20
still improve my herd.
WILLIAM DOWNS BYRD.
Lanrens Co. :. g.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17
CHEAP HOGS GROWN ON PAS.
TCRE CROPS.
Grow Them without som. Care
and Attention.

Mcasrs. Editors: one Of the cheap
osi and easiest ways TO fatten n
bunch of hogs. and also to- give the
Fhoata and pigs good start I'm
growth. IL 90 plant n patch or natd.
according TO the number ot hogs 10
be- fed. In some prolific variety
OF corn. early. Nd ma 10 give time
for peas TO make big crop. Th.
poaa mauuld b. planted ia the corn
n. latter part OF May or nariy in
June when the corn II pinw~i tho
last time. T'hia field should also con.
tain a patch of hos potatoes. awcet
potatoes of some good yielding sort.
and patch Of sorghum cultivated i'm
III" drill like corn. but left ghicksr.
Don't bother to gather thea.
crops. but make n alp gap. say about
tho Goth ~ September. so that tho
aogN can run in aud GU; from s.e
hsFmuda pasture at viii. and they
Wilt gather all of these crops during
cur dry fall season without any waste
and keep Ia market condition with.
out trouble on your part except to sec
that they are supplied wi,h nhund-
ape" of good water to drink, Salt
end ashes mis-d together ani gt,rc
coal by Itself. such aa go~a to waste
around th. blacksmith Ahonw ard
ether places. make valuable meil.
cine for tho hogs which parGaa. of
Them freely. II given tho opportunity.
II adds very much To the romfur, Of
he hogs IN have bathing pool or
branch Of water TO waiiow IN.
As to the breed. the hog raiser has
Ion. list OF excellent breeds To Sc
lsct from and will probably Surreea
beet with the breed he ilkca beat
My experience. IL that a fnil~hiooa.i
NAL. of tho lard typo. crossed on A
raTor-hack SOW of good qualities.
makes the ideal hog for the eianrh-
ter pen. Such sowH are usually the
best OF mothers aud good anrk,.rN.
and they imnart 20 their ofgprtns N
hardy constitution. great vitality.
and thrifty growing qualities that
count for much with the Southern
~ fNsfM'tH VS. WI WIS FfuMN VIII
always show the blood of the aire IN
fattening qualities.
There are many divisions az opin.
'on on the time or season that a III.
Ter of pigs should bo brought ON. |
mink September and April are about
'he right months for sows 20 pig.
Tho September pig viii be- old enough
10 stand the winter nil right, and
the April pigs viii miss the cold rains
OF February and March. Both VIII
be NIL right for the pastures and .orn
and pea patches In their turn.
After these last named fields or
patches are exhausted another one
should be ready for winter use. This
one should be sown In Septembar
With equal parts Of wheat. winter
oats aud rape. These. with "A little
help from the corn crib, VIII carry
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17

Messrs. Editors: | am not only
keeping a record OF the produce of
each COW OF my dairy herd. but an
itemized account OF feed she CON
snmes. will give you some figures
as TO what my herd did last year.
thinking this the best way to show
you the value of keeping n daily rec
ord. Book estimate. IA per test.
shows that should have produced
1917 pounds OF butter from an aver
age of Is cows in milk. My actual
sales for the year ending December
3ist were 3.ass pounds OF butter.
Estimating tina; | have used on my
table. milk. cream and butter TO the
amount OF at least lis pounds.
this makes a total actual produc-
tion OF s.is3 pounds. an average per
cow OF about 2T6 pounds. Ny best
COW produced $50 pounds of butter.
and II all OF my Is cows had been
az good IA this one. should have
produced 500 pounds Of butter In
stead Of s.is3 pounds. or 1857
pounds more. Ny poores, COW pro-
iuccd us pounds. n all we're like
his one, should have produced
2.sTo pounds instead OF s.is5
pounds
\ herd at Is cows like my b~~t
would have produced 500 pounds.
while - like my poorest would only
have produced :.a:O pounds. err a
iincr~nc~ ~ 5000 pounds. Total
value of prodnc, of my s bea, cows
was 1885,: cos; of feed. 1sss.oa:
nc, profi,. tssoss. The total value
Of product os my ponrcs, cows
was tsso.si: feed. isoa.st: net
profit. ss-.s- agains, esso.ss for
tho best COWS.
Anyone can sec y, glance the
advantage of keeping n good rnw
over poor one. How ar. you to
ind on, the exact difference OF pro-
inc,ion wi,hou, Keeping a record
Five OF my bcs; cows made NOR.
clear money than the 10 poor~s,
nncs.
Tho record work not only gives
the production and cos, OF feed of
each COW. blu, shows you which cows
tn save the hcifrr calves from to I'm.
prove your herd.
No ono will doubt that to improv.
hia herd he should save the calves
from hia best cows. And. aa I Sc.
l, now. keeping n record In the only
busincss-likc way OF running n dairy.
Another poin, I would iik. 10 i'm
prcsr. IN that II 10 n s,imuian, To the
mixer. Seeing each day the amount
of milk each COW gives. he endoavorm
To keep her up To her highest mark.
IL In also the quickest way of de-
;.c'ing any disorder In COW. for
she will show II In the decrease Of
milk before any other way. and one
will notice Mt once m aiimen, which.
might not be noticed II the milk was
not weighed.
Wa built siio last summer.
and are greatly pleased with
II. One of my cows tBarksdale)
gave In her best month. March. iast
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17

IL In very necessary that tho brood
SONS have exercise. that they may
bring strong filters of pigs. full OF
Vitality. II In best TO keep the same
sows for several years II they have
proven good breeders and careful
mothers: they will raise more and
better pigs than the young gifts
Illinois Farmers Institute Bulletin.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17
WANTED

By n physician with ten years experience In
fnIoo Delta = good location In \ thriving
railroad town In Mississippi Have Just com.
pictcd postgraduate course In New York.
WIN not consider anything except . really
good location. ADDRESS
y. q. BOX ~. JACKSON. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17

Come. come cried tho candi-
dates friend. 'don't be dishcartcncd
40 easily" But I am sure TO b
beaten" cried the candidate dismal
~. 'Nonscnse' Let your motto Be.
II. who runs and lights away. may
live 10 run another day"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17
Fox Terriers
VIII rid your premises of rata Pups
h0o zach. guaranteed full blood. My
stock ara ~ fino - any In tho country.
u. CREIGHTON. okoiona. Miss.


am compelled To sell all my For. Cat
Deer. Coon and Postum Hounds and Pups,
Settlers. Pointers. collies Fou Terriers aud
Hull DogA List tells ALL You set them mt
your onoS. Write
v. r. wILMoTH. sheibyvilie. ny.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17

n thirteen horse power Traction Enstuo and
IhIeshsr. adapted 90 Lespodesa seed.
j. buRsuSS neethtt. lsvfsl NM ?. g.. To-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17
Farm For Sale

A zoo acre farm with good tenant houses
fcnceA pasture. and water. touching Mang.
ham. Ia. with hank. Churches. and uish
school. on = railroad direct Co hatcher. Also
= 100 acre farm In miles Of Clinton. In oaAy
reach of two of the beat colleges In Mtsaisaip-
pi II you want educational advantages and
. good farm. too. here are two chances
~. q. wELIR. Clinton. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-07-17
FOR SALE

I: SOUTHDOWN SHEEP /:
Fifty head OF high grade Jersey
Heifcrs. one. two and three years
old. JOHN ~. WHITE.
t. r. ID. q, Starkvtl1r. Miss.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-11
AUTHORITY TELLS HOW STATEHOOD WAS WON FOR MONT

kota. but as 1t was soon evident that
they would not come in together ana
would have nothing but division that
was finally settled.
The friends of Montana may claim.
secured the friendship and aid Of s. y.
Cox. and think that every man who
was in Washington that winter Will
agree that this was the first great
move in the game His championship
was powerful and earnest and over
came the reluctance Of his own party
at all events. He had long been iden-
tilted with territorial mattera. His in
terest dated back to the time Of Doug
lass. He was on the committee OF
territories when Montana and most
of these territories were created. and 2
he threw himself with enthusiasm
and with all his influence and elo-
quence into the cause of the admission
al these five new states. After the act
was passed he came ont and visited all
the territories ami was received with
gratitude and enthusiasm SO the
enabling acts were passed. approved
by Mr.. Bayard and signed by Presi-
cent Cleveland.
Tire Convention 81 1890.
The territories hold their elections
and their respective conventions as.
sembcl on the ith OF Jn'y. 1889. ny
the poytinacity 0f Mr. Springer OF Illi-
nois provision FOR minority repre-
sentatlon was included IN the enabling
act am the members Of the cunven.
ton were elected in accordance with
that PEN Notwithstanding the DEM
ocrats had a fair worElas majority In
the convention when they could be In.
duced to work together. this was sci.
dom aud many were led 10 support
policies and provisions which went far
TO wreck their agcendeucy IN the new
state.
The first test was on the election of
II chairman. William A. Clark Of Sii.
yer Row was elected by a good ma
iorlty and made a most excellent ani
impartial p"cridlng officer The per
sonnol OF III" convention was excellent
ana included many Of the oldest citi.
zcns. many Of the foremost business
mon AMI stDckmrn. some Of the most
prosperous merchants. large number
Of the leadiug lawyers legislators and
statesmen of the territory. recall
Carpenter and Tnole from Lewis and
Clark Dixon. Knowles. Stapleton.
l"""old Schmidt and Brpen from sill
'rr Bow Cariwell from Jefferson.
y" y Gibson aud Tim Collins from
Cascade Conrad ami Brown from
Choteau Cooper and Burlelgh from
Eastern Montana Parker from Meagh.
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