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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07

NO, no, professor, 1 can't do it. I
never gave lecture in my life." FIX
cuse me-" responded the professor, IT
did not mean that. / want you to come
to Boston and tell us what you know
about fishes" "All right" said Mr..
Atwood. He went and delivered such a
course on the fishes of the Atlantic
coast as to awaken the wonder and adj
miration of those who heard, and at its
close not only received the appropriate
fee for such a course, but also a hand
some donation from those who desired
thus to testify their appreciation of his
remarkable genius and attachments in
this direction.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
THOUGHTFUL

Redd-When you go shooting, always
be particular how you stand.
Greene-Why so?
Because, if you point the gun away
from your house and it kicks you'd
have a shorter distance to walk home"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
THE CASCADE, EAsTLAkE PARK

No matter whether the paper COM
pany will establish its mills in Formosa
or ship the bamboo to Japan in partly
finished state, the development of this
new source of raw material will be of
high Importance and may overcome the
necessity of the Island Empire looking
to foreign countries for the future sup
ply of paper pulp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
Smithville News.

Smithville, Nov. 1.-THE enter
tainment given for the benefit of the
Smithville school was a success.
Quite a neat little sum was realized.
The mass meeting which came off
yesterday at st. Johns Methodist
church was enjoyed by those who at
tended. The speakers for the day
were: Lieut.. Gov T. G. Mcleod and
Mr.. Tatum, of Bishopville, Rev. l.. L.
Bedenbeaugh and Rev. r. L. Cole,
of the Baptist church. After an in
teresting address by each of the
speakers the crowd repaired to the
grove where a delightful dinner was
served by the ladies A short while
wGs spent in pleasant converse. Then
the crowd returned to the church and
had the pleasure Of listening to an
excellent sermon by Rev. L. l.. Reden-
beaugh. The many friends of Mr..
Bedenbeaugh were indeed glad to
meet him again. He was pastor of
this church for one year and while
here made many warm friends. A
building committee has been appoint
ed and we hope ere long to see the
work assume definite shape.
Mrs. II. d. Foxworth is spending
some time in Sumter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Shiver spent
Tuesday last in Camden.
Miss Colsey Robertson has return
ed home after a pleasant visit to her
sister, Mrs. Joel E. Davis of Brog-
dOn's.
Miss Aline Hunter paid flying
visit to friends at st. Charles recent
ly.
DR.. T. d. rFoxworth attended the
Pellagra Conference in Columbia last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Dunlap spent
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Dunlap, of Marshalls.
There will be a THANKSGIVING Jubi-
lee at Pisgah Baptist church on
Thanksgiving day. AS Rev. II. L. Cole
is to get up the programme we are
looking forward to a day of social en-
joyment as we'll as a feast of spiritual
things. Come one and all, and lets
have a day Of real Thanksgiving.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
When Buying Feeds and Fertilizers

Good illustrations of the necessity
for more knowledge regarding things
purchased, in order to buy them to
the best advantage, are to be found
in the manner in which fertilizers and
feeding stuffs are purchased.
Fertilizers and feeding stuffs must
be purchased on the basis of the
plant foods and food nutrients they
contain. In the purchase of a fertili-
ger the nitrogen, phosphoric acid a"d
potash are all it contains of mu 4
value to the farmer, and these, and
these only, should form the basis for
determining it's price or value. Like
wise, a feeding stuff should be pur-
chased on the basis Of the protein,
carbohydrates and fats it contains
For instance, If a ton Of cottonseed
meal, containing els per cent nitro
gen, sells for $25, then, either as q
fertilizer or as a feed, another ton of
cottonseed meal containing &C. per
cent nitrogen Is worth $26.7O.
TO purchase feeds or fertilizers to
the best advantage requires a more
intelligent care to calculate the price
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
BY Buying to the Best Advantage
(By DR.. TAFT Butler.)

The buying and selling necessary in
the management of every farm, have
not been given the attention they de-
serve. The successful farmer must
be business man, and as much, or
more, depends on his business ability
as on his knowledge Of agriculture or
his ability to produce good crops. Of
late. more attention has been given to
the producing and selling parts of the
business but the buying end is equal
ly important. The first step in cor
rect buying is to know hat to buy.
The purchase of an article not as we'll
suited as some other to serve the pur-
pose, or do the work for which it was
purchased, Is a distinct loss. To buy
an implement or other article, use it
only for short time and then throw
it aside is money wasted. To buy
anything which is not really needed
to do the work of the farm or home
better. or add 10 the comfort or pleas
ure of those on the farm, is poor bust
ness policy. On the other hand, to
buy that which will best serve the
purpose required is as important as
to buy at the lowest price.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
PineWDOd News.


->''' Inc AiKahest
S'''oi p'eSeh'eu MI 1oseph
ei ior 'heir opening
VIC eiaueo SCHOOL audi
y" Ahuisoay evening" NOV
Ahe lolio"lng is programme Of a
~ oe si'eh a' the
ei"ueo sciooi' NOV. lSth:
- - by the School
"eicoIie Aooress. PROF. Garrett
'''u'iieh'al ooio MISS Ida Griffin
i"oieau' ..heVereles or Bachelor
Oi"iosue'' Papas Little Boy
Diiii'. :. Mother Goose
Iapleau Rock Of Ages
FIay'. Timothy Cloverseed
Drill and Tableau. The Star Spangled
banner.
quartet. Three Wandering Jews
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13

on the basis &C the guaranteed con-
tents Of each sack or brand. Frtili-
Zers are usually purchased by the
sack, ton or brand, regardless of
what they contain, the farmers of our
section, lose millions Of dollars each
year. 1t is a we'll known fact that nj
trogen is worth about 20 cents
pound, phosphoric acid about cents,
and potash about 1-2 cents a pound
in mixed commercial fertilizers and at
these prices it is an easy matter for
any one to calculate the value of ton
of fertilizer containing per cent Of
nitrogen 6 pounds of nitrogen in 100
pounds of fertiliZer), 8 per cent of
phosphoric acid, and per cent of
potash. Such a ton of fertilizer at
the prices for plant foods stated is
worth $3.50, while a ton of fertilizer
containing 2 per cent of nitrogen, 8
per cent of phosphoric acid and 2 per
cent of potash, is only worth $500.
1t is apparent, therefore, that to
purchase to the best advantage a
knowledge of the things purchased is
the first essential, and therefore, so
long as we lack this knowledge, we
can never hope to buy to the best ad-
vantage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
Erect of EulOgy on Lawyers.

The Rev. F. S. c. Wicks of the All
Souls Unitarian church told a good
story the other day of a young
preacher who eulogized a very bad
lawyer. He said the lawyer was a
bad husband, bad father, bad neigh
Dor and generally a bad man morally.
though he had been very successful
IN his profession. For the funeral a
new preacher in the town was Sc
lected so that he would not know
just what kind of a man the lawyer
had been.
The preacher arrived and asked a
man standing by, who was pretty
much of a wag, what sort of a man
the lawyer had been. The wag laud-
ed the lawyer to the skies. The
preacher believed all he said. arose
and pronounced a poetic eulogv Of
the departed barrister. When he
had heard all he could stand 20 hear
without unburdening himself to soma
one present, the judge of the court
IN that town leaned over to a LAWYER
VINO sat beside him and remarked:
Weil, there's mighty little induce
meht FOR really good man to die i'm
Smithville now."-Indianapolis Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
Cooperation May Help.

As means Of buying cheaply. buy
Ing In large quantities Is of great i'm
portance. In fact. buying in large
quantities and paying cash are the
two chief factors In lessening the
margin of profit which the seller de-
mands.
AS a rule the farmer does not buy
In large quantities and thereby misses
one OF the chief means by which he
might buy to best advantage. To
meet this difficulty farmers organiza-
tions have In a measure sought to
combine buying interests. The chief
difficulty with buying through these
organizations has been the imprac-
ticability In many cases of the pur-
chaser seeing the article desired. be-
fore giving the order. and the result
ing dissatisfaction I'm frequently re-
ceivlng something different frohp that
expected or wanted.
As general rule. we believe the
local dealer or merchant will be able
TO give better satisfaction than can be
obtained through any other method
OF purchase. Through him the ad-
vanlGges OF buying in quantity are
obtained. the article may be inspected
before purchased. freight rates ought
TO be less because of larger quantities,
and In case OF defective or unsatis-
factory article the local merchant is
always easily reached and Is usually
ready and willing TO recognize and
make good all just claims. OF course,
where a number OF farmers can COM
bine and buy goods of standard
character or quality. I'm large guam
titles. and obtain a lower price, they
should do so; but as a general rule, IL
cash Is paid the local merchant, such
as must be paid the seller at q dis
tance, he will sell as cheaply as can
be purchased elsewhere and will re-
lieve the purchaser OF goods I'm small
quantities OF the troublesome and un-
familiar details involved In buying at
a distance.
To sum up. we may state that the
essentials to- buying to the best ad-
vantage are an accurate knowledge
OF what Is wanted; the money to pay
cash. buying goods Of high quality,
and either purchasing In large guam
titles or through an honest local deal
er.--Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
GIRL MAKES MONEY RAISING
BANTAMS.
Some Examples of What Can be Done
With Poultry, With u Variety of
Talks OH Timely Topics.
(By Uncle Jo.)

Do you know that there is a girl
living In Virginia who has paid her
way through school for the last four
eyars by raising and selling Bantam
chickens? She started with three
chickens four years ago, and now sells
200 year Of we'll bred birds, which
are always I'm demand at good prices.
And 1 know OF a man living not
more than a thousand miles away,
who, during the past twelve years,
has not received a dollar from any
other source than his poultry, has
supp orted himself and family in good
shape and acquired substantial bank
account. and these twelve years has
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
The Charleston Interlu,lc.

Editorial I'm the New York Sum-
As II seems to us. the whole coun-
try may we'll be proud OF Charleston.
After the noise and shouting and the
interminable speechmaking at Savan-
nah-and we had expected that town
TO be much less maladroit-Charles-
ton must have seemed a haven of ref
uge. an oasis of repose. The presi-
dent had reached that halcyon spot
after long and painful wanderings.
He had been badgered by hundred
too eaSsr communities. with so-called
edibles In both hands and with trum-
pets and rejoiclngs on the side. and
he had slid into Charleston much as
the toilworn traveller sinks into an
outrageous stopping place and tries
TO fan away his sorrows and his hard
ships.
Savannah. the snoring town where
under ordinary circumstances II Is al
ways afternoon. had arisen from its
habitual torpor and burgeoned into a
strange plenitude OF oppressive hospi-
tally. The slumbering reserves had
been called out. Bonaventure had as
sumed Its gala costume. The great
white way to Thunderbolr was
smoothed for the occasion. And all
the epicures and orators were gath
cred there. Mr.. Taft sat until a.
m beneath a wind OF pointless elo-
Quence. Speakers charged with gar
rutous. II unimportant. vehemence
made the weikin ring with a hollow
sound. And so our long suffering
martyr went away as IL in some
dream Of rest and ultimate rescue and
quiet. Savannah fingered over the
remnants Of Its ill-begotten banquet,
and starvelings seized upon the
crumbs. Exhausted orators awoke to
dim remembrance OF their fruitless
voceiferation. and Savannah by slow
degrees resumed ats normal sloth.
But the president seems to have
found relief and much needed ease in
Charleston. There. IL we may believe
the current record. he encountered
only pleasant Offices and the oppor-
tunity OF rest. The banquet. presum-
ably correct and simple. took no time.
and the speeches were reduced to
nothing through the magic process of
consideration. We can believe that
Mr.. Taft, refreshed by the absence of
aliuring and abundant cookery. and
rested In the dearth Of loud loquacity.
redeemed himself from affectionate
restraint and cut new notch In his
gratitude to Charleston.
Has the country In general and Mr..
Taft I'm particular to thank Deacon
J. c. Hemphiil for this delectable
contamination?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13

turers relating to those things which
the farmer needs to buy. An i'm
mense amount Of information may be
obtained from this source. The man.
facturers will gladly send printed de-
scriptions of all implements and ma
chinery on request. The advertising
pages of an agricultural journal
should constitute one of the chief
sources Of the value which such a
paper has for the farmer. A posta
card to the advertiser will generally
bring full information regading the
aticle advertised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
How to Know What to Buy.

1t is not always easy to know just
what to buy. In fact, it is impossible
for any one, in all cases, to know
which of two articles intended for
the same purpose should be bought;
| but in this, as in all similar cases, a
thorough study or investigation of the
question Is the safest guide.
There are numerous sources of in
formation available to all, under or
binary conditions, and If the purchase
Is one involving much money none of
these should be neglected.
The first, because the INST satis-
factory source of information is a
personal examination or inspection of
the implement or the article when ac-
| tually in use. To this should aways
be added the unbiased opinion Of
those who have successfully used the
article in question, or a similar one
intended to do the same work or
serve the same purpose. We too fire.
quently neglect to profit by the ex-
perienc of others. For instanc, every
now and then We meet a man who
still insists on trying silo built in
the ground, when the experience of
silo users showed many years ago
that it was cheaper to elevate the
feed into the silo by machinery when
filling it than to lift the feed out
when ready to use it.
Again, certain people continue to
buy hog cholera cures" patent con-
dimental stock food and other patent
medicines Notwithstanding those men
who have made a study of such things
the veterinarians-are unanimous
in the opinion that they are worth
less, when not actually harmful.
1t is folly to spend money expert
menting with some plan or imple-
ment which the experience of others
has proved unsatisfactory. If a meth
Cd or machine is worthy of serious
attention it is usually practicable to
find some one who knows and will
give the best and generally accepted
information regarding it, and it is
usually folly to go contrary to this
generally accepted opinion when OBJ
tanned. The experiment stations,
agricultural colleges, State and ma
uonal departments of agriculture and
the agricultural press, all offer facii-
ties for the farmers obtaining gen.
eral directions and information re-
garding all matters relating to farm
machinery, implements or other ar
ticles for doing farm work. A second
source of information which is not
always given due consideration is the
opinion or knowledge of the dealer or
merchant There are, of course, dis
honest merchants, but almost any
man knows some dealer in whom he
has confidence. If this dealer has ac-
tually used the article about which
his advice is sought and is honest, his
opinion Is of value and should be
given due consideration.
A third source of information
which may be made of great value is
the catalogs and other descriptive lit
erature of the dealers and manufac-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
Farmers Union News
D.
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted W. Farmers Union


decided double its by
special
Union
conduct 1t will be
give
practical
failures
be appreciated NJ
all concerned
communications Is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13

the average. This may sound unrea-
sonable, but it is fact. There is no
secret about his success. He simply
acquired a reputation as a breeder,
exhibiting his birds year after year,
and winning the ribbons, and having
done this, he has been in the position
to get the very highest prices for his
stock. He might have produced the
birds and neglected to exhibit them,
adm today he would be, like thous-
ands of others-practically unknown
adm selling stock at market price.
would like to have the photograph Of
a fellow who has ever built up a rep
utation Of q breeder without exhibit
ing his stock. Perhaps it can be
done. but as Mr.. Dooley would say:
II don't know, I don't know"
My advice to every one who is rails
ing standardized fowls for either
pleasure or profit, is to make at least
one exhibit this fall, and if possible
Talk with the judge and other exhibit
tors. look over the other birds, and
CLEAN information that will help in
producing birds and preparing them
for she show room another year. 1t
is better to show and meet defeat than
never to show at all. Get your nerve
up. Your birds may be better than
you imagine.
The product of the hen-coop is
now nearly as valuable as that of the
wheat field" So recently said the
Secretary Of Agriculture. 1t means
millions Of dollars added to the
wealth of the country yearly. and yet
does not seem to be a great industry.
The farmers could make it the larg-
est business Of the country If they
would only put more energy in it.
Market prices for fowls of all kinds
are higher than ever before, and eggs
bring better prices The markets are
never overstocked. and there is al
ways a ready sale for both poultry
and eggs
You can get more eggs and make
more money from 40 hens we'll cared
for than you can from a hundred half
cared for, just as you can make more
from 40-acre farm we'll cultivated
than you can from a 10O-acre farm
that is running to weeds.
The first thing to consider for good
winter layers is the breed. A fowl
thu will fly over the garden fence and
scratch around a newly planted bed
Of garden truck is the right kind of a
bird tc have for winter laying, and the
fowl that will stay just where you
put her If the fence is only a foot
high, is the one for the frying pan.
The habit of clipping off the
flights Of one or more wings Of hens
should be discontinued from the fact
that it disfgures the specimens, and
1T Is quite unnecessary. If the wings
were opened out and the web strip
ped from the entire flight fathers,
leaving about an inch at the point, it
would prevent the fowl from flying.
and not present the undesirable ap-
pearance that is caused from cutting
Off the wings. A bird stripped in this
way is not so unattractive in appear
ance as one whose feathers were
chopped off with a knife or scissors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-13
THE HORSE SHOW.
llany Fine Horses OH Exhibition and
A Large Attendance.

The second annual Horse Show un-
der the auspices of the Civic League
was held at the Base Ball Park
Thursday Afternoon with a large atten-
dance and it proved to be, in all re-
spects, successful affair. The num-
Der of entries for the various events
was gratfyingly large and the horses,
mules and PONIES were exceptionally
hlgh-class animals
The list of entries and prize win
ners follow:
SINGLE MULE CONTEST.
Z. L. McGee, E. F McCov E,;rs.
prize E. L. McGee; second, E. F. Nc
Coy.
GENTLEMEN'S SADDLE HORSE
Miss Mable Parrott (Waver,, 1,,,
up)' Coffy & Rigby, M. ]. Moore r
ID. Ravenel, (. d. Stukes, Booth-Har-
by Live Stock Co., G.. A. Iemmon
X. l.. Wright Marion Noise, B. r.
DuRant, c. W. Smith. First prize
M. j. Moore's horse ridden by A. d.
Hardy; second, B. r. DuRant
LADIES DOUBLE CONTEST
II. j. McLaurin, driven by Mrs. w.
&. Stubbs; c. w. Smith, driven bv
Mrs. c. H. Dorm. First prize. Fl. T
McLaurin; second, c. w. Smith.
PONIES UNDER A INCHES
horace Hardy, Jr., J. S. Sternberg-
er, w. B. Boyle. First prize. Horace
HARDY, Jr.; second, w. B. Boyle.
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLE HARNESS
w. G.. Stubbs, c. w. Smith. H d.
Barnett, w. w. McCutchen. r u.
uraham' G. D. Shore, Booth-Harby
Lave Stock Co., F. o. Jennings. Chas.
Lucius, E. L. McGee, Eugene Stausiu.
Z. G. Stukes. First prize, Booth-Har-
py Live Stock Co.; Second. II. d Rar-
nett; third, E. G.. Stukes.
DOUBLE MULE TEAM. 2 ENTRIES
First prize, E. L. MCGEE; second.
Boyle Live Stock Co.
LADIES SINGLE BUGGY.
Mrs. W. G. Stubbs, c. w. Smith G.
Co., 4. K. Friar, Booth-Harby Live
STOCK Co., H. Lucius, Geo. d. Shore.
Z. w. Smith. First prize. Booth
HARDY Live Stock Co., driven by Miss
Sudie Furman; E. K. Friar. driven
by Mrs. r. L. Wright
LADIES RJDJNC Co>-rr-
RIDER AND HORSE.
Miss Mable, Parrott, Miss Raw
Dunno, Mrs. w. G. Stubbs. Mrs. p r.
Wright, Miss Kirvin, riding M. J.
Moores horse. First prize, Miss Kir-
vim; second, Mrs. r. L. Wright.
VETERAN DRIVING CLASS (NOT
UNDER Is YEARS.)
Archie China, D. China, Mrs. r. O.
Purdy. First prize, Archie China.
second, d. China.
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLE TEAM. 2
ENTRIES.
First Prize, H. ]. McI.aurin: Sec
ond, Geo. D. Shore.
COMBINATION BUGGY AND SAD
DIE HORSE.
Coffy & Rigby, E. G. Stukes. G.. A
Lennon, B. R. DuRant. First prize
+. G. Stukes; second, Cofy & Rigby
PONIES UNDER A INCHES. DRIv-
EN- BY CHILDREN UNDER 12
YEARS.
{. b. Hogan, Joe Morris, Anna Bur.
chill, l.. L. Johnson. First prize. c.
d. Hogan; second, Miss BurchiIl.
Ansiey Hurst and j. w. Mckay. Jr..
exhibited old family horses in special
class of their own.
Judges-Mr. w. L. Saunders. of
Stateburg. DR.. L. Y. Snider, of In
diana, now in Camden, Mr.. M r.
Heller. of Kingstree. Marshall. Mr.. Fl
p. Moses