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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
TINDAL.

Tindal. Aug. 1.-THE farmers are
now very busy gathering fodder, and
at this time 1t looks as If they will
have better weather than they have
had for some time pass.
Cotton is commencing to open in
some places, and looks like time for
picking Is near at hand.
Mr.. H. w. Cuttino and family are
spending some time at Beaufort, S. c
Mr.. w. A. Hafvin. Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, visited relatives in the neigh
borhood last week.
Messrs. r. e. and f. B. Hodge
have moved their mill in this neigh. .
borhood and are now ready to saw
lumber.
Mr.. Richard H. Broadway. of Sum-
ter, is spending some time at his
old home here.
The health Of the community Is
good, very little sickness If any could
be reported.
Mr.. Mood Hodge has accepted a
position with Messrs. Tindal e. Cut
tlno.
Mr.. Walter Carr. of Sumter. is
spening some time with relatives In
the neighbOrhOod.
Miss May Boyd, Of Paxville, is Wis
iting Miss Louisa Broadway
Mr.. Winburn Wells, of Privateer
section. spent Sunday with friends
here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
ANTIOCH.

Antioch, Aug. 1.-THE weather is
now very favorable and the farmers
are making good use of it by rapidly
pulling fodder The crops have come
out great deal, but it will be i'm
possible to get over one-half to one
third of a crop.
Mr.. j. w. Davis lost his dwelling
house and contents by fire Monday
night. 1t is not known how the fire
originated. We have not heard
whether there was any insurance or
not.
Mr.. Jones Smith and Miss Fac
Reins, of Langston, S. c., are visiting
at this place.
NJudging from the amount of chick
ems missing in this section, some of
the colored people must be "faring
sumptuously" every day. There were
eleven missing at Mr.. j. c. McLeod's
place this morning.
Grapes and watermelons are very
plentiful; other fruits are scarce.
PrOtracted meetings. are still in
progress in this section.
Mr.. j. K. Richbourg spent Satur-
day in Camden.
Miss Mae White, of Smithville.
spent several days of last week with
Miss Minnie Grier at this place
The health is very good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK.

f.. III. Hyatt, Manager for S. c.
Figures Never Lie and Here are the
Figures of the Mutual Life Insur.
ance Co., of New York.
For the month of May, 1909. the
South Carolina Agency received ap-
plications amounting to .s1s4.O37.Oo.
Cash Dividends declared to South.
Carolina policyholders for July settle
ment. s1O.1OO32.
Since April 20, 1909, the following
death claims have been paid to South
carolina policyholders sS3,76O.OO.
Proofs of death are being prepared
by claimants for s5S,30O.OO.
These figures are so plain and con-
vlncing that He who runs may
read
ISAAC NJ. LORYEA,
Special Agent Clarendon and Sumter.
Offices at Manning and Sumter.
JAS. ID. Graham, Agent, Sumter.
j. T.. McEaddin, Agent, Sardinia.
NJ. B. Lesesne, Agent, Pincwood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
STATEBURG.

Stateburg, Aug. 12.-Mrs. w. B.
Nelson, of Montgomery, Ala, is on
visit to her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
w. w. Anderson.
Mr.. Robert Love, of Birmingham,
Ala, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
F. Neyle, for few days.
Miss Julia Mikell. Of Edisto, is
spending some time with Miss Lottie
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Frierson are
visiting Mrs. E. N. Frierson, at
Cherry Vale"
Mr.. Charles Cabaniss was the guest
of Mr.. John L. Frierson during the
past week.
Mrs. w. r. FLUID and the Misses
FLUID have gone to Asheville, n. c.,
where they expect to spend several
weeks.
The Misses Michaux and Mrs.
Johnson, Of Sumter. were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Neyle on
1HuTSudy.
Mrs. H. S. Gaillard is spending
some with Mrs. James S. Pinckney,
at "The Ruins"
DR.. Matt S. Moore, of PHILADELPHIA.
Pa. is at home for the summer vaca-
ton.
Mrs. H. Dec. Mazyck is on a visit
to friends in our midst.
After the rainy days of the past
week. the farmers are rejoicing in
the good weather we are now hav-
Ing, and are busy stripping and haul
ing in their fodder.
The last few days have been ex-
tremeiy warm, but the nights as a
rule are cool and pleasant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
GREECE AND TURKEY AGREE.
The Porte Decides TO Accept Greek
Note If Assured of Quiet i'm Crete.

Constantinople, Aug. 1.-THE
Greco-Turkish disagreement is about
to be settled. The porte has decided
to accept the Greek note on the as
surance of the protecting powers that
present tactics, they will re-occupy
the island with troops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14

L1nchburg. Aug. 12.-The remains
- Mr.. r. NJ. Bradford were laid to
Dost yesterday evening at o'clock,
v1th Knights of Pythias honors, at
fhs Lynchburg Presbyterian church.
1As ceremony was sad and impress
1vo. The deceased had been a men,
bsr OF Bishopville X. Of p. Lodge,
8ut was recently transferred to this
,edge. and was to have been elected
- membership here last night, at
nsast voted upon. which meant cleo
n1Du. az he was good man and with
Vut an enemy.
One OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Nc
1asd's children was taken suddenly
oaa desperately III yesterday, and ap-
prsntly is afflicted much like Mr.. r.
~ Bradford. They have wired to
mater, Florence and Charleston for
JAyslcians. as the malady may be
csntagious. and the real object is to
ssarn the nature and cause Of the
'n1,ment. besides using every effort to
sxve the child.
4r. Bradford soon lost conscious
Dsns after being taken sick. and died
n two days. He had something that
anAicated congestion of the brain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
LYNCHBURG.

Lynchturg. Aug. 10.lThe i'm
provement OF cotton In part Of the
county within the past ten days Is
almost wonderful The prospect now
fsr q full crop IL most encouraging
The corn crop viii be record break
sr. judging from the present outlook.
The farmers attribute this big i'm
provement In the cotton crop to
heavy fertiiising and the timely ap-
paication Of soda. Those long sad
faoss are fast becoming normal.
The "box" party given at DR.. Yel-
loet's last evening was success. and
1uch enjoyed by all who participat-
-. Nearly every family in the
place was represented. Ice cream
was served about 10 o'clock.
Messrs. M. l.. and w. Ernest re-
turned from Glenn Springs last even
ing after an absence Of 8 or 10 days.
Mr.. and Mrs John A. DuRant. af-
esr . visit Of two weeks to Glenn
SDrinss. Asheville and Hendersonvills
xeturned this evening. much pleased
With their visit.
This little town can now boast Of
three physicians. DR.. Simmons. of
rlmmonsville. being third and last.
There is much complaint Of sick
1sss In and around this place.
Mr. J. M. Wilson is again very. i'll
and recovery doubtful.
Mr.. r. M. Bradford. a wheel
wright. who moved to this place from
tAe Dishopville section several
unonths ago. Is critically III. with
eAancss decidedly against him.
Nr. j. H. Cribbs. now at the Mood
lnf,rmsry, Sumter. Is reported not
1oing well.
p. s.-since writing the above Mr..
bradford breathed his last. The de-
nsGsed was well thought OF here, and
Uunsral regret u expressed. He
esaves wife and several step-chil-
0zen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14

Max. Aug. 12.-SOme have gather
ed fodder of early planted corn.
Cotton is beginning to open.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-14
Weather Forecast.

For South Carolina:
Partly cloudy with local showers
tonight or Saturday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24

SUGGESTIONS ON GRAZING SHEEP.
A correspondent writes: I would like to
have any information you can give me in
regard to raising sheep on grass lots.
The plan of southern farmers who are
interested in the production of early
lambs Is as follows: In the early sum-
mer they buy what are known as noun
tain ewes. These are bred to buck Of
one of the pure-bred Down breeds, the
Southdown, Shropshire and Oxforddown
being used quite extensively. The ewes
are maintained during the winter largely
on rye and other cereal pastures. In
some sections blue grass is available.
They may be fed little corn and cotton
seed meal. Sometimes they are given hay
II the winter should be unusually severe
and some snow falls, but the feed bill is
very small. The lambs when first dropped
are sucked by the ewes, and later they
are turned on the grass with their moth
ers when some corn, corn and bran, or
cotton seed meal and bran are fed. the
lambs being allowed to help themselves
along with the dam. The grass coming
early in the spring and being luxuriant, or
cereals being used in place of grass, the
sheep are maintained at a very low cost,
and under ordinary good management are
ready for market the latter part Of May
or early in June. These lambs often sell
at from to IL cents pound, live
weight net. at the shipping point, and
should weigh from 70 to 80 pounds 1t is
figured by the owner that the lamb will
bring him about IS, and that the fleece of
the eve will pay for the cost of keep of
herself and lamb, and since a flock we'll
managed should produce 125 to $50 per
ant nf az III l.
quite an attractive one where properly
handled. You will see from this that
while these figures do not give the exact
cost Of producing lambs on grass lots,
they give you a good insight into what
can be accomplished under good manage
ment, and indicate that what are known
in the north as dollhouse lambs may be
produced under southern conditions at a
very low cost.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
SCOTT, ONCE A POWER IN
FINANCE, DEAD IN B0WERY

NEW YORK, Sept. A.-Wallace Scott,
who is said to have come to New York
about 80 years ago from a southern state
and was for some time a power IN Wall
street, was found dead in bed in the Mills
hotel today. Financial reverses in recent
years had driven him from Wall street 70
the Bowery. For 20 years he was a sue
cessful speculator and was well known
in 1.-The street"
A few years ago. it was said. he sep
arated from his wife and children and,
coincident with his family troubles, his
financial failure began. He died from
stroke of apoplexy. A length of ticker
tape was found in his hand.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
HOW EDUCATION
HELPS THE FARMER

cal adaptations so essential to successful
practice7 And so It is all along the line,
as difficulties arise and obstruct our as-
ricultural pathways, the trained expert
sets assiduously to work to discover
means for overcoming the difficulty, and
so education. as previously noted, does
indeed become the handmade Of the
farmer. successfully leading him out OF
his difnculties.
That we need education will hardly be
questioned in the light of these factA
and yet we have made only a beginning.
for in many OF the states where an alb
surd practice has resulted In the destruc-
ton OF the fertility OF the land, or at
least reduced the available plant food to
a minimum supply. and so made the pro-
dUction OF many crops Improbable, they
are stin endeavoring 70 restore fertility
through the use OF low grade commercial
fertilizers. For instance, a 2-S-2 fertil-
izer which is the favorite brand with most
farmers contains about loo pounds o.
high-grade acid phosphate, 255 pounds or
nitrate Of soda, and 50 pounds Of muriate
OF potash The total weight OF this MKT
ure Is ISIS pounds; to make 1t up to
20oc 1t win be necessary TO add a filler
10 the extent OF COS pounds. The scient-
ist through his researches has pointed out
such a practice, and has shown conclu-
sively that high-grade fertilizers are by
far the cheapest and most satisfactory in
every way.
Thus it Is that agricultural education
helps the cause which it was destined to
promote, supplies useful information
which a few years ago was unknown to
the farmer and bids in the future to
rF,,rr ,f~k
beset the farmers pathway. Only a pits
lance has been spent for agricultural ed
ucation up TO this time. II the entire
amount of money spent were bumped to-
gether, it would probably NOT equal the
loss chargeable TO the cattle tick within
one year, and yet it is safe to say that
without the advent of agricultural col
leges and experiment stations many of the
pests which threaten many important
phases of our agriculture coutd never
have been met and combatted as success
fully as they have been.
Is it not perfectly plain. therefore, that
scientific training along agricultural lines
Is an essential need Of the present day
and generation? And does ii not behoove
the farmers who are chiefly interested in
this matter TO see that the agricultural
college and experiment station receive
their proper share of consideration, so
that in the one case the farmers boy
may learn the important lessons which
changing economic conditions make 1t i'm
perative for him to appreciate; and in
the other that researches may be carried
on by which the streams or knowledge
are supplied with the latest and best
information so essential for the mainte-
nance of our agricultural practice on a
high plane.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24

been intolerant in her dealings. but on
the contrary has permitted her Individual
property holdings to voluntarily assume
disproportionate share of the economical
burdens of government. / submit, the fol-
lowing figures gathered after a most
painstaking analysis and study of our
sources of state revenue. These figures
deal alone with the state revenues and
do not consider the municipal and county
revenues, which, however, are levied on
the same basis.
1.-The gross state taxes paid In 1908 by
the express companies doing business in
Georgia was approximately IS Of / per
cent of their gross revenue: by the tele-
phone companies. so OF / per cent; by the
telegraph companies, SO per cent; by
street railroad companies. LOS per cent;
by railroad corporations, liz per cent; by
fire and life insurance companies, 12s per
cent, and by incorporated banks 1-2 per
cent, whereas taxes paid by the agricul-
tural interests Of the state. including their
pro rata of poll, road and fertilizer in
spection taxes (none of which are paid by
corporations), amounted to LIS per cent OF
the gross farm value of all the crops
grown in the state for 1905.
ut should be remembered that individu-
al citizens Of the state carry other bur-
dens. such as jury and militia duty, which
are taxes borne by no corporation.
"The statement by Mr.. Agissiz that the
railroads OF Georgia are heavily taxed.
burdened by many unnecessary reguls
lions. and confronted everywhere with the
spirit of sntagonism to corporate enter
prise is not borne out by the facts and
should not have been circulated all over
the country. Our state tax sins are
many, but they are sins Of omission and
against the state.
1T must be readily admitted by any stu
dent of tax problems that with consti-
tutional limit of 8 mills as to rate, with
a system of absolutely voluntary returns,
and absolutely no power of assessment In
the state but only an appeal to arbitra-
ton. in which the tax payer has ar equal
voice and choice with the state, unreason-
able taxation is out Of the question; the
evil and the only evil that can follow. In
so far as the tax payer is concerned. Is
inequality as compared with some other
tax payers burden, which result is liable
to follow and does follow so long as for
every difference there is a separate board
of arbitration"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
100000 WILL SEE
HUDSoN-FULT0N FETE

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-All through
trains now reaching this city are crowded
with the vanguard OF visitors to the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration. Advance esti-
mates Of 100000 visitors. which few
weeks ago were considered extravasant,
are now forgotten in the optimistic belief
that there viii be more than 100000
strangers in the city the latter part Of the
week and all of next week
Wilbur Wright is setting up his aero
plane for preliminary flights on Cover
nors island, and three dirigible balloons
are maneuvering for positions on the up
per part of Manhattan island for a start
in the $4,000 balloon race to Albany.
The delegations of distinguished persons
are beginning to arrive from foreign ma
lions as official representatives and the
social activities incident to the celebra-
ton are already well under way. Bust
ness and residential buildings through
out the city are being deliberately deco
rated
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24

n 81 only recently that the Mexican boil
weevn has made its appearance. and In
short time Il has wrought frtghtfui de-
vastation IN the cotton fields OF the south.
and Il seems evident from the best data
obtainabIe that Il Is destined to oyerrun
the entire cotton growing region within
q few years At irst Il was thought that
conparatfvely little II anything. could be
done 10 check the inroads OF this de-
structive insect. and while IL IL probably
true that no effective means for its ex-
termination viii ever be devised. II Is
quite clear. even in the light Of 3 compar-
atfvely short experience. that ways and
means VIII be devised through careful
study and research, by which the infu-
ence OF this pest can be so mitigated,
even n sections where Its Expectations
have been the worst, 50 that cotton can
profit TO the farmer.
Some OF the ways devised for lighting
the cotton boil weevil are crop rotations.
the breeding OF earlier maturing varie-
ties OF cotton, and the selection OF cotton
80 that a much large number OF bolls will
be obtained per plant. The inroads Of
this pest have made II essential that the
cotton farmer clean up his land and cuiti-
waite IL with much greater care and atten-
ton than was necessary In the past. II IL
rather hard'to look upon the cotton boil
weevil as q blessing in disguise, but in a
sense at least this Is certainly true. for
the one-crop system pursued so largely in
many sections OF the country has practi-
caIly destroyed the fertility OF vast areas
OF what was once productive farm land
With the coming OF the weevn methods OF
farming must be changed as a means OF
self-preServatiOn. and the mere necessity
OF rotating crops in which such restora-
tive and soiI-enriching plants as the le-
gumes can be grown, means the rejuvena-
ton. the retaining and the profitable
tillage OF many acres Of land that were
abandoned. and the preservation OF many
thousands OF additional acres that would
have been abandoned I'm the near future
because OF the one cropping system so
persistentIX pursued before the advent OF
the weevil. With the coming Of the wee
VII and the consequent Investigations un-
dertalzen 70 determine how best 10 con-
troll IL. the farmer has Of necessity become
q student Of cotton and has learned much
about ii which he probably did not realize
before. With the aid OF research work
ers in all the cotton states, facts are be-
ing learned daily about the life OF this
pest which win enable the farmer TO meet
It's inroads successfully. Then with the
plant breeders at work so modifying and
changing the cotton plant 70 meet the
new conditions imposed by the weevil, the
insurmountable barriers to successful
cotton culture which its appearance seem
20 forecast will have been overcome. And
viii this not be an added triumph for edu-
Gated EFFORT: science blazing the way, the
farmer following and making the uracti-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
w. K. VANDERBILT, JR.
AND WIFE SEPARATE

NEW YORK. Sept, 21.-Wnliam K. Van
derbilt, Jr., donor of the Vanderbilt cup
for automobile races. and his wife, for
merly Miss Virginia Fair. of San Fran
cisco. have signed a separation agree
ment, according to an afternoon news
paper.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is now returning from
Europe to America with her two chill
dren, Muriel and William X. Vanderbilt.
III. 1t is expected that the separation
will be formally announced as soon as
Mrs. Vanderbilt reaches New York.
Efforts by Mrs o. H. P. Belmont.
mother of Mr.. Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Her
man o. Elrichs. sister of Mrs. Vanderbilt,
to avert the separation. were without sue.
cess.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
Would Move Fulton's Body
From Church to Hudson River

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-The surviving
grandchildren of Robert Fulton, in let
ter addressed to Cornelius Vanderbilt,
president of the Fulton monument asso-
citation, sanctioned today the removal
of Fulton's body from a vault in Trinity
church here to a mausoleum and memo
rial 20 be built on Riverside drive. The
movement for the Fulton memorial has
been under way for some time and $4,000
has been subscribed to defray the cost of
preliminary work. In all, 1t is proposed
to expend sSOOO,O0O on the structure.
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain) is
vice president of the association, while
others identified with the movement in
clude James ]. HILL John d. Archbold,
Jacob Schiff. E. H. Garry, William E.
Corey and others.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
WOULDN'T LOAN $500 TO
FORMER WIFE IN TROUBLE

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. 21-Rather
than loan his former wife $500, which
would have kept'her from going to prison,
Jacob Fickel. brewer, saw her SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two years
here today. Sentence was suspended, and
Mrs. Fickel's son will attempt to raise
the money and save his mother.
Mrs. Ficlkel embezzled S593.76 from the
estate of Bertha Bozenhardt, while acting
as guardian to the woman last winter.
She was convicted, but Judge Vickery told
Mrs Fickel she could go free If she would
repay the money.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
PLAYED FUNERAL MARCH
WHILE GAS KILLED HIM

CHICAGO, Sept. n.-While Illuminating
gas slowly asphyxiated him, Salvatore
Cerrano, a violinist, so years old, yester-
day calmly played Chopin's funeral march
until. overcome by the poisonous fumes,
he died.
He had broken the gas fixtures in order
to commit suicide. His violin was heard
by other roomers in the house, and soon
after the strains ceased the smell of gas
caused an investigation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24

From the description given in your let
ter u would be impossible TO tell whether
your mule has farcy or not. but II that Is
The trouble the following treatment is
suggested as the only thing practical in
3ealing with a case Of this character. As
you probably know. glanders and farcy
are the same disease. farcy being the
form which attacks the skin. This is a
malignant infectious disease caused By a
specific germ The germ OF CHAMBERS does
not float through the air. but Is transmit
ted as a rule by direct contact. The dis
charge from the nose OF a diseased ami
nal contains the germs in large numbers,
and when this discharge Is scattered
about IL Is liable 20 infect other animals.
When the germs OF CHAMBERS attack the
Bkin. the disease is most frequently seen
IN the region OF the hind legs. and ap-
pears as a small firm bunch or several
punches n the skin These sometimes
attain the size OF a hickory nut. and often
break and discharge an amber fluid mixed
with pus. These fzrcy buds are difficult
% cure and often spread and become
arge sores. When an animal is suspect
"a OF farcy or CHAMBERS. IL should be isO-
ated and cared for 70 prevent the infec-
ion OF not only animals but human be-
ngs as we'll A strict quarantine should
3e established The animal should be test
I'd with Mallsin. which Is a toxin similar
% that used for tuberculosis When a
Use IN temperature follows its use IL in
Ncatss the presence OF CHAMBERS. which
3 practically an incurable disease. We
you'd advise having the animal Inspected
Il once by q competent veterinarian An
mails having the disease should be killed
md the carcass burned. and the quarters
.horOughly disinfected BY removing and
BURNING all dirt and litter and then APP
,lying a solution 81 corrosive sublimate,
me part 20 so parts OF water. This