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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-26
THE END OF COOK.
Broken i'm Health, Explorer Has No
Hope.

Bellingham, Wash, March "a
of Frederick A. Cook, today received
a letter from Mrs. Cook, dated VAL
paraiso. Chile, in which she says the
explorer is in broken health, without
funds and unable to continue his fight
to establish his claim that he dis
covered the North Pole. DR.. Axtell
said: Mrs. Cook tells me in her let
ter that Cook made considerable
money out of his trip when he first
arrived in New York, but that he
spent it in defending himself against
bitter attacks from his enemies be-
fore the Copenhagen decision was
made public. Cook left New York
later to escape contumely, says Mrs
Cook, and to go before the board Of
inquiry at Copenhagen as his own
representative. Then Mrs. Cook sought
him, met him in England, found him
nervous wreck and very i'll.
'She writes that it was her fault
@ii'S SOOh ulO lloI appear puDllcly DIT
the time he was unfavorably reported
on. She says she took him to Hol-
land, France, Italy and then embark
ed for Buenous Aires
From Buenos Aires they went
around Cape Horn to Chile. Cook
is still very i'll and will be in no con-
dition to take up his fight for the
hOnOrs which he still says should
have been his"
DR.. AXtell added that, according to
the letter, the explorer and his family
will arrive quitely in New York to-
morrow and will settle down for
quite life.
Mrs. Cook says" he continued
that her husband has no funds with
which to go to the Artic regions after
the proofs required by the University
of Copenhagen, and that if he had the
necessary cash, he knows of no one
he could trust to do the work for
him."
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PRIZES FOR RURAL SCHOOLS.
Matter will be Considered by S,atc
Board Tomorrow.

Columbia, March 23.-The State
board of education, at it's meeting ON
Friday will take up the matter of
prizes for the rural schools Mr.
Swearingen stated today that at least
$4,000, if not more, will be offered
this year. Last year 135 were in he
list.
The following announcement has
been issued:
There will be large number of
prizes offered this year by the South
Carolin2 School Improvement Asso-
citation to the rural schools Of the
State, making the most decided ma
terial Improvement during a given
length of time. There was $4,000
offered in prizes last year and $4,000
given the year before. About 225
schools entered the contest during
those two years, and it is estimated
that Improvements made amounted
to $25O,OOO.
i cannot say definitely, until after
the State board of education meets
how many prizes will be offered this
year. There will probably be a great
er number than ever before. The
number to be given and regulations
governing the contest will be decided
upon at that time.
1T is to be hoped each county VIII
have a number of schools enter the
contest this year.
Last year Williamsburg County
won the greatest number of prizes.
Greenville and Newberry came next,
each winning the same number.
(Slgned) Mrs. w. L. Daniel,
President S. c. School Improve
ment Association.
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NEW FIRE ESCAPE LAW.
Many Hotels i'm the State Will Be At
fected.

Columbia, March 22-The follow
ing act has been printed and is being
sent out from the insurance commits
sioners office, which has charge of
the enforcement of the law.
An Act to Provide for Fire Escapes
in Certain Glasses Of Hotels in This
State:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, That every building
or structure kept, used or maintain
ed as, or advertised as, or held out
to the public to be an inn, hotel or
public lodging house or place where
sleeping accommodations are furnish
ed for hire to transient guests, in
which ten or more sleeping rooms are
used for the accommodation of such
guests shall for the purpose Of this
Act, be considered hotel.
Sec. 2. Every hotel having three
or more stories shall be provided with
e'hN Al Oii hAC CoSdpS OH IHe
of the building. The Insurance Com.
missioner shall have the power to
prescribe the number and characte
of such fire escapes, and it shall be
his duty to see that this Act is en-
forced.
Sec. 3. This Act shall go into ef-
feet October 1, 1910.
Sec. 4. Every owner manager,
agent, or person in charge Of a hotel,
who shall fail to comply with the
provisions of this Act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be fined
not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, and every day that
such hotel is carried on in violation
of this Act shall constitute a sepa-
rate offense.
Approved the 26th day of February
A. D., 1910.
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WILL MARK THE GRAVES.
Committee at Work Hunting Graves
OF Our Revolutionary Soldiers.

OF Our Revolutionary Soldiers.
This office is in receipt of a letter
from Mrs. Elizabeth Men Handy, Of
Columbia, asking for information in
regard to the Revolutionary dead in
this State. Anyone knowing of the
last resting place of one of our Revo-
lutionary dead will communicate the
information to Mrs. Handy and thus
assist in this commendable work.
Mrs. Hamby's letter follows:
Having been appointed as one of a
committee by Miss Blue of Marion,
Chairman of the Revolutionary Graves
Committee, / ask your cooperation
in furtherance of this cause.
'One of the principal labors of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion is the looking up and the mark
ing of the unmarked graves of the
Revolutionary soldiers, whether Off
GERS of the highest rank or the hum
blest soldier.
THE United States government will
give us head-stones, free Of cost, for
the graves of those soldiers whose rec
ords can be proven.
Il earnestly request any one who
may know of any unmarked Revolu-
tionary grave to write me of it, Civ
ing all information possible; such as,
births and deaths, who married and
in what capacity they served during
the war.
ANY information sent to me Will be
gladly received, and l hope that any
one knowing of such graves will not
defer writing to me.
Il will thank you to give this letter
space in your paper.
Mrs. Elizabeth Men. Handy,
Member Revolutionary Graves Com.
"1217 Sumter ST., Columbia, S. c."
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DEATH OF MRS. TINDALL.
Mother OF Mrs. c. l.. Cuttino Dies i'm
Columbia.

The sad news was brought to Sum-
ter Tuesday of the death of Mrs.
ter yesterday of the death of Mrs.
Mary E. Tindall, widow of former
Secretary of State j. E. Tindall at
the home or her daughter in Column
bia. Mrs. Tindall had been in fail
ing health for sometime, and last
fall she went to Columbia for treat
ment. At times her condition SEM
ed to improve, but she never got able
to return to her home in Clarendon
county.
Before her marriage, in 1866, she
was Miss Mary E. Conners daughter
of Matthew Henry Conners, and
granddaughter of Charles c. Conners,
of the Revolutionary war.
Six children survive her. They are
Mrs. M. V. Thomas, and Mrs. Charles
l.. Cuttino, of Sumter Mrs. E. G.
Quattlebaum, of Columbia, A. ]. Tin
dali, of Eutawville, and George and
Leolie Tindall Of Silver.
The remains were brought to Sum-
ter Wednesday on the 1880 train
and carried on the 1880 train to
Pinewood, from which place they were
carried to Calvary Baptist church near
her former home.
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PITTSBURG GRAFT CASES.
district Attorney, Basing PrOScC ution
Oh Testimony OF \ completes. Will
Push TcmptrrS to ti,c WALL.

Pittsburg, March 23.-Nine more
men, conscience stricken over taking
money for their votes, appeared be-
fore Judge r. S. Frazier today. and
after telling all they knew Of the
councilmanic graft conspiracy, had
sentences imposed.
Besides these nine, Former Presi-
Int of Common Council VIM. Brand,
one of the ringleaders, accc ling to
those who confessed, has also made a
statement which is in the hands of
the district attorney. J. c. Wasson,
who is in the penitentiary, made his
confession to the grand jury. He wept
like a child during his recital. while
John Klein, the arch confssor, tried
to soothe him.
On statements from Brand, Was
son and Klein, who were the princi-
pals in the conspiracy, according to
their own statements, it is said the
district attorney is ready to proceed
ASoihol liAC pIlOe SlNSrS, and While no
names are given out. Wasson's state
ment is said to implicate some prom
inent men. The opportunity volun-
tarily to confess and receive postponed
sentences or immunity has passed
for those that have not come forward.
Those that have been indicted will be
brought to trial and the first of these
will start Monday.
Already crusade against jury Elk
ing" has been started by the district
attorney. Today five men were lit
orally yanked from the court room
by county detectives 1t is said they
were busy with bribery money for
jurors about the court house corri-
dors. Each man was put through
severe examination, and arrests are
predicted of number Of others
known about the court house to be
jury "fxers"
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Agricultural Society Meeting.

Editor The Watchman and Southron:
The Sumter Agricultural Society
held it's first annual spring meeting
at the Gen. Sumter Memorial Acad-
emy on Calhouns birthday, March
the 18th, and made the day marked
Frank Williams conducted the exer-
cises until the election of the Presi-
dent in the afternoon and made sew
eral instructive little talks in intro
ducing the speakers. The speakers
were the Hon. A. j. A. Perritt, Presi-
dent of the State Farmers Union, DR..
Cooper Crutice, of Washington, an
expert from the Department of Agri-
culture on Animal Industry and Prof.
Ira w. Williams in charge of the Dem
OnstratiOn Farm work of South Car
olina. The speeches were quite ap-
propriate, instructive and helpful
Much to the regret of the Society Mr..
II. p. Sanders, under whose admins
tration this meeting was called, from
undue mOdesty declined to serve fur
ther. Hon. A. K. Sanders, of Ha-
good, was put in his place. with Mr..
S. f. Moore and DR.. w. A. Alston as
vice presidnts, j. Edwin Rembert, of
Providence, as secretary, and Thomas
j. kervin, as treasurer. This makes
up body of wide awake officers, all
excellent farmers. The next meeting
of the Society will be on the 14th day
of August, on the grounds Of the G.
). Nj. A, and a fine meeting may be
anticipated. The farmers will soon
learn to look to the 18th of March
and the 14th of August, in all their
work, the year round and this is what
DR.. Knapp wants them to do to get
the best results from these meetings.
There was but one disappointment
I'm connection with the meeting and
that is the Boys Axe Club did not give
It's exhibition, for the lack Of time, in
Telling, cutting into billets, and load
ing on TO wagon a large pine tree
TO show what the boys Of the high
school can do on Demonstration
Farm. The girls Domestic Science
work will be pushed to further con-
clusions at subsequent meetings The
base ball was simply glorious. The
girl fans were in evidence with mark
ed enthusiasm and loyalty to the
team OF the G. s. M. a. and they were
rewarded by a play, pronounced by
experienced observers, as the best
ever made by amateurs. The Sum
ter boys behaved from start to finish
In a gcntlemanly manner, and the
game was "A clean game through and
through.
Il. l.. S. of the G.. S. MA
Stateburg, S. c., March 22. 1910.
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No matter how carefully a tree Is
lifted from the nursery nor how
carefully it is packed. the root hairs
on the extremity of the fine fibers are
all destroyed, and as these root hairs
are the only part Of the root that
takes food from the soil it is of the
greatest Importance that new ones
shall be formed as soon as possible
after planting. The new fibers and
root hairs are more quickly formed
on roots pruned with a sharp knife
than from the old dried-up fibers.
Hence we find that good pruning of
the roots before planting is impor-
tart. 1t has been shown that we may
now prune off all the roots to a mere
stub as long as ones finger and can
then plant the tree in a hole made
with crow-bar, and It will live and
grow.
L am not ready to advise such radi-
cal pruning, but do advise pruning all
roots to about six inches in length.
making clean sloping cut on the
underside OF the root. The prepara-
tion of the ground is, of course, rath-
er important. 1t should he broken
and subsoiled sixteen inches deep, and
II the rows are checked out with
good two-horse plow, there will be no
need for digging holes for the trees
at the intersections. For apple trees,
make the rows 35 or 40 feet apart
each way: the greater distance for
the strongest soil. At 40 feet apart
you can plant peach trees between
the apples, and they will have run
their course and can be removed by
the time the apples need all the room.
See that the trees are lined in we'll
in both directions, If only for looks.
In planting, ram every inch Of soil
as II Is put In as tight as though set
ting gate-post, putting the surface
soil in the bottom cf the burrows.
Never put any manure in contact
with the roots of a tree. If the soil
needs the manure, put it on after
planting.
Having the tree planted, cut the top
off just above bud about IS to 20
inches from the grOund-you will
then have rows of little stumps. Ir
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-26
Lost All by Fire.

George Shaw, a we'll to do darkey
living near Stateburg had the misfor-
tune to lose all he had by fire last
week. George runs a four horse farm
on the place Of Mr.. Screven Moore.
When George was out at the lot hitch
ing up the stock at sun rise the dwell
ing caught on the roof. Soon the
dwelling, barn and all out houses with
their contents were in ashes. He lost
all his corn, fodder and other feed
stuffs, his cotton seed meal and all
his guano, besides lot of machinery
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Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
l.. W..


The Wachman % its
m-weekly publication would
Practical Farmers which
aim
officers and members
Also publish
Bulletins thins
gna
Department to g. W. Dabbs
Mayevlle S
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the spring as the growth starts select
three or four buds to form the limbs
to carry the head and rub off all buds
below. Do not have the limbs start
opposite, but arrange around the stem
in natural order from within a foot of
the ground up. Then, if care Is TAX
en- in the subsequent pruning to form
a round, open head, you will have
flne-shaped trees.-W. F. Massey. in
Progressive Farmer.
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Why the Garden Is Often a Failure.

Why the Garden Is Often a Failure.
The farm garden is subject to a
number of fatal mistakes in manage
ment. Too often it is located in an
out-of-the-way corner, where, per-
haps, nothing else can be planted with
success. Then the garden space is
quite often larger than is necessary,
leaving unused patches to grow up
in weeds throughout the season. An
ideal garden plot is only large enough
to accommodate the vegetables that
will supply the family, and every inch
of space should be in constant use
The failure to keep at it" results in
a scarcity of vegetables during a large
part OF the year when, in this climate,
green vegetables may be a part of the
diet during every month of the year
But undoubtedly the great and disas-
trous failure in the farm garden is
due to neglect on the part of the man
OF affairs. to include a bundle of
chicken wire fencing among the pur-
chases of garden supplies. And SO
all through the months the struggle
for supremacy between plants and
chickens goes on. The evaporation
of the gardener is complete, and dis
aster to the garden must be the final
result.-Mrs. w. F. Stevens, in Pro-
gressive Farmer and Gazette.
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not had pistol there would have been
no murder done no matter how drunk
or how crazy he may have been. At
the worst he might have committed
an assault on the Pullman porter and
the conductor but no lives would have
been sacrificed to his insane frenzy.
Nut the ready pistol made him q muir
derer and brought him to his death at
the hands of the officers of the law.
The habit of carrying a pistol in the
pocket is responsible for more muir
ders and acts of violence than any
other one thing. and until the law
against this form Of crime is really
enforced we cannot hope for anv i'm
prorement in our record of crime and
bloodshed. There are in Sumter to-
day and every other town in South
Carolina hundreds of John Henry Re-
theas. They are carrying pistols in
thelr pockets as habitually as they
wear shirts on their backs, and all
murderous maniacs is mental twist
or too many drinks of whiskey. With
the pistol at hand they are ready 20
commit murder at the slightest
proVocation and the man who goes
armed for killing does not always wait
Tor sufficient provocation. The man
with a magazine gun in his pocket Is
generally braggart and a bully and
more often than otherwise creates the
dithculty in which he uses his weapon
to take the life Of a fellow man. The
man or boy who habitually carries a
pistol Is menace to the community
I'm which he lives; he is a criminal I'm
that he habitually breaks a law OF the
state and he is a murderer at heart,
for pistol Is made and used for kill
ing human beings and for no other
purpose. All that the pistol toter
lacks Of being n murderer is the op-
portunity and that is not far to seek.
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DECLINE IN RAILROAD Build.
ING

New York, March 23.-That rail-
road construction is not keeping pace
with the Development of farm prop
clty in the Ur tied States Is ctmon-
strated ~ otiria' figures now at
hand.
According to Poor's Manual there
were 192,161 miles of railroad in the
United States in 1900, and 23O,OS4
miles in 1908; and according to the
latest government figures the wealth
production on farms was $5,017,OOO,-
600 in 1900, and $17,S4S, 900, 900 in
1908. Thus there was a mile of rail-
road to every $26,1OS of farm pro-
ducts in 1900, and a mile of road to
every s34,109 of farm products in
1908.
The percentage of increase IN
wealth production on farms from
1900 to 1908 was Sc per cent; the
percentage of increase in railroad
mileage was only 16.4S per cent
A report from Washington states
that railroad construction in the Uni
ted States during the last twenty
years has been greatly curtailed as
compared with the similar period
prior to 1890. From 1870 to 1890,
110,6S0 miles of road were built;
since 1890 about 69,4O0 miles have
been built, a decrease of nearly 81
per cent.
There have been various explana-
tions of the relatively slow increase
in railroad mileage. For whatever
cause, investors have hesitated to put
their capital into railroad construc-
ton, preferring manufacturing or
agricultural ventures. The legislation
against railroads and the steady re-
duction in rates have tended tc make
railroad building a relatively uncer-
tain investment
Figures recently gathered show that
railroads have to pay a much higher
rate of interest on the money they
borrow now than on what they Tor.
rowed "a few years ago. In 1S97-9S
the greater part of money borrowed
for railroad purposes was obl2 inei at
IL per cent. In 1907 the railroads
were obliged to pay per cent. for
the greater part of the money they
obtained, and in the first half Of I9oS
the rate had increased to per cent.
That is to say, it required S1.29 in
interest to pay for the same amount
of capital in 1908 that could be OBJ
tanned in 1897 for one dollar.
The Railway Business Association,
composed of z35 concerns which
manufacture, or deal in, railway ma
terials and supplies, has issued
statement in which it says that the
employees of it's members equal in
number the employees of all the rail-
roads combined. The Associations
members had to lay off 100000 en-
ployees in 1908, in the bad times"
following the panic-three times as
many as the railroads laid off. The
statement gives a digest of the SO
railway bills now pending before con-
gress, and points out that in addition
to these bills which specifically deal
with carriers, there are hundreds
more which affect railroads indirect
ly.
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DEATH OF MRS. HERBERT.
Mother of Well Known Methodist
Ministers Passed Away.

Leesville, March 22.--Mrs. Thomas
e. Herbert, widow of the late Rev.
Thomas G. Herbert and a most highly
esteemed lady in the State died at
her home in Leesville yesterday. She
was the mother of Rev. Walter I.
Herbert, Of Charleston, and Rev. c.
c. Herbert, of Clio, and Rev. J. G..
Herbert. All three of her sons are
preachers and members of the South
Carolina conference.
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NOTICE FARMERS UNION.

The Sumter County Farmers Union
will meet on Friday, April 1st, with
the Jordan Union. 1t is important
that all the local unions be represer t.
ed at this meeting.
Z. w. DABBS,
Hugh W1therspoon, President.
Secretary.
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The Sumter Watchman was found
cd In 1850 and the True Southron in
1859. The watchman and Southron
uow has the combined circulation and
influence Of both OF the old papers,
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-26

Have you watched the machine
mixing the rock, gravel and cement
for the concrete sidewalks? IT is a
very interesting process.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-26

Some of the Democrats say it will
be Just as we'll if they do not capture
the next House. Many a true word is
spoken from the chest.-Washingt
Post.
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The Hon. ICY" Cummings is no
petticoat statesman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-26

He that dies pays old debts
Shakespeare.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-26

Canada seems to have a large life.
size grasp on the tariff situation.
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There are weather. men i'm South
Carolina than Maj j. l.. Coker. of
Hartsville, but he has made better
use Of his fortune than any of his
contemporaries and his work will live
after him.
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John III. Bethea and the two men
he slew were victims To the criminal,
but common practice OF carrying a pis-
tol In the hip pocket. IL Bethea had
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IL Is not cred table To the politics
and politicians OF South Carolina that
when the Legislt ture had the oppor-
tunity. couple of years ago. to honor
the State and one OF the best and
ablest OF her sons by electing Maj
Coker 10 the United States Senate the
opportunity was ignored.
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The terrible tragedy that occurred
on Baltimore e Ohio train at Will
mington, Delaware. Wednesday in
which Mr.. John III. Bethea. OF Dillon.
s. c.. was the leading actor. will he
a sweet morsel for the South hating
newspapers TO roll under their tongues
for many years to come. The bloody
crime Of an insane or liquor-crazed
man, who happened 10 be a Southern
er, will serve as a pretext for abuse Of
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Clifford Pinchot is on his way to
Naples to meet Roosevelt for a con-
ference on conservation and other
matters. and the Ballinger crowd are
prodigiously worried. Taft and the
whole bunch are apprehensive of
what may happen when Roosevelt re-
turns.