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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16
FIGHTING RED SPIDER.
Several Fields Damaged by Pest Last
Year and Efforts is Being Made to
Eradicate 1t.

EraOlCatc IL.
Lexington, Feb. 11.-For the last
several years the red spider has been
playing havoc with the cotton crop
around Batesburg and Leesville, and
more particularly during the last two
years. Last year the pests had ex-
tended their operations to other Sec
tions of the county. Several fields
around the court house were attacked
and the damage was considerable.
Lever, experts from the United States
department of agriculture, together
with a specialist from Clemson, in
spected the infected area during the
latter part of last summer, but the
insects had gained such a strong
hold that it was impossible to even
would prove effective. Pursuing the
matter further, Mr.. Lever took up
the matter with the government with
a view to having an experimental
laboratory established at Batesburg
for tie benefit Of the cotton growers
Of this section.
1t will be of general interest to state
that this laboratory has been estab-
lished with III. F. Wilson, an agent of
the United States bureau Of entomol-
ogy, in charge. Col. E. F. Strother,
who operates a large farm and whose
crops have been damaged in recent
years by the pests, has donated a
large piece of land for the field ex-
periments, and the work will be push
ed from the very beginning.
Mr.. Wilson is anxious to commune
cate with all those farmers who have
had their crops damaged by the
spider, whether in Lexington county
or not, and will take pleasure in
giving information he has in refer
ence to dealing with the insects He
is also anxious to find out the exact
amount of damage done to the cot
ton crop in this section, and will ap-
preciate any information covering
the subject.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16
DESTROYING SPARROWS.
Those Who Think Congress Can DO
Anything Might Test Theory.
from the Philadelphia Jnn,irar

III
In spite of the recent extraordi-
nary reconciliation between this
country and Great Britain. there are
certain things British which We cam
not endure with complacency and
which must be ended or amended.
We refer to the British sparrow. long
domiciled on our shores. Like the
negro. he came unasked, by force in
fact; but, unlike the negro, he has
prospered out of all proportion to the
good of the rest of the community.
The English sparrow is a pest. He
must be destroyed.
Uncle Sam has taken up the mat
ter in great earnest. He has pub
llshed book, which is entertaining
ana ms s-ructive. 1t also contains
some unconscious humor. We should
think a comic opera might be based
on this book. Imprimis We remark
that the British sparrow was brought
TO this country for the definite mr.
pose of eating up the caternilIars
which were destroying the trees in
city parks. He does not like the diet
apparently. Anyhow, he has refus-
ed either to perform his duty or to
depart. The charges brought against
him by the agricultural department
are many and specific. To wit: He
eats up beneficial insects which a
benign Providence put around us to
destroy other noxious insects and
microscopic infusoria. He eats cher
ries and spoils apples and o'her
fruits. He destroys blossoms Just at
the fertilizing period, and he drives
away other large, but less courageous
birds who are wholly beneficial in
their aspects. In short, the sparrow
Is a lair, a thief. burglar, and a
murderous pirate. No wonder Uncle
Sam is after him.
He must be gotten rid of at all
costs, and Uncle Sam tells us many
ways to do it; Shoot him, destroy
his nest, trap him, poison him, eat
him. He should not be eaten after
he has been poisoned, but at all costs.
get rid of him. The damage he does
Is estimated at so many millions
that, if incorporation, the sparrow
would be one of the greatest and
most odious trusts.
We are much impressed with the
advice and counsel given in this
monumental work. AS We under
stand it, man who devotes all his
time and money to Kidding his yard
of sparrows will thereby reduce the
number considerably, but it seems
impossible to annihilate them If we
are to pay any attention to the Meat
Trust. the Standard Oil Trust and a
few others.
We think the sparrow should be
abolished simply by legislation. Some
people seem to think that Congress
can do anything by fat of law. Here
is chance to test the theory.
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Weak aud All
Run Down.
BOTH SATISFIED.

When Mrs Hobbs and Mrs Corbett
returned to their respectives homes
at the close of stockholders day."
they were both obviously satisfied
with the result Of the days shop
ping in the city. One little incident
had given each Of them, after her
own fashion, a large measure of con-
tent
You know always say that Ellen
Ann dresses a mite too much for
travelling off for the day." said Mrs.
Hobbs to her husband, as he sat
patiently listening to her account of
small happenings. "wen, to-day
twas borne out by what I saw at
Ransom & Klein's.
I'VE were both looking for dress
goods for the chifdren-she for a
plaid, green and blue, for her Sophie.
and for a dark red for Matte.
I'VE both wanted to see what the
ones we'd half-chosen looked like by
daylight, and it so happened that we
started for the place where you can
stand under the skylight at the same
time. Being two counters apart, we
hadn't KEEP watch of each other. and
twas just a happen.
We'll, the man that was showing
me the goods looked ut me kind of
searching, and then he handed the
piece O goods over the counter to
me, and he said, You can take it
right over to the skylight yourself.
madam and turned to straighten
out some other goods.
when I got to the skylight if
there didn't come Ellen Ann meek
as you please, with little cash-girl
carrying her piece o. goods; and that
child never let her hold of it once:
and it come over me that Ellen AIMS
fiashy hat and her plush bag with
gilt trimmings had made 'em think
she want to be trusted
I'm afraid they took her for one
o those light-fingered folks-shop-
lifters. I felt real sorry for her. and
| hurried off SOS not to shame her!"
While Mr.. Hobbs was digesting
this piece of news, Mr.. Corbett was
listening to his wife's version of the
incident
''The clerk looked at me-" she
said land then he beckoned one of
the cash-girls, and said to her. real
sharp, Take this to the skylight. and
let che lady look at it
And I followed after her. er,ntv-
handed to find poor Mary Jane
there, with great piece O. red stuff
she'd Jagged in her own arms from
the counter.
ut just proves what I've always
tod you. When Mary Jane goes
among strangers those plain. homeIv
clothes of hers give them the idea
she's Woodworking woman. that's
always had to do for herself and
doesn't expect to be done for bv any,
body.
But there, like Mary Jane.
and always have, and let her stink
off with that piece O. goods iust's if
l hadn't really sensed who twas"
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$1O,0OO,OOO COTTON co.
Backed by John Hays Hammond and
Daniel j. Sully-Plans to Cover
Whole South.

Washington, Feb. s.-John Hays
Hammond. capitalist and mining en-
gineer. is president and Daniel j.
Sully, cotton operator Of New York,
Is large speculative stockholder in a
new $10.000,000 corporation to be
called the General Cotton Securities
Company.
One of the chief assets of the pro-
posed corporation is the patent for q
new cotton gin which is expected to
revolutionize the separation Of the
seed from the cotton, making It
marketable. Concerning the prin-
ciples Of this new cotton machinery,
the men interested in the new COM
pany are not yet ready to talk. Ex-
perts are making an examination Of
1t and will shortly give detailed re-
port Of what 1t can do In the cotton
business.
Around the new ginning apparatus
the promoters of the company con-
template forming an organization
which will be broad enough to in
clude the whole cotton belt OF the
South. In addition to being q hold
ing company. 1t will become an ope-
rating company. introducing into the
cotton business improved machinery
which is expected to have a decided
effect upon the production Of cotton.
The company will also have ware
houses and probably will enter all
branches Of the cotton business ex-
cept the growing Of the staple.
Probably with the restrictions of
the Sherman act in mind it is an
nounced that the new company will
in no way restrict the operations of
other corporations which do a sim
liar business. But it's promoters
think 1t probable that the General
Cotton Securities Company will have
relations with them.
Neither of the two prominent men
interested In the formation Of the
company would discuss it's details to-
night. Mr.. Hammond declines to
comment upon 1t and Mr.. Sully holds
that the corporation is not at such
a stage that he would care to enter
into the details Of it's business.
Mr.. Sully. who Is known in New
York for his sensational maneuvers
in the cotton market and as the head
of the most famous cotton boom" in
history, now has an office in the
Union Trust Building, in Washington,
In which he spends the greater part
of the week, rushing off to New York
toward the week end, to return on
the following Monday. Mr.. Hammond
Is very wealthy and financially is able
to back proposition even larger
than that contemplated. He is large
ly interested in mines, and was prom
insnt in the Taft campaign. He has
come to Washington to live and plans
to build a handsome home here.
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Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Dabbs President Farmers Union Of Sumter

The Watchman to
emweekly publication
The Union and
Practical Farmers which my
aim to give the Union end
ece and members the
publish
Bulletins think
Cna articles
will be appreciated
all
All communications T. w. Dabb
Mayesvnle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16
$500 SHOD BY "BIG TIM.
BOwery Leader Gives Annual ''Hand-
Out" to "DOWn-And. Outs

Slip to Mulberry Bend they came
a footsore herd of $500 homeless
men and boys.
1t was the annual roundup Of the
shoeless down in the Third Assembly
district, where Senator Timothy D.
Sullivan-"Big Tim"-reigns su-
preme.
Derelicts Of society, just plain
"bums," "down-and-outs" and "un-
fortunates." were there-all Of them
vowing undying allegiance to the
East Side man of politics. To every
man pair Of shoes and warm, COM
Portable socks and coffee and and
wiches were given. 1t was Mr.. Sui
livan's annual distribution of foot
wear, one Of the things that has
given him friends to have and to- htld
in his district.
Though the hour for giving away
the $500 pairs Of shoes, which costs
Mr.. Sullivan $13,750, had been set
for 2 o'clock. the lines began to form
at noon, and for two hours hundreds
stood shivering in the bitter cold
waiting for the doors Of the Third
Assembly Democratic Club rooms
207 Bowery to be thrown open. Some
were half clad, while others were at
tired in fur coats and wore kid
gloves. 1t was typical "bread-line"
gathering. Some were bowed down
with the weight OF years, and there
were scores Of boys barely out of
their teens. The line was three blocks
long.
When John Fitzgerald, Little
Tim" Sullivan's successor as leader Of
the Third district, threw open the
door to the stairway leading 10 the
clubrooms on the second floor there
was wild scramble. Half a score
or policemen were kept busy For
four hours the line passed lip the
stairs and presented the ticket which
had been given to them at the Sui
Ivan Christmas dinner.
Those who came without tickets
were not turned away, for "Tig Tim"
had sent message 10 his lieutenan!e
in charge of the distribution that no
man should go from Sullivan's head
quarters without being shod properly
From Greenwich village came
Welles Cone character who is a per-
feet double Of "Uncle Sam" He had
lost his ticket so he said, but he did
not leave the "house CT Sullivan"
disappointed.
Three repeaters were found. They
didn't get extra shoes, but were given
| their coffee and sandwiches and
warned that repeating IN this special
occasion was considered unethical.
Short Ribs Sam" anu "Keney the
King of the Keg Tappers'' were there.
| The Gentleman Panhandlcr" before
| receiving a new pair Of shoes wore
one russet oxford and one patent
leather pump. First aid went 10
the lame, the halt and the blind.
| One deaf-mute blocked the line be-
cause Of his inability to tell what
number he wore, but in the main the
| distribution went forward with p
speed that would have shamed the
most erudite salesman. Not all could
be remembered, for some are spend-
ing the winter on Blackwell's Island
as guests Of the city, but the tickets
have been furnished them and all
will find shoes awaiting them when
they walk the Bowery again.
In the days when big Tim" was
small and down-at-the-h with no
thought Of ever becoming n political
power, his teacher gave him q pair
Of shoes. He never forgot the kind
ness, and for many years he has COM
memorated 1T on February Of each
! year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16

terested in farm work are cordially
invited to attend.
Two experts from Washington. one
on Animal Industry and one on
Fruit Culture, will be present to an
swer any questions farmers may ask.
j. E. Rembert,
Sec'y. Sumter. Ag. So'cty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16

which I thought
was dyspepsia, for
which L tried diff
ferent remedies
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F. d. Knight, $50.
Osteen Publishing Co.. >. 49,. $50.
Bank of Sumter, $50.
G. G. Rowland, Pres. Farmers
Bank & Trust Co., -. $50.
O'Donnell & CO. $50.
III. L. Scarborough, ..........$ $40.

These were the only ones so far
given an opportunity of contribut-
ing. Others will doubtless contribute
when approached on the subject
The opportunity to join the club
Is still open. Any boy who wishes to
compete for the handsome prizes to
be offered can do so by sending his
name and address to Mr.. Cain not
later than April 1st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16
Rice Flour.

S5 tons fresh from the mills. Best
and Cheapest Feed for Horses. Cows
and Hogs you can buy. Booth-Har.
by Live stock Co., Sumter s. c.
12-St-W
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16

Governor Hayward has come out
I'm defense of DR.. Babcock, OF the
South Carolina lunatic asylum, who
f. now under fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-16
BOYS CORN CLUB ORGANIZED.
LARGE NUMBERS OF BOYS EN-.
TER FOR CORN PRIZES.
Meeting In Court House Last Satur-
day Was Well Attended and Much
Interest Manifested by Both Pa
rents and Boys.

rents and Boys.
Pursuant to a call Of Hon. s. d.
Cain. county superintendent Of edu-
cation. quite a large number Of boys
gathered in the court house last Sat-
urday morning and listened to the
able addresses made for their bene-
e..
This was one of the most impor-
tant meetings held In the court house
here In some time. 1t means a great
deal to the future Of the country.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Cain, who told the object of the
meeting and then introduced Hon.
Il. 1. Manning as the first speaker.
The speaker begun by encouraging
the boys present to grasp the oppor-
tunity before them, dwelling upon
the great possibilities now before the
young man on the farm.
Mr.. H. q. Osteen, Prof. s. H. Ed
! niunds and Col. John ]. Dargan
then spoke words of encouragement,
after which Mr.. l. l. Baker, of
Hishopville. addressed the boys upon
the necessity Of having selected seed
and gave them suggestions as to
| seed selection.
After this the club was organized
by the election Of officers. The fol-
lowing were elected:
Singleton Dwight, Of wedgefield,
| president.
Thos. Kirven. Jr. of Providence,
vice-president.
Edwin Boyle, of Sumter, secretary
and treasurer.
The following is the enrolment:
James McBryde Dabbs. Mayesville.
Alva Stuckey. Dalzell.
Raymond Stuckey, Dalzell.
Leon stuckey. Dalzel.
c. H. Chandler. Sumter.
Singleton Dwight, Wedgefield.
st. Pierre Lenoir, Horatio.
Mellette Pitts. Sumter.
Sheppard Nash. Sumter.
Chas. Richard F. Beall Sumter.
Lawrence f. Kirven, Providence.
Thomas j. Kirven, Jr., Providence.
Donnie F. Kirven, Providence.
Bryan Odom, Sumter.
ode W. Cain, Sumter.
ID. Jamson~ Cain. Sumter.
Barlow Bennett Kolb. Sumter.
Porter Rivers. Sumter.
Manning Reece Smith, Dalzell.
Daniel Duncan Smith, Dalzell.
Pittman Baker, Mayesville.
Otis Tisdale, Sumter
L. T.. Leavell, Sumter.
w. Yeadon Pitts. Sumter.
Edwin Miller. Jr. Sumter.
Thomas Moore, Horatio.
Chandler Baker Beall, Sumter.
| Isaac Sanders. Sumter.
Moultrie DeLOrme. Sumter.
Edwin Boyle, Sumter.
j. T. Hogan, Sumter.
Jesse r. Beall. Sumter.
| Henry McInvail, Dalzell
Benjamin Sanders, Sumter.
| Eward Dick. Oswego.
| Robert w. Ingram. Tindall.
Anthony Dick, Oswego.
John NJ. DuBose, Providence.
VIM. Henry DuBose. Providence.
Charley DuBose. Providence.
Wilder Minis. So. Lynchburg.
James Harvey Keels, So. Lynch.
burg.
VIM. Wallace Plummer, SO. Lynch
| burc.
The meeting adjourned tc
meet again at the call of the presi
dent At this called meeting it is
the purpose OF Mr.. Cain to have SEED
corn sufficient for each boy to plant
ut least one acre. 1t is highly i'm
portant that all members Of the clul
attend this meeting as further in.
the crop.
1t is gratifying to note the inter
est manifest not only by the boy!
themselves and their parents, but b!
the business men of Sumter. Tn,
following were seen about contribut
ing to the prizes and all responded
Sumter Co., Farmers Union, $50
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The Sumter watchman was found
q In as5o and the True southron In
1ees. The watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation and
influence Of both OF the old papers.
and In manifsstly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

ursrriy. superintendent OF police, ac-
companied by a score of troopers, unob-
trusiyely patrolling the border line. II
the plot was discovered the wonderful
"tar"--the elegraph-would be put in
operation and from the plains there
would come swarming khaki clad
troops with Lee-Metfords and machine
guns and mountain batteries. Besides,
the hillsmen would be without the
rifles, and though the hillsmen had a
very deep faith in the workings of Al
lah,s he honestly believed that God was
on the side of the one with the heaviest
cannon.
In due time the rifles arrived and
were quietly hidden in woodcutter's
hut. In order to do this it was neces-
sary to win the affections of the wood
cutters daughter, but one of the
strangers was a. past master in hand
ling women and that was but a side
issue. The great trouble lay in get
ting the rifles into the hands Of the
hfllsmen.
The strangers again discussed the
proposition and the wheels of gigan-
tic bluff were put in operation. The
wood cutters. daughter died of cholera.
The news spread through the village.
through the community. Priests blew
into conches, offerings were made be-
fore the affairs of the angry gods and
the little children ran through the vii
lage street playing "Haija."
From his tent the police official saw
them carrying the body Of the girl on a
native bedstead, reverently covered
with white cloth. to the burning CHAT
by the river In. the hills. He paIed at
the sight and wondered IL it would
spread 1t did spread. The next day
he saw another corpse, and as the next
few weekssrolled on he saw them being
carried swiftly to the CHAT. How could
he know that the supposed corpses SO
brazenly carried right under his nose
were nothing but rifles, neatly packed
and reverently covered with a white
cloth In some instances flowers were
also tossed on the bier. He also pitied
the poor unfortunate native whom his
ordeflies told him had been a lover OF
the wood cutters daughter and who
did nothing but mourn by the burning
) CHAT where his love was burned. Had
he followed that native to his hut In
the woods he would have seen him nia
a very English whisky peg and reac
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

He harrangued with great skIll and
the cultivators left their crops to hear
him. The Turks had gained victory
after victory. 1t was a sign. The
true believers had defeated the arms of
the accursed feringhee In the very
stronghold of the latter Allah was
good; Allah was great Follow, o
my brothers. IF Allah had thus been
on the side of the Mohammedan in
Europe would he not also aid his people
in India? Allah II Allah, II allahah bish-
millah. He drove in his simple argu-
ments and the crops were forgotten,
for surely Allah was great.
viii it be a holy war;" asked one.
Assuredly it would be a holy war.
Paradise gates were wide open for
those who fell. and hell of severe kind
for those who failed There is no God
but God, and Mohammed was his chosen
prophet. And so forth until he had
fired their imaginations with happy
thoughts Of loot, beautiful women and
straight ticket to paradise
But, Holy One,'' they asked, "how
can we fight without rifies?"
For that I have arranged" was the
answer, rifles shall there be of a make
which kill at two miles-for payment.
small payment"
1t was extremely dificult to detect in
the fanatical priest the stranger who
had discussed the Turko- Greek war at
LUCKNOW; but that was because he had
taken great pains to study the Koran
from page to page and could deliver
his remarks with the roll and cadence
of mullah. 1t was his game and a
difficult one. Had he slipped, had he
failed to do something at some partic-
ular moment, had his memory failed
him, 20 men would have leaped forward
and given him the upper stroke OF the
Afghan, and he knew it--but he play ed
his game and won. Weeks rolled by.
Lucknow. simmering in the summer
heat, forgot the strangers, but in Bel
gium a gun factory was shipping rifles
which could shoot two miles-as rap
idly. as possible. And. pending their ar
rival, the mullah stirred UP the feeling
AT this stage came the first mistake.
Either the mullah was too feryent or
his hearers were too indiscreet. but
wind of an uprising floated down to the
carpeted halls of the mighty ones at
Sinla and the hillsmen woke up one
: morning to. find q beardIess assistant