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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
LOCK SITUATION UNFAvORABLE
sag I'm Prices OF New York Bonds
Causes Encouragement.

New York. March 27.-The dull and
narrow stock market of last week
bore little relation to course of events
IN the outside world. except as 1t was
held In restraint by the prospect of
curtailment by the double holiday and
the possible demand upon the money
market of the approaching April set
lments.
The money position was complicat-
ed by the weeks sale of $4,000. 900
New York city IA per cent. bonds.
The results of that sale also illum.-
u ted the investment situation in a
"a iy not wholly cheering to senti-
ment. The first impression of tho sale
was good owing TO the large volume
81 applications and the considerable
toreign demand included. The aver
ne subscription price of 101.2S also
proved rather tetttr than the pre-
ininary bankers estimates. The new
bonds were Immediately added to the
stock exchange 20 De traded i'm when
sued, but the o. g in the price turned
ne fec'l..s To- ono &C encouragement.
ETis n cas- is sold down during
'ue q. - tGc lowest price since the
.cprss dJ.. of :3O7 and with that en-
r.pti-n a.-co the first half Of the
a Il century The reappearance of
tie short time r1ilroad note issue in
the New York market was additional
evidnce Of the unsatisfactory invest
ment demand fer fixed interest secur-
tiles. The sustained high prices OF
commodities. the excited speculation
I'm rubber and oil shares in the Lon
don stock market and the Widespread
agitation for wage increases were re-
garded as different signs of the same
unsctt,cment in standards Of value.
on the side Of the labor question,
satisfaction was felt over the settle
mcnt of the Western railroads fire.
mems dispute. Hopeful views were
held also OF an adjustment of the
coal miners troubles in the Middle
West. The subject retained it's dis
turblng force by reason Of other dis
putcs still To be met and of the re-
newed attack on the United States
Steel Corporation by the American
Federation OF Labor. The cheerful
views cntrtained by the railroad traf-
fic officials Of business prospects he'p
cd 20 restore confidence in labor set
Elements.
Business In iron was done at reced
ing quotations.
The problem of damage to tn,
wheat crop remained In active com
putatiCn. Political unrest had som,
reflection I'm the securities market.
through the apprehension Of a re
opening OF the qustlon of tariff re
vision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
Red Clay and GaSOIcnc.

yesterday we rode up to Ed Fos-
ters farm to examine the plowing he
was doing with gasolene power. He
bought a 12-horse engine and a gang
of three disc plows Soon after he
began to work the wet weather set in
and stopped him for several weeks.
He is now finishing about so acres.
He took off one disc because the
power was not sufficient to pull the
three in the hard clay. The field eX-
amined had been plowed to inches
in former years. The hard land in
places had never been broken. The
average depth he has plowed it this
time is about inches 1t may be
less in places.
We said to him that he was bring
ing up too much red clay in places,
while he admitted that it was too
much, he thought by narrowing and
heavy fertilizing the crop of this year
would be good, and it will be- He
did very fine work. When a disc plow
brings up and pulverizes three inches
OF hard clay great power is required
Four heavy mules would not have
done the work as we'll as it was done
by gasolene power.
There is no doubt as to the value
of the work done. Next year two
more inches of clay can he touched
up and in the course of three years
the soil will be 10 to II inches deep
Mr.. Foster proposes to get Il 15-horse
power engine and use the three discs
Two hands are required to do the
work and the gasolene and machine
oil costs about $3.50 day of /:
hours. Two discs will cut about 2c
inches. The machine does not move
quite as fast as lively horses hitcheG
to plow. With tho two discs four
acres may be broken in . to IA hour.
even when the clay Is very hard
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
The Cattle Industry.

The State and federal agents in
tick eradication work are now being
placed i'm the field for the summers
campaign and by April 1st the entire
force will be at work in the north
western counties of this State L. e. Abb
beville. Greenwood. Laurcns, Union.
Cherokee. Spartanburg. Chester and
York. Every effort will be made 10
completely free this area from ticks
tYN place 1t above the federal quar-
,ut 1e line this year.
Du December 6, 1909, the counties
"' conee, Plckens, Greenville and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

Why did not Sumter re-elect the
eta ,rman who was so persistent
aE inst the blind tigers FLORENCE
lines
his sinister intimation that Sum-
J'r did not re-elect an alderman who
vli against the blind tigers because
ol his antagonlsm to the Illicit sale
oi liquor calls for prompt contradic-
ton. 1t Is presumed that reference
is made to Alderman Lyon, who. as
Chairman of the Police Committee OF
CRY Council, had charge of the cam
po sn against the tigers. Mr.. Ligon
waI not defeated as he was not
q candidate for reelection, having
pu-itively declined to offer for re-
elg ction on account of his health.
Fd1 he stood for reelection he would
have received large majority of the
votes cast In the primary of Tuesday
ors was endorsed by a very large ma
lority of the people Of Sumter. and
he Is today more popular and strong.
er than ever before. The blind tigers
DO not control in this town. The
public official who comes out openly
and decidedly for the enforcement of
the law has the people for him, not
agIinst him. For the information Of
The Florence Times we will state fur
thar that while Sumter did not re-
elect the alderman who was so per-
sistent against the blind tigers for the
reason that we did not have the
chance TO do SO. that we did elect, as
Mayor. the attorney who prosecuted
ai of the cases against the tigers and
collected fines from them aggregating
500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

Anderson were released from federal
quarantine and cattle can now be
shipped from this area to any portion
of the United States without restric-
ton. This has already greatly stimu-
lated interest in the feeding Of beef
cattle, as cattle in this area can now
be placed on the market without re-
striction and consequently bring more
than cattle fed in other portions of
the State.
Tick eradication work in South
Carolina has been in progress since
July /, 1907, when Oconee, Pickens,
Greenville and Anderson counties
were first quarantined against cattle
from other portions of the State. In
these counties over 500 tick ! eeste,l
premises We're found on first a.. )ec-
ton, and with the exception of a
small number of farms, these prem
ises have hnnn entirely freed from
ticks.
In Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens.
Union, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Ches-
ter and York counties, which were
quarantined in June, 1908, about g.
600 tick infested premises were found,
and nearly half of these have already
been freed from ticks. The remand
er will be freed this summer and
thes counties will then be in condi-
ton for release from federal quaran-
tine. The work is being conducted
by the State in cooperation with the
U. S. Bureau Of Animal Industry un-
der an Act of the General Assembly
which authorizes the Board of Trus-
tees of Clemson College to appro-
pirate funds and adopt necessary reg
ulations for the execution of this
work. The appropriation bill recent
~ passed by the General Assembly
directs the appropriation of $4,000
out of the Clemson College funds for
tick eradication work, but the amount
expended for the present fiscal year
will be in the neighborhood Of $2O,-
600. Agents in tick eradication work
are directed by Federal Inspector at
Spartanburg and by the State Veteri-
marian at Clemson College. The pro-
gress of this work will now be more
rapid as the people Of the State are
beginning to realize that the cattle
tick causes an enormous loss which
can be easily prevented. The esti-
mated loss to the people Of the South
ern States, which can be attributed
to this dangerous parasite, is about
S4O,OO0,O00 each year while an esti-
mate of 100000 annual loss to the
people Of South Carolina would not
be essive.-Greenville News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
WILD ANIMALS FOR AMERICA,
Famous Hunters Say They WOul1
Furnish Game, Food And Hides.

Washington, March 24.-The intro
duction Of the hippopotamus, the
rhinoceros, the camel, the eland, tn
springbok, the trek box, the dik-dik,
the koo-doo, the giraffe and other
African animals into America as a
solution of the problem of food sup
ply was suggested by speakers before
the House Committee on Agriculture
today.
Capt. Fritz Duquesne, a Boer; DR..
w. N. Erwin, of the Bureau of Plant
Industry, Department Of Agriculture,
and Major Burnham, who has spent
years in Africa and accompanied for
mer President Roosevelt on part Of
his travels, argued in favor of the
Broussard bin to import wild and do
mestic animals into the United States.
Such animals, according to the bill,
must prove useful either as food or as
beasts Of burden. All the witnesses
stated that many of the animals in
hlilCd cdSIly Coulu ne rdlSeu IN CnlS
country.
1.-The hippOpOtamus can be led and
fed on a milk bottle" declared Cap
tain Duquesne, who formerly served
with the Boer army. 1.-The zebra
would in three or four generations be-
come so tame that he would meander
into your bedrooms. The zebra is
very sturdy and strong, as you would
know if you had ever been kicked by
one"
1.-The mule is pretty good for that"
interjected Representative Cocks, of
New York.
Every desirable animal in Africa
can be dOmesticated here" resumed
the witness. king Menelik domesti-
Gated the lion. l would not, however,
recommend that here"
'There is no difficulty about the
differing temperatures of Africa and
America continued Captain Du-
| quesne. I'm one place where Teddy
passed through on his recnt hunt the
| frost was this thick" and the
| witness indicated the thickness.
who do you mean by Teddy? 90
asked the committee.
Mr.. Roosevelt" replied the wit
ness. "We call him Teddy there"
THE camel can go seven days with
out water" continued Duquesne. "He
can carry 500 pounds pack, and one
man can drive a long string of them.
| The rhinOceros, which keeps the
streams free of water vegetation,
| could find food in the millions of
| acres that are suitable for him in
the South. The eland, stunning
farms and mankind could live in the
more desolate regions. The African
buffalo could live on marshy ground
and supply the best leather in the
world"
DR.. Irwin said America could find
a place for the more than one hun
dred species of undomesticated ami
mails; that the yak, hippopotamus
buffalo and camel were excellent food
and valuable in many ways. Major
| Burnhamb described conditions along
similar lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

III you are running "a butter dairy.
you should have Babcock test ma
chine. and II one COW is giving you
gallons OF per cent milk you do not
want To- spend the same amount OF
feed on another COW that is giving
you a smaller amount OF two and a
half per cent. milk. You need to
wa.1 rg' 'No boarding COWS that are
catu- .r,jr heads 1r Auj yat .,U
noe seep ru r',h the barg robbers
urle.F rpu poster p good deal
Ftrrress.v. Former.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

The Watcbman
publication
Practical
that end
officers and members
Bulletins
their or failures
will
of
is Department sent to L. w Dabbs
Ma
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

simply wish to correct a state
ment IN the Lem Of March %. which
referred L. MY lecture in Sumter.
which sid the occasion Of the meet
.ng was T. feel the sentiment
of our people as to whether Sumter
wanted the Colored State Fair or not.
L do not want the citizens Of Sumter.
white or colored, to misunderstood
me. AS I was booked to lecture in
PaXville the night of the 25th and
had to pass through Sumter, I asked
the Rev. Pinson and r. w. Westberry
to call meeting in Sumter in the
interest Of the State Fair which is
to be held in Columbia this year.
Of course, several of our most
prominent members of the Associa-
ton favor Sumter as a most perma-
nent place for the Negro State Fair.
Personally 1 have never committed
myself publicly or privately for a
permanent location simply because
we did not have the money to buy
land at present anywhere At the
same time I have always been i'm
pressed with Sumter as one of the
best locations in the South for the
negro fair. But I am giving my at
tention absolutely to the work of
making the fair a great success this
year.
My time had not come to feel the
sentiment Of the people of Sumter.
But L believe as stated, that they can
get the fair if the colored and white
citizens will take hold of matters in
earnest. But 1 have not sought to
buy land anywhere. There is a COM
mittee appointed by the association
to look up a location. They are w.
7. Andrews, Sumter; c. F. Holmes,
Orangeburg, and DR.. J. H. Goodwin,
Weston. They have not yet turned in
their report, but 1 understand they
are in favor of Sumter as a central
location.
Any town properly located and has
railroad facilities and the financial
spirit, l think stands a good chance
to get the Negro Fair in the future.
1t is going to be the greatest enter
prise ever launched by negros in the
South.
Yours respectfully,
RICHARD CARROLL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
This Means You!

Ah "Ho are Interested In Keeping
at home the money sent out of the
county every year for what is adver-
tised to be, THE Best Seed Corn" all
OF those who wish to obtain, 1.-THE
Best Seed Corn" all of those who
wish to sell at fancy price, "The
Best Seed Corn" and all who are in
terested in the county's growing more
corn, are cordially invited to meet
at the Court House, next Saturday
a. m. at IL o'clock, April the End, to
organize, "The Sumter County Corn
Growers Association"
1t will not be necessary for this as
sociation to have more than two
meetings year, one just before
planting and the other just after
gathering in the autumn. Everybody
Is eligible, and, If you have any in
terest in building up the welfare Of
the county you should become a
member. In travelling about over the
county, l have seen over a hundred
kinds of seed corn being planted, and
less than half of the people believe
that they are planting "The Best Seed
Corn" and l know that less than ten
per cent. of the people are planting
THE Best Seed Corn" For "The
Best Seed Corn" for Sumter county
can be bred only in Sumter county,
and fewer than ten. per cent. of the
people are paying any attention to
breeding corn. Some men think they
are breeding corn when they select
for planting the best ears in the crib,
without any knowledge of the stalk
on which it was grown. A corn that
Will produce two ears TO the stalk is
generally accepted as better than a
corn that produces one, but when you
select the largest best ears in the crib.
YOU usually get the ears that grew
one on stalk each. and, instead of
improving your corn, you are holding
IL back and keeping it from becoming
prolific corn.
The fertilizer bill of this county is
assuming enormous proportions, and
IN general, the lands are not improv-
ing very much in quality. If the peo-
pie can be awakened to see the profit
i'm growing corn, oats, and peavine
hay, the growing of hogs, cattle and
mules will follow. Nitrogen, the cost
Hest element in fertilizers, will he
produced at home. or taken directly
from the air, and the quality of the
land will begin to show some lasting
Improvement. Let us cut down our
work Ivy growing corn, which takes
only four or five months. while the
| other fellow is working eleven or
twelve months i'm his cotton patch.
Then. IL there is big crop Of corn
made. we can turn some of the corn
into beef and pork and have two
chances to get a good price for our
corn. while the fellow who helps to
grow a large cotton crop has only one
chance at selling his cotton
| Prof. Ira w. Williams, State DEM
"nStration Agent. has asked me to
| call this meeting. and ] hope a hun
| dred of the farmers that usually may
he seen on the streets on Saturdays
with a number who usually remain at
| home, and the leading men of the
city will call around at the Court
| House at eleven o'clock and enlist in
the cause that will most rapidly build
| up the finances Of Sumter County.
j. FRANK WILLIAMS.
| Sumter, $. c.. March 30. 1910.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
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 represent
cd at this meeting.
e. w. DABBS,
Hugh Witherspoon, President.
Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
Positively Going to Leave.

The Cute Studio will stop making
pictures here on April the goth.
Come now while you have the chance
for after $50 the Goth of April will
be too late. Thanking you for your
patronage and bidding YOU a kind
adieu, we beg to remain photograph
ically yours. Harrells Cute Studio.
3-29-3t- wed. w. & s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
Gbc QGllItUMla Ml0 $$OWDyOE.
WEDNESDAY, mARCH so, 1910.

The Sumter Watchman was found
cd In 1850 and the True Southron in
1s66. The watchman and Southron
now 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, 1910-03-30

Counting time, oil and two hands the
cost of breaking will be $2.OO to ST.
20 an acre, and it is cheap at that
when the style of work is considered.
Any farmer who has so to 100 acres
OF land on which such a machine can
be used should have one.-Spartan-
burg Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

Ihree negroes, Blandng Harris,
Sadie Pringle and Ella jackson, were
before the Recorder this morning for
disorderly conduct and were each
given $40 or 20 days. They paid up
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

;. FRS. ROSA BOYER, 142l Sherman
-'4 Ave-, Evanston, H., writes: .If
any one has reason to praise Peruna it
&, surely myself.
Last spring L became sc run down
t'om the serious effects of a lingering
I'D, that several complications united
Il pulling me down. could neither eat
scr sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit.
Il finally tried Peruna and it did
Jyonders for me. In two weeks was
Ike another person, and in o month I
felt better than I ever had before.
81 thank Peruna for new life and
strength. 1 send you two pictures, so
you can see what Peruna has done for
me."
Better Than for Years.
Mrs. Mary F. Jones, Burning Springs,
hy., writes:
81 wish to speak word in praise Of
your highly valued Peruna, as have
been blessed with the golden opportu-
nifty of giving it fair and impartial
test, and can say that have had better
health, far better, since L have been
using it than for quite number of years
before.
"One Of my neighbors had stomach
trouble. Recommended Peruna to her,
and now she is well and healthy, after
having been pronounced hopeless by
several physicians"
Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

Among the offices to be filled this
summer will be that of Judge of Pro-
bate, Auditor, Treasurer, Supervisor,
superintendent of Education, Sena-
tor, three Representatives, and seven
Magistrates. Candidates for these
positions will soon begin announcing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

Senator Percy, of Mississippi, says
he doesn't intend to retolutionize that
body. Aldrich and his crowd can
therefore rest easy.-Atlanta Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30
A Correction.

The following letter from Rev.
Richard Carroll explains itself. We
regret very much that we were mis-
Informed as to the lecture.
Editor Daily Item:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

BEES FOR SALE-Or to a reliable
and competent party, to manage on
shares-about 20 co onies of Bees
in movable frame 9ives-Langs-
troth pattern. Can be- seen at Sl6
w. Hampton Ave. N. G. Osteen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

WANTED-To contract with party
owning team to log and load on log
cars, five to ten thousand feet logs
per day. d. w. Alderman & Sons
Company, Alcolu, S. c. w. 3-26-4t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-30

Yours respectfully,
RICHARD CARROLL.
Columbia, S. c., March 26, 1910.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-15


Mr. and Mrs E G.. Patts have
gone TO- Kansas City to mako their
homo again.
Miss Matte CLARKE is back from
spending the summer with relatives
in Missouri
MIR and Mrs T. NJ, Kerr are home
from touring tho Northwest
Miss Alice crosby TEACHER OF math-
cmatics lu kendall CollSe is home
from q tour of Europe during the
summer
Mr. and Mrs o. NJ Lancaster win
arrive home. todoN after several
Wecks spent An the Northwest
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For Headaches.
There Isn't Ary Headache Remedy
That Docs The Work Like
Hicks CApuDIAE.

], riycs quick relief from Headaches OF
Oh kinds, including Sick or Nervous
Headaches, and Headache caused frou
heat, cold, Ciip 90 stomach troubles.
Cnpudinc 70 also the bet and quickest
remedy for attacks g. Cold or Grip. j,
soon rclicyc1 tse aching and lcvetishnes'
and fcstotc3 nc-mal conditions.
Capudipc g ,qud--ea9y aud pleasant
to tale acts Immediately, lOcr 2Sc.
~ 5ae. o, drug ,,clcs.
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ity. Experience unnecessary; good
pay. Write for particulars. Monarch
Cigar Co., st. Louis, Mo. 1t
AGENT WANTED.

AGENTS-Roosevelt's Thrilling Elk
periences in the Wilds of Africa is
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Embrvo Mayor to Wed.

IOWA FALLS, March 19.-W w.
White has enlivened his reform cam
naign for mayor here by the announce
ment that he is to wed in June. The
bride-to-be is Miss Alice McWhitter, a
student in the conservatory OF music
at Ellsworth college Her home is in
Burt, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-20
Maawe'l & Tumelty
Insurance and Real Estate
Is North Sixth Street

Double store room building at 9Th &
B streets. This property in fine con.
dition, Is located on one of the best
business corners In West Keokuk.
rents for $25 per month and will
yield purchaser better than 10 per
cent net on price of $2,250.
Eight room house in perfect condi-
tion, with fine full lot at 1872 Car
roll street, nice home at bargain.
4 A fine corner building lot at 18th
e Carroll
FOR RENT.
Livery barn No. 20 S. Fifth street,
Or suitable for automobile garage.
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FOR sALE-A few nice building lots
to parties wanting to build home.
leighton Ave between Ninth and
Tenth streets. See F. A. Wedler, 9la
Leighton Ave. Iowa phone 166-R.
- 1t
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FOR sALE-Two young driving
horses, three and four years old, at
bargain. Also two seated surrey
and top buggy and new road cart.
See F. A. Wedler, 913 Leighton, Iowa
phone 766-R. 1t