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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
Get Ready to Plant Corn.

Now, the farmer who was wise
enough to get crimson clover on his
land to be planted in corn can afford
to wait till it is fairly mature before
turning 1T down. In all parts of the
South we have plenty of time to make
a crop of corn after the clover has
done all that it can for us, and with
the exception of the Lower South,
March corn planting is seldom the
best. The best crop of corn l noticed
last year was made after the clover
was entirely dead.
If you are so unfortunate as not TO
have the clover on the land you pro-
pose to plant in corn, the sooner you
get the land deeply plowed the bet
ter. Spring is not the time for sub
soiling, even on land where subsoil-
ing is needed, for the surface may
be in good condition for blowing
while the subsoil will be in such a
condition that the subsoiler will mere
ly plaster it.
Good deep breaking and thorough
chopping up with a cutaway is need
ed before planting, for you are going
to work the crop shallow from the
start Some advise deep cultivation
in the early stage of the corn crop.
] have tried it, and as compared with
shallow work from the start, | do not
like it.-Prof. w. L. Massey, in Pro
gressiVe Farmer and Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
New System Installed.

From The Daily Item March II.
The new central energy system
talked of for SO long by the local tele-
phone people will be put on tonight
For months the employees Of the com
pany have been working as hard as
beavers getting everything in readi
ness The switchboard, which will
accommodate three thousand phones,
has been installed, and is ready for
cutting in tonight.
With this system the battery in the
phone is done away with the whole
thing being run by a high-power mo-
tor and a storage battery. For fifty
charging the battery for service to-
night.
This new equipment will place the
sumter system in first rank. No sys-
| tenn in the state will he letter equip
| ped than this one. The outfit was
manufactured at the Sumter TeIe-
/ phone factory.
one might think that II will be a
/ long time before a switchboard Of
three thousand drops will he needed
| in Sumter. At the present growth the
| board will be croWued again in a few
years 1t was only a few years ago
that a small local system was all that
was needed. That first switchboard
has been replaced several times. each
time by a larger one. Only short
while ago it was impossible to get a
phonc put in unless YOU would take
n party line. Now all can be accom-
modatcd.
The promise is that the service from
| now on will be the best. and the pat
rOnS will have no grounds for a kick.
At 10 o'clock tonight the wires VIII
he changed from the old board, which
has given such long and faithful ser
vice, to the new common battery mul-
tiple outfit. This new board has an
ultimate capacity of several thousand
lines, and Is at present equipped for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

ing the market in check so that the
dpinners might have the opportunitv
, "l reaching a trading basis with the
] Spot holders.
The prediction was freely made
that this policy would be ended. Mr.
Patten said he would visit England to
study the cotton situation. The he
lief among Southern traders is that
he went there in the interest of the
So-called Southern and Western bull
cilques who are supposed to be con-
temp!ating squeeze in the old crop.
ana 1t is expected that DEVELOPMENTS
of importance will follow his arrival
in this country.
The statistical position of cotton
"'H command intense interest this
week because the visible supply will
sink below the OO,OOO-bale mark.
While the visible supply last year at
the same time was above 100000
bales and the supply two years ago
was around 3,25O,OOO. The trade
ana not fully wake up to this fact last
week but the bulls will be certain to
seize on visible supply figures begin
nlng with the numeral "2" as the
most bullish feature that has come
70 light since the Sully year.
From a bearish standpoint, the
coming week has good possibilities.
chiefly in the way of weather happen-
lngs. Rains of last week in the
western belt have served to encourage
nope that the drought has at last
been broken and that from now on
IeXas will get enough rain to prevent
Dulllsh talk concerning the prospects.
Should Texas get more rain this
week, and should fair weather rule
IN the eastern portions of the belt
where plenty of moisture is in the
SOIL the bears will be encouraged to
undertake new operations based on
their old hope for a bumper crop.
During the week more or less talk
VIII be heard about the total Weld of
the old crop because of the fact that
March Il, only a week ahead, the
census bureau will issue it's final re-
port OF cotton ginning for the season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

police the big profits that are being
made in ste < raising and poultry
raising this year. Profits are bigger
here than in any other line of farm
ing simply because it calls for more
highly skilled labor, and skilled labor
always demands higher wages than
crude labor. Crude labor can make
cotton and win a small profit, but
stocll-raising demands more intelli-
gent labor and pays correspondingly
bigger profits.
And in stock-raising or poultry
raising, to make money as Western
farmers do, we must raise improved
breeds as Western farmers do. They
can laugh in their sleeves at our COM
petition so long as we try to catch up
with them and use only scrub hogs.
scrub cattle, and scrub hens. We
might as we'll try to beat them in a
race with a Southern mule matched
against a Western ace-horse.-Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
COTTON MARKET UNSETTLED
SmalineSS OF Worlds Visible Supply
Expected to be an Important Factor
in Trading.

New Orleans, March 13.-The situa-
ton In the cotton market remains as
perpleXing as ever. In despair over
learning anything regarding the in
tentions of big bulls in connection
with the old crop, the outside pub
lie has largely withdrawn from the
market. The new crop does not seem
to be very interesting to either pro-
fessiOnals or outsiders.
In connection with the old crop one
feature during the coming week will
stand out with great prominence and
that is the return to this country of
James a. Patten of Chicago which is
expected to be soon after the middle
OF the week. What course he will pur-
sue when he arrives will be in the
meanwhile the subject of a great
amount of speculation among cotton
traders the world over.
This great interest over Mr.. Pat
tens arrival in this country- is, Of
course, due to the treatment he re-
ceived in the spinning centre of Man.
chester, where he was jostled out of
the cotton exchange by brokers who
were not in sympathy with his bullish
attitude on the market. The rough
hadling of a representative American
speculator was Immediately taken up
editorially by the newspapers of this
country which devote much space to
the markets, and it would seem that
it may become a market feature of
some Importance. Hitherto, the lead
ing bulls have been very considerate
OF the interests of the spinners but
now not few traders on the bull side
are inclined to think that the bulls
will not show them so much consid-
Grafton in the future Last week it
was the gossip Of the market that
those traders who are supposed to be
associated with Mr.. Patten were hold
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

nearly 700. 1t was furnished by the
Sumter Telephone Mfg. CO., and Is the
best outfit of its kind.
Patrons Of the telephone system
will please observe that the service
between the hours of 10 p. m. Satur-
day night and 6 a. m. Sunday may be
somewhat interrupted, but no doubt
will be surprised and pleased to note
on Sunday that to call Central it will
only be necessary to raise the receiv-
er from the hook, all "Grinding" Of
the crank being eliminated
Another very good feature of the
new system is the fact that hanging
the receiver on the hook gives the
operator the discOnnect signal, it be-
ing no longer necessary to ring off, ="
and this disconnect signal is positive,
therefore, it is impossible for the lines
to get tied up.
The transmission will be clearer
with the new board and the operation
much more rapid, and Sumter is now
assured a telephone service of the
highest class.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
The Forward March!" i'm 1910 Farm.
ing: Are You Ready?

March is here: the first month of
the 1910 crop-growing season. Let
us see If you are ready for the For
ward. March," of 1910 farming in
the South.
First of all, let us see if we are
ready to farm this year with labor
saving tools. The man who has only
one horse may be a good pro-
gressive farmer and use only
one-horse tools, plows, harrows. Gull
tivators. and other improved imple-
ments. The only way to make money
farming in the South is to stop having
men do work that mules roight do.
We must stop having so many one
horse power workers
And just as we can not afford to
waste our labor on out-of-date tools
and machinery, so we cannot afford
to waste our labor on scrub seed or
scrub stock this year. We have long
seen the necessity for getting improv-
ed varieties Tor all garden seed; now
we must recognize that there are just
as great advantages in having i'm
proved varieties of corn and cotton
and all other field crops. Director c.
b. Williams has shown that improv-
ed varieties of cotton would add s3,-
100000 in cotton profits in a single
State without the farmer shedding an
extra drop of sweat or giving an eX-
ira lick of work. The time has come
when we must think too much of cur
hard work to throw it away on crude
tools, poor seed, and scrub stock
Then, too, we must see to it that
we do not let Western farmers mono
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
FLY TIME ALMOST HERE.

The Georgia state Board OF Health
Is taking time by the forelock this
year. They have begun systematic
campaign against the common house
fly. They are sending thousands OF
circulars broadcast throughout their
State. These circulars contain the
caption. "r'rom Flies and Filth to
Food and Fever" Every possible
means is being used 20 give this cir
cular 10 the people. The mails and
express have been called TO their as
Sistance. while the public schools of
the state will all be supplied with the
literature.
The circular urges the house wife
20 be careful To keep the flies out Of
the house ami away from food. espe-
cially milk and not TO buy meats from
parties who tolerate flies.
II Is a fact that flies are the most
dangerous insect known to man: they
are the fllthlest vermin; are born In
filth. live In filth and carry filth about
with them; they are known to carry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

MFRS. JOHN HOPP, Webster Av,
1EA Glendale, L. l., N. Y, writes:
Il have been suffering for the pa
ten years with many symptoms inc
don't to my age, also catarrh and ind
f"5tion. was weak and discourage
lad no ambition, could not sleep
night, and lost greatly in weight.
~ tried other remedies, but with !
success, until I commenced to take P
runa. 1 now feel better in every r
sDect. can sleep well, and have gain,
liz weight. 1 cannot praise Perul
highly enough for the good it has dol
re.
''lf any women are su frering as di
l|onld advise them to try Peruna al
convince themselves. Peruna has do
re good. L know by my experien
That it is worth Us weight in gold
any one who needs it.
Il also took Manalin, for constipatio
i'll connection with Peruna, and four
1T helped me where other laxativ
falled.'
Now Well of Catarrh.
Miss Malisa Jolley, Parmele, N. {
writes: ~ have been taking your P
runa, and can say that / am we'll of Il
catarrh.
Il thank you for your kindness ar
your advice"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
ALARM At MIDNIGHT.
Fircmen Have Useless Run i'm Dead of
Night.

Thursday night at 12:45 fire alarm
sounded and the firemen turned ont
The call came in from box 35. The
hremen went as far as Ryttenberg's
place and saw that the reflection
came from out in the country. The
building was a three room cottage
belonging to Mr.. G. w. Kingman and
was occupied by Mr.. Purvis. Mr.. Pur-
Wis was getting ready to move out
The building was insured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

millions of death-dealing disease
germs. Deadly typhoid is carried by
them. Every home should be thor
oughly screened and every precaution
taken to keep flies out Of the house.
The South Carolina Board Of Health
should take this matter up and begin
campaign of education. The peo-
pie as rule do not realize the impor-
tance of, sanitation. Flies are allow
ed to breed in the garbage boxes and
receptacles. These should he kept
clean and plenty of lime should be
used. Horse stables are places where
they breed very fast. All stables
should he kept clean and the premises
dry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
A FREAK CHICKEN.
Auditor Wilder had one Hatched W
Four Legs.

A four-legged chicken is no Ions
a curiosity in Sumter, since the fol
legged cock on Main street has be
growing. Auditor Wilder had
four-legged chicken Matched out /,
Sunday. The chick has four we'll {
fined legs. Two are where til
should be and just in front of the
were two others. The freak did I
live, and if it had, it is not kno,
whether it would crow or not.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted W. Sun,ter

The Watcbman its
eweeky publication would
Practical Farmers
aim To that end
ocers and members
he
Bulletins OF
gnal or failures
VIII be
Of
All Department sent to E. w Dabbs
Mayesvile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
Sbr G(lMtbman mO SJutbrur,.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH l6, 1910.

The Sumter Watchman was found
ed In 1850 and the True Southron in
1855. 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, 1910-03-16

Among the avOwed candidates for
county Offices is Mr.. p. NJ. Pitts. He
will stand for reelection.
Mr.. c. F. Schwerin has the con-
tract for building the new Methodist
church at Smithville. This will be
frame structure that will cost
about $3,5O0.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

Ten bushels of corn were Civ
to the members of the Boys c.
Club last Saturday. This was
best seed corn to be had.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

The Washington correspondent Of
The State says Gov. Ansel was look
ms over the senate chamber Friday
and wondering which seat he will be
called TO occupy. We wonder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

Some of our good citizens are al
ready worrying over the noise that
will pcrvade Main street when the
vitrihed brick paving is completed.
This is borrowing trouble and crossing
the bridge before we come to it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

Aspirants for municipal Office are
somewhat coy, but they are coming.
The Flremen's pension law taxes
the insurance companies, but the tar
ift association will pass it up to the
property owners. 1T is so easy to re-
classify the risks and make new rates.
Some months ago the railroad COM
mission put into effect a new fertilizer
tariff ostcnsibly decreasing the rates,
but strange to say our fertilizer buy
ers find that they are paying more
freight this year than they did last
year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

The News and Courier is trying to
Carolina and a correspondent sug-
gests a game cock. The suggestion IS
a good one, and If 'Icy can get DR.
King. of Mayesville, - let them have
one of his Game Cock county game
cocks, which are known to be the
gamest birds In creation, the South
Carolina will have a mascot that has
no feathers on It's legs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16

The New York Supreme Court de-
Clarcs that the cotton exchange is not
a bucket STOP, but a legitimate mar
ket for trading i'm cotton. The de-
cisiOn may salvc the feelings of those
who have been separated from their
money, for q man hates worse to be
robbed than to be legitimatcly out
traded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28
GRAND FORKS BANK
CAUGHTIN SWINDLE
APPEARS THAT sHARPERs GOT
AWAY WITH S150 or THE
BANKS MONEY.

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 2S.--It ap-
pears that one of the local banks was
recently swindled out o. $3.50 in man
ner that failed to rouse suspicion and
they didn't realize their loss until they
compared notes with the fellow who
was supposed to have received the.
money a few days ago
Several weeks ago prominent bus
mess man of this city started on a
trip to the coast. 1t seems that he
became acquainted with a couple of
! good fellows" at Salt Lake City, and
he became so friendly with these gen.
tlemen that he told hem all about who
he was, where he came from, where
he does his banking. The fellows kept
this latter tip underneath their hats
until the day the Grand Forks man left
Salt Lake City, when they at once
telegraphed to the local bank for $3.50,
signing the LEGAL mans name.
When the clerk at the bank received
the telegram he wondered about it
more or less inasmuch as the Grand
Forks man was known to have taken
plenty OF money with him, however.
he consulted the mans son -in-l law.
who resides in this city. and he learn
ed that the local man was just about
due to be in Salt Lake City 1t all
, seemed natural enough then and al
though IL was not clear why the gen.
| tleman should be in need of more mon
ey so soon. 1t was sent to him never
theless
However, when the matter was men,
toned in q letter several days later
the Grand Forks man was very much
surprised to learn that the bank had
sent him money. for he knew nothing
about the telegram.
| The bank Is the loser on the propo-
sition. but the joke is on the man who
was not cautious enough to keep his
business matters to himself when talk
ing with strangers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28
A Generous Gift.

Professor Munyon has just issued a
most beautiful, useful and complete al
manac. 1t contains not only all the sci
entific information concerning the
moons phases in all the ATTITUDES, but
has illustrated articles on how to read
character by phrenology, palmistry and
birth month. 1t also tells all about
card reading, birth stones and their
meaning, and gives the Interpretation
of dreams 1t teaches beauty culture,
manicuring, gives weights and meas
ures and antidotes for poison. In fact,
tits Magazine Almanac, that not only
gives valuable information. but will af-
ford much amusement for every menu
Der of the family, especially for par
ties and evening entertainments. Farm
ers and people in the rural districts
will find this Almanac almost invalu-
able.
1t will be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the Munyon
Remedy Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28

story. one that would put the Tuck
story out of business
The fact is, that had this same kind
of an accident occurred twenty years
ago, but very few passengers would
have remained to tell the story, and
the person who got out alive would
have been accounted lucky. Car con-
struction today is made a science, and
the manner in which the cars that
went into the ditch when the train
was running at a speed of probably
not less than forty miles an hour
withstood the shock without being re-
duced to kindling wood, and the pas
sengers mangled beyond recognition,
indicates the triumph of modern car
building. The Northern Pacific in
common with other great railroad sys-
TENS have not been slow to learn, that
aside from the duty they owe in pro-
tecting their patrons, there is a dis
tinct financial gain in the equipment
of their trains with modern steel built
cars. The five cars which were ditch
ed probably represent a cost of not to
exceed $4,000 to $4,000 over the cost
Of the old time wooden cars and they
have saved the Northern Pacific in
this one accident alone possibly $780,
900 in damages that would have been
brought in case of deaths and perman-
ent injuries that might have been in
fiicted.
In even the worse accidents that
occur on the railroads nowadays the
number of fatalities, though large
enough are very few as compared with
the number twenty or even ten years
ago
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28
BROTHER MAY FIX
FATE OF RUSSELL
N. D. COWBOYS SUCCESS OR FAIL
uRE SAID TO REST WITH
RELATIVE.

Boston. Mass. Jan. %. Detective
Herbert Walker took the witness stand
for his third day of testimony in the
Russell case this morning He was
under cross examination by Attorney
Simpson when court opened.
1t is expected that Attorney Proctor
for William C. Russell will today pro-
duce a picture of James Russeau, Sc
cured by the detective in New York.
This picture Attorney Simpson yester-
day dared Attorney Proctor to pro-
duce.
Today is the sixty seventh day of the
hearing. More than 100000 words of
testimony have been taken at a cost of
nearly $4,000. There are 237 exhibits
in the case as evidence. Contrary TO
the general impression, even If the
claimant should win his case he may
not receive one-half of the Daniel Rus
sell fortune Counsel for the estate
holds that under the will William Rus
sell Is sole owner of the property and
alone has the legal right Of denying
or recognizing his brother. Walker
testified today he had shown the pic
ture of the claimant to so many people
that at one time he could not close his
eyes without seeing the picture. II
came to him again in dreams.
do you see it now - asked Attorney
Simpson, with interest.
mo" returned Walker but have
a great deal Of pity for him though"
Really" asked Attorney Simpson
chats an odd state of mind for de-
tective isn't it."
walkers reply was inaudible.
A rumor that William G.. Russell the
MeIrose recluse, has been married to
his housekeeper Miss Sarah g. Almy
met with vigorous denial on all sides
this morning, Miss Amy is the sister
of Ferdinand b. Amy, the executor
of the Russell estate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28
Simple Remedy for Laeripps.

LaGrippe coughs are dangerous, as
they frequently develop into pneu-
monia. Foley's Honey and Tar not
only stops the cough, but heals and
strengthens the lungs so that no serious
results need be feared. Tho genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
harmful drugs and is in a yellow pack
age. H. H. Casselman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28
SPEAKS AT Y. ". c. A.
Miss Morgan Of Fargo College viii
Deliver vesper Address to Young
Women.

Miss Mable Morgan, Of Fargo coll
lege, viii speak at the x. w. c. A.
vesper service next Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Her subject is. St Paul
in Rome.
Miss Morgan has travelled for a
number of years all through Europe,
and is especially qualified to speak on
this topic.
Special music mas also been ar
ranged for. All women are invited.
Come and enjoy a pleasant and profit
able hour.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28

ter the sale of the butter for member
ship fee in the Dairymen's association.
Joel G. Wilkjer, United States dairy
assistant, and o.. A. Storvick, Mime
sofa creamery inspector, will be the
butter judges. For more definite par
ticulars apply to the secretary at Bis
marck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28

G. Haas president Of the common coun-
ell. is TO be the machine candidate for
mayor.
Mayor LAWYER declares he has full
filed all the promises made I'm his in
auguraI address, that he is read. to re-