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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
CONCORD.

Concord, May 12.-The recent CO.
pious showers are improving the
crops and gardening. But some cot
ton In this section looks very dis
heartening, 1t seems to be dying In
spots The hail last Sunday afternoon
was heavier in the lower country than
II was here
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. +. Smith. of st.
Charles. spent last Friday and Satur-
day with Mrs. Smiths parents Mr..
and Mrs. T. E. Newman, of this
place.
Mr.. Sam Jones. of Salem, is spend
Ing few days with his nephew. Mr..
w. j. Jones of Concord.
Messgs. ID. III. Newman and Clar-
ence Jones paid a very pleasant visit
with friends at Lynchburg last week.
A few farmers from here attended
the union picnic at Elliotts last Fri
day.
Miss Mamie Kinney is spending a
few weeks with her brother, Mr.. Ned
Kinney. of Bishopville. S. C.
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SNfITTTVILLE.

Smithville, May 12.-No wonder we
have poor gardens. corn and cotton. If
We have a rain of any consequence
comes these hot dry winds that dry
and wither everything 1t tt uches. We
are having a dry storm this afternoon
Perfect clouds OF dust and sand are
flying everywhere. Cotton will look
bad sure enough after such a storm
Of sand. Farmers in this section are
not cotton crazy by any means and
IL the government and bears join
hands there will be more attention
given home products. They have be-
gun to realize that cotton can't be
marketed successfully against such
high handed treachery and base op-
position. Some day there will be q
,rA.chty conflict between labor and
capital and what tken?
Mrs. t. c. Robertson has returned
home after spending several days very
pleasantly with friends at Brogdon,
Lamar and McCon.
Messrs. t. M. Bradley and s. M.
Ross. OF Braun. were In Camden Fri
day.
Mr.. w. t. Hawkins of Pisgah, was
I'm Camden Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Dunlap were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Dun
lap on last Sunday. He has built
quite neat and attractive little resi-
dence on his farm near Marshalls.
Mr.. ID. j. Hatfield and family visited
friends at Smlthville on last Sunday.
Mrs. b. M. Robertson has returned
home after spending a few days with
Mrs. Sallie Robertson.
Mothers Day was observed at Pis-
gah on last Sunday.
Miss Jessie Brown sang a lovely III :
tie song In behalf of mothers. She
was accompanied by several little
girls. Miss Jessie has a beautiful
voice and her music was perfect on
last Sunday. So touching and patheti-
cally rendered.
MT Coles address was perfectly
grand. But then We are not surpris-
cd. He Is ever ready when called on
and gives you something worth listen
ing to.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
SEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Items OF Interest From all Parts OF
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
ACTON.

Stateburg. May 11.-Mr. r. NJ. Jen-
kins. Jr, of the G.. s M. A. spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at his home in ST..
Charles.
Miss jamie Nelson has been visiting
the Friersons at Cherry Vale"
Miss Margaret Brearley, of the
Sumter Memorial Academy spent the
weekend at the home of her school
mate. Miss Helena Weinberg. in
wedgefield.
Miss Lottie Nelson has returned to
the neighborhood after a very pleas
ant visit to her sister, Mrs. F. III. Nc
Leod, in Florence.
Mr.. Yeadon Pitts, OF the G.. S. NJ. A..
spent Saturday and Sunday at his
home near Sumter.
Mr.. ". NJ. Cantey attended the mu-
sic festival in Columbia last week.
Memorial Day was observed by the
people of our community on Tuesday
afternoon, MAY 10th). at the ceme-
terry of the Episcopal Church. There
was a good attendance and much in
interest was shown In the enjoyable
programme that was carried out.
Mr.. Thomas Moore. a student Of
the G.. S. M. A. spent the weekend
at his home In Horatio.
On last Saturday at Hailes Creek,
the young men of Hagood gave a pic
mic in honor Of the Misses Dargan. A
large crowd was present and a most
eountiful. and delighted dinner was
served and the whole day, in every
detail. wa a great success.
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that the Supreme Court WIZ
TO pass upon the constitution
the Cotton Tare Act, which
acted at the last session of the
lature. A warrant has been
out against w. G. Mullins, a c
buyer of this city, charging him
violation of the Act. 1t is thou
that this is purely a test case.
suit is of vital importance to all
ton farmers.
Section 1. That from and aft
the approval of this Act it shall
unlawful for any person, firm or co
poration engaged in the business Oh
buying cotton in this State as princi-
pal or agent to deduct any sum for
bagging and ties from the weight or
price of any bale of cotton when the
weight Of the bagging and ties does
not exceed per cent of the gross
weight of such bale of cotton.
In the event that the weight of the
bagging and ties exceeds per cent.
of the gross weight of such bales Of
cotton only the excess over the said
6 per cent may lie deducted.
SECTION 2. For each and every
violation Of this Act the offender shall
BE guilty of a wisdemeanor and shall
(be fined in the s6m of not less than
SIS nor more than $25s or imprison-
ment not less than ter days nor -more
than thirty days. Provided, this act
shall not apply to what in trade h
known as round bales and bales of
cotton which weigh less than 800
pounds" The Act was approved on
February 25, of this year.
When this Act came before the leg
islature there were representatives
before the committees Of the House
and Senate on the part of the farmers
In the State. 1t was urged that the
farmers were being done an injustice
by the deduction for tare on cotton.
The Liverpool cotton men were as
sailed in speeches on the floor of the
Senate, where the matter created con-
siderable discussion. Chairman Car
penter, Of the Senate committee on
agriculture, made the statement that
the farmers wanted this bill passed
and begged the Senate not to throw
this Act out. Col. Alan Johnstone, the
Senator from Newberry, was another
who urged its passage. After consid-
cradle debate in the closing days of
the session, and with some amend
ments, the bill was passed in sub
stance.
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deal of interest in the exercises. The
General Sumter Memorial Academy
was out In full force, the faculty and
pupils taking an active part in the
exercises of the day. The ladies had
asked Col. Dargan to preside and
carry out the exercises with suitable
explanatory words, as the several
parts were announced. Rev. w. II.
Barnwell was called on to open with
prayer and this was done in brief,
appropriate words. 1t was then eX-
planned that the 10th Of May had
been selected as Memorial Day, be-
cause it was the day on which Gen.
Stonewall Jackson died and this wa,
the 47th anniversary Of this sad oc-
currence and that the next number
on the programme would be the song
which Mrs. Margaret j. Preston COM
posed in memory of the last words of
Gen. Jackson, Let Us Pass Over the
River and Rest Under the Shade of
the Trees" The song was beautifully
sung by the pupils and faculty Of the
General Sumter Memorial Academy
A word was then spoken in refer
ence to the meaning of flags, how
they are meant to embody and sym
bolize the nation to which they be-
long and how Father Ryan had so
impressively expressed our love of the
Confederate flag. which is "wreathed
around with glory and will live in
song and story and go sounding down
the ages, furl it's folds though now
we must" This poem was finely re-
cited by Miss Gena Dargan, the teach
er Of elocution in the Academy. Col.
Dargan then asked the people If it
were not time to use these memorial
occasions to incite the younger gener-
ations to the performance of the du-
ties of their day, using the memories
Of the past devoted service Of the
soldiers of the Confedracy as an in
spiration to the performance Of the
tasks that time has brought to their
hands and then said that the commit
tee Of arrangements had decided to
utilize this occasion to impress the
Importance Of the great peace move
ment of the hour and the credit that
we would bring to ourselves in the
future, If We would perform our parts
In this momentous undertaking Of do
ing away with war in the settlement
of national differences and disputes.
He declared that we could certainly
use the inspiring and enlightening
words of our great leaders in South
ern life, in this new task of public
service, and he would call upon the
President of the Poinsett Literary
Society to read a few words from the
speech made in the United States sem
ate by John c. Calhoun in 1916. That
Mr.. Calhoun was as much recognized
as a prominent leader in Southern
craftsmanship, as Robert E. Lee was
-" '"0 iiiio vi miiitdry SeiVice. Inat
this reading by the President Of the
Poinsett Literary Society would have
an added interest as he was standing
almost at the foot Of the grave of
Joel r. Poinsett, compatriot of Mr..
Calhoun, contemporary and an ad-
mired and respected leader in the ac-
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tivities Of his day. This reading was
done by Mr. Oliver Plowden of the
senior class, in admirable manner, an
extract being in the following words:
But l am opposed to war, not sim
ply on the patriotic ground of a citi-
zen looking to the freedom and pros
perity of his own country, but on still
broader grounds, as a friend of i'm
provement, civilization and progress.
IF we should now succeed in set
ting the example of free trade be-
tween England and the United States.
it would force all other civilized coun-
tries to follow it in the end, and the
consequence would be to diffuse
prosperity greater and more universal
than can be we'll conceived, and to
unite by bonds of mutual interest the
people Of all countries. But in ad-
vocating the cause of free trade, 1 am
actuated not less by the political con-
sequences likely to flow from it than
the advantages to be derived from it
in an economical point of view. 1 re-
gard it in the dispensation of Provi-
dence as one of the great means Of
ushering in the happy period fore
told by inspired prophets and poets
when war shall be no more
II am finally opposed to war; be-
cause peace-peace Is pre-eminently
our policy"
Mr.. r. M. Jenkins, President of the
Ravenel Literary Society was then
called on to read an extract from a
letter to Gen. Robert E. Lee written in
1866, EXPIRE ssive of his great desire
that war should not be resorted to by
the nations in the future. In this ex-
tract, so we'll presented, were the fol-
lowing words:
But what cruel thing Is war to
separate and destroy families and
friends and mar the purest joys and
happiness God has granted us in this
world: to fill our hearts with hatred
instead of love for our neighbors and
to devastate the fair face of this
beautiful world. I pray that on this
beautiful day (Sunday) when only
peace and good will are preached to
mankind better thoughts may fill the
hearts and hasten the day when war
with its sorrows and suffering shall
cease"
Col. Dargan then said these read
ings are convincing proofs of how the
South stands on the peace question
and has long stood. These undisput-
ed representatives of the South in the
two great lines of effort, the military
and the law-making power, leave
nothing to be desired in the way of
guidance for the Southern people in
the present hour. 1t is known to you,
he said, that an eX-President of the
United States, Mr. Roosevelt, is trav-
cling over Europe and arranging as
he goes, from nation to nation, to
have a systematic and uniform dis
armament, Of all nations in the near
future. on land and sea, and Is claim
ing justly and admittedly that the
American people are the best prepar-
ed to enter upon this federation of
the world, because Of their expert
ences in living under a Federal sys-
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tenn Of independent States for the last
hundred years and more and it must
be a profound satisfaction to Mr..
Roosevelt to know that he is a half
Southerner-and that on his material
side there were furnished to the
South some of her most renowned
leaders; because the instrument
known as the constitution of the Uni
ted States, and which he is using with
such effectiveness to bring about this
larger federation, is a Southern pro-
duction, for it is conceded to be so
nearly this, as to make any qualifica-
tions of the statement unnecessary If
any intelligent person has ever raised
his voice to say that any plan" other
than that of Virginia, through James
Madison, or of South Carolina
through Charles Pinckney, has enter
ed largely into the Constitution, we
have never heard of it. Some say
that Madison is the Father of the
Constitution" and some think, as 1
certainly do, and as you all do, in all
probability, that Charles Pinckney's
plan is practically the Constitution Of
the United States today. However, it
is a Southern production indisputably
and right proudly are we watching
our half-Southern President using it
as an agency to effect what our great
Calhoun long ago said it would bring
about, If it's provisions were properly
respected. In fact the South, so far
as this instrument goes, and the later
ate Constitution, is leading the world
today in the grandest manper-' in
which 1t has ever been led and toward
achievements most in accord with
the great teachings of the noblest
philosophy and religion of all times
Alexander the Great, three hundred
years before the Christian era, it Is
true, tried to unity the world under
an absolute despotism, that he might
Of the products of the various kinds,
both of matter and mind, that the
world possessed. The flora and fauna
were to be exchanged between Asia,
Africa and Europe and all that was
best in each was to be bestowed on
all. This was failure. because the
vital principles of local self-govern-
ment was denied and it remained for
America to form the only possible
basis for a federation of the world
and it is coming to light that the Con-
federate Constitution will be the reaf1
basis, instead of the United States
Constitution, because it is such a
marked improvement, though both
came from the same-the Southern
brain-the last with such amend
ments as a hundred years of expert
ence had made desirable to the intel
ligent study and observation of the
workings Of the first. We congratu-
late our frinds of the North, that they
exhibited through one of their most
intelligent journals, an appreciation
of the Confederate Constitution, few
days after it was published and did
tine permit me 1 W ould quote in ex-
tense from the New York Hera!d" Of
March 18th. 1851, in which the Con-
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iederate Constitution appeared in fuT
ana on the 18th Of the month arpe ar
ed editorial recommendations that it
be accepted as a basis of peaceful re.
union between the two sections, de-
claring that "the new Southern Con-
stitution is the Constitution of the
United States with various moLi(ica
rons and some very importance and
most desirable improvements. with
certain stringent provisions, which it
would be extremely difficult" the
J"HrnRl reared. Ito persuade our
Norther fisherman, manufacturers
and lobby y-corruptionists to swallow.
even to re-establish the Union" and
then 1T declares that President Lin
coin should call Congress together
and lay before it this new Constitu-
ton of the seeded States and the
peace proposition of their treaty COM
missioners and perhaps there may be
wisdom enough in the two Houses to
provide the ways and means for peace
and the publication of the Govern
ment at Washington, even if there be
no way to absorb the Government at
Montgomery, Alabama, and goes on
to say that 'if these excellent Consti-
tutional amendments in the Confed-
crate instrument had been enforced
in Washington during the last ten
years they VIC lid have prevented the
wasteful squandeEiRgg> in-sWindling
lobby jobs, contracts, etc., from three
to five hundred millions of dollars of
pubic money and public property
that have been squandered to the en-
riching of lobby-jobbers and the gem
eral decentralization of our Northern
political parties and politicians, to the
lowest level of moral debasement and
corruption"
This Is indeed a handsome tribute
from a Northern source at the ap-
proach of the conflict between the
sections, forty-nine years ago, which
is of exceeding value to us today, if
it be properly utilized to bring about
a study of the Confederate Constitu-
ton, as the best possible basis of that
federation of the world of which Ten
nyson SO beautifully prophesied:
when the war-drums throbb'd no
longer,
And the battle flags be furrd
In the Parliament of man, the FEEDER
alton Of the world"
A peace song was then sung, copies
being distributed through the crowd
that\they might follow the students
of the Academy, who know its every
word by heart, as they have been
singing itfor years.
The graves were decorated and the
crowd dispersed going to their home
feeling that the memorial hour had
been employed to great profit at State
burg. =
VISITOR"
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Corn Club Meeting!

The Corn Club Of Sumter County
will hold it's next meeting at the Court
House on May 21st, at IL o'clock. All
vars are requested to attend.
endent of Education Cain,
,spueIos upWiiliams, United --Stsscs
y, 1oAaseration Agent will make in
st-dctive talks on corn culture.
j. SINGLETON DWIGHT,
Edwin Boyle, Sec. President.
Statepurg, May IL, 1910.
Age is a mattar of feelinp NOT of
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STATEBCRG MEMORIAL EXER-
CISES.
Universal Peace the Theme at State
burg-rhc South Furnished the
Only Possible Government Basis
For a Federation of tho World.

Statcburg. May 10.-The second OBJ
servanCe OF Memorial Day at State
burg was remarkably we'll attended
and those gathered showed a great
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TO TEST COTTON TARE" ACT.

Case Against Columbia Buyer May b
Heard by Supreme Court.
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Columbia, May lit is probable
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Age is a matter of feeling, not Of
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