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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Saved Many From Death.

Saved Many From Death.
W. L. Mock, of Mock, Ark,
believes he has saved many lives in
his % years of experience in the
drug business. "What / always
like to do,o he writes, s'is to rec
ommend DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry for weak, sore lungs, hard
colds, hoarseness, obstinate coughs,
la grippe, Group, asthma or other
bronchial ELECTION, for I feel sure
that number of my neighbors are
alive and well to day because they
took my advice to nse it. /
honestly believe it's the best throat
and lung medicine that's made. y
Easy to prove he's right. Get
trial bottle free, or regular 5Oc or
81 90 bottle. Guaranteed by Eli.
T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Eish AZ RiIlinnsnata.

Fish is sold in London shops at a
stated price per pound, but the retailer
In getting his supplies from Billings
gate has to purchase each kind by a
separate weight or measurement. He
buys soles by the pound. plaice by the
stone, mackerel by the sixty, cod by
the box, cells by the draught. haddocks
by the steamer trunk. crabs by the
barrel. Holsters by the score, white
bait by the quart and periwinkles by
the hundredweight.-L Globe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Starts Much Trouble.

II all people knew that neglect
of constipation would result in
severe indigestion, yellow jaundice
or virulent liver trouble they
would soon take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, and end it. It's the only
safe, way. Best for biliousness,
headache, dyspepsia, chills and
debility. 25c at Eli L. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17

Charles A. Dana once made a LIST
Of ten indispensable books They
are the Bible. Shakespeare. the Dec
Jaration OF Independence. the Con
stituticn of the United States, Ban
croft's History of the United States"
Irving's Life CT Washington" Frank
Inns autobiography" Channing's SIS
say on Napoleon Bonaparte." Gibbons
Decline and Fall of the Roman EN-
pire" and Tarbells "Early Life of
Lincoln
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
He Was nhser,.an+

The supervisor of a school was try
ing to prove that children are lacking
in observation. To the children he
said, Nov, children, tell me a num-
Der to put on the board
Some child said '4Thirty-six." The
supervisor wrote sixty-three
He asked for another number. and
seventy-six was given. He wrote six
ty-seven.
When a third number was asked a
child who apparently had paid no at
tention called out:
Theventy-theven. Change that. you
darned faker!.-Everybody's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Regulated the Spelling.

Once while in Pittsburg Andrew Car
negie had a telegram sent and stood
waiting until it reached the operator.
He listened attentively to the clicking
of the key. then Immediately wrote a
new telegram. as follows: "The other
message mine: spelling the operators"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17

Ada-Men are slow! It took him
nearly two hours to propose to me
last night. Floss-And how long did it
take you to accept him. dear? Ada
Just two seconds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
2 did they settle it?"
Not Reassurinq.

do you think you will like married
life as well as you do your club. dear2'
"Yes. quite sure. darling"
"Are you so very fond of your club?"
~Not very. darling"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
A peliohtfuI Metapbo..

SNOW" said famous Irish speaker
In political debate. 81 come to dan
gerous ground. In fact, know l am
skating on the thin ice of burning
volcanor"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Her seeret

Bessie Did you tell the girls at the
tea that great secret confided to you
and Elsie? Eva No; isn't it shame?
That horrid Elsie got there first and
told them before l arrived!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Not the Cooks Fault.

Mistress Really. Marie. whenever
come into the Kitchen l see you doing
nothing. Cook-You're right. mum;
you never have any luck. do your
Fliegende Batter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
Consolation.

Binks-Confound it. I've gone and
sat down on that chair vanished
this morning Mrs Binks-W Well. for
once you've stuck to your work.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
piplomatic.

She tcoldly,-I hardly know how to
receive your proposal. You know am
worth a million. of counsel Jack dip
lomatically) Yes worth million 9TH
er girls She trapturously)-oh. Jackl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
SETTING Him Riuht.

He My income is small and per-
haps it is cruel of me to take you
from your fathers roof. Shell don't
live on the roof.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17
The Proner Place.

II understand that the leading lady
and the prima donna had a violent
quarrel"
Yes
How did they settle it?"
"Oh. they went to their dressing
rooms and made up" Woman's Home
Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17

It's finer being small hunk of sun
shine than big bank of fog.-Henry
r. Cope.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-17

tits miserable thing to live in sus-
'pense; 1t is the life Of spider.-Swift.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
A No License Agreement.

The town is certainly getting very
hard up for funds when it becomes
necessary to put business license on
its manufacturers. Manufacturers.
like farmers. are producers, with no
reason for being in the incorporate
limits Of the city but to get good SER
vice from the railroads: unlike "a bank
or merchant who depends upon the
aggregation of people for existence.
the value OF which ranges and depends
entirely upon the number Of people
passing by the door. dividing up all
money coming TO the town, without
producing one cent.
The cotton mill is now shut down.
Why? Cotton, to the advantage Of
the producer, is too high mot a bad
conditlon), and yarn, to the advan-
tage Of the consumer, is too low (not
bad condition either, and labor is,
alas. too high (not bad condition, }
But there is not enough margin be-
tween the price OF raw material and
the finished product to run the mill,
much less pay dividend on the invest
ment, leaving out taxes or license.
1t would he "a fine investment for
the merchants Of Sumter TO purchase
the mill and make ii free gift to a
manufacturer who would turn il into
an automobile factory. n mattress or
bed spring factory. or furniture fac
tory. that would employ forty or
fifty men. from one dollar to five dol
lars a day each. If this be true,
why should any factory doing an in
tcr-State business with ninety per
cent of its products sold outside Of the
incorporate limits of the city, pay
taxes. much less "a license?
IT the town is retrograding. the
town should not let II be known to
che world by putting a business Ii
ccnsc on its manufacturers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
Old Pasture.

Fertile bottom land we'll set in
Bermuda grass and lespedeza is run
ming into broomsedge. Prospose to
plow and put in oats to restore grass
and lespedeza. Since the grass is the
main object, it may do very we'll to
turn the sod and SOW to oats, but oats
is my experience have never done very
well on a sod. After the plowing the
land should have a dressing of lime
narrowed in; say twenty-five bushels
of Stacked lime an acre. Then it would
be we'll to sow lespsdeza seed and 10
pounds Of tall meadow oats grass an
acre, for this grass does very well on
such land as a hay grass, though the
Bermuda will soon regain possession.
Then it will be a good practice to dress
the sod occasionally with pulverized
limestone or pulverized oyster shells.
This will maintain the grass with now
and then an addition of phosphate
and potash, and will keep out the
broomsedge by giving it. no chance
Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
v. Blease wants a monument

Gov. Blease wants a monument
erected in honor of Gen. Mart
Gary. who he says was never suffi-
ciently nor properly rewarded for do
Ing his duty In war and In peace. The
name and fame of Gen. Mart Gary
have been most industriously exploited
for the past twenty years. and every
Gary we ever heard Of has been CIV
en- some office or other on the strength
Of their famous kinsman's eminent
services. All the Garys and all their
collateral relatives, even as far re-
moved as Gen. Mart's nephew's
wife's cousins brother-in-law's stepson
have appealed to the dear people to
give them office as a part payment on
the debt Of gratitude the State owed
General Mart and failed to pay when
Gen. M. c. Butler was sent to the
Senate at the time the said General
Mart was a candidate. Gen. Mart
Gary was a gallant soldier and did
valiant service In 1875, but we had
come to believe that the debt Of
gratitude had been adequately dis
charged by the heaped up honors be-
slowed upon those Of his name and
family connection. But If there is
still due on account a memorial shaft
let the State hasten 70 make the last
payment and be done with 1t. Then.
perhaps, We shall hear no more Of
the unpaid debt of gratitude due the
Bald Eagle of Edgefleld," and his
we'll deserved fame will cease t. be
traded upon a political asset.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
What Farmers Want TO Know.

What is the relative value Of phos-
phoric acid from dissolved rock, bone,
fish scrap or Peruvian guano?" There
is no difference in phosphoric acid.
The only thing for the farmer to con-
slider is its availability, and phos-
phoric acid from dissolved rock or
dissolved bone black is more readily
available than phosphoric acid in
a raw bone or Peruvian guano. Phos-
phoric acid in Thomas posphate is
not so readily available as in dissolved
rock, but it has the advantage that
it carries a large percentage Of free
lime and tends to sweeten the soil,
while a long continued use of acid
phosphate tends to rob the soil Of
lime carbonate and to make it acid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
TAXATION OF FACTORIES.

Baltimore Is quite manufacturing
center. but the business men OF that
city are not satisfied with the num-
Der OF factories now in successful op-
eration and are at work devislng ways
and means TO induce other man
ufacturers to locate there. III a
great city like Baltimore feels the
need of more factories and a greater
diversity OF manufacturing enterprises
20 sustain and enlarge It's business
and commercial development. what
IL ne case II town like Sumter,
which Is la its infancy as a manufac-
turing center?
The following local item. which was
clipped from a recent issue Of the
Baltimore sun. furnishes food for
thought for the business men of Sum
ter and for the city officials who have
the tax levying power In their hands.
IL will not be time wasted To cOnsid-
CT from all points Of view the expe-
diency OF imposing additional tax
burdens upon the few manufacturing
enterprises that we now have. A
manufacturer I'm search of a location
will not select town in which the
policy OF taxing factories heavily Is
In force. when hc can secure To-
cation equally as desirable In some
other town that offers the inducement
OF low taxes. or no taxes at all.
The Baltimore sun says:
"The problems to come before the
City-wide Congress. which will meet
at Albaugh's Theatre March s, o and
10. will be given n thorough discus
sion by many prominent men inter
ested In the movement. One OF them
will be Mr.. Lawson Purdy. OF New
York.
'Ie ls regarded az one Of the best
speakers I'm the country on questions
OF municipal government and II will
be his purpose 10 show what other
cities have done and what Baltimore
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
Two Opinions of The Progressive
Farmer.

No one at my home takes interest
in it," l wonder if that home is on
farm, and, If so, what sort Of sue
cess is had. Does the head of the
family know all that is to be learn
ed about farming? Does his better
half know all that is to be learned
about the household or the flowers
or the vegetables? l short, have all
the members of that family become
so skilled in everything that pertains
TO the home and the farm that they
can get no new ideas from a farm
paper?
The man is evidently working a
farm, for he says that he used a
dOuble-row cultivator and made a
dead failure, and of course the paper
and the cultivator were the cause Of
it, and he will go back to the old way
and scratch the land over and then
tear the roots Of his corn with a
plow and bank up the earth to 1t. He
abandons an improved implement be-
cause for some reason or other, his
crop the past season did not turn out
well. He does not tell how the land
had been treated. lie does not tell
whether he is praCtiCing a good ro-
tauon to bring up its productiveness,
or whether the land planted was in a
condition to make crop. No sort Of
cultivator will furnish plant food to
rundown land, and no paper can help
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
SUPERVISOR PITTS COMMENDED.
Mr.. {. T.. Williams, State Health Of
hccr, Praises Mr.. Pitts for Measures
Taken 20 stop the Spread OF Small
POx.

County Supervisor =. NJ. Pitts re-
ccived a letter Tuesday from State
Health officer c. T. Williams of CO.
lumbia, praising him for the steps
which he had taken recently to stop
the progress of the small poX at Ha-
good and Rembert in this county.
Mr.. Williams said in his letter that
he wished to congratulate Mr.. Pitts
progressive steps taken in this in
stance, and upon his success in erad-
icating the disease from that section
Of the county; saying further that he
wished there were other counties with
officers like him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04

and pump up mineral matter from
below the scratch plowing Of the past,
and after a while the pines are cut
down and we have a piece Of fertile
new land, made so by the store OF
organic decay the pines have put
there. We initiate nature and beat
her at the game by growing legume
crops and thus restoring the wasted
organic decay, and getting the organic
decay there. The organic acids help
us in unlocking the insoluble plant
food that we could not get without
this key. Then with legume crops
and an occasional lining we can re-
store the wOrn-out soil tC a greater
productiveness than it had in the
beginning, supplying the mineral ele-
ments that have been most wasted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
ANDERsON'S BIG SruEI<ETT RILED
His Recommendation Ignored d. GOV
BIeaSe ia Naming Constable.

His Recommendation Ignored d. GOV
Blease ia Naming Constable.
Anderson, Jan. 31.-Because Cover
nor Blease did not appoint Van B.
MARTIN whiskey constable for Ander-
son County, as recommended by him
but appointed ]. Olin Sanders, Sheriff
King is greatly agitated. He said
tonight that it was his impression
that the appointment should be made
upon the recommendation of tn
sheriff, and since Governor Blease
has ignored him in the appointment.
he did not feel inclined to be re.
sponsible for the work Of the con
stable, nor did he feel inclined TO
80. X" the warrants for the pay and
expenses of the constable. Since the
appointment was made without his
consultation, and since one uncon-
genial to him has been selected by
Governor Blease Sheriff King says
that he wishes 10 be relieved entirely
cf the work Of the whiskey constable;
that the work Of the constable has no
connection whatever with the sher-
les office.
Schriff King said that he called on
Governor Blease while in Columbia
last week, and that he told the Gov
ernor that he wanted Martin reap
pointed, that he had sivcn satisfaction.
on Sunday Sheriff King wrote the
Governor placing the recommendati-
ion in writing. Mr.. Sanders received
his commission today.
Mr.. Sanders has served on the loca.
police force several years, and until
recently he was sergeant Of the force.
He is man of good habits fearless
and has many friends here. Sheriff
Kings says he and his deputies will
continue to do their best to hold down
violations Of the liquor laws
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
SMALL POX IN LEE COUNTY.
Disease Spreading ut st. Charles and
Other Points and No Efforts Being
Made to Stop 1t.

1t is commonly reported here that
the small pox cases in Lee county just
over the Sumter county line are not
being treated by the lie county author
tiles and that the disease is spreading
in those localities troubled by it.
There have been cases reported at
Lynchburg. ST. Charles, Elliotts and
other points and, while some time
back only a few cases were reported,
these cases are now said to be in
creasing steadily. No efforts have
been made by the county officials, so
far as is known here. to stop the
ravages Of the disease and 1t is prob
able that Sumter county will instead
Of having to send one man to rid
the county Of the disease. as was the
case recently when cases were re-
ported at Rembert and Hagood, have
to have whole squad of special
health officers to take the situation in
hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
Why Crops DO Not Grow.

What is the condition in the soil
when it fails to make crops? Is the
plant food exhausted, or simply locked
up?" There is doubtless a deficiency
Of available plant food. But a soil
Of good mechanical makeup, a clay
for instance, that was formerly fertile
and productive, can never be COM
pletcly worn out. Nature will not
allow it, but locks up the storehouse
until means are adopted to supply the
deficiency and TO render the plant
food availablc, Turn out an old field
that is called worn-out and nature at
once covers It with broomsodge and
pines grow in the broomsedge and
send long subsoiling tap roots down
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
SMALL POX AT MAYESVILLE.
Supervisor Writes Mr.. Williams Ask
ing That Measures to BE Taken to
Prevent Spread of Disease.

On Tuesday cases Of small pox were
reported to the County Supervisors
office as being at Mayesville and it
was asked that steps be at once TAX
en- to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease.
Mr.. John r. Sumter, as soon as he
heard the report that there were
small pox cases at Mayesville, called
up DR.. King at that place over the
telephone to see If he could get con-
firmation Of the report and to ad-
wise steps to prevent the spread of
the disease. 1t was stated by DR..
Kings partner, who was in the of
flee at the time, that there were only
held in quarantine. At the same time
DR.. King was asked to vaccinate all
persons who were anywhere near or
had come In contact with those who
had the disease. Mr.. Sumter
was assured that the proper steps
would be taken to prevent the disease
from spreading.
The supervisor has written to the
State Health officer, Mr.. f. G. Will
liams. of Columbia, asking that steps
be taken by the State officer TO pre-
vent the spread Of small pox from
Lee into Sumter county. At present
those troubled with the disease are al
lowed to go and come at will, and it is
the wish of the supervisor to keep the
disease out Of Sumter county if pos
sible, but with no quarantine estblish-
ed over the cases, and as they are al
lowed to come and go at will, this
Is a rather hard thing to do. No re-
ply has been received yet. so it is not
yet known what Mr.. Williams will
do or has done to stop the spread Of
the disease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
may reasonably expect to mplish
by well-organlzed effort.

may reasonably expect to accomplish
by well-organlzed effort.
THE need OF encouraging manufac-
lures will constitute his main argu-
ment. He holds that the tax question
Is one Of the first to deal with and
that unless 1t is properly settled
scarcely any hope need be entertained
for an increase in the number of fac
tories here.
1T is urged by him that other pro-
gressive cities are Offering free sites
for factories and In some places tax
alton Is entirely eliminated in order
to get the greatest possible number
started.
"He will advocate the establishment
OF commission for the sale Of prop
erty suitable for factory sites. 1t
would be the business Of the commits
sin to watch for available property in
all parts OF the city and keep a tabu-
lated list OF II. so that applications
from any source might be quickly and
accurately answered. Descriptions of
all properties and the special advan-
tages OF each would be a part Of the
records.
1T Is argued by those interested In
the movement that the establishment
of 25 new factories in the city would
do more for the advertisement Of the
city than all the literature which
could be distributed in a year.
Action is the keynote, and men
who accomplish big things will take
part in the congress and work for its
success"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
VERDICT AGAINST EX-GOVER.
NOR,

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. 31.-Judgment
In favor or Cornelious S. Loder Of
New York city against Former Gov.
G. y. Haskell OF Oklahoma for $42,-
600 and interest since 1900 and costs
was rendered here today by Judge
COtterell of the United States circuit
court. The interest amounts to
about $4,000. The principal repre-
scnts the amount due from Haskell to
the Illinois Steel company on u loan
made To Haskell In 1898 to promote
the Lima & Northern railroad i'm
Ohio.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
AULL CALLS ON GOVERNOR.
Public Interested In Matter and Anx-
ions To Know What BlcaSc Will Do.

Columbia, Feb. 2.-The visit of Col.
f.. II. Aull, Of Newberry to the eXecu-
tive offices last evening sis causing
good deal of speculation today among
legislators and others as to what re-
lation Col. Aulls conference with the
Governor bears on the position now
held by Mr.. f.. j. Watson. The pub
lished report that Maj. John G.. Rich
ards, recently appointed railroad com
missioner by Governor Ansel, was Of
fered the place if he would have it,
was straight tip. as was also the fact
that other men We're under consider
alton for the place. Col. Aull was
mentioned, as was also Mr.. A. ID.
Hudson OF Newbcrry, president Of the
South Atlantic Corn Exposition. Mr..
Hudson has not, so far as known, talk
ed the matter over with the governor.
Commissioner Watson's term will
not expire until 1912 and he cannot
be removed except for cause. How
Governor BlcaSC would remove him
has not been determined; Mr.. Watson
may not he removed; but it is pre-
sumed the governor would find some
cause i'm case he should decide on II
change. Mr.. Watson has not discuss
ed the matter. He practically created
the office, with what success the read
ing public already knows.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04

Probably the deposed King Of Por-
tugal doesn't know it-for he is not
credited with being much interested
in his subjects, much less ex-subjects
but there are $4,000 of his country
men in the United States. Massachu-
setts runs strong with them, having
about $1,000. Little Rhode Island has
$500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04
Stt d0laItbulaa ans Soutbron.

The Sumter watchman was found
cd In 1850 and the True southron In
isss. The Waterman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
influence CT both OF the old papers.
and is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-04

Tax returns are coming in right
along into the Auditors office, and
Auditor Hardy and Auditor-elect Will
der are kept busy waiting on the many
persons constantly visiting the office.