The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
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progress has beea made in farm pre-
paration for another crop On some
places the land has been broken very
deep. IL this proves a success in the
extremes OF wet or dry, other farmers
will follow the plan, Deep blowing
on light lands has been a failure in
wet years. for the land teaches badly
About the usual staple crops will
be planted with possibly a slight ia
crease I'm fertilizers. Potatoes to bed
out will be an object in this section.
Nearly every one has lost all they had
by rotting. / never saw or heard OF
as many rotten potatoes in my life.
Whole banks rotted with no apparent
cause. more than usual. III the Ag-
ricultursi department at Washing
ton will try and solve the problem
OF keeping sound potatoes. 1t will be
n mine OF wealth to the country. 1t
n very easy to raise them but hard to
keep them.
Peach and piur trees are blooming,
which shows that spring is near. We
have a good deal OF sickness Of various
kinds. and the Doctors are kept quite
busy. IL strikes me that II would he
a good plan TO pay them to keep you
well Instead getting you well when
sick.
The marriage license law has met
with the approval OF the people as
far as Rave learned. IL there is any
fhicg loosely done In South Carolina
it is getting married. There are no
safe guards arould this most i'm
portant act of "a persons life. People
rush into Il with no thought as TO the
fitness OF things and then wake up
when II Is too late. In this fast age
when the little kids consider them
selves grown people to do as they
please In such things. there should
be a restriction In this measure at
least.
Mr.. Taft Is right. The Panama
Canal should be strongly fortified by
heavy guns. We will spend in build
Ing II near half bill ion of dollars and
To leave such costly and immense
work unprotected at the mercy. prob
ably I'm the future OF such low down
treacherous nation as Japan would be
folly inieed, and TO say the least
would show a want OF common sense.
Japan's cowardly act I'm starting the
war with Russia stamps her as a ma
tton not TO be trusted. No brave man
or nation will attack another un-
awares. Hampton waited for the
yankee" picket to load his gun and
get ready before firing on him. show
Ing what bravery is.
With this congress the Republicans
will lose some OF the ablest men OF
their party. Burrows OF Michigan,
Beveridge OF Indiana will retire. They
will be missed by their party. AL
drich OF Rhode Island and Hale "a
Maine. while able men will not he
missed. for they. especially Aldrich,
who has done moro harm to their
party than a little. are the prime
source OF the Republican defeat last
November in framing the iniquitous
tariff law. The South is again i'm the
saddle at Washington and by
careful acts will stay so.
Abuse him as some do. there is no
question that Bailey of Texas over
shadows any man the Republicans
have I'm the United States Senate. They
hate To admit Il. hut IL Is so all the
same. The Congressional record
shows that. Lever Is one Of the hard
est working. and most useful man In
the House. Certainly more than any
other Representative from this State.
This is the man. the would-be dictator
OF South Carolina politics. The Column
and It's influence was about as much
felt as the weight Of gnat on an
oX's horn. Lever Is up To date, fair
and just to all. Ills friends have
nothing to complain of his congress
iOnal life.
The many fricads of Mr.. II. H..
Evans. s., will be pleased To- hear
that he is la his usual health. ON the
22nd inst. hc will Toe 81 years old. We
all hope hc will see many returns of
the day.