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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

The latest freak hobs up in the
Wisconsin legislature. Speaker In
gram has introduced a bill to eStab-
lish State insurance. The theory
is advanced to combat the growing
demand for old age pensions. In
gram wants to make it possible for
every Wisconsin citizen to obtain
insurance at exact cost, the expense
Of administration to be paid by
the State Ingram is a reform poll
tician Of the La Toilette school. He
has obtained admirable results in
the legislature by forcing import
ant measures to the front first, re-
fusihg to assign minor bills to
committees until Legislative action
has ben taken on this question:
GrecnVille News
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PORK EATERS ON INCREASE
More Hogs Consumed i'm 1909 Thon
All Other Animals Combined.

Washington, Feb. 22.-"Pork eat
ers' is term which may rightfulIv
De applied to the people Of the
United States if the figures just made
public by the census bureau for the
year 1909 may be taken as a basis.
The figures show that during that
year 4,4S3,OO0 more hogs were killed
III this country for food purposes
than all other animals combined. in
Guiding heeves, calves, sheep and
lambs, goats, kids. etc. During the
year 1909, 36,4SS, 900 hogs were killed
Tor food purposes and 31,96O,OOO of
all other animals.
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(F'rom the Atlanta constitutional

(From the Atlanta constitutional
r. A. Sublette, originally of South
Carolina, but now a planter in Ter
reil county, Georgia, is going to make
the farmers Of that county sit up and
take notice.
He has bought a big Georgia plan
tatlon and plans to do large part
Of his cultivation by machinery.
He MS secured a first class traction
engine and a big gangplough, and is
going to turn them loose on his acres.
The ordinary methods do not ap-
peal to him. He is going to run his
farm by modern methods-which in
clude mechanical aids-to the limit.
The Constitution would like to see
that policy imported into every agri-
cultural county in Georgia.
Farming by machinery is common
place in the West and the Southwest.
1t is not frequent in the States of
the Atlantic seaboard. But it ought
to be
Such a policy saves time enhances
productivity, increases income. saves
money, goes long way toward solv-
ing the veXed labor problems.
Indeed, if all Southern farmers used
the mechanical aids at their disposal.
the unreliable negro farm laborer
menace.
1t goes without saying that Mr.
| Sublettes Terrell county experiment
will be q success.
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ALABAMA LIQUOR BILL.
Proposed Methods OF Regulating
Traffic Under Local OptiOn.

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 21.-A joint
committee Of the house tonight coa-
sidercd the two bills to regulate sa
looms and dispcnsaries in Alabama.
The saloon bill provides a retail Ii
cense of $1,500. except in Birming
ham, where it is to be $2.5OO, and
one saloon to every 1000 inhabitants.
except in Birmingham, where it is
oae to every 1000, and in Montgom
cry, where il is one to every $50.
Bars are allowed, but no screens
and the saloons are to open at 6 a.
IN. and close at IL p. m. Wholesalers
and brewers and distillers pay $1,000
licenses.
The disponsary bill provides for the
s2.5O0 license to go to the State. one
dispensary to every county, open at 6
"a. m. aad close at p. m.
The President OF the Senate. II. f.
Morrow, Of birmingham, introduced
n bill today to make the Parks local
option bill imperative in those coun-
ties which were dry on the 1st day
of January 1907 vNo~ ~ o.~4- -
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l.. B. TUTEN IN JAIL.
Understood That His Lawyers Will
. Push For His Immediate Trial for
Murder of Langford.

Hampton, Feb. 22.--L. b. Tuten OF
BrunSon, against whom u true bill
was found yesterday charging him
with the murder of j. r. Langford
surrendered himself TO the sheriff TO-
day and is in Hampton Jail tonight
bail having been refused.
Tuten will be arraigned tomorrow
and it is the understanding here that
his lawyers will push for an imme-
diate trial.
The case has been sensational one
throughout and great interst will be
taken in the trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Fontaine, editor and war correspond
ent. Felix G. de Fontaine came to
Charleston as the correspondent of
the New York Herald to report the
National Democratic Convention in
1860. Remaining i'm Charleston he
became connected with the Charles
ton Courier and. at the breaking out
OF the war, went 10 Virginia as a
war correspondent. His letters from
the froat' appeared over the sigma
ture of "Personne" and many of the
older generation may remember
them. During the latter part of the
war he was associated with Henry
Timrod in the editorship of the South
Carolinian, of Columbia, which was
bought from the late DR.. Gibbes by
George w. Trenholm and Theadore
"A. Wagner OF Charleston. The late
Julian n. Selby was the publisher OF
the paper. When Sherman's army
approached Columbia all of the news
paper material that could be remov-
ed was hurriedly loaded and shipped
to Chester and was later carried to
Charlotte. At the close Of the war
the office was taken to Charleston
where the South Carolinian was pub
lished for several months, Mr. de
Fontaine and William Gilmore simms
being the editors. Heary Timrod,
then living in Columbia contributed
occasional articles, but he did not
accompany the paper to Charleston.
Not being a financial success in Char
lesion, the South Carolinian was
moved back to Columbia in the sum-
mer Of 1866. but it soon discontinued
publication. Mr.. de Foataine went to
New York where for many years he
was on the staff of the Herald. About
twelve of fiften years ago ne returnC d
to Columbia and resided there tor
sevral months. During his residence
in Columbia he published a moathly
magazine. devoted principally to
stories OF the war. Mr.. de Fontaine
married Miss Georgiana Moore, OF
Charleston, a daughter Of a Metho-
dist minister. She was a sister Of the
late III. Judge Moore. the late ]. O. A.
Moore. of Darlington and of the late
Mrs. Sallie G. Chaplin. OF Charleston
He was survived by a daughter and
one or more sons who were living in
New York at last accounts.
The above facts are furnished by
Mr.. n. G. Osteen, who worked in the
office OF the South Carolinian in CO.
lumbia, during the war, accompanied
the printing material to Chester and
Charlotte, and worked in the office in
Charleston from the time it was re-
established until it was removed to
Columbia I'm 1855
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Some Random Thoughts.

There are some things about land
breaking humus, saving the forests,
etc. in our selections this week that
some of our readers may find of in
terest and profit.
We are having loIg dry warm
spell of weather. 1t tries to rain
about once "a week, but so far very
little. Clay lands are hard, and do
not break as we'll as they should. Per-
haps when it does set in to rain we
will be wishing for it to stop. We
hope this spring will not be like last
year-plenty Of warmth in february
and March and then stay cool all of
April and May.
II
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LAMAR DE FONTAINE.

from a stray quotation m the
Springfield Republican,. Il appear.
that newspapers Of Maine are =.
controversy 8s to whether Thad-
deus Oliver or Mrs. Ethelinda Beers
wrote "Ans Quiet Along the Potomac
Tonight" We had thought II finally
settled that the war song was written
by that romatio soldier OF fortune.
Lamar de- Fontaine. one OF the first
to print the words being the late
Julian A. selby Of Columbia. A hur-
ried running-over Of the chapters In
Mr.. selby's Memorabilia" fails to
reveal and mention of the poem and
we haze not at hand de Fontaine's
MY Life and Lectures"
DE Fontalne and Henry Timrod
were doing editorial work on The
South Carolinian in Columbia. Mr..
selby being the printer. when CO.
lumbia fell into Sherman's hands.
Vandalism was feared-most reason
ably. as the event shoWed-and de-
fontaiae undertook TO move the
printing material To the upper part Of
the State. leaving Timrod and Sclby
TO issue "thumS-sheets" or small
extras" two or three times day.
When the Invading army had de-
parted. Mr.. selby established among
the ruins his tltly named Phoenix" :"
with William Gilmore Simms as
editor. One OF the printers was Capt.
John a. Elkins. now In charge OF the
Epworth orphanage prlntery. The
first issue was six by nine inches in
slze.
Few figures OF the War Between
the Sections were more romantic than
de Fontaine. For four years In boy
hood prisoner Of the COmanches, ne
left his aative Texas To- seek ad.
venture-and found IT, lie was with
the Russian army at the seige OF
sebastopol and for gallantry there
received at the hands OF the Emperor
the Iron Cross Of Peter the Great. In
the War Between the Sections. ne was
a scout for jackson and a courier FOL
Johnson and Pembertoa. He was
wounded. II h said. not less than G7
times and In addition TO numerou,
hand-to-hand encounters. was In q
battles and 81 skirmlshes. He Is
buried. ~ we remember Alright In Co.
iumbus. Ga..-Columbia Record.
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it is high time, for farmers every
where to insist that both State and
Nation take due steps to preserve the
forests for present and future use
fulness, and for the criminal forest
waste Of the past to give place TO
methods Of practical conservation
Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

WORK was begun Tuesday toward
claying Calhoun street between
Washington and Salem Avenue. The
clay for the streets Will be dug on
Calhoun street just east OF Salem
avenue. the hole from which II comes
to be filled by the sand which will be
hauled from that portion Of the street
which Is TO be clayed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Charleston and Columbia have no
kick on the governor that does not
properly belong on their own corpor-
alton. Charleston and Columbia
elected Blease and they cannot plead
either ignorance or inaocence.-Flor-
cnCc Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

There are indications that the most
promising Congress-. for a score Of
years has lost its dynamic force six
weeks before its end; but little Of the
legislation begun in December is
likely to be enacted. Some are pre-
dieting that the appropriation bills
VIII not be passed by March The 4th.
1t is almost impossible for a hetero-
geneous team of over three hundred
patriots, statesmen, demagogues and
cranks to pull together as a har-
monious whole. A majority Of Con-
ess Knows that the country is de-
manding a lowering of certain tariff
schedules. 1t knows that the country
wants a parcels post and many other
-.'t''ift '.' N''' with half a
dozen .."tca f..;.... ... -~r ....-.
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What China Teaches Us About For
est Destruction.

one Of the most important of the
many important subjects discussed in
Editor Poe's Asiatic letters is one
treated two weeks ago-the enormous
losses which those Oriental countries
suffer, and prObaLly must suffer
through all the centuries TO come
through failure to give proper at
tention to forest preservation. Mr.
Poe's article gives a vivid picture Of
the ruin Of once fertile lalds
through OverfloWs, the sitting up
and periodical drying up of once con-
slant streams, the enormous sums
spent by poor peasants for coal taken
scores and hundreds of miles on
donkeyback into districts where
proper forest management would have
forever maintained sufficient uuanti-
ties Of fuel az low rates. Here indeed
is the Search-light OF China's long
history turned full upon one of the
big problems Of our new country, and
with it we must see clearly the ruin
ahead ualeSs we are wise enough to
profit by the lesson for which China
has paid SO dearly.
In connection with tho article 20
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
SEWER LINE ADVANCES STEAD
lily.
Laying of Pipe Has Reached Point on
A. &. l.. Line from Sumter to CO.
lumbia.

Work on the laying Of the sewer
line from Green Swamp to the Oak
land avenue line where the two lines
will be connected is progressing stead
lily, although not rapidly, owing to the
fact that a small force of hands is be-
lag worked and because the work has
to be done very carefully and for the
most part, slowly.
At the present time the sewer line,
which was begun from the point
where the sewage will empty into
Green Swamp. has progressed from
Green Swamp up to a point on the
line of the A. G. l.. road from Sumter
20 Columbia, just west of where the
\. c. l.. and Northwestern roads cross,
and IN the next day or two it will
be extended under the railroad and on
towards the city Behind the place at
which the work is now going on,
however, is a stretch of line which
dred feet or more, and the hardest
work Is still ahead of the workmen,
for whereas the work up to this time
has been mostly surface work or
work requiring the building up Of the
line, from now on it will require ditch
ing from 10 to 3 feet
The force Of hands employed on
the line has varied from about two
dozen men at times to about ten men
at others. 1T present there are only
about dozen men employed, al
though more could be used aow that
the line has left the swamp and Is
progressing up towards the railroad
ala h.sar IsN4. WH-re JHr .r- laCc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

Senator Lorimer says he never
gives up. Then who did? Several
members Of the Illinois legislature
swore that they got Henderson
Mail.
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legislation.

1t is said that the New York
senatorial deadlock will not be brok-
en- this week. Everybody will be
glad-provided Sheehan isn't elected.
Anderson Mali.
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0STeeN PUBLISHING COMPANY

The sumter watchman was found
ID In 1850 and the True southron In
ASS. The watchman and southron
aow has the combined circulation and
influence CT both of the old papers.
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium I'm Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

The Milwaukee Sentinel says: A
chicago man has brought a $4,000
suit against a girl for breach Of prom
lse" Man? Evidently some mollv-
coddle has been mistaken for a man.
Wilmington Star.
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reminds - or Mr.. Koosevelts message
to Congress two years ago in which
he called attention to these photo
graphs and also to a special report
though neglect Of the forests In this
message Mr.. Roosevelt put so force
fully the argument for wiser legisla-
tion and management that we reprint
some extracts from his message as
follows:
THE lesson of deforestation in
China is a lesson which mankind
should have learned many times al
ready from what has occurred in 9TH
er places. Denudation leaves naked
soil, then outlying cuts dowa to the
| bare rock; and meanwhile the rock
waste buries the bottom lands. When
the soil is gone. men must go; and
the process does not take long.
This ruthless destruction Of the
forests in northern China has brought
about or has aided in bringing about.
dissolution, just as the destruction of
the forests in central Asia aided in
bringing ruin to the once rich CEN
trail Asian cities just as the de-
struction Of the forests in northern
Africa helped towards the ruin of a.
regioa that was a fertile granary in
Roman days.
Shortsighted man, whether barbaric,
seri-civilized, or what he mistakenly
! regards as fully civilized, when he
has destroyed the forests has rond-
cred certain the ultimate destruction
of the land itself. In nothern China
the mountains are now absolutely
barren peaks. Not only have the
! forests been destroyed, but because Of
their destruction the soil has been
washed off the naked rock. The ter
rlhlo consequence is that it is impos-
| siblc now to undo the damage that
mas been done. Many centuries would
have to pass before soil would again
collect, or could be made t. collect
IN sufficient quantity once more in
support Of the old time forest grow
| th."
1t is especially important that we
OF the South learn this great lesson of
| forest preservation, for the forest con-
stitute a great portion of our wealth
| ana we have seemed to consider them
| lneXhaustblc, or as a concern Of
nature alone. We must realize that
the reckless, wasteful methods Of the
past will not Ionger do, that the for
ests are to be protected and conserv-
ed and perpetuated just as is the fer
| tility of our soils.
We must learl, too. that forest
preservation il not a local matter
| IN" destruction of the Appalachian
forests is a matter OF direct concern
to the dwollcrs in the Mississippi Val
ley or along the Atlantic Coast, and
they cannot afford to view such de-
structioA with Indifference. Indeed.
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noon that the work at the present
time was getting on nicely and, while
1t was somewhat behind, owing to al
most u months delay caused by the
failure Of the parties from whom it
was ordered to ship the pipe, he
thought it would be pretty well COM
pleted by the first Of April. the time
required for its completion in the con-
tract with the city. There are two
and a half thousand feet Of line still
to be laid and several hundred feet
of fill which was passed over in the
laying of the pipe. to be gone back to
and completed. Besides this there is
concrete ahutment to be placed at
the PLACED where the sewage empties in
TO the swamp. Mr.. Carr said that the
did aOt anticipate any further stops
in the work unless a spell Of bad
weather sets in which would cause de-
lay.
wednesday afternoon pumps were
at work carrying off the ground water
which sprung up in the ditch and a
gang Of men were busy filing in the
ditch where the pipe had been laid
aAd cemented the day before and had
dried sufficiently. Owing to the cold
weather during the past two days the
cement has not dried and hardened
as quickly as when the weather was
warmer, and the, freshly laid pipes
have to be given at least twenty-four
hours time in which to allow the
cement to dry and harden before the
dirt Is thrown il and tamped down
over them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

In the above editorial. which ap-
peared In the Columbia Record Tues
day. the writer has fallen into error
by confusing two men whose names
were somewhat similar AS a re-
suit OF this confusion he has construct
ed composite character by graft
ing scraps of the story of the life OF
Lamar Fontaine. soldier OF fortune,
scout and hero OF many halr-raising
adventures. that may have been real
or as likely as not mere rgments Of
the Imagination. with no better founda-
tton than his claim to the authorship
OF AIRS quite, Along the Potomac To-
night" upon the life OF Felix @. de-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25
MONEY MAKER COTTON SEED

MONEY MAKER COTTON SEED
VIII pay you, if you are raising
COTTON II you are not posted. it
VIII pay you to investigate. We can
furnish a limited quantity Of pure
seed, raised on our farm who're
there has never been any blight
Sl'oO per bushel. Let us book your
order at once if you intend TO pIant
Money Maker. c. p. Osteen Co.
Sumter, S. c. 80,
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"ANTED-At once, several good
farm hands to work on truck farm.
Wages $3.50 per day. Steady time.
Apply to j. w. Ives, Ojus, Dade
County, Florida. 9-o1o,
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foh SALE-ToOls improved cotton
seed. 500 per bushel. Cash
with order. ]. 4. Weathersbee
Norway, S. c. 2-ot-.+
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25

FOR SALE-One stock bull. Fuu
Jersey. Elegant specimen. Hardy
Co. -2-25-1t
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Governor Blease does not approve
OF the commission form of govern
fnent for towns and cities. therefore
he vetoed the two acts which per-
mitted the qualified electors of certain
cities to vote on the question. He de-
MED the people the privilege OF de-
Gliding for themselves whether or not
they wanted their municipal govern
ments conducted on the commission
plan. This ls bossism OF the worst
sort. We can understand why Gov
vernor Blease does not approve of
the commission form of government
IL Is a system OF government that does
not promote machine politics. nor
lend itself readily to the manipula-
tions of the political boss.
Governor Blease sent a special mes
sage TO the Legislature criticising the
condition OF the State House in a
rather blunt and unexpected language
and demanded that something be
done to remedy the conditions COM
planned Of. The legislature took him
at his word and appropriated s2.5O0
for the State House and grounds, then
along comes the Governor Blease on
his vetoiag rampage and kills the APP
preparation that he had demanded so
peremptorily. The governor must
have missed his aim this time or had
forgotten that he had sent a special
message demanding money for State
House improvements.
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\ white @ou who runs 81 htue ..a-,
IN the suburbs was arrested 10. suilE
cigarettes on sunday ana aftcr triu.
IN the Recorder court was iounu
guilty and required TO pay n fine Of
$40. This was right and proper and
strictly according to law, but il the
law against selling cigarettes. cigars
and tobacco on Sunday Is to be ea-
forced, why make a start in the
suburbs? The fact Of the matter is,
the attempt to prevent the sale Of
cigars on Sunday has proven a fail
ure and IT is known OF all men that
there has never been Sunday since
the law was enacted that cigars and
cigarettes have not been sold within
the limits OF this city. If the arrest
OF this suburban merchant indicates
that crusade against the sale Of
cigarettes has been inagurated and a
dead-letter law revivifed, smokers
who are accustomed to purchase their
smokables on Sunday will be forced to
lay In a supply on Saturday. The
main point. however. Is that If the
law is TO he enforced at all 1t should
be enforced in all parts of town-in
the heart of town as yell as in the
suburbs.
Hon. Richmond +. Hobson, the in
defatigible representative Of the ship
building interests is being ably Sec
onded by the anti-Japan crowd In Cali
fornia in his effort to work up a war
building more ten million dollar bat
tleships.
VIII Gov. Blease appoint magistra-
ties. auditors and other county officials
who were nominated in the primary
IL they happea not to have been his
friends in the last State primary?
In building the new hospital for the
insane a special building should be
provided for those who escape hang
ing or imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary on the plea OF insanity.
Politicians in South Carolina are
as afraid to say or do anything about
\ purging the State pension rolls of
/ bogus. fraudulent and unworthy PEN
sioners as members OF Congress have
always shown themselves when the
Federal pension steal has been
under consideration. Gen. C. irvine
walker. who Is prominent official
! OF the U. {. V. put the matter squarely
up to the legislature and IT was pre-
cipitately side-stepped.