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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-27
FARMERS
UNION NEWS
PraOtacAl Thoughts for Practical
Farmers.
Conducted by E. w. Dabbs. Pres
ident 8. c. Farmers Union.)
Some Random Thoughts.

The work of the Farmers Union for
better market conditions is bearing
fruit. All over the county men are
waking up as never before to see the
need of wisely marketing the crops
produced by their industry under the
blessing of a benevolent Providence.
II the printer will just give us more
space we will fill these columns Cor
some weeks with the parts of the pro-
cedings of the Southern Commercial
Congress that bear on the subject Of
farm finance.
Some time ago a gentleman said to
the writer. What the farmers will do
to you and Smith will be a plenty for
advising them to hold cotton" Why?
Because 1t went down and they have
lost so much money by not selling"
The reply was made, But they did
not hold. How in the world could the
price go up when thousands were
rushing their their cotton on the
market f1-v,few who took our ad-
vice could not raisernv-s$S:Ss but they
did stem the tide of low prices, ana
but for their holding. cotton would
have gone to five or six cents in No
vember and December" He would
not hear any such explanation.
wonder IL he will revise his opinion
now when he sees the few that have
cotton getting IL 1-2 cents for mid
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-27
A COUNTY FED CRIMINAL.
By NJ. VI. Weinberg.

This nefarious one to whom | re-
fer in the title of this would-be story
is gentleman Of color. He answers
to the name of Peg Leg Jimmy.
think he was christened, if that sacra-
ment were held in honor of his en-
trance into this world, James Cole
man; but he has long forgotten that
name, as has everybody else. Were
he cad James Coleman today he
would not know whom you meant.
One night while under the influence
Of "eav-de-vie." of which he was,
and is yet. retailer, he went to sleep
on a railroad track and lost one Of
his legs, through this careless luxury
hence the name of Peg Leg Jimmy.
His entrance into the annals of
crime was caused by an over-fondness
for chicken. His sentence was thirty
days. Being minus of one leg, he was
not worked hard. This was the first
time in his life that he had been
clothed, fed, and lodged for carrying
water. He was so we'll pleased that
he hated for the thirtieth day to ar
rive
attempts to get on the gang again.
He succeeded. After about seven or
eight of these trips or holidays" as
he called them, the county officials
realized that he was a dead expense
After his ninth "rest-off" he was
indicted for selling whiskey. The
magistrate went through the form Of
trial and sentenced Peg Leg Jimmy
to five years. hard labor on the public
roads; he then called the constable off
to one side, and said "Mr. Geddings /
want you to carry Jimmy to Sumter
and allow him to escape. He will
then keep away from here, I hope"
Fhe> plan was carried out. The next
day overheard the following conver-
satiOn between two old negro wo-
men: wy hello dere Sister, how yo'
was" "Rit' poly Sister," Hear bout
dat wuthless, no-count' nigger Peg
Leg Jimmy? Dey ca'yed him over to
Sumter las nit and tlrn him loose,
t'ougt he would lef' huam. Mr.. Gid
dins got back at ten o'clock, an Jim
my got back at nine. Got him up to
smorning for beatin' his wife" "Yo'
don say? Well dat sho' am a good
for nuttin' Niger
Good day Sister, give my specs to
ALL" 'Cert'ny will, Sister, good day."
Jimmy's last attempt for a job on
the gang was an "assult and battery
with intent to kill" The negro whom
this attack was made upon, reprimand-
ed my hero for beating his faithful
pouse. Jimmy's reply to the repri-
! mand was: Look huh, niger, eff
you don min your business I'm
gwiner slap both your eyes into one"
To emphasize this remark he hit at
sailed captured the "weepon" and ad-
vanced on the assailant. Jimmy
backed back, about a quarter of a
mile until he backed into a wire
fence. He then followed murder"
fire" and police" They were sepa-
rated. The noble protector of the
\ L..
Jimmy on the above stated charge.
The verdict was guilty" the sentence
fifteen years or leave the community
at once. Jimmy chose the years but
was refused them and ordered to leave
town within thirty minutes. A week
| later he was up for vagrancy.
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WILL DECIDE COUNTY ISSUE.
Part OF Lee County Wants to Join
Sumtcr-GOvernOr Signs Order.

SumUcr@GOvernOr signs Order.
the understanding that the matter Is
to he tested in the court, Governor
Blease Thursday morning. signed an
order for an election to be held on
the question of the annexation Of a
certain portion Of Lee county to Sum-
ter county, There Is doubt on the
| construction Of the constitution on
this point and IL was i'm order to get
| the courts to pass on the matter and
clear up the doubt that the consent
| order was signed by the governor. As
soon as the commissioners of election
are appointed to conduct this election
action to enjoin them will be brought
by the attorney generals office and
the question thus brought before the
courts for review and decision.
Involved in the question is what is
meant by an "old" county and wheth-
er Lee is an old county or new"
county. Those advocates of the petit
tion for annexation Of a portion OF Lee
county to Sumter county contend that
Lee comes under the class Of "old"
counties. that when a county is once
organized 1t then passes into the class
Of old counties. The attorney gener-
erals office took the opposite view and
contended that Lee county is still a
new county. Therefore. the courts
win decide the question.
The order signed by Governor
Blease is as follows:
The Order.
THE Honorable II. o. Pury appear
cd In behalf of the petitioners. The
assistant attorney general. Hon. Nj. p.
DeBruhl. was present at my request
To advise me as to- his opinion upon
the question presented.
Il must confess that have been
much impressed with the reasoning
and with the arguments presented by
Judge Purdy. The construction OF the
constitution is not wholly without
doubt. The attorney general Is of the
opinion contrary To the position taken
hy Judge Purdy and in view of his
opinion as the legal adviser of the
executive department upon this ques-
tion of doubt 1 think that / should
follow the legal advice that he gives
me. The assistant attorney general.
however. stated to Judge Purdy that
II II was agreeable to me that could.
Notwithstanding the opinion / have
reached above. for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning a decision from the courts
upon the question. take contrary
view Of that taken by the attorney
| general. for without this the petit
tioners would he without remedy to
have the question tested. 1t Is per-
fectly agreeable TO me and In view OF
what Judge Purdy has said as repre-
sentative Of the petitioners. that ne
viii so arrange the matter that the
question may be properly brought be-
fore the courts | will grant the petit
tion. so that the parties may have the
matter reviewed and the constitution
properly construed. The attorney
generals Office will therefore see that
sucn arrangements are carried into
effect.
(Signed) Cole l.. Blease.
Governor.
April %. 1912"
The order was agreed to by Assist
ant Attorney General DeBruhl. Pur-
dy ard BLAND for petitions, and Il.
Frank Kelly for the REALTORS against
exation.-Columbia Record
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The right of way for the Seaboard
through the city and two miles south
has been located and will be secured
as soon as possible, but nobody here
knows when work will be started on
the extension southwark or what
place is the objective
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-27

ere hauling corn to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-27

WANTED-To contract with the
owner Of a small saw and shingle
mill to manufacture lot of timber
on land that / want to clear. f. w.
Dabbs, Mayesville, S. c.
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COTTON SEED
We have found this variety superior
to any other, giving a larger yield
per acre with the same treatment,
and giving a larger per cent. Of
lint. Our farm is free from blight
and other diseases, and the cotton
is ginned at our own gin, where ev-
cry precaution is taken TO prevent
mixing with other seed. We offer
limited amount of select seed at
S1.0o per bushel. c. p. Osteen Co..
Sumter, S. g.
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FOR SALE-120 acres Of fine farm
ing land near a thriving
Southern Alabama, Health N -


Try: -ffff4is- farm was formerly a
part Of turpentine location which
has been discontinued. If inter-
ested write us promptly. Jennings
Naval Stores Company, Pensacola,
Fla.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Protectionists Please Answer

The Republican platform reluctantly
admits that there has been sn increase
in the cost of living in the United
States. but seeks to exonerate our svs-
TEN of excessive taxation with the
statement that prices have increased
all over the world. This is true, but
it is also true that the increase has
been more than twice as great in this
country, under Payne-Aldrichism
than in free trade Great Britain.
Here is query that every protec-
Zionist in the land is invited to answer !:
/: : The United States official reports
show that the average wholesale price
of sugar in London averaged two cents
per pound less during the last two
years than in New York. The Payne
Aldrich tax on sugar is approximately
two cents per pound. In England,
sugar goes untaXed. If the difference
in price in the two countries is not
due to the tariff on sugar, to what
cause is it due?
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Mayo May Lead State Compaien

National Committeeman John C. c..
Mayo may be the Democratic Cam
paign Chairman this fall. Mr.. Mayo
is not seeking the honor. and it is not
known whether he would accept if 1t
were offered him: but his selection
has been suggested by a number of
pOminent Democrats IN various seq
tions of.the State. and it is said they
would not be surprised if the Stat e
Committee at its meeting IN Louis
vile August should ask Mr.. Mayo
to lead the fight in Kentucky. They
say the situation might be presented
to him in such a light that he could not
well decline.
National Committman Mayo is full
of zeal for the ticket, and will do all
in his power to help whether he is
chairman or not, and that IS one rea-
son why some of the committee think
he might be persuaded TO assume the
bnrden of the organization. Besides
his natural ability as an organizer,
they say he is IN touch with the ma
tional Wilson org anizaion. knows the
workers personally. is acquainted with
their plans. and can manage affairs in
Kentucky in harmony with the general
campaign.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
RICH PRIZE FOR BOY
Who Wins the Judging Contest ~ Ii.
Kentucky State Fair Sept. 914.

With view of further encourage.
ment to the farmer boys of Kentucky
to gain scientific knowledge of agri.
culture the State Fair management
has again this year made arrange
ments for renewal of the Students
Judging Contest, which has proved so
popular in the past, and a scholarship
in the agricultural college of the State
University, carrying with it $1OO in
cash, will be offered for the best Judge
of several classes. The contest will
consist of rings for horses, cattle,
sheep and swine exhibited at the State
Fair and written statements are to be
presented by each contestant setting.
forth his reasons for the decisions
reached by him.
The contest this year will be upGer
the personal supervision of Prof. ].
J. Hooper, Professor of Animal Hus--
bandry of the Kentucky State Univer-'
sity at Lexington, and it is his pur--
pose to devote much of his time from
now until the date of the fair in work
ing up interest among the farmer boys
of the state in the event. Inasmuchi
as the farmer boys of Kentucky are
proud of their ability to correctly
judge horse or other farm animal,
much interest is always manifested in
this contest and as many applications
for entry blanks have been received
by Secretary Dent this year it is ex-
pected that keen rivalry will exist
among several hundred young men
and boys the week of the fair, Septem-
ber 9-13. Any boy who wishes to en-
ter the contest can secure an appli.
cation blank by applying to j. L. Dent,
Secretary of the State Fair, Room 800,
Paul Jones Building, Louisville, and
all information relative to the contest
will be forwarded to the applicant
with the entry blank
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Why Brown Sugar Disap-

Perhaps you have noticed that the
old-fashioned brown sugar like our
mothers used to use to cook With,
has practically disappeared from the
market.
There is reason. This reason con-
sits of Joker" in the Payne-Aldrlch
taft law, in the form of Ia color test
known as Dutch Standard No. 16."
When this test wasgfxed it meant the
barring out of the old-fashioned.br
sugar. cheap and good, and that is why
this brand of sugar has disappeared
from the market. Wherever a tariff
bill is in the making the agents of the
sugar trust are onShand to see that the
"Dutch Standard" is maintained,
and they had no difficulty in getting
the makers of the Payne-Aldrich law
to acceed to their wishes.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Blu. Speaks For GRAY.

Typifying the spirit which snow ex-
lists between the boys who wore the
Blue and the Gray during the Civil
War, John M. Montague. Confeder-
late veteran, who Friday applied to
County Judge Scott, of Fayette county
for pension, was given recommen-
dation and testimony necessary to
the pension being granted by M. r.
Cozine, a veteran of the Union Army.
The men laughingly recalled the DAYS
when they were opposed to each other
in battle, whenimaking application to
Judge Scott fol Montague's pension,
and Nr. Cozine assured the Judge that
his present friend and former foe was
in every wav worthy and deserving of
a pension.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06

Col. Roosevelt in the current issue
of the.Outlook pays deserved com.
pliment to Gov. Woodrow Wilson,
when he-gives with his approval the
following sentiment expressed by the
standard bearer of the Democratic
party: 80
"No one pretends to find a reason
for not voting for Mr.. Wilson in the
character or in the ideals of Mr.. Will
son himself. 1t IS plain that he ap-
proaches public questions from the
point of view of the public interest.
What he said the other.day in a speech
at Atlantic City is genuine epxres-
sionsof his spirit. He was speaking
of an issue raised in that place by
lawlessness and corruption, of the
need of moral pride, and OF the will
Iingness to fight evil at all costs.
There can be- said Mr.. Wilson, so
long as We are honest men, no quarter
with ally man who deals privately or
publicly in a practice that is outrage
Gus man who lays himself, his life,
down for that purpose, ought to die
more happy than he lived. Life is a
little thing. Life lasts only a little
while. and If it goes out lighted with
the torch of glory, it is better than if
it had lasted upon dull level a theus-
and years. That is the test of man.
hood, it is the test of humanity,l and it
is the glory and sign Of Christianity,
that man lay down his life for an
other, no matter what the conse-
quences may be to himself, either in
this world or in the next
"These words, especially as they
came from a man just chosen to re-
ceive the highest gift in the hands of
his party, presents view of o ublic SER
vice that should acuate all men in pub.
lie life. They are pledge of his own
purpose.
$50 far as the country at large
knows it Mr.. Wilson's record since
he entered public life two years ago
has not been inconsistent with his
lofty purpose or his high character.
While in Office he has been not only
the chief executive of his State. but
also the leader of his party in the
State
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Is The Big Feature of the Horse
Show At Kentucky State
Fair In September
FAMOUS HORSES WILL Be Seen
This Big Event is for Five-Gaited Sad
ole Horses Under Three Years Old
Thirteen Nominations Have
Been Made.

The horse show, as usual, will be a
feature at the Kentucky State Fair
this year. The list of events to be
decided during the week of the fair is
headed by the $1,000 stake for five
gated saddle horses, three-year-olds
and over, entries to which closed July
L. With the exception of one other
stake of the same value this is the
richest saddle horse stake to be con-
tested in America this year and be-
cause of this fact the entries closed
July 1 with thirteen nominations, the
largest number ever entered for
this stake. Of the thirteen nomina-
tions made they represent eleven
owners and it is certain that at least
eleven will be shown in the big stake,
which will be decided Friday night Of
the fair. Among those who nominated
in the rich prize are Powhattan Wool,
ridge, Louisville, one entry; P. w.
Ray, Bowling Green, two entries; The
Undulata Farm of Col. Harry Weis.
singer of Shelbyville, two entries; Ball
Brothers, Versailles, one entry; Col.
lins & Redmond and Allie G. Jones,
North Middletown, one entry each; j.
l.. Nichol e Son, Woodburn, one en-.
try; Mrs. Richard Tasker Lowndes,
Danville, one entry; Robert E. More.
land, Lexington; Hickman & Ormsby.
Louisville, and Matlack & Shropshire,
Winchester, one entry each.
While the horses to be shown will
not be named until September 1st, the
list of eligibles include such star per.
formers as Kentucky's Choice, Nicoll
Plate, Maud King, Roosevelt, Nazim.
ma, Undulata Chief, Major Dare, Sadie
Macy, Hazel Dawn, Rexall Prince,
Princess V, and others of equal merit.
While the entries to the big stake
closed July 1 with thirteen nomina.
tions the nominators did not have to
make known the name of their starters
in the race until the night of Sep
tember l, thirteen days in advance of
tie date of the stake, and previous to
that time nominators have the privi.
lege of disposing of their nominations
to other owners. With this condition
it is expected that several of the
prominent saddle horse owners of the
East will take advantage of an op-
portunity of purchasing nomination
from one of those who have made two
nominations to the stake with a view
of getting their horses in the stake.
In fact should any owner decide be.
fore September 1 that his eligible was
not in condition to compete for the
stake he will have an opportunity of
disposing Of his nomination to an.
other, and as many of the most famous
saddlers each season are usually de-
veloped between July and September
1 it is certain the $1,000 stake will be
contested for by the best in the coun.
try.
Other events for three and five.
gated saddle horses as we'll as for
light harness horses insures the horse
show at the State Fair this year will
prove one of the greatest attractions
IN the history of the fair. 5s.t
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06

The right OF publisher is reserved
to decline any advertisement or other
matter offered for publication.
Space is a newspapers stock in
trade, its source of revenue.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Morality Without Reliuion.

Morality without religion is only a
kind Of dead reckoning-an endeavor
to find our place on a cloudy sea by
measuring the distance we have run,
but without any observation of the
heavenly bodies.-Longfellow.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
THE FINEST TOMB IN THE
WORLD.
BY A. w. MACY.


The most magnificent mauso-
leum in the world is at Agra,
India. 1t was built by En-
peror Shah Jehan, in the sew
enteenth century, in honor of
his favori.e queen. 1t is built
entirely Of marble and brick,
and is adorned Internally with
exquisite mosaics of precious
stones. The total cost was moro
tnan $15,OOO,Oo0. Twen-
ty-tWo thousand men, driven
like slaves, Iabored for seven
teen years, through tropical
rains and torrid summer heat,
to erect this marvellous tomb,
Hundreds of them perIshed, but
others took their places. The
cost was so great that the rev.
enues we're depleted, and the
people rose in rebellion. The
emperor's son usurped the
throne, and during the last seven
years Of his life the emperor
looked out upon the splendid
mausoIeum from a prison win.
dow. He was not allowed to en-.
ter 1t while living, hu. now his
body rests beneath It's oorac,
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06

So Ca, ~ @ 80, ?rvo :oroe The Discovery IS an all.
- - go 1l;ch restores tcne 70 the blood, nerves end
- - ;;,efc5 Natures methods Of restoring waste
81 .;,se 80 .e3a5 :e heart aad lungs en- ch
rcd tlocA.
"I suffered from pain unecr right sneT haae a 20 W.
X v Pierce Buffalo. N Y. Tad leu - 81 1iI bovo
have an opeaon bedridden una6i TO s up Ior SIX
1 Golden Medical Discovery and Dr. Perces Pleasant fee
tat,on one could
Iei thres bottles could 90 my
noIueS III
Ifon "a e-ood SeaIta. EIy weight is 157 pounds
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Campaign Fund.

"a campaign fund contributed
wholly by the people, and untainted by
single dollar of contribution from IL
legal trusts and monopolies!'
This is the watchword of Hon.
James L. Lloyd, chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Congressional Com
mittee in starting in to raise a cam
paign fuud. TO carry on necessary or
ganizatioon and educational work look
ing toward the election of Democrats
to Congress this fall. The work of
this committee in the 1910 campaign
was something enormous. Every
Democratic candidate for Congress in
the United States was given valuable
assistance, and millions upon millions
of speeches, campaign books, etc.,
were distributed increasing the number
of Democratic workers everywhere
and creating a vast amount of Dem
ocratic sentiment. The result was the
election or a House of Representa-
tives Democratic by majority of 65.
This committee is confronted with an
even more important campaign, and is
today wholly without funds as a re-
sult of its refusal to accede to "easy"
money from special interests, which
would be in q position to expect legls-
lative tavors should their contribu.
tions be accepted for campaign pur-
poses.
Every reader of this article can help
the cause of.Democacryiand good gov
ernment by..making contribution now
while the committee is badly in need
of funds. Whether your contribution
is large or small, it will be useful.
Checks or currency should be sent di-
rect to either James T. Lloyd, chair-
man, or H. ID. Flood, treasurer, of the
National Democratic Committee,
Washington. ID. G. Contributions
rlcdo earliest will do the most good.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
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