The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-17
NEWS FROM DALZELL.
To Establish Demonstration Farm i'm
Connection with SchOOl.-Earmcrs
Have Tobacco Fcvcr-Othcr Mat
tcrS.

Dalzell, Sept. I5.-Everything is
now moving on normally. The sun
has not ceased to shine, the moon to
give her light, nor have the stars re-
fused to peep out from their hiding
places. The weather is fine, cotton is
high and we hope still going up and
the people are happy. The cotton
crop ,as well as corn, is a little short,
but We are getting used to shortages,
either in the crop or the price, and
have learned to take conditions as
we find them and try to be contented.
1t all goes in life time, and the fell
low who looks upon this old world as
his geratest enemy, forever pulling
and nagging at him, does not get the
great amount Of sunshine and pleas
ure while here below. 1t is futile for
us to battle against conditions that we
cannot help, and the idea is to turn
our attention to those we can.
On feeling the pulse of many of
our farmers, we find that there is a
tobacco fever generating among them
and the probability is there will be
good deal of the weed planted anOth-
er year in this section. They say,
with only one money crop, which is
cotton, with it's corresponding huc-
tuatiOns with large or small crop, that
there is not much chance for the av-
erage farmer to embark into the
banking business. While it is not their
purpose to engage in that stupenduous
enterprise, it is their desire to battle
with such conditions as they hope
they will be able to modify, circum-
stances that our citizens can meet
and offset are just such as they pro-
pose to face.
There is scheme on now, to es-
tabiish an agricultural demonstration
In connection with the Dalzell
school, which will be quite an inno-
vation for this community, and We
hope for great developments to come
out of it. AS we understand it, the
farm will have the personal supervis.
ion Of our demonstration agent Mr.. ].
Frank Williams, who will direct in
detail all of the work, preparation,
planting, cultivation and harvesting.
One of the purposes is to give the
boys some idea of the value of legume
and winter cover crops, as we'll as a
system of rotation on the farm, that
they may be able to apply such ideas
in later life, should they choose farm
ing as their vocation. We hope for
the boys, much good i,r
Some of the people think, that,
viewing the situation from Gov.
Blease's standpoint those fellows on
the supreme bench are hard head
ed and unruly set, not disposed to
consider the opinions or wishes of the
governor, but just go right ahead and
decided constitutional questions in
conformity with their own Judgment.
He should have gotten an amend
ment to the constitution through the
last year, authorizing and empower
ing the chief executive Ito appoint
the judges, both to the circuit and
supreme court, their tenure Of office
expiring at his pleasure and then,
YOU see, he could turn that arrogant
set out to grass and appoint another
crowd, that would give his wishes and
opinions more respectful consider
alton.
Mr.. j. M. Woodley, formerly of
this community and county, was in
our midst Sunday afternoon to see
some of his old friends. Time has
not wrought much of change in his
appearance, as he looks very mature
The college boys and girls are
planning to go back to their labors,
which means another winter of hard
work. Several will leave within the
next few days.
The prOtracted meeting at the
Baptist church closed on Sunday
night.