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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04
Jewelry Repaired

with great care at most reasonable
cost. We renew old pieces.
SCHWARZSCHn4D BROS,
Richmond's Leading jewelers..
Second and Broad SITS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hoskins and
Miss Katherine Matthews have return
ed to their homo on Stuart Avenue.
after stay of several weeks at the
Rockbridge Inn. Goshen.
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Miss Eleanor wingheld has returned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel s. Rosendorf
and their small son. accompanied by
Mrs. Rosendorf's mother. are visiting
Isaac Levy at his country home near
Baltimore.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Warde an
their son left last week for Baltimor,
where Mr.. Warde will attend tn
Eagles Convention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Miss Matte Lou Moore will return
10 her home on West Grace street the
latter part OF the week. after a trip to
the Blue Ridge Mountains
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Miss Amelia Graves. of this city. Is
the guest of friends at Belleville for q
short stay
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Mrs. NJ. T. Thomas, OF Danville. and
Mrs. Elmer Thomas. OF this city. are
stopping at the Virginia Bay Hotel al
Ocean View.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Isaac ]. Marcuse spent the week end
with his family AT their summer home
at Big Island.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Miss Floribel Rosenbaum and Miss
Katherine Wallerstein chaperoned by
the latters mother. will leave shortly
for Atlantic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Mrs n. s. Morton and her daughter
Rosalie. are guests of Mrs. ]. f. Cox
Jr., at her home on Grove Avenue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

Miss Mary Lewis Brown. who is now
making her home with her cousin. r.
Willis Thompson in the Cary Street
Road. is slightly improved, after an
illness Of several days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

NJ. H. Chalkley, who was operated on
Thursday at the Johnston Willis Sana-
'orium for appendicitis, continues quite
i'll
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Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Neal and family
have recently purchased a home on
Cutshaw Place, which they expect TO
occupy after September /.
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Mrs. Helen G. Manson and her SON.
Osbourn Watson, have returned to the
city after two weeks stay in Allan
tic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

DR.. Karl Blackwell left yesterday for
Il months vacation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01

or not the COW he milks is paying for
her feed and his time, he is not like
ly TO make his milking profitable
So ii is, through the whole list The
big elemental facts are the things that
need first consideration, are the things
in which we are most deficient. We
forget that when we make poor land,
we are surely making hardships for
ourselves and our children. We for
get-especially when the price Of cot
ton goes up-that any single-crop
system of farming is bound to result
in poor land. We imagine that it is
small thing to drop out a legume
crop from our rotation because we
may get little more money this year
from corn or some other crop. We
overlook the fact that every crop takes
plant food from our soil and that we
must return this plant food if we
would not exhaust the land. We do
not consider that the CALLED places,
and the bush patches and the swampy
strips add to the cost Of cultivating
the fields they mar. We try to think
that in some way we can make up
for the soil and the plant food that
the winter rains take away from our
land
SO when we come to our livestock
we forget that the poor cow, the nom
laying hen, the idle mule are making
us poorer every day We keep them. We
do not consider that unless we know
how to feed we are wasting, ali win
ter long, what we worked all sumner
to make. We fail to see that when the
manure heats or washes away, it is
just the same as if dollars were burn
ed or thrown into the river.
Farmers Of the South, we need, first
of all, and most Of ALL to renew our
acquaintance with the fundamentals
Of our business. We have, many of
us, lost our bearings.-The Progress
siVe Farmer
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OicOmargarine and CottOnseed Oil
n Prevalent misunderstanding.

The olemoargarine manufacturers
are again busy with their campaign
of misinformaticn regarding the
amount Of cotton seed oil that is
used in the manufacture of oleo.
1t is peculiarly unfortunate that
Southern congressman, Southern
terests should have been so complete
ly misled by the oleo interests.
The one need Of Southern agricul-
ture is increased soil fertility. The
one safe, certain and effective way of
increasing our soil fertility is through
stock raising and the use Of stable
manure. The one line of stock rails
ing which is safest and most profitable
is dairying, and yet, in the face of
all these facts, established beyond
doubt, many Of our Southern people
though not the Southern farmers, we
are glad to say,-are on the side Of
the oleo fraud, instead of on the sile
of honest butter, the dairy interests
and the build ng up of soil fertility.
But" someone may say cotton
seed oil is used in oleo, and if lots of
oleO is made, the oil men will get
more for their oil and will pay more
for our cottOnseed."
This sounds we'll, and since ii is al
ways easier to appeal TO the prejudices
of any people than to their reason or
to facts, this sophistry has arrayed d
many of the Southern people on the
side Of oleo, which is directly against
their best interests.
n small part of the cottonseed oil
made is used in oleo. Even a small
part of oleo is made up Of cottonseed
OIL. On an average, perhaps, not
over 10 or II per cent, and this uses
not over or per cent of the cot
| tonseed oil produced.
Let us see where the real interests
Of the South lie. or, if you please.
"here the real interests of the oil
manufacturers lie. There is not much
difference in the value of the oil and
the cottonseed meal obtained from a
ton of cottonseed. The dairyman is
the one livestock feeder who can af-
ford to pay the top price for cotton
seed meal. If we feed it, its fertilizer
value remains largely in the South.
If we favor oleo, in its attempt to
masquerade as butter, and sell our
meal TO Northern and foreign cattle
feeders, We get a pittance in the in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
Diseases Prevented by Screens.

1. Malaria. by keeping out the
AnOphelinc mosquitoes.
2. Filariasis. by keeping out the
Culex mosquitoes.
8. Yellow fever, by Keeping out the
Stcgomyia calopus mosquitoes.
4. Dcnsuc CD. by Keeping out the
CuleX fatigans mosquitoes
8. Sleeplngsickncss Gin AfrlcaJ,
by Keeping out the tsctsc ny
6. Infontailo paralysis CD. by
keeping out the stable ny. Stomyxis
calcitrans.
Z. And by Keeping out tho houscny
much OF tho typhoid. and locIuory
dyscntcry Is prevented.
q. Much profanity is also prevent
ell.
n wire costs too much. checsccloth
does almost as well.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01

creased price Of seed Gf indeed the
amount of oil used in oleo makes any
difference at all in the price Of seed)
and lose the fertilizer value Of the
meal thus aiding tin the depletion Of
Southern soils a
The politicians, the press and the
cottonseed oil producers ought to be
on the side Of honest butter, because:
Cd il means increased soil fertility
and general prosperity TO the South
TO develop a dairy industry, and 90
because oleo is only sold for a little
less than butter, and is a fraud
when it is sold as butter.
The claim that oleo is poor mans
substitute for butter j. one of the
many frauds porpetrated and perpe-
trated by the oleo manufacturers
which has been assisted by our pa
triotic CD politicians. Oleo ought to
be a cheap substitute for butter. It
has food value and should be sold,
but il should not be sold as butter, and
only for a little less than good but
ter and for more than the lower
grades Of butter.
The dairy COW is the cheapest ami
NAL producer of human food; the
dairy business is the safest and most
profitable form Of animal husband
ry; and animal husbandry means in
creased soil fertility and increased
prosperity to the South and to South
ern farmers. Therefore, The Progress
sive FARM. i for honest butter and
the dairy cow, regardless Of where
others may stand on this question:
The Progressive Farmer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
WILL VETO BUILDINGS BILL.
Taft Warns Underwood That he VIII
Not Accept Measure.

Washington. Feb. 2l.-It was learn
ed today from what Is believed To be
reliable authority that President Taft
has made up his mind TO veto the
public buildings bill as soon as IL is
disposed OF In congress and sent 20
him for his signature.
Word To- this effect. il Is said, has
been sent from the president To Con-
gresham Underwood and by him
transmitted TO other members OF the
house. While this story has been cur
rent here for several days. IT was not
traced To MIR. Underwood until today
IL Is now said that the word has come
20 him direct from the White House
that there shall be no bill of this
kind now. The reason is simple. The
president thinks that S45.0O0,0 900 is
too much to put I'm such a measure.
when many OF the items 1t covers are
not greatly needed.
II Is also said that IL this action Is
taken the advocates OF a building bin
In the house will become active with
the beginning OF the extra session in
April and leave no stone unturned To
get such "A bill through.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
We Must Take Fresh Grip on First
Principles.

Too many farmers imagine that the
important things about farming are
mere matters of detail-that if a man
knows how to plow and hoe, to break
mule and milk COW, to adjust a
moving machine and build a fence,
he is prepared to farm. Too many
think that these are the main things
the boy needs to learn when he stud
les agriculture; that it is the first
business of the farm paper to tell it's
readers how to do these things; in
short that the good farmer is the man
who knows how to do we'll the differ
Il farm.
This is a very wrong idea. 1t is i'm
portant to know these things, Of
course, and unfortunately, many
farmers do not know how to do prop
crly many of the common tasks Of
the farm; but there is not where our
great trouble lies.
The great trouble with Southern
farming is, that we have forgotten the
underlying principles of successful
farming. We do not value as we
should the basic facts upon which any
permanent system of agriculture must
rest.
There Will, for example, soon be
any number Of careless, inefficient
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
SPEER ENJOINS STATE CORT.
Proceedings i'm Citizens Trust Com
pany of Augusta Blocked.

Augusta, Ga. Feb. 25.-A tenn
porary injunction granted by Judge
Emory Speer in the United States Dis
trict Court confronted the state Court
here today when Judge Henry c.
Hammond entered into a hearing to
instruct the receiver appointed by
him TO disbursc the funds collected
from the assets OF the dcfunct Citizens
Trust Company.
The order from the United States
Court is brought i'm the Interstate
Trust Company case. which orlginat-
ed i'm Charleston. S. c., and Is direct
ed To J. Il. Armstrong, receiver Of
the Citizens Trust Company. 1t IL
rcturnablc before Judge Spccr In Sa-
yann1h. March II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
NEGRO MURDERER PAROlED,
GOVERNOR GIVES REASONS FOR
CLEMENCY.
Executive Prefers Charges Agains,
W. III. So.dley and DIR. X. L. Jen.
nings, Penitentiary Omciais.

Columbia. Feb. 26.-The governor
sent a message to the senate last night
announcing that he had granted a pa
role TO Simon Ellis. a negro serving
term OF Ia years from ..ion coun-
~. because OF "inhuman" treatment
b. w. III. Sondley. captain OF the
guards. and DR.. II. T. jennings, ply
sician at the state penitentiary. Ac-
cording To the message sent to the
senate, the case was reported TO the
governor through an unsigned letter.
The communication on which the gov
ernor based his action charged that
the convic, had been severely whipped
because lie insisted on speaking to the
governor while he was a member OF
the group of convicts cleaning up the
State house.
The letter containing the charges
was submitted TO the senate with a
request to investigate the matter. The
message was referred by the senate
TO the committee or penal and chari-
table institutions for an immediate
investigation.
The governor said in his message
that his private secretary had been
sent to the penitentiary following the
receipt OF the letter and that the re-
port was such that he ordered the
negro to be brought to his office and
a parole granted. c. c. wyche. Mr..
Mitchum and Mr.. Fortner. members
OF the house. were named by the gov
,ernor as witnesses OF the condition of
the negro.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
AMBASSADOR WILSON'S VIEWS.
Disposed TO Accept Official Version of
Tragedy, Says Statement.

Mexico City, Feb. 24.-The Ameri-
can ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson,
made the following statement to-
night regarding the death of Madero
and Suarez:
In the absence Of other reliable
information 1 am disposed to accept
the Governments version Of the
manner in which the Ex-President
and EX-Vice President lost their lives.
Certainly the violent deaths of these
persons were without Government ap-
proval, and if the deaths were the re-
suit Of a plot it was Of restricted char
acter and unknown to the higher Of
ficers Of the Government.
"MeXican public opinion has ac-
cepted this view of the affair and it
is not at all excited. The present
Government appears to be revealing
marked evidence Of activity, firmness
and prudence, and adhesion to it, as
far as l have been able to ascertain,
IS general throughout theN Republic,
indicating the early re-establishmerw
of peace.
The Government as constituted is
very friendly to the United States and
is desirous Of affcrding effective pro-
lection to all foreigners.
For the present American public
| opinion should deal with the situation
| calmly and accept with great reserve
the lurid and highly colored stories
which are being furnished by some
few correspondents. The great ma
jority of the correspondents here are
eudeavoring to deal fairly with the
situation.
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.bL00DX0UNDS TRAIL NEGRO.
MAN WHO SET FIRE TO MIR. Il. X.
WHITES BARN CAUGHT.
Robert Mcbride Lodged I'm Jail Tues
day Night Charged with Setting
Fire To Barn-COnfessed to CaptOrS
Little Damage Done by Fire
Mr.. Robbins Runs with Dogs.

Less than an hour after they had
been placed on the trail the blood
hounds from the state penitentiary
belonging to Mr.. j. G. Robbins had
trailed Robert Mcbride, who Tues
day morning before daylight set fire
to Mr.. b. r. Whites barn and stables,
to his home and the negro was under
arrest and n charge of the officers of
the law.
The dogs were brought over from
Columbia Tuesday afternoon by Mr..
Robbins and were taken at once from
sumter out to Mr.. Whites place about
five miles from town on the Manning
road. They were there put on the
trail, by that time nearly fifteen hours
old, which they were able to follow
until they came to the negro at his
home on an adjoining plantation.
The fire occurred between 4 and 5
o'lock Tuesday morning. Mr.. White
was awakened by one of his
hands and by quick work the fire was
eXtinguished. However, between SIS
and 500 damage was done to the
barn and corn inside which caught,
The negroes at the fire stated that
they could smell kerosene and indica-
tions were that it had been set by
some one. Mr.. White then tele-
phoned over to Columbia and got
Mr.. Robbins to come over with his
dogs to trail the firebug.
Tuesday night in Jail Mcbride con-
fessed to having set the building on
| fire, although Wednesday morning
| he denied knowing anything about it,
| Mcbride is reported to be a half
witted negro. Mr.. White stated Wed
nesday morning that Mcbride had
| been working for him, but left him
some time ago owing him some mon
ey. He had pressed the claim, which
the negro refused to pay, saying that
he did not owe it. Later McBride's
uncle had paid the money, and Nc
Bride had threatened to put the law
to him (Mr. White.) This was the
only reason he could give for his
setting fire to the barn.
Mr.. Robbins dogs did some good
work in trailing the negro after near
ly fifteen hours had elapsed between
the time the fire had taken place anC
the dogs arrived. There were some
who did not think that the dogs could
get the trail after the lapse of time
Mr.. Robbins, who claims to be able
To outrun dogs or horse in a chase o
this kind, fenees, bitches and wood:
being taken into consideration, show
| ed those with him last night that h,
could practically accomplish this feat
He was on foot and Mr.. j. j. Fox OF
horse back in the chase Tuesday night
nor could Mr.. Fox distance him a
aHy time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01
Civic League Meeting.

The monthly meeting of the Civic
League Monday afternoon was most
interesting one, being well attended
and transacting much business. \
report from the campaign for the
Nurse Fund last Monday showed that
$1,153.S5 had beer subscribed for the
year The banner ream, consisted Of
Mrs II. w. Hardy and Mr.. G. NJ.
Hurst, obtained subscriptions to the
amount Of $37O.75. There are many
parts Of town that have not been visit
ed yet and there are many people
who missed the first call of the teams
bat they win soon be given another
opportunity Of subscribing their do
nations To the cause.
Another interesting report was that
OF Mrs. Fcrd Levi concerning work
begun in the railroad homes contest.
The league is Offering prizes for i'm
proved premises along railroad tracks.
Among other matters taken up at
the InccllD was the appointment OF
April 10 rs Cleanup Day; appoint
mcnt of committees to investigate
certain matters connected with the
Jail, to bring up the matter of hay
ing domestic science taught in the
schools and To arrange for a public
lecture on health. \ prize of five
dollars has been offered to the school
winning the most prizes in cooking, at
the April County School Day. Miss
Paul has been engaged To get mp the
Gibson Family Reunion for the benc-
fit of the league, early in April The
annual garden contest among the
children has been started and the
league is continuing its usual work.
Mr.. G. y. Waterman was present at
the meeting and at the close of it gave
an interesting talk on Civic work
showed the close relation be
civic League and a Chamber
His talk was very en-
Coura. Il that ne complimcntcd
the league on many things, declaring
that il was the leagues own fault that
il was not more in tho public eye and
that it's work was not better known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-01

Washington, Fef, 25.-Unquestion-
able the most serious fight that has
yet been made on the "old guard" of
Democrats in the Senate has devel-
oped from the consent Of Senator
Kern, Of Indiana, TO become can
didate for the caucus chairmanship
against Senator Thomas 5. Martin, of
Virginia, the present Democrats
chairman.
Ii is being said that the fight is
mainly directed against Senator Mar
tin. but there is no doubt that it in
wolves also Senator Simmons, Of North
Carilina; Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina, and the whole question of
seniority, which seemed, until the
past few days, to have been settled
In favor of retaining the existing
system with a few notifications.
II the "progressives" can get Mar
tins scalp they can get the scapls
of simmons and Tillman also and are
not likely to stop before doing so.
This the old men know and the fight
has become very close and bitter,
with the chances still probably in
favor of the senior when it comes to
show down.
whole matter and this accounts for
the glee of the progressives in get
| ting Senator Kern to be their candi-
date. They feel sure that his coll
league from Indiana, Senator Shively,
would vote for him, especially as the
election of Kern as caucus chairman
would take him off the finance COM
mittee and leave that place for Shive-
| ly.
The appearance of Senator Kern in
the field against Senator Martin is
| significant in that it suggests the
into the Senate squabble
The fact is that, having recognized
his mistake in going too far in push
ing the claim of Representative Henry
Of Texas, to be Attorney General in
the Wilson Cabinet, and having ap-
parentR reached a basis of adjust
ment, which means the nomination
of Corgressman A. Mitchell Palmer,
of Pennsylvania, To be Secretary OF
ma
S. Burleson TO be the Texas man in
| the Cabinet, the Nehraskan has
| plunged into the Senate fight with all
the force he can master.
Mr.. Bryan is. writing personal let
ters and doing everything he can to
stimulate his followers in the Senate
TO join the attack on Martin. If that
! redouht is carried another redoubt
| of seniority in the Senate will he
stormed with the same fierceness, and
/ IL the fight of the ppogressives sue
/ ceed in the Senate it will, in all pro-
/ bability, go over into the House and
overthrow the leadership Of Mr.
Underwood and Speaker Clark. put
ting radical Bryan men in the saddle.
The seniors in the Senate have the
advantage of position, experience and
organization. They have always won
and have good chance OF doing SO
again.
| The Presilcnt-elect is taking no
part In the Senate conflict, but that
fact is not restraining Mr.. Bryan in
tricity around the Capitol AMI every
body is on the qui vive, remember
ing the sensational pare psayed by
Mr. Bryan at the Baltimore Conven-
tion.