The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-03


OF the cotton crop is out and sold
and the farmers feel that they have
been fairly well paid for what they
have put on the market. The crop
turned out tolerably we'll after the
backward appearance i'm the late
summer. when we thought 1t would
not be n heavy one at all. We are
glad to say. IL was better than we ex-
pected
The weather this season has been
as fine for gathering as we could ask.
The corn is about i'm and n lot OF
oats and vetch planted. good many
peas have yet to be gathered, but
when the farmers get straight in be-
hind them, II will not take long to
get them.
Some OF the farmers will be n lit
tie short on pork this season. as
the cholera got in among the hogs
last winter and spring and killed out
n great many pigs. as well as q lot of
hogs. The hog cholera is very
fatal disease and every farmer should
take every precaution possible against
IL. The situation now. as 1t looks us
In the face. Is a strong evidence that
the farmers OF the whole country
must take greater interest in the
raising OF live stock. Hog products
are high In price and from what we
read In the papers, the probability is
they have not yet reached the top
notch.
Mr.. III. T. Edens' sale came off last
Friday. the 2lst. az previously advcr-
tised. but IL was not n success. There
were several present who would like
to buy some land. but the present
money conditions. with the high
prices they would have to pay for 1t.
has tendency to make them hesi-
tate.
Unless we get a monetary system
that is more accommodating, so that q
man can get money on longer terms,
with lower rate OF interest, the
prospects will never be very bright
for the average poor man to own
any land I'm this country. We read
of systems In other countries, that
accommodate themselves to the con-
ditions and arc proving to be a sue
cess and why not some method OF
those kinds I'm this country. "the
land of the free and the home OF
the brave" We claim TO be ahead of
other nations In so many other re-
spects, IL does seem that our repre-
sentatives in our national affairs
should have brains sufficient to de-
wise scheme i'm our financial sys-
tenn whereby the honest and hard
working people could secure money
on terms that they could buy a home
and pay for II. We talk and read of
the high cost Of living and are cry
ing out. back To the farm, but as
long as our money system remains
as II Is. the farm will continue to be
depopulated and the towns and
cities will keep on growing in num-
bers. even though the class that
flock To them should he undesirable
To them. The misfortune Is the bet
ter element il leaving the farm, and
why? Because they can not get
fOOthold and they don't propose to
toll and labor as tenants and slaves
for the landlord. where they can not
live deccntly and no man of any
consideration for humanity. can blame
them. Let us hope for better con-
ditOns In the near future.
We see that Gov. Blcase has tend
cred 100 of the convicts Thanksgiv-
Ig present 10y parolng them. IL
he will turn out few more. he can
advertise the penitentiary for rent.
We also see I'm the papers that
Turkey and Greece have gotten back
together and We are certainly glad
of II. as the price Of lard is out Of
sight and you know turkey IL mighty
dry eating without a little gravy on
~.
The Rev. q. n. and Mrs. WAY have
gone to the Conference al Rock IIll
this week.
Everybody here Is busy and moth.
ing out of the ordinary Is going ~
Of course our people are preparing
for good dinner today. 1t bcing
Thanksgiving