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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-15

prevalent in the United States, and
must have been grown in district
free from wart disease and powdery
scab. Regulations governing these
importations will soon be issued, and
steps will at once be taken to COM
plete arrangements with foreign gov
ernments for the survey and designa-
tion of disease free districts.
The present potato excitement is
apparently due to a misinterpretation
of the yield of this year. The statis
tician of the agricultural department
estimates that the yield of this year
is 331, 525, 600 bushels. which is con-
siderably above the ten-year average
and exceeds the annual food and
planting consumption of the potato
in the United States. The price of
potatoes in centers of origin is still
reasonable or low, and the problem
seems to be one merely of distribu
ton. The testimony from all parts
of the count try was that no shortage
exists at present above usual market
demands, but that the supply in
farmers hands is very large. Farm
ers as we'll as dealers denied the
charge that spectators had acquired
control of the potato crop. Farm
prices have been low for some weeks.
The total importations from foreign
countries during the six years prior
to the quarantine we're only 1.27 per
cent of the total consumption. Inn
ports varied from 1T, 900 bushels in
1906 to 13, 900, 600 bushels in 1911,
year of short American production
due to drought, when the crop was
estimated at over 38, 600, 600 bushels
less than the estimate for 1913.
A summary of the evidence bearing
on the potato quarantine as promul-
gated December 22nd, shows the dan
ger of the powdery scab disease.
The disease is fully as injurious as
the potato scab which reduces the
value Of the affected potato in the
American market three-fourths. No
means of control are known, whereas
the potato scab is comfortable. Pow
derry scab affects the soil for an in
definite time, and may be introduced
by the use of the diseased seed pota-
toes, and may be transmitted by con-
taminated sacks or other containers,
or garbage waste used as fertilizers.
1t has invaded large potato areas in
eastern Canada from European seed
stock.
To show the extent of disease
among potatoes in foreign countries,
the Department of Agriculture, in a
formal letter to the press, incorporate
the following statements taken from
official reports of European special
lists:
"The powdery scab has good deal
to do with the miserable average
yield per acre of potatoes in west OF
Ireland. ''-Johnson, Royal Dublin
Society.
cit was found during the past sea-
son that the crop resulting from the
plsnting of the canker (powdery scab)
in clean land gave GIL per cent of
affected tubers, while the spot form
less advanced stage of the disease)
produced only "a. l per cent. 1t was
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-15

Philadelphia. Nearly so per cent in
festation has been found in some of
these shipments. The disease occurs
also in France, Norway, Sweden and
Germany.
Prior to and at the hearing on Dec
ember 18th, last, the strongest pos
sible statements were made by
pathological experts from all of our
principal potato growing states, urg-
ing the strictest quarantine on &C
count of this disease. Similar action
was taken by representative potato
growers from these states.
Some of the largest dealers and as
sociations handling foreign potatoes
indicated their perfect willingness to
have quarantine action taken if the
disease was of such Importance as to
warrant it, and, in some instances,
presented very strong and urgent APP
peals for such quarantine. The OPP
position from American importers
and dealers was confined to the state
ments of small number of importers
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-15

come contaminated before planting
by contact with diseased seed, for
such tubers planted in clean land
produced Ill per cent by weight of
affected tubers' journal of Depart
ment of Agriculture for Ireland, 1911.
1.-THE disease can by no means be
regarded lightly. Serious attacks
occur when potatoes are planted year
after year on affected land. No
preventive measures have proved of
much value. DIR. Gussow, Domi-
MON Botanists of Canada.
''These tubers should on no ac-
count be used for seed purposes, for
not only will the resulting crop be
scabby, but the ground will also be
affected with the germ of the para
site. Evans, Farmers Bulletin,
Transvaal Department of Agriculture.
Diseased potatoes have been com
ing to the United States in shipments
from Canada Belgium and Holland,
as shown by repeated examinations
at the ports of Boston, New York and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-01-15
Must Be Free of Disease

Under this head the January Bird
issue of the Pacific Coast Packer
gives the following article regarding
the recent order of the Secretary Of
Agriculture regulating the quarantine
on potatoes:
Washington, d. c., Jan. 2, l9l4.-
The order issued by the Secretary of
Agriculture regulating the quarantine
on potatoes, already mentioned by
The Packer, became effective on Dec
ember oath, but potatoes from those
foreign countries not already under
the ban, will continue to reach Amer
lean shores until January 10th.
The order relating to the admission
of potatoes under inspection extends
to potatoes, the nursery stock regula-
tions of the plant quarantine act
This means that in the future no
potatoes can be imported until the
importers have secured permits from
the Federal horticultural Board sim
liar to those now issued to importers
of nursery stock. Potatoes, to be
admitted, must be certified by the
government Of the country OF origin
to be free from dangerous diseases
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
DECIDES TO REMIT FINES
Imposed on Gcrman-Amcrican Liners
for Alleged Errors.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Unwiling-
ness CT the United States to reap fin
ancial benefit from it's occupation oi
Vera Cruz today resulted in the re-
mitting of fines tOtalling nearly $780,
600 assessed against the Hamburg
American steamers Bavaria, Ypiranga
and Dania shortly after the American
occupation of Vera Cruz. The fines
were imposed on grounds that the ves-
sells failed to land at Vera Cruz pack
ages OF cargo which their manifests
showed were intended for that port.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
CONSrARIi,S NOT NEEDED.


Lexington, Sept 25.--"It is the con-
scnsus of opinion OF this body That the
county of Lexington does not need The
services of state or county dispcnsary
or liquor cOnstahles, ana that we 20
on record rs VoicinE our diGapproy1l
Of the county bcin" forced to pay sal
aries to whisiioy constahlcs, where We
believe that necessity does not demand
the presence Of such conS,ahlc&." de-
clarcd the Lc&ineton county grand
jury in its final prcscntmont to Judge
George f.. Prince, presiding over The
September term Of the court of gem
eral sessions on Wednesday. Contin-
uin", the report says: "OUr informal
the sheriff Of Lexington county, to-
Sethcr with the magistrates con-
stables in the various sections of the
county, are fully able to enforce the
law in this respect, and we hope that
the county will no longer be put to
the unnecessary expense of supporting
and defraying the expenses of NQuor
or state cOnstables."
Lexington has had one regular dis
pcnsary constable for the past several
months, and for the last month or 50
there have been two constabio2 sta
toned at the court house. Just what
effect the recommendation Of thc
grand jury will have toward the re-
noVal of the constabulary from his
county, of course, remains TO hC seen.
The report thereby memoriali2es our
representatives in The general aSscnlh-
ly Of the state Of South Carolina 10
haVc enacted at the approaching ~ca-
sion Of the legislature laws re,mirin"
all ablc-bCdicd men subject 10 road
duties to pay commutatiOn Ia ics t.
the county treasurer Withuu. forcing
the supervisor to have such persons
work upon the public highways of the
county, and that all moneys collected
as CommutatiOn road taxes in the va
rioua townships be expended by the
supervisor OF the county upon thc pub
lie high ways in the townships from
which said moneys are collected"
This is considered one Of the mos,
Important recommendations OF the
Grand jury il. recent years, and. it Is
probable that an effort will be made
by the Lexington delegation to enact
q law carrying out this recommends
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
TO RETURN FROM EUROPE.
Head OF Relief Expedition and Oil
GERS of Party Will Come ON Liners.

Washington. Sept. 2G.-Ordcrs for
the immediate return of Assistant Sec
retary Rreckinrdgc. of the war de-
partmcnt head Of the American relief
expedition To Europe. were issued to-
day by Secretary Garrison. With Mr..
RrCCkinridgc will come all officers in
his party who have not been assigned
as special attaches at various cmhaS-
sizes to aid stranded Americans. They
will return 10y liner, as cruisers Ten
nessee and North Carolina will be re-
tanned i'm European waters for the
present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
Nitric Acid Fumes Make People Sick

Jersey City, y. J., Sept. 25.-Tcn
gallons of nitric acid spilled from a
carboy to the floor Of the Erie Rail-
road station during the commuters
rush today, gave off fumes which
chokcd scores Of persons to unCon
scSousncSS, made hundreds i'll. stop
ped traffic on the Hudson tunnels for
an hour and packed The station with
thousands who vCrged on panic until a
strong force of police quoted them.
Two or three persons COLLAPSED inn
mediately, but in the most Of the
many cases of uncOnsciousness the
poison acted as slow agent. Som"
were stricken in ferry boats half IN
hour after they had inhaled the
fumes.
Six were taken to hospitals. It wa
believed they would recover.
one ferry boat alone had aboard
more than 20o persons maGc i'll by
the fumes. Most of them rccovcrc,
within an hour or so.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
FESTIVITIES FOR TIIANKSGIV.
ING.
sumter Driving Association Formed
With w. Ii. Boyle President.

THANKSGIVING Day will be celebrat-
Ell ip sumter In pleasant style. The
Sumter Driving Association was or
ganized Saturday night by the cleo
ton Of Mr.. w. Il. Boyle. as presi-
dent. and Mr.. $. o. Quinn. as secre-
tary. A meeting will be held at Cham
ber Of Commerce tonight to COM
pleto the plans of organizations, and to
arrange n program Of automobile,
horse. and auto-cycle races for
Thanksgiving Day.
The races will occur on the old race
course about one mile from the center
OF the city. at the foot Of East Calhoun
street. This track was built about so
years ago when the old Sumter county
Fair Association was organized, and
which went To- pieces. The track has
never been torn out and was consid-
cred by expert tur'men as one Of the
finest In the coui y. 1t Is one mile
track.
II Is said that the Sumter Driving
Association Is composed of u number
of Sumter's most enthusiastic and
prominent horse owners. automobile
and auto-cycle enthusiasts.
IL Is not improbable that the
Thanksgiving Day races will be sup.
plcmonted by other forms of amuse-
ments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
WcllS-C CarIiSIC.

quiet wedding occurred ycSter-
day. evening at ESQ o'clock az the
home of Mrs. t.. II. Wells. los East
Liberty street. The contracting par
ties were Miss Mae Wells and Mr.. Ben
T.. Carlisle, both of Sumter. only Il
few close relatives and friends were
present to Witness tho happy affair.
The ceremony was performed by the
brides pastor, Rev. j. NJ. Rogers of
the Broad street Methodist church.
the beautiful and impressive rin&
Cccrmony being used.
The bride wore Il handsome olive
green travelling SGit with hat and
gloves to match during the Ccr,-
m"uy and Immediately afterwards the
happy young cuupl" left mmcdia'"-
~ for bridal trip Of a few day, stay
at Wilmington and Ealci.:h. nttri
which they viii he at home tu thcil
many friends in the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
TWO BILLS HOLD attention.
WAR TAX AND ANTITRUST LEG.
ISLATlON OCCUPY con-
GRESS.
Ms Fall Campaign Approaches Boil,
Democrats and Republicans Arc
Growing Restless Under Constant
Work.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Congress
this week will undertake enactment
OF the war tax bill and completion OF
antitrust legislation. The war reve-
nue. measure, already passed by the
house. Is before the senate finance
committee. The Clayton antitrust
bill conference report will be taken
up by the senate Monday.
Administration leaders believe both
of these measures can be disposed of
within ten days. Both, however, will
be assailed.
Notwithstanding President Wilson's
Endorsement of the Clayton bill. Sem
ator Reed Of Missouri will make an
effort to have 1t recommitted on the
ground that II has been weakened by
elimination of specific penalties and
modification OF many features. He
will receive strong Republican sup
port.
The agreement will be reported
later In the week In the house and
little trouble Is expected in having 1t
approved.
The senate finance committee hopes
to have the war tax bill ready as soon
as the Clayton bill Is disposed of.
Conferences of Democratic leaders
will be held tomorrow to consider the
legislative programme for the rest OF
the session.
There Is every indication of a de-
cision to drop the bill for the govern
ment purchase Of ocean going ships.
Champions of the bill already have in
dicated desire not to push IT but the
president Is to be consulted before any
definite understanding Is reached.
While the senate debates the Clay
ton bill the house will continue discus
sion of the Jones Philippine bill. This
measure. Democratic leaders declare
will encounter serious opposition in
the senate and will hold congress in
definitely IL there Is disposition to
pass II before adjournment.
Republicans and Democrats alike
ere growing restive as the fall cam
paign approaches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
A Daggcr's Point.

III we may be pardoned the use Of
such word. one Of the humors Of
the war has been the use of cold steel
by English troops and the natives
brought to- their aid. Indian troops.
Turcos. and others from far-nung
countries have shown against scien-
tinc fighting primitive methods that
have constituted IA holy terror.
English troops. accustomed To fight
Ing with Fuzzy Wuzzy."
are reported to say that the Germans
squeai like pigs when they catch the
CLINT OF cold steel. Why shouldn't
they? Bayonet practice is the most
cruel. the most demoralizing thing in
the world.
Yet IL remains true that the miracle
Of war I'm which parks Of three hun
dred guns each throw shrapnel for five
miles with deadly accuracy is that
the troops should ever come to the
point of stabbing foe i'm the body
and being done with it. Yet that is
what these same troops repeatedly
have done. That Is what the Japan
ese did time after time at Port Ar
thur. Given the lust to- tight. and
all the inventions Of all the scientists
will not avail To- make IL impoSsibl,
for men of blood and iron To come e
death grips. chest TO chest, gdzinl
with translated hatred one to the
other with staring eye-ball and eye
iuflamed,-The state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
New Zion Man Dead.

Died suddenly at his home, near
Ne" Zion last "Wednesday mornin".
Mr.. Sam Withcrspoon Evans, AGED
about - years. The deceased had
just finished his breakfast when with
out warming his head dropped over on
the table, ana when his family reached
him he was dead. Mr.. Evans was "a
good citizen and a splendid farmcr.--
Manning Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
BAIL FOR HARRISON.
Grcenvillc Man Is Released From Gus
fN1v

tOdy.
Greenville, Sept. 25.-W. B. Har-
rison, who with j. w. LanfOrd was
arrested here Thursday charged with
misapprOpriating certain funds belong
ing to the Dillon cotton mills, was re-
leased under $4,000 bond this after
noon. The signers of the bond were
B. f.. Greer, c. Il. Gresham, Nj. l..
Donaldson and Harry War;. Lanford
was released Immediately after being
arrested Thursday morning, j. w.
Norwood signing his bond, $4,000.
The accusation against these two
young men Is that during the year
1912-13 they misapplied or diverted
to- their own uses the sum Of $4,000
belonging to the Dillon mills. At that
time Lanford was president and Har-
rison secretary of the mills.
The arrest Of these two men caused
much surprise here, where each bears
a good reputation. Lanford is an en-
ploye of the Norwood National bank
while Harrison worked for an insur-
ance company. Both men are married
and with the exception Of the time
spent in Dillon have lived many years
in Greenville. Harrison has been
prominent here i'm church work in
years past. He is singer and was
often called up to assist local choirs.
Neither of the accused men has
commented for publicatiCn upon tn,
arrest. Sheriff Lane of Dillon came t.
GrcenVille and with Sheriff Rector
made the arrests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
HUSBAND AAlND RESCUED
Desc DES3EPIAAInIINI(s Iii. WIFE

/ had gotten so weak I could not stand,
ard ! gave up III despair.
II last, ny husband got me bottle OF
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can now walk two miles without its
firing ne, and am doing all my work."
lfyou are all run down from woranly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. Itnas helped
more than a million women, in its 80
years Of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
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I'St.Uctlo'& cn your case and 0+pagc book Home
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
SOMETHING ABOUT BULII,TS
Japan Has IiShtcst And Smallest:
Germans, arc Speedy, but arc Point.
cd-NOsc.
(From the Medical RecordD

The various bullets used by armies
OF civilized nations admit of being
grouped in three classes. One of
these classes of projectiles is called
the reduced calibre, jacketed bullet.
The second class includes the leaden
balls in shrapnel and the blunt-nose
bullet formerly i'm use in the British
army and subsequently used by the
Servlans. To the third class belong
the expanding bullets. the soft-nosed
bullet and the dum-dum bullet. Some
authorities speak of the first class as
the pointed bullet. 1t has less stop
ping power than the other two. The
greater part of the nations of the
world use the ogival bullet, a pointed
bullet whose tip forms an obtuse angle
like an arch.
The two bullets now in use, the ogi-
val and the blunt-nosed, have a rotary
and a wabbling motion. On impact
they produce wound like that made
by the blow of q hammer. This effect
seems to be observed at all ranges
but particularly at 1000 yards. Here
the gyroscopic steadincss due to ro-
tation is lost; the bullet may even turn
on its axis and produce explosive ef-
fects. Lateral impact seems the only
explanation Of these explosive effects.
The unstable Japanese bullet, un-
stable because it is the highest and
smallest in use, makes at 500 to 1000
yards perforations which are large.
with explosive exits, and in the soft
viscera wide track showing a great
dear Of laceration. These effects are
probably the result of the bullets
course, which is tangent to the curve
OF the trajectory. Before it takes Il
curve. at very short ranges it has eff
fects less severe. but here it's stopping
power Is less. In this respect it is
much inferior to the blunt-nosed bull
let. The action Of both these types
of modern bullets on the human body
would at first sight seem to he the
same. but careful inspection Of wounds
during the Balkan war shows that
wounds caused by the sharp-nosed
German or Turkish bullet were on the
whole more favorable for speedy heal
ing than those caused by the blunt
nosed Servian bullet.
There is, however. marked defect
OF the pointed bullet. The result Of
shaving off the tip and shoulder to q
fine point is to throw the centre of
gravity very far back; this peculiar
ity tends to make the bullet travel on
its transverse axis. This effect in
creases wounding power by increasing
the area of the wound.
The dum-dum bullet has a jacket
and a core of lead, but it's special quail
ity is the projection of the lead be-
yond the mantle. When it strikes an
object the soft lead spreads out in
the shape Of a mushroom, hence the
bullet causes wounds that have great
stopping power.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
After Four Years Of Discouragine
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock cage
Upia Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-ln an Interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: al suffered for four
years, with woaanly troubles, and during
this time, | could only sit up for little
while, and col.ld not walk anywhere at
all. At times, would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
nlent relieved me for while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-01
About The City
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I'm the Court of King Cole" will
be produced by home talent in the
near future
The first outdoor band concert Of
the season will be given at the City
dock Friday evening.
That news items telephoned to the
Pioneer are appreciated both by the
publishers and readers of the paper.
Phone 81.
A special train will leave Bemidji
on every morning Of the N. M. D. A..
meeting at Thief River Falls, return
ing in the evening.
The Minnesota e international
and Northern Pacific dairy, poultry
and potato special will visit Bemidji
on Thursday, June II.
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The next convention of the NJ: NJ.
D. A. will be held at Thief River
Falls on June 3, 4, 5, and 6. Be-
midji is expected to send large de-
legation.
The Beltrami County Sunday
School convention will be held in
Bemidji June 4 and s. The meet
ings will be held in the Swedish
Lutheran church.
Every citizen interested in the
progress of Bemidji should be in at
tendance at the Commercial club
meeting next Tuesday evening. The
Irving proposition will be discussed
and action taken.