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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
PUSH ASYLUM LEGISLATION.
Passage of the Several Bills ON
State Hospital for Insane Expc-
ditcd.

Columbia, Feb. 17.-Legislative ac-
ton toward carrying into effect the
administration plan for rcOrganiza-
ton of the management Of the State
hospital for the Insane and the re-
modelling Of the hospital plant ac-
cording to the recommendations of
A. p. Herring, Nj. D., is beng pushed
In order to get it finished before the
end OF the session of the general as
sembly. The house yesterday passed
to third reading the senate bill provid-
ing for the appointment of board Of
five regents to have entire charge o:
the hospital
With the purpose of raising revenue
to make the proposed changes in the
plant Of the hospital, the house yes
terday sent to the senate the bill by
Mr.. Robinson of Abbeville, providing
for special tax levy Of one-half mill
for the State Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Robinson is chairman Of the COM
mittee on the State Hospital for the
Insane.
1t is proposed to peyinit the board
or five regents Of the hospital to
spend the money raised by the special
half mill levy in making improve
ments as they see tit. The half mill
levy will be in force for five years.
1t is presumed that the board of re-
gents will follow the recommends
tions of DR.. Herring in making physi-
cal improvements on the plant Of the
hospital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
ACTIVE CIVIC LEAGUE.
Organization is at Work in Lynch
burg.

Lynchburg. Feb. 16.--One of the
most successful meetings ever held
in this community closed Sunday
night The preaching was done by
j. Dean Grain of Greer and his UNIQUE
and attractive style. together with his
straightforward powerful and pugent
manner Of presenting his conception
| or Scriptural truth resulted in inn
mense congregations attending every
service
The recent very active work of the
Civic League indicates that Lynchbura
Is more interested in the elimination
OF the fly and mosquito than in vari-
Gus other and more social ways of 'ex-
ercising it's energy. Every person I'm
town, on passing the place where ,he
old railroad ditch used to be. has
given a sigh Of relief. The ditch has
been entirely covered up and the
looks OF that particular street are
greatly improved. The league plans
10 DO great deal of work daring the
next few months toward making
Lynchburg a cleaner, healthier and
In every way a more desirable town
IN which to live. About SO was raised
for the purpose of civic improvements
as result of the very interesting
ana instructive lecture on the Man
of the Mountain" on Monday night
delivered by the Rev. ]. Dean Grain
and accompanied by his celebrated
mountain violinist of Easley, Mr..
West
Indications are that the farmers in
TINS section of Lee county are deter
mined to diversity this year more than
ever before. good deal or wheat
aho oats Will be harvested if the
weather is suitable and the outlook
promises that tobacco and corn Will
take the place of the enormous crop
of cotton usually planted. These facts.
together with the fact that the ware
houses, which have a capacity of $500
pales, are nearly full, furnish evil
dence that 1915 holds brighter pros
poets for the farmers than has been
the case in long time. AS q con-
sequence, business already is picking
up and is in comparatively healthy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
SIGNS STREET IMPROVEMENT
ACT.
Governor Manning Also Signs Prohibi-
ton Referendum Bill-TwO Mes
sages to General Assembly.

Columbia. Feb. 17.-Gov. Manning
tonight signed the bills enabling Sum-
ter to carry out the plan for improv-
ing the streets by taxation OF abut-
ting property. He also signed the
bill fixing the term of office Of the
treasurer, auditor and supervisor for
Sumter county at four years, instead
of two years. This does not affect the
present term OF these offices.
Gov. Manning tonight signed the
prohibition referendum bill which will
allow the people Of South Carolina to
vote next September on the question
OF Statewide prohibition.
Two messages of interest were sent
to the general. assembly today by
Gov. Manning. The first dealt with
the finances of the State government.
Gov. Manning asked that the legisla-
ture make provision for borrowing
about s7ooOOO this year. The big in
crease is due to large deficit which
occurred during the past administra
ton.
The second message asked that the
legislature pass at this session n bill
creating State bureau OF welfare
work which is designed to help the
mill communities Of South Carolina.
The bureau would help the operatives
to reduce the cost Of living.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
DOES NOT KNOW OF KILLING.
{. X. Alexander, Held in Anderson
Jail, Can't Remember Fatal Stroke.

Anderson, Feb. &c. r. Alexan-
der, aged 37, employed in the weave
shop of Pelzer mills, was brought to
the county Jail here this afternoon.
Late last night he cut his young wife's
throat, infiicting injuries from which
she died Immediately. He then stabbed
himself in the throat, causing much
loss or blood, the wound nearly prov
ing fatal.
Alexander says his wife admitted
that she had been unfaithful to him.
Alexander says his wife struck him
with hair brush and that he became
infuriated and attacked her. He says
he has no recollection OF having
slashed her throat or having stabbed
himself.
The mans S-year-old son by the
llrst wife was a witness and he de-
clares Alexander made the attacks.
Alexander came from Jackson county.
North Carolina, one year ago and
married a second time shortly after
locating in PelZer. His wife was
Mamie Reese, a resident of the mill
village. Alexander was illiterate, as
was his wife.
Alexander's wounds. if complica.
tions set in, may prove fatal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
FEBRUARY TRADE BALANCE
foreisn Account Over Thirty Millions
in Favor or Uncle sam.

washington, Feb. l6.-Foreien
trade during the week ended Febru-
ary 13 netted the United States a ia =.
vorable balance of S30,32O,GO7, ac-
cording TO returns announced tonight
by the department OF commerce.
Compared with the preceding week
this was decrease in the balance
by $6.S13.619.
Exports last week were $54,1SG.43O
ana imports $23, ,S65,S23, COMPARED
with $59,5Sl,106 and $22,446.SSO. re-
spectivcly, for the week Of February
6.
cotton exports amounted to 285,-
o49 bales, making the total for the
past ten weeks 2.901,S91 bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
EUGENE THuRMoNp KuI.rp.
brothers-in-iaw. Enemies for Some
Time. Meet In Highway and Fatality
Follows.

Edgefield. Feb. l6.-This morning
about . o'clock w. E. Bush killed Eu.
gene Thurmond In the public road be-
tween his home and Red Oak Grove
church.
owing to an old family Disagree
ment. the men had not been friends
Tor some time. Bush married Sis
ter OF Thurmond.
Immediately after the homicide oc-
CURED Bush came To Edgefield and
surrendered To the sheriff.
From the meagre facts obtainabls
IL appears that as the two men met
Thurmond drew his pistol and then
Bush drew his. firing five times. Thur
mond was instantly killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
wITHDRAws SKULLS NAME.
Mayor Griiiith Makes Second Nomlna-
tion for Place on Richland Dispen-
sary Board.

Columbia. Feb. 1.--Mayor Lewie A.
Griffith has withdrawn the name OF
II. Leon Shull for appointment as a
member of the Richland county dis
pensary board and has substituted the
name Of s. T. Westborry.
Gov. Manning sent the followlns
letter TO Mayor Griffith:
IL have received your letter of the
18th of February i'm reply to my letter
of the 18th day of February asking for
information about Mr.. Shull, whom
YOU had named for appointment as a
member OF the Richland county dis
pensary board.
The only inference that can be
drawn from your letter is that you
believe that Mr.. Shull has i'm the past
engaged i'm the Illicit sale Of whiskey
and by so doing violated the dispen-
sary law.
will YOU not, therefore. withdraw
his name for this appointment and
suggest someone else?"
Mayor Griffith has made the fol-
lowing reply:
'Rcplying TO your letter Of Feb
ruary lG. 1915, ! withdraw tho name
OF X. l.. Shull and substitute the name
Of s. 7. Westberry for appointment as
member Of the county dispensary
hoard,
The governor took the last recon-
mCnuatiOn under adYisement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
REARDoN TAKES ISSUE WITH
EPPS.
Secretary OF Chamber OF Commerce
Says His Action was Authorized by
Board OF Directors.

secretary OF Chamber OF Commerce
Says His Action was Authorized by
Board of Directors.
Secretary r. I. Reardon OF the
Chamber of Commerce today stated
when shown q telegram from Colum-
bia to the effect that Senator Epps
had stated in debate in the senate that
he had received telegram purport-
ing to be from his Chamber Of Com
merce "but which in reality came
from one little secretary OF the
Chamber OF Commerce" that nc had
been authorized by the board of dlrec-
tors OF the Chamber OF Commerce To
send the telegram to Senator Epps.
He said that he had the signatures OF
four members OF the board of diree-
tors at the time that ne sent the telo-
gram. that three more had authorized
him by telephone to sign the paper to
the effect that they were opposed TO
the 5o-car bill. and that subsequent
to sending the telegram the eighth
director had approved his action
President Noise OF the Chamber of
Commerce was out of town and could
not be conferred with on the sub
ject. Secretary Roardon further
stated that the telegram vas explicit
giving the reasons OF the directors
for opposing the bill. and was signed
by himself. as secretary of the Cham
Der Of Commerce and sent by order
OF the board OF directors"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
EPPs FAvoRs 5o-CAR BILL.
sumter County senator Makes Light
OF Telegram from Secretary of
Chamber OF Commerce.

Columbia. Feb. 17.-During the
debate on the 5O-Car bin in the sem
ate today, Senator Epps OF sumter
said he had received two page tele-
gram from his Chamber OF Commerce
urging him to vote against the bill.
That telegram was cotton up by one
little secretary and the Chamber of
Commerce knows nothing about it,
stated Senator Epps who announced
he was going TO vote for the bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
ODD FELLOWS BUILDING. HUK\.
ED.

banvillc, Ill.,, Feb l7.-Fircmcn
Holmes and Shanks were Killed and
our others were injured hy . ralling
vail "t the odd Fellows building
.Hirh lurncd this morning. caus:nc
= los oi Il hundrcd thousand dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
INVENTION TO AID DEAF
Eomhay Man Invcnts Instrument tn
"SrC" Sounds.

bombay, India, Feb. 16.-(Via Lon
doh'--l has been announced in
la liorc that Prof. Albc OF that city
mas invented a "photoscope." the use
OF which will enable the totally doaf
to perceive sounds, such as spccch
ana music. by means of the eve
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
INDIANS DEFEAT POSSE.
rarity Sent out TO Force Red Men
Back ON Reservation Calls For
Help.

Cortez, Col, Feb. 17.-Defeated in
skirmish with renegade Piute In
dians who are fortified in the noun
tains in southwest Utah, a posse sent
out TO force the Indians back on the
reservations appealed today for help.
RCinforcements were rushed to the
scene
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
APPROVE SHIPPING UILI
N"rth Far"iinn Assembly Passes Res
OlutiOn.

halcigh, y. c., Feb. 16.-Roth
houses "l the North Carolina Icgisla
lure today passed joint resolution
'ho"rS'hH tn" administration ship
purchase hilI and urging it's passogc
'h' resolution will hc tranani,tcd To-
che delegation in congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
80 CAR BILL KILLED.
senate Defeats Measure nv Vote or -
To rs.

Columbia, Feb. 1.-THE 5O-car bill
was killed by the senate by a vote of
20 TO l6 at las this afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-20
Who Are We?

we are we, The Battery, Sumter S.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
CHICKEN COOP VENTILATION
Provide Necessary Fresh Air and
Exclude Snow and SIeet.

To provide proper ventilation for
chicken coop in the winter time is
a very difficult task, unless special ar
rangement was made for it when the
coop was built. A hole Of any appre-
ciable size is sure to admit lot of
snow and sleet with every storm. Be-
sides this being harmful for the chick
ems, it leaves a lot of snow and ice to
melt on the floor of the coop. which
soon causes it to rot and decay. We
have found, however, that by enlarg.
ing the holes somewhat and then
tacking several thicknesses of cloth
over them, the proper amount Of
fresh air will be admitted, while the
snow and sleet will be excluded. The
cloth should be light color so as to
keep the interior of the coop lighter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
Uses Of tenement Houses.

If Cleveland shall follow the sugges-
tions contained in q tenement house
code proposed by the chamber of COM
merce of that city. life would be far
more worth the living for many peo-
pie Among other things. it provides
that no room in the cellar of any tene-
ment house shall be occupied for liv-
ing purposes, and that no room in the
basement of such a dwelling shall be
used for any purpose other than cook
Ing or laundry. No tenement house
or any part of it would be used for
lodging house under this code. Vari-
GUS provisions are made for safety
and health Among them is the re-
quirement that in rooms used for
sleeping purposes 500 feet of cubic
air space must be provided for ev-
cry person of twelve years or more
and 800 cubic feet for each person
less than that age.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
SHEEP ARE NEGLECTED
Cur Dog, Parasites and Diseases
Discourage Many.
Good Management and Proper ''are
Will Control, if Not Eliminate,
These Difficulties-Ani;nals
Are Good Scavengers.

(By E. L. SHAW and L. L. HELLElt)
Many farmers have disposed or
their fiocks and many others have re-
Trained from entering the business be-
cause of some of the difficulties that
are peculiar to this industry. Among
the most important of these are cur
dogs, parasites and diseases. A cer-
tain amount of trouble is inevitable
where these abound, but ordinarily
this should not be sufficient to dis
courage the fockmaster. Good man.
agement and proper care, will control,
if not eliminate, these difficulties. The
flock that must rustic for itself is the
one that suffers most from these
sources. Sheep are good scavengers,
but should not be made to subsist
upon weeds alone, with little or no
attention on the part of the farmer.
The sooner the owner realizes that
his sheep cannot return satisfactory
profits under such conditions, the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
LIVE STOCKl2
H1ghf04zES1 S1

Sheep will not bear neglect and
thrive.
Long and hard pulling makes wind
broken horses.
Never punish horse for something
he cannot help.
The surplus horses on many farms
eat up the profits
There is no animal more unprofit-
able than poor sheep.
If a SOW breeds we'll and Is good
mother, keep her until she is old.
The farmers team should be one
we'll adapted to his requirements.
The most profitable beef, pork or
mutton is that put upon the market
early.
Badly constructed stable floors have
injured many more horses than hard
work
Keeping the wagon and buggies well
oiled is one way OF being kind to the
horses.
Allowing the manure to accumulate
in the stable may be convenient. but
it is unhealthy for the animals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24

wanted it is with great difficulty that
the horse can unlearn on account Of
mental weakness.
A horse kicks his master to death
when turned upside down with foot
in stirrup, because in that position
the horse does not know what his
master is, and suffers from imaginary
fear. He kicks the shafts of buggy
until his legs are broken because he
does not know that the shafts are
harmless and that he himself is doing
the damage. He runs away in the
saddle or in the harness because he
has not sense enough to know better.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
FOR FATTENIMG THE LAMBS
Experiments With SneIled Corn and
Alfalfa Hay Furnish Valuable
Comparison for Breeder.

w. C. Coffey, chief in sheep husband
ry at the University of Illinois, has
completed his experiments on the pro-
portion of shelled corn and alfalfa hay
for fattening Western lambs. The eX-
pertinent also furnishes a valuable
comparison of the feeding and market
qualities of wether and eve lambs and
shows the effects Of early and late
shearing on the feeding operations as
a whole.
Western lambs which had been pur-
chased on the Chicago market about a
year ago were used in the experiment
These were divided into two main
groups. Group one was fed the largest
quantity Of corn that it was possible
to get the lambs to consume, with just
enough hay to keep them healthy and
thriving. Group two was fed large
amount of hay, with just enough corn
10 put them in choice market condi-
ton.
In experiment or group one, four lots
of wether lambs were fed as nearly as
possible like two of the lots Of wether
lambs. In experiment No. three lots
of lambs were shared early and three
were sheared late.
In each experiment the lambs receiv-
ing the largest proportion of corn made
the largest gains. The difference be-
tween wether and eve lambs in feed
ing and market qualities were slight
Shorn lambs ate more feed than un-
shorn lambs in warm weather, but
there was little difference between
them in gains and no difference in
market quality. Lambs left in the
fleece until the end Of the experiment
sheared from to 2.75 pounds per head
more than early-shorn lambs, and on
this account returned more profit.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
SAVE ALL POULTRY MANURE
Farmer Can Add Materially to Profits
by Properly Caring for DroppInes
of Various Farm Fowls.

A recent bulletin of the Maine agri-
cultural experiment station shows that
the poultryman or farmer can mate
rally add to the profits of his busi-
ness by properly caring for the drop
pings of his fowls. Tor example, it is
shown that the droppings from 1000
fowls if preserved without needless
loss are worth at least three hundred
dollars a year.. and this estimate is
based on the assumption that less
than half of the droppings, or only 80
pounds per hen per year, can be COL
lected.
According to the Maine station, the
droppings should be collected daily
and mixed with substances which Will
(1) prevent loss of nitrogen, (2) add
sufficient potash and phosphoric acid
to make better balanced fertilizer,
and 90 improve the mechanical con-
dition of the manure so that it can
be applied to the land with manure
spreader.
This can be done as folloWs: 10
each 80 pounds of the manure add ten
pounds of sawdust, good dried loan,
or peat, 16 pounds of acid phosphate,
and eight pounds of kainit. Such a
mixture will contain about 1.25 per
cent of nitrogen, As per cent of phos::
phoric acid, and two per cent OF pot
ash, which, used at the rate of two
tons per acre would furnish SO pounds
of nitrogen, 1856 pounds of phosphoric
acid, and 80 pounds of potash, and at
the present price Of fertilizing in
gradients is worth about $40 per ton.
The mixture would furnish we'll bal.
aIced stable fertilizer, which, al,
though not fine enough to work well
in drills, can be successfully applied
with a manure spreader. The treated
manure should be we'll sheltered until
time to apply to the land-that is,
shortly before plowing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
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TREES scAvENGERs OF AIR
Besides, They Make Summer Cooler
and Winter Warmer, Saye
an Authority.

There is New York Tree Planting
association and DR.. Stephen Smith is
it's president. DR.. Smith agrees with
the poet Pope, who extolled trees
which furnish in summer shade, in
winter fire. More than that, mans
very life on this planet depends upon
the tree, which absorbs the poisonous
carbon dio1ide which man exhales
and in return pours into his lungs
the exhilarating and vitalizing oxygen
secreted by its leaves, says the Die
tetic and Hygienic Gazette. The tree
regulates the temperature Of the air
in which we live by having itself a
fixed temperature of 81 degree Fab
renheit. The grateful shade of trees
on a hot summers day and the COM
parative warmth of the forest in the
coolest winters day is due in de-
gree to the arboreal temperature.
Therefore, If city streets were filled
with vigorous trees we should have
cooler summers and warmer winters.
And on hot days the tree sprays
into the air an immense amount OF Wa
ter-32,000 gallons for tree Of full
size and LEAKAGE. Here is an inestim.
able cooling process. And such atree
has in foliage the equivalent Of five
acres of grass land-a fact further sug-
gesting that tree standing by our
dwellings in the city and lifting its
foliage in the air, story above story,
would bring to every window which
it passed acres of park scenery. In
the hot summer days and nights 1t
would purify the air entering the
chamber and cool it with delicious
moisture. Finally. the tree can alb
sorb and thus remove from the air the
emanations from the street and from
putrefying waste matter. In this re-
spect trees are the scavengers OF the
air and protect us from filth dis
cases.
1t should be added that trees are
valuable in that they provide homes
for birds who feed on destructive in
sects. =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-03-24
HOMES FOR BRITISH WORKERS
Plans That Are lin the Nature of Ex-
periments Are Being Given Care
full Consideration.

Evidently British cities do not pur-
sesse that the war shall interfere seri-
ously with plans for housing their
workingmen In Newcastle-on-Tyne,
for example, plans have recently been
prepared for furthering this move
ment. United States Consul Walter
c. Hamm recently reported that two
plans for the erection of workingmen's
houses have been considered by the
housing committee of the corporation
of Newcastle, and il approved by the
city council will be carried out.
One scheme proposes the erection
of 81 two-roomed houses, which will
rent for $1.15 per week, and 2S three
roomed houses, renting for S1.52 per
week. The second scheme proposes
the erection of eight two-roomed
dwellings, renting for 1922 per week,
and eight three-roomed dwellings,,
renting for s1.3S per week.
The total number of houses pro-
posed by the two plans is 12S, contain
ing 292 rooms. The total cost is esti-
mated at $125.000, which includes the
cost of the buildings, the street work
and the rent of the land.
This plan, If realized, will be car
ried out under the Housing of the
working class act" Of 1870, and in this
case the periods of loan repayment
are to be as follows: Land, so years;
buildings, 60 years; sewerage, 80
years, and streets, 20 years. Tenders
for the erection of the buildings have
been invited.