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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
Weekly Crop Summary.

The following is the weekly weather
and crop summary issued by the CO.
iumbia weather bureau:
The early part OF the week was
cloudy and rainy. followed by clear
and abnormally cool weather at the
close. Light to heavy frosts over the
northwestern counties. with killing
frosts along the mountain ridges, ma
teriaaly checked growth and caused
some damage to gardens and field
truck. Some damage TO new mown
hay resulted from the rains. Cotton
picking was resumed and was being
pushed during the latter part of the
week. Haying. corn gathering and
fall plowing were i'm progress, as was
the peanut harvest In the eastern por-
tlon."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE.
With Appliances Used and Approved
by United SttacS Government.

w. B. Seeley, the noted expert, is
again sending his personal representa-
tive back to Sumter. He will be at the
Hotel Sumter, Wednesday and Thurs
day. October 20 and d, 1915, thor
oughly equipped and prepared to deal
with the most difficult cases.
His Spermatic Shield Trusses, as
used and approved by the United
States government and the Car of
Russia will retain any rupture per-
fectly, affording immediate relief.
and frequently closes the opening in
short time. Wonderful results with
out surgery or harmful injections.
Clean and durable; no irritating leg
straps or binding Of the hips.
Examination and advice free. Pa
ticnts treated on former visits invited
to call for attention without charge.
Home Office, 1927 Walnut ST., Phila-
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ence.
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SummcrtOn Social News,

Summerton, Oct. 16.-The Matrons'
Book Club was entertained last Fri
day evening by Mrs. c. B. Davis. After
the business was dispensed with. the
social feature was taken up. In the
guessing of advertisements Mrs. III. A.
Richbourg proved most successful,
and was awarded the prize. This club
has the distinction Of being the Oldest
social club for women in town. and
seems to maintain it's original enthu-
siasm. Just now it is making civic i'm
provement a subsidiary feature, and
to that end has had several entertain
ments for the raising Of funds.
n special train was chartered on
Thursday evening to enable music
lovers to attend the "Red Rose" i'm
Sumter. Quite a large number went.
DR.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Badger Of Null
Inns are visitors here. They are the re-
cipients of many invitations.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Chewing of
llcndersonville, y. c., are here for the
winter.
Dr. A. j. Briggs, formerly of this
place, now of Darlington, was visi-
tor here during the past week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
STUDY CIRCUS METHODS.
Uncle Sans Officials Observe System
OF Carl 1Iagcnbcck-W Wallace Show.

Beneath the pOmp and glitter and
amidst the odor of sawdust and naph-
tina is a system of government and
management whose scope and scale
are stupendous and staggering. No
human institution is more perfect in
operation than the circus. Surely no
more flattering tribute could be paid
the Carl Hagenbcck- Wallace Circus
than that officially given by the Unit
ed States government. Officers from
the army department, veterans in
their profession, carefully observed
the rapid sequence of proceedings
when the big show was in Washing
ton.
The naval officers were in the rail-
road yards to watch the arrival of the
trains, the process Of debarkation, and
on the show grounds they marveled at
the manner in which the monster
like palaces were raised in the
air. They critically observed the man
ner in which the two-mile long street
parade was lined up. They marveled
at the haste and precision in which
hundreds of other employees hastened
about their work. Gen. Evans survey
ed the marvellous scenes and he was
He asked Mr.. Wallace
n I. &c
to travel with the show q fortnight
that they might grasp a few of the ad-
ideas as to how so great an in
stitution is moved with apparently so
little effort. Gen. Evans confessed
that the army department had always
loaded their wagons on fiat cars by
hosting them over the sides, not roll
Ing on them from the end
The Carl Hagenbeck-W Wallace Circus
Is the most wonderful tented organ
lzation in the world. In reality there
are two separate shows, Carl Hagen
beck's collection of trained animals
and the Great Wallace Circus. Sew
eral years ago the two shows were
yet one ticket admits to ev-
erything. The Carl Hagenbeck- Wal
lace Circus will come to Sumter on
saturday, October % for perform
ances at and p. m. The monster,
all new street pageant will leave the
do, nf 81
the eXhibitiOn.-Advt.
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EQUIPPED FOR LIVE
STOCK WORK.

The extension division OF Clemson
College is we'll equipped to assist
farmers in any part Of South Carolina
with any problems in livestock that
may arise. The college has two men
giving all their time to beef cattle
and swine extension work, three dairy
extension experts and one extension
poultryman. This Is one of the larg,
est nd b@st equipped animal husband,
ry extension forces I'm the United
States. South Carolina farmers
should tske advantage OF their oppor.
tunitIes along this line to get expert
help free OF cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
BIG PEANUT CROP.
Mr.. L. NJ. Rogers Gathering a Good
Yield From 500 Acres.

One OF the most interesting sights
to be seen on farm hereabouts is
that on the farms OF Mr.. Frank NJ.
Rogers. Sr.. in Back Swamp township.
where at this time he has begun the
harvesting OF his large peanut crop.
MIR. Rogers planted this year 500
acres OF Spanish and Virginia pea
nuts. which was nothing more than
an experiment, for nothing like this
great acreage has ever before been
planted In South Carolina. 1t is said
that the next largest acreage plant
ed by any one farmer in this State is
near Rishopvillc. where some 70 or
100 acres are planted.
Mr.. Rogers began about ten days
ago gathering this new crop. that is.
in this section. and one who has never
seen the peanut crop grown or har-
vested would be amazed were he to
pass along the highway and view the
result. Hundreds OF hands, negro
men. women and children. are en-
ployed In plowing. lifting the vines
with their tubers. stacking and cur
ing them. making ready for picking
and separating.
The vines with their tubers are
stacked In the fields on poles which
have been erected with an arrange
ment at the bottom a foot from the
ground for ventilation. These poles
are placed about fifty yards apart
and I'm rows the length OF the field.
There are several thousand poles or
stacks. which resemble hay stacks,
only they are not SO high or so bulky,
and II certainly is interesting to pass
along and take view Of these farms.
Mr.. Rogers will net anywhere from
30 To l2O bushels of peanuts to the
acre, md 1t Is stated that he will be
able to dispose OF his entire crop at
soc TO 81 the bushel.
II will he remembered that Mr.. Rog-
ers was the pioneer tobacco planter in
this state. which crop Is the outcome
OF the News and Couricr's efforts some
twenty odd years ago and which has
proved to be n great big crop in South
Carolina.
Mr.. Rogers planted no cotton on his
plantations this year. and by his not
doing 80 he will no doubt be much
benefited.--Florence Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
HOLIDAY FOR PRESIDENT.
President ana Party Motor To Harper
Ferry.

Washington, oct. 1G.-Prcsiden;
Wilson. with Mrs. Norman Gait. his
far Gee. and his cousins. Miss Lucy
Smith and Miss Mary Smith of New
Orleans. mOtOred 10 Harper's Ferry.
w. Va, today for lunch. Tonight
the party attended a theatre here.
The motorists left the White House
without telling even White House Of
iicials where they were going.
T'he news that the president was IN
the vicinity had preceded him on tho
return trip. and at Frederick. Rock
willie and other towns many people
waited 20 see the White House au-
tomObile go by and tried To- get a
glimpse Of Mr.. Wilson and Mrs Calf.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
SIDNEY j. COHEN.
The Young Man Who Was Shot to
Death I'm Charleston Riot.

Dcittn Ill charleston RiOt.
Sidney Cohen. the reporter on the
Charleston Evening Post, who was
killed during the riot at the meet
ing OF the Democratic executive COM
mittee, was a graduate Of the Uni
versity OF South Carolina. The MEM
bers of his class Of 1910 held him
In the highest regard. He was a man
Of lofty character and scholarly at
tainments.
After he was graduated from the
University of South Carolina, the late
Mr.. Cohen went to the University of
pennsylvania to study architecture.
Ill health prevented him from COM
pleting his course there and after a
period Of rest Mr.. Cohen accepted a
place as instructor in the department
of history at the University Of South
Carolina.
Mr. Cohen worked in the Offices
Of the Columbia bureau of The News
and Courier one summer, and later
went to Charleston to accept re-
portorial position on The Evening
Post.
Mr.. Cohen was a son of w. Il.
Cohen, the head of the firm of Louis
Cohen d Co., merchants of Charles
ton. "A brother was graduated from
the University Of South Carolina last
June.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
Botanist of Clemson College
Gives Simple Preventive
Of Grain Disease.
-FOR0ATS and WHEAT SEED
Formailn Solution Applied to Small
Grain Before Planting Kills Spores
Of Smut Without Injury to Germli.
mating Powers.

Smut Is tho most widespread and
destructive disease of small grain and
1t occurs wherever oats and wheat are
grown. When proper control meth
DDS are not practiced, 1t frequently
causes serious loss. Fortunately, it Is
not hard to prevent this disease. In
formalip we have an easily obtainable
preparation that does the work eff.
ciently. Before sowing oats or wheat,
farmers should treat the seed with a
formalfn solution to prevent smut.
Smut Is caused by parasitic
growth that lives In the tissues Of the
plant. The disease spreads by spores
(very small. seed like bodies) which
cling to the hulls or lodge in the
creases Of individual oat or wheat
grains and are thus carried into a
field with the seed. The spores germi.
nate at about tho same time that the
plants come up and the disease grows
directly into the tissue of the young
plant.
Smut lives In plants apparently
without doing serious damage until
the plants begin to head out Then
the disease concentrates its efforts In
the heads and black, sooty masses Of
spores I'LL the places where grain
should form. AS these masses break
up. the spores are scattered over the
field by wind. Many lodge in grains
on healthy heads Of oats or wheat and
remain alive there until the seed are
planted again. Some remain in the
diseased heads and are carried to the
thresher. In threshing, the smut
spores are scattered everywhere and
many find resting places In healthy
grains.
Oat or wheat smut can be controlled
by soaking the planting seed in a
chemical solution that will kill the
smut spores In the seed without injur-
Ing the terminating powers of the
seed. The best chemical to use for
this Is formalin. which Is a 40 per cent
solution Of formaldehyde. 1t may be
procured from any reliable druggist.
Treatment with 1t Is made as follows:
Make up the formalin solution by
mixing one pint formalin (4O percent
solution Of formaldehyde) with 40 gal
Ions water. Sack the grain to be
treated, about a bushel to a sack. Dip
each sack Of grain into the barrel Of
solution and let 1t remain there for
from five to ten minutes, moving the
sack up and down several times to
make sure that all the grains are thor
oughly wet. Finally. lift the sack and
let the solution drain out. after which
either pile the bags OF treated grain
together and cover with bagging or
canvas. or pour the treated grain into
a pile on clean floor and cover with
bagging or canvas. Leave the grain
covered thus for from IL to "a hours.
AS last step. spread the grain thinly
over a clean floor to dry.
The grain seed should be dried as
rapidly as possible to prevent sprout.
ing! Naturally, grain bhus treated
should be put In clean bins or sacks
80 as. not to be again exposed to the
disease. Sacks and bins that have
contained diseased grain may be dis.
infected by washing with a formalin
solution made Of QUE pint formalln to
10 gallons water
II. w. BARRE,
Professor of Botany,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
VILLA REPORTED DEAD
Story OF His Assassination Reaches EI
PaSO.

FL PasO, Oct 16.-Americans arriv-
Ing from Casas Grandes brought the
report that Gen. Villa has been asso,-
sinated, but there is no confirmation
Another report stated that it was VIII
las brother, Hippolito Villa, who had
been killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
Villa on Way to Border.

El Paso, Oct. 16.-The Villa agency
denies the report of Villas assassina-
ton. 1t states that Gen. Villa is on
his way to the border from Casas
Grandes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-20
Villa Still T,iVCS

Washington, Oct. 16.-Villa agents
mere doubt the story of his assassina
ton, as they received messages from
him dated yesterday.
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The Dixie Highway.

Chattanooga. oct. lG.-The Dixie
Highway tourists left at 3 O'Clock this
morning for Atlanta. twcntyfour
hours late. They expect no further
delays.
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IOST-Check No. 1900 for $4SO.S1.
payable tn Mrs. II. G. Iembcrt for
bales cotton is null and void AS
duplicate has been made and paid
in its place. Banks and others are
warned not to pay or accept same.
Ernest Field.
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"NNlED-Our friends to know rush
is over and we will mill their wheat
and corn while they fish or take II
boat ride. T.. NJ. Dwight.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
New Circuit judge

A few days ago Governor George
W. Hays appointed Atty. Dene H.
Coleman of Batesville judge of the
Third judicial circuit to succeed
Judge R. E. Jeffery, who was recent
ly appointed as minister to Uruguay,
at a salary of $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Coleman was sworn into Of
flee at Newport Monday, and at
once entered upon his duties there,
where circuit court is in session.
Mr.. Coleman is one of the bright
est young attorneys of the state,
and has many friends in this Sec
ton of Arkansas who are pleased at
his appointment and who feel sure
he will fill the judges office sue
cessfully and creditably.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
WOULD LEAVE
FUL TON COUNTY
Movement Is On In East
Part Of Fulton To Join
Sharp County.

The following dispatch from
Hardy to the Arkansas Gazette,
under date of Sunday, is of interest
to all our readers;
Citizens of Alton and Mammoth
Spring townships in Fulton county,
the two townships through which
Spring river and the Frisco railroad
run in that county, have started a
movement to withdraw from Fulton
county and be annexed to this
(Sharp) county.
This will mean, it is thought, the
renewal of a hard fight waged be-
tween the east and west portions of
Fulton county, because it would de-
prive Fulton county of her only
railroad. But the people of the
eastern part of the county are de-
termined to get relief in some way.
For years they have been trying
to get a District Court at Mammoth
Spring and they have been continu-
ally defeated. Mammoth Spring
alone pays more taxes than any
other township in h e county.
Alton township is also a rich aeri-
cultural district and pays lost of
money into the county strong box
yearly.
The people living in the eastern
part of the county have to 60 from
80 to 40 miles to Salem to attend
court. 1t takes two to three days
to make the round trip and makes
it very expensive. From the
furthest line it is only about 16
miles to Hardy, and in most cases
only few miles to the railroad,
where these people could board the
train and within a few minutes run
to Hardy to court, should they be
annexed to this county, and the
expense would be trifling compared
to the expense of attending court at
Salem.
Sharp county people have been
asked to join them in the move
ment, and it is very likely that
petitions will be presented to the
legislature asking for the passage of
such a BILL"
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
MaxVille

Evan Watkins, noted as the poet
and chief of Heelstring Nation
made a business trip to Batesville
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Snow are both
on the puny list, though Mr.. Snow
is still up and going. 1t takes g
great deal to make him stay housed
up.
W. E. Atkinson, road overseer Of
Washington township, has had some
very necessary work done in the
southern portion of his township
lately.
Arthur Kent closed a successful
term of school here Friday. No
doubt we had as good school for the
winter term as could have been
expected.
Several of the young people at
tended a musical at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Dickey Thurs
day night of last week. They report
a large crowd and fine time.
Maxville is coming to the front
also, we would tell the Calamine
correspondent. We have no con-
crete sidewalks yet, but are plan
ming for them in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gay of near
Poughkeepsie were visiting in this
section Saturday and Sunday, guests
of Mrs. Gays parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Woodbridge. They returned
home Monday, accompanied by Miss
Mollie Woodbridge.
Some people in this section are
becoming interested in the proposed
stock law, which might not suit
everybody if it became law. We
should like to know if this act
would 60 into effect at once so that
every man would be required to
fence against his own stock.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
PouXhkeepsie

Several citizens from this place
went to Batesville this week to look
after business.
David Parsley of the Emery sec
ton was in our burg Monday en-
route 10 Williford.
Harrison Boles Of Maxville was in
this section Monday looking for a
school for the summer.
j. M. Hines and wife are rejoic.
ing over the arrival Of a 10-pound
daughter at their home.
7. j. Haney has fallen on the old
style and has gone to making rails
He and his son split $50 rails in two
days recently.
Frank Green, who has the con-
tract to carry the mails from this
place to Williford, has a son very
sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Eflie Shaver and Miss Mary
Sullivan Of the Grange section spent
Saturday and Sunday in Pouehkeep-
sic, guests Of DR.. E. L. Sullivan and
family.
George Tindel and family, who
has been living at Koshkonone, No.,
for some time, have moved back to
Pouehkeepsie, We welcome them
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
COrir1th
matter.

W. D. Rogers of Hardy spent Sun
day with relatives here.
X. c. Williams of Layne was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Holt a
few days last week.
Mr., and Mrs. S. A. Kelley of
Stuart visited relatives at this place
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. George Rogers was the guest
of his son, W. D. Rogers, at Hardy
a day of two last week.
j. j. Clayton, who has been at
Portia for some time, but whose
family resides here, is in our midst
transactine some business.
Rev. and Mrs. j. L. Powell of
Balboa were here Sunday and Rev.
Powell preached an interesting SER
mon at Corinth Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. E. E. Kelley from Mississippi
county, where Mr.. Kelley is teach
ing school, is visiting her parents,
Mr., and Mrs. j. T. Locke of King
Mills.
E. j, Wiles, W. w. Horton and
0, G. Wiles spent a night in the
woods last week hunting h e
'possum, but we shall not mention
their success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wiles of
Climax were in our community last
week visiting relatives and friends
and making some Improvements on
their farm near here,
Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Lane of
Cave City were in this section a few
days the latter part of last week
and the first part Of the present
week. Rev. Lane preached an in
terestins sermon here Sunday morn.
ing.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
Scent Rate Petition

Hardy, Feb. 14.-Petitions are
being circulated here asking the
legislature to take favorable action
on raising the passenger rates in
Arkansas from 2 cents per mile,
the present rate, to 3 cents per mile.
Business men generally are signing
the petition and farmers are also
signing pretty freely. Those who
have been circulating the petitions
say that 80 per cent of the farmers
approached sign the paper willingly,
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
A Lawyer Coming On

Joe McCaleb, son of Judge j. B.
McCaleb, spent Monday in Newark,
where he successfully represented a
client in justice court, this being his
first experience before the bar of
justice. Though Joe has not as yet
applied for admittance to the prac-
tice of law, we confidently expect
to see him become active in the
practice of his chosen profession
and in the years ahead become one
of the leading legal lights of the
c0untry,-Batesville Guard.
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
Stuart

Mrs. Mollie Beck went to Hardy
on business few days ago.
Misses Connie Debore and Mae
Blakely were visitors at the school
Monday,
Norman Emerson of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is visiting relatives here for
a few days.
E, O, Cartwright, the insurance
man, is spending few days with
his family here.
Rev. Swift Anderson will preach
at Highland church next Sunday, if
the weather is favorable.
Miss Lizzie Stalnaker returned
Monday from visit with relatives
and friends at Powhatan.
Mr., and Mrs Gull Nix visited
the formers parents, j, r, Nix and
wife of Hickory Grove last Sunday
night.
Messrs. Ernest Carpenter and
Simon Stringer spent Saturday
night with Melville Nix Of Hickory
Grove.
Mrs. M. M. Sheriff. Is on the sick
list. She has been absent from
Sunday school two Sundays, and is
badly missed there,
The H. H, II, Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. Lula Cartwright
on the 22nd, and serve tea in honor
of Washington's birthday,
People are very busy plowinG for
another crop. Planting garden
stuff is the order Of the day, The
early bird catches the worm,
Lawrence King, who made his
home here during the past winter,
went to King Mills Monday, where
he will make a share crop with
August Lelievre.
Mrs. Nellie Worels Of Newport
was here Sunday returning to her
home from Ash Flat, where she
had spent some time with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, J, p, Hardin,
Uncle jeff" Smith, a good farm.
or who lives two miles east of here,
says he has iarmed In Arkansas
for seven years aud yet has his
first pound Of hay to buy He win
ters from ten to thirty head OF cat
Sharp County record., 1915-02-19
Thirteen Mistakes OF Life

Supreme Court Judge Paul j.
Mccormick of Illinois says here are
the Thirteen Mistakes of Life"
To attempt to set up your stand
ard of right and wrong.
To try to measure the enjoyment
of others by your own.
To expect uniformity of opinions
in this world.
To fail to make allowances for
inexperience.
To endeavor to mould all DISPOSE
tons alike.
Not to avoid unimportant trifles.
To look for perfection in our own
actions.
To worry ourselves and others
about what cannot be remedied.
Not to help everybody, wherever,
however and whenever we can.
To consider anything impossible
that we cannot ourselves perform.
To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
Not to make allowances for the
weakness of others.