The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-30
Hagood News and Views.

Quite a lot Of people these days are
trying to do likewise. A very large
percent of the rest are in a peck Of
trouble because they just can't. 1t is
amusing, interesting to be a disin-
tcrested spectatior of the procession.
When the cotton crop is gathered it
will be found shorter than appear
ances indicate.
We sincerely hope the cotton asso-
citation is an assured fact this time.
Thoroughly organized the farmers
standing By their obligations can con-
troll the situation. Your writer is Of
opinion that the white farmer, if de-
feat comes, will occasion it. Before,
notwithstanding there was lack of CO.
operation on the part of many prom
inent farmers it Accomplished much.
Its unreasonable demands defeated it.
The wheat crop this year was poor
indeed for lack Of potash mainly, we
believe. After it was harvested much
Of it was greatly damaged by the
weevil. being left in the sheaf too
long before threshing.
How about that Pennsylvania pot
ash? Will sufficient be mined to sup
ply the farmers? What will it cost?
Potash and kainite IS coming from
across the water. How will the prices
compare with the old? All our sandy
lands are suffering for lack of it.
The land is filled with dishonesty in
one or another form. God only knows
hot io.,i
quainted with Believe half you see
and nothing you hear"
What is it dat is not in the air?
You spend a dollar and most YOU get
is wind with long and short i.
Some valuable property has been
sold in our community lately for Il
half thousand. other that was bought
double what it then cost.
How many people will profit By
offering of Uncle sam Of food?
Misses Ruth Thompson ard Court
enay Atkinson with Mrs II. G. Pc
thea leave in a few: days for Harris
Springs
Mrs. Chas. Jackson goes to Glenns
from Glenns.
Mr. Walter Lenoir is erecting Il
ccmmodious residence at Horatio.
The school authorities OF State
burg school are erecting Il substantial:
building in the stead of the OIL
God is making tho world. and will
not suffer us puny pimps to mar it,
rest assured of that He does actual
lay say Thus far shall thou so and
no farther" and He does actually
laugh at our inipotent rage.
a colored boy working at the W. H.
Freeman shingle mill. had his arm !
cut off just above the wrist. He was
rushed to the intirmary in your city.
Who is to blame for the miserable
roads all over our county? They are
a sight. How long Will it continue?
The w. c. a. people of Colm bia
break camp here this week and re-
turn to Columbia
A son of Mr.. T. Jenkins Of Colum- |
bia. Il little McCafc girl and Mon |
teith gir! all Of the same place are
.-isiting Frances Moody
circumstances alter cases" Very
rnc. but because YOU happen to be I
floating with horse apples is not a |
sufficient reason that you are one or
that there is any affinity between
YOU
One hog will squeaI a lot over /
nubbin while a big ear is scarcely .
sufficient to call forth n grunt from /
another In the same way one man
will cut big TX with Il ''loafer.
while another is not affected by a
wcn;y cent cigar.
Two new girnerics arc in process
IF erection in our community. Mr..
Palmer McClclIar, and Mr.. W. II.
freeman S.
Much complaint abroad about
xeevils in wheat.
"Hagood."
Rcmhcrt. Aus Or.