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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
COURTESY IN THE HOME.
It Is Essential to Kappines. Ia the
Family Circle.

There is 40 place where there is
greater ueed Of true. refined, everyday
courtesy or whore it vii! be more
greatly appreciated than in the home
circle. Yet in how many households Go
we see an entire lack CT it.
The husband comes IN tired and sur
". hurries down his meal. gives the
cat kick and dep;,l,.; without one
kind word CT gracious act tc any one.
The children are noisy and quarrel
some The mother. tired and nervous,
has only sharp. recriminating words
for her husband, the children and the
servant. The whole atmosphere ap-
pears surcharged with the very quint-
essence Of disturbing and dishearten-
ing elements.
Let visitor come in to make a
neighborly call, however. and how
quickly everything is changed. Both
husband and wife welcome him with
the sweetest of smiles and courtesy.
When the visitor departs, he is bowed
out with the most charming grace and
in silver tones invited to call again.
This is eminently right and proper.
but why should not the same consid-
Grafton prevail among those who are
bound to each other by ties Of family
relationship-''our' own, whom we love
best" Why should not The wife, the
child, the servant, whom you meet ev-
cry day in the most intimate relations
why should they not, ask, be
vouchsafed some courtesy as well as
the guest who calls for brief hour?
"Charity begins at home" we are
told, and l think courtesy should too.
No one, be he man or woman, can
stand weeks and years Of continual
fault finding or habitual discourtesy.
You bow to your next door neighbor
when you meet her in the street and
give her kind or cordial word. Why
not be respectful to members of your
own family? Try it. You will find
you will be happier for it. Your home
will become an ideal one, and every
one Will be influenced to good by the
light which viii radiate from it-Pitts-
burg Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

The railroad commission has receiv-
ed a number OF complaints from the
people of Ferguson, town in Berke-
ley County, stating that the Atlantic
Coast Line had refused to put a depot
agent at that place, and consequently
the people have to haul freight to an
other station, about ten miles. Fer
guson is the end of a branch line of
the Charleston, Sumter and Northern,
and the railroad claims that the
place is too unhealthy for al agent to
live. The commission will look into
the matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
:s5,skin Us g. Gardener.

r'onl ;,s l;llskin was Of flowers, espe.
ci::lly wi:d ones, he had his own ideas
as to What {, garden ought to be, ard
in his practical gardening vas quite a
!aadscapiS1. BE liked making paths
ana c.ntsiviny pretty hooks. When he
iirst came to Brentwood he would have
his ccppice' cut no more. It Spindled
up to great tail steps. slender and sin.
ue0S. promising no timber, and past
the age for :N commercial use or time
hcnorAd woAt. NeighbOrs shook their
heads. but they did not know the
pictures of Hotticell, and Ruskin had
made his ceppice into an early Italian
altar piece. Then he had his eSpalier
Of apples and little gooseoerry patch
and (: few standard fruit trees and
some strawberries mixed with flow
ers. In one corner there were beehiyes
in the old fashioned pent house trailed
ov>r with creepers. Here and there
were little hummocks. each with it's
specia interest Of fern or fower.-Good
Words
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
2.O9

Here we have the problem and the re-
suit. We know that we cannot say
two from one.' So we borrow one and
say two from eleven,' and we get the
result nine We pay back promptly.
for instead Of saying two from two
leaves nothing we say three from
twelve leaves nine But by what au-
thority do We say this? When did we
discover that this method would give
US correct matnema teal results? That's
what would like to know. Here we
have one of the problems which the
doctrine of evolution may dealswith. ]
suppose some old fellow in the long
ago found that it was necessary to de-
wise q method Of meeting this matll-
ematicai emergency, so he hit upon
the idea Of borrowing from one row Of
figures and paying back to The next.
and so met and conquered very seri-
Gus difficulty. The idea originated with
some one, and to that some one we owe
something. Mathematics would be {,
meaningless science without this con-
venient plan, just as other t. ings would
be useless but for the clever inventions
of men who have gone before. There is
the thing. for instance, which st1uds
for nothing, the naught, that round
symbol 0. 1t has history. We know
how they calculated before it came into
existence. But will not tell you about
it now. was speaking about the bor
rowing habit in mathematics, and that
is enough to think about at one tine
10 you know how and when it origi1
mated? ?"-New Orleans Times Democrat
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
A Justiaab1e Evasion.

One time when Sir Walter Scott was
asked If he wrote the Waverley novels,
the authorship Of which was G great
secret, he said, "No. am not the au-
thor. and If l were should say the
same" Mr.. Gladstone thought this 3
1ustifiable evasion.
Sydney Smith once said OF some OF
his ANONYMOUS efforts. Il have always
denied II; but finding that deny it III
vain. have thought it might be as well
to include the letters in this collection" :"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

The Funeral Directors Association
of the State Of South Carolina, will
meet in Sumter next month. a COM
mittee of local undertakers and coffin
manufacturers and other citizens met
Wednesday morning TO formulate plans
to entertain the association, which
is composed Of representative body
of gentlemen from ali over the State.
A committee was appointed to meet
City Council that evening to solicit
an appropriation and to solicit private
subscription for entertainment.
Messrs. r. F. Haynsworth, ". g..
Chandler and E. L. Witherspoon
compose the committee on subscrip-
tioa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

The examination of applicants for
positions in the rural free mail deIiy-
cry service will be held on the 2lst
instant. There are two positions to
be filed on juno 1st and that there
are somewhere in the neighborhood
of twenty applicants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
The Extremity of Bliss.

The Parson-Dis am mos positively
de mos streemly juiciest CHECKING ]
cher put in NAH mouth, Rr'er jackson.
l,r'pr Jackson Yes. sab. palSon: dat
.!,'r>in" WIZ raised an hrung up on
.,i..,n;,,l:;,i.s, s:.h lesi;"'s Weekly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
u. D. C. MEETING.

An important meeting OF Dick An
derson Chapter, U. D. O.. will be
held at the residence Of Mrs. Alta
mont Moses at G o'clock, Thursday
Afternoon. All members are request
eud to be present as arrangements for
the distribution of Crosses Of Honor
are to be made. Agnes Begin,
Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
CREDIT DUE TO SOMEBODY.
Where Did We Get the Right 30
E.rroyv In Mathematics.

where did we get the right to bor-
row in mathematics? asked 4 man
We always pay back-a thing We
sometimes fail to 90 in other relation
ships in life-bat where did we get the
right to borrow in the first instance?
Take simple illustration in subtrac
ton: The teacher will tell the pupil 10
subtract 1892 33o2 from 6.421. We put the
problem Down after this fashion:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
A Provident Man

Knicker-Did Suburbs leave his fam
lily we'll provided for?
Bocker-Yes. indeed. lie had cooks
engaged for two months ahead.-Har-
ner'S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
The Hoo7,oo Bird.

The hoopoo is essentially bird Of
the desert. A pretty tradition regard
ing the crest upon this birds head
tells that the crest was q gift from
King Solomon in gratitude for shelter
from the midday SUN provided by q
fight of hoopoos. The first decoration
was a crown Of gold, but as this
brough. unwelcome attentions from
fowlers the monarch changed the
crown 10 q crest Of feathers.
The characteristic note Of the hoo
poo is produced as follows: The bird
swallows as much air rs possible and
then taps its beak upon the ground
The escaping air produces the hoo
hoo-hoo' which has earned for tt.-
bird it's popular .lame.-IAondon Mai!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

Initiate the sun and shine as often as
the clouds will let You.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

Buy yonr Binder Twine from ". B.
BOYLE. o-I So
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

My Twine is here. See me before
you buy. W. B. Boyle. d 511-3t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18
The BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Nearly $4,000 Contributed to
Louisville Seminary.

Nashville, Tenn, May 14.-The
second days session Of the 49th con-
vention of Southern Baptists was made
memorable by contributions aggregat-
ing s52, 991 to the endowment fund Of
the theological seminary at Louisville.
There were several gifts of S., 600 each,
one coming from a Boston man, and
one from an Atlanta woman, Mrs.
". A. Wiggs.
There had been anticipation Of q
riple in the con-ention when the COM
mittee on work among the negroes
made its report but it was received
and adopted in an harmonious manner.
This committee, Of which DR.. A. @.
Davidson Of Birmingham, Ala, is
chairman, considered the Virginia
memorial, asking for appointment Of
commission to study the uplifting
of the negro in all it's phases. After
a session of five hours the committee
arrived at an agreement satisfactory
to all interested. It provides for the
appointment of a representative from
each State to confer with the home
mission board with regard to plans
for carrying on the work.
The committee on nominations for
place of holding the next convention
beld session today and it is under
stood that Fort Worth, Tex, was
favored by a majority. Kansas City
and st. Louis have been spoken of in
this connection.
At the night session Kansas City,
Mo-, was selected as the next meeting
place. The nominating committee
reported in favor of Fort Worth, Tex,
but the sentiment of the convention
was overwhelmingly the other way.
Before vote was taken Fort Worth
was withdrawn.
Nashville, Tenn, May 15.-No busi-
ness was transacted by the Southern
Baptist convention here today. The
various pulpits of the city were occu-
pied at morning and evening services
by visiting ministers and large con-
gregations greeted them.
In the afternoon a rally at the taber-
nacle in the interest of Sunday school
and evangelistic work was attended
by 5000 persons Tomorrow night
the convention will complete its work.
During the day reports of the COM
mittee on work of the foreign mission
boards was heard This work during
the last year has been larger than
ever before in the boards history, the
fund devoted to it aproximating $3.50, :
coo.
Committees on the work of the Sun
day school board, On nominations and
on finances will also report. In ad-
dition final conclusions will be arrived
at as to the home mission boards
work
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-18

Some OF the greatest writer's have
sung her praises-appreclate and
adered her. Listen to Wordsworth:
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength and
skill;
A perfect woman. nobly planned,
To warm, to comfort and command.
A creature not too bright or good
For human natures daily food;
For transient sorrow, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and
smiles.
And Milton:
So we'll to know
Her own, that what she Wills to do or
Deems wisest virtuousest, discreetest,
best.
Then Barrett:
Not she with traitrous kiss her Saviour
stung,
Not she denied him with unholy
tongue:
She, while apostles shrank, could dan
ger brave.
Last at his cross and earliest at his
grave.
Oh you miserable, pitiless Sumter
bachelors! Whittier are you driftinge
What on earth will become of you?
Buy your Binder Twine from W. B.
Boyle. o-1l-3t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

The weather forecasters had a
hard time yesterday getting clear
of that warm spell last week and
bringing on the predicted rain.
The latter, however, was scarcely
worth calling a rain, but it served
to vindicate the forecasters who
this year have been having diff
Guilty in their work. From pres
ent indications the weather clerks
have another batch of fine wealth
er on their hands to get rid of.
This has been remarkable fall
for long continued warm, pleasant
weather.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

Clo. hClC Ids DCCh ouCh q loSh
of interest or excitement in things
political that a little noise from
the gridiron enthusiasts is very
acceptable.
But little stir in the city Sun
day.
George Jemison is manager Of
the new cafe recently opened in
New Martinsville by the Clenden-
ming company.
PHI. Gaffney, oil operator, went
to Reas Run, O., this morning to
look after his extensive interests
in that field.
"Boy Blue" at the High school
auditorium Tuesday night; admis-
sion, adults rs cents, children Is
cents or two for Is cents.
y y \
Mrs. Charles Thistle and little
daughters, and Mrs. G. NJ. Mccoy
and little son Fred, spent Sunday
with friends ia Powhattan, o.
4 4 4
Messrs. B. G.. and AlonZo Will
Hanson and w. E. Allen left for
St. Louis this morning to take in
the sights of the Worlds fair.
x 4 4
Thanksgiving numbers of the
Ladies' Home Journal, Good
Housekeeping and other maya
zines on sale at McCoy's Book
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Durham re-
turned this morning from st.
Louis where they have been visit
ing the great exposition for two
weeks.
Ladies Home Journal, Harp
er's, Scribner, Mcclure, Leslie's
and other p0t Gar magazines for
November on sale at McCoy's
Book store.
y y y
Messrs. Will, John and Howard
Kenney and James Boyles left
this morning for the Reas Run, O.,
oil field to drill an oil well for
P. H. Gaffney.
Ohio Valley Merchants Protec-
tive association will meet in the
City Hall this evening at S:15.
Merchants take notice and govern
yourselves accordingly.
= 4 4
The we'll on the Archer farm,
near Next, is showing for a small
producer in the Keener forma,
ton. The pay streak was tapped
Saturday night. A local company
drilled the we'll.
4 4 4
The Oil Review has arranged to
receive full election returns on
Tuesday night, November 8, and
will issue a morning edition con-
tanning full election returns. We
will receive the press reports the
same as all the newspapers in
large cities and will publish them
so all our people can read the
full election returns Wednesday
morning at breakfast.
u u y
Chris Henderson, Jr., member
of the firm of Frame & Hender-
son, furniture dealers, is beyond
all doubt the happiest man at this
writing in the State of West Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Henderson's present
happy mood was occasioned by
the arrival of a fine Democratic
baby boy at the Henderson home
this mroning. The new heir made
its appearance at 8 O'Clock and
tipped the beam at 1917 pounds.
The little youngster is hale and
hearty and the proud papa has al
ready begun to teach it to shout
Off Parker and Davis.
\ y \
This is the season of the year
when the numerous ministers of
different denominations are max
ing their acquaintance with men,
bers of their congregations by rea-
son of assignments to new
charpeS Tn q mannar thav NAV
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

Local News .
-@-@-@-@-@-@-a

Next Monday is Hallowe EN-.
Il y Il
Fine show all week at the Aud
itorium.
Only two weeks until the agony
will be over.
Garfield Hays left for points
south this morning.
4 y d
H. A. Wright spent Sunday
here with his family.
) G. w. Stocking was Wheeling
. business caller today.
4 y =
/, T..C. Hornbrook Of Parkersburg
= was in the city today.
+ \ 4
We had a little snow yesterday
the first of the season.
y K 4
DR.. w. T. Morris spent Sunday
ut his home in Wheeling.
j. w. Wagner, driller, of Shi-
lob, was in the city today.
Contractor Ed Dunn of Mari
eta, was in the city today.
- u ~
Boyd Lively is tending bar at
Paden City for w. E. Seal.
III. G.. Furman of Clarion, Pa, is
registered at the Hotel Wells.
Contractor George Morrison left
for points south this morning.
X y u
E. M. Roome and son Frank
went to Benwood this morning.
p Liveryman John Stealey was
Wheeling business caller today.
J. G.. McMahon left for his
, home this morning at Mt. Morris,
Pa.
John Roome is calling on rela-
tives and friends in and near the
city.
X y y
Patronize the children at the
High school auditorium Tuesday
night.
Postmaster George E. Work and
S. G.. Pyle went to Wheeling this
morning.
L. w. Larsen, oil and real estate
broker, went to Raven Rock this
morning.
The frost on the hills this morn
ing was almost equal to light fall
of snow. W
Ladies' Home Journal, Novem-
Der number, On sale at Mccoy s
Book store.
Gil Urquhart left this morning
" for the French Creek oil field to
took after his interests.
Samuel Neeley left this morning
for the Sugar Creek oil field to
look after his interests.
See the musical frogs, echo elves
and frefies at the High school au-
ditorium Tuesday night.
Deputy Sheriff NJ. H. Adams of
Middlebourne, went to Bens Run
this morning on official business.
Cornwell speaks at New Martins
vile Wednesday evening A big
crowd will attend from this city.
y y q
"Boy Blue and "Mollie;" pic
mic, girls, and fishing, boys, at
High school auditorium Tuesday
night.
4 y =
The football rooters this fall
are to a very great degree taking
the place of the campaign shout
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
,..Y0ur Fall Clothes.

BET Where themf what they
pleasure all within the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24

Ladies' Home Journal, Harp
er's, Scribner, Mcclure, Leslie's
and other POI Gar magazines for
November on sale at McCoy's
Book store.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

The Twin Brooks News tries
to squirm out of declaring
whether the boiling delegation
is for Crawford or against him
by asking who the regular dele
cation will support for governor.
This is simply begging the ques-
ton. 1t is not a question who
either delegation will support,
but it is a question as to whether
either delegation is supporting
Mr.. Crawford. The regular dele
cation is openly and avowedly
opposed to Mr.. Crawford and
his methods. Why should not
the boilers be equally honest and
fair in declaring where they
stand on this question which has
been made an issue throughout
the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
Milbank, s. D., April 8. 1904.

Board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present.
They proceeded with the unfinished
business as follows:
On motion carried the auditor was
instructed to correct the tax on the
ST of section 5, township l2O, range
Al, for the year of 1903, there being
an error in extending same.
On motion carried the matter OF the
delinquent road tax on the NWt, OF
section 8, township 121, range 50. tor
the year of 1902, be referred back to
the board of supervisors OF Osceola
township.
Resolved, that the petition for the
division Of and application for school
loan OF Stockholm township school
district be laid over until May Il,
1904.
The following bill for which war
rant had been drawn was audited and
approved:
g. II. Pinckney. county auditor, school
loan to William Boicc ............... GOO 90
The following bills were audited
and allowed and warrants drawn for
the same:
q. II. Pinckney, county auditor, bal
ance due Rand, McNally & Co., for
a. 'i r. PtD DeIns county auditor, bal. :
ance due CHM q Co., school books O6
Perkins Bros. Co.. blanks ..... 30
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

Stations at twenty times service fee, and
all other personal property at 30 per cent of
actual value.
Threshing rigs to be classed as ordinary
machinery.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
G. III. PINCKNEY,
Clerk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

% r u,oo;rs fees as sheen inspector IL 90
p Z. u;Seins foes az, sheep inspector Z 50
: : tnei-hari cash paid for postage. 2U
j. &. Rawson, coal for court house
I"u Sc 6aarrct coal and wood for Lang 10 40
Erianas9 bnHs ' tn. $40
O.. NJ. Pease, typewriter ribbon to reg co
lister of deeds -. ....* -. ..'.-. ~
Caorge stevens court script....... l 81
pr, :; - ! y sner'ns : 80
A. NJ. Honck. $50 pounds of coal to poor ] ~
otoie ~ 0oN 80 SO
> ;, L loiS, = and March -. 116 81
w. W. Downie, official printing ....... . 10
q :. H. ~ I'D 2 50
III g yaikrar f.aicial printing 9 As
Chas. b. Williams, merchandise to Mrs.
W., 4ond '' 90 90
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

On motion carried the interest on
the personal tax of w. Fl. Thurman,
of Big Stone city, for the years Io9O,
1891 and 1892 was abated.
And an abatement was also made
on lot 30, Eastman's first addition to
Milbank, for the year 1908 in the sum
of $5.42 there being an error in the
assessment.
A petition having been filed with
the county auditor asking for the
consolidation Of Georgia school dis
.trict No. 3 and Troy school district
No. 2 into one district. After some
discussion the petition was granted
and the following officers were APP
pointed for the new district to ]
Office until the annual election: N. j.
Hedman, chairman; Henry Nelson,
clerk; Z. M. Dahlberg, treasurer. The
new district is to be known as Troy
school district No. 2.
Justice report of Louis Shampine
for quarter ending March 81. 1904,
was approved and placed on file.
Justice report of A. j. Bleser in
the case of State of South Dakota vs.
Charles Ellington was approved and
placed on file.
On motion carried the bond OF
State Bank of Twin Brooks was ap-
proved and placed on file.
Application of Halver 4. Lien or
q loan from the permanent school
fund of $3.50 on ST of SWt of section
"a, NE4 of NW4, lot 2, section 70,
township 121, range 81 was approved:
On motion carried board adjourned
to Friday, April 8, 1904.
G. III. PINCKNEY,
County Auditor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

During my travels among the cream
cries of Minnesota. especially in the
western part Of the state, l have visit
ed a large number of creameries re-
ceiving both hand and separator cream
and whole milk, and often-yes, too
oftent-I met with the assertion by the
buttermaker that he doesn't need q
starter at his factory. that the hand
separator cream is starter enough,
and, in fact, he actually does use it
with which to ripen ream SKINNED
at the factory, says E. X. Slater in
Creamery Journal. He does not con-
slider it a real starter perhaps, but by
mixing his whole product together he
is virtually carrying ou the princi-
Piles of cream ripening. but without re-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

~
gard to results. | will admit that in
some instances this is absolutely nec-
essary, as in, the case Of the butter
maker who receives a large amount,
perhaps nearly all hand separator
cream. At the majority Of our fac
tories, however, a small amount of the
raw material is cream, and in such
cases it is quite possible to keep the
hand separator and factory cream sep
arate until the latter is ripened by the
aid of a good starter. Cool the hand
separator cream if sour down as low
as possible and keep it in a tank or
other receptacle until the cream from
the factory machine is ripened and
cooled to churning temperature, and
then the two products may be mixed
together. The ripening process should
be SD conducted that the different
patches of cream may be mixed togeth-
er the evening Of the same day they
are received ut the creamery.