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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
A Question About Your High Schools
Is 1t Preparing for College or Pre-
pairing for Life ?-Is 1t Trying to
Help the 90 Per Cent. of the
10 Per Cent

10 Per Cent.
'"The criticism has often been made
that our system of public schools is
an inverted pyramid, resting on the
apex. The high schools are made to
fit to the colleges, and the lower
schools to the high schools, and many
people have come to regard the high
school as preparatory school, mean
ing thereby that it's aim it to prepare
its pupils for college entrance. This
mas been perniciOus and costly
thought.
THE high school is for the pupil.
Its course should be so shaped as to
do the most good to the largest num-
Der of its pupils. The large majority
enter life, not the college, and the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
Farmers Union News
AND
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted by
County,


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will be appreciated and
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07
$500 MOF,E A YEAR FARMING;
HOW TO MAKE IT.
BY Working for Good Schools, Good
Roasds and Telephones.

The subject announced for this is.
sue Of The Progressive Farmer in our
$500 a. Year" series was "By Saving
the Whole Corn Crop" with the sub
ject Of this article announced for
next week but as this is our "Edu-
cational Edition" we have thought it
best to let "Good Schools, Good
Roads, and Telephones come first,
leaving the consideration of the corn
crop until our issue of August 5th.
AT first glance this topic may seem
less approrria than some that have
been considered in this series, but
there is really no topic on our entire
category that has a more vital bear
ing upon farm profits. In the COM
munity at large good schools Is like
ly to get or keep the best class Of
citizens. Whenever or wherever land
is offered for sale. one of the first
questions Is, How are the schools
and the roads?" And II the prospec-
tive buyer Is told that both are good,
his ideas OF land values at once ad-
vance, and II in addition he learns
the most farmers In the community
have telephones. he is willing to pay
even more.
School Tax Pays for Itself I'm Incrcas
ed Land Values.
Probably In every community
which votes local tax for schools.
land values in a vers few years ad-
vance to double the amount of school
tax money voted. And this Is but one
OF a hundred ways In which better
schools pay for themselves many
times over. The whole life of the
community IL richer and finer wher-
ever there Is a good school at its
center. the citizens fell "a pride in II
such as they never felt before, and
everything I'm the neighborhood be-
gins to catch step with the new stan
dard Of progress thus set up. 1t is
not the fertility Of the land that
makes 1t valuable; II is the intelli-
gence of the community In which II
Is situated. Land I'm Africa today Is
more fertile than the average reader
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

A number of farmers decide to
build, for their mutual benefit, tele-
cone line. Each man agrees to cut
"cel and han! q given numioer OF pole
thirty poles aboUt 22 feet or 2J
feet long, are required for each mile
0f lire. Pefore the poles--which arc
C. il the ground three and a hall
'eet-are erected. two brackets, oo
the end of EACH Of which is fastened
glass insulator, are nailed to the
pole, one Is inches above the other.
Having set the poles, wires are strung
the entire length of the line, and far
mers living off the main route can
connect with the main line at any
point.
1T Is possible for as many as 35 or
40 telephones to be installed on such
a line. which may be 40 or As miles
in length. The total cost Of all the
material Oess poles) required to
build a mile of full metallic line is
but $13.74, and the very best tele-
phone on the market, with all ma
terial for installing it ready for use,
can be had for $13. Assuming that
| there will be one telephone for every
mile Of line, the grand total initial
cost for each farmer, for the very best
system, Is but $2674.
"The maintenance expense on such
line, including wear and tear on
the equipmet, should be less than
three dollars a year. Just think of it
for 25 cents a month the farmer
can have telephone service with his
neighbor, doctor, broker and mer-
chant! For Is cents month, he
can have access to the Bell exchange
and toll lines. and through these he
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

A series OF meetings will begin at
Wedgefieid next Monday night at $3.50
O'Clock. Rev. 8. E. Rose will do the
preaching. All are invited to attend.
Morning services at IL o'clock; eve-
ming services at $3.50 o'clock.
+. q. wHITLOCK, p. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

movement has been started in
Columbia to make that city the per-
manent camping place for all the
State troops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-07

The Sumter Watchman was found
- In 1850 and the True Southron In
1oss. The watchman and southron
Osw has the combined circulation and
influence of both Of the old papers.
anA is mankestly tho best advertising
0stfium IN Sumter.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

No man can hope to live without
the help of other people, or to
learn without the guidance OF
men that have lived before. But
he can cooperate with other men
without losing his individuality,
and he can get his facts from his
tory without taking his opinions
from it. He cannot read good lit
erature without getting a certain
habit of thought, and that habit OF
thought, if cultivated, will in time
make him the reasoning being his
Creator intended him to be. And
progress means change. Each gen.
Grafton must surpass the last; tc
cling to old customs merely be-
cause they are old is stupidity to
stand in the path of the race as it
marches along toward civilization.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06
Justice and the Law

l hold it one of the many great
achievements of former President
Roosevelt TO have done much in the
direction of importing a larger
measure of justice into the law, of
seeking to make law just rather
than technically correct. Again
and again he has protested with
his splendid power against law
morality, that is, against the, set
ting up of the law as the last and
loftiest arbiter of morals. Herein
he has been at one with the great
est moral teacher of the century,
Tolstoi, who deprecates the per-
plexity produced by the dual
standard of legality and right.
The important thing is not SO
much that we, get new concepts Of
legal wrong vigorously enforced,
but higher concepts of moral right
voluntarily realized. Stephen S.
Wise, Ph. d., in July Pacific
Monthly.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Well, the atmosphere Is not the
only hot thing in the state at the
present time. Some of the state
papers had just commenced to de-
cry the fact that there was nothing
in politics to make easy space fill
ing during the gladstone summer
time, when the report came from
Washing. !. .h4@s. -. Issn;stso:'s- had
got in wrong on the tariff sched-
ules affecting this commonwealth.
Leading political lights were rush
ed to the nations capital and the
senator's are now under surveil-
lance, while among the newspaper
fraternity the resurrected faction
al fight goes merrily on.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The Sioux City Tribune, which
gave stronger support to the pro
gressive republicans of South Da-
kOta than any paper within the
state, has assumed an attitude to-
wards the South Dakota senator's,
in their backsliding on the tariff
schedules now under discussion,
that should bring much credit to
that paper. 1t is not allowing its
own material interests to either
stimulate it to expression or sup
preston editorially, and is right
all the way through.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Because w. J. Bryan has been
criticising the democratic senators
for joining with the republicans
and voting against free lumber,
some of them have gone into the
Nebraskan's record while he was
in congress, and have found that
he left his own party colleagues
and cast his vote with the repub-
licans to increase the duty on pro-
ducts of his own state. Consist
ency, thou indeed ar. a jewel, but
in the lexicon of politics thou ara
known as phony.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

w. S. Bowen, formerly the ed
itor Of the Sioux Falls Press, in
company with his son, purchased
the State Spirit and the Huronite
printing plants at Huron, and will
consolidate the two August 1st.
The combination, which will es-
pouse the progressive republican
is to be one of the strong
est newspapers in the state.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06
Illinois and Its Primaries

The supreme court of the state
Of Illinois must be getting so that
knocking out primary laws is moth
ing more to it than a mere pas
time, and by it's recent decision it
has made a record of declaring
unconstitutional the third primary
law for it's state. 1t has been OBJ
jected all along that the machinery
by which primaries were worked
was too cumbrous, that improper
powers have been granted to the
various committees of the parties,
and that the restrictions placed on
voters before they were eligible to
take part in a primary were un-
just. The independent voters of
the state have been especially at
"outs" with the law, because it re-
quired them to declare fealty to
one of the political parties if they
desired to vote at the primaries.
Unless the present Illinois general
assembly passes another law, a
special session may have to be
called to make provision for pri-
maries. The next election Of rep
resentatives, state senator's and
state officers will be under the old
convention system.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Eight or. nine circuses have eth
er been in South Dakota or are ad-
vertised. Circus managers don't
bill their shows in places where
the people are busted. They have
a system of gathering statistics
and informing themselves on the
prosperity of the country that puts
the ordinary interest, no matter
how large, to shame.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Senators Crawford and Gamble
have gone into the corporation
camp, and are voting right and
left for the high Aldrich schedules,
occording to advices from Wash
ington. Their votes on the wool
len. schedule, the prins paper sched-
ule, and other items have been
against the best interests of their
constituents and their attitude is
not winning praise from even their
best friends.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

1t is claimed that Senator Craw-
ford voted for higher schedule
on print paper because Senator
LaFollette asked him to. The
friends of the junior senator hoped
that he would prove to be a leader,
but from the present prospect he
may be found to be but mere fol-
lower, to the sacrifice of his own
personality.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06
The farmers in Brown county,

The farmers in Brown county,
Ind, amused themselves by shoot
ing at the balloons that passed
over their farms in contest the
other day. The savages of Africa,
unless they took the air travellers
for celestial visitors and were
afraid, would probably have done
the same thing. The uncivilized
and the civilized man are not far
apart in their treatment of strang-
erS.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The achievements of the Wright
brothers, the American aeroplan-
lists, have gone but little further
than to construct a plaything. 1t
will be some years yet before a
flying machine will be built for
practical utility and of commercial
value.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The Fort Pierre Fairplay says
the South Dakota senators, when
they voted to make the duty on
print paper 81 ton, did not vote
to raise the schedule, for it has
stood at $6 under the Dineley law.
But, brother, the house of repre-
sentatives, which originated the
present tariff bill now under dis
cussion, placed the duty on print
paper at 50.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06
A Judge in New York City, in

passing sentence of less than twen-
ty years on an autou. obilist for
running over and killing q boy,
said: II am convinced that If you
had been . rich man the verdict
would have been murder" Jur-
ors in the far east look upon
wealth somewhat differently than
those in South Dakota, If what the
judge said strue, - witness our
Kaufman sass. Money still talkl
IN the wesk
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

A beer tree is said to have been
discovered in Africa. "Dry" COM
munities, like our county seat, are
expected to place their orders
early.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The present hot weather is q
good time to keep the cultivators
going. The moisture that is
brought closer to the surface will
keep the corn and potatoes in bet
ter shape to withstand the heat.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The wooden leg of a Des Moinss
woman, which was listed as per-
sonal property, was carted away
the other day under a mortgage
foreclosure, in spite of her plead
ings to retain it. This looks like
a case of rending limb from limb.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Those senator's and representa-
tives who have disregarded the
handwriting on the wall and voted
for revision upward, might plead
that it was a question of duty
and in some cases pretty high duty,
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Just what effect the work of the
state fire marshal had in prevent
ing an insane" Fourth cannot be
determined until the returns are
in
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The last chance to homestead! We
can locate you on good government
land, near the new railroad. The +.
II. Arnold Real Estate Exchange.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
is entitled to condolences. 1t has
been drawn into the equal suffrage
campaign a year ahead of time.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Homesteaders near Old Trail
are arranging to hold = picnic at
the Wafford ranch July l4th.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Wild Grass Bond, the latest and
nobbiest writing paper, can b had ct
the Review ONCE.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Drs. Lavery & Walsh have leas-
ed the well known Fort Pierre
hospital for a period of five years.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06
EXCHANGE 6LEANINGS

Happenings In County ana State
Some items are reAashed. some giv-
sn credit where credit IL due, and
some are Swiped bodily.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

A big baby boy was born June
9th to Roy H. Townsend and wife
of Fort Pierre.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Back taxes for 1907 to the
amount of $500 were paid into
the county treasury a few days
ago.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

| NJ Happenings In County ana State A
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The new brick school building
at Fort Pierre is q magnificent
structure.
A big baby boy was born June
9th to Roy H. Townsend and wife
of Fort Pierre.
Homesteaders near Old Trail
are arranging to hold . picnic at
the Wafford ranch July l4th.
Drs. Lavery & Walsh have leas-
ed the well known Fort Pierre
hospital for a period of five years.
Back taxes for 1907 to the
amount of 800 were paid into
the county treasury a few days
ago.
A petition is being circulated
which, if made effective, will
change the location Of the Old
Trail pOStoffice,
The three Redding boys, of
Manila, mention of whose arrest
for petty pilfering was made in
the Review last week, were sent
to the reform school by consent of
their parents.
Kadoka and Cottonwood now
have one saloon each, as against
two each last year. Kadoka would
have stood for two, but business
prospects did not warrant the
withdrawing proprietors continu-
ing in business.
Maupin's saloon building at
Hayes was struck by lightning the
night of June 26th, and burned to
the ground. Maupin had with
drawn his application for . saloon
license, so would have been out of
business the first Of the month
anyway.
People along the Milwaukee line
in Lyman and Stanley counties are
preparing to petition the state
railroad commissioners to order
that road to put in q substantial
steel bridge across the Missouri
at Chamberlain. They have grown
tired of having shipping facilities
shut off every time the Missouri
goes on . rampage.
Fire started in the Shannon
House at Fort Pierre Thursday
morning at 4 o'clock from an sx-
ploding lamp, and before it could
be got under control the building
had been gutted. While the walls
were left standing, it is said that
the owner, Scotty Philip, will not
rebuild it, as the property was not
a paying investment.
Fort Pierre went drv Thursday.
The people will do without saloons
in that town for the next year, at
least. The Shannon house fire of
Thursday morning, few hours
after the drouth commenced, re-
quired that the water mains of the
town be drained. All day long no
water. unless taken with three out
of four parts sand, could be had,
and with strong drink dispensaries
out of business, the plight of the
average Fort Pierreite was pitiful
indeed.
Justice and the Law
/ hold it one of the many. great
achievements of former President
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

A petition is being circulated
which, if made effective, will
change the location Of the Old
Trail postoffice.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The new brick school building
at Fort Pierre is q magnificent
structure.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Kadoka and Cottonwood now
have one saloon each, as against
two each last year. Kadoka would
have stood for two, but business
prospects did not warrant the
Withdrawing proprietors continu-
ing in business.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

The three Redding boys, of
Manila, mention of whose arrest
for petty pilfering was made in
the Review last week, were sent
to the reform school by consent of
their parents.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-06

Maupin's saloon building at
Hayes was struck by lightning the
night of June 26th, and burned to
the ground. Maupin had with
drawn his application for 4 saloon
license, SO would have been out of
business the first Of the month
ANYWAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

scoundrel of Brock" said he to Tom. The really is too bad. I must get rid of him, too. Egad, will have him drummed out of the army"
 MT. Brock, having overheard through a crack in the dining room door ths thoughtful little arrangements which his noble commander was making for him. self and Miss Cat, straghtway revealed the purport of them to the lady and that night she put a good, big dose of laud- anum in the Counts punch and fled. prompt emetic and prompt doctor saved the Captains life, and MT. Brock put him to bed. In the middle of the night tho Count awake to find himself bound and gagged, while the corporal was prying open the strong box under the bed in which were deposited the winnings of his noble patron for the past year or so.
 By the time Galgenstein was discovered and released next morning Brock and the Counts money were beyond pursuit, the corporal even having had the impotence to ride away on the Captains coal-black charger-the same upon which he had borne away Mistress Cat. Nor could they get tidings of Catherine, who had wan dered away into the darkness of the night, she knew not whither. Chance, or instinct more than intention, at last led her to the Bugle Inn, where her aunt treated her with great respect at first, but finding she had no money and that she was no longer "the Captains lady" turned her out of doors incontinently.
 The village parson. Doctor Dobbs who had declared when Cat had run away that he would never speak to hor again, took her in and for a time she lived virtuous and hundrum life under the good mans roof. Then John Hayes appeared on the scene again, Mrs. Dobbs set herself to her favorfte task of matchmaking and in due course Catherine became Mrs. Hayes. Hayes took his bride up to Worces- ter to be married, as Dr. Dobbs hardly liked to assume the responsibility of tying tho knot. and after the ceremony the newly married pair took lodgings for the night at the cheapest hostelry Hayes could find. Thus 1t happened that Catherine was privileged to meet her old admirer, Corporal Brock.
 Her glorious and immortal majesty, Queen Anne. had just issued a procla- nation for the better recruiting of her army and navy" and through Her Majesty had not once mentioned Brock or Cat In the royal document, 1t had the effect of almost immediately bring ing those worthy people together again. Her sacred and august majesty had, in short, authorized the pressing" of seamen and the "crimping' of sol diers and the country was filled not only with official press gangs, but with unofficial ones. which took upon themselves, under the color of official