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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, Nov. Swell Mr..
Editor as you set up my last squib,
~ least the T'ark Corner, I will again
enter your sanctum with my prettiest
bow. There Is nothing of an inter-
esting nature In this neck of the
woods at this time. Farmers are
nearly done gathering their crops.
There Is some few that have not got
All Of their corn In. But there is but
little cotton In the fields. Potatoes
turned out (where dug) fairly we'll.
And cane promises very good.
No sickness. no marriages or deaths
to report. And everything is calm
and serene. I spent the first part Of
the week In your city in attendance
On court and had a pretty busy time
of 1t. As there was but two cases
tried to a finsh. and one started
(Hunter against Alfred Owen) that
was never carried out, and one set
for next Wednesday, and I am on II,
besides being on two Of the others.
And I am forced to wonder what the
lawyers have got against a poor old
Rebel like me that they put me on
every case they can when I am on
the jury in your city. It surely seems
as IL they have a spite against poor
simple me or they would have shown
me some mercy. But they sure kept
me and Dave Dick together from
Monday morning until We left on
Thursday. and suppose we will have
to be togethr next Wednesday to try
Barton Levan's case.
beg leave to return thanks to our
worthy Supervisor Peter M. Pitts and
his kind wife. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Just Brown. Mrs. Hampton Norris
and others for their kindness while in
your city. May all Of their shadows
never grow less. but may their paths
grow brighter daily until 1t burst into
that eternal day.
Mr.. T. H. Osteen of the "Syca-
mores" has built a nice ell to his
house. And Mr.. F. j. Graham has
the brick hauled up to put up a new
chimney to his house on his place in
this corner.
Well. Mr.. Editor, I shall try and
claim my space somewhat oftener.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
King Manuel ON Tour.

London. Nov. 6.-King Manuel OF
Portugal. with his. suite. will leave
Lisbon tomorrow for Madrid and will
remain in the Spanish capital several
days. according to advices received in
London. From that city he will trav-
ell incognito to Cherbourg, whence he
will leave on the Victoria and Albert
for Portsmouth. On arrival there he
will be met by the Prince of Wales,
who will escort him to Windsor Cas-
tie, where His Majesty expects to ar
rive on his twentieth birthday, No
vember Is.
The festivities at Windsor will in
clude a gala banquet and a great
hunt Afterward King Manuel will go
to London, where he will reside at
Buckingham Palace for four days. La
ter he Is to proceed to Paris and stay
there. incognito, for about a week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
KILLED IN ARKANSAS.
Son of Mr.. w. III. Scale Meets Death
BY Accident at Leachvillc. Ark.

Mr.. w. H. Scale received a teie-
gram last night from Leachville,
Ark, informing him that his son
David W. Scale had been accidental
ly killed at that place. The telegram
no reply has been received to tele-
grams sent last night and this morn
ing asking for full particulars of the
accident David Scale was the sec
ond son of Mr.. w. II. Scale and was
~ years old. He left here three
years ago and had been living in Mis-
His body will be brought home for
burial. Funeral notice later.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
Trip Down Mississippi.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Members OF
the Waterways Commission. who
spent the summer investigating the
rivers Of Europe, will begin an in
spection of the Mississippi at 81. Paul
today. The preliminary report of the
commission will be ready by January
l and will consist principally Of a
comparison Of the waterways of the
upon navigation, irrigation and clari-
fication. The commission expects even
tuaIy to cover the whole subject of
water transportation in the lTnitod
states. Senator Theodore r. Burton
is chairman of the commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
DROWNED IN COLUMBIA.
Remains OF w. n. Elder, of Columbia.
Missing Over a Week, Recovered.

Columbia. Nov. 6.-Shrouded in
mystery is the death of w. N. Elder.
whose body was found in the Canal
this afternoon. For more than a week
since Wednesday of last week
had Mr.. Elder, an old man, been
missing from his home. The family
has searched the country tround, bu.
no trace Of him could be found. At
5 o'clock this afternoon one of the
city water-works men saw 5omething
floating in the water of the Canal.
about twenty feet from the new wa
ter-works bridge. Upon closer cx-
aminatio! he found that il was the
body Of man. The coroner was sum-
mOned and later the body identified a.
that of Mr.. Elder. The body was not
decomposed very much, but the coro-
ner stated that he thought il had been
in the Canal fully as long as Mr. FL
der was missing from home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
Apple Crop Is Short.

New York. Nov. 8.-New York com.
mission men today completed their com
Ii'ation Of apple crop reports aid es
innate the total for the country at
approximately 100000 bushels.
This compared with 25,450,o0 barrels
In 1908. This Is the third year Of in
different apple crops, and the totals
named fall far short Of such seasons
at 1906. 1904, and that every memora-
BILE bumper crop. 1896, which is still
discussed as high water mark in the
conventions of fruit growers and
dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
HOOKWORM IN CALIFORNIA.
Little Parasite Imported With I,alor-
ers From the Hawaiian Islands and
Other Places i'm the East-Why Col
OnizatiOn Has Been Failure.

San Francisco, Nov. 4.-The hook-
worm disease has been brought TO San
Francisco from Hawaii, and the Orient
and hundreds of cases hitherto unex-
planned, of detection, laziness and sup
posed lack Of moral initiative are now
attributed to the inroads of the little
parasite.
DR.. Herbert Gum, who is directing
the campaign against the disease, said
that he had treated more than 100
cases here and recalled one death.
The disease had not been known to
exist in California except in rare in
stances until four years ago. A colony
Of laborers, born in the West Indies,
came to this State from Hawaii and
As per cent were found to be serious
ly affected.
Sugar planters, the doctor declared,
had imported thousands or laborers
into Hawaii from the West Indies,
where the hookworm runs riot among
the laboring classes. Their languor,
due to the ravages of the worm, made
their colonization in Hawaii a failure
and the laborers began to drift in
small bands to California.
He declared that in addition to the
Islanders many soldiers Of the Philip
pines and travellers and business men
from the Orient have returned affect
&C with these small vampires.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

According to the estimates Of the
census statisticians the superfluous
citizen for whom the delegates to the
national conference Of women workers
at Southsea, England, tried to plan a
happy future numbered 1,244,55S at
the middle OF the present year. The
problem Of the superfiuous woman bv
no means troubles every town In
Davenport. for instance, there ar. SS1
women for every 1000 men. In Bar
rowin-Furness S2S, and in Rhondda
only S25, while the feminine element
Is In minority in other important
centers OF industry-tne city of Lon
don, southwark, WoOlwick. Poplar.
Stepney. West Bromwick, st. Helen's.
etc. The supernuous woman makes
her home in pleasanter places-in
health resorts on the south coast. in
Bath, the city of fashion, and in the
royal borough of Kensngton, where
there are 1,557 mowen to every 1000
men. In Sournemouth the disparity
between the sexes is even greater the
women numbering LOO to each 1000
men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
HUNTER KILLS COMPANION.
DeplOrable Accident Occurs in Andor-
son County.

Anderson. Nov. Ga deplorable ac-
cident occurred at Iva, Anderson
county. late yesterday. when Earle
Kelly killed Walker Parnell, his init
mate friend. The young men were re-
turning from a hunt, when Kelly play
iuliy pointed his gun. which he be-
heVed to be unlOaded, at Parnel and
pulled the trigger The load entered
the young mans face, tearing away
the lower part and breaking the neck.
Death was instantaneous. Both
young men are members Of we'll
known families. and Kelly is gr.ef
striken. No arrest las been made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
FAIR SOCIETY MEETS.
President MObley and Secretary Love
Reelected.


meeting of the State Agricultural and
M Mechanical Society, held tonight. was
extremely interesting because of the
large attendance and the discussion,
which took wide range on the fu-
ture of the society. The Fair Society
is now in its forty-second year, and
there are large number of members
who wish to make it an association
that will attract people from all over
the South. President Mobley tonight
Outlined some of the ideas in his an
nual report. There was no objection
to the reelection of John G. Mobley,
of Winnsboro, as president. This is
Mr.. Mobley's third term in office, and
he has devoted much time to the work
in his department. The inclination
was made by Thomas C. Eamer and
seconded very enthusiastically by a
number of members.
Mr.. D. G. Ellison, of this city. was
unanimously elected treasurer, sue
ceeding Mr.. A. Gamewell Lamotte, Of
this city, who has served the society
for number of years. Mr.. J. NJ. Cam
tey was unanimously reelected assist
ant secretary. For the position Of
secretary there was a contest. Mr.. A.
w. Love, who has been in the service
OF the society in that position for sew
eral years, defeated Mr.. Paul v.
Moore, of Spartanburg, nominated by
DR.. S. I. d. Lancaster, of Spartanburg.
who received 81 votes and Mr.. Love
received 95. The following vice presi
dents were elected after some discus
sion as to the manner Of their nomin-
alton, the order named representing
the respective congressional district.
A. I. Smythe, Charleston; o. NJ.
Watson. Ridge Springs; T. J. Kinard,
Ninety-Six; j. d. w. Watts, Laurens:
T. L. Buelow, Ridgway; d. A. Spivey,
Conway, and f. c. McGregor Colum-
bia.
The election Of the executive COM
mittee was placed in the hands of a
nominating board, and the following
were elected:
w. G. Hinson, Charleston; B. H.
Boykin. Boykin; r. 1. Manning, Sum-
ter; J. A. Banks, st Matthew's; ]. n.
Harper. Clemson College; B. Harris,
Pendleton; r. P. Stackhouse, Dillon;
j. 4. A. Ballew, Mountville; L. j.
Browning, Union; T. c. Hamer, Ben
nettsville; J. NJ. Kirvin, Darlington;
Paul V. Moore, Spartanburg; s. ].
Summers, Cameron.
Ihere was some discussion on
proposition to allow the use of the
athletic field to the college football
teams of the State without fee. This
matter was finally referred to the exc
cutive committee. There were COM
mittees appointed to draw up suitable
resolutions on the deaths of former
members Of the society. A report will
be made on deferred matters at the
meeting to be held in February.
A committee was appointed to re-
wise the constitution Of the association,
which will make report at the Febru-
ary meeting.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
OUR sUMMERToN LETTER.

Summerton. Nov 8.-According tn
the frequent assertions on the part of
the farmers of this section the cotton
| crop In this locality is about "done;"
and consequently they were prepared
for a decline in price. There are,
however. some few who are storing
and holding and the recent sudden
drop will no doubt frighten them
somewhat. There are still others who
are awaiting a price propitious for
settling contracts made In the sum-
mer at 10 and IL cents. It is very
certain that all can not be satisfied,
AMI il Is to be hoped that all will be
in some way benefited by this sea-
sons high prices.
Mr.. w. E. Ulmer. a merchant Of
North. s. c.. who owns a valuable
piece Of real estate on Main street
here has come to town with the in
tention of establishing business
here. Until he can build Mr.. Ulmer
Will rent a part of the Summerton
Mercantile building recently occupied
by the Farmers Bank & Trust Co.
AT the instigation Of Mrs. Ellison
Capers and Mrs. j. A. James a meet
Ing of the married ladies Of the town
was held at the home of Mrs. James
on Friday afternoon for the purpose
OF organizing a book club. The Sum-
merton Book Club was ACCORDINGLY
formed with Mrs. T. j. Davis as pres
ident and Mrs. E. NJ. Tisdale as sec
retary and treaurer. This club is
nominally a circulating library but
essentially a social club which shall
enable Its members to meet together
periodically for mutual entertain.
ment.
Capers & Co. have employed DR..
Wilson. successful druggist of Cam
den. to succeed his brother as pre-.
scription clerk. The latter resigned
on account Of Ill health.
Much interest Is being taken in the
coming marriage OF Mr.. Wallace
Plowden to Miss Josephine Hall, both
OF Manning. Mr.. Plowden while an
employe of the Summerton Hardware
Co. made many friends In this COM
r1unity. and Miss Hall is known as
an occasional visitor to Summerton.
The Summerton graded school was
given holiday on Friday in order to
afford Its students the opportunity of
| attending the State Fair. OF the corps
OF teachers. Misses Harper, Plowden
and Blackburn were among those at
tending.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. N. Tolar were Wis.,
| itors In Columbia during the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Richardson at
tended the fair
Mr. f. f. Rembert. OF Remberts.
drove down this morning In his tour
Ing car on business.
Mr.. w. ID. Frierson is in town to-
day.
Col. O. G. Scarborough spent sew
eral days in Columbia during fair
week.
Mr. F. p. Burgess and Smith,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
DALZELL.

Oalzell. Nov. S.-We are having
sasaa weather now for planting the
snaii grain crops and the work is
pregressing nicely. A good large
acreage Is being planted In oats and
also some wheat. which we trust will
prove a profitable experiment. Very
httie cotton remains in the field now
70 pick. II has very near all been
gathered and sold. The cotton seed
market at Dalzell remains lively. We
hear some are Offering s31 per ton for
them now. III prices go much higher
the people will sell all and there will
he none left to plant next season as
people will sell and run the risk of
b~ying when the planting season
comes on for l have seen them do so
before.
Several from here attended the fair
In Columbia. among those who at
tended were: Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Sc
sszs' MI =. r. Moony. Mr.. II. NJ.
crossweii. Miss Ethel stuckey. Mr..
ana Mrs. @. r. Martin. Messrs. A. G..
A0en. and c. ]. Gailliard. 1t was
yssr correspondents pleasure to see
and hear President Taft in Columbia
saturday. He was I'm fine spirit.
thsush a little hoarse IT seemed. He
locked as IL he was getting his full
share OF the good things of this life.
Every one seemed to he enjoying
Themselves over there. hear no
csmpIaining. and its pleasure 10
50 where the people behave nicely.
Miss Estelle Alord. assistant teach
er Of the Dalzell school was taken
SICK on Monday last and had to go
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
The EHete TOreadOr.

writer in Success Magazine"
says: The bullfght Of Spain is DOOM
ed. 1t Is not proposed to abolish it
by law because such an enactment
might cause a revolution, but restric-
tions are being imposed, and a new
law forbids introducing into the ring
for the second time a bull which has
once killed or injured matador.
Bull-fighting has come to be a dang
erous trade. and since 1t Is manifest
ly impossible to prescribe rules of eti-
quiette for bull while he is being
slaughtered, 1t is evident that the mo
BILE sport" has reached the beginning
of the end.
Anyway. II We are to believe a writ
er who describes the sport in a Paris
magazine. bull-fghting Is not what it
was in the good old days. The pro-
fession of sticking rapiers into wild
bulls Is sadly degenerating. the fine
traditions of the past are vanishing.
Formerly bull-fighters had a pride In
their work; they were miracles Of dex-
terity. they were "Napoleons of tauro-
machy." Now every village lad thinks
he Is mute, inglorious toreador and
the fatalities are becoming more nu-
merous than on the Spanish railways.
We suggest to our Spanish neigh
bors, IL they must have their bull
nghts' that the animal have his front
legs tied together and his horns COW
cred with plush, while the matador be
armed with gatling gun and fuse of
nitro-glycerine. With proper precau-
ton bull-fghting may be made a safe
and pleasant diversion for young and
old.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

nome. Hope she will soon be well
again.
Rev. II. q. WhitlOck has bought a
new automobile and is now making
fast time on mis- round OF churches.
Mrs. Fannie Osteen, of Privateer,
Is visiting relatives AMI friends here
at present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

cotton buyers of Manning, were IN
town on Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. X. HOwle after
attending the music festival in Char
lesion returned home last Monday
evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

The average yearly expenditure Of
pupil in the public schools Of this
country is given as $2835 in the re-
Gently published report of the COM
missioner of education. In 1870 it
was only $500. Nevada has the
highest yearly expenditure, $72.15 a
pupil, followed by New York with
$3.50. Montana with s49.4O and Cali
fornia with $40.29. In the South the
expenditures range from $6.37 for
South Carolina to $20.36 for West
Virginia. The new State Of Oklaho-
ma spends $15.79. New Mexico $19.46,
while Arizona with $4O.41 spends
$5.16 pupil a year more than Okla
hOma and New Mexico combined.
One-third OF the States spend from
$25 to $40 pupil. The fact that one
fourth spend less than SIS and one
fourth spend more than SIS is an in
dication, says the commissioner, Of
the great variety in support of public
education. and, believe, in the Op-
portunities afforded for school train
ing in our various commonwealths.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10

plsgah. Nov. s.-The exhibits Of
clsason and Winthrop Colleges at
- state fair were very creditable to
GAooe institutions. The work of the
1naallcr children on pioneer work
vss good and showed careful study.
IAsre was some fine stock on exhibit
ssoa and some Improvement on ma
cohfnery. but as q whole the fair was
5US like II has been for a number Of
Isnrs. The attendance was larger
- the receipts were larger than in
ysers, or probably ever before. Co
sanmbia came In for its share Of the re-
essp<s for the street cars were full to
sgsraowing all the week and could
~ handle swift enough the large
<sg0Wds. Good order was manifested
- around. Only q few drinking men
osu1d be seen and they were gentle-
0an enough to behave themselves. 1t
Ooaid be well to keep out faiker
uhoWs as a good many were bit. When
. man shows what he says he has got.
Z - all right. but not otherwise.
The presidents reception was very
apsoec0ui by the large crowd HIS
aDsech was along agricultural and
oo0estic lines and advocated country
mo as best for the people for sew
sra1 reasons. His remarks were con-
lssryative and made good impression
- his hearers as fair and honest No
ooubt his Southern tour will convince
lin that the people OF the South are
baxer than he imagined them to be.
Us paid a compliment to the ladies
- closed by thanking the people for
~ cordial welcome they gave him.
IL. Taft Is not an orator. but has a
very pleasing personality. The detec-
dives who are the body guard OF the
Drssident take no chances about his
outting hurt az their watchfuI eyes.
1eainly to be seen. see every move-
sDent Of the crowd.
Oiumoia was very pretty at night
40 the people had lively time. The
o,A folks became young again and the
psstfy girls romped and laughed and
played innocent pranks on the people
% their hearts content.
1Ar. T. w. Hawkins, Sr.. who has
ben quite III Is some better under the
slrAaful treatment of DR.. c. s. Britton.
Rev. 8. b. Hatfield has been sick,
sut got well enough to fill his ap-
Dsiatment yesterday.
n1r. John shiver attended the fair
Rr&1ay and Saturday. He says he had
. ans time.
An old man said the girls or to-
~ were not as pretty as they were
~esa he was young and his wife gave
h1n . swet smile for saying 1t. But
IN al seriousness. doubt IL there is
. state better than South Carolina
sn al that makes fine people. A peo-
- chat has ever been to the front in
war and peace and whose high re-
sssA for citizenship has not been sur
pessed BY any State In the Union.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
WENT BACK o-soso.
essspera.ed cempo.y I Glad to Prove
Words Were False.

George Christie, nephew OF the
noted minstrel man. and himself a
well known composer. says that ne
never was sorry but once that ne
helped write a song.
When Bert Fitzgibbon came to MIN
with the lyric Of a song called You
Can't Stop Your Heart from Beating
young Christie most enthusiastically
set TO work to put music to II, put
now he's sorry. II happened this way
Christie occupied the adjoining room
10 a newly married couple who were
very much in love.
The husband had learned Christies
tons and all day long he sang u TO ms
bride. In the morning before break
fast his accordion plated tenor voice
warbled You Can't Stop Your Heart
from Beating for the Girl You Love.
After lunch II was the same and as a
good night solo he rendered H.
The last straw was added 10 tne
camers back when the bride learned
the song and the love-struck couple
sang the o in barber shop harmony
This was too much for Christie and ne
left the hotel, sorry that he had ever
written the song.
Passing a neighboring drug store,
an idea struck him. and he entered
and purchased a bottle OF carbolic
acid. Wrapping II up in n neat pack
age he presented 1t through the bell
boy 20 the honeymooners with a ote
that simply read:
This will stop your heart from
beating. Use IL"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
A Running BROAD jump.

"one day" related Denny TO his
friend Jerry, when OF had wandered
too far inland on me shore leave OF
suddenly found thot there was n great
big haythen. tin feet tall. chasin' me
wild a knife as long as yer arm. OF
took to me heels an for so miles along
the road We had II nip an tuck. Thin
oil turned into the woods Al we run
for n hundred an twiuty miles more.
wild him gainin' on me steadily. OWN
10 his knowledge OF the oonnthry.
ally Just as OF could feel his hot
sath-bufuin on, H. back Of me neck,
we came TO a big lake Wild one great
leap OF landed safe on the opposite
shore. leavin' me pursuer COMPOUNDED
and impotent wild rage"
Faith an thot was no great jump
commented Jerry. "considerin' tbs
runnin' start ye had."-Everybody's
Magazine.