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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

ua1sm. Oct. 1.-THE sudden death
- ma Annie witherspoon McFar-
1nA that occurred in Sumter on Sat-
B1ny morning Oct eth. at the home
- Asr sister. Mrs. w. J. Mckay. was
- greatest shock this community
- had for years. This being her
1esSA place and the home Of her many
-soessds. her sudden death has cast
- gloem over tho entire community,
Mns sympathjse with the bereaved
<oUnity In this their hour Of afiiction.
Ira Mcfarland was the eldest
conaehtsr Of the late Hamilton q. and
sopuncy n. witherspoon. Of Mayesville
~a Was about Sc years of age. Be-
SoAss two daughters, Misses Nanny
- Abbie. for whom she lived. she
1ssurvived by three sisters. Mrs Geo
- Wilson. OF Charlotte. N. c.. Mrs
~. J. Mckay. OF Sumter and Miss
0sfy Hamilton Witherspoon. OF
0asyssvilie and one brother. Mr.. Robt
Nstherypoou. OF Yorkville. 8. C.
Mn. McTariand's home was stan
esnvdie. Va, but she had decided 10
Aepsnd some time with her sister, Miss
x<amiiton witherspoon as comp; ;.nion
asad while awaiting the return Of her
Sasser on Nov 1st. was called from
vsa-th TO heaven. Mrs. Mcfarland
ssas highly educated and endowed
Weeh n lovely disposition that attract
- the admiration Of all who knew
Asr. On Monday. Oct. 11th, at noon
.1u that was mortal was laid &C. res,
- Brick Church cemetery by the side
- those of her family. who had pre-.
.e<Asd her en- their Journey Ln.ond
- silver. The exercises wsys con.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

Tor his points to a master of the art,
and lifted chunks of eloquence which
the unpoetical Lord Kitchener never
could have evolved firm his matter
of-fact mind right out of Lord Cur
zon's great speech.
But the question is, who gave Lord
Kitchener away? The mischieyous
suggestion is that Memoir" who sup
piled the deadly parallel in the Times,
may be Lord Curzon himself. But II
must be remembered that the Times
is read in every club and mess room
in India, and even Anglo-Indians have
memories.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16
Leader Has Appendicitis.

Brooklyn Leader Has Appendicitis.
New York. Oct. 13.-State Senator
Patrick H. McCarren. the Democra-
tic party leader Of Brooklyn. was sud-
denly eliminated from further par.
ticipation In the local political cam.
paign tonight by an acute attack of
appendicitis. which required an I'm.
mediate operation.
He was taken III while at work in
his headquarters at the Clarendon
Hotel. about o'clock. and was re-
moved at once to st. GATHERINGS Hos
pital. Brooklyn. where an operation
was performed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16
JOKE ON LORD KITCHENER.
Passages OF Farewell Speech Identi-
cal With His PredecessOr's.

New York Herald.
Westminster has been enjoying a
great joke these last few days, such
as 1t 10 rarely accustomed to. The
disclosure Of the fact that whole pas
sages Of the speech in which Lord
Kitchener bade farewell to India were
Identical word for word with the
elaborate valedictory oration deliyer-
ed bA Lord Curxon four years ago has
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16
-eouMTy CORRESPONDENCE.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENCE.
nail your letters % that they will
ooosh this once not later than Nom
~ when Intended for Wednesdays
0aosr and not later than Thursday
eaturday's issue. This. Of course.
&DDaiss only TO regular correspond
90 In .case Of items Of unusual
~UUs value. ssnd In Immediately by
0aal telephone or telegraph. Such
0pws stories aFs accsetabis up to the
SW ef going 70 prssa Wednesdays
Unosr b printed Tussday afternoon
- saturdays paper Friday after
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16
no end of amusement

causeu no end OF amusement.
VI course, there Is no particular
mystery about the matter. Lord Cur
zon. as is we'll known, writes his
speeches. In India it was his practice
to have them printed beforehand and
to deliver them with the printed COPY
before him. 1t Is fairly safe to say,
however. that Lord Kitchener, never
writes anything If he can avoid 1t.
There can be little doubt that when
the last days of his term of Office were
approaching he turned over the task
Of composing an appropriate farewell
to one Of his secretaries, who went
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

The launch At Last was burned in
the Charleston harbor. Twenty PAS
sengers were on board and many of
them Jumped into the water. but
were rescued by the boats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

S0lthvilis. Oct. 13.-It's hardly nec-
Azy for the spinnsrs to become bears
- vsir own behalf now. They have
U1sosd until more than &wo-thirds Of
- cotton crop has been harvested
- aarkstsd. That d. II the other
-0neas are like South Carolina. Bat
w iittle peavins hay has been saved
- this section. Corn = somewhat
D1eeer than estimated at frst. The
~gpsnt gains have come In time to sof-
- the land for oat planting. Farm
- are going In for oat planting quite
Suneasively In this section. There 10
~sthing better to help out the corn
ageA next summer. f
Y usssrA w. H., J. Il and Charlie
Gh1vsr spent last Saturday In Camden.
1gr ID. J. Robertson and Mr.. w. N.
WunIap spent last Friday in Camden.
JGr. Tom Huggins and Nra T.. M.
( urssr spent last Friday night with
1xra sailie Robertson. ,,
Rev. and Mrs. b. N. Robertson and
sna,drsn have returned home after q
sAert stay with his mother.
Nr. J. e. DuPre spent Tuesday 4
uanAsn. y
~: r., 8. HATFIELD and c. N. Dunlap
>sAt last Thursday in Camden. ISL
1Gr. and Mrs. T. c. Robertson and
snstsr Wilton spent yesterday in
osntsr.
An entertainment will be given at
- home of Mr.. .. stuckey Friday
NaoAe Oct. - for the benent o. the
4~up1thvilis school.
n. Belle xcCutchen visited
a,nds st Rsmberts last Saturday
~snuAs and sunday. YF
Hr =. ". Robertson has gore to
Uamdsn today. W
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16
Machines Crowd Out Dressmakers.
y (From the New York Press.)

A dressmaking establishment re-
Gently equipped in Boston has an
electric cutter which goes with math-
ematical exactness through $50 thick
nesses of cloth. A button sewing ma
chine stitches on 900 buttons an hour
and another machine makes 400 but
tonholes an hour. New and improved
machinery for working sleeves and
tucks does more work than 100 wo-
men and 10 operated by few girls.
The plant Is reported to be the most
complete Of Its kind In the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

In the case Of the International
Trust Co.. Of Maryland. VS.. the An
derson Traction Co.. Judge Pritchard
has issued an order directing that
$4,000 from the proceeds of the sale
be turned over to the court to await
the determination of suits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

Commander Peary has been invited
to attend performance of "A Brok-
en- Idol" II he had followed the
newspapers carefully. the title of the
play may cause him to do some
thinking.--M anchester Union,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

The County Board OF Control has
paid over to City Clerk and Treasurer
Hurst $4,869.03, the citys share of
dispensary profits for the quarter
ending, Sept. 3Oth. ... 49,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

Taftocrats is what the Richmond
mes-Dispatch calls 'em. and tha
seems to ill the bill.-Florida Times.
Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

Don't fancy that II is always i'm
pertinence that makes a man try to
kiss you; 1t may be only curiosity
or just to pass the time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

n will cost the three hundred pop
ular citizens who attend the Taft
luncheon In Columbia SO each. No
complimentary tickets will. be issued.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

The Tennessee Synod of the Luth-
eran church. which has been in ses-
sion In Lexington, has adjourned. ,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

Some writer's spell 1t "Corea" and
some spell 1t Korea" but the Japa-
nese spell II "Our'n."-Louisville
Courier Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

The barn OF Mrs. Elizabeth Hamil-
ton at Dillon was struck by light
ming and destroyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

He that walketh humbly. waIketh
safely.--Owen.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

ton Of the United States to witness
the ceremonies. No such military
display had been in Washington
siuce the grand review Of 1865 at
the close If the war.
Benjamin Harrison's inaugural
procession in 1885 was nothing out
of ordinary, but when President
Mckinley was inaugurated for the
first time the procession was quite as
extensive and as imposing as that
which escorted Cleveland. Numeri-
cally President Taft's escort may
not be as strong as that which ac-
compounded President Cleveland, but
il will be even more interesting.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

der OF the many that marched be-
fore and behind the carriage had his
musket loaded and ready for instant
use. Many spectators lined the
sidewalks. too but nine-tenths Of
them we're soldiers as we'll. some in
their regimental and others in citi-
Gems dress. but all armed and on the
watch for the ever.present danger
that threatened the Chief Executive.
The house-tops and windows along
the way we're crowded with specta-
tors, but many OF these we're soldiers
also. and they paid more attention
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

inauguration in 1865 the escort was
larger and even more exclusively
vigilant than before. But enthusiasm
and patriotism was given free rein
then, and the President and his pro-
cession we're cheered 10 the echo.
Like the Inauguration of President
Abraham Lincoln, that Of President
Cleveland in 1885 denoted a change
in the parties in power, and was a
noteworthy even, in the history Of
Pennsylvania avenue paeeants,
Hundreds Of thousands Of people
poured into the city from every sec.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04
Taft's Cabinet.

Secretary Of State-Phillander c
Knox, of Pennsylvania
Attorney-General-Ge orge w
Wickersham, of New York.
Secretary of War;. M. Dickin.
son, Of Tennessee.
Secretary of Commerce and La
bor-Charles Nagel, of Missouri.
Secretary of the Navy-George
Won L. Meyer, of Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the Interior-R. A.
Ballinger, of Washington.
Postmaster-General-Frank II.
Hitchcock. of Massachusetts,.
Secretary of Agriculture-Jas.
Wilson, of Iowa.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

Deputy Sheriff Finis L. Clark
brought Henry Binford, a negro,
charged with shooting one Hanna
Pigue, to this city Friday. The
shooting took place at Kentucky Bend
last Wednesday, but is not serious.
The trouble grew out of unpleasant
domestic relations. Binford is in
the county bastile.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

TO the civilian spectators below and
on the house-tops opposite than they
did to the inaugural procession itself.
There was no cheering and. in fact,
no demonstration Of any kind, for
even the most enthusiastic and
optimistic OF patriots felt anything
but hopeful in those dark days.
On the occasion OF Lincon's second
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

Mrs. A. o. Caruthers, accompain-
ed by her husband, was taken to
Louisville, Monday, for medical
treatment. Some four months ago
she suffered slight paralytic stroke
of the lower limbs which has been
growing more acute ever since, and
rendered her almost helpless.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

dent at Tippecanoe.

dent at Tippecanoe.
Seveniy-hve thousand spectators
attended to do President Harrison
honor. There was nothing Of the
holiday spirit In the crowd which was
present when President Lincoln vas
inaugu rated in 1901. 1t was true
tina, he had a large escort. but il was
exclusively military. and every SOL
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04
oA
Successful
Young Man

Herewith is a good likeness Of
Henry c. Helm, one of Hickman's
popular young business men. Be-
sides being a hustler in the insurance
business, he is Clerk Of the city of
Hickman, Worshipful Master Of the
Masonic Lodge, Secretary Of the
Fulton County Levee Board and
holds number Of other responsible
positions. We need more men like
him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04
Inauguration Of Taft
|. Political Event Pulled off
Tod,y. Comparison of il
With Other Presi-
dal Inaugurals.

tical battles oil iss' '
.r,r,,i9n Of William II. Taft as
|. ,,5,rt of The United States. On
,,o Hickmani,es Postmaster J. l.
I,,.s, and Henry McMullin will
r. ibis grea, quadriennial as
Lg,ge. In view off this fact. We
state 10 comparison Of such
a5,s in the past, the inaugural
..son today will no, be the
Il interesting Of all the public
s,,ri, that have marched down
famous Pennsylvania Avenue.
Certainly by comparison With the
inaugural parade it will be re-
k,tas,s. The hrst inauguration In
Arlington vas on March 4. 1901.
Pennsylvania avenue was then
r,ly a strip Of country road. With
Presidents residence-vhich
nt then called the White House
!, one end and a small portion OF
! d. prss.n, Capitol building a, the
.f. The Inauguration parade
81 hay, been anything but impos-
Tor at the appointed time Thorn
jefferson, he Of the homespun
,a,s and oii-quoted simplicity,
trd on his horse, rode to the
biol, accompanied by a small
hid Of militia. cavalry and friends
the oath Of Office. and returned
he sane manner. And, accord
to con,enporaneous accounts. a
aE ooncourse' Of 1000 citizens
ID N the orchards and gardens
field behind the old worm fench
5oTdered the avenue in those
Bs, TO witness the affair.
Today there will be more than
200 men in line. and they will re-
ts,ni every section Of the United
pes, continental and otherwise.
by Of them hailing from portions
the country that at the time Of
his, inaugural we're bowling
a'mess. Il has taken more than
fsni1ry for the little body OF
laa-eavalry that accompanied
Person to the Capitol to expand
50 900 regular and militia troops
the "vast conoourse" Of citizens
ng the line Of march to grow into
ialy great crowd Of several hun
b thousand.
u 1917 President Monroe was
l'asd with an escort Of citizens on
''oaek' and the performance was
'''ed at bis second Inauguration.
when Andrew Jackson was in.
ga'l''d in 1929 Washington had
INST glimpse Of the popular feel
we enthusiasm and the patrio-
mat would be the occasion for
A pennsylvania Avenue pageants
,'' future, OF Jackson's inaugu.
WI Daniel Webster said "Never
'4Cn a crowd been seen here be-
There must have been fully
" people along the line of march.
''0n' came 500 miles to see the
''id'n' inaugurated."
an buren, in 1927. had a splen-
''''n Tor those days, and 90.
spectators stood along the line
ia march And the carriage in
~ 'n' President rode attracted
as much ate ntion as he did
'''i' Tor it was made out of wood
u 'I'n the hull of the victorious
p'' '',1n 'FIgate Constitution, old
a. 49, W. and built at the expense
, y, ''S York Democracy. The
4. 'a S. on Mach 4, ls4i. was prob
I, ~' most interesting up to that
general Harrison, the Presi.
MA. ''''' rode on horseback to the
., ,", aud came back in a coach
IlSmo ,a 70 y him by the Wings Of
N, v.,. hundreds J, Of "log cabin"
cor' ', a'. displayed, and among his
|rr oo' were members Of the Harris
h vSoIon aud victorious sold.
''d fought under the Presi-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-04

Sheriff Seat and ]. P. Leggate
we're in Union City, Monday.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
THIS is A COSMOPOLITAN STATE.

No doubt Utah is one of the assem-
bling grounds for people of every race
under the sun. AS Abraham moved
from W in the land of the Chaldees to
the far western country at the shore of
the Mediterranean, because he believed
there was a better opportunity for him
there, so people in every land have
moved to Utah because they have as
surance of there finding fortune more
kindly than she has been at home.
Down at Helper. a town in Carbon
county, the mingling Of races is evident
in the tickets voted for at the Tuesday
election. The Citizens nominated Har-
rison and Slopansky and Gionotu for
trustees, and Tom Fitch for president.
The Republicans were even more pro-
nounced in their recognition of the
Americanization Of the world, for they
named Ben Stein for president; Hamil-
ton, Barboglio, Bergera and Flaim for
trustees.
And whoever was elected win have a
chance 10 send American papers to for
eign parts, proving the royal road to
eminence leads through the canyons OF
Utah.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
IT SIMPLY cANNoT BE DONE.

The making OF a newspaper, even
under the best of circumstances, is one
of the most difficult feats imaginable.
People who have never seen a staff of
men get their copy ready, another staff
of men set the type, and another get
the plates to press, and still another
hurry the edition to readiness for pub
LEGATION, have no idea of the difficulties.
Those who have, know that the men
all are working to the very limit of
their powers.
But on election night there are inter
ruptions without number. Men who
never penetrate the local rooms hurry
there, and ask busy employees for the
returns from remote districts in New
York There is a throng of interested,
excited friends-for they all are friends
about every man at work. And their
questions would drive to drink anyone
but a newspaper man.
You can prove that no paper can be
published Wednesday morning.
And yet, here is your paper, with the
facts fairly told. Here is the paper
with very little deviation from the
general rule of all the news, perfectly
| handled.
The making of a paper the morning
after election is always a miracle. L
simply cannot be done. And yet it i!
done.
And everyone-in and out of the Of
fice-has nothing but happy remem
brances of the Interruptions of the nigh
before.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
AMERICANS SOBER AT THEIR
PLEASURES.

1t has been stated many times that
Americans take their pleasures seri-
ously." In one of the current magazines
are two photographs, one presenting
views of a crowd in German city, on
the occasion of a fete. Every face in
sight-and the whole foreground is
filled with peoples wreathed in
smiles. There is nothing boisterous or
disorderly about them, but there is an
evident happiness. And yet no antic
motions by their entertainers are OBJ
served.
The other picture is a section of the
crowd that watched the Fulton-Hudson
floats go by in New York. Every face
is somber and solemn as if the funeral
of the ages were passing. One COM
mentator declares that we of America
have forgotten how to play" And
maybe that is the solution of the puz-
zle.
That greatest of all pageants ever
held in the United States is now being
analysed In a rather more critical man
ner than by the newspapers of contem-
porary date. We are told that the peo-
Die appearing on the several floats had
no possible relation TO their places.
They were hired men and hired women.
They didn't know anything about a
steamboat, nor a sailing vessel. Those
who acted as lay figures on the indus
| trial and other floats were queerly out
of place They took no interest in their
mimicry, because they knew nothing OF
its significance.
In the Old days. in the old countries
especially in Provence-wise people tell
us the actors in similar dramas were
artists and artisans. Their places on
the floats were their places I'm the activi-
ties of life. And the throngs that wit
messed the play saw the element Of veri-
ty and sincerity in the actions of then
entertainers.
Other Americans rlay have forgotten
how to play. But it is to be hoped thai
the Wards of the Wizard Of the Wa
satch may strike a clearer note in theii
song of a rising era when they mex
year come down from the mountain:
with their demonstration. Let there b
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
WATER WORKS AT SALIVA.

One by one the towns of Utah are
advancing, improving, and taking their
places where they belong-in the very
front rank OF municipal life throughout
the nation.
Down at Salina the people have just
completed a new water system which
will supply practically every family in
that progressive little city. There are
more than fifteen miles of laterais,
which is a good deal of an extension for
place of that size.
Wherever one goes in Utah the cleo
trio lights, the paving, the sidewalks,
the waterworks-all testify both to the
prosperity of the people. and their true
American spirit Of providing them
selves with modern conveniences.
People Of the east who think reluc-
family of homes in Utah towns. are SIM
ply not informed. They will find their
best home conditions duplicated all the
way from Logan to st. George.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03

the CITY at the water portal Of the mid
section of the great republic can hardly
help a mighty advancement.
But the rest of the country will have
to Join in developing the Mississippi
river. There will be opposition to that
plan on the part of the far east. But
President Taft believes it work that
should be accomplished-and with his
usual courage he has committed himself
to the task of helping persuade the ma
ton to make its mighty river equal to
the demands of the nation and Of the
age.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-03
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
TWO MEN.

Banker John r. Walsh of Chicago is
under sentence to the penitentiary of
Illinois, because he used deposits in the
advancing of his private ventures.
Banker Morse of New York is under
sentence to the penitentiary of his state,
because he did much the same thing.
There is this difference: Walsh built
railroads, opened coal fields, developed
stone quarries, flung bridges across
streams, annihilated distance by short
ening routes-and in every minute of
the day he benefited the whole country.
Morse made himself rich and richer
by raising the price of ice in midsum-
mer, when that action means nothing
less than death to hundreds in the east
side of New York City. There was no
pity in the Morse march to riches. And
there was no place where it extended
opportunity to anyone, or made two
blessings grow where one had grown
before.
That is the essential difference be-
tween the two men. Walsh saw the
value of the roads he was building, the
mines he was opening. He knew he
was advancing the better service of his
fellow man. He had three banks, and
he escaped the examiners by moving
his cash about to the place under in
spection. But, after all, not a man ex-
cepting Walsh has lost dollar-an6
the middle west has network Of rail-
roads and other industrial establish
ments due entirely to his initiative and
direction.
That is not wholly a record to b,
| condemned.