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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
MULE DRIVER TO AMBASSADOR.
IL. c. Kercns' Case Illustrates, Film
flOps of Times Whirligig.

Leavenworth Labor Review.
Truly time works wonderful
changes and one Of the most wonder
full in America, this land OF magical
changes, is the appointment of Rich
ard c. Kerens, of st. Louis, to be am
bassador to Austria.
The original location of the Kerens
family in the United States was in To-
wa, from where they moved to Doni-
phan county, this State, where they
resided for some years, and then the
family, consisting of father and
mother, two brothers and one sister,
removed to Leavenworth, where they
made their home for several years.
While they lived on Ottawa street, the
father and the mother died, and to-
day their remains lie in the old aban-
doned Catholic cemetery, adjoining
the Federal prison quarry on Gov
ernment Hill.
7. Both Richard v. Kerens and his
brother obtained employment at Fort
Leavenworth as teamsters, or, as 1t
was more Familiarity called in those
days, mule whackers," and this was
their means of gaining, livelihood
during the years they spent there.
Finally Richard c. gained a promo
ton, and left there as assistant wag-
on master under "Jack" Wilson,
father-in-law Of r. B. Bradford, Of
st. Louis, and who died in Chicago a
short time ago, for Fort Smith, and
Leavenworth knew him no more.
The house where his father died in
Ottawa street is still standing, and is
occupied by a colored family while
the last place occupied by the fami-
ly. one-story frame with a stone
wall in front, in Seneca street, bids
fair to last for many year to come.
But what change! The erstwhile
mule whacker," who had to earn a
livelihood by manual labor long af-
ter he had reached manhood, and
only after four years steady work
gained slight advance in position, is
today quoted as being worth between
80 and 40 million dollars, and is am
bassador to the oldest and most aris-
tocratic monarchy In Christendom.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

where; and the agricultural high
school. in spite Of the difficulties in
getting started. must soon win rec
ognition as successful part of our
educational system
The good that is to come from this
changed attitude Of the schools it is
impossible as yet for us to appre-
ciate. When the millions and mil
lions Of boys on our farms and in our
shops feel the same keen interest and
pride In their work which your city
business man feels. put their hearts
into 1t as fully, and realize the dig
nifty Of being an educated scientific
worker. no matter in what industry
or business, then indeed we shall
have almost new era, not only .n
the history Of industry. but in the
history Of the race.
Let us work to speed the day
Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
He Was Generous.

Some time ago a crowd of Bowery
sports went over to Philadelphia to
see prize fight. One "wiss guy"
who. among other things, is some
thing Of pickpocket. was so sure OF
the result that he was willing to bet
on it.
"c'ne Kids goin' t. win. It's a
pipe" he told a friend.
TIE friend expressed doubts.
Sure he'll win," the pickp ,cket
persisted. "I'll bet you a gold watch
he wins"
Still the friend doubted.
why" exclaimed the pickpocket.
I'm willin' to bet you a good gold
watch he wins! Y know what I'll
do? Come through the train with
me now, an you can pick out any
old watch you like" ke."-Everybody's
Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
Some Winter Farm Work That Pays
Btg ProAts.

Now II good time to do the
ditching which II needed and which
.it u practicable to do. Much land Is
now almost valueless for lack Of
proper drainage. and much Of the
'ditching which has been done
has been at too great cost
and IL not effective. The average
spade ditch with it, narrow, deep
channels. and Its high banks. which
prevent surface water entering It. is
made at too great q cost and is then
OF little value. A good plow, n
scraper. two or three mules and two
mon will do more and better ditch
Ing at half the cost than a dozen
men will do with spades and shovels.
II we must have open ditches-
and for time many Of us must still
depend on these for surface drain
age-let us build shallow wide ditch
es, with the plow and scraper and
carry the dirt into nearby depres-
sions rather than pile 1t up along
the sides Of the ditch to keep the
surface water from entering the ditch
after We have gone to the expense Of
digging 1t. These shallow bitches
not only cost less and drain the land
better. but they serve as turn rows,
may be crossed with any sort of ma
chinery and are consequently easily
kept clean.-Raleigh, IN. CO. Pro-
gresslve Farmer and Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
The Gold Mine Of the Farm.

visited once an intelligent farmer
In Alabama. who was breeding fine
stock and making large crops OF
wheat In a section that had been de-
voted to all-cotton. and though he
kept many cattle, found his barn
yard so clean that q lady could have
walked over 1t In slippers. This man
realized that his manure was a gold
mine and did not let 1t run to waste.
He said that when he began to grow
wheat. he was laughed at, but he
persevered. though his first crop was
but six bushels per acre, and when
1 was there. he was making 1000 to
5000 bushels Of wheat at the rate
OF IS bushels per acre. He was a
man who found that 1t paid to feed
cattle In the South and make man.
ure. Growing large crops Of wheat,
he did not have to rake pine straw
for bedding. but had q great surplus
Of straw. and some of this he used
for covering red gals and gullies on
his farm.
He showed me large spots which
were formerly bare gals. He cover
cd them two feet deep with wheat
straw and let It lie there to stop the
frosting on and washing until Il was
completely rottedl Then the rotten
straw plowed down deeply put some
humus into the soil and the gall was
no more. In the gullies filled with
straw the soil collected. and soon the
gullies could be plowed In and were
no more.
Where . man practices q good ro-
tation Of crops. grows small grain
and feeds good forage to cattle,
plows deeply and subsoils the red
hills. he soon finds that In the man
ure made on the farm he has a real
gold mine that increases in value and
production year after year. The more
manure used, the more feed can be
srown; the more feed. the more cat
tie can be fed; and the more manure,
the more corn and cotton. until the
farmer IL Independent Of the fertili-
ser mixer.-Prosressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

We don't want the ladies of the
Game Cock city run over ON Main
and Liberty streets. I notice often
the ladies have to dodge and wait
whom they are down town shopping
to avoid being run over by a wagon.
buggy. or automobile.
There should be a law made pro-
hibiting fast driving In the business
portion OF the city. After some one
of our mothers. wives or daughters
Vet run over and killed. II will be too
late to make a law. I think now is
the time to stop 1t.
When the man was ready to kill
tho COW his little son. who was hold
ing the rope. said to him: BE ye
gwine 10 hit where ye are looking ?"
His father answered. yes" "Well
dad ye'll have to hold de COW den"
His father was cross-eyed.
The majority OF our citizens when
they are riding see crooked and will
run over you or at least you will
think they are going to-if you don't
Get out OF the way.
4 say make law and enforce 1t.
prohibiting fast driving In the busi-
ness part of the city.
want the boys to rally around
the polls In March and vote me may
or. The Rake.
VIM. Beauregard Costin.
Sumter. =. c.. Jan. 20, 1910.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

Wnen Seth Green stocked waters
In this State with German carp to
add to the food supply. he didn't
count on the delicate taste of Ameri-
cans. They wouldn't eat the coarse
nsh. and treated the carp with con-
tempt. Now 1t seems a use has been
FOUND for the carp. Some food ex-
perts. noting the low prices at which
smoked salmon was offered in Chi
cago. and investigating, found that It
was carp treated with pink paint and
liquid smoke. or course, that fraud
Will be stopped; but II 1t was palat-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

IF
Som
o he
families
writer h
unsolicited
family
ASK Your Druggist for . Almanac for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
CRADLE OF THE RACE.
Bold Plan to Restore the Garden OF
Eden,

Eden.
To restore the Garden of Eden
sounds like a bold enterprise. yet a
plan suggested by Sir william. WILL
cocks, the English engineer who
built the Assuan Dam. makes the
project sound entirely feasible. 1t is
Mesopotamia, "the land between the
rivers" Tigris and Euphrates. with
which he Is dealing. and he purposes
to turn the surplus waters Of the Eu-
pirates into the river Pishon and to
carry down the delta a great canal
which would not only bring back the
productiveness Of several million
acres Of land but would guard the
region from the overhows of the
Tigris. Had Noah been a hydraulic
engineer. Sir William adds, he might
have saved his country az well as his
family by constructing the Pishon
river reservoir. But that would have
involved historic losses as we'll as
gains. 1t marks "a definite step in
the worlds progress that the work
Of reconstruction should now be un-
dertaken by the Turkish government,
which thereby demonstrates its real
reform to broader views and more
intelligent ambitions.
TO build this canal. which will
double the cultivatable area along the
Euphrates. will take three years and
cost 100000 or less. Supplement-
ing 1t. Sir William proposes a rail-
road from Bagdad to Damascus,
costing $11.oo0.oo0. which would
open the way to the Mediterranean.
the natural commercial outlet of
Mesopotamia. Such q road seems
to be demanded because the irriga-
ton scheme will impair the naviga-
bility Of the river. And even before
the increased wheat harvests are
ready for transport there will be
freight to carry and passengers to
convey-Mohammedan pilgrims vis-
iting holy places and tourists who
will feel, probably, more interest in
the Arabian Nights country" than
In the cradle Of the race"
There may be some question that
the railroad is indispensable, though
Asiatic enterprises Of this kind have
generally met with astonishing sue
cess and have been profitable to the
projectors as we'll as valuable to the
territory through which they pass. OF
the economic Importance Of the ca
nal there can scarcely be a doubt.
the transformation wrought in the
valley Of the Nile can probably be
duplicated along the Euphrates
Great cities may never again raise in
that region where the archaealogists
have long been busy among the ruins
Of historic capitals but the land may
once more become a "garden"-not
an Eden, perhaps. but far removed
from the desert that later genera
tions have known as the same OF its
lers.--Moston Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
How He Knows.

In an assault and battery case
tried IN Cleveland court the prose
cutting witness testified at length that
the defendant had knocked him
Sc useless and mad then kicked MIN
for several minutes.
III this mans attack rendered
you unconscious, demanded the
magistrate, chow is it that YOU know
he kicked you when you were
down?"
The question seemed to floor the
witness. He was lost in reflection for
some moments; then, Frightening. he
replied:
Il know 1T, your Honor, because
mats what would 's,, 7.r. ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
Conducted by E. W. Sumter


The watchman
publication would
The first TO be
Practical Farmers which will be my
aim the To that end
officers and members columns
Also to publish
Bulletins readers
gnal
will be appreciated Iab
peneat all
EDITOR.
All Department should be sent to l. W. Dabb.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
Making the Schools Train for Life.

Heretofore the schooling we have
has caused nine men out Of ten on
the farms to think OF themselves as
leading mislit lives. Our schools
looked to business and the city as
the logical and "dignlned" place for
the educated man. Now. however,
the schools are beginning to train for
actual farm life, and we even heard
yesterday OF school I'm Granville,
County, y. c., which Is arranging to
have classes OF grown-up farmers ev-
cry Friday afternoon.
Textbooks on agricultural science
are beginning to find place in the
schools; corn clubs are stirring the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

The total number Of persons en-
ployed at mines and at the quarries
OF the United Kingdom during 1907
was 1.oso,os4. OF the s12,220 per-
sons employed at mines 77s,45s
worked underground and 1s5,7e4
above ground. OF the latter $3.50
were females.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

Sheriff Burch, Of Florence, came
over Monday morning with a war
rant FOR man named Livingston, who
was wanted for jumping his board
BIZ at the Florence Hotel Sheriff
Burch was accompanied by one of
the hotel men who knew Livingston,
and as they got off the II o'clock
train they met Livingston on the sta
ton yard. Livingston took to his
heels. but after a short chase wnr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26
One of Wisconsin's Mothers
Who Always Keeps
Pe-ru-na in the
House.

81 am now able to do my house
work again, and have a good appe-
tite. 1 have used thirteen bottles
OF Peruna and one Of Manalin.
Ny husband and children are also
in good health. We always keep
Peruna in the house. I thank
you a thousand times for your
advi"c."-Mrs. Alvina Plamann.
1914 Walnut St., Milwaukee,,
Wisconsin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

able, honest smoked carp, sold under
its true name, 1t ought to be a good
contribution to the country's food
supply. Evidently it only needs smok-
ing to make it good.--watertown
Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

The Sumter wstchman was found
"a In 1850 and the True southron In
asss. The watchman and southron
now has the combined circulation and
inauencs Of both OF the old papers.
asd 10 manifsstiy the best advertising
Snedirr IN Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

The report Of the legislative COM
mittee that investigated the State
Hospital for the Insane has beea
more discussed during the past week
than any other matter that has been
brought before the legislature this
year. The Importance of the issues
involvsd fully warrants all the. atten-
tIon that the report has received.
Ihe report OF the majority is q clear
ent' and dispassionste statement Of
ne facts reevaled by the investiga-
tien and the recommendations made
Cor the alleviation Of the intoIerable
ana dSsgusting conditions existing in
The ssylum call for prompt action.
uvery statement made In this MAJOR
~ report u fully borne out by the
>oo<imony taken by the committee.
and there n no escaping the conclu-
Ron that the conditions discovered to
e1ist have been the result of a cul-
pebls neglect OF duty by those charg-
- with the administration of the In
oe1tution. This being 90. sweeping
ohanges In the personnel OF the asyl-
lun manacsment II imperative. No
doubt the buildings and equipment
Are antiquated and inadequate. but
ne evidences OF neglect and careless
managsmnt are worse than anything
ehe and with new buildings there
should bs new management. To pro-
No new buildings viii cost q large
sum. but cost what II may, the state
must discharge the duty Il owes to
ths unfortunasss who are confined in
the asylum. The legislature should
not adjourn without providing the
neans for . new and thoroughly
eqeippsd institution for the care of
Tire insane.
The minority report does not at
tempt 70 controvert the facts brought
eat BY the investigation and recited
b ths majority report. but is an
apology for conditions andl inferen-
tially . defense Of the asylum man.
ogemsnt Taken In connection with
eho Testimony and the careful and
eonservativs statement Of facts con-
talned- In the majority report. Il II
without weight or inneunce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

Just received car of fine Mules,
One car OF horses (24 head) arrived
Friday evining. 81.
Shaw q Drake.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-26

{ prssidsnt raft has wheedled the
ssgulars and Insurgents into line and
parfy measures viii be put through
~ - n there had never been .
row In the Republican camp. The
Darty Of spoIls 10 well managed ma
chine.
Rev. Coke d. Mann said some pref
" rough things about DR.. Nell. but
he ala not cay he was an enemy Of
nep,tism.
The sfrort Of the Sumter County
vsSmers' Union to organise corn
clubs should receive SUBSTANTIAL en-
courassment and support from this
city. The Chamber Of Commerce
should take the lead In . movement
20 raise . fund Of several hundred
dollars for prises.
The man who will quit eating meat
- ala In tho night against the trusts
has the courage Of his convictions.
but ne should bear In mind that the
whisksy trust 10 Just a. big and q
whole lot meaner than the meat
trust.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
$1,000 FOR DISTRIBUTION.
Net Proceeds of c. G. II. Miners Pic
mic to Go for Charity.

At recent meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee which had charge of
the picnic given by the miners i'm the
employ of the c. e. II. company, re-
ports were received, showing that the
total receipts amounted to $500, and
that the net proceeds, which will be
distributed among the widows or
phans and disabled miners, amounted
TO $500. The proceeds of the pic
mic this year compare very favorably
with those of other years and indi-
cate that the venture was very sue
cessful in every way
a vote of thanks was extended to
General Manager James McNaugh-
ton, Hon George G.. Bentley, Presi-
dent +. II. Schumacher and Clerk NJ
T.. Kaiser of the village of Red Jack
ct and all others who contributed TO
the success of the annual outing of
the miners.
It was decided by the members Of
the committee TO award gold watch
Co Miss Gertie Richards. the unsuc-
cessful candidate for the honor of
being queen of the miners picnic. and
this has already been procured and
presented
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
Those Who Go to County Convention
to be Elected Sept. 6.

Township Clerk George Martin has
.eceived primary election data, for
distribution i'm the twelve precincts
of Calumet township.
The following clause relative TO the
election of delegates to the county
convention will be read with interest:
There shall also be elected as many
delegates to the county conventions
of the several political parties as
said precinct or township is entitled
to under the call of the county COM
mittees of said political parties,
which number will be indicated by
the number Of blank lines printed
on the official primary ballots used
at said election under the heading.
delegates to county conventions The
board of primary election inspectors
will furnish delegates with creden-
tials, emitting them to seats i'm the
county conventions, except where
there is more than one precinct in a
township and the county committee
require the election of delegates from
the township as u whole. such dele
gate must be admitted without Gre
dentials."
the ninth.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
NO WASTE OF FUNDS.
Lady Maccabees Forced to Raise
Rates, Says Officer.

IF those members of the Ladies'
Of the Modern Maccabees who ars
criticizing the action of the GreaC
Hive for raising the rates, under
stood the reasons for such action, l
am sure they would reverse their
Judgment" said Mrs. Mary Il. Tim
mony, one of the seven members of
the great executive committee of the
order, to the Detroit Free Press
1.-The time has come when were
there not a raise of rates one of two
things would happen; we should
either go to the wall or we should
soon be having to pile assessment
upon assessment to make up the
deficit i'm our treasury. That deficit
would be inevitable because we are
nearing a period when we shall have
to draw heavily upon our funds to
pay benefits.
"The rates have been grouped ac-
cording to age. The highest rating
was $3.50 for 81 900 for woman Of
started. For the younger women the
lowest was so cents for $1,000 ana
every woman was entitled to an old
age benefit at 20. or if she became to-
tally and permanently disabled wheth-
er young or old. The highest rating
now for woman over so years old
is $3.4S for $1,000; for the younger
women the highest is $103 for $1,000.
"There is no need to fear that
the increase goes into the pockets of
any individuals. There is no order
af its size i'm the country-we num-
Der 81 900 members i'm the United
States-whose officers receive such
low salaries. Nor do | know of any
order of it's size and means which is
doing so much for its living members
We support three beds. one at Grace
hospital where 400 women have been
cared for since it was endowed one
i'm Grand Rapids and one at Hancock
besides n bed for children i'm the
Children's Free Hospital"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
HORSES ARE WORKING OUT.
Good Races Promised at lauriun
Drivinq Park Next Week.

The several horses entered in the
2:2O and free-for-all events, to be
held at the Laurium driving park
wednesday and Thursday afternoons
OF next week, August 81 and Septem-
Der I, under the auspices of the Lau-
rum Park association. have arrived
at the park. and are being worked
out daily.
Some of the best animals in the
northwest are entered for the races.
The track is being placed in first
class condition and good time should
be made.
The Park association intends to
arrange for other races this fall.
Joe Bernard, the local horseman.
is expected back shortly from a tour
through the northwest with a string
of local horses which will be entered
for the races to be pulled off later.
Purses of $3.50 and $500. the
amounts fixed for next Wednesday
and Thursdays events are of suf-
fcient magnitude to insure good en-
tries.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
TORCH LAKE BRIEFS.
!. :. :. = =. -. -. !: :. :. :. :.

The Dollar Bay schools will open
next Monday morning.
Misses Erna and Manda Schroeder
of Glare. this state, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Menry Warrington of
Dollar Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert w. Rudd of
Detroit arrived on the Juniata Thurs
day, and are visiting at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Jones of Lin
wood.
Mrs. John Langdon and children.
also Mrs. ]. II. Macdonald of Dollar
Bay have left for Globe, Arizona, call
ed there by the illness of Mr. Mac
Donald.
Labby & Drapeau of Calumet who
have the sewer contract for Hubbell,
renewed their work again this morning
after a delay yesterday owing to the
severe weather
The Dollar Bay baseball team will
meet the Houghton Cubs at Dollar
Bay Sunday afternoon. Either Gull
man or MINER will twirl for the
Bay nine. while Kahler will be be-
hind the bat.
A large crowd heard the lecture
by Prof. Alexis of the Nebraska Uni
versity at the Swedish temperance
hall of Dollar Bay on Wednesday
evening. His subject was. THE Last
Viking" and was especially interest
ing to the Norsemen. During the
evening, Messrs. Alexis and Homer
sang "A couple of interesting duets.