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The newspaper., 1910-01-07
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

On reading the following in
Wilshire's Magazine for January
the writer was impressed with it
as being the strongest argument
for municipal ownership yet pro
duced The plant referred to is
water power generating cleo
tricity and brings to mind power
plant in the middle west which
was operated by steam generated
from sawdust which was deliv-
cred by a saw mill free to the
hopper of the plant from which it
was fed automatically to the fur
naces.
On a stream eight miles from
the lit city an electric power
plant was established and power
was delivered to the city plant at
a rate so low that the boilers and
engines come cted Herewith were
put out of commission, it icing
cheaper for the owners of the
city plant to purchase the cleo
tricity than to produce 1t them
selves even after having a COM
plete and efficient equioment for
utiliz ng the fuel which cost
nothing. The company furnish
ing power was and is prosperous
and still furnishes the cheapesi
power the little city ever had. but
it is not as cheap as that fun
nishej by the municipal power
plant at Pasadena. escribed be
low. What. if anything. is there
to prevent Paonia having cheap
po~ er tor many purposes gener
ated by the swiftly flowing stream.
the North Fork OF the Gunnison.
if we but put IN its course few
water wheels1
Pasadena, California. has estab-
lished a municipal electric power
plant and will supply residents
with power at the rate OF three
cents per kilowatt hour. The New
York Edison Company charges
ten cents a kilowatt hour for the
same service. The manager of
the Pasadena plant. Mr.. c. w
Kolner. says. although this is
the lowest rate in the United
States. we can make money at
:his figure. pay interest on the
bonds and establish sinking
fund. 1t is a triumph for munic
ipal own rship Of an electric gen
Grating plant "-Wilshires Maga-
zine. nr .~i
The newspaper., 1910-01-07
To the Stockholders Of the North FcrL
Fruit Growers Association

You are hereby notified that he
Annual Meeting of the stock
holders IT The North Fork Fruit
Growers Association wi be held
on Thursday. February Sd. 1910,
at 200 p. m in Crooks hall. for
the purpose Of electing a Board
of Directors for the ensuing year
and transacting any other busi-
ness that may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
20 c. T. RULE, Secretary.
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

FORMER governor Buchtel de
nies that honorary degree con
ferred on Judge Ben b. Lind ey
was not a worthy honor and de
nies the accusation made by
Judge Lindsey that it was in The
nature of a br:be Chancellor
Buchtel's side of the case is given
in the Denver dalies of Jan -lst
and Judge Lindsey's in the Janu
ary Everybody's.
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

WILLIAM l.. Cook, brother OF
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, states
that he is IN communication with
his brother who is in company
with Mrs. Cook preparing reports
to substantiate his having reached
the North Pole. @
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

AT THE Progressive Republican
organization at Des Moines. Ia,
Jan. l, Senator Albert b. Cum
minis said, The fight for tariff re-
vision and progressive principles
will go on more zealously than
ever and will win in the end
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

THE American Tobacco Com
pany's fate is now in the hands of
the U. S. Supreme Court. An
order to pay big fine or to dis
solve for past misdeeds probably
awaits the company.
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

A MERCER of giant proportions
has been formed by ]. P. Morgan,
Thomas F. Ryan and Levi P.
Morton uniting the resources OF
a hundred and fifty millions of
dollars. The union was made oil
The Guaranty Trust Company
The Morton Trust Company and
The 5th Avenue Trust Company,
Mr.. Morton will be the chairman
of the board Of the companies
merged.
The newspaper., 1910-01-07
Application for Grazing Permits

NOTICE Ia hereby given that all appiica-
tions for permits TO grnxe cattle and horse. ..,
within the GUNNISt'N kATlONAIsfOHfsST
during the season of 1910 should be hled. in
my office at Gunnison, Colorado, on or be
fore March 10, 1910. Full Information in
regard to the grazing fees to be charged. ana
blank forms to be used In making applica-
tion, will be furnished upon request.
WM. KREUTzER, Forest Supervisor
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

President TAFT is hard at
work on his special message on
conservation promised in his reg
ular message last December. 1t
will be of particular interest to
the Western Slope on account of
recommendation as to reclama-
ton and irrigation and to the
middle west on account of recon-.
mendations as to improvement OF
the Mississippi Missouri water
way.
The newspaper., 1910-01-07
LATE POLITICAL NEWS

The dailies report that Presi-
dent Taft will drive insurgents.
so. called, out of the G. o. P. by
The newspaper., 1910-01-07

Entered at the postoffice in Paonia, Colo
RADIO for transmission through the mails as
second-c ass matter.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Ether Toner'S.

Ether is consumed by gallons to get
drunk on in small part of Scotland.
The origin OF this peculiar and limited
abuse Is strange. In lS4S a bad cpl
demic OF cholera broke out In Glasgow.
Among those flying from It were some
who came back to Draperstown, their
native place. With them they brought
a cholera mixture which they found
exceeding comforting" A rascally
doctor. knowing that the comfort pro-
ceeded from ether. laid In a whole
cask He made his fortune and start
ed the habit that lasts till yet. Ether
Is sold over counters Ia Scotland. the
penny drink. An old ether topper can
drink two or three ounces a day. but
one half ounce Is one big dram in wa
ter. The drinker gets hilarious in a
minute. Ii is far wilder and more
dangerous than alcohol
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
An Indians jake.

Indians extract no little quiet en- 10y
ment from what seem to them to be
Oddities In the speech. manners and
customs OF white people. An Arapa.
hoe stepped into the store OF trader
one day to purchase some tobacco
The traders son was I'm charge OF the
place. Now. this son was at that EN-
barrasslng stage OF growth when the
voice Is changing. SO that he never
could tell whether tenor tones would
Issue from his lips or babylike fal-
setto or de profundis bass. On this
occasion when the Indian asked for
tobacco the youths bass notes held the
right Of way, though they were speed
lily followed by ascending tones up to
a squeaky falsetto.
He asked the Indian. "Will you have
fine cut tobacco or a plug?" beginning
In a growl and ending In birdllke so
prano
The Arapahoe listened gravely to this
vocal variety and then without a smile
reversed the process and. beginning
with the youths highest note and end
Ing with his lowest. scaled. II think
I'll take some plug."-Southern Work
man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Chserfulness and ChoIara.

A cheerful disposition is held by
some doctors to be the best protection
against cholera. When this disease
first visited Paris In 1882 a notice was
issued advising the inhabitants Ito
avoid as far as possible all occasions
of melancholy and all painful emo
tions and to seek plenty of distractions
and amusements Those with a bright
and happy temperament are not likely
to be stricken down" This advice was
largely followed. and even when chol-
era was claiming over thousand
weekly victims the theaters and cafes
were thronged. The epidemic was In
some quarters treated as huge joke.
and plays and songs were written
around IT. Rochefort wrote a play.
lie Cholera Morbus." which proved a
big success, and another production
on the same lines. "Paris-malade." also
had long run.-London Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
"Exercise and Rast.v


What Is the relation between exer-
else and resty Work is that at which
We must continue, whether interesting
or not. whether we are tired or not.
1t used to be thought that the prime
requisite OF rest was the use Of facul.
ties other than those involved In the
labor Of the day. But there is such a
thing as fatigue which goes deeper
than daily work. We can work so
hard as to become exhausted-too ex-
hausted for any kind Of work. Per-
haps this Is will fatigue. 1t Is coming
to be regarded as fundamentally true
that rest from such fatigue demands
continuity; that, for example. four pc
RODS OF fifteen minutes each of rest Is
not the equivalent Of one hours rest;
that man who goes ON a vacation
and takes half an hour Of his business
work every day is doing the same
thing as the man who had horse
with q sore back. He kept the saddle
on only few minutes each day. but
the sore did not have a chance to heal
Rest periods must be sufficiently con-
secutive to overcome consecutive fa-
tigue.-Luther II. Gulick In North
American Review.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
How Tortoise She'll In Worked,

The soldering Of two pieces of tor
toise shell together Is effected by
means OF hot pinchers. which. while
they compress. soften the opposed edge
OF each piece and amalgamate them
into one. Even the raspings and pow.
der produced by the fle. mixed with
small fragments. are put into molds
and subjected to the action of boiling
water and thus made into plates Of the
desired thickness or into various arti-
cles which appear TO have been cut out
OF a solid block.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

There Is a glaring phase OF unfair
ness In the position OF the two sexes,
despite all our struggles for the suf-
frage A woman still breads to tell
her age. no matter how youthful she
may look, while as long as a man
looks youthful he Is generally willing
to admit and even to boast of how
many milestones he has passed. There
Is mt least one father who understood
this problem In time and who gave
his daughter fair chance In life by
never letting her know how old she
was. He realized Mt her birth that a
time would come when she would not
want to tell her age. and he spared her
the hu-liliation Of having TO prevari-
cate. so she was never told either her
age or the place where she was born.
and there were no birth records pre-
served IN the family.--New York
World
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
The Preparation of Parchment.

parchment * the skin OF sneep or
other animals prepared in sheets to
render them tit for being written upon.
The heavier parchment. used for drum
heads. is made from the skins Of ass
es. older calves. wolves and goats. All
these are similarly prepared. The
skin. being freed from the hair, is
placed in lime pit TO cleanse 1t from
fat The pelt is then stretched upon
a frame, care being taken that the sur
face is free from wrinkles. The flesh is
pared Off with circular knife. after
which 1t is mOistened. and whiting
spread over it. Then the workman,
with n large pumice stone rubs the
, skin. He next goes over it with an
iron instrument and rubs It carefully
with pumice stone without chalk. FL
nally the skin is gradually dried tight
cning being occasionally required.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Amono the Hopore

One Of the last times that Bishop
Burgess Of Long Island dined out was
at the Press club. where the walters
are all negroes. The head waiter bowed
Bishop Burgess and his host profusely
to their places. This way, admiral"
said he. TEX this table. You get a
bettah view Of the harbor heah, ad-
mral."
81 am not an admiral" said Bishop
Burgess. smiling.
MY mistek. suh," said the head
waiter. "Ah mout er known all the
time i was er talkin' to a military
man. You like dis table. colonel?"
IL am not colonel" said Bishop
Burgess. smiling more broadly. lam
a bishop"
ITO be shuah. suh." said the head
waiter. TOO be shuah. Ve'y sorry
for nah mistek, sub. | got dem titles
OF admiral and colonel wrong. sub, but
All was all right on de main issue. All
knowed soon as All saw you dat you
was one Of de face cards of your pro-
fession. sub" ."-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

A little girl or thirteen or so found
herself one day possessed OF a new
emotions desire to be pretty. She
struggled with IL, but finally went to
the long mirror In the hall and for the
hrst time In her life looked at herself
critically from head to foot. She saw
what most girls see at thirteen-a
hnky creature. mostly legs and arms.
hands and feet IL hurt her, and she
went out OF doors to think it over.
Thought resulted In tears. and In tears
she was found half an hour later by
her particular chum. a boy near her
own age. Anxious inquiry as to why
she was crying induced her to speak.
"Oh, Harold" she walled. .'Tve lust
looked at myself In the glass, and I'm
90 homelyr'
The boy was puzzled, but sympa-
thetic. and made an effort at consola-
tion. He looked at her a minute, then
awkwardly patted her. saying sooth-
fngiy:
Not homely. Alice; just funny look.
fng."-New York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Lunch Room Rspartee.

Tue young man with the iron cheek
entered the quick lunch room and seat.
cd himself ut the third table.
Belinda" he called Familiarity. "you
look fresh this morning"
Not half as fresh as some others"
retorted the pretty waitress. with an
elevation OF her nose.
well. well! Have you calf brains %
IF l did you wouldn't order them.
Tor you have an oversupply now"
MY. but you are getting good for the
matinee! With the high price OF meats
eggs come In handy these days. don't
theyr'
mo; they come I'm crates"
Wow. Did you ever hear the story
or the incubator chick? It's not out
Jet"
"That will do. sonny. Did you ever
hear the story OF the cold porridge +?
Well. it's on your
There was an unexpected fitting Of
dish. and the young man with the
iron cheek was showered with oat-
meal.-Boston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
The Ancient Use of a Kiss,

A Roman woman in the ancient time
was not allowed to drink wine except
1t were simple raisin wine. and how
ever she might relish strong drinks
she could not indulge even by stealth
first, because she was never intl1lst-
ed with the key OF the wine cellar
and. second, because she was obliged
daily to greet with Il kiss all her own
rs well as her husbands male repre-
sentatives, down even to second cous-
ms, and as she knew not when or
where she might meet them she was
forced TO be wary and abstain alto
sether. for had she tasted but a drop
the smell would have BETRAYED her.
80 strict were the old Romans in this
respect that Il certain Ignatius Mer-
curins Is said to have slain his wife
because he caught her at the wine
cask-a punishment which was not
deemed excessive by Romulus, who alb
solved the husband of the crime of
murder. Another Roman lady who un-
der the pretense Of taking little wine
for her stomachs sake and frequent
fntrmities INDUCED somewhat too free
ly was mulcted 20 the full amount Of
her dowry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Purely Hypothetical.

Uncle Henry, ! want to ask your
advice"
"Well"'
"But you mustn't mention 1t to liv-
ing soul. Suppose you were young
girl Of my age and three men had pro.
posed to you. one of them a young
preacher, fine looking and we'll edu-
Gated. the second one a handsome
young man In business, swell dresser
and thinking the world Of you, and the
third rich foreigner with distin-
guished air about him and well spoken
Of by everybody. Which of the three
do you think would make the best hus-
band?''
why. Annabel. child, consult your
own heart. Which of the three do
you love best?"
Mercy, Uncle Henry! Nobody's pro-
posed TO me yet. I'm only trying to
get pointers. so I'll know the right
man when he comes along" ."-Chicago
Tribune
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

One OF our correspondents. to whom
no far as we can remember we never
did any Injury. sends us the following
Carlyle said that genius Is an In
Unite capacity for taking pains. We
venture to think this definition appro.
pirate TO a clerk
But In doctor genius Is an inf
mite capacity for shaking pains.
In commercial traveller. for taking
trains.
In literary man. for raklng brains.
In n sanitary engineer, for making
drains.
And In Don Juan. forsaking
James.
Oscar Wllde's emendation OF the
proverb was nc once biiefer and more
obvious. Genius" he said. "is an In
finite incapaclty for taking palms,
LoniCn News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
a Fast Express,

The slow train IS still the target for
the shafts Of the humorist. Recently
an English wag sent the following let
ter 70 the editor Cf his local paper:
"Sir, Is there no way to put stop to
begging along the line Of the railway
For instance yesterday an aged men
dicant with a wooden leg kept pace
with the afternoon express all the way
from Blankton to Spaceley and an
noyed the passengers exceedingly. 60
Ing from one open window TO another
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Washington, Dec. 13.-In the space
Oh twelve months a reduction has
been made in the deficit Of the post
Office department of $11, 900, ac-
cO1ding to the annual report of Post
master General Frank II. Hitchcock.
While year ago the fiscal records
of the postal service disclosed a de-
tict Of $17.50O,OOO, the largest in the
history Of the country. the excess of
expenditures over receipts for the
year ended June 80 last amounted to
only $5,84S,566. In commenting up
on this reduction Postmaster Gener-
al Hitchcock says in his report:
1T is most gratifying to report that
this unprecedented reduction has
been made without any curtailmept
of postal facilities. On the contrary.
the service has been largely extend
ed.
The policy of the present Ad-
ministration has been to wipe ont
ioSScS ny INCREASING the postal DuSl-
ness along profitable lines, and while
thus enlarging the departments in
come to reduce as far as possible the
rate Of expenditure by cutting out
wasteful processes, by simplifying and
rendering more effective the methods
OF handling postal business, and by
raising to the highest possible stand
ard the efficiency Of officers and en-
ployees.
THE more quickly mail matter can
be handled the less expensive is the
process. The department. according
ly, has devoted itself with great earn
estness to the work Of increasing the
efficiency Of the mail service con-
sidering this the surest method Of
making the postal establishment self
supporting"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Prince Henry. the Navioator.

The kingdom Of Portugal counted In
Its royal house one of the men who
ment and practical application. He
was the son of John |. Of Portugal
and Queen Philippa (who was an Eng
lish princcss); he spent his life iii
sending out ships on voyages Of dis
covery, and 1t was through this Prince
Henry. called 1.-THE Navigator" that
Columbus got his idea Of seeking for
new land across the sen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Shopping Troubles.

tomorrow Is my wlfe's birthday,
and ! want to buy a present that will
tickle her"
we have nice line OF feather
boas."
mo. no. I mean something tlat
would make a hit with her"
Anything In hammers:"
"iou misunderstood. | want some
thing striking that
"Ah. you wish a clock"
That's all."-Cleveland Plain Deal.
er
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Permanent.

"Mr Smith," spoke up the young
lawyer. IL come here as a representa-.
tive of your nelghbor. Tom Jones. with
the commission to collect a debt due
him"
IL congratulate you." answered Mr..
Smith. ION obtaining so permanent a
Job at such an early stage in your
eareer."-Succcss Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

A Sunday school teacher. after read
fng the story Of Ananias and Sap.
phira To The Juvenile class. asked.
snow. children. why doesn't the Lord
strike everybody dead who tells Il Hep
cause answered bright little
fellow, there wouldn't be anybody
left hardly. Chicago News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
OR Friendshi

Our friendships hurry TO short and
poor conclusions because we have
made them Il texture of wine and
dreams instead Of the tough fiber OF
the human heart. The laws Of FRIEND.
ship are lIcut, austere and eternal OF
one web with the laws OF morals and
OF nature Goethe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Inconsistent.

a man who took his infant daughter
to be baptized told the clergyman 20
call her Venus.
"But I refuse to call her Venus"
said the clergyman Indignantly. "Ve.
nus Is the name Of n pagan goddess"
well. how about your own girl.
DlanaT" said the muu.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The parcels post if established. viii
j." the handmaiden OF mail order and
department storcs.-Ractne NNisD
journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The Republican House viii have
eight weeks i'm which 10 do business.
It ought to get something started i'm
eight weeks. whether # is finished or
net-Rochestcr Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Secretary HaIl"ngcr was completely
cNoncratcd in the report ly the COM
mittcc appointed to investigate the
Pa!'ingcr-Pnchut controversy, said
report being adopted by tho Republic
can majority of the committee over
the protest OF the Democrats and one
insurgcnt Republican.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Must Be Rich.

"IIc must have money"
"What makes You think sOf"
"Iie never takes the thirty days
grace allowed on his life insurance
premiums 60 Detroit FREQ Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

iiuhort Latham, the Aviator. SAYS
that ne IS going to hunt big game
from an aoroplane. VIII nothing
mako the Colonel talk lk?-Washington
U,"ald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Her Career.

"Wcll. has your college daughter de
cidcd upon her career"
"ies; ne has blue eyes. brown hair
and works Ia hardware store
Louisville Courier-JOurnal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Joe-For years used t. get up at 6.
breakfast az :, dinner ur /. tea ut Is
and bel ~ 10 aud | never felt better
In my life. BiIl-Joe. what were yoiI
In fOr?-Loudon Telegraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

We must laugh before we .-c han
NY, or else We may die before We ,vcr
laugh at all-La Bruycro.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Carries On

WogGs So young Saphead and his
father are carrying on the business ?
BoGgs Yes The old man does the
business. while young Saphead does
The carrying on.-Puck
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The clean skin and the goodness
within are the best precautions to-
take t. insure good health and happy
uyin@-di~caso and the devil desert
Nll
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
Hair Raisino.

Iusband-l feel In the mood for
reading something sensational end
Notwithstanding that Will fairly
make my hair stand on end. Wife
Well here is my last dressmaker's bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

The slander of some people IL as
great recommendation as the praise
OF others Fielding.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
POSTAL DEFICIT REDUCED,
posi- MASTER GENERAL SUBMITS
REPORT TO CONGRESS-.

Saving Of Eleven and Half Mil
lions Made over Previous Ycar'.
Figures, Notwiths. .anding Consider
able Extension OF Service, Says MIR.
Hitchcock
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

La general, pride Is at the bottom
of all great mlstakes.-Ruskin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Nature turns over new leaf in the
spring, hUt in the fall she always
paints things Philadelphia Rec.
ord