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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
A BRIGHT IDEA.
Unusual Sagacity That Was Lauded by
the Professor.

Unusual sasacity That Was Lauded by
the Professor.
That the prOverbial absentminded
professor is sometimes ably abetted by
his wife is illustrated by story told
OF Professor Bunsen. One evening
about the usual hour for retiring he
took it into his head to run over to
the club just as he and madam were
returning from an evening call
But" said the lady. IL must have
the front door locked before | retire"
This emergency staggered the pro-
lessor. and as he looked bewildered at
his wife the lady. seized with an in
spiration. continued:
"Pll 60 in and lock the door and
throw you the key from the window"
This program was carried out. and
when he reached the club the profess
or related the incident to q friend as
evidence of his wife's unusual sagac-
ity.
The friend greeted the story with a
roar of laughter.
And why. my dear professor" he
said. did you not simply admit your
wife. lock the door from the outside
and come away%
True" CALCULATED the learned man
OF science. 1--WE never thought of thai" 4"
The climax Of the incident was
reached an hour later when, returning
home. the professor discovered that
the lady in her excitement had thrown
out the wrong key.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
REMrBERT.

Rembert. Sept. 1--we are hav-
ing cool and fair weather at last
which is highly appreciated by
everybody.
Cotton picking is in full blast,
though hands are very scarce, ami
should we have a September storm
there would be great deal of dam
aged cotton.
Mr. w. c. Harllee, of Cartersville.
is home, threatened with fever. but
we are glad to know that he is i'm
proving.
The health of our community is
improving.
Mr.. w. r. Brown is quite sick at
his home on Rafting Creek.
Mr. Bill Hollan. who has been Sc
riously sick for some time. Is SLOWLY
improving.
The audience at McLeod's chanel
on yesterday was sadly disappointed
when their esteemed and beloved
pastor, Mr. Wright. failed to put in
an appearance.
Mr. Cole preached a very interest
ing sermon at Pisgah on yesterday.
We always enjoy Bro. Coles ser
mons for through the power of God
he always gives us something new
and interesting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
OUR POOR LITTLE EARTH.
A Mere Speck Compared With Some
of the Monster Suns.

of the Monster Suns.
The main facts of astronomy are
highly interesting 1t is only dry text
books that have made us turn away
from them. Read good popular as
tronomy and you will gain dim. re-
mote idea of infnity and eternity.
Sometimes you think yov zee a big
the light from 1t which has been $500
years in reaching us.
Almost everybody knows that our
earth Is third rate planet in our
solar system. Jupiter would scarcely
condescend to notice us. But they do
not know that our sun itself sits be
low the salt. 1t would not be admit
ted to congregation Of important
heavenly bodies Canopus. the tar
geSt star that we see, Is 10000 times
the size Of our sun. and our solar cen.
ter 1s hopelessly OutclaSsed by Aide
baran. Rigel. Sirius. Betelguese and
countless others.
Mark Twain put this fact very we'll
In one Of his stories. Captain Storm
fields Visi; TO Heaven" When the
captain arrived and announced that he
was from the earth the recording an
gels could not remember ever having
heard OF such Il place before. One
finally recalled that it was a poor lit
tie planet belonging to poor little
solar system away down IN dark cor.
ner OF the heavens.-New York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
Submerging of the Ego.

BACK In his home CITY, in the blue
grass empire, says Brooklyn Life,
they love to tell some good stories
of their much honored John G.. Car
Isle and those pleasant nights at the
banquet board Illuminated with the
scintillant wit. Occasionally. too.
the aftermath of the banquet board
comes in for a share of "Reminiscences.
Two men of the bright coterie
gathered about Senator Carlisle i'm
those rare times will not soon be for
gotten in their section-one the aris-
tocratic and big-brained Hamilton,
the other the witty and irresistible
Irish counselor and orator. Hallam
With Carlisle. they made q trio Of
cronies seldom matched. All lived
on Garrard avenue. and to this day
the older residents along that street
recall with tender reminiscent grins
how calamity the three would oft
escort one another home in the hours
"ayant the twal."
But one night Cor morningO there
was a strange perplexity. The bell OF
the Carlisle residence kept ringing
distractedly. Neighbors peeped ovt.
seeing only the three familiars
on the top step. Wouldn't the latch
key work?
Finally an upper window opened
and the madam, never overpatieut
with this state Of things, asked. In
exasperated tones:
What Is the matter down there."
Mrs. Carlisle" answered Hallan.
with a tongue rather less glib than
was it's wont, 1--WE have brought home
the senator"
"Oh, WELL" she returned, impA-
tiently, "just stand him up in the
doorway and go on. I'll come and
get him."
I'VE would gladly do it, madam"
rejoined the Irishman. debonairely.
"Only-you will have to come down
and pick him out"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
It Cost Money to Be Smart,


A sprightly young matron hoped on
a car at Eighth and Chestnut streets,
handed half dollar to the conductor
and hurried to a seat without getting
the change The conductor, grinning
broadly at the outcome which he ex-
pected, awaited developments. When
the car reached Sixth street the wo.
man turned to the conductor and re.
marked. Ibid get my changer
The conductor laughingly handed her
the change.
Then the scene changed.
MY good man." icily spoke the
young woman, II gave you q dollar"
Protestations on the part Of the con.
ductor availed him nothing. He fished
about his clothes and found another
four bit piece and handed it up, with a
sigh.
1.-The next time l try to be funny"
said the conductor. II hope some one
catches me before it costs me so much
money."-Philadelphia Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
Two Cases.

The clerk of arraigns on assize was
swearing the jury when a juryman
said:
Speak up! I cannot hea. what
YOU say"
The presiding judge asked If he
was deaf.
Yes, my lord, of one ear"
Well" responded the Judge, you
may go. for it is necessary that jury
men should hear both sides"
Another judge, however, on a like
objection. said:
oh' let MIN be sworn. We only
near one side of case at a time."-
Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

The Rockefeller Association of the
United States is a genealogical organ
Natioh' and strange TO relate, John
ID. doesn't belong to it. Furtheromro
ne refuses to give the name OF his
father to the compiler OF n RockefeIl-
or genealogy. The required data can
nc furnished by Ida Tarbeli If John
H. refuses to give the Information
Boston Daily Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

"hiie Mary was enjoying her first
experience in the surf at the seashore
we prudently remained rear the
peach. Some boys were hIa;r,ousIv
sporting in the whitecapped break
ers' which. eXpending their fury.
gradually overlook us.
Auntie." cried Mary, "I can,
stand this any longer unless you
make those boys quit splashine tra
waves this way."-Delineator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
COUNTY correspondence.
HEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
ffoms OF Interest From all Parts OF
sumser and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT
Mail your letters so that they will
rssch this once not later than Mon
Gay when intended for Wednesdays
paper and not later than Thursday
Tor Saturdays issue. This. Of course.
Applies only to regular correspond
snce. In case Of items Of unusual
news value. send In Immediately By
mall. telephone or telegraph. Such
nsws stories sre acceptable up to the
hour % geins to press. Wednesdays
paper is printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
aooa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

their guano bills, supply bills and
notes in bank.
L plead with every Southerner,
regardless of his profession. vocation
or aVocation to stand by and lend all
possible aid to that ong-suffering,
much-abused, but glorious producer
OF all the South's currency-the cot
ton farmer!"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

Dark Corner. Sept. 16.-Every-
thing is quiet in this neck of the
woods.
Tho second primary election here
passed on very pleasantly. and
have not seen anyone rejoicing or
moaning over the result.
Miss Lorena Kolb. OF Ridgeway.
Fairfield county. Is spending a few
days with Miss Eunice Osteen at the
sycAmores.
Mrs. Joe M. Ardis has gone to
Manning on a visit to her mother.
who is quite sick at her sons, Mr..
John r. McLsods.
Hard Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

The tipless hotel in London has
proved great financial success in
the first year of management. Here
is a foreign idea Americans could
adopt with both pleasure and profit.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

THOMAS +. Watson again shakes
the dust of Democracy off his sand
ais and departs from us with ~.
warning that "the wohle nation seems
l" De plunging hellward." If that be
uru'' Thomas, we shah mcr. again
Houston Chornicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
STATEBURG.


Stateburg, Sept. 19.-Miss Bessie
Barnwcll left on Wednesday for
Raleigh. N. c.. where she will at
tend st. Mary's College.
Master Sam Ramsey, who has
been the guest of his sister, Mrs. S.
r. Cain, In Laurens, has returned
home. after a stay of several weeks.
Rev. w. II. Barnwell spent several
days in Columbia during the past
week.
Mrs. David Alexander, who has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. De-
Saussure Bull. has returned home.
Mrs. John r. Sumter is the guest
of relatives in the neighborhood.
Mr.. julien Barnwell leaves to-
morrow for Charleston, where he
will attend Porter Military Academy
The stateburg High School, which
will be taught this session by Miss
Lee Moore. opens on Sept. 10Th.
Mrs. c. l.. Boyte, OF Henderson
vile. N. c.. is spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. w. r. FLUID.
Miss Ida Dwight will leave very
soon for Charleston. where she Will
attend the Confederate Home Col
lege.
Divine service will be held by
Bishop William Alexander Guerry
at the Church of the Holy Cross on
Sunday morning. Sept. 25th, at IL. 80
o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

We heard Iredell Meares make q
ringing Democratic speech a few years
ago; now he is spouting hot air on
the other side.-Rowland, IN. C)
Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

We are patiently waiting for Roosc-
VeIt to MI that job Of adviser TO
CHINA hy following tho Texas hint Of
telling her to first tuck her skirt into
her pants-Pittsburs Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
Easily Said.

"Some OF these tongue twisters are
really very hard to enunciate-for in
stance, "the sen ceaseth and 1t suf-
ficeth u.s."
THAT 'th eathily thaid." lithpingly
thmllcd NTH Elithabeth. "You thin.
ply thay 1t tho: 'The thea theatheth
and IL thuflltheth uthr "-Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

Hope.
Say, pop, I've got to write a compo-
sition on Hope What is hope any
wayw
Hope, my boy. is the joyous expec-
tation Of being able to dodge our just
deserts. Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
HOLD COTTON FOR FAIR PRICE
ADVICE OF SENATOR f. n
SMITH TO SOUTHERN
FARMERS

south Carolina Senator Says Re-
ports Indicate Present Crop viii
not Greatly Exceed that of Last
Year-Believes Twenty Cents the
Pound not too Much i'm View of
Conditions Pleads for Cotton
Farmers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
A Short Fall.

"Golly. Mike, are you alive after
falling two stories?"
why, that's not far; this is a fifty.
one story building" Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

A $10,000,0oO shoe corporation has
been formed in Massachusetts, Now
watch the COW hide.-Detriot Free
Press
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

The doll at Chinas Drug Store was
AWARDED 10 Miss Doris McCorum.
VINO guessed its correct mama
'GwendOlyne."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21
Pessimistic.

"What is an antiquarian. pa?"
"A man who. not satisfied with his
present troubles. Is looking for some in
the past."-New York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

The Chinese prince will he welcome
TO San Francisco, but it won't take
him long to study all this coast can
show him of the navy.--San Francisco
Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

Mr.. Wilson Scott has gone to
Hopkins, where he has charge of the
graded school.
Miss Maude Williams, recent
graduate of Winthrop College. has a
fine school in one of the upper cour-
ties. This school is fortunate in Sc
curing this young lady as a teach
er.
Miss Mary Cooper, after a long
absence in the mountains. has re-
turned To make her home cheerful
for her father and brother.
The Wisacky school opened last
Monday with Miss Colman as teach
er.
Capt. III. w. Lucius will move his
family to Sumter in the near future.
so that his children can enjoy the
advantages of it's excellent schools.
Our loss will be your gain. I hope
his home here will be occupied by
some good family.
Mr.. Marvin DuBose, Is visiting his
mother. MRS. w. w DesChamps. He
Is now In business in Charleston.
Cotton is being sold as fast as
ginnned. and with three ginneries in
apple pie order there is no trouble
to get 1t ginned.
We have the finest crop Of pea
vine hay and the most Of 1t we have
ever had in this section. 1t will soon
be ready for the mower.
Corn, pears and potatoes are prom
ising.
The new church at Mt Zion Is
progressing rapidly and will, when
completed. be an imposing building.
Their present pastor is a very prom
ising young man. and popular with
all his people.
The health Of our community is
very good at present.
DR.. N. Y. Afford has treated him
self to an automobile with which to
cover his extensive practice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

They raised sand sure cnought at
that Democratic resurrection I'm Maine
Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

The hearts Of men are their books
events are their tutors; great actions
are their eloquence.-Macaula
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-21

The march OF the human mind Is
slow.-Burke.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
800 SPECTATORS
FALL With STAND
SCORE OF MEN INJURED WHILE
WITNESSING A BOXING Elk
Hl5ITIoN AT PITTS
BURG.

Pittsburg, Nov. IA score of men
were hurt yesterday when a huge
bleacher stand collapsed on the sec
ond floor Of the old city hall here.
now used as market house. Three
hundred spectators at boxing exhi-
bitlon were precipitated into a
tangled mass of human bodies and
splintered wood. The stand is said to
have been insufficiently supported by
braces, and that the collapse was due
to the vibrations caused by the box
ers during the mill.
Two thousand men in the hall
were in panic when the collapse
came, and scores Of police re-
strained spectators from jumping
down stalrway5 and from the WIN
dows. Hospital ambulances and
police patrol wagons rushed many TO
local hospitals where their injuries
were dressed and a room adjoining
the hall was turned into a temporary
hospital, where first aid was given
many others by physicians who were
present.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
Bic Horse Show Prizas.

New York, Nov. Forty thousand
dollars will be offered in cash prizes
by the National Horse Show associa
ton at the annual exhibition In Madl-
son Square garden, Nov. IL to 10.
The different classes to be Judged in
clude trotters, thoroughbreds, hack
neys, Morgans hunters, saddle horses
OF various types, militia mounts, polo
ponies, army officers charges, mount
ed police horses, carriage pairs and
singles, four-in- hands, tandems. road
coaches, Shetland and other ponies.
Clydesdales, Percherons and other
heavy draft horses in teams of four
and six hitched to huge wagons and
drays.
In addition there will be the usual
jumping classes, with international
contests at water jumping and sc inc
wall jumping between picked teams of
cavalry officers from England, Europe,
Canada and the United States.
Apart from the cash prizes several
thousand dollars worth of gold and sill
yer championship trophies are donated
by Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Joseph w.
Hartman, William H. Moore, August
Belmont, Reginald Vanderbilt, the
Waldorf-Astoria, Arrowhead inn, Eng
fish Hackney society, Hotel Associa-
tionAof New York, Myron H. Tichenor
OF Chicago, M. l.. Akers of louisville,
Adam Beck of London, Canada, and
others.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
CARLTON c. IS
The WINNER

Latonia, O.. Nov. 1.--Carlton G., run
ming In fine form, repeated his per-
formance Of last week by coming home
q winner in the feature race, at I.ato-
MIA yesterday in one Of the most ex-
citing finishes Of the meeting Carl
ton G was leading all the way but was
challenged in the stretch by ROYAL
Report, and Milton B and after a long
stretch drive the three finished heads
apart Bestbury, long shot had an
easy time, winning the third race.
Fine weather brought out big
crowd.
Third race, purse $500, seven. fur
longs, selling: Westburg $55 won;
Descomnets, $40, second; Aspirin.
$4.1o, third. Time 1926 s-5.
4 Fourth race, purse $500; mile and q
sixteenth: Carlton G S12 won: ROYAL
Report, $3.50. second; Milton b.. s2o.e0
third. No time given.
Fifth race, purse s40o, mile and sev-
enty yards, selling; Bad News. $500
won; Topland, $780, second; Hans,
$40, third. Time 1:44
Sixth. $400, mile and an eighth sell
ling: Markie M, $3.50, won: salian.
$3.50. second; Henry Hutchinson. So 30
third. Time Il: So
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
INITIAL SOCCER GAME.
Y. M. c. A. Team Took First Game of
New Football From coneordia
College Team.

In the initial soccer football contest
of Fargo, which was held last evening
at the Hubbard field, the Y. NJ C. A..
team won from Concordia college by
a score of 2 to i.
The college players were fas. and
aggressive. Their defense for a time,
seemed impregnable and 1t was with
great effort that the "Y" players were
able to score at all until the last five
minutes when they placed the sphere
between the goal posts tw,cc.
A large crowd OF the students Of
Concordia and Fargo college is well as
townspeople were out to witness the
game Coach Watkins Of Fargo cot
lege saw the contest and expressed
himself well pleased with the new
style of soccer football in comparison
with the American game.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
Sunnona.

State Of North Dakota, county Of
Cass, in district court, Third judicial
district
Park, Grant e. Morris, a corporation,
plaintiffs, VS.. II. L. BIout, and II. L.
Blout and Name Blout, doing business
as co-partners under the firm name
and style OF III. l.. Blout e. Co., de-
PENDANTS
The State of North Dakota to the
above named defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in the above entitled
action, OF which copy is hereunto an
nexed and herewith served upon you,
and to serve a copy of your answer TO
the said complaint on the subscribers
at their Office in the city OF Fargo, in
said county and state, within thirty
days after the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive of the day OF such
service; and in case OF your failure
to appear or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated October 6, 1910.
BALL, WATSON, YOUNG & LAW
RENEE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Residence and p. o. address: Fargo,
North Dakota.
A verified copy Of the complaint is
now on file with the clerk OF the dis
trict court for Cass county.
(Oct. -1S-25Nov. 1-S-1522.)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
new HIGH FLY
RECORD MADE

New York, Nov. IA baby" Wright
"cloudster' with Ralph tombstone at
the Helm, glided gracefully to earth
in the twilight at close of the Interna-
tional Aviation meet at Belmont park
yesterday with the Paragraph register
ing new worlds record for altitude.
The little machine of only 35 horse
power had been up 9.714 feet, exceed
ing by 52S feet the height attained in
France on Oct. /. by Henry w. Wynn
malon, of Holland.
But Johnstone's sky climbing feat
was not the only notable incident of
the closing day of the meet. Claude
Grahame-W White, thea theletic Britisher,
carries away the Gordon Bennett tro-
ply, which takes the next international
tournament to England.
The Wrights were pleased when they
greeted tombstone after he had reach
ed his hangar Hoxsey was also pres
ent to extend his congratulations The
previous record fer altitude of 9,1S5
feet was made at Mourmelen, France.
Oct. by Henry Wynmalen, Hol-
lander.
Drexel came down half an hour aft
er tombstone. His Paragraph register
ed 1910 feet
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
Science School Lost.

Aberdeen, S. d. Nov lin an ex-
citing but one-sided game here, the
Northern Normal and Industrial school
football team defeated the North pa
kota School Of Science team from
Wahpeton, N. D., Sc to 0. The two
teams are old-time rivals, Wahpeton
last year defeating the normal 1910.
This year the local team has been
trained by Coach Quigley, live wire
who came from Chicago university at
the beginning of the school year. sue
ceeding Prof. Paul M. Young. who
went to South Dakota university as
assistant coach. .Quigley has placed
his men in splendid shape, and they
have made fine record