The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-12
CURRENT EVENTS FOR FEB
RUARY,
Prepared by w. M. Scott before
Sumter County Teachers Association

Among the causes Of the increased
cost of living are, increased gold sup
ply currency imitation, increased cost
of production, tariff speculation, trusts
and shorter hours of labor.
Prosecutions are being directed
against members Of the great meat
packing houses by the government
Some hold that the great meat trust
Is responsible for the prevailing high
prices and If this be the case, then
the trust itself is responsible for the
great anti-meat crusade. which has
been waging in a number Of the great
cities.
A great campaign Is being waged
against the hookworm in the Southern
States. At the Southern health con-
ference In Atlanta a resolution was
unanimously passed thanking Mr.
Rockefeller for his gift of $1,000, 900
to be used in its eradication. DR.. Stiles
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one man to rouse the section to the
| gravity Of the situation, declares that
25 per cent. Of the Southern mill ope-
ratives have the hookworm disease
| There are some localities where 90
per cent Of the people living there
has this terrible disease.
The editor Of Golfers Weekly, Mr..
| Robt. j. Collier, does no' agree with
| the Postmaster General as to the
leakage in his department. He goes
on to state that Canada's rate for Sec
ond class matter is only a quarter of
a cent pound, yet the Canadian
postoffice reports a surplus of nearly
one million dollars as against our de-
felt Of seven times that amount.
During 1909, nearly 100, 900 people
Of the United States crossed over to
Canada to settle in the Canadian
| Northwest. Canada's immigration
laws are extremely strict, but people
Of our country are received there with
| open arms. They welcome people
who are thrifty and steady. The Ca
nadians prefer the Scandinavians
who are solid and serious in charac-
| ter.
The people Of Mexico protest unani-
mously against the intervention Of the
United States in the Nicarauguan
| question, as do a number Of South
I American countries. However, one
Of the strongest newspapers in South
America expresses full confidence in
Americas political fair dealing There
seems little reason to doubt that the
prevailing mutual goodwill between
South and North America will en-
dure.
tions concerning japan at the present
time is In regard to anexing Korea
Korea has been under Japanese rule
since 1904, and much discord prevails
In that little country. 1t Is recognized
by everybody. both foreign and ia.
panese, that annexation Is the only So
luton Of the question. and that the
present Is the most opportune mo-
ment to take the decisive step.
A French-American Association has
been formed in Europe for the pur.
pose of rendering still more intimate
the artistic, literary, commercial and
political relations Of the two countrie.
and to foster mutual love between
France and America.
A bill has been introduced in con
gress to license and regulate the us,
Of wireless telegraphy. Amateur ope
rators have been continually breaking
In when others are transacting seriou.
business, and have caused great an
noyance.
a record for holding the breath Il
that of Mr. III. M. Vernon, who die
without breathing for eight minutes
and thirteen seconds. He used forced
breathing much after the method rec
oHlmenueu Dy MT. ComStock, but thel
In addition he took a few full inhala
tions of nearly pure oxygen just be
fore holding his breath.
a political meeting, with an address
by Mr.. Balfour and all the attendan
sounds. was carried, by means Of
device called the "electrophone" owe
the telephone wires seven miles t,
Highburg, the estate of Mr.. JOSEPH
Chamberlain, the former Liberia
Cnionist leader, who was thus abb
to hear all that was going on.
To the average western mind. Chi
nese literature is a closed book. TIL,
Chinese, however, according to Mr.. J
=. thompson, can boast counterpart