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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-22

was hard thing to keep the tass.
posted IN conspicuous places, the
Recorder, much to their delight. let
off the offenders for this time with
the warning that they must sin
against the ordinance no more or
he would be hard on them All
hackmen were notified that they
must have the placards posted in
their hacks and that they could get
them at any time from Chief Brad
ford.
Albertus Elliott was up for gam
bling with cards or Monday and
pleaded not guilty, when his case
was heard he was fined SO or 30
days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-22
EIYPT.

Egypt. Oct. 1s.-we are having
hne weather for picking cotton. The
+ farmers are beginning to gather
their corn and plant oats. The cot
ton crop will be very short Quite
a crowd from this place attended the
Robinson circus In Camden last Sat-
nrday.
Miss Eva Britton has gone 10 Ker-
shaw TO teach school for this season.
The new church at Smithville Is
not yet complete but II Is hoped
that II will be finished within a few
weeks
Miss Belle McCutchen spent the
weekend in Egypt.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. White have
gone to Bishopviile today.
Mr.. Jones Smith of Ridgeway
spent a few days OF last week with
Mr.. ]. II. Mcleod OF this place.
The schools around Egypt have
not yet opened. The health Is very
good.
There will be bazaar given at
the home OF Mr.. J. r. Kirkley We'd
nesday evening. Oct 26. Everybody
is invited TO attend and bring a we'll
hlled purse. The girls are asked to
bring a box with supper for two.
Everybody Is promised a good time.
The proceeds will go to furnish the
new church at Smithville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-22
COUNTY Correspondence.
HwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENCE.
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asy when intended for Wednesdays
paper and not later than Thursday
for Saturdays issue. This. OF course,
applies only to regular correspond
sneo In case OF items of unusual
ssws value. send In Immediately by
nafi. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories IRE acceptable up to the
hour OF going 10 press. Wednesdays
paper II printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
soon-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08

rather be miserably rich than happily
poor.
Don't fool away your time telling
man he is a liar. If he Is he knows
IL.
And a man ever sincerely loves the
ground a woman walks on unless she
owns II.
We may know good thing when
We see 1t, but nine times out OF ten
the other Fellow beats us to 1t.
When a woman refuses TO remove
her hat in a theater it's safe bet
that her husband doesn't cut much
Ice at home.
A woman never cries for the pur-
nose of making herself feel better.
She turns on the briny flow for the
purpose of making some man feel
worse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Our Shrinking Planet.

None but persons born so or more
years ago are able to realize how
the planet earth has
shrunk in recent years. In 1910
events in Europe Of the utmost i'm
portance were not heard Of in New
York for weeks, and Ii was weeks
later before people living in South
ern states and the communities west
of the Allegheny mountains learned
the news. A coup de-etat in China
or an earthquake was forgotten there
before 1t was known In America. and
South America had won Independents
before Madrid knew the details OF
many of the battles. Today an i'm
portant suicide in Sydney Is known
|alI over the world two hours later,
and a change in the Russian foreign
Office is often first reported 5000
miles from st. Petersburg. The world
ihas become a neighborhood. Our
systems of production and distriba.
ton are such that q war or other
disturbance in one land mars the act
| IL tiles OF every other.
Particular attention Is called to this
Ishrinkage OF the planet By the actiyi
ties OF the international crop repor.
| ing service of the International In
stitute OF Agriculture at Rome. Thi:
service comprehends a careful inves
tigation OF climatic and soil condi
lions in every land and the puolica
ton OF reports which accurately es;i
mate the coming harvest OF al
staples. II Is an appropriate institu
ton in this age OF wireless tels
graphy. airships. and ever-groving In
terdependence among All nations
Race prejudice. international suspis
Jon. and warfare are all the OUT
growth OF our ignorance Of the peopi
end conditions existing In Othe
lands. But the planet Is shrinking
and with the growth Of reason an
the advance Of science u must COZ
time to shrink Until all races ar
brought together. and the evils Of i
norance are crowded into space
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
No Review Was Held.

Number Of volumes in library, s.
239; number OF books read or circu-
lated during the year, 1882. The
post fund had profit of sS35.70 dur
ing the year. improvements to the
amount OF $234,3l9.34 were completed
during the year. The average cost of
ordinary ration, 1929 cents, last year
1t was 1902 cents. Amount of gar
bage produced each month, 90,SS0
pounds. During the year the home
manufactured sS7 tons of ice at a
cost OF 76 cents per ton.
Average number of emploees during
year: 10 officers. 40 noncom mission
ed officers, 1872 members, 1l6 civil
ians; total, 59s; whose total pay for
the year amounted to s126,244.09.
The average cost of maintenance
Ter capita was Sl75.9S, as against
$179.40 for the preceding year, de-
crease of s3.42. &.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Reflections Of . Bachelor.

It's so natural to lie it's astonish-
ing how few people do II well
The more fun man thinks he can
have being out nights the more his
wife knows she can't.
Insane asylums are all places
where everybody inside thinks every
body outside is crazy.
The way for a man to make a girl
stop running away from him is for
him to stop chasing her
When a man comes to you with an
offer 10 make you rich you're lucky
II he doesn't go away with a dollar
he borrowed from you.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
NOW st all druggists In three sizes,
ESQ, 500 and 500 per bottle.
the officers and men expect of him.
He will surely get here.
The Philosophers MUSINGS.

The philosopher in entertaining q
coterie of old bucks theorized on the
possibilities of what may occur with
in the next ten years. He was OF the
opinion that otter these years had
passed into history there would be SO
few of the Civil war soldiers re-
naming that stern necessity would
cause to be done away with two
thirds of the present branches OF the
Nationa home. and few years later
the Mountain branch and the South
ern branch would be fully capable OF
all those who will care
to become the quest of Uncle Sam.
Then the respective chefs will be
better able to prepare the food and
oh. joy. how those favored ones will
r,gale themselves. BY the way, that
reminds me of story ] heard long
ago, but it is we'll worthy repeating.
"A gentleman of wealth who was
frequently displeased with the food
as prepared by the high-priced cooks
at home, would leave the house In a
hum and dine at hotel or restau
rant. One day his wife called his at.
tention to a motto hanging over the
dining room door bearing the words
god Bless Our Home" upon being
Informed, it was made BY his daugh
ter, he said to his wife why don't
you hang one over the other doorl
all right madam answered, what dc
you wish on it?' Damn the Cook,
shouted daddq."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
HAMPTON. PHOEBUS AND OLD T-Continued.

They were paid in the aggregate 81
203, 222.92. Twenty clerks handled the
PENSION business of the various
branches, whose salaries aggregated
si0,S60. An average of i7s men and
7 women were employed in the laun-
dries during the year Total cost OF
steam plant for the year was, 1894
573.65. Lighting plants, $67.29O.2o
Total number buried In the home Gem
eteries during the year. 4l9; total
number buried in the cemeteries,
1854.
Amount expended for drugs and
medicines during the year S22, 1885.
forwines and liquors, sl5,GSl.2l; for
other hospital appurtenances and sup
plies, s65,264s7.
'In myopinion," the report states,
"the tuberculosis patients should be
segregated and cared for In some one
home in a suitable climate"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. May Money on
call, nominal. Time loans, steady:
sixty and ninety days, 4A per cent;
six months, 4a4H.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, ~
to 5A per cent; sterling exchange
barely steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at 4.s4a4S4.25 for
sixty day bills, and at 4.s7 for de-
mand. Commercial bills. 4s3ha4.s4.
Bar silver, 53%. Mexican dollars, IL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Mountain Branch.

The report says of the Mountain
branch:
Average number OF employees dur
ing year: 10 officers, 81 noncommis-
stoned officers, 294 members, lis civ
iliaps; total, $40; their total pay for
the year, S104 ,4s0.53.
THE average per capita cost OF
maintenance was s1S9.0S; last year,
$685., a decrease of $6.13."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Pension Fund.

Number OF pensioners on the rolls
on June 30, 1909, 1918, drawing pen
sions ranging in amount from Sc to
$50 per month.
Forty pensioners had balances OF
less than 500 each to their credit; 8
had between 800 and $500 each; ]
hand between $500 and $1,000; and /
mad more than $1,000"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Pointed Paragraphs

The nesr-great man imag;nes he y
the real thing
Some men are proud Of their ability
20 tell lie that passes for the truth.
Most people imagine hey would
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Southern Branch.

In dealing with the Southern
branch the report says: general con-
dition OF the branch excellent, except
ing some old barracks that should be
replaced and this is gradually be-
ing done. T administration is ex-
cellent"
Civilians living in camp 45 males,
80 females, IL children. Civilians EN-
ployed, II males, IL females. No
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Monuments at Antietam.

Monuments continue to be erected
on the battle field OF Antietam, and
in due time 1t is reasonable 10 be-
.isxe that every regiment that was en-
gag. d in that memorable struggle on
September II, 1862 will be represent
ed by a fittin piece of sculptor to
mark the spot on which they fought
On September II Of this year the
goth New York infantry will dedi-
cate a monument on this field. Apro-
Los OF this splendid regiment the fol-
logging report will explain itself: or
fetal report of General Irving, COM
handing the Bird brigade, I'd division
9TH army corps to Major Gen. w. +.
Smith, commanding I'd division 9th
corps after the bottle of Antietam on
September IL, 1862
The 10th regiment n. Y. Vols by
its position was exposed to the heaFi-
est fire in the line, which 1t bore with
nnyielding courage and returned at
Ityery opportunity. The hrmness oil
this regiment deserves very great
praise
Colonel Won vegesack was under
fire with his men constantly and bis
calm courage gave an admirable ex
ample to them. Each Of their stand
colors Is rent by the balls and shells
Of the enemy and their killed and
sounded Is ifs.
The regiment was under my owl
eyes IN going into action and fire.
Suentiy during the battle and ] TAX
pleasure Is strongly testifying to ~
bravery and good conduct"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
WITH THE VETERANS

and 81 800 for the senior assistant
would be little enough, as they mess
themselves. A card system similar
TO that In use in the branch commits
sary offices is recommended for keep
ing the account OF perishable stores
IN the branch quartermasters Offices.
Company Commanders.
AS to the officials, the report adds;
"The company commanders, who
ere all members OF the home, are for
the most part good, efficient, and
capable men. Considering conditions,
they do remarkably well, but these
men are getting old, and before long
company commanders must be picked
from another source. IL will be we'll,
in my opinion, to look into this ques-
ton at the present time"
The Mess Halls, Etc.
The food was wholesome and well
cooked and served.
Il was at and partook of the messes
in the various homes at some time
during my stay at each Of them. In
my opinion the messing could and
should be improved. To do this the
appropriations for subsistence will
have TO be increased. At present the
cost of the food, exclusive OF the
cost Of preparation and serving, is
about Is cents per diem per member
is not quite sufficient to properly feed
the OH soldiers. The value Of the
army ration is 20 cents; and, besides
this, the soldiers mess receives a
share of the post exchang profits.
While | do not think kat member
OF the home requires as much food
as a soldier in active service, neither
do / believe lin stinting him or plac-
ing him upon a restricted diet.
THE messing seemed to be defici-
ent in the following particulars;
THE coffee, the average cost OF
which is about 10623 cents per pound,
is not, in my opinion, of sufficiently
good quality, and is of wastage al
lowed in browning. 1t is made less
palatable and weakened by the addi-
ton of milk which is not rich.
THE average consumption of bread,
about II ounces per man per day, Is
considered too small. A more liberal
allowance of -four would enable mess
offivers to give rolls, mullins etc, at
breakfast or supper daily The meat
allowance is about 13 ounces, If in
creased to 10 ounces would allow
more meat for the hashes, and a
better hash would result.
Besides the milk used In the cof-
fee and cooking, ! urgently recon-
mend an allowance sufficiently large
to give to each member bowl of
milk daily at supper. The supper as
a rule are rather bare, and ! believe
This milk allowance would help more
than anythink else. Both the chief
baker and the chief cook are civil |
hans, the first receiving $50 and the
second SIS per month.
be meals, subject to general re- 1
marks on commissary department, |
were wholesome, and the service ex- |
cellent. The bread was very good. |
There appeared to be no little waste |
that could have been avoided.
Capacity of dining hall, 1,176. |
Average number Of men employed in
kitchen, 40; in dining hall, ST."
DRY cleaning plants are to be in
stalled in all the homes"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Post Fund.

"A net profit OF s4,5S7.04 for the
year was reported as the result of
the operation OF the post fund"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
The Home Gardener.

il Is a real pleasure 70 note the
handsome condition in which the res
ervstion Is shaping Itself under The
manipulation Of Gardener Samuel
Kevan. This young gentleman Is an
srtis; in his way. a hard conscien-
tiouS worker. and through his skill
as a florist will in due time 20 beau.
tify the home surroundings that II
win outshine all other attempts in
the same direction since rs inception
Revan Is always on the alert. and
puts unstinfed pleasure IN his even
day efforts to more than en- the ex
pectations which be sincerely believes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Bsrcs

There are altogether 1ss musicians
compose the different bands. LIS Of
them being civilians and 10 are mem
bers Of the homes The total COS; OF
maintenance Of all the bands. incind-
ing subsistence and other allowances
Of civilians. ss5.7sl71. Average
monty pay o. leaders. sio417. 81
members, s17oz; Of civilians. ssi.s4."
Odds ard Enda
Other odds and ends Of the report
state:
On June 20. 1909 there we're "a.
f10 pensioners IN all the branches
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08

In referring to the closing OF the
canteens after making a total OF Of
lenses for intoxication at he several
branches the report adds:
This shows that with S29 less
average population in 1903 than in
1906 land q new branch established
in the meantime). there were 1.02e
more trials for drunkenness in 1903
than in 1906, notwithstanding the fact
that the beer halls were running in
1906, while there were no beer halls
in 1903. The increase OF trials for
drunkenness in 1863 over 1906 was
nearly 80 per cent In 1906 one ar
rest for drunkenness was made for
every SIS men: In 1903 there was ono
arrest for every al men. Evidently
the suppression OF the beer halls al
the homes has not tended to pro
mote sobriety. but the contrary
Following the above statement o.
fact the Inspector recommended tha'
al habitual drunkards be segregated
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
Discipline.

Under this head the inspector says.
Total number Of arrests, ISIS;
trials for drunkenness, 4,27; for alb
sence without leave, 2,s70; total num-
Der Of members offending, 4,l4S; per
cent Of members offending to aver.
age number present, 21.s2: last year
23.59. This year one branch did not
report the data relative to the number
Of members offending"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
WHEN YOU DRINK

take a little of our pure rye whisKey.
and II will never harm you. In fact
II will do you good whether you are
tired In body or in mind. Good thing
to have bottle In the house both
for social and medicinal use. II 1t Ia
good enough for doctors to recon-
mend 1t certainly should be so0d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-04
Yuma Religions Rites
,m the National Monthly.

From the National Monthly.
 The government will within the next month break up some of the religious rites of the Yuma Indians which are re- garded as restrimental to the civilization of the red men. These tribes have been among the most civilized of all of the Indian nations, having had the advantages of the mission instruction of the south west When they were discovered by the Spanish invaders they had already reach ed an unusual degree of civilization, prac- ticing the arts of pottery, silver manipu-
 ation, and ornamentation, mining, and
 rrigating the land by unique system of ditches, the water courses of which have been approved by modern expert engineers
 One of the particularly weird rites to which the government strongly objects is that observed at midnight after the death of a member of the tribe. This rite is considered most essential by the Indians. and it is believed that 1t will be abolished only after a struggle. It con sfsts of the burning of the deceased S hut his barn and all personal property. The belief of the tribe is that the prop erty so destroyed by fire again takes shape in the happy hunting grounds, to be enjoyed there by the departed while he awaits the coming of loved ones. The Indians believe also that such fire in sures the speedy progress of deceased at tainment of peace of soul.
 The order to abolish these rites was received recently from the Indian office of the department of the interior. Should the Indians refuse to recognize the order of the department at Washington and persist in observing the weird ceremony, they will be prosecuted under the federal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-04
GAMBoLs OF THE GREAT
Watterson Tells of Good Times With
 Mark Twain and Others


 Henry watterson in the July American Magazine.
 In the early '70s, Mark Twain dropped Into New York, where there was already gathered a genial group to meet and greet him. This radiated from Franklin Square, where Joseph w. Harper-"Joe Brooklyn we called him-reigned in place of his uncle, Fletcher Harper, the man of genius among the original four Harper brothers, to the Lotus club, then In Irving Place and Delmonico's, at the corner of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street, for a downtown place of luncheon resort not to forget Dorlon's, in Fulton Market The Harper contingent, beside the chief, embraced Tom Mast and Col Dnel Seaver whom John Russell Young named Papa Pendennis," and described as "a man of letters among men of the world and man of the world among men of letters," very apt portrayal albeit appropriated from Doctor Johnson, and Major Constable, a giant, who looked like B dragoon, and not a bookman, yet had sknown Sir Walter Scott and was sprung from the family of Edinburgh publishers. Bret Harte had newly arrived from Cal lfornia. Whitelaw Reid, though still su- bordinate to Greeley, was beginning to make himself felt in journalism. John Hay played high priest to the revels. Halstead and I used to make periodic pill grimages to the delightful shrine. Truth to say 1t emulated rather the gods than the graces-though all of us had literary aspirations of one sort and hnother-especially late at night--and Sam Bowles would come over from Springfield to meet us. Often we had Jo- Nph Jefferson, then in the heydey of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-04
High Price of Radium the Wa shin utop post


 ''The newspapers seem to have recov- cred from thci- first spasrn of intense in- terest in the subject of the manufacture of radium." said H. P. Connolly of Bos- ton at the Raleigh
 ''The subject is just as interesting as ever, and besides 1t possesses practi- cal side for those who are in the drug business. Not, however, that any great fortunes are being made in dealing in radium. The output is too small
 Tt is rather significant of the difficulty that surtounded the manufacture of radium that special announcement was made last year that a second gram of 1t had beent produced at the laboratory of the Austrian government at Joachims- thal Now. in order to get an idea of just how much gram is. just imagine pound of any material divided into about 300 parts One of those parts would be little under the weight of gram. The Austrian government, which is talk ing a leading part in the production of radium, has just fixed the price for 1t. For miligrnm, which is just one-thou- sandth part of the gram, of which just spoke, the price Is a little more than SS1. This would make the stuff worth on the market more than $36,0O0,OO0 a pound. That's going some, isn't 1t?
 Tt is impossible to purchase radium just by showing that you have the money. Only scientific institutions or learned chemists are permitted to buy it. On account of its value, radium, when sold, is always delivered by a special messen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-04
The Superior Sex

From the Chicago Post.
 There Is a lot of vainglorious express sion on the part of the men about their being the superior sex. We hear too much of mans endurance. of his intel lect, of his executive ability and all that sort of thing.
 Take a man and make him wear a spotted veil and he will be nearly blind within a year.
 Pinch a man into corsets and within a week he will have heart trouble. chronic pleurisy acute indigestion, appendicitis and funeral.
 Pile few pounds of false hair on a mans head and he will succumb to brain fever within month.
 Tie a mans ankles in a hopple skirt and he will have rheumatism, followed by paralysis of the legs from lack of ex- ercise
 Clamps a mans feet in tight shoes and make him toddle about on high heels and he will die of the charleyhorse.
 Man loses on the score of endurance alone Intellect and executive ability are argued by the capacity to combat these tortures and trials. Man Is undoubtedly the inferior sex and should retire to the last row of seats and be quiet