The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-12

very frequent. mere were three
mine disasters in three consecutive
days the first of the month. The Gov
ernment has been Indifferent to this
bold. brave and daring class Of men
who daily endanger their lives for
their families, and laws should speed-
lily be passed which will lessen the
fatality.
Mr.. II. c. Wier states that 200 per-
SONS week are being murdered in
this country and is costing $780,
600 day. While the police are prac-
tically helpless. He goes on to state
that 100000 persons whom the law
never touches are engaged in system
ahc pursuit of crime as business
Ihat 10000 persons are murdered
every year in this country. That 2 in
every hundred are punished. The re-
naming SO, escape, absolutely free.
A joint committee consisting of
six senator's and six congressman are
investigating the Ballinger-Pinchot
charges.
Instead of deciding the issues of the
campaign, the British elections, seem
to many observers to have ended so
nearly in a deadlock that another
election is inevitable.
1t has been ascertained that electri-
nf otx I,o
growing plants. Accordingly many
tests and experiments are being made
which may result in growing crops in
the future by electrifcation of the air
over the plants.
An interesting forecast, of Thos A.
Edison runs thus: "There is much
ahead Of us. We don't know what
gravity is; neither do we know the
nature Of heat, light, electricity, tho
we handle them little. We are only
animals. We are coming out of the
dog stage and getting a glimpse Of
our environment. We don't know,
we just suspect a few things. 1t will
take an enormous evolution of our
brains to bring us any where. Our
practice of shooting one another in
war is proof that we are still animals.
The makeup of our society Is hideous
Communication with other worlds has
been suggested. 1 think we had better
stick to this world and find out some-
thing about it before we call upon our
neighbors. They might make US
ashamed Of ourselves. Art will be in
creased more and distributed as we
emerge more and more from the dog
stage. Society will have to stop this
whiskey business. which is like throw
ing sand in the bearings of a steam
engine In 200 years, by the cheap
ening Of commoditie the ordinary
laborer will live as we'll as a man does
now with 100000 income. Auto
matte machinery and scientific agri-
culture will bring about this result
Commodore Peary writes in his
latest magazine article that he hopes
no attempt will be made to christianize
the Eskimo. In making this state
ment he has thrown down a challenge.
A greater man than he once said: "Go
We into all the world and preach.
The best diplomatic efforts exerted
by both Protestant and Roman Catho-
lie agencies, 1t appears, were not able
to solve the delicate situation of ex-
Vice-president Fairbanks on his re-
cent arrival at Rome. He found that
he could not address the Methodist
Association in the Eternal City and
also be presented to the head Of the
Roman Catholic Church. Mr.. Fair
banks, who is a Methodist, had agreed
before his arrival to make the address
before the Methodists and so had to
forego the audience with Pope Plus.
On February 2, the General Edu-
cation Board awarded $45O.O00 to
various colleges.
Congress appropriated s20,OOO,OO
| for deepening and dredging rivers and
harbors of the Southern States.
The organization Of the Corn Breed
ers Association is one of the greatest
toward steps that this State has ever
undertaken in agriculture. There is
more interest in corn growing in
South Carolina at present than ever
| before. Over 1000 boys of the State
Will participate in the state Boys Con-
| test.
On February IS, Se-.ator Jas. y
| Bailey, Of Texas, addressed the Gen
| eral Assembly of South Carolina on
| the Income Tax Amendment.
The Supreme Court of South Caro-
! lima has declared unconstitutional the
| statute under which r. r Tillman