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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16
OLD FAMILIES.
Somo In Europe and In the Orient That
Are Really Ancient

In Great Britain and on the CONT
nent those families pride themselves
that count their ancestry through ten
generations, but their claims to really
ancient lineage seem insignificant
when compared with those OF certain
houses in the orient
We read that the oldest family in
Great Britain. the Mar family in Scoi.
land. may trace its pedigree TO 1923
Then. too. we have the Campbells of
Argyll. whose date is put down at 100
The GrOSvcnOr family. that of the
Duke Of Westminster. refers its origin
to the same year that the COuuueror
"came over"-i e.. 1866 The Austrian
house of Hapsburg goes back farther
than that. its date being 952, while
the BOurbOns proudly mention SG4 as
the date of their origin
But none Of them is to be mentioned
In the same breath with the emperor
of Japan, whose Office has been filed
by members of his family for period
of over 300 years. the present ruler
being the one hundred and twenty sec
ond in the line The first emperor Of
Japan sat on the throne about the time
when Northumberland was ti0nrishng
that is. in go b. G.
Another oriental branch. the descend
ants of MOhHmmed. presents claims not
to be dismissed. The prophet was born
in $40. and list of his descendants
has been carefully retained. being duly
set forth III volume kept in Mecca.
Little or no doubt exists of the authen.
ticity of the long list of names OF Mo-
hammed's descendants as registered in
this sacred book. Harper's Weekly.
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Not Sorry For BIundcr.

@'lf my friends hadn't blundered
in thinking ] was a doomed victim
Of consumption I might not be alive
now," writes d. II. Sanders. of Har-
rodsburg, KY. but for years they
saw every attempt to cure a
lungracking cough fail. At last
tried DIR. Kings New Discovery. The
effect was wonderful. 1t soon stop
ped the cough and 1 am now in bet
ter health than l have had for years
rms wonderful life-saver is an un-
rlvaled remedy for coughs. colds, la
grippe. asthma, Group, hemorrhages,
whooplng cough or weak lungs. soc,
$l.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16
CURIOUS COLOR NAMES.
There Was Once an Extensive Group
OF Flea Shades,

"Puce." which was for long time
the name given an exceedingly popular
hue. Is when translated from the
French simply flea" Ii appears tha,
Tue accidental admission of fiea at II
court feStivity i'm France and the sub.
sequent discovery and capture of the
uninvited guest gave rise TO u host of
jokes and anecdotes. and so n new col.
or was jocularly named in the insect )
honor. Indeed. there was an extensive
group of lea shades--Old Gea. young
hea. tiea's foot, lively flea AM others.
Puce. which was kind of drab, is
still familiar To the reading public
throughSits frequent mention In litera.
ture. drama and letters OF noted per
sonages In the past.
Few of us. however. know anything
of the following rolors. each uf which
was a favorite in its day and as fa-
miliar TO the speech of fashionable la.
dies and gentlemen as are the ccriSe.
old rose, etc.. of our own time. Here
Is little list Of them:
Marathon blue, dropping poppy. green
Of the breads. triumph of Aspasia,
robe of Venus, bridal blush. canary's
tail. merry hunter. flying chaff. dol
phin about to die. thundercloud. limo.
cent infant. caterpillar brown. fading
hope. Cinderella ruSset. smoke of We
suvius. peniten, hermit. dissolving
pearl, Cupid's feather. captains glory.
beautiful savage. ambushed wild
beast. rose of Eden. faithful shepherd
weary travellers shoe. agitated nymph
and dream of the beloved one pink
Exchange.
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SLIPS IN WRITING.
Curious Blunders Made by Reporters
and Co-respondents.

Every once In awhile some school.
teacher comes forward with a list of
ludicrous mistakes made In compost
tion by her infant charges The fol.
lowing laughable breaks" were not
made by school children, but by news.
paper reporters and correspondents
Writing Is their business. but they
often make ridiculous mistakes i'm the
haste Of catching an edition"
In story about mad dog scare on
Staten Island the reporter wrote. "PO
hceman Jones drove the dog into am.
bush and killed It,"
The head OF u prominent Wall street
house. In telling about the action Of
the directors Of certain company.
was quoted as saying. 1T came like
a cannon ball out Of a clear sky"
The report of the result of damage
suit: "Carmini Carusini was awarded
verdict of $1,000 for injuries receiv.
ed by the jury from the Erie Railroad
company"
This from Brooklyn reporter: He
tried to end his life by suicide"
This one might have been due TO an
error In typewrlting: THE girl was af
filiated With typhoid fever"
A correspondent in small town on
Long Island. evidently laboring under
great excitement. wired. Mrs. George
*. Blank was the heroine of the holo
caust." tShe played a garden hose on
burning barn. In further describin"
the blaze he said. The flames swept
into furious New York
World
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16

The readers OF this paper will be
ricascd 90 learn that there is at least
enc dreaded disease that science has
beon able 20 cure in all It's stages. and
thel Us Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
- tie only positive cure now known
" the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
tng constitutional disease. requires
n constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
sarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
serfnces fthe system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
se'isting nature I'm doing It's work.
me prOprictors have so much faith
N its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
tAat "a fails 20 cure. send for list of
testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY & CO., To-
lsdo. o.
sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for consti-
patton. 3-4-lm.
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An Open Air Hotel,

man from the west was looking
for friend in New York who had
gone wrong. He heard his friend had
been sleeping on the benches in Bryant
park and went over there TO Look for
him. There were Il good MANY unfor-
tunates on the benches. but the par
ticular friend the westerner wanted to
find was ntt there. However. the
westerner did find another man from
his own town whom he knew and who
knew the man for whom be was
searching
where's jones'" asked the west.
erner. proddng the man he knew
"Aw." replied the hobo sleepily, "he
amt come in yet" New York Sun.
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opi Courtshjp.

When Il Ilopi maiden decides whiCh
or the eligible young men of the tribe
she wishes t. marry she goes and sits
in his house and grindS corn until he
is sufficiently impressed by her indus
try 10 marry her After the ceremony
which is an elaborate one. the couple
go TO live in the wife's house If she
tires Of her husband she can obtain e
divorce by merely throwing his saddle
out of the house. After marriage The
house. fields and all their property pX-
Cept the herds belong to the wife
The lIopiS are indul~ent parents
The ri%h Of the children to do aS
they please is never questioned
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Reception Given Tor Bride.

n reception was given Friday even
INK rom 5 10 II by Mr.. and Mrs. H.
y. i.oe az their handsome residence
sn The corner OF Warren ami Main
streets In order that the young bride
recently brought into the family by
their eldest son. r. -. Lee. Jr.. might
secome acquainted with the many
friends of the family in the city.
The house was brilliantly lighted
and kept ringing with the joyous
voices cf the guests. who were con-
sts ntly pouring In and out during
thgt time.
The guests after being received at
the door. mere introduced To Mrs.
Lee. Jr.. and after few minutes
chat they passed on into the next
room where delightful refreshments
anu punch were served.
The occasion was q most delight
fui one and the young folks Of
sumter's social set were delighted to
have so charming young lady in
troduced o. them as one OF their
number I'm tho future.
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a Bismarck Story.

Lord Ampthill once found Bismarck
reading Andersen'S story on the Ugly
Duckling," which relates how duck
hatched swans egg and how ihc
cygncl was jecrcd at by his puIativc
brethren. the ducklings. until one day
n troop OF lordly swans floating down
the river Salutcd him as one Of their
race. All observed Bismarck. lit
was a long time before my poor moth
er could be persuaded that in Matching
me she had not produced goose"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16
Recipe For Flower Garden.

Take twenty square yards of sand
and pebbles. stir in sufficient clay to
make compact water tight mass,
ram down hard and score the surface
with a rake. Add carefully ten pack
cts of seeds of the most magnificent
flower known that will grow anywhere
and under any conditions. throwing up
a continuous succession of enormous
flower truSSes from March TO Novem-
Der, each petal five inches across and
of the richest and most glowing tints
This is the cOmmoneSt of all flowers
and will be found listed Oh any page
of any florists catalogue. Set the
whole out to rise. keeping it moist and
warm. After allowing the mass to
rise four months sprinkle red spiders
and green aphideS plentifully over the
top and soak well with tears. The
net result may be preserved in a
small bottle of alcohol for future ref
erence Philadelphia North American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16
THE PRIZES AWARDED.
Diplomas and Have Their Pictures
Taken.

The members of the Boys Corn
the Court House Saturday at o'clock
according To- appointment. Co receive
the prizes To which they were en-
titled. their diplomas and To- be pho
,ographed. II was To be regretted
that all of the young farmers who
enlisted in the club at its organic
Eraphed. but as u was, there were
y goodiy number or boys on hand and
the group pitcure that was made by
Mr.. Windham will show as sturdy
lot OF youngsters as could be found
anywhere In the State They have
made remarkably fine record for
ing the newspaper reports as the
sasis for an opinion. that the aver
age yield OF corn for the club IL
higher than that OF any other club
IN this State. The greatest yield 10y
Sumter County boy-12S is BUSH
sls---was exceeded by three or four
boys OF other counties. but FIVE sum
ter boys made 100 or more bushels.
seventeen more than rs bushels. and
nearly every member of the club
made more than 60 bushels Seven
teen of the boys received diplomas
for growing more than 10 bushels.
Another fact the boys can be proud
OF Is the low average cost of the
crops and the high average profits
not n single boy grew his crop at
loss-all OF them making remu-
nerativ'' profit on the labor and expen-
diture.
The committee. consisting of Coun-
~ Superintendent of Education Cain,
,. Frank williams. III. G. Osteen. III.
Ia Scarborough. checked over the
report OF the committee made Mon
day and found one important error
therein. which being corrected. ne
eessitates a change I'm the award of
prizes. IL was found that i'm MAX
ing the deduction for excess of land
planted by Pierre Sanders. his yield
for an axact acre had been reduced
70 So s.7 bushels. whereas his yield
was iie bushels. He planted l 40
acres and the yield was 163 bushels
or lie bushels for the acre. This
yield added TO the percentage he re-
eeived on cost OF production. report
and grade of seed corn. gave him
total percentage that entitled him to
third prize. This changed the rela =
tive standing of all the other con-
testants below third and made Sin
gleton Dwight. who on the first re-
port stood third. ana Is now fourth.
eligible fof the SPECIAL prize OF s25
-sserred ny the Sumter Savings Bank.
and a was therefore awarded To him
i.stoad % Heyward Chandler. Sin
sieton Dwights net profit on the acre
being greater than that Of Hayward
Chandler.
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RAPID STORY WRITING.
Beast That Dumas Made. a Wager
and the Result


and the Result
For rapdity Of composition the prize
among novelists must be awarded to
Alexandra Dumas. who died with over
5000 books to his credit. in all Of which
he had some share. According to Mr..
Arthur F. Davidson. one Of his biog-
raphers. he often declared that when
once he had mapped out in his mind
the scheme Of novel or a play the
work was practically accomplished.
since the mere writing Of it presented
no difficulty and could be performed as
fast as the pen could travel. Some one
disputed this: the result was a wager.
Dumas had in his head the plan Of
the "Chevalier de la Maison Rouge"
OF which he had not yet written
word. and he made bet Of 100 louis
that he would write the first volume Of
the novel in seventy-twO hours. The
volume was to be formed by seventy
Ave large foOlscap pages. Shch page
containing forty-five lines and each
line fifty letters. In sixty-six hours
Dumas had done the work in his fair.
flowing hand. disfigured by no eras ons
and the bet was won with six hours
to spare.-London Chronicle.
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SHE WAS NO SHIRK.
And She Had No Patience With Mod
ern Cooking Methods,

Different persons have varying ideas
as TO what constitutes n good house.
keeper The ideas held by Mrs DANA
goodyear were her own and firmly
hXeu. I've got nothing TO say ugaiu,;
those that follow after these modern
notlOus of cooking. like the minister's
WIFE, she remarked one day. bur all
i can state is that her ways aren't my
ways and never would be-"
shes been to II city cooking schoui.
] hear" said Mrs Goodyear's visitor
"and does her work all the newfauglpd
ways"
Il presume So" and Mrs. Good.
years chin took on its firmest eyprcS
sion 'She was telling me Yesterday
how she could do mornings baking
bread cake, pies and get the regular
dinner, loo, and only have three bows
and three or four spoons to wash when
she's done aside from the dinner dish
es She told me twas by cooking
schoo system she did it. planning and
rinSiiig out as she worked. and 50 on.
"Shc seemed real proud of it, bur !,
struck NE as q pretty slack way of
doing kitchen work There isn't a lazy
bone In my body, if | do say il. ana
when I've done q Saturdays bakin.
I'm safe to say that there's hardly
Dow left on my pantry shelves. and
I've got good hours work before
me right in my kitchen sink where
anybody that comes in can see it,
Youths Companion.
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This Indicates the action Of Foley
Kidney Pills as :. Parsons. Battle
Creek. Mich. illustrates: ~ have
hoen afflicted with severe case of
kidney and bladder trouble tor which
7 found mo- rclicr until used Foley
kidney Pills These cured me on
tircly or All my ailments. was trou-
hied with hack1chcs and severe shoot
inE pains with annoying urinary ir-
rogltlarltlos. The steady uso Of
Foley kidney Pills ria mc entirely Of
all my former troubles They have
my highest recommendation. SibcrCs
Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16

There Is In China a curious method
OF hatching eggs. First the eggs are
placed In tiers In u large basket. twice
the size Of an ordinary barrel. which is
thickly lined with hay and carefully
closed from the mir by a tight fttinc
cover OF twisted straw. In three days
time the eggs are taken out and re-
placed In a different order. those at
the surface being put In the lower tier.
This Is repeated every third day for
fortnight. when the eggs are removed
from the basket and placed on shelf
In another room. being carefully GOV
cred with bran. In a day or two the
chickens chip the shells and make
their appearance into the world. The
success Of this method is attributed TO
the fact thar the animal heat Of the
egg. being retained by the basket.
which Is formed of material not con.
ducting caloric. Is sufficient to support
animal life and develop it.-Detroit
Free Press.
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Thought Once Was Enouah.

The Sunday school lesson was from
that Scripture which teaches that il
your brother strikes you on the cheek
you should turn the other also and
endure even for seventy times seven
Johnny had listened 10 his teacher
very attentivcly while she emphasized
this fact. and after the lesson the su
perintendent rose TO make u few re
marks.
Now, boys" she said. how many
times ought another boy to strike you
before you hit him back:"
Just about once" promptly answer
I'd Johnny Judge.
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The CassowarY.

The caSsowary is natural boxer
and the only bird. except perhaps the
ostrich. whose method of defense and
attack in warfare is the forward kick
straight out, like man-is calculat-
ed to arouse envy in the breast Of any
save a crack athlete. Another pecu-
liarity OF this bird is his ability to per-
form a sort OF war dance over any
particular object. bit of rag. stick
or a stone, that attracts his attention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16
KING OF THE METALS.
The Importance of Iron to the Elsc.
trical Industry.

The Importance of Iron to the Elsc.
trical Industry.
The very root of the electrical indus
try is iron. Without iron ii is doubt
ful If the larger generators and the
mighty motors could be built, for the
powerful magnets upon which these
inventions depend for their power are
all made of soft iron either in the
form Of thin plates or long wires COW
ered with insulation.
Nearly every one is familiar with
the common horseshoe magnet, which
Is but piece of steel bent in the
shape Of horseshoe and charged with
magnetism. When a steel bar of this
shape Is rubbed against another mag
net 1t Is charged" and will remain so
for long time. The magnets used in
electrical machinery are Of the Undue
tion type-that is. the magnetism van
ishes just as soon as the current Is
taken away from them. If you wind
a long insulated wire tightly around II
soft iron core and send through this
wire weak current Of electricity the
core will be instantly possessed of
strong magnetic qualities. This fact
Is the basis Of all electric motors and
generators. The field coils are usually
made of soft iron core wound with
yards and yards Of insulated wire.
When the current is sent through this
wire the soft iron core Is turned into
powerful magnet and this magnetic
power is used to drive motors or to
generate more electricity .-Electrcal
Bulletin
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The ONLY Trouble.

School Visitor-l hear, my good wo,
man, you have case of somnambu.
lism In your family. Perturbed Moth
er-"Tain't no sech thing maam. We
ain't never had one of them ketching
things here. The only trouble is that
Mamie walks in her sleep Baltimore
American
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Odd Way to Rcst,

There is nothing that will rest you
SO quickly rs To Sit on n straight back
chair and lifting the feet from the
floor, push them out i'm front Of YOU
rs far as possible. stretch the arms.
put the head back. open the mouth
wide and make yourself yawn.-Fam-
lily Doctor.
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when Harold proposed TO me-" said
Maud. 81 told him to go and ask papa"
but YOU don't really care for him.
said Maymic "Of course not. But |
do so love 10 play little jokes on papa"
-WaShuGtou Star
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Nothing More to Be Said.

My wife always lets me have the
last word" remarked the meek looking
man
Indeed" exclaimed his friend in
tones which implied doubt OF the
others veracity
''She does. really. Whenever | say
Yes. my dear you are quite right she
stops talking Immediately.
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The Sacrifice.

Mrs. Richl"i1h ,~curuiully,-I wish
you bad more brains Ferdinand. in
stead OF so much money Ferdinand
Wnmovcd'-l did once. dear. but II
took all OF them 10 get the money .-
Widow.
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All Shall and No Kernel.

Charley-My friends tell me that
have all the ccccntricitics of genius
Beatrice What Il pity it is, Charley,
that you have not got the genius itself,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-16

For sale: Four thousand bushels
of seed oats at prices that will cause
you to wonder how we can do il.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co., Sumter
). Z. 1O-2O-St
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81 am pleased to recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the
best thing 1 know of and safest RENE
dy for coughs. colds and bronchial
trouble" writes Mrs. L. B. Arnold of
Denver. Colo. We have used il re-
peatedly and it has never failed to
give relief" For sale by all deal
ers.
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Varied Views Of Marriaoe.

Marriage is n lottery to the bachelor.
an urgent necessity in the opinion of
the widower, delightful temptation
TO the widow, II habit with a good
many.-Louisville Courier-Journal
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DO you need printing OF any de-
scription? Come to Headquarters
osteen Publishing Co. For nearly
hity years Osteen and good printing
have meant the same thing In Sum-
ter.
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ou IN Coilact

Cholly-Giyc me- time 10 collect my
thoughts Miss Keen Certainly. Mr.
Saplcigh You can have two seconds
-Eoston Transcript.
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For sale: Four thousand bushels
Of seed oats at prices that will cause
You to wonder how we can do it.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co, Sumter,
> [. 10-20-St
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Nothing is little that is our duty, and
common hfe with homcly surround
ings Is the best discipline for most OF
us
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"For pains in the side or chest
dampen piece OF flannel with Cham
berlain's Liniment and bind it on
over the seat of pain. There is moth
ing better. For sale by all dealers.
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a Good 1alknr.

YeaSt-Dld you ever have the acUuS-
tic properties Of your house tested?
Crimsonbeak-Oh yes; my wife is test
ing them all the time Yonkcrs States
Wan
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Good Results AIways Follow

The use of Foley Kidney Pills.
They are upbuilding, strengthening
and soothing. Tonic in action. quick
in results. Sibert's Drug Store.
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ln general, pride Is at the bottom
OF all great mistakcs.-Ruskin.
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No man sympathiZcS with the Sor
roWS of vanity johnson
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The manly part Is to do with might
I'D mntu what you can do - Emerson.
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\ mans argument is nearly always
self convincing
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The devil has his martyrs among
men Dutch.