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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
SOUTHERHER BEATS RECORD.
w. III. DORM, OF CLOVER, VA,
WINS $1,000 LOVING CUP.
Mr.. Dorm Shows What Can Be Done
i'm Corn Growing I'm SOutheast-He
Used United States Farm Demon
stratiOn Methods.

stration Methods.
New York, Nov. 11.-For the
growing of the best thirty ears OF
corn exhibited from any portion OF
the United States. w. II. Dorm, OF
Glover, Va. has been awarded the
$1,000 silver cup offered by the In
ternational Harvester Company at
the American Land and Irrigation
Exposition, now in progress at Mad
ison Square Garden, Mr.. Dorm win
ming over exhibitors from every sec
tion of the country, among them l..
d. Clore, the famous Indian Corn
King, hitherto undefeated in con-
test Of this nature. Mr.. Dorin's
corn is now on exhibition at the
Southern Railways booth. and is at
tracing great attention. Farmers
from all sections are showing ex-
traordinary interest in the award
since it Is the first time such a
prize has been won by a Southern
corn grower.
Mr.. Dorm plowed his land ten in
ches and subsoiled twelve inches
more. He used two hundred pounds
of phosphate, his only fertilizer out
side Of the clover turned under. His
seed was carefully selected from an
acre on which he made splendid
yield in 1910, and the corn which
took the prize was from an acre
cultivated under the methods Of the
United States Farm Demonstration
bureau, the yield from this acre
being 1877 bushels The soil is the
ordinary. type of Southern Virginia,
gray sandy loan about eight in
ches deep with good clay subsoil.
Mr.. Dorin's success shows what
can be accomplished on Southern
land, and is the more remarkable
since he is a former resident Of a
Michigan city, and knew practically
nothing about farming until six
years ago, when he purshased 56l
acres in Halifax county, Va. on the
Southern Railways Richmond and
Danville line, paying eight dollars
per acre. The award of this prize
to Mr.. Dorm will prove valuable
advertisement for the Southeast as
a corn growing land. 1t is with the
purpose Of showing the agricultural
possibilities Of the Southeast that the
Southern Railway Company placed
an extensive exhibit at this exposi-
ton and did everything possible 10
encourage individual exhibits on the
part Of the farmer throughout the
territory served 10y rs lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
An Approaching Marriage.

Miss Louise Simons. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. John Waring Simons,
of Charleston, will be married to Mr..
William H. Il. Richardson, Of Pine
wood, on the evening Of November
18th. in the Church Of the Holy
Communion. at $50 O'Clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
The Markets

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

Rabbi Marcusson Of Charleston
was in the city Sunday and made an
address before the male members Of
Temple Sinai. Rabbi Marcusson
came here on behalf Of the Bnai
Birth which he is endeavoring to re-
organize here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
Coming Marriage.

Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Lawrence
have isued invitations 10 the mar
riage Of their daughter Ethel Eliza
beth 10 Mr.. Cecil Eugene Brogdon
or Sunday afternoon November the
18th. at four o'clock at their
residence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

Warehouse Stock, 51.601.
Certificated, 49,S0O.
Spots, 9.50-unchanged.
Sales, none.
Opened steady.
Closed steady.
Port receipts today. 79,O2S VS.. e.
376 last year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

WANTED-To buy at once several
carloads 4-foot pine oak and slabs.
Apply Commanders Wood Yard.
Sumter, S. c. 10-24tf.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

New York, Nov. 13.
Opened High Low Clio
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTES
All Aboard For Bargain Day.


Remember that Bargain Day comes
but once year and that it will be
here on the 23rd. Remember also
that Bargain Day will be Publicity
Day for Sumter and that every loyal
citizen of Sumter is expected to mail
at least one postal card on that day
to some friend outside the city in
viting him TO live in Sumter. Five
thousand postals will be printed this
week which will be distributed free
about the city and to the school
children to be mailed out.
Another set of postals are being
printed for the use Of the merchants
alone which are to be mailed to
their customers living outside tn
city ana 10 be enclosed in th~'r let
tiers. These postals are simply for
the purpose OF advertising Bargain
Day. ,~,s
Acceptance for the Chamber OF
Commerce oyster supper. to be held
on Tuesday night the 21st, are COM
ing in very fast. There are 276
members of the Chamber (there
should be 5000 and from present in
dications there will be at least zoo
at the supper. These meetings should
be Of the greatest assistance in
solving the many civic and CONNER
cial problems that confront our poo
pie. At these meetings our citizens
are offered an opportunity to express
themselves in open forum by the
round table touch elbows method.
The Committee on Legislation
meets today at $3.50 p. m. and the
Finance Committee will meet tomor-
row at p. m.-not $50. as first an
nounced. These are both important
meetings.
If by any error any member of the
Chamber Of Commerce has not re-
ceived an invitation to the oyster
supper or has not received Il mem
bership card 10 the Chamber; if he
will phone at once to the Secretary,
it will be corrected. Every person
chamber last spring. or who has
since joined the Chamber is entitled
to attend these meetings. In case Of
a firm. each member Of the firm is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
Why Suffer
From Eczema ?


WAS anIictoD ,,''' very bad case
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Through all this time tried different
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obtaining no relief until l used your
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one box (5Oc) cured me entirely,
and though two years have elapsed l
have had no return Of the trouble.
Naturally | regard IL IL the greatest
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Yours.
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Atlanta. Ga.
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city and similar organizations are
working untiredly TO build up their
home towns in every possible way;
commercially. educationally, agri-
culturally, politically and along
every civic line. The work is not
dcne by any paid secretary nor ever
can be. He only can organize and
promote. The individual citizen,
working alone or collectively is the
key to the situation and upon him
depends the future welfare Of any
city. It will not do for him to ex-
cuse himself by pointing out what
the other fellow is not doing. Are
you doing your share?
The evening world., 1911-03-03

Title Of to-morrow's %chaptsr: II Say
Good-ty TO the Antipodss.'
The evening world., 1911-03-03

should 30 10 Chicago. and It d.l. by a
score OF ) to 3. 1t was q great game,
and / was mighty pleased to see that
even though they did not know the
splendid American sport well enough
to keep track Of It the crowd realized
that something above the ordinary was
going on.
h next morning II was announced
at breakfast that the president desired
to meet the isoys IN h big reading
room OF the hotel on n business mat
ter OF Importance. When we had re-
paired thither. Mr.. Spaiding rose and In
o manner as disnlaed az IL he was the
bearer of intelligence that had never
been suspected up to that moment re-
Nealod the secret that we would con-
tinue our trip around the world. return
ing hcmc by way o. Egypt, the Medi-
terranean and continental Europe. The
announcement a met by a storm OF
applause that was rather startling for
Sunday morning. Mr.. apalding then
took tine opportunity TO spring a llttle
health talk on the boys. not that they
we're in especial need OF such advice.
hut merely to obtain their cooperation.
he said.
We played our second exhibition
game OF baseball IN Melbourne the day
The evening world., 1911-03-03
Thought Weather a Joke.

When We woke on Christmas morning
ana heard the usual salutations going
on 1t seemed like a huge Joke. 1t was
fine Fourth OF July weather. but there
wasn't a suggestion of Christmas in the
air. It was so hat that the llghtest
sort OF clothing vas burdensome. IN
II was a positive comfort to think Of
the lee and snow that are a part OF tho
holiday In America. That afternoon we
set out for Adelaide. where We were
scheduled TO play three games. say
I'VE but that didn't include the ladies
or Ed Crane. who We're left behind at
Melbourne on account OF the fearful
heat. when We reached Adelaide next
morning the weather was sweltering.
That didn't prevent the citizens from
giving us q rDus.us welcome, and that
The evening world., 1911-03-03

before Christmas in the presence of a
crowd Of 5000 people. Ryan pitched
for the Chicagos II Crane and Healy
for the All-Americas. n all three OF
them were pounded good and heavy.
there being a hot fusillade of base hits
on both sides. The hard hitting was
what the crowd wanted. and every drive
To the outtield was cheered frantically.
In spite Of our efforts to entertain the
grand stand, IL was a closely contested
game. the Ali-Americas carrying off
the honors with a score of 10 to 10.
Following the game Prof. Bartholo-
new, the aeronaut. gave his first bal
loon ascension and parachute descent
In Australia. II was a performance en-
tirely new in that part of the world,
and IS a novelty 1t ecllpsed baseball.
but in the light OF progress made in
aviation since that day It was rather a
IN me "a MAR
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thpr4h We had seventeen men against
thcir eleven We we're bcatcn BADLY. the
America making u runs, wh.lo the
AUST. 1ans ran their score MP - lI',
for unlN six Wiskcts. The game began
at II in the forenoon, % was called at
! 81 that We might play another game
of bali. which,, q: the END OF the h:th
inning resulted ~ a victory for the Al
Americas. bp.a teams being too flSSei
out to - themselves credit.
We didn't play any more cricket 1T
Australia was confident then, and J
am SIN. trat # we had been as stronC
I'm bowling a. We were in folding W
srop,. have beaten the Australians a.
their own crack same, As IL was, We
stood "A iu,.l'g poor show against a es
skilled playor-. ard 1t Is lust a. w"ll That
We didn't insist on giving thcm iur;'cr
.u3pr.unty 80 do MS.
From sydney We went to Melbourne,
There we ne. with the same cordialit,
that las made tie memoir Of Australia
II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS joy. We played
uur nrat game at Melbourne Dec. % IN
tho presence % tie largest crowd that
lad ever assembled on the Melbourne
GyoI. the hanlsomost grounds In Aus.
tralIl. II was a perfect summer day
even t.uu-h IL was SO near Christmas
Tho club house balloon g were packed
with ladies' iu warm weather attn" am
ovsl the roof End been pre-emptcd by
tnosc VINO wee aUXiou" to secure n goo
view of the .amc. t. grand stand was
o~yernowing and % froGt crowd enc'Gc1"d
Il fold. II was certainly a Grand slgh'
an as ] luohei oyer the sorr.e ! couldn''
hglu feeling inspired to $50 IN aud 90 mS
D., =, gul / suppose every o'rer man i.
both Mines lad a similar ic'IinE'
r. .- eco. b.. f. nF4 lt tho host ENH
The evening world., 1911-03-03
Arson Says the First Profess
sional Game Of Baseball Ever
Played in Australia Took
Place at Sydney Between
Chicago and All : America
Teams, Dec. IS, 1883.
CHAPTER NxIII.
] Play Fall In kanynroO Land.

90 far as I know, the first game OF
y professional baseball ever played In
Australia was the exhibition given
by the Chicago and All-America team on
the afternoon of Dec. IL. 1855. 1t was
Played on the grounds of the Sydney
cricket Association, and | want to say
rlSht nero that there is nothing In the
United states that will compare with
those grounds In beauty or convenience.
IN spite OF several counter attractions
b.O'p persons assembled to see how the
American national game was conducted.
and, fortunately for us, both teams
were on their mettle. Tho crowd, too,
was IN luck. for n got n redhot game
from start to finish. the pitching OF
Joln Tener for the Chicagos being of
the gilt-edEcd order.
The fielding II base RUNNING Of
both teams were right up 10 the mark,
and at the end of tae first nning the
game was a tie, each team having
scored four runs. and 50 It remained
until the ninth inning, when the picked
nine scn' a man across the plate and
scored the winning run. | regard II as
one Of the rardcst-fouglt games on
the tour. That rnme vav baseball
quite Il start in Australia, where 1t is
now played a good deal
Tho following Mondar morning we
PLAYED our FIRST game NJ cricket on the
Syducy grounds | had been hugging
myself more or less over my ability
as a cricket player and mad put in \
lot OF practise on tine deck alley during
tie voyage, so / leave YOU - Imagine
my disgust when | tell YOU that !
struck at the first ball Dowlcd 20 mo
and went cut on a lit.lc ppp-up ny to
fog1rty. II you think tho boys didn't
take advantage OF my bad uck to guy
me numerically you've got another
guess coming. II didn't 4 70 my
cheerfulness to have the All-Americas
win tde game. with a score Of G. to 80.
That afternoon l got into more
tro".,c, We played our second game
of bah IN the presence of 5000 people
and the All-Americas won. with a score
OF 20 .. The batteries on that occa-
sion were Baldwin ana myself for the
C'i,aSos n Healy and Earl for the
picked nine. surely my cup OF grief
Wa full to overlooking.
Badly Beaten at Cricket.
:;cvt day we played our first game
with the Australian Cricketers. and al
The evening world., 1911-03-03

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any other one ssency that can be named,
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The evening world., 1911-03-03

afternoon a big crowd thronged the
Adelaide Oval to see what American
Baseball was like. in spite OF the in
tense heat we provided Il game that
was remarkable for heavy Batting. both
Tener and Healy being severely pun
shed. That game went to the crcdi.
Of the picked nine by a score "
10 to H. When the game was over
and We were driven back 70 the hotel,
there wasn't a nan among us Who was
half alive. That didn't 'revCu. us from
The evening world., 1911-03-03

copyright. 1911, by She Mcclure News
paper syndicate. Copyricht I'm Great
Brlt1in ard Canada. All rights re-
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appearing at the theatre that night,
where We orcupied the Governors box
and attracted more attention than the
play.
The evening world., 1911-03-03
Five Minutes
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II You Are Suffering the TOrlures
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,tomachs by the Use Of n Stuart's Dyspepsia
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

why trouble Sir Verrall with that2'
said Costa. evidently angry that 1 had
been told
at is of little consequence" an
swered the man, with a rough laugh.
''In death a man can only take care Of
himself. 1 will treat the lady quickly,
| too, If the knight wills It."
With an effort was calm.
'This is indeed being a comrade,"
said, holding out my hand. 81 have a
weakness in my nature-a foolish one,
perhaps. but don't like women to suf-
fer"
'Tt requires strength to suffer much
Women don't suffer as men do he re.
turned. with brutal certainty. "kud
If they do what matter7 They are
only women"
dared not express my horror.
''But in this case you will bring
death quickly?" I said.
"You may rely on u.s."
"That is satisfactory" said Costa,
rising.
had almost forgotten Organ
remembered him then.
'AThat man has heard our bargain"
I said.
He viii not betray it"
do you swear not to do soT said,
turning to the Irishman.
81 am not less merciful than the
executioners," he growled.
I shook each villain by the hand as
he left me and asked Costa to distrib-
ute among them what few posses
sions had / shook hands even with
Organ, and then / was left alone.
Did Organ grasp my hand more
firmly than was necessary? / might
have spent the night wondering, but
when they had gone broke down for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
= 7 HE
\ SILVER
| A Romance
I OF DrWssemDama
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

TIERS.
Clinton Verran a traveller, hears from
Mustapha of a mysterious country beyond
the Caucasian range. They are carried
by an avalanche into this mysterious
country. Mustapha 10 killed. and Verrau
In captured by Captain Organ
Organ serves the king OF Drussenland.
who Is at war with Princess Darta, whose
soldiers capture Ryan and Vefran- Yer
rail- meets the princess, who Is beautiful
Prompted by O,Ryan, VERBAL claims TO
be the expected Knight OF the Silver Star,
who II TO aid the princess and find great
treasure. VERBAL discovers an enemy In
Count Vasca-
killing prisoners IS a custom In Drus-
senland- Verrali is accepted as the knight
vasca plots 70 defeat him IN a lance tour
naueut- Drussenland's people have pro-
creased ne further than the time Of the
crusades.
VERBAL challenges vasca- Daria gives
verran her handkerchief token Yer
rail- unhorses the count and wins Tho
kings forces attack Darfa's army. led
by Vasca, drives the kings forces to
Yadasara Verra1 suspects Vasca Of
treachery.
verran. piqued by Da-ia's indifference.
courts Lady AIdridA- He ana she plead
with Daria for the lives Of prisoners
VERBAL fncenses Daria by displaying ths
handkerchief
Daria disgraces verrau. but through
Jasar, her conhdant. arranges a secret
meeting. Nerrau DegS ner PARDON
The princess tells him he win be In
great peril IL she saves the prisoners and
inEists that he make her a public apology.
While on guard before her door he Is at
tackled.
Verran kills the would be ASSASSIN. but
fs wounded He suspects that the plot In
Vasca's work VERBAL shows the princess
that he loves her
VerraI offers TO go to Yadasara a. q
spy IN the interest of the princess and to
ind the treasure. Lady Aldrida. Tilted.
threatens VERBAL.
The princess returns Verra1rs love. He
and Organ start for Yadasara- Organ
claims TO have escaped. and both enter
the kings service.
Costa. the kings Jaiier. shows Verran
Instruments of torture In the fortress. A
strange knight arrives from Daria's camp.
Organ and VerruIl fear exposure.
Verran Is denounced a spy. Lady
Aldrida, disguised, is the strange knight
She attempts Verran's life VERBAL es-
capes. and an old woman shelters him
Daria, with her army. Is moving toward
Yadasara- Verrsn joins her and tells her
Vasca If a traitor. She reprimands vasca
Daria orders an unexpected advance A
battle follows. and verraH and his men
charge the foe. Enemies cut them OF
Verran and Vasca fight, and Verrall and
the princess are captured. Jasar is killed
Verran and Daria face torture In the
fortress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

~weIl?'
you must make friends with then"
How? 1 have nothing to give in
exchange for their courtesy"
"One doesn't do much for nothing
in this country as a rule" he laughed.
NOR in any other country, for that
matter. But we have a certain admi-
ration for a brave man. It might be
managed We must make friends
with these executioners.''
His friendliness encouraged me.
would you grant me a favorT' /
asked
He was on his guard In a moment
at is not easy to grant favors in my
position"
'TThis Is not a large one. Tell me,
am 1 still allowed daily constitution
al on the rampartsY'
"Oh, yes. You will be treated wen
until your last day dawnA"
"And the princess tooT
Eyes, and the other prisoners too"
Gould you not so arrange IT that
we might meet upon the ramparts?'
'Tmpossibler'
Think. Costa, she Is a woman. A
kind word of encouragement would
mean so much to her,
"Trust me. / VIII speak the kind
word"
''She and I are friends In afifction;
It would mean more to her If i spoke
it"
II do not doubt that" he said, with
a chuckle. you attempted to deceive
me when you said you did not love
her,
81 reverence her"
yet you say you do not love herT'
Have 1 actually said that? Come.
Costa. grant me this favor, and you
may demand of me anything it is In
my power to give. You shall stand by
me while l speak to her. In a few
days I shall be lying leaden footed
in the river below US. 1t will be good
to remember that you did comrade
a service"
II like you. Verran. but l love my
self better I cannot do it. I will see
what l can do with the executioners."
Had | had only myself to think of
believe ] should have made a dash
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
WON'T ENLARGE GROUNDS
State Board of Agriculture Decides
Against Fair Increase.

Springfield. Ill, June 16.-Enlargc-
ment of the Illinois state fair grounds
by the present board of agriculture is
a change which will not be brought
about. This was determined at a
meeting of the board yesterday, when
a report of the judiciary committee of
the board, adverse to the idea Of an
nexing so acres, was adopted by more
than a quorum present, practically
unanimously.
The report of the committee, incluG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

ing Members Martin Conrad, Rober;
O'Dwyer and B. M. Davidson, was In
substance that the grounds do net
need enlarging for fair purposes for -
years to come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
Work VIII Soon start.

after you take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, and you'll quickly enjoy their
fine results. Constipation and indi-
gestion vanish and fine appetite re-
turns. They regulate stomach, liver
and bowels and impart new strength
and energy to the whole system. Try
them. Only Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

can be gentle and powerful too. Do
you remember when it embraced a
man and a woman on the same dayT
THAT experiment is likely to be re-
peated," said the chief executioner.
'oThe princessp' I exclaimed.
'"Thev saw So"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16

friend / was TO die-how soon l did
not know. l was to be tortured, and
since the king had such fepds as Vas
en- and Lady Aldrida beside him there
was no knowing what horrors they
I2ight not persuade him 70 perpetrats
upon me. Yet, strange 20 say, I was
not utterly cast down
Costa heaved a fat. heavy sigh OF
relief when he got me back ioto my
dungeon
Il said it was all waste of time"
he remarked IN a callous manner.
And you didn't take my advice. You
spoke too much
He sat thoughtfully for a few mo-
ments.
About these executioners?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-16
CHAPTER XXI.

MAN could hardly be in more
desperate condition than l
was. Except for Daria, who
was powerless, / had no
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CONTINUED on Page Eleven.)