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The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
BIRDS FlGBT THEIR IMAGES
But So Do Fish, fer That Matter, Accordno to
 Darwin.

A correspondent for the Scotsman recently re- ported what he described as the .curious freak, oY a blackhird flying against 8 par.or window many times at the same spet continuously Such an in. cident is not uncommon Birds have been known to fight for hours at time. day after day. with thelr own image reflected h a pane of glass. peck. ing and tinttering against the pane and quite ex. hausths themselves in their fury to demolish the supposed rival. l. is another instance of how tbo arts of our civilization corrupt and confuse the birds
 It is the same with fishes Darwin tells T story of a pike in an aquarium separated hv nIa+e glass from fish which were Its proper food. In trying 10 get at the fish the pike would often dash with sueh violence against the glass to be com pletey stunned. It did this for moro than tbroo months before 1t learned caution Then when the glass was removed the pike would not attack those particular fish. but would devour others freshly introduced
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
Canada Closes Campaign,

Aiontral, Que.-The popularly term cd reciprocity campaign which has been the most bitterly contested III the history of Canada and has made dominion politics as never bC'ore matter of world knowledge and inter- est, was brought practically 10 close when enormous outdoor meet iE-gs in the French districts of tAis city were addressed by two Ieaaln5 and strikingly contrasting figures u the contest. Sir Wnfred Larrier anu Henri Bo2rassa.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22


 passing vehicles if his master has arrived at the luxury of an automobile. And in nine cases out or ten the farmer and his family could not drop contentedly off to slumber at night without the assurance that one or more dogs are on watch to give quick warning of anything out of the or dinary.
 The dog on the farm helps in a variety of ways. but 1t is a question after all whether his great est value does not lie in the companionship he affords The farmer and the farmers wife, par ficulary If they live in isolated locality would be mighty lonely at times save for the faithful dog and lone child on n farm with no play mates within several miles. might be hard put to 1t for amusement were 1t not for the self-same anmal-proverhially patient under childish ty ranny and ever ready 10 join in any diyerting project And. since most people consider big dogs the best companions. the farmer is fortu- nate fin hts ability 10 choose with reference to such preference. The city man living in a house in a row or. worse yet. cooped up In a fiat finds the term house dog synomous with small size but in the country where the average home has large lawn and the dwelling has wide porches there need be line of discrimination drawn be- tween the house dog and the "out doors dog"
 Closely linked to the sentimental value of the faim dog as d companion is the worth of the sery- leo he renders a guardian of life and property on the farm. 1t is not merely, for instance that such dog can serve companion for the farm CTS Wife when she Is left alone. but better vet, he is able to offer very tangible protection from annoyance by tramps other unwelcome wis itors. Similarly the intelligent canine can exer- else an almost human watchtuiuess over the chil- dren when they are out of sight and out of hear ing Of their elders and in proof of the dogs ca pabiiues in this role t is only necessary point to the very frequent rescues from drownings In which dogs play the part of heroes,
 At night when the farmer and his family are asleep this vigilance on the part of alest eanines is an almost invaluable safeguard and under ideal conditions ii affords the farmer as ggCd or better protection than can be claimed for his city cousin residing on street patrolled hy policemen. It is because of the diverse responsibilities of this night sentry work that many q shrewd farmer thinks fl wise 10 keep not merely one good dog, but three or four. With dog inside the house and another outside the building and with other dogs inside and outside the barn the farmer need have little fear that he will lack for warnings should anything out of the ordinary transpire. These dogs be depended upon. moreover not only to give warning of the approach of trespass- CTS but they equally seryiceable as alarmists should fire break out or should any of the stock get loose in the night or invade the feed bins
 Such canine services. tangible is their value. are hy no means all the respons aities that grateful dogs assume in return for their modest
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
WAR DEPARTMENT WATCHES BORDER Sufficient Soldiers Will Go !. Texas to Protect Citizens
 on Border. TROUBLE IN MEXICO AtlpMe Revolution in Diaz Country Will No. Oown-Raids on Texas wv
 Border Towns.
TROUBLE IN MEXICO ALARMS

Washington.-The situattoe .,,.
 the Mexican border is under close watch Of the United States govern. meht If the raids Of Sunday naan American farms and ranches by ir. responsible bands are repeated ga5 Inc border towns Of Texas are en. dangered, the war departmea, ,-il, adopt measures of protection Tbera are plenty of troops in the rfc.fnit,' Of the border to meet any emerea9cg the war department states.
 No official advices relative to ra. cent disorders have reached wasS ington. ''''
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
Governor. Clash on Referendum.

Spring Lake, \. J-G6v. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, and Gov. Elm, nett o'Neal of Alabama measured swords over the initiative and refer. endum before the conference of Gov. ernors here. Governor Wilson as champion of the measures replied to Governor O'Neab who vigorously de. nouneed them. and the Southern rep. resentatire was on his feet in mo. ment with an impassioned Geeense ot his position.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22

dogs make their headquarters n the barn or sta ble or in some one of the outbuildings, but in- creasing number of country gentlemen have talk en to providing dog houses Of greater or less pre- tentions and on the estates of some wealthy Amer jeans, such as j. Pierpont Morgan, there are ken nels that cost good deal more than the barn of the average prosperous farmer.
 The bulldog is famous as a watch dog the farm and there are many farms all up and down the land where of these pugnacious beasts is considered indispensable. However. the seem. ing inability of many bulldog to distinguish be- tween friend and foe has put the clan in bad favor on many farm where there numerous unex- pected callers where summer boarders from the city included m the household in vaca- ton season. The smaller dogs such the Boston and fox terriers the black and tans etc. are well represented on the farms. Such dogs are more dependable than some of the heavier species for duty watch dogs inside dwellings or farm build. ings and if the canine family becomes too nu- merous it is usually easy to fdn a market in the city for the surplus, the city folks being partial to these small dogs. One thing that the farm dogs have had to learn of late years is a respect for the automobiles that whz past at scandaous speed. Not few valuable dogs were killed on the rural roads ere the meaning of the new men, ace was learned.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
END OF VALUATION PLAN
Ne" York Bankers Say soatber,.,,
 Have Killed Ufvernool- -t.t.-

New York.-The central buresp fo, the Yalidation of cotton bills of lad. Ing recently established here was stjn in operation. despite rejection of inc plan by Southern bankers and cotton shippers at New Orleans.
 It was said at the bureau that m action would be taken pending the re. turn from the South of Charles freight, American representative of the Liverpool committee.
 New York bankers think the action oi the Southern conference efiectusl- ly put an end to the yaIidation plan
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22

conscious a prominent place should be accorded to the farm dog,"-or probably it would be better to say the farm dogs, for 1t is rather unusual for farmer to have only one canine helper and he may possess half dozen, without giving any more thought to the subject than the aver age city man would have to bestow upon one small four-footed servitor.
 For all that the busy and preoccu- pied farmer accepts the presence of
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
Postal Savings Bank to Open.

Baton Rouge.-The Louisiana Na- tional Bank has received notice from the Postoffice Department in Wash ington, advising that the bank had been named as the depository for the postal savings bank which is to open in Baton Rouge.
 Postmaster Brunette has everything in readiness for the opening of the postal bank. All the necessary pap CTS, and books for the individual ae- counts have been received.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22

a dog on the farm has bearing on the case. As a sheep dog or indeed for any duty in connection with "minding the stock" there is no dog to compare with the faithful collie. And the collie is a mighty fine all around dog too. Proverbially good tempered and gentle and possessing the highest order of intelligence, he justifies by the possession of good qualities his handsome appearance. And finally, be it said in his favor that If farmer desires to establish a canine colony for profit there is no class oi dogs that will sell more readily or bring better prices than the cOllies.
 The old-fashioned Newfoundland dogs that were once the favorite playfellows of the tots on the farms seems to have disappeared for the most part In their place We now have the Great Danes and the rough and smooth-eoated St. Bernards. The latter, slow and ponderous in move nent, will put up with any amount of pulling and pummeling by child ish hands and they are usually very saleable dog if pure-blcoded Hounds of one kind or another are to be found on many American farms and SC likewise are hunting dogs, such as pointers, particularly in districts where the farmers have the time and the inclination to 20 out after small game in season. On most farms the
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
Alay Wasn't Slow-

Pa Munn-i want Helen 10 marry business man. She's going to get all my money
 AlSy-That's grand What business woT,l3 vo,, like to set mo up in?-Philadelphia Bulletin
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22

Little Rock.-The executive com mittee of the Farmers Union Will shortly establish Headquarters in Lit tie Rock and will likely locate in the old statehouse building, using the rooms formerly occupied by the com missioner of agriculture.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22

ONG familiarity induces the average farmer to be stow nary a second thought upon many a fac tor in farm life that he would discover, when he was suddenly deprived of ii, plays a most important part in the routine of rural existence. Among these things animate and inanimate of whose influ- pncg Wn ara Sn dim lV
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22

his favorite dog so much as a matter or course 1t is noticeable that the favored animal seems to have some mission as mans best friend" that requires his presence on all occasions.
 Certainly trip to town would be in- complete without Rover romping along, barking teasingly and snapping playfully at the patient Dobbin or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

DeVere Family Do Some Good Act
ing for Mayesville People.

Mayesville. Nov. 2S.-The Porter
Electric Tent Show opened a weeks
engagement here last night to pack
ed tent. This is one Of the best
equipped and "all-round good shows
on the road, carrying its own electric
plant. Mr.. Porter, the owner and
manager, strives to please everybody
by giving them a first-class perform
ance and by his gentlemanly con-
duct. The class OF motion pictures
he carries are far above the usual
ones seen in the picture theatres and
are bound to draw the attention OF
the public.
The vaudeville features Of the show
are all Of a high-class order. The
DeVeres are well-known in Mayesville
and their many friends were glad to
see them again. Mrs. DeVere gives
a wonderful contortionist act that. is
not often seen except in the larger
shows Frank and Marie DeVere
gave German sketch last night that
made a decided hit, their singing of
a German love song being especially
good. George DeVere gives a trapeze
act and does other aerial work that
shows that he is master Of such
work. Little Francis Tribly gave a
very amusing act that caused much
laughter This comnapv piveC q
change Of pragram every night and
doubtless will attarct large crowds
each evening, despite the fact that a
carnival was here all Of last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT.
John Smiling Held for Higher Court
on Criminal Carelessncss Charge.

In the Magistrates court Tuesday
preliminary was held in the case of
the State against John Smiling,
colored. charged with criminal care
lessness in discharging firearms into
the house Of white man name II.
w. Stone. The shooting occurred sew
eral miles from town in the Priva-
teer neighborhood.
After all of the evidence was in
Magistrate Wells sent the cause up to
II higher court for trial. Mr.. Jen-
nings represented the defendant and
Mr. Clifton the State in the case.
The preliminary case against John
Smiling for an alleged criminal as
sault on negro woman in the Priva-
teer neighborhood was postponed un-
til Monday, December II. The at
tempt at rape is alleged to have oc-
cured several weeks ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

BY equipping the Fire Depart
ment with secondhand. but perfect
ly good horse-drawn apparatus that
other towns are discarding to put in
up-to-date motor-driven machines,
Sumter can kill two birds with one
stone-save some money and prove
to the world that this Is a resolu.ely
conservative town and not to be led
astray after new tangled contrap-
tions that have not been proven and
tested by a full quarter Of a century
of service. BY the same token q
secondhand hose wagon that has
stood the test OF time and use should
be better than new one direct from
the factory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
tT i9o+tru9 '1ni ~plr0 -f.fsT III
"A NEAR ACCIDENT ON MAIN
tHA "'Hs street. u5 ~ ~
negro boy Runs Carriage Against
bnggy> Occupied by Mrs, DuRant. .

What almost proved a. serious ac- a.
cident occurred shortly before noon
Monday on Main street in front of tie
city hall, A carriage of Mr.. w. B.
Boyieis driven by negro boy ran
into the buggy containing Mrs. r. E.
DuRant and almost overturned it.,
Mr. Charles Singleton, however, was.
talking to Mrs. DuRant at the time
and he caught the buggy and pre-
vented it from turning over or
throwing Mrs. DuRant out on the
pavement when it tilted as the other
vehicle struck it. .a 4,.i.n..r, go
The negro boy seemed unable tn ,o
handle his horses and he was taken
off the vehicle and someone else put
IN his place to drive it before il was
allowed to proceed. Sheriff Epper-
son and two ladies were in the car,
rage at the time that it struck the
buggy -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
REAL ESTATE COMPANY FORMED

The Real Estate Holding Companv.
an organization dealing in real estate
IN this city, that on Main Street
especially was formed Tuesday
when the following board of direc-
tors were elected: d. d. Noise. D.
X. McCallum, Jr., A. J. Stubbs. / w
jackson, p. Moses, Jr., r. r. Relser,
H. I. Shaw, j. Il. McCalmm and r.
*. Crosswell. At five o'clock that af-i'
ternoon the board of directors of
the newly organized real estate COM
pahy met and elected officers for
the company.
The Real Estate Holding Comnanv
is an organization composed Of the
young business men Of the CITY and
dds fair to do good business IN
sumter dirt. All of the members Of
the BOARD are prominent young bus
mess men and arc rapidly coming to
the front in Sumter's financial CIR
cles ,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
NO ACTION ON. FIELDER BILL
GRAND JURY WILL TAKE TIME
BEFORE DECIDING. S.
Indictment Prepared by Cooper
Charges Atlanta Lawyer With At
tempting to Bribe III. HI. Evans.

Newberry. Nov. 27.--At the court
of sessions, which opened here this
morning at 10 o'clock, with Judge
Gage presiding, Solicitor Cooper
handed an Indictment to the grand
jury against Thomas B. Fielder Of At
lanta Ca, charging him with havirf
attempted in 1905 to- bribe H. z
Evans Of Newberry, then CHARM $
the State board Of. control
State dispensary. Evans a - Va
Bell Towill Of Batesburg & - W.
Boykin Of Camden, also 8 j1eni-l
.bers Of the State boap control:
were present in COUP fent be-
fore the grand jury misses. 4:
The grand Jury W. considering
the bill large part Of the day. &
This aftfnoon the ,,sdge sent fof
the jurors; Gnd told them to ikave the,
Eslder naictmsnt lntil thej fast. "a
the case could not possibly bel tried sa4
this term Of court anyhow, and ~
tske up other eases and ind bills IL
thems n as Ito give the cou{t somAx
thing q 1c: II II said the GRIND jury
Us hAviHss sofhes trouble insc dining Is
an agrsetnsDt on the. Fielder indictr
nents q 7 ~ s. 8. ~ 81
G There 81 q good deal OF work Des
fore the edurt How much q it may
sbs done remains yet to be sem. Very
little :lwas disposed Of today. Cow
Bisssss spent soaay sir Newbsrry, !,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

- n ~ ~ - - - ~ '~<>ss4'
mittee today by Seth Low. presldent
OF the National Civic federation.
The tendency to trade combine
tions is universal" Mr.. Low declared,
"and the government Is attempting
the impossible IL It tries to prevent
them"
Mr.. Low declared he thought many
trade agreements limiting output are
In the public interest and should be
regulated rather than prohibited.
Mr.. Low said he thought publicity
a good thing.
In many instances" he said, "the
big safes are guarded not by a watch
nan but an electric light. I think
that should be an object lesson to the
American government.
II see no advantage In breaking up
the United States Steel corporation" !"
said Mr.. Low. 1T never ought 70
have been formed. but now that Il is
In operation the breaking up Of the
corporation will give to the large
holders Of stock the chance to make
money at the expense Of the small
holders"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
Escapes After Beating Woman.

Sunday night Jake Valentine got
In a difficulty with a negro woman
and struck her over the head with a
stick. knocking her down and infict-
Ing painful injuries upon her person.
She was able to come down to the
police headquarters and take a war
rant out for the arrest of Valentine.
who managed to slip off and make
good his escape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

Waru than was necessary. He had a
number Of letters, he said. from dif-
ferent cities who wanted to be sr,a
OF horse drawn apparatus, Offering
slightly used wagons for sale cheap.
City clerk read the resignation from
Mr.. gWilliams Of the police force to
take enect December 1st. No action
was taken towards appointing a sue
cessor. The clerk and treasurer fur
ther notified council that notes for
$4,000 We're due in Baltimore on
December 1st, $1,000 on water works
account being due on the same date.
He was Instructed 70 pay these
notes; using If necessary, any mon
ey OF the city whether appropriated
for this purpose Or not.
An ordinance to prevent the throw
ing Of trash on the streets was read
and adopted. some OF the aldermen
being of the opinion that It would be
a good idea to persuade the police
to enforce the ordinance. in regard to.
promiscuously distributing banana
peelings over the street. which .ordis
rance was passed several years ago. !.
1t was brought to. councils atten-
ton that the A. G. L. Railroad COM
any had. in building their new
freight yards. opened deep. ditch
on Railroad avenue. thereby almost
closing up this street. A resolution
was passed instructing the city Clerk
to notify the railroad company y t6 q
close the ditch mmediately. permits
sion being. allowed them, howevergto
first hay aadrain pipe If they SO desir-
cd. under The supervision az the
City Engineer and street committee.
ontmotion Of Mr.. McKeiver i reso- ssE !
luton was passed calling for the re-
movab Of certain trees on the. South
side Sc caldwsll, street and the con.
structlon OF a sidewalk on that side 81
the street.
Jus before the close OF the meet
w number Of little matters came
up fdr their amount Of discussion,
such As the failure Of the street
H.sgo& u spIaBJgl ne Main kreets On, two
@ ~ diiS ~ days of Ahe ysaf, ear tie
\. sipafgl IL several
Irjyd p9 hrBing & at diAerent
Dol of,s n a{5SS sxreat Il n,hic,, hvtAa,aas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

~ lPolInsd 10 name. told HIM
- looDossls haA s'hade : barxain
~ - teiiPsad qusifioa.~ Y
Y -. Barker continued: "He IL to
0sr al ne wants to- ne told me
~ by ana BY . railroad bill will be
brought IN by Recommendation OF the
president. cutting on rebates and free
posseS which suits us. who own the
railroads to make pooling arrange
fmsnts and providing for maximum
satea"
The railrotsd man added. said Mr..
Barker. that under the latter author
ity II would be possible to add from
$500. 900. 900 to s4oo. 900. 900 to the to-
tai freight charges paid by the Ameri-
can public.
IL told him did not believe Roose-
welt had made any such agreement" ("
aid Mr.. Barker. but when the an
nua, message OF aoj went to congress
ne recommended most Of those things.
\ wrote to President Roosevelt and
told him what I hoard and that I
had thought the man lied. but now
must believe no had not. II was
the only letter OF mine Mr.. Roosevelt
ever failed to answer"
Members OF the committee asked
Mr.. Barker to give the name Of the
!. financial man who had told him that
Roosevelt was TO be elected.
"I can not do IT," said Mr.. Barker.
but subse ''>ntly somebody was al
Iegcd to have stolen some correspond
, encs between Mr.. Herman and the
president telling Of $3.50. 900 put up
for election expenses In the city Of
New York"
Referring to the panic OF 1907 Mr..
Barker said a man who was present
at n confsrence at J. p. Morgan's
house In May came 10 him In Phila-
! dch hia and wanted him to use his
influence with President Roosevelt to
atop plan that had been mapped
out. ne alleged. by the EraDcia! lead
era This man was n captain I'm the
Rough Isiders. he said. and had used
his os-T influence with the president
but without avail.
The plan" said Mr.. Baker.
contemplated the cvrtallment OF
loans. the withdrawal OF credits. the
putting away Of money by those in
terested where they could get II when
they needed II. to stop the panic and
the enforcement OF the various state
/, laws regarding the holding OF cash
reserves by the bankers and trust
companies"
Mr.. Barker said that In October.
when the financial upheavai reached
its crisis. no urged President Roose-
welt TO distribute the 200. 900 Of
cash In the treasury among the banks
OF Chicago. Philadelphia. Boston and
other large cities.
He wanted TO 10 H." he said "but
ne called In Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Cor
teiyou and Mr.. Root. and instead OF
depositing In the outside cities. ne
plunged the whole amount into ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

The gutter on Liberty street run
ming down from the building occu-
pied by King Cigar store is badly
In need OF repair and those persons
who have q" Voss II while Il is rain
Ing vc to 20 rough what might
Wen De caileu a rcCt shower bath.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

Mr. +. E. Thomas, of Wedgfield.
has installed on his plastation a de-
vice for cleaning cotton after il has
peen picked out. Such a machine
VIII come in handy now afte much
or the cotton has been slhu.. "a o,t
OF the bor7 n the gr u IN, d %. =.
by T. I.,-.. ans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

With wet spell Of several days the
streets Of Sumter which have been
worked and put into good condition
recently Will be as bad as ever un-
iess the split log drag IL used on them
TO keep them I'm condition.