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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

crops are fine on the college fram
and station. From all sides comes
complaints Of dry sections and scar
city of moisture, even where it has
been seasonable. The drought is not
broken over many areas Of more or
less size. There was an informal
business meeting of the union this
morning at 9 o'clock. Fourteen coun-
ties were represented by earnest men,
who will spend and be spent for the
cause. The union gave out to the
press that the crop Is being over
estimated. and that we are being
done inreparable injury by some Of
the glowing accounts that are beirg
sent out by enthusiastic correspond
ents. and that only in very rare in
stances are the facts in keeping with
the rosy pictures Of the newspapers
The address Of the Sumter union
was heartily commended and a COM
mittee was appointed to enlarge up
on the matter there treated, and to
send report Of its findings to all
the State unions In the cotton belt.
Our farmers are urged to retire the
first sixth of the crop permanently
to overcome the fictitious estimates
of the bears. and not to sell any be-
low the price set by the National
union at the meeting In September.
Several from Sumter and Lee are
here. Many new faces are in the
crowds. Yesterday some 45O were
at dinner. The fare is abundant and
good at the low price of 35 cents a
meal. The farmers revel in the
luxury Of shower baths hot and cold
water. and many a country home VIII
nave these necessities installed as a
result Of the visits here.
F. Wy ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

The result OF the good roads bona
election has not yet been finally de-
termined. as II Is reported that the
opponents Of the bond issue will car
~ the contest TO the State Board OF
Canvassers. and II II possible thar
the election may be declared null
and void on the ground OF Irregular
tiles. IL Is not known positively that
the managers OF election at other
precincts than Concord permitted
persons not registered to vote. but the
charge has been made that al several
precincts there was laxness I'm the
enforcement o fthe rule requiring all
persons To produce their registration
certificates and tax receipts. II these
charges could have been substanti.
ated the protest should have been
filed with the commissioners OF cleo
tion on Tuesday when they met 10 de-
clare the election. IL this had been done
the whole matter could have been
threshed out az one time and a final
determination of the issue arrived at
then and there.
The decision OF the commissioners
o. election throwing out the Mayes-
Vile box has been severely criticised
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

III Is a movement to tighten wo-
mans bur lens by learning easier
ways Of doing things; to make work
more effective by teaching better
ways Of doing things; to promote
health, by extending knowledge of
sanitation and hygiene and dietetis:
10 promote beauty by presenting
plans for painting houses, adjoining
homes, AMI beautifying grounds: and
to promote happiness by bringing ,u
each Womin a keener sehse OF Ler
opportunit es for service both IN her
own home and in her own neigh5,r.
mood, by 'elieving work of the eTe-
ment Of drudgery. by giving the in
spiration t1at comes from the knvwl
edge that one is going forward and
making progress toward better things.
and by bringing to each woman
reader realization Of the fact that
she is one OF great army OF work
ers who going to bring the farm
homes Of the South the beauty and
Joyousness to which they are en-
titled.
That is the work that The Pro-
gressive F lrmer wants to do. If we
are not ding it as we should We
snail be clad to have suggestions
from our 'eaders as to how it may
be done.
But in any case we know thar II
is work hat is needed and We be-
leve that 10 one realizes more fully
than the intelligent wives of thrifty
southern .armers who are helping
us make l. a success in whatever de-
gress we may claim it a success
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

surd. have only pity or contempt
Or both-for anybody who ap-
proaches the farm woman in pat
ronizing or superior spirit. or in
mood Of morbid sentimentality. /
Know the women of our Southern
farmers too well. l honor them too
much, my own maternal ancestors
have been Southern farmers wives
for too many generations, for me to
tolerate any attitude Of that kind.
The farmers wives are just as in
telligent and just as progressive as
the farmers or the editors, taking
them as a class.
Il do know. however, that even
intelligent, thrifty housewives on
Southern farms do a great deal of
work in unnecessarily hard ways:
that they often miss great deal Of
satisfaction and comfort because of
antiquated equipment and methods.
and that there is a chance for modern
scientific knowledge to help the farm
woman in her work, Just as it is.
helping the farmer in his work. And
that is what The Progressive Farm
er is trying to bring to pass-and is
bringing to pass in greater degree. I
am glad to believe. than any other
farm paper in America.
IF every woman could and wouId
spend several years of her life studv-
Ing diseases and how to combat them.
the chemistry of cooking, food val
ues, sanitation, hygiene, and the
scientific side Of household problems
seneraIly;-in that case there would
be little need perhaps for bulletins
FOR farmers wives. for institutes for
farm women, and for a Woman's De-
partment in a farm paper such as
The Progressive Farmer carries. TN
I'll this is true, however, we shall GER
tainly believe that even the thriftiest
OF Southern farm wives need such
help. and We know that they think so.
too They know that the women in
the towns have clubs and societies
for studying domestic science SUBJ
]ects, have lectures and talks on prac-
tical problems such as we have Just
mentioned, and read books, bulle-
tins and magazines bearing on them.
Our farm women are determined
that the women of the towns shall
not be more progressive than they
are in these respects. 1t is not a re-
fection on our farmers wives to saw
they need help in such matters. But
to say that they do not realize that
they need such help, to say that they
are progressive, and do not want
any new ideas or the help of science
and modern methOds-this, as see
II, would be very grave reflection on
them, and one that I know they do
rot deserve.
In a word. then, The Progressive
FARMER IS not to be put into the
attitude Of wishing to reach down.
and help the farm woman; but what
we do wish is simply to have all Of
them join hands and let The Progres-
sive Farmer join hands with them
In great movement whose purposes,
l may describe in paragraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

by some Of the opponents OF the
bond issue. but we feel sure that any
one who considers the facts OF the
case In dispassionate and non-par-
tssan manner Will reach the conclu-
sion that the decision Of the COM
missioners was not only correct but
the only action that could have been
taken by them in the circumstances
The managers OF election at Mayes-
VILE disregarded the letter and spir-
Ii OF the election law in allowing q
number Of men to vote who were not
qualified electors. In that they had
rever registered. and when this fact
was brought to the attention Of the
Election Commissioners, they had no
option In the matter-it was their
imperative duty under the law to
throw out the vote cast at this pre-
oinct. The commissioners of elec
tion were not responsible for the re-
suit. the responsibility rests upon the
managers Of election at the Mayes-
Vile precinct. They had no right 10
disregard the law and when they did
so they assumed responsibility for
whatever followed.
We do not know what will be the
ultimate consequences of the irregu-
larities in the manner Of conducting
the election at Mayesville. on the
face OF the returns. counting the II.
legal ballots case at Mayesville b,
hy men who were not qualified elec.
tors. the election was a tie. The
throwing out of the Mayesville bo,
on account OF those irregularItte.
made the result OF the election q
victory for the bond issue. but II /,
, "a question open To debate, whethe,
or not these irregularities have not
vitlated the whole election and IN
effect rendered the efforts To builC
n system of good roads abortive. Ir
! any way we consider the matter. the
failure Of the election managers al
Mayesvillc. and at other precincts. I,
the same procedure was followed
elsewhere To abide strictly 10y the
l"tter of the law IS To be regretted
No good was accomplished by dis
regarding the law and much harm
was done. The success or failure Of
the bond issue was. and Is. OF small
importance compared with the OBJ
servance of the law by both the cleo
! tion officials and those who voted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12
NOTICE.

have sold my interest in the firm
OF The S. NJ. Pierson Co., to Mr.. s.
NJ. Pierson and will after August
10Th be with Mr.. ]. J. Whilden. who
bought out the firm Of Won Oshen
ana Shirer last January, is doing
business in the same lines at the
same old stand on East HAMPTON
avenue. I shall be pleased to have
my friends send there for work In
MS lines. Mr.. WhiIden is prepared
to give satisfaction in horse shoeing,
carriage, buggy and wagon repairing.
In fact, any Kind Of blacksmith work
snail use my best efforts to give
prompt service and satisfactory
work. TT W yvArS1I
8-1-3t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12
What Every Good County Paper
Should Want to DO for Its< WouaeD
Readers.

Progressive Farmer.
What class Of farm women is it
you wish to help?" a woman critic
asked the editor last week-a woman
who evidently had not caught the
spirit Of The Progressive Farmer: "If
II Is women chained down by poverty
and ignorance. The Progressive
Farmer doesn't reach them: and II it
is the intelligent wives of thrifty
Southern farmers, they don't need
help"
Whereupon, by way Of reply, the
editor in question went on to say:
THE sort Of women l want The
Progressive Farmer to help are the
sort of splendid Southern country
women / was reared among and Of
whose blood I am--not women
chained down by poverty and ig-
norance' in the sense in which you
have just used the term, but intel
ligent, everyday farmers wives who
would have been helped by Just such
articles as Mrs. Stevens Is writing.
who would have been helped by the
Women's Institute, and who would
have been helped by bulletins such
as the National Department Of AgrT-
culture has issued to limited extent
and should issue to a much greater
extent. Unfortunately most of these
fine old kinswomen of mine are dead.
but 1t is one Of the greatest satisfac
tions Of my editorial work to. believe
that The Progressive Farmer is help
ing thousands of just such farmers
wives as they were. and that these
women appreciate the help The Pro-
ressive Farmer is trying to give them.
1T is not through any feeling that
they need to be elevated" or .up-
lifted that The Progressive Farmer is
doing this work. In fact. a great
deal of the slush in the magazines
about the tragedy of the farmers
wives strikes me as sickening and ah-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

ar l.. ri. Smith at Jordan this morn
inS. Mr.. Smith is farming on the
lands of Mrs. James SPORT and is
said TO have one Of the most forward
cotton crops in the county.-Manning
Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12
S"ker College Scholarship Free.

Coker College has offered throug,
he Rural School Improvement
association Of Sumter County
Tree tuition scholarship. worth
So0.OO. Any rural school girl of this
county Is eligible. For further infor-
nation, write the college or phone or
write Mrs. II. w. Beau, Sumter.
S7-2t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12
The Farmers Instittc.

Clemson College. Aug. 10.-The
Farmers Institute roundup as
Prof. ID. NJ. Barrow calls 1t, Is having
very successful meeting. Last night
and today several new organizations
were formed: South Carolina His
ticultural Society. Berkshire Breed
ers' association and others. Solomon
said "of making Of books there Ia
no end" and 1t seems true Of form
ing societies. Some Of the societies.
like some Of the books Idle in the
borning" and maybe 1t Is just as
we'll for our people would not have
time to attend them all.
This is finely representative crowd
and everything pertaining to the
college and experimental station Is
being scrutinized by injuiring farm
ers. The professors and employees
are kept busy answering questions
and explaining processes. There has
been marvellous growth in the past
six years since the writer was last
here.
Rains have been sufficient here and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

The Sumter watchman was found
ID In 1850 and the True southron In
tsss- The watchman and seuthron
esw has the combined circulation and
s.nuencp CT both Of the old papers.
and 70 msnifsstiy the best advertising
w<dium In sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

FOR SALE-Fresh lot seed rve irst
received. Booth-Harby Live Stock
W-S-2-3t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12
Some Random Thoughts.

What the Progressive Farmer
wants to do for our farm women" is
such fine showing Of what every
county paper should try to DO for it's
women readers that I wish every
county paper In the country would
reproduce II and strive to live up to
|, its teachings. My conception Of a
county newspaper has always been
that II should seek to be helpful to
Its readers. not merely to give the
news Of the world In condensed form,
and State and county news to the
FULLEST possible extent. but that 1t
should keep It's columns well filled
with matters affecting the home, the
shop. and the farmer, and that its
editor should call attention to these
helpful articles. No need for la
bored editorial on any Of these SUBJ
jects. however. learned and readab
the editor may be able to write, but
short paragraphs, ealing attention.
frequently by a line of quotation, 70
some striking feature of the article
he would have his readers study and
make use Of.
This editor does not agree that
white houses are not the most ar
tistic." That Is altogether a matter OF
taste. and our literary. Cor is 1t the
sporting editor,) can quote the latin
about no disput!ng tastes. My or
servation Is that no colors remain
fresh and attractive as long or are
as easy to keep clean as the tradition
al white and green.
z. w D.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

The frs: bale Of cotton for the
season Of 1911 is reported to us by
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

Gov. Blease intimates quite plainly
that he Is apprehensive that Attor-
ney General J. Fraser Lyon will be a
candidate for Governor In the pri-
faary next summer. II Mr.. Lyon has
decided to enter the race the threat
OF Gov. Biease to give him political
tuberculosis' will probably not deter
him.
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Joseph J. Hart.r special terri
'0r.aj representative Of the United
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
MANUEL AFTER
EASY MONEY

Manuel Texeirra has been placed
under arrest and will be confined over
the holidays for the good of the com
munity.
TeXeirra has been up north working
in the salmon canneries and only re-
Gently returned to Honolulu.
He is alleged to have told several
people that he expected nice picking
in Honolulu during the holidays, espe-
cially as there are lots of sailors in
town
He is furthermore alleged to have in
formed certain cronies that in San
Francisco there was more money to be
made in picking pockets and rolling
DRINKS than in legitimate toll and to
have intimated that he was planning
such a campaign in Honolulu during
the season Of peace and goodwill.
Two Filipinos are under arrest for
having been found sleeping in the
house of T. l. Fitzpatrick opposite the
Normal School.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
DEATH OF TIBBS
WAS SUDDEN

More light is thrown on the subject
Of the suicide of Storekeeper Tibbs,
of Kukuihaele plantation, by the re-
ceipt of the papers concerning the
death from the Hawaii coroner.
1t appears that Tibbs became very
respondent shortly after his arrival at
the plantation, and began to drink
rather heavily. The fact that he was
expected to get bonds for $4,000, in
order to secure his position, is said
to have preyed on his mind.
The unfortunate man took poison in
his room and, although the Chinese
cook, All Sam, tried to prevent the
deed, Tibbs swallowed quantity of
morphine sulphate and died within half
an hour
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
SOME NUTS FOR
THEM TO CRACK

The Board Of Health and the attor.
ney generals department are making
another attempt I'm the circuit court TO
make the anti-banana regulation stick.
They are fighting now on an amended
bill of complaint To this Attorney Il.
c. Peters yesterday filed demurrer
on the grounds that no offense is
charged against the laws of the Terri
tory; that no facts sufficient to consti-
tute an offense are charged; no no
tice was given and no evidence is ad-
duced that the defendant, George
Lucas, failed to obey any order of the
Board of Health; that the banana reg
ulation is void in that the Board of
Health has no authority in law to
make any such regulation; and that
the regulation is unconstitutional IN
that it is in violation of the fifth and
fourteenth amendments Of the Consu
tuition, is an unnecessary and arbi
trary exercise Of police power and de
prives the defendant of his property
without due process Of law, and is the
taking of private properly for public
use without compensation,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

The Board of Trade presented to the
flagship California of the Pacific cruis
err fleet, L. S. n, a beautiful souvenir
in the form of a peculiarly shaped
piece of polished koa, framing photo
graph typical of this island. The
frame bore a silver shield upon which
was inscribed, aloha, Hilo, Hawaii
Ernest Moses was the photographer
ana Trainer. In less balmy climes the
men of the California will look upon
this handsome remembrance and viii
pleasantly recall the few delightful
days spent in Hilo and at the volcano
Hawaii Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
BERKELEY BOYS
ARE ALL RIGHT

A fairly full house greeted the Cal
ifornia collegians last night, and Che
way the Opera House resounded with
mirth from the comical numbers, and
was hushed till a whisper would have
been startling at the finer musical
productions, afforded proof enough
that the bright Berkeley bunch was
esteemed all right.
Luther Marchant made the great
est hit of the evening with his un.
usually pure baritone, and his two ap-
perances were impressed into four by
encores that refused to be denied
Next should be placed the concert
playing of the club which in most of
the selections was exquisite. The rag
pieces were very catching.
Stanley Fisk Bryan, as comedian of
the company, kept the audience in
outlaws and filters every time he held
the stage. His blackface specialties
were something new to Honolulu.
For the eXtravagant loudness that
usually racks the auditory nerves
when that role is played, Mr.. Bryan
/ substituted a drawing, low utterance
/ in which the hurior lay in the in
tensely simple nature of the gags
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
WAS It POISON
CAUSED DEATH?

Deputy Sheriff Ferreira arrived
from Wailulu by the steamer Mauna
Kea this morning
lie brought with him the stomach
of Japanese named Kimura who
died at Puunene under suspicious cir.
cumstances last Wednesday night
Kimura had been drinking with
several countrymen and retired
to bed at eleven o'clock At 2 a. m.
his wife woke up and found him gasp
ing for breath Soon after he breath
ed his last.
Au autopsy was held but the doctor
performing it was doubtful as to some
of the contents of the dead man 5
stomach and the matter will be refer.
red to Honolulu analysts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give Condensed
News Of the Day.

Christmas trees are short of the
demand
No waits" at the Silent Barber
Shop. Six chairs and six frst.clas,
BARRIERS.
If you want pure, rich milk, order
from the Honolulu Dairymen's Asso
citation. Telephone 1912
GRAPlNE grape juice drink sold al
SOFA Fountains. Ask your soda works
bother for it. It is a delicious drink
The German Christmas concert Oh
Tuesday evening promises to be one
of the finest events in holiday week
Free! Free! Green stamps are free!
When you buy a. for them. New
and beautiful goods to arrive per S. S
Lurline
Girls in KapiolaIO home had theiI
Christmas party Thursday evening
Mr.. Bonnie contributed moving pic
lures.
A grand social will be held by mem
bers of the CountryN Club on New
Years afternoon w II. Mclnerny is
handling arrangements
The Regal shoes come in quarter
sizes, iusuring perfect fit. See
these shoes at the Regal Shoe Store,
King aud Bethel streets.
Pure Prepared Paint for sale by
Levers & Cooke, 1T South King
street, is the most durable and salts
factory paint you can use.
To give every one a chance to see
their fine big stock Of toys, books and
holiday gifts. Wall, Nichols Co., Ltd
VIII be open every night until Xmas
The three-year, S5.oOO,OOO contract
Of the Hawaiian Dredging Company
for deepening Pearl Harbor is up
today with the work practically com
PIeted
The Manufacturers Shoe Company
do the best shoe repairing Only
skilled wOrkmen employed
II you want a Chrsrmaa present for
your daughter or wife, buy her a
wilcox a Gibbs sewing machine. Ben.
ny & Co. have full lin, 1874 Bereta.
mia street near fire station. Telephone
1888.
Guuther's celebrated Chicago can.
dies at the Palm Cafe, Hotel near
FUrt
There is a reason WY yoJ should
use Mrs. Anne Kearns' handmade
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
FALLS THIRTY
FEET AND LIVES

This morning Wilhelm Deyever, a
cadet aboard the German training ship
Herzogin Cecilie, while doing some
work aboard, fell down a hatch land.
ing on his back thirty feet below.
The fast wagon took the injured man
to the hospital where it was found
that beside a badly cut forehead and
a severe shock he was apparently unin-
iured. ..
His escape from death was a narrow
one.