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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
HER PRETTY TEETH.
They Are All Her Very o,vr, and tho
Doptist Has = Gr,e,,a,-a

They Are All Her Very o,vr, and tho
Dentist Has a Grievance.
Men liz every other profession and
business have the advantage or den.
lists IN the matter 0f sdvertsjng," s9id
a man with fOrceps In his hand. "rhay
can persuade good looking young wo-
men to wear their goods for photo
graphic purposes; the dentist cannot
The whitest, evenest set Of false teeth
ever made cannot tempt a woman to
wear them and be photographed with
her mouth wide open.
Manufacturers Of cosmetics and ar
dtcial hair are besieged by women
who are willing to daub their faces
with paint and powder and build their
heads out with puffs and braids into
any style Of architecture desired for
Photographic advertisements. Neither
do they balk at patent wearing ap.
parel. The most absurd garment ever
invented can find somebody to pose in
1t before the camera. But false teeth
are universally blacklisted
Every woman who gets photograph
eel with her mouth spread into a smile
wants people to think that the teeth
she shows are her own, and the dentist
who would dare to label the picture
These teeth made by DR.. Blank would
lay grounds for a libel suit."-New
York Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
Books on a Shelf.

Books are frequently ruined through
carelessness. This is less in the ham
ding often than upon the shelves
Books should not be packed tightly
on shelf. 1t ruins the back and
causes them to tear loose with the
strain OF getting in and out. Often it
forces the leaves to sag to the shelf
when pushed unduly. 1t is just as bad
for books to be too loose on a shelf, as
they warp, and the spreading leaves
encourage dust. A bookcase with the
contents at every angle is not a pleas
Ing sight. There are some housekeep-
ers who think yearly busting Of the
books ut hOusecleaning time sufficient.
This Is bad enough when they are
kept under glass; when on open
shelves 1t means ruin to valuable
books. 1t takes little longer to dust
the backs and tops Of books on each
shelf every day. Use a soft cheese.
cloth or silk duster and shake It fre-
quently.-LOndon Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
Correct Way to Roll Umbrella.

A badly rolled up umbr ella, besides
looking unsightly, does not wear half
as long Us 1t ought to. The process of
rolling an umbrella is very simply.
The majority hold it by the handle and
keep twisting the stick with one hand,
while with the other they twist and
roll the silk. Instead Of this they
should take hold Of the umbrella just
above the ribs OF the cover. These
points naturally lie evenly with the
stick. They should be kept hold of
and pressed tightly against the stock
and then the cover should be rolled up.
Holding the ribs thus prevents them
from getting twisted out Of place or
bending out of shape, and the silk is
bound to follow evenly and roll smooth
and tight. If an umbrella Is rolled IN
this fashion 1t will look as If newly
bought for long time.-Boston Her
aid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
A Pretty Busy Man.

When q mans business prohibits his
caring for the chickens, when his af-
fairs become so important that he can
no longer shake down the furnace,
help dress one OF the children or
tinker about the place with a hammer
and saw, then that mans business had
better be put into the hands Of re-
csiver temporarily; his books do not
balance says Dallas Lore Sharp In the
Atlantic. know Of college presi-
dent who used to bind (he may still)
a cold compress about his head at
times and lying prone upon the floor,
have two readers. one for each ear,
read simultaneously to him different
theses 30 great was the work he had
to do, so fierce his hght for time-time
20 lecture to wOmen's clubs and to
write his epoch making books.
Oh, the multitude OF epoch making
books.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
A Bible Library.

Probably the finest collection of
Bibles in the world is that in the H.
brary Of the General Theological semi
nary in Chelsea square. New York. In
the fireproOf Bible room on the second
floor are more than 1,2OO different edi-
tions of the Bible, In all about 2,5OC
volumes, arranged on shelves and In
glass cases. OF these 555 editions are
In Latin. making 1858 volumes. OF
"polyglot" editions-in more than one
language-there are 93, in 500 volumes
The most interesting Of the Bibles is
the Gutenberg volume. printed at Mo.
guntia between 1850 and 1455 by JO
hannes Gutenberg, which has always
ranked as a masterpiece Of art.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
ANOTHER PRIZE GIVEN OUT.
Alfred Pitts Gets Prize for Best
Single-tree.

Filed Day turned out very sue
cessfully in every way, but there was
one boy who did not think that he
was treated exactly right in the dis
tribution Of prizes. This was Alfred
Pitts who won the prize for the best
S'ngletree made by any school pu-
Pill. AT the time when his prize
should have been given to him it was
found that there was no prize for
him. In the hurry of getting every
thing completed before dinner time
Mr.. w. NJ. Scott had given out the
prize that should have gone to AL
fred Pitts to someone else. Another
prize has been furnished now, how
ever, and given to the winner who is
glad of the fact that ,niag~ Gould sa
satisfactorily adjus ,ed -- are he
teachers who did The v-or. r.r FIELD
Dav
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
PERSONA. MENTION.

Mr.. j. B. Richardson left Monday
for Orangeburg where he will take
charge Of first class bicycle shop.
b. Frank Kelly, Esq. of Bishop
vile, passed through the city this
morning on his way to Columbia.
General Sinkler and wife and two
daughters, of Berkeley, passed
through the city this morning on
their way to visit relatives at Boy
kins.
Rev. William Haynsworth, of Pri-
vateer. spent the day in the city.
Mr.. S. j.. Barrett. of Columbia,
spent last night in the city.
Col. ]. ]. Dargan, of stateburg,
was in the city today.
Judge John F. Ingram, Of Privateer,
was in town for awhile this morning.
Miss Virginia Saunders, of State
burg, was in the city shopping today.
Misses Louise and Edna Brocking-
ton, of Manning, were in town shop
ping today.
Messrs. r. l.. Burkett and 7. ].
Cummings, Of Dalzell, spent the day
in town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
Familiar Sayings.

Il don't like your weigh" remarked
the customer TO the dishonest grocer
u hope | make myself clear" said
the water as 1t passed through the FL
ter
Reading makes the full man, but
writing doesn't" complained the half
starved poet.
My resources are all tied up" said
the tramp as he placed his bundle ON
q stick.
The rest is silence" quoted the mu-
sician. explaining the meaning Of that
term to his pupil.
This Is complete give away" re-
marked Papa Santa Claus as he fin
lshed stripping the Christmas tree.
Il call that treating a friend In a
rather distant manner" said the doctor
as he hung up the receiver after pre-
scrlbing over the telephone.-Bos
Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

That proverb "robbing Peter to pay
Paul" arose from the way In which
the dean Of Westminster was treated
at the time OF the reformation. As
abbot he had been an independent
dignitary, but as dean he was placed
under the authority Of specially Gre
ated bishop Of Westminster. This d..
ocese after existing for ten years was
merged I'm the see Of London, and
many Of the domains Of st. Peters
abbey passed into the hands of the
chapter Of st. Paul's cathedral. thus
giving rise to the now familiar saying.
1T was by hard struggle" writes
Dean Stanley. that the abbey was
saved In those tempestuous times Its
dependency OF the priory Of st. Mar.
tins lie Grand was torn to pieces. and
It's outlying domains to the east OF
Westminster were. Il is said. sacrificed
to the Protector Som, rset to induce
him to forbear from pulling down the
abbey itself. ."-London Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

The agricultural reform. from
which .he greatest net gain will be
realized I'm the south. and at the least
cost. IL the use OF more power and
improved machinery on the farm. A
careful inquiry into the cpGse for
the farm workers In the different
states varying so widely in the val
ues produced will demonstrate that II
was mainly due 10 the ratio OF horses
or mules employed To the number OF
workers upon the farms. In Iowa,
where each farG wo ktr produces
t611.lI annually exclusive of stock,
nearly four horses per worker were
used. In Vermont, with an earning
capacity OF s32S.37. two horses per
worker were used. and In South Caro-
lima, where each farm worker pro-
duced sli4,46, one mule for two la
borers was the average tarm pow
or. An analysis OF the Southern States
shows "A much smaller use OF power
on the farm. and consequently less use
OF good machinery than in the North
ern States. and a correspondingly low
er earning capacity. Where the
South Carolina farmer uses one mule.
weighing 500 to so pounds. and one
man To plow. accomplishing less than
an acre per day from to 4 inches
deep, the Iowa farmer uses at least
three horses. weighing from 1,4O0 to
1900 pounds each. and plows four
acres per day. 8 To s inches deep. Hc
uses rve and one-half timss the
power and accomplishes about eight
times the work in a day. IL depth OF
plowing be considered What Is true
OF plowing Is equally true of other
lines OF farm work. There has been
considerable instruction along the
lire of how 20 produce larger crops
per acrs. but they have not taught the
importance Of working more acres In
a day.
This is the key to agricultural re-
form: More power and better ma
chinery on the farm. and more ac-
compiished in n day heavier mules
and more Of them. Away with the
half-a-mule farmer and convert the
one-mule farmer into "A four-mule
farmer. What revolutlonize9 manu-
featuring In the United states and
made us the first OF productive ma
tions? More power and less hand
work. What will hold the boys on
the farm and multiply the wealth Of
our farmers? More power and less
hand work.-ProgrCsslve Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
Good Clothes and Good Morals,

1t is doubtful whether any one to
whom soap and water and moro OF
less tidy clothes are a matter Of course
can rightly estimate the extent to
which this question Of clothes and
cleanliness bears upon the criminallty
or youths. Dirty, ragged garments,
greasy caps and neck scarfs worn day
after day without the possibility of a
change are, | believe, responsible for
much. Certain 1t Is that the lad who
Is content with but one set OF raiment
invariably belongs to very low stra.
tum OF society, and the absence OF a
desire for n Sunday suit and the un.
abashed wearing Of the weekday suit
on tho Sunday is very frequently in.
deed the mark of one largely imper
vious to outside inhuences.-C. Il. Il
Russell In Young Goal Birds"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
In the Wrong Church.

A Cleveland man recently told this
story OF the Rev. Stephen II. Tying. IA.
nous New York divine Of a generation
ago:
A wealthy man came to him and
said he wanted to rent one Of the most
expensive pews In the church. But"
he added. I'll only take It on one con.
dition-you mustn't expect me to do
any church work"
The eminent rector smiled. "My
friend" he replied, you have come to
the wrong church. You belong four
blocks down the street, In the Church
Of the Heavenly Rest" Cleveland
Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
THE GOLDEN CAT.
Legend Of tho Founding Of q Persian
College at Mesnad.


The following story from the Per.
sian manuscript of which transla-
ton has been published under the title
The Glory of the Shia World" reads
Ike a passage in the ARABIAN
Nights" 1t tells Of a Persian at
Meshed who had founded college
with wealth gained In a remarka BILE
manner:
"One day rich merchant asked him
whether he was willing to work at a
place to which he would be conducted
blfndfolded. Being fearless kerma-
nj and very poor, he agreed. and was
led through many streets to q court
yard. where the bandage was remov-
ed. and he was ordered to dig a hole
and bury gold coins and jewelry. This
he did for several days. and, being
searched before he left, he saw no
chance Of bettering his condition.
However. one day he saw cat,
which he killed and ripped open. He
then sewed up some money and jew.
els inside it and threw 1t over the
wall. After this, when Ills work WAS
done be wandered about until ne
round the cat and not only secured the
money hidden in its body, but also
learned the position of the house.
Its owner shortly afterwara dieI,
and the astute Kermani bought his
hous with the gold sewed up inside the
cat. AS the merchant had never re-
vealed bis secret to any one he became
his heil and. in turn, when dying, be-
queathed his money for the pious task
of founding and maintaining col
lege."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
WOOD PULP PAPER.
Forced Into Use by the Scarcity of Rao
Stock.

Forced Into Use by the Scarcity of Rao
Stock.
In the early days of printing II was
hardly possible to employ anything but
hrst class paper in making books. for
the reason that wood fiber and wood
pulp paper had not then come into
use. AT that time good cotton and
linen rags were turned into fine. firm.
pure white paper. well able to with.
stand indefinitely the yelowng and
disintegrating effects Of time.
AS the increase in the demand for
printing paper grew apace it was soon
found that there were not enough rags
to go round. Thus wool pulp came
into use.
All vegetable fiber Is suitable for
paper making, whether it be obtained
from rags. wood, esparto grass straw
or other substances. When these fbers
are torn apart they are clogged with
gum, substance that must be thor
oughly dissolved and washed away by
chemicals If the best results are to be
obtained.
Wood pulp paper is made of finely
ground wood. usually spruce. the
grinding being done with beating en-
gine. run at high speed. and huge
stones between which the wood is re-
duced to kind of pulp. That done. it
Is made up into paper without any pre-.
liminary removal of the gum or 9TH
.er deleterious ngredients.-Harper
Weekly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
4 WELSH JAWBREAKER.
The Great Big Name of a Charming
Little VILLAGE.

Observation-Disclosures
drobwllllandysilogogogoch is a charm.
ing little village in Anglesey. Wales.
and favorite visiting place for tour
lists. There are many other charming
little villages In Wales-all over the
world. in fact. but none with a name
like that. Llanfairpw.. etc. means
"the Church Of st. Mary in a hollow Of
white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool
and to the Church Of st. Tysilio by the
red cave"
1t Is declared that only a Welshman
can pronounce the name of the village,
but there is no harm In you trying II
you wish. The first syllable, "Llan."
II very simple. You must double back
your tongue along the roof Of your
mouth and get ready to say something
that sounds halfway between "clan"
and THAN" and there you've got it
The second syllable. fair" is encour.
agngly simple. And If you want to 20
on and learn the whole name Of the
village the following rhyme may be of
assistance:
At first II began fair
Commencing with Llanfair.
Then started jingle
BY adding Pwllgwyngyll.
But was horrible. very,
To stick on Gogery
And simply ignoble
To run to Chwyrndrobwl,
Till 1t almost will kill you
To say Llandysilio.
With a terrible shock
At the end Gogogoch.
The inhabitants Of the village and
the postoftice authorities have shorten
ed the name to Llanfair. p. G., while
the railroad limits 1t to Llanfair.-New
York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
TORRICELLPS VACUUM.
Experiment That Led to the Invention
of the Barometer.

-NF~'''S"k tuot leo TO Gne invention
OF the Barometer.
Tie barometer was invented by Tor
ricelli, pupil Of Galilei, in 1643. In
attempting to pump water from a very
deep we'll near Florence he found that
in spite Of all his efforts the LIQUID
would not rise higher In the pump
stock than thirty-two feet. This set
the young scientist to thinking, and as
he could not account for the pht nome
non In any other way he was not slow
IN attributing 1t to atmospheric pres
sure. He argued that water would
rise In O vacuum only to such a height
as would render the downward pres.
sure or weight Of the column Of water
just equal to the atmospheric pressure
and, further, that should a heavier fluid
be used the height of the column could
be much reduced. To prove this he
selected a glass tube four feet long
and after sealing one end filled IL with
mercury and then inverted 1t in
basin containing quantity Of the same
peculiar liquid. The column In the
tube quickly fell to height of nearly
thirty inches above the mercury In the
basin, leaving In the top Of the tube a
vacuum which is the most perfect that
has ever been obtained and which Is
to this day called the Torricelli vac
uum in honor Of it's diScoverer. The
name Of the instrument means "air
measure" and its fundamental princi-
pies cannot be better illustrated than
by the above described experiment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

The Trinity College baseball team,
which will play the Clemson team
here on Thursday, for the baseball
championship Of the Carolinas is one
Of the strongest college teams in the
South. Great attention is paid athlet-
les at Trinity and the pick of the ban
players among college boys in North
Carolina find it to their interest tC
attend the Durham college, for those
who need and desire employment dur.
ing the summer months find goot
places in the Duke tobacco factorie.
in Durham open D them, and many
of the star ball payers who woulC
otherwise drift into professional bal
during the summer months are kep,
in the amateur class. In this way the
Trinity college loses more of its bes,
players before they have complete,
their college course and the foam &.
composed of strong and seasoned
players BY many Trinity is regard
ed as the best all-round college team
I'm the South and as Clemson has an
unusually strong team this season the
games here Thursday will be high
class and an exciting contest. The
outlook is that there will be a very
large attendance at both games.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
0STEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY
SUMTER. s. C..
Terms:

The sumter watchman was found
Cd In 1850 and the True Southron In
1855. The watchman and Southron
now has the combined circulation and
influence CT both OF the old papers.
and Is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

A felow-fecllng makes us won
drous kind.-Garrick
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26
lD0LATRY IN MEXICO.
The Natives Still Sacrifice Animals to
Their Favorite Gods.

The Natives Still Sacrifice Animals ia
Their Favorite Gods.
1t may not be as apparent. but as
matter of fact idolatry has a strong
hold on the natives Of the Mexican
hot lands as when Cortes and his SOL
diers marched through them on their
way to Honduras 400 years ago.
In the state of Oaxaca, in which is
Tehuantepec. there Is near every vii
lage some secluded spot-be it a cave
the top of mountain or a forest en-
circled poOl-whither the people clan
destinely repair in order to make sac.
r1fices to their gods. The favorite sac
r1nce Is goat. turkey or other fowl
the head OF which is cut off and buried
while the soil and the other offerings.
consisting Of dishes Of food and
gourd filed with an intoxicating drink.
are sprinkled with the Blood. The
place where these sacrifices are made
determines their effect. If TeEuana
bears a grudgc against a neighbor he
Will bury the head of a chicken or the
bones Of dog at dead Of night out
side of his victims house. though. on
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

The Democrats have put the Ca
madam reciprocity bill through the
House and II Is now up to President
Taft and the insurgent Republicans.
assisted by the Democratic majority,
to put II through the Senate. II SEN
ator Bailey and the few other inter
ests" controlled Democrats do not
line up with the stand-pat Republi-
cans there is a chance OF reciprocity
getting through the Senate at this
session. The final vote on reciprocity
In the Senate will show who are real
Democrats and who belong to the
trusts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

Better ii is to be envied than
pitied.-Herodotus.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

Purpose directs energy and pur.
pose makes energy.-Parkhou
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

The Carolina Glass Company graft
ers whose reverence for the shades Of
their distinguished ancestors did not
deter them from aiding and abetting
tie dispensary plunderbund in its
carnival OF corruption. are working
on the Blease wind-up commission In
a renewal OF the persistent fight they
have made to hold on to their IL
gotten gains. They paid a big price
for what they made out OF the dis
pensary transaction but they are re-
luctant to surrender any part Of It..
aven though 1t belongs to the State.
Gov. Blease Is mad with the At
ianta news manufacturers who sent
cut the story that the Governor wrote
an inquirer that. IT do not know one
I4Ingdon Cneves. nor where he is now
at" Who can blame him for being
rnsd? for Il Is story that will
lek. even though II Il a lie out OF the
kole cloth. as Governor Blease says
Is. Governor Blease will be re-
r entered "a the man who did not
know where Lansdon Cheves was
atr'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

Send US your Job work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-26

comes intimately connected with some
beast Of the jungle. and the grownup
man will never hurt that particular
kind OF animal. II the animal dies.
the child dies too. The question is to
determine just what kind Of an animal
1t Is. and in order to reassure him
self the father sprinkles ashes or dust
on the ground outside the house at
the child's birth and watches for q
spoor.-Everybody's Magazine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-10-17
FLEET SAILORS TO
SEE THE VOLCANO

sAN DIEGO, September ls.-Five
of the cruisers of the Pacific feet are
coming soon, and with the torpedo feet
will sail from San Diego for the I1a-
waiian islands. The crews of the tor
pedo boats will rest from their summer
cruise pending the arrival of the
cruiser fleet.
Immediately after the arrival of the
South Dakota the Hawaiian cruise
will begin. The four cruisers-Cali.
fornia, Colorado, West Virginia and
South Dakota-will tow seven vessels
of the torpedo feet to the islands. The
crews win be given an opportunity
for rest there and win then proceed
10 the island of Hawaii for a visit to
the great volcano,
All OF the known towing systems
will be tried during the Hawaiian trip,
the object being 10 determine the tow
ing efficiency Of the cruisers for NOV
ing the torpedo feet beyond its steam
ing range. Tho torpedo boat destroy
ers win be towed single, tandem and
on tile quarter, proceeding under their
avn steam part OF the way.
Ia former experiment eight eruis'
ers towed eight destfoyeTe In the
coming experiments an attempt will be-
made 10 have every cruiser TOW tHo
of the midget craft
Commodore hifhaTdaon Was asked n
+ ~ bad heard ahaul fhe Suggestion
+ from Washington that some 0bsolei,
nafal Fessel on he raflle be used ~
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