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The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
ObEgiing ~
One S Friends

NO" said the little stenographer,
thoughthIlly, as she carefully placed
the stamp In the corner Of the last en-
velope and then stacked the days
mail. 1T isn't that I'm unwilling or
anything like that. like to do things
for people occasionally as we'll as the
next one But If do 1t for one | DO
1t for a dozen, for | cant be partial.
hate to, but III have to put my foot
down and decline to do favors."
The bookkeeper looked up In sur
prise. "Why-what's-" he began.
wonderingly
Well" explained the little stenog-
rapher, last Sunday took dinner
with a friend of mine and during the
afternoon she asked If I'd do just a
tiny favor for her She had some pro-
grams for her club that she was TO
make, and 1t was so hard for her 10
write them by hand. Besides, her
handwriting was dreadful. so would |
just as soon run them off on my type
writer? What could | say after eat
ing her dinner? So I've been devoting
my noon hours, besides getting down
early mornings this whole week, TO
running Off these simple little pro
grams
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF ARHANSAB,

Notice In hereby given that the fol-
lowing Joint resolution, proposing nn
amendment 10 the state Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly At
lta rogunr session or iNll ana that
the same viii ho submitted to the oloc.
tors Of the state At the next general
eioollon, 10 be held Monday, Aeptem
ber o. 1919, for adoption or reieotlon'
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
CLUBS INSTEAD OF SALOONS
Many Social institutions Formed In
Birmingham, England In Which
No lntoSicants are Allowed.

There are In Birmingham, England,
sixty.slx social clubs In which no In.
toxloantS are allowed, About forty
are solf,supp0rtlng Eleven are car.
ried on IN what were formerly public
houses Twelve clubs meet only once
week, but All tho others are open
nightly except Sundays Most OF them
are open Saturday afternoon also,
A social lnsttuteB union also con
verts Ave corporation swimming baths
into free social recreation halls In the
winter months ThoBo institutions arc
quite distinct from sporting, trade,
benefit, musical and other sectional
clubs, There are aleo thlrty'nyo Good
Templar lodgoB IN the vicinity Of tho
city,
The Good Tcmplars have many
lodges open weekly In Birmingham
and 200 In loudoni others can fre.
duent social clubs aud drink free tenn,
perAnee concerts II they viii Sir
Thomas Whitaker and others are
opening large temperance billiard
halls about The country with many at.
fractions OF wholesome kind, tho
ohurohmCn aud tho Mothodsts have
provided great social eentera, and
other churches are doing the like, II
In therefore not fact that working.
men 20 to the public house because
they have nowhere else to 80
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
suHy ssl.
Crime Ia DrlnkIna plaeoa,

The court records Of lower Bavaria
for the year 1910, tho latest oflielally
recorded. showed an Increase during
tho year In lho number Of fatal aa,
anuilA, According 10 correspondence
OF the German temperance press,
etAbbing WAS the most frequent meth
cd OF assault amounting to 10 cases
out Of every 30 Most Of tho
criminal dcada were committed nt
night between Il aud 2 o'clock and
~ out of every 20 occurred either In
tho saloon before them, or on their
way home tram them Only one IN
that num1tr took place In the
workshop. Que in the home and one In
the woods
In is eueca large amount Of beer
had been consumed before the decd
was committed, 0f the criminal was a
babltual heavy dfIhbef Thirteen lives
were lost on sunday, the other sever
on work dAya.
These fnctH, particularly the tim,
and place, ahow very clearly the eaus,
of these evils aud p0lUt the way Il
their correction
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
Ieflll5efa5lillteel al g
a 4sS2B2D
CURSE OF DRINK IN GEORGIA
Three-Fourths Of Cases Before State
Court Of Appeals Caused by Ex'
cesslve Use OF Liquor

Three-fourths of the cases that go
before the state court Of appeals are
dNe directly or indirectly to the ex'
cessive use of NtoXlcants, declares
Chief Justice Ben Hill Of that tribunal,
in an opinion handed down by him In
the case of VIII Langston, a Chero-
kee county youth convicted of man
slaughter for killing his father, says
the Atlanta Constitution.
This opinion Is as strong as any
sermon or temperance lecture against
the evils of drink, In 1t Justice Hill
says:
The fact OF this case presents an
other of the daily occurring instances
showing the monstrous and measure
less evil of Intoxicating liquors, This
hydra-headed and remorseless mon.
ster, with leaseess and tireless energy,
wastes the substance of the poor man
ufactures hutdCnsome taxes for the
public, monopoli8es the valuable time
OF courts. fills iails, penitentaries and
asylums ruins homes destroys man
hood, terrorlzes helpless women and
innocent children, battles the church
and mocks the law. and answering its
inexorable demands, each new morn
new widows mourn. new orphans cry,
new wrongs strike heaven In the
face
hA m
imposed, not by the decree Of God,
but self.inncted by the voluntary con-
duct of man, It's weak and wicked vic
tim, judges of criminal courts. speak
ing from Official experience, have
grown weary calling attention to the
drink habit as the principal cause OF
crime, and nothing the writer could
say would add to this manifest truth.
But cannO refrain from saying that
after flye years observation Of the
cases that have been before this court,
threeGourths Of the crimes are due dl.
rectly or indirectly to the excessive use
OF lntoXicants, and that II the church
and the state and public sentiment
could ultimately mako Georgia sober,
the prisons would be vacant, the chain
gangs empty, and the cities towns
ana country would be filed with pros.
porous ard happy homes"
VIII Laugston, 10 years old, killed
his own Gather, who had come home
beaslly drunk aud drove his sick wife,
the youths mother, from her bed into
the night TIE youth resented this
treatlGout Of his mother The father,
frenzled with liquor knocked him
down, cut him with n knife, and
threatened TO lill him. The son then
picked up A stone, used M door prop,
and hurled It at his father, It striking
him on the head and killing him, He
was tried and convicted of manslaugh-
ter and appealed for a now trial, but
the court of appeals could find no
error on which 10 send the case back
20 the lower court Consequently tho
decision was Affirmed
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF AnKANBAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing Joint resolution proposing an
amendment TO the state Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly at
It's regular session Of l9ll and that
the same will be submitted to the
electors Of the State at the next
general election, to be held Monday
September 3, 1912, for adoption or ra-
lection,
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
Helps a Judge in Bad Fix.

Justice Eli Cherry, of Gillis Mills,
Tenn, was plainly worried. A bad
sore on his leg had batflcd several
doctors and long resisted all remedies.
81 thought it was cancer" he wrote.
" At last l used Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and was completely cured "
Cures burns, boils, ulcers, cuts,
bruises and piles. 25 cents at Cot-
man & Kirby's,
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
proposed Amendment No, "a,

THAT the following article shall be
proposed as an amendment to the Con
sttution Of the state Of Arkansas.
which when agreed to by majority
of ali the mrmhors elected To- cuch
House ana adopted by u majority Of
the electors OF the state voting at the
ueNt general election FOR senators and
representatives, shall become u part Of
tho Constitution OF the state OF Ar
oThnt all capital invested within the
next ten years IN thlH state In the
manufacturing OF cotton ana llbor
goods IN amy manner, shall be ana In
horoby exempt from taxation for u pc
rlnl Of seven years next after ana
from tho time tho person, persons rOmz
paRy or corporations have begun the
business Of said manufacturing"
The above resolution was filed IN
the ollcc " the secretary Of state on
May 20, 1911,
Each eloct0r may vote for or against
the above amendment
Witness my official signature this
igth day Of February ini2.
EARLE W. HODGES,
tSphll tuHrplNry uf NthtA.
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01

81 don't blame you n little blt" eN'd
the bookkeeper, sympNtheucolly "lts
n shame the way people impose on
others. never dreaming that they're
asking anything ont OF the ordinary
why don't you tell thom that You're
too busyY I'd mover stand for sueh
impoaltIons,"
The little stenographer beamcd nj
hint was good to have some ono
understand
"Oh, by tho way" he Interrupted
her m sho said good night Would
YOU lust m soon stop In on your way
10 the station and send some cut
f,owers=pck out anything you lhlhS
would 40 we'll with pink outiitY MY
gIs,er asked mo to do II and | didn't
have time this noon, III pay you to-
morrow, when you know what mo
price ID
non. Of course" replied the little
stenographer, weakly, "l'll be glad to-"
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
The Deamons of the Swamp

Are mosquitoes. AS they sting they
put deadly malaria germs in the
blood. Then follow the icy chills and
and the fires of fever. The appetite
flies and the strength fails; also ma
laria often paves the way for deadly
typhoid. But Electric Bitters kill
and cast out the malaria germs from
the blood; give you a fine appetite
and renew your strength. After
long suffering" wrote VIM. Fretwell,
of Lucama, N. c., "three bottles
drove all the malaria from my system,
and I've had good health ever since" "
Best for all stomach, liver and kidney
ills. 50 cts. at Coffmau & Kirby's.
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
What Texans Admire

Is hearty, vigorous life, according
to Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio,
" We find he writes, " that DR.,
Kings New Life Pills surely put new
life and energy into person Wife
and believe they are the best made.
Excellent for stomach, liver or kidney
troubles. 25 cts. at Coffman & Kir-
by's.
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
Propoaed Amendment No. II.

Proposed Amendment NO. IL.
That the following article shall De
proposed as an amendment to the con-
stltutiOn Of the state Of Arkansas,
which, when agreed 20 by majority OF
all the members elected to oach House
and adopted by n majority Of the cleo
tors Of the State voting at the next
general election for senators ana rep
resentatlyes, shall become part OF the
Constitution Of Arkansas
Every male citizen OF the United
states, or every male person VINO mas
declared his intention Of becoming a
citizen Of the same, Of the age Of
twenty-one years or upward, who mas
resided in the state twelve months IN
the county six months, ana I'm the pre-
CinCt, town or ward one month next
preceding any election at which he may
propose TO vote, ana who is able TO Teud
and interpret, or interpret when reRd
TO him. If he IS prevented from loal
ing the same by reason OF any physl-
cal disability, any section Of the Consul.
tuition Of the state Of ArkauSlS, except
such persons as may for the commits
sion OF sOmc felony be deprived or the
right 20 vote by law passed by the Con
oral Assembly and who Shall oNhlDlt u
poll tax receipt or other evidence thal
he has paid his poll tax at the time of
collecting taxes next preceding such
election, shall be allowed to vote at any
election held In the state OF Arkansas
but no person who was, on January J.
1866, or at any time prior thereto, en-
titled to vote under the Constitution or
statutes OF any state In the United
states wherein no then resided, ana no
malo person OF foreign birth who was
naturai2ed prior 60 the adoption OF
this amendment, ana no lncal descend
ant OF such person VINO shall posSosP
the other qualifications described IN TINS
article, shall be denied the right to
vote because Of his inability 60 no rond
NnI interpret sections Of the tonsu.
tuition OF this state, provided, th0t male
peraons who make satisfactory proc.
that they have attained tho age OF
twentysOne years since the time
for assessing the taxes for the
year next preceding the year IN
which tho election ot which he
may propose 20 yoto IL held, ana pos
scsscs the other qualifications REQUIRED
by this article shall Oc permitted tu
vote, and, provided, further that the
aAil tax receipt shall be so marked by
dated stamp or other written endorse
mont by tho judges OF election 20 whom
II may first be presented, NS to pre-
vent the holder thereof from voting
more than once nt any election
Tho Judges Of ,oloctlon shall enforce
the provisions OF thls article ana snail
be the Judges OF the qualifications OF
electors"
The above resolution was filed In the
ofllcc Of the Secretary OF state on
March ~, lall
Each cloclor may vote for or against
the above amendment
witness my onloill signature thla
islh day Of February 1912
EARLE W. HODGES
Secretary Of STATE
tSeaiD
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
Probably

opoos your new assistant do things
with spiritY"
~ must say he does not seem 70
DO anything without IT,"
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
a nlnnh,

"Ilow did ho manage TO gol elected
Ny meh large majority"
"lle told the voters he was a ple'
fad stetsaWRn
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01

"Then, when | could breathe freely,
rs saw the end Of the programs
coming into view, my friend called me
up and asked me If I'd look to see that
Mrs Breuscott's name was spelled
right She was almost sure she had
written It w instead Of u And she
had-so rewrote that page of every
one Of the programs,
when finally delivered them she
was delighted. She said they were
so lovely that she knew the club
would always want her to get them up
every year, and wasn't It nice that she
had friend who was willing to do a
little favor for her once in a whileY
"Then, while | was still cramped
with the extra work Of the programs,
another friend called me up, She said
she wanted a copy Of a certain song,
containing about 40 verses, and she
couldn't get It except In book form,
and she didn't want to go to that eX'
pense, so would | just as soon run
over some noon and copy 1t Oft IN
short hand? 1t would take her so
long to write It In regular Ionghand
and II wouldn't take me minute, sbo
was sure,
"Of course, | did as she requested, |
waited around the store half an hour
looking for some one who would DO
willing to let ma copy the song Then
all the time | was copying It the man
ager stood In front OF mo and glared
at me, for fear I'd run away with the
book, | suppose, It was such pleas
ant experience!
Then that friend OF mine called
mo up late In tho afternoon, just as
| was getting ready to leave the office,
to ask mo II I'd just IA soon make her
three copies OF tho song-ld already
made one copy with n carbon-ror she
wanted to sond away two copies so
| sat down and wrote them of and
mailed them,
OUt DNbt but uHIi " '''S
much, Any time | want to so any
where, sho says-pityingly for my
lack OF regular man escort-sholi
be glad to so with me II hor husband
IL out OF town, no she can leave home'
"ThIs morning, white tho manager
was debating a very important letter,
the phone rang He looked so ex.
esporated, while | took down from me
phone, ut the request Of this same
friend, detNIlsol just how many yards
Of lace and Just what pattern to get and
what price sho wanted to nHy ana
which store to visit to look Ut tno
white sweaters that were selling nt So
and 10 SEQ II they were really bar
gain, and II they were, to have ono
sent out and pay for Il and she'd ro'
pay me. Since then have been trcm'
blng every time my buzSer rings Tor
fear the manager Ia calling me to toll
me that my services aren't needed any
longer
"Uy the time | finished her little err
rands my whole noon hour was gone
and I'm as hungry IA a bear now, Tor
haven't had bite since breakfast"
81 don't blame you n little Bit" eNld
the bookkeeper sympNthetic0lly "lts
n shame the way people impose on
Others, never dreaming that they're
nskins anything out OF the ordinary
why don't you tell thom that you're
The Harrison times., 1912-06-01
WANIED-ACINt MAN IN EACH LOCALLY

TO join this Society Sick, accident,
death benefits, And introduce our Mem.
berships. All or spare time, $50 to $500
a month. Every Member secured gives
you steady monthly income. Expert
enCe not needed Write for plans.
Box KM-293. CoVington, Ky.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21
Southern Cotton Spectators
Bears"

In bearing" cotton last fall some
Of the people of the South did more
than New York spectators to beat
down the price Of the South's great
staple. In fact, New York spectators
havc TO a considerable extent laughed
in their sleeves at the way in which
iho South has played into their hands
since this crop commenced to move
to market. Some Southern factors,
some cotton spectators and some
farmers have been instrumental in
breaking the price. Many Of them
have IN reality been against the in
teresfs of the South for the hope of
their own private gain. The specu
latOrs and the spinners Of the East ard
of England have had more faith in
the value Of cotton than have these
people in the South who have done
so much to help to bear" il. These
things have been freely discussed dur
ing the last four or five months in
the offices of cotton brokers in New
York, through whom Southern people
were selling short. Several months
ago we published a report that
number Of Manchester spinners had
bought sufficient cotton to last them
at least two years. This has been
done not so much through the pur-
chase Of spot cotton as through the
purchase Of contracts from Southern
factors. a Southern banker who has
for several months been carefully
studying tho market in New York. in
a letter To the Manufacturers Record.
says:
The Southern factors who furnish
ed spot cotton to the spinners have to
a large extent agreed To deliver cot
ton To Manchester. England, on the
basis of 10 cents for middling run
ming "a far as 1915. In order TO
protect themselves these factors nee
esSarily had To go into the New York
Contract market and buy contracts.
which contracts thov - not let go
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21

New York, Feb. 10.
Contractor Moves Forces TO Column
bia.

Mr. c. E. league, the contractor
who did the work of grading the new
a. c. l.. freight yard and who had
secured the work on the South Caro-
lima Western route for a distance five
miles out from Sumter, stated Friday
morning that he would move his
force Of hands and horses and ap-
paratus over to Columbia at once
where he had secured a contract to
grade the new Southern freight yard.
Mr.. league has had a large force of
hands and teams here for the past
few months and for several weeks
they have been idle waiting for the
work on the South Carolina Western
to commence, but as il seems that
the titles TO the rights Of way cannot
be settled soon he has decided To
move to Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21
Lost Money Found.

Mr.. c. j. Gaillard of Dalzen was
In the city Friday. While here he
stated that he had been able to To-
cate the person who had found u
package OF money he dropped sew
eral weeks ago while returning from
Sumter to Dalzell. The package was
dropped In the road late at night and
disappeared before the morning when
Nr. Gaillard went to look for it, He
has been on the lookout ever since.
however, and this week secured evil
dence which led to the arrest OF a
negro who confessed To finding the
money. Part Of the money was Sc
cured and the negro was released up
ON promise to- pay back the money in
tho fall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21
Some Farmers Union Notes.

This week the local unions will
meet to elect delegates to the coun-
ty meeting on Friday, March 1st. Let
me urge every member to turn out to
these meetings; make them interest
ing by discussions Of how to farm
this year with less fertilizer and for
more home supplies. Then elect a
full representation Of your best MEM
bers to the county meeting. Send
only those men who will go to the
meeting. not those who go merely be-
cause they have business in town.
Let us give Bro. Williams the new
president, a hearty send-Off by hav-
ing rousng good meeting. 1t will
do him good and do every member
who attends good. Sumter county
union has good record for work
done for the cause of better mar
kets. Just a day or SO ago, | saw a
clipping from the Columbia Record
about the work being done by the
Sumter union. And under the ad-
ministration of President Williams.
the state president, hopes to be able
To point with pardonable pride To still
greater achievements of the Sumter
county union in 1912.
There are thrcH other points i'm the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21

until cotton is called for by Manches-
tr to be delivered On the basis of
~ cents. 1nasmuch IS the spinners
# this country and England ana the
/ continent have secured large amounts
OF actual cotton, and also a large
number Of contracts in The New York
! market, the said contracts having
Lren sold them by SPECTATORS who
believed in lower prices, no decline
can legitinately take place until the
Splnners are willing to let go the con-
tracts they now hold, and until the
actual cotton that they have bought
has been used up. Notwithstanding
the fact that this present cotton cron
I VIII probably run into 100000
bales, the surplus over and above the
ordinary crop has found a lodging in
Inc purchase Of the spinners for fu-
'ure use; and, therefore, unless this
crop is followed by another large
, crop higher prices seem inevitable
The South, in the opinion Of the
writer, has made mistake in press
ing Its cotton upon unwilling buyers
at very low prices, not realizing that
81 such prices contracts were made
running into the future, even up 10
1915; and the Southern factors have
speculated, unfortunately for them
selves and for the South, by agreeing
to supply this cotton for future needs
at extreemly low prices.
1T Is great misfortune for the
South that its own people to so large
an extent this year showed their
lack Of faith in the value of cotton
oy speculating on the short side, and
thus to the extent Of their ability
helping to force prices down. The
iact that European spinners have been
anxious to buy at 10 cents : ---7u-
for several years in advance indicates
how they regard the cotton situation.
They know full we'll that w en- shay
can buy supply Of cotton covering
their needs for two or three years at
the exceedingly low prices which
have prevailed (and 10 cents is a low
price for cotton compared with what
it ought to command year in and
year ouD they are getting a bargain.
If the South would keep at home
the millions Of dollars which its own
people lose to Wall Street and to
Europe in their speculative oper-
ations in cotton, it would get rich
much more rapidly than it is doing.
The tribute which Wall Street and
European buyers exact Of cotton
spectators of the, South is a very
heavy one. 1t is greatly to be re-
gretted that, in addition to the actual
money loss thus annually made by
the South, so many Of it's own people
are active factors in ut -ius The
price Of cotton.-Manufactur Rec
ord.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21

II. II. Jenkins Auto Speciality Company
Have Branch in sc. Louis.

The following notice taken from
the 81 Louis Times of Saturday will
be of interest to Sumter people. Mr..
Ryan was In Sumter for several
months and his friends wish the
concern success under his manage
ment:
~ new automobile supply house.
the National Motor Goods Company.
has taken long lease on the build
Ing. 3953 Olive street. IL Is a manu-
featuring ana iobbing branch house
OF the Jenkins Manufacturing Com
pany ~ Sumter. :. G. r. j. Ryan Is
here from tho factory and will be the
manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21
y. VI. e. \. Domitorics To Open.

THE Y. NJ. G. A. dormitory rooms
will he ready for occupancy about
March I. All young mon desiring To
rent rooms should see Gen. Secretary
Birchard or j. \. Mcknight and
sign application blank. There are n
large number OF applicants and this
should be attended to at once.