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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

girls. and she thought Rachel was
beautiful Dear mother always
charmed those who loved into beauty
The time came when our mother in
turn gave her heart away to her
young lover. who was as the sturdy
oak for strength. and had the true
courage born OF unswerving truth and
honesty. They, too. were wed and
had their own home. Children were
born to them and Rachel came, but
not before she had followed her own
true mistress to her quiet grave. and
seen her laid to rest In a beautiful
grove In her own peaceful country
land.
Rachel was now Granny" by her
own request 90 the three little chill
dren who. with others to come after.
were now to fill her heart. From far
back In the dim perspective to our
babyhood. we can see Granny, never
young. always the same turbaned
head, the dear black face. that was
not beautiful. though we loved it, her
active figure neatly clad I'm homespun,
her kerchief and her aprons Granny
was the genius OF our kitchen, and no
cooking has ever equalled Granny's.
Granny had funny crook I'm her back
or rather misery" across her mid
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
80 BALES ON 10 ACRES.
Some Big Yields Reported Over In
Scotland COun4y.

The Charlotte News says:
Mr.. d. B. McEachern, OF Iaurin-
burg is one OF the champion farmers
of North Carolina and it is doubtful
II farmer in any other State can
show this record for the past year
On a farm cultivated with 27 plows
MI. McEachern sold $25,e worth Of
cantaloupes. 400 bales Of cotton,
1.t0O bushels of corn. so tons OF
hay and had suffipient left to run
his farm. Besides this he fattencd
and killed "a fine hogs. sold "a fine
steers in st. Louis. No, and bought
and sold 100000 worth of mules
that season.
Mr.. NJ. H. McByrde of Laurinburg
also made good record on a small
er scale as is shown by the fact that
he made 80 bales Of cotton on ten
measured acres, the bales averaging
oil pounds each and had 700 pounds
of seed cotton over. The last was
the 1910 crops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

The epidemic OF meningitis which
mas caused a number OF deaths and
created panic in and around Mid
vile. Burke county, Georgia. Is re-
ported from Augusta to be we'll In
hand. Only one new case developed
Monday and no deaths. DR.. Theodore
q. Kershaw. OF North Augusta, is in
charge. The town has been quaran-
tined and armed guards have been
posted at the detention camps Be-
fore the quarantine was established
FULLY fOur-ffths OF the inhabitants OF
MioViiie mad fled to other places
where some OF them have been appye-
hended and detained under strict
quarantine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
"A Cheerful Hanging.

The colored man who ate chicken.
enjoyed music, and sang a ragtime bal
lad just before going to the gallows
in California on Friday presents q
character study that is interesting. to
say the last. The institution of hang
ing is usually associated with any,
thing else but feasting and merry
making. but here is a case of a GRIM
iral with dark record viewing death
more like An after dinner nap than
a thing Of horror, and it contributes
10 the mysteries of life an element
OF mental composition difficult to
comprehend.
Perhaps the trick turned by this
particular person Of African descent
was possible through lack Of imagi.
nation. That is one plausible ex-
PLANTATION OF the affair. This man
was mostly made up of british in
stincts. He had never been hanged
before. and consequently. after decid-
ing that hanging was merely an alb
rupt. painless termination Of his
earthly existence, dismissed the mat
ter from his attention as a bit of
work that was in other hands, not
requiring physical effort on his part
to any special degree. But this dark
ey knew the pleasures of q we'll ALL
ed stomach from experience. had a
we'll developed taste for roasted
chicken, and llke1 music. Therefore
1t was possible for him to enter into
the enjoyment OF the senses without
any disturbing thoughts about hang
Ing or the after life. The condemned
man ate heartily oi roasted fowl,
listened to a tenor solo. and COM
pleted the festive occasion by a song
Of his own. Comfortable from dining
and with music ringing In his ear. the
negro placed his body In the hands Of
the State in contentment, regarding
the ceremonies to follow with indif-
ference.
While 1t cannot be said that O.
white man could not 90 to legal death
with tho same disregard Of conse-
Quences. II 10 rare that a Caucasian
u known to face hanging with the
same sustained interest In the mate
rial comforts Of life-Charleston
Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
A Lesson In E,conomics.


Augusta Chronicle.
when the boys OF the country be-
gan their enthusiasm, work In corn
club organizations the girls OF the
South were not slow In cooperating
and Il was only n short time before
they organized canning clubs. do
mestic science societies and rural i'm
provement received new impstus.
From the wonderful work done by
IN boys and the girls the South has
received some rev lessons OF the most
demcnstfaticve character and the fu-
ture of the country 10 much brighter
than for many years past.
One Of the striking examples In the
reports 10 the result accomplished by
Miss Lille Mae DuBose. OF Aiken
County. who has made probably the
worlds record with tomatoes this
year. The ofSicial report shows that
she has canned l.ts2 quart cans OF
tomatoes from one-tenth OF an acre,
and In addition thereto has sold four
bushels OF ripe tomatoes and six
bushels Of green fruit. the latter be-
Ing taken from the vines just before
frost. The total net profit from the
undertaking amounts TO $3.50. or at
the rate Of $3.50 per acre. or course
there are 500 lines Of soil work that
have scored greater pront per acre.
but this yield and the result brings q
hew record to this section Of the
South.
Tho exhibit OF this South Carolina
girl vii! be included In a canning club
exhibit brought to the Augusta Corn
Festival from Aiken County and will
pc shown next week. The lesson
staught by the achievement OF this
energetic young girl ought to prove
IN incentive To the people OF the en-
'ire section and not a household In
the country ought to be without a
plentiful supply Of the finest kind OF
! nned goods for home use. especially
ui0s the winter. and ample oppor-
l.n.;y IN afforded for the family. or
some members thereof. to make some
extra money. for there IL always a
ready demand for home made goods
90 fanrv pr'.-s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

Men cannot forget their wrongdo-
ings but they can easily forget q debt
they owe. In the first instance. con-
science is the reminder. but i'm the
second instance memory IS nj fau)t
Conscience and memory are closely
allied, the strange difference being
that conscience is always logging
memory. clear conscience assures
bright memories and cheerful rccol-
lections. Wilmington star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
A Bold; Hhwk.

Beiton Robinson. a. I4-year-old COL
ored boy who lives ON the Gault place
TOUR miles above Union, was out
hunting rabbits last Saturday and
witnessed an exciting battle between
nine-months old puppy and a large
hawk. The hawk attacked tho pupnv
IN an old strawfield. The puppy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
RK1GDKRT GROWS rapidly.
A Nv Facas Of Interest Respccting
. Csusing New Town.

Mr.. Editor:
Not all Of your readers have seen
the progressive little town OF Rem
bert. g. c.. situated on the Northwes-
tern Railroad af Rembert station. A
little about Its rise ana progress will
be interesting to yoar readers to
show what plunk and energy can do
I'm a short time. all thtngs being ia
ivorable. Two years ago Mr.. E. f..
Rembert who is well known as one
of our progressive and public spirit
ed citizens. believed that a business
center could be established here
(which would add largely to the con-
kenience OF the people as well as to
the wealth OF this section. and with
this end ln View cut his land at Rem
bert station into lots. and at a pub
lie sale these lots were disposed OF
at good prices and short time after
r building commenced. for there were
no houses on the place but the de-
pot.
The nrst To build was the Beck
Harllee company on the north side OF
the railroad. (the road splits the
town In two like Mayesville.) They
have n large store that will compare
favorably with any city store. hlled
with general merchandise Of both
fine and staple goods. Next to II Is
q repair shop for watches and next
In block OF three stores under one
roof. One OF them is occupied by
=. l.. ellis as a general merchant;
ext. one by e. w. Chandler. who
\ <eeps n stock OF staple and fancy
groceries. He runs a meat market In
connection Herewith and is large
cotton seed buyer. On the same side.
other store is building. also q
piiing house. a blacksmith shop
q livery stable have been built.
some months. On the western
de Of the railroad Is the Rembert
Mercantile company. who do a large
<5usiness In general merchandise. also
large buyers Of cotton seed. The
nrm N composed Of J. l.. Giliis and
>. Brown and they own and are
operating a large up-to-date ginnery
IN the rear OF their store.
Next to them Ia the Bank Of REM
bert. recently established. new
brick building with up-to-date hx-
r>sures for convenience. Mr. J. Edwin
Rembsrt 10 the Cashier and he In
forms me that the business Of the
bank ~ GOOD.
n Nearby is another large up-to-date
gfnref. nd scattered along are sew
erai coiOred stores and a colored
lodge hall.
IAN the merchants inform me that
ty rav. one a fine business this
fan and are preparing to push things
ncxt year. More dwelling houses
will be erected In the near future.
Situated In the midst Of . fns AZ
racsiturai section. go no reason
why this place should not continue to
Itmprovs and build up like Kershaw
and other towna Trade II c>ming
from tong wsya All these sections
ahat are being built up add TO the
wealth OF our One old county.
Pissah. Dec. i3th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

II q woman will wear red flannel
she won't need any furs. but no wo-
man will wear red flannel for the rea.
son that she would rather have the
furs because they have more class to
them than red hannel.-Wilmington on
Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

rought with the hawk until another
dog and a boy came up and Joined in
the fray The greedy hawk was
hnally killed in the struggle-Union
Progress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28

"A thing Of beauty is a Joy for
ever" with the only exception thai a
South Carolina girl does not like TO
be called "a thing"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23
(By Mabel w. Shaft,D

Jascpr Peyton was Il trancer in a
strange land. The fact was most an
pleasantly brought home TO him al
every opportunity by the good people
OF treville.
He was Il sweet tempered fellow.
and it disturbed him mishti!y when
his efforts at SuCialihity We're ignored.
'lIow can | help it rhat there WAS
trouble AZ the works and that my pre-
dccessor was fred" he exclaimed
ruefully t" Maria. II didn't Know i,
when | accepted Tho position of sup
r~rintendent.
Maria shifted. She had her opinion
"f people who failed in appreciation
of her Young master. Mad she NOT
com" all these Weary hundred miles
for the SAX" of his sunny smile"
VI Maria did not Know tina; most
of iasprr's irritation MAS caused by
the house next door. No. NOT the
house. Ii was a pretty little ram"
dwelling. "mhowered in Vines and
banked in scarlet sage, II was tn.
girl. She had a Scorntul mou.h. an
~ag.raNaiin%!y tilted nose and ~ pair
of dark eyes
III found out hat her mouth ". :
srornful when he met her outside tha
.at" ON ;N.. second day after mis- ar
rival. She was ST. undoubtedly pretty
that his ~neishhorly good morning"
had unusual frrVur.
And the girl-thcre was a contcmpt-
1lous curl "n der liz, and her eyes
flashed %l'-f"re Sh" lowered her i"nS
lHshos. she passed "n without IA word.
JASPER stared after her in Hs'"nish-
ment and then cursed tho custom that
some small o~nS haze nj al,in4 city
ronventionalities. Later he founa cut
hic u, Is. tr1'. ,..,
Carlton. and her father was che man
who's" dismissal had made room for
Jasper.
Ey dint ol carefully yelled inquiry
he found out much more. Mr.. Carl
ton. it seemed. had Obtained an infer
ior position in q town fifty miles fur
Their south. Eut as he hoped for n
better opening in the near futurc h.
had delayed moving TIL" family goods
ana chattelS. There was much not
often included in the latter terms
rosehushes c"aXed i" splendid size
and bloom through untoward frostS
and protracted drought. turtledoves
that whirred and cooed and summed
themselves on the Hat root of the
lean-to. and the fine flock of turkeys.
Marion Carlton refused to part with
one of these. Had she not triumph
antly reared the entire hatchins when
the spring winds. pip. rats and other
enemies of tu%rkcykind had dashed the
hopes OF n~eighboring ~raiserso If any
one Was To feast OH fat turkeys. lvin.
peacefully on snowy pillows of mash
CO potatoes. with garlands of parsley
round their necks. it should he the
Carlton family.
The frost had turned the scarlet
sage to black, and the vines no lonye,
screened the house next door. Blu.
every falling leaf seemed only TO add
20 1he rampant that the girls pride
had raised. She was evidently 4 fu-
Norite in the town. for in the evening
the Young folks trooped to her door,
ana through the partition walls came
bursts of laughter and snatches o!
music. That they all followed Ma
rion's example in leaving him strictly
alone Was partly J%asepr's fault. After
the first few rebutfs his free and .as 81
manner changed to n Of aloofness
Maria sighed as she noted m,
change. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23
The Stolen Thanksgiving Turkeys
And its the hard hearts Nou.re AL,
,EY MABEL W. \

And its the hard hearts you're all
after havin'.' she said as She sal in
her kitchen and, listened to the laugh
Ter from the house next door
Just then Jasper dashed into the
room. cryinS ioyfully: "iiurrah. Ma
ria. We're in luck. Here's Aunt Jane
writing that she wants ~ he sure that
We have a tine Thanksgiving turkey.
and So she is sending us a live one.
With some OF Your fancy dressing"
Maria heamlrd. She was proud OF
her cooking.
JASPER Wcni To the freight office the
NEXT rvenine and escorted the turkey
home in person.
Eut. alas. there WAS no chance for
comparison. Others besides Marion
had evidently watched the growth OF
her turkeys and took an interest. a
proprietary interest. in them. The
nCNt morning her turkey house was
empty.
Mari"n cried. Here it WAS only TWO
DAYS u T~hankssiving dinner. and her
fathers long expected visit. and there
was 4 dearth o: turkeys in nreville.
She Was N an upper window gazing
d~isc"ns"lately toward the empty poul-
Try house when her glance happened
In stray 10 The yard Of her ne!ghhor.
she S;.w the turkey tetllered To the
post. Instantly she thought she recog
niz"d il as her favori,e gohhler.
Meanwhile there MS equal distress
i'll tn house OF the Peytons. Mar!a's
sister Was i'll. and she must come at
once. She had departed with many
tears and lamentations.
Jasper after seeing her uff had re-
turned honle in q melancholy Tram. of
::ind. No T~tanhssivinS dinner for him
NOW, He must eat AT the hotel. And
the turkeyo
Just then a most brilliant idea came
&" him. He had heard of Miss CARL
sons loss. Why not give her his tur-
key"
Eu; q Very astoniShed face met him
n"Nt door. Was his conscience al
ready troubling him? Marion's cheeks
We're scarlet with anger as the uneon-
s'i"us Eour- man presented tn, tur-
KY in his most polite manner.
He had scarcely finished when the
avalanche foil. His turkey. For how
long had it been his turkey Since last
night. 1t vas adding insult TO injury
10 return AS a gift what he had previ-
Dusty stolen.
Jasper's hewilderment had changed
to anger.
You accuse me-me?" he claimed
l~ncrsdulouslN. But it is only on a par
With Your previous actions. Permit
me. madam. to inform you that the
turkey arrived by express last night.
You car get the express agent 10 veri-
fy my words"
1t was the NEXT evening that there
came a timid tap at Jasper's door. II
was tn" girl from the next house. Her
long laShes hid the dark eyes. and the
%scornful mouth trembleti. Only the
nose still tilted aggravatingly. II have
come" she said in a very small voice.
TO say hat ! am sorry"
Jasper was silent.
The girl Went ON bravely. though
there was a choke in her voice: And
-and-lNc come 70 ASK YOU whether
you wont come Eel and have some
of Your turke: with us tomorrow. Fa-
Their will be home, and / know he will
be clad to meet you"
Jasper SAW tears shining behind the
long lashes. His heart beat strangely
as he took her o~utstretched hand. Il
shall be glad to COME" he said quiet.
IL. $3.50
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

the dining room to decorate il and to
set h table. They throw open the
door and ask all to come in and adj
mire. You enter and are in a seem-
ing fairy land Of crimcon and gold.
Gorgeous red and yellow dahlias and
chrHSanthemums have been kept, for
this occasion by b%lanketing them from
inc cold. Countless autumn leaves.
gathered during October, lend their
beautiful rod and gold to the decora-
ton. The table is extended the entire
"nSth of the room. Upon the snowy
cloth. extending we'll over its sides,
We're fastened festoons and rosettes of
autumn leaves. y large wheel. form
ed of apples. was in the center Of the
table. The hub Of the wheel was a
bowl Of shor,-stemmed. crimson
dahlias. The spokes were Grimes
golden apples. The rim of the wheel
was Of polished red winesaps. At the
ends of the table We're bowls Of vel.
low chrysanthemums. Crimson and
yellow naples leaves were every
whore.
The table was already ~groaning un-
der it: load of nuts. candies. %icllics.
pickles and fruits. 1t looked as though
there was no room for the viands. be-
ing prepared in the kitchen.
After the feasting was ended the
real, social. enjoyable time of the day
began. Experiences We're related.
jokes exchanged and good-humored
r%ailery INDUCED in.
Then the Thanksgiving gathering
dispersed. all feeling that the spirit
of the day enhanced their pleasure.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

"thc famous historic of Troylus and
Crrsscid," printed in London in 1909
and bound IN red levant. George d.
Smith bought 1t. The third folio of
Sh~akeSpcarc's works also went to MIR.
Smith for $4,000. This was printed
Ill London In 1864 and has verses by
Sen Jonson on the leaf preceding the
title.
An autograph manuscript by Sir
Walter Scott. Letters to and from
Henrietta. Countess of Suffolk" seven
closely written folio pages. tied with
threads to the thirty-seven letters
from the countess. went to j. o.
Wright for $1,000. \ first edition Of
Sponsors "Fairie Quenne.' printed in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23
The Thanksgiving Feast

The dinner is an important part Of
Thanksgiving day. Some fear thai VIC
are LOSING sight of the day in the dim
ner. but this need cause no alarm. II
is not the feast that brings the large
circle Of relatives together at this sea-
son. They are glad and thankful tina,
the closing year has brought SO much
VI that which is good to them. and
they meet to mutually congratulate
each other.
The men folks of the party will hunt
and the women folks the din
ner; and why should it not he a good
n when pantry and cellar and store
mousse are OVERLOOKING with their sun
plies. N
turkey or chickens or Young
pig, prepared the day before, is roast
ing IN the oven. On the pantry shelves
may be seen the golden-brown pump
KIN pies, juicy peach and cherry pies,
also an elderberry pie for some rela.
V who holds as his favorite the pie
made from this somewhat unpopular
1ruit. All the relatives know the
tastes of this II and cater to them.
Sweet potatoes are brought from the
storehouse. potatoes. cabbage and
squash from the cellar. Some one is
sent to the garden to unearth some
crisp white celery, that is still left
blanching there.
The young people arc assigned to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23
VILLAGERS MUST PAY.

Caledonia, Mimi, Nov. 22.-The dis
trict court in a decision sustained the
Judgment of the court of Houston
county authorizing all owners of prop
crty in villages TO pay for walks or
dcred laid by the village boards The
question was raised in IN action by
G. T.. Boynton of LA Crescent. and a
large number of property owners to
resist h payment of assessments for
walks ordered constructed in front of
their lots.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

which was given him AZ his depart
uic.
For the past two years he was
taken hy the warden to the state in
duStrial exposition, where he was
placed in charge of the prnitrntiary
exhibit where there was IL display of
manufactured products of the prison.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

Charles Wakefield Cadman will he
in North Dakota in January ana
Grand Forks ought to engage such an
American composer. who has done so
much for American music. Christine
Miller. the contralto "a appear on the
artists course. always includes several
of his compositions in her programs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

In connection with the work of
municipal music in New York city,
Commissioner Slower has recently
said that the symphony orchestra will
remain as the leading factor in future
plans for free municipal music.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

sunday afternoon the great Kneisel
string quartet will he giving its pro-
gram at the ~Studehaker thcater. Ma
dame Frances Aida. prima donna So
prano will be the soloist.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

An unusually valuable musical
work which was published recently.
is the University Musical Encyclo-
pedia in ten volumes. 1t is written in
a popular style.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

Miss Marie Ludwig. Il Chicago harp,
iste. was heard in recital recently il
Austin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

Gustav Holmquist was recently
heard in recital with Paul Huffman
AZ Worccsterii. Mass. and Newport,
X. L.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

n Panama canal will never be so
interesting as it is today. just before
the water is let into the great artificial
cnanne!. Ihe gigantic locks which
will raise or lower the iargcs, steam
ers in the world are practically com
plete. When filled up. the main sec
tiOns OF the canal will rise So feet
above the sea level. To raise the great
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23

two small quarto volumes in London
for William P%cnsonbie between 1890
and 1896. bound in brown lcvant by
Bedford. went to Walter NJ. Hill for
$3.50. "Ityght Pithy. Pleasant and
|Gurtons Nedlc." by Bishop John Still.
printed in London in 1876. went to
Mr.. Smith for $1.010.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23
Interesting Notes
of Musical World
$: $: $: * $: $; * 4: q: $: $: i: =: i: .
nv William W~.1ljnwfnp Marian

(BN William Wellington Norton.)
With the movement of vocal music
in the Ncrnacular" we have as most
ardent advocates such artists as David
HiSpham and l'rtEciS Rogers who
render the English language hcauti-
tNllN in song.
The seasn of grand opera in Chic
caso will open next Tuesday evening
With "Monon LcScaut" by Puccini.
Some of the other operas to be given
are Rigolctto. Carmen. Aida. Cindcr-
ella. Traviata and III Trovatore. AS Il
special THANKSGIVING matinee Il triple
hill consisting of Cavalleria Rusticana.
FaSliarci. and a ballet advertisement
will he presented.