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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

Here a pretty pickle! Governor
Bleasc is quoted as saying that there
Is one negro convict who would
have been pardoned out of the PEN
itcntiary long ago but for the
"toothsomc pickles he has the
knack Of making. According to the
Governor this negro, who is "A
"lifcr,' and has served twenty three
years of his sentence, should be set
at liberty, but is kept in prison to
tickle the palatcs Of Supcrintcnd-
cnt G:it'ith and the guards with his
gastronomic dclicacy. Truly this
is serious accusation and we move
that the General Assembly immodi-
atoly upon convcning appoint a
committee to investigate the charge.
Exchange
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

"A marriage license was issued To
Mr.. Forest r.. COker and Miss Diccy
Ann Cokor of Cadcs Wednesday.
Also To Wallace Epps and Mary
Ballard. co'orcd of Sumter.
In the county clerks office Tues
day licenses were issued to. Murray
Rembert ana Mary Walker Of Rem
bert and John Kennedy ~ Rocky
Blum and Minnie Wilson Of Sumter.
all colOrod.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
TIE PASSING or THE BOSS.
Political Satraps and DictatorS Hiding
In Background.

one doesn't hear So much Of poll
tical bosses a. of yore. a few years
ago the c"ntrc of reform fire was
bosses and bossism. one of the most
conspicuous tasks of The diigont
muck-rakcr was t" ferret out this po-
htical bctc noir and expose him to
the public view There were muni-
cipal bosses, state bosses and nation
al bosses. There Was no doubt about
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
COTTON GINNING ACTIVE.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES THE FIFTH
REPORT THURSDAY.
Figures for This state Show Consid-
cradle Decrease as Compared 10
Those of 1911.

Washington. Nov. 21.-Cotton gin
ming during the fifth period of the
ssason, from November / to IA, was
more active this year than it was
iuring the record crop year of 1911
by about 5000 bales a working day,
the census bureaus report today
showed.
The total ginning for the period
was 1,422.209 bales. compared with
1.3s2.S31 bales last year. From the
beginning of the season to November
Ia the quantity ginned was S,S69,222
bales compared with 1O,291.431 bales
last year.
The average ginning a working
day was 129.291 bales compared with
122.O3O bales during the same period
last year
An estimate of this years cotton
crop will be issued by the department
Of agriculture December IL at 2 p.
IN.
The fifth cotton ginning report of
the census bureau for the season, is
sued at 10 o'clock this morning an
nounced that 10.291,431 bales of cot
ton. counting round as half bales, Of
the growth of 1912 had been ginned
prior to Thursday, November ii, to
which date during the past seven
years the ginning averaged 72.1 per
cent of the entire crop. Last year
to November IA there had been ginned
11,313,236 bales, or ~. per cent OF
the entire crop: in 1908 to that date.
9.595.s0s bales or 1873 per cent and in
1906 to that date S.562.242 bales or
65.9 per cent.
Included In the beginning 62,49O
round bales, compared with 1868
bales last year. 93.364 bales in 1910,
1:3.757 bales In 1909 and 173,9Os
bales in 1908.
The number of sea island cotton
bales included were 41,321 compared
with 71.204 bales last year. 6s,495
bales in 1909. and 56.7O1 bales in
1908.
Ginnings prior to November IA by
States with comparisons for last
year and other big crop years and the
percentage Of the entire crop ginned
prior to that date in those years, fol-
low:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23
H0G AND H0MIMY CROP.
EXPERIMENTS WITH GRASS
PROVE GREAT SUCCESS.
Two Tons Hay on Acre l. Average
Crop Produced by Mixture of Seeds
Tried INA 20 Piedmont Counties.

Columbia. Nov. 21.-During me
past summer the United States de-
partment of agriculture has been
quietly conducting experiments In
growing hay for forage In 20 of the
Piedmont counties OF this State. The
results have proven 30 successful that
they warrant the prediction that the
live stock industry In South Carolina
will be revolutionlzed In the next
few years. A mixtire OF seeds, three
varieties OF grass ilnd one OF clover.
were planted on the experimental
acres.
DIR. w. w. Long Of the United
States bureau OF plant industry. Con-
gresham A +. Lever and @. A. Der
rick. United States farm demonstra-
ton agent In Lexington county, have
been investigating the results OF some
OF the experimets with hay as
forage crop for the Piedmont Last
night they gave out an interesting
statement.
In all 100 acres were planted. five
I'm each OF the 20 counties. DR.. Long
said last night that IS per cent had
proved entirely successful. The aver
age yield per acre is two tons of
hay. for which an average price or
over $50 per ton has been received.
The average cost OF production per
acre was s13.s5. This was under ex-
perminetal condition and. of course,
included the expense OF planting.
The object OF the experiments was
to establish the fact that hay can be-
grown as a successful forage crop
I'm South Car rolina and ultimately to
develop the live stock industry.
The mixture OF seeds sown on each
OF the experimental acres was as fol-
lows: One-haif bushel orchard grass;
one-half bushel Italian rye grass:
one-haif bushel tall meadow oat grass:
10 pounds red clover. This Is the
same mixture which has produced
bountiful hay crops In Virginia since
Its introduction three years ago by
tho department OF agriculture. Dr.
Lorg declared that the experiments
on the 100 acres In South Carolina
were equally as successful as those In
Virginia.
A. r. Lever, congressman for the
seventh district. who will probably
head the committee on agriculture
when the next congress convenes. was
an Interested member OF the party
which has been ascertaining the re-
suits OF the hay experiments. Mr..
Lever said last night that for the last
10 years he had been eagerly await
Ing the day when the live stock in
dustry would be coupled with cotton
raising In the South.
In order TO promte the live stock,
industry. IL has been necessary to find
a dependable and inexpensive forage
crop" said Mr.. Lever. ITO this end
the department Of agriculture has be-
gun TO experiment with grass adapted
for this purpose. The varieties grown
this summer 50 successfully will not
only produce an abundance of hay for
forage. but will prove to be great soil
builders.
From our own observation" con-
tinued Mr.. Lever, I'VE know beyond
a doubt that hay can be successful
iy grown. From these small begin
nings. look for great things for the
live stock industry. Three tons OF hay
have been grown on one OF our ex-
perimentai acres during the past sum-
mer."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

Rev. j. l.. Marion will preach al the
hakor school house Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock. Sunday School at
3 o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-23

For horses mules on us and
get Terms ueev
full line of Moline sizes
TWO horse steel
drlis cotton and etc
Fords? a looka
but better quality
Tot We will of Ford
few days so that ord fromu
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
THE BLESSING OF HAVING
A GRANDMOTHER

The October Woman's Home Com
panion contains an impressive article
on "Grandmothers" in which the au-
thor gives the following description Of
her own grandmother:
"A bride of fifteen; widow with
four little children at thirty; flung
from wealth to poverty by the Civil
War; confronted with the necessity
to earn her own and her children's liv-
ing in day when women had indeed
cause to cry out for better opportun-
tiles, and through it all strong, pas
tent, seren, the 'unconquerable SOUL
What could be drawer, what could
be richer, than her life?
What could. there be in all human
experience to sur"ass that young love
of hers ?-the love that one hears with
aching throat and blurred eyes, in. the
single voice of some throbbing violin
when the lights are low and every
coarser instrument is hushed? All,
that IS the pure romance, starry, ex-
quisite-heeting, if you will-but oh,
how sweet!
| And then-mothcrhood. The wom-
EN- Of today, with large and lovely
charity, would mother the whole
world But she-she mothered her
own. And will any woman say that
to mother ones own is the lesser joy,
the inferior vacation?
Then death-the death of her hus-
band. And l think there can be no
)'sharper test Of courage, no deeper call
for heroism. than the requirement to
smile into ones children's faces. to
make life happy thing for them
when their father.lies dead That is .
task to shake the heart of the staunch-
lest; yet she did it.
Soon afterward the war and finan.
cial disaster; the old, old story of the
Southern wife and widow; the home
! desecrated for her by the presence Of
boarders; the skilful needle put tc
such unwonted service; all the pitifu
shifts of unequipped, sensitively brec
, poverty. These things she did too
. and smiled
And then she lost her frst-born
her only son. And she smiled still
! for the children who were left
"As her remaining children grew ul
around her, the stress lightened. There
was marriage, there was birth hap
pening about her again-renewals o
life.
What would childhood be, indeed
: without grandmothers? OF course W,
love our mothers and fathers best
! We always assert that stoutly, but
! well, there's something about grand
mother!"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
TAKE ACTION
ON AMENDMENTS

AT a recent joint meeting of the
State Grange and the State Direct
Legislation League, attended also by
members of the Tax Payers League
and the Boise Municipal League. at
which the subject Of Direct Legisla-
ton and the Constitutional Amend
ments, relating thereto, TO be voted on
next November, were under considcra-
ton, it was unanimously decided to
oppose the amendment providing for
the Initiative and to support the
amendments providing for the Refer
endum and the Recall. This action
has since been endorsed by the Tax
Payers League.
The Direct Legislation League ID
absolutely non-partisan. Its execu-
tive committee is composed of mem
bers belonging to different political
parties, counting among them the
State Chairman of the Progressive
T. Committee, the Chairman Of the Ada
,, County Republica Committee. and the
! Chairman of the Ada County Demo
cratic Committee 49, So
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

asd ~ eostA." The Centuriou's
faith. our Lord declared. was superior
to anything TINT He had found amongst
the Israelites. he got hin reQnost. !.
Jesus took III occasion to ~ tpNs
the Israelites. NHho were couutlne ~
much on their relationship to- Goa ~
the children chairman. would nnd
themselves grootly mistaken. Being
the children Of Abraham did mean TINT
they would have sperial privileges. but
these they wers ENJOYING and not ap'
preciating
GOD took out ~ their nation the rs
raelites Indeed. meantime the rest
were blinded. ara for the pas, eighteen
centuries He has been completing the
Elect Kingdom Church out OF all m
lions. Fsut He, II selecting none except
such an have the faith and obedience
Of Abraham au6sthe spirit Ut lesus.
Nevertheless the Scriptures most
clearly declare That the Jews are still
heirs Of certain promise. which Ia
due ums will cor e them. II them
the foremost nation amongst men dur
ing Messiah's glorious reign. when tn
Church. glorided, spirltualissd. win b
with Him In his Throne.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
Corporation Tax Record.

Corporation Tax Record.
We have ! law which lewis cor
poration tax on certain corporations
| and exempts certain other corpora
tions, which tax il based on the au-
thofixed capital stock The state has
realixnyiAfcpm corporations, both for
eign and domestic doing business in
the state. since the enactment of this
law, IN 1907, to the present time, the
sum Of $32l,2o7. AZ.
II will readily appear that this is a
source: Of much revenue to the state.
From careful study of the system in
use, I did not consider it adequate to
proper handling of this immense vol
ume of business, so turned my atten-
ton to the task of working out sys-
tenn in keeping with more modern
methods.
After Carefully considering the
merits of various systems and par
ticularly adapted to the needs of the
Office, I decided on, and installed a
Card Index system. using in conjunc-
tion'a cash book for original entry
This system combines accuracy, ready
reference. permanency, and an expan-
sive feature which win accommodate it.
self to the increase Of business for ar
indefinite period. m
was enabled BY this system to col
lect hundreds of dollars from cor.
porations which had been doing bust
ness in the state and had never paie
this tax. We now have separate
record for each corporation and it i!
simple matter to determine whether
a corporation has paid its tax or not
This system was installed in the fore
part Of the year 81 1911 and to conve,
some idea Of the amount of bacl
taxes collected from corporations
!, which had not heretofore paid, tn
1 following Isl given. From one cor
poration the sum of $3.50, covering
lperiod of FIVE years, was collected
4 from another for the same period
$3.50; from another for four years
back taxes in the sum of $500; from
| another for. five years, back taxes II
lthe sam 81 $375; from another 70
two years and a half, back taxes Il
the sum of $32s; and from anothe
for FIVE years, back taxes in. the sur
LUZ 8<AG. 2OsA Aefft .,gs,
Numerous other instances might b
cited but the foregoing will conve
some idea Of the manner by which VI
l'are now able to determine what col
porations are delinquent in the pay
ment Of this, tax. TX IN. ~ s.
IL The Corporation Tax Law va
passed in 1907 and the fiscal yea
commences the LIST of July and end
the 3Oth of June, next thereafter. TIL
following table gives the amount co
} lected for each fiscal year since tn
enactment of the law down to tn
, present time: ~.
, Fiscal year, ending june
3Oth, 1908 !. .$s4,s7sz
I Fiscal year, ending june
3Oth, 1909 .............,.. Sl,llls
Fiscal year, ending june
3Oth, 1910 ..........,...... @,4@.e
Fiscal year. ending June
30th, l9llB.. ..s.. o9,7lS.'
[ '; sSh, i ksH' se4.s ~, ss,6l0s
From July lst, 1917, to Sept.
= lFEso.t. 11Oi , Etf4 & 1t MA A4O74Z.,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
TO The JEW FIRST.

Mark vii, 24.3oS Matthew viii, SIS.
Oct. 20.
"Hsm that cossssA unto No sctu In no
sOtse cast owt."-JeAn d.. 81.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

character hose. "o' "e"s'se
faith in God was thus rewarded.
AS soon as the limit Of time expired
God manifested His favor toward the
Gentiles by sending the Gospel to Cor
nelius, a revereptial, holy and gener-
GUS Gentle. Since then Gods favors
are as. open to the Gentle as to the
Jew-"the middle wall Of partition"
has been "broken down." M
It Is from this standpoint that, w.
should read the Apostles statement
that the Gospel 0f Christ lis preached
to every creature under heaven. He
did not mean nor would it have Dem
true that the Gospel had been no
claimed to oil. What the Apoetle
meant is that the Gospel IL now unf&
stricted. free to be preached to every
creature under heaven, no matter what
his nationality--it is no longer conilned
to Jews as at-first. Now, whoever has
"an ear to hear. let him hear" the good
Message Of thu Kingdom. Whoever
hears and has = heart to accept Gods
gracious Message. let him present his
body living sacrifice. holy and accep-
table through Christ. (Romans xii. ~
The Syro- Phenician woman of our
study was a Greek-n0t Jewess. Her
daughter was possessed of an evil
spirit She heard that Jesus was near
the border Of Judea. and she sought
Him out, implorjng that He would cast
out the demon.
But Jesus said to the. woman. LET
the children first be filed, for 1t is not
proper to take the children's bread and
cast it to dogs. She understood the
force of this Statement. The Jews
claimed to be Gods people, and the
Gentiles were styled "Gentile Dogs
because they had never been In cove
nant-relationship. with God. Yet the
poor woman's nth in Jesus and bel
desire for the relief Of her daughter
moved her to press her case and she
answered, YEA. Lord. but the dogs
eat Of the children's crumbs" Jesus
replied. "For thu saying 60 Thy sway
the devil IL gone out Of thy daughter
She got the crumb: her faith prevailed
Today the Istael Of God. to whom be
long all the blessings and promises ant
favors. are the Spiritual Israelites
These. through full conservation. ant
the imputatiou v the merit pr Jesus
sacrifice begottnn Of the Holy Spirit
are embryo sons Of God. inheritors O
the Divine nature and Kingdom.
The centurien's Servant Healed.
Palestine was subject to tlle Romal
Empire. and little garrisons Of Romal
soldiers were stationed here ant
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
$s4,s7s.2s
sl,ili.W
4o,42o.6s
s6o,7ls.si
sss,6l9.sl
'@.742.3o
s,2l,D7.42

II will be noted from the foregoing
table that this tax averages about
$4,000 year. For. the fiscal yea,
ending June 30th, 1911, II is noted
that $6o,7l8.sl was collected, which is
far in excess of the average yearly
amount. This large increase over any
previous or subsequent year Is &C.
counted for by the instai.a.'o 'h;s y hu US.
nesspas We were able to collect back
taxes d the sum Of approximately
$4,000. -
Il will also be noted from the lore;
going table that we have collected
since July LIST, to the 9th OF Septem
Der nsxt theresfeea the sum sof $4o'
This system not only enables US to
collect more taxes. but 1t also SIM, II n.
plifies the work in such manner that
the business of this department. OF the
Secretary of States office is handled
by one clerk at moderate salary.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

SslSsSs oS~'S
der a Centurion,
One Of these knew
Of Jesus mighty
works. and when
bis faithful servant
fell sick b. went to
Jesus asking for
healing. This was
another Gentle dog
desiring 1 cru l!l' "
from the children's
table.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

the first determin-
ed to provide a Re-
deemer for man
kind, throw B b
whose Kingdom all
the world should
ultimately be bless
ed and have the
privilege Of return
to Divine favor.
made a selection of
Abraham's posteri-
ty. because. Ahra-
ham was q noble
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

The resolutions adopted by the
the legislative candidates are as fol-
lows:
Resolution.
Whereas, there are three amend
ments to the Constitution of the State
of Idaho to be submitted to the voters
of the State at the regular election to
be held in November, which amend
ments purport to embody the princi-
pies of the referendum, the recall and
the initiative, more generally spoken
of as direct legislation; and
Whereas, the two amendments, one
embodying the referendum, or refer
ence to popular vote Of measures
adopted by the legislature when such
reference shall be demandd by petit
tion of the voters of the State; and
one embodying the recall of certain
elective officials; are reasonably in ac-
cord with the provisions favored by
those states where these measures
have been thoroughly tried; and
Whereas, the third of such amend
ments, that purporting to embody the
initiative, or the right of the voters
of the State to submit by petition
proposed laws upon which the State
Legislature fails to act; is not in ac-
cord with the provisions which the
experience of other states have DEM
onstrated to be absolutely necessary,
and it is not in accord with the spirit
of the times which has brought about
the demand for such anne ndment, for
the following reasons: That it re-
quires that majority of ALL the
votes cast for the various candidates
! for governor at any general election,
/ shall be cast in favor of any measure
| submitted at such election to the vot-
| ers of the state under the initiative,
before such measure shall become q
law; thus, il 100000 votes are cast for
| the various candidates for governor,
and only 5000 for or against the
measure so submitted, nevertheless il
is required that out Of these $4,000
votes, more than $4,000 shall be in
favor of such measure before it shall
become law; placing premium on
careless and igorant voting, and count
ing the vote of every voter who fall
to vote on such measure at all, a,
| AGAINST THE MEASURE.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
MANY REFORMS
INTRODUCED BY

BY Secretary of State Clifford in Con.
duct of His Office.
On assuming the duties of the Of
fee of Secretary Of State ia. January
1911, at once set about the task OF
familiarizing myself with the manner
in which the business of the Office
had been conducted and the records
kept by my predecessors; the purp ose
being to continue such features as my
years of experience in public Office
might determine as good, eliminating
what | considered inadequate and in.
Producing such changes and puttinp
into use such new features as woule
tend to improve. the administration
OF the business of the Office.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
Reception Record.

HSAuSA tAot CNSty PuOlIC OIlCC.
where certain filings are made, in
compliance with some law, and where
a fee is charged, should have and
keep a record commonly known as a
Reception Record" 1t appears that
no such record was ever kept by my
predecessors.
Realizing the Importance of rec
ord of this kind: at once introduced
this record. Whenever an instrument
is filed and fee is charged, the same
is given by serial number; If it be q
corporation, the name is entered. The
nature of the fling is also indicated
and the amount received as fees.
Record of Office Expenditures.
The law requires that each state
officer keep record of his Office ex.
pense. l did not consider the RECORD
heretofore kept adequate for this pur
pose, and l substituted new recore
book, in which each amount appro
priated is entered in a special column
as well as a record Of every claim Al
lowed against such appropriation, b,
the State Board of Examiners. From
this record K can be readily deter
mined, at "a glance, the exact amour
remaining in any of the several ap
preparations.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18

Questions Submitted by the Idaho
Direct Legislation League TO Candi-
dates for the Legislatnre.
/. If elected will you work for an
honest and efficient initiative amend
ment to our constitution similar to
that now in force in California and
Oregon?
2. Will YOU. favor the adoption of
initiative measures by majority of all
the votes cast thereon" or do you
demand majority of "all votes cast
for governor" M IT.
8. DO you believe that persons who
are too ignorant or too Indifferent to
vote upon a proposition should be
counted against it?
4. Do you favor self-executing pro-
visions making the initiative effective
by the adoption of the apendmcnt. Of
do yau prefer to leave the subject
wholly under the control of succeed
ing Legislatures?
5. Do you favor applying the In
itiative to constitutional amendments
or do you prefer to limit II to the en-
actment of ordinary statutes?
6. Are you in favor of the stand
ard per cents on petitions, per cent
for the referendum and 8 per cent for
the initiative, like Oregon and Cali
fornia, or do you want more than
this, and if so. what?