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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-20
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What She
Thought

Alter the young woman in p.nk had
lured the young man into a secluded
seat under the palms on the pea that
she was too tired TO dance she talked
herself hoarse without being able to
start flow OF conversation on his
part. Then he coughed
There - er - was something |
wanted to say" he began. hesitating-
ly.
The young woman in pink leaned
over and adjusted her slipper rosette
10 conceal her gratified surprise
What was it?" she murmured as she
sat up and regarded him confidingly.
Somehow" he said, 81 feel that
you always understand me-you have
sympathetic nature"
i am glad II you think so. Mr.. Fril-
ler.' the girl in pink said softly.
"Oh. do!" declared the young man.
earnestly. 1T makes 1t easier"
Il hope. Mr.. Friller-Henry." the
girl In pink said. looking at him with
great seriousness, that you feel 1t
easy to say anything to me. Why.
we've been friends so long! 1t was
four years ago last January that we
were introduced"
Was it?" asked the young man,
startled.
DO you think could ever forget"
the girl in pink asked him, tenderly.
"Oh, no, indeed" 1:esae--.
It's been a long time" agreed the
Young man. by the way" he said
suddenly. "you know Antoinette
Graves, don't you?"
The girl In pink wrinkled her brow
bit. II haven't seen much of her
OF late because, really, she's not in our
crowd at ALL"
. oh, is that SOP" asked the young
man In some surprise.
NO" the girl in pink told him.
Poor Antoinette simply dropped out
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earsssss with some rsd-hsaded person
whom you meet every afternoon?"
What are you talking about? I've
always had an antipathy for that shade
of hair"
"Indeed!" answered vivien, satiric-
ally. How you must hate Pearl,
whom you spend all your afternoons
In her society. Never will I marry
any man whom I can't implicitly
trust"
Honor bright! vivien, the reason
went down the river was to hunt
clans"
-Then why were you a. close as
clam about it?"
Because an old woman made me
swear to secrecy II she informed me
Of the place where the pearls were
most abundant. In return for the Sc
'cret ! disposed Of her pearls for her"
Forgive me for doubling your con-
stancy." said vivien. as she extended
her hand.
Take a peep at this lavender
stone" continued Richard, as he open
Cd his wallet 1T 10 q superb speci-
men and its value will help to furnish
our little home. He -e's another pearl
nat is nearly perfect" he whispered.
and Its price will purchase a die
mond ring for the only girl love-"
NO." answered vivien emphaticaIly
I'D prefer the pearl: Its luster and
purity will remind me of your honesty
and faithfuiness and how foolish was
70 be so suspicious and jealous"
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Henry Clews. mt a dinner In New.
Port. said OF American travelling:
1T Is delightful to travel In Amer.
len. but ! think that American por-
tsrs handle our baggage a little too
roughly.
Once. at certain station. I was
amazed and pleased to hear a uni
formed official shout to burly por-
Ter:
"'Hi. what are you knockin' them
trunks about like that for?
The porter had been lifting great
trunks above his head and hurting
them down onto the floor furiously;
but now he stood stock still in aston
hhment
whats that. boss?' he said.
"What dc you mean by knockin'
trunks about like thatr repeated the
of,c.al Look at the floor. man. Look
at the dents you're maxim In the con-
crcte. Don't you know you'r lose
your job II you damage the ccmpany's
property"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-20
TRICKS OF DEBATERS
SUBTERFUGES TO WHICH ovER
EAGER coNTENDERs RESORT.
Deliberate Misquoting Of Authorities
Sometimes Resorted To-Penaity
for Dishonesty in College De.
bates Is Severe,

Debating has shortcomings. even
dangers. 1t is easy, for example, to
manufacture evidence with little like
lihoOd of detection. However. the
penalty of such dishonesty when dis
covered is most severe, a writer III
the Century states. In a debate in
1907 one of the speakers deliberately
misQuoted an authority. An unusually
shrewd opponent walked over to the
desk Of his rival, picked up the book
and read the statement exactly as it
mad been quoted Then he continued:
Honorable judges, the gentlemen
read the sentence as If it were pune
tuated with period at this point. AS
a matter of fact the punctuation is a
comma" He then read the final
clause, showing the real intent Of the
authority, which was exactly opposite
to the Interpretation given by his op-
ronent. The result was disaster for
the dishonest debater.
There are still more subtle forms
OF dishonesty. Dozens of requests
pour in from colleges and high schools
upon every prominent debating team,
Offering to buy. rent or borrow mate
rial. A typical letter read:
Dear Sir: We understand that
your university debated the question
Of commission government last spring.
We shall be glad to procure a set
Of the speeches made and will pay
any reasonable price"
Unless such dishonesty can be pre-
vented it will soon bring deserved
condemnation to an honorable sport.
Reputable institutions are refusing
either to sell or buy material
A third form of dishonesty some
times arises. Coaches too frequently
are far more responsible for the argu.
ment presented than are the debaters
themselves. One debating coach has
made special study of trade unions
Tor ten years. He began in his school
debates, followed it out in his college
contests, and finally, taking charge of
a college team, gave them three care.
fully prepared speeches to memorize.
Thus his students received none of
thc Foiuc WuICu COIueS OI WOTklUS up
a ease. They were parrots, nothing
more. For this evil there are two
possible remedies. Many colleges,
among them Stanford, the University
of California and Swarthmore, right
ly throw the burden of preparation en-.
tirely upon the debaters, doing away
with all coaching and trusting to the
honor of their opponents to do like.
wise. Still better is reducing the time
Of preparation from three months to
six weeks. Stanford and California
pursue this method in their annual
Carnot medal debates, which are
models Of the best debating in the
country. The actual debating deterior-
ates under shorter preparation, but
the exercise becomes far less academ-
ic and more nearly like the occasions
Of every day life. Teh debates under
this system are contests not of volum-
inous research but Of individual con-
structve thinking Above/ all, this
plan places the men upon their own
responsibility, and as far as possible
eliminates opportunities for dishon-
esty.
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MADE BRUIN PEEWSH
AMUSING INCIDENT IN NOUN.
TAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Bear Has Encounter With Swinoino
Beetle Which He Uses as Punch.
ing Bag and Comes Off SEQ
ond Best.

A Pennsylvania once witnessed q
curious incident in the mountains Of
hls state, wherein a black bear was
the principal figure.
1t appears that the winter before
the wood cutters of the mountains had
broken the handle of one of their
tools. beetle. A rope was tied about
the beetle head and it had been left
hanging to the low limb of a tree. The
man who witnessed the spectacle hap
pened to be in the vicinity one sum.
mer day. and, remembering the beetle,
started after 1t to carry II home.
AS ne came near the place he saw a
black bear slowly circling around the
hanging beetle at distance of a few
feet. He was too much occupied to
notice the man, who stopped to see
what bruin was about.
The bear acted as If he thought the
beetle were some kind of trap. He
would approach within q few feet
and sniff. Then he would back Off a
little way, squat on his launches and
give a low snort, eyeing the tool all
the time.
While was thus engaged a sudden
breeze sprung up and set the beetle
swinging lightly. The animal snorted
again and backed off step or two.
Soon another gust struck the beetle
and swayed it still more. The bear re-.
sponded by louder snort-a sort of
challenge.
AS soon as the beetle stopped swing
Ing bruin got up and circIed about It
several times. At length he went near
then nearer. He reached out his
paw and touched the thing gently. AS
it swung TOWARD niis,. niiiT, he hit it, :.;,,, .n,,
time rather forcibly.
The beetle head u,ss Us a round one OF
hickory, with heavy iron rings at each
end. AS 1t rebounded from the second
blow Of the creatures paw it hit him
fairly on the nose Angry at this, he
rushed at the beetle again and gave It
sounding blow. AS 1t came toward
him he lodged little, just enough TO
save his nose and receive the blow
in his left eye! He hit 1t again, and
MS nose got another bloW. That burt
30 much that he growled angrily and
rooted viciously in the leaves.
Bruin was furious by this time and
went at that beetle as IL he meant to
annihilate it. He gave 1t a tremendous
blow with his right paw, and the tool
swung clear over the limb, came down
on the other side. and struck him on
top Of the head. He uttered a roar
that made the woods ring. Finally he
caught the beetle in his paws, pulled
upon 1t until he broke the rope, and
then went to cutting and biting the
tool
When he found that it did not fight
back any more bruin let it roll to the
ground Then he shook himself and
walked off into the woods
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Chance for Profit.

Considering the accommodations
the young doctor thought the rental
asked for the Office exorbitant. He
enumerated the drawbacks: no sun
shine. limited space. stuffy elevator,
threadbare and insufficient furniture.
The agent listened in tolerant silence,
then he turned and looked out of the
window at the frenzied crowds dodg-
ing TO protect life and limb from the
onslaughts of trucks and four differ
ent car lines that crossed at that cor.
ner
Yes, sir" he said, II admit all
that, but just look at the opportunity
for accidents"
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AS To Cotton Crop

cotton crop Of not over ten mill
non paies this year would be worth
two or three hundred million dollsA
more TO the South than was the
hfteen million bale r,op raised last
year, to say nothing of the wealth
that could be produced instead of
the other five million bales. Yet the
railroads and manufacturers axe
counting on a record breaking ouV
put of fertilizers this year. Some
body is going 70 be fooled. Will it be
the farmers Notwithstanding Times.
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TO ORGANIZE BOYS CORN CLUBS
To Make Exhibits at the National
Corn Show i'm Columbia Next Yaar


Corn Show in Columbia Next Year.
Columbia, jan. 1S.-In order to get
the boys corn club well organized in
South Carolina during 1912 a cam
paign is to be inaugurated through-os
out the State by the United States
farm demonstration work.
The following speakers have been
secured w. W. Long, 0. H. Benson.
.. b. Martia, L. L. Baker, w. HI.
Barton and c. B. Haddon.
The following is the itinerary on.
the campaign: Sumter, January 27N
Darlington. January 20: Marion.
January 80; Dillon, January 81:
Camden, February /; Columbia, Feb
ruary 2; Bishopville, February 3;
kingstree, February 5; GEORGETOWN.
February 6; Monck's Corner
feoruary 4; Charleston, February So
st. George. February 9; st. Matthews
February 10; Newberry, January 27:
Edgefeld, January %; Saluda lam
uary 30; Lexington, January 81:
Winnsboro. February /; Chester.
February ?; Lancaster, February a.:
forkville, February 5; Laurens Feb-A
ruary g; Greenwood, February Z;
Ahbeville, February s; Gaffney. Feb
ruary 3; Spartanburg. February 9
cat ESQ p. NO., and Union. Febru-
ary 10.
Last year there were over 2.oNx
members enrolled in the corn cluS
work in South Carolina. and some
excellent results were obtained.
The coming Of the National Corn
show to South Carolina" said an OFF,
cial in charge OF the campaiga.
makes il very essential that the co..
clubs make this a banner year in
South Carolina"
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Wants q Brother.

Keeper Bob Hurton found a piece
% paper tied with blue ribbon In the
pelican cage In Central Park In New
York tho other day. On the paper
was written In a childish hand this
appeal:
"Dear. dear. Mr. stork. Please
bring Us baby boy and don't forget.
! am going TO put some sugar on my
window so that you will know where
90 ccme"
The note was signed Helen Fran
kei. af6 East 104th street"
Little Miss Frsnkel has two sisters.
but no brother alive. Her brother
died three years ago. She Is 8 years
old. She wants a brother to protect
her when other children slap her. che
said to a visitor Mt her home
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ELECTIONS HELD WEDNESDAY,.
Several Officials Reelected, Including
Insurance Commissioner and Libra
rian-EiectiOn of College Trustees.

Columbia Jan. 1S.-The joint as
sembly met at noon for the purpose
of holding elections. President c. A.
Smith presiding.
The election of State librarian was
taken up. Mr.. Wander Horst nomi-
mated Miss l.. II. LaBorde, the in
cumbent. Senator Crosson nominated
Mrs. Ida NJ. Carson of Livingston.
By vote of 1876 to %, Miss LaBorde
was elected to another term of two
years as State librarian.
The election of insurance commits
siOner then occupied the joint assem-
bly,. FitZHugh McMaster, who has
held the office since the creation of
the insurance department, was nomi-
mated by Senator Weston. There was
no other nomination. Mr.. McMaster
was unanimously elected for another
term of two years. The total vote was
143.
The election of the three trustees
OF Winthrop college was next taken
up. Senator Stewart nominated w.
j. Roddy of Rock Hill. Mr.. McDow
nominated T. A. Crawford of Rock
Hill. Mr.. Sawyer nominated DR.. E.
s. Joynes of Columbia.
AS there We're only three nominated
and three places to fill, the members
Of the general assembly voted for
nominees" A total vote of lag votes
was cast. :
The next election taken up was
that of three trustees to fill expired
terms on the board of the University
of South Carolina. Senator Weston
L ominated August Kohn; Senator
Johnson nominated ]. @. Davis: Sem
ator Summers nominated DR.. w. T.
Z. Bates; all three of whom were re-
elected trustees of the university.
The total vote was 1S3.
Three trustees OF Clemson college
were next elected to fill the places
~ oNiih ". iNiSudIu, JT, ReN. COKE =
ID. Mann and E. T. Hughes. At the
request of his son, the name of Rev.
Coke ID. Mann was not placed in
nomination on account of his illness
John G. Richards, Jr., had previous
ly announced that he would not
stand for reelection.
To fill the vacancies in Clemson's
board of trustees, E. T. Hughes.
Marion; DR.. Wade Stackhouse. Dill
Ion; S. T. McKeown, Yorkville; r. H.
Zimmerman, Batesburg; DR.. r. G.
Hamilton, Winrsboro, and A. II. Will
liams, Lake City, were nominated. 4
The members of the joint assembly
voted for three of the six nominees.
The vote was &C follows: Hughes
81; Stackhouse 55; McKeown 130;
Zimmerman 49, Hamilton 80; Will
liams rs.
The total number Of votes cast was
155.
President Smith declared E. T.
Hughes, r. H. Zimmerman and s. T..
McKeown eletced.
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Natures Mushrooms.

On tiny. rocky isle in Clear Lake,
California, there is a perpetual soda
fountain, from which gushes better
soda water than the chemists can pro-
duce. Furthermore, here are natural
wash tubs and washing machines and.
in some places, even ready-ma6e soap.
In the Yellowstone National Park the
family wash may be put into stout
bag that may be hung in one of the
boiling springs and left there while
the owner goes about his business.
When taken out the clothes are so
clean and white that nc rinsing Is
necessary
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Problem In Natural Hlstorv.

Evolution tells u.s." said the scien-
tist, that the ear is modified breath
ing apparatus of the fish"
Don't believe it," replied the super
ficial person. ITS utterly imprac-
teal. How could the fish manage to
snore without waking himself up?"
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the Monday evening session OF the
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Dick retuNpod to Columbia Monday
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Legislature was called to order.
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afternoon so as to be present when
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
How Eddie Hahn Ledped
 Into BIeQcherS for Fly

Eddie Hahn was with the White Sox until the middle Of the 1910 sea son. when he refused to report to the St. Joseph club to finish out the sea- son, He had been going bad with
 the SOX. due to an illness contracted early in the training season.
 Eddie remained out of baseball the remainder of the year. and in 1911 assumed the managerial reins of the
 Mansfield, Ohio, club in the Ohio and
 Pennsylvania league.
 The latter part of June the base ball commission notified the Mans field club that it was playing a sus- pended player and tackled d $500 fine on him for refusing to play with St Joseph. and. instead, taking over the Mansfield club.
 The result was that Hahn retired from baseball, returning to his home in Nevada. Ohio. He was flooded with offers to buy his release from the St. Joseph club, but turned them | all down and could not be dissuaded | from his original intention until he
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28

received a letter from Isbell of Des@ Moines asking him if he wouldn't play for him this season and help him in the Outgarden.
 After short negotiations, Hahn ap- piled for reinstatement and planlled down his fine. He is sensational outfielder and just before the opening of the 1906 world series in Chicago. when the SoX were circling the Amer ican league pennant, Hahn is credited with one of the most sensational catches ever seen.
 Bill Bernhard of the Cleveland club pOled out long high fly into left field right into the temporary bleach CTS at full speed. Hahn made a fly ing leap into the air, landing in the bleachers four rows back. gathered in the ball and disappeared between the seats. He reappeared with the ball and was credited with the put out. The shaking up he received put him out of baseball for several days. but he was in shape for the worlds series
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
"LlL ARTHUR" NEARLY THROUGH
No More Fights Alter Labor Lay For
 Jack Johnson.

CHICAGO, April 27.-Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion. has announced that he will retire from the prize ring on Labor day. If any fighters want his game they will have to box him before this date, as Jack said all the money in the world would not induce him to change his plans.
 If any of the hopes want to meet me they will have to get ready in a hurry" Johnson said. II am willing to take on all of them and all the time l want between bouts is one do not intend to go the route of other champions. I can beat all the Palzers, MorriSes, Hymns, Wells and Smiths in the game. and as long as there is no one able to give me a battle 1 may just as well retire with the title before I get too old to de- fend it successfully.
 T made up my mind to quit about a week ago. 1 have made and saved enough money to keep me the rest ot be that of a black Patti When the clock strikes F at midnight on Labor day Jack Johnson will be through with the prize ring forever. and there will be none of the come back stuff for me have been fighting fOl eighteen years and l believe I gave the fistic public its moneys worth"
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
AN OLO TIMER
 COMES BACK
Lee Prayer is Twenty fifth Entry In Indianapolis Auto Race. Other Fam
 ous Drivers Will Attend.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2S-One of the veterans of the first 5O0-mile International Sweepstakes race will appear in the second annual holding of that classic event next Memorial day at the Indianapolis Motor Speed way, when the Lee Prayers Red Wing" will again be a contender for the purse of $j0,000.
 Prayers car. which finished thir- teenth last year, has been overhauled and refitted with new parts Last year Eraver rode alone in the five century grind. but this year the rules require that mechanicians sit beside all of the drivers.
 Prayers experience in the last 800 mile race taught him many things about the motor racing game, cs- p2cially about long distance events and all winter the engineer has been
 busily engaged at the factory work ing out some of the ideas which Oc- cured to him during the interlninable hum last Memorial day. The car fin ished in splendid shape last year. and with the addition of a few new parts and general Overhauling the machine is ready to take the track today for it's long jaunt
 The other entries to this event are as follows; Two Stutz cars with Gil 1 Anderson and Len Zenglc named as i drivers: two Nationals with Herr, ] Wilcox and MerZ to drive; two Mer- cedes to be driven by Ralph DePalna 1 and Spencer Wishart; two Case rac- l ing cars with Harvey Herrick and ! Louis DiSbrOw at tho wheels. q Fiat | under the hand of Teddy Tetzlaff; 1 one Lexington driven by Harry
 Knight; a Cutting with Wild Bob" 1 Burman, worlds speed king, as pilot
 a Simplex driven by Bert Dingley l and q Knox owned and driven by 1 Ralph Mulford. With the tentative 1 entries now offered the field is
 brought up t0 twenty five cars. with l several others ready to declare their ] intention of entering the lists
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28

CiSiOn was reached after conference between Chance and President Mur- phy, during which the manager told the magnate that the old trouble with his head was bothering him again al most as much as last season
 President Murphy advised Chance to immediately quit active playing and tO manage the Cubs from the bench until he felt better That was the solution reached. but everybody concerned. including Chance. believes his active career on the diamond end- ed recently after twelve years of brilliant and honorable connection with the game as q great player.
 The heat Of midsummer which greeted the opening games here brought on Chances old trouble with his head. The trouble is caused. physicians say. by the repeated blows Chance has received on the head from pitched balls He was obliged to stop playing on account of his severe headaches early last season.
 T owe Chicago great deal. but don't feel that l owe baseball or the great Chicago public my life" he said. They tell me that another blow on the head or another collapse like last years would finish me. was willing to risk another blow on the head. being sure l could protect myself from that, but l cannot guard against danger of another collapse ir any way except by keeping out O1 the heat and sun
Arizona republican., 1912-04-28
JOHNNY kiLBANE'S MAXIMS.

Don't go into the fighting busi- ness unless you have 5000. It costs money to train.
 Stay out unless you can make money. There's no fun in fight ing. but it pays.
 Stick to the friends that stuck to you A mean or greedy man never got anything yet
 The man of 21 who can't take care of himself isn't much of man.
 Don't take a punch if you can dodge it. No one likes to get hurt
 When you see a business in which you can make more money quit fighting.
 If they don't want you to keep moving. what's a 24-fOOt ring for?