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crop he plants. We have heard that
variety Is the spice of life. man him.
self is manifold in his nature de-
sires many things, Graves variety in
Ms food, longs for different things. 1t
would seem that nature herself shun
monotony or sameness; we have not
one long, cold. dreary winter. but
genial spring with violets peeping at
us 10y the wayside; blooming sum
mer and fruitful autumn. not few
trees and flowers but countless va
rle'its. and many more always COM
ing in. Nature knows the wants Of
man. he needs variety and nature T.,
N lc to give il. If our soil can pro-
ducc good crops of many Kinds If
vegetables. of cereals. of fruits. etc,
are we doing Just the right thing
when we do not aid nature in her
great work of diVcrsilication and W.
ric;y? We ought 10 tickle the sn:'
with pl"ws, hoes. and spades and
make it laugh with many kinds IF
crops. and abundant harvests.
This is IN age Of mechanical in
Vcntions which are Of great help IN
the various lines of farm work. SrI;r ..
time. energy and money. II - an age
of farm papers. experiment stations
books on every conceivable subject;
bulletins that are sent out hy ,h~ "r-
riculturnl department on different
phases OF work. There IS too. u mar
llct for variety Of things and $" di-
vcrslication in fgrming Will help to
supply the demand.
Again when there IS a diversified
tion or farming there is more prob
ability of some crops bringing good
results even though disaster may
strike down one or more crops. than
Whcr" the entire dependence is on one
| crop. just look for a moment at
| the prcdicnmcnt that confronted the
Sou, hcrn farmers at the close of last
season with an enormous crop Of
lG.ooO,0oo bales of cotton Ills cotton
| WAS his sole reliance. anG as other
things were essential to his HuStcn
| ancc ne had To dispose of ii at mos.
any price i'm order To- buy these NO
! ccssiti"s. After selling the cotton at
actual cost nr perhaps below. n" Still
has to pay tn" other mays profit on
every article he buys. How much
| better off ne would have been. if
through diNcrsiiication he had only
saved this additional cost on articles
purchased?
1t has. with great truth, bccp said
that the man who tius the soil has
the greatest Of responsibilities r,-l-
iu" upon him. lie is responsible for
| the clothine ana feeding Of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-29

epp.gr to rca.t b.Lc,, tu.f EI...c-
ism Is the only issue in the campaign.
Needless of the condemnation under
which We are likely to fall. We take
Issue with this view of the case.
Bleaseism Is not the only issue. nor
" II the most important issue before
the people. Bleaseism is merely a
symptom. not the disease. and If the
political doctors give all their at
tention To the symptoms. using all
their medicine tryins 20 remove the
ulcer. without doing anything TO get
at the root of the trouble. the last
state OF the patient will he worse
than the first. By all means let us
get rid Of Blease but ii We expect to
accomplish this hy having a few OF
many spell-bindcrs going up and
down the state, singing only one song.
and that of the many demcrits-per-
sonai. political and onlcial-of Coy.
Bleasc. the job will hc difficult and
OF little permanent beenNt To- the
State. even though Blease should he
retired to- private life. Unless the
men who are lighting Bleasc. chief OF
whom Il Judge Ira T.. Jones. have
something more tO offer the people
than a change of oilicc-hOlders. they
will hud IL hard To arouse sufficient
interest co bring about the change
Of sentiment so essential To the we'll
being Of the commonwealth. What
wc need tu eliminate Bicasc aud cure
the putrcsccnt condition that brought
him To- the surface. Is a constructive
programme. earnestly. yet sancly
presented. Give the people something
real and substantial to- think about and
discuss and they will not care n picay-
any other office seeker. There are
live ana important issucs that have
been s,dc-trdCkcd or pigcon-holcd for
years while the pUliticinns wr;,nglcd
over 'h' loavcs and fishes and
manocuvcrcd for personal advance
mont. firing out these ISSUES and Let
the people hear and have some
thing to think about other thon tho
pucrilc matter of iilcasc aud his
personality. We all know that
Blcasc sticks To his friends mean
INK those who have worked To- adj
vance his political fortuncs-and we
all know who these friends are and
have hccn. II Is not we'll To- ignore or
entirely forget these things. for they
show what unsavury results follow
the prcdominanCc Of the personal ma
chine brand of politics. Of which
Elcasc IS tho leading exponent in this
state. but these matters should he
made subordinate and merely Incl
dental to a nsht for progressive and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-29
PINEWOOD BASEBALL NItNS
PaNNilip Comes For y Gam, TRc-daA
.NftcrnoOn. May 2%itt.

Pinewood, May 2N.--Er Thursday
afternoon. the 30th Eilor,v Will make
its first appearance here. There i. To
he dinner and Barbecue. served on
this date 10y the ladies oi the Aid So
ciety.
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constructive Administrations gov
ernment that will be conducted on
definite lines for the benefit of the
whole people and not for the profit
and advancement of the chosen few.
who work for and with the chief op-
orator of predatory political ma
chine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-29

Dr. r. NJ. Dwight is hereby unani-
mouSiy nominated. as 81 candidate for
the House of Representatives. subject
TO the rules governing the Primary.
We bespeak for him the suffrage OF
his fellow countrymen.
me Wedgefield Democratic Club.
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BritiOn-IcnnOn.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Britton. Jr.. are
issuing invitations to the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Lizzie pun
can To Mr.. John David Lennon ON
wednesday, afternoon, June the 5th
i'l2 at their residence at $50
o'clock.
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Ths Sumter watohman wss found
- In lsse and the True seushseu N
1sss- The watchman and ssutArsa
NV has the combined eircuhsssa aaA
0Assncs CT both Of the siA napss1
aaA 10 manifsseiy the ssst sAvsrs1s1us
medium In Sumter.
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For Supervisor.

hereby announce myself oarSi
date for the Office OF ST
sumter County, subject tc
the Democratic Primary.
L. r
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hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Clerk Of Court OF Sumter
county. subject to the action OF the
Democratic primary.
JOHN r. SUMTER N
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Capt Geo. c. Warren is herehv
announced az candidate for the Of
nee or Sheriff Of Sumter county. SUBJ
Ject to the rules Of the Democratic.
primary. y
VOTERS.
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hereby announce myself a cam
didate for reelection 10 the office of
Supervisor OF Sumter County. subject
10 the rules of the Democratic pri-
mary.
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juno roses brides and sweet girl
graduates are graciouslN approaching.
Charleston Post.
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T~ SAcEil.

CpS II 4 casSoa = hsrsby an.
""Snoed ~ Q candidate for Sheriff at
the ensuing election. having bss.r.
d"cnarsed the duties OF that Office
with promptne0 and efficiency. ~.
take pleasure in recommending htm
for aid Once. subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary.
MANY VOTERS.
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Again j. the nights sleep If the
Charleston Post.
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AAnosAos@ents Of Candidates with
% prfnteA In this column until thu
e'oss OF the canpais, for IS. No,
cards accepted On credit.
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VOTERS.
For Coroner.

L llereaby announce that I am q
candidate for the office of Coroner OF
sumter County, subject TO the action
of the Democratic primary. 4
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Ihe name of III. l.. Scarborough Is
presented as a candidate Cor Clerk OF
Court for Sumter County in the com,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-29

hereby announce myself a can
dioate for the Office Of Sheriff Of
sumter County. subject to the rules
governing Democratic primaries. I
w. H Scale.
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hereby announce myself a candi-
oate for the House Of Representatives
from Sumter County, pledging myself
TO abide by the result Of the Berno-
cratic Primary.
F.. D. EPPS.
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announce myself a candidate for
the Office Of Solicitor for the Third
Judicial Circuit. subject TO the rules
OF the Democratic Primary.
THOS. II. TATUM.-~
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! hereby announce myself a candi-
date for reelection to the Office Of
Clerk OF Court for Sumter Coanup.
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic rarty.
l.. l. PARROTT.
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hereby offer myself as a candidat.
Tor the office OF Sheriff OF Sumter
county. subject to the rules OF the
Democratic party.
J. X. BRADFORD.
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10 the rules of the Democratic Fri.
mary.
r. 3. BELSER.
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hereby announce myself a can
uluate Tor reelection TO the Office OF
Solicitor OF the Third Judicial Circuit
subject to the rules OF the Democratic
Primary.
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THE SEWER WORK.

More Trouble on Salem Avenue Line
-Hauser Street Work Progress
ing.
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bags of coffee stored in New York will
be argued tomorrow.
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PHILIP II. STOLL.
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For Clerk OF Court.

=. NJ. PITTS
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l.. l. PARROTT.
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Candidates Cards.

.SScSSScScSc~
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For Solicitor.

JOHN r. SUMTER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
FIRST MODERN STORE.
Chinese Open Modern Department
Store at Hong Kong.

Washington, Dec 20.-The establish
ment of a Chinese department store
in Hong Kong and the installation
therein of a real elevator and electric
lights. the first of their kind in a
Chinese establishment in that city, is
made the subject of a report to the de-
partment of commerce and labor by
American Vice Consul General A. E.
Carlton in that city. Although the
manager of the establishment is a
Chinese whose business experience
was gained in Australia, many of
the employees will be American
lied Cinnamon. Eight four-Storied
buildings will be converted into the
new mart of trade and much of its
stock is to be bought in the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
LAWYERS INDICTED.
Charged With SNindIing Woman Out
Of Court Judgment.

Cleveland, Dec O.-Prosecuting At
torney Cline today asked Detroit au-
thorities to arrest Attorneys Jerome
Probst and NJ. F. Mcdonald of that
city. They We're indicted here several
days ago charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. The in
dictments grow out of breach of
promise suit brought against Probst
by Miss Alma Broderick a former
Chicago teacher.
She obtained a judgment in New
York for $42,S1S. 1t is alleged Nc
Donald. representing Probst, arranged
for payment by inducing her to accept
a box of securities deposited in a
Cleveland bank. Miss Broderick sub
seuuentIy claimed the securities were
worthless and the claim was upheld in
the local courts when Judge Estep set
aside the settlement as fraudulent.
The Indictment is based on the alleged
'.fraudulent settlement
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CANAL NEARLY DONE.
Army of Employees Are Rushing
Work to Completion.

Washington, Dec. 20.-As the Panama
canal nears completion and on Decem-
her l. only one-seyenth of the entire
excavation remained to be completed,
the working force is increasing great
" in number. There now is at work
on the canal and the railroad the larg-
est force in the canal history. an army
of 40159 persons, according to the canal
record. OF these, except a few hundred
women, and children, all were men and
1916 were white Americans.
High tension currents of electricity
are to be used in operating the canal
machinery and perhaps the Panama
railroad, if it is decided to electrify that
line Surveys are under way for the
towers, which are to carry the two
million feet of copper wire across the
Isthmus over which will be sent cleo
tricity at a tension of A 600 volts.
Gatum dam is almost completed,
few thousand yards of earth remains
to be dumped upon it, and the lake
side must be paved with rock, but the
great bulk of the work is done.
Orders have been sent from WASH
ington to the isthmus to take possess
sion of all the land in the canal zone,
and to cancel all private titles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
MANAGE FROM BENCH
Frank Chance Will Not Play With
New York. Is Report

New York, Dec. 20.-If Frank Chance is
engaged as manager of the New York
Americans he will manage the club from
the bench. Chance himself is quoted as
saying so by friend in this city who re
ceived 4 letter from the former Chicago
manager Chance said in effect that he
was through as first basemen and did
not want to play any more, but would
manage from the bench as he did at Chi
cago last season and part of the season
before. This report is a disappointment
to New York fans who had already been
making lineup with Chance at first and
Chase a second. 1t is expected tina
Chance and President Farrell of the New
York Americans will meet early in jan
uary to perfect negotiations. 1t is denied
that there is any serious hitch in them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
BIG NAVAL DRY DOCK.
Defense OF Pacific Fleet Will Rely on
This Improvement.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-After many
formidable obstacles the engineers on
the great naval dry dock at Pearl Har-
bor, which will be the main reliance OF
the Pacific fleet in defending the Pa
cific coast i time of war, are now
making satisfactory progress.
Indications are that the dock will be
ready for service early in 1915. While
this date is later than that originally
fixed, there have been changes of plans
to accommodate vessels of 1000 feet,
the limit of the Panama canal locks,
and difficulties We're experienced in
finding suitable foundation in the
coral rocks.
Admiral Stanford, chief of the bureau
of yards and docks. has decided upon
meeting the difficulty connected with
the foundation by transporting to
Hawaii from the mainland a vast
quantity of silicious sand as a base for
the cement ub-structure and a naval
collier will proceed to Puget Sound,
and transport II. 500 tons of it to the
dock site
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
CABARET IN GAS PLANT
New York Company Gives Daily Treat
to Employees.

New York. Dec. pa cabaret in d gas
house is the daily treat which eco en-
ployees of local gas company at meter
testing and repair plant on the East side
have provided for themselves during their
Eoon lunches.
IN orchestra of twenty pieces has been
recruited from the ranks and file of the
workers No admission is charged to in
terested visitors at these moon day con
certs, and the guest book already col
tains many distinguished signatures. IL
Guiding that of Miss Anne Morgan. VINO
was so impressed by the work of the men
that on Wednesday night the band wen
in body to the opera as Miss Morgan 5
guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
REVIVE OLD CUSTOM.
Choirs Will Sing for Prisoners on
Christmas Day.

Chicago. Dec. 2O.-Choir members of one
of the leading Episcopal churches here.
propose reviving the old English custom
of Yuletide carols outside the prisons
asylCms and homes of citizens on CHRIST
mas eve
twenty singers travelling in motor
bus will visit the homes of the Vestry-
men and after serenades, Will go TO inc
county Jail and to several hospitals and
sing Christmas ballads to cheer those
detained in the places. The plan IS IN
Keeping with the efforts of the pubic
generally to bring back Christmas 20
What it used to be- said H f; Hyde,
the choir master, who will lead the sing
crS.
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PRINCE IN THE SNOW.
Is Rescued by the Monks and Dogs
of st. Bernard.

Geneva, Dec. 20.-The story of how
Crown Prince Alexander of Servia, was
rescued from death in the Alpine SHOWS
last winter while training himself for
service with the army in the field has
just been made known by the Abbot
of the st. Bernard monastery.
The monks and the dogs were on
watch in the st. Bernard pass as usual
on bad nights when one of the dogs
discovered two men overcome i'm the
snow and half buried by the drifting
flakes. The men were taken to the
monastery and restored to conscious
ness when they told the monks they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
BRYAN COMES NORTH
Will Talk With Wilson Before Return
ing to Florida.

Washington. Dec. GOV. j. Rryan
reached Washington today on his
way to New York. He said he would
talk with President-eIect Wilson be-
fore he went back SOUTH But that
the date or place of the Wilson Bryan
conference must be announced "at the
other end
Mr. Bryan will remain in Washing
ton tonight. going to New York for
dinner to Governor-elect Sulzer to-
m orrOW night. He declined to talk of
Democrat legislative prospects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
LUDWIG TO Be KING.
: adj King Otto Probably VIII Be
DethrOned Next Year.

Munich, Dec. 2O.-Prince Ludwig,
the new prince regent of Bavaria, will
become king and the mad King Otto,
who has never known that he was a
royal parsonage, will be dethroned in
all probability next year.
The Bavarian premier today informed
the speaker of the Bavarian diet and
the leaders of the various parties in
that assembly that an amendment to
the constitution would be submitted by
the government to a special session of
the diet in January by the terms of
which the regency would be abolished
and Ludwig would receive the title of
King
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
UP TO SUPREME COURT
To Decide the Fairness of Il Game of
Ten Pins.

New York Dec 20.-The supreme court
was called upon today to decide wiethcr
a championship game of ten rms won
with bali alleged to be LOADED" had
been won fairly. The suit was filed bs
the Cornthian club, winner of the eagle
cup the championship trophy. in the 1872
tournament to restrain the National
Bowling association from expelling the
club from its membership and thereby
prevent the club from participating m
other organized tournaments.
The club asserts the association intend
ed to expel il because VIM. Helm, mem
Der of the team. had used an unfair bail.
This charge the club denies.
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MAY BE in PRISON.
No Trace of Prisoner Who Left Sing
Sing Has Been Secured.

Ossining, y. Y, Dec. 2O-No trace has
yet been found of Chester Yates, who
escaped from Sing Sing Wednesday. Tt is
not even settled yet whether or not Yates
got outside the prison walls, and search
is still being made inside the prison as
we'll as in the surrounding country
Some of the older keepers think that
Yates could not possibly have got outside
the walls. They recall that eight or nine
wears ago a prisoner dropped out Of sight
and was found two days later between
the floor of 4 lumber loft and the ceiling
of the shop below. He had stayed there
without food for IS hours, with no chance
to get AuaY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
Big REAL ESTATE DEAL
Site for ; and 10 Cent Store on Kansas
Avenue Is Purchased.

\ deed was filed this afternoon with
the county register of deeds involving
The sale of the building on Kansas ave
nue. now occupied by the Crockett store
from Moses Snattinger and wife, to S. s.
Kresge, consideration 5000
The property includes lot No. 1919 and
south twelve inches of lot No 1877 and
north ten inches of lot No. POI on the
avenue.
This is a part of the big 100000 deal that
was reported several weeks ago. The in
tention is to establish Krcsge five and
ten cent store in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
BOOK SWINDLE GROWS
Latest Report Was Fraud on
Wealthy Chinaman.

Boston. Dec. 2O-The 5.000O00 Edition
de Luxe" book swindle, which it *
charged was conducted by James J.
Farmer and others under the name Of the
'AngIo-American Authors association. ,
is beginning to assume 4 real internd
tional aspect.
arc working mp evidence against the al
legged fraud, agents of the Anglo-Amert-
can Authors associa ton found their way
to the antipodes and took SS0eO away
from wealthy Chinaman-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
WILL VISIT THE U. S.
Prime Minister of Canada to Spend
Holidays Here.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 20.-Prime Min
lister and Mrs. Borden will spend most
of the parliamentary Christmas recess
in the United States, returning to OF
tawa in time for the reassembling of
the house of commons January IA.
During their trip to the states they
will visit New York city, Washington
and the Virginia Hot Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
INOCULATE FOR fever
Fight on Typhoid Is Begun in New
York.

New York. Dec. 2O.-Beginning on
January l. the New York city depart
ment of health will give it's services
free to all applicants for incubation
against typhoid fever.
NEGOTIATIONS will be made at the
home of applicants or at the central
office of the department, or the Gull
ture will be furnished free to physi-
clans. All requests for immunization
must be made, or approval by a physi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20
DRIVEN FROM SCHOOL
"Co-Cd" Is Made to Direct Il Score in
Gym Suit.

Madison. Dec. 20-Cnivcrsity of Wiscon-
sin regents today began investigation
of the conduct of an instructor in music
who is charged. among other onenseS,
with having required a coed to remove
her coat and appear in class room clad
only in gymnasium uniform.
The girl had not had time between her
gym class and her music to change her
clothes. but despite her protests the in
Structor is said to have added to her hui
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-20

were Prince Alexander and his adju-
tant a Servian captain.
The prince in explaining his singular
position said that he being soldier.
desired to harden his body by exposure
under difficult circumstances and had
therefore undertaken climbing eXcur-
sions in the Alps. The abbot received
lately a letter from the prince writ
ten in camp saying that he and his
ad i11tan Mt were in good health