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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
The Doctors Answers On.
Health and Beauty Questions
By DE. LEWIS BAKER.

By DE- LEWIS BAxEk-
The questions answered below are general in char.
scter; the symptoms diseases given and the
swers will apply any of similar nature
Those wishing further advice free, may address
Lewis Baker, College Bldg, College Ewood SITS, Day
ton Ohio. enclosing self.addressed stamped envelope
for reply Full name and address be given. but
only initials fictitious will be used In my an
swers The prescriptions be filled at any we'll
stocked drug store Any druggist can order Of whole
saler.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Elizabeth says: Il
am troubled Sith a
60 nstsnt headache
which also affects my
eyes. Ny breath Is
awful. as I have n
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Papa was very polite at dinner" OBJ
served small Marsie. lin serving the
ladies he said dressing. because they like
to dress, but In serving the gentlemen he
called IL 'stufflng because they always
want SO much "a eat"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Now, boys" aueried the teacher. who
can tell me anything about the dead
languages
They are languages that were killed
by being studied too hard" answered the
boy at the foot OF the class.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

setsssmesi wo.'Nr-Mercy, little boy,
are you ss.tlng wSs that child?
The Little Joy-M. Nav. Amt fight
in wit him. What's eatin' youse? He's
me sparrin' partner.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

What is your name. little boy:r Gueried
the street car conductor of a small pas
senger who was travelling alone.
willie Jones'" was the reply. What's
your name?"
John Wood" answered the conductor.
Wood" exclaimed the little fellow.
why | thought wood was a noncon-
ductor.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

Small Sadie startled the guests at a
dinner when finger bowl was placed
before her by asking: Mamma, where's
the soap
A fond mother while caresslng her little
daughter. aged T. said: Lola, what
makes you so sweet"
II dess God spilded some sugar In my
dust" was the unexpected reply.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Nv Visit to the Hay Camp.

BY Anna Marie Eruss. Aged II Years.
Avoca. Cass County, Nebraska.
Ped STA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
n Kick by Request.

Within the past week three citizens
nave called attention to the open
contempt In which the ordinance
against scattering hand bills and
other advertising matter on the streets
and In private premises Is held by
hand bill distributors. They asked
that vigorous kick ne registered I'm
behalf Of them and other sufferers.
The facts are 90 stated. hGnd bills
and other advertising rubbish are
scattered all over town. and the or
d'nance referred to Is dead letter.
kick" will probably do no good
ana there Is no use i'm multiplying
words Those Interested can con-
"'""~ f"'e "r'"r" ard supply all the
"rn M 'r'ol language they think ap-
Dropriate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Some Interesting Statistics.

The follow statistics OF the pub
lie schools of the city will prove Of
general interest for at least three
reasons: FRS. They show the growth
OF the schools; second. the develop
ment OF the sentiment to remain in
school. until the course is completed.
This Is especially interesting In view
Of the statement in the latest report
OF the United States Commissioner OF
Education to the effect that seven
eights Of all the pupils In the schools
OF the country leave before they
reach the age Of fifteen and two
thirds Of those who enter the high
school do not complete the course.
Third: The growth Of the sentiment
on the part Of parents to send their
children to college and the quicken
ed desire on the part of the girls and
boys to go. or the class Of 1910 num-
bering 81. 21 went to college; of the
class Of 1911, numbering SO, over 40
are now ut college.
The statistics follow. There was no
graduating class In 1890 and none In
1898:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real es-
tate have been left at the office of
the county clerk of court during the
past week to be recorded
Erwin Grooms to Robert NJ. Jones,
22.S acres in Concord township 1910.
Frank Fulton to John j. Britton,
Jr., right to % acres in Concord
township, $50.
T. w. Pritchard to II. d. Tindal, 35
acres in county $125.
Master to +. l.. Burress, lot in
Wedgefield, $500.
Master to e. l.. Burress, lot in
Wedgefield, $500.
Barlow Walsh to McIver L. Ander-
son, lot on Cain street.
r. ]. Kennedy to City of Sumter,
strip on Kendrick street, s25 and
widening OF Kendrick street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Rescue Of Negro WAITS.

Rev. WIN Rattiff. colored. who con-
ducts an orphanage for negro chill
dren In Bennettsville has been In the
city for several days soliciting funds
for the support of his institution. He
has the written endorsement of
number OF the leading citizens OF
Bennettsville and Is evidently doing a
worthy work. Since he has been In
town he has rescued two little negro
children who were without homes and
have ro relations to care for them.
one on them. a boy about six or seven
years oid. has been sleeping In the
hull house at the oil mill and picking
up his food wherever he could.
Ratin says his first donations here
were made by Rev. c. c. Brown. Rev.
= p. Marion and Rev. ID. VI. Mcleod.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETING.
Officers Elected for Year-Miss Ar
mida Moses, President.

The annual meeting Of the Civic
League Of Sumter was held Monday
afternoon in the Grand jury room Of
the court house. The officers for the
ensuing club year have been elected
as follows: President, Miss Armida
Moses; vice president, Mrs. r. s.
Hood second vice president, Mrs.
Nina Solomons; treasurer. Miss Mar
gle Monaghan; recording secretary.
Mrs. H. A. Mood; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. John T. Green; delegate TO
the meeting Of the State Federation
in Abbeville in May, Mrs. H. A. Mood;
alternates, Mrs. M. Levi, Mrs. r. S.
Hood, Mrs. John T. Green.
Reports of the officers showed that
the league was in fair condition with
membership of 10. During the
year old work has been kept up.
namely, work on the Washington and
Hampton school grounds, triangle. A.
c. l.. station grounds and waitin.
room, the library and last. but not
least, the City Nurse, who this year
has paid 2,59S visits to patients.
In addition to this the league con-
Quoted and gave prizes in the Chill
dren's Garden Contest which is now
open again. and has placed seven
trash receptacles on the streets for
the use Of the public. AS soon as the
weather becomes settled Tag Day will
be held, the proceeds to go towards
employing an expert to work on
Sumter's trees. Another matter un-
der consideration is the maintaining
or free room at the Sumter Hos
pital and a committee has been ap-
pointed to find out whether a suffi-
| cient sum Of money can be raised for
this purpose. The first week after
Lent the league will celebrate recip-
rocity day to which the Federated
clubs in the county will be invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
HarmOn's Hard Luck.
savannah Press.

savannah Press
We don't think that any great re-
Joicing will be noticed among the
Harmonites over the arrival of the
sensational governor of South Caro-
lima into their fold.
Gov. Blease's support is of that vio-
lent and overzealous sort which is apt
to topple its burden over. His furious
advocacy of Harmon would probably
dismay the good governor himself,
but it is explained simply by the line
up Of the better element of South Car
olina Tor wilson. IT Is even cues
tion whether his support OF Harmon
will have anv considerable effect on
his own state ~ whether his own
supporters VIII ioiiow MIN on nation
al questions and rally to his Harmon
CALL
Outside of Carolina, Gov. Blease's
advocacy of Harmon will do him
more harm than good, and we fancy
it will not be a matter about which
there will be any great ambunt Of
blowing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

Mr.. Joseph NJ. Chandler left Mon
day afternoon for Baltimore and
New York on business trip.
Mrs. Lula Atkinson has returned
home after stay OF two weeks In
New York.
Mr.. IT.. w. McCollum left Monday
for Northern markets to finish buy
Ing a complete line OF ready to-wear
clothing for McCollum Bros.
Miss Elizabeth White. who spent
the weekend at home in the city. re-
f-raed 10 the College for Women
Morday night
Mrs. w. j. Cutler left Tuesday
for Mississippi after visit to friends
in the city.
Mr.. Robbie Wilson. OF ST. Charles.
was In the city Tuesday morning for
n short while.
Mr. and Mrs. Percival smith have
returned from Georgetown. where
they went to attend the funeral of
Mrs Herbert l.. Smith.
Mr.. w. Il. Wilson. Dr. e. II. Will
son. Mrs. Thomas Wilson and
Miss Mary Wilson left Wednesday
morning for stay at Hot Springs.
Ark. ,Nsy
Miss Louise Carson left weanes-
day morning for Winthrop College
after spending few days at home.
Mr. John u. Dufiie left Wednesday
afterr oon for Davidson College after
being at home for few days.
Mr.. Tiny Idol who accepted posi-
zion In valdosta. Ca. returned home
this morning and will be with Geo. ID.
shore and Bro. after March first.
Mt. Allan Gilbert. of Chicago. Is on
a visit to his uncle. Mr.. Sam Flowers
OF this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
WILD DUCKS SEEN IN CITY.
Said To be Stopping on Pond ON S.
Main Street I'm City Limits.

Sumter claims to be a city and has
for some time been trying to put on
the airs OF young city, but occasion
ally things happen to show that she is
still town and not such a sophisti-
Gated town at that. Very often dur
ing the past months have rabbits and
possums been caught in the city linn
its. and once last year two full grown
coons were reported as nesting in the
garrett OF house on the outskirts of
the city. but 1t was not until very re-
Gently that the last touch Of rusticity
has been placed on the town.
The Item reporter does not vouch
for the truth of the statement, but
has been told by reliable party, who
was himself informed Of the facts by
those who stated that they had seen
them themselves, that Of ducks that
on Sunday morning and Monday
morning real live wild ducks-the
wary kind of ducks that hunters
experience great trouble in Sc
curing shots on when they are In
large ponds--were calmly feeding in
the largest OF the ponds on South
Main street. The pond. as all who
have been In that section OF town re-
Gently will vouch for. has been in this
part Of town ever since the first snow,
being only enlarged by the second
snow and the rains which came after
1T. and covers the street for a dis
lance of at least three hundred and
fifty feet and extends on each side Of
the street for a distance Of one hun
dred and fifty feet, covering an area
which. without making a calculation,
the Item reporter would estimate to
be at least two acres. The depth Of
the pond varies from few inches to
several feet at places. Perhaps their
instict told them that II was Sunday,
and that they would, therefore. not
be molested on that day. which was
the reason Of their visiting the pond
the first time. and the second visit
was paid because they found the
pond a good feeding ground, or may
be a good place to roost.
However. II seems a certainty that
the ducks were there and came back
the second day. something that Sum-
ter people should feel proud Of II they
can. but a circumstance that tells all
too plainly that Sumter lacks the
proper drainage that a town which
has risen to the ranks of city ought TO
have.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02


Florence. Feb. 27.--Information
was received In the city yesterday OF
the death OF Mrs. J. ". Harker. wife
OF the well known conductor on the
Atlantic Coast Line. Mrs. Harker
died this morning at her home at
Atkins. In Sumter county. She was
1fiss Chessie Atkins before her mar
risge TO Capt. Hsrker. and was raised
at the place where she made her
home and where she died. Several
years ago Capt. Harker moved TO
Florence with his wife and children
20 make their home. bur Mrs. IIar.
ker preferred her home IA the coun-
cry She leaves four children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
a Correction.

Recently il was stated in the Item
in the report Of the Recorders Court
that negro gamblers were caught in
Councirs Pressing club, when they
were caught in the Eagle Pressing
club. The following communication
has been received on the subject:
Dear Mr.. Editor:
VIII you please allow me space in
your paper to correct a mistake. The
gambling on Saturday night that was
reported in Mondays paper, was not
in my pressing club.
Oscar Council,
Sumter, :. c., Feb 2S, 1912.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Cotton Seed for Sale.

A limited quantity Of Long Life
Five Lock Blight resisting seed at
81 per bushel, f. O. b. Rembert, S.
c. These seed have been carefully
selec' ed and we'll bred for years.
They yield from 1-2 to 2 bales
per acre. This cotton hangs in the
boil late in the season, better than
other varieties. Address,
J. l. GILLIS,
Rembert. :, G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

The membership campaign will
start on Monday. At Q A. NJ. sharp
the Reds and Blues will line up and
go out after members The two
teams are planning their campaign
now. and every retail. wholesale
house and factory will be invaded
The Chamber of Commerce is the
Hfldjng oreanization C rnmtrr ana
"V'Iy citizen should hc member ana
1 h.s plr,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

Considerable time has elapsed since
Alderman Glenn showed that the
streets could be kept clean by the use
OF hand cart and broor, used by
one of the negro street cleaners. but
n seems that this idea will not he put
into active operation by council. al
thoush ~ - labor and money sNv-
ipg device and council ~ anxious To-
.Ur -u.., r the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Boys Added to Corn Club.

During the past few days superin-
fcndent Haynsworth has secured the
names Of few more boys to add to
The corn club list. The boys are:
From Tindais. Roney Poole, Dewey
Mcleod. Jervey Turner. Clarence In
gram; from Shiloh. James ID. Weaver.
John Whitehead. Melvin Phillips.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

The arrangements with the Sea-
board Air Line for building into Sum-
ter having been consummated, and
the construction Of the road being
under way, it is time to take up with
Mr.. Alderman the extension Of he
Alcolu road into Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Carriers Route Changed.

The route Of carrier Number 4
which has heretofore been mounted
route. will he discontinued as such
after March 1. and the carrier will
use a wheel after that time. BY US
Ing the wheel II Is thought that better
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

The streets are in prime condition
now for the use of the split log drag
and there are a number of them
which need it very bad, for they are
being cut into holes and ruts by the
daily traffic. This is also a good time
to add sand where an excess Of clay
has been used. 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

Marriage licenses were issued
"Wednesday to Logan williams and
Leila Moses. Of Sumter; and to James
Richardson and Emma Montgomery.
OF Brogdon. colored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
ENGINEERS OFFICE ABOLISHED
COUNCIL DECIDES UPON THIS AS
"A MEASURE OF ECONOMY
STREET COMMISSIONERS
SALARY REDUCED.

Resolution Adopted to Buy Mona
CHAN Hose Company Apparatus for
$7o7; Discussions of Drainage and
Sewerage Questions; Extract from
Grand Jury PreScntment Read to
Council and Answer Returned:
Various Matters Connected with
Fire Department.; as to Gutter
Pipes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

:. c. WHITE LEGHORNS-Exvs for
setting from select pen. prize win
ming strains, s1.25 per Is. Eggs
f~on ward. all thoroughbreds 81
for -. II. c. OSteeN. 214 w.
Hampton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02
Marriage License Record.

Only one marriage license was is
sued Tuesday Thomas II. Finch and
Hattie r.. wlmms. coiored. OF Sum
ter were the contracting parties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-02

Rembert. =. G.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-10
@BLIND3 JIM WILL READ
THE RVBT,E STORIES NOV

Blind Jim has got religion. It ar
rived by freight Tuesday afternoon in
the form Of big Bible for the blind.
which was sent him by the American
Bible society. Jim sells Heralds in
front of the Mills building during the
afternoons. In the evenings he sits
and thinks in his room on South Santa
Fe street. sometimes just sitting and
thinking. Being blind, Jim has little
to read, as blind books are scarce out
here. His case was reported to the
Bible society and a big box of books
was shipped to him free and he will
spend his evenings reading about the
wonderful things of Bible days.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-10
WAVE STRIKES
THE BELEN COUNTRY

Belen. n. NJ, July 10.-During the
past few days Belen has been visited
by a very warm wave. The weather is
warmer than it has been this year.
Good is being accomplished b. this
weather, inasmuch as ripening fruits
and various other growing crops are
being aided. There is plenty Of water
in all the irrigation bitches.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holding hansen
have returned to their home in Belen
after a visit of several weeks with
relatives in Kansas.
Mrs, J. H Becker and son, John. jr,
left Sunday evening for California
Some time will be spent by them in
visiting friends in various parts OF the
state.
J. S Tisdale has returned from 10
days trip to Haywood Springs, N NJ
where he went for his health. he re-
turns much improved
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Naile and chill
dren, who have been spending some
time in Ration. n. NJ. visiting with rel
atives, have returned to their home
here.
J. R. Abel and daughter, Miss. Ber-
ina, nave left for an extended visit in
Kentucky, Tennessee and Maryland.
They will be absent from the city IN
I'll about the middle of October.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-10

tables, fruits which at this time are
shipped into Vienna and other big
cities Of Austria from great distances.
Again American enterprise and skill
are setting a pace for the old world
to follow.
The Roosevelt dam has a total
height Of 2S5 feet and is 1875 feet thick
at base. The roadway on top of the
dam Is twenty feet wide. It cost S3.-
100000 TO build, contains almost half
a million cubic yards Of masonry, i'm
pounds enough water to cover 1,500.-
900 acres with water one foot deep.
VIII trrigate 10000 acres Of land in
Salt River Valley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-10
CHURCH OFFICERS
ELECTED AT BUTTE
Tent House at the Dam Site
Is Destroyed by
Fire

Elephant Butte, " NJ. July 10.-At
the organization of the church here the
following were elected as trustees: DR..
Graham, Walter Karcher. Tomas Dice,
Bill Arthur and z. Z. Johnson.
The tent occupied by John and
George Bagrie was partially destroyed
by fire Some clothing was burned.
Prompt work in extinguishinE the
blaze prevented an extension OF the
fire.
Mrs. Blue and grandson, Calvin era
ham, have returned from an extended
visit in Kansas and Illinois.
1t is reported that the body Of Ben
Pierce, who was drowned here, was
found 10 miles below PalOmas.
4 daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie N MOnteith.
Mrs. ". c. Buell., who has been Wis
it!ng here for a few weeks, has re-
turned to her home at Mesilla Park.
Mrs. Harry Stanton has left for a two
months visit with her parents at Bow
ling Green, Ohio.
o. W. Hewitt, a brother of Mrs. E.
". Black, has arrived in camp from the
state of Washington, and Will have a
position here.
Mrs. Chester Wells is on a visit to
Denver, Colo, and TO her parents in
Wyoming.
Cite a number of Elephant Butte peO-
pie spent the fourth at Cutter. Engle
and other points.
About l25 people participated in the
Sunday school picnic in the canyon
near the butte. In the morning there
was a flag drill and exercises by the
children. After the free dinner base
ball, relay races and other stunts"
were participated in by many, making
the day one of pleasure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-10

combine into larger Cbut still invisibIy
small) particles, called molecules, and
IN these also revolutions take place
The atoms in mOlecule revOlye around
other atoms They do not travel as
swiftly as the cOrpucles in the atom,
and yet It has been shown that in a
drop Of water the hydrogen atoms,
which are the HghteSt, may revOlve
round the oxygen molecules so fast
that they make 5000, 200, 0O0, 900 reTOlu-
tons IN a second This is the same
number we have referred to above.
500 Generations In Atomic Year.
Imagine one Of those revolving atoms
to represent the earth, and call its
period Of revolution an atomic year,
thus comparing 1t with the revolution
of the earth around the sun and then
go a step farther and imagine infini-
tesimal beings inhabiting that atom. II
their lives lasted the same number OF
atomic years that our lives last OF our
years. at least fifty thousand million
generations OF those creatures would
pass in a single second Of our umel
A similar comparison was made by
DR.. tombstone StOney many years be-
fore the discovery Of the real consti-
took the velocity Of the vibrations OF
light as a basis for his calculation,
and ne said; The motions Of light
bear the same relation to one second Of
time that the motions Of our limbs bear
to a period Of 10000, 900 years. If there
were sentient beings with bodies which
move as deity as this ether, and with
thoughts and perceptions as quick as
their bodies are active, there would
be sufficient time for them, within
small fragment Of one second, to live
the lives of all the generations Of men
that have dwelt upon this earth, think
ing all their thoughts and doing all
their acts"
The comparison becomes all the more
striking when it is based upon the rev.
clution Of an atom, which so cur1ously
Stimulates the revolution Of the earth IN
its orbit. It is no violation OF reason
to suppose that an inhabitant Of an
atom would think and act with
quickness proportional to the measure
of time in his world
Existence of Mind.
Are we forbidden to imagine such
beings2 No more than we are forbid
den to imagine gigantic inhabitants
among the numberless worlds Of space
We do not know what life is, and il
is mere folly to assert that it can only
manifest itself in the forms familiar TO
US. The quality of mind is OF so in
calculably fine a grain Of such an ex-
preston can be used Of mind that, as
far as we can see, it might as easily
be present in a creature transcendinS
in minuteness the utmost imaginable
powers of the microscope as in an ami
NAL six feet tall