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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
MEMORY IN CHILDREN
ovER-cULTiVATlON OF BRAIN A
SERIOUS MISTAKE.
intellectual Development Largely q
Matter OF Envlronment-Prec
eious Infant Rarely Makes
Good Early Promises.

Much to the easement Of our social
amenities, the precocious child has
gone out Of fashion. No longer have
! We to stifie yawns and to smile while
| our fingers tingle from q desire to
smack as a baby prodigy recites
Shakespeare or gives impromptu
scale-practice on the piano.
In fact. the tendency Is the other
way; we are on the upswell Of Rous-
seau movement and the dear babies
are being turned out to do gardening
and to cultivate powers of observa.
ton apart from books and pen and
Ink; the nursery has become a me.
nagerie and botanical museum, and
that her boy or girl of seven is ig-
norant OF the alphabet Is the latest
| and proudest boast of the loving
mother.
A change all to the good, surely, did
1t not seemingly take as much time,
trouble and teaching to keep up a con.
dition Of book ignorance as Of book
knowledge.
What Is considered brain develop.
ment In child Ia nearly always q
matter OF memory and adaptability,
Just parrot-like quality strongly de-
veloped. The child Just remembers
and initiates.
One has this shown very clearly In
the historical records of royalties.
Where the young prince or princess
has, through the pressure Of state af.
fairs. been obliged to live surrounded
by diplomatists and ministers, the
child has picked up the jargon In the
most astonishing fashion.
Have We 1t not on record that when
Mary, Queen % Scots, as a child Of
eight years, met her mother at Rouen,
the little queens reply to the ma
ternal caresses was the inquiry:
What factions continued to exist In
the noble families Of Scotland?" and
whether the English still harassed
her native country; whether worship
remained pure ana the prelates and
clergy did their duty?"
At eleven she quotes Plutarch. and
at twelve she writes an essay on the
demeanor and duties of princes,
couched in the language OF an elderly
statesman. Yet. though brilliant
woman. who can say that Mary Stu.
arts later life was remarkable In wis
dom and diplomacy? Her precocity
was Just the repetition of the senti.
menta and expressions she heard
about her
And might not one hazard the opfn.
ION that the weighing Of the memory
destroys Osher faculties and gives q
reason Why the precocious child 30
early becomes a distinct rocket-its
light and fzzle and glare all ended be-
fore maturity is reached. Perhaps
II Is this consciousness which makes
us all have q feeling Of pity for the
precocious ci-ild and to rejoice so
heartily that Juvenile displays no
longer shadow our afternoons. In
some things at least we make tor prog
ress.-Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

If the question OF re-establishing
the dispensary in Sumter county is 70
be voted on next summer, as permitted
under the act Of 1912, a petition sign
ed by one-third of the qualified cleo
tors or the county must be filed with
the County Supervisor on or before
June 1st. 1t is the general belief
that an effort will be made to or
der an election, but no move has yet
been made 10 circulate a petition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
PROHIBITION LAW UPHELD.
Supreme Court Decides Mississippi
Statute Constitutional.

washington, Dec. 5.-The Supreme
court Of the United States TODAY up-
held the decision of the Mississippi
supreme Court that under the Miss
isslppl prohibition law contract for
the sale in that State of the beverage
Poinsetta' could not be enforced.
Justice Hughes said that a law
prohibiting the sale of malt liquors.
Whether intoxicating or not. was not
against the Federal Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
Result Of Investigation.

A little six ycar-old came TO her
grandfather with a trouble weighing
on her mind
Aunt SAYS the moon is made OF
green cheese, and don't believe it?"
Why not?"
"EeCarse have hoen looking In tho
Bible AMI found out that the moon In
not made OF green cheese, for the
moon was made before the COWS"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Washington, Dec. At cost the
Democratic national committee ST.
159. 9.446 to carry the election for Will
son and Marshall. according to it's
final statement of contributions and
expenses filed with the House today
Charles II. Crane, of Chicago, was the
heaviest contributor with $4,000,
closely pressed by Cleveland II. Dodge
Of New York, $4,000. and Herman
Ridder. of New York, as treasurer Of
funds collected for the committee.
s3O,O73.
The total of $1.110,952 contributions
received by the committee came from
Ss,S54 separate contributions, OF
which all but 1925 were in amounts
less than 800.
William j. Bryan gave $1,000, as
did David X. Francis. former Secre-
tary of the Interior; Mayor John f.
Fitzgerald. of Boston; Senators New
lands, of Nevada. and O'Gorman, of
New York.
Senator Watson, of West Virginia,
contributed $500. and Governor
foss, of Massachusetts,; former Sena-
tor William Clark. Of Montana, and
Roger Sullivan. of Chicago, gave s5.-
600 each. George f. Baer, president
OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad. gave $1,000; B. f. Yoakum,
Of New York, $4,000, and former
Mayor j. ID. Phelan. Of San Francisco.
$4,000
John Barton Payne, of Chicago, put
$4,000 into the committee chests;
Judge j. w. Gerard. Of New York.
$4,000; Jacob II. SchiT and b. H.
Baruch, Of New York, s12,5OO each.
The $4,000 contributors were:
Charles S. Guggenheimer, Samuel
unterrnyer. James Speyer. Jacob Rup-
pert, Henry Goldman, Henry Morgen-
thau. all OF New York; f. c. Penfield.
of Cincinnati; Thomas d. Jones; all
Of Chicago. and Hugh c. Wallace, of
Tacoma, Wash.
w. h. Craig, Of New York, gave
$4,000; w. r. Rust. of Tacoma, ST.
600; @ =. g. PEABODY. of Chicago,
$3.50, and j. @ 9. Mayo. Of Ken
lucky. and w O.. Beer of Yonkers,
-. y, $4,000 each.
The 5000 contributors were: Rol-
la Wells. of st. Louis: F. b. Lynch,
Of st. Paul; w. A. CASTOR and II. p.
Nawn. OF Boston; ]. NJ. Camden. of
Versailles, KY; Charles Smith, Of
Menasha. Wis, and c. A. Spreckles,
:. III. Harris. +. A. s. White, John
deSaules. Nathan Strauss and John
ID. Ryan. all Of New York.
Representative Thomas j. Scully.
of New Jersey; Ralph Pulitzer, OF
New York: Joseph f. Willard. OF
tiichmond. former Lieutenant Cover
nor and corporation commissioner of
Virginia; Charles w. McAlpine, OF
New York. and j. J. Starrow, OF Bos-
ton. gave $4,000 each; X. III. Van
SAINT OF Kentucky. $4,000; Walter A.
Milstead, of Manila. $1,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUND,
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM
NEARLY 10000 PERSONS.

Only f.625 Gave Over Hundred Dol
lars Each--TOtaI Amount Raised to
Elect Wilson and Marshall S1.159.-
ii6 - Final Campaign Statement
Filed with House - Charles X.
Crane Donated Largest Sum, SiO.-
600, Cleveland III. Dodge Coming
Second with $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
An Inferenre

There died I'm Chicago tho other day
man of whom It is said that he knew
me intimate history. OF every import.
INT family In the city. Some members
d some OF the Important families must
90 mighty glad that he died.-Savan.
lah News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
ENCOURAGING His Appetite.

When ! have any difficulty In get.
ing my boy OF three and half years
TO eat his food at the table we start
little game. We name each bite for Q
member OF the family or for little
playmate or some place he has been.
and II Is surprising what an amount
he Will eat and enjoy.-IIarper Bs-
,ar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
Actual SaIesmanstlp.

man may make s25 a day in his
regular business. and not think much
about Il, but he always feels like a
leading financier when he cells the
oid bottles in the cellar for AZ cents
Ohio State Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
tT~ucrtaliyeJ 4

BrOwn-Thats me cuckoo from a
clock used 10 have have the high
es, respect and admiration for #. be,
cause II is the only thmg that ever
dared to bu,t n while my wife was
talking TUck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

To the Teachers of the Rural Schools
of sumter County
Dear Friends: ! feel sure that many
Of you are working upon your appli-
cations for school Improvement
prizes and Will soon have them ready
for our committee. This is to re-
mind YOU of our interest in Your cf-
forts ANA our hope for Your success.
Please send in your applications
With protographS of building If pos
sihlr Tho committee viii meet to
make the county awards on Satm-
day. December u.
Yours very truly
Agnes II. Richardson.
President school Improvement Assoc
ciation sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

The city forces are now at work
clayinS Green street between Liberty
Street and Hampton avenue, in order
TO provide good street for passen-
gers leaving the South Carolina West
eru depot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Isaac Hamilton. alias George Wash
ington, one OF the convicts who es-
capped from the Charleston chain gan,
last week, was killed on Wadmalaw
Island Tuesday by rural policemen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

The town OF st. George has voted
against a bond issue To establish a
system of waterworks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

There were 1,165 bales OF cotton
sold on the local market last week,
iO1 bales coming in Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

The sumter watchman was found =
90 In 1850 and the True southron In
tses. The watchmnn and southron
Isw has the combined circulation and
tnf,uence CT both OF the old papers.
and Is manifestiy the best Advertising
nsedbum In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Now is the time to do Christmas
shopping before the rush begins.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Work of connecting drainage pipes
is still going ON at various places in
the city.
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FOR SALT-Two good cen;le horses.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Mr.. +. w. Parker, Jr.. Of Provi-
dence. was in the city Wednesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

~s' " Hahitcstiy the oeSt uuNertlSinB
ruedtum In Sumter.
President Taft Is making war on the
Cow Moose Office holders as we'll as
the Bull Moose. Mrs. Helen Dortch
Lonsstreet. widow OF Gen. James
Longstreet. who Is postmlstress of
Gainesville. Ca. is said to be slated
Tor removal for pernicious political
activity. She was appointed by Col.
Roosevelt in 1904 and in the recent
campaign actively supported the Bull
Moose party. Mrs. Longstreet has
hundreds OF friends among leaders Of
all parties and senator's and represen-
tatives are being deluged with letters
and kilograms protesting against her
removal by President Taft to make
q place for one OF his Georgia hench-
men. This sort OF thing is not be-
coming a man OF President Taft's cali
ore and IL he closes his administration
with carnival Of pie cutting for the
benefit OF his personal followers his
reputation will suffer.
The fight over the Charleston Race
meet has been renewed. Manager
Pons. who operates the track for the
money there Is In IL, Is proceeding
with his plans to pull off a sixty-day
meet. regardless Of the law enacted by
the last session Of the legislature out
iswing race track gambling. Some
people IN Charleston are opposed to
race track gambling. but Manager
Pons claims to have the support of
q majority OF the business men of the
city and seems 20 have no fear of in-
tcrfcrence. The enforcement II law
ia Charleston Is largely dependent
upon local continent ana the p.ople
OK The city nave been advised by
nigh authority to go ahead and do
what they want to do as they want to
do IL. and this is what they will prob
ably do In the matter of horse racing
as they have long done In the matter
OF liquor selling.
AT present the South Carolina wes-
tern e operating only mixed trains
between Hartsville and Sumter and
the schedules are not as convenient
and advantageous TO Sumter and the
patrons OF the road as they should be.
IL Is stated. however. that the pres
ent schedule is only temporary and
that In the near future regular
passenger train will be put on.
There Is reason To believe that the
convenience OF patrons OF the road
and the wishes OF the business inter-
ests OF Sumter will be considered when
the schedule OF this train is being ar
ranged. The schedule that would
best serve the patrons Of the road and
have tue approval OF the bus.n men
OF Sumter would &c morning train
arriving at Sumter about 8 o'clock in
time for passengers to connect with
lumbia and Charleston and an even
Ing train leaving here about 6 o'clock.
The mixed train, II continued. would
furnish. In conjunction with the reg
ular passenger train. exactly the pas
senger service that would meet the
needs of the people living between
Hartsville and sumter and at the
same time develop large business
for the railroad.
Now ~ the time to get busy on the
County Fair proposition. Sumter
mus, have a county fair next fall and
the time is short In which to do all
that must De done u mokc the fair
credit To sumter and of real bene-
NJ Co tho people of the entire county.
IL must hc understood. however. at
the outset that tho banks. merchants
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

LADIES! LADIES!!-Sale on hats for
fifteen days. Lots OF stylish ones
just in. +. Liberty st. Yours TO
please. Mrs. w. q Browne.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Now ~ the time to get busy on the
County Fair proposition. Sumter
mus have a county fair next fall and
the time Is short in which to do all
that must De done u m1kc the fair
credit To- Sumter and of real bene-
NJ Co thc people of the entire county.
IL must bc understood. however. at
the outset that the banks. merchants
and other hGsinoss mon of the city
cannot establish thc t1ir without the
cooperation and substantial assist To-
ance Il thc people of other sections
Of The c'unty--thc progressive and
successful farmers especially. The
fair viii call for tho Investment of
some money. hut the money needed
Is az minor Importance in comparison
with tho organization Of the fair H.
self and ti.. creation OF the wide.
spread interest that will guarantee q
large and representative lis, of cx
hibits Months Will De- required To- Il,
the work properly and We advocat,
the early organization OF the fail
association In order that the prepare
tions for first class county fair ma,
be- made in systematic anu unhur
ried manner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

For unto YOU is born This day i'm
the city of David, Saviour which is
Christ the Lord"
Tell mo honestly wouldn't YOU On
JOY getting a book like that, especially
il made by childish hands?
quotation booklets are very good,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

bearing the quotations Of Edwin s
Martin.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-05-09
PAGE FIVE

90 AS to Wilson, I have merely said that
he employs as Private Secretary a jesuit,
who took the frsgA*tug oath of TREASON
AND MURDER.
Also, that he signed bill which deprives
the State of New Jersey of the right TO per-
form the marriage ceremony. Thus the
State is subordinated to the Church
That as Romoora Catholicism, not constitu-
tlonal Americanisn.
[ cannot but scorn Governor who betrays
his State in that way.
My criticism of Bryan, in that connection.
IS that he supports a candidate who will do
those things, to-wit, employ Jesuit for his
most confidential work, and betray to the
Romanists the State of New Jersey.
Have ece no grounds to fear that, If such
q man as Wilson IS elected President, he
WILL Bk'TRAY TIE WHOLE COUV-
Try TO RONE, JUST As he BE-
TRAYED NEW JERSEYP
20 That's funny. I would like to know
which one of my cold followers" told YOU
that. None of them did. They all know
better. Some enemy, posing as a FRIEND
passed that fiction off on YOU
In 1896, the Populist Conention, at St.
Louis, nominated me for Vice President
afterwards, it named Bryan for Presi-
dent.
The Democrats, at Chicago, had already
nominated Sewall Of Maine, for Vice-Presii-
dent
Sewall was the exact opposite to Bryan, in
poiit!cai principle-that is, if Bryan has any
political principles.
The PoPulists most reluctantly agreed to
accept Bryan. upon the distinct condition
that SeWall was to come off the Democratic
ticket, my name to be substituted
Bryan broke the contract-and thereby lost
the Presidency. Incidentally, he also lost nv
confidence and good will
Anybody who classes the poor old COM
na0"er above The Jefers0nion has been eat
ing something that queered his palate
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THE JEFFERSONIAN

fight against special privilege and hope that
God will spare your life for the great work
that you are trying to accomplish. / hope
that you will cooperate with w. J. Bryan,
and with you working with him, and Robert
NJ La Toilette, [ think you will bring the
government back to the people. With the
best of luck to you, Mr.. Watson, and hoping
that | may receive reply to this, and also
The Jeffersonian, will close.
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Questions 10 MIR. Watson ON Diff
1eFeEaS Subjects and the
Replies.

AAS&>&F&ESSs
IN MR.. WATSON, in your endorsement
~ of Mr.. Underwood for President, you
failed to give his stand on the wool bill at
the last extra session Of Congress. You are
a free trader, Mr.. Watson, and in view of
this fact why did you not condemn Mr. I'm
derwood's stand on this question and give Mr..
Bryan credit, who stood for free wool?
Please state if you endorse Mr. Underwood's
stand or action on this bill
(2) In regard to Mr.. Bryans vote on the
sugar bill when he was in Congress, perhaps
Mr.. Bryan did make mistakes, as all other
men do that ever do anything. But it is not
what Mr.. Bryan was then, but what he is
today.
(3) You perhaps will say in reply that the
If you do, I would say in reply that it will
be difficult matter to Judge you, Mr.. Watson,
for did you not say when you left the Demo
cratic party, that it was so corrupt that you
would not stay in it? And then you espoused
the cause Of the Peoples party for some time,
and now we find you back in this party you
were compelled to leave on account Of
its corruptness. In view of the above fact,
would it not be difficult to Judge you in
future time? Please answer, Mr.. Watson.
az You seem to think MIR. Bryan has
changed so much, how about you? Mr.. Bryan
is the greatest champion for the righteous
cause of the American people there is living
today. You know, Mr.. Watson, that Mr.
Bryan never surrendered to the corporations,
to get to be President of the United States.
Had Mr.. Bryan surrendered to them he
could have been elected President
(5) You seem to be inconsistent with Mr.
Bryan. You know, had Bryan been elected
in 1908, he would have done more for the
masses of the people than Taft, yet you did
everything in your power to defeat Bryan
l do not endorse the way you did in the
campaign of 1908, and I think no other good
Democrat would. You knew Taft or Bryan
would be elected, and, as matter of argu-
me1t in choosing between two evils, is it not
best to choose the lesser? Mr.. Watson, if YOU
thought Bryan would do more for the people
than Taft, why did you do all you could do
to elect Bryan, and try to defeat Taft? You
tried to dig up everything you could find and
publish it against Bryan SO a great many
men would not vote for Bryan. Please ex-
plain to the people, and especially the Demo
cratic party, why you did this, Mr.. Watson.
CO. [ notice in your late issue of your
Magazine you say that Mr.. Bryan, or Wood
row Wilson, will not take stand against the
Catholics. Why do you not say the same
about Underwood? lie is the man you are
advocating for the Presidency, and if you
want candidate to express himself on this
subject, why not put the question to your own
candidate before the others? You seem to be
asking Bryan and Wilson questions, and fail
to ask Mr.. Underwood these questions, which
make things look as though you had some
thing against Bryan and Wilson.
(7) Is it not fact, Mr.. Watson, that you
have never been very friendly to Bryan, since
you failed to get the nomination for Vice