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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
ACTO OWNERS WISH TO AID.
Somc suggestions offered To Council
by Those Who Wish To Keep street
Oicn for Trailic.

y good deal Of interest is felt 10y
autoists ard others i'm some legisla-
tion that the committee from Counc!
may propose with the view of lessen
ing the blocking of traffic on the bus
ness streets. As 1t is now, on busy
days. traffic is frequently nearly all
together blocked. This is caused not
so much by the number of vehicles as
IL Is by the fact that vehicles draw up
along side each other i'm the street
and also draw up at various angles
across the street taking up a great
deal OF room. One of the suggestions
made to Council was To prevent this
very thing. These suggestions were as
follows
No vehicle shall be allowed to stop
In position with its nearest inside
wheel further than Is inches from the
| curbing. nor with it's furthest inside
whoel further than SO inches from
the curbing.
No vehicle shall he allowed TO draw
up alongside vehicle already stand
ing on the same side Of the centre of
the street.
All moving vehicles must be kept to
the right hand side Of the centre of
the street.
III anti-turn ordinance Is adopted.
make 1t for all vehicles. and do not
permit backing for more than the
length Of the vehicle.
Make speed limit on business streets
10 miles with 8 at intersections. and
on other streets 10 miles with 12 at
intersections.
Retain present stop at corner or
dinance.
Have regulations to apply on Main
street from Canal to Bartlette. and
! On Liberty street from Sumter to Har-
vim.
Mr.. III. a. Moses who appeared be-
fore Council Tuesday night said
that these suggestions were the out
come Of talk between several "safe
and sane" autOists. those who do not
race through the streets and none of
whom have ever been arrested for
speeding. He said their only object
was to help out Council In its effort
to keep the streets clear so that all
kinds OF vehicles. horse drawn as we'll
as automobiles. would have an easier
time on crowded days.
Aldermen McKeiver. Glenn and
Wright compose the committee tc
when the suggestions were reierrs I
and they now have them under con-
sideration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

Matters Decided at Recent Meeting
Y.M. c. A. Does not Accept Library.

At the meeting Of the Civic League
Monday afternoon the holding Of Tag
Day was indefinitely postponed. The
League did this regretfully after ma.
ture deliberation as repeated efforts
to hold this day had met with fall
ure. Sentiment In Sumter seems to
be against this method Of raising
money so popular elsewhere. for par
ents refused to let their daughters do
the tagging and many ladies refused
to take the stands with the girls.
The League has had these tags print
ed and IL any organization wishes to
make use Of them for this same
purpose.-raising money to have a
tree expert work on the trees-the
League will be glad 70 hand over the
tags. Meanwhile all those who have
the tags at their houses are requested
to send them to Miss :rlnida Moses
so that they may be kept together. AS
'hc League desires TO- do something
towards work on the trees It is con-
sidering an entertainment in the
form of moonlight picnic. more
about which will be heard later.
At this meeting q letter was read
from the secretary Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
refusing the offer Of the seven hun
dred volumes constituting the Civic
League library as II Is the custom OF
such associations not to work in con-
ncction with any other organization.
The League has decided To continue
caring for this library as heretofore
for tho benefit Of those who wish to
subscribe at SO per year. New book,
are being ordered.
The position of City Nurse IS now
held hy Mrs. Rosa Jackson grad
uatc Of Bellevue Hospital Of New
York city. She may he found nj the
residences Of Miss Lucia Roach and
her phon" number is ISL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

ance of this charter Of democracy"
Without giving up the principles am
nounced i'm his Columbus address the
President said. Mr.. Roosevelt re.egat-
cd them To an incidental, to one of
criticism of Taft and the Taft al
ministration.
one ly one the President took nm
eleven charges made against him by
Col. Roosevelt and sought To refute
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

r1ERI.Y ASSAIIS ROOSEVELT
AND DEFENDS HIMSELF.

Jnii Declares Himself Wiifully Mis-
represented by Roosevelt. Whom
Vie Charges with breaking "Solcmn
Itomlsc" Not to Run Again, D,src-
sarding square Dear Policy and
Pcrbar~. Schem.ng tn Become Pres
sjcnt for Life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
FLORENCE SENDS CHALLENGE.
Game Cocks Accept Challenge and
Tourney Will Come off Later.

A bowling team from Florence has
sent challenge to the Y. Nj. c.. A. at
This place for any team to bowl with
them at any time. The challenge was
accepted by an enthusiastic bowler NJ
this place for the association and a
s"!ieS OF games will be played later.
The time Of the games has not yet
o+"n arranged. nor has the team been
selected, but it is probable that the
fTSt game will be played here in the
next few weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
IN SUMTER.
Every Claim is Backed by Local Tes
timOny.

II the reader wants stronger proof
than the following statement and ex-
perience of resident Of Sumter.
what can it be?
w. M. Folsom. 101 Hampton ave-
nue.. Sumter. S. c., says: Il read
about Doan's Kidney Pills when /
was suffering from kidney trouble
and l procuerd box at China's Drug
store. My back ached for some time
and II / made quick movement, l
had sharp twinges throughout my
body. After sitting for awhile, I had
to lift myself up by main force. The
kidney secretions were unnatural and
TILED with sediment. Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave me entire relief and
after taking them / enjoyed good
health. / have no hesitation what
ever in giving Doan's Kidney Pills
my endorsement" Statement given
in March 19O8.)
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Lasting Results.

Lasting Results.
On January Z. 1911. Mr.. Folsom
was interviewed and he said II have
no reason whatever to change my
high opinion Of Doan's Kidney Pills
and l gladly confirm my former en-
dorsement Of them. The benefit this
remedy brought me has been perma-
nent."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the Caited
States.
Remember the namS-Doan-
and take no othed. No. II
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
0ettino Evan

Eels are the luxury OF the East end.
and the fsh shop stuck up proudly tho
notice "We sell cells to tho king"
From the opposite side OF the road the
rival salesman watched his customers
diverted to the shop that claimed to
supply the royal table with cells. And
then. after a weeks reflection. he put
up the rival notice: God save tho
ung!"-LOndon Chronicle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

The suggestions made Ivy the "qanc
and safe" automohilists of the city
are good ones In many ways ana
I-h0uld receive consideration by tho
committee when they go to draw up
the vehicle ordinance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Abbreviated.

Words, says the Houston Pest,
should never be subjected to abbrevia-
ton cave when II is appropriately
done. Xmas Is almost criminal. II
you find abbrevlation necessary. write
1t "$mas," and you wiz have Il about
right.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
Money Concealed In pstt,ooaG

Mrs. Herman Nicolay OF Norwich
heard a rustling In one Of her petit.
coats. She ripped 1t open and found
seven certificates Of deposit on differ
snt banks amounting to tS.700. The
petticoat had been the property Of :hs
woman's mother-in.law.
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ACROSS SEAS. A FAIRY STORY FOR CHILDREN

- HE winds were bowling up and down the mountain side. We
 say winds" because one wind - could not possibly have made such an uproaI and carried with it so much snow and sleet. So there must have been a whole army of winds, bowling. moaning, biting, whipping the trees, cracking the rocks. disturb ing the dust, and doing everything that they could do on a cold January even ing.
 If there had been a sun all day the little shepherd had not had glimpse of it. The leaden sky was made dark with thick storm clouds. And the little shepherd, named Gago, shivered and trembled from the cold as he tried bravely to turn his frightened flock hoYzlewards. The leader-sheep, a great fellow wearing a bell, whose tinkling was lost in the roar of the storm, made poor efforts to go against the wind. But with head down, he waded through drifts of snow, stum- bled over rocks and hidden logs, and made out to find the path leading to the fold a mile distant. But some of the sheep scattered, and one young 9thing-barely out of its lamb days had gone bleating up the mountain side instead of down it.
 Gago, a lad of twelve. saw the danger to the one little stray, and ran off after it. allowing the rest of the herd to follow, if they would, their leader. Gago knew they would reach the fold all right, and that old Father !, fn f14Fa n and to close the doors on them. Also did Gago know that Father Dan would carry in his rough hand a heavy stick, and if every sheep did not pass into the fold, he--little Gago-would get the heavy stick across his benumbed shoulders.
 q must save the lamb, and also save my hide" So whispered Gago to himself as he tried following the straying little sheep.
 So on up the mountainside he went, stumbling at times, crawling at other times, and walking as well as he could most of the time. He managed to keep the runaway sheep in sight and was determined to get him and drive him home to the fold.
 s'I told Father Dan the weather was too bad to take out the flock today" whimpered poor. foot-sore and freez- ing little Gago. "But he would not listen to me. And there was Dame Hannah standing with her owls eyes upon me and her sharp tongue scold- ing, saying I was lazy and that only wished to lie about the house and toast my nose before the fire and eat i,p more than was worth. And then
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Father Dan had cried out that waif was never grateful for charity"
 But of sudden Gago stopped his soliloquy. He looked ahead and could not see the straying sheep. What had become of 1t? He trembled with fear as we'll as with the cold. Up the mountainside he almost ran in his eagerness to find the little animal he was trying to rescue from the storm. As he gained a high point. where the winds played havoc with everything of the flesh and blood, he beheld a sight which caused his heart to stand still. The little sheep had fallen down slight precipice, about twenty feet deep, and lay stretched out. dead. Gago felt tears blinding him at the sight. The tears froze on his cold cheeks. How pitiful the sight was the dear little sheep, which had just grown out of its lamb -days-lying frozen to death at the bottom of the precipice.
 Gago did not long contemplate the cruel sight. He turned and fled down the mountainside. going in the direc- ton of the great sheep farm where he, as an orphan, worked for his daily bread.
 After going quite a distance, Gago overlook the rear sheep of the herd. They were now dutifully following their leader. As soon as Gago saw
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queer, silent dwarf in charge of the steeds. But Gago feared not. He knew he was being taken care of at the good fairy's request, and that all would be well. And so it was that he fell into a profound sleep.
 On waking many hours later, Gago found himself sailing on the sea in a vessel propelled by fairy hands. He sat up and asked a question of a fairy captain who was in snug little cabin in the brow of the boat. The captain smiled and replied:
 Our queens orders are that we ] carry you to a sunny isle in warm southern seas. She knows a good couple there who want a son. They pray to God every night to send them son. So their prayer is to be answered within a fortnight"
 After many days, during which Gago had enjoyed every hour, the craft landed in a sun-lit harbor, safely hidden away between messy banks grown with flowers and vines. Great trees, fully-leafed, cast their shade in cool spots, and everywhere was sum mer. Gago stepped from the craft and walked up the bank and gazed with admiration about him. He was spell-bound, for it seemed Fairyland. Had he really come to Fairyland? Or was he still upon earth? He turned to call the question to his captain, but, loi the craft with its captain and crew was sailing off across the seas. An, it must be that this was spot on old mother earth! Were it Fairy land, there would be some of the fairies on the shore to greet him. And the captain would not have taken away the ship.
 "Well, well, upon my soul! It really is a little boy!" Gago turned to see whence the exclamation came. He beheld a fine-looking man of perhaps fifty years of age, and beside him a lovely woman, a face sweet past ex- pression. Her eyes were reading Gago's, and smile of joy and sur prise was on her face. She was about 1 the same age as the man. and they seemed very happy together.
 "Yes, dear little boy" The woman spoke softly. Perhaps it is but a vision-a part of the wonderful morn ing's picture" she said. We have longed and lopged so for boy that 1 this may be but a hallucination born of our desires"
 NO, dear wife. he is alive. I see him smile and move. See. he is ad- vancing! An, he is real!"
 Gago was advancing to the couple, and his face was full of smiles, for he recalled that he was to become the son of a good couple who had prayed and prayed for just such | C- l. &
 stretched hands, crying in his joy: Am to become your little son? I was a poor herd-boy, away to the North. on the mountainside. During a storm one of my sheep was lost. In my fear, I decided not to return to Father Dan. who always beat me SO.
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And just as I was wondering what to do. a good fairy came, and she sent me to you. An, know you are the good man and wife who have prayed for son."
 And while in their happiness. the good couple and their new-found son were getting acquainted with each other, and Gago was being shown the lovely new home which was now his own, there were two angry and wicked people away to the North on the mountainside. They were Father Dan and Dame Hannah. Two weeks had gone by, and their slave had not returned, nor had they found the frozen sheep, for the snow in the gorge had completely buried it. And they kept saying: "Ah. the thieving rascal! He has stolen our young sheep. and run away with it. He will sell it to some wicked farmer. who will know 1t is stolen, and with the money he will leave the country. An. the ungrateful little wretch! Had we hold of him now, we'd break every bone in his worthless body"
 The wicked pair judged others to be like themselves.
 And they never heard of the happy fate of Gago, their one-time little slave. and they passed from their wicked existence without ever having word of the little shepherd. whose life they had tried to ruin, but who was saved by the Queen of the Mountain Fairies.
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the camp for week, but that he must share the cabin.
 When shall we start?" asked Harry.
 "The second of January, I suppose" replied Jack. You know we'll all have to stay at home over the New Year. We're to have great doings at our house on that day-as big as on Christmas"
 "So are we at our house." said Harry. Lot of company coming from the country to stop over night. I'd not think of going away till after New Year. Gee! Such turkey as we're to have"
 Yep, and it's to be repeated at my home, too," laughed Charlie. "So reckon the day after is a good time for starting. You know there are two trains a day to Mountville. From that interesting berg of twenty-five souls, we go afoot two miles to the camp. And it's a good climb most of the way, too."
 That's the thing we want" replied Jack.
 It was late in the afternoon on the second of January that the boys ar rived, bags and baggage, at MT. Long's camp in the hills. They had hired a one-horse cart and driver at Mountville, and had loaded all their camping things into the cart. They preferred walking the two miles, and told the driver to lead the way. This the great hulking fellow did with
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Fine. It'll be your turn tomorrow"
 "Oh, I'm not hankering after it," said Harry. Look at that host in the blanket-isn't he a kill-joy?"
 But Jack had no time for joking. He was cold to the marrow, and de- voted his attention to getting a fire in the small fireplace which was half full of last summers ashes. Even after the fire decided to burn, the capin would not get warm. The door was lll-htting and the window let in more wind than light. The place was, as Jack said to himself, as cold as a tombstone.
 But some of the chill of the air was taken off. and together Harry and Jack put meal upon the table. It had been agreed that Charlie, the most delicate of the three huskies. should remain wrapped up against the cold till the place became comfortable. So he did not come out of his wrappings till Harry announced:
 Come to grub, pals"
 And such "grub!" The bread had frozen on the way up from Mount vile. The canned pork and beans had not gotten hot through, and the eggs had also frozen and were scrambled in hard Jumps. Jack and Harry tried to persuade themselves that every thing was O. K. But Charlie made A wry face and said he'd have to take charge of the culinary department on the following day.
 And on the following day Charlie was left to his joy, for Harry and Jack went rabbit hunting. They turned in at the camp about three in the after noon, hands, noses and feet all hut frozen. But not one lonely rabbit had they managed to capture. Its bacon and beans again tonight5 is it?" asked Charlie, showing keen disappoint- ment.
 Sure, and you ought to be glad to see us two rabbits back again in life, for the chances were hard against us. Thought I'd freeze solid long be- fore we turned the last quarter-mile for home.
 As the three campers-(boys living close to nature)-sat about the cold and unappetizing supper, Charlie spoke first of what lay nearest the trio's hearts. Say, pards," he be- gan, T was just thinking of the poor Indians. How they must have suf- fered during the winters, for their wigwams and tepees were not half so comfortable and spacious as our cabin. And a window they knew nothing of"
 Nor floor" put in Harry. Jack said nothing, but tried to swallow a mouthful of cold beans.
 Say, kids, I'm tired of this hard ening business" said Harry, braving his comrades disapproval. But neither of his listeners had a word to say. Charlie smiled, and Jack thought of the fine hot supper at home. He knew his mothers habit of making hot biscuits for supper during cold weather. An, for the sight-the smell the taste of one!
 Then Harry began sneezing. "Tak- ing cold, eh ?" asked Charlie. But before the meal was over, all three boys sneezed repeatedly. Jack felt chilly sensation up his back, and had
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You shall see, my little orphan Come" As she spoke she waved a small, brilliantly-light wand, which Gago thought to be some sort of pretty toy. Now, be warm, my child" And again she waved the pretty toy" and suddenly Gago felt warm and rested. He walked with ease up the mountain side, keeping close to his kind com panion. He kept wondering who she was. Of course, she was the wife of some farmer living in the neighbor- hood. Gago had seen most of the people living whereabouts. but this woman he could not recall as any one he had ever before seen. Perhaps she was kinswoman come to visit some nearby farmer. An. yes, that was probably who she wasl
 But just as Gago had concluded thus, the good woman stopped him and said: Now, don't be frightened, my child. I am fairy, and now shall take on my own form again. I merely appeared to you in the guise of a woman, hoping to win your confi- dence. You see, so many people fear the creatures they are not familiar with. But I am quite sure you are not afraid of fairy"
 "Oh, no, no, no!" cried Gago. ''pd love to see a sure-enough fairy. And are you really truly fairy. good Dame?"
 Watch and see.' And as she spoke, she seemed to disappear be- hind great white cloud which came down from above and covered her. But almost instantly it raised, as if blown away by gust of wind. and there in the place of the woman was little fairy creature, her face alight with merriment and kindness.
 Follow me, my child" And the fairy led Gago to one side of the path and the trees opened for them, and a lighted path opened down the noun tain where no path had ever before been. And Gago found it warm and safe, and he ripped along just like the fairy who led him.
 After going for a short distance, the fairy paused and waved her wand and another great thing happened. From above descended a dense cloud and when it had cleared away Gago beheld a chariot and four prancing steeds. Inside the chariot was a queer dwarf with a funny, jovial face. He smiled and beckoned to Gago to enter the chariot. Gago did so, and after taking his seat among fur robes and downy- cushions, turned to see if the fairy had got into the chariot be- side him. But the dainty creature had disappeared. Only huge black rock rested on the spot where she had stood minute before.
 Before Gago could make inquiry or give vent to an exclamation of surprise, the dwarf tapped his steeds and the chariot was whirled up to- wards the heavens. Gago did not notice the biting winds nor mind the whirling snow. He was safe and warm inside the fairy chariot. with
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no appetite. I'm going to turn in, "I feel squeemish-when smell those beansl" Then he got between the blankets, removing only his shoes.
 The following morning was the cold est the boys had ever felt, and with one accord they agreed to leave camp ing equipments and walk to the vil- lage. They would not wait for their wagoner to come at the end of the week. And when they hove in sight of the railroad station, more dead than alive, Jack threw up his numb hands and cried out, "Hurrahl We'll be inside a civilized house within an hour" And his friends echoed in happy voices, We will"
 ''Ah, Mother, savagery may be all right for savages," said Jack. sitting beside, his mother at the supper table, "but I guess you and Dad have the right idea of living in this century. Gee! No more hardening for me. Another day of it would finish me for certain. To be hardy and strong, one must live up to date"
 And Mrs. Graham smiled and asked, What would have happened had you slept in the tent--close to nature?"
 ''Id never have come back in ani- mated form, Mother mine" cried Jack, horror on his face at the mere mention of the tent. Land O love, stood all the hardening process of the cabin I could. The tent would have sounded my death knell.''
 Which all goes to show that boys don't always know just what is good for them," said MT. Graham. And then he helped Jack to another hot tea biscuit and honey.
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] Our Puzzle Corner '
SYNCoPATIONs.

1. Syncopate to perform an act re- peatedly in order to learn it perfectly and get the valuation placed upon a thing.
 2. Syncopate to articulate words and get to seize upon suddenly and forci- bly,.
 3. Syncopate to mistrust and get a body of people embracing a certain belief.
 WORD SQUARE. 1. A word meaning to form method of action; scheme. 2. A rural roadway leading be- tween trees or hedges
 3. Very small insects seen almost everywhere.
 4. The resting place of birds.
 CURTAILINGS.
 1. Triply curtail something we mount to reach high places. and leave a boy. 2. Curtail the sound made by an organ and leave a measure of weight. 3. Doubly curtail a song and leave society function.
 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
 PUZZLES ZIGZAG PUZZLE: New-Year. Gross. ioords, 1. Noun. 2. Nedt. 3. Ldton. 4. Mdry. 5. Heel 6. Lake. 2. Ring. LETTER ENIGMA: Temptation. NEW YEAR PUZZLE; Ring out the old, ring in the neio.
 REBUS.