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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
What Ne Are Made OF

The average man contains the in.
gradients 10 make fat tor seven bars
OF soap, iron for q modium-sizod nail,
sugar to fiji small bowl. salt 10 fill
shaker, lime to whitewash a chicken
coop. phosphorus 10 make 2.20O
match tips, magnesium for dose Of
maguesia, sodium To ucutra}izo a pint
and half Of water. potassium 10 ex.
piode toy cannon, sulphur to rid 2
log of tloas and alhuminoids \ make
case Of cggs.-Ameri> =. Wine
Press
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01

Lond7. H.. a1.a.ea o French indus,
try wHi"h eins .- 422t"ess. It is that
Of IL, e.orrrNr The word .efers &c
the arr g.. .c"iug cio,hos In Paris
the "stoalsHr ,a well and fayorably
known. SupposinS = gentleman tears
his coat or burns hole with his cigar
cite in his trousers, the garment is
conveyed to the 'stoppeur." who in
.ome mysterious way reConstructs the
material. III some way they seem to
weave in tht stVH. Joining ap threads
Of Bit of cloth CIT fro another
mart
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
New England Rome nee

From Boston comes the story Of a
-ouching phonograph romance. The
manager Of a store became infatuated
with the voice Of young woman
whose singing he heard reproduced
frequently in the machines, wrote 20
ler for her pictures, and the acquaint-
ance speedily ripened iuto marriage.
The bride, by the way, was intending
to study III Paris for grand opera, but
has decided to settle down in New
England.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
Accents the Rebuke.

A resident of an English city has
made himself a marked man by in
sisring on saying "nought" instead Of
%" when he calls a telephone mum.
Der having ciQhers in it. The tele-
pone operator usually corrects him
when he says three double naught'
by saying Three double O." The
other nighi he called up central and
said. "Eerlo," and the girl replied:
"Rell-naugho.' He accepted meekly
the quiet "ebUke. springfield Re.
publican
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01

raised, and examined; and the hole IN
her bow proved the truth Of what we
had heard
In spite Of the seriously impressive
manner Of my informants | was far
from credulous. Such a crime might
have been perpetrated, but | Ques-
toned that the perpetratOr, for his
skins sake, if for no other reason,
would ever have admitted the deed
, much less have truthfully detailed the
manner of its commission.
But. even admitting that there was
neither invention nor misrepresenta-
ton in the narrative, | was now more
than ever convinced that Robert Cam
eron had no part in it, and that in
placing even the slightest blame upon
him an egregious error had been com
mitted.
What you tell me-" said, at length,
SIS very interesting, but l do not see
just how it applies to my tortured and
now missing friend"
The Vice Consul in an unguarded
moment forgot himself.
You no can see?" he queried, laps
ing for the nonce into the vernacular.
Il certainly can not"
Mr.. Yup Sing INDUCED in the sha low
Of an icy smile.
Your friend, Mr.. Clyde" he said,
with brief impressive pause between
each word, ''and Donald McNish are
one and the same man."
Up to this point l had maintained
my poise. l had listened with feigned
respect and denied myself the satisrac-
ton OF Interruptions. But at this pre-
posterous claim, l could contain N.Y.
Self no longer. Before the slowly
spoken sentence was complete | had
sprung up, restless with impatient in
dignation, my blood throbbing in my
temples, my hands itching to throttle
an honest mans traducers.
That" | cried, hoarse with exas-
peratio1, "is d damnable lie!"
If | expected retaliation was disap-
pointed. Yup Sings scanned yellow
face continued an immobile mask for
whatever emotion he may have felt,
and Chen Mok placidly consulted his
memoranda.
Robert Cameron" I went on, my
passion whetted by their indifference,
has been a gentleman of leisure and
fortune always. OF ali men in the
world he is the last to be accused of
such crime as this. A seafaring man!
A smuggler Of coolies! 1t is too pre-
posterous even for discussion. And
want to tell you now, Mr.. Yup, and
you, too, Mr.. Chen, that l shall leave
no stone unturned to bring to justice
those who are guilty of having made
this unthinkable mistake. Hitherto I
have been unable to get a clew. But
what you have said tonight does away
with that difficulty. Both of you shall
answer, now, to the authorities"
AS | spoke l edged toward an elec.
trio push-buttol, at the side of the
chimney-piece, and at the last word, l
pressed it.
That Checkabeedy, following my in.
structions, had remained within close
call was demonstrated by his prompt
appearance.
Telephone the police station"
commanded, ito send two officers here
at once"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
THE wATCHMAN AND soUTHRoN FEBRUARY l. 1913

with an oS2tiuacy that no restrainlng
teeth nor hiding hand could disguise.
oh! Wasn't it exciting!" she ex-
claimed with an effort at nonchalance
that was almost pathetic. Il wouldn't
have missed this experience for any
thing in the world" And then, discov.
ering a little trickle of blood on my
cheek. which diligently piled hand
kerchief had not fully succeeded in
keeping out Of sight, she was at once
all solicitude. "Oh, Phillip" she cried.
with wide eyes, swimming. you're
hurt! 1t was awful. 1t was heathen-
ish! i wish We had never dared-who
did It? Do you know? Was it a
knife cut? Was it" And so she
ratified on, her own ills swallowed up
at length in her anxiety over my in
significant injury.
Murphy, meanwhile, had sunk into
insensibility through loss Of blood, and
lay now. breathing stertorously. One
OF the officers had already telephoned
for an ambulance and the other two
were making diligent search of the
stable. AS for the Cinnamon, they
had fled at the first alarm, and 1t
looked very much as IL every one in
any way connected with the outrage.
save only Murphy, had gone with
them.
OHara, who had been put, nominal
ly. under arrest, and who was now
awaiting the pleasure of his captors,
availed himself Of the first moment Of
Evelyn's silence to address me.
It's been long chase" he said
and there was som mething OF pride in
his tone-"but you see got him dead
TO rights at last. He's mixed I'D with
the most lawless gang of highbinders
New York has known for years.
haven't got down to all his history
yet. but I've been handed a good
stack Of it, and 1t won't be hard to
put the screws on him now for killing
that Chink that used to work for him
up to Cos Cob. / didn't know it was
you he was after tonight, but / do
know that he had a hand in the plot
that fixed another Chink this very
evening" young fellow named Ling
Fo, who was pumped full Of lead just
as he was turning from the Bowery
into Pell street"
1t was from O'Hara that learned
our present whereabouts. The stable
was not more than a half dozen blocks
from the intersection of the two
streets he had just named.
The fate of our driver we could only
conjecture. Before the policeman /
laid the facts and they promised me
that he should be found. And then,
after half an hours waiting, a substi-
tute driver was secured from a neigh
boring garage. and Evelyn and were
permitted to continue our interrupted
journey homeward.
AT the Cameron house, as though
our cup OF excitement were not al
ready filled to brimming, a fresh ex-
perience awaited us--an experience
or such vital significance as to over.
turn entertained conclusions and shed
a wholly new light upon our darkest
perplexities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
CHAPTER XXI.
The Scuttled Shin.

Checkabeedy met us in the hall-an
unusually agitated Checkabeedy, with
his full-jowled, rubicund face ruddy
beyond the common, and his tiny gray
eyes twinkling like twin star sapphires.
Our adventure, thrilling as 1t lad
been, was subjugated, If not indeed
Tor the moment forgotten, in the pres.
ence OF this unwonted suscitation. Fer
the buffers aplomb was a sort of fam.
lily fixture which nothing short of the
most extraordinary happening could
either unsettle or upheave. To f.d
him In such case, therefore, argued
either cognizance Of exceptional de-
velopments or possession cf mon.
strously important tidings; ard 1T
sight Of him We both paused in muto
expectancy.
There is a person, sir" he began,
making vain effort to control his voice
to dispassion, "a foreign person-wlat
Is called Chinee, think, sir-in the
reception room. II l understand him,
sir, he is consul or something like
that. And he has brought with him
a tall, thin, elderly man, as yellow as
himself, sir. / was in doubt about al.
lowing them to wait, but they told ne
they must see you, sir, tonight with.
out fail; that II was a matter to your
interest, sir. They have been here
over an hour, now, and l have never
taken my eye off the reception.rocm
door. Seeing as how those mysteri.
Gus things happened at Cragholt. sir,
was fearful lest something more OF
the same sort might be contemplated.
And poor Mr.. Cameron lying up there
Z with that nurse, Bryan, who, between
you and me, sir, don't trust, nohow."
Evelyn was scarcely to be blamed
Tor trepidation equal:ng, If not sur.
passing, ChecEabeedy's.
Don't see them. Philip" she urged
with nervous yehemence. "Plcaee
don't see them! 1t is some trick
feel II Is. Checkabeedy will get them
out OF the house at once. Won't YOU,
CheckabcCdy?
But | was in far different mood. Oi
late matters had been shaping th,m
selves, apparently, towards a clilroE
In quiet way. avoiding the spcct.eu
larly aggressive, and aided not a li.,Ic
by chance, we had drawn nearer and
nearer 10 the veil which hid the tru,h
II there had come TO me now the Cd
portunity for another step, il must rsl
be disregardCd. My whole inclina,io,
was 10 welcome II. Therefore / smiled
reassuringly. at Evelyn. az said.
Really, my dear girl, you are IN
necessarily alarmed. There is not
cannot b.. I'm fact-the slightest pos
sioility of danger. On the CONTRARY
their visit. whoever they may be. il
in all likelihood pacific But If il wouIC
make you any less uneasy, Mr. Chccka
bcedy shall wait near the open door
and you yourself shall stop here i'm the
hall, where you can practically see anC
hear all that goes on"
That she yielded promptly TO my
3 argument. pretended, at least, to pu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
356.0.1 BALES OF LINTERS.
Obtained from Reginning Cotton Seed
of 1912 Crop.

Washington, Jan. 2S-Linters OBJ
tanned by the reginning Of cotton seed
from the crop of 1912, prior to Jan
uary l, 1913, amounted to 356,O74
bales, the census bureau announced
today. The number of establishments
engaged in crushing cotton seed during
that time was $40 and the quantity
of seed crushed amounted to 2,76l,-
394 tons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01

one Of the fire department. hor~ $
at Marion died Very suddenly Saur-
day. after having been out on run
1" fire. Th" horse WAS. perhaps.
The greatest fire horse in the state
and WAS one which the sumter boys
.cnrcd most in tournaments. They
ar" extremely sorry To- hear, how
eyer of the loss sustained Iy their
nrlchhoring ciN's fire department
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
MIR. Asa MOneyham Dead.

Bishopville, Jan. 27.-Mr. Asa
Moneyham, of Wisacky, this county.
died Friday night after being con-
lined to his bed for several weeks.
He leaves wife and eight small
children. the oldest of which is only
about 12 years.
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60 Be CONTINUEn)

Mr.. j. +. White who has for sew
eral years held a position as sales
man with Bultman Bros, has severed
his connection with that firm and will
in the future be found at the Sumter
Shoe Store, as manager of this new
organization.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01

PuipooS He plleu MS weapon, until
there opened a gaping hole through
which, upon those ninety-seven
trapped souls, rushed the bitter waters
OF death"
1t was a very dramatic recital. I'm
accompanied though it was by a sim
gle gesture, the speakers voice lent it.
self most effectively to the tragedy.
And though | disliked and distrusted
him, | was certainly more or less i'm
pressed by the scene he painted.
"McNish escaped, l presume?" I
asked the question more to relieve the
tensity of the silence which ensued,
than because Of any doubt on this
point.
"McNish escaped" he echoed.
And TO one else?"
The Eurasan cook escaped. too
He broke out Of lis galley. Hastily he
patched together a raft and reached
land a week later, more dead than
alive"
And all the rost-thOsc mir ty-sev-
en- dcludod, tricked countrymon Of
yours-perished?"
ITO man."
Then the graphic description you
have just given me, camo-how? From
whom? Certainly not from the cook,
who was locked in the galley"
"Partly from the cook, yes" he an
sworcd, unmovcd. And partly from
one to whom McNish. himself, de.
scrihcd his own crime"
The Vice Consul here added a word
"Morcover,' he said. and his accent
was in marked contrast with the mer.
chants perfect English, "wc have cor.
roboratiyc evidence. 1t happened that
the lorcha sank in what you call
shoal wa'"r Six months later. she
was declared m4nacc to shipping.
Under ordinary conditions she would
hav" h''u dyn1mitod whore she was.
"ut hocaus" of the tragedy. she was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
STATE SpIRITUALIsTS ELECT.
Annual Meeting Closed Last Night in
Montpelier After Two Days Session.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Spirtualist society was conclud-
ed with last nights session in the G. A.
r. hall at Montpelier. 1t had lasted
from Saturday morning. The follow
ing offers We're elected: President, Il.
j. Fallon; first vice-president, Charles
ingalls,; second vice president, A. +. Hub.
bard Of Tyson; third vice president, S. s.
Smith of Barre; secretary, Mrs Bessie
Bruce of Moretown; treasurer. Mrs. Ell
len NJ. Ward of Barre; board of man
ayers, Jay Smith of st. Adams, Fred
Hunt of Moretown, Frank Earl of Cut
tingsvlle and Amy Leonard of East
Calais; auditor, c. w. Hatch of Bur
lington.
During Saturday the principal adj
dresses were by DIR. George b. Warne
of Chicago, president of the National
Spiritualst association. Yesterday
morning there was a symposium and in
the afternoon and evening DIR. W7arne
lectured and Mrs. Efiie l. Webster act
cd as message bearer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27

alone; Y teach agriculture in combina-
ton with one or more sciences; nine
teach two other subjects; and one three
other subjects. One normal school
teacher handles agriculture in combina-
tion with the following: Pedagogy, H.
dactics. history of education, civics, child
study, and school management.
A bill providing for vocational continu-
alton schools has been introduced in the
Washington legislature. 1t provides for
compulsory continuation schooling for
six hours weekly, three years for boys
and two for girls, after the age of IF
teen. The plan is somewhat similar to
the Cooley proposal in Illinois, but diff
fers in empowering the local school board
to appoint the board to have charge Of
vocational training, In this and other
respects it resembles the Wisconsin law
enacted in 1911.
A moving picture film entitled Tooth
Ache" is one of the agencies employed
by the National Mouth Hygiene asso-
citation to demonstrate the Importance of
instruction in the care of the teeth. DIR.
w. G. Ebersole, of Cleveland, Ohio, VINO
is secretary of the organization, says: Il
believe that ii each child be taught to
keep thoroughly clean and healthy the
gateway to his system, the mouth, We
shall have healthier, more self re-
specting, and all-around better class Of
citizens for the next generation 1t is
believed that Tooth Ache" will help de-
yelop public interest in oral hygiene.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
EDUCATION NOTES.

State-aidcd industrial schools are nov
maintained in nineteen Massachusett
communities.
Austria's eight universities had 26.3j.
students last year of whom 2,l30 wer'
women. The seven technical schools
had 1920 in attendance.
Plans have been started by the Deuts
cher Verein at Columbia university fol
the organization of union Of German
student societies in American universe
ties.
Nearly 1000 titles in many languages
make up the photography of the Teach
ing of Mathematics" by David Eugene
Smith, of Teachers college Columbia
university, and Charles Goldziher, of
Budapest, Hungary The photography
has just been published for free distri-
button by the United States bureau of
education.
Hookworm disease costs Arkansas
more than one-fourth of its annual crop,
according to the Hon. George b. Cook,
superintendent of public instruction.
Physicians and teachers are cooperating
vigorously with the state board of health
in their campaign for rural sanitation
in that state.
There are 635 colleges and universities
listed by the United States bureau of
education in the current educational d.
reetory. Ohio and Pennsylvania each
have AZ institutions of college rank, and
New York and Illinois SO. Missouri has
IS, Iowa and Tennessee 27, Virginia %,
North Carolina %, Indiana and Ken
lucky 81, Georgia 10, Kansas 10, and
Is.
The Massachusetts, board of education
has deputy commissioner for vocational
education. His duties include supervis-
ion of state expenditures in aid of voca
Iional schools; definitions of standards
# instruction; approval of courses,
teachers, ETC.; and in general, the en-
ightenment Of public opinion on this
orm Of education.
There are l0l teachers Of agriculture
n the normal schools Of the United
states, according to figures compiled by
he United States bureau Of education.
Eighteen of them teach agriculture
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
Making City Parks Pay.

| In Suburban Life for February, George
| A. Parker. superintendent of parks
| Hartford, Conn, discusses the question
Of making our city parks self support
ing. He tells of his experience in con
Quoting the refectory in Elizabeth park
Hartford:
Il started in with the assumption that
there should be no profit" says he, that
the refectory was truly park service, and
that all the money received should 60
back into the service. | improved the
quality OF the supplies, increased the
quantity, added to the wages Of the
walters, doubled the pay OF the head
waiter, and employed manager. | also
made certain restrictions as to the use
of the service, and thought ! had done
everything necessary to eliminate all
possible profit. Imagine my surprise at
the end Of the year when the profit, even
under these conditions, was something
over ST 200.
My second experiment along that line
was tried at the park skating last
winter. There was an old sheepfold near
the pond. lighted and heated it, made
paths to the ice, in one corner put IN
checking system and a short counter
where we sold articles, at a cent apiece
for the most part the highest was five
cents-'hot dogs and coffee and choco-
late. We had no expectation that the
thing would pay. It is true that we had
a very favorable skating season. Yet
you can imagine my surprise again. ut
the end of the season, to find that that
little ten-foot counter had paid for all
the service rendered, as well as for heat
ing and lighting the building, for a hook
ey rink, for double headed curling
rink, and in part for keeping the ice
free from snow"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
ESTATE OF BEMIs PIKE.

State Of Vermont. District Of Washington, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid;
To ali persons interested in the estate Of
psmis Pike late Of Cabot. In said district,
deceased. GREETiNGi
WHEREAS said court has assigned the
slFt dsy of January next for examining and
sIlo,yinr the account Of the administrator of
Ire estate Of said deceased and for a decree
81 the residue Of said estate TO the lawful
claimants Of the same. and ordered that pub
IL notice thereof be given TO all persons
interezted in said estate BY publishing this
order three weeks sueeessiveiy -revio1s 20 the
neSspaper published At city Of Barre in said
district
appeRr Al the probate Office In Montpelier.
IN said district. tire day assigned then and
thsre 10 contest the allowance Of said account
II YOU see cause. ard 70 establish your right
a. heirs. iexatees and lawful claimants %
said residue
Given under ny hand tfn llth Gay q
FRANK J. MARTIN. judge
Ian ls-2o-z7.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
An American Trait.

"a pronounced American trait is the
rush and scramble for wealth. Our ma
tional life is weakened by this mad pur-
suit of money. Money is desired, not
only for the luxuries it brings, but above
all, for the power it confers. All classes
and conditions of men bow before the
golden deity. There is not much impor-
lance attached, in many quarters of our
land, to the manner by which wealth
is acquired The advice which shrewd
father gave his son is largely followed
to-day: Get rich my son, honestly if
you can, but, above all, get rich. Sub
urban Life for February.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
ESTATE OF NELLIE A. BUSH.

State of Vermont. District of Washington, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid;
To all persons interested in the estate of
Nellie A. Bush. late of the city OF Barre.
in said district, deceased. GREETING;
WHEREAS said court has assigned the 10th
day Of February next for examining and
allowing the account Of the executrix Of the
estate OF said deceased and for decree of
the residue Of said estate to tho lawful claimants
Of the same. and ordered that public notice
thereof be given 70 all persons Interested In said
estate BY publishing this order three weeks
successfully previous to the day assigned in
the Barre Daily Times newspaper published
at the city of Barre. in said district.
THEREFORE. you hereby notified to
appear at the probate Office in Montpelier.
in said district. on the day assigned, then and
there 10 contest the allowance Of said account
IL YOU see cause. and to establish your right
as heirs legatces and lawful claimants to said
residue
Given under my hand. this 18th day Of
January, 1913
l., Oh.pT-Feh a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-27
The Stone Prospects.

With the exception OF the setback
that attended the general business de.
preston OF 1907, the stone industry has
shown a steady and Gathering progress
during the past decade. The production
for 1911 reached an unprecedented value
and we shall be greatly surprised II the
output for the year just ended does not
show far more imposing total when
the statistics are finally compiled. This
is in despite of the fact that all busi-
ness is supposed to languish during a
year of active presidential campaigning
Most of the producers and workers OF
stone have had great activity, and en-
larged equipment, increased laboring
forces and double shifts of men have
been noted in many lines. A feature
that has contributed much TO this very
healthy state of the stone industry Is
the fact that some of the largest build.
ing enterprises ever undertaken in this
country have been started or carried to
completion. These include structures OF
all kinds, public as well as private. In
this city alone, for instance, the .muns.
ipal building, the McA)pine hotel, the
Woolworth and the Bankers Trust
building are but few Of the notable ed
ifices that will at once be brought to
mind. And like record can be made
for all the leading cities, as witness the
bureau of engraving and printing at
Washington, the Kansas City station,
the Marshall Field museum at Chicago
and the educational building at Albany.
The hopeful sign is that the year closes
with an even stronger building activity
than il began. This is full of promise
for the year just dawning. With total
stone production for 1911 OF more than
seventy-six million dollars, we should be
within measurable distance of the one
hundred million mark. 1t cannot be de-
layed. From Stone"