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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
RESCUED FROM BURNING SHIP
"Rin8rande" or "Rio Grande,' in
Distress Receives Timely Assistance
From Swannore.

Norfolk. Dec. 7.-Wireless report,
received tonight tell Of the rescue OF
lS7 passengers from the steamer
"Ringrande" or Rio Grande" by the
steamer Swanmore this morning. 2o5
miles northwest Of Diamond Shoals
The Rio Grande had fire in her hold
and sent out wireless calls for assist
ance.
The Swanmore picked them up and
went to the assistance Of the burn
Ing steamer. She reached the RIO
Grande before daybreak. She took
on her passengers and after helping
to subdue the flames, put them back
on board the Rio Grande. The latter
steamer is said to be proceeding on
n voyage with the fire under con-
troll.
only meagre reports Of the fire and
rescue have been received here. Wire
less reports gave the name OF the
burning steamer as "Ringrande." but
marine men say there is no such
steamer registered. They say it IS
the American steamer Rio Grande,
which plies between New York and
Southern ports.
The following message received
here from the Cuban steamer Antilla
tells Of the rescue:
Second operator at noon received
following relay from st amer Swan
more to send nearest Marconi station
that she went to help of Ringrande in
answer to her appeals for assistance
at 4 a. M, December 7. Also states
took off 1877 passengers until fire was
Put out, then put them back again.
Ringrande proceeding under own
steam. All WELL"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10

New York Committeeman CHARGED
With Graft.

New York. Dec. Arthur A. Nc
Lean, treasurer Of the Democratic
state committee late today was in
dicted on two counts for receiving
campaign contributions from corpora
tions.
Everett p. Fowler. Of Kingston,
the alleged Tammany "bagman," al
ready under indictment for extortion,
again was indicted. charged with So
hciting q campaign contribution from
q corporation.
The indictment OF Mclean makes
the third growing out OF the district
attorneys investigation OF John a..
henncssy's charges OF graft In the
STATE highway department. The first
count against Mclean was chiefly
based on the testimony Of Matthew
'. Aistyne, OF Albany. an officer OF
the Shaughnessy Construction Com
pany who testified he had sent q cam
paign contribution OF $1,000 In the
form " bank draft to Mclean In
October 1912. and received therefor
McLeans receipt, The other count
was based on testimony Of Harold v.
owen. Eecretary ana treasurer OF the
Dale Engineering Company, of Utica,
tnat in the same month ne had sent a
chcck for $500 to Mclean ais a cara
paign contribution Tor his corpora
zion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
Late Planted Cotton and the Boil
Weevil.

Washington. D. c., Dec. S.-Occa-
sionally the theory is announced that
that the boil weevil can be controlled
by late planting better than early
planting Of the crop. The Bureau OF
Entomology has conducted many ex-
periments to determine whether late
planted cotton will produce a satis-
factory crop. The results have all
been negative. The advocates Of late
planting, however, have concluded
that the experiments Of the Depart.
ment have not been conducted on
sufficiently large scale. On this C.
count an unusually large experiment
which was provided by natural con-
ditions III Louisiana is of interest.
In the spring Of 1913 there was an
overflow by Bayou de Glaize in
Avoyelles Parish, occurring in may
and continuing until early in June. On
one side Of the Bayou a strip OF land
one mile long and from eight to ten
miles wide was flooded The levee on
the opposite side Of the Bayou re-
tanned the water. Cotton was plar.ted
early on the one side and late on the
other. 1t has furnished a large scale
contrast between the two methods of
planting in the same locality and on
identical soil formations.
Examinations which have just been
made by the Bureau Of Entomology
show that O crop Of half bale was
made on the side that was not over
flowed where the planting was early
while the opposite side which was
late planted yielded much less. A few
illustrations out OF many that were
obtained will be given. o. H. Joffrion
obtained yield Of 1926 pounds Of
seed cotton from q crop planted on
April Is while the crop planted across
the Bayou on May 20 yielded $50
pounds Of seed cotton per acre. Mr.. O.
+. Couvillion planted on May % and
obtained One-fourth OF a bale per
acre. In 1911 on the same field he
produced half a bale per acre.
The illustrations that have been
given show the general difference be-
tween the early and late planted cot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10

washington. Dec. 6.--"We are sor-
~ the president Ia III. but II he can
not sec US. he may hear from US with
out granting us a reception at the
White House." was the yelled threat
made today by DR.. Anna Shaw. Pros
ident Of the National Woman's Suf-
frase association. Women leaders had
confidently expected an opportunity
to present their cause to the president.
Delegates will today 60 before the
house rules committee. They will
later make another effort to see the
president.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
ENGINEER KILLED N WRECK.
rREIGHT COILIDED WITH
SWITCH ENGNE IN COLUM.
DIA YARDS.
-Four PerSons Seriously Injured in
Wreck OccurrinG at End Of Con-
garcc Trestle early This Morning
Cause Of Wreck ~ Yet Unascertain-
Cd

Columbia, Dec. 6.-Engineer O..
L. Brinkisy was killed and the negro
nremen. Dixon, badly injured, when
= freight train on the Seaboard ran
into the rear end OF q switch engine
which was backing out Of switch
at the end OF the long trestie over the
Congares river In the city limits of
Columbia at Ave o'clock this morning.
Conductor c. Il. Orreil. Engineer
y. p. cornwell and F'lagman Mann.
OF the freight train, were all serious
~ injured and we're taken 70 the hos
bitai for treatment. The fireman o.
the freight train was among the in
jured. The accident happened early
this morning. its cause not yet being
known. The long freight train was
Just clearing the trestie, coming into
the station In the city limits. when Il
smashed into a switch engine. which
backed out Of the side track at the
end OF the trestle. The switch en-
sine and tender was demolished, the
engine Of the freight hurled from the
track. and the cab and one fiat car of
Lumbar demolished. The track was
cleared about $40 this morning and
tranlc resumed with little delay. The
dead engineer had been In the service
OF the company for several years. His
remains are being prepared for bur
iai BY the Mccormick Undertakers'
ablishment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
THE TEXAS FLOOD.
waters Sweeping 6outhward Menace
Life ana Property-Death Roll
Twcnty.eight

Dallas, Dec. 6.-The flood center
moved southwark today. Lives and
property are now menacet around
Hearne and Richmond. 70 the waters
subside In the north part of the
State the residents are returning to
their homes. Many houses were loot
ed while the families were away. The
total number drowned thus far re-.
ported is twenty-eisht. It Is feared
that later reports from outlying sec
tions will considerably increase the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
elnDEN'S MODERN HOSPITAL.
GIFT OF BARNARD BARUCH OF
NEW YORK no CITY.
M Memorial to His Father He Pre-.
sents Il Complete and Ready for
Service. Institution VIII Do Much
for Town and Community.

Sohuen, Oec. 4.-The Camden hos
pitai was turned over to the city OF
camden and the community Tuesday
night as complete and ready for SER
vice. This hospital is the gift Of Ber-
nard Baruch Of New York as a me-
mortal to his father. DR.. Simon Ba-
ruch' OF New York. Several hundred
or the citizens Of Camden gathered
at the building at 7.30 o'clock and
were shown over the hospital. The
equipment Is Of the highest standard
and the arrangements are thoroughly
modern.
DR.. Simon Baruch was present He
was introduced by w. M. Shannon and
IN very graceful and interesting
manner delivered the deed OF the
property to the committee in charge
and to the citizens of the community
DR.. Baruch referred most enter
tainingly to the days before the
war;" when he first came to Camden,
and to the men who were then his
comrades and friends. He told Of
his medical student days and of the
years spent in Camden in the first
practice OF his profession. and paid
nigh tribute to the character and
ethical standards Of the physicians
mere at that time, to whom he said
ne owes large debt Of gratitude
for the high ideals with which they
inspired him at the beginning of his
professional life.
DR.. Raruch then spoke OF the plans
he had In mind in recommending the
Of this hospital and in
assisting and advising in the con-
struction and equipment. He spoke of
the needs OF the poor in every COM
muhity and gave wise counsel as to
the Importance OF the free clinic in
stopping the spread OF disease. and
this as possibly the most i'm
portant feature Of hospital work. He
closed with words Of praise OF John
Burdell, whose pl ''anthropy in CIV
Ing large bequest to alleviate the
snherinys OF the poor OF Kershaw
county had made tho hospital pos
sbic by insuring u fund which would
30 10 support it after il was cstab-
llshed
Dr. w j. Burdell. son Of the late
Capt. John Burdell. the giver OF the
''urdeli FUND.- was the spokesman for,
the community and the committee In
accepting the gift OF Mr. naruch. lie
was unavoidably prevented from ut
lcring. but the eloquent address he
had prepared for the occasion was
read by DR.. John w. Co-bett.
Through the philanthropy Of Capt
John Burdell and OF DR.. Simon Bs-
ruch and his son. Bernard Bnruch
the community and county can do IL
glorious work In hlleviating the suf-
iering OF those who usually find no
ear to hear their call.
The hospital building is one of the
most complete In this section OF the
and was greatly admired hy
the large crowd that inspected It. t.
tho smallest detail every feature Is
strictly modern. The hospital build
ing Ii situated in one Of the prettiest
sections OF Camden, on q large lot
which Is covered with oak trees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
LYNCHING IN ALABAMA.
Negro Taken from Onicers and Jsii-
died With Bullets.

Dothan, Ala, Dec. 5.--in un-
known negro who was on .he way
from Columbia Jail to Haleburg In
tho custody Of constable was CAP
tored by a mob near Haleburg and
ynchsd. He was strug up TO a tree
and riddled with bullets. He was
charged with attempting assault OH
the daughter Of a prominent citizen.
who was killed by a negro last spring
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
L. ID. c. OFFICERS ELECTED.
The State SOnventiOn at Edsefield
Closes.

Edgefield, December AFTER Sc
lecting Yorkville as next years place
Of meeting, electing officers and pass-
ing resolutions thanking the people of
Edgeiield for the hospitality shown
the visitors. the annual Convention
OF the South Carolina Division, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, came
To Il close here today.
The convention has been an un-
qualified success in every way. The
many delegates were profuse In their
expression OF appreciation OF the de-
HGhtful time shown them, and Edge
hei1 folks are delighted to have had
the. honor and pleasure OF entertaining
such 4 charming and Distinguished
body Of women.
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year:
President. Miss Alice Earle, Of Co.
iumbia; fire vice president. (Pied-
mont district Mrs. j. p McWhirter.
% Jones; second vice president, Ed
isto district Mrs. J. d. IIoistein, Of
Eds:.:eld; third vice president.
iRidge districD, Miss Williams, OF
iorkville: fourth vice president,
(Pee-Dee district), Mrs. A. G. Sim
clair. Of Rennettsville; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Celey. of Greenville; /;
recording secretary, Mrs. Milling, Of
Darlington; registrar, Mrs. Trimmer,
of Spartanburg; recorder Of crosses,
Mrs. John Cart. of Orangcburg; treas
urcr, Mrs. Perry, Of Lancaster; his
torian, Mrs. Hunt, Of Newberry.
= brilliant reception the crowning
feature Of the social side of the Con-
vention. was rendered the visitors to-
night at he residence Of Mrs. ]. d.
Hoistein. president Of Edgefield Chap
ter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10

Dsuitss Docs Well With New War
ship.

Washington. Dec. A consider
able saving on the purchase OF ma
teriai for tho new battleship PENN
sylva,ia today was announced by Sec
retary Daniels In connection with the
award of a contract for the purch,s,,
OF the four stern tube shafts which
had been placed with an independent
baltimore company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
Rebels Capture Sayuia.

Mexico City. Dec. 6.-Sayula. tn
capital OF tho State OF Chiapas. wa
captured by the Rebels today. Thc
town was looted. A dozen merchant
were held for ransom but the lat
ter were rescued by the Federals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.
Matters of ImpOrtanC Discussed by
Workers at Charleston church -
Leave for sumter.

Charleston. Dec. A big Sunday
school rally was held at the Citadel
Square Baptist church here tonight
with w. G. Pearce Of Chicago as the
principal speaker. The Rev w. l..
'i,rbert and the Rev. W. II. X. Pen.
dletOn came here for this meeting
also. The visitors will leave for sum-
III bo he'd IN the statewide move
lntnt To promote sunday school work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
SUFFRAGETTES BURN MANSION.

Criminal Fanatics Resort to the
Torch I'm Glasgow.
Glasgow, Scotland. Dec. 5.-Out of
revenge for the arrest CT Mrs. Pank-
hurst' auffragettes today burned
Kelly House. an untenanted mansion
near this city. The loss exceeds a
hundred thousand +. arg. .aany
sufiragettc cards were scattered about
the scene. One said "No peace or
truce until Mrs. Pankhurst ia free"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
WILSON STILL INDIs.
POSED.
Confined to His Room BY Slight At
tack Of Grip.

Washington, Dec. 5.--It developed
today that President Wilson is suffer
ing from a slight fever. due to an at
tack Of grip, the chief trouble is To-
Gated in the nose and throat. He de-
ciared himself able to receive callers
but his physician insisted that he re-
main In his room.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
GREAT GENIUS DIES.
DAVID DUB0SE GAII4LARD GOES
10 LONG HOME.
was Genius Who Had Charge of Fa-
moas Culebra Cut Work. Had Been
Ill for Long Time In Baltimore.

Columbia, Dec. 5.---Lieut. Col. Da-
vid Du.3ose Gaillard, who was the
genius of the engineering work at
Culebra Cut. Panama, died at Balti-
moro today after a long illness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
The vetch crop in Sumter count.

The vetch crop In sumter county
the crop IL particularly "ncuuragInE
in view Of the fact that Il il b"ire
planted for the first time by a ma-
Jority OF the farmers. 1t IL estimate d
that more than q thousand acres havc
been planted In this crop since the
first OF October.
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ton. The observations, therefore,
prove in very definite way that late
planted crops are sure to be injured
more severely than when planted
early.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
SUMTER COTTON NNHKi-I.
Corrected Daily ny Erncsi I1Csd
Cotton BugsY

Sumter, Dec. 8.
Good Middling IL 7-8.
strict Middling IL 3-4.
Middling IL SIS.
Strict Low Middling IL IA.
Low Middling II 5-S.
st. Good Ordinary IL Is.
staple cotton nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-10
LOOKS had FOR PRESIDENT.

Dr. Anna Shaw and Followers Inti-
mAsc That They May Spring . Sur
prisc ON Wilson n He Refuses 70
Grant Audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-11
ARTIFICIAL EYES.
The Art of Making Them ReSem-
Bile Their Human Patterns.

Germany leads all other countries III
the manufacture of artificial eyes.
The American consul general at Co
burg relates that probably ever since
the beginning of the world civilized
people have endeavored 10 hide or
remedy any flaw in their appearance,
such as the loss of an eye would
cause. How this was done by the va
rious nations il IS hard TO say. Up to
the present time no discoveries have
been made that would offer enlighten-
ment on this subject. There are, it is
true, few unauthenticated accounts
as far back as the middle ages. but
the first reliable report is given by the
French surgeon Ambrose Pare in 1860.
Two kinds of artificial eyes were
known to him. the ekblepharos and
the hypoblcpharOS. The ekblepharOs
was made by painting the eye and all
surrounding paris as far as the brows
On plate. which was placed in front
of the eye socket and held in position
by string tied over the head The
hypOblepharos was used in a manner
similar to that of today, being put be-
hind the eyslid, in the eye socket it,
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to take together with the features OF
the cure his religious knowledge.
The faithful continued: "Je map
procheral de liautel de Dieu, du Dieu
Qui remplit mon anne dune fol tou-
jours nouvelle. Soyez mon juge."
The voices became slower An old
man who stammered a little, having
no longer any teeth, ended rather
late: "Notre secour est dams le nom
du Seigneur qui fat lie ciel ct la
terre."
Then everybody was silent.
They are waiting for me-" said the
new cure to himself, and with the
deep voice of the cure he began the
recitation of the Krangile
The faithful hesitated a second.
Some had already begun the Con-
fiteor.
An old man who had served under
the Empire and who remembered mill
tary masses said IN a rather loud
tout puisant"
"Oh. OH" thought the new cure,
II had forgotten. How complicated
my mass is"
He then recited the Credo without
fault slowly in order to gain time.
The clock struck three strokes.
"Three-quarters OF an hour. II the
cure is quick he can be here in few
minutes"
The Credo ended; he paused, and
/ then a voice grave and slow pro-
nounced, "Dominus vobiscum, Et cum
/ spiritu tue"
! Then l o'clock having struck the
/ door of the sacristy opened, and the
, cure (the real curel entered, his nose
Redeemed by the cold. his heart beat
/ ing Then the new cure left his
earthly covering and regained Is
/ manger near the little ass and the OK.
And-a second miracle-the remem-
/ branCc Of what had Just happened dis
appeared from the minds OF every one.
+ The good cure did not know he had
/ begun his mass at the offertory. Only,
! as he was passing near the manger--
Authorization. mirage--ho thought he
lac~i Z voice .Tln-Mu-:
/. You are a brave man, NJ. lie Cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-11

well. There is just as much of it
among the men Of the country. The
trouble lies in the fact that while We
are progressing along the right line,
We haven't progressed far enough.
Fifty years from now. when men and
women better understand each other,
and when both better Understand the
duties and responsibilities of life and
what makes for true happiness, we
shall have more contented people and
far more happiness than we have to-
day.
Il trust" she continued, that my
book Will put hope and faith into the
hearts Of many pessimists and skep-
tics and idle women. who, lacking a
genuine interest in life, are always
miserable. Hope and faith alone put
ones life on a substantial foundation.
My proof Of the immortality Of the
soul rests in my conviction that, as
God is immortal, and as we are Great,
Cd By Him, we must inherit His nature
which is immortal
The old-tIme woman was just as
discontinued as are many women of 10.
day with their larger freedom, but
they knew it was Of no use to cry out
against their condition. There was
nothing else for them TO do but tc
marry for a home and do the work
expected Of them.
Now. | don't decry marriage" cor
rected DR.. Blackwell. who was one Of
the FIRST women TO advocate woman's
economic independence in the coun
try. but is the mother Of seven chi
dren and the grandmother Of ten. Il
with all women. heartily endorse mar
riage All this talk about suffragist'
and college women scorning marriag,
S stun and nonsense
There are not five women in tn,
world today who would not marry i
they met the right man, but men arr
not marrying for a home as they ono
did. They are so well taken care O
today IN apartment hotels that i
makes them selfish.
There are many men who do no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-11

stopped. For months sou by sou he
had saved from his meagre living, he
had economize. in order 10 buy a
new manger with pretty yellow straw.
certain that the Savior would be
pleased to know that he was so well
represented in a poor village II
seemed &c him that the infant Jesus
was smiling at bin-at his, the hum
blest Of his curates-and with folded
hands he murmured with all the ar
dor OF his tenderne and his faith
20, Seigneur, the sky is your pal
ace. and you did not disdain a stable"
The striking of the haf-hour awoke
him from his reverie For the last
time he looked to see il everything
was ready, n the wine was there. if
the candles while burning did rot run
on 10 the floor, If the paper flowers
were looking their best in the vases.
and, being treasured, returned TO the
sGcristy.
lie took from the cupboard his most
beautiful lace surplice and his stole
with the fine gold cross shining upon
the MORE silk
steps we're already resounding IN
the church The snow was again
falling in ETeat flakes, and remember
ing other Christmas festivals so cold
that the ground became hard as a
rock and the birds died on the edge
OF the road, VI. le Cure thought:
What beautiful mass l am going
to say!"
Then. pulling the ear of a little
choirbov, he cried:
"Sea, little che. The Saviour Is
pleased with us. He is giving US a
beautiful night for his birthday"
But, suddenly he stopped, listening.
Did not some one Knock? Go and
see"
A gust Of cold wind entered through
the open door, and a man appeared.
covered with snC~, his fingers blue.
and so out OF breath he could scarcely
stammer
Excuse me-"
NJ. lie Cure. who knew his flock for
four leagues round about, did not re-
member TO have even seen this face.
There came from the church. now Ill
ed with people, a murmur Of whisper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-11

self. and was composed of n metal
shell Of copper, silver or gold. covered
with enamel and glass fusions. u
1t was only at the close of the eight
eenth century that these artificial eyes
really became of practical use. it being
then found possible TO do away with
the metal shell altogether and employ
enamel and glass. The material used
was a soft lead glass. easily shaped.
but also easily destructible. and an
eye had to be renewed every three or
four months to prevent the socket
from becoming affected.
II is known that in the middle of the
nineteenth century eyes were made by
enamelers In Dresden, Prague. London
and Stockholm. and in Thuringia. The
Thuringian makers were not enamel
ers. but glaSSblOwers working in con
nection with the porcelain painting in
dustry. whose endless and untiring
experiment resulted in the discovery
of an ideal material. cryoIite glass. the
use of which led TO new technique
in eye manufacture. Moreover. there
can now be produced all the charac-
teristics of the human eye which had
been possible in enamel work. The
new proSthetic eye received the name
reform eye" To be of value, how
ever. it must be made to exactly fit
the eye socket
Today it is possible to give to the re
form eye any form and color desired.
and in most cases it can be even worn
0t night. thereby preventing the lid
from sinking into the socket and the