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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
hy the Southern Farm Boy Hates
Milking.

A friend asks: How is it that
Southern boys dislike milking cows
so much, when those raised on North
ern farms do not look upon milking
as more disagreeable than many
other kinds of farm work."
There are several reasons which
may account for the difference. The
writer has often asked himself the
same question. He began milking
COWS before he was ten years ole. ard
preferred milking to many other forms
of farm work. In fact, he regarded
milking, as he did it when a boy, as
by no means more disagreeable than
the general run Of work on the farm.
But there is difference. The
Southern farm boy probably dislikes
milking for the following reasons:
l. He is taught, by precept and
| example, that it is dsagreeable work.
This plays an important part in form
| ing his opinion.
2. He does not know how to milk
because so little of it is done and * is
| so cordially disliked that he has never
been taught to milk properly. We like
to do things We do well, and per-
| contra, dislike to do those things
which we do poorly.
3. Milking is not profitable to the
southern boy a profit goes a long
way towards removing the disagree
| able features Of any business.
4. Milking is done under the most
| adverse and disagreeable conditions
| in the South. The cows are not prop
| erly trained, the calf is an ever-pres-
| ent nuisance, and the milker is never
| in sympathy with his work.
Recently the writer heard a lawyer
give as one Of the reasons why he
| left the farm, that he was made to
| milk cows when a boy. He related
with the innocence born Of ignorance
what terrible task milking was,
with the cow restless and a lusty calf
| fighting for a part Of the scanty sup
ply of milk afforded by the misman-
aged COW.
| could not help feeling that the
| boy did right in leaving the farm for
| the law; for Il boy taught to milk a
cow while being fed in a filthy stable,
! and at the same time compelled to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05

Miss Beatrice Cohen, of Florence,
Is visiting Miss Ethel Green on Church
Street
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
The PubIic's Verdict

That the public is overwhelmingly
in favor of Printype is impreSsively
shown bv the fact: Already over Il
per cent of our entire output of Oliver
Typewriters are "Printypes.
The public is demanding Printype
in preference to the old-style type.
Within year, at the present rate
80 per cent. of our total sales will be
"Printypes."
Thus The Oliver Typewriter, which
first successfully introduced visible
writing, is again to the fore with an
other revolutionary improvement
Printvpe, the type that prints print!
To Corporations
The Oliver Typewriter is used ex-
tensiyelv by great concerns in all sec.
tlOuS Vi tD0 WOFlu.
Our "I7.Cents-aDay" plan is de-
signed to help that large class of
typewriter BUYERS who want the same
typewriter that serves the great corpo-
rations, but prefer the easy system of
purchase.
The masses want The Oliver Type.
writer because it stands the test of the
largest corporations.
Meet "Printgpe'-You'll like it's
looks.
Ask for specimen letter and-17-C Cents
a-DaY" Plan.
Make the acquaintance of Printype
the reigning favorite of typewriter
dom. Ask for letter written on The
Printype Oliver Typewriter, which
will introduce you to this beautiful
new type. We will also be pleased to
forward the "l7-Cents-a-Day" Plan
on request.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Mrs. |. {. Robinson Entertained
Philathea Class.
Clerk of Cour

The members of the Presbyterian
Philathea Class, were delightfully."- en-.
tertained at the home of Mrs. L. E,
Robinson on Friday evening, January
10th. Due to the illness of the Presi.
dent, Miss Mcdonald, no business came
before the class, and the meeting was
entirely social one. Mrs. Robinson
served delicious buffet luncheon of
several courses to the guests who were
Mrs. Oscar Yantis, Miss Helen Lewis,
Mrs. Wise, Miss McLeeS, Miss Fairly,
Miss Lucille Anderson, Miss Ling and
Mrs Eva Mott, visiting Philathea of
the Baptist Class.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
jefferson Davis Grand Jury ConVenes
Monday.

The first session of the jefferson
Davis Grand Jury will convene in the
Court House in Jennings, Monday in
accordance with orders to that effect
issued by Judge overton, Judge of this
Fifteenth judicial District.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

pride to help keep our cemetery in
order, and that this year every owner
will pay their dues. Hence the Com.
mittee recommended the price of care
of lots to be $500 for one lot, $500 for
two and $500 for one block.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. L. E. Robinson.
The Sanitary Committee beg to sub.
nit the following report for 1912;
All the business places were visited
several times during the year, but was
gratif1ed to find that it was unnecessary
to ask all of them to clean up. Those
requested to clean up put their prem
iSeS in sanitary condition Immediately
All places reported to me as being in
an unsanitary condition have been
made sanitary excepting one. super.
intended cleaning for property owners
one day.
Mrs. j. B. Godfrey,
Chairman Sanitary Com.
The Cean Up Committee beg to sub.
NIT the following report for 1912:
S lots were cleaned of trash, for the
use of them, by the League, 2 lots
cleaned of old implements by League at
Leagues expense. "a vacant lots
cleaned of iron and all other trash
dumped by residents on vacant lots re.
moved to dumping ground at expense
of League. Also all trash was removed
from all bridges and streets to dump.
ing ground at expense of League. Slots
moved by League for use of them. 40
lots moved at the expense of property
owners. 3 lots let out for pasture for
the cleaning of them. All work done
at the expense of the property owners
has been paid.
Mrs j. B. Godfaey Com.
Civic League Lecture Course Com.
nittee submit the following report for
1912:
Amount received from tickets $500. so
Door receipts from 1St number S4,3O
Door receipts from End number 4O.75
Door receipts from 3rd number isis
------.--
Total. ......,... ..'......... S59l.1O
Amount checked out ,....... 276.50
Balance Jan. Bird 1913, :. -. $3.50
Mrs. Rena S. Cooper, chr.
Moved and seconded that all reports
'e accepted as given. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that price of
are of lots be reduced to $500 per lot
400 for lots, and $500 for one block.
Notion carried.
Mrs. Gray chairman of membership
names as her committee,
hrs. Pearl Goodreau and Miss Dora {
2adeke.
Mrs. VanNesS chairman of Press
named as her Committee,
diss Gibson and Mrs. Martin.
Motion to adjourn to meet with Mrs.
lartin lSt Friday in February.
Mrs. E. C. Willard Pres.
Mrs. Cora Lou Martin, Sec.
Press Committee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

| hereby certify, that the above and
foregoing Twenty names is a true and
correct list of Grand Jurors drawn to
appear and answer in open Court at
the Court House of Jefferson Davis,
Parish, Louisiana, at II o'clock a. M.
on Monday, January 10th, A, D. 1918
l. R. Price,
Clerk of Court,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
List of Grand Jurors.

List Of Grand Jurors drawn to appear
and answer in open Court at the Court
House in Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana. at II o'clock a. NJ, on Mon.
day, January goth, A. D. 1918, and to
serve as Grand Jurors, which drawing
is as follows:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
In the District Court of the United States
for the Western District of Louisiana
In the Matter of Fred D. CalkinS, Bank.
rupt...No. 1853 in Bankruptcy.

By virtue of an order of the Hon
Geo. S. Taylor, Referee in Bankruptcy
issued in the above numbered ant
styled cause, and to me directed, | an
selling at Public Auction in front of thu
Post Office in the town of Welsh, Calca
sien parish, Louisiana, for cash and Il
the highest bidder. on
Saturday, January Is, 1913
the following described property, to-wit
Lots and 6. Block 2, Bowers Sub
division of the Town of Welsh, La; the
Northwest quarter of the Northeast
quarter of the Southeast quarter Of
Section Is, Township 9 South, Range II
West La. Mer., in Calcasieu Parish, La
containing ten acres; Lots |, 2, II, anG
IL of Block 2, and Lots 2, 3, 4, S, and
of Block S of the Craigs Subdivision Of
the Northeast quarter of Section q
Township 9 South, Range 5 West La
Mer.
Terms of Sale: Cash, for not less
than 80 of the appraised value.
80 WADE E. PLAUCHE. Trustee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
The Real Story of Printype

The idea from which ''Printype'
sprung resulted from the success of
type experts in equlppihg a typewriter
used in our Offices to write"Tte Oliver
Typewriter''in our famous trademark
type just as the name appears on the
outside of the machine and in all
Oliver publicity.
The beautiful appearance and the
marvellous clearness of the reprodnc.
ton of our "ebony" trademark type,
disclosed the possibilities of equipp-
ing The Oliver Typewriter to write the
entire English language in shaded
letters!
We worked for years on the plan
and fiuallY succeeded in producing,
for exclusive use on The Oliver Type.
writer, the wonderful shaded letters
and numerals known to the world as
'"Printype.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A man to be a success in life must be
OF sound character. good mind, truly
honest, and with clean, sober habits,
We would like to see every boy in this
town straighten up, quit the whiskey,
the cards, the cigarette and tobacco,
and start out on manhood's journey
good, clean men, and their character
would be complete. Show us boy in
town that has none of these habits, and
we will show you one who will make
the model man of our city.-Rayne
Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

The Printvpe Oliver Typewriter,
which has crowded ten years of type
writer progress into the space OF
months is now offered to the public
to the public at II cents a day!
Offered at the same price as an
ordinary typewriter-payable in pen
MES!
The commanding Importance OF
Printipe is everywhere conceded.
For who does not see what it means
to make the worlds vast volume of
typewriter matter as readable as
books and magazines! The Printvpe
Oliver Typewriter is equipped with
beautiful Book Type, such as is used
on the worlds printing presses.
Printype is distinguished by marvel
Gus claernesS and beauty. 1t does
away with all strain on eyesight which
the old-style outline type imposes.
Printype puts life and style and
character into typewriter cores
pondence. 1t makes every letter,
every mineral, every character las
plain as print"
The complete story Of Printype has
never before been told. Here it is:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Mrs. S. W; Taught,

chairman Membership Com.
Report of Cemetery for the ysar 1912
The Committee have issued state,
nents and collected for care of lots $12O
For sale of lots. ..... 20
AoIhl' Observation-Disclosures. Sl4U
During February the Committee
looked after the planting of oak trees,
and vines around the Cemetery grounds
The most of the work being done by a
man hired by the month, by the Civic
League, the exact amount expended on
care OF grounds cannot be given.
The League promised the public that
after the Cemetery was put in shape if
we could we would reduce the price of
care OF lots. More have paid during
1912 than during 1911 and we hope that
ait owners OF property viii have the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Allie VanNesS,

Chairman Press committee
School Improvement Committee of
the Welsh Civic League desires to sub
nit the following report:
The department of the Civic League
has prospered during the past year, and
enters upon the new one with grateful
appreciation of the berefits that have
accrued to the school through the
hearty support given by the League.
and with ardent anticipationS for en-.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-15
AVID is it any

IN \ !: Y. ": !. :. "a. i: !" \: I.
luo. You primI
and prinn, but What good does il do?'
II was the widow Jones and Le,
daughter Mary Anu, and while INC
mother fused around, the dlughfp,
was ironing the Monday wash. Mary
Ann was homely and ungainly and
an old maid, but it wasn't her FAINT
Wary Ann laughed and begun hum.
ming the words of tune. and fen
minutes later She and her mothnr
were discussing the neighbors and
harmony was restored The dnughrnr
may not have "primped" again mill
after the supper dishes were wash, 4
and put away Then she said.
Mother, am going up to the Ark.
WrlgEts to see Susan. I'll 1ry and
be back in an hour
Don't fall over any hogs."
up to the Arkwrisht's" means up
the long hill and 10 rods beyond and
the night was ra,lor darl. rnt vi.
layers make lhrjr Way about Ike cals
and fear no danger t'ary Ann went
tripping a'onS til, Iii, rup or rho hjll
mad been reached An auto STOOD on
one side OF The road with its lights
out. The women had almost collid d
with it before She kn " of its pr s
ehce. Mary Alm Jones knight had ar
rlved-two OF them. One of them
threw a shawl over her head and TO.
Sether they lifted her into the auto
and one sat beside her while the other
acted as Chauffeur, and away they
went.
Don't YOU scream" warned the
man beside her
i WON'T she quietly replied.
Five minutes later he remarked
that she was a girl of sense, and re-
moved the shawl so as 10 give her
breath. Mary Ann rewarded him by
leaning hard against his shoulder and !
heaving sigh Of c0ntcntment. Her
face was turned from him and he
could not get d view Of it. After ex.
hibltng his uneasincas. he said to
the driver III luN voice:
Jim, can We have made mis-
take?"
4 don't think So was the reply.
But she's deYelsh quiet"
The auto had struck a gait of 80
miles an hour WEyu IL started out,
md this pace =. HaiajaH'd for long
60 minutes. Then It turned in and
came to halt at road house and a
man who cam" Ou 10 meet it called
out:
Have any trouble Noys?"
Not bit. was answered.
Have to lie and gag herr"
NO. Shes been very quiet"
Has, Ell? b,ts see"
He walked @roJnd tho machine and
ooked Mary Am idli in The face.
NJ A. J. sm3pd al him aud it was
smile to ucI tar OF he roof in Jan
ary.
is anythlug prouo. lrkcl the 9th
r two ia.l G ..ats.
"Hron4 #IoD ..a., sou'ye got
he Wrol
NO. It cart her
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-15
MANY ANN GETS MARRIED
BY MICHAEL J. PORTER
mere you go again
wv hat, mOther?"

Primpin' up"
Il amt prim.
pin"
"Hu! You We
pr m p e d four
times in the last
ten minutes"
Il guess l can
look in the glass
while my irons
are heatin'."
better 10 o k
out of the win
der"
You are al.
" Il VS. fl n dim
fault"
I'D is it any
wonder? You We
got 10 be thirty
seven Years old
aud have never
&ad IN o6er yet
Won won't never
h~Ir ana I'm II
"laaf with YOU
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-10-15
RANCHMaN DIES IN POSTHOLE
Californian Falls into Excavation and
Is sufocated. Being Unable TO
ExtrIcate Himself.

Stockton. Californian MoIl. Z
wealthy rancher of this county. met An
unusual and tragic death.
Moll and his foreman returned TO
his ranch near Escalon after attend.
ing to business matters In Stockton.
Mol started to walk to Escalon. He
cut across the fields and while walk.
me near the Tidewater & Southern
railroad stumbled over a mound OF
dirt and fell head first into a poet.
hole.
The hole was about two feet vida
and six feet deep Mol was unable 10
get out and was su1ocated.
His body was found BY a section
crew. The men noticed a little dog
standing on the rack They followed
the dog which took thom 70 the place
where his master lad met his death.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-06
CHAPTER u.

Well, we got the poor old doctor
moved back to his room, and had one
of the chambermaids find him there,
and | wired to Mrs. Van Alstyne, who
was Mr.. Dicky Carter's sister, and
who was on her honeymoon in South
Carolina. The Van Alstynes came
back at once. in very bad tempers,
and we had the funeral from the
preachers house in Finleyville so as
not to harrow up the sanatorium
people any more than necessary.
After II was all over the relatives
gathered In the sun parlor of the san
atorium to hear the will-Mr. Van Al
styne and his wife and about twenty
more who had come up from the city
Tor the funeral and stayed over-on
the house.
Well, the old doctor left me the but
tons for his full dress Yaistcoat and
his favorite copy of "Gray's Anatomy. "
couldn't exactly set up housekeeping
with my share of the estate.
They thought that was funny, but
a few minutes later they weren't so
cheerful. You see the sanatorium was
a mighty fine piece of property with
deer park and golf links. We'd
had plenty OF offers to sell it for a
summer hotel, but we'd both been
dead against 1t. That was one OF the
reasons for the will.
The whole estate was left to Dicky
Carter. who hadn't been able TO come
owing TO his being laid up with an
attack Of mumps. The family sat up
and nodded at one another, or held
up its hands, but when they heard
there was a condition they breathed
easier.
Beginning with one week after the
reading OF the willard not a day
| later-Mr. Dick was TO take charge OF
the sanatOrium and to stay there for
two months without a day on II at
the end OF that time the place was
| being successfully conducted and
could show that 1t hadn't lost money
the entire property became his for
keeps. II he failed II was 10 be sold
and the money given to charity.
Well. the family went back to town
| in a buzz OF indignation, and | car
ried my waistcoat buttons and my
Anatomy" out TO the spring house and
| had a good cry. There was a man
named Thoburn who was crazy for
the property as a summer hotel, and
every time | shut my eyes ! could sec
"Thoburn House" over the yeranda
and children sailing paper boats in the
mineral spring.
Sure enough, the next afternoon Mr.
Thoburn drove out from FinleyvillG
with a suit case, and before he'd taker
on his overcoat he came out to the
sprlng-house.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-06

Sttt, in the billiard room. and by four
o'clock they'd had everything that was
in the bar and were inventing new
combinations of their own. And Mrs
Sam had gone to bed with a nervous
headache
Senator Biggs brought the mail
down to the spring-house at four, but
there was nothing for me except a
note from Mr.. Sam, rather shaky,
which said he'd no word yet and that
Mr.. Stitt had mixed all the cordials in
the bar in a beer glass and had had
to go to bed.
| nearly went crazy that afternoon.
put salt in Miss Cobb's glass when
she always drank the water plain.
Once | put the broom in the fire and
started to sweep the porch with a
fire log. Luckily they were busy with
their letters and 1t went unnoticed, the
smell OF burning straw not rising, so
to speak. above the sulphur of the
spring.
Senator Biggs went from one table
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-06

to another telling how we'll he felt
since he stopped eating. and trying to
coax the other men to starve with
him.
It's funny how man with theory
about his stomach isn't happy until
he has made some other fellow swal-
low it,
Then they all began at once. IL you
have ever heard twenty people airing
their theories on diet you know all
about It. 1t always ends the same
way: the man with the loudest voice
wins, and the defeated ones limp over
to the spring and tell their theories
to me- They know I'm being paid to
listen.
But when things had got quiet-ex-
cept Mr.. Moody dropping nickels into
the slot -machine-I happened to look
over at Miss Patty, and | saw there
was something wrong. She had let
ter open in her lap--not one Of the
blue ones with the black and gold seal
that every one in the house knew came
from the prince-but a white one, and
she was staring at 1t as If she'd seen
ghost.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-06
ONLY William,

At singing contest at Frankfort re-
Gently Kaiser Wilhelm, who ATTENDED
was served by several high school boys
as pages. According to Jugend Ne
was attracted by the bright face A"
one of them and asked his name.
"Korner. your majesty" said Inc
boy.
And your first name is Theodore
said the emperor, thinking Of the pa
triot-poet Theodore Korner, whose cen
tenniai year this is.
I'm sorry" replied the uncourtler
like youngster, but it's only WIZ
liam.
When Kaiser William broke INTO a
hearty laugh at the answer the page
realized his missed opportunity.-Ne"
York Evening Post.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-06
Origin of Iron Duke.

The Iron Duke is to be the next
Dig British battleship. The Duke, of
course was Wellington, but he came
by the nickname in roundabout way.
lie was never so called until long
after waterloo. An iron steamship, a
novelty at the time, was built in the
Mersey and named the Duke of Well.
lngton' and SO the vessel came to be
known as the Iron Duke-the transi-
ton being easy and obvious. II was
the dukes union of resolution and
physicai energy which made the pop
uiar name for the Mersey.built steam.
snip to ut him like a perfect cap.
Sucn. at least, is the explanation of
lis biographer, Sir Herbert MAXWELL
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-06


Two centuries have passed since
the Scottish judge Lord MonbodiO
was born. In his Origin and Prog
ress of Language" he argued that hu'
man beings should be studied like
other animals; but this doctrine seem
ed to the contemporaries Of Dr. John
son so ridiculous that the ways based
many a jest upon it, His belief that
men got rid of their tails by sitting
upon them would now scarcely Taiss
smile among anthropologists Among
his more startling propositions was the
earnestly maintained one that the on
rang-outang was class of the AH
man species, and that its want Of
speech was merely accidental