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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
Bottom Lands Grow Good Crops


Bob" Atkinson, Little Builder"
they call him-went out into the
goose pond bottom near his house,
cut lot Of four foot bitches, stump.
cd and subsoilcd the land at a cost
of many, many dollars. applied a lot
of lime and then planted it in corn.
and such cOrn-if the sight did net
do you good it would make you green
with envy.
The earth is like sponge. and
this bottom undrained affected Il
large body of land. not only his own,
but his neighbors. l have before no
ticed in your columns how, after
those bitches were cut, at least one
tenant had to sink his well several
feet deeper. But that is not all: as
already indicated, all the surrounding
lands have been improved so that
the finest crops of corn and cotton
are, grown here, that ever I have
known in all my acquaintance with
the country.
This same young man has as fine
field of cotton. I suppose, as is to be
found In Sumter county. 1t takes
money to make money, but some
folks are slow to learn that, else they
would clean their bitches, cut others
and cultivate their hedges.
Sylvester Allen has fine crops Of
corn and cotton. in fact nearly all
the crops in this county are excel
lent.
We have not heretofore noticed the
good work done on our roads by the
supervisor sometime ago. Everyone
ought to be a friend of good roads.
Here are a few facts on the sub
ject that speak for themselves:
The direct effect that changing
bad roads into good roads has upon
land values and marketing prices, rs
we'll as the general economic welfare
of the community, is shown in sever
al concrete illustrations which were
gathered by the United States depart
ment of Agriculture. In Lee county,
Virginia, a farmer owned 100 acres
which he offered to sell for $500.
In 1908 his road was improved, and
although the farmer fought the inn
prOvement, he has since re-
fused $4,000 for his farm. A
nearby tract Of 1873 acres ia
said to have been sold for
$4,000. After road improvement, the
same farm was sold for $1,000. In
Johnson County, Alabama, the pco-
pie voted bond issue for $250,O0O
for road improvement. The selling
value at that time was Sc to SIS per
acre. The selling price is now from
SIS to $25 per acre.
In another State, two farmers liv-
ing at equal distance from a cotton
market learned by telephone that
cotton had gone up in price $1.OO per
bale. The farmer on the bad road
hauled one bale Of cotton which was
all he could get over that road. The
other farmer on the good road was
able to haul bales. The man on the
good road gained 81 by the rise In
price. while his neighbor on the bad
road gained only $1.OO. farmer in
Sullivan County, Tennessee, had 100
bushels OF Irish potatoes which he in
tended to market during the winter
Owing tn bad roads. he was unable
to haul the potatoes at all. They rot
ted in the cellar. In the meantime
the price Of potatoes at market
point went as high as $1.40 per bush
el. Il
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
Plenty Of Evidence. +,

Il wonder" said Shthers. stopping
bis car at the roadside.snd addressing
an old man working in tbs fields, II
l can get any gasoline around here!"
i reckon s'e kim" replied the, old man.
Strengthening up and leaning ON. his
hoo. "Ye kin get It in yer system
anyhow. Them cars ahead O. ye
seems to have left few ton Of 1t be-
hind 'em, jedgin' by the condition of
the atmosphere."--Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
NEWS FROM EGYPT.
Lightning Bolt Kills Two Boys and
Shocks Othcrs-LOng Drought
Broken.

Broken.
Egypt. Sept. 2.-Times are very
quiet in Egypt at present. Fodder
pulling Is over, and picking cotton
and cutting hay are in progress now.
The long drought here was brok-
en- by heavy rain on Saturday last.
During this rain the lightning struck
cotton house on Mr.. T. A. Collins
place and killed his Oldest son, Grier,
who was about 1S years old. A ne
gro boy, who was also in the house
at the time was also killed. Several
others were in the house and were
badly shocked.
Grier was buried at Spring Hill
sunday afternoon with Jr. o. U. A. M.
honors, of which lodge he was a
member
DR.. Britton. who has been sick so
long. doesn't seem to improve.
Mrs. Betty Dunlap is visiting
friends here.
Mr.. Pete Barfield with his aunt,
Mrs. Miller. has returned to their
home at. Sarasota, Fla.
Mrs. j. E. Wilson is visiting her
sister at Rome, Ga.
Mrs. ]. r. Mcleod is visiting friends
in Georgia.
Miss Lillian Baggott, of Sampo,
Fla. is spending some time with her
cousin, Miss Lota Mcleod. who ex-
poets to accompany Miss Baggott to
Tampa for the winter.
Mr.. J. r. Kirk!ey has returned
home from a business trip north.
Rev. T. L. Belvin and wife have
been visiting relatives here.
The health Of the community is
very good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
HUERTA SEEKS PRESIDENCY.


Omce-TrcvinO to Succeed Him.
Mexico City. Sept. 3.-That Gen.
Huerta intends to quit the presidency
In favor Of Gen. Geronimo Trevino
and become a candidate at the Octo-
Der elections Is the statement made
tonight by well known Mexican close
to the administration.
Gen. Trevino Is making his way to
the capital and little effort has been
made to disguise the fact that he has
been officially summoned. Just how
the contemplated succession is to be
brought about has not been disclosed.
There are persistent rumors Of i'm
pending changes in the cabinet and IL
Is said that Gen. Trevino is to be made
minister of foreign relations in order
legally to succeed to the presidency.
He was reported to be at Tampico last
night and is expected to reach Mexico
City tomorrow.
The American exodus appears to be
about at an end. Only a small per.
centage of the American residents OF
the capital have left. Consul General
Shanklin has been advised that the
Mexican steamship Tamaulipas will
leave Vera Cruz Sunday for New Or
leans, carrying number of Ameri-
cans In the first and second cabins.
Consul Canada at Vera Cruz has been
authorized to pay $25 in gold in be-
half of each passenger. The first class
passage Is $50 and second class $50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06

Columbia, Sept. 3.-Spartanburg
county, through it's supervisor, d. M.
Miles, has made a demand or. Super
intendent d. j. Griffith for all the
prisoners in the penitentiary sent up
from Spartanburg SO the county can
place them on her chair gang and put
them to work on the public roads.
The matter was sent to the peniten-
tiary authorities, SO it is understood,
by Nichols g. Nichols, county attor-
neys for Spartanburg.
1t is understood that the matter has
been referred to Attorney General
Peoples for an opinion. If he decides
the counties have a right to demand
and get the prisoners sent UP from
each one to the penitentiary, it will
solve the problem of what to do with
cOnvicts now employed in the hosiery
mill and will leave the penitentiary, if
all the counties join in the demand,
depopulated.
Some high officials hold that the su-
pervisor has the right to say whether
q prisoner shall be sent to the peni-
tentiary or to the chain gang when
the court sentences q prisoner and
gives him, the right to select either
the penitentiary or gang. One Off
cial is known to hold the opinion that
the supervisor and not the prisoner
has the. right of selecting where the
prisoner should go.
The demand of Supervisor Miles for
Spartanburg's quota Of prisoners in
the penitentiary has caused renewed
interest in the problem of what dis
position is to be made of those en-
ployed in the hosiery mill. The fol
lowing. is q copy of Supervisor Miles
demand, which is addressed to the
board Of directors of the State peni-
tentiary:
I'm accordance with q resolution
passed by the county commissioners
Of the county of Spartanburg You arc
hereby petitiOned and requested to
turn over all able-bodied male pris-
oners now in the State peritentiary
sent from Spartanburg county, to said
county. to be worked on its chain gang
for the improvement Of public high
nf
vided by law for persons convicted
and sentenced to the chain gang in
said county; and as the duty bound
your petitioner will ever pray, ETC.,
September 1, 1913"
Governor Blease, Superintendent
Griffith and Chairman Sanders, of
the penitentiary board, held a con-
ference this afternoon in the COVER
nor's Office over the question of dis
in the hosiery mill. The governor
said that the matter was a 'get to-
gether" conference on the question
and that it was agreed to let the board
60 ahead and receive bids, as called
for, on September 10, to establish a
leather working or Woodworking plant
in the penitentiary and lease the con-
victs and the board would leave. the
matter. in statu quo until the COVER
nor's return from his northern trip.
The board will not make any final
decision in the natter until after
consultation with Governor Blease on
his return.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06

When laying mating, ~ n not al.
ways necessary to cut II In order to
at corners and alcovas. II may be
better TO do 40 N very small spaces,
out often rpoistening the mating 10
round to be better than cutting. Soft.
ened thus. II "an then be bent with
ost breakins. and makes . neat. sub
stantial edge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06

his return from the summer. capital
at Cornish, n. H., delved into the
subject again. At the White House
it confidently is expected that at the
end of this week there will be tangible
developments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
TWO THOUSAND IN JAIL.
Kept I'm Prison to Make Them Reveal
Name of Slayer of Policeman.

Berlin, Sept. 3.--Two thousand
male inhabitants of the district sur
rounding Kutais. in the Russian
Trans Caucasian province Cf the same
name, have been kept in prison since
August 25, where they have been
scantily fed in order to force them
derer of n policeman, according to
n st. Petersburg dispatch to the Loka'
Anzeiger today. An official investi.
cation has been ordered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
ALLEGED ROBBERS CAUGHT.
:. v. JAUDON AND ,. r. PARRIs
TWO YOUNG HOBos. CHARG-
ED WITH BREAKING IN.
TO CARS AT LANE.

Arrested Hero Thursday by Police
OMlcers and Lodged In Jail Pend
Ing Hearing Before United States
Commissioner Bland for Violations
Of Interstate Commerce Law-,Ar.
rested by agent st Lane. Two Men
HOLD Him MP and Escapc-Youns
Men Come from ss. stephens, They
ssy@Tslk Freely I'm jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
TREvINO ON UIs WAY.
Going to Mexico City In Response to
Summons.

summons.
Laredo. Texas. Sept. 3.-Gen. Gene"
ronimo Trevino was In Monterey,
Mexico. today. en- route from Los An
seies. Cal. to Mexico City. Gen.
Trevino was commander Of the feder-
al troops In northern Mexico when he
was granted leave of absence some
months ago because of failing health.
He was recalled from Los Angeles.
where he went for medical treat.
ment several weeks ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
WANTS C0NVIcTs Returned,
SPARTANBURG MAKES DEMAND
OF PENlrENTIARY BOARD.

Petition of Supervisor Claims Such
Procedure Provided for by Law.
Attorney General TO Render Opin-
ion on Question - Ii Request Up
held and Other Counties Take Sim.
liar Action, State Prison Would be
Emptied-GOvernOr, Supe-intend-
cnt Griffith and Chairman Sanders
Hold Conference.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
CONTRASTS THE BEST MATES
Quiet Men Should Wed vlvaeious
Women, an English Opinion,
Expressed In Print.

Does the average man prefer the
demure. coy kind OF girl or the
bright and vivacious girl-in all proba-
bility nirt-and which kind of a
girl makes the better wife," This Is
the question on which a modern girl
asks opinion through a London news.
paper.
Il have read in your paper many
opinions on the modern girl given by
young men," she writes. but I have
not found an answer to the question
which countless other girls besides
myself would like answered.
1T seems to me that the average
man marries the coy. quiet girl, but
after a few years of married life is
apt to seek the society of the viva.
cious girl. very often at the expense Of
his wife's happiness"
Here are some opinions Of London
people:
Rev. c. H. Grundy. vicar Of st.
Peters. Brockley. believes in the At
traction Of the opposite.
II think the quiet man generally
marries. and generally should marry
the vivacious girl" he says. "and the
bright. vivacious man. on the con.
trary. prefers and gets on better with
his opposite.
"Some OF the quietest men I have
known" he said. thoroughly enjoy
the vivaciousness Of their wives.
Men like contrasts. You don't
want replica Of yourself. You want
variety. A wife who is-your double
doubles your dullness.
"The best wife is the contrast wife.
and II you are both alike your home is
dull and monotonous."
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
TransmIssIbility Of Genius.

The sale Of relics OF Robert and
Elizabeth Browning by executors OF
the estate Of their son, the late Robert
Weidemann Barrett Browning, which
began May I. again calls attention to
the fact that the child Of q union 80
richly lowered. from the literary
and artistic standpoint. failed to show
traces Of the genius Of either parent.
He was an artist. but did nothing ex-
traordinary. II would almost seem
that genius not only has way Of
sometimes consuming its possessor
but also Of consuming itself. as far
as the immediate offspring are con.
cerned. At any rate. the evidence as
to It's transmissibility is still lacking
although. OF course. there are plenty
Of facts to justify belief as to the
transmissibility Of special talents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
SOLD HIS BRAIN TO SCIENCE
Troops Prevented Public From Seeing
tho Deaths Of Three sIayers at
the Guiilotlne.

Paris.-To get money to buy soup
for the poor. Soudy. one of the three
motor bandits. who died on the gull.
lotine. beQueathed his brain to sci.
ence. He left his skull to q museum.
His autograph should be sold at auc.
tion. he directed. and the proceeds
given to the cause of anarchy.
In drizzling rain. which made even
more than usually dismal the dawn
Of Paris blue Monday. Soudy, Gale
min and Monier were guillotined In
exactly three minutes.
The beheadings carried out prema.
turely to forestall q demonstration.
occurred at 4:30 o'clock in the Boule-
ward Araso, outside the prison de la
Sante. A Gordon of police and col.
diers entirely surrounded the guillo.
tine and prevented the small mob that
gathered from seeing the men die.
The same numbering two-wheeled
cart brought the three men from the
prison.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
HUNT FOR TREASURE
Search for Buried Wealth on Co.
COS Island Futile.
London Expedition Rsturns 20 Pans-
ma Without Any Finding Plrate's
Hidden Chests Of Jewels and
Bars Of Gold.

London.-An expedition in search
Of buried treasure left this country
last autumn in the steamship Mel
more. The ship sailed on September
26. 1912. on the long voyage to Cocos
island, 300 miles west OF Panama.
The vessel touched first at Las Palm.
as to coal, and then took the long run
to Punta Arenas, the most southerly
port In the world, from thence via the
Straits Of Magellan up the Pacific
coast to Coronel in Chill to rebunker,
and then on to Port Payta In Peru.
There she was Joined by the two Ia
dies who have held treasure clews for
a considerable time and on whose ini.
tiative the expedition was organized.
The treasure hunters arrived at Co
cos island on January 4. and the Mel.
more anchored in Wafer bay. They
found It to be very lovely spot with
q perfect climate, q hot sun with
cool breeze. but so thickly overgrown
with vegetation that walking was dif.
ficult except on the beach. The wa.
ters all around the island were In.
tested with sharks. often six or more
being caught in the evening after the
days explorations at Treasure cove
were finished. The party established
themselves In three galvanized houses
where there was a small clearing at
the mouth Of the river In Wafer bay.
Fish were plentiful and wild pigs
abounded. 90 excellent sport was en-.
joyed as q relief to cutting away the
side Of the hill and clearing the face
Of the cliff at Treasure cove in search
Of the cave supposed to contain the
pirates hidden hoard. consisting OF
bars Of gold and chests filed with
precious stones. A further treasure
Of gold vessels ia said to have been
buried on Cocos island during the Civ.
IL war between Peru and Chill.
The following extracts from letters
written from the Melmore will indi.
cate the course of events:
January II, 1913.-Today the ladies
showed us what they thought was the
spot where the treasure is concealed,
but they could not be sure. (.
What they showed us Is a hole In the
face Of the cliff about fifty feet up.
so we are going to dig, blast and
break away twenty-five. feet Of hill be-
low this mark, to give It q trial.
January 1--we started with all
our men to cut away the side Of the
hill and clear the face Of the cliff,
and have moved about 100 tons Of
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Rash SPREAD TO ARMS

759 Roach Ave-. Indianapolis, Ind
AT nrst I noticed small eruptions on
my face. The trouble began a. rash.
It looked like red pimples. In q few
days they spread to my arms and back.
They itched and burned so badly that
scratched them and Of course the re-
suit was blood and matter. Tho erup.
lions festered, broke, opened and dried
up. leaving the skin dry and scaly. I
spent many sleepless nights. my back.
arms and face burning and itching:
sleep was purely and simply out Of
the question. The trouble also caused
disagreement My clothing irritated
the breaking out
by this time I had used several
well.known remedies without success.
The trouble continued. Then began
TO use the sample Of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Within seven or eight
days I noticed gratifying results. I
purchased . full.sised cake Of CUT.
cura Soap and . box of Cuticura Oint.
ment and in about eighteen or twenty
days my cure was complete" (Signed)
Miss Katherine McCallister. Apr. II.
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with SIP. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Justice With . Vengeance.
broker was talking about J. Pier.

A broker was talking about J. Pier.
pont Morgan.
THE money trust investigation un.
doubtedly shattered him." the broker
said. HE believed that this investi.
cation was unfairly conducted. He
likened It. In my hearing. to a horse.
stealing trial out west
"A jury was gathered In the street.
he said. and shut up In a room. after
brief trial, and when an hour had
gone by q mob burst in and uncere-
moniously demanded what the verdict
was.
Not guilty said the foreman.
That won't do!' said the leader Of
the mob fiercely. You'll have to do
better than that And he shut the
jury up again.
In half an hour the door was
opened once more.
well, gents, your verdict said
tho leader.
Guilty. the foreman said.
There were hurrahs from the
crowd. and the leader said
Correct. You can 60 now. We
strung him up an hour ago."
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
FADELESS DYES
s%s
Realism In Art.

A countryman was recently visiting
the city and was listening to the
boasts OF number OF artists about
the wonderful genius OF their fellow
workers.
The countryman listened in silence
for time. but finally broke out
with:
"Oh. yeou git eout! There Ia old
Bill Simpkins OF my village. who kin
paint piece OF cork 80 'xactly like
marble that the minute you throw It
into the water II will sink to the bot
tom kuh.chug. Jest like stone"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Part Of Wooded Shore Of coeos Island.

rock. soil, etc.. down to Is feet with
NO result. Having seen copy of the
clew we have started another place
of our own, which seems more likely
to be the place mentioned.
I'VE found wha. we thought might
turn out to be cave beyond No. 2
working, but 1t proved to be only q
waterworn cavern instead Of leading
into the cave we want to find, which
Is said to be quarter of q mile long.
As there was no other likely spot in
Treasure cove We went to another
place Of which they have the clew. 1t is
about q quarter Of q mile beyond the
camp. and Is In the opposite direction
to Treasure cove and up q hill. We
had to push up q creek to reach the
place. This attempt also proved fu.
tile."
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Location Of 0aroen Of Eden.

Many Biblical scholars place the
Garden Of Eden between the Euphrates
and the Tigris. This 10 now to be re-
claimed and once again made fertile.
English engineers have already in.
vaded the region. and are building q
great dam across the Euphrates. not
far from Ragdad by which water will
be carried over the land az Ia done In
Egypt and India. That the soil 10 ex.
ceedingly rich there Ia no denying.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Sound Reasoning.

"Sambo." said the owner Of o coun.
try place to his gardener, concerning
that tree I wanted you to cut down.
my wife thinks 1t had better be al.
lowed to stand"
We'll. All think It ought ter come
down. Massa Brown" was the reply.
What are your reasons for thinking
30, Sambo?"
We'll. sab, de first reason am dat
de tree done keep de light on de green.
house: de secon' reason am dat It's
gettin' old. and de third reason am dat
] cut II down las night"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Its orloIn.

Miss Elsie De Wolfe. in one Of the
reception rooms Of the Colony club,
was talking about the new servant
trust.
1t originated in the Philippines"
she said. among the army servants
there. II travelled west to Honolulu.
1t 10 now spreading. they say, ON to
San Francisco.
This coming trouble reminds me
Of story.
WHO originated the proverb about
. rolling stone gathering no mossr
one man asked another.
The other man quietly replied:
THAT, my dear fellow, is q quota-
ton from an eloquent but vain appeal
to a suburban cook to stay ON one
month more.'"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22
Abridoed Bible.

An abridged Bible Ia being advo-
eated-one that will contain only the
vital parts Of the great book. and
that omits hundreds Of pages Of mat
ter now not read at all except by stu
dents. No doubt such q Bible would
become instantly popular. because It
would all be interesting and to the
point. In this age. none except stu
dents will wade through very long
books. Everybody wants the truth
boiled down to the very shortest space.
The great story of the crucihxion is
told in very few words. an all the es.
sentials Of the Bible for the average
person could easily be covered in one.
nth the pages required for the whole
work.-Gallipolis Tribune.