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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23
First Time In Church.

Maggie was taken TO church for
the first time the other day. and sat
just under the lectern. In the middle
OF one Of the lessons she suddenly no
ticed 1t. and exclaimed in loud
voice, lis that chicken or a duck,
mummie?" Even the clergyman could
not suppress a smile
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

About the only time the average
married man has any peace In his
home is when his wife has her mouth
full OF hairpns.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23
Certainly.

Miss Gusher-Tell me, Mr.. Boerd.
do you believe in big weddings or lit
tie ones?
MIR. --Well-er-er-as for that,
my dear lady should say that the
former were quite essential to tho tat
ter.--Dartmouth Jack O. Lanterns.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

Bobbie had a hole and Jacobs lad,
der" in his stocking, Look. auntie. :"
he cried. I've got a banjo on my
knee"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

he knows 1t all very long to tell how
little he really knows
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

&Yy@Nl ~
Build a silo.
Keep the calves dry.
Hens are mortgage filters.
Good ground Is needed for apples.
The well-drained garden is an early
one.
Farm tests are worth more than
all the theories.
Sugar beets are most valuable ad-
dition to the pig ration.
The back.to-theland movement is
bound to attract many failures to the
farm.
A bopperful of bran. handy at all
times, helps to balance the winter
ration.
Cream "a to % per cent richness
yields about pounds of butter 10
the gallon.
The first time the ground is frozen
. ri Hoppuob onuar tho horrv 20
with straw.
When any other income on the farm
has stopped you can still depend on
the cream check.
Other things being equal, the larg.
est yields Of milk usually represent
the largest profits.
Better make two chutnings than
have the churn too full Half full
should be the limit.
Don't put the manure spreader in
the shed. This is just the kind of
weather when 1t works best.
1t is possible for the hens to lay
when shedding their feathers, but
not when growing the new crop.
1t pays to take plenty of time 10 in
vesugate the standing of nurseries be.
fore placing orders for seed or trees
Raspberry tips. from young. vigor-
Gus plants, should always be selected
in preference to those of any other
kind
No plant or tree is At for setting
out unless 1t has made a normal
healthy growth. Neither extreme is
desirable.
Good looking fruit on top of the has.
ket will get you new customers, but
only honest quality lower down will
keep them.
In the commercial orchard of zoe
trees 1t rs better to have 30 trees
Zach of five varieties, than five trees
OF 40 varieties.
Trees and small fruits generally like
applications of ashes and bone dust
by fertilizing literally, good cropS
may be assured.
One OF the best WAYS of manseine
rAspoerhes IL TO set in rows siA
feet apart and the plants two fee,
apart tn the rows.
cow that will give milk right mr.
to the time of coming fresh again
an< not dry up on her own accord il
4 persistent milker.
ENTIRELY destroy those old rust,
cans and pals or else use them TO,
some other purpose than bo,din,
sweet milk and cream.
In grading up a dairy herd Temcm
Der that the characteristics of the cir,
ano me dam are very apt TO be repro
dueed In the female Offspring.
1t seems a pity to feed high-pr;ce,
corn to scrub hogs these DAYS wber
a prime full-bred animal Will take y,
one-fourth more flesh at the sam,
cost
III the young orchard contain,
grass or weeds YOU may be sure TIM
the mice will cause great damage I'm
less the trunks OF the trees are vol
protected
The reDulsive looking scah legs r.
chickens can be improved in annear
ance a whole lot by rubbing them a,
intervals OF few days with a saivs
made OF equal parts OF lard. suJpbu,
and kerosene
The hog will adapt himself TO cir
cumstances better than any otbe,
farm animal, but there In n line bevond
which careless treatment cannot o,
without injury to the animal and LOGS
TO the farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23
Queer Sex.

yes" said the man at the end OF
the bar, as he ordered his second
drink. women sure are queer crea-
lures. i came home tonight and
thought. my wife looked a little down
in the mouth. SO said: After sup
J per let's go to the theater' And she
burst into tears and said: Me busy
tall day doing up preserves and you
come home and ask me to go to the
/ theater.' She was still crying when
came out. 1t beats all, doesn't IL?
Bartender. l think I'll take just one
more"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23
Shocks.

Shocks.
why do you refer to that orator as
the human high explosive?"
Because he is always getting the
uplift confused with the outburst."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

The detective may be an earnest
seeker, but he doesn't always find
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23
Important 10 Mothers
The Height Of Absurdity.

Your scheme IL foolish"
Foolish"
Yes. sir, absolutely foolish As
foolish as-well. as foolish as the
libretto OF grand opera"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

The siio will hold the frosted corn
and make 1t possible to feed without
loss. OF course this doesn't mean
that frosted corn Is better than any
other for silagc, but 1t does mpan
that the crop is not entirely lost
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

Commercial fruitgrowing requires
up-to-date methods. Simply planting
an orchard and waiting for IL to ma.
turo and yield is not enough. The
successful orchardist must exercise In.
telligent care over his fruit tract at
every stop, from the selection OF the
trees TO the shipping OF the ripened
fruit, Nowhere will intensive farm.
ing and scientific methods produos
greater rewars
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

II the young orchard contains
grass or weeds YOU may be sure that
the mice will cause great damage un.
less the trunks OF the trees are well
protected
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

IL seems pity to feed high-priced
corn to scrub hogs these DAYS. when
prime full-bred animal will take on
one-fourth more flesh at the same
cost
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

The removing Of the old canes in
the thrifty growing plants is about oil
Of the pruning needed with curran;s.
and It serves to keep the plants In
a good shape and in good fcuiting
condition generally.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

Pork making ought TO be profitable
Forty-cent corn, cheap skim milk and
good hog market is money making
combination.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

Pick sire with a good disposition.
vicious tempered mare. Peculiari
ties OF disposition are almost inva.
riably transmitted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

The repulsive looking scaly legs in
chickens can be improved in appear
ance a whole lot by rubbing them Mt
intervals OF few days with a sa,ye
made of equal parts OF lard. su,nbur
and kerosene. .#k,r
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

In grading up dairy herd remem.
her that the characteristics of the sire
and hds dam are very apt TO be repro.
duoed I'm the female offspring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

Good timber is still In good demand
in spite OF the largely increased use OF
steel and cement in building and the
authorities are urging people every
where to plant more trees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

In handling the milk at home the
conditions and equipment must be Of
the best and up to date.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

No use to plant bush fruit In poor
ground 1t should be plowed deeply.
thoroughly worked up with good
stable manure before the bushes are
set out
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

An orchard OF young apple trees is
a good deal like an endowment life in
surance policy. For a term OF years
II seems to be nothing but paying out,
but the rewards are almost sure TO
come.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23

ENTIRELY destroy those old rusty
cans and pals or else use them for
some other purpose than holding
sweet milk and cream.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
NEGROES ARRESTED.
Isaac Mcbride Held for Selling Whis-
key and John Fullard for Carrying
Pistol.

Rural Policeman Sam Newman ar
rested Isa2c Mcbride, colored. last
Monday morning for selling whiskey
at a negro church on Sunday previous
Mcbride was brought to Sumter and
lodged in Jail and is now being held
for trial at the circuit court at its
summer term.
John Fullard, 'olored, accidentally
dropped his pistol Monday night, it
was discharged when it struck the
floor and the bullet lodged in Tom
Weeks leg. infiicting a painful fresh
wound.
The shooting was alleged to be ac
cidental and nothing was done about it,
but Rural Policeman Newman hauled
Fullard up before Magistrate Hodge
for carrying concealed weapons, where
he was found guilty and fined $50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
A BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING.
Miss Halle Nelson Becomes the Bride
of MIR. j. "A. Ruddock of Charles
ton.

One of the earliest spring weddings
of the season was that Wednesday
evening at the residence of Mrs. NJ. S.
Nelson, North Church street, when her
oldest daughter. Miss Halle, became
the bride of Mr.. ]. A. Ruddock of
Charleston. Many friends and rela-
tives gathered together to witness
the ceremony and to extend their best
wishes to the happy bride and groom.
The lower floor of the residence
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion with smilax and potted plants
and proved a fitting place for the
ceremony which took place.
AT the door the guests upon their
arrival were met by Messrs. James
Bryan, Henry Moore, James Bradley
Moultrie DeLorme, Cecil Wilson,
Frank Burgess, Seaman Richardson,
r. M. Cantey. Henry Frierson and
Warren Burgess.
To the strains of the wedding march
as exqusitely rendered by Miss Mary
Ruddock, the attendants entered as
follows: Miss Sadie FLUID and Mr..
Marion Scott; Miss Sarah Moore and
Mr.. Murray Nelson; Miss Bessie Muir
ray and Mr.. Jack Matthews; Miss Liz
zie Nelson and Mr.. Harold Mccoy. Fol-
lowing then came the bride on the
arm Of the groom taking their
place before Rev. w. II. Barnwell, a
former pastor of the bride, who per-
formed the ceremony which made the
two man and wife.
The bride wore a beautiful dress
of white satin with pearl trimmings.
The bridesmaids were attired in pink
satin.
Guy Warren, Jr., acted as ring bear
err.
Following the marriage ceremony
a reception was given for the friends
and relatives of the bride and groom,
which was largely attended. Two
tables were filled with delightful re-
which were much enjoyed
by all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
CLEANUP DAY OBSERVED.
Many Of Residents Cleanup Yards
Boy Scouts Assist,

Cleanup Day was observed in this
city Thursday, as agreed upon by the
Civic League, by many of the people
of Sumter and because Of it's obser-
vance the regular city garbage carts
and the three or four additional carts
which were put on for the day were
kept exceedingly busy hauling Oft
the trash as it was piled out on the
streets.
The Cleanup Day was a success
from the standpoint Of good which it
did for the city, present and future
In the line Of public health, while at
the same time the work shows an i'm
provement in the looks Of those places
cleaned up.
The general city cleaning was aid
ed by the Boy Scouts who did their
full part. The vacant lots on the Law
Range were cleaned by them and
wonderfully improved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
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Miss Eva Kingman and her friend
Miss Katherine Burton. left for Char
lesion Friday morning, at which place
they will stay for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Cooper, Jr., of
Wisacky. were in the city Thursday.
Miss Sarah Moore, of Charleston, is
visiting In the city.
Mrs. Averbuck. the mother of Alex
Averbuck. arrived here from New
York. Thursday and will make her
home with her two daughters, Misses
Rosa Averbuck and Ida Shanok.
Mr.. R. I. Manning has gone to Che
raw to attend the funeral OF Mr.. w.
ID. Evans at that place this afternoon.
Miss Minnie Williamson of Column
hia, ore OF the visitors for the Cotilion
CluU dance last Wednesday, who has
been spending the remainder Of the
week with her aunt. Mrs. Archie
China, returned home Saturday morn
ing.
Miss Dora Barbour, OF Smithfield,
N. c.. Is visiting her brother. Mr.. A.
II. Barbour on Haynsworth st.
Miss Gregory, Of Philadelphia, Is
visiting Mrs. ]. w. Jackson.
Mr.. T. b. Jenkins has gone to st.
Louis for a months stay to look af-
ter his business interests at that
place.
Misses Katharine Burton and Eva
Kingman have returned from Char
lesion. where they spent several days.
Mr.. @. A. Waterman, Secretary Of
the Chamber OF Commerce spent Sat-
urday and Sunday In Asheville. N. C.
Dr. and Mrs. j. z. Hearon have gone
on visit OF several days to Charles
ton.
Mr.. Raymond Schwartz is at home
from the University of South Caro-
lima for a short stay.
Miss Nancy Mckay spent the week.
end at home from the College for
Women at Columbia.
Rev. III. H. Covington read the
morning service and preached in the
Church OF the Holy Comforter Sun
day. This was the first time Mr.. Cow
ington has been able to preach since
last September when his leg was
broken. He Is rapidly regaining his
strength. although still finding it nec-
essary TO use n crutch. He expects to
leave for Norfolk, Va. to take up his
work IN his new parish within the
next ten days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
CIvm COURT ADJOURNs.

Following the completion Of the
Broom case Saturday evening and the
return by the fury OF a verdict for
ss.133.33. the hearing of several mo-
tions for new trials, Judge Gary or
dered court adjourned after 1t had
been in session for three weeks.
The large verdict In the Broor case
came as a surprise to many Of those
who had heard the case through. The
case went to the jury about O'Clock
Saturday evening and 1t was not long
before the jury returned with the ver-
dict. II is understood that all OF
those on the jury except two men were
In favor OF giving the negro something
and that the amount OF the verdict
was reached by taking an average of
what each OF the twelve men thought
he should have. A motion for a new
trial was noted on the calendar and
the arguments will be heard by Judge
Gary in chambers at Columbia some
time this week.
Following the close OF the Broom
case Judge Gary heard arguments in
several cases for new trials. A new
trial was ordered in the case OF G. w.
Stokes against Alexander Sprunt &
Son. a cotton case in which the jury
had awarded a verdict of something
over $500.
A new trial was also ordered in the
case OF J. ID. Muldrow. against the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad COM
pany
The case Of S. w. Wilson against
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad COM
pany was dismissed by consent OF
both parties. This was "a suit for $50,
900 damages for alleged injuries re-
celved at the hands OF the railroad
company between LynchDurg and Tim
monsville. The negro lost leg at the
time and the suit was for damages.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
Newman-CleapOr,
by all.

A wedding coming as a great sur
prise to their many friends was that
OF Thursday afternoon, when Miss
Matte l.. Newman and Mr.. Clarence
III. Cleapor, both Of this city. were
married by the Rev. d. M. Mcleod at
the Trinity Methodist Church parson-
age.
Nothing was known of the ap-
preaching marriage until the an
nouncement Of 1t was made to the
family in the evening after it had TAX
en- place.
Mrs. Cleapor was an operator at
the Sumter Telephone Exchange and
Mr.. Cleapor is an employee Of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
panq In this city. The young couple
have the best wishes Of their many
friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
Babies Health Contest.

In connection with the school Day"
exercises very unique feature Is to
be introduced. AS some one has said
Each year we raise better cattle, bet
ter corn. better fruit, better flowers,
why not better babies?"
About two years ago such a contest
was held in the State of Iowa and a
year later when a second contest was
held there were five times as many
babies registered as in the first contest
The ages are one, two and three
years. The following is a standard Of
babyhood or baby health:
Average weight, height, circum-
ference of head and chest of boys is
given below. Girls average one pound
less and are Of same height:
AT birth: Weight, z 1-2 pounds;
height 20 1-2 inches; chest, 13 1-2
inches; head IA inches.
One year: Weight 81 pounds;
height 29 inches; chest IS inches;
heau 10 lncheS.
Two years: Weight &c 1-2 pounds
height 80 1-2 inches; chest, 10 inches;
head 10 inches.
Three years: Weight 81 pounds
height. S5 inches; chest 20 inches;
head 10 IA inches.
There will be no prizes for mere
/ prettiness except insofar as it stands
Tor health Two prizes of IS and
$3.50 will be given. Any parent in
the county. outside Of the city of
sumter may register for the contest.
Those who will be in charge Of the
contest are Mrs. f.. w. Dabbs, Miss
! Mary Frayser Of Winthrop College,
Miss Antonia Gibson, city nurse, DR..
;. {. Baker with help of some other
! physician will examine the babies
For application blanks and further
information write Immediately to the
County superintendent Of Education
There Will be no cost attached to the
contest and IL is hoped that a great
many babies will be registered. As
s0or as the requests are made and the
cards can be obtained they viii be
sent to those who wish to contest
The time will be about - o'clock
Saturday, April Goth, and the place
will be either the Court House ol
some convenient nearby place. Thi,
will be great thing for the babic,
and for Sumter County. Let's max,
it success Respectfully,
j. Herbert IIaynswOrth,
County Superintendcnt Of Education
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
A BIG IMPROVEMENT.
"A. {. u. Station Yard Very Much Bet
ter In Wet Weather.

The effects of work on the Atlantic
Coast Line passenger station yard in
this city was very noticeable Fri
day afternoon to all who happened to
be there. Recently the company
has spread over the yard covering
OF crushed rock, a thick layer Of this
being on top Of the clay which was
spread over the yard sometime ago
tracks and in the installation of stand
pipes. This white rock very much
improved the looks Of the yard when
it was put down, but it's real value
could not be noted until Friday when
the first hard rain came since it has
been in place.
Formerly after every hard rain pas
sengers have had ~ walk through mud
almost ankle deep In getting on and
off trains, but this is not the case
now. The water runs off or soaks
through the granite and besides the
fact Of its being damp, which under
circumstances can not be helped, there
is none of the very disagreeable mud
and slush which one always had to
encounter before in wet weather, or
after very hard hrain.
The Improvement Is a very notice
able one and one for which the COM
pany deserves a great deal Of credit,
one very gratifying to the passengers,
but concrete between the rails would
have been somewhat better and sheds
over the tracks are still very desir-
able.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
Real Estate Transfers.

Salina j. Horton to T. M. McElveen,
SO acres in county, $5 and other con-
siderations.
julius l.. McCallum to Mrs. Eliza
A. Williams and Robert G. Williams,
lot at corner Of Broad and Chestnut
streets, $500.
II. NJ. Belser to j. l.. McCallum, lot
on Hardy avenue, $725.
Margaret S. Burgess to Ferdinand
Levi. lot Of land in Stateburg, $25.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16

l.. l. Parrot,
II. G. Haynsworth,
$. II. Edmunds,
G. NJ. Hurst,
II. Lee Scarborough,
Geo. Il. Kicker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
Delegates TO Grand Lodge.

AT recent meeting of Game Cock
Lodge No. II, Knights Of Pythias, the
following were elected as delegates to
the Grand Lodge, which meets 23rd
Of May in Aiken:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected daily by Ernest Field. Cot.
ton Buyer

Sumter. April IL.
Good Middling IL is.
strict Middling IL.
Middling IL rs.
Low Mlddling IL 1-2.
strict Low Middling IL.
Staple cotton. nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16

FOR SALE-DiXie Wilt resistant cot
ton seed from 1911 crop, price 81
per bushel, sound and pure. e. B.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-16

WANTED-To sell Dead White, Snow
White, Stay White Wyandotte
eggs, $500 sitting of twelve. Ad-
dress T.. l.. Dickinson, So. Express
Co, Sumter, s. G..
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-28

of the willow harmoniZes so beauti-
fully with the blossoms, and if a bow
of ribbon is tied to the handle of the
basket the centerpiece is perfect.
One of the attractive features of a
luncheon or dinner is the place cards,
and these can be made at home with
very little trouble or expense entailed.
At an artists supplies shop purchase
a large sheet of water-color paper Of
not too coarse grain, box of water
color paints, a camel's-hair brush and
a piece of carbon paper. Charming
designs for basket place cards are CIV
en- here, and when you have selected
the one which appeals to you most
follow these directions:
Between the drawing and the water
color paper place the carbon paper
and carefully follow each outline Of
the design with a sharply pointed pen
ell. The drawing will be reproduced
on the water-color paper, ready for
tinting. -..-.-.. .-.-.
The rectangular basket filled with
clusters of hydrangeas is effective if
tinted yellow, green or brown. Color
the flowers pink or pale lavender and
the foliage a soft green.
Especially pretty is the hat-shaped
basket filed with wild roses. This is
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-28
TELEGRAMS FOR PLACE CARDS
Idea That Has Found Favor With
Those Who Desire Novelty at
Their Entertainments.

Some interesting place cards are
little kilograms. The envelope is
white, printed in blue, and the words
on the envelope speak of good cheer
and friendliness. The telegram inside
the envelope has more to say regard
ing friendliness and hospitality. The
name Of the guest, naturally, is to be
written on the outside of the envelope.
Two dozen of these kilograms, in a
box. are sold for IS cents. Little let
tiers are also sold for place cards.
The envelopes have a slip of trans
parent paper through the center. like
the envelopes used by some business
firms, and the name, written on a card
within the envelope, shows through
the transparent paper. A riddle print
ed on the card also shows through the
paper, and the answer to the riddle is
printed at the top of the card, to be
read when it is taken from the en-
velope. In the upper left hand top of
the envelope are the words Return
often to this house." and the stamp
is formed of the words. Eat, drink
and be merry" printed In red.