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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
STATE TOOK CORN PRIZES.
ID. X. COker Led the World i'm Ryo
and j. Swinton Whaley I'm Sea Is
land Cotton.

Clemson College, March 6.-Prof.
I. T.. Keitt, chemist, and Prof. H. w.
Barre, bOtanist and plant pathologist.
have returned to Clemson College
from Dallas, Texas, where they went
to take charge of South Carolina's ex-
hibit at the National Corn Exposition.
Prof. Keitt stated upon his return to
the college that the exposition in Dali
las was a fine one, but that the at
tendance was no larger, in his opip.
ion, that that at Columbia last year,
nor did he consider the exposition as
whole to be better than Columbia's. 8.
Despite the great distance OF the ex-
position, several South Carolinians
took important prizes, in addition to
those who took the corn prizes Offer
ed for each State.
ID. r. COker, of Hartsville, won
first prize in the world class with a
sheaf Of his Abruzzi rye. He won the
sweepstakes in the Southern zone for
the best sheaf OF oats and the best
sheaf Of barley. He was third and
fifth in the world class in cowpeas
and fourth in the world class in beans.
Mr.. Coker was one Of the most no.
table exhibitors OF small grain Of tho
whole exposition.
j. Swinton Whaley, of Edisto Is
land, took first prize in every class,
world, zone and State. on his two
pound sample of Sea Island cotton.
A five pound sample of butter made
and entered by Clemson College
scored 93 points. The winner of the
prize for the Southern zone scored
only 92 points. But Clemson's butter
could not take the prize as State in
stitutions were not allowed to COM
pete for it. The butter from Glenn.
son College scored third highest in
America, disproving the statement
made by some people that fine butter
cannot be made in the South.
Among other honors paid to South
Carolina, blue ribbons were awarded
the tea plant and tea from Pinehurst,
Summerville, and to the grape fruit
from James Island.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH.


Atlanta. Ga, March 5--Seismic
shocks. light but distinct. were felt
late today in many cities anu towns
Of Tennessee. Georgia. Alabama and
the Carolinas. At many points busi-
ness buildings and residences trem-
bled, windows ratified and mild eN-
cilement prevailed. . the rural dis
rictS negroes Were adly frightened
As recorded by tie scismograph at
Mobile, the tremors were light but
rapid. indicating that the disturb
ance was not far distant. Reports
from many sections tonight were that
the shocks did no damage
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
HALLH TRMINI[ RIVTS pos1 oSoHs W
ILLUSTRATED 81
cHAPT Err ~.
Tho Turn Of the Pace.
0fnS<EH nNz ~ 6oecS- -r.fASA.i ca

John Valiant stirred and laughed. n
little pelfconsciously. for there had
hsen drops on his face.
Presently he took u check book from
his pocket and began to- figure on the
stub. looking up with a wry smile. ITO
como down to brass tacks," he NUT
tered. when I've settled everything
tthank heaven. don't owe my tailorD
there will be a little matter OF twenty
eight hundred odd dollars. a passe mo-
tor and my clothes between me and
the bread-linei"
Everything else he had disposed of
everything but the fourfooted COM
rads there at his feet. "But Id not
sell you. old chap" he said, softly;
mot single lick of your friendly
pink tongue; not for a beastly hun
dred thousand"
He withdrew his caressing hand and
looked again at the check-stub. Twen-
ty-eight hundred. He laughed bleakiy.
Why. he had spent more than that
month ago on ball at Sherry's! This
morning he had been rich: tonight he
was poor.
What could he do? lie could not
remember q time when he had not had
all that he wanted. He had never bor-
rowed from n friend or been dunned
ny IN importunate tradesman. And
he had never tried TO earn dollar in
Ais life: as TO current methods OF max.
tng a living. he was as ignorant as a
Pueblo Indian.
He rose grimly and dragged his
chair facing the window. The night
was balmy and he looked down across
the darker sea OF reefs, barred like a
giaantic checker. board by the shining
lines OF streets. to where the flashing
electric signs OF the theater district
laid their wide swath OF colored ra-
dance. The manifold calls OF the
street and the buzz OF trolleys made a
dull tonal background subdued and
faraway.
To b outsidsl All that light and
color and comfort and pleasure would
mum and sparkle on just the same
enough he was no longer within the
circle OF It's efrulgenoe-slaving per-
iheps. he thought with a twisted smile
NJ some tawdry occupation that called
;tor no experience. TO pay for n meal
N some sscondrate restaurant and a
eaiist IN some shabby-genteel. hall
sssdroom. TIL his clothes were replaced
y tnntting nd-me-downs''-till by
wrstched gradatious he arrived finally
~ ths status OF tho dime seat In the
gallery and five-cent cigarsl
There was one way back. II lay
thro,gh the hackneyed gateway of
marriage. Youth. comeliness and fine
hnsn. In the world no knew. were a
fsir exchange for wealth any day.
Outlet for cutlet'-the sstiric phrase
ran through his mind. Why not?
Others did 90. And as for himself. 1t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
TO HASTEN TRUST PLANS.
Chairman Ncwlands Appoints Special
subcommittee to Report on Bill.

Washington. March G.-Senator
Ncwlands, chairman of the interstate
commerce committee, with view to
expediting trust legislation, today APP
pointed IL subcommittee to consider
and make Il report on the pending bill
TO create an interstate trade COM
mission.
This course was determined upon
after tentative trade commission
bill had been before the committee
for more than Il month and had been
encompassed by such flood OF
amendments that it will require much
work to whip the measure into sat
isfactory shape. On the subcommit-
tee are: Senators Newlands, Pom
creme, Robinson, Salisbury. Cummins,
Brandegee and Townsend.
The appointment of Senator Cum
which occurred several weeks ago
when the Iowa senator left the com
mittce room after learning that Dem
Ocratc members of the committee
had voted down several of his pro-
posed amendments To the bill.
When the subcommittee will make
q report can not be predicted at this
time and it is probable that another
subcommittee soon will be named to
4 nns si1nr nt hcr ,h Of hn A
trust legislation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11

psrhsps need be- no question of plain
and spinstered miiiiOns-thcre was
Katharine Fargo.
Lea his heart John Valiant vas aware
by those subtle signs which men ana
-omen alike distinguish that while
Katharine Fargo loved first and fore.
nost her own wonderful person. ne
sad bsen an easy second In her re-.
gard
John Valiant looked down at tho
bulldog sQuatted on tho floor, his eyes
shining la tho dlmness. A little not
ripple had run over him. Not or
your lie. Chum'" hes said. "No shame.
less barter, There must be- other
things besides money and social post.
tion ~ this dOddering old world. after
all, We're going 90 begin something
for ourselves. 10 its ouly raising cab
bsges. Ana we're going TO stand Il
without any babyaChlng the nurse
never held our noses when We took
oar Castor.Oil'"
II was folded down. that old bright
page Fuis had besn written To tho
rOseCOlOrcd hlpter. And even as he
told himself. ne was conscious or a
new rugged something that hdl hcgn
slowly duWuiug within Lim. "a SENSE of
courage. even az zeat and q furious
hatred of the sellpily that had
wr DChod him eyeN for u moment
lie turned from the window. picked
". his letters. and followed by the dog
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11

quickly. 1t lay with the superscrip-
tion side down. On it was written, in
the same hand which had addressed
the other envelopes:
For my son, John Valiant,
When he reaches the age Of twenty.
five.
That, then, had been written by his
faiher-and he had died nearly twenty
years ago! He broke the seal with a
strange feeling as if, walking in some
familiar thoroughfare, he had STUN
bled on ichened and sunken tomb.
stone.
When you read this, my son, you
Will have come to mans estate. 1t is
curious to think that this black, black
ink may be faded to gray and this
white, white paper yellowed, just from
lying waiting SO long. But strangest
OF all is to think that you yourself
whose brown head hardly tops this
desk, will be as tall Il hope) as /!
How | wonder what you will look like
then! And shall 1.-The real, real /,
mean-be peering over your strong
broad shoulder as you read? Who
knows? Wise men have dreamed such
a thing pOssible-and / am not bit
wise.
John, you will not have forgotten
that you are a Valiant. But you are
also Virginian. Will you have dis
covered this for yourself? Here is the
deed to the land where l and my
father. and his father. and many, many
more Valiants before them were born.
Sometime, perhaps, you will know why
you are John Valiant Of New York in
stead Of John Valiant Of Damory
Court. / can not tell you myself. . be-
cause it is too true a story, and have
forgotten how to tell any hut fairy
tales, where everything happens right,
where the Prince marries the beautiful
Princess and they live happily to-
Eether ever after.
You may never care to live at
Damory Court. Maybe the life you
will know so we'll by the time you
read this will have welded you to it.
self. II so. well and good. Then leave
the old place to your son. But there is
such a thing as racial habit, and the
call OF blood. And I know there is
sueh thing, too, as fate. Every
man carries his fate on RI
band about his neck so the
Moslem put 1t. 1t was my fate to
go away, and l know now-since dis.
tance is not made by miles alone
that l myself shall never see Damory
Court again. But life is a strange
wheel that goes round and round and
comes back to the same point again
and again. And it may be your fate to
go back. Then perhaps you will cry
(but, oh, not on the old white bears
skin rug-never again with me holding
your small, small hand)-
'Wishing-House, Wishing House.
Where are you?'
And this old parchment deed will
answer
Here / am. Master; here I ami
"Ah, we are only children, after all,
playing out our, plays. l have had
many toys. but o John. john The
ones / treasure most are all in the
Never-Never Land!"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11

Ashland, Wis, Marcn g. Miss Til
lis AuS'rS, aged Il, and three un-
known men were burned to death to
day, when Fat AuscrS' boaruing house
was destroyed near here i'm what is
believed to have been an inccndiarv
fire. Miss AnAi". another douehtcr.
Was fatally burned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
TO SAVE BROTHER.

New Orleans March Il. Albert Da-
NiS. who saved his brother hN con-
Tossing that he murdered his sister
in-laW at Tholman, Ga, died of
tuberculosis today. The wOman'S
husband has been held for the crime
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
BR NIL HAS NEGRO UPRISING.
Government Declares instlrrctiOn
Not Serious and Disorder Will BE
SuDrcSSCd.

Rio Janeido, March 6.-The Bra
lillian government today announced
that its negro uprising in northern
Brazil is not considered serious and
the disorders will soon be quelled. n
warship with troops WAS sent up
coast today where the negroes menace
inhabitants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11
CANAL TOLLS WILL BE RE.
PEALED.
House Committee Reports Repeal
Resolution by Large Majority.

Resolution by Large Majority.
washington March 6.-By a vote
OF IA to :. the house interstate com
mcrcc committee today reported ia
Vorably the bill providing for the re-
peal of the clause in the Panama
canol act granting free tolls to Amer
lean cOaStwiSe shipping.
Those voting against the repeal
were: DoremuS. OShaughncssy,
Democrats, and knoWland, Republi-
can.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11

quickly. 1t lay with the superscrip-
tion side down. On it was written, in
the same hand which had addressed
the other envelopes:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23

vehement and impetuOus affection FOR
the suave and hashy young heart
wrccaer IN the first there is a tone
~ pleading due to an evident
enhancement Reuell an.arently had
been neglectful or HIS letters had been
-old ! am nearly crazy" she writes
IN ieiilng Or her worry aud ionel:
ness
Proud OF Tender Missives.
freeman confronted with the ar
dent missiVes, admitted with some
snow Of pride that they were 10 him
When he was asked the Identity Of
the girl however he became silent
Louise was the only signature Both
letters were sent from Elberton.
Here are parts OF the first:
Dear Rube- Please don't hate me
Tor disturbing YOU again, but | am
Just 50 lonesome and worried thar /
am nearly crazy Mother saws that +
am the crossest girl that she ever
saw but think what ] have to make
me cross-the boy | love and have
given everything | have To give. nv
love, my very soul and all has failed
me
For Gods sake, tell me what it j.,
What. in Heavens name has come
me that YOU made me love YOU ever
ever so much and then do this way?
IT YOU have stopped loving me and
nate me, for Gods sake tell me ii
is this silence that Is killing me.
did not sleep any last night, but Just
thought and thought about you until
was so nervous and unstrung that
imagined all manner Of horrib e
things"
wild" 70 See "4er Boy"
The second letter, dated January II
expresses a wild desire on the part OF
the writer to see her bow" and In.
dictates that Freeman IN the interval
had duieted her fears that his devo-
ton was waning Here are extracts:
II feel a if | shall go wild II 10
not see YOU soon. ! miss you more
than ever. and have not been happy
"A single second since | left YOU
II have been sicG all the afternoon.
| think il is lonesome sick for RUDE
honest. Honey Oh. II only were
with YOU. darling just to be with
YOU a"ain'
Il know | am doing wrong to talk
like this but | am so miserable away
from my boy and ! want to see him
so badly. You must come to see me
as YOU promised
Always His. She Says.
II shall be SO sorry II YOU don,
come. | am lust so happy over the
prospects, and. de r. remember an
your very own girl always.
80 with all my love. and every
thing | have. to You, LOUISE"
If Freeman Is the bold. had bandit
that his hair raising confession" to
Fred Pail. the Belle Isle chauffeur.
pictured him, he is the happiest and
most are-free rascal the police have
ever encountered.
His toilet as perfect as though he
were occupying a suite in one
of Atlanta's SWEETEST hotels. he
greeted a Georgian reporter with q
dazzling smile Friday from his cell in
police headquarters and chatted ami
ably for half hour concerning his
affairs of the heart and his joy rides.
theater parties, etc. which had led
up to his part in the diamond rob
berry.
He ended by delivering SER
monette on high life in conjunction
with low financial resources and an
n0uncing that he was through with
the white lights and a string of sweet
hearts.
You can't play the millionaire un-
less YOU really have got the dough"
was his conclusion. Il tried it for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
URGES HELP FOR
PREACHER WHO
TRIED SUICIDE

etter from the Rev. W But
Ter. Of Culverton, Ca. criticising the
reported statement of the Rev. X. j.
HUFF that suicide may be PARDON
able sin under certain conditions, as
for instance, in his own case, mas
started an interesting controversy
In which, however, no one is founo
willing to go so far as to say SUICIDE
is actually justifiable.
Incidentally the College PARK pas
tor who In moment of dependency,
overwhelmed by debt and other
troubles, drank poison. is at Wofn
once more and thoroughly repentanl'
He said that he realized his mistake
and would not again think OF sell
destruction.
r. w. Arnold vice president of the
southern Shorthand and Business
University. in a letter to The Geor-
gian Thursday takes vigorous eX-
ception to the Rev Mr. Buffers crit
icism Of HUFF and urges that fund
be raised to help the minister out OF
his trouble.
Here Is his letter. written under the
caption: "Cpift Brother Huff, Don
Kick Him Down"
May the Lord pity the minister OF
Culverton, who, under an uncharlta-
BILE impulse, in The Georgian of jan
uary 20 so cruelty mathematical
fellow preacher, the Rev. r. o. Hun,
of College Park, at time, too, IN
the Rev. Mr.. Huff's life when ne
most needs a Christians ministra0on
of kind words, and tangible help.
Owe all need to exercise more prac-
ticaI religion and less Phariseeism,
and I hope that you will through the
columns Of your valuable paper, make
a strong appeal to the good citizens
of this city and section to come to
the help OF this unfortunate Baptist
minister, the Rev Mr. Huff, and
thereby give him a Christians boost
toward an upward march, instead OF
kicking him farther into the often
with harsh criticisms and reproaches.
land now abideth faith. nope,
charity; these three, but the greatest
of these is charity
Enclosed here with find my check
for So as a starter of fund to lift
the burden of debt, (which doubtless
was the cause of temporary aberra-
ton and. consequently, superinduced
the suicide attempt of our unfor-
tunate brother, the Rev r. j. Huff.
If there ever was case that called
for the love, sympathy and help of
a community, this is one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
FOR HOW LONG?
ATLANTA RAISES A PERTINENT
QUESTION.

When "A neighbor tells us that he
has recovered from a serious illness,
the first question that naturally arises
is, How long will he keep well ?"
Temporary relief is one thing, but d
lasting cure is altogether different.
There is nothing temporary about the
work Of Doan's Kidney Pills, as the
following Atlanta evidence proves be-
yond a doubt
Charles b. Kilgore. II Sells avenue,
Atlanta, &C.. says: Three years ago l
publicly Endorsed Doans Kidney Pills
and since then | have often recon-
mended them to my friends. To-day
| confirm my former statement, and
can say that the cure Doans Kidney
Pills made has been permanent. |
have not had any symptoms of kid
ney complaint since. and my back
has been strong and free from pain.
Doan's Kidney Pills certainly live up
TO the claims made for them
Price soc, at all dealers. DON.
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Kilgore had. Foster Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo. n. Y.--Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
Banker Indicted on
4 Forgery Charges

AUGUSTA, Jan. 23-The Richmond
County Grand Jury has returned four
Indictments against j. p Armstrong.
cashier Of the Irish American Bank,
each charging forgery
II is alleged that Armstrong forged
the names Of John 2. Mulherin, John
G. Hagier. Charles II. Boiler and John
L. Armstrong, the latter his own broth
er. as guarantors TO the payment OF
note for 100000, which Armstrong. as
president OF the Industrial Furniture
Company. gave the Citizens and South
ern Bank
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
LOVE NOTES GEM THEFT
C[EW; MANY SAD HEARTS
IN WAKE Of YOUNG BANDIT

Another girl whose identity Is SIN
mystery Friday was drawn into the
Nollmer diamond robbery investigation
through the discovery by the police
of TWO passionate love notes al
dressed to Reuell S Freeman. deb
OMAR youth OF a dozen sweethcarts.
who has admitted disposinE Of three
OF the stolen diamonds, and who
caused his own arrest by boastfuly
"confessing" to the spectacular hold
up of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis train.
Both love messages are filled with
endearing phrases. Both tell ~ a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
Man Who Didn't Have
A Chance Dies in Jail

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-AndTew Olson
"the man who didn't have chance,
died in The county Jail hospital to-
day His future was certain to con-
tain death by hanging for the muir
der of his wife, insanity for the re-
mainder Of his life or death from 8
self-infiicted bullet wound.
His death came "a hours after an
operation was performed and frag-
ment of a bullet removed, in a eff
fort to save his life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23
Says Judas Burst
st. Luke Is Disputed

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S-Rendel Harris,
of Birmingham. England, writing in The
American Theological journal, declared
that Judas lsCariot "swelled up and
burst" instead OF fell to the ground
and was dead as ST. Luke wrote of
the death OF Christs betrayer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-23

long while, but they finally got me.
| was pretty strong for the 'sklrts' !
guess, and they sort OF fell for me.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-29

of all the wage workers; commercial
pursuits, including statesmen, clerks,
commercial travellers and retail deal
ers, embracing 90 per cent Of the
wage workers; railroad and street car
service, 7.3 per cent; professional SER
vice, embracing in order of their nu-
merical Importance teachers, physi-
clans, musicians, clergymen, lawyers,
dentists, editors and veterinary sur
geons, Al per cent of the total work
ers; clerical an stenographic work,
including bill and shipping clerks,
bookkeepers and stenOgraphers, en-
bracing 81 per cent of all the work
ers in the state; mining and the ex-
traction of minerals engaging 2.3 per
cent; engineers and craftsmen, bank
ers. professional cooks. chefs and
walters, telegraphers, printers, paint
ers and decorators, laundry workers,
etc. Wage earning pursuits followed
by women in order of their importance
are: Personal and domestic service,
shop and trade workers, professional,
pursuits and agricultural
workers and telephone and telegraph
workers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-29
ASKS LIBERTY OF ACTION
Prime Minister of ROumania Heads
Majority to Waive Discussion.

BUCHAREST. Dec. 29.-Monday in
debate upon an address in reply to
a message from the throne, the prime
minister asked the majority to waive
discussion and asked the opposition to
leave the government full liberty of
action to fulfil its great duty"
The conservative party expressed its
willingness to do this. NJ. Disecco on
behalf of the conservative democrats,
repeated the declaration made by
Take Jonesco in the chamber, accord
ing TO which ROumania ought to aban-
don her neutral position and make an
immediate alliance with the triple en-
tente. He accused Austria Of ingrati-
tude towards Roumania and cOnclud-
ed by observing that two sections of
the opposition, the sentative and the
conservative democrats had declared
for an abandonment of neutrality and
for an alliance with France, Russia
and England. He expressed the hope
that presently this policy would be
officially adopted.
The address to thS throne was
agreed TO unanimously.