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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Rocky BluH News Notes.

Rocky Blun. April 3.--We are
having real spring weather now and
lots OF corn is being planted, while
those who had not already planted
gardens have planted this week. and
n little cotton has been planted.
Miss Williams of Sumter and Miss
Rankin. principal of the Baker
School spent the weekend with Mrs
A. Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Hatfield spent
Saturday and Sunday at Borden.
Mrs. Mary J. Cato. Misses Eva Hat
Held and Annie Lou Newman. Mr.. Eu-
gene Josey and James and Lillian Hat
field of this place and Miss Adde Ca
TO and Mr.. A. j. Hatfield of Surnter.
spent Sunday at Mr.. w. f. Bakers.
Mr.. Clinton Jones and Misses Annie
Jones and Lucille Mcleod OF Mayes-
Vile visited at Mr.. l.. L. White sun
dag.
Mrs. NJ. +. Capcll and children
spent Wednesday with Mrs. ]. j. Hat
field.
Theresa and Berthe Andrews spent
Tuesday night with Agnes and Irene
White.
Miss La Mcleod spent Wednesday
night with Miss Annie Lou Newman.
Mrs. Alfred Andrews and children
spent Thursday I'm Sumter.
Misses Annie Lou Newman and
Irene White spent Thursday with Mrs.
Is. +. Baker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY.
state InpcCtOr of High Schools Saws
There Is Too Much BOmbast i'm
Closing Exercises.

The end of the school year is APP
preaching and l venture to offer q
rev innocent suggestions to some OF
my fellow teachers" said w. II.
Hand, State inspector of high schools
yesterday. "Is it not possible to have
FEWER commencements and diplomas
baccalaureat addresses in our COM
mon schools?
Let us not be so vain. Leave these
pompous airs to the collegette, Mr..
Swearingen's happily named mono
hippic college. Such airs are the
crownning glory OF that nondescript
institution. A man of simple tastes
must have a curious bacallaureate ad-
dress before q half dozen young girls
In short dresses and half as many
boys in kinckerbockers, pompously
styled the graduating class. We teach
ers suffer immensely from such grand
oise performances.
1t Is entirely proper to make the
closing exercises Of your school en-
)oyable and instructive, but there is
no possible defense for taking days
and even weeks of your time and
your pupils time preparing for elab-
crate display to crafty anybody's
vanity. Time is too precious and the
school revenue is too small to be spent
in mere stage show.
Let us have little less tinsel,
bombast and folderol. Make our ex-
ercises simple, brief ard elevating.
Avoid coarse negro minstrel shows
and cheap vaudeville performances.
They degrade. Our youngsters are
already too much inclined toward
hippancy, clownishness and the lime
light They need training in dignity
and poise. Let your exercises be
fresh. Permit Spartacus and the rest
OF the gladiators to take a rest, and
leave off Benedict Arnold and the
black horse for one season. All about
you are fresh and inviting subjects.
THE money spent on engraved in
vi,ationS might be better spent for
q good school globe, and the money
given for diplomas would furnish
your school with some much-needed
maps"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
CONGAREE ITEM NOT LOST.
Not In inc Bill but to BE Included i'm
River and llarbor Appropriation in
Senate.

Washington, April 5.--Investiga-
ton here of rumors which have been
current In Columbia for the past day
or two to the effect that the item Of
100000 in the river and harbor bill
providing for the development Of the
Congaree river had been stricken
from the bill shows that they are en-
tirely without foundation.
AS a matter of fact when the chief
OF engineers of the war department
sent this report to the house makin
his recommendation that this amount
of money be appropriated by congress
for the purpose it reached the house
too late to be incorporated in this
years bill. Thercupon Representative
Lever announced that he would take
care of the matter in the senate and
were it possible to get it on this years
bill nc would have it put on.
The bill has not yet been taken up
in the senate and will not be for sew
cral weeks.
Therefore the item has not been
stricken from the bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

Egypt. April "A heavy rain fall
vas hero on the 31st and the farm
work is at standstill for awhile.
Our community was saddened on
last Thursday by the death OF Mrs.
W. It. Mcleod. While 1t was known
that her condition was serious. her
death came as shock to her many
relatives and friends. She is sur
vived by her husband and eight chill
dren. the youngest being only a few
hours old, beside three brothers and
two sisters. Messrs. Hugh, j. d.. and
Raymond Evans. Miss lila Mae Evans
OF Rembcrt and Mrs. Ben Myers Of
Hagood.
Mrs. w. NJ. McCaskill Is critically
an.
On yesterday Mr.. A. X. Lee was
stricken with something like paraly-
sis OF the speech. and while there is
some Improvement his condition is yet
dangerous.
Mrs. Clara Latham. after a pleas
ant stay with relatives, returned to her
homo I'm Camden yesterday.
MIR. l.. III. White attended the an
nual Horse show at Camden.
Miss Sadie White. after few
weeks stay with relatives in Camden,
returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. W. T. Mcleod spent Tuesday i'm
Bishopville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
THREE INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Occurred on Torpedo Beat Destroyer
A!wyn OF Cape Hattcras.

Portsmouth. Va, April 6.-Three
men were injured by an explosion on
board the torpedo boat destroyer
Alwyn today, while the vessel was
nCrthward bound fifteen miles south
of the Diamond Shoals lightship off
ter tender Flynn, Firemen Hamman
and Eaton. What caused the eXplos-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

superintendent OF Education Hayns-
weeks making plans for the County
school Day. which will be held on
April 18th. He has secured Il hand
some list of prizes which will he an
nounccd with the program OF events
in "a few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
"SWAT THE FLY" TIME.
What to DO to Control this Pest of
Pests Prof. COnradi Gives Practical
Instructions for Controlling Flies.

Clemson College. April 3.-"Con-
trolling Flies" is the title of q circu
lar written by Prof. a. +. Conradi,
entomologist and published at Glenn
son College for free distribution to all
citizens who request it. This cir
cular is considered especially timely
just now, when the flies are begin
ming to grow lively at the prospect
OF warm weather and the perennial
slogan. swat the fly" will soon be
abroad in the land. The circular
contains information about methods
or controlling flies and also gives
working plans for constructing H.,
traps and operating sprays. Its in
formation is thoroughly practical
and likely to prove useful alike TO
rural and urban householders. 1t
contains only nine pages OF reading
matter, some clear diagrams, and no
superfluous words.
In the very beginning of the cir
cular summary is printed which ex-
plains the essentials of fly control.
1t is as follows:
Il. Screen the house.
-. Avoid filth or any other ny at
tracing material about the premises
such as garbage or slops. Garbage
or Kitchen refuse should be kept in
tightly covered vessels. Never throw
1t on the ground. 1t is sure to at
tract flies.
"s Screen privy closets. Have
every closet provided with q keg or
barrel of slaked lime and use freely
to dry up the closet material.
a. Manure is valuable When re-
moved from the stalls at q time
when 1t cannot be Immediately spread
on the field. it should be stored in a
definite place, preferably in COM
post shed or pit. To have the ma
nure scattered or placed at numerous
places about the barn is wastcful
and makes it very difficult to main
tain sanitary conditions.
'5. Spray the manure, whether in
stalls or elsewhere. with the arsenite
of soda spray as described in this
bulletin. once every ten or fourteen
days. Like many OK our common
sprays this so,ution Is poisonous
and must be kept out OF reach of
children and live stock. The arsenitc
OF soda should be kept closed and
together with the pump containing
the spray should be kept closed and
under lock and key when not I'm use
In livery barns and farm barns where
a spraying plant has been installed
the pump should be elevated. This
allows easy approach by the oper-
ator and the spray is yet out of
reach of children and live stock.
Sprayed manure is not injurious to
chickens.
80 Use tho fly trap described in
this bulletin judiciously about the
barns. privy closets, kitchen door,
hog pens and other breeding places"
Fifty small traps placed in the
barns at Clemson College last April
caught a total OF 500,309 flies in
twenty days. Frequently trap
catches from 1000 to $4,000 flies
during the first hour. The bait used
at Clemson College was sour milk
This is circular No 23 of the South
Carolina Experiment Station and it
is to he had free by any one upon
to Clemson College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Strengthens Weak and Tired WOmrI

Il was under great strain nursing
2 relative through three months
sickness" writes Mrs. j. G. Van De
Sande, Of Kirkland, H., and Electric
Bittcrs kept ne from breaking down.
| will never be without it," Do you
feel tired and worn cut No appe-
t!tc and food won't digest? 1t isn't
tho spring weather. You need Flee
tric Filters. Start Il months treat
mcnt today; nothing better for stom-
ach, liver and kidneys. The great
spring tonic. Relief or money back.
o0c and 800 at your druggist.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

II suffered with rheumatism for
two years and could not get my right
hand To my mouth for that length OF
time" writes Lee L. Chapman. Maple
ton. Iowa. II suffered terrible pain
80 l could rot sleep or lie still at
night. five years ago | began using
Chamberlain's I.ir .ment and I'm two
months | was well and have not suf-
fered with rheumatism since" For
sale by all deaicrs-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

New York. April 8.
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens In "a house
In which the plumbing Is i'm poor con-
ditiOn--cvCrybody In tho house is
liable to contract typhoid or some
other fever The digestive organs per-
form the Same functions In tho human
body as the plumbing does for the
house. and they should be kept in
first class condition all the time. IL
you have any trouble with your di-
VcstiOn take Chamberlains Tablets
and you arc certain to get quick relief.
For sale by all dcalcrs.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Veteran Newspaper Man Dead.

New York, April 6.--Wm. G.. Price.
newspaper writer of this city for
20 years died Sunday evening at ST..
LukeS hospital after an illness of
two weeks. Mr.. Price was born in
Georgia and was for some time editor
of the Macon Telegraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Cough Medicine for Children
Il. NJ. PITTS,
Supervisor

Too much care cannot be used in
selecting II cough medicine for chill
drcn. IL should bc pleasant to take,
contain no harmful substance and be
most effcctual. Chamberlain Cough
Dcmcdy meets these requirements
and is favoritc with the mothers OF
young children everywhere. For sale
by all dCalcrs.-AdNt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

"Whooping cough is about every
Childrcn'S Diseases Very Prevalent.
where. Measles and scarlet fever al
most as bad. Use Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound for Inllamed throatS
and coughing. Mrs. I. c. Hostlcr
Grand Island, Nebr says: My three
children had severe attacks of WhOop-
ing cough, and very few doses of
FOley's Honey and Tar gave great
rolef" Sibert's Drug StOre.-AdYt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Check Your April Cough.

ThaWiEg frost and April rains chill
You to the very marrow, you catch
cold-head and lungs stuffcd-you are
feverish-cOugh continually and fee
miSerable-you need DR.. Kings New
Discovery. 1t SootheS innamed and
irritatcd throat and lungs, stops
cough, you head clears up, fever
leaves, and YOU feel fine. Mr. j. r.
Davis, o. Stickney Corner, Me, WAS
cured OF q dreadful cough after doe
tors treatment and all other RENE
dies failed. Relief or money back
Plcasant--children like it. Get a bot
tie today. soc and $1.00, at youl
druggist. t.-Advt
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all sores
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
NAMED AS INSPECTOR,
Frank Perry Given Good Postal Job

Frank Perry Given Good Postal Job.
Washington, April 4.-Congress-
man Johnson has been notified that
Frank Perry, clerk in the post office
at Grecnvillc. has been named by
Postmaster General Burleson as a
postOtiice inspector. Mr.. Perry re-
Gently took an examination for this
position and made q very satisfactory
mark. lie was indorsed by Mr..
Johnson, hence his appointment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

There Is no use Of our beating
around tho bush" We might as we'll
out with II FIRST aS last. We want YOU
to try Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy
the next time you have cough or
cold. There Is no reason SO far as we
can see why YOU should not do SO.
This preparation by it's remarkable
cures has gained n world wide repu-
tation. and people everywhere speak
of IL i'm the highest terms OF rraisc
1t is for sale by all dealers.-Adyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Why Ii Suits Particular Pcople.

TFoIey's Honey and Tar Compound
is prompt and effective for coughs,
colds, Group hoarseness, bronchial
coughs and throat trou oles. Thomas
Verron, Hancock, Mich, writes: "Fo-
ley S Honey and Tar quickly relieves
tickling throat and stops the cough
with no bad after effect" 1t contains
no opiates and is pure. That's why
1T suits particular people. Siberts
Drug Store.-AGVt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Spring Laxative and BlCOd Cleanse,

Flush out the accumulated waste
and pOisons OF the winter months
cleans your stomach, liver and kid
neys OF all impurities. Take DR..
Kings New Life Pills nothing bet
ter for purifying the blood. Mild,
non gripping laxative. Cures consti-
patton; makes YOU feel fine. Take no
other. 25c at your druggist t-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
BRIDGE BUILDERS ASPIIYXIATED
.ligil; Men Die From Natural Gas
Eighty Feet Below Surface OF
Earth. !, ~ II

Memphis, April 6.-Eight men
used as sand hogs in the construction
of one of the piers of new bridge
being built across the Mississippi here
were killed today when they struck
natural gas flow eighty feet be-
low the carth's surface.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
10, The Poor Women.

indianapolis, April 6.-Ten thous-
and seats for women" buttons were
distributed here today in a campaign
against the monopoly Of seats in
street cars by men passengers. Many
ministers have pledged sermon on the
subject of courtesy to women next
Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
New York Stock Market.

New York, April G.--Trading light
price changes generally unimportant
ut opening of the market this morning
At the end of half an hour the tone
strengthened to steady. Cotton three
to five lower. May 1856; July l2.4O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

FWhcn run down with Nidncy trou-
bile. baCkachc. rheumatism or blad-
der weak css, turn quickly for help
to Foley Kidney Pills. You cannot
take them into your system without
having good results. Chas. ~ Fox.
lIimrod. y. Y. says: "Folcy Kidney
IlllS have done me more good than
$4,000 worth OF medicine" They
give you good results. Sibcrts Drug
Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Foley Kidney Pills Successful Tor
rheumatism and Kidney Trouble.

Positive in action for backache.
weak back, rheumatism. kidney and
bladder troubles. L. j. Boyd, Ogle,
Texas, writes After taking two bot
ties Of Foley Kidney Pills, my rheu-
Inatism and kidney trouble are COM
pletely gone" Safe and effective.
Sibert's Drug Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

Corrected Daily by Ernest Efold,
Cotton Buyer.

Good Mlddlin i3 is.
Strict Middling 13.
Middling 12 rs.
strict Low Middling IL i-2.
Low Mlddling IL rs.
Strict Good Ordinary IL 3-s.
Staple cotton IL To IL 1-2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

owing TO report that has been
circulated over the county to the cf-
feet that | will not be candidate for
ting my friends know that | am i'm
the race and will remain there until
the finish.
+. NJ. PITTS,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08
Card of Thanks.

| wish in this way to express IL Q
sincere thanks OF myself and family
and brothers and sisters to all our
kind friends and neighbOrs for their
and death Of my mother, Mrs. Easter
Watts.
Sincprely
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

PLANTS FOR SALE-Lcttuce and
panSy plants, also sweet olive cut
tings well rooted. The pansy plants
are fine and woll grown and will
he sold at reasonable price. SIG
W. Hampton Ave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

FOR SALF-DiXie Wilt resistant cot
ton sced from cotton which made
q BOO weight bale per acre. Price
Sl.00 per bushcl. T.. "a Colclough,
OsweGO, $. q.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-08

BEE,SWAX WANTED-Cash paid FOL
good clean wax. y. c. Osteen.
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Sincerely,

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
H. w. Newman Elected
Commander of Post So

The annual election of officers OF
Post 5S, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, held last night at headquarters, 26
North Third street, resulted as fol.
lows:
Commander, II. w. Newman; senior
vice-commander, John NJ. Major:
Junior vice-commander. Thomss
Numbers; chaplain, William Higgins:
surgeon. R. NJ. Johnson; officer of the
day, II. M. Graham officer of the
guard, David Bender; trustee, William
ID. Rhoads.
Representatives to the department
encampment to be held at Easton.
Pa, next June were also elected. as
follows: r. B. Hoffman, David BEN
der, N. A. Walmer, Thomas Numbers
and II. S. Watson.
The post unanimously decided to
attend the Slough tabernacle on nm :
triotic night next Thursday and oc-
cupy reserved seats. All other posts
in the city and vicinity and all other
veterans are requested to Join the
party and meet at post Headquarters
on that evening and march to the
tabernacle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Reformed Church Will
Have Big Meeting of
Men in Allentown
By Associated Pyess

Wernersville, Pa, Dec. 5.-Repre-
sentatives of the Reformed Church
from five states-New York, Pennsyl-
Vania, Ohio. Virginia and Maryland
one delegate to every 5000 members
of the $4,000 enrolled in the United
States. attended the meeting of the
general committee of the Laymen'.
Missionary Movement held at Grand
view Sanatorium on South Mountain
AT the close of the convention there
was great enthusiasm in anticipation
of the mems congress to be held in
the fall of 1915. Salem Reformed
Church. Allentown, was the unani-
nous choice of the delegates.
The Rev. James I. Good. d. D..
Philadelphia. president, presided over
a meeting of the board of foreign mis-
sions of the Reformed Church in the
United States. The principal business.
before the board was to devise Wavs
and means to liquidate the indebted
ness of $135.OO0. An effort will be
made to raise $25O.O00 for this pur-
pose and for immediate needs. An
additional 100000 Is required for
general work throughout the wear
The basis of the 1915 expenditure of
money was decided to be the receipts
during 1914. This will, it is hoped.
prevent the board from assuming an
Indebtedness
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
SALOON OPPOSEDBY
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Board Will Urge Court to Refuse
Transfer Because of Nearness
of Cameron Building

The school board at its regular
meeting last night passed a resolution
protesting against the transfer of the
liquor license owned by Patrick Sulli-
van from 727 State street to 1919
North Third street. in the Eleventh
ward.
The resolution was passed Just be-
fore the close of the session and will
be presented to the Dauphin county
court next Tuesday when the appli-
cation for the transfer is heard.
The objections that members of the
school board have to the placing of the
Sullivan place uptown is that the pro-
posed site of the saloon is only 200 feet
away from the Cameron school build
ing at Green and Muench streets.
Seventeen hundred persons of the
Eleventh ward have signed a petition
or remonStrance against the license
transfer. The remonstrance was filed
yesterday with Prothonotary HoIIer
IT is the largest remonstrance that
has ever been made in Harrisburg and
some of the reasons given are that the
proposed saloon is not necessary for
accommodation of strangers that the
district does not need a saloon, that It
would be a detriment to the public
good and that a public school is wifi
in 100 feet OF the proposed site.
The formal protest will be made at
court December s, by James w. Stran-
ahan, former deputy attorney general
who VIII represent the people of the
West End.