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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
The Childrcn's Play Grounds.

The committee on the play grounds
are very anxious to make enough
money to defray the expenses of
keeping up the grounds. and in order
to do this in Il way that would give
pleasure to children and make place
more attractive to them, it was de-
cided to sell ice cream there every
Friday afternoon as long as the cream
was. contributed. OF course that ia
the only way in which they could
make anything, clear of expense. so
it is most earnestly asked that any
persons who are interested in this
good work will give either some cream
or the money for same.
MIR. Rogers has kindly given spec
ial rates to the ladies for these occa-
slons. Any communications or infor-
nation can be directed to or had from
Mrs. w. L. Brunson.
Chairman Comittee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
GOOD TENNIS MATCH.


- best tennis match which has
~ p1aycd up to this time I'm the
u1one tennis tourney came off at the
y. ~ c. A. court Monday afternoon
v3<h Asnsrs. Marion and Phillips as
epUorsnts I'm the two sets. Mr.. Marion
vao not in good form to start off with.
btlng out Of practice. but after the
nPpe kwo games he settled down and
~ Interested spectators saw some of
~ prsttiest shots Of the year. To-
UosdD The last OF the first set each Of
- players seemed somewhat winded
lsom their exertions. but the second
81 was . fast and exciting one. also.
both being In favor Of Mr.. Marion,
80: So.
Another match played was that be-
twsss, Haynsworth and Levi. The first
pst Was won by Levi So: and the sec
ond Us. also won by Levi.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29

When Messrs. Jennings and Pollock
announced their candidates. for the
United States senate The News and
Courier venturcd to express some
doubt as to the wisdom Of their course
In doing so. IL desires to say now that
these doubts were soon dissipatod. In
common with thousands of South
CarolipiaEs II is nrm In the opinion
that but for the able and courageous
work of these young men the story
which afforded to so many of us on
Tuesday night the profoundcst satis-
faction might well have had vastly
different complcxion.--Ncws aad
Courier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29

Btshopviile. Aug. 26.--It has been
jmpoaBible TO secure exact figures rs
- the vote cast I'm this county for
oach one OF the candidates for local
and state and national offices. The
results are: For United states scna-
eor. Smith carries the county by u
majority of SO. with about the same
that II was two years ago. which Is
. loss To the governor OF over two
hundred. For governor. Manning Is
leading. closely followed by Cooper
and Richards. For lieutenant gov
srnor. Kelly secures a plurality of the
votes- For comptroller general. Jones
IsadsL Adjt Gen. Moore leads. Rob
ert r. Dennis and j. u. Lame are elect
% members OF the Legislature. II. G..
Perrin In reelected treasurer: III. IL.
Coatc In eiec-ed auditor. Pate de-
feats woodnam. present incumbent.
ny 30 majority. All others hold over,
except magistrate: these all reelected,
Bishopvillc pr ucincts. which gave the
governor "a majority OF one vote two
years ago. goes for Senator Smith by
q majority of lis. The cictiou
throughout the county passed with
splendid order. Partisans OF each
candidate worked hard from opcnins
90 close of the polls. but no fights hav,
been reported.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
just Cripple Around.

Some people just cripple around
most of the days of their life, worth
about half what they might be to
themselves and their families, with all
energy gone and only duty dragging
them about their daily tasks. They
don't know what is the matter. and
treat first one symptom and then an
other. without much result. The real
trouble is that the blood is not rich
enough TO supply tho demands Of the
system. This lack OF the necessary
elements may manifest itself in nery-
BUSINESS, in indigestion, in rheuma-
tism. in emaciatiOn, in that all gone
feeling. Just give yourself a chance
by making your blood all right and
see how quick nature will give you
poisc and energy. Many Of your
ncighbors have redeemed lives almost
shipwrcckCd 10y the faithful use of
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy, which is a
great eliminant and tonic. 1t clears
'tWdH tic impurities ana tn6n DulIQS
up the system. That was the case
"ith Mr.. John i. Pcttigrew OF Lees
burg. y. c., who says: Several years
ago | was suffering from indigestion.
For three months I had to live on
milk and bread. ] was Just as weak
and nervous as l could be. Eight bot
/ Ties or Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy
cared me. after the doctors medicine
failed"
You can buy this great remedy Of
most druggists. If yours doesn't have
1t for you send 4 dollar to the Remedy
Sales Corporation, Charlotte. n. c..
and they will supply you.--Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
''rhc llcatlcn Rage But the People
RriOicc"


The News and Courier last night
received from Senator l.. Il. Tilman
the following dispatch, giving pas
sagcs between himself and Gov.
Blease.
Tillman to Bleasc. September, 1910:
"rhc Hon. Cole l.. Blcase, New
berry, :. c.: congratulations. Let
the hcatcn rage.
B r. Tillman."
I'lcasc to Tillman, August, 1912:
"H. II. Tillman, Trenton, S. c.,
September, 1912:
Let the hcathcn rage. They still
rage.
cole l.. I'lcase."
Tillman to Blcasc. August, 1914:
"Thc Hon. Cole l.. BlcaSc, Column
bia. $. c.:
The heather still rage. but the pcO-
plc rejoice. 500 Deuteronomy, 32:15.
GoOd-byc.
B. II. Tillman."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
Escaped Convict Captured.

Rural Policeman sam Newman has
been sent from here IT, F'itzpatrick,
Ga, To bring back To Sumter county
Willie MichauN. who is wanted on the
charge Of burglary and larceny.
Michaux is an escaped convict. who
has been wanted in this county scv-
cral years. the sheriff having sent for
him at "A number Of places where ne
Was reported captured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
PERSONAL NEWS.

Mrs. Rosa Mayors. of Savannah. 4
Visiting her sister. Mrs. Reid Ard; an,
her daughter. Mrs. Eugene Wilder.
Mrs. Julian Bradford and daughter
have returned home from Charlotte
Miss Mary King has gone to Chad
bourn. N. c.. To visit relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Rhame and son, Of Cam.
den. are visiting Mrs. Robert T.
Brown on East Liberty street.
Mrs. NJ. Brinkiey and daughter
Atiss Bell. have gone to Ashevilie to
spend some time.
Misses Elizabeth Lyman and Ma
milo Tucker have gone to Asheville tu
spend the rest OF the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Il. Commander and
Miss May Smith have returned home
after a stay at wrightsville Beach.
Mrs. Geo. Bruner. Of Florence, Is
visiting her sister. Miss Maggie Ard.
on Harvin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Gregg. of Nor
folk. Va. are vsaaps Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Grcgg.
Mrs. w. A. Kinard left Monday for
Nswberry and other towns In the
northern part OF the state. where she
VIII visit relatives. AhE.
Miss Mamie Hall of savannah. Ga,
and Miss Hattie Lou Jones of'sumter
have gone for stay Of three weeks
60 Washington. New York and At
hntic City.
Mrs. Il. T. Brailsford has returned
70 tho city after u wsek's visit to the
families Of Mr.. III. A. and X. A..
Brailsford Mt Pinewood.
Miss Ruth Clark. Of Lexington. one
of the last spring graduates from
winthrop College. Is the attractive
guest of Miss Cccilc McKagen.
Miss Alpha Barnum has returned
home from attending a house party
et Winnsboro. where she had a most
delightful time. Miss Barnum on her
TIP visited friends at Columbia and
Ridseway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29

Announcement has been made of
the awarding of the Winthrop Dauyh-
tcrs scholarship to Miss Grace Wells.
of FriNat"rr section. The many friends
of the young lady will congratulate
her on the successful oulcomc "f he,
try at the annual scholarship award.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
C0NGRESSMEN REELECTED,
DENNIS PUSHES WHALEY CLOSE.
LY IN FIRST DISTRICT.
Aiken May Have to Run Over i'm Third
Stevenson Runs Close on Finley
-Isassdalc an Easy Winner.

.
With returns in from every county
involved, it is evident that the entire
south Carolina delegation in con-
sreSs has been returned to office.
many of the members by tremen-
dous majorities.
from the start of the counting It
WAS apparent that only two-Messrs
Whalcy in the First and Fin,ev in tho
rli'h' would be seriously in danger.
ana as the votes piled up these two
drew ahead of their opponents with
result that they now have what seem
to be safe leads.
In the first district MIR. Whalev was
hard pressed by l.. ]. Dennis u,ho
ran well in the country and carried
the war into Mr.. Whaley's territory
with big vote In Charleston.
Mr.. Finley in the Fifth was behind
in the count at one time but his home
county. York, came through with q
tremendous majority and put him on
luc SAFE SlQ0.
In the Third Wyatt Aiken seems to
nave carried the day on the first pri-
mary against his three opponents
While Joseph T. Johnson i'm the Fourth
has easily swept the field i'm the first
primary.
The Second district saw a runaway
race, with Congressman James F.
Byrnes getting huge majority.
In the Sixth Representative Rags
dale easily won over his opponents.
Former Representative j. f. ElIerbe
and A. l.. Hamer.
Congressman Lever in the Seventh
district was unoppOsed.
The vote in the various counties
follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-29
Miss Jones I;ntcvtuinS.

Miss Marie Jones entertained many
OF h"r friends ON Wednesday even
ing in honor .or her cousin, Miss
EllS" Cotton Of EaStoVcr, and Miss
Bcrnicc Jones of lNkcsland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
FEB. BRINGS FIRST OF SPRING
From the Craftsman.


In late February a change comes over
the earth in the expression of details. 1t
matters not how wild the wind, how low
the temperature, beneath the surface of
the earth growth is stirring, sap is ready
to run up the stems of the trees, color is
perceptibly returning to the twigs and
the crust of the earth is breaking. Yet
against the horizon the uninitiated notice
that the trunks and branches of the de-
ciduous trees are still bare of leaf, their
skeleton-like frameworks unchanged in
appearance.
Poets have sung the return of green
ness to the earth, philosophers have
learned lessons from it, scientists have
explained it and year after year it re-
ours, eternal in its beauty. In truth,
spring is the compensation of sections
of the earth where growth is suspended
during the winter season. Tropical and
subtropical regions do not pass through
defined and regular seasons, and for this
reason many regard life in them as more
monotonous than in places where the
seasons exhibit, as they change, a GER
tain excitement, often a haste and per-
sonal determination not unlike that asso-
ciated with human beings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Income Tax Returns Slow

Despite the general publicity that
has been given the new income tax
system and the Oft repeated warning
that a failure to pay this tax will en-
tail heavy penalties, payment is pro-
crossing slowly up to date The pen
alties are heavy for failure to pay the
tax on time, but still heavier for the
person, firm or corporation which
makes fraudulent return as in addi-
tion to heavy fines, a term of impris
onment in the federal penitentiary
may be imposed
The federal government knows no
fayorites in this matter, and neither
financial standing nor political pull
will be able to avert deserved punish
ment, for the United States govern.
ment has reputation for going after
the big man as well as the so-called
little fellows, and the federal govern.
ment never let's up when the fedora.
statutes are violated.
Another matter that is causing much
trouble to the collector of internal rev.
enue is the gross carelessness in which
some of the forms and returns have
been filled out and forwarded to the
collector. The instructions are plainly
printed on each form and yet mistakes
are made that would discredit a third
grade school boy. This matter is caus.
ing the office force of the collector
some trouble. 1t may cause the per.
sons liable much trouble later on, foD
the federal government demands 81
strict compliance with the rules and
regulations of its several departments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Uncle Sans National Nursery

1t is customary to speak of the ag-
ricultural department as Uncle Sans
nursery, but this philanthopic old
gentleman has a real nursery in the
childrens bureau of the labor depart
ment, the existence of which is un-
known to a good many people.
The province of the bureau is to
solve the problems relating to the
children of the nation and it's chief is
Miss Julia c. Lathrop.
Miss Lathrop has recently made her
first annual report to the Secretary of
Labor, in which great stress is laid
upon the question of infant mortality,
and she declares that the vast and
unmeasured loss of infant life is due
solely to individual and civic neglect .
As shown in this interesting report
the fatalities among infants were alb
normally large last year. 1t is shown
that in 1913 the deaths among babies
under one year Of age numbered 300,-
900, and in Miss Lathrop's own words,
"of these at least half would be living
had we as individuals and communities
applied those measures of hygiene and
sanitation which are known and avail
able
The children's bureau is suffering
from lack of funds and limited num-
ber OF workers SO that the first year
of its operations has been largely eX-
perimental. When funds and adequate
force are supplied the work of solving
the great problems of the cities rela-
tive to the lives of infants will be earn
estly and exhaustiveIy taken up.
The milk supply is deemed one of
vital Importance and will be thorough
ly investigated; sanitary food condi-
tions will be delved into, sweat shop
environments are to be extensively
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
.sssssssssssssssssssssssss,
IN JUSTICE TO sTENoGRAPHERs

From Harper's Weekly.
A woman of much quiet charm and cul-
ture, who earns her living by swift and
accurate stenography, has sent us a
letter in which she points out the friv-
olous treatment of the stenographer in
popular literature AS to her appearance,
see o. Henry's 1.-THE Romance of a Busy
Broker:
"A high rolled fringe or golden hair
under a nodding canopy of velvet and
ostrich tips, imitation sealsllin sack
and string of beads as large as hick-
ory nuts, ending near the floor with a
silver heart"
AS to her mentality, consult Short
Story Writing" by Professor Pitkin of
Columbia university:
THE gum-chewing stenographer, who
devours the literary offspring of Mr..
Robert Chambers, may have her diff
cultes with this
Her conversation is described in story
in Red Book for November:
Believe me, when it comes to the real
thing. the Observation-Disclosures kind. our
Bits got the best of 'em beat to a
fade-away."
Her equipment may be found described
in any of the alleged comic papers:
Have you done anything for spelling
reform? Yes, I fired my blonde stenog-
rapher'
Why is she so treated? We all know
the facts. Among those earning their
living in this way happen TO be George
Washingtons grand-grandniece, a grand
daughter of a governor of South Caro-
lima a great-granddaughte of Laurens
of the First Continental congress, and
thousands of others of cultivated anees-
try. Many are college graduates. The
truth is, the world loves familiar jokes
and familiar effects, and if one stereo-
typed trick gets started and proves
amusing to the average mind, it is hard
to stop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
MILITANCY AND PARIS GOWNS

From the New York World
A local suffragist leader Just back from
a visit to Europe, where she saw the
Pankhursts, brings the interesting news
that 'Christobel has grown to be a most
beautiful women since she went to
Paris and learned how to dress.'
Clothes, of course, do not make a
cause, nor good looks a militant. But
behold how admirably the law of COM
pensation has worked in the case of fair
Christobel! Driven out of England by
the cat and mouse law and condemned
to the boulevards of Paris instead of to
the prisons of old England, the resolute
crusader has become a glass of fashion
and mould of feminine form. Such
things, of course, are far below the ideal
of votes for women" Even an anti
can wear Partisan finery. But if mil
itancy makes it's devotees beautiful and
stylish in spite of themselves, who would
not be a militant? Who would not shirk
the discomforts of forcble feeding for the
rewards of evile among the mndinettes
and the man milliners of the gay capital?
After all, it is better to wear pretty
clothes than costumes decorated with the
broad arrow of penal servitude. Perhaps
the youthful leader of the British mill
tants has made the subtlest appeal of
all for recruits for the cause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13

eontentedl, but into the street that
edged the frk
What Stupid looking people.' she
would sigh. And what an utterly unin-
terestng park. And what dull view
altogether,
At that particular moment piekpocket
hlched womans purse, a little lame boy
faced gang of young ruffians to rescue
a puppy, and two lovers stopped ON the
corner to say good-by
The lady with the back view also sat
at her window. Outside were back yards,
heaps of refuse and wailing cats. But
there were windows, high and mysterious;
there were strange, foreign faces peering
out from behind screening curtains;
there were window boxes full of dusty
blooms; and wonderful collection of as
sorted children, dogs, cats and gayly col
ored clothes hung out to dry.
The woman with the back yard view
laughed delightedly.
What a delicious outlook" she mur-
INJURED to herself. I'm sure that queer,
dark face at the window over there is a
Turkish refugee! And wonder If that
group at the window so dimly lifted is
a thieves club. What a simply enchant-
ing VieWi'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
The Coal Business

while the Alabama coal trade has been
comparatively quiet of late, the outlook
for the coming season is bright" said
Cyrus Garnsey of Memphis, general man
ager of the Galloway Coal company, one
of the largest operating concerns on the
Frisco. f EF
1.-THE recent cold snap was not sufficient
to affect wholesale domestic trade appre-
ciably, but it helped the retail business
and had the effect of cleaning up the
yards in Birmingham and elsewhere The
coal dealers stock up in August, and
look for an exceptionally brisk business
then. We will probably have several more
short cold snaps before spring, and when
summer begins the dealers will certainly
be without any surplus coal on hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
TOO MANY HOSPITALS

From the Philadelphia Record
There are many communities in the
United States which would be thrilled by
an announcement such as appeared in
Saturdays Record, that through the gem
erosty of the late Miss Anna Il. Jeanes,
over 100000 is now available for the
erection and endowment of a new hos
pital in Philadelphia. In many. cities the
possibilities for good of such an insti-
tuition would be incalculable. and doubt
less 1t will prove a splendid benefaction
mere, bue it may well be questioned If,
looking solely to the public welfare, a
better medium for Miss Jeanes' benevo-
lence could not have been found. 1t has
been truly said that Philadelphia is really
afflicted by the number of its hospitals
There are probably not less than 40 such
Institutions here, which compete with
one another and overlap in their fields
of usefulness in manner that is most
wasteful both of money and energy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
PrOsperOus DemOpOIis

Great prosperity prevails in and around
Demopolis," said Al e. CARRIER, cashier
of the Merchants. and Mechanics bank
who had occasion to spend a few days re-
Gently in Marengos principal city.
In fact, | have never known Demop-
oils to be as prosperous as it is today
The high price which farmers received
for their cotton accounts in great
measure for extraordinary thrift through
out the section referred to; but business
has been steadily improving for some
Years, and now that the farmers are all
well to do-many of them rich-the banks
are flush with money, and the merchants
are all talking good times. Bank depos-
its in Demopolis amount to about $1,000,
600. The population of the town is nearly
5000, and in the next census it will make
a showing that will surprise the outside
public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Birmingham's Strong Position

This city's claims for one of the
regional or federal reserve banks is,
in the nature of things, strong and
they will be strongly presented at the
hearing before the organization COM
mittee, headed by Secretary McAdoo,
in Atlanta tomorrow.
The Chamber of Commerce has ap-
pointed a committee of representa-
tive men to go to Atlanta for the pur-
pose of giving moral support to Presi-
dent w. P. G. Harding and others
who will discuss the regional question;
and in addition to the Chamber of
Commerce committee the Rotary club
sends a supplemental committee. The
Birmingham delegation will leave to-
night, and it is hoped and believed
that every one who has been COM
missioned to attend the hearing will
answer the roll call when the train
is ready TO pun out.
The banking and currency act pro-
vides that there shall not be less than
Eight federal reserve banks nor more
than twelve. 1t is understood that
there will be not less than ten to start
with. But it is more than likely that
the maximum number of reserves will
be established. The organization COM
mittee will do great deal of work
before it gets through, and in dis
tributing the regional banks it will be
found desirable to fix upon the full
number that the country will naturally
demand so that the new system will
be inaugurated with permanent terri
torial or regional lines. Assuming then
that there will be twelve federal re-
serve banks, Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Chicago, st. Louis and San
Francisco will each have one. The
northwest will have one or more. The
south will have three and possibly
four.
1t is now thought that Richmond,
which is making a vigorous campaign,
will be one of the winners. Rich
mond's victory would cut out Atlanta,
and that of course would be greatly in
Birmingham favor. If the organiza-
ton committee is as open minded as
it is supposed to be, it will, after the
hearings, award Birmingham one of
the prizes.
The Birmingham delegation will go
to Atlanta confident of the justice of
their cause, and no matter what the
result may be the people of this city
will know that an honest and able
contest has been made in behalf of
Alabama's great commercial and in
dustrial city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13

personages than Greeley, Dana and
Bryant. The engineer dreams of being
a De Lesseps; the scientists, a Pasteur.
and the broker Morgan.
The professor of advice in my college
should tell his students what the aver
age man can do-what awaits the ordi-
nary teacher who is not a Pestaozzi
In seeking a business, the college boy
almost invariably fails to inquire what
pay goes with the average man in a
particular business. He fails to inquire
what work also goes with the lower than
average where he is quite likely to be
stranded for a considerable time.
l know doctors, lawyers, newspaper
men, teachers. preachers and engineers
who at 40 are reckoned failures. They
got started in the wrong game.
Edison says success is . per cent in
spiration and 9S per cent perspira ton. Tho
failures in life have not lacked expendi-
ture in perspiration, but they go in
race they were not qualified to run.
A horse worth $500 pulling a dray may
not be worth SO in a trotting match The
professor of advice would send the trot-
ters and the dray horses to their proper
harness.