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The Cordova daily times., 1915-01-23

The people of Alaska resent the general impression that that territory outside of Alaska and unfit place of abode writer familiar with its climate and resources There large Alaska which comparable with the most agreeable sections of the states The proposed railway going to the country to other than gold hunters in his opinions to people who will have eye and thought for its agricultural and its home making possibilities Over immense tracts of the country which the
 line expected to penetrate the white seldom However the pioneer not wanting many parts of the tory far from the mining and fishing grounds and where he has settled down be found evidences of Aaskas ability to support immense population with the fruit its own fields s''-Ventura Gal: Democrat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

the enemy, merely because the bot tom of the trench was muddy and travelling down there in safety we Id have been so laborious than on firm soil above. A hail of bullets missed him, but he even stopped to light his pipe behind an eighteen inch willow before he deliberately climbed back down into the trench with his load.
 'fThe whole army is very tired of willow trees and popIars It would be a relief to know that we would never stumps are particularly annoying be- cause in the dark they look exactly like a crouching soldier. with per haps a stray limb resembling a lev e1ed gun.
 .I was out scouting two nights ago, and went farther ahead than had intended. I had no rifle with me. About forty yards from the enemy S trench suddenly saw what I tnough ht was a German crouching down with 1evelled gun. My heart stopped, and I hastily signalled for the rifle of a man behind me, only to find it not loaded. Then I looked again and found the German was only a willow stump.
 ttOn my way back, crawling cau- tioHsIy through a turnip ffeld=one must move cautiously, for these turn ipS crackle most alarmingIy under foot-suddenly up went one of u DIT star rockets, which maae the neagn- borhood as light as day ps5- a .sliIe around dropped down-ssTo my f1or- TOT, l discovered that my face was close alongside of a German corpse that had lain there since their last url successful infantry attack six weeks ago. Another and another rocket went up, and it was many minutes be fore T could get away from that grisl1 object. I brought back his helmed and rifle as souvenirs.
 There is a great supply of news ir the trenches. but much of it. I regreu to say, is unreliable. Today, for in stance, we heard of a great naval vic. tory for the English, a great Galiciar victory for the Russians, and for the twentieth time, that the Kaiser is sicI unto death"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
NEW YEAR IS BORN IN THE ISLANDS
 OF SOUTH PACIFIC

The New Year is really old before it reaches the new world, as the change of date begins in remote semi Srondca.1 islands in the South Pacific. The first people to greet the birth of the year are the few missionaries and Christian converts Of those far-awa,y islands. New Zealanders are the first civilized people to cheer the debut of the babyannum. The westward pro gress of the New Year is at the rat of. a thousand miles per hour. Aus tralians soon follow New Zealand in giving it a, noisy welcome. Next the Philippines, Japan and Asia, then Eur ope and Africa, greet the infant he. fore it flashes overseas, on the wings of time, to give Americans an excuse for noisy demonstrations.
 In it's. globe-girdling trip the New Year finds many peoples who refuse to give it the reverence which we con- sider it's due. The pagan South Sea islanders observe New Year on a day of their own. Japan has adopted the Occidental, method of measuring time and China, since the estab1ishnn eIlt of the republic, has officially decreed the observance of the Gregorian calendar The vast majority of the Chinese. however cling to their old calendar; in which the year is lunar, the begin hing being marked by the first new moon following the passage of the sun into the constellation Aquarius. The old Chinese New Year thus begins between January 21st and February 18th
 The moslems of Asia and Europe. more than 200, O,0OO,o 900 in numb Der, will also ignore our New Year, as they celebrated the arrival of 1888 of the era of the Prophet on November 18th last
 Tn Siberia and Russia, and in all lands where the Greek church holds sway, the old Julian calendar is still I in vogue and the arrival of the New Year will not be scelebrated in those lands until the Fourteenth of January 1 which corresponds with the first of 1 January in our calendar
 # Another imp ortaI1t part of the 1 worlds population the Jews, will also l igonre the New Y ear, and the Heb. rews will not celebrate until, Sept. 9th next, which marks the first of thei1 new Year 5e76.
 In addition to the Chinese. Moharn- medans, Hebrews and Greek Chris tians, many minor sections of the Iil- man race have New Year days pecu- liar to themselves. Among these are 1 the gipsies, with whons4tl1e New Year falls on the first full moon after St Johns day Their m onths have nc names, but are called the first, second third, etc, and the moon regulates the. number of days in each month
 Several Indian tribes Of Nortf f ia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
THE FARMER: JANUARY 1, 1915

America have calendars of their own, and celebrate New Years Day accord ingly. A few weeks hence the Iroquois will celebrate the first sign of the moon, Nis-ko Wuk-ni, and the red skins of New York and Canada will give a, festive greeting to the dawn of the 465th year of the Iroquois con federeey.s
 Of he great epochs and efas of his tory, the Julian and Spanish era. as well as the common Christian era, began on the first of January. The Grecian Mundane era and the civil era dated from Aug. 29th and the Mundane, Jewish Mundane and Abra- ha1nic eras from the first of October. The era of the OIympfads began on July 1st, and the Mohammedan era on July 18th, while the Augustan era commenced on Feb. 14th. The French revolutionary era. began on Sept. 22nd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

ADVERTISE GN THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
CROWDED. HOLIDAY TRAINS

The railroads find their trains un- usually crowded at the holiday sea- son. The, public must acconmodat itself to cramped space, and few peo- pie manage to occupy a double seat unshared. As one gets near the larg- CT cities, standing room only is fre- .quently the rule.
 While the railroads have to meet with so many unreasonable com plaInts that they sometimes become Impervfous to public requests, it would seem good policy to make holi- day travel just as comfortable as pos sible- If people get all tired out in journeying to their old homes for a stay of only a few days, the memory of the trip is less agreeable, and next time they may not repeat the excur- sion.
 An extra car makes the difference between comfort and discomfort for scores of people. Riding for several hours sitting bolt upright in the or dinary day coach seat, without the least chance to vary your position, is too much like the sardine business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
WHY TURKEY
 ENTERED THE WAR

We must not forget the exceeding importance of German willingness to assist the ambitions of the geducated Turks for self government and for in dependence from European influence. The English and French control of Turkey was fortuitous and artificial and depended solely upon the control of a little group of men in Constanti- nople. German influence in Turkey has deep and fundamental roots in large and significant part of the Turk ish population and appeals to their best and highest impulses Ss We have here in the last analysis the reasons
 why Turkey has joined Germany in the war. The enlightened Turks see in n-Germanism Q democratic Fur key with constitutional self-govern-
 ment, a Turkey developing it's own re- sources, a Turkey gradually freeing it. self from the letters of European al- dances and becoming gradually but certainly strong enough to take it's place in the Pan-Germanic chain as a state of. worth, integrity and import
 anee.g They see in the victory of Pan fGermanism the effective promise of
 see in the defeat of Pan- -Germanisrn political and national death, the
 nexation of Turkey by it's enemies, and I the subjection of the Turks to the rule | of the Inf1de1 For these reasons they 1 joined Germany in the first place. For these deep, Fundamental reasons. they hold stauncf1ly to their friend. We
 shall be. guilty of quibbling and of
 shertsightedness if we look for an ex-
 planation of Turkish policy in the seiz-
 ure of warships and the breach of
 treaties.-Prof. Roland G. Usher in l the January worlds Work.n
 L :
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
OUR OLD YEARS SON

That old year-was so dear!-cheery to hilarity!
 Oft through dreams memory gfeaus- tighten paths of old; Generous joys from that old year flash with crystal clarity Hours glow fair-Iike jewels rare set in days of gold. Freasurdng pIeasuring with the sway of it, Gay with gIee-fair and free-mo- menus sped along; Will the '-New Year prove as true?- bring as dear a way with it? Who cah tell? Old year, farewell you we're like song.
 his sweet face saddening. Just a. boy-born for Joy-we'n not shut him outs He's our. "Old Years Son. you know yield him heartsone gladden. Listen! Hear-back one year,- raise the se1f-sane shout. Glad New Year.-weIcome here! Greetings, to you loyally! Wen, believe-we'I1 receive-happf- ness through you;- Courage, pluck-brings good luck 7 ring the joy bells royal1yi Peal for peace! Pray wars may cease! Battles blot from view!
 Emma Cunning Banks \
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

Beginning today the police will en- force the ordinance prohibiting the throwing of broken glass and crock cry into the streets. Violation will result in arrest and city court ar raignment The men are being in- structed along these lines by Superin- tendent BirIning gham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

Gore, Ga. P. A Morgan had occasion recently to use 8 liver medicine and says of Foley Cathratic Tablets: s.They thoroughly cleanseG my system and [ felt like new man-light and free. They are the best medicine I have ever taken for constipation. They keep the stomach sweet, liver active, bowels regular" Hindle's Drug Stores. I-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01
". E. HALLIGAN
9s9 BROAD STREET

The Christmas presents sent by American children to the orphaned children of Servia, have been distri- buted through Charles Nopioka, Amer jean minister to Seryia-
 In every surface street ear there turks at least two eases of diphtheria. one of pneumonia, and one Of tuber- cuIosis, according to pr 9. v. Hill of the Chicago Health DepaEt1ent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

John Lowe. said to have been an exiled officer in the German army, aIld a member of a titled Prussian family. was burned to death in a fire that destroyed his cabin at Pottervllle. Cal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

In view of the abnormal price of wheat the Government of India has decided to restrict the exports of 100,- 900 tons of wheat, including flour, from December 1 to March 31s 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

POLICE WILL ARREST
 PERSONS WHO LITTER
 STREETS WITH CROCKER3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-01

Russian sugar ---9e@ufacturers are moving for the suspension of the, In ternational Sugar Convention which was to have been held in Brussels, for the period of the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
Making Shoes Of Cotton.

Shoes made almost entirely of
cotton are the latest product Of an
Atlanta shoe factory. The first pair
was finished last week. The only
thing about the shoes that is o cot
ton is the heel, which is made of rub
Der, and n thin leather welt to which
the cotton betting sole is attached.
eve thing about the shoe is
the cotton betting sole. On records
which have been kept of this mate
it is declared that it will last as a
shoe sole longer than leather. The
rest Of the shoe is made Of gray
Palm Beach cloth.-News and Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
SNYDER CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
HEADS EDUCATIONAL BODY OF
STATE FOR ENSUING YEAR.
Morc Than Thousand Members OF
Association Present During Session.
Who Find Meeting u Profitable
One.

Florence. March 2S.-The meeting
OF the Sttae Teachers Association,
which has just closed In Florence, in
numbers attending. character of the
progress and the interest and enthus-
iasm Of the teachers. has been up e.
the standard OF the recent successful
meetings held in Charleston, Column
oia and Spartanburg. In fact. the
numoer attending was quite u sur
prise to the executive committee,
who thought that on OF the
location OF Florence. in the eastern
part OF the State. there would be a
falling Off in attendance. The rec
ord. however. shows that more than
one thousand teachers were in attend
ance.
Each of the addresses Of prominent
men invited to address the associa-
Ito was followed with intense inter-
est by the great audiences that over
flowed the Central Methodist church.
The departmental meetings were also
well attended and earnestly discuss
ed problems of great practical inter-
est In South Carolina today.
A feature of particular gratihca-
ton to the officers and those particu-
larry Interested In the work of the as
ISOLATION was the faithful attendance
OF the teachers who came TO the
meetings. which forms somewhat of
n contrast to the meetings held be-
fore. evidencipg tho fact that those
who came for this meeting in Flor
ence came with the determination to
set for themselves and their commu-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
DROWNED IN RIVER.
Body Found in Charleston Was That
Of Miss Fannie Nj. ORourke.

Charleston, March est was Miss
Fannie M. O'Rourke of Sc Society
street whose body was found floating
in the Ashley river yesterday after
noon. Her brother identified the re-
mains. An inquest today resulted in
a verdict of accidental drowning. Miss
O'Rourke was an employe in the gov
eminent service in Washington for
several years. She was much affected
by the death of her brother, Farrell
O'Rourke, about three weeks ago, and
it is believed that her grief affected
her mind and that she may have
walked overheard, not realizing what
she was doing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
MUCH INTEREST IN HEALTH.
Large Number of COlOred People
Present TO Hear Excellent Address
Is on SanitatiOn-Sanitary League
Formed.

From The Daily Item, March 81.
The colored people of Sumter are
certainly much interested in the
health of the city, if the attendance
and interest displayed at the meet
ing last night is n indication Of
their feelings on the subject. There
were nearly six hundred persons pres
ent to hear the various add esses on
sanitation and health measures and
all showed by their attention a deep
interest. This meeting was called un-
der the auspices of the National Negro
Business League Of which DIR. H. T..
Washington is president and w. T..
Andrews the local representative.
The program was an excellent one
The addresses were excellent and the
musical program was an extremely
pleasing one. The meeting was pre-
sided over by w. T. Andrews, who
made a few appropriate remarks con-
corning its object, explaining the ne.
cessity of observing certain measures,
such as would be advocated by the
speakers, for the preservation Of
health in the community.
The musical part of the program
was participated in by the Lincoln
School and the Morris College Band.
The addresses were all chiefly on the
subject Of sanitation and hygiene and
were full Of good advice and Informal
ton At the close of the meeting a
Health and Sanitary League was or
ganized with w. T. Andrews president,
DR.. c. w. Maxwell, Mrs. w. T. An
drews and Mrs. S. NJ. Broom, vice
presidents, r. w. Westberry, secre-
tary and c. w. Birnie, treasurer.
The program was as follows:
Chorus-Lincoln Class Is.
lnvocation-Dr. j. J. Starks.
rhorus-Lincoln Class rs.
Music-Morris College Band.
Paper, Hygiene Hints-Dr. c.. w.
Brine.
Chorus-Members of Club.
Paper, Significance of Health-Dr.
w. w. Fielder, Miss Julia Dyson.
instrumental Solo-Gamewell VAL
entine.
Paper, Preventive Medicine-Dt. C.
w. Maxwell.
Music-MOrris College Band.
Solo and Chorus-Stone High
School.
Address, Personal Hygiene and San
itation-Dr. s. y. Baker.
Quartette-Lincoln Boys.
Collection. Music-By Morris Coll
lego Band.
Chorus-Lincoln School.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31

mites the greatest benefits from the
practical application Of the problems
discussed by those of greater expe-
rience i'm the educational field thai
themselves.
The topic OF main interest was the
question of methods for carrying into
effect the compulsory attendance law
retSitly passed 10y the state legisla-
ture. The indications are that the
teachers Of the state will start cam
paigns in their several districts that
will virtually make this law State
wide within n few years.
Another matter that received much
attention. both in the general and de-
partmental meetings, was the neces-
sity of providing means for the proper
training of teachers. The proposal to
establish training schools in connec-
ton with several of the high schools
of the State met with general approx
al.
An unusually large percentage re-
manned over for the executive session.
which was held in the opera house on
Saturday morning. The first matter
takeni up for discussion was the re-
port on the status of the teaching
profession of South Carolina, which
was prepared and presented for the
committee by superintendent Frank
Evans. of ~Spartanburg. The report
brought forth n lively discussion, and
as 1T dealt with many matters now
attracting Statewide attention in
educational affairs, it was resolved
that the report be published in full in
the daily papers of the State.
A committee on neurology present.
ed memorials on w. n. Marchant, n
veteran member of the association,
who died during the year. and on DR..
Charles Wesley Balm, who, before
leaving the state. had taken such n
prominent part as a leader in educa-
ton. The report was made for the
committee by superintendent Thomas
M. seawell, of Batesburg. and was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
.lopted by a rising vote.

adopted by a rising vote.
DR.. ID. Il. Johnson, president Of
Winthrop College, offered a resolution
that the South Carolina branch Of the
American School League, which was
r~eorganizcd in Il special meeting held
Thursday morning. be made a de-
partment OF the State Teachers Asso-
citation. This resolution was, as usual,
referred to the committee on constitu-
ton and bylaws to report at the next
meeting. The committee on resolu-
tons offered the following important
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved: 1. That this Associa-
ton respectfully urge upon the legis-
lature that the salary of the State
superintendent Of Education be made
in Keeping with the dignity and the
tremendous responsibility Of the office.
2. That the Legislative committee be
instructed to see that this resolution
is properly presented to the general
assembly,"
Resolutions were also passed n
dOrsing the creation Of the State board
Of examiners for teachers, requesting
the establishment of at least ten ap-
proved high schools with training
classes. such schools to be selected by
the State board Of education; recon-
mending that the Offices of county SUI
perintendents be placed on a profess
sional basis under the plan adopted
recently by Spartanburg and Rich
land; recommending the establish
ment of definite industrial training
courses in the schools Of the State;
urging the necessity of a revision of
the laws pertaining to taxation for the
support of schools and for the distri-
button Of school funds, and favored
the principle of limiting the work in
one-teacher schools % the seventh ele-
mentary grade. 1t is evidently not
the purpose of the association to
simply pass these resolutions and let
them lie dormant as heretofore. A
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
A Hard Luck Story.
PickenS Sentinel.

PickenS Sentinel.
A member of the general assembly
from a nearby county comes across
with a near-champion hard luck
story: After helping to pass the new
gallOn-a-month law at the last meet
ing of the State legislature he came
home and ordered two barrels of
stuff hat made Milwaukee famous.
The goods did not arrive until the
day the new law went into effect and
the legislatureman was unable to get
it. He waited one day too long to or
der il.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-31
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY.
State Would be Requested to Furnish
$3.50 of Army OF 1905 600 Men.

h adjutant generals Office is in
receipt Of information from the di-
vision Of militia affairs at Washington.
says a Columbia dispatch to the
Charleston Post, prescribing the quota
of troops each state would be requir-
ed to furnish in case the United
States should be required to put an
army Of 400, 900 men in the field. The
national war department finds that
this State would have to furnish g.
$50 men.
The United States has been divided
into twelve organized militia divi-
sional districts with the idea that each
of these districts will a COM
plete tactical division. The field SER
vice regulations prescribe tina a
tactical division shall consist of three
brigades, nine regiments of infantry,
one regiment Of cavalry, one brigade
of field artillery, two regiments; one
battalion of engineers, three compa-
MES; one battalion of signal O
two companies; ammunition train.
four ambulance. companies and three
field hospital companies.
With the exception of New York. no
State. has the proper proportion OF
cavalry. The war department is max
ing strenuous effort to have the gov
ernors of the various States organize
their respective national guard units
along the lines suggested by the gen.
eral staff of the army and contained
in the letter to the adjutant general.
Under the plan of organization by
the war department, w regiments of
South Carolina infantry and one
Florida regiment have been designated
the 26th brigade Of the 9Th division.
Based on a call of 400, 900 men to
arms, South Carolina would furnish
$3.50, divided as follows: Five COM
panies of coast artillery, 553 men; one
troop cavalry, 100 men; three batter
les of field artillery, $50 men; one
company OF engineers, 1874 men; one
ambulance company, one field hospi-
tai company 146 men; two regiments
of infantry, 3,720 men; others requir-
ed, 1920 men for headquarters and
transportation.
Governor Manning on January 2G.
wrote to the secretary of war that he
stood ready to cooperate with the
United States war department in
bringing the national guard of this
state up to the army requirements.
The governor has also assured Ad-
jutant General Moore that he Will
back him up in his endeavor 10 make
the State militia organization one o.
the best in the South.
The annual inspection Of the state
militia will be completed March &c.
and at an early date it will be known
what companies will make up the two
new infantry regiments, which will be
organized and what companies will be
mustered out. This information was
given by J.. Shapter Caldwell, assist
ant adjutant general.
Major Caldwell said that with the
small appropriation made by the gen.
eral assembly that it will be impossi-
bile to support three regiments. In ad-
ditiOn to this the war department has
increased the minimum strength of a
regiment of infantry to $50 men and
officers and the maximum strength OF
1915. One of the regiments will have
to be disbanded as the war depart
ment plans call for only two regiments
OF this State.