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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29

stlrrlng or enthusiasm the flushed face
and glowing eye with which she spoke.
1t was all worth while if it could bring
that sparkle Of delight to her counte.
ance.
Its right pretty, but 1t won't hardly
work he said These men will leave
them guns just SO long as they donf
need 'em. I'm glad to see ye pleased
but don't want to see We disap
pointed"
.
A little before Christmas old Milt
McBriar went to Lexington, and there
he met heavily bearded man in rough
clothes who had arrived that morning
from the West. They conferred in q
cheap eating house which bears a rag
ged and unwholesome appearance and
Is kept by an exile from the noun
tains.
"Now tell me. Milt." suggested Luke
Thixton briefly, what air this thing ye
wants me ter do. I'm done with these
hyar old fiat lands thet they talks 80
much erbout."
But Milt McBriar's eyes had been
vacantiy watching the door. It was a
glass door, with its lower portion paint.
ed red and bearing in black letters the
uame OF the proprietor.
Damn" he exclaimed violently, but
under his breath.
What's bitin' ye?" asked his com.
panion, as he bolted his food.
Il jest seed Breck Havey pass by
that door," explained the chief. "But
I reckon he couldn't hardly recognize
you this fur back. don't want no
word Of yore comm ter go ahead OF
ye"
What Is 1t I'm a-goin' back ter do?"
insisted the exile doggedly.
"Oh." commented Milt McBriar,
we've got ter talk thet over at some
length. Ye're a-goin' back ter git Anse
Havey. but ye hain't a-goin' list yit."
One morning as he sat over his
breakfast at the kitchen table, Anse's
cousin. Breck Havey. rode up in hot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29

About 80 bales of cotton from n six
horse farm will be the record made on
the Watts place north of the CITY this
year This particular record is made
on that part Of the place cultivated bv
L. l. Swygert and Bill Fisher with r..
NJ. Mills as ovorseer. Mr.. Mills stated
saturday that he had already ginned
81 bales and expected to gin several
more. bringing the total up to about
80 bales.-Laurens Advertiser.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29

haste to rouse him out Of apathy and
remind him that he must not shirk his
role as leader Of the clan.
The Havey from Peril came quickly
to the point while the Havey of the
backwccds listened.
Il was down ter Lexin'ton yesterday,
an as ] was passin' Jim Freeman's
deadfall happened ter lock In. Thar
war old Milt McBriar an Luke Thix.
tcE, thar heads as close tergether as a
pair Of thieves. Luke hes come back
from the West, an I reckon ye kin fig
ger out what thet means"
-Anse grew suddenly rigid and his
face blackered. So his destiny was
crowding him!
what air ye goin' ter dc?" demand.
ed Breck with a tone of anxious and
impotent pleading. Anse shook his
head.
u don't kn0w-Quite yet" he said
Lets see. is thA high cote in ses.
sion?"
Breck Havey nodded his head In per.
picked assent. He wondered what the
court had to do with this exigency.
"All right. Tell Sidering to have
the grand jury indict Luke for the Nc.
Nash murder an Milt McBriar as &C.
cessory-"
Good God. Anse!" burst out the
other Havey. Does ye realize what
hell ye turns loose when ye tries ter
drag Old Milt ter cote in Peril?"
Yes. know that" The answer was
calm. I'll give ye list Of witnesses.
; Tell Sidering to keep these true bills
secret. I'll ride over and testify my
self, an I'll tend to keepin' the wit
nesses quiet. I don't know whether
we'll ever try these cases, but it's just
as well to be ready along every line"
Breck Havey stood gazing down at
the hearth with troubled fece. At
last he hazarded remonstrance.
"Anse," he said, Il hain't never ques.
toned ye. I've always took yore coun-
sci. Ye're the head of the Haveys, but
next to you I'm the man they harkens
TO most. II any man has got ter dis.
pute yer. reckon ye'd take it most
willinly from me-"
(TO BE CONTlNUED.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29

The next meeting Of the Bible
Class Federation of the City of Sum-
ter will be held at the First Baptist
church on the afternoon of the first
sunday i'm February. the 9Th, at
O'Clock. Prof. S. Fl. Edmunds will
make the address.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29
PIGEONS FOR MARKET


Climate Of South Carolina Fine for
Producing Squads. Says Clemson
Poultrymap.
Clemson College. Dec 30.-The cli-
mate Of South Carolina is ideal for
growing pigeons. according to the
poultry husbandman of Clemson COL
lege. The winters Of this section are
not too cold, nor are the summers too
not for the production of squads on q
commercial scale. 1t IS only in the
rnolting period that the number OF
eggs and young pigeons will be de-
creased. .>,
No special pigeon house Is necessary
in this State. An opon-front chicken
house. 10 feet long and 8 feet wide,
and with a height Of 2 feet in front
and feet in back. will accommodate
80. pairs Of pigeons. The house should
face south and should have the east,
north. and west sides boarded tightly.
as described in Farmers Reading
Course Bulletin 16. of Clemson Col
|lege. }. s.. ~.
To complete the plant, erect in front
of the house frame 16 feet long, 100
feet wide. and feet inches high.
using 2.2-inch posts and 1xS-inch
boards. Cover the frame with l-inch
mesh wire netting. This fly" gives
the pigeons the necessary exercise and
the small wire keeps out sparows.
Good varieties are White King,
White Homers. White Swiss Mon
DANES. and Red. Yellow, or Splashed
Carneaux. White pigeons are prefer
red because they can be sold alive at
good prices when q surplus of stock
arises. For some time the demand
for good breeding stock will take care
or the supply and the squads can also
be killed, chilled, packed In ice, and
sold in Atlanta and other markets,
A mixed feed consisting of equal
parts OF peas. cracked corn (free from
mold), sorghum or. cane seed, and
wheat produces excellent resulta
Small or broken peanuts may be SUBJ
stituted for peas. The important thing
to remember is to make one-fourth of
the mixture either peas or peanuts.
These foods take the place of cotton
seed meal in an egg mash. They sup
ply protein and without one of them
very few eggs and young pigeons will
be produced. Feed the grain in a
hopper or literally twice daily. Hop
per feeding Is best.
Keep In the flying pen at all times
a supply Of grit, small oyster shells.
rock salt, and water. Pigeons enjoy'
and require a bath twice weekly. A
dishpan half filled with water is all
that Is needed.
For further information, write to
the Extension Division of Clemson
College for bulletin on SQUAD raising.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29

Mistress: What did the LAWYER
say to you Bridget?"
Bridget: "Shure. the old haythen,
he axed me did OF know there was
brass enough I'm me face to. make a
good sized kettle. an OF tould him
there was sauce enough In his
tongue to fill it."-American Maga-
zine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
PROGRESSIVE MEETING

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. pa plat
form reaffirming the principles of the
Progressive National Platform of
1912 and 1916 and condemning the
refusal of the majority of the Nation
al Committee of the party to nominate
a candidate for President as "a be-
trayal of trust and as setting a dan
gerous precedent in American poll
tics,' was adopted by the. Missouri
State convention of the Progressive
party last night.
Other planks of the platform de-
clared for constitutional convention
to frame a new State Constitution;
use of convict labor on roads, and
laws providing compensation for con-
victs thus employed, the money to go
to their dependents; minimum wage
scale for women and girls; workmen's
compensation laws; equal suffrage
legislation and a plank declaring for
prohibition of both manufacture and
sale of intoxicants in Missouri
Giving as his reason for withdraw
al, an inability to campaign between
now and election time, w. H. Yount
of Macon, Mo-, candidate for Gov
ernor on the Prohibition ticket, asked
his party at the State Committee
meeting yesterday to release him
from the honor. Joseph P. Fontron,
gubernatorial candidate of the Pro-
gressive party, was indorsed by
Yount as his successor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
Democrats
Organizing

Francis A. Benham, secretary of the
Democratic County Central Commit
tee, has sent out notices for meeting
to be held in the court house at 1880
o'clock next Saturday afternoon, Aug
ust 26th. Every member of the Coun-
ty Committee, as well as all Democrat
ic candidates, are urged to attend this
meeting, as the business that will be
acted upon will be wholly in the in
terest Of putting over every candi-
date on the Democratic ticket in No
vember.
Everyone interested in the success
Of Democracy is also invited to at
tend this meeting. A speaker, sent
by the State Committee, will perhaps
address the gathering, and there will
also be other speeches. The principle
intention of this meeting is to see
that everything is started off as it
should be, and that proper arrange
ments are made to keep things right.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
Tribute to Roach

Cornelius Roach is a thoroughbred.
No living white man was ever given a
rawer deal than Roach got-whip-
sawed, double-crossed, fiim-fammed
and jockeyed to defeat-yet he comes
up smiling like the Prince of Ameri-
cans that he is. There are no sore
spots on his anatomy that are on ex-
hibition. And now that it is over and
our motive cannot be questioned, we
want to say that Cornelius Roach is
one Of the fairest, whitest men we have
ever known in public life. He is
faithful, efficient, honest, truthful,
dependable, conscientious and every
thing else real man should be. And
another thing--he knows the meaning
Of gratitude and never forgets a kind
ness shown him and that's the rarest
virtue in the kingdom of politics.
Kelly Pool, in Centralia Courier.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
Death of
Clarence Counts

Clarence Counts, brother of Stephen
Counts of this place, while engaged
with another man at Streeter, North
Dakota, last week in digging a well
was overcome with fire-damp, and
both he and his companion were dead
before they could be drawn up. Mr..
Counts, who had been living at Kan
sas City the past year, left there
about two weeks ago for Streeter.
Previous to that time for about nine
years he had been living at Bertig
Ark, where his widowed wife and a
little daughter Of eight years are still
living.
His body was shipped from Streeter
for Bertig, Ark, but was encased in
a wooden casket, and when it reached
Kansas City the health authorities
would not allow it to proceed, so his
sister, Mrs. I. P. Vance, who lives in
that city, secured a lot and had the
body inferred there.
Mr.. Counts was born and reared in
Ste, Genevieve county, and left this
State about ten years ago for Arkan-
sas. Besides his widow and little
daughter he leaves father, two bro
theirs and one sister to mourn his un-
timely death.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
SNOW BABY" AN AVIATOR

Washington, Aug. 81. = Admiral
Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the
North Pole. who is intensely interest
ed in aviation as applied to the U. S.
coast defenses. has rival in that in
terest in his own family.
His daughter, Miss Marie Anighto
Peary. has announced her intention of
studying aernautics. She explains her
plans by saying that she desires to
aid her father in establishing aerial
coast patrol stations along both the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Miss Peary was born in Greenland,
during the time her father was max
ing his second attempt to reach the
North Pole. She was given the name
"Anighto" an Eskimo word meaning
"Snow Baby" on this account.
Perhaps, her friends assert, Miss
Peary may some day attempt to reach
the North Pole by aeroplane.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25

BABY PARTIES

The very young babies in town have
enjoyed two social diversions the cast
week, which were very pleasant occa-
sions for the tiny guests, their moth
ers and grand mothers. They were
Alta Marie Isaacs, Decatur, H.;
Jane Gray Donnely, st. Louis; Jones
Edward Klein of Arkansas, Gwendolin
Jane Elizabeth Robinson, Laurence
Augustus Smith, Jr., Robert O'Neil
Lloyd. They were the guests of Mrs.
d. L. Delaney one day. and had their
pictures taken on the lawn, all being
such good children when told to "look
pleasant" so the pictures were charm
ing. A second day they were the
guests of Mrs. f. j. Mckinney, and
the babies took home their little place
cards, a cardboard rattle and SOU
venir box of talcum powder. The
grandmothers enjoyed the occasion as
much as the younger guests.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25

city musician in America o. d. Nc
Keever, who is also supported by
reputation as being a lecturer of un-
usual ability, will troll the clouds
away" with his Sunshine Lecture"
On tomorrow, the closing day, the
celebrated "Lohtak and His Band"
will be the chief drawing feature for
both the afternoon and evening pro-
grams, with an entire change of pro-
gram. In the afternoon the children
who have been attending and partici-
pating in the play specialties, under
the Chautauqua play specialist, will
put on "dress-up" program, for the
purpose of letting parents and friends
see what they have accomplished dur
ing the week.
This years Chautauqua has now
proceeded sufficiently far TO insure its
being a complete success, not only
financially, but also from an education
al and edifying viewpoint. The Times
is of the opinion that the success
which has attended the efforts of few
this year, in securing the Chautauqua
for Pennington, will hereafter make
success doubly sure, without special
effort on the part of anyone.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
Sheriff Trusted
Her Too Far

When Judge Huck was here last
! Friday Prosecuting Attorney Davis
filed before him an information charg-
ing John Wilkson and his wife with
contempt of court for violating the
temporary injunction issued against
them on July II, forbidding them
keeping restaurant where any kind
of drink, Soft or otherwise, was sold.
Wilson had been convicted of con-
Quoting "blind tiger" at the pre-
vious regular term Of the Circuit
Court, had appealed his case and was
out under appeal bond; but the Pros
ecuting Attorney had information
that he persisted in his violation of
the local option law and procured the
injunction against both Wilkson and
his wife.
The information filed before Judge
Huck last Friday for contempt of
court for violating the injunction in
cluded both John and Mrs. Wilkson,
and on the strength of this informa-
tion Judge Huck signed an order
commanding the Sheriff to have them
before him on Saturday, August Goth.
In obedience to this command, Sher-
iff Williams went to Bonne Terre last
Monday to arrest them, but found that
Wilson had skipped-gone to Illi.
nois, it was said. Mrs. Wilson, how
ever, was at home, and Sheriff Will
liams, in company with the Consta-
BILE, arrested her and brought her to
Pennington, and Tuesday morning
was guarding her in the court house
yard. Mrs. Wlikson asked permission
of him to go to Attorney B. H. Boy
er's office to consult him, giving her
promise that she would return after
seeing her lawyer and consulting with
him. In the trustfullness of his heart
Sheriff Williams granted her request,
and then went home to lunch.
But Mrs. Wilkson disregarded her
word and parole. When she came out
of Mr.. Boyer's office, which is in the
Pennington Bank building, she walk
ed to the Post Office, turned the COR
ner, and in company with one John
Craft, "bird of feather" who had al
so been fined for illegally selling in
toxieants, went on around the square
to Mayberry, Byington & Tullock's
livery and garage, hired an automo-
bile, and it is said put on speed to
DeSoto. Sheriff Williams says he
thinks she made for Illinois. But her
little escapade hasn't made it any bet
ter for her husband or herself-only
aggravated the offense.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
FARMINGTON SHOULD
HAVE GOLF LINKS
While Thousands Are Being Dissipated
in MOmentary Pleasure, Why Not
Spend a Few Hundred for Up
building of the Race?

This is pre-eminently an age of SUI
perfuities, In other words, in order
to make our meaning more clear, this
is an age of "follow your leader y
commonly known as banter" One
poor "insect" will go his length, and
then make himself believe he is en-
joying himself by looking to see who
dares follow. Certainly that is a high
state of existence for the "lords of
creation" to gloat about!
But that, in brief, appears to be
about all the average human being
appears to get out of this life. We
are not now speaking in particular
of the residents of Pennington and
vicinity. We are speaking of the
race in general, according to the writ
er's observation. Such conditions are
not nearly so bad in this particular
community as in many others.
The main thought in our mind, in
writing the above, is the apparent alb
solute frivolity with which so many
human beings swagger through life,
with no apparent effort to rise to
those things for which they are evil
IDENTIFY created. For instance, take the
innumerable army that is now fol-
lowing the "auto-bug," apparently OBJ
livious of the fact that there is any
thing more real in this life for
them than few brief years of mo-
mentary enjoyment, or what appeals
to them as enjoyment.
While thousands of dollars are be-
ing practically dissipated in this COM
munity annually for "ioy-riding",
would it not be wise thing to stop
a moment for little serious consid-
Grafton as to why we were placed
here, for a few brief years, at most ?
Do you not think it was that you
might have the opportunity of work,
ing out your own salvation z" OF
bringing into living reality those
higher and nobler things of which you
have doubtless dreamed?
In this connection, The Times is GO
ing to make suggestion which, if
followed by any considerable number
in this community, will result in
very material uplift of the race, in
stead of being constantly on the "to-
boggan,r as has been the case for the
past seyt al yes &, since the relapse OF
the "joy-riding" mania set in. For
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
The Chautauqua
Is Coming Fine

The Pennington Chautauqua Course
opened Tuesday afternoon with an ex-
cellent program given by the Cart
wright Bros. Quartet. The entertain
ment was composed of excellent in
strumental and vocal numbers, which
were greatly enjoyed by all present.
In the evening the Cartwright Bros.
opened the program with another con-
cert, being an entire change from the
afternoon performance, which brought
additional charm to the auditors. The
musical program was followed by a
lecture from Morton II. Pemberton,
whose subject was Reuben in Rome"
His preliminaries were so extensive
that he had but little time left to talk
of "Rube". But his lecture was very
entertaining and full of humor, and
at its close the audience was still anx-
ious to hear more about "Reuben IN
Rome"
Wednesday afternoon the "Old
Home Singers" rendered a most en-
joyable hours program, singing the
old songs that are SO dear to the
hearts of all. Their rendition of the
old familiar airs was most enjoyable.
They were followed by Thornton A.
Mills, in an educational and eloquent
lecture.
In the evening the "Old Home Sing
ers" again delighted the audience with
charming rendition of old favorite
songs, being in costumes for their
parts. This number was concluded
with very clever sketch.
Yesterday afternoons program was
opened by the Schultz-Hill Company
Of classic artists, whose violin selec-
tions, songs and readings demonstrat-
ed that they are true artists. Mat
tison w. Chase filled in the afternoons
program, and he proved to be splen-
did "filler." Proof was plentiful that
he is really entitled to the designation
Of "The Silver Toned Orator" in his
lecture on "Sight and Insight y
The Schulz-Hill Company also op-
ened the evenings program, with an
entire change from their afternoons
performance. Their performance was
a rare treat, especially in this city,
where musical talent is considerably
above par. "The Floyds" were the
closing number on this program, and
~ was most enjoyable closing of
mystery, magic, melody and Illusion
airy experiments. They could make
the Fajsirs Of India "set up and take
notice."
The "Grace Callahan Company !,
headed by Grace herself, will open the
program this afternoon. The closing
number will be George H. Hodges,
former Governor of Kansas, who, as a
lecturer, has we'll earned reputation
h sustain him. He viii bring 4big
message"
The evening program will again be
opened by the Grace Callahan Com
pany. Grace Callahan has the repu-
tation Of being the cleverest lady nov
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25

even better enjoyment than chasing
the "auto-bug", try round or two of
the golf links. II that does not make
convert" Of you, then try another
round---and another.
When your real manhood and wo.-
manhood becomes thus aroused, our
word for it, you will become an enthu-
siastic devotee Of golf. Then il will
be a very easy matter for you to save
enough in gasoline bille--to say no
thing Of the constant expense of up
keep on your auto-to pay your part
toward laying out splendid golf
course, supplying yourself with nee
essary clubs, and also, if you choose,
paying for suit, caddie, etc. This real
ly deserving sport will bring you Just
what your poor, rundown constitu-
ton now stands in such great need of,
through long continued lack of proper
exercise and bodily nourishment.
Then the supreme joy of the game!
1t is simply a delightful exercise,
with sufficient zest mixed in to cause
you to absolutely forget any fatigue
that might ensue from less amount
of exercise taken in another form. It
is just the thing for the outpouring
of the exuberance of youth, at the
same time supplying the exercise
most needed for proper physical de-
veIopment, and furnishing unbounded
pleasure all the while For the mid
dle-age, who have long been running
short Of proper physical exercise in
their mad chase for the dollar--as
well as pursuing the "auto-bug"
game or two Of golf, every day or two,
is an absolute benediction, and will
slip off the years that have recently
been too rapidly accumulating. For
those who have become old, or prema-
turely aged, an occasional trip around
the golf links, with the added stimu-
lus Of making every stroke tell, is
equal to having the coil Of gladness"
poured into those old, creaky joints,
that have for years been squeaking.
Pennington should have at least
one golf course-which would doubt
less soon be followed by another
for the good and upbuilding of the
race. Such a course would not only
add to longevity, but would add inn
measlrably TO the real pleasure of
living. A golf club shcpld be or
ganized at once. Sow nfaiiy win join
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

Joseph H. Story was successfully
operated upon the last of the week, at
the Pennington Hospital, the opera
tion being performed by DR.. Geo. L.
Watkins, assisted by Drs. Graves and
Weber. Mr.. Story had been peri
odical sufferer from his affiiction for
some time past, and the successful OPP
GRAFTON will be the source of unbound
ed gratitude from himself, family and
friends.
However, it is altogether likely that
another operation will soon be neces-
sary, in order to restore him to Wig
orous health, as his intestines were
found to be in badly tangled condi-
tion, which is likely to retard his com
plete restoration to perfect health.