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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
IS, 900 MADE ON ONE ACRE.
I4ecking Developments in Beaufort
Proved Very Remuncratiye.

TAT a recent meeting in Beaufort,
according to press dispatches, much
was said about the trucking indus
try In Beaufort county and the won
derful development it is capable of.
Mr.. Fred Whipple gave figures t.
substantiate that the largest retui. a.
ever received from the crops from
acre Of land were received from
an acre OF his place, which yielded
$4,000 in a single year, and which
produced SO much marketable ma
terial that the railroad companies
received over $1,000 to haul the pco-
duce from that acre to market.
"Other instances of unusual yields
and returns We're mentioned, ar,ong
others the experience of one truck
farmer in buying a 90-acre truck
farm for $4,000 and making enough
on the land (most of it made on
about twenty acres of the ninety to
pay o the place in ninety days
more than $500 a day."-Orangebu, =
Times and Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
10 DISCUSS PEuleRl FIGHT.
WILL HI TAKEN UP AT ATLANTA
CONVENTION.
SURGEON General Rluc 20 Represent
Hcalsh scrvtcc-Dr. Robert Wilson,
", President

Atlanta. Ca, Nov. 12.-Moeern
methods OF surgery and medicine
ranging from latest treatment of
wounds an used In hosp itals In France
TO new IDEAS for combating pollagra
In the Southern States will be dis
cusssd here this week during the tenth
annual convention or the Southern
Medical association. Infantile pa
raIysis also will be taken up in a spe-
cia1 address tomorrow night by DR..
W. A. Evans. former health commits
sionsr OF Chicago.
nelsgstes representing 1s States al
rsasy wsrs sathsrmg here today. and
VISITING phySicians occupied pulpits In
MANY churches where they discoursed
on hsAltef topics. The convention will
b fovnaliy opened tomorrow. Clinics
VIII bsgin Tuesday. and continue
through Thursday. Many social en-
tertainmsnts also have been arranged.
The United States public health
service wnl be represented by Surgeon
osssrai Rupert Blue. according to ad-
vance notices. while Surgeon Gold
bsrsor VIII discuss what the govern
meat " doing to conquer pellagra.
Emineht physicians from over the
south A. well rs many from North
ern and Eastern States. and several
Europsen physicians wtll be present.
DR.. Robert Wilson. Jr.. Of Charleston.
9. c., b president Of the association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

President Has Slight Lead In New
Wnmpshirc.


Concord. y. H., Nov. 11.--Prcsidcnt
Wilson received n plurality of 63
votes YER Charles Il. Hughes I'm New
Hampshire, according to certified re-
turns from all except one small pro
cinct made public by Secretary of
state Bean today. In arriving at this
figure MIR. Bean he includ-
ed $50 votes east for Wilson In Ward
2. Dover. but omitted I'm error from
the certified returns and by accepting
the newspaper returns from Dor
chester.
The newspaper returns from Dor
chester gave Hughes 81 and Wilson
Is. Party leaders said there was no
reason to question these figures al
though the election managers I'm that
precinct were instructed today to co.
peditc their report.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
BIG SALE OF II
Three thousand BsIcs At Fifty Cents.

jacksonville. Fla. Nov. H. Three
Thousand bales Of sea island cotton
were soid at the municipal docks
here this afternoon at SO cents a
pound. the price paid being $500, 900.
This Is the largest single sale OF ,o..
ton ever made in the State and
brought tho largest price per pound
since the War of Secession. II IA un.
derstocd the shipment will 20 to
West Boston mills.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
CELEBRATING THE VICTORY.

Big Wilson Parade I'm Columbia Last
Night.
Columbia, Nov. 10.-Announce-
ment OF the reelection of President
wilson was greeted with a big parade
In Columbia late last night. This
morning the young ladies of Chicora
College secured two special street cars
and decorated them with the Stars
and Stripes and Wilson banners and
rode through the main streets Of the
city cheering and singing. The PEOPLE
greeted them with applause. The
whole city showed Its delight In the
recollection OF the great Democratic
president In every way. oil classes
Joining In the celebrations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

south Atlantic and East Gulf
ssates.-The weather will be unsettled
with probably rains the first art of
the week; the latter half Of the week
VIII be fair. Much. colder weather
viii ovsrspread these districts the tirst
half OF the week and the weather will
b cold thereafter with general frosts,
sxcspt IN southern Florida.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
SECOND Oldest Body In United States,
Charleston American.

Charleston American.
The Charleston Chamber of Com
merce. according to a record compil-
ed recently, was brought into exist
ciIce just n few years after the or
sanitation Of the New York Chamhe,
OF Commerce, the Oldest body of its
kind I'm America.
Tho New York chamber was char
tered I'm 1856, and The Charleston Or
9oniHation received their present
charter on February 6, 1884.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
Advertising Beats Circular Letters
1t is.

John Lee Mahin, n Chicago adver.
Using expert, says that if merchants
would use the same copy contained
In a circular letter II place it i'm
their local paper. they would secure
greater circulation at less expense.
The cost of postage, paper. and b
in n circular letter will buy consid-
cradle newspaper space. If some
merchants would put the same care
ful thought into their ~Wspa
ads that they employ in writing "a
circular letter, they would get still
more for their money.-Geo. A. Star
ring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15
WANTS SEED OF HOG PACKING
sesl PLANT.


Learning through reading the ncws-
papers what a booMto farmers and
others a packing plant is. a Gates
county farmer has sent the follow
ing letter to the Wilmington Cham.
Der Of Commerce:
II have been Informed that you
have the hog packing plant. Please
let me no when you have the seed &
when to so It,"
The letter was referred to Mr.. w.
w. Love, and the writer was informed
that 1t Is planned to erect q plant
here for the slaughter Of hogs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

Looscnins Of Austrian Censorship
Likely.
Vienna (via London) Nov. TO-
The Austrian censorship, especially
regarding tho discussion OF internal
politics and questions arising from
food problems, will be materially loos-
ened I'm the nea future. according to
n statement made today In Official
quarters. Premier Won Koerber IL
known as an ardent advocate OF the
freedom of the press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals and
two fountains were purchased. They
are of metal and of bronze ~coloring.
Each has a basin with sanitary foam
tain Tor humans. while at the bottom,
within half foot CT the ground are ba-
sins from which dogs can lap their
water.-Columbia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

ERNEsT FIELD. Cotton Buyer.
Good Mlddlins rs Us to 10.
Strict Middnng Is "a to Ia.
Middiins rs 5-s to 50.
Strict Low MiddIlng Is as Z, 1-2.
Low MiddIing IS.
Staple cotton 22 to 26c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

Grazing experts of the Forest Ser
vice estimate that the cost of produc-
ing lambs in the Northwestern States
is $1.S2 per head.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

The bark Of black oak, or yellow
oak" as it is often called on account
of the color of the inner bark, is now
used for dye-making.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

The farm woodiets Of the United
states contain about 10 per cent. Of
tho total standing timber In the
try.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

Corrected Daily BY "a
HARDY q CO.. Cotton Buyers.
Good Middlins rs IA to Us.
Strict Middilng rs Us to a..
Middiing rs i-2 to 5-s.
Strict Low Middling rs IA % as.
Low Middling ~ "a to Us.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

y. a. Frpser and =. W. Jcwell Com.
iAg 10 Sumter ON Saturday.


Sumter n 10 be doubly honored on
saturday by the presence here OF
eovssvsen Commander w. A. Fraser
and Sovereign Advisor b. w. Jeweli
|cf Omaha. Nsb.. head officers OF the
wcsdrssA OF the>world. These prom
insnt wsodmsn will arrive In the city
from Columbia saturday evening Mo-
vsrhosr 1sth. at 8 o'clock. ana. after
taking dinner at the hotel. the on
'cere ~tii be taken 10 the Wodmsn
ham at'7 s'ciock. whore they will
make Addresses to the members CT
Hoe1 wcOa Csmp No. 40, and 9TH
= wcdnasn whe are present. . latsse
attendance being expected for tho
f1eosAnd msmbtrs. the larssst IN she
stses \ committee osnAisting OF
hsssrs. RS Hood. q. II. Edmunds
and La !. PARROT will snse, the high
wcodmsn oficials In COLUMBIA ano
sscort them to Sumter.
p.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

II you think of Fatimas as being
in a class by themselves, it must be
due to one and only one reason
Fatimas actually deliuer a service
that no other cigarette can giue.
II you are smoking Fatimas you
have discovered this. You have
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-15

found that their d~elicately balanced
Turkish blend is comfortable. That
is why Fatimas leave you feeling
fine and fit even after an unusually
long-smoking day.
e. Surely-a comfortable smoke
must be a sensible smoke.
&ss41~M.-assssse<
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

Of course when we consider raw products we
must carry the subject further into the
matter OF the prices we get and the prices
we must pay for finished products. We shall
eonfne our consideration, too, to those products
which have their origin on the farm either in
the raw state finished and manufactured
into edible or wearable articles.
Let us take wheat, for example. We all
know that the war has put the price Of wheat
way up. Very weI-this means that the
whole country: city, town and rural population
as well are paying more for their dour-there-
fore the wheat raiser should theoretically be
getting rich a product which IL costs him
no more to raise than formerly and for which
he gets more money.
But wait a minute-there are other things
to consider in this matter of growing rich Off
Of the war Cotton and wool and meats and
farm machinery and sugar have gone up too.
This means that while the wheat raiser is
getting more for his product, he is also paying
some other agriculturist more for his product.
This cuts down somewhat the profits the
war is bringing to the farmer. Then 1t would
seem that the best way to keep ahead OF 'the
game is for the farmer to pay the farmer who
raises his necessities the increased prices that
the war has brought about and when buying
his luxuries those things that are not bare
necessities Of life to pick and choose from
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18
Continued from Last Issue.)

I/ATCALANPS rolling eyes made out
n a startling vision. Dick Freneau
was standing before him. The
Indian guide had put him ashore near
the village and was waiting for him
to make inquiries. Freneau had pushed
through the palmettoes just in time to
see Gloria swoon. He recognized her by
her fair skin and her bright hair. He
approached Katcalani to claim her and
the reward.
But the young chief was in no mood
for a parley. He CRASHED his teeth
and threatened Freneau with such blood
thirsty fury that Freneau fell back. He
felt his hair rise and his scalp already
going. He retreated in such haste that
Katcalani did not pursue him far. He
stood watching for him to reappear.
Meanwhile, by another roundabout
land path, DR.. Royce had found the Sem
mole village. He saw Gloria where
she lay on the ground. He thought her
some young Indian maiden asleep. He
paused to waken her and ask if she
had seen Gloria. He saw that she was
Gloria.
Before he could stoop to lift her he
saw Katcalani turn and stare. The In
dian had a knife in his hand. He had
put one white man to flight; he charged
on this other. But Royce did not fall
back. He advanced. He was half mad
with his nights wandering and he was
afraid of nothing. With his bare hands
he went straight into the fight.
He lodged the blade, clutched the
chiefs wrist, and closed. He whipped
his heel round Katcalani's knee and
tripped him, fell on top of him. But
the Indian was agile as panther, ana
he rolled over. Then Royce was on
top. then the Indian broke free. Then
the men circled and tented and tlnally
cl!nched again, went to earth again,
rolled. broke, rose, clinched, cursing ana
grunting in mortal hatred.
Freneau from the thicket where ne
hid witnessed the fight, watched II IN
fascination a moment. At length, seeing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

or blinded forever by poisonous gas on
that fateful day. l saw in the papers
an estimate of the number of shells Llat
were thrown by British troops on the
entrenched Germans in a single day, ana
It was well into the thousands. Inc
Germans were near enough to allow the
British guns to throw an incessant ram
of these bursting shells behind and De
fore these German soldiers to make whaS
they called a curtain of hre. An on
locker said those who were to be seen
by powerful magnifying lenses re-
sembled great balls of living fire as they
were scorched to death-and blown up
above the ground in this hurricane or
bursting shells. The ingenuity OF the
human brain and the resources of scien-
tific skill have been taxed to find meth
DDS that will torture their enemies. Ger
many set the pace with poisonous gases
that destroyed every eyeball that faced
their exploding guns. They have no
reason to criticize the retaliating mis-
siyes that French and British artillery
and sending back.
But where is the boosted civilization
of the goth century? Where is the pow
err of our boosted Christianity? Has
that Almighty Maker of heaven and
earth turned these rulers and their SOL
diers over to the madness that prevails
in their own minds? Are they turned
to their own destruction forever more?
AS / sit in my quiet home and read of
this fury-this revenge-this awful
carnage-this' wild thirst for human
blood think l can foresee the end Of
monarchy in the warning countries Of
Europe.
AS 1 know we saw the end of African
slavery in the United States of America
after this fair land was drenched in hui
man blood more than fifty years since,
believe an end is surely coming to
the power of ruling kings and emperOrs
to drive human beings into such awful
carnage that is going on necessarily in
Europe today. Five millions have been
killed up to date
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18
Is THIS YOUR ExPERIENcEq

Dear Household:
am not a member of your circle but
have been a silent reader for eighteen
years and have often wished could Join.
I have lust read Roberta Stars letter and
wonder how she would like TO hear
from one who married for love and found
il to be a myth. AS long as health and
good looks stay with you your husband
may love you, but in our case little
one has come along ABOUT every two
years until we have seven. Ny health
is broken and my hair is becoming
white. my work isiheavy as we are poor
and can't hire any help. The conse-
uuence is that 1 am getting old and ugly
and my husbands love has grown cold,
in fact he admitted that he did not care
for me any more.
Oh. the horror of that minute when /
found IL out He is a public man ana is
thrown in company with pretty and
smart women while / slave at home and
grow ugly and broken hearted. Deliver
my child from ever marrying a poor
man for love. / do not like the idea
OF marrying a drunkard. but IL he has
plenty you can at least live in COM
fort and raise your children i'm the right
way. If you do not love him you will
rot grieve so over his dissipation. ] pity
any girl who leaves her home to go
with a poor man who has not even
home TO take her to. who has to bear
children and live in poverty and when
her strength is almost gone to be told
she is not cared for any more. want
TO stop every one whom / see going into
matrimony with nothing but love on enc
side to start with. Nine times out Of
ten when hardships come thick and
fast as they surely will, especially if
the husband has some of his people to
keep up. love wanes and the man turns
TO more beautiful faces and sadness en-
tiers the home. If IL were not for my
seven little children my life would be
very desolate. I am sad and feel at
times that life is not worth while but
when I think of my children I know
that / must live for them.
Take my advice and don't marry a poor
man. Better have heartaches now than
TO be left with a bleeding heart when
your strength will hardly endure the SUI
fering and longing for a companion
when you need one most Sincerely.
4 BROKEN HEARTED MOTHER
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AGRICULTURAL
0SGduCatiOn
~ AND SUCCESSFUL EARRING
zESl " ANDRMN OoULE
THE FARM INVENTORY
'cESSFLH FARMING

In all lines of business it is consid-
cred necessary to make an annual inven-
tory. This is done in order that the
certained and a statement of the relative
value prepared. The owner of the bust
ness then knows just where he stands
and can determine very closely The
profits made during the past year and
can decide upon the best line of policy
to pursue with reference to the purchase
OF additional goods and the general man
agement OF his business. If an inventory
is an important and essential matter in
the business world, it is equally so on
the farm because 1t will enable the own
er to ascertain the value of his equip
ment and live stock and the nature and
extent of his investment He can also
determine which line of operation has
proven the most remunerative and decide
on whether some lines should. be mini
mized or cut out altogether and other
extended
Unless an inventory is made on the
farm each year it is impossible for the
land owner to determine his financial
position with any degree of accuracy
Hence, he would be conducting his bust
ness on more or less of a gambling ba-
sis, and In fact, this is often true where
the important matter of stock taking is
neglected When an inventory Is once
started a bIotter should be kept in which
all new purchases should be recorded. In
this way the exact outlay for equip
ment or live stock is known at the end
of any year and the increase or de-
crease in value easily ascertained. OF
course. inventories may be kept in a
great variety of ways, but there Is prob
ably nothing better to use for this pur.
nose than a book of sufficient size in
which to record the operations OF the
farm for a few years. few pages
should be set aside for each account so
that the record for 1916 may follow
that of 1915 and so on. This provides tor
easy reference and will be an advantage
in making up the inventory from year
to year.
On the averge farm of any size rec
ords should be kept of the number and
value of the horses and mules and the
different breeds of live stock. For in
stance. If a farmer keeps Jerseys and
Holsteins and has grades of both breeds,
he should keep a separate page for each
one If he is in the beef business and
is handling Shorthorns and Herefords. a
separate record should be kept Of both
pure breeds and grades. record should
be kept of the wagons harness culti-
waiting, seeding and harvesting machin.
cry, dairy equipment and buildings; On
der buildings should be recorded the
number and value of every character of
structure maintained on the farm such
as barns. bull houses, blacksmith shop,
calf and hog houses, tool sheds, sawmlll
equipment, tenant houses, dipping watts,
scales, fences and fencing materials
AS an illustration of the manner in
which the live stock record should be
kept, the inventory statement of the
Holstein- Friesian herd on the college
farm at Athens is presented for the In
formation of our readers:
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A6;Sl0lqlH%TeeTHf
Znety7oPiej
~ 20 4aissiS sssfafst FL
HOW ATLANTA RAISED MONEY FOR
RELIEF DURING THE WAR.

The need for money was great in the
early months of the Civil war in 1861.
There were no army supplies in the
southern states when Georgia seeded
from the union in January. 1861, and
there was an animated endeavor to get
money for uniforms and other equip
ment. A band of fine amateur singers
organized for the purpose of getting
money and entertaining the people.
Their success was great. I append the
circular that was printed in August
1861, which shows progress Will from
time to time reprint the songs that
made these singers so successful In
their endeavor, because it is part OF
Atlanta's and Georgia's unrecorded MS
tory. The paper is old and printed ex-
actly f1fty-ive years ago. and the sight
of the songs, as printed, all impromptu
and reciting the current events of that
bloody time, make me feel more than
sad, but the courage of the amateurs
was monumental to keep interest to
fever heat and hold ON so bravely:
ITO OUR PATRONS.
"In accordance with the request OF
many, the following songs of the Atlanta
amateurs have been arranged in this
form and published. We are we'll aware
that they owe their popularity in a
they have been offered and not to any
particular merit of their own, but If
they have been the means of assisting
to equipping our soldiers in the field,
and relieving their families at home, the
end for which they were prepared has
been attained and we are grateful at the
result.
THAT a kind and indulgent public
has nobly assisted in this enterprise we
need only state that twelve entertain
crs known as the Atlanta amateurs
have given twelve entertainments in this
city and elsewhere and Melted dnde-
pendent of expense) and paid over to
soldiers relief fund and different COM
panies over $4,000, and it is their in
tention to keep on. That this little
book may be the means of adding still
more to the relief fund is the wish Of
yours respectfully,
WILLIAM H. BARNES,
Manager of Atlanta Amateurs.
Atlanta, August, 1861"
This was the result of the we'll known
Atlanta spirit" which generally makes
good in every Atlanta enterprise.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

A liberal depreciation in the value of
tools and equipment is allowed for each
year. In other words. the price record
ed opposite each article is intended to
represent its actual market value at the
present time. OF course, an inventory
must be made up in a conservative man.
ner. or else IT would be misleading and
of little value.
A record such as the foregoing is cas-
lily kept. No elaborate system of books
is required. The work can be done on
some rainy day when outside operations
can not be carried forward successfully.
II will prove an interesting diversion to
the landowner and he will frequently be
surprised to find out how large an equip
ment of live stock, implements and
buildings he has on the farm. II he
keeps an accurate inventory and revises
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tion. The woman's page published about
a year ago gave a cure from DR.. Hoof
or HUFF, I don't remember which, or ii
might not have been either. I saved II
and gave II to a friend and don't know
where he u.s. Now. come to you seeking
aid in getting the recipe man has
wife and two children depending on
him for their daily bread and when told
him about that cure he wanted me to
write you at once. Truly your sister,
MRS. LAURA BURNETT.
Auburndale, Fla.