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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Evolution of the Jury.

The jury was established by the
Frankish kings, being introduced into
England by the Normans at the time
of the conquest in 1866. At first it
was merely royal prerogative; men
being brought in to give what they I'M
derstood to be the truth regarding a
certain matter which was being con-
sidered by the king. Under King Hen
~ II, it became a regular privilege
which was given to the people to use
in the settling of their disputes. By
the end of the twelfth century it was
established, and it represented the col
lective knowledge Of the community.
By the end of the fifteenth century it
was already similar to our jury of
modern times, having become an i'm
portant liberty Of Englishmen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30

a latent appreciation of the half-hour
talk he had given in the few well-chos-
en- words she spoke. They brought a
quick flicker to the eye of Ruyter, for
he traced sincerity in the utterance.
He strolled q block or two in leis-
urely promenade with his friend, and
then went his way alone. He was not
dissatisfied with his lecture, for he
had mentally applied his theme to the
various phases of WOmanhOOd among
his auditors. His descriptions and
their application were felicitously sug-
gestive. The dark, dangerous beauty
of a naughty lady of fashion in the
audience seemed appropriately repre-
sented by the subtle odor of yellow
jasmine, the delicacy and slight senti-
mentality of pretty girl of eighteen
by the tea rose. Adapted to woman's
right exponent was the expression Of
forcefulness in the acacia, and frag-
lie miss with soulful eyes seemed best
allied with the faint orris odor repre-
senting innocence. Cool, but sensuous,
a lady authoress suggested the gar
denia, and a sweet maiden just bud
ding into full womanhood was redolent
Sr the white star Jasmine to the fancy
of the imaginative Ruyter.
And there he paused, vainiy striving
to Ak upon some appropriate correla-
ton for Miss Revere. Somehow,
subtle sadness lingering in the corners
Of the sweet, well-formed lips attract
ed, yet puzzled him. He arose the
next morning, TO find his first thoughts
returning to q memory of her express
sive face.
'tNonseAse' he flashed out, as
monetary emotion Of tenderness over
cafhe him, answering to the mental ne
cation against the merest suggestion
that his desire was to meet again the
compelling glance of those sympathetic
| eyes.
| He had planned to return to the city
on the noon train, but he dall1ed.
'Why?' he challenged himself, almost
irritably, and he flushed at meeting
Martyrs incidentally. He devoted hall
an hour to questioning him about tnas
interesting Miss Revere.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
copyright, by W. g. Chapman.)

There were eight in the group
frowsy, hard-looking fellows, shutting
in gait, tattered as to attire, unshaven
and not even clean. One was building
a fire, six Of his companions were
rif1ing their pockets, producing stolen
eggs and onions and slices Of bread,
cake fragments, in short, the general
variety Of food likely to be given at
the kitchen door to begging tramps.
This, in fact, they were, even the
man who lay back where a heap Of
old railroad ties had been piled so as
to form a sort Of shelter. He half
lifted on one arm, his haggard face
showing illness and pain.
"The medicine, boys!' he cried out
eagerly.
Each one of the group hung his
head. The sick man gulped. He said
huskily:
''No money, Ell? Well, know you
did your best. 1 guess you had better
get me to hospital"
There's Busy Ben to report yet"
announced the cook of the group.
Hes the one that coaxes the coin
out of people. All, there he is now"
A stalwart fellow with a limping
foot came through the woodland path
to the tramp camp, situated exactly
on the county line for reasons pru-
dence
"Any coin, partnerT' piped the cook.
Sure" retorted the newcomer, and
rather gruffiy, it seemed. Here's your
medicine, Barley" and he handed the
invalid a bottle, which the latter
seized joyOusly.
ooh, you've got it, have you?" he
cried. "Now, I'll get well. How did
you come across it?'
Bought it, of course"
"Where did you get the money!
"ASk me no questions and I'll tell
you no lies. The good people -
,baugh! All of them thought I was
lying when | told them | had a sick
partner. / offered to work for the
town druggist whole day if he'd fill
the prescription and he hOoted me
out into the street. Charity-but l
got it,
Busy Ben was strangely mute after
that. He seemed pre-occupied and
disturbed. One Of the men had
brought a chicken. This with the
other food made a good meal. They
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
He Followed Instructions.
returned.

Once when Gus Garger, now Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times-Star, was city editor of the Gin
cinnati Post, he acquired the habit Of
getting to work at six o'clock in the
morning.
The rest of the staff struggled in at
the late hour of Z a. m.
One morning after Gus had been at
work for 80 minutes, in wandered a
man with an unkempt beard, SLOUGH
hat, boots with trousers tucked in
side, rough shirt and rougher general
appearance.
where's MosherY' asked the
stranger.
MOsher was the editor.
"He hasn't arrived yet" said Gus.
"When will he be inY'
ooh, he drifts in about seven o'clock.
Got to see him particularly? Won't I
do?"
"No," the booted one replied, "want
to see Mosher."
Gall right" said Gus, "just sit down
anywhere and read anything you like,
and act just as if you owned the whole
works."
Gus went to work again, and the
stranger obeyed instructions.
Later, when Mosher showed up, he
and the stranger had a long talk.
When he had gone, Gus asked him who
he was.
"Why, that was e. VI. Scripps. He
owns this paper"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Frowsy, Hard-Lookina Fellows.

boiled the eggs in an old kettle, made
coffee in the same receptacle and then
the group generally settled down to
the tramp'S paradise-sleep.
Only Busy Ben, thoughtfully smok-
ing his stump of pipe, sat up near
the blazing fire, ever and anon edging
closer to the shelter where sick John
BARLEY lay. Tenderly he spoke:
'Taken q dose YETI"
"Two of them. Didn't you notice
me eat? Why, / feel like new man
already! There was never such a
knocker for chills and fever like that
blessed prescription. I'll be afoot in
side of two days. Partner, I'll hope
ito do as much for you some day."
Busy Ben only stared stonily. His
soul was chock full of sentiment Just
now, but he strove hard to conceal it.
Then the grateful eyes beaming upon
him unlocked the door of his mind.
he glanced sharply at his snoring COM
patriots. Then he leaned towards the
invalid,
u oaItlev, want 70 tell you some
thing. I stole that money"
The sick man looked perturbed. He
was living hard life but he had
once been respectable citizen and
shame was not vet dead within him
He was SILENT but his lips twitched.
II had to do it," continued Ben, as
hardly as he could. Everybody turned
me down. I was getting desperate
for [ knew that the medicine maybe
meant life or death to you. was
sitting resting behind hedge when ]
heard voices. Beyond it was a woman
and a child, little girl about eight
years old. They had just come out OF
an old hut. You know the big wind
we had last night? Well. it had blown
down half Of the old ruin. 1t seemed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
By Veronica M. Maher

Copyright 1917. by W. G. Chapman.)
"You captured the assembly Ruy-
ter"
The young man addressed shrugged
his shoulders lightly. There was a
wearied, unsatisfied expression in his
fine face, as delicately and clearly CHS
eled as q profile on q clear-cut Roman
coin.
'Tell you, Martyrs" he responded in
the quiet yet clear tones he always en-
ployed, II am beginning to have a sur
felt of the fads. A man may be ollie
tante, esthetic and all that, but when
he parades it before the world, espe-
cially my world of-disciples, shall we
term it?- he becomes, what is the
word-sissifed? Of course, it is we'll
to occupy my mind, perhaps commend
able to enlighten the world as to some
of it's finer beauties, but really my con-
tribution to human intelligence does
not represent any real depth"
II don't know that, nor you either"
stanchly asserted Philip Ruyter's
loyal friend and admirer. "Your talks
may be frothy, but they elevate one.
The ladies are unanimous in their ex
pressions of interest over your little
talk on rare perfumes, and marvel at
the study and investigation it must
have cost you to dig up all that an
cient stuff about the rare flower ex-
tracts of the early Romans. Trust me,
this kind of enlightenment is not vast
ed. Oh! I forgot to introduce you,"
quickly added Martyrs, as he noted
the eye of his companion fixed studi-
ously upon shy little figure near the
door Of the lecture room. "That is
Miss lola Revere. She is somewhat
in your line, too"
"How do you mean?" inquired Ruyter.
''Her father was about as much in
love with old vases and that class of an
tiquities as you are with coins, jewels,
perfumes and pOisons. Come on, you
must know her." and there was hur-
ried introduction, for the assembly was
fast breaking up.
Miss Revere awarded the young sa-
want a shrinking glance, but there was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Dentistry Is Old Profession.

Among all ancient forms of torture,
dentistry perhaps holds almost first
place in antiquity. There is evidence
that even as far back as 1900 b. =.
the Egyptians and the Hindus extract
ed unsound and aching teeth by the
simple expedient of hammering the
victims jaw with a piece of rock and
that they replaced lost teeth in crude
sort of way by attaching substitutes OF
wood or ivory to adjacent sound teeth,
fastening the artificial and SOUND
teeth together with threads or wires,
their method thus differing but little
from those of the quacks and medi-
cine men who travelled the country
fairs Of England and America in the
early days Of the nineteenth century.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Exactiy.-

A couple Of country cousins on a
visit to Glasgow halted in front Of a
brass plate fixed on the front of a
house, wherein was inscribed in bold
characters the word "Chiropodist."
sChirrupodist! remarked one of
them, perplexedly. whats that?"
"Why," replied his companion, "a
chirrupodist is chap that teaches
canaries to whistle. London Tit.
Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
A Docs Sauacity.

via recognition of special detective
service" was the inscription on a sill
veT-mounted collar for his dog, pre-
scented to Constable Scott at Croydon,
in recognition Of help given by the
dog in the capture of two thieves. TIE
dog is a cross between an Irish ter
rier and an English greyhound. Its
barking drew the attention of Scott
and another constable to two men who
were pilfering goods at Henley rail-
way station.-London Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Disappointed.

Philanthropist (who has just
dropped a penny in the cup)-I imagii
inc you have many disappointment
and discouragements?
Beggar-Yes, sir; that is the fourth
one today.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
But Few Have

Ethel-Do you believe that men like
women with intelligenee2
Alice-Yes provided they have
enough of it to refrain from impress
ing a man with his ignorance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
Not for Publication,

81 never hear young Jones tax
about what he learned at college,. Z
'He can't very well. All he learneQ
was the secret work Of his particular
frat" -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-08-30
He Dfdn't Know the Equ.

boil my egg three minutes"
"'Scuse me-" said the waiter. sBut
dat aig is jes' out o. sold storage, an
three minutes won't much more dan
jeS' thaw it."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10

ear 0olattgman ma Soutbrua.
Published Wednesday and Saturday
BY
oSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY
SUMTER. y. G..
Terms:
si.oO per annuni--in advance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
TACKLE DARLINGTON FRIDAY
Sumter High School Football Team to
Meet Old Rivals OH Gridiron.

Not a bit dismayed by their defeat
at the hands of Winnsboro last Frid y.
but with a determination to retrieve
this defeat, the football squad Of The
Sumter High School has begun siren
uous practice in preparation for lhe
game with Darlington which will b.,
played at the ball park this Friday.
The team will be materially strength
ened by the appearance of two OF
last years men in the lineup. Thee
men were unable to participate in tho
game last week on account of iniurie s.
Their appearance has put new life in
the entire squad.
Darlington is said TO have q splen-
did football team. With seven os
last years team back rs nucleus
from which 20 form the team and with
abundant new material, the report
are that this team will be as strong as
usual. The local coaches were able
Friday for the first time to locate the
weakness of the Gamecocks and work
will be done to correct this before tn,
game with Pee Dee boys. The game
with Winnsboro was more or less an
experiment to find out just what the
new and inexperienced team woulL
do in real game. 1t is probable that
many CHANGES will ha roado i'm fLo
lineup of the locals. Football fandon
viii see light but aggressive and
lighting team I'm the field representing
the local high school next Friday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
Postage Stamps.

The history Of postage stamps be.
gins with the issue made by Great Brit
ain In 1840, under the administration
of Sir Rowland Hill. Their successful
use In Great Britain resulted In the
adoption of stamps by Mauritius, an
English colony, by Brazil. France,
Switzerland and the United States.
The earliest shape of the postage
stamp was practically that which is in
use today. The triangular, diamond
shaped. octagOnal and square have
been tried as experiments By different
countries, but In nearly all G.. ses re-
turn has been made to the rectangular
form.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
\ HARD FIGHT AHEAD.

There In a political plot Matching
i" -Cuth Carolin, thar the rank and
Me OF loyal citi1eJs do not. as ST.
fully sense. IL ~ the preliminary
skirmish I'm the campaign for the seat
In the senate now filed by Senator
Tillman. When Senator Tillman was
reelected the last time ne announces 4
that he would not again sock election.
should he live out the term. Until
about two years ago there was no
thrOught OF his being senatorial
possibility I'm the 1913 campaign and
the political forces were being quiet
ly lined up for "a fight. with Tillman
left out OF the calculation; bU' thcr
there began tn be talk of another
term for Tillman. and senator Till
man. himself. gave life md hniy "a
this political gossip by 3tt,ng n an
Interview that. while not c1ud.dltc
he would serve another tecm. u the
people demanded i'm umnistakanle
terms that he remain In hlrncsa. II /,
operated to confuse the issue and IN,
senatorial race has been up in the aii
c"er since. During the past summer
Colo l.. DlCasc too. occasion in NOR,
than one oil his bitter duli .A,pc.icar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
Practical Birth ENCOURAGEMENT.

A rich Russian distiller sometime
ago decided to spend considerable
amount Of his fortune In increasing
the physique Of his cOuntrymen and
cOuntrywOmen. He advertised for
strong. healthy young couples to set
tie on his estate. He paid the mar
riage expenses for suitable applicants
md gave them free grants of land.
Then. when babies began to arrive. he
settled annuities on them Of fifty rub
les each.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
HISHOPVILLE'S NEW
BUILDING.
$1O,OC3 Additional Will he Available
for Building and Equipment.

AT meeting of the citizens and
qualified voters of Bishopville school
district held in the court house Friday
night it was unanimously voted that
the trustees be empowered to borrow
$4,000 to supplement the funds now
in hand for the high school building.
DR.. r. O. McCutchen, chairman OF
the board Of trustees, called the meet
ing to order and briefly stated the
purpose Of the trustees i'm calling the
citizens together. The 4-mill special
levy for pass Indebtedness and for
buying q lot and erecting a high school
building gave them $4,000. After
paying all Indebtedness and purchas-
ing lot, they have $4,000 left for
building purposes. The lowest re-
sponsible bid received is $19,7OO for
building only, heating apparatus and
equipment not included. and this bid
was open for acceptance not later than
October list. The trustees need 5000
or $4,000 more TO put up the building
and equip it properly, and they want
ed authority to borrow this amount.
IL is imperative that work on the new
building start at once, as the present
building is badly crowded with all
grades. DR.. McCutcnen then placed
before the meeting the blue prints of
the architect and invited discussion
of the matter The plans were exam
med and various phases of building
and school matters in general were
discussed and short talks made by
Messrs. Mcleod, McLendon, James
and others. The sentiment of all
present seemed to be that the building
should be built of the very best mate
rial and ir a manner croditable to q
progressive and growing county seat
town.
In view of the fact that material OF
all kinds has advanced much in price
since the architect drew plans, it was
evident that the trustees needed
good margin to guarantee first class
building in every detail.
On motion Of DR.. Jennings the
trustees were empowered to borrow
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
FARMS FOR SALE
In Sumter and Clarendon Counties.

u" As on public road three
high state of cultvation drained; house
barn and stables Splenddy noghbors
Can get aresan
'0 Acres public three in
cultivation. and 10 cultivated next
year one four room house. barn and stables
90 Acres public roaG
in cultivation Good 1weing house barn
stables.
2:l Acres public
farm in cultivation this to eight
horse farm Four dwelling enant
houses barns and stables.
good school, railroad siding n a
i12 fromS
high ation. New
dwelling. tenant houses
and equipment, with
If desired Plenty Thor
oughly drained. About hundred
situated like oftc offered
tcaly in the be seea about at once
house Good
developing. enoug nav for
building place by. subdivid. de-
sired. sell cheap.
Acres Will sell chean
Easy Terms To Suit Purchasers
C.P OSTEEN, Sumter s. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
Advertisements.

One Square first insertion ..s1.OC
Every subsequent insertion. =. 80
Contracts for three months. OF
longer will he made at reduced rates
All communications which sub
serve private interests will be charged
fog as advertisements.
obituaries and tributes OF respec;
VIII he charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
eu IN looO and the True Southron III
1917. The Watchman and Southron
nov mas the combined circulation and
influence oil both OF the old papers,
"hd " manifestly the best ADVERTISING
medium I'm Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10

The parkways between the paved
streets and sidewalks are very un-
slightly. unless sodded with grass. es-
pecially so i'm winter. They can be
made green and beautiful by planting
them with winter lawn grass right
now. The grass will grow quickly and
viii remain green until the hot days
of summer. A few cents worth of seed
will plant the parkway in front OF the
average residence lot. and il seems
that the people OF Sumter would have
sufficient pride I'm the appearance of
the town to unanimously agree to
plant all OF the parkways
The jump In price that marked the
transactions OF the cotton market to-
day vindicated the judgment OF those
who warehousod their cotton Saturday
In the face OF unprecedentedly high
prices and an unsteady market. Cot
ton - the cheapest OF tho staple COM
modlties OF world commerce and In
view OF the fact that consumption Is
greater than the visible supply there
Is every reason for those who have
Gotten to be slow To part with IT, The
man who has cotton and owes no
debts would be foolish to sell 1t at this
time when those who have press ng
obligations must either sell cotton or
borrow money There is n lot Of cot
ton being sold to pay debts just now.
and this has a tendency To hold down
the price. as the Immediate needs of
the mills are being supplied by this
cotton. Later in the season the de-
mand for cotton will probably be
stronger and the price consequently Is
likely TO be higher. IL is a gamble to
hold cotton when IL is selling above
twenty-five cents. but Ia the circum-
stances IL is an attractive gamble and
the man who can afford to take the
risk stands to win.
Every cotton farmer has been made
richer by war conditions and he Is
receiving more money for his cotton
than he ever dreamed OF receiving I'm
his most optimistic imaginings. There
fore he should invest a part OF his
surplus cash over and above what he
expected to obtain for his cotton I'm
Liberty Bonds. The government needs
the money and when the war is over
the farmers will need the income that
he will receive from his Liberty
Bonds Now is time of plenty for
the cotton grower and the wise man
will lay aside something for the rainy
day that Is sure to come. Money in
vested In Liberty Bonds is safe and
when so invested there will be little
temptation to spend IL. The man who
has not been called TO service i'm the
army can serve by buying Liberty
Bonds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
His Oninlon of Papa.

"Thnt Young chap you are going
around with Is II regular pinhcnd ="
stormed Bertha's father. "IIc doesn't
even know the value Of money" "Oh.
yes he does, dad" said Bertha. "IIe
says he wouldn't give II plugged nickel
for your opinion on anything Puck
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10

fOR SALE-ReSistercd Aberdeen
Angus bull. four years Old, tubercr-
lar tested, without fault or hlemisn
C.. j. Osteen. Sumter s c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10

$4,000 to supplement the present
AuhdS. Inc vote was hearty and
animous.-R ishopvile Vindicator
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-10
MONEY FOR ENGLAND.

Another Credit OF Fifteen Million Ad-
Vanced.
Washington, Oct. S.-Another cred
it OF fifteen million was advanced to
england today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-05-16

Z.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-16
COTTON MARKET,

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-Tle cotton market tooay closed baTely steady at a net advance O: IS to Ii points.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-16
GRAIN MARKETS

CHICAGO. Nov. 15.-Likelihood of increased arrivals of new grain did much today to make corn prices aver age lower. There was a nervous close at the same as yesterdays finish to 1zc down, with December s1.19A, and May s1.15 to $115k. Oats scored a net advance of 5s to 7sc Latest fig ures on provisions varied from 7c de- cline to a rise of 55c
 Despite some rallies. the corn mar ket during most of the session dis play a tendency to sag. especially at the outset and near the end. There were adyices of a notable lowering of moisture content, which would imply shipments of better quality than has been the rule of late. Reports that several leading spectators had been called before the federal district at torney counted against advances, and so did eastern railway embargoes aud