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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

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With pain
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Forgets
A faithful friend
Who frets
And worries till
One day he gets
Reply
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Hotel Aragon, Atlanta, Ga, June
27th, 1920.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

There was a small fire Tuesday
afternoon about $50 on Calhoun
street. A blaze was discovered ON the
roof of the fwo-story house eppo-
site the hospital. occupied by Mss.
Alex Dick. The fire department was
summoned and it was on the Job be-
fore the flames could spread. The
blaze was extinguishsa by the chenai.
Gal wagon snd very little dsmage
was done,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

recent commencement .exercises.-s.
Inc Following scouts have succ ess-
fuily passed the test for merit bad PCS
Louis Lyon, badge for SWIMMING ana
Tor First Aid, Carleton Whiliea.
merit badge for swimming. 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON !.
LIVERPOOL COTTON

Close: Jan 2l.06, Feb 20.79, March
2052, April 20.3e, June zoos, July
23.97, Aug. 2S.s6. Sep. 23O9, Oct 22.-
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
Value Of a College Education

There was never time when expert knowledge
was so highly priced and so highly compensated
( High wages for unframed labor will tempt
many young man to discount the value of col
lege education. But such an education, represent
ing the work of four years, viewed merely as an
investment of time and money, is equal in earn.
ing capacity to an estate of more than 0,O0O
What estate comparable with this can the par
ent OF average means hope to give or leave to his
son? What young man can acquire that much
value in the same time at any other business?
Education fits one for a life whose possibilities
are limited only by his capacity and character.
Eventually for the unframed there awaits the
slavery of ignorant and undirected effort
Clemson College brings within the reach of
every young man in South Carolina the benefits
and possibilities of technical education. AT
Clemson College boy from the humblest home
in South Carolina can prepare himself for a high
place in the service of his state and nation.
w. M. RIGGS, President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03

PUBLIC SERVICE
Fertilizer Analysis and Inspection 80
Insect and Plant Disease Control.
agricultural Research
Agricultural ExtepsiOn
Clemson College, S. c.
Tick Eradication
Hog Cholera Control
live Stock Sanitary Work
Liberty National Bank Bldg,
Columbia. S. c.
Pee Dee Experiment Station
Florence, s. G.
Coastal Plain Expcriment Station
summerville, S. c.
Call on these agencies for assist
SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXAMINA-
TIONS
The College maintains 10 four
year scholarships in the Agricultural
and Textile Courses ,and So i'm the
One Year Agricultural Course (Oc-
tObcr ! TO June -. Each scholar
ship is worth $4,000 and free tut
ton.
Scholarship and entrance examina-
lions are held at the county court
houses at A. NJ. July 9th. Write
for full information in, regard to the
scholar. hips open to your county
next Sc sion. and the laws governing
their awards.
Those who are not seeking TO
enter on scholarships are advised TO
stand eyaminatiions on July 9th,
rather than wait until they come to
the College In the fall. Credit will
he given for examinations passed at
the county seat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
ADVICE TO THE
 LOVELORN
By Beatrice Fairfax

A man of wisdom was asked to make a speech on How to Make the Best of Life" He arose and began after this fashion:
 T do not even know how to make the best of the 20 minutes your com rnittee has placed at my disposal. Life is like playing a violin solo in public goes on. One cannot make the best Of such impossibilities'
 There's a volume in that paragraph, isn't there. Only don't forget that the man expected to get a laugh in spite of the deep truth underlying the smiling exaggeration of his words.
 Life Is like playing a. violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on."
 We all have to experiment in liv- ing. First, we have to find out what we'd like to do. Then we must dis cover how near we can come to it's accomplishment.
 But we can't plan it all out and make tentative experiment here and another there and wipe out each one that proves unsatisfactory. Oh-no! 'experiment." We have to pay for onr ''practicing."
 That's why I feel we ought never sit in judgment on each other. Most of us are trying things out. It is fairly easy to look on at an experi- ment and with a little safe distance and a little helpful perspective. figure out how it is going to end. At least it isn't hard to get an angle on some of the things that don't look right from where we sit. But when right in the midst of a thing, it is not so easy to judge.
 Stand over a boiling kettle of pre-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

ing collision between the two ma-' chimes they were driving, Joseph Pe- trosk of Riverside Drive. Falrneld, and Harold Sansone of 627 Fairfield avenue were arraigned in the City court this morning. Judge Bartlett continued both cases until next wed nesday. Petrosk was charged with operating a jitney bus without a li- cense and Sansone was charged with reckless driving. Bonds in each case were fixed at $100.
 The collision between the J1tney driven by Petrosk and the touring car driven by Sansone occurred at the corner of Norman street and Fa1rheld avenue at 1880 o'clock this morning Four persons suffered minor injuries: They were treated by Dr. Maxwell or the Emergency staff and one or the ln- jured was later taken to St. Vincent S hospital but was discharged this morn ing Both machines were wrecked. Sansone told the judge in the court this morning that he was taking man named Tomkins to his home on Brewster street in Black Rock. In order that Sansone might secure Tomkins as witness the judge con tinued the case until Wednesday. He told Petrosk in the meanwhile to se- cure a license.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
YOUTHS HELD
 FOR bURCL ARY

The case of the three youths who were arrested on Tuesday and charg- ed with statutory burglary, were heard in the City court this morning. The case of Edward Blagrif of 1865 Pembroke street was continued until Tupesday under bonds of $500. Will jam Chapderlaine of 467 Putnam street was placed in the custody of the probation officer to see if he could secure a bondsmaan for a similar amount. William Knapp of 14S3 Pembroke street. the other youth al
 legged to have been implicated in the burglary was sentenced to one year in the Connecticut reformatory but execution of sentence was later sus- pended by the judge and Knapp was placed on probation for one year.
 The three young men are alleged to have made attempt to burglarize a pool room owned by Michael Vara- now at STA Ha1lett street on Tuesday night. Knapp was caught in the cellar
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
ELECTION LAWS
 ARE LENGTHENED
(continued from Paee One. }

 borrow money for elections. This act provides that in certain cases where budgets were made out and no provision for additional election ex- penses made, these towns can borrow
 14. Amending Section 552. An money for election purposes. act concerning certifcation of con- victs to selectmen. Requires the clerk of the court to send to select men the names of female convicts in addition to the names of male con- victs.
 l5. A sepealing act applying to women voting on the school ques- tionS.
 16. An act changing the time dur ing which the polls shall remain open in the November elections. Requires that polls sha be opened at 5:30 a. m. instead of a. n.. and shall remain open until p. n1.. instead of p. m. 17 Amending Section 535 Concern ing who amy be admitted as electors. Provides for scratching out of word "male;" and substitution of five year residence in the United States, women well men,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

yesterday charged with speeding his machine at 35 miles an hour. The police record showed that Cohen had been arrested once before for viola ton of city ordinance.
 Augustine Rodrick of 272A Water street, New Haven. also had his case nolled on the payment of s1o He was arrested on Wed nesday by Traffic Officer Booth On North Main street. The officer told the court this morning that Rodrick was riding his motorcycle between 4S and 51 miles an hour when arrested. Rodrick told the judge that he had been to Danbury where he had gone to see his brother in an effort to ob- tain work. On the way back to his home in New Haven he said he got on the wrong road and became lost. He said he did not know that he was in Bridgeport but the judge tod the man it did not make any difference where he was loong as he '. as vio- lating the speed law. Rodrick is a cripple and the court was 1enient.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

serves and the steam in your eyes may keep you from determining just how syrupy the plums are. But step away a mite peer down through the stand. 2
 Learning to live is largely matter of getting a perspective on things. Even if the art of living has to be practised in public with no chance to go back and unplay scale and then do it over-stil1 it's possible to learn from one dissonance how NOT to pro- duce another.
 No one has to make the same blum der twice. No one has to neglect the fact that it's possible to study things after they've happened and to figure out how they can be made to happen more advantageously next time.
 Graceful living is art It en- braces learning to get on with condi- tions they are until they can be improved. It means making the best of people as well as of yourself. It means getting outside yourself and studying every situation touching on you.
 Not by stumbling along and letting things guide themselves as chance wills, but by studying each situation and determining how to manage the next so it will be better than the last do we grow.
 In the final analysis, life is growth. Probably we go toward something finer and better in another life. But if we don't-if there is nothing be- yond the here and now, why not make that as splendid as opportunity per mitS?
 Despite this clever orator-one can make the best of such possibilities. For they're not impossible at all Learning you go is the way our world is built. And there's lot of
 Laughter to be wrung from old blundering''-a lot of new wisdom to be gained by ancient folly. As long as we grow, life is worth while.
 EARLY MORNING
 CRASH IN COURT Arrested early this morning follow
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
THREE AUTOISTS
 IN CITY COURT

Three autoists, two of whom were charged with reckless driving and speeding were in the City court this morning.
 Judge Bartlett continued the case of John Wilkes of 394 BeechWood avenue until Thursday under bonds of $20. Wilkes is charged with operat- ing a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor
 The case against Sam Cohen of New Milford was nolled on the pay
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

of the place by ofacer Kelly. He ad- mitted in court this morning that BlagrlH had advised him not to go into the place. While Knapp was in the cellar the other two youths are said to have waited outside. quan- tIty Of cigars, cigarettes and bottle of temperance drink were taken and offered in court this morning as evil dence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24

FRIENDS OF Dr. E. W. Dupee of I1093 Park avenue will be grieved to hear that he is in a critical condition at the Bridgeport hospital where he underwent a serious operation on Sat
 urday. Q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-24
BRITISH STRIKE
 IS POSTPONED

London, Sept. 24.-The coal miners of Great Britain will not go on strike next Monday as threatkned, it deveI- oped today. As a result of meenng between Premier Lloyd George and representatives of the triple alliance of unions the coal strike notices pre- viously handed in have been suspend ed for one week.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05

stated. and the concession made that
there is good enough reason or such
a stand being taken in the south
where the issue must be ever upper
most that, to quote the Tribune: The
south is opposed to suffrage because
that involves the negro vote which is
never cast but must be suppressed
Extensions of suffrage are inimical to
sections which must maintain re-
strictions of suffrage
THE last sentence is particularly
eloquent. 1t comes from newspaper
that has been consistently in favor o.
woman's suffrage and is almost entire
ly federalistic in its general policies,
1t does seem strange that from such
a source should come so striking an
endorsement of the position SO many
Of us have taken in opposition to the
further liberalization Of the Ameri-
can suffrage. Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05

picture as them dawgs made sur
roundin' that tree an bayin' away at
that old panther girl as she blinked
down at them from her safe perch
wonderin. | spose, what twas all
about. Everybody in the crowd, by
Encouragement, acted scared an ex-
cited as if they expected the panther
to leap at them any second and rend
them arm from leg.
Gentlemen said Col. House, po-
lite-like, like true southern gentle.
man, 'bein as how Mr.. Bryan is high
ly honored guest in our midst, would
respectfully suggest that he be accord
ed the honor of hayin' the first shot
at this dangerous wild beast. But IN
case he misses then it is to be free
for all. each man protectin' himself as
he deems best
Bryan beamed all kinds OF graft
tude. Resin his silver-plated VIM
chester in the forks OF saplin' he
took long and careful aim and shot
that decrepit panther plumb through
the heart. When Bryan rolled it over,
nonchalent-like, with the. barrel of his
gun, the expression ON his face said
as plain as day that there was only
one other time. in his life when he
was just as happy that bein' the time
he pulled that crown of gold and cross
of thorns speech on us democrats an
got nomination number one.
"A delegation of leadin' citizens had
/ the varmint skun an the hide dressed
iand fixed up right pretty and present
ed it to Mr.. Bryan with a fittin' speech
by the mayor I'm told it decorated
the Bryan parlor for many years.
1T wasn't until years afterward
THAT Bryan learned the real truth about
that huntin' trip, generated by Col
House, an found that nothin' but cot.
tontails an chipmunks had been with
in fifty miles of Austin in more than
fifty years
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05
SOME UNPLEASANT TRUTHS

The Chicago Tribune has not been
given in the past to saying things
leither true or pleasant about the
lsouth. But it had great lesson along
lines of the negro and the white when
! Chicago took on an attitude toward
the negro as race far more malig-
nant. than any ever assumed by the
south against an individual negro
guilty of the most heinous crime that
black brutality car be charged with
in any section.
But we must admit thai while the
spirit of this editorial from that paper,
reproduced in part might have been
milder, it shows an ability to discrim-
mate, at last, and to point out what
lis largely true.
/ The conclusion reached by the Chi
cago Tribune that "the negro controls
the south" is more or less specious,
and somewhat of the brand of ANAL
ogy" famed in the deductions of Flor.
ida's attorney general; but there is
truth enough in the whole to warrant
its being given our people for analysis
and consideration.
Says the Chicago Tribune: ~
gro controls the south. The liti
controls the democratic party III
democratic party still controls t'se M.
ton. The nation is conducted 9ith
regard to the limitations Of the negro
in the south.
Prohibition was adopted by the
southern states because it is danger
Gus for the negro to drink If he
drinks he becomes savage. The south
defended itself against the liquor traf
fic not because the southern adult did
not want to drink, but because he
could not allow the negro to drink
Woman suffrage probably will be
adopted, but it had to win against the
south. The south is opposed to extern
sion of suffrage because that inyolves
the negro vote which is not cast, but
which must always be suppressed Elk
tensions of suffrage are inimical to|
sections which must maintain restric-
lions of suffrage.
We probably will not get universal
training because the south is
afraid to train and arm negroes. Con
gressmen from the south say they will
not put arms in the hands Of blacks.
IF that is their reason for opposing
universal training we have a whole
system of national defense dependen
upon the limitations Of black people |
below the citizenship line
eve are not blaming the south. II
is of no use to blame the south and |
it is probably unjust. The negro, Civ
en- the southern problems. might be-
have in the same fashion. But we
are being ruled by negroes to very
extent and in very imper.
tant matters.
..The southern negro governs by the
limitations OF his citizenship Ills IN
capacity is an applied test of Ameri
can legislation If proposed legisla.
ton does not fit him it is opposed.
zone non-voting southern negro has
more influence upon the course Of the
United States in many essential par
ticulars than ten voting northern citi-
zens.
He is powerful in his powerless-
ness.
And the Macon Telegraph, comment |
ing, says in conclusion Of an able edi
torial: we commend the above edi-
tOrial to our pro-Susan b Anthony
friends II the south. It's reference 70
southern opposition to suffrage exten
sion and the reason Tor II, Is clearly
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05
she States Ii Mildly

While suffering with severe attack
Of the grip and threatened with pneu.
monia. Mrs Annie n. Cooley Of Mid
dlefield, Conn. began using Chamber
lafn's Cough Remedy and was very
much benefited by its use. The pains
IN the chest soon disappeared, the
cough became loose, expectoration
easy and ii short time she was as
well as ever Mrs. Cooley says she
cannot speak too highly II praise q
thia remedy. adv
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05
Missouri Prices in 1884

old bill Of sale shows hogs We're q
cents each IS years ago.
Wel-enburg, Mo.-The following
items were sold: Nine hogs Is cents
each. 7oke of oxen SIS; COW and
calf, IS, heifer, $3.50; steer, $3.50;
sheep. 81; good mare, $40.
Not recently, but in Cooper county
in 1884, when William Mcfarland, a
pioneer, and grandfather of j. w. Nc
Farland, police Judge of this city, held
a sale. The Judge is possessor OF 2
bin OF sale issued at that time. The
sale bill also included a patent dock,
which was sold for $50, windsor
churn for 81 and an ecx wagon" for
s11.
Another relic in possession OF the
Mcfarland family is a tax receipt Sc
years old. The receipt reads as fol
lows and is written with pen on an
ordinary piece of scratch paper;
Received of Jofre Mcfarland, %
cents in full, of his state and county
tax for the year 1883. this 22nd day Of
January
tSigned) r. II. JONES,
&c. G. @. collector Cooper County,
From st. Louis Republic.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-03-05
PRICES IN THE LONG AGO

oclzlawaha, Fla, March 4, 1920.
Dear Old Friend:
| am enclosing a clipping showing
some prices IS years ago and will
add that | was accustomed one time
to buy eggs at sc per dozen. Oh, that
we could see those good old times
again.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-12
Taylor, N. Y. A. c.,
Crowned Amateur
Bicycle Champion

4 Fred Taylor, of the New York A. c.
won the amateur bicycle championship
Of America by finishing first in the
five-mile titular race at the Newark
Velodrome yesterday. He defeated
Anthony Young, Willie Beck and Ed
ward Bend. Taylor was in third posi-
tion going into the elast lap, but fought
his way around Beck and nipped Young
at the tape. This contest decided the
championship. for Young and Taylor
were on even terms previous to yester-
days race, each having scored fifteen
points.
The final standing was as follows:
Taylor, 20 points; Young, 18; Dotter-
Edward Bendi, Newark, A.
Taylor is Newark boy and fought
with the Lightning Division in the war
He was with the American Army when
Grand Pre- was taken and was shot
through the right arm by machine gun
fire. Taylor was in the hospital lover
there" for couple of months.
Arthur Spencer made it six cham.
pionship victories in row by winning
the five-mile race from his brother
Willie Spencer, Ray Eaton and Frank
Kramer. Arthur rode around Eator
on the last lap and pulled Willie into
second place with him. Orlando Pima
won the championship consolation from
Goullet, Madden and Kaiser. He rode
from in front all the way.
Frank Kramer and Oscar Egg rode
around the field and won the two-mile
tandem race. They beat out Percy
Lawrence and Willie Coburn, Charley
Piercey and Lloyd Thomas, Gus Lang
and Menus Bedell. Grenda and Nc.
Namara finished third, but were dis
qualified for teaming.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-12
Doak s Passes Pave Way
for Deciding Tally in
the Sixth; Score, 2 to 1

ST. LOUIS, July 11.-Rube Marquard
hurled tho Dodgers to victory over the
Cardinals by to to-day in tho last
game Of the series. Brooklyn won four
out Of five here, and the Dodgers lett
tonight for Chicago. They. meet the
Cubs in double headers tomorrow and
Wednesday, with one game on Tuesday
and one on Thursday, before going to
Cincinnati to battle with the champion
Reds.
>Bill Doak, who was defeated in
Brooklyn through errors by his sup
port late in the game, which was the
only contest the Dodgers won from the
Cardinals in four at Ebbets Field, had
the sorry distinction of losing to-day.
Bill had no reason to rail at his luck.
Eleven hits were culled from his de-
livery and one or more safeties were
made off him in every inning after the
first.
With all that hammering, Doak would
have carried the game to a tie in nine
innings if he had not squeezed both Of
the two passes he issued into the sixth
inning. into which inning "Rowdy"
Elliott also squeezed the only hit he
made in four times up. The Dodgers
made most of their hits with two out.
Kilduff Changes Mind
Pete Kilduff tried to hand the Car
dinals a tying run in the fourth inning,
but changed his mind and took it away
from them. That was the one close
inning for Rube after the Cardinals
had put over their run in hurry In
the first inning, when Harold Janvrin
singled to left and scored on Joe
Schultz was thrown out by Olson in
the fourth. Stock singled to left. That
would have meant nothing if Kilduff
had not muffed Olson's toss for force
of Stock when Hornsby grounded to
short. The muff put Stock on second
and Hornsby on first. The bases be-
came choked when Fournier beat out
a bunt to Johnston.
AT that stage Kilduff decided to be-
have. He accepted Olson's toss when
McHenry grounded to Olson and re-
layed to Konetchy, doubling up Four
nier and McHenry. Marquard became
better as the game. progressed and al
lowed two hits in the last five innings
Brooklyn's first run came in the
fourth inning when Myers singled past
Hornsby and Konetchy doubled to left.
Cinch Game in Sixth
Wheat opened the sixth with q pass
from Doak, which was the first trans
sacrifice. He was called out for in
f, terfering by booting the bunt on his
way to first and Wheat was sent back
to first: Konetchy drew the last pass
issued by Doak.
Elliott hit single to left that scored
Wheat from second. McHenry had
trouble tanning the rambler, and while
he pushed and kicked it around Kon-
etchy took third. Hornsby threw out
Marquard and the scoring was over for
the day.
The score: