The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 04, 1911, Image 5
in in ;iiio 5\iu!lnoii.
? fHi Mi Um* ?HsOeence At Snnster. 8.
?m<I I'lM** Mattel
? 11 1 "
I BRAOh'AL.
V. Truluck and W. W.
Or oh, were In thw I In
Uta
Mr. ana Mit. B D Wilson, who
jMftro boon visiting relatives here for
several weeks. I? ft Friday for their
home In stno*v1lls, Tenn,
Mr T. < . luiuy. of Wadmaluw
lelend. and daughter. Miss Helen
Bailey are visiting Mrs. H. D. Ttndal
Ttndala
Mrs II. J. tlrover of Pro\ldence, It
Is visiting Mm. Oeorge L. Kicker.
Mr "VV. p. Newman, of Elliotts, wus
town Friday.
Mr. S. M. MeCall. of Florence, Is
the city.
Thea. O. McLeod, Esq., of Blshop
Vtlle was In the city Friday.
Hr. B. B. Colclough. of Herlots,
?pant Friday in town.
Mr. W. W. DeeChamps. of Wlsacky,
la the city today on business.
Mr. Harry Stromsn hss returned to
b < rtcr spending s ?ml time
with his anal Mrs. C. W. McOrew.
Mr a> I Mrs. Ell Jackson have re?
turned home after a Christmas visit
to their daughter, Mrs. C. W. Mc?
Orew.
Mr. E. V. Green Is In tbe city for a
few days stay.
Mr. W. A. Orson, of Wlsacky, waa
town Saturday.
Mr. Tally Ingram, of Darlington
unty, was In town Saturday.
Mr. I. C. Ingram, of Charleston,
been la the city for several days.
The summer home of Dr. Le
Oraad Qaerry. near Rldgeway, was
barned Thursday night.
Mr. Oeo, D. Loy/ left Saturday
for Richmond, Va., for e stay of
a few days.
Lieut. Emlle P. Moses, who has
boon visiting his mother for the
past ten days, left Saturday for
Washington and will go thence to
ha,
Messrs. John Ryan and Colin Mc
urtn of Wedgefleld were In the
city Monday.
Meeers. John Boykln, Willie
km. Hamilton Boykln and 1
Burnett, of Deisell. were In th.
during Monday.
Mr. X U. Fdumnrt? W? nt to Co
i a.bta Monday to tttend U seeetlng of
the school law commission.
was In town Monday.
mm*
Vr 1. E. Terry, of Oswes
on business Monday.
Mlsa Bfes> Murray return,u Ui
ollega Monday.
Mus A. Burgees, of Fort
visit to his grandfather
, >t ... v
M cCollough and Miss
-h, of Flat Rock, N.
r to Mr. and Mrs.
? on Oakland ave?
nge.
a R ugh, of Columv|
ipent he city as the
of M. 'y.
a. s. r. pent Sunday
layesv'll*
. W. K t. Charlea.
waa tn thc^clty
Miss Annls Gh ting rel
ttlves In Chester
Miss Ruth McCc <trllriK
ton. pawed throug this
.Oroek on h?-r wa> nbia,
where she hss accep n In
the engrossing depar
vi?* Ethel Mashon, n
t?ia Female College. Is e
W. at Tab
>le Bryan s>isi Louise
> returned to Columbia,
where ih*/ are teaching this year, to
resume their duties.
Mr. Mott Lawrence Is spending a
few daye In Camden.
Mr. Edward Scarborough, of Dal
aell, was In town Monday.
Mr. Lawrence Parker, of Blshop
v'lle. was Intown Mondsy.
Prof. L. W Dick, of Hartsvllle, was
In the city Monday after having been
on a visit to relatives In the Herlot
section for a couple of days.
Mr. Alfred DeLorme returned to
Ooorgla Tech" on Monday, after
having upent the holidays In the city
with his mother. Mrs. B. K. DeLorme.
Fire at ItoMiibcrt.
Th of Mr. E. E. L
bert, at Rimbert station on tin- North
western railroad, wtia destroyed by
tire las r early Monday.
Partlcu unatalnable. only
the fa< i l destruction of
the hoi Its contents, being
wired t Insurance agency.
The lOS by Mr. Kembert
will pro Ite heav>.
So th ?ay reTuse to r? ?
eelve th whitewash. If It
doe*, wi something more
V MILL HAND'S LIFE.
Ihr \\nugc of GxJstcncs In Tariff
Mude Stale of Rhode Island.
The average -weekly earnings for
r?8 hours lit cotton factories In a year
were: Fol? the carding-room, $7.80;
for mula, -pinners, $12.1*2; tor .speed?
ers, $10.th^: for weavers, $10.3S. In
the woolen industry the picker re?
vived $S. the woolen gplgner $7.25,
th.o man spinner $12.5M, the. weavers
$15.34.
If a man could make these wages
for 52 weeks a year throughout his
working life, If he had a thrifty wife
and healthy children, his lot, if not
altogether rosy, would hi- far from
hopelese?he might even he able to
realise the dream o fa little home and
garden of his own which lurks in the
mind of every normal man. There
are few old men and women in tex?
tile factories. By 55 lh*>j are unfit
for the labor. The terrible strain on
brain and nerve and muscle has so
destroyed the ability and power of
attention necessary that they must
give up the factory, he drops out,
picking up thereafter any odd job he
may.
It Is this short working life of the
father, with the declining wage for
years before It actually ends .that
makes child labor an essential factor
In the solving of the problem of the
textile family. Without their help
the father cannot support the fam?
ily and lay aside anything to insure
his own and his wife's future. , |
If the children prove healthy, If
they "turn out well," if work Is con- ,
tlnuous, the little home may be se- (
cured and the modest little dream
may come true. But suppose that a
weaver, rushing Into the cold air at
the end of his 10-hour day, Is chill?
ed and has pneumonia?it happens
often enough. Suppose an uncovered
gear or belt catches him In an un
oautlous moment and crushes a limb
or takes his scalp, or a carelessly
handled machine nips off a finger?
it happens all the time. Suppose
that, standing through the hot sum?
mer in the poisoned air of a dry
closet, he falls 111 of a fever. Or,
If he escapes all these things, sup?
pose that the factory goes on short
time?thousands of operatives all
over New England have had their
wages "cut In half this last
real btj short time. Or, suppose that
happened repeatedly In
rib .de Island? he is obliged by some
have no -wage?wh tt happens? That
happens which 1 OSJUIOt but be
Is more disastrous to the family than
even child labor--the wife must go
into the i ictory. The mothers go ln
t ovbe I od the homo gradual?
ly go to pieces. How they manage
t all It is hard to see.
HlUs! ; the factory at 6:30
a. m., sharp. They do not leave un
til 5:30 p. m. Before they go to work
the breakfast must be prepared and
plans laid for the lunch which some
child still in school brings to the mill.
After her 10 hours at spindle or
loom the woman hurries to a cold,
unkept house, which she must make
comfortable and cheerful if it is to
be so. Is it strange that the homes
Qi the factory mothers are fern rally
untidy, the food poor .the children
Otedl How can it be otherwise?
Her limit of endurance, of ambition,
Of Joy, even of desire of life, has been
passed. More appalling, she sees her
ability to work falling off. Almost
universally, I should say. women who
heYVt worked 10 years in a factory
have the patent-medicine habit?they
are "so tired" they "take something."
Is it surprising that a few of them
finally discove r that they can get from
beer or whiskey the same temporary
strength at less cost? The surprise
Is not that many drink, but that more
do not.
Now, hope of this factory moth?
er lies in her child, since she, like her
husband, Is bound to wear out at a
comparatively early age. And what
chance has she to bear a healthy
child? They give you heart-breaking
figures of Infant morality In Rhode
Island, and everywhere one goes
what one sees and hears confirms
their truthfulness. ,
Conference on Co-Ooeratlon In
Country Life.
By Sir Horace Plunkett.
A working conference on co-oper?
ation in country l'.fe will be held at
the University of South Carolina on
Friday, January 6th. The occasion is
the visit of 8ir Horace Plunkett, the
British statesman who has done so
much for the betterment of country
life In Ireland. The program for the
day is now published for the first
time. B
There will be three gatherings, al?
together informal, to which the pub?
lic Is cordially Invited. The first con?
ference will take place at 12 o'clock
on January 6th, In the semi-circular
auditorium in the new Science build?
ing on Gibbes* Green. Then at 4:30
there will be a social gathering at
FUnn Hall, when opportunity will be
given for conference and exchange of
views with Sir Horace Plunkett and
Dr. H. B. Frlssell, who is accompany?
ing Sir Horace Plunkett on his south?
ern trip. At 8 o'clock that night an?
other conference will be held In that
rwmo room Iii the new r,-,-~-. tt "
Theos conferences \iii attract an
pers ons Interested In the development
of country life, through co-operation,
such as demonstration farms, boys'
corn clubs, girls' tomato clubs,
school Improvement associations, etc.
Sir Horace Plunkett was for eight
years a member of the British House
of Commons, and in this way was led
to think that Ireland's problem was
economic rather than political. He
threfore gave 'up his seat in the Eng?
lish Parliament, and under the gov?
ernment of Lord Salisbury went to
Ireland with a view to improving the }
bonus, farms, schools and industries
of that age-long dllitreued island. To j
ibis end he set on foot plant tor in- i
creasing the fertility of the soil, de
veloped co-operative dairies and In?
dustries of various kinds, and mod
ernised I usinesi methods.
Thlf 0 Principles Of Progress.
"Better farming, better living, and
better business" are the three maxims '
UDOn which Sir Horace Plunkett's
work in Ireland has proceeded. Co- '?
operation has been his key-word, and
as a result of his labors cd-operatlve
enterprises of all sorts have sprung
into existence and have proved glow- .
ing successes. He has brought to this
tiisk of the material betterment of
Ireland the practical sagacity that has ,
uniformly marked British statesmen. I
As Peel once observed, an English
statesman is a man of uncommon
abilities with common opinions. What
eight centuries of wrong-headed poll- ;
tics failed to do for Ireland's advance?
ment, Sir Horace Plunkett is doing
through his wise efforts for the home ,
and farm.
The Dr. S. A. Knapp of Ireland.
The work of Sir Horace Plunkett .
in Ireland is very similar to the
demonstration farm movement set on
foot by Dr. S. A. Knapp in the South, \
and to the great cause of conserva?
tion championed by Pinchot in Amer?
ica. He is man of democratic In?
stincts, believing that the true basis .
of progress Is the well-being of the
people. He has faith In the average
man. He is worker, rather than a
talker.
Sir Horace Is converging on his
Irljh problem all the light that is to
be gleaned from like plains in India,
Denmark, Canada .and the South. He
has returned recently from a visit to
India, and is now seeking whatso?
ever light the South has to offer
through its demonstration farms,
boys* corn clubs, school Improvement
leagues, girls tomato clubs, farmers'
unions, and all other forms of co?
operative effort for the enrichment of
rural lfe, such as those carried on by
Professor WAX. T?te, Miss Rudd, and
Professor W. \l. Hand.
Senator Lorimer wishes Senator
Frazier would quit picking the nice
whitewash off his Christmas stock?
ing.?Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Rem? mber to write it
Notice <?f Stockholders M tiui:
The annual meeting >' th stook
holders of the Union Brokerage Com?
pany will be held at the County Court
House, Wednesday, January 4th, 1011,
at 12 o'clock.
L. I. Parroct, President.
12-30-lt.
John Vaucher, 15 v ears old, of
reading, Pa., who has travelled
through Europe and all over the
United States earning money at his
trade, is claimed to he the youngest
watchmaker in the world.
Consul B, EL Birch writes from
Alexandra, Egypt, that a lari;e num?
ber of philanthropists and scintitic
men have announced their intention
of attending the Intern-4 lonal Con?
gress for bettering the lot of the
blind, which to be held at Cairo in
January next.
Judge Lamar, of Georgia, appoint
a United States Supreme Court Ju
tic by President Taft, is a eecoi 1
cousin of the notable Lucious Q. ?
Umar, of Mississippi, who was ai
pointed to the Court by Presidei
Cleveland in 1888 ,and who serve
there until his death in 1893. ,
A Kansas City person wants a d
vorce because he is constantly put
sued by his wife's astral body. A
of which leads us to wonder whethc
he suffers from conscience or I
I
Ts.?Milwaukee Sentinel.
1911
?T( We desire to thank our
^1 friends for their liberal
?I patronage during 1910.
and truift they will make our
&ore their headquarters in
1911.
Wishing you all a rery happy
and prosperous New Year, we
remain.
Yours very truly.
1911
? ???aar, \ :?????? HIMMIIIXIlHIMIIIIXIMIMIIIVIIMIMXMXllHMXHIIHHIiiiMlltll
OUR ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE "
OF ALL
Winter Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods
Will Commence
on . . . ,
Monday, Jan. 2.
Bear in mind that the regular sell?
ing price of each article in our
place js marked in Plain Figures.
We call attention to this so that
you can see at a glance what you
are saving on each purchase made
during our Clearance Sale. Please
remember that no goods will be
charged at Cut Prices.
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SUMTER., S. C