The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 27, 1912, Image 3

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1 J3237 "Thp teord i* a light to My path." THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD." Quarterly Review?March 31. 'Tht sevple which Mi im ?arkn**? mne great j4**i/ ?vi f? ia?m ?mca ?ei ea rw rajaa ?n? ?fcalow of deois Jfpfcf << #pnmy ?a afeiiAew m>. at *" J" N the Bible symbols it-; M stand* I es the representative of CM of M ^ Christ, of the Churc h of Truth, which by and by as "the Sun of xllfhteousness ahall arise with healing tn Ite beam*" for the cure of all the masses of the earth It wUAscatter the darkneea of sin. Ignorance and super? stition?tue works of the Prince of Darkness, who will then "tie bound for a thousand years that he may deceive the natlo is no more until the thousand years ere finished." Of the heavenly Father ae reud. "God Is light, and In Hint b do darkness tit all." Jeeus said. "1 am the light of the world." Of the Church in her present condition we read, "Let your llcht so shine before men _ that th?T may ggg your good worke and glorl fy your Father which Is Id heav? en." "Hide not your light under a bushel, but aet It on a re We? stick that It may give light unto all that are In the house." Nevertbe leaa. "The dark esse batet b the light, neither coioeth to the light," and "the whole world Itet h in the Wicked One"-to darkneea. ^ This thought pervades the Scriptures gcrom airst to last, namely, that for six thousand rears, from the time of the entrance c f sin to the second coming of Jetr lie world will be subject to a reign of si i and death?under a pall of darkneea, Ignorance, supcrstl'.lou. sin The only ones who will see the path of righteousness distinctly will be tlr se guided by the "lantern"?God's Word They are represented ss saying. "Thy word la a lamp to my feet and a Ian tern to my footstepa." Our text tells of a better day sure to come But never might we hope for the abolishment of darkness except tu the way In which God has foretold It through the, establishment of Messiah's Kingdom?through the shining forth of the Sun of Righteousness? the Church in glory ?Matthew xlll. 13 "Which Lightsth Every Man." The Apostle declares that Jesus Is the True Light which llghteth every man that cometh Into the world. (John I. 9.) The expression, "true light." Im pllee that there are false or imitation lights, end of these we know that there are maay?lights of heathendom and lights of Christendom. The only trot light, however. Is that whle.i shone forth In our Savior's teachings and example It hss thus far enlight? ened only a few. a "little flock." These are irgcd to let their light shine before moo that they may take knowledue that they have been with Jesus. Alter eighteen centuries of the light battling with the darkness, and at times being almost quenched thereby, we might well ask, what hope is there that this ptophecy will ever be fulfil 1 ed-that Jesus, aa the Light of the world, will enlighten every man born into the world? The Bible answers that God will hasten tbls very matter in Hal own time: but before the world will be enlipht ened. a suintly cluss.the Church, the Brido of Christ, must be enlightened, and be completed. Then, and not until then, will the Savior and Ills Church In glory tie tb | great Sun of Righteousness which will arise over the earth, ami shine forth for the healing of the people, for the erlng of the darkness of sin. and I lee of error?the bringing of life. ?, Joy and blessing to all who will >t the favor In harmony with the Dl lue requirements, but to utterly de? stroy the Night, and those who will still love darkneea A Bttter Day Coming. For a thousand yearn the glorious Sun of Righteousuess (Christ and the Church. Iiis Itridet. will shine out The work a 111 be thorough and com platt. Adam and his every child will bo fully gfewgtg to a knowledge of the Truth, aud nil* enjoy the blessed op? portunity of coming ba<k Into bur mony with God. by the restitution Acts in. If H our text will have most ample frtllllment?a I mankind viu,n see the great Light whi?-h Oed ggg ggfttidad; etHii thoH?? ' In the shadow of death" come forth, ttiat all rua v I.n bv ||ds "True Light which llghteth evety man that cometh Into world " O. the happy day that Is dug to ottr poor, sin-cursed earth! shall be no more curse, thank >'I ?l' Instead of the curse shall be the Divine olesslng; 'and every creature In heaven mi I eg earth and tinder the earth shall lie heard Mmyihg. 'Praise and glory an?! honor and dominion ls> onto Mini that slttcth upon th?? Thi snd unto the begib, forever!' " I hritfntnm $ lights confu+tng Mrs. It Ftank Kelly was In tb I city Thursdaj. KTOIjK?NOW ON GANG. tiro. Stephen* Arrested for Taking Clothing Belonging to Railroad Men. Thurmlay morning OfllOOf MoKafen arrested <'eorge Stephens on the charge of tealing clothing and other articles belonging to Knglneer J. Q. Jeffords and 1'lugm.Hn II. C. Stokes. All of the stolen artleleswere recover? ed after the arrest of Stephens. The raids were made hy Stephens 00. the nights of March | and 18 and the articles were stolen from the cah I f the engine In which they were kept hy Mr. Jeffords When ar? rested Thursday morning Stephens had on some of tho stolen articles of clothing and the officer searched his] room and found the rest of the ar? ticles which had been stolen from the two railroad men. When tried before the recorder Stephens was found guilty and on the four charges of stealing he was given a combined fine of |200 or 120 df?.ys. He was committed to the gang on failure to pay his fine. NEURO KIM l l> BY BLOW. Jean Dargan Dies from Blow De? lix end by Ruddy Bails. In an encounter occurring on Man? ning avenue Thursday night Buddy Davis, colored, struck Jean Dargan on the head with a bottle, from the effects of which Dargan died Friday morning. Very little la known about the oc? currence. It was learned Friday morning that Davis had decamped as seen as the blow was struck and Ills whereabouts had not been ascertain? ed up to that afternoon. Coroner Flowers stated that he would hold the Inquest that afiernoon at 3 o'clook at the store where the killing took place. VOTI ON WOOL TAU IFF. BUI to bo Ho|M>rtod to !Iou>c March 22nd. Washington. March 21.?The Dem? ocratic WOO\ tariff revision bill, levy? ing a 20 per cent ad valorem duty on raw wool. Introduced today by O. W. Underwood Democratic leader, will be reported tomorrow to avoid I caucus and thereby dodge trouble with advocates of free wool. Tho measure Is Identical with that! passed by the house last summer and after revision by the senate was ve? toed by President Tafi. In the ways and means committee tomorrow the Republican substitutes which will be thf basis of consldera- 1 tlon by Republicans In both houses, will b? first voted down and later In? troduced as a minority measure. The regular Republicans contend that the president would find excuse for ve? toing the Democratic Mil on the ground that It does not adequately protect the revenues. The relntroductlon of the bill ve? toed by President Taft with the elimi? nation of the senate amendments wlll^ ho used by the Democrats as the basis for an arraignment of the tariff board. In the report on the bill which is being written by Mr. Underwood, an effort will be made to show that the board Is a failure and that Its report on wool was useless. The railroad committee of the ChmOlbaf of Commerce should pre? sent ? carefully prepared case before Iba Kailroad Commission in the ma t lav of the Northwestern Railroad tobodttlo, It will not do to go before the commission with ? miscellaneous Md ?I cniisid. red complaint that will not stand Ihe test of analysis, hut a clear and well?dltfeetod statement of conditio! s mpported hy the testimony of patrons of the road. Tin- present schedule hi not satisfactory, is Incon? venient and doet BjOf glVC tic public Ihe sarvlee and accommodation that it Is reasonable to expect and de? mand. There should be no great difficulty in arranging a s- h- du!o that win give ihe public a reasonable and convenient service thai will be satia factory t<> the patrons of (he road and at Ihe same time profitable !?> the ra Iroad, No r? >is? nai.ie man could ? \ wet a railroad to operate trains at a loss and in the ease of the North* weetern Railroad no inch demand should be made, but the present ser? vice should be Improved and it can ho done without worhlnsj a hardship to ths rallroad? Th< bualneei Inter* eats of Sumter win bo more advanced bv schedules that will he most con? venient to Ihe patrons of the POadi and there is no d artre In this com* munlty to have tin schedule*. chans> ed so as to ndver ? !y aff? ? i the pa? trons of ??ither dtvlelon of the road, \n Ideal passenger s- iiedul would h. one that would five a nooning train from Sumno rton. connecting With the Charleston Hula, aad returning in the ifternoon lo Camden and morning aad. afternoon trains from and to Cl gad jgt. connecting here with the mo nlng and evening trains. GOR? SHOW PUNS. COLUMBIA COUNCIL GIVES $1,. <m>i? FOR BNTBRTAINMBNT. Several Hundred Hoys of tiie United siaK** to Attend Agricultural K\ l?o*iUon to Columbia Nest Voar. Columbia, March 88.?The most Importen! action by city council yes? terday morning WM the appropriation Of $1.000 for the entertainment of the boyi of the South that will attend the National Corn show in 1913. Mayor (lit bes, at a former meeting, made a suggestion to council that this ap? propriation bo given to furnish a banquet or some other suitable form of entertainment for the youths who will attend this exhibition. It is the desire of the authorities in charge of this show that at least every county of all th?. Btatea of the United States be represented at the corn show. The secretary of the National Corn show, George II. Stevenson, appeared before council and explained his plan for the entertainment and instruction of the boys who are being urged to attend from every county in the United States. He wished to call at? tention to the banquet as the social feature of the week, and for that reason asked that council take defi? nite action in regard to the appro? priation. He is mailing letters to county superintendents of education and teachers in agricultural colleges and farm demonstration agents, tell? ing them of the plans for the recep? tion of the boy farmers. Each coun? ty is requested to send two delegates. The business feature of tho visit of the boys will be the exposition school1 modeled in a small way after a mill- ! tary organization. The delegation will be divided into squads which will be put through the lectures by experts every morning, v hen they visit the building, There will be lectures inj corn and stock growing every after? noon, Stock judging will be explain? ed to them by an expert and alto geth >r the stay In Columbia will be | made replete with practical Instruc? tion In farm work and dairying. The young visitors will bo directed to write to their home newspapers an account of their visit to Columbia and when it Is considered that more than 1,000 boys will tell about tho expo? sition and the South, the practical benefits to the city ca i be readily un? derstood. The corn exposition will bo no In? significant event. The sum of $40,000 has been guaranteed by Individuals and tho legislature at the last ses? sion appropriated $10,000 for the pa me purpose. The State of Kansas will bo given 65 feet space in the exposition build? ing for wheat exhibits and the milling industry. Illinois will show speci? mens of the work of experts in corn breeding and soil fertility. Pennsyl? vania will feature grain nutrition, While New York will show what the State plant breedng experts have done in improving crops and trees by plant heredity. So far Information has reached Mr. Stevenson that leads him to believe that there will be at least 30 agricul? tural schools that will send exhibits. A feed department will be provided here and an attractive and complete lino of exhibits will bo arranged. Ag? ricultural Implements and machinery exhibits will bo shown In many styles and for many purposes. Mayor Gibbes has suggested that the manufacturers of fire engines and chemical engines be invited to send exhibits, especially, of the self-propelled styles that are rapidly being adopted by many towns and cities. Columbia took the early lead and it is thought that in view of this fact the makers would be glad of an opportunity to show the vial-1 tors from other cities just what a sav? ing a new style machine shows over tin old horse-drawn apparatus. s'27.587 MOKI-: FOR SCHOOLS, That Amount Turned Over by Blenac Dispensary Board. Columbia, March 81,?The Btease dispensary commission today turned oV. I to the State Treasurer $27,587, ? nils from the > >id state dispensary In their hands, This money will bo apportioned t" the varloua counties for Use in the ichooli under Act of the Legislature, The lileaee commis? sion will go out of office on March us, according to the Crosson Act. and they win file their report with the i lovernor? Improvement on Liberty street. Among the Improvement! content" plated in the city In the near future la i lie erection ol atorea on West Lib? erty street on tb. property of the Harby estate. This property la on the c.rtier of Liberty and Sumter streets and across the sheet from the V M c. a. building. The stoies will be built of brick With Sufficient foundation for the erection of i second itory should it be thought expedient to make the buildings higher In the future. IjOrxiF HAS GOOD MEETING. (.rand Secretary O. Frank Hart of Columbia Present to Confer De? gree, Grand Secretary O. Frank Hart of Columbia of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina was the guest of hon? or at a meeting of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M. Thursday night and at a banquet held after the lodge meeting. The Master's degree was conferred on a class of four in a very earnest, impressive and solemn manner by Grand Secretary Hart. The members of the local lodge were very much pleased with him and hope to have him come to Sumter on some future occasion. At the close of the meeting the members of the lodge gathered at Charlie's Cafe where they were serv? ed with a splendid supper, a feature of the occasion which was much en? joyed. A VERDICT FOR $35,000. Jury Gives Verdict for Large Amount for J. A. Miller?Motion for a New Trial. After being out for little more than m hour Thursday night, the jury ?(insisting of Messrs. J. H. Guthrie, foreman, W. L. Brunson, Cuthbert Pritchard, S. W. Allen, H. D. Player, 1 Jas. A. Hodge, J. P. Brogdon, M. D. Moore, J. R. Nettles, R. A. Dennis, T. 15. htclfanui and E. P. McNeil, re? turned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $35,000 against the de? fendant, the Atlantic Coast Line railroad company. The case of Jas. A. Miller against the Atlantic Coast Line railroad com I pany is now a celebrated one. The suit started from an accident which happened in Columbia on October IS, 1909, in which the plaintiff alleges he received injurh s which have disabled him from working since that time. The case was tried in the court of 'common pleas in this city more than S year ago and resulted in the pre? siding Judge, Judge Prince, directing ja verdict for the railroad company on the ground that Miller had received I benefit from the relief department, and was therefore not liable to re? cover. This decision of Judge Prince Was reversed by the State Supreme court on a decision of the Federal Supreme Court, which dclared that the benefit from the relief depart? ment had nothing to do with cases of this nature. \ Upon the convening of court Mon? day the case was called and it has been continued for four days, the at? torneys on both sides fighting every step with unabated vigor. It being a big case the best lawyers of the railroad company were employed on one side, while the best lawyers Of this city and one of the best lawyers of Columbia were employed on the j side, of the plaintiff. Messrs. P. A. Willcox of Florence. L. W. McLemore of Florence, and R. O. Purdy and Mark Reynolds of this city were en? gaged in the conduct of the case for the railroad, while Messrs. J. H. Clif? ton, L. D. Jennings and R. D. Epps, of the city, and B. J. Best of Colum? bia, represented the plaintiff. The suit was to recover $75,000 damages for the injuries received. Various doctors were put up bv both sides as expert witnesses to tes? tify in the case, the opinion of these experts as a whole being widely di? vergent as to the cause of the patient's present condition, some being of the I Opinion that he was suffering from one disease and some from another. The arguments commenced about eleven o'clock Thursday morning and i were continued until seven Thursday j night, three argumnts being made on each side. Mr. liest opened the argu? ments for the plaintiff. He was fol? lowed by Mr. Purdy for the defen? dant, Mr. Clifton f<?r the plaintiff, Messr-. Reynolds and Willcox for the defendant and the arguments were closed by Mr. Jennings f<>r the plain? tiff. All Of the arguments were good, I some of tin-in being rather lengthy. ! Judg Rice made his charge shortly after seven o'clock and it was a clear, I concise and brief statement of the law In the cub< , being as good a charge as has been heard on a I similar case In this court house. Court I then udjourned for supper and. was recalled to hear the verdict at about 9:80, Mr Reynolds for the defendant, at <?::. naked the Judge to make a note the records < t the court f<>r the hearing of an argumenl for a new trial. He als., stnted thai the railroad company would nol h( w illing to have the verdict stand, but would appeal t he case should a n< w trial not be granted Every man should save his money to buy his wife an Faster hat.? Wilmington Star. Wouldn't it be better to pay for last year's bonnet first? GUILD LABOR UM. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS REPORT? ED TO E. J. WATSON. situntion to in' Investigated by In. M|>eotx>rK of Department Of Agricul? ture?\>\v Acts Given, Columbia, March 22.?Report! of violation of the child labor law have reached the department of agricul? ture. The following Statement was issued by Commissioner Watson yes? terday: "Reports have reached this depart? ment f.um several points in the state that certain textile plants are continuing to offer employment to children under 12 years of age, and in some instances are promising em? ployment to school children during vacation this summer. This is in di? rect violation of the new child labor law of the State, which became ef? fective on January 1, last. That law does not permit the employment of any child under 12 years of age for any reason or cause whatever at any time, season or period of the year. The inspectors are now taking the field and I w'sh to give this timely warning to all employers of labor In the textile plants of tho State, i that if the inspectors find cases of this kind we will be compelled to en force the law, and it will be done without fear or favor. The reports seem to come from only certain scat? tered localities, but I feel that it is I my duty to Issue this timely warning i in order that if there be any employ? er who has been violating the law in ignorance of its provisions, he may eliminate the illegally employed chil? dren immediately. Tho inspectors Will most carefully examine into all reported cases, and they have been In? structed to institute prosecutions wherever the facts warrant it. "Under the new law. of course, the procedure of the employment of any underaged child is most specifically and clearly laid down, and only one set <'f papers, known as 'statement* ave to be used by magistrates or no? taries in the preparation of those pa? pers. The duplicates are to be for? warded to this office and thereupon, after proper examination, permit is issued for the child to be employed. "1 would like also to notify one. and all managers of telegraph of? fices employing telegraph messengers, that the inspectors will bo given spe? cific Instructions regarding the en? forcement of the provisions of the new act regulating tho employment of boys in the messenger service." REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. I Some of the Sale* of Real Estate I^'ft j at Office of Clerk of Court in Fast j Week. I Andrew L. Jackson to John K. ' Crosswell, lot of land on .Main street ! $23,000. Andrew L. Jackson to John K. Crosswell, lot with buildings thereon on Main street. $7,000. , E. W. McCallum to A. 11. Daryton, lot on Salem Avenue. $223. Addie I^wis to Mary Mayes, lot in town of efayeeville, $175. Mrs. Nina Brower, Miss Annie Gra ;ham. Mrs. Lucy Hill, Mrs. Charlotte [Clack, Robert 1>. Graham and James D. Graham to Mrs. G. U. Graham, I lot on Liberty Street, $1.00 and oth? er consideration. J. E. GUlls to Mrs. S. A. G?lls, 100 acres in Rafting Creek township $4, 000. Geo. W. Williams to Johnson Heard, et al, two acres in Shtloh township, $50. Leila y. r.utier to L. H. Jennings, lot iui I'.landing street. $5.00. A. J. Stubbs to Henry I'ogue, lot just outside of city. William ft. McLeod and Frank A. McLe?d to Mrs. Winifred Chandler. 12 acres in county. $5.00 and other I conelderat inn. j Colin afcLaurtn to Mary A. Mc Laurin. tract in Middleton township. $1 00. Realty Development Company to J. A. Johnson, lot on Manning Ave |nue, $350. .1: mes Deas, Jr.. to a. s. eferrl mon, 1 1-1! acres in county. $261*50. J M. Harby to Edith M. Harby, lot on Washington street, also Interest to strip fronting on Waahlngton street, j $4.500. .1. R, Llgnn, et a) t?i B. S. Wactor, lot in Ulead stfeet Section. $260. J. R, Ligen, et al t-> Sadie B. Wac? tor, lot in Broad street section, $250. Krank Pettlgrew to j. n. Archer, lot mar city ,:,nits. $22, R. W. and . K. McCallum, Jr. to s. .1. L?ngsten. Sr.. tract ?>f f> I acres in Providence township. $800 and other consideration, Fair Amateur. The curtain will rise in a few minute-;. Are you unite sure you know your words? Hero?Yes; ail except the part where . i kiss you. l guess we had better re 1 hearse that again?Exchar?-?. "HOCK* DAWG" SONG. Zeh Harris Composed the Words to Protect His Mm Rabbit iiuut or. Muneie, Ind., March 20.?Zeh Har? ris, author of the "Houn' Dawg" song, which has set the country by the ears, came into Muncie from the country eight miles north of here yesterday, driving a mule to a buck board, in response to a telephone mes? sage from the New York American Correspondent, to relate the circum stances of the authorship of the fa? mous "poem." "There's a lot of fuss made about something that don't 'mount to any? thing." said Harris. "I wrote the poem all right when I was fourteen, fifteen years ajo, but when the 'Churchman and Pastor's Guide' rejected it for publication it took all the poetic ambition out of me. I wrote it just to protect my hound when I was a schoolboy of fourteen. I don't like to have thoie stories saying that the hound did not amount to anything, either. He was the best rabbit hound I ever saw. I se^> where they're saying he was even scared of a rabbit. That's not W. That hound wasn't scared of any? thing that walked on two legs or four. He'd chase a chicken thief IS quick as he would a rabbit. I "The reason I wrote that piece was that the boys in Royerton, where I jwas going to school, picked on me and my dog all the time because we j were from the country. Of course I Royerton wa3 really country itself, only about two hundred people being there, but the town boys thought they were smart. So every time I came to town they started to to?s with me, make remarks about the hound and kick him around. "I got tired of it. I <4;ied to whip a few of the boys, but they wouldn't stay whipped, and finally I knew I either had to do something or quiet school, "So one night I brought out my slate from school, and when all the foik had gone to bed I slipped into the kitchen and lighted a coal lamp and the barn lantern to be sure I had plenty of light and started to write. "I'd asktd my teacher, Bert Need ham, if it would be all right for me to recite a poem on visitors' day at the school instead of reading an es? say, and he said it would be if I thought myself competent. "I was mad all through, too, when I wrote the verses. "That hound was the best friend I ever had outside of my home folks, and every time he come home all battered and bruised up from the kicks of the town boys, I swore I'd do something to get even. "When I recited the poem in school I never saw anything like such carryin's on; the boys knew they had mistreated my hound, bat they were pretty good boys after all, foi they cheered me and the hound and even cheered the schoolhause after T got through, and th^n they made tue get up and ?ay it all over again. "Finally Mr. Needham, the teach? er, said he thought he could sing the thin? and he made up a tune, and af? ter the scholars had heard it all of them fell into the chorus and scream? ed. " *You gotta quit hickhV my dawg aroun.' " Big Sab's Over Telephone. The Mercury Banner, Huntsvllle, Ala. A salesman for a milling concern in Tennessee visited the tebphone exchange in Huntsvtlle, put in calls for fifteen customers in different towns and cities. including Chatta? nooga. Gadsdeti, Annlston, l>ecatur and Florence, and within less than an hour sold twenty-one hundred bar? rels of flour at ia st of less than six dollars for telephone charges. How far could he have traveled for tbe same amount of money? Tht' use of the tel. phone enabled him to return t<? Tennessee and spend Christmas with his family, to say nothing of the time saved and the difference betw< en the tab phone (barges ami his traveling expenses had he made a personal Visit to these customers. How did we ever g-t along w ith? out the long distance telephone and how could we do Without it now? 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