The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 01, 1913, Image 5

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*[br ?Ol;itcbm;m ;m? swutbron. iMHrnl mi the pc^toihcv mi Miiuler, b C. mm sitiud Claas Matter. I'tlMHONAL. Mr* Margaret Gregg ??n'1 '>llss Ethel Cooper left for St. Petersburg, PI i. to visit relatives and friends. Mi P M Pitts has gone to Hoik Hill to see his daughter. Miss K.iti who has l>?en sick at Winthrop I MMsji Messrs Edwin Wilson, Georg? M e - Cutrhen and Charles l'lowden, of St. Charles, were visitors to the eity Wednesday Mrs. A. Wright and little daughter. Sophie, of Atlanta, Qa , are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jos M Chandler. Mr. S. W. Colerlder, who was man? ager for Swift and Company In this for about two years and who left here last fall to accept a position in Washington, has returned to the city and Is staying here for a while. Mr J II. Chandler has returned to Sumter after spending a couple cf weeks In New York on business. Magistrate J. L Glllls, of Hembert. was in town Thursday. Mrs. Allston. of llagood. was in the city Thursday. Mrs. Ervtn I'orroh. of Oreenville. spent Thursday In the city. I ? IUTMZK.lt SEASON HI (.INS. Urni Trslnload of S?<m?h K\|xvted Thursday? Eitra Yard Force. The fertiliser season begins for the year 1913 Thursday, when the first tralnload of stuff Is expected over the Atlantic Coast Une from Charleston. Hereafter fertiliser Is expected from there almost every day until the end ? f the season, which generally lasts about two months. I In order to facilitate the handling of the fertiliser shipped in here this . year. It Is probable that two extra yard engines, with forces of hands, will be put on during the soason. Al? ready two switch engines are em ph>ved night snd day and the heavier I traffic coming with the. fertiliser sea? son will be more than 'hese four ' forces of hands can manage, so the Coast Line has another day and night ?on e to a<M to the forces already j Last year the fertiliser season open- 1 ed late and the shipments were very much lighter than they bad been for several years previous to that time, the traffic in fertiliser being only about seventy-flve per cent of what it was In 1911. which was an usually hea*y year and when all of the freight yards were crowded and congested throughout th- St tte. Sum ter Is prepared to handle with ease anv smount of fertilizer this season without any congestion on the yard, the new yard being sufficiently large when combined with the old yard for the placing and handling of almost any smount of fertilizer cars. M M i l It I \ 111 HIT A HIT More Than Moo \ isltorx \dmlred I YrMerday in the \nade. Th?- Sumt? r City and County exhibit In the Arcade at Columbia is all to the candy," an used to be said when in thmg but good eolild be St*ld of a thing. Gotten up In a hurry, but with eafi and thought .the exhibit is generally nan! by visitors to be the best In the Arcsde?the most satisfying in thai the selection and arrangement of ag? ricultural products and articles of lo? cal manufacture tell their own story of ' the little city of big doings." Csreful tab kept b\ the chamber of ? ormij'h ?? t"r< assisted by Mr. Uu .rh l? , >, stoowed that Sil per? sons visited the exhibit yesterday. Th. re ha>e been many Inquiries as |o the gfjes pru ? s of the art ich * shown, and the printed matt, r M the loeml nsSJtgflea i? eagerly taken by visitor* The small but sehet agn? ultural exhibit Is doing its \\oik to.. ?t?. I ?I ? ingdt sjsjII it was nut I her* lo shoe v h ? < in be don*, and is being done, in this coithtv. and many of tie fest? ? in \ :* tors hart 1 r? pot ted la I he 1 \ 1 . ?i managers that they ar? coming hen to look for farms and fit in lands I.MTEH I'-iiun M MIM T, Cm seled dally by Brasst Plete\ Cot? ton I'.uyer S'imti r, Jag Si ?.I Muh.ling 1 j I .'. Mm t Middling 1 - 1*1 Middling II 1-4 Strict I*.* MnbII ng II 7 v g. \% York. Jan. If, .lanu try .1 2.97 March.j May.13 23 July .12 16 'lot TWO I Ilti s WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ?fares occupied i>> Chris QMN and J. I>. Harper Damaged by Fire aud Wutcr. The otty of fumter was visited by two iroi Wednesday night, neither of which did a gront denl of damage. The tir.st Ore cams thortly after mid night and did tome <1 image at Mores on South Main Street in the Tourney block, occupied by J. 1 >. Harper and Chris Gazes, and the second lire came shortly after one o'clock and destroy? ed the cab of an engine in the At? lantic Coast Line freight yard. The alarm of tire was responded to promptly by the tire department and the blaze was quickly extinguished. There wns not a great deal of tire and the four streams of water turned on did more damage to the goods than the nre itself. Holes had to be chopped through the root's and ceil? ings of the buildings in order to get to the fire, a fact which increased the damage to the property. The mer? chandise belonging to the two mer? chants was Insured, as were the ! two stores. The fire orlginited In the store occupied by Christopher Gazes, but Mr. Gazes was unable to say this morning how it caught. The alarm for the second tire was turned in soon after the first tire had been extinguished and the department asrain responded, but the blaze had already been extinguished. The dam? age was estimated to be about $10, which was covered by insurance. Xews Note* From Sunny South. I Sunny South. Jan. 28.?It seems that winter has returned again. We have been having spring-like weather for the past two or three weeks. The farmers are all busy tilling the soil for another crop. The oat crop In this section Is looking tine. I Rev. Mr. Attaway. of the OeWOgO circuit, will preach at the I'.aker School house, on second and fourth Sundays, at two fifteen In the after? noon. 1 Mr and Mrs. Willie McLcod spent Sunday in Mayesville. Messrs John and Herbert N'ev man spent la-?t Sunday at Mr W. J. Jonoe'. Messrs. IP.mnie Ihadley and How land Lawrence, were visitors of the Mayesville section Sunday afternoon. Mr. h w. Baal] h is nana to lumbia for :i two WOOkf stay. Mr. Tom owing* spent Tuesday In Sumter. Misses Olli,. Williams and Flora Kdens attended the play at the Opera House in Sumter. Tuesday night. The Marseillaise. There Is a certain irony in O.e fact that the towr. which produced tr.e "Marseillaise" is now German terri? tory. The song dates from April 24, 1792, w hen Rouget de Lisle, then quar? tered at Strasburg as captain of en? gineers, composed it in response to the mayor of Slrasburg's request for a patriotic song. At Strasburg the song was printed under the title, "Chant do Guerro ?our l'Armee du Rhine." It owes its present title to the volunteers from Marseilles, who sang it as they march od on Paris. Conversation During Meals. The world long ago \sas forced to admit the important relationship be? tween mind and matter, and when one Is occupied by natter?eating food? the mind should tlSO be brought Into i-.ay. Say something bright, ray a few compliments, tell a bright anec? dote, chat of the pleasant and lighter things in life during all your meals. Subject to Appeal. Ths decision of a New York judge that a man is boas of b!i own house hold is probably goof' lee nnd it will stsnd until overr ' of the ? o ??. > or the hi 1 Punctuality. Lord Kelson said: "1 owe till my tUOOOSG If HfS to having been a quar? ter al an houf before my lime." "Punc? tuality is the aollteneti of kings, the duty of gentlemen, the uecoslty of business man.*'?Orison Bwett Mar? deri._ dufl Hon -' Re I ^my. He ' . ? . Suppose, darling, you ur hand at ntaktrg your own iloihos?" she? "Ohi Geoi ? i i ' aid never do that i .. n bj trying to make yc in Moving Spirit of Today. rHtrol, which may t?e described as I.rlni spirit ol tba ag>*. is being applied mi fro, \y nowadays to locomo? tion generally that fnture gennratJoni sin probably e*ond r however wg nansg< d ? . t alone wit houl it Letting Him Out. She 'Excuse me, but tobacco smoh> mg 11 prohibit* I hei He Well, that d< e n I affect me. 1 ?molt' potato nii it:. Fllegenda Blatter Leading to Higher Things. Men and women uro created by 1m putlng to them novit qualities ol which they sre not conscious; and bj giving them responsibility. A New Year's House Party By JOHN R. MORRISON We were two boys and three girls In tur family, the youngest tifteen. tin eldest twenty-six. when we gave tla New Year's house party that proved a turning point In my life. Every room In the house was occupied, some of them by three persons. We had scarce ly got together when we begin a se riea of practical jokes on oue another at which the girls were far mor? adept than the boys. The very tlrai night the sheets in every fellow's bed were scotched, and the next day at luncheon there were cream cakes on the table Oiled with cotton provided by the girls. One fellow swallowed his cake, cottou and all. rather thau con? fess himself stung. We sat up so late nights and some of us were stirring so early In the morn? ing that we were ready to fall asleep at any moment, One evening when pitying the game of "twenty ques? tions" 1 was sent Into another room while the others chose something for me to guess. There was uo light in the room where 1 waited, but there was an easy chair. I sat down in the chair and felt asleep. I was awakened by a kiss. I grab? bed a girl, but she got away from me. though only after a fierce struggle. When 1 had ouce lost her It was not easy to find her. though the rustling of her skirts was a disadvantage to her, while my greater weight, render? ing my tread heavier, was constantly l>etraying me. She dodged me for some time, when all became quiet Then suddenly 1 heard the door open and close. Since the adjoining room was also dark I knew that the others had turned off the lights to enable the girl I was after to escape. The escape having been effected. 1 went to the door to go out I found it locked. It was some ten minutes before it was opened, and 1 joined the others, the room having been relighted. I cast my eyes from one girl to another with a view to discovering who had kissed me. The first girl 1 looked at had a scratch on her nose. But the second also had a scratch, and the third. In deed, every girl was scratched. I look? ed at the fellows and saw that they were all laughing at me. Now, among our guests there was one girl for whom my heart had begun to beat. I would have given a king? dom if 1 had had It for proof that Ma? ria had done the kissing. Whoever had done It had doubtless been dared. Whether my preference for Maria had been noticed by the other girls and when I was found asleep she had been ehoaefl to play the Joke on me 1 didn't know. If she had done the kissing she Certainly showed no evidence of the fact-that is. any more than the rest of the girls-a scratched nose. Rut there was one thing that led me to sus pect her. While every other girl in the room was keyed up to the highest pitch of mischief, their eyes dancing, their lips, cheeks, every other feature smiling, Maria seemed simply uncon earned At 2 a. m. I went to bed no wiser ns to the Identity of the kisser than be? fore But the next morning after hav? ing dressed, untieing that 1 needed to Change inj handkerchief. I Jerked it from the outside pocket of my coat and heard something land on the floor. Stooping, I picked up a stickpin. it at once occurred to me that during the SC Utile of the evening before the bin had fallen from the lady's apparel, probably from about tue neck, and caught on my handkerchief. Unfortu? nately It was a very inexpensive arti? cle with an Imitation pearl for a head ami did not Identify any particular girl, i realized the Importance of keep lug my lind a secret Going down to breakfast, I found that three different girls wore pins that were duplicates of tlie one 1 possessed. They were the most likely to he suspected, and among them was Maria. Doubtless if there had been enough such articles to go round every girl would have worn a Stick pi U ;is well as a scratched nose By ant by it occurred to me that when the piU was In transit from the girl to my pocket it hud made the scratch on her nose The problem was now narrowed down to three niris. for doubtless the girl who had done the kissing was among those who wore pins. It seem cd to tue that l must make her betray herself or the victory would be with the girls I sat down to the breakfast table. Ignoring my find. Rut w hile the girls were rinsing their dainty (Ingers m their linger bowls I said: "I have found something that belong ?d lo the girl who kissed lue lust Dlghl " Everj girl expressed by her behavior a keen Interest in what I said except Murin, who took advantage of rinsm her ttllger* to bend OVer the little ?!;iss bowl bet..re her. I made up my mind that l was getting "warm/1 us the I Children say in hide ami seek, and coll ; eluded on a Isdd stroke I contluued "Y'.u may think that a little -ti, kpln -he loat when trying to gel away from me is w hat i refer to it is not." Rvery girl stopped smiling and look . ed serious I could see Maria wince ??Tin. girl who kissed me i love," I went on. "and I am ready to proclaim it here I?etore you all." i lived my gase on Maria. \ hot flame Sprang Into her cheeks T,, eon cea "Mued nwuy and presently Ihi sponge by cover lug her fi napkin j?r Maria and i entertain i ,'in ty in our ow n bouse Ask For the Genuine "Butter-Nut Bread" Rich as Butter?Sweet as a Nut AVOID IMITATJONS. LOOK FOR THE LABEL. LOOK FOR THE LABEL. SAVE THE LABELS FOR PRIZES. STRICT AS TO DIVORCE NORWEGIAN LAWS PROMISE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. Recognize Incompatablllty of Temper? ament, but Are Not In Haste to Act Upon It?Children, and Division cf Property. A Norwegian woman, Fru Ella Anker, a leader of the ft minist move? ment in Norway, announces that the divorce problem is solved in her coun? try. The law is new as yet, having been framed in 1910, but so far it has worked well and is of promise. The Norwegian law is based on the principle that the only moral basis of carriage is a mfitual love. When this leases and the parties are con .Ineea they can no longer live togetner hap |JlV the lav/ steps in and provides for divorce. The lirst step is admission to separation. No divorce is granted under a year after separation is asked for. This is the stated period when both parties ask for divorce on grounds thttt Intimate mutual good will no longer exists and reconcilia? tion is impossible. If < nlv one parly asks for divorce tho period of separa? tion is two years. The proceedings are h r rely In the hands of the administrative officials, and do not ordinarily g;t into court. When a couple decide they wish to bo divorced they appear b 'fere a magis? trate and ask for "an cider." They then go to the "Conciliation Hoard." whose business it Is to examine into the case and If possible bring about a reconciliation. Finding this Impossi? ble, they are granted an order of sep? aration, for one year or two, as above, at the end of which period, if either demands It, the decree of divorce is granted. The administrative officials Investigate tho charges, r-ttle the ( fn??.?!il question and arrange as to rhe care of children. The cost Is very sli i:i from $1 to $23, no lawyers be 1 Ins nee? - sary. Aft or divon \ the common property I d vid< d equally between husband and wife. Usually the husband is called on to contribute to the support of his wife. If the divorce is caused by her conduct he can be excused from this duty; If she marries again he is also excused. The magistrate Axes tli 4 amount of the levy and col? lects his contribution. When a Nor , weglan husband dies or is divorced Ids I wife can claim half of h i | ossei ions. I He ear.not give away more than one third of hi i property without her con j sent, whereas she has a right to all she earns after her marriage. Children are regarded as a mutual obligation and bo. a parents must aid In their support. No flx< d rules are laid down the circumstances deciding ; the case according to the view of the magistrate. The parents may decide upon a plan. BUbJect to the magis I trate'i approval, i: they cannot agree , the minister of justice settles the matter. True Love. T he course of true love never <v I and never can ran smooth, if It did it \ wouldn't be true love. The sin. ', cer? tain sine qua non i ' true love i that ii shall not ran sm< oth, For such is the constitution of umnn beings When people ret out to be friendly j and co 'enh i th nan succec l only I by ktt ping up a ntle hostility. Con ! slder the av< rs ? ? v< nlng cat!. How ; tiresome It Is entH seme t ne starts an i arg tun? nt or ; pi ???? of i irds la prt i post d, That act 'iti. the poi it j ir*r!ty of games " ' ': ?'? y"<- na and Innot uoua I ? v??? ch . socit t\ with <'?? !? ?' -'? I; '1 ? j ATeu and wo non I 1 hanpy to . geth^r f?r days pt ;t ill ;f th< y iro : .Tonten lins at g If. ai 1 "i*. at card i j or at ehr y" I] people who ci . fit ?nd drawing i rooms or v r it ?'' I chat aur< p tbly 1 ? re d< ? nei h Tl hnvo lo??t their . i ii and mi li:, O. JctlPS, h d< Bn^'no Him C>-irs. President I ladb y of Yale at the Carnegie Foundation's r<? :iL lunch* eon In New York said of a certain charge: ? Such a charge Indicates Ignorance ludicrous Ignorance. I* reminds me of the young lady who desired to buy :t box of clgari U r h? r fiance's Christ? mas, " This young lady, entering the most fashionable tobacconist's on Fifth ave aue, said: "'I want to ,','?'i a b"* of cigars for a tall, Blender man with blue eyes and a palsi brown mustache my Ranee, in fact. Now, George wears dark 1 coitus usually, and I suppose a long, black cigar would stilt him best, don't you think?' " IG DOME WITH EUROFE CAPITALIST TELLS WHY HE PRE FERS "GOD'S OWN COUNTRY." Something of a Moral In This Story of a Modern Promoter Who Waa Asked Questions That Seemed Impertinent. The capitalist, as the customs offi? cer rummaged in his steamer trunk, chewed the end of his cigar viciously. "Well, anyhow," he Baid, Tm glad to be back in God's own country again." "How did you make out, cap, with that scheme of yours ever there?" a financial editor asked. The capitalist turned a deep red. He swelled and stiffened. He seemed to burst. "Blankety blank blank!" he roared. "Asterisks and dashes! Wait till i tell you! "I put up in Paris at the Bristol In the Place Vendome?the hotel of kings, you know?and I spent money regard? less In making my scheme known. I announced a capitalization of a hun dered million francs?that's twenty millions in our money. "Well, the government got after me. They asked me the most ridiculous and impudent questions about assets and all that They actually wanted me to show that I had a business and a plant and a stock the full value of capitalization!" The capitalist was seized with an? other spasm of profanity. "Blankety blank blank! Blankety. "Do you know what the law ht in France?" he shouted. "Why, In France, you can't capitalize a concern for more than it's worth. Not a pen? ny more than it's worth. So, of course, my scheme fell through. Watering stocks is forbidden by law over there. Did you ever hear of such a thing? Why, the organizers of our steel trusts and railroad mergers and so forth would be. if they lived in Fi..nce?" He laughed with bitterness and scorn. "If they lived in France, they'd all be in jail!" He took a deep breath. He now seemed a little calmer. "So here I am," he said, "back in In God's own country again. Back in the land of the free. Here, thank good? ness, we haven't got a meddling, inter? fering government butting In on our private affairs insisting that the pub? lic must have solid value for every sh;:re of stock bought, the same as if It was buy'ng a house or a suit of clothes. Rank paternalism?that's what I call It. And we want none of It here. "No, siree! We want none of it In God's own country," the capitalist end? ed. "And now I'll bid ycu good day. Did I tell you I had an option on the Oil City and the Carbondale for two million apiece? i expect to merge 'em ?total cost four millions?and then to capitalize 'em for thirty million. Twenty-six million-- of profit. How is that!"?Los Angel j Times. Used LegG ir; Praying, ' . Interest ! ntor a; tba Con> rate unveiling d a most Interest* ; character war '!ack Stevens of 'Isonvi?e, b: ys I n ; ?? ! >n Lead was in who during v ar tlm< b a*ag emncd to foe shot; the ;rave had ? lug on ? 'ogj it's hill ' ' \ lie sol* ; lined up. ' i eu . . '. ?' ir \ r . m to pray i .: ' ? ? uted :* ... l .oanii on .. :'. ?. ? ? . lenly : .? ? <t Harnessing the Sun. Old Sol himself is harnessed to do our world's work. Heat is collected by pressing water through a glass com red heater exposed to the sun's ray ;. The heated water is stored in a wt li insulated tank and drawn off to circulate around a sulphur dioxide boiler, then, alter giving up its heat, was again passed through the heater. ': AOS calculated that in latitude ;: \ t-ees a square toot of water surface v?uld make up about 23,000 thermal u! its in a June da) and about 1,600 in . ember day. Using two heaters, sections expos* Ing 1,000 square feel to the sun, the heat collected was made to run a twenty horse-power sulphur dioxide engine, and at times developed about fiftci n horse-powt r with a bollei pres? sure of 215 pounds per square inch. Reviewing the results, Mr. WUlsie has found the e, -t per horse-powt r al the solar power plant to be about $150, or more than four times the coal of a steam power plant. He makes duo al? lowance tor this difference in Oral in? vestment and concludes that in a favorable region, like California, sun power can compete |q cost with steam Don er. ?Vorth;? Object. L?ei us Mii:jti.b.?*fi i vp?he ll only (or an hou: snu ihougb must lay ail elae islde ?10 :. a.^ o'Uera smlle. ?Charles Wawtiet Not fleally H:$ Fault. "I kept an eye on her until Satur? day," said a seafaring man, referring to his wife, "and then ehe slipped her cable while 1 was on duty." After Radium. The Mt Painter field of South Aus? tralia is a wonderful place for the oc? currence of rare minerals and a com? pany has been recently formed to re? cover radium from the earth. Perfect Compliment. We please ourselves that in you wo meet one whose temper was long since tried in the fire, and made equal to all events; a man so truly in love with the createst future that he can? not be diverted to any less.?Ralph Waldo Emerson. Angels on a Needle's Point. This was a favorite topic of debate among the scholiasts and doctors of the Christian church from the earliest time. It was particularly to the fore during the period of futile and quib? bling argument which marked the decline of scholasticism, say from 1300 to 1450 A. D. ? f%j Advice to Alpine Climbers. In the earlier part of the nineteenth 5entury many even of those who had been up Alpine peaks themselves de? nounced the sport. Regarding the as? cent of Mount Hlanc, Murray's Hand? book in the year 1838 stated that "all who have succeeded have advised no one to attempt it," and nearly 20 yeais later noted the "remarkable 'r.ct that a large proportion of those who have made this ascent have been persons of unsound mind." Thief-Proof Umbrella. * An umbrella made thief-proof by being locked in such a manner that It cannot be opened has been invent? ed by a London cloak-room attendant, the locking device consists of a metal collar, one end of which may be slipped down over the rib-tips, and Is securely locked to them by revolv? ing the three metal rings. These rings !: ar the letters and numerals of the secret coinbiratlon. Rustic. Little girl from the city, seeing freckled country child for the first time?"Oh. mamma, come quick and look at this little boyJ He's all mat? ing!"? Judcc. The corn show is still a great at? traction and th? people of Sumter and Sumter county are taking advantage of their opportunity to a S it- Every day since the exposition opened a large number of citizens have gone over to see it and this morning was no exception. There were many who went to Columbia this morning, some of whom had alfl sdy spent one day, but who wanted to sec more Of it. and others who went for the first thru. Whatever Von Do! Remember to read the ad of D. C. Shaw in this leeue. He teile about ?The Ford." lost?Pointer dog, white with large orange spot on bead and body. Lam seen on street of Bumter Tues? day midday. |S.00 for information 'leading to his recovery. Phone or write ll. i?. Warren, Ifayeevitte, b\ I'oit KALK l'II HAU?Nie? family burse. Young, kind, and perfectly gentle. Also bugg) and harness. \. s. Merrimon, Office on Law Range, opposite Court House. NOTI< I!?M< n-> to loan <ai Improved Sumter Counts Real Kstate Terms reasonable. \ s M. rrlmon. At? torney at Uiw, <> '>> i ii Law linage opposite *'oar1. House. wwii i,? n.. following hard wood In anj iiuantitj oak, ash, hickory, maple, locust, walnut, holly. Write ? ? wl at you have and price per eord or i housand f. o. t?. Bumter. i ?'bins roi; BALE?Dlxb Will resistant col ton seed from |S!1 crop, price fl per buehel, sound md pure. & It. Colcoltigh, Oswego, S ?'., K V. IV ST API .K <orro\?sun Rower seed variety. Only a few left. J. \t Prasf?r o?w*?m s n iv,i