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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 6.-As th

Wilmington, N. G., Oct. 6.-As the
result of bad blood which had existed
between the men for several years, S.
81. Terry, night watchman for tie
Atlantic Coast Line, this morning
shot and instantly killed his son-in-
law, George T. Bland, in the latter's
ward which he had entered from side
gate, it is said. to avoid Terry, who
had made threats against him. Terry
Immediately gave himself up and
though he made plea Of self-defense
he was comitted to Jail without bond
upon the verdict of coroner's jury
which Investigated the tragedy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
Stomach Trouble Causes Heart
Trouble.

Heart trouble is almost always caused
BIZ stomach trouble. The stomach fails to
digest all the food, and the residue fer
ments, forming excess of gas which dis
tends the walls of the stomach, causing a
pressure on the nerves and arteries that
lead to the heart. This causes the heart to
palpitate or skip beat occasionally. or
both, which is usually very alarming, caus-
ing grave apprehensions. Rydales Stom-
ach Tablets will prevent this trouble. They
digest the food and prevent gas from form
ing in the stomach. If there is no gas in
your stomach your heart will not trouble
YOU, All dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
Confessions Of a Priest.

Rev. Jno. 8. Cox, of Wake, Ark, writes,
ssFor 12 years suffered from yellow jaun.
dice. consulted number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no
relief. Then began the use Of Electric
Bitters and feel that am now cured OF q
disease that had me in its grasp for twelve
years." If you want reliable medicine
for liver and kidney trouble, stomach d1s-
order or general debility, get Electric Bit
ters. It's guaranteed by J.F. W. DeLorme.
Only so.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
Snac;a1 to the Daily Item:

Special to the Daily Item:
Lexington, S. c., Oct. 9. $40 p. NJ.
The direct examination of defendant
Occupied the attention of the court for
two hours and half this morning.
The questions were asked by Col Croft
and the cross examination which was
conducted by Mr.. Bellinger and last
ed about one hour. Early in the ex-
.am;nstion the question arose as to the
prisoner replying to statements made
IA The States editorials. An argument
lasting half hour or more ensued. It
was finally allowed, so long as the in
vestigation was confined to showing
the effect upon Tillman.
When he was asked about the en-
bezzlemant of funds for Confederate
monument he denied that he had en-
bezzlde such funds. Asked about
Jenkins, swcrd incident he said Re
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
RYDkLEE'S tonic
j SEAL CURE Foa
M q e A. II. Z a .

o<1a<o ~As0-S
It has recently been discovered that
the germs that produce Malaria, breed
and multiply in the lntestlnes and from
there spreal throughout the system
by means of the blood. This fact ex-
plains why Malaria is hard to cure: by
the old method Of treatment. Quinine,
Iron. etc.. stimulate the nerves and
build up the blood, but do not destroy
the germ. that cause the disease.
Rydaie's Tonic has a specific effect
upon the intestines and bowels, freeing
them from all disease breeding mi
crobes. 1t also kills the germs that
infest the veins and arteries. 1t drives
from the blood all poisonous matter
and makes it rich and healthy.
RYDALE'S TONIC is blood
builder, nerve restore:, and a Malaria
destroyer. Try it, it will not disap
point you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
CHEAP BATES VIA SOUTHERN R.Y.
70 Columbia. S. c.. Account Of South Carolina
State Agricultural and Mechanical Fair.

On account of the above occasion. the
Southern Railway will sell tickets from all
points in state of South Carolina to Columbia.
S. c., and return at rate OF one first class fare
plus Is cents which includes one admission
to the fair grounds.
elusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive in
Columbia prior to noon Of October 30th, limit
ed to return until November md 1903
For full information, schedules. etc, apply
to any local Agent Of the Company or.
r. ". HUNT. D. P. A.. Charleston. S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
STATE FAIR, COLUMBIA, S. Co.,,

Tickets on sale October 24th to 18th. inclu-
siye and for trains scheduled to arrive in Co.
lumbia prior to noon Of October 30th.
Final limit Of all tickets will be November
2nd 1903 The rate from Sumter to Columbia
and return for this occasion will he S.04. in
cluding one admission into the Fair Grounds.
n. M. EMERSON, w. J. CRAIG,
Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
EXCURSION RATES TO AUGUSTA, Ca.
And Return Via the Southern Railway Account Geor-
ola State Reunion of Confederate Veterans Nov.
1912, 1903.

The Southern Railway will sell reduced
rate tickets from ell points in the State OF
South Carolina to Augusta. Ga, and return
account of State Reunion Of Confederate
Veterans November 1Oth-l2th, at C.le Cent a
Mile plus Twenty Five cents.
Tickets on sale from points beyond radius
OF 100 miles of Augusta. Ga. November 9TH
10th, and points within radius of 100 miles
November 1Oth-11th. and for trains scheduled
to arrive in Augusta. Ga. before noon OF
November -. limited to November 18th, 1903
For full particulars apply TO any local
Agent of the company or to
r. W. HUNT. D. p. A.. Charleston. S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, 8. C.
City and County Depository.

Capital stock paid il, $4,000 90
Undivided surplus, $4,000 90
Individual liability of stockhold
ers in excess of their stock, $4,000 90
Transacts general banking business;
also has Saving Bank Department. De-
posits of 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of per cent. per
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
r. I. MANNING, W. F. RHAME
Vice. President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
DeLORnES
PHARMACY,
% South Main st.

% South MAIN 81.
Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p.
m. E; Sunday, 8 a. m. to. ! p. m.
Having consolidated my two
stores, will be pleased to see
all my customers at the above
stand, where | am better pre-
pared than ever to serve them.
Your prescriptions will be
called for and delivered.
Phone As.
Full line of Drugs, Garden
Seed and Cigars.
Your patronage solicited.
Call bell for night work.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-02-27
The Dust Nuisance In England.

Great hopes are being raised, says
the London World, by some recent ex-
periments concerning the cure Of the
dust nuisance. Already in America
and in the neighborhood of Paris pro-
longed trials have been made Of crude
petroleum instead of water for sprin-
king country roads, the effect, after
sufficient and careful application, be-
ing to consolidate and bind the surface.
In this country some tests of similar
nature are about to be undertaken,
and an even more promising scheme
has been proposed by the surveyor OF
the county of Nottingham. He has
found that by saturating furnace Stag
with gas tar before it is rolled into the
road the surface so formed is water
proof and dustproof and much more
durable 1t therefore seems most like
ly that a cheaper as well as better
road will be made from Stag thus
treated than from the crude material
Some cure must be found for the In
creasing evil, as the cloud of dust
which arises behind even a moderately
driven motor car is defiling to every
user Of the road and a menace to
health and safety.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-02-27
RABY CASE Is DECIDED
Supreme Court UphOlds the De-
cisiOn of Lower Court.
The Defense Was a Purely Tech
nfcal One Which Cannot OBJ
tain Under Our Code.

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 2O.-The con-
vlctlOn OF former County Auditor Charles
u. Raby OF Whitman county of the crime
OF embeZzlement was affirmed by the
supreme court today.
Raby converted to his own use n war
rant for $1753 drawn in favor of the
American Bridge company. He was
sentenced to eight years Imprisonment.
In his appeal Raby claimed that the
court erred in Overruling his demurrer
to the information, because the essential
element of the crime of embezzlement il
the existence OF trust that the statute
requires such relationship to be that of
principal and agent, aud that hence
unless the defendant was the agent,
clerk, officer or servant of the American
Bridge company, or was entrusted nv
the American Bridge company with the
warrant described in the information.
there can be no conviction, and that the
information does not allege any of these
facts.
The court says: "By this information
the defendant Is informed that at the
time OF the alleged Offense he was an Of
hcer to whom property was intrusted,
and the property was plainly described.
He is informed that he fraudulently and
feloniously converted said property to
his own use. Ii these allegations of the
information are true, the statutory
crime has been committed and no
amount of discussion can make the
proposition palmer.
"By virtue Of his Office defendant be-
came the legal custodian and baiIee of
the warrant by operation of law. He
therefore had the warrant rightfully in
his custody, and also, by question of
law, held it as the agent of the owner.
When he assumed the duties OF the Office
he assumed to act as agent for the
owner under provisions of the law, and
he is stopped from denying such agency.
Ii he is agent TO receive the money for
the owner, he is agent to deliver it to
him.
There was no error committed by the
court in the admission of testimony or
In instructions given or refused The
defense was a purely technical one which
cannot obtain under the provisions of
our code and under the uniform rulings
of this court"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-02-27
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS.
France and Switzerland Using Tar
on Their Roads.


Our consul ut Lucerne, Switzerland,
has recently made a report on a meth
od which has been adopted in southern
France Of oiling or tarring the roads
for the purpose of laying dust, says the
Boston Herald. The process adopted
Is to take well rounded macadam-
lied road and to wash and brush it on
the day before the tarring operation to
the extent of laying bare the macadam.
After all trace Of humidity has disap-
peared the tar, heated by a travelling
furnace, IS sprinkled over the road by
n fan shaped nozzle from a tank con
taining about fifty gallons. When the
tar has begun to cool, fine sand is scat
tered over the part of the road thus
treated, and the street is closed to traf-
fic for few days.
Experiments made in southern France
and Switzerland of thus treating a
macadamized roadway are said to have
proved wonderfully satisfactory. The
tarred surface is not slippery, and yet
it is so hard that the horses hOofs
leave no trace in 1t, while the tar has
not been observed to soften in the hot
test weather Rainstorms cause no
damage. The water washes off the
surface without making it slippery and
runs away rapidly without soaking into
the road.
The cost in France for the materials
in this form of road treatment, with
the price Of tar reckOned at S9.G5 per
ton, is not much over l cent per square
yard, and it is evident that road pro-
tected by an impenetrable surface from
humidity and the grinding action of
horses hoofs is likely to last much
longer than where these two destruc-
tive forces are given full play.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-02-27

The scratch OF pin may cause the
loss of a limb or even death when blood
poisoning results from the injury. All
danger of this may be avoided, however,
by promptly applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. 1t is an antiseptic and un-
equaled as a quick healing liniment for
cuts. bruises and burns. For sale by
Elk Drug Store.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-02-27

will buy or sell your land right now,
if your price is right. Write me at once
H. L. Moody, Box 1914, Spokane, Wash.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
A Story of Cautatn Jones.

eve did not fail t. see, as the works
enlarged" writes Andrew Carnegie in
The Worlds Work, chow much success
depended upon the n3echanical men, the
superintendent and foremen, yet not
one of these had up to that time been
admitted rs partner. The business
and the mechanical men-office and
mlll-were still widely separated. Well
do I remember thu first attempt to
bring these two departments into closer
relations. 1t was made with our Cap
tain Jones, one of your members, well
known and appreciated by many Of
you as in the foremost rank of man
ayers, perhaps the foremost of his day
in America. He came to us as a work
ing mechanic at eight shillings per day.
I explained to the Captain how several
of the younger men in the business de.
partment had been made partners and
were actually receiving much greater
rewards than he. while his services
were at least equally valuable, and in
formed him that we wished to make
him partner. 1 shall never forget
his reply:
"'Mr. Carnegie. I am much obliged,
but I know nothing about business
and never wish to - troubled with 1t
Il have plenty to trouble me here III
these works. Leave me as l am and
just give me n laundering salary
Thereafter" l said, "the salary of
the President of thu United States Is
yours, Captain" aud so 1t remained
till the sad day of hil death.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
NY SHIP FROM, SPAIN.

0 Captain, on whose wrinkled cheeks
Are marks of storm and beating gale,
Have You not seen on distant seas,
Somewhere, a glimpse of stranger sail
Perchance when evening shadows fell,
And misty clouds presaIed the night,
Uplifted, on some crested wave,
Then slipping slowly from the sight?
My ship should have sheen of gold,
And silken sails like bridal train,
And bear perfume. family sweet,
OF roses on the hills OF Spain.
Youth promised me long years ago
This ship would sometime come to me,
And bear its lade of wealth and fame,
From distant lands beyond the sea.
1t has not come, know not why,
1t may have sought this port in vain,
And in some unknown harbor lie,
And idly fret its rusting chain. .
Meanwhile, I've beat the anvi's face,
And felt the heated furnace blast,
And wealth of Drawn and honest toll
Into LIES circling currents cast.
I've climbed the headland morn and eve,
To scan the dark horizon line,
To catch glimpse far, far at sea,
OF this belated ship of mine.
Full threescore years have fled away,
And still patient watch and wait;
My whitening hair and feeble steps
Suggest that it may come too late.
For what is wealth to him who dies,
Or honor in the hour of pain?
The Lethe for the ill of years
Was never borne by ships from Spain.
II. G, Leslie, in Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20

haps, that 1t could not be true; in the
first place because a kitten would be
afraid Of a bear, and in the second
place because bear would not be
afraid of kitten.
But it really happened, and this little
story is to tell you about it.
The kitten belonged to a sergeant OF
q troop of United States cavalry out
West, and was a great pet with the
men. One warm day, while the troop
was in camp at the foot Of mountain,
black bear wandered down the
mountain side and got into the camp
without anybody's seeing him.
1 don't know why he did 1t, but l
think he must have been hungry. and
that the very nice smell from the troop
cooks dinner enticed him there to get
something to eat.
Now 1t happened that he entered the
camp near the sergeant's tent, and IN
that tent the kitten was curled up, TAX
ing its noon nap. The bear approached
the tent and poked his nose just inside
the door; suppose lie was hunting for
the dinner.
A bear does not make much noise
when he walks you know, but the kit
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
LOST CAPITALISTS.
Thousands Of Savings Bank Deposltors
of Whom All Trace ls Lost.

A list Of names Of persons, three
columns long, appeared a day or two
ago In the advertising columns Of q
local paper. Information Is wanted
concerning them. They nave disap-
peared What has become Of them?
Whittier have they gone? Death has
claimed some OF them. Who are their
heirs? Money awaits them on proof
that they are legally entitled to the
estates Of those who, dying unan'
nounced, are sought for In this public
manner.
Three columns Of names! A regi.
ment Of lost capitalists! A thousand
men and women who have dropped out
of sight leaving snug sums in the
vaults Of the big savings banks, which
are now advertising for information
concerning them. 1t Is 20 years since
their books have been handed in at the
bank window for any purpose whatso-
ever and the institutions, under their
laws and regulations, nave stopped in.
terest payments upon the deposits and
wish to close the accounts in one way
or another.
What an interesting volume OF sto-
ries there lies behind this advertise.
ment, which appears at stated inter-
wales. II some higher than earthly
hand could draw aside the curtain
from before the lives of these missing
capitalists, these lost solvencies, 1t
would reveal many romance and
many tragedy. Some of the accounts
are meagre little sums, representing
the scanty savings Of som fitting pill
grim, some serving girl or man, who
went away intending to return to the
city, but who never came. Others are
for amounts running into the thous-
ands, which, with the cumulative in
terest, have grown into comfortable
fortunes. Where are the owners OF
them? Where, indeed? The tides OF
men ebb and flow like the great tides
of the ocean. The currents Of life
sweep along into strange regions, like
those of great rivers, emptying into
the sea called Eternity. 1t is impos-
sible to keep track Of all the chips
and twigs which float upon the surface
of these currents. So Is 1t with men
and women.
One pleasant feature connected with
this advertising for lost depositors is
it's illustration of the absolute hon.
nsty Of our savings banks. In many
foreign Countries an unclaimed depos'
II al'er &C. Stain term of years re-
'erts 10 inc SUE tie or to the banks priv
a'e coners' bNyt here it belongs to
the depositor or Ntis heirs forever, and
every possible efort is made, when the
deposition disappears, tn find trace of
him or of those hex has left behind
him, who are entitlS ed to his earthly
lncrement.-New York News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
An Awful Mistake.

A young botanist was showing a
party of ladies and gentlemen through
conservatory and explaining to them
the properties of some of the choicest
plants. Among the visitors. was a
would-be younglooking middleaged
lady, who at every description voluns
teered the statement that The plants
and flowers she had at home were
quite equal to anything exhibited here
or, indeed, anywhere.
Just as they were passing a giant
cautus she was heard to exclaim:
well, this is nothing extraordl-
nary. | have cactus at home that is
still larger. l planted it and reared
it myself"
Reared it YOURSELF" the professor
gently observed How remarkable!
This specimen is GO years old, and If
yours is still larger"
The lady did not stay to hear any
more.--New York News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
An industrial, Pioneer,

The beginning ~ he natural Ice
industry in the United States dates
back to 1906. The pioneer was Fred.
eric Tudor of Boston, who in that wear
shipped cargo of 1870 tons of ice Ito
the West Indies. Although the ven,.
ture resulted in loss, the cargo ar
rived at it's destination in excellent
condition. Two years later he sent
24o tons tc, 9ayapsii, but this was like
wise improbable. About the year
1872, he was granted by Great Britain
monopoly of the ice trade with her
colonies in the West Indies, and later
received the same concession from
Spain. From 1917 to 1920 he extend
ed the trade to Charleston. Savannah
and New Orleans. His ultimate sue
cess prompted competitors to enter
the field as exporters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
A Scraen of Stamina.

A most interesting screen composed
of about 10000 posta., stamps is OIL
the point of completion by Philadel-
phian. 1t is of four panels. The hand
some frame, with ledge or shelf top, is
of quartered oak, the dark English
weathered variety. This is in rich con-
trast with the panels, which are com
posed entirely of cancelled postage
stamps of every denomination, from
$50 to.something like tenth of cent.
Not only is every nation represented,
but there Is good variety for each ma.
ton. and old as well as new issues are
arranged in wonderful variety. The
peculiar colOrs used in postage, stamps
lend themselves admirably and grow
still more mellow in few years. c. E..
Schermerhorn, who is having it made,
says the stamps are stuck on compo
board, which is both light and strong.
It Is alike OH both sides, seven feet in
height, each Of the inserted panels
measuring six fee; by two feet and a
half. In spite of the fact that very
many of. the stamps were collected by
friends..the screen has cost about 500.
And $500 wouldn't buy it.-Philadel-
|.phia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
going to tear him into little pieces, and

going to tear him into little pieces, and
the kitten ran after him. as II that
were exactly what 1t did intend to do.
The sergeant says that the kitten
walked back and forth under the tree
for an hour or so, with its hair brist-
ling and its tail twice its natural size,
daring the bear to come down and
fight it out. At last he took the kitten
away, and watched to see what the
bear would do. 1t did nothing for an
other hour but look around in every d.
rectlon for way to escape, and then
it crept cautiously and slowly down
the tree and amoled off to the mount
ain.-Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20

From Lewis Wharf, Boston, for Halifax,
Hawkesbury and Charlottetown, connecting
for all points In Nova Scotia. Cape Breton.
Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Steamships Halifax and Olivette leave
every Tuesday and Saturday ~ noon. Best
sea trip, varying from zone night at sea" to
six days cruise OF 14OO miles. Cheapest
rates. Send stamp for booklet Lights
Along the Shore" and colored map to J. A.
Flanders, Pass. A ct. 40 Atlantic Ave. Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
Decadence of the Kiss,

No smart women kiss one another,
and the most they now do is to rub
hats. This is as it should be. In all
the weird world Of women nothing has
SO fabbergasted the mere man as the
reckless valor with which ladies used
to browse on each others compilations
without the slightest provocation.-
Vanity Fair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
DOAN'S GET BACK REST.

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi
ment, high colored, pain in passing, drib-
bling, frequency, bed wetting. Doan's
Kidney Pills remove calculi and gravel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
A PURPOSE in His Cruelty.

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals men were not with.
in q mile of the doorstep on which sat
a small boy. who busted himself
smearing a cats face with jam.
81 JUS hate to mess your face up,
Kittie," he murmured; but tan't
have ma suspectin' me!"-New York
Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
Preserving a Balance,

"Why do those people walk in 8
a queer fashion,"
They're not walking. They liye
houses that have hard wood floors
have acquired the skating habit
Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-20
Iife'a Cliffs.

Life holds out five priceless gifts to
those who woulc appreciate them. The
greatest pleasure is love; the greatest
treasure is contentment; the greatest
possession is health; the greatest ease
is sleep. and the greatest medicine Is
true friend.-American Queen.