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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
Couldn't Scare Root.

Postmaster General Payne is. de-
,monstrating his ability to pursue in
vestigations in his cwn department,
but he is not above seeking advice out
side on difficult questions. Lately the
postofice authorities found that q
certain woman in Chicago was using
the mails Improperly, and after re-
port had been rendered the postmaster
general issued a fraud order, barring
her letters from the mails. This
stirred the subject of the order. She
addressed a pathetic appeal to the
postmaster general, asking for per
sonal and private interview at which
she might present her side of the case.
ST feel sure,'' the letter ran, "that if
I could get a chance to look you
straight in your beautiful brown eyes
you would hear my story
Mr.. Payne was much impressed.
This sort Of thing was rather an in
novation. Then he soIemnly indersed
the letter:
Respectfully referred to the secre-
tary of war for advice. -
Routine took it through the regular
channels, and, after many days, it
returned again with this Endorsement
Risk one eye-Elihu Root. New
York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
The Game Of Ping Pong.

A southern Kansas farmer is the in
ventor of new game called F" "Improv-
ed Ping-Pong." It is to be played on
IS farm in the fall of the year. The
player gets up at 4 O'CLOCK in the
morning, milks the COWS, feeds the
hogs and horses, eats breakfast. then
bitches his team to wagon about the
size Of box car and starts, for the corn
field. Here is where pingpong comes
in. You grab big ear of corn in the
left hand and with the right hand and
a contrapticn of some kind you yank
the shacks off the corn and throw the
ear at the wagon. When the ear of
corn strikes the throw-board it goes
"ping'' and when it hits the bottom
of the wagon it sounds pong" max.
ing very interesting game at 21a
cents bushel. 1t is safe to predict,
that like many other Kansas ideas the
game will never be popular.-Denison
Hearld.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
We Need Fewer Doctors.

The other day at the convention Of
the American Medical Association Of
New Orleans, where some 4,000 or
500 physicians and attendants were
gathered, Dr.. Billings drew attention
20 the decided oversupply of medical
men in the United States. He at
bsa0u5sd the surplus to the fact that
The medical colleges are graduating
annually from 10000 to 1900 physi-
clans, when the actual reeds Of the
countrycan for only about 2,5O0. Ii
DR.. Billings is correct. and there IS no
reason to doubt his figures, from
1000 to 10, 900 young mem are enter
ing profession in which they have
but the slimmest hopes Of making
even the provarbial comfortable. liv-
ing. . OF course it goes without say
ing that most OF the professions are
more or less overcroWded, but We
doubt If any Of them, except the Law,
csUld afford parallel to the condition
af things brought to light at the New
Orleans convention. What this dis.
parity between the demand and supply
means to this army of young men can
nnly be surmised; but Scersains 1t isthas
IN the majority of cases it will involve
HE loss of much money, that can i'll
be spared, and much time that can
Be spared still less. lt does really
seem pity that some of these
graduates have not entered other pro-
desssons that are not so crowded, and.
can offer better prospects of remunera-
Eon Sanitary engineering, naval
architecture, and the comparatively
rev profession Of forestry, for in
stance, are not oVercroWded and there
Miu soon be great demand for real
h competent automobile engineers,
men who combine with mechanical
ability thorough knowledge Of gas
and other engines that are competing
for the control Of the field. Then
there is the sphere Of journalism,
Whch, while abundantly Supplied as
80 numbers, is pitiably supplied as 20
quality. There must be among those
thousands Of graduates not few young
men who have natural gift for good
writingin these days an all-too-rare
accomplishment that threatens to be-
come a lost art. Scientific American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
The auestion of forest

The question of forest preservation
and forest reproduction is one that
forces itself upon every intelligent
mind. What shall be done to prevent
the United States from becoming a
treeless region? 1t is alarming to see
how rapidly the forests are disappear
ing and but little care being taken to
reproduce them. More than thirty
years ago the writer suggested that all
old fields that had been abandoned on
account of sterility should not be tax
ed for a period of ten years, provided
the owners would plant them in trees
and cultivate the same until they
should become firmly established and
reach condition of vigorous vitality.
This suggestion met with favor from
the public press, but some of the
States having constitutional inhibi-
tions in regard to exempting
property from taxation prevent
ed action on the subject by
the legislatures. II such old fields
cannot be exempted by reason of con-
stitutional restrictions, the tax could
be refunded to those who pay it upon
proof that the abandoned feds have
been reforested. This work of restora-
tion should begin with the old fields,
Transforming the valueless into the
valuable ugliness into beauty, bar
renness into fertility. Not to take bet
tire care of the forests is crime
against posterity. The present de-
structive methods combine the stupid
ty of unthinking barbarism and the
cupidity of unprincipled selfshness
with the wantonness Of rnbridled
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
Worlds Best Medicine.
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
Has Made People Well When
Every Other Remedy
Has Failed.

Paine's Celery Compound cures disease! !!
1t has saved the lives of thousands of sufferers.
1t has made the weak strong, vigorous, and
happy.
Paine's Celery Compound purifes the blood
and builds up the nervous system as nothing
else can do; it is pre-eminen:ly the great life
giver and health maker.
Overworked and tired women stand in ur-
gent need of this health giving prescription to
make and keep them we'll. All women should
take advantage of the remarkable power Of
this best of medicine for restoring vigor to the
bsood and strength to the nervous system.
The all-important thing for nervous, run down,
and sleepless women is that Paine's Celery
Compound fort;hes the whole physical system,
and by correcting digestion and regulating the
nerves, it insures sound, refreshing sleep. In
every case of sickness Paine's Celery Com
pound completely and permanently brings
back health. Mrs. Mary NJ. Myers, Balti-
more, Ohio, saved by Paine's Celery Compound
after the failures of able physicians, gratefully
writes as follows:-
81 suffered for eight years with nervous
prostration ard the general debility common
to women, and had such pains in my back
that could not get around the house. | used
several remedies and consulted several of the
best physicians without obtaining any relief.
Paine's Celery Compound restored me TO
health.
81 also want to say TO all mothers that
Paine's Celery Compound is splendid medi-
cine for their children -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03

Charlotte, N. c., May 28.-At a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Victor Cotton Mills this morning it
was decided to petition the Superior
Court to appoint a receiver for the
purpose of liquidating the affairs of
the company as speedily as possible.
President Wilson, Dr.. J. H. McAden,
president of the Merchants and
Farmers National Bank, and Mr.. NJ.
r. Pegram, president of the First
National Bank, who are the endorsers
for the mill for the debt that now ap-
;proxirnates $50, 900, will be allowed to
name the receiver. :.
1t is believed that the company will
be reorganized at some time in the
future, and the plant will be run, not
as yarn mill, but as a weaving
lsnill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
Gambling in Cotton.

.sIn spite of the fact that Southern
farmers make and sell the cotton crop
every year, I think it is grave ques-
tion if the South does not lose more
money in a year on cotton than she
makes. -
This speech of a man who has some
knowledge of the speculation that is
INDUCED in by southern people may
be an extreme statement, but it serves
to emphasize an evil that is working
great injury to our people. The same
gentleman also said Augusta would
be half as large again if it were not
for the money that has been lost in
cotton by her business men. :"
What is true of Augusta is perhaps
true in larger measure of other cities
for Augusta is not conspicuous as a
gambling community. In the opinion
of some well-posted and clear-headed
cotton men the future" business is a
curse to the real cotton trade as it
affects both the planter and the dealer.
Some other men on the contrary ar
que that the farmers are indebted to
The spectators in futures for the high
prices .tney receive for their staple.
Cotton men who take the former view
reply that while the market is arti-
finally boosted at times by the specu-
lators, it is. just as frequentely raided
and that healthier condition would
prevail and better results be obtained
by the cotton planter If his crop was
sold on it's merits and the price con-
troli.ed by the law Of supply and de-
mand. The Boston Journal of Com
merce commenting On the recent SEN
satioual hurries in the cotton market,
says:
stThe using of such an important
commodity for speculation as cotton,
or wheat, or any other necessary COM
modify, is not only wrong, but it is
worse than that and should be stopped
by law if no other means can be found.
We have no objdetion to speculation
in stocks and bonds, but we do
believe that specu1ating in a commod-
lty used as means Of livelihood
should be stopped.
The effect OF the speculative mar
ket for the staple has not yet made it,
self felt to any extent in the manufac-
turing industry; but should it con-
tinue for two or three months it would
surely result in loss not only to the
mills but to the operatives, who
would be thrown out Of work through
the enforced closing of the mills. 1t
would not be possible for the manu-
factnrer to get enough Of an advance
on his goods to Offset the high price
of the staple, and it would also be out
of the question for him to buy his cot
ton at over 10 cents pound and sell
his goods at anything but consider
able loss to himself. This being the
case, the only thing left for him to do
would be to shut down, which must
bring suffering to the cotton mill
workers. -
Some of these days congress is going
to take the same review, and the leg
islation against cotton futures that
has been so frequently agitated will be
given a test.-Augusta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
Death From Hydrophobia.

saluda, May 27.-Two or three
months ago the little eight-year-olo
son of Mr.. P. B.. Bryant, of this
county, was bitten by a mad dog. He
was Immediately sent to the Georgia
mad stone, which adhered for several
hours. Since coming home the family
have felt no uneasiness whatever, but
on Monday the little fellow showed
all the symptoms Of hydrophobia.
The family physician was summoned
and did all that medical skill could
suggest. The boys suferings were
horrible and, after thirty-six hours, be
died. Others who were bitten by
the same dog and went to the mad
stone are, Of course, very uneasy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
A PAINT SHOP

kept by a practical painter Of
80 years experience, where can
be got Lead and Oil mixed any
color, also Ready Mixed Paints
and Paints for different use.
such as Floor, Roof. iron, Var
nishes. Bronze, Sandpaper, Put
ty, Gold Leaf, Dry Colors, Calso-
mine, etc. l want some work
painting and upholstering. [
will paint your house, Kalso-
mine or paper the walls cheap,
for while at work I am very
apt to find a Sofa, Rocker, or
Sideboard that needs scraping
andvarnishing, also upholstered
l have some pretty colors in
Morocoline, Hair Cloth, Mohair
Plush, or | may find a Car
riage or Buggy that l will paint
for ten dollars and give you a
set of harness free, or paint the
buggy for five dollars and 70.
gift Buggy tops 5000, fitted
on Whee.s, steel tires, painted
and put on ready for road,
$1,000 per sett. Shafts, paint
ed and trimmed, $500.
Agent for Councils self-lu-
bricating Axles.
Office in Curtis Houses, No
326 South Main street.
II. B. CURTIS.
Phone 1885,. paint signs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
GUN and LOGksMITH.

I take pleasure in giving no
tice to my friends and the pub
lie generally, that, having re-
gained my health, | have re-
opened my shop, and am ready.
to do any work in the
line of Guns, Locks, Sewing
Machines, &c. Prices reasona-
BILE, work done promptly and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop removed to No. %
West Liberty street, two doors,
from Osteen's Book Store.
r. S. BRADWELL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
Winthrop College Scholarship
and Entrance Examinations.

THE EXAMINATIONS for the award
of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege and for the admission of new stu
dents will be held at The County Court
House on Friday, July 10th, at a. m.
Applicants must not be less than is
years of age.
When scholarships are vacated after
July 10th, they will be awarded to those
making the highest average at this exami-
nation.
The next session will open about Sep
tember 16, 1903.
For further information and cata-
logue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock
Hill, S. G. May 12-July 9-1aw
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
DO You Enjoy What You Eat?

IF you don't your food ooes nos 90 you
much good. Kodol dyspepsia Cure is the
pemedy that every one should take when
there is anything wrong with the stomach.
There is no way to maintain the health
aad strength of mind ana body except by
naurishment. There is no way to nour-
lsh except through the stomach. The
stomach must be kept healthy, pure and
sweet or the strength will let down and
disease will set up. No appetite, loss Of
strength, nervousness, headache, consnpa-
sicn, bad breath, sour risings, riftfng, IN
Digestion, dyspepsia aud all stomach trou,
ales are quickly cured By the use OF hodol
Dyspepsia Cure. Sold by .. s. hughson
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03

What is probably the biggest lccono-
tive in the world has Just been com
pleted at Schenectady for hauling
freight over the Rocky Mountains. 1t
measures seventy feet and On a level
track can haul a train of cars a
mile and half long.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
Ladies and Children Invited.

All ladies and children who cannot stand
the shocking strain of laxative syrups, ca
thartics, ETC., are invited to try the famous
Little Early Risers. They are different
from all other pills. They do not purge
the system. Even double dose will not
grippe, weaken or sicken many people call
them the Easy Pill. W. II. Howell, Hous.
ton, Tex, says nothing better can be used
for constipation, sick headache, etc. Bob
Moore, Lafayette, Ind, says all others
gripe and sicken, while DeWitt's Little
Early Risers do their work well and easy
Sold by j. S. Hughson & Go.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.

SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of 81 aod upwards received. II
terest allowed at the rate OF 4 per cent. PEE
annum, on amounts above SIS and not exceed
Jog $500, payable quarterly, on drss days o:
January, April, July and October.
a. j. CHINA,
R. L. EDMUADs, President.
Cashier
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03

We fear Booker Washington is get
ting back to the original idea His
latest advice to young negroes is to 60
out in the country and go to poultry
raising. Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-03
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,

Total protection 10 deposi,ors, Sl75.ooc ce
TraDsacts General Banking Business.
Special attention given to collections.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-01-22
LA ASAMBLEA LEGISLATIVE 5sTA.
Apertura dc sus SesiOnes en- Ia Capital
del TerritOriO.

Santa t6, Enero 10 de- 1903
la tIigesima quinta asambIea
legislative de Nuevo Mexico, Sc
reuni0 hoy 4 las II del diu bn.
ll6ndOse presentes todos lns
miembros de una Y otra c6marn.
En- el conseio fu6 electo unanime-
mente como presileute el Hon.
j. Francisco Chavez, de ynlen-
cia, y secreturio principal VIM.
Il. Martin. de- SOc0rro, que nc-
tualmente desempeha 81 puesto
de asistcnte superintendent de
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-01-22
DOS EMPLEOS NuEv0s PROPUESTOS.


DOS EMPLE0S NUEv0S PR0PUEST0S.
Dos nuevos empleos terrltolia.
les que dpsde hace cuatro amos Sc
estan proponiendo y es probable
sean establecidos por ley duran
te la session actual de la asam
blpa legislative. EstoS son el de
comisario de SECURES y el de in
tendente territorial ambulante,
FL negociO del primero sera ocu-
parse de- negocios referentes 4
companias de- Seguros que tieuen
agencias Ell al terriiorio, dando
los certiticados necesarios V re-
quiriendo dichas companies eje-
cuten las formalidades Y deberes
que les imponen las leyes del ter
ritorio. Los debefps del inten
dente ambulante Sc rpfprir6n ex.
clusivamente 4 la recaudaci0n de
impuestos Y al ajuste de cuentas
por los colectores de los diierpn
tes condados del territorio, v su
npgocio especial ser6 viajar de
condado en- contlado pn ppriodos
determinados Y examinar las
cuentas de cada collector Y exigir
el fel cumplimiento de Ia lev en-
reierencia 4 la recaudaci0n de ta-
saciones. Muchos fayorecen este
plan creyendo que asegurara MAJ
yor pficiencia Y fidelidad en- el
cunplilnipnto de las leyps sobre
companies de- seguroS Y sobre la
recaudAci0n Gle tasaciones. Otros
se oponen a q atirnaudo que Sc.
rd un gasto Y gravhmpn adicio-
nal que recaera sohre los con.
tribuyentes del terlitorio, pues
la creari0n de nuevos emplpalos
significa expendios adicionales
sin npcesidad para clio. Alegan
tamhien one los deheres de uno
V otro empleado los cumplen
perfectamente el intendente de
cuentas p1blicas Y loscomisiona-
dos de condado Y proculadores
de distrito. Sobre este punto
tienen mucho que decir acerca de
los meritos respectivos de uno v
otro plan y serd justo Y propio
que la determination final pro
venga de aquellos que tienen el
derecho y la facnltad para legis-
lar sobre el asunto. Nosotros
nj aprohamos nj desaprobamos,
pero ~ nuestra opinion que los
'Ontribuyentes necesitan algGn
aliviO de las cargas que ppsan SO.
bre ellos v que Sc debe hncprtodo
el esfuerzo possible para no acre
centar los gastos p6hlicOs que
VA on la actualidad son Ell Hlgu
nos particulares denusiado gra
vOSOs.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-01-22

por su honradez Y buenas cuali-
dades. Deja 4 su esposa Y una
hija para las que ha sido un gol-
pc temible yer al esposo Y padre
& quien POGO dntes habian visto
lleno de vigor Y salud, convert
do Ell cadaver por ohra de unos
asesinos malvadoS.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-01-22
RECOMENDADO PARA JUEz.

En- la creencia de que 81 eiec.
tuar6 81 relevo 8 So pedirA la re-
signaci0n del Juez d, II. McNlil-
Ian, del quintO distrito jndirinI,
los RepubIicanos dc Nuevo No.
Xic0 estAn presenrando el nom
bre del Juez 4. A. Freeman para
llenar la vacancia Y han mandn-
do Il ese pfpcto rpcumendaciones
q Washington. Sin embargo,
parece probable que no couse
guir6n su pedimento Y que IN
hOmbre del oIiente Ser6 esrOgi 10
para ri puesto. La cosa princi
pal que militia en contra del nom
bramiento del .Iuez Freeman -
que ha tornado parte muy ac
tiva on 81 morimiputo para el re-
levo del Juez Mcmillan, Y tam
bien el hecho que el senador
Burrows de Michigan sOstiene al
Juez Clement s Smith, de dirho
estado, para .Juez del Iuiuto dis
trit0 judicial. Parece que el Pre-.
sidente Roosevelt eSta incinado
d dar la preierencia q un hombre
del oriente Y ii se efrctGa el rele.
vo del actual incnnbente hay
mucha pr0babiidad de que 81
Juez Smith -era el agraeiado.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-30
The Crip Of the Hen.

The mechanism of the leg and foot
OF a chicken or other bird that roosts
on tree branch or perch IS a marvel
of design. 1t seems strange that a
bird will sit on a roost and sleep all
night without falling of; but the ex-
PLANTATION is perfectly simple.
The tendon of the leg OF bird that
roosts is so arranged that when the
leg is bent at the knee the claws are
bound to contract and thus hold the
limb round which they are placed. Put
a chickens feet on your wrist and then
make the bird sit down and you Will
have a practical illustration on your
skin that you will remember for some
time BY this singular arrangement.
seen only in birds that roost, they will
rest comfortably and never think OF
holding on. for it is impossible for
them to let go till they stand up
The Lamar register., 1903-12-30
Empty Seats Of Examinations.

There is one place in a big city
where an organization for young peo-
pie is so lacking in seating capacity
that three persons have to use one
chair-one in front and one on each
side. This letter does not apply in
such case.
Another organization in the city
has a gallery with five hundred empty
seats nearly every time the members
get together and sometimes the seats
on the main floor are but half occu-
pied Many leaders have reported
that it is easier to get members than
it is to secure attendance. To get
members and get them in their places
when they should be there requires a
sustained interest in a central object.
Without a definite object there is no
excuse for an organization. With a
definite object well understood and
systematically pushed by means of
wide awake methods members come
to meetings.
Wide awake methods are not neces-
sarily new methods-they may be as
old as history. but they must have life,
activity. usefulness and variety. To
think of them and adjust them re-
Guires originality and sense. Sense
comes by respect for others and or.
iginality begins with a love for the
object Unless leader loves his work
he will not get members out in all
kinds of weather or away from other
attractions. But love for the work de.
vises plans and awakens resolutions
and determinations in others; it also
hears. sees and keeps for the right
time and place ideas and information
as useful tools and powers. for doing.
The Lamar register., 1903-12-30
Catchers Of Firefiies.

The catching and sale of firefies Is
more or less important trade in
Japan. They are used in numerous
ways-in cages here and there at the
garden parties of noblemen. or as
coffure dressing. or even as a substi-
tute ior fireworks. thousands of them
being turned loose :rom a box in the
presence of guests.
The professional irehy hunter
starta out at sunset with long bam-
boo pole and n bag of mosquito net
ling. Willow growths near the water
are the best field for this plunder. The
hunter strikes the branches with his
pole. and as tha firefies fall in show
ers 20 the ground gathers them up
with both h:nds before they can re-
cover themselves enough to fly away,
ard tosses them lightly into his
mouth. There he holds them lightly
unit. his mouth is full when he blows
t..cm gently into his nag OF netting.
From dusk until about O'Clock in
the morning the freely catcher works
in this way. and then. When the in
sccts begin to leave the trees for the
dewy grass beneath, he starts in with
light. soft broom and sweeps them