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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

were about to climb. The right leg
crosses the left leg. and the toe Of
the right shoe is pushed behind the
post or tree trunk in the position
shown by the illustration. After tax
ing this position the prisoner is gently
pushed down into a sitting position. II
is next to impossible for person so
of the left shoe binds the right LEG
the toe Of the right shoe binds the
post and the arms can be only used
to hold on by When friend reaches
the captive. he takes him by the arm
and lifts him up. AS soon as the pris-
oner assumes an upright position he
can free himself without difficulty.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
How to Dress for Your Photo.

Some simple facts concerning color
will be useful to many when deciding
how to dress II having their photo
graphs taken. Dark brown. dark green
gloss. will take a rich black color.
Dark drab. dark orange. crimson and
slate will take very rich drab color.
Violet, purple, pink and magenta will
come out very light while pale blue
will look white. and should be avoided
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

Was 1t a chalr?" No" Was 1t a
flower?" "Yes.'
Now. how did the player know
that It was "fiower?" Simply be-
cause the understanding between the
two performers is that the FIRST per-
former in asking those questions
names some four-legged object Just
before he rames the one that the
company agreed upon. when. there
fore. he asked Was 1t chair2'' His
knew that he would name
n real object next. because a chair
w Tour legs
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Flower Meanings.

srass-utillty.
Arbutus-Love or friendship.
l-ichen- Detection.
VnrieEated holly-Always cheerful.
Crocus Abuse not.
Thymo-Thriftiness
Purple vioict-You occupy my
thoughts.
Reeds Music.
Variegated iaurei-Attractlvo.
Garden daisy share your scnti-
ments.
Blue yiolet-F FHithfulnoss.
Wallnower-F Fidelity.
Garden anemore- Forsaken.
Hyacinth-Sport.
Kingcup-I visa were rich.
Double daffodil-Regard.
Wild vioiet-l.ove in idleness.
Double daisy Participation.
Palm--Victory.
Cowslip-Pensivene
Wood anemone-S Sickness.
Garden Experimentation me
not
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
LITTLE LESSON IN on IS, CAUSE OF ropsy.ruavlls

Who knows why an object seen
through an aperature will be seen re-
fiected upside down? The explanation
is simple. and so is the apparatus
needed TO prove the explanation; SO
why not try It?
Get camera obscura-that is. two
boxes Of such sizes that you can slip
one just inside Of the other. In the
outer box make square hole and
cover It with a r'ece of copper in
which make a pin noie. The end Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Cleaning Wash SILK Waists.

The most satisfactory way to clean
a wash silk waist is to wash 1t In
suds made of benzine or gasoline and
white soap. Afterward it should be
rinsed in fresh benzine. and, il 1t is
wrinltled, ii may be pressed with a
warm natiron after it is dry. A hot
iron could not. of course. be used on
garment wet with benzine or gasoline.
The rinsing fluid may be poured from
the sediment which will collect at the
bottom and saved for another occasion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

sections with seeds of flowers of diff
fenent colors. but which bloom at
about the same time. Now, cover the
seeds with mould. and then. tying to-
gether the two sections. plant the
whole in pot filed with earth. prop
erly prepared.
The effect will be very peculiar. for
when the plants grow out OF the pot.
the stems will be 30 incorporated as
to appear only one. and yet the
branches will bear flowers OF different
kinds and colors
The experiment viii be all the more
successful II you select seeds OF flow
ers that have similar stems and that
terminate within the same period OF
time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

tom. and from the bottom the ray
would go to the top of the object. and
so on. The size OF the object varies
with the size OF the image as the dis
tance OF the object from the pin hole
Is to the distance of the image from
the pin hole. This is because the tri
angles on either side of the pin hole
are similar.
Draw the box with the ground glass
and the pin hole and then draw the
screen with the object up against II,
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
The Two Dogs.

Two dogs having to choose their
masters, one chose king and the
other beegar. why did You choose
a beggar?" asked the first. when you
might be the dog of a king" BE
cause" answered the other "A king
will take less care of dog than a
beggar win The beggar's dog has
always the company Of his master,
and is treated like the master him
self, while the king, who is busted
with state affairs, has not the time to
look after a dog, and for my part
would rather be loved by beggar
than neglected by king. Mich
olas.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

old: Mt fifteen he Is considered grown
up. assumes the responsibility of a
man ard takes a new name. Entering
upon public duty. he takes another
name, which is changed with every
change in his life; II his superior on
Ger nas the same name he happens to
have at that time. he must change II
again; he must also change II when
he marries. and when he dies 1t is
changed for the last time and in
scribed upon his tomb.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Pearls Are in STYLE.

Evidently the fashion in pearls dates
from time so remote that history can
not fix the period. but It is said they
were never more popular than at pres.
ent. Every real pearl. II is said. diff
fers from every other pearl. and it
takes years to select the. pearls for
n single necklace. Initiation pearls
can easily be turned out round and all
alike.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

ried to suit your own taste To give
the appearance of reality. press lightly
in straight lines. either with the scis
sors point or pin. on each leaf. Then
glue the yellow heart In the center.
The stem. like that of all paper flow
ers. is made OF fine wire. that comes
especially for the purpose at cents
a spool. This wire is covered by twist
ing strips OF green paper around It
and is then attached to the back of
the flower To make it fTmer. in
making the daisy, stick the end OF the
wire stem into the yellow center.
To make a daisy bud simply press
together the petals OF one OF the fun
blown flowers. Cut calyx like same
figure. only smaller and OF green
paper.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

ing. which is faced to form the shield.
the skirt and the blouse. The skirt is
box plated and attached to the body.
The blouse is separate and without an
opening. being drawn on over the
head. 1t is faced to form n deep yoke
and at the neck is sailor collar.
The quantity of material required
for child of years is Az yards 81
inches wide. or 2A yards "a inches
wide
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

the ribbon is passed. The shield and
stock are separate and are attached to
the waist beneath the collar. When
desired they can be omitted and the
waist worn with an open neck.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is an yards 21
inches wide. 4 yards 27 inches wide,
4 yards 80 inches wide. or yards A
inches wide. with 3. yard of tucking
for shield, collar and cuffs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
eIouse WIN Broad COLLAR.

Broad collars are becoming ~ the
greater number of womankind and are
exceedingly effective on the dainty
blouses now in vogue The very
pretty waist illustrated shows one
of a novel sort and is made OF pale
blue louisine silk with trimming or
ecru lace
The blouse is made with fitted
foundation and consists OF a plain
back and fronts that are tucked at
their upper portions and Joined to a
round yoke. The big collar lies fiat
and is cut in wedge-snaped piece at
its inner edge. the points of which are
attached to the shield and under which
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Pret,x Nav 10 PLANT se.dn.

A pretty experiment with flower
seeds may be made By girls who are
in the habit Of planting them in the
spring. Get a small twlg Of elder.
and split it lengthwise. Hsving clean
ed out the pith, fill each OF the two
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Boys Costume.

Little boys are always attractive
dressed In sailor fashion. The very
pretty little costume illustrated com
bines the blouse that slips over the
head. In Peter Thompson style. with
n box plated skirt. and is exceedingly
becoming TO little tots. As shown. 1t
is made Of white serge. with bands OF
blue and is stitched with blue corticeili
silk. but blue serge could be substitut
ed for white. flannel is desirable and
various washable fabrics are correct.
The costume consists q. the body liz.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Plncr EIoMers.

o..e OF the simplest paper flowers to
make is the daisy. To make this. Sc
lect the deadest white paper procur.
able. Cut out a pattern like the fig
ure. OF course the size may be va
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

the inner box should be made OF
ground glass. Hold the boxes up to
the eye and point them toward some
object which is in a bright light. An
image Of the object pointed at can
then be plainly seen but It will be re
fiected upside down. This image Is
what is called real image because
rays OF light travel In straight lines
and ray Of light from the top would
strike the object reflected at the bot
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
TalIest Mountain in the world.

Sunday island. in the Pacific. is
world. 1t rises 1000 feet out OF FIVE
miles Of water. and Is thus nearly
80. 900 feet from base to summit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
Bound withou. a Rope.

Here is a good way to bind prison
ers captured in play battles. The cap
tive is taken to post or smooth
trunhed sapling and compelled TO put
his arms and legs around It as II ne
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
A Japanese Baby.

The first name is given to him with
great ceremony. when he is a month
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

This broad-brimmed white chip hat
is raised from the coiffure by a ban
deau of pink velvet. and the wreath is
of green leaves and sprays of shaded
pink flowers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09

as a. b and c. d. From points and
b draw lines representing rays of light
through the pin hole ending In the
ground glass when they happen to.
At the end OF the ray from a put an
other n, and at the end OF the ray. b.
mark the place b. and then draw an
arrow from to b. DO the same with
the rays from and d and you will
then have the image as It would be
reflected
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02
CONDITION OF COTTON.
Monthly Report Of the Journal Of
Commerce Shows a Marked I'M
provement.

New York, Aug. 31.-TomOrroW the
Journal Of Commerce will publish its
September crop report, which shows a
gain in condition of 2.9 points over
August, to 1876. This is SO points
better than September, 1902, and 9.4
better than September, 1901. AS
August is usually a month of deteriora-
tion the improvement is the more
striking. The crop has recovered fully
one week of the backwardness reported
q month ago, and it is now generally
from two to three weeks late. Last
year at this time the crop was early.
Complaints Of boil weevil are frequent
particularly in Texas, which is the only
State of consequence showing decline
in condition, the crop there being SO
points.
Picking will be general September l.
Out of 7S3 replies 50 are now picking
average date, August d. Two hun
dred and eight will begin picking
September /, IS on September 3, 155
on September 10, 1e6 on September 81.
81 on September 20 and 4 between
September 25 and October 10.
In North Carolina the improvement
in condition during August is 3.s
points, to 83.5; South Carolina, 4.5
higher, at 78.5; Georgia, 3.3 higher,
at 1916; Alabama, 2.7 higher, at 1913;
Mississippi, higher at S2.8; Louisi-
ana L3 higher, at 500; Arkansas,
90 higher, at 1876; Tennessee, Z. 4
higher, at s6.4; Missouri, 20 higher,
at s5.8, and Oklahoma, 1913 higher at
SG.3. The onlytwo States showing de-
clines are Florida and Texas, the form
er showing a reduction of 2 points, to
sos, and the latter of 3.9 points, to
1873.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02
The Chicago HighWaymen.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Of the eleven
suspects arrested by the police follow
ing the murder of Frank Stewart and
John B. johnson, employees OF the
Chicago City Railway Company, and
the looting of the company's safe early
Sunday morning, seven are being held.
An arrest, to which some importance
is attached, is that of John Sleuder, a
former employee of the company, and
who is known to have been in the vi
cinity at the time the shooting occur
red. He is said to have contradicted
himself several times while being
questioned by the officers. After a
careful examination of the suspects,
the police declared their belief that
they had captured the ring leader of
the band of robbers and murderers,
and it is reported that he has made a
confession, in which he named his
three companions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02
OFFICIALS Held RESPONSIBLE.
Seven Directors Of a Trolley Line
and Four Officials Indicted for
Manslaughter.

Newark, N. j., Aug. 31.-The
seven members of the executive COM
mittee of the board of directors of the
North jersey Street Railway Company
appeared today in the Essex County
Court for trial on an indictment,
charging them with manslaughter.
On February 10 last, nine Newark
High School students were killed in a
collision between a Clifton avenue
trolley car and a Lackawanna express
train. Indictments were returned
against Alexander j. Cassat, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; John D. Grimmins, Of
New York; Edward F. G. Young,
president of the North jersey Street
Railway Company: Dr.. Leslie D.
Ward, vice president of the Prudent
ial Insurance Company; Elisha B.
Gaddis, David Young and j. r.
Roosevelt Stanley, all members OF the
executive committee of the street rail
way company. In addition to these
men there also appeared as defendants,
Charles NJ. Shipman, James Smith.
Arthur W. Pratt and Richard Sick,
officials of the company.
The Indictment Of these officials fol-
lowed a verdict by the coroner's jury
fixing responsibility on the North
Jersey Street Railway Company.
There was large array of counsel
on both sides. A jury was sworn and
the taking of testimony begun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02

Washington, Aug. 2s.-In his cable
gram to Minister Leishman last night
regarding the report Of the American
board Of Missions that an at
tempt had been made to burn
the Euphrates College buildings
at Harpoot, Acting Secretary
Loomis instructed him to demand of
the Turkish Government that it take
immediate steps for the protection Of
the lives of all Americans there.
The Brooklyn and San Francisco will
proceed with all speed to Beirut and
will not wait for the Machias, which
is much slower vessel. Acting Secre-
tary Darling this morning telegraphed
the commanding officer of the Machias
at Genoa to follow the Brooklyn and
San Francisco to Port Said where he
is to coal and await orders.
Another urgent appeal has reached
the State department from the Anleri-
can board of missions at Boston that
immediate steps be taken for the pro-
lection Of the American citizens at
Harpoot. The boards dispatches from
there for several days past have repre-
sented the situation as extremely
grave. There are at the Euphrates
College at Harpoot fourteen American
teachers, besides women and children,
and property to the value of S10C, 600.
. 1t is learned that there is an Ameri-
can college at Beirut, in which are
number of American teachers. No
word has reached the State department.
regarding any attack on them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02

2 Old Point Comfort, Va, Aug. 81
Private Valentine, of the 73d coast
artillery, prisoner in solitary con-
fnement a5sFort Monroe, made hisses-z
cape last night, going through iron
bars under thenose Of sentinel. Sat
urday night, when the officers atsthe
fort discovered that five prisoners Rere
gone, they Immediately placed sentinels
at guard over all the cells. Valentine,
guarded in this manner, nevertheless
escaped. As soon as it was ascertained
by the colonel that Valentine had
made his escape, he had the sentinel
placed under arrest and incarcerated,
pending a courtmartial. Nothing has
been heard from the five who escaped
from the fort on Friday night.
z Fail River, Mass, Aug. % 8-Sales
in the print cloth market for the week
amounted to about $780, 900 pieces,
largely of narrow odds, along with a
small amount of regulars. The inter-
est which was displayed by buyers a
week ago has fallen off somewhat, and
as result general conditions in the
local cloth market are not as active as
GuOSS VI 1uO ploCOOiuS WOOh. 1AO
principal feature of the weeks trading
was an advance in the price of regulars
from 81 to 33s cents on sale of small
block, it is said, just sufficient to es-
tablish new price.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 28.-In con-
sequence of the inability of Dr.. Lardy,
the Swiss minister at Paris, and Prof,
Matzen of the Copenhagen University,
to serve as arbitrators at The Hague
in the claims of the allied Powers for
preferential treatment in the settle
ment with Venezuela, the foreign Office
has requested the postponement of the
date, which was September l, Of the
first meeting, of the tribunal until
other arbitrators are secured.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 31.-This
morning Herbert B. Bates, son Of AS
sistant City Engineer Frank T. Bates,
shot and killed Miss Rena Gentry at
her home, 5000 East Broad street,
and then killed himself with the same
weapon which hesused in killing Miss
Gentry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02
Frost and Cotton Growing.

Mr.. John G. Webb, of Osprey, Fla,
whose communication to The New
York Sun, recalling Calhoun's dictum
that cotton can not be grown success
fully in countries where there is no
frost, attracted considerable attention,
has written again to The Sun to
answer its query as to whether there
is frost in Egypt. Mr.. Webb says:
It is curious how an exception will
sometimes prove rule. Cotton
certainly is grown successfully in
Egypt, and likewise there is no frost in
that country. But also there is no
rain there. After the Egyptian cotton
is picked, irrigation is of course sus-
pended and the plant dies and dries up
so that the field can be cleared for the
new crop. What the cotton grower
wants is such condition Of the refuse
of the last years crop that can be easi-
ly removed Or destroyed, so as not to
interfere with the cultivation of the
soil for the new crop. The cotton
plant is perennial and it is serious
affair to destroy tons of green trash.
That is why cotton can not be grown
proftably in the tropics. And it is
why the Southern United States have
monopoly of the cotton growing of
the world, Egypt, from the reasons l
have given, being an exception.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02
POWERS SENTENCED TO HING.
One Of Kentucky's Political Mur-
derers TO Get His Due.

Georgetown, KY, Aug. 29.-The
third trial of Ex-Secretary of State
Caleb Powers for completely in the
murder of Governor William Goebel,
in January, 1900, closed shortly be-
fore noon today with verdict impos-
ing the extreme penalty Of hanging for
the prisoner, who had been in the
penitentiary for three years on life
sentence. The verdict of the jury:
Guilty and the punishment Of death, !"
was reported in the Court at 11.20
today. Several hundred people crowd
ed the Court room when the verdict
was read and the most intense silence
prevailed. The jury was polled and
each man declared the verdict of
guilty to be his finding. Powers sat
unmoved, while his attorneys asked
for time to make a motion for new
trial.
Arthur Goebel, the brother of the
victim, and a prominent merchant at
Cincinnati, who has spent his time
and fortune for over three years in
the prosecution of those accused Of
being in conspiracy to kill his broth
er, broke down from the strain upon
hearing the verdict Powers has been
convicted twice before, this being the
third trial in which the jury brought
in verdict Of guilty against him. On
his previous trials he escaped with a
life sentence, as the evidence was Tot
sufficiently strong against him to lead
the jury to inhict the extreme penalty.
All three Of the trials were held at
Georgetown and in each of them he
had the assistance of the most able
lawyers who could be procured. The
last trial was distinguished by the fact
that Powers addressed the jury in his
own behalf, and in a long review of
the case showed himself to be a COM
petent attorney, while his eloquence
in pleading for his life astonished
those who had. watched him carefully
in the past trials of the case.
Special Judge Robbins this after
noon formally overruled motion for
the granting of a new trial to Powers.
He then passed the sentence Of death
upon him. After a declaration of
the prisoner: 81 am not guilty,
judge" the Court fixed November 26
as the day for the execution. The at
torneys for the defendant secured the
granting of an appeal for the case to
the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
Powers was Immediately removed to
the Scott County Jail to be held there
pending the appeal Of his case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-02

tivating, rent of land, to say nothing
of his own tine and trouble and worry
with the crop. must be charged up as
dead loss. The same tobacco last year
or year before last would have sold
for enough to pay all expenses and
left handsome sum as clear profit.
The tobacco trust is taking the best
possible measures to reduce the to-
bacco acreage, for no farmer Will plant
tobacco at dead loss.
Some OF the citizens Of the Catchall
neighborhood have made complaint OF
the condition of the Catchall public
road leading from the Providence road
to the Camden road. This road which
has length of four and half or five
miles is the main thoroughfare from
that section to Sumter and unless 1t
is worked and put into good condition
they say that a good deal Of cotton
that ordinarily comes to this market
will be hauled to Camden this season,
for while the distance is greater, the
road is far better, and distance is a
small item in comparison with the al
most impossible condition Of the four
miles of the Catchall road. The COM
plant is referred to County Super
visor Scale.
It is very desirable that the patrons
of the city schools should not wait un-
til the last day or two before the open
ing to see the Superintendent relative
to anything that concerns school. He
will be at his Office every day from 8 to
IL, and by seeing him now the pa
irons will be able to avoid the crowd
ed condition that obtains always on
the days Immediately preceding the
opening of the schools Realizing the
necessity of beginning in time this
year, on account of the Institution of
new order OF things. Mr.. Edmunds
has opened his Office two weeks earlier,
and the patrons should avail them
selves of the opportunity thus afford
ed. Twelve pupils appesred before the
Superintendent this morning for ex-
animation and classification.
= H the general agitation for the
stricter enforcement of the law against
Yagrancy amounts to anything more
than talk the b1ilding Of good roads
will receive great impetus. In South
Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina
the people are aroused on the subject
and in some places where the officers
of the law are active in the perform
ance Of their duty and enforce the law
rigidly the Migrants are already on
the Jump to escape to more congenial
climes where the law is not enforced
and where they can Lead idle and dis
orderly lives nnmolested. There is
said to have been regular exodus of
vagrants from augusta and Savannah
and Atlanta recently and it may hap
pen that some of the fugitives may
drift into Sumter. Ii SO, they could
be used to advantage on the chain
gang.