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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-19
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styles in this Country and Europe have been visited required the eff
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Very little that really and really worthy representation has been
left out of this splendid showing.
Whenever item has been found that possessed
would appeal the and of the this
has been of literally More literally than would think
until after having the display that awaits here to-day
LINENS for fashionable Gowns.
1t little less than astonishing the remarkable popularity of
Linen materials for this Season. Employed conceivable
for Waists and Gowns of every description.
Among the Linen things being shown hand embroidered
Waists white and coors Hand embroidered Waist neatly
up in boxes and ready for the Seamstress.
Linen SuitinSs Ask these in the Wash Goods Depart
White and complete Royal Blue
Rose Reseda Tan Ecru and Light Blue 48 inches price
90 cents yard
Linen Etamne Full of coors including White and
Black, 81 and 80 inches wide, price so cents.
Linen Robes Unmounted, white and coor made with real
Crochet Cuny and Antique Laceashona seceabe and exceed
ingy effective Gowns these and the moderate
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13

Francis E. Rigby, retired real
estate agent Of Chicago, who died re-
Gently, made will containing but ff-
teen words, and the lawyers say it
cannot be broken. The instrument
was dictated by the dying man to his
physician, who scribbled these words
on the back of prescription blank !:
"One-half of my fortune to Ann Rig
by Fowler, of Leeds, Yorkshire; one
half to my wife,
DR.. Demplof, the head of the Ger
man anti-malarial expedition to New
Guinea, announces that he has dis
covered an aquatic insect which de-
stroys the anopheles mosquito, and
that he proposes to cultivate the
creature artifcialiy in the hope of ex-
terminating the mosquito, thereby ex-
terminating malaria.
Horses and mules will have to get
accustomed to automobiles, just as they
did to bicycles, for the horseless carri-
age has come to stay, and there is no
use in the horses trying to run away
every time they see one in the road.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13

Several of the newspapers are
lamenting the recent death by fall of
Diavolo, the loop the loop artist,
who was here last year with a circus.
It is all very sad except that MI;
Diavolo is not dead, did not fall and
IS not hurt. 1t was his understudy
who fell and was fatally injured, dying
later in hospital.
New Orleans, May 6.-Work on the
Hymelia crevasse, 35 miles above this
CITY. which has been running for sew
eral weeks, has finally been abandon
ed. No further attempt will be made
to mend the broken levee until the
river is again within It's banks. over
s15o. 600 has been expended in the
effort to close the crevasse. While the
effort has not succeeded, the proper
rions of the break have been so much
reduced as to materially curtail the
damage done.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
YEAR OF LARGE GIVING.

Three hundred and sixty three per-
sons in the United States in the year
1902 gave more than s94, 900, 900 to
charitable, philanthropic and educa-
tional institutions. This includes no
gift of less than $1,000 and does not
include the $4,000, 900 promised to the
general educational board by John D.
Rockefeller, nor the sS, 100000 pro-
missed for consolidation of Rush
Medical College with the University of
Chicago, nor the 50, 500, 600 promised
by Henry G. Frick for endowment of
a university at Pittsburg, nor the
So, 900, 600 endowment for a surgical
institute at Chicago promise by j.
Ogden Armour, nor the slS, 369, 600
contributed for foreign missions, nor
the s21, 1000, 600 thank oferingi fund
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Counting these the gifts and bequests
for 1902 amount to si46, 1863, 600.
The bequests and gifts for 1901
amounted to s107, 1850, 600, but included
several very large contributions to
leading educational institutions. The
gifts for 1902 exceed the gifts of 1901
by SAG, 500, 900 and those of 1889 by
s2S, 600, 900, and, with the exception
of the large bequests of Mr.. Carnegie
and Mr.. Rockefeller and that of S14,-
900, 900 by Winfield Scott Stratton, of
Coloralo Springs, the gifts ranged
mainly from $1,000 to $500, 600, the
aggregate representing more givers
than the aggregate of any previous
year.
The s94, 900, COO given in 1902 went to
colleges and universities, to sanitari-
ums for consumptives, to hospitals,
theological seminaries, public Libraries,
homes for the poor, homes for the in
curable, art schools. industrial and
technical schools, public museums,
kindergarten associations, homes for
the aged and infrm, homes for Grip
pied children and for improving the
condition of the poor in New York and
other large cities.
Among the larger gifts were those of
s14, 600, COO from Winfield Scott STRAIT
ton, for home for the poor: of S5,-
600, 900 from John D. Rockefeller; of
81, 900, 600 from Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Mccormick, for a memorial institute
for infectious diseases; of $1,000, 600,
from Mrs. Henrietta a. Webb to the
Webb Academy and Home for Ship
builders; of $4,000 900. from John
Mckee, for an institution in Phila-
delphia for the education of white and
colored orphans, and of 81, ,S45, 0GO,
from Robert c. Billings, to various
educational tutions.-Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
British American Tobacco Co.

New York, May The Evening
Post today says: On Monday next the
British American Tobacco Company,
the oversee brother of the so-called
Tobacco Trust, in this country, will
ACQUIRE absolute control of one OF the
largest exporting tobacco companies in
the United States. This is the I. G.
Williams Company of Richmond, Va,
a company which has been in existence
for more than half century, and was
the formidable rival of the British
American Company in Australia, and
its only competitor in South Africa.
The T. c. Williams Company is to
be acquired by out aud out purchase,
the price being in the neighborhood
of 100000 For several days nego-
tiations have been under way in this
matter in New York and Hugo Won
Reitzenstein and Cunliffe Owen, sec
retary Of the British American Tobac-
co Company, are in this city to be
present at the final act of transfer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
The Wastes of the Body.

Every seven days the blood, muscles and
bones of man of average size loses two
pounds of wornout tissue. This waste can
not be replenished and the health and
strength kept up without perfect diges-
ton. When the stomach and digestive
organs fail to perform their functions,
the strength lets down, health gives way:
and disease sets up, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
enables the stomach and digestive organs
to digest and assimilate all of the whole
some food that may be eaten into the kind
of blood that rebuilds the tissues and pro-
tects the health and strength of the mind
and body. Kodol cures indigestion, Dys-
pepsia and all stomach troubles. 1t is an
ideal spring tonic. Sold by j. S. Hughson
6 Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13

Lorraine, O., May 5.-Father Walser,
arrested last Saturday morning in con-
nection with the murder of Agatha
Reichlin, was brought to this city to-
night from the county jail at Elyria
and discharged from the charge of
murder which was placed against him
at that time. Prosecuting Attorney
Stroup said: "After having listened
to the evidence presented at the In
quest today I can see that there IS not
sufficient evidence to hold the defen-
dant. The action taken on the part
of the officers in arresting Father Wal
ser has been in accordance with their
duty. A terrible crime has been com
mitted and if the suspicion of guilt
had been placed against any other
person can assure you he would not
have been treated as the defendant
has "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
WAsHIAGToN's MANY LETTERS.
Ten thousand in Existence, all
Beautifully and Carefully Written.

In a recent Grafton on the life and
character of Washington, delivered be-
fore the University Of Pennsylvania,
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, the famous
physician and man of letters, made
some statements in regard to our hrst
president which, we dare say, will be
new even to many who have supposed
themselves to be thoroughly familiar
with the facts Of his life. These state
ments refer toWashington's remarkable
productivity as a letter-writer, and
also to the character and range Of his
correspondence. There are some 10000
letters in existence written by Wash
ington, we are informed by Dr.. Mitch
eli, 1000 of them being in one collec-
tion. And such letters! None are
hasty scrawls, none mere trifes, none
have that clipped, telegraphic styles
common in this rapid and feVerlsh age.
All are beautifully and carefully writ
ten, with never sign of haste. ner-
vousness or passion. They range over
every conceivable subject, from the
care of his slaves, dogs, and horses and
the planting of crops to the most
weignty matters Of State, and are ad-
dressed to all classes and ranks of peo-
ple, from the overseers of his planta-
tion, and his loving nephews and
nieces to generals in. the field and
diplomats in foreign Courts. For all
alike there is simplicity, dignity and
grace. Reticence in regard to matters
of the heart was characteristic Of
Washington, and is illustrated by the
fact that in all this vast number Of
letters which he left behind there are
but two addressed to his wife. It is
certain that he wrote many such, for
he was an afectionate husband, and
whether they were destroyed by her at
his direction cannot be known, but it
W was ithe'ca the case, for Washington was far
sighted man, and nothing could have
been more repugnant to his spirit
than the thought Of having such let
tiers dragged out to public review in af-
ter years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
PROTECTED BY The COURTS.
Further Efforts of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to Pre-
vent Discrimination in Rail-
road Rates.

Richmond, Va, May 5.-The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals has
affirmed the decisions Of the lower
Court in the case of the Interstate
commerce commission against the
Southern Railway, in which the
plaintiff claimed that in purchasing
The Atlantic and Danville Railway the
Southern Railway violated the Anti
Trust Act.
The object of the suit was to obtain
a reduction of the freight rates at
Danville, Va, which we're claimed to
be excessive compared with the rates
in force in Richmond, Lynchburg and
other Southern cities. The plaintiff
contended that the Southern Railway
sought to take advantage of it's own
wrong in violating the Antitrust Act
by treating Danville as a non-compet-
tive point and charging rates on
freight that are nearly double what
they are to competitive points.
The Court below, in rendering its
decision, said the evidence is, that
while there was competition in solicit
ing business between the Southern
and the Atlantic and Danvllle, this
competition did not reduce rates; that
the fact that the Danville rates we're
as low as the Richmond and Lynch
burg rates prior to 1886 does not affect
the question; that this was prior to
the passage of the Antitrust Act
and prior to the reduction in rates
by the Norfolk and Western and the
chesapeake and Ohio, and that the
wrong therefore that is charged
against the Southern Railway is the
purchase of the Atlantic and Danville
Road, but as the rates are as low now
as they were at the time Of the pur-
chase, it does not appear that the de-
fendant has taken an inequitable ad-
vantage of the purchase.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
Assassins of jackson, Kentucky.

Lexington, KY, May 5.-Wood G.
Dunlap Of this city left today for
Jackson, KY, as attorney for the
fusionists in the Breathitt county
contested election cases. He succeeds
as counsel James B. Mancrum, who
was killed at the court house yester-
day while filing papers in these cases.
It is feared here that the proceedings
at this time will precipitate further
trouble in the Cockrill- Hargis feud in
which half dozen lives have already
been lost.
A telegram from a member of the
Hargis faction to ex-senator Alexan-
der Eargis at Winchester, says that
Belyin Even, who was talking with
Marcum yesterday when he was shot
by the assassin in The Breathitt coun-
ty court house recognized the muir
derer. Even when seen today posi-
lively refused to say anything regard
ing the shooting.
Not a line is being sent out of
Jackson, Ky., by the local or resident
correspondents for fear of the feud-
lists. A reliable man who came today
from Jackson to Lexington over the
Lexington and Eastern railway on be-
ing promised by the Associated Press
correspondent that his name should
not be used, said the conditions at
jackson were deplorable and renewed
hostilities between the friends of Mar
cum and those now in power are i'm
minent. No arrests have been made
and there are no efforts made to ap-
preheud the assassins. The widow of
Marcum went to see the dead body of
her husband today for the first time,
but Marcum's friends have been afraid
to be seen taking any interest i'll him.
Mrs. Marcum went to the court house
and wiped up the blood of her dead
husband with her handkerchief. Sus-
picion points to three well known
men, the third standing near Marcum
and giving the signal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
JUDGE A. E. MAXWELL DEAD.
LAST SURVIVOR BUT ONE OF
THE CONFEDERATE STATES
SENATE.


DeFuniak Springs, Ella, May o.
Judge A. E. Maxwell, except Senator
Vest, the last survivor of the Confed-
crate State Senate, died at Chipley
this afternoon in his 83rd year.
Judge Maxwell was native of Geor-
gia, was educated at the University of
Virginia and moved to Florida in 1845.
He had served in both branches of
the States Legislature and had filled
the positions of Secretary Of State and
Attorney General of Florida. He was
a member of Congress from 1858 to
1857; was Confederate States Senator
from 1862 till 1865; was appointed
Judge of the State Supreme Court in
1866 was Circuit Judge in l8H-85, and
was Chief Justice of Florida, 1S87-91.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
THE PRESIDENT IN new MEXICO.
addresses Ten Thousand People
in Santa Fe and Stands God
father for a Baby.

Santa Fe, N. M, May 5.-President
Roosevelt spent three hours and twen-
ty minutes today in this city, whose
historic buildings and monument
seemed to have much interest for
him. At the Capitol he made an ad-
dress, speaking for twenty minutes to
an audience of fully 10000 people.
President Roosevelt said it was great
pleasure to him to come to New
Mexico, from which Territory more
than half of the members Of his regi-
ment came.
At the Cathedral later the vicar
general. Anthony Fourchegu, baptised
the son of George W. Armiio, q
sergeant in the Rough Riders, Presi-
dent Roosevelt being the godfather.
The child was named Theodore
Roosevelt. After this pleasing Incl
dent the President addressed 1850
school children.
TWO HOURS IN ALBUQUERQUE.
Albuquerque, N. M, May 5.-The
President closed the most picturesque
day of his Western trip with stop
of two hours in Albuquerque this
afternoon. He spoke for few
moments to crowd Of 5000 people on
irrigation and its importance in the
development of New Mexico. Directly
opposite the speakers stand was
tableau representing New Mexico ap-
pealing for admission to the Union,
forty-6ve little girls dressed in white
representing the States, while one,
on the outside of gate at which stood
Uncle Sam, represented New Mexico.
The President said that when New
Mexico had a little more irrigation
there would be nothing the matter
with the girl on the outside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13

Elloree, May 6.-Mr. Morgan
Shumaker, an aged citizen who lives
about three miles vest of this place,
was thrown from his buggy and killed
Monday afternoon.
Canso, N. S., May 6.-The Ameri-
can fishing schooner Gloriana, Capt.
George Stoddart of Gloucester, Mass,
ran ashore during thick fog on the
cliffs at Whale Cove, near White Point
lodges, last night and Is of the crew.
including the captain, were drowned
out of total of Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
Sensational Arrest in Qeonee.

Special to The State.
Walhalla, May 4.-Hoyt Hayes was
committed to jail here today charged
with the murder of his wife, who was
shot and instantly killed on the morn
ing of April 26. John E. Mason, Esq,
of Oakway committed Mr.. Hayes upon
an affidavit of Mr. Crane, the father
of the wife of young Hayes 1t was
currently reported that Mrs. Hayes
had committed suicide and had left a
note saying why she had done so.
The arrest of young Hayes has caus-
ed great deal of excitement in the
Return community where all the per-
sons live. The parents of both Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes are prominent fami-
lies.
This correspondent knows nothing
of the death and subsequent arrest
and as there is to be thorough inves-
tigation we wait for the facts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
CURE FOR Blind sTAGGERS.
A Simple Remedy Successfully
Used by Capt. w. e. Charles.

This much dreaded disease has play
ed such havoc in our section of late
that perhaps it will not be out of
place to mention a simple remedy
which I successfully used in treating
my horse in very severe case recently.
The remedies usually prescribed are
not only barbarous, but attended with
great danger, unless administered by
the skilled hand Of an expert or veter-
mary surgeon, while this simple re-
medy requires no experience what
ever.
First, thoroughly rub the forehesd,
top of head and along the spine to
root of tail with spirits turpentine,
then give from Is to 20 grains calomel
to omen the bowels, and last, but not
least, cleanse the "lacrinnal duct"
which is a small orifce to be found
Just OH the inside of each nostril, and
which connects with the eye, and
through which secretion continually
flows when the horse is in a healthy
condition. This orifice becomes closed
sometimes, perhaps more frequently
from feeding on rotten corn and get
ting the dust or small particles on the
end of the cob (which is said to be
very poisonous and will blister in a
few minutes if mixed with vinegar
and applied to the skim into this orr
fee, irritating and causing it to close
up, thereby preventing the seretion
from passing off in the usual way and
causing it flow back on the brain when
it becomes thick, and if not removed
speedily will cause death: l used soda
and water to cleanse and open this orr
fee and then applied little kerosene
oil in order to kill any microbes that
be lurking around. In short time
the secretion commenced to flow ard
the horse was relieved.
To restore my horses sight l gave
sulphur and. nux vomica. Don't know
that the latter part of my treatment
was necessary. Can only say that
"whereas my horse was blind, now she
can see'' and is apparently as we'll and
sound as ever.
1 am not posing as an expert, or
veterinary surgeon, but am opposed
to the practice of putting spirits tur-
pentine in a horses ear. 1t may not
be injurious, but when applied on the
outside reaches the affected part almost
as quick, and has the desired effect,
without running any risk.
". E. Charles.
Darlington News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
The. X-Rays.

Recent experiments, by practical tests
and examinations with the aid OF the
S-Rays. establish it as fact that Catarrh
~ the Stomach is not disease of itself,
Snt h. that it results from repeated attacks
~ Indigestion. ssELow Can Cure My Indi-
% oestiong' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is curing
thousands. 1t Will cure you of indigestion
and dyspepsis, prevent or cure catarrh OF
tba A stomach. Kodol digests what you eat
makes the stomach sweet. Solo by .. s.
Hughson 4 Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
A Little Early Riser

Now and then at bedtime will cure constl-
patton, biliousness and liver troubles. De
Wits Little Early Risers are the famous
little pills that cure by arousing tfe secre-
tions, moving the bowels gently, yet effec-
tually, and giving such tone and strength
to the glands of the stomach and liver that
the cause of the trouble is removed entire
ly. and if their use is contiaued for few
iays. there will be no return of the COM
plant. Sold by j. S. Hughson & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13
A special from Oakland, says: The

A special from Oakland, says: The
stock farm recently organized by
David Alderman is an innovation for
this section, where heretofore this
industry received little or no atten-
ton. and was run by primitive
methods. Mr.. Alderman has received
about $40, 600 worth of stock, including
swine. The farm is under the man
agement of Clemson graduate, Mr..
Hicklin. It is enclosed by modern
fencing and Bermuda sod and are be-
ing laid and sown.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13

An agricultural paper calls attention
to an important fact when it says that
one hundred dollars worth Of butter
bears off from the soil less Of its valu-
able elements than fifty cents worth of
hoy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-05-13

Capital stock paid i'll, $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-
posts of 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of per cent. per
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
MARION NOISE, W. F. RHAME,
president. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-16

of Ireland power by warrant to arrest any
person mere suspicion for treason, in
limitation and the like. Under it Parnell
and other Irish leaders were arrested. but
the Irish retaliated with outrages which
eliminated in 1852 with the murder OF the
chief secretary for Ireland. Lord Cavendish.
and Under Secretary Burke, in a park at
Dublin. Then the government passed an
exceptionally stringent and severe law
known as the crimes act, which. among
other things. permitted the examination Of
witnesses without bringing any specific
charges against individuals and contained
many other provisions at variance with
common law and the British Constitution.
The act was extremely odious TO the Irish
people and it resulted in an increase of
crime and in strengthening secret organiza-
ton in ireland. Although it has not been
rigidly enforced in recent years it still re-
manned on the statute books. Its revoca-
ton by King Edward is an act of the high
est sovereignty and will undoubtedly make
him popular in Ireland.