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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
DovEcoTs IN SCOTLAND.
According to Law, No One May Build
More Than One.

According to Law, No One May Build
More Than One.
It is not universally known that the
right Of erecting doyecot was priv
lege only to be enjoyed in England by
the lords of the manor, and the law
was vigorously enforced on this point.
But In Scotland, according 60 statute
still held in observance, nobody has q
right to build cot in either town or
country unless he is the owner Of land
yielding about $50 imperial bushels Of
produce per annum, and this property
must be situated within ut least two
miles Of the dovecot or pigeon house.
A further enactment also states that
ON the above named conditions only
cne cot shall be built.
A distinguished authority on hus-
bandry estimated that in 1923 there
were 10000 dovecots in England and
that, allowing 500 pairs to each house,
the damage wrought by the. birds in
deyouring corn would work out at no
less than 100000 bushels-that is, an
allowance of four bushels yearly to
each pair. ANY one who destroyed a
cot was guilty Of theft and is so held
at the present time in Scotland (the
act was passed in 1879, while third
offense Of dovecot breaking was capi-
tally punishable. Perfect specimens
of these cots are becoming scarcer eT-
cry year.-Hour Glass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
WILLS IN ENGLAND.
Interesting Documents That Are on
File In Somerset House.

Interesting Documents That Are on
File In Somerset House.
In the heart Of London, facing on one
side the famous thoroughfare known
as the Strand and on the other looking
on the Thames, will be found Somerset
House, once a private palace, but now
devoted to various departments Of the
inland revenue of Great Britain.
Perhaps The most interesting govern.
ment department in Somerset House is
that devoted to the fling Of wills, and,
as might be supposed, the collection is
immense, varied and extraordinary
ranging from the will Of Shakespeare
himself containing practically the only
known autograph Of the world renown,
ed poet right down to mere curios1t1es
in wills, such as those carved on the
lid Of desk or contained within secret
cabinets or escritoires.
Here for 25 cents one may inspect
the will Of any British person. There
are wills leaving immense sums to
cats and dogs; wills written in human
blood. But the most interesting one
has quite. romantic history.
It is the will of a British official who
died in Cairo Of the plague. Before
his death he took care to prepare hls
will upon parchment procured from the
SIX: of a freshly killed goat, but as he
han. this skin himself it was
the It later on that the will might
have the power Of transmitting the
dreadful plague from which it's writer
died. Accordingly, after having been
passed from hand to hand with some
what disastrous results in the way OF
plague and death, the will was put into
a bottle of spirits. Arrived at Somer'
set House, the will was read to the next
Of kin and deposited among the ar
chiyes Of the department. = Kansas
City dependent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
DURABLE WOOD.
Realx. When Seasoned. Will Neither
: warp. Crack Nor Shrink.

weak. When Seasoned. VIII Neither
: ! Warp. Crac,e Nor Shrink.
The most durable wood Of which We
hare evidence is that OF which the
wooden tombs discovered in Egypt
were built and which Professor retrie
estimates to date from Att B. c. They
were most probably constructed from
simher yielded by q species Of paam.
Oak wood when once it has passed
certain age becomes practically ever
lasting. Evidence of this is found In
the roofs OF Westminster ball and OF
the cathedral at KirkwaM, which have
lasted almost a thousand years. AN
eient oak canoes discovered from tins
70 time yield strong testimony to this,
Cor one thirty- three feet Tong was re-
Gently refoated ON the Clyde, probably
2ooa years after 1t was first made.
For general durability. however, oak
mist give place to teak, which when
seasoned viii neither warp, crack nor
shrink. It viii, indeed, last longer
9han many kinds Of stone, since nell
sher weather nor water affects It In
lurously. Fragments Of teak many
thousand years old have been found
ii Indian rock temples. It is proba-
BIZ the most durable material used IN
raodern sronclads, where it Is invalua-
HE as backing to armor plates and as
deck sheathing. London Standard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
Manning VS.. Mayesville.

There came upon our town a base
ball surprise last Thursday, we say
surprise because the local players
kept their coming quiet; whether
they were afraid to let it be known,
fearing defeat or what We do not
know, but our first intimati0n Of a
match game was the appearance
upon our streets Of number OF
handsome young gentlemen from
Mayesville. The game drew large
number of spectators, but the crowd
would have been Larger had the
game been advertised. It was a
spirited game from start to finish,
and for a number of innings the
work of both teams was perfect. The
Manning team drew the first blood,
and it begun to look as if Mayesville
would be sent back home with a
"goose egg,'' but fortune favored
them by an error and ''muffed fly
on Manning's part, which saved
Mayesvllle from being shut out en-
tirely. The Mayesville boys took
the guyings of the home "rooters"
good naturedly and everything pass
ed off in good shape, Manning win
ming with score of 13 to 8. Mr.. E.
G.. Dickson was umpire, E. B. Brown
and r. A. Chandler scorers.
Battery for Manning, Sublett and
Dickson; Mayesville, Mayes and
Mayes.
Mayesville-C. N. Sprott, 1b; D.
Rhodes, ss; w. 3. Cooper, 3b; F. A.
Stuckey, rf; e. E. Mayes, 2b; j. Par
nell, cf; A. Mayes, c; H. Mccoy, If;
II. J. Mayes, p.
Manning-j. L. Mcleod, lb; J. E.
Beiser, 3b; ]. S. Dickson, C; l. l.
Appelt, IS; Jake Iseman, If; r. A.
Sublett, p; Ben Cantey. %; E. {.
Horton, Jr., rf; S. l. Till, CT.
Score by innings.
Mayesville ......0 0 90 0 2 0 0 1-3
Manning. ..........00 0 2 l o 33-l3
Manning Times.
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SUGAR FROM RAGS.
Process by Which Shredded Linen Is
Turned Tnto Grape Sugar.

Turned Tnto Grape Sugar.
a. curiously interesting experiment
may be made by slowly adding cencen-
Gated sulphuric acid TO half its weight
Of lint or shredded linen, which is then
pounded in morSar and left to stand
for some hours Afterward this is rub
bed up with water, warned and filter
ed, and the solution is finally neutral
lied with chalk and again filtered
The gummy liquid retains lime, part
1sy IN the state of sulphate, partly in
combination with a peculiar acid, COM
posed OF the elements Of sllphuric with
these OF the lignine, to which the name
.suspho-lignic acid is given.
If the liquid before naturalization is
boiled for three or four hours and the
water replaced, the acid eyaporates.
sand the dextrine is entirely changed
into grape sugar. Linen rags By this
process may be made to furnish more
than their own weight Of this sub
srance.-Pearson's Weekly.
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THE LADIES' TAILOR.
no Flourisned In France Three Gem
turies Ago.

no Flouriahed In France Three Gem
turies Ago.
The ladies' tailor does not belong to
this century or to the last: 300 years
back he fourished in France. The
court beauties employed him during
the reign OF the last Of the Valois.
Nine. de Sevigne gives an elaborate de-
scription in one Of her letters Of
gown made for Nine. de Montespan
and mentions the name Of the tailor
Langlee, the son Of one Of the serv-
ants IL! the household Of Anne Of Aus
tria. Indeed. women were not allowed
in those days to enter into competition
with men in the production Of outer
garments, even for their own sex. It
was Louis XIV. who looked favorably
on woman's work for her own sex
and granted letters patent to the semp-
stresses to form themselves into cor
porahon, though it was not made easy
for them, and they only, after all,
made I'D ladies' own materials, even
as far back as that. By the aid Of the
poupee, which went the round Of soci-
ETY. exhibiting the passing modes LIE
Roy found favor with the bellies in
the beginning Of the seventeenth CEN
tury, and when we see, as we may
do nov, at the Crystal palace, even the
silk bodices that were made then we
cannot but very much wonder that
they were more fitted for a tailors
board than for feminine fingers, so
hard, 10 thick, so heavy were they
London Queen.
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Celebrate Silver Wedding


Rev. and Mrs. R. S. Martin cele-
brated the twenty-ffth anniversary OF
their wedding last evening at thei,
home, $40 Mclean avenue. The vet
eran pastor has occupied number OF
pulpits in this city, and has many
friends in church circles. There were
in the neighborhood of two hundred
in attendance at the reception, and
many brought gifts for the couple.
Music was furnished by the children,
three daughters and son. Rev. Mr..
Martin has written a number Of vol
umes on religious subjects. The
family will continue the celebration by
going to St. Louis this week, and
later to the Atlantic coast to spend
July.-Chicago Record-Herald, June
26.
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BishopyilIe News Items.
June 80, 1904

Mrs. W. W. Stuckey has been visit
ing relatives in Sumter for the past
week or two.
Mrs. Hattie Flemming and children,
John and Allie, visited relatives in
Sumter last week. ss*.s tsssasss
Sheriff Scarborough, of Sumter, has
been spending few days with rela-
tives in town.
Prof. W. A. Stuckey is home for the
summer vacation.
Mr. W. G. Rogers has let the con-
tract for a fine residence on Church
street nearly opposite the home Of MI.
Manton McCutchen. Already the
lumber and brick are being hauled.
It is to be one of the fine residences
of town.
Mr.. Herbert Moses, a prominent
young Jew Of Sumter has decided to
move to Bishopvile. Hs and Mr..
J. M. Knight expect to start a new
paper here with Mr.. Moses as editor
and manager.
Miss Oracle Afford came down last
Saturday from Atlanta where she had
been taking special studies and viii!
pend some time with her brother, DR..
n. I. Afford
Mr.. r. E. Dennis, Jr. got back last
week from the University of Virginia
after having completed the law course
and got his sheepskin. Mr.. Dennis
graduated with distinction both at the
South Carolina College and in law at
the University Of Virginia. He has
decided to locate in Bishopville.-
Vindicator.
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CALLED ON TO SPECIFY.
County Treasurer Lee Replies te Char.
ges of Car'essness and Asks
for Proof.

To the Edior Of the Item:
q You will please publish the follow
Ing for the information OF the public,
and especially for the benefit of your
Wedgefeld correspondent. The Coun-
ty Treasurer's duplicate is made up by
the Couty Auditor, names and amount
OF taxes are put thereon by him, and
be takes a receipt from the County
Treasurer for the amount Of taxes on
duplicate. The County Treasurer has
to account for the amount taxes TOR
which he has receipted, either in
money abatements by County Auditor
or Comptroller General, or by the re-
turn of the Sheriff or the several
Magistrates to whom be makes an
affidavit that the delinquent has not
paid. A taxpayers name does some
times appear several times on the
Treasurer's Duplicate when it should
be there only once, but as he is pro-
hibited by law to put names on or to
take them from the duplicate, he can
not be held responsible for any mis-
takes in that way. l have made
standing offer to deputy collectors that
if they find any one holding an origi-
nal receipt by me for taxes paid which
will cover warrant issued on my
affidavit will pay all costs in the case,
and the same offer is made your We'd.
ge6eld correspondent; he should prove
that the business of the County Treas
urer's Office is carelessly transact
ed" or retract the insinuation. The
books in this Office, with the exception
of the Income Tax book, are open te
inspection by the public.
Respectfully,
T. W. Lee.
Treasurer for Sumter Co.
June 80, 1904,
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A Chance For Promotion.

"Here, my man, said the citizen to
the messenger who had delivered his
suit Of clothes, "is a check in pay
ment."
"But," said the messenger, 81 am not
allowed to collect money"
ST know, but this isn't money"
eyes," demonstrated the messenger
'but it's the. same thing"
eMy dear, misguided boy" said the
citizen, with tears in his eyes, "you'
confidence touches me. Leave, beg
you, the employ Of this soulless cor
poration And if can persuade the
banks or this city that my checks are
the sane as money your fortune is
ew-.Baltimore American.
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Carpenters Unicn Election.

The United Brotherhood Of Carpen-
ters and Joiners held their regular
meeting with all members present.
Election Of officers took place as fol
lows:
G. F. schwerin-President.
w. ]. Davis-V. P.
j. D. Norris-F. S.
H. D. Beach-R. S.
G. 7. Simpson-Tres.
T. V. Trembley-C. D.
II. Wells-W.
Committee T. Trembley, R.
Montgomery, W. T. Roberts.
All applications for memberships will
be gladly received. Meeting every
second and fourth Monday nights in
each month. The initiation fee will
be one dollar Tor thirty days.
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origin of the Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army had its origin in
the town of Whitby, in the rough coal
mining district Of Yorkshire, where
General Booth, at that time Rev. Will
liam Booth, was doing humble mission
work. England was then in arms, ex-
pecting to jump into the Russo-Turhish
war. It occurred to Booth that he
might attract crowd by issuing dec
laration of war himself, SO he prepared
one forthwith. sprinkled it plentifully
with halleluiahs and posted 1000 copies
of it about town. The device tickled
the British sense Of humor, there was
a ..redhot. rousing meeting" to quote
General Booth. "the penitent fell down
in heaps" and the Salvation Army
sprans into life full grown.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
Bishop capers Elected Chancellor.

Bishop Ellison Capers has been
elected Chancellor of the University
of the South at Sewanee, Tenn. Tie
duties of the chancellor are indlcat-
ed in the following paragraph from
The State:
The chancellorship of the univer-
sity is position of high honor. The
executive duties of conducting the
institution are delegated to the vice
chancellor, whose position cores
ponds to the presidency Of similar
institutions. AS chancellor it will
be the office of Bishop Capers to pre-
side at the commandments deliver
the diplomas and represent the uni
versity in the church councils"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
Rochefort Cheese.

Rochefort, that most individual mem
Der OF the cheese family. gains its
distinction and its favor by ripening
six months IN cave in the mountains
near the little village Of Rochefort, in
southern france. Part Of process which
Il undergoes is the pricking full Of lit
eie holes, into which the air Of the
cave penetrates. This air remains Of
the same temperature the year round.
Only sleeps milk is used for making
Rochefort.
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RYDAlLE'S TONIC
n ~eAL CURE FOR


A80. szlAr GAa8 A2As - - sGs a.
It has reosntly been discovered tina.
the germs t0st produce Malaria, breed
and multip:s IN the intestines and from
there spresG throughout the system
by means C: 'he 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 germs that cause the disease.
Rydale's Tonic has a specific effect
upon the intestines and bowels, freeing
them from all disease breeding mi
crobes. 1t x.so kills the germs that
infest the VEINS and arteries. 1t drives
rom the blood all poisonous matter
md makes = rich and healthy.
RYDALES TONIC is blood
builder, nerve restorer, and Malaria
destroyer. Try it, it will not disap
ooint you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
SHopDY CLOTH.
as ls Made From Secondhand Yarns
Spun Over Cotton Warp.

ssT would like you to tell me just what
ia meant by the term 'shoddy. as ap-
piled to cloth used in clothing" said
the young man who was looking for
clothi,.5 In the store Of we'll Informed
clothier. Il have heard Of 'shoddy' all
my life, and do not just understand
exactly what is meant BY it"
"WeIl," replied the clothier, 90 'shod-
dy' Is used in the construction of many
fabrics which go into the manufacture
Of clothing for both men and women.
1T is SO skillfully combined in recent
years that it is not possible for any
but an expert to detect it Until the
goods are worn to some extent. Shod-
dy cloths are made from cheap yarns
spun over cotton warp. These yarns
are spun from old woolen rags chop
ped into waste, then carded and spun
into threads Of various sizes and
strength. The cloth is soft, nicely fin
ished and attractive in appearance and
comparatively free from imperfectons.
The goods cost the clothier from 10 to
80 cents yard, and a larger yardage
is consumed than Of any other kind Of
goods manufactured for mems wear.
zone Of the advantages Of the shoddy
Is that IL can be woven into patterns
similar to those Of the most expensive
woolens, which is not always true with
respect to pure cotton yarn, which, be-
ing hard and wiry, does not lend itself
to soft effects. Utica Observer.
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Russian Choral Singing.

Love of music, cultivated and en-
larged by the fine rendering Of the an
thems and chants Of the services Of
the churches, is q trait Of the Russian
peasant. The choral singing Of men
and boys in some Of the smaller ham,
lets is indeed 80 rich and finished in
style as to be q constant source Of
wonder to all trayelers.-Social Serv-
ice
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Cnreasonable.

The Old Man-Humph! When I was
your age l didn't wear kid gloves and
a cane! Algy Gn an injured tone)-
Well, father, should think you'd ex-
pect to find some improvements in the
family since that time.
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Unprotected.

Tie stage manage catches one OF
Ehe actors smoking behind the scenes.
..Herel You cant smoke on the
ssfager he says
whats the odds? The scenery is
e8reproof''
"But you're not
As the actor discovered when he so,
bis two weeks notice.-Judge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
A SuRRestion.

Miss Snappe-Why don't you propose
to her By telephone then? Mr.. Hoam-
ley Timrnid-Maybe she wouldn't know
who l was. Miss Snappe-Exactly.
That might help your chances.-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
Medical Advice.

What prompted you to rob this
mans till?' asked the judge Of the
prisoner.
:'My family physician, sir" was the
reply. "He told me it was absolutely
necessary that 1 should have little
change"
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Method I'm His Madness.

Mrs. Wick-What is the use of stand
ing there and calling the stove names
That won't make the fire burn any
better. Mr.. Wick-I thought that may
De ig could insult the blamed thing i
vTorsd get hot about It.
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Uncomfortable Proof.

Insurance Agent = What are the
proofs Of your husbands death, mad
am? The Widow-Well, he has been
home for the last three nights.-Smart
Snt
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Might Improve In Time.

Fond Mother-Are you not somewhat
assonished at my daughters singing
Professor certainly am. But then
she is young yet.-Illustrated Bits.
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the BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, s. G.
City and County Depository.

Capital stock paid il, $4,000 90
Undivided surplus, $1,000 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. peg
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
R.. I. MANNING, W. F. RHAME,
Vice President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
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Putting Moncs In Clothes.

I!owell-Do you think it pays to put
much money into clothes? Powell
Not if you have wife to go through
them Exchange.
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We should be as careful Of cur words
as of our actions Cicero.
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WHAT rs A
WHAT rs
REAL ESTATE BROKER s?

Briefly who makes it his business negotiate the
sale and purchase Of real property One who brings the
with property sell and the who buy land
gether and effects sale.
Land the possession Of persons unable from lack Of
or resources improve often lies idle and
ratiye to the owner The land in the hands of
with financial ability develop it. will prove highly profitable
In such cases the interest Of the buyer the seller and
the community that there should be transfer of the land This
the Real Estate Broker undertakes to accomplish In doing
he benefits all concerned and his commission.
Have Now TO Oner 1estmens; @ several @ ira tracts G suDero
Handle City and Country Property m fyqa ] 1sys @
railroad
4 Wiltaketh the matter u p MMm
;;;.7!= !: G1E - -, e.!
Evening journal., 1904-11-12
There is One Way Men
Can be Absolutely
Sure of Their Clothing
main Market street entraneel

SIRE that A1e fabric IS aA-uOOAas sure as though
they applied the acid test
Sure that Ue harloylRg IS rzglt-as sure as though
they watched the tailors in their workshops putting
together the clothing.
That wQy as to see that 1t bears tie John
Wanamaker label.
Style fit general appearance can be seen and
Judged by the customer when he tries the suit or
overcoat
The unseen parts of our clothing are guaranteed
absolutely
100 per cent. clothing means but one thing
the best
100 per cent clothing is what we are selling
Fresh supplies from the talors make our stock
exceptionally strong today on
r1acGregor Overcoats-big, full, long coats Of
fancy rough fabrlcs-at 500, S25 and $30
Youths H1acGregors at $15 $50 and $25.
Black and oxford Overcoats-regular conserva-
I'VE style, $40, $12, $15 $40 and up to $40
Sedan H1ontagnacs-S55.
Fancy Suits at $12 $15, $50, $25, $50 and $35
Black suits at $1O S12, $15, $2O $25 and $50
Evening journal., 1904-11-12
BY DREAMS
PRISONER DIE0 OF FRIGHT

rev iurK. NOV. i2.-Frederick Eve.
a young tradesman, who always had
borne a good reputation until he was
arrested 10 days ago on charges made
by two little girls. died in a cell in
the Jersey City Jail. It Is believed that
his death was due to fright and con
stant worry as to what fate had in
store for him.
Eve was one of IA Hudson county
men arrested on serious charges pre-
ferred by little girls. and his death
adds another link to the cases. which
have shaken Hudson county from cen
ter to circumference. Already many
regulations in Jersey City and Ho-
boken have been shattered and two Of
the accused have tried to commit
suicide
Since his confinement in the jail
Eve had continually protested his in
nocence Of the charges against him.
Fear Of conviction. however, preyed
upon him constantly. and he frequently
awoke with startled screams and told
the keepers Of terrible dreams. in
which the faces Of his accusers ap-
peared. When his cell was entered
Ewes body was lying on the floor. His
face was distorted with fear and the
doctors said that death probably came
aa a result of one Of the frightful
dreams which had haunted him.