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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
1AGNoI.IA FARadERs afE;ET.
They Endorse Action OF New Orleans
Gonyenti News Notes.

MAGNOLIA. Feb Pursuant to gem
eras notice. the farmers, both white
and colored, IN this sec5ion. held 8
meeting IN the Stokes hall IN this
place The Ineeting VAS we'll attend
ed. and the one purpose to reduce the
cotton ACREAGE as recommended by
the Cotton Growers Convention,
unanimc0szY prevailed. not 8 dissent
Snr voice. Hon. E. ID. Suith gave
8 most entertaining and edifying talk
winch was eniioYeE BY all. Mr. Smith
is fne taIker, a. fluent speaker, and
al all Tound entertaining gentleman.
Rhame is out again.
after several days confinement 30 his
room from d severe cold.
Last Wesk this correspondents men
toned tie rupaing away OF Mr.3.
~ Stokes, horse. from which his
son vas badly hurt. and yesterday the
SANS horse ran away hlle a,isched
tto IS plow, and took the same circuit
ous Tante he took before, and, on
reaching LYnches river, plunged into
st. and haa net been heard OF since.
The supposItion IS that he vas drown
ed as after dlIgent search, on the
opposite side, no sign could be seen
OF the auiI1af. When the horse reach
ed the river, il had run about SIX
mileA
Rev. Me-. Barr,ssn evangelist from
Virginia, preached q fine sermon at
the Presby serian church in Lynch
burg last nighkk and s~sslI preach again
tonight.
M. j. g. Mcneil is nov q resident
s.of this little town, and we all Welome
him here, as he and family will be
quite an acauisition to this commun-
ity MI. Mcneil lis we'll known IN
Sumter ard Zee counties. and SEmter
csnntyss loss ID our gain.
Orr graded school is under good
management an6 most satisfactory.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
Give Your stomach a Rest.

Your food must be properly digest
ed and assimiiated to be Of any value
to YOU. If your stomach is weak or
diseased take Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure
e. digests what you eat and gives the
stomach a rest. enabling it to recupe-
rste take ON new life and grow strong
again. Kodol cures sour stomach,
sas bloatsng. heart paIpitation and all
digestive disorders. Sold by az drug
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
Mark Twain has placed the follow

Mark Twain has placed the follow
ing over the grave of his daughter:
Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind.
Blow softly bele.
Green srds abr Y
Lie light, l'e hehf.
Good NIGHT, d5at feaf::
Good night, good Glgh1.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
Comparative Receipts.

A comparative statement of the
number Of bales of cotton weighed
by the public wsighers in the month
Of January in the past three years will
be of interest. The weigbers' books
make the following showing: January
1903, 1875; January 1904, 1872;
January 1905, 1,087.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
THE STATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY Of SUMTER.

By Thos. Y. Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge.
Whereas, John T. Burkett made suit to
me to grant him Letters of Administration
with the Will annexed of the Estate OF and
effects of Mrs. Leonora Black, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish ali and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Mrs. Leonora Black.
late of said county and state, deceased, that
they be and appear before me, In the Cou-t
of Probate, to be held at Sumter q. D., on
February 18th, 1905, next, after publication
thereof, at II O'Clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the SAID
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this first day o.
February A. D., 1905.
THOS. V. WALSH,
Feb ut Judge of Probate.
II you :aavea'; something you want
,,y NAilt advertisement; in TIE Daily
4tc.u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
4 BLOW TO TRANSFERS.

The action of the Second Department Appel
late Division of the Supreme Court. sustaining
the decision of Justice Gaynor made more than
a year ago in the case of Hale agt- Worstell Is
likely TO put an end to a favorite method of
political Juggling with the Civil Service lists.
DR.. Hale. the plaintiff, passed examination
for Superintendent and Assistant Superintend-
ent Of Public Baths, and was third the ELI
gible list Worstell, who already held an in
ferior position as bath attendant at $500 a
year, was seventh the list. while Joseph Nc
Namara, third grade clerk in the Bureau of
Buildings drawing 81, $50 year, stood seven
teenth. Instead Of taking one of the first three
on the eligible list, in conformity to the Civil
Service law. for superintendent and one of the
first three remaining for assistant superintend-
ent the appointing officer on July s, 1903, Sc
cured from the Municipal Civil Service Commits
sion certificate of transfer of Worstell from
his 5000 place to the position of assistant super
intendent at $500 year, and on December 1,
1908 by a second transfer made him superin-
tendent ct 50 $50 year. On December %, 1903
Mcnamara was similarly transferred from his
clerkship to be assistant superintendent. Thus
Worstell secured competitive place over six
other men who stood higher than he, and Nc
Namara was cared for in preference TO fifteen
others who in open competition had established
better claims.
Dr. Hale brought suit to set aside these trans
fers on the ground that they were in law and
fact promotions made contrary 10 the Civil Ser
vice law which requires that appointments and
promotions 70 competitive places shall be as
the result of competitive examinations and ac-
cording TO the ratings established thereby JUS
ice Gaynor decided in his favor and declared
the appointments of both WorstelI and Nc
Namara to be null and void An appeal was
taken. resulting in the decision which has lust
been handed down, and, unless the case is car
ried 10 the Court of Appeals and reversed. which
is not at all probable, not only these men but
the many others who before and since Justice
Gaynors decision have through favoritism been
transferred to places which they did not earn.
will forfeit their salaries. Transfers have been
greatly overworked in the last two years II
has been the custom of politicians to put their
favorites into minor clerkships and similar DO
sitions for which there were easy openings, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
ATLANTIS INDIFFERENCE.

Those parishes in Louisiana which stopped
the running of mail trains because OF their rear
of an invasion by yellow fever exhibited a Iooi-
ish degree Of fright. The authorities OF AT
lanta have gone to the other extreme of impru-
dence by refusing to establish any quarantine
whatsoever The good fortune which the Gate
City seems to have enjoyed hitherto may not
last forever. Its elevation above sea level ana
its climate have doubtless contributed in meas
ure to Atlanta's past immunity, but the city
cannot be sure of continuance of good fortune
until it does of two things. 1t must get rld
of the few mosquitoes which still are bred
within its borders, or else shut out victims or
yellow fever who come from other places. Be
ing only one day distant from ew-Orleans.
Atlanta is singularly exposed to danger; and
Pensacola which is a centre of infection,
is even nearer than the Crescent City.
The State Board Of Health of Georgia is ap-
parently unable to require compliance with its
recommendations to adopt a more cautious
policy; and, to secure this in coming years from
obstinate municipalities, it may be necessary to
ask for the interposition of the legislature. In
the mean time 1t Is not beyond the bounds Of
possibility that yellow fever may yet get such
foothod in Atlanta that other cities in the
South may institute a quarantine against it.
Several weeks must yet elapse before the com
ing of frost sufficiently severe to guarantee
safety this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
A REMINIsCEyCE OF THE FLOOD.

Downpours like that Of Saturday night ana
Sunday morning in New-York City are extreme
" infrequent; but it is not quite correct to call
the latest of them unprecedented" The pre-
cipitation in twenty-f four hours in this instance
amounted TO 3.53 inches. Since the United
States government began observations here
thirty-four years ago that record has probably
been surpassed dozen times. June. 1884, and
November. 1892, both reported q trifing excess
in a single day over the quantity just recorded
On July 26, 1872 there was precipitation Of
$50 inches; on parts of August u and p, 1888,
of 1893 inches; on September %. 1892, of eli
inches, and on October 8. 1903, of sol inches.
In fact if the period of rainfall on the date last
mentioned be carried back twenty four hours.
the total for that period was no less than $40
inches!
The heaviest precipitation along the Middle
Atlantic coast usually occurs in connection with
tropical cyclone whose slow progress prolongs
its effects in any locality that comes within the
sphere Of its influence. The deluge of Saturday
night and Sunday was an exception to the rule,
as was the famous storm Of two years ago next
month Both disturbances originated in higher
ATTITUDES than do West Indian hurricanes but
they had torrential accomplishments closely re-
sembling cloudbursts. which are local in prev
alence short lived and characteristic of sum-
mer weather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05

then transfer them to important offices when
they could never secure in open competition. 30
long as this way Of evading the rule OF merit
was open he politicians were able to DO ABOUT
as they pleased with the Civil Service.
The present Municipal Civil Service Commls-
sion has refused to make new transfers of the
sort condemned by Justice Gaynor, but IN the
interval between the decision and its assump-
ton of office in October, 1904, the secretary OF
the commission issued many such transfers, and
the persons so transferred in violation OF the
decision have been allowed to draw pay. as
well as those transferred previous to the de-
cision who pending the appeal, were fairly 10
be ranked with Worstell and Mcnamara ana
allowed to draw salaries in accordance with
the stay granted by Justice Gaynor in their
cases This continuation of the transfer Gus
tom by the secretary for two months in the race
of a judicial pronouncement of its illegallty
and the subsequent fanure to reverse that ac-
ton were based on an expectation that Jus
tice CIaynor would be reversed. This hope being
disappointed there is the larger number OF
favorites now to he displaced, and somewhat
difficult problem is presented of recovering Tor
the taxpayers salaries illegally paid to men
transferred not in ignorance, but in known NO
Iation of the law as declared by the mandate OF
the Supreme Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05

giver's death December 10. when the trustees
will make known publicly their decisions ana
"bestow upon each laureate a checK lot the
value OF the prize diploma and eoio mccall
bearing the eff1gy OF the donor. with an ap-
"propriate legend The laureate is obhged, I'M
less prevented. to give, during the six months
following, public lecture on the SUBJECT OF
the work crowned This lecture Will ne gwen,
for the peace prize in Christianla
Such are the chief conditions and regulations
for the bestowa of this distinguished prize 1t
will be generally recognized that by his triple
work, in calling for second peace congress at
The Hague in securing the territorial hm1ta-
ton Of the RussoJapanese war and in bring
ing together and in urging to successful issue
conference for the ending of that war and
the re-esta blishment of peace, the President has
amply qualified himself for candidacy for that
prize. He does not. of course, need the prize
for his own exaltation The receipt of 1t would
not enhance the honor and the gratitude with
which he is and will be regarded by the world
Rather indeed. would distinction be conferred
upon the prize by his acceptance of it But IT.
more than year hence, it should be awarded
to him, the world would say, well done.
though II could hardly expect to witness the
unique spectacle of the American President
lecturing on peacemaking in the Norwegian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
Attp11ork Daily Uribrrsre
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRuGN-Fifty persons were killed and
hundreds wounded in the fighting growing out
of the streetcar strike at Baku; many houses
there have been set fire; alarming conoluons
preyail throughout the Caucasus. - Advlces
from Russian sources in Manchuria say that the
japanese continuing preparations Tor pat
tie. the Russian army is rejoicing over the news
of peace. A number Of new cases or cnoI-
era were reported in Prussia, and the lmperlal
Health Office is beginning to snow concern re-
garding the situation; precautionary measures
have been taken at Berlin. - No new cholera
cases have developed at Hamburg, and the Bull
earia- with a thousand Russian ernisrenIs on
hoard is expected to sail for the United states
on Wednesday Thursday. - lain checkeo
the great forest fires in New-Brunswtck, and
MANY villages in the path of the names nave
been saved. Seven persons were injured In
q political riot at Guanabacoa. Cuba
DOMESTIC-Final arrangements have been
made to sign the peace treaty at Portsmouth at
= o'clock this afternoon; the ceremony will be
unostentatious; afterward the members OF the
Russian mission will attend Tie Deurn ser
vice at Christ Church, Portsmouth, which the
Bishop in this city of the Greek Orthodox Church
has gone to Portsmouth with corps OF assist
anus 20 10 Succeed Francis LOOMS as AS
sistant Secretary of State was announced at
Oyster Bay: Mr.. Bacon was formerly MEMBER
Of the firm Of ]. P. Morgan & Co - Inc
President said that the trouble in the Govern
rneut Printing Office would be left to the Keep
Commission to straighten out: =" The Civil
Service Commission will establish agencies in
this city New Orleans and Chicago for the en-
ployment of labor for the Panama Canal
CITY-The Labor Day parade Of about ten
thousand union workmen took place in the rain
The Boer War show at Brighton Beach
dishanded; General Cronje declared that he
would return to South Africa when MS suits
AGAINST the mana cement were settled - DIS
+rict Attorney Jerome returned to the city. but
refused to discuss politics. - A plot was dis
covered by which the Long Island Railroad mad
been robbed Of thousands of dollars.
TEE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair. west winds The temperature yesterday:
Highest "a degrees; lowest, So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
TIE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

All the numerous messages of congTatu1a
tion which are still pouring in upon him for
his great achievement are doubtless welcome
to the President. they are abundantly mer-
tied, but none, perhaps, seem more appropriate
or more indicative of the highest and truest es-
Innate Of his work than that from the Nor
wegian committee which has in charge the
Nobel prize "for the work of peace" 1t is
reminder that above all commercial, political
Ainlomatic and other material considerations
the President has done great work for the
peace of the world and for humanity Con
currently with this grateful message comes
from another source an intimation that the
Nobel Peace Prize will next year be awarded to
fhe President For that there can Of course,
he no convincing authority. 1t is not certain
that the existing committee will continue its
functions in the awarding Of next years prize,
and if that were certain it would manifestly
be most improper for the committee to an
noslnce its award thus in advance But no au-
,hority other than common sense is needed for
the assumption that such an award Is neither
impossible nor improbable and that If made
it would receive the general approval Of man
kind.
The prize In question is the fifth of the five
ests blished by the will Of Alfred Bernhard
Nobel the distinguished engineer. and by the
terms of the will is Ito be awarded by com
.imittee of five members elected By the Nor
..wegian Storthing TO the person having done
..the most or the best in the work of establish
sing the brotherhood of nations. for the sup
ssnressfon or the reduction of standing armies,
dps well as for the formation and the propag ga
.st;on Of neaca conferences" The prize may be
conferred upon an individual or upon an insti-
milton or society. Candidates must be nomi-
ma ted on or before February ], and the awards
are TO be announced on the anniversary OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
eoc,a, NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

,py Telegraph to The TrtbuneI
Newport p l.. Sept 4-Alr D rec nc A., roir+
W. 90 dinner dance this evening at SANDY foiii'
Farm. It was anything but good weather ioi en-
PERTAINING. yet there were several o'nef S0'-~-
gatherings in the cottage colony. ,
- which WIS held early IN the even
, 1as for fifty guests and they sat down to taoieS
set on the veranda and in the dining room, -
Grated with colored flowers and tiny electfio
Fverythtus pertaining to the AFFAIR was suppl t
-. +ha Farm Following the dinner large party
- o++oeers came in for the dance, whlch was
held in the ballroom. At midnight tne colIi poI
1,os danced. led by Elisha Dyer Jr VINO ualio 7
We" va, -. VANDERBILT Several new figures were
,,+ro,nced by Mr. Dyer One Of the figures was d
borse show figure. for which the favors pore d
,sa,s bead in silver. The favors for the olneI
ti - ~ leather silver and gold MuIIaIy 8
nrchestra, from the Casino, furnished the music
and following the cotillon there was genera uaIo-
ing buffet supper was served lhlo
evening. ~. Vanderbilt
similar dance was given by Mrs ~ "a
last wear in horse show week. ana the cups
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
PLANS FOR FRANKLIN CELEBRATION.
President Roosevelt to Take Part in Philos-
opher's Anniversary.

Philadelphia. Sept Am elaborate celebration
Of the 3Oth anniversary Of the birth OF Benjamin
Franklin. in which President Roosevelt will take
part is being planned by the American Philo-
sophicaI Society. which Franklin founded IN this
city The birthday anniversary will not como
until January II. but the scope OF the plans re-
oures that considerable time should be devoted 10
preparation
ton will simultaneously pay honor 70 BENJAMIN
FrankIin's memory, and the State and federal gov
ernments and the French government will par
ticipate. Governor Pennypacker will preside az the
celebration here. and President Roosevelt has
promised TO aid in whatever way the society de-
sires The society has $4,000 al its disposal for
the celebration half Of which was appropriated BY
the legislature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
Mr.. TAFT IN YOKOHAMA.

From The Japan Daily Advertiser.
At present some Of the busy people of foko.
hama TO whom good 'fawm'' is OF more import
than the crash of empires. and dress misnuer
than kings crowns are all wrought up because
Secretary Taft did frock coat and
plug hat when he landed in Yokohama at s:l2
a. M Tuesday morning. He did not even wear
gloves-shocking He wore tweed travelling
suit. blue necktie and straw hat-impossiole;
He wore russell boots--the idea! Doubtless he had
vulgar red white and blue hose. AS one
young American who has lived in Yokohama a
long. long time put the ashamed 10 con-
fess he was an American after seeing one OF MS
countryrnen step up and greet Mr.. Taft in--really
II suit OF fannels!
We venture TO say that Secretary Taft in sky
blue pajamas would still be Secretary Taft, a
man who is such that when he steps IN
Yokohama the town tips up edge. We venture
the further reflection that a man who has been a
v. - I'D resident OF the Philippine Com
mission and Secretary OF War OF the United
States OF America has probably gained knowl-
euSe or good form equal 10 II not even surprising
that acquired at tho semi-annual race meets at
NeKtshf and garden parties Yokohama Bluff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
nEpToREs THE TARIFF ON ART.
m. Chase Says It Deters Foreigners lr0n
Exhibiting Here

William, NJ. Chase arrived last WeeN or
16ntR Albert after a three months t+, a
nine weeks of which were spent III Ni .sar+s
claes Of American students. ForS-4IS r-Losa
sailed from New-York IN June anu Ii, as Carried
in Madrid where regular school WON 70 - +ba
III -oo-to- with visits TO the galleries OF the
Prado Museum 49,. u.,,sb artists
treated the students in princely way llifo- -
1-ba students received special privileges anu w.
allowed to continue work after the o'oS u.s. 7..+it-
Rfanv Of the students were teachers IN di' i -
+ts and were far enough advanced to copy Tue
raint,nps Some of them. fascinated with Ndaorla'
had remained there. and others had gone - LAY
and Paris ,s ~ American
OFT students TO London and the year oeioi
Paris He said he was sdIlsiieu ~
ideal kind of teaching ,,.,o
NJ Chase purchased for his private conecLoh
nainting by Greco The Crucihxon he nau -
70, considerable duty this valuable picture MI
Chase said:
When foreign 4FtsfS s s 6r Banter in ali spain
3saGoa-is thinking Of giving an exalp H =
aIs wI hi Many other Spanish artists would ex-
hibft with If there We're no YAK on ar ~ 80
aoroad nd neither can American artists. for that
can and will join in plan this fall and winter
to bring about its removal
In regard TO the proposed fusion Of the National
Academy of Design and the Society OF American
Artists. which may be accomplished this ta4i' MI
Chase EXPRESSED the opinion that II was oeslrao'e
and inevitable and he believed the union OF all the
arm bodies of this city in an annual exhloluon
would solve all problems Of differences among
artists He thought the city should furnish site
for a central art home. which might be In Bryant
park or Madison Square. The site Of the National
80 Vas our of the question, he said and 10 go
so far uptown would be suicidal said MI Chase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
POET AND REPORTER.

livingston correspondence Of The Usage Mal
News
Bill Johnson kicked his old mule. Kit;
She didn't like that kick a bit.
She craned her neck and looked around;
Kerbang Bits sleeping in the ground
An ice cream social will be held
Upon the lawn of Grandma Weld.
The cream will be. 1 surmiSe,
Real good and free from bugs and files
Ed Wilson's still accounting Flo.
They should have wed some years ago.
Mart Miller wants to learn TO waltz.
It's too bad his left leg stringhalts-
Frank Brown is the dad OF twins.
His face is covered DER with gTins-
Old Grandpa Blake IS poorly now.
And so is Teasdae's dark red cow
Fred Smith is painting up his place,
While Sue, it's rumored paints her face
That's all the news l have to-day:
Drop in, folks. when you're down our way.
Well hit the cider kegs some whscks.
Goodbye, yours truly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
A MORTIFIED ENoLIsHMAN.
from The London Chronicle.

From Inc LOnuON OHTUIICIV-
Refreshment buffets on the Southern raiINSss,,
may be divided into two classes-nrSt. those tnss
have nothing that any reasonable man could W.
to eat and. second, those that contain one sSIe
witch. This writer has been up and down the az ~.
lately and he places Canterbury on the nrst 80 80
You would expect that on q Bank Holiday, on -.
first day OF the famous Cricket Week. the rHNNs ~
refreshment buffet would supply sonlethins- -
Not sandwich An American friend, journeyinss
TO n South Coast watering place, thougnss, , "a
Faversham might I'LL the gap OF A missed un.-cs
Two buns" was the response rs there e nsin
OF high ball and biscuit?" cried the ,,s Raw
cousin, he staiked into the ST. MarSaroe .a,r-
Hotel at II something. With the return 3gyol
ney the Englishnan upon his metuse ..yyei,
VIII be all right at Favershanl, ne saiu- I'D
Jump out at the junction. and feed on so9IS ths
English fare" Beer and a sandwich, SS-a.S~ltsh-
American. Sandwiches" shouted tne E.ternr
man, The barmaid looked round: 'rhere,sss IL.
said the Englishman Spin said the AnleI,SS ssd
He won. And his quiet grin as the tram II "a
toward London drove the Englisnlnan 49,
with shame