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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
sUslTER's PENSIONERS.
Meetings of the County Board of Pen
sioners Held Monday.

The County Board of Pensioners
met in the Office of County Auditor,
j. Diggs Wilder, Monday afternoon.
A number of applications for pen-
sions were received and the great
majority of them were approved.
The principal action taken by the
board was to recommend to the Leg
islature that the age limit that is nee
essary to make widows eligible for a
peusion be removed Under the exist
ing law, a widow of a Confederate
soldier must have attained the age of
GO years, before she can receive a
pension. This provision works great
hardship upon many who are in
dire distress. and prevents some poor
women, who are in abject poverty,
from obtaining small monthly al
lowance.
a bill having that object in view is
now peding in the Legislature, and it
is believed that the recommendation
of or board will carry some weight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
Moral Ethics--.The Watch and the Walk.

It is. all right for man to go by
his watch, provided it is regulated,
wound up and properly set Other
wise, it will surely mislead him.
Many man has standard by which
he boasts thas he regulates his life,
and what he says is the truth; bat
tEe tronbl5 is, the standard he has
chosen is itself false and untrue-a
watch unregulated, unwound and
onset.
To walk wisely through this world
is cot SO easy, after all. Men are
too willing to be content with food
and raiment, forgetting the existence
Of anything higher or better. The
average man seems to think it his duty
merely to get through to the other
side, whatever that is. I saw a huge
pin driven into rock at Niagara.
From this. to a similar pin on the op-
posite shore, a rope had been stretch
ed above the deep abyss that yawned
below. twenty-five thousand people
gathered on the high bluffs to see one
fool carry another fool across the
chasm on his back. Blondin's idea
was that, in case of an accident, be
could let his man drop, and save him.
self. In the walk we are taking, how
ever, the man and his burden are in
separable. We are not merely to get
safely across, but we are to carry our
burden with us. The loss of our bur-
den is the loss of SELF Or, to change
the figure, in the sea of life, there
is never a disaster in which the pas
senger is saved, and the boat lost.
The two go down or 60 over together.
G.. C.. &.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
THE DELINEAToR FOR MARCH.

Containing the first authentic re-
ports Of thte Spring and Summer
styles. the March Delineator is Of
special interest to the woman OF ia
sllion and a most attractive number
throughout A discussion of The
Use and Abuse of Arnorial Bearings
By William Armstrong Crozier, is a
noteworthy contribution, containing a
fund Of information in regard to coat
armor that is little known or widely
diseragreded n Hudson Moore's
article on "Oid Pewter" the first in
a series Of kindred subjects, will
appeal particularly to collectors.
and the story of Charlotte Elliott's
famous hymn, Just as I Am" as
related by Allan Sutherland, is Of
greatest interest. Other features are
Robert and Clara Schumann,' by
Gustav Kobbe, in the Composers Sc
ries. '"rhe Game of Politics as it is
Played in Washington'-and more
particularly. woman's part in it by
Marie Columbia and a reproduction
Of miniatures from the Marie collec-
ton. There are two notable pieces of
fiction in The Things That Are Real"
by Zona Gale. and His Honor VS.. Gu
pid by Virginia Woodward Cloud, in
addition to delightful verse. For the
young folks. L. Frang Baum gives an
Animal Fairy Tale" Grace MacGow-
an Cooke son Riley Rabbit, story
and Lima Beard an amusing pastime
There are the usual departments ana
Other matter Of interest to women
within ana without the home
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08

The committee have reported unfa-
vorably on the Calhoun county pro-
position. AS they hear the testimony
and the arguments it is presumed that
the respective houses will adopt the
reports, and thus defeat the aim of
the promoters of the new county. 1t
seems to get harder and harder to
form new counties. Looking over the
state generally, it is difficult to see
wherein new counies would be benef-
cial. Our counties now, as a rule, are
none too large, and plans for new ones
usually originate in towns ambitious
to be court houses. Nevertheless,
when people vote in favor everything
possible ought to be done to carry
out their wishes. Columbia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Standing Committees Have Been
Appointed.

The following standing committees
of the Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
have been appointed by President J..
81. Knight:
Manufacturers and Commerce: E.
L. Witherspoon. chairman, j. W. Nc
Keiver, H. J. McLaurin, Jr., G. T..
Mason, George Burchill, Edgar Skin
ner. T. B. Kennedy, 81. j. Hardy and
D. j. Chandler.
Transportation: W. A. Bowman,
chairman; G. G. Rowland, G. NJ.
Hurst, A. w. Crosswell, Altamopt
Moses, II. J. Hardy, I. C. Strauss,
A. D. Hardy, D. A. Minor.
Public Improvements: Altamont
Moses, chairman; Neill O'Donnell,
e. G. Haynsworth, John a.. Clifton,
M. Levi, L. B. Durant, j. 81. Chan
dler, b. G. Osteen.
P1blic Entertainment: r. E. Hayns-
worth, chairman; Geo. ". Dick, H..
f.. Wilson, VIM. M. Graham, W. B.
BOYLE, r. D. Lee, -H. G. Haynsworth,
II. L. scarborough and J. A. Mood.
Statistics and Information: S H..
Edmunds, chairman; Neill O'Donneli,
81. G. Osteen, J. H. Chandler, q. A.
Lennon, DR.. S. G. Baker. L. D.
Jennings, j. L. Alnutt, F. G. Man
ming.
Internal Trade and Improvement
Neill O'Donnell, chairman; R. I.
Manning, W. Fl. Ingram, Marion
Noise, F. Levi, William Moran, J.
G. DeLorme, j. H. Levy, W. G.
Stubs. ESH
Auditing Committee W. B. Burns
and G. E. Haynsworth:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
TAX RETURNS FOR 1906.
Office Of
County Auditor, Sumter County.

COunly tAuOlIOr, sumter county.
Sumter County, Dec. IA, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that ! will
attend, in person or by deputy, at the
following places on the days indicated.
respectively, for the purpose Of re-
cciving returns Of personal property
and poll taxes for the fiscal year COM
mencing January Isl. 1905.
TindaIs Store, Monday, January 9TH.
Privateer, (Jenkins's Storel Tues.
Jan. 10.
Manchester, (Mr. Gardener, Levi's)
Wednesday, Jan. 11tfl.
Wedgefeld, Thursday, Jan. 18th.
Statesburg, Friday, Jan. 18th.
Hagood, Manday. Jan. 18th.
Rembert's Tuesday, January 17th.
Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 2Gth.
Mayesyille, Monday, Jan. 23rd.
Shiloh, Tuesday, Jan. 24th.
Norwood's X Roads, Wednesday,
Jan. 25th.
Oswego, Friday. Jan. 27th.
The law requires that all persons
owning property or in anywise having
charge of such property, either as
agent. husband, guardian, trustee. ex-
ecutor, administrator, etc, return the
same under oath to the auditor, who
requests all persons to be prompt in
making their returns and save SO per
cent penalty which will be added to
the property valuation Of all persons
who fail to make returns within the
time prescribed by law.
Taxpayers return what they own
on the first dayof January 1905.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter
the first given name Of the taxpayer
in full, also make a separate return
for each township where the proper
ty is located and also in each and ev-
cry case the number OF the school dis
trict must be given.
Every male citizen between the age
of 21 and GO years on the first day Of
January. 1905. except those incapable
of earning a support from being
manned or from other causes, are
deemed taxable polls. and except
Confederate soldiers so years of age,
on January 1st, 1905.
All rturns must be made on or be-
fore the goth day of February, next.
cannot take returns after that date
and all returns made after the Goth
day Of February are subject to pen
atty Of so per cent.
J. DIGGS WILDER,
Auditor Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08

& On Friday morning the FIRE depart
s1nent was called out to put ont small
blaz;ss "a the roof of Mr.. W. G. Wells
residence, on West Calhoun street.
Mr.. Wells was at breakfast, when a
neighbor came in to ask il be knew
that his house was Oh fire. After
making a hasty examination, he
saw that the building was not in SER
ious danger, so, by means Of lad
der. he carried bucket of water to
tie roof, and extinguished The
flames before the hose wagons had time
TO reach his house.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
Meeting of Methodist Pastors.

The Sumter District Missionary
Institute and Pastors Conference will
be held at the District Parsonage,
Sumter,S S. c., beginning at 10 a. m.,
Wednesday, February 8, 1905, and
will close at p. m., Thursday.
Every pastor will make some contri-
button for the benefit of the meeting.
They will give their best thought on
the subject of Missions-their Person
al Relation to the cause-their esti-
mate of it's real power on their lives
and their Plans and Purpose to bring
their people into closer touch with the
movement. They will also bring any
new book. recently read, and exhibit
it-and give US their estimate of it's
value to a preacher.
They will also give b riefoutline of
their daily work, time devoted to
study, preparation for pulpit, visit
ing, recreation, &C., and man other
topics will be discussed peculiar to
the life of a Methodist preacher.
The meeting will be held in the
Library of the District Parsonage,
at No. Church street, and will be
presided over by the Presiding Elder
of the Sumter District, the Rev. H..
B. Browne.
The following is list Of the pas
toral charges, together with the
names of the pastors now serving the
six thousand six hundred Methodists
IN the district.
Camden, G. G. Herbert; Chester
field, J. j. Stevenson; Jefferson,
Samuel M. Jones; Jorian, S. .. Bal
ley; Lynchburg, S. Q. Cantey Man
ming. A. n. Brunson; New ZioE, 3.
J. Guess Oswego, E L Moore
Providence, @. S. Fielder: J<ichiand,
W. P. Way; Santee, J. .. YongUe
st. Johns & Rembert's, S. II. Booth ;
Sumter, 1st Church, P. F. Kilgo
Sumter, Magnolia ST., ]. P. Inabi-
net Wateree, W. D. Patrick.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
DIR. Cheyne Has Called a Meetiag at
Columbia on February sth.

DR.. Walter Cheyne, councillor of the
South Carolina State Medical Asso-
ciation for the counties Of Richland,
Sumter, Clarendon, Lee and George
town, has called two meetings for all
the physicians of this district. One
meeting. will be held in Columbia Feb
ruary 9Th, under the auspices Of the
Columbia Medical Society. The other
Will be held at Georgetown February
9Th.
The district is so large it has been
divided in its meetings, so that all ply
sicians in the section neighboring
Georgetown can attend that meeting.
and those finding Columbia more con-
venient to train schedules can attend
at the capital city.
The special feature of the sessions
will be an address by Dr.. J. n. Nc
Cormacl1 of Bowling Green, KY. on
9tOrganization and Its Practical Bene-
fits to the Individual Practitioner.
All physicians in good standing in
their profession, whether members OF
the society or not, are invited to be in
attendance.
DIR. Mccormack has visited nearly
every State in the union and tells most
interestingly the conditions and vicis-
situdes of the doctors lives under the
varying conditions of the medical pro-
feSSion.
Georgetown's hospitality is pro-
verbal and the doctors are anticlpaI-
mig with pleasure their meeting there,
and in Columbia also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
KURoPATKIN ENTRENCHING.
Russians Are Fortifying Themselves
at Changtan, Near AIukden.

Toxic, Feb. "a dispatch from
the front states that the Russians are
strongly entrenching themselves in
the vicinity of Changtan, to the south
Of Mukden They shelled the Japan
ese position there on February 4th
and 5th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
DEATH.

A telegram was received Monday an
nouncilag the death at Johns Hop
kins hospital, Baltimore, of Miss
Alice F'oole. She left this city Friday
for Johns Hopkins hospital to be op-
Grated on for the removal Of a tu-
NOR, and death resulted from the
operation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
HYMENEAL.

Invitations have been received in
the city to the marriage of Miss
Flori6le Reese, of Abbeville, to Mr..
Earle G. Page, of the Columbia State
on Wednesday afternoon FEBRUARY %
1905 at half after three O'Clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08

The>paper felt and tar roof on lne
opera house leaked like a sieve. Mon
day, when the sleet began to thaw.
Some Of the merchants were deliv-
ering goods on siieghs Monday morn
ing.
The school children seemed to be
the only ones that enjoyed slipping and
falling on the sleet, but they were
not the. only ones to fail. Some Of the
steadiest and most dignified citizens
found out how it felt to hit the
ground quick and hard.
Valentine parties will be all the go
next week.
Work on Bradley's Sumter City Di-
rectory is progressing rapidly The
Osteen Publishing company has a
force Of hands working day and night
on it and it is being put in type as
rapidly as the copy can be furnished.
This directory will be a valuable book
to the business men Of Sumter, mas
much as it will contain not only a
complete directory Of the city, but OF
the county as we'll. A complete and
accurate list Of all the taxpayers Of
the county Will be given in an ap-
pendix.
Sumter needs a steam laundry. 1t is
an actual necessity, not something
that is theoretically desirable.
Fast bicycle riding is menace to
old people and children. The reckless
riders should be sentenced to the
chain garg without the option of pay
ing fine.
After the fire at the Minor Store
was extinguished Monday night, MED.
A. Minor, the manager, presented
each fireman with an elegant pair of
shoes
AS soon as a sufficient amount of
dues are paid in Secretary Reardon Of
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce
will subscribe to a few commercial
magazines in order to keep posted on
factories seeking suitable locations
He is also in need of stationery for
correspcn aence and is badly Eandi-
capped by lack Of funds.
Senator Manning states that the
proposed increase in the salaries Of
the magistrates in this county. while
agreed to by the county delegation
have not yet passed the Senate. The
increase in salary will probably be
granted sls it is understood that the
increase III to be granted in lieu Of
all criminal costs and inquest fees
heretofore allowed magistrates.
Mr. J. Fl. Levy of Levy & Moses
on Tuesday sent a check for SIS
to each cf theshose wagon companies
in tckea of lis appreciation OF the
successful fight they made against the
fire IN the Minor Store Monday night.
Mr.. Levy's store being next door to
the Minor Store was in imminent
danger and but for the good work of
the fremen would have inevitably
been destroyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
THE RECORDERS COURT.

Gabriel Black negro man employed
by Mr.. W. M. Graham, at his stable
on Hampton avenue, was found on
the street Thursday night in drunken
stupor. He was arrested, aud plead
"guilty'' before Recorder Hurst next
morning. He was entenced to pay a
fine of So.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08

The record book of the chief of the
FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWS that there were
twenty fire alarms during January, to
all OF which the nose wagons respond
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-08
PERSONAL.

s 6R6s CIR
5. wise. Of Prosperity, is
IN town
Az John +. Jenkins, Of Camden is
Ia The city
Byrd, Of Columbia. is in
thescaty today.
D. Haryin, Of Pinewood, was
IN ssha city Friday.
nj. Cook, OF Columbia, was
;n she city Sunday.
E. j. Grose, Of Georgetown,
sspent yesterday here.
3. Mcleod, of Remberts vas
ii the city Saturday.
81 Boyle and wife CT Co
Embias are Ia the city.
Oliyia Ingram Of Manning,
as Vasitingin the cit. = -. :..s:s
Nr. Z. Mccoy. OF st. Charles,
spent Thursday IN town.
M. Jenkins, Of ST. Charles
was 81 the city Monday.
D. Andrews Of Charleston,
spent Friday In the city.
%. jennings, Esq, went to Man
ming aesday on business.
e. N. McLendon. of Bishop
Riille, MAS in the city Friday.
b. Gochrane. OF AbDe-
xiillle mas ia the city Sunday.
g. yelling, OF Charleston
isyisiting Mrs. IN. G. Osteen.
Jrdee Il &. Williamson, of Provi-
dence vas IN the city tuesday
Hi: Ms Lawrence. OF Columbia,
Is arIting Insurance IN the city
- Mr. &. Is Fowlinson, Of Cheraw,
is stopping at the jackson today,
Miss Estelle Cannon, OF Orange
y burg. IS visiting Miss Edna Bull.
8 f.ha,les Bradley is visiting
IS Frierson at Ssateburg.
S. g, es p;n..l,rAv ~ Statahnrs.
81: ~ e.,ssi s.s1s - Afrc Manning
ss 4, Jane.s.,''ssof Ka,aI,aw win
..;tv mil this afternoon.
80 MOI McE,veen
as5sm vvera s. the me eity THURSDAY.
S ,s.aas4 @s1s = ss.e sass = na.,;na4.n
$. 4a;ssa ss,n.; ~ 4ha sa Iacrsen 1'
~ $50 - rIo-a,,aa
s..s asa :, 49, naai
was ~ st's efes ol' 4s.9s "oet.
Mas sahA.ef, S. as1p ,usIsYIiis n -
s.s.Ssl sue 1as.isis u - 8. -. ! =. az
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W. som aaes 1ss connasu 4al.as - -
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III fi'd.
- d. cummings anu 81. !
sS5ooner,soi So oInnapla, we're IN tne CITY
skanIseay
aessrs English Wllllamson and
sGhaTseS D1xon, o. frovloence, were Al
city Friday ~.
Mrs Rese Snydocker; q Gnlcagq,
valstlng ngner aaI = N IS. :.
tsyflenper
81 ). q. Mood, after 9 visit OF
several weeks 90 relatives IN Georgia,
mas retutned nome.
The condition OF Mr. Horace Harry,
remains about the same. He ls I'M
Rroving yeryssisoWly
# aEessrs. ". q. Burns, G. 81. Jones
and Geo. 3. Reeves, OF Columbia.
were IN the CITY Friday
Messrs. r. a.. Lawrence and N. L.
Broughton, OF PfneWood were IN the
city Thursday ON business.
Misg Marie Mccullough, who has
been visiting Mrs. G. p. Osteen, re-
turned 30 Darlington Monday.
grs N. Brurson, who has been
living IN ST. Louis for the past two
years. las returned to Sumter.
Messrs Jno. 7. Stevens, of Ker-
~
shaw, and Robt. Workman, Of Cam
den, were at the jackson Sunday.
M q 81 3. Wells. who has been
tp Atlanta and other roints on bust
ness returned home Monday night.
C Blanding. Of Concord, was
IN - fi,e s. eisy attending meeting of
fha County School Board Saturday.
Misses Marie Mccullough and AIeen
Ward of Darlington, were guests of
MS C P. Ostesn the past few days.
asass.a - 8 M;von p M Hio.
g5ins and Lee Whitehead. of Charles
!; ton. ara guests at the Hotel Sum-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-22
MAKES NEARLY 10 KNOTS.
Battleship Louisiana Averages 1888 Nautical
Miles During Four.hour Run.

Boston, Mass, (SpeciaD-The battle
ship Louisiana considerably exceeded her
contract requirement of IS knots an hour
in four-hour endurance run along the
New England Coast. An average speed
of 1888 knots an hour was maintained,
the revolutions of her propellers being
at the rate of 1916 minute.
The Standardization of the Louisiana's
propellers took place over the govern
ment course off Rockland, when it was
found that an average revolution of her
propellers of 100 minute would give
her a speed of I8 knots an hour. The
weather was fine and there was fairly
strong breeze over the starboard bow.
The start was made off Owlshead short
ly before 8 A. NJ, and at o.25 o'clock,
when abreast of Honhegan, with every
thing working smoothly, the run was
begun. The vessel steamed at top speed
for exactly four hours, and when the
run finished at I.25 o'clock P. NJ, the
Louisiana was off Boon Island. The
speed was then slackened and the bat
tleship ran along easily until Boston Light
was reached. AT the light the trial board
was taken off by tugs. The Louisiana
kept on to the yard of her builders, the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-22
EXPRESS TRAIN
IS DYNAMITED
Masked Men Rob the North Coast
Limited.
PASSENGERS WERE NOT MOLESTEu.
Successful Robbery by Two iilghwaymen Near
North Yakima, Washington Cars
Cut Off and the Safes Blown Open
With Dynamite Posses Are 10 Pursuit
Of the Robbers.

Spokane, Wash. (Special)-The North
Coast Limited, westbound on the North
ern Pacific Railroad, was held up and
robbed IS miles west of North Yakima,
Wash
Two masked men compelled the engi-
neer to stop the train and run the loco
motive, the mail and the express cars
half mile west Of the train. The rob-
bers dynamited the express cars, shat
tered the through and local safes and es-
capped with the contents. The amount
of plumber from the through safe is I'M
known to the messenger. The contents
of the locals, it is said, were not Of
great value.
Passengers were not molested and no
one was injured. No shots were fred,
according to reports.
Engineer George w. Howe and the
fireman at Hillside Station, IS miles
west of North Yakima, saw two men
climb over the tender with drawn re-
volvers The train was then stopped at
the command of the robbers. Then the
engine, the express and the mail cars
were cut off and run down the track
oLc IODDcI $1,000 guard over the tram
crew while the second blew off the car
doors. Both bandits then attacked the
safes in the express car, wrecking the
doors and securing the valuables.
Both highwaymen wore masks and
were heavily armed They wore black
hats and coats and blue overalls. Sher-
ifs and deputies are after the desper-
ADDE'S.
St. Paul, MINI. (SpeciaD Officials
Of the Northern Pacific Express Com
pany are without details of the holdup
of the westbound North Coast Limited
train at Hillside, Wash. w. S. Hay,
superintendent of the Northern Pacific
Express Company, thinks that not more
than $500 was stolen.
This is the same train that has been
held up once or twice previously" said
Mr. Hay. I'VE do not carry much mon
ey on this run, most of our business
being in checks"
The Northern Pacific Railroad has
standing reward for the capture and con-
viction of robbers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-22
INCOME s4O,Ooo,ooO A YEAR.
Rockefeller Draws Dividend Prom Standard OIL
of Five Millions.

New York, (Spceial9 john D. Rock
efeller drew $5,oooooo, as his share of
a dividend of $40 share declared last
month by the Standard Oil Company.
This is the last quarterly dividend of
the year, and brings the total up to 40
per cent, or 100000. Of this Mr..
Rockefeller's share is $4,000 600 1t is
estimated that his income from his rail-
way, gas, subsidiary oil companies and
other investments will be at least $2o,-
100000 more, so that his income for the
year, on the most conservative estimate,
reaches the enormous total of 10000 900.
From well-informed source it is
learned that the year 1904 has been the
banner year for the Standard Oil Com
pany, as far as earnings are concerned.
The disturbances in Russia, which have
prevented the normal production of Rus
sian petroleum, have made the demands
abroad for the American product larger
than ever before Notwithstanding this
increased business, the company has
swelled its profits still more by steadily
advancing the price of petroleum to the
consumers in the United States.
Through the total dividends for 1900
and 1901 were larger than for 1905, it is
known that the earnings of the company
this year were the heaviest in its his
tory, and but for the state of the public
mind as to the greed of great corpora
tions, and the lax state of morality in
high finance, the greatest dividend in the
history of the company would have been
disbursed