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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
Darlington Paid Up.

Darlington, November 24.-No Of
fetal levy has been made as yet, but
County President E. NJ. Williamson,
of the Cotton Growers Association,
ascertained today that Darlington
county's proportion was $500 and he
forwarded to President E. D. Smith
this afternoon a check for that
amount. The townships clubs of the
Cotton Growers Association met
Tuesday and adopted the plan Of
levying on each landlord an assess
ment of ten cents for each bale of
cotton grown on his place. There
was a prompt response today. Pres
ident Williamson is enthusiastic, and
says that Florence has already adopted
the plan used by his organization,
and that other counties are inquiring
about it, with a view Of adopting it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
Gcor-e1own.s Celebration.

The people Of Georgetown are max
ing elaborate preparations for the en-
tertainment Of many thousands of Wis
itors at the Centennial Celebration
which will take place on December
10Th. The railroads have granted a
low rate and many from all parts Of
the State will no doubt avail them
selves OF the opportunity to see the
awakening that is so much talked
about in the coast country Of this
State. Many pleasing and attractive
features have been provided for the
day. The marine parade Will be es-
pecially attractive. The ThirI regi-
ment will attend in a body and many
diversions are promised. Inasmuch
as this is the event of Georgetown's
lifetime. it is likely that the event
will be made notab
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
A RAILROAD HORROR.
Twenty Passengers killed on Mas
sachuSetts Road.

Boston, Nov. 27.-Twenty bodies
have been received thus far from the
wreck resulting from a rear end col
lison of the Montreal express with a
local passenger near Bakers Bridge,
on the Boston and Maine railroad yes
terday evening. More than twenty
five injured have also reached here.
The majority Of the injured have been
taken to the hospitals. The wreckag.
is still piled up on the track and it is
thought that there may be more bod
les beneath the pile of smouldering
debris that marks all that is left Of
the two rear coaches of the local.
The accident was one Of the worst
ever occurred on the road. Fire add
ed it's horror to the telescoped cars
and victims pinioned beneath the
wreck were burned to death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS.
Superintendents of City Schools and
County Superintendents of Edu-
cation to Meet in Columbia.

Columbia. November 24.-The Of
fee of the State superintendent Of
Education is sending out notices Of
the approaching meetings Of the city
superintendent and Of the county su-
perintendents of education. These
meetings will be held during the
Christmas holidays. superintendent
Martin says in his letter to the coun-
ty superintendents:
Gas you will remember, the County
Superintendents' Association is due to
meet here during the Christmas holi-
days. The City Superintendents' Asso-
citation has already appointed its
meeting for December 27 and %.
Railroad rates have been secured on
the certificate plan for this occasion.
I have thought best, therefore, to call
the County Superintendents' Associa-
ton for the same date, namely, begin
on the evening of December 27, at s
O'Clock, and adjourn at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon of the 2Sth.
arrangements have been made for
Prof. Joseph S. Stewart Of the Uni
versity of Georgia to address a joint
meeting of the two associations in the
State house at - O'Clock on December
2Sth on the subject Of high schools.
If you have any suggestions to make
as to topics to be discussed during
the meeting of the County Superin-
tendents' Association, please send
them to me at once and shall refer
them to the executive committee for
incorporation into the programme"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
Union Will Claim Share

Union, November 24.-This county
has decided to put in a claim for it's
portion of the dispensary profits. The
last money received by the county
superintendent Of education from this
fund was paid last April, and that was
not payment toe that date. The dis
pensary was not closed in this county
until two months ago, so there is due
this county it's share Of the profits for
at least six or eight months Of the
current year. The county attorney
will take proper steps to have the
matter adjudicated in the courts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
THE STATE HOUSE JOB.
An Expert Architect From the North
Roasts the Work.

Columbia, November 25.-In the
State house suit today Architect w.
M. Aiken, brought here from the
North by the prosecution to examine
into the work of the architect and
contractors, was on the stand all this
morning, and he made a powerful
witness by his direct, incisive, ami
mated testimony. He went over both
the work and the plans and specifca-
tions in detail, and said that though
the latter were vague, still if they
had been followed the new work
would have been in keeping with the
old. and satisfaction would have re-
suited. He roasted the work general
ly. McCaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
Braastreea.s Trade Review. !

BraCStreetS Trace zftSFlcN.sssrS- - .
New York, November 24.-Brad-
streets tomorrow viii say: Mild open
weather favors in a high degree the
unprecedented activity in all indus
trial lines but unfortunately affects
retail trade in wearing apparel and
retards collections, which also feel the
ADVERSE influences Of the country
wide freight congestion. Evidently, IN
an effort to avoid trouble from this
latter source holiday trade at whole
sale is active beyond all preceding
wears. In wholesale and jobbing lines
the backwardness Of retail trade is re-
aected in slower record trade than
expected, but confidence in the gener-
al outlook is evidenced by the liberal
orders reported for spring goods. Per-
haps the most marked evidence OF
coincidence in the future is found in the
metal markets which display a
strength of demand and Of prices not
usual at this season. Railway earn
ings show further expansion, the gain
for the first half Of November being
about 9 per cent.
Business failures number 224 for
the week against 1872 in 1904.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
THE ENGRossING DEPARTMENT
Attorney General VIII Appoint all OF
the Clerks himself This Year.

Columbia, November 23.-There
has been more or less complaint from
year to year that the engrossing de-
partment has not been performing
properly the work of that end Of the
legislative machinery and that the
clerks have been having too little To
do at times and too much at other
times. From g, statement sent out
from the Office Of the attorney general
Yesterday. it appears that that Of
zee viii hereafter assume the respon-
sipility for the appointment of all the
clerks in the engrossing department
and that a kind of civil service exam
ination must be passed before the ap-
plicants will be eligible to appoint
ment-
The statement follows:
"All applicants must submit an
original composition of about 200
words, upon any subject they may
choose. in their own handwriting up
ON the legal cap paper herewith en-
closed. Such article is for the infor-
nation of this Office in considering the
qualification Of applicants.
1T is advisable to get the endorse
ment Of your county delegation to the
general assembly or. as many thereof
as possible. Give full name and ad-
dress
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29

sung. The laws of the most enlight-
ened nations and the Christian sys-
tenn Of morals rest upon the Jewish
code, which was promulgated more
than 700 years before the birth Of
Scion, and Moses wrote history nearly
nine hundred years before Herodotus,
the Father Of History was born
Baltimore Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
Total. ..13.ss4.o5s s,95s,13e

In the above estimate have based
my Calculations on the most reliable
Information, and while it will be
slightly under in several states it will
show at the end OF the season to be
not very far from right, and may
add that it VIII prove the maximum.
IN the Atlantic States it is slightly
under what the crop will be, but Tex
as, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana
will not make near the crop indicated
in this report, and all in all. it will
prove as indicated in my former esti-
mates, less than ten million bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
ATTACK ON ODESSA.
Mutinous Warships Sail From Sevas-
topol to Attack Black Sea
Metropolis.

Warsaw. Nov. 2S.-Advices receiv-
ed today from Sevastopol state that
the mutinous seanen who are in pos
session of TWO of the warships in the
port have weighed anchor and start.
ed for odessa.
The authorities at Odessa have re-
orders to prepare the coast
battery and be ready for action
against the mutineers in case it is
necessary to defend the city. The
are panic stricken and are
leaving the city in large numbers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
GLOOM IN UNION.
The Cotton Mill Failure Hit Local In
veStOrS a Hard Lick-EarmerS
Lose Cotton.

COIumD1a, NOV. Zl.-HerSOnS VINO
have visited Union Chose causally
manifesting a desire for information
merely for private consumption as
we'll as newspaper correspondents
who were. eagerly searching for
facts for publication) have been
struck by the extreme reticence Of
the people of Union regarding the sub
ject of Mr.. T. C. Duncan and his just
ly celebrated five million dollar cotton
mill failure. Union people shy off,
from the subject, as do the people of
Darlington when the matter Of Robert
Keith Dargan and his failure and sui
eide are mentioned in Darlington.
The people Of Union themselves have
been struck hard blow by this fail
ure. Although much Of the stock was
held by outside capitalists there is
large number of individual local hold
ings, some of them for large amounts.
The story is going the rounds that one
prominent Union man who lost over
$4,000 by the failure has had his
hair to turn snow white since the
crash, although this is man Of less
than forty years and owns early $780,
worth of property outside his cotton
mill interests He is altogether de-
serving man and capable business
man. In the case of prominent firm
which has been prosperous there has
been combined loss on the part Of
it's members Of nearly 100000. In
addition to these there have been in
dividual losses in Union of from one
to ten and twenty thousand. Mr.. Dun
can still has his strong personal friends
in Union. but their number has been
greatly diminished Of late.
This little instructive incident
comes to the knowledge Of your cor
respondent from a reliable source:
A few days ago Union county farm
er walked into his lawyers Office at
Union and related the sad information
that had just been impaired to him
that there was neither any cotton in
the warehouse nor its equivalent in
money at the mill Office for the 200
bales Of cotton he had stored in Mr..
Duncan's warehouse, and that he
would have to bid the price and value
Of the product of his toll an affection
ate farewell. The cotton market was on
the rise at that time and he wanted
to sell, and he wanted the lawyer to
make the mill authorities come
across at once
The lawyer smiled a sad and bitter
smile and said:
''You had as we'll take steps to for
get that 200 bales of cotton, as many
others similarly situated are doing. I
invested 100000 in those enterprises
Take my certificates of stock and car
ry them down there to those mill Of
fcers and tell them they can have
them if they will take Tom Duncan
out and hang. I mean it, cousin Of
min though ne is
The farmer wended his way back
home, but thoughts have not been re-
corded either in dashes and exclama-
ton marks or otherwise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
DEPARTMENT DAILY PAPER.
Keep Commission Will Recommend
Publication of an Official Daily
Gazette.

Washington, November 25.-The
Keep commission, appointed to in
quire into the business methods of the
various departments, is considering
the advisability of recommending to
the president the ablishment of an
official daily gazette. The daily pa
per would contain all orders of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29

London, Nov. 2S.-A dispatch to a
news agency from st. Petersburg says
that the entire Russian fleet is now
in command of q revolutionary ad-
miral and that the warships are
threatening to shell the town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29

Manchester, England, November 25.
An earthquake shock was felt here
last night The shock awakened
sleepers and knocked over chimneys
on many houses
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-29
An Estimate From Sumter.
Sumter, S. c., November IS, 1905.

sumter, 5. G, NOVemOer 70, I5Vo.
Editor The Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin
AS it may be of some interest to
your readers to more fully acquaint
themselves with the cotton situation,
I give you the benefit of my reports on
the cotton, AMI that they may more
fully appreciate the value of the same
give you my estimate for the pres
ent year, and also my estimate made
on December l, 1904:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16

is advertised TO act upon the food alone,
and hence can give no more than temp
orary relief. Mi-O-na is certain
cures in all cases of stomach troubles,
excepting cancer, because 1t enables
the stomach and digestive organs to
act i'm the way Nature intended they
should. Drugs cannot digest the food;
they simply decompose it.
II you suffer with distress after eat
Ing, pains in the head, chest, sides and
back, belching of gases and undigested
food bad taste in the mouth, dizziness,
or vertigo heartburn, variable appetite.
sick headaches, spots before the eyes,
and have general feeling of despond-
ency, weakness, and debility you should
at once strengthen the stomach and d.
Eestive system by the use OF Mi-o-na.
There is no liquid, no alcohol no
spoonful doses with Mi-o-na. Just one
simple tablet out of a fifty cent box
before eating, and your stomach will
soon become so strong and healthy
that you will be germ proof. Ask Nc
Bride and Will to show you the guar
antee under which they sell Mi-o-na;
costs nothing unless 1t cures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16
Grand Opening.

Saturday, March is of our new and
up-to- date store of strictly all new
buggies carriages, surries, traps and
driving wagons, with and without rub
Der tires. We carry only such lines
as are built by reliable factories; we
also have a fine line Of farm wagons
with wide and narrow tires. full line
of both single and double driving har-
ness heavy team harness, hand and
factory made, collars and sweat pads,
fly nets, leather and cotton, busters
and spring lap robes, whips and biz
Yard fronts and storm aprons, ma
chine oils and No. 1 grade of har-
ness oil at an unheard of price, bug
gy dressing, harness soap and polish,
sponges and chamois skins, binder
twine steel frame pittess scales.
We do not know whether you are in
need in of anything in or lines or
not, but we would be pleased to have
you call and inspect our goods. Our
sole ambition is to please each and
every customer. Our motto is good
goods at the very lowest prices. Come
in and inspect our goods and convince
yourself of their merits. No trouble
to show goods. L. S. Gantz, % North
Center street, new phone $40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16
Registration Proclamation.

To the legally qualified electors of
the city of Marshalltown, Iowa.
You are hereby notified that the
board of registration will be In session
at the following voting places in the
different wards on Thursday, March
16. and Friday, March II, for the reg
istration Of voters; on Saturday,
March % for the correction of the reg
istry lists, and on election day, March
81 for the registration of such voters
as were out of the city on all previous
days of registration.
The boards will be in session from
s o'clock in the forenoon until o'clock
at night
The places of holding elections are
as follows:
First ward-22S East Main street
Second ward--103 West Main street
Third ward-16 West Main street
Fourth ward Alert hosehouse,
South Third avenue.
Fifth ward--Bohemian hall.
All voters not registered In the city.
all who did not vote at the last gen
eral election, and all who have changed
their residence from the ward in which
they last voted will be compelled to
register before voting
All voters now in the second and
third wards, respectively, who did not
vote therein at the last general cleo
ton. must register in order to be en-
titled to vote.
You will take notices Of this proc
lamation and govern yourselves ac-
cordingly.
(Signed) l.. B. JONES,
Mayor.
Marshalltown, March 13, 1905.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. A. F. Nuese, of Pickering, was
in the city today.
Rev. w. j. Convery, of Eldora. was
in the city this morning, being on his
way to Nevada.
Mr.. Frank Brennecke left Wednes-
day evening for Charlton, where he will
remain for few days on business.
Mrs. Harriet Snow, Of Grinnell, arriv-
ed in the city this morningI to visit
for a few days with Mrs. w. J. Head.
Rev. +. M. Coleman, Of Toledo, was
Hampton, where he spent the day with
friends.
Mr.. c. S. Newcomer, of Eldora, was
in the city this morning on his way
to Des Moines, where he spent the day
on business.
Mr.. F. L. Meeker, who has been
spending two or three days on business
in Pocahontas county, arrived home
Wednesday night.
Mr.. John II. Sundell, of Mason City,
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing, and will be here until tomorrow,
when he will leave for Hot Springs,
Ark, for a few weeks stay.
Mrs. Lee Shanan, of Liscomb, spent
Wednesday in the city with her moth
er, Mrs. l.. Bliss. Mrs. Bliss accom-
panied her daughter home, and will
remain for visit Of a week or two.
Miss Rena Ostdiek of Ottumwa, who
has been in the city for a five weeks
visit with the family of her uncle, Mr..
H. j. Ostdiek, went to Oskaloosa We'd
nesday evening, where she will visit
for a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Charles Shurtz, before returning home.
Mrs. G. r. Goodnow and son, George,
of Waukeegan, ILL.,, arrived in the city
Wednesday evening, and will remain
for visit of week or ten days at
the home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Nichols, and with
Mrs. Goodnow's brother, DR.. H. H.
Nichols, and family.
Mrs. w. w. Shupp, of Kirksville, Mo-,
who has been in the city for weeks
visit with her niece, Mrs. j. A. Ertel,
203 South First street, left for her home
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Shupp
stopped here while on her way home
from Cherokee county, where she has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. William
Allen, living near Pierson.
Miss Olive Long, of Manning. ar
rived Wednesday evening, and will re-
main for a brief visit at the home of
her uncle, Mr.. c. E. Arney, Miss Long
will spend tomorrow in the city with
her uncle, Mr.. P. F. Arney, and Sat-
urday morning, in company with Miss
Lawton, of Manning, will leave for
Chicago. Miss Manning went to Union
Wednesday evening to visit until to-
morrow night at the M. Hire home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16
Rates.

To San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Boise City,
Spokane, Walla 'Walla, Ogden, Salt
Lake City, Butte and other points in
Montreal, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and
the Pacific Coast.
Via the Chicago, Union Pacific g.
Northwestern line, March / to May Is,
1906, inclusive. Daily and personally
conducted excursions in Pullman tour
list sleeping cars only 81 for double
berth from Chicago accommodating
two people,, thru to the Pacific Coast
without change Of cars. Choice of
routes. Excellent train service. Din
ing cars (meals a la carte). For tick
cts and full information apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern rail-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16
The Northwestern Line.

One of the most interesting series of
articles on the subject Of the great
railways of the country that has APP
peared recently, is that from the pen
of Frank H. spearman, recently pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post.
and since printed in book form by
Scribners. The chapter descriptive Of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
has been published by the passenger
department of that line in pamphlet
form for general distribution, and will
be sent to any address on receipt of &c
for postage.
w. B. KNISKERN,
p. T. M, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-16
PROTECT YOURSELF.
People With Weak stomachs Most
Liable to Catch Disese.

When the stomach and digestive
organs are weak, the food does not di-
gest and there is sour, Shiny fer
menting mass, making it an ideal spot
for the disease germs to multiply. The
only way to protect yourself against
disease germs is to strengthen the
stomach and digestive organs, and
Mi-o-na is the only agent. so far as is
known. that will accomplish this.
The ordinary medicine that is taken
for indigestion and stomach troubles