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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
GREAT GROWTH.

The total amount OF telephone line
Of the Sell system throughout the
United States, according to c.. J. Fl.
WOODBURY., averages three and twenty
nine hunGredths miles for each tele-
phone instrument, and, excluding the
long distance lines, 55 per cent of the
wire is underground. When person
calls another telephone, the average
line placed at his disposal is six and
fifty-eight hundredth miles. Truly, it
is cheaper to talk than to travel The
long distance wires interlace the
whole system into a unity from the
Atlantic to the western side of the
Mississippi Valley, where the short
gap of 40 miles which now exists will
be closed in the immediate future to
connect with the similar system Of
liaes binding together the various
cites of the Pacific slope.
This growth of the lines Of the sys-
tenn is the result of a purpose to ex-
tend the use of the telephone to every
town, no matter how small, through
out the United States; and in all of
the cities and towns to put tele-
phone, at the most reasonable rates,
within easy and immediate reach Of
every person whose income is suf-
ficient to permit him to ride on street
cars. The extent to which this policy
has been put into actual construction
is indicated by the. fact that, while
the last census gives a record Of
[1O.6O2 Incorporated cities, towns, vii
lagos and boroughs in the United
States, there is telephone communica-
ton to 26,12S different settlements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
Does This Apply to You?

Are you tired all over2 All run down?
How many thousands of people are in
this condition! Notsick enough to go to
bed. and so they just drag around as long
as they are able to be on their feet.
There's nothing particular the matter
with them. Nevertheless they have no
appetite. They grow paler and thinner
every day. The whole system IS IN very
bad condition. 1t is while in such a
state that people catch the most dreadful
diseases, because they are not strong
enough to resist the germs. II you have
the "checkered feeling described above,
the different medicine, Checkers, will
make you new all over. Sold by all
dealers at s1o0 per bottle, or write US
for free sample to-day, sure. Checkers
Medicine Co., Winston-Salem, n. Z
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
A Very Patient Waiter.


Bishop Ellison Capers, in an ad-
dress at Columbia, S. c., praised the
virtue Of patience.
eve may have industry he said,
"sobriety, ambition-all the virtues
that make for success; and yet with
out patience we will accomplish moth
ing.
ga young man was overheard on a
street corner the other night re-
preaching a young girl. That young
man was patient. He had so highly
developed this excellent quality that I
shall not be surprised some day to see
him a millionaire, college president,
or even a bishop.
tThe young man said, as the young
girl drew near him, on the corner:
What a time you have kept me
waiting
The girl tossed her head.
"It is only o'clock she said, and
I didn't promise to be here until quar-
ter of.
.eThe young man smiled calm, and
patient smile.
's.Ah, yes he said, but you have
mistaken the day. I have been wait
ing for you since last evening
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

these mountaineers a thoroughly
unique and original set Of traditions.
They believe in .'nants,' and GHOSTS"
and .'luck sperrits," and some Of their
queerest superstitions are connected
with ginseng.
They will solemnly aver that if this
root is pulled up in the evening, when
the new moon is shining, it will give
forth sort of moaning cry, and If
one looks closely he will discover
traces of blood in the earth from
which it has been torn. In this re-
spect sang lore is identical with the
legend of the mandrake Of Europe,
whose uncomfortable habit Of
"shrieking'' when it is torn from the
earth is attested to by some Of the
old poets of the Elizabethan period.
They believe too, that bad luck will
follow the one who gathers sang for
living, so that Notwithstanding the
high price paid for it, there are many
who cannot be tempted to NEEDLE
with the strange root Not all the
superstitions Of the mountains are
confined to this root. The mountain
eer plants, and sows and reaps in the
moon, which is supposed to exert an
influence over almost everything. If
you plant a patch of corn in the Eight
Of the moon it will grow much
higher than if a similar patch were
planted in the clark of the moon"
To plant sage will bring seven years
Of trouble, and many would not plant
cedar tree, for when it grows large
enough it will cast it's shadow over
your grave. Even for one adept in
folklore it would De a difficult matter
to trace the source from which these
superstitions and traditions originated,
but doubtless many Of them are de-
rived from Celtic ancestors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

Mr.. Ansel wants to let the coun-
ties run it. Not long ago it was an
nounced that Mr.. Ansel was wholly on
the water wagon. He wants to limit
the option of the counties to prohibi-
ton or dispensary. Why he should
deny those who would allow the in
dividual to handle his own liquor and
keep the State and the public out of
it altogether, the right to exercise
their own free will we cannot see. We
think. however, that if Mr.. Ansel has
changed from the prohibition to mod
fled dispensary it means something
for the dispensary.-Florence Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
Like Finding Money.

.rind,ng health is like finding
money-so think those who are sick.
When you have a cough, cold, sore
throat or chest irritation, better act
promptly like W. c. Barber, OF San
dv Level, Va He says: II had a
terrible chest trouble, caused by
smoke and coal dust on my lungs;
but. after finding no relief in other
remedies. I was cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds Greatest sale of
any cough or lung medicine in the
world. At all druggists: SOC and
81; guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'sss:.,s s::ss se: g. ZzzzzzzM
Can You Eat?

81. B. Taylor, prominent mer-
chant of Chriesman, Tex, says: 81
could rot eat because Of a weak
stomach. I lost all strength and ran
down in weight. All that money
could do was done, but ali hope Of
recovery vanished. Hearing Of some
wonderful cures effected by use of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, concluded
to try it. The first bottle benefited
me. and after taking four bottles, l
am fully restored to my usual
strength, weight and health koool
Dvs,,er sia Cure digests what you
eat and cures Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
THREE JURORS CURED
OF Cholera Morbus With One Small
Bottle of Chamberlain'S Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.

CteOIcra dIlQ OIdTrIlOttl IsChlCu9.
*Mr. G. w. Fowler, Of Hightower,
Ala, relates an experience he had
while serving on petit jury in
murder case at Edwardsville, county
seat of Clebourne county, Ala. He
says: "While there I ate some fresh
meat and it gave me cholera NOR
bus in a very severe form. I was
never more sick in my life and sent
to the drug store for a certain chol-
era mixture, but the druggist sent
me a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
stead, saying that he had what I sent
for, but that this medicine was so
much better he would rather send it
to me in the fix was in. I took one
dose of it and was better in five min
utes. The second dose cured me en-
tirely. Two fellow-jurors were
afflicted in the same manner and one
small bottle cured the three Of US.
For sale by all druggists.
Cured Of Lame Back After Fifteen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
Got Off Cheap.

*He may we'll think he has got
off cheap who, after having con-
tracted constipation or Indigestion,
is still able to perfectly restore his
health. Nothing will do this but
Dr.. Kings New Life Pills. A quick.
nleasant and certain cure for head
ache, constipation, etc. Csc. at all
druggists, guaranteed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
NIAGARA.
(For The Daily Item.)

(For The Daily Item.)
Ay, turn those foaming floods away
Far from their well-known bed,
Nor ever let its crown of spray
Be seen above that head.
In ages past. ere human eye
Beheld it meath these airs
It echoed from the boundless sky
The music Of the spheres.
Ay, let them go! let nothing stay,
Save just one tinkling fall
To show the grandeur Of that day
When gold was not our all.
Though many heart has leaped to
That solemn roaring voice,
No more those floods shall dance in
Or in that leap rejoice.
And shall the dreary moon sometime
Where bright Niagara's stream
Once thundered in voice sublime,
On desert headlands CLEAN?
What though those rocky heights
shall be
The lizards lonely haunt?
It matters not-the world shall see
'Tis only gold we want.
Oh! is there none to stay the hand,
That makes our conscience bleed?
Must those barred rocks forever stand
A monument to greed?
Or shall we idly stand and see
These ravages take place,
And let it Of it's grandeur be
A dumb, forgotten trace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
Best for Children.

*Mothers, be careful OF the health
of your children. Look out for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough. Stop them in time-One
Minute Cough Cure is the best rem
edy. Harmless and pleasant. Con-
tains no opiates Sold by all drug
gists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

S. M. Wolfe, Of Anderson, has been
elected superintendent of the Pickens
graded schools to succeed W. E..
Dendy. who resigned to accept the
presidency of Douglasville Col
lege, near Atlanta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
Losses of the War.

Losses of the War.
Days Of the war 5se
Russian casualties. S.. 10000
Jananese casualties -. 100000
Cost to Japan. .........s1,125, 100000
Cost to Russia ........ 1,50o,OOO,o0o
Russian war loans -. $4,000, 900
Japan war loans ...... 65s,000,000
Russian naval loss. 49,. 100000
1apan's naval loss..... 10000, ,ooG
Russian ships lost 64
Jap ships lost $500. D
Jap land victories -. 10
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

In the court of common pleas,
Charleston, Elizabeth Lyon, the ad-
ministratrix of the estate of Joseph
Lyon, filed a suit for thirty thous-
and dollars against the South
ern Railway. Lyon was killed by a
switch engine in the Charleston yards
last May, and the suit is brought al
leging the negligence of the road as
the cause of the mans death. This is
the second large suit recently brought
against the Southern Railway for acci-
dents in the yard, the first having
been entered by Engineer Churchill
recently for $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
KID WILEY"
WILL COME
TO BE TRIED FOR GRAND LARCENY
AND WILL NOT FOR
FEIT BOND.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va. Marcn IL
the once famous and well known kid
Wiley. formerly of clarksburg. but now
of this city, will leave here tas six.
teentl OF tais montn for ClarIsburg
where ne win be tried on tine charge Of
grand larceny.
1t will b. remembered that Wiley is
the individual VINO attracted so much
attention several months ago in tnb,
city waen mis- wife. now residing in
Clarksburg. came here and, through van
ious methods. attempted to persuad,
her husband to return home with ler.
At That time Wiley mad become in.
innate vita a sporting woman of this
city who has gone on mis- bond wnFn
arrested for theft in Clarksburg.
The affair caused much talk about mere
and in clarksburg and many were un.
der the impression that Wiley would
jump his bond and skip tae country.
This, however, did not prove the case
and he win be on hani at the trial on
the seventeenth Of tais month.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
TO RFLIEVE
CONGESTION
OF TRAFFIC ON WEST PIKE STREET
IS OBJECT OF PETITION
TO COUNCIL.

The property owners along West Pike
between Third and Fourth streets, and
taose on Hewes street between the two
streets. are signing petition to be
presented 10 the council asking that
Hewes street BE- paved between Third
and Fourth streets. This action is be-
ing taken in order that taere may be
relief as TO the digestion of traffic on
West Pike street at the Waldo MOTEL
corner. That part OF the city is 80
crowded nearly all The time vita street
ears, wagons and PEDESTRIANS that it is
almost impossible to get along and
great danger is imminent. With Hewes
street paved a the petition will suggest
to tne council traffic to ana from tne
depot will largely pass over taat street
ana the congestion on West Pike VIII
BE- relieved. 1t is sucn sensible thing
to do that il seems superfiuous and an
entire waste Of words TO emphasize to
the council taat suca action should BE-
takan and Immediately.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
BASKET BALL AND
GYMNASTIc EXHIBITION

This evening at o'clock at the Y.
N. c. 4. in the physical department,
will BE- ned class gymnastic exnibi.
tion by tae senior members. followed
by two fine games of basket ball BE-.
tween the business men and Bioad,lus
and the Higa Scnool vs.. young man.
These events are awakening much inter.
est among tne members Of tae gym and
their friends. Last Saturday evening
fully one hundred and twenty five peo.
pie were present ana fully enjoyed tae
sport. TIE people Of Clurksburg, are
beginning to understand opd appreciate
the Y. NJ. C. A. in their city. taat il Is
4 place for young and old alike. To.
night small admission fea OF ten
cents will be charged. All are invited.
\ good time is promised all.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
SMALL BLAZE
OCCURRED AT THE HEADQUARTERS
OF THE SALVATION
ARMY CORPS.


the Salvation army Is warm affair
at times. when ii gets down 10 Dusincs..
but was inst little warmer Friday
evening than the army itself liked
About $3.50 o'clock fir was discovcrea
in its nall opposite tae post Office ant
there was considerable commotion for
short while
the fire department was notified, but
in responding the driver encountered
street ear at tae corner of Pike and
Fourth streets. The team was going at
sucn great speed that i was impos-ibls
to caeck it and with great presence OF
mind. John Gill, wac was driving guia.
d the horses across the street and man
aged to turn them westward to avoil
a collision with tae car The turn was
not sufficient to escape accident. ans
seeing tnat there was danger NJ clayerly
guided them so That the tongue of the
wagon struck street pole. The poll
Of tn, wagon was broken in going
against the street pole but men. wagon
and horses were saved.
Then men voluntarily dragged hose
from tine wagon to tae scene OF tae firc
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
MRS. BURDIcK
GONE TO REWARD
DECEASED WAS SISTER OF PRES
TON F. RANDOLPH, OF SALEM,
THIS COUNTY.

Word is received mere Of the death Of
Mrs Esta,r r. Burdiel<. in Hebron, Pa.
several days ago. Tne deceased was II
years OF ag.
Mrs. Burdick was tne sister Of Jue.
son and Preston f. Randolph of Salem.
Forty-nine years ago she with ,ier
br"tners, left their home on Greenbrier
run and went to Alfred. \. Y. TO attend
.cnool. She wa, married there. but
visited ner nativ, state several times.
and attended conference al salem a
y'ar ago last August. wnen visited nv
her brother, Preston. last S-ptsmbar
She was tcnslerly caring for an invalid
husband. When she bNcame sick. two
separate councils Of physicians we're
called. and cacn pronounced it an incur.
able case Of hardening OF the liver sne
fingered several weeks In great suffer.
ing. wnica she tried to keep others from
knowing.
Her son. Rev. w. L. Burdick. was a
former pastor of the Lost Creek ehurcr
in this county.
President Boota c. Davis. Of Alfred
University. preached the funeral SCI
mon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
IMPORTANT CASE ARGUED
IN THE SUPREME COURT

CHARLESTON. W. Va, March IL
The following Harrison county cases
were argued by counsel and submitted
for decision in the supreme court:
Griffin vs. Fairmont Coal Company,
from Harrison county; argued by eoun.
sci anil submitted for decision. This is
one fine most important cases triee
thi. term. Some years ago Griffin sold
to Hon. johnson n Camden. of Parkers-
burg, the coal underlying a tract Of sev
eral acrss of land in Harrison county.
\ clause in the deed gave tne purchaser
the right to mine the coal and to make
such openings for tais purpose as were
necessary. Mr.. Camden afterwards soll
the mineral right to the Fairmont Coal
Company. TIL company made several
openings and took our every Dusad OF
coal underlying GTiiIic'. land. As soon
= tne coal wa removed the ;and sans;
down in many places, leaving in some
places great wide creyic,- which alnos.
rendered tae surface totally unfit fo-
~. Griffin tnan entered suit against
the company for damages and tha plea
tnlt enough coal should nave been left
10 suppvt th, ,urtac, Of the land.
George q NlcKialey ys. Peter Lynch,
IRON IIari.on county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
CONVENTION
FOR THE STATE WILL BE HELD IN
wHEELING-GooD PROGRAM
HAS BEEN ARRANGED.

Tae Annual convention of the West
Virginia Sunday School Association win
be held at Wheeling on April IS. 10 anc
20.
Teh outlook for good State conven,
tion is unusually bright. In fact it was
never better. Several things combine to
make it crowning year and an epocn
in our Sunday scnool history. First.
the Wheeling people are deeply interest
ed in it, coming and are planning the
most hearty Of welcomes. Taey have
most generously offered to entertain $50
delegates. In the next place there will
be program that is rich in Thought and
superior in talent, and If tasre is need
of any other reason it is mentioned tnat
it is passing the quarter century mile
post and tnat alone is an event Of the
greatest interest. twenty-five years
has it been organized and this will be
tne twenty third convention, only two
being missed in all this time. In tae
nineteen years since it assembled in
Wheeling it has grown almost rapidly
as that city and it will be like old
friends meeting again with yieIng stories
of prosperity to relate.
The large Fourth Street N. f. caurcn
ms been selected as the convention
cnurca But it is foregone conclusion
that il will not accommodate the pto.
pie VINO will attend so they VIII use In
addition the First Presbyterian caurc.l
for night sessions AMI a program OF
equal merit has been provided. TIE
headquarters will be locaed in the
First Y. P. church close inand and all
the delegates will report there on their
arrival ntne city. You will fad the
Bureau of Information, telephones to all
parts OF tn. city, tne convention post.
Office and many convenienees. Have
your mail directed "In care of Conven.
tion Postoflice'
The program will have many notice
able features that will commend it 10
'll wno are in any way connected with
Sunday schools.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11

ENJOY YMENT
WAS EXPERIENCED BY GUESTS AT
FLINcH PARTY GIVEN BY MR..
AND MRS. S. F. REED.

Tine nospitable nome OF Ex-senator
and Mrs. Stuart +. Reed, on Mulberry
street, was the scene of Ihigaly enjoy
able social event Friday evening wnen
number of their friends were enter
tanned in most charming and gracious
manner at a finch party. There were
about sixty guests present and every
one was made blitae ami nappy by the
cordial reception and generous nospita;-
ity rendered.
Ten games of flincn We're played and
then delicious refreshments were servec
which were heartily partaken of on ac-
count of their extraordinary delectable
quality. Tne ladies first prize was
awarded to Mrs. Harvey f. Smith Tor
tne aignest number of progressions; the
gantlcman's first prize to Mr. ,Artaur
Parsons The ladies consolation prize
was given to Miss May Haynes and the
gentleman's to William L. Geppert.
The artistic hand painted tally cards
constituted a pleasing feature of tne
game. the scoring sheet was in iae
snapa q a stocking anl the tally was
kept BY putting aples in the stocking.
each hole designating, OF course. one
progression.
The guests were treated TO vocal solo
with piano accompaniment by Miss
Alice Ridgclcy. Of Broadius Institute,
and it was 50 excellently rendered that
sne was forced to respond to an encore.
the evening was one OF unalloye;
pleasure and the guests snowered I'M
limited praise upon the most and hostess
when with regret they took their de-
parture for tneir MONIES.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
SOME OIL NOTES.

In tae Kincaeloc creek district. tni,
county. the Crude Oil Company has com.
pleted and snot its No. 3 on the L. {
5. Gail farm and mas a Is barrel pumper
in the fifth sand. The Greer Oil Com.
pany has completed it, No. on tae !.
Z. Robinson farm and aas 20 barys
producer. Tac Star Oil and Gas Com,
pany has completed its rest wen on tn
Joel Randolph farm ana will not nav,
better than barrel Prmper in th|
Gordon. At Salem. tne Industrial on
Company mas given its No. on the In
dustrial Home farm a shot and increas
Ell its production TO 40 barrels the frs
"a hours.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
GLASS FACTORY
FOR SALEM
is ASSURED IF SALEM PEOPLE Ac-
CEPT PROPOSITION MADE
BY INDIANIANS.

J. II. cleland, OF Mnney, Ind, and H.
w. Weld. of Chieago. Ill. two practical
glass men. were in Salem tais week look
ing the situation over with ayiew of
enlarging the chimney plant taere ami
converting it into window glass fac
tory. Their proposition was to fun
nisn twenty thousand dollars in stock
if the people of Salem would give free
site and take twenty thousand dollar,
in stock.
Tie size of the plant WIN be "a
blower tank, AMI win require l25 men
to run it. 1t will bring about 500 psc-
pie TO the town and would require at
least nundred new houses 70 shelter
them. The pay roll would amount to
abou $4,000 per month for nine months
in the year. The plant would consume
about l5,OOO0Oo feet of gas per month.
Cheap gas is the inducement for them
to locate there. A large numbT of the
business men OF Salem met the tws
gentlemen at the train and showed taem
the situation and heard their propoy.-
tions and the deal is now under consid
Grafton and investigation. They hav-
from other towns under
adyisement also and it depends on
waere they can get tine cheapest gas and
the best situation as to which town
viii land this industry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-11
READING
EXCELLENT
AT BAPTIST CHURCH MISS KETcH.
UNI PROVED HERSELF FINE
ELocUTIoNIST.

y gratifying audience from point OF
numbers and degree Of appreciation
greet,d Mis-. Florence Louise Ketchum
from me ltnica Conservatory of Musi,
At tne First Baptist caurch Friday night
and tine entertainment was highly sue
ces.ful in every detail. II was most
excellent opportunity for the lovers o
the art Of expression to hear on, wnc
nas mastered her art and delights AM
instruct, ar audience.
Mis-, ketcnum Is dramatic reader o.
foremost attainment and as an elocu
Zionist displayed exceptional power. an
voice culture. She entertained he
audieuc' for more than an hour and kept
ner auditors in closest sympathy an,
rnrap.ured appreciation the entire timc
Her readings were wide in scope. rang
ing from deep classic tragedies to light
est cum dies She was perfectly fami
liar with every succeeding role and as
snmcd taem all with the grace and pre-
cision Of a master artist.
The happy impression she mad. upor
her auditors resulted in many encore'
anil AZ the close the aulipnce felt con
strained to insist that the remainder o
tba earlier part Of the night b2 continu
ed in iae same entertaining manner.