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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
Terrific Race With Death.

"Death was fast approaching" writes
Ralph F. Fernandez. of Tampa, Fla, de
scribing his fearful race with death, "as q
result of liver trouble and heart disease,
which had robbed me of sleep and of all
interest in life. had tried many different
doctors and several medicines. but got no
benefit. until began to use Electric Bit.
iers. So wonderful was their effect, that in
three days I felt like new man, and today
am cured of all my troubles" Guaranteed
at j. F. W. DeLcrme's drug store; price
SOC.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
Magnolia has about organ
ized her baseball team. Sumter
has not organized yet.
How to Ward Off Old Age.

TIE most successful way Of warding on
<s,a snproach of old age is to maintain q
vigorous digestion. This can be done by
snSiar only food suited to your age and
oecu5asion. and when any disorder OF the
s4onach appears take doee OF Chamber
1.;r,a S,omach snd Liver Tablets to cor
rect Il. II you have weak stomach or are
troubled with indigestion, you will una
these Tablets TO be just what yon need.
For sale By ali druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
the Very Best.

81 have been using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and want to say it ia the best
cough medicine / have ever taken," says
Geo. L. Chubb, a merchant of Harlan,
Mich There is no question about its being
the best, as it will cure cough or cold in
less time than any other treatment. 1t
should always be kept in the buse ready
for instant use. for cold caS be cured m
much less time when promptly treated.
Fo. sale By all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24

Blackberries are getting ripe
and soon the old familiar cry
of "lady, does you want to buy
any cullud berries" will be
heard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24

Great Britain is wise enough to
profit by a colossal American mis-
take. The new Transvaal constitu-
ton excludes the negro from the
right Of suffrage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
the DEAL CLOSED
names Of Those Who are Interest.
ed il the Purchase of Court
House Square.
From The Daily Item, May -.
The sale of the Court House

From The Daily Item, May 10.
The sale Of the Court House
Square was consu1nmated today
and the contracts signed. Mt. &.
B. Belser, who has handled the
deal, states that the followiug
persons are interested in the
purchase:
r. B. Relser, attorney, so
feet; Farmers Bank and Trust
Company, SO feet, including the
court house; Z. 3. DuRant, 80
feet; A. G. DuRant, 20 feet;
John NE Knight, 25 feet; ". b.
Burns, Z. w. Lee, trustee, Geo.
Il Epperson, Z. w Jenkins, w.
b. Boyle, K. Coyner, W. A.
Brown, 3. 6. Haynsworth, 25
feet
The county commissioners
viii ratiiffy the contracts and the
deal IS completed insofar as pos
siIble until the legislature meets
and passes an act authorizing
The sale and transfer of the
property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
Cleared for Action.

When the body is cleared for action, by
DE-. Xlng's New Life pills, you can tell 1t
by the bloom of health on the cheeks; the
ri9hfness Of the eyes; the irmness of the
fash and mu-clea; the buoyancy of the
srind. Try them. At j. F. ". DeLorme's
arao store. 25c cents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24

Lancaster. May le.-Tbe two-year-
old son of James Stagner, OF this
place, choked to death this afternoon
from an English pea lodging in his
throat. The ch Id died at the depot.
where his father was waiting on the
train to take it to Rock Hill to have
the obstruction removed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
SUMTER ELECTRIC LINE.
Some Facts and Figures Concerning
Sumter's Street Railway.


Sumter.s Street Railway.
On the eleventh day of December,
1904, the city of Sumter, S. c., grant
ed to. J. L. Alnutt Of the city of Sum-
| ter, S. c., a franchise to construct
and operate an Electric Lighting and
Power Plant and Electric Railway
|,upon all the streets and avenues of
|the city of Sumter, S. c., for fifty
years.
The entire plant and all property
belonging to it, to be exempted from
all taxation for FIVE years after it is
in operation.
The said J. L. Alnutt and his as
sociates have formed themselves IN
to a corporation under the laws OF
the state of Delaware, to be known
as the Sumter Electric Lighting and
Railroad Co., with capital stock OF
one hundred thousand dollars, divid-
ed into one thousand shares OF one
hundred dollars, each Of which IS to
be. common stock and non-assessable.
The corporation viii also issue one
hundred thousand dollars in thirty
year coupon bonds Of one thousand
dollars each bearing six per cent in
terest. payable semi-annually at the
Office of the trustee for the bond
holders.
The principal and interest to be
paid ip gold COIN of the United States
of America.
The interest and principal will be
secured by first mortgage on the
entire plant and property belonging
to the corporation.
The corporation offers for sale
forty thousand dollars of these bonds
at par value with a bonus Of five
shares of the stock with each bond.
Subscription for this amount OF
these bonds will be received at the
following banks in the state of South
Carolina:
The First National Bank, Sumter,
IS. C. !.
The Farmers Bank & Trust Cos
Sumter, S. G.
The Bank of Sumter, Sumter, S. c.
The Sumter Savings Bank, Sumter
is. c.
The corporation herewith submits
to the public special report on the
proposed plant to be constructed.
Special report as follows:
After examining all the conditions
of the city of Sumter, S. c., for the
construction and operating an cleo
tric lighting plant and railroad, we
beg to report as follows:
That moderN electric lighting
plant and railroad in the city Of Sum
ter, S. c., operated on modern and
business principles will pay the hold
serss Of the capital stock a fair divi-
dend from the first years operation,
and with the progressiveness that is
noticeable in all the city, and pros
pect of rapid increase in population
the plant will pay large dividends in
Ethe near future and the franchise be-
come very valua BILE to the owners of
the stock
We estimate the income from the
first years operation as follows:
From incandescent lighting $4,000
From arc lighting 4.S0o
From railroad $1,000
Estimated receipts and elec-
tricians' work $500
$780,
Int. on bonds q 6 per cent 5000
Insurance and operating ex-
penses including repairs
and depreciation $4,000
Reserve for sinking fund 5000
$4,000
Profits $4,000
Ten per cent on stock for
dividends 10000
Net balance in treasury $ $500
The stocks and bonds will be deliv-
cred at the several banks in the. state
where subscriptions may be made, on
the first day Of August, 1905.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24

The stocks and bonds will be deliv-
cred at the several banks in the. state
where subscriptions may be made, on
1.-The first day Of August, 1905.
J. L. ALNUTT, Pres.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-24
How to Find Out.

You can easily determine if your kidneys are
out of order by setting aside for ~ hours a
bottle of the urine passed upon arising. II
upon examination it is cloudy or milky or has
brick-dust sediment or small particles float
about in it, your kidneys are diseased, and
FOLEYS KIDNEY CURE should be taken
at once.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
WEALTH AT SEAS BOTTOM.
Untold Treasure Of Pure Manganese
les Under the Pacific Ocean.

Untold treasure or FuFe manganese
Lies Under the Pacific ocean.
In spite Of the enormous inroads
made on this earth's great store Of
wealth, diamonds, sold, oil, gas, coal.
iron and other materials, recent in
yestigations have brought TO light the
interesting fact that treasure fields
containing fabulous wealth still re
main intact.
investigations have proved, for in
stance. that huge areas of the floor OF
the Pacific are strewn thick with i'm
mense deposits of nodules of pure
manganese. Invent a practical and
economical method of recovering it
and the individual who does so will
at once become rich beyond the
dreams of avarice
The most crying iced to-day is q
substitute for Para rubber II is Ger
tain to be discovered sooner or later.
CO luloid and oxidiZed iinseed oil are
useful for some purposes for which
rubber is used, but for cycle and auto
mobile tires real rubber is the only
material with the necessary elasticity
The inventor of a substitute would
soon become a multimillionaire.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Human Hair Industry.

The human hair industry is a very
active one in France. the departments
most frequently visited by the hair
merchants being those of Correze,
Grouse. Allier, Cher, Dordogne and
Haute Vienne The average price
given for full. long head of hair is
from shillings to % shilings for
the very best quality and color.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
strictly Genuine.

Most of the patent medicine testi-
monials are probably genuine. The
following notice recently appeared in
the Atchison, Kan Globe: :" Joe Tack
a well known engineer, running on the
Missouri Pacific between Wichita and
Kiowa, lately appeared in big one,
with picture and when he was in this
Office today, we asked him about it. lie
says he had terrific pains in his stom-
ach, and thought he had cancer. His
druggist recommended it TO others who
were also cuaed." Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat and cures all
stomach troubles. Just as surely rs
the sun shines your stomach can be
brought back to its originally pure con
dition and life sweetened by this last
ing and truly the greatest digestant
known. Sold by W. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Interesting Items
Twenty-Five Years Old y Clipped
From The Bedding Home News

5000 cords of wood are now piled in
the saw mill wood yard.
jay b. MIllard has purchased the
house and lot formerly owned and oc-
cupied by j. f. Huchins. IL will now
he repaired and occupied as a jays
nest.
Alexander Cooper, the temperance
lecturer, was in town Monday night.
He went to Ionia Tuesday morning to
attend the temperance convention held
at that place.
5. l.. Gage has set out over one hum
dred fruit trees upon his premises in
the south east part of the village, May
he enjoy the fruit of his labor in the
years to come.
#. w. King has commenced work on
his new house, 1t is designed to be a
fine residence, and will be an orna-
ment TO our village. In fact, il is TO
be occupied by the King himself
Wheat SLO3.
Henry Dibble was made glad May l.
It's boy and weighs just IL pounds.
DIR. A. Ford, formerly of Vergennes,
took the cars yesterday for his new
home in Iowa.
On Tuesday night, April 27, some un-
known person entered the wood shed { (
Jas. Cramer, just east of Bedding, and
took nice rolls of butter, which had
been left sitting on barrel. covered
with tin milk pan. The thief left
the plate and pan.
Messrs. Sheldon and Charles Ashley
have returned from Dakota.
Rev. Mr.. Goss, the aged minister of
Steele's Corners departed this life Apr.
30th. Funeral last Sunday. 1t is said
his age numbered IS years
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

Although minerals are not credited
with principles of growth and living.
yet they do possess most interesting
structural. physical and chemical
properties. II crystal be broken or
mutilated In any way whatever. II pos
sesses the power OF repairing its In
Juries during subsequent growth,
This capacity for healing as well as
enlargement has been pointed out by
many scientific authors. and is be-
yond the power possessed by plants.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

Not all of the old growth pines have
disappeared from the Pine Tree State.
but the survivors are disappearing.
Several of them went in North Water
ford the other day, when Elton York
cut three immense pines in the pas
ture and hauled them to the mill to
be made into box boards. The largest
was four feet in diameter and showed
$50 annual rings. So passes the glory
OF the forest to be made into soap
boxes Norway (Me.) Advertiser.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Normal Death Without Pain.

Normal death, II the phrase be per-
mitted. is a painless occurrence, us
ually preceded by gradual loss of con-
seriousness entailing no more suffer
ing than going to sleep. 1t is not
merely that the pain of death is
trifiing as compared with the physical
pain Of scald; 1t is nonresident
DR.. Saleeby, in the Academy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
CTATE On MICHIGAN.

CTATE OF MICHIGAN,
- COUNTY or IONA, SIS. Probate Court
for said County.
Estate OF Thomas Cannon, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Judge of Probate of said County. Com
missioners on claims in the matter of said
estate and four months from the 10Th day of
May. A. d. 1908, having been allowed by
said Judge of Probate TO all persons holding
claims against said estate. in which TO pre-
sent their claims to Us for examination and
adjustment;
Notice Is hereby given that we will meet
on Thursday the % day of May, a. ID. 1908.
and on Monday. the % day of September. A.
ID. 1905, at O'Clock u. NJ. OF each day, at
Bedding Savings Bank in the City of Bedding,
i'm said County, TO receive and determine
such claims
Dated April goth, A. ID, 1905;
w. II. TEBBEL.
II. j. LEONARD.
Commissioners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Giant Electric Slun.

The largest electric sign in the
world Is on the North river in New
York harbcr, the individual letters be-
ing sixty-eight feet high. yet its opera
ton for five hours a dey only costs
So for power. The lamps of which
it is composed are of four candle
power.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Rnnkmark EASY 70 Make.

For an easy to make bookmark take
square envelope of rather heavy.
pretty paper. Clip of the corners and
you have four little caps, any one
ready to slip over the corner of
page to mark stopping place, They
can be painted with little flower de-
signs If wanted or the edges touched
off irregularly with gold or silver
paint.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Left-Handed Shotgun.

A shotgun Gently manufactured by
Connectic firm was special or
der for man who uses his left eye
to aim with, the right eye being sight
less. The stock and lower frame of
the gun were twisted SO that he may
shoot without discomfort. The gun
is the third made for this man In
the last twenty-five years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
New South Wales OpaIs.

The finest opal known in Australia
is obtained at White Cliffs, near VIII
GAMMA, in the colony of New South
Wales, where about 900 miners are In
constant work. The best quality of
these stones realizes occasionally az
much as $3.50 an ounce. Up to the
end OF 1904 100000 worth OF opals
had been exported from New South
Wales alone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Thickness of Skin,

The skin OF the men and women
of some nations is much thicker than
that of others, particularly in hot
countries. The Central African negro
has skin about half as thick again
as that of European. That of ne
gro is thickest over the head and
back-evidently to form a protection
from the sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
First "Press AGENT"

Charles Gilfert, the first manager
of the old Bowery theater in New
York, 1869, is given the credit of
being the inventor of the press
agent" He first employed a person
to write up his shows and such men,
bers of the company as he wished to
keep the public interested In.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
In Defense Of Husbands.

Complaint is made Of the men be-
cause they do not take their wives
flowers as they did in their court
ing days. But every woman knows
that If her husband brought home a
costly boquet she would tell hir it
would have been more sensih'a TO
have brought home new te-. II or
a ham.-Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
prIv.,. and covernmen. Property.

Private and Government Property.
There is a difference between gov
eminent and public property. While
all property owned by nation or
municipality is government property.
still there Is part of that which Is
public property. as, for instance,
parks and libraries, which may be
used by the general public. Forts be-
longing to the army and ships to the
navy are government property, but
are not for the use OF the general
public.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Find skeleton of Murderer.

While excavating trench for
drainage in road at Eastbourne,
England, workmen came upon cof-
fin containing a skeleton, the skull of
which was separated from the other
bones and lying between the shout
ders. 1t proved to be the skeleton Of
wife murderer who was executed
240 years ago. The wife's body lies
in an adjacent church yard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Must Have Been a Bachelor.

A horrible cynic has invented the
following disgraceful paragraph: ut
is beautiful to behold at wedding
the sorrow-stricken air of the parent
as he gives the bride away when
we know that for the last ten years
he has been trying to get her off his
hands. London Tit-Bits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
To Fill Cracks.

To fill cracks in a floor. make
paste of one pound of -four, three
quarts Of water, and tablespoonful
of alum; mix thoroughly and boil.
Soak small pieces of newspaper in
this paste until the mixture is as
thick as putty, then force into the
cracks with knife, and it will harden
like papier mache.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
uevoutlx 70 De Wished.

Papa" said little Bobbie Whittier
ly, as he stepped on the wharf after
an unusually tempestuous voyage from
Liverpool. do you suppose the time
will ever come when they'll invent
seasi"kless ocean New
York TT )une.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Capt. Bill.

eff a man robs you of a dollar"
said Capt. Bill. you call him thief
and despise him ever after But If a
man steals a dollar from you and
dollar from me and dollar from ev-
cry man in the country we call him
Honorable and lick his boots. =
Newark News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Cure for lnsomnla.

One who suffered from insomnia
recommends bandaging the eyes with
a handkerchief when preparing to rest
for the night. The explanation of the
cure is that the bandage induces
sleep by driving the blood from the
eyes and relieving the strain of trying
to see in the dark.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Hot weather Pills.

Persons affected with Piles should be
careful at this season of the year. Hot
weather and bad drinking water con-
tribute to the conditions that make
Piles more painful and dangerous. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve stops the pain
draws out the soreness and cures. Get
the genuine, bearing the name of +. Z.
Dewitt a Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
snlces for RoyaI kltche n.

The finest spices in India, specially
prepared, are sent TO the royaI kitch-
EN- of the British court. Juices come
from Calcutta. while special factories
in Malta and in Ireland prepare pre-
served fish and sardines for the royal
household.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Researchers and Historians.

Those who search and search and
search are the ones who find the gold.
Later on the historian tells us where
the gold was. Good writer's of his
tory should help make better hunters
of precious metals.-Orvice Sisson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Ten a Penny.

Chinese newspapers, owing to the
cheap quality of paper used and to
the low price of labor both literary
and mechanical, are issued at an ex-
tremely small figure. The price OF
the ordinary Shanghai journal is four
cash, or about one-tenth of penny.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
The Finest Virtue.

The time to teach truthfulness Is
childhood. And the way to teach 1t
is never, never, never to make your
child for an instant afraid to tell the
truth about anything whatever-any
thing he does, anything he thinks
Saturday Evening Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Mix with the PeopIe.

A teacher says that she has OBJ
served that in some school districts
the people take no interest in the
teacher beyond the work they exact
of her. It will generally be found that
the teacher is herself to blame, as she
does not mix with the people.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Value of Discrimination.

The most successful store in the
world might have to close its doors
in less than two years if all its en-
ployes and officials were replaced,
and each one wrongly placed. Would
you try to drive nails with diamond
scarfpin Earl M. Pratt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Gazes on Cattle While Dying.

The earl Of Southesk, who died re-
Gently, was very proud of pictur-
esque herd of Highland cattle he
owned When he was dying he was
carried, at his desire. in a couch, to a
window and the cattle were paraded
past it, that he might see them once
more.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Russian Courtesy.

When a London magistrate dis
charged a Russian who had been &C
cused of some petty offense, the Rus
sian Frustrated himself and kissed the
floor three times. Then he arose
bowed to the court and departed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Fontainebleau Silver Sand.

The Fontainebleau silver sand gets
its name from the district where
found, Fontainebleau, near Paris, and
from it's purity. which makes it suit
abr for the manufacture of the fin
est glass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
For Amateur pho,ooraphers.

The most valuable part of the cam
era is the lens. Unless good lens is
secured difficulties will present them.
selves at an early stage, and discour-
age the amateur.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
To Married Men.

The married man can get much
warmer welcome by taking home a
box of chocolates than he can by TAX
ing home a box of good cigars, and
the chocolates don't cost one-tenth as
much.-Somerville Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Inconsistent Man!

When a girl of 2, her father Is
pleased when she goes into his peck
cts when he comes home nights;
when she is 10, he is irritated, and
when she is 80 he gets mad.-Atcht
son Globe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Octave xxxIv.

Within my blood the sea
Keeps singing. day and night
Within the mind Of me
There Is a mountain height
Wherein my soul doth roam,
Outlookng for its ships
And for their thoughts of home,
To earth l press my lips
&C. @. b. in Chicago Record Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

Cleanse your system Of all impurities
this month. Now is the time to take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t
will keep you well all summer. 30
cents, Tea or Tablets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Truth, or Libel?

"If a woman was as careful in Sc
lecting husband to match her. dis
position as she is in selecting a dress
to match her complexion there would
be tower unhappy marriages in the
World"-Exchange
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Deep Man.

Sometimes" confded Mrs. Long
wed 10 her intimate friend. II think
my husband is the patientest, gen
tlest, best-natured soul that ever
lived, and sometimes l think it's
merely laziness that ails him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04
Criminal NeoIect,

It is criminal neglect morally for
parent MT to give his child fairly
good education. Without that the
ordinary child is at hopeless disad-
vantage in the latter day struggle for
success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04

Tho oyoball is white because the
bloc : vessels that feed its substance
are small that they do not admit
the red corpuscles.