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great deal of society. After all it Is
the conventional woman who is the
only one with whom ii is easy TO get
along. She may not be exciting but
she is satisfactory She does what
you expect her to 40. She recognizes
your rights, and insists on her own.
She knows what to see and when to
be blind. She never looks under the
crust to see the under-side of things,
and accepts your polite fibs in the
spirit i'll which they are offered. She
never makes YOU uncomfortable. She
never brings up unforbidden topics. f
you lived at the top of the tenement
house, and she went there 10 see you,
she would never complain of the steps,
but insist upon the magnifCence of the
view If you served her fricaseed cat,
she would eat it, and talk about the
ancient civilization of the Chinese.
1t takes great many things to
make this u comfortable world, and
chief among them is conventionality.
DOROTHY DIX
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$50; Chicago, Great Western, S,5o6.
St. Paul. 1000; Erie, 1920: L. & n.
900: Missouri Pacific, +, 400; Norfoit
q Western, $500; Pennsylvania, 50.
900: Reaii1g, 20,500: Rock island
23,70G; Southern Pacific, 12.f90'
Southern Railway. $500; do preferred
co. Union Pacific. 38,200: Amalga,
mated Copper, $4,000: American SUI
lr. $500; Brooklyn Transit. 6,l00;
tennessee Coal. 2,200; Z. 8. steel, So.
q O.: do preferred. 62,700.
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DR.. Picct Called to Texas.

Especial to News and Observer)
Littleton. ~ c.. Dec. 31.-Dr. L. J.
Picot left last night for Palestine
Texas, having been called there to see
his son, who is i'll with typhoid fever
in the Palestine Sanitarium
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New YORK, De-, B., ] p. m.-Money on call
nom, 49,, how -. ruling rate, last loan
49, closing ~, offered 2A@, time loans
steady, 60 days 8GL so days 3IL six
months 3A a y. prime nierc'tile paper 4dI1a,
sterling ezchangs, s~n1, with actual business
in bankers bills 81 S7.l0G4S7.l for demand,
and at 4S4 7oais4 GO for 90 day ILLS. posted
rates ass "a i.sS commercial bills 49, 4Gd s.
bar silver % a. Mbxican dollars IS.
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KNEES KNOCK AND
PRICES co DOWN
Fears of a Successful
Attack on Values.
STOCKS THROWN OVER
A Proclamation OF Dire Things 10 hap.
pen With the Ushering in Of The
New Year Caused the State
OF Affairs Describe
Above.
Above
(By The Associated Press.

New York. Dec. 31-The dry goods
market naturally shows. little itc,
practically no business being jo1C
The outlook for the new year, h3w-
ever. is IA rly encoura ging with
stocks depleted in second hands. The
sold-ahead condition of many IaG
makes the immediate prospect III !,
change unlikely.
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Grain and Provisions.

chicago. Dec. 31-Improved Mullins
demand was one of the factors IN ]
strogn wheat market today. Fina
quotations in May wheat showed q rel
cain Of 3-4G7-Sc. Corn is up Ia q
3-Sc. Oats and provision are pr7eti-
cally unchanged.
Opening. ftiyneSt I Lowest CIOgtng
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BaItimore. Dc 81 = A L. common I9lsG1
preferred, sS1sa3Sk
Bonds-4s,...I
A. Z. l.. common l255......p preferred =.
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Bninp. itignest. Lowest Clo NJ


alass iGSf s&s isossoS. sp% S%
SSaEers 2..o@,.se, wheat No spring ice I'D,
Nos ss9ii2. No. req. ll50Gs. corn Nc.
A. No. yellow Iiye. oats No2 @.9A
No. 2o white s 6S ss S1 ,a wh.te a,,
nair 10 cnoic, maltlpg Al als. fax seed No /
ils]z. No. northwestern ~, prime timo,f,y
seed 2.7s1@, ines mess pork per Dbl: u 0'@lsl !.
tiooset RAJ dry salted sholders (boxed)
d,o.K short clear sides (boxedl 662t9t -
whiskey basis OF high wines LA. clover COM
tract grade 1875.
New Ywss Provisions.
New YORK Dac. "a, -Four quiet, wIp'sr
do bakers. si.,0@. 40. straigbts 5lo@5.h5
Rye flour quiet, fair To good l.il9I. ,
choice TO fancy ..l5ab45O.
Buck wheat -four steady 200d2ij
Corn meal d. quiet, yellow western l4O@l4 /,
Eye yen nominal No wss, ,si 20;
Wheat eady, No. 3 red, ....., May lliss
Dec. -.
II "a - -"
Oats quiet. mixed s516aS6.. =. ;. Sept.
Beefssle.dy, famiiyll. 0Oel20O, packet l0.Ol
GiI.00, city extra india mess li.SO@l6.o0
Cut meats queifpic killed. bellies GO ~
ickIed shoulders IA, picked hams 10.
ara sleady r wesaen s1eame contsena
compound 5sz@5h.
Pork steady, family liO0@i4. 20, short clear
l3.76@al8 Is, mess l5.0D0l3.50
Tallow rrm, ts2 per pkg, 44@cOuntry
Rosin steady, strained common to good
Turpenilne quiet, o2Ll9o3.
Rice nrm, domestic fair To extra 27s@oH
Japan nom.
Molasses steady, New Orleans open kettle
Coffee spot Rio steady No.7 invoice Szs mild
nrrn, oordova l0@l3
sugar raw steady. fair renning leS, ceniriftl-
refined firm, co.ifectioner'S A, 90, mold A.
6i,. cut loaf ~, crushed ais. powdered $50,
graduated $40. cubes 600
Butter nrm. creamery common TO extrs.
i7127H. state dairy lo115, W stern factory II.
Eggs steady, state and Penn. nearby
fancy selected white 35@3s Southern 20e9',
Cheese frm state. full cream small col
ored fancy IL. small white fancv:.llA.
POTATOES steady. Long island l7o920O. state
and western l 3o@Sloo, Jersey Sweets 2,O0s3 20.
Peanuts, duict, fancy hand-picked 5019 o'ner
domestic 314aotz.
cabbage steady. fiat dutch per 100, 20.
Cotton seed oil Dlarkrt was easy.
3i5SSsz. of summer yellow nominal, prime
white 27a..., prime winter yellow ZIG.
Baltimore Provisions.
Baltimore, Dec. 81 Flour dull, wlnieI
patents 0. $50, spring patents oStgo 10, extra
i.s5.
Wheat quiet spot contract Nov. IL sll@ u
red western :. - Southern by sample 95@ f..
Corn frnl, spot, new oe54G16 new Southern
white corn 451a6Gg0La.
Oats firm, No. white 35H@.., No.
mixed 8 ~.
Rye dull. No. 9 western sax.
Butter drrn, fancy INIT ttion 20d2l do
creamery %, do ladle j7@is store iacked
I49l6.
Eggs firm, unchanged Is
Cheese firm. large and small 1902, me-
dunn l. 0l2H,
Irrco Arr ano lot al -
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Wilmington

Wilmington, DeS. 81 Turpenrne =. :, 1917
receipts 81 casksg ~
Rosln firin, 2.i0, Receipts l9a bills.
Tar tirm, LOO, receipts 81 bbIs.
Crude nrIn' z.5SND3,70, receipts IL bpls
Charleston, Dec. 81, Turpentine firm 4s%.
Quote A,B.C gs n aIi = -,
f $50 G. Ard H O., Te ia 81
NJ Ala, n As, We 4SI Il W 5e(I 0'i'
sa,vannah, Zee 3;;--Turpentine steady i9%
soG0elp.s oo., sales w. exports 20.
ports li0. 'i'o' Sa'os
Quote A, PC 255a- d 2575za... g
SO, n 4Vo' NJ ~, 40. We AS, WV 5I5.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-27
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
CONTROL IN MOSCOW.
Fighting, However, Continues and Rein
forcements Are Coming.
TROOPS GUILTY OF SAVAGE ToRTUREs.
Many Innocent Citizens Have Suffered
at the Hands of Insurrectionists.
Troops Riding Through City and
Firing On Least Provocation.

st. Petersburg, via Odessa, Decem-
ber 26.-The troops at Moscow have
secured partial control Of the city, but
fighting continues in many of the out
lying districts. The revolutionists
have sent urgent appeals to other
cities for assistance, and it is stated
that 10000 strikers from Suevo with
artillery from Lithuania are now
marching toward Moscow to assist the
insurrectionists. The government is
censoring all messages from Moscow,
so that it is impossible to learn the
true conditions existing there. Trav-
elers who left Moscow Sunday how
ever, say that though the strikers
were being beaten in street battles
shey were fighting with the utmost
courage, and had inflicted great losses
on the troops. The soldiers are re.
ported to have lost 500 men up to
Sunday. The troops have been rem
dered extremely savage on account Of
their losses. Their officers find it in.
possible to restrain the men from per-
rcirating the most savage tortures Oh
anyone falling into their hands. Pa
trolls Of troops are riding through the
city firing immediately if they see
even three OF tour people together on
the street.
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To Create High Schools.

Columbia, Dec. 20.-The Southern
Education Board has offered to sup
ply salary of $500 year to any
university in the South to engage a
man to push high school work in the
State
The offer has been accepted by the
University of Georgia, and if the uni
versity idea Of the trustees of South
Carolina College IS carried out it will
be made to this State.
The facts were learned this morning
from the State superintendent of edu-
cation, who is receiving letters regard
ing the meeting of the county and city
superintendents Of education to be
held here December 81 and 2S. From
letters received it is evident that there
will be a very large attendance, and
the speaker at the joint session will
be Professor Jos. S. Stewart who holds
the position in the University Of Geor-
gia mentioned above. Mr.. Stewart
will address the meeting on his work
in Georgia as outlined.
The meeting Of the county superin-
tendents will be held in the Senate
chamber at the Capitol, and the meet
ing of the city superintendents will be
held in the parlors Of the Jerome Ho-
tel. Among the prominent educators
from other states who will be pres
.ent, is Prof. Lawton B. Evans, Of Au-
gusta.
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RATES FOR CONVENTION.
The Railroads Have Announced Rate
One Fare for Round Trip to New
Orleans.

Z New Orleans, December 21.-Rail-
roads in the cotton belt Of the South
have announced a rate of one fare for
the round trip for the mass conven-
ton to be held in New Orleans jan
uary II, II and 13. This is the same
rate given last January the
farmers, merchants and bankers from
Virginia to Oklahoma to the number of
5000 met at New Orleans to organ
ize the association. The coming meet
ing is the first general convention to
have been held since the original meet
ing and indications point to even a
larger attendance. President Jordan
states that he would like to see 5000
delegates at New Orleans and in view
of the remarkable and enthusiastic
cooperation Of the cotton producers
during their eleven months Of organi-
zation, Mr.. Jordan'S estimate may not
fall much short of the desired num-
Der. The New Orleans meeting will
be held under the auspices Of the New
tOrleans Progressive Union and New
Orleans Cotton Exchange who are de-
fraying all expenses. Secretary Henry
Mayo of the New Orleans Progressive
Union announces that Odd Fellows
Hall has been selected as the meeting
place. This is one of the largest halls
in the city and is on Camp street fac
ing the square opposite the city hall,
just five blocks from Canal street, is
well heated and lighted and conven-
lent to the various exchanges, the ho-
tells and all street car lines.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
ltems of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

The Brice law election held in Sa-
luda county Tuesday resulted in a
large majority against the retention
of the dispensary.
waverly Fairman has been given
verdict of s1,25O against the Sea-
board Air Line by the Yorkville court.
He sued for $4,000.
Exports of cotton goods to China
have been as follows: For the ten
months ending October 10, 1904, So
657,7O7. For the ten months ending
October 81, 1905, s27,4O5,475. This
shows where the surplus cotton is go
ing and why cotton is high.
while out bird huting Saturday af-
ternoon, near Patrick, Chesterfield
county, Luke Poison accidentally shot
MS first cousin, Frank Poison, who
died from the effects Of the wound on
Sunday morning. The load of No. 4
birdshot struck young Poison in the
abdomen. The boys were about is
years old. The boys were about Is
a verdict of accidental killing.
Governor Hayward has received
from DR.. James Evans the annual re-
port of the state board Of health. DR.
Evans calls attention to a number OF
matters of various import and finally
recommends that a State health Office,
should be employed.
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COL. FULLER's REPORT.
The Condition of the State Militia
Commented On.

Columbia, December 21.-Co.. E.
Fuller, she United Sta:es army Of
fcer stationed here to report on the
condition Of the national guard Of this
STATE has submitted his annual re-
port to Governor Hayward. The re-
port is very full in every detail and
Colonel Fuller goes q into the weak
nesses Of our militia as he sees it from
the standpoint Of a trained army Of
fcer. In the very first paragraph he
calls attention to the requirements Of
the new code which makes it necessa-
~ for officers to stand an examination
for their positions and commends the
action of the adjutant general in re-
curing this.
Colonel Fuller calls attention to the
reduction Of the militia as required by
law and states that from a purely
military standpoint there should have
been a further reduction. The annual
inspections are touched on and at
tention is called tosanumber Of COM
panies that did not attend these in-
spections as ordere6 and the poor at
tendance in the companies mentioned.
There is also mention made Of the
loss Of property. belonging to the gov
ernment by the carelessness Of the
commanding officers The adjutan'
general now requires that these offi-
GERS be put under bond.
There is little Improvement in tar
get practice and there is need IF more
attention along this line. Aeknowl-
edgement is made Of the attention
shown the officer by the adjutant gen
erals department.
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SUMTER. S. c. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1905

talk drifted into the national political
pot and when asked as to the recent
ousting of Bishop, the $4,000 press
agent on the canal commission, Sena-
tor Tillman said that Bishop was g
personal friend of Roosevelt and tina,
no matter what action was taken by
the congress Bishop will get a soft
berth somewhere. In this connection
it will be interesting to note in this
mornings dispatches the information
that Roosevelt has appointed Bishop
a member of the canal commission at
a salary aggregating the amount he
previously received. Senator Tillman
said that the matter Of the press
agent was so unusual that even the
influence of the president could not
deter the senate from taking definite
steps. The senator gave the impress
sion that he believed that Roosevelt
will, at all hazards, provide good jobs
for his friends.
eBishop to Roosevelt is an alter
ego," said Senator Tillman with en-
phasis which seemed to indicate that
the fight on Bishop was not yet ended.
When the senator was asked as to
the action Of congress in the matter
of the examination Of the national
banks, he said that as it had come
out in the insurance investigations
that there had been contributions
made to the Republican campaign
fund many thought it wise to see if
the national banks had a hand in the
matter. AS the men in the banks who
are Democrats were at that time
"Gold Bugs" and endeavoring to de-
feat Bryan 1t was folly to look to them
for any information and the only way
that this could be arrived at would
be through a committee appointed by
congress. This was the reason, said
the Senator, for the move for the ex-
aminations of the banks and he
thought that the matter would have
some attention after the Christmas
holidays.-The State
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LESSON OF THE CHICAGO SMASH.
Thomas w. Lawson, OF Boston, Inter
prets to the Public the Meaning OF
the Recent Financial Sensation fn
Chicago.

To the Editor of the News and Coz
rier: Queer how long it takes the pub
lie and then the press to find that a
chain, even frenzied finance is
not endless once link has dropped
out to say nothing of dozen links
T was obliged to send the public a
years cogtinuou% sc insuf-
ance befS;s they realized the fact that
the big thieves were the ones yet our
side prison.
j The result Of my first message to
the President calling Upon him to
jump examiners into banks and trust
companies simultaneously, so assets
could not be shifted, was the fail Of
Walsh's chain structures. Walsh's
statement Of yesterday covers the
grating to a jointed fit. IF I had
more time I would have pulled
through and made millions for my
>self and associates"
+. That is what I have been calling at
tention to. If the big frenzied fnan-
ciers are only given time enough to-
juggle peoples savings, they can
make millions, but if they slip up, the
people take the loss Walshs shortage
of six to twelve millions was nobly
taken care of yesterday by-No, no,
by the frenzied 1inanciers with their
own money, but with the money Of
the people in the banks controlled by
the frenzied dnanciers and the excuse
was as good as the pickpocket's, who
/ frankly told the Judge: II need the
num-
The frenzied financiers said in sub.
stance: eve are all loaded with stocks
and if we don't stand by one another
there will be panic, and we wiz,
, lose,'' so they baled in another six to-
twelve millions, and if they pull;
through they will get the benefits. IF
not, the public will get what they are
now so we'll used to. But, will their
! baling go for naught? For the coun-
/ try is honeycombed with such chains,
as Walsh's and I am calling the at
! tention of the authorities to them
There is one in the northwest Of eight
banks and trust companies, one in
Ohio Of five at least, TWO more in Chi
cago, one in Boston. and New England
of %, another of eight, while in New
York one at least of over so, and
another Of so odd, and the Lord only
knows how many more, all of whicts
will go whenever the Washington au-z5
thorities pounce on them simulta-T
neously without giving them chance
to swap assets.
The men who stacked another six
to twelve millions of depositors' say
ings behind the Walsh's plunge yes
terday should be given the same med
icine as Milwaukee Bigelow got, and
they probably will after the next one
or two exposures which are now oIr
the way. Thomas w. Lawson.
Boston, Mass, December 10.
i
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sANoTABLE CASE IN DARLINGTON
Snit of the Charleston Savings mstitu-
don Against the Darlington
Trust Conapany-

Darlington, December 21.-The
hrst reference in the case Of the
charleston Savings Institution against
the Darlington Trust Company was
held ii Darlington today before Thos.
III Spain, special referee. This is an
action to set aside deed OF the prop
erty formerly known as the Enterprise
Hotel Company to the Darlington
Trust Company.
3 rhe late Mr.. Robert Keith Dargan
was president OF both the companies
and the Charleston institution claims
hat the deed is a fraudulent one, for
the reason that the directors of neith-
er one OF the institu.iohs knew 2ny-
thing Of the conveyance; that Mr.
Dargan, his father and mother, were
practically the owners Of the Enter-
prise Hotel Company, and that, usll4s
his ofhces as president Of both con-
Germs he unIoaded at a fictitious price.
for more than the property was worth.
the Enterprise Hotel Company on
the Darlington Trust Company with
out the knowledge or consent Of the
directors Of these institutions.
81 .Messrs Joseph y. BarnMen, Don
aid Il. Frost and P. A Wilcox were,
presem representing the Charleston
Savings institution and Messrs. Geo.
81. Edwards, w. a. Stevens and w. F.
Dargan represented the Darlington
Trust Company.
Several witnesses, among them A.
Konoeks D. D.. W1tcover, S. Vol
ram, formerly directors in the de-
funct Trust Company, were intro
duced and their testimnoy tended to
show that the matter was never re-
ferred to a full meeting Of the direc-
TORS. hut it was developed that several
of them were advisory directors only,
and were not present at all Of the
meetings held Several documents
among them the deed from the Hotel
Company to the Trust Company and
( the teller's book Of the Trust Com
pany, we're introduced in evidence.
Nothing of sensational nature was
developed in the testimony today. The
hearing was adjourned, subject to the
call Of the referee.
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COTTON ROOT BARK sAnABLE.
The Methods of Preparation for
Market-What it Is Worth.

To the Editor Of the News and
Courier:
The large manufacturing drug
houses are again. in the market for
cotton root bark.
AT present prices for farm labor
and the known value of such labor in
planting fall sown crops, no cotton
grower cap afford to gather cotton
root-bark for less than ten cents per
pound, delivered at the nearest rail-
road station. If growers will stani
firm and refuse to gather or sell for
less than ten cents, they can secure
that price
The method for preparing cotton:
root-bark for market is as follows:
/. Only the bark of the root beicw
ground is wanted. Inis may be co...
lected at any time after the lint is;
gathered until ear.y spring or UNI
such time as the bark when peeled
shows black streaks IN inner side
2. Cotton root-hark must pc strip
ped from the woody core While fresh.
The fresh bark peels very easily and
should be removed as whole as posi-
BILE. Before peeling wash the roots
free from sand and clay. Dry the
peeled bark under a shed or other
water-tight cover. Turn the bark ev-
cry day until as dry as hay. Drying
takes about a week.
8. The cry bark ma. 1e packed in
clean sacks, barrels. or boxes. Drug
gists will not buy less than one hun
dred pounds. Most of the larger man
ufacturing druggists will buy good
bark in lots of one ton or more.
4. To secure sale for cotton root
bark growers should first collect a
small lot of three or four pounds or
so and dry it carefully. Then mai.
samples of about lcur ou3ces to each
of the houses canned below, stating
how much bark can be supplied.
5. We advise that the bark be sold
f. o. b. at nearest depot, and that no
offer of less than 10 cents per pound
be accepted. If no satisfactory offer
is received from the samples sent, dc
not collect more bark.
6. All the firms named below buy
cotton root-bark:
Sharpe & Dohme, Baltimore, Md;
Huth Bros. & Co., Baltimore, Md;
Higgins & Walters, Baltimore, Md;
Davis & Davis, Baltimore, Nd; ].
L. Hopkins & Co., New York; Schief-
fin & Co., New York, N. Y; Parke
Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich; Freder-
lick Stearns & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Gerald Mccarthy, Biologist,
North Carolina Department Of Agri-
culture.
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C. P. Price has been arrested in,
Greenville for the illegal practice Of
medicine on warrant sworn out by
DR.. Davis Furman. president of the
South Carolina Medical Society.
The barn and stables of H. T. Thon-
as, Of Bethune, We're burned Thurs.
day. Three horses and a number OF,
vehicles, besides corn and forage,
were destroyed.