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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
Fixed.

JobleyT hear that young Munninan
is in financial difficulties. 1 thought
his uncle left him fixed income.
Dobley lie did, but it's fixed so that
Munniman can get only a little Of 1t at
q time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
Tse malaria Of Amhinnitr.

Admiring Friend Ito captain of col
lege boat club)-I say, Thompson has
been slanging you like anything about
putting Jones into the Henley boat.
He says the fellows the biggest fool
in the varsity. Captain Oh! And what
did you say2 Admiring Friend-Oh /
stuck up for you, of course, old fell
low.-PuHch
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
A LIMIT TO ALL THINGS.
Even to What q Woman Can DO with
the Handy Hnfrnfn

the Handy Hafrpfn.
He had been away on long journey,
and upon his return his wife. was de-
failing to him number OF reforms
and improvements which she had sue
cessfully engineered during his abb
gence.
And you know" she said, s'the draw
er that was locked for over month
and which you said couldn't be opened
except by 4 Iocksmith? WelP,-tri-
umphantly II opened it,
y Wen, well. How did you do itY,
With d hairpin.v
And the oven door, she continued,
has been stopping around on one hinge
FOR ever GO long Just because you were
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
Al nAhnstinn

What does the word aroma mean ~
was recently asked by teacher. Only.
one hand went up. It's owner thus.
explained: when you cook an onion
in the kitchen, the aroma is what you
get in the parlor''
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
Al Round OF pleasure.

Nell-Last night wass the happiest in
my life. 1t brought me one round Of
pleasure. Bell What do YOU consider
one round Of pleasure. NeIl-An en-
gagement ring.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
shed Your Cares.

Form d habit of throwing of before
going to bed at night all the cares ard
anxieties Of the day everything which
can possibly cause mental wear and
tear or deprive you of rest
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
way ROOSEVELT WILL be Ra-aLscrsD

- = 1900 II H-Es VILE DE HEsELEGTED.
The New York World, the leading
eastern democratic newspaper, gives
the following ten reasons Why, la its
opinion, President Roosevelt will be
reelected:
Because he controls the party ma
chine.
:. because the nomination can easily
pc gained II convention where bare
majority nominates and third Oh the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

It requires much less philosophy to
take things as they come than TO part
with them as they 90. Chicago News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14

The attempt Of the boxer newspapers
70 read Frank Pettigrew into the re-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-09-14
An Insinuation.

May Ever been Tilted. Edith7 Edith
mo, dear. What does it feel like?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
Portrait Of Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The fact that too frequently It
transpires in American history that
no accurate and authentic portrait of
her great men is faithfully preserved
has caused a number of the devoted
admirers of General Robert E. Lee to
interest themselves to cause perfect
picture of the great general to be
made and to be preserved for all fu-
ture history.
This work, after a lapse of forty
years, is now under way by the John
A. Lowell Bank Note Company, of
Boston, who are using for this pur-
pose the exact photograph made at
General Lees residence in Richmond
a few days after the surrender, which
picture has always been considered
by the Lee family and friends as the
most perfect likeness ever taken OF
the General at that period.
The work, when finished, will be OF
the highest art of steel engraving, so
that it will thus be preserved for all
future time.-Washingt Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
MURDER ON HIGH SEAS.
Captain and Four of a Schooner's
Crew Killed and the Bodies
Thrown Overheard.

Wilmington, Oct. IA special to
The Star from Southport tonight says.
the scbocne, Blanche "a. King. Capt.
]. ". Taylor, Brunswick, Ga, Sept.
% for Philadelphia. pus in there this
afternoon, bringing in irons three
negroes, all that remained OF the
crew Of the four-masted schooner
Harry A. Berwind, Capt. Rumill.
from Mobile, Sept. %, to Phi1adel-
phia, the captain, mats, cook and an
enigneer who did hoisting aboard
having been murdered In mutiny at
sea and their bodies thrown over
board. The body of a fourth negro Of
the crew was found lying on deck
where be, too, had evidently been
murdered. Capt. Taylor of the schoon-
or King sighted the Berwind early
this morning about 30 miles off the
Cape Fear bar and was attracted to her
by the manner in which she was be-
ing steered. having several times come
vrey near running down the King. A
near approach to the Berwind showed
that she had been practically abandon.
ed. Capt. Taylor and crew boarded
the vessel and placed the thee
negroes in irons, bringing the two ves-
sells of the bar when one of them was
towed in by Wilmington tugs, which
have now gone for the other schooner,
q gale prevailing on the outside.
The Berwind being from a territory
against which this city is quarantined
for yellow fever, the three negroes in
irons are held at quarantine until ar
rangements can be made for their de-
tention by the federal authorities.
1t developes from the stories OF the
negroes brought in irons by the King
that the mutiny arose as the result
of q quarrel aboard the ship early
Tuesday morning about some coffee
that wss being brewed for breakfast.
The King was signalled by the Ber-
wind 80 miles east Of Frying Pan
lightship and in response to signal
Capt. Taylor sent his mate. engineer
and others to board the Berwind. The
decks of the schooner were crimson
with blood, giving evidence Of a fierce
encounter. The berth of the mate
| was spotted with blood. indicating
that be was butchered in bed. After
the boarding party from the King
| handcuffed the mutineers on the ship
one of the negroes complained the II ms
we're too tight and hurt him. When
one of the ooading crew loosened the
bracelet on the negro's arm the captive
whipped out pistol and shot one Of
his own crew, the presumption being
that the man killed had signalled the
King against the wishes of the three
others. The total list of killed is
four whites and one negro, the names
| of none of whom can be learned.
The King left g prize crew aboard
the Berwind, which is still off the bar,
but will be broughtin tomorrow morn
! ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
AMERICANS DRINK MORE.
Statistics Indicate Increased Use Of
Alcoholic Liquors.

I have noticed in a number OF lead
ing papers, and especially in the Sun,
a statement that the consumption OF
spirits in the United States is on the
decrease, probably as the result OF
the increase in the use Of beer. 1t
seems to me that an examination CT
the facts will show that this state
ment is an error. The increase IN the
CONSUMPTION Of beer is real enough,
but unless the past fiscal year proves
an exception, which cannot yet be
known, as the figures which seem to
have misled many-those given out by
internal Revenue Burean-are only
partial, the use of spirits has constant
ly increased for a decade past. The
figures as take them from the latest
SttisticaI Abstract show that the per-
capita consumption Of spirits and
beer, in gallons, was as follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
School Building Funds.

Columbia October. 1.-THE Ques-
Son regarding the subsidy contem-
,olated for new pubic school buildings
has just been decided by Assistant
General Youmans. He thinks the
state board has a perfect right to pro-
1ide that the States money should
only go into school building, where
the title to the property is in fee sim
Dae. The point was raised in Claren-
don county and the Assistant Attorney
General renders this opinion on the
interesting question:
October 10, 1905.
Hon. O. B. Martin, State Superin-
1endent Education, Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sir: Yours Of October 8 received
calling my attention to. the act to En-
courage the erection Of Adequate pub
hc school buildings" February %,
1906 2A Stats, 1905, and asking wheth-
er it was within the competency Of the
State Board Of Education on April 27,
1905, to pass this resolution:
Resolved, That county boards Of
education shall require all public
school buildings to be constructed on
ly upon land decided to the trustees in
Zee simple: that no school building
shall be aided by funds under the
school Improvement Act, unless con-
structed according to plans approved
by the State board of education, and
iurthermore, unless the building is
found to be Of frst-class material and
workmanship upon inspection by the
county superintendent Of education?'
am Of the opinion that it is within
the competency Of the State board OF
education to pass this resolution.
Very Respectfully,
Leroy F. Youmans,
Assistant Attorney General.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
a SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
sSarmitage Matthews Kills Himself to
Escape Trial-He Was Prom-
nent Republican.

New York. October Illegal cir
raes received a shock this morning
when it was reported that Arimtage
Matthews. secretary Of the Republi-
can County committee, had commit
ted suicide. Matthews was under
Indictment in connection With the
Rothschild looting Of the Weissel es-
tate. and was to have been placed on
Tial before Justice Davy in the
criminal branch OF the Supreme court
Today. Matthews had fought going
to trial at every step and had asked
for a change of venue yesterday,
which was denied The trial which
has been pending for months was or
dered and placed on the calendar for
this morning.
Early this morning persons living
on West Ninety-Fourth street, direct
~ in the rear of 335 Central Park.
West, saw man hurl himself from
the fifth story rear window of the lat
ter house, which was. Matthews
home. Investigation proved that it
was Matthews. An ambulance was
summoned, but he died on the way to
the hospital.
Matthews was the intimate friend
OF Abe Gruber and Ex-Governor
Black, and that law firm has fought
the efforts of District Attorney Je-
rome to bring him to trial at every
step.
Matthews was assistant district at
torney under VIM. K. Olcott in 1892
and was a member Of the board Of
aldermen for three terms. At the
time the board was being organized
he was carried into the aldermanic
chamber on stretcher that he might
uote for a vice president in sympathy
with the administration and refute
the argument that money had been
paid fusion members to remain away
and permit Tammany to organize the
board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
MISTAKES OF THE PRINTER.
When He Can't Make Out Word Tic
Makes a Stab at lit.

The amusing mistakes that happen
in printing Offices are the soufc:; Of
much fun for the men who set pc.
Most of the stuff that lasses
through the hands Of printers is writ
ten by men with fair or Better educa-
tions. But they are usually poor pen
men, and When matter comes 20 a
printer that he cannot read he makes
a stab at it and trusts to the proof
reader to correct mistakes.
Perhaps you Will remember that
Bryan made speech on free silver.
AS the climax to his Grafton he de-
clared the American people wanted
mo cross of gold, no crown Of tnorns. .
The expression has become historic
It was such a striking phrase that g
Chicago paper decided it would make
a good head over the convention story.
Therefore one Of the head writer's
wrote the head:
"No cross, no crown
When set it read: 'tNo COWS, no
cream"
Fortunately the mistake was dis
covered in time for correction.
In the same Office another printer
made an amusing mistake. He was
putting an article into type for the
dramatic critic. Many Of the words
used by the critic were new ones to
the printer. In discussing the merits
of a certain violinist who was per-
forming at the auditorium the critic
wrote a sentence which concluded
with the words, land the gentleman
also lacks polish"
When a proof was taken of the type
it read: And the gentleman also
speaks Polish
All newspaper Offices have what is
called a "style." For instance, some
papers bar expressions Of horror.
Others bar words that are too long.
They have printed lists of synonyms
which printers shall substitute for the
words that are under the ban. Other
papers have style as to how two or
more syllables are to be separated in
case the word comes at the end Of a
line Of type.
Some printers stick too close to
"style rules
A "style rule" in a certain Office
cautioned the printers against using
the word "balance.'' The word "re-
mainder'' was substituted. The night
after the rule went into effect prom
inent citizen fell from a balcony and
was killed. The reporter who wrote
the story used the expression: HE
lost his balance and fell to the street. y
The printer who got hold Of the story
made it appear: HE lost his remain
der and fell to the street."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
A New Russian Era.

Episodes like this war are a part
of the discipline Of crude and un-
developed race such as the Russians
are. A new era of genuine advance
ment is already in sight for the one
hundred and fifty millions of human
beings who acknowledge the Car as
their ruler. In the military sense,
Russia's position in the Far East has
been eclipsed; but it may be found a
source of strength rather than of
weakness for her to abandon, at pres
ent, all idea of armed dominance and
to proceed with the agricultural and
commercial advancement Of Siberia,
joining all other nations in peaceful
and friendly efforts to develop Man.
churia and to open up trade with all
parts of China. Russia remains al
most where she stood ten years ago
as a Far-Eastern power in the geU.
graphical sense, with the added ad-
vantage that she has now her great
railway line to vladivostok completed,
and has made substantial beginnings
in the planting of towns and the
opening up of farm lands over a vast
expanse Of country. She had pre-
viously promised to evacuate Man.
chl1ria and had disavOWed designs of
conquest against Korea. In a techni-
sal sense, therefore, she can claim
not to have lost her permanent posi-
ton on the Pacific coast. But she
will not menace Japan.-From "The
Progress of the World" in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for October.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
EPISCOPAL coNvoCATIoN.

The fall meeting o; the Columbia
sConvocaticn Of the Episcopal church
ds called to meet during the week com
mencing with Monday, Nov. Goth,
at the chuch Of the Holy Comforter
this city. Here follows the programme
Tor the meeting:
Monday, evening prayer and ser
mon. Preacher. the Rev. G. NJ. Niles
ID. d.
Alternate. the Rev. W. H. Barn
well.
Tuesday. morning PRAYER and dis
cussion Of t.e topic: 1.-The Church
and Locial Unrest.'' Leader, the
Rev. G. W. Boyd. Afternoon bust
ness session, Evening prayer and SER
mon. Prescher, Bishop Capers.
Wednesday, LitaDy and discussion
of the topic. "The Ministry; Is its
influence Declining? How may it's use
9fulness and efficiency be increased9'
Leader, the Hon. r. l. Manning.
Afternoon, business session. Evening,
evening prayer and sermon. Preacher,
the Rev. A. E. Cornish. Alternate
she Rev. T. T. Walsh.
Thursday, Morning prayer and dis
eussion of the topic "The Clergyman
In relation to the Rubrics and
CaEons. - Leader, the Rev. W. b.
Eo1don. Afternoon, childrsn's ser
vice with address by the Rev. A. F..
Cornish. Evening missionary service,
with addresses on general and Diocesan
missions by the Revs. 7. T. Walsh
and Albert S. Thomas, respectively.
Friday, Litapy and discussion oi
the topic: "The Church in England
Before the landing of Augustine. q
Evening, evening prayer and sermon.
Preacher the Rev. j. a. T:llinghast.
Alternate, the Rev. q. o. Judd
Sunday, preacher, the Rev. T. W.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
Daughters of Confederacy.

Mrs. A. W. Burnet of Camden,
president OF the Daughters of the Con
federacy in this State, has issued the
following call for the animal conven-
tion to be neld in Johnston, November
29th:
Camden, S. c., Oct 10, 1905.
To the United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy:
The tenth annual convention Of the
State division, U. D. c., meets at
Johnston s. c.. on the 29th Of No
vember and all delegates are urged to
be present on that day.
Reduced railroad rates have been
applied for.
Respectfully yours,
Harriet Shannon Burnet,
President S. G. Div. y. D. @.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

These figures are rather startling,
but I believe them to be correct. They
are founded upon the tables Of the
Statistical Abstract. It seems to me
that they show us that some recent
writers have been inclined to take a
too rose colored view OF the temper
ance situation.-New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
Decrease in Farm Population.

.'The census Of the states this year
is telling some interesting facts that
need little analysis to make plain
reading" says Commercial West
The increase of population in Min
nesota during the past five years,
now found to be about 3325.000, is to
be credited almost wholly to the in
crease of city and village population;
that the older settled rural districts
have lost in population, and that the
only considerable increase in rural
population is in the undeveloped
farmland sections.
.'The recent census figures Of Iowa
further emphasize the fact that our
rural population is being drained off
to the cities without compensating
supply to the farm areas. The state
of Iowa-perhaps the most nearly
ideal farming state of the union-has
lost in total population in the past
five wears $1,000. While the state, as
a, whole, mas lost this number of IN
habitants, every city Of over 5000
population has gained in population,
the twenty-five cities Of this class
having gained a total Of over 1900.
This means that the rural districts,
including cities and villages under
5000, have lost more than 10000 Of
population in the past five years. II,
as was shown in Minnesota. the small
er towns Of Iowa have grown at the
expense Of farm population, it may
not be far from fact to reckon that
Iowa's farms have lost 100000 pop
ulation in the last half decade.
"Iowa had little undeveloped land
attracting settlers. Speaking broadly,
that portion of the states increas-
ing population, mostly young farmers,
and the immigrant seekers of land,
were offered little but high priced
land within the state. Since that year
this class Of land seekers has been
turned from the costly lands Of Iowa
to the cheaper lands Of the Dakotas
and northwestern Canada. 1t is well
known that the emigration Of these
people to the northwest during the
past five years has been greater from
Iowa than from any other state. But
the fact is obvious that when the farm
population left the state its place was
not filed by a new population as nu~
merous. Consequently the average
Iowa farmer today is handling more
acres than he did in the year 1900.
eve had supposed that the coming
Of the rural delivery, the telephone,
the rural electric line and the bicycle
would make farm life more attractive
and in the end, with other improve
ment to come, turn the current the
other way. Is it that even these ad-
vantages will not hold the farmers
to their farms? Or is it that the price
Of farm land is so high that the re-
cruits for the rural middle classes are
now unable to get start in life, and
so must drift to the city, where they
can live reasonably we'll as employees?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

The really onery man can't do work
unless he either has a lot of people
to watch him or an assistant.
What an awful lot of future there
lies before baby, and what little
behind an old man!
When a woman has pretty face
and a pretty figure, which does she
spend most time in admiring.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
Second Week Jurors.

The Petit Jurors for the second week
of the Court of General Sessions was
drawn Thursday as follows:
j. c.. Stukes.
M. D. Weaver.
j. E. Player.
A. H. Stuckey.
G. W. Kingman.
A. P. Minis.
S. J. Newman.
M. J. Moore.
r. L. Wright.
J. H. Levy.
H. NJ. McLaurin.
W. T. Player.
q. N. Barnes.
II. W. Cuttino.
E. B. Hodge.
W. r. Phillips.
Geo. E. Martin.
J. W. Osteen.
E. T. Hodge.
". a. Pate.
J. D. Truluck.
J. W. Goodman.
J. A. Boykin.
Warren Noise.
|. N. Thomlinson.
A. G. Thompson.
f. D. CocAerel.
B. B. Seymour.
l.. D. Jervey.
W. NJ. Davis.
Singleton. Bradford.
J. NJ. Phillips.
J. D. Mcleod.
e. M. Dennis.
O. W. Sanders.
j. NJ. Brogdon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
The truth about lids is that there

The truth about lids is that there
never was one that fit very tight.
Do you enjoy being disagreeable in
publice Some people do. When a lit
tie man is disagreeable. the worst be
has to fear is slap. Even if he re-
celves slap. people will say it was
an outrage for a big man to strike
little one, But if big man is dis
agreeable, some one is liable to shoot
him. and people will say. Served
the big dufer right
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

The figures Of withdrawal Of beer
for. consumption for the fiscal year
1905 show an increase in the total
consumption Of more than Ss,o00,00o
gallons. The figures Of withdrawal of
spirits show small reduction, about
Gle Of 1 per cent. Imports do not
seem to be reported yet, and until we
have those figures and the estimate Of
population for the year is decided, it
is impossible to say whether we have
drunk more or less per capita during
the past year. Reduced to 'pure al
cohol,' the per capita consumption,
all liquors included, figure as folliws:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

The Darlington Cotton Growers AS
sociation has arranged with the Dar-
lington Manufacturing Company to
store cotton until a warehouse can be
built.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Let us build a railroad from
Charleston. Let those who will
come to US, but let US go out into the
world Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

Policeman Corn. of Greenville. has
been arrested for participating in
crap game with negroes and whites.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
DeLORr1ES
PHARMACY,
% South Main st.

GO 0OAVA4 4AcSAA AVe
Open from Z a. m. to 10 p.
m. Sunday, 9 a. m. to | p. m.
Having consolidated my two
stores, | will be pleased to see
all my customers at the above
stand, where I am better pre-
pared than ever to serve them.
Your prescriptions will be
called for and delivered.
Phone As.
Full line of Drugs, Garden
Seed and Cigars.
Your patronage solicited.
Call bell for night work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
Every Facility

For the transactlon Of buslness IS aHord-
ed those who deposit their money with
The Sumter Savings Bank.
Important papers can be drawn up and
signed in private room set aside for use
of our clients and any information de.
sired will be cheerfully furnished by the
management.
Savings deposited here draw interest at
the rate of per cent per ennum. S1.00
will open an account and secure bank
book.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18

The Petit Jurors for the second week
of the Court of General Sessions was
drawn Thursday as follows: