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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

There is nothing so pleasant as
that bright, cheerful, at-peace-with-
the-world feeling when you sit down
to your breakfast. There is nothing
so conduc,ve to good work and good
results The healthy man with a
healthy 1nind and body is a better
fellow, 2 better workman, a better
citizen than the man or woman who
is Handicapped by some disability,
however slight. A slight disorder of
the stomach will derange your body,
your thoughts and your disposition.
Get away from the morbidness and
the blues. Keep your stomach in
tune and both your brain and body
will respond. Little indiscretions Of
overeating can be easily corrected
and you will be surprised to see how
much better man you are. Try a lit
tie Kodo1 For Dyspepsia after your
meals. Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
A NARROW ESCAPE.
j. j. Hardy severely Burned Hand
ling Live Wre-Comes Near Re-
suIting Fatally.

From the Daily Item August 2.
On Tuesday afternoon an alarm OF
IRE was sent IN from oox 81, which is
situated at the corner Of Washing
tom and Liberty streets. When the
hose wagon responded it was found
shat two electric light wires had be-
come crossed, thus causing the ey-
citnent. When Messrs. Eugene Moses
and ]. j. Hardy came from the Sum
ter Light & Power Company to in
yestiga5e, a wire vas noticed lying
in the grass near the transformer IN
Mr.. Abe Ryttenberg's yard.
Mr.. Hardy thinking the wire dead
attempted to mo5a it out OF the way
for fear some one might become en-
tangled. AS his hand touched the
wire he was sevei ely shocked and
thrown to the ground. Moreover he
could not turn tfe wire loose, the
force of the current holding him fass.
He called to Mr. Charles hurst
who was nearby at The time, to tele-
phone to he station to have the pow
er cut OF. To tee meantime NJ.
Moses attempted tc knock the wire
from Mr.. Hardy with a stick, and he
also was shocked and rendered help
less In G. short time the current was
cut off ard both mem relieved from
their precarFoas position
It is fortunate that the wire did not
carry the direct current of large
voltage, but was from the Stransfor-
mer,'' which considerably lessened
the current. Mr. Hardy was severely
burned about the hands also receiving
slight burns on MS legs and back.
His top clothing exhibited numerous
small holes while his underclothing
showed iiurns the size of dollar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
Given Up to Die.

*B. spiegel, 1904 n. Virginia ST.,
Evansville, Ind, writes: ''For over
five years I was troubled with kid
ney and bladder affections which
caused me much pain and worry.
lost flesh and was all run down.
had three of the best physicians who
did me no good and I was practice ly
given up to die Foley's Kidney Cure
was recommended and the first bot
tle gave me great relief, and after
taking the second bottle I was en-
tirely cured" Durant's Pharmacy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
J. W. MAHAN SENTENCED.

A Man With a Reputation For Fio-
lence Sent to Jail For One Year.
From the Daily Item August 2.
J. w. Mahan has bad reputation
in his community in the oswego sec
ton. He has been accused Of all
sorts Of crimes, has been on the
cheingang, and has. come near be-
ing lynehed by his fellow citizens.
The last charge On which he was ar
rested is that Of utterIng threats and
rnenaces against his wife, whom ne
has frequently beaten The case
came up before Magistrate Hardy this
morning. The verdict was guilty
and he was sentenced to put up ST.
600 as a peace bond for one year, or
be committed to Jail. The accused
was unable to raise the $1,000 and he
was conducted to Jail to remain one
year.
Mahan is one of the men that es-
capped from Jail yesterday and was
recaptured- The trial attracted a
crowd from the Oswego section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
WORSE EVERY YEAR.
Plenty of Sumter Readers
Have the Same Experience,
Don't neglect an aching back.
1t will get worse every year.
Backache is really kidney ache.


To cure the back you must cure the kid
neys.
If you don't, other kidney ills follow
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's dis
ease.
A Sumter citizen tells yoa how-the
cure is easy.
George ". Hancock, jailer. 27 Canal street.
says: "Doan's Kidney Pills will always have
my endorsement. / have used them for my
kidneys and back have been down in bed
on accoun of my back several times and suf-
fered The 1aoSt intense pain right across the
loins. could not turn over without using
my bands. and then il seemed as if my back
would hresk. My urine vas very dark full of
sediment and caused me t. rise several times
during The ni=ht. ! used everything could
get hold OF but nothing seemed to do IN. any
GOOD. ard | hay, been confined 20 my bed
,geels al Il tine and Just hobbed around the
rest. heard Of poan's Kidney Pills ard cot
q. box at Dl. a. !. Cldna's drug store. iaye
used three boxes OF them and The pain IN nay
back has left NY urine mas no sediment and
can 90 around without cane and feel like
a new man. I'oans Kidney Pills are the ',e>t
kidney remedy
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents.
Fo,ter-Mlirurn Co. Buffalo y. Y sole AGENTS
10, the ni..u states
Remember the name-Doans and take no
other. IS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.

*He neglected to take Foley's Kid
ney cure at first signs of kidney trou-
Bile, hoping it would wear away, ana
he was soon victim Of Brieht's dis
ease. There is danger in delay, but #
Foley's Kidney Cure is taken at once
the symptoms VIII disappear, the kid.
neys are strengthened and you are
soon sound and we'll \. r. Bass, OF
Morgantown. Ind, had to get UP ten
or twelve times in the night, ana had
a severe backache and pains in the
kidneys and was cured by Foley's
Kidney cure. Durant's Pharmacy.
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lecture BY I,cof. Hand.

Prof. ". H. Hand. of the faculty Of
the South Carolina University, now
engaged in the extension work Of that
institution, will deliver an address ct
the opening of the Gen. Sumter Mem
orial Academy on Monday, Sept. 18th,
at II o'clock N. The public, town and
country, are invited to attend. Further
notice of this address and the opening
exercises of the Academy, which
promise to be Of unusual interest,
will appear later in your columns.
J. J. D.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
a Mystery Solved.

*"How to keep off periodic attacks
Of biliousness and habitual constipa-
ton was mystery that DR.. Kings
New Life Pills solved for me- writes
John S. Pleasant, of Magnolia, Ind
The only pills that are guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction to everybody
or money refunded. Only 25c. at 81
bert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
BIG COTTON DEAL.
F. c. Hynan, Representing Rogers
McCabe & Co, Buys Nine Hundred
Bales.

From the Daily Item August 2.
Mc. F. c. Lyman, who represents
the cotton firm of Rogers Mccabe &
Co, of Norfolk, Va, today purchased
900 bales of the cotton that has
been stored in the Sumter cotton
warehouse since last fail. Recently
a good deal Of the cotton that has
been held for higher prices has been
turned loose, and the sale to Mr..
Lyman today will greatly reduce the
supply of old cotton
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
The General Sumter Memorial Acad-

The General Sumter Memorial Acad-
VIII begin its next session on Monday,
Sept. 18th, 1905, at o'clock a. M, in
the Acton House at Stateburg, il.
charge of the regular faculty of three
teachers, as follows:
John J. Dargan, principal and in
structor in History, advanced Latin.
Greek, Rhetoric and Composition and
in the higher branches of Mathemat-
les
Miss Janet Mcclure in French Lat
in and in the next grades of the pub.
lic school, going down as low as the
fifth grade.
Miss Theodosia Dargan in the first
to the fifth grades.
Music, vocal and instrumental, will
accompany much Of the teaching in
several lines and all students in mu-
sic will be allowed to lead in the mu-
sical exercises for the whole school
from day to day in alphabetical order.
Ia addition to the above regular
course in the public school work, which
will be given to students from School
District No g., free of charge, there
will be afforded instruction in sight
singing, vocal music (voice training)
and il. instrumental music on piano
and violin and in stenography, type
writing and bookkeeping.
1t is expected, too, that before the
session closes, sewing, cooking, agri-
cultural and horticultural departments
Of instruction Will be opened.
The school is Located in one Of the
healthiest and loveliest sections of
the State, full to the brin Of historic
memories and is taught by teachers
who count personal sacrifice for the
upbuilding Of the school, a pleasure
and high privilege.
Dual u llldy NC l1C-u LUZ OOyS az IiiS
principals home near the school
building and for young ladies in the
school building under the care of the
Misses Dargan.
There are also many attractive
homes in the neighborhocd where
board may be had at low rates for
boys or girls, who attend the school:
Several of these are in easy reach Of
the school house, but when not so
near as to be accessible by walking,
seats may be had in the school trans
portation wagons at 25 cents per
month each, and when taken for less,
10 cents a week.
For further information apply to
John j. Dargan,
Principal.
P. O., Dalzeli, S. c., R. F. D. No. 1.
Statahrro 6 q 1l11v % 1906
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
BROKE FROM JAIL.

Three White Prisoners OverpoweT
JaiIer Hancock stnI Escape-FranIs
Burlington is Still at Large--Mahan
and Collins Are Captured BY Of
ficers-Plot to Escape Was We'll
Planned.
From the Daily Item August 2.
AS the result Of an attack on
Jailer Hancock at the county Jail lasi
evening, Frank Burlington, who was
bound over on the charge Of passing
counterfeit money, is now at large.
The two other prisoners thot escaped
with him We're recaptured by officers
Barwick and Owens, and are now
securely locked up.
It was about $50 last night When
Jailer Hancock went to what is called
ne 'omce roon," where. Burlington
and Mahan, one of the recaptured
men, were seated playing cards. This
"ofice room is a. large sized room il.
which some Of the prisoners are al
lowed to remain until the lookup
hour. As Mr.. Hancock opened the
door one Of the men threw a chair
into the opening and quickly advanced
/ toward the door. A deck of cards
was thrown into the jaaler's face and
the small bunch of keys opening the
cells upstairs were taken from him.
One Of the men held Mr.. Hancock,
while the other went up stairs and
released Collins, young white man,
who was in jail on the charge Of
stealing goods at the Atlantic Coast
Line depot The three men then ran
over Jailer Hancock and made good
their escape.
The police We're notified Of the at
fair and officers Barwick and Owens
started in pursuit. Mahan and Co.
Inns We're overtakena near the water
works plant and brought back to the
city. The men must have deemed it
best to separate, for Burlington was
not in the company of the other two.
Every effort is being made to cap
ture the escaped prisoner. Long dis
taace phone messages have been
sent to towns in the vicinity of Sum-
ter and the trains leaving the city
have been carefully watched. The
charge upon which Burlington was ar
rested is a serious one. He was ac-
cused of passing off counterfeit
money and was bound over for the
court of general sessions.
The prisoners evidently had a well
planned plot arranged. The little
daughter OF Jailer Hancock says she
heard them in. conversation yester-
day, but did not realize the purport
until afterwards. A woman who
came to the city with Burlington was
seen driving along the streets yester-
DAY afternoon. She left on the
Augusta train this morning and her
movements will be watched in the
hope Of leading to the capture Of
Burlington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

Patterson, n. J., Aug 3.-William
H. Belcher, former mayor of Patter-
son, pleaded non vult when arraigned
in the court Of special sessions this
morning ON six indictments charging
embezzlement, and was sentenced to
two years labor in the Trenton
prison on each indictment, making a
sentence of u years in all, the terms
not to run concurrently.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

London, Aug. s.-charles Hodser,
for thirty years clerk of the American
Embassy, died this morning. He
leaves unique collection Of unpub-
lished Lowell's manuscript and poe
try.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

*The intense itching Characteristic
Of salt rheum and eczema is instantly
alayed by applying Chamberlain's
salye. AS cure for skin disease this
salve is unequalled. For sale by all
druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
THE FLORENCE CARNIVAL.
Secretary Reader Boosting the Labor
Day Celebration.

Many thousands of dollars are
spent annually With the wholesale
and retail merchants, ard manufact-
uring and other industrial establish
nlents Of Sumter by the business men
and other people Of Florence and
Florence county The ties Of friend
snip between the two cities are very
s,.rong. And as Florence has al
ways stood by Sumter in every gala
week, or other forms of amusements,
such as iremen's tournaments, mill
tsry prize drills, ETC., by sending her
fremen, her soldiers and great
crowds of her citizens to Sumter
whenever Sumter celebrates it is moth
ing more than right that the bust
ross men of Sumrar, and all Sumter
reo7,e should interest themselves Il
thc coming gala Wei at Florence,
commencing S eptemlber 8, Labor
Day.
1t would be a very graceful act
upon the part of the merchants and
manufacturers ,of Sumter to close up.
their places of business on Labor Day,
AMI not only allow their employees
time to go to Florence, but for the
business men to go themselves.
Sumter is now the recognized COM
mercial center of Eastern South Car
olina, and our wholesale and retail
stores and various manufacturing en-
ter]orises are constantly increasing
their business with the neighboring
towns and cities Of Florence, Dar-
lington, Camden, Bennettsville, Bish-'
opville, Orangeburg, Mayesville,
Lyn chburg, Hartsville, Marion, and
many other towns and counties, and
it is not only very pleasant for the
merchants Of Sumter to cultivate q,
closer acquaintance with the good
people of those places by visiting
them as often as possible, but as
matter Of fact it is a good business
policy for the business men to visit
thei: customers once in q while in
the homes of the latter, and no better
way OF showing appreciation of the
custom Of people can be inaugurated
by our business men than by partici-.
pating in the various Labor Day and
othel. celebrations of our sister towns.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
is doing every thing it can to adver-
tise the coming Florence gala week,
and is using its efforts to carry
great crowd over to Florence for
Labor Day, as this organization has
done before for Darlington, Orange
burg and other towns within the
trade territory of the Game Cock
City.
The famous Second Regiment Band
Of Sumter has been engaged to fur
nish music for the Florence Labor
Day celebration, and the committee
in charge of the gala week attract
ions are anxious to arrange for the
Sumter band for the week.
Efforts will be made to secure
special train service for Labor Day
from Sumter so as to accommodate
the crowds from this section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
SENATOR RICHARDSON.
The Man Clarendon People Should
Vote For.

The many friends of Maj II. 3.
Richardson are delighted at the idea
of his entering the race again for the
senate from Clarendon county. He
is just the man our people need, hon
orable, conscientious, cultured, edu-
Gated and with good judgment and
common sense. He served as legislator
from tine to time, which place he
filed satisfactorily, and is sure, if
sent to the senate, to do his duty. He
is just the man. Clarendon will feel
proud to have in the senate. as he IS
sure to make every possible effort to
upbuild H., people. I am certain all
those that are not giving him their
hearty support are not acquainted
with his noble qualities.
A Voter.
p;nawood Aue11st l. 1906
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08
bilious

Don't drag with a dull, bilious
heavy feeling. You need a pill Use
Dewitt's Little Early /Risers, the IA
nous little pills. Do not sicken OF
grippe, but results are sure. Sold by
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

In this state it is not necessary to
serve a five days notice for eviction
of a cold. Use the original laxative
cough syrup, Kennedys Laxative
Honey and Tar. No opiates. Sold by
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

P. O., Dalzeli, S. c., r. F. D. No.
stateburg, S. c., July %, 1905.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

Pinewood August 1, 1906.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

Efforts will be made to secure
special train service for Labor Day
from Sumter so as to accommodate
the crowds from this section.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-08-08

1t would be a very graceful act
upon the part of the merchants and
manufacturers of Sumter to close up.
their places of business on Labor Day,
AMI not only allow their employees
time to go to Florence, but for the
business men to go themselves.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
MOSES HAD BEST WAY
MEANS OF D.SPOSING CT GAR
BAGE HEST IN TIME OF THE
..IAECH.

New York. Oct. 3.-Vice-C -Chancel-
lor titH,y, while hearing. yesterday,
a case at Newark, n. j., gave it as
his opinion that in the matter of gar
bpga disHN'al thHre h9s not been any
Improvement made over the method
oA-r.oyed oy Moses.
An order directing the Allan ic
Ccast Sanitary Conaany to show
cause why It should moi be restrain ID
from operating crematory at Long
Branch in manner which it is
claimed ccIses anne. nee to resi-
dents was being arguel.
Thomas p. Fay of Long Ber n
was asked by the ics-Chancellor
what remedy he had to prop to 10
away with the disa greeable ode s,
and when Mr.. Fay suggested the | Sc
of "an odorless dryer" the Vice
Chancellor said;
1T is perfectly absurd. You can't
burn that stuff without making yoar-
self perfect nuisance. You had bet
ter so into the woods and bury It,
That is the plan Moses adopted an,
have never heard of any Improvement
on it.
Final decision was reserved.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
Woman Drugs Body from River.

Canton, O., Oct. 3.-The alleged
John L. Sinclair, who was drowneH
in the Cowltz river, having fallen
from the steamer Northwest, has
been recovered. Among the numer.
GUS searchers in boats who had all
day long been fishing for the body
was Mrs. Alex Day, a courageous
woman of this city, and 1t was she
who brought the body to the surface
The body was in fearfully
cramped position, while over the left
eye terrible bruise appears, evi'
dence that the unfortunate mar
struck some hard substance wher
falling, or possibly was the victim oi
foul play.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
CHINESE MUST LEAVE
CITIZENS OF EUREKA AROUSED
OVER THE IMPORTATION OF
COOLIE LABOR.

Eureka, Cal. Oct. S.-At a mass
meeting of prominent citizens and
union labor leaders of this city last
night 1t was decided that TWENTY
seven Chinese brought here by the
Iallant Company Of Astoria, Ore, to
work In a salmon cannery at the
mouth of the Eel river, must go. Mass
meetings have been held in various
parts of Humboldt county since the
arrival of the Chinese on the steamer
Roanoke last Saturday, condemning
the action of the Ferndale Chamber
OF Commerce in permitting the en-
trance of coolie labor. Delegations
from Fortuna and Eureka visited
Ferndale and endeavored to persuade
the merchants there to withdraw
their countenance to the project, but
without avail.
At the meeting here a committee Of
fifteen. including H. L. Kicks, capi-
talist; H. H. Buhne, merchant;
James P. Mahan. an attorney; ex-
Mayor w. S. Clark, a capitalist, and
men prominent in labor circles was
appointed to confer with the Hum
boldt county Chamber Of Commerce.
The people of the county are aroused
and the scenes enacted on February
13, 1885, when the Chinese were
driven out of this city and county for
killing citizen as the result of Q
Highbinder war, may be re-enacted.
1t is said that the Tallant Com
pany, which operates the cannery, de-
clares its intention to call on the
Governor for militia in the event any
demonstration is made against the
Chinese. Since 1885 there has been
only one Chinese in Humboldt
county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
Murdered by Highwayman.

Oroville, Cal, Oct. "a bold MUIR
der took place in Oroville yesterday
morning. Two men, John turner, a
negro, and John Perry, half-breed,
employed as laborers on the railroad,
were sleeping on the river bank.
when, according to Turner's story,
two men came upon them and ord
cred them to throw up their hands,
Turner says he obeyed, but Perry re-
fused. He was instantly shot through
the heart Turner notified the police.
A number of arrests have been made.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
LIGHTHOUSE SWEPT INTO SEA.
Four Keepers Are Drowned in Hur-
ricane Of Southern Coast.

New Orleans, Oct. 3.-Forty-four
lighthouses either swept into the sea
and lost or the structures so badly
damaged that no lights can be shown
and four lighthouse keepers drowned
during last weeks hurricane Is the
summary of the report by United
States Lighthouse Inspector Sears of
New Orleans. These lights were To-
Gated on the coast and adjacent
islands between the mouth of the
Mississippi river and Mobile. Mr..
Sears did not investigate the light
house losses between Mobile and
Pensacola. He has not yet made
public an estimate of the monetary
loss involved.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05

Mobile, Ala, Oct. Sit is report
ed that 100 soldiers lost their lives
at Fort McRae, near Pensacola, in
the recent storm.
All sufferers from the south coast
are being brought here and housed
until their homes are rebuilt.
Additional deaths during the storm
are reported hourly.
The schooner Nevertell and Ethel
Stafford foundered and Ave men
were drowned.
The weather is till stormy and
the sea Is unsafe.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
To Blow Up Coach Holding Victims

Kingfisher, Okla, Oct. S.-The
smoking car of the Rock Island pas
senger train which plunged into the
Cimmarron river at the bridge near
Dover, on September 1s. will be
blown up with dynamite by the rail-
road company. The bodies of several
passengers who were on the trair
and have never been accounted foi
are believed to be in the coach, the
interior OF which is inaccessible OF
account of the sand.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
Kills Himself Because Of Illness.

Laporte, Ind. Oct. 3.-"If do not
fully recover my health when | am
40 years old will kill myself"
Yesterday was the fortieth birth
day Of John Denham Of this city,
and because he was constantly be-
coming more enfeebled in health he
took quantity of paris green. dying
this morning in agony.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-10-05
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