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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17

the 'sYuna" Air Tlehf Heater
fsa direct draft stove The draft
Il " cast ireus-a very neat pat
tern. with an oval door In front
large enough 20 admit shovel
80 remove ashes. u the middle
Of the door there Is screw
register BY which the draft can
be regulated when closed IL
makes the heater perfectly air.
tight Has east iron collar and
cast cold handle. swing I'D, IL
inch opening.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
FLOUR roR rvs ORIENT.

liner flsadea Is loading a cargo
~ flour AZ the Centennial mills for
Siberian ports aud North China.
The hYadca has been lying az Ia
coma tof several days loading coal.
chp will also take general cargo
az machinery aud freight. aud will
get away Tor the Orient this week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
WEBS TALKS TO UNIONS.

~ the First Swedish baptist
church. yesterday. George + Webb
who Is seefotary Of tho napgiata'
Young Peoples ual1a II the unltee
States and Cans Az. addressed a
rails % the unions On the Christian
study classes which aEa being con
Quoted throughout tha to eoun.
tries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
kouoARoK NINE OUTPUT,

Jack Hare. the owner Of the
kung8rok mine. whlch IL said 10 bu
the only mine Ia ALASKA which Is
rua GA strictly selentifie methods.
Is Ia Seattle stoppiag a. the lin.
cnla. Mr. Hare stated that dnFlas
the past YEAR go.l0Q VAS spent on
Developments aud that t9s0. aaV
had been taken out Tho dirt which
Me- Ifarc Is sluicins Yields from !
90 IS cents a pen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17

IN NEBRASKA
WATER RuSHgs DOWN ak
CREEK VALLEY AND noUs
DAMAGE TO EXTENT OF
SEC. 900.

JACKSON. Neh. sept ~ At
E ll a. IA yesterday water from a
cluudhurst Ia che Northwestern part
81 Dakota county aud the eastern
part of DlNau county rushed dow a
tho valley al Elk cnrek. sweeping
away hundreds - tons OF hay,
lroaning hogs caught la pens.
flaoiins cellars. washing away
alltoad tracks and doing other
damaHe. an Of which A. conaerva.
fivoly estimated az ti0a 900.
The wave of Watrf IN the creek.
when il struck this town. Vas
seven fcet high The Omaha and
Great Northern ruaaa bath lost con.
siderable track.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
ulLrrrs LECTURES

3 Hahsrf /. wiiist. professor
: 1s.sral hsssufy at the University
I sSraxn 6elirered an addrsAs a.
4 T<ru chFisskan church tsas
s~s.x @ ~Tne Preparation Of tn
go ~ Christianity His lee.
N s,<,ex faf nzore th1n an boar
= vas assaaed ~ ~ = laFxe and
rr~ssstase auiiauce. Or. wiiies
4 4unr~ axnln at the First Chris
a rksvn his eyeninx On The sab
a. -lztaAsa and Christianity
x<zxs xEii b. given each sNening
60 Fn1AF AtxAt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
So California

~ spsar East The seufheru
MR. <urpany offers ereelieHt a.
zmn1aassosa Twu tratna daily %
= P-1neiscn b. the famous scenic
azex ruats Reservations. tirk
mml Hsssrmatsos AZ Uaion Tiekst
"a 80 First xs
re ELLIS. Gen. Agt 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-17
The Bull Dogs OF
the Navy

Al a. Bfsmerton. n yau have
never seeu a hattieshin take Port
Orchard Route boat frem pirf ard
tlsit ghs Unlfsd States Navy Yard.
49, the CRUISER Chfeawss IN dry asrk,
fhs Boston. ths famous Oregon ana
tho mammoth Training ship fhila-
aslphia. Raata tsavs san times daily.
Round trip s9e.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
GAMBLING CASE SETTLED.

Saturday afternoon the case
against D. T. Keller and W. A. Bow
man, charged with gambling with
cards, was heard Both plead guilty
and were fined $50 each. The fines
were paid.
Keller and Mr.. Bowman were ar
rested on the complaint Of Mr.. Bow
man, who had been swindled
out Of s524 IN game of cards,
the whole thing having been a put up
job to swindle him. When Mr.. Bow
man realized that he had been delib-
erately swindled, he reported the
matter to the police and asked that
both Keller and himself be arrested.
When Keller was first taken into
custody he was defiant, but after a
few days in jail he became reasonable
and was anxious to get out Of the
scrape. At the trial Saturday he not
only plead guilty, but disgorged the
money he got from Mr.. Bowman ana
paid his fine.
There were. several other profes-
sional gamblers mixed up in the
swindling scheme, but none of them
have yet been arrested ]. L. Cour-
teney, who was suspected Of being a
party to the swindle, was arrested
Saturday on a charge Of enticing and
swindling at cards. A preliminary
was held Saturday afternoon, and the
following entry was made on the
docket: cat the preliminary hearing
no evidence was adduced making out
a case and the defendant was dis
missed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
HOLD YOUR COTTON.
The Latest Advance of President Har-
vie Jordan-Enormous Demand
Will Absorb Every American Bale
He Says the Recent Government
Estimate Was Too Much.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 12.-Harvie Jor-
dan, president of the Southern Cotton
Association, in an interview today
upon the recent government estimate
placing the crop Of the current year
at practically twelve and a half mil
lion bales said "The holders of
spot cotton in the South should not
become panicky, over the recent esti-
mate Of the bureau Of cotton statis-
tics and the heavy slump which fol-
lowed in the speculative exchanges OF
the country. The enormous demand
for spot cotton by the mills Of the
world will absorb every bale OF
American cotton produced this year
before another crop can be harvested,
There is not now as much cotton IN
the south to gather and gin as was
the case one year ago, hence the
present crop will never reach H.
100000 bales. If we should gin as
much cotton IN the south as We did
from the big crop of 1904. the total
crop would not exceed 12.200,000
bales. Every one acquainted with
the situation knows that there is no
late cotton, as was the case in 1904,
as the top crop this year was killed
by an unusually early frost. Grant
ing that only So per cent. Of the crop
was ginned to Dec. l the total Yield
would not exceed 100000 bales.
The bureau has over estimated the
yield this year as, badly as it under
estimated the crop a year ago. The
people are urged to hold their cotton
firmly for good prices and the spot
market can be fully maintained for
the balance Of the season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
ARRESTED FOR GAMBLING.
A Case Tha; ,s.>s Csnsed endless Dis
cussion on sS.e Streets Today.
wednesday afternoon on the con

wednesday afternoon on the COM
plant of Nj ~. A. Bowman, a white
man who gave US name as d. T. Kel-
ly, was taken ;.t custody at the de-
pot by Officer ; 4. Weeks, just as he
was gett ng le.5.e 20 depart from the
city. SubseG.ie:.4iy warrant was is
sued for the arrest of Mr.. Bowman
himself, and the man Kelly, on an
affidavit made on information and be-
lief before Recorder Hurst, by Officer
Weeks. The affidavit alleges that cd.
T. Kelly and w. A. Bowman engaged
in a game Of chance or gambling with
cards for gain The warrant was
served by Officer Weeks and Mr.. Bow
man and Kelly were held for bail. It
is said that an effort was made to
keep the matter quiet, but be that as
it may the incident was the prevailing
topic OF discussion on the streets this
morning, and the greatest interest
was displayed in the matter. At II
o'clock, the hour for the Recorders
Court to convene, the court room was
crowded by those who wished to hear
the case tried. Recorder Hurst held
that it was not case for trial in his
court, and that it would have to go up
to the Court of General Sessions. He
stated that he could do no more than
hold preliminary, and that as Meth
er defendant had asked for a prelimi-
nary hearing, he can only bind them
over for trial in the higher court
Until a preliminary shall be held
or the case goes to trial it is impossi-
BILE to get an official statement Of the
case on its merits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
GEN. SUFFERS MONUMENT.
Commission Appointed by Governor
to Supervise Erection of Suitable
Mark at His Grave.

Columbia, Dec. 13.-The State of
South Carolina Will mark the grave
of Gen. Thomas Sumter. Yesterday
Gov. Heyward appointed Dr.. ]. W.
Babcock. Mr.. A. S. Sally, Jr., and
Capt. William a. Courtenay as COM
mission to carry out the provisions of
the special act passed by the last gen
eral assembly, which appropriated
$500 for this work. The act is as fol-
lows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly Of the State Of
South Carolina, That the sum of $500
be appropriated, to be used alone or
in connection with any sum that may
be raised by voluntary contributions,
to erect a suitable monument or mark
to the grave of Gen. Thomas Sum
ter.
"Sec. 2. That a commission Of
three citizens be appointed by the
governor to take charge Of the funds
appropriated in section l hereof, and
also Of all voluntary contributions
which may be committed to them,
and they shall take charge of the
inscription and erection Of the monu-
ment.
Sec. 8. That said funds shall be-
come available upon the appointment
Of said commission and payable out
Of any funds not otherwise appropri-
ated.''
Gen. Sumter who was one Of the
Revolutionary partiZans, whose mem
orv has never been honored by the
state. and his grave near Stateburs,
in Sumt..r county, has never been
suitably marked. His grandson, Sc
pastian Sumter, now resides there
and the family have often refused
voluntary tributes to the distinguish
ed Revolutionary hero. The commits
sion appointed by the governor will
meet in few days and organize and
take steps to secure voluntary contri-
buttons to add to the sum appropri-
ated for the monument.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
posToFFICE APPROPRIATION.
Congressman Lever Writes That $780,
COO VIII BE Available For Use Next

Sumter VIII have $4,000 to start her
government building with next year,
instead Of only 5000, as reported in
Washington dispatches some time
ago:
Washington, Dec II, 1906.
Mr.. E. I. Reardon, Secretary Chamber
of Commerce, Sumter, S. c.
Dear Sir: Upon the receipt Of your
letter of the 5th instant, called at
the Treasury Department and talked
with the supervising architect, Mr..
Taylor, about the appropriation ask
ed for, for the Sumter public build
ing. In fact 1 had seen him about it
a few days before you wrote meas
soon as I sav the statement il he
paper. T asked him to set out the
reason for his asking for only sl5,-
coo for Sumter for the coming fiscal
year in a letter to me.
He assured me that the amount
asked for would be amply sufficient
for the year, because it will very like
ly be six months after the site has
been selected before the government
can perfect it's title to the property,
and that the apparent smallness Of
the appropriation would not in any
manner retard the progress of the
erection Of the public building.
The Sundry Civil Bill for last year
carried an appropriation Of $4,000
for Sumter, and this, together with
the fifteen thousand asked for, for
the coming fiscal year gives it $780,
600 to be used until the next year.
I think everything is alright and /
am satisfied with the explanation Civ
en- me by Mr.. Taylor.
AS to the matter of getting addi-
tional appropriation for the building
Il shall have to look. into this later,
although I fear that it will not be
possible at this session to get any
further amount, though it may be
possible at the next session of con-
gress. Very truly yours,
A. F. Lever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
ELECTRICAL DEVICE.
South Dakota Farmers Son Pulls
Down Electricity in Benjamin
Franklin Fashion and Converts 1t
To His Own Use.

South Dakota cities are supplied
with electric light, the electricity for
whic., is generated by the power OF
artesian wells farm machinery is
run by motors and turbine wheels op-
Grated by the gushing wells between
the Missouri and James rivers, but it
has been left to a South Dakota farm
er to discover that enough electricity
may be taken from the air above the
buttes to furnish the power which will
run electric lights, thrashing mach
ines and water pumps, says the New
York Herald.
Such a discovery is one of the mar
vels Of the electrical world and a.
dream of inventors for decades, but
John II. Stranhan, son of well-to-
do farmer near Miller S. D., has made
the discovery, and from Sully Buttes
NAV be seen a number Of tandem box
kites while half way to the earth on
a No. 8 copper wire hangs a strange
white box the size Of bee hive.
From the copper wires which de-
scend from this box enough electrical
energy is secured to run the motors
with which the Stranhan home is
lighted; feed grinder and threshing
machine operated and big electrical
pump which pours water into the ir-
rigating bitches.
Young Stranhan is a graduate of an
eastern polytechnical school where he
went to complete his studies after
graduating from the University Of Ne
braska in Lincoln. Since leaving the
school he has devoted much Of his
time to studying the Hertzian waves,
the electrical waves which make the
w::-c,2es telegraph possible. He has
cxncrisoented under the belief that it
w2as pos: a!e to collect the electricity
:, t!ae air and use it for commercial
purposes.
He now declares. he has perfected
a 6nvice which gives him the first
cu.re=.e from t'-e ar about Sully
RIttes aaa " q series OF inductions
the power is :~creascd until it runs
al tae machinery on the Stranhan
farm. .
stranhan says that his scheme was
successful from the start, so far as
the production Of an electrical cur
rent was concerned, but that the diff
fculty was in procuring, current of
sufficient potentially to be Of Utility
in farm work After months and
months of study and experimentation
however, he says that he hit upon a
simple device which answered the re-.
ouirennents and that now he is able
to secure from the clouds current
strong enough to run a 20-horse pow
er motor. He says by increasing the
size Of his collector he is confident
that he will be able to produce cur
rents Of practically unlimited power
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your
Troubles-A Sumter Citizen
Shows How to Cure Them.


Many people never ;spe11 their kid
neys. If suffering from lame, weak or
aching back they think tha, it is only a
muscular weakness when urlLary t-oSbie
sets in they think it Will soon correct
itself. An SO it is with all the othsr symp-
toms of kidney disorders. That is just
where the danger lies. You must cure
these troubles or they lead to Diabetes or
B,ight's disease. The best remedy to use
Is Doan's kidney Pills. 1t cures all ills
which are caused by weak or diseased kid
neys. Sumter people testify TO permanent
cures.
f. NcCloud. f.,rmcr. residing on the out,
skirts of Sumter says: Both my wife and
used Doan's Kidney Pills procured at DR.. A.
J. Chinas drug store and obtained lot OF
benefit from them. thought it must be the
climate which did not agree with us or the
water. for we never had the backache until
we moved here some four years ago from
Pennsylvania. but we certainly have had it
since. The secretions from the kidneys were
Irregular and much too frequent in action,
especially at night when our rest was much
disturbed. Since we used Doans Kidney
Pills neither Of us has had the backachc and
the action of the kidneys became natural and
normal and our rest is not disturbed at
night. Doan's Kidney Pill, are the best rem
edy that ever came into my house.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Alilburn Co. Buffalo. \. Y, sole
agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-and take no
other. 40
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
woford's Endowment Fund.

Spartanburg Dec. 11.-Dr. II. y.
Chiids, financial agent of Woffora
College, has commenced the work Of
enyt-five thousand dollars has been
subscribed in the State at large and
now the college wants the citizens Of
the place to subscribe $4,000. The
educational fund of New York has
appropriated $4,000 and Andrew
Carnegie $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

sit is noticeable cold seldom
comes on when the bowels are freely
open. Neither can it stay if they are
onen. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup tastes as pleasant as maple su-
gar. Free from all opiates. Contains
Honey and Tar. Conforms to the
National Pure Food and Drug Law.
Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

Cornelius Vanderbilt, the young
millionaire, who in 1901 was elected q
second lieutenant in the Twelfth Regi-
ment of the New York National Guard,
is now the senior lieutenant, and act
ing as captain. The members Of the
regiment SHOW nc jealousy over this
promotion, as they say it was earned
By good work as soldier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

*For chapped and cracked hands
nothing is quite as good as an applica-
ton of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Put it on before going to bed, use an
old pair Of gloves and see what a diff
ference the morning will bring. Sold
by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
KILLED BY CHINESE.
Little Girl Whose Mother Was a Ma
tive of Anderson County, dubbed
to Death.

Anderson. Dec. l2.-News has
been received here of the clubbing to
death Of little Nellie Royal, the 10
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Royal, independent mission
aries to China. The child was play
ing on the banks Of a river near her
home at Shanghai and was dubbed to
death by three Cinnamon.
Mrs. Royal was Miss Sullivan of
near Pelzer before her marriage,
which took place in China. She has
visited this city and the little girl was
here about five years ago. The news
of the terrible death of the child
came from paper published in Zion
City, III.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

Miss Ella D. Kurtz, the masterful
nurse of the German hospital in Will
liamsburg, N Y. has forced the resig-
natiou oI the entire medical staf-six
young doctors. They. didn't like her,
and their places will be filed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

King John of Abyssinia has decreed
that the nose of any Of his subjects
found taking snuff shall be cut off,
while smoking and chewing tobacco
forieits life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

The Canadian revenue department
has been examining commercial lemon
extract, and finds out of 10 samples
seventy EIGHT contained less than l
per cent of lemon oil, the essential
favoring extract.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

General 4. W. Greely now records
his prediction that the North Pole
will never be reached, on account Of
the drifting ice surrounding it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

Edward L. Frizzell, formerly of
Leyden, Mass, in charge OF the bridge
building for the Boston and Maine
Railroad, has lived on railroad car
for twenty years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A debating club within the Young
Mems Christian Association OF Cleve-
land has decided ten to seven that a
millionaire cannot be an honest man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19

Washington, Dec. II, 1906.
! Mr. Paardon Secretary Chamber
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-16
CITY WILL AID HOSPITAL
WAS DECIDED LAST NIGHT
Committee from Council Met Board
Of Trustees of Hospital and Learned
That Money Is Badly Needed at
Worthy institution

Last evening at the Reid Memorial
Hospital the trustees of the institu-
ton and the members of the council
committee, appointed to investigate
the financial condition of the hospital
met and discussed plans for financial
relief on the part of the city. A COM
prehensive statement concerning the
resources and the cost of maintaining
the institution, was presented by
Treasurer Adam H. Bartel, and the
council committee, composed of
MesSrs. O'Neal, Deuker and Bartel,
we're greatly impressed with the ne
cessity of council taking some action
in the matter of an annual appropria-
tion for the city's part in the main
tainance of the institution.
At the first meeting of council in
July a report will be submitted by
this committee to council urging that
action to this effect be taken at once.
Just how much the city will be called
upon to contribute annually to the
maintenance of the institution was
not stated, as the committee and the
trustees preferred not to give out any
public statement until the council
committees report had been made.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-16
OLD u. P. CHURCH SOLD
UNITED BRETHREN BUY 1T
Meeting Will be Held Today to Close
Up DEALT is Reported That the
Buy Parsonage.

A meeting of the special commit
of the old United Presbyterian
church, was held last evening, and
the propositions made by the differ
ent congregations of the city were
discussed. AS only one of the offers
was for the outright purchase of the
property, the others were not consid-
cred.
1t was decided to sell the church
to the United States Congregation,
and it is reported that the price is to
be $1,000. The members of the COM
mittee stated last night that the deal
has not yet been closed and that an
other meeing will be held his morn
ing to arrange the details of the
transaction. 1t was received from an
other source that the U. B. people
had secured the church and that the
deed will be transferred either today
or next week.
The Christian Scientists desired to
rent the church, but this, the commit
tee did not wish to do. 1t is said that
Daniel G. Reid. when visiting here
recently, was consulted and advised
the congregation to sell, rather than
rent the old building. 1t is not known
what will be done with the money.
but as a new parsonage is needed it
is presumed that it will be expended
for house for the pastor,