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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-05-16
CHAPTER NYI.

VT was the cottage Of a New York
millionaire which had fallen to
Brewster. The owner had, for the
i time, preferred Italy to st. Angus
tine and left his estate, which was
well located and lavishly equipped, in
the hands of his friends. Brewsters
lease covered three months, at fabu
lous rate per month. With Joe Brag-
don installed as manager In chief, his
establishment was transferred bodily
from New York, and the rooms were
soon as comfortable as their grandeur
would permit. Brewster was not al
lowed to take advantage Of his horses
and the new automobile which preced-
ed him from New York, but to his
guests they offered unlimited opportu-
mites.
Hopper Harrison had remained in the
north to renew arrangements for the
now hated ball and to look after the
advance details Of the yacht cruise.
DR.. Lot!ess and his sister, with Sub
way Smith and the Grays, made up
Brewster's party. Lotless dampened
Monty's. spirits by relentiessly putting
him on rigid diet, with most discourag-
ing restrictions upon his conduct. The
period Of convalescence was to be an
exceedingly trying one for the invalid.
At first he was kept indoors, and the
hours were whiled away by playing
cards, but Monty considered bridge
the pons asinorum and preferred to
play piquet with Peggy. 1t was one
Of these games that the girl interrupt
ed with question that had troubled
her for many days. Monty" she said,
aud she found it much more difficult
than when she had rehearsed the scene
in the silence Of her walks, GIVE heard
q rumor that Miss Drew and her moth
er have taken rooms at the hotel.
Wouldn't It be pleasanter to have them
here?"
A heavy gloom settled upon Brew
ster's face, and the girls heart dropped
like lead. She had puzzled over the
estrangement and wondered If by any
effort Of her own things could be set
right. At times she had had flashing
hopes that 1t did not mean as much to
Monty as she had thought, but down
underneath, the fear that he was un-
happy seemed the only certain thing
In life. She felt that she must make
sure And together with the very hu-
man desire to know the worst was the
puritanical impulse to bring it about
You forget that this is the last place
they would care to invade" And in
Brewster's face Peggy seemed to read
that for her martyrdom was the only
wear. Bravely she put it on.
Monty, forget nothing that 1 real
" know. But this is case IL which
you are quite wrong. Where is your
sporting blood? You have never fought
a losing fight before, and you can't do
it now. You have lost your nerve,
Monty. Don't you see that this is the
time for an aggressive campaign"
Somehow she was not saying things at
all as she had planned to say them.
and his gloom weighed heavily upon
her. you don't mind, do you, Monty"
she added more softly, "this sort of
thing from me? I know ought not tc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-05-16

Lucas County, IS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm Of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of De-
cember, a. D., 1886.
(Seal) A. ". Gleason,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for Consti-
patton. 417-1m
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-05-16

Washington, May. s.-Senator Platt
of New York introduced in the Senate
today an amendment to the Constitu-
ton prohibiting polygamy and polyga-
nous cohabitation and making the
practice a crime against the United
States.
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Pirating FoIey's Honey and Tar.

*Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. These worthless
limitations have similar sounding
names. Beware of them. The genu-
inc Foley's Honey and Tar is in yell
low package. Ask for it and refuse
any substitute. 1t is the best remedy
for coughs and colds. Durant's Phar-
macy
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Policeman Kills a Negro.

Aiken, May S.-William Avery.
alias William John, negro, was shot
to death at about u o'clock last night
while resisting arrest by Policeman
Musco Samuels.
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Best for Women and Children.
*On account of its mild action and
,leasant taste Orino Laxative Fruit

sy--up Is especially recommended Cor
women ana children. Il does not
nausea,e Of grippe Ike pills ana ordi-
s:ary G: tI.e.rt;cs. orino Laxative Fruit
Sy--ap ads digestion: an~ sti:a alsres
the liver and bowels without irritating
them. Remember the name Orino
and refuse substitutes. Durant's Phar-
macy.
KERSHAW COUNTY NEWS.
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Gen. Sumner Academy.

The closing exercises Of the General
Sumter Memorial academy will come
off on Friday, the 18th instant, COM
mencing at o'clock p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
John J. Dargan, Principal.
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THE COUNTY CONVENTIONS.

Change Over the State in Favor Of
Dispensary-Senator Tillman En-
dOrsed.
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State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,

John J. Dargan, Principal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-02

B6terment Association, 1.500; New
Century Club, 900; w. T. c. u, 1,1S2;
Teachers Association, $500; New
Century Guild, 200; Plastic Club,
200. Travellers Aid Society, 200; Leg
islative League, 80; Suffrage Society,
300; Woman's Club, 80; Women's
Press Association, $50. This brings
the Philadelphia club members al
most up to the ten thousand mark,
and does not include any number of
nurses societies, the Young Women's
Christian Association, with twelve
hundred members; numerous college
settlement associations, college clubs.
hospital associations, the big kinder.
garten union and numberless other
clubs, very large in numbers. Prob
ably we can beat London in the mat
ter of Women's clubs.-Philadelphia
Record.
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One Told by FitzqeraId.

Ex-Congressman Fitzgerald Of Bos-
ton, who passed the summer at Old
Orchard, told this story Of the clam
bake of the Robbery club. held at
Pine Point late in August:
A chaplain had been called upon to
oficiate for the regular clergyman In
congress early in the term. The min
lister was about to conclude his pray
err, and reverent silence pervaded the
big chamber, when the members were
startled to hear the following sentence
drop from the lips Of the chaplain pro
tenn: MAY corruption and sin in
every form be as far from every mem
Der of this body as Thou art, o
Lord!"
It was several seconds before the
members fully grasped the meaning Of
the clergyman's prayer, and when 1t
did it was unanimously in favor Of
having another substitute when the
regular chaplain was unable to attend
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REBELS TO THE GREAT COM
MAND.

I hesitate to speak of one aspect
of the life of old maids, and yet it is
tue aspect which is the ground of all
our woes, all our disabilities. Here
we are in the world, We women, de-
signed by Nature for one great use,
the peopling of the world. But some
thing makes us-us unmarried women
rebels to the great command-un-
willing rebels, perhaps but none the
less doomed to the punishment of re-
bellion. Because we were proud ana
silly; because we were vain ana
weak; because we were cold and shall
low; because we were seers of VS.
ions and climbers after the lmpossl-
BILE; because we wanted riches be-
cause we dreamed of a black-halred
sutton to the utter undoing OF red
haired one; because our parents ais
missed our early wooers, and no ota-
ers appeared; because sometimes,
men were fickle-whatever the rea-
son, we stand rebels to the great
command. And we pay the price OIL
that rebellion to Nature which clvln-
zatian has imposed upon us. We miss
the Joy of love, and the nobility OF
worthy motherhood. | have some
times thought that there can be no
bliss on earth greater than that OF
loved and loving wife who folds ner
child in her arms, and feels her nus
bands arms Unfold them both. Here
the human being touches divine
heights, is creator and protector, al
lied to that which doth provide and
not partake." No unmarried woman
ever walks quite so close with Goa
as this, or has such rapture of har-
mony with the universal law OF life,
Autobiography of an Old Maid, IN
EverybOdy's Magazine.
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by the physician and he says have no signs
OF a tumor now. 1t has also brought my
periods around once more; and | am
entirely well. Ishall never be without bot
tie Of Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
In she house Fannie D. Fox, Bradford, Pa.
Another Case of TumOr Cured
by Lydia f Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Dear Mrs Pinkham:
"About three years ago had intense pain
in my stomach, with cramps and raging
headaches The doctor prescribed for me,
but finding that did not get any better he
examined mo and, to my surprise, declared
had tumor
81 felt sure that II meant my death warrant,
and was very disheartened Ispent hundreds
of dollars in doctoring, but the tumor kept
growing, till the doctor said that nothing out
| an operation would save me. Fortunately
correspondent with my aunt in one OF the New
England States, who advised me to try Lydia
E PinkhaIns Vegetables Compound beforesub-
hitting to an operation, and at once started
taking regular treatment, finding 10 my
| improve, and after three months | noticed
that the tumor had reduced in size. kept
on taking the Compound, and in ten months
it had entirely disappeared without an oper
alton, and using no medicine but Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and words
lau 10 express nov Slae9hui ~Iu W Wy &C.
it has done me- Miss Luella Adams, Colon
made Hotel, Seattle, Wash
Such unquestionable testimony
proves the value of Lydia e. pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound, and should give
confidence and hope to every sick
woman.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all ailing
women to write to her at Lynn. Mass,
| for advice.
ID !. a WOuan'S lemedy for WOucn'S Ills
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coNsUMPTIoN OF MUTTON.

One of the causes of the growing
scarcity of sheep is due evidently to
the fact that the people are eating
more rapidly than ever before, and
with sheep as with other things we
can't eat them and keep them both.
The Live Stock World calls attention
to this and says:
sEnormity of mutton consumption
may be understood when it is stated
that during the expired eleven months
of the current year there have been
marketed at Chicago, Kansas CITY,
Omaha, St. Louis and st. Joseph TO-
tai of 9,05O,804 sheep, against 8,2Oo,-
04s during the same period Of 1904
an increase of 845,762, and yet some
trade authorities will contend tnac
mutton values advanced in response
to scarcity. The only logical reason
for the phenomenal appreciation or
the past year is increased consump-
ton.
II is conceded that fewer sheep and
lambs are in feed lots than at this
time last year, so that all of the in
crease in supply and more has gone
into the food supply. Packers have
no mutton on hand. and are buying
from hand to mouth.
Unless the American people sudden
ly acquire distaste for mutton, the
man who is making it has no cause
for alarm"
And again in the following inter
view:
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CLAIMS NEVER TO HAVE WEPr.
Man Seeks information 40 20 the e.
feet Of Tears.

Man Seeks information 40 60 the e.
feet Of Tears.
II am 40 years of age" said q lively
talking man, "and never to my recol-
lection have | shed tear. OF course,
as a child must have done my share
of crying, but the Impressions or eff
fects of that I do not now recall.
have seen many people, men and wo-
men, cry, and / would like to know
what is the effect of weeping upon
the weeper. I might have asked some
of those have seen weep, suppose,
but delicacy has always forbidden 1t.
81 know that it is said IL those In
deep grief can weep they will not suf-
fer SO much, and it is this physical
result want defined. remember
in my dreams to have wept over
sorrows, and the feeling was that of
forgetfulness of my trouble. mean
by that, that while the tears came and
the frame was shaken by sobs, there
seemed to be a temporary absence
in the mind of the cause of the weep
ing. Is that the explanation? Some
have told me rather vaguely that pos
sibly that was the explanation, but
they would not say so definitely.
Some have said they didn't know
why they wept; they simply wept and
felt better for It, AS rule believe
the effect is said to be rather mental
or spiritual than physical or material.
and l am inclined to dispute this ex-
PLANTATION. II anybody here can tell
me what want to know I'll be OBJ
liged."
This started discussion, but at
the end Of it the man didn't seem
to know any more than when he ask
ed his first question.
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ao+herino Cupid.

The, new marriage laws of Illinois
and Indiana play queer pranKs WIN
love. sick couples. In Macon county a.
man and woman were arrested for
trying to elOpe and were locked up.
They were willing to get marriedl
forthwith and were taken to the
county clerks office for license.
The woman had been divorced last
fall and the official could not issue the
permit.
Joseph H Ballard and Mary Sci
bert, of Hoopest0n, asked the county
clerk In Damville for license to, wed.
Joseph gave his age as thirty-five' and
that of his prospective bride as; fif-
teen. Females under sixteen are not
allowed to marry.
Clarence Fine obtained a marriage
license. His father said that mis- reat
name was Fuller and that the young
man had changed it when he ran
away from home in Indiana. License
revoked.
Indiana couples seeking to avoid
the new Indiana law have been going
to Paris, ILL.,, but several have been
sent away, one couple because the
man was divorced less than ten years
ago. Owen Hill, aged nineteen, ana
Mrs. Emma Burlington, aged thirty
nine, could not get license. Hill 5
parents are both dead, and no one
else could give legal consent 10 a
minor securing a license.
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danger in Pure water.

1t is not often that complaint is made
Of water being too pure. But the BIZ
mingham correspondent Of the Medical
Record says:
''I hear that the water brought at
vast expense from the Welsh hills ID 80
soft that it has serious effect on gal
vanized cooking vessels. in conse'
quence Of which the Health Commit
tee has decided to ask manufacturers
to recall any such utensils which they
have sent out for sale In that city"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-02
FASHION NOTES.

On the subject of feathers nothing
could be more pleasing than the new
feather stoles and boas.
The lace waist fills many needs, and
is an altogether desirable addition to
every wardrobe.
The most elaborate substitutes for
hats are seen on many women. Lit
tie caps or colts of lace, gold and sill
yer tinsel, and flowers are worn, es-
pecially by elderly women. They are
really very pretty, and, since many
theatres are draughty very sensi-
BILE.
A very luxurious blue ostrich fea-
Their stole had the fat ends inset
with large lozenges of heavy lace.
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IN FORTY-E|GHT HOURS
PE-RU-NA CURED HIM.
Cold Affected Head and Throat
f.ttack Was Severe,

Chas. w. Bowman, LIST Lieut.. and Adj.
9th NJ S. M. Cav. Vols, writes from Lam
ham, Md, as follows:
Though somewhat averse to patent
medicines, and still more averse to becom-
ing a professional affidavit man, it seems
only a plain duty in the present instance
to add my experience to the columns al
ready written concerning the curative pow
ers of Peruna.
.Ih1Ve been pGrttcui0 s'Ey benefited
by dts use for colds tn the head and
throat. Ih0Ue been able to fully cure
styself OF a most se1ere attack In
foTty-etNht hours by its Wse accord
eng to direct toms. fuse It as q pre-
Vestitvc sCheNeveT threatened icttIs
as attack.
M sena OF w f are aso 1i
to our friends"
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This continued run of habitat NUT
tons from corn fields means that there
is an element in the feeding game
that does not take stock in estimates
that there is shortage of stun in
feeds lots" said sheep operator.
TT means that an apprehension ex-
lists that after January 1, when the
bulk of the stuff begins to present a
finished aspect, there will be scram-
BILE to cash in, and glutted markets.
with lower prices will result. Every
load of this habitat stuff that goes
to the killer now means a better pros
pect for the man who is holding his
sheep or lambs until they are in the
condition the butcher needs them"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-02

One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the conquering of woman's dread
enemy, Tumor.
So-called wandering pains" may
come from its early stages, or the pres
ence of danger may be made manifest
by excessive monthly periods accom-
panied by unusual pain extending from
the abdomen through the groin and
thighs. s
If you have mysterious pains, II there
, are indications Of Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrors of hospital opera
ton; secure Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at once and begin
its use and write Mrs. Pinkham OF
Lynn, Mass. for advice.
Read these strong letters from CRATE
full women who have been cured:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- First Lottery
"In looking over your book see that your
medicine cures Tumors. l have been 20 9
Doctor and he tells me l have tumor.
win be more than grateful II you can neiE
me, as do so dread an operation. "-Fanni'
d. Fox, Bradford, Pa
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- (Secopd Lottery
81 take tho liberty to congratulate you OF
tho success have had with your wonderful
medicine.
"Eighteen months ago my period
stopped Shortly after felt so badly Sub
mitted to a thorough examination by q ply
aician, and was told that had tumo
and would have to undergo an operation.
g soon after read one of your advertise
Aments and decided to give Lydia Z. Pink
am Vegetable Compound trial. Afte
ing five bottles as directed, the tumor
~ gone / have again been examine
pinkhanl's VeaetaJ!e COmpCu
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lN7ERESTING 10
CORRESPONDING A PLEASURE.

No breakfast room is so cozy as
the one which contains well-appoint-
ed and well-stocked desk in the sun
NEST window ready to turn to for
the immediate answering of the mail
which has been perused at breakfast.
English women, who understand the
art OF letter and note writing better
than any women in the world, follow
this plan, and have certain other GUS
toms which come under the class OF
letter writing made easy.
Letter paper is bought by the guam
tity, stamps are bought by the hun
dreds and pens by the gross, any Of
which outlay would be considered an
unheard Of extravaganza by the ordi-
nary American woman, who buys her
writing materials in driblets that are
small and stingy as compared with
her lavish expenditures in other d.
rections.
It is the wall of the drug clerk and
the postoffice clerk that women buy
their stamps one at time and a
letter with two cents lying Cn it,
is the commonest sight possible on
Black velvet ribbon is used effec-
the same little desk, IL it happens to
be in the American breakfast room.
So deep-fixed is the notion that
stamps are thing to be invested in
economically as needed that ten
cents worth is said to be above the
average outlay. The rare woman
lays down dollar or even half
dollar, and who would not command
a glance from the crowd for any 9th
or reason is certain Of at least one
full square look from each of the fem
mime people near her
1t is not so with the Englishwom-
an who has facilities in the little
breakfast room for posting her let
ter as soon as written. Another
quality of this little desk which makes
one look at it with sense of an al
ready lightened weight of correspon-
dence, is it's order. The maid replen-
ishes it with paper, removes its ink
spots, refills it's ink well from a bot
big enough for a house, furnishes it
with new blotters, and lays out fresh
pens. Sane and beautiful is the life
Of the woman who has such perspec-
tive in buying and who can command
such service No wonder that notes
from her are an every day courtesy
sent with slight pretext to friends
pleasantly thought of, and no wonder
that the letters are prompt and beau
tifully written.
Apropos of this, or, perhaps, be-
cause of it, the strange fact exists that
the woman who looks to furnish her
desk from the Standpoint of utility
and convenience rather than of ele-
gance and ornamentation, can not do
so in her own shopping districts.
Plain ebony, oak, or metal ink stands
with tightly arranged tops, and thick,
easy handling penholders to CORE
spond, are simple little conveniences
which women who have acquired or
inherited the mans idea of what
would be called working" writing
materials, must go elsewhere to pro
cure them.-Indianapol News
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-02
PHILADELPHIA CLUB POPULA'
TION

From the city Of London within
the past few days there came proud
boast that it has the largest club
women population in the world-over
10000. The information has set Phil
adelphia club women to thinking.
The question is: Does this figure in
clude religious, charitable and educa-
tional associations? If it does, Phil
adelphia can claim twenty thousand
and over. Some of the figures OF
societies in Philadelphia that have
been gathered offhand are as fol-
lows: Girls High and Normal
School Alumnae, 1900; Jewish Coun-
Gil Of Women. from 800 to 1000; Civic
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AS TO CROSS BREEDING.

The vital objection to cross-breed-
ing is the danger that scrub stock
may result. which would likely be
the case if the crossing was continu-
ed beyond the first generation. On
the other, hand, there may exist con-
ditions when it is desirable to make
a cross, even while admitting that the
grade Of stock is by far to be pre-
ferred. The parent stock may be all
right for present purposes, yet should
demand arise for stock finer bred, for
bacon or other purposes, surely one
would be justified in making the cross
lust as if the reverse were the case.
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Aneoaotes Of sr Henry KeppeI.

Many stories are told of Sir Henry
Keppel, the late British admiral Not
long after the present style of uni
form had been introduced into the
navy he met Queen Victoria and the
prince consort Of the Isle Of Wight
The queen asked him how he liked
the change of uniform. He replied:
"I like it very much, your majesty,
but this morning was taken for a
railway official" When he accident
ally fell from ships side on to the
quay below and was badly stunned
somebody cried for water. He
thought 1t time to pull himself togeth-
or and muttered: Put some whisky
in It."
Lots of the fun we have wouldn't be If II
was cheaper.