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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
a KNIGHTS or PYTaIAs HOME
Cities Or Towns Who Wish the Home
are Asked to Make Their Wishes
known.

Columbia, January 25.-At the last
meeting of the Grand Lodge OF
Knights Of Pythias commission, con-
sisting Of Henry T. Thompson, OF Co
lumbia; C;1as. C. Simrns, OF Parnwei;.
and Geo. S. Mower, of Newberry. was
appointed to report on tie G2s;rabilitv
Of a permanent home for the Knights
of Pythias, and the location thereof.
This commission met here this after
noon, and viii report that It thinks it
extremely advisable to have such q
home. The commission had heard Of
the desire OF certain communities to
have this permanent home, and any
and all Interested are invited 10 COM
muricate With Col. Henry 7. Thonp-
son, chairnan Of the commission and
he will give full information. Any
Offers or inducements should be ad-
dressed to Col. Thompson. in Column
bia, and he will. of course. hold al
sealed propositions fc: t1e entire COM
mission. The outlook is decidedly IA
Y i".Ne 20. the i,uilf!ins .: 5: cil q i;er-
rnaaent homo for the Knights of the
State.
The committee will receive bids on
their central home until April 1.
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DICKINSON IS INNOCENT.
Eliza Bunch stakes an Afidavit That
She Swcre Falsely.

Bamberg, January 29.-In the pres
cnce of two we'll known citizens Eliza
Bunch, upon whose testimony ". G..
Dickinson was arrested and charged
with the death OF e. F. Reid by giving
MIN poisoned whiskey. today made an
affidavit that her testimony was false
and generating Dickinson from all
blame.
In her affidavit the woman gives as
a reason for the attempt to place the
responsibility on Dickinson that soit'e
one told her that unless she did 50
her neck would crack for it,
Other affdavits were made by prom
inent persons today which prac'lcai'5
establish an alibi for Dickinson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
WoFFoRD BoY KILLED.
Grady Miller, CT alabama, Fatally
Wounded Negro and Was Himself
Killed.

Montgomery, Ala, January 25.-A
special to The Advertiser from Flo
rala, Ala, says:
Grady Miller, the 1s-year-old son Of
DR.. r. L Miller, was last night shot
and killed by the negro porter Of the
Lake View hotel. There were no eye
witnesses to the shooting, but the pis-
tol shots were heard. A search was
made and nearby was found the negro
in a dying condition. He lived long
enough TO say that he and Mi'ier nad
engaged in pistol duel. There is no
way te ascertain the cause of the trag-
edy.
young Miller was home for few
days from wofsord College. S. c.,
where he had been attending school.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Columbia. January 30.-The Senate
passed the House Winthrop College
Christmas Holiday bill today, bat in
an amended form so it Will have TO go
back to the House. Senator Cole
Please in lis remarks in favor of the
bill referred 10 "lobbying by wire from
Washington against the bill, but he
mentioned no names. Congressman
Legare d:d some of the wiring. it is
understood. McCaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
Gen. JOSEPH WHEELER
WAS LAID TO REST
With Military Haaars in Arlington Gene
terry Monday Afternoon.
PRESIDENT ATTENDED TIE FUNERAL.
Body Lay in State all the Morning,
and Was Viewed BY Thousands.
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy Sent Appropriate Floral Tribute.

Washington, January 20.-With all
honor due his rank, Gen. Joseph
Wheeler was buried in Arlington GEM
.etery this afternoon. The remains
were followed from the capitol to the
place Of herioc dead among the Vir-
ginia hills by men who had fought
under him in two wars, and beneath
two flags. Behind the caisson on
which the body was borne marched
veterans of the Confederate army and
of the Spanish-American war.
All the morning the remains lay in
state at st. Johns Episcopal church
and were viewed by an almost con-
tinual stream of government officials,
army and navy officers and plain citi-
zens.
The body arrived last night accom-
panied by immediate members of the
family. From the station it was es-
corted to the church by detailed mem
bers of the United Spanish American
war veterans in full uniform under
command Of Major Hodgson. Through
out the night they kept vigil beside
the body, being relieved this morn
ing by a similar detail from the reg
ular army. At 10 O'Clock the church
doors were thrown open for the view
ing of the remains. Across the top
Of casket was laid the generals dress
uniform, hat and sword and about
it were arranged an hundred or more
beautiful floral tributes, among them
being one sent by the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, represen-
tation Of stars and bars in roses, bear
ing the letters, 'U. D. c.
The funeral services at 2 o'clock
were attended by President Roosevelt
and several members Of his cabinet
and a large concourse Of army and
navy officers. The services were co...
Quoted by Rev. Roland Cotton Smith.
rector of the church, assisted by Rev.
Earnest A. Stiles, Of st. Thomas
church, of New York. The body was
carried from the church to the flag
draped caisson in waiting without by
six non-commissioned officers Of the
United States army, passing between
two lines OF Confederate veterans.
The official escort to the cemetery
consisted Of a battalion Of engineers,
squadron OF cavalry with band and
a battery of field artillery. a brief
service was held followed by the firing
Of three volleys and the sounding Of
taps.
The organizations that participated
in the funeral were Camp CA" Wheel
er's calvary, composed Of men who
fought under the general in the Civil
War. They came to Washington from
Atlanta on special train, arriving last
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
In the Senate.

Senator Mauldin's bill TO declare
Calhoun's birthday q holiday in tn
schools got back on The calendar
through courtesy to he author and
the Senate reversed itself and passed
the bill.
The Senate. by a vote of 20 to y,
Indefinitely postponed the bill to re-
peal the law providing for extra
terms OF court by special judges,
which means that Representative
Cochran's bill on the same subject is
doomed, although the House favoTs
# NIcCaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
D1spENsARY DISTRIBUTION.
Large Fund for Public Schools-Hun-
dred thousand Dollars.

Columbia, January 25.-Comptroil-
er General Jones today announced the
final distribution OF the State dispen-
sary profits for 1905 which. go to the
school funds of the various counties.
Another distribution had already been
made. The total in this final distri-
button is sligtly over one hundred
dollars. The following is a statement
of the division.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
Six Women Burned.

Lowell. Mass, January 2--.sfter
he fire which practically destroyed the
Richardson Hotel early this morning,
was extinguished. TIE bodies of six
women We're fo"nd OF the upper
floors where they had been penned by
the flames and smoke. Twenty. who
were injured by jumping from the
windows. are at the hospital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
CARNATIoN DAY.
A Sentimental Tribute to the Memory
of President Mckinley.

Washington, January 29--carna-
ton day was generally observed at
the cap;tai and by thousands of pri-
vate citizens, oGice-holders and visi-
tors who are wearing President Nc
Kinley's favorite flower today. Great
boouets of carnations occupied the
nIaee Of honor on the desks of Pres
sdent Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Charleston is to be made port of
call as soon as the wireless telegraph
is in full operation
Mathis, negro, who raped a ne
gro girl in saluda county. has been
captured and committed to jail.
Mr.. Phillip Hambright aged 60,
was found dead in a field near his
home in Cherokee county Wednesday.
It is not known whether his death
was due to natural causes or to foul
play.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
SOUTH CAROLINA LIVE
STOCK ASSOCIATION.
Programme Of the Fourth Annual
Meeting February 8 and 9, 1906,
Z. NJ c. A. Hall, Columbia, S. C.

Thursday, February s, 10 A. NJ.
Live Stock.
Report of the President''-Mr B.
Harris, Pendleton, S. c..
practical Stock Feeding in South
Carolinas'-Dr. TAFT Butler, Raleigh
\. C.
The Dual Purpose Cattle-The
Cattle for the South"-Hon. Samuel
B. Woods, Charlottesville, Va.
General Discussion.
Thursday, February S, 2:30 p. NJ.
Business Session, to include Reports
of all Committees and vice-Prcsi-
dents.
Election Of officers.
Thursday, February S, SEQ P. NJ.
Dairy.
Southern Dairy AIarkets''-Prof.
John Micheis, Clemson College, S. c.
"Dairying in South Carolina" Prof.
Ed. H. Webster, Chief Dairy Division,
{. S. Department OF Agriculture.
General discussion.
Friday, February 8. 10 4. II.
Lie Stock.
"Eeef Cattle in the South'-Prof.
Geo. N. Ro.amel, animal Husband
man, Z. s. Department OF Agriculture.
sheep Raising in South Carolina"
Mr. T. L. Bulow, Ridgeway, s. c.
General discussion.
Friday, February ., 2:s0 P. NJ.
Stock Judging.
\ demonstration at DR.. J. E. Heise,s
stable.
"Beef Cattle and Hogs1-Prof. Geo.
N. Rommell, Animal Rusbandman, u.
S. Department OF Agriculture.
Dairy Catt:e"-prof John aichels..
Clemson College, S. c.
"S1ules''-Hon. James Stackhouse,.
Marion, S. c.
"sheep"-a1r. =. L. Bulow, Ridge
way, S. C.
Friday, February 9, P. NJ.
Poultry.
Poultry Raising in South Caroli-
na'-Hon. Theo. E. 2. Holzhouser.
Columbia, S. c.
Texas Fever Ticks.
The Influence OF Fever Ticks on
the Cattle Industry Louis A.
Klein, Clemson College. 5. c.
General discussion.
The railroad rates for this occasion
will be reduced TO one and onethird
fare plus % cents for tie round trip.
on the certificate plan. Ii the rail-
road agent has 40 certificates for this
purpose, the purchaser should buy a
straight ticket 20 Colum;s..;s and take
g receipt stating that the ticket was
purchased for The purpose OF attend
ing the meeting of the Agricultural
Society and the Live Stock Associa-
ton. This receipt vii. insure the
proper reduction being made when
the return ticket is purchased.
B. H. Rawl,
Secretary and Treasurer.
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rr;ea to Xii. himself.

Gahnev. January 26-Pryor ScrugsS
who is in jail charged with attempted
assault on a negro woman. attempted
to hang himself with his bedding. and
when prevented II. i to Kill himself
by eating his electric globe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Columbia, January 26.-The dis
pensary investigating committee today
sent a letter to Commissioner. Tatum
directing him to hold up payment on
accounts of every description except
pay Of constables and dispensary en-
ployes.
Josh Ashley made vigorous fight
against Mr.. McFadden's bill author
izing the police of cities Of not less
than ten thousand inhabitants to make
arrests within three miles Of the city
limits, but the House not only showed
him under, but amended the bill so
as to apply to all cities and towns.
AshIey's kinsmen have had trouble
about shooting up the town of Honea
Path.
The Debate on the Morgan local
option bill was adjourned until Mon
day night at the request of both
sides in order to get fuller hearing.
The House killed Mr. Clay's bill ex-
empting cotton mill operatives from
road duty and Mr.. D. O. Herbert's bill
exenpting military from road and jury
duty. McCaw.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
Home 4 Made

Have your cake, mullins, and tea Bis
cult homemade. They Will be fresher.
cleaner, more tasty and Wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biiscuit, pudd1ings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
LIQUOR BILLS HELD UP.
40 More Bills to Be Paid Until They
Are scrutinized by the Investigating
Committee.

-. =
o,umbia, January a5.-The dis
pensary Investigating committees held
IS meeting this afternoon. Under the
provisions OF the Act just passed the
scouiraittee. is given the right to hold
10 payments Of such claims against
the dispensary as it wishes until it
examines the books, correspondence
ana records on which such payments
are claimed, and provision is made
that no claim need be paid until the
account is presented in person.
The committee hopes to get some
information in this way. The com.
naittee this afternoon gave Messrs.
Christensen and Lyon authority to.
hold up any and all such bills as they
thought necessary.
The subcommittee had advised
eonmissioner Tatum not to pay any
bills until the committee specifically
aafhorizes such payments, and Com
missioner Tatum will be formally ad-
rised that under the provisions Of the
Act he should not pay any bills. All
bills are to be held up.
There has already been considerable
compliant about this provision, but
the committee intends to follow the
Act, and, as this is the only hold that
it has expects to see what it viii do.
Z Il is likely that all bills viii be held
up until this committee has ample
tine in which to examine them and
this viii probably be for two Or three
weeks or more. Meanwhile the dis
pensary hardly has the cash on hand
With which to meet the bills, many of
which, however. are not yet due.
On TIE Ist of December the dis
pensary owed for stock and supplies
s544 900 according to its report. The
committee will hardly pay or authorize
5 the payment of any bills for liquors
that may now come in, or which may
have Nbsen ordered in the last few
days or weeks, because the State has
stoek on hand Of a million dollars, and
under the Mower Act the dispensary
IS restricted to a stock Of s4o0,ooOA
and It is held that. all stock in excess
OF $500, ,0eo is bought in violation Of
law, and should never have been Or
dered under the terms Of the Acts of
the State. The committee has agreed
to hold its first public meeting under
the new sct on Wednesday IN c0sus.i-
bia
This meeting Will be public, and it
lis likely that the first afternoon will
s be consumed with the Spartanburs
mudd:e, in which there is no real inter
est. The session will be held at $50
O'Clock, and it is hoped that the Su-
preme Court room can be obtained
for the hearings that are to begin next
Wednesday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

y salvation Army corps will estao~
l;sh headquarters in Charleston. This
is probably another result of the dis
covery of deep water on the bar re-
Gently made by Commander winslow.
Admiral Dickens and Col. Henphin
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Sampson steele, colored, who shot
and killed another negro in York
county several days ago, has been ar
rested and lodged in jail at Yorkville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
GEN. WHEELER DEAD.
The Old Confederate Succumos to
Pneumonia After Brief Illness.
Sketch Of His Life.

New York, January 2s.-Gen. JOS
eph Wheeler, C. S. A., and a prigadier
general Of the United States army
since the war with Spain. died at 5:35
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith,
in Brooklyn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

The total amOUn- OK state dls1e.lsa-
ry profits during 1905 was $lGS,-
675.!7 The balance from the pre-
vious year was $4,000. The total dis
tri5uted was s21S,675.17, paid out as
follows: In April. 1905, to county
treasures for county schools, $112,-
43427; summer school, $1,000: teach
ers institute, $1,000, and the distribu-
ton just made. S10o,2415O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Richiand county has been so we'll
managed in the past year that the
taxes will be reduced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Columbia, January 29--Both the
Senate and the House today passed a
great mass Of third reading bills, the
product Of Saturdays passing Of local
uncontested matters.
The House killed Mr.. McFadden's
bill allowing police to make arrests
within three miles of city limits, and
Josh Ashley was overjoyed. 1t passed
Mr.. Arnold's bill, to allow all school
districts to vote bonds for school pur-
poses without coming to the legisia-
ture for permission.
The Bankers Association bill pro-
vid:ng for the appointment Of a State
bank examiner and assistant was de-
bated, but did not. reach vote.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31

Not all women who arc proud Of
their figures are expert calculators.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-31
SUMTER. S. G. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 81. 1906.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Dispensary Investigating Committee
Asks FOR More Money.

Columbia. January 25.-Among the
new bills introduced in the House
today was one by Mr.j Nash appro-
priating $4,000 for a State exhibit
at the Jamestown Exposition. and
tone by Mr.. Lyon to give the investi-
eating, committee $4,000 more for
expenses. This brings the total ap-
preparation for the committee up to
$4,000, $4,000 Of which have al
ready been spent.
The Senate today killed the John
son bill to prevent strikes and lock-
outs in cotton mills by injunction
powers against the mill managements
by vote of 21 to 16.
The house passed Brantley's bill re-
quiring $500 county license Of medi-
cine peddlers and requiring their stuff
to be labeled and endorsed by some
reputable physician. McCaw.
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The Senate.

Columbia, January 26.-The Senate
reported favorabl bill to revoke Rich
land Distilling Co.'S charter, on San
der's anti-Bucket Shop bill and un-
fayorably on the oil inspection bill.
The Senate adopted concurrent res
olution calling en- the State board Of
education to make as few changes as
possible in the school text books.
It passed the biennial session bills.
It refused to kill 5Blease's bill re-
curing the State colleges to give ten
days Christmas holidays. This is diff
ferent from the House bill which
gives two weeks.
TIE House killed Rrice's bill pro-
viding for election of school trustees
by popular vote. McCaw.
Columbia, January 27.-No business
Of particular interest was transacted
by either house OF the legislature to-
Gay. They were typical Saturday ses-
sions on both sides, the day being
spent in clearing the calendars Of un-
contested local bills. A great mass Of
these were passed in each house.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-08-11
School Meeting Notice.

A special meeting of the legal voters
Of School District No. four in the
Township of South Arm, Charleyoix
County, Michigan, called on the re-
quest OF five legal voters of said School
District, will be held at the High
School Building in said School Dis
trict, August 18th, A. ID. 1906, at 1880
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of vot-
ing such tax as the meeting shall deem
sufficient to purchase or lease site or
sites. or to build, hire or purchase a
schOol-hOuse, or houses, as provided by
Section 1865 of the Compiled Laws OF
1897 of the State of Michigan.
The amount recommended to be SO
raised 10y the District Board of said
School District Number FOUR is Two
Thousand Dollars $4,000. O0).
Dated, at Soeth Arm Township
Charlevoix County, Michigan, this
Sixth day Of August A. d. 1906.
JOHN A, BoosINGER,
Secretary.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-08-11
A Taata For DO4a.

Mark Twain was once talking of war
and Of the hardships and privations of
sieges.
"A Frenchman," he said, "called one
day on n woman who had two dogs.
They were ugly little brutes, and when
they came near him the man pushed
them out Of the way with his foot.
"I perceive, SIR said the woman
coldly, that you are not very fond Of
dogs
"The man started in surprise.
"T not fond of dogsv he exclaimed
why. madam, ate more than twenty
Of them during the siege Of Parish"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-08-11
At Loveday Opera House
This Saturday Evening.

American girls generally considea it
waste of time laying a trap for their
bachelor acquaintances but Hulda
Gunderson, the Swede girl In Elmer
Walters play "JuSt Struck Town"
which comes to the LOveday Opera
House Saturday Night is said to ac-
complish the trick Ia highly anus
ing manner, tho bachelor victim being
trapped unconsciously. Aside from
the comedy elements the play promis-
es satisfactory story Of guilty man
who would rather seek the blister Of
Che tropic sun than face his accusers
and who is finally apprehended by the
rame bachelor husband and forced to
atoms for his deeds. The company
numbers IN even dozen and the stage
paraphernala is said to be decidedly
attractive to the eye.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-08-11
A Warning to Farmers.

Last year purchased clover seed OF
an East Jordan dealer and sowed
about 20 acres. When l came to now
ing In July 1 found l had Poison CAR
RIOTS scattered all over the seeding.
lpulled out all 1 could find and am
now going over the ground often and
pulling all the plants that can find.
II you do not know It you may mis-
take it for yarrow, but while yarrow
grows in punches and has no top root
Sle carrots grow singly on a white top
root like a common carrot and haye
one main shoot running straight up
and gracefully waving beautiful top
of white flowers like the garden car
rot Ia its second year. Foliage and
flowers both very much resemble var
row. AS other farmers hereabouts un-
doubtediy purchased some Of this seed,
both last season and this, write in
their aud the general public's inter
est. AS it is poisonous to all stock
and eaten bv all it is considered worse
than any other weed. 1t is impos-
sible to eradicate it If the soil once
gets seeded to it. l hope l am the
only farmer hereabouts cursed with
this stuff but hope all others will look
carefully to their seedlings Of last year
and this and undoubtedly they must
II our farms are to remain of any
value.
Respectfully,
Y M. M. BURNHAM. /.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-08-11
THE CIIUTES.
Chtcago's Famous Water Park Fur.
nishes New Sensations.

No more wonderful pleasure resort
exists than Chicago's famous water
park, "The Chutes."
Its fame is international. This sea-
son 1t offers two sensations which have
set the big city agog. One is "Elter, I"
the Beautiful Mystery Of the Lake, I"
and the other King Humboldt's g Royal
italian Band, led by Maestro francesca
Pozzi. The "Banda Italiana Abruzzi"
is an organization Of forty skilled mu.
sicians, which created furore in Eu.
rope. It is touring the world and will
delight the Chutes patrons this summer.
"Elter," who is a beautiful young
woman, energies from the depths of the
lake and disappears beneath its waves
like tabled nymph. Her marvellous
feat amazes and mystifies.
Shooting the Chutes'' over the
biggest artificial cascades in the world
is the favorite pastime Of Chicago.
Shouting and laughing throngs descend
the glistening cascades with the speed
Of the wind until their gay gondolas
splash in the lake and glide swiftly
forward on foam-crested waves to q
placid harbor
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-08-11
The True Idealist.
Respectfully,
NJ. Nj. BURNHAM

Every human being, unless he lacks
utterly the capacity TO love, Is an Ideal
ist. No man can boast that he accepts
only the plain facts" Of existence as
his guide posts. Love makes ideallsts
Of rs all. Through love we are given
the power to look beyond the crude
husk we call the fact. Any great
achievement Is impossible without this
power. Life thrills with meaning and
magic for the true idealist.