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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12

/ where the thick "bush" ended and. the sandy
shore began. | was within few yards, when
from behind the trunk there suddenly rushed
out black. object, which as suddenly disaP-
peared amidst the thick foliage of the bush.
Somewhat taken aback by the vision,
started off in pursuit, but, entanged, In the
low, prickly shrubs, and caught by the long
creepers hanging down from the taller trees,
l made no way.
l stopped and listened, but could hear no
sound of my retreating friend.
Query: friend or foe?" thought |.
Whiz! An arrow flashed by, burying itself
in the palm tree few yards behind.
A plain, downright answer that to my un-
spoken question.
Well, it was no use remaining there any
Ige Longer asa? as target; The eye OF black maj man
and his feet find path where all to me was
dark and painless.
turned, and, first taking the trouble to
pull the arrow out of the tree as curio for
young Merton, walked toward the boat.
| walked, but may / confess it'll should
have liked to run had it been possible for an
officer under such circumstances to run, which
it was not. But it is such an odd, funny feel
ing, expecting every moment to have an arrow
in your back!
You give an involuntary twitch, first to
one shoulder, then to the other, wondering
which is going to be struck first Then you
have queer sensation up the small of your
| back and if mosquito bites your neck you
| start, thinking that it has come at last.
Ali this felt now, but throught It all
walked steadily and quietly to the riverside.
| My little adventure dampened our hopes of
a surprise. On the other hand, the very
fact of there being man stationed to watch
our movements looked well; or, as / heard
Jack Steerwel putting it to one Of his chums:
eff there hadn't been something to keep
| guard over, there wouldn't have been no
| sentry-don't you see?"
From our lurking place in the mangroves
| we could look right out to seaward across the
bar Impatiently we waited for the sea
| breeze.
| AT length catspaw here and there touched
the waters. and then the whole surface was
gradually ruffled into life the wavelets spark
| ling and gstening in the sunbeams as the
| glorious breeze swept past.
| Pushing out once more into the stream we
hoisted our lugsails, and though at first our
boat barely stemmed the current vet soon
the wind freshened, and we made good way.
We had been sailing, / suppose, for about
an hour, without anything suspicious turning
up, when the river, which SO far had been a
broad stream, running due east and west, mar
rowed, making sharp turn to our right
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I~ lie captain compliments, Sir; he
desires you to report to him on
E|=sSi the Quarterback, Sir"
SGSg "All night, Quartermaster," was
was my response.
Obedtnt to the summons, arose
from the hard lockers of the midsRipmen's IS
berth, put on the jacket which had been
doing duty as pillow, matched the first uni
form cap that came handiest, and made my
way up the ladder.
The berth of ten-gun brig on the west
coast OF Africa during a calm is about the
hottest place know; but really the upper
deck this broiling afternoon seemed even
worse. although awnings were spread fore
and aft
The sea breeze, after blowing family for
an hour or two, had died out; the sails flap
ped idly from the yards, and on the smooth
surface OF the dark brown water our cruiser,
the Vixen, courtesied gracefully as the ground
swell heayed beneath.
Away, there, Second Cutters!' piped the
boatswain's mate, as l touched my cap to
Captain Stanley.
Now the second cutter was in my charge,
SO L knew at once there was some work cut
out for me, even before the captain spoke.
Man and arm your boat, Mr.. Charlton,
and take weeks provisions. After the men
have had their supper this evening you will
pull inshore, and keep strict watch on the
mouth of this little river, the Lelunda
Mind, don't want you to cross the bar.
Now, bear hand and get your boat ready.
You may as well ask the assistant surgeon
to put you up some quinine, or you will be
all down with fever when the landwind blows
off those mangrove swamps."
1t was nearly five o'clock when / was able
to make the report
Second Cutter all ready, Sir"
Then | took my place in the stern sheets,
the coxswaIn behind, tiller in hand, and the
boats crew on the thwarts with oars tossed
While waiting thus for leave to shove off
there came running to the gangway the young
est midshipman in the ship-a bright little
fellow, who looked much more fit to be his
mothers pet at home than to endure the per
lis and hardships of African cruising
With one jump this young gentleman, dirk
IN hand, was in the boat, almost knocking
me over
''Now, Merton, what do you want? You
very nearly wounded one of the officers witt
that little toasting-fork of yours''-for thu
dirk had fallen out of its sheath, and was nov
sticking upright and quiverlng in the bottom
of the boat close to my toe.
II am so sorry, Charlton Please dom
mind. But oh, isn't it jolly? The captain
has given me leave to go in the boat.
The boy was quite out of breath with hast
and excitement.
Well, it really was exciting and l was glac
to have him with me. There was no TIM
to tell him so, for Captain Stanley was now
leaning over the side his keen eye scanning
each man of the crew in turn; and he wal
so long about it, and ! so longing to get away
that it seemed as if he never would have fin
ished AT last, however
"Shove off, Mr. Charlton. Good-by anC
success to you. Take care of Merton"
He lifted his cap courteously. l returned
the salute.
The next moment the oars dropped in tn,
water, and we were pulling, steadily anC
quietly, towards the unknown shore
A farewell waving of caps from the officer
and men erowding the side. and then tn,
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Copyright by James Elvcrson,.

1HE Captains compliments, Sir; he
| desires you to report to him on
4 the Quarterback, Sir"
y "All night, Quartermaster," was
was my response.
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after it has attained considerable
growth and both follow almost the
same system of cultivation. Last year
their average yield was about the same
Mr.. Williamson's being 50 bushels
per acre on 70 acres and Mr.. Wood
ley's 81 1-2 bushels per acre on l9O
acres. But there was this difference
in favor OF the Sumter county farmer
Mr.. Woodley used considerably less
fertilizer than Mr.. Williamson. The
real difference, however, may have
been in the lands and not in the sys-
TENS Of the farmers.
Present indications go to confirm
our Washington correspondent in his
earlier statement that the rural routes
in the South are in danger. The gov
ernment seems disposed to insist that
those routes that do not handle a
minimum Of 1000 pieces Of mail per
month must be abolished. The remedy
as our correspondent points out, IS
that the people along these routes
shall subscribe for more newspapers.
If they cannot afford a daily, there
are the weekly and the bi-weekly, the
latter of which is usually do not cost
more than from 81 to 81 for years
subscription. Discounting the value
of the paper-and almost any paper
is worth more than it costs-the per-
son subscribing will be aiding in main
tanning what is certainly one Of the
greatest conveniences Of present-day
country life. Is it not worth a dol
lar or two dollars to have your mail
brought to your door each day? Even
if you do not value the paper-which
would be remarkable-you are bound
to value the convenience Of having
your letters promptly posted or
brought to you without your having
the trouble of taking a trip to the
nearest postofdce. Under the present
circumstances a subscription to
newspaper by person living along
one Of these threatened routes is in
the nature of a contribution to the
maintenance Of the rural delivery sys-
tenn in that neighborhood. 1t may
sound whimsical but our advice to the
rural delivery benefciaries is to sub,
scribe to newspapers and so aid in
bringing up The average Of the mail
handled on their routes to the neces-
sary 1000 pieces per month.-The
State.
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way. and after hearing the testimony
he sentenced the first named defendant
TO pay fine OF $50 or to go to the
chaingang for 60 days; the other two
received sentences of $40 Or 20 days.
Jake Singleton, not the porter at
China's drug store, was acquitted on
the charge of larceny Of 80 cents from
J. W. Huggins.
Maggie Durant and Becky Bryant
were before Recorder Hurst Fri
day, both being charged by Officer
turbance Of the peace and cursing on
Grier street. They were convicted
and fined respectively So and IS, in
accordance with the gravity Of the
charge against them.
Lum Mathis got off the water wag-
on again, and when he hit the ground
Officer Boykin was there to conduct
him to his familiar abode in the guard
house. Recorder Hurst sentenced him
Monday to pay fine Of $500
or TO serve on the gang for 10 days.
Davis Herriot was Lun's pal on the
ride, but managed to retain his ele-
waited seat little longer than the old
timer. officer Barwick caught him
in a sack when he fell, and brought
him before the recorder, who imposed
the same sentence as he did in the
case previously reported.
Jacob Blake was arrested Monday
by Officer Barwick for carelessly and
recklessly riding bicycle and for
running over a small child. He was
tried by Recorder Hurst yesterday
and sentenced to pay a fine Of So 90.
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In the Recorders Court.

It took officers Gallagher, Tribble
and Barwicl1 to break up a fight in
which William Brunson, Willie Rich
ardson and Harry Witherspon were
the star performers. All Of the de-
PENDANTS were arraigned Thursday
before Recorder Hurst and each one
separately and in his own behalf en-
tered plea of not guilty. Recorder
Hurst could not see it exactly that
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method Of preparing the land, plant
ing, fertilizing and working. to all of
which he gave full and satisfactory re-
plies.
Mr.. F. H. Hyatt, treasurer Of the
State Association, spoke next. His
address dealt with the objects OF the
association, the work already accom-
plished and the results hoped to be at
tanned in the future.
The speaking was concluded by Ma
tional Organizer E. D. Smith. He gave
a running account Of the condition OF
the association in other states, which
he had recently visited to show, that
the association is gaining in strength
and influence and in power for good.
The major part Of his speech was de-
voted to an explanation of the funda-
mental principles underlying the
farmers organization, the necessity
for it as a means Of protection
against the eXacuOnS OF the Specula-
tors and manufacturers to whose
interest it is to keep cot
ton at as low price as possible. He
then discussed the strength Of the
farmers position and urged them to
unite, to stand firm and force the
world to pay the price for cotton that
they demand.
After Mr.. Smiths speech had been
rangements to prosecute the work Of
the organization of associations in each
and every township in this county, and
it is hoped that the county will be
thoroughly organized by May 1st
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Senator Tillman has scored a
prompt victory in his arraignment Of
national banks for making campaign
contributions. The committee to whom
the matter was referred said it was
not necessary for him to offer proofs,
and at once agreed to report bill pro-
hibiting such acts under severe penal
ties. Senator Tillman is making a
reputation for doing things, as well as
talking about them.-Buffalo Express.
(Rep.>
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From the Daily Item April 2.
The meeting Of the Sumter County
Cotton Growers Association which was
held in the court house today was at
tended by several hundred farmers,
who represented all sections Of the
county. The court house was filed to
the doors and a great many stood in
the aisles throughout the speaking.
Great interest, earnestness and enthu-
siasm was manifested and from the
general appearance and temper Of the
audience the impression was received
that the association is gaining ground
with farmers and that they are more
interested in it and the purpose for
which it was organized than they have
been heretofore.
The meeting was called to order by
County President L. l. Parrott a few
minutes after the appointed hour Of
II o'clock and Rev. II. C. Bethea was
called on to open the meeting with
prayer
Mr.. E. McIver Williamson ~of Dar-
lington, was introduced as the first
speaker, his subject being Corn Cul-
ture" Mr.. Williamson discussed farm
ing in the state in general way for
a few minutes before taking up the
subject Of corn culture on the plan
that he had developed and proved
successful after years OF experience in
trying to grow corn on the old and
generally accepted plan. He laid stress
upon the the necessity Of a thorough
understanding of the soil and Of
knowing the fertilizers adapted to the
particular soil of each farmer. He
said that Intelligence counted on the
farm as much Or more than anywhere
else and that without it farming could
not be made 10 pay. He illustrated
and gave point to his remarks by cit
ing facts and statistics showing the de-
mands that different crops make on
the soil for potash, nitrogen, etc., and
why on this account it is impossible to
continue making good crops without
putting back into the land the element
that the crops annually remove.
He outlined his system Of corn cul-
ture very briefly, saying that he had
covered the matter fully in an arti-
Gle he had written for publication
some time ago, and which had been
printed in a great many newspapers
in this State. This article has doubtless
been read by a majority Of the farm
ers as it was published few weeks
Ago. and for that reason no effort will
be made to give summary Of Mr..
Williamsons address. He was asked
! a number OF questions respecting his
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4, 1906.

The sMa,ter Watehmon was founded IN
1850 and the True Southros in 1856. The
Watchma,s and Soutaron now has the COM
bined circulation and influence of both of
She old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
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COTTON ASSOCIATION.

A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting on
Monday. Mr.. Williamson Speaks on
Corn Culture-Addresses by Messrs.
F. II. Hyatt and E. D. Smith.
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SHIP NEWS.


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Joseph Hawthorn, Norfolk tor Bruns"lek
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harbor improvements are; Cape Ann h hal
Dor of refuge GGpg ssrbor s Of Ps{
Lynn a Point J Hn1e loo. BOO Prov-
dsn'ee river and harbor, sso5, 900; Portland.
Ne, $1,000; Bridgeport, Ct, 5000; New
Haven. So, 926.1o. kenneoec river receives
an appropriation of $4,000
Bangor, June .. \ telegram has been err re-
ceived at his home in Winterport from Capt
William S. McDonough Of the schooner en- one An,
had arrived safely IN Baltimore and would
go at once to New York to look after the
vessel. The Annie r. Lewis was run into into
by an unknown vessel off Sandy Hook and
so badly disabled that she was abandoned
by the crew. The starboard side was stove
in the manmast gone and the vessel tssea left on in
steam pilot T boats ta'' Up to Wednesday moth
ing was known OF the Whereabouts Of Capt;
McDonough and his crew ana ms lrlenas
and relatives were becoming very anxious
about him.
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7idings Of More thanP assing Interest
ARE HERE TOLD.

goods have arrived this store and ready
inspection The Lingerie embroidered eyee
the latest fashion,
Batste SALE sale of Wash Silks
A most tempting program the of this vicinity
The Republican journal., 1906-06-07
HOUSEHOLD CARES.
Tax the Women of Belfast the Same as
Elsewhere.

Hard to attend to household duties
With a constantly aching back.
A woman should not have have bad back,
And she wouldn't if the kidneys were well.
Doans Kideny Pills make well kidneys.
Here is a Belfast woman who endorses this
claim:
Mrs. v. A. Maddocks of 26 Cedar street, Belfast,
Me-, says: Before used Doan's Kidney Pills
the pain in my back was very annoying, and l
could also see that my kidneys were in a dis
ordered condition. and knowing that to neglect
my kidneys was dangerous got box Of Doans
Kidney Pills at the City Drug Store. This RENEE
dy l am happy to say, acted very quickly and
soon the backache was relieved as also were the
other difficulties. l have heard many other peo-
pie here in Belfast speak about Doan's Kidney
Pills and all report that most beneficial results
may be derived from using them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents. Fos-
ter Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name D oans-and take no
other.
The Republican journal., 1906-06-07

George Overlook played for the dance at
Arthur Moore's last Tuesday evening.
Miss Jennie Clifford visited Miss Eta
Park in Park last Saturday.
Henry Kneeland of Searsport was in this
vicinity recently buying WOOL.
S. B. Littlefield, Jr. and Clifford Staples
were at Clark's Corner on business recently.
Italian workmen from Mt Waldo were in
this vicinity Memorial Day buying poultry
Miss Jessie Marden has arrived home
from Massachusetts, where she spent the
winter.
Those who signed requests for telephones
are expecting the line to be ready this
month.
". @. Spinney has had some photo
graphic post cards made with a picture OF
his store.
Freeman Partridge carried a box of large
tomato plants to the village Saturday from
his hot bed.
The r. F. D. routes will bring the mail
much earlier this week, since the mail
comes by train.
Gladys Robbins, the infant daughter of
Arthur and Maud Robbins, who has been
so seriously i'll, is now gaining.
MIR. and Mrs. Will York and little son of
Frankfort visited at Mr.. Arthur Moore's
and attended the dance Tuesday evening.
Little Lucia Carr received pair OF
crutches from friends in Boston recently
and will soon be able to use them. as her III
iuIed foot is better.
SOUTH IONTyILLE.
The Montville Free Baptist Quarterly
Meeting will hold lis June session with the
2nd Montvlle church. Halldale, June 18th
to 18th Those who 90 By train will please
| notify MI Henry Mctorrson, K. +. D..
| No. ,, Ihorndike. Me, who will see that
teams are at Thorndike station to take then
TO the church. -. Walter Slower has bought
the ChaS. kirkup farm.
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SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Miss Guida {. Homer spent sunday with
heT parents n BuckspoTt.
J.. F. Spellman has crew OF men plank
ing the steamboat wharf
Mrs. J. H. Park OF Greenville was ID
town Friday on business.
Mrs " D. Smart, who has been v!sltlng
il Boston, returned sunday.
Sch. Rose, Capt DOGGY, arrived thurs
day with lumber Tor A. t. iruhu!'
Raymond Ward has moved to the Wilson
Colcord house IL the boghi.t district.
Hon. Wm H. Mcclellan of Belfast was IN
fowl Friday calling on friends.
Mc. Hall. electrician at the power house
al h.udel : Point, arrived last IhursdaE'
Miss Jessie NJ. Black has been confined to
IT, Louise 1oI >evera. day with 'oh>il'l4>'
sch. Helen J >eitz, capt Aizo NJ. AFTER,
sa..ed June 2ud from NtltoIh IoI >eaI>p port
AEr. and Mrs. Ii. ". buytl,I Of Hartford,
It.. attended the services t.eIe on Memorial
day.
schooner Corinua N. arrived "Wednesday
with p.auh 1OI the Ea>tcIh ;. :. NoMlah!
pier.
Can't. I. j.. ?. Nlchrl>, who has been con-
tlpQ IL IL house With rheumatism, = III
again.
Ms. Dc. Nichols lett b! tram Tuesday,
fol LaL5ul aud 81 be absent IoI etFeldI
Nj. / len Hartman has moved from The
y.a-et, is farm in the northern part of
TIE town.
a crrw OF &orkmen are building plank
sidewalk from he l.!.N bridge 70 the steam
boat Is hart.
Richard F. smith j. repairing his store,
putting in neW >.lls and making other need-
II repairs.
y {. >hute has been appointed mail car
I.er from the Machs Point station 10 the
>ear>port Office.
Nj. and Mrs. t Is. Billings OF Lynn were
il town Memorial day and returned 10
their home Friday,
Nj, Il f. Mari, principal Of the Sears
port Il gh school, returned to his home III
Pennington Monday.
Tie steel bridge at the sprague, Coal
I.ant at Mack Point was holsted into
position Thursday, May 5lst
Mrs. George b. Pettee arrived sunday
iron leveland, Ohio, and is al her cottage
on the shore road to Belfast.
George |. HammonS Of Chicago and FL
mer Hammons of Maiden, Mass, We're III
town Tuesday calling on friends.
Rev T. P. Williams Of the First Congre-
ga.iona church has received call from the
Congregational church in Houlton.
4 arge crew Of men are engaged in lay
.l.g d new plank sidewalk from Main street
u The railroad station at Mack's Point.
sch. Van Aliens Buushton finished dis
charging coal at Mack'S Point Saturday
The Republican journal., 1906-06-07

W. F. Ellis is seriously i'll at the home of
his son, Fred Ellis, Jr.
Maurice Ames and Charles Lindsey are
doing carpenter work in the village.