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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12
PISGAH.

Plsgaf, Sept. 3.-Uncle Sam mas
broken our Office up and given US
r. +. D., but we have to head our
letters as usual, so you can know
.1other from which from your Rem
bert correspondent. Te Rural service
went into effect Saturday from Rem
bert P. o. by hese and on in Lee
county and back by Snnithville and
Braun. Mr.. j. D. Mcleod has the
contract
Cotton picking started today. I9di-
cations show that it is a light crop.
About the usual price will be paid
for picking. People who invested so
heavily in guano have big debt and
no profit for their venture, except
what is used on corn.
News is rather scarce here and I
have to scratch to find something to
write. Politics is quiet here. If the
people Of this State want a man that
viii make a Governor worth having.
they will vote for r. I. Manning. #
they want a fence sraddler. vote for
Ansel.
The defeat of General Youmans,
after all he has done for the State,
shows a want of appreciation for past
services that is not creditable, Lyon
MD nothing but spend money in his
Investigation Of the dispenssry, yet
he is pufed up as a Solomon.
Tne election Of General Boyd as
Adlatant and Inspector General was
right, and an acknowledgment Of
past services.
Some Improvements are going on.
Zaek saxton, an industrious and wor-
thy colored man, is building quite
nice house. He shows his intelli-
gence by being subscriber TO your
paper.
The chain of prayers from the
Bishop of Illinois, ewhoever that
Inportant functionary is} is going the
rounds Of the country. Great calam-
tiles will befan you if you don't com
ply with his request. Very few are
paying any attention to his predict
ions.
Miss Galley Robinson is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Davis ct Brogden.
tt is amusing to see how hard "old
Granny and The State try to control
the politics of the State. Dawson, at
his zenith, never did more.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12
CouRTAlAR1TAL ORDERED.
Officers of Battleship Alabama VIE
BE Tried On Account of Accident.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 11.-Sec-.
retary Of Navy, Bonaparte, this
morning formally ordered the court
martial of Capt. Samuel P. Comlay,
commanding the battleship Alabama,
and Lieutenant Alfred V. Presley,
deck officer of that ship at the time
of the recent collision with the III.
inois off Newport. The action Of
Secretary Bonaparte is in accordance
with the recommendations Of the
board of inquiry, which investigated
the accident.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12

Mighty as are steam and cleo
tricity in the domain of industry, they
are but shadows Of the mightler pow
or Of concentrated thought as eS-
pressed in type and spread before
me world. says Thomas y. Edison. Io
LET the world know through type who
and what and where you are and
what you have that this great world
wants is the secret of success, and
the printing press is the mishtes'
machine to that end.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12
MAX.

Max. Sept. 10.-Farmers are pick
ing. ginning and selling cotton. Prices
are not satisfactory, and the crop be-
low an average.
Mr.. ]. c. Truluck's children have
abut recovered.
A Baptist Sunday School was Or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12

The city schools will resume work
on the 11th The superintendent will
be at his office on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week for the
purpose If examining and classifying
pupils.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12

Anderson county is exporting lum-
Der to Germany. Charleston dealers
advertised for poplar and dog wood
and Anderson land owners secured
the contract by undertaking.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12

The State quarantine station on
Fort Johnson Reservation has been
leased to the Federal government. 1t
will be used as marine hospital.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12
COUNTY correspondence.
NENsY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Etems cf Interest From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
ICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

EoHCE To CORRESPONDENTS
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
Day morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
snpossibility to have them appear IN
the paper issued that day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12

A want advertisement in The Daily
Item costs but a few cents, but it
usually brings dollars worth OF re-
suits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12

The annual convention of Chris
tan Temperance Workers will hold
sessions in orangeburg September 13
to 16.
John r. Lawrence, Of EtIiingaam.
Florence county, hai his foot SO
badly cut in moving machine Sat
urday, that amputation was reces-
sary.
The negroes at Ten Mile Hill are
reported preparing to exterminate
all whites between that point and
summerville. This negro quarter is
known as Helrs Half Acre, so what
will be the proper words for ordering
them back to their homes?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-12
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
stensland, the Fugitive Banker Takes
Poison in Tangier.

Tangier, Morocco, Sept, 11.-stens-
land, the defaulting President Of the
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, Chi
cago, who is under arrest in this city
awaiting return to the United States,
has attempted suicide by taking
poison, and is seriously i'll as a result.
Twelve guards are now employed to
see ne has no further chance to at
tempt to take his own life. II his
condition Will warrant he will sal for
home tomorrow on the Prince -Adal-
bert, under close guard.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

John Ilarpending left Wednesday
for Golconda, via Paducah.
j. y. Boston aud wife were guests
at the Sloan Home Coming Wednes-
day.
D. II. King, OF Rodney. va. in
the city Thursday with a load Of new
oats
Mr., Cora Elson. Of Richland Nv.
visited her sister, Mrs c. +. Metz.
last week
Henry Haynes has returned from
New York city and is much improy
ed in health.
Judge T. j. Num- aud wife. Of
Frankfort, arrived Wednesday TO Wis.
it their children.
Mrs Judson Bennett aud guest.
visited 7. j. Hamiltons family at
Blackford Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Gordon. of Richland
Ky, was the guest last week of Mr.
and Mrs. c. +. Metz.
Chastain W. Haynes has returned
from New York city, where he ha.
spent the past two months.
Ernest Stations and wife Of Ey.
ansyllle were the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. W T. Daugbtrey Sunday.
FOR SALE:-1O head young mu-
les in good order Some broken TO
work, some not bride wise.
;. NJ. jenkins.
Mrs. Susan Glenn who was called
to Florida 10 see her grand daughter.
Mrs. Essie Martin who died there
several weeks ago, has returned home.
Mrs. Frank Wyatt and her bieces
Misses GhOlson, of Cairo, H.. were
the guests this week Of Mesdames |
"eo' hODeits and John Wilson.
Jap Mcbride has discovered five
foot vein of carbonate aud lead on
the Cnttenden Springs tract and
hopes for further developments.
W. r. Cruce and wife, of New
Drleaus, are the guests of his mother
Mrs. Press Ford at her beautiful
country home four miles south OF
own.
What Is it?
It's nice buggy and harness.
Where did you get it?
From Hina & Cox.
Then it is all right
They put their guarantee on every
one.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26
THURSDAY, JULY 20. 1906

The Car Of Russia has issued a
\ukase dis'olving the Donna. the con-
|ntuent assembly of the empire. aud
p taking this step has placed him
flf in an attitude of defiance to his
people In their wishes for constitu-
tional form of government An i'm
mediate outbreak was feared upon
the announcement of the ukase. and
st. Petersburg was filled with troop.
IL is stated that during the short life
|of that body the revolutionary lead
|ers in the Douma perfected their
plans for a general uprising and that
upon the signal being given the
whole empire will burst into a fame
of vengeful destruction. The Gar
fs aware of this and yet in the teeth
Pf it throws down the gauge of def
pnce to his mutiuous people, relying
pm the strong arms of his soldiers.
Whether or not he is leaning on a
proken reed time may soon develop.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

Mr.. K. r. Haynes aud her mother
Mrs. Tucker. aud daughters. Missc.
Gwendolyne aud Anna Haynes are
At the springs this week
DR. H. +. Threlkcld 81 salem.
returned home yesterday after visiting
hi. brother. Attorney LAl u Threl.
keld --Padueah Register.
Mr.. Lon johnson. who vas the
guest feW days last week Of Mrs.
:. VI. jenkins, returned to her home
in Morganheld Saturday afternoon.
Buggies' Buggics'' Buggics Of
all kinds Our high grade vehicles
and right prices have sold for "a four
car loads this season. -Hina & Cox.
Nose l. Patton and his father. Of
Enmaus vicinity we're visitor. 10
Marion Monday Nose brough, IN a
cucumber which measure. IS nchc.
from stem 20 burr
Josph Mason, Of Caye.in Rock,
H., who sold out recently hi. stock
of hardware, etc. will rc-cmbark in
business at the cave ia the same line
he has been IN.
l. 4. Sigcr has fine lot Of fat
cattle and hogs on his farm near Crit
tender springs, on Crooked creek.
and will ship this week III. corn
Is extra hue this year also,
Mrs. Edith Cromwell aud children.
Of Henderson, who have been the
guests of her parents. Mr.. aud Mrs.
II. VI Cook, returned home Satur-
day.
Mrs.. j. =. Pierce and little daugh. /
ter Miriam, returned last week from /
Greenvlew, III. where they visited 4
Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Flynn.
Mrs. Fannie Walker aud two sons.
Lucien and Joseph, who have been
visiting in Chicago for several week.
have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs Gill have removed I,
to the Boaz house on Walker street
where they will continue to entertain
the public. The location just half
way between the city aud the depot
Is very good for hotel and boarding
house and MIR, aud Mrs. Gill desire {
all their friends to call on them at
heir new quarters.
ID. +. Murphy, the cantelope and
watermelon king, has now about de-
'ided to reduce the price on all such
commodities to celebrate the discoy-
ny of bank of fine fire clay on his
arm near Marion. He showed the o
amples to some mineral experts who .
ronounee il the best grade of fire
lay. r
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

One of our subscribers took Us to
task last week for not publishing, as
he remarked. all the news that oc-
CURED. 1t was fortunate for this in
divldual that discretion occasionally
demands the omission Of unpleasant
items. Should we publish all that is
handed in to u. We would be with
the angels in twenty minutes after the
papers we're mailed. We try to
print all items that are news, OF that
will encourage, help or cheer any Of
our citizens along life's rugged road
We all would enjoy, doubtless,
reading, ''all the news" when il.
about the other fellow. but our poll.
cy l. to turn over to the gossips the
spreading Of scandals that only leave
sorrows in their trail.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

John.ou Order visited his parents
at fredonia sunday.
MR.. ". r.. MINER j. visiting ia
Brush Creek. Tenn
DR.. j. u. Threlkeld. Of salem.
vas in the city Mondoy
Car load Of Lime jus, received at
Cochran & Pickns.
Mr.. aud Mr.. Thos. Champion aud
little son visited in Hampton this
week.
Prof Chas Evans, Of Ardmore. |.
T.. after visit here Of week left
sunday for Smithland
John Yandeil Of the Frances vi
cinity, was in Marion last week, the
first time in several months.
Oliver, Alley 4 Co shipped 900
head II sheep aud TOO head Of hogs
from the Salem valley last week.
Ms. Ehe Lee Thu-mond. Of Dan
vile, Ky, va. iu Marion the latter
part Of last week visiting Mi. Ro-
wena Clark
Mis-, Rowena CLARK. Of Princeton
Ind, returned to her home on last
Saturday after spending several day.
in our city.
Oliver Alley d Co. shipped a car
load Of hogs and cattle Saturday. 1t
Is dull week indeed if they don t
hunt up a ear load Of stock.
Mrs. Nina Howerton and son.
james, are visiting in Birmingham.
Ky. and are guests of Miss Leta
Locker
Miss Mary, Lucille and Juliet Ken.
nedy, Of Hcpkinsyille, are the guests
Of Misses Anna Allen aud Mildred
Elgiu
Rufus Terry who has been attend.
ing Lockyears College at Evansville.
has returned home for his summer
vacation.
Mrs d. +. Woods aud children |
are spending a month at Crittenden
Springs Hotel Mr.. Woods is ex.
pected sunday.
VIM. Miller of the Eclipse mining
company, arrived from HE home in
Louisville Saturday and will remain
several days.
Anderson Woods, of Washington,
D. g., who has been the guest of his
'rothers, X. II. and d. Woods. left
sunday for his home.
Mrs. ID. Il. Woods and daughter
Margaret, have returned from a two
,eeks trip to Dawson Springs and the
Mammoth Cave.
Persons interested in the old Mt.
'leasant cemetery on the Crittenden
prlngs land are requested to meet
here Saturday Aug. 4th and bring
ools and baskets well filled, prepared
D spend the day. {
f.. Il. Moore. VIM Clark. Com. =
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

If you know or hear of an inter.
esting item in the community, make
1t point to see that it finds a place
in your local paper We should very
much appreciate your effort and will
send our reporter to ascertain or YER
ify any lacking points. Anything
which tends to better or brighten the
news service of paper makes it of
so much more value to the commu.
nifty and the subscribers are the ones
mostly benefited thereby.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26
vlaslsn Potatoes Q Success.

4 half bushel Of sAwdast pint
Of chemical solution. aud hftecn pc.
tatees carefully envelopod in the sau
dust will enable the average house.
holder 10 grow bushcl Of tubcrs on
his housetop or 10 his cellar within
sixty days
This process has been discovered
and elaborated By W e. DArs,. Of
GrcA, Falls. Montana Moreover the
grower will have no potato bugs TO
contend with lie will have no tur.
ming on, Of the soil at certain inter.
walls, aud there will be no contest
With grub worms
The product Of Mr. Dar.ts pro
cess Is termed the "yinclcss potato
from the fact that, grown under the
apparently strange conditions there
b no surface vegetation Because Of
this each potato IN the sawdusi j. en-
abled to produce at least twelve nor.
nal size tubcrs
At the Oakland plaza. in the rear
of the Plaza motel. ia Chicago, Mr..
Darst disclosed the methods Of grow
ing potatoes by thi. system. Opera
ting on the theory that the presence
OF surface vegetation was onl y me.
thod of securing nourishmont aud in
reality sapped the vitality Of the tu-
ocrs, Mr. Darst experimental more
than six year, aud found that he
could overcome this seemingly natu.
raj course on the part Of the plant,
by supplying it artidcially with it,
needs
by employing sawdust, peat straw
pr any other earth product that might
permit Of the circulation of air,
moisture aud heat, and the applica-
ion Of solution OF various salts he
discovered that a single potato would
itself by attaching to itself
rom twelve to sixteen other potatoes
4 approximately the same dimen-
ions, without throwing of any of
Is energy above grou nd.
Packed in loosely arranged bins,
ermitting the free access of air and
ranging in rows six inches
bove each other, with an allowance
one cubic foot of sawdust to the
sedling.
Mr.. Dsrst has demonstrated the
lpidity OF growth and the proper
ons that the potatoes may attain by
iowing that in sixty days fifteen
otatoes will raise bushcl.
In the character OF his expert
ents and the success that has stten-
I'd upon them, Mr.. Dsrst has she
ldorsemsnt ~ Luther Burbank, the
ninent horticulturist and boz auist.
Ev"'na, g.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

The days Of cheap newspapers is
drawing to a close. The post office
department has decided to refuse sec.
ond class rates OF postage TO papers
aud magazines furnished below cost
and giving premiums to secure sab.
scribers, aud the result will be the
death of many papers run only for
advertising purposes.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

The financial Nestor of Wall street
} dead. "Uncle' Russell Sage, one
the most powerful factors a n d
|cturesque figures in the financial
FAIRS of the country, has succumbed
40 attack OF heart failure at the
e Of nearly ninety. For more than
~ years be has been a prominent
lure on the New York Stock Ex-
|ange, and his manipulation of the
(ck market has more than once pre-
pted a disastrous panic ia Wall |
bet.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

One of our citizens who occasional
ly wipes the dishes for his wife. b..
came tired of the job and refused
saying that "Itis not a mans work"
Not feeling disposed to lose his help,
she brouht the Bible out to convince
him OF his error, and read as follows
from Ii. Kings, 2l:13: "And wipe
Jerusalem as man wipeth a dis b,
wiping and turning it upside down. Z"
1t is needless to say he is still doinp
his occasional stunt.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26


The mandate of the postmaster
general is that hereafter the wishes
OF the patrons Of the post Offices will
be considered above that of the re-.
commend of the congressman and
senators. That's right, let merit rule
II postmaster suits the people let
the people have him. There is not
an official in the county in whom
the people are so interested a. the
postmaster, and they should be per
mitted to select the one to serve
them. If the congressman or sena-
tor is owing any one for political
work let him go down in his pockets
and pay him instead of giving him a
fat office.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

AZ Manitowoc, Wis, July Gath,
J before ball game between the
y team and the Plymouth nine
broe electric storm swept over the
and a bolt of lightning hit the
n stand. where the spectators
| players had congregated ( o r
Ut. Five persons were killed
Igkt and score or more injured
~ shock.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

Is pounds of sugar at Hicklip
Bros. for SI.OO.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

y load of Lime just received at
han 4 Pickens.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

Misses and Children 5 Slippers from
soc TO SIPS worth much more.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-07

The mystery Of the death of Amos
Newell, who was murdered and his
body found along the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad tracks at Fairmont, IL
wears ago, was cleared today when S.
E. Wosser, resident of Marion coun-
ty, confessed the crime on his death
bed.
Fifteen convicts from the federal
courts in the District of Columbia
were received at the pen'tentiary at
Moundsville. Eleven of them are
colored. They are all short term men
except one who is there for life fol
murder.
Scott Moonev. bookkeeper OF Sis
tersville. ended his life by jumping
from the third story window of~the
Eureka Pipe Line Office to the stone
cellar way below. Dependency was
the cause He is 35 years of age and
leaves large family.
Alleging that her father had refused
to admit her to her home, Anna New
baugh. of Parkersburg, committd sui
eide in horrible manner Placing
the muzzle of shot gun at her heaf
she discharged the weapon with hei
foot and died instantly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-07
MILLINERY OPENINGS
Many Ladies Attracted to the Local
Stores Today.


The local millinery stores held their
annual spring openings today, and a
number of ladies were attracted to the
different places of business. The ex-
hibits OF the hat stores were up to
their usual standard, and without ex-
oeption they showed an assortment
that was both artistic and stylish.
Several of the merchants took advan-
tage of the occasion to put on display
their new snring and summer styles
in dress goods and other articles of
feminine wear, and these proved to be
of decided interest to the ladies. Many
new things in all departments are
seen this spring. Among those who
held their annual openings were Guy
H. Mckee. Miss K. Voegeie, Misses
Schill, G. f. Gibbs, +. s. Emmert,
Mrs. M. Gibbs and Mrs. r. A.
LYONS
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-07
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
Over-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-07

who was called here Y the death Of
her sister Miss Nellie McAneny, re-
turned 10 her home yesterday.
Messrs. George A. Shobber. Leslie
Fl. Gage, Roy L. Moose and q. @.
Gordon. all Of Keep Tryst, Nd, wee
visitors in Martinsburg on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stewart have
returned to Martinsburg from their
wedding trip, and are now located in
their new home on West John street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Porter, of Char.
les Town. have returned home after
$ ending sometime in this city as the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chris.
we'll
Mrs. Lloyd, who recently removed
with her family from the comfy to the
Cunningham property on West John
street. is i'll with an attack of pneu.
monia.
Circuit Court CLERK Gerhardt and
bCRANN &ASAh AAChSbA HaNO bNNh a.
Berkeley Springs for the past two
days, attending the trial of John
Price.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert McGill, OF
Chambershurg, spent Sunday with
Mrs McGills' parents, Mr.. and Mr..
John Middleeamp. North Raleigh
street
Mr.. Tallottson tryatt, who ha'
been stuaying at the University CT
Pennsylvania. has been compelled to
| temporarily abandon his books on &C.
count of ill health, and is now visit,
ing his mother in Gilmore county.
Mrs. B. S. Cheshire has returned tc
Cumberland after visit to Martins
burg. She has as her guest, hel
mother, Mrs. Jacob Souders, of Mar
tinsburg, who, with Mr.. Sonders, re.
Gently returned from visit to Bakers
field, California.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-07
Died of His Injuries.

Mr.. J. l.. Palmer, conductor on the
third division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, died at his home at
Piedmont, W. Va. Wednesday night.
On the evening Of March 26, in the
Keyser yards Mr.. Palmer was hurt in
collision. 1t was found that he was
hurt internally. Mr.. Palmer had been
in the service of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for 20 years.