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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
ODONNELL & COMPANY.

lay aside their pens. which have on
some occasions proved mightie. than
the sword.
We had services at all the churches
yesterday and fair attendance. Rev.
8. 0. Cantey. after much sickness IN
his family. is stirring around quite
lively. and preached a very fine SER
mon at the NJ. e. Church last even.
Ing.
Col. ]. A. Rhame Is much improved
Mr.. Willie s. Rhame. formerly of
Summerton. was In town last evening
for a short while. He returned from
Quincy. Fla. a few days ago.
The building Of the bank Of Lynch
burg Is progressing satisfactorily and
will soon be a bank In reality. Mr..
Chas. A. Smith. Of Timmonsville, was
elected president and Dr. ]. w. Tar.
rant. Of this place. vice president,
Charles e. Timmons. cashier. c. A..
Smith. G. E. Timmons, w. j. Mcleod,
T. n. Griffin and j. w. Tarrant.
finance committee. Hon T. G. Nc
Leod Is bank attorney.
. In a buggy collision Saturday night,
somethiuo very unusual In this little
town. no one was injured. but both
buggies were badly damaged.
Davie Davis. formerly porter at the
A. c. L. depot In this place, but now
a resident brick mason" Of Sumter,
Is visiting In this place and brags
much Of his new occupation. Dave
saye he built q chimney in Sumter
some days ago that drew so strong
(that is. had such a strong draught)
that cat In going on the hearth was
drawn up the chimney. "Davie" cer-
tainly means to be truthful, but some
people are disposed to doubt this
statement. Davie Is better known here
as Doctor. Davis" and everybody
thinks lots Of him.
Mrs. Edna Miller, after several days
stay at Col. Rhame's. returned to her
home In Bennettsville yesterday, ac-
companied by her husband, Phil. Mil
Ter, who Is doing exceedingly we'll in
that city. phil" has host OF
friends in this place.
Miss Annie Keels, Of Rembert, paid
flying visit to this place. returning
on last Saturday.
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PRIVATEER.

Privateer, Sept. 30.--Mrs. Jones OF
Denmark. spent tEe past week at
Rev Mr.. Haynsworth's.
Mrs. Cuttino, OF Elloree, is visiting
her sister. Miss Callic Wells.
Mrs. W. r.. Tlsdale. Of Paxville.
spent the past week at Mr. T.. w. Piv-
crs'.
Miss Winnie Rlvors IL visiting rcla-
tvcs at PaXvlle this week.
Miss Townsend and Miss Pailcy.
two charming young ladies Of wad-
lamaw Island. who have been spend
Ing some time at Mrs. II. ID. Tindars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

VIII return to their homes Tuesday,
very much to the regret Of their many
frineds.
Miss Mamie Parson, of Darlington
and Miss Sue Williams will open
school today. Miss Parson is teach
Ing the Tindal school. Miss Sue Will
liams. the Red Oak.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

DR.. c. S. Britton, who has been sick
Is rapidly improving.
Some of our farmers have beopn
cutting their peavines.
Inc Farmers Union meets at
.Smithville next Saturday afternoon.
large crowd is expected to attend
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

Max, sept. 30.-Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vim Moore have the sympathy of a
host Of relatives @and friends I'm the
loss of their five -months-old boy babe.
Mr.. James =. Langston, an aged
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

Lgnchburs. Sept. ,2s.--Our graded
<oeAeoi opspvd on Monday morning
- with Prof. Reid as principal.
v4hDes Ora Coleman. Annie Gregory
ond Mary Lowry as assistants, re.
eDsctively Of Denmark. Launens. Mt.
rlsasant and Sumter, s. c. These In
oeructors OF youth all come highly
yecommended. with experience, more
y isss. In their chosen ayocation. and
ne manner In which they began classi-
ncation and general organization so
M. wouIs 80 impress a body. The
Asschers are all new to this school. ex-
cept Miss Coleman. who has taught
Asre. most satisfactorily, for one ses-
s1sa. Prot Reid appears to he a hus.
sbr. and We trust ne will be as popu.
1nr ~ Prof. Brunson. who was loved
~ ali his pupils and patrons
Asssra T. n. Grimm. 8. L. Thompson
asd O. w. Stokes, and they have
made. ss we now see II. a good start
q.
Cotton picking In thls section Is be-
Inc ruShed for all II Is worth. but
there is much complaint about hands
ON many farms. Cotton hereabouts Is
sAort about 30 per cent.
Our bank building will be rushed.
Moat Of the auuterfaI is ON nand and
the excavation was commenced today.
1ns building will be 30 by 80 feet and
viii be built on an up-to-date style.
VIII say more about this new enter
prise q little later on.
The trade and collections In this lit
tlo town. 40 far. are indeed good. The
fair prices for cotton. though a little
disappointing. are stimulating.
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they should vacate and let others go
who can.
1 hear Of no marriages to take
place IN this section. The people are
wiser in their estimation in this re-
spect than their foreparents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

Lynchburg. Sept. 30.-The recent
heavy rains caused little slack up In
picking cotton. but II Is being glnned
and marketed as though there had
been no Vhlndrance II getting Il out.
The formefs are utterly dlsregardlug
che e9rncst appeals To hold for IL AM
rs cents. by this action Al to 1?
cents is altogether satisfactory. -
Messrsl smith and Jordan and other
~ just iss well save their breath and
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
'0so - ln&ssss From sn Parts of
o1nteP and Adtoinins Counties.

'qUnCD 10 CORRESPONDENCE.
Nan yssS letters 20 that they will
~sh shis eaee not later than Tues
- assnins. When the letters are
Sess1vs1 Wednesday it' 10 almost an
4noeu1suity 70 have them appear In
- tApss 'issusd that day. n
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28
Mans humanity.

c. L. Wilson, editor of the Cher
okee, oklahoma Messenger, makes
the following comment in recent
issue of his paper that, while
couched in rather grotesque lam
guage, is no less to the point:
The average man comes very
near being an idiot in taking care
of himself. You have seen him
wearing fur cap on his head,
while his shoes let in the snow and
water. He wears an overcoat on
his back and nothing but thin
shirt over his chest. He is mighty !
scared about freezing his fingers
while his throat is exposed to bliz-
yards and he is often ailing or
/ thinks he is. It's herb tea, root
tonics, Peters pills, Paul's pine tar
cordisls, or plssters or cures until
the balance wheel in the machine
comes to a stop. Nature wants to
keep going, but she can't. He
drinks whiskcy, and that clogs
the valves; he drinks beer, and
that clogs the wheels; ne pours
down lemonade, gingerale, butter
milk, ice water, tea, coffee, and
what not, and then wonders why
the fires under the boilers do not
burn. If you should take an OK and
put him through a like performance
, he'd be dead in year. The SIM
{ plest and plainest laws of health are
, outraged every hour of the day by
/ the average man. Did Adam
{ smoker Did Eve wear corsets? Did
; Solomon che " tobacco? Did Ruth
| chew gum? Did the children of
Israel make for beer garden after
I crossing the Red sea? Did Rebec-
$ ca eat gum drops and ice cream and
6 call for soda water? Adam was the
4 first man and was made perfect
/ from head TO heel. How long would
he remain so after eating mince
n pie before going to bed? Suppose he
f slept in a bedroom SKI with the
n windows down, the doors shut and
c two dogs under the bed? Suppose
e Eve had laced herself up in corset
: put on tight shoes, sat up all hours
of the night eating her fill OF trash
n and sizzled her hair. When you
n come to look at the way man mis-
e behaves himself you can only won
,e der he ever lived to get here.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28
Ambition

There is no principle so universal
as ambition; we see it pervading
every class of society, and mani
Testing it's presence in every sphere
of action, and there is also no
principle so essential to success
and to the progression of mankind.
Without its stimulating influence
society would be stagnant level;
enterprise would cease to exist, and
the palsy of inertia would subvert
the energies of man. 1t is the am
bition of avarice that causes the
miser to hoard up his pile of yellow
dross, and it is the ambition of be-
nevo1ence that urges the philanthro-
pist among the suffering and unfor-
tunate, to scatter blessings and
charities among them. 1t is the
ambition of commerce to whiten the
seas with snowy sails, and to rear
forests of masts in the crowded
seaport; and it is the ambition of
agriculture to change the unculti-
waited waste to a fertile plain, and
to make hill and vale shine with
welcome harvests. 1t is this am
bition of agriculture that caused l..
B. Perrine of Twin Falls, Idaho, to
lead in an enterprise that has put
thousands of acres of sagebrush
land into cultivation and has given
beautiful homes to many thousands
of people and caused cities to be
built and an immense amount Of
wealth to be added to the state oi
Idaho. 1t is the ambition of agri.
culture that made John H. Garrett
select a country condemned by al
others as a barren waste. People
in passing through on the trair
said that this surely is the country
that God forgot; and when Mr.
Garrett first proposed to irrigat'
! this vast plain, the old timer shool
his head and said, cit can't b.
done,'' but it was done. The am
bition of such a man as John II
Garrett was not be to be thwartcd
He built reservoirs iii the noun
tains and brought the water throug
the tunnels forty-five miles betor
reaching the land, and thus man
people are provided with homes i
southern Idaho cities are bein
built and thousands more are CON
ing from the icy plains OF tn
Dakotas to make their homes
the sunshine of Elmore county.
was ambition that penetrated tt
icetound regions of Alaska and il
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28
Those Were the DAYS

working. Can we ever forget the
plowing? How we held the pillow
when we had to rea,h up with a
pike pole to get the handles; how
we drove the old plug team, with
the lines around our neck; how
when the clevis broke, the mares
walked away with out frail body
dragging behind the ears? When
darkness came we stabbed the plugs
and went forth to milk the brindle
heifer. The heifer kicked us across
the barn floor and an old cow oblig-
ingly kicked us back again. Then,
when the milking was over, what
fun to turn in and teach a fool calf
to drink! This acting as dry nurse
to bandy-legged calf was one Ct
the most unmixed Joys of all. We
| tied the calf short, set the bucket
in front of him, got astraddle Of
his neck, stuck two fingers in hi:
mouth, and with the other hanc
TANNED his head into the pail
All the time we we're cmptying on
abuse on calves in general and thi.
lop-eared idiot in particular. Thi
went on until dad came in and will
loving patience horsewhipped US al
about the place.
Then, when we had carried IL
the wood, brought forty gallons O
water from the spring, and cate
about eight pounds of solid food, w
went joyfully UP stairs-and cam
down again Immediately to break
fast.
We often dream and wake
| weep for the days gone by whe
the hay was ripe. We recall tn
: old swamp that always had to b
: cut by hand. We recall little stone
S that we rasped the edge OF OF
E blades on. We recall the prett
E snakes that we stepped on with OF
y bare feet. We remember it all wit
solemn glsdness.
a Well, well How il all com.
back to US l-Ex.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28
BY Mrs. Harry Watkins,
of Mountain Home

today, searching the goldfields OF
Nevada. In fact, ambition works
in every movement of the busy
world. The rigid moralist will en-
deavor to represent ambition as a
dark, wayward passion, the work
ings and ends of which are evil,
and the existence of which is
curse But how false the doctrine!
How short-sighted the view of one
of the greatest principles of the
mind of man! True, that principle
may be perverted, and, breaking
from all restraint, trampling upon
all ties, its misguided votary may
become a fire-brand among man
kind, and by violence, wrong and
outrage, snatch blood dyed laurel
from the temple of Fame. But is
a passion Sinful because it is some
times perverted? Certainly not; and
the desire of man to excel is by
no means to be condemned; man
was never made to be confined to
one narrow, contracted sphere. and
bow all his energies to one monoto-
nous routine, but he was created
progressive being, to move on in
the march of improvement, and to
answer with his deeds the emula-
tions of his mind.
We know that ambition has how
, cred over the standard of war, and
, that broad, deep rivers OF blood have
{ flowed around it's crimson altar
{ and we know that the lurid fires OF
cruelty and oppression have blazed
t within it's temple. But this is the
l ambition of dark, perverted minds,
, and of iron hearted despotism that
i thus curses and have cursed man
? kind. On the other hand we sec
the ambition of liberty breaking the
c letters of a nation. We see the am.
k bition of the patriot to sacrifice al
c for country. We see the ambition
= of religion, rearing its spire il
. every city and planting its STANDARD
!. among the relics of superstition, il
= the jungles of India, on the burn
h ing sands of Africa and in thu
e blazing consultations of the North
y We see the ambition of Literature
n and art twining with laurels tn
e history of nations. We see tn
l. ambition of genius building lastin
lie monuments of fame. We see al
n this, and recognize in ambition on
1t grand element in enterprise an
- ~,
S, ciple, grand, potent and essential
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28

Yes, sir, Boyhood's happy days,
of course. We know about that.
We havn't forgotten the JOY of
sleeping in an unfinished loft in
winter, when our breath froze to
the bedding and we had to thaw
out with a hot flatiron every
morning.
Morning, too! We got up at 4
a. M, pitch dark, 4S below zero,
and still going down. We had to
get UP, hustle out and feed and milk
the lowing herd, curry the rear ele-
walton of the family mule, wake
the rooster up to crow, thaw out the
pump, chop four cords of wood, and
shovel away the snow to make room
for the sun to risei
Sometimes we went to school in
DAYS when it was too cold and
stormy to go outdoors. Then we sat
on a nice, cool board about fifty
feet away from the stove and gaily
blew on our fingers and picked
icicles from our hair. And, as we
sat, we listened to a wooden image
with a teachers license as he
HANDED us misinformation and per-
manently crippled our intellects.
Then came the merry springtime
Rise at 2 80 a. m. More lowing
herd, The herd lowing owing t.
the supply of fodder being low
Then the hired man, who had hi
bernated in the forest, came fortl
seeking whom he might make happ
with his presence. And we, bein
in need of extra Joy, were Above
to sleep with this woolly hirelina
who snored like the boom Of tn
sad sea waves. He YVES good fel
low, this hired man. He taught u
to chew tobacco and swear. Thes
gentle pastimes procured us NOR
violent lickings than any other 10
in our whole young life.
No memory is more loaded wit
Joy germs than the spring Gro
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28
Think of Ne

When the sun, arising, paints with
gold the skies,
your waking eye;
With your knees in reverence
bending
And your thoughts in prayer as
cending
To that God whose realm, you say,
up yonder lies
Think of me!
When high at noon the sun is
brightly shining,
Giving every threatening cloud a
silver lining;
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-02-28
By the Sagebrush Rhymster.

BY the Sagebrush Rhymster.
When life seems worth the living
And your heart fills with thanks
giving
For the blessings manifold on you
combining
Think of mel
When the sun behind the western
hills is sinking,
When the stars would match its
glory with their blinking,
When your mind is calm and
peaceful
And your gentle heart is easeful-
When the hour is fit for sweetly
solemn thinking
Think of me!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06

Miss Mary A. sherwood OF Derwood.
Md. and Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardt. auditor OF
The Evening Star Company, were married
yesterday afternoon at St. Marks Lutheran
church by Rev. ]. Luther Frantz at 5
o'clock. Only the relatives of the couple
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Eckhardt left
later for northern trip and will be away
several weeks. They will reside at Kensing-
ton, Md upon their return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
DIPLOMAS CONFERRED.
Exercises Yesterday Of National
Cathedral School for Girls,

Cathedral School for Girls.
Diplomas were conferred yesterday by the
Bishop Of Washington on eighteen young
ladies in white caps and gowns at the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls, in St.
Adams Church. 1t was the first time in the
history of the school that commencement
exercises were held In the church. The lat
ter was crowded to its capacity.
The address to the graduates was deliv-
cred by Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop
of.Pennsylvania. He urged the young wom-
en- to make the most of their opportunities.
The speaker also impressed upon them the
great need of adhering to the tenets OF
Christianity. He paid high tribuate to the
Cathedral School, It's principal and teachers.
At the conclusion Of the services the
led by Bishop Satterlee. Bishop Talbot,
Rev. Dr. Bratenahl and the other Episcopal
clergymen who participated In the services,
marched through the campus singing the
school hymn, to the school building, where
an informal reception was held.
The ceremony was very impressive, and
formed a picture of unusual beauty. Pink
peonies and pink roses. with palms and
green foliage, were banked in artistic pro-
fusion in the quaint little church. while
flowers of many kinds were arranged In the
reception hall.
Special honors were won by Miss Marie
Aldrich of this city, who received college
entrance certificate. and Miss Helen Durant
Church, also Of Washington, VINO Yesterday
was presented with the flag which has
flown at the school during the year. Miss
Church attained the highest average In
studies Miss Mildred Plummer was pre-
sented with her college entrance certificate.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt was not present at
the commencement exercises. owing to her
absence from the city. She is at Oyster
Bay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
Robberies Reported.

The police have been advised that bur
glars visited the house of John Hartung
1eS Florida avenue, between and O'Clock
this morning, effecting an entrance through
the rear door. which was unfastened, and
clothing worth about s. and 50 in cash
We're stolen. The clothing and money were
taken from sleeping apartments on the sec
ond and third floors.
The police have also been notified of rob-
berries committed in the dressing room al
Van Ness Park this week ]. c. Rose
William T. Conboye, B. NJ. Hilderbroon, H
A. Wingate and Mr.. Bryant were the losers
1t was stated that a watch and chain, cal
tickets and small sums of cash were taken
Detective Weber OF the Capitol police
force reported to the police this morning OF
the theft of two bicycles from the whee
rack at the Capitol dfring the past three
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
S6.08 Silk PettiCOatS, )
Wallace. Mr.. Dudley Gross was best man

Wallace. Mr.. Dudley Gross was best man
and Miss Mary Gross was the bridesmaid
The bride was escorted by her fatAer
James w. Poe. She was beautifully dressed
in cream Colored silk and carried a bouquet
of flowers. The presents were varied and
beautiful. After the reception the couple
went to their new home. $50 South Carolina
avenue southeast They Will receive next
Sunday at their home from to 10 pm.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. ]. Augustus
Poe, brother and sister-in-law OF the bride;
Mrs. Rachel Gross and daughters. Misses
Mary and Hattie Gross. mother and sisters
of the bridegroom from Charles county,
Md; Misses Amanda Grigsby, Maggie Mar
shall. Mamie Marshall, Frances Digs. Mr..
Mr. and Mrs William E. Gibson. Miss Sadie
Brown Mr.. Rudolph Colbert, Mrs: M
Munsey. Mrs. Irene chatham. G. H. Colbert,
Mrs Fannie Walters, Miss f. M. jackson
ters of Rev. Mr.. Bris zoe will remain In the
city till after Sunday, when they Will re-
turn to Maryland.
Mr. Henry G. Thompson of this city and
Miss Agnes C. Mills of Fredericksburg Va,
we're married here last evening, DR.. Wes-
ton Bruner performing the ceremony
Mrs Lizzie George Henderson. the presi-
dent general of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy arrived in Washington today and
will be the guest of Mrs. Kicks at the Port
land during her stay. A large reception Will
be given Mrs. Henderson tomorrow evening
from to IL by the District division or the
Daughters OF the Confederacy, of which
Mrs Ralph Walsh is president Seven hum
dred Invitations have been issued. and
brilliant affair is anticipated Mrs. Hender-
son Is daughter of the late Senator
George OF Mississippi, and is we'll known In
Washington and throughout the United
States
The reception will be held at the Arlington
Hotel in the new ball rooms, and Is in
charge of committee of ladies' represent
ing the different chapters of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, as follows: Mrs. D. {.
Ludlow and Mrs. r. II. Bocock, from Stone
wall Jackson Chapter: Mrs. j. II. Wheat
ley and Mrs. E. j. Rollins, from Robert
E. Lee Chapter: Mrs. Johnson and Mrs.
Gerald from Albert Sydney Johnston Chap
ter The respective presidents of these
chapters are Mrs. Magnus Thompson.
Mrs Somerville Harris and Miss Mary
Desha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Shank announce
the marriage of their daughter. Mary Be
| linda to Mr. Benjamin w Saxten. Satur-
| day. June /. 1907. at Woodsboro. Md. AT
| home after the 18th OF June at lib NJ street
| northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
MoBLEY IN CUSTODY.
Known Here as Worker for the
Gospel ARMY"

Information has been received here that
W. E. Mobley. known as the general OF
the Gospel Army. an Independent mission
body, with headquarters in this city, has
been arrested at Richmond. Va. and sent
to JAIL charged with using riotous lam
guage on the streets of that city and for
making an attack upon the Richmond Of
ficials. 1t is said number Of citizens
were about to mob Mobley when the police
seized him and rushed him to the station
house
Gen" Mobley was familiar figure on
the streets of Washington for several
months. He was more than six feet tall
and a sort of uniform decorated lay
ishly with gold lace and brass buttons.
with three sta his coat collar denot-
Ing his rank in the Gospel Army. He held
open-air services generally at Sth street
and Market space
1t is reported that the Richmond Judge
ordered him to give security for six
months. and that falling to furnish bond
he was sent to prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06
Deaths In the District,

The following deaths were reported to the
health Office during the past twenty four
hours: rH'sUsGlIN
Dallas G. Morrison, "a years, o H street
northwest.
Harry E. Milburn, 40 years, 211 Morgan
street northwest.
John A. Hedrick, 80 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
D. c.
John T. Laughlin. 81 years, 215 10th street
southeast
John G. Schiller, IS years. 1887 Harvard
street northwest.
Marguerite Miller, 8 days, 40 Warner
street northwest.
William Galloway, 50 years 2035 Sth street
northwest
John M. Foote, 6S years, AIS I'd street
northeast
Henry Vigle. "a years, 2S1I o street.
Lloyd Vanhorn, IL months. l Queens court
nOrthWeSt