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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24
CLARK MH1sKEY ACCEPTED.
That is the Report at Columbia-In-
teresting Comment as to this Cele-
brated Purchase and its Probable
Disposition.


brated Purchase and its Probable
Disposition.
Columbia, April 17.-It is reported
here today that the commission to
wind up the State dispensary has
concluded to accept the celebrated
Clark purchase Of whiskey, which
was 4eature Of the last investiga-
ito. II the State dispensary by the
Ch. .stensen committee. There are
about 900 barrels of whiskey remain
ing Of this lot
The commission adjourned last week
and nothing at that time was given
out concerning the acceptance OF the
Clark offer, which has been pending
for some time. CIta rman ". j. Muir
ray, of the commission, declined to-
day to say anything about the mat
ter. Senator F. II. Weston, attorney
for Clark Brothers, also declined to
talk. Mr.. w. F. Stevenson, who is
attorney for the commission, is not
in the city. Attoreny General Lyon
knew nothing about it.
The commission has had number
of calls from county boards within
the last few months for cheap corn
whiskey, and the acceptance Of the
whiskey may be defended on the
ground that it is needed though at
this time most of the county boards
are opening bids advertised for dur
ing the last month, and will soon
make their own purchases, no longer
being confined to the stock within the
old State dispersary. There may be
other reasons. however, which will
justify the acceptance Of this whis-
key in the eyes Of the people when
the reasons of the commission are
made public.
It will be recalled that it was the
purchase of the Clark whiskey by the
old directors Of the State dispensary
which was the principal ground upon
which Governor Ansel was asked by
the legislature to remove that board,
aid upon which ne did remove the
board 1t was brought out by the
Christensen committee that 1900
barrels Of this whiskey was bought
from Clark Brothers, at Peoria, by
Mr.. John Black in person; that a
purchase was also made at that time
from Lehman & Co., which is the
same firm as Clark. and of this Leh-
man purchase 300 barrels more were
shipped to the State dispensary; that
the 'liGuor thus purchased by Mr..
Black from Clark Brothers & Sons
at $50 to s1.75 per gallon is a Very
inferior quality of liquor. being what
is known as high wine, and is not
worth more than s1.33 to $135 per
gallon. and can be bought in the
market at that price The order to
Clark. it will be recalled, was held
up. but there are said to have been
on hand when the Clark proposition
was made to the commission at least
sos barrels of the Clark whiskey and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24

."Good for everything a salve is
used for and especially recommended
for Piles" That is what we say about
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. That is what twenty years OF
usage has proven. Get the original.
Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24
The New Pure Food and Drug Law

The New Pure Food and Drug Law.
*We are now pleased to announce
that Foley's Honey and Tar for
coughs, colds and lung troubles IS
not affected by the national pure food
and drug law, as it contains no OPT
ates or other harmful drugs, and we
recommend it as a safe remedy for
children and adults. Sibert's Drug
Store
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24
DOCTORS ALL AGREE
THIS TIME.

The most eminent writer's whose works consulted
authorities and guides prescribing all the different schools OF
OF each no
ero noedent entering into Dr. Discovery In
through druggists for the cure OF al
eases Of the catarh arngea and bronchial
that has any such
DO not exn too auch Golden Medical Dis
covery iract will not consumption its ad
vancd stages the Discovery good for sudden
attack of acute h thengeng obstinate
comparing bronchial affections most
accompanied with wasting OF aeh nswea
assimilation, and which,
lead consumption the Discovery has
oroyAAxIwonderully successful IN efectng
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24
BARGAIN FOR PRINTERS

We have one 8 Point Simpler
Typesetting Machine and about
45O- pounds Of type that viii
be sold cheap for cash or OLE
time to responsible person. In
good order, but discarded to-
make room for Linotype.
Also one 6x9 Job Press, In
good order and now in ast1y
use, but to be displaced by a
larger press.
Also one 2 h. p. Gasoline En-
gine.
osteen Publishing Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24

A verdict of $4,000 against the
Seaboa. d Air Line in favor Of Mrs.
Margaret C. Kelly, for killing her
husband, DR.. A. T. Kelly has been
rendered by Chesterfield county
jury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24

been compiled from numerous standard
medical works, of all the different schools
of practice, containing very numerous
extracts from the fvritings& leading
practitioners of medicine, ep6orsfAg an the
strongest possible FERNS, each anE every
ingredient contaHed in d. Pier%'s medi-
cines. One Of these little books will be
postal card otby letter. TO Dr.. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo. N.Y.. aud requesting the same:
From thH little book Fit will be learned
that Dr. Yia2SeS mfdicines contain no
alcoh0. n2rcoticsSuSneral agents or other
poisohoX or injurious agents and that
they3 sfe made from native, medicinal
rootSof great value.
Some Of the most valuable ingredients
contained in DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription for weak, nervous: oVer.Worked;
| urun-down.~ nervous and debilltated
women. were employed, long years ago,
by the Indians for similar ailments AFFECT
ing. their squaws., In TACT, one OF the
most valuable medicinal plants entering
| into the composition of Dr.. Pierce's Far
yorite Prescription was known to the
Indians IS ~SQuaw-Weed." Our knowl-
| edge of the uses of not few OF our most
valuable native, medicinal plants was
gained from the Indians
AS made up by improved and exact pro-
cesses. the aFavorite Prescription is a
most efficient remedy for healing ulcera-
tions, regulating all the womanly func-
tions, correcting displacements, as proiap-
sus. anteversion and retroversion, over
coming painful periods, tonlng up the
nerves and bringing about perfect state
of health. Sold by all dealers in medicines.
It's an insult to your intelligence for
dealer to endeavor to palm of upon you
some nostru,n of aC7,a7loac1l conposatao7l 10
place of DR.. Pierce's world-famed medi-
cines which are OF KNOWN COMPOST
TON. Most dealers recommend DR..
Pierce's medicines because they know
what they are made Of and that the In
gradients employed are among the most
| Valuable that medicine for like purposes
can be made of. The same is true OF lead
| ing physicians who do not hesitate to
| recommend these medicines, since they
| know exactly what they contain and that
their INGREDIENTS are the very best known
20 medical science fo- the cure Of the
several diseases for which they are rec
commended.
wits tricky dealers 1t is different.
/ Something else that pays them a little
greater profit will be urged upon you as
Siust as good" or even better. You can
hardly afford to accept, a. substitute OF
aL7,IY,O,C1, composition and without any
particular record of cures in place Of DR..
Pierce's medicines which are OF Known
COMPOSITION and have record Of forty
1,enrs of cures behind them. You know
what you want and it is the dealers busi-
ness to supply that want. Insist atoon St
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24

The annual commencement of Claf
lin College, colored, will be held o
May 1st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24

The South Carolina Presbytery
held its spring meeting at Pelzer
Thirty-nine churches were represent
ed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24
w
. Hearts

Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nine Of every
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when it was simple indiges-
ton. It's scientific fact that all cases OF
heart disease, not organic, are not only
,raceable to, but are the direct result of inos-
sestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails of perfect digestion ferments and
swellsthe stomach, putting it up against the.
heart. This interferes with the action of
the heart, and in ehe course Of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased
Mr. D. Kauble. Of Nevada. says: had stomach
with It. took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about fou
months and it cured me.
Kodcl Digests What You Eat 4
and relieves the stomach of all nezvouj
strain and the heart Of all pressure. f.
Bottles only. sl.oo Size holding ~ tmesthet
size. Shieh sells ssr soc, -
Prepared BY e. G. DeWITT & CO.. oHioAa&
For Sale by all Druggists. IN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-24
eczema and Pile Cur

UCLCuCJ CI11Q Z 11O OCk1 -
rQEE Knowing what it was to suffer-
TILL will give Free of Charge, to an!
afflicted positive cure for Eczema, Sal
Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and Skin D.
eases. Instant relief. Don't suffer 1oEh
or. Write F. W. WILLIAMS, 400 MaA8nl
tan Avenue, New York. Enclose star :
1O-3-1y
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

the lower branches of the larger tree. and al
most touching them.
When Jules found the animal was quite
dead, he looked up at the cub. 1t was curled
on the big branch, and blinked down at the
scene beneath.
Jules thought that, by using the spruce as
ladder he could reach the maple at point
could capture the cub. At present. it showed
no inclination to follow the example of its
mother and descended the tree
Jules reloaded his shotgun, left it and his
and began to climb the spruce. -
Ihls was an easy matter. and he soon reach
ed the lower branches of the maple. To trans
ter himself fIom the evergreen to the big tree
that touched the maple seemed too small to
bear a boys weight.
He climbed little above the SPOT where
the evergreen boughs overhung the other
tree, then, grasping several of the boughs,
The frail supports bent and swayed be-
meath him; but he was almost directly above
the maple branch. A yard more, and his feet
would touch it: Holding two of the larger
self forward
The boughs bent and gave way. For a
moment he had the dazed feeling of one ex-
pecting to fall; then he touched the maple
branch, and his arms instinctively clutched
it. In an instant more. he had swung his
trembling, but safe.
Jules had almost forgotten the cub, when
he heard it scratching the rough bark, as it
climbed farther away from the intruder.
Clunrsily it scratched its way upward, and
then, squeezed itself into "a crevice in the
maple trunk-an aperture which the boy
had not before noticed.
When Jules had recovered from the fright
given him by his narrow escape from falling,
he began, with a caution taught by his
late experience. to follow the cub
Upon reaching the opening where the ami
NAL had disappeared he heard it snarl-
ing and whimpering in the blackness within.
The opening was just large enough to enable
the cub to enter. The cavity within looked
dark and dangerous and Jules did not like
the thought Of thrusting in his arm. The
cavity seemed to be yard or more in depth,
and he could not see the bottom.
Neither did the little beast appear to find
it pleasant hiding place, for the boy could
hear a muffled growing noise, interrupted
by the savage swapping of the cub.
While jules was peering into the opening,
something struck him sharply on the fore
head and then dropped back into the hole.
Jules drew back quickly, startled by the
sudden rebuke to his curiosity. Then he
noticed several insects that were angrily fly
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
.(-Ifnlbfn&
For A Cub

Jules thought this was strange behavior;
and he resolved, to investigate. He walked
to the foot of the maple, and discovered the
cause of the hawks fright. Two black ami
mails were climbing over the larger branches,
some forty feet from the ground.
Jules easily recognized them. They. were
bears-a large one, and cub which did not
look more than two months old. 1t was so
young as to be timid on its airy perch.
The boy felt a thrill of excitement. Bears
were not inclnded in his list of forest mon
sters, for they were not unknown about his
Canadian home. One had been killed near his
native village and people said it was afraid
and fled from men, so he resolved to do his
best to capture these two animals.
One barrel of his shotgun was loaded with
slugs. But the weapon was old and shaky;
he could not depend on it except at very close
range. 1t was a muzzle-loader, and he feared
that to fire the barrel of slugs and the one OF
bird-shoot at SO long a range would not kill
the animal.
An angry, wounded bear and boy with an
empty gun were unequal antagonists.
Jules wished the old bear would descend
the tree, and come SO near that the first dis
charge of the gun would be sure to kill her
outright.
But the animal seemed in no hurry to leave
the cub one of its first lessons IN climbing, and
she took but little notice of the small human
being ON the ground below
When he saw that the bear was not inclined
He shouted at the bear to tempt her to come
down, and he even thought of firing the bar
rel of fine shot at her; but prudence prevailed
and he discharged neither barrel.
At length he began throwing bits of rock
at the animal. She growled little when one
of these hit her; but it was not till one struck
the cub that she grew really angry. Then she
glared down at her tormentor and showed her
teeth.
Jules threw several more stones at the cub
with skillful aim. The old bear would stand
Il no longer She growled savageIy and be-
gan to descend the. tree, leaving the cub
curled up in the crook of big branch.
With loudly beating heart, the boy waited
until the bear was less than twenty feet from
the ground.
the barrel loaded with slugs. The bear loosed
her grasp on the tree and fell heavily on to
the dead leaves; but, with last effort, she
sprang to her feet, and the frightened Jules
hastily fired the remaining barrel. The old
bear fell lifeless among the leaves.
The lad could have loaded the gun and easily
have brought the cub down with charge Of
bird-shoot; but he thought it pity to Kill
the little creature. He would much prefer to
take it alive.
A few feet from the base of the maple grew
a tall. slender spruce. its top reaching above
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

ing about his head. They darted into the
hole and out again, seeming much disturbed.
Jules listened more intently to the noise
that had sounded to him like muffled growl-
ing. He knew now that it was not. the
growing of an animal, but the rumbling
buzz of many bees.
The cub had hidden itself in bee-nest
Perhaps instructive love of honey had led
the old bear and her young to climb this
tree
Jules withdrew little to convenient
resting place. While he awaited the reap
pearance of the cub, he was kept busy in
brushing away the angry insects.
He had heard that an old bear will pillage
a bee-nest without much minding the stings
of the outraged owners but unless a very
small number of the insects were at home,
muuch longer against their attacks.
His belief in the prowess of the bees was
correct, for in few minutes the cub scram-
bled out of the opening.
No child that managed to upset jar of
jam over itself was ever in more deplor-
able plight. Part of the winters store Of
honey still remained in the beenest, and
with this the shaggy coat of the bear was
thiekly smeared.
Many of the bees, were fastened in this
themselves, they did not forget to sting the
animal upon the body of which they were
prisoners A thick cloud of the insects also
surrounded the cubs head and kept him
DuSy III bHdppiuB dt tHeu
Young Bruin paid no attention to Jules,
but foundered past him in frightened haste
to reach the ground.
The boy watched the cubs awkward de-
scent When yet some distance from the
ground it lost its hold of the large trunk and
tumbled backward on to the dead leaves.
Here it rolled about for few moments
and then dashed toward forest brook that
flowed close by. Selecting the deepest pool
that was conveniently near, the cub plunged
in, leaving only the tip of its nose uncovered
by water. ~e
At last the winged tormentors were baf-
fled, and left their VICTIM
Jules in, the meantime had begun his de-
scent to the ground. He found the problem
of swinging himself from one tree to another
less difficult than, the ascent, and soon he
reached the foot of the spruce.
Enraged bees were darling about his head,
and the boy did not hnger longer than was
necessary to pick up his belongings that were
left on the ground.
He ran as fast as he could to the spot
where the cub had taken refuge. With
handful Of evergreen twigs he beat back any
bees that showed an inclination to follow.
The cub was crouched in the water, whim-
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
Copyright by James Elverson.l

EY@ULES BARBEAU was following the
E% ten-mile trail that led through the
KILL woods between his fathers shanty
E$S&Y and the settlement Jules great
6assaszsS aunt had not been well for few
days, and she craved cup of
store tea," SO the boy was sent for pound
OF the precious commodity.
Tea was too much of luxury to be ordi-
nariiy kept in the family of Canadian emf
grant who had settled in the rough valleys of
Northern New York.
1t was early in May, and Jules was enjoy
ing his tramp through the forest Buds were
bursting, and all wild Nature was looking its
best.
The boy could hardly have told why he
carried a shotgun over his shoulder. AT this
season of the year there was no game to be
shot, and 1t was not necessary to carry a
weapon for protection against wild beasts
The truth was that Jules had lust come
into possession of the gun, and, like most
boys, he hoped for adventures He was
within the limits of the great Adirondack
woods, and might not panthers and other
wild animals be encountered at any mo-
ment?
His family had left their little farm in
Lower Canada only the summer before, and
the wild country to which they had emigrated
was as yet novelty to Jules. The noises
their clearing were, to his boyish ears, sug-
gestiye of all kinds of savage woodland
piowlers, and he half expected to see the
fierce eyes of an Iroquois warrior garing
through the bushes.
About their Canadian home still fingered
legends of settlers massacred by the Iro-
quois who came from the hunting grounds of
the Five Nations in New York.
So these were some of the reasons why
Jules had burdened himself with a double
barreled shotgun
He was a robust fellow, and the ten-ruile
tramp to the settlement did not tire him.
He ate his lunch, bought the tea, carefully
packed it into one OF the capacious pockets
of his jacket, and started homeward.
1t was near the middle of the afternoon,
and he had come about half way on his jour
ney when large hawk sailed across the
path and flew toward the upper branches OF
giant maple.
The bird had not come within range, but
Jules had carefully noted the direction. of
its fight. for here was something that no
He, saw the hawk fly toward the maple,
but, to his surprise, when among the branches
Of the tree, the bird swerved and quickly
darted away.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
District Court Jurors.

At spring term 1907 of the Dis.
trict Court of Lavaca county the fol
lowing order, made November 18th
1906, will be observed.
1t is ordered that at the spring
term A. D, 1907, the Grand Jury
will be summoned to appear at two
o'clock on the afternoon of the first
day of the term March Is, 1900
The first week will be devoted to
the trial of civil csses on the non
Jury Docket md the second week
20 the trial of the cases on the Jury
Civil. The Criminal Docket will be
called at nine o'clock a. m. on Mon
day of the third week and the call
will be continued until that docket
IL disposed of. No contested civil
cases will taken up after the second
week.
Following are the juries for the
term:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

Last week the HERALD mentioned
that Rural Carriers Buchanek,
Turk, Howorton, Briar and Lay
handled 1903 pieces of mail Satu-
day morning, February 25rd, which
was something OF a record breaker
We are in receipt of oommunica'
ton from our friend, Postmaster G
A. Pannewitz of Sinner. Informing
us CD that Saturday morning the
four rural carriers out of Sinner
Messrs. Ed. Herder. John Bohman
Ed. Muecke and John Lock mann
handled 1906 pieces of mail for de
Livery. We yield the palm tc
Sinner. Hallelsville Herald.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

George W. Perkins form II vice,
president of the New York Life
Insurance Company has sent tht
con- pAny his personal check for
$54, coo to reimburse the company
for the republican campaign contri-
button made from it's funds in 1904.
Wonder if Cortelyou still denies
that he received contributions from
the corporations.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

Saturday night will long be a
memorable occasion with Hallets-
vile Lodge No. 1855. knights o
Pythias. The lodge was recently
organized, but it has a membership
that is active and enthut iastic.
Last Saturday night five applicants
were initiated, Eberhart Bonorden,
John Buchanan, Charles Pillar,
Eugene Turk and w. II. Bennett,
and there were fully slxty.five
visiting Pythians presents, the
majority from Yoaknm though
were sprinkling from Sinner and
Flatonia. They came over on a
specipl train from Yoaknm about
7;a0 O'Clock, and returned the next
morning before breakfast! Thee
was a nice luncheon that was heart
lily enjoyed by all.--Halletsville
Herald.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

A bill passed by both houses o
The U. S. Congress Increasing thu
pay of rural mail carriers from S72l
to 1900 per annum, which is n
monthly salary of SO. 1t will be-
come effective July 1st. OF COURSE
Carriers Ed. Buchanek. B. II. Turk,
Joe Howerton, Paul Briar and Hugh
Lay are hignly Grated over the m
crease.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

The new time order of the rail
road commission is not being re-
ceived with much favor by thu
travelling public.
A party of tourists from the east
to San Francisco were recently LETT
at Houston, and abused the new
law roundly.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

Two Japanese at San Antonio
were arrested for bathing in horse
trough, as there are no horst
troughs in Japan, the JAps evident
ly thought that one in San Anton
10 was bath tub.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
Paint Your Buggy for 7se.

to S1.00 with DEVICES Gloss Car
riagc Paint. 1t weighs 8 to s ozs.
more to the pint than others, wears
longer and gives gloss equal to
new work. Sold by
G. L. Williams.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

The commissions from Of govern
ment has been retained at Houston
Only a few soreheads and office
seekers wanted to change it, bu'
they were badly showed under a.
the election.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

The Houeton oil company has
fled claim against the Kirby
Lumber Company for 100000
The Kirby Co. should be made t'.
pay up,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
The Beautiful Gloss

comes from the varnish in Dsvoe's
vornish Floor Paintf costs only 8
cents more quart Enough. Sold
W CT. WAliHiRd,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

=. This office Is Insured In the PrIn-
ters' Mutual Fire Insurance Assocla-
ton of Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14
Farmers Attention

Just received one car Of good seed
corn. Call at once ii you want
S''N II. A. WOODS.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

Entered at the Sinner, Texas. Post
office Us sccond-class matter.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-03-14

Sinner Gazette and Hou-
ston Post. One Year, $3.50
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