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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18
ROGERS GETS SICK.

Mainspring of Standard Oil System,
i:' Says He Is Too III to Testify.
Fairhaven.. Mass. Sept! lit was
announced here today that H. H.
Rogers could not obey the summons
Served on him to testify in New York
in the special proceedings being held
there to dissolve the Standard Oil
Company, owing to Ill health. The
townspeople who have met Mr.. Rog.
cts. state that his condition has not
been exaggerated. but that he pre-
sents every appearance Of sick man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18
RECORD PRICE FOR wH1sKEY.

Advance of Two Cents at Cincinnati
Over the Quotation Of Saturday.
Cincinnati. Sept. 16.-The record
price for whiskey was reached here
today, when 1t rose 2 cents over, the
saturday quotation reaching $1.s4.
ihe highest known price.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18
sTATEBURG.

stateburg. Sept. 1S.--Miss Nina
Mellette, of Mayesville. &. c.. is speno-
mig few days with her aunt, Mrs.
Frean Mellette.
Mr.. Guy Nelsoh spent Sunday at
home. r, -
Misses Sadie FLUID and Irene Moore
are visiting friends In Camden.
Rev. w. H. Barnwell spent yester-
day and today In Columbia.
Miss Alice Murray. Of Fort Motto,
is visiting her cousin. Miss Lottie Nell
son. -
Mr.. Early Mellette spent Sunday
at home,
Miss Frances p. Moore went to
Charleston on Saturday to attend the
Memminger school.
Miss Sarah Moore and Masters Hall
Ramsey and Harrison Saunders left
today To attend the Sumter Graded
school.
Among those from Stateburg who
went over To attend the conservation
services Suday were: Mrs. w. r.. FLUID.
Mrs. Screven Moore. Misses Helen,
Bette and Juiianne Frierson. Miss
George Dargan. Mrs. Gus FLUID and
Mr.. Preston Brooks.
Mr.. j. II. Winburn. OF Sumter.
spent Friday In our midst.
Miss Amelia Holmes. OF Marion. is
At home for week.
Mrs. w. j. Norris Is visiting at
Spring Hill.
Mr.. w. NJ. Boykin spent Sunday
with relatives i'm Lee county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18
COTTON sPINNERs COMING.
Leaders of Cotton Trade Of EurOp
Will Confer With Growers.

Washington. Sept 17.-One of the
largest delegations Of European cot
ton spinners that ever visited America
will sail for New York from Liverpool
next Saturday to attend the interna-
'tiOnal conference Of cotton growers,
spinners and manufacturers in Allan.
ia. on October 7th. During their stay
In American they will visit seventeen
States,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18

=. l~nchburs. 9. c.. Sept il.--There
-. = sudden end unexpected death
- ~ Dwn last evening. Cicero Nc
3Ds1. one OF the most peaosable. in
I. onstzious and tno6snsivs co,ored pso-
80 N this community. just now con-
poD>seias ffon spell OF typhoid fe-
~. came n aown to make some pur-
onn4ss st the ersma-McLsod b. q N.
0srs store. ana jusg ~ the clerk went
- ths ti'l to set him the necessary
~naAge. without any warning. reeisd
- fen to the moor and was dead In
-. than three minutes. Dr. Bardin
ogoaouncsd the trouble heart failure.
me tumble In the price Of Gotten.
0sr& - slsswhsre. produced q little
osrveojnsa among the farHers. e.
foskaiAHy. AZ E " =.
Col. .. A. Rhame. who had such 9
S41aea ana violent attack Of acute In.
4aUsstion. has gone abroad with .
oeps OF rsc0psration. and we trust h.
wm bs benenttsd by the change.
Our young friend. w. Ernest Nc
oAsosh. 'ieft q few days ago for Lynch.
onsg, Va. vhsre4hs will engage In
epas~s with Q promising outlook,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18

Max. <s. c.. Sept. l7.-Mr. George
Trniuck returned from Georgia last
week where he has been engaged in
business for several months. He will
leave for Clemson tomorrow, A nun,
Der OF other young people will leave
for different schools and colleges this
week. ,...t.N, .t,ts.l 49,
Thety6unt people enjoyed a social
party At Mr.. A. J. Goodmsn's. also one
at Mr.. w. O, Moore's this weeks Ap-
pies. candy and boiled peanuts were
the refreshments. :.
The picnic at Mr.. l. l.. Moore's, last
Friday evening was enjoyed by the
young people Of this community. Cake
and lemonade were served.
Rain. still continues. .
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oass had set hack for the last few
1.Us or account of rain. We had a
sah here hst "Wednesday morning,
cd II has rais64 every day since. and
90 evening We hsd-a heavy ! rain.
Ulpe ths wst spsal v1ll not last long.
- ss6ss % AZ have come hay cut and
@neFe 10 cut. ALSO, there 10 q good
oupa cf cotton open In the .f,elds.
'ehsssA ne have. been trying to keep
- NTH our cotton. =, ~ IN
IAsvs qo sick to ssoov& Mr. Ards
spsans 70 - SIN Improving. w.,F
ll,as Nsry Eses Atd1( y On . yisis
- ~ anrls. yshp l1oIsod. pssr Man
pGlss Nsaiss AsaAs xlsltsd at w. J.
ARa1sf iast wetinesday. ), ~
(, 11iU Hunies ostssa 10 on visit 70
~ aunt Nra ,Robt n. owen. In Or
>oaoaburS. @saty ga =.
1sas ,. q. lssIntosh. a.. OF Pine.
-ues& spsas last sunday with Mr.. and
}UE& W. :. Ards. 49, ,sfi
1ar ". n. rAeksy and Niss sarah
1osss,sy were aarrisd. last sunday In
'eStsAwsss Ns'aehsster. 1t !, the home
~ ,Mr. wcetsn. brothsr-in-iew OF the
'evs1a. Rev. N. J. Brown emciatins. !,
u 2ar. Cam Broushton, formerly Of
,OSltsn. Q. c., 'kas killed In Arizona q
'et~ <seks AGO ~ falling OF Of scaf-
ee1a q the pusnpins station Of the
,tovssAmsnt IRRIGATION worsa. The
1p,6assA wee { seusin a Mr.. w. C.
uts,eAseA ef SsSr city. brother Of
toslspsI Gene Nag. WIN. Charlie and
ySeRais Broushtou. OF Pinewood. also
Srsphsw ., MIS-. .. n Jsrvsy OF your
n. +. n. osseen and Mr.. Ia ssNc-
Iss1 have had to hin their dogs re-
ssst,y. ~ fhsy were showing signs Of
oe>ag mad. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

lslers. ore supposed TO represent IN.
purchased and unpurcbasabie recogni'
ton Of merit and achievement But
the smirca ef unworthy motives la now
openly cast upon bosh the unionist
and liberal goEenmsnss- An attempt
Is bffne to tie bar 81 tie House q
Commons : member gho made tse
charges boldly IN the neWspap efs was
shieYed upon molten Of the premier,
Sir Henry Campbell Branne rmai
which was supported BY the opposi;
ton leader, bis predecessor in once.
Arthur j. Balfcur But II Is hardly
likely that the scandal can be smoth.
cred, and an Investigation Of some
sort must follow,
The whole AFFAIR Is calculated g
give q severe Jolt to British preten;
tons that American politics IS I'm.
speakably corrupt, while the English
article Is quite without reproach
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

Chief James W. Paul, Of the min.
ing department, returned yesterday
from a trip through tie northern part
of the State
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
COMMENT or NEWS PERs oasi
VARIETY or TOPICS Why
TIE sMEpEs EMIcRAIE. (.

New York Times
Poor Cd King Oscar p starting 9
statistical inquiry To ascertain why
II Is thai 10 many Of his lIeges Of the
one kingdom that Is left 70 him IN
his old are emigrate TO! America. The
purpose q the investigation Is 70
induce them 70 return o9sMeten:
Some 81 tie by'pfodnctse Of the
investigaton may be interesting and
even useful. But the inquiry is eyi.
IDENTIFY superfpous and the ultimate
object unattainable. swedes come
here IS other immigrants come, IN
order to better themselves, They
stay here because they have succeed.
ed IA lettering themselves. The at
fractions Of the United States to In;
dustrious swedes in the yigor Of life
oYerbaiance ANY advantages they can
enjoy at home. And we find them
among the best and most useful of cit.
lens. They are very welcome, and
short experience Of American life
disatects them more and more from
he social conditions or their native
land, which Is as essentially aristo.
cratic as Its neighbor Norway is es.
sentialiy democratic.
IA large portion Of the swedes who
come here find themselves, within a
few years, able to return to Sweden
Sf6r pleasure trips. Possibly many Of
them when they have done their
work and amassed competency,
may return to Sweden to end their
days. 1t would be surprising II they
did not. For, besides their sentiment
al attachments to their birthplace, a
dona viii go as far in Sweden as
dollar ii this country. There they can
he t'prodigal within the circumference
Of guinea" Only krona is not
80 easily come by In Sweden as a
dollar in this country. The hope Of
winning back to Sweden any constd.
cradle proportion of the Swedish emf.
grants to America while they are Wig
oroas and native members Of the com.
mnnity is illusory, and the attempt
foredoomed to failure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
$1,000 3 ; : , n . . > . > . = .
I PUBLIC OPINION

10 China suffered severe slump, but
the les show that Great Britain
met ! dixie Disappointment The ex-
planation IF China IS that the eoun.
try was overlooked with goods. Met-
chants bought too much and did not
turn over their purchases as readily
as they expected. The warehouses Of
the leading ports were eongestedi with
cottons and The finances d the eoun-
Try we're congested with cotton mills.
discounted against the day Of sale,
which did not come.
The one other marked decline was
in the export Of copper. But this was
purchased heavily in 1905. when Chi.
ma was adding to her coinage. 1t was
not trade that could be expected to
endure at that gait. Altogether the
Chinese counsel told us to be patient
and they will buy from us as much as
they can. and without any Of the dis
elimination threatened in the Ameri.
can boycott. There is no evidence Of
the latter in the opinion Of Chinese
authorities.
Chinese statesmen are proverbially
diplomatic, and It would be unlike Chi
ma to discourage US, Just at time
when we are RENTING 20 per cent.
of our indemnity oil account Of the
Boxer outbreak. Nevertheless. the
status of oriental trade is dlsquieting
to occidental nations because Of the
excited activity Of Japan and her
mingllng Of paternalistic assumptions
toward China with an elleged open
door in Monchuria,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
B. 80. Waging
Fight on Booze
WILL 9 Ask THE pennsylvania
COURTS ron A seEclAt
RULING.

Hotel keepers win not be permitted
to sen liquor % trainmen when they
are on duty. Il the plan which the Bal
tmore and Ohio railroad executives
are said TO be considering Is carried
out. The company has ben wagIng =
stif fight against the ''booze habit
for some years. and II i determined
to reduce the drinking among Us EN-.
pioyes to minimum. It was said
yesterday that the company win ash
the courts Of Pennsylvania for q spe-
cial ruling for hotel keepers, and may
do. the same in this State soon.
!; For the present, It Is said, the com
pany will take this matter up only
with the courts in Fayette and somer:
set counties. and If the result is sue.
cessful, similar action will be taken
in other counties trayersed by the
baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1t is
generally believed that the railroad
company will have the support Of the
travelling public and the interstate
commerce commission in this work
and that the plan viii eventually be
tried by other railroads.
Millions Of dollars are expended an,
nually by railroads in fuhthering the
work Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, and other means are. I'm.
der way for dlscouraging trainmen in
the use Of liquor. On certain Zines the
men are discharged for drinking and
on other roads are suspended for from
30 to 80 days.
During the past few years the de.
mand for trainmen has increased and
the age limit has been extended from
IS to as years on some lines. On &C.
count Of the scarcity Of trainmen some
lines cannot afford to discharge train
men for taking drink, and for this
reason, it is said. the Baltimore AMI
Ohio will appeal to the courts to COM
pei hotel keepers to refuse to sell
liquor to trainmen when they are on
duty. This will apply chiefly to hotel
keepers at the various railroad ter
minals and yards.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
Selling titles In ENGLAND.


Minneapolis Journal.
The public conscience is quicken.
ing in England as well as in America.
The scandal which followed the reve-
lations with regard to contributions
by life insurance companies, rich
manufacturing corporations and others
to the campaign funds of political
parties in America, finds Its counter
part in the sensation that has been
stirred up in England by the charge
that titles and honors have been con.
ferred by the government upon con
tributors to party funds. One member
of Parliament has gone SO far as to
give notice of a motion for the ap.
pointment of committee to inquire
whether the late and present admin
tstrauons entered into corrupt agree!
ment with any persons to recommend
such persons to the King for the pur.
pose of their being created pers, bar.
onets or knights in. consideration Of
their paying certain sums of money
for such honors.
The titles and honors that are dis.
tributed on certain occasions by the
King, on recommendation of his min
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
Successor to
Hon. VA. Lewis
DR.. GEORGE LoUNsHERY NAMED
AS SECRETARY OF JAMES.
TOWN COMMISSION.

CHARLESTON, July 26.-At a meet.
ing Of the executive committee Of the
jamestown commission held in the
ONCE Of the tax commission. the res.
ignaton Of Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, as
secretary was accepted and DR., Geo.
Lounsbery, Of Charleston, was elect.
ed to succeed him. While It is regret
ted that Mr.. Lewis was compelled to
tender his resignation owning to stress
Of other business, the appointment Of
DR.. Lounsbery will meet with general
approval.
Mr.. Lewis is a member of the COM
mission, also of the executive COM
mite, his resignation as secretary
not affecting this membership. His
duties as State historical and archi-
ivt and the extraordinary duties In
connection with the historical exhibit
at the exposition made It impossible
for him to- continue to act as secre.
tary.
DR.. Lounsbery is well known and
popular Charleston physician and is
eminently qualified to fill the position
as secretary. The duties Of the Office
require that he take up mis- residence
at the exposition and accompanied by
Mrs. Iounsbery he left for this even
ing on No. 2 over the G. and o.
Hon. Newton ogdin, State treas
urer, who has ben in charge at James
town since the return Of Mr.. Lewis
came here to attend the meeting Of
the committee, the third member Of
which is Tax Commissioner White.
Al the meeting routine business
was transacted consisting principally
of allowing bills.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

az . west vlrg, -Ian want al.
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chlna,s Trade with Us.

Minneapolis Journal.
China hastens to assure us that
while our trade with the Orient has
fallen of, as compared with 1906, the
decrease is not exceptional in our
case, nor is it discouraging, in view Of
the tremendous increase in the past
10Fyears. While it is true that trade
fen of s14,0OO,0OO, as compared with
1905, there were circumstances that
explained It American cotton exports
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
STATE HOUSE
news OF ADAY
SCHOOL TEA CHEERS ARE GRADING
E,sAidiNe lion PAP The
DEPARTMENTS.

CHARLEsTo July 26 Thirteen
school teachers have been employed BY
.supt. Thomas g. Miller to grade the
papers submitted int be recent uniform
examinations and the work was COM
menced Wednesday morning. The es.
Innate that 5000 teachers attended
the examination proved too high, full
reports showing the number to be
about 1900. The attendance at the
July examination last year was abort
$500. The graders viii be kept busy
for two weeks or more. The attend,
ance in a number Of counties Is given
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

Advertiments in this paper bring
results.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

Although the Wheeling newspa.
pers claim that he is expected in
wheeling to confer with the polIti-
clans, Tax Commissioner White stays
on in his office apparently obliYious Of
developments in the gubernatotial sit.
uatIon. His friends here maintain that
he will not be a candidate to succeed
Governor Dawson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

Advertlnents in this paper bring
results.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

ar. T. G. Townsend, chief clerk in
the office of the tax commissioner, left
yesterday for Beckley where the coun.
ty court of Raleigh county is to hear
the applications Of number of coal
companies for reduction IN the as
sessments made on their leasehoIds.
This matter has been pending for
some time, having been postponed
since the first Of last June. The tax
comr 'ssioner's office is opposing any
reduction in the assessments.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

'iabel," said the girls father. II
want to talk to you about that young
man of yours. When did he say good
night to you last EVENING""
AT 10 o'clock" replied the dear girl.
what? Why, it was / O'Clock at
least"
20! that was when he finished say
ing it."-Philadelphia Press.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

Entire line of wall paper to be sold
at a reduction. Lloyd's Book Shop
1O5 Fairmont avenue. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26
8 eERl cENT;. coMMlssIoN.

WesWill nay toany one occurring new
fubscrlptlo tie semisw weekly West
yirsinian ii 500 pet year Or to the
daily at peEyeaf 3 cents on each
dollar paid into this olaee Any live
solicitor can make good money jus,
ny working evening on this pfopc
ton
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11
Visitors From Snaee.

Whatever be their origin, II would
seem that these solid bodies meteor
ites) are hurting through space at We
locities which may be anything be-
tween ten and forty miles a second. If
they come near enough to this earth
to be attracted by 1t, their course is
changed and presently they enter our
atmosphere. The result is a sudden
check to their speed, owing to the in
tense resistance and friction engen-
dered by contact with the air parti-
cles. What happens may be likened
to the sudden application Of the wooden
brake block to the rapidly moving
wheel of an express train. Heat is
generated in exchange for motion, and
the trail of sparks from the checked
wheel is represented in the checked
meteorite by a luminous trail. We
commonly call it a shooting star, and
II its mass be small it is possibly alto
gether dissipated in heat and gas or it
may ultimately find its way to our
earth as dust. Such "meteoric dust"
has been found on the eternal snow
Of mountains where dust of the ordi-
nary type would be impossible. II,
on the other hand, the mass Of matter
be large, its surface only will be af-
fected by the sudden heat generated,
and it may fall to the ground entire or
possibly explode and be scattered in
fragments over wide area.-Cham-
bers' Journal
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11
Didn't Profit by Bright Idea.

GAINESVILLE, O.. Dec John B.
Obermyer, said to be the inventor OF
the time lock for safes, is dead at his
home. thirty miles west OF here.
While treasurer of Perry county in
1875, Obermyer. it is said, conceived
the time lock idea and equipped the
vault in which he kept the county
funds with one of the contrivances.
II is said that his idea was stolen
before he could procure a patent and
il never brought him a cent. He was
a prominent farmer and stock raiser
and was wealthy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11

Whenever you feel that your stomach has
gone a little wrong, or when you feel
that it is not in good order as is evil
denced by mean headaches, nervousness,
bad breath, and belching, take something
at times, and especially after your meals
until relief is afforded. There is moth
ing better offered the public to-day for
stomach troubles, dyspepsia, Indigestion,
etc, that KODOL. This is a scientific
preparation of natural digestants com
bined with vegetable acids and it con-
tains the same juices found in every
healthy stomach. KODOL is .guaran-
teed to give relief. 1t is pleasant to
take; it will make you feel find by di-
costing what you eat. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11
ITCHING RASH
LASTED IS YEARS
Baby Girl Had Rash Behind Ears
Nothing Would Drive It Away
ItSpread and Grew Worse Under
Specialists Care Tried Every
thing Without Avail.
CUTICURA REMEDIES
EFFECTED PERFECT CURE

"When my daughter was baby she
had a breaking out behind the ears.
The doctor said that she would out
grow IL, and it did get somewhat better
until she was about fifteen years old,
and after that we could get nothing
that would drive it away. She was
always applying something in the way
of salves. 1t troubled her behind the
knees, opposite the elbows, back of the
neck and ears, under the chin, and
then it got on the face. That was
about three years ago. AS we had
tried everything that we could hear OF
without help she took treatment with
q specialist and seemed to get worse
all the time. We were then advised
to try the Cuticura Remedies, and now
I don't see any breaking out, and we
are well pleased with the results, and
/ will cheerfully recommend the Cuti-
cura Remedies to all that may need
them. M. Curley, 11-19 Sixteenth St.,
Bay City, Mich, May 20, 1906"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11
Good Cough Medicine For Children.

The season for coughs and colds is now
at hand and too much care cannot be used
to protect the children. A child is much
more likely to contract diphtheria or
scarlet fever when he has a cold. The
quicker you cure his cold the less risk.
Chamberlain Cough remedy is the sole
reliance of many mothers, and few Of
those who have tried it are willing to
use any other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher, of
Ripley, w. Va, says, "I have never
used anything other than Chamberlain Is
Cough Remedy for my children and it
has always given good satisfaction. I"
This remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given as confidently
to a child as to an adult. For sale by
Sewers Drug Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11
Shelley and Turner.

There are pictures in Shelley which
remind us of Turner's. Pure light
breaks into all its colors and floods
the world, which may be earth or sea
or sky, but is above all rapture of
color. He has few twilights but many
dawns. and he loves autumn for its
wild breath and broken colors. Fire
he plays with, but air and water are
his clements thoughts of drowning
are in all his work, always with a
sense of strange luxury. He has,
more than any poet, Turner's atmos-
phere; yet seems rarely. like Turner,
to paint for atmosphere. 1t is part
Of his habitual hallucinatlon; 1t comes
to him with his vision or message,
clothing it.-Arthur SymOns in Allan
tic
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-11
Extraordinary Measures.

Lisbon, Nov. 25.-The government
decree issued Saturday, in addition to
extending the life of the DEGREES
against the press until the oortes as
sembles, under which papers Of Lis
bon we're suppressed, creates an ex-
traordinary tribunal to judge without
juries persons concerned in conspir-
acies or attempts public or non-public
to provoke risings against social order
and the security of state. The decree
permits an appeal to the court of cas-.
sation, but gives that court the right
only to annul or confirm the sentence
Of the tribunal.