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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-05

On her wedding day young widow
always wonders how many men will
commit suicide on her account.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-05
THE NEW INSURANCE AGENT.
He Comes in With the New law-Paui
Morton on His Opportunity.

The new insurance law of the State
of New York has opened up prOmis-
ing field for both men and women
with brains and energy in the sale of
life insurance The law now provides
standard forms of policies, each of
which practically bears the hail mark
of the State of New York. and this new
order of things has established the
sale of life insurance on a correct
basis.
The prohibition against rebating and
extrayagant allowances to agents has
driven out of the business the old
type of insurance agent who in many
cases virtually bought business, with
large rebates. instead of selling it.
His place is being taken by profes-
sors, lawyers, school teachers of both
sexes. and others, who find that being
a life insurance agent under the new
system offers greater reward than
their previous vocations. The law has
reduced commissions but all of the
commission now goes to the agent.
Life insurance is something that
ever OHc uSCQS anu Tic plCS-
ent system its sale is being conducted
with becoming dignity and propriety.
Paul Morton, president of the Equita
BILE Life Assurance Society, has taken
the lead in building up an agency or
ganiZation that is in keeping with the
demands of public sentiment, and the
standard he has set for his company
He says: We want new agents, both
men and women. but none except en-
ergetic, able and truthful people need
apply. For such there is splendid
opportunity
Mr.. Morton's policy Of injecting new
and vigorous blood into the agency
force of the Society is meeting with
success in all parts of the country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-05

Perfectly simple and simply perfect u
dyelng with PUTNAM PADDLES
DYES. Zoe per package.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-06-05
gossip

Talk is cheap if you get it from q
gossip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
NOTICE.

Office County Board Of Commits
s:oners, Sumter County, s. c., Dec. 0.
1907.
The annual meeting Of the County
Board cf Commissioners for Sumter
County will br held at Sumter Court
House on Thursday the 9th day Of
January. 1908.
MI persons holding claims against
sumter County, not previously pre-
scnted. are required by law 20 file the
same with the Clerk Of this Board on
or before the first day of January.
1905 In order that they may be OK
omined previous TO the annual meet
ing.
TIIOS. E. RICHARDSON,
Clerk County Board of Commission
crs. 12-10-1aw4t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
Tax Returns For 1903.
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO.,
Sumter, $. c., Dec. 5, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that I will
attend, in person or by deputy, at the
Following places on the days lntlicat-
ed, respectively, for the purpose of
receiving returns of personal pro-. :, :
~ erd roll taxes for the fiscal year
c'rmencing ,January 1st. 1903.
Tindalls Store. Thursday. Jan. 2h.
Privateer. jenkins Store. Friday.
Jan. 3d.
Manchester, Lewis, Tuesday. Jan.
7th.
Wedeeiicld. Thursday, Jan. eth.
Stateburg. Friday, Jan. 10Th.
EagOOd. Tuesday, Jan. 14th.
Rcmberts. Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
Dalzell, Thursday. Jan. 10Th.
Gordon's Mill. Friday, Jan. I7th.
Maycsyiilc. Tuesday. lJan. .fst.
Shiloh. Wednesday. Jan. 22d.
NOrwOOd's " Roads. Thursday, Jan.
o3d.
CsWcgO, Friday. Jan. 2lth.
The law requires that all persons
owning property or in anywsc having
charge OF such property, either AZ
agent, husband, guardian, trustee,
executor administrator, etc, return
the same under oath to the Auditor,
who requests all persons to he prompt
IN making their returns and save the
80 per cent. penalty which will be
added 70 the property valuation of
all persons who fail to make returns
within the time prescribed by law.
TaXpayerS return what they own
on the fl@t day Of January, 1903.
Assessors and taXpayers will ontcr
the first given name Of the taXDayer
IN full. also make 4 separate return
for each township whore the propcrt>
Is located ana also each and eIAc..y
case the number Of the school district
must be given.
Every male citizen between the age
Of tWcnty-onc ana sixty Years on the
first day of January, 1908. except
those incapable of earning a support
from being mIimcd or + from other
causes, are deemed taXabl" polls. and
except Confederate soldiers 80 wears
of age. on January 1St. 1905.
MI returns must he made On or be-
fore the 2Oth day Of February next.
| cannot take returns after that date
and all }eturns made after the 10Th
! day OF February, are subject To "A
penalty Of so per cent
| j. DIGGS WILDER.
Auditor Sumter County.
Dec. 11-Feb. 90, '0S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
COOPER WILL CASE.
The Supreme Court Renders Decision
In u Case OF Local Interest.

Robert Muldrow Cooper ct al, ap-
peiiants. VS.. Francis Pelot Cooper ct
al, respondents.-Remain Test
amentatory provisions. Construction.
Intention.
This Is an action for the partition
or real property, involving the con-
struction of the last will of Geo. VIM.
Cooper, who left him surviving his
widow, Rosa !. Cooper, and nine chill
dren. to wit: William Albert Cooper,
Robert Muldrow Cooper, and Mary
Jane Petrie, his three children by a
former marriage, and Rosa Leycester
Cooper, Francis Pelot Cooper. Ed
ward Wood Cooper Harriet Cooper.
since inter-married with DIR. Walter
Cheyne, Hamilton Witherspoon Coop
er and Augustus Thomas Cooper, his
six children by his surviving widow.
or these children, his two eldest had
| attained their majority and complet-
ed their education, and the six chill
dren OF the second marriage had not
attained their majority nor complet-
ed their education at the date Of the
VIII nor at the time OF testator's
death. except Rosa l.. Cooper. who
though not pf age had completed her
education.
After giving the widow certain
property in lieu OF dover the Will pro-
vides a, follows: "I give her also. q
life interest or so long as she re.
mains my widow an equal portion
with my children, as hcrcinafte
named. l. e. a child's portion Of al
property both real md pcrSonul o.
which I may be pos, ed at the time
OF my dcccase. Si, to occupy M!
dwelling house or houses. with m!
children and have exclusive use o
all my household and kitchen furni
ture and at her death or marriag,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
A PRETTY SOUVENIR.

This office has received a very hand
some souvenir book from the Uniyer-
sity Of Pennsylvania which tells of
that great university's athletic record
for the season OF 1867, and other
past seasons. The book is handsomely
illustrated with pictures Of teams and
coaches and many stirring scenes of
action. Altogether, the souvenir is a
most attractively arranged book and a
good advertisement for the UNIVERSE
ty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
TAX NOTICE.

The County Treasurer's office in
Court House building will be open for
the collection of taxes without, penal
ty. from the 18th day Of October to
the S1st December, 1907.
The levy is as follows:
For State, IL mills.
For County Ordinary, 2 ga mills.
For Sinking Fund Loan, 1 mill.
For Constitutional School. mills
Polls. s1.O0; Capitation Dog Tax
so cents.
Also special school as follows:
School District. No. ], 2 mills.
School District No. 2. mills.
School District No. 8, 2 mills.
School District No. 4, 2 mills.
School District No. II. 2 mills.
School District No. IL, mills.
School District No. 1s. mills.
School District No. IA, mills.
School District No. 16, 2 mills.
School District No. II, mills.
School District No. IS, q mills.
penalty Of l per cent added for
month Of January, 1908. Addltiona,
penalty OF l per cent. for month Of
February. 1908. Additional penalt!
Of per cent. for Is days in March
1908.
Il. w. LEE
Treasurer for Sumter CO.
10-2-07-3-15-0S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18
COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

AT the last session of the Sumter
County Medical Association, held on
Nov. q, at the Hotel Sumter, and
election of officers was held, resulting
as follows: DR.. II. M. Stuckey. presi-
dent; DR.. Archie China, vice presi-
dent; DR.. F. *. Holman, secretary.
The following members were present:
Drs. H. M. Stuckey A. China, F. K.
Holman, Dwight, Walter Cheyne, S.
G. Baker and Parler
An interesting meeting was held as
usual and much benefit received by
those present
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

The "Torrens" or Australian system
of land tenures which Representative
James Norton. OF Marion. would have
introduced into South Carolina and
writes about In The News ana Cour-
Ter today bas been discussed occasion
ally I'm South Carolina for i2 or ia
years but has not received general at.
tentlon.
What Mr.. Norton says Of our pres
sps real estate laws Is not to be dis
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

millions of bottles Of Foley's
Honey and Tar have been sold with
out any person ever having expert
enced any other than beneficial re-
suits from its use for coughs, colds
and lung troubles. This is because
the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar
In the yellow package contains no
opiates or other harmful drugs.
Guard your health by refusing any
but the genuine. Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

ing mailed out free, on request, BY
DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests
are proving to the people-without "A
penny's cost-the great value of this
scientific prescription known to drug
gists everywhere as DR.. Shops Ca
tarrh Remedy. Sold by. Sibort's Drug
store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

ARE you having trouble with your
kidneys? There are lots Of people to-
day who wonder why they have pains
across the back, why they are tired
and lacking in energy and ambition.
Your kidneys are wrong. They need
relief without delay. Take DeWitt's
Kidney & Bladder Pills; they are
for weak back, Inflammation cf the
bladder, backache and weak kidneys.
Sold Wy all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

*Bees Laxative Cough Syrup fO,
coughs, colds, Group and whoopng
cough grows in favor daily. Mothers
should keep it on hand for children
1t is prompt relief to Group. 1t is
gently laxative, driving the poison
and phlegm from the. system. 1t gives
immediate relief. Guaranteed. Sold
by Sibert Drug Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

Gaddy Graham. a negro man, has
been held by, the coroner's jury as be-
ing the murderer Of p. F.. Moody, OF
Darlington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

ut will be unnecessary to gO
through painful, expensive opera
ton for Piles If you use ManZan. Put
up in collapsible tube with nozzle.
ready to apply. For any form Of
Piles. price soc. Sibert Drug Co. 12-
1-3m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

said property to be equally divided
between all OF our surviving children
or those Of them who may not have
completed their education, should
there be any SUCH"
The residue Of the estate is given
to his surviving children to te equal
ly divided among them except Mary
Jane Petrie. who is given an equal
share only in the real estate, and ex-
cept also William Albert and Robert
Muldrow Of whom the will says:
my sons VIM. A. and Robt. NJ.
Cooper, having completed their edu-
cation, j desire them to receive one
third each Of child's portion of my
personal estate besides their full
share of my real estate"
At the date OF the will, the child
rem OF the first marriage were all Of
age and had all practically complet-
ed their education. Robert Nj. Coop
er was at college during the last year
of his fathers life, but it was his last
year at college before graduating and
his education was so nearly complet-
ed. that his father regarded it as
practically completed and SO states in
his will. At that time, none Of
the children of the second marriage
were Of age and some Of them were
OF quite tender years.
The tract described in the COM
plaint was set apart to the widow
under the provisions of the will above
quoted, and occupied by her until her
death, which occurred May i3, 1906.
The widow was survived by Mary
Jane Petrie and Robert Muldrow
Cooper, children Of the first marriage
and by Francis Pelot Cooper, Harriet
Cooper Cheyne, Hamilton Wither-
spoon Cooper and Augustus Thomas
Cooper, children OF the second mar
riage.
After the death of testator, and be-
fore the death of his widow. William
Albert and Edward Wood Cooper
died. leaving no issue, and Rosa Ley
cester Cooper. having intermarried
with James Read Muldrow, died leav-
ing one child, the defendant, Sarah
Rosa Muldrow. The defendants,
Thomas Haseil Dick and George w.
Dick, are the children Of Mary Scott
Cooper, the eldest daughter of testa-
tor, who intermarried with Thomas
Hasell Dick, Sr., and died before her
father.
The circuit court (James Hydrick)
holding (11) that the remainder to
''our surviving children" was nos
transmissible and (2) that only those
children of the testator's second
marriage who survived the widow
are entitled 10 share in the remain
der. adjudged accordingly. The plain
tiffs appealed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

A gin house was destroyed in st
Andrews Parish, Charleston, anC
the loss is estimated at $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

sDeWitt's Carbolized Witch HaZe1
Salve--don't forget the name. and ac-
cept no substitute. Get DeWitt's. It's
good for piles. Sold by all druggists
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

The Aiken Board Of Control has
voted to establish a dispensary in
North Augusta
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-18

1.-THE reasoning of the circuit de-
cree Is convincing and we arc satisfied
to adopt it,"
Judgment below affirmed. Opinion
by Mr.. Justice Woods
Messrs. Shand & Shand, Messrs
Haynsworth q Haypsworth for APP
pellants: Messrs. Lee s. Noise, Mr.
James Simons, Messrs. Mcleod &
Dennis for spondents.-Reported
for The State by John s. Reynolds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Street Prayers for the Dying

A FEW evenings ago while we're at dinner in Our
4 hotel writes an American author visiting in
Porto Rico, we heard the tnkng of small bell just
outside the hotel doors. Instantly Salvador, the
waiter stopped in the little busting with which
lighted it, and carried it out on the balcony Almost
that candle the balcony railing We
three Americans were beside it, questioning Salvador
for we were sure something unusual was going
We saw procession of many people, led by two
priests coming down the street. each person bearing
in his hand lighted candle. They stopped in front
of house facing the hotel and Salvador told us that
somebody was dying there and they praying for
his soul. Up and down the street as far could
see, on every balcony railing burning either
candle kerosene lamp
From the absorbed interest of the people gath
cred in front of open doors and windows of the
afflicted house, the sufferer was apparently trying to
die in full view of the spectators.
Presently the bell began to ring again, the pro-
cession formed once more, and they all moved up
there was second person dying and they were now
going to pray for him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Mail Bags Never Lost

Mail Bags Never Lost
FOR instance, canoe express was descending the
= Mackenzie River; the canoe smashed in ice
jam, and the packeteers were drowned. A few weeks
later passing Indians caught sight of stick bobbing
on the surface of the stream. Though the water
deep and the current running at the rate of three
miles hour the stick remained in the place
So the Indians padded over to investigate. They
found that to the floating stick fastened long
thong, which on being pulled up brought the missing
packet to light.
Again. while making camp the Athabasca
River the packeteers had slung the packet in tree
the usual place for it while in camp. During the
night their fire spread and burned up the whole
equipment except the tree, which, being green, re-
ceived little more than a scorching. The packet vas
unframed.
On Great Slave Lake during fierce storm
the packeeers became separated from their dogs and
were frozen to death. But the packet recovered
In one autumn two packeteers journeying from
Georges River post to Ungava post drew up their
canoe on sandy beach, and camped beneath a
high, overhangng bank. During the night the bank
gave way and buried them as they slept. When the
ice formed, the trader at Ungava sent out two men
to search for the missing packet They found the
canoe on the beach, and, from the appearance of
the bank, conjectured what had happened. Next
spring the landslide dug into, and the packeteers
found both lying under the blanket, their
heads resting upon the packet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

for they are fed only once in twenty-four hours
their masters sought out sheltered spots for them,
Some of the men cooked supply of bannocks to
he eaten the following day; others hung their
Inoccasins mttens, and leggings on little sticks
about the fire to dry. 1t was an animated scene
The fires were huge structures, twelve fifteen
feet in length, that each might have
without crowding his neighbor. Some stood with
their blankets As they pulled away at their pipes,
conversation became general but soon turned upon
that, to Them interesting and often discussed sub
Ject, the packeteers
Story of the Packets
WHICH is the longest of the company's packet
w routes at the present day!' l inquired.
That of the Mackenzie River packet from Ed
monitor to Fort Macpherson" replied the factor
" In winter it is hauled two thousand and twelve
miles by dog train; and in summer it is carried by
the companys steamers on the Athabasca, the
Slave and the Mackenzie Rivers. Next the
Peace River packet from Edmonton to Hudson's
Hope distance of over thousand miles. In sum-
mer goes by steamer, and in winter by dog train.
There's the York Factory packet from Winnipeg to
Hudson Bay by way of Norway House, distance
of seven hundred miles. In winter it is hauled by
dogs from Selkrk as far as Oxford House, and from
there to York Factory by men with toboggans. In
summer it is carried BY canoe on Hay River and by
steamboat on Lake Winnipeg. Then there's the
Lard River packet, and the Reindeer Lake packet
Each travels about five hundred miles by dogs in
winter, and by canoe in summer. The Moose Fac
tory packet from Temscaming to James Bay goes
by canoe in summer, but by in winter. All
mails in and out from Hudson Bay or James Bay
to from the post in the interior, are hauled
by men. Dogs are seldom used on those routes,
account of the depth of the and the scarcity
of dog feed
Tell me, which is most important, the summer
the winter MALI"
"Oh. the winter; for, when inward bound it
bears the commissioners instructions to the dis
trict managers; and, when outward bound it con-
tains information regarding the results and the
prospects of the fur trade and orders for additional
supplies.
Speed of the Runners
IAN you tell me how many miles day the pack
- eteers average their winter trips?"
Well replied the factor, Il think the rate of
speed maintained by packeteers is remarkable;
especially when considers the roughness of the
country the hardships of winter travel the fact
that the men must make their bread, cook their
meals, care for their dogs, and when on the trail
they cannot even quench their thirst without halt
ing to build fire melt Yet the packeteers
of the Mackenzie River mail cover their two thou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

twenty-seven and half miles day, in
Guiding all stoppages.
That is certainly splendid travelling.
Some of the packeteers, l should judge,
mott"
factor; the packeteers do make great
efforts to break former records between
posts. But, though they may have sue
ceeded in cutting down the time, their
achievement is never mentioned on the
waybill, nor does it affect the time allowed
for the completion of the trip; for, though
the mail be brought in ahead CT time, it is
never handed over to the relay until the
appointed hour has struck. Otherwise the
whole system would be thrown out of gear.
Exceptionally fast runs are not shown
upon the waybills, because they would
eventually affect the average time allowed
for the trip; and in stormy weather that
would be hard upon the packeteerS. The
time allowed for the transmission of a
packet is calculated on ten years average.
No excuse for delay, except death, is
tolerated. AT each post on certain fixed
dates relays of men and dogs are kept in
readiness to forward the mail without de-
lay A through waybill accompanies every
packet from point of departure to point
of delivery. At each post along the route
the time of arrival and the time of de-
parture of the mail must be entered upon
the waybill, as we'll as the names of the
packeteers and of the officers in charge"
Il understand that packets contain not
only the dispatches of the company, but
the private mail of the employees, that of
missionaries of all denominat tons, that of
chance explorers or travellers, and even
that of opposition fur traders. Is that
fact?"
Eyes, sir, and moreover no charge is
made by the company"
DO the company's officers experience