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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
0er eeibd,irurn bes snren.

Sn petersburg 1T tiir3li6 Der 2eibs
hirure 9ailer Nitoluus', Or. Sirfh.
seftorbsn. Or. Grid mar Der 2eib>
arat brsier 3arsH. Inter 9tGeranber
II. fam er als 2sib9irurg an ben pc
tersburser Sof. gla9 Der GrmorOung
aaiier Qleranbers belieb ibn beFen
Sobn gleranber Ill. in ieiner Stels
lung ais taiierli9 rufiifher 2eibs
9irurg. limb aIs 2tlerdnber Ill. mao;
LANCER aranfbeit ftarb. tpurbe Or.
Sirf9 aud Der Gsib9irurs ieines
Ru9foIsers, Oes ber3eitigen 3uren.
Or. 9irf4 senOB bus sroBte 8ers
trauen aIs 4r5t pie als Menid unb
es lit etne Sbatfube, baB bic iebige
3arin aleranbra feiner dratli9en
aunf Defenders psrtraute unb ibn bel
ieber @rtrantung in Der taiferli4en
Samilie gu Ratbe sog. 9tIs aeibar3t
breier 3aren bat Or. Sirf9 ausge>
bebnte Reiien untsrnommen; er befanb
ftb aud als 8egleiter bes 3aren
QtleIanber III. in ienem Sofsugs. auf
ben ieiner3eit BEL 8orti bas attentat
periibt pprben III. 9tud dls giitiger
Meni9 unb ala WobltbGter senpb Or.
Siri4 ulIsemetne a9tung.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09

Wenige Sente wiiien, Dis uiete Mdus
ner es sibt, weI6e Elm @siiibI babeu,
als oh iie sdnSlid srifopft wdren, unb
nidt uur Die 0idnner, ionOern aud
cine steids 9lnsubl fleiBissr Suusfraueu,
baben 6aiielbe @efibl. Die Seuts brau'
den stwas. bas ibr SpiHm itarft uno
oauernbe 9iilfe idaiit burd 9ieinisuns
uub Stdrfun9 Ses 8luts. 0err Wt.
Wluc,towsti aus gSeft 9rauO Rapios,
@is., i4reibt Der alpsnfrdnter lift
fir mid uno meine 6rau Elm GROCER
Sessu seueien. Wfeine Srau ipurbe
uou ben beiten aerjten bebanbelt, wel6e
idtieElid iasten. oaB es teinen 3wed
bdtte, ibr nod mebr WteOiiin iu Seben,
uno baB cine Operation oas einji8e
Mittel pdre, wel6es iie retten fOnnte,
aber mir MOLTEN ite ni9t Operirsn la0eu.
SD ielbit mar 10 frant, baB i4 meine
arms nidt aufbeben tOnnts. Sin
Sreuno CAB uns ben 8atb. gllpentrdu'
ter su sebrau6en, unb iest iinb mir
beioe seiuuo."
IS sibt inter ben 9eilmittelu, welde
einen mirfli6en 8ertb beiisen, mObl
tein Rrdparat, welhes beim slufbau oes
Spitems unh Der SeriteIluns sebrods'
nsr 9ierpsnfruft iOlde bsitimmts Gre
iolgs auf;uweiien bot, oils 5Orni's vi.
penfrdnter. Gs 1T nustos. in ben apos
tbefsn banad 3u Tra9en, neil er bort
nidt Su buben lift. @r pirO Dem Rubli'
FUN Oireft suseitellt Ourd Die @issntbii'
msr. Or. Reter 5ubrnep & Cons Co.,
112-11s 90. 9Opne slOenue, Chicago,
81.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09

stleganoer's D. Nesiment &apelle.
@On;erte i'm 5reien 3u Sallen 8iew
Parf auloer 9aurel Sinie am Sonutag
gtahmitta9, ben II. uno 10. Mai, nm
3 llbr, meun bas Better siiuftis lit.
@tutritt frei.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09

= Su Gan Sruucisco itarb 0iaior
Der inter gleuelan6s eriter
aSminiitration @Oniul in Raris gene.
fen mar.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
Nrrb Serantnn.

- sller. @ibbs BON Shool StraBe,
elm 2lnitreiaer in ben Sadawanna 8ar'
renwerfitdtten. wurbe Samitas ,piihen
3wei Sarren 9efan9eu uuo erbielt &c.
iGbrlids innerlihe. iomie aud uuoere
Serlesun9eu.
- Oapib Barter pou slmetia guenue
wuroe Samita9 in Der Difion 3ede
Swiiden Spei S9arren geiansen. welde
ibm ben SOpf bOs 5erOriidtsu, ioOab
oas Slut aus Wtunb uno 9iaie orans.
Gr wurOs in tritii9sm 3uitauO benz
DiOies 1agtor 9Oipitul ilbsrfiibrt.
3psi stnOer Der 5amilie. bic nit
Strei6bOl5ern ipielten, ueruriadten anl
iSreitas Sormittas in Der @illiam GOrs
coran 8obuuns at gBeit Wtartet Ctr.
einen 8ranO, bod selan9 es Der alarms
irten 5euerwebr. Die Slammen ju be-
malti9en. ebs GROCER SdaOen entitanOeu
mar. Sin SIS entbaltenoe BOrie warb
iebOh ,eritOrt.
- Batrid SOban uon Bales SttaBs
wurbe ssitern Vormittas pom eiuem bOs'
arti9en Stiere. ben er Sur Beioe iiibren
mollte, unsesriifen uno ju 3OOe seipiBt.
Oas wiitbenbe 3bier iab.iih oann mad
einem @e9ner I'M uub fanb oieien in
einem SulleubeiBer. Der oem 2bier bic
3uuge aus bem Raden rib, wOrauf es
Den Oiahbarn 9elans, es su t0oten.
- Sumss Gallagher pom albright
auenue ipurbe frib Dienitas Wtorsen
bel Der Seimtebr uabe Der Wie@laue &
8rOOfs SisBerei uOn brei Wtdnnern an.
sebalten, bic ibn nm feline Taidsnubr
uuO $3.50 entbaltenbe 8Orie erlei9ters
ten. @allasber erfannte eiuen Ieinsr
9lusreifer als Soc Wattauauage unb
Oieler wurOs absnOs uetbaitet unO obns
3ulaiians uOn Sursiaaft als 5traBsn.
rduber ein9eloht.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
Der Ar[prnne Der stabIftotr.
0iuets insuayisue 1sretenIts aab essbs bss
fusstSFe GrfeIee.

ssHisSe GrtsIes.
Der llrfpriing Der Stdblfeber 1T tn
0untsl sebiilIt. Sic 1T als Elm NIT
Der Sanb bergeitelItes, IeItenes unb
tbeures Wertaeus ihou bor etn pddr
bunbert Sabren betannt getpeien. Ders
mutbfi9 berIdiebentlid erfunben tpors
ben, dber bis In bic 20er Sabre bes
10. Sabrbunberts Idnge ntdt 10 ipeit
perbreitet sstpefen als ssgeniudrtis bic
GiGfeber. Grit bic bamaIs besDnz
meme mafdinelle Serite1ung bat ibr
bic Welt ero6ert, unb Der Sob SoIepb
SenrD @ilIots, bes Sobues unb Grbeu
6es urbebers Der fdbritmdBigsn gr>
ssugung Der Stablfeber, bringt uns in
Grinneruns. tpie 8ufdllig man4e ber
pi9tigiten Grfinbungen gemddt perz
ben.
Gs mar Inn 1922, ols ber Gltere
@iGlot in feiner Sussnb ndd 8irmings
BAN. bem groben Wlittelpuntt Der
Sleininbuiirie in Mstallpaaren. fam.
um fein Slid gu MAIDEN. Die GER
itsGune bon S9ndllen mar iein be-
fonberes Sad, unb ct mag tpobl an
fdngliA siemli1 piel freie 3eit our
@erfiigung gebdbt baben, bic er nit
grfolg benuBte, Tim um bic Sdnb zines
GrGuleins Wlit6ell gu perben. gtls
8erlobter oisIer iungeu Dame trat er
in engen 0ertebr nit ben 9riioern fei=
ner 8rdut, bic in her bamaligen Sdno=
tnbuitris Der Gr5eugnng BON Stdhlz
feoern tbdtig iparer. Ser iunge 9il>
lot iener Sage mar Elm aEf9tGgiger
GsIel. intersiIirts fih fir oen Serftel=
lungsproaeB. lernte ben 9riibern Iei=
ner 9raut obne Ionberiicbe Miibe a6,
mas on Sanbsriffen Der Serite1ung
3u lernen mar, uno fam duf ben @es
bdnten, fpie bas alIes perhGltniBmdBtg
lei9t nit WaIthinen at leiIten isi. Sn
Der Stille madte er iitb bdran, cine
prei1e dnfertigen 3u laiisn, I'm bds
biinne StablbIeh 5u 5etern gu fdnei=
ben, uno fam balo auf ben ri1tieen
Deg fir bic gan3e Qrbeitsmstbobe.
Die 8erbollfommnung bes 8erfa6z
rens bauerts dGerbinss nod geraume
3eit. aber fhon an feinem So95eitss
tdge mar er 10 peit porsef9ritten, baB
er am Ulorgen, ebe er our Srauung
ging, elm @ros Stablfebern beritslIte.
bic fpdter gu einem SbilIing. ettpd 20
Gents, bds Stiid nsrtduft uurben.
8as mar Der 2tnfang gu elmer mdd5s
tissn Snbuitrie, bic 9ilot gum iebr
reiden Wanne ma9te. gr binterlieb
Bel Ieinem Sobe ii6er f1,000.000 an
@ermOgen uno eine @emdIbesalerie.
bic in Der 8eriteigeruug f25O,000 ein=
brd6te. 2lud Der Rame Wit9ell bat
in Der StablfeberiHbuItrie In Der 6olge
einen Weltruf erldnat.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
TinleDs-''
2Deibe
Slei0er
UQbrifQte.

@ir 3eisen bic neueiten @etuebe
in rabm uno ueiben MateriaIien
fopobI in ibeer tuie mittleren Sc.
ipidten, pafieno fur @biturienter'
un6 Sodt3eit9eudnoer
8ir lenfen Sbre glufmerfiam.
Felt auf fol9enoe @euebe, in mel.
1em mir uordl9lide 8ertbe
o1eriren:
grepe De Chine uno Chiffon
MefaIiueS. $1.OO Die GlIe.
Seioe GoIianS uno 2ansoonne,
$1.25 Die gle.
Srawoiiide GbiffOn 8uilsS,
$1.OO uno S1.5O Die glIe.
Seioe MarquiietteS, 81 so uno
$500 Die glIe
Seioe 8atiltts unb Barrier MuS
Iins, 25 bis rs Gents Die gae.
ct. @alIen Sdpeijer, 80 bis 95
,Sent8 Die Gle.
4erliide uno fran5Oiiide 9apns,
20 bis rs Gents Die gQe.
ginfade uno 5i9uren glese. so
Gents bis 1925 Die Glle.
SpiBen uno 9eitidte @epdnoer.
$40 90 bis $4,000. -
8eitidte 8olants uno 9eitifte
Gbiffons uiw.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
: gDis Is beiht. aebenIt Bic o. as.

- Die es beibt. sebeuft Die o. & 8.
@ompante uene Bombs unb aftien i'm
8etrase bon $50, 900, 900 aus;ussbsn.
-Serr Wfattbias Roblins uuS iein
@nfel tperben am 10. Wiai BON Sloriba.
moielbit iie Die letten orei Wtonute uers
weilten, bierber iuriid febren. Shre
Riidfunft uurbe bur1 Srautbeit bes
atteu Ssrrn persOsert.
Sin unbeOeutenbes 6euer in Osm
8aarenbaus Der 9ouieboto SutiittinS
So. an @enter Stra6e bra1te Die &c.
iammte seutrale 5euerwsbr seitern
glahmittaS auf Die Beine, bod waren
ibre Oienite nidt uOtbis.
- Tim ibren eissnen BaierteOarf
fir bic neuen Wtaidinenwerte, neuen
8abnbOf uIm. Su liefern, but Die yada.
Uanna @iienbnbn @ompauie gu 0iab
gus etwa 400 adsr Saub in SeIis &C.
nommen unb nirb bort eiusn sroBen
WaIierbebalter anle9en laiien.
- 9arrg gBilion, Der i'm @onipag
9auS anseitellt unb elm ShlafwanOler
lit, itie9 ssitern Wiorgen aus oem 6en'
iter ieineS SdIafiimmerS uno fiel uOn
oa auf Oas Dad Der Siide. cine 6Obe
BON Is SuB. Sat er feline iunerlihen
8erlesunsen erlitteu. 10 wirO ibm Der
S5all weitsr nidts ihaoen.
- Wtit ben 9lussrabuusen fir bas
6unoament oes neuen Sadawanna
Sabnbofes an Sadanauna uno Seffers
Jon auenues wurbe 9eitern be9onnen.
Die ou3u benuete ..DampfiAaufsl bat
cine Sapajitdt uOn liebeniis 3Onnen
uno entleert Die berauS9ebobene @roe
bireft auf 8abnmasen, tuelde Iie gum
auffiillen entlans bem Subnbett meiter
befor6ern. Das 9un;e Yerfahreu 1T
iebr intereliant nnO Iiebt uiele 0ieugie'
ri9e ait. Die GontrattOren 9laubcn,
etwa anfunss Suli init Dem 2e9en Oes
6unbamentes beginner iu tOuuen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
6cred,tc Strafc.

0fihter Slettenber9 uerurthetlte in
BoObburg, u. s., eiueu 6arbigeu mo-
mems GOwarO @ibiOn. Der ihulOis be.
funOeu worOen mar. auf Die neuu;ebn
Sabre ulte DOrOtbp Furis siuen usrs
brederiiden 9lnsriff 9ema6t Su babsn,
Su jwOlf Subren 3uhtbuus unO elmer
@etOitrafe uOn.%.$3.o0o. 0aS. .llrtbeil
bat bort ullsemeins 3uitimmun9 sefun'
ben, weit man Slaubt, oaB ben Seitien
in Wteniden9eitalt, Die webrlOie Wiaos
den auf Der StraBe ansreiien, oaour6
cine beiliame Sehre, ,ertbeilt wOrOeu lit.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
Bon Yetersbura.

- 2ouiIe, Tohter Der Gbeleute SS.
Y. 9orr uon 3aplOr 2tuenne, itarb ain
UtOutas unO wurOe Dienltas i'm 9Saib'
burn StraBe 6riebbOfe beiseieet.
- Die Sair Der euaus. lutb. Peters
@emeinoe bat iid ais einen iolhen Grs
iols srwieien. Ou6 man bei6tOB. iie nod
cine SBO6s Offsn Su baIten uuo ,uar
bis ua4ite Samitas 9iaht.
GER aoam gSein9art BON Wittiam
StraBe, wsl6er gu ben alteiten 9emob'
nern unIeres Stabttbeiles ;dbtte. muros
friib am Sonnta9 Mor9en, ua6 eiuem
Bron6ialleioen, uerbunoen nit g8aliers
iu1t. our6 ben COB abberufeu. Der
8eritorbene, melher Elm glter uon ~
9abren uuO Wionaten erreiht bate.
man6erte 1s47 BON Qeutihlano mad
glmerifa aus uuo miro uon ber 9attin
uuo pier SnOern iiberlebt. Die Beer.
Oi9uns eriol9te Oienlta9 i'm bisii9eu
6rieObofe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
9OIIfrtte @infubr pol

3oGtfreie Ginfubr DO n
dllons. Die 9ebineungen, un=
ter tpel9en bic 3olfreie Ginfubr bon
2urusbuGons seitattet pirb. bic an
ben i'm Sttober in ct. 2ouis itattfins
benben 0ettfabrten um ben @orbon
Bennett =ge9er tbeilnebmen tperben.
iinb betannt eeeeben tporben. Cine
Der 8ebingunsen lit, baB ber Gisens
tbiimer zines foldsn 2uftballOns Dor
bem omsrifuniiden 9onfuI Ieines
6eimntblanbss bef9p0ren muB. baB
Der 9allon dusidlieblib fir bic ct.
2ouiier 0ettfabrtsn beitimmt 1T. Ser
ner biirfen iol9e 9anons nidt aussea
its1t, nod gu tommer5ielIen ooer Res
tlamespeden sebraudt fperben, an=
bernfd1s psrOen iis tonfis5irt. au4
miifsn fie innerbaIb feds MOnaten
tpieber erportirt tperben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
staOt unO Gonntb.
: 9eute lit 9immelfabrt.

Seute lit SimmelIabrt.
- Die neue StraBenbabn mad Dai.
ton uirO etipa am l.. Sum- gum Setrieb
fertis iein.
Das @eriht bewilliste Ntontas
Spei @bei6eiounsen, nsmlib Yerrp @es
uon @Ga @es unb Sennis 6reas uon
Srauf Sreas.
- Die Sriessueteraueu trehen nuns
mebr Sorbereitunsen. I'M ON 30. Wtai
ben @raberi6miifuusstus in sntiprs.
denoer UeiIe Su feiern.
- 6raut spncauuss bon @apouie
stuenue warb Samitus Gormittas in
Der Oct. RleuIant !3eds bur9 eiueu
DedenfOll auf Der Stelle eridtasen.
- Die Gissntbiimer BON 9altwaeen,
nelde fir @ontraftOren arbsiteten, sin-
gen Samitas an ben Streif. neil ibneu
eine @rbobuns BON $4 auf IS ben Gag
niht erlaubt wur6e.
- Die @eiddfte i'm bieiisen gOitamt
uermebren ii4 nit jeoem DiOnat uno
i'm april betrusen Die @eiammteinnabs
men $32, S53.71. beinabe $1,000 mebr.
als i'm SleidCn WtOnat oes Soriabres.
- 3wei umbsrwaubsruSs S6irms
flider, bereu SOentitat ni6t befannt
mar, wurben Dieuitus slbenb, oils iic
su 9lap slus Die @rie @iienbabnbriide
frsuien wOllten. BON eiuem 3uss iiber.
iahren uno 9etOOtet.
- Die slnsebOte fir Die 5000, 600
Sonbaus9abe iiir ueue Sriiden wurben
SamltaS erOfinet unb bann Die gussabe
an @merp, slnOeriOu & SO. BON Glepe.
lano Uer9eben, bereu ausebot aus elmer
Bramie uou 81 500 beitanb.
- Die &esislatur Oss Staates nabm
Dienitas enOsiiltis folsenbe 9swillis.
unsen iiir bieiise Snititute an Sral'
idule fir 3aubitumme, $65. 900; Sabs
nsmaun SOipital, $57 800; Stats
9Oipital, $173.s7s.74; Seimatb oes
9utsn Sirten 81 800.
- 8enn Der Strom bes sebens, bas
8lut, unretu lit, lpie fam man seiuno
isiu g8eun Oer Wiasen auBer Orb.
uuus uuO uernu6ldiiist lit, wirO Ous
8lut unrsin. gSir. wilien, baB Or.
slusuit SOnis's Samburser 1ropfen
bieie llnorbnuns turirt nnS bas 8lut
reinist.
- Die Oireftor Der Griteu liational
8auf erttdrten Samitas auBer Der
resclmdBisen uisrteIiabrigen Diuibenbe
uon 8ro;ent cine EXTRA DiuiOenOe pOn
2 8rOsent unb beidlohsu audi. ben lie
beriduB nm 100000 ju uerer0Beren.
iooaB Oerlelbe nun 81 400, 900 betrGst.
Das Sapital Der 8anf belGuft lih auf
S1.OOO.OoO.
-Sn Der re9elmaBtgcu Yeriamm.
lung Der 9lrmeu.8ebOrbe am Sreito9
0iadmittas wurOen 5wsi 6ruueu, welde
um llnteritiisunS nadjudten, an9ewie'
fen, ibre Mduner me9en Delertion usr'
baften ,u lalien. unb Elm spplitant nm
9luinabme in bus Siniibe 9eim an9es
mieien, f6 Ourh slrbeit ietbit 3u ern6b
reu. Supt. Ssemer's Seridt seiste.
OuB iid sur 3eit 619 9Hiuiien im 9eim
befanben. Gs nuroe bsidlOiieu, siuen
SpsratiOnstiid fir Ous 0Olpital in benz
Saim anjufaufsn, unO entipredenoe
0teiOlutionen iibsr bas ausideiOeu BON
6eeie @. 9rOofs ais Wtit9lieo aneee
uommeu. Der neue 8rdiiOent, 2imO'
t9p Yurfe. fiibrte ben 8Oriie unb er'
nanuts Die itsbenOen @Omites fir Oas
taufenOe Sahr.
w llnterri6t i'm 8luuieripiel sr'
theilt unter siiuitisen 8eoinsun9su
ce..,.f.:.. Geo.. cs..k. EtoH Jl...n S@k-
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@onssrte i'm 5rsisn su Sauep Siew
Rarf au Der Saurel 9iute am Sonuta9
giahmittas. ben -. unb 10. @tai. um
3 llbr, wenn Ous SSetter 9iiuitig 1T.
@intritt frei.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
Sdriftfeker nerfanat.

Gin ttuil6n S6riftltBn OtT elm iunstr
Mann. her srpas grfabruns ale loIdfr bsliBt,
wire rtrIanai in bsr ,,gBCttnbati" Sffitt. 51t
yaddpanua Apenufl
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-05-09
Das ielteue 5eit Der 5Oid6ri9e

- Dus iettsue 5eit Der 5Ojdbrisen
FrOfeBfeisr feierte @rSabt SeunOer
Sdnsrr in Der St. Giucent @rIabtei iu
Bcuttp. ia. slm II. 9anuar 1886
erbltfte Der 9ubilar in @ommcrs.
OOrf, GBOiOieie 6reiburs, SuOeu, Ous
Sidt Der sSeIt unb fam am II. Nueuit
1850 naf glmerita.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-13
TO ENJOY A GOOD DINNER.
How to Avoid Distress and Indiges-.
ton After Eating.

Let US show you how to enjoy a
good dinner, how to regain the appe-
tite of your childhood, and to relish
your food.
There is no need Of any self-de-
nying diet list, no call for nasty and
disagreeable medicine, no list Of hard
exercises; simply a Mi-o-na stomach
tablet before each email, and one be-
fore going to bed, and it will so
strengthen the stomach that a good
dinner will given you pleasure and
comfort without the least fear OF
distress.
The best proof Of the value Of our
advice is the fact that ]. F. VIDE
Lorme gives a positive guarantee Gap
plying to two soc boxes Of Mi-o-na)
that your money will be refunded un-
less the remedy cures. A guarantee
like this must give you confidence in
Mi-o-na stomach tablets.
Mona is not mere digestive
with only temporary relief, but
specific for all disorders of the stom-
ach, Strengthening the digestive Or
gans and making a permanent cure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-13
Lent.

Today marks the beginning Of
old English word which meant to
lengthen and was applied to the
spring season when the days begin to
lengthen. Then it came to signify
the ecclesiastical feast, which occurs
in that season. So completely has
the word become identified with the
feast that its primary meaning is
versally recognized as the name of
the penitential season which precedes
the Easter festival.
It's observance dates from the ear
liest days of Christianity, though it
has not always been .'forty days
fast" The present season is said to
have originated with Gregory the
Great, who established the forty day
period, and, in order to make up the
number Of days, began the season on
Ash wednesday. It is forty-six Gays
from Ash Wednesday to Easter day,
but as Sunday is not considered
fast day, the six intervening Sun
days are subtracted, and we have "the
forty days of Lent" In primitive
times the custom prevailed for peni-
tents to express their humiliation, on
the first day Of Lent, by lying in
sack cloth and ashes. At later pc
riod, ashes made from the palms dis
tributed on Palm Sunday Of the pre-
ceding year, were blessed and with
these ashes the sign Of the cross was
made on the foreheads Of those who
knelt before the officiating minister,
while he repeated the words, "Re-
II. n.amber, man, that thou art dust,
and unto-dust shalt thou return It is
easy to seen how the name Ash
Wednesday was derived from these
customs.
Lent is now observed with more or
less strictness by Episcopalians, Ro-
man Catholics Lutherans, and per-
haps some other bodies Of Christians.
BY society folk it is observed as
rest from the whirl Of social life.
Among those who. give a religious
significance to the season, it is re-
garded as period when they aban-
don as far as possible their usual
course of life, and devote themselves
to self-examination, prayer, fasting
asd deeds of charity, not with the
idea Of squaring off the years ac-
count, but to better equip themselves
to live up to their religious profes-
sion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-13
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
Bids for Furniture for New Court
House-Drainage of Turkey Creek
Considered.

Bids for Furniture for New Court
House-Drainage of Turkey Creek
Considered.
The Board of County Commission
ers held meeting Thursday for the
purpose of considering, among other
things, the purchase of furniture for
the new Court House. Mr.. c. D.
Parham, representing the Art Metal
Construction company Of Atlanta, ap-
peared before the board and present
ed specimens of furniture and metal
files for records, etc. The specimens
exhibited, as to convenience and safe
ty, were of the most modern mechan-
ism. The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed and the board left for Colun-
Friday for the purpose of confer
ring with the delegation before tax
ing definite steps in the matter.
At this meeting the board received
as information for further considera-
ton a proposition from the city OF
Sumter looking to deepening and
widening of Turkey creek for drain
age purposes. This proposition was
submitted by a committee composed
of Messrs. J. H. Chandler, R. F.
Haynswortn, H. C. Haynsworth and
Health Officer Reardon, and was in
the main that the county assist the
city in defraying the expenses of this
proposed improvement, basing the
claim to this on the grounds that a
large portion of the county drainage
depended upon the Turkey creek ca
nal, from Dingle's mill to the city
limits, a distance Of four miles; into
which the water draining from the
Mayesville, Bishopville and Man
ming roads emptied.
The matter will be acted upon at
later meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-13
SMALLPOX IN SUMTER.
There is Only One Case and That is
Strictly Guaranteed.

Owing to fase reports being circu-
lated, within and without the city of
Sumter, in regard to the number Of
cases Of smallpox here, some persons
even going so far as to say that they
heard there were 40 cases in Sumter,
a reporter Of the Daily Item investi-
gated and is officially informed that
there is only one case in the city.
This case is an insurance agent who
SELECTS sick benefit insurance from
house to house, mostly among ne
groes, and who goes out in the coun-
try soliciting business. It has been
proven beyond doubt, by official in
vestigation, that he contracted the
disease outside Of Sumter. This
case is closely quarantined, and there
is no fear of any other cases from
the one now under quarantine.
The police and sanitary committee
of city council, the city recorder,
health officer and the police force are
going to rigidly enforce the State and
city compulsory vaccination laws.
Transient soliciting agents, insurance
agents, peddlers, book agents and all
other people who are going around
the State unvaccinated, and are liable
to come in contact with smallpox in
the country, or in other towns, and
who, if they contract this disease are
always taken down in hotel or
boarding house, are going to be ar
rested if caught in Sumter unvacci-
mated. One hundred dollars, or 80
days, is the least fine and imprison-
ment, if convicted before a magis-
trate under the State laws, and $40
or 80 days imprisonment is the least
penalty under the city ordinance, if
convicted All citizens of South Car
olina, whether in incorporated towns
or in tn" rural districts, are required
by law 10 3e successfully vaccinated
every s;S ....osrs, and parents, guard
ians, or t;-ns -es are held responsible
for unvaccin3tad minors under their
care or protection.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-13
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
A Young Man Feigns the Intent to
Elicit Sympathy, But There Was

None.
A few days ago a young man, we'll
known in Sumter, after day Of ca
rousing, returned to his home in a
very much inebriated condition. Of
course the fond mother was stricken
with grief to see the pride Of her life
in this helI-ward fight, therefore she
wept bitterly over her son. It was
too much for the young man and he,
too, began to spill tears as copious as
they were disgusting-and as only
a drunken man can shed. Later his
father came in and took his wayward
son to his room The fathers patience
was soon exhausted and when the
young man grabbed bottle contain
ing over an ounce Of laudanum and
guggled it down the father left his
room, saying: 1'Die; you'll be better
Off" When the father reflected few
moments. he returned to his son to
find him with his arm half way down
his threat trying to relieve his stom-
ach Of the deadly draught. The much
desired end on the part Of the young
ster was accomplished, and within a
few minutes he soberly remarked,
.'I'll never try it again!"
There is a moral in this story, and
doubtless many young men will pro-
fit thereby.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-13
Death of Mrs. Z. r. Walker.


Prof. ". S. Schumacher received a
telegram this morning announcing
the death of. Mrs. r. L. Walker in a
hospital at st. Louis on Tuesday af-
ternoon at 40 o'clock.
Mrs. Walker, wife Of Mr.. r. L.
Walker, brother of the president Of
the Life Insurance Company Of Vir-
ginia, was well, known in the city,
having spent many winters in Sumter.
The news of her death will fill with
sorrow the hearts Of those who knew
this estimable lady while living here.
Funeral and interp1ent will take
place at Kane, Ill, on Thursday.