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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08

snoTt' AIter Olnner Judge dydriCk,
Editor Caldwell and Editor DeCamp,
who is distinctly the hero Of the oc-
casion. responded to the urgent calls,
and at the power plant brief address
60 were made by State Senator Otis
and Senator Louis Applet. Col. J. F..
Jones. OF Blacksburg. who has done
30 much for this section. and Messrs.
A. N. Wood and ]. A. Carroll, two
Of the livest business men Of upper
We returned to the college in time
for supper after which we assembled
In the auditorium to hear addresses
by Hon. A. l. Lawshe. third assist
ant postmaster general. and Mr..
H. Edmonds, editor of the
Record.
Mr.. Lawshe said that he was an
old newspaper man. having in his
nineteen years experience filled all
the positions In a country newspaper
from office boy up. and showed entire
with the situation as be-
tween the publisher, the public and
the government. He explained the
matter Of postage rates. and stated
as fact that 1t cost the government
cents per pound to transport mail
matter and showed the necessity OF
the use Of the mails at
one cent per pound, to legitimate
publishers who were paid for the, pa
pers. AZ a result Of the new law
he said that since the law went into
effect there had been through one
office alone for one onth over one mil
lion pounds less OF papers mailed
than In the previous month.
Mr.. Edmonds spoke Of the indus
trial development Of our Southern
country. how we had struggled, and
succeeded in the face Of difficulties.
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not only OF Cherokee but Of ad1oinins
counties.
The following facts AZ to what we
saw and how we were treated are
borrowed from Mr.. Kohn's account
furnished to the News and Courier:
Just about two years ago some
Pittsburg and Philadelphia capital
lists appreciating the possibilities OF
electric power developed by running
stream bought the CASTOR Shoals
property. They now have the, devel-
opment complete and In operation. To
see such q sight was something en-
tirely new for the members OF the
association, and the committee ar
ranged for q picnic at the power
plant. Mr.. Oscar shanks. the gen.
erai manager. Of the Electric Manu-
featuring and Power Company, was
on the spot. and II there was anything
left undone for the pleasure and COM
fort of the visitors II has not yet been
heard of. In addition to the delightful
dinner that was served beer was
available for all who had the thirst,
but these were merely incidents OF
the pleasant day.
The southern Railway rendered
the local committee a train between
Carney and the power plant. which
u nine miles from here by rail. and
not only was the full crew provided
but superintendent Falls. OF Green
vile division. and superintendent
Hunserford. Of Charleston, went
along to see that everything worked
smoothly. Division Passenger Agen,
J. c. Luak. OF Charleston, was also on
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England country village; and a very
large element in the republican party,
in the metropolis, that does not be
lieve in anything like Puritanism or
church government in civil affairs, in
/ tend to knife him and will do so if
they can get something in return for
! it.
So you see, the vote of New York,
which is essential to the success of
Mr.. Bryan, does not depend upon any
question Of principles for national is
sues, but largely. if not solely, on To-
cal issues peculiar to New York.
AS a prominent democratic politi-
clan said to me night before last, at
the Hoffman House: 1--WE shall try to
get Mr.. Bryan every vote we can, but
tell you we can't do anything with
the district leaders if they have made
up their minds to swap Bryan for
Taft so as to secure the state ticket"
All this, of course is very bad from
the standpoint of political principles,
but it is the real situation here. In
less, therefore, there is a landslide in
behalf Of the democracy, I would not
be surprised if New York state is car
ried by Taft by a small majority. and
the democratic state and municipal
ticket elected by a decisive majority
A very large foreign element, which
the republican party has controlled for
a number of years, is said to have its
knife whetted and unsheathed for
Hughes, and the cry of this element
is to fight for Taft and democratic
ticket, while in return for this is the
countetr-cry, vote for Taft and the
democratic state ticket, by certain To-
cal democratic leaders.
This is the situation as I hear it
now, and l will be surprised if it
changes materially. Still there is this
chance of Bryan carrying New York,
and it is that in the anxiety to de-
feat Hughes thousands of republicans
may vote the entire democratic tick
ct and not risk their vote being re-
jected by technicalues in marking
them.
I am sure everybody in the south
is rejoicing at the passing Of Foraker.
Our people never had a more bitter
and mrelenting enemy. Still, when
you consider the manner in which he
has been eliminated as a political fac
tor, I cannot help but feel a certain
amount of sympathy for him. Hearst
is cutting right and left and as the
American Catiline is stirring things
up a great deal. and is really more
venomOus toward Bryan and the dem
ocratic party than towards the repub-
Ilcans. 1t is common report that the
Foraker letters were furnished to
him from republican sources.
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EVINSTC". BOARDMAN AND Ne
INTOSH

Special Cor. OCala Banner
Willie Christian left Monday ro at
tend the Florida State University al.
Gainesville.
Miss Anna Christian has resumed
her studies at Stetson University. De-
Land
Miss Myrtice Baldwin and Nr.
Durham are both sick at the Mctnto-r
Hotel.
Jackson Grant went down To- Ocara
Sunday on business. returning Mon.
day.
DR.. Cliff Aver will leave for Atlaur.
this week to resume his studies If The
dental college. He has one more vaar
in which to complete his course fFf.
being his senior year
L. I. Hickson went to Jack.o-rtr.
last week on business.
Miss Rebecca Gist left last was. r.
attend Sutherland College. bav.rv
been awarded a scholarship to trl.
college during the summer for t..
best standing in the class of 1000.
Mrs. Frank Kells Of Palatka. sister
ln-laW OF Dr.. Zack Price. is here rr-..
ing Miss Ruth Price, who is quite sick
Mrs. James Murrel was called ro
her fathers bedside in Virrini, lsst
week. He is quite sick.
Mr.. Mack Bateman was in OcaIa
last week. buying machinery from the
Ocala Iron Works, to be fitted nm I'm
MT Norsworthy's packing house
winch Is being remodelled for this
seasons fruit.
MIS- W. NJ. Richardson has been
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MAJ. ALEX. ST. CLAIR ABRAMS
ON NEW YORK SITUATION

Maj. Alex. st. Clair-Abrams is on a
visit to New York City, and in a let
ter to a friend which is printed in
the Jacksonville Times Union, de-
scribes the political situation in New
York as follows:
That the prospects of democracy
have greatly improved during the
past few weeks is quite Gear, but as
for being confident of Mr. Bryan's cleo
ton, that is more than feel like say
ing.
The fact of the matter is that for
the first time since he assumed the
leadership of the party, there is
quite an industrial, commercial, as
we'll as financial element which will
support him. l do not think, howev-
er, that his election is by any means
certainty. He cannot be elected
without the vote Of New York, and
here seems to be the trouble.
Politically, New York is under the
government OF local bosses, and these
make deals with each other. A very
considerable element of the republi-
can followers opposed the nominal
ton of Hughes for governor, and it is
open talk that be will be knitted right
and left, especially in the larger cit
les Of the state.
There are rumOrs current that a
deal has been agreed upon, whereby
the Taft electors are to get the state,
and the democratic ticket be elected.
The New York politician of both par
ties possesses an easy conscience
which does not scruple to knife his
own ticket if any material benefit
can arise to him for so doing.
The New York democrats want to
control the city and state. They do
not know to what extent the Hearst
movement VII take away votes from
their local ticket, and if they can
swap votes for Chandler and the bal
ance Of the democratic ticket for votes
for the Taft electors, [ am somewhat
inclined to think they will do it.
I do not believe that the high po-
liCical leaders are parties TO this, but
the local leaders are not as much I'M
der the control of the men higher up
as some people imagine.
1t seems to be an open opinion that
the Hearst party Will poll quite a
vote, but nobody can tell which of the
two parties Will be most effected by
it. In the city, l think the democracy
viii be most effected and in the coun-
try the republicans.
The opposition to Governor Hughes
is very bitter. He is regarded as a
sort of Puritanical Pharisee, who has
the idea that New York can be gov
emed on the same lines as a New
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Enthusiasm in Abundance

Enthusiasm he says was abundant
at every point of the entire trip. Tn
party leaving Chicago consisted Of
Mr.. Bryan, Gov. Jennings. Robert
Rose, secretary to Mr. Bryan: c. A
CatteriIl, representative of the Assoc
ciated Press: Jack Nevin, representa-
tive Of the United Press; Major J. J.
Dickinson. representative of the New
York Herald; Robert Adamson, rep
resentative of the New York World;
Irving Norwood, representative of
the Washington Star; Jno. Snure, rep
resentative of Munsey's thirty mag
azines and papers; w. E. Pugh, rep
resentative of Scripps' thirty publica-
tiOns; F. R. Kent representative of
the Baltimore Sun; K. o. Smith, rep
resentative of the New York Sun.
The governor estimates that Mr.
Bryan spoke, in the aggregate, to full
ly 100000 people on the trip, the
crowds to hear the peerless leader
being greater than in any previous
campaign. The greatest crowd to
hear Mr. Bryan at any one place was
at Cincinnati, where the audience
was estimated to number fully 100000
The crowd was so great that many
failed to get within good ear-shOt of
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Will Carry Big States

the words that flowed from the sill
ver-tongued Nebraskan.
Will Carry Big States
The governor says that he address
ed a large number of overflow meet
ings himself Having been requested
by Mr.. TOmlinsOn to confer with the
Bryan club bureaus and various COM
mittees in charge of the party work,
and 10 ascertain as far as possible the
practical workings of the Bryan or
CARNATIONS at various points visited,
he says he saw and conferred with a
great many prominent men prominent
in the party councils in the several
states Visited, and from the best in
formation Obcainable. it appears to
him that the democratic ticket will
win in Indiana. West Virginia, Mary
land and New York.
He states that the evidence is abun-
dant that the democrats Will carry
Ohio, but on account Of this being the
home state Of the republican candidate
some allowance should be made. He
says he did not see nor hear Of a
democrat during the entire tour that
is not supporting the party's ticket.
Bryan's Endurance Remarkable
Speaking of Mr.. Bryan physical
strength and endurance, the governor
says that it is wonderful, and that he
left Mr.. Bryan in excellent condition,
with his voice as strong as when he
began the tour.
Mr. Bryan and all of the newspaper
men paid their fares on the trip, the
same as ordinary passengers, says
Governor Jennings. Eighteen tickets
were required for the special car, and
there were just eighteen members of
the party until the car reached the
west, when the number was increas-
ed TO twenty-seven.
Gov. jennings says that it is his be-
lief that Mr.. Bryan will be elected
resident.-Times-UniO Sept. %
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JENNINGS
ON POLITICAL OUTLOOK

Former Gov. w. S. Jennings return
ed yesterday from Chicago and his
tour of the north and middle west
with Hon. w. J. Bryan, democratic
candidate for president
Gov. Jennings left Jacksonville on
September 4 for Chicago, to assist
the national democratic campaign
committee, but upon his arrival in the
Windy City he was requested by
Chairman Mack to take charge of
the itinerary of Mr.. Bryan's tour,
which had been made up from that
date covering his eastern campaign
tour
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are in charge of the school at Berlin.
Miss Belle Haycraft is teaching at
Juliette and Miss Terrell at Blitchton
and Miss May Folks at Cotton Plant.
Timely topics on the farms around
Berlin these days are making hav.
gathering pinGars and fattening the
swine.
Mr. William DeHon of this place
and st. Petersburg, Mr.. John Frever-
muth and Mr.. Taylor are down in
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quite sick for the pass wees ba 81
now improving
Mr. Ged. Avery of lamps u visiting
at the home OF Mr-. ~ D Etus
Jas p. Richariso1 has been -
Ocala for a few days pa lus.na-.
Mai. Sam Means has rslrHaI .s..
from his South Carolina Hlu. H
spend the winter with hs ue1Haa.
J. c. and J " Means
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Gulf Hammock this week, purely On
the hog business. They will bring
back fifty-Odd head.
Mr.. DeHon says ne viii put about
sixty head of hogs in his pindar field
to fatten Others putting up hogs to
fatten are Mr.. NJ. P. Frink, Mr.. Mabe
Phillips, Mr.. w. B. Rawls and Mr.. Jack
McCully.
Miss Eleanor Seckinger has gone to
Bay Lake. where she will teach school
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slice of land down on the Little Ok
lawaha and Silver Springs run, is
clearing the trees from a large por-
ton Of il in order to make a better
pasture for his stock.
Mr.. P. T. Randall went up to Ocala
Tuesday. CHATTEN CHUM
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BERLIN BULLETIN

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
II is now school days, in these parts
and the schools are in full swing. The
roads In our snug little village are
alive about $3.50 a. m. with bright fac
ed children. headed for the little red
school house" Professor Rogers,
principal. and Miss Corine Williams
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osAHASWLuE AND coNNoR

HafE-rr. ar outing up their hogs.
ThF rInHar EN- rhufer fields are hne
fffr Fear
~ mfrH urs1n has launched his
esq u.f. hoaf hut unfortunately. in
is fraI Hn Mr Wiurate broke the
rrartfr nf a. dynamo. and We did
rr 81 fn aaa H rn We viii take
frr fHHr silver springs to Connor
tr Ht- IfIr Iaunrk-ha calls % the
frrr.n..n asms time -oon
Az U H. Graham. ubo o. spending
CO. aark. taraII1u at home. ran
e. tn .a.rHE.Hs Frdsy He viii re-
far .E. .".. part 0F tbe week. ac-
r.nrar... rF Hs sfe and little son.
Carlton uf Ocah has
nr wr Alien Gibson as
MHr A" rr Fra steamer Auiga-
f rn" .#f.Inrr f.a tha O.laWaha
RI. Taa..H frHr ri. sanford For some
anH .r. E.s.H- .a. been aground
e. IN a. IIfIs OkIsvaha The Ali
E nHF ou fFa S. Johns
r Hs#aHtu sanford and Jackson
Nr a. .auf cay at present Wheth-
u Mr Cartan uIu rsmaiu vith the
rraaurT or uut
nlss Daisy Beu Pore went up 90 the
nnrt Cfy THURSDAY 90 have some
drufaI aurk done Miss Daisy was
uruuupanied to Ocala by her grand
fafhu ~ "a n Pore
NJ q % Gnrrs and rranddaugb-
co. Miss Aia Fs-e. ar In Bay City.
fisHinr relative
~ o. p RsEers o. home again.
ant uF ars au much pleased 20 see
D. o. ruufr bone from Battle
rrrrt MIA. uhere she spent the
fummrr Mu RuEers stopped OF for
g. tars af Lake Cir 20 visit reIa-
nfea anf friends
u Merry WIfog has returned
frun 1nrEHanFIua
A. r. H. uurIsoe. Nj and M.
fhruas Eaulau Mr and Mrs. AIonzo
lnrr arH Hr and Mrs. ID O.. Graham
go erIoT .his ueak camping out over
n o. fake Ceurre oountry.
Nisr NrffiF Ilsk is back home once
uers Mia Ilsk spent the sumner
sift freuts and relatives TN Indiana
en- Mich.ran
NJ n o Curircy our orange king.
Al asulur uranEes iu Ocala Mr. Cor
arrT uin have over sir hundred box
81 anf he ufl aeU them On Ocala.
IN Erin uule launch. Merry Wild
60 uan cruising duuu n home va
trru runtuT and amunE those aboard
urrn hrasr Prank and Bob Math-
80. Tin romhnson. Howard Walters.
Erus-i Cruok Harry Palmer and Allan
nrfrrn
NJ Preston Oooishy and Mr, 10
80 0unishy 90 recently for yaldos.
a. d. lrnd e. uhIia vith relatives
~ RagmonI Hour has purchased
e 80 haErV a. has also Mr. Hardin
niuf-r teu y1u me girls down
n uur Ok'auaha village. and ont in
lFnnr and ur Eiec+a way. and in
e. latF BrFanf Petersburg and Ea-
tnn Cresk comuuuir.s are worship
90 mna hiEhy by the Young gentle
mn hrre SUNDAY especially. is
Erraf taF over fara Then the roads
e. ants uift taEries af Young men
-EulnE .a.rfIus Dra. r.k Hardin
ant RaF
The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
Cost of the Big Liner..

From Engineering
Twenty years ago, when the first YES
sells of % knots we're introduced on the
Atlantic, it is said that the cost for each
voyage was about 5000 TO sll,OO0
(Si5,0o0 20 S55,0oO). Ten years ago. when
2215 to q knot ships were put in service,
this was increased TO about $s5000. and
now it is calculated that the expense OF
2f7-knot Mauritania OF Lusitania trip
cannot be short Of $l50.000
AS to the total population of Atlantic
liners, larger figures apply TO the emil
grant ships from the Mediterranean.
For 1907 the average Is IOS9. whereas in
the previous year it was 1866. The max
imum average per ship for any one line
this year is 1898 the mean Of the White
Star Mediterranean liners.
That the public do not always favor a
high-speed ship is shown by the average
number of passengers per ship. OF the
principal lines. the White Star Com
pany is az the top Of the list. so far as
frst-elass passengers are concerned. with
an average OF about 2l9 per shin de-
parting from Southampton In the latter
part Of the year. and OF I65 per ship from
the Mersey in the early part Of the year
And il should be remembered that none
OF their ships can now De classed in the
first rank as regards speed.
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Turning, he found himself looking
straight into the face Of his father, who,
only a few hours before. had again for
hidden him 10 enlist. on the ground that
he was yet too young for war. But this
time there was no note Of parental COM
mand in the fathers voice. and the words
that were spoken 90 the boy ring as
clearly in Senator's ears as they did on
the day his father looked down at him
with parental pride and said;
Emory. 1 knew you would be here and
knew you would enlist, and that I
could not keep you from doing so. And,
to tell you the straight truth, should
have been disappointed not TO find you
here. I am proud Of you. my son, and
I'll do ell / can 10 help you"
Warren at the time enlisted for nine
months; the North then thought that the
war would be over In that time. or less.
But not until the war was over did War
rem lay down his gun.
Senator Du POnt "A Veteran,
The only West Point graduate among
the Congress veterans. Senator Du Pont.
the fourth medal of honor man, was
twenty-sIx when he displayed that gal
lantry on the field OF battle which. on
April ?. 1898, got him the coveted decora-
tion.
Who has not heard OF the battle of
Cedar Creek and Sheridan's ride from
Winchester, twenty miles away, 70 stem
the tide of Confederate victory? II was
at this battle that Capt Du Pont, in
command OF the Fifth United States ar
tillery, when the Union line had been
broken by the onrushing Confederates.
voluntarily exposed himself TO the en-
emy's fire, solely by his own efforts and
example kept his men by their guns, and
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a bullet just as he was reaching for the
flag good hand or two In advance Of
Brooks.
Quits school to Enter Ranks.
Like good many other civil war fight
ers on both sides in Congress. Senator
Johnston quit school 10 shoulder a mus
ket. He was then under eighteen years
old; Indeed, most of the veterans In Con-
gress were under age when they took 10
war. He began as a private. his con-
duct during the Battle OF Shiloh won him
a second lieutenancy. He remained with
the Westerns Army until after Chicka-
mauga, in which his right arm was brok-
en- by a gunshot. his first Of four wounds.
He was in Early's campaign In the Shen-
andoah and in all the battles around
Petersburg. Al the Battle OF Newmarket
he was seriously wounded for the sec
ond time and In March OF 1855. while be-
fore Petersburg he received his fourth.
and his third serious. wound. Just be-
fore this. his last battle, he had been
promoted TO captain of Company A.
Twelfth North Carolina Infantry. Truly
an adventurous war record.
Two OF the eight Confederate veterans
who are in the House were particularly
daring in battle-George w. Gordon. Of
Tennessee, and Thomas Spight. OF Mis-
sissippi.
Representative Gordon holds the Con-
gress record as a prisoner OF war. Three
times he was captured. the last time 10
be held In Fort Warren. Mass, until the
war was over. He was also dangerously
wounded once. but despite these four in
conveniences 10 which the Yankees sub
jected him Gordon managed 10 do his
part IN every battle I'm which his COM
mand fought except two-Nashville and
BentonVille. When these were being de-
cided he was feasting on Federal food
down East. Representative Gordon be-
gan his civil war career as a drill master
for Tennessee troops. Soon after he on
tered the service OF the Confederacy. and
by his bravery became captain, then n,u-
tenant colonel nexts colonel OF his regi-
ment. and finally brigadier general IN 1867.
Left College to Enter Army.
Thomas Spight, the only ex-Confedera' q
in the Mississippi delegation, went from
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tary Cameron's permission for his son 10
equip the battery according to his taste.
A month or two later the battery. with
every one OF its horses a blooded bay,
went past its commanding general in re-
view. Lieut.. Du Pont was called before
Gems. Scott and Mcclellan TO receive
their compliments Yours is the hand
soonest battery, the best hoTsed. and the
best equipped that / have ever seen. -
said Mcclellan. II know It will give a
good account OF itself"
Soon after that it did begin TO give a
splendid account OF Itself. and as a speedy
result Du Points battery thereafter was
almost invariably given the post OF honor
of course of greatest danger-among all
the artillery Of the Army OF the Potomac.
Four times was Capt. Du Pont bre-
vetted and thrice he was offered stan
rank and thrice refused the honor. When
Custer and Merritt were made brigadier
generals OF volunteers after Chancellors-
Vile, Du Pont was offered similar promo
ton. mo" was his answer "Ill stick
to what 1 understand" And stick 10 IL
he did until the wars end. Then he went
10 making powder instead OF burning IT,.
An artillery history OF the great battles