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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02
A GHOST STORY.
Ihe Spectral HOrseman That Visits
WycOllar Hall.

This ghost story is contributed by q
correspondent Of an English maga-
zine: "Wycollar Hall, near Colne,
was long the seat Of the Cunliffes of
Ellington. They were noted per-
sons IN their time but evil days came,
and their ancestral estates passed out
or their hands. In the days of the
commonwealth their loyalty cost
them dear, and ultimately they re-
tired to Wycollar with a remnant only
or their once extensive property.
About 1919 the last Of the family
passed away. and the hall Is now a
mass OF ruins. Little but the ANTIQUE
fireplace remains entire, and even the
room alluded to In the following leg
END cannot now be identified. Tradi-
ton says that once every year a
specter horseman visits wycollar Hall,
He Is attired In the costume of the
early Stuart period. and the trappinss
OF his horse are OF most uncouth
description.
"On the evening Of his visit the
weather is always wild and tempes-
tuous There Is no moon to light the
lonely roads and the residents OF the
district do not venture out Of their
cottages. When the winds howls loud.
est the horseman can be heard dashins
up the road al full speed. and. after
crossing the narrow bridge. he sud-
denly stops at the door OF the hall.
The rider then dtsmounts and makes
his way up tie broad oaken stairs in
TO one Of the rooms Of The house.
Dreadful screemA a. from q woman,
are then heard which soon subside
Into 0oaos. The hosseman then
MAKES his appearance at the doos at
once mounts hin steed and ssllops OF.
Hh body cau be seen through by
those Who mav chance to be present.;
MS horse appears 20 be Wild with
raSe. aad he nostrtls stream with
hre. The tradition b that one OF the
Cunii6es murdesed his wife In that
room and that the specter horssman
IL the ghost Of the murderer. who Is
doomed to pay an annual visit 20 the
home Of his victim She is said to
have predicted the extinction OF the
family. which. according to the story,
has been literally fuldlled."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps U,
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood In the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
OF Impure matter daily. when un.
healthy some part Of this impure mat.
ter Is left In the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms
pain In the back. headache. nervous
ness, hot dry skin. rheumatism, gout,
gravel. disorders Of the eye-sight and
hearing. dizziness. irregular heart,
debility. drowsiness. dropsy, deposits
In the urine etc. But II you keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
Mrs. b. B. Seymour. living at SIS
w. Calhoun St.. Sumter. s. c.. says:
Prior to using Doan's Kidney Pills I
had a great deal Of annoyance from,the
kidney secretions. and had dull nag
ging backaches and distressing pains
through my loins. I used Doan's Kid.
ney Pills. which I procured at China's
drug store and have not had any
trouble with my back since. NV son
was also afflicted with kidney trouble,
being unable to control the secretions,
especially at night. Since he used
Doan's Kidney Pills. he has improved
wonderfully. He Is much stronger and
Is able to control the secretions. /
shall always praise Doan's Kidney
Pills for what they have done In my
family"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-end
take no other. 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02

The work OF exterminating the cat
tie tick In this county is still under
way and 1t will probably be several
weeks until the experts finish with the
work. Theron Earle. OF Greenville. is
now working In sections OF the coun-
ty between COwpens and Pacolet. He
reports that he has found very few
cattle ticks In the sections OF the
county he hasIbeen over.-SpartanbUg
Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02
Pellagra.

A great deal Of interest Is felt
throughout the world in the discover,
OF the origin Of the disease known as
pellagra, which has just been made by
DR.. j. w. Babcock. superintendent OF
the state hospital for the insane, who
has been travelling In Europe this
summer with Senator Tillman.
The discovery is Of great scientific
Importance, and seems to be OF equal
importance from an economic stand.
point.
DR.. Babcock has noticed the pres
ence Of the disease In various south.
ern states. particularly Georgia and
the Carolinas, and even as far ives,
as Texas. Before his departure from
America pellagra was thought to be
unknown in this country. and It was
some time before DR.. Babcock dag.
nosed II. This diagnosis was disput-
ed by many American alienists, be-
cause 20 little was known about the
disease In the United States
During his travels In Italy, DR.. Bab-
cock had several interviews with Dr.
Pavone. who IL the head Of the Ital.
Ian board Of public health. and is the
recognised European authority on
pellasra.
He gave DR.. Babcock facilities 70,
examining cases OF pellegra In Ital-
ian hospitals. and az q result Of his
investigations, DR.. Babcock II certain
the American disease 10 pellagra.
The disease IL caused by eating dis.
eased or fermentsd corn. It IL par.
ticularly rife In the Lombardy dis
trict where. Senator Tillman has
pointed out. not enough space and
air are given 10 the corn.g
The economic importance Of DR.
Babcock's discovery has been ex.
planned by Senator Tillman in an in.
terview In Paria He said that after
the civil war the south abandoned
corn growing On large scale because
such high prices were obtainable 70,
cotton. The south. he said. was there.
fore compelled to import corn from
other states which were not nearly &c
favorable for corn growing.
Some OF this corn. he said. is dis
eased In the pith. that Is the nitro.
senous part. but az the outer starchy
part Ii still good all Is ground up 70,
hominy or meal.
This Is the origin OF pellasra In
the southern states. To stamp 1t out
Senator T1llman says, there mus
either be rigorous inspection Of corr
or the south must put up a barrier
against corn grown In other states and
revert to corn growing itself.-Ander.
son Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02


voited. and an envoy was dispatched
to Constantinop!e to demand that
Abdul Hamid proclaim he. Constitu-
ton. 1t was represented to him that
unless he compiled with this demand.
three hundred thousand soldiers would
march on the capital. put an end to
the Sultan's rule and establish a free
government.
When this demand reached Abdul
Hamid. Albania had already revolted.
Anatolia was In disturbance, the Kurds
In Dersim were aggressive and general
discontent was growing. Two liberal
leaders OF former times. Said Pasha
and Kamil Pasha. were called from
their seclusion. and upon their advice
the Sultan proclaimed the Constitu-
ton OF 1875. This document secures
freedom bf religion and Of the press.
security Of life and property and equal
ity before the law. II needs revising.
and MundH Bey declares that II has
already been decided WI : the chang
IS will be. In the first ace the abso-
lutism OF the Sultan will be abolished.
In the next place the thirty senator's
will be elected by public vote instead
OF being appointed by the Sultan.
still another change will involve the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02
RIVER PLANTATIONS RUINED.


Columbia. Aug. 37.-Beiow Colum-
'ia the nne river plantations arc
uined. The cotton and corn being
uinsd and much cattle drowned.
Planters who live In Columbia have
'sen hshting the food for days try
ns to set out their stock. but In
many cases the efforts made have been
futile. No lives have been lost 80 far
|" now known. though Il is not un-
ikely that some of the negro tenants
nve had narrow escapes. The
Mount Of damage done on these plan
lions viii run into the hundreds Of
pusands.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02

"An so Smithers died with hydro
phobia?"
eyes: poor chap"
How did It happen?"
He put too much horseradish on
his bologna and It bit his toukue."--
Chicago News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02

1nB kAHInLY PARADI0E. T~'
] When the last little dreamer is dream.
tng.
The last little child 10 In bed:
When the last little eyelid reposes,
The last little prayer has been said;
All. then. by the side OF the sleepers
The mother and Ihsvs our thought
And we rise from our mutual kneel.
Ing
With the tenderest faith ever
When they come to our arms In the
evening
| For story and ballad and cheer.
Tor the healing Of each little sorrow.
The drying OF each little tear.
The heart says . grace for the COM
fort
of the roof that u over our head
And the mercy that cares for and
4 Each day Of the days need of
brsadi
When they twins In loves tender
enfoiding
Our nscks with the arms Of their
grace.
And they sink to the slumbsr Of child
hood
with . shadow Of smile on each
fsc~
And build airy bubbiss Of slsam
Whsrs they walk. men and women Of
Y sp'snoor'i 90,
IN the eonoosrins cidss OF dream!
o 49,.
taller. as N
ne Ds1e wisA they'd cay - they
srss NJ
In nsncy Me leads them TO trauL. 'hs
o. srssa hills of siory afar;
In si1snes Ssvs holds shsa snsoldsd
reanA
Hen shs sssudfui valleys OF child
- uss ehaS nsvs hound them %
"nso ns ssaoows OF ousx os1ns
"" csssp'ns
Sor roe3soy noss on our Knees;
"oso sns - "ssS Sespsr v Sssp-
'Sos 80 ss'ssp 10 the
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02
FIRE N new ORLEANS.
PORTIONS OF THREE BLOCKS
BURNED IN WHOLESALE
DISTRICT.

Firemen Absent at Picnic-When the
Fire Fighters Arrived the Water
Supply Was Found to be made
Quate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02

Yes. advertise any day in the year.
There are 366 good ad. days In every
ysar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-02

The cost OF paint put-on u about
Is gallon. no matter what paint you
buy. itt
But nobody really gets 20 gallons
on io-saiion Job; 20 nobody really
pays $500 for painting q $50 Job: he
stops at about 800. Two coats OF
i-<-psint-snd-s-l-trash doesn't make
. rood Job; nor three: nor four.
These lessons are useful.
Yours truly
- Fw DEvOE q co
p. s.-Durant Hardware Coo. sell
our paint
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snd-so has:" said did not well, sir, he has
-he has don't know how many acres. RsallyF
You sstonish me- said That's Z lot for ons
man to have }"
and OF course they will control Il clear up .
heaven, even II their lives are not ali they should
be When -sirships perfected millionaire can
ny I'D to heavens gate and take look at the
place from which his millions may debar him.
There kind rnillonaires. shoals OF Them but
there are lots Of cuTmudgson n1illionaires who
win refuse right OF way across their cloudbeStre~n
pastures IN the air
I know IT, I feel It IN my bones MY son
Tommy whose father has only the money that
emma. In him when he can induce editors to pay
I'd Will have his innocent aerial runshout, costing
perhaps $780, sad be Is careful boy III let
him Gviats all he wants 30 long as the pi'ce OF
Easolene remains at reasonable rates
Now, do you think 1t Is & square deal Tor DIG
Peter Frextr1aut to put UP floating baroed wire
fences around his aerial estate and decorate them
with notices reading; mo trespasS.hg here- THIS
is not q public way. &c sround!"
By George my blood boils at the idea Go aroundi
Do you know how far It Is around the Frezinaaut
propertyf Well tts don't know how many miles
that's what &c Is. and IL my son has only from
school closing until supper dme-and We have sup
per at sharp s, because my wife likes to get tne
little children TO bed at and she can't If they eat
meat and We have supper Iate-I say. II Tommy
has only q couple Of hours for awaiting, It's a
pretty how-de-do Il he is brought to a dead stop
because Frezimaut IS SO selfish he won't let any
body go over his land-not even quarter Of a
mile over his land.
What are we going to 60 about 1t? Shall the
people rule must sit down and calmly let
men OF the Frezinaut type confine Us TO certain
realms in the air?
In the old days the nlonaires otcturn 10 the
common man was Get OF the earth" Now it's
Keep out Of my air. or you'll suffer for it
1t isn't fair Il isn't American BY George. we
won't stand It, Either my Tommy and your
son Jack and we ourselves TO be allowed TO
take peaceful fight wherever It is proper for
bird TO fly, or else we'll have the Constitution
changed. by gorTy, and then where will the mill
ionaire be?
Rally fellow citizens! Let Us rally and cell open
air meetings. upper air meetings and insist upon
our aerial rights. The cir is flee. and Il my son
Tommy wants to avtats across Frezirnauts landed
thousand feet above them, he's going TO
DO il or well know the reason why
Copyright 1905, by ". c. Chap1nan)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
BL0CKADES In AIR
TRAFFIC COMING
NO TRESP4SS SIGNS WILL
BE NUISANCE.
The Wealthy Wiu Be Putting Float
ing BaYbed Wtre Fences around
Their Aerial Preserves.


want % voice what might be called prophetic
complaint II is connected with the OF the
upper air for purposes OF transit
OF course. everybody knows that wen never have
fewer sirshps than we hare In spite OF
accident here and there that spills daring aviator
10 Jealous Mother Earth, where she gives him his
ajetus. sviatoTs are going 20 become as thick es
the leaves that Milton made hackneyed and by
this time IN 1923 most people Will live in the air, and
TIE earth viii be place 10 which they viii go in
The summer months for change
We Ill know this. feel IL To be sure, at pres
eft there seems be little difficulty IN making
seroplaaes go il there IS any wind stirring. The
tdesl day fc- aercpaue is day that would
bring dis1nay TO an ocean navigator. and sudden
gust meant 10 be playful IS very apt 10 cause e
propeller 10 break or wing to snap off, and then
The aviator hears the sneers OF the birds as he
brings his fight 70 an ingior5ous stop.
BIT let Us remember that ten years ago
81 spee-ag az the ''senseless toys the autono-
bles, calling on the officers OF the law TO stop
them absolutely, from taking up the roadway for
the purpose Of having accidents In which limo
cent bystande-S overcrossers were generally the
victims We said that they would never amount
70 anything and that the sooner we forbid. them
the OF any roads the sooner We should stop
the- manufacture That ten years ago. and
now look ~ usI Wa give Up ali our roads TO them
and We art fast coming 70 have the French idea
that people get run by them 40 much tbs
worse for rhoss over. Why should sensible
p-ScEs use such entiQuated means OF locomotion
as lesst Y you would be UP to date buy an aJl-
rornobile and develop speed rnantz-t your leisure
So & VIII be IN regard TO e.rshfps When we see
them bursting out OF lezy-Icoking June clouds and
when the air Is fou Of egg shells from some Sun
day school picnic thousand feet nearer the
SUI than the crest Of the earth S. and accidents
10 slrships are moro frequent than automobile
accidents to-day. VIII forget that we ever
called them foolish toys. We viii all own them
and VIII have 90 accustomed ourselves to sud
cen crops through Thousand feet OF air 70 be
brought up safely by somebody's patent pneumatic
buffer. that when ride II express elevator
70 the hundred and seventy-nfth story OF some
he&ven-scrapins onacs building there viii be heard
60 gusty little "zhS' from nnaid ladies' who fancy
that t-sir hearts about TO escape by way OF
their mouths.
And then Il q that the cause Of the complaint
which hinted viii manifest ITSELF
The plutocTa-s daily adding 70 their estates
a friend et nine ssic 70 the other csyI DO
Seg knew how many acres thai steel man az Be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

two-u1ile line unless It was one that had fell of
an was climbin' back again.
I'VE got gude-or maybe this a
tramp that claimed 70 be guide-aa' he said he
was TIL only registered pedigreed guide IN tn
Rocky Mountain who could guarantee shots at
goats. Bill asked him how about guaranteein'
OF them shots hit goats an TIA Teller said
that where he drawed III lIne-said he sn't
talrin' O. them obscene chances. He said q
Colorado goat that healthy an wasn't af,ict-
&c with 4ngrowin' sin would lug of enough lead
make a mule stagger an let up chaWin'
his cud. Therefore, he said. II every goat we shot
failed TO drop like tn price o wheat jest after
you've loaded UP we needn't feel assassinated
over It.
with them inspirin' instructions ring1n' IN our
n Bill took squint up tn side OF tn
mountain where, accOrdn' 10 til guide, goats was
swRrmin by tn millions.
We got early start an we CHM steady for
two hours before tn guide let us stop an get our
We started up again. II hard traveIlir IN
some places It was steep could look hack
over our shoulder an see right down tn chimney
st tn hotel two miles below BIZ asked tn g3Ide
II there was any danger an IN skunk said there
wasn't q bit unless we happened TO fall In that
case. he said. we might get hurt. He said more
people got hurt faln than did hangin' on
We got UP another mile or so az coma 20 n
place that looked about as entlcn' as tn edge
OF case knife Th guide said Il was hogs
back It was probably a razor-back hog fu6sdn'
from tn way Il treated me n Bnrs psnt,
s'cTcssin' st.
Look OCT for goats here says tn guide
'Bll started to look, then grabbed tn. raouatsia
in both hands an emitted Eroap
You do tn lookin'. guide he yells Thar.
vhAt you're paid for II I'd 80 to sountn' around
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

IA land square on tn back Of that cow four milo
down below
9TH guide bit OF big chew Of tobacco an
looked over tn edge
HUH he says, that amt q cow-it's church,
After we'd crossed tn hogs back Bill was
wheezin' like little ieaky engine, an tn guide
cheered i'm up by teln' I'm his heart was proba-
bly, weak an might stop at any minute. He said
tn clnbin' an tn thin air had killed lots OF
'em. He reelected how he'd had to throw two
fellers that Identical hogs back only tn
before they'd died an he couldn't get EN-
down any other way. That didn't help Bill spe-
cia1y. but. judgin' by his renarka figured h!a
wind had come back strong
I'VE elm while longer. an then tn guide shifts
tn air like a bloodhound trailin' squash colored
through gum swamp.
Coats he says They're thick here.'
" Are theyT says Bill 7 hadn't noticed II But
II it's all tn same to you I'll Jest keep tryin'
to stick to this mountain II you notice any goats
pointed my way, kindly shoe 'e1n OF?
-'Th' Teller sort OF ridiculed Bill an We
started again. By this time I'd woro on both
kneecsps an dislocated every toe both feet
tryin' to sock 'en into tn rocks. About noon ws
got TO what tn guide said tn top. We crawled
up slow expectin' to look herd OF about fifty
million goats right IN tn eye. but not blame
billy did After we'd snorted around q spell
Bill let out yell an pointed across to 8 big rock
Sure enough, there a vhan' big goat IL.
Bill grabbed his gun an was Jest soin' to shoot.
when tn guide told I'm that goat was eighteen
miles away. up in another county.
That made Bill q little disguised but ne got
when tried to draw bead on a couple ia
spotted Just across little ravine. tn guide
said he was between ten an eleven miles away.
we half dozen goats but tn near
est six miles off. TIL guide said he
guessed he'd picked tn wrong mountain an we'd
better 60 back down an try another next uornin.
Bill told tn Teller to take his guns an nxns an
let I'm die where he peaceabla, but he
wouldn't hear Of It sid ne In duty bound
70 get us down. az he'd guaranteed us scots az
goats. Bill said II he'd Jest let I'm take q shot at
himself he'd call tn contract closed as far as ha
concerned
We sid down, leavtn' clothes an most OF
our hide along tn trail an tn minute we hit terra
firmly We headed straight for q hospital We didn't
go back up next mornin' We'd had ali tn soatin'
wanted. Them Chicago lawyers may be bound
20 kill goats. but If they do, Ephrurn. they'll ne
boardin' with OF Job this time next year En-
Well, mere cheekfu. Bill-thankee"'- Outing
Ma gazne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
THEY WERE THE "GOATS,
Nearest Hunters Could Get to Game
UdS Sir Niles.

EphruTn Smith lay down in his chair and rested
his feet on the sshpit Of the stove After chew
ing his whlskers rerliniscently for q moment he
remarked:
Had a letter from OF Job Withers, who's
runnin ranch out West soInewheres. an he says
he's got two Chicago lawyers boardin' with In an
putin n their spare time KILN goats. From
what JOB says 1 drawed idee III critters
rather shy an hard to GET
Ezra BoEgs cracked half dozen finger joints
In allow rotation, after which he pushed his cap
back snc smiled condesceudingly ct Mr.. Smith.
Don't you believe, Eiphrurn, them Chicago
feIierE KILN any goats. They may be hua-in'
en- all right. an hunin' 'em hard. but when it
comes 90 Aay they're actually KILN goats can
prove SlIyA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

''Bin Fixes an out huntin' goats once
in tn year Of tn big wind in Ransas-an' we
found out enough about goats TO last to date
maybe to tn grave II to take choices
betwixt huntin' goats. typhoid fever an being
bowed up by Dynamite I'd pick TIL last two every
time. Unless felleT is trained down till he can
digest tacks an you can pound I'm all day with
hoe handle an not damage i'm any, he Rin't got
no business chasn' goats with tn idee OF KILN
EN- Otherwise tt's a snare dsluston-
Our hunt West where tn Lord got
pressed for time an throwed al tn surplus
teriaI into Colorado an never's been back since
straighten 1t out Most Of the country out there
is so high that you have to shovel tn clouds
away before you can see to hoe your back garden,
an them goats naturally high-lHed critters
8 consequence. Nobody ever saw 8 goat under tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
TOO MUCH SMITH.

Inotorst was stopped by policeman the light
the being insufficient. He gave his card 10
The constable
John Smith," read tn In blue. Go on
with you! 1 want your proper name and address
We've too many Smiths Abou. here Now look
sharp
Then" said tie mctorIst. 'fr you must have It
it's William Shakespeare. stratford-on-Avonv'
Thank you. sir replied the policeman. Sorry
to have troubled YOU
And he carefully entered the particulars in his
book.-Pick- Afe-JJp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
A DREADFUL rhounHr-

One day Mary the charwoman reported for SER
vice with q black eye
Why, Mary. said her sympathetic mistrssA
what a bad eye you have"
"Yesm."
Wei. there's enc consOlat!on-it might have
been worse
.'Yesn!.''
You might have had both Of them hurt"
''Nesm. Or worse'n that; might not ha' been
married az aIl."-Pick- Me-tJp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
HE STRENUOUS LEE

Tardy Wairer--No, sir have never been in ths
country. Why do you ask?
Weary Customsr-Oh I was thinking what FUN
you'd have sitting on fence and watching the
suss Ehz hy!-London Opinion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
NEARLY AL on.

Hurry up. Tommy" called mother from down
stairs. We're Late noE, Lave you got your shoes
on?"
Yes raamma-an but ons"-Everybody's Maya
zine