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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-11
A MAD DOG.
A Maagy Cur Created Excitement On
Libcfty Street. ~

A Maasy Cur Created Excitement On
Libcrty Street. i,
Saturday afternoon q mad oog cre-
ated . STIR on Liberty street and the
saturday afternoon crowd was scat
tered In all directions. The dog,
which was about tho most direputa-
BILE looking and n,ansiest cur ever
seen. came up East Liberty street and
on the way II said to have attacked
and bitten two; dogs he mot. At the
corner Of Main street he attacked
negro nurse girl but fortunately did
not succeed In biting her az she was
quick enoush 10 get out s6f his way.
When he isaped toward tho girl hs
knocked . white child down, but
made no effort to bite tho little fell
low. He next attacked q negro man.
sie&ing him by the trousers leg. Tho
negro kicked tho dog franticaliy with
hls free foot until Oficer Weeks a..
peared on the scene ana took shot at
the dog. He missed his mark ana the
dog ran or up Liberty street. pursued
BY Officer Weeks. He next had 4i<
up with two other dogs, biting both.
II h xaid. Ohiccr Weeks soon over.
hauled the dos and stopped his mad
career By knocking him on the head
with a stick. - ,.s,
The dog. may have been suffering
from . genuine case Of hydrophobla.
and appearance indicated that but
1t is possible that It was merely erased
from starvatiou andsnange., ., ..Ss,.
Sickcning headaches. indigestion.
constipation. indicate unhealthy son-
dition Of the bowels. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea makes the bow
els work naturally and restores your
systcm to perfect health and happi.
ne1. s6c.. tea or tablets. sitert's
Drug Store. ,Ar;
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MUCH CONCERN FELT.
Ordinary Methods for Treating Ca.
tarrh Prove Unsuccessful.

Ordinary Methods for Treating Ca.
tarrh Prove Unsuccessful.
Written statistics that show in in
crease in catarrh has shaken conf
dence in the usual prescriptions to
safeguard human health from the
ravages Of this disease.
When stomach dosing was proven
ineffective, 1t was natural to look for
some other treatment, and II IL be-
licvcd that in Hyoymei an absolute
cure for all catarrhal trouble. has at
last been found. Inhaled with tho
air you breathe. its healing medica-
ton reaches every part Of the nose
and throat and soothes the irritated
mucous membrane 50 that relief is al
most instant, while lasting cure is
practically sure to follow.
The complete ]Iyomei outfit costs
but 81, and is sold by ]. F. w. De.
Lormc under an absolute agreement
to retlnd the money IL IT does not
give satisfaction. 3-10&12&w
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rree to accept Rock Hlrs offer, not
withstanding his prior accertance of
IN" oH'r made by Sumter. He was
also asked why he did not ask for his
release If h. felt he had made a mis-
take In accepting Sumter's terms M
stead Of placing himself in the POSI-
ton Of violating his word' He mere
~ reiterated his statement that as he
had signed no contract with Sumter
he coul,i not be held to his verba,
agreement.
Thus the matter stands at present,
Gunter had been retained as manager
from last year and had formally ac-
cepted the terms offered him for this
season. In the interium between the
close OF last season and the day he
left for Rock Hill, ostensibly in the
interest of the Sumter team ne had
been acting in the capacity Of man.
ager Tor Sumter under a tacit UNDER
standing and had handled a large part
ut the correspondence In refe, ence to
the sale of members Of last years
team to higher class leagues and the
employments Of pew men for this
season.
1t Is understood that he will at.
tempt to transfer to Rock Hill all or
the larger part Of the new men that
he has signed for the season while
acting. ass nmpger for Sumter, but
In this he will hardly succeed, as the
contracts have ben filed with Secre-
tary Farrell in behalf OF the Sumter
team and any attcpt to transfer them
to Rock Hill will be resisted.
In 30 far as q manager is concern
ed the local association is giving it.
self no uneasiness. as they are in q
position to I'LL Mr. Gunter's place at
once. When the State league season
opens Sumter will be ready with, a
stronger team than that which won
the pennant last season. and the de-
lection Of Manager Gunter at this
ume and under such circumstances
has had the effect OF reviving interest
to fever pitch and there will be a
whole lot doing In baseball in Sumter
this season. The hegira Of the c. Guy
to Rock Hail may, in the long run,
prove the best possible thing that
could have happened for baseball in
Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-11
THE DETECTION OF GUNTER.

Sunter's Erstwhilc Manager Returns
From Rock Hill and Confirms Re.
port That He Has Signed With That
Town.
Mr.. G. Guy Gunter. the erstwhile
manager Of the Sumter team in tho
South Carolina Baseball league. has
returned to the city from Rock Hill.
where he was supposed to have gone
q few days ago in the interest OF the
Sumter team. which he had agreed
to manage this season.
When asked Saturday morning by an
official of the local association for an
explanation of the published report
that hs had signed to manage the
Rock Hill team, he suited that the
report was correct. that he had sign
ed with Rock Hill and expected to
serve rs manager for that team this
year.
He was then asked how he recon-
cll.d his verba; acceptance Of the Of.
fer of the Sumter association to con-
tinue as manager for Sumter this
season with his action In signing the
Rock Hill contract? He replied that
nc did not consider himself bound to
Sumter as he had signed no con-
tract.
lie was reminded that there had
bc IN no written contract when he
was engaged as manager last season.
and was asked TO explain why he
deemed It necessary to be tied up un-
der q written contract this year when
it was not necessary last year? He
said that he did not regard the verbal
sgreemont ~ binding ON him and felt
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kind Of trouble with a mixture Tho
fibrc Is 10 drawn o1t In manner suit.
able to ordinary staple. which leaves
thh Florodora length OF staple not
drawn to full length. This causes
the yarn to crinkle up and makes 1t
almost impossible to handle. On the
other hand. II cotton supposed to be
Florodora. or other long staple var
iety. Is mixed with short staple. gets
into a mill equipped for handling
long lint. the contrary effffect is OBJ
served. and the laps break because
short staple will not stand being
drawn out to the length tha. the
machinery lie built for. Our attention
has been especially called to thois
matter by Mt. ]. d. Massey treas
urer Of the Eagle and Phenix Mills.
Of Coluhbus. Ga.
We regard this question q very inn
portant enc and beg to call the often
ton Of those growers who are raising
both the long and short varieties OH
their farms. 1t would be to the best
interests Of both the mills and the
growers not to have the lint of the
different varieties mixed. Long sta.
ples bring more money when purs
and sold to themselves. and II farmers
will keep the varieties separated It
will slve the mills much less trouble
than .hey now have in being Sompeii-
cd In Some i"starcss to use the mixed
s&aples OF unequal lsngths.-Cotton
Journal.
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MAILING SAVANNAH DRY.

Judge Speee Forced As Club Men TO
Take Jiis Anti-Ldquor Pledge and
Return Licenses to the City.
4 Savannah. Gr. March s.-The an
ishing touches to tho Savannah lock-
er clubs were administe red by Judge
Emory Sreer IN the federal court to.
day when the IL men indicted for
maintaining them came forward,
pleaded guilty and signed an agree
ment n It to sell liquor in Georgia any
more. f4
Following this action the locker
clubs all close d and if any liluor is
being sold in Savannah, blind tigers
must be held responsible.
During today the city licenses
which were secured six weeks ago at
a cost Of $500 each. were nearly all
offered lack to the city at any price.
From this source the city government
expected to receive at least part Of
the indome which the prohibition bin
cut off. Already $500 has been paid
into the city treasury from locker
club taxes. 1s licenses having been
issued within three weeks after the
fret application was received.
The State license tax OF $500 each
Is money lost and the government tax
OF SIS is aisq gone. The only hope
of rebate IL in the decision Of coun-
Gil which tho locker club officers are
anxiousiy awaiting.
Out Of the Is locker clubs only one
escaped indictments by the federal
grand jury after Judge Speer's charge
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Secretary FARRELL has sanctioned
the sale Of six players to Winston-Sa-
lem.
Ball players Are plentiful this yeai
If the number of applications for +
tryout with the Sumter team is a re-
liable index
Manager Dexter announced this
morning that Kid Connolly, the last
year catcher for the Augusta team.
has been released to Sumter, S. c.
Augusta Herald
Some members Of Sumter's pen
naEt winning team are real chesty
this season. Having helped win a
pcnnant seems to have given them
the idea that they are in the Ty Cobb
class.
Committees appointed by the Spar
tanhurg base ball directors to raise
funds for tho baseball team started So
hciting Wednesday and succeeded
in raising $1,000 cash. BY the end
Of the week the fans will have sub.
scribed $500. Everybody is paying
cash and no one who has been solicit.
cd has refused to make a contribu-
ton. tftfh#t So
1t really looks as II Rock Hall Is
going to plqy ball this season. Ths
association is hustling like It ,is in
earnest.
Mr. ". b. McNadden IL president
and the board Of directors is compos-
et Of the following:
Mayor Roddey. r. F. reweli. O. 8.
Poe. e. K. Poas. John r. Barron, J.
B. johnson. w. NJ. Dunlap. w, A.
Graham. John g Anderson J. e.
Parker. T. L. Johnston. Edward. Bar
ron. r. M. London, J. L. Adams, DR..
Fennell. Dewitt johnson. ]. 8. Dos
secher. George Moore. II. E. White,
w. b. Wilson. Jr.. A. F. RUN and Pc
ter Ihrie. -
Committees have been appointed to
attend to details.
1t is probable that the grounds ee-
lected VIII be much more centrally
located than those which have been
In use for years and which are a
quarter OF a mile beyond Winthrop
College.
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REMARKABLE ,EoRsE TRADING.

Gave Two Mules for Five Horses an,l
Seven Mules and Fifty Dollars
The boss horse trade story OF the
season was told yesterday by Mr..
Newton Heggie. The local horseman
exchanged pair OF mules for five
horses. seven mules and fifty dollars
boot. The man at the other end OF
the trade is q farmer in South Caro-
lima and expresses himself as being
pleased at the transaction.
When asked what kind OF a bunch
of animals he secured in return for
his two mules Mr.. Heggie said that
they were for the most part rather
rawhoned. and Old and ugly, vet he
hope t. brush them up and make
them worth a little more than his
pair OF mules.-Angrsta Herald.
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Mixing Long and Short Staple.

We are In receipt Of communica.
tion from managers Of some OF our
domestic mills requesting that far
mcrs be urged not to mix Fiorodora
or other long staple variety cotton
seed with short staple seed in plant
Ing The mixture Of long and short
staple cotton In the same bale causes
the spinners who use II no end OF
trouble. The reason Of this 10 due to
the fact that mills equipped with
machinery TO handle iong staple hber
are not equipped TO spin the hber Of
short cotton. Ths mills equipped for
spinning ordinary staple And this
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-11
A MODEL FARM
Conducted BY an Aiken County. Ne.

Aiken. s. c.. March s.-Edvard
Kirby. oolorcd. has made q coed. re-
cora In farming on q small farm.
At the recent Negro Farmers confer
cnce held in this city. c. A: Marshall
reported the expenses and receipts of
Kirby. and showed that the net pro-
nts made by Kirby on one horse
farm were ss6l.2s. There are few
farmers in tho country. white or COLI
,ored. who havc made better records
The following was the cost Of making
the crop: L -. -.
Fertilizers. $211.25: rent Of land.
$4,000: cost OF cotton seed. $l2.70: 10
loads Of barnyatd manure, $24.O0:
cost OF picking and ginning cotton.
31so: pulling and gathering fodder.
$3.50: cutting pea-hay OF IL acres.
$s.t5; cost Of hosing. $27.s0; cost Of
plowing 3111.s0: two bushels Of peas.
$500. Total cost. .s7ss.1o.
Value Of products--25 acres in cot
ton. % bales. s1.1s025; cotton seed.
7Ss bustels. s22o.11; acres in corn.
1SS bushels; &14S.0o; 400 bundles of
fodder. $500; $500 pounds OF pea
hay. $500. Total value OF products.
$l.652 SO Deducting the cost OF pro-
duction. leaves $s64.26. net gain. This
equals something like 10 per cent.
on his Investment. which beats a
good many stocks and bonds.
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Mr.. b. F. Arthur, OF Union, on Sum
day rendered his resignation as q
member Of the dispensary commits
sion in order that he might accept the
appointment as receiver under the
order Of Judge Pritchard. Gov. An
sci accepted the resignation by wire.
Mr. c. X. Henderson. of Aiken. the
other commissioner, has declared his
inte ntion Of resigning.
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Attorney General Jackson OF New
York State, commenting on his cxpe-
rience when investigating ,embarrass-
ed banks. says: Il never before met
50 many men who ought to be in
Jail"
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SUMTER OWNS GUNrER.
Rock Hill May Have Signed Manager
Gunter, But He IS Sumter's Prop
ePfv

Gunter, But He IS Sumter's Prop
erty.
Daily Item, March g..
The most recen: bulletin OF secre-
tary Farrell. the fnnl arbiter in all
questions arising In minor baseball
league Affairs. which was issued on
March 9Th. contains notice Of the
fact that c. q. Gunter: Crenshaw and
Murphy have been awarded Sumter,
under head Of terms accepted. for the
1905 season, r.9 .s-fI
This announcement puts an entire
ly different face on the Gunter- Rock
Hin managerial ). contract. Gunter
may have signed the contract with
Rock Hill. but in view of the decis-
ION OF Secretary Farrell the contract
Is not valid. Gunter belongs abso-
lutely to Sumter. insofar as baseball
Is concerned. and 1t rests wholly with
the officers Of tho Sumter association
to decide whether or not he is to play
with Sumter or Rock Hill this eea-
sor
Now that the matter is in the shape
1t IS, It Is thought that there will be
no great difficulty in reaching an ad-
justment Of the entire matter. The
fans are still somewhat sore on Mr..
Guntcr. but there is no disposition to
deal harshly or unfairly with him.
and II he is still desirous Of going to
Rock Hill a way way can he found
to arrive at an amicable agreement.
Mr.. Gunter stated today thot 1t was
not his intention or wish to do any
thing to hurt Sumter. and II the sum-
ter people feel that he belongs to the
Sumter team and is under obligations
to stay here he IS perfectly willing to
do 80 and give the Sumter team his
very best services this season.
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DR.. Jesse l.. buil'"k. OF Lucknow.
who was tried In the United States
court at Florence for sending obscene
matter through the mails. was found
guilty and r~conemmded t. mercy.
His attorneys apreaied.
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THE wArcHMAN AND sourHRoN, MARCH II, 1908.

she 10 Ia and f,lled with enthusiasm
Il 70 hard>to estimnts the rusults that
she will accomplish for the cause of
education.
II Miss Nance only had ono or tvs
able assistants they would do to a
great extent what q compulsory edu-
cation law would do. The citizens
generally Of any part of South Caro-
lima ara ablc to do what she advo-
Gates and only need to be aroused
from their slumbsrs. and it cannot be
sAid then that moro negro children
arc attending school than white. A.
the conclusion OF Miss Nance's ad.
dress . local School Improve ment as
ISOLATION was organized with the fol-
lowing ofhcers:. President. Mrs NJ. l.
Psrier; vice president, Miss Betus
Aycock: secretary. MrA r. e. Thom-
~: treasurer. Miss Kate Strange.
Our people are thoroughly aroused
to the neSd Of = better school and
win d all In their power to make
this high school. Nii
Aiss Nance congratulated our teach
ers Prof H. w. Scott and Miss Har-
rington, on the improvements made
since her last visit. ana if they con-
tinua their work with the same en-
thuaasm and receive The hearty CO.
opsration OF pa&sonA apA public, I
preset the Wsdgsheid school viii re.
csivs one Of the. prisss offered for
the most Improvement, made during
the ysar. It - certainly encouraging
10 knewst that the stats = using soras
Of II funds now TO help the cause OF
educatlon In the country districts.
Hssstcfors The untvSraties aad colleges
have been pvovidsd. for hut noahing
done % help thoss In most need. II
those communities that made war
against each other whsn. mention 10
made Of cosolida&ion viii Just get
Miss Nance to visit thcm feel cer-
tain they win think differently sftsr.
warda tfgl
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Wsdsehs'd. March s.y--Mios May
=. Namcs. president OF the South Car
s1lna School Improvement asocia-
eAss. isctsred to IN appreciat!ve au-
osnce In the wedgeneld school build.
- on last Tuesday night and we
aAouid feel honored. for this school
- one other enjoy the d.sttnct,on
- having two visits from Mise Nance
Usthtn Q ycar. Ths lecture was treat
~ thoss who were fortunate enough
- = pssssha
11>ss Nance In her own interesting
Way cave ssaps1s~ description Of
- sshssis IN ths isoiatsd rural Dis.
osssa Dvs vitA enc IN this work thaa
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"Now." said the physician, "you
will have to eat plain food and not
stay out late at night" "Yes." re-
plisd the patient. that Is what
have thinking ever since you sent
in your bill."-The Catholic News.
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eulTl CORRESPONDENTS.
WvUY LUErERs vRoM OUR sP~.
GAL CORRESPONDENT.
- - hASsss Eson an Parts oi
oon1W - AA1alnlng Oounties.

%DoNuw TO CO0REgPONDENrs.
go oen yesr ,sttsss - shAt thsv viii
ocnnh ~ 49, net later than Tues
- ossnsnG whsA tAs letters are
orsovsa Wsdnssoay q = almost IN
Dannaity 70 havs them appear II
- 49, bsosd tAat day.
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4 suit of clotht rs which will float
the wearer In case Of accident at sea
has been patented by q Norwegian In
ventor.
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w. p. Rogers. a we'll know n negro
undertaken and hackman Of Florence
was shot and probably mortally
wounded by Policeman Joe Turbe-
Vile at an early hour Sunday morn.
ing.
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Rock Hill. March 5.-Guy Guntor
will manage the Rock Hill team this
season. He was signed by the associa-
tton this afuernoon.-The State.
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ton this afrernoon.-The State.
The above paragraph which ap-
peared in the State this morning was
a complete surprise to all the baseball
fans Of Sumter, the officers Of the
Sumter Baseball Association espe-
cially. .
Mr.. w. Bultman, president of the
local association. stated today when
asked for an explanation of tho Rock
Hill announcement In reference to
Manager Gunter that he could neither
explain nor understand it and until
he had direct and positive confirma-
ton of the report that Gunter had
signed with Rock Hill he would make
no comments. Asked for a statement
of facts he said that 1t was the un.
dcrcsanding when the season close 4
last year that Gunter would be Re.
tained to manage the team in 1908,
and - Position swas found for Gunter
during the wintof months. A short
time ago the question Of salary for
this season came up and there arose
difference OF opinion as to what
would be the proper compensation
for Manager Gunter this year. The
matter came to q head Monday night
at the meeting Of the directors Of the
association and q committee was
appointed to SEQ Mr.. Gunter and
make an agreement with him for tho
season. This committee saw Mr..
Gunter that night and they came to
terms 10 far rs words 80. Mr.. Gunter
was engaged to manage the team for
the season Of 1908. and the UNDER
standing that had previously existed
was put into definite terms. 1t was
mt thought necessary. owing to prior
relations with Mr.. Gunter, to put the
agreement into writing and require
him to sign It on tho spot. The next
moynins Mr.. Gunter informed Presi-
dent Bultman that he had accepted
the terms offered him and would con .
tinue as manager Of the Sumter
team. Mr. Bultman thereupon turn.
ed over to Mr.. Gunter ali tn. con-
tracts with last years players. CON-
tracts with new players and all the
correspondence with players who
have applied for positions, in order
that he. Mr.. Gunter. az manager.
might take, entire charge OF the cor
resrondence and complete the organ
ixation cf the team. -"
Mr.. huffman Gays. further, that he
was under the, impression that 3lr.
f'unter had gone to Rock Hill in the
interest Of the Sumter team. the
object Of the trip being to sell ono Of
last years team tc Rock Hill.
Thsse'are the facts"as they, are un.
derstood in Sumter. and IL Manager
Gunssr has signed up with Rock H:lf
the Sumter fans will find It dif1cult
to understand the ethics OF the trans
action. Mr.. Gunter was at liberty to
accept or reject, the terms offered
him by Sumter and IL he had seen fit
tc reject the offer there would have
been no hard feelings, but II he has
signed up with Rock Hill. after
agreeing to manage for Sumter, the
fans will be down on him good and
E. But In the event Mr.. Gunter has
'transfcrred his allegiance to Rock
Hin. Sumter will be able to put a
competent and experienced man in
his plsee hvithou: trouble. Two or
three OF last years team are not only
good players. but have had expert
ence in coaching. and managing teams
Sumter is in, tho gam. to stay and
the question Of 2 manager will cut no
THF: DETECTION OF GUNTER.
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Max. March s.-Ths Wcman's Mis-
siouary Society Of Bethel met at tbs
homs Of Rev. b. X. Truluck last sat-
urday and made . beautiful worsted
cutie ~ squares they had ready made.
Th4 quilt win soon b sent 10 Connie
hazwsAi OrphAAAGe. A. sp1apsoous
diunsr was enjoyed. aiso Irregular
meeting was held. tho day va.
probably aaA very pleasantly spent.
1hs many frisnds ss n. W. p.
Tsnnant. Of yiortncs. were shocked
ana seisvsd TO hear Of Ahis mnrder By
nsgro in Florence saturday even.
ing ra2, ,@9 ,.,.
Nm. F:mlnie. sTpmlinson receiver
the sAd intelligence Saturday Of the
dsatn oe her aunt. MrA Laura La
Cnstt ef ~ chsrsvs.
st0kSiead Mra Turner Player. OF shi.
lohs ~ Waiting Nr. and Mrs. s.. ].
TomYlihson. !.
: ~ Sue Whitehead, h spending
some time with her aunt, Mrs. II. X.
Moore. wAo he bssn,sstrsnely III. !.
NSA Martha Hstchsl has zone 70
spend some time with her daughter
In Timmonwiile.
Nar:nsrs are rtaAhing their work.
Oats ere srowtns.> Peach and plum
tree Are hIoomtn~ Mt