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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
WOOD IN BUILDING.
4 Forecast of the Day When It Shall
 Be Totally Banished

In all the comment on the decreas- Ing use of wood in building. scarcely a word has been said about the effect on the carpenter Concrete. stone, brick and steel are replacing the material that Is conveniently easy to cut and fatally easy to burn, and while the general population of the country in creased by l4OOO.000 during the decade between 1890 and 1900, the number or carpenters actually decreased the ng ure standing at 61S,OOO in 1890 and 6on, 0Q0 in 1900 Some might think that in the face of these facts the carpenters wuold oppose the growing use of fire proof materials. We are assured. how ever, that no such resentment is felt Our carpenters and builders, it says, arc actuated by progressive and open minded spirit" And further
 We all look forward gladly to the time of better and more substantial building, As far as the builders of this country are concerned. there was no need of the Boston suburb horror to impress on them the desirability of fire proof construction for all classes of buildings The use of freproof ma terial means unquestionably an i'm. provement in building construction The building trades are so closely all lied that Improvement in one line means improvement in all
 'We want to take the stand strong ly and unequivocally that universal freproofing does not sound the death knell of carpentry We see no reason for the carpenter to he dsmayed at the present change and tendency in building construction The increasing use of concrete and of terra cotta and of steel presents new problems to the carpenter but 1t does not eliminate him; far from it. True it Is, there will be less work for the wood butcher, but more for the skilled woodworker The fine interior woodwork for a well-cnn- structed residence of cement and steel will unquestionably be more valuable to the carpenter than the whole of chcaply built frame house His work will he of a finer grade, requiring greater skill, and paying him bigger money than ever before. As for the wood butcher, none of us Will regret to see him go, nor will we mss him when he's gone. But we must all turn in and dlgto keep out of that class! Satisfaction with present knowledge and skill will not do Conditions are changing; vet we feel sure that car pentry Is here to stay Our carpenters are the most progressive workmon in the world they stand ready now to do their share and more toward bette and more substantial building Amer ican Carpenter and Builder
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
GIVES UP ANNUITY.
School Teacher Refuses Income With
 NO-Marriage Provision.

Greenwich Oct 4-Miss Eugenia Warren, the Coss-cob school teacher to whom the late Mrs. tJulictte Murray left the income of s20O0O with the proviso that she saould not marry said to-day that she would forfeit the Income
 'l think she said, that Mrs Mur- ray in making her will as she did only intended to provide for ma for life in case I should never marry. She prob ably relied on my good sense and as- sumcd that I would not be foolish enough to marry a man whose income was less than the income named fin the will
 Miss Warren's home is in Bridge port, Conn., but she has been teach ing in Coss-cob for the past three years. She says that she will continue to teach there as Before
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Some amusing incidents were noted A storekeeper and warehouse man, whose museum Of paleo2olc curiostte, is well known turned a part of his col. lection enterprisngly to account. Along with his treasures of mediaeVal armor stone axes of the Neolthic age and similar relies, he has owned some Guri- ous Implements of unknown antiquity, catalogued under tho names by which they were known to Egyptian anti quaries ll-mbr -el-la
 These are machines or devices com sisting of a slender wand upon which is erected tent of cloth stretched on wires These he oblgingly furnished Cat a nominal rentaD to callers at hit shop and soon the street was dotted by pedestrians sheltered from the de- luge of water by the archiug canopy The effect of the portable tents, bob bing along the pavement, was ludicrous in the extreme
 Interviews with a number of the old est citizens of Indianapolis have al- He+ff Hee+fft5 bt-t-f1 u1rt7rtr7r1t N Ur7 U tf1psE persons, however, is able to cite a previous similar instance within his memory or to give a name to the manifestation
 The News will be obliged to anyone whose researches among old documents and ancient treatises on the weather can add to the public Information by giving name to this astounding dis play of natures marvels In default of 70 better title 1t Is suggested that Sep tember g, 1a0S be known as The Day of the Failing Water Drops. Indian apolis News
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
AFTER MONTE CARLO
How the Earl of Rosslyn Hopes to Break" the Famous
 Bank There.
SCIENTIFIC REASON l N G
The Earl and Sir Hiram Maxim Arc Greatly Interested-A Long
 Campaign.

To begin with. I dissoeiate myself entirely from the gambling clement, :" said the Earl of Rosslyn in an Inter View In the New York World In talkins about his roulette contest with Sir Hiram Maxim; and Sir Hiram tells me that he has never gamhled.
 The Earl and Sir Hiram began yes terday novel test of Rosslyn's "sys- tenn to "break the bank at Monte Car lo'' It Is system" which the Earl had practIced for some time, at one period being backed by syndicate of capitalists, Rossyn does not seem to have accumulated great wealth through his operations, but his faith in his system has not diminished. Rather 1t has increased, and he Is 30 wrapped up in 1t that it is his absorbing topic of conversation.
 He got into controversy over 1t with Sir Hiram Maxim. who Is a great mathematician, as well as a scientist and an inventor, As result of thelr correspondence they arranged to play the game for S5O,0Oo stage money" That Is, Sir Hiram conducts the game of roulette' just as 1t is carried on at Monte Carlo.
 Play began Saturday in Piccadilly club The bank" had s5o,OOo dummy cash and Rosslyn had an equal amount At the end of the days gam ing Rosslyn was 'out" a little more than 5000
 "The basis of my system," the Earl explained to the World correspondent, "ls the recognized small disparity he. tween the red and the black. In any heightened run should the one color outdistance the other materially could not expect to win, but 1 am pre- pared for fairly large preponderance of one color over the other provided 1t Is not continued ad infntum
 Maxim and l have never differed on tho point that the bank always has l-4 per cent, in its favor by reason of the zero The problem is to find q mathematical progression which will not only nullify the zero's advantage but create win which can at any momen! be checked or calculated.
 Tn the first l52 coups nothing Of importance occurred except that the amounts at stake on the black and those on the red tailed exactly three times, thereby rendering these ooups unplayahle, This Ia a curiosity of the progression which Is its one blemish. In those coups was winning steadily, the black predomnating barely two per cent
 Tn the next 1O2 coups black predom- mated six per cent, causing an in crease in my stakes while in the fol- lowing 5l coups the black showed a predonderarse of 2l 1-2 per cent.-a
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
Ends n Tie, 8 to 3.
Totals ",,n,,s4o IS 33 17 xBatted for Rhodes in fifth, SpOra hv Inninpc,

7fTT'TTVT7I TVT INTTVTITW TIT HUH
 Score by innings;
 St Louis ,,,,,,.O 02100o0O00 0--3 Cleveland ..,.o oO0t110O0 0 0--3
 Two base hits Hartzel, Bradley. La joie; hits off Rhodes 5 in 1 innings off Berger, none in 1-3 inning, off Joss ? In 2-S innings, sacrifice hits, Brad ley 2, Petty Williams; double plays, Wallace and Jones, I.ajoie and Stovall left on bases St. Louis &, Cleveland 11; first base on halls, off Pelty 8, off Ser ger ? off Rhodes l. off Joss 1 hit by pitcher by Petty 2; struck out by Pelty 4, Joss ,; time 2;15; umplres, O'Lough- lin and Egan
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DETROIT SET BACK
(continued from Sixth Page.)

then stole second base. Davis sent high fly to Mcintyre and Jones scored, while Dougherty went to third Parent walked and on A double steal Dough- erty scored. Killian then steadied down and was given fine support when men were on bases. Chlcagos lone hit came in the fourth inning, when Par ent led off with q single to left. but was forced out at second.
 White was hit for four safe drives, but only one hit figured in the score Crawford started the ninth for Detroit by accepting a base on balls Cobb went out, White to Isbell and Craw- ford went to second. Rossman, hit a line drive couple of feet over Isbell's head, but the first baseman jumped up and caught it, holding Crawford at seoond Schaefer cama to bat and af- ter making a horseshoe in the dust around the plate, hit a swift drive Into right field and Crawford scored. Mul- lin batted for Schmidt and was hit D. Jones running for him. double steal advanced the runners base, but Downs fled to Parent who ran into the crowd and the game was over,
 The weather was ideal for both play ers and spectators and the crowd at today's game was the largest in the history of the American league here, Before 10 o'clock the people began to orowd about the park and when the gates were opened at noon the line ex- tended block around the park By o'clock every available seat in the grandstand had been taken and only box ticketholders were admitted there after. A half hour. later large detail of police appeared and took up posi- tions about the field to take charge of the overflow. In a short time the crowd began to get so thick in the bleacher seats in centerfeld that the boards were broken down in front of the stands, the people swarmed like bees out upon the field, The gates were closed at 23O and none but ticket holders were. admitted, the sale of tick cts having stopped at 2 o'clock.
 During the game the spectators cheered the Chicago National club whenever they scored against Pitts burg in their game on the West Side.
 A large silver loving cup was pre- eented to Manager Jones on his first appearance at the plate.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
STRANGE NATURAL pHENoMFN, ,.
An Authentic Report of Water Seen
 Falling From the Sky.

Shortly before o'clock on the morn ing of Tuesday, September 22, the re- porter, while walking west in wash ing street, was startled by feeling sev. eral drops of moisture on his face Thinking that some careless office ian flor had emptied possibly, q bucket of water from a window, he instantly looked upward angrily, intending to rebuke the offender There was. how ever, no nearby window open, nor any one at all in sight The fall of water continued, nevertheless, and the re- porter's profound astonishment may be guessed al when he was driven to the belief, by the unshakable testimony of his eyes that water was falling from the sky
 The falling substance was undoubted- ly water as 1t Is known in it's usual forms now obtained from driven wells and by the filtration of sea water. When collected 1t was found to be a fluid, wet transparent, tasteless sub stance, amorphous- or rather. one talk. ing the shape of the vessel which con tained it-the particles of which fused with each other on contact
 To one not witness of the phenom- enon of this falling water its queer ness can scarcely be described Strain the eyes as one may, the point Cor points In the atmosphere whence the water issues. the aperture in the sky through which it falls, Is indistInguish- able, The beholder sees only the drops of water descending from a great height with considerable rapidty-for- tunately for ones personal safety, their individual gravity is so incousldera ble as to give them slight momentum-and he is Invariably at a loss to state with precision the point at which they first become visible. In some mlraculou, way the water seems to materialize out of the sky
 The effect on people In the down town streets during the progress of the mysterious occurrence was various, Most, strangely enough, seemed to show on their faces expressions of joy rather than surprise, though when questioned they were one and all at q loss to explain or give name to the queer visitation.
 The downfall was accompanied by a noticeable temporary lowering of the heat of the day, and it is thought that this unexpected eoolness produced a curious temporary insanity which was manifested in smiles and words of joy. rather than the eiaculaNons of won der which might have been expected
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
WEST HAVEN TOWN MEETING.
At Town Hall, West Haven, This
 Morning at Q.

The selectmen of the town of Orange have issued call for the annual town meeting in town hall, West Haven, at 9 o'clock this morning. The call says that the meeting will be to vote an ap- propriation for the support of the schools. to authorize the seectmen to borrow money In anticipation of the taxes to appropriate for the repair of highways, to approriate for the observ- ance of Memorial day; and to lay a tax on the grand list and do any other business that may come up. An at tempt may be made to reduce the tax mill from to | l-2 mills
 The policing of Savin Rock is expect cd to be A bone Of contention as neith- CT the borough or the town can agree as to whom 1t is up to.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
POLI'S NEW THEATER

the earth. There is a flying of bark, and broken branches, and the air Is filled with slow-settling dust. The men climb on the prostrate giant and walk along the broad pathway of ths trunk to see how 1t Hes What pig mics they seem amid the mighty trees around The anci9nt and lofty forest could well look down on them and de. spise their short-lived insignificance: yet their persistence and ingenuity are irresistible, and the woodland Is doom- ed,-From "On the Shores of Puget Sound by Clifton Johnson, in The Outing Magazine for October.
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very serious handicap.

When, toward the close, the red as serted its right to equality, found myself comparatively slight loser, for, although the black had turned up 30 times more than the red, l only re- quired a run of eight reds to regain my losses and make myself full win ner on the S6O coups. l shall be disap- pointed if this does not occur on Mon day
 "The very utmost I can win in 5000 coups is 2,o0O pounds &lo,oOO), very tidy sum for ten days play, I have, go far, lost 1S9 pounds (s945) out of my capital of 10000 pounds"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
CLEVELAND FIGHTING.
Great Up Hill Game With St. Louis
 Ends in Tie, 8 to ?.

St. Louis, Oct 4.-The first game of the series between St, Louis and Cleve- land today resulted in tie and lasted Il innings before darkness stopped the contest. The score was to 3. st. Louis made two runs in the third and one In the fourth inning. In the fifth, sixth and seventh, Cleveland scored by timely batting, Two games will be played tomorrow Score:
 St. Louis.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05
Detroit.

TVTdIs WU - IT lF U
 .Batted for Schmidt in ninth.
 Ran for Mullin in ninth
 '- Batted for Killian in eigth
 Score by jnngs:
 Detroit .,..,......Or0 c 0 Q l-1
 Hits: of Killian, In innings. Sacrifice hits: Isbell. Davis. Stolen bases: Dougherty 3; Parent. D. Jones. schaefer. Left on bases: Chicago, 1; {; Detroit. [. First base on balls: of White. 2; off killian. 3. Hit by pitcher; Kilian. f; by White. 5; by suggs, I. Wild pitch, Killian. Time, i:45. Um- pires, Sheridan and Connolly.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-05

A Harlemite fond of figures has been keeping tab, and says that New York women in line 10 buy tickets or post- age stamps consume two and one fourth as much time as men,
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
Mr.. Asa Etlens Attempts to Shoot Mr..
H. T. ELlens

Mr.. Asa Edens and Mr.. H. Il. Edens
became involved in a dispute over a
business matter Saturday a. m. in the
office Of the latter on North Main
.treet and Mr.. H. Il. Edens, desirous
OF avoiding difficulty, Mr. Asa Edens
being perceptibly under the influence
OF liquor at the time requested him to
leave the office. This Mr. Asa Edens
refused to do and began using abusive
language. Mr.. II. II. Edens thereupon
pushed Mr.. Asa Edens out Of the
doorway and closed the door. Mr..
Asa Edens, upon being elected drew
revolver and shot at Mr.. Edens, the
bullet lodging in the door. He was
arrested at once and disarmed by a
policeman and committed to the guard
house. The difficulty created some
little excitement at the time, but it
soon subsided.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
MONSIGNOR A. j. McNEILL.
The Aged Priest Leaves Sumter After
FOrty-Three Years Service.

Monsignor A. j. McNeill, who has
been in charge Of st. Lawrence's Cath
seph's Academy for the past forty
three years left Friday afternoon for
Charleston where he will spend the
remainder Of his days. The departure
Of Father Mcneil Is regretted by all
members of his parish and all other
citizens who have been privileged to
know him well. His life has been de-
voted to the service Of his church and
in works Of charity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
DEATH.

Mr.. j. +. Bland. OF Mayesvilie. died
at O'Clock Thursday afternoon at his
home In that town. aged "a years. Of
organic heart disease. after a long III
ness.
Mr.. Bland moved to Mayesvilie
from New Hanover county. North
Carolina. soon after the war and en-
gagged In the turpentine and lumber
business. Afterwards he bought large
plantations and entered into the mer-
camille business, amassing quite a
fortune. He leaves n wife and three
sons to mourn his loss. The funeral
services and burial were held Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Mayesville. Sept. 27.-Mr. Harry H.
Cooper died at his home here at $50
o'clock last night after a painful Ill
ness Of several years. The deceased
was about 81 years Of age and, was
the son Of Capt. Ell M. Cooper. He
had been one Of the prominent plant
ers OF this section for many years and
was Unidentified with this town in diff
ferent ways since quit q young man.
He was Of cheerful disposition. al
though In bad health for so long, and
had hosts Of friends. The deceased
was q lifelong member Of the Pres
byterian church and for several years
. deacon. He leaves q wife, who was
Miss Lizzie Rhodes. to mourn his
death.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at the Presbyterian church.
being conducted by the Rev. H. A.
Knox. the pastor. the interment made
In the Mayesville cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Gees Newberry, colored, who has
been in the employ Of Bultman Bros
as porter for several years. was ar
rested Tuesday and committed to
the guasd house. charged with larceny
He was supposed to be honest and had
the run Of the store: He helped him
self to fine shoes for himself, relatives,
and acquaintances. and raided the
cash till as frequently as possible
Several pairs Of 4ine shoes were re-
covered. but there Is no means OF as
certaining how much he has stolen
from time to time during the past
several years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

John Williams. colored. was arrest
ed Saturday night for stealing a pair
of IS trousers from Everybody's Store.
He was tried before Recorder Hurst
Monday and sent to the gang for thir-
" days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Sumter Telephone Company
has hled with City Clerk Hurst a
petition signed by 3i7 Of the patrons
Of that company asking that City
Council grant the request Of the COM
pAny that the rate for residence tele-
phones be increased from $3.50 to 81
q month. As this Is majority Of the
patrons Of the company nothing now
stands In the way Of the increase Of
the rate for residence phones. The
new fate' wiii 50 Into effect ON Decems
Der 1st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
IN E;LL &> COMPANY
Hot Supper.

There will be a hot supper at the
residence Of Mr.. John 1. Brogdon on
Friday night, October 9th, for the ben-
eft of Graham's church.. The public
is cordially invited to attend, spend a
pleasant evening and help a worthy
cause.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
IO TAKE PASTEUR TREATMENT.
Dr. and Mrs. c. E. King Take Their
daughter Louise to Richmond In

Stitutc.
Mayesville, Sept. 24.-Dr. c. E.
King and wife and little daughter,
Louise, left for Richmond last night.
where the latter will be treated at
the Pasteur institute in that CITY. As
stated several days ago, Miss Louise
was bitten by a dog showing symp-
toms of rabies. The dogs head was
sent to Richmond for an examination
and upon receipt of telegram stat
Ing that the animal had hydrophobia
DR.. King left with his daughter for
treatment. The many friends of the
little girl and the family wish her q
speedy relief from the effects of the
dogs bite.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has connected its long distance
wires with the exchange Of the Sum-
ter Telephone Company and 1t Is now
possible for the subscribers of the 10
cal company to send and receive long
distance messages through their own
telephones. which will be a great con-
venience to business men who have
frequent occasion to use the long dis
tance lines. Long distance pay sta
tions will be established at convenient
locations In the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

John Robinson. who killed Henri
etta Evans Tuesday night has not yet
has made a safe get away. He un-
been captured and II seems that he
doubtedly has assistance from other
negroes who covered his movements
and refused to give the police any
assistance. Robinson Is the second
murderer within year to escape cap
ture by the same means.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

The condition OF Teivr me street,
between the passenger station and
Harvin street. Is not good advertise
ment for the city. a visitor to the
city who rides over this street will i'm
agine he has hit a dump heap for
brick bats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the NJ. f.. church will meet
at Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brinkley's. 2O7 West
Hampton avenue. on oct. 1st, at 40
p. m. All ladies are invited to attend
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

MT. J. j. Brunson died at his home
In Concord township Sunday night az
ter an illness Of several weeks. aged
bs years. Mr.. Brunson was one of
the best known and most highly es-
tsemed citixens Of his community. and
mad many friends In thiss city and
throughout the county who will hear
of his death with sincere, regret. The
funeral was held Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Mr.. w. A. Brown received Monday
morning a telegram from Eaufaula
Ala. informing him Of the death OF
his brother, Mr.. Eugene l. Brown,
who died In that place Sunday might.
The death was sudden and altogether
unexpected. Mr.. Eugene Brown,
who was about sixty years of age
had made his home In Alabama for
many years.