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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25
STATEBURG.

Stateburg. Nov. 23.--Mr. Richerd
Richardson. of Sumter. spent Friday
and Saturday In our midst.
Mrs. w. L. Saunders spent several
DAYS last week In Sumter. She was
numbered among the ID. A. RS.
Rev. w. II. Barnwen is visiting in
Clarendon today.
Mr.. Henry Richardson and his sis
ssr. Miss Susan. spent Sunday as the
gsests Of Mrs. w. H. FLUID.
Dr. Matt Moore. OF Hcratio. spent
Sunday at homo.
Aiss Annie Holmes returns today
from Charleston. where she has been
snjoying the Gala Week.
MT. James Pagan, Of Great Falls.
o. In the neighborhood for stay of
several weeks.
Hrs. James Pinckney Is spen1ing
some time In summervilic.
Miss Mamie Moore spent last week
On Chapel Hill. N. c.
Mr.. Marshall wescoa.. Of Sumter.
npent Sunday In our midst
The stateburs Literary Club met on
Friday afternoon at the home OF Mr..
Frank p. Burgess. and = most Inter
sstins programme was carried out.
fourteen members were present -
sajoy tho essay. readings. recitations,
&c Pope was tie poet taken up for
the afternoons study.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25
INCREASE IN COTTON GIyNED.
Census Report Shows Also More Gin
ncries I'm Operation.

Washington, Nov 21.-A total of g.
SSo,56s bales and 2S,6SS active gin
neries are announced in the census
bureau report issued today, summari-
zing the cotton ginned from the
growth of 1908 up to November IA,
and the number of active e,inneries
against 7,300,665 bales and 26,521 ac-
tive ginneries for the corresponding
date last year. The report counts
round as half bales and excludes lin
ters.
The report includes 171,112 round
bales for 1908, 142,21O for 1907, and
20O,S66 for 1906. Sea island bales. in
cluded 57,135 for 1908: 44,6sS for
1907, and 3O,671 for 1906. Sea island
cotton includes, Florida 23,634 bales;
Georgia 27,2S3; South Carolina e,21S.
Bales ginned to November IA. 1906,
numbered S,562,242. The final crop
Of 1907 aggregated 11,O57,S22 bales,
and 1906 reached 12,9S3,201. The per
cent. Of crop ginned to November IA,
was Sc in 1907 and $50 in 1906. The
report gives the corrected statistics of
cotton ginned this season to Novem-
ber 1, as S,1s1,557 bales. The distri-
button Of running bales by states. GIN
ned to November IA, and active GIN
neries follow:
Alabama 1,O27,4ss bales, and s,4o1
ginneries.
Arkansas 667.24S bales, and 2.O45
ginneries.
Florida 5O,44S bales. and a47 Gin.
neries.
Georgia 1.5ss,ss5 bales, and 1884
ginneries.
Kansas. Kentucky. New Mexico L..
l55 bales and ginneries.
Louisiana S41,50s bales, and 1,eo5
ginneries.
Mississippi 1.oso.s5S bales and 81
S67 gfnneries.
Missouri ss.17s bales and 50 gin
neries.
North Carolina 45O.ss1 bales and g.
e47 ginneries
Oklahoma Ss1,SSS bales and s5S
g1nneries
South Carolina 941.o50 bales and 81
l61 ginneries.
Tennessee 242,T7s bales and 621
ginneries
Texas 2.S74.541 bales and 4,06S gin
neries.
Virginia s.66S bales. and 80 gin
neries.
The total sea island cotton is ST.
lss for 1908, as against l4,69S for
1907. and s0.671 for 1906.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

Florence. Nov. 2s.-News has Just
reached this city Of q terrible tragedy,
which occurred at Winona. In the
eastern section Of this county early to-
night. John Haynes. a white farmer,
living on Mr.. Nathan Gibson's planta-
ton. made . desperate attempt to xii,
his wife and whole family with shot
gun. Henry Moore. who went 20 their
assistance. was shot In the leg by
Haynes. who then turned the gun upon
himself and blew out his brains. Par.
ticulars are measre and only those
facts can DO obtained tonight Sheriff
has gone TO the scene Of the trouble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

Is more money in oats and hay than
cotton. %
Quite a number went from here to
Charleston. Among the number were:
Mr.. j. M. Woody. Mr.. S. F. Moore and
(3) daughters, Miss Lula Wingate,
Misses Kate and Pauline Cummings,
Mr.. B. w. Seegars and three sons,
Messrs. G.. K. Martin. Hazel Boykin
and Wade Ntwsom and Miss Alice
Moore.
Your correspondent had the pleasure
Of attending the 4th quarterly Confer
ence at Wedgefield for the Providence
Charge on Saturday and hearing Pre-
siding Elder Duncan preach one Of
his fine sermons, after which the busi-
ness of the Conference was taken up.
All Of the churches were represented
but one and we feel sure they will
pay out In full. The presiding elder
complimented the charge on the fine
showing II has made. After the coll
ference was over the good people Of
wedgeheld took charge Of all Of the
visiting members Of the conference
and 1t was my good fortune to fall
into the hands OF Mr. c. w. Chandler.
Well I have been there before and !.
is useless to say Mrs. Chandler knows
we'll how to nx things to satisfy the
inner man. The trouble is to keep
from eating too much.
The building committee for the Dai-
xell new M. f. church met in Sum-
ter today and let the contract for the
church and also the bill for the ma
tcrial. So we hope to have the church
soon going up.
Mrs. J. M. Woody returned from
visit to Marlborough on Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Hay was accompanied by
. native Persian on Sunday. who Is in
this country studying for the ministry.
He gave Us Q lecture at Tirzah or
Sunday afaternoon on the habits and
customs Of Persia, which was very in
teresting and we feel sure II was en-
toyed by all who heard him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25
FIRE AT ST. CHARLES.
Store OF Mccoy & Bro. Destroyed Ear
ly Wednesday Morning.

The store of w. X. Mccoy & Bro.
at st. Charles. was burned Wednesday
morning between midnight and dawn,
and the store. together with the en-
tire stock Of goods. was q total loss.
The building and contents, however
were insured, and the loss over and
above the insurance was not great, it
Is stated. The fire was discovered
about I O'Clock a. m.. and at that time
the fire had already made considera-
BILE headway and the interior of the
warehouse was a mass Of flames. The
origin OF the fire has not been definite.
ly determined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

Dalxeil. Nov. 2+.-we are having
delightful fall weather TO work and
those who are not through planting
their small grain crops are rushing TO
try and get through before the wealth
or changes There is q large acreage
being planted In oats this season.
Como of our best farmers are planting
- much a. 100 acres. They say there
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

say he is a Papist. He ought to de-
clare himself TO the public"
Mother 10 a Catholic" responded
Miss Taft, land my father is q unita-
rain, but" she added with q rogueish
gleam in her eyes, "I don't believe ft
works at all In me-"
The defect In the story Ia that IL
most certainly isn't true. as it has
been officially announced that Mrs
Taft is not a member OF the Catholic
church. 1t seems a shame, though, TO
spoil 30 good q story for 90 unimport-
ant q reason.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

AZ result OF the escape OF three
prisoners from the station house in
Greenville Sunday morning. Privates
Baiientine and Mitchell have been
discharged and Private Kitchens sus-
pended for 80 days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25
JOHN D. DIDN'T Do It.
GIVES CREDIT FOR CREATION OF
OIL TRUST TO F,LAGLER AND
DODD.

ROckefeller Resumes Testimony In
Standard Oil Hearing In New York.
ArchbOld to Follow Him OH Witness
Stand-Oil King Declares That he
Belongs to Brotherhood Of Man and
That There is More in Life Than
Money Making.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

The city council of Florence. has
passed an ordinance allowing owners
to drive machines at a speed of Is
miles an hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25

Loretta Marshall. an actress of the
Wayne Musical Comedy Company,
kissed a young sailor on the stage OF
the Academy Of Music, Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-25
cOU TY Correspondence.
NEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
sCIAL CORRESPONDENT
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,

Mall your letters so that they will
ireach this once not later than Tues
day morning. When the letters are
received wednesday II is almost an
tmpoxsibility to have them appear in
shs paper issued that day.
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l am going to tell story lust as II
was told to me. 1t is a good story
put 1t has one defect. which 1 shall
point out when have finished the
tale.
During the recent campaign there
were attempts to make an issue Of the
religion OF Mr.. Taft. He was delused
with letters demanding that he an.
nouncc his faith. correspondence con-
signed TO the waste basket by intell,-
gent clerks. Even the member, of nj.
tamiiy did not escape impertinent in
QUESTION. One curious woman accost-
ed the candidates young daughter.
Miss Helen Taft.
What are your fathers religious
convictions?" che demanded. ~They
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17

and formerly represented his ward ID
the council He is an experienced al
progressive man
Mr Keller in the third, is fore
man in The Crawford Wooden mill
man Of substance and business aDil
ny aad bis friends believe be would
make a splendid member If the c9un-
ell
Dir cumdkey in the fourss IS
weli-mown contractor popular ana
progressive. and his ward VIII be vel
represented & the voters give him
u2iorlX
Mr Yoaz in he afth. IS a well-
known cent Of thar ward and s.
make q strong candidate
beverage clerk az the @ a.
Bowers restaurant
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17

M. C. Kennedy. j. Il forge
Vice Pres & Cen. Supt 2fpk
IA. Al. Riddle. Gen. Toss Agt,
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17
FROM FoLTUs TERRITORY.
asual Budget OF happenings Sent Ia
Prom That Nelehborhood.

3 @sN AA4A stttt- 5Asta
Fo.z. April l1-Nr and Hrs John
Nigar. q MaHlowe were the guests Of
Mg ud Mra A G Miller ou SUNDAY
Re G. Michael gave us ESQ prae-
aeat sermons at Bediuet5n Or SUNDAY
The wheat IS looking very promising
also grass ard vegetation in general
Tha peach pear and plum at tHia
writing, are decked in their mes.
beautiful garments AND eml q fra
GRANGE which is pleasant and refresh
ms
Bird Day viii be observed 81 Ting
NeWtown school today with appropr-
ate exercises
Rev i. e. Mfchaef spent SUNDAY with
tie wafar
The Methodist Episcopal church
south IS buaa church near Perks
Cap west Of Nmdnsbuss in fe nea
future
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-17

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Baltimore & Ohio R. R.


sDaay xDaag exaeBs SUNDAY. 2sun-
dag only
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secretary-Elmer Hopper
Nominee for CoucH-Thomas Youm
Delegates to Mayoraly Convention
r. T. Kerfoot Elmer Hopper G r..
Johnson. Guy TrammeIb George ~
.sehHf ST.
Members Executive commttee-R
+. Kertoot John T. Johnson, Elmer
Hopper j. # Lloyd e g Sprinkle
The attendance was unusually largo
and the proceedings were harmonious
al the men being chosen ~ aeeia-
nation
Tiebet 8 Strong one.
Democrats generally express taem-
Ives m eng pleased over taa o3eu-
naaia ticket au he Ma
SO re@rde8 as hens m
s aem
aard.
81 asa 10
IS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30

vases. including few very antique speci-
mems with curious ornamentation.
Above the cathedral and back OF 1t
stood the CASTILLO. In the piazza ad-
joining the railway station there was a
fine statue of Garibaldi. Another hand
some square was the Piazza Vittorfo
Emanuele, where the band often played
and which was embellished with statue
of Italia.
The Strada Reggie Campi which ran
along the heights behind the town, was
considered a fine promenade. and it gave
one of the finest views of the environs
and of the Sicilian coast to be obtained
anywhere.
Reggie was distant from Messina about
six and one-quarter miles. Probably It's
most beautiful feature to the tourist lay
back of the town. where the forest called
Aspromonte rose in imposing fashion. IL
was there in the vicinity of Reggie that
Garibaldi was wounded and tSken pris-
oner by the Italian troops under Palla-
vicin August %, 1862. The ascent of this
forest slope took about nine hours and
when the summit was gained, especially
in moonlight, a commanding view of the
sea, the islands and Sicily, of unparalleled
beauty, was obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
THE LOST CITY OF REGG|O
Had History of 1900 Years and
Was a Handsome and Pros
porous Place.

Reggie, called Reggie di Calabria. was
the capital OF the province of the same
name. 1t was an archiepiscopal see and
had a population of about $4,000 inhabi-
tants.
1t was one of the oldest settlements in
Italy, and in antiquity its name was Rhe-
GUM. 1t was originally an Euboean COL
ony and was peopled in 723 b. c., by
fugitive Messenians. 1t rose to great
prosperity in the old days, but suffered
from war, and in 3S7 B. C.. was captured
by Dionysius of Syracuse and destroyed.
1t was again captured in go by the
Romans and underwent many vicissi-
tudes of conquest in the middle ages.
Totila, the Goth. captured it in 549 A. d.,
the Saracens did likewise in 9lS. the
Pisans in 1905, Robert Guiscard in 1860
and the Turks in 1852 and again in 1897.
After the great earthquake of 1888 the
town was almost entirely rebuilt, and it
presented more modern aspect than
some of the other towns and had wide
streets which were studded with numer-
Gus handsome villas. 1t had a beautiful
cathedral which dated from the seven
teenth century, and it possessed nu-
=, nerous other handsome buildings, among
| them the Capella del Sacramento, highly
decorated with colored marble; the Strada
| dele Caserme and adjacent to it the Civic
| Museum, which contained fine collec-
! ton of terra cottas, lamps, statuettes and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
CONSUL CHENEY AMONG DEAD
American Representative and His
Wife Known to Have Perished
at Messina.

4 dispatch received at the State De.
partment today from American Consul
Gale at Malta, confirms the reported
death of Consul Cheney and his wife a,
Messna.
The body, the dispatch says, has not
been recovered.
The following dispatch came via Malta
Maltese Islands, in the Mediterranean, be.
ing received there by wireless from Mes
sina by Consul William II. Gale, and
transmitted by him TO the State Depart
ment.
The Messina consulate destroyed and
consul and wife supposed to be dead.
(Signed) "LUPTON."
Consul Gale in forwarding the dispatch
by cable added that Lupton is supposed
to have escaped.
Arthur H. Cheney was a native of I'LL
nois but was appointed consul to MESSING
frorn Connecticut August 10, 1905. Stuart
Lupton, who Is from Tennessee, was only
recently appointed vice and deputy consul
at Messina and had just arrived at his
post, succeeding Joseph III. Pierce, al
Italian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
SHOCK FELT AT PALERMO.
Slight Quake Caused Terrible
Panic in City.

PALERMO. December 3o.eThere was
a slight, short undulatory shock of the
earth at 1870 o'clock last evening, which,
in view of the disastrous results of the re-
cent earthquake, was sufficient to create
a terrible panic. There was general
rush to the squares and open places. ac-
companied by lamentations and shrieks
Of fear Although late in the day, the
population invaded the churches and car
ried out the images of The saints and
sacred vessels, then marched in pro-
cessonal through the streets, imploring a
cessation. of the earthquakes scourge.
News from Messina calls for urgent
measures there at once. Food especially
Is the present greatest need. as men are
in danger of starvation. All trains bring
refugees by the hundreds from the dew
astated city.
4 relief train dispatched toward Messina
in the hope of aiding the earthquake suf-
ferers was forced to return here, being
able to go only within ten miles Of the
stricken city on account of demolished
tracks. The engineer said that all houses
along the route showed effects of the
earthquake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Love-Making in Mexico.
from the Wide World Magazir

FROM tne Nlde NOrld Magazine.
In Spanish-speakng countries young
women are allowed but little of the
liberty that they enjoy in lands where
English is the native tongue. They
rarely meet young men at social enter
tainments. and are never permitted 10
converse with them except in the pres
ence of older people. They do. OF
course. contrive to carry on hirtations.
but chiefly with the eyes. In every town
In a Spanisi-speaking country there is a
plaza. where band plays on one or two
evenings of the week. The young mer
and women congregate there. the former
walking round and round in one direction
and the latter in the opposite direction.
Thus they are constantly meeting and
making eyes at each other. but they do
not pair off or sit down on the benches
together. When a young man wants
to pay his attentions to "A girl he must
get notes Smuggled to her or play the
bear'-tl1at is, stand under the win
dow of her room and try to attract her
attention, either by serenading her with
some musical instrument. or if he has no
gift that way by simply waiting patiently
until she chances to look out and cast
him an encouraging glance In spite, how
ever of all difficulties and obstacles. Cupid
contrives to find a way. and young peo-
pie fall in love and marry just as i'm lands
where etiquette is less strict and opportu-
mites for tete-a-tete conversations more
frequent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
GOVERNORS CALL FOR HELP
Proclamations Issued Asking Sub
scriptions to Italian Relief Fund
Through Red Cross.

ALBANY. n. Y. Decerlber 30.-Gov
Hughes this afternoon iss led a proclama-
ton in which he calls attention to the
calamity which has visited southern Italy
and Sicily, and recommends that contrl-
buttons be made through the New 1orh
state branch of the American National
Red Cross Society The omces OF 'he
branch are at 800 9TH avenue. New o1rk,
and contributions may be made TO the
treasurer, Jacob Schiff, either there or at
the address of Kuhn, Loeb Il Co., %
William street, New York city.
NEW YORK, December 30.-Mayor NC
Clellan was in his Office in the city hall
today. He said that he would, during 'he
day, issue proclamation inviting sup-
scriptions for the relief of the sufferers
by the earthquake in southern italy, 'hal
the money so subscribed would be re-
ceived at his office and would be turned
over to the American Red Cross society
for distribution.
CONCORD, n H.. December W-GoV.
Irloyd has issued the following proclama-
ton
..To the people of New Hampshire:
1.-THE appalling magnitude of the Italian
earthquake calamity makes an insistent
call upon the civilized world for succor
New Hampshire's response will be gen
erous as always Let it also be prompt.
ct our towns and cities. our churches.
schools and fraternal organizations take
I'D the matter at once and forward con-
tributions To William +. Thayer, treasurer
for New Hampshire of the Red Cross So
ciety at Concord.
(Sisned) CHARLES NJ. FLOYD.
Governor"
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. December 30
Gov. James III Higgins has issued an APP
peal to the people of Rhode Island to con-
tribute to the relief of the earthquake
sufferers of Italy. The Red Cross So
ciety will act as custodian of the relief
6, mr.
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Cardinal Gibbons Sympathy.
The Stomach Does
Not Cause Dyspepsia
Neither Will 1t Cure It Because
the Lack of Gastric Juices
Prohibit Relief.

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Then the intestines take from this mass of food
ell that is nourshing and give IT to the blood
The waste matter Is thrown from the system.
IL instead " nourishment the intestines re-.
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and imperfect gastric Juice, 1t be readily
that they must turn imperfect nourishmeut
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give each part Of the body that which It re.
quircs becomes impoverished and disease is
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