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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
FROM DANVERS.

French woman confesses to marry
ing no less than eighv husbands. Not
everv woman possesses her power 10
fasteneight men,
A western paper, reporting a railway
accident. says that there were twenty
pcrsons more or less fatally injured. We
hope that they were less fatally injured
than more.
Among the passengers who arrived on
a recent steamer was Mr.. Hentzlstez-
ski. He is said to be Pole. but from
the tagged appearance OF his name, we
should take him to be section of barb
Cd wire fence.-Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
BATTLE WAS FIERCE ONE.
Sherins did Not Give IN Negro "ht'i
Two Men Were Dend and Nine
Severely wounded.

Pensacola. Fla, July 30-Two men killed
and nine wounded, several fatally. Is
the record of the clash last midnight be-
tween a mob bent upon lynching LHander
Shaw n negro and the sheriff and his
forces in which the mob finally over
powered the authorities. The Iynchins
was carried out IN the most prominent
park of this city.
Shaw Yesterday assaulted Mrs. Lalilan
Davis, highly respected lady near TINS
city during the absence OF her husband
and after cutting her throat dubbed her
over the head with revolver which he
had taken from the house.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
ASPHALT IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Report by the Geological Survey with
Reference to Production.

The long -drawn-out controversy be-
tween the United States and Venezuela,
In which the great Trinidad asphalt con-
cession has figured prominently, has per-
haps created the impression that this
country is wholly dependent on that
bitumen lake for It's supply OF asphalt.
1t Is true that We buy abroad large
quantities of this paving material. and
that more than half of the imports now
come from the island OF Trinidad. but
our own production greatly exceeds the
total imports, and although the increase
In our consumption OF the material Is
rapid the growth In the proportion of
home production over importations Is
even more marked In 1907 the United
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06

Mckinley. and may make a speech or
two on special occasions.
TIL, other announcement concerns the
ce-prc.idcntial candidate. Mr.. Hitch
cock says that Mr.. Sherman would take
the stump during the last month of the
campaign and make a series of speeches
throughout tho country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

LIONS q HoTnEns for their caIiDaEN WILLS
TEETHiN0, With rERfEcT SUCCESS. { sOOTnEs
CURES WiND COLO, and 10 the best ssmsdy IT, biAR-
kHGX sold BY nr1ss;' IN every ..., q N. .s,a
ne sure and a. e. nd Ts,, win:lovs seotAi.e syrup
snecd under IN. Food and Drug. Act juss sh 1908 Srs
Nu.s.r iocs. sAN OLD AND writ. TRIEn REnEDY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
A SURGICAL.
OPERATION

If there Is any one thing that
woman breads more than another 1t
is Q surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, Of operations
performed upon women in our hos.
pitfalls which are entirely unneces.
sary and MANY have been avoided by
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
SUICIDE ON TRAIN.
Mrs. burnett Of Iowa Shot Herself be-
tween Roxbury and Randolph.

MONTPELIER. July 30-Mrs. G. g. Burnett
of Dexter, Ia, aged 30, who was travel
ling East with her husband and his sis
ter, Miss Bessie Burnett, shot herself In
cha dressina room Of the Boston sleeper
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
BOOK BINDING
AND PRINTING

1t will cost you nothing
to get prices and we have
been able to gain and
satisfy so many good
customers that we feel
sure that you also will
find our print shop and
bindery able to serve
you to your complete
satisfaction.
THE FREE PRESS PRINTING %
Burlington. Vtn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
LYDIA Z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof OF this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
For eight years ] suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope Of recovery. | wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia f. Pinl,ham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me a we'll woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
~ fesl 1t is my duty to let people
know what Lydia 2. Pinkham's vegc.
table Compound has done for me. 1
suffered from female troubles. and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected. and urged me TO try Lydia
h. Pinlham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day am we'll and strong"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06

IT suffered habitually from consti-
patton. Doan's Regulots relieved and
strengthened the bowels, so that they
have been regular ever since."-A II.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For tnlrty years Lydia Z. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
FASHIONS OF THESE TIMES.
The Vogue Of the Jumper Suit-Ptque
Returns to FavOr-FOulard Pos-
sihllities- Rills nj tha NouaanA

There Is no end to the variations that
may be worked oUt OF the jumper suit
idea. Neither, apparently. Is there any
limit to the popularity this style finds
among people and among materials. All
sorts and conditions Of women and child
rem are adapted to some version of II.
and all thneaaterials In present use can
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06

Soothes itching skin, Heals cuts
or burns without a scar. Cures piles,
eczema. salt rheum. any itching.
Doan's Ointment. Your druggist sells
IT,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
VERMONT BANKRUPTS

Rutland, July Ca petition in bank
ruptcy has been filed in the office of
Clerk +. S. Plat of the United States
court by Wright n. Lowell of Lyndon, n
la boror. He owes s20oi56 and has as
sets of s21S. of which s2on is exempt
There were arguments In the bank
ruptcy case of Fred Fcnn, Rutland
liquor dealer. The question under dis
cussion Is the legality Of the 5000 claim
OF Ballantine & Son of Nav York j.
Edward Cops, the trustee. claims the
bill Illegal because the Ballantine firm
held no wholesalers license to do bust
ness In this State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06

on the night express south bound We'd
nesday night. The shooting was done
some time when the train was running
between Roxbury and Randolph. At Ran
dolph Dr. l.. A. Russlow examined the
body md gave n permit to take 1t to
White River Junction where It was en-
balmed and this evening was shipped to
Iowa. Mr.. Burnett Is pastor of the
Methodist Church at Dexter and was
coming East with his wife, who had
been suffering from nervous prost RI ton
A sad feature of the death Is that she
leaves four small children in her late
home in Illinois.
Tho party stopped for some time ut
Montreal. during part OF which Mrs
Burnett was left alone and probably
went out and bought the revolver with
which the deed was done as she was
not known to have one in her possession
The act was apparently suicidal, re-
sulting from dependency on account Of
her health. The revolver was not found
and must either have been thrown out
or ratified out of the car.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

After newspaper has yelled itself
hoarse In an effort to persuade people
to patronize home merchants instead
OF mail order houses. and then acci-
IDENTIFY stumbles on the fact that some
of these self same business men he
Is endeavOring to protect, are sending
away for their job printing or using
a meas!y rubebr stamp for their sta
tionery. 1t rather shakes his faith in
mankind, and makes reciprocity look
like lead dime with a hole in It,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

A post-mortem on q colt belonging
to David Moore, a farmer living near
Anderson, Ind, showed that the ami
NAL had two hearts. The colt had
been healthy up to the time of its
death, and the supposition is that
when the extra heart, situated near
the liver. which had been inactive.l
began to work the increasing pressure
caused a blood vessel to burst, result
ing in death.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

wsshinston. sept s.-A total of
osIss% bales OF cotton sinnsd from
The growth Of 1905 to Sept. and
s.sis active sfnneriss are announced
IN the census report on cotton GIN
ming issped today. This IL against
1sosTs bales at corresponding date
1907. 1850 active sinneries: A07.651
bales and s.sas ginneries In 1905 and
N7s.sss bales and s.s2s ginneries In
1ses. These nsures count round as
hAif bales. The report includes 2O,-
SIC round bales for 1908: II.5Oa for
1907: 2i.sBs for 1905 and 2a.2si for
1906. The report also embraces 1874
sea Island bales for 1908. s5 for 1907:
90 for 1899 and A1sS for 1905.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

Chicago. Sept. 7.-William J. Bryan
was asked tonight II he had read the
Labor Day speech Of VIM. r.. Hearst.
He replied that he had not. but he un-
derstood that Mr.. Hearst had made
some criticism Of him.
Il am fighting Mr.. Taft" said Mr..
Bryan. Either Mr.. Taft or I will be
elected. II Mr.. Hearst declares that
he Is endeavoring to help Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Taft will endorse Mr.. Hearst
as representative OF Republican
ideas. and Mr.. Hearst's methods
OF campaigning I will answer Mr..
Hearst. otherwise do not feel called
upon TO do So"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

A Mormon's wife. coming down
stairs one morning. met the physician
who was attending her husband.
rs he very 'ill?" she asked anx-
iously.
He is" replied the physician. "I
fear that the end Is not far off,"
"Do you think she asked, hesi-
tatinsly. "do you think II proper tina,
should be at his bedside during his
last moments?"
"Yes. But I advise you to hurry,
madam. The best places are already
being taken."--Everybody's.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09
WHITE CHILD SLAIN AND EATEN
Negro VCOdoOism Leads to Afro
ciOus Crime I'm Cuba.

Havana, Sept. 6.-The prosecuting
attorney at Matsnzas finished vest err
day an vest'gation into the case Of
the murder Of a child, Luesa Valdes,
evidencing an awill instance Of can
nibalism and witchcraft. He demand
ed a death sentence for Irene Rod
riguez and her two accomplices, the
Valla adares, and life imprisonment for
other negroes concerned.
The evidence was that Luesa VAL
des. white sirl 8. years old, was kid
mapped last June by Ro lliguez, the
Val!adares ard Victor Navarro, a ne
gro boy IA years old. They had hunt
ed long time for white child for
Leocadia, sick colored woman.
Rodriguez. 1t was charged, killed the
girl after CHASTITY ceremonies and gave
portions Of the body to Leocadia.
The case reveals that the negroes
have In all the provinces leaders call
ed. like Rodriguez. high priests, who
command the same influence over the
Ignorant population that the Papaloez
have in Haiti. Since 1906 their horri-
bic superstition has been growing
Early In that year, under the Palmas
administration, two negroes, one OF
them an old African called Boku
were garroted for killing white
child to cure a negro woman.-Balti-
more Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09
BOY TAPS WIRELESS PHONE.
Iweive-Year-Old Son of W.. e. ID.
Stokes Lnvents Receiving
Box"

william T.. ID. Stokes, Jr. IL years
old, son Of the proprietor Of the An
sonia Apartment Hotel, Seventy-third
street and Broadway, has astourded
experts in wireless transmission Of
messages by electrical energy by de-
signing what he calls a receiving
box" His contrivance not only catch
es dispatches sent in the ordinary code
used by the Marconi and De Fo est
system, but reproduces the words and
sounds of wireless telephony, in VOL
ume deep enough to be heard at a
distance Of four feet from the appa-
ratus.
Working alone, and concealing the
secret of his invention from his father,
the boy stuck to the completion of his
task all Of last Thursday, and well
into the night On Friday al out DON
he had perfected the last coil in the
mysterious 'box" and ran down from
the roof to his fathers office on the
sixteenth floor, shouting:
Come up, Pop! Come up; she's
talking all right. Come and listen!"
Stokes, senior, had indulged his son
for more than a year with electrical
devices Of different characters, and
permitted him to string wires be-
tween the two towers on the roof Of
tn building and connect them with
a dynamo in the dynamo room of the
building. The father had heard the
click Of the dot and dash, snatched
from the air, which was not entirely
new; but he was wholly unprepared
for the demonstration that greeted
him. when he was called to the roof
by the eager youngster.
Just wait a minute" exclaimed w.
E. D., junior as he opened a square
receptacle, and turned a lever. In
stantly there came the sound Of a
human voice. with a metallic twang.
The young inventor has figured out
that the clear and distinct words
enunciated through the receiving box
come either from Philadelphia or from
within 100 miles Of New York, and
that the sounds Of lesser clarity are
projected from Boston or thereabouts
The weaker sounds, he calculates, by
comparative reasoning. must come
distance Of from 700 to 1000 miles.
He has not attempted to design
transmitter to send wireless telephon-
ic messages, but he can transmit the
ordinary telegraphic code and capture
messages on the wing as we'll as an
expert.
The boy has thought out and de-
signed the apparatus without help. He
has been student of electrical science
since he was 10 years old. He is a
pupil Of Doctor Browning's school in
West Fifty-fifth street, and in common
with other boys Of his own age and
older has had object lessons in me-
chanical devices in visits Of the class
to industrial establishments.
The only branch that interested him
was electricity, and in that he has dis
played precocity which one of the
leading experts in wireless telephony
says is without precedent.
Young Stokes was in Long Branch
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09
NOTICE OF SUPERVISORS OF
REGISTRATION.

In compliance with act of Lesisla-
ture Of 1908 the Board Of Supervisors
Of Registration will open their books
for the purpose Of Registration and
Reenrolling at:
Stateburg on Tuesday, Sept 1st.
Remberts on Wednesday, Septems
ber End.
Dalzell on Thursday, Sept. 3rd.
Sumter on Monday. Sept 7th.
Mayesvile on Monday, Sep. 21.
Oswego on Tuesday, Sept. %.
Shiloh on Wednesday, Sept. eth.
Concord on Friday Gordon Mild
Sept. 11th.
Wedgefield on Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
Manchester on Wednesday, Sept. Is.
Privateer on Thursday, Sept. 18th.
By order Of Board.
s. j. WHITE,
Clerk & Secretary.
S-1Q.kf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, and
purchase a dollar bottle, and if you
can honestly say, that you did not
receive any benefits from it, after
using the entire bottle, the drug
gist will refund your money to you
without question or delay.
We will pay the druggist the price
OF the bottle purchased by you.
This offer applies to the large
bottle only and to but one In q
family.
We could not afford to make such
an offer, unless we positively knew
what Kodol will do for you.
1t would bankrupt us.
The dollar bottle contains 2h times
as much as the fifty cent bottle.
Kodol is made at the laboratories
Of E. G. Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09
STATE Politics AT CAPITOL.
Fcathcrstone Has Following
Blease Threatens to Run Again
Manning May BE I'm the Fight and
Lyon Possibly II He Puts Stripes
ON The Graftcrs.

Columbia, Sept. 5.-Although Gov.
Ansel has just been re-nominated for
second term OF two years, and not
yet elected. there is already specula-
tion as to his successor in 1910. Mr.,
Blease, who made surprisingly
strong run against the governor this
year. has intimated, In his card Of
thanks that he VII be a candidate
again In 1910, and private conver-
sation he had made the inimation
even more direct and strong, so that
is presumed that he will again
make the fight.
The Newberry Observer and Laurens
Advertiser have already named Mr.. c.
C. Featherstone OF Laurens as the To-
gical candidate in 1910, as Mr.. Feath-
erstone withdrew from the race this
year upon an assurance from Gov.
Ansel that he would advocate on the
stump and recommend to the lsgisla-
ture Mr.. Featherstone's plan Of hand
ling the liquor question--State prohi-
bition law with option to counties to
vote in dispensaries instead Of voting
them out. as at present. The govern
or's advocacy Of this plan on the
stump was lost sight Of in his defense
Of the administration from the attacks
Of Mr.. Bleae.
It IL also suggested by some Of the
county papers that Mr.. Richard !.
Manning. who was Gov, Ansels op-
ponent In 1905. will again be q candi-
date in 1910. Only Mr.. Manning's
advocacy Of tho state dispensary sys-
tenn kept him out OF ths once two
years ago. Conditions have changed
now and the dispensary II out Of the
way. " 49,
Lieut.. Gov. Mcleod has had the
second place all to himself without
fsht. being frnst elected and then
reelected without opposition. and
what would be- more 4 natural than
that he should try for first place In
1910? BY the way. It Is sometimes
forgotten that M. Mcleod is q first
cousin Of Hon. 4. d. Smith. near
senator from South Carolina.
J. Fraser Lyon was given one of the
handsomest endorsements that tho
State has ever given a young man.
In his election to the ONCE Of attor-
ney general In 1905: he has been re-
nominated without Opposition. and
given more time to fulfill his promise
to put stripes on the grafteys." II
he does fulnll that r-ovnise, can any
one beat him for cove, or for any
thing else - '-''''s 90 A. t-s' -
Col. w. w. Lumpkin of Columbia,
who made the race for the United
States senate as prohibitionist. is
looked upon as likely gubernatorial
timber. since he. has got acquainted
with the folk and invited them oil to
come to see him.
Capt John 9. Richards. Jr.. the
legislative leader from Kershaw. who
wants the lien law repealed. and who
also favors State prohibition without
any options. may be among those to
aspire to the sovernorship in 1910.
There are many Others tied out
In the bushes and the events Of the
next A, q years NAV hriuO mt So,,,a
horses that are now dark and elimi-
nate others that are now In the run
ming. But you can't keep people from
talking politics. especially after the
election.-Greenville News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09
BRYAN LEADS; TAFT INITIATES.
NEBRASKAN SETS THE PACE FOR
OTHERS TO FOLLOW.
He IS Afforded Much Satisfaction at
the Republian Candidates. Being
Forced to Adopt Measures and Tac-
tics In Advocating and Using
Which He Was Himself Pioneer.

Which He Was Himself a Pioneer.
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Sept. g.
". j. Bryan eft here at o'clock to-
day over the Rock Island Railroad for
Chicago and thus began a three weeks
campaign tour. which will carry him
into the Middle West, the Eastern
States and back through the West
into South Dakota before returning
home.
Perhaps no recent news afforded
the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent so much interest as the an
nouncement that Mr.. Taft proposed
making a campaign tour. Mr.. Bryan
regarded his opponents decision as a
distinct vindication Of his course in
the present as we'll as his two pre-
vious campaigns, when he tracked
over the ountry and delivered political
speeches. When asked If he had any
Soh-h-Shl w AAohS Oh the SuUJSCt, MI
Bryan said:
"Well, am getting great deal Of
conso alton out Of the way the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Taft have been doing. I
used to be called hard names because
advocated an income tax, and now
the income tax has been endorsed by
the President and Mr.. Taft. I used to
he, bitterly denounced because favor
ed railroad regulation. Now the
President and Mr.. Taft have brought
that reform into popularity and I am
no longer considered dangerous. I
used to get good deal Of criticism
because I favored tariff reform, but
now tariff reform has become so urg-
ent that Mr.. Taft is willing to have a
special session called Immediately af-
ter inauguration to act on the SUBJ
ject. It used to be that when I talked
about independence for. the Filipinos
] was told the American flag never
came down when 1t once went up.
now We have Republican candidate
for the Presidency who believes the
Filipinos must ultimately have inde-
pendence.
"But I have reason to rejoice over
the factt hat some Of the things I
have done are now viewed in a more
favorable light. When I made some
phonograph records in order that l
might discusss political questions be-
fore more people, the Republican pa
pers ridiculed me and called it undig-
hified. but Mr.. Taft has lifted the
phonograph to eminenoe by talking
into it himself. ~
"And now my greatest sin is to be
made a virtue by imitation. Surely
imitation is the sincerest form Of
fattery.' When I went out campaign
Ing in 1895 and 1900 they said it was
demasogic to run around over the
country hunting for votes. Now 1t is
eminently proper since Mr.. Taft Is
going to do 1t, and hope the Republi-
can papers will make due apologies.
They said In 1895 and 1900 that
was scared when made speeches
from tire rear end Of a train, and
was, and the results showed that
had reason to be- I have been won.
deEhng whether this explanation
would be given when Mr.. Taft starts
out. and whether the result will be
the same with him that 1t was with
me. .
1T is hard for US to keep our pat
ents from being infringed on this year.
I am afraid they will try to- raise a
campaign fund by popular contribu-
tions next"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

last night. He said he is not ready 20
divulge anything more concerning his
invention. There are secrets involved
in the perfection of the system which
he does not mean to have any other
wizards feast upon-New York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

Take q spoonful OF violet perfume.
. pound or so Of lace. a dash OF music
and serve under a summer NOON
and almost any man will call II
'love."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

A single fruit company exported
last year 100000 punches of
bananas to Europe and the Unitsk
States from Central and South Amer
lea and Jamaica.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

He that passeth by, and meddleth
with strife belonging not to him, is
like one that taketh dog BY the
ears."-Prov. 26: II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

Doctor-Madam. I have just been
telling your husband that you need
some change. Patient-IIi swear ne
told you he had nothing but big notes
wifh hinh--Baitimore American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

Tess-I think I am entitled to a
Carnegie medal. I saved life the
other evening. Jess-The idea
Whose? Tess-Jack Mason's; ne said
he couldn't live without me.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-09

Refinement is what makes man
turn on his heel and go of to the club
instead of staying at home and hav-
Ing a good, old-fashioned row with
his wife.