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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
GOV. SMITH APPEALS FOR AID.
Suffering Caused by Cyclone i'm GcOr.
gia Greater Than Was Supposed.

Atlanta, Ga, April 29.-Gov Hoke
Smith today issued an appeal to the
people of Georgia for immediate aid
for the sufferers in last weeks des-
tructive storm at Chipley Griffin,
Stinson. Harris and Cave City Geor-
gia. In his appeal the Governor says
reports received by him indicate a far
greater degree Of suffering than was
at first supposed.
The department of Gulf is active in
relief measures and sent officers to
several points to report on the
situation.
In Southern Georgia and North
Florida, floods are threatening towns
and villages along the Chattahoochee
and Flint rivers, which are reported
to be we'll above flood stages.
The weather bureau today sent out
food warnings for these sections.
Gov. Noel, of Mississippi, today
asked the department Of the Gulf for
$50 tents to be sent to Jackson, Miss
100 to Natchez. and fifty to Fayette
Tents now at Fort Jackson were
ordered sent to these points.
Gov. Blanchard, Of Louisiana, wired
the department that 500 families were
In need Of assistance, asked that SO
tents be sent to the chairman of the
New Orleans relief committee for dis.
tribution. This request was compiled
with.
Capt. Clark, chief commissary, has
reported to the department after a
visit to Griffin, Ca, that the damage
by the storm at that place approx
mated 100000. and that 200 person ms
would have TO be fed for thirty days
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
CHARLESTON MEDICAL COLLEGE
DIR. Charles j. Lennon One of the
Honor Men OF the Class.

The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Medical College of South
Carolina was held Wednesday night
at the Acadmey of Music, when sew
enteen men received diplomas in
medicine and eighteen in phar-
macy.
The exercises were of an interesting
character.
The following were the graduates
from this section:
William Roam Barron. Manning
Edward Theron Kelley, Darlington
Charles James Lennon. Elliott: Mat
thew Singleton Moore, Sumter; Oscar
W. Nettles. Foreston; Joseph Sumter
Rhame. Jr., Camden.
The order of graduation of the
classes in medicine and pharmacy. the
first nine OF the medicine class having
the refusal of positions of iternes and
externes at the Roper Hospital. is as
follows:
Medicine-E. F.. Green, r. NJ. Pol.
iitzer, +. J. Rogers, c. ]. Lennon. J.
5. Rhame. Jr.. NJ. B. Herlong. o. w.
Nettles, w. r.. Barron, H. S. Feagin.
DR.. Green won the college Gun in
the class of medicine and Mr.. Meld
the medal for pharmacy in his class.
Mr. Melh also won the prize offered
by the State Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
WEST FINDS SHORTAGE
Accounts of North Augusta Dispen.
pcnsary Apparently $48O OF.

Columbia, April 3O.-A telegram
received here this afternoon from
Dispensary Auditor West states that
the dispensary at North Augusta
checks $3.50 short and that the dis
pensary is still closed pending the act
ion Of the Aiken County board. Mr..
West went to North Augusta yester-
day in response to a telegram telling
him of the apparent shortage, which
was discovered Tuesday by Messrs.
Holley and Hahn, Of the Aiken board.
when they visited the dispensasry and
checked Dispenser Meyers accounts.
At first it was stated that the shortage
amounted to $425, but it now seems
to be slightly in excess Of that
amount. The members Of the county
board at once closed the dispensary
and notified the auditor.
1t is said that Georgia patrons OF
the grog shop were greatly dissap-
pointed when they paid their morn
ing visit to the resort on "Wednesday
morning and found 1t shut down.
They will have to find another supply
depot for the present.
Dispenser Meyer has been in charge
OF this prosperous and popular in
stituttpn since 1t was first opened in
December to catch the trade from
prohibition Georgia. He is. Of course.
under bond. and one statement made
In regard to the matter is to the effect
that he is due 5000 and more on SAL
ary and other accounts, reducing the
alleged shortage to about $3.50. The
complete situation will doubtless be
learned on the publication of MI.
Vests report.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
HIT BY HUGE METEOR.
Mystery OF Great Hole In Arizona
Desert Apparently Solved

"A grant from the Smithsonian In
stitution recently enabled Prof Geo
Merrill Of the United States Nation
al Museum, to study the geologic ori-
gin' of peculiar, large crater-form
depression in the desert near Canyon
Diablo, Ariz 1t is nearly three-quar-
ters Of a mile across and about 600
feet deep. Since it was brought to
the notice Of men Of science this
hole has caused much discussion.
some believing it to be an extinct VOL
cano and others to be the record Of
the impact Of hugh meteor which
struck the earth centuries ago.
In speaking Of his conclusions, Pro-
fessor Merrill leans toward the meteor
theory
1.-The crater" he states, could not
have been formed by any volcanic
action, for, all the phenomena have a
superficial nature. Some 800 feet of
everything limestone and 500 feet of
sandstone have been thoroughly shat
tered, as though by some powerful
blow, and the quartz particles in the
sandstone in part fused, indicating an
exceedingly high degree of heat. The
underlying sandstone. however, is en-
tirely unchanged. This of course alb
solutely precludes the formation of
crater by any deep-seated agency,
and 1 have been forced to consider an
origin by impact of a stellar body
IAN exhaustive study Of known
metOric falls shows that there is no
record Of any fall comparable with
this, the largest of known meteortes,
such as that brought by Commander
Peary from Cape York. Greenland,
or, the enormous irons from Oregon,
have fallen with so little force as to
| scarcely bury themselves. The near
est approach to the Canyon Diablo
occurrence happened at Knyahinya,
Hungary. in 1866, when a 66O-pound
stone penetrated the ground to the
depth pf II feet.
mo meteoric mass of sufficient size
to have made this enormous crater
has been brought to light, but there
still remains the possibility of its
having become entirely dissipated
through the heat developed by it's
impact while travelling at speed of
many miles a second" nd"-Washington
Correspondence New York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
GAME PLAYED IN A GALE.
fiorence Was Badly Defeated by
Sumter-Terrifc Wind Was Blow.
ing.

Florence. April 3O.--Although a
terrific wind from the west was blow
ing. the Florence and Sumter State
league teams played another game
this after Don, Sumter taking the
game by score of 15 to 4. Following
is the summary of the game:
Florence. :. 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 o.
Sumter. ..3 5 0 5 90 lis
Hits-Florence S, Sumter 13.
Errors-Florence s, Sumter 8.
Batteries-Florence, Shuford, Lee
and Lucas. Sumter, Cowell and Ste
phens.
Hits-Off Shuford, IL in 5 innings:
or Lee, in 4 innings. Bases on
balls. off Shuford2. Struck out. by
Shuford 2. by Lee 1, by Cowell 4.
Home run. Lee 1,
Feature Of the game was the bat
ting Of Dingle and Stevens, and Lees
home run over right field fence
Umpire-Mr. Ham, of Sumter.
Scorer-Mr. Timmons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
COKER COLLEGE FOR WOMEN.
Welsh Neck High School Transform
ed Into Institution for Girls.

The following self explanator,
statement has been issued by the
trustees Of the Welsh Neck High
School:
At a meeting Of the trustee, of the
Welsh Neck High School, he'll In
Florcree April 20. 1908. 1t was unan-
iraously agreed that, owing to increas
ed interest and aid given by the State
to pthlic high schools, the further
maintenance Of the institution un6cr
existing conditions. might become
burdnnsome. therefore. with the full
consent of the originator and its chief
tens fat,or. 1t was determined to con.
vert the institution into a college for
women. TO be known as Coke- College.
nnd'r the auspices of the Baptist de-
nomination.
At present there Is no school of high
grade for women In the eastern part
Of the state. and at the same time,
all girls schools are full to overflow
Ing. There Is need and demand in
this section Of South Carolina for a
strong and well equipped school for
girls. such as we desire to make of
this new venture. which is by no
means intended to come into competi-
tion with sister institutions in West
ern South Carolina. Providence has
fixed the time and the means to show
our loyalty to the denomination and
our interest In the welfare of our
daughters. Already owning a plant
worth $4,000. to which. by the
princely generosity Of It's benefactor,
an additional gift of $500 for the
erection Of new auditorium and ad-
ministration building Is now available,
II will begin its work with the new
session with a new president AMI fac
ulty. free Of debt. and with an equip
ment that at once places II in the
front rank Of the denominational
schools Of the State.
Feeling that there is room for It,
and that II will become the rallyins
point for the unincation of denomina-
tional intrests In Eastern South Caro-
lima. we recommend II to the love and
patronage Of the brethren. Signed by
Chas. A. Smith,
r. N. Satterwhite,
james Long
Committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
COTTON OUTLOOK PROMISING,
JOURNAL OF COMNIERCE PIPE.
LIMINARY REPORT READY.
lh Spite of Reduced Acreage Agita-
ton, Tendency is to Plant About
Same as Last Year, With Possibly
Slight Increase-FavOrable Fac
tor is Plentiful Supply of Labor.

New York, April 29.-Its prelimi-
nary report on acreage and general
conditions Of cotton for the season Of
1908 will be published by the Journal
OF Commerce tomorrow. The report
will be revised in the June report
when planting will be completed and
acreage definitely settled. A
Notwithstanding the reduced acre
age agitation present tendencies are
to plant about the same as last year
with possibly a slight increase. The
season opened early and favorably.
fields being we'll prepared with a nor
NAL amount of fertilizers used. Farm
ers did not generally avail themselves
Of these conditions to plant early.
fearing their experience Of last year
when the weather at this time was
cold and wet. Recent heavy rains in
several States have delayed planting.
making the crops a week late but on
the whole farming is about normal in
uSNclOpIIleIlt.
Some replanting will be necessary
in Texas owing to floods, but the crop
generally is particularly free from
damage thus far. Temperatures have
ranged above normal in nearly all
sections, and sunshine has been am
pie, and compared with a year ago.
the outlook is much more promising.
Insects are but little complained of
and no districts are needing rain.
Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Mississippi all show fair increases.
but the decline in the States generally
offset the gains.
A favorable factor for the future
OF the crops is the more plentiful sup
ply of labor, owing to business de-
preston and the general lowering Of
wages. Replies~were received from
nearly 1900 correspondents bearing
an average date of April 22.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

three large cities and three great
ports on the Atlantic seaboard be-
tween Columbia and New York, all
OF them on direct line from Colum-
bia.
$50 far as the markets are concern
ed the South Carolina farmer has as
good advantages as the Iowa farmer.
These advantages are not developed
II Is true, but the conditions are full
Of latent possibilities.
IF good horses are bred in the
South. the buyers will soon find II
out and there need be no fear that
good prices will not be obtained for
good products"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
Letter to T.. w. Dabbs,
Goodwill, S. c.

Dear Sir: New Orleans is one of the
cities hard on paint: but, nevertheless
they paint lead-and-oil a good deaI
there.
Caller painted two houses last
year for F Hinderer: one lead-and-oil
and the other Devoe. The frs, is al
ready in bad condition. Devoe is per-
feet.
M Augustin. New Orleans. mas
painted his house Devoe three times
in eighteen years. This shows that De-
voc is good for six years there.
In Florida. where lead-aud-oil
wears only year. we have no com
plant Of Devoe and we know of its
wearing ten years in several instances
We don't say it wears ten years. VOL,
know; there are such instances.
mo complaint" is enough to say
till we have longtime experience
they're coming. Meantime. Devoe is
the paint that takes least call,ns
makes least bill. and wears longest So
much we're sure Of
Yours truly
~ w DEVOE & co
p. S. Durant Hardware Co Sails our
paint
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
THE GAME IN FLORENCE.

sumter Won. But Both Teams Made
Many Errors.
Florence, April 2s.-Sumter's State
league baseball team and the Flor
ence boys played ball here this even
Ing. Sumter winning out by score Of
to 2. Batteries for Sumter. Garner
and stephens; for Florence. Lake and
Wilcox. The game was one that was
full Of errors on both sides. Sumter
and Florence play again tomorrow
and Friday. The score by innings
was as follows:
Sumter. :. 20 900 o 3O1 s-8
Florence. :. % 90 002 %
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

When you're wearied from ever
work. feel listless. languid, or when
you can't sleep or eat, take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea, the greatest
American tonic. Thirty years the
best. 35c., tea or tablets. Sibcrt'n
Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
Valued Same n Cold.

% b. @. Stewart. a merchant OF Ce-
dar View. Miss. says 81 tell my GUS
toners when they buy a box OF DIR.
Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth OF that much gold In weight. 1.
afflicted with consumption. malaria
or billousness." Sold under guarantee
at Sihtrt's Drug Store. 2hc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

II Eours the oil OF life into \our
s\Stcm--warms up and starts the fe
hloc| circulat!rg-makes you feel
heaithy and happy. That's what Hoi-
liStr:'s Rocky Mountain Tea docs.
80. ten or tablets. Sibert'; Drag
Strrc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

Whatever racing may have done
for horses. 1t doesn't seem to have
improved the breed Of certain legis-
latOrs.-PrOvidence Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

A manly man likes to acknO wledge
his faults to womanly woman who
tries to convince him that he has
none.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

The luckiests day OF nv life was
wntn I fought Il bcx of Buckier's Ar.
dahn OF Tracy. California. 1.-TWO csc.
dahn of Tracy California. "Two tic.
boxes cured me Of an annoying case
"f itching piles. which had troubled
rae for years and that yielded tn no
other treatment" Sold under yuaran-
tee at Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
WhOOplng Cough.

"ln February our daughter had
the whooping cough. Mr.. Lane, of
Hartland. recommended Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and said II gave
his customers the best Of satisfaction.
We found 1t as he said, and can re-
commend 1t TO anyone having chill
dren troubled with whooping cough"
says Mrs. A. Goss. Of Durand, Mich.
For sale by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

James A. villigette. a street light
ing contractor Of Milwaukee. charged
with violating the child labor law.
appeared In court with his hair done
up In Psyche-knot style and created
a sensation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

Life Is a dream" says Count Toll
stoi. And to a good many persons 1t
Is very much Of a nightmare.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

A man gets so excited over an elec-
ton because it won't make any diff
ference to him how 1t comes out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

A nice thing about a girl with a
great big hat is it seems like kissing
her under an umbrella.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

Instructing for Bryan is all very
we'll. but 1t gives no advance credit
In the electoral college.-New York
Mail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

When a woman has a sense Of hu-
NOR, it's just another Of her arts OF
deception.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

III woman Is thin she can make
up for 1t. but there is no help for a
thin man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

1t must seem very queer in heaven
to pass the first Of the month and not
have any come in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

Economy may be the road to
wealth. but nine-tenths of those, who
are compelled to travel il never reach
the goal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06

Weak men never yield at the prop
or time.-French.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
HERE'S THE proof.

But Besides Catarrl, HyOnlci Cures
Grip, Coughs and Colds, Group and
Asthma-Read; III You Are q Suf-
fercr From Catarrh, Reason and
Reflect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-06
EXHIBITS.

Exhibits must be made during the
fair of at least five bushels Of corn
and of ten stalks as it grew IN the
field from each acre in competition
Each contestant for cotton prize mus.
exhibit five stalks OF cotton from the
field ard al least 25 pounds IF se.a
cotton.
Award Of prize in corn contest to
ls made at time OF soto F,,~ En.rv
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The contestants shall report to the
secretary Of the society the character
or the soil and sub-soil on which the
test Is made, the kind Of crop grown
on the land the year preceding. the
kind of ploughs used, and the depth
and manner Of preparing the land,
the kind and quantity Of fertilizer ap-
piled and the cost Of same, and the
manner Of application. The variety of
seed planted, the manner Of planting
the width Of rows and distance in the
drill. implements used and depth and
manner Of cultivation. and the total
cost OF preparation, planting and cut
tivation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
Appropriation Of Water. !
Once ofsthe State EnginesrsselsF.s

Appropriation Of Water. Ss s!s
Once ofthe State Ensinesrrfisg1s
s. D., November II, 1907.
Notice b4hereby given thaA4fWMC
Phillips, whose postohice address is
Pennington, Pennington sountyss 8
D., has made application insaeeprd
ance with the provisions Of the al
CATION laws of South DakotaaforsSa
permit to appropriate for beAA1ctas
use 2 cubic feet Of water peIsseeapngds
Of time from Box Elder creek thspngh
the Phillips Ditch, the point 81 a.
version Of which Is TO be locatedsup
ON the. right bank OF said streamSsii n
the northeast quarter Of the nosth-s
west quarter Of section 3 township.
! north range II east B. II. NJ, laid.
water to BE- used for the purpose of
irrigation, stock and Domestic use.
This application will Be taken nlp!
by the state engineer al. his ofieasat
Pierre for consideration and apptos
pirate action on the lathe day OF
January 1908, at . q. M, at which
time all persons. who believe that, the
prior rights would be injuflo4sly At
fected, or that the allowances Of the
permit would be detrimental 10 the
public welfare, and also parties mak-
ing the application, end TO b bone
fitted, are notified to be present
either by sworn afhdAvit or i1speFs
son for the purpose ofpresaAtillg
any relative testimony. s#ss
SAMUEL n. LEA, ssss
lHtste Bngtnsxks
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!: Notice for duplication.

~ ~ An
Departments OF the Interior, Land
Once at Rapid City. South Dakota,
September "a. 1907.
Nodce h@hereby given that Cloyd
D. Ellison. of Rapid City, South Da-
kota, has fled notice Of his Intention
tosmake dnal commutation proof III
SUPPORT Of his claim. viz: Homestead
Entr1$ No. 1924 made May 2, 1904,
forsaathe northeast quarter Of section
l2,stownship ! north, range 8 east,
AndsthAt said proof will be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver al
Rapid City, South Dakota, on No
syember@11, 1907.
Hetnames the following witnesses
TO prove his continuous residence up
and cultivation Of, the land, viz:
Charles ID. Smith, Of Rapid CITY,
9. DssJames T.f,Belknap, Of Rapid
sNtyse.Ds; Samuel Ellison, OF Rapid
City. SD; Creston Words, Jr., 81
ElREeApldsCity, . D.
.;4GDo. BENNETT. Register.
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NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, Cen
eral Land Office, Washington, D. c.,
New Forms Of, Application and Proofs
New forms of application for home
stead entry, soldiers additional home
stead entry, and for timber or stone
sworn statements, timber or stone
final proofs, and yearly proof in des-
ert land cases, have been adopted,
and on and after, March /, 1908, no
entries will be allowed in the class
of cases above mentioned unless ex-
lexuted upon the new official forms,
or upon forms which are exact du-
plicates thereof, both as to wording,
arrangement and size. Each OF said
forms is a combination ofathe several
forms of afidayits formerly required
to be Allied in such cases., and the use
thereof will result In the saving of
time, labor, and expense to the local
land officers, proof-taking officers,
and claimants.
"A. A. BALL1NGER,
Commissioner.
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0ont1st Nottea

E.LeEa ~ tLLr
Department of the Interior United
States Land Once Rapid City, So.
OAK, November "A, 1907.
A sufhcient contest afndavit having
been 1nled IN this once BY Eugene
R. Kinds, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 1873. made April.
3is1907, toriithe south half northeast
quarter and lots onesand Awo in.see-
ton 3, township } anorthsefaAss IL.
east, by George Proud ~soltestss, N,
which II Ii alleged that George
Proud never settled On tAs said land
within sig months altar Aline son.Ahe
same, and has abandoned the land
tor nor ethanss months last past,
and has failed to make any improve
meats on the said Land. Said par
ties arenshsrebyanotined to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at ten O'Clock q. m.
on, 10th day Of Jenuary,sfteo14abe-
fore the Register and Receiver ct
the United States Lard Once IN
Rapid City. South Dakota.
The said5seontestAntr having, II q
proper afidavit, hled November -,
1907, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, fts Is
hereby ordered and directed Chat
such notice be given By due sad
proper publication.
Geo. q Benastf.
e. q. NslsUA Rssises3
Attorney for CONTESTANT
First publication Nov. 10. is0S.s.