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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-24
Great Flood Of Petitions are
Sent to White House
DECISION is DENOUNCED
President Gompers, One Of the Men Sem
fenced Yesterday for Contempt
Failed to Show Up at His
Desk This Morning.

Washington, d. O., Dec. 2f,-Presideni
Gompers Of the American Federation OF
Labor failed TO appear at his desk this
morning, where huge pile of kilograms
and letters awaits him. Labor leaders
denounced fiercely the decision OF the
supreme court Of the District OF Colum.
bia yesterday, in which Gompers, Mitch.
ell and Morrison were sentenced for con-
tempt. The White House was flooded
with communications asking President
Roosevelt to exercise clemency II the
supreme court of the United States con-
firms the verdict
One Of the Appeals.
The various labor organizations in pro.
testing to the president against the SEN
tence urge him to prevent the incarcera-
tion of the labor leaders. The Illinois
United Mine Workers sent this telegram,
signed by President John II. Walker, the
vice president, secretary treasurer, and
members of the executive board:
''In the name of 1900 mine workers
in Illinois, we desire to protest against
the decision committing to penal servi-
tude those great commoners and repre-
sentatives OF the American labor move
ment, Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
and Frank Morrison. These men may
be guilty Of breach Of law, but law
that denies the use Of free press and
full speech is breach OF the fundn-
mental principles Of our country. Such
decisions only tend to create enmity
and class hatred. We respectfully solic.
1t your influence to prevent the incar.
ceraticn Of these men,
Roosevelt Acts.
Stirred by appeals Of thousands Of
labor bodies Roosevelt today sent for
Attorney General Bonaparts to 90 over
with him the proceedings in the con-
tempt case. He don't intimate that he
thinks the report of the court unjust
but feels it demands earnest considera-
tion.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-31

IN order to discover the true meaning
of a communication. Letters written
with a solution Of gold, silver, copper,
tin Or mercury dissolved in aqua for
It's, or simpler still, Of iron or lead in
vinegar, with water added until the
liquor does not stain the white paper,
will remain invisible for two or three
mopths if kept in the dark, but on
exposure for some hours to the open
air will gradually acquire color or
will do so instantly on being held be-
fore the fire. Each Of these solutions
gives its WI peculiar color to the
writing-gold a deep violet, silver
slate, and lead and copper brown.
There is a vast number of other
solutions that become visible on ex-
posture to heat or when having a
heated iron passed ovcr them. The ax-
PLANTATION is thai the matter is read
lily burned to a sort Of charcoal. Sim
plcst among these are lemon Juice
and milk, but the one that produces
The best results is made by dissolving
a scrupio of sal ammoniac in two
unce Of water.
Several years ago Professor Bray
lants of the University Of Louvian
discovered a method in which no ink
at all was required to convey a Sc
cret message. He laid several sheets
Of note paper on each other and
wrote on the uppermost with a pen
Gil, then selected one of the under
sheets on which no marks of writing
were visible. On exposing this sheet
10 the vapor of iodine for a few
minutes it turned ~yellowish, and TIL,
writing appeared Of a violet brown
color. On further m%oistening the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-31
SECRET MISSIVES.

Ovid, in his cart Of Love- teaches
young to deceive their guard
ians by writing their love letters vita
new milk and to make the writing APP
pear by rubbing coal dust over tn.
paper. Any thick and viscous fluid,
such as the glutinous ana colorless
juices Of plants, aided by any colorcd
powder, will answer the purpose
equally well. a quill pen should be
used.
The most common method is to pen
an cpistlc in ordinary ink, intcrlincd
with the invisible words, which
doubtless has given rise to thc cX-
preston, "rcading between the lines
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-31
TIE HERALD AND NEWS

feeling l have often regretted that
some Boswell could not have been by
on these occasions and recorded for
us in a true and lively way what was
said. The period covered, the mani
fold matters Of extreme interest dis
cussed by masters in the art, the ac-
curate views expressed, would have
given us not only a readable book,
but a very entertaining "brief"
chronicle of our times.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-31

paper it turned blue, and the letters
showed in violet lines. The explana-
tom J., that note paper contains
starch, which under pressure becomes
"hydramide' and turns blue in the
iodine fumes. 1t is best to write on
a hard surface, say a pane of glass.
%Sulpnuric acid gas will make the
writing disappear again and it can be
revived a second time.
One of the simplest secret writings,
however, to which Professor Gross of
Germany calls attention as being u.s.
cd in prisons, is the following:
Take a sheet Of common writing pa
per, moisten it we'll with clear water
and lay it on a hard, smooth sur
face, such as glass, tin, stone, etc. Az
ter removing carefully all air bubbles
from the sheet place upon it another
dry sheet of equal size and write up
on 1t your communication with a
sharp pointed pencil or a simple piece
OF pointed hard wood. Then destroy
the dry paper upon which the writing
has been done and allow the wet pa
per to dry by exposing it to the air,
but not to the heat Of fire or the
flame of a lamp. When dry not a
trace of the writing will be visible.
But on moistening the sheet again
with clear water and holding It
against the light the writing can be
read IN a clear transparency. Tt dis
appears again after drying in the air
and may be reproduced by moisten-
ing, a great number Of times. Shou]d
the sheets be too much heated, how
ever the writing will disappear, new
or TO rcappear again.-Chicago Re-
cord-Hcrald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

When a railroad has selected its
usual place for boarding and alight-
ing from its trains and reasonable ia
cilities, assistance and lookout are
there maintained for the safety of
passengers, and circumstances show
that such is the regulation of the
company, it is the duty Of passengers
to conform.
1t is not teh tdoyfu oldid Mt2, ,etJl
The charge below imposed upon the
carrier the highest degree of care for
the passengers safety as long as he
was a passenger.
1t is not the duty Of carriers to pro-
vide safeguards at places Of entrance
or exit which the passenger may
When one Is on the carriers sta
ton premises with a bona fide pur-
pose Of becoming a passenger, within
a reasonable time before the depart
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
A Travelling Mans Experience.

s"I must tell you my experience on
an eastbound 0. r. & n. r. r. train
from Pendleton to lie Grand, Ore.,"
writes Sam A. CARRIER, a we'll known
travelling man. II was In the smoking
department with some other travelling
men when one Of them went out into
the coach and came back and said
There Is woman sick unto death In
the car at once got up and went
out. found her very Ill with cramp
collie, her hands and arms were
drawn up so you could not straighten
them, and with a death-like look on
her face. Two or three ladies were
working with her and giving her whis-
key / went to my suit case and got
my bottle OF Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy U
never travel without it), ran to the
water tank, put double dose Of the
medicine In the glass, poured some
water into 1t and stirred 1t with a pen
Gil: then / had quite a time to get the
ladies to let me give 1t to her, but
succeeded. I could at once see the
effect and worked with her, rubbing
her hands. and in 20 minutes / gave
her another dose. BY this time we
were almost into lie Grand, where
was to leave The train. gave the bot
tie to the husband to be used in case
another dose should be needed, but by
the time the train ran into lie Grand
she was all right. and l received the
thanks OF every passenger in the car"
For sale by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
ON AERONAUTICs.
Developments In Flying From 1885 to
t 1900.

The period from 1885 to 1900 was
one. Of unexampied activity in aero.
nautics. and for a time there was
high hope that the age Of flying was
at hand. But Maxim. after spending
100000, abandoned the work: the
Ader machine. built at the expense Of
the French government. was a failure;
Lilienthal and Pitcher were killed In
experiments. and Chanute and many
others. from one cause or another,
had relaxed their efforts. though II
subsequently became known that
Prof. Langley was still secretly at
work on machine for the United
States government. The public. dis
couraged by the failures and tragedies
just witnessed. considered flights be-
yond the reach OF man, and classed its
adherents with the inventors OF per-
petual motion.
We began our active experiments
at the close Of this period. In October,
1900. at Kitty Hawk, n. c. Our ma
chine was designed to be flown as a
pkite, with a man on board, In winds
OF from Is to 20 miles an hour. But,
upon trial. II was found that much
stronger winds were required to lift
1t. Suitable winds not being plentiful
we found II necessary In order to test
the new balancing system to fly the
machine as a kite without a man or
board. operating the levers through
cords from the ground. This did not
give the practice anticipated. but II
inspired confidence in the new system
OF balance.-The wrights In the Gen.
tury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

{ rs Broadway. Dec. IL. 1901.
: MY Dear Senator: have your kind
favor of yesterday. We have. of course.
noted your recent disagreeable expert
ence with t. with the utmost interest.
Think you have done just right In not
being soaded by him into doing q
foolish thing.
- II am greatly interested In the
suggestion OF the law practice and
will see TO II that it..is kept In mind.
with the hope that something may de-
velop In which I can De OF service TO
you In connection Herewith
Z with kind regards. I am.
Very truly yours.
John ID. Archbold.
''Hon. John L. McLaurln. Senate
Chamber. Washington. ID. c."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

ure Of the train to be boarded, he IS
entitled to protection as a passenger.
IS S. c. 55, and cases cited. To the
same effect see 81 s. c. 15S; 2S s. E.
500.
One, though having a passengers
ticket, ceases to have the full rights
Of passenger during the time he is
off the station premises; and to re-
store his full rights as such he must
again present himself for transporta-
ton at the proper time and place. ac-
cording To the reasonable rules of the
carrier. See l y. L. 54S; 81 y. E.
165; 80 y. T.. 1919.
Judgment below affirmed. Opinion
by Mr.. Justice Jones.
Mr.. Davis d. Noise. Mr.. L. d. Jen-
nings for appellant; Mr.. p. A. Will
cox Mr.. Mark Reynolds for respond
ent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
McLAURIN DOESN'T REMEMBER.
Says He Has No Recollection Of Arch
bold's Letter to Him and His 10
Archbold.

Columbia. Sept. 25.-Former Unit
ed States Senator John L. McLaurin,
Of South Carolina. was communicated
with by long distance telephone a,
LIS o'clock this morning at his home
at Bennettsville. and after reading to
him the Hearst charges contained In
the Associated Press dispatches Mr.
McLaurin at first stated that he did
not care to make a public statemen,
until he had time to consider the mat.
ter. the telephone call having just
brought him from his bed.
Mr.. McLaurin said he had no recol-
lection OF the letter dated 2S Broad
way. December ~, 1901, In which
mention Is made Of q "disagreeable
experience with IT," \
Neither did Mr.. McIaurin remem-
ber the letter dated Bennettsville, s.
C.. May 20. 1902, In which 1t is stated
that he could beat Tillman 'rf prop
eriy and generously supported"
As to the letter Of introduction to
the vice president Of the Knicker.
booker Trust Company. Mr.. McLaurin
stated that he recalled It very readily.
He said that. az president Of the
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad,
he desired an introduction to the
knickerbocker Trust Company. az
that institution was the trustee of the
bonds of the railroad. and he desired
an interview with Mr.. Eldredse In
connection Herewith.
Mr.. McI.aurin stated that owing to
the iateness Of the hour he could not
give out formal interview.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Furthermore, we know that
after you have used Kodol your
faith In the preparation will be
equal to ours.
This proposition we make is not
altogether unselfish, but is actuated
by the knowledge. that the use of
Kodol by you will benefit you a.
we'll as ourselves.
How could we afford to make
such an offer to the public.
And how could we afford to
spend thousands of dollars to tell
you about it unless we positively
knew and were sure of the merits
of Kodol.
We couldn't-it would bank.
rupt us.
Please try 1t today at our risk.
Kodol digests all the food you eat
Eat what you want and let
Kodol digest 1t.
Kodol Is made at the laborator.
iesof E. G. De Witt s. Co., Chicago
The S1.0O bottle contains 2N
times as much as the SOC bottle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
ELECTIONS IN ALABAMA.


Birmingham. Ala, Sept 81 NUM-
arama today in ACCORDANCE with the
provisions oi the new code. The con-
'ests wer, practically aiI between fac
ions OF the Democratic, q, party, al
though DIR. w. r. Masterson. Repub-
lican. made a good race against f. p.
o'Brien for mayor of birmingham.
He Is the first Republican to enter a
contest In city affairs In many years.
o'Brien's election was assured early
tonight. Birmingham also voted TO
issue s3sO,OO0 In bonds for extensions
and improvements of the school sys-
TEN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

r. F. DuBose, appellant, VS.. At
lantic Coast Line Railroad company,
respondent.-Carrier Of passengers.
Place to enter or alight from car.
Reasonable precautions and regula-
tiOns.
This case was an action to recover
$4,000 damages for personal injuries
alleged to have been suffered by the
plaintiff in consequence Of his falling
from defendants passenger car while
ascending the steps thereof for the
purpose Of using such car as a pas
senger-the said fall alleged to have
been caused by the sudden moving
of such car without previous warning
by bell or whistle or by calling "all
aboard"
The defendant had verdict, and
judgment was entered accordingly.
The plaintiff appealed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Every person should know that
good health Is impossible IL the kid
neys are deranged. Foley's Kidney
Remedy VIII cure kidney and bladder
disease In every form. and will build
up and strengthen these organs so
they Will perform their functions
properly. No danger Of Bright's dis
ease or diabetes II Foleys Kidney
Remedy Is taken In time. w. w. 81.
bert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

"26 Broadway. April 21, 1908.
"Mr. Frederick L. Eldridge, First Vice
President. Knickerbocker Trust
Company, Sc Broadway. City.
Dear Mr.. Eldridge: 1t gives me
great pleasure to Introduce to you
hereby Senator j. L. McLaurin Of
South Carolina. who desires to discuss
with you some business questions Of
mutual interest. cannot speak In
TOO high terms Of Senator McLaurin.
Tor whom bespeak your most kindly
consideration.
Very truly yours,
John d. Archbold."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
United states Senate.

J )"bennettsville. =. c.. May 20. 1902.
Dear Mr.. Archbold: I have pushed
my fights so vigorously that they
nave called on Tiilnan. I met him
at Gaffney and beat him at his own
game.
II called his blum and now the fight
IL for two seats In the senate instead
OF One. I can beat Tillman IL properly
and generously supported. There Is no
time 90 lose. however. I enclose my
account OF both meetings for your
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
KOd0l
Stops Indigestion
Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Belching, Gas on Stomach.

Go to your druggist, get a dollar
bottle Of KOdol.
And ifyou can honestly say that
you did not receive any benefit
from 1t after using the entire bot
tie, the druggist will refund your
money to you without question or
delay.
We will then pay the druggist
the price of the first bottle pur.
chased by you.
If you knew as we'll as we
do how good a preparation Kodol
Is, 1t would be unnecessary for us to
guarantee a single bottle.
But to let you know how good
1t Is, as we'll as we know, we will
practically purchase the first bottle
for you.
We know there are thousands
Of persons who suffer from indiges-
tion and dyspepsia who would be
grateful to us for putting them in
touch with Kodol.
That is why.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

'Millions Of bottles Of Foley's Honey
and Tar have been sold without any
person ever having experienced any
other than beneficial results from it's
use for coughs. colds and lung trou-
ble. This is because the genuine Fo-
leys Honey and Tar i'm the yellow
package contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Guard your health by
refusing any but the genuine. w. w.
Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Si"Sihhati' sept. All i ask or
the President is that he put into prac.
tice for a month and half what he
has talked about for seven years, and
that Is square deal"
Twice today w. j. Bryan, Demo-
cratic candidate for President gave
expression to this utterance, the first
time In Dayton and again in this city
tonight, to two of the largest audi
ences he has ever faced.
1t was not square deal, he charg-
ed. for the President to pick out one
Republican and nominate him over
other Republicans, and 1t was not a
square deal for the President to use
his office, which belonged to all the
people, as party asset. He added a
new feature to his speeches during the
campaign by comparing the personal
record Of himself and Taft.
After a memorable day in the his
tory Of campaigning in this State Mr..
Bryan arrived In this city tonight ct
IFS o'clock from Dayton, where he
stayed several hours enroute from
Columbus. His train, which made the
run as special at the rate of 6S
miles an hour, was decked with flags
and bunting, placed there at the urg-
ent request Of employees Of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road. Accompanying Mr. Bryan were
Judson Harmon, Democratic candi-
date for Governor; State Chairman
Finley and a big escort from Cincin-
natl.
AS the train carrying the distin-
guished Nebraskan pulled into the
station through a gauntlet of red fire
thousands Of throats sent up a
mighty yell Of "Hurrah for Bryant"
The progress of Mr.. Bryan from the
railroad station to the hotel was a
continuous laudation.
The reception accorded the Demo
cratic candidate on his way from CO.
iumbus was remarkable. Large
crowds tVned out all along the line.
but 1t remained for Dayton to over
whelm him. So great were the crowds
that he was compelled to deliver
two extra speeches to street throngs
that stopped street car traffic. He
was showered with flowers and greet
ed with vociferous applause from the
thousands from the city and sur
rounding points. During his speeches
In the Victoria and the National thea
tres at Dayton Mr.. Bryan read a tel
egram from National Chairman Mack
to Harvey c. CARRIER. national COM
mitteeman. In this message Mr..
Mack denied the story, which had
been circulated, that as chairman Of
the committee he had declared thai
there had been left over from the last
campaign $3oo,oOo or any, other
amount. Mr.. Mack also asserted that
he had not received from Governor
Haskell or anybody else any money
from the Standard OIL Company or
other corporations. Mr.. Bryan cor.
roborated Mr.. Mack's telegram.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
opinions Rendered in Appealed Cases
from Sumter Comfy

opinions Rendered I'm Appealed Cases
From Sumter County.
(feported for the State by John S.
Reynolds, Counsellor at LawD
Nettie F. Parrot ct AL, appellants,
VS.. Geo. McD. Barrett ct al, respond
ents.-Partition. Rights of parties In
interest. Procedure. Equalization.
Courts discretion.
This is an action for the partition
or real estate-the facts Of the case
appearing in the report Of the former
appeal-70. S. c. 2O5, 40 S. E. 56S.
Thereafter writ Of partition was
directed to five commissioners ap-
pointed as required by the statute, the
writ containing directions in accord
ance with the language Of the su-
preme court, as given in 70 s. c. at
page 2OS.
The commissioners return having
been attacked by the plaintiffs, the
circuit Judge (Judge watts) ordered
reference to the master to take tes-
timony In relation thereto.
On hearing the masters report the
circuit Judge (Judge Memminger)
confirmed the commissioners return
except IN one particularly and ad-
judged accordingly. The plaintiffs
appealed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

William II. Burletson, a Michigan
banker. was stopped when about to
board train and compelled tn give
up satchel with $4,000 in securi-
ties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

\ railroad company may adopt a
particular side of the car for the use
Of passengers getting on or off and
may make its ARRANGEMENTS for the
protection OF passengers with respect
to that side.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

Information. With kindest regards,
i am.
Yours sincerely.
John L. McLaurin."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30

a thread too fine spun will easily
break. Spanish.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-09-30
BRYAN SPEAKS IN CINCINNATI
TAFTS NATIVE CITY GIVES NE.
BRASKAN AN OVATION.

Addresses Two Of the Largest Audi
ences He Has Ever Faced-NIemOr-
able Day In OhiO-Presidential Of
+. flee Is Not a Party Asset-Bryan
Asks Roosevelt to Put Square Deal
Preaching Into Practice.