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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
ROOsEvELT-TAFT's ACCEPTANCE
Big Stick Will Edit Big Bills Speech.

Hot Springs, July 21.-President
Roosevelt is to review in advance the
speech Judge Taft will deliver in Gin
cinnati next Tuesday.
II have decided to make this speecb
what may be my most important ut
terance of the campaign. have the
highest regard for the presidents
Judgment regarding the subjects to
be dealt with and keen appreciation
OF his wonderful ability for forceful
expression. I want his Judgment and
his criticism and this cannot be sat-
isfactorily obtained at long range,
so I have decided to go to Oyster
Bay"
The statement made today by Mr..
Taft, indicated his viewpoint regard
ing the announcement of his intended
trip, which he says is to be taken on
his own and not on the presidents ini-
tiative. He will leave here with MI.
Carpenter, his secretary. tomorrow
night. He will leave New York for
Cincinnati Friday afternoon. This, he
says. will give him two days there
before the notification committee ar
rives. Mrs. Taft will go to Cincinnati
direct from here.
Mr.. Taft said today that the first in
tention to have the utterance only a
simple and formal acknowledgment
OF the notification had been finally
abandoned, in view Of the growing
Importance and a number of subjects
which seemed to crowd themselves
forward for consideration. The speech
will doubtless contain approximately
$4,000 words.
The pressure for a grand rally OF
Virginia Republicans to take place
here before the September activities
OF the campaign was applied anew to-
day by delegation Of leading Repub-
licans from many sections OF the
State, headed by Representative
slemp Of the Ninth district, who Is
also chairman Of the Republican State
executive committee, Judge Taf
looks with some favor on the rail-,
and will decide on his return here
and VIII fix day I'm August for ths
rally.
He comedies with the expressed
view OF the delegation that good pol
itfcs dictates that an active campaign
be made not only in the Old Domin
Ion but also Ia North Carolina ant
Georgia.
IF I have any influence with tn,
national committee" Judge Taft II
quoted as saying to the delegation
"a fight win be made in those States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
COTTON MILLS CLOSE.
Employees Will Re Paid Half Time
and No House Rent VIII be Charg.
ed Them.

Spartanburg, July 27.-The Pacolet
mills OF Pacolet will close down in
definitely on August 1. President Vic
tor Montgomery here today confirm
ed this report and said that during
the shutdown the employees would re-
ceive half pay and would have to pay
no rent for their cottages.
Ihere are rumors that other mills
will follow this course, but there is no
confirmation Of the report.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
Increase OF Pay Announced.

Washington, July 24.-Announce-
ment was made at the pOstoffice de-
partment today that employees at the
Greenwood, Orangeburg and Sumter
offices would receive an increase ipi
pay as follows: Greenwood, one clerk
from $500 to $500 a year and one from
$500 to $500, also two carriers from
5000 to $1,000; Orangeburg, two
clerks from 5000 to 500 and two from
$500 to 5000, also three carriers from
5000 to $500; Sumter, one clerk from
$500 to $500, four from $500 to $500
and two carriers from $S00 to $1,000
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

TIE treasury Of the United States Ia
accumulaing a handsome deficit OF a
million dollarlsl a day. This is trifiing
with the Importance Of a presidential
year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

The Commercial Investment Com
pany of Charleston has been organ
ized with a capital stock of $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

Before offering the labor vote ou
the bargain counter 1t would have been
wise to take stock and be sure of be-
ing able to deliver the gOods.-PhiIa-
delphia Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

1t was left to the Norfolk Virgin
ian-Pilot to perpetrate this: Hearst
ana Graves Is combination with
rather too funereal sound to at
tract anything but pail bearers"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

A man who owes another a grudge
Is sure to be Johnny on the spot On
pay day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
GAN ExTERM|NATE MOSQUITOES.
SURGEON GEN. WYMAN GIVES
SOME TIMELY ADVICE.

Says Breeding Of Mosquitoes Can be
Prevented by Few Simple Precau.
tions, Chief Of Which Is Keeping
Premises Clean Of Empty Cans,
Bottles. ETC., I'm Which Rain Wa
ter May Collect, and Cisterns Pro-
tected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

Revenge may be sweet, but seeking
1t Is apt to sour ones disposition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

One kind OF charity always has a
card attached to Il.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

When a wise man gets real angry
ne goes away back and sits down.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

No great man needs a brass band
to herald his coming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

~ lssnsyes pwaes Prssass.s. Aids
nnasa q Tstseess n eessceaoa-De.
Ia>sshsn Me- n Cos~abia satur-
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
MEETING At BORDEN.

Candidates for Magistrate Will Ad.
dress the Voters.
Borden. July 27.-There will be a
meeting at Borden at 5 o'clock p. m.
on saturday. August 1st. All the
candidates for magistrate Of this dis
trict will address the voters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

He's a brave man who tries to stor
woman's runaway tongue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10
Truth and
Quality

appeal 20 the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but inc Of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it clcanscs,
swcctcns and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by AN leading drug
gists.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

points Of the stars were red and white.
Directly over the speakers plat
form, agains, the wall Of the building
near the junction with the ceiling, was
a large shield, 1G feet high. carrying
six flags II feet long draped in artis-
tic folds. In addition to this main
shield there were four other shields
over the platform, each ten feet high.
The six flags On these shields were
eight feet long.
Just below the main shield hung a
mammoth portrait of George Washing
ten, IA by l6 feet in dimensions. Red.
white and blue bunting a draped
from the sides OF the shield to the
bottom of the portrait of the Father
of His Country"
Directly under the last shield, on
each side of the Washington portrait,
was suspended a portrait, n OF
Andrew jackson. On each side OF
these pictures a large American flag
was draped. These flags are 40 by
60 feet in dimensions. Beyond these
pictures, at each end Of the wall. and
hanging above the gallery, was sus.
pended a pendant, ten feet in diane.
ter, upon which bunting was draped.
Upon these pendants a tiger was
painted. The back OF the platform
was banked with palms. Twenty
stuffed American eagles, with extend
ed wings, were suspended over the
platform, each bird carrying In his
bill red, white and blue silk ribbons
that were draped back to the wall.
Balcony and Galleries Draped.
! In the auditorium the balcony ex.
tends all the way around the huge
building, but the galleries are limited
to each end. The front OF the balcony
and the fronts of the galleries and
boxes were draped with bunting, 55, 000
yards being necessary to complete this
part Of the decorative scheme. Al
intervals Of five feet shields, three feet
high, were placed.
Thousands of yards Of bunting
were used in draping the corridors OF
the building and the walls Of the bal
cony and galleries. Delegates were
supplied with small American flags
10 wave when their feelings reached
n pitch that compelled an eXtraordin
AIRY demonstration
Although the decorations In the
auditorium were elaborate. the stree,
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

Two hundred miners met death by
an explosion Of gas in "A mine at
Yuvoso, European Russia. Seventy!
three men were rescued alive but ten
of them died after being taken out of
the shaft.
Sylvanus +. Johnson, for many
years Washington correspondent for
the Cincinnati Enquirer and other pa
pers and a former president of the
Gridiron club, is dead.
Six persons, five women and a five.
year.old boy, are dead and n score
of others injured as the result of an
| explosion or fireworks in a five and
ten cent store in Cleveland, o. A
panic among the hundreds Of custom.
ers and employees followed the explo.
| sion and many were injured In jump.
ing from the windows Of the upper
floors.
A slight earthquake shock shook
| San Francisco and Los Angeles the
other day but did no damage.
Frank Coy, a wealthy farmer and a
United States mail carrier OF fancy
| county. Mo. was shot from ambush
| and dangerously wounded while on his
route recently.
Grant Ferguson, n negro credited
with having saved IL persons from
drowning mt Des Moines, Ia, has been
presented with n gold medal by the
| Commercial club of that city.
The public debt increased $1,793,.
794 during June.
The United States minis coined dur.
ing the last fiscal year $215,7l4,SG2.
The receipts of the government foi
the fiscal year just closed were $500
S95, 1863 and the expenditures were
SG59,552, l24. leaving a deficit of $50,
csc. 3Gl.
Three brothers named Rhodus. or
ganizers of the Central Life Securi
ties company and half a dozen sub
sidiary concerns have been arrested
in Chicago charged with using the
mails to- defraud.
+. &. Brockhauser, a Chicago man
who swindled working girls out OF
s 5000 by selling them fake mortgages
has been returned to Chicago from
Oklahoma where he vas captured.
The railroads of the middle west
have decided to restore the old rates
on package freight. The movement
means a saving of thousands of dol
lars to shippers.
The certificates of the official list o,
candidates to be voted on ut the pri
mary election in Kansas has been sen
to the county clerks. The list Is five
feet long and six newspaper column!
wide.
Secretary Cortelyou has issued
statement saying that the deficit o
100000, 900 shown by the treasur!
statement is more apparent than rea
because of the antiquated system o
bookkeeping in vogue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

decorations were eve more pictur-
esque, and the illumination scheme
was the most brilliant Denver ever at
tempted.
Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, three of the main
t~horoughfares in the city, were reve.
lations in color. On Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets there are eight iron
ornamental electric poles to a block,
four on each side of the street. On
these streets the poles were draped
with red, white and blue bunting.
Wires were stretched across the street
from these poles and from each wire
two American flags were suspended.
The flags hung over the street and
were weighted" to prevent them from
becoming tangled and torn by the wind.
On Seventeenth street the scheme
was the same, except there were only
six poles to each block, two at each
corner and two at each alley.
At each crossing two wires were
strung ~diagonally across the intersec.
ton. from which red, white and blue
i~ncandescent lights hung. The bust
ness houses along the three streets
were handsomely decorated with
bunting and flags. Elaborate and cost
ly electric display signs had been
put in place on the buildings, and at
night Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets were a blaze Of light.
Electric display signs are M of
the main features of business life In
Denver. Every merchant has an cleo
trio sign, and as all Of the streets that
cross the three thoroughfares de.
scribed are live business streets, the
committee on illumination did not find
it necessary TO add much in the way
of light to these n OF trade.
However, the business houses were
handsomely decorated with bunting
and flags. so the entire business Sec
ton Of Denver was a mas OF color
when the big convention opened.
The people of Denver, in addition to
decorating their city and providing a
beautiful and commodious auditorium
for the Democratic national conven'
ton, seemed determined to convince
every visitor that true western hos
pitality Is not q thing of the past In
this city. The real Denverite Is hos,
pitable because hospitality is in the
atmosphere in the wonderful Rocky
mountain country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10
An Understandable Temperature.

II was not in his public address that
Senator Beveridge related this story,
but at an informal gathering of con
genial spirits. when | was a boy in
Adams county" he said, Judge Blank
was taken very i'll. The doctor called
regularly; but the judge kept getting
worse. Finally the crisis came. The
morning after the doctor called at the
judges house. L hope your masters
temperature is lower than it was last
evening" said he TO the butler.
"'Ih not so sure about that replied
the man; he died. sir. in the night"
San Francisco Call.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

Denver, July THE Democratic
national convention was formally
called to order at noon by Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the national conf
mittee. in the spacious auditorium
erected by the citizens Of Denver for
the use of the cor. ention.
RI. Rev. James j.. Keane, arch.
bishop Of Wyoming, one Of the most
eloquent and able prelates in Amer.
lea, made the opening prayer.
Call for Convention Read.
After the delegates and visitors
had settled In their seats, Trey Wood
son of Kentucky, secretary of the ma
tional committee, read the call for the
convention, and a brief period of de-
lay followed. The committee on rules
then made its report, and the officers
of the convention were announced.
They are as follows:
Temporary Observation-Disclosures A..
Bell, California.
General Secretary-Urey Woodson,
Kentucky. .
Assistant General Secrctary-Edwin
Seton, Washington, u. c.
Sergeant'at'Arms-John !. Martin,
Missouri.
Chief Assistant Sergeant.at.Arms-
]. c. Fem, Indiana.
Chief Doorkeeper-Eugene w. Sui
livan, Illinois.
Parliamentarian-H. ID. Crutchfeld,
Kentucky.
Chaplain for Opening Day-Rt. Rev.
James ]. Keane, archbishop OF Wyo.
ming.
Official Stenographer-M. w. Blum.
berg, Washington. ID. c.
Temporary Chairman Theodore A.
Bell, In his speech, frequently aroused
his audience to enthusiasm, and the
applause was especially generous and
lasting where reference was made TO
the record of the party or the leaders
whom Democrats delight to honor.
National Colors Used.
Red, white and blue were the only
colors used In decorating the audi
forum, and the decorations were the
most elaborate ever seen in a Demo
cratic convention. A unique feature
was SO huge stars artistically ar
ranged on the ceiling. These stars
represented the states, territories and
insular possessions, the anne appear
ing in blue letters ond a white back
ground In the center Of each star. The
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10
Personal

A temporary restraining order has
been issued against the Prairie Oil 4
Gas company, restraining them from
further work on the oil pipe line from
Caney. Kan. into Oklahoma.
Five persons were killed, 40 in.
jured and many rendered homeless by
a tornado ut Fort Summers, y. NJ.
Sunday theaters are illegal in Kan
sas under "A recen decision of the
supreme court.
The entire Japanese cabinet has
rendered its resignation to the EN-
peror.
Prominent publishers have offered
Mr.. Roosevelt 81 per word for the
story of his impression of Africa af,
ter his coming hunting trip,
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas,
L. s.. N, retired, who was second in
command of the Atlantic battleship
fleet on its voyage to the Pacific, died
suddenly at Del Monte, Cal, of heart
failure.
joel Chandler Harris. familiarly
| known as Uncle Remus." and an au
thor of note. Is dead at his home in o
| suburb of Atlanta, Ga.
Herman Ridder, editor Of the New
York Stats Xeitung, one of the recent
callers at Mr.. Bryan's home. asked the
Nebraska candidate to withdraw from
the race for the Democratic presiden.
tial nomination. Mr.. Bryan refused.
Thomas p. Bashaw, a former speak
80. 80 ,la Itn,A,. A.,a L. lanl 90
his home in st. Louis.
II. G.. Townsend, for many years
general passenger agent of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroad, is dead in Port
Huron, Mich.
Bishop IL. c. Potter of New York
is dangerously i'll at Cooperstown.
The return of Representative Sher
n to his home in Utica, y. Y. was
the occasion for a great non.partisar
demonstration by his fellow citizens.
Murat Halstead, one of the leaders
of American journalism for over hall
n century, widely known as a vigor
Gus editorial and magazine writer, Is
dead at his home in Cincinnati OF
cerebral hemorrhage. He was in his
se~venty.ninth year. Mr.. Halstead per
sonally reported many battles in the
Civil, Franco.P russian and Spanish
American wars.
An operation for govt has been per
formed on Rear Admiral Evans a,
Lake Mohonk, n. Y.
The will of Grover Cleveland has
been filed for probate in New Jersey
The bulk OF the property is left t
the widow. The amount of the es
tate Is not given.
l.. ID. Harvey, Phi. d., superintendent
Of the schools at Menominee, Wis.
has been elected president of the Ma
tional Educational association. A. ii
Chamberlain of Pasadena, Cal, wa
reelected treasurer.
DR.. William Wilson, a P~hiladelphi;
physician, was recently killed b.
drinking ale In which had been place,
cyanide of potassium. The bottle ha,
been sent to him by express by partie
unknown.
Albert Gallaher, n of the secrs
service men who acted as body guar
for President Mckinley at the time G
his assassination, Is dead In Chicago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, W much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
~. Home laundering would be equal
~ satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to %stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

d~isordered and my head ached to dis
traction. | was in a bad condition. but
medicines failed to help. I lost ground
daily until I began with Doan's Kidney
Pills. They helped me at once and
soon made me strong and we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

The reward which life holds out for
work, is not idleness nor rest nor i'm.
munity from work, but increased ca.
pacity. greater difficulties, more work.
Powers
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10

seemed a helpless in.
valid. but now I en-
joy the best of health.
Kidney disc a 8 e
brought me down ter
ribly. r h q u m
aches and pains made
every move painful.
The secretions were
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-10
HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS.
Invalid once, a Happy Woman Now.

Mrs. c. r. Shelton, Pleasant Street,
~Covington, Tenn, says: Once I
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-09
WILL EATON GETS FUNNY.
Wants to Fight Prosecutor While
Giving Evidence,

William McFarlan was tried Mon
oay on the charge of burglary. He
was arrested with Will Eaton. and 10
accused as an accessory In the bur
s'ary OF the Bullard store.
Inc woman who heard Eaton and
McFarlan In conversation after the
ROBBERY told all the two boys had
said, and from her evidence McFar-
ian was as deep In the crime as Ea-
ton. WIN Eaton was put on the
stand, and as he Is under sentence of
SIX years, he was not afraid OF being
hhed for contempt OF court, and used
vic language on the stand and tried
TO show how tough he was. The
woman who testified against them is
cripple, and uses n crutch. Eaton
referred to her as the three-legged
woman, and he invited the assistant
prosecutor outside for a night.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-09
find RELATIVES
OF MURDERED MAN
ESTATE TURNED OVER TO STATE
Ten Heirs Of Fraacis Marks are Fl
nally Located.

Ten Heirs Of Fraacis MARKS are Fl.
nally Located.
The re-opening OF an estate in the
county court Tuesday revives an echo
OF a murder case which occurred In
Windsor two years ago. The mur-
der Of Francis Marks has never been
cleared up and remains - much a
mystery a. ever. The murdered man
left no will. and after the ANAL set
tlement Of the estate there remained
some $1.400. which was turned over
to the state of Colorado. A. all
search for his heirs proved fruitless
A few weeks ago Attorney jos. G.,
Ewing received Communication
from an Ohio attorney containing
clipping from the Greeley Tribune.
giving an account Of the murder,
and the writer stated that two of
the heirs lived In that Ohio town.
investigation discloses that there
are ten heirs living. two OF whom are
in Germany. There 10 NO possible
mistake. as the proper evidence and
afhdavits have bees furnished and
some OF the heirs have the army rec
ord Of their murdered relative. who
served in the Civil war.
Mr.. Ewing has presented the
proper proofs and the estate will b.
re-opened, and no doubt the money
now held in trust by the state will
be divided among the heirs The
only relative who cannot be locat-
ed ia Leon Marks. a nephew. who
formerly lived near Windsor. and
who will probably keep in the back
ground on account OF circumstances
the murder. Through
the testimony OF his uncle. Leon
was sent to Canon City for horse
stealing. and shortly after he was
liberated his uncle was murdered.
At the time the sheriff tried to To-
cate Leon, but nothing was ever
heard from him. Sunday last a horse
which belonged to Mr. Marks was
found on the range and will be
turned over to the estate.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-09
Freshmen Party.

The Freshmen class of the !iis n
school had party Friday evening at
the home of Miss Esther Jansson
Various guessing games were played
and also a Leap Year game. The
boys were supplied with candy hearts
and mittens and the girls learned
their fates by receiving one of the
two articles. Partners for supper
were secured by numbers in nut
shells. There were thirty-five young
people present.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-09
Reunion Of School Mates.

Mrs. j. B .McCutcheon entertained
with little informal party Tuesday
afternoon. The inspiration OF the
gathering was Miss Anna Peters OF
Trinidad who is Mrs. McCutcheon' 5
guest, and Mrs. F, w. Loftess. of
Akron, Colo. who is visiting Mrs.
j E. Jones.
The guests were all school mates
Of the hostess and school day re-
mtnfscenes over fancy work made
the reunion a happy affair. The
guests aside from the two guests
o. honor were Mrs. j. James. Mrs.
Vernon Mckelvey Mrs. E. n. Miller
and Miss Helen Soaring.