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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
GIRL SLAYER BEHEADED.
Murderer of Lover Paws PcnoItv I'm
SaXony-AX-Bearer i'm Evening
Dress.

Freiberg, SaXony, July 22.-Grete
Reier, the 1S-year-old daughter of the
| mayor Of F'reiberg, was beheaded last
night between dark and dawn in pun
lshmert for the murder of the man
to whom she was engaged to be mar
ricd.
Inc eXecutioner reached the city
last night He carried a long tin box
containing the axe with which he did
his work and brought with him also
handbag with a suit of evening
clothes. The wearing of this garb is
an official requirement of the somber
occasion. The preparations for the
execution at the prison had been COM
pleted, and the man did his work
quickly and privately, and departed
from Freiberg as quietly as he came.
The executioner is an anonymous
person sent down here from Dresden
on the announcement that the King
of Saxony had refused to pardon
Crete Beier for her crime.
Ihe personality Of the girl and her
thoughtfully arranged murder of her
nance, civil engineer named Preffier.
attracted international attention. The
social position of her family was good.
and she became engaged to Herr
Preffier, rich young professional
man. At her trial it was brought out
and she admitted with the utmost
simplicity, that she visited her fiance's
house one evening, gave him cyanide
or potassium in drink she mixed for
him, and then to make sure of his
death, shot him in the mouth with
his own revolver. She then dropped
the weapon at the dead mans side.
placed a forged will in her own favor
on his desk, with a note Of goodbye.
also forged, saying that he feared to
lose her love through the revelation
of dishonOrable liason. In addition
to these papers, the young girl left
behind a package of forged letters,
purporting to come from a woman in
Italy, accusing Preffler Of desertion,
and threatening to tell Crete every
thing. These forgeries were so skill
fully done that they deceived the po-
lice and coroner. Crete fell under
suspicion about month after the
crime through love letter that she
wrote an unworthy man, limiting at
what she had done. This letter was
found on this man when he was ar
rested for misdemeanor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
Over Thirty.fiye Years.

@In 1872 there was a great deal OF
diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera in
fantum. 1t was at this time that
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy was first brought in
TO use. 1t proved more successful
than any other remedy CT treatment,
and has for S5 years maintained that
record. From a small beginning it's
sale and use has extended to every
part Of the United States and to
many foreign countries. Nine drug
gists out Of ten will recommend it
when their opinion is asked, although
they have other medicines that pay
them a greater profit. 1t can always
be depended upon. even in the most
severe and dang us cases. For sale
by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
Boys Life Saved.

'My little boy, four years old, had
severe attack Of dysentery. We had
two physicians: both Of them gave
him up. We then gave him Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, which cured him and be-
lieve that saved his life.-William H.
Stroling. Carbon Hill, Ala. There is
no doubt but this remedy saves the
lives OF many children each year.
Give 1t with castor oil according to
the plain printed directions and a
cure Is certain. For sale by all drug
gists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
Ii Can't Rc Iscat

'The best Of all teachers Is expe-
rience. &. NJ. Harden. Of Silver City.
y. C., says: IL find Electric Btters
does all that's claimed for 1t. For
stomach, liver and kidney troubles 1t
can't be beat. l have tried IL and
hnd IL most excellent medicine"
Mr.. Harden H. right; it's the best Of
all medicines also for weakness. lame
back, and all run down conditions
Best. too. for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee at Sibert's Drug
Store. soc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
War Against Consumption.

sAll nations are endeavoring to
check the ravages Of consumption, the
"whte plague" that claims so many
victims each year. Foley's Honey and
Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly
and you are I'm no danger Of con-
sumption. Do not risk Your health
by taking some unknown preparation
when Foley's Honey and Tar is safe
and certain in results. Siberts Drug
Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
Chambcrlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOCR Remedy Would Have
Saved Him 500.

+"In 1902 I had a very severe at
tack Of diarrhoea," says r. n Farrar,
of Cat Island. La. For several weeks
| was unable to do anything. On
March is, 1907, I had a similar at
tack. and took Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which
gave me prompt relief. ! consider it
one Of the best medicines Of it's kind
In the world, and had I used it in
1902 believe 1T would have saved me
hundred dollar doctors bill" Sold
by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
IDLE GOLD IN BANKS.
Proposition In British Parliament TO
Look After 1t.


The house of commons gave a first
reading yesterday to Mr.. Bottomley's
bill to make banks give a return TO
the state of unclaimed balances and
valuables which have been undis-
turbed in their possession for elk
years or more and hand them over to
the public trustee.
"The object" he said, sis to bring
into possession and control Of the
state the vast amount Of wealth which
Is at present lying dormant and en-
tirely unproductive in the vaults and
strong rooms Of the various banking
institutions Of the United King
DOM"
Banks would have to make a re-
turn Of the money securities, jewelry
and plate which had been I'M their
possession unclaimed for six years, and
which was the property Of persons
who had not operated their account
during that period. They would also
have to account to the state for all
old bank notes or other obligations
which there was .eason to believe had
by the effiuxion of time become
obsolete.
The theory Of the bill was that
these banks had. from various causes,
deaths, removals abroad, the extinc-
ton Of families and the carelessness
OF testators. accumulated vast sums
and had been in the habit every six
years Of writing off, these dormant
balances.
There is over million pounds to-
day." said Mr.. Bottomley, "in the
shape Of unpaid dividends in the pos
session Of the joint stock banks.
There was a joint stock bank
which a few years ago had as a Gus
toner an eccentric old lady who had
$4,000 pounds in the bank. Once in
every year she would drive up to the
bank, ask for the manager, draw
check for the entire sum, count tn.
notes, check the interest and then pay
Il in again and disappear for another
twelve months"
For seven years past that lady had
not been seen. That $4,000 pounds
with its accumulated interest was
still lying in the bank. He could give
the name Of the bank to the chancel-
lor Of the exchequer. Was there
doubt that the old lady had ceased to
exist? What about the poor depend
ents Of the old lady who were depriv-
ed OF the money?
A wealthy personal friend with
money on deposit in various banks
was killed in Galway accident. The
family were now living in absolute
want because they were unable to find
out where the money was. They hal
gone from bank to bank and the
banks had said they could give no
Mr. Bottomley made himself re-
sponsible for the statement that
there was one private bank in Lon
don which admittedly had, over two
millions Of dormant securities.
His bill! provided that after a given
date the whole Of the securities should
be handed over to the department
OF the public trustee. There should
be returns every January. The result
would be "a surprise to the country
and veritable godsend to the ex
chequer. London Daily Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
just Expctly Riyht

'"I have used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
just exactly right" says Mr. \. a. Eel
ton. of Harrisville, y. Y. New Life
Pills relieve without the least dis
comfort. Best remedy for constipa-
ti"n. biliousness and malaria. 25c a,
Sibert's Drug Store!
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Rev. I. w. Williams Testifics.

'Rev. I. w. Williams, Huntington,
w. Va. testifies as follows: This Is
to certify that I used Foley's Kidney
Remedy for nervous exhaustion and
kidney trouble, and am free to say
that Foley's Kidney Remedy will do
all that YOU claim for it," Sibert's
Drug Store.
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Help Those Who Have Stomach Trou-
h1a

"After doctoring for about ~ years
for bad stomach trouble, and spend
Ing nearly $500 for medicine and doc
tors fees. I purchased my wife one
box Of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. which did her so much
good that she continued to use them
and they have done her more good
than all Of the medicine I bought be-
fore.-Samuel Boyer, Folsom, Iowa.
This medicine Is for sale by all drug
gists. Samples free.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

*Pineules for the Kidneys. 30davs'
trial 81, guaranteed. Pineules act di-
rectly on the kidneys and bring re-
lief in the first dose to bacKacbe
pains, kidney and bladder trouble.
weak back, lame back, rheumatic
Ihey purify the blood and invigorate
the entire system. Sold by Sibert
Drug Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

a man who owes another q 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

Many q man gets ahead by Undue
ing other men to put their shoulder
to his wheel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

Occasionally the shoplifter finds /,
difficult To take things easy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

Fortunate II the man who never
knows when he gets the worst of it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

One kind Of charity always has
card attached to it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29
"A Speedy Cure for

Constipation, Biliousness, Dyspepsia Indigestion.
Liver Complaints, Tired Feeling, Bad Taste in
l the Mouth, Bad Complexion, Nervousness and ali
I diseases OF the Stomach, Liver and Bowels
"Bloodine Liver Pills"
act gently, yet thoroughly upon the bowels, liver
l stomach and digestive organs. The pills, in old
and chronic cases of constipation and indigestion.
act at once without gripping, do they leave anv
unpleasant after effects, form constant habit
of purging, produced by other cathartic remedies
Bloodine Liver Pills"
restore the deranged and torpid liver to its normal
condition and healthful action. Remove and ORE.
vent constipation by securing natural and rsgu.
lar operation of the bowels, and relieve those un
pleasant symptoms which attend diseased or
morbid condition of the liver, stomach and bowels.
To assist In attaining this end the following sus.
gestions are offered.
i REMARKS. Everyone who uses pilla for
their action on the liver, should know that large
doses rarely prove as satisfactory As small ones
Large doses simply purge and pass out of the sys.
TEN, usually leaving the bowels constipated, and
seldom removing the cause Of the trouble, or i'm.
prove the general health. On the other hand,
small doses develop the Alternative effect of the
medicine, do not irrtate or constipste the bowels,
but gently stimulate the liver and prevent the
accumulation Of bile by directing Its flow into the
proper channels. Therefore il Is advisable to CON.
mence BY taking not over one or two pills at bed
tune and increase dose a. necessary.
PORTLAND, Ma.
GEMS II find your Bloodine Liver Pills"
I the most effective pill I ever used. They cause
o,Ie Iepins or o0n;,ipasi,s after effect s' most liver
MRS. ANADA RICHARDSON.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

Well equipped plant. Two large
dormitories and one recitation build.
ing, all brick. Limited School: small
classes; charges reasonable. Session
begins Sept. l6 For catalogue ad-
dress A. M. DuPRE. Headmaster,
Spartanburg. S. G.
7-2S-0S-W-S e-1-OS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-29

den ITO remove c'ay from the streets
for use ON their premises. The report
OF City Engineer Lee showed that ex-
celient progress is being made In the
drainage OF Saratoga branch. the
WORK having been let by contract
since the last meeting. The total cost
will be about 5000. He asked that
his action In granting permission to
the Episcopal church to pile earth on
Calhoun street be confirmed. The
city engineers report on the proposed
macadam on East Calhoun street
showed that 7.23O square yards OF
macadam pavement would be requir-
ed. Mr.. Haynsworth stated that. ac-
cording 10 his calculation the materi-
nj for this would cost about 31.42O.
The report was received as informa-
tion.
MIR. Finn reported that wiring In
No. 2 reel house had been completed.
Mr.. Bultman for the Opera House
committee stated that he had asked
Mr.. Lee to- inspect tn opera House
plumbing and report on what was
needed before Connections with the
sewer fe made. Mr.. Lee stated that
the plumbing I'm the building Is not
In conformity with the ordinance. lie
said II would be- cheaper for the city
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24
HADLEY's RECORD ONE OF FILING
SUITS, NOT WINNING THEM.

Against the character of my OPP
ponent | have no word to utter. He
is a gentleman of unquestioned IN
tegrity and great ability. Notwith-
standing our different political faiths,
we have for years been personal
friends. am confident that even
now our opposing candidates. will in
no way affect the high esteem in
which, | feel justified in saying, we
each hold the other. But | feel sure
the bar of the State will join with me
in saying that the record of the At
torney-General's office for the past
four years has reached the maximum
in newspaper advertisement and the
minimum in court achievement. A
great reputation for trust busting has
been made not by winning but by
bringing suits, and of the numerous
cases brought not one so far has
reached a final judgment. Yet in this
platform the Acknowledgement is pic
tured as the special champion of the
peoples rights, and the benefactor
who has saved them millions of dol
lars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24
CONCERNING ELECTIONS.

That there has been complaint of
primary methods in four wards in St.
Louis is unquestionably true. 1t is
equally true that two of those wards
gave majorities for me, and two of
them gave practically equal majorities
for my leading opponents.
1t is well for the Democracy to re-
member that no man upon this ticket
owes his nomination to majority re-
ceived in ST. Louis, and speaking for
myself, | call attention here to the
fact that carried every residence
ward in that city, and in these there
has been no question as to the fair
ness of the vote or count, and in adj
dition to the two wards above men,
toned, lost only the four wards
in which the great breweries are To-
Gated, and in which their operatives
live.
1t is well also to remember that in
every booth in St. Louis an equal
number of Republican judges sat with
the Democratic officials, and what
ever wrongs may have been commit
ted. the members of both parties are
equally responsible.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24
STATE SUPPORT FOR DISTRICT
SCHOOLS.

This year from the general treasury
OF the State, in addition to sums raised
by taxation on the property within the
district. we distributed to these ro.ol6
district schools ST, 564,boo.oo. This sum
raised by general taxation upon all the
property OF the State is the help the
wcalthier counties extend to poorer
communities in order To enable them
to maintain their schools. Under this
system many counties in Missouri re-
ceivc from the public treasury for
school purposes more money than the
entire tax paid by that count to the
State.
The school system OF Missouri. built
up and maintained under Democratic
laws, must be preserved The common
schools, where the vast majority of our
youths have their only opportunity fr
education must be continuously i'm
proved and kept nj the highest point OF
efficiency \ democratic Legislature
in the past has and in the future will
recognize their needs, and inst laws
will be enacted to meet their ncces-
sites
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24
NEGRO CHILDREN AND WHITES IN
SEPARATE SCHOOLS.

Separate schools for the negro race
have been provided, and Lincoln Tnsti-
tue gives to them likewise the oppor-
tunity for higher education. At any
cost. democracy will always demand
separation of the races in the school
room, and never can any man hold
office in this State who docs not stand
for that policy.
For many years patrons of our pub
lie schools have felt they we're unjustly
burdened by the exactions of the school
book trust 1t should be one of the first
duties of the coming legislature to de-
wise some method whereby common
school text books may be furnished free
and others at the lowest possible cost,
keeping always in mind the necessity of
giving to the student the best book OBJ
tainable
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24
DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GOT RE-
SUITS.

As against this vain Boosting of re-
suits resting only in the imagination
of platform makers, we present in
striking contrast the record of the
last Democratic Encouragement,
who put into the treasury OF the State
SI2o, 900 in fines collected from the
trusts.
Nowhere is the insincerity of the
Republican party more apparent than
in its platform declaration in regard
to election frauds. With character
istic mendacity, it denounces the
recent primary election in Kansas
City, though a member of the COM
mittee that framed the platform, the
party's nominee for Governor, is a
resident of that city and knows that
the primary there held was as fair as
any that has ever been held in
any city in this land. He knows too
that a grand jury sitting under the
control of one of the defeated candi-
dates, and a Republican prosecuting
attorney, and urged by them to a
most diligent investigation of that
primary, after three weeks examina-
ton of witnesses, found one indict-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24
A DISGRACEFUL CHAPTER OF MIS-
SOURI, HISTORY.

But the summit of political efront-
cry is reached when the Republican
party in Missouri talks OF purity in
elections. This is the party that
stole the presidency. and sought to
pcrpctuate its rule with a force bill.
This is the same old party that when
it controlled the politics OF Missouri
never permitted a Democratic Judge
or clerk to enter an election booth.
This is the party that diSiranchiscd
thousands of loyal citizens in Missouri 4;
that drove Gen. Francis 2. Blair from
the polls; that made the test of citi-
zcnship an oath which the Supreme
Court of the United States said was
beyond precedent in its severity
and wiped from the statute books by
judicial decree. This is the party that
burnt the ballots when Democrats
were elected, and gave the certificates
to their Republican opponents. This
is the party that robbed that gallant
hero of two wars, and senator from
three states, Gen James Shields of an
Office to which he had been chosen
by the vote of the people, and gave
the certificate to the Republican he
had defeated And Senator Warner
himself must have laughed in his
sleeve as he heard read this platform
of Republican purity and remembered
how Count Rodman's stove had
burned the ballots that defeated him.
and Count Rodman's pen had written
the false certificate that gave him an
office to which he was never elected.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24

have equal representation with Dem
Ocrats in every polling booth, 4 law
giving every possible safeguard for
the prevention of frauds, and provid-
ing drastic penalties for those who
violate it.
Democracy has sought to make the
preparation of such crimes as diff
hcult as possible and the punishment
as sure, and it now declares that il in
spite OF these laws fraud is still per-
petrated at either the election or the
primary, we favor such amendments
to the law as will permit the opening
OF the ballot boxes for the successful
prosecution OF those who violate the
laws provisions.
he right TO cast free ballot and
nave 1t counted as cast, is the first
and greatest right of the citizen. II
is the foundation upon which our
government rests. "The mild and
safe corrective of abuses. which are
Topped by the sword of revolution
where peaceful remedies are unpro-
vided, This right must and shall be
preserved inviolate; it must be pre-
served at the primary as we'll as a,
the polls.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-24

Sedalia, Mo, Sept. IS, 1908
The Democratic State campaign
was formally opened here today by
public speaking, marching Clubs
bands, fireworks and demonstra-
ton never before witnessed in this
city. Special trains brought citizens
and Democratic clubs from a hundred
miles around, and the streets have
been crowded with pushing, shouting
throngs.
Hon. William S. Cowherd, the
Democratic nominee for Governor,
received magnificent ovation as he
delivered the formal opening speech
of the campaign that will be waged
with great vigor by the Democrats
from now until the day of the gen.
eral election. He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Missouri Demo
Gratis:
l want at the outset to express my
appreciation of the high honor the
democracy of this State has bestowed
upon me by selecting me as its can
didate for Governor.
To those devoted friends who SO
ably and so generously assisted me
in the late primary campaign,
return here my sincerest thanks.
To those Democrats who, exercising
their right of selection, preferred
other candidates, | say now that the
primary is over, and the will of the
party has been announced, let us
bury all past differences and go for
ward as one solid phalanx to meet the
common foe.
We are beginning here the canr-
paign for the control of the destinies
! of Missouri for the next four years,
and probably for many years thereafter.
Encouraged by theis success of
1904, when they not only carried the
State for the Republican national
ticket, but elected all state officers
excepting the Governor, the Republi-
can party is claiming that Missouri
is now in the doubtful column, and
the story has gone forth that their
national committee has already begun
to pour their treasure into the State
and later will send here their noted
orators, hoping to persuade those
whom money cannot purchase.
1t is known to all men interested in
political affairs that the republicans
are desperately striving this year to
gain possession of the Executive Of
fee in order that they may control
the appointments of the boards in the
cities and those managing our great
State institutions; and if we may
Judge that party by its past record
IN Missouri, or its present conduct
Z in states where it is now in power,
once given this opportunity of Exc
cutive appointments, they will build
such a political machine as was never
before known in the State
have no fear, however, that they
can either purchase or persuade the
democracy of Missouri to abandon its
time honored loyalty to democratic
principles.
Our citizens are neither ignor-
ant nor corrupt. They will weigh
the character of the men presented