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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
SECRETARY WILSON'S VISIT.
FARMERS oil State and Those Interested
In Agriculture Are Anticipating His
Appearance.

Columbia, April 23.-The coming
visit Of Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson to Sumter is attracting a great
deal of interest among the farmers Of
this State as we'll as those otherwise
interested in agriculture. Hon. z. j.
Watson, the commissioner OF immigra-
ton, commerce and agriculture, and
Mr.. B. Harris, president Of the State
Farmers union yesterday issued the
following statement.
"On May and at the invitation
OF the chamber OF commerce of the
city Of Sumter the Hon. James Wilson,
the secretary of agriculture Of the
United States. who has already done
so much for the advancement of the
cause Of agriculture in our State, is
to visit the city of Sumter, and while
there Is to address the farmers that
may be assembled. At the request Of
the president Of the chamber Of COM
merce we wish to present to the farm
ers Of the State. whether organized
or not. an invitation on behalf Of the
chamber Of commerce Of Sumter to
assemble In Sumter on this occasion,
and attend a grand farmers meeting
which will be addressed by the dis
tinguished visitor and head of'the fed
eral department Of agriculture. We
trust that all Of the county unions and
all other farmers organizations in the
State will send representatives to Sum-
ter on this date. and that individual
farmers as well will be present, thus
demonstrating to Secretary Wilson
the widespread interest Of the farm
ers Of the State in any and all efforts
to better agricultural methods and
conditions.
Secretary Wilson has always
shown himself ready to help farmers
willing to do their part, and a proper
manifestation at this time can not
but be beneficial to every agricultural
interest in South Carolina.
I'VE are arranging a programme OF
important topics to be discussed at this
meeting In the presence Of the secre.
tary, In order that he may receive q
fair idea OF the needs Of our State
direct from tn, farmers themselves
This programme will be announced In
due time.
"We trust that all Farmers unior
organizations, ali organizations Of far
mers OF every description. and all in
dividual farmers Of the State who car
possibly do 50. will come to Sumte,
on this occasion. participate in tn,
general meeting. and accord to tn,
secretary Of agriculture such q vel
come as only South Carolinians car
give, and such as is merited by tn,
occupant Of the high Office. not alon'
because Of his position, but because o.
his repeatedly manifested interest II
the cause Of agriculture In our State
Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Harris will g,
to the Georgia line to meet Secretar!
Wilson. who has lately been in tina
State and others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
4 Twenty Year Sentence.

81 have just completed 20 year
health sentence. impOs I'd ty Bucklcn's )
Africa Salve, which curel me Of
bleeding piles just 81 years ago."
writes O. S. WOOlsvcr, Cf LeRaysVille
n. Y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals
the worst sores, boils, burns, wounds
and cuts in the shortest time. CSC. at
Siberts Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
sFoley's Honey and Tar anord. ~

'Foley's Honey and Tar affords per-
fect security from pneumonia and
consumption rs II cures the most OBJ
stinate coughs aid colds. We have
never known single instance of a
cold resulting In pneumonia after Fo-
ley'S Honey and Tar had been taken.
Sibert'S Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
For COnstiDatiOn

'Mr. L. H. Farnham. a prominent
druggist Of Spirit Lake, Iowa, says:
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly The best thing
on the market for constipation" Give
these tablets trial. You arc certain
TO find them agreeable and pleasant
In effect. Price 25 cents. Samples
free. For sale by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
Plenty of Trouble

Is caused by stagnation Of the liver
and bowels TT get rid of it and
headache and biliousness and the poi
son that brings jaundice, take DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, the reliable pu-
rifers that do the work without grin.
ing. CSC at Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29

After peposing in London for 136
years, the bones Of Emanuel Sweden-
bourg. the famous mystic and writer.
will soon be on their way TO Sweden
for burial in their native soil.. .s-:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
An InsidiOus Danger.

zone of the worst features Of kid
ney trouble Is that II 10 an insidious
disease and before tho victim realizes
his danger he may have q fatal mall
ady. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy
at the first sign Of trouble as 1t cor
rects irregularities and prevents
brights disease and diabetes. 81
bert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29

Every time we hear a man abused
behind his back it reminds us Of the
icct thai we all catch il when ~;c are
not rTeSent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29

WASHINGTON, ID. C. AND RETURN.
VIA "a
ATLANTIC COAST LINE, T.,

Account Biennial Session National
Association of Colonial Danes, WASH :
ington, D. c. May 6th--9th. ET%,
Tickets on sale May srd, 4th and
5th. Final return limit May 18th
1908. Extension final limit to May
25th may be obtained by deposit Of
ticket and payment of fee SOC to Spe-
cial Agent, No. 141s New York Ave-
nue.. n. w. not earlier than May
3rd or later than May 18th.
For further information communi-
cate with nearest Ticket Agent or
write
W. J. CRAIG,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
T. c. WHITE.
General Passenger Agt.
WILMINGTON, N.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29
WE'D FIRST MAN SHE MET.

Young Woman, Reared In Anu-Mar.
riago Community, WEEDS Quickly.
A Philadelphia dispatch to The New
York Sun says: Back Of the marriage
Of Miss Adah Pratt Of Washington to
b. Franklin Hoover Of Philadelphia
lats Saturday lies Q story Of unusual
interest.
Miss Pratt lived until she was 20
years old without forming the ac-
|auaintance Of q man. She was born
and raised In q community Of. women
who taught her to believe that mar
riage was sin. Then she married the
first man to whom she had been in
troduced.
Nearly thirty years ago in Texas.
where Mrs. Iroover's mother lived. a
Mrs. Martha Mcwhirtsr Of Waco an
nouncsd that she had had visitation
from the Almighty and had been told
that Il was sinful to live with a man.
Accordingly she left her husband and
/ gathertng about her . small party Of
women who were brought to her belief
went 10 the little town OF Bellton and
there established the headquarters OF
a new creed.
MrA Pratt was one Of the converts
and leaving her husband she joined the
colony where. two months afterward
the present Mrs Hoover was born.
There were ten children in the COLO
ny. all girls. Ten years ago the be.
levers moved to Washington. taking q
farm In Montgomery county. Mary
land. The children were taught to be.
ware Of men. OF course they saw
men; Mrs Hoover says she often had
noticed them. but she never gave at
tentionto any until she met Mr.. Hoov.
er. Today she told her own story:
"About q year ago." she said. ga
girl friend introduced me to Mr.. Hoov.
err. Somehow could not get him ou,
Of my mind. found myself wishing
might see him all the time. I knew
II was not right: at least I thought II
was not But couldn't get him out
Of my mind. Later. met him again
and several times after that. Then he
told me he was going to leave the cit,
and asked me to write. I told him ]
would"
Mr.. Hoover Is a hotel clerk. and af.
ter leaving Washington came to Phila.
delphia.
II was crazy to see him." Mrs. Hoo.
yer said. "and decided to risk m,
mothers displeasure and give him 9
surprise. so slipped quietly away and
came here. When I found Mr.. Hoove,
he was greatly surprised.
"'why. Adah. have you come w
here to marry me?' ne asked.
"T don't know that I thought much
about that replied. I just felt
had to see you again.
"'Well. will you marry me? he ask,
ed. 1t took me by surprise. although
was not wholly unprepared for 1t
I'm willing said finally"
| The ceremony was performed b.
the Rev. DR.. j. B. T. Pidge. pastor O,
the Fourth Baptist church, last Satur.
day night. The same evening the
bride wrote to her mother. She hal
not received an answer yet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29

Cleave to the good and use a clever
on the tad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-29

OF Registration was fixed at 10 cents
per capita for all persons registered.
A letter was presented from the
Sewerage Commission In answer to the
report Of Mr.. Finn that considerable
quantity OF large sewer pipe had been
broken In hauling In Oakland avenue
that only four pieces had been brok-
en-. The commission suggested that
the clay being thrown out OF the
ditches be used for improving streets
and sand substituted for reniling. The
suggestion was adopted.
MT. Finn reported that the joint
committee Of six from the board of
health. the Sewerage Commission and
the council. appointed to prepare a
sewerage and plumbing ordinance had
accomplished nothing because Of the
refussl of one OF the committeeman
from the board OF health. DIR. 8. c.
Baker, 20 serve with a Joint commit
tee on the ground that the prepara-
ton of the Ordinance was solely with
In the legal powers of the board of
health. After some discussion Of the
matter. the committee was continued
and requested to proceed with a ma
,or,ty of their number to prepare the
Ordinance.
The followins claims against the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Bryan Will Carry Ohio.

"Bryan will carry Ohio by about
so, ,OO0," was the declaration of
George Smoot, of Delaware, Ohio,
who was in Cincinnati yesterday.
"Bryan up to two weeks ago looked
like he had little show of doing
anything worth while in the state,
but he has gained steadily in
strength since then, and now he
looks to have the inside track and
will carry the state. Taft does
not seem to be making any pro.
gress, and it would have been bet
ter for him to remain in Cincinnati
and devoted his attention to Ohio
instead of going upon the stump.
Mark my prediction-he will make e
another speech like the General
Grant address that caused so much
trouble last Decoration Day, and
he will then surely land in the
'also ram stakes. The waning
strength of Taft can be traced to
one thing-too much Roosevelt. L.
The President is taking a too ac-
tive part in the campaign"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Cold Wave.

Chicago, ILL.,, September 27.-A
transition from the sultry of mid
summer to freezing weather OF
winter was the experience of West.
ern states within the last "a hours.
For ten days the West has swelt-
cred under a heat of from SO to sc
degrees, accompanied by humid
ity that made life almost unendur,
able.
This morning Western people
awoke to find a drizzling rain fall
ing.
The temperature gradually fell
all day until in some parts of the
West che coolest September day
known to the history of the Wealth
er Bureau was recorded.
For the first time in 10 years it
showed in Kansas on September
day. The rain of early morning
turned to snow in the afternoon.
At 4 o'clock p. m. the thermom-
eter registered Al degrees above
zero.
Near Des Moines Joseph Leneer,
coal miner, was found frozen to
death this morning. With three
companions he left Des Moines for
the mining camp in the woods at
10 o'clock last night. He quarrel
ed with his companions and was
put out of the rig. He went to
sleep by the roadside and froze to
death in the early morning hours,
He was within a half mile of the
camp.
The mercury at Des Moines stood
near the freezing point all morn
ing, with a northwest gale and q
rain almost turning to snow.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Bad Negro.

New St:aitsville, Sept. 2S.-A
mob of 500 people is tonight scour-
ing the hills around New Straits
Vile in an effort to locate Grant
Nixon, colored, who, it is alleged,
brutaIly assaulted Lulu May Ram
sey, the l7year-old daughter of
Charles Ramsey, Sunday afternoon.
Nixon and his two sisters con-
stitute the only colored family that
was permitted to remain here after
the fierce race riot of 1884. They
were regarded as harmless people.
Nixon conducted barber shop,
where on Sunday afternoons his
sisters performed tonsorial ser vices
for women.
According to Miss Ramsey s
story, she went to the shop yester-
day to have her hair washed. She
found no one present but Nixon,
who offered his services. The
girl says he attacked her soon aft
er she entered the shop and forci-
bly, detained her for half an hour.
The negro soon after left town
on foot. The girls father is lead
ing the mob and lynching will al
most certainty follow his capture.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Thomas Cockrill Meets
Death.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 27,-The
body of man who was run over
by train and Instantly killed in
the Kentucky and Indiana railroad
yards last midnight was identified
early this morning as that of
Thomas Cockrill, the noted
Breathitt county Ky feudist.
Cockrill's presence in the yards
has not been explained but it is
presumed he was either on his way
or returning from visit to his old
home.
He was a brother of Jim Cock
rill, who was for a long time
marshal of Jackson and who was
assassinated.
Tom Coekrill was also involved
in several feud battles and had
killed at least one prominent mem
ber OF the Hargis faction.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Gov. Harris Boast Will
Not Get Him Democratic
Votes.

Columbus, Sept. 12.--Speaking
at political meeting in this city
this week Governor Harris said
he had "voted for every national, (,
state and Preble county Republi
can ticket since the birth of the
party
President Roosevelt has said
"That man is II dangerous citizen
who 30 far mistakes means for
ends as to become servle in his
devotion to his party and afraid
to leave it, when his party goes
wrong"
Here ia Governor Harris con.
fronted with all the scandal of
state institutions, rottenness at
the state house and political ln-
trigue of big and little bosses in
the convention which nominated
him for governor to head ticket
of deputies, nominated to perpet-
u,te graft, boassing of the fact
that he has never voted anything
but his party ticket, even in local
elections
With Republican papers all over
Ohio pointing out instances in
which their party went wrong at
the state convention in March,
Governor Harris boasts that he
never voted anything but his own
party ticket and at the same time
begs for the votes of Democrats.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
A Dark Shadow.

The history of the dealing of
Carmi Thompson, secretary of
state, with the local factional
fight of the Republicans In Gallia,
forms dark shadow on the
honest administration of the af-
fairs of state. He stands con.
victed by his own conduct and
admissions of the rankest act of
attempted political robbery that
any state official, to our know
lege, has been guilty of.
1t is matter of more than
passing interest hen thu secre-
tary of state prostitutes his cfiice
to the lowest degradations of
factional politics. 1t is, indeed, u
matter of grave concern when any
branch Of our government steps
from its legitimate field into the
realms of intimidation, intrigue
and underhanded chicanery. Yet
that is exactly where Carmi
Thompson has dragged and trailed
his besmirched tlicial robes.
In the differences which have
arisen III Gallia county politics the
secretary of state of Ohio has been
an intensely factional, prejudiced
and bitter partisan, controlled
wholly by sinister influences in
Lawrence county, and at all times
bath willing and anxious to use
his official authority in all
possible ways for his master.
Think of it The secretary Of
state of Ohio deliberately using
the authority of his high office in
an attempt TO rob men of his own
party of their rights under the
law! 1t would be Incredible were
IL not proven by tho words from
his own mouth, uttered because OF
. weakness which never fails to
bstray a false and perhdious man
Ut come point in his career.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Time For a New Deal

We may be entirely wrong about
it, but we can conceive of no worse
politics than the attempt of some
Republican Legislators ut Colum
bus to prevent a full and free In
vestigation of the state offices that
have been for u long time under
Republican control. Let in the
light, no matter what Ia revealed
Let us have the truth about the
state offices, and the whole truth,
whether State Auditor Guilbert
likes it or not. The fact is, he
has bossed the state offices about
long enough. That is exactly why
a lot of Republicans in Ohio don't
like land are not going to be made
to like) the nomination of hs dep
uty and willing servant to succeed
him in the office Of auditor of
state. It's high time for new
deal in these offices and Il cleaning
out of the old regime. The Ga
zette said this before the late Re
publican state convention, and
now that thorough investigation
of the state offices is being fought
by Guilbert, we say the same thing
with the added emphasis of later
revelations. - Medina Gazette
IRAN \ April IN
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Warren Williams.

T. e Warren, of Logan, and
Miss Deborah E. Williams, of Oak
Hill, were married at the home of
the BRIDES father, Mr.. b. G. Will
liams, last Wednesday morning.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. David Thomas, an uncle Of
the bride in the presence of only a
few friends and relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Warren left the same day
for Logan, where they will reside.
The Herald joins in wishing them
we'll -Jackson Herald.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
VALLEY REGISTER

Mr.. John Collins of Logan, man
ager of the New Home Telephone
Co., was u business visitor here,
Tuesday.
George Schwenke of Logan, was
a business visitor in this city
Tuesday. artl
Frank Brown. the tailor of Lo-
gan, was hore, Tuesday.
Ed C. Evans, P. W. Hickman
and .. Y. Bridgeman were busi-
ness V 'itors at Logan Tuesday.
Mrs. Mack Scott visited her par.
ents in Logan recently.
Floyd Smith of Logan, was a
business visitor in this city Mon
day.
John Ballinger and DR.. Cam
spent Sunday in Logan.
The honorable 0. W. II. Wright
of Logan, was in our city Monday,
on legal business.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Students Suffer By Hard
Times.

A peculiar condition exists
among students of the O S. u. at
Columbus.
According to a statement pub.
lished in Columbus papers last
Friday, many students who find it
necessary to "work their way
through college"-and honor them
selves by doing it--are unable to
obtain employment in Columbus
for their odd hours.
just note this statement: "The
boys are willing to work and work
hard ii only they can thereby re-
main at the university and obtain
an education" Out of eighty six
applications on file, fifty.four de-
clared in blanks filled out that their
education depends upon obtaining
employ ment.
Nor are these boys choicy about
| the kind of work to be obtained.
They are said to be "willing to do
house work, even to washing dish
es, sweeping, tending furnaces,
or barns"
This is no reflection upon the
manly young men at the university
who are struggling to obtain the
priceless jewel of education.
Anticipating just such comment
as is being made here, Republi
can paper seeks to explain the sit
aation by the great increase in
the number of students over form
er years. But it is not difficult to
reach more reasonable conclu-
sion. The capital of Ohio is not
more favored than many other
cities in some of the results of the
present Republican panic. IL is
not without its own citizens work
ing on reduced time or not at all,
and facing the winter with dread
and despair.
There is a lesson these worthy
students are learning by bitter ex-
perience. 1t is time for a change
in the nation as we'll as in the
state.
Once more let us quote Mr..
Taft: "For where a party is con-
stantly in control so as to be over
whelmingly the victor every time,
it is with great difficulty that evil
men are kept out of the admins.
tration of the government"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Only To Catch Votes.

If Governor Harris ia such a
strong friend of the Anti-Saloon
League, why did he stand up be-
fore a Painesville audience with
Governor Herrick and oppose
Pattison and the League three
years ago. Why this sudden
change in the governorp Is it
only to catch votes9 Well, there
will be mighty few votes caught
in Painesville with that kind of
hook. The conversion of the
governor upon the temperance
question was entirely too sudden.
Lake County Herald.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
Swelling the Official List.

Republican extravaganza has
been treated by Mr.. Bryan and in
the congressional Oratory with
much detail respecting total
appropriat tions during the Roose.
velt regime and also the cost of
militarism, but slight attention
has been given to the enormous
increase of Federal offices. Due
allowance must be made for the
American progressive spirit and
ambition and for the inevitable
growti, of National functions re.
quiring more public servants, but
the reckless swelling of the salary
budget can only be but slightly
thus excused.
In the SIX years for which Mr..
Roosevelt may be fairly held ac.
countable there were 99,3l9 new
offices created, entailing a total
cost of 500, 543, SOC, or an average
annually 16,553, carrying an
average appropriation of $ll, $50, :
584. 1t would not be convincing
to compare with these statistics
the number of offices created in
the four years Immediately post.
dating the outbreak of the Span
ish war, for the demands of the
conflict necessarily compelled
emergency creations. But the
tables of offices created for
the years 1898 to 1898, in
elusive, another six-year period,
are fair standards of comparison.
In the four years chargeable to
Mr.. Cleveland there were 6 900
offices authorized, and under Mr..
McKinley's two years $3.50, or an
annual average of LIB, offices,
carrying an average appropria tion
of 81 ,003, 069 each year. 1t is
therefore apparent that under Mr.,
Roosevelt there have been created
so, 040 more offices than in the
period of 1898, inclusive, and
the increase in cost Is 1858, 535, 0S9.
Expansion of the Nation, growth
of population, even encroachment
upon States powers by many
usuTped executive functions, can
not explain this prodigal action.
Besides its immediate burden in
taxation, the recruiting of the
horde of Federal ollleeholders to
perpetuate a dynasty needs no
sllusion, The object lesson of it's
employment has been too recent.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-01
STATE

For Governor
JUDsoN HARMON Of Hamilton.
Fer Lieutenant Governor
DAVID l.. ROCKWELL Of Portage
For Supreme Judges
HUGH T. MATHER Of Shelby.
GEORGE B. OKEY Of Franlsl.n.
For Secretary Of State
]. H. NEWMAN OF Miami.
For Auditor Of State
W. w. DURBIN Of Hardin.
For Treasurer OF State
D. s. CREAMER Of Belmont
For Attorney General
TIMOTHY HOGAN Of Jackson.
For Members Board of Public Works
BERNARD DORAN of Perry.
j. A. STATES of Allen.
Fer Dairy and Food Commissioner
DAVID ELEY of Ashland.
For State Commissioner Of Schools
JOHN A. MCDOWELL Of Holmes.
For Clerk Of Supreme Court
OLMER c. LARSON of Licking.
Endorsed for United States Senator
JAMES e. CAMPBELL of Butler.
Presidential Electors
JOHN J. LGNTZ of Franklin.
8. A. HoSkINS Of Auglaizs.