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Is Your Private List of RESPONSIBILITIES" TOO LARGE?

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 Pubicity-of the sort you "aford"-wi search the in the city who is really eager buy thing want to sell; thus erasng what "Impos sfbllty" Mo- from list It will dispose of what be "lmpossibily" Mo- your list by enabling you double the number of customers of your store-canglny tagging business to busy one-without exlaustinx This calls for "nere" for some faith selfass1rance. But it be s being done all of the dme-an1 is worth doing.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

other tottered, he sprang forward
again and. reaching out his hand to
steady him. drew him In with the re-
mark. I'VE were expecting a summons
from you. We are happy that you find
yourself able to come to us."
The coroner has just gone. The
doctors / dismissed. / have something
to say to you-to both of you," he
added as he caught sight OF Mr.. Har.
per.
Entering slowly. he sat down In tho
chair proffered him by the lawyer
There was something strange in his
air, quiet automaton-like quality
which attracted the latter's notice and
led him to watch him very closely.
Ransom was busy with the door.
which the strong west wind BLOWING
through the hall made difficult to
close.
Il" The one word uttered, Hasen
seemed to forget himself. Sitting
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

Peter Howell. an old negro, who
has lived alone in a house on Walk
er street for several years, was found
DEAD in his house Thursday. the con-
dition of the body indicating that
death occurred a week or more ago.
Howelrs house has been closed for a
week or longer and none of his neigh
Dors recollect having seen him for at
ieast week, but his absence caused
no comment as he frequently absent
Gu himselt for week or two at a
oine' while visiting members of his
family who live in the country. 4
pad odor proceeding from Howell's
closed house attracted the attention
or negroes living in the vicinity and
Health Officer Reardon and Coroner
Flowers were notified and the house
was opened and an Investigation
made. The body was found to be in
an advanced stage or accommodation
There was no evidence that Howell's
death was due to violence and the
physician who was called i'm was OF
the opinion that death was due to
heart disease.
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yer and that OF the stin more pro-
foundly affected Ransom. Only Hax-
On gaxed unmoved. Perhaps because
the spot was NO new one to him, per
haps because an unsympathetic sky,
. stretch of rock. the swirl Of churn.
Ing waters without any Of the light.
ness and color which glancing sun.
light gives. meant for him but one
thing-the thing upon which he had
hxed his mind. his soul
Under q tree at the spot q small
group Of strong and determined men
was already collected. not as specta.
ters but % helpers IN the adventurous
attempt shout to be undertaken nv
their old friend and playmate. The
spectators had been barred from the
POINT and stood lined up In the road
overlooking the eddy. They were
numerous and very eager. Haxen's
Srows drew together In his FIRST ex.
hibition Of feeling a. he saw women
and even children In the crowd. and
caught their expression OF morbid an.
eeipation.
"Cormorants!" escaped his lips.
They look for . feast Of death, but
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
(To Be Continued.)
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh tina,
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrf
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo
0.
We. the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and finan.
cially able to carry out any obliga.
lions made by his firm. WALDING
KINNAN G. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatiOn.
10-4--1m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

- aEsastie meaning. he pushed Mr..
D0S arm aside and made for the
s0Ronba. - which he presently van.
41n1 UseAsat another attempt on the
vub part % hold him beck.
q ~ minutes later the lawyer vas
oO0ng what Information he could
aDone ~ socalled Devtl's Cauldrou.
eoens tAat THE was Q very deep
- q uAieA. q account Of the rocky
SD0ne1sa surrounding IT. the water
oDuue - a eddy which had the force
- vhlrlpool No one had ever
oDesd tn depths and nothing had
- BEEN sesn again which had once
- sucked into In deathiy hollow.
xAne 0sorgian's body had found ito
eswnsting gravs there many had be-
oUsoa from the frst. and II the con-
~erosa had not yet been publicly ex.
I~ssed u was out Of consideration for
II Ransom. To whose hopes Il could
Ia ring . Anal knsll
where u the holeY How far from
- vatsrfanr" Queried Mr.. Harper.
"A good mile." muttered one man
s0Aio pssCos bI. NO one mas
swG sounded Its depths."
harper could no longer hide his ex.
Sonsnt at the thought that Hazen
0o11eatsd this undertaking.
How he must want money!"
Aaaght he.
That . man should face such hor-
rsr eur another mans profit did not
- likely enough to engage his con-
nesratiop tor moment Lawyer Har-
~ know the world-or thought he
- Next day the whole town was
1nFpwn into q hubbub. Word had
- out through every medium pos
s1oss To % small . place that Alfred
Hazen. Georgian's long lost brother,
sas going to dare Death Eddy In q
nn0 attempt To recover his sisters
10y.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
SUMTER LOAN & TRUST co.
Meeting of Stockholders Held Thurs
day-New Board OF Directors Elect
ed.

AT meeting of the stockholders of
the Sumter Loan & Trust Company,
held on Thursday. the following di-
rectors were elected:
II. M. Stuckey, H. j. Hardy, z. r..
Witherspoon. c. L. Stubbs, Perry Mo-
ses, Jr., j. K. Crosswell Marion
Noise. Geo. L. Kicker. G. A. Lennon,
w. w. Sibert, L. B. DuRant, d. d.
Noise and /. c.. Strauss.
The directors met after the ad-
journment of the stockholders meet
ing and organized by the election of
the following officers:
President-G. A. Lennon,
Vice President-Perry Moses. Jr..
Secretary and Treasurer-Geo. l.
Kicker.
Attorney. c. Strauss.
The Sumter Loan & Trust Com
pany will do a regular trust business.
devoting its. energies to the handling
or real estate loans and the manage
ment of estates and trust funds. II
will act as trustee, administrators or
executor of estates and guardian of
minor children. The business will be
extended and enlarged along conser-
avtive lines and will fill a sphere in
the financial life of the community
not occupied prior to the organization
of this company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
TWO COTTON HARVESTERs.
One OF Them is Owned by Price and
Others and the Second by a MARI
bOrO Inventor.

One of Them is Owned by Price and
Others and the Second by MARI
borO Inventor.
Bennettsville, Oct. THE demon
stration of the cotton harvesters,
which was to have been made here
about the first of this month, has
been delayed on account of a fire i'm
the machine shops of the construction
company. 1t will be several days yet
before the trial will be made. Mr..
Theodore Price and associates will
come to Bennettsville about the 10th
Of this month and the test of the cot
ton picker will be made between that
day and the 18th.
The machine will be tried on Sem
ator McLaurin's ''Irby place" in the
upper part Of the county. where
about 100 acres Of cotton have been
reserved. A number Of other North
erners will be with Mr.. Price. for
the machine was operated in Texas
last year and it is said that strong
financial interests are backing it,
Marlboro county. however already
has cotton picker i'm the field. The
inventor, Mr.. ]. NJ. BrasingtOn, of this
place, has allowed a few friends to
seq his machine while at work. Yes
terday afternoon on the plantation of
Messrs. Evans brothers, he gave an
exhibition and in a few days he will
be ready to put it to a test. Those
who saw it at work are favorablly i'm
pressed with it and think that Mr..
Brasington will succeed. Possibly
both OF these harvesters will be ex-
hibited at the same time.
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0assn made q forcibls gesture, pus
Sos0sr o. denial or depreciation. II
- not easy 70 decide.
would u not then be better for all
ywoes.- pursued the lawyer. "for you
- u1vo ne some idea Of the great
o1gnttoa under which your sister lay
- eAis man. that may have an an.
UG ready when people ask me why
- uosoed you 90 conspicuously By,
- egoor % enrich this stranser?"
H. story 10 not mine. Had she
vsanea you 70 know IT, she would
Avo esaadsd II to you herself. I must
IL. Harper interrupted the other
en9ssuslvsly. do you realize what
= oAnAow may be thrown upon your
Unosrb memory By this reticence on
~ partf Her death was suggestive
0meA without the complications you
Uen3sA In justice to your relation.
- yoa should speak. II, @ l think,
- Ueaey n really meant for you.
- - The subterfuge may be difi-
60 - sxDlanation. but Il win not hurt
- oo0ory q much @ this extrsor.
- silence on your part"
- aro . man Of limited experi.
- nr. Harper replied Hasen.
- vooA not understand the truth.
- a. UA Ransom might. but
49, ~ even risk Ransom's discrs-
- New The = al am going 20
- nDoue tAis matter. 0sorgian's iast
- - testament. followed through
- ~ suio1ds. was perfectly res.
- - TIE only impsdimsnt 10 its
- - roeoCdsea and acted upon
80 osul< . 10 her actual dsoeesA
- bedy - ny poor young sister
- ooeome lodgod n the Devil's
,kea. J en- eoing there to sesk
- - ~ Drojsets calls for courage
- Nhevs al, good condition Of
- - Mind. shall he Obliged 20
- = yss YIN allow me the beneot
q - 49, ] most certainly need, To-
ssUW I Day have something more
- ~ - 20. and I may not. Per.
- J shan want b make my win.
- h1ousf AnA With . smile fun
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hs has not spoken yet; but the cor
oner Is with him and we shall hear
something from him soon. expect
-" here the lawyers voice CHANGED
and his manner took on meaning
that his report will be final"
Final! You mean"
What his fainting face showed. For
all Its pallor and the exhaustion It ex.
pressed, there was triumph in its
every feature. The little bag was not
all he saw In that pit of hell. You
must prepare yourself for no common
ordeal, Ransom; it will take all your
courage to listen to his story"
II know" The words came with
difiicu1ty but not without q certain
manly courage. 81 shall try not to
make you too much trouble" Then
after moment Of oppressive silence,
did you notice. when we all came in.
the figure OF woman disappearing
up the stair way? It was Anitra' s
and ~ .pcused before Il reached the
TOP. and saw her eyes staring down
at Hazen's helpless figure with a
wildness In it's inquiry that has sap
ped all my courage. How are we to
answer that girl when she asks us
what has happened? How make her
know th&t Hazen Is her brother and
that he has Just risked his life to sat.
isfy himself and us that Georgian was
really lost In that dreadful pool"
The lawyer. darting a keen glance
at the speaker. softly shook his head.
II am not thinking OF Miss Hazen,"
said he. I'm wondering how far tho
proof be has obtained will Co." He
paused. listening, then made a gesture
towards the hall. There's some ono
there" he whispered.
Ransom rose, and with q quick turn
OF the wrist pulled open the door.
A man was standing on the thres.
hold, CHASTITY figure before which
Ransom involuntarily stepped back.
"Hazen!" he cried: then. q Tho
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

&C. r. Kluger. the Jeweler, 1860
Virginia Ave-, Indianapolis. Ind,
writes: II was so weak from kidney
trouble that l could hardly walk a
hundred feet. Four bottles of Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy cleared my
complexion, cured my backache and
the Irregularities disappeared, and
can now attend to business every day
and recommend Foley's Kidney Rem
edy to all sufferers, as it cured me
after the doctors and other remedies
had failed" Sibert's Drug Store.
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( they will be disappointed; shall SUR.
Ne this plunge"
fsA2dr Haxen?" It was Harper who
npoke They had passed q little
thicket of brush and were drawing
near the group under the tree. Have
you duly considered what you are
about to do? l have talked with
several men Of Judgment and expert.
snce about this attempt. and they all
say II can have but one termination. !"
Il know. That Is because they know
little or nothing Of the life have led
since I left this town. There is not
. man amongst them 80 slight and
seemingly frail of figure as myself.
but none Of them, not one. has been
20 often up to the very gates of death
and escaped. ~ ] have. My schooling
Aas been long and severe. perhaps in
preparation for this day. have been
through fre: ! have been through wa.
Ter. The swirling Of my own native
stream does not appall me. I rather
Welcome It; It IL but another expert.
ence."
"But for money!" broke In Ransom.
you acknowledge 1t is for no other
purpose. Will 1t payf own that In
my eyes no amount of money could
Day . man for 30 superhuman q risk
- this. Take . few thousands from
mel had rather give them TO You
than see you leap into that water
opening beneath us like . hungry
maw."
Hazen stood silent. his eye glisten.
ing. his hand almost outstretched
Harper thought he would yield; the
ofer must have struck him as gen.
erous and very tempting-a good ex.
cuse for q hot-headed man to with.
draw from q very doubtful adventure.
But he did not know Hazen. This lat
ter advanced his hand and squeezed
Ransom's warmly. but his answer,
when he was ready to give one, con.
veyed no intention Of q change of
mind.
"Will your thousands amount to a
clean million?" he smiled. "That
10 the amount. believe, bequeathed
by your wife to Mr.. Auchincloss. Moth
Ing less will suffice. Yet l thank YOU.
Ransom"
The latter bowed and fell a little
behind the others. The struggle in
his mind had been severe; It was Sc.
we're yet; he did not know but th: {
II was mis- duty TO stop this HazCn
from his intended action by fo;, o.
He was not sure but that the onus o..
this whole desperate undertaking
would fall upon his conscience IL the
end was fatal. The horror Of this
self-probing was still upon him as he
followed Hazen's slight and virile fig
urs across the rocks, put 1t fed as he
felt the spray of the tossing waters
dash It's chilling reminder In his face.
The event was upon him and he
must add to his former actions that OF
complete and determined opposition
to the risk proposed or possibly for.
felt his peace of mind forever. Quick.
ening his pace. he reached Hazen and
the lawyer just as the men awaiting
them had advanced ON their side. In.
stantly he knew II was too late. There
was neither time nor opportunity fos
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
CHAPTER XIV.
Death E ddy.

III vas q gray day. chill and
oninous. A the three most
~ interested In the event came
together ON the road facing
- psint frOm which Hasen had de-
ssosA q saake his desperate plunge.
- Srsasiusss Of the scene was re-
1sutsd In The troubled eye Of the law
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
MIR. y. G. DuRANT LOSES BARN
Lightning .'ires Barn OH His Bishop.
vile PlantatiOn--Loss About $500.

Bishopvile, Oct. 7.-During the cleo
the cotton house on the DuRant farm
about two miles above town and set
it on fire, which consumed the build
ing and it's contents, about 100
pounds OF seed cotton and the seed
out of 20 bales of cotton. The dam
age sustained by Mr.. A. G. DuRant,
the owner Of the building, is about
$400, while Mr. S. j. Strickland, the
tenant, lost the seed and seed cotton
worth about $500 Neither had in
surance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

@The pleasant purgative effect ex-
perienced by all who use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and
the healthy condition of the body and
mind which they create, makes one
feel joyful. Sold by w. w. Sibert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13

*Fall colds are quickly cured by Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, the great throat
and lung remedy. The genuine con-
tains no harmful drugs. Sibert's
Drug Store.
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CHAPTER xXvI.


Z unfsthomable man." srum.
bled Mr.. Harper, entering
Mr.. Ransom's room in mark.
ed disorder. They say that
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
NEGRO FOUND DEAD

Peter Howell Lies Dead for More
Than Week i'm His House ON
Walker Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-13
,S ANA KATHERINE CREEN.

s,s.s~.ss,. ..:.s. 60: sss..s e.es.s oeo.s'.7s.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-17

botI teams. Proceeding then to the
reserved section OF the stand he held
an impromptu reception. during
which he meti"Pop' Anson. the ia
nous old Chicago player.
TEXAS" Reilly, the editor of the
San Antonio Lignt and Gazette. who
rode all the way from San Antonio to
Chicago to present a formal invita-
tion to Mr.. Taft to visit that city,
also met the president at the ball
game. He was In typical cowboy cos.
tune and had reached Chicago on a
horse from the Taft ranch in Texas.
The president assured Mr.. Reilly that
he was looking forward to his visit
to San Antonio on Oct. II with a
great deal OF pleasure. Mayor Calvin
Of Cincinnati called In the stand to
pay his respects and received .
hearty Hello. John!" from the presi-
dent.
Mr.. Taft received many hearty
cheers from the baseball enthusiasts,
especially when he stood up with the
rest of the fans" at the beginning OF
the lucky seventh" Although the
inning brought only a blank for the
home club, the crowd appreciated the
presidents good intentions. Once
during the game Mr.. Taft was asked
by one of his party "Mr. President,
who are you for, Chicago or New
York; I'm for Cincinnati" de-
clared the president, with an anxious
look at the score board, which show
to 3 tie between Cincinnati and
Pittsburg in the seventh inning.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning the
presidential party took its departure
for Milwaukee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-17
THE MEAT or IT

The Wheeling club won the pen
nant In the Central Baseball league
but made no money on the seasons
play.
Savannah, Ca, has put In bid fol
the Jeffries-Jackson prizefght.
The flour mills and elevators OF
iglehart Brothers. Evansville, Ind.
We're burned. Loss 5000 900.
The will of Edward II. Hartman
has been probated. The widow gets
all OF the estate. estimated to be
worth between s75.0O0.0O and $IOO,.
100000.
Cincinnati citizens have organized
an aero club. with Captain John Pat.
tison as temporary chairman.
Professor Fred Charles Hicks will
be commissioned by President Taft to
supervise the taking of the census In
the Cincinnati district.
Mrs. Nelson Morris. widow OF the
late millionaire Chicago packer, died
ut Paris as the result OF injuries re.
oeiVed In an automobile accident.
A Warren county (Ky.) grand Jury
recognized the unwritten law by re.
iusing to indict Charles Campbell.
VINO killed his brother.lu.law, Jesse
snliard. for alleged attentions to Mrs.
Campbell
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-17
PREDICTS BRILLIANT
FUTURE FOR COOKS
CoNred Woman Mixes Religion
and Domestic Science.

Columbus. o., Sept. 17.-Mrs. J.. w
Layton of Philadelphia was elected
president of the woman's auxiliary OF
the Negro Baptist's national conven
ton. In her address she made pre-
diction OF the elevation of the cook
until she becomes rival of the ply.
sician in the community. She said
that the eating problem had been
neglected while lple were discuss
ing the liquor question. more die of
diseases resulting from Incorporate
eating than Incorporate drinking"
she said. "The chambermaid will he
eventually required to know enough
of chemistry and modern sanitation
to prevent contagion and infection in
the home. The new idea is to lift
domestic science to the standards of
the trades and professions"
DR.. l.. G. Jordan of Louisville, KY,
presented his report on missions to
the general convention, showing that
the organization has 300 workers In
South America, Africa, Russia and
West India. DR.. T.. II. Boyd of Nash
vile, Tenn, gave report of the pub.
fishing house, showing that 1900 900
church and Sunday school papers had
been put out.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-17
ALL TAKE KNOCK
AT POSTAL BANK
Bankers In Convention Out
spoken In DIsapprovaL

Chicago, Sept. 17.--Not voice was
raised in defense of the postal saw
ings bank plan in the sessions of the
American Bankers association con-
vention, nor was there word ut.
tered In favor Of guaranty deposit
state and national banks. In formal
reports, in speeches and in impromp-
tn remarks both ideas were repeated.
ly scored by the assembled bankers,
who were apparently OF one mind in
opposing the two remedies offered
for the relief of financial conditions.
The session Of the savings bank
section opened with an address OF
welcome by Henry s. Henschen of
Chicago, who led the attack on the
postal savings bank by declaring that
II the good OF the country demanded
the experience OF trusted and intelli-
gent men as custodians of the peo-
pies savings be disrsgarded and the
custodianship turned over to third and
fourth class postmasters. the bankers
would acqulesce, he said, but III the
welfare OF the country did not d.
mand such action the bankers would
protest In no uncertain sones."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-17

MS certificate and made copies OF
both papers. He gave one copy to
Commander Peary and retained the
other. The captain has sent his rec.
ords and his diary to his mother In
Newfoundland. Bartlett would like
to see the south pole.
81 believe" he said, rthat the ap.
plication of Pearr's methods would
Noduce the best results IN the Ant
arctic. In following the commander
over the polar ice we regarded him
with absolute faith. Our determine.
ton and our cry was, he must get to
the pole and every man of us dio
his utmost to assist Peary obtain the
success which we believed he was
bound to achieve. Peary flled the
members Of his party with daring.
"The return trip to Cape Columbia
was uneventful. Two dogs were kill
ed and thrown to the rest OF the
pack. When the whole party had re-
assembled we found the Roosevelt la
good condition and averaged six
knots an hour on the trip SOUTH"