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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
NAY PROVE FATAf.
when Will Sumter People Learn Inn
pOrtance. OF Ii?


Backache is only simple thing att
first;
But when you know tits from the
kidneys;
That serious kidney troubles fol-
low;
That diabetes, Brights disease
may be the fatal end,
You wiz gladly profit by the fol-
lowing experience.
lis the statement of a Sumter cit
izen.
Luciens, r. Gibson, living at SO4 E.
Liberty ST., Sumter, S. c., saws:
My kidneys had troubled me for two
or three years. The secretions were
SO frequent in action that was forc-
ed to arise often at night and there
was scalding sensation in passage.
They We're also highly colored, and
contained dark sediment Nv
back ached almost constantly and oc-
casionally it became so lame that I
could hardly get around I had
heard so much in favor of Doan's
Kidney Pills that / concluded to give
them trial, and procured a box at
China's drug store. They soon erad-.
icated the backache, banished the
lameness and cleared the secretions.
MY back is now as strong as ever be-
fore In years and / give Doan's Kid
ney Pills the credit"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other. 10
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
Don't Take the Risk

*When you have a bad cough oil
cold do not let it drag along until il
becomes chronic bronchitis or devel.
ops into an attack of pneumonia, but
give it the attention it deserves and
get rid Of 1t. Take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and you are sure OF
prompt relief. From a small begin.
ming the sale and use of this prepara.
ton has extended to all parts Of the
United States and to many foreign
countries. It's many remarkable cures
of coughs and colds have won for il
this wide reputation and extensive use
Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06

"A great many people have kidney
and bladder trouble. mainly due to
neglect OF the occasional pains in the
back. slight rheumatic pains, urinary
disorders, etc. Delay In such cases is
dangerous. Take DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills. They are for
weak back, backache. rheumatic
pains and all kidney and bladder trou-
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Kidney and Bladder Pills. Accept no
substitute. Regular size soc. Sold
by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
FOUND BOOKS OF SEMINOLE.
Accountant Higley Locates Them al
Knoxville.

Columbia, Dec. 31.-Mr. H. G.
Highley has found the books of the
Seminole Securities company. Said
books were located at Knoxville, ac-
cording to telegram received from,
the Pullman company yesterday. Mr.
Highley got busy as soon as the loss
was discovered and yesterday he was
very much gratified when he was in
formed that the dress suit case had
been located at Knoxville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
TAX NOTICE.

The County Treasurer's office in
Court House building, will be open for
the collection of taxes without penal
ty. from the 18th day of October to
the 31st day of December, 1893. The
levy is as follows:
For State, 1-2 mills.
For County, ordinary, 2 ga mills.
For Sinking Fund loan of 1907, I
mill
For Sinking Fund loan Of 1908, Ia
MILL
For Constitutional School. mills.
Polls, s1.00. Capitation Dog tax,
SO cents.
Also Special School tax as follows.
School District, No. 1, 2 mills.
School District. No. 2, 2 mills.
School District, No. 3, 2 mills.
School District, No. 4, 2 mills.
School District. No 8, mill.
School District. No. II, mills.
School District, No. IL, 3 mills.
School District, No. 13, mills.
School District, No. H. mills
School District, No. 16, mills.
School District, No. IL, mills.
School District, No. Is, 2 mills.
penalty of / per cent. added for
month of January, 1909. Additional
penalty Of / per cent. for month OF
February, 1909. Additional penalty
of per cent. until 18th day of March,
1909. when the tax books will close
for the collection of taxes for fiscal
year, 1908.
T. w. LEE,
Co. Treas. for sumter Co. S. c.
10-7-mch15,09
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
Stomach Trouble Cured.

"If you have any trouble with your
stomach you should take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr
j. y. Klote of Edna Mo-, says: 81
have used great many different med
icines for stomach trouble, but find
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets more beneficial than any 9TH
er remedy l ever used" For sale by
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06

.
New York. Dec. so.--Nineteen hun
@vse end eight psrtook OF most OF
(he phenomcna Of an after panic year
~1(n ~ full quota Of early weakness.
onou< and uncertainty. but guiding
oroee snd ultimate results were to-
1FN rsoupsration and repair. This.
ors< ssry slow. later hastened to a
~ wherr conservative optimism
ro,sd esnsfai bosiness. Its early
n>nths Witnessed very heavy vol
~rne % insofvcncieS the aftermath Of
~ nna2ctol storm OF 1907; saw busi-
nq>p sherp1 reduced In volume. an
3H(nse amount OF transportation
ll1es of the country unused. pub
Y obll1ty greatly reduced. low le ,els
sceehed for most securities. vast
uorber Of Idle operatives In all lines
e>o< Of money IN the banks. and a
s@>l'ng Of veal ness akin TO that felt
~ NE human patient after . wasting
sver Aater. particularly In the last
~ q the year. marked recovery
~ p(r>neth Developed. confidence was
1olv restored. money was easier to
cFrov. Industrial wheels revolved
Detr. tale cars decreased in number.
<r9 became more confident. larger
o0pe sold at GOOD prices helped to
tpou collectlons. employment was
>ost plentiful. wage reductions ana
rp~ncus strikes were largely avoided,
>PF proved more efnctent, anu al
,.~ --T }, ~ ~s' oe'ween tne
- vsrAx strikins. I,deed tho.s who
ooor counsel OF the feers which had
ncoa awakened by the crash Of 1907
h wofs oeresably surprised at the speed
end ne apparent sout,dness OF the re-
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06

John Mays, colored, was killed at
Wagner Tuesday night by Policeman
Kirkland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06

Out of a great evil comes a great
good.-Italian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy

has never been known TO fail in any case and
lt has been in use for over one-third OF a cep.
tury. There Is none better. Ii can be de-
pended upon Why experiment. TITS pleasant
70 take and contains nc harmful drug. rrica.
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lIlE BUSINESS YEAR.


C0D1letrs q Close Of Year Show that
- cuSnsry has Tsecuplrascd won-
~weolly from tho l,anic Of 1907
- the Outlook for 1909 s En-
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III would, OF course, be unwise to
say that the outlook is entirely clear.
There Is still measure OF doubt as
to the reality of some Of the i'm
provement shown on the surface of
things. Shocks and damage like those
received slightly over year ago are
not at once taken up and repaired.
Short hours are still common In in
dustry. and some time must elapse
before public buying ability equals
that before the panic. Some OF the
optimism displayed I'm the securities
markets a month or SO ago was not
fully shared In by many lines OF busl-
ness. There are problems to be met
and solved before American trade
and Industry are fully restored to the
normal. One OF these Is the question
whether the admittedly excessive cost
or conducting trade and industry.
because of high prices for food, and
hence for labor. will not have to- be
adjusted. Bearing upon this IL the
probable proportion OF the European
demand for our products In. 1909. in
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
T. w. LEE,

Co. Treas. for sumter Co. S. c.
10-7-mch15,0
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
Seeing By TeIephone.

According to reports from Denmark, am
other attempts to solve the problem Of see
ing by telephone is Offered. Two young
(the brothers, Andersen). recently
called at the offices of 'Politiken,' o.
Copenhagen daily, to submit to the editor
the principle Of their idea, particulars OF
which cannot yet be given out. Unlike
the Korn apparatus, optical transmission.
according TO their scheme, is not affected
by means OF any material sensitive to light
such as selenium, nor Is a picture pro-
duced by Photographic or mechanical
means as in all the apparatus so far sug-
gested. Transmission. in fact. takes place
simultaneously, so as to produce any OBJ
jects situated at the sending station in
their natural colors and motions, their
dimensions, however, being reduced. The
apparatus is connected by a contact with
the telephone wire, when the acoustic or
optical currents can be thrown alternately
through the line. The operator is thus
able at will to show himself. or to bring
before the eyes OF the person at the other
end any objects he may like to show him.
AS the apparatus, so far from being neces-
sarily located Immediately beside the tele-
phone, can be used within q considerable
range, provided the contact be obtained,
the possibilities Of this invention are OBJ
viously many.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

the time Of his birth. on the day hat the
stork brought the little Chang this monkey
mysteriously vanished, and according to
the theory Of the spirit doctors OF that
time, its soul must have passed into the
newborn child. That Chang Chi TunB
really believed this I cannot say, but his
friends tell me that whenever he was
accused Of foolishness or OF imprudent
action he usually replied;
How can 1 help it7 That lie the way I
was born; II must be the monkey in me"
Big Chinese Statesmen.
In addition to the men / have mentioned.
there are a dozen or more connected with
the government who are ambitious to
control. One Of tho strongest 10 Tang
ShoA vi, who recently visited the United
States TO return the Boxer indemnity; an
other IL Natung, the head Of the foreign
office, and a third is Itch Ling, who is at
the head of the Department Of War. There
are a half dozen great vioeroys, each Of
whom has an army of tens Of thousands
of men, and all OF whom are big figures m
the new movement for the moderniEation
Of him At the same time, the imperial
family has some princes with mighty ana
billions; and should Pu II die there are
others Of this Manchu line who may rea-.
~sonably hope to sit upon the dragon throne
FRANK q. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
Hot Bolts Are Shot Into Place on a Big Building

man gets used to walking on q narrow
sidewalk up in the air its just about like
walking on a wide one down on the ground.
Don't we have to be careful7 Certainly,
but some times too much care brings a man
down as quickly as too little. i mean in the
sense that hesitation and indecision cane
not be INDUCED in. A man at this bust
ness must go about his work, and keep his
mind on It; then he'll be all right, IL he's
at all fitted for the stunt"
That the iron worker hit the nail on
the head can be proved by watching the
crews at work. In one place the riveters
are doing business diligently. while all
about them may be swinging beams that
the derrick has in its grasp, Orders are
given, the crane moves this way and that,
raises a section OF iron that weighs as
much as a house, lowers II, Tits It hitheF
and yon-all without attracting any partic-
ular attention from the men moving about
on other beams IN the immediate vicinity.
They have confidence IN the men bossing
the derrick. with It's educated arm sticking
far up IA the air and covering a ride
radius in It's course.
Watch that fellow with the heavy shoes
on, up yon. He stands on a narrow beam
connecting two heavier ones and is leaning
over with a big hammer in his hands
pounding with free action on some rsfrae-
tory fange or bolt. He holds the incest
kind Of balance as he throws the hammer
down and swings II back. Tn man work
ing with him and just below. has not the
slightest notion that the lad with the ham
mer is going to make a mishit, or drop his
tool or anything OF that kind. Dropping OF
tools is against the etiquette Of the game
and errors IN batting are not tolerated.
Even the s~ailoFnan's rule. Took alOftP
is disregarded by these men who put up the
steel skyscrapers." said a superintendent
1T often seems 60 me they must have
acquired a new sense, not OF security or
anything Xix that, but OF unconscious bal
anoe. Their mental and bodily oquilIbTtam
have been attuned 70 that point where mis-
steps or stumbles are exceedingly rare
They are not nervous, and never huHrisdl
yet they keep sOing al the time and that's
what counts"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

AS to the prince regent, he Is about ten
years younger than the empress dowager.
and his position and powers are not set
tied. He is practically the emperor; but
IL Yehonaia has any Of the attributes OF
the great dowager. he cannot be sure hat
she will not step In and overturn all hts
plans, Just when everything h moving the
smoothest.
Prince Chun r. the lineal grandson OF
the Emperor Tao Kwang. who ruled China
from 1871 TO 1851 and the Ereat-grandson
% the Emperor Chai-ching. who was ON
IN throne from I7s6 to 1SeA HTS father
was the sixth son OF Tao KWang. and az
such was the brother OF the Emperor
Hsien FenE, who was the husband of old
Tsai An. Princess Chun, the elder. had
four sons. The second was the late sm-
peror, and the third the present prince
regent.
1 understand that Tssi An wavsrsd be-
tween making the prince himself or the
Msperlal babY the heir TO the throne and
that she had long conferences with Yuans
shin Kai N Chang Chih Tung on this
subject, 1t Is probable that Yuan Shih
Kai preferred the baby. and 1t may be
that his was one OF the reasons OF that
statesman's dismissal from office.
There is no doubt but that Prince hun
Is more fitted 10 rule China than any
other member Of the imperial family. He
Is better educated than the other Tartar
princes; he has Travelled more and known
more about modern methods and modern
civilization. He kept his eyes open when
he was sent to Germany to apologize to
the kaiser for the murder Of Baron Won
Ketteler. As he travelled he had a map
before him and studied the politics OF the
countries he passed through. He saw the
wonders OF our civilization, and since he
has been on the throne he has been
studying the western sciences, modern
military tactics and other things. One OF
the generals OF the Chinese army who was
formerly minister 20 London lie giving him
lessons In English. and he listens to leo
lures upon various subjects for about two
hours each day. He has ordered that the
chief tutor for his baby son shall be
posted In western learning as wen as In the
Chinese classics.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

- Inc not one came Eun In
the shape Of a flaming bolt that was deity
caught in an old tin pail. It was hung
from a floor fifteen feet below, where a
taciturn man stood by a portable forge
and poked cold bolts into the hot center OF
a quick fire.
From the bottom Of the tin pain the bolt
fished out in a jiffy with a pair Of
tongs. II was inserted In a hole through
two thicknesses OF steel. Then another
man, carrying what looked more like a
bicycle pump than anything else. laid the
lower end Of the pump against the I'M
headed end of the bolt. A third man held
a big sledge-like lever against the other
end. There was a sound similar to that
made by an anchor chain going overheard.
or as II a wooden building was being torn
apart by slow degrees, And in a trice the
tin pail man Is singing ont for another
bolt. The pail Is his big mitt. and II
catches everything that comes his way.
The forge man, by long practice, usually
get the throw just where 1t should go. ana
II he makes a miseue out shoots the pan
at the end OF a long arm and captures
the fiery piece of iron.
The bicycle pump thing Is IN reality an
automatic riveter, operated by compressed
air. Il hits harder and faster than half
a dozen Jack JOhnsons combined, and Is
always in trim for duty. Occasionally a
bolt has to be hammered by a sledgs
swung BY a man. and then the contrast
between the two method is very notioe-
able. In the matter of saving time and
doing thu work alott IN s~hipshape. the
mechanical tool wins by a bis margin
In the lexicon OF the structural iron
worker the word dizziness has been cut out.
We're too busy to pay any attention 10
the height OF the place We may be working
on" said one OF the mel az the head OF a
gan on the Brandeis building. IT we pay
attention TO things Ike that we'd never set
any work done. This stuff never wobhles
after IL is put In position. and when 3
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

The prince regent manifests a general
disposition TO Improve himself IN every
way possible. Just the other day he asked
one OF the officials OF the Hanlin college
whether he might read the books stored
In the imperial library. and he Is doing all
he can 20 keep track OF the Chinese news
papers and public opinion as EXPRESSED
therein. l am told that he has personally
Instructed the grand councillors thar he
wants his own faults and SHORTCOMINGS
pointed out. and hat the eensors must not
be afraid 10 ~critieise him. He has also put
up outside his residence a petition box
which il accessible 70 sl classes OF people.
He proposes 70 establish q newspaper
here as the Chinese organ OF the central
govornment. and also 70 give medals TO
the editors OF the other Chinese papers who
prove u be beneficial 70 the country and 10
society. He has changed the old custom BY
which the Manchu officials called them
selves slaves An addressing the thnona
They win IN the future use the expression
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
Chang Chi Tung.

The removal of Yuan Shin Kai left
Chang Chi Tung as one of the chief ad-
visers Of the regent. land such he remained
until his death a short time ago. Chang
and Yuan long ran neck and neck as the
leaders of the empire. Both aspired to
control the policy Of the government, and
each has done much to merit fame, Now
Yuan has been in the ascendant, and now
Chang; and again both have run along to-
gether, working in common. Chang was
by all odds the most famous Chinese
scholar of his day. He believed In the
classics, and looked upon the western
sciences as an adjunct thereto. Yuan Is
in favor Of modern education and modern
methods. Both men advocated china for
the Chinese, but Yuan would bring in
foreign teachers and engineers, while
Chang Chi Tung wanted to educate the
Chinese for such problems abroad and en-
ploy just as few outsiders as possible at
home. Both men have held the highest
positions as viceroys. Yuan has governed
the capital province from Tientsin, and
Chang has had under him the mighty
viceroyalty OF Hankow
Chang Chi Tung was recently asked to
take the position Of tutor to the baby EN-
peror, but he declined the honor because
of his three score years and the want Of
more time for his government papers. He
has been the chief literary man OF the
present administ, alton, and the flowery
edicts which were sent out about the
funerals and the deaths Of the dowager
and the emperor were pennsd by him..
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

At present the imperial family stands at
the top. but even that is divided into fac
tons. The relatives Of Pu vi. the 3-year-
a baby whom the great dowager chose
the emperor, have their hands on the
line, and the regent is Prime Chun,
aby's father. At the same time, one
plember that when Prince Chun's
iKwang Su, the last emperor. be-
sign he was likewise a baby, and
a father fully as strong as the
imperial regent. Nevertheless, the
hun had no power through his son,
4e government was managed by the
dowager, who held the reins to the
her death. We have now another
IS dowager in Tsai Ans place, and
Iemains to be seen whether she and her
lty will not o~vershadow Prince Chun.
is said that the new empress dowager
no Independence OF action. She is
represented as a gentle creature with the
backbone Of q jellyfish. Within the last
few months she has given the lie to such
statements. She has refused to approve Of
many Of the extravasant expenditures in
auaalrated by her predecessor. and has d.
rect4d that tho bills Of the imperial house
hold be cut down. The old dowager had
planned improvements at the summer
palace which were to cost millions, These
have been countermanded, the electric
lights nave been taken out Of certain Of
the buildings, and an order for a new
steam launch on the pslace lake has been
Cancelled.
1t will be remembered that Tsai An, when
she first came into the palace, was noted
for her modesty and backwardness, and
that It was not until her imperial husband
died that the officials had any idea that
she possessed remarkable ability. Yehonala.
the wife Of Kwang Su. the present empress
dowager, is the niece Of the great dowager,
and as such she was forced upon Kvang
su. That young emperor did not want her,
but the great dowager insisted, and in or
der to smooth matters gave Kwang su as
his first concubine the girl he had picked
out for his wife. Indeed. 1t lie said that
Kwang Su never loved Yehonala, and that
he sometimes threw his shoe at hsr In
anger. She may have been q SPY Of the
old empress, and as such nave kept her
posted on the faith or unfaith Of her i'm
perlal husband.
Yehonala is by no means a beauty. She
is lean, wrinkled and yellow. She has bad
teeth, STOPPING shoulders and q aorrowful
face. She has. however, the absolute con-
troll Of the young emperor, TO whom she
stands In the light OF a mother, with all
the authority that comes from that posi-
ton in China. AS such she has taken the
real place Of the Princess Chun, the wife
OF the regent, who Is the baby emperor's
real mother. The latter does not nv0 In
the palace; she has nothing TO DO with Flu
: VI, and has even to beg for an audience
with her own baby son.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

order It so that we may show our COM
passion for and consideration Of him"
Yuan was given so many days to get
out. He took his son with him and II is
reported that both wept as they left.
In the meantime Yuan Is only 50 years of
age. He is Just on the edge Of his prime.
He has twenty years OF good work in him,
and there are great possibilities that he
may be again in the saddle. As I I'M
derstand It. he Is not a rich man, having,
throughout his life, cared little for money,
spent much and lived well. He has a fine
family, the most of his children having
been educated abroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
Chang Chi Things MONKEY.

Notwithstanding his ability and scholar
ship, l am told that old Chang Chi Tung
was as full Of superstition as q Chinese
coolie. He believed in the transmigration
Of souls, and imagined that he came from
q monkey. The origin Of this belief lie
from q tradition concerning q monkey
which was kept In his fathers house up to