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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
DISTRICT WILL GIVE
SIS, 600 IN PENSIONS
Sum Represents What Is Due the
Widows and Children of
Policemen.
Policemen.

Fifteen thousand dollars, represent
ing an accumulation Of back pensions
for the widows and children Of deceased
policemen, is TO be distributed by the
District Government. All that is nee
essary for the benefciaries 10 do is
TO prove their claim and it will be
liquidated
Seventy-five persons will beneht by
the distribution. They will receive
sums from 500 to 81 900
This money was made available by
Congress. 10 pay benefciaries Of no
licemen who had rot received their
fun allowance from the pension fund
in the period from June l. 1894. and
MAY 81. 1896 because the fund was so
low at that time that claims against
II could not be met
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
SENATOR'S READY
FOR LONG JUNKET
Members of Committee on lrriga-
ton Will Leave Chicago
Wednesday.
Wednesday.

Members of the Senate Committee on
Irrigation who are 10 inspect the lands
In the Northwest for which reclamation
projects nave been outlined will assem-
bic in Chicago next Wednesday They
VIII leave that city Ia time 10 arrive in
GlendiVe, Mont, the morning of Au-
gust Is
The expedition viii be headed by
Senator Carter Of Montana who Is
chairman Of the-cOmmittee The others
Chamberlain of oregon, Flint OF cali
fornia. Paynter Of Kentucky, and Borsh
Of Idaho
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
MAN is RESCUED
By A SMALL BOY
Lad Dives TO Bottom of Pond, and
Bring Companion to
Shore.

MANCHESTER. y. II. Aug. s.-Wil-
liam Gettercole. aged forty years. would
have been drowned IN Mosquito pond
today only for the efforts of Vivian
Lemay, fourteen years old, who dived
and brought him TO the surface
Gettercole made dive from rock
and failed to come up Lemay and sew
eral other small boys were with him
and, becoming alarmed, Lemay dived
for him. He found Cettercole on the
bottom Of the pond in ten feet of water
and laying perfectly still
He brought the body to the surface
and then to the shore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
Mothers Letter
Made Impression.

Few Of US can help being impressed.
however, by the reading of the following
letter from Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw
written while her son was ten years
old, to an instructor who had decided
that the boy must be sent home:
can you bear with him a while
longer: l do not think him capable of
such behavior, and begin to fear it msy
not al be badness and rebellion, but
that his mind is more or less IN
balanced. DO you think there is any
danger of that?
The uncle TO whom I referred as
having become weak minded was when
a child subject to just such outbreak
ing temper. and. therefore, I cannot help
horrible feeling Of dread"
But I have been unable. after much
thought. and in the face Of Thaw's
present undoubted clearness of mind, TO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
HAS THIRTY-TwO CHILDREN

CAPE CHARLES, Va. Aug. S-John
W. Guy, the father Of thirty children,
has been presented by his wife with
twins, boy and girl, making him the
father of thiTty-two children. Guy IS
5eventy-six wears Of age. is hale and
hearty for his years and has been mar
ried three times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
STORM KILLS CATTLE.

NEW RICHMOND, Wis. Aug. s.-A
loss Of $1,000 was caused by storm in
the country about here In one barn
six horses were burned to death In an
other, three horses. standing beside their
mates in different stalls, were killed.
the lightning missing one horse in each
stall. At another farm sixteen cattle
we're killed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
BOSTON STRIKERS
COME TO CAPITAL
Union Plasterers' Agent Goes to
Hub, and Will Negotiate
Settlement.

BOSTON. Aug. S.-Two score uniop
piasterers have left Boston for New
York and WashiI Ion TO work on union
jobs in those cities. All were from the
number called away Friday afternoon
from the three George ~. Harvey COM
pany contracts, the most important ct
which Is the Boston opera House.
First Vice President Triple. ~ the
International union, viii come on frol7
Philadelphia tomorrow to act as the
international agent in an effort to settle
the strike of the Master PIasterers, As
sOciatiOn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
Have Not Rested
Upon These Decisions.

Mr.. Jerome. DR.. Macdonald. Or. Aus
tin Flint and Dr. William Hirsh have
not rested their position on this chain
OF decisions alone. said Dr. Macdonald:
'Thaw's manner and appearance AZ
the trial indicated that he was in a
semi-exalted state. be was pompous IN
manner. His method OF communicating
with counsel his gestures and bis par
ticipation ia the selection II the jurors
all seemed significant TO me-"
said this same expert in che course Of
this latest hearing:
While on the stand Thaw was uE-
able to give in many instances. salts
factory and intelligent explanations II
his writing. His manner was one Sf
self-satisfsction. He was hippant and
frivolous He seemed to find qualification
in a morbid way that he is the central
figure of the proceedings. His factal
expression is a morbid and insane one
in my opinion. -
In answer. Thsv's present attorney
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
IOWA MAYOR DIES.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, Aug. S.-Msy-
or John 7. Carmody died at "a hospital,
where he had been under treatment
since he was shot by a burglar, on the
night of Nay g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
Continued from Fourth PageJ

Diefendorf with fraud. He undoubtedly
believed this man to be in az reason a
sufferer from this disease. II is meant
only 10 explain how a general definition
Of a disease could be made to MT so
accurately an Individual case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
DELUSIONS?

A STABLE. progressive system Of de-
a lusions is thus the Indispensable to
this disease. What are those delu-
sons thought to be in the case of Harry
Thaw? Dr. c. T. Macdonald, a leader
in psychiatry in New York, and fore
most expert witness for the State, de-
fined them to Judge Mills in these
words:
@. (By Thaw's cOunseD. Well, what
are Mr.. ThaW' delusions?
A His idea that a man like stan
ford White had sn elaborate scheme to
lure young girls into various establish
ments: his belief that Mr.. Jerome, some
Of his counsel and a numbet of other 5
were in a conspiracy 70 send him tc
Matteawan: his belief. as expressed in
a letter to his wife, that she might be
come a social leader in Pittsburg, and
he might become a United States Sena-
tor"
That is not the whole of DR.. Macdon-
oId's foundation for his diagnosis that
Thaw is a victim of paranoia. But it is
the entire statement of the stable, pro-
gressive, system of delusiOns' which, ac-
cording 10 every authority is the in
variable and most important nantes
tation of the disease. If it should de-
velop that these beliefs are not delU-
sions, then, by DR.. Macdonald's own te5-
timony, the "relator" in these proceed
ings cannot be held q paTanoiac.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
No Credit.

Tie public will please take no.
tice that hereafter no school books
will Be sold on credit. There has
been so much confusion of ac-
counts where the purchases have
been made by school children by
authority of their parents that we
deem Il only business-like hereaf.
ter 20 sell school books for CASH
Only. This rule applies to every
body and we trust that none OF
eur friends win take offsnse at
our refusal TO extend them credit
aStsr thaputlicAsion ofthis notice.
HBRALD BOOK q
STATIONERY CO.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
A Auek located Citizen.

Mr.. G. e. Rancke and daught-
er, Miss Alma, returned Monday
evening from. a visit to Mrs.
Rancke's brother-in-law and Sis
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. j.. R. Burns,
near Pages MiH,i S. c.. Mr..
Burns enjoys-if there is any par
ticulsr enjoyment in paying taxes
In SO many different places-the
unique distinction Of living in two
states, two counties'and four town
ships. His residence is in Robe
son county. White House town
ship. and his barns are in Thomp-
son township, same county; his
cotton gin and grist mill are in
South Carolina, Marion county.
Hillsboro township. and his, pas-
ture is in Carmichael township,
same county.-Robesonian. -,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

As long as people North and
South have ancestors and memory
the Civil War with its antago-
nisms and resentments will sur
vive. They will be perpetuated
in a thousand ways. Take for ex-
ample the perpetuation Of the
Revolutionary War in the silly or
ganizations of the Colonial Danes
and the Daughters of the Revolu-
tion. Christianity may teach to
forgive a brothers. offense seven
ty times seven but human nature
North of Mason and D irons line
will continue to hang Jeff Davis
on a sour apple tree and South of
the line they will build monu-
ments to wirz and attempt to in
stall the monument of Lee in the
Capitol at Washington. This is
not good policy. 1t is not states
but it is the human
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The Interoceanic Canal pro-
position at Panama is apparently
again settled and the lock type of
Canal is the one adopted, favored
by the President. the President
eleqt, the distinguished engineers
who accompanied Mr.. Taft thither
and the Congressional sroup that
has recently returned from Pam
anna. The party that accom-
panied Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer. editor
of the New York World, has not
yet been heard from but the fact
that the lock type of Canal can
be built in half the time and at a
trifle less cost {about forty mil
lions of dollars). that It. viii af-
ford between the terminal of the
canal q wide sweet water lake in
which the salt soaked vessels can
anchor and be scraped and where
the largest ships can easily pass
each other are arguments largely
in favor Of the plan adopted. The
building of the Canal has been
put off too long. IL it il to be
done it were well that it be done
quickly. The Pacific coast Is
clamoring for a big fleet as a picket
iine between San Francisco, Seat
tie and Los Angeles on this side
and Yokohama. Toxic and Osaka
on the other side. It win bemrch
more economical to shift our fleet
from our Atlantic coast to our
Pacific border or vice versa when
necessary than to keep up big ma
wal establishments on both our
Eastern and our Western Iitorais.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

Mr.. F. Mac. Curtis. arrived in
town Friday night with his bride,
formerly Miss Ada Harbottle. to
whom he was married on the 23rd.
instant at Charlottesville, Va.
Quite a number of the friends of
the young couple met them at
the train and they were escorted
to the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
M. O'Ferrall where they will re-
side. After the ceremony t
Charlottesville, Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tbs wen: to Ninety Six where they
spent a few days with the groom S
sister. Mrs. H. S. Blizzard. The
bride is one of Virginia most ac-
compiished daughters and has le-
gions of friends here who gladly
welcome her back to Dillon. /
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The Oregon Senate has passed
q bill restricting marriage 20 per-
sons whose good heeath has been
certified p by phyaicians. This
is doubtless q step In the right
direction and it win probably be
followed. sooner OF later by the
Legislatures Of states apparently
less progressive than that of Ore
gon. 1t = the. appiications in a
mild and limited form of the Know.
ledge that breeders have cxer-
cised for the improvement of
their animals for centuries, and
that nature has used since the
foundation 6f the world IN the
law yof. the survival Of the fittest.
Civilization. and artificial social
conditions have interferred
with and to a greatextent
negatived this law with re-
suits in many instances Of de-
generacy. We have made great
progress in science and in
material things. but it would be
difficult to show the genus homo
physically or intellectually has
been improved in the last three
thousand years. : There are
evidences that in Greece
a n d Rome and Egypt the
quality of brain and Drawn was
as good in extinct civilizations
as they are in our owu. We have
greatly improved the equine,
bovine, canine and other species
of the animal kingdom by intell-
igent breeding. The law is per
fectly understood. Is it not time
that it should in some way be
applied to the higher animal?
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

Enn;, says The Columbia State
,ntiment in Spartanburg
vas not in favor OF sup
foint GO illegal traffic in liquor
sticaliould be hundreds of tigers
wing county. If the prohibition
of naval forced on a county like
ore other ton there will be thouS-
ned ont hit dealers in that county.
of twont, ulpt to measure Spartan
60 .Charleston or Charleston
-, tanbuig, when sentime mt
iperament utterly differ!
maJest1t be sensible. admit facts
"onoa! the best that circumstances
as tne .amon sense will permit"
nast hot, indeed? Those who
- ever nprce prohibition on Charles
ayy ,obablY will never learn it.
out it is tie fact that the blind tig-
ters would be quite delighted to
have them succeed ed.-Charleston
sPost.
a If sentiment in Charleston is
Il mot in favor of suppressing il
legal traffic in liquor" then pro
: hibition is not what Charleston
needs. What she needs is more
schools and churches, more mis-
sionaries and other great forces
that make for enlightenment and
good citizenship. We believe in
Rreign missions, but let's not send
more money into foreign lands.
Missionary work, like charity,
ought to begin at home.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

II may be worth while to OBJ
serve that the general assembly
did, mot include in the supply
bill that IS. .OOO for the survey
of Marion county which caused
such a roar in the recent cam
paign and which the citizens of
Dillon had to pay. 1t may be
worth while, we say, for the
voters to observe and remember
these things.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

Florine, the four-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Fass, died Tuesday and was bur-
led the day following at Florence.
The little one had never been in
good health, although everything
known to medical science had been
done by the fond parents to re-
store its vitality and prolong it's
life. Mr.. ard Mrs. Fass have the
sympathy of many friends in their
bereavement.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
kasaziNes.

The following magazines are
ON sale at The Herald Book Store:
Cosmopolitan, Munsey, Strand,
Pearscns, Everybodys, Review of
Reviews. Hamptons, Delineator,
Ladies Home Journal and Wom-
ans Home Companion. These
magazines are kept ON sale at all
times at news stand prices.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The Mason and Newcombe Go.
are booked for three nights at the
Dillon Opera House, beginning
March Sth. This is q clever com
pany of artists playing in drama
and comedy and they have been
making big hits in Charleston,
Columbia, Florence and other big
cities. Dillon play goers have
something good in store as this
company seldom plays a town un-
der 1000 Inhabitants.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The fact that it is necessary to
deepen q section of the Panama
Canal serves to emphasize the diff
ference between our Navy now
and the Navy of Lincoln's time
when 1t was said the American
feet could 20 anywhere the land
was little damp.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

Why organize conventions,
national, continental and inter-
national for the preservation OF
natural resources without remov-
ing prohibitive tariffs on iron,
steel. coal, and lumber. The
removal of these tariffs would
protect these natural sources
m,Fe than all the speeches and
messages that Mr.. Roosevelt
and all the activities of the
stnes and of Forester Pinchots.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The Springfield Union wants to
know how a man sixty ive years
old could have vote6 for Lincoln.
We don't know. but we are &C
quainted with women who are on
ly thirty years old and were born
before the war.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
THE new RAILROAD.
9asiasss aea:Pisdys lhsp,ylvs, to Givs
. Depot She. several Locations un.
dss Consideration. Railroad
win; Gene In Below Oh, =
Mai: warts Rish.oi. -
90, Way to Cotton 80,
Miils. .- e.

l. =.
TV.-- -. :,
The only thing that's. stands. in
the way of the. new railroad is the
right-of-way from Clio to Dillon.
The builders asked for a depot site
and right-of-way FROM two miles
this side Of Clio. This first re-
quest has been granted and the
committee in charge have received
assurances from the land owners
along the proposed route that the
right-of-way will be given. There
was a meeting ofthe men interest
ed al the Council Chamber II few.
davs ago and after a brief discus
sion of the subject, paper was
drawn, up and each man present
signed the agreement pledging
the depot site to the new railroad.
The Signatures On the paper rep
Presented 81 900, 900 worth of prop
erty and as the depot, site only
calls for an outlay of $4,000 that
ought to be assurance enough that
the site will be given.
There are several locations un-
der consideration. The. railroad
people want the A x. Parham
property on West R. r.. Avenue.
This property has been offered for
IS, ,oO0.: The w. c. Bracy block
has also been offered. at S11, 500.
The other sites, Under Gonsidera-
tion are half block of land pear
the oil tank and the. vacant lot be-
tween the Bracy block and the A &.
K. <Parham property. If either
of these locations is accepted the
railroad will ask for a .right-of-
way through some street - down to
the cotton mills. :. They have "a
greed to 1un spur track to the
oil mill. -,
The railroad people, it. is under
stood, are partial to the Parham
property or. the .Bracy block.
Either location would put. them
near the A. c. L: passenger Std
tion and would greatly. facilitate
the transferring of passengers and
baggage. But the only objection
to either of these locations would
be the getting in or out of their
trains. They would have to, back
their trains in or out from. the
main line. If they accept the To-
cation near. the oil tank the main
line would cross the Atlantic Coast
Line near that point and the spur
track could be run up to the cot
ton mills without using either of
the main thoroughfares..
However as the depot site has
already been pledged the chances
are that the railroad will be built
on to Dillon. The men behind the
movement mean:business. =
Since the above was written
it has been learned that !. W. Dill
lon and Son have given the va
cant lot in below the, Methodist
church for the depot site. In ad-
dition to giving the depot site the
Messrs. Dillon have given the rail-
road the. tight-of-way through
their lands in and, opt of. town.
This is one of the best locations
that could be secured and the act
ion of the Messrs. Dillon in con-
trihnting it free of charge as an
inducement for the railroad to
come to Dillon is greatly appreci-
ated by the public. The depot
matter being disposed of there is
every reason to believe that Dill
lon will soon have another rail-
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

Bed room suits, mattresses,
chairs, bed springs, mating, rugs,
and anything in the furniture line.
PIANOS. Give me a call before
purchasing. w. c. BRACEY.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

A Chicago statesman wants to
have an obligatory prefix to the
names of all men that will show
whether they are married men or
bachelors In this day when all
the married men live like bachel-
ors and all bachelors live like mar
ried men some such designation
would be useful if not necessary.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The latest news from the front
: Is that Old Ark is making pre-
parations to incorporate Marion.

We fail to understand why our
Latta friends did not take in
Marion and Dillon while they
were extending their corporate
limits in order that they might
have q Greater Latta.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

The Fort Mill Times gives a
ring of good reasons why the
neral assembly should have
:sed a safety match law. but
neglected o give the most
A,rtant one: i. e., it would
Aruate' the thread-bare rat
Arh when Investigations are
Alsd and save the rudert
Arriyfrom lots of calumny.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
WASHINGTON LETTER
New, From Our Busy Capital

Anew Jersey man has been kil-
led by taking drink. of water.
Such a calamity as this has never
occurred in Kentucky.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-24
THE TEST THAT TELLS.
Dothan, Ala. Jan. q 1909.

Dothan, Ala. Jan. Il 1909.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghsmpton, NY.
Gentlemen: About one year ago
two of my children suffered badly
from weak kidneys and diabetes; their
urine was very bad and they would
have severe spells of dizziness, and
we're all run down in health. | was
just about discour aged. ! knew Of a
friend who was taking Swamp-Root
for kidney trouble with good results,
and | decided to get some for the
children. noticed there was some
Improvement after they had taken
two large bottles and continued to
give it to them until they had taken
half dozen bottles and we'll on the
road to recovery. | think Swamp
Root has done more for my children
than any other menicine have tried
and | recommend it to one having
children who suffer as mine did.
R. w. LINSENBY,
City Clerk, Dothan, Ala.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-24
RESULTS AFTER USING
Boston, Ga, Jan. IS, 1909.

Boston, Ga, Jan. Is, 1909.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N. Y.
Gentlemen:-Some time ago was
troubled with kidney trouble.
thought for some time was suffering
with Diabetes. had severe pains in
my back and hips. A friend reco-
mended Swemp-Root and decided
to give it a trial. ! obtainad a hsxle
from druggist and after taking a; N,
doses, felt relieved. After taking
several bottles the pain was entirely
gone and have not suffered the
slightest since. | cannot be too en-
th,Asastic in my praise Of this wonder.
full medicine and it gives me grea
pleasure to give my testimonial in re-
gard to its merits.
j. B. Rountree.
Former Mayor and Member Legisla'
ture, We have sold Mr.. Rountree
Swamp-Root and have also sold it ir
a number Of cases for kidney trouble
and always with perfect satisfaction,
J. c. Adams & Son.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-24
A CONTRACTOR.

Donaldsonville, Ca. Jar. 20, 1909.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N. Y.
Gentlemen:-About four years ago
suffered from kidney trouble and rheu-
matism in my hips. The pain across
my back became so severe that could
hardly straighten up and could not
walk without dragging my feet. |
would urinate frequently and would
have TO rise two or three times during
the night. causing me to suffer from
the loss Of sleep. And with the pain
| was all run down and began to lose
flesh. | saw Swamp-Root advertised
and bought one bottle to try it. After
taking it felt better and could sleep
alright. continued to take it until !
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-24

Grievances of present-day jurymen
gre mild compared with those inflict-
ed on them in the past, Until the
passing of an act of parliament in
,1S7O, British jurymen were prohibited
Srom having meat, drink, or fire lean
delight My excepted) while consid-
iering their verdict. In some ancient
courts they were even subject TO
physical violence. They were told to
''lay their heads together" as an indis-
9ersable preliminary to finding a YER
kdict. No sooner did the jury dive
beneath the level of their boxes than
an usher, armed with a willow wand.
took up a position near them. If
any iuryman presumed to come to the
surface before the verdict was az
rived at down came theswand on the
head Of the offender